US capacity utilization stood at 76.1% in June 2026, unchanged from the previous month following a downward revision and slightly below market expectations of 76.2%.
The reading marked a third consecutive month of stable capacity utilization, remaining 3.3 percentage points below its long-run average for 1972–2025.
Among the major sectors, the operating rate for utilities edged up 0.2 percentage points to 69.5%, though it remained 14.5 percentage points below its historical average.
Mining utilization also increased, rising 0.4 percentage points to 87.4%.
By contrast, manufacturing capacity utilization edged down to 75.7%, remaining 2.5 percentage points below its long-run average.