Capacity Utilization
August 2009
| Capacity Utilization—Unweighted
Index |
Aug
08 |
Sep
08 |
Oct
08 |
Nov
08 |
Dec
08 |
Jan
09 |
Feb
09 |
Mar
09 |
Apr
09 |
May
09 |
Jun
09 |
Jul
09 |
Aug
09 |
| Capacity
Utilization, seasonally adjusted |
-6.8 |
-11.4 |
-17.4 |
-16.6 |
-19.5 |
-22.6 |
-42.6 |
-33.0 |
-17.5 |
-23.2 |
-18.2 |
-14.9 |
-13.3 |
| Capacity
Utilization, seasonally adjusted (six months from report period) |
16.2 |
16.2 |
1.4 |
-8.1 |
-5.2 |
3.8 |
-4.3 |
6.9 |
13.9 |
18.9 |
25.2 |
26.2 |
34.4 |
|
| Capacity Utilization—Composition
of Responses |
| |
Aug
08 |
Sep
08 |
Oct
08 |
Nov
08 |
Dec
08 |
Jan
09 |
Feb
09 |
Mar
09 |
Apr
09 |
May
09 |
Jun
09 |
Jul
09 |
Aug
09 |
| Current
Capacity Utilization, seasonally adjusted |
| % Increase |
19.3 |
20.4 |
20.3 |
15.4 |
16.0 |
12.3 |
10.3 |
10.8 |
14.7 |
13.6 |
12.7 |
18.1 |
18.4 |
| N/C |
54.6 |
47.8 |
41.9 |
52.6 |
48.4 |
52.7 |
36.8 |
45.4 |
53.1 |
49.6 |
56.4 |
48.9 |
49.9 |
| % Decrease |
26.1 |
31.8 |
37.7 |
32.0 |
35.5 |
34.9 |
52.9 |
43.8 |
32.2 |
36.8 |
30.9 |
33.0 |
31.7 |
| Future
Capacity Utilization, seasonally adjusted (six months from report
period) |
| % Increase |
36.6 |
34.8 |
26.1 |
22.9 |
26.3 |
30.2 |
24.2 |
34.1 |
36.8 |
36.5 |
41.1 |
38.4 |
46.7 |
| N/C |
43.0 |
46.5 |
49.3 |
46.1 |
42.2 |
43.4 |
47.3 |
38.8 |
40.3 |
45.9 |
43.1 |
49.3 |
40.9 |
| % Decrease |
20.4 |
18.6 |
24.7 |
31.0 |
31.5 |
26.4 |
28.5 |
27.2 |
22.9 |
17.6 |
15.9 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
|
NOTE: Each index is calculated
by subtracting the percentage reporting a decrease from
the percentage reporting an increase. When all firms
report that activity has increased, an index will register
100. An index will register –100 when all firms
report a decrease. An index will be zero when the number
of firms reporting an increase or decrease is equal.
Items may not add up to 100% because of rounding.
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