Awhile back, I posted a graph showing the relationship between unemployment and capacity utilization. Here's an updated version: [Note: To highlight the relationship, the graph shows 100-(UN rate) on ...

In the past, there was a fairly close contemporaneous relationship between capacity utilization and unemployment. However, much like the relationship between output and unemployment, a lag in the ...

In the past, there was a fairly close contemporaneous relationship between capacity utilization and unemployment. However, much like the relationship between output and unemployment, a lag in the ...

Planning the use of your manufacturing capacity to turn out the highest-quality products while maximizing profit is a key to the success of your business. Capacity utilization depends on market demand ...

This is the most disappointing chart in the US economy, via Deutsche Bank's Torsten Sløk. What we're looking at here is an economy that appeared close to reaching "full capacity" and "full employment" ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s manufacturing industry capacity utilisation reached 81.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), increasing 1.0 percentage points from the 80.08 per cent recorded in ...

The recovery in global Light Vehicle (LV) demand in 2023 has been stronger than expected, as supply constraints eased in most markets. The outlook for 2023 has been increased by 4%, from 85.8 million ...