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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...