Japan Capacity Utilization Rate

Country: Japan, JPY
Importance:
Low
Sector: Business
Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Last release
Actual
-0.8%
Forecast
-3.5%
Previous
-1.2%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 24 days
Forecast
1.3%
Previous
-0.8%
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Dec 2007
110.2%
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Nov 2007
108.4%
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Oct 2007
110.2%
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Sep 2007
108.6%
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Aug 2007
109.7%
—
Mar 2007
106.3%
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Feb 2007
106.3%
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Dec 2006
106.1%
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Capacity Utilization shows the percentage of the production capacity currently used. This is an indicator of growth of production and demand for manufactured goods: if the used capacity is less than 80%, production is considered reduced.

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