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Measuring the unseen: a primer on capacity utilization


Abstract: An examination of the usefulness of two measures of capacity utilization in predicting price pressures and future investment: one measure attempts to represent the maximum physical output a plant can produce, and one is based on changes in production costs as output increases; article concludes with July 1 issue.

Keywords: Industrial capacity;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Commentary

Publication Date: 1988

Issue: Jun

Order Number: 2