Until companies increase their rate of capacity utilization from 77.5% to over the long run average of 80%, they will remain reluctant to hire.
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From 2002 to late 2007 the capacity utilization of undersea fiber optic cable barely moved.
Manufacturing output was unchanged in May but the rate of capacity utilization across industries dropped 0.2%.
The capacity utilization of the flat-rolled products was 81%, and the company faced some losses in shipments in its European operations due to weaker demand and some planned maintenance items.
Despite the move to control the growth of digital storage requirements in data centers (e.g. the cloud) by means of virtualization, deduplication and other methods to achieve higher storage capacity utilization the amount of stuff and the size of the stuff we store continues to increase.
The company's break-even point for capacity utilization is one of the best in the industry worldwide.
Average hourly real wages flattened out in an environment of mid-seventies capacity utilization in the country.
As a result of this deliberate ramp and the utilization of a portion of our manufacturing capacity for non-revenue generating production, we are adjusting our full year revenue forecast.
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But they can also increase utilization of existing capacity.
U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes the Empire State manufacturing survey, Treasury international capital data, industrial production and capacity utilization, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, and quarterly e-commerce retail sales.
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The utilization of existing road capacity will also be increased with a potential consequential reduction in journey times.
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Meanwhile, capacity utilization increased slightly but fell short of expectations.
Industrial capacity utilization hangs at a recessionary reading of 70%, showing no sign of immediate resurgence, but the non-financial sector holds and generates more cash and refinances debt at attractive rates.
Ethanol stocks are high, while production-capacity utilization is down at the unusually low rate of 85%.
Additionally, ORBK noted that the flat panel display industry seems to be recovering from the lower capacity utilization rate environment it saw in the second half of 2010.
Gartner contends wafer fab manufacturing capacity utilization will decline below 80 percent by the end of 2012 before slowly increasing to about 85 percent by the end of 2013.
At 76.9%, the most recent capacity utilization rate is well below the long-term average of 80.4%.
Utilization rates of between 20 and 30% of total capacity are common for first-line production storage systems.
Global production reached 1.54 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day, while refining capacity utilization rate stood at 91%.
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Capacity utilization is already below its average level and many other indicators of economic slack reflect more supply than demand.
U.S. economic data due for release Friday is heavy and includes the consumer price index, real earnings, retail sales, industrial production and capacity utilization, manufacturing and trade inventory and sales, and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey.
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An arcane industry statistic known as "fab utilization, " which measures how much of the world's chip manufacturing capacity is being used, had reached only 65.9% by the end of 2001, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
It will cut back because capacity utilization numbers are weakening, now at around 80%, well below the 85% level of boom times.
However, the industry is suffering from excess capacity especially in the standard specifications sector that is driving down fleet utilization levels as well as the pricing of drilling contracts despite the improving demand outlook.
This patent portfolio is derived from over a decade of research, development, and testing, and covers methods for increasing spectrum utilization (network capacity), expanding coverage, improving uplink transmission speeds at the cell edge, and improving device battery life.
The Commerce Department is analyzing contracting practices in 80 industries to determine discrepancies between "capacity" -- or the number and size of qualified minority-owned business -- and "utilization" -- or the dollar values of federal contracts that those businesses win, the Times reports.
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