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Industrial capacity utilisation, fourth quarter 2021

Capacity utilisation in industry increased

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2022-02-21 8.00

Capacity utilisation in industry increased by 0.1 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with the third quarter of 2021 in seasonally adjusted figures.

The increase in capacity utilisation in industry in the fourth quarter led to an increase in the level of utilisation, which amounted to 90.8 percent in seasonally adjusted figures.

On an annual basis, capacity utilisation increased by 2.9 percentage points compared with the fourth quarter of 2020 and was 90.7 percent in calendar adjusted figures.

The figures for the fourth quarter of 2021 are preliminary. Since the previous publication capacity utilisation in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the second quarter of 2021 has been revised upwards by 0.3 percentage points, to a utilisation rate of 90.7 percent in seasonally adjusted figures.

Capacity utilisation in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the corresponding quarter a year ago increased by 0.3 percentage points to a utilisation rate of 90.6 percent in calendar adjusted figures.

Capacity utilisation in industry, seasonally adjusted figures
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Source: Statistics Sweden

Capacity utilisation in industry, percent
NACE 2007 INDUSTRY TITLE Seasonally adjusted figures
    2020 2021 Q4 2021-Q3 2021[1] Q4 2021-Q3 2020[2]
    Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4    
B+C Mines and quarries and manufacturing industry 88.0 89.6 91.1 90.7 90.8 0.1 2.9
- Intermediate goods industry 89.9 90.6 91.3 92.3 92.7 0.4 2.9
- Capital goods industry 88.9 91.4 91.2 88.0 89.3 1.3 0.4
- Non-durable consumer goods industry 85.0 86.2 91.6 91.4 91.3 ‑0.1 6.3
- Durable consumer goods industry 86.2 87.2 95.0 94.6 95.1 0.5 8.9
B Mines and quarries 95.0 98.9 91.6 93.7 94.0 0.3 ‑1.1
C Manufacturing industry 87.8 89.4 91.1 90.6 90.7 0.1 2.9
20-21 Industry for chemicals and pharmaceutical products 82.0 91.9 95.2 93.8 91.7 ‑2.1 9.6
24 Industry for basic metals 93.1 94.5 95.3 96.1 95.5 ‑0.6 2.2
26 Industry for manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 91.3 91.3 90.9 91.3 92.6 1.3 1.5
28 Industry for machinery and equipment n.e.c. 89.0 90.5 91.5 91.5 91.2 ‑0.3 2.2
29 Industry for motor vehicles 87.9 91.4 90.0 79.9 84.1 4.2 ‑3.9

1) Calendar and seasonally adjusted figures 2) Calendar adjusted figures

Revisions

When capacity utilisation for a new quarter is published, the percentages for the previous quarter are also revised. Normally, the figures for the previous quarter are revised mainly due to new and revised information.

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