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Industrial capacity utilisation , first quarter 2017:

Increased capacity utilisation in industry

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2017-05-15 9.30

Capacity utilisation in industry increased by 0.4 percentage points in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the fourth quarter of 2016 in seasonally adjusted figures.

The increased capacity utilisation in industry meant that the level of utilisation increased to 90.0 percent in seasonally adjusted figures.

On an annual basis, capacity utilisation increased by 0.7 percentage points compared with the first quarter of 2016 and showed an 89.9 percent level of utilisation in calendar adjusted figures.

The figures for the first quarter of 2017 are preliminary. Since the previous publication, the capacity utilisation for the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with the third quarter of 2016 remains unchanged. The change in capacity utilisation in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with the corresponding quarter of the previous year has been revised downwards by 0.1 percentage points to a decrease of 0.8 percentage points.

Capacity utilisation in industry, seasonally adjusted figures
Industrial capacity utilization, 1st quarter 2017

Capacity utilisation in industry, percent

NACE 2007

INDUSTRY TITLE

Seasonally adjusted figures

   

2016

2017 Q1 2017 - Q4 2016[1] Q1 2017-Q1 2016[2]
    Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1    
B+C
Mines and quarries and manufacturing industry
89.3 89.2 88.6 89.6 90.0 0.4 ‑0.5
-
Intermediate goods industry
91.5 90.7 90.6 91.2 92.2 1.0 ‑1.2
-
Capital goods industry
91.6 91.5 89.8 91.1 91.2 0.1 ‑0.2
-
Non-durable consumer goods industry
81.5 82.6 82.7 82.1 82.4 0.3 ‑0.5
-
Durable consumer goods industry
90.4 91.3 91.4 90.1 92.5 2.4 ‑2.4
B
Mines and quarries
95.6 93.7 96.5 94.8 97.3 2.5 ‑2.4
C
Manufacturing industry
89.1 89.1 88.6 89.3 89.9 0.6 ‑0.5
20-21
Industry for chemicals and pharmaceutical products
76.1 78.6 78.2 79.4 78.9 ‑0.5 0.1
24
Industry for basic metals
90.4 91.3 90.9 94.1 95.2 1.1 ‑2.2
26
Industry for manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
82.1 84.9 86.0 86.6 83.1 ‑3.5 3.5
28
Industry for machinery and equipment n.e.c.
90.8 90.2 89.6 90.7 91.5 0.8 ‑2.8
29
Industry for motor vehicles
95.2 93.5 91.5 92.9 92.9 0.0 0.8

1) Calender and seasonally adjusted figures 2) Calender adjusted figures

Definitions and explanations

Revisions

When capacity utilisation for a new quarter is published, the percentage figure for the previous quarter is also revised. The material is normally revised for the previous quarter. This is mainly due to receipt of new and revised information. 

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2017-08-18 at 9.30.

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