Industrial Production

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Industrial Production Data

Important data: Trend in long-term levels of total industrial activity

• consumer goods
• business equipment
• construction
• materials

CAPU - Capacity Utilisation

• how much of total capacity of industrial manufacturing is being used
• how much slack is there in the economy
• per cent of capacity in place

If CAPU is low, look around for another job.