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 Texas
Manufacturing Outlook Survey |
Capacity Utilization
April 2008
| Capacity Utilization—Unweighted
Index |
Apr
07 |
May
07 |
Jun
07 |
Jul
07 |
Aug
07 |
Sep
07 |
Oct
07 |
Nov
07 |
Dec
07 |
Jan
08 |
Feb
08 |
Mar
08 |
Apr
08 |
| Capacity
Utilization |
25.2 |
19.2 |
12.3 |
-11.5 |
19.1 |
1.8 |
10.7 |
-1.7 |
-17.4 |
10.6 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
| Capacity
Utilization (six months from report period) |
40.1 |
32.0 |
32.2 |
36.9 |
31.1 |
27.0 |
29.5 |
18.6 |
33.3 |
20.5 |
29.7 |
19.0 |
21.8 |
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| Capacity Utilization—Composition
of Responses |
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Apr
07 |
May
07 |
Jun
07 |
Jul
07 |
Aug
07 |
Sep
07 |
Oct
07 |
Nov
07 |
Dec
07 |
Jan
08 |
Feb
08 |
Mar
08 |
Apr
08 |
| Current
Capacity Utilization |
| % Increase |
33.9 |
29.6 |
26.3 |
15.0 |
29.1 |
22.3 |
28.7 |
20.2 |
10.4 |
27.4 |
22.1 |
27.5 |
25.0 |
| N/C |
57.4 |
60.0 |
59.6 |
58.4 |
60.9 |
57.1 |
53.3 |
57.9 |
61.7 |
55.8 |
63.7 |
53.2 |
58.0 |
| % Decrease |
8.7 |
10.4 |
14.0 |
26.5 |
10.0 |
20.5 |
18.0 |
21.9 |
27.8 |
16.8 |
14.2 |
19.3 |
17.0 |
| Future
Capacity Utilization (six months from report
period) |
| % Increase |
46.4 |
44.3 |
43.8 |
46.8 |
39.4 |
38.7 |
42.9 |
33.6 |
44.7 |
37.5 |
45.9 |
34.5 |
37.3 |
| N/C |
47.3 |
43.4 |
44.6 |
43.2 |
52.3 |
49.5 |
43.7 |
51.3 |
43.9 |
45.5 |
37.8 |
50.0 |
47.3 |
| % Decrease |
6.3 |
12.3 |
11.6 |
9.9 |
8.3 |
11.7 |
13.4 |
15.0 |
11.4 |
17.0 |
16.2 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
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NOTE: Each index is calculated
by subtracting the percentage reporting a decrease from
the percentage reporting an increase. When all firms
report that activity has increased, an index will register
100. An index will register –100 when all firms
report a decrease. An index will be zero when the number
of firms reporting an increase or decrease is equal.
Items may not add up to 100% because of rounding.
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