Article in Journal
Capacity Utilisation Rises
Klaus Wohlrabe, Timo Wollmershäuser
ifo Institut, München, 2018
ifo Schnelldienst, 2018, 71, Nr. 04, 68
ifo Institut, München, 2018
ifo Schnelldienst, 2018, 71, Nr. 04, 68
The ifo Capacity Utilisation Indicator for the German economy continued to rise in January reaching 88.4%, its highest level since 2008. Overall capacity utilisation is now 3.1 percentage points higher than its long-term average. This means that capacity over-utilisation in the German economy is growing steadily.
JEL Classification: D240, E220