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Economic Commentary

Measuring the Unseen A Primer on Capacity Utilization

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Capacity-utilization measures can be useful in evaluating industry price pressures, investment, and war mobilization capabilities. In this first article of a two-part series, the authors define and examine some of these measures. The upcoming July 1 Economic Commentary uses the concepts to analyze two widely disseminated indexes of capacity utilization.

06.15.1988EC 6/15/1988

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Bauer, Paul, and Mary Deily. 1988. “Measuring the Unseen A Primer on Capacity Utilization.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 6/15/1988.

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