The capacity utilization, however, went down within a few years of its establishment.
Capacity utilization by industry rose to 77.7 percent, its highest level since May 2001.
Capacity utilization is much more difficult to measure for service industries.
As a result, a modern 77% capacity utilization now would be equivalent to a historical level of 70%.
The market was helped by yesterday's report showing the decline in capacity utilization.
The share of profits in both manufacturing and business showed little change, despite lower capacity utilization.
Capacity utilization and unemployment are seen to stop improving at this point.
Capacity utilization at industrial plants rose to 84.1 percent, the highest since March 1995.
Capacity utilization in technology is at a 35-year low.
In 1984, efforts were made to upgrade paper quality, to improve capacity utilization and to reduce the cost of production.