Capacity Utilization in the United Kingdom decreased to 80.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 82.30 percent in the third quarter of 2018. Capacity Utilization in the United Kingdom averaged 72.78 percent from 1958 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 85.20 percent in the second quarter of 1988 and a record low of 38 percent in the first quarter of 1965.
Capacity Utilization in the United Kingdom is expected to be 83.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Capacity Utilization in the United Kingdom to stand at 82.90 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Capacity Utilization is projected to trend around 82.70 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.