Industries in Sweden operated at 90.6 percent of their production capacity in the first quarter of 2023, up from a downwardly revised 89.8 percent in the previous period. The latest figure also beat market expectations of a 0.3 percent fall on quarter, as capacity utilization increased in the manufacturing sector (90.4 percent vs 89.7 percent in the previous quarter), particularly steel & metal works and motor vehicles & trailers; and mining industry (95.1 percent vs 91.9 percent). A year ago, production capacity also stood at 90.6 percent. source: Statistics Sweden

Capacity Utilization in Sweden averaged 87.25 percent from 1980 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 91.30 percent in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of 76.00 percent in the second quarter of 2009. This page provides - Sweden Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Sweden Capacity Utilization - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

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Sweden Capacity Utilization



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-02-21 07:00 AM Q4 -0.1% -1% 0.3%
2023-05-19 06:00 AM Q1 0.8% -0.4% -0.3% -0.2%
2023-08-18 06:00 AM Q2 0.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Industrial Production Mom 1.80 -2.80 percent Apr 2023
Industrial Production 3.40 0.60 percent Apr 2023
Manufacturing Production 1.00 6.00 percent Mar 2023
Capacity Utilization 90.60 89.80 percent Mar 2023
New Orders 118.40 108.30 points Mar 2023
Changes in Inventories 30186.00 -14891.00 SEK Million Mar 2023
Bankruptcies 612.00 660.00 Companies Apr 2023
Car Registrations 29384.00 21413.00 Units May 2023
Mining Production -17.10 -9.50 percent Mar 2023
Business Inventories -236.99 1847.31 SEK Million Mar 2023

Sweden Capacity Utilization
In Sweden, Capacity Utilization is the difference between the potential and actual use of an input. Capacity utilization is high when actual output is close to potential output because the most use is being made of labor and capital.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
90.60 89.80 91.30 76.00 1980 - 2023 percent Quarterly
Seasonally Adjusted

News Stream
Swedish Capacity Utilization Rises in Q1
Industries in Sweden operated at 90.6 percent of their production capacity in the first quarter of 2023, up from a downwardly revised 89.8 percent in the previous period. The latest figure also beat market expectations of a 0.3 percent fall on quarter, as capacity utilization increased in the manufacturing sector (90.4 percent vs 89.7 percent in the previous quarter), particularly steel & metal works and motor vehicles & trailers; and mining industry (95.1 percent vs 91.9 percent). A year ago, production capacity also stood at 90.6 percent.
2023-05-19
Swedish Capacity Utilization Edges Lower in Q4
Industries in Sweden operated at 90.1 percent of their production capacity in the fourth quarter of 2022, edging lower from a downwardly revised 90.2 percent in the previous quarter. Capacity utilization declined in the manufacturing sector (89.9 percent vs 90.1 percent in Q3), while ticking higher in the mining one (93.7 percent vs 93.6 percent). On a yearly basis, production capacity was 0.2 percentage points lower from the prior 90.4 percent.
2023-02-21
Swedish Capacity Utilization Falls in Q3
Industries in Sweden operated at 90.3 percent of their production capacity in the third quarter of 2022, compared to a downwardly revised 91.2 percent in the previous quarter. Capacity utilization decreased in the manufacturing sector (90.2 percent vs 91.2 percent in Q2), but was unchanged among miners (at 93.6 percent). Considering the same period a year earlier, capacity utilization was 0.5 percentage points lower from 90.7 percent.
2022-11-21