Federal Reserve announced the U.S. capacity utilization rate in June on 2025-07-16. against a forecast of 77.40%, with the prior figure recorded as 77.40%.
Regarding the U.S. capacity utilization rate in June, Actual value > Expected value = Positive for the US dollar, The capacity utilization rate refers to the ratio of total industrial output to production equipment, indicating how much actual production capacity is operating and fulfilling its production role. The scope of this data includes manufacturing, mining, utilities, durable goods, non-durable goods, basic metals industry, automobile industry, and gasoline, among eight categories. When the capacity utilization rate exceeds 95%, it indicates that equipment usage is nearly at full capacity, and inflationary pressures will rapidly escalate as capacity fails to keep up, which may prompt the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to suppress it, which is favorable for the dollar. Conversely, if the capacity utilization rate is below 90% and continues to decline, it indicates that equipment is excessively idle, suggesting signs of economic recession. In a market expecting interest rates to possibly decrease, this is unfavorable for the dollar.
This data holds an importance level of , calculated using The change in the total value of output adjusted for inflation by manufacturers, miners, and entities, and updates monthly. The next release is set for 2025-08-15 21:15:00.
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