Gartner contends wafer fab manufacturing capacity utilization will decline below 80 percent by the end of 2012 before slowly increasing to about 85 percent by the end of 2013.
Gartner contends that wafer fab manufacturing capacity utilization will drop into the low 80% range by the end of this year, before turning up to about 87% by the end of next year.
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In manufacturing, capacity utilization is at 40 year highs, Darby tells Forbes, while capital expenditures are near 40-year lows.
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U.S. economic data due for release Friday is heavy and includes the consumer price index, real earnings, retail sales, industrial production and capacity utilization, manufacturing and trade inventory and sales, and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey.
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U.S. economic data due for release Monday includes the Empire State manufacturing survey, and industrial production and capacity utilization.
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U.S. economic reports due for release Friday include real earnings, the consumer price index, the U.S. flash manufacturing PMI, and industrial production and capacity utilization.
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As a result of this deliberate ramp and the utilization of a portion of our manufacturing capacity for non-revenue generating production, we are adjusting our full year revenue forecast.
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Manufacturing output was unchanged in May but the rate of capacity utilization across industries dropped 0.2%.
U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes the Empire State manufacturing survey, Treasury international capital data, industrial production and capacity utilization, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, and quarterly e-commerce retail sales.
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U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, the Empire State manufacturing survey, Treasury international capital flows, industrial production and capacity utilization, the NAHB housing market index, the weekly DOE energy stocks report, and the FOMC meeting minutes.
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There is a significant batch of U.S. economic data Friday that could move the markets, including real earnings, the consumer price index, the Empire State manufacturing survey, Treasury international capital data, and industrial production and capacity utilization.
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The U.S. data includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, the consumer price index, the Empire State manufacturing survey, real earnings, Treasury international capital data, industrial production and capacity utilization, the NAHB housing market index and the weekly DOE energy stocks report.
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An arcane industry statistic known as "fab utilization, " which measures how much of the world's chip manufacturing capacity is being used, had reached only 65.9% by the end of 2001, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, the empire state manufacturing survey, the producer price index, Treasury international capital data, industrial production and capacity utilization, and the Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey.
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