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| No. 21 April 16, 2013 by Nils Jannsen and Julia Richter |
Foreign Capacity Utilization: An Indicator for the Exports of German Capital Goods
Capacity utilization is an important determinant of investment activity in the business sector. In general, an increase in capacity utilization leads to an increase in investment activity and thus to an increase in demand for capital goods. Likewise, an increase in foreign capacity utilization should lead to an increase in demand for domestic capital goods.