U.S. capacity utilization rate in July

Federal Reserve announced the U.S. capacity utilization rate in July on 2025-08-15. against a forecast of 77.6%, with the prior figure recorded as 77.60%.

Regarding the U.S. capacity utilization rate in July, 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 of the actual production capacity is in operation and producing. The scope of this data includes eight sectors: manufacturing, mining, utilities, durable goods, non-durable goods, basic metals, automotive, and gasoline. When the capacity utilization rate exceeds 95%, it indicates that the equipment usage is close to full capacity, and inflationary pressures will rapidly increase as capacity cannot keep up, which may lead the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to suppress it, benefiting the dollar. Conversely, if the capacity utilization rate is below 90% and continues to decline, it indicates excessive idle equipment and signs of economic recession, which is bearish for the dollar under market expectations of potential interest rate cuts.

This data holds an importance level of , calculated using Changes in the total value of output adjusted for inflation by manufacturers, miners, and entities, and updates Every month. The next release is set for 2025-09-16 21:15:00.

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