Stockholm, May 19, 2023 (SCB News) – The utilization of industrial capacity in Sweden witnessed a rise of 0.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2023 compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, according to seasonally adjusted data.
This increase in industrial capacity utilization led to a utilization rate of 90.6 percent in seasonally adjusted terms.
On an annual basis, the capacity utilization remained unchanged compared to the first quarter of 2022, with a reported utilization rate of 90.6 percent, in calendar-adjusted terms.
The figures for the first quarter of 2023 are preliminary. Since the previous publication, the capacity utilization during the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to the third quarter of 2022, has been revised downward by 0.3 percentage points, resulting in a utilization rate of 89.8 percent in seasonally adjusted terms. The capacity utilization during the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year, has been revised downward by 0.5 percentage points, resulting in a utilization rate of 89.4 percent in calendar-adjusted terms.