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MNI Chicago Survey™: Most Firms Saw Capacity Utilization Fall relative to Previous Year​​

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The Chicago Business BarometerTM Survey asked firms in January: "How did you see your capacity utilization rate in this year's lead-up to the holiday season compared to last year?"


  • The majority of respondents reported at least 75% capacity utlization rate relative to the prevoius year: 7.1% reported ‘100%’, 10.7% reported ‘90%’, 25% reported ‘80%’, 14.3% reported ‘75%’, while 7.1% reported ‘less than 70%’. 35.7% were unsure.


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