CAP - Capacity Utilization; 051711

According to the Federal Reserve's April-2011 Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Report, Capacity Utilization came in at 76.91% vs. 77.00% in March-2011, a decrease of 0.09% points; for the comparable period last year capacity utilization is reported at 73.18%. Chart Link: Capacity Utilization.

The outcome was below the consensus forecast. Briefing.com reported the consensus forecast at 77.70%.