The employment ofThe installed capacity of the sector was 63.8% in December, two-tenths per under from 64% recorded in the same month of 2021, as reported – yesterday – by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec).
The most evident difference is found compared to last November, due to the fact that production capacity was used in the previous month reached 68.9%.
The sectoral blocks that presented in the last month of last year levels of use of installed capacity above the general average were Oil refining (85.1%); Basic metallurgical industries (81.3%); Chemical substances and products (70.6%); Non-metallic mineral products (69.8%); Paper and cardboard (67.6%); and Food and Beverage (63.9%).
Meanwhile, items that were below the general standard were Metal Mechanics (54.6%); Tobacco (52.6%); Publishing and printing (51.6%); Rubber and plastic (47.2%); Automotive industry (44.9%); and Textiles (43.7%).
The installed capacity utilization indicator in sector measurements the used share, in percentage terms, of the production capacity of the industrial sector. The survey includes a panel of 600-700 companies. And, for its calculation, what it actually is is taken into account the maximum production that each sector can achieve with its installed capacity.
Source: Clarin
