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Africa Industrialization Day: Moving from rhetoric to reality

Sunday, November 20 marked another United Nations “Africa Industrialization Day.” If anything, the level of attention to industrializing Africa coming from regional organizations, the multilateral development banks, and national governments has increased since the last one. This year, the new president of the African Development Bank flagged industrial development as one of his “high five”…

      
 
 




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India’s energy and climate policy: Can India meet the challenge of industrialization and climate change?

In Paris this past December, 195 nations came to an historical agreement to reduce carbon emissions and limit the devastating impacts of climate change. While it was indeed a triumphant event worthy of great praise, these nations are now faced with the daunting task of having to achieve their intended climate goals. For many developing…

       




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Webinar: Reopening and revitalization in Asia – Recommendations from cities and sectors

As COVID-19 continues to spread through communities around the world, Asian countries that had been on the front lines of combatting the virus have also been the first to navigate the reviving of their societies and economies. Cities and economic sectors have confronted similar challenges with varying levels of success. What best practices have been…

       




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Ocean Iron Fertilization Could Stimulate Toxic Algae Blooms in Open Ocean

There's no doubt that geoengineering brings out passionate emotions both pro and con, as recent debate on TreeHugger about the sort of-moratorium on some research coming out of the Convention on Biological Diversity




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Message for Policymakers: Ocean Iron Fertilization Chances of Success Low

Another summary of the potential risks and benefits of ocean iron fertilization--the geoengineering method which proposes seeding oceans with iron so as to stimulate microscopic plants that absorb carbon from the




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A Tale of Two Geoengineering Experiments: Ocean Iron Fertilization & Injecting the Atmosphere

The first field test of injecting sulfate particles into the atmosphere is proposed for New Mexico; ocean iron fertilization experiment shows more promise than previous ones.




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Kentucky takes step towards hemp legalization

The Kentucky state Senate Agriculture Committee voted unanimously to approve legislation for legalizing industrial hemp in the state.




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Will 2015 bring legalization of hemp?

2012 and 2014 brought hemp closer to federal legalization. Will 2015 be the year it finally happens?




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Contest Time! The Crisis of Civilization Remix Challenge

The Crisis of Civilization explores our modern cultural crises by sampling archive film footage from PSAs. Now the makers are asking budding film makers to have a go themselves.




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Quote of the Day: Elizabeth Kolbert on Buckminster Fuller

In anticipation of a new retrospective at the Whitney, "Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe, " Elizabeth Kolbert writes in the New Yorker, quoting Fuller about the need for innovation:




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4 weird ways climate change could end civilization

Don't read this if you are in a bad mood. Or a good mood, really.




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No more real fur for Queen Elizabeth

All new clothing items from now on will be made with fake fur.




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Cuomo says it's 'shocking' most new coronavirus hospitalizations are people who had been staying home

Early look at data from 100 New York hospitals shows that 66% of new admissions related to the virus are people who were at home, Cuomo said.




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Wedbush's Kulina: The key for big tech earnings has been signs of stabilization in April

Joel Kulina of Wedbush Securities discusses the key takeaways from Facebook, Microsoft and Tesla's earnings reports, and whether big tech companies may largely get a pass for a downturn in business in the latter part of Q1.




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Go hands-on with interactive AI visualizations

Artificial Intelligence systems can recognize our voices, forecast the weather and help decide who gets a loan. Given the increasing ubiquity of AI, it’s important that everyone is able to understand more about it.

Like any system or technology, AI doesn’t always get it right. And understanding why AI systems break is often not easy for people who aren't experts in the field; research results are shared in dense papers filled with formulas.

Of course, people who haven't studied AI still need to be able to ask critical questions about these systems. To help support these kinds of discussions, we've created AI Explorables, a series of interactive explanations of key AI concepts. They’re specifically geared toward non-experts (even though we think and hope that experts will also find them interesting and thought-provoking). 

The first two Explorables walk you through an assessment determining whether an AI system is fair and unbiased. Measuring Fairness weighs the trade-offs involved in building a machine that diagnoses a disease—and lets you try tuning it to be fairer.

In another Explorable, called Hidden Bias, we examine a system that predicts student's grades. Biased by the data it has learned from, the system predicts lower grades for women. Trying to fix this by hiding gender from the system doesn't always work (and, in some cases, can actually increase the bias in the system). 

In the coming months we plan on sharing more Explorables on other fairness issues (how do feedback loops affect the biases of an AI system?), interpretability (why did the AI system decide to do that?) and privacy (what does it mean in the context of an AI system?).

People and AI Research (PAIR) is committed to making machine learning more participatory, and we believe that Explorables will help expand the conversation around machine learning and make it more inclusive. You can find more updates about Explorables and our other work at the (new) PAIR Medium channel.







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Twitter Thread: Lizard Creates Hilarious Havoc In Garden

Graham doesn't play by the rules. Clearly, Graham is busy enjoying life to the fullest. We just need to make sure that Graham doesn't get behind the wheel after knocking back all that Coors. 




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Elizabeth Hurley shares picture in bikini top, denim shorts during quarantine: 'Spring has sprung'

It seems like English actor and businesswoman Elizabeth Hurley is taking some time to soak up the nice weather amid self-isolation. The 54-year-old British model took to Instagram on Friday to share a photo of herself. She was seen rocking a hot pink bikini top featuring gold chain detailing from her swimsuit line paired with denim shorts while she stood outside, raising her arms in the air.

 
 
 
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Spring has sprung #stayhome 😘

A post shared by Elizabeth Hurley (@elizabethhurley1) onApr 24, 2020 at 12:11pm PDT

Hurley captioned the picture as, "Spring has sprung #stayhome," reminding her social media followers to continue to social distance amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

She has been quarantined in her Herefordshire country home alongside eight other family members, including her 18-year-old son Damian and widowed mother Angela.

Earlier this month, the star opened up about what it was like living with her relatives, comparing it to a '70s series 'The Waltons". It followed a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression.

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Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Worsening of Heart Failure Before Hospitalization

Highlights: A sensor based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been developed The sensor can inst




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Acupuncture Does Not Have Any Effect On In Vitro Fertilization Process

Acupuncture seems to have no effect (Good or bad) on the in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure, finds a new study. The findings of this study are published in the IJAMA/I journal.




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Italy Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Italy decreased to 76.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 77.10 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Italy averaged 75.58 percent from 1986 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 81 percent in the fourth quarter of 1988 and a record low of 64.90 percent in the first quarter of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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Sweden Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Sweden decreased to 89.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 91.30 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Sweden averaged 87.08 percent from 1980 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 91.30 percent in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of 76 percent in the second quarter of 2009. In Sweden, Capacity Utilization is the difference between the potential and actual use of an input. Capacity utilization is high when actual output is close to potential output because the most use is being made of labor and capital. This page provides - Sweden Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Canada Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Canada decreased to 81.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 81.50 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Canada averaged 82.89 percent from 1987 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 87.30 percent in the first quarter of 1988 and a record low of 72.70 percent in the second quarter of 2009. The rates of capacity utilization are measures of the intensity with which industries use their production capacity. Capacity utilization is the percentage of actual to potential output. This page provides the latest reported value for - Canada Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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South Africa Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in South Africa decreased to 79.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 80.40 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in South Africa averaged 81.86 percent from 1971 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 86.20 percent in the first quarter of 1974 and a record low of 76.90 percent in the third quarter of 1992. This page provides - South Africa Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Russia Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Russia increased to 63 percent in March from 62 percent in February of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Russia averaged 56.37 percent from 1995 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 66 percent in July of 2017 and a record low of 38 percent in March of 1997. This page provides - Russia Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Brazil Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Brazil increased to 78.70 percent in February from 78 percent in January of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Brazil averaged 80.76 percent from 2003 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 84.60 percent in January of 2008 and a record low of 75.90 percent in May of 2018. In Brazil, capacity utilization refers to the operational capacity of production being used in the manufacturing sector (percentage of maximum capacity), under normal conditions of operation. This page provides - Brazil Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Japan Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Japan decreased to 95.10 points in December from 95.50 points in November of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Japan averaged 110.70 points from 1968 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 136.10 points in November of 1968 and a record low of 68.60 points in February of 2009. In Japan, capacity utilization is the quantity of production divided by the quantity of production capacity, expressing the state of operations for various facilities in the manufacturing industry. It does not measure the absolute level of capacity utilization but the relative capacity utilization rate compared with the benchmark year. This page provides the latest reported value for - Japan Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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China Industrial Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in China remained unchanged at 76.80 percent in the third quarter of 2017 from 76.80 percent in the second quarter of 2017. Capacity Utilization in China averaged 74.99 percent from 2013 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 76.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 and a record low of 72.90 percent in the first quarter of 2016. This page provides - China Capacity Utilization- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Mexico Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Mexico decreased to 81.40 percent in February from 81.60 percent in January of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Mexico averaged 79.68 percent from 2007 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 82.60 percent in July of 2019 and a record low of 74.10 percent in February of 2009. This page provides - Mexico Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Australia Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Australia decreased to 75.05 percent in March from 81.13 percent in February of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Australia averaged 81.10 percent from 1997 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 84.62 percent in October of 2007 and a record low of 75.05 percent in March of 2020. This page provides - Australia Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Turkey Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Turkey decreased to 61.60 percent in April from 75.30 percent in March of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Turkey averaged 75.22 percent from 2007 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 82 percent in July of 2007 and a record low of 58.70 percent in March of 2009. In Turkey, Capacity Utilization is a measure of how much of the economy's potential output is being used. This page provides the latest reported value for - Turkey Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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France Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in France decreased to 66.80 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 83.20 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in France averaged 84.81 percent from 1976 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 90.30 percent in the second quarter of 1990 and a record low of 66.80 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - France Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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Luxembourg Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Luxembourg decreased to 53.80 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 83.40 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Luxembourg averaged 79.75 percent from 1985 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 88.20 percent in the first quarter of 2007 and a record low of 53.80 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Luxembourg Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Portugal Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Portugal decreased to 69.92 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 80.36 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Portugal averaged 79.27 percent from 1986 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 85.37 percent in the third quarter of 2003 and a record low of 68.47 percent in the first quarter of 2009. This page provides - Portugal Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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United Kingdom Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in the United Kingdom decreased to 55.10 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 79.20 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in the United Kingdom averaged 72.86 percent from 1958 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 85.20 percent in the second quarter of 1988 and a record low of 38 percent in the first quarter of 1965. Capacity utilization rate is used to measure the rate at which potential output levels are being met or used. This page provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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United States Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in the United States decreased to 72.72 percent in March from 76.96 percent in February of 2020. Capacity Utilization in the United States averaged 80.20 percent from 1967 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 89.39 percent in January of 1967 and a record low of 66.69 percent in June of 2009. Capacity utilization rate is used to measure the rate at which potential output levels are being met or used. The capacity indexes cover all facilities located in the United States, regardless of their ownership; and are constructed for 89 detailed industries (71 in manufacturing, 16 in mining, and 2 in utilities). This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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Mali Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Mali increased to 80.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 77 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Mali averaged 59.48 percent from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 99.90 percent in the first quarter of 2018 and a record low of 36 percent in the third quarter of 2014. This page provides - Mali Capacity Utilization- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Greece Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Greece decreased to 70.30 percent in February from 72.30 percent in January of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Greece averaged 73.83 percent from 1981 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 83.80 percent in January of 1981 and a record low of 61.30 percent in August of 2015. This page provides the latest reported value for - Greece Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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Bulgaria Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Bulgaria decreased to 68.20 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 77.30 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Bulgaria averaged 64.83 percent from 1992 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 78.50 percent in the first quarter of 2019 and a record low of 52 percent in the third quarter of 1999. This page provides - Bulgaria Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Germany Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Germany decreased to 70.60 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 83.10 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Germany averaged 83.69 percent from 1992 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 88.80 percent in the first quarter of 2008 and a record low of 70.30 percent in the third quarter of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.




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Poland Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Poland decreased to 69.40 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 79.90 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Poland averaged 76.26 percent from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 83.50 percent in the third quarter of 2018 and a record low of 67.40 percent in the second quarter of 2002. This page provides - Poland Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Romania Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Romania decreased to 73.40 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 74.20 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Romania averaged 78.40 percent from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 86.40 percent in the second quarter of 2007 and a record low of 71 percent in the third quarter of 2009. This page provides - Romania Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Argentina Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Argentina increased to 59.40 percent in February from 56.10 percent in January of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Argentina averaged 69.57 percent from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 84.10 percent in November of 2011 and a record low of 48.16 percent in January of 2002. This page provides - Argentina Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Lithuania Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Lithuania decreased to 70 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 76.40 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Lithuania averaged 64.80 percent from 1993 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 77.80 percent in the first quarter of 2018 and a record low of 44.10 percent in the fourth quarter of 1995. This page provides - Lithuania Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Slovenia Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Slovenia decreased to 71.90 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 83 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Slovenia averaged 80.85 percent from 1995 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 86.20 percent in the second quarter of 2007 and a record low of 68.90 percent in the third quarter of 2009. This page provides - Slovenia Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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South Korea Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in South Korea increased to 104 points in March from 103.70 points in February of 2020. Capacity Utilization in South Korea averaged 48.54 points from 1971 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 104.60 points in December of 2016 and a record low of 3.80 points in February of 1971. This page provides - South Korea Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Burkina Faso Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Burkina Faso decreased to 32.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 51.10 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Burkina Faso averaged 59.40 percent from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 100.50 percent in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 29.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015. This page provides - Burkina Faso Capacity Utilization- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Indonesia Capacity Utilization

Capacity Utilization in Indonesia decreased to 74.09 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 74.41 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Indonesia averaged 73.11 percent from 2003 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 79.78 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 and a record low of 62.43 percent in the first quarter of 2003. This page provides - Indonesia Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.