Economists have been debating the performance of business investment during the current recovery. Much of the debate has centered around the relative importance of policy (such as regulation) and demand. Meanwhile, from a company's perspective, it probably doesn't make sense to invest when its existing plant and equipment are already underutilized.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2016-06-24
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/manufacturing-capacity-utilization-has-not-recovered-what-does-mean/
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