Capacity Utilization In the Euro Area increased to 78.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 77.80 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Capacity Utilization in Euro Area averaged 80.35 percent from 1980 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 84.80 percent in the first quarter of 1990 and a record low of 66.40 percent in the second quarter of 2020. source: European Commission

Capacity Utilization in Euro Area is expected to be 77.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Capacity Utilization is projected to trend around 79.00 percent in 2026 and 82.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Euro Area Capacity Utilization
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
78.20 77.80 84.80 66.40 1980 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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