Capacity Utilization in Portugal decreased to 81.16 percent in the third quarter of 2018 from 82.56 percent in the second quarter of 2018. Capacity Utilization in Portugal averaged 79.35 percent from 1986 until 2018, 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.
Capacity Utilization in Portugal is expected to be 80.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Capacity Utilization in Portugal to stand at 81.40 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Portugal Capacity Utilization is projected to trend around 81.40 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.