Historical Year Data · 2014

Capacity Utilization in 2014

Capacity Utilization opened 2014 at 77.25% and closed at 79.24%, a +2.57% move for the year. The high of 79.30% was reached on November 1, and the low of 77.25% on January 1.

Open

77.25%

2014-01

79.24%

12 data points

High

79.30%

Nov 1

Low

77.25%

Jan 1

Full Year Change

+2.57%

2013 Change

+1.10%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	77.25%	77.25%	77.25%	77.25%	+0.00%
Feb	77.77%	77.77%	77.77%	77.77%	+0.00%
Mar	78.46%	78.46%	78.46%	78.46%	+0.00%
Apr	78.47%	78.47%	78.47%	78.47%	+0.00%
May	78.70%	78.70%	78.70%	78.70%	+0.00%
Jun	78.90%	78.90%	78.90%	78.90%	+0.00%
Jul	78.99%	78.99%	78.99%	78.99%	+0.00%
Aug	78.77%	78.77%	78.77%	78.77%	+0.00%
Sep	78.92%	78.92%	78.92%	78.92%	+0.00%
Oct	78.87%	78.87%	78.87%	78.87%	+0.00%
Nov	79.30%	79.30%	79.30%	79.30%	+0.00%
Dec	79.24%	79.24%	79.24%	79.24%	+0.00%

Events During 2014

2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse

Deflation

June 2014 – February 2016

Brent crude fell from $115 in June 2014 to $27 in January 2016, a 77% collapse. Shale oversupply and OPEC's refusal to cut production broke the commodity supercycle that had dominated markets since 2003.

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