Brasília – The Brazilian industries overstocked in June and the installed capacity also remained lower than in the same period of 2010. According to data culled from the Industrial Survey, disclosed this Friday (22nd) by the National Confederation of Industries (CNI, in the Portuguese acronym), last month, the stock level reached 52.3 points, higher than in the two preceding months (51.4 in May and April). According to the CNI, this indicates greater stock up of products in June.
The scale ranges from zero to 100 points. Stock levels were higher than the historical average, which is 50.2 points. This means that the industry sold less than expected in June.
The use of installed capacity remained below the average of 50 points in June, at 44.7 points. For the seventh consecutive month, industrial activity remained lower than usual. The score in May was 46.1 points. November was the last month in which industrial capacity exceeded 50 points, at 50.4.
In June, the use of installed capacity reached 74%, the same as in May and the lowest rate since the second half of 2009. The survey was conducted from July 1st to 15th, among 1,692 large, medium and small companies.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
