Brasília – Idle time in Brazilian industry hit an all-time high in 2015, the National Federation of Industry reported this Friday (22). Capacity utilization reached 62% in December, the lowest level since records started being kept in January 2011.<\/p>\n
Investment intentions shrank 0.8% in January 2016 from December 2015 to 41.6 points, according to the CNI’s Industrial Survey. The index ranges from 0 to 100 points and the higher the score, the bigger the intentions of investing.<\/p>\n
Production also plummeted in December, to 35.5 points. In this case, scores lower than 50 show a decline in output over the preceding month. <\/p>\n
The worker numbers index also fell short of 50 points at 41.5 in December, a sign that employment levels dropped in industry. <\/p>\n
The sole increase was seen in export expectations for the next few months, whose score exceeded the 50-point threshold. The exported amount index rose from 50.1 points in December to 52.4 points in January. <\/p>\n
Additionally, access to credit was scarce, with a 30.5 point score in the fourth quarter. Here, scores lower than 50 show dissatisfaction and difficulty obtaining credit.<\/p>\n
As per the Industrial Survey, high tax burdens, weak demand and high electricity costs were the main issues facing industry in the final quarter of 2015. <\/p>\n
This issue of the Industrial Survey was made between January 04th and 13th with 2,225 respondents, being 910 from small businesses, 815 from medium ones and 500 from large ones. <\/p>\n
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