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Operating rate

The percentage of total production capacity of a company, industry, or country that is being used.

Operating Rate

The percentage of capacity being utilized. For example, if a factory has a 60% operating rate, it is making 60% of the goods it is capable of making with its present equipment. Companies, government and economies all have operating rates.

operating rate

The portion of capacity at which a business operates. For example, an operating rate of 80% indicates that the business is producing 80% of the output that could be produced at a maximum with existing resources. A low operating rate is generally accompanied by losses or small profits, although the opportunity for profit growth is still great. Conversely, a high operating rate is generally accompanied by high profits but limited opportunity for further profit improvement.

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No references found	The group of metalworking industries in the durable manufacturing cluster had an operating rate of 61. Operating rate falls in February by Metalworking Insiders' Report The upward revision is due mainly to an increase in the facility operating rate of the manufacturing sector which was not available at the time of the preliminary report. LEAD: Japan's key economic gauge revised upward for July by Japan Weekly Monitor Demand for paper and paperboard picked up in the main markets in 2004, and in Finland the operating rate in the paper industry rose to 93%, compare to 89% in 2003. Finland's paper and paperboard production is up by Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper	Operador de inversores institucionales Operador de la punta contraria Operador de valores Operador especializado en bonos operating and easement agreement Operating Assets operating budget operating capital Operating Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio Operating Company Operating Cycle Operating Expense operating expense escalation operating expense ratio operating expenses Operating Exposure Operating in the Red operating income operating lease operating leverage Operating Loss Operating Margin Operating Profit Operating Profit Margin Operating Rate Operating Ratio Operating Ratios Operating Revenue Operating Risk Operating Statement operating statements Operating Unit operation de sauvetage Operation financiere Operation Iraqi Freedom operation of law Operational Audit Operationally efficient market Operations Department Operations research Operator Operazione di copertura Operazioni a termine OPEX Opinion Opinion del asesor Opinion legal opinion of title Opinion Shopping Opinione tranne per	Operating Permit to Construct Operating Plan Operating Plan and Budget operating point operating position operating power Operating Pressure Operating Pressure Operating Pressure Ratio Operating Problems Requiring Research & Development operating procedure operating procedure operating procedure operating procedure operating procedure Operating Procedures Outline Sheet Operating Profit Operating Profit Operating Profit After Tax Operating Profit Before Depreciation and Amortisation Operating Profit Before Interest and Tax Operating profit margin Operating profit margin Operating profit margin Operating Profit Margins Operating Profit Margins operating profits Operating Program Operating Range Operating Range Operating Rate Operating Rates Operating ratio Operating ratio Operating ratios Operating ratios Operating Reactor Operating Reliability Working Group Operating reserve Operating Resource Management Operating Resource Management System Operating Result Before Depreciation and Amortization Operating Return On Sales operating revenue Operating Revenues Operating Review Committee Operating risk Operating Risks operating room operating room operating room operating room operating room operating room operating room emergency operating room emergency operating room emergency Operating Room Image Oriented Navigation Operating Room Information and Communication System Operating Room Information System Operating Room Management Application

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The group of metalworking industries in the durable manufacturing cluster had an operating rate of 61.

Operating rate falls in February by Metalworking Insiders' Report

The upward revision is due mainly to an increase in the facility operating rate of the manufacturing sector which was not available at the time of the preliminary report.

LEAD: Japan's key economic gauge revised upward for July by Japan Weekly Monitor

Demand for paper and paperboard picked up in the main markets in 2004, and in Finland the operating rate in the paper industry rose to 93%, compare to 89% in 2003.

Finland's paper and paperboard production is up by Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper

Operador de inversores institucionales

Operador de la punta contraria

Operador de valores

Operador especializado en bonos

operating and easement agreement

Operating Cash Flow Ratio

Operating Company