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A review and measurement of capacity utilisation in the Nigerian economy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the issue of capacity utilisation (CU) in the Nigerian economy over the last 12 years (1991‐2003) with the view to determining if there has been significant improvement in CU despite changes in government policies initiated to boost the productive capacity level. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is basically descriptive and analytical. Planned and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of secondary data are adopted to explain CU situation in Nigeria. Findings The paper shows that CU trends in Nigeria from 1993‐2003 ranges b…