Vanguard Industrials ETF

  • Capacity Utilization is Still Going Strong for U.S. Industry

    By Joshua Bondy - September 10, 2012 | Tickers: GE, XLI, IYJ, VIS

    Capacity utilization is a very important metric used to judge the strength of American industry. With rising transportation costs and the push to bring the consumer and producer closer together companies are starting to bring factories back to America. The risk of the trade wars and escalating import tariffs between different nations gives extra incentive for large manufactures to place factories on both sides of the Pacific. The recent scuffle more »