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Chart 3. The title is "Excess Capacity Exists in the Region's Key High-Tech Industries."

A line chart showing capacity utilization (in percent) in various industries from January 1999 through July 2002.

For semiconductors and electronic components, capacity utilization was 79.2 percent in January 1999, 86.6 percent in July 1999, 88.9 percent in January 2000, 95.8 percent in July 2000, 74.8 percent in January 2001, 59.9 percent in July 2001, 63.1 percent in January 2002, and 67.9 percent in July 2002.

For computers and office equipment, capacity utilization was 88.0 percent in January 1999, 83.3 percent in July 1999, 76.6 percent in January 2000, 76.3 percent in July 2000, 73.0 percent in January 2001, 66.1 percent in July 2001, 63.6 percent in January 2002, and 64.9 percent in July 2002.

For communications equipment, capacity utilization was 79.7 percent in January 1999, 81.2 percent in July 1999, 81,7 percent in January 2000, 83.8 percent in July 2000, 79.9 percent in January 2001, 64.2 percent in July 2001, 54.7 percent in January 2002, and 52.2 percent in July 2002.

For total industry, capacity utilization was 81.3 percent in January 1999, 81.5 percent in July 1999, 81.9 percent in January 2000, 82.1 percent in July 2000, 79.3 percent in January 2001, 76.7 percent in July 2001, 74.4 percent in January 2002, and 75.6 percent in July 2002.