Form MQ-C2 Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization

FORM

MQ-C2

OMB No. 0607-0175: Approval Expires 8/31/2012
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

(6-12-2012)

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

QUARTERLY SURVEY OF PLANT CAPACITY UTILIZATION
In correspondence pertaining to this report refer to the ID number (ID) (11 digits)

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Item 1

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OPERATIONAL STATUS

Mark (X) One box that best describes the status at the end of the quarter for the facility identified in the address box
above.
013

In operation
Temporarily idle

015

Permanently ceased operations

012

Month

Year

Date closed?
016

014

Sold or leased to another company

Month

Year

Date sold or leased?
017

⎫
⎬
⎭

SOLD OR LEASED TO

Name
Street
City

State

Country

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Item 2 ON PAGE 2.

ZIP Code

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Item 2

VALUE OF PRODUCTION
Mil.

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Mil.

Thou.

A. Report market value of actual production for the quarter.
023

ACTUAL PRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

B. Estimate the market value of production of this plant as if it
had been operating at full production capability for the quarter.
Assume:
• only machinery and equipment in place and ready to operate.
• normal downtime.
• labor, materials, utilities, etc. ARE FULLY AVAILABLE.
• the number of shifts, hours of operation and overtime pay that can be
sustained under normal conditions and a realistic work
schedule in the long run.
• the same product mix as the actual production.

FULL PRODUCTION CAPABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

034

$

Capacity Utilization
C. Divide your actual production estimate by your full production estimate.
Multiply this ratio by 100 to get a percentage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

Is this a reasonable estimate of your utilization rate for this quarter?
Item 3

020

No – Review item 2A and 2B

ACTUAL AND FULL PRODUCTION COMPARISONS

A. FULL PRODUCTION CAPABILITY: CURRENT QUARTER VS. PREVIOUS QUARTER
If your estimate of current quarter full production capability has changed compared to the previous quarter, mark (X) the primary
reasons.
35
36

37
38
39
40

Building capital expenditures
Machinery capital expenditures – Include new,
replaced, or enhanced machinery

41

Change in method of operation

42

Building retirements
Machinery retirements

48

Change in product mix or product specifications
Change in material input
Other – Specify

43

Price changed but product mix is the same
Revised estimation assumption with no change in
plant or operations

49

B. ACTUAL OPERATIONS VS FULL PRODUCTION CAPABILITY
If this plant’s actual production in the current quarter was less than full production capability, mark (X) the primary reasons:
51

52
53
54

Not most profitable to operate at
full production capability

55

Lack of sufficient fuel or electric energy

60

56

Equipment limitations

61

Strike or work stoppage
Seasonal operations

Insufficient supply of materials
Insufficient orders
Insufficient supply of local labor
force/skills

57

Storage limitations
Logistics/transportation constraints

62

Environmental restrictions

68

Other – Specify

58
59

Sufficient inventory of finished goods
on hand

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Item 4

WORK PATTERNS FOR THE QUARTER

Report work patterns for each shift of actual operations in the quarter.
• If the plant did not operate a second or third shift, do not complete the corresponding columns.
• Complete ALL items for each shift reported.

Shift 1

Shift 2

Shift 3

A. Days per week-in-operation. . . . . . . . . .

916

917

918

B. Plant hours per week-in-operation . . . . . .

926

927

928

C. Weeks-in-operation in the quarter . . . . . .

936

937

938

D. Number of production workers in the 2nd
week of the 2nd month of the quarter
(including temporary workers) . . . . . . . . .

946

947

948

Item 5

NATIONAL EMERGENCY PRODUCTION
Mil.

A. Estimate the market value of production for this plant as if it
had been operating under national emergency conditions for the quarter . . . . .

099

$

Assume:
• funding, labor, materials, components, utilities, etc. are fully
available to you and your suppliers.
• your product mix is permitted to change.
• you can sell all of your output.

• full use of all your machinery and equipment,
including that requiring reconditioning.
• plant production as close to 168 hours per
week as possible, including extra shifts.
• minimal downtime.

B. If actual operations in the quarter were less than national emergency production, how quickly could the plant
increase to the national emergency production level if given emergency priority by the government?
Mark (X) the shortest amount of time the plant would require.
82

Less than 3 months

83

3 to 6 months

84

7 to 12 months

85

More than one year

Remarks
911

Item 6

PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THIS REPORT – Print name, telephone number, and email.
Area code
Number
Telephone

Name (Please print)

FAX
EMAIL

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FORM MQ-C2 (6-12-2012)

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
1201 EAST 10TH STREET
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN 47132-0001

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