Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
Industry Report - Industry Investment Chapter
The Air Traffic Control Equipment Manufacturing industry has a low level of capital intensity. Operators are expected to invest 11.5 cents of capital for every dollar spent on labor in 2012. Wages are expected to account for about 18.2% of revenue, while depreciation, which is used as a proxy for capital expenditure, is expected to account for about 2.1% of total industry revenue. Businesses must make capital investments for equipment that is used to produce high-technology equipment; this leads to a moderate level of capital intensity.
Capital intensity has been increasing during the past five years due to the escalating use of automation. Yet skilled employees are still required for a range of activities. The... purchase to read more