Definition of expected annual activity

anticipated level of production for the coming year. If the total sales volume does not change from year to year, expected annual activity and normal activity would be the same, which is not usually the case. For example, normal activity, which reflects long-run average consumer demand is, say, 20,000 unitsof output or 100,000 direct labor-hours, while expected annual activity, which represents annual demand, fluctuates from year to year.