diff --git a/src/node_report.cc b/src/node_report.cc
index bd6285a..a2113a0 100644
--- a/src/node_report.cc
+++ b/src/node_report.cc
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ static char report_directory[NR_MAXPATH + 1] = ""; // defaults to current workin
 std::string version_string = UNKNOWN_NODEVERSION_STRING;
 std::string commandline_string = "";
 static TIME_TYPE loadtime_tm_struct; // module load time
+static time_t load_time; // module load time absolute
+static time_t current_time; // current time absolute
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Functions to process node-report configuration options:
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ void SetVersionString(Isolate* isolate) {
  * Function to save the node-report module load time value
  *******************************************************************************/
 void SetLoadTime() {
+  time(&load_time);
 #ifdef _WIN32
   GetLocalTime(&loadtime_tm_struct);
 #else  // UNIX, OSX
@@ -383,6 +386,7 @@ void TriggerNodeReport(Isolate* isolate, DumpEvent event, const char* message, c
   report_active = true;
 
   // Obtain the current time and the pid (platform dependent)
+  time(&current_time);
   TIME_TYPE tm_struct;
 #ifdef _WIN32
   GetLocalTime(&tm_struct);
@@ -1020,6 +1024,11 @@ static void PrintGCStatistics(std::ostream& out, Isolate* isolate) {
  ******************************************************************************/
 static void PrintResourceUsage(std::ostream& out) {
   char buf[64];
+  double cpu_abs;
+  double cpu_percentage;
+  long int diff_time = current_time - load_time;
+  if (diff_time == 0)
+    diff_time = 1; // avoid division by zero.
   out << "\n================================================================================";
   out << "\n==== Resource Usage ============================================================\n";
 
@@ -1030,14 +1039,20 @@ static void PrintResourceUsage(std::ostream& out) {
 #if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(_AIX)
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld.%06d", stats.ru_utime.tv_sec, stats.ru_utime.tv_usec);
     out << "\n  User mode CPU: " << buf << " secs";
+    cpu_abs = std::stod(buf);
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld.%06d", stats.ru_stime.tv_sec, stats.ru_stime.tv_usec);
     out << "\n  Kernel mode CPU: " << buf << " secs";
+    cpu_abs += std::stod(buf);
 #else
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld.%06ld", stats.ru_utime.tv_sec, stats.ru_utime.tv_usec);
     out << "\n  User mode CPU: " << buf << " secs";
+    cpu_abs = std::stod(buf);
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld.%06ld", stats.ru_stime.tv_sec, stats.ru_stime.tv_usec);
     out << "\n  Kernel mode CPU: " << buf << " secs";
+    cpu_abs += std::stod(buf);
 #endif
+    cpu_percentage = (cpu_abs / diff_time) * 100;
+    out << "\n  Average Consumption : "<< cpu_percentage << "%";
     out << "\n  Maximum resident set size: ";
     WriteInteger(out, stats.ru_maxrss * 1024);
     out << " bytes\n  Page faults: " << stats.ru_majflt << " (I/O required) "
@@ -1051,14 +1066,20 @@ static void PrintResourceUsage(std::ostream& out) {
 #if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(_AIX)
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld.%06d", stats.ru_utime.tv_sec, stats.ru_utime.tv_usec);
     out << "\n  User mode CPU: " << buf << " secs";
+    cpu_abs = std::stod(buf);
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld.%06d", stats.ru_stime.tv_sec, stats.ru_stime.tv_usec);
     out << "\n  Kernel mode CPU: " << buf << " secs";
+    cpu_abs += std::stod(buf);
 #else
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld.%06ld", stats.ru_utime.tv_sec, stats.ru_utime.tv_usec);
     out << "\n  User mode CPU: " << buf << " secs";
+    cpu_abs = std::stod(buf);
     snprintf( buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld.%06ld", stats.ru_stime.tv_sec, stats.ru_stime.tv_usec);
     out << "\n  Kernel mode CPU: " << buf << " secs";
+    cpu_abs += std::stod(buf);
 #endif
+    cpu_percentage = (cpu_abs / diff_time) * 100;
+    out << "\n  Average Consumption : " << cpu_percentage << "%";
     out << "\n  Filesystem activity: " << stats.ru_inblock << " reads "
         << stats.ru_oublock << " writes";
   }