Table 1 
Industrial capacity utilization rates 

Industrial capacity utilization rates
  Fourth quarter 2016 Third quarter 2017 Fourth quarter 2017 Third quarter to fourth quarter 2017 Fourth quarter 2016 to fourth quarter 2017
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Total industrial 81.4 85.1 86.0 0.9 4.6
Forestry and logging 89.0 83.9 84.5 0.6 -4.5
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction 77.2 80.7 81.6 0.9 4.4
Oil and gas extraction 79.5 81.5 83.0 1.5 3.5
Mining and quarrying 70.4 78.3 77.3 -1.0 6.9
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 83.5 88.2 88.3 0.1 4.8
Construction 84.6 89.5 91.0 1.5 6.4
Manufacturing 82.3 85.4 86.1 0.7 3.8
Food 85.1 87.9 88.5 0.6 3.4
Beverage and tobacco products 82.7 82.0 83.4 1.4 0.7
Beverage 86.5 86.4 87.7 1.3 1.2
Tobacco 64.0 59.5 62.4 2.9 -1.6
Textiles 79.3 81.3 82.7 1.4 3.4
Textile mills 88.8 89.7 89.9 0.2 1.1
Textile product mills 71.4 74.5 76.8 2.3 5.4
Clothing 70.0 73.8 74.7 0.9 4.7
Leather and allied products 86.5 81.8 71.0 -10.8 -15.5
Wood products 89.5 90.3 94.5 4.2 5.0
Paper 89.3 93.8 95.3 1.5 6.0
Printing and related support activities 71.9 73.9 71.4 -2.5 -0.5
Petroleum and coal products 81.7 91.1 92.9 1.8 11.2
Chemical products 89.4 91.5 88.1 -3.4 -1.3
Plastics and rubber products 88.8 93.8 94.0 0.2 5.2
Plastic products 89.8 93.7 93.5 -0.2 3.7
Rubber products 84.1 94.4 96.2 1.8 12.1
Non-metallic mineral products 73.4 81.0 80.5 -0.5 7.1
Primary metal 76.9 80.1 82.7 2.6 5.8
Fabricated metal products 71.6 78.4 79.3 0.9 7.7
Machinery 77.4 89.1 90.2 1.1 12.8
Computer and electronic products 82.9 85.8 87.8 2.0 4.9
Electrical equipment, appliances and components 74.7 78.4 77.4 -1.0 2.7
Transportation equipment 86.3 81.9 83.6 1.7 -2.7
Furniture and related products 87.5 88.7 87.6 -1.1 0.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing 79.8 81.5 75.5 -6.0 -4.3
Source(s):
CANSIM table 028-0002.
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