Table 1
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 change | percentage 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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