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Table 8.5
Capacity utilization rates
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| Total non-farm | Construction | Forestry | Mining | Utilities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v4331081 | v4331087 | v4331082 | v4331083 | v4331086 | |
| percent | |||||
| 2008 | 78.0 | 78.4 | 77.6 | 77.4 | 86.1 |
| 2009 | 69.6 | 70.1 | 70.8 | 71.0 | 79.0 |
| Fourth quarter 2007 | 81.3 | 79.8 | 82.1 | 78.3 | 90.1 |
| First quarter 2008 | 79.3 | 79.5 | 79.2 | 77.8 | 88.2 |
| Second quarter 2008 | 78.8 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 76.6 | 86.5 |
| Third quarter 2008 | 78.2 | 78.4 | 75.3 | 78.2 | 86.6 |
| Fourth quarter 2008 | 75.6 | 76.7 | 76.7 | 77.0 | 83.1 |
| First quarter 2009 | 70.5 | 71.7 | 74.9 | 73.9 | 82.3 |
| Second quarter 2009 | 68.5 | 69.4 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 78.9 |
| Third quarter 2009 | 68.7 | 69.1 | 64.5 | 68.2 | 76.4 |
| Fourth quarter 2009 | 70.9 | 70.2 | 75.5 | 71.6 | 78.4 |
| Manufacturing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Machinery | Transpor‑ tation equipment |
Computer and electronic products | Electrical products | Primary metals | Wood | Clothing | Paper | Petroleum | Chemicals | |
| v4331088 | v4331109 | v4331112 | v4331110 | v4331111 | v4331107 | v4331098 | v4331096 | v4331099 | v4331101 | v4331102 | |
| percent | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 76.9 | 81.7 | 68.5 | 88.6 | 83.3 | 90.4 | 69.3 | 68.0 | 87.9 | 76.9 | 77.1 |
| 2009 | 67.6 | 66.1 | 53.1 | 84.0 | 76.2 | 72.1 | 61.8 | 62.1 | 79.1 | 75.0 | 72.0 |
| Fourth quarter 2007 | 81.7 | 83.7 | 83.5 | 86.2 | 81.5 | 90.9 | 75.9 | 72.2 | 87.1 | 80.6 | 81.8 |
| First quarter 2008 | 78.6 | 80.7 | 76.6 | 87.9 | 80.7 | 91.1 | 70.7 | 62.9 | 88.5 | 78.3 | 77.4 |
| Second quarter 2008 | 78.4 | 84.6 | 72.2 | 88.4 | 81.5 | 91.7 | 70.5 | 66.4 | 89.2 | 78.2 | 78.1 |
| Third quarter 2008 | 77.0 | 81.8 | 65.9 | 88.4 | 83.3 | 95.7 | 69.5 | 69.9 | 89.9 | 76.0 | 77.9 |
| Fourth quarter 2008 | 73.5 | 79.6 | 59.3 | 89.9 | 87.7 | 83.1 | 66.5 | 72.8 | 84.0 | 75.1 | 75.0 |
| First quarter 2009 | 67.2 | 70.6 | 47.5 | 83.2 | 76.7 | 75.9 | 60.1 | 70.6 | 79.5 | 76.2 | 70.4 |
| Second quarter 2009 | 66.0 | 66.3 | 49.3 | 83.1 | 74.6 | 69.6 | 59.7 | 64.8 | 75.8 | 74.6 | 69.1 |
| Third quarter 2009 | 67.7 | 63.9 | 55.9 | 84.7 | 76.9 | 67.3 | 62.9 | 58.9 | 77.5 | 74.1 | 72.8 |
| Fourth quarter 2009 | 69.7 | 63.6 | 59.7 | 85.1 | 76.6 | 75.6 | 64.5 | 54.2 | 83.5 | 75.1 | 75.7 |
Source(s):
Contact: X. Zhou (613-951-0457). CANSIM table: 028-0002.
