Table 1
Industrial capacity utilization rates
| Fourth quarter 2013 | Third quarter 2014 | Fourth quarter 2014 | Third quarter to fourth quarter 2014 | Fourth quarter 2013 to fourth quarter 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | percentage point change | percentage point change | |
| Total industrial | 81.9 | 83.2 | 83.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Forestry and logging | 87.8 | 82.2 | 78.4 | -3.8 | -9.4 |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction | 78.2 | 80.3 | 81.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 86.3 | 87.0 | 88.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Mining and quarrying | 63.0 | 67.3 | 66.2 | -1.1 | 3.2 |
| Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | 88.3 | 83.7 | 85.4 | 1.7 | -2.9 |
| Construction | 83.7 | 84.8 | 85.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Manufacturing | 81.1 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Food | 77.5 | 80.2 | 80.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 73.9 | 74.8 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Beverage | 75.2 | 76.7 | 77.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Tobacco | 65.9 | 62.8 | 59.5 | -3.3 | -6.4 |
| Textiles | 71.8 | 79.1 | 79.1 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| Textile mills | 78.7 | 88.5 | 86.7 | -1.8 | 8.0 |
| Textile product mills | 66.7 | 72.4 | 73.6 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| Clothing | 67.5 | 73.9 | 69.6 | -4.3 | 2.1 |
| Leather and allied products | 68.2 | 72.4 | 68.4 | -4.0 | 0.2 |
| Wood products | 87.3 | 94.2 | 93.8 | -0.4 | 6.5 |
| Paper | 89.7 | 90.0 | 90.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Printing and related support activities | 69.4 | 70.0 | 69.1 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 77.7 | 80.3 | 80.2 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| Chemical products | 77.2 | 78.7 | 79.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Plastics and rubber products | 77.5 | 82.0 | 83.6 | 1.6 | 6.1 |
| Plastic products | 76.3 | 81.3 | 83.6 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| Rubber products | 82.9 | 85.3 | 83.7 | -1.6 | 0.8 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 74.8 | 77.0 | 75.4 | -1.6 | 0.6 |
| Primary metal | 85.1 | 83.0 | 81.6 | -1.4 | -3.5 |
| Fabricated metal products | 78.4 | 80.1 | 81.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Machinery | 83.0 | 81.6 | 83.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Computer and electronic products | 77.2 | 85.4 | 81.9 | -3.5 | 4.7 |
| Electrical equipment, appliances and components | 70.2 | 74.6 | 73.4 | -1.2 | 3.2 |
| Transportation equipment | 90.4 | 93.4 | 94.1 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| Furniture and related products | 79.7 | 83.7 | 83.1 | -0.6 | 3.4 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 78.4 | 77.9 | 82.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
Source(s):
CANSIM table 028-0002.
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