Table 1
Industrial capacity utilization rates
| Third quarter 2015 | Second quarter 2016 | Third quarter 2016 | Second quarter to third quarter 2016 | Third quarter 2015 to third quarter 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | percentage point change | percentage point change | |
| Total industrial | 81.2 | 79.7 | 81.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Forestry and logging | 91.1 | 88.5 | 92.0 | 3.5 | 0.9 |
| Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction | 75.7 | 72.8 | 78.5 | 5.7 | 2.8 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 77.2 | 74.3 | 82.3 | 8.0 | 5.1 |
| Mining and quarrying | 71.9 | 68.7 | 67.8 | -0.9 | -4.1 |
| Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | 80.9 | 83.8 | 87.4 | 3.6 | 6.5 |
| Construction | 85.3 | 83.7 | 83.4 | -0.3 | -1.9 |
| Manufacturing | 82.8 | 81.9 | 82.6 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Food | 82.3 | 82.9 | 85.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 80.9 | 80.6 | 83.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Beverage | 84.4 | 84.2 | 87.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Tobacco | 62.4 | 61.6 | 62.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Textiles | 78.4 | 71.7 | 71.2 | -0.5 | -7.2 |
| Textile mills | 89.0 | 78.4 | 81.5 | 3.1 | -7.5 |
| Textile product mills | 70.0 | 66.2 | 62.9 | -3.3 | -7.1 |
| Clothing | 69.5 | 68.8 | 65.9 | -2.9 | -3.6 |
| Leather and allied products | 76.6 | 80.8 | 76.4 | -4.4 | -0.2 |
| Wood products | 90.6 | 94.4 | 95.1 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| Paper | 95.4 | 89.5 | 88.1 | -1.4 | -7.3 |
| Printing and related support activities | 70.9 | 68.2 | 67.0 | -1.2 | -3.9 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 83.0 | 81.0 | 83.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| Chemical products | 80.7 | 83.0 | 85.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
| Plastics and rubber products | 87.8 | 87.2 | 89.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Plastic products | 87.2 | 86.9 | 89.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| Rubber products | 91.1 | 89.1 | 89.6 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 75.3 | 73.0 | 71.9 | -1.1 | -3.4 |
| Primary metal | 71.9 | 79.5 | 79.3 | -0.2 | 7.4 |
| Fabricated metal products | 79.9 | 72.6 | 72.2 | -0.4 | -7.7 |
| Machinery | 76.8 | 70.4 | 73.6 | 3.2 | -3.2 |
| Computer and electronic products | 86.6 | 84.2 | 87.7 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
| Electrical equipment, appliances and components | 77.0 | 73.9 | 72.3 | -1.6 | -4.7 |
| Transportation equipment | 92.5 | 92.2 | 90.5 | -1.7 | -2.0 |
| Furniture and related products | 88.0 | 88.6 | 88.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 84.4 | 81.2 | 78.9 | -2.3 | -5.5 |
Source(s):
CANSIM table 028-0002.
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