Table 1 
Industrial capacity utilization rates 

Industrial capacity utilization rates
  Fourth quarter 2022 Third quarter 20231 Fourth quarter 2023 Third quarter to fourth quarter 2023 Fourth quarter 2022 to fourth quarter 2023
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Total industrial 79.6 78.8 78.7 -0.1 -0.9
Forestry and logging 79.6 76.0 79.2 3.2 -0.4
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction 75.2 75.0 76.3 1.3 1.1
Oil and gas extraction 76.5 77.2 78.4 1.2 1.9
Mining and quarrying 73.1 71.3 72.8 1.5 -0.3
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 82.0 79.4 79.9 0.5 -2.1
Construction 86.2 83.4 82.7 -0.7 -3.5
Manufacturing 77.0 77.6 76.9 -0.7 -0.1
Food 79.5 79.2 78.9 -0.3 -0.6
Beverage and tobacco products 70.3 66.0 66.3 0.3 -4.0
Beverage 76.1 69.1 68.3 -0.8 -7.8
Tobacco 56.7 57.7 61.5 3.8 4.8
Textiles 75.9 72.0 72.6 0.6 -3.3
Textile mills 80.9 74.5 74.4 -0.1 -6.5
Textile product mills 71.0 69.4 70.7 1.3 -0.3
Clothing 79.1 77.1 76.7 -0.4 -2.4
Leather and allied products 77.4 77.4 74.0 -3.4 -3.4
Wood products 78.6 76.1 76.9 0.8 -1.7
Paper 83.6 78.5 82.2 3.7 -1.4
Printing and related support activities 76.4 75.4 72.0 -3.4 -4.4
Petroleum and coal products 83.8 86.7 82.0 -4.7 -1.8
Chemical products 74.6 74.3 71.7 -2.6 -2.9
Plastics and rubber products 69.0 68.0 70.0 2.0 1.0
Plastic products 68.3 66.6 68.4 1.8 0.1
Rubber products 72.4 76.0 78.1 2.1 5.7
Non-metallic mineral products 70.9 72.5 71.6 -0.9 0.7
Primary metal 73.4 75.5 76.7 1.2 3.3
Fabricated metal products 76.5 76.2 76.3 0.1 -0.2
Machinery 79.9 78.4 78.3 -0.1 -1.6
Computer and electronic products 78.3 82.0 79.6 -2.4 1.3
Electrical equipment, appliances and components 84.6 80.3 82.2 1.9 -2.4
Transportation equipment 77.0 85.3 83.2 -2.1 6.2
Furniture and related products 82.3 77.8 75.8 -2.0 -6.5
Miscellaneous manufacturing 76.2 75.6 76.4 0.8 0.2
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