Table 9.5
Capacity utilization rates

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Capacity utilization rates: Part 1
  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 69.9 72.0 70.8 79.0
Second quarter 2008 78.8 78.8 79.1 76.6 86.5
Third quarter 2008 78.3 78.4 75.3 78.2 86.6
Fourth quarter 2008 75.5 76.7 76.7 77.0 83.1
First quarter 2009 70.3 71.3 76.4 74.3 82.3
Second quarter 2009 68.1 69.1 68.8 70.0 79.0
Third quarter 2009 68.7 68.9 64.9 68.1 76.4
Fourth quarter 2009 71.3 70.3 77.9 70.9 78.3
First quarter 2010 74.4 72.1 80.0 73.7 77.8
Second quarter 2010 76.0 72.9 89.9 77.5 75.6
Capacity utilization rates: Part 2
  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 76.8  81.7  68.5  88.7  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 
Second quarter 2008 78.4  84.7  72.2  88.0  81.5  90.5  71.0  66.5  89.2  78.2  78.1 
Third quarter 2008 77.2  81.8  65.9  88.5  83.3  99.2  69.9  69.8  89.9  76.0  77.9 
Fourth quarter 2008 73.4  79.4  59.3  90.9  87.6  82.7  65.5  72.7  84.0  75.1  74.9 
First quarter 2009 66.8  71.1  47.5  80.6  76.8  73.9  59.0  70.3  79.1  76.2  69.6 
Second quarter 2009 65.4  65.3  48.5  82.3  73.9  67.8  58.2  63.5  75.9  74.6  68.7 
Third quarter 2009 67.7  63.3  56.3  85.4  76.6  67.9  62.4  58.5  77.3  74.1  73.0 
Fourth quarter 2009 70.7  64.8  60.2  87.7  77.5  78.7  67.7  56.1  84.1  75.1  76.7 
First quarter 2010 75.0  71.0  64.5  95.2  81.5  85.8  74.4  55.8  87.6  76.7  82.6 
Second quarter 2010 76.7  74.2  66.6  89.8  86.7  90.9  78.1  56.9  88.0  77.9  81.5 
Source(s):
Contact: X. Zhou (613-951-0457). CANSIM table: 028-0002.