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Table 23.5 Industrial capacity utilization rates, 1994 to 2008
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | |||||||||||||||
| All industries | 83.0 | 82.1 | 82.0 | 83.6 | 84.6 | 86.0 | 87.0 | 84.3 | 85.4 | 84.2 | 84.8 | 84.1 | 82.8 | 82.1 | 78.0 |
| Manufacturing | 83.5 | 83.9 | 82.8 | 83.6 | 84.3 | 85.8 | 86.0 | 81.7 | 82.9 | 81.5 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 78.1 |
| Food | 82.0 | 81.6 | 79.6 | 79.0 | 80.7 | 80.1 | 80.9 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 80.6 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 81.0 |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 79.6 | 82.6 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 83.2 | 81.7 | 79.5 | 80.7 | 77.2 | 72.3 | 75.6 | 75.8 | 74.1 | 71.5 | 69.8 |
| Textile mills and textile product mills | 82.1 | 81.1 | 77.3 | 80.2 | 82.7 | 84.4 | 82.6 | 78.1 | 79.4 | 77.4 | 78.4 | 77.5 | 74.3 | 75.4 | 72.2 |
| Clothing | 80.4 | 81.0 | 83.0 | 85.1 | 84.1 | 85.6 | 85.0 | 82.0 | 82.8 | 80.1 | 79.5 | 74.4 | 76.0 | 76.0 | 68.9 |
| Leather and allied products | 74.9 | 74.0 | 75.4 | 80.1 | 77.6 | 74.1 | 78.5 | 74.5 | 73.8 | 71.6 | 72.0 | 67.6 | 76.4 | 77.8 | 73.8 |
| Paper | 91.1 | 86.7 | 86.4 | 84.5 | 86.5 | 83.9 | 85.1 | 82.0 | 87.0 | 88.2 | 92.1 | 90.6 | 85.6 | 79.0 | 71.6 |
| Printing and related support activities | 94.3 | 92.0 | 89.1 | 90.4 | 86.1 | 91.1 | 92.1 | 88.6 | 90.6 | 91.1 | 91.1 | 89.4 | 88.3 | 87.4 | 84.8 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 76.5 | 77.8 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 79.8 | 80.6 | 79.8 | 76.8 | 74.0 | 75.3 | 74.4 | 75.2 | 74.8 | 73.5 | 73.0 |
| Chemicals | 87.3 | 89.5 | 92.8 | 93.1 | 95.5 | 94.4 | 92.7 | 94.9 | 96.5 | 95.4 | 93.9 | 88.3 | 83.2 | 82.5 | 80.8 |
| Plastics and rubber products | 84.7 | 85.2 | 86.3 | 80.2 | 81.2 | 80.9 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.5 | 80.2 | 79.8 | 82.0 | 81.0 |
| Wood products | 85.0 | 81.0 | 81.6 | 83.2 | 84.4 | 86.8 | 84.3 | 84.0 | 88.7 | 88.4 | 90.0 | 82.8 | 79.6 | 76.6 | 74.1 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 74.4 | 75.5 | 76.7 | 83.4 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 82.1 | 83.8 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 81.9 | 85.0 | 81.4 |
| Primary metals | 93.1 | 88.3 | 88.0 | 89.0 | 93.8 | 91.1 | 90.9 | 86.2 | 87.8 | 88.4 | 91.8 | 91.5 | 91.9 | 92.1 | 91.5 |
| Fabricated metal products | 80.0 | 78.2 | 79.6 | 80.0 | 80.8 | 85.7 | 84.1 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 75.9 | 79.8 | 80.6 | 81.4 | 86.0 | 81.2 |
| Machinery | 81.0 | 85.4 | 80.1 | 84.8 | 80.5 | 80.0 | 83.6 | 78.5 | 78.9 | 78.1 | 80.8 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 83.5 | 84.6 |
| Computer and electronic products | 77.3 | 84.9 | 76.2 | 79.3 | 85.0 | 90.8 | 96.6 | 72.1 | 66.8 | 69.6 | 80.8 | 85.3 | 87.0 | 88.1 | 87.5 |
| Electrical equipment, appliances and components | 82.4 | 79.4 | 83.6 | 85.2 | 91.0 | 93.7 | 92.5 | 76.3 | 74.0 | 73.6 | 77.3 | 76.3 | 79.7 | 83.6 | 83.0 |
| Transportation equipment | 81.9 | 86.2 | 84.8 | 86.4 | 86.4 | 89.5 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 88.1 | 83.3 | 85.0 | 87.3 | 86.2 | 86.8 | 69.3 |
| Furniture and related products | 79.2 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 82.5 | 83.1 | 84.5 | 84.8 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 79.8 | 79.3 | 81.3 | 80.4 | 81.2 | 77.1 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 80.4 | 73.6 | 76.3 | 85.2 | 88.5 | 88.2 | 83.5 | 80.3 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 79.6 | 77.3 | 78.2 |
| Note: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 1997. | |||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 028-0002. | |||||||||||||||
