Industrial capacity utilization rates, fourth quarter 2021

March 11, 2022, 8:39 a.m. (EST)

Canadian industries operated at 82.9% of their production capacity in the fourth quarter of 2021, up from 81.7% in the third quarter.

The increase in the fourth quarter was mainly driven by gains in the manufacturing sector—specifically, transportation equipment manufacturing—and in the construction sector.

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