Capacity utilization Canada in Canada

Statistics Canada · Quarterly · Importance

78.5% (Q4-25) ABS · % · Quarterly · CSV

Period	%
Oct 2025	78.5%
Jul 2025	78.9%
Apr 2025	78.0%
Jan 2025	78.5%
Oct 2024	78.4%
Jul 2024	78.5%
Apr 2024	78.9%
Jan 2024	78.5%
Oct 2023	79.2%
Jul 2023	80.0%
Apr 2023	80.5%
Jan 2023	80.7%
Oct 2022	80.5%
Jul 2022	81.2%
Apr 2022	81.5%
Jan 2022	80.8%
Oct 2021	80.1%
Jul 2021	79.5%
Apr 2021	80.1%
Jan 2021	79.9%
Oct 2020	78.4%
Jul 2020	76.3%
Apr 2020	69.6%
Jan 2020	79.4%
Oct 2019	80.0%
Jul 2019	80.4%
Apr 2019	81.3%
Jan 2019	79.8%
Oct 2018	80.5%
Jul 2018	81.7%
Apr 2018	82.2%
Jan 2018	82.0%
Oct 2017	80.5%
Jul 2017	79.7%
Apr 2017	79.1%
Jan 2017	78.8%
Oct 2016	78.9%
Jul 2016	78.6%
Apr 2016	77.5%
Jan 2016	79.1%
Oct 2015	79.2%
Jul 2015	80.0%
Apr 2015	79.4%
Jan 2015	80.7%
Oct 2014	82.2%
Jul 2014	81.5%
Apr 2014	81.6%
Jan 2014	80.5%
Oct 2013	80.7%
Jul 2013	80.1%
Apr 2013	80.0%
Jan 2013	80.5%
Oct 2012	79.7%
Jul 2012	80.3%
Apr 2012	81.3%
Jan 2012	81.1%
Oct 2011	81.4%
Jul 2011	81.3%
Apr 2011	79.7%
Jan 2011	80.1%

Period	pp
Oct 2025	-0.4
Jul 2025	0.9
Apr 2025	-0.5
Jan 2025	0.1
Oct 2024	-0.1
Jul 2024	-0.4
Apr 2024	0.4
Jan 2024	-0.7
Oct 2023	-0.8
Jul 2023	-0.5
Apr 2023	-0.2
Jan 2023	0.2
Oct 2022	-0.7
Jul 2022	-0.3
Apr 2022	0.7
Jan 2022	0.7
Oct 2021	0.6
Jul 2021	-0.6
Apr 2021	0.2
Jan 2021	1.5
Oct 2020	2.1
Jul 2020	6.7
Apr 2020	-9.8
Jan 2020	-0.6
Oct 2019	-0.4
Jul 2019	-0.9
Apr 2019	1.5
Jan 2019	-0.7
Oct 2018	-1.2
Jul 2018	-0.5
Apr 2018	0.2
Jan 2018	1.5
Oct 2017	0.8
Jul 2017	0.6
Apr 2017	0.3
Jan 2017	-0.1
Oct 2016	0.3
Jul 2016	1.1
Apr 2016	-1.6
Jan 2016	-0.1
Oct 2015	-0.8
Jul 2015	0.6
Apr 2015	-1.3
Jan 2015	-1.5
Oct 2014	0.7
Jul 2014	-0.1
Apr 2014	1.1
Jan 2014	-0.2
Oct 2013	0.6
Jul 2013	0.1
Apr 2013	-0.5
Jan 2013	0.8
Oct 2012	-0.6
Jul 2012	-1.0
Apr 2012	0.2
Jan 2012	-0.3
Oct 2011	0.1
Jul 2011	1.6
Apr 2011	-0.4
Jan 2011	0.7

Period	pp
Oct 2025	0.1
Jul 2025	0.4
Apr 2025	-0.9
Jan 2025	0.0
Oct 2024	-0.8
Jul 2024	-1.5
Apr 2024	-1.6
Jan 2024	-2.2
Oct 2023	-1.3
Jul 2023	-1.2
Apr 2023	-1.0
Jan 2023	-0.1
Oct 2022	0.4
Jul 2022	1.7
Apr 2022	1.4
Jan 2022	0.9
Oct 2021	1.7
Jul 2021	3.2
Apr 2021	10.5
Jan 2021	0.5
Oct 2020	-1.6
Jul 2020	-4.1
Apr 2020	-11.7
Jan 2020	-0.4
Oct 2019	-0.5
Jul 2019	-1.3
Apr 2019	-0.9
Jan 2019	-2.2
Oct 2018	0.0
Jul 2018	2.0
Apr 2018	3.1
Jan 2018	3.2
Oct 2017	1.6
Jul 2017	1.1
Apr 2017	1.6
Jan 2017	-0.3
Oct 2016	-0.3
Jul 2016	-1.4
Apr 2016	-1.9
Jan 2016	-1.6
Oct 2015	-3.0
Jul 2015	-1.5
Apr 2015	-2.2
Jan 2015	0.2
Oct 2014	1.5
Jul 2014	1.4
Apr 2014	1.6
Jan 2014	0.0
Oct 2013	1.0
Jul 2013	-0.2
Apr 2013	-1.3
Jan 2013	-0.6
Oct 2012	-1.7
Jul 2012	-1.0
Apr 2012	1.6
Jan 2012	1.0
Oct 2011	2.0
Jul 2011	2.0
Apr 2011	0.7
Jan 2011	2.3

About this indicator

Source

Statistics Canada

Frequency

Quarterly

Release

Some two to five months after the reference quarter ends (08:30 Toronto time)

What it is

Measures the share of installed productive capacity that Canadian industries are actually using during the quarter. Published by Statistics Canada, it covers total industry, including manufacturing, mining, energy and construction.

How it's calculated

Statistics Canada compares each industry's actual output with its maximum sustainable capacity (the Industrial Capacity Utilisation Rate), reporting the result as a seasonally adjusted percentage drawn from surveys and production accounts.

Market implications

A high and rising rate tends to precede inflationary pressure and fresh investment in capacity, while a low reading points to slack and weak industrial demand. It is a gauge the Bank of Canada watches when setting interest rates.

Limitations

It is released with a considerable lag after the reference quarter, and the national aggregate can mask large differences between sectors, such as energy versus light manufacturing. It is also subject to revision.