Canada Data: 3Q-17 Cap Util +0.7 to 85.0% Q/Q>

Release for:                   Third Quarter 2017

Source: Statistics Canada

Percentage of industrial capacity in use

                                                Yr-ago    % Point change:

                                 3Q-17   2Q-17   3Q-16     q/q     y/y

Total industrial                   85.0    84.3    80.7     0.7     4.3

Logging, forestry                  81.4    86.1    94.9    -4.7   -13.5

Mining, quarrying, oil             81.0    80.7    76.3     0.3     4.7

 Oil and gas extraction            81.5    81.8    79.8    -0.3     1.7

 Mining                            79.5    77.6    66.4     1.9    13.1

Electric power                     88.9    85.2    84.9     3.7     4.0

Construction                       89.1    87.6    83.4     1.5     5.7

Manufacturing                      85.2    85.1    81.6     0.1     3.6

 Food                              87.2    87.8    84.2    -0.6     3.0

 Beverages, tobacco                83.0    83.1    84.0    -0.1    -1.0

  Beverages                        87.7    87.6    88.3     0.1    -0.6

  Tobacco                          59.2    60.0    62.8    -0.8    -3.6

Textiles                           82.3    84.5    72.8    -2.2     9.5

 Textile Mills                     92.0    91.3    78.8     0.7    13.2

 Textile Product Mills             74.2    78.8    67.8    -4.6     6.4

 Clothing                          76.7    75.4    69.6     1.3     7.1

 Leather                           87.7    95.5    79.9    -7.8     7.8

 Wood Products                     89.2    89.0    87.4     0.2     1.8

 Paper                             91.7    90.9    85.7     0.8     6.0

Printing                           74.3    73.9    72.6     0.4     1.7

 Petroleum and Coal                91.1    91.3    84.9    -0.2     6.2

 Chemical                          88.8    88.6    87.0     0.2     1.8

 Plastics and Rubber               93.3    92.1    86.4     1.2     6.9

  Plastics                         93.5    92.6    86.5     0.9     7.0

  Rubber                           92.6    89.8    85.7     2.8     6.9

 Non-metallic minerals             81.4    76.7    71.1     4.7    10.3

 Primary metals                    77.5    77.5    78.9     0.0    -1.4

 Fabricated metal products         79.3    78.4    71.8     0.9     7.5

 Machinery                         91.3    88.6    73.8     2.7    17.5

 Computers                         84.2    82.4    81.3     1.8     2.9

 Electrical equipment              78.5    76.1    73.7     2.4     4.8

 Transportation equipment          83.0    86.6    87.3    -3.6    -4.3

 Furniture                         88.7    89.2    86.4    -0.5     2.3

 Miscellaneous                     79.9    77.6    78.2     2.3     1.7

Percentage point changes are calculated by MNI.

--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yndiaye@mni-news.com

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