Canada Data: 4Q-17 Cap Util +0.9 PPT to 86.0% Q/Q>

Release for:                   Fourth Quarter 2017

Source: Statistics Canada

Percentage of industrial capacity in use

                                                Yr-ago       % Point change:

                                 4Q-17   3Q-17   4Q-16     q/q     y/y

Total industrial                   86.0    85.1    81.4     0.9     4.6

Logging, forestry                  84.5    83.9    89.0     0.6    -4.5

Mining, quarrying, oil             81.6    80.7    77.2     0.9     4.4

 Oil and gas extraction            83.0    81.5    79.5     1.5     3.5

 Mining                            77.3    78.3    70.4    -1.0     6.9

Electric power                     88.3    88.2    83.5     0.1     4.8

Construction                       91.0    89.5    84.6     1.5     6.4

Manufacturing                      86.1    85.4    82.3     0.7     3.8

 Food                              88.5    87.9    85.1     0.6     3.4

 Beverages, tobacco                83.4    82.0    82.7     1.4     0.7

  Beverages                        87.7    86.4    86.5     1.3     1.2

  Tobacco                          62.4    59.5    64.0     2.9    -1.6

Textiles                           82.7    81.3    79.3     1.4     3.4

 Textile Mills                     89.9    89.7    88.8     0.2     1.1

 Textile Product Mills             76.8    74.5    71.4     2.3     5.4

 Clothing                          74.7    73.8    70.0     0.9     4.7

 Leather                           71.0    81.8    86.5   -10.8   -15.5

 Wood Products                     94.5    90.3    89.5     4.2     5.0

 Paper                             95.3    93.8    89.3     1.5     6.0

Printing                           71.4    73.9    71.9    -2.5    -0.5

 Petroleum and Coal                92.9    91.1    81.7     1.8    11.2

 Chemical                          88.1    91.5    89.4    -3.4    -1.3

 Plastics and Rubber               94.0    93.8    88.8     0.2     5.2

  Plastics                         93.5    93.7    89.8    -0.2     3.7

  Rubber                           96.2    94.4    84.1     1.8    12.1

 Non-metallic minerals             80.5    81.0    73.4    -0.5     7.1

 Primary metals                    82.7    80.1    76.9     2.6     5.8

 Fabricated metal products         79.3    78.4    71.6     0.9     7.7

 Machinery                         90.2    89.1    77.4     1.1    12.8

 Computers                         87.8    85.8    82.9     2.0     4.9

 Electrical equipment              77.4    78.4    74.7    -1.0     2.7

 Transportation equipment          83.6    81.9    86.3     1.7    -2.7

 Furniture                         87.6    88.7    87.5    -1.1     0.1

 Miscellaneous                     75.5    81.5    79.8    -6.0    -4.3

Percentage point changes are calculated by MNI.

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

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