Canada Manufacturing Capacity Utilization Rates

by Eduardo Petazze
StatCan has released data about the industrial capacity utilization rates for the 2nd quarter 2013
The second part of the table below includes information derived (GDP and installed capacity in manufacturing) in order to analyze the potential of generating
added value of Canadian manufacturing.
In general there is a retraction of the potential to create value in the various branches of manufacturing.
Canada Capacity Utilization rates
Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q1 Y/Y Q2 Y/Y
-2.6%
-3.3%
Manufacturing
79.3
78.5
79.9
81.3
81.5
81.9
81.4
79.4
79.4
79.2
Food manufacturing
80.1
80.5
79.4
79.0
77.9
78.1
76.9
74.3
75.3
73.7
-3.3%
-5.6%
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
71.6
69.5
72.6
71.0
70.7
71.2
71.7
71.2
73.3
76.3
3.7%
7.2%
Textiles
70.3
71.2
70.5
71.4
74.1
72.5
72.2
62.7
63.4
63.8 -14.4% -12.0%
Clothing manufacturing
74.8
74.7
76.7
77.0
76.1
73.3
71.5
66.8
63.9
64.0 -16.0% -12.7%
Leather and allied product manufacturing
68.2
69.1
75.3
75.8
78.3
72.6
70.9
65.4
60.0
60.1 -23.4% -17.2%
Wood product manufacturing
74.2
74.5
74.6
77.2
80.0
81.5
82.2
83.1
87.8
88.3
9.8%
8.3%
Paper manufacturing
90.1
87.7
87.5
86.2
84.3
88.4
85.2
87.7
88.9
87.1
5.5%
-1.5%
Printing and related support activities
71.1
70.0
67.9
67.3
68.3
69.3
68.7
70.8
70.7
69.5
3.5%
0.3%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
82.7
78.0
78.6
78.8
78.7
77.9
79.5
81.6
77.9
76.3
-1.0%
-2.1%
Chemical manufacturing
76.1
75.0
78.3
78.5
79.7
77.8
79.4
78.6
80.1
82.8
0.5%
6.4%
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
75.3
75.9
77.3
80.4
80.0
78.9
78.4
75.8
76.2
77.2
-4.8%
-2.2%
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing
77.9
74.8
75.5
75.6
72.3
74.6
73.1
71.2
63.7
67.9 -11.9%
-9.0%
Primary metal manufacturing
82.6
83.8
86.6
87.4
86.0
84.1
82.1
79.8
79.7
72.5
-7.3% -13.8%
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
77.0
76.9
77.8
79.5
82.3
81.6
81.7
79.6
78.6
77.5
-4.5%
-5.0%
Machinery manufacturing
76.9
80.0
82.8
87.2
88.1
86.9
83.3
77.4
77.2
76.1 -12.4% -12.4%
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
88.6
90.6
90.0
89.1
83.1
83.2
84.1
82.9
82.8
80.3
-0.4%
-3.5%
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing
80.6
79.1
78.4
81.1
81.9
81.3
81.4
81.7
85.1
85.5
3.9%
5.2%
Transportation equipment manufacturing
83.5
79.4
83.4
87.6
89.7
92.4
92.6
88.4
85.9
88.3
-4.2%
-4.4%
Furniture and related product manufacturing
74.3
74.6
73.6
74.6
74.9
77.5
76.5
76.6
78.0
78.0
4.1%
0.6%
Miscellaneous manufacturing
83.3
80.5
82.2
78.8
76.1
76.8
78.1
76.6
81.0
80.6
6.4%
4.9%
The following table derived (GDP and installed capacity in manufacturing) is experimental:
Gross value added potential Million (2007) CAD - SAAR
Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q1 Y/Y Q2 Y/Y
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 2011Y/Y 2012Y/Y
0.3%
0.2% 224,856 233,617 213,239 209,642 208,267 208,411 -0.66% 0.07%
Manufacturing
208,833 208,285
Food manufacturing
28,654
28,812
3.7%
3.9%
25,599
27,462
26,241
27,311
27,269
28,011 -0.15% 2.72%
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
7,856
7,843
-1.1%
-1.3%
8,617
9,055
8,067
8,107
7,997
7,938 -1.36% -0.74%
Textiles, clothing, leather and allied product mfg. (as difference)
2,733
2,148 -25.8% -33.8%
5,522
6,507
6,180
4,716
4,467
3,251 -5.30% -27.22%
Wood product manufacturing
9,874
9,837
-3.8%
-3.2%
12,192
12,477
11,681
10,686
10,528
10,133 -1.49% -3.75%
Paper manufacturing
7,365
7,328
-6.0%
-4.4%
10,610
9,817
8,644
8,080
7,927
7,659 -1.90% -3.39%
Printing and related support activities
6,961
6,991
0.3%
1.1%
8,189
8,050
7,085
6,945
6,917
6,935 -0.41% 0.26%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
8,918
8,915
-0.2%
-0.8%
8,509
9,183
9,172
8,718
8,774
9,011 0.64% 2.70%
Chemical manufacturing
15,048
15,068
-1.5%
-0.9%
16,696
17,211
16,560
15,933
15,663
15,174 -1.69% -3.13%
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
10,592
10,607
0.6%
0.2%
12,460
12,112
9,819
10,940
10,663
10,569 -2.53% -0.88%
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing
7,960
7,727
0.6%
-1.9%
7,593
7,979
7,789
7,790
7,761
7,888 -0.37% 1.64%
Primary metal manufacturing
16,637
17,125
9.6%
11.0%
16,725
16,553
14,323
15,787
15,048
15,766 -4.68% 4.78%
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
16,443
16,431
1.1%
0.9%
16,644
17,144
17,097
16,128
16,184
16,324 0.34% 0.87%
Machinery manufacturing
18,104
18,132
3.4%
3.6%
16,661
17,087
15,852
16,969
17,345
17,693 2.21% 2.01%
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
8,343
8,343
-4.7%
-4.0%
8,821
8,755
8,455
8,475
8,697
8,580 2.62% -1.34%
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing
4,980
4,957
-1.0%
-2.2%
4,432
4,864
5,064
5,035
5,085
5,047 0.99% -0.76%
Transportation equipment manufacturing
27,529
27,165
-1.2%
-2.3%
33,272
38,106
30,105
27,417
27,369
27,772 -0.18% 1.47%
Furniture and related product manufacturing
5,702
5,668
-1.5%
-2.5%
6,830
6,570
6,114
5,831
5,795
5,769 -0.62% -0.44%
Miscellaneous manufacturing
5,133
5,187
7.2%
6.9%
5,485
4,686
4,990
4,772
4,779
4,891 0.15% 2.35%

PS:
Also see Stephen S. Poloz (BoC) speechs on Returning to Natural Economic Growth