China industrial capacity use reached 73.1% in Q3
China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported third-quarter capacity utilization of 73.1% on 19 October, up 0.1 percentage point quarter on quarter but down 1.5 points year on year.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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Manufacturing utilization was 73.3%, mining 69.5%, and electricity, heat, gas and water supply 72.6%. The bureau compiles the figures through a census of large and medium-sized firms and a sample survey of small firms.
Utilization in computer, communication and other electronic-equipment manufacturing stood at 80.2%. The bureau defines the measure as actual output relative to production capacity; the quarterly series is not seasonally adjusted.
Data
Third-quarter capacity utilization
Overall industrial rate 73.1%, with manufacturing and electronics subgroups
- Industry overall
- 73.1 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
- Computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing
- 80.2 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
Methodology
Quarterly capacity-utilization figures from China’s NBS; enterprise survey, not seasonally adjusted.
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