# 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.

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- Published: 2026-10-21T00:44:00+00:00
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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

Methodology: Quarterly capacity-utilization figures from China’s NBS; enterprise survey, not seasonally adjusted.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry overall | 73.1 | percent | 2026-09 | observed |
| Computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing | 80.2 | percent | 2026-09 | observed |

Sources: <https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfbhjd/202610/t20261019_1965611.html> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-capacity-use-q3-2026/data/china-q3-capacity-utilization?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/china-industrial-capacity-use-q3-2026/data/china-q3-capacity-utilization?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [National Bureau of Statistics of China](<https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfbhjd/202610/t20261019_1965611.html>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-19)

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