Canadian industries operated at 81.7% of their production capacity in the fourth quarter, down from 82.2% in the third quarter. This downturn in the fourth quarter was primarily attributable to declines in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector contracts Chart 1 Chart 1: Industrial capacity utilization in non-manufacturing industries Industrial capacity utilization in non-manufacturing industries Chart 1: Industrial capacity utilization in non-manufacturing industries Following two consecutive quarterly increases, capacity utilization in the ... (full story)