The Utilization Rate of National Industrial Capacity in the Second Quarter of 2023

National Bureau of Statistics of China 2023-07-18 10:00 Print| Large| Medium| Small

In the second quarter, the utilization rate of national industrial capacity was 74.5 percent, up 0.2 percentage point from the same period last year.

In terms of sectors, in the second quarter, the capacity utilization rate of the mining industry was 74.8 percent; the capacity utilization rate of manufacturing industry was 74.8 percent; the capacity utilization rate of production and supply of electricity, thermal power, gas and water was 71.4 percent.

In terms of major industries, in the second quarter, the capacity utilization rate of mining and washing of coal was 74.5 percent, manufacture of foods was 68.1 percent, textile industry was 76.9 percent, manufacture of raw chemical materials and chemical products was 74.3 percent, manufacture of non-metallic mineral products was 65.1 percent, smelting and pressing of ferrous metals was 79.0 percent, smelting and pressing of non-ferrous metals was 80.3 percent, manufacture of general purpose machinery was 79.7 percent, manufacture of special purpose machinery was 78.1 percent, manufacture of automobiles was 73.3 percent, manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus was 77.1 percent, and manufacture of computers, communication equipment and other electronic equipment was 74.6 percent.

The Utilization Rate of National Industrial Capacity in the Second Quarter of 2023

Indicators	Q2		the First Half Year
Indicators	Utilization Rate (%)	Increase or Decrease Rate (±%) Y/Y	Utilization Rate (%)	Increase or Decrease Rate (±%) Y/Y
Industry	74.5	-0.6	74.4	-1.0
Of which: Mining	74.8	-1.9	75.0	-1.9
Manufacturing	74.8	-0.6	74.7	-1.0
Production and supply of electricity, thermal power, gas and water	71.4	0.8	71.7	-0.5
Of which: Mining and washing of coal	74.5	0.2	74.1	-0.5
Extraction of petroleum and natural gas	90.9	-1.4	91.0	-1.4
Manufacture of foods	68.1	-3.2	69.4	-2.1
Textile industry	76.9	-0.9	76.2	-1.8
Manufacture of raw chemical materials and chemical products	74.3	-3.4	74.9	-2.9
Manufacture of medicine	76.2	1.1	75.7	0.8
Manufacture of chemical fibers	84.1	0.3	83.2	-0.8
Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products	65.1	-1.6	64.5	-1.8
Smelting and pressing of ferrous metals	79.0	-0.2	78.5	0.4
Smelting and pressing of non-ferrous metals	80.3	1.3	79.0	0.0
Manufacture of general-purpose machinery	79.7	1.2	79.4	0.6
Manufacture of special-purpose machinery	78.1	0.6	77.5	-0.2
Manufacture of automobiles	73.3	4.2	72.7	2.0
Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus	77.1	1.1	76.5	-0.1
Manufacture of computers, communication equipment and other electronic equipment	74.6	-2.9	74.2	-3.0

Annotations:

1. Explanatory Notes

Capacity utilization rate: refers to the ratio of actual output to production capacity (both measured by value).

The actual output of the enterprise refers to the total industrial output value of the enterprise in the reporting period; the production capacity of the enterprise refers to the product output that the enterprise can achieve and can maintain for a long time when the production equipment (machinery) maintains normal operation under the condition that the supply of labor, raw materials, fuel, transportation, etc. is guaranteed during the reporting period.

2. Survey Method and Statistical Coverage

A comprehensive survey of large and medium-sized enterprises and a sample survey of small and micro enterprises involved about 110,000 industrial enterprises.

Small and micro enterprises calculate the overall population according to the sampling method, and synthesize the survey data of large and medium-sized enterprises to calculate the utilization rate of national industrial capacity.

The survey is conducted on a quarterly basis and the data are not seasonally adjusted.

3. Standard on industrial classification

The Industrial Classification for National Economic Activities (GB/T4754－2017) was performed.