OTTAWA--Canada's industrial capacity utilization rate rose modestly during the final quarter of 2024, supported by a recovery in the construction industry as building activity has picked up. Overall, ...

OTTAWA--Canada's industrial-capacity utilization rate dropped in the fourth quarter, reflecting weaker activity in the construction sector. Overall, industries in the country operated at 78.5% of ...

Canadian industries operated at 78.5% of their production capacity in the fourth quarter of 2025, a decrease from 78.9% in the third quarter, which was revised upward by 0.4 percentage points.

The average utilization rate (or capacity factor) for the entire U.S. fleet of combined-cycle natural gas turbine (CCGT) electric power plants has risen as the operating efficiency of new CCGT units ...