China Capacity Utilization

Last Release

Dec 31, 2024

Actual

76.2

Units In

75.1

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Apr 16, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 26 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
78.4 Jun 2021	67.3 Mar 2020	75.49 %	2013-2024	National Bureau of Statistics of China

In China, Capacity Utilization is the difference between the potential and actual use of an input. Capacity utilization is high when actual output is close to potential output because the most use is being made of labor and capital. The survey includes about 90,000 industrial enterprises.

Latest Updates

China's industrial capacity utilization rate increased to 76.2% in Q4 of 2024, up from 75.9% in the same period a year earlier, marking the highest rate since Q4 of 2021. The industrial capacity utilization rate accelerated for both manufacturing (76.4% vs. 76.0% in Q4 of 2023) and electricity, heat, gas, and water supply (74.8% vs. 74.4%), while moderating for mining (75.6% vs. 77.1% in Q4 of 2023). In Q3, the industrial capacity utilization rate stood at 75.1%. For the full year of 2024, capacity utilization averaged 75%, little changed from 75.1% in 2023.