According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on October 18th, the utilization rate of industrial capacity above designated size in China was 75.1%, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points from the same period last year and an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the second quarter. Among them, the production capacity interest rate of the oil and gas extraction industry was 90.2%, and that of the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry was 76%.

For the three major categories, in the third quarter of 2024, the capacity utilization rate of the mining industry was 74.6%; that of manufacturing capacity was 75.2%; that of electricity, heat, gas, and water production and supply industries was 74.3%.

In terms of major industries, in the third quarter of 2024, the capacity utilization rate was 72.7 % in the coal mining and washing industry, 70.7% in the food manufacturing industry, 77.9% in the textile industry, 61.7% in the non-metallic mineral products industry, 77.4% in the black metal smelting and rolling processing industry, 78.4% in the non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry, 78.7% in the general equipment manufacturing industry, 75.8% in the special equipment manufacturing industry, 73.2% in the automobile manufacturing industry, 75.6% in the electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry, 77.9% in the computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing industry, 90.2% in the oil and gas mining industry, 76% in the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industry.