China Kapazitätsauslastung

China's industrial capacity utilization rate increased to 74.1 percent in Q1 of 2025 from 73.6 percent in the same period a year earlier. The increase was supported by faster rises in the manufacturing industry (74.1 percent vs 73.8 percent in Q1 of 2024) and electricity, heat, gas, and water supply (73.6 percent vs 71.2 percent). Meanwhile, the utilization rate for the mining sector slightly declined (74.6 percent vs 75 percent). In the December quarter, the industrial capacity utilization rate was at 76.2 percent. Last year, the industrial capacity utilization rate eased slightly to 75% from 75.1% in 2023.