China’s Industrial Capacity Use Falls to Six-Year Low as Coal, Chemicals Weaken
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Workers assemble batteries for new-energy vehicles in Liuzhou, Guangxi, on July 8, 2026. Photo: VCG
China’s industrial capacity utilization fell to a six-year low in the second quarter of 2026, weighed down mainly by weakness in the coal and petrochemical sectors.
The utilization rate for industrial enterprises above a designated size dropped to 73%, down 0.6 percentage point from the first quarter and 1 percentage point lower than a year earlier, according to data released Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics.
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