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Industrial capacity utilization rates
  Third quarter 2007r Fourth quarter 2007 Third quarter to fourth quarter 2007 2006r 2007 2006 to 2007
      annual average
  % % point change % % point change
Total industrial 83.4 81.8 -1.6 84.1 83.3 -0.8
Forestry and logging 77.2 79.6 2.4 83.8 80.9 -2.9
Mining and oil and gas extraction 81.9 79.4 -2.5 82.0 81.1 -0.9
Oil and gas extraction 83.6 80.2 -3.4 81.4 82.7 1.3
Mining 77.5 77.2 -0.3 83.9 76.8 -7.1
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 87.0 88.3 1.3 86.0 87.5 1.5
Construction 86.5 85.5 -1.0 88.9 86.9 -2.0
Manufacturing 82.4 80.3 -2.1 82.8 82.2 -0.6
Food 80.4 79.0 -1.4 80.1 80.1 0.0
Beverage and tobacco products 72.9 72.8 -0.1 74.0 74.1 0.1
Beverage 73.7 73.3 -0.4 76.0 75.2 -0.8
Tobacco 67.8 69.1 1.3 65.6 67.5 1.9
Textile mills 69.3 66.4 -2.9 71.4 69.3 -2.1
Textile product mills 81.3 79.9 -1.4 77.4 83.3 5.9
Clothing 76.9 70.4 -6.5 76.0 74.1 -1.9
Leather and allied products 76.5 84.6 8.1 76.4 80.6 4.2
Wood products 76.2 71.0 -5.2 85.6 77.3 -8.3
Paper 88.2 86.6 -1.6 88.3 88.3 0.0
Printing and related support activities 79.3 80.6 1.3 74.8 77.2 2.4
Petroleum and coal products 85.3 78.8 -6.5 83.2 84.6 1.4
Chemical 79.3 78.3 -1.0 79.8 79.2 -0.6
Plastics and rubber products 77.6 73.4 -4.2 79.7 75.6 -4.1
Plastic products 76.1 71.8 -4.3 77.9 74.1 -3.8
Rubber products 84.0 80.5 -3.5 87.3 82.0 -5.3
Non-metallic mineral products 81.6 79.0 -2.6 81.9 81.8 -0.1
Primary metal 89.6 91.4 1.8 91.9 90.9 -1.0
Fabricated metal products 83.0 82.2 -0.8 81.4 83.3 1.9
Machinery 83.8 82.2 -1.6 82.9 83.5 0.6
Computer and electronic products 88.3 86.1 -2.2 87.0 88.1 1.1
Electrical equipment, appliance and component 77.2 74.3 -2.9 79.7 77.8 -1.9
Transportation equipment 86.4 83.4 -3.0 86.2 85.1 -1.1
Furniture and related products 79.9 77.8 -2.1 80.4 81.2 0.8
Miscellaneous manufacturing 81.8 79.4 -2.4 79.6 84.0 4.4
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