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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