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Industrial capacity utilization rates
Second quarter 2007r
First quarter 2008r
Second quarter 2008
Second quarter 2007 to second quarter 2008
First quarter to second quarter 2008
%
percentage point change
Total industrial
84.1
79.6
78.9
-5.2
-0.7
Forestry and logging
81.7
76.8
74.8
-6.9
-2.0
Mining and oil and gas extraction
81.5
79.5
78.6
-2.9
-0.9
Oil and gas extraction
84.6
81.0
80.8
-3.8
-0.2
Mining
73.0
75.7
73.1
0.1
-2.6
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
88.4
86.2
84.7
-3.7
-1.5
Construction
87.0
83.9
83.1
-3.9
-0.8
Manufacturing
83.3
77.2
76.7
-6.6
-0.5
Food
80.7
77.9
78.7
-2.0
0.8
Beverage and tobacco products
76.9
70.3
70.9
-6.0
0.6
Beverage
78.1
69.8
70.1
-8.0
0.3
Tobacco
69.6
74.1
76.0
6.4
1.9
Textile mills
71.1
62.8
63.6
-7.5
0.8
Textile product mills
87.0
76.6
72.3
-14.7
-4.3
Clothing
75.8
68.0
65.5
-10.3
-2.5
Leather and allied products
81.2
79.2
71.8
-9.4
-7.4
Wood products
80.6
66.8
65.0
-15.6
-1.8
Paper
89.5
85.0
83.8
-5.7
-1.2
Printing and related support activities
75.9
77.7
76.8
0.9
-0.9
Petroleum and coal products
85.3
77.7
82.9
-2.4
5.2
Chemical
81.3
74.9
75.4
-5.9
0.5
Plastics and rubber products
77.4
66.9
63.9
-13.5
-3.0
Plastic products
76.2
64.8
62.0
-14.2
-2.8
Rubber products
82.6
76.3
72.6
-10.0
-3.7
Non-metallic mineral products
84.5
72.3
72.4
-12.1
0.1
Primary metal
91.2
92.4
91.7
0.5
-0.7
Fabricated metal products
85.7
79.3
77.8
-7.9
-1.5
Machinery
84.8
80.5
84.5
-0.3
4.0
Computer and electronic products
89.6
85.7
87.8
-1.8
2.1
Electrical equipment, appliance and component
79.5
73.9
74.3
-5.2
0.4
Transportation equipment
84.0
76.9
74.5
-9.5
-2.4
Furniture and related products
83.1
74.4
72.9
-10.2
-1.5
Miscellaneous manufacturing
85.5
81.7
80.3
-5.2
-1.4