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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
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