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Table 1 Industrial capacity utilization rates
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| Third quarter 2008r | Fourth quarter 2008 | Third quarter to fourth quarter 2008 | 2007r | 2008 | 2007 to 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual average | ||||||
| % | percentage point change | % | percentage point change | |||
| Total industrial | 78.1 | 74.7 | -3.4 | 82.1 | 77.8 | -4.3 |
| Forestry and logging | 71.1 | 73.5 | 2.4 | 80.9 | 74.6 | -6.3 |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction | 75.5 | 74.7 | -1.1 | 79.2 | 75.4 | -3.8 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 77.3 | 76.9 | -0.4 | 80.2 | 77.4 | -2.8 |
| Mining | 72.4 | 69.8 | -2.6 | 76.3 | 70.8 | -5.5 |
| Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | 85.2 | 82.5 | -2.7 | 88.9 | 85.4 | -3.5 |
| Construction | 76.6 | 74.4 | -2.2 | 80.3 | 76.7 | -3.6 |
| Manufacturing | 78.8 | 73.8 | -5.0 | 82.9 | 78.1 | -4.8 |
| Food | 81.4 | 79.3 | -2.1 | 80.1 | 81.0 | 0.9 |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 70.6 | 72.7 | 2.1 | 71.5 | 69.9 | -1.6 |
| Beverage | 71.2 | 74.0 | 2.8 | 72.6 | 70.3 | -2.3 |
| Tobacco | 66.6 | 64.8 | -1.8 | 65.2 | 67.0 | 1.8 |
| Textile mills | 65.9 | 67.5 | 1.6 | 69.5 | 65.5 | -4.0 |
| Textile product mills | 78.9 | 76.1 | -2.8 | 81.5 | 79.6 | -1.9 |
| Clothing | 68.9 | 70.0 | 1.1 | 76.0 | 68.9 | -7.1 |
| Leather and allied products | 70.2 | 78.1 | 7.9 | 77.8 | 73.8 | -4.0 |
| Wood products | 72.2 | 69.3 | -2.9 | 79.0 | 71.6 | -7.4 |
| Paper | 86.8 | 81.2 | -5.6 | 87.4 | 84.8 | -2.6 |
| Printing and related support activities | 73.0 | 71.2 | -1.8 | 73.5 | 73.0 | -0.5 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 81.0 | 78.7 | -2.3 | 82.5 | 80.8 | -1.7 |
| Chemical | 82.8 | 77.0 | -5.8 | 82.0 | 81.0 | -1.0 |
| Plastics and rubber products | 74.0 | 69.3 | -4.7 | 76.6 | 74.1 | -2.5 |
| Plastic products | 73.0 | 67.9 | -5.1 | 75.1 | 72.9 | -2.2 |
| Rubber products | 78.8 | 75.9 | -2.9 | 83.9 | 79.6 | -4.3 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 84.5 | 78.9 | -5.6 | 85.0 | 81.4 | -3.6 |
| Primary metal | 95.8 | 85.4 | -10.4 | 92.1 | 91.5 | -0.6 |
| Fabricated metal products | 80.6 | 77.8 | -2.8 | 86.0 | 81.2 | -4.8 |
| Machinery | 85.6 | 82.1 | -3.5 | 83.5 | 84.7 | 1.2 |
| Computer and electronic products | 87.7 | 85.9 | -1.8 | 88.1 | 87.5 | -0.6 |
| Electrical equipment, appliances and components | 83.9 | 85.5 | 1.6 | 83.6 | 83.0 | -0.6 |
| Transportation equipment | 68.4 | 58.1 | -10.3 | 86.8 | 69.3 | -17.5 |
| Furniture and related products | 77.8 | 74.9 | -2.9 | 81.2 | 77.1 | -4.1 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 80.2 | 77.8 | -2.4 | 77.3 | 78.2 | 0.9 |
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