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Table 1 Industrial capacity utilization rates
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| Fourth quarter 2008r | First quarter 2009r | Second quarter 2009 | Fourth quarter 2008 to first quarter 2009 | First to second quarter 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | percentage point change | ||||
| Total industrial | 75.4 | 70.2 | 67.4 | -5.2 | -2.8 |
| Forestry and logging | 74.3 | 72.0 | 64.2 | -2.3 | -7.8 |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction | 75.1 | 71.5 | 68.2 | -3.6 | -3.3 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 76.8 | 78.0 | 76.1 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
| Mining | 71.0 | 56.5 | 50.2 | -14.5 | -6.3 |
| Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | 82.8 | 80.6 | 78.8 | -2.2 | -1.8 |
| Construction | 76.8 | 73.0 | 71.1 | -3.8 | -1.9 |
| Manufacturing | 74.0 | 67.1 | 64.2 | -6.9 | -2.9 |
| Food | 80.5 | 81.5 | 81.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 72.5 | 73.7 | 70.3 | 1.2 | -3.4 |
| Beverage | 73.5 | 73.9 | 70.4 | 0.4 | -3.5 |
| Tobacco | 66.1 | 72.2 | 70.0 | 6.1 | -2.2 |
| Textile mills | 65.3 | 59.3 | 54.2 | -6.0 | -5.1 |
| Textile product mills | 75.0 | 64.5 | 53.4 | -10.5 | -11.1 |
| Clothing | 70.6 | 67.8 | 60.8 | -2.8 | -7.0 |
| Leather and allied products | 76.7 | 77.7 | 71.4 | 1.0 | -6.3 |
| Wood products | 69.3 | 62.2 | 59.2 | -7.1 | -3.0 |
| Paper | 81.3 | 77.0 | 73.1 | -4.3 | -3.9 |
| Printing and related support activities | 69.7 | 66.1 | 63.6 | -3.6 | -2.5 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 79.7 | 79.5 | 76.7 | -0.2 | -2.8 |
| Chemical | 78.8 | 74.7 | 72.7 | -4.1 | -2.0 |
| Plastics and rubber products | 68.5 | 61.6 | 57.4 | -6.9 | -4.2 |
| Plastic products | 67.3 | 60.4 | 56.8 | -6.9 | -3.6 |
| Rubber products | 74.2 | 67.1 | 60.3 | -7.1 | -6.8 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 77.6 | 65.0 | 62.8 | -12.6 | -2.2 |
| Primary metal | 84.1 | 72.1 | 61.9 | -12.0 | -10.2 |
| Fabricated metal products | 77.2 | 70.1 | 65.9 | -7.1 | -4.2 |
| Machinery | 81.8 | 74.0 | 67.0 | -7.8 | -7.0 |
| Computer and electronic products | 85.4 | 81.9 | 80.7 | -3.5 | -1.2 |
| Electrical equipment, appliance and component | 85.2 | 76.5 | 74.1 | -8.7 | -2.4 |
| Transportation equipment | 59.0 | 46.9 | 46.0 | -12.1 | -0.9 |
| Furniture and related products | 74.1 | 66.9 | 63.5 | -7.2 | -3.4 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 78.6 | 75.4 | 75.3 | -3.2 | -0.1 |
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