Table 2
Industrial capacity utilization rates

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Industrial capacity utilization rates
  Fourth quarter 2009r Third quarter 2010r Fourth quarter 2010 Third quarter to fourth quarter 2010 Fourth quarter 2009 to fourth quarter 2010
        percentage point change
Total industrial 72.8 76.2 76.4 0.2 3.6
Forestry and logging 78.3 92.9 91.6 -1.3 13.3
Mining and oil and gas extraction 71.6 77.3 78.9 1.6 7.3
Oil and gas extraction 76.6 81.4 83.9 2.5 7.3
Mining 60.7 68.8 68.8 0.0 8.1
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 80.0 76.8 76.7 -0.1 -3.3
Construction 70.2 73.2 73.2 0.0 3.0
Manufacturing 73.3 76.8 76.7 -0.1 3.4
Food 81.5 80.5 79.1 -1.4 -2.4
Beverage and tobacco products 71.5 71.3 68.0 -3.3 -3.5
Beverage 73.7 73.3 69.7 -3.6 -4.0
Tobacco 61.3 62.5 59.7 -2.8 -1.6
Textile mills 76.1 76.8 79.3 2.5 3.2
Textile product mills 65.1 64.8 62.2 -2.6 -2.9
Clothing 68.6 78.5 85.3 6.8 16.7
Leather and allied products 56.1 64.3 77.5 13.2 21.4
Wood products 64.0 68.3 68.5 0.2 4.5
Paper 86.6 85.0 87.0 2.0 0.4
Printing and related support activities 71.5 69.8 69.6 -0.2 -1.9
Petroleum and coal products 79.1 79.1 75.4 -3.7 -3.7
Chemical 73.4 73.9 71.9 -2.0 -1.5
Plastics and rubber products 74.1 70.7 72.0 1.3 -2.1
Plastic products 73.4 68.8 69.6 0.8 -3.8
Rubber products 77.5 79.3 83.0 3.7 5.5
Non-metallic mineral products 69.4 75.9 74.6 -1.3 5.2
Primary metal 78.8 81.8 79.1 -2.7 0.3
Fabricated metal products 65.3 72.8 73.6 0.8 8.3
Machinery 65.9 76.9 79.3 2.4 13.4
Computer and electronic products 82.3 87.0 97.0 10.0 14.7
Electrical equipment, appliance and component 68.8 70.2 72.2 2.0 3.4
Transportation equipment 73.9 81.2 79.9 -1.3 6.0
Furniture and related products 68.4 71.5 70.8 -0.7 2.4
Miscellaneous manufacturing 70.8 76.0 77.3 1.3 6.5
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