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Table 1 Industrial capacity utilization rates

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Industrial capacity utilization rates
  First quarter 2008r Fourth quarter 2008r First quarter 2009 First quarter 2008 to first quarter 2009 Fourth quarter 2008 to first quarter 2009
  % percentage point change
Total industrial 79.8 74.9 69.3 -10.5 -5.6
Forestry and logging 77.6 74.9 72.6 -5.0 -2.3
Mining and oil and gas extraction 76.6 74.9 71.5 -5.1 -3.4
Oil and gas extraction 77.9 76.9 78.6 0.7 1.7
Mining 73.4 70.1 55.3 -18.1 -14.8
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 88.1 82.7 80.8 -7.3 -1.9
Construction 79.0 75.3 71.8 -7.2 -3.5
Manufacturing 80.1 73.7 65.9 -14.2 -7.8
Food 80.8 80.3 81.3 0.5 1.0
Beverage and tobacco products 66.3 72.8 75.4 9.1 2.6
Beverage 66.2 74.0 76.0 9.8 2.0
Tobacco 67.1 65.3 71.6 4.5 6.3
Textile mills 65.1 66.1 60.5 -4.6 -5.6
Textile product mills 83.4 74.6 65.6 -17.8 -9.0
Clothing 69.8 71.7 69.6 -0.2 -2.1
Leather and allied products 73.6 80.6 79.8 6.2 -0.8
Wood products 72.2 70.2 60.6 -11.6 -9.6
Paper 85.5 80.2 75.9 -9.6 -4.3
Printing and related support activities 75.7 68.3 64.3 -11.4 -4.0
Petroleum and coal products 80.2 77.3 77.8 -2.4 0.5
Chemical 81.2 78.0 74.4 -6.8 -3.6
Plastics and rubber products 77.2 67.9 61.8 -15.4 -6.1
Plastic products 75.9 66.4 60.2 -15.7 -6.2
Rubber products 83.4 74.6 69.6 -13.8 -5.0
Non-metallic mineral products 81.0 78.0 65.6 -15.4 -12.4
Primary metal 90.8 85.0 74.9 -15.9 -10.1
Fabricated metal products 84.3 77.2 70.5 -13.8 -6.7
Machinery 84.0 82.0 75.6 -8.4 -6.4
Computer and electronic products 88.1 86.1 83.3 -4.8 -2.8
Electrical equipment, appliance and component 81.2 85.3 76.2 -5.0 -9.1
Transportation equipment 77.5 58.3 42.5 -35.0 -15.8
Furniture and related products 78.3 74.3 66.9 -11.4 -7.4
Miscellaneous manufacturing 76.3 78.3 76.2 -0.1 -2.1
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