Table 1 
Industrial capacity utilization rates 

Industrial capacity utilization rates
  First quarter 2019 Fourth quarter 2019 First quarter 2020 Fourth quarter 2019 to first quarter 2020 First quarter 2019 to first quarter 2020
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Total industrial 81.0 81.4 79.8 -1.6 -1.2
Forestry and logging 80.7 67.2 68.2 1.0 -12.5
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction 77.0 77.8 77.8 0.0 0.8
Oil and gas extraction 80.0 81.8 81.5 -0.3 1.5
Mining and quarrying 70.9 69.4 69.9 0.5 -1.0
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 85.9 85.8 84.6 -1.2 -1.3
Construction 88.8 90.7 90.5 -0.2 1.7
Manufacturing 78.5 77.9 74.4 -3.5 -4.1
Food 79.7 81.0 78.7 -2.3 -1.0
Beverage and tobacco products 73.6 71.9 71.6 -0.3 -2.0
Beverage 74.5 72.2 71.6 -0.6 -2.9
Tobacco 68.7 69.6 71.6 2.0 2.9
Textiles 75.4 75.5 74.2 -1.3 -1.2
Textile mills 77.2 78.3 78.3 0.0 1.1
Textile product mills 73.1 72.1 69.0 -3.1 -4.1
Clothing 82.7 88.9 77.6 -11.3 -5.1
Leather and allied products 83.3 84.0 70.4 -13.6 -12.9
Wood products 79.9 76.0 77.9 1.9 -2.0
Paper 88.2 85.4 87.3 1.9 -0.9
Printing and related support activities 75.8 78.4 71.6 -6.8 -4.2
Petroleum and coal products 86.3 86.5 75.0 -11.5 -11.3
Chemical products 82.7 76.0 76.4 0.4 -6.3
Plastics and rubber products 72.8 71.9 70.5 -1.4 -2.3
Plastic products 71.6 71.5 70.2 -1.3 -1.4
Rubber products 79.2 74.0 72.1 -1.9 -7.1
Non-metallic mineral products 60.1 74.6 61.9 -12.7 1.8
Primary metal 76.7 75.2 77.9 2.7 1.2
Fabricated metal products 74.9 73.3 68.6 -4.7 -6.3
Machinery 79.2 74.7 71.6 -3.1 -7.6
Computer and electronic products 81.9 81.4 80.1 -1.3 -1.8
Electrical equipment, appliances and components 79.3 73.6 72.2 -1.4 -7.1
Transportation equipment 82.3 82.7 75.4 -7.3 -6.9
Furniture and related products 73.0 77.1 74.8 -2.3 1.8
Miscellaneous manufacturing 78.1 78.3 73.6 -4.7 -4.5
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