Table 1: The Regional and National "Revealed Comparative Advantage Index" (RCAI), by industry, 1989

RCAI in PNWRCAI in U.S.
SICCOMMODITY DESCRIPTION
CodeIDAHOOREGONWASHINGTONIDAHOOREGONWASHINGTONPNW
01CROPS36%181%85%74%377%177%208%
02LIVESTOCK108%12%118%96%11%105%89%
08FORESTRY11%43%115%18%71%188%163%
09FISHING, HUNTING &TRAPPING27%60%111%37%84%156%140%
10METAL MINING2912%28%17%1743%17%10%60%
12COAL MINING0%2%124%0%0%0%0%
13OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION76%1%122%54%0%86%71%
14MINING OF NONMETALIC MINERALS34%155%91%22%101%59%65%
20FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS323%101%92%296%93%84%92%
21TOBACCO PRODUCTS0%38%117%0%0%0%0%
22TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS55%145%92%3%9%5%6%
23APPAREL75%181%84%5%13%6%7%
24LUMBER & WOOD PRODUCTS23%199%82%152%1295%530%650%
25FURNITURES & FIXTURES27%231%75%4%35%11%15%
26PAPER & ALLIED PRODUCTS323%77%97%469%111%141%145%
27PRINTING & PUBLISHING57%138%93%22%53%36%38%
28CHEMICAL & ALLIED PRODUCTS230%49%106%27%6%12%12%
29PETROLEUME & PRODUCTS3%29%119%2%20%82%69%
30RUBBER & PLASTIC PRODUCTS39%167%88%6%25%13%15%
31LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS12%477%23%3%137%7%29%
32STONE, CLAY & GLASS22%125%97%6%32%25%26%
33PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES7%93%105%9%113%128%122%
34FABRICATED METAL EQUIPMENT181%166%83%41%38%19%23%
35INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL EQUIP.595%257%49%194%84%16%33%
36ELECTRIC & ELECTRICAL EQUIP.699%269%43%163%63%10%23%
37TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT2%9%123%5%21%302%246%
38MEASURING INSTRUMENTS25%252%70%11%111%31%44%
39MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING34%112%100%8%28%24%24%

   Notes: 
      1. Percentages greater than 100% indicate competitiveness (comparative advantage) while those lower than 
         100% indicate lack of competitiveness (comparative disadvantage).
      2. "RCAI" is calculated as the ratio of:
         [(Export of product to the world from state)/(Total export of all products to the world from state)]
         [(Export of product to the world from region)/(Total export of all products to the world from region)]
  

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