Table 2: The Regional and National "Revealed Comparative Advantage Index" (RCAI), by industry, 1990

RCAI IN PNWRCAI IN U.S.
SICCOMMODITY DESCRIPTION
CodeIDAHOOREGONWASHINGTONIDAHOOREGONWASHINGTONPNW
01CROPS50%198%84%101%402%172%203%
02LIVESTOCK116%15%114%84%11%82%72%
08FORESTRY44%40%113%55%51%141%125%
09FISHING, HUNTING &TRAPPING30%42%113%42%58%158%140%
10METAL MINING3094%3%14%2210%2%10%71%
12COAL MINING0%5%120%0%0%0%0%
13OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION0%0%121%0%0%8%6%
14MINING OF NONMETALIC MINERALS76%22%115%77%23%116%101%
20FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS314%146%84%240%111%65%76%
21TOBACCO PRODUCTS0%13%119%0%0%0%0%
22TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS315%202%74%16%10%4%5%
23APPAREL42%205%83%3%15%6%7%
24LUMBER & WOOD PRODUCTS25%248%76%140%1387%427%559%
25FURNITURES & FIXTURES134%270%69%21%42%11%16%
26PAPER & ALLIED PRODUCTS312%82%96%396%103%122%127%
27PRINTING & PUBLISHING98%146%92%37%56%35%38%
28CHEMICAL & ALLIED PRODUCTS244%47%104%32%6%14%13%
29PETROLEUME & PRODUCTS8%27%116%4%13%53%46%
30RUBBER & PLASTIC PRODUCTS42%176%88%6%25%12%14%
31LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS10%609%13%3%214%4%35%
32STONE, CLAY & GLASS10%236%79%2%50%17%21%
33PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES33%91%104%34%94%108%104%
34FABRICATED METAL EQUIPMENT244%214%75%49%43%15%20%
35INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL EQUIP.755%293%43%228%89%13%30%
36ELECTRIC & ELECTRICAL EQUIP.542%311%47%126%72%11%23%
37TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT3%8%120%9%22%339%283%
38MEASURING INSTRUMENTS26%302%67%11%126%28%42%
39MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING44%129%97%12%34%26%26%

   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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