Table 3: The Regional and National "Revealed Comparative Advantage Index" (RCAI), by industry, 1991

RCAI in PNWRCAI in U.S.
SICCOMMODITY DESCRIPTION
CodeIDAHOOREGONWASHINGTONIDAHOOREGONWASHINGTONPNW
01CROPS54%229%80%102%436%152%190%
02LIVESTOCK73%18%115%52%13%82%72%
08FORESTRY35%57%110%49%78%150%137%
09FISHING, HUNTING &TRAPPING25%34%114%38%53%176%154%
10METAL MINING2205%7%42%414%1%8%19%
12COAL MINING0%0%121%0%0%1%1%
13OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION0%1%120%0%0%51%42%
14MINING OF NONMETALIC MINERALS108%67%105%74%46%72%69%
20FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS292%132%88%240%109%72%82%
21TOBACCO PRODUCTSNENENE0%0%0%0%
22TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS346%119%88%22%8%6%6%
23APPAREL27%137%96%3%13%9%9%
24LUMBER & WOOD PRODUCTS31%273%73%166%1469%394%539%
25FURNITURES & FIXTURES38%323%64%7%61%12%19%
26PAPER & ALLIED PRODUCTS231%113%93%311%152%125%134%
27PRINTING & PUBLISHING53%136%96%24%62%44%46%
28CHEMICAL & ALLIED PRODUCTS331%71%97%33%7%10%10%
29PETROLEUME & PRODUCTS5%30%115%2%13%50%44%
30RUBBER & PLASTIC PRODUCTS79%197%84%12%30%13%15%
31LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS21%604%17%7%197%6%33%
32STONE, CLAY & GLASS5%256%77%1%59%18%23%
33PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES28%84%105%25%76%95%90%
34FABRICATED METAL EQUIPMENT276%195%78%57%41%16%21%
35INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL EQUIP.942%272%41%289%84%13%31%
36ELECTRIC & ELECTRICAL EQUIP.466%324%49%113%79%12%24%
37TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT3%8%119%8%23%342%287%
38MEASURING INSTRUMENTS27%320%65%11%133%27%42%
39MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING61%120%98%18%35%28%29%

   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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