Table 5: The Regional and National "Revealed Comparative Advantage Index", (RCAI), by industry, 1993

RCAI in PNWRCAI in U.S.
SICCOMMODITY DESCRIPTION
CodeIDAHOOREGONWASHINGTONIDAHOOREGONWASHINGTONPNW
01CROPS50%217%78%101%435%156%201%
02LIVESTOCK199%11%114%159%9%91%80%
08FORESTRY34%92%104%37%101%115%110%
09FISHING, HUNTING &TRAPPING16%33%117%37%81%282%241%
10METAL MINING2291%11%26%250%1%3%11%
12COAL MINING0%0%125%0%0%1%1%
13OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION17%0%124%12%0%85%68%
14MINING OF NONMETALIC MINERALS222%109%93%90%44%38%41%
20FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS221%123%90%187%104%76%85%
21TOBACCO PRODUCTS0%32%118%0%0%0%0%
22TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS39%144%93%2%9%6%6%
23APPAREL23%113%100%4%18%16%16%
24LUMBER & WOOD PRODUCTS23%193%84%126%1080%468%559%
25FURNITURES & FIXTURES244%279%57%37%42%9%15%
26PAPER & ALLIED PRODUCTS260%93%95%362%129%132%139%
27PRINTING & PUBLISHING32%109%101%17%58%53%53%
28CHEMICAL & ALLIED PRODUCTS367%71%95%47%9%12%13%
29PETROLEUME & PRODUCTS1%42%116%0%28%78%67%
30RUBBER & PLASTIC PRODUCTS47%217%78%9%42%15%19%
31LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS18%488%23%6%173%8%35%
32STONE, CLAY & GLASS11%308%60%3%83%16%27%
33PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES11%161%91%5%68%38%42%
34FABRICATED METAL EQUIPMENT197%240%67%47%57%16%24%
35INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL EQUIP.593%250%48%251%106%20%42%
36ELECTRIC & ELECTRICAL EQUIP.492%251%52%165%84%17%34%
37TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT3%10%123%9%27%341%278%
38MEASURING INSTRUMENTS34%271%67%15%119%30%44%
39MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING59%165%88%19%53%28%32%

   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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