Table 6: The Regional and National "Revealed Comparative Advantage Index", (RCAI), by industry, 1994

RCAI in PNWRCAI in U.S.
SICCOMMODITY DESCRIPTION
CodeIDAHOOREGONWASHINGTONIDAHOOREGONWASHINGTONPNW
01CROPS48%219%70%109%500%161%229%
02LIVESTOCK127%7%124%164%8%160%129%
08FORESTRY38%74%111%54%105%159%143%
09FISHING, HUNTING &TRAPPING7%32%125%24%102%403%323%
10METAL MINING1678%7%28%355%2%6%21%
12COAL MINING0%0%134%0%0%2%2%
13OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION0%0%134%0%0%57%42%
14MINING OF NONMETALIC MINERALS154%105%95%62%43%39%41%
20FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS230%97%93%210%88%85%91%
21TOBACCO PRODUCTS0%4%133%0%0%1%0%
22TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS10%57%117%1%5%10%8%
23APPAREL24%117%100%4%20%17%17%
24LUMBER & WOOD PRODUCTS16%171%85%102%1085%541%634%
25FURNITURES & FIXTURES161%178%75%26%29%12%16%
26PAPER & ALLIED PRODUCTS199%89%97%326%147%159%164%
27PRINTING & PUBLISHING44%129%96%19%56%42%44%
28CHEMICAL & ALLIED PRODUCTS240%61%102%36%9%15%15%
29PETROLEUME & PRODUCTS2%51%119%2%38%89%74%
30RUBBER & PLASTIC PRODUCTS32%170%85%7%37%18%22%
31LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS15%415%18%8%214%9%52%
32STONE, CLAY & GLASS15%264%60%4%75%17%28%
33PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES10%166%87%6%95%50%57%
34FABRICATED METAL EQUIPMENT130%151%84%39%45%25%30%
35INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL EQUIP.468%221%44%206%97%19%44%
36ELECTRIC & ELECTRICAL EQUIP.456%185%55%206%83%25%45%
37TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT2%13%130%6%32%327%251%
38MEASURING INSTRUMENTS20%220%72%10%112%36%51%
39MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING31%130%96%10%44%32%33%

   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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