Table 7: The Regional and National "Revealed Comparative Advantage Index", (RCAI), by industry, 1995

RCAI in PNW RCAI in U.S.
SICCommodity GroupsIdahoOregonWashingtonIdahoOregonWashingtonPNW
01CROPS24%135%93%73%417%285%308%
02LIVESTOCK 113%7%134%157%10%187%140%
08FORESTRY25%52%124%41%86%203%164%
09FISHING, HUNTING & TRAPPING7%30%134%18%83%366%274%
10METAL MINING725%6%86%214%2%25%29%
12COAL MINING0%117%102%0%2%2%1%
13OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION0%0%146%0%0%161%110%
14MINING OF NONMETALIC MINERALS195%31%119%78%12%47%40%
20FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS171%65%108%202%77%127%118%
21TOBACCO PRODUCTS0%6%144%0%0%0%0%
22TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS9%54%125%1%5%13%10%
23APPAREL 24%111%102%4%18%17%17%
24LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS13%126%97%93%873%672%693%
25FURNITURES AND FIXTURES126%145%81%25%28%16%20%
26PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS190%59%109%354%110%203%187%
27PRINTING & PUBLISHING69%106%100%25%38%35%35%
28CHEMICAL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS301%67%97%40%9%13%13%
29PETROLEUME & PRODUCTS2%36%132%2%32%119%90%
30RUBBER & PLASTIC PRODUCTS28%143%89%8%39%24%27%
31LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS8%313%27%7%268%23%86%
32STONE, CLAY & GLASS 11%209%66%3%64%20%30%
33PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES6%103%106%4%69%71%67%
34FABRICATED METAL EQUIPMENT131%131%86%40%40%27%31%
35INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL EQUIP.321%205%43%196%125%26%61%
36ELECTRIC & ELECTRICAL EQUIP.332%186%49%187%105%28%56%
37TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT7%13%140%14%25%273%195%
38MEASURING INSTRUMENTS26%185%74%15%111%44%60%
39MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING21%108%103%9%45%43%41%

   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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