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RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF SELECTED MAJOR MONTANA INDUSTRIES 



Percent of Total 



MONTANA PRIMARY INDUSTRIES 



INDUSTRY 



BASIS 



VALUE IN THOUSANDS 



1/ USDA--ERS (Includes Government Payments). 



2/ Montana Department of Revenue. 



3/ Montana Department of Commerce, Montana Promotion Bureau. 



4/ Bureau of Business S Economic Research, University of Montana (Preliminary). 



5/ US Department of Coiiiiierce--Census of f!anufacturers.l977. 



