Table 2B
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS
Percent change
| | Seasonally adjusted | | |
| 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | July 97
| to | 1997 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to
Item | 1997 Q4 | Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 | Apr. May June July | Apr. May June July | July 98
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Total index | 5.8 | 6.0 7.2 1.2 1.9 | .3 .4 -1.1 -.6 | -1.3 1.0 1.7 -2.9 | 1.8
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Manufacturing | 6.3 | 6.1 8.1 2.3 1.1 | .6 .1 -1.2 -.7 | -.3 .9 1.5 -4.0 | 1.8
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Primary processing | 3.5 | 2.6 4.5 1.2 -.6 | .6 -.3 -.8 -.3 | .8 -.2 1.2 -3.5 | .5
Advanced processing | 7.6 | 7.8 9.8 2.8 1.8 | .6 .3 -1.4 -.9 | -.8 1.4 1.7 -4.2 | 2.5
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Durable | 9.5 | 10.1 10.3 2.6 2.8 | .7 .4 -1.5 -1.2 | -1.3 1.4 .0 -6.1 | 2.7
Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 | -5.1 -.7 3.4 4.0 | .9 .0 .5 .7 | 2.1 -1.4 5.0 -3.8 | 1.7
Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.6 | -3.2 4.8 -5.9 .5 | -.6 -.4 .5 .2 | -.3 -1.6 4.4 -2.0 | -1.3
Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.6 | 2.4 4.3 -2.2 -3.1 | -.4 .6 -.3 .1 | 2.6 1.4 2.5 -2.6 | -.3
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Primary metals 33 | 5.6 | 5.7 7.5 1.0 -6.9 | .9 -1.6 -2.2 -.9 | -.6 -2.1 -2.9 -5.3 | -2.4
Iron and steel 331,2 | 5.7 | .8 12.6 2.3 -10.9 | -.2 -1.9 -2.9 -.4 | -.6 -3.4 -4.0 -4.0 | -1.9
Raw steel | 7.3 | 6.5 8.3 9.4 -5.4 | 2.8 -.4 -5.2 -.3 | .4 -2.2 -5.2 -4.7 | .1
Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 5.5 | 11.8 1.9 -.4 -1.9 | 2.3 -1.3 -1.5 -1.4 | -.7 -.6 -1.6 -6.8 | -3.0
Fabricated metal products 34 | 3.7 | 1.0 8.9 -.9 2.9 | .4 .6 -.5 -.6 | -1.4 2.5 2.4 -3.2 | 2.1
Industrial machinery | | | | |
and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 14.3 8.7 8.3 16.8 | 1.4 1.0 1.2 .3 | -.2 2.0 4.7 -3.9 | 10.9
Computer and office equip. 357 | 36.3 | 50.2 28.3 56.6 58.1 | 3.9 2.7 3.7 3.3 | 7.2 3.2 12.0 7.4 | 47.2
Electrical machinery 36 | 18.5 | 19.0 16.9 13.6 6.4 | 1.0 .2 .2 1.1 | -1.3 1.6 2.1 -1.5 | 11.0
Semiconductors 3672-9 | 39.8 | 40.3 31.5 30.8 11.1 | 1.3 1.0 .4 1.6 | -.8 2.4 1.5 -.6 | 22.5
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Transportation equipment 37 | 12.2 | 17.2 18.8 -6.3 -7.2 | .6 1.1 -8.2 -7.6 | -4.3 2.9 -10.5 -21.7 | -8.8
Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 11.9 | 20.5 23.1 -17.7 -12.1 | 1.3 1.4 -14.5 -15.3 | -5.0 2.9 -18.6 -39.5 | -21.9
Autos and light trucks | 9.6 | 19.0 27.8 -14.9 -14.4 | 1.6 1.5 -16.8 -19.4 | -7.5 4.6 -21.6 -47.2 | -23.3
Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 12.7 | 12.7 13.1 11.3 -.5 | -.3 .7 -.1 .9 | -3.4 2.7 .9 -1.9 | 8.1
Instruments 38 | 3.2 | 5.1 2.6 .4 2.6 | .4 .0 -.4 .9 | -1.1 .8 3.1 .9 | 2.7
Miscellaneous 39 | 4.8 | 3.3 1.6 3.9 -1.5 | .5 -1.4 -.2 .0 | -1.9 .7 .8 -3.3 | .0
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Nondurable | 2.6 | 1.5 5.5 1.8 -1.1 | .5 -.2 -.7 -.2 | .9 .4 3.4 -1.5 | .9
Foods 20 | 1.8 | .4 4.3 6.6 -1.3 | .7 .1 -1.5 -.4 | .8 2.0 2.9 -.2 | .2
Tobacco products 21 | 1.9 | 1.9 12.3 3.2 -7.2 | -.6 -.1 -.8 .7 | -9.1 -1.5 18.3 -24.5 | 3.0
Textile mill products 22 | 4.1 | 9.3 2.1 -4.9 -2.0 | .3 2.1 -3.2 .6 | 4.0 1.1 -.7 -6.4 | -1.9
Apparel products 23 | -1.9 | -1.8 -1.0 -2.6 -3.6 | .1 -1.1 -.1 -.3 | -2.4 2.7 2.4 -4.4 | -2.9
Paper and products 26 | 3.1 | 6.9 -2.1 -1.3 -1.7 | .6 -.4 -.5 -1.6 | .9 -2.6 2.3 -4.0 | -3.4
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Printing and publishing 27 | 4.0 | .9 9.9 -4.9 -5.6 | -.2 -.3 -1.1 .5 | 2.7 -1.5 3.1 3.3 | -.3
Chemicals and products 28 | 2.9 | .1 8.3 3.1 1.0 | .8 -.4 .0 -.4 | 1.4 .0 4.2 .7 | 2.9
Petroleum products 29 | 2.2 | -5.0 1.0 12.2 1.7 | -.3 -1.5 .5 .7 | 5.1 1.9 3.0 .7 | 4.8
Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.8 | 6.6 5.2 2.2 5.9 | 1.7 -.3 -.6 -.1 | -.9 1.7 1.2 -4.8 | 3.7
Leather and products 31 | -7.3 | -15.3 -2.4 -9.4 -14.4 | -2.4 -.6 -1.1 -1.8 | -3.1 1.1 1.0 -8.4 | -11.6
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Mining | 2.1 | 1.8 -2.1 9.9 -5.2 | -.5 .2 -1.9 .4 | -.3 1.9 -.4 -.8 | -.4
Metal mining 10 | 2.7 | -5.6 15.4 2.6 -19.5 | -2.3 1.6 .4 -.5 | -3.0 2.8 3.1 -1.8 | -.7
Coal mining 12 | 4.7 | .6 11.2 -5.1 8.4 | 1.1 6.8 -5.4 2.7 | -3.7 1.1 -.7 -3.9 | 2.4
Oil and gas extraction 13 | 1.9 | 3.0 -6.2 13.7 -6.6 | -1.1 -1.0 -1.8 .1 | -.6 -.9 -1.9 -.2 | -1.3
Stone and earth minerals 14 | .6 | -.7 .4 9.9 -2.0 | 3.1 -.7 1.2 .1 | 11.6 28.5 8.4 -.4 | 3.2
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Utilities | 2.4 | 8.3 5.5 -16.5 19.1 | -2.2 4.5 .6 .0 | -12.7 .7 6.3 7.5 | 3.2
Electric 491,3pt | 2.8 | 11.1 5.1 -11.7 18.7 | -1.2 4.1 -.6 -.2 | -6.7 7.2 11.1 8.9 | 3.5
Gas 492,3pt | .8 | -2.0 7.1 -33.3 20.5 | -6.4 6.3 5.7 .6 | -29.7 -23.6 -19.3 -3.3 | 2.0
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | |
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Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors | 30.6 | 34.2 24.6 26.6 20.3 | 2.2 1.1 1.5 1.6 | 1.2 2.3 4.2 1.0 | 22.9
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Manufacturing excluding: | | | | |
Motor vehicles and parts | 6.0 | 5.2 7.2 3.7 1.9 | .6 .0 -.3 .1 | .0 .8 2.9 -2.0 | 3.3
Computer and office equipment | 5.8 | 5.4 7.8 1.4 .0 | .6 .0 -1.3 -.8 | -.5 .9 1.3 -4.2 | 1.1
Computers and semiconductors | 4.4 | 4.0 6.8 .2 -.5 | .5 .0 -1.4 -.9 | -.5 .8 1.3 -4.3 | .2
Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors | 4.2 | 3.7 6.7 .2 -.7 | .5 .0 -1.5 -.9 | -.5 .8 1.3 -4.4 | .0
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Notes: Estimates for July are preliminary. Estimates from April to June are revised.
Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.