Table 1B
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS
Percent change
| | Seasonally adjusted | | |
| 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Aug. 97
| to | 1997 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to
Item | 1997 Q4 | Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 | May June July Aug. | May June July Aug. | Aug. 98
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Total index | 5.8 | 6.0 7.2 1.2 1.7 | .3 -1.1 -.4 1.7 | .9 1.8 -2.7 5.3 | 3.1
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Products, total | 4.7 | 4.4 7.0 .9 2.1 | .3 -.8 -.6 1.7 | 1.0 3.0 -2.4 5.5 | 2.7
Final products | 5.1 | 5.6 7.0 .6 2.3 | .1 -.8 -.9 2.3 | .7 2.6 -3.5 6.8 | 2.9
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Consumer goods | 2.8 | 2.6 6.6 -.9 .8 | .1 -1.2 -1.0 2.2 | .3 3.0 -2.9 7.1 | 1.7
Durable | 6.0 | 6.6 11.1 2.5 -.4 | 1.2 -5.6 -5.0 12.0 | .7 -5.2 -15.6 24.0 | 5.0
Automotive products | 8.7 | 12.5 20.9 -7.2 -2.7 | 1.6 -10.7 -12.4 32.3 | 2.3 -12.8 -28.9 59.5 | 7.4
Autos and trucks | 11.1 | 18.2 35.5 -13.5 -13.5 | 1.6 -17.4 -21.3 63.3 | 4.3 -21.9 -49.1 144.9 | 9.8
Autos | 3.7 | 22.9 -2.3 -21.3 -18.9 | 1.0 -13.5 -19.2 64.3 | 5.8 -19.8 -44.3 136.6 | 5.9
Trucks | 15.8 | 14.6 69.0 -8.3 -10.0 | 1.9 -19.7 -22.6 62.7 | 3.5 -23.1 -52.0 150.6 | 12.6
Auto parts and allied goods | 5.0 | 4.2 .7 4.2 16.5 | 1.7 -.3 -1.4 1.5 | -1.1 2.6 -3.9 3.3 | 4.4
Other durable goods | 4.0 | 2.3 3.8 10.8 1.3 | .9 -1.5 .6 -1.0 | -.5 1.2 -5.8 4.2 | 2.8
Appliances and electronics | 7.7 | 12.2 12.0 36.3 5.7 | -.7 -1.8 5.6 -.7 | -.7 2.9 -4.4 2.5 | 16.8
Appliances and air cond. | -.9 | -4.8 5.8 29.5 -2.2 | 3.1 -5.7 7.0 -1.7 | 1.0 -2.6 -11.7 4.5 | 10.7
Home electronics | 19.1 | 38.8 19.7 44.4 15.0 | -4.7 2.7 3.6 .7 | -2.8 9.5 5.6 .2 | 23.6
Carpeting and furniture | 2.4 | -3.5 5.9 1.5 1.1 | 4.4 -3.3 1.0 -.5 | -4.3 2.8 -3.4 6.7 | 1.0
Miscellaneous | 2.8 | .4 -1.4 2.9 -1.2 | -.1 -.4 -2.2 -1.5 | 1.6 -.7 -7.8 3.9 | -3.3
Nondurable | 2.0 | 1.6 5.4 -1.8 1.1 | -.1 -.1 .0 -.1 | .2 5.4 .3 3.5 | .9
Nonenergy | 2.0 | 1.2 5.1 1.8 -1.8 | -.4 -1.0 .2 -.1 | 1.4 4.8 -1.1 4.4 | .6
Foods and tobacco | 1.5 | 1.1 4.1 7.2 -2.6 | .1 -1.8 .2 -.1 | 1.9 4.8 -3.3 7.0 | 1.2
Clothing | -1.5 | .1 -1.6 -4.4 -2.4 | -1.6 .2 -.1 -1.9 | 2.7 4.0 -5.0 3.0 | -4.5
Chemical products | 4.0 | -.6 11.5 1.0 4.1 | -.6 -.1 -.4 .3 | 2.0 8.4 4.0 1.4 | 3.1
Paper products | 2.8 | 4.8 2.8 -10.1 -7.6 | -.9 -.5 1.4 .3 | -1.6 -.7 1.0 1.9 | -2.5
Energy products | 1.9 | 3.9 7.4 -20.4 19.7 | 1.3 5.5 -1.1 -.4 | -7.5 9.5 8.8 -2.1 | 2.9
Fuels | 1.7 | -2.2 -3.1 4.8 3.4 | -.7 .8 1.5 -.5 | 1.1 1.4 .7 -1.0 | 1.8
Utilities | 1.9 | 7.0 12.9 -30.5 28.9 | 2.2 7.8 -2.2 -.3 | -12.4 14.8 13.5 -2.6 | 3.5
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Equipment, total | 8.8 | 10.6 7.7 3.1 4.7 | .1 -.2 -.8 2.4 | 1.4 1.9 -4.4 6.5 | 4.8
Business equipment | 10.8 | 13.5 10.7 1.1 8.1 | .1 .3 -.7 3.0 | 1.5 2.6 -4.8 7.6 | 6.7
Information processing & related | 12.2 | 16.4 9.4 6.3 15.9 | .7 .9 -.2 1.2 | 1.6 5.5 .7 1.5 | 9.7
Computer and office | 34.5 | 48.3 26.8 53.1 57.3 | 2.7 4.0 2.3 2.3 | 3.2 12.3 6.3 -1.9 | 42.3
Industrial | 5.6 | 9.0 6.8 -2.0 6.0 | -.9 2.7 1.0 -.9 | .7 5.5 -2.9 3.1 | 3.3
Transit | 17.6 | 21.4 25.8 1.5 -2.0 | 1.4 -5.2 -6.5 19.6 | 3.5 -7.4 -17.6 33.5 | 12.8
Autos and trucks | 8.5 | 14.0 21.8 -15.5 -8.9 | .6 -11.0 -17.1 48.6 | 3.5 -16.9 -38.6 99.9 | 9.5
Other | 9.5 | 3.4 1.5 -8.8 5.8 | -1.1 1.2 2.5 -7.0 | -.2 3.3 -6.7 2.9 | -5.9
Defense and space equipment | -2.6 | -4.2 -1.5 5.8 -2.4 | .5 -.6 .1 .5 | 1.5 .1 -1.2 1.2 | .5
Oil and gas well drilling | 9.1 | 4.8 -11.1 26.0 -26.8 | -1.6 -7.1 -4.0 -3.0 | -.9 -5.9 -2.1 -3.7 | -16.4
Manufactured homes | -1.2 | -3.5 -11.7 33.7 1.5 | 1.1 -3.0 -.3 .9 | -1.1 2.2 -17.5 23.2 | 3.9
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Intermediate products | 3.7 | 1.0 6.9 1.6 1.6 | .9 -.7 .2 .0 | 1.9 4.1 .8 1.9 | 2.3
Construction supplies | 2.2 | -2.0 4.1 8.5 2.5 | 1.6 -.3 .4 -.7 | 4.9 4.6 -2.4 1.4 | 2.8
Business supplies | 4.6 | 2.9 8.7 -2.5 1.1 | .5 -.9 .0 .4 | -.1 3.8 2.9 2.1 | 1.9
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Materials | 7.3 | 8.4 7.6 1.7 1.1 | .4 -1.5 .0 1.6 | .8 .0 -3.2 5.0 | 3.6
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Durable | 11.2 | 12.1 12.1 3.0 .8 | .1 -2.1 -.3 3.1 | 1.4 -1.1 -5.3 8.1 | 5.2
Consumer parts | 7.0 | 12.5 10.8 -12.3 -3.8 | 1.5 -10.0 -1.7 12.2 | 2.2 -10.9 -18.9 36.2 | 1.4
Equipment parts | 21.5 | 20.9 19.1 15.9 5.7 | .3 -.3 .4 1.1 | 2.2 1.0 -1.8 2.1 | 11.2
Other | 4.6 | 4.8 6.9 -.6 -1.6 | -.7 -.4 -.4 1.3 | .3 1.4 -3.0 4.1 | 1.6
Basic metals | 4.7 | 5.2 5.6 3.8 -9.7 | -1.1 -1.5 -.5 3.1 | -1.6 -1.6 -3.8 4.3 | .7
Nondurable | 3.5 | 2.8 5.3 -.8 -3.1 | -.6 -.2 .4 -.5 | -2.0 .9 -2.5 1.6 | .6
Textile | 3.9 | 11.0 3.9 -12.9 -2.5 | .0 -.8 .3 -.6 | 1.7 -3.0 -7.4 8.7 | -1.9
Paper | 3.3 | 5.7 -1.9 -1.4 -3.6 | -.7 .8 .9 -.7 | -1.6 2.6 -1.0 .9 | -1.9
Chemical | 3.3 | 2.0 7.0 3.3 -4.7 | -.9 -.3 .0 -.4 | -2.6 -.2 -1.8 .1 | 1.2
Other | 3.8 | -1.9 9.7 -3.1 1.2 | .0 -.5 1.2 -.5 | -2.7 3.9 -3.2 2.5 | 3.0
Energy | 1.1 | 4.4 -1.5 .8 6.2 | 2.1 -1.1 .5 .1 | 2.4 1.9 1.3 .9 | 2.6
Primary | .4 | 2.7 -3.9 8.2 1.1 | 1.1 -1.3 1.2 -.2 | 1.3 .7 -.3 .5 | 1.6
Converted fuel | 2.2 | 7.5 3.1 -11.6 16.5 | 4.0 -.7 -.7 .5 | 4.6 4.3 4.3 1.6 | 4.5
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | |
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Total excluding: | | | | |
Autos and trucks | 5.6 | 5.7 6.6 1.7 2.1 | .3 -.7 .1 .5 | .8 2.5 -1.7 3.6 | 2.9
Motor vehicles and parts | 5.4 | 5.3 6.4 2.4 2.5 | .3 -.4 .2 .1 | .8 2.9 -1.1 2.7 | 2.9
Computers | 5.3 | 5.4 6.9 .4 .8 | .3 -1.2 -.4 1.7 | .9 1.5 -2.9 5.4 | 2.4
Computers and semiconductors | 4.1 | 4.2 6.1 -.6 .4 | .3 -1.2 -.5 1.7 | .8 1.6 -3.0 5.5 | 1.8
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Consumer goods excluding: | | | | |
Autos and trucks | 2.4 | 1.8 5.0 -.1 1.7 | .1 -.3 .0 -.2 | .1 4.7 -.6 3.6 | 1.3
Energy | 3.0 | 2.4 6.4 2.0 -1.5 | .0 -2.1 -1.0 2.6 | 1.3 2.3 -4.3 8.3 | 1.6
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Business equipment excluding: | | | | |
Autos and trucks | 11.0 | 13.5 9.6 3.0 9.9 | .1 1.4 .8 -.4 | 1.3 4.7 -1.7 2.3 | 6.3
Computer and office equipment | 9.0 | 11.1 9.6 -2.4 4.3 | -.1 .0 -1.0 3.1 | 1.4 1.7 -5.6 8.4 | 4.1
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Materials excluding: | | | | |
Energy | 9.0 | 9.4 10.1 2.0 -.3 | -.1 -1.6 -.1 2.0 | .4 -.5 -4.5 6.2 | 3.9
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Notes: Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.
Estimates for August are preliminary. Estimates from May to July are revised.