Table 2B
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY 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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Manufacturing | 6.3 | 6.1 8.1 2.3 .8 | .1 -1.3 -.4 2.0 | .9 1.4 -3.7 6.2 | 3.2
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Primary processing | 3.5 | 2.6 4.5 1.2 -.8 | -.3 -.8 .1 .3 | -.2 1.1 -3.1 3.1 | 1.0
Advanced processing | 7.6 | 7.8 9.8 2.8 1.5 | .2 -1.6 -.6 2.7 | 1.4 1.5 -4.0 7.7 | 4.3
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Durable | 9.5 | 10.1 10.3 2.6 2.6 | .3 -1.7 -.9 3.8 | 1.4 -.1 -6.0 8.9 | 5.3
Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 | -5.1 -.7 3.4 5.8 | .6 .6 -.8 -.1 | -.8 5.1 -5.0 4.3 | 1.3
Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.6 | -3.2 4.8 -5.9 .6 | -.3 .4 -.7 .5 | -1.6 4.4 -2.8 9.1 | .9
Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.6 | 2.4 4.3 -2.2 -5.0 | .2 -1.0 .3 .9 | 1.0 1.7 -2.4 4.0 | .1
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Primary metals 33 | 5.6 | 5.7 7.5 1.0 -8.4 | -2.1 -2.6 -.2 3.7 | -2.6 -3.3 -4.6 5.9 | .9
Iron and steel 331,2 | 5.7 | .8 12.6 2.3 -11.2 | -1.9 -3.1 -.7 4.4 | -3.4 -4.3 -4.2 5.1 | 2.2
Raw steel | 7.3 | 6.5 8.3 9.4 -5.4 | -.4 -5.2 1.1 5.0 | -2.2 -5.2 -3.3 5.9 | 6.0
Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 5.5 | 11.8 1.9 -.4 -5.1 | -2.3 -1.9 .4 2.9 | -1.7 -2.1 -5.0 6.7 | -.6
Fabricated metal products 34 | 3.7 | 1.0 8.9 -.9 2.9 | .7 -.5 -.6 .1 | 2.5 2.4 -3.3 3.9 | 1.9
Industrial machinery | | | | |
and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 14.3 8.7 8.3 17.2 | 1.0 1.5 1.5 -.8 | 2.0 5.0 -2.7 1.3 | 9.3
Computer and office equip. 357 | 36.3 | 50.2 28.3 56.6 59.7 | 2.9 4.1 2.4 2.5 | 3.4 12.4 6.5 -1.8 | 44.7
Electrical machinery 36 | 18.5 | 19.0 16.9 13.6 5.5 | .0 -.1 .9 .3 | 1.5 1.7 -1.8 3.4 | 9.9
Semiconductors 3672-9 | 39.8 | 40.3 31.5 30.8 10.6 | 1.0 .1 1.4 1.1 | 2.4 1.2 -.8 2.5 | 20.2
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Transportation equipment 37 | 12.2 | 17.2 18.8 -6.3 -7.2 | 1.1 -8.2 -6.0 19.7 | 2.8 -10.4 -20.6 40.3 | 6.5
Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 11.9 | 20.5 23.1 -17.7 -11.9 | 1.4 -14.3 -12.3 39.7 | 2.9 -18.4 -37.5 95.3 | 6.0
Autos and light trucks | 9.6 | 19.0 27.8 -14.9 -14.3 | 1.5 -16.8 -20.9 63.5 | 4.6 -21.5 -48.2 143.2 | 9.2
Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 12.7 | 12.7 13.1 11.3 -.9 | .7 -.3 1.0 .3 | 2.7 .6 -1.8 .9 | 7.4
Instruments 38 | 3.2 | 5.1 2.6 .4 2.6 | .2 -.9 -.9 1.1 | 1.0 2.5 -.9 1.7 | .6
Miscellaneous 39 | 4.8 | 3.3 1.6 3.9 -1.7 | -1.4 -.4 .1 -1.3 | .7 .6 -3.3 2.2 | -1.2
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Nondurable | 2.6 | 1.5 5.5 1.8 -1.4 | -.3 -.9 .2 -.1 | .3 3.2 -1.1 3.3 | .9
Foods 20 | 1.8 | .4 4.3 6.6 -1.8 | .1 -1.8 .2 -.3 | 2.0 2.6 .2 3.8 | 1.3
Tobacco products 21 | 1.9 | 1.9 12.3 3.2 -7.1 | -.1 -.7 .9 1.1 | -1.5 18.3 -24.2 30.3 | 2.6
Textile mill products 22 | 4.1 | 9.3 2.1 -4.9 -1.9 | 1.8 -2.6 .5 -.7 | .8 -.1 -6.6 5.6 | -2.4
Apparel products 23 | -1.9 | -1.8 -1.0 -2.6 -3.4 | -1.3 .2 .1 -1.7 | 2.6 2.7 -4.0 2.9 | -3.5
Paper and products 26 | 3.1 | 6.9 -2.1 -1.3 -1.7 | -.4 -.5 1.8 -.8 | -2.6 2.3 -.7 1.1 | -1.1
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Printing and publishing 27 | 4.0 | .9 9.9 -4.9 -6.0 | -.3 -1.3 -.1 .5 | -1.5 2.9 2.7 2.7 | -.9
Chemicals and products 28 | 2.9 | .1 8.3 3.1 .2 | -.6 -.3 -.4 .1 | -.2 3.9 .7 .9 | 2.4
Petroleum products 29 | 2.2 | -5.0 1.0 12.2 1.7 | -1.4 .3 .9 -.1 | 2.0 2.6 .9 .3 | 4.1
Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.8 | 6.6 5.2 2.2 6.1 | -.3 -.5 .2 -.3 | 1.7 1.4 -4.5 4.1 | 2.2
Leather and products 31 | -7.3 | -15.3 -2.4 -9.4 -14.4 | -.5 -1.1 -.1 -.5 | 1.1 1.0 -6.8 5.9 | -7.0
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Mining | 2.1 | 1.8 -2.1 9.9 -4.0 | .9 -2.2 .3 -.6 | 2.6 -.6 -1.0 1.0 | -.6
Metal mining 10 | 2.7 | -5.6 15.4 2.6 -18.9 | 1.7 .8 -2.8 1.7 | 2.8 3.6 -4.1 2.1 | -1.5
Coal mining 12 | 4.7 | .6 11.2 -5.1 8.4 | 6.8 -5.4 2.7 -3.1 | 1.1 -.7 -3.9 7.9 | 3.3
Oil and gas extraction 13 | 1.9 | 3.0 -6.2 13.7 -6.6 | -.7 -2.3 .2 -.5 | -.6 -2.5 -.1 -.5 | -2.1
Stone and earth minerals 14 | .6 | -.7 .4 9.9 11.7 | 3.9 1.9 -.7 .2 | 34.6 9.2 -1.3 2.1 | 6.2
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Utilities | 2.4 | 8.3 5.5 -16.5 18.8 | 3.3 2.7 -.9 .4 | -.1 8.7 6.7 -.6 | 4.5
Electric 491,3pt | 2.8 | 11.1 5.1 -11.7 22.0 | 4.1 1.4 -1.1 .7 | 7.2 13.4 8.0 -.5 | 6.0
Gas 492,3pt | .8 | -2.0 7.1 -33.3 5.8 | .0 8.4 .3 -.5 | -27.4 -17.3 -3.4 -1.9 | -1.5
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | |
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Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors | 30.6 | 34.2 24.6 26.6 20.4 | 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 | 2.4 4.2 .7 1.7 | 21.9
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Manufacturing excluding: | | | | |
Motor vehicles and parts | 6.0 | 5.2 7.2 3.7 1.6 | .0 -.5 .3 .1 | .8 2.7 -1.9 3.1 | 3.0
Computer and office equipment | 5.8 | 5.4 7.8 1.4 -.3 | .0 -1.5 -.4 1.9 | .8 1.1 -3.9 6.4 | 2.5
Computers and semiconductors | 4.4 | 4.0 6.8 .2 -.8 | -.1 -1.5 -.5 2.0 | .8 1.1 -4.0 6.5 | 1.7
Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors | 4.2 | 3.7 6.7 .2 -1.1 | -.1 -1.6 -.5 2.0 | .7 1.1 -4.1 6.6 | 1.6
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Notes: Estimates for August are preliminary. Estimates from May to July are revised.
Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.