Table 1A
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION:  MARKET GROUPS
                                                     |             |                                   Index, 1992=100
                                                     |    1997     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                                    |  1998                                    
 Item                                                |Proportion<1>|  June   July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov. |  June   July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov. 
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  Total index                                        |   100.00    | 130.6  130.5  132.4  131.9  132.2  131.8 | 133.1  129.2  135.8  135.7  134.2  130.7 
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  Products, total                                    |    60.44    | 123.6  123.3  124.9  124.2  124.8  124.4 | 125.5  123.1  129.2  128.4  127.0  122.7 
     Final products                                  |    45.61    | 125.5  124.7  126.8  126.0  126.7  126.3 | 127.1  123.3  130.8  130.2  128.7  124.3 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Consumer goods                               |    27.84    | 115.1  114.0  116.1  114.8  115.3  115.4 | 116.3  113.5  120.7  119.2  117.1  112.9 
           Durable                                   |     5.96    | 130.7  124.6  140.1  137.4  140.3  140.4 | 131.3  111.6  139.0  139.8  145.5  136.4 
              Automotive products                    |     2.64    | 121.7  107.3  141.7  135.9  141.1  140.0 | 123.5   87.4  140.6  142.1  151.8  135.6 
                 Autos and trucks                    |     1.63    | 118.2   92.8  151.4  143.4  150.6  149.7 | 119.6   60.5  148.4  151.5  167.6  143.2 
                    Autos                            |      .62    |  93.8   75.8  124.4  128.3  119.9  113.6 |  94.6   52.7  124.6  128.4  133.0  109.6 
                    Trucks                           |     1.01    | 142.2  110.0  178.9  161.1  181.0  184.3 | 144.2   69.1  173.2  175.8  201.7  175.6 
                 Auto parts and allied goods         |     1.01    | 125.4  125.6  127.6  124.9  127.4  126.0 | 127.9  122.8  129.2  128.7  129.9  124.5 
              Other durable goods                    |     3.32    | 137.8  138.7  138.5  138.3  139.4  140.4 | 137.4  131.2  137.4  137.6  140.0  136.9 
                 Appliances and electronics          |      .93    | 199.9  207.8  209.4  209.7  211.3  216.5 | 206.6  202.1  208.4  214.2  216.7  210.4 
                    Appliances and air cond.         |      .47    | 121.9  127.9  128.6  123.5  122.2  124.6 | 126.8  115.2  119.5  120.1  125.8  117.5 
                    Home electronics                 |      .46    | 319.7  328.9  332.0  347.2  356.2  366.6 | 327.1  344.6  353.4  370.8  363.5  365.6 
                 Carpeting and furniture             |      .82    | 117.0  117.3  116.7  116.3  120.0  120.0 | 119.7  113.7  122.1  120.8  124.2  117.1 
                 Miscellaneous                       |     1.58    | 117.1  115.9  115.3  115.2  114.6  114.5 | 112.3  106.1  110.4  109.6  111.3  111.5 
           Nondurable                                |    21.88    | 111.2  111.2  110.3  109.4  109.2  109.3 | 112.6  113.6  116.2  114.2  110.3  107.2 
              Nonenergy                              |    19.09    | 110.1  110.1  108.9  108.1  108.6  108.9 | 113.6  113.0  116.2  115.1  112.4  107.0 
                 Foods and tobacco                   |     9.64    | 108.5  108.5  107.5  106.9  107.8  108.4 | 112.4  109.6  115.4  114.8  113.2  107.2 
                 Clothing                            |     1.92    |  98.8   98.4   97.7   97.1   95.8   94.6 | 103.5   98.5  102.7  100.7   98.6   93.6 
                 Chemical products                   |     4.64    | 122.8  122.2  119.0  117.7  119.0  119.9 | 127.8  132.9  130.6  129.6  122.8  114.1 
                 Paper products                      |     2.89    | 105.3  106.3  106.6  105.9  105.3  104.7 | 104.4  105.7  107.1  105.3  103.9  104.8 
              Energy products                        |     2.78    | 118.2  118.4  120.1  118.0  113.5  112.2 | 105.7  117.9  116.4  107.8   96.3  109.2 
                 Fuels                               |      .94    | 111.4  112.9  112.1  108.3  104.5  110.0 | 113.9  114.4  113.1  110.2  104.5  113.5 
                 Utilities                           |     1.85    | 121.2  120.7  123.7  122.5  117.7  112.8 | 100.7  119.0  117.3  105.9   91.5  106.3 
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        Equipment, total                             |    17.77    | 144.1  143.9  146.0  146.1  147.3  146.1 | 146.8  141.2  149.3  150.4  149.8  145.2 
           Business equipment                        |    14.58    | 163.6  163.5  166.6  167.2  168.7  167.7 | 166.8  160.0  170.6  172.6  171.6  166.0 
              Information processing & related       |     5.65    | 210.3  211.8  213.1  217.2  219.7  220.6 | 214.2  218.0  221.5  224.9  220.5  219.1 
                 Computer and office                 |     1.17    | 638.6  654.6  671.6  698.3  720.8  742.8 | 661.8  704.7  717.0  743.1  720.7  723.5 
              Industrial                             |     4.71    | 142.9  144.2  142.3  139.4  141.2  139.5 | 145.9  141.6  145.6  144.5  143.0  137.6 
              Transit                                |     2.75    | 128.2  121.9  141.6  139.8  140.4  138.7 | 130.4  109.2  140.5  141.8  146.1  136.4 
                 Autos and trucks                    |     1.26    | 108.6   91.7  136.9  135.6  133.8  133.2 | 110.8   65.7  136.3  139.6  149.1  127.4 
              Other                                  |     1.47    | 141.7  146.6  132.6  140.9  140.5  137.7 | 144.6  135.3  136.6  146.0  144.7  137.3 
           Defense and space equipment               |     2.12    |  75.8   76.1   76.5   75.6   76.4   75.6 |  75.4   74.4   75.7   75.1   76.3   76.3 
           Oil and gas well drilling                 |      .86    | 136.7  131.9  127.7  123.4  119.4  114.1 | 137.3  134.5  129.4  125.8  120.0  115.3 
           Manufactured homes                        |      .22    | 146.1  151.1  145.7  147.8  150.9  151.0 | 157.7  140.0  161.1  156.9  167.6  145.9 
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     Intermediate products                           |    14.83    | 118.0  119.1  119.1  118.4  118.9  118.5 | 120.9  122.4  124.3  123.1  122.2  118.2 
        Construction supplies                        |     5.88    | 126.1  128.5  128.0  126.7  128.1  129.0 | 133.2  131.5  134.4  132.7  133.3  128.7 
        Business supplies                            |     8.95    | 113.2  113.6  113.8  113.4  113.4  112.4 | 113.6  117.1  118.3  117.4  115.6  112.0 
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  Materials                                          |    39.56    | 141.8  141.9  144.4  144.4  144.1  143.7 | 145.3  138.7  146.3  147.2  145.6  143.6 
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     Durable                                         |    23.66    | 171.7  171.8  177.4  177.7  178.2  178.5 | 177.4  164.8  180.0  183.5  181.2  179.1 
        Consumer parts                               |     4.53    | 131.9  129.7  149.6  147.6  145.9  145.9 | 138.0  110.2  154.0  150.1  152.3  145.5 
        Equipment parts                              |     8.74    | 271.0  274.1  278.0  282.7  285.5  288.5 | 282.8  264.9  278.0  295.8  286.0  292.4 
           Semiconductors, printed circuit           |             |                                          |                             
              boards, and oth. elec. comps.          |     3.22    | 772.9  796.2  825.7  864.5  896.9  931.8 | 843.2  720.1  810.0  963.9  887.6  939.6 
        Other                                        |    10.39    | 128.3  128.1  128.3  127.7  128.1  127.5 | 130.5  127.2  130.5  130.9  130.1  126.8 
           Basic metals                              |     3.38    | 120.1  120.2  121.9  117.9  117.9  115.3 | 121.0  116.5  119.7  119.1  118.2  115.3 
     Nondurable                                      |     8.51    | 113.9  114.1  113.1  111.9  111.4  110.9 | 115.3  112.6  113.2  112.4  113.3  110.0 
        Textile                                      |      .95    | 110.2  110.1  107.7  107.6  108.7  108.1 | 111.6  103.3  109.9  107.4  112.3  108.5 
        Paper                                        |     1.79    | 117.3  117.3  116.4  115.0  115.8  114.5 | 117.8  117.3  117.0  114.5  115.5  113.5 
        Chemical                                     |     3.89    | 114.8  114.6  113.6  111.7  110.5  110.2 | 115.5  113.9  112.8  112.5  110.6  108.9 
        Other                                        |     1.87    | 110.6  111.7  111.6  111.5  110.2  110.3 | 114.1  110.0  111.7  112.7  117.3  109.4 
     Energy                                          |     7.39    | 104.8  104.8  104.4  105.3  103.8  101.9 | 105.1  106.6  106.5  103.6  100.5  100.4 
        Primary                                      |     4.85    | 101.8  102.9  101.2  102.6  100.9   99.3 | 102.1  102.7  101.3  100.4   97.8   98.1 
        Converted fuel                               |     2.54    | 110.7  108.6  110.7  110.7  109.4  107.0 | 111.0  114.0  116.4  110.0  105.8  105.0 
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 SPECIAL AGGREGATES                                  |             |                                          |
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 Total excluding:                                    |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    97.11    | 131.2  131.6  132.1  131.7  131.9  131.6 | 133.6  131.1  135.6  135.3  133.4  130.5 
     Motor vehicles and parts                        |    94.75    | 131.2  131.7  131.3  131.0  131.4  130.9 | 133.4  131.8  134.8  134.7  132.7  129.9 
     Computers                                       |    98.09    | 126.4  126.2  128.0  127.4  127.6  127.1 | 128.7  124.7  131.2  130.9  129.5  126.0 
     Computers and semiconductors      2             |    94.39    | 118.2  117.8  119.5  118.7  118.7  118.1 | 119.9  116.6  122.4  121.4  120.5  116.9 
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 Consumer goods excluding:                           |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    26.21    | 114.8  114.9  114.3  113.3  113.4  113.6 | 116.1  116.1  119.2  117.5  114.5  111.3 
     Energy                                          |    25.05    | 114.7  113.5  115.7  114.5  115.5  115.7 | 117.6  113.1  121.2  120.6  119.5  113.3 
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 Business equipment excluding:                       |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    13.32    | 170.0  171.8  169.9  170.8  172.7  171.5 | 173.2  171.0  174.3  176.2  174.0  170.3 
     Computer and office equipment                   |    13.41    | 142.7  142.2  144.8  144.8  145.8  144.3 | 145.1  137.6  147.5  148.8  148.4  142.9 
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 Materials excluding:                                |             |                                          |
     Energy                                          |    32.17    | 153.4  153.6  156.9  156.6  156.8  156.8 | 158.0  148.8  158.9  160.9  159.8  157.2 
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 <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.
 <2> Semiconductors include related electronic components.
 Note:  Estimates for November are preliminary.  Estimates from August to October are revised.