Table 2B
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS
Percent change
| | Seasonally adjusted | | |
| 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Nov. 97
| to | 1997 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to
Item | 1997 Q4 | Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 | Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. | Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. | Nov. 98
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Total index | 6.6 | 6.6 1.6 2.8 .9 | 1.4 -.4 .2 -.3 | 5.1 -.1 -1.1 -2.6 | 1.5
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Manufacturing | 7.3 | 7.5 2.4 2.5 .4 | 1.6 -.4 .6 .0 | 5.9 .4 -.5 -3.0 | 2.0
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Primary processing | 3.9 | 4.9 .8 -.6 -2.9 | -.1 -1.1 .3 -.2 | 2.4 -.6 .5 -2.3 | -1.4
Advanced processing | 8.8 | 8.7 3.2 3.9 1.9 | 2.4 -.1 .7 .1 | 7.5 .9 -1.0 -3.3 | 3.6
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Durable | 11.1 | 10.7 3.5 4.6 4.6 | 3.5 -.2 .8 -.2 | 9.1 1.2 -.2 -2.6 | 4.7
Lumber and products 24 | 3.1 | 1.1 4.0 2.9 4.0 | .9 -1.5 1.0 1.2 | 5.4 -2.2 2.8 -3.8 | 3.9
Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.3 | 6.9 .8 4.8 -1.2 | -.6 1.2 1.8 -.2 | 6.9 -.6 -2.0 -2.1 | 3.2
Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.6 | 5.8 1.5 -1.3 7.5 | 1.3 -.4 .7 .1 | 4.0 -.6 .3 -3.4 | 3.0
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Primary metals 33 | 4.9 | 6.3 -.9 -8.6 -9.5 | 1.5 -3.7 .3 -2.7 | 3.4 -.6 -.1 -3.3 | -9.6
Iron and steel 331,2 | 5.0 | 10.3 1.1 -12.7 -16.2 | 1.9 -7.6 1.0 -5.0 | 1.9 -3.2 .7 -6.5 | -15.2
Raw steel | 7.3 | 8.2 8.8 -6.0 -9.7 | 1.7 -6.4 -2.6 -7.2 | 3.6 -3.6 -3.2 -6.8 | -15.3
Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 4.9 | 1.8 -3.2 -3.3 -1.1 | 1.1 .7 -.5 -.1 | 5.2 2.4 -1.0 .2 | -3.1
Fabricated metal products 34 | 4.5 | 7.4 .4 3.2 -4.3 | -1.1 -.1 .4 -.1 | 1.9 .3 -.4 -1.7 | -.3
Industrial machinery | | | | |
and equipment 35 | 13.4 | 11.5 14.8 19.5 10.4 | -.9 .5 1.3 -.1 | 2.1 1.9 -1.7 -3.2 | 12.5
Computer and office equip. 357 | 43.6 | 40.2 72.6 58.1 38.9 | 2.5 3.9 3.2 3.0 | 1.7 3.6 -3.0 .4 | 54.7
Electrical machinery 36 | 24.2 | 17.6 6.7 6.8 14.4 | .5 2.2 1.3 1.1 | 5.7 7.0 -3.2 1.5 | 10.7
Semiconductors and related | | | | |
electronic components 3672-9 | 48.6 | 30.0 8.9 9.6 37.6 | 3.1 4.0 3.4 3.4 | 10.8 15.9 -6.5 5.4 | 25.4
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Transportation equipment 37 | 13.1 | 16.0 -4.7 -2.6 3.6 | 20.4 -2.1 .3 -.6 | 41.6 -1.4 3.8 -6.0 | 2.8
Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 12.8 | 18.5 -17.1 -14.5 5.7 | 43.4 -2.8 -.2 .2 | 104.5 -1.7 5.8 -10.1 | .6
Autos and light trucks | 10.9 | 27.8 -15.0 -14.9 -8.7 | 63.4 -3.9 2.9 -1.4 | 143.8 2.2 9.4 -15.0 | -.5
Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 13.4 | 12.8 14.2 14.1 1.9 | -.2 -1.1 1.0 -1.6 | .8 -1.0 1.2 -.4 | 6.1
Instruments 38 | 3.6 | 4.0 .5 2.9 .4 | .3 .8 .6 -.4 | 1.1 .7 -1.2 -1.4 | 2.1
Miscellaneous 39 | 1.4 | .3 2.5 -2.1 -5.0 | -.7 -.6 -.7 -1.4 | 2.7 -.7 1.5 -.8 | -3.4
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Nondurable | 2.6 | 3.6 1.1 -.2 -4.7 | -.8 -.6 .4 .2 | 2.0 -.6 -.9 -3.6 | -1.3
Foods 20 | 1.9 | 1.8 5.8 -.1 -6.5 | -1.0 -.2 1.1 .9 | 2.6 .6 -1.2 -4.0 | .8
Tobacco products 21 | -.8 | 2.6 -2.9 -2.6 -10.3 | .9 -2.5 -2.2 -2.1 | 26.5 -5.4 1.7 -11.3 | -11.0
Textile mill products 22 | 3.5 | .8 .5 -1.3 -4.0 | -1.3 -.5 1.2 -.8 | 5.5 -1.3 3.8 -7.7 | -2.1
Apparel products 23 | -2.0 | -1.5 -2.1 -4.3 -5.5 | -1.0 -.8 -1.0 -1.2 | 3.9 -2.4 -1.4 -2.4 | -5.5
Paper and products 26 | 4.2 | 1.7 -.9 -1.8 .2 | -.5 -1.2 1.4 -1.4 | .4 -2.0 3.1 -4.3 | -1.9
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Printing and publishing 27 | 3.6 | 5.6 -2.8 -2.0 -1.8 | -.5 .0 .0 -.2 | .7 .0 -1.3 -2.6 | -2.4
Chemicals and products 28 | 3.1 | 6.5 .6 .6 -8.4 | -1.2 -.9 .5 .2 | -1.1 -.3 -2.8 -4.5 | -1.8
Petroleum products 29 | 2.0 | 2.0 4.9 1.3 2.7 | .7 -3.1 -2.8 3.9 | 1.0 -3.3 -5.9 4.2 | 2.4
Rubber and plastics products 30 | 4.3 | 4.1 2.5 5.4 -1.0 | -.4 .5 .4 .6 | 4.1 .1 1.3 -.4 | 2.4
Leather and products 31 | -8.7 | -4.1 -6.7 -11.2 -6.9 | -1.7 -.8 -.5 .1 | 4.1 -2.0 .6 -1.1 | -7.2
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Mining | 2.1 | -.8 4.3 -6.2 -5.8 | -.9 -1.0 -.8 -1.2 | .0 -1.1 -.6 -2.8 | -4.1
Metal mining 10 | 4.4 | 8.5 8.3 -21.4 -2.7 | 3.1 -2.4 3.8 -.3 | 4.5 -.5 .3 -1.2 | -4.9
Coal mining 12 | 2.2 | 3.5 -4.9 4.5 19.5 | -2.8 5.6 -4.3 -2.0 | 1.7 4.4 -.1 -7.8 | 8.3
Oil and gas extraction 13 | 1.8 | -3.1 5.3 -8.2 -11.5 | -.8 -2.1 -.4 -1.4 | -1.1 -1.4 -.8 .4 | -7.0
Stone and earth minerals 14 | 3.4 | 2.9 7.7 3.1 -3.4 | -.9 -3.0 -.2 .4 | .9 -6.5 -.6 -12.3 | -1.0
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Utilities | 1.9 | 1.7 -11.1 17.9 14.9 | 1.6 .2 -3.7 -3.4 | -.2 -6.9 -9.6 4.2 | -1.2
Electric 491,3pt | 2.6 | 3.1 -7.9 21.3 10.0 | 1.2 1.1 -4.1 -3.0 | -.2 -7.1 -13.4 -2.9 | -.2
Gas 492,3pt | -1.3 | -4.5 -25.5 1.3 44.1 | 3.6 -4.2 -1.4 -5.0 | .2 -4.1 27.9 52.0 | -6.4
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | |
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Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors 1 | 38.5 | 27.5 22.7 23.5 29.1 | 2.1 3.2 2.3 2.1 | 5.7 7.8 -3.7 2.9 | 26.8
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Manufacturing excluding: | | | | |
Motor vehicles and parts | 6.9 | 6.8 3.8 3.6 .0 | -.4 -.2 .6 .0 | 2.6 .6 -1.0 -2.5 | 2.1
Computer and office equipment | 6.5 | 6.8 1.0 1.1 -.6 | 1.6 -.5 .5 -.1 | 6.0 .3 -.5 -3.1 | .8
Computers and semiconductors 1 | 4.6 | 5.7 .6 .7 -2.1 | 1.5 -.7 .4 -.3 | 5.8 -.3 -.2 -3.5 | -.2
Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors 1 | 4.3 | 5.6 .4 .3 -2.3 | 1.5 -.7 .4 -.2 | 5.9 -.3 -.2 -3.6 | -.4
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<1> Semiconductors include related electronic components.
Notes: Estimates for November are preliminary. Estimates from August to October are revised.
Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.