Table 9
 ELECTRIC POWER USE: MANUFACTURING AND MINING
                                                     |       |                                   Index, 1992=100
                                                     | 1992  |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |Billion|  1998                                    |  1998                                    
 Item                                                |  KWH  |   May   June   July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct. |   May   June   July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct. 
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     Total                                           | 934.1 | 106.6  106.3  105.7  105.0  105.3  106.5 | 106.1  107.9  107.0  108.6  109.0  108.0 
                                                     |       |                                          |
 MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS                               |       |                                          |
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Manufacturing                                      | 854.0 | 106.8  106.6  105.8  105.0  105.3  106.8 | 106.3  108.3  107.5  109.1  109.4  108.4 
     Durable                                         | 365.8 | 106.9  107.3  107.3  107.0  106.7  106.6 | 106.6  109.2  108.0  110.5  110.2  107.9 
     Nondurable                                      | 488.3 | 106.8  106.0  104.6  103.4  104.2  106.9 | 106.1  107.6  107.1  108.0  108.7  108.9 
  Mining                                             |  80.1 | 103.9  102.8  104.3  104.4  104.2  103.3 | 103.6  101.7  100.2  101.9  103.4  102.8 
                                                     |       |                                          |
 INDUSTRY GROUPS and SERIES                          |       |                                          |
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Metal mining   10                                  |  18.6 | 114.6  114.7  112.0  117.0  115.4  118.2 | 115.5  110.9  110.5  117.0  114.3  119.3 
     Iron ore   101                                  |   7.3 | 114.8  114.5  106.2  113.2  113.6  112.7 | 118.3  108.4  105.7  113.8  111.4  117.2 
     Copper ore   102                                |   6.6 | 123.8  123.2  124.9  129.8  126.0  130.9 | 122.6  120.1  122.6  129.9  126.5  130.4 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Coal mining   12                                   |  12.7 |  98.8  102.2  107.5  101.1  103.4  101.8 |  95.7   96.8   89.5   93.0   98.3   97.9 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Oil and gas extraction   13                        |  36.0 |  95.3   90.9   93.1   92.4   92.3   88.5 |  94.6   92.5   92.7   90.3   92.2   88.3 
     Crude oil and natural gas   131                 |  31.0 |  94.2   89.6   91.7   91.0   90.4   86.7 |  94.0   91.0   91.0   87.9   89.9   86.9 
     Natural gas liquids   132                       |   3.6 |  85.4   84.8   86.5   92.2   92.0   83.1 |  84.7   86.7   87.7   92.1   92.5   83.4 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Stone and earth minerals   14                      |  12.8 | 114.5  113.5  114.5  117.8  116.4  116.9 | 116.8  115.6  115.6  117.6  119.4  117.8 
     Crushed stone   142                             |   3.5 | 155.5  154.0  155.5  159.2  157.6  157.8 | 164.3  163.5  163.4  167.3  168.4  168.6 
     Sand and gravel   144                           |   2.7 | 107.0  109.0  111.1  110.3  107.1  110.9 | 112.1  114.9  119.4  119.5  116.4  120.9 
     Chemical and fertilizer materials   147         |   4.7 | 103.1  100.9  101.3  109.9  109.3  108.9 | 103.2  100.5   99.2  102.6  106.9  101.4 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Foods      20                                      |  58.8 | 117.1  116.5  117.5  114.8  115.7  118.4 | 113.2  118.7  123.5  124.3  127.1  123.7 
     Meat products   201                             |  10.3 | 125.3  123.6  128.0  126.2  125.0  130.2 | 121.5  129.4  138.7  138.2  137.7  133.8 
     Dairy products   202                            |   6.8 | 105.0   99.9  102.7   99.6  102.6  108.5 | 103.8  106.6  113.1  108.9  111.7  109.7 
     Canned and frozen food   203                    |   8.1 | 118.9  118.2  117.5  111.6  111.7  114.9 | 111.1  115.9  121.0  128.8  136.0  128.2 
     Grain mill products   204                       |  11.4 | 131.8  134.9  137.5  136.4  140.7  138.1 | 131.2  132.4  135.6  138.0  144.1  144.8 
     Bakery products   205                           |   3.5 | 114.3  112.4  113.6  110.5  111.8  115.4 | 110.9  117.5  123.7  122.7  125.0  119.9 
     Sugar and confectionery   206                   |   4.0 | 111.8  109.2  109.7   97.0   96.0   96.1 |  98.6  103.4  106.6   95.6   95.7   99.7 
     Fats and oils   207                             |   3.9 | 111.0  112.0  113.9  108.0  112.1  111.0 | 105.7  108.5  105.6  102.4  109.2  108.0 
     Beverages   208                                 |   6.1 | 108.7  109.4  107.2  108.9  106.7  111.3 | 106.2  116.1  119.7  124.3  122.5  116.9 
     Coffee and miscellaneous    209                 |   4.7 | 107.4  107.3  105.2  103.9  105.1  106.9 | 103.4  111.8  114.9  115.5  117.4  110.9 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Tobacco products   21                              |   1.5 |  97.3   99.9   95.4   94.1   93.7   96.3 |  91.8   99.7   98.8  102.6  105.7  103.8 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Textile mill products   22                         |  31.5 | 114.0  114.6  118.9  113.7  111.6  110.0 | 116.7  122.7  119.8  126.6  122.7  115.1 
     Fabrics   221-4                                 |  11.8 | 108.4  106.6  107.8  105.6  107.5  103.9 | 111.1  114.3  108.9  118.1  118.5  108.6 
     Knit goods   225                                |   4.1 | 109.3  107.7  107.4  110.9  113.5  110.0 | 112.6  117.6  112.2  128.1  128.5  114.9 
     Fabric finishing   226                          |   2.5 | 120.4  113.9  119.0  112.2  107.3  112.2 | 122.2  120.9  111.8  116.9  114.1  112.3 
     Yarn and thread   228                           |   8.3 | 110.7  118.8  129.3  119.6  105.3  103.5 | 114.0  128.1  129.5  134.7  117.2  109.2 
     Miscellaneous textiles   229                    |   3.4 | 128.3  125.9  131.0  121.7  124.2  124.1 | 129.9  132.3  131.3  132.5  133.0  130.7 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Apparel products   23                              |   8.2 |  97.8   96.4   97.6   90.9   92.8   98.6 |  94.9  103.2  106.6  108.0  107.7  101.6 
     Men's outerwear   231,2                         |   2.0 |  84.7   80.0   83.8   75.9   79.0   85.8 |  82.6   88.2   93.1   93.3   94.1   89.2 
     Women's outerwear   233                         |   2.5 | 120.6  115.6  114.8  110.1  111.2  117.5 | 116.8  124.8  127.0  133.1  130.2  121.4 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Lumber and products   24                           |  19.8 | 118.3  120.9  121.5  121.1  121.6  119.9 | 117.3  119.8  118.0  120.5  121.3  118.9 
     Lumber   242                                    |   7.7 | 116.4  118.1  122.5  120.6  120.4  118.1 | 116.2  116.5  116.2  119.4  118.9  116.2 
     Millwork and plywood   243                      |   5.6 | 119.4  124.3  124.1  123.4  126.4  124.3 | 118.3  123.4  121.0  122.8  126.4  123.6 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Furniture and fixtures   25                        |   6.0 | 117.0  118.9  117.2  116.0  118.2  120.0 | 114.4  120.5  115.9  124.1  124.6  121.4 
     Household furniture   251                       |   3.2 | 115.4  117.1  113.6  114.5  116.5  117.5 | 113.1  118.6  107.7  120.1  120.4  118.8 
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  Paper and products   26                            | 113.3 | 103.3  103.5  103.0  101.7  102.6  104.9 | 101.8  103.9  104.5  104.7  104.6  105.4 
     Wood pulp   261                                 |   8.8 |  97.0   92.4   89.4   92.6   96.0   99.8 |  94.0   92.8   88.7   92.1   93.2   97.6 
     Paper      262                                  |  62.3 | 102.0  102.2  101.1  100.3  101.1  104.2 | 100.4  102.5  102.9  103.2  102.9  104.5 
     Paperboard   263                                |  28.3 | 107.7  112.7  115.3  115.3  112.2  109.5 | 107.3  112.8  115.7  116.2  113.4  109.7 
     Paperboard containers   265                     |   5.1 | 107.2  107.5  105.2  100.4  104.6  105.9 | 105.5  108.8  108.1  106.6  109.9  108.1 
     Converted paper products   267                  |   8.9 | 107.3  104.2  108.0  103.2  104.0  106.7 | 106.4  105.5  109.6  107.8  108.4  108.8 
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  Printing and publishing   27                       |  17.3 | 113.9  113.7  111.6  109.3  111.4  113.4 | 108.6  117.5  123.5  124.6  124.9  117.6 
     Newspapers   271                                |   3.6 | 101.0  102.5  101.3  101.4  105.5  104.1 |  97.7  107.3  112.6  112.3  115.9  106.2 
     Commercial printing   275                       |   9.2 | 121.2  123.4  122.7  120.6  121.8  123.1 | 116.9  126.2  132.1  133.6  132.8  126.3 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Chemicals and products   28                        | 171.7 |  99.6   97.9   94.3   93.7   95.7   99.9 | 100.2   98.0   95.8   95.2   97.0  101.0 
     Basic chemicals   281                           |  78.9 |  91.2   86.4   81.1   81.5   84.4   92.0 |  92.5   86.1   81.1   81.1   84.6   92.4 
        Alkalies and chlorine   2812                 |  14.9 |  78.7   78.5   81.7   83.6   82.0   78.2 |  80.4   79.4   81.9   83.4   78.7   80.1 
        Inorganic chemicals, nec   2819              |  38.3 |  80.3   72.4   65.2   65.9   73.7   88.1 |  83.6   72.5   63.0   63.7   71.7   88.5 
           Acid and fertilizer materials             |  14.0 | 102.8  100.8  102.3   99.0   95.0  111.5 | 102.1   99.7  102.7  101.5   95.5  110.8 
           Nuclear materials, nondefense             |  24.3 |  69.1   58.4   46.9   49.5   63.2   76.5 |  74.4   59.0   43.3   44.9   59.9   77.4 
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 Note:  Estimates for October are preliminary.  Estimates from August to September are revised.
 
 
 
 Table 9 (continued)
 ELECTRIC POWER USE: MANUFACTURING AND MINING
                                                     |       |                                   Index, 1992=100
                                                     | 1992  |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |Billion|  1998                                    |  1998                                    
 Item                                                |  KWH  |   May   June   July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct. |   May   June   July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct. 
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 Chemicals and Products (cont.)                      |       |                                          |
     Synthetic materials   282                       |  29.2 | 105.3  109.1  106.0  104.8  107.1  104.0 | 106.2  109.9  107.9  107.5  107.6  105.9 
        Plastics materials   2821                    |  18.3 | 128.9  135.8  128.3  127.3  129.2  129.7 | 128.7  136.8  130.0  129.6  131.7  131.1 
     Drugs and medicines   283                       |   6.7 | 136.9  136.3  137.3  129.9  130.9  132.2 | 132.2  143.7  150.2  144.2  145.3  137.3 
     Soap and toiletries   284                       |   3.0 | 117.6  123.2  120.9  118.9  117.2  120.5 | 112.3  125.4  130.5  128.1  127.6  123.2 
     Industrial organic chemicals   286              |  39.2 | 103.3  106.0  109.9  103.9  104.0  104.1 | 103.1  104.0  110.7  107.6  108.1  107.8 
     Agricultural chemicals   287                    |   9.7 | 116.7  118.2  122.9  123.2  121.2  121.5 | 118.4  117.6  122.2  123.2  119.8  120.5 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Petroleum products   29                            |  47.0 | 110.9  110.2  107.7  110.2  107.3  109.5 | 108.9  111.3  110.3  113.6  111.4  110.1 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Rubber and plastics products   30                  |  38.0 | 125.8  125.6  126.8  124.0  126.7  126.2 | 125.3  129.8  128.2  129.1  132.4  129.2 
     Tires         301                               |   4.3 | 117.6  112.6  115.7  110.9  112.0  112.6 | 114.8  115.3  117.5  119.3  120.3  117.1 
     Rubber products, nec   306                      |   3.2 | 117.1  117.9  117.6  112.8  117.5  116.9 | 115.0  120.7  117.9  119.4  122.9  119.9 
     Plastics products, nec   308                    |  28.9 | 129.4  130.0  131.1  129.0  131.8  131.1 | 129.6  134.8  132.5  133.2  136.9  133.8 
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  Leather and products   31                          |   1.0 |  79.4   77.6   78.7   76.2   75.3   80.1 |  78.1   80.9   81.1   82.6   81.5   80.7 
     Shoes   314                                     |    .3 |  74.7   72.6   72.8   69.3   68.7   73.3 |  72.7   76.4   77.3   78.3   77.8   74.7 
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  Stone, clay, & glass products   32                 |  33.8 | 111.3  110.7  111.7  110.4  109.9  110.7 | 112.4  113.5  112.3  114.3  113.6  114.1 
     Flat glass   321                                |   1.5 | 107.7  108.0  106.1  103.3  105.1  105.8 | 107.6  110.1  108.3  104.8  109.4  107.0 
     Pressed and blown glass   322                   |   7.3 | 103.0  105.7  103.5  102.9  104.4  103.9 | 102.8  106.2  104.1  106.0  107.5  106.5 
     Cement   324                                    |   9.6 | 113.9  110.9  113.2  110.1  108.1  110.6 | 118.1  116.5  114.3  117.7  112.9  117.8 
     Structural clay products   325                  |   1.4 |  94.4   97.3   98.0   98.9   99.5   99.7 |  96.1  100.5   99.7  101.1  102.0  100.0 
     Concrete products   327                         |   4.7 | 118.4  120.9  127.1  125.5  124.2  125.2 | 118.5  123.5  126.8  128.3  128.7  128.2 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Primary metals   33                                | 150.9 |  99.4  100.2  101.7  100.1  100.6   98.2 | 100.6  100.5   99.7   99.9  100.1   99.0 
     Basic steel and mill products   331             |  57.0 | 106.0  107.6  112.5  110.3  111.1  106.5 | 108.7  107.8  108.2  110.1  110.2  107.2 
     Iron and steel foundries   332                  |   9.9 | 118.6  118.8  116.0  116.2  116.2  114.2 | 118.7  118.5  109.8  112.5  118.8  117.1 
     Primary nonferrous metals   333                 |  66.2 |  81.4   81.9   80.9   79.8   80.1   79.7 |  81.9   82.7   82.5   80.6   78.9   79.9 
        Aluminum   3334                              |  60.3 |  66.4   69.5   68.2   69.2   69.4   69.1 |  68.4   69.3   69.1   69.2   68.4   69.1 
     Nonferrous foundries   336                      |   2.7 | 138.7  138.5  134.6  130.7  134.4  133.7 | 135.9  137.0  128.4  129.7  137.7  136.6 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Fabricated metal products   34                     |  31.4 | 117.2  117.3  116.3  115.0  114.6  116.0 | 115.5  118.9  117.6  119.0  119.9  117.6 
     Metal containers   341                          |   2.9 | 108.8  108.6  104.9  104.5   98.7  100.6 | 108.5  110.6  108.4  106.5  102.7  101.2 
     Hardware, tools, and cutlery   342              |   2.7 | 112.4  110.7  111.8  109.0  109.1  112.2 | 109.6  113.4  113.8  114.6  116.5  114.1 
     Structural metal products   344                 |   5.4 | 118.3  120.6  121.4  119.6  121.6  121.5 | 116.4  120.0  122.7  123.9  125.3  122.1 
     Fasteners   345                                 |   1.7 | 116.5  115.0  112.7  112.5  112.2  112.6 | 113.7  117.3  114.5  117.9  118.6  115.0 
     Metal stampings   346                           |   6.7 | 134.0  130.9  129.2  130.0  129.2  130.8 | 133.8  132.8  126.5  132.0  135.0  134.3 
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  Industrial machinery                               |       |                                          |
     and equipment   35                              |  33.2 | 112.8  114.5  113.6  112.5  112.8  114.4 | 110.8  117.4  118.8  120.4  120.7  114.7 
     Engines and turbines   351                      |   2.6 | 115.3  115.4  115.1  111.3  112.4  111.2 | 114.3  116.7  109.9  116.4  117.1  111.0 
     Farm      352                                   |   2.0 |  85.8   91.0   92.7   91.1   92.8   91.1 |  87.5   89.2   88.3   89.2   91.7   87.8 
     Construction and allied   353                   |   3.8 | 121.8  124.1  119.9  123.8  119.3  125.2 | 120.3  127.4  126.6  131.1  128.1  123.8 
     Metalworking   354                              |   4.1 | 118.4  120.7  122.0  117.0  117.9  120.7 | 115.2  123.0  127.8  126.5  127.5  121.8 
     Special industry   355                          |   2.4 | 118.8  123.7  117.2  123.5  121.0  115.9 | 114.9  126.0  124.2  134.0  131.1  117.3 
     General industrial   356                        |   5.2 | 116.8  119.7  118.6  115.9  117.0  119.2 | 114.7  122.2  122.5  124.4  125.4  119.9 
     Computer and office equip.   357                |   5.1 |  90.9   90.8   89.7   89.1   91.6   92.3 |  88.5   94.3   96.8   95.3   97.7   92.5 
     Service industry machines   358                 |   3.5 | 113.6  116.4  119.9  117.6  114.9  118.2 | 114.1  121.8  127.0  127.0  123.5  119.0 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Electrical machinery   36                          |  33.0 | 111.0  110.5  111.1  120.9  109.8  110.6 | 109.3  114.2  116.2  128.8  117.4  112.4 
     Electrical distribution   361                   |   1.3 |  96.6   95.2   96.1   93.3   94.3   94.7 |  92.9   97.1  100.5  102.9  104.1   96.4 
     Electrical industrial   362                     |   4.0 |  97.2   97.7   95.2   93.9   96.0   93.8 |  97.1  100.6   98.7   97.0   99.5   93.6 
     Household appliances   363                      |   2.4 | 100.8   97.5  102.0   97.5   97.9  101.2 | 102.6  102.8  107.3  106.5  104.4  104.0 
     Lighting and wiring products   364              |   3.0 | 113.8  114.8  119.6  115.1  118.9  118.7 | 113.9  118.5  121.3  117.4  124.6  121.2 
     TV and radio sets   365                         |    .8 | 112.8  113.8  115.0  113.5  118.8  122.4 | 111.6  116.8  119.6  123.1  126.0  126.3 
     Communication equipment   366                   |   3.3 | 102.8  100.6  102.9  103.6  103.9  108.7 |  99.0  105.1  111.1  112.6  114.7  109.0 
     Electronic components   367                     |  14.5 | 121.4  121.3  121.1  118.5  119.0  119.4 | 119.3  125.5  127.6  126.4  127.0  120.9 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Transportation equipment   37                      |  39.6 | 108.5  107.8  103.4  101.8  106.6  109.2 | 107.4  112.3  104.9  108.6  114.0  111.2 
     Motor vehicles and parts   371                  |  22.8 | 119.4  117.0  110.3  109.3  115.6  121.1 | 118.5  123.1  110.5  116.9  124.4  123.5 
     Aircraft and parts   372                        |  10.7 |  87.0   89.6   88.3   85.1   87.9   85.1 |  85.7   92.4   92.3   91.2   94.0   87.0 
     Ships and boats   373                           |   2.2 | 109.5  115.2  110.5  106.1  111.1  106.2 | 106.5  116.4  110.1  106.1  110.5  103.2 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Instruments   38                                   |  13.7 | 101.6  102.5  102.0  100.6   99.3   99.5 |  97.6  106.3  109.8  109.4  107.6  101.6 
     Photographic equip. & supplies   386            |   1.8 |  95.1  100.0   99.2   95.5   90.2   85.6 |  92.2  100.5  104.3  102.0   95.4   88.0 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Miscellaneous manufactures   39                    |   4.5 | 117.7  116.9  119.3  113.7  118.0  122.3 | 116.1  120.1  124.2  122.7  126.7  124.3 
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 SUPPLEMENTARY GROUPS                                |       |                                          |
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Total, excluding nuclear nondefense                | 909.8 | 108.3  108.5  108.4  107.5  107.2  107.9 | 107.6  110.1  109.9  111.5  111.2  109.4 
  Utility sales to industry                          | 835.3 | 106.7  106.7  106.1  105.4  105.7  106.6 | 106.6  108.5  107.2  108.9  109.6  108.1 
  Industrial generation                              |  98.8 | 100.9  101.7  103.0  103.4  101.6  105.2 |  98.4   98.5  104.3  105.0  100.2  106.9 
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 Note:  Estimates for October are preliminary.  Estimates from August to September are revised.