Table 1A
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION:  MARKET GROUPS
                                                     |             |                                   Index, 1992=100
                                                     |    1997     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                                    |  1998                                    
 Item                                                |Proportion<1>|  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. |  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. 
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  Total index                                        |   100.00    | 130.5  132.4  131.9  132.6  132.5  132.8 | 129.2  135.8  135.9  134.5  131.3  130.1 
                                                     |             |                                          |
  Products, total                                    |    60.44    | 123.3  124.9  124.1  125.2  124.9  125.0 | 123.1  129.2  128.4  127.4  123.2  121.6 
     Final products                                  |    45.61    | 124.7  126.8  126.0  127.1  126.8  126.5 | 123.3  130.8  130.3  129.1  124.7  123.2 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Consumer goods                               |    27.84    | 114.0  116.1  114.8  115.6  115.8  115.8 | 113.5  120.7  119.3  117.5  113.3  112.5 
           Durable                                   |     5.96    | 124.6  140.1  137.4  140.0  140.0  140.6 | 111.6  139.0  140.0  145.3  136.3  132.0 
              Automotive products                    |     2.64    | 107.3  141.7  136.4  140.7  139.9  139.9 |  87.4  140.6  142.7  151.4  135.4  124.7 
                 Autos and trucks                    |     1.63    |  92.8  151.4  143.4  150.6  149.7  148.3 |  60.5  148.4  151.5  167.6  143.2  126.1 
                    Autos                            |      .62    |  75.8  124.4  128.3  119.9  113.6  115.4 |  52.7  124.6  128.4  133.0  109.6   98.1 
                    Trucks                           |     1.01    | 110.0  178.9  161.1  181.0  184.3  180.3 |  69.1  173.2  175.8  201.7  175.6  153.5 
                 Auto parts and allied goods         |     1.01    | 125.6  127.6  125.9  126.6  125.8  127.6 | 122.8  129.2  130.1  129.0  124.2  121.9 
              Other durable goods                    |     3.32    | 138.7  138.5  138.0  139.1  139.7  140.9 | 131.2  137.4  137.5  140.0  136.6  137.6 
                 Appliances and electronics          |      .93    | 207.8  209.4  209.9  213.6  220.7  223.1 | 202.1  208.4  214.5  218.8  214.3  205.2 
                    Appliances and air cond.         |      .47    | 127.9  128.6  123.3  126.3  128.7  130.5 | 115.2  119.5  119.9  129.9  121.3  112.6 
                    Home electronics                 |      .46    | 328.9  332.0  348.5  352.4  369.0  371.8 | 344.6  353.4  372.6  358.7  367.9  362.0 
                 Carpeting and furniture             |      .82    | 117.3  116.7  116.3  119.3  118.5  119.3 | 113.7  122.1  120.8  123.5  115.7  113.8 
                 Miscellaneous                       |     1.58    | 115.9  115.3  114.5  113.6  112.8  113.6 | 106.1  110.4  109.4  110.9  110.5  116.3 
           Nondurable                                |    21.88    | 111.2  110.3  109.3  109.7  110.0  109.8 | 113.6  116.2  114.2  110.8  107.8  107.7 
              Nonenergy                              |    19.09    | 110.1  108.9  108.2  108.7  109.4  109.0 | 113.0  116.2  115.2  112.5  107.5  104.2 
                 Foods and tobacco                   |     9.64    | 108.5  107.5  106.9  108.1  109.5  109.1 | 109.6  115.4  114.8  113.5  108.3  102.7 
                 Clothing                            |     1.92    |  98.4   97.7   97.1   95.7   94.8   93.8 |  98.5  102.7  100.6   98.5   93.8   90.2 
                 Chemical products                   |     4.64    | 122.2  119.0  118.0  118.8  119.5  120.0 | 132.9  130.6  130.0  122.6  113.8  114.2 
                 Paper products                      |     2.89    | 106.3  106.6  105.9  105.2  104.6  103.2 | 105.7  107.1  105.3  103.9  104.7  104.3 
              Energy products                        |     2.78    | 118.4  120.1  116.8  116.9  113.7  115.5 | 117.9  116.4  107.4   99.6  110.3  132.7 
                 Fuels                               |      .94    | 112.9  112.1  108.3  108.4  112.2  113.0 | 114.4  113.1  110.2  108.3  115.7  116.4 
                 Utilities                           |     1.85    | 120.7  123.7  120.7  120.8  113.8  116.3 | 119.0  117.3  105.3   94.4  106.8  140.4 
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        Equipment, total                             |    17.77    | 143.9  146.0  146.2  147.8  146.5  145.8 | 141.2  149.3  150.5  150.4  145.6  142.9 
           Business equipment                        |    14.58    | 163.5  166.6  167.4  169.5  168.2  168.1 | 160.0  170.6  172.7  172.4  166.5  163.7 
              Information processing & related       |     5.65    | 211.8  213.1  217.3  220.0  219.6  222.5 | 218.0  221.5  225.0  220.9  218.1  221.5 
                 Computer and office                 |     1.17    | 654.6  671.6  693.6  722.0  749.0  765.6 | 704.7  717.0  738.1  721.8  729.6  744.2 
              Industrial                             |     4.71    | 144.2  142.3  139.5  141.5  140.2  139.5 | 141.6  145.6  144.6  143.3  138.2  134.9 
              Transit                                |     2.75    | 121.9  141.6  140.1  142.3  140.8  139.6 | 109.2  140.5  142.1  148.2  138.5  132.3 
                 Autos and trucks                    |     1.26    |  91.7  136.9  135.6  136.1  134.0  134.0 |  65.7  136.3  139.6  151.6  128.1  113.8 
              Other                                  |     1.47    | 146.6  132.6  140.9  141.0  138.2  134.6 | 135.3  136.6  146.0  145.1  137.7  128.5 
           Defense and space equipment               |     2.12    |  76.1   76.5   75.5   76.4   75.4   74.1 |  74.4   75.7   75.0   76.3   76.1   76.1 
           Oil and gas well drilling                 |      .86    | 131.9  127.7  123.4  119.4  115.2  106.5 | 134.5  129.4  125.8  120.0  116.4  108.8 
           Manufactured homes                        |      .22    | 151.1  145.7  147.8  150.9  154.6  153.0 | 140.0  161.1  156.9  167.6  149.4  120.7 
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     Intermediate products                           |    14.83    | 119.1  119.1  118.3  119.2  119.3  120.3 | 122.4  124.3  123.0  122.5  118.9  117.0 
        Construction supplies                        |     5.88    | 128.5  128.0  126.9  128.2  129.6  130.4 | 131.5  134.4  132.8  133.3  129.5  123.6 
        Business supplies                            |     8.95    | 113.6  113.8  113.3  113.9  113.2  114.3 | 117.1  118.3  117.2  116.1  112.7  113.1 
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  Materials                                          |    39.56    | 141.9  144.4  144.4  144.5  144.6  145.3 | 138.7  146.3  147.9  145.8  144.3  144.1 
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     Durable                                         |    23.66    | 171.8  177.4  177.7  178.8  179.4  180.5 | 164.8  180.0  184.9  181.6  179.6  179.3 
        Consumer parts                               |     4.53    | 129.7  149.6  147.7  146.3  146.0  145.6 | 110.2  154.0  150.1  152.8  142.7  132.1 
        Equipment parts                              |     8.74    | 274.1  278.0  282.7  286.3  288.8  292.9 | 264.9  278.0  301.7  285.9  293.9  307.4 
          Semiconductors, printed circuit            |             |                                          |
              boards, and oth. elec. comps.          |     3.22    | 796.2  825.7  864.7  899.1  930.6  959.8 | 720.1  810.0   1015  882.8  948.8   1038 
        Other                                        |    10.39    | 128.1  128.3  127.7  128.5  128.8  129.1 | 127.2  130.5  131.0  130.6  128.1  126.5 
           Basic metals                              |     3.38    | 120.2  121.9  118.2  118.5  117.5  117.3 | 116.5  119.7  119.4  118.8  117.4  115.5 
     Nondurable                                      |     8.51    | 114.1  113.1  112.0  111.5  111.6  111.5 | 112.6  113.2  112.5  113.5  110.7  107.3 
        Textile                                      |      .95    | 110.1  107.7  107.6  108.9  107.0  106.4 | 103.3  109.9  107.4  112.5  107.4   98.7 
        Paper                                        |     1.79    | 117.3  116.4  115.0  115.7  114.5  114.2 | 117.3  117.0  114.5  115.4  113.6  111.5 
        Chemical                                     |     3.89    | 114.6  113.6  111.8  110.9  110.8  111.0 | 113.9  112.8  112.6  110.9  109.5  107.8 
        Other                                        |     1.87    | 111.7  111.6  111.5  110.2  112.7  112.4 | 110.0  111.7  112.8  117.3  111.7  106.6 
     Energy                                          |     7.39    | 104.8  104.4  105.2  103.8  103.0  103.9 | 106.6  106.5  103.5  100.4  101.4  105.1 
        Primary                                      |     4.85    | 102.9  101.2  102.3  102.6  100.6  101.3 | 102.7  101.3  100.1   99.2   99.2  101.9 
        Converted fuel                               |     2.54    | 108.6  110.7  110.9  106.3  107.9  109.2 | 114.0  116.4  110.2  102.9  105.8  111.5 
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 SPECIAL AGGREGATES                                  |             |                                          |
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 Total excluding:                                    |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    97.11    | 131.6  132.1  131.7  132.3  132.2  132.6 | 131.1  135.6  135.6  133.8  131.1  130.4 
     Motor vehicles and parts                        |    94.75    | 131.7  131.3  131.0  131.7  131.7  132.0 | 131.8  134.8  135.0  133.0  130.6  130.2 
     Computers                                       |    98.09    | 126.2  128.0  127.4  127.9  127.7  127.9 | 124.7  131.2  131.1  129.8  126.6  125.4 
     Computers and semiconductors      2             |    94.39    | 117.8  119.5  118.7  119.1  118.7  118.8 | 116.6  122.4  121.5  120.8  117.3  115.8 
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 Consumer goods excluding:                           |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    26.21    | 114.9  114.3  113.2  113.8  114.0  114.1 | 116.1  119.2  117.6  114.9  111.7  111.7 
     Energy                                          |    25.05    | 113.5  115.7  114.6  115.5  116.1  115.9 | 113.1  121.2  120.6  119.6  113.7  110.2 
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 Business equipment excluding:                       |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    13.32    | 171.8  169.9  171.0  173.3  172.0  172.0 | 171.0  174.3  176.4  174.6  170.7  169.3 
     Computer and office equipment                   |    13.41    | 142.2  144.8  145.1  146.5  144.6  144.2 | 137.6  147.5  149.1  149.1  143.3  140.3 
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 Materials excluding:                                |             |                                          |
     Energy                                          |    32.17    | 153.6  156.9  156.7  157.2  157.6  158.3 | 148.8  158.9  161.9  160.1  157.7  156.3 
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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 December are preliminary.  Estimates from September to November are revised.