Table 1B
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS
Percent change
| | Seasonally adjusted | | |
| 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Dec. 97
| to | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to
Item | 1998 Q4 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Dec. 98
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Total index | 2.1 | 1.6 2.8 .9 3.2 | -.4 .5 -.1 .2 | .1 -1.0 -2.4 -.8 | 1.9
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Products, total | 2.5 | 2.7 4.2 .2 3.0 | -.6 .8 -.2 .1 | -.6 -.8 -3.3 -1.3 | 2.2
Final products | 2.5 | 3.0 4.6 -.8 3.2 | -.6 .9 -.3 -.2 | -.4 -.9 -3.4 -1.2 | 2.0
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Consumer goods | .3 | 1.0 1.4 -3.9 2.8 | -1.2 .8 .2 .0 | -1.2 -1.5 -3.5 -.7 | .4
Durable | 5.3 | 6.3 .3 -3.6 19.6 | -1.9 1.9 .0 .5 | .8 3.8 -6.2 -3.2 | 5.5
Automotive products | 3.8 | -7.4 -4.2 -7.6 41.8 | -3.7 3.2 -.6 .0 | 1.5 6.1 -10.6 -7.9 | 4.0
Autos and trucks | 3.3 | -13.7 -14.0 -14.3 79.3 | -5.3 5.0 -.6 -.9 | 2.1 10.6 -14.5 -11.9 | 2.9
Autos | .6 | -21.6 -19.2 26.9 27.2 | 3.1 -6.6 -5.2 1.6 | 3.0 3.6 -17.6 -10.5 | 2.1
Trucks | 5.4 | -8.3 -10.2 -30.5 116.0 | -9.9 12.3 1.8 -2.2 | 1.5 14.7 -12.9 -12.6 | 3.9
Auto parts and allied goods | 5.6 | 4.1 13.4 4.4 .8 | -1.3 .5 -.6 1.5 | .6 -.8 -3.7 -1.8 | 6.6
Other durable goods | 6.3 | 18.5 3.9 -.8 4.4 | -.3 .8 .5 .8 | .1 1.8 -2.4 .7 | 6.5
Appliances and electronics | 18.4 | 33.8 6.1 14.6 20.8 | .2 1.8 3.3 1.1 | 2.9 2.0 -2.1 -4.3 | 19.0
Appliances and air cond. | 8.6 | 25.0 -1.4 6.3 6.2 | -4.2 2.4 1.9 1.4 | .3 8.4 -6.6 -7.2 | 9.5
Home electronics | 28.5 | 42.4 13.1 22.9 37.6 | 5.0 1.1 4.7 .7 | 5.4 -3.7 2.6 -1.6 | 28.8
Carpeting and furniture | 4.3 | 8.4 3.1 -2.0 8.0 | -.4 2.6 -.6 .7 | -1.0 2.2 -6.3 -1.7 | 6.0
Miscellaneous | .4 | 15.0 2.9 -8.2 -6.5 | -.7 -.8 -.7 .8 | -.9 1.4 -.3 5.3 | -.4
Nondurable | -1.0 | -.5 1.7 -3.9 -1.4 | -1.0 .4 .2 -.1 | -1.7 -2.9 -2.8 .0 | -1.0
Nonenergy | -1.4 | 1.4 -.4 -6.6 -.1 | -.7 .5 .7 -.4 | -.9 -2.3 -4.5 -3.0 | -1.6
Foods and tobacco | .4 | 5.3 -.3 -7.6 4.8 | -.6 1.1 1.3 -.4 | -.6 -1.1 -4.6 -5.2 | .6
Clothing | -5.7 | -1.7 -3.7 -5.7 -11.5 | -.7 -1.4 -.9 -1.0 | -2.0 -2.1 -4.8 -3.8 | -6.7
Chemical products | -1.5 | -.2 5.3 -9.7 -.9 | -.8 .7 .6 .5 | -.5 -5.6 -7.2 .4 | -1.4
Paper products | -4.7 | -6.1 -7.2 1.9 -7.0 | -.7 -.7 -.6 -1.3 | -1.7 -1.4 .8 -.4 | -5.7
Energy products | 1.7 | -12.7 17.5 16.1 -10.0 | -2.8 .1 -2.8 1.7 | -7.7 -7.3 10.8 20.3 | 2.7
Fuels | 1.4 | 4.2 1.7 -.7 .4 | -3.4 .0 3.6 .7 | -2.6 -1.7 6.8 .6 | 2.6
Utilities | 1.9 | -20.4 26.7 25.3 -14.7 | -2.5 .1 -5.8 2.1 | -10.2 -10.4 13.1 31.4 | 2.7
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Equipment, total | 5.8 | 6.3 9.6 4.0 3.6 | .2 1.1 -.9 -.5 | .8 .0 -3.2 -1.9 | 4.6
Business equipment | 8.5 | 6.2 13.8 7.2 6.9 | .5 1.3 -.8 .0 | 1.3 -.2 -3.5 -1.7 | 7.4
Information processing & related | 14.8 | 14.8 20.7 11.0 13.1 | 2.0 1.2 -.2 1.3 | 1.6 -1.8 -1.2 1.5 | 14.4
Computer and office | 55.7 | 75.3 60.7 38.8 50.4 | 3.3 4.1 3.7 2.2 | 2.9 -2.2 1.1 2.0 | 54.1
Industrial | 1.1 | -1.9 5.9 5.4 -4.4 | -2.0 1.5 -1.0 -.5 | -.7 -.9 -3.6 -2.4 | -.2
Transit | 12.3 | 7.3 15.8 6.5 20.3 | -1.0 1.6 -1.1 -.8 | 1.1 4.3 -6.5 -4.5 | 11.1
Autos and trucks | 4.0 | -18.9 -12.0 8.1 51.6 | -1.0 .4 -1.6 .0 | 2.4 8.6 -15.5 -11.2 | 5.2
Other | -.8 | -2.6 7.6 -1.8 -5.9 | 6.2 .0 -2.0 -2.6 | 6.9 -.6 -5.1 -6.7 | -3.0
Defense and space equipment | -.6 | 1.9 -1.3 .8 -3.7 | -1.2 1.2 -1.3 -1.7 | -1.0 1.8 -.2 .0 | -2.2
Oil and gas well drilling | -24.5 | 14.1 -27.2 -37.8 -37.1 | -3.4 -3.2 -3.5 -7.6 | -2.8 -4.6 -3.0 -6.6 | -28.8
Manufactured homes | 8.2 | 21.5 -1.4 1.3 13.2 | 1.5 2.1 2.5 -1.0 | -2.6 6.8 -10.9 -19.2 | 7.5
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Intermediate products | 2.6 | 1.5 3.0 3.4 2.5 | -.6 .7 .1 .9 | -1.1 -.4 -2.9 -1.6 | 2.9
Construction supplies | 4.9 | 6.4 2.4 5.6 5.1 | -.9 1.0 1.1 .6 | -1.2 .4 -2.9 -4.5 | 5.0
Business supplies | 1.1 | -1.6 3.3 2.0 .8 | -.4 .5 -.7 1.0 | -1.0 -.9 -3.0 .3 | 1.5
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Materials | 1.6 | .1 .7 2.0 3.5 | .0 .0 .1 .5 | 1.1 -1.4 -1.1 -.1 | 1.4
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Durable | 3.7 | 1.3 .5 4.2 9.2 | .2 .6 .4 .6 | 2.8 -1.8 -1.1 -.2 | 3.7
Consumer parts | -1.2 | -10.5 -6.1 2.6 10.7 | -1.3 -.9 -.3 -.2 | -2.5 1.8 -6.6 -7.4 | -2.9
Equipment parts | 11.7 | 8.9 6.6 14.8 16.9 | 1.7 1.3 .9 1.4 | 8.5 -5.2 2.8 4.6 | 12.2
Semiconductors, printed circuit | | | | |
boards, and oth. elec. comps. | 29.2 | 8.4 11.4 45.6 58.4 | 4.7 4.0 3.5 3.1 | 25.3 -13.0 7.5 9.4 | 31.6
Other | -.9 | .0 -2.0 -4.1 2.5 | -.4 .6 .2 .3 | .4 -.3 -1.9 -1.3 | -.7
Basic metals | -5.4 | 2.6 -9.3 -6.7 -7.6 | -3.0 .2 -.8 -.1 | -.3 -.5 -1.2 -1.6 | -5.0
Nondurable | -3.3 | -2.4 -1.7 -3.8 -5.2 | -1.0 -.4 .1 -.1 | -.6 .9 -2.5 -3.0 | -3.9
Textile | -4.8 | -8.0 .0 -7.4 -3.7 | -.1 1.2 -1.8 -.6 | -2.3 4.8 -4.6 -8.1 | -6.2
Paper | -2.3 | -2.2 -1.6 -.4 -4.8 | -1.2 .6 -1.0 -.2 | -2.2 .8 -1.6 -1.8 | -3.1
Chemical | -5.1 | -1.5 -3.1 -7.3 -8.4 | -1.6 -.9 -.1 .2 | -.2 -1.5 -1.2 -1.5 | -5.6
Other | .5 | -1.5 .4 2.5 .6 | -.1 -1.2 2.3 -.3 | .9 4.0 -4.8 -4.6 | .0
Energy | .2 | -.7 4.5 1.9 -4.5 | .7 -1.3 -.8 .9 | -2.8 -2.9 1.0 3.6 | .1
Primary | .7 | 2.1 .3 3.0 -2.5 | 1.0 .3 -2.0 .7 | -1.2 -.8 -.1 2.7 | .2
Converted fuel | -.6 | -6.0 12.8 .1 -7.9 | .2 -4.1 1.5 1.2 | -5.3 -6.6 2.8 5.3 | .1
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | |
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Total excluding: | | | | |
Autos and trucks | 2.1 | 2.2 3.3 1.1 1.7 | -.3 .5 .0 .3 | .0 -1.4 -2.0 -.5 | 1.8
Motor vehicles and parts | 2.2 | 2.8 3.8 .6 1.5 | -.2 .6 .0 .3 | .2 -1.4 -1.8 -.3 | 2.0
Computers | 1.1 | .4 1.7 .1 2.2 | -.5 .5 -.2 .2 | .0 -1.0 -2.5 -.9 | .8
Computers and semiconductors 1 | .2 | .0 1.3 -1.2 .7 | -.6 .3 -.3 .1 | -.8 -.6 -2.9 -1.3 | -.1
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Consumer goods excluding: | | | | |
Autos and trucks | .1 | 2.0 2.5 -3.2 -.6 | -.9 .5 .2 .1 | -1.4 -2.3 -2.7 .0 | .2
Energy | .1 | 2.6 -.2 -5.9 4.4 | -1.0 .8 .5 -.2 | -.5 -.9 -4.9 -3.1 | .1
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Business equipment excluding: | | | | |
Autos and trucks | 8.8 | 8.8 16.3 7.0 3.6 | .6 1.3 -.7 .0 | 1.2 -1.0 -2.2 -.8 | 7.6
Computer and office equipment | 4.3 | .8 9.3 4.2 3.1 | .2 1.0 -1.3 -.3 | 1.1 .1 -3.9 -2.1 | 3.2
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Materials excluding: | | | | |
Energy | 1.8 | .3 -.1 1.9 5.3 | -.1 .3 .3 .4 | 1.9 -1.1 -1.5 -.9 | 1.6
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<1> Semiconductors include related electronic components.
Notes: Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.
Estimates for December are preliminary. Estimates from September to November are revised.