Table 6
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |             |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |    1998     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                                    |  1998                                    
                                                     |Proportion<1>|  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. |  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. 
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     Metal mining   10                               |      .36    | 105.7  109.0  106.4  113.6  112.2  112.2 | 106.4  111.2  110.6  114.0  111.5  112.2 
        Iron ore   101                               |      .06    | 111.1  115.9  109.3  111.8  109.5  113.9 | 114.8  125.5  117.8  111.5  113.9  111.3 
        Nonferrous ores   102-4,8,9                  |      .30    | 105.1  108.0  106.2  114.3  113.1  112.3 | 105.1  108.8  109.6  114.9  111.4  112.8 
           Copper   102                              |      .08    | 103.1  109.2  104.0  102.8  113.2  110.0 | 104.0  112.2  105.8  103.6  110.8  107.9 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Coal mining   12                                |      .82    | 112.8  109.7  115.8  110.8  108.6  114.5 | 109.9  111.8  116.7  116.6  107.5  110.3 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Oil and gas extraction   13                     |     3.38    | 100.0   99.2   96.8   96.8   95.2   92.8 |  99.4   98.3   96.6   96.3   96.4   94.3 
        Crude oil and natural gas   131              |     2.44    |  96.2   95.7   93.5   94.4   93.2   92.6 |  94.9   94.2   92.8   93.5   94.5   94.4 
           Crude oil, total                          |     1.28    |  87.9   86.4   82.3   84.1   84.3   83.6 |  86.3   85.1   82.2   84.5   84.8   84.5 
           Natural gas                               |     1.16    | 107.8  108.5  109.1  108.7  105.6  105.2 | 106.8  107.0  107.5  106.1  107.9  108.1 
        Natural gas liquids   132                    |      .16    |  94.2  102.1  100.5  101.6  102.3  102.9 |  93.9  101.4  101.7  102.6  103.5  100.9 
        Oil and gas well drilling   138              |      .78    | 131.9  127.7  123.4  119.4  115.2  103.2 | 134.5  129.4  125.8  120.0  116.4  105.4 
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     Stone and earth minerals   14                   |      .64    | 125.4  124.3  120.3  118.8  128.2  124.4 | 146.9  148.2  138.4  136.0  128.3  107.8 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Foods   20                                      |     9.00    | 109.0  107.9  107.7  109.1  111.3  111.2 | 111.9  114.7  115.4  114.3  110.8  107.7 
        Meat products   201                          |     1.18    | 117.1  116.9  115.8  118.8  120.6  120.1 | 113.0  119.1  117.8  124.1  119.8  116.3 
           Beef                                      |      .37    | 111.0  112.8  110.5  112.7  113.9  112.9 | 111.0  118.9  114.8  114.4  109.3  105.4 
           Pork                                      |      .32    | 113.2  111.9  109.4  112.0  116.1  116.7 | 102.5  107.3  111.1  120.2  122.6  120.6 
           Poultry                                   |      .47    | 126.6  125.4  126.5  130.8  131.4  130.1 | 123.2  128.6  125.8  135.9  127.1  122.4 
           Miscellaneous meats                       |      .01    |  75.0   74.6   75.6   75.2   72.7   78.1 |  69.2   71.9   76.0   76.0   73.8   79.8 
        Dairy products   202                         |      .77    | 103.3  103.4  103.6  104.7  105.8  106.3 | 105.8  101.3   97.1   96.8   96.7  101.0 
           Butter   2021                             |      .01    |  83.4   82.9   78.6   86.5   95.2   85.6 |  63.7   62.1   66.3   80.5   89.8   96.3 
           Cheese   2022                             |      .17    | 112.9  111.8  107.3  111.3  116.9  117.6 | 109.1  106.1  106.7  110.6  116.8  118.9 
           Concentrated milk   2023                  |      .14    |  97.0   96.6   93.5  102.2  102.7   98.5 |  94.5   82.8   73.1   83.4   85.9  103.4 
           Frozen desserts   2024                    |      .15    | 113.7  116.1  126.2  115.2  111.1  118.5 | 139.8  134.3  121.7   99.9   86.8   84.5 
           Milk and misc. dairy products   2026      |      .31    |  98.5   98.4   98.5   99.4  100.3  100.7 |  97.5   95.9   95.0   96.0   96.7   98.4 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Canned and frozen food   203                 |     1.20    | 104.6   99.2   99.3   99.0  103.2  105.9 | 107.8  114.7  121.0  110.6  102.8   98.9 
        Grain mill products   204                    |      .98    | 104.2  101.6   99.0  101.1  102.4  101.1 | 103.5  103.0  103.6  104.6  104.9  103.0 
        Bakery products   205                        |     1.04    | 104.5  101.8  102.8  103.9  105.1  105.2 | 113.8  113.1  114.9  108.0  102.6   99.5 
        Sugar and confectionery   206                |      .63    | 109.7  110.3  108.0  107.4  107.4  107.8 |  97.5  106.2  111.7  125.6  125.4  124.0 
        Fats and oils   207                          |      .23    | 107.0  104.3  107.2  106.2  105.4  100.4 |  98.8   97.9  104.0  110.4  112.1  104.0 
        Beverages   208                              |     1.81    | 114.4  116.5  116.5  118.3  123.1  122.9 | 123.7  128.0  125.1  122.3  118.2  110.1 
           Beer and ale   2082,3                     |      .56    |  98.9  101.9  104.9  100.5  107.6  106.6 | 109.4  107.2  100.0   95.2   94.9   87.5 
           Soft drinks   2086,7                      |     1.02    | 126.0  128.0  126.3  132.1  136.3  137.8 | 140.8  146.2  145.2  138.8  130.9  126.5 
        Coffee and miscellaneous   209               |     1.16    | 111.9  111.4  112.5  115.6  115.9  115.0 | 119.4  122.0  122.0  120.3  115.6  115.3 
           Roasted coffee   2095                     |      .19    |  95.0   97.9   99.8  103.1  102.2        |  88.0   97.9   91.1  108.1  109.4        
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     Tobacco products   21                           |     1.29    | 106.0  107.0  104.2  101.9   99.8  100.1 |  91.3  115.6  109.4  111.3   98.8   78.8 
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     Textile mill products   22                      |     1.57    | 113.2  111.8  111.2  112.4  111.2  109.7 | 110.2  116.2  114.7  118.9  109.4   98.8 
        Fabrics   221-4                              |      .38    | 108.3  102.9  104.7  105.2  104.2  101.5 | 100.8  104.3  103.4  110.3  103.9   95.6 
           Cotton and synthetic   221,2              |      .31    | 110.1  103.6  105.5                      | 101.6  105.8  105.2                      
           Narrow fabrics   224                      |      .04    | 114.4  114.7  115.8  115.5  116.8  112.9 | 109.9  115.9  115.7  116.3  117.4  113.0 
        Knit goods   225                             |      .45    | 117.6  120.0  121.0  118.3  120.8  123.0 | 119.3  129.4  131.4  128.3  116.5  108.0 
           Knit garments   2253,4,7-9                |      .32    | 117.6  121.5  124.7  120.5  123.1  127.6 | 122.7  140.2  141.0  125.7  116.4  114.0 
           Fabric finishing   226                    |      .14    |  96.3   94.1   94.7                      |  87.5   98.1   92.7                      
        Carpeting   227                              |      .21    | 118.5  113.6  107.1  116.3  111.4   97.7 | 122.5  117.6  113.0  128.7  104.5   80.9 
        Yarns and miscellaneous   228,9              |      .40    | 117.8  118.4  116.1  118.4  115.1  116.8 | 112.6  120.8  117.8  119.9  114.9  109.0 
           Cotton and synthetic yarns   2281,2,4     |      .17    | 107.7  106.4  101.0  106.7   99.9  100.7 | 100.2  109.6  102.7  108.6   98.8   83.5 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Apparel products   23                           |     1.72    | 100.1   99.2   98.3   97.3   95.5   95.2 |  98.7  102.5  100.0   98.6   95.7   95.2 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Lumber and products   24                        |     2.11    | 117.5  118.5  117.0  118.0  118.2  120.7 | 116.4  122.7  120.3  123.6  117.7  112.7 
        Logging and lumber   241,2                   |      .82    | 107.5  110.9  107.0  108.8  105.9  109.3 | 106.1  115.3  111.4  115.0  105.5  100.6 
           Logging   241                             |      .28    |  93.5   93.4   91.6   92.2   91.5   92.6 |  98.3  100.4   94.7   99.1   93.4   90.2 
        Lumber products   243-5,9                    |     1.29    | 125.0  124.3  124.6  125.0  127.4  129.3 | 124.2  128.4  127.0  130.1  126.9  121.8 
           Millwork and plywood   243                |      .69    | 121.3  120.5  120.7  121.1  123.4  127.7 | 124.1  124.4  122.0  124.0  124.9  125.5 
              Plywood   2435,6                       |      .12    | 103.0  100.3  101.4  100.5  103.4  104.6 | 102.3  103.8  103.5  103.9  100.6   94.1 
           Manufactured homes   245                  |      .24    | 151.1  145.7  147.8  150.9  154.6  156.6 | 140.0  161.1  156.9  167.6  149.4  123.5 
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 <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.
 Note:  Estimates for October to December are revised.
 
 
 
 Table 6 (continued)
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |             |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |    1998     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                                    |  1998                                    
                                                     |Proportion<1>|  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. |  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. 
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                                                     |             |                                          |
     Furniture and fixtures   25                     |     1.41    | 120.8  120.1  121.6  124.5  123.7  123.6 | 120.1  128.4  127.6  125.7  122.6  121.4 
        Household furniture   251                    |      .63    | 116.9  117.8  119.4  121.7  119.9  120.1 | 110.7  123.6  123.5  123.1  118.4  119.2 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Paper and products   26                         |     3.49    | 115.9  115.3  113.9  115.4  112.3  114.4 | 115.7  116.2  113.8  117.3  110.8  110.3 
        Pulp and paper   261-3                       |     1.45    | 114.1  113.2  111.9  113.3  109.7  109.7 | 114.4  114.0  111.5  113.2  108.9  107.4 
           Wood pulp   261                           |      .10    | 101.7  100.0   98.1   97.4   97.9   94.9 | 104.7  101.1   97.7   97.3   98.2   93.4 
           Paper   262                               |      .91    | 112.0  112.3  111.6  113.5  108.8  109.5 | 111.6  113.0  110.5  113.0  108.5  107.9 
           Paperboard   263                          |      .45    | 121.8  118.7  116.2  117.2  114.6  113.9 | 122.5  119.1  116.8  117.3  112.4  109.5 
        Paper products   265,7                       |     2.04    | 117.2  116.8  115.2  116.9  114.2  117.8 | 116.6  117.7  115.5  120.3  112.0  112.4 
           Paperboard containers   265               |      .73    | 118.7  118.3  117.1  114.3  120.1  123.8 | 117.5  119.7  119.7  126.1  114.5  110.5 
           Converted paper products   267            |     1.31    | 116.4  116.0  114.3  118.4  111.0  114.6 | 116.0  116.6  113.2  117.1  110.6  113.4 
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     Printing and publishing   27                    |     6.79    | 105.4  104.9  104.6  104.2  105.4  105.2 | 108.5  109.3  109.1  107.2  105.8  103.8 
        Newspapers   271                             |     1.63    |  97.3   97.3   97.5   97.2   97.0   96.3 |  94.4   92.5   98.1  105.5  103.5   97.4 
        Periodicals, books, and cards   272,3,7      |     2.03    | 106.7  108.0  106.7  105.2  104.7  103.1 | 106.3  108.9  105.7  103.5  104.4  105.0 
        Job printing   274-6,8,9                     |     3.12    | 108.9  106.8  107.0  107.3  110.3  111.2 | 117.9  118.9  117.3  110.4  107.7  106.4 
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     Chemicals and products   28                     |     9.77    | 115.7  114.3  113.3  113.1  114.2  113.7 | 120.6  119.4  119.1  115.0  110.5  108.9 
        Industrial chemicals and                     |             |                                          |
           synthetic materials   281,2,6             |     3.48    | 110.1  108.9  107.8  108.1  109.4  107.1 | 109.5  107.9  108.5  108.2  108.2  104.4 
           Basic chemicals   281                     |      .77    |  87.2   84.3   84.6   88.4   91.0   90.6 |  86.2   85.3   85.8   90.2   91.1   87.6 
              Alkalies and chlorine   2812           |      .09    | 115.1  115.5  113.8  116.7  117.0  107.4 | 115.9  117.0  114.1  116.4  116.3  109.1 
              Inorganic pigments   2816              |      .09    | 103.6  101.8  104.9  100.5  101.5  101.4 | 103.7   98.7  103.1   99.1   95.2   99.7 
              Inorganic chemicals, nec   2819        |      .45    |  78.6   74.5   74.7   81.5   85.7   86.6 |  77.3   76.2   76.4   84.2   86.2   82.2 
                 Acids and other                     |      .35    | 109.5  102.0   95.6   99.2  101.9  103.3 | 107.3  104.8   98.4  103.2  103.8   95.6 
                                                     |             |                                          |
           Synthetic materials   282                 |     1.27    | 121.2  121.8  118.9  118.8  122.7  117.6 | 120.2  119.0  119.8  120.0  120.6  112.2 
              Plastics materials   2821              |      .81    | 129.6  131.8  123.9  127.2  134.7        | 127.9  128.8  125.1  127.8  132.0        
              Synthetic fibers   2823,4              |      .35    | 106.8  106.4  107.3  102.9  100.4   96.4 | 106.9  103.4  108.2  106.3   99.0   93.8 
           Industrial organic chemicals   286        |     1.44    | 115.6  114.1  113.7  111.8  110.2  109.0 | 115.7  113.2  113.8  109.9  108.7  108.7 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Chemical products   283-5,9                  |     5.62    | 119.8  117.8  117.1  116.6  118.1  118.8 | 129.4  128.0  127.2  119.7  112.1  112.0 
           Drugs and medicines   283                 |     3.02    | 120.6  116.9  116.8  115.7  117.9  119.3 | 131.8  129.7  129.4  120.1  112.5  113.4 
           Soap and toiletries   284                 |     1.57    | 124.9  122.8  120.1  119.9  121.5  121.0 | 134.7  132.2  130.7  122.5  115.3  115.4 
           Paints   285                              |      .42    | 100.7  108.7  110.5  106.5  106.3  105.6 | 106.6  114.3  112.4  108.2   93.7   80.4 
        Agricultural chemicals   287                 |      .67    | 112.2  113.0  111.0  111.3  108.0  107.8 | 109.4  111.2  110.7  112.1  109.7  107.7 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Petroleum products   29                         |     1.59    | 113.4  114.1  110.7  110.4  112.8  113.7 | 118.3  119.5  115.7  111.7  114.3  113.4 
        Petroleum refining and misc.   291,9         |     1.40    | 111.6  111.9  108.1  108.2  110.5  110.8 | 115.7  116.0  111.7  107.8  110.9  110.9 
           Miscellaneous petroleum products          |      .31    | 112.1  113.1  112.2  112.9  117.5  118.9 | 127.1  128.6  123.1  112.4  107.1  104.8 
           Distillate fuel oil                       |      .27    | 121.9  117.1  111.6  105.1  109.7        | 120.5  116.8  114.3  108.4  115.7        
           Residual fuel oil                         |      .04    |  93.0   88.4   83.8   78.6   79.7        |  87.7   87.2   84.0   74.9   83.0        
           Aviation fuel and kerosene                |      .13    | 106.5  116.3  105.2  107.0  115.9        | 107.8  117.7  107.1  106.7  119.4        
           Automotive gasoline                       |      .66    | 109.7  110.3  107.2  109.7  109.0        | 112.5  112.0  108.8  108.5  111.5        
        Paving and roofing materials   295           |      .19    | 127.3  131.7  131.8  128.2  131.1  136.6 | 139.2  148.5  148.2  143.7  142.2  133.5 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Rubber and plastics products   30               |     3.83    | 132.7  132.2  132.6  133.4  135.0  135.5 | 128.2  133.5  133.4  135.3  135.6  135.0 
        Tires      301                               |      .32    | 125.9  133.6  126.0  125.3  131.4  131.8 | 109.8  136.9  127.6  132.9  128.9  110.1 
        Other rubber products   302,5,6              |      .61    | 123.6  121.0  124.5  125.5  129.1  129.3 | 123.8  127.9  129.9  128.6  127.1  124.0 
        Plastics products, nec   308                 |     2.90    | 135.8  134.8  135.5  136.4  137.0  137.7 | 131.7  134.6  135.1  137.4  138.6  140.7 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Leather and products   31                       |      .21    |  75.3   74.0   73.5   72.8   73.9   73.2 |  72.4   75.4   74.0   74.2   74.3   73.3 
        Shoes   314                                  |      .07    |  67.3   65.9   65.5   63.9   65.8   64.6 |  65.5   68.4   66.1   66.1   66.4   64.7 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Stone, clay, and glass products   32            |     2.42    | 125.4  127.0  126.6  128.3  130.4  130.2 | 127.1  132.2  131.7  133.0  130.3  124.1 
        Pressed and blown glass   322                |      .32    | 107.8  107.7  111.2  110.9  112.9  114.6 | 110.0  111.8  112.3  114.0  111.6  102.7 
           Glass containers   3221                   |      .12    |  81.8   82.1   84.9   83.1   87.6   87.9 |  85.2   85.9   82.7   85.6   84.4   67.1 
        Cement   324                                 |      .21    | 127.5  124.0  125.3  125.0  135.2        | 147.3  150.8  148.8  152.6  130.0        
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Structural clay products   325               |      .11    | 128.5  128.7  128.5  128.7  128.5  128.2 | 124.1  135.6  130.8  131.1  125.2  115.8 
        Concrete and miscellaneous   326-9           |     1.46    | 128.8  131.3  129.4  132.1  133.0  133.3 | 128.4  133.9  133.0  134.3  134.3  132.8 
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 <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.
 Note:  Estimates for October to December are revised.
 
 
 
 Table 6 (continued)
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |             |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |    1998     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                                    |  1998                                    
                                                     |Proportion<1>|  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. |  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. 
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                                                     |             |                                          |
     Primary metals   33                             |     3.60    | 122.6  124.4  120.1  120.6  118.6  119.7 | 117.6  121.7  121.3  121.2  118.3  115.9 
        Iron and steel   331,2                       |     1.91    | 120.2  122.5  113.4  114.4  109.7  113.9 | 116.4  118.6  115.0  115.6  109.0  109.4 
           Basic steel and mill products   331       |     1.45    | 119.6  122.5  110.7  112.7  106.9  111.9 | 116.6  118.6  111.9  113.2  104.8  106.7 
              Basic iron and steel                   |      .29    | 105.9  107.2  100.2   99.5   91.9   94.5 | 102.0  104.5  100.5   98.2   92.2   94.2 
                 Pig iron                            |      .16    | 104.5  105.5   97.7   98.0   89.4   93.0 | 100.7  102.6   98.2   96.0   90.4   93.9 
                 Raw steel                           |      .09    | 118.3  120.3  112.6  109.7  100.2  102.0 | 112.3  116.3  112.1  108.5   99.5   99.4 
                                                     |             |                                          |
              Steel mill products                    |     1.16    | 123.6  127.0  113.8  116.5  111.3  117.0 | 120.8  122.8  115.3  117.7  108.5  110.4 
                 Consumer durable steel              |      .18    | 107.0  131.0  122.2  137.3  127.7  142.4 |  86.9  126.6  127.2  140.3  128.4  124.3 
                 Equipment steel                     |      .12    | 116.7  116.4  104.6  104.8   91.2   99.5 | 111.2  111.8  105.9  105.2   89.0   94.7 
                 Construction steel                  |      .15    | 164.0  154.6  142.2  146.4  139.8  146.8 | 165.6  153.5  145.6  154.6  144.1  141.2 
                 Can and closure steel               |      .04    | 100.7   97.7   93.9   96.7   97.7   70.6 | 102.5  100.2   97.3   93.1   88.8   84.6 
                 Miscellaneous steel                 |      .67    | 123.8  125.3  109.8  109.5  106.7  111.9 | 124.8  120.0  109.7  109.3  102.0  106.1 
           Iron and steel foundries   332            |      .46    | 122.4  122.4  122.3  120.2  119.0  120.7 | 115.8  118.6  125.0  123.3  122.5  118.1 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Nonferrous metals   333-6,9                  |     1.69    | 125.4  126.7  128.1  128.0  129.2  126.6 | 119.1  125.3  128.8  127.9  129.5  123.5 
           Primary nonferrous metals   333           |      .23    | 108.1  107.8  106.5  106.4  107.0  106.6 | 106.0  104.1  106.0  107.3  107.6  106.1 
              Copper   3331                          |      .05    | 105.1  109.7  103.1  107.7  107.8  107.2 | 102.8  105.4  104.3  111.9  110.4  109.3 
              Aluminum   3334                        |      .12    |  93.4   93.5   93.8   92.0   92.6   92.1 |  93.1   92.9   93.2   91.9   92.6   92.6 
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           Nonferrous products   335,6               |     1.20    | 125.1  126.7  129.9  130.0  131.4  128.1 | 117.8  126.3  130.1  129.3  130.7  123.8 
              Nonferrous mill products   335         |      .89    | 120.3  120.0  124.0  123.4  125.3  120.8 | 114.2  120.2  125.1  122.3  123.8  113.8 
                 Aluminum   3353-5                   |      .33    | 107.9  103.6  108.7  113.5  115.2  106.1 | 103.1  104.9  110.9  111.6  108.3   91.1 
              Nonferrous foundries   336             |      .31    | 140.9  148.8  149.2  151.9  151.2  152.2 | 129.7  146.5  146.9  152.6  154.0  157.3 
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     Fabricated metal products   34                  |     5.55    | 127.8  126.3  126.2  126.9  127.5  128.3 | 126.9  129.3  129.7  129.4  127.9  128.1 
        Metal containers   341                       |      .18    | 103.7  105.0  106.6  107.4  106.8  106.5 | 115.4  118.8  111.5  103.3   94.2   96.0 
        Hardware, tools, and cutlery   342           |      .59    | 127.2  125.4  126.2  128.1  131.6  130.9 | 128.7  130.9  133.7  130.6  131.0  127.9 
           Hardware and tools   3423,5,9             |      .50    | 126.3  123.5  123.5  125.5  130.0  129.6 | 128.7  129.9  131.9  127.6  128.0  125.3 
        Structural metal products   344              |     1.52    | 128.1  126.4  126.0  127.3  128.1  129.7 | 128.3  128.8  126.3  129.4  130.6  132.8 
        Other fabricated metal products   345-9      |     3.04    | 129.7  128.5  128.2  128.5  128.4  129.0 | 127.2  129.7  130.6  130.1  128.1  128.1 
           Fasteners, stampings, etc.   345-7        |     1.75    | 136.6  136.0  136.1  137.9  138.5  139.4 | 135.4  139.2  142.2  141.1  136.7  135.1 
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     Industrial machinery                            |             |                                          |
         and equipment   35                          |     9.99    | 209.0  207.0  207.7  211.2  212.0  213.4 | 206.4  210.7  214.2  211.5  205.7  205.1 
        Engines and turbines   351                   |      .54    | 131.0  140.4  139.6  138.4  140.0  140.2 | 126.2  136.0  140.6  138.5  142.5  146.2 
        Farm   352                                   |      .56    | 190.0  148.2  169.1  164.8  157.4  142.3 | 128.0  123.7  149.5  153.6  134.0  130.1 
        Construction and allied   353                |     1.07    | 187.9  190.4  176.4  179.9  171.4  176.3 | 165.1  182.4  179.0  187.5  169.8  159.8 
        Metalworking   354                           |     1.16    | 136.9  132.5  131.3  134.6  137.4  138.5 | 143.3  143.3  141.8  135.9  132.4  132.2 
        Special industry machinery   355             |      .97    | 155.6  154.5  152.6  154.0  152.7  151.9 | 150.6  151.3  149.1  153.3  154.3  156.9 
        General industrial machinery   356           |     1.18    | 125.9  123.6  123.7  125.5  123.1  124.4 | 127.4  129.4  129.3  125.8  120.7  121.0 
           Bearings and gears   3562,6,8             |      .33    | 116.3  115.7  113.1  113.0  110.8  110.6 | 111.3  113.6  110.5  112.5  110.9  114.5 
           Equipment   3561,3-5,7,9                  |      .85    | 130.0  127.0  128.2  130.8  128.3  130.3 | 134.3  136.3  137.4  131.6  124.9  123.8 
        Computer and office equip.   357             |     2.25    | 657.0  673.6  695.5  718.5  748.4  763.5 | 707.4  719.2  740.1  718.3  728.9  742.1 
        Service industry machines   358              |      .89    | 148.8  151.7  148.0  148.0  146.9  148.0 | 138.7  139.1  142.4  143.6  134.4  131.2 
           Refrig. and heating equip.   3585         |      .61    | 148.4  152.9  147.0  148.5  148.0  150.2 | 135.5  134.9  140.7  142.2  129.0  123.6 
        Miscellaneous machinery   359                |     1.37    | 155.0  152.8  155.4  159.3  162.1  163.3 | 163.8  165.0  167.7  160.3  156.6  155.5 
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     Electrical machinery   36                       |     8.56    | 289.4  290.8  297.7  302.4  304.9  306.3 | 278.7  294.4  322.0  305.5  311.8  318.4 
        Major electrical and parts   361,2           |     1.02    | 125.1  122.8  125.8  124.2  124.0  123.2 | 130.1  129.8  133.2  124.8  120.7  118.1 
           Electric distribution equip.   361        |      .33    | 120.1  116.5  118.8  117.4  115.6  117.8 | 125.5  128.6  131.0  119.6  112.3  111.9 
        Household appliances   363                   |      .45    | 121.8  119.8  118.2  124.8  127.0  126.6 | 113.6  121.3  121.6  132.4  123.7  111.0 
           Cooking equipment   3631                  |      .06    | 124.0  116.2  112.8  123.2  115.8   99.2 | 115.7  123.1  117.1  132.7  118.8   88.7 
           Refrigerators and freezers   3632         |      .11    | 139.2  133.1  135.1  144.8  150.8  156.0 | 138.1  137.0  138.1  152.0  136.2  107.3 
           Laundry   3633                            |      .09    | 139.1  132.6  136.1  143.0  148.4  147.5 | 118.1  131.5  141.6  156.9  148.1  130.1 
           Miscellaneous   3634,5,9                  |      .20    | 106.4  109.0  104.9  109.1  111.3  113.2 |  99.5  108.7  107.5  114.0  109.9  110.1 
              Electrical housewares   3634           |      .04    | 101.6  103.2  101.0   97.9   97.5   96.5 |  97.1  104.6  106.0  105.4  104.7   98.7 
              Appliances, nec   3639                 |      .09    |  97.7  102.1   95.2   94.0   96.6   98.7 |  84.4   97.8   94.4  102.4   96.4   94.7 
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        Audio and video equipment   365              |      .09    |  59.0   55.6   63.9   55.7   58.2   54.5 |  53.0   57.7   69.1   61.7   64.0   53.6 
        Communication equipment   366                |     2.09    | 220.0  220.2  222.7  220.5  214.8  213.4 | 213.3  219.7  219.4  219.8  220.3  223.3 
        Electronic components   367                  |     3.53    | 653.9  672.0  698.6  726.3  751.2  764.8 | 604.2  669.8  807.1  724.6  776.9  828.0 
          Semiconductors and related                 |             |                                          |
              electronic components   3672-9         |     3.46    | 676.7  697.4  725.6  756.3  783.4  800.9 | 624.3  691.8  838.9  750.3  807.6  869.4 
        Misc. electrical supplies   369              |      .69    | 132.6  132.5  132.1  134.3  129.6  127.2 | 125.0  133.6  137.3  137.3  133.6  131.8 
           Storage batteries   3691                  |      .11    | 125.7  130.0  126.8  136.4  123.9  107.3 | 115.1  137.0  171.1  149.3  131.5  114.3 
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     Transportation equipment   37                   |     9.43    | 108.2  130.3  127.6  128.4  127.0  125.3 |  92.2  130.6  128.9  134.2  124.4  116.5 
        Motor vehicles and parts   371               |     5.14    | 107.6  154.2  149.9  150.2  148.8  146.8 |  76.6  156.6  154.0  163.6  143.2  126.3 
           Autos                                     |     1.15    |  71.3  117.1  120.8  112.8  107.0  108.7 |  49.7  117.5  121.1  125.4  103.5   92.6 
           Trucks and truck trailers                 |     1.78    | 122.8  181.9  167.0  184.3  188.9  185.3 |  85.0  177.3  179.7  203.8  180.1  158.3 
              Trucks and buses                       |     1.67    | 118.3  179.4  164.8  182.5  187.6  183.9 |  79.5  174.8  177.6  203.2  178.2  155.9 
                 Consumer trucks                     |     1.04    | 110.0  178.9  161.1  181.0  183.2  179.0 |  69.1  173.2  175.8  201.7  174.5  152.4 
                 Business trucks                     |      .63    | 131.0  178.8  169.5  183.4  193.3  190.3 |  96.1  176.4  179.4  204.5  183.2  160.7 
           Motor vehicle parts   3714                |     2.13    | 125.3  165.0  162.1  156.2  154.3  149.5 |  90.9  174.4  162.7  165.8  149.5  130.4 
           Motor homes   3716                        |      .07    | 125.7  145.9  140.6  142.6  131.1  153.8 | 113.8  137.9  143.1  151.7  119.0  121.9 
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           transportation equipment   372-6,9        |     4.29    | 107.1  106.9  105.8  106.9  105.5  104.1 | 104.7  105.5  104.6  105.9  105.7  105.9 
           Aircraft and parts   372                  |     3.09    | 115.0  114.8  113.9  115.2  113.3  111.4 | 111.9  113.3  113.4  114.4  114.1  114.1 
           Ships and boats   373                     |      .39    |  97.7   97.1   94.0   98.1   96.3   95.8 |  94.7   94.8   91.4   96.6   95.8   97.9 
           Railroad and miscellaneous   374-6,9      |      .81    |  87.1   86.8   86.2   85.4   85.5   85.2 |  86.5   85.9   83.1   83.8   83.9   84.2 
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 <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.
 Note:  Estimates for October to December are revised.
 
 
 
 Table 6 (continued)
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |             |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |    1998     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                                    |  1998                                    
                                                     |Proportion<1>|  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. |  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. 
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     Instruments   38                                |     4.88    | 112.6  113.0  114.2  114.6  114.1  114.4 | 114.4  115.6  116.8  115.0  113.3  114.1 
        Scientific and medical   381-4               |     4.09    | 113.8  114.1  115.9  116.5  115.8  116.3 | 116.1  117.3  119.0  116.9  114.8  115.8 
           Medical instruments   384                 |     1.60    | 122.2  121.6  126.1  128.3  129.2  131.2 | 132.8  133.0  138.0  130.6  124.7  124.5 
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     Misc. manufactures   39                         |     1.32    | 118.5  117.7  117.0  115.9  114.0  115.0 | 115.0  118.1  117.3  118.8  117.7  116.5 
        Consumer goods   391,3,4,6                   |      .62    | 110.2  108.5  107.4  105.1  104.4  104.8 | 104.6  107.5  107.5  108.4  109.2  106.7 
        Business supplies   395,9                    |      .70    | 127.2  127.3  127.0  127.2  124.1  125.7 | 125.8  129.0  127.4  129.5  126.3  126.5 
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     Electric utilities   491,3pt                    |     5.29    | 119.8  121.2  122.6  120.3  114.6  117.0 | 135.9  135.6  125.9  111.4  106.6  117.6 
        Generation                                   |     1.97    | 117.3  116.3  119.7  116.2  112.2  114.2 | 130.3  127.0  118.2  105.4  105.6  114.9 
           Fossil fuel                               |      .95    | 120.0  121.9  122.5  111.7  107.6        | 139.8  139.6  127.5  107.6  102.8        
           Hydro and nuclear                         |     1.02    | 114.6  111.0  116.8  120.2  116.2        | 121.4  115.1  109.2  103.2  108.0        
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        Sales                                        |     3.32    | 121.4  124.3  124.4  122.9  116.2  118.9 | 139.4  141.0  130.8  115.3  107.4  119.3 
           Residential                               |     1.40    | 128.0  130.9  130.7  130.1  113.4        | 155.9  154.2  136.8  111.4  100.1        
           Nonresidential                            |     1.92    | 116.7  119.6  119.9  117.7  118.0  119.4 | 127.9  131.8  126.6  118.1  112.6  115.6 
              Commercial and other                   |     1.19    | 122.5  125.7  127.2  124.6  123.7        | 139.4  142.1  136.6  123.6  115.9        
              Industrial                             |      .73    | 108.3  110.8  109.3  107.7  109.7        | 111.3  116.9  112.1  110.2  107.7        
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     Gas utilities   492,3pt                         |      .98    | 111.7  115.7  109.7   98.7   96.5  100.6 |  61.9   62.0   59.5   69.1  107.3  153.1 
        Residential                                  |      .44    | 102.0  105.4   95.1   86.8   89.0   94.5 |  31.5   29.4   30.6   49.6  105.2  166.8 
        Commercial and other                         |      .16    | 126.8  140.0  137.3  114.3  100.9  107.9 |  65.9   70.6   68.5   76.7  114.6  167.6 
        Gas transmission                             |      .32    | 117.0  118.6  116.7  106.6  102.6  104.2 |  95.1   96.1   89.3   88.5  107.3  133.0 
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 <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.
 Note:  Estimates for October to December are revised.