Table 9
 ELECTRIC POWER USE: MANUFACTURING AND MINING
                                                     |       |                                   Index, 1992=100
                                                     | 1992  |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |Billion|  1998                                    |  1998                                    
 Item                                                |  KWH  |  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. |  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. 
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     Total                                           | 934.1 | 105.7  105.0  105.4  106.5  107.4  107.8 | 107.0  108.6  109.2  108.0  106.4  106.2 
                                                     |       |                                          |
 MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS                               |       |                                          |
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Manufacturing                                      | 854.0 | 105.8  105.0  105.6  106.7  107.7  108.2 | 107.5  109.1  109.6  108.4  106.5  106.2 
     Durable                                         | 365.8 | 107.3  107.0  107.1  107.9  108.1  108.8 | 108.0  110.5  110.6  109.2  106.8  106.5 
     Nondurable                                      | 488.3 | 104.6  103.4  104.3  105.7  107.4  107.7 | 107.1  108.0  108.8  107.7  106.3  106.0 
  Mining                                             |  80.1 | 104.3  104.4  104.0  103.4  103.6  103.5 | 100.2  101.9  103.1  102.9  103.8  106.4 
                                                     |       |                                          |
 INDUSTRY GROUPS and SERIES                          |       |                                          |
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Metal mining   10                                  |  18.6 | 112.0  117.0  115.4  118.1  114.1  112.3 | 110.5  117.0  114.3  119.3  115.5  114.7 
     Iron ore   101                                  |   7.3 | 106.2  113.2  113.6  112.7  113.0  109.5 | 105.7  113.8  111.4  117.2  115.0  114.0 
     Copper ore   102                                |   6.6 | 124.9  129.8  126.0  130.9  120.2  122.2 | 122.6  129.9  126.5  130.4  122.6  123.1 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Coal mining   12                                   |  12.7 | 107.5  101.1  103.4   99.6   99.6   99.6 |  89.5   93.0   98.3   95.8  101.0  107.7 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Oil and gas extraction   13                        |  36.0 |  93.1   92.4   91.6   89.2   92.5   92.0 |  92.7   90.3   91.5   89.0   89.9   93.7 
     Crude oil and natural gas   131                 |  31.0 |  91.7   91.0   89.6   87.5   90.9   90.9 |  91.0   87.9   89.1   87.7   88.9   92.4 
     Natural gas liquids   132                       |   3.6 |  86.5   92.2   92.0   83.1   82.9   88.4 |  87.7   92.1   92.5   83.4   82.7   92.9 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Stone and earth minerals   14                      |  12.8 | 114.5  117.8  116.3  119.1  119.2  122.0 | 115.6  117.6  119.2  119.9  121.7  122.0 
     Crushed stone   142                             |   3.5 | 155.5  159.2  157.8  159.6  154.4  165.2 | 163.4  167.3  168.5  170.5  167.6  167.6 
     Sand and gravel   144                           |   2.7 | 111.1  110.3  106.0  111.5  108.9  112.6 | 119.4  119.5  115.1  121.6  116.5  110.4 
     Chemical and fertilizer materials   147         |   4.7 | 101.3  109.9  109.3  112.5  114.0  111.6 |  99.2  102.6  106.9  104.8  111.8  113.0 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Foods      20                                      |  58.8 | 117.5  114.8  115.9  117.6  118.9  120.0 | 123.5  124.3  127.3  122.8  119.0  115.9 
     Meat products   201                             |  10.3 | 128.0  126.2  125.0  129.4  129.4  133.1 | 138.7  138.2  137.7  133.1  127.0  127.9 
     Dairy products   202                            |   6.8 | 102.7   99.6  102.5  106.6  110.0  111.3 | 113.1  108.9  111.6  107.8  105.4  105.2 
     Canned and frozen food   203                    |   8.1 | 117.5  111.6  111.7  111.5  116.3  119.6 | 121.0  128.8  136.0  124.4  115.7  111.5 
     Grain mill products   204                       |  11.4 | 137.5  136.4  140.7  137.1  138.0  137.0 | 135.6  138.0  144.1  143.7  142.7  133.3 
     Bakery products   205                           |   3.5 | 113.6  110.5  111.8  113.2  113.9  114.2 | 123.7  122.7  125.0  117.6  111.2  108.1 
     Sugar and confectionery   206                   |   4.0 | 109.7   97.0   99.3   97.6   99.3  103.8 | 106.6   95.6   98.9  101.2  115.3  117.8 
     Fats and oils   207                             |   3.9 | 113.9  108.0  112.1  110.9  110.1  105.4 | 105.6  102.4  109.2  108.0  114.6  113.4 
     Beverages   208                                 |   6.1 | 107.2  108.9  107.1  112.8  114.5  115.9 | 119.7  124.3  123.0  118.5  109.9  106.3 
     Coffee and miscellaneous    209                 |   4.7 | 105.2  103.9  105.1  107.7  107.2  106.5 | 114.9  115.5  117.4  111.8  105.2  102.5 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Tobacco products   21                              |   1.5 |  95.4   94.1   92.9   95.5   97.7   95.7 |  98.8  102.6  104.9  102.9   97.8   90.5 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Textile mill products   22                         |  31.5 | 118.9  113.7  111.7  109.7  116.1  120.8 | 119.8  126.6  122.8  114.9  113.1  111.8 
     Fabrics   221-4                                 |  11.8 | 107.8  105.6  107.5  106.3  110.0  115.6 | 108.9  118.1  118.5  111.2  106.5  106.4 
     Knit goods   225                                |   4.1 | 107.4  110.9  113.9  110.1  112.5  117.1 | 112.2  128.1  128.9  114.9  106.5  104.8 
     Fabric finishing   226                          |   2.5 | 119.0  112.2  107.3  112.8  112.3  111.4 | 111.8  116.9  114.1  112.9  112.4  109.3 
     Yarn and thread   228                           |   8.3 | 129.3  119.6  105.3   98.2  111.4  114.8 | 129.5  134.7  117.2  103.6  108.0  105.2 
     Miscellaneous textiles   229                    |   3.4 | 131.0  121.7  124.3  124.3  131.4  136.9 | 131.3  132.5  133.1  130.9  130.7  129.7 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Apparel products   23                              |   8.2 |  97.6   90.9   92.8   98.6   96.3   98.0 | 106.6  108.0  107.7  101.5   91.9   89.9 
     Men's outerwear   231,2                         |   2.0 |  83.8   75.9   78.8   87.5   86.2   90.9 |  93.1   93.3   93.8   91.1   81.7   81.1 
     Women's outerwear   233                         |   2.5 | 114.8  110.1  111.2  116.8  111.0  114.5 | 127.0  133.1  130.2  120.7  105.8  103.4 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Lumber and products   24                           |  19.8 | 121.5  121.1  121.7  120.8  120.9  120.1 | 118.0  120.5  121.4  119.7  121.5  120.3 
     Lumber   242                                    |   7.7 | 122.5  120.6  120.5  120.2  120.0  121.3 | 116.2  119.4  118.9  118.3  121.9  121.7 
     Millwork and plywood   243                      |   5.6 | 124.1  123.4  126.2  125.1  122.9  122.1 | 121.0  122.8  126.2  124.4  123.2  122.3 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Furniture and fixtures   25                        |   6.0 | 117.2  116.0  118.2  120.2  118.1  117.5 | 115.9  124.1  124.6  121.7  116.6  115.0 
     Household furniture   251                       |   3.2 | 113.6  114.5  116.5  116.6  114.1  114.1 | 107.7  120.1  120.4  117.9  112.7  113.3 
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  Paper and products   26                            | 113.3 | 103.0  101.7  103.0  104.8  102.1  104.0 | 104.5  104.7  104.9  105.3  102.8  103.9 
     Wood pulp   261                                 |   8.8 |  89.4   92.6   96.3   97.0   91.1   87.3 |  88.7   92.1   93.5   94.9   94.8   93.9 
     Paper      262                                  |  62.3 | 101.1  100.3  101.1  103.7   99.3  103.8 | 102.9  103.2  102.9  104.1  100.2  103.5 
     Paperboard   263                                |  28.3 | 115.3  115.3  114.3  116.7  121.1  119.1 | 115.7  116.2  115.6  116.9  120.6  119.3 
     Paperboard containers   265                     |   5.1 | 105.2  100.4  105.1  102.6  100.7   96.4 | 108.1  106.6  110.3  104.7  100.7   94.0 
     Converted paper products   267                  |   8.9 | 108.0  103.2  104.0  105.4  106.7  105.6 | 109.6  107.8  108.4  107.4  105.9  104.0 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Printing and publishing   27                       |  17.3 | 111.6  109.3  111.5  112.5  115.4  117.2 | 123.5  124.6  125.1  116.5  111.8  111.3 
     Newspapers   271                                |   3.6 | 101.3  101.4  104.8  103.4  102.3  104.5 | 112.6  112.3  115.1  105.4   98.8  102.1 
     Commercial printing   275                       |   9.2 | 122.7  120.6  121.2  121.8  122.7  124.5 | 132.1  133.6  132.1  125.0  120.2  119.2 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Chemicals and products   28                        | 171.7 |  94.3   93.7   95.9   98.2  100.9  100.1 |  95.8   95.2   97.2   99.2   99.2   99.8 
     Basic chemicals   281                           |  78.9 |  81.1   81.5   84.4   90.4   93.9   92.1 |  81.1   81.1   84.5   90.7   92.6   92.9 
        Alkalies and chlorine   2812                 |  14.9 |  81.7   83.6   82.0   81.1   85.4   80.7 |  81.9   83.4   78.6   83.1   82.9   80.4 
        Inorganic chemicals, nec   2819              |  38.3 |  65.2   65.9   73.7   84.0   89.1   88.4 |  63.0   63.7   71.7   84.4   87.9   89.9 
           Acid and fertilizer materials             |  14.0 | 102.3   99.0   95.0   99.2   95.5   92.9 | 102.7  101.5   95.5   98.5   97.0   94.7 
           Nuclear materials, nondefense             |  24.3 |  46.9   49.5   63.2   76.5   85.9   86.1 |  43.3   44.9   59.9   77.4   83.4   87.5 
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 Note:  Estimates for December are preliminary.  Estimates from October to November 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  |  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. |  July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. 
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 Chemicals and Products (cont.)                      |       |                                          |
     Synthetic materials   282                       |  29.2 | 106.0  104.8  108.0  101.2  104.8  105.0 | 107.9  107.5  108.5  103.1  103.4  103.4 
        Plastics materials   2821                    |  18.3 | 128.3  127.3  131.4  126.5  130.7  128.9 | 130.0  129.6  133.9  127.8  128.2  129.6 
     Drugs and medicines   283                       |   6.7 | 137.3  129.9  131.1  131.5  132.0  133.9 | 150.2  144.2  145.5  136.6  126.1  127.5 
     Soap and toiletries   284                       |   3.0 | 120.9  118.9  117.2  116.6  116.8  116.3 | 130.5  128.1  127.6  119.3  110.9  111.0 
     Industrial organic chemicals   286              |  39.2 | 109.9  103.9  105.7  101.7  102.6  108.9 | 110.7  107.6  109.9  105.3  102.6  106.4 
     Agricultural chemicals   287                    |   9.7 | 122.9  123.2  118.9  121.6  116.2  113.4 | 122.2  123.2  117.5  120.6  116.8  115.2 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Petroleum products   29                            |  47.0 | 107.7  110.2  106.5  106.8  107.5  104.7 | 110.3  113.6  110.5  107.3  107.2  107.2 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Rubber and plastics products   30                  |  38.0 | 126.8  124.0  126.7  126.4  129.4  130.0 | 128.2  129.1  132.4  129.4  128.1  124.5 
     Tires         301                               |   4.3 | 115.7  110.9  112.0  115.9  116.3  112.0 | 117.5  119.3  120.3  120.5  116.1  103.4 
     Rubber products, nec   306                      |   3.2 | 117.6  112.8  116.4  117.5  121.1  121.1 | 117.9  119.4  121.7  120.6  119.2  116.1 
     Plastics products, nec   308                    |  28.9 | 131.1  129.0  132.0  130.5  134.0  135.8 | 132.5  133.2  137.1  133.1  132.6  130.9 
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  Leather and products   31                          |   1.0 |  78.7   76.2   75.3   79.4   78.2   80.1 |  81.1   82.6   81.6   80.0   75.9   76.2 
     Shoes   314                                     |    .3 |  72.8   69.3   68.6   71.6   73.4   73.8 |  77.3   78.3   77.8   73.0   70.4   68.7 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Stone, clay, & glass products   32                 |  33.8 | 111.7  110.4  110.0  112.5  113.3  113.7 | 112.3  114.3  113.7  115.9  115.0  113.8 
     Flat glass   321                                |   1.5 | 106.1  103.3  105.1  105.7  108.9  109.1 | 108.3  104.8  109.3  106.9  109.2  109.2 
     Pressed and blown glass   322                   |   7.3 | 103.5  102.9  106.1  106.7  106.3  110.0 | 104.1  106.0  109.2  109.4  106.4  107.2 
     Cement   324                                    |   9.6 | 113.2  110.1  107.3  114.3  113.9  113.7 | 114.3  117.7  112.1  121.7  119.5  118.6 
     Structural clay products   325                  |   1.4 |  98.0   98.9   99.5   97.4   99.2  103.6 |  99.7  101.1  102.0   97.7   99.6  103.6 
     Concrete products   327                         |   4.7 | 127.1  125.5  124.1  127.2  128.0  126.4 | 126.8  128.3  128.6  130.3  129.6  127.4 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Primary metals   33                                | 150.9 | 101.7  100.1  101.0  100.9  101.1  100.8 |  99.7   99.9  100.5  101.7  100.2  100.2 
     Basic steel and mill products   331             |  57.0 | 112.5  110.3  112.0  112.6  110.9  110.5 | 108.2  110.1  111.0  113.3  109.1  108.4 
     Iron and steel foundries   332                  |   9.9 | 116.0  116.2  116.2  114.4  113.6  117.0 | 109.8  112.5  118.8  117.4  116.9  114.5 
     Primary nonferrous metals   333                 |  66.2 |  80.9   79.8   80.3   80.6   82.5   81.0 |  82.5   80.6   79.2   80.7   80.8   82.1 
        Aluminum   3334                              |  60.3 |  68.2   69.2   69.8   71.7   72.7   71.0 |  69.1   69.2   68.9   71.8   71.8   72.0 
     Nonferrous foundries   336                      |   2.7 | 134.6  130.7  134.4  134.2  130.2  140.6 | 128.4  129.7  137.7  137.2  132.9  139.8 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Fabricated metal products   34                     |  31.4 | 116.3  115.0  114.6  116.5  116.5  116.8 | 117.6  119.0  119.9  118.2  115.1  113.3 
     Metal containers   341                          |   2.9 | 104.9  104.5   99.2  100.7  104.0  109.1 | 108.4  106.5  103.3  101.3  103.4  104.0 
     Hardware, tools, and cutlery   342              |   2.7 | 111.8  109.0  109.1  111.8  115.7  112.6 | 113.8  114.6  116.5  113.6  114.0  108.8 
     Structural metal products   344                 |   5.4 | 121.4  119.6  121.5  121.7  118.2  118.2 | 122.7  123.9  125.3  122.3  117.1  116.3 
     Fasteners   345                                 |   1.7 | 112.7  112.5  112.2  114.1  116.3  112.4 | 114.5  117.9  118.6  116.5  113.7  108.3 
     Metal stampings   346                           |   6.7 | 129.2  130.0  129.2  131.8  131.9  133.0 | 126.5  132.0  135.0  135.4  130.5  128.8 
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  Industrial machinery                               |       |                                          |
     and equipment   35                              |  33.2 | 113.6  112.5  112.2  114.6  113.7  115.7 | 118.8  120.4  120.0  115.0  111.0  110.5 
     Engines and turbines   351                      |   2.6 | 115.1  111.3  114.4  113.3  112.0  116.8 | 109.9  116.4  119.2  113.2  112.9  112.6 
     Farm      352                                   |   2.0 |  92.7   91.1   92.9   90.7   83.7   85.6 |  88.3   89.2   91.7   87.5   83.8   84.9 
     Construction and allied   353                   |   3.8 | 119.9  123.8  119.4  128.8  124.5  130.8 | 126.6  131.1  128.2  127.4  124.2  122.8 
     Metalworking   354                              |   4.1 | 122.0  117.0  118.0  120.6  121.8  123.3 | 127.8  126.5  127.6  121.7  117.4  117.8 
     Special industry   355                          |   2.4 | 117.2  123.5  121.1  119.4  118.3  120.3 | 124.2  134.0  131.1  120.8  113.1  115.4 
     General industrial   356                        |   5.2 | 118.6  115.9  117.0  119.5  117.2  119.0 | 122.5  124.4  125.5  120.2  114.1  113.1 
     Computer and office equip.   357                |   5.1 |  89.7   89.1   90.0   90.9   92.1   91.1 |  96.8   95.3   96.0   91.0   89.9   88.7 
     Service industry machines   358                 |   3.5 | 119.9  117.6  109.7  114.0  109.4  114.1 | 127.0  127.0  117.9  114.7  106.9  106.2 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Electrical machinery   36                          |  33.0 | 111.1  108.8  110.1  110.5  111.1  113.1 | 116.2  116.0  117.8  112.4  108.2  109.4 
     Electrical distribution   361                   |   1.3 |  96.1   93.3   95.0   93.8   92.3   93.8 | 100.5  102.9  104.8   95.5   89.6   89.2 
     Electrical industrial   362                     |   4.0 |  95.2   93.9   96.3   94.8   95.2   93.3 |  98.7   97.0   99.9   94.6   92.7   89.8 
     Household appliances   363                      |   2.4 | 102.0   97.5   99.1  101.1  102.8  107.7 | 107.3  106.5  105.7  103.9   97.8   95.9 
     Lighting and wiring products   364              |   3.0 | 119.6  115.1  118.9  118.4  118.4  122.3 | 121.3  117.4  124.6  120.9  117.0  117.3 
     TV and radio sets   365                         |    .8 | 115.0  113.5  118.8  122.0  119.6  117.5 | 119.6  123.1  126.0  125.9  117.0  113.7 
     Communication equipment   366                   |   3.3 | 102.9  103.6  102.9  106.7  104.2  106.2 | 111.1  112.6  113.6  107.1  100.1  104.1 
     Electronic components   367                     |  14.5 | 121.1  118.5  119.1  119.2  120.6  123.9 | 127.6  126.4  127.2  120.7  117.3  121.0 
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  Transportation equipment   37                      |  39.6 | 103.4  101.8  108.1  109.5  109.7  111.5 | 104.9  108.6  115.7  111.5  107.8  106.5 
     Motor vehicles and parts   371                  |  22.8 | 110.3  109.3  118.2  121.1  119.0  122.1 | 110.5  116.9  127.1  123.5  117.5  116.1 
     Aircraft and parts   372                        |  10.7 |  88.3   85.1   87.9   88.9   92.6   92.7 |  92.3   91.2   94.0   90.9   90.1   89.1 
     Ships and boats   373                           |   2.2 | 110.5  106.1  111.0  101.6  105.6  104.0 | 110.1  106.1  110.5   98.7  103.2  104.2 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Instruments   38                                   |  13.7 | 102.0  100.6   99.0   99.1  100.0  105.2 | 109.8  109.4  107.2  101.2   96.2   99.5 
     Photographic equip. & supplies   386            |   1.8 |  99.2   95.5   87.5   83.1   86.6   92.0 | 104.3  102.0   92.5   85.5   82.8   86.7 
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Miscellaneous manufactures   39                    |   4.5 | 119.3  113.7  119.1  120.5  123.5  122.1 | 124.2  122.7  127.9  122.5  120.4  116.2 
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 SUPPLEMENTARY GROUPS                                |       |                                          |
                                                     |       |                                          |
  Total, excluding nuclear nondefense                | 909.8 | 108.4  107.5  107.4  107.8  108.4  108.8 | 109.9  111.5  111.4  109.4  107.4  107.1 
  Utility sales to industry                          | 835.3 | 106.1  105.4  105.9  106.8  107.7  108.5 | 107.2  108.9  109.8  108.3  106.9  106.3 
  Industrial generation                              |  98.8 | 103.0  103.4  101.6  101.2   99.2  101.1 | 104.3  105.0  100.2  102.9   98.8  105.2 
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 Note:  Estimates for December are preliminary.  Estimates from October to November are revised.