Table 1A
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION:  MARKET GROUPS
                                                     |             |                                   Index, 1992=100
                                                     |    1998     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                 1999               |  1998                 1999               
 Item                                                |Proportion<1>|  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar. |  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar. 
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  Total index                                        |   100.00    | 132.4  132.2  132.3  132.3  132.6  132.8 | 134.3  131.0  129.7  129.7  132.1  133.0 
                                                     |             |                                          |
  Products, total                                    |    61.26    | 124.9  124.5  124.4  124.5  124.6  124.6 | 127.1  122.8  120.9  121.5  123.0  123.1 
     Final products                                  |    46.12    | 126.7  126.1  125.9  125.7  125.8  125.9 | 128.8  124.1  122.4  123.4  125.2  125.5 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Consumer goods                               |    27.67    | 115.2  114.8  114.9  115.1  115.2  115.2 | 117.2  112.4  111.3  113.6  114.3  114.7 
           Durable                                   |     6.01    | 140.5  138.9  139.8  141.4  142.5  141.8 | 145.8  135.7  130.6  135.8  147.2  150.7 
              Automotive products                    |     2.66    | 141.1  139.6  139.8  141.7  141.1  139.6 | 151.8  135.1  124.6  133.7  150.6  153.8 
                 Autos and trucks                    |     1.58    | 150.6  149.1  147.7  149.4  149.4  147.1 | 167.6  142.7  125.7  139.0  166.3  169.2 
                    Autos                            |      .54    | 119.9  113.7  115.5  111.7  107.0  109.7 | 133.0  109.7   98.2  104.8  117.9  124.4 
                    Trucks                           |     1.04    | 181.0  183.2  179.1  185.2  188.9  182.7 | 201.7  174.5  152.5  171.6  211.4  211.5 
                 Auto parts and allied goods         |     1.08    | 127.4  125.9  128.2  130.4  129.2  128.6 | 129.9  124.2  122.3  125.9  128.8  132.4 
              Other durable goods                    |     3.36    | 139.7  137.9  139.5  140.9  143.3  143.2 | 140.6  135.9  135.3  137.2  144.0  147.7 
                 Appliances and electronics          |      .95    | 215.2  222.5  226.0  229.5  233.9  231.2 | 220.3  215.7  207.9  221.3  240.8  235.0 
                    Appliances and air cond.         |      .48    | 129.1  132.3  133.7  132.9  139.5  132.9 | 132.6  124.6  115.7  129.5  152.6  146.1 
                    Home electronics                 |      .46    | 349.9  365.0  372.5  386.4  382.4  391.8 | 356.1  363.4  362.5  368.1  368.2  367.2 
                 Carpeting and furniture             |      .84    | 120.3  117.5  116.8  120.3  122.6  121.5 | 124.5  114.7  109.2  116.9  121.9  122.8 
                 Miscellaneous                       |     1.57    | 113.6  109.5  111.4  110.9  112.6  114.0 | 110.9  109.2  113.7  108.5  111.5  119.6 
           Nondurable                                |    21.66    | 109.1  109.0  108.9  108.8  108.6  108.8 | 110.3  106.8  106.6  108.2  106.5  106.2 
              Nonenergy                              |    18.90    | 108.3  109.3  109.1  108.4  108.5  108.4 | 112.0  107.3  104.3  104.0  104.2  104.9 
                 Foods and tobacco                   |     9.68    | 108.0  109.6  109.6  110.0  109.9  109.5 | 113.5  108.4  103.2  105.1  105.2  106.0 
                 Clothing                            |     1.81    |  95.4   94.5   94.6   93.6   93.9   92.8 |  98.3   93.5   90.9   87.2   91.2   90.4 
                 Chemical products                   |     4.59    | 117.2  119.3  118.7  116.3  117.4  118.2 | 121.0  113.5  113.0  111.4  110.2  111.5 
                 Paper products                      |     2.83    | 105.2  104.1  103.6  102.0  101.2  101.1 | 103.9  104.2  104.7  101.4  100.8  101.4 
              Energy products                        |     2.76    | 115.0  106.5  107.1  110.9  109.3  111.6 |  98.5  103.5  122.8  137.7  122.8  115.9 
                 Fuels                               |      .94    | 108.4  109.1  109.6  112.2  109.4  108.8 | 108.3  112.5  112.9  108.0  103.7  103.7 
                 Utilities                           |     1.82    | 117.8  104.5  105.2  109.7  108.8  112.5 |  92.7   98.1  127.2  152.3  132.0  121.5 
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        Equipment, total                             |    18.45    | 147.5  146.5  145.6  144.8  144.8  145.1 | 150.1  145.6  142.6  141.3  145.3  145.3 
           Business equipment                        |    15.36    | 169.0  168.1  167.9  167.1  167.2  166.9 | 172.0  166.4  163.4  162.2  167.6  167.1 
              Information processing & related       |     5.92    | 219.0  219.7  220.8  221.5  222.0  223.3 | 219.8  218.2  219.7  214.4  215.9  216.0 
                 Computer and office                 |     1.38    | 716.7  745.2  759.9  776.8  789.6  800.5 | 716.6  725.9  738.6  739.8  755.9  744.0 
              Industrial                             |     4.81    | 141.6  139.9  141.3  139.8  138.4  137.9 | 143.4  137.9  136.5  136.0  139.1  138.4 
              Transit                                |     3.16    | 141.6  140.5  139.6  137.4  135.5  135.3 | 147.5  138.2  132.1  133.4  141.8  143.5 
                 Autos and trucks                    |     1.24    | 136.1  136.4  136.0  134.8  133.1  131.6 | 151.6  130.6  115.3  125.6  146.1  148.1 
              Other                                  |     1.47    | 141.1  138.5  131.7  131.8  140.0  136.6 | 145.2  138.0  125.8  128.7  143.1  137.1 
           Defense and space equipment               |     2.07    |  76.4   75.7   74.6   74.5   74.8   75.4 |  76.3   76.4   76.6   75.0   75.3   75.8 
           Oil and gas well drilling                 |      .78    | 119.4  115.2  103.2   99.2   97.4  104.2 | 120.0  116.4  105.4   99.1   95.3   98.6 
           Manufactured homes                        |      .24    | 150.9  154.6  156.6  159.1  154.1  153.9 | 167.6  149.4  123.5  136.6  149.1  156.1 
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     Intermediate products                           |    15.13    | 119.0  119.3  119.8  120.5  120.8  120.5 | 122.3  118.9  116.5  115.9  116.6  116.1 
        Construction supplies                        |     6.06    | 128.4  129.6  131.0  132.5  131.8  131.0 | 133.5  129.4  124.3  123.7  126.5  126.7 
        Business supplies                            |     9.07    | 113.5  113.2  113.3  113.4  114.2  114.2 | 115.7  112.7  111.9  111.2  110.7  109.9 
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  Materials                                          |    38.74    | 144.5  144.6  145.2  144.9  145.6  146.1 | 145.8  144.3  144.1  143.2  147.2  149.5 
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     Durable                                         |    23.55    | 178.8  179.9  180.4  180.3  181.1  182.2 | 181.6  180.1  179.5  175.4  182.7  188.0 
        Consumer parts                               |     4.42    | 146.2  145.6  144.8  141.9  146.0  146.5 | 152.6  142.4  131.5  141.0  153.1  157.0 
        Equipment parts                              |     8.64    | 287.0  289.9  292.6  294.7  295.9  298.7 | 286.6  295.3  308.1  285.9  297.2  314.4 
          Semiconductors, printed circuit            |             |                                          |
              boards, and oth. elec. comps.          |     2.98    | 904.8  936.9  960.1  972.9  989.2   1012 | 888.4  958.1   1047  889.5  978.9   1134 
        Other                                        |    10.50    | 128.4  129.3  129.3  129.5  128.7  129.3 | 130.4  128.6  126.6  124.8  127.9  128.6 
           Basic metals                              |     3.35    | 118.3  117.3  116.3  117.8  116.6  116.8 | 118.6  117.2  114.5  116.2  119.3  119.3 
     Nondurable                                      |     8.48    | 111.7  112.2  112.5  112.4  113.2  113.1 | 113.6  111.2  108.3  111.6  114.3  113.9 
        Textile                                      |      .91    | 108.8  103.0  102.5   99.2   99.6   98.8 | 112.4  103.4   95.2   99.0  100.2  100.0 
        Paper                                        |     1.80    | 115.8  112.7  114.7  116.5  116.9  117.4 | 115.5  111.7  112.0  117.5  119.9  117.8 
        Chemical                                     |     3.92    | 111.1  113.7  113.0  113.0  113.6  113.6 | 111.1  112.4  109.7  112.1  115.2  114.7 
        Other                                        |     1.86    | 110.4  113.2  114.4  113.6  115.6  115.2 | 117.5  112.2  108.1  111.4  113.9  115.6 
     Energy                                          |     6.71    | 103.7  101.5  102.6  101.5  102.2  101.7 | 100.4   99.9  103.8  104.6  103.2  102.0 
        Primary                                      |     4.28    | 102.6   99.8  100.3   98.3   99.8   98.1 |  99.2   98.4  100.8  100.4  101.4   99.1 
        Converted fuel                               |     2.43    | 106.1  104.9  107.2  107.7  106.8  108.8 | 102.8  102.8  109.5  112.6  106.7  107.6 
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 SPECIAL AGGREGATES                                  |             |                                          |
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 Total excluding:                                    |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    97.18    | 132.1  131.9  132.1  132.0  132.4  132.6 | 133.6  130.8  129.9  129.6  131.4  132.2 
     Motor vehicles and parts                        |    94.86    | 131.5  131.4  131.7  131.6  131.9  132.1 | 132.8  130.3  129.8  129.1  130.6  131.3 
     Computers                                       |    97.75    | 127.8  127.4  127.5  127.4  127.7  127.8 | 129.7  126.3  125.0  125.0  127.3  128.2 
     Computers and semiconductors      2             |    94.29    | 118.9  118.4  118.4  118.2  118.4  118.4 | 120.6  117.1  115.3  116.1  117.9  118.1 
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 Consumer goods excluding:                           |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    26.09    | 113.4  113.0  113.2  113.3  113.4  113.5 | 114.6  110.8  110.5  112.2  111.6  111.9 
     Energy                                          |    24.91    | 115.3  115.8  115.8  115.6  115.9  115.6 | 119.3  113.5  110.0  110.9  113.3  114.6 
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 Business equipment excluding:                       |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    14.11    | 172.7  171.6  171.5  170.7  171.0  170.9 | 174.1  170.3  168.8  166.3  169.8  169.1 
     Computer and office equipment                   |    13.98    | 146.2  144.6  144.1  143.0  142.8  142.3 | 148.8  143.2  140.1  139.0  143.8  143.6 
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 Materials excluding:                                |             |                                          |
     Energy                                          |    32.03    | 157.3  158.2  158.6  158.5  159.3  160.0 | 160.1  158.3  156.8  155.3  161.1  164.4 
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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 March are preliminary.  Estimates from December to February are revised.