Table 6
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |             |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |    1998     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                        1999        |  1998                        1999        
                                                     |Proportion<1>| Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb. | Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb. 
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                                                     |             |                                          |
     Metal mining   10                               |      .36    | 106.4  113.6  110.7  108.3  110.1  110.9 | 110.6  114.0  109.9  108.2  103.7  109.4 
        Iron ore   101                               |      .06    | 109.3  111.8  109.5  113.9  116.0  117.1 | 117.8  111.5  113.9  111.3  105.1  108.1 
        Nonferrous ores   102-4,8,9                  |      .30    | 106.2  114.3  111.2  107.6  109.4  110.1 | 109.6  114.9  109.6  108.0  103.8  110.1 
           Copper   102                              |      .08    | 104.0  102.8  113.2  106.2  112.0  109.3 | 105.8  103.6  110.8  104.2  107.3  110.4 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Coal mining   12                                |      .82    | 115.8  110.8  108.6  114.5  102.0  108.6 | 116.7  116.6  107.5  110.3  104.2  105.3 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Oil and gas extraction   13                     |     3.38    |  96.8   96.8   94.2   91.0   90.9   90.9 |  96.6   96.3   95.4   92.5   91.0   91.5 
        Crude oil and natural gas   131              |     2.43    |  93.5   94.4   91.9   90.7   91.2   91.7 |  92.8   93.5   93.2   92.5   91.7   93.1 
           Crude oil, total                          |     1.28    |  82.3   84.1   82.0   80.0   79.4   79.7 |  82.2   84.5   82.5   80.8   79.7   80.8 
           Natural gas                               |     1.16    | 109.1  108.7  105.6  105.7  107.7  108.4 | 107.5  106.1  107.9  108.6  108.3  110.2 
        Natural gas liquids   132                    |      .16    | 100.5  101.6  102.3   95.9   99.5   99.4 | 101.7  102.6  103.5   94.0   97.5   99.7 
        Oil and gas well drilling   138              |      .78    | 123.4  119.4  115.2  103.2   99.2   97.4 | 125.8  120.0  116.4  105.4   99.1   95.3 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Stone and earth minerals   14                   |      .64    | 120.3  118.8  132.1  125.6  128.1  123.9 | 138.4  136.0  132.2  108.8  105.4  111.0 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Foods   20                                      |     9.00    | 107.7  109.1  111.3  111.1  111.9  112.2 | 115.4  114.3  110.8  107.6  106.8  106.3 
        Meat products   201                          |     1.18    | 115.8  118.8  120.6  120.7  123.7  120.3 | 117.8  124.1  119.8  116.8  123.4  120.6 
           Beef                                      |      .37    | 110.5  112.7  113.9  112.9  118.2  116.2 | 114.8  114.4  109.3  105.3  115.8  113.8 
           Pork                                      |      .32    | 109.4  112.0  116.1  116.7  115.1  113.0 | 111.1  120.2  122.6  120.6  116.0  114.3 
           Poultry                                   |      .48    | 126.5  130.8  131.4  131.7  136.7  131.0 | 125.8  135.9  127.1  123.9  136.2  131.6 
           Miscellaneous meats                       |      .01    |  75.6   75.2   72.7   78.1   71.1   72.0 |  76.0   76.0   73.8   79.8   69.9   75.5 
        Dairy products   202                         |      .77    | 103.6  104.7  104.7  106.9  108.7  110.2 |  97.1   96.8   95.7  101.6  104.9  111.3 
           Butter   2021                             |      .01    |  78.6   86.5   95.2   85.6  101.4   98.1 |  66.3   80.5   89.8   96.3  124.3  120.0 
           Cheese   2022                             |      .17    | 107.3  111.3  116.9  117.6  117.0  117.2 | 106.7  110.6  116.8  118.9  113.8  118.4 
           Concentrated milk   2023                  |      .14    |  93.5  102.2  102.7  100.4  108.4  115.2 |  73.1   83.4   85.9  105.3  113.4  120.3 
           Frozen desserts   2024                    |      .15    | 126.2  115.2  111.1  118.5  115.9  116.3 | 121.7   99.9   86.8   84.5   90.1  109.0 
           Milk and misc. dairy products   2026      |      .31    |  98.5   99.4   97.7  101.3  102.3  102.6 |  95.0   96.0   94.2   99.0  101.8  104.2 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Canned and frozen food   203                 |     1.21    |  99.3   99.0  103.7  107.4  108.3  105.0 | 121.0  110.6  103.3  100.2   97.7   94.6 
        Grain mill products   204                    |      .98    |  99.0  101.1  102.2  100.6  100.6  101.6 | 103.6  104.6  104.7  102.5   99.4   98.7 
        Bakery products   205                        |     1.04    | 102.8  103.9  105.1  106.1  104.4  106.1 | 114.9  108.0  102.6  100.4   97.6   96.5 
        Sugar and confectionery   206                |      .63    | 108.0  107.4  107.4  105.6  106.7  108.4 | 111.7  125.6  125.4  121.0  109.4  104.0 
        Fats and oils   207                          |      .23    | 107.2  106.2  105.4  100.8  101.9  106.4 | 104.0  110.4  112.1  104.3  103.3  109.3 
        Beverages   208                              |     1.81    | 116.5  118.3  122.9  121.0  123.1  123.3 | 125.1  122.3  118.1  108.6  112.6  112.2 
           Beer and ale   2082,3                     |      .55    | 104.9  100.5  107.1  100.0  112.5  108.8 | 100.0   95.2   94.4   82.0  105.4  103.4 
           Soft drinks   2086,7                      |     1.02    | 126.3  132.1  136.3  138.7  133.4  135.8 | 145.2  138.8  130.9  127.3  121.5  120.1 
        Coffee and miscellaneous   209               |     1.16    | 112.5  115.6  116.5  115.1  114.0  116.9 | 122.0  120.3  116.2  115.3  109.5  111.4 
           Roasted coffee   2095                     |      .19    |  99.8  103.1  102.2   95.1   92.2        |  91.1  108.1  109.4  114.4  101.3        
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Tobacco products   21                           |     1.29    | 104.2  101.9   99.8  100.0   96.9   97.1 | 109.4  111.3   98.8   78.8   96.1  101.6 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Textile mill products   22                      |     1.56    | 111.2  112.4  108.8  109.4  109.6  110.9 | 114.7  118.9  107.0   97.2  103.8  108.6 
        Fabrics   221-4                              |      .37    | 104.7  105.2   97.8   97.3   92.6   93.0 | 103.4  110.3   97.4   91.6   92.5   92.7 
           Cotton and synthetic   221,2              |      .31    | 105.5  106.5   98.0   98.0               | 105.2  113.6   98.1   91.3               
           Narrow fabrics   224                      |      .04    | 115.8  115.5  116.8  112.7  115.3  119.3 | 115.7  116.3  117.4  112.8  114.4  116.5 
        Knit goods   225                             |      .45    | 121.0  118.3  120.5  124.8  124.8  127.0 | 131.4  128.3  116.2  109.5  104.9  120.3 
           Knit garments   2253,4,7-9                |      .32    | 124.7  120.5  123.1  128.8  128.5  131.4 | 141.0  125.7  116.4  115.1  107.2  124.7 
           Fabric finishing   226                    |      .14    |  94.7   95.2   87.1   81.4               |  92.7  100.1   90.6   70.8               
        Carpeting   227                              |      .21    | 107.1  116.3  111.4  108.7  126.0  128.9 | 113.0  128.7  104.5   80.9  123.5  123.0 
        Yarns and miscellaneous   228,9              |      .40    | 116.1  118.4  115.1  116.9  114.0  114.9 | 117.8  119.9  114.9  109.1  114.1  115.9 
           Cotton and synthetic yarns   2281,2,4     |      .17    | 101.0  106.7   99.9  100.8   98.9  101.0 | 102.7  108.6   98.8   83.7   99.9  104.5 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Apparel products   23                           |     1.73    |  98.3   97.3   95.5   95.3   94.2   93.9 | 100.0   98.6   95.7   95.3   91.1   92.0 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Lumber and products   24                        |     2.12    | 117.0  118.0  118.3  121.4  121.9  121.9 | 120.3  123.6  117.8  113.3  115.3  119.1 
        Logging and lumber   241,2                   |      .82    | 107.0  108.8  106.1  110.9  110.2  111.0 | 111.4  115.0  105.8  102.0  103.9  109.7 
           Logging   241                             |      .28    |  91.6   92.2   91.5   92.7   95.2   91.3 |  94.7   99.1   93.4   90.3   88.5   86.9 
        Lumber products   243-5,9                    |     1.29    | 124.6  125.0  127.4  129.4  130.6  130.1 | 127.0  130.1  126.8  121.9  123.9  126.2 
           Millwork and plywood   243                |      .69    | 120.7  121.1  123.4  127.7  126.8  127.0 | 122.0  124.0  124.9  125.5  120.3  120.0 
              Plywood   2435,6                       |      .12    | 101.4  100.5  103.4  104.6  102.0  105.2 | 103.5  103.9  100.6   94.1   98.1  104.2 
           Manufactured homes   245                  |      .24    | 147.8  150.9  154.6  156.6  159.1  154.1 | 156.9  167.6  149.4  123.5  136.6  149.1 
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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 December to February are revised.
 
 
 
 Table 6 (continued)
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |             |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |    1998     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                        1999        |  1998                        1999        
                                                     |Proportion<1>| Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb. | Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb. 
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                                                     |             |                                          |
     Furniture and fixtures   25                     |     1.41    | 121.6  124.5  123.6  122.9  122.5  124.1 | 127.6  125.7  122.5  120.6  117.8  123.0 
        Household furniture   251                    |      .63    | 119.4  121.7  119.6  119.6  118.3  120.4 | 123.5  123.1  118.1  118.8  114.6  121.5 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Paper and products   26                         |     3.50    | 113.9  115.4  112.3  115.3  116.2  117.1 | 113.8  117.3  110.8  111.2  116.6  119.2 
        Pulp and paper   261-3                       |     1.46    | 111.9  113.3  109.7  111.6  113.2  114.1 | 111.5  113.2  108.9  109.3  113.8  117.1 
           Wood pulp   261                           |      .10    |  98.1   97.4   97.9   96.0   95.7   98.6 |  97.7   97.3   98.2   94.4   97.1   99.2 
           Paper   262                               |      .91    | 111.6  113.5  108.8  112.4  112.8  114.6 | 110.5  113.0  108.5  110.8  113.3  117.6 
           Paperboard   263                          |      .45    | 116.2  117.2  114.6  113.9  118.6  117.2 | 116.8  117.3  112.4  109.5  119.0  120.2 
        Paper products   265,7                       |     2.04    | 115.2  116.9  114.2  117.9  118.3  119.2 | 115.5  120.3  112.0  112.5  118.6  120.8 
           Paperboard containers   265               |      .73    | 117.1  114.3  120.1  123.8  122.3  123.9 | 119.7  126.1  114.5  110.5  119.3  123.5 
           Converted paper products   267            |     1.31    | 114.3  118.4  111.0  114.8  116.2  116.7 | 113.2  117.1  110.6  113.6  118.2  119.3 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Printing and publishing   27                    |     6.79    | 104.6  104.2  105.4  105.1  103.6  103.9 | 109.1  107.2  105.8  103.7   99.4  100.2 
        Newspapers   271                             |     1.63    |  97.5   97.2   96.6   96.6   98.0   99.3 |  98.1  105.5  103.1   97.7   92.7   98.9 
        Periodicals, books, and cards   272,3,7      |     2.03    | 106.7  105.2  104.7  103.4  101.4  100.6 | 105.7  103.5  104.4  105.3  100.3   99.9 
        Job printing   274-6,8,9                     |     3.12    | 107.0  107.3  110.6  110.7  108.0  108.5 | 117.3  110.4  108.0  105.9  102.4  100.9 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Chemicals and products   28                     |     9.78    | 113.3  113.1  114.7  114.0  112.8  113.9 | 119.1  115.0  111.0  109.3  110.1  110.9 
        Industrial chemicals and                     |             |                                          |
           synthetic materials   281,2,6             |     3.49    | 107.8  108.1  111.0  110.7  110.3  111.1 | 108.5  108.2  109.8  107.9  110.1  112.8 
           Basic chemicals   281                     |      .77    |  84.6   88.4   92.9   92.4   91.8   92.3 |  85.8   90.2   93.0   89.2   90.0   94.9 
              Alkalies and chlorine   2812           |      .09    | 113.8  116.7  117.0  107.4  109.4  119.2 | 114.1  116.4  116.3  109.1  110.0  120.4 
              Inorganic pigments   2816              |      .09    | 104.9  100.5  101.5  101.4  100.5   94.2 | 103.1   99.1   95.2   99.7  100.2   96.3 
              Inorganic chemicals, nec   2819        |      .46    |  74.7   81.5   88.6   89.4   88.2   88.6 |  76.4   84.2   89.1   84.8   85.6   91.8 
                 Acids and other                     |      .35    |  95.6   99.2  106.7  107.9               |  98.4  103.2  108.7   99.8               
                                                     |             |                                          |
           Synthetic materials   282                 |     1.27    | 118.9  118.8  122.7  120.0  118.6  120.8 | 119.8  120.0  120.6  114.4  117.4  123.1 
              Plastics materials   2821              |      .81    | 123.9  127.2  134.7  133.6  127.0        | 125.1  127.8  132.0  125.7  125.2        
              Synthetic fibers   2823,4              |      .35    | 107.3  102.9  100.4   96.4  103.0  107.7 | 108.2  106.3   99.0   93.8  101.9  109.9 
           Industrial organic chemicals   286        |     1.45    | 113.7  111.8  112.9  114.7               | 113.8  109.9  111.4  114.4               
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Chemical products   283-5,9                  |     5.62    | 117.1  116.6  117.9  117.1  115.0  116.1 | 127.2  119.7  111.9  110.5  110.2  109.6 
           Drugs and medicines   283                 |     3.02    | 116.8  115.7  117.7  117.8  115.9  117.3 | 129.4  120.1  112.3  112.0  109.5  108.8 
           Soap and toiletries   284                 |     1.57    | 120.1  119.9  122.1  120.4  117.0  117.5 | 130.7  122.5  115.9  114.8  114.9  112.9 
           Paints   285                              |      .42    | 110.5  106.5  103.5  102.7  103.8  104.5 | 112.4  108.2   91.2   78.1   88.9  102.4 
        Agricultural chemicals   287                 |      .67    | 111.0  111.3  108.0  106.6  108.2  109.9 | 110.7  112.1  109.7  106.4  108.9  110.6 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Petroleum products   29                         |     1.59    | 110.7  110.4  112.8  112.5  117.1  114.3 | 115.7  111.7  114.3  112.4  108.0  105.5 
        Petroleum refining and misc.   291,9         |     1.40    | 108.1  108.2  110.5  109.6  113.5  111.4 | 111.7  107.8  110.9  109.9  106.7  104.3 
           Miscellaneous petroleum products          |      .30    | 112.2  112.9  117.5  113.1  121.8  118.9 | 123.1  112.4  107.1   99.8  100.2  103.9 
           Distillate fuel oil                       |      .27    | 111.6  105.1  109.7  110.6  112.1        | 114.3  108.4  115.7  115.4  107.6        
           Residual fuel oil                         |      .04    |  83.8   78.6   79.7   81.4   80.5        |  84.0   74.9   83.0   90.7   87.2        
           Aviation fuel and kerosene                |      .13    | 105.2  107.0  115.9  111.7  116.1        | 107.1  106.7  119.4  118.5  119.5        
           Automotive gasoline                       |      .66    | 107.2  109.7  109.0  109.5  112.5        | 108.8  108.5  111.5  112.3  108.4        
        Paving and roofing materials   295           |      .19    | 131.8  128.2  131.3  135.8  146.2  138.6 | 148.2  143.7  142.4  132.7  117.7  115.2 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Rubber and plastics products   30               |     3.83    | 132.6  133.4  135.0  136.0  135.4  136.3 | 133.4  135.3  135.6  135.5  133.3  136.6 
        Tires      301                               |      .32    | 126.0  125.3  131.4  132.2  132.8  133.6 | 127.6  132.9  128.9  110.4  134.4  146.3 
        Other rubber products   302,5,6              |      .61    | 124.5  125.5  129.2  132.3  130.0  126.9 | 129.9  128.6  127.1  126.9  121.3  126.8 
        Plastics products, nec   308                 |     2.90    | 135.5  136.4  137.0  137.6  137.1  139.0 | 135.1  137.4  138.6  140.6  136.2  137.9 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Leather and products   31                       |      .21    |  73.5   72.8   74.3   73.0   71.1   71.1 |  74.0   74.2   74.7   73.1   69.3   70.3 
        Shoes   314                                  |      .07    |  65.5   63.9   65.8   64.6   62.1   63.3 |  66.1   66.1   66.4   64.7   60.6   61.0 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Stone, clay, and glass products   32            |     2.43    | 126.6  128.3  130.5  131.6  133.6  132.1 | 131.7  133.0  130.4  125.4  125.6  125.9 
        Pressed and blown glass   322                |      .32    | 111.2  110.9  112.9  114.5  113.3  110.4 | 112.3  114.0  111.6  102.7  110.2  111.1 
           Glass containers   3221                   |      .12    |  84.9   83.1   87.6   86.0   84.6   82.7 |  82.7   85.6   84.4   65.6   81.3   86.7 
        Cement   324                                 |      .21    | 125.3  125.0  134.9  141.4  144.0        | 148.8  152.6  129.7  106.7   86.2        
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Structural clay products   325               |      .11    | 128.5  128.7  128.5  128.2  127.6  127.4 | 130.8  131.1  125.2  115.8  115.1  124.8 
        Concrete and miscellaneous   326-9           |     1.46    | 129.4  132.1  133.5  134.6  137.6  136.5 | 133.0  134.3  134.8  134.0  135.5  132.4 
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 <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.
 Note:  Estimates for December to February are revised.
 
 
 
 Table 6 (continued)
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |             |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |    1998     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                        1999        |  1998                        1999        
                                                     |Proportion<1>| Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb. | Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb. 
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                                                     |             |                                          |
     Primary metals   33                             |     3.60    | 120.1  120.6  118.7  118.6  120.1  118.1 | 121.3  121.2  118.4  114.9  119.0  121.3 
        Iron and steel   331,2                       |     1.91    | 113.4  114.4  109.7  114.6  116.4  112.7 | 115.0  115.6  109.0  110.1  114.8  116.4 
           Basic steel and mill products   331       |     1.45    | 110.7  112.7  106.9  111.9  114.5  110.7 | 111.9  113.2  104.8  106.8  114.4  114.6 
              Basic iron and steel                   |      .29    | 100.2   99.5   92.0   94.6   95.9   96.2 | 100.5   98.2   92.3   94.3   96.9   98.9 
                 Pig iron                            |      .16    |  97.7   98.0   89.4   93.0   93.0   93.5 |  98.2   96.0   90.4   93.9   94.4   96.0 
                 Raw steel                           |      .09    | 112.6  109.7  100.2  102.0  106.6  106.6 | 112.1  108.5   99.5   99.4  107.1  111.1 
                                                     |             |                                          |
              Steel mill products                    |     1.16    | 113.8  116.5  111.3  117.0  119.9  115.0 | 115.3  117.7  108.5  110.4  119.5  119.3 
                 Consumer durable steel              |      .18    | 122.2  137.3  127.7  142.4  133.3  136.9 | 127.2  140.3  128.4  124.3  135.4  145.9 
                 Equipment steel                     |      .12    | 104.6  104.8   91.2   99.5  102.0   93.4 | 105.9  105.2   89.0   94.7  103.5   97.3 
                 Construction steel                  |      .15    | 142.2  146.4  139.8  146.8  156.6  138.0 | 145.6  154.6  144.1  141.2  146.8  135.5 
                 Can and closure steel               |      .04    |  93.9   96.7   97.7   70.6  113.9  105.0 |  97.3   93.1   88.8   84.6  102.6   99.6 
                 Miscellaneous steel                 |      .67    | 109.8  109.5  106.7  111.9  113.8  110.0 | 109.7  109.3  102.0  106.1  114.7  114.9 
           Iron and steel foundries   332            |      .46    | 122.3  120.2  118.9  123.4  122.8  119.3 | 125.0  123.3  122.4  120.8  116.2  122.2 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Nonferrous metals   333-6,9                  |     1.69    | 128.1  128.0  129.3  123.4  124.6  124.5 | 128.8  127.9  129.6  120.7  124.0  127.2 
           Primary nonferrous metals   333           |      .23    | 106.5  106.4  107.4  105.8  101.5  103.1 | 106.0  107.3  108.0  105.3  103.1  105.3 
              Copper   3331                          |      .05    | 103.1  107.7  109.4  100.5   93.6   98.5 | 104.3  111.9  111.9  102.4   94.9  101.4 
              Aluminum   3334                        |      .12    |  93.8   92.0   92.6   92.1   91.8   92.4 |  93.2   91.9   92.6   92.6   92.1   92.7 
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           Nonferrous products   335,6               |     1.20    | 129.9  130.0  131.4  123.5  124.8  124.9 | 130.1  129.3  130.7  119.9  124.8  127.4 
              Nonferrous mill products   335         |      .88    | 124.0  123.4  125.3  115.1  117.3  117.6 | 125.1  122.3  123.8  108.9  117.0  120.3 
                 Aluminum   3353-5                   |      .33    | 108.7  113.5  115.2   95.7  104.7  105.0 | 110.9  111.6  108.3   82.1  103.0  109.2 
              Nonferrous foundries   336             |      .31    | 149.2  151.9  151.2  151.7  149.6  149.3 | 146.9  152.6  154.0  156.8  150.9  151.1 
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     Fabricated metal products   34                  |     5.55    | 126.2  126.9  127.7  128.7  127.9  127.2 | 129.7  129.4  128.1  128.5  123.6  125.1 
        Metal containers   341                       |      .18    | 106.6  107.4  106.8  109.7  109.9  109.0 | 111.5  103.3   94.2   99.0   98.4   92.2 
        Hardware, tools, and cutlery   342           |      .59    | 126.2  128.1  131.6  129.9  128.6  125.5 | 133.7  130.6  131.0  126.9  121.9  124.9 
           Hardware and tools   3423,5,9             |      .50    | 123.5  125.5  130.0  128.6  127.7  124.9 | 131.9  127.6  128.0  124.3  120.3  124.5 
        Structural metal products   344              |     1.52    | 126.0  127.3  128.1  129.8  128.5  128.8 | 126.3  129.4  130.6  132.9  126.0  124.4 
        Other fabricated metal products   345-9      |     3.05    | 128.2  128.5  128.8  129.3  129.0  128.0 | 130.6  130.1  128.5  128.4  125.3  128.8 
           Fasteners, stampings, etc.   345-7        |     1.75    | 136.1  137.9  139.2  139.7  139.9  138.2 | 142.2  141.1  137.4  135.3  132.7  139.3 
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     Industrial machinery                            |             |                                          |
         and equipment   35                          |     9.98    | 207.7  211.2  211.1  212.7  212.3  214.4 | 214.2  211.5  205.3  204.2  205.6  215.1 
        Engines and turbines   351                   |      .54    | 139.6  138.4  140.0  140.2  140.4  142.3 | 140.6  138.5  142.5  146.2  143.0  143.5 
        Farm   352                                   |      .56    | 169.1  164.8  143.4  131.4  133.2  161.3 | 149.5  153.6  127.9  117.6  135.6  177.6 
        Construction and allied   353                |     1.07    | 176.4  179.9  171.4  176.7  176.7  171.1 | 179.0  187.5  169.8  160.3  176.4  179.5 
        Metalworking   354                           |     1.16    | 131.3  134.6  137.9  138.5  136.6  137.4 | 141.8  135.9  132.9  132.2  128.4  135.5 
        Special industry machinery   355             |      .97    | 152.6  154.0  152.7  151.2  150.5  149.9 | 149.1  153.3  154.3  156.2  151.7  150.6 
        General industrial machinery   356           |     1.18    | 123.7  125.5  123.1  124.8  122.9  120.5 | 129.3  125.8  120.7  121.5  118.0  119.9 
           Bearings and gears   3562,6,8             |      .33    | 113.1  113.0  110.8  112.1  111.2  108.5 | 110.5  112.5  110.9  116.1  113.0  110.0 
           Equipment   3561,3-5,7,9                  |      .85    | 128.2  130.8  128.3  130.2  127.9  125.7 | 137.4  131.6  124.9  123.8  120.0  124.1 
        Computer and office equip.   357             |     2.25    | 695.5  718.5  746.9  761.6  778.7  791.7 | 740.1  718.3  727.5  740.2  741.5  757.8 
        Service industry machines   358              |      .89    | 148.0  148.0  146.9  150.4  147.8  151.5 | 142.4  143.6  134.4  133.1  141.9  162.0 
           Refrig. and heating equip.   3585         |      .62    | 147.0  148.5  148.0  154.5  150.4  154.7 | 140.7  142.2  129.0  127.0  142.3  170.4 
        Miscellaneous machinery   359                |     1.37    | 155.4  159.3  162.5  162.1  159.1  157.4 | 167.7  160.3  157.0  154.4  149.2  154.0 
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     Electrical machinery   36                       |     8.56    | 297.7  302.4  304.8  307.3  309.8  312.1 | 322.0  305.5  311.8  320.3  297.0  312.7 
        Major electrical and parts   361,2           |     1.02    | 125.8  124.2  125.0  124.6  122.3  121.0 | 133.2  124.8  121.6  119.5  117.1  118.9 
           Electric distribution equip.   361        |      .33    | 118.8  117.4  116.1  119.6  115.8  113.5 | 131.0  119.6  112.7  113.7  108.8  110.5 
        Household appliances   363                   |      .45    | 118.2  124.8  127.0  125.6  130.0  135.4 | 121.6  132.4  123.7  110.0  125.6  143.7 
           Cooking equipment   3631                  |      .06    | 112.8  123.2  115.8   99.2  123.8  130.5 | 117.1  132.7  118.8   88.7  117.6  130.9 
           Refrigerators and freezers   3632         |      .11    | 135.1  144.8  150.8  156.0  150.0  159.6 | 138.1  152.0  136.2  107.3  139.2  172.5 
           Laundry   3633                            |      .09    | 136.1  143.0  148.4  147.5  159.9  170.1 | 141.6  156.9  148.1  130.1  152.9  186.3 
           Miscellaneous   3634,5,9                  |      .20    | 104.9  109.1  111.3  111.3  111.6  113.3 | 107.5  114.0  109.9  108.1  111.2  119.4 
              Electrical housewares   3634           |      .04    | 101.0   97.9   97.5   98.3   99.5  100.3 | 106.0  105.4  104.7  100.5   94.4   94.6 
              Appliances, nec   3639                 |      .09    |  95.2   94.0   96.6   96.2  100.7  106.0 |  94.4  102.4   96.4   92.0   98.8  115.0 
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        Audio and video equipment   365              |      .09    |  63.9   55.7   59.4   60.9   67.9   57.8 |  69.1   61.7   65.5   59.2   64.2   57.0 
        Communication equipment   366                |     2.10    | 222.7  220.5  215.5  215.4  214.6  216.5 | 219.4  219.8  221.0  225.3  213.5  215.0 
        Electronic components   367                  |     3.53    | 698.6  726.3  747.3  759.5  771.6  782.4 | 807.1  724.6  772.9  827.9  718.3  782.1 
          Semiconductors and related                 |             |                                          |
              electronic components   3672-9         |     3.46    | 725.6  756.3  779.3  794.8  805.8  817.2 | 838.9  750.3  803.3  868.8  750.1  817.0 
        Misc. electrical supplies   369              |      .69    | 132.1  134.3  129.6  129.9  134.9  134.7 | 137.3  137.3  133.6  134.7  131.2  132.2 
           Storage batteries   3691                  |      .11    | 126.8  136.4  123.9  120.3  155.1        | 171.1  149.3  131.5  128.2  127.3        
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     Transportation equipment   37                   |     9.43    | 127.6  128.4  127.1  125.6  124.0  125.0 | 128.9  134.2  124.5  116.8  122.0  131.4 
        Motor vehicles and parts   371               |     5.14    | 149.9  150.2  148.8  146.6  145.3  147.7 | 154.0  163.6  143.2  126.1  141.0  161.1 
           Autos                                     |     1.15    | 120.8  112.8  107.0  108.7  105.1  100.7 | 121.1  125.4  103.5   92.6   98.9  111.1 
           Trucks and truck trailers                 |     1.78    | 167.0  184.3  189.0  184.7  189.4  192.4 | 179.7  203.8  180.1  157.6  174.9  212.6 
              Trucks and buses                       |     1.67    | 164.8  182.5  187.6  183.7  188.4  191.6 | 177.6  203.2  178.2  155.6  174.1  212.2 
                 Consumer trucks                     |     1.04    | 161.1  181.0  183.2  179.1  185.2  188.9 | 175.8  201.7  174.5  152.5  171.6  211.4 
                 Business trucks                     |      .63    | 169.5  183.4  193.3  189.6  192.1  194.4 | 179.4  204.5  183.2  159.9  177.3  212.3 
           Motor vehicle parts   3714                |     2.13    | 162.1  156.2  154.3  149.5  145.6  153.5 | 162.7  165.8  149.5  130.4  150.5  164.0 
           Motor homes   3716                        |      .07    | 140.6  142.6  131.1  153.8  152.0  141.0 | 143.1  151.7  119.0  121.9  141.3  152.8 
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           transportation equipment   372-6,9        |     4.30    | 105.8  106.9  105.7  104.8  103.0  102.7 | 104.6  105.9  105.9  106.7  103.2  102.9 
           Aircraft and parts   372                  |     3.10    | 113.9  115.2  113.6  112.6  110.6  109.1 | 113.4  114.4  114.4  115.4  110.8  109.6 
           Ships and boats   373                     |      .39    |  94.0   98.1   96.3   94.9   91.7   94.3 |  91.4   96.6   95.9   96.9   91.9   92.8 
           Railroad and miscellaneous   374-6,9      |      .81    |  86.2   85.4   85.4   85.2   84.6   86.4 |  83.1   83.8   83.9   84.2   84.5   86.6 
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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 December to February are revised.
 
 
 
 Table 6 (continued)
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |             |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |    1998     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1998                        1999        |  1998                        1999        
                                                     |Proportion<1>| Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb. | Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb. 
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     Instruments   38                                |     4.88    | 114.2  114.6  114.1  113.9  114.4  113.7 | 116.8  115.0  113.4  113.5  111.6  111.9 
        Scientific and medical   381-4               |     4.09    | 115.9  116.5  115.9  115.7  116.6  115.8 | 119.0  116.9  114.9  115.2  113.4  113.8 
           Medical instruments   384                 |     1.60    | 126.1  128.3  129.5  129.7  129.6  128.0 | 138.0  130.6  124.9  123.0  120.8  121.0 
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     Misc. manufactures   39                         |     1.32    | 117.0  115.9  114.1  115.4  114.8  116.0 | 117.3  118.8  117.8  116.9  111.2  114.2 
        Consumer goods   391,3,4,6                   |      .62    | 107.4  105.1  104.4  105.3  103.6  104.8 | 107.5  108.4  109.2  107.2  100.4  103.7 
        Business supplies   395,9                    |      .70    | 127.0  127.2  124.4  126.1  126.6  127.6 | 127.4  129.5  126.5  126.8  122.2  125.0 
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     Electric utilities   491,3pt                    |     5.28    | 122.6  120.3  114.6  115.2  116.3  116.3 | 125.9  111.4  106.6  115.6  122.3  115.3 
        Generation                                   |     1.97    | 119.7  116.2  112.2  114.0  113.7  113.7 | 118.2  105.4  105.6  114.7  118.2  115.7 
           Fossil fuel                               |      .95    | 122.5  111.7  107.6  111.1  110.5        | 127.5  107.6  102.8  109.7  111.3        
           Hydro and nuclear                         |     1.02    | 116.8  120.2  116.2  116.5  116.5        | 109.2  103.2  108.0  119.1  124.4        
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        Sales                                        |     3.31    | 124.4  122.9  116.2  115.9  117.9  117.9 | 130.8  115.3  107.4  116.3  124.9  115.2 
           Residential                               |     1.39    | 130.7  130.1  113.4  112.5               | 136.8  111.4  100.1  118.9               
           Nonresidential                            |     1.92    | 119.9  117.7  118.0  118.3  119.7  119.7 | 126.6  118.1  112.6  114.5  117.6  112.6 
              Commercial and other                   |     1.19    | 127.2  124.6  123.7  122.5               | 136.6  123.6  115.9  118.2               
              Industrial                             |      .73    | 109.3  107.7  109.7  112.2               | 112.1  110.2  107.7  109.2               
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     Gas utilities   492,3pt                         |      .97    | 109.7   98.7   92.0   96.0  103.6   99.1 |  59.5   69.1  102.1  145.2  180.6  154.1 
        Residential                                  |      .43    |  95.1   86.8   82.1   86.6   95.3   92.1 |  30.6   49.6   97.0  152.9  200.2  169.3 
        Commercial and other                         |      .16    | 137.3  114.3  100.0  102.9  115.2  109.5 |  68.5   76.7  113.5  159.7  204.7  177.1 
        Gas transmission                             |      .32    | 116.7  106.6   99.5  103.3  108.8  102.7 |  89.3   88.5  104.1  131.9  151.1  129.2 
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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 December to February are revised.