Table 1B
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS
Percent change
| | Seasonally adjusted | | |
| 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Apr. 98
| to | 1998 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | to
Item | 1998 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Apr. 99
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Total index | 1.9 | 2.8 .9 2.2 1.1 | .0 .1 .5 .6 | .1 1.8 1.0 -.8 | 2.0
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Products, total | 2.1 | 4.2 .2 1.5 .4 | .1 .1 .3 .4 | .6 1.2 .4 -.3 | 1.2
Final products | 2.0 | 4.6 -.8 1.3 -.6 | .0 .1 .3 .3 | 1.0 1.5 .4 -1.2 | .4
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Consumer goods | -.4 | 1.4 -3.9 .1 1.2 | .2 .3 -.1 .6 | 2.3 .7 .2 -1.5 | -.4
Durable | 4.9 | .3 -3.6 18.0 7.1 | 1.2 1.4 -1.3 2.1 | 4.0 9.0 1.5 -.6 | 5.5
Automotive products | 3.9 | -4.2 -7.6 41.9 1.9 | 1.4 -.4 -1.2 2.0 | 7.4 12.7 2.0 -4.2 | 5.8
Autos and trucks | 3.1 | -14.0 -14.3 77.5 -1.3 | 1.1 .0 -1.4 2.9 | 10.6 19.7 1.9 -7.0 | 7.2
Autos | .7 | -19.2 26.9 27.6 -21.7 | -3.3 -4.2 2.5 2.1 | 6.8 12.4 5.6 -6.6 | 4.4
Trucks | 5.0 | -10.2 -30.5 112.4 10.5 | 3.4 2.0 -3.2 3.3 | 12.6 23.2 .2 -7.2 | 8.7
Auto parts and allied goods | 6.0 | 13.4 4.4 2.5 6.9 | 1.7 -.9 -.8 .7 | 2.9 2.4 2.3 .6 | 4.4
Other durable goods | 5.6 | 3.9 -.8 1.9 11.5 | 1.1 2.8 -1.5 2.2 | 1.5 6.1 1.0 2.5 | 5.2
Appliances and electronics | 19.5 | 6.1 14.6 25.5 29.0 | 1.6 5.3 -2.3 1.1 | 6.5 12.5 -3.8 -.2 | 17.3
Appliances and air cond. | 11.3 | -1.4 6.3 17.1 11.7 | -.6 5.3 -4.8 .1 | 12.0 18.1 -4.3 -5.1 | 7.2
Home electronics | 27.8 | 13.1 22.9 34.7 48.5 | 3.8 5.3 .0 2.0 | 1.6 7.1 -3.2 5.0 | 28.0
Carpeting and furniture | 3.6 | 3.1 -2.0 5.1 6.3 | 3.3 1.9 -5.5 4.7 | 7.5 4.3 -4.1 8.0 | 5.1
Miscellaneous | -1.2 | 2.9 -8.2 -12.3 3.8 | -.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 | -4.6 2.7 7.5 1.4 | -1.8
Nondurable | -1.8 | 1.7 -3.9 -4.4 -.4 | .0 -.1 .2 .2 | 1.8 -1.6 -.2 -1.8 | -2.0
Nonenergy | -1.6 | -.4 -6.6 -.6 -2.0 | -.9 .3 -.2 .3 | -.5 .4 .6 .1 | -2.5
Foods and tobacco | .6 | -.3 -7.6 5.6 3.3 | .3 .0 -.1 -.3 | 1.8 .3 .9 -.6 | -.5
Clothing | -5.7 | -3.7 -5.7 -11.3 -9.4 | -1.3 -.7 -1.5 .6 | -4.3 3.7 -1.3 1.1 | -8.0
Chemical products | -2.4 | 5.3 -9.7 -4.4 -3.7 | -2.9 2.2 .7 1.4 | -2.3 .2 1.2 .7 | -2.3
Paper products | -4.7 | -7.2 1.9 -7.3 -12.3 | -1.5 -1.0 -1.2 .1 | -3.1 -.8 -.4 .8 | -6.0
Energy products | -3.4 | 17.5 16.1 -26.9 11.2 | 5.8 -2.7 3.2 -.6 | 15.3 -12.0 -4.7 -13.1 | 1.3
Fuels | -.6 | 1.7 -.7 -7.2 13.1 | 2.4 1.0 -1.4 -1.8 | -4.3 -.6 -.8 2.5 | -1.7
Utilities | -4.9 | 26.7 25.3 -35.2 10.2 | 7.7 -4.6 5.6 .0 | 24.4 -16.1 -6.3 -20.1 | 2.9
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Equipment, total | 5.7 | 9.6 4.0 3.2 -3.3 | -.5 -.1 .9 -.2 | -.8 2.8 .7 -.8 | 1.6
Business equipment | 8.3 | 13.8 7.2 6.2 -1.8 | -.4 .0 .7 .3 | -.6 3.2 .6 -.6 | 4.1
Information processing & related | 14.4 | 20.7 11.0 11.2 6.3 | .6 .0 1.5 1.7 | -2.2 .5 1.0 2.8 | 11.3
Computer and office | 54.7 | 60.7 38.8 46.4 29.6 | 2.3 1.3 2.4 1.7 | .2 1.8 -.6 6.2 | 36.4
Industrial | 1.5 | 5.9 5.4 -2.9 -6.8 | -1.0 -1.4 -.1 .7 | -.4 1.8 -.2 -1.1 | -.5
Transit | 12.1 | 15.8 6.5 19.1 -10.2 | -1.4 -.9 -.1 -1.0 | 1.2 6.7 1.3 -4.2 | 1.0
Autos and trucks | 5.2 | -12.0 8.1 58.4 -8.5 | -.9 -1.4 -1.0 2.4 | 8.9 16.3 1.5 -4.5 | 9.2
Other | -1.4 | 7.6 -1.8 -8.2 2.4 | -.1 6.6 1.2 -3.7 | 2.1 11.5 -.4 -4.8 | -2.9
Defense and space equipment | -.2 | -1.3 .8 -2.4 -3.3 | -.2 .6 .8 -2.0 | -2.2 .6 .8 -2.4 | -2.5
Oil and gas well drilling | -25.3 | -27.2 -37.8 -39.6 -37.1 | -3.8 -1.9 7.0 -6.7 | -6.0 -3.9 3.5 -1.3 | -34.1
Manufactured homes | 9.1 | -1.4 1.3 16.8 3.5 | 1.6 -3.1 -.9 -1.2 | 10.6 9.1 4.0 3.7 | 2.0
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Intermediate products | 2.4 | 3.0 3.4 1.8 3.5 | .3 -.1 .6 .6 | -.8 .4 .4 2.4 | 3.6
Construction supplies | 5.1 | 2.4 5.6 5.9 7.0 | 1.1 -.5 -.2 .4 | -.6 2.2 .5 3.0 | 5.3
Business supplies | .7 | 3.3 2.0 -.8 1.2 | -.2 .3 1.1 .6 | -.9 -.9 .3 2.0 | 2.5
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Materials | 1.6 | .7 2.0 3.5 2.2 | -.2 .3 .8 .9 | -.6 2.7 1.9 -1.4 | 3.3
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Durable | 3.8 | .5 4.2 9.5 3.1 | -.2 .2 1.3 1.2 | -2.4 3.8 3.6 -2.0 | 5.9
Consumer parts | -1.5 | -6.1 2.6 9.3 .2 | -2.0 2.7 2.3 1.2 | 7.2 8.4 4.6 -.9 | 4.6
Equipment parts | 11.9 | 6.6 14.8 17.7 6.4 | .2 -.1 1.3 2.0 | -7.7 3.4 6.2 -5.6 | 13.4
Semiconductors, printed circuit | | | | |
boards, and oth. elec. comps. | 29.7 | 11.4 45.6 61.2 19.0 | .2 .9 2.5 3.6 | -15.9 8.9 16.1 -14.6 | 39.1
Other | -.8 | -2.0 -4.1 3.1 1.6 | .3 -.7 .8 .4 | -1.2 2.3 .9 .9 | .1
Basic metals | -5.7 | -9.3 -6.7 -9.1 .8 | 1.8 -1.6 1.0 -.1 | 1.9 2.1 .9 -.7 | -4.8
Nondurable | -2.8 | -1.7 -3.8 -3.2 2.0 | -.5 .9 .1 .2 | 2.8 2.5 -.2 1.3 | -1.0
Textile | -7.2 | .0 -7.4 -12.9 -18.6 | -3.5 .6 .5 .3 | 3.8 1.4 1.0 1.4 | -9.1
Paper | -2.6 | -1.6 -.4 -6.2 6.9 | 1.5 -.6 .7 .8 | 4.8 1.1 -1.5 .8 | 1.1
Chemical | -3.7 | -3.1 -7.3 -2.7 4.4 | -.2 1.1 .5 -.2 | 1.9 3.5 .0 1.4 | -1.6
Other | 1.3 | .4 2.5 3.8 2.8 | -1.7 2.0 -1.6 .1 | 2.1 2.5 .3 1.2 | 2.0
Energy | -.7 | 4.5 1.9 -8.1 -.6 | .0 -.2 .0 1.1 | 1.5 -.8 -1.7 -2.6 | -.2
Primary | .1 | .3 3.0 -4.7 -3.9 | .1 .2 -1.7 1.3 | 1.0 1.9 -3.8 -1.5 | -1.2
Converted fuel | -2.2 | 12.8 .1 -13.8 5.4 | -.1 -1.0 3.1 .9 | 2.4 -5.4 2.0 -4.5 | 1.5
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | |
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Total excluding: | | | | |
Autos and trucks | 1.8 | 3.3 1.1 .7 1.3 | -.1 .2 .6 .5 | -.2 1.3 1.0 -.6 | 1.8
Motor vehicles and parts | 1.9 | 3.8 .6 .6 1.3 | .0 .1 .5 .5 | -.5 1.1 .8 -.6 | 1.7
Computers | .9 | 1.7 .1 1.3 .4 | -.1 .1 .5 .6 | .1 1.8 1.0 -.9 | 1.2
Computers and semiconductors 1 | -.1 | 1.3 -1.2 -.3 -.2 | -.1 .1 .4 .4 | .8 1.6 .5 -.4 | .1
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Consumer goods excluding: | | | | |
Autos and trucks | -.6 | 2.5 -3.2 -3.4 1.4 | .2 .3 -.1 .5 | 1.8 -.5 .1 -1.1 | -.8
Energy | .0 | -.2 -5.9 3.7 .2 | -.3 .6 -.5 .7 | .6 2.6 .8 -.1 | -.6
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Business equipment excluding: | | | | |
Autos and trucks | 8.5 | 16.3 7.0 2.5 -1.1 | -.3 .1 .8 .2 | -1.3 2.0 .5 -.2 | 3.6
Computer and office equipment | 4.2 | 9.3 4.2 2.7 -4.8 | -.7 -.2 .5 .2 | -.7 3.4 .7 -1.4 | 1.0
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Materials excluding: | | | | |
Energy | 2.0 | -.1 1.9 6.0 2.8 | -.2 .4 1.0 .9 | -1.1 3.5 2.6 -1.2 | 4.1
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<1> Semiconductors include related electronic components.
Notes: Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.
Estimates for April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March are revised.