Table 2B
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY 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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Manufacturing | 2.5 | 2.5 .4 4.9 1.6 | -.2 .4 .4 .6 | -.6 2.7 1.5 -.2 | 2.5
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Primary processing | -.3 | -.6 -2.8 1.2 3.9 | .4 -.2 .1 .4 | .5 1.9 .4 1.2 | .6
Advanced processing | 3.9 | 3.9 1.9 6.6 .6 | -.5 .6 .6 .7 | -1.1 3.1 1.9 -.8 | 3.4
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Durable | 5.3 | 4.6 4.7 8.6 1.9 | -.1 .2 .7 .8 | -1.0 3.9 2.3 -1.3 | 5.1
Lumber and products 24 | 4.2 | 2.9 4.4 5.4 9.2 | .5 -.2 .3 -.2 | 1.8 3.1 1.7 1.1 | 4.9
Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.4 | 4.8 -1.2 9.6 2.0 | -.3 1.7 .8 1.1 | -2.3 4.8 -1.1 2.7 | 5.0
Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 5.0 | -1.3 7.8 12.7 6.9 | 1.4 -1.0 -.6 1.3 | .1 .3 1.1 4.4 | 7.3
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Primary metals 33 | -7.1 | -8.6 -9.2 -9.7 1.6 | 1.7 -2.0 1.7 -.6 | 4.0 1.6 1.8 -1.2 | -6.2
Iron and steel 331,2 | -11.7 | -12.7 -16.0 -18.2 8.4 | 1.9 -3.6 3.3 -1.8 | 4.6 1.0 2.8 -1.7 | -9.9
Raw steel | -12.9 | -6.0 -9.7 -37.7 14.0 | 4.4 .1 2.3 -1.3 | 7.7 3.8 2.1 -2.8 | -12.0
Nonferrous 333-6,9 | -1.7 | -3.3 -.6 .5 -5.3 | 1.6 -.2 .0 .7 | 3.4 2.3 .7 -.6 | -1.8
Fabricated metal products 34 | .6 | 3.2 -4.2 3.2 -1.8 | -.9 -.7 .4 .6 | -4.1 1.2 .8 -.2 | .1
Industrial machinery | | | | |
and equipment 35 | 12.9 | 19.5 10.1 7.4 4.0 | -.2 .7 .7 .6 | .7 4.3 .8 .3 | 7.9
Computer and office equip. 357 | 53.0 | 58.1 37.6 45.9 29.6 | 2.3 1.3 2.3 1.9 | .2 1.9 -.6 6.3 | 36.0
Electrical machinery 36 | 11.4 | 6.8 14.7 17.7 8.4 | .5 .4 1.4 2.5 | -7.6 4.9 6.3 -5.5 | 14.8
Semiconductors and related | | | | |
electronic components 3672-9 | 25.7 | 9.6 37.6 51.7 16.6 | .4 .6 2.2 3.3 | -14.4 7.9 14.1 -13.0 | 33.4
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Transportation equipment 37 | 3.1 | -2.6 3.7 17.3 -5.9 | -1.2 1.0 .5 .1 | 4.5 7.9 2.8 -3.3 | 2.2
Motor vehicles and parts 371 | .7 | -14.5 5.7 37.3 -3.0 | -.9 1.7 .9 2.3 | 11.9 14.3 4.3 -3.6 | 8.4
Autos and light trucks | 2.6 | -14.9 -8.7 67.9 -4.9 | .4 -.7 -.8 2.8 | 10.0 18.5 2.4 -6.9 | 6.7
Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 6.6 | 14.1 2.0 -3.0 -9.5 | -1.6 .1 .0 -2.7 | -3.2 .2 .8 -2.8 | -5.0
Instruments 38 | 1.9 | 2.9 .8 3.4 .2 | .4 -.4 .6 .8 | -1.8 .6 .8 .5 | 2.1
Miscellaneous 39 | -3.4 | -2.1 -5.0 -8.4 2.5 | -.5 1.0 .7 1.4 | -4.9 2.8 2.0 1.2 | -1.4
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Nondurable | -.9 | -.2 -4.7 .3 1.2 | -.4 .6 .1 .3 | -.1 1.2 .3 1.3 | -.6
Foods 20 | 1.8 | -.1 -6.5 8.8 5.5 | .8 .2 -.4 .0 | -.7 -.4 .4 1.0 | 1.4
Tobacco products 21 | -8.7 | -2.6 -10.3 -18.1 -12.8 | -3.1 .1 .6 -1.5 | 22.0 5.7 3.2 -11.8 | -12.4
Textile mill products 22 | -2.9 | -1.3 -4.0 -6.5 -7.0 | .0 .4 -3.8 2.7 | 6.5 3.9 -2.4 6.7 | -4.3
Apparel products 23 | -6.1 | -4.3 -5.5 -12.0 -9.2 | -1.3 -.3 -.5 .6 | -4.5 1.1 .2 -.7 | -6.9
Paper and products 26 | -1.2 | -1.8 .2 -2.4 6.9 | .8 .3 -.4 .7 | 4.9 1.7 -1.9 1.4 | 1.5
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Printing and publishing 27 | -1.8 | -2.0 -2.1 -.3 -4.1 | -1.4 .1 .4 .3 | -4.1 .5 -.1 3.9 | -1.0
Chemicals and products 28 | -2.3 | .6 -8.3 -1.6 .9 | -1.4 1.8 .9 .4 | .4 1.7 1.3 1.1 | -1.3
Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 | 1.3 2.8 -2.9 16.8 | 3.8 -.3 -.4 -.9 | -4.3 -.3 .8 4.5 | 1.8
Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.4 | 5.4 -1.2 7.1 4.2 | -.5 .6 .6 .8 | -1.6 2.3 .8 .2 | 3.6
Leather and products 31 | -7.4 | -11.2 -6.7 -4.6 -15.1 | -2.9 -.6 -.8 -.3 | -5.5 1.0 .7 -.5 | -8.6
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Mining | -4.9 | -6.2 -6.1 -10.8 -11.1 | -.5 -.8 -.7 .1 | -2.0 2.0 -2.7 1.8 | -8.1
Metal mining 10 | -1.2 | -21.4 -2.7 14.9 -10.9 | 1.6 -1.5 -3.6 1.7 | -4.2 3.2 -2.9 .8 | -.5
Coal mining 12 | 3.0 | 4.5 19.5 -5.2 -15.4 | -5.9 1.3 -5.2 3.7 | -3.4 7.8 -6.4 -.8 | -.1
Oil and gas extraction 13 | -8.5 | -8.2 -12.0 -17.7 -10.8 | .5 -.5 .8 -.8 | -1.0 -.1 -.6 -.1 | -11.6
Stone and earth minerals 14 | 3.5 | 3.1 -3.6 7.2 -6.6 | 1.0 -3.9 -.6 -1.0 | -3.9 4.6 -8.8 18.6 | -2.7
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Utilities | -1.1 | 17.9 14.7 -20.5 4.4 | 2.7 -2.1 2.8 .7 | 11.0 -9.1 -2.8 -10.3 | 3.0
Electric 491,3pt | 1.4 | 21.3 10.0 -14.1 -2.9 | .9 -1.8 2.8 .7 | 5.8 -7.4 -1.3 -5.6 | 2.5
Gas 492,3pt | -13.4 | 1.3 42.2 -47.7 54.9 | 12.9 -3.7 2.7 .5 | 30.6 -14.3 -7.6 -26.9 | 5.5
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | |
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Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors 1 | 26.7 | 23.5 28.7 32.2 16.2 | 1.0 .7 2.1 2.7 | -7.9 4.0 6.6 -3.9 | 26.2
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Manufacturing excluding: | | | | |
Motor vehicles and parts | 2.6 | 3.6 .1 3.1 1.9 | -.2 .3 .4 .5 | -1.3 2.0 1.3 .0 | 2.2
Computer and office equipment | 1.4 | 1.1 -.5 3.9 .8 | -.3 .3 .4 .6 | -.6 2.8 1.5 -.4 | 1.7
Computers and semiconductors 1 | .3 | .7 -2.0 2.2 .1 | -.3 .3 .3 .4 | .1 2.5 .9 .3 | .4
Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors 1 | .2 | .3 -2.3 2.4 .1 | -.3 .3 .2 .4 | .2 2.6 .9 .2 | .3
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<1> Semiconductors include related electronic components.
Notes: Estimates for April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March are revised.
Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.