Table 4
INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY: MANUFACTURING, MINING, AND UTILITIES
Percent change
Capacity indexes
| Annual rate | Fourth quarter to fourth quarter | Percent of 1992 output
| 1967- 1967- 1975-| | |
| 1999 1975 1999 | | 1998 | 1998 1999
Item | Ave. Ave. Ave. | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 | May | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May
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Total industry | 3.1 3.8 2.9 | 5.4 5.7 5.1 5.0 3.4 | 159.6 | 164.1 164.6 165.2 165.7 166.2 166.7
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Manufacturing | 3.4 4.0 3.2 | 6.0 6.4 5.8 5.6 3.8 | 165.8 | 171.0 171.7 172.3 172.9 173.4 174.0
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Primary processing | 2.3 4.1 1.7 | 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.0 2.0 | 144.0 | 146.4 146.7 146.9 147.2 147.4 147.7
Advanced processing | 4.0 4.0 4.0 | 7.4 7.4 6.4 6.6 4.5 | 176.4 | 182.9 183.8 184.6 185.3 186.0 186.7
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Durable | 4.0 3.7 4.1 | 9.5 9.7 8.6 7.9 5.5 | 193.9 | 202.3 203.4 204.5 205.5 206.4 207.4
Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 2.9 1.7 | 3.0 3.9 4.2 2.9 3.1 | 143.0 | 145.2 145.6 146.0 146.3 146.7 147.1
Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.1 4.5 2.5 | 2.5 5.9 5.1 1.9 1.9 | 155.2 | 156.6 156.8 157.0 157.2 157.5 157.7
Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 1.6 2.5 1.3 | 5.7 4.9 2.9 .6 2.9 | 154.3 | 154.7 154.9 155.2 155.5 155.8 156.2
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Primary metals 33 | .5 1.7 .0 | 2.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 1.5 | 142.0 | 144.8 145.1 145.4 145.6 145.8 145.9
Iron and steel 331,2 | -.1 .7 -.4 | 1.9 5.0 3.9 5.1 2.2 | 142.8 | 147.1 147.6 148.0 148.3 148.6 148.8
Raw steel | -.4 .3 -.7 | 3.1 2.8 5.8 6.8 2.2 | 137.1 | 142.4 142.9 143.3 143.7 143.9 144.1
Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.6 3.8 .8 | 3.5 2.0 2.8 1.4 .7 | 140.8 | 141.9 142.0 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4
Primary copper 3331 | .2 1.8 -.4 | 2.0 -4.8 -.6 .8 .4 | 122.5 | 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.3 123.4 123.4
Primary aluminum 3334 | 1.2 5.2 -.3 | .1 .4 .1 .0 .0 | 104.2 | 104.2 104.2 104.2 104.2 104.2 104.2
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Fabricated metal products 34 | 2.0 3.1 1.6 | 5.2 5.5 6.5 4.3 .3 | 164.9 | 168.6 168.9 169.1 169.2 169.2 169.2
Industrial machinery | | | |
and equipment 35 | 6.0 4.7 6.5 | 11.5 13.0 12.1 14.6 10.8 | 234.7 | 254.5 257.2 259.8 262.3 264.7 267.0
Computer and office equip. 357 | 22.6 12.0 26.7 | 34.7 46.1 43.2 59.4 41.3 | 727.2 | 961.5 995.9 1029 1062 1093 1124
Electrical machinery 36 | 9.0 5.9 10.2 | 28.8 30.3 23.6 18.3 13.3 | 366.6 | 401.6 406.4 411.0 415.7 420.3 424.9
Semiconductors and related | | | |
electronic components 3672-9 | 20.1 13.1 22.8 | 58.7 56.6 46.7 33.4 27.4 | 860.2 | 1006 1027 1049 1071 1093 1116
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Transportation equipment 37 | 2.6 3.0 2.4 | 4.3 2.5 2.0 2.1 .4 | 155.6 | 157.4 157.6 157.7 157.8 157.8 157.8
Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 3.2 4.4 2.8 | 8.4 3.9 3.2 2.5 .9 | 183.9 | 186.4 186.6 186.8 186.9 187.0 187.1
Autos and light trucks 1 | | 4.5 -.5 .8 2.8 -.7 | 156.3 | 158.7 158.8 158.8 158.7 158.6 158.4
Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 1.5 1.1 1.7 | -.4 .5 .2 1.4 -.2 | 127.5 | 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.8 128.8 128.7
Instruments 38 | 4.6 7.6 3.5 | 2.6 .1 1.3 2.4 3.3 | 140.2 | 142.3 142.6 143.0 143.4 143.7 144.1
Miscellaneous 39 | 2.1 4.4 1.3 | 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 | 150.9 | 152.6 152.8 153.1 153.3 153.6 153.8
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Nondurable | 2.7 4.3 2.1 | 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.6 1.4 | 136.6 | 138.7 138.9 139.1 139.3 139.4 139.6
Foods 20 | 2.3 3.0 2.1 | 2.2 2.0 1.2 2.8 2.0 | 133.9 | 136.2 136.5 136.8 137.1 137.3 137.5
Textile mill products 22 | 2.1 4.4 1.3 | 2.0 2.2 4.6 .9 -1.0 | 134.9 | 135.2 135.1 135.0 134.9 134.8 134.7
Apparel products 23 | 1.1 2.3 .7 | 2.3 .7 1.8 -.7 -1.6 | 134.1 | 133.2 133.1 132.9 132.7 132.5 132.3
Paper and products 26 | 2.8 3.9 2.4 | 2.4 2.9 2.4 3.0 2.4 | 131.6 | 133.7 134.0 134.2 134.5 134.8 135.0
Pulp and paper 261-3 | 2.3 2.9 2.1 | 2.9 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.1 | 121.7 | 122.9 123.0 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5
Printing and publishing 27 | 2.6 3.0 2.5 | .7 .3 .1 3.1 .7 | 127.2 | 129.8 130.0 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.4
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Chemicals and products 28 | 3.6 6.8 2.5 | 2.8 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.3 | 148.0 | 149.9 150.1 150.3 150.5 150.6 150.8
Plastics materials 2821 | 6.3 12.7 4.0 | 5.0 5.7 4.1 3.6 3.4 | 140.7 | 143.6 144.0 144.4 144.8 145.2 145.6
Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | 3.7 9.7 1.6 | .4 -.3 2.5 2.9 3.6 | 124.4 | 126.5 126.8 127.1 127.5 127.9 128.3
Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 4.2 .5 | -.2 .8 1.3 1.1 1.1 | 116.5 | 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7
Rubber and plastics products 30 | 5.5 8.4 4.4 | 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.3 | 156.0 | 160.4 161.0 161.7 162.4 163.1 163.8
Leather and products 31 | -2.9 -1.5 -3.5 | 3.4 3.5 -3.3 -.4 -6.4 | 117.8 | 117.7 117.4 117.0 116.5 115.8 115.1
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Mining | .2 -.1 .4 | -.4 .4 1.5 1.0 .9 | 119.9 | 120.7 120.8 120.9 121.0 121.1 121.2
Metal mining 10 | 1.3 .5 1.6 | .7 1.6 2.9 .8 .5 | 122.5 | 122.7 122.7 122.7 122.8 122.8 122.9
Coal mining 12 | 2.4 2.4 2.3 | .6 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 | 128.9 | 130.2 130.4 130.6 130.8 131.0 131.3
Oil and gas extraction 13 | -.4 -1.0 -.2 | -1.0 -.2 1.0 .4 .1 | 114.8 | 115.3 115.3 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.4
Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .6 .8 .6 | -1.5 -1.2 .9 1.9 -1.0 | 177.3 | 179.3 179.3 179.3 179.2 179.1 178.9
Stone and earth minerals 14 | 1.5 2.6 1.2 | 2.4 3.5 4.4 4.1 4.2 | 144.6 | 148.1 148.7 149.2 149.7 150.2 150.7
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Utilities | 2.6 6.1 1.3 | 1.7 1.9 .3 .7 .5 | 126.2 | 126.8 126.8 126.9 127.0 127.1 127.1
Electric 491,3pt | 3.6 7.8 2.0 | 2.2 1.9 -.1 .6 .6 | 123.8 | 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6 124.6 124.7
Gas 492,3pt | .5 2.3 -.2 | .5 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.4 | 137.2 | 138.4 138.6 138.7 138.9 139.1 139.2
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | |
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Computers, communications eq, and | | | |
semiconductors 2 | 16.5 9.5 19.3 | 41.0 46.3 37.4 34.8 26.3 | 629.1 | 746.6 763.5 780.1 796.4 812.4 828.4
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Manufacturing ex. computers, | | | |
communications eq., and | | | |
semiconductors 2 | 2.4 3.7 1.9 | 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.4 | 145.4 | 147.5 147.8 148.0 148.2 148.3 148.5
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<1> Series begins in 1977.
<2> Semiconductors include related electronic components.