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>|  Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May |  Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May 
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     Metal mining   10                               |      .36    | 108.3  110.1  108.4  104.1  106.1  106.7 | 108.2  103.6  106.9  103.5  104.4  106.5 
        Iron ore   101                               |      .06    | 113.9  116.0  117.1  112.6  116.1  115.2 | 111.3  105.1  108.1  108.7  106.0  117.7 
        Nonferrous ores   102-4,8,9                  |      .30    | 107.6  109.3  107.1  102.9  104.6  105.4 | 108.0  103.7  107.1  102.9  104.5  104.8 
           Copper   102                              |      .08    | 106.2  112.0  102.4  103.7               | 104.2  107.3  103.5  102.6               
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Coal mining   12                                |      .82    | 114.5  107.7  109.1  103.4  106.8  106.1 | 110.3  106.6  114.8  107.5  106.3  103.4 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Oil and gas extraction   13                     |     3.38    |  91.0   91.5   91.7   93.3   91.8   92.2 |  92.5   91.6   92.4   92.7   91.8   91.6 
        Crude oil and natural gas   131              |     2.43    |  90.7   92.0   92.7   93.1   92.7   92.6 |  92.5   92.5   94.1   93.6   92.7   92.2 
           Crude oil, total                          |     1.28    |  80.0   80.7   80.2   81.7   80.7   80.5 |  80.8   81.1   81.3   82.1   81.0   80.1 
           Natural gas                               |     1.16    | 105.7  107.7  110.1  108.9  109.3  109.4 | 108.6  108.3  111.9  109.4  108.9  108.8 
        Natural gas liquids   132                    |      .16    |  95.9   99.5  101.0  104.5  104.4  101.4 |  94.0   97.5  101.4  105.4  105.8  101.3 
        Oil and gas well drilling   138              |      .78    | 103.2   99.2   97.4  104.2   97.2  100.3 | 105.4   99.1   95.3   98.6   97.3   99.7 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Stone and earth minerals   14                   |      .64    | 125.6  126.9  127.7  129.1  126.7  128.8 | 108.8  104.5   93.7  105.7  124.7  141.3 
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     Foods   20                                      |     9.00    | 111.1  112.0  112.3  111.4  111.4  110.7 | 107.6  106.9  106.5  106.6  107.6  108.4 
        Meat products   201                          |     1.18    | 120.7  123.7  120.4  121.1  122.3  120.2 | 116.8  123.4  120.7  121.1  121.5  119.8 
           Beef                                      |      .37    | 112.9  118.2  116.2  115.8  116.4  113.2 | 105.3  115.8  113.8  111.9  112.6  114.8 
           Pork                                      |      .32    | 116.7  115.1  113.0  113.7  113.7  108.1 | 120.6  116.0  114.3  116.4  113.8  101.1 
           Poultry                                   |      .48    | 131.7  136.7  131.2  132.8  135.5  137.3 | 123.9  136.2  131.8  132.8  135.6  139.1 
           Miscellaneous meats                       |      .01    |  78.1   71.1   72.0   78.0   70.4   71.9 |  79.8   69.9   75.5   86.9   72.3   68.0 
        Dairy products   202                         |      .77    | 106.9  108.5  109.9  109.4  109.7  109.2 | 101.6  104.7  111.0  114.4  118.9  118.9 
           Butter   2021                             |      .01    |  85.6  101.4   98.1   95.7   89.7  100.6 |  96.3  124.3  120.0  107.6  104.8  105.3 
           Cheese   2022                             |      .17    | 117.6  117.0  117.2  121.0  120.6  117.0 | 118.9  113.8  118.4  123.3  124.0  120.3 
           Concentrated milk   2023                  |      .14    | 100.4  108.4  115.3  110.5  107.0  107.2 | 105.3  113.4  120.4  120.6  128.8  128.0 
           Frozen desserts   2024                    |      .15    | 118.5  115.9  116.8  113.7  120.1  119.6 |  84.5   90.1  109.4  119.8  132.5  136.7 
           Milk and misc. dairy products   2026      |      .31    | 101.3  101.8  101.8  102.3  102.6  102.7 |  99.0  101.3  103.4  105.5  107.0  107.4 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Canned and frozen food   203                 |     1.21    | 107.4  107.6  105.7  101.8  102.6  101.5 | 100.2   97.0   95.3   93.1   93.7   95.0 
        Grain mill products   204                    |      .98    | 100.6  100.6  101.1   99.2  102.5  102.4 | 102.5   99.5   98.4   97.7   99.6   99.8 
        Bakery products   205                        |     1.04    | 106.1  105.2  106.2  107.7  106.2  105.2 | 100.4   98.4   96.7   98.4  100.0  102.1 
        Sugar and confectionery   206                |      .63    | 105.6  106.7  109.4  106.5  109.1  110.6 | 121.0  109.4  104.9  100.7   95.9   96.7 
        Fats and oils   207                          |      .23    | 100.8  101.9  104.5  105.6  106.1  108.7 | 104.3  103.3  107.4  108.2  105.4  103.8 
        Beverages   208                              |     1.81    | 121.0  123.3  123.1  121.4  118.1  117.6 | 108.6  112.8  112.0  115.8  116.8  118.3 
           Beer and ale   2082,3                     |      .55    | 100.0  112.5  108.8  108.7  102.8  104.2 |  82.0  105.4  103.4  112.1  112.6  113.6 
           Soft drinks   2086,7                      |     1.02    | 138.7  133.7  135.4  132.1  129.6  127.8 | 127.3  121.8  119.8  118.8  121.9  124.8 
        Coffee and miscellaneous   209               |     1.16    | 115.1  114.1  117.8  119.5  118.4  116.9 | 115.3  109.6  112.4  108.1  110.2  112.7 
           Roasted coffee   2095                     |      .19    |  95.1   92.2  100.9  100.2   95.6        | 114.4  101.3  114.4   84.1   87.9        
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     Tobacco products   21                           |     1.29    | 100.0   96.9   97.4   97.3   96.2   97.3 |  78.8   96.1  102.0  104.5   92.4   91.1 
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     Textile mill products   22                      |     1.56    | 109.4  109.3  110.6  109.0  110.5  110.7 |  97.2  103.5  108.5  108.4  114.3  113.1 
        Fabrics   221-4                              |      .37    |  97.3   92.1   95.6   97.5   98.0   95.7 |  91.6   92.0   95.2   98.5  100.8   98.9 
           Cotton and synthetic   221,2              |      .31    |  98.0   92.0   96.6   99.4               |  91.3   91.6   95.6   99.8               
           Narrow fabrics   224                      |      .04    | 112.7  115.3  118.6  117.5  117.3  117.8 | 112.8  114.4  116.5  117.3  116.2  118.2 
        Knit goods   225                             |      .45    | 124.8  124.2  122.8  124.5  121.7  123.1 | 109.5  104.3  116.3  117.2  122.8  127.9 
           Knit garments   2253,4,7-9                |      .32    | 128.8  129.3  128.0  130.5  125.7  127.2 | 115.1  107.9  121.5  121.3  120.8  130.9 
           Fabric finishing   226                    |      .14    |  81.4   80.4   82.2   83.2               |  70.8   79.4   84.2   82.0               
        Carpeting   227                              |      .21    | 108.7  126.0  128.9  109.9  121.3  123.4 |  80.9  123.5  123.0  115.1  137.4  117.4 
        Yarns and miscellaneous   228,9              |      .40    | 116.9  114.0  114.8  114.2  116.7  117.1 | 109.1  114.1  116.1  116.2  118.1  119.8 
           Cotton and synthetic yarns   2281,2,4     |      .17    | 100.8   98.9  101.3   99.7  102.6  103.7 |  83.7   99.9  104.9  103.8  104.6  108.3 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Apparel products   23                           |     1.73    |  95.3   94.1   93.6   93.3   94.1   93.2 |  95.3   91.0   92.0   92.0   92.2   93.0 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Lumber and products   24                        |     2.12    | 121.4  122.0  122.1  120.7  120.3  121.0 | 113.3  115.4  119.3  119.7  120.7  119.9 
        Logging and lumber   241,2                   |      .82    | 110.9  110.9  112.3  110.5  109.4  112.4 | 102.0  104.5  110.9  109.9  107.8  108.2 
           Logging   241                             |      .28    |  92.7   95.2   91.2   91.4   89.8   90.7 |  90.3   88.5   86.4   84.4   81.2   86.7 
        Lumber products   243-5,9                    |     1.29    | 129.4  130.3  129.6  128.5  128.6  127.5 | 121.9  123.6  125.7  127.1  130.4  128.7 
           Millwork and plywood   243                |      .69    | 127.7  126.8  127.1  126.1  127.3  126.6 | 125.5  120.3  120.2  122.8  126.3  127.8 
              Plywood   2435,6                       |      .12    | 104.6  102.0  105.2  100.2   99.8  101.1 |  94.1   98.1  104.2  101.5  101.2  104.0 
           Manufactured homes   245                  |      .24    | 156.6  159.1  154.1  152.8  148.0        | 123.5  136.6  149.1  155.0  157.6        
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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 March to May 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>|  Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May |  Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May 
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                                                     |             |                                          |
     Furniture and fixtures   25                     |     1.41    | 122.9  122.5  124.5  126.1  123.6  124.8 | 120.6  117.9  123.6  122.6  122.0  122.3 
        Household furniture   251                    |      .63    | 119.6  118.9  121.1  120.5  118.1  119.2 | 118.8  115.2  122.1  120.2  119.4  116.8 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Paper and products   26                         |     3.50    | 115.3  116.2  116.4  116.5  114.4  113.8 | 111.2  116.6  118.5  116.8  115.4  112.1 
        Pulp and paper   261-3                       |     1.46    | 111.6  113.3  112.8  113.8  113.3  111.4 | 109.3  114.0  115.7  113.9  113.0  110.1 
           Wood pulp   261                           |      .10    |  96.0   95.7   98.8  101.5   95.1  100.1 |  94.4   97.1   99.4   98.9   95.6   97.4 
           Paper   262                               |      .91    | 112.4  113.0  111.7  111.6  109.7        | 110.8  113.5  114.7  111.9  109.9        
           Paperboard   263                          |      .45    | 113.9  118.6  118.8  121.8  125.7  117.2 | 109.5  119.0  121.9  121.8  124.0  116.7 
        Paper products   265,7                       |     2.04    | 117.9  118.2  118.9  118.3  115.2  115.6 | 112.5  118.5  120.5  118.8  117.2  113.5 
           Paperboard containers   265               |      .73    | 123.8  122.3  123.9  122.0  118.5  119.4 | 110.5  119.3  123.5  122.6  122.5  114.8 
           Converted paper products   267            |     1.31    | 114.8  116.1  116.3  116.4  113.5  113.6 | 113.6  118.1  118.8  116.7  114.2  112.7 
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     Printing and publishing   27                    |     6.79    | 105.1  103.6  103.8  103.7  104.2  104.2 | 103.7   99.4  100.0   99.4  103.4  101.6 
        Newspapers   271                             |     1.63    |  96.6   98.1   99.7  100.2   99.8   99.9 |  97.7   92.8   99.2   95.9  104.8   97.5 
        Periodicals, books, and cards   272,3,7      |     2.03    | 103.4  101.4  100.3   98.5   99.5  100.3 | 105.3  100.3   99.4   99.0  101.2   99.8 
        Job printing   274-6,8,9                     |     3.12    | 110.7  108.0  108.1  108.7  109.4  109.0 | 105.9  102.4  100.5  101.4  103.7  105.0 
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     Chemicals and products   28                     |     9.78    | 114.0  112.5  114.4  115.1  115.2  115.1 | 109.3  109.7  111.5  112.6  113.5  113.4 
        Industrial chemicals and                     |             |                                          |
           synthetic materials   281,2,6             |     3.49    | 110.7  110.1  111.8  112.1  112.4  112.6 | 107.9  109.8  113.6  113.4  114.9  112.8 
           Basic chemicals   281                     |      .77    |  92.4   92.2   92.9   95.8   94.9   96.0 |  89.2   90.4   95.5   95.6   96.6   95.8 
              Alkalies and chlorine   2812           |      .09    | 107.4  109.4  119.2  120.6  118.4  126.4 | 109.1  110.0  120.4  120.5  116.8  122.2 
              Inorganic pigments   2816              |      .09    | 101.4  100.5   94.2  108.6  100.7   97.5 |  99.7  100.2   96.3  106.7  106.1   97.5 
              Inorganic chemicals, nec   2819        |      .46    |  89.4   88.4   88.9   90.7   91.0   92.2 |  84.8   85.8   92.2   90.7   92.9   92.4 
                 Acids and other                     |      .35    | 107.9  106.5  105.8  105.7               |  99.8  100.1  112.0  102.4               
                                                     |             |                                          |
           Synthetic materials   282                 |     1.27    | 120.0  118.6  123.3  121.5  122.7  122.0 | 114.4  117.4  125.7  124.5  126.7  122.4 
              Plastics materials   2821              |      .81    | 133.6  127.0  132.4  129.5  130.7        | 125.7  125.2  134.8  133.5  135.8        
              Synthetic fibers   2823,4              |      .35    |  96.4  103.0  107.7  107.1  108.5  107.0 |  93.8  101.9  109.9  106.9  109.5  105.4 
           Industrial organic chemicals   286        |     1.45    | 114.7  114.4  114.4  114.6               | 114.4  116.0  114.9  115.4               
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Chemical products   283-5,9                  |     5.62    | 117.1  114.5  116.7  117.5  117.5  117.2 | 110.5  109.7  110.3  112.1  112.3  114.0 
           Drugs and medicines   283                 |     3.02    | 117.8  114.8  118.2  117.9  117.1  117.0 | 112.0  108.5  109.6  109.6  109.0  112.8 
           Soap and toiletries   284                 |     1.57    | 120.4  116.1  115.8  115.7  116.9  116.8 | 114.8  114.0  111.2  112.4  111.0  111.3 
           Paints   285                              |      .42    | 102.7  107.9  110.9  111.7  110.1  109.1 |  78.1   92.5  108.9  114.5  120.8  120.2 
        Agricultural chemicals   287                 |      .67    | 106.6  108.2  108.8  111.2  110.7  110.7 | 106.4  108.9  109.5  111.3  114.0  111.6 
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     Petroleum products   29                         |     1.59    | 112.5  116.7  116.4  113.1  113.9  114.6 | 112.4  107.7  107.4  105.6  112.1  116.6 
        Petroleum refining and misc.   291,9         |     1.40    | 109.6  113.5  112.9  110.1  111.8  112.3 | 109.9  106.7  105.8  104.5  111.0  114.2 
           Miscellaneous petroleum products          |      .30    | 113.1  121.8  116.4  112.9  112.1  110.8 |  99.8  100.2  101.6  105.7  113.6  118.5 
           Distillate fuel oil                       |      .27    | 110.6  112.1  117.0  111.9  114.9        | 115.4  107.6  110.2  107.5  114.2        
           Residual fuel oil                         |      .04    |  81.4   80.5   77.8   79.7   81.8        |  90.7   87.2   83.6   76.7   76.2        
           Aviation fuel and kerosene                |      .13    | 111.7  116.1  115.7  111.6  121.2        | 118.5  119.5  113.2  107.4  115.7        
           Automotive gasoline                       |      .66    | 109.5  112.5  112.1  110.2  111.0        | 112.3  108.4  106.5  104.7  110.6        
        Paving and roofing materials   295           |      .19    | 135.8  142.7  144.3  137.3  131.0  133.2 | 132.7  114.8  119.9  113.3  121.0  135.9 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Rubber and plastics products   30               |     3.83    | 136.0  135.4  135.2  135.4  136.4  136.5 | 135.5  133.3  135.5  136.1  136.3  136.2 
        Tires      301                               |      .32    | 132.2  132.7  124.2  120.7  125.9  130.1 | 110.4  134.3  135.5  132.6  127.0  128.0 
        Other rubber products   302,5,6              |      .61    | 132.3  130.3  126.8  124.8  126.3  123.4 | 126.9  121.5  126.7  125.0  124.3  121.3 
        Plastics products, nec   308                 |     2.90    | 137.6  137.1  138.7  139.9  140.3  140.5 | 140.6  136.2  137.7  139.3  140.4  140.8 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Leather and products   31                       |      .21    |  73.0   70.9   70.5   70.7   70.7   70.3 |  73.1   69.1   69.9   71.0   71.3   71.1 
        Shoes   314                                  |      .07    |  64.6   62.1   63.0   61.9   63.0   62.4 |  64.7   60.6   61.2   60.6   61.9   62.8 
                                                     |             |                                          |
     Stone, clay, and glass products   32            |     2.43    | 131.6  133.5  132.2  131.1  129.3  130.0 | 125.4  125.5  125.9  127.2  129.2  130.7 
        Pressed and blown glass   322                |      .32    | 114.5  111.8  111.8  112.5  109.9  108.5 | 102.7  108.8  112.5  112.3  112.0  109.8 
           Glass containers   3221                   |      .12    |  86.0   84.6   83.1   84.9   81.5   80.5 |  65.6   81.3   87.1   88.2   85.2   83.2 
        Cement   324                                 |      .21    | 141.4  144.0  148.1  139.6  131.2        | 106.7   86.2  106.1  118.4  133.4        
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Structural clay products   325               |      .11    | 128.2  126.9  126.1  125.7  125.9  126.1 | 115.8  114.4  123.3  128.0  129.5  132.0 
        Concrete and miscellaneous   326-9           |     1.46    | 134.6  137.7  135.1  133.0  132.7  133.0 | 134.0  135.5  131.1  129.9  131.8  131.8 
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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 March to May 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>|  Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May |  Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May 
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                                                     |             |                                          |
     Primary metals   33                             |     3.60    | 118.6  120.7  118.5  122.0  122.1  122.6 | 114.9  119.5  121.7  125.5  124.8  123.3 
        Iron and steel   331,2                       |     1.91    | 114.6  116.7  112.6  117.1  118.6  119.6 | 110.1  115.1  116.3  120.4  122.1  120.3 
           Basic steel and mill products   331       |     1.45    | 111.9  114.5  110.7  116.7  117.8  119.5 | 106.8  114.4  114.6  120.0  121.2  120.4 
              Basic iron and steel                   |      .29    |  94.6   95.9   96.2   97.5  100.2  101.5 |  94.3   96.8   98.9  100.2  100.7  101.4 
                 Pig iron                            |      .16    |  93.0   93.0   93.5   94.6   98.5   99.4 |  93.9   94.4   96.0   97.0   97.9   99.2 
                 Raw steel                           |      .09    | 102.0  106.6  106.6  109.1  110.5  113.4 |  99.4  107.1  111.1  113.4  113.2  114.0 
                                                     |             |                                          |
              Steel mill products                    |     1.16    | 117.0  119.9  115.0  122.4  123.0  124.8 | 110.4  119.5  119.3  125.9  127.2  125.9 
                 Consumer durable steel              |      .18    | 142.4  133.3  136.9  142.5  136.5  137.3 | 124.3  135.4  145.9  150.8  143.4  144.9 
                 Equipment steel                     |      .12    |  99.5  102.0   93.4  100.3   98.8  100.1 |  94.7  103.5   97.3  102.8  102.7  100.0 
                 Construction steel                  |      .15    | 146.8  156.6  138.0  142.3  149.2  150.1 | 141.2  146.8  135.5  135.7  149.9  151.9 
                 Can and closure steel               |      .04    |  70.6  113.9  105.0  106.2  106.4  102.8 |  84.6  102.6   99.6  108.5  104.2  101.9 
                 Miscellaneous steel                 |      .67    | 111.9  113.8  110.0  119.0  120.6  123.3 | 106.1  114.7  114.9  123.2  125.1  122.9 
           Iron and steel foundries   332            |      .46    | 123.4  124.2  118.9  118.4  121.4  119.8 | 120.8  117.5  121.8  121.8  125.1  119.9 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Nonferrous metals   333-6,9                  |     1.69    | 123.4  125.4  125.6  127.9  126.2  126.3 | 120.7  124.8  128.1  131.7  128.2  127.0 
           Primary nonferrous metals   333           |      .23    | 105.8  101.6  103.3  103.7  103.1  103.8 | 105.3  103.2  105.5  104.7  104.5  102.9 
              Copper   3331                          |      .05    | 100.5   94.0   99.6   95.7   94.4   96.6 | 102.4   95.4  102.4   94.0   95.5   91.8 
              Aluminum   3334                        |      .12    |  92.1   91.8   92.4   93.0   93.1   93.2 |  92.6   92.1   92.7   93.3   93.2   93.2 
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           Nonferrous products   335,6               |     1.20    | 123.5  125.9  126.3  129.8  128.0  127.7 | 119.9  125.9  128.6  134.5  129.8  129.2 
              Nonferrous mill products   335         |      .88    | 115.1  118.7  119.4  124.1  121.2  120.7 | 108.9  118.5  122.0  130.1  123.7  122.8 
                 Aluminum   3353-5                   |      .33    |  95.7  104.7  106.7  117.2  110.9  110.3 |  82.1  103.0  110.8  129.1  116.9  112.8 
              Nonferrous foundries   336             |      .31    | 151.7  149.6  149.1  148.4  150.5  151.1 | 156.8  150.9  150.7  149.1  150.1  150.4 
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     Fabricated metal products   34                  |     5.55    | 128.7  127.6  126.7  127.5  127.8  127.1 | 128.5  123.3  124.7  125.9  125.3  125.7 
        Metal containers   341                       |      .18    | 109.7  101.3  105.5  107.8  101.7  102.1 |  99.0   90.8   89.3  103.1  101.1  112.4 
        Hardware, tools, and cutlery   342           |      .59    | 129.9  128.5  125.3  130.6  129.4  126.8 | 126.9  121.8  124.6  128.5  125.9  123.8 
           Hardware and tools   3423,5,9             |      .50    | 128.6  127.6  124.8  130.7  129.1  125.6 | 124.3  120.2  124.4  128.4  125.6  122.5 
        Structural metal products   344              |     1.52    | 129.8  128.5  128.7  128.9  128.9  128.0 | 132.9  126.0  124.4  125.0  126.1  126.9 
        Other fabricated metal products   345-9      |     3.05    | 129.3  129.0  127.5  127.6  128.7  128.6 | 128.4  125.3  128.3  128.3  127.9  127.8 
           Fasteners, stampings, etc.   345-7        |     1.75    | 139.7  140.0  137.0  137.0  138.1  138.5 | 135.3  132.8  138.1  138.3  136.9  137.5 
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     Industrial machinery                            |             |                                          |
         and equipment   35                          |     9.98    | 212.7  212.3  213.9  217.6  219.3  219.9 | 204.2  205.5  214.6  218.7  220.2  220.5 
        Engines and turbines   351                   |      .54    | 140.2  140.4  141.8  142.9  145.4  145.5 | 146.2  143.0  143.2  143.9  144.5  145.6 
        Farm   352                                   |      .56    | 131.4  133.2  164.6  171.5  152.6  146.9 | 117.6  135.6  181.4  212.9  186.6  179.0 
        Construction and allied   353                |     1.07    | 176.7  176.7  171.3  166.5  172.8  165.3 | 160.3  176.4  179.6  175.6  174.7  168.4 
        Metalworking   354                           |     1.16    | 138.5  137.0  135.9  138.8  136.6  136.7 | 132.2  128.7  134.0  135.7  132.5  132.8 
        Special industry machinery   355             |      .97    | 151.2  150.5  149.7  149.2  148.9  146.8 | 156.2  151.7  150.7  150.5  148.6  146.9 
        General industrial machinery   356           |     1.18    | 124.8  122.4  120.0  121.5  120.5  121.0 | 121.5  117.5  119.3  120.2  118.6  119.3 
           Bearings and gears   3562,6,8             |      .33    | 112.1  111.2  108.6  107.9  107.5  105.9 | 116.1  113.0  110.1  108.6  107.7  105.9 
           Equipment   3561,3-5,7,9                  |      .85    | 130.2  127.1  124.9  127.3  126.0  127.4 | 123.8  119.3  123.3  125.2  123.3  125.1 
        Computer and office equip.   357             |     2.25    | 761.6  778.9  789.3  828.3  859.3  889.1 | 740.2  741.7  755.5  769.8  833.4  863.3 
        Service industry machines   358              |      .89    | 150.4  147.8  151.1  148.1  152.8  151.6 | 133.1  141.9  161.6  165.4  166.5  159.6 
           Refrig. and heating equip.   3585         |      .62    | 154.5  150.4  154.2  151.5  157.0  155.7 | 127.0  142.3  169.9  177.1  177.2  167.2 
        Miscellaneous machinery   359                |     1.37    | 162.1  158.8  156.7  160.5  159.5  160.3 | 154.4  148.9  153.3  155.6  155.0  156.5 
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     Electrical machinery   36                       |     8.56    | 307.3  308.7  309.2  313.1  322.4  328.7 | 320.3  296.1  309.4  329.8  312.5  318.9 
        Major electrical and parts   361,2           |     1.02    | 124.6  121.5  119.4  119.9  120.2  118.4 | 119.5  116.3  117.2  117.4  117.6  116.8 
           Electric distribution equip.   361        |      .33    | 119.6  116.6  113.5  117.4  121.8  119.2 | 113.7  109.6  110.5  113.6  115.3  114.6 
        Household appliances   363                   |      .45    | 125.6  130.0  135.8  127.2  134.6  129.9 | 110.0  125.7  144.3  135.4  133.8  129.1 
           Cooking equipment   3631                  |      .06    |  99.2  123.8  130.5  122.5  131.0  134.5 |  88.7  117.6  130.9  127.0  127.9  134.4 
           Refrigerators and freezers   3632         |      .11    | 156.0  150.0  159.6  138.9  151.1  151.7 | 107.3  139.2  172.5  148.7  157.4  161.3 
           Laundry   3633                            |      .09    | 147.5  159.9  170.1  152.5  172.3  151.0 | 130.1  152.9  186.3  167.0  174.6  145.6 
           Miscellaneous   3634,5,9                  |      .20    | 111.3  111.7  114.2  113.3  114.3  110.6 | 108.1  111.3  120.5  119.7  110.4  106.9 
              Electrical housewares   3634           |      .04    |  98.3   99.5  100.7  103.8   98.8   93.2 | 100.5   94.4   95.7   98.5   92.7   91.5 
              Appliances, nec   3639                 |      .09    |  96.2  100.7  107.4  104.5  107.1  101.1 |  92.0   98.8  116.4  114.1  105.4  100.4 
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        Audio and video equipment   365              |      .09    |  60.9   67.9   83.6   87.9   87.4   82.7 |  59.2   64.2   85.1   85.0   81.3   79.0 
        Communication equipment   366                |     2.10    | 215.4  216.2  216.6  219.1  227.9  236.9 | 225.3  215.2  214.4  217.6  226.0  230.5 
        Electronic components   367                  |     3.53    | 759.5  764.0  766.3  787.2  815.8  842.0 | 827.9  711.9  763.5  879.6  767.2  800.8 
          Semiconductors and related                 |             |                                          |
              electronic components   3672-9         |     3.46    | 794.8  797.8  800.2  822.7  852.1  880.2 | 868.8  743.3  797.4  921.2  800.7  835.8 
        Misc. electrical supplies   369              |      .69    | 129.9  134.9  131.3  130.1  133.0  134.7 | 134.7  131.2  129.5  128.7  130.7  130.1 
           Storage batteries   3691                  |      .11    | 120.3  155.1  124.2  116.9  133.2  135.9 | 128.2  127.3  112.3  110.1  117.1  116.4 
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     Transportation equipment   37                   |     9.43    | 125.6  124.0  125.6  125.5  125.0  125.2 | 116.8  122.1  132.0  134.8  129.8  130.1 
        Motor vehicles and parts   371               |     5.14    | 146.6  145.3  147.9  149.2  149.4  151.4 | 126.1  141.0  161.2  167.7  158.7  161.8 
           Autos                                     |     1.15    | 108.7  105.1  102.6  104.2  106.2  102.3 |  92.6   98.9  111.1  117.3  109.6  110.7 
           Trucks and truck trailers                 |     1.78    | 184.7  189.4  190.4  188.4  192.1  203.4 | 157.6  174.9  212.5  213.7  201.8  216.6 
              Trucks and buses                       |     1.67    | 183.7  188.4  189.5  187.4  191.1  203.0 | 155.6  174.1  212.1  213.1  201.2  216.5 
                 Consumer trucks                     |     1.04    | 179.1  185.2  187.2  182.5  185.7  197.3 | 152.5  171.6  211.4  211.0  195.8  212.3 
                 Business trucks                     |      .63    | 189.6  192.1  191.8  193.8  198.5  210.7 | 159.9  177.3  212.2  215.4  208.9  222.2 
           Motor vehicle parts   3714                |     2.13    | 149.5  145.6  153.8  157.5  153.9  153.1 | 130.4  150.5  164.3  175.0  166.4  163.3 
           Motor homes   3716                        |      .07    | 153.8  152.0  141.0  141.6  139.8  151.1 | 121.9  141.3  152.8  164.7  169.0  149.1 
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           transportation equipment   372-6,9        |     4.30    | 104.8  103.2  103.7  102.4  101.3   99.9 | 106.7  103.3  104.0  103.4  102.0  100.0 
           Aircraft and parts   372                  |     3.10    | 112.6  110.9  110.9  109.2  108.4  106.4 | 115.4  111.1  111.4  110.2  108.5  106.0 
           Ships and boats   373                     |      .39    |  94.9   91.2   93.1   91.6   87.0   84.3 |  96.9   91.5   92.1   92.4   87.6   85.2 
           Railroad and miscellaneous   374-6,9      |      .81    |  85.2   84.5   86.2   85.7   85.7   86.5 |  84.2   84.4   86.6   87.1   88.1   87.7 
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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 March to May 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>|  Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May |  Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May 
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     Instruments   38                                |     4.88    | 113.9  114.3  113.8  114.6  115.6  117.2 | 113.5  111.5  112.3  113.2  113.9  114.7 
        Scientific and medical   381-4               |     4.09    | 115.7  116.6  115.7  116.7  117.3  118.6 | 115.2  113.3  113.8  115.0  115.2  115.8 
           Medical instruments   384                 |     1.60    | 129.7  129.5  127.5  129.6  130.3  132.9 | 123.0  120.6  120.5  123.3  124.6  127.1 
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     Misc. manufactures   39                         |     1.32    | 115.4  114.8  115.8  116.7  118.2  119.3 | 116.9  111.2  114.3  116.8  117.9  118.4 
        Consumer goods   391,3,4,6                   |      .62    | 105.3  103.6  104.8  106.4  107.9  109.9 | 107.2  100.4  103.7  107.1  108.7  108.9 
        Business supplies   395,9                    |      .70    | 126.1  126.6  127.3  127.6  129.0  129.3 | 126.8  122.2  125.2  126.6  127.4  128.1 
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     Electric utilities   491,3pt                    |     5.28    | 115.2  116.2  114.1  118.9  118.2  116.4 | 115.6  122.4  113.3  113.3  105.5  108.1 
        Generation                                   |     1.97    | 114.0  115.4  115.3  117.3  115.5  114.5 | 114.7  120.0  117.4  113.4  104.8  110.4 
           Fossil fuel                               |      .95    | 111.1  111.2  110.3  114.2  121.1        | 109.7  112.1  106.0  104.4  104.8        
           Hydro and nuclear                         |     1.02    | 116.5  119.0  119.7  119.9  110.2        | 119.1  127.2  127.7  121.5  104.5        
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        Sales                                        |     3.31    | 115.9  116.7  113.4  119.9  120.0  117.7 | 116.3  123.9  110.9  113.3  106.0  106.8 
           Residential                               |     1.39    | 112.5  117.7  111.8  122.8  121.3        | 118.9  138.3  115.5  114.9   99.3        
           Nonresidential                            |     1.92    | 118.3  115.9  114.5  117.9  119.0  117.8 | 114.5  113.9  107.7  112.3  110.8  114.4 
              Commercial and other                   |     1.19    | 122.5  122.2  120.0  124.0  125.4        | 118.2  121.1  112.1  116.1  113.6        
              Industrial                             |      .73    | 112.2  106.8  106.5  108.9  109.7        | 109.2  103.4  101.3  106.7  106.7        
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     Gas utilities   492,3pt                         |      .97    |  96.0  108.4   98.6  106.9  107.4  104.7 | 145.2  189.6  152.8  150.0  109.6   78.2 
        Residential                                  |      .43    |  86.6  102.0   91.3  103.0   99.8   94.6 | 152.9  214.3  167.9  163.5  106.5   60.7 
        Commercial and other                         |      .16    | 102.9  116.9  105.2  111.0  116.3  120.3 | 159.7  207.6  170.1  162.0  121.1   86.6 
        Gas transmission                             |      .32    | 103.3  112.9  103.5  109.8  113.2  109.9 | 131.9  156.8  130.2  131.0  109.5   95.0 
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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 March to May are revised.