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-| | |
| 2000 1975 2000 | | 1999 | 1999 2000
Item | Ave. Ave. Ave. | 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | Jan. | Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
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Total industry | 3.2 3.8 3.0 | 5.4 5.4 6.3 4.2 3.7 | 166.7 | 170.7 171.2 171.7 172.3 172.8 173.3
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Manufacturing | 3.5 4.0 3.4 | 6.1 6.1 7.0 4.7 4.2 | 174.1 | 178.7 179.3 179.9 180.5 181.2 181.8
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Primary processing | 2.3 4.1 1.7 | 3.5 3.9 3.8 2.4 1.4 | 147.1 | 149.0 149.3 149.6 149.8 150.1 150.3
Advanced processing | 4.1 4.0 4.2 | 7.2 7.0 8.5 5.6 5.5 | 187.7 | 193.7 194.5 195.3 196.1 196.9 197.8
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Durable | 4.2 3.7 4.4 | 9.3 8.7 10.7 7.3 7.2 | 208.9 | 217.6 218.7 219.8 221.0 222.2 223.4
Lumber and products 24 | 2.0 2.9 1.7 | 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.9 1.0 | 144.9 | 147.4 147.7 148.1 148.4 148.8 148.9
Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.0 4.5 2.5 | 4.3 3.8 3.2 2.0 .9 | 157.9 | 159.7 160.0 160.2 160.4 160.7 160.8
Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 1.6 2.5 1.3 | 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.5 3.3 | 153.0 | 156.1 156.6 157.1 157.6 158.0 158.5
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Primary metals 33 | .6 1.7 .2 | 5.7 3.5 3.5 2.5 1.0 | 147.2 | 149.3 149.6 149.8 150.1 150.3 150.5
Iron and steel 331,2 | .0 .7 -.3 | 5.2 3.8 5.2 3.9 .8 | 148.0 | 151.3 151.7 152.1 152.5 153.0 153.2
Raw steel | -.4 .3 -.7 | 2.7 6.0 6.2 1.5 .7 | 142.0 | 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.5
Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.7 3.8 1.0 | 6.4 3.1 1.5 .8 1.5 | 146.3 | 147.0 147.1 147.1 147.2 147.3 147.4
Primary copper 3331 | .0 1.8 -.6 | -5.1 .7 -.5 -2.2 -1.6 | 122.4 | 120.8 120.5 120.3 120.1 119.8 119.7
Primary aluminum 3334 | 1.1 5.2 -.3 | .4 .0 .0 .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 | 5.1 6.1 5.8 .3 .0 | 171.4 | 171.6 171.5 171.4 171.3 171.2 171.2
Industrial machinery | | | |
and equipment 35 | 6.4 4.7 7.1 | 12.3 14.2 15.8 15.3 14.6 | 262.6 | 285.3 288.6 292.1 295.7 299.5 303.0
Computer and office equip. 357 | 23.9 12.0 28.5 | 42.5 50.9 58.8 61.9 50.6 | 1021.4 | 1353.2 1408.5 1466.3 1526.5 1589.0 1648.2
Electrical machinery 36 | 9.8 5.9 11.2 | 30.9 22.9 30.5 17.3 20.4 | 454.6 | 498.4 503.6 509.0 514.5 520.3 527.6
Semiconductors and related | | | |
electronic components 3672-9 | 21.5 13.1 24.7 | 59.1 43.0 61.1 31.6 41.0 | 1281.0 | 1499.3 1526.3 1554.2 1583.4 1614.1 1655.8
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Transportation equipment 37 | 2.4 3.0 2.2 | .5 2.4 2.7 -.1 .2 | 155.6 | 155.3 155.2 155.2 155.1 155.1 155.1
Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 3.1 4.4 2.7 | 1.5 3.6 2.8 .2 1.9 | 184.8 | 184.9 184.9 185.0 185.0 185.1 185.4
Autos and light trucks 1 | | -4.5 4.2 2.6 -1.7 1.2 | 158.3 | 156.6 156.4 156.2 156.1 156.0 156.1
Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 1.4 1.1 1.5 | -1.0 .7 2.7 -.7 -1.8 | 126.8 | 126.2 126.1 125.9 125.8 125.6 125.4
Instruments 38 | 4.5 7.6 3.4 | .3 .8 2.2 4.0 2.6 | 141.8 | 145.1 145.6 146.1 146.6 147.1 147.5
Miscellaneous 39 | 2.1 4.4 1.3 | 2.4 .5 1.4 1.1 1.3 | 152.3 | 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.8 153.9
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Nondurable | 2.6 4.3 2.0 | 2.2 2.6 2.4 1.3 .5 | 138.9 | 139.9 140.0 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5
Foods 20 | 2.3 3.0 2.1 | 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.5 | 138.0 | 139.5 139.8 140.0 140.2 140.4 140.6
Textile mill products 22 | 2.0 4.4 1.2 | 1.9 2.1 .3 .3 .7 | 131.4 | 131.6 131.7 131.7 131.8 131.8 131.9
Apparel products 23 | .9 2.3 .5 | .3 .6 .6 -.8 -3.7 | 132.0 | 131.3 131.1 131.0 130.9 130.8 130.5
Paper and products 26 | 2.7 3.9 2.3 | 1.4 3.3 3.1 2.4 .6 | 133.5 | 135.3 135.6 135.9 136.1 136.4 136.5
Pulp and paper 261-3 | 2.3 2.9 2.1 | 1.2 2.3 1.4 1.2 .5 | 123.1 | 124.0 124.1 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6
Printing and publishing 27 | 2.5 3.0 2.3 | .7 1.9 1.6 -.2 .1 | 129.7 | 129.5 129.5 129.4 129.4 129.3 129.3
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Chemicals and products 28 | 3.6 6.8 2.4 | 3.4 2.8 2.9 1.0 1.1 | 149.9 | 150.7 150.8 150.9 151.0 151.1 151.3
Plastics materials 2821 | 6.0 12.7 3.7 | 3.3 1.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 | 135.5 | 138.4 138.8 139.2 139.6 140.0 140.4
Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | 3.3 9.7 1.1 | -2.0 1.1 .5 1.6 -1.3 | 118.4 | 119.5 119.7 119.9 120.1 120.3 120.3
Petroleum products 29 | 1.6 4.2 .7 | 1.4 2.3 2.9 1.6 1.5 | 121.6 | 122.7 122.8 122.9 123.1 123.2 123.3
Rubber and plastics products 30 | 5.4 8.4 4.3 | 4.2 5.3 5.1 5.4 4.2 | 159.7 | 164.7 165.5 166.2 166.9 167.7 168.3
Leather and products 31 | -3.2 -1.5 -3.9 | -1.5 -1.9 -2.8 -4.9 -4.5 | 104.5 | 101.4 101.0 100.5 100.1 99.6 99.2
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Mining | .2 -.1 .2 | .4 1.6 .9 -.2 -1.4 | 120.4 | 120.2 120.2 120.2 120.2 120.1 120.0
Metal mining 10 | 1.2 .5 1.4 | 1.6 3.2 1.1 -1.5 -.5 | 122.3 | 121.2 121.0 120.8 120.7 120.5 120.4
Coal mining 12 | 2.2 2.4 2.1 | 1.8 .2 .4 .4 .4 | 126.5 | 126.8 126.8 126.9 126.9 126.9 127.0
Oil and gas extraction 13 | -.5 -1.0 -.3 | -.3 1.2 .6 -.6 -2.4 | 115.5 | 115.0 115.0 114.9 114.9 114.8 114.5
Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .6 .8 .5 | -1.2 1.0 1.9 -3.1 -.2 | 178.9 | 175.4 174.8 174.2 173.6 173.1 172.8
Stone and earth minerals 14 | 1.4 2.6 1.0 | 3.6 4.3 2.9 1.6 1.2 | 146.4 | 147.8 148.0 148.1 148.3 148.5 148.6
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Utilities | 2.6 6.1 1.4 | 1.8 .2 .7 1.4 1.1 | 126.7 | 127.8 127.9 128.1 128.2 128.4 128.5
Electric 491,3pt | 3.5 7.8 2.1 | 1.9 -.2 .7 1.4 1.6 | 124.6 | 125.6 125.8 125.9 126.1 126.2 126.4
Gas 492,3pt | .4 2.3 -.2 | 1.9 1.5 1.1 1.0 .9 | 137.1 | 137.9 138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | |
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Computers, communications eq, and | | | |
semiconductors 2 | 17.8 9.5 20.8 | 45.6 37.9 48.2 35.7 37.1 | 860.1 | 1025.8 1050.0 1075.2 1101.3 1128.6 1157.9
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Manufacturing ex. computers, | | | |
communications eq., and | | | |
semiconductors 2 | 2.3 3.7 1.8 | 2.6 3.0 3.0 1.3 .6 | 148.0 | 149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4 149.6 149.7
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<1> Series begins in 1977.
<2> Semiconductors include related electronic components.