Table 2B
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS
Percent change
| | Seasonally adjusted | | |
| 1998 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Mar. 99
| to | 1999 2000 | 1999 2000 | 1999 2000 | to
Item | 1999 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 r Q1 | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Mar. 00
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Total index | 4.2 | 4.7 4.8 5.3 6.4 | .5 1.0 .1 .3 | -.9 1.1 1.4 1.0 | 5.1
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Manufacturing | 4.8 | 4.9 4.7 7.1 6.1 | .4 .8 .1 .4 | -1.9 .3 2.1 1.7 | 5.7
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Primary processing | 3.6 | .9 3.1 6.6 2.7 | .2 .2 .1 .2 | -2.2 .1 2.2 .4 | 3.3
Advanced processing | 5.3 | 6.6 5.4 7.3 7.6 | .4 1.1 .2 .5 | -1.8 .5 2.1 2.3 | 6.7
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Durable | 7.0 | 9.3 8.7 7.0 9.7 | .6 1.4 .1 .8 | -1.2 .1 3.1 2.8 | 8.6
Lumber and products 24 | -.1 | 1.0 -6.6 .3 4.5 | 1.3 .9 -.5 -.6 | -4.7 2.7 2.9 .3 | -.4
Furniture and fixtures 25 | 2.6 | -.5 8.2 .8 .9 | 2.7 -1.0 -.3 .4 | .9 -3.7 4.0 -1.5 | 1.3
Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 1.2 | -10.8 4.3 6.2 -.3 | -.7 -.3 .8 -.2 | -5.6 -1.6 1.8 .9 | .7
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Primary metals 33 | 7.5 | 9.2 12.0 7.3 4.2 | 1.3 .1 -.9 .5 | -1.7 2.6 2.7 .8 | 6.7
Iron and steel 331,2 | 12.3 | 16.1 18.3 8.2 3.9 | .8 -.5 -1.2 .7 | -1.4 2.5 3.7 .2 | 10.4
Raw steel | 17.7 | 12.4 10.0 41.3 -8.4 | .1 -.8 -3.6 1.2 | -1.0 2.7 .1 1.9 | 11.0
Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 2.2 | 1.6 5.1 6.3 4.7 | 1.8 .8 -.6 .2 | -1.9 2.7 1.6 1.5 | 2.6
Fabricated metal products 34 | .2 | -2.5 2.1 1.9 5.0 | -.5 1.3 .1 .1 | -.5 -2.8 1.8 .5 | 1.7
Industrial machinery | | | | |
and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 12.5 8.0 13.9 20.1 | .9 2.5 1.5 1.0 | -.6 1.6 2.8 2.1 | 13.1
Computer and office equip. 357 | 51.1 | 59.0 47.0 40.4 36.4 | 1.8 3.1 2.9 2.7 | -2.1 -2.3 -1.3 1.6 | 43.1
Electrical machinery 36 | 22.7 | 32.2 31.1 19.4 33.8 | 2.0 3.7 1.6 2.6 | 4.8 -5.7 5.5 9.0 | 30.1
Semiconductors and related | | | | |
electronic components 3672-9 | 44.3 | 61.2 53.0 52.1 59.1 | 3.4 4.1 3.4 3.5 | 11.9 -12.8 8.8 19.1 | 56.8
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Transportation equipment 37 | -3.0 | -.2 .6 -4.6 -5.1 | -1.1 1.0 -2.1 .1 | -8.0 8.7 3.7 2.5 | -2.8
Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 4.0 | 8.9 7.4 3.7 -.2 | -2.0 2.7 -2.4 .7 | -13.9 18.1 6.6 4.1 | 4.1
Autos and light trucks | .6 | 10.8 5.8 -4.9 .6 | -4.2 4.5 -2.4 .6 | -15.4 19.4 9.7 3.5 | 3.4
Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | -12.1 | -11.5 -8.3 -15.6 -12.2 | .2 -1.6 -1.6 -.9 | 1.0 -3.3 -1.0 -.1 | -12.1
Instruments 38 | 4.9 | 10.9 3.8 5.7 -3.9 | .7 -1.1 -.8 .3 | .5 -2.7 .1 .2 | 3.5
Miscellaneous 39 | 4.3 | 10.2 1.4 1.0 1.3 | 1.1 .4 -.9 -.4 | -.5 -4.0 1.0 .8 | 1.8
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Nondurable | 1.9 | -.8 -.4 7.2 1.6 | .1 .0 .1 .0 | -2.8 .7 .9 .1 | 1.9
Foods 20 | -.1 | -2.5 -4.6 3.9 1.1 | -.3 .0 .7 -.1 | -3.4 -.4 -.6 .9 | -.2
Tobacco products 21 | -2.8 | -7.2 -3.2 -2.9 4.2 | 1.8 2.1 -2.3 -3.3 | -20.8 34.5 3.4 -2.3 | -4.2
Textile mill products 22 | 4.4 | 5.6 1.9 -.6 2.2 | -1.1 1.8 -.2 .2 | -9.8 7.2 4.8 .5 | 1.8
Apparel products 23 | -5.0 | -2.9 -8.9 -1.0 1.6 | .1 .4 .2 -.4 | -1.2 -2.9 2.3 .3 | -2.7
Paper and products 26 | 3.0 | -2.5 3.1 6.8 -5.5 | -.3 -.4 -1.2 -.1 | -2.0 3.9 .4 -1.5 | -.1
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Printing and publishing 27 | .5 | -.6 -1.0 8.0 -.4 | -.3 .6 -.6 .1 | -2.4 -2.5 -.5 .1 | 1.7
Chemicals and products 28 | 5.8 | 1.4 2.2 17.6 2.5 | .1 -.9 .8 .3 | -.6 .1 1.7 -.3 | 5.4
Petroleum products 29 | .0 | -7.7 1.9 -1.8 12.2 | 1.9 -1.3 3.4 3.6 | -.3 -8.0 2.8 5.0 | 5.7
Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.8 | 3.2 4.9 4.6 5.1 | 1.5 .6 -.5 -.3 | .3 -.9 1.3 -.1 | 3.8
Leather and products 31 | -9.8 | -3.4 -7.4 -13.5 -4.2 | -3.4 2.7 -1.1 -1.0 | -3.5 -1.4 .8 .6 | -7.8
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Mining | -.9 | -2.2 4.8 5.2 .9 | -.2 .5 -.9 1.0 | -1.7 .0 1.2 -1.0 | 2.6
Metal mining 10 | -11.9 | -4.1 -23.0 4.8 -6.4 | .7 -1.1 -1.1 -1.1 | .9 -6.1 3.2 -1.3 | -6.5
Coal mining 12 | -1.2 | -.1 12.7 -2.1 -12.6 | -.5 -3.0 -4.2 7.3 | -3.4 -.8 2.3 5.2 | 5.2
Oil and gas extraction 13 | .2 | .0 6.7 6.8 4.8 | .1 1.2 -.4 .0 | .6 .4 .1 -.2 | 3.6
Stone and earth minerals 14 | -.5 | -13.9 .0 5.2 -1.1 | -2.1 1.3 .0 .5 | -14.7 1.5 6.3 -14.5 | -1.6
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Utilities | .2 | 7.0 6.6 -16.6 15.4 | 2.4 3.7 .8 -2.5 | 15.6 12.8 -7.7 -6.6 | -.9
Electric 491,3pt | .0 | 8.1 6.6 -13.4 11.1 | 1.0 2.4 .7 -1.7 | 8.5 8.4 -6.0 -5.1 | -.5
Gas 492,3pt | 1.1 | 1.7 6.5 -32.1 42.1 | 11.2 10.6 1.6 -6.8 | 52.7 28.8 -13.2 -11.7 | -3.4
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | |
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Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors 1 | 37.4 | 51.7 44.9 31.2 47.7 | 2.3 4.5 2.8 3.3 | 5.0 -6.0 3.5 9.6 | 43.9
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Manufacturing excluding: | | | | |
Motor vehicles and parts | 4.8 | 4.6 4.5 7.3 6.6 | .5 .7 .3 .4 | -1.1 -.7 1.8 1.5 | 5.8
Computer and office equipment | 3.4 | 3.3 3.4 6.0 5.1 | .3 .7 .0 .3 | -1.9 .4 2.3 1.7 | 4.5
Computers and semiconductors 1 | 1.7 | .8 1.4 4.3 2.9 | .2 .6 -.2 .2 | -2.6 1.2 1.9 .8 | 2.3
Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors 1 | 1.3 | .0 .6 4.5 1.7 | .1 .4 -.2 .0 | -2.8 1.2 1.9 .6 | 1.6
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<1> Semiconductors include related electronic components.
Notes: Estimates for March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February are revised.
Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.