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 | 2000
Item | Ave. Ave. Ave. | 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | Nov. | June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.
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Total industry | 3.3 3.8 3.1 | 5.4 5.9 6.5 4.6 4.6 | 174.1 | 178.7 179.4 180.1 180.7 181.4 182.1
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Manufacturing | 3.6 4.0 3.4 | 6.1 6.5 7.2 5.1 5.0 | 182.4 | 187.6 188.4 189.1 189.9 190.7 191.5
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Primary processing | 3.9 4.4 3.8 | 9.2 8.5 9.4 4.9 8.0 | 199.9 | 208.2 209.7 211.2 212.7 214.3 215.9
Advanced processing | 3.4 3.7 3.3 | 4.0 4.9 5.7 5.2 3.0 | 171.2 | 174.5 174.9 175.2 175.5 175.9 176.2
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Durable | 4.3 3.7 4.6 | 9.3 9.3 10.2 8.4 8.8 | 223.9 | 235.0 236.6 238.3 240.0 241.7 243.5
Lumber and products 24 | 2.0 2.9 1.6 | 3.4 3.3 3.7 1.6 1.2 | 146.6 | 147.6 147.8 147.9 148.1 148.2 148.4
Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.4 4.5 3.0 | 4.3 5.4 10.0 2.9 3.9 | 175.3 | 178.8 179.4 180.1 180.8 181.5 182.2
Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 1.6 2.5 1.3 | 3.0 3.5 3.9 2.1 2.4 | 156.6 | 158.7 159.0 159.4 159.7 160.1 160.4
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Primary metals 33 | .6 1.7 .2 | 5.3 3.4 5.1 3.3 .6 | 152.6 | 153.3 153.4 153.4 153.4 153.5 153.5
Iron and steel 331,2 | .0 .7 -.3 | 4.8 3.9 5.8 3.1 .9 | 152.3 | 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.5 153.6
Raw steel | -.4 .3 -.6 | 2.4 6.1 6.5 2.8 1.7 | 145.6 | 147.0 147.2 147.4 147.6 147.9 148.1
Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.8 3.8 1.1 | 6.0 2.9 4.4 3.4 .4 | 152.7 | 153.4 153.4 153.4 153.4 153.4 153.4
Primary copper 3331 | .1 1.8 -.5 | .6 1.0 -1.1 -3.1 -2.9 | 124.1 | 121.9 121.6 121.3 121.0 120.7 120.4
Primary aluminum 3334 | 1.2 5.2 -.2 | .3 .1 .7 1.5 1.3 | 106.1 | 106.9 107.0 107.1 107.2 107.4 107.5
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Fabricated metal products 34 | 2.1 3.1 1.8 | 4.4 6.3 6.0 1.8 2.5 | 173.3 | 175.6 176.0 176.4 176.9 177.3 177.7
Industrial machinery | | | |
and equipment 35 | 6.2 4.7 6.8 | 12.0 11.4 11.8 18.1 10.6 | 286.9 | 307.0 309.2 311.1 313.1 315.1 317.2
Computer and office equip. 357 | 23.2 12.0 27.5 | 39.3 44.3 37.0 72.7 39.0 | 1380.0 | 1714.4 1753.9 1793.1 1832.9 1874.0 1917.0
Electrical machinery 36 | 10.2 5.9 11.8 | 30.4 26.5 28.2 18.4 33.2 | 520.4 | 606.4 622.2 638.9 656.3 674.5 693.5
Semiconductors and related | | | |
electronic components 3672-9 | 22.2 13.1 25.6 | 57.6 46.3 55.2 31.8 69.8 | 1552.9 | 2061.5 2163.2 2271.6 2386.8 2508.9 2638.5
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Transportation equipment 37 | 2.7 3.0 2.6 | 1.4 3.6 4.1 2.2 1.1 | 167.1 | 168.4 168.6 168.7 168.8 168.9 169.0
Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 3.5 4.4 3.1 | 2.8 6.2 4.7 2.7 2.1 | 205.8 | 208.5 208.8 209.2 209.5 209.8 210.2
Autos and light trucks 1 | | -2.1 5.2 4.4 .5 .9 | 177.6 | 178.6 178.7 178.8 178.9 179.0 179.2
Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 1.5 1.1 1.7 | -.2 .6 3.1 1.6 -.4 | 130.7 | 130.6 130.5 130.4 130.3 130.2 130.1
Instruments 38 | 4.6 7.6 3.5 | 1.2 1.1 3.4 5.8 1.8 | 151.0 | 153.1 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.6 153.7
Miscellaneous 39 | 2.2 4.4 1.4 | 2.4 1.7 2.9 2.4 1.3 | 159.6 | 160.9 161.0 161.2 161.4 161.5 161.7
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Nondurable | 2.7 4.3 2.1 | 2.2 3.4 4.1 1.3 .9 | 143.4 | 144.2 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7
Foods 20 | 2.3 3.0 2.1 | 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.2 .4 | 141.0 | 141.5 141.6 141.6 141.6 141.6 141.6
Textile mill products 22 | 1.8 4.4 .9 | .7 -.2 -.2 -.5 -1.7 | 124.8 | 123.7 123.5 123.3 123.2 123.0 122.8
Apparel products 23 | 1.0 2.3 .5 | .0 .8 .8 -.9 -2.2 | 130.9 | 129.3 129.0 128.8 128.5 128.3 128.0
Paper and products 26 | 2.8 3.9 2.4 | 2.3 3.3 4.3 .9 .8 | 136.8 | 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.7 137.8 137.9
Pulp and paper 261-3 | 2.3 2.9 2.0 | 2.6 1.6 .3 .9 .7 | 123.6 | 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.3 124.4 124.4
Printing and publishing 27 | 2.6 3.0 2.5 | 1.0 3.0 3.5 .9 -.1 | 135.0 | 135.0 135.0 135.0 135.0 135.0 135.0
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Chemicals and products 28 | 3.8 6.8 2.7 | 3.4 5.5 7.0 1.4 2.5 | 160.9 | 163.4 163.7 164.1 164.4 164.7 164.9
Plastics materials 2821 | 6.1 12.7 3.9 | 3.3 6.8 9.6 1.3 .5 | 151.5 | 151.7 151.8 151.9 152.1 152.2 152.3
Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | 3.4 9.7 1.2 | -3.3 2.0 2.8 -1.5 1.4 | 119.2 | 119.8 120.0 120.2 120.5 120.7 120.9
Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 4.2 .6 | 1.1 2.4 2.4 1.9 .0 | 123.1 | 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.1 123.1 123.1
Rubber and plastics products 30 | 5.4 8.4 4.3 | 3.9 5.2 5.7 3.8 3.5 | 166.3 | 169.7 170.2 170.7 171.2 171.7 172.2
Leather and products 31 | -3.2 -1.5 -3.8 | -1.8 -.6 -2.0 -3.5 -4.4 | 102.8 | 100.2 99.8 99.5 99.1 98.7 98.3
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Mining | .1 -.1 .1 | .6 1.9 -.1 -1.5 -.8 | 116.8 | 116.5 116.4 116.3 116.2 116.0 115.9
Metal mining 10 | 1.2 .5 1.5 | 3.2 3.0 .8 -.1 -1.8 | 123.0 | 121.9 121.7 121.5 121.2 121.0 120.7
Coal mining 12 | 2.2 2.4 2.1 | 1.1 .9 .3 .8 .6 | 127.0 | 127.5 127.5 127.6 127.6 127.7 127.7
Oil and gas extraction 13 | -.6 -1.0 -.4 | .1 1.5 -.8 -2.4 -1.1 | 110.6 | 110.1 110.0 109.9 109.7 109.6 109.4
Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .6 .8 .5 | -.5 3.5 1.4 -1.9 -.4 | 173.9 | 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2
Stone and earth minerals 14 | 1.3 2.6 .9 | 3.3 4.8 2.0 .4 .0 | 145.9 | 145.9 145.9 145.9 145.9 145.9 145.8
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Utilities | 2.7 6.1 1.5 | .9 1.0 1.1 2.4 3.3 | 130.1 | 132.7 133.0 133.4 133.7 134.1 134.4
Electric 491,3pt | 3.7 7.8 2.2 | 1.1 .2 1.1 3.2 4.4 | 128.2 | 131.4 131.9 132.3 132.8 133.3 133.8
Gas 492,3pt | .4 2.3 -.3 | 1.1 1.1 .5 .1 -.1 | 135.9 | 135.8 135.8 135.8 135.8 135.8 135.8
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | |
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Computers, communications eq, and | | | |
semiconductors 2 | 18.0 9.5 21.2 | 44.2 40.3 39.5 37.8 48.0 | 1078.4 | 1341.7 1387.1 1435.8 1486.8 1540.3 1596.4
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Manufacturing ex. computers, | | | |
communications eq., and | | | |
semiconductors 2 | 2.4 3.7 2.0 | 2.7 3.6 4.4 2.1 1.3 | 153.4 | 154.6 154.8 154.9 155.0 155.2 155.3
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<1> Series begins in 1977.
<2> Semiconductors include related electronic components.