Table 2B
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS
 Percent change
                                                |         |    Seasonally adjusted     |                            |                            |
                                                | 1999 Q4 |        annual rate         |    Seasonally adjusted     |  Not seasonally adjusted   |   Dec. 99 
                                                |    to   |  2000                      |  2000                      |  2000                      |      to
 Item                                           | 2000 Q4 |    Q1     Q2  Q3  r  Q4    | Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. | Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec. |   Dec. 00 
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  Total index                                   |     4.2 |   6.7    7.9    3.5   -1.1 |    .2    -.3    -.3    -.6 |   1.1   -1.0   -2.0   -1.5 |       3.1 
                                                |         |                            |                            |                            |
  Manufacturing                                 |     4.1 |   7.1    8.0    3.7   -2.1 |    .3    -.2    -.6   -1.1 |   1.8    -.8   -2.9   -3.4 |       2.6 
                                                |         |                            |                            |                            |
     Primary processing                         |     5.0 |  10.4   12.5    3.8   -5.8 |    .5    -.3   -1.4   -2.1 |   3.2   -2.1   -2.4   -3.6 |       2.0 
     Advanced processing                        |     3.5 |   5.0    5.1    3.7     .3 |    .2    -.1     .0    -.5 |   1.0     .0   -3.3   -3.2 |       2.9 
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     Durable                                    |     7.9 |  12.7   13.7    8.1   -2.2 |    .8    -.6    -.6   -1.2 |   3.5   -1.5   -2.4   -3.0 |       6.0 
        Lumber and products   24                |    -7.6 |    .8   -6.7  -10.5  -13.3 |   1.2   -1.8   -1.8   -1.1 |    .6    -.8   -6.0   -5.9 |      -9.3 
        Furniture and fixtures   25             |     5.3 |   4.4    6.5    7.2    3.2 |   1.9     .5   -1.1   -1.4 |    .3   -2.7   -4.6   -3.6 |       3.3 
        Stone, clay, and glass products   32    |      .5 |    .3     .9    7.3   -5.9 |    .3     .4   -2.1   -1.9 |    .7     .1   -4.2   -6.4 |      -1.4 
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        Primary metals   33                     |    -7.1 |   2.7    2.7  -10.0  -21.4 |   1.2   -4.2    -.4   -5.8 |   4.1   -4.6    -.9   -8.2 |     -11.8 
           Iron and steel   331,2               |   -10.6 |   6.8    3.1  -15.4  -31.4 |   1.7   -6.2   -1.5   -9.1 |   4.3   -6.0   -3.2  -11.3 |     -18.2 
              Raw steel                         |   -15.7 |  -4.4    9.8  -14.4  -43.7 |  -5.0   -1.7   -8.1   -8.8 |  -2.0   -2.5   -8.7  -10.5 |     -23.9 
           Nonferrous   333-6,9                 |    -3.2 |  -1.8    2.2   -3.4   -9.4 |    .6   -1.9     .9   -2.4 |   3.8   -3.0    1.4   -5.0 |      -4.6 
        Fabricated metal products   34          |      .5 |   6.8    1.5     .5   -6.2 |   -.2     .0   -1.0   -2.6 |    .9   -1.0   -2.1   -2.7 |      -1.6 
       Industrial machinery                     |         |                            |                            |                            |
            and equipment   35                  |    14.3 |  25.2   12.4   13.3    7.0 |    .8     .9    -.1    -.5 |   3.2    1.7    -.9   -3.6 |      12.0 
           Computer and office equip.   357     |    43.6 |  61.4   33.0   51.9   30.4 |   3.0    2.4    1.5     .4 |   7.1    5.9    1.7   -3.7 |      39.6 
        Electrical machinery   36               |    38.9 |  44.9   58.8   39.1   16.3 |   2.1     .5    1.7    1.0 |  12.5   -7.2    3.2    3.8 |      37.1 
          Semiconductors and related            |         |                            |                            |                            |
              electronic components   3672-9    |    72.8 |  99.7  120.5   66.4   21.7 |   2.1     .6    2.3    2.3 |  21.3  -13.9    7.4   10.2 |      67.8 
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        Transportation equipment   37           |    -5.5 |   -.5    4.7   -6.2  -18.4 |    .0   -2.9   -3.5   -2.6 |   -.5    2.4   -9.6   -8.7 |      -7.5 
           Motor vehicles and parts   371       |    -8.4 |   3.0    9.9  -11.2  -30.2 |    .9   -5.6   -6.7   -4.1 |   -.9    3.0  -16.1  -15.5 |     -12.5 
              Autos and light trucks            |   -10.0 |   1.7   10.9  -13.8  -32.5 |   1.5   -8.2   -3.7   -5.0 |    .7    3.1  -16.0  -15.0 |     -12.4 
           Aerospace and misc.   372-6,9        |     -.7 |  -6.0   -3.5    2.9    4.0 |  -1.6    1.6    1.6    -.4 |    .0    1.3    1.9    1.0 |        .5 
        Instruments   38                        |     2.2 |  -4.2    5.2    5.1    2.9 |    .3    -.3    1.0    -.2 |    .4   -2.8    -.8     .2 |       2.8 
        Miscellaneous   39                      |      .0 |   2.6    -.9    1.7   -3.1 |    .1     .2    -.8    -.4 |   1.3    1.2   -1.0   -1.6 |      -1.1 
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     Nondurable                                 |     -.5 |    .5    1.2   -1.5   -2.0 |   -.3     .3    -.5    -.9 |   -.2     .1   -3.7   -3.8 |      -1.6 
        Foods   20                              |     1.5 |   3.8    1.7    1.1    -.7 |   -.5     .2     .0    -.2 |    .3   -1.5   -4.4   -3.5 |       1.4 
        Tobacco products   21                   |    -2.7 |   3.9   -9.1    3.2   -8.1 |  -2.2    -.8    -.6    1.1 |  -9.5   10.0  -14.4  -21.6 |      -3.8 
        Textile mill products   22              |    -8.8 |   4.4   -2.4  -13.1  -22.0 |  -1.0   -1.7   -4.5    -.1 |  -2.3    2.9  -11.1  -10.7 |     -10.8 
        Apparel products   23                   |    -5.5 |    .6   -4.2   -9.1   -8.9 |  -1.4    -.3    -.1   -1.6 |  -1.2   -2.0   -1.5   -2.1 |      -6.7 
        Paper and products   26                 |    -3.2 |  -3.4    1.2  -12.7    2.8 |    .4    3.0   -2.0   -2.2 |   -.5    4.6   -4.9   -4.2 |      -5.5 
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        Printing and publishing   27            |     2.3 |    .5     .6    4.1    4.3 |    .5     .6     .2    -.3 |   1.8    -.8   -3.3   -2.3 |       2.6 
        Chemicals and products   28             |     -.4 |  -4.1    3.3   -1.4     .7 |   -.4     .5    -.3    -.6 |    .5     .1   -1.9   -1.5 |      -1.6 
        Petroleum products   29                 |     -.3 |   4.9    8.2   -3.2  -10.0 |   -.2    -.8     .0   -5.5 |  -1.5   -3.7    -.7   -7.2 |      -4.7 
        Rubber and plastics products   30       |    -1.8 |   3.7     .1   -1.0   -9.5 |   -.2    -.4   -1.1   -1.9 |    .0    -.4   -1.4   -2.4 |      -4.0 
        Leather and products   31               |    -3.8 |    .3   -7.5   -2.4   -5.2 |   1.5   -1.5     .4   -1.6 |   1.6   -1.3    -.4   -2.2 |      -3.6 
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  Mining                                        |     1.5 |   1.8    2.3    2.8    -.9 |   -.6     .0    -.1     .3 |  -1.2     .8   -1.3    -.7 |       1.9 
     Metal mining   10                          |    -2.1 |   8.9  -10.3   -5.5    -.6 |   3.7   -2.6   -1.2     .0 |   4.1   -3.2     .0    -.2 |      -3.2 
     Coal mining   12                           |      .6 |  -6.9   25.9  -13.2     .5 |  -2.1    3.0   -1.5    -.4 |  -1.3    2.9   -3.1   -3.3 |        .0 
     Oil and gas extraction   13                |     2.2 |   1.4    1.5    6.5    -.4 |   -.6    -.3     .3     .7 |   -.8     .5     .3    1.9 |       3.1 
     Stone and earth minerals   14              |    -3.2 |  12.1   -7.9   -8.9   -6.8 |  -1.0     .7   -1.6   -2.5 |  -5.8    3.0  -12.9  -23.6 |      -5.3 
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  Utilities                                     |     7.7 |   4.5   11.8    1.0   14.3 |   -.3   -1.9    3.8    6.5 |  -7.6   -6.7   14.0   26.2 |      12.4 
     Electric   491,3pt                         |     5.5 |   1.7   13.1   -1.1    8.7 |  -1.1   -2.1    3.4    4.0 |  -9.0  -12.7     .0   12.5 |       8.3 
     Gas         492,3pt                        |    15.1 |  14.7    6.9    8.1   32.3 |   2.0   -1.3    4.8   14.0 |   2.5   32.2   73.6   59.2 |      25.3 
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 SPECIAL AGGREGATES                             |         |                            |                            |                            |
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 Computers, communications eq, and              |         |                            |                            |                            |
     semiconductors        1                    |    55.6 |  73.7   70.4   56.9   26.4 |   2.2    1.6    2.2    1.3 |  13.2   -5.1    5.0    4.4 |      52.2 
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 Manufacturing excluding:                       |         |                            |                            |                            |
     Motor vehicles and parts                   |     5.0 |   7.4    7.9    4.9     .1 |    .3     .2    -.1    -.9 |   2.0   -1.1   -2.0   -2.6 |       3.7 
     Computer and office equipment              |     3.1 |   5.8    7.3    2.5   -3.0 |    .2    -.3    -.6   -1.2 |   1.7   -1.0   -3.1   -3.4 |       1.6 
     Computers and semiconductors        1      |      .1 |   2.3    3.0    -.5   -4.3 |    .1    -.3    -.8   -1.4 |    .5    -.2   -3.7   -4.2 |      -1.3 
    Computers, communications eq, and           |         |                            |                            |                            |
     semiconductors        1                    |     -.7 |   1.5    2.4   -1.4   -5.2 |    .1    -.4    -.9   -1.4 |    .5    -.3   -3.9   -4.4 |      -2.1 
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 <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components.
 Notes:  Estimates for December are preliminary.  Estimates from September to November are revised.
         Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.