Table 4
RATES OF GROWTH IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, BY INDUSTRY GROUPS, 1994-1998 <1>
Difference between
Revised growth rate revised and earlier growth rates
(percent) (percentage points)
Item | 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 | 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
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Total index | 6.5 3.5 5.3 6.6 1.9 | .0 .2 1.1 .8 .9
| |
Manufacturing | 7.5 3.6 5.9 7.3 1.9 | -.1 .3 1.2 1.0 1.1
| |
Primary processing | 6.5 -.3 4.1 3.9 -.6 | -.1 .1 .6 .4 -.1
Advanced processing | 8.0 5.5 6.7 8.8 3.0 | .0 .4 1.5 1.2 1.7
| |
Durable | 9.9 6.9 8.6 11.1 4.2 | .0 .7 2.1 1.6 1.8
Lumber and products 24 | 5.3 .8 1.8 3.1 4.0 | .3 -.4 -1.0 1.0 -.7
Furniture and fixtures 25 | 5.6 -.8 4.7 3.3 1.3 | .3 -1.2 -2.6 -.3 3.6
Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 5.2 2.7 6.3 2.6 2.6 | -.4 1.2 2.5 -2.0 2.5
| |
Primary metals 33 | 8.7 -.2 4.6 4.9 -6.2 | -.2 .2 1.1 -.7 -.8
Iron and steel 331,2 | 7.7 -.3 3.6 5.0 -9.2 | -.1 .6 1.4 -.7 -.8
Raw steel | 6.2 .7 -1.7 7.3 -2.6 | .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 10.1 -.1 5.9 4.9 -2.5 | -.3 -.3 1.0 -.6 -.8
Fabricated metal products 34 | 8.9 1.2 4.1 4.5 -.2 | -.1 .0 .9 .8 .9
Industrial machinery | |
and equipment 35 | 15.3 14.1 9.8 13.4 15.0 | .0 1.7 2.2 2.1 4.2
Computer and office equip. 357 | 30.8 41.6 42.9 43.6 56.0 | .3 3.8 6.4 7.3 5.7
Electrical machinery 36 | 25.4 25.9 22.2 24.2 8.3 | -1.8 .2 9.6 5.7 .7
Semiconductors and related | |
electronic components 3672-9 | 48.8 58.0 44.6 48.6 16.0 | -6.2 -1.3 19.1 8.8 -1.4
| |
Transportation equipment 37 | 2.1 -4.2 4.9 13.1 -1.2 | .8 1.1 -.6 .9 2.2
Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 8.9 -.6 -1.4 12.8 -9.6 | 1.1 1.0 .0 .9 -.4
Autos and light trucks | 4.2 -5.1 1.9 10.9 -12.9 | -.9 -.6 .9 1.3 -1.2
Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | -6.7 -9.7 15.3 13.4 10.6 | .4 1.1 -1.7 .7 5.8
Instruments 38 | 1.9 4.2 3.0 3.6 1.4 | 1.2 2.3 -1.2 .4 .8
Miscellaneous 39 | 3.8 2.5 2.7 1.4 -1.4 | -.1 -.8 -2.5 -3.4 -.5
| |
Nondurable | 4.8 -.3 2.6 2.6 -1.0 | -.1 -.2 .1 .0 .2
Foods 20 | 2.3 .5 1.1 1.9 -.2 | -.1 -1.1 -.6 .1 .4
Tobacco products 21 | 43.6 -4.4 -.1 -.8 -5.3 | .1 .8 -2.5 -2.7 -3.8
Textile mill products 22 | 5.9 -4.6 1.9 3.5 -.8 | -.1 .5 1.8 -.6 1.6
Apparel products 23 | 6.4 -3.6 -.9 -2.0 -4.4 | -.2 .9 2.5 -.1 -.4
Paper and products 26 | 4.5 -2.5 3.0 4.2 -.9 | -.1 .3 .7 1.1 -.7
| |
Printing and publishing 27 | 1.1 -.2 1.9 3.6 -1.9 | -.1 -.2 .3 -.4 3.1
Chemicals and products 28 | 4.6 1.6 4.9 3.1 -1.8 | -.1 -.5 -.5 .2 -.5
Petroleum products 29 | -.8 .7 3.7 2.0 3.3 | .2 .2 .4 -.2 -2.6
Rubber and plastics products 30 | 9.6 .2 4.0 4.3 2.3 | .0 .2 .6 .5 .0
Leather and products 31 | -8.4 -5.6 1.3 -8.7 -7.6 | .5 5.4 5.3 -1.4 2.7
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Mining | .8 -.9 2.0 2.1 -2.3 | -.1 -.1 .3 .0 -2.1
Metal mining 10 | -3.2 4.6 4.6 4.4 -5.4 | -.1 .1 1.3 1.7 .6
Coal mining 12 | 8.9 -1.4 4.3 2.2 5.9 | -.3 -1.3 1.8 -2.5 3.2
Oil and gas extraction 13 | -1.2 -1.4 1.0 1.8 -4.8 | .0 .1 .1 -.1 -3.3
Stone and earth minerals 14 | 6.7 -1.1 4.8 3.4 4.5 | -.2 .1 -.6 2.8 -5.5
| |
Utilities | -.4 6.3 1.1 1.9 6.2 | -.1 -.1 -.4 -.5 1.7
Electric 491,3pt | 1.7 5.2 1.0 2.6 7.6 | .0 -.1 .0 -.2 1.4
Gas 492,3pt | -8.0 10.8 1.8 -1.3 -.3 | -.3 .0 -1.3 -2.1 1.7
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | |
Computers, communications eq., and | |
semiconductors | 36.6 42.0 36.7 38.5 24.0 | -2.6 1.4 13.9 7.9 3.7
| |
Manufacturing ex. computers, | |
communications eq., and | |
semiconductors | 5.4 .5 3.0 4.3 -.3 | .1 .2 .0 .1 .7
| |
Manufacturing excluding | |
motor vehicles and parts | 7.4 3.9 6.4 6.9 2.6 | -.1 .3 1.3 .9 1.2
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<1> Growth rates are calculated as the percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the fourth quarter of the
previous year to the fourth quarter of the year specified in the column heading. For 1998, the growth rates are
calculated from the fourth quarter of 1997 to the third quarter of 1998 and annualized.