Table 7
  ANNUAL PROPORTIONS IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, BY INDUSTRY GROUPS
 
 
  Item                                              |       1991        1992        1993        1994        1995        1996        1997        1998 
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   Total index                                      |      100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0 
   Manufacturing                                    |       84.5        85.4        85.9        86.7        86.8        86.8        87.7        88.3 
      Primary processing                            |       26.1        26.6        27.0        28.2        28.0        27.6        27.5        27.0 
      Advanced processing                           |       58.4        58.9        58.9        58.5        58.8        59.3        60.3        61.3 
      Durable                                       |       44.2        44.9        45.6        46.3        46.7        47.6        48.6        49.4 
         Lumber and products   24                   |        1.8         2.1         2.2         2.2         2.1         2.1         2.1         2.2 
         Furniture and fixtures   25                |        1.3         1.4         1.4         1.4         1.4         1.4         1.4         1.4 
         Stone, clay, and glass products   32       |        2.1         2.1         2.1         2.2         2.2         2.3         2.3         2.4 
         Primary metals   33                        |        3.1         3.1         3.3         3.6         3.5         3.5         3.6         3.4 
            Iron and steel   331,2                  |        1.7         1.8         1.9         2.0         1.9         1.9         2.0         1.8 
               Raw steel                            |         .1          .1          .1          .1          .1          .1          .1          .1 
            Nonferrous   333-6,9                    |        1.4         1.4         1.4         1.6         1.6         1.6         1.6         1.5 
         Fabricated metal products   34             |        4.9         5.0         5.1         5.2         5.3         5.4         5.5         5.6 
         Industrial machinery                       |
             and equipment   35                     |        7.9         7.8         8.1         8.4         8.9         9.2         9.4        10.0 
            Computer and office equip.   357        |        1.6         1.6         1.6         1.6         1.7         1.8         1.8         2.2 
         Electrical machinery   36                  |        6.8         7.1         7.4         7.8         8.3         8.6         8.9         8.8 
           Semiconductors and related               |
               electronic components   3672-9       |        2.3         2.5         2.6         2.9         3.4         3.6         3.7         3.5 
         Transportation equipment   37              |        9.6         9.5         9.4         9.3         8.9         8.8         9.2         9.4 
            Motor vehicles and parts   371          |        4.6         4.7         5.1         5.5         5.5         5.3         5.3         5.2 
               Autos and light trucks               |        2.6         2.5         2.6         2.8         2.8         2.7         2.7         2.6 
            Aerospace and misc.   372-6,9           |        5.0         4.7         4.4         3.8         3.5         3.5         3.9         4.2 
         Instruments   38                           |        5.4         5.4         5.3         4.9         4.8         4.9         4.8         4.9 
         Miscellaneous   39                         |        1.3         1.3         1.3         1.3         1.3         1.4         1.4         1.4 
      Nondurable                                    |       40.3        40.5        40.3        40.4        40.1        39.2        39.2        38.9 
         Foods   20                                 |        9.4         9.6         9.6         9.3         9.2         9.0         8.9         8.8 
         Tobacco products   21                      |        1.6         1.6         1.1         1.2         1.3         1.3         1.4         1.6 
         Textile mill products   22                 |        1.7         1.8         1.8         1.8         1.7         1.6         1.6         1.5 
         Apparel products   23                      |        2.2         2.2         2.1         2.1         2.0         1.9         1.8         1.7 
         Paper and products   26                    |        3.7         3.5         3.4         3.8         3.9         3.5         3.5         3.4 
         Printing and publishing   27               |        6.8         6.8         6.8         6.6         6.6         6.6         6.8         6.8 
         Chemicals and products   28                |        9.9         9.9         9.9        10.0         9.9         9.7         9.8         9.7 
         Petroleum products   29                    |        1.5         1.4         1.5         1.6         1.5         1.6         1.4         1.4 
         Rubber and plastics products   30          |        3.3         3.5         3.6         3.8         3.7         3.7         3.7         3.8 
         Leather and products   31                  |         .3          .3          .3          .2          .2          .2          .2          .2 
   Mining                                           |        7.5         6.8         6.4         6.0         6.1         6.5         5.9         5.4 
      Metal mining   10                             |         .5          .5          .4          .5          .5          .4          .4          .4 
      Coal mining   12                              |        1.1         1.0          .9          .9          .9          .9          .9          .8 
      Oil and gas extraction   13                   |        5.3         4.7         4.4         4.0         4.1         4.6         4.1         3.6 
      Stone and earth minerals   14                 |         .6          .6          .6          .6          .6          .6          .6          .6 
   Utilities                                        |        8.0         7.8         7.7         7.4         7.1         6.7         6.3         6.3 
      Electric   491,3pt                            |        6.5         6.2         6.1         5.8         5.6         5.4         5.2         5.3 
      Gas         492,3pt                           |        1.5         1.6         1.6         1.5         1.5         1.3         1.1         1.0 
  SPECIAL AGGREGATES                                |
      semiconductors        2                       |        5.3         5.7         5.8         6.2         6.9         7.3         7.7         8.1 
      Motor vehicles and parts                      |       80.0        80.7        80.8        81.1        81.4        81.6        82.4        83.0 
      Computer and office equipment                 |       82.9        83.8        84.3        85.0        85.1        85.0        85.9        86.1 
      Computers and semiconductors        2         |       80.6        81.3        81.7        82.1        81.7        81.4        82.3        82.5 
      semiconductors        2                       |       79.2        79.8        80.1        80.4        80.0        79.5        80.1        80.2 
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  Note- The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.
  For example, a 1 percent increase in durable goods manufacturing in 1998 would account for a 0.485 percent increase in total IP.