| Difference between | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revised rate | revised and earlier rates | ||||||||
| (percentage points) | |||||||||
| 1972- | 1988- | 1990- | |||||||
| Item | 2002 | 1989 | 1991 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Ave. | High | Low | Q4 | Q4 | Q3 | Q4 | Q4 | Q3 | |
| Total industry | 81.3 | 85.2 | 78.6 | 75.4 | 75.2 | 74.6 | .3 | -.1 | -.1 |
| Manufacturing | 80.2 | 85.6 | 77.2 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.0 | .2 | .0 | .1 |
| Manufacturing (NAICS) | 80.0 | 85.5 | 77.0 | 73.2 | 73.2 | 72.5 | .3 | .2 | .2 |
| Durable manufacturing | 78.5 | 84.5 | 73.4 | 70.3 | 70.5 | 70.1 | .3 | .8 | .9 |
| Wood products 321 | 80.4 | 88.8 | 73.0 | 74.1 | 73.4 | 74.4 | .6 | .9 | 2.5 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products 327 | 79.4 | 85.7 | 72.1 | 76.3 | 77.9 | 76.9 | -4.0 | -3.5 | -3.5 |
| Primary metal 331 | 81.0 | 95.3 | 75.2 | 73.5 | 77.1 | 72.6 | .5 | -.4 | .5 |
| Fabricated metal products 332 | 77.2 | 80.3 | 71.1 | 70.2 | 69.7 | 67.4 | -.4 | -1.1 | -1.0 |
| Machinery 333 | 79.8 | 84.6 | 72.8 | 66.5 | 66.7 | 67.5 | -.8 | .0 | -.4 |
| Computer and electronic products 334 | 79.5 | 81.1 | 76.3 | 64.4 | 63.1 | 65.2 | .3 | .8 | .9 |
| Electrical equip., appliances, and components 335 |
83.2 | 87.4 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.1 | 73.0 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -1.1 |
| Motor vehicles and parts 3361-3 | 77.6 | 89.7 | 56.5 | 75.4 | 81.3 | 80.6 | .2 | .4 | .5 |
| Aerospace and miscellaneous transportation equipment 3364-9 |
73.2 | 88.9 | 81.9 | 70.8 | 64.3 | 63.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.2 |
| Furniture and related products 337 | 79.2 | 84.0 | 67.9 | 71.7 | 71.1 | 69.7 | .3 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Miscellaneous 339 | 76.9 | 81.7 | 77.7 | 74.3 | 76.7 | 77.1 | -.4 | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| Nondurable manufacturing | 82.2 | 87.0 | 81.8 | 77.1 | 76.7 | 75.9 | .1 | -.8 | -.9 |
| Food, beverage, and tobacco products 311,2 | 82.3 | 85.5 | 81.3 | 79.6 | 77.3 | 77.1 | .6 | -1.3 | -.9 |
| Textile and product mills 313,4 | 83.7 | 91.4 | 77.2 | 74.1 | 74.9 | 70.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Apparel and leather 315,6 | 80.1 | 84.2 | 77.3 | 64.6 | 67.2 | 62.1 | -.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
| Paper 322 | 88.4 | 93.7 | 85.2 | 80.8 | 84.9 | 83.4 | -.2 | .7 | .2 |
| Printing and support 323 | 84.7 | 91.6 | 82.7 | 75.5 | 74.4 | 71.3 | -.7 | -6.5 | -5.3 |
| Petroleum and coal products 324 | 86.3 | 88.9 | 82.5 | 87.2 | 88.1 | 87.6 | -1.4 | -.8 | -.2 |
| Chemical 325 | 78.6 | 85.6 | 80.8 | 74.0 | 72.9 | 72.3 | -.7 | -.8 | -2.1 |
| Plastics and rubber products 326 | 83.8 | 91.3 | 77.2 | 77.2 | 79.5 | 79.9 | 1.3 | .1 | .1 |
| Other manufacturing (non-NAICS) 1133,5111 | 83.7 | 90.7 | 79.1 | 79.4 | 78.9 | 82.3 | -2.5 | -3.5 | -1.0 |
| Mining 21 | 86.9 | 85.6 | 83.4 | 86.9 | 84.6 | 85.2 | .3 | -.5 | .4 |
| Utilities 2211,2 | 87.0 | 92.8 | 84.1 | 86.7 | 87.2 | 83.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | -.1 |
| Selected high-technology industries | 79.2 | 79.9 | 74.5 | 62.9 | 61.7 | 64.9 | -.2 | -.4 | .3 |
| Computers and office equipment 3341 | 78.4 | 79.3 | 67.2 | 68.6 | 71.6 | 70.5 | -.1 | -5.5 | -11.0 |
| Communications equipment 3342 | 78.6 | 81.7 | 73.2 | 58.8 | 48.2 | 50.2 | -1.9 | -1.6 | .8 |
| Semiconductors and related electronic components 334412-9 |
81.0 | 80.5 | 78.1 | 63.4 | 66.7 | 72.8 | .2 | -.3 | 1.9 |
| Measures excluding selected high-technology industries |
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| Total industry | 81.4 | 85.6 | 78.8 | 76.4 | 76.3 | 75.6 | .1 | -.5 | -.3 |
| Manufacturing [1] | 80.2 | 86.1 | 77.3 | 74.5 | 74.6 | 74.1 | .0 | -.4 | -.1 |
| Stage-of-process groups | |||||||||
| Crude | 86.4 | 88.5 | 84.7 | 83.8 | 83.1 | 83.8 | .8 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Primary and semifinished | 82.4 | 86.4 | 77.5 | 76.3 | 77.5 | 76.4 | .1 | -.4 | -.2 |
| Finished | 78.4 | 83.2 | 77.2 | 72.6 | 71.1 | 70.8 | .6 | .5 | .2 |
Note: Estimates for the third quarter of 2003 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3. Return to table