Table 1B
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION:  MARKET GROUPS
 Percent change
                                                 |         |    Seasonally adjusted     |                            |                            |
                                                 | 1997 Q4 |        annual rate         |    Seasonally adjusted     |  Not seasonally adjusted   |   Aug. 98 
                                                 |    to   |  1998          1999        |  1999                      |  1999                      |      to
 Item                                            | 1998 Q4 |    Q3     Q4   Q1    Q2    |   May   June   July   Aug. |   May   June   July   Aug. |   Aug. 99 
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  Total index                                    |     1.9 |    .9    2.2    1.3    3.8 |    .2     .2     .7     .3 |    .0    3.6   -2.8    4.7 |       2.5 
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  Products, total                                |     2.1 |    .2    1.5     .6    2.9 |    .2    -.1     .3     .4 |    .2    3.4   -2.1    4.8 |       1.2 
     Final products                              |     2.0 |   -.8    1.3    -.5    3.1 |    .3    -.1     .2     .6 |    .2    3.2   -3.0    6.1 |       1.1 
                                                 |         |                            |                            |                            |
        Consumer goods                           |     -.4 |  -3.9     .1     .9    1.6 |    .1     .2    -.2     .8 |    .0    3.9   -2.6    6.4 |        .4 
           Durable                               |     4.9 |  -3.6   18.0    7.6   12.0 |   1.2     .7   -1.0    3.2 |    .2   -1.1  -15.4   20.4 |       7.7 
              Automotive products                |     3.9 |  -7.6   41.9     .0   12.0 |   2.8    1.4   -4.6    8.1 |   3.3    -.6  -29.3   45.4 |       6.9 
                 Autos and trucks                |     3.1 | -14.3   77.5   -1.2   16.5 |   3.0    2.7   -7.6   13.7 |   6.0   -2.1  -45.6   92.5 |      10.1 
                    Autos                        |      .7 |  26.9   27.6  -18.6    2.9 |  -3.6    3.3   -4.6    8.1 |   1.0    3.1  -44.3   78.5 |      -6.8 
                    Trucks                       |     5.0 | -30.5  112.4    8.8   23.3 |   6.2    2.4   -8.9   16.1 |   8.4   -4.5  -46.1   98.9 |      19.4 
                 Auto parts and allied goods     |     6.0 |   4.4    2.5    1.7    5.3 |   2.3    -.6     .2     .2 |  -1.1    1.9   -4.0    3.8 |       2.1 
              Other durable goods                |     5.6 |   -.8    1.9   14.3   12.1 |    .0     .1    2.0    -.6 |  -2.1   -1.6   -3.4    4.6 |       8.4 
                 Appliances and electronics      |    19.5 |  14.6   25.5   33.0   23.1 |  -1.4    1.3    4.6   -1.1 |  -2.5    5.4   -2.0    3.1 |      24.2 
                    Appliances and air cond.     |    11.3 |   6.3   17.1   11.0   -3.0 |  -4.8     .3    4.9   -2.8 |  -7.4    3.7  -10.0    1.2 |       4.8 
                    Home electronics             |    27.8 |  22.9   34.7   58.4   51.7 |   1.5    2.2    4.4     .5 |   2.2    7.0    6.0    4.7 |      45.4 
                 Carpeting and furniture         |     3.6 |  -2.0    5.1    8.1   -1.3 |   1.1     .8    3.2   -1.0 |  -5.6    6.2   -2.3    6.7 |       6.1 
                 Miscellaneous                   |    -1.2 |  -8.2  -12.3    6.4   12.4 |    .5   -1.1    -.4     .0 |   -.1  -10.0   -5.1    4.4 |        .2 
           Nondurable                            |    -1.8 |  -3.9   -4.4    -.9   -1.4 |   -.2     .1     .1     .0 |    .0    5.5    1.2    3.0 |      -1.7 
              Nonenergy                          |    -1.6 |  -6.6    -.6   -2.6   -2.4 |   -.2    -.1    -.4     .2 |   1.0    5.3    -.7    4.1 |      -1.6 
                 Foods and tobacco               |      .6 |  -7.6    5.6    3.0   -5.3 |   -.5    -.5    -.7    -.3 |    .7    5.5   -2.9    5.6 |       -.7 
                 Clothing                        |    -5.7 |  -5.7  -11.3   -8.5   -3.7 |  -1.5    -.2   -1.6   -1.0 |   1.1    3.6   -5.9    4.1 |      -9.0 
                 Chemical products               |    -2.4 |  -9.7   -4.4   -5.7    1.9 |    .6     .0     .2    1.2 |   3.1    8.3    4.8    2.1 |        .1 
                 Paper products                  |    -4.7 |   1.9   -7.3  -12.6    1.8 |    .6    1.4     .5    1.1 |  -1.1    1.2    1.0    2.1 |      -2.4 
              Energy products                    |    -3.4 |  16.1  -26.9   11.4    5.9 |   -.4    1.3    3.0   -1.0 |  -7.2    6.8   15.5   -4.1 |      -2.4 
                 Fuels                           |     -.6 |   -.7   -7.2   11.4   -3.0 |   -.4   -1.2    3.5     .4 |   1.4    -.3    2.6    -.1 |       2.0 
                 Utilities                       |    -4.9 |  25.3  -35.2   11.4   10.8 |   -.4    2.6    2.7   -1.7 | -12.2   11.6   23.5   -6.2 |      -4.6 
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        Equipment, total                         |     5.7 |   4.0    3.2   -2.6    5.3 |    .5    -.5     .9     .4 |    .4    2.3   -3.7    5.7 |       2.1 
           Business equipment                    |     8.3 |   7.2    6.2    -.7    7.1 |    .5    -.4     .9     .2 |    .5    2.7   -4.1    6.1 |       3.7 
              Information processing & related   |    14.4 |  11.0   11.2    7.1   27.9 |   3.2     .2    3.3     .7 |   2.5    5.1    4.3    1.7 |      17.6 
                 Computer and office             |    54.7 |  38.8   46.4   33.7   43.1 |   2.0    2.3    3.2    3.0 |   2.2    9.1    7.3    2.1 |      40.9 
              Industrial                         |     1.5 |   5.4   -2.9   -6.1   -2.8 |  -1.6    -.3     .3    -.9 |  -1.2    2.8   -3.1    3.3 |      -4.4 
              Transit                            |    12.1 |   6.5   19.1   -8.4   -4.6 |  -1.0    -.9   -1.3    -.2 |   -.1    -.7  -19.8   19.6 |      -6.3 
                 Autos and trucks                |     5.2 |   8.1   58.4   -5.3   12.2 |   -.1    1.1    -.5    3.4 |   2.2     .2  -38.0   61.2 |       4.6 
              Other                              |    -1.4 |  -1.8   -8.2    3.3  -14.3 |  -1.8   -2.6   -2.9    2.8 |  -1.4    -.8   -8.4   11.0 |      -2.3 
           Defense and space equipment           |     -.2 |    .8   -2.4   -4.6   -1.5 |    .5   -1.2     .3     .1 |   -.5    -.7   -1.4    1.6 |      -2.9 
           Oil and gas well drilling             |   -25.3 | -37.8  -39.6  -37.1   -3.7 |   3.1     .1    2.7    4.9 |   2.5    1.2    4.2    4.3 |     -15.3 
           Manufactured homes                    |     9.1 |   1.3   16.8    3.5  -23.4 |  -1.9   -1.7    -.7     .0 |  -3.7    1.3  -14.3   19.0 |      -2.6 
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     Intermediate products                       |     2.4 |   3.4    1.8    3.9    2.5 |   -.1    -.3     .4    -.4 |    .1    3.8     .8    1.2 |       1.6 
        Construction supplies                    |     5.1 |   5.6    5.9    8.3   -1.3 |    .0    -.6    1.1    -.6 |   1.8    4.0   -2.0    1.9 |       3.0 
        Business supplies                        |      .7 |   2.0    -.8    1.0    5.2 |   -.2    -.1    -.1    -.2 |  -1.1    3.7    2.8     .7 |        .7 
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  Materials                                      |     1.6 |   2.0    3.5    2.3    5.2 |    .2     .6    1.5     .3 |   -.1    4.0   -4.0    4.5 |       4.5 
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     Durable                                     |     3.8 |   4.2    9.5    2.7    7.7 |    .4     .9    2.2     .5 |    .1    5.0   -6.0    7.0 |       7.4 
        Consumer parts                           |    -1.5 |   2.6    9.3   -1.5    3.0 |   -.2    1.0    3.8    -.8 |  -1.4    2.4  -18.3   23.3 |       1.1 
        Equipment parts                          |    11.9 |  14.8   17.7    6.2   16.9 |   1.0    1.4    2.9    1.5 |   1.2    9.3   -5.1    4.9 |      16.4 
          Semiconductors, printed circuit        |         |                            |                            |                            |
              boards, and oth. elec. comps.      |    29.7 |  45.6   61.2   18.9   43.7 |   2.6    3.7    5.9    3.6 |   3.8   21.5  -13.2   12.0 |      46.5 
        Other                                    |     -.8 |  -4.1    3.1    1.6    2.0 |    .1     .3     .9     .3 |   -.2    2.4   -1.6    2.8 |       2.9 
           Basic metals                          |    -5.7 |  -6.7   -9.1    1.2    5.5 |   -.5    1.0    1.9     .1 |  -1.8    1.5   -1.8    1.4 |        .4 
     Nondurable                                  |    -2.8 |  -3.8   -3.2    2.1    1.3 |    .2     .5    -.2     .0 |  -1.7    1.9   -2.6    1.2 |        .2 
        Textile                                  |    -7.2 |  -7.4  -12.9  -15.0    8.6 |   -.3    -.5     .2    -.3 |    .4   -2.3   -7.0    8.3 |      -5.1 
        Paper                                    |    -2.6 |   -.4   -6.2    7.5     .1 |  -1.5    3.4   -1.4     .5 |  -2.6    4.7   -1.7    1.0 |        .9 
        Chemical                                 |    -3.7 |  -7.3   -2.7    3.4    2.5 |    .5     .3    -.6     .3 |  -1.8     .7   -1.7     .1 |        .6 
        Other                                    |     1.3 |   2.5    3.8    2.9   -3.0 |   1.4   -1.2    1.4   -1.0 |  -1.9    3.6   -3.3     .8 |        .9 
     Energy                                      |     -.7 |   1.9   -8.1    1.0    1.2 |   -.3    -.1    1.3    -.3 |   1.0    2.8    1.9     .1 |       -.4 
        Primary                                  |      .1 |   3.0   -4.7   -1.0   -3.9 |    .6    1.7    1.5    -.4 |   1.1    3.7    -.2     .4 |        .8 
        Converted fuel                           |    -2.2 |    .1  -13.8    4.7   10.5 |  -1.7   -3.1    1.0    -.3 |    .8    1.2    5.6    -.4 |      -2.6 
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 SPECIAL AGGREGATES                              |         |                            |                            |                            |
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 Total excluding:                                |         |                            |                            |                            |
     Autos and trucks                            |     1.8 |   1.1     .7    1.4    3.5 |    .1     .1     .9     .1 |   -.1    3.8   -1.5    3.3 |       2.3 
     Motor vehicles and parts                    |     1.9 |    .6     .6    1.5    3.4 |    .2     .1     .8     .1 |    .0    3.8    -.8    2.5 |       2.4 
     Computers                                   |      .9 |    .1    1.3     .5    2.8 |    .1     .1     .7     .2 |    .0    3.5   -3.1    4.8 |       1.6 
     Computers and semiconductors      1         |     -.1 |  -1.2    -.3    -.1    1.4 |    .0     .0     .5     .1 |   -.2    2.8   -2.7    4.6 |        .2 
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 Consumer goods excluding:                       |         |                            |                            |                            |
     Autos and trucks                            |     -.6 |  -3.2   -3.4    1.1     .6 |   -.1     .0     .3     .0 |   -.4    4.3     .3    3.2 |       -.2 
     Energy                                      |      .0 |  -5.9    3.7    -.1    1.1 |    .2     .1    -.5    1.0 |    .8    3.6   -4.4    7.7 |        .7 
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 Business equipment excluding:                   |         |                            |                            |                            |
     Autos and trucks                            |     8.5 |   7.0    2.5    -.3    6.6 |    .5    -.5    1.1    -.1 |    .3    3.0    -.7    2.6 |       3.6 
     Computer and office equipment               |     4.2 |   4.2    2.7   -4.1    3.3 |    .3    -.7     .7    -.1 |    .3    1.9   -5.3    6.6 |        .1 
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 Materials excluding:                            |         |                            |                            |                            |
     Energy                                      |     2.0 |   1.9    6.0    2.6    6.0 |    .3     .8    1.5     .4 |   -.4    4.2   -5.1    5.4 |       5.5 
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 <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components.
 Notes:  Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.
         Estimates for August are preliminary.  Estimates from May to July are revised.