Table 1A
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION:  MARKET GROUPS
                                                     |             |                                   Index, 1992=100
                                                     |    1998     |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |     IP      |  1999                                    |  1999                                    
 Item                                                |Proportion<1>|  Apr.    May   June   July   Aug.  Sept. |  Apr.    May   June   July   Aug.  Sept. 
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  Total index                                        |   100.00    | 133.7  134.0  134.2  135.0  135.5  135.0 | 132.2  132.3  137.0  133.0  139.3  139.5 
                                                     |             |                                          |
  Products, total                                    |    61.26    | 125.6  125.8  125.7  125.7  126.6  125.8 | 123.4  123.6  127.8  124.8  131.2  130.4 
     Final products                                  |    46.12    | 126.8  127.2  127.3  127.4  128.6  127.8 | 124.7  125.0  129.2  125.1  133.1  132.4 
                                                     |             |                                          |
        Consumer goods                               |    27.67    | 115.5  115.6  116.2  115.9  116.8  116.1 | 112.9  112.9  117.5  114.3  121.7  120.7 
           Durable                                   |     6.01    | 144.9  146.7  147.4  146.3  149.9  146.5 | 150.5  150.9  148.8  126.2  150.8  149.3 
              Automotive products                    |     2.66    | 140.9  144.8  146.4  139.9  149.2  143.4 | 146.4  151.2  149.8  106.0  152.1  149.7 
                 Autos and trucks                    |     1.58    | 150.1  154.6  158.8  146.7  163.3  152.8 | 157.1  166.6  163.0   88.8  167.4  159.9 
                    Autos                            |      .54    | 112.8  108.8  112.4  107.2  114.0  114.3 | 116.2  117.4  121.1   67.5  118.5  118.1 
                    Trucks                           |     1.04    | 185.7  197.2  202.0  184.0  208.9  189.7 | 195.8  212.3  202.8  109.3  212.6  199.5 
                 Auto parts and allied goods         |     1.08    | 127.7  130.7  128.8  129.4  129.5  129.6 | 131.2  129.8  131.2  126.5  131.0  134.9 
              Other durable goods                    |     3.36    | 147.9  147.9  147.9  151.4  150.1  148.7 | 153.5  150.3  147.7  143.1  149.3  148.7 
                 Appliances and electronics          |      .95    | 251.5  248.0  250.8  267.0  264.6  259.5 | 251.7  245.4  258.3  256.8  266.2  266.0 
                    Appliances and air cond.         |      .48    | 138.5  131.8  132.2  138.6  136.1  126.6 | 144.2  133.4  138.3  124.3  127.2  122.0 
                    Home electronics                 |      .46    | 443.4  450.3  458.4  495.4  495.0  508.5 | 427.3  436.6  465.5  507.1  531.3  548.1 
                 Carpeting and furniture             |      .84    | 119.0  120.3  120.7  123.7  121.8  122.2 | 124.0  117.0  123.7  120.1  127.4  126.9 
                 Miscellaneous                       |     1.57    | 116.7  117.3  116.2  115.8  115.1  114.2 | 123.7  123.6  111.3  105.7  109.8  109.1 
           Nondurable                                |    21.66    | 108.5  108.3  108.8  108.6  108.9  108.9 | 104.0  104.0  110.0  111.1  114.8  113.8 
              Nonenergy                              |    18.90    | 107.7  107.5  107.7  107.2  107.8  107.9 | 104.1  105.1  111.0  110.2  115.0  115.0 
                 Foods and tobacco                   |     9.68    | 109.0  108.4  108.1  107.1  106.6  106.7 | 105.1  105.9  111.9  108.4  114.3  114.5 
                 Clothing                            |     1.81    |  92.9   91.5   91.4   90.0   89.6   88.5 |  91.3   92.3   95.7   90.2   94.5   92.6 
                 Chemical products                   |     4.59    | 116.8  117.4  118.2  118.7  121.7  121.4 | 109.4  112.8  123.0  129.2  133.6  133.8 
                 Paper products                      |     2.83    | 100.4  101.0  102.4  103.0  104.4  106.2 | 101.4  100.2  101.4  102.6  105.0  105.6 
              Energy products                        |     2.76    | 114.0  113.5  116.2  118.1  117.1  115.6 | 103.9   96.5  103.5  118.0  113.3  105.4 
                 Fuels                               |      .94    | 112.0  111.5  110.1  111.4  112.4  113.5 | 111.4  112.9  112.6  113.0  113.4  115.4 
                 Utilities                           |     1.82    | 114.4  114.0  118.8  121.0  119.0  116.0 |  99.4   87.3   98.2  120.0  112.7   99.5 
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        Equipment, total                             |    18.45    | 147.2  148.0  147.4  148.3  149.8  148.9 | 146.5  147.1  150.6  144.9  154.0  154.0 
           Business equipment                        |    15.36    | 170.6  171.4  171.0  172.1  173.9  172.9 | 169.3  170.1  175.0  167.6  179.1  179.3 
              Information processing & related       |     5.92    | 232.6  240.1  242.2  249.3  253.2  254.3 | 227.7  233.4  247.1  256.8  263.5  264.9 
                 Computer and office                 |     1.38    | 852.8  870.1  877.3  912.4  935.6  965.1 | 827.2  845.0  908.6  982.6  999.1   1028 
              Industrial                             |     4.81    | 139.4  137.2  137.0  138.2  138.3  137.6 | 137.4  135.8  139.8  136.0  142.1  143.0 
              Transit                                |     3.16    | 137.3  135.9  133.7  130.4  131.0  126.8 | 140.4  140.3  138.4  110.1  131.9  129.3 
                 Autos and trucks                    |     1.24    | 137.9  137.7  139.2  135.1  142.6  137.5 | 143.9  147.1  147.4   89.9  146.4  142.5 
              Other                                  |     1.47    | 135.7  133.3  128.9  125.4  129.0  129.4 | 135.1  133.2  131.2  120.3  133.6  134.6 
           Defense and space equipment               |     2.07    |  74.5   74.8   73.9   74.1   73.7   72.5 |  74.4   74.0   73.5   72.5   73.2   72.3 
           Oil and gas well drilling                 |      .78    |  97.2  100.3  100.4  103.1  108.2  111.6 |  97.3   99.7  100.8  105.0  109.6  113.8 
           Manufactured homes                        |      .24    | 148.0  145.2  142.8  133.6  136.0  132.0 | 157.6  151.8  153.8  124.2  150.4  140.1 
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     Intermediate products                           |    15.13    | 121.5  121.4  120.6  120.4  120.4  119.7 | 119.3  119.4  123.5  123.8  125.8  124.6 
        Construction supplies                        |     6.06    | 132.0  132.1  131.4  132.7  132.4  132.1 | 130.9  133.3  138.7  135.8  139.0  138.5 
        Business supplies                            |     9.07    | 115.2  115.0  114.2  113.2  113.3  112.4 | 112.4  111.2  114.6  116.8  117.9  116.4 
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  Materials                                          |    38.74    | 146.9  147.3  148.1  150.3  150.2  150.3 | 146.8  146.6  152.4  146.4  152.3  154.4 
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     Durable                                         |    23.55    | 183.3  184.0  185.4  189.2  188.9  189.6 | 183.2  183.4  192.4  180.7  191.9  198.1 
        Consumer parts                               |     4.42    | 145.7  145.5  147.4  152.3  145.3  146.4 | 152.9  150.7  154.8  126.2  149.2  149.3 
        Equipment parts                              |     8.64    | 302.5  305.5  309.9  318.2  323.4  325.8 | 294.5  298.1  326.1  308.8  324.6  351.9 
          Semiconductors, printed circuit            |             |                                          |
              boards, and oth. elec. comps.          |     2.98    |  1037   1064   1103   1158   1187   1214 | 957.8  994.0   1208   1040   1155   1431 
        Other                                        |    10.50    | 130.0  130.0  129.9  131.2  131.7  131.6 | 129.9  129.6  132.2  130.3  133.9  134.6 
           Basic metals                              |     3.35    | 119.2  118.6  120.2  122.2  123.3  122.5 | 121.2  119.0  121.0  118.5  121.1  123.7 
     Nondurable                                      |     8.48    | 112.7  112.9  113.6  113.9  114.3  114.6 | 114.8  112.8  114.9  112.5  114.3  115.2 
        Textile                                      |      .91    | 103.1  102.7  103.2  103.0  102.6  102.3 | 105.6  106.0  104.5   96.8  104.8  102.5 
        Paper                                        |     1.80    | 116.3  114.6  118.5  116.4  116.5  117.8 | 116.6  113.6  119.0  116.4  117.1  117.2 
        Chemical                                     |     3.92    | 113.7  114.3  115.0  115.7  116.4  116.7 | 116.6  114.6  115.8  115.1  115.6  117.4 
        Other                                        |     1.86    | 112.0  113.6  111.0  113.0  113.6  113.5 | 113.6  111.4  114.3  111.2  113.7  114.6 
     Energy                                          |     6.71    | 103.4  103.1  103.0  104.0  103.6  102.2 |  99.9  100.9  103.7  105.3  105.4  100.5 
        Primary                                      |     4.28    |  98.7   99.3  101.0  102.1  102.0  100.9 |  97.2   98.3  102.0  101.3  102.1   98.8 
        Converted fuel                               |     2.43    | 112.4  110.5  107.0  108.0  106.7  104.8 | 105.3  106.1  107.3  113.2  111.9  104.0 
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 SPECIAL AGGREGATES                                  |             |                                          |
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 Total excluding:                                    |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    97.18    | 133.4  133.6  133.8  134.9  135.0  134.8 | 131.7  131.5  136.5  134.3  138.8  139.2 
     Motor vehicles and parts                        |    94.86    | 132.9  133.2  133.3  134.2  134.6  134.3 | 130.9  130.8  135.7  134.5  138.3  138.7 
     Computers                                       |    97.75    | 128.4  128.6  128.8  129.4  129.8  129.3 | 127.1  127.0  131.4  127.2  133.4  133.4 
     Computers and semiconductors        2           |    94.29    | 118.9  119.0  119.0  119.4  119.7  119.1 | 117.8  117.6  120.9  117.4  122.8  122.0 
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 Consumer goods excluding:                           |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    26.09    | 113.7  113.6  114.0  114.2  114.4  114.2 | 110.6  110.2  115.1  115.4  119.4  118.6 
     Energy                                          |    24.91    | 115.7  115.9  116.2  115.6  116.8  116.2 | 113.9  114.8  119.1  113.9  122.7  122.5 
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 Business equipment excluding:                       |             |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |    14.11    | 174.3  175.2  174.5  176.3  177.4  176.8 | 172.0  172.6  177.9  176.7  182.7  183.4 
     Computer and office equipment                   |    13.98    | 144.7  145.1  144.5  145.0  146.3  144.8 | 143.8  144.3  147.5  139.4  149.8  149.5 
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 Materials excluding:                                |             |                                          |
     Energy                                          |    32.03    | 160.6  161.1  162.3  164.8  164.8  165.4 | 161.6  161.0  167.7  159.2  167.1  171.4 
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 <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.
 <2> Semiconductors include related electronic components.
 Note:  Estimates for September are preliminary.  Estimates from June to August are revised.