| Item |
Revised rate |
Difference between revised and earlier rates (percentage points) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972- 2003 Ave. |
1988- 1989 High |
1990- 1991 Low |
2002 Q4 |
2003 Q4 |
2004 Q3 |
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| 2002 Q4 |
2003 Q4 |
2004 Q3 |
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| Total industry | 81.1 | 85.1 | 78.6 | 75.4 | 76.5 | 78.2 | .2 | 1.0 | .9 |
| Manufacturing | 79.9 | 85.6 | 77.2 | 73.5 | 74.8 | 77.0 | .1 | .6 | .4 |
| Manufacturing (NAICS) | 79.7 | 85.5 | 77.0 | 73.2 | 74.3 | 76.5 | .0 | .7 | .7 |
| Durable manufacturing | 78.1 | 84.5 | 73.4 | 70.7 | 72.1 | 74.5 | .2 | .7 | 1.0 |
| Wood products 321 | 80.1 | 88.9 | 73.1 | 74.4 | 77.4 | 78.5 | .9 | .8 | .9 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products 327 | 79.2 | 84.9 | 72.0 | 76.8 | 78.0 | 80.3 | -1.1 | -.8 | 1.5 |
| Primary metal 331 | 80.5 | 94.3 | 74.6 | 78.6 | 79.3 | 82.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | .9 |
| Fabricated metal products 332 | 76.9 | 80.2 | 71.6 | 69.4 | 67.7 | 70.1 | -.3 | -.4 | -.1 |
| Machinery 333 | 78.9 | 84.8 | 73.0 | 67.9 | 69.9 | 77.5 | 1.1 | .6 | .4 |
| Computer and electronic products 334 | 79.0 | 81.7 | 76.6 | 62.7 | 67.7 | 70.9 | -.4 | .9 | 2.4 |
| Electrical equip., appliances, and components 335 |
82.8 | 87.5 | 75.1 | 72.6 | 74.8 | 80.0 | -1.5 | -.8 | -.5 |
| Motor vehicles and parts 3361-3 | 77.6 | 90.3 | 56.0 | 80.9 | 81.9 | 79.8 | -.3 | .1 | .2 |
| Aerospace and miscellaneous transportation equipment 3364-9 |
72.7 | 88.7 | 82.1 | 63.2 | 63.2 | 64.8 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -2.1 |
| Furniture and related products 337 | 78.8 | 83.6 | 69.4 | 72.6 | 71.1 | 73.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Miscellaneous 339 | 76.5 | 81.7 | 77.7 | 75.9 | 74.1 | 76.4 | -.8 | -1.6 | -2.4 |
| Nondurable manufacturing | 81.9 | 87.1 | 81.7 | 76.6 | 77.3 | 79.3 | -.2 | .5 | .1 |
| Food, beverage, and tobacco products 311,2 | 81.9 | 85.6 | 81.0 | 76.6 | 78.7 | 81.0 | -.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Textile and product mills 313,4 | 83.4 | 91.5 | 77.2 | 76.8 | 73.4 | 74.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Apparel and leather 315,6 | 79.6 | 84.2 | 77.3 | 66.7 | 64.9 | 68.5 | -.4 | .8 | 2.2 |
| Paper 322 | 88.2 | 93.7 | 85.2 | 84.8 | 83.5 | 86.8 | -.1 | -.1 | -.3 |
| Printing and support 323 | 84.1 | 91.6 | 82.7 | 73.0 | 71.7 | 71.9 | -1.3 | .5 | -2.9 |
| Petroleum and coal products 324 | 86.0 | 88.9 | 82.9 | 87.0 | 88.9 | 90.2 | -1.1 | -.2 | 1.2 |
| Chemical 325 | 78.5 | 85.7 | 80.9 | 73.5 | 74.1 | 75.9 | .6 | -.2 | -1.0 |
| Plastics and rubber products 326 | 83.7 | 91.1 | 77.1 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 83.1 | 1.5 | .3 | .1 |
| Other manufacturing (non-NAICS) 1133,5111 | 84.8 | 90.5 | 80.4 | 80.7 | 83.3 | 87.5 | 1.8 | -.1 | -2.9 |
| Mining 21 | 87.1 | 85.8 | 83.5 | 85.4 | 87.1 | 86.3 | .8 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Utilities 2211,2 | 86.9 | 92.8 | 84.2 | 87.9 | 84.8 | 84.0 | .7 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Selected high-technology industries | 78.6 | 81.0 | 74.3 | 60.9 | 66.7 | 69.9 | -.9 | -.3 | 1.8 |
| Computer and peripheral equipment 3341 | 78.6 | 80.2 | 67.5 | 70.9 | 74.1 | 73.6 | -.7 | .7 | -.8 |
| Communications equipment 3342 | 76.6 | 80.8 | 73.4 | 42.8 | 52.8 | 56.7 | -5.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Semiconductors and related electronic components 334412-9 |
81.2 | 82.8 | 77.5 | 69.8 | 74.8 | 78.5 | 3.2 | -.7 | 4.4 |
| Measures excluding selected high-technology industries |
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| Total industry | 81.2 | 85.5 | 78.8 | 76.4 | 77.1 | 78.9 | .1 | .6 | .4 |
| Manufacturing [1] | 80.0 | 86.0 | 77.3 | 74.6 | 75.4 | 77.8 | .0 | .2 | -.2 |
| Stage-of-process groups | |||||||||
| Crude | 86.4 | 88.9 | 84.8 | 83.5 | 84.9 | 85.8 | .4 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Primary and semifinished | 82.2 | 86.5 | 77.5 | 78.0 | 78.4 | 79.7 | .5 | .8 | .7 |
| Finished | 78.0 | 83.1 | 77.2 | 70.8 | 72.4 | 75.0 | -.3 | .8 | .7 |
Note: Estimates for the third quarter of 2004 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3. Return to table