| 1972- | 1988- | 1990- | 1994- | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2003 | 89 | 91 | 95 | 2003 | 2003 | 2004 | ||||||
| Item | Proportion | Ave. | High | Low | High | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 r | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. |
| Total industry | 100.00 | 81.1 | 85.2 | 78.6 | 84.8 | 75.1 | 74.1 | 74.6 | 75.4 | 75.0 | 75.7 | 75.6 | 76.2 |
| Manufacturing | 84.35 | 80.0 | 85.6 | 77.2 | 84.3 | 73.5 | 72.7 | 73.2 | 74.1 | 73.6 | 74.3 | 74.4 | 74.6 |
| Manufacturing (NAICS) | 79.53 | 79.8 | 85.5 | 77.0 | 84.4 | 72.9 | 72.0 | 72.6 | 73.6 | 73.1 | 73.8 | 73.9 | 74.0 |
| Durable manufacturing | 44.99 | 78.3 | 84.5 | 73.4 | 83.7 | 70.3 | 69.1 | 70.1 | 71.4 | 70.8 | 71.5 | 71.8 | 72.1 |
| Wood products 321 | 1.45 | 80.2 | 88.8 | 73.0 | 87.9 | 73.1 | 72.7 | 74.0 | 76.1 | 75.7 | 76.5 | 76.2 | 76.9 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products 327 | 2.20 | 79.4 | 85.7 | 72.1 | 84.0 | 77.5 | 76.9 | 77.7 | 78.8 | 78.3 | 78.9 | 79.4 | 79.8 |
| Primary metal 331 | 2.18 | 80.8 | 95.3 | 75.2 | 94.9 | 76.8 | 73.4 | 73.3 | 76.3 | 74.9 | 76.7 | 77.3 | 76.2 |
| Fabricated metal products 332 | 6.26 | 76.9 | 80.3 | 71.1 | 83.8 | 68.8 | 67.2 | 67.3 | 68.2 | 67.7 | 68.3 | 68.7 | 69.2 |
| Machinery 333 | 5.73 | 79.5 | 84.6 | 72.8 | 87.6 | 66.8 | 67.0 | 67.6 | 69.3 | 67.5 | 70.1 | 70.3 | 70.8 |
| Computer and electronic products 334 | 9.67 | 79.1 | 81.1 | 76.3 | 85.3 | 63.2 | 62.9 | 65.2 | 66.8 | 66.9 | 67.0 | 66.7 | 66.9 |
| Electrical equip., appliances, and components 335 |
2.23 | 83.0 | 87.4 | 75.0 | 92.5 | 73.5 | 73.1 | 73.5 | 75.4 | 74.6 | 75.6 | 75.9 | 76.3 |
| Motor vehicles and parts 3361-3 | 6.27 | 77.7 | 89.7 | 56.5 | 87.8 | 80.9 | 77.9 | 80.7 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 82.2 | 82.6 |
| Aerospace and miscellaneous transportation equipment 3364-9 |
4.06 | 72.9 | 88.9 | 81.9 | 67.7 | 63.8 | 63.6 | 64.0 | 64.8 | 64.3 | 64.9 | 65.3 | 65.6 |
| Furniture and related products 337 | 1.77 | 78.9 | 84.0 | 67.9 | 83.7 | 71.1 | 69.6 | 69.6 | 69.6 | 69.2 | 69.7 | 69.9 | 70.1 |
| Miscellaneous 339 | 3.15 | 76.9 | 81.7 | 77.7 | 81.2 | 77.8 | 76.5 | 75.6 | 75.7 | 75.1 | 75.4 | 76.4 | 76.6 |
| Nondurable manufacturing | 34.55 | 82.0 | 87.0 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 76.5 | 76.1 | 76.1 | 76.7 | 76.3 | 76.9 | 76.8 | 76.9 |
| Food, beverage, and tobacco products 311,2 | 11.18 | 82.1 | 85.5 | 81.3 | 84.5 | 77.4 | 77.3 | 77.2 | 76.8 | 76.7 | 77.0 | 76.6 | 76.5 |
| Textile and product mills 313,4 | 1.23 | 83.3 | 91.4 | 77.2 | 91.0 | 73.2 | 71.7 | 70.4 | 72.0 | 71.2 | 73.0 | 71.8 | 72.9 |
| Apparel and leather 315,6 | 1.13 | 79.6 | 84.2 | 77.3 | 89.2 | 65.2 | 63.4 | 61.9 | 64.0 | 63.3 | 64.1 | 64.6 | 64.5 |
| Paper 322 | 2.69 | 88.3 | 93.7 | 85.2 | 92.4 | 83.6 | 83.8 | 83.4 | 83.6 | 82.9 | 83.6 | 84.2 | 84.1 |
| Printing and support 323 | 2.46 | 84.3 | 91.6 | 82.7 | 86.0 | 73.7 | 71.9 | 71.8 | 71.5 | 71.6 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 71.5 |
| Petroleum and coal products 324 | 2.07 | 86.4 | 88.9 | 82.5 | 90.2 | 88.4 | 87.6 | 87.9 | 89.0 | 88.4 | 89.0 | 89.6 | 88.4 |
| Chemical 325 | 10.27 | 78.4 | 85.6 | 80.8 | 81.3 | 73.1 | 72.6 | 73.0 | 74.2 | 73.5 | 74.5 | 74.5 | 74.8 |
| Plastics and rubber products 326 | 3.51 | 83.7 | 91.3 | 77.2 | 92.4 | 79.6 | 79.1 | 79.9 | 81.1 | 80.6 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.5 |
| Other manufacturing (non-NAICS) 1133,5111 | 4.81 | 83.6 | 90.7 | 79.1 | 82.8 | 82.3 | 83.2 | 82.4 | 83.5 | 83.2 | 84.0 | 83.4 | 83.6 |
| Mining 21 | 6.71 | 86.9 | 85.6 | 83.4 | 88.3 | 84.7 | 84.7 | 85.0 | 85.6 | 85.4 | 85.7 | 85.9 | 86.0 |
| Utilities 2211,2 | 8.95 | 86.9 | 92.8 | 84.1 | 93.8 | 86.3 | 82.4 | 82.9 | 82.6 | 82.4 | 83.4 | 82.1 | 86.1 |
| Selected high-technology industries | 6.35 | 78.8 | 79.9 | 74.5 | 88.3 | 61.7 | 62.0 | 65.0 | 67.1 | 66.8 | 67.2 | 67.4 | 68.6 |
| Computers and office equipment 3341 | 1.37 | 78.1 | 79.3 | 67.2 | 86.6 | 71.4 | 68.6 | 70.4 | 73.3 | 72.4 | 73.3 | 74.1 | 75.1 |
| Communications equipment 3342 | 2.09 | 77.7 | 81.7 | 73.2 | 87.5 | 50.6 | 50.9 | 50.2 | 50.7 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 50.1 | 51.1 |
| Semiconductors and related electronic components 334412-9 |
2.89 | 80.7 | 80.5 | 78.1 | 91.5 | 64.9 | 66.8 | 73.0 | 75.9 | 75.3 | 75.8 | 76.5 | 77.8 |
| Measures excluding selected high-technology industries |
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| Total industry | 93.65 | 81.3 | 85.6 | 78.8 | 84.7 | 76.3 | 75.3 | 75.7 | 76.4 | 76.0 | 76.7 | 76.6 | 77.1 |
| Manufacturing [1] | 78.00 | 80.1 | 86.1 | 77.3 | 84.1 | 74.7 | 73.9 | 74.3 | 75.1 | 74.6 | 75.4 | 75.4 | 75.6 |
| Stage-of-process groups | |||||||||||||
| Crude | 9.67 | 86.3 | 88.5 | 84.7 | 88.9 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 83.8 | 84.0 | 84.3 | 84.6 |
| Primary and semifinished | 48.65 | 82.2 | 86.4 | 77.5 | 87.9 | 77.2 | 75.8 | 76.4 | 77.5 | 77.0 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 78.7 |
| Finished | 41.68 | 78.2 | 83.2 | 77.2 | 80.3 | 71.2 | 70.4 | 70.9 | 71.5 | 71.1 | 71.8 | 71.6 | 71.7 |
r Revised. p Preliminary.
[1] See note on cover page
Note. See notes to table 2. Return to table