Table 1A
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION:  MARKET GROUPS
                                                     |        |                                   Index, 1992=100
                                                     |  1997  |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |      IP|  1997                               1998 |  1997                               1998 
 Item                                                |Proporti|  Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan. |  Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan. 
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  Total index                                        | 100.00 | 125.2  125.6  126.5  127.4  127.9  127.9 | 128.5  128.8  128.2  126.4  125.4  126.2 
                                                     |        |                                          |
  Products, total                                    |  59.89 | 119.2  119.1  120.2  121.2  121.3  121.3 | 123.4  123.6  122.7  120.1  118.8  119.0 
     Final products                                  |  45.08 | 120.5  120.3  121.5  122.5  122.4  122.6 | 124.2  124.5  123.7  121.2  120.1  121.0 
                                                     |        |                                          |
        Consumer goods                               |  28.09 | 114.6  114.5  115.9  116.6  116.5  116.4 | 119.1  118.9  117.9  114.9  114.2  115.7 
           Durable                                   |   5.82 | 132.1  131.9  131.4  136.6  134.8  135.4 | 132.5  135.4  139.8  136.8  126.9  128.8 
              Automotive products                    |   2.56 | 131.6  132.8  131.2  138.4  134.0  132.8 | 131.1  136.2  143.4  138.3  119.5  123.1 
                 Autos and trucks                    |   1.57 | 137.6  140.9  139.7  147.8  142.8  139.6 | 136.1  143.5  158.1  149.0  121.7  125.2 
                    Autos                            |    .64 | 118.6  119.9  115.2  120.3  113.9  116.0 | 117.5  116.1  128.4  120.3   96.7  102.1 
                    Trucks                           |    .93 | 161.2  166.5  168.6  179.8  176.0  167.7 | 156.3  172.1  189.1  178.9  147.6  149.5 
                 Auto parts and allied goods         |    .99 | 121.8  120.1  117.9  123.8  120.2  122.0 | 122.5  124.5  121.3  121.9  115.1  118.8 
              Other durable goods                    |   3.26 | 132.5  131.1  131.5  135.2  135.5  137.4 | 133.6  134.7  136.9  135.6  132.9  133.4 
                 Appliances and electronics          |    .85 | 169.8  166.0  169.4  176.9  177.3  183.6 | 170.7  172.8  180.9  175.6  165.1  176.6 
                    Appliances and air cond.         |    .47 | 122.9  116.9  119.7  128.8  128.4  135.3 | 116.3  117.7  127.9  123.7  114.5  131.7 
                    Home electronics                 |    .38 | 239.5  241.5  245.5  247.7  249.9  253.1 | 258.0  261.2  262.7  256.0  244.8  240.1 
                 Carpeting and furniture             |    .82 | 117.7  116.2  116.5  122.9  117.8  121.2 | 122.6  121.6  121.1  118.4  112.3  115.4 
                 Miscellaneous                       |   1.60 | 119.8  119.4  118.6  119.2  122.3  121.7 | 118.6  120.4  121.6  122.7  124.6  119.8 
           Nondurable                                |  22.27 | 110.3  110.2  112.1  111.7  112.0  111.7 | 115.6  114.7  112.5  109.6  110.9  112.4 
              Nonenergy                              |  18.99 | 109.9  109.8  111.4  111.7  111.6  112.0 | 117.4  117.4  115.1  109.8  106.9  107.0 
                 Foods and tobacco                   |   9.75 | 108.9  108.6  109.7  110.7  111.1  112.0 | 117.2  116.8  115.5  109.5  104.8  106.3 
                 Clothing                            |   1.81 |  96.0   96.0   96.4   95.1   95.4   94.7 | 100.4  100.2   99.2   94.6   92.3   88.7 
                 Chemical products                   |   4.53 | 119.4  119.4  123.0  122.3  121.9  122.8 | 131.2  132.2  125.9  116.8  116.0  116.8 
                 Paper products                      |   2.90 | 109.8  110.1  111.3  111.6  110.1  109.1 | 110.7  110.4  109.6  111.4  111.3  108.5 
              Energy products                        |   3.28 | 112.8  112.4  116.2  112.1  114.4  110.5 | 105.3   99.4   97.5  108.8  134.7  143.9 
                 Fuels                               |   1.07 | 111.0  110.8  112.0  106.5  110.4  112.2 | 111.6  112.4  111.6  110.7  114.7  108.5 
                 Utilities                           |   2.21 | 113.2  112.8  117.8  114.4  116.0  109.2 | 101.8   92.5   90.1  107.4  143.9  160.8 
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        Equipment, total                             |  17.00 | 130.9  130.6  131.3  132.9  132.8  133.6 | 133.2  134.5  133.9  132.5  130.6  130.3 
           Business equipment                        |  13.91 | 144.6  144.4  145.5  147.5  147.9  148.2 | 147.7  149.2  148.6  146.7  144.1  143.8 
              Information processing & related       |   5.28 | 171.1  172.9  174.3  175.3  175.5  175.7 | 176.8  179.6  175.8  174.8  176.2  170.9 
                 Computer and office                 |    .96 | 407.1  414.6  420.3  426.9  435.4  442.5 | 426.2  432.9  422.3  416.4  427.1  418.1 
              Industrial                             |   4.51 | 135.8  133.8  135.9  135.7  137.4  136.6 | 138.8  139.8  137.5  133.8  133.0  133.0 
              Transit                                |   2.68 | 113.3  114.2  113.0  119.9  119.1  121.2 | 112.7  113.9  119.0  120.1  111.9  115.9 
                 Autos and trucks                    |   1.32 | 120.3  120.2  117.0  128.2  120.1  122.6 | 121.7  120.9  130.7  128.4  101.9  110.3 
              Other                                  |   1.44 | 137.9  135.1  137.5  137.7  136.6  136.5 | 140.8  141.1  142.1  136.9  130.1  134.3 
           Defense and space equipment               |   2.02 |  75.0   74.7   74.7   74.7   74.6   75.0 |  74.0   74.8   74.8   75.5   76.8   75.4 
           Oil and gas well drilling                 |    .86 | 153.2  153.1  149.1  150.0  145.9  155.0 | 155.3  155.8  152.1  154.1  153.4  155.1 
           Manufactured homes                        |    .21 | 139.5  137.2  136.9  138.1  132.4  139.4 | 153.1  145.9  152.8  134.6  110.7  120.3 
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     Intermediate products                           |  14.81 | 115.3  115.2  116.3  117.2  117.9  117.3 | 121.0  120.9  119.7  116.5  114.7  113.0 
        Construction supplies                        |   5.74 | 122.7  120.4  121.3  123.4  123.8  124.2 | 128.2  127.7  127.3  123.0  117.2  115.1 
        Business supplies                            |   9.07 | 111.0  112.2  113.4  113.5  114.4  113.2 | 116.8  116.9  115.2  112.7  113.1  111.6 
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  Materials                                          |  40.11 | 134.9  136.1  136.7  137.3  138.5  138.6 | 136.4  137.0  137.0  136.7  136.2  137.9 
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     Durable                                         |  22.62 | 160.3  161.3  163.2  164.9  166.2  166.7 | 162.1  164.2  165.2  164.5  162.6  163.4 
        Consumer parts                               |   4.25 | 140.3  140.7  141.8  142.3  145.6  143.4 | 144.0  142.8  147.7  141.6  130.1  142.3 
        Equipment parts                              |   8.29 | 227.6  229.6  233.3  238.0  240.2  243.5 | 226.6  231.3  232.8  239.6  245.7  241.7 
        Other                                        |  10.08 | 126.0  126.6  127.8  128.5  128.5  128.8 | 128.3  130.3  129.6  127.5  125.7  124.2 
           Basic metals                              |   3.30 | 121.8  121.7  122.5  124.8  122.5  122.9 | 119.6  123.0  122.6  124.1  121.0  121.3 
     Nondurable                                      |   8.87 | 112.3  113.3  113.1  113.8  114.8  115.0 | 112.7  113.7  114.7  113.0  110.3  114.6 
        Textile                                      |    .91 | 108.4  111.4  111.9  111.0  112.7  112.8 | 110.8  110.7  114.3  110.6  102.9  112.9 
        Paper                                        |   1.85 | 114.3  112.7  113.4  112.3  113.9  114.7 | 115.2  112.2  113.0  111.9  110.9  116.2 
        Chemical                                     |   4.27 | 113.9  115.6  115.0  115.2  116.1  116.3 | 113.4  116.4  114.9  113.9  112.5  114.9 
        Other                                        |   1.84 | 108.6  109.5  109.0  113.7  113.6  113.4 | 109.8  110.7  116.0  113.3  108.3  112.8 
     Energy                                          |   8.62 | 103.9  105.5  104.7  103.4  104.5  103.5 | 105.9  103.3  100.6  102.2  106.3  107.1 
        Primary                                      |   5.59 | 102.4  102.2  101.7  100.8  101.4  101.4 | 102.4  100.3   98.0  100.1  102.8  103.4 
        Converted fuel                               |   3.03 | 106.8  111.8  110.6  108.3  110.4  107.7 | 112.4  109.3  105.5  106.1  113.0  114.3 
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 SPECIAL AGGREGATES                                  |        |                                          |
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 Total excluding:                                    |        |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |  97.11 | 125.1  125.4  126.5  127.1  127.8  127.8 | 128.4  128.7  127.7  126.1  125.8  126.4 
     Motor vehicles and parts                        |  94.85 | 124.6  124.8  125.9  126.5  127.1  127.2 | 127.8  128.2  127.0  125.5  125.6  125.7 
     Computers                                       |  98.52 | 122.6  122.9  123.8  124.6  125.1  125.1 | 125.7  126.0  125.4  123.7  122.6  123.5 
     Computers and semiconductors                    |  95.15 | 116.3  116.6  117.4  118.0  118.4  118.3 | 119.4  119.6  119.0  117.1  115.9  116.7 
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 Consumer goods excluding:                           |        |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |  26.52 | 113.4  113.0  114.6  114.9  115.1  115.1 | 118.1  117.5  115.8  113.1  113.7  115.1 
     Energy                                          |  24.81 | 114.9  114.7  115.9  117.2  116.8  117.2 | 120.9  121.5  120.6  115.7  111.4  111.9 
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 Business equipment excluding:                       |        |                                          |
     Autos and trucks                                |  12.59 | 147.5  147.3  149.0  149.8  151.2  151.2 | 150.8  152.6  150.6  148.8  149.3  147.9 
     Computer and office equipment                   |  12.95 | 131.2  130.8  131.8  133.6  133.7  133.8 | 133.5  134.9  134.5  132.8  130.0  130.0 
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 Materials excluding:                                |        |                                          |
     Energy                                          |  31.49 | 144.8  145.8  147.0  148.3  149.5  150.0 | 146.1  147.9  148.9  147.8  145.6  147.6 
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 <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.
 Note:  Estimates for January are preliminary.  Estimates from October to December are revised.