Table 2B
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS
Percent change
| | Seasonally adjusted | | |
| 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Oct. 97
| to | 1997 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to
Item | 1997 Q4 | Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 | July Aug. Sept. Oct. | July Aug. Sept. Oct. | Oct. 98
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Total index | 5.8 | 7.2 1.2 1.7 -.1 | -.2 1.5 -.5 -.1 | -2.6 5.1 -.9 -1.0 | 1.4
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Manufacturing | 6.3 | 8.1 2.3 .8 -.9 | -.3 1.7 -.6 .3 | -3.6 5.9 -.4 -.4 | 1.8
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Primary processing | 3.5 | 4.5 1.2 -.9 -2.0 | .6 -.2 -.8 .0 | -2.6 2.6 -.5 .1 | -.3
Advanced processing | 7.6 | 9.8 2.8 1.5 -.3 | -.7 2.6 -.6 .4 | -4.1 7.5 -.3 -.6 | 2.8
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Durable | 9.5 | 10.3 2.6 2.5 2.0 | -.8 4.0 -.9 .6 | -5.9 9.1 -.2 .7 | 4.3
Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 | -.7 3.4 5.6 5.3 | .3 1.4 -1.2 .7 | -4.1 5.9 -.9 2.9 | 5.7
Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.6 | 4.8 -5.9 1.3 -2.4 | -1.1 -.8 1.5 1.2 | -3.2 7.6 -.2 -3.0 | .8
Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.6 | 4.3 -2.2 -5.0 7.8 | 1.8 1.3 -.2 .2 | -1.0 4.3 -.6 .6 | 1.5
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Primary metals 33 | 5.6 | 7.5 1.0 -8.3 -8.4 | .3 1.5 -3.4 -.6 | -4.1 3.7 -.4 -1.1 | -6.0
Iron and steel 331,2 | 5.7 | 12.6 2.3 -11.4 -15.3 | .0 1.7 -7.0 -1.3 | -3.6 2.4 -3.3 -1.8 | -11.5
Raw steel | 7.3 | 8.3 9.4 -5.4 -10.9 | 1.1 2.7 -6.0 -2.0 | -3.3 3.6 -3.6 -1.5 | -5.8
Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 5.5 | 1.9 -.4 -4.6 .0 | .7 1.3 .6 .1 | -4.7 5.1 2.8 -.3 | .3
Fabricated metal products 34 | 3.7 | 8.9 -.9 2.8 -5.1 | -.2 -1.1 -.5 .7 | -2.8 2.5 -.3 -.5 | -.2
Industrial machinery | | | | |
and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 8.7 8.3 16.8 7.5 | 1.0 -.2 -.6 .2 | -3.3 1.8 1.6 -1.8 | 8.3
Computer and office equip. 357 | 36.3 | 28.3 56.6 56.9 38.2 | 2.3 3.0 3.4 2.8 | 6.3 -1.3 3.1 -1.1 | 47.2
Electrical machinery 36 | 18.5 | 16.9 13.6 5.6 3.8 | .9 .2 .0 1.2 | -1.8 3.2 -.1 1.1 | 9.3
Semiconductors 3672-9 | 39.8 | 31.5 30.8 10.6 11.8 | .9 1.7 .9 2.9 | -1.3 3.1 .2 3.3 | 21.3
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Transportation equipment 37 | 12.2 | 18.8 -6.3 -7.1 3.6 | -6.4 22.0 -2.3 1.2 | -21.0 43.1 -1.9 5.2 | 5.8
Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 11.9 | 23.1 -17.7 -11.9 3.3 | -12.9 44.3 -3.2 1.3 | -38.0 102.1 -2.8 7.6 | 6.1
Autos and light trucks | 9.6 | 27.8 -14.9 -14.3 -5.8 | -20.9 63.5 -3.3 2.0 | -48.2 143.2 2.3 8.9 | 7.0
Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 12.7 | 13.1 11.3 -.8 4.2 | .9 .5 -.9 1.0 | -1.9 1.1 -.7 1.8 | 5.5
Instruments 38 | 3.2 | 2.6 .4 2.2 -.7 | -.1 1.0 .1 .2 | -.1 1.5 .2 -1.7 | .8
Miscellaneous 39 | 4.8 | 1.6 3.9 -1.7 -4.9 | .1 -.8 -.3 -1.1 | -3.2 2.7 -.3 1.5 | -1.8
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Nondurable | 2.6 | 5.5 1.8 -1.3 -4.1 | .3 -.9 -.3 -.1 | -1.0 2.4 -.5 -1.6 | -1.2
Foods 20 | 1.8 | 4.3 6.6 -1.5 -6.4 | .2 -1.0 -.4 .6 | .3 3.0 .8 -1.8 | .6
Tobacco products 21 | 1.9 | 12.3 3.2 -7.9 .5 | 1.3 1.0 -2.6 -2.4 | -24.0 30.2 -9.4 4.0 | -7.9
Textile mill products 22 | 4.1 | 2.1 -4.9 -1.9 -.4 | .9 .5 -.6 .0 | -6.2 6.9 -1.9 2.8 | -2.1
Apparel products 23 | -1.9 | -1.0 -2.6 -3.2 -6.4 | -.4 -1.4 -.4 -1.8 | -4.5 3.1 -2.5 -1.1 | -5.8
Paper and products 26 | 3.1 | -2.1 -1.3 -1.7 2.3 | 2.6 -1.7 -1.0 -.6 | .1 .2 -2.0 1.2 | -1.4
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Printing and publishing 27 | 4.0 | 9.9 -4.9 -5.8 -4.0 | .0 -.3 .3 .0 | 2.8 1.7 -.2 -2.6 | -3.3
Chemicals and products 28 | 2.9 | 8.3 3.1 .3 -7.2 | -.4 -1.7 .0 .3 | .7 -1.0 .6 -3.3 | -1.0
Petroleum products 29 | 2.2 | 1.0 12.2 1.6 4.3 | 1.6 .6 -2.0 -3.0 | 1.7 1.0 -2.3 -6.3 | -1.1
Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.8 | 5.2 2.2 6.1 -1.3 | .1 -.2 .3 .9 | -4.6 4.1 .1 1.5 | 3.8
Leather and products 31 | -7.3 | -2.4 -9.4 -14.8 -6.6 | -.1 -.5 -.4 -2.6 | -6.8 6.0 -1.6 -1.6 | -11.6
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Mining | 2.1 | -2.1 9.9 -3.9 -5.9 | .2 -.4 -1.0 -1.1 | -1.1 1.3 -.9 -1.2 | -2.1
Metal mining 10 | 2.7 | 15.4 2.6 -19.2 .1 | -3.5 4.6 -1.1 -.3 | -4.8 5.0 .0 -4.4 | -5.7
Coal mining 12 | 4.7 | 11.2 -5.1 8.7 5.2 | 3.9 -3.1 2.9 -1.3 | -2.8 7.9 1.9 -1.8 | 4.5
Oil and gas extraction 13 | 1.9 | -6.2 13.7 -6.5 -10.2 | -.1 -.5 -1.6 -1.4 | -.4 -.6 -1.3 -1.1 | -4.4
Stone and earth minerals 14 | .6 | .4 9.9 11.5 8.7 | -.6 1.5 -2.1 .4 | -1.1 3.2 -2.6 .9 | 9.0
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Utilities | 2.4 | 5.5 -16.5 18.8 14.9 | -.1 .4 1.5 -3.4 | 7.5 -.7 -6.6 -8.8 | -.2
Electric 491,3pt | 2.8 | 5.1 -11.7 22.0 11.0 | -.8 .7 2.1 -4.2 | 8.5 -.4 -7.2 -13.6 | -.3
Gas 492,3pt | .8 | 7.1 -33.3 6.1 33.1 | 2.8 -1.0 -1.1 .0 | -.2 -3.3 -2.2 30.3 | .0
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SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | |
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Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors | 30.6 | 24.6 26.6 19.9 14.7 | 1.0 1.5 1.1 1.8 | .4 2.0 .3 1.6 | 21.3
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Manufacturing excluding: | | | | |
Motor vehicles and parts | 6.0 | 7.2 3.7 1.6 -1.1 | .4 -.3 -.5 .2 | -1.7 2.6 -.2 -.9 | 1.5
Computer and office equipment | 5.8 | 7.8 1.4 -.2 -1.5 | -.3 1.7 -.7 .2 | -3.8 6.1 -.4 -.3 | 1.0
Computers and semiconductors | 4.4 | 6.8 .2 -.7 -2.1 | -.4 1.7 -.8 .1 | -3.9 6.2 -.5 -.5 | .2
Computers, communications eq, and | | | | |
semiconductors | 4.2 | 6.7 .2 -1.0 -2.3 | -.4 1.7 -.8 .2 | -3.9 6.3 -.4 -.5 | .1
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Notes: Estimates for October are preliminary. Estimates from July to September are revised.
Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.