Table 6
 RATES OF CHANGE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, BY INDUSTRY GROUPS, 1997-2001 <1>
 
 
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                                                   |                                         |           Difference between
                                                   |             Revised change              |       revised and earlier changes
                                                   |                (percent)                |           (percentage points)
 Item                                              |    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001 |    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001
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                                                   |                                         |
  Total industry                                   |    7.4     3.5     4.3     2.6    -5.6  |     .2      .3     -.7    -1.6     -.1 
                                                   |                                         |
  Energy                                           |    1.4    -2.5     1.2     4.5    -3.2  |    -.2      .6      .1      .4    -1.6 
     Consumer products                             |    1.6    -3.4     2.3     8.6    -7.4  |    -.2      .6     -.3     1.9    -1.9 
     Commercial products                           |    5.0     -.1      .7     7.3     2.3  |     .1      .4     -.3      .1      .0 
     Oil and gas well drilling                     |    8.7   -26.3     5.7    19.1     4.8  |     .0      .1      .1      .2     -.2 
     Converted fuel                                |    1.2     -.2     2.7     5.6   -10.0  |     .8      .0     -.1      .4      .4 
     Primary materials                             |    -.5     -.5     -.6     -.2      .0  |    -.4      .5      .1      .0    -2.5 
                                                   |                                         |
  Non-energy                                       |    8.4     4.3     4.8     2.3    -6.0  |     .3      .3     -.8    -1.9      .1 
                                                   |                                         |
     Selected high-technology industries           |   40.2    35.8    34.0    39.5   -20.9  |    4.5    -1.4    -6.6   -15.8    -5.4 
        Computers and office equipment   357       |   24.5    40.5    33.0    33.4   -11.4  |    3.0   -13.5   -21.3    -8.7    -1.1 
        Communications equipment   366             |   27.6     6.5    21.1    25.4   -24.1  |    3.0    -2.5     7.7   -10.2    -9.2 
        Semiconductors and related                 |                                         |
              electronic components   3672-9       |   55.0    50.5    41.1    48.6   -23.5  |    6.1     4.9    -6.7   -24.8    -4.8 
                                                   |                                         |
     Excluding selected high-technology            |                                         |
           industries                              |    5.3     1.4     2.0    -1.4    -4.4  |    -.3      .1     -.3     -.7      .7 
                                                   |                                         |
        Motor vehicles and parts         371       |   14.3     6.7     7.5    -8.0     3.0  |   -1.7     3.5     1.6    -1.6      .7 
           Motor vehicles   3711,3                 |   14.2     9.0     6.3   -11.4     6.3  |     .0     2.1     4.2      .9    -1.1 
           Motor vehicle parts   3714              |   14.1     3.7     9.2    -1.2      .1  |   -4.0     5.4    -1.6    -4.5     2.2 
                                                   |                                         |
        Excluding motor vehicles and parts         |    4.6     1.0     1.5     -.8    -5.0  |    -.2     -.1     -.5     -.6      .7 
           Consumer goods                          |    3.2     -.5     1.9      .5    -1.2  |    -.1     -.2     -.6      .1      .6 
           Business equipment                      |    9.0     4.1    -3.1     1.9   -10.8  |    -.3      .9     -.8    -3.4      .9 
           Business supplies                       |    4.0     1.7     1.6     -.5    -9.6  |    -.8     -.7    -1.0     -.4     1.0 
           Materials                               |    5.2     -.8     3.3    -2.7    -6.1  |    -.2      .2      .0     -.4      .7 
                                                   |                                         |
  Measures excluding selected high-technology      |                                         |
        industries                                 |                                         |
  Total industry                                   |    4.7      .9     1.8     -.5    -4.2  |    -.3      .2     -.3     -.5      .4 
     Manufacturing                                 |    5.2     1.4     1.9    -1.3    -4.5  |    -.2      .2     -.4     -.7      .7 
        Durable                                    |    6.5     3.3     1.8    -1.8    -5.2  |    -.3      .7     -.4    -1.4      .5 
           Industrial machinery   351-6,8,9        |    3.4      .5     -.4      .1   -11.9  |    -.2     -.1    -1.6    -4.8     2.2 
           Electrical machinery   361-5,9,71       |    5.2      .9     3.9    -1.2    -8.3  |    -.2     1.2    -2.6    -1.2    -1.4 
                                                   |                                         |
  Measures excluding motor vehicles and parts      |                                         |
  Total industry                                   |    7.0     3.3     4.1     3.4    -6.1  |     .2      .1     -.9    -1.5     -.2 
     Manufacturing                                 |    7.9     4.2     4.5     3.2    -6.8  |     .4      .1    -1.0    -1.8      .0 
        Durable                                    |   11.6     8.6     6.8     6.8    -9.6  |     .7      .0    -1.8    -3.7     -.8 
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  Primary processing                               |   11.0     5.7     8.0     3.7    -7.7  |     .5     1.3     -.9    -1.9     -.1 
  Advanced processing                              |    6.6     3.5     2.8     1.4    -5.1  |     .2     -.4     -.9    -1.9      .3 
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 <1> Growth rates are calculated as the percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the fourth quarter of the
     previous year to the fourth quarter of the year specified in the column heading. For 2001, the growth rates are
     calculated from the fourth quarter of 2000 to the third quarter of 2001 and annualized.
 Note- Primary processing manufacturing includes textile mill products, paper and products, industrial chemicals,
     synthetic materials, and fertilizers, petroleum products, rubber and plastics products, lumber and products,
     primary metals, fabricated metals, stone, clay, and glass products, semiconductors and related electronic components,
     and motor vehicle parts.
     Advanced processing manufacturing includes foods, tobacco products, apparel products, printing and publishing,
     chemical products and other agricultural chemicals, leather and products, furniture and fixtures, industrial and
     commercial machinery and computer equipment, electrical machinery except semiconductors and related electronic
     components, transportation equipment except motor vehicle parts, instruments, and miscellaneous manufactures.