Table 6
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |        |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |  1997  |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |      IP|  1997                               1998 |  1997                               1998 
                                                     |Proporti|  Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan. |  Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan. 
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                                                     |        |                                          |
     Metal mining   10                               |    .42 | 106.0  105.3  111.1  113.2  103.6  106.4 | 107.8  108.3  109.7  111.4  103.3  102.5 
        Iron ore   101                               |    .06 | 111.7  111.5  121.8  113.1  112.3  116.8 | 120.0  120.4  120.4  117.7  110.9  104.9 
        Nonferrous ores   102-4,8,9                  |    .36 | 105.1  104.4  109.4  113.2  102.2  104.8 | 106.0  106.6  108.2  110.5  102.2  102.2 
           Copper   102                              |    .12 | 110.8  105.6  108.2  114.9  100.8  104.8 | 112.4  107.6  108.9  111.9   99.7  103.0 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Coal mining   12                                |    .86 | 107.7  109.5  109.6  111.2  117.4  116.0 | 111.3  112.1  111.6  110.0  113.2  115.3 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Oil and gas extraction   13                     |   4.53 | 104.1  104.3  103.1  102.6  101.4  103.4 | 103.1  103.7  102.9  104.5  104.2  104.0 
        Crude oil and natural gas   131              |   3.44 |  96.3   96.5   95.9   95.4   94.3   95.5 |  94.8   95.3   95.0   97.1   96.6   96.3 
           Crude oil, total                          |   1.83 |  87.2   87.9   87.0   87.6   86.2   85.6 |  86.0   87.1   87.4   88.3   87.2   86.2 
           Natural gas                               |   1.61 | 108.8  108.5  108.2  106.2  105.4  109.2 | 107.0  106.8  105.6  109.3  109.5  110.5 
        Natural gas liquids   132                    |    .23 | 109.9  110.3  107.6  101.8  108.1  106.4 | 110.2  111.6  109.3  103.0  106.2  104.0 
        Oil and gas well drilling   138              |    .86 | 153.2  153.1  149.1  150.0  145.9  154.0 | 155.3  155.8  152.1  154.1  153.4  154.0 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Stone and earth minerals   14                   |    .60 | 119.9  117.7  116.2  119.2  120.2  122.6 | 140.3  137.3  136.1  119.3  100.1   91.0 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Foods   20                                      |   9.30 | 108.9  108.6  109.2  110.9  111.0  112.5 | 115.8  116.9  114.7  110.6  107.6  107.2 
        Meat products   201                          |   1.32 | 114.4  112.1  114.4  115.3  114.7  118.5 | 117.3  114.7  120.1  114.2  110.9  116.9 
           Beef                                      |    .43 | 113.2  106.6  112.9  112.4  108.4  112.5 | 118.6  111.1  115.5  107.9  101.5  110.4 
           Pork                                      |    .27 | 100.2  102.7  102.9  102.8  106.1  112.8 |  96.4  104.0  110.8  109.7  110.0  111.8 
           Poultry                                   |    .61 | 126.5  124.8  125.2  127.7  127.9  130.1 | 130.3  125.6  131.5  123.9  120.9  127.3 
           Miscellaneous meats                       |    .01 |  89.4   91.9   88.1   89.7   84.5   83.4 |  85.5   90.8   88.7   89.7   86.9   83.4 
        Dairy products   202                         |    .80 | 105.4  104.9  103.8  104.5  102.4  104.6 | 101.8   98.7   96.8   96.0   98.7  100.8 
           Butter   2021                             |    .01 |  85.9   86.3   76.0   91.8   80.4   78.8 |  63.8   70.8   70.8   83.9   89.9   98.5 
           Cheese   2022                             |    .19 | 114.6  114.6  113.6  113.0  113.0  115.9 | 109.6  114.1  113.0  113.5  114.8  112.3 
           Concentrated milk   2023                  |    .14 |  96.5   96.7   88.1   90.2   85.6   88.2 |  80.4   74.8   73.3   75.5   91.1   90.6 
           Frozen desserts   2024                    |    .13 | 106.2  106.9  114.1  115.7  108.3  111.1 | 122.6  106.6   98.2   88.9   78.5   86.9 
           Milk and misc. dairy products   2026      |    .33 | 105.5  103.9  103.8  103.6  104.0  105.4 | 102.2  100.6  100.3  100.0  101.6  104.8 
                                                     |        |                                          |
        Canned and frozen food   203                 |   1.21 |  98.2   98.4   95.9   99.6  103.1  102.0 | 115.1  121.4  107.8  100.1   95.9   91.0 
        Grain mill products   204                    |   1.37 | 117.8  119.1  117.5  119.7  119.8  119.0 | 120.5  124.4  122.4  122.4  121.2  116.7 
        Bakery products   205                        |    .99 | 103.1  102.1  104.5  106.0  106.8  106.7 | 114.7  114.5  108.3  103.4  100.7   99.4 
        Sugar and confectionery   206                |    .61 | 106.0  105.7  107.8  108.6  105.6  113.3 | 103.7  113.4  126.4  126.8  121.8  115.7 
        Fats and oils   207                          |    .25 |  97.4   98.0  105.3  106.2  108.7  108.5 |  91.5   95.3  109.9  113.6  113.6  112.2 
        Beverages   208                              |   1.68 | 111.9  112.8  113.4  116.0  114.3  115.8 | 123.3  121.5  117.4  111.3  102.3  105.9 
           Beer and ale   2082,3                     |    .54 | 102.4   98.3   95.0  101.3   99.8  104.3 | 108.9   93.3   90.3   89.6   81.8   97.8 
           Soft drinks   2086,7                      |    .94 | 122.0  126.4  129.9  130.4  128.0  127.6 | 139.6  145.8  135.6  124.8  117.0  115.4 
        Coffee and miscellaneous   209               |   1.06 | 113.5  112.7  114.9  113.8  115.6  118.8 | 124.5  123.6  119.3  113.1  115.0  113.6 
           Roasted coffee   2095                     |    .13 |  85.4   84.0   82.8   90.8   87.6        |  86.0   78.6   88.4   95.4  107.1        
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Tobacco products   21                           |   1.30 | 112.5  112.0  118.8  115.9  110.1  112.3 | 123.7  115.0  129.8  114.0   89.4  108.9 
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     Textile mill products   22                      |   1.52 | 110.7  111.4  111.6  112.5  110.5  112.3 | 114.6  114.0  117.2  109.7   99.0  105.7 
        Fabrics   221-4                              |    .38 | 108.0  111.8  114.1  110.9  113.4  106.2 | 109.8  109.3  116.9  109.8  105.0  106.9 
           Cotton and synthetic   221,2              |    .31 | 105.0  109.6  112.6  109.0  112.6  104.0 | 108.6  108.6  118.2  109.1  102.8  104.2 
           Narrow fabrics   224                      |    .04 | 109.6  109.2  110.8  112.2  109.3  110.5 | 111.5  111.8  110.5  112.2  111.0  109.9 
        Knit goods   225                             |    .42 | 112.7  112.4  112.8  110.8  111.3  111.0 | 121.2  121.5  122.1  107.7   98.7   92.8 
           Knit garments   2253,4,7-9                |    .31 | 114.0  113.0  113.8  113.3  115.8  115.1 | 130.7  127.1  118.6  108.0  104.5   95.3 
           Fabric finishing   226                    |    .13 |  86.3   87.6   92.2   92.6   88.7   89.1 |  90.9   86.4   95.6   94.9   78.0   89.6 
        Carpeting   227                              |    .19 | 117.6  108.7  107.2  123.6   99.7  134.2 | 118.0  113.3  120.8  110.5   82.0  121.3 
        Yarns and miscellaneous   228,9              |    .40 | 118.1  121.2  118.0  118.7  121.7  118.4 | 120.2  122.4  119.5  117.7  111.1  117.8 
           Cotton and synthetic yarns   2281,2,4     |    .19 | 114.0  120.2  113.6  118.3  121.5  114.3 | 117.1  120.0  115.6  114.2   99.4  113.3 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Apparel products   23                           |   1.77 |  99.1   99.1   99.3   98.6   99.3   98.9 | 102.1  102.2  101.0   99.1   99.4   95.7 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Lumber and products   24                        |   2.08 | 115.4  113.3  112.9  117.0  114.2  113.4 | 119.6  118.7  119.3  115.1  108.1  107.8 
        Logging and lumber   241,2                   |    .82 | 109.5  106.4  105.2  111.5  107.9  101.5 | 113.8  113.8  113.1  108.2  100.5   97.0 
           Logging   241                             |    .28 |  91.9   93.0   93.7   94.5   97.9   89.4 | 101.4  102.3  100.7   96.0   95.0   83.3 
        Lumber products   243-5,9                    |   1.26 | 120.0  118.6  118.7  121.2  119.0  122.3 | 124.2  122.6  124.2  120.4  113.8  116.0 
           Millwork and plywood   243                |    .68 | 116.0  117.0  117.7  119.6  118.9  121.9 | 120.4  120.5  120.9  120.5  116.7  115.2 
              Plywood   2435,6                       |    .15 | 100.2  102.6  101.1  102.7   99.2  102.4 | 103.8  105.9  104.7   99.5   90.7   98.8 
           Manufactured homes   245                  |    .21 | 139.5  137.2  136.9  138.1  132.4  144.0 | 153.1  145.9  152.8  134.6  110.7  124.3 
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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 November to January are revised.
 
 
 
 Table 6 (continued)
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |        |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |  1997  |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |      IP|  1997                               1998 |  1997                               1998 
                                                     |Proporti|  Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan. |  Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan. 
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     Furniture and fixtures   25                     |   1.39 | 121.1  122.0  123.0  124.1  124.5  123.2 | 129.8  129.0  124.4  122.9  122.2  118.5 
        Household furniture   251                    |    .63 | 117.7  118.7  119.6  121.6  123.0  121.6 | 124.1  124.3  121.1  119.9  121.5  117.5 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Paper and products   26                         |   3.42 | 114.4  113.7  112.8  113.6  114.0  112.7 | 115.4  113.4  114.5  112.5  110.0  114.2 
        Pulp and paper   261-3                       |   1.57 | 114.5  113.8  114.0  113.2  113.5  112.7 | 115.1  113.2  113.7  112.6  110.9  113.8 
           Wood pulp   261                           |    .14 | 104.7  103.3  102.5  105.5  103.6  101.5 | 104.3  102.8  102.6  104.2  101.9  103.5 
           Paper   262                               |    .93 | 111.1  110.9  110.7  108.6  111.6  110.5 | 112.3  109.7  110.4  109.2  109.3  112.1 
           Paperboard   263                          |    .51 | 124.0  122.6  124.0  124.6  120.1  120.1 | 123.7  123.0  123.2  121.6  116.5  120.0 
        Paper products   265,7                       |   1.85 | 114.1  113.4  111.6  113.7  114.3  112.6 | 115.4  113.3  115.0  112.2  109.0  114.3 
           Paperboard containers   265               |    .63 | 118.9  118.9  112.8  122.9  119.4  113.6 | 120.0  120.2  124.5  116.8  106.0  113.9 
           Converted paper products   267            |   1.22 | 111.6  110.5  110.9  109.0  111.6  111.9 | 112.7  109.6  109.9  109.5  110.1  114.2 
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     Printing and publishing   27                    |   6.57 | 104.4  105.1  106.7  107.4  106.9  106.2 | 111.0  111.5  109.7  107.2  104.8  100.6 
        Newspapers   271                             |   1.53 |  95.5   96.7   97.2   97.8   98.1   98.0 |  90.7   97.3  105.3  104.3   99.2   92.8 
        Periodicals, books, and cards   272,3,7      |   2.08 | 111.5  112.0  113.3  114.0  112.1  110.4 | 112.5  112.0  111.0  113.1  113.7  108.4 
        Job printing   274-6,8,9                     |   2.96 | 104.6  105.1  107.5  108.2  108.3  107.8 | 121.1  118.9  111.1  104.7  101.9   99.7 
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     Chemicals and products   28                     |  10.01 | 114.5  115.6  116.7  116.5  118.5  119.0 | 119.8  121.7  118.3  113.2  113.4  115.6 
        Industrial chemicals and                     |        |                                          |
           synthetic materials   281,2,6             |   3.83 | 111.1  113.3  112.4  113.5  116.8  116.9 | 110.5  114.2  112.3  112.4  113.3  116.0 
           Basic chemicals   281                     |    .75 |  89.2   92.0   91.8   91.1   94.0   94.6 |  89.7   94.1   93.9   93.4   90.9   91.5 
              Alkalies and chlorine   2812           |    .08 | 117.2  118.9  117.5  115.9  117.9        | 119.4  118.8  117.7  116.5  119.9        
              Inorganic pigments   2816              |    .08 |  91.4  107.2  103.3   90.0   97.3   97.5 |  90.8  105.5   98.1   88.3   95.7   96.1 
              Inorganic chemicals, nec   2819        |    .46 |  81.4   83.0   83.5   84.3   87.0   88.4 |  81.6   85.9   87.3   87.6   83.0   84.4 
                 Acids and other                     |    .35 |  99.2   99.3  102.9  106.0  108.5        |  99.7  103.8  108.7  111.1  102.4        
                                                     |        |                                          |
           Synthetic materials   282                 |   1.41 | 121.1  125.8  123.4  123.4  126.7  127.3 | 119.6  125.9  124.6  121.4  119.8  125.2 
              Plastics materials   2821              |    .92 | 128.8  131.5  128.8  131.9  133.5        | 126.5  131.9  130.2  129.2  125.1        
              Synthetic fibers   2823,4              |    .35 | 105.3  110.0  108.6  104.1  112.0  110.5 | 103.9  110.2  110.8  103.0  107.2  109.2 
           Industrial organic chemicals   286        |   1.67 | 116.1  116.0  115.8  118.9  122.6        | 115.8  116.8  113.5  116.7  121.6        
                                                     |        |                                          |
        Chemical products   283-5,9                  |   5.56 | 118.2  118.4  121.1  120.1  121.6  122.3 | 128.7  129.3  124.0  114.7  114.7  116.6 
           Drugs and medicines   283                 |   3.01 | 120.0  119.3  123.5  121.4  123.2  125.6 | 132.6  133.5  127.0  116.2  117.3  117.5 
           Soap and toiletries   284                 |   1.52 | 118.0  119.3  121.6  120.7  120.6  119.1 | 128.3  129.5  123.7  115.0  114.6  117.2 
           Paints   285                              |    .41 | 104.2  104.4  105.1  104.4  105.8  106.3 | 110.5  107.6  110.2   94.8   82.1   91.2 
        Agricultural chemicals   287                 |    .62 | 103.8  104.4  104.7  102.8  102.2  103.3 | 101.2  103.5  105.5  104.9  101.9  103.7 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Petroleum products   29                         |   1.82 | 109.7  110.1  111.2  108.6  109.7  110.4 | 114.4  114.3  111.7  110.0  110.0  102.5 
        Petroleum refining and misc.   291,9         |   1.65 | 109.3  109.5  110.7  107.9  108.9  109.2 | 112.9  112.7  109.8  108.5  109.5  103.0 
           Miscellaneous petroleum products          |    .39 | 108.6  109.5  111.4  111.9  112.2  112.4 | 123.8  119.4  110.7  102.4   99.2   92.5 
           Distillate fuel oil                       |    .29 | 116.0  112.9  115.5  112.2  115.0  116.0 | 115.3  116.1  118.6  119.2  120.4  111.5 
           Residual fuel oil                         |    .05 |  71.8   77.5   81.9   86.2   82.7   74.0 |  72.1   77.1   77.1   88.1   90.8   81.2 
           Aviation fuel and kerosene                |    .15 | 115.0  114.4  111.4  115.1  108.1  108.0 | 114.2  115.1  110.7  117.4  116.3  113.4 
           Automotive gasoline                       |    .76 | 109.1  109.9  110.7  104.6  107.1  108.3 | 110.3  111.1  109.1  107.9  111.2  105.1 
        Paving and roofing materials   295           |    .18 | 110.5  112.6  112.6  112.0  114.8  118.9 | 125.6  127.1  126.8  122.1  112.0   95.5 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Rubber and plastics products   30               |   3.65 | 127.9  127.6  127.4  129.6  129.2  129.8 | 129.2  129.3  129.4  129.7  128.4  127.7 
        Tires      301                               |    .32 | 131.5  125.1  118.7  129.1  122.4  122.5 | 132.3  125.3  127.2  123.9  103.3  125.6 
        Other rubber products   302,5,6              |    .63 | 123.7  124.4  126.1  126.4  124.8  126.3 | 130.6  129.9  128.7  124.1  120.1  117.4 
        Plastics products, nec   308                 |   2.70 | 128.7  128.8  129.0  130.6  131.2  131.8 | 128.6  129.8  129.9  131.8  133.7  130.6 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Leather and products   31                       |    .18 |  71.2   70.9   72.4   71.0   71.1   69.7 |  72.4   72.7   73.5   72.0   71.1   68.0 
        Shoes   314                                  |    .07 |  69.9   69.2   70.0   67.1   66.1   65.1 |  71.7   70.5   71.2   67.9   66.3   63.9 
                                                     |        |                                          |
     Stone, clay, and glass products   32            |   2.24 | 120.5  121.2  121.0  122.1  123.6  122.1 | 125.2  125.4  125.6  121.9  117.5  114.8 
        Pressed and blown glass   322                |    .30 | 101.8  105.7  102.1  106.6  111.8  106.8 | 105.3  106.0  105.1  104.7   99.5  102.8 
           Glass containers   3221                   |    .11 |  75.7   79.5   74.9   80.6   85.8   77.7 |  78.2   77.0   77.2   76.3   64.9   73.2 
        Cement   324                                 |    .19 | 121.3  127.0  124.9  122.9  125.5        | 148.7  150.0  151.9  119.6   96.3        
                                                     |        |                                          |
        Structural clay products   325               |    .12 | 132.5  131.5  126.5  123.2  121.9  122.2 | 136.1  133.7  129.9  122.0  111.5  110.3 
        Concrete and miscellaneous   326-9           |   1.35 | 125.1  124.2  124.5  126.1  126.9  125.8 | 127.3  127.2  127.0  127.3  125.8  123.9 
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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 November to January are revised.
 
 
 
 Table 6 (continued)
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |        |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |  1997  |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |      IP|  1997                               1998 |  1997                               1998 
                                                     |Proporti|  Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan. |  Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan. 
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                                                     |        |                                          |
     Primary metals   33                             |   3.47 | 125.5  125.9  127.4  128.9  126.9  128.4 | 122.7  127.3  127.7  128.2  123.4  127.5 
        Iron and steel   331,2                       |   1.86 | 121.8  124.5  126.4  127.0  125.3  127.5 | 118.3  125.6  126.9  125.8  121.0  125.7 
           Basic steel and mill products   331       |   1.43 | 123.5  126.9  130.2  130.1  127.5  129.4 | 120.3  127.3  129.7  127.4  122.7  129.3 
              Basic iron and steel                   |    .28 | 106.1  111.0  109.2  111.1  110.0  113.0 | 103.8  110.0  108.1  111.2  110.2  113.5 
                 Pig iron                            |    .16 | 103.3  109.9  108.0  110.1  108.9  112.3 | 101.3  108.5  106.3  111.1  110.8  113.0 
                 Raw steel                           |    .09 | 116.1  119.2  117.7  120.9  119.2  122.8 | 112.2  118.1  117.2  119.4  116.5  123.1 
                                                     |        |                                          |
              Steel mill products                    |   1.15 | 128.6  131.6  136.4  135.7  132.7  134.2 | 125.1  132.4  136.1  132.1  126.4  134.0 
                 Consumer durable steel              |    .18 | 125.8  135.0  148.7  136.8  141.9  130.3 | 122.5  137.7  149.9  136.7  122.4  130.1 
                 Equipment steel                     |    .12 | 126.8  127.4  137.9  130.5  130.8  131.3 | 122.3  129.6  131.9  129.1  125.9  135.1 
                 Construction steel                  |    .14 | 147.9  147.1  162.4  157.6  149.9  157.0 | 148.0  152.9  166.4  162.1  146.4  147.7 
                 Can and closure steel               |    .04 | 108.0  112.9  121.6  102.7   93.3  116.5 | 109.6  113.8  110.7   96.5  116.3  102.0 
                 Miscellaneous steel                 |    .66 | 128.2  130.6  129.8  135.5  131.0  133.5 | 123.4  129.3  129.7  128.8  124.7  134.8 
           Iron and steel foundries   332            |    .43 | 116.0  116.4  114.0  116.8  117.8  120.9 | 111.6  119.7  117.6  120.5  115.4  114.1 
                                                     |        |                                          |
        Nonferrous metals   333-6,9                  |   1.61 | 129.9  127.7  128.6  131.1  128.8  129.6 | 128.0  129.3  128.6  131.1  126.2  129.5 
           Primary nonferrous metals   333           |    .27 | 111.5  105.5  111.3  111.0  109.4  109.8 | 108.5  105.6  111.9  111.5  109.5  111.3 
              Copper   3331                          |    .07 | 138.4  133.6  142.4  138.9  137.6  135.9 | 137.6  135.9  144.1  141.4  138.7  137.4 
              Aluminum   3334                        |    .14 |  89.5   89.1   90.0   89.9   90.0   89.8 |  88.8   88.6   89.7   89.9   90.5   90.3 
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           Nonferrous products   335,6               |   1.08 | 128.7  128.2  127.9  131.0  127.7  127.9 | 127.8  129.9  127.2  130.0  124.1  128.8 
              Nonferrous mill products   335         |    .78 | 122.3  121.8  121.1  125.2  120.1  120.9 | 122.0  123.6  119.9  123.1  114.2  121.8 
                 Aluminum   3353-5                   |    .26 | 110.0  109.7  108.3  116.8  102.8  107.3 | 110.2  112.9  106.6  109.3   89.5  108.8 
              Nonferrous foundries   336             |    .30 | 149.8  149.6  150.5  150.6  152.9  151.4 | 147.2  151.1  151.1  153.1  156.7  152.2 
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     Fabricated metal products   34                  |   5.24 | 122.8  122.7  124.4  124.7  125.7  125.6 | 126.2  127.7  126.7  125.3  125.3  121.3 
        Metal containers   341                       |    .16 |  95.1  102.0  102.3   96.9   99.2  101.2 | 112.6  106.5   97.0   86.6   88.3   90.0 
        Hardware, tools, and cutlery   342           |    .55 | 122.0  121.8  124.9  122.4  122.9  123.4 | 128.5  128.9  126.6  121.4  119.9  116.4 
           Hardware and tools   3423,5,9             |    .47 | 120.7  120.0  123.8  121.0  121.8  122.2 | 128.2  128.0  125.3  118.8  117.5  114.5 
        Structural metal products   344              |   1.43 | 122.5  122.8  123.1  124.0  125.5  126.3 | 125.0  126.0  125.2  126.5  128.3  123.4 
        Other fabricated metal products   345-9      |   2.90 | 126.1  124.8  127.4  128.2  128.9  128.3 | 127.5  128.5  128.6  127.9  127.8  124.7 
           Fasteners, stampings, etc.   345-7        |   1.64 | 132.3  129.4  133.7  133.7  134.2  133.1 | 135.6  135.5  135.8  131.9  129.4  126.3 
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     Industrial machinery                            |        |                                          |
         and equipment   35                          |   8.66 | 175.9  173.7  176.5  177.7  178.8  180.1 | 178.5  180.8  178.9  174.5  172.4  174.9 
        Engines and turbines   351                   |    .43 | 117.6  119.0  119.3  116.7  116.4  118.8 | 113.3  119.4  119.7  119.5  121.9  120.7 
        Farm   352                                   |    .52 | 167.7  154.9  155.8  158.2  157.3  152.7 | 151.8  153.9  165.8  154.1  141.3  160.7 
        Construction and allied   353                |    .94 | 162.5  154.6  156.7  156.8  160.4  157.3 | 152.7  157.9  163.3  156.0  146.7  158.4 
        Metalworking   354                           |   1.13 | 135.4  132.7  136.8  137.1  138.5  135.8 | 146.0  142.8  137.5  132.1  131.9  127.8 
        Special industry machinery   355             |    .91 | 150.3  150.7  151.8  152.0  151.3  152.6 | 147.6  150.8  150.8  153.6  156.4  153.5 
        General industrial machinery   356           |   1.12 | 121.1  121.6  123.6  123.3  125.1  125.8 | 127.0  128.1  124.0  121.1  121.8  120.7 
           Bearings and gears   3562,6,8             |    .33 | 119.9  119.8  119.9  120.9  120.8  123.0 | 118.1  120.3  120.0  121.4  125.1  124.5 
           Equipment   3561,3-5,7,9                  |    .79 | 121.7  122.5  125.3  124.4  127.1  127.0 | 130.8  131.6  125.7  120.9  120.4  119.1 
        Computer and office equip.   357             |   1.47 | 403.9  412.0  418.0  425.7  432.4  445.6 | 422.9  430.2  420.1  415.2  424.3  421.0 
        Service industry machines   358              |    .83 | 134.3  123.8  124.4  129.3  131.3  132.8 | 123.6  124.0  125.1  124.7  119.1  127.5 
           Refrig. and heating equip.   3585         |    .56 | 134.3  119.7  118.9  126.0  129.1  132.4 | 117.4  119.1  119.3  118.0  108.5  124.4 
        Miscellaneous machinery   359                |   1.31 | 155.0  157.7  162.1  162.0  159.1  163.8 | 166.8  169.2  162.7  156.0  151.4  153.4 
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     Electrical machinery   36                       |   8.33 | 236.8  237.5  240.8  247.4  249.9  252.1 | 238.8  242.5  243.9  249.7  251.9  247.4 
        Major electrical and parts   361,2           |    .98 | 119.4  119.4  121.3  123.1  124.1  122.7 | 126.8  126.7  121.8  119.4  118.7  117.4 
           Electric distribution equip.   361        |    .33 | 117.7  119.4  117.2  120.0  124.0  119.1 | 130.0  130.8  119.4  115.6  117.2  112.4 
        Household appliances   363                   |    .44 | 119.8  118.6  122.9  129.2  127.0  133.9 | 121.2  122.7  133.0  126.7  115.1  129.1 
           Cooking equipment   3631                  |    .08 | 129.6  117.8  119.5  120.6  112.8  129.6 | 132.3  123.1  135.3  125.3  101.2  123.0 
           Refrigerators and freezers   3632         |    .07 | 117.3  112.3  120.2  127.5  114.9  128.9 | 121.5  118.7  127.6  111.3   82.2  119.4 
           Laundry   3633                            |    .08 | 111.2  115.0  127.1  127.8  137.2  152.6 | 114.1  120.0  141.5  131.1  120.9  145.0 
           Miscellaneous   3634,5,9                  |    .21 | 119.3  121.8  123.0  133.0  132.5  130.0 | 118.7  124.3  130.4  130.6  129.5  128.5 
              Electrical housewares   3634           |    .05 | 109.3  104.7  106.8  104.9  107.8  108.9 | 108.0  112.3  116.2  113.8  109.7  102.2 
              Appliances, nec   3639                 |    .11 | 143.9  152.4  137.8  154.8  152.6  155.7 | 138.5  149.3  153.4  153.5  150.2  153.4 
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        Audio and video equipment   365              |    .13 | 101.0   98.5   99.9   98.5  100.1  102.8 | 112.2  111.4  118.2  111.8   94.3   94.9 
        Communication equipment   366                |   2.05 | 177.2  180.8  181.3  184.6  184.8  182.3 | 176.5  181.6  182.2  188.9  193.3  182.1 
        Electronic components   367                  |   3.44 | 494.6  498.5  509.8  528.3  539.8  554.5 | 493.1  500.9  511.8  535.1  550.9  548.7 
           Semiconductors   3672-9                   |   3.37 | 511.3  515.5  527.3  546.4  560.3  575.3 | 507.4  517.0  526.6  551.8  572.9  569.5 
        Misc. electrical supplies   369              |    .64 | 123.4  122.2  119.6  125.9  122.5  121.4 | 123.9  129.3  123.5  129.9  127.8  120.1 
           Storage batteries   3691                  |    .10 | 121.9  108.3  105.2  128.9  101.7  100.5 | 125.6  145.6  118.6  136.9  113.7   85.5 
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     Transportation equipment   37                   |   8.95 | 117.0  118.8  118.3  121.6  123.4  123.0 | 117.5  118.8  124.2  121.7  113.8  120.0 
        Motor vehicles and parts   371               |   5.16 | 138.9  141.2  139.6  145.9  146.6  144.9 | 141.4  141.7  152.5  145.5  124.3  138.3 
           Autos                                     |   1.33 | 110.4  111.6  107.2  112.0  106.1  108.0 | 110.7  109.4  120.9  113.3   91.1   96.2 
           Trucks and truck trailers                 |   1.65 | 154.8  156.0  156.6  172.2  170.0  163.0 | 154.1  162.4  174.8  171.9  143.8  147.8 
              Trucks and buses                       |   1.57 | 154.2  156.3  156.8  172.4  169.8  162.8 | 153.5  162.6  176.0  172.3  142.8  147.3 
                 Consumer trucks                     |    .93 | 161.2  166.5  168.6  179.8  175.7  167.7 | 156.3  172.1  189.1  178.9  147.3  149.5 
                 Business trucks                     |    .63 | 146.7  144.7  143.0  164.8  164.2  158.3 | 149.5  149.4  157.6  163.0  136.3  144.0 
           Motor vehicle parts   3714                |   2.12 | 151.8  155.3  155.3  154.9  163.7  163.4 | 159.1  154.1  163.4  154.0  138.7  167.9 
           Motor homes   3716                        |    .06 | 113.7  129.9  108.0  136.1  132.8  120.0 | 105.1  124.1  121.8  116.8  100.8  112.4 
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           transportation equipment   372-6,9        |   3.79 |  95.5   96.8   97.3   97.9  100.6  101.6 |  94.1   96.3   96.7   98.4  103.0  101.8 
           Aircraft and parts   372                  |   2.66 | 101.5  103.7  104.4  105.9  109.4  109.8 |  99.7  103.0  104.0  106.8  112.7  110.3 
           Ships and boats   373                     |    .38 |  83.6   83.2   84.7   83.5   84.1   88.4 |  83.2   83.5   83.7   83.4   86.4   88.1 
           Railroad and miscellaneous   374-6,9      |    .76 |  82.4   82.1   81.5   80.3   81.6   82.7 |  81.5   81.7   80.6   80.0   81.4   82.2 
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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 November to January are revised.
 
 
 
 Table 6 (continued)
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES
                                                     |        |                                  Index, 1992 = 100
                                                     |  1997  |           Seasonally adjusted            |         Not seasonally adjusted
                                                     |      IP|  1997                               1998 |  1997                               1998 
                                                     |Proporti|  Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan. |  Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan. 
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     Instruments   38                                |   4.68 | 109.2  108.9  109.7  109.5  108.7  109.4 | 111.4  112.1  110.1  108.8  109.1  106.8 
        Scientific and medical   381-4               |   3.83 | 107.8  107.4  108.7  108.6  107.4  108.6 | 110.7  111.2  109.0  107.5  107.7  105.5 
           Medical instruments   384                 |   1.42 | 112.5  111.8  114.8  111.7  111.9  110.6 | 122.9  122.7  116.4  107.6  106.1  103.0 
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     Misc. manufactures   39                         |   1.37 | 126.7  126.1  126.5  126.2  128.5  128.0 | 127.1  129.0  130.3  130.5  129.7  123.7 
        Consumer goods   391,3,4,6                   |    .67 | 122.8  122.2  121.8  121.0  124.3  122.7 | 122.1  124.9  126.7  127.2  125.9  118.9 
        Business supplies   395,9                    |    .70 | 130.6  130.1  131.4  131.4  132.8  133.3 | 132.1  133.0  134.0  133.9  133.6  128.4 
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     Electric utilities   491,3pt                    |   6.08 | 113.1  115.7  118.1  114.7  114.2  112.1 | 126.5  118.0  108.8  106.2  114.1  119.3 
        Generation                                   |   2.47 | 112.2  115.4  115.3  112.5  111.7  110.7 | 122.5  113.1  103.7  106.0  111.8  116.0 
           Fossil fuel                               |   1.18 | 108.7  118.3  118.5  113.8  117.3        | 126.6  120.8  111.6  108.1  114.5        
           Hydro and nuclear                         |   1.29 | 115.8  113.0  112.5  111.5  106.8        | 119.1  106.2   96.6  104.3  109.7        
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        Sales                                        |   3.60 | 113.8  116.0  120.2  116.3  116.0  113.2 | 129.5  121.6  112.4  106.5  115.8  121.7 
           Residential                               |   1.51 | 115.8  116.5  123.0  118.1  117.7        | 136.8  121.3  104.5  102.4  122.5        
           Nonresidential                            |   2.09 | 112.3  115.8  118.2  115.0  114.8  112.8 | 124.3  121.9  118.1  109.5  111.0  111.3 
              Commercial and other                   |   1.29 | 116.0  120.4  124.6  119.9  120.3        | 131.7  128.7  123.0  111.7  115.7        
              Industrial                             |    .80 | 107.1  109.1  108.9  108.1  107.1        | 113.5  111.9  111.0  106.3  104.2        
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     Gas utilities   492,3pt                         |   1.55 | 112.5  112.7  111.9  117.8  117.3  108.1 |  60.0   60.0   77.4  126.0  174.3  193.1 
        Residential                                  |    .70 | 105.4  103.0  104.9  112.6  112.3  102.2 |  30.2   33.5   60.2  125.7  192.0  220.7 
        Commercial and other                         |    .27 | 120.1  124.9  123.6  128.6  125.3  115.2 |  59.1   61.8   82.5  139.8  191.4  211.3 
        Gas transmission                             |    .48 | 113.6  115.4  111.3  115.4               |  91.8   87.0   92.8  119.1               
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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 November to January are revised.