FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE G.17 (419) For release at 9:15 a.m. (EST) January 15, 1999 Industrial production increased 0.2 percent in December. Based on more complete information for a number of manufacturing industries and utilities, industrial production is now shown to have posted a larger gain in October than previously estimated and to have declined less in November. Production in December was boosted by a 1.6 percent increase in utilities. Manufacturing output increased 0.2 percent, the third month of consecutive gains. At 132.8 percent of its 1992 average, industrial production in December was 1.9 percent higher than it was in December 1997. Capacity utilization stood at 80.9 percent in December. The industry operating rate declined 2-1/2 percentage points during 1998 to a level more than 1 percentage point below its 1967-97 average. Industrial production rose at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter after having increased at a 0.9 percent rate in the third quarter. The gain was notable in manufacturing where the pace picked up from a 0.4 percent annual rate in the third quarter to 5.1 percent in the fourth quarter. Part of the acceleration reflected a rebound in motor vehicle assemblies after strikes had limited output in both the second and third quarters; nonetheless, the output of other manufacturing industries increased at an annual rate of 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter after having been little changed in the third quarter. Utility output fell 12.5 percent at an annual rate in the fourth quarter as a result of the unusually mild temperatures. Market Groups ------------- The output of consumer goods was unchanged in December. The production of automotive products was also unchanged, but the output of other durable consumer goods rose 0.8 percent. The production of nondurable consumer goods slipped down 0.1 percent, pulled down by decreases in clothing and paper products. Residential sales of both electricity and gas increased. The production of business equipment was unchanged after an 0.8 percent drop in November. December declines in the output of industrial equipment (notably mining and oil and gas field equipment), transit equipment, and farm machinery (a component of the other equipment group) were offset by a gain in information processing equipment. The output of construction supplies rose 0.6 percent after gains of about 1 percent in both October and November. The production of business supplies increased 1.0 percent in December, more than reversing its loss in November. The production of materials grew 0.5 percent after having been nearly flat in the preceding three months. The production of durable goods materials increased 0.6 percent as continued strength in the production of semiconductors and computer parts offset weakness in other categories. The output of basic metals slipped 0.1 percent and is now 5 percent below the level of a year ago. The production of nondurable materials also edged down 0.1 percent because of weakness in the production of paper and textiles. Industry Groups --------------- Manufacturing output increased 0.2 percent in December with gains in the production of durable goods and with no change in the production of nondurable goods. The output for most major durable goods industries increased; the biggest advances came in electrical machinery, miscellaneous manufactures, and furniture. The production of computers increased 2.2 percent while the output of other industrial machinery fell, leaving the combined industrial machinery and computer industry up only 0.4 percent. In the past twelve months, computer output has expanded more than 50 percent. The production of nondurable goods was flat in December after having posted gains of about 1/2 percent in the preceding two months. Gains in petroleum and chemical products in December were offset by losses in printing, textiles, apparel, and food; the decline in food production follows two consecutive monthly gains of about 1-1/2 percent. Mining production continued to fall, being pulled down by the continued contraction in oil and gas extraction. The factory operating rate dropped 0.2 percentage point to 79.9 percent--more than 2-1/2 percentage points below the level in December 1997. The average rate in the fourth quarter, 80.2 percent, was unchanged from the third quarter. The utilization rate for advanced-processing industries remains below its 1967-97 average, while the utilization rate for primary-processing industries is at its long-term average. The utilization rate for mines fell 0.6 percentage point in December and has fallen more than 5 percentage points during the past twelve months. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY Seasonally adjusted | Index, 1992=100 | Percent change | 1998 | 1998 | Dec. 97 to Industrial Production | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Dec. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | Total index | 131.9 132.6 132.5 132.8 | -.4 .5 -.1 .2 | 1.9 Previous estimates | 131.9 132.2 131.8 | -.4 .2 -.3 | | | | Major market groups: | | | Products, total | 124.1 125.2 124.9 125.0 | -.6 .8 -.2 .1 | 2.2 Consumer goods | 114.8 115.6 115.8 115.8 | -1.2 .8 .2 .0 | .4 Business equipment | 167.4 169.5 168.2 168.1 | .5 1.3 -.8 .0 | 7.4 Construction supplies | 126.9 128.2 129.6 130.4 | -.9 1.0 1.1 .6 | 5.0 Materials | 144.4 144.5 144.6 145.3 | .0 .0 .1 .5 | 1.4 | | | Major industry groups: | | | Manufacturing | 135.2 136.3 136.5 136.7 | -.4 .8 .1 .2 | 2.3 Durable | 159.6 161.1 160.9 161.5 | -.1 1.0 -.1 .3 | 4.8 Nondurable | 110.6 111.2 111.8 111.8 | -.7 .6 .5 .0 | -.8 Mining | 102.4 101.8 101.4 100.8 | -1.3 -.6 -.4 -.6 | -5.3 Utilities | 120.3 117.4 113.9 115.7 | .0 -2.4 -2.9 1.6 | 2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Capacity | Percent of Capacity | Growth | Average 1982 1988-89 1997 | 1998 | Dec. 97 to Capacity Utilization | 1967-98 Low High Dec. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Dec. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | Total industry | 82.1 71.1 85.4 83.4 | 81.3 81.4 81.0 80.9 | 5.0 Previous estimates | | 81.3 81.2 80.6 | | | | Manufacturing | 81.1 69.0 85.7 82.5 | 80.1 80.4 80.1 79.9 | 5.6 Advanced processing | 80.5 70.4 84.2 81.4 | 79.5 79.8 79.5 79.2 | 6.6 Primary processing | 82.4 66.2 88.9 85.4 | 82.1 82.4 82.3 82.4 | 2.9 Mining | 87.5 80.3 88.0 89.0 | 85.2 84.6 84.2 83.6 | .9 Utilities | 87.5 75.9 92.6 89.9 | 95.0 92.7 89.9 91.3 | .8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Estimates for December are preliminary. Estimates from September to November are revised. Table 1A INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS | | Index, 1992=100 | 1997 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP | 1998 | 1998 Item |Proportion<1>| July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 100.00 | 130.5 132.4 131.9 132.6 132.5 132.8 | 129.2 135.8 135.9 134.5 131.3 130.1 | | | Products, total | 60.44 | 123.3 124.9 124.1 125.2 124.9 125.0 | 123.1 129.2 128.4 127.4 123.2 121.6 Final products | 45.61 | 124.7 126.8 126.0 127.1 126.8 126.5 | 123.3 130.8 130.3 129.1 124.7 123.2 | | | Consumer goods | 27.84 | 114.0 116.1 114.8 115.6 115.8 115.8 | 113.5 120.7 119.3 117.5 113.3 112.5 Durable | 5.96 | 124.6 140.1 137.4 140.0 140.0 140.6 | 111.6 139.0 140.0 145.3 136.3 132.0 Automotive products | 2.64 | 107.3 141.7 136.4 140.7 139.9 139.9 | 87.4 140.6 142.7 151.4 135.4 124.7 Autos and trucks | 1.63 | 92.8 151.4 143.4 150.6 149.7 148.3 | 60.5 148.4 151.5 167.6 143.2 126.1 Autos | .62 | 75.8 124.4 128.3 119.9 113.6 115.4 | 52.7 124.6 128.4 133.0 109.6 98.1 Trucks | 1.01 | 110.0 178.9 161.1 181.0 184.3 180.3 | 69.1 173.2 175.8 201.7 175.6 153.5 Auto parts and allied goods | 1.01 | 125.6 127.6 125.9 126.6 125.8 127.6 | 122.8 129.2 130.1 129.0 124.2 121.9 Other durable goods | 3.32 | 138.7 138.5 138.0 139.1 139.7 140.9 | 131.2 137.4 137.5 140.0 136.6 137.6 Appliances and electronics | .93 | 207.8 209.4 209.9 213.6 220.7 223.1 | 202.1 208.4 214.5 218.8 214.3 205.2 Appliances and air cond. | .47 | 127.9 128.6 123.3 126.3 128.7 130.5 | 115.2 119.5 119.9 129.9 121.3 112.6 Home electronics | .46 | 328.9 332.0 348.5 352.4 369.0 371.8 | 344.6 353.4 372.6 358.7 367.9 362.0 Carpeting and furniture | .82 | 117.3 116.7 116.3 119.3 118.5 119.3 | 113.7 122.1 120.8 123.5 115.7 113.8 Miscellaneous | 1.58 | 115.9 115.3 114.5 113.6 112.8 113.6 | 106.1 110.4 109.4 110.9 110.5 116.3 Nondurable | 21.88 | 111.2 110.3 109.3 109.7 110.0 109.8 | 113.6 116.2 114.2 110.8 107.8 107.7 Nonenergy | 19.09 | 110.1 108.9 108.2 108.7 109.4 109.0 | 113.0 116.2 115.2 112.5 107.5 104.2 Foods and tobacco | 9.64 | 108.5 107.5 106.9 108.1 109.5 109.1 | 109.6 115.4 114.8 113.5 108.3 102.7 Clothing | 1.92 | 98.4 97.7 97.1 95.7 94.8 93.8 | 98.5 102.7 100.6 98.5 93.8 90.2 Chemical products | 4.64 | 122.2 119.0 118.0 118.8 119.5 120.0 | 132.9 130.6 130.0 122.6 113.8 114.2 Paper products | 2.89 | 106.3 106.6 105.9 105.2 104.6 103.2 | 105.7 107.1 105.3 103.9 104.7 104.3 Energy products | 2.78 | 118.4 120.1 116.8 116.9 113.7 115.5 | 117.9 116.4 107.4 99.6 110.3 132.7 Fuels | .94 | 112.9 112.1 108.3 108.4 112.2 113.0 | 114.4 113.1 110.2 108.3 115.7 116.4 Utilities | 1.85 | 120.7 123.7 120.7 120.8 113.8 116.3 | 119.0 117.3 105.3 94.4 106.8 140.4 | | | Equipment, total | 17.77 | 143.9 146.0 146.2 147.8 146.5 145.8 | 141.2 149.3 150.5 150.4 145.6 142.9 Business equipment | 14.58 | 163.5 166.6 167.4 169.5 168.2 168.1 | 160.0 170.6 172.7 172.4 166.5 163.7 Information processing & related | 5.65 | 211.8 213.1 217.3 220.0 219.6 222.5 | 218.0 221.5 225.0 220.9 218.1 221.5 Computer and office | 1.17 | 654.6 671.6 693.6 722.0 749.0 765.6 | 704.7 717.0 738.1 721.8 729.6 744.2 Industrial | 4.71 | 144.2 142.3 139.5 141.5 140.2 139.5 | 141.6 145.6 144.6 143.3 138.2 134.9 Transit | 2.75 | 121.9 141.6 140.1 142.3 140.8 139.6 | 109.2 140.5 142.1 148.2 138.5 132.3 Autos and trucks | 1.26 | 91.7 136.9 135.6 136.1 134.0 134.0 | 65.7 136.3 139.6 151.6 128.1 113.8 Other | 1.47 | 146.6 132.6 140.9 141.0 138.2 134.6 | 135.3 136.6 146.0 145.1 137.7 128.5 Defense and space equipment | 2.12 | 76.1 76.5 75.5 76.4 75.4 74.1 | 74.4 75.7 75.0 76.3 76.1 76.1 Oil and gas well drilling | .86 | 131.9 127.7 123.4 119.4 115.2 106.5 | 134.5 129.4 125.8 120.0 116.4 108.8 Manufactured homes | .22 | 151.1 145.7 147.8 150.9 154.6 153.0 | 140.0 161.1 156.9 167.6 149.4 120.7 | | | Intermediate products | 14.83 | 119.1 119.1 118.3 119.2 119.3 120.3 | 122.4 124.3 123.0 122.5 118.9 117.0 Construction supplies | 5.88 | 128.5 128.0 126.9 128.2 129.6 130.4 | 131.5 134.4 132.8 133.3 129.5 123.6 Business supplies | 8.95 | 113.6 113.8 113.3 113.9 113.2 114.3 | 117.1 118.3 117.2 116.1 112.7 113.1 | | | Materials | 39.56 | 141.9 144.4 144.4 144.5 144.6 145.3 | 138.7 146.3 147.9 145.8 144.3 144.1 | | | Durable | 23.66 | 171.8 177.4 177.7 178.8 179.4 180.5 | 164.8 180.0 184.9 181.6 179.6 179.3 Consumer parts | 4.53 | 129.7 149.6 147.7 146.3 146.0 145.6 | 110.2 154.0 150.1 152.8 142.7 132.1 Equipment parts | 8.74 | 274.1 278.0 282.7 286.3 288.8 292.9 | 264.9 278.0 301.7 285.9 293.9 307.4 Semiconductors, printed circuit | | | boards, and oth. elec. comps. | 3.22 | 796.2 825.7 864.7 899.1 930.6 959.8 | 720.1 810.0 1015 882.8 948.8 1038 Other | 10.39 | 128.1 128.3 127.7 128.5 128.8 129.1 | 127.2 130.5 131.0 130.6 128.1 126.5 Basic metals | 3.38 | 120.2 121.9 118.2 118.5 117.5 117.3 | 116.5 119.7 119.4 118.8 117.4 115.5 Nondurable | 8.51 | 114.1 113.1 112.0 111.5 111.6 111.5 | 112.6 113.2 112.5 113.5 110.7 107.3 Textile | .95 | 110.1 107.7 107.6 108.9 107.0 106.4 | 103.3 109.9 107.4 112.5 107.4 98.7 Paper | 1.79 | 117.3 116.4 115.0 115.7 114.5 114.2 | 117.3 117.0 114.5 115.4 113.6 111.5 Chemical | 3.89 | 114.6 113.6 111.8 110.9 110.8 111.0 | 113.9 112.8 112.6 110.9 109.5 107.8 Other | 1.87 | 111.7 111.6 111.5 110.2 112.7 112.4 | 110.0 111.7 112.8 117.3 111.7 106.6 Energy | 7.39 | 104.8 104.4 105.2 103.8 103.0 103.9 | 106.6 106.5 103.5 100.4 101.4 105.1 Primary | 4.85 | 102.9 101.2 102.3 102.6 100.6 101.3 | 102.7 101.3 100.1 99.2 99.2 101.9 Converted fuel | 2.54 | 108.6 110.7 110.9 106.3 107.9 109.2 | 114.0 116.4 110.2 102.9 105.8 111.5 | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 97.11 | 131.6 132.1 131.7 132.3 132.2 132.6 | 131.1 135.6 135.6 133.8 131.1 130.4 Motor vehicles and parts | 94.75 | 131.7 131.3 131.0 131.7 131.7 132.0 | 131.8 134.8 135.0 133.0 130.6 130.2 Computers | 98.09 | 126.2 128.0 127.4 127.9 127.7 127.9 | 124.7 131.2 131.1 129.8 126.6 125.4 Computers and semiconductors 2 | 94.39 | 117.8 119.5 118.7 119.1 118.7 118.8 | 116.6 122.4 121.5 120.8 117.3 115.8 | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 26.21 | 114.9 114.3 113.2 113.8 114.0 114.1 | 116.1 119.2 117.6 114.9 111.7 111.7 Energy | 25.05 | 113.5 115.7 114.6 115.5 116.1 115.9 | 113.1 121.2 120.6 119.6 113.7 110.2 | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 13.32 | 171.8 169.9 171.0 173.3 172.0 172.0 | 171.0 174.3 176.4 174.6 170.7 169.3 Computer and office equipment | 13.41 | 142.2 144.8 145.1 146.5 144.6 144.2 | 137.6 147.5 149.1 149.1 143.3 140.3 | | | Materials excluding: | | | Energy | 32.17 | 153.6 156.9 156.7 157.2 157.6 158.3 | 148.8 158.9 161.9 160.1 157.7 156.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. <2> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Note: Estimates for December are preliminary. Estimates from September to November are revised. Table 1B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Dec. 97 | to | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to Item | 1998 Q4 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Dec. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Total index | 2.1 | 1.6 2.8 .9 3.2 | -.4 .5 -.1 .2 | .1 -1.0 -2.4 -.8 | 1.9 | | | | | Products, total | 2.5 | 2.7 4.2 .2 3.0 | -.6 .8 -.2 .1 | -.6 -.8 -3.3 -1.3 | 2.2 Final products | 2.5 | 3.0 4.6 -.8 3.2 | -.6 .9 -.3 -.2 | -.4 -.9 -3.4 -1.2 | 2.0 | | | | | Consumer goods | .3 | 1.0 1.4 -3.9 2.8 | -1.2 .8 .2 .0 | -1.2 -1.5 -3.5 -.7 | .4 Durable | 5.3 | 6.3 .3 -3.6 19.6 | -1.9 1.9 .0 .5 | .8 3.8 -6.2 -3.2 | 5.5 Automotive products | 3.8 | -7.4 -4.2 -7.6 41.8 | -3.7 3.2 -.6 .0 | 1.5 6.1 -10.6 -7.9 | 4.0 Autos and trucks | 3.3 | -13.7 -14.0 -14.3 79.3 | -5.3 5.0 -.6 -.9 | 2.1 10.6 -14.5 -11.9 | 2.9 Autos | .6 | -21.6 -19.2 26.9 27.2 | 3.1 -6.6 -5.2 1.6 | 3.0 3.6 -17.6 -10.5 | 2.1 Trucks | 5.4 | -8.3 -10.2 -30.5 116.0 | -9.9 12.3 1.8 -2.2 | 1.5 14.7 -12.9 -12.6 | 3.9 Auto parts and allied goods | 5.6 | 4.1 13.4 4.4 .8 | -1.3 .5 -.6 1.5 | .6 -.8 -3.7 -1.8 | 6.6 Other durable goods | 6.3 | 18.5 3.9 -.8 4.4 | -.3 .8 .5 .8 | .1 1.8 -2.4 .7 | 6.5 Appliances and electronics | 18.4 | 33.8 6.1 14.6 20.8 | .2 1.8 3.3 1.1 | 2.9 2.0 -2.1 -4.3 | 19.0 Appliances and air cond. | 8.6 | 25.0 -1.4 6.3 6.2 | -4.2 2.4 1.9 1.4 | .3 8.4 -6.6 -7.2 | 9.5 Home electronics | 28.5 | 42.4 13.1 22.9 37.6 | 5.0 1.1 4.7 .7 | 5.4 -3.7 2.6 -1.6 | 28.8 Carpeting and furniture | 4.3 | 8.4 3.1 -2.0 8.0 | -.4 2.6 -.6 .7 | -1.0 2.2 -6.3 -1.7 | 6.0 Miscellaneous | .4 | 15.0 2.9 -8.2 -6.5 | -.7 -.8 -.7 .8 | -.9 1.4 -.3 5.3 | -.4 Nondurable | -1.0 | -.5 1.7 -3.9 -1.4 | -1.0 .4 .2 -.1 | -1.7 -2.9 -2.8 .0 | -1.0 Nonenergy | -1.4 | 1.4 -.4 -6.6 -.1 | -.7 .5 .7 -.4 | -.9 -2.3 -4.5 -3.0 | -1.6 Foods and tobacco | .4 | 5.3 -.3 -7.6 4.8 | -.6 1.1 1.3 -.4 | -.6 -1.1 -4.6 -5.2 | .6 Clothing | -5.7 | -1.7 -3.7 -5.7 -11.5 | -.7 -1.4 -.9 -1.0 | -2.0 -2.1 -4.8 -3.8 | -6.7 Chemical products | -1.5 | -.2 5.3 -9.7 -.9 | -.8 .7 .6 .5 | -.5 -5.6 -7.2 .4 | -1.4 Paper products | -4.7 | -6.1 -7.2 1.9 -7.0 | -.7 -.7 -.6 -1.3 | -1.7 -1.4 .8 -.4 | -5.7 Energy products | 1.7 | -12.7 17.5 16.1 -10.0 | -2.8 .1 -2.8 1.7 | -7.7 -7.3 10.8 20.3 | 2.7 Fuels | 1.4 | 4.2 1.7 -.7 .4 | -3.4 .0 3.6 .7 | -2.6 -1.7 6.8 .6 | 2.6 Utilities | 1.9 | -20.4 26.7 25.3 -14.7 | -2.5 .1 -5.8 2.1 | -10.2 -10.4 13.1 31.4 | 2.7 | | | | | Equipment, total | 5.8 | 6.3 9.6 4.0 3.6 | .2 1.1 -.9 -.5 | .8 .0 -3.2 -1.9 | 4.6 Business equipment | 8.5 | 6.2 13.8 7.2 6.9 | .5 1.3 -.8 .0 | 1.3 -.2 -3.5 -1.7 | 7.4 Information processing & related | 14.8 | 14.8 20.7 11.0 13.1 | 2.0 1.2 -.2 1.3 | 1.6 -1.8 -1.2 1.5 | 14.4 Computer and office | 55.7 | 75.3 60.7 38.8 50.4 | 3.3 4.1 3.7 2.2 | 2.9 -2.2 1.1 2.0 | 54.1 Industrial | 1.1 | -1.9 5.9 5.4 -4.4 | -2.0 1.5 -1.0 -.5 | -.7 -.9 -3.6 -2.4 | -.2 Transit | 12.3 | 7.3 15.8 6.5 20.3 | -1.0 1.6 -1.1 -.8 | 1.1 4.3 -6.5 -4.5 | 11.1 Autos and trucks | 4.0 | -18.9 -12.0 8.1 51.6 | -1.0 .4 -1.6 .0 | 2.4 8.6 -15.5 -11.2 | 5.2 Other | -.8 | -2.6 7.6 -1.8 -5.9 | 6.2 .0 -2.0 -2.6 | 6.9 -.6 -5.1 -6.7 | -3.0 Defense and space equipment | -.6 | 1.9 -1.3 .8 -3.7 | -1.2 1.2 -1.3 -1.7 | -1.0 1.8 -.2 .0 | -2.2 Oil and gas well drilling | -24.5 | 14.1 -27.2 -37.8 -37.1 | -3.4 -3.2 -3.5 -7.6 | -2.8 -4.6 -3.0 -6.6 | -28.8 Manufactured homes | 8.2 | 21.5 -1.4 1.3 13.2 | 1.5 2.1 2.5 -1.0 | -2.6 6.8 -10.9 -19.2 | 7.5 | | | | | Intermediate products | 2.6 | 1.5 3.0 3.4 2.5 | -.6 .7 .1 .9 | -1.1 -.4 -2.9 -1.6 | 2.9 Construction supplies | 4.9 | 6.4 2.4 5.6 5.1 | -.9 1.0 1.1 .6 | -1.2 .4 -2.9 -4.5 | 5.0 Business supplies | 1.1 | -1.6 3.3 2.0 .8 | -.4 .5 -.7 1.0 | -1.0 -.9 -3.0 .3 | 1.5 | | | | | Materials | 1.6 | .1 .7 2.0 3.5 | .0 .0 .1 .5 | 1.1 -1.4 -1.1 -.1 | 1.4 | | | | | Durable | 3.7 | 1.3 .5 4.2 9.2 | .2 .6 .4 .6 | 2.8 -1.8 -1.1 -.2 | 3.7 Consumer parts | -1.2 | -10.5 -6.1 2.6 10.7 | -1.3 -.9 -.3 -.2 | -2.5 1.8 -6.6 -7.4 | -2.9 Equipment parts | 11.7 | 8.9 6.6 14.8 16.9 | 1.7 1.3 .9 1.4 | 8.5 -5.2 2.8 4.6 | 12.2 Semiconductors, printed circuit | | | | | boards, and oth. elec. comps. | 29.2 | 8.4 11.4 45.6 58.4 | 4.7 4.0 3.5 3.1 | 25.3 -13.0 7.5 9.4 | 31.6 Other | -.9 | .0 -2.0 -4.1 2.5 | -.4 .6 .2 .3 | .4 -.3 -1.9 -1.3 | -.7 Basic metals | -5.4 | 2.6 -9.3 -6.7 -7.6 | -3.0 .2 -.8 -.1 | -.3 -.5 -1.2 -1.6 | -5.0 Nondurable | -3.3 | -2.4 -1.7 -3.8 -5.2 | -1.0 -.4 .1 -.1 | -.6 .9 -2.5 -3.0 | -3.9 Textile | -4.8 | -8.0 .0 -7.4 -3.7 | -.1 1.2 -1.8 -.6 | -2.3 4.8 -4.6 -8.1 | -6.2 Paper | -2.3 | -2.2 -1.6 -.4 -4.8 | -1.2 .6 -1.0 -.2 | -2.2 .8 -1.6 -1.8 | -3.1 Chemical | -5.1 | -1.5 -3.1 -7.3 -8.4 | -1.6 -.9 -.1 .2 | -.2 -1.5 -1.2 -1.5 | -5.6 Other | .5 | -1.5 .4 2.5 .6 | -.1 -1.2 2.3 -.3 | .9 4.0 -4.8 -4.6 | .0 Energy | .2 | -.7 4.5 1.9 -4.5 | .7 -1.3 -.8 .9 | -2.8 -2.9 1.0 3.6 | .1 Primary | .7 | 2.1 .3 3.0 -2.5 | 1.0 .3 -2.0 .7 | -1.2 -.8 -.1 2.7 | .2 Converted fuel | -.6 | -6.0 12.8 .1 -7.9 | .2 -4.1 1.5 1.2 | -5.3 -6.6 2.8 5.3 | .1 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 2.1 | 2.2 3.3 1.1 1.7 | -.3 .5 .0 .3 | .0 -1.4 -2.0 -.5 | 1.8 Motor vehicles and parts | 2.2 | 2.8 3.8 .6 1.5 | -.2 .6 .0 .3 | .2 -1.4 -1.8 -.3 | 2.0 Computers | 1.1 | .4 1.7 .1 2.2 | -.5 .5 -.2 .2 | .0 -1.0 -2.5 -.9 | .8 Computers and semiconductors 1 | .2 | .0 1.3 -1.2 .7 | -.6 .3 -.3 .1 | -.8 -.6 -2.9 -1.3 | -.1 | | | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | .1 | 2.0 2.5 -3.2 -.6 | -.9 .5 .2 .1 | -1.4 -2.3 -2.7 .0 | .2 Energy | .1 | 2.6 -.2 -5.9 4.4 | -1.0 .8 .5 -.2 | -.5 -.9 -4.9 -3.1 | .1 | | | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 8.8 | 8.8 16.3 7.0 3.6 | .6 1.3 -.7 .0 | 1.2 -1.0 -2.2 -.8 | 7.6 Computer and office equipment | 4.3 | .8 9.3 4.2 3.1 | .2 1.0 -1.3 -.3 | 1.1 .1 -3.9 -2.1 | 3.2 | | | | | Materials excluding: | | | | | Energy | 1.8 | .3 -.1 1.9 5.3 | -.1 .3 .3 .4 | 1.9 -1.1 -1.5 -.9 | 1.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Notes: Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data. Estimates for December are preliminary. Estimates from September to November are revised. Table 2A INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS | | Index, 1992=100 | 1997 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP | 1998 | 1998 Item |Proportion<1>| July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 100.00 | 130.5 132.4 131.9 132.6 132.5 132.8 | 129.2 135.8 135.9 134.5 131.3 130.1 | | | Manufacturing | 87.78 | 133.6 135.7 135.2 136.3 136.5 136.7 | 131.8 139.5 140.4 139.7 135.6 133.2 | | | Primary processing | 27.77 | 120.7 120.6 119.3 120.1 120.3 120.6 | 119.4 122.2 121.5 122.5 120.0 117.3 Advanced processing | 60.01 | 139.9 143.3 143.2 144.4 144.6 144.8 | 137.7 148.0 149.8 148.1 143.2 140.9 | | | Durable | 48.49 | 154.4 159.8 159.6 161.1 160.9 161.5 | 148.7 162.3 165.0 164.2 160.0 157.9 Lumber and products 24 | 2.11 | 117.5 118.5 117.0 117.9 118.9 119.7 | 116.4 122.7 120.3 123.4 118.4 111.8 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 1.38 | 120.8 120.1 121.6 123.8 123.9 125.1 | 120.1 128.4 127.6 125.0 122.7 122.8 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.35 | 125.4 127.0 126.6 127.6 129.3 129.6 | 127.1 132.2 131.7 132.2 129.3 123.7 | | | Primary metals 33 | 3.61 | 122.6 124.4 120.1 121.0 118.6 118.5 | 117.6 121.7 121.3 121.6 118.4 114.8 Iron and steel 331,2 | 1.96 | 120.2 122.5 113.4 114.3 109.7 109.9 | 116.4 118.6 115.0 115.5 109.0 105.8 Raw steel | .09 | 118.3 120.3 112.6 109.7 100.2 102.2 | 112.3 116.3 112.1 108.5 99.5 99.6 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.65 | 125.4 126.7 128.1 129.1 129.2 128.7 | 119.1 125.3 128.8 129.0 129.6 125.4 Fabricated metal products 34 | 5.48 | 127.8 126.3 126.2 127.0 127.3 128.0 | 126.9 129.3 129.7 129.5 127.8 127.8 Industrial machinery | | | and equipment 35 | 9.43 | 209.0 207.0 207.7 211.3 212.1 212.9 | 206.4 210.7 214.2 211.6 205.7 204.5 Computer and office equip. 357 | 1.91 | 657.0 673.6 695.5 723.9 751.1 767.4 | 707.4 719.2 740.1 723.8 731.5 745.9 Electrical machinery 36 | 8.77 | 289.4 290.8 297.7 301.0 303.0 307.0 | 278.7 294.4 322.0 304.1 309.6 319.0 Semiconductors and related | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 3.70 | 676.7 697.4 725.6 752.1 774.7 796.1 | 624.3 691.8 838.9 746.2 796.5 863.9 | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 9.16 | 108.2 130.3 127.6 128.6 127.4 126.2 | 92.2 130.6 128.9 134.4 124.8 117.4 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 5.25 | 107.6 154.2 149.9 150.2 149.0 148.1 | 76.6 156.6 154.0 163.6 143.4 127.4 Autos and light trucks | 2.62 | 86.9 142.0 136.5 140.4 138.5 137.8 | 57.3 139.7 142.8 156.3 132.8 117.2 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 3.90 | 107.1 106.9 105.8 107.4 106.0 104.8 | 104.7 105.5 104.6 106.3 106.3 106.7 Instruments 38 | 4.85 | 112.6 113.0 114.2 115.0 113.9 114.4 | 114.4 115.6 116.8 115.5 113.1 114.0 Miscellaneous 39 | 1.35 | 118.5 117.7 117.0 115.9 114.4 115.8 | 115.0 118.1 117.3 118.8 118.0 117.3 | | | Nondurable | 39.28 | 112.1 111.3 110.6 111.2 111.8 111.8 | 113.6 115.9 115.2 114.5 110.7 108.0 Foods 20 | 8.95 | 109.0 107.9 107.7 109.2 111.1 110.6 | 111.9 114.7 115.4 114.4 110.6 107.1 Tobacco products 21 | 1.32 | 106.0 107.0 104.2 101.9 99.8 100.0 | 91.3 115.6 109.4 111.3 98.8 78.8 Textile mill products 22 | 1.60 | 113.2 111.8 111.2 112.7 111.3 110.6 | 110.2 116.2 114.7 119.1 109.5 99.5 Apparel products 23 | 1.83 | 100.1 99.2 98.3 97.4 95.7 95.4 | 98.7 102.5 100.0 98.7 95.9 95.4 Paper and products 26 | 3.50 | 115.9 115.3 113.9 115.4 115.0 115.0 | 115.7 116.2 113.8 117.3 113.5 111.0 | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 6.74 | 105.4 104.9 104.6 104.8 105.3 105.0 | 108.5 109.3 109.1 107.9 105.8 103.7 Chemicals and products 28 | 9.82 | 115.7 114.3 113.3 113.9 114.0 114.5 | 120.6 119.4 119.1 115.7 110.4 109.6 Petroleum products 29 | 1.56 | 113.4 114.1 110.7 110.6 113.5 114.3 | 118.3 119.5 115.7 111.9 115.1 114.2 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.75 | 132.7 132.2 132.6 133.5 134.9 135.8 | 128.2 133.5 133.4 135.4 135.5 135.3 Leather and products 31 | .22 | 75.3 74.0 73.5 73.1 73.7 72.8 | 72.4 75.4 74.0 74.4 74.1 72.9 | | | Mining | 5.94 | 104.6 103.7 102.4 101.8 101.4 100.8 | 105.7 105.7 104.2 103.8 101.7 99.2 Metal mining 10 | .39 | 105.7 109.0 106.4 111.1 112.0 111.5 | 106.4 111.2 110.6 111.5 111.3 111.5 Coal mining 12 | .85 | 112.8 109.7 115.8 110.8 108.6 114.5 | 109.9 111.8 116.7 116.6 107.5 110.3 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 4.08 | 100.0 99.2 96.8 96.8 95.2 93.4 | 99.4 98.3 96.6 96.3 96.4 94.9 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .62 | 125.4 124.3 120.3 118.8 128.3 126.0 | 146.9 148.2 138.4 136.0 128.4 109.4 | | | Utilities | 6.28 | 118.3 120.2 120.3 117.4 113.9 115.7 | 122.1 121.9 113.5 103.9 108.3 124.7 Electric 491,3pt | 5.18 | 119.8 121.2 122.6 120.3 117.7 119.0 | 135.9 135.6 125.9 111.4 109.4 119.7 Gas 492,3pt | 1.10 | 111.7 115.7 109.7 103.8 96.5 100.6 | 61.9 62.0 59.5 72.1 107.3 153.1 | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | semiconductors 2 | 7.64 | 511.8 522.5 538.3 551.9 561.9 574.1 | 504.1 532.9 585.3 551.7 570.1 599.8 | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 82.52 | 135.1 134.6 134.4 135.5 135.8 136.1 | 135.0 138.5 139.6 138.2 135.1 133.5 Computer and office equipment | 85.87 | 128.6 130.6 130.0 130.9 131.0 131.1 | 126.5 134.1 134.9 134.2 130.2 127.7 Computers and semiconductors 2 | 82.17 | 118.9 120.6 119.9 120.6 120.5 120.5 | 117.1 123.9 123.6 123.6 119.4 116.5 Computers, communications eq, and | | | semiconductors 2 | 80.13 | 117.2 119.0 118.1 118.9 118.9 118.8 | 115.5 122.3 122.0 122.0 117.7 114.7 Memo: Motor vehicle assemblies [3] | | | Total | | 8.2 13.2 12.8 13.1 12.9 12.8 | 5.8 12.7 13.5 14.8 11.9 11.5 Autos | | 3.9 6.3 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.8 | 2.8 6.1 6.6 6.8 5.4 5.3 Trucks | | 4.3 6.9 6.3 7.0 7.1 7.0 | 3.0 6.5 6.9 7.9 6.6 6.3 Light | | 4.0 6.6 5.9 6.6 6.7 6.6 | 2.7 6.2 6.5 7.5 6.2 5.9 Heavy and medium | | 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 | 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. <2> Semiconductors include related electronic components. [3] Millions of units at an annual rate. Notes: 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, and stone, clay, and glass products. 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, transportation equipment, instruments, and miscellaneous manufactures. Estimates for the month of December are preliminary. Estimates from September to November are revised. Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Dec. 97 | to | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to Item | 1998 Q4 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Dec. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 2.1 | 1.6 2.8 .9 3.2 | -.4 .5 -.1 .2 | .1 -1.0 -2.4 -.8 | 1.9 | | | | | Manufacturing | 2.6 | 2.4 2.5 .4 5.1 | -.4 .8 .1 .2 | .6 -.5 -2.9 -1.8 | 2.3 | | | | | Primary processing | -.5 | .8 -.6 -2.8 .5 | -1.0 .6 .2 .3 | -.6 .8 -2.0 -2.2 | -.7 Advanced processing | 4.1 | 3.2 3.9 1.9 7.3 | -.1 .9 .1 .1 | 1.2 -1.1 -3.3 -1.6 | 3.7 | | | | | Durable | 5.3 | 3.5 4.6 4.7 8.5 | -.1 1.0 -.1 .3 | 1.7 -.4 -2.6 -1.3 | 4.8 Lumber and products 24 | 3.8 | 4.0 2.9 4.4 4.0 | -1.3 .7 .9 .7 | -2.0 2.6 -4.1 -5.6 | 4.1 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.9 | .8 4.8 -1.2 11.7 | 1.2 1.8 .1 1.0 | -.6 -2.1 -1.8 .1 | 3.8 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.0 | 1.5 -1.3 7.8 8.2 | -.3 .8 1.4 .2 | -.4 .4 -2.2 -4.3 | 3.6 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | -7.1 | -.9 -8.6 -9.2 -9.4 | -3.4 .8 -2.0 -.1 | -.3 .3 -2.7 -3.1 | -7.3 Iron and steel 331,2 | -13.0 | 1.1 -12.7 -16.0 -22.7 | -7.4 .8 -4.0 .2 | -3.1 .4 -5.6 -2.9 | -13.9 Raw steel | -12.9 | 8.8 -6.0 -9.7 -37.6 | -6.4 -2.6 -8.7 2.0 | -3.6 -3.2 -8.3 .1 | -14.5 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | .0 | -3.2 -3.3 -.6 7.3 | 1.1 .7 .1 -.4 | 2.7 .2 .5 -3.3 | .5 Fabricated metal products 34 | .3 | .4 3.2 -4.2 2.1 | -.1 .6 .2 .6 | .4 -.2 -1.4 .1 | -.1 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 13.1 | 14.8 19.5 10.1 8.3 | .3 1.7 .4 .4 | 1.7 -1.2 -2.8 -.6 | 12.6 Computer and office equip. 357 | 54.1 | 72.6 58.1 37.6 50.0 | 3.2 4.1 3.8 2.2 | 2.9 -2.2 1.1 2.0 | 52.8 Electrical machinery 36 | 10.9 | 6.7 6.8 14.7 15.9 | 2.4 1.1 .7 1.3 | 9.4 -5.6 1.8 3.0 | 11.0 Semiconductors and related | | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 25.3 | 8.9 9.6 37.6 49.8 | 4.0 3.7 3.0 2.8 | 21.3 -11.0 6.7 8.5 | 27.1 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 3.4 | -4.7 -2.6 3.7 18.7 | -2.0 .8 -1.0 -.9 | -1.3 4.3 -7.2 -5.9 | 1.7 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 1.1 | -17.1 -14.5 5.7 39.4 | -2.8 .2 -.8 -.7 | -1.7 6.3 -12.4 -11.2 | -.4 Autos and light trucks | 2.9 | -15.0 -14.9 -8.7 69.3 | -3.9 2.9 -1.4 -.5 | 2.2 9.4 -15.0 -11.7 | 2.7 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 6.8 | 14.2 14.1 2.0 -2.1 | -1.0 1.4 -1.2 -1.2 | -.9 1.7 -.1 .4 | 4.8 Instruments 38 | 2.1 | .5 2.9 .8 4.2 | 1.1 .7 -1.0 .4 | 1.0 -1.2 -2.0 .8 | 2.1 Miscellaneous 39 | -3.2 | 2.5 -2.1 -5.0 -7.8 | -.6 -.9 -1.3 1.3 | -.7 1.3 -.7 -.6 | -3.4 | | | | | Nondurable | -.8 | 1.1 -.2 -4.7 1.0 | -.7 .6 .5 .0 | -.6 -.7 -3.3 -2.5 | -.8 Foods 20 | 1.6 | 5.8 -.1 -6.5 8.0 | -.2 1.4 1.7 -.5 | .6 -.8 -3.4 -3.1 | 1.5 Tobacco products 21 | -8.7 | -2.9 -2.6 -10.3 -18.1 | -2.5 -2.2 -2.0 .2 | -5.4 1.7 -11.2 -20.2 | -6.0 Textile mill products 22 | -1.7 | .5 -1.3 -4.0 -2.0 | -.5 1.3 -1.2 -.7 | -1.3 3.9 -8.1 -9.1 | -2.3 Apparel products 23 | -5.9 | -2.1 -4.3 -5.5 -11.6 | -.9 -.9 -1.7 -.4 | -2.4 -1.3 -2.8 -.6 | -6.7 Paper and products 26 | -.6 | -.9 -1.8 .2 .4 | -1.2 1.3 -.3 .0 | -2.0 3.0 -3.3 -2.2 | -1.0 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | -1.7 | -2.8 -2.0 -2.1 .3 | -.2 .2 .4 -.2 | -.2 -1.1 -2.0 -1.9 | -1.9 Chemicals and products 28 | -2.1 | .6 .6 -8.3 -1.0 | -.8 .5 .1 .4 | -.2 -2.9 -4.6 -.7 | -2.5 Petroleum products 29 | 2.3 | 4.9 1.3 2.8 .2 | -3.0 -.1 2.6 .7 | -3.2 -3.3 2.9 -.8 | 3.4 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.3 | 2.5 5.4 -1.2 6.8 | .4 .6 1.1 .7 | .0 1.5 .1 -.2 | 3.7 Leather and products 31 | -7.6 | -6.7 -11.2 -6.7 -5.7 | -.7 -.6 .9 -1.3 | -1.8 .5 -.4 -1.7 | -7.7 | | | | | Mining | -4.2 | 4.3 -6.2 -6.1 -8.4 | -1.3 -.6 -.4 -.6 | -1.4 -.4 -2.0 -2.5 | -5.3 Metal mining 10 | -.6 | 8.3 -21.4 -2.7 17.8 | -2.4 4.4 .8 -.4 | -.5 .8 -.2 .2 | 3.7 Coal mining 12 | 3.0 | -4.9 4.5 19.5 -5.2 | 5.6 -4.3 -2.0 5.4 | 4.4 -.1 -7.8 2.6 | -1.4 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -7.4 | 5.3 -8.2 -12.0 -13.7 | -2.4 .0 -1.7 -1.9 | -1.7 -.4 .1 -1.6 | -8.7 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 2.6 | 7.7 3.1 -3.6 3.4 | -3.2 -1.3 8.0 -1.8 | -6.6 -1.7 -5.6 -14.8 | 3.4 | | | | | Utilities | 1.3 | -11.1 17.9 14.7 -12.5 | .0 -2.4 -2.9 1.6 | -6.9 -8.5 4.3 15.1 | 2.4 Electric 491,3pt | 3.4 | -7.9 21.3 10.0 -7.0 | 1.1 -1.8 -2.2 1.1 | -7.1 -11.5 -1.8 9.4 | 4.6 Gas 492,3pt | -9.1 | -25.5 1.3 42.2 -36.6 | -5.2 -5.4 -7.1 4.2 | -4.0 21.2 48.7 42.7 | -8.5 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | 26.9 | 22.7 23.5 28.7 32.7 | 3.0 2.5 1.8 2.2 | 9.8 -5.7 3.3 5.2 | 27.2 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 2.7 | 3.8 3.6 .1 3.3 | -.2 .9 .2 .2 | .8 -1.0 -2.2 -1.2 | 2.5 Computer and office equipment | 1.4 | 1.0 1.1 -.5 4.1 | -.5 .7 .0 .1 | .6 -.5 -3.0 -1.9 | 1.1 Computers and semiconductors 1 | .4 | .6 .7 -2.0 2.4 | -.7 .6 -.1 .0 | -.2 .0 -3.4 -2.4 | .0 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | .3 | .4 .3 -2.3 2.6 | -.7 .6 .0 .0 | -.2 .0 -3.5 -2.6 | -.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Notes: Estimates for December are preliminary. Estimates from September to November are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data. Table 3 CAPACITY UTILIZATION: MANUFACTURING, MINING, AND UTILITIES Percent of capacity, seasonally adjusted | | 1967- 1978- 1988- 1990- 1994-| | | 1997 | 1997 1980 1982 1989 1991 1995| 1997 | 1998 Item | Proportion| Ave. High Low High Low High| Dec. | July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Total industry | 100.00 | 82.1 87.3 71.1 85.4 78.1 84.7 | 83.4 | 81.1 82.0 81.3 81.4 81.0 80.9 | | | | Manufacturing | 88.27 | 81.1 86.9 69.0 85.7 76.6 84.4 | 82.5 | 79.8 80.7 80.1 80.4 80.1 79.9 | | | | Primary processing | 26.59 | 82.3 88.1 66.2 88.9 77.7 89.2 | 85.4 | 83.4 83.1 82.1 82.4 82.3 82.4 Advanced processing | 61.68 | 80.5 86.7 70.4 84.2 76.1 82.3 | 81.4 | 78.5 79.9 79.5 79.8 79.5 79.2 | | | | Durable | 49.69 | 79.4 87.7 63.9 84.6 73.1 84.1 | 82.0 | 78.6 80.9 80.3 80.6 80.0 79.8 Lumber and products 24 | 2.12 | 82.5 87.9 60.8 93.6 75.5 88.0 | 81.4 | 81.8 82.3 81.1 81.5 82.0 82.4 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 1.44 | 81.4 85.5 68.9 86.6 72.5 84.3 | 78.2 | 77.6 77.1 78.0 79.2 79.2 79.9 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.38 | 78.2 88.0 64.3 83.5 69.7 83.3 | 81.2 | 81.2 82.2 81.9 82.5 83.7 83.8 | | | | Primary metals 33 | 3.22 | 81.1 94.2 45.1 92.7 73.7 93.8 | 91.3 | 85.9 86.9 83.7 84.1 82.1 81.8 Iron and steel 331,2 | 1.77 | 81.1 95.8 37.0 95.2 71.8 96.4 | 91.3 | 83.5 84.7 78.1 78.3 74.9 74.7 Raw steel | .08 | 80.9 95.8 35.2 92.7 71.5 98.7 | 89.7 | 85.3 86.3 80.4 77.8 70.7 71.7 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.45 | 81.3 91.1 60.1 89.3 74.2 91.2 | 91.5 | 88.9 89.7 90.6 91.2 91.2 90.7 Primary copper 3331 | .05 | 75.2 81.5 42.1 86.3 73.5 102.4 | 95.3 | 85.7 89.3 83.9 90.9 87.8 Primary aluminum 3334 | .10 | 88.4 97.6 58.6 100.4 97.3 83.7 | 86.4 | 89.6 89.7 90.1 88.3 88.9 | | | | Fabricated metal products 34 | 5.65 | 78.0 83.9 63.7 82.0 71.9 85.5 | 79.0 | 77.0 75.8 75.6 75.8 75.7 75.9 Industrial machinery | | | | and equipment 35 | 9.28 | 81.3 93.2 64.0 85.4 72.3 87.5 | 85.3 | 87.0 85.2 84.5 85.0 84.3 83.6 Computer and office equip. 357 | 2.12 | 81.2 92.6 65.5 86.9 66.9 86.8 | 84.0 | 83.4 82.1 81.4 81.4 81.2 79.7 Electrical machinery 36 | 9.43 | 81.1 89.4 71.6 84.0 75.0 90.2 | 81.1 | 76.8 76.2 77.0 76.9 76.4 76.4 Semiconductors and related | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 4.16 | 80.0 91.6 75.7 81.1 75.6 95.2 | 82.3 | 75.1 75.7 77.1 78.1 78.7 | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 9.82 | 75.9 84.8 57.2 85.8 68.5 77.9 | 80.5 | 69.3 83.3 81.5 82.0 81.0 80.2 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 5.54 | 76.8 95.0 45.5 89.1 55.9 87.9 | 81.7 | 58.3 83.4 80.9 80.9 80.1 79.5 Autos and light trucks 1 | 2.60 | 94.6 40.6 92.3 53.3 92.5 | 86.8 | 55.3 90.2 86.5 88.8 87.5 86.8 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 4.27 | 75.0 81.9 66.6 87.3 79.2 69.1 | 78.9 | 83.8 83.5 82.6 83.7 82.5 81.4 Instruments 38 | 4.97 | 81.7 92.7 78.4 81.4 77.2 77.5 | 80.7 | 80.0 80.1 80.8 81.2 80.2 80.4 Miscellaneous 39 | 1.38 | 75.6 79.4 65.4 79.0 71.7 79.7 | 80.1 | 78.3 77.6 77.0 76.2 75.1 75.9 | | | | Nondurable | 38.58 | 83.4 87.5 76.4 87.3 80.7 84.8 | 83.4 | 81.7 80.9 80.2 80.5 80.8 80.6 Foods 20 | 8.93 | 83.0 84.6 79.1 85.4 82.7 84.4 | 82.3 | 81.0 80.0 79.6 80.5 81.7 81.1 Textile mill products 22 | 1.55 | 85.7 91.2 72.3 90.4 77.7 93.0 | 84.1 | 83.9 82.8 82.3 83.4 82.3 81.8 Apparel products 23 | 1.95 | 81.1 87.5 77.5 85.1 75.5 85.5 | 76.1 | 74.8 74.2 73.5 73.0 71.8 71.6 Paper and products 26 | 3.19 | 89.2 96.1 80.6 93.5 85.0 93.0 | 89.4 | 87.7 87.0 85.7 86.7 86.2 86.0 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 1.25 | 92.4 98.3 82.0 98.0 89.9 97.0 | 94.7 | 93.5 92.6 91.4 92.4 91.3 Printing and publishing 27 | 6.51 | 85.8 93.9 82.0 91.7 79.6 82.2 | 85.2 | 82.4 81.7 81.3 81.2 81.3 80.9 | | | | Chemicals and products 28 | 10.10 | 79.5 84.6 69.9 86.2 79.3 80.4 | 80.1 | 77.9 76.7 75.9 76.2 76.2 76.3 Plastics materials 2821 | .72 | 86.6 90.9 63.4 97.0 74.8 102.7 | 93.6 | 91.6 92.9 87.1 89.1 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | .34 | 85.0 98.6 64.4 99.7 77.6 90.3 | 88.1 | 85.5 85.0 85.5 81.7 79.6 Petroleum products 29 | 1.34 | 86.6 90.0 66.8 88.5 85.1 93.1 | 95.4 | 97.2 97.7 94.7 94.5 96.9 97.5 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.59 | 84.5 91.2 72.7 89.6 77.4 91.0 | 85.5 | 84.4 83.7 83.7 83.9 84.5 84.7 Leather and products 31 | .27 | 80.8 92.1 75.8 83.3 76.1 85.4 | 66.9 | 63.9 62.8 62.4 62.0 62.5 61.7 | | | | Mining | 5.96 | 87.5 96.0 80.3 88.0 87.0 88.9 | 89.0 | 87.2 86.3 85.2 84.6 84.2 83.6 Metal mining 10 | .38 | 79.1 87.9 44.4 89.4 79.9 89.4 | 88.1 | 86.3 88.9 86.8 90.6 91.3 90.9 Coal mining 12 | .85 | 86.6 99.4 76.6 91.5 83.4 90.8 | 90.7 | 87.3 84.7 89.3 85.3 83.6 87.9 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 4.15 | 88.6 97.3 82.3 88.2 88.7 89.5 | 89.1 | 87.1 86.4 84.2 84.1 82.7 81.0 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .81 | 74.2 104.3 50.9 69.3 60.0 73.8 | 85.0 | 74.2 71.7 69.1 66.8 64.3 59.4 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .58 | 84.8 92.7 63.3 89.0 79.4 91.6 | 85.7 | 86.2 85.1 82.1 80.8 87.0 85.1 | | | | Utilities | 5.77 | 87.3 89.1 75.9 92.6 83.4 93.6 | 89.9 | 93.7 95.1 95.0 92.7 89.9 91.3 Electric 491,3pt | 4.65 | 89.2 88.2 78.9 95.0 87.1 96.3 | 92.2 | 96.7 97.8 98.8 96.9 94.7 95.7 Gas 492,3pt | 1.13 | 82.4 93.7 69.1 85.0 67.1 87.8 | 80.6 | 81.2 84.0 79.6 75.2 69.8 72.7 | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | semiconductors 2 | 8.50 | 80.3 90.9 77.3 81.9 72.4 89.7 | 81.4 | 77.4 77.1 77.6 77.6 77.1 76.8 | | | | Manufacturing ex. computers, | | | | communications eq., and | | | | semiconductors 2 | 79.77 | 81.2 87.0 68.0 86.1 76.8 83.9 | 82.7 | 80.2 81.3 80.6 80.9 80.7 80.5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> Series begins in 1977. <2> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Notes: 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, and stone, clay, and glass products. 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, transportation equipment, instruments, and miscellaneous manufactures. Estimates for December are preliminary. Estimates from September to November are revised. Table 4 INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY: MANUFACTURING, MINING, AND UTILITIES Percent change Capacity indexes | Annual rate | December to December | Percent of 1992 output | 1967- 1967- 1975-| | | | 1998 1975 1998 | | 1997 | 1998 Item | Ave. Ave. Ave. | 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 | Dec. | July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | Total industry | 3.1 3.8 2.8 | 3.8 5.5 5.7 5.1 5.0 | 156.3 | 160.9 161.5 162.2 162.8 163.5 164.1 | | | | Manufacturing | 3.4 4.0 3.2 | 4.1 6.2 6.4 5.7 5.6 | 162.1 | 167.3 168.1 168.8 169.5 170.3 171.1 | | | | Primary processing | 2.3 4.1 1.7 | 2.5 3.4 3.9 4.0 2.9 | 142.3 | 144.7 145.1 145.4 145.7 146.1 146.4 Advanced processing | 4.0 4.0 4.0 | 5.0 7.6 7.4 6.3 6.6 | 171.6 | 178.3 179.2 180.1 181.1 182.0 183.0 | | | | Durable | 4.0 3.7 4.1 | 6.1 9.7 9.6 8.5 7.8 | 187.8 | 196.4 197.5 198.7 199.9 201.2 202.4 Lumber and products 24 | 2.0 2.9 1.7 | 3.2 3.0 4.0 4.2 2.8 | 141.3 | 143.6 143.9 144.3 144.6 144.9 145.3 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.1 4.5 2.6 | 1.9 2.6 6.2 4.9 1.6 | 154.0 | 155.6 155.8 156.0 156.2 156.4 156.6 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 1.6 2.5 1.2 | .0 6.2 4.7 2.7 .4 | 154.0 | 154.4 154.5 154.5 154.6 154.6 154.6 | | | | Primary metals 33 | .5 1.7 .0 | 3.4 2.6 3.8 3.4 3.4 | 140.0 | 142.8 143.2 143.6 144.0 144.4 144.8 Iron and steel 331,2 | -.2 .7 -.5 | 3.1 1.8 5.3 3.8 5.3 | 139.8 | 144.0 144.6 145.3 145.9 146.5 147.2 Raw steel | -.5 .3 -.8 | 1.4 3.3 2.7 6.1 6.9 | 133.3 | 138.6 139.4 140.1 140.9 141.7 142.5 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.7 3.8 .8 | 3.6 3.4 2.0 2.8 1.3 | 140.1 | 141.1 141.3 141.4 141.6 141.7 141.9 Primary copper 3331 | .2 1.8 -.5 | -1.6 2.3 -5.4 -.1 .9 | 122.1 | 122.7 122.8 122.9 123.0 123.1 123.2 Primary aluminum 3334 | 1.2 5.2 -.3 | .5 .0 .4 .0 .0 | 104.2 | 104.2 104.2 104.2 104.2 104.2 104.2 | | | | Fabricated metal products 34 | 2.1 3.1 1.7 | 3.0 5.5 5.5 6.6 4.0 | 162.1 | 166.0 166.5 167.1 167.6 168.2 168.7 Industrial machinery | | | | and equipment 35 | 5.9 4.7 6.3 | 9.6 11.6 13.2 12.0 14.9 | 221.6 | 240.2 242.9 245.7 248.6 251.6 254.7 Computer and office equip. 357 | 22.1 12.0 26.2 | 21.6 36.0 47.0 42.8 61.1 | 598.0 | 788.0 820.3 853.9 889.0 925.4 963.3 Electrical machinery 36 | 8.9 5.9 10.1 | 17.1 30.0 30.1 23.1 17.9 | 340.9 | 376.7 381.6 386.5 391.5 396.6 401.9 Semiconductors and related | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 19.9 13.1 22.6 | 32.9 61.3 55.8 46.0 32.2 | 761.2 | 900.6 920.9 941.6 962.8 984.4 1007 | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 2.6 3.0 2.5 | 2.8 4.3 2.3 2.0 2.1 | 154.2 | 156.1 156.4 156.6 156.9 157.2 157.4 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 3.3 4.4 2.8 | 5.9 8.4 3.5 3.2 2.4 | 182.0 | 184.6 184.9 185.3 185.6 186.0 186.3 Autos and light trucks 1 | | 4.3 4.3 -.9 1.1 2.8 | 154.4 | 157.1 157.4 157.8 158.1 158.4 158.7 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 1.6 1.1 1.8 | -.5 -.3 .6 .2 1.5 | 126.7 | 127.8 128.0 128.2 128.3 128.5 128.7 Instruments 38 | 4.6 7.6 3.5 | 1.8 2.7 -.1 1.5 2.5 | 138.9 | 140.8 141.1 141.4 141.7 142.0 142.3 Miscellaneous 39 | 2.1 4.4 1.3 | 1.5 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.9 | 149.7 | 151.4 151.6 151.8 152.1 152.3 152.6 | | | | Nondurable | 2.8 4.3 2.1 | 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.6 | 135.2 | 137.2 137.5 137.8 138.1 138.4 138.7 Foods 20 | 2.3 3.0 2.1 | 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.2 3.0 | 132.3 | 134.6 134.9 135.3 135.6 135.9 136.3 Textile mill products 22 | 2.2 4.4 1.4 | 3.5 1.8 2.3 4.8 .6 | 134.5 | 135.0 135.1 135.1 135.1 135.2 135.2 Apparel products 23 | 1.2 2.3 .8 | 1.4 2.3 .6 1.9 -.9 | 134.5 | 133.8 133.7 133.6 133.5 133.4 133.2 Paper and products 26 | 2.8 3.9 2.4 | 1.6 2.7 2.8 2.5 3.0 | 129.9 | 132.2 132.5 132.8 133.1 133.4 133.7 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 2.4 2.9 2.2 | 1.9 3.0 1.5 1.6 1.7 | 120.8 | 122.1 122.3 122.4 122.6 122.8 122.9 Printing and publishing 27 | 2.7 3.0 2.6 | .6 .7 .3 .1 3.3 | 125.6 | 128.0 128.3 128.7 129.1 129.4 129.8 | | | | Chemicals and products 28 | 3.7 6.8 2.6 | 2.5 2.9 3.5 2.7 2.4 | 146.5 | 148.6 148.9 149.2 149.4 149.7 150.0 Plastics materials 2821 | 6.3 12.7 4.0 | 6.2 4.8 5.8 3.9 3.6 | 138.6 | 141.5 141.9 142.3 142.7 143.2 143.6 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | 3.7 9.7 1.5 | .4 .4 -.4 2.7 2.9 | 122.9 | 125.0 125.3 125.5 125.8 126.1 126.4 Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 4.2 .4 | 2.1 -.5 1.0 1.3 1.1 | 115.9 | 116.7 116.8 116.9 117.0 117.1 117.2 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 5.5 8.4 4.3 | 4.6 4.4 5.0 5.1 4.8 | 153.1 | 157.2 157.8 158.5 159.1 159.7 160.3 Leather and products 31 | -2.8 -1.5 -3.3 | -1.4 3.8 3.5 -4.0 .0 | 117.9 | 117.8 117.8 117.8 117.8 117.8 117.9 | | | | Mining | .2 -.1 .3 | 1.0 -.6 .7 1.5 .9 | 119.5 | 120.0 120.1 120.2 120.4 120.5 120.6 Metal mining 10 | 1.3 .5 1.7 | -1.8 1.0 1.5 3.1 .5 | 122.1 | 122.6 122.6 122.6 122.7 122.7 122.7 Coal mining 12 | 2.4 2.4 2.3 | 3.4 .3 1.8 1.7 1.7 | 128.0 | 129.3 129.5 129.6 129.8 130.0 130.2 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -.4 -1.0 -.2 | .4 -1.2 .1 .9 .4 | 114.7 | 114.9 114.9 115.0 115.1 115.1 115.2 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .7 .8 .7 | -.6 -1.6 -1.2 1.1 2.0 | 175.9 | 177.9 178.2 178.5 178.8 179.1 179.4 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 1.5 2.6 1.0 | 2.3 2.3 3.8 4.3 4.1 | 142.3 | 145.5 146.0 146.5 147.0 147.5 148.1 | | | | Utilities | 2.7 6.1 1.4 | 1.1 1.8 1.9 .1 .8 | 125.8 | 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.6 126.7 126.8 Electric 491,3pt | 3.7 7.8 2.1 | 1.0 2.4 1.9 -.3 .7 | 123.4 | 123.9 124.0 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.3 Gas 492,3pt | .4 2.3 -.3 | .4 .5 2.2 1.9 1.5 | 136.4 | 137.6 137.7 137.9 138.1 138.2 138.4 | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | semiconductors 2 | 16.3 9.5 19.0 | 23.8 42.7 46.4 36.6 34.7 | 554.9 | 661.0 677.3 694.1 711.3 729.1 747.4 | | | | Manufacturing ex. computers, | | | | communications eq., and | | | | semiconductors 2 | 2.4 3.7 1.9 | 2.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 | 143.8 | 146.0 146.3 146.6 147.0 147.3 147.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <1> Series begins in 1977. <2> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Table 5A INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION FOR TOTAL INDUSTRY: HISTORICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4| Annual ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Industrial | | | Production, | | | Percent | | | Change <1> | | | 1986 | .6 -.7 -1.0 .8 -.2 -.3 .3 .3 -.1 .9 .5 .9 | 2.0 -1.7 .7 6.5 | 1.1 1987 | -.6 1.2 .4 .4 .4 .9 .6 .1 -.1 1.4 .3 .6 | 4.2 6.7 5.6 7.1 | 4.6 1988 | .1 .3 .0 .6 .1 .1 .7 .5 -.4 .3 .8 .5 | 3.2 3.1 3.9 3.6 | 4.5 1989 | .6 -.8 .9 .2 -.6 -.2 -1.0 .4 -.2 -.5 .4 .5 | 3.8 .5 -4.4 -.1 | 1.8 1990 | -.5 .5 .5 -.6 .4 .0 .0 .2 .1 -.6 -1.3 -.6 | 2.0 .6 1.0 -5.8 | -.2 1991 | -.5 -.8 -.9 .3 .8 1.2 .1 .1 1.0 -.1 -.1 -.6 | -8.3 1.5 6.2 1.1 | -2.0 | | | 1992 | .2 .6 .7 .7 .2 -.1 .8 -.3 .4 .6 .5 .1 | 1.3 6.1 2.7 4.6 | 3.1 1993 | .5 .5 .2 .4 -.5 .2 .2 -.4 1.0 .4 .5 .8 | 4.3 1.5 1.2 6.4 | 3.5 1994 | .2 .5 .7 .4 .7 .5 .3 .5 .2 .7 .8 1.1 | 6.1 7.1 5.2 7.6 | 5.4 1995 | .5 -.1 .2 -.1 .3 .4 -.3 1.1 .3 .0 .2 .0 | 6.3 1.3 3.5 3.0 | 4.9 1996 | -.2 1.3 -.2 1.2 .9 .7 .2 .5 .1 .1 .6 .3 | 2.8 9.6 5.5 3.5 | 4.5 | | | 1997 | .5 .7 .4 .6 .3 .5 .7 .6 .5 .6 .5 .3 | 6.6 6.0 7.2 6.6 | 6.0 1998 | .0 -.1 .4 .5 .4 -.9 -.1 1.4 -.4 .5 -.1 .2 | 1.6 2.8 .9 3.2 | 3.7 | | | Industrial | | | Production <2> | | | 1986 | 89.6 89.0 88.1 88.7 88.6 88.2 88.5 88.8 88.7 89.5 89.9 90.8 | 88.9 88.5 88.7 90.1 | 89.0 1987 | 90.2 91.2 91.6 92.0 92.4 93.2 93.7 93.8 93.7 95.0 95.3 95.9 | 91.0 92.5 93.8 95.4 | 93.2 1988 | 95.9 96.2 96.3 96.8 96.9 97.0 97.6 98.1 97.8 98.0 98.8 99.3 | 96.1 96.9 97.8 98.7 | 97.4 1989 | 99.8 99.0 100.0 100.2 99.6 99.4 98.4 98.8 98.6 98.2 98.6 99.0 | 99.6 99.7 98.6 98.6 | 99.1 1990 | 98.6 99.1 99.6 99.0 99.4 99.3 99.3 99.5 99.6 99.1 97.7 97.2 | 99.1 99.2 99.5 98.0 | 98.9 1991 | 96.7 95.9 95.0 95.4 96.1 97.2 97.3 97.4 98.4 98.3 98.1 97.5 | 95.9 96.2 97.7 98.0 | 97.0 | | | 1992 | 97.7 98.2 98.9 99.6 99.9 99.7 100.5 100.2 100.6 101.2 101.7 101.8 | 98.3 99.8 100.4 101.5 | 100.0 1993 | 102.3 102.7 102.9 103.3 102.7 103.0 103.2 102.8 103.9 104.3 104.8 105.7 | 102.6 103.0 103.3 104.9 | 103.5 1994 | 105.9 106.4 107.2 107.6 108.4 108.9 109.3 109.8 110.0 110.8 111.6 112.9 | 106.5 108.3 109.7 111.7 | 109.1 1995 | 113.4 113.4 113.6 113.4 113.8 114.3 113.9 115.1 115.4 115.5 115.7 115.8 | 113.5 113.8 114.8 115.7 | 114.4 1996 | 115.5 117.0 116.8 118.2 119.2 120.0 120.3 120.9 121.1 121.2 121.9 122.3 | 116.5 119.2 120.8 121.8 | 119.5 | | | 1997 | 123.0 123.9 124.4 125.1 125.5 126.1 127.0 127.8 128.5 129.3 129.9 130.3 | 123.7 125.6 127.8 129.8 | 126.8 1998 | 130.3 130.2 130.7 131.3 131.9 130.6 130.5 132.4 131.9 132.6 132.5 132.8 | 130.4 131.3 131.6 132.6 | 131.4 | | | Capacity | | | 1986 | 112.2 112.4 112.6 112.7 112.9 113.0 113.2 113.3 113.5 113.6 113.7 113.9 | 112.4 112.9 113.3 113.7 | 113.1 1987 | 114.0 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.9 115.0 115.1 115.2 | 114.1 114.4 114.7 115.1 | 114.6 1988 | 115.3 115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8 115.9 116.0 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.7 | 115.5 115.8 116.2 116.5 | 116.0 1989 | 116.8 117.0 117.2 117.4 117.6 117.8 118.0 118.2 118.4 118.6 118.8 119.0 | 117.0 117.6 118.2 118.8 | 117.9 1990 | 119.2 119.3 119.5 119.7 119.9 120.1 120.2 120.4 120.6 120.8 121.0 121.2 | 119.3 119.9 120.4 121.0 | 120.2 1991 | 121.4 121.6 121.7 121.9 122.1 122.2 122.4 122.6 122.7 122.9 123.0 123.2 | 121.6 122.1 122.6 123.0 | 122.3 | | | 1992 | 123.4 123.6 123.8 124.0 124.2 124.5 124.7 124.9 125.1 125.3 125.5 125.7 | 123.6 124.2 124.9 125.5 | 124.5 1993 | 125.9 126.2 126.4 126.6 126.9 127.1 127.4 127.6 127.8 128.1 128.3 128.6 | 126.2 126.9 127.6 128.3 | 127.2 1994 | 128.9 129.3 129.7 130.1 130.5 130.9 131.3 131.7 132.1 132.6 133.0 133.4 | 129.3 130.5 131.7 133.0 | 131.1 1995 | 133.9 134.5 135.1 135.7 136.4 137.0 137.6 138.2 138.8 139.5 140.1 140.8 | 134.5 136.4 138.2 140.1 | 137.3 1996 | 141.4 142.1 142.8 143.4 144.1 144.8 145.5 146.1 146.8 147.4 148.1 148.8 | 142.1 144.1 146.1 148.1 | 145.1 | | | 1997 | 149.4 150.1 150.7 151.3 152.0 152.6 153.2 153.8 154.4 155.0 155.7 156.3 | 150.1 152.0 153.8 155.7 | 152.9 1998 | 157.0 157.6 158.3 158.9 159.6 160.3 160.9 161.5 162.2 162.8 163.5 164.1 | 157.6 159.6 161.5 163.5 | 160.5 | | | Utilization | | | 1986 | 79.8 79.2 78.2 78.7 78.4 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.2 78.8 79.1 79.7 | 79.1 78.4 78.2 79.2 | 78.7 1987 | 79.1 80.0 80.2 80.5 80.7 81.4 81.8 81.8 81.6 82.6 82.8 83.2 | 79.8 80.8 81.7 82.9 | 81.3 1988 | 83.2 83.4 83.3 83.7 83.7 83.6 84.1 84.5 84.1 84.2 84.8 85.1 | 83.3 83.7 84.2 84.7 | 84.0 1989 | 85.4 84.6 85.3 85.3 84.7 84.4 83.4 83.6 83.3 82.8 83.0 83.2 | 85.1 84.8 83.4 83.0 | 84.1 1990 | 82.7 83.0 83.3 82.7 82.9 82.7 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.0 80.8 80.2 | 83.0 82.8 82.6 81.0 | 82.3 1991 | 79.6 78.9 78.1 78.2 78.7 79.6 79.5 79.5 80.2 80.0 79.8 79.2 | 78.9 78.8 79.7 79.6 | 79.3 | | | 1992 | 79.2 79.5 79.9 80.3 80.4 80.1 80.6 80.2 80.4 80.8 81.0 81.0 | 79.5 80.3 80.4 80.9 | 80.3 1993 | 81.2 81.4 81.4 81.5 81.0 81.0 81.0 80.6 81.3 81.4 81.7 82.2 | 81.3 81.2 81.0 81.8 | 81.3 1994 | 82.1 82.3 82.6 82.7 83.1 83.2 83.2 83.4 83.3 83.5 83.9 84.6 | 82.4 83.0 83.3 84.0 | 83.2 1995 | 84.7 84.3 84.1 83.5 83.4 83.4 82.7 83.3 83.1 82.8 82.6 82.3 | 84.3 83.5 83.1 82.6 | 83.4 1996 | 81.7 82.4 81.8 82.4 82.7 82.9 82.7 82.8 82.5 82.2 82.3 82.2 | 82.0 82.7 82.7 82.2 | 82.4 | | | 1997 | 82.3 82.6 82.5 82.7 82.6 82.6 82.9 83.1 83.2 83.4 83.4 83.4 | 82.5 82.6 83.1 83.4 | 82.9 1998 | 83.0 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6 81.5 81.1 82.0 81.3 81.4 81.0 80.9 | 82.7 82.3 81.5 81.1 | 81.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> Quarterly percent changes are at annual rates. Annual percentage changes are calculated from annual averages. <2> Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes. Table 5B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION FOR MANUFACTURING: HISTORICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4| Annual ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Industrial | | | Production, | | | Percent | | | Change <1> | | | 1986 | 1.5 -.5 -.9 1.4 -.1 -.3 .3 .6 .0 .8 .4 1.2 | 4.5 1.7 1.7 6.7 | 2.8 1987 | -.8 1.6 .2 .5 .3 1.0 .7 -.2 .1 1.3 .5 .6 | 5.0 7.0 5.5 7.6 | 5.3 1988 | -.2 .4 -.1 1.0 -.1 .0 .7 .3 .2 .2 .9 .6 | 2.3 4.1 3.7 5.2 | 4.7 1989 | .9 -1.2 .8 .1 -.7 .0 -1.1 .3 -.3 -.6 .4 .1 | 4.3 -.7 -4.5 -1.4 | 1.9 1990 | -.2 .9 .3 -.8 .4 -.1 .0 .3 -.1 -.6 -1.3 -.6 | 2.9 -.1 .8 -6.3 | -.5 1991 | -.9 -.7 -1.1 .3 .7 1.4 .2 .2 1.1 -.1 -.2 -.5 | -9.7 1.2 7.8 1.7 | -2.4 | | | 1992 | .3 .7 .8 .6 .4 .0 .7 -.2 .3 .5 .6 -.1 | 2.7 6.8 3.4 4.0 | 4.0 1993 | .9 .2 .2 .6 -.4 .0 .2 -.5 1.2 .4 .5 .9 | 4.9 2.1 .5 6.9 | 3.7 1994 | .1 .6 .9 .7 .8 .2 .5 .6 .3 .8 .9 1.1 | 6.3 8.8 5.8 9.2 | 6.0 1995 | .6 -.2 .2 -.1 .1 .5 -.5 .9 .7 .1 .1 .1 | 6.7 1.1 2.9 3.8 | 5.4 1996 | -.3 1.3 -.3 1.4 1.0 .8 .5 .5 .2 .0 .7 .4 | 2.1 10.6 7.0 3.9 | 4.7 | | | 1997 | .5 .9 .5 .6 .3 .7 .7 .8 .4 .6 .8 .3 | 7.2 6.6 7.7 7.5 | 6.8 1998 | .1 -.1 .3 .6 .3 -1.2 -.1 1.6 -.4 .8 .1 .2 | 2.4 2.5 .4 5.1 | 4.2 | | | Industrial | | | Production <2> | | | 1986 | 87.9 87.4 86.6 87.8 87.7 87.5 87.7 88.2 88.2 88.9 89.3 90.3 | 87.3 87.7 88.0 89.5 | 88.1 1987 | 89.6 91.0 91.2 91.6 91.9 92.8 93.4 93.3 93.4 94.6 95.1 95.6 | 90.6 92.1 93.4 95.1 | 92.8 1988 | 95.4 95.8 95.7 96.7 96.6 96.6 97.3 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.9 99.4 | 95.6 96.6 97.5 98.7 | 97.1 1989 | 100.3 99.1 99.9 100.0 99.4 99.4 98.3 98.7 98.4 97.8 98.2 98.3 | 99.8 99.6 98.5 98.1 | 99.0 1990 | 98.1 99.0 99.3 98.6 99.0 98.9 98.8 99.1 99.0 98.4 97.2 96.6 | 98.8 98.8 99.0 97.4 | 98.5 1991 | 95.8 95.1 94.1 94.4 95.0 96.3 96.6 96.8 97.8 97.8 97.6 97.1 | 95.0 95.2 97.0 97.5 | 96.2 | | | 1992 | 97.4 98.1 98.9 99.5 99.9 99.9 100.6 100.4 100.7 101.2 101.8 101.7 | 98.1 99.7 100.6 101.6 | 100.0 1993 | 102.6 102.8 103.0 103.6 103.2 103.2 103.4 102.9 104.1 104.5 105.1 106.0 | 102.8 103.3 103.5 105.2 | 103.7 1994 | 106.1 106.7 107.6 108.4 109.3 109.5 110.1 110.7 111.1 112.0 113.0 114.3 | 106.8 109.1 110.7 113.1 | 109.9 1995 | 115.0 114.8 115.1 115.0 115.1 115.7 115.1 116.2 117.0 117.1 117.2 117.3 | 115.0 115.3 116.1 117.2 | 115.9 1996 | 116.9 118.4 118.1 119.7 120.9 121.8 122.4 123.0 123.3 123.3 124.2 124.7 | 117.8 120.8 122.9 124.1 | 121.4 | | | 1997 | 125.3 126.4 127.0 127.7 128.1 129.0 129.8 130.8 131.4 132.2 133.3 133.7 | 126.2 128.3 130.7 133.1 | 129.7 1998 | 133.8 133.7 134.1 134.9 135.4 133.7 133.6 135.7 135.2 136.3 136.5 136.7 | 133.8 134.7 134.8 136.5 | 135.1 | | | Capacity | | | 1986 | 111.0 111.2 111.4 111.6 111.7 111.9 112.1 112.3 112.5 112.7 112.9 113.0 | 111.2 111.7 112.3 112.9 | 112.0 1987 | 113.2 113.4 113.6 113.8 113.9 114.1 114.2 114.4 114.6 114.7 114.9 115.0 | 113.4 113.9 114.4 114.9 | 114.1 1988 | 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.6 115.7 115.8 116.0 116.1 116.3 116.5 116.6 116.8 | 115.3 115.7 116.1 116.6 | 115.9 1989 | 117.0 117.3 117.5 117.8 118.0 118.3 118.5 118.7 119.0 119.2 119.5 119.7 | 117.3 118.0 118.7 119.5 | 118.4 1990 | 119.9 120.1 120.3 120.5 120.7 120.9 121.1 121.3 121.5 121.7 122.0 122.2 | 120.1 120.7 121.3 122.0 | 121.0 1991 | 122.4 122.6 122.8 123.0 123.1 123.3 123.5 123.7 123.8 124.0 124.2 124.3 | 122.6 123.1 123.7 124.2 | 123.4 | | | 1992 | 124.5 124.8 125.0 125.2 125.5 125.7 125.9 126.2 126.4 126.6 126.9 127.1 | 124.8 125.5 126.2 126.9 | 125.8 1993 | 127.4 127.6 127.9 128.2 128.4 128.7 129.0 129.3 129.5 129.8 130.1 130.3 | 127.6 128.4 129.3 130.1 | 128.8 1994 | 130.7 131.1 131.6 132.0 132.5 132.9 133.4 133.8 134.3 134.8 135.2 135.7 | 131.1 132.5 133.8 135.2 | 133.2 1995 | 136.3 137.0 137.7 138.4 139.1 139.8 140.5 141.2 141.9 142.6 143.4 144.2 | 137.0 139.1 141.2 143.4 | 140.2 1996 | 144.9 145.7 146.4 147.2 148.0 148.8 149.5 150.3 151.0 151.8 152.5 153.3 | 145.7 148.0 150.3 152.5 | 149.1 | | | 1997 | 154.1 154.8 155.5 156.2 157.0 157.8 158.4 159.1 159.9 160.6 161.3 162.1 | 154.8 157.0 159.1 161.3 | 158.1 1998 | 162.8 163.5 164.3 165.1 165.8 166.6 167.3 168.1 168.8 169.5 170.3 171.1 | 163.5 165.8 168.1 170.3 | 166.9 | | | Utilization | | | 1986 | 79.1 78.6 77.8 78.7 78.5 78.1 78.2 78.6 78.4 78.9 79.1 79.9 | 78.5 78.5 78.4 79.3 | 78.7 1987 | 79.1 80.2 80.3 80.6 80.7 81.4 81.8 81.5 81.5 82.5 82.8 83.1 | 79.9 80.9 81.6 82.8 | 81.3 1988 | 82.9 83.1 82.9 83.7 83.5 83.4 83.8 84.0 84.0 84.1 84.8 85.1 | 83.0 83.5 83.9 84.7 | 83.8 1989 | 85.7 84.5 85.0 85.0 84.2 84.1 83.0 83.1 82.7 82.1 82.2 82.1 | 85.1 84.4 82.9 82.1 | 83.6 1990 | 81.8 82.5 82.6 81.8 82.0 81.8 81.6 81.7 81.5 80.9 79.7 79.0 | 82.3 81.9 81.6 79.9 | 81.4 1991 | 78.2 77.5 76.6 76.8 77.1 78.1 78.2 78.2 79.0 78.9 78.6 78.1 | 77.5 77.3 78.5 78.5 | 77.9 | | | 1992 | 78.2 78.6 79.1 79.4 79.6 79.5 79.9 79.6 79.7 79.9 80.2 80.0 | 78.6 79.5 79.7 80.1 | 79.5 1993 | 80.5 80.6 80.5 80.8 80.4 80.1 80.1 79.6 80.4 80.5 80.8 81.4 | 80.5 80.4 80.0 80.9 | 80.5 1994 | 81.2 81.4 81.8 82.2 82.5 82.4 82.6 82.8 82.7 83.1 83.6 84.2 | 81.5 82.4 82.7 83.6 | 82.5 1995 | 84.4 83.8 83.6 83.1 82.8 82.7 81.9 82.3 82.4 82.1 81.7 81.3 | 83.9 82.9 82.2 81.7 | 82.7 1996 | 80.7 81.3 80.6 81.3 81.7 81.9 81.9 81.8 81.6 81.2 81.4 81.3 | 80.9 81.6 81.8 81.3 | 81.4 | | | 1997 | 81.3 81.7 81.7 81.7 81.6 81.7 81.9 82.2 82.2 82.3 82.6 82.5 | 81.6 81.7 82.1 82.5 | 82.0 1998 | 82.2 81.8 81.6 81.7 81.6 80.2 79.8 80.7 80.1 80.4 80.1 79.9 | 81.8 81.2 80.2 80.2 | 80.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> Quarterly percent changes are at annual rates. Annual percentage changes are calculated from annual averages. <2> Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes. Table 6 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES | | Index, 1992 = 100 | 1997 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP | 1998 | 1998 |Proportion<1>| June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. | June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Metal mining 10 | .39 | 108.0 105.7 109.0 106.4 111.1 112.0 | 111.9 106.4 111.2 110.6 111.5 111.3 Iron ore 101 | .06 | 117.5 111.1 115.9 109.3 111.8 109.5 | 123.4 114.8 125.5 117.8 111.5 113.9 Nonferrous ores 102-4,8,9 | .33 | 106.6 105.1 108.0 106.2 111.3 112.8 | 110.1 105.1 108.8 109.6 111.9 111.2 Copper 102 | .11 | 99.2 103.1 109.2 104.0 102.8 113.5 | 104.2 104.0 112.2 105.8 103.6 111.1 | | | Coal mining 12 | .85 | 110.4 112.8 109.7 115.8 110.8 108.6 | 107.3 109.9 111.8 116.7 116.6 107.5 | | | Oil and gas extraction 13 | 4.08 | 100.4 100.0 99.2 96.8 96.8 95.2 | 99.8 99.4 98.3 96.6 96.3 96.4 Crude oil and natural gas 131 | 3.01 | 95.1 96.2 95.7 93.5 94.4 93.2 | 94.3 94.9 94.2 92.8 93.5 94.5 Crude oil, total | 1.61 | 86.1 87.9 86.4 82.3 84.1 84.3 | 85.3 86.3 85.1 82.2 84.5 84.8 Natural gas | 1.41 | 107.6 107.8 108.5 109.1 108.7 105.6 | 106.9 106.8 107.0 107.5 106.1 107.9 Natural gas liquids 132 | .21 | 103.3 94.2 102.1 100.5 101.6 102.1 | 102.7 93.9 101.4 101.7 102.6 103.3 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .86 | 136.7 131.9 127.7 123.4 119.4 115.2 | 137.3 134.5 129.4 125.8 120.0 116.4 | | | Stone and earth minerals 14 | .62 | 125.6 125.4 124.3 120.3 118.8 128.3 | 146.1 146.9 148.2 138.4 136.0 128.4 | | | Foods 20 | 8.95 | 109.2 109.0 107.9 107.7 109.2 111.1 | 111.5 111.9 114.7 115.4 114.4 110.6 Meat products 201 | 1.17 | 114.2 117.1 116.9 115.8 118.8 120.5 | 116.6 113.0 119.1 117.8 124.1 119.6 Beef | .38 | 110.4 111.0 112.8 110.5 112.7 113.9 | 117.5 111.0 118.9 114.8 114.4 109.3 Pork | .30 | 106.6 113.2 111.9 109.4 112.0 116.1 | 100.8 102.5 107.3 111.1 120.2 122.6 Poultry | .48 | 124.6 126.6 125.4 126.5 130.8 130.9 | 128.1 123.2 128.6 125.8 135.9 126.6 Miscellaneous meats | .01 | 74.4 75.0 74.6 75.6 75.2 72.7 | 72.3 69.2 71.9 76.0 76.0 73.8 Dairy products 202 | .78 | 103.6 103.3 103.4 103.6 104.8 106.0 | 113.0 105.8 101.3 97.1 96.8 96.9 Butter 2021 | .01 | 84.1 83.4 82.9 78.6 86.5 95.3 | 71.8 63.7 62.1 66.3 80.5 89.9 Cheese 2022 | .17 | 114.2 112.9 111.8 107.3 111.3 116.5 | 118.1 109.1 106.1 106.7 110.6 116.3 Concentrated milk 2023 | .15 | 98.4 97.0 96.6 93.5 102.2 102.8 | 109.9 94.5 82.8 73.1 83.4 86.0 Frozen desserts 2024 | .14 | 111.9 113.7 116.1 126.2 115.2 112.1 | 143.2 139.8 134.3 121.7 99.9 87.5 Milk and misc. dairy products 2026 | .31 | 98.7 98.5 98.4 98.5 99.5 100.6 | 101.8 97.5 95.9 95.0 96.1 97.0 | | | Canned and frozen food 203 | 1.21 | 105.2 104.6 99.2 99.3 99.6 101.0 | 103.3 107.8 114.7 121.0 111.3 100.6 Grain mill products 204 | 1.02 | 102.9 104.2 101.6 99.0 101.1 101.6 | 101.2 103.5 103.0 103.6 104.6 104.1 Bakery products 205 | 1.03 | 103.3 104.5 101.8 102.8 103.9 105.7 | 108.0 113.8 113.1 114.9 108.0 103.1 Sugar and confectionery 206 | .63 | 110.8 109.7 110.3 108.0 107.4 107.2 | 100.4 97.5 106.2 111.7 125.6 125.1 Fats and oils 207 | .22 | 105.1 107.0 104.3 107.2 106.2 105.4 | 101.3 98.8 97.9 104.0 110.4 112.2 Beverages 208 | 1.78 | 116.7 114.4 116.5 116.5 118.5 122.3 | 125.6 123.7 128.0 125.1 122.5 117.4 Beer and ale 2082,3 | .57 | 102.6 98.9 101.9 104.9 100.5 107.1 | 116.8 109.4 107.2 100.0 95.2 94.4 Soft drinks 2086,7 | .98 | 127.9 126.0 128.0 126.3 132.6 135.0 | 135.8 140.8 146.2 145.2 139.3 129.7 Coffee and miscellaneous 209 | 1.11 | 113.7 111.9 111.4 112.5 115.1 118.5 | 115.8 119.4 122.0 122.0 119.9 118.2 Roasted coffee 2095 | .17 | 94.7 95.0 97.9 99.8 103.1 | 83.8 88.0 97.9 91.1 108.1 | | | Tobacco products 21 | 1.32 | 104.7 106.0 107.0 104.2 101.9 99.8 | 115.9 91.3 115.6 109.4 111.3 98.8 | | | Textile mill products 22 | 1.60 | 112.0 113.2 111.8 111.2 112.7 111.3 | 117.3 110.2 116.2 114.7 119.1 109.5 Fabrics 221-4 | .40 | 108.8 108.3 102.9 104.7 105.5 105.1 | 109.8 100.8 104.3 103.4 110.5 104.6 Cotton and synthetic 221,2 | .33 | 110.9 110.1 103.6 105.5 | 110.5 101.6 105.8 105.2 Narrow fabrics 224 | .04 | 112.5 114.4 114.7 115.8 115.5 117.5 | 115.9 109.9 115.9 115.7 116.3 118.1 Knit goods 225 | .45 | 118.1 117.6 120.0 121.0 119.1 120.8 | 131.7 119.3 129.4 131.4 129.1 116.5 Knit garments 2253,4,7-9 | .32 | 118.0 117.6 121.5 124.7 121.6 123.1 | 128.7 122.7 140.2 141.0 126.8 116.4 Fabric finishing 226 | .14 | 97.7 96.3 94.1 94.7 | 96.9 87.5 98.1 92.7 Carpeting 227 | .20 | 107.1 118.5 113.6 107.1 116.3 111.4 | 113.3 122.5 117.6 113.0 128.7 104.5 Yarns and miscellaneous 228,9 | .41 | 117.1 117.8 118.4 116.1 118.4 114.7 | 119.8 112.6 120.8 117.8 119.9 114.5 Cotton and synthetic yarns 2281,2,4 | .19 | 105.0 107.7 106.4 101.0 106.7 99.7 | 107.0 100.2 109.6 102.7 108.6 98.7 | | | Apparel products 23 | 1.83 | 100.5 100.1 99.2 98.3 97.4 95.7 | 102.8 98.7 102.5 100.0 98.7 95.9 | | | Lumber and products 24 | 2.11 | 116.7 117.5 118.5 117.0 117.9 118.9 | 121.1 116.4 122.7 120.3 123.4 118.4 Logging and lumber 241,2 | .85 | 107.3 107.5 110.9 107.0 108.3 108.2 | 112.5 106.1 115.3 111.4 114.5 107.8 Logging 241 | .30 | 93.4 93.5 93.4 91.6 92.2 91.2 | 96.1 98.3 100.4 94.7 99.1 93.1 Lumber products 243-5,9 | 1.26 | 123.9 125.0 124.3 124.6 125.1 126.9 | 127.7 124.2 128.4 127.0 130.2 126.4 Millwork and plywood 243 | .67 | 120.3 121.3 120.5 120.7 121.1 123.1 | 123.9 124.1 124.4 122.0 124.0 124.6 Plywood 2435,6 | .13 | 100.7 103.0 100.3 101.4 100.5 103.4 | 104.5 102.3 103.8 103.5 103.9 100.6 Manufactured homes 245 | .22 | 146.1 151.1 145.7 147.8 150.9 154.6 | 157.7 140.0 161.1 156.9 167.6 149.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. Note: Estimates for September to November are revised. Table 6 (continued) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES | | Index, 1992 = 100 | 1997 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP | 1998 | 1998 |Proportion<1>| June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. | June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Furniture and fixtures 25 | 1.38 | 122.0 120.8 120.1 121.6 123.8 123.9 | 123.7 120.1 128.4 127.6 125.0 122.7 Household furniture 251 | .62 | 120.4 116.9 117.8 119.4 120.3 121.0 | 121.9 110.7 123.6 123.5 121.7 119.5 | | | Paper and products 26 | 3.50 | 114.9 115.9 115.3 113.9 115.4 115.0 | 115.9 115.7 116.2 113.8 117.3 113.5 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 1.45 | 113.5 114.1 113.2 111.9 113.3 112.1 | 114.3 114.4 114.0 111.5 113.1 111.4 Wood pulp 261 | .10 | 100.6 101.7 100.0 98.1 96.0 | 100.3 104.7 101.1 97.7 95.9 Paper 262 | .90 | 111.4 112.0 112.3 111.6 113.5 | 111.5 111.6 113.0 110.5 113.0 Paperboard 263 | .45 | 121.3 121.8 118.7 116.2 117.2 | 123.4 122.5 119.1 116.8 117.3 Paper products 265,7 | 2.04 | 115.8 117.2 116.8 115.2 116.9 117.1 | 117.1 116.6 117.7 115.5 120.3 114.9 Paperboard containers 265 | .73 | 117.6 118.7 118.3 117.1 114.3 120.1 | 121.8 117.5 119.7 119.7 126.1 114.5 Converted paper products 267 | 1.31 | 114.9 116.4 116.0 114.3 118.4 115.6 | 114.4 116.0 116.6 113.2 117.1 115.1 | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 6.74 | 105.5 105.4 104.9 104.6 104.8 105.3 | 106.0 108.5 109.3 109.1 107.9 105.8 Newspapers 271 | 1.60 | 98.4 97.3 97.3 97.5 98.6 98.7 | 96.6 94.4 92.5 98.1 107.1 105.3 Periodicals, books, and cards 272,3,7 | 2.10 | 105.9 106.7 108.0 106.7 105.2 104.8 | 104.9 106.3 108.9 105.7 103.5 104.5 Job printing 274-6,8,9 | 3.05 | 109.1 108.9 106.8 107.0 107.8 109.1 | 111.8 117.9 118.9 117.3 110.9 106.5 | | | Chemicals and products 28 | 9.82 | 116.2 115.7 114.3 113.3 113.9 114.0 | 119.1 120.6 119.4 119.1 115.7 110.4 Industrial chemicals and | | | synthetic materials 281,2,6 | 3.54 | 111.1 110.1 108.9 107.8 107.7 107.6 | 111.9 109.5 107.9 108.5 107.8 106.4 Basic chemicals 281 | .81 | 90.4 87.2 84.3 84.6 87.0 88.8 | 92.3 86.2 85.3 85.8 88.5 89.2 Alkalies and chlorine 2812 | .08 | 109.8 115.1 115.5 113.8 116.7 117.0 | 110.7 115.9 117.0 114.1 116.4 116.3 Inorganic pigments 2816 | .10 | 109.9 103.6 101.8 104.9 100.5 | 113.8 103.7 98.7 103.1 99.1 Inorganic chemicals, nec 2819 | .50 | 83.0 78.6 74.5 74.7 78.8 81.2 | 85.3 77.3 76.2 76.4 81.1 82.3 Acids and other | .37 | 109.7 109.5 102.0 95.6 | 113.3 107.3 104.8 98.4 | | | Synthetic materials 282 | 1.27 | 119.4 121.2 121.8 118.9 118.8 119.0 | 120.7 120.2 119.0 119.8 120.0 116.9 Plastics materials 2821 | .80 | 126.5 129.6 131.8 123.9 127.2 | 127.4 127.9 128.8 125.1 127.8 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | .36 | 107.5 106.8 106.4 107.3 102.9 100.4 | 108.8 106.9 103.4 108.2 106.3 99.0 Industrial organic chemicals 286 | 1.46 | 117.5 115.6 114.1 113.7 | 117.0 115.7 113.2 113.8 | | | Chemical products 283-5,9 | 5.66 | 120.4 119.8 117.8 117.1 118.0 118.6 | 125.5 129.4 128.0 127.2 121.3 112.6 Drugs and medicines 283 | 3.06 | 121.0 120.6 116.9 116.8 117.3 119.0 | 127.5 131.8 129.7 129.4 121.7 113.5 Soap and toiletries 284 | 1.58 | 126.0 124.9 122.8 120.1 121.6 120.2 | 128.2 134.7 132.2 130.7 124.3 114.1 Paints 285 | .43 | 99.7 100.7 108.7 110.5 110.6 110.2 | 115.4 106.6 114.3 112.4 112.6 97.5 Agricultural chemicals 287 | .62 | 108.8 112.2 113.0 111.0 112.3 110.7 | 106.7 109.4 111.2 110.7 113.1 112.5 | | | Petroleum products 29 | 1.56 | 111.6 113.4 114.1 110.7 110.6 113.5 | 116.3 118.3 119.5 115.7 111.9 115.1 Petroleum refining and misc. 291,9 | 1.39 | 109.9 111.6 111.9 108.1 108.2 111.3 | 114.2 115.7 116.0 111.7 107.8 111.9 Miscellaneous petroleum products | .29 | 107.8 112.1 113.1 112.2 112.9 113.6 | 121.5 127.1 128.6 123.1 112.4 103.5 Distillate fuel oil | .27 | 117.8 121.9 117.1 111.6 105.1 | 118.6 120.5 116.8 114.3 108.4 Residual fuel oil | .04 | 87.9 93.0 88.4 83.8 78.6 | 83.9 87.7 87.2 84.0 74.9 Aviation fuel and kerosene | .13 | 112.3 106.5 116.3 105.2 107.0 | 111.4 107.8 117.7 107.1 106.7 Automotive gasoline | .65 | 109.1 109.7 110.3 107.2 109.7 | 112.4 112.5 112.0 108.8 108.5 Paving and roofing materials 295 | .18 | 124.2 127.3 131.7 131.8 129.9 131.0 | 132.6 139.2 148.5 148.2 145.7 142.1 | | | Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.75 | 132.4 132.7 132.2 132.6 133.5 134.9 | 134.5 128.2 133.5 133.4 135.4 135.5 Tires 301 | .33 | 121.1 125.9 133.6 126.0 125.3 131.4 | 125.9 109.8 136.9 127.6 132.9 128.9 Other rubber products 302,5,6 | .61 | 126.1 123.6 121.0 124.5 125.9 129.2 | 129.4 123.8 127.9 129.9 129.0 127.1 Plastics products, nec 308 | 2.81 | 135.5 135.8 134.8 135.5 136.4 136.9 | 136.9 131.7 134.6 135.1 137.4 138.4 | | | Leather and products 31 | .22 | 74.5 75.3 74.0 73.5 73.1 73.7 | 76.7 72.4 75.4 74.0 74.4 74.1 Shoes 314 | .09 | 67.3 67.3 65.9 65.5 63.9 65.8 | 69.5 65.5 68.4 66.1 66.1 66.5 | | | Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.35 | 123.5 125.4 127.0 126.6 127.6 129.3 | 127.9 127.1 132.2 131.7 132.2 129.3 Pressed and blown glass 322 | .32 | 108.4 107.8 107.7 111.2 110.3 112.8 | 111.1 110.0 111.8 112.3 113.4 111.5 Glass containers 3221 | .12 | 80.3 81.8 82.1 84.9 83.1 87.6 | 84.7 85.2 85.9 82.7 85.6 84.4 Cement 324 | .19 | 124.4 127.5 124.0 125.3 125.0 | 150.2 147.3 150.8 148.8 152.6 | | | Structural clay products 325 | .11 | 127.6 128.5 128.7 128.5 128.3 128.1 | 136.8 124.1 135.6 130.8 130.6 124.6 Concrete and miscellaneous 326-9 | 1.40 | 125.0 128.8 131.3 129.4 130.7 133.4 | 127.4 128.4 133.9 133.0 132.8 134.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. Note: Estimates for September to November are revised. Table 6 (continued) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES | | Index, 1992 = 100 | 1997 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP | 1998 | 1998 |Proportion<1>| June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. | June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Primary metals 33 | 3.61 | 122.1 122.6 124.4 120.1 121.0 118.6 | 123.0 117.6 121.7 121.3 121.6 118.4 Iron and steel 331,2 | 1.96 | 119.8 120.2 122.5 113.4 114.3 109.7 | 120.8 116.4 118.6 115.0 115.5 109.0 Basic steel and mill products 331 | 1.50 | 118.0 119.6 122.5 110.7 112.7 106.9 | 119.5 116.6 118.6 111.9 113.2 104.8 Basic iron and steel | .30 | 103.1 105.9 107.2 100.2 99.5 91.9 | 103.2 102.0 104.5 100.5 98.2 92.2 Pig iron | .17 | 101.1 104.5 105.5 97.7 98.0 89.4 | 101.3 100.7 102.6 98.2 96.0 90.4 Raw steel | .09 | 116.0 118.3 120.3 112.6 109.7 100.2 | 116.1 112.3 116.3 112.1 108.5 99.5 | | | Steel mill products | 1.21 | 122.4 123.6 127.0 113.8 116.5 111.3 | 124.3 120.8 122.8 115.3 117.7 108.5 Consumer durable steel | .19 | 113.9 107.0 131.0 122.2 137.3 127.7 | 114.6 86.9 126.6 127.2 140.3 128.4 Equipment steel | .13 | 114.0 116.7 116.4 104.6 104.8 91.2 | 116.1 111.2 111.8 105.9 105.2 89.0 Construction steel | .15 | 151.4 164.0 154.6 142.2 146.4 139.8 | 156.0 165.6 153.5 145.6 154.6 144.1 Can and closure steel | .05 | 102.9 100.7 97.7 93.9 96.7 97.7 | 102.6 102.5 100.2 97.3 93.1 88.8 Miscellaneous steel | .69 | 122.6 123.8 125.3 109.8 109.5 106.7 | 124.3 124.8 120.0 109.7 109.3 102.0 Iron and steel foundries 332 | .46 | 125.5 122.4 122.4 122.3 119.7 119.0 | 125.2 115.8 118.6 125.0 122.8 122.5 | | | Nonferrous metals 333-6,9 | 1.65 | 124.9 125.4 126.7 128.1 129.1 129.2 | 125.6 119.1 125.3 128.8 129.0 129.6 Primary nonferrous metals 333 | .22 | 102.5 108.1 107.8 106.5 107.3 107.1 | 100.5 106.0 104.1 106.0 108.2 107.7 Copper 3331 | .05 | 103.2 105.1 109.7 103.1 111.8 108.0 | 100.5 102.8 105.4 104.3 116.0 110.5 Aluminum 3334 | .11 | 92.6 93.4 93.5 93.8 92.0 92.6 | 92.6 93.1 92.9 93.2 91.9 92.6 |