FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE G.17 (419) For release at 9:15 a.m. (EDT) April 17, 1998 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION Industrial production increased 0.2 percent in March; revised estimates of output now show declines of 0.2 percent in both January and February. The output of utilities jumped in March as temperatures throughout the country returned to more normal levels. The output of mines rose 0.2 percent, while production in manufacturing slipped 0.2 percent for the second consecutive month. At 127.7 percent of its 1992 average, total industrial production in March was 4.3 percent higher than it was in March 1997. For the first quarter as a whole, output grew about 1 percent at an annual rate. The rate of industrial capacity utilization decreased 0.1 percentage point in March, to 82.2 percent. Market Groups ------------- The production of consumer goods remained flat, as declines of 0.4 percent in the output of durable consumer goods and of non-energy nondurable goods were offset by an increase of 3.3 percent in the output of energy goods, most notably sales of residential electricity and gas. The falloff was widespread within durable consumer goods. The output of automotive products and furniture declined again, and the production of household appliances dropped back somewhat from the high level in February. Among non-energy nondurable consumer goods, the production of both clothing and paper products dropped more than 1 percent. The output of business equipment slowed in the first quarter, edging down 0.1 percent in March after having dropped 0.7 percent in January and 0.4 percent in February. Nonetheless, the production of business equipment was still 6.8 percent above the level of a year ago. In March, continued strength in the production of computer and office equipment was more than offset by decreases in the assemblies of motor vehicles and aircraft and in the output of communications equipment. The production of construction supplies declined 1.0 percent after having increased 1.1 percent in February; output remains well above its level at the end of last year. The output of materials increased 0.5 percent after two months of weakness, but the level of output in March was still slightly below the December level. While the production of durable and nondurable goods materials edged down, the output of energy materials increased sharply. Among durable goods materials, the output of parts for consumer goods, which had spiked up in the fourth quarter, dropped back, on balance, in the first quarter. Growth in the output of equipment parts, which include parts for high-technology equipment, has slowed recently. Industry Groups --------------- The output at durable and nondurable goods producers declined 0.2 percent. Within durables, increases in computer and office equipment, semiconductors, and instruments were offset by weakness elsewhere. In particular, the output of primary metals; stone, clay, and glass products; furniture and fixtures; and transportation equipment posted significant losses. Among nondurable industries, production fell in every major industry, except petroleum and chemical products. The operating rate in manufacturing declined to 80.9 percent. Utilization rates in advanced-processing and primary-processing industries fell for the third consecutive month. The operating rate in advanced-processing industries in March was 1.4 percentage points below its long-run average, whereas the utilization rate in primary-processing industries was still significantly above its long-run average. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY Seasonally adjusted | Index, 1992=100 | Percent change | 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 | Mar. 97 to Industrial Production | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Mar. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | Total index | 127.9 127.7 127.5 127.7 | .3 -.2 -.2 .2 | 4.3 Previous estimates | 127.9 128.0 128.1 | .3 .1 .0 | | | | Major market groups: | | | Products, total | 121.0 121.2 120.9 120.9 | -.1 .2 -.3 .0 | 3.4 Consumer goods | 115.9 116.6 115.6 115.7 | -.6 .6 -.9 .1 | 2.0 Business equipment | 148.6 147.6 147.0 146.8 | .8 -.7 -.4 -.1 | 6.8 Construction supplies | 123.2 124.0 125.3 124.0 | -.3 .6 1.1 -1.0 | 1.4 Materials | 138.9 138.1 138.0 138.7 | .9 -.6 .0 .5 | 5.6 | | | Major industry groups: | | | Manufacturing | 130.9 131.0 130.7 130.4 | .4 .0 -.2 -.2 | 4.4 Durable | 148.6 148.2 148.2 147.9 | .6 -.3 .0 -.2 | 6.6 Nondurable | 112.9 113.3 112.8 112.5 | .2 .4 -.4 -.2 | 1.9 Mining | 105.7 107.4 107.3 107.5 | -.4 1.7 -.2 .2 | .7 Utilities | 114.3 110.0 110.1 115.4 | -.9 -3.8 .1 4.8 | 5.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Capacity | Percent of Capacity | Growth | Average 1982 1988-89 1997 | 1997 1998 | Mar. 97 to Capacity Utilization | 1967-97 Low High Mar. | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Mar. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | Total industry | 82.1 71.1 85.4 82.5 | 83.3 82.8 82.3 82.2 | 4.7 Previous estimates | | 83.2 83.0 82.7 | | | | Manufacturing | 81.1 69.0 85.7 81.6 | 82.3 82.0 81.5 80.9 | 5.4 Advanced processing | 80.5 70.4 84.2 79.7 | 80.5 80.2 79.5 79.1 | 6.3 Primary processing | 82.4 66.2 88.9 86.1 | 86.3 86.0 85.7 85.2 | 3.4 Mining | 87.5 80.3 88.0 90.6 | 89.4 90.8 90.6 90.8 | .6 Utilities | 87.3 75.9 92.6 87.0 | 89.9 86.4 86.4 90.5 | 1.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Estimates for March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February are revised. Table 1A INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS | | Index, 1992=100 | 1997 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP| 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 Item |Proporti| Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 100.00 | 126.5 127.5 127.9 127.7 127.5 127.7 | 128.2 126.6 125.4 126.0 127.4 127.5 | | | Products, total | 59.88 | 120.2 121.2 121.0 121.2 120.9 120.9 | 122.7 120.1 118.5 118.9 120.0 119.9 Final products | 45.07 | 121.5 122.5 122.2 122.6 121.9 121.9 | 123.7 121.3 119.9 121.0 122.4 122.2 | | | Consumer goods | 28.08 | 115.9 116.7 115.9 116.6 115.6 115.7 | 117.9 115.0 113.7 116.0 115.8 115.6 Durable | 5.82 | 131.4 136.5 134.7 135.8 134.6 134.2 | 139.8 136.8 126.8 129.1 139.8 141.9 Automotive products | 2.56 | 131.2 138.4 133.8 133.0 130.8 129.9 | 143.4 138.3 119.4 123.3 141.2 145.2 Autos and trucks | 1.57 | 139.7 147.8 142.7 139.9 136.7 135.0 | 158.1 149.0 121.6 125.5 154.5 158.6 Autos | .64 | 115.2 120.3 113.9 116.0 105.7 105.1 | 128.4 120.3 96.7 102.1 118.3 121.5 Trucks | .93 | 168.6 179.8 175.7 168.2 171.6 168.7 | 189.1 178.9 147.3 149.9 191.5 196.6 Auto parts and allied goods | .99 | 117.9 123.8 120.1 121.9 121.3 121.6 | 121.3 121.9 115.0 118.7 121.0 124.8 Other durable goods | 3.26 | 131.5 135.0 135.3 138.0 137.6 137.6 | 136.9 135.5 132.7 133.8 138.7 139.3 Appliances and electronics | .85 | 169.4 177.2 178.7 186.1 189.5 189.2 | 180.9 175.9 166.3 178.6 196.4 193.3 Appliances and air cond. | .47 | 119.7 128.8 128.0 134.3 135.3 133.1 | 127.9 123.7 114.2 130.4 147.1 143.1 Home electronics | .38 | 245.5 248.7 254.9 263.3 271.6 275.6 | 262.7 257.0 249.5 249.4 265.7 265.5 Carpeting and furniture | .82 | 116.5 122.1 116.8 122.9 119.2 118.8 | 121.1 117.6 111.3 116.7 119.6 120.3 Miscellaneous | 1.60 | 118.6 119.2 122.1 121.0 120.8 121.2 | 121.6 122.7 124.4 119.0 120.0 121.9 Nondurable | 22.26 | 112.1 111.8 111.3 111.9 110.9 111.1 | 112.5 109.7 110.3 112.6 110.0 109.3 Nonenergy | 18.98 | 111.4 111.5 110.9 112.3 111.1 110.7 | 115.1 109.6 106.4 107.2 106.6 107.2 Foods and tobacco | 9.74 | 109.7 110.7 110.0 112.0 111.0 110.7 | 115.5 109.5 103.9 106.3 105.9 107.1 Clothing | 1.81 | 96.4 95.1 95.1 94.7 93.3 92.0 | 99.2 94.6 92.1 88.7 90.9 90.0 Chemical products | 4.53 | 123.0 121.3 121.8 123.4 122.6 123.0 | 125.9 115.8 115.8 117.3 115.1 115.8 Paper products | 2.90 | 111.3 111.7 110.1 110.2 107.6 106.3 | 109.6 111.4 111.2 109.0 107.5 107.3 Energy products | 3.28 | 116.2 113.9 113.5 109.5 110.0 113.6 | 97.5 110.9 133.8 144.3 130.6 121.8 Fuels | 1.07 | 112.0 106.7 109.3 110.5 110.9 110.8 | 111.6 110.8 113.6 106.9 105.5 105.4 Utilities | 2.21 | 117.8 117.1 115.1 108.6 109.1 114.5 | 90.1 110.4 143.3 162.2 142.5 129.4 | | | Equipment, total | 17.00 | 131.3 132.8 133.4 133.2 133.2 133.2 | 133.9 132.5 131.0 129.9 134.2 134.0 Business equipment | 13.91 | 145.5 147.5 148.6 147.6 147.0 146.8 | 148.6 146.7 144.7 143.3 148.6 148.5 Information processing & related | 5.28 | 174.3 174.7 176.0 176.6 176.4 176.4 | 175.8 174.2 176.7 171.8 173.2 172.4 Computer and office | .96 | 420.3 427.3 440.1 454.4 464.8 475.1 | 422.3 416.8 431.7 429.3 449.7 446.1 Industrial | 4.51 | 135.9 136.3 137.8 136.0 134.7 134.9 | 137.5 134.4 133.4 132.5 135.8 135.7 Transit | 2.68 | 113.0 119.9 121.2 119.8 119.6 118.6 | 119.0 120.2 113.5 114.4 127.3 128.5 Autos and trucks | 1.32 | 117.0 128.2 124.6 121.1 120.3 118.8 | 130.7 128.4 105.3 108.8 135.4 137.5 Other | 1.44 | 137.5 137.3 136.2 133.5 133.3 133.8 | 142.1 136.4 129.8 131.5 136.8 135.3 Defense and space equipment | 2.02 | 74.7 74.5 74.5 75.3 76.1 76.3 | 74.8 75.3 76.8 75.7 76.3 76.8 Oil and gas well drilling | .86 | 149.1 150.0 145.9 154.0 158.9 158.6 | 152.1 154.1 153.4 154.0 154.6 147.9 Manufactured homes | .21 | 136.9 138.1 132.4 144.0 148.6 148.6 | 152.8 134.6 110.7 124.3 142.1 151.1 | | | Intermediate products | 14.80 | 116.3 117.3 117.4 117.0 117.6 117.5 | 119.7 116.6 114.2 112.6 112.8 113.1 Construction supplies | 5.74 | 121.3 123.6 123.2 124.0 125.3 124.0 | 127.3 123.2 116.9 114.8 117.8 119.2 Business supplies | 9.07 | 113.4 113.5 113.9 112.9 113.0 113.7 | 115.2 112.7 112.5 111.3 109.7 109.4 | | | Materials | 40.12 | 136.7 137.7 138.9 138.1 138.0 138.7 | 137.0 137.0 136.6 137.4 139.5 139.9 | | | Durable | 22.62 | 163.2 165.0 166.5 166.1 166.1 165.9 | 165.2 164.6 162.9 162.7 167.1 167.7 Consumer parts | 4.25 | 141.8 142.3 146.9 138.7 139.5 139.2 | 147.7 141.6 131.3 137.4 145.8 148.6 Equipment parts | 8.29 | 233.3 237.9 240.9 245.3 246.1 247.1 | 232.8 239.5 246.4 243.6 246.5 247.7 Other | 10.08 | 127.8 128.8 128.3 128.6 127.9 127.3 | 129.6 127.8 125.5 124.0 127.3 126.8 Basic metals | 3.30 | 122.5 124.9 122.2 124.2 123.4 122.0 | 122.6 124.3 120.8 122.7 126.0 124.6 Nondurable | 8.88 | 113.1 114.4 116.0 114.5 115.4 115.2 | 114.7 113.6 111.4 114.1 116.2 116.4 Textile | .91 | 111.9 111.0 112.5 108.1 108.5 108.7 | 114.3 110.5 102.8 108.2 109.7 110.9 Paper | 1.85 | 113.4 112.2 113.7 112.6 112.4 112.8 | 113.0 111.8 110.7 114.0 114.0 113.4 Chemical | 4.28 | 115.0 116.5 119.1 119.1 120.0 119.6 | 114.9 115.2 115.4 117.7 121.4 120.9 Other | 1.84 | 109.0 113.7 113.3 109.5 111.6 111.1 | 116.0 113.3 107.6 109.0 109.9 112.0 Energy | 8.62 | 104.7 103.9 104.2 103.2 102.3 105.1 | 100.6 102.7 106.0 106.9 104.8 105.3 Primary | 5.59 | 101.7 101.4 100.7 101.9 101.0 102.8 | 98.0 100.7 102.1 103.9 103.8 103.6 Converted fuel | 3.03 | 110.6 108.6 110.9 105.7 104.9 109.4 | 105.5 106.4 113.5 112.5 106.8 108.4 | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 97.11 | 126.5 127.2 127.7 127.6 127.4 127.7 | 127.7 126.2 125.7 126.2 126.9 126.9 Motor vehicles and parts | 94.84 | 125.9 126.6 127.0 127.2 126.9 127.2 | 127.0 125.7 125.5 125.7 126.3 126.2 Computers | 98.52 | 123.8 124.8 125.1 124.8 124.5 124.7 | 125.4 123.9 122.6 123.2 124.5 124.7 Computers and semiconductors | 95.15 | 117.4 118.2 118.3 117.9 117.6 117.7 | 119.0 117.2 115.8 116.4 117.6 117.7 | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 26.51 | 114.6 115.0 114.4 115.3 114.4 114.6 | 115.8 113.2 113.2 115.4 113.8 113.3 Energy | 24.80 | 115.9 117.0 116.2 117.5 116.3 115.9 | 120.6 115.5 110.9 112.1 113.7 114.7 | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 12.59 | 149.0 149.7 151.5 150.7 150.1 150.2 | 150.6 148.8 149.6 147.5 150.1 149.7 Computer and office equipment | 12.96 | 131.8 133.5 134.4 133.0 132.1 131.7 | 134.5 132.8 130.6 129.2 133.9 133.8 | | | Materials excluding: | | | Energy | 31.50 | 147.0 148.6 150.2 149.4 149.7 149.5 | 148.9 148.1 146.2 147.0 150.7 151.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. Note: Estimates for March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February are revised. Table 1B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Mar. 97 | to | 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 | to Item | 1997 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Mar. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Total index | 5.8 | 4.6 6.0 7.2 .9 | .3 -.2 -.2 .2 | -.9 .4 1.2 .1 | 4.3 | | | | | Products, total | 4.7 | 3.6 4.4 7.0 .6 | -.1 .2 -.3 .0 | -1.3 .3 .9 -.1 | 3.4 Final products | 5.1 | 3.7 5.6 7.0 .3 | -.2 .3 -.6 .0 | -1.1 .9 1.2 -.2 | 3.5 | | | | | Consumer goods | 2.8 | 1.4 2.6 6.6 -.8 | -.6 .6 -.9 .1 | -1.1 2.0 -.1 -.2 | 2.0 Durable | 6.0 | -2.1 6.6 11.1 1.9 | -1.4 .8 -.9 -.3 | -7.3 1.8 8.3 1.5 | 2.7 Automotive products | 8.7 | -11.3 12.5 20.9 -9.3 | -3.3 -.7 -1.6 -.7 | -13.7 3.2 14.5 2.8 | .7 Autos and trucks | 11.1 | -20.9 18.2 35.5 -16.2 | -3.5 -1.9 -2.3 -1.3 | -18.4 3.2 23.1 2.7 | -.5 Autos | 3.7 | -15.8 22.9 -2.3 -23.5 | -5.3 1.8 -8.9 -.5 | -19.6 5.5 15.9 2.7 | -10.6 Trucks | 15.8 | -24.9 14.6 69.0 -11.4 | -2.3 -4.2 2.0 -1.7 | -17.6 1.8 27.8 2.7 | 6.4 Auto parts and allied goods | 5.0 | 6.6 4.2 .7 3.2 | -3.0 1.5 -.5 .2 | -5.7 3.2 1.9 3.1 | 2.7 Other durable goods | 4.0 | 5.5 2.3 3.8 11.7 | .2 2.0 -.3 .0 | -2.1 .8 3.7 .4 | 4.2 Appliances and electronics | 7.7 | 6.6 12.2 12.0 33.7 | .8 4.2 1.8 -.2 | -5.5 7.4 10.0 -1.6 | 13.3 Appliances and air cond. | -.9 | -5.3 -4.8 5.8 30.8 | -.6 4.9 .7 -1.6 | -7.7 14.3 12.7 -2.7 | 1.0 Home electronics | 19.1 | 21.4 38.8 19.7 37.1 | 2.5 3.3 3.1 1.5 | -2.9 .0 6.5 -.1 | 30.0 Carpeting and furniture | 2.4 | 10.0 -3.5 5.9 6.5 | -4.3 5.2 -3.0 -.3 | -5.3 4.8 2.4 .6 | 1.9 Miscellaneous | 2.8 | 2.6 .4 -1.4 3.5 | 2.4 -.9 -.2 .3 | 1.4 -4.3 .8 1.6 | .7 Nondurable | 2.0 | 2.4 1.6 5.4 -1.5 | -.5 .5 -.9 .2 | .6 2.0 -2.3 -.7 | 1.9 Nonenergy | 2.0 | 1.1 1.2 5.1 .4 | -.5 1.2 -1.1 -.4 | -2.9 .8 -.6 .6 | 1.2 Foods and tobacco | 1.5 | -2.6 1.1 4.1 4.1 | -.7 1.8 -.8 -.3 | -5.1 2.3 -.3 1.1 | .7 Clothing | -1.5 | -.6 .1 -1.6 -8.9 | .0 -.4 -1.5 -1.3 | -2.6 -3.7 2.5 -1.0 | -4.2 Chemical products | 4.0 | 6.4 -.6 11.5 3.3 | .4 1.4 -.7 .3 | .0 1.3 -1.9 .6 | 6.1 Paper products | 2.8 | 6.9 4.8 2.8 -10.1 | -1.4 .2 -2.4 -1.2 | -.2 -2.0 -1.3 -.2 | -1.3 Energy products | 1.9 | 10.5 3.9 7.4 -11.8 | -.4 -3.5 .4 3.3 | 20.7 7.8 -9.5 -6.8 | 5.9 Fuels | 1.7 | 15.7 -2.2 -3.1 5.3 | 2.4 1.1 .3 -.1 | 2.4 -5.9 -1.3 -.1 | 2.4 Utilities | 1.9 | 8.0 7.0 12.9 -19.0 | -1.7 -5.7 .5 5.0 | 29.8 13.2 -12.1 -9.2 | 7.6 | | | | | Equipment, total | 8.8 | 7.6 10.6 7.7 2.2 | .5 -.1 .0 .0 | -1.1 -.9 3.3 -.2 | 5.8 Business equipment | 10.8 | 8.3 13.5 10.7 -.3 | .8 -.7 -.4 -.1 | -1.3 -1.0 3.7 -.1 | 6.8 Information processing & related | 12.2 | 12.6 16.4 9.4 3.3 | .8 .3 -.1 .0 | 1.4 -2.8 .8 -.4 | 9.5 Computer and office | 34.5 | 32.9 48.3 26.8 37.5 | 3.0 3.3 2.3 2.2 | 3.6 -.6 4.7 -.8 | 36.2 Industrial | 5.6 | 4.5 9.0 6.8 -4.2 | 1.1 -1.3 -1.0 .2 | -.7 -.7 2.5 -.1 | 3.3 Transit | 17.6 | 3.0 21.4 25.8 4.4 | 1.1 -1.2 -.1 -.8 | -5.5 .8 11.2 1.0 | 10.1 Autos and trucks | 8.5 | -16.2 14.0 21.8 -10.0 | -2.8 -2.8 -.7 -1.2 | -18.0 3.4 24.4 1.6 | -2.1 Other | 9.5 | 13.6 3.4 1.5 -9.6 | -.8 -1.9 -.2 .4 | -4.9 1.3 4.0 -1.1 | .9 Defense and space equipment | -2.6 | .3 -4.2 -1.5 7.5 | .0 1.0 1.1 .3 | 1.9 -1.4 .9 .5 | .8 Oil and gas well drilling | 9.1 | 15.9 4.8 -11.1 26.0 | -2.7 5.5 3.2 -.2 | -.4 .4 .4 -4.3 | 2.5 Manufactured homes | -1.2 | 6.0 -3.5 -11.7 37.7 | -4.1 8.8 3.2 .0 | -17.8 12.3 14.4 6.3 | 6.6 | | | | | Intermediate products | 3.7 | 3.1 1.0 6.9 1.4 | .1 -.3 .5 -.1 | -2.1 -1.4 .1 .3 | 3.0 Construction supplies | 2.2 | 3.3 -2.0 4.1 5.9 | -.3 .6 1.1 -1.0 | -5.1 -1.8 2.7 1.1 | 1.4 Business supplies | 4.6 | 2.9 2.9 8.7 -1.4 | .4 -.9 .1 .6 | -.1 -1.1 -1.4 -.3 | 4.1 | | | | | Materials | 7.3 | 6.1 8.4 7.6 1.4 | .9 -.6 .0 .5 | -.3 .6 1.5 .3 | 5.6 | | | | | Durable | 11.2 | 10.8 12.1 12.1 2.7 | .9 -.3 .0 -.1 | -1.0 -.2 2.7 .4 | 8.4 Consumer parts | 7.0 | -.4 12.5 10.8 -12.1 | 3.3 -5.6 .6 -.2 | -7.3 4.7 6.1 1.9 | 2.4 Equipment parts | 21.5 | 23.1 20.9 19.1 15.7 | 1.3 1.8 .3 .4 | 2.9 -1.2 1.2 .5 | 17.7 Other | 4.6 | 5.4 4.8 6.9 -1.1 | -.4 .2 -.5 -.5 | -1.8 -1.2 2.7 -.4 | 3.3 Basic metals | 4.7 | 8.0 5.2 5.6 .0 | -2.1 1.6 -.7 -1.2 | -2.8 1.6 2.7 -1.1 | 3.2 Nondurable | 3.5 | .1 2.8 5.3 1.9 | 1.4 -1.3 .8 -.2 | -1.9 2.4 1.9 .1 | 2.4 Textile | 3.9 | 2.8 11.0 3.9 -11.4 | 1.4 -3.9 .4 .1 | -7.0 5.3 1.4 1.0 | 2.2 Paper | 3.3 | 1.5 5.7 -1.9 -1.7 | 1.3 -1.0 -.1 .3 | -.9 3.0 .0 -.6 | .3 Chemical | 3.3 | -1.9 2.0 7.0 9.6 | 2.2 .0 .7 -.3 | .2 2.0 3.2 -.5 | 4.2 Other | 3.8 | 2.1 -1.9 9.7 -4.4 | -.3 -3.3 1.9 -.5 | -5.0 1.3 .9 1.9 | .6 Energy | 1.1 | -.2 4.4 -1.5 -2.7 | .3 -.9 -.9 2.7 | 3.2 .8 -1.9 .4 | 1.6 Primary | .4 | -1.1 2.7 -3.9 2.5 | -.7 1.1 -.9 1.8 | 1.4 1.8 -.1 -.2 | .9 Converted fuel | 2.2 | 1.6 7.5 3.1 -11.6 | 2.1 -4.6 -.8 4.3 | 6.7 -.9 -5.1 1.6 | 3.0 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 5.6 | 5.4 5.7 6.6 1.4 | .4 -.1 -.1 .2 | -.4 .4 .6 .0 | 4.4 Motor vehicles and parts | 5.4 | 5.4 5.3 6.4 2.0 | .3 .2 -.2 .2 | -.2 .2 .4 -.1 | 4.4 Computers | 5.3 | 4.1 5.4 6.9 .4 | .2 -.2 -.2 .2 | -1.0 .5 1.1 .1 | 3.8 Computers and semiconductors | 4.1 | 2.7 4.2 6.1 -.7 | .1 -.3 -.3 .1 | -1.2 .5 1.1 .1 | 2.8 | | | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 2.4 | 3.0 1.8 5.0 .2 | -.5 .8 -.8 .2 | .0 1.9 -1.4 -.4 | 2.2 Energy | 3.0 | .3 2.4 6.4 .8 | -.7 1.1 -1.0 -.3 | -4.0 1.0 1.5 .8 | 1.5 | | | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 11.0 | 11.2 13.5 9.6 .8 | 1.2 -.5 -.4 .0 | .5 -1.4 1.8 -.3 | 7.7 Computer and office equipment | 9.0 | 6.2 11.1 9.6 -2.9 | .6 -1.0 -.6 -.3 | -1.7 -1.1 3.6 .0 | 4.6 | | | | | Materials excluding: | | | | | Energy | 9.0 | 7.8 9.4 10.1 2.5 | 1.1 -.6 .2 -.1 | -1.3 .5 2.5 .3 | 6.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data. Estimates for March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February are revised. Table 2A INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS | | Index, 1992=100 | 1997 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP| 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 Item |Proporti| Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 100.00 | 126.5 127.5 127.9 127.7 127.5 127.7 | 128.2 126.6 125.4 126.0 127.4 127.5 | | | Manufacturing | 85.97 | 129.1 130.4 130.9 131.0 130.7 130.4 | 132.3 129.6 126.9 126.8 129.5 130.0 | | | Primary processing | 27.58 | 118.9 120.0 120.5 120.5 120.4 119.9 | 121.1 119.5 117.2 117.3 119.6 119.6 Advanced processing | 58.39 | 134.1 135.5 136.1 136.2 135.8 135.7 | 137.9 134.7 131.6 131.5 134.4 135.2 | | | Durable | 46.43 | 145.5 147.7 148.6 148.2 148.2 147.9 | 148.8 147.3 144.5 144.0 149.3 150.0 Lumber and products 24 | 2.08 | 112.9 117.0 114.4 114.9 116.3 115.9 | 119.3 115.1 108.3 109.3 113.6 114.9 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 1.39 | 123.0 124.1 124.4 122.7 121.7 121.2 | 124.4 122.9 122.2 118.0 121.5 118.7 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.24 | 121.0 122.1 123.4 122.4 122.9 121.7 | 125.6 121.9 117.4 114.8 117.2 118.2 | | | Primary metals 33 | 3.47 | 127.4 128.9 127.2 128.1 127.3 125.5 | 127.7 128.2 123.7 127.1 130.9 129.2 Iron and steel 331,2 | 1.86 | 126.4 127.0 126.1 127.2 126.8 123.3 | 126.9 125.8 121.8 125.5 131.2 127.1 Raw steel | .09 | 117.7 120.9 119.2 122.8 123.7 120.6 | 117.2 119.4 116.5 123.1 128.5 126.0 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.61 | 128.6 131.1 128.5 129.2 127.9 128.1 | 128.6 131.1 126.0 129.0 130.6 131.7 Fabricated metal products 34 | 5.25 | 124.4 124.7 126.7 125.8 125.1 124.7 | 126.7 125.3 126.3 121.4 123.3 123.4 Industrial machinery | | | and equipment 35 | 8.66 | 176.5 177.7 178.6 179.5 179.4 180.4 | 178.9 174.5 172.3 174.4 181.6 181.9 Computer and office equip. 357 | 1.48 | 418.0 425.7 438.3 452.7 463.6 473.5 | 420.1 415.2 430.0 427.7 448.6 444.7 Electrical machinery 36 | 8.33 | 240.8 247.4 249.9 253.0 254.3 254.1 | 243.9 249.7 251.9 248.3 253.5 254.0 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 3.37 | 527.3 546.4 560.3 577.5 585.5 588.4 | 526.6 551.8 572.9 571.7 584.1 592.0 | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 8.95 | 118.3 121.6 123.4 119.8 119.7 119.1 | 124.2 121.7 113.8 116.6 126.5 128.8 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 5.16 | 139.6 145.9 146.6 138.3 137.7 136.9 | 152.5 145.5 124.3 131.4 151.4 155.9 Autos and light trucks | 2.59 | 130.4 137.7 132.5 130.8 126.2 124.8 | 147.6 138.9 113.1 117.1 142.8 146.6 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 3.79 | 97.3 97.9 100.6 101.5 101.9 101.4 | 96.7 98.4 103.0 101.7 102.1 102.3 Instruments 38 | 4.68 | 109.7 109.5 109.0 110.0 109.5 110.0 | 110.1 108.8 109.3 107.3 108.1 108.8 Miscellaneous 39 | 1.37 | 126.5 126.2 128.5 128.0 128.4 129.3 | 130.3 130.5 129.7 123.6 126.1 128.6 | | | Nondurable | 39.54 | 112.2 112.6 112.9 113.3 112.8 112.5 | 115.4 111.6 108.9 109.2 109.5 109.8 Foods 20 | 9.30 | 109.2 110.9 110.9 112.4 111.7 111.6 | 114.7 110.6 107.6 107.1 105.7 107.0 Tobacco products 21 | 1.30 | 118.8 115.9 110.1 112.3 111.7 110.3 | 129.8 114.0 89.4 108.9 115.5 116.6 Textile mill products 22 | 1.52 | 111.6 112.5 110.4 111.8 109.4 109.3 | 117.2 109.7 98.9 105.2 107.9 109.2 Apparel products 23 | 1.77 | 99.3 98.6 99.3 98.9 97.6 96.7 | 101.0 99.1 99.4 95.7 95.8 95.9 Paper and products 26 | 3.42 | 112.8 113.6 114.1 112.7 113.8 113.6 | 114.5 112.5 110.0 114.2 115.0 114.2 | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 6.58 | 106.7 107.4 107.1 106.3 105.5 104.6 | 109.7 107.2 105.0 100.8 100.7 99.9 Chemicals and products 28 | 10.01 | 116.7 116.5 118.2 118.8 118.7 118.7 | 118.3 113.2 113.1 115.4 115.8 115.9 Petroleum products 29 | 1.82 | 111.2 108.6 109.7 111.3 110.3 111.3 | 111.7 110.0 110.0 103.2 102.0 103.9 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.65 | 127.4 129.6 129.3 129.5 129.3 129.2 | 129.4 129.7 128.5 127.4 129.4 129.7 Leather and products 31 | .18 | 72.4 71.0 71.3 69.4 70.8 69.1 | 73.5 72.0 71.3 67.7 69.2 68.9 | | | Mining | 6.40 | 105.9 106.1 105.7 107.4 107.3 107.5 | 107.6 107.3 105.5 105.0 105.5 105.2 Metal mining 10 | .42 | 111.1 113.2 103.8 106.2 108.6 107.9 | 109.7 111.4 103.5 102.2 107.0 107.5 Coal mining 12 | .86 | 109.6 111.2 117.4 116.0 108.4 109.4 | 111.6 110.0 113.2 115.3 113.8 114.7 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 4.53 | 103.1 102.6 101.7 103.9 104.5 105.2 | 102.9 104.5 104.4 104.4 104.9 104.1 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .60 | 116.2 119.2 120.2 122.6 124.6 120.5 | 136.1 119.3 100.1 91.0 92.1 93.5 | | | Utilities | 7.62 | 116.9 115.3 114.3 110.0 110.1 115.4 | 102.1 110.0 125.2 132.8 122.9 119.5 Electric 491,3pt | 6.08 | 118.1 114.7 114.2 110.2 111.1 115.9 | 108.8 106.2 114.0 117.2 111.0 110.5 Gas 492,3pt | 1.55 | 111.9 117.8 115.0 109.2 106.2 113.2 | 77.4 126.0 170.0 194.8 170.3 155.7 | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | semiconductors | 6.90 | 374.9 385.0 392.5 400.6 405.7 406.7 | 376.5 388.5 401.4 394.7 402.9 403.2 | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 80.82 | 128.4 129.4 130.0 130.5 130.3 130.0 | 131.1 128.7 127.0 126.5 128.2 128.5 Computer and office equipment | 84.50 | 125.9 127.2 127.6 127.6 127.3 126.9 | 129.1 126.4 123.6 123.6 126.1 126.6 Computers and semiconductors | 81.12 | 118.4 119.4 119.8 119.5 119.1 118.8 | 121.5 118.7 115.7 115.7 118.1 118.5 Computers, communications eq, and | | | semiconductors | 79.08 | 117.2 118.2 118.6 118.4 117.9 117.7 | 120.4 117.4 114.3 114.4 116.9 117.4 Memo: Motor vehicle assemblies 2 | | | Total | | 12.3 13.1 12.6 12.4 12.0 11.8 | 14.6 12.0 11.2 11.1 12.3 13.9 Autos | | 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.4 5.3 | 7.0 5.7 5.2 5.3 5.5 6.2 Trucks | | 6.5 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.6 6.5 | 7.7 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.8 7.7 Light | | 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.2 | 7.4 6.1 5.7 5.6 6.5 7.3 Heavy and medium | | 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 | 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. <2> 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 March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February are revised. Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Mar. 97 | to | 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 | to Item | 1997 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Mar. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 5.8 | 4.6 6.0 7.2 .9 | .3 -.2 -.2 .2 | -.9 .4 1.2 .1 | 4.3 | | | | | Manufacturing | 6.3 | 4.9 6.1 8.1 1.8 | .4 .0 -.2 -.2 | -2.1 .0 2.1 .4 | 4.4 | | | | | Primary processing | 3.5 | 3.7 2.6 4.5 1.5 | .5 -.1 -.1 -.4 | -1.9 .1 1.9 .0 | 2.3 Advanced processing | 7.6 | 5.4 7.8 9.8 1.9 | .4 .1 -.3 -.1 | -2.3 -.1 2.2 .6 | 5.5 | | | | | Durable | 9.5 | 8.1 10.1 10.3 2.3 | .6 -.3 .0 -.2 | -1.9 -.3 3.7 .5 | 6.6 Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 | 10.8 -5.1 -.7 3.4 | -2.2 .4 1.3 -.3 | -5.9 .9 4.0 1.1 | .9 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.6 | 10.7 -3.2 4.8 -6.3 | .2 -1.4 -.8 -.5 | -.6 -3.4 3.0 -2.3 | .4 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.6 | 3.3 2.4 4.3 .7 | 1.1 -.8 .4 -1.0 | -3.7 -2.2 2.1 .9 | 1.8 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | 5.6 | 9.9 5.7 7.5 -2.8 | -1.3 .7 -.6 -1.4 | -3.5 2.7 3.0 -1.3 | 3.0 Iron and steel 331,2 | 5.7 | 10.9 .8 12.6 -2.4 | -.7 .8 -.3 -2.8 | -3.1 3.0 4.6 -3.1 | 3.1 Raw steel | 7.3 | 8.7 6.5 8.3 10.7 | -1.4 3.0 .7 -2.5 | -2.4 5.6 4.4 -2.0 | 5.8 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 5.5 | 8.7 11.8 1.9 -3.2 | -2.0 .5 -1.0 .2 | -3.9 2.4 1.2 .9 | 2.9 Fabricated metal products 34 | 3.7 | 2.9 1.0 8.9 -.2 | 1.6 -.7 -.5 -.4 | .8 -3.8 1.5 .1 | 2.1 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 10.8 14.3 8.7 5.0 | .5 .5 .0 .6 | -1.3 1.2 4.2 .1 | 9.3 Computer and office equip. 357 | 36.3 | 34.9 50.2 28.3 38.2 | 3.0 3.3 2.4 2.1 | 3.6 -.5 4.9 -.9 | 37.6 Electrical machinery 36 | 18.5 | 20.0 19.0 16.9 13.3 | 1.0 1.3 .5 -.1 | .9 -1.4 2.1 .2 | 15.0 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 39.8 | 41.4 40.3 31.5 32.0 | 2.5 3.1 1.4 .5 | 3.8 -.2 2.2 1.4 | 32.2 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 12.2 | -.1 17.2 18.8 -5.1 | 1.4 -2.9 -.1 -.5 | -6.5 2.4 8.5 1.8 | 6.0 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 11.9 | -8.9 20.5 23.1 -16.6 | .5 -5.7 -.4 -.5 | -14.6 5.7 15.2 3.0 | 2.2 Autos and light trucks | 9.6 | -20.2 19.0 27.8 -17.5 | -3.8 -1.3 -3.5 -1.1 | -18.6 3.6 21.9 2.7 | -2.3 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 12.7 | 13.4 12.7 13.1 12.6 | 2.8 .9 .4 -.5 | 4.6 -1.2 .3 .2 | 11.4 Instruments 38 | 3.2 | 3.2 5.1 2.6 1.5 | -.5 .9 -.5 .5 | .5 -1.8 .7 .6 | 3.3 Miscellaneous 39 | 4.8 | 3.1 3.3 1.6 4.7 | 1.8 -.4 .4 .6 | -.6 -4.7 2.0 1.9 | 3.6 | | | | | Nondurable | 2.6 | 1.2 1.5 5.5 1.2 | .2 .4 -.4 -.2 | -2.4 .3 .2 .3 | 1.9 Foods 20 | 1.8 | -1.9 .4 4.3 5.8 | .0 1.4 -.7 -.1 | -2.7 -.4 -1.3 1.2 | 1.4 Tobacco products 21 | 1.9 | -6.6 1.9 12.3 -11.6 | -4.9 2.0 -.6 -1.2 | -21.6 21.9 6.0 1.0 | -3.4 Textile mill products 22 | 4.1 | 4.4 9.3 2.1 -4.7 | -1.9 1.2 -2.1 -.1 | -9.9 6.3 2.5 1.2 | 1.2 Apparel products 23 | -1.9 | -1.2 -1.8 -1.0 -5.1 | .7 -.3 -1.4 -.9 | .3 -3.7 .1 .1 | -3.3 Paper and products 26 | 3.1 | 1.8 6.9 -2.1 -.5 | .4 -1.2 .9 -.2 | -2.2 3.8 .7 -.7 | 1.0 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 4.0 | 3.7 .9 9.9 -5.7 | -.3 -.7 -.8 -.9 | -2.1 -4.0 -.1 -.8 | 1.0 Chemicals and products 28 | 2.9 | 1.0 .1 8.3 5.5 | 1.5 .5 -.1 .0 | -.1 2.0 .4 .1 | 4.5 Petroleum products 29 | 2.2 | 12.7 -5.0 1.0 4.3 | 1.0 1.5 -.9 .9 | .0 -6.2 -1.1 1.9 | 3.0 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.8 | 1.7 6.6 5.2 1.8 | -.3 .2 -.2 -.1 | -.9 -.8 1.5 .2 | 3.0 Leather and products 31 | -7.3 | -6.5 -15.3 -2.4 -9.6 | .4 -2.7 2.1 -2.4 | -1.1 -5.0 2.2 -.4 | -9.7 | | | | | Mining | 2.1 | 1.9 1.8 -2.1 5.9 | -.4 1.7 -.2 .2 | -1.7 -.6 .5 -.3 | .7 Metal mining 10 | 2.7 | 3.9 -5.6 15.4 -6.4 | -8.3 2.3 2.2 -.6 | -7.1 -1.3 4.6 .5 | 1.4 Coal mining 12 | 4.7 | 5.0 .6 11.2 -5.1 | 5.6 -1.2 -6.5 .9 | 3.0 1.8 -1.3 .8 | 2.3 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 1.9 | 2.4 3.0 -6.2 8.3 | -.9 2.2 .6 .6 | -.1 .0 .5 -.8 | .8 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .6 | -6.6 -.7 .4 14.2 | .9 2.0 1.6 -3.3 | -16.1 -9.2 1.3 1.5 | -2.5 | | | | | Utilities | 2.4 | 3.3 8.3 5.5 -12.2 | -.9 -3.8 .1 4.8 | 13.8 6.1 -7.4 -2.8 | 5.3 Electric 491,3pt | 2.8 | -.9 11.1 5.1 -10.8 | -.5 -3.5 .8 4.3 | 7.3 2.8 -5.2 -.5 | 4.8 Gas 492,3pt | .8 | 21.0 -2.0 7.1 -17.4 | -2.3 -5.0 -2.7 6.6 | 34.9 14.6 -12.6 -8.6 | 7.3 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 30.6 | 31.9 34.2 24.6 22.8 | 1.9 2.1 1.3 .2 | 3.3 -1.7 2.1 .1 | 25.6 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 6.0 | 5.8 5.2 7.2 3.1 | .4 .4 -.2 -.2 | -1.3 -.4 1.3 .2 | 4.6 Computer and office equipment | 5.8 | 4.3 5.4 7.8 1.2 | .4 .0 -.3 -.2 | -2.2 .0 2.1 .4 | 3.9 Computers and semiconductors | 4.4 | 2.7 4.0 6.8 -.1 | .3 -.2 -.3 -.3 | -2.5 .0 2.1 .4 | 2.7 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 4.2 | 2.4 3.7 6.7 .0 | .3 -.2 -.4 -.2 | -2.7 .1 2.1 .4 | 2.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: Estimates for March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February 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-| | | 1997 | 1997 1973 1980 1982 1989 1991| 1997 | 1997 1998 Item | Proportion| Ave. High High Low High Low| Mar. | Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Total industry | 100.00 | 82.1 89.2 87.3 71.1 85.4 78.1 | 82.5 | 83.0 83.3 83.3 82.8 82.3 82.2 | | | | Manufacturing | 87.20 | 81.1 88.5 86.9 69.0 85.7 76.6 | 81.6 | 81.9 82.3 82.3 82.0 81.5 80.9 | | | | Primary processing | 26.38 | 82.4 91.2 88.1 66.2 88.9 77.7 | 86.1 | 85.7 86.2 86.3 86.0 85.7 85.2 Advanced processing | 60.83 | 80.5 87.2 86.7 70.4 84.2 76.1 | 79.7 | 80.2 80.6 80.5 80.2 79.5 79.1 | | | | Durable | 47.85 | 79.4 89.2 87.7 63.9 84.6 73.1 | 80.9 | 81.1 81.8 81.7 81.0 80.4 79.8 Lumber and products 24 | 2.10 | 82.6 88.7 87.9 60.8 93.6 75.5 | 83.5 | 80.1 82.8 80.7 80.8 81.8 81.4 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 1.43 | 81.5 96.8 85.5 68.9 86.6 72.5 | 80.5 | 79.8 80.2 80.1 78.8 78.0 77.5 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.24 | 78.2 88.8 88.0 64.3 83.5 69.7 | 82.3 | 81.5 82.0 82.6 81.7 81.8 80.7 | | | | Primary metals 33 | 3.11 | 81.2 100.2 94.2 45.1 92.7 73.7 | 90.2 | 92.3 93.1 91.6 91.9 90.8 89.1 Iron and steel 331,2 | 1.70 | 81.0 105.8 95.8 37.0 95.2 71.8 | 88.9 | 91.9 92.1 91.2 91.6 91.0 88.0 Raw steel | .08 | 80.9 102.7 95.8 35.2 92.7 71.5 | 89.4 | 89.2 91.1 89.4 91.7 91.9 89.2 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.41 | 81.5 90.8 91.1 60.1 89.3 74.2 | 91.8 | 92.8 94.4 92.3 92.4 90.9 90.5 Primary copper 3331 | .07 | 74.9 93.4 81.5 42.1 86.3 73.5 | 90.1 | 98.7 96.1 96.9 96.3 96.8 Primary aluminum 3334 | .13 | 88.4 95.7 97.6 58.6 100.4 97.3 | 86.0 | 86.5 86.3 86.4 86.2 86.4 | | | | Fabricated metal products 34 | 5.42 | 77.9 87.8 83.9 63.7 82.0 71.9 | 80.2 | 79.3 79.2 80.1 79.2 78.5 77.9 Industrial machinery | | | | and equipment 35 | 8.64 | 81.4 96.0 93.2 64.0 85.4 72.3 | 84.6 | 84.8 84.6 84.3 83.9 83.1 82.8 Computer and office equip. 357 | 1.76 | 81.0 90.9 92.6 65.5 86.9 66.9 | 80.8 | 80.3 79.5 79.5 79.8 79.4 78.8 Electrical machinery 36 | 8.89 | 81.0 89.2 89.4 71.6 84.0 75.0 | 82.3 | 80.9 82.0 81.6 81.4 80.6 79.3 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 3.68 | 79.8 95.6 91.7 75.7 81.0 75.5 | 86.2 | 84.7 85.4 85.3 85.5 84.4 82.5 | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 9.78 | 75.8 86.1 84.8 57.2 85.8 68.5 | 74.0 | 76.4 78.4 79.2 76.7 76.4 75.8 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 5.67 | 76.6 93.4 95.0 45.5 89.1 55.9 | 73.9 | 75.0 78.1 78.2 73.5 72.9 72.3 Autos and light trucks <1> | 2.66 | 94.6 40.6 92.3 53.3 | 79.8 | 80.3 84.6 81.3 80.0 77.1 76.0 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 4.11 | 75.2 78.4 81.9 66.6 87.3 79.2 | 74.0 | 78.2 78.5 80.5 81.1 81.2 80.7 Instruments 38 | 4.84 | 81.7 89.9 92.7 78.4 81.4 77.2 | 79.4 | 80.9 80.7 80.1 80.7 80.1 80.2 Miscellaneous 39 | 1.40 | 75.4 82.9 79.4 65.4 79.0 71.7 | 80.6 | 80.3 79.9 81.1 80.5 80.6 80.8 | | | | Nondurable | 39.36 | 83.4 87.8 87.5 76.4 87.3 80.7 | 82.6 | 82.8 83.0 83.0 83.2 82.7 82.3 Foods 20 | 9.50 | 82.9 86.0 84.6 79.1 85.4 82.7 | 81.5 | 79.8 80.8 80.7 81.7 81.0 80.8 Textile mill products 22 | 1.51 | 85.5 91.4 91.2 72.3 90.4 77.7 | 82.6 | 84.5 85.1 83.4 84.2 82.4 82.1 Apparel products 23 | 1.93 | 81.0 84.2 87.5 77.5 85.1 75.5 | 76.1 | 75.5 75.0 75.5 75.3 74.3 73.6 Paper and products 26 | 3.13 | 89.3 97.1 96.1 80.6 93.5 85.0 | 89.8 | 89.2 89.7 89.9 88.7 89.3 89.0 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 1.37 | 92.4 97.2 98.3 82.0 98.0 89.9 | 93.4 | 94.0 93.2 93.4 93.2 93.1 Printing and publishing 27 | 6.49 | 85.7 89.7 93.9 82.0 91.7 79.6 | 81.7 | 83.8 84.3 84.0 83.4 82.6 81.9 | | | | Chemicals and products 28 | 10.40 | 79.5 87.6 84.6 69.9 86.2 79.3 | 78.7 | 79.3 78.9 79.9 80.1 79.8 79.6 Plastics materials 2821 | .82 | 86.7 102.0 90.9 63.4 97.0 74.8 | 92.9 | 91.2 93.0 93.7 93.9 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | .33 | 85.1 93.8 98.6 64.4 99.7 77.6 | 88.5 | 87.9 84.0 90.1 88.7 91.5 Petroleum products 29 | 1.57 | 86.6 96.7 90.0 66.8 88.5 85.1 | 94.5 | 96.2 93.8 94.6 95.9 94.9 95.7 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.44 | 84.8 95.5 91.2 72.7 89.6 77.4 | 87.7 | 87.0 88.2 87.6 87.6 87.2 86.9 Leather and products 31 | .21 | 80.8 81.3 92.1 75.8 83.3 76.1 | 71.3 | 68.5 67.4 67.8 66.2 67.8 66.3 | | | | Mining | 5.84 | 87.5 94.3 96.0 80.3 88.0 87.0 | 90.6 | 89.6 89.7 89.4 90.8 90.6 90.8 Metal mining 10 | .38 | 79.0 89.6 87.9 44.4 89.4 79.9 | 90.4 | 93.9 95.5 87.5 89.4 91.3 90.6 Coal mining 12 | .82 | 86.9 91.0 99.4 76.6 91.5 83.4 | 85.2 | 86.4 87.5 92.3 91.0 84.9 85.6 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 4.07 | 88.6 96.9 97.3 82.3 88.2 88.7 | 91.8 | 90.7 90.3 89.5 91.4 92.0 92.6 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .82 | 74.2 93.0 104.3 50.9 69.3 60.0 | 88.8 | 84.9 85.3 83.0 87.4 90.1 89.9 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .57 | 84.8 95.0 92.7 63.3 89.0 79.4 | 89.8 | 82.6 84.5 84.9 86.3 87.5 84.4 | | | | Utilities | 6.96 | 87.3 96.2 89.1 75.9 92.6 83.4 | 87.0 | 92.0 90.7 89.9 86.4 86.4 90.5 Electric 491,3pt | 5.43 | 89.1 99.0 88.2 78.9 95.0 87.1 | 89.0 | 94.3 91.5 91.0 87.7 88.4 92.1 Gas 492,3pt | 1.52 | 82.4 94.1 93.7 69.1 85.0 67.1 | 78.4 | 82.3 86.5 84.3 79.9 77.6 82.6 | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | semiconductors | 7.71 | 80.1 84.0 90.9 77.3 81.9 72.4 | 81.8 | 81.1 81.5 81.2 81.0 80.2 78.6 | | | | Manufacturing ex. computers, | | | | communications eq., and | | | | semiconductors | 79.50 | 81.2 88.8 87.0 68.0 86.1 76.8 | 81.7 | 82.0 82.5 82.5 82.2 81.7 81.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> Series begins in 1977. 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 March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February 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 | 1997 1998 Item | Ave. Ave. Ave. | 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 | Mar. | Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | Total industry | 3.1 3.8 2.8 | 3.9 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.8 | 148.4 | 152.4 153.0 153.6 154.2 154.8 155.4 | | | | Manufacturing | 3.4 4.0 3.1 | 4.2 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.4 | 152.9 | 157.6 158.3 159.0 159.7 160.4 161.2 | | | | Primary processing | 2.3 4.1 1.6 | 2.4 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 | 136.2 | 138.8 139.2 139.6 140.0 140.4 140.8 Advanced processing | 3.9 4.0 3.9 | 5.2 6.9 5.9 6.3 6.3 | 161.5 | 167.3 168.1 169.0 169.9 170.7 171.6 | | | | Durable | 3.9 3.7 4.0 | 6.1 8.5 7.4 8.0 8.3 | 171.5 | 179.4 180.6 181.8 182.9 184.2 185.4 Lumber and products 24 | 2.0 2.9 1.6 | 3.0 3.9 4.5 4.0 1.5 | 137.7 | 140.9 141.3 141.8 142.1 142.2 142.4 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.2 4.5 2.6 | 2.5 4.0 6.0 4.8 2.5 | 150.0 | 154.1 154.7 155.3 155.7 156.1 156.4 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 1.6 2.5 1.2 | .9 2.4 3.4 3.7 4.1 | 145.3 | 148.4 148.9 149.3 149.8 150.3 150.8 | | | | Primary metals 33 | .5 1.7 .1 | 2.7 2.4 3.7 3.7 6.1 | 135.1 | 138.0 138.5 138.9 139.4 140.1 140.8 Iron and steel 331,2 | -.2 .7 -.6 | 3.1 1.4 4.5 3.8 5.3 | 134.5 | 137.4 137.9 138.3 138.8 139.4 140.0 Raw steel | -.5 .3 -.9 | 1.4 3.3 2.7 6.1 5.5 | 127.4 | 132.0 132.7 133.3 134.0 134.6 135.2 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.8 3.8 1.1 | 2.2 3.5 2.8 3.7 7.1 | 135.6 | 138.5 138.9 139.3 139.9 140.7 141.5 Primary copper 3331 | .7 1.8 .3 | 3.2 8.3 -1.8 1.2 1.1 | 143.2 | 144.3 144.5 144.6 144.8 144.9 145.0 Primary aluminum 3334 | 1.2 5.2 -.3 | .5 .0 .2 .2 .0 | 104.0 | 104.1 104.1 104.2 104.2 104.2 104.2 | | | | Fabricated metal products 34 | 2.0 3.1 1.6 | 2.5 4.1 4.7 5.1 5.1 | 152.3 | 156.8 157.5 158.1 158.8 159.4 160.1 Industrial machinery | | | | and equipment 35 | 5.6 4.7 6.0 | 8.6 11.0 11.4 11.6 11.7 | 195.2 | 208.1 210.0 211.9 213.8 215.9 217.9 Computer and office equip. 357 | 21.3 12.0 25.1 | 21.9 32.0 40.6 41.0 41.7 | 425.8 | 520.3 535.4 551.0 567.1 583.8 601.0 Electrical machinery 36 | 8.6 5.9 9.6 | 19.1 26.5 18.6 19.3 19.6 | 268.3 | 297.5 301.8 306.3 310.8 315.5 320.3 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 19.5 13.1 22.1 | 43.0 57.1 29.6 37.6 39.1 | 516.1 | 622.7 639.7 657.1 675.2 694.0 713.4 | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 2.7 3.0 2.6 | 3.4 3.8 2.3 3.5 3.5 | 151.7 | 154.8 155.2 155.7 156.1 156.6 157.0 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 3.4 4.4 3.1 | 7.5 8.1 4.5 4.6 4.4 | 181.2 | 186.0 186.7 187.4 188.1 188.8 189.5 Autos and light trucks <1> | | 5.9 5.7 .8 2.4 2.6 | 160.1 | 162.4 162.7 163.0 163.4 163.7 164.1 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 1.6 1.1 1.7 | -1.1 -1.2 -.7 2.1 2.2 | 123.0 | 124.5 124.8 125.0 125.2 125.4 125.6 Instruments 38 | 4.6 7.6 3.4 | .0 .5 .8 1.9 3.7 | 134.0 | 135.5 135.7 136.0 136.3 136.7 137.1 Miscellaneous 39 | 2.4 4.4 1.6 | 1.9 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.9 | 154.7 | 157.6 158.0 158.4 158.9 159.4 159.9 | | | | Nondurable | 2.8 4.3 2.1 | 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 | 133.8 | 135.5 135.7 136.0 136.2 136.5 136.7 Foods 20 | 2.4 3.0 2.2 | 2.1 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.0 | 135.0 | 136.9 137.1 137.4 137.7 137.9 138.1 Textile mill products 22 | 2.2 4.4 1.4 | 3.9 3.1 2.0 1.8 1.9 | 130.7 | 132.1 132.3 132.5 132.7 132.9 133.1 Apparel products 23 | 1.1 2.3 .7 | 1.6 2.2 .1 .0 .0 | 131.4 | 131.4 131.4 131.4 131.4 131.4 131.4 Paper and products 26 | 2.7 3.9 2.3 | 1.3 2.5 2.3 1.8 2.5 | 125.1 | 126.5 126.7 126.9 127.1 127.4 127.7 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 2.4 2.9 2.2 | 2.0 2.9 2.0 1.8 1.7 | 120.1 | 121.3 121.5 121.7 121.9 122.0 122.2 Printing and publishing 27 | 2.7 3.0 2.5 | .8 .7 1.0 .7 1.2 | 126.8 | 127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 | | | | Chemicals and products 28 | 3.8 6.8 2.6 | 2.7 2.8 3.6 3.3 2.7 | 144.3 | 147.1 147.5 148.0 148.3 148.7 149.0 Plastics materials 2821 | 6.5 12.7 4.2 | 6.2 5.3 6.6 5.5 5.1 | 136.9 | 141.2 141.9 142.5 143.1 143.7 144.3 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | 3.7 9.7 1.5 | .4 .4 -.4 3.9 1.7 | 120.6 | 123.5 123.9 124.3 124.6 124.8 124.9 Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 4.2 .4 | 2.1 -.5 .4 1.8 1.2 | 114.3 | 115.6 115.7 115.9 116.1 116.2 116.3 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 5.3 8.4 4.1 | 4.4 5.1 4.4 4.2 3.4 | 143.1 | 146.5 147.0 147.5 147.9 148.3 148.7 Leather and products 31 | -3.3 -1.5 -3.9 | -2.1 -2.6 -2.3 -2.8 -3.5 | 107.4 | 105.6 105.4 105.1 104.9 104.5 104.2 | | | | Mining | .2 -.1 .3 | 1.1 -.7 .4 .7 .8 | 117.7 | 118.2 118.2 118.3 118.3 118.4 118.4 Metal mining 10 | 1.3 .5 1.6 | -1.8 1.2 .5 .8 1.4 | 117.8 | 118.4 118.5 118.6 118.8 118.9 119.1 Coal mining 12 | 2.3 2.4 2.3 | 4.3 -.7 1.2 1.7 1.7 | 125.6 | 126.9 127.1 127.2 127.4 127.6 127.8 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -.5 -1.0 -.3 | .3 -1.2 -.1 .1 .2 | 113.6 | 113.7 113.6 113.6 113.6 113.6 113.6 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .7 .8 .7 | -.6 -1.6 -1.2 1.1 1.4 | 174.4 | 175.6 175.7 175.9 176.1 176.3 176.5 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 1.4 2.6 1.0 | 2.3 2.4 3.5 4.0 3.6 | 137.6 | 140.7 141.2 141.6 142.0 142.4 142.8 | | | | Utilities | 2.7 6.1 1.4 | 1.2 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.0 | 126.0 | 126.9 127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5 Electric 491,3pt | 3.7 7.8 2.2 | 1.0 2.8 1.5 1.3 1.0 | 124.3 | 125.2 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 Gas 492,3pt | .4 2.3 -.3 | .4 .5 2.2 1.9 1.6 | 134.5 | 136.0 136.2 136.4 136.6 136.8 137.0 | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | semiconductors | 15.7 9.5 18.2 | 28.3 38.7 29.3 30.5 31.5 | 395.8 | 462.4 472.7 483.2 494.3 505.8 517.5 | | | | Manufacturing ex. computers, | | | | communications eq., and | | | | semiconductors | 2.4 3.7 1.9 | 2.4 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 | 140.4 | 142.9 143.3 143.7 144.0 144.4 144.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <1> Series begins in 1977. 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 .8 .2 -.3 .7 -.3 .5 .8 .5 .1 | 1.4 6.2 1.9 5.5 | 3.1 1993 | .5 .4 .1 .4 -.6 .2 .4 -.2 1.0 .3 .4 .8 | 4.4 1.1 2.1 5.8 | 3.6 1994 | .3 .5 .7 .5 .7 .5 .5 .3 .2 .7 .8 1.0 | 6.0 7.1 5.5 7.5 | 5.4 1995 | .6 -.1 .1 .0 .3 .3 .0 1.0 .4 -.4 .2 -.1 | 5.9 1.6 4.5 1.1 | 4.9 1996 | -.2 1.2 -.4 1.1 .6 .5 .0 .3 .3 .0 .8 .3 | 2.0 7.5 3.6 3.8 | 3.5 1997 | .3 .6 .3 .5 .2 .2 .8 .6 .3 .8 .8 .3 | 5.2 4.6 6.0 7.2 | 5.0 1998 | -.2 -.2 .2 | .9 | | | | 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 98.3 99.0 99.8 100.0 99.7 100.3 100.0 100.5 101.2 101.8 101.8 | 98.3 99.8 100.3 101.6 | 100.0 1993 | 102.4 102.8 102.9 103.3 102.7 102.9 103.3 103.1 104.1 104.4 104.9 105.7 | 102.7 103.0 103.5 105.0 | 103.6 1994 | 106.0 106.5 107.2 107.7 108.5 109.0 109.6 109.9 110.1 110.9 111.8 112.9 | 106.6 108.4 109.9 111.9 | 109.2 1995 | 113.5 113.4 113.6 113.6 113.9 114.3 114.3 115.4 115.9 115.4 115.6 115.5 | 113.5 113.9 115.2 115.5 | 114.5 1996 | 115.3 116.7 116.3 117.5 118.3 118.9 118.9 119.3 119.6 119.7 120.6 120.9 | 116.1 118.2 119.3 120.4 | 118.5 1997 | 121.3 122.1 122.5 123.1 123.3 123.5 124.5 125.2 125.6 126.5 127.5 127.9 | 121.9 123.3 125.1 127.3 | 124.5 1998 | 127.7 127.5 127.7 | 127.6 | | | | 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 | 123.4 123.6 123.8 124.1 124.3 124.5 124.8 125.0 125.2 125.4 125.6 125.8 | 123.6 124.3 125.0 125.6 | 124.6 1993 | 126.1 126.3 126.5 126.8 127.0 127.2 127.5 127.7 128.0 128.2 128.5 128.7 | 126.3 127.0 127.7 128.5 | 127.4 1994 | 129.1 129.5 129.9 130.3 130.7 131.2 131.6 132.0 132.4 132.8 133.3 133.7 | 129.5 130.7 132.0 133.3 | 131.4 1995 | 134.2 134.8 135.3 135.9 136.5 137.1 137.6 138.1 138.7 139.2 139.8 140.4 | 134.8 136.5 138.1 139.8 | 137.3 1996 | 140.9 141.4 142.0 142.5 143.0 143.6 144.1 144.6 145.1 145.6 146.1 146.7 | 141.4 143.0 144.6 146.1 | 143.8 1997 | 147.2 147.8 148.4 149.0 149.6 150.2 150.7 151.3 151.9 152.4 153.0 153.6 | 147.8 149.6 151.3 153.0 | 150.4 1998 | 154.2 154.8 155.4 | 154.8 | | | | 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 80.4 80.4 80.0 80.4 80.0 80.2 80.7 81.0 80.9 | 79.5 80.3 80.2 80.9 | 80.2 1993 | 81.2 81.4 81.3 81.5 80.9 80.9 81.0 80.7 81.4 81.4 81.6 82.1 | 81.3 81.1 81.0 81.7 | 81.3 1994 | 82.1 82.2 82.5 82.7 83.0 83.1 83.3 83.3 83.2 83.5 83.9 84.4 | 82.3 82.9 83.2 83.9 | 83.1 1995 | 84.6 84.2 83.9 83.6 83.5 83.4 83.1 83.6 83.6 82.9 82.7 82.3 | 84.2 83.5 83.4 82.6 | 83.4 1996 | 81.8 82.5 81.9 82.5 82.7 82.8 82.6 82.5 82.4 82.2 82.5 82.5 | 82.1 82.7 82.5 82.4 | 82.4 1997 | 82.4 82.6 82.5 82.6 82.4 82.3 82.6 82.8 82.7 83.0 83.3 83.3 | 82.5 82.4 82.7 83.2 | 82.7 1998 | 82.8 82.3 82.2 | 82.4 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <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 | .4 .7 .8 .7 .4 -.1 .6 -.3 .4 .7 .6 -.1 | 2.8 7.0 2.4 5.0 | 4.0 1993 | 1.0 .2 .1 .6 -.5 .0 .4 -.3 1.1 .2 .5 .9 | 5.0 1.6 1.6 6.2 | 3.8 1994 | .1 .6 .8 .8 .8 .2 .7 .4 .3 .9 .9 1.0 | 6.3 8.8 6.2 9.0 | 6.0 1995 | .6 -.2 .2 .0 .2 .4 -.2 .9 .7 -.4 .0 -.1 | 6.4 1.4 3.9 1.5 | 5.4 1996 | -.1 1.2 -.6 1.4 .6 .6 .4 .2 .3 .0 .8 .5 | 1.5 8.1 4.9 4.2 | 3.6 1997 | .3 .7 .4 .4 .2 .3 .6 .7 .1 .8 1.0 .4 | 6.2 4.9 6.1 8.1 | 5.7 1998 | .0 -.2 -.2 | 1.8 | | | | 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 99.6 100.0 99.8 100.5 100.2 100.6 101.3 101.9 101.7 | 98.1 99.8 100.4 101.6 | 100.0 1993 | 102.7 102.9 103.0 103.6 103.1 103.1 103.5 103.2 104.4 104.6 105.2 106.0 | 102.9 103.3 103.7 105.3 | 103.8 1994 | 106.2 106.8 107.7 108.5 109.4 109.6 110.4 110.9 111.2 112.2 113.2 114.3 | 106.9 109.2 110.8 113.2 | 110.0 1995 | 115.1 114.9 115.1 115.1 115.3 115.8 115.5 116.6 117.5 117.0 117.0 116.9 | 115.0 115.4 116.5 116.9 | 116.0 1996 | 116.7 118.1 117.4 119.0 119.7 120.4 120.9 121.1 121.5 121.5 122.5 123.1 | 117.4 119.7 121.1 122.4 | 120.2 1997 | 123.5 124.4 124.9 125.4 125.7 126.1 126.9 127.9 128.0 129.1 130.4 130.9 | 124.2 125.7 127.6 130.1 | 127.0 1998 | 131.0 130.7 130.4 | 130.7 | | | | 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 | 124.6 124.8 125.1 125.3 125.6 125.8 126.1 126.3 126.6 126.8 127.0 127.3 | 124.8 125.6 126.3 127.0 | 125.9 1993 | 127.6 127.8 128.1 128.3 128.6 128.9 129.1 129.4 129.7 129.9 130.2 130.5 | 127.8 128.6 129.4 130.2 | 129.0 1994 | 130.9 131.3 131.8 132.2 132.7 133.2 133.6 134.1 134.6 135.1 135.5 136.0 | 131.3 132.7 134.1 135.5 | 133.4 1995 | 136.6 137.2 137.8 138.5 139.1 139.8 140.4 141.1 141.7 142.4 143.0 143.7 | 137.2 139.2 141.1 143.0 | 140.1 1996 | 144.3 144.9 145.6 146.2 146.8 147.4 148.0 148.6 149.2 149.8 150.4 151.0 | 144.9 146.8 148.6 150.4 | 147.7 1997 | 151.6 152.3 152.9 153.6 154.3 155.0 155.7 156.3 157.0 157.6 158.3 159.0 | 152.3 154.3 156.3 158.3 | 155.3 1998 | 159.7 160.4 161.2 | 160.4 | | | | 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 79.5 79.6 79.4 79.7 79.3 79.5 79.9 80.2 79.9 | 78.6 79.5 79.5 80.0 | 79.4 1993 | 80.5 80.5 80.4 80.7 80.2 80.0 80.2 79.8 80.5 80.5 80.8 81.3 | 80.5 80.3 80.1 80.8 | 80.5 1994 | 81.1 81.3 81.7 82.1 82.4 82.3 82.6 82.7 82.6 83.0 83.5 84.1 | 81.4 82.3 82.6 83.5 | 82.5 1995 | 84.3 83.7 83.5 83.1 82.9 82.8 82.3 82.6 82.9 82.2 81.8 81.3 | 83.8 82.9 82.6 81.8 | 82.8 1996 | 80.8 81.5 80.6 81.4 81.6 81.7 81.7 81.5 81.4 81.1 81.5 81.5 | 81.0 81.6 81.5 81.4 | 81.4 1997 | 81.4 81.7 81.6 81.6 81.4 81.3 81.5 81.8 81.6 81.9 82.3 82.3 | 81.6 81.5 81.6 82.2 | 81.7 1998 | 82.0 81.5 80.9 | 81.5 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <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| 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 |Proporti| Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Metal mining 10 | .42 | 105.3 111.1 113.2 103.8 106.2 108.6 | 108.3 109.7 111.4 103.5 102.2 107.0 Iron ore 101 | .06 | 111.5 121.8 113.1 112.3 116.8 113.8 | 120.4 120.4 117.7 110.9 104.9 105.2 Nonferrous ores 102-4,8,9 | .36 | 104.4 109.4 113.2 102.4 104.5 107.7 | 106.6 108.2 110.5 102.5 101.9 107.3 Copper 102 | .12 | 105.6 108.2 114.9 101.5 104.8 106.4 | 107.6 108.9 111.9 100.3 103.0 107.0 | | | Coal mining 12 | .86 | 109.5 109.6 111.2 117.4 116.0 108.4 | 112.1 111.6 110.0 113.2 115.3 113.8 | | | Oil and gas extraction 13 | 4.53 | 104.3 103.1 102.6 101.7 103.9 104.5 | 103.7 102.9 104.5 104.4 104.4 104.9 Crude oil and natural gas 131 | 3.44 | 96.5 95.9 95.4 94.6 95.8 95.8 | 95.3 95.0 97.1 96.9 96.7 97.0 Crude oil, total | 1.83 | 87.9 87.0 87.6 86.2 85.6 85.8 | 87.1 87.4 88.3 87.2 86.2 86.9 Natural gas | 1.61 | 108.5 108.2 106.2 106.1 110.0 109.6 | 106.8 105.6 109.3 110.2 111.2 111.0 Natural gas liquids 132 | .23 | 110.3 107.6 101.8 108.1 110.4 111.9 | 111.6 109.3 103.0 106.2 107.8 110.7 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .86 | 153.1 149.1 150.0 145.9 154.0 158.9 | 155.8 152.1 154.1 153.4 154.0 154.6 | | | Stone and earth minerals 14 | .60 | 117.7 116.2 119.2 120.2 122.6 124.6 | 137.3 136.1 119.3 100.1 91.0 92.1 | | | Foods 20 | 9.30 | 108.6 109.2 110.9 110.9 112.4 111.7 | 116.9 114.7 110.6 107.6 107.1 105.7 Meat products 201 | 1.32 | 112.1 114.4 115.3 114.7 118.8 117.9 | 114.7 120.1 114.2 110.9 117.2 117.0 Beef | .43 | 106.6 112.9 112.4 108.4 112.5 112.4 | 111.1 115.5 107.9 101.5 110.4 109.4 Pork | .27 | 102.7 102.9 102.8 106.1 112.8 | 104.0 110.8 109.7 110.0 111.8 Poultry | .61 | 124.8 125.2 127.7 127.9 130.8 128.8 | 125.6 131.5 123.9 120.9 128.0 128.5 Miscellaneous meats | .01 | 91.9 88.1 89.7 84.5 83.4 91.6 | 90.8 88.7 89.7 86.9 83.4 97.9 Dairy products 202 | .80 | 104.9 103.8 104.5 102.4 104.4 104.1 | 98.7 96.8 96.0 98.7 100.6 104.8 Butter 2021 | .01 | 86.3 76.0 91.8 80.4 78.8 86.4 | 70.8 70.8 83.9 89.9 98.5 104.5 Cheese 2022 | .19 | 114.6 113.6 113.0 113.0 115.9 114.9 | 114.1 113.0 113.5 114.8 112.3 116.0 Concentrated milk 2023 | .14 | 96.7 88.1 90.2 85.6 88.7 85.0 | 74.8 73.3 75.5 91.1 91.1 88.3 Frozen desserts 2024 | .13 | 106.9 114.1 115.7 108.3 112.4 115.7 | 106.6 98.2 88.9 78.5 88.0 108.0 Milk and misc. dairy products 2026 | .33 | 103.9 103.8 103.6 104.0 104.3 104.4 | 100.6 100.3 100.0 101.6 103.7 105.9 | | | Canned and frozen food 203 | 1.21 | 98.4 95.9 99.6 102.9 104.5 102.8 | 121.4 107.8 100.1 95.7 93.3 92.4 Grain mill products 204 | 1.37 | 119.1 117.5 119.7 120.3 119.5 118.7 | 124.4 122.4 122.4 121.7 117.2 115.2 Bakery products 205 | .99 | 102.1 104.5 106.0 106.5 106.1 105.4 | 114.5 108.3 103.4 100.4 98.9 95.8 Sugar and confectionery 206 | .61 | 105.7 107.8 108.6 105.6 111.9 108.8 | 113.4 126.4 126.8 121.8 114.4 103.9 Fats and oils 207 | .25 | 98.0 105.3 106.2 108.7 108.4 111.8 | 95.3 109.9 113.6 113.6 112.1 116.3 Beverages 208 | 1.68 | 112.8 113.4 116.0 113.9 114.9 113.9 | 121.5 117.4 111.3 102.0 105.2 103.2 Beer and ale 2082,3 | .54 | 98.3 95.0 101.3 99.8 104.3 102.6 | 93.3 90.3 89.6 81.8 97.8 95.6 Soft drinks 2086,7 | .94 | 126.4 129.9 130.4 127.3 126.0 126.0 | 145.8 135.6 124.8 116.4 114.0 111.2 Coffee and miscellaneous 209 | 1.06 | 112.7 114.9 113.8 115.5 116.9 117.6 | 123.6 119.3 113.1 114.9 111.7 110.9 Roasted coffee 2095 | .13 | 84.0 82.8 90.8 87.6 87.9 | 78.6 88.4 95.4 107.1 97.4 | | | Tobacco products 21 | 1.30 | 112.0 118.8 115.9 110.1 112.3 111.7 | 115.0 129.8 114.0 89.4 108.9 115.5 | | | Textile mill products 22 | 1.52 | 111.4 111.6 112.5 110.4 111.8 109.4 | 114.0 117.2 109.7 98.9 105.2 107.9 Fabrics 221-4 | .38 | 111.8 114.1 110.9 113.4 106.3 110.7 | 109.3 116.9 109.8 105.0 107.0 111.1 Cotton and synthetic 221,2 | .31 | 109.6 112.6 109.0 112.6 104.0 109.4 | 108.6 118.2 109.1 102.8 104.2 108.7 Narrow fabrics 224 | .04 | 109.2 110.8 112.2 109.3 111.6 112.9 | 111.8 110.5 112.2 111.0 111.0 110.0 Knit goods 225 | .42 | 112.4 112.8 110.8 110.9 111.4 108.7 | 121.5 122.1 107.7 98.3 93.2 102.7 Knit garments 2253,4,7-9 | .31 | 113.0 113.8 113.3 115.3 115.6 111.0 | 127.1 118.6 108.0 104.0 95.8 105.2 Fabric finishing 226 | .13 | 87.6 92.2 92.6 88.7 89.1 94.1 | 86.4 95.6 94.9 78.0 89.6 95.6 Carpeting 227 | .19 | 108.7 107.2 123.6 99.7 129.6 115.4 | 113.3 120.8 110.5 82.0 117.1 110.3 Yarns and miscellaneous 228,9 | .40 | 121.2 118.0 118.7 121.7 117.9 112.4 | 122.4 119.5 117.7 111.1 117.3 114.3 Cotton and synthetic yarns 2281,2,4 | .19 | 120.2 113.6 118.3 121.5 113.9 104.1 | 120.0 115.6 114.2 99.4 113.0 108.4 | | | Apparel products 23 | 1.77 | 99.1 99.3 98.6 99.3 98.9 97.6 | 102.2 101.0 99.1 99.4 95.7 95.8 | | | Lumber and products 24 | 2.08 | 113.3 112.9 117.0 114.4 114.9 116.3 | 118.7 119.3 115.1 108.3 109.3 113.6 Logging and lumber 241,2 | .82 | 106.4 105.2 111.5 108.4 105.3 106.4 | 113.8 113.1 108.2 101.0 100.7 105.4 Logging 241 | .28 | 93.0 93.7 94.5 97.9 89.7 90.5 | 102.3 100.7 96.0 95.0 83.6 85.9 Lumber products 243-5,9 | 1.26 | 118.6 118.7 121.2 119.0 122.1 123.8 | 122.6 124.2 120.4 113.8 115.8 119.8 Millwork and plywood 243 | .68 | 117.0 117.7 119.6 118.7 121.9 123.3 | 120.5 120.9 120.5 116.6 115.3 116.4 Plywood 2435,6 | .15 | 102.6 101.1 102.7 98.6 102.0 100.4 | 105.9 104.7 99.5 90.1 98.5 100.1 Manufactured homes 245 | .21 | 137.2 136.9 138.1 132.4 144.0 148.6 | 145.9 152.8 134.6 110.7 124.3 142.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. Note: Estimates for December to February 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| Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Furniture and fixtures 25 | 1.39 | 122.0 123.0 124.1 124.4 122.7 121.7 | 129.0 124.4 122.9 122.2 118.0 121.5 Household furniture 251 | .63 | 118.7 119.6 121.6 122.6 120.7 120.5 | 124.3 121.1 119.9 121.1 116.6 122.6 | | | Paper and products 26 | 3.42 | 113.7 112.8 113.6 114.1 112.7 113.8 | 113.4 114.5 112.5 110.0 114.2 115.0 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 1.57 | 113.8 114.0 113.2 113.7 113.6 113.6 | 113.2 113.7 112.6 111.0 114.7 115.3 Wood pulp 261 | .14 | 103.3 102.5 105.5 103.6 101.6 103.1 | 102.8 102.6 104.2 101.9 103.6 104.1 Paper 262 | .93 | 110.9 110.7 108.6 111.8 109.6 110.5 | 109.7 110.4 109.2 109.5 111.2 111.7 Paperboard 263 | .51 | 122.6 124.0 124.6 120.1 124.8 122.8 | 123.0 123.2 121.6 116.4 124.7 125.4 Paper products 265,7 | 1.85 | 113.4 111.6 113.7 114.3 111.8 113.7 | 113.3 115.0 112.2 109.0 113.5 114.5 Paperboard containers 265 | .63 | 118.9 112.8 122.9 119.4 113.6 118.1 | 120.2 124.5 116.8 106.0 113.9 117.6 Converted paper products 267 | 1.22 | 110.5 110.9 109.0 111.6 110.8 111.4 | 109.6 109.9 109.5 110.1 113.0 112.6 | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 6.58 | 105.1 106.7 107.4 107.1 106.3 105.5 | 111.5 109.7 107.2 105.0 100.8 100.7 Newspapers 271 | 1.53 | 96.7 97.2 97.8 98.1 97.9 98.1 | 97.3 105.3 104.3 99.2 92.8 97.7 Periodicals, books, and cards 272,3,7 | 2.08 | 112.0 113.3 114.0 112.1 111.0 107.7 | 112.0 111.0 113.1 113.7 109.0 107.2 Job printing 274-6,8,9 | 2.97 | 105.1 107.5 108.2 108.7 107.8 108.1 | 118.9 111.1 104.7 102.2 99.7 97.9 | | | Chemicals and products 28 | 10.01 | 115.6 116.7 116.5 118.2 118.8 118.7 | 121.7 118.3 113.2 113.1 115.4 115.8 Industrial chemicals and | | | synthetic materials 281,2,6 | 3.83 | 113.3 112.4 113.5 117.0 116.9 117.6 | 114.2 112.3 112.4 113.5 115.9 119.3 Basic chemicals 281 | .75 | 92.0 91.8 91.1 94.0 95.1 94.2 | 94.1 93.9 93.4 90.9 92.0 96.7 Alkalies and chlorine 2812 | .08 | 118.9 117.5 115.9 117.9 123.3 120.9 | 118.8 117.7 116.5 119.9 122.2 120.9 Inorganic pigments 2816 | .08 | 107.2 103.3 90.0 97.3 97.5 99.1 | 105.5 98.1 88.3 95.7 96.1 99.9 Inorganic chemicals, nec 2819 | .46 | 83.0 83.5 84.3 87.0 88.4 87.1 | 85.9 87.3 87.6 83.0 84.4 90.6 Acids and other | .35 | 99.3 102.9 106.0 108.5 | 103.8 108.7 111.1 102.4 | | | Synthetic materials 282 | 1.41 | 125.8 123.4 123.4 127.2 126.7 128.2 | 125.9 124.6 121.4 120.2 124.6 131.0 Plastics materials 2821 | .92 | 131.5 128.8 131.9 133.4 134.3 | 131.9 130.2 129.2 125.1 131.2 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | .35 | 110.0 108.6 104.1 112.0 110.5 114.1 | 110.2 110.8 103.0 107.2 109.2 116.0 Industrial organic chemicals 286 | 1.67 | 116.0 115.8 118.9 122.6 | 116.8 113.5 116.7 121.6 | | | Chemical products 283-5,9 | 5.56 | 118.4 121.1 120.1 121.0 122.0 121.3 | 129.3 124.0 114.7 114.2 116.3 114.6 Drugs and medicines 283 | 3.01 | 119.3 123.5 121.4 122.3 125.1 124.0 | 133.5 127.0 116.2 116.4 117.0 115.1 Soap and toiletries 284 | 1.52 | 119.3 121.6 120.7 120.5 119.8 119.5 | 129.5 123.7 115.0 114.5 117.9 115.1 Paints 285 | .41 | 104.4 105.1 104.4 107.3 106.0 106.0 | 107.6 110.2 94.8 83.4 90.8 102.8 Agricultural chemicals 287 | .62 | 104.4 104.7 102.8 101.7 102.8 102.3 | 103.5 105.5 104.9 101.5 103.2 103.5 | | | Petroleum products 29 | 1.82 | 110.1 111.2 108.6 109.7 111.3 110.3 | 114.3 111.7 110.0 110.0 103.2 102.0 Petroleum refining and misc. 291,9 | 1.65 | 109.5 110.7 107.9 108.9 110.3 109.0 | 112.7 109.8 108.5 109.5 103.8 102.2 Miscellaneous petroleum products | .39 | 109.5 111.4 111.9 112.2 116.8 113.2 | 119.4 110.7 102.4 99.2 95.9 98.8 Distillate fuel oil | .29 | 112.9 115.5 112.2 115.0 116.2 | 116.1 118.6 119.2 120.4 111.7 Residual fuel oil | .05 | 77.5 81.9 86.2 82.7 78.3 | 77.1 77.1 88.1 90.8 85.9 Aviation fuel and kerosene | .15 | 114.4 111.4 115.1 108.1 105.5 | 115.1 110.7 117.4 116.3 110.8 Automotive gasoline | .76 | 109.9 110.7 104.6 107.1 108.3 | 111.1 109.1 107.9 111.2 105.1 Paving and roofing materials 295 | .18 | 112.6 112.6 112.0 114.9 118.5 119.7 | 127.1 126.8 122.1 112.0 95.2 97.9 | | | Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.65 | 127.6 127.4 129.6 129.3 129.5 129.3 | 129.3 129.4 129.7 128.5 127.4 129.4 Tires 301 | .32 | 125.1 118.7 129.1 122.4 122.5 121.8 | 125.3 127.2 123.9 103.3 125.6 133.5 Other rubber products 302,5,6 | .63 | 124.4 126.1 126.4 125.5 126.4 124.6 | 129.9 128.7 124.1 120.7 117.5 124.3 Plastics products, nec 308 | 2.70 | 128.8 129.0 130.6 131.2 131.3 131.5 | 129.8 129.9 131.8 133.7 130.2 130.3 | | | Leather and products 31 | .18 | 70.9 72.4 71.0 71.3 69.4 70.8 | 72.7 73.5 72.0 71.3 67.7 69.2 Shoes 314 | .07 | 69.2 70.0 67.1 66.1 64.6 66.3 | 70.5 71.2 67.9 66.3 63.4 63.9 | | | Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.24 | 121.2 121.0 122.1 123.4 122.4 122.9 | 125.4 125.6 121.9 117.4 114.8 117.2 Pressed and blown glass 322 | .30 | 105.7 102.1 106.6 111.1 105.8 104.5 | 106.0 105.1 104.7 98.8 101.8 105.3 Glass containers 3221 | .11 | 79.5 74.9 80.6 85.8 77.7 76.8 | 77.0 77.2 76.3 64.9 73.2 79.9 Cement 324 | .19 | 127.0 124.9 122.9 125.5 137.9 | 150.0 151.9 119.6 96.3 81.8 | | | Structural clay products 325 | .12 | 131.5 126.5 123.2 121.9 122.2 121.7 | 133.7 129.9 122.0 111.5 110.3 118.5 Concrete and miscellaneous 326-9 | 1.35 | 124.2 124.5 126.1 127.2 125.4 127.8 | 127.2 127.0 127.3 126.1 123.6 123.7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. Note: Estimates for December to February 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| Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Primary metals 33 | 3.47 | 125.9 127.4 128.9 127.2 128.1 127.3 | 127.3 127.7 128.2 123.7 127.1 130.9 Iron and steel 331,2 | 1.86 | 124.5 126.4 127.0 126.1 127.2 126.8 | 125.6 126.9 125.8 121.8 125.5 131.2 Basic steel and mill products 331 | 1.43 | 126.9 130.2 130.1 128.7 129.5 130.7 | 127.3 129.7 127.4 123.8 129.4 135.7 Basic iron and steel | .28 | 111.0 109.2 111.1 110.0 113.0 111.7 | 110.0 108.1 111.2 110.2 113.5 114.5 Pig iron | .16 | 109.9 108.0 110.1 108.9 112.3 109.3 | 108.5 106.3 111.1 110.8 113.0 111.9 Raw steel | .09 | 119.2 117.7 120.9 119.2 122.8 123.7 | 118.1 117.2 119.4 116.5 123.1 128.5 | | | Steel mill products | 1.15 | 131.6 136.4 135.7 134.2 134.3 136.4 | 132.4 136.1 132.1 127.8 134.1 142.0 Consumer durable steel | .18 | 135.0 148.7 136.8 143.5 130.4 136.8 | 137.7 149.9 136.7 123.8 130.2 147.1 Equipment steel | .12 | 127.4 137.9 130.5 132.3 131.4 124.0 | 129.6 131.9 129.1 127.4 135.2 132.0 Construction steel | .14 | 147.1 162.4 157.6 151.6 157.1 159.7 | 152.9 166.4 162.1 148.0 147.7 157.6 Can and closure steel | .04 | 112.9 121.6 102.7 94.4 116.5 108.6 | 113.8 110.7 96.5 117.7 102.0 102.6 Miscellaneous steel | .66 | 130.6 129.8 135.5 132.5 133.6 136.9 | 129.3 129.7 128.8 126.1 134.8 142.7 Iron and steel foundries 332 | .43 | 116.4 114.0 116.8 117.7 119.5 114.0 | 119.7 117.6 120.5 115.3 112.8 116.8 | | | Nonferrous metals 333-6,9 | 1.61 | 127.7 128.6 131.1 128.5 129.2 127.9 | 129.3 128.6 131.1 126.0 129.0 130.6 Primary nonferrous metals 333 | .27 | 105.5 111.3 111.0 109.9 110.6 109.9 | 105.6 111.9 111.5 110.1 112.1 112.6 Copper 3331 | .08 | 133.6 142.4 138.9 140.1 139.4 140.2 | 135.9 144.1 141.4 141.3 141.0 144.1 Aluminum 3334 | .14 | 89.1 90.0 89.9 90.0 89.8 90.0 | 88.6 89.7 89.9 90.5 90.3 90.5 | | | Nonferrous products 335,6 | 1.08 | 128.2 127.9 131.0 127.1 126.4 125.1 | 129.9 127.2 130.0 123.6 127.2 127.6 Nonferrous mill products 335 | .78 | 121.8 121.1 125.2 119.4 118.7 117.0 | 123.6 119.9 123.1 113.5 119.5 120.1 Aluminum 3353-5 | .26 | 109.7 108.3 116.8 102.8 103.9 103.3 | 112.9 106.6 109.3 89.4 105.1 108.8 Nonferrous foundries 336 | .30 | 149.6 150.5 150.6 152.9 151.9 151.8 | 151.1 151.1 153.1 156.7 152.7 152.7 | | | Fabricated metal products 34 | 5.25 | 122.7 124.4 124.7 126.7 125.8 125.1 | 127.7 126.7 125.3 126.3 121.4 123.3 Metal containers 341 | .16 | 102.0 102.3 96.9 105.0 101.5 99.3 | 106.5 97.0 86.6 93.4 90.3 84.1 Hardware, tools, and cutlery 342 | .55 | 121.8 124.9 122.4 125.2 125.6 123.8 | 128.9 126.6 121.4 122.1 118.5 122.9 Hardware and tools 3423,5,9 | .47 | 120.0 123.8 121.0 124.5 124.7 122.5 | 128.0 125.3 118.8 120.0 116.9 121.8 Structural metal products 344 | 1.43 | 122.8 123.1 124.0 125.5 126.4 126.8 | 126.0 125.2 126.5 128.3 123.5 122.1 Other fabricated metal products 345-9 | 2.90 | 124.8 127.4 128.2 129.5 128.4 127.1 | 128.5 128.6 127.9 128.3 124.7 128.2 Fasteners, stampings, etc. 345-7 | 1.64 | 129.4 133.7 133.7 135.3 133.2 131.1 | 135.5 135.8 131.9 130.5 126.3 132.8 | | | Industrial machinery | | | and equipment 35 | 8.66 | 173.7 176.5 177.7 178.6 179.5 179.4 | 180.8 178.9 174.5 172.3 174.4 181.6 Engines and turbines 351 | .43 | 119.0 119.3 116.7 116.4 118.8 116.6 | 119.4 119.7 119.5 121.9 120.7 118.1 Farm 352 | .52 | 154.9 155.8 158.2 157.3 152.5 152.7 | 153.9 165.8 154.1 141.3 160.5 172.5 Construction and allied 353 | .94 | 154.6 156.7 156.8 160.4 157.0 155.8 | 157.9 163.3 156.0 146.7 158.2 165.5 Metalworking 354 | 1.13 | 132.7 136.8 137.1 138.3 135.3 133.0 | 142.8 137.5 132.1 131.8 127.3 131.7 Special industry machinery 355 | .91 | 150.7 151.8 152.0 151.3 152.3 151.3 | 150.8 150.8 153.6 156.4 153.2 151.9 General industrial machinery 356 | 1.12 | 121.6 123.6 123.3 125.0 124.9 123.6 | 128.1 124.0 121.1 121.7 119.9 123.4 Bearings and gears 3562,6,8 | .33 | 119.8 119.9 120.9 120.8 122.9 122.7 | 120.3 120.0 121.4 125.1 124.4 124.3 Equipment 3561,3-5,7,9 | .79 | 122.5 125.3 124.4 126.8 125.8 124.0 | 131.6 125.7 120.9 120.1 117.9 123.0 Computer and office equip. 357 | 1.48 | 412.0 418.0 425.7 438.3 452.7 463.6 | 430.2 420.1 415.2 430.0 427.7 448.6 Service industry machines 358 | .82 | 123.8 124.4 129.3 128.4 130.4 135.3 | 124.0 125.1 124.7 116.7 125.3 142.1 Refrig. and heating equip. 3585 | .56 | 119.7 118.9 126.0 124.8 129.3 135.1 | 119.1 119.3 118.0 104.9 121.6 145.1 Miscellaneous machinery 359 | 1.31 | 157.7 162.1 162.0 158.1 160.8 158.1 | 169.2 162.7 156.0 150.3 150.6 155.6 | | | Electrical machinery 36 | 8.33 | 237.5 240.8 247.4 249.9 253.0 254.3 | 242.5 243.9 249.7 251.9 248.3 253.5 Major elec