FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICAL RELEASE G.17 (419) For release at 9:15 a.m. (EDT) May 14, 1999 Industrial production, which had been essentially flat between October and February, accelerated in March and April. The total index was revised upward to show a gain of 0.5 percent in March and is estimated to have risen 0.6 percent in April. Manufacturing output also grew 0.6 percent in April, its third straight monthly gain of close to 1/2 percent. Some of the acceleration came in high-technology industries, but many other industries showed improvement as well. At 134.0 percent of its 1992 average, industrial production in April was 2.0 percent higher than in April 1998. Capacity utilization in manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities rose 0.2 percentage point in April, to 80.6 percent, down from 82.6 percent a year earlier. Market Groups ------------- The production of consumer goods, which had been little changed in March, advanced 0.6 percent in April. The output of durable consumer goods jumped 2.1 percent, more than reversing a decline in March; output gains were sizable for automotive products, carpeting and furniture, and home electronics. The production of nondurable consumer goods rose 0.2 percent, even though the output of tobacco products declined and the production of gasoline was cut by disruptions at refineries. The advance in the production of nonenergy nondurable consumer goods was led by a continued recovery in the output of consumer chemical products and an uptick in apparel production. The output of business equipment increased 0.3 percent in April after an upward-revised advance of 0.7 percent in March. Although the assembly of business vehicles gained substantially, a further drop in the production of civil transport aircraft caused the measure for transit equipment to decline again. The index for industrial equipment, which had fallen over the two preceding quarters, turned up, and the index for information processing equipment rose substantially further; the latter increased more than 3 percent over March and April. In contrast, the production of farm machinery and equipment fell back after some recovery in February and March. The production of defense and space equipment fell 2.0 percent in April, partly because of a strike at a major shipyard. The production of construction supplies, which had eased in February and March from the high level in January, resumed its growth. Over the past twelve months, it has increased 5.3 percent. The index for business supplies, which had been stagnant for about a year, has picked up recently. The output of materials increased 0.9 percent in April after an upward-revised gain of 0.8 percent in March. The indexes for both durable goods materials and energy materials rose more than 1 percent, with large increases in semiconductors and computer parts for a second month and a rebound in coal production from a dip in March. Industry Groups --------------- Production in manufacturing increased 0.6 percent, compared with 0.4 percent in the two preceding months. The factory operating rate rose 0.2 percentage point, to 79.8 percent, but was down from 81.7 percent last April. Durable goods production rose 0.8 percent, a gain similar to that in March, and the advances were again widespread. The increase in the output of electrical machinery, boosted by an acceleration of production in the semiconductor and communications industries, rose to 2.5 percent in April. The production of motor vehicles and parts rose 2.3 percent, and computer output increased nearly 2 percent. Production declined at facilities for iron and steel, aircraft and parts, and shipbuilding. With the solid gains in production, the rate of capacity utilization in durable manufacturing rose 0.3 percentage point, to 79.6 percent, a level close to its 1967-98 average. The output of nondurable manufactured goods advanced 0.3 percent; production has been in a slow recovery since last fall and has increased about 1 percent over the past three months. The output of textile mill products, apparel, and paper and products rebounded from declines in March, while the production of chemicals and products and rubber and plastics products advanced further. The operating rate in nondurable manufacturing rose 0.2 percentage point. But at 80.6 percent, utilization for these industries is more than 2 percentage points below its level of April 1998 and is nearly 3 percentage points below its long-term average. Despite rebounds in coal and metal ores, mining production edged up only 0.1 percent; it has dropped 10 percent over the past fifteen months. Drilling for oil and gas wells fell back in April to a very low level. Primarily because of the low level of oil and gas extraction, the rate of capacity utilization in mining remained at 80.2 percent in April, down from 88.2 percent twelve months earlier. Output at utilities, which had rebounded 2.8 percent in March, advanced another 0.7 percent and is up 3.0 percent from the level of April 1998. The operating rate at electric utilities is near its 1988-89 high, while utilization at gas utilities is below its 1967-98 average. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY Seasonally adjusted | Index, 1992=100 | Percent change | 1999 | 1999 | Apr. 98 to Industrial Production | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Apr. 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | Total index | 132.3 132.5 133.2 134.0 | .0 .1 .5 .6 | 2.0 Previous estimates | 132.3 132.6 132.8 | -.1 .3 .1 | | | | Major market groups: | | | Products, total | 124.5 124.6 125.0 125.5 | .1 .1 .3 .4 | 1.2 Consumer goods | 115.2 115.5 115.3 116.0 | .2 .3 -.1 .6 | -.4 Business equipment | 167.3 167.2 168.3 168.9 | -.4 .0 .7 .3 | 4.1 Construction supplies | 132.4 131.7 131.5 132.0 | 1.1 -.5 -.2 .4 | 5.3 Materials | 144.9 145.3 146.5 147.9 | -.2 .3 .8 .9 | 3.3 | | | Major industry groups: | | | Manufacturing | 136.4 136.9 137.5 138.4 | -.2 .4 .4 .6 | 2.5 Durable | 161.4 161.7 162.8 164.2 | -.1 .2 .7 .8 | 5.1 Nondurable | 111.3 112.0 112.0 112.4 | -.4 .6 .1 .3 | -.6 Mining | 98.5 97.7 97.0 97.1 | -.5 -.8 -.7 .1 | -8.1 Utilities | 114.7 112.3 115.5 116.2 | 2.7 -2.1 2.8 .7 | 3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Capacity | Percent of Capacity | Growth | Average 1982 1988-89 1998 | 1999 | Apr. 98 to Capacity Utilization | 1967-98 Low High Apr. | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Apr. 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | Total industry | 82.1 71.1 85.4 82.6 | 80.4 80.2 80.4 80.6 | 4.5 Previous estimates | | 80.3 80.3 80.1 | | | | Manufacturing | 81.1 69.0 85.7 81.7 | 79.5 79.5 79.6 79.8 | 5.0 Advanced processing | 80.5 70.4 84.2 80.7 | 78.2 78.4 78.5 78.8 | 6.0 Primary processing | 82.4 66.2 88.9 84.6 | 83.0 82.8 82.7 83.0 | 2.6 Mining | 87.5 80.3 88.0 88.2 | 81.5 80.8 80.2 80.2 | 1.1 Utilities | 87.4 75.9 92.6 89.5 | 90.5 88.5 90.9 91.5 | .7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Estimates for April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March are revised. Table 1A INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS | | Index, 1992=100 | 1998 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP | 1998 1999 | 1998 1999 Item |Proportion<1>| Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 100.00 | 132.2 132.3 132.3 132.5 133.2 134.0 | 131.0 129.7 129.8 132.2 133.5 132.5 | | | Products, total | 61.26 | 124.5 124.4 124.5 124.6 125.0 125.5 | 122.8 120.9 121.6 123.1 123.6 123.2 Final products | 46.12 | 126.1 125.9 125.8 126.0 126.3 126.7 | 124.1 122.4 123.6 125.5 126.0 124.5 | | | Consumer goods | 27.67 | 114.8 114.9 115.2 115.5 115.3 116.0 | 112.4 111.3 113.8 114.6 114.9 113.2 Durable | 6.01 | 138.9 139.8 141.5 143.4 141.5 144.5 | 135.7 130.6 135.9 148.1 150.3 149.4 Automotive products | 2.66 | 139.6 139.8 141.7 141.2 139.5 142.4 | 135.1 124.6 133.7 150.7 153.7 147.3 Autos and trucks | 1.58 | 149.1 147.7 149.4 149.4 147.3 151.5 | 142.7 125.7 139.0 166.3 169.4 157.6 Autos | .54 | 113.7 115.5 111.7 107.0 109.7 112.1 | 109.7 98.2 104.8 117.9 124.4 116.2 Trucks | 1.04 | 183.2 179.1 185.2 188.9 183.0 188.9 | 174.5 152.5 171.6 211.4 211.9 196.7 Auto parts and allied goods | 1.08 | 125.9 128.2 130.5 129.3 128.2 129.2 | 124.2 122.3 125.9 128.9 131.9 132.7 Other durable goods | 3.36 | 137.9 139.5 141.0 144.9 142.8 145.9 | 135.9 135.3 137.3 145.7 147.1 150.8 Appliances and electronics | .95 | 222.5 226.0 229.6 241.7 236.1 238.6 | 215.7 207.9 221.4 249.1 239.7 239.2 Appliances and air cond. | .48 | 132.3 133.7 132.9 140.0 133.3 133.4 | 124.6 115.7 129.6 153.1 146.5 139.0 Home electronics | .46 | 365.0 372.5 386.5 406.9 407.0 415.2 | 363.4 362.5 368.2 394.3 381.6 400.7 Carpeting and furniture | .84 | 117.5 116.8 120.7 123.1 116.3 121.8 | 114.7 109.2 117.3 122.4 117.3 126.7 Miscellaneous | 1.57 | 109.5 111.4 110.9 112.6 114.2 116.1 | 109.2 113.7 108.5 111.5 119.9 121.6 Nondurable | 21.66 | 109.0 108.9 108.9 108.8 109.0 109.2 | 106.8 106.6 108.5 106.7 106.5 104.6 Nonenergy | 18.90 | 109.3 109.1 108.2 108.6 108.3 108.6 | 107.3 104.3 103.8 104.2 104.8 104.9 Foods and tobacco | 9.68 | 109.6 109.6 110.0 110.1 109.9 109.6 | 108.4 103.2 105.1 105.4 106.3 105.7 Clothing | 1.81 | 94.5 94.6 93.4 92.8 91.4 91.9 | 93.5 90.9 87.0 90.2 89.1 90.1 Chemical products | 4.59 | 119.3 118.7 115.3 117.8 118.7 120.3 | 113.5 113.0 110.4 110.6 111.9 112.7 Paper products | 2.83 | 104.1 103.6 102.0 101.0 99.7 99.8 | 104.2 104.7 101.4 100.5 100.1 100.9 Energy products | 2.76 | 106.5 107.1 113.3 110.3 113.7 113.0 | 103.5 122.8 141.6 124.6 118.8 103.2 Fuels | .94 | 109.1 109.6 112.2 113.3 111.8 109.7 | 112.5 112.9 108.0 107.4 106.5 109.2 Utilities | 1.82 | 104.5 105.2 113.3 108.1 114.2 114.2 | 98.1 127.2 158.3 132.8 124.4 99.4 | | | Equipment, total | 18.45 | 146.5 145.6 145.0 144.9 146.1 145.9 | 145.6 142.6 141.5 145.3 146.4 145.2 Business equipment | 15.36 | 168.1 167.9 167.3 167.2 168.3 168.9 | 166.4 163.4 162.4 167.6 168.6 167.5 Information processing & related | 5.92 | 219.7 220.8 222.0 222.1 225.4 229.3 | 218.2 219.7 214.9 216.0 218.1 224.2 Computer and office | 1.38 | 745.2 759.9 777.0 787.3 806.2 820.2 | 725.9 738.6 740.0 753.6 749.3 795.5 Industrial | 4.81 | 139.9 141.3 139.9 137.8 137.7 138.7 | 137.9 136.5 136.0 138.5 138.2 136.7 Transit | 3.16 | 140.5 139.6 137.6 136.4 136.3 135.0 | 138.2 132.1 133.7 142.7 144.6 138.5 Autos and trucks | 1.24 | 136.4 136.0 134.8 133.0 131.7 134.8 | 130.6 115.3 125.6 146.0 148.2 141.5 Other | 1.47 | 138.5 131.7 131.5 140.3 141.9 136.6 | 138.0 125.8 128.4 143.3 142.7 135.8 Defense and space equipment | 2.07 | 75.7 74.6 74.4 74.9 75.5 74.0 | 76.4 76.6 74.9 75.3 75.9 74.1 Oil and gas well drilling | .78 | 115.2 103.2 99.2 97.4 104.2 97.2 | 116.4 105.4 99.1 95.3 98.6 97.3 Manufactured homes | .24 | 154.6 156.6 159.1 154.1 152.8 151.0 | 149.4 123.5 136.6 149.1 155.0 160.8 | | | Intermediate products | 15.13 | 119.3 119.8 120.3 120.2 120.9 121.5 | 118.9 116.5 115.7 116.1 116.5 119.3 Construction supplies | 6.06 | 129.6 131.0 132.4 131.7 131.5 132.0 | 129.4 124.3 123.6 126.4 127.0 130.9 Business supplies | 9.07 | 113.2 113.3 113.1 113.4 114.6 115.3 | 112.7 111.9 110.9 110.0 110.3 112.5 | | | Materials | 38.74 | 144.6 145.2 144.9 145.3 146.5 147.9 | 144.3 144.1 143.2 147.1 149.9 147.8 | | | Durable | 23.55 | 179.9 180.4 180.1 180.4 182.7 184.9 | 180.1 179.5 175.2 182.0 188.5 184.8 Consumer parts | 4.42 | 145.6 144.8 141.9 145.8 149.1 151.0 | 142.4 131.5 141.0 152.9 159.9 158.5 Equipment parts | 8.64 | 289.9 292.6 293.2 293.0 296.9 302.7 | 295.3 308.1 284.6 294.1 312.2 294.7 Semiconductors, printed circuit | | | boards, and oth. elec. comps. | 2.98 | 936.9 960.1 962.0 970.2 994.2 1030 | 958.1 1047 880.2 958.7 1113 951.2 Other | 10.50 | 129.3 129.3 129.8 128.8 129.9 130.5 | 128.6 126.6 125.1 128.0 129.2 130.3 Basic metals | 3.35 | 117.3 116.3 118.4 116.5 117.6 117.6 | 117.2 114.5 116.8 119.2 120.3 119.5 Nondurable | 8.48 | 112.2 112.5 112.0 113.0 113.1 113.2 | 111.2 108.3 111.3 114.1 113.9 115.3 Textile | .91 | 103.0 102.5 99.0 99.6 100.0 100.4 | 103.4 95.2 98.8 100.2 101.2 102.6 Paper | 1.80 | 112.7 114.7 116.5 115.8 116.6 117.6 | 111.7 112.0 117.4 118.7 117.0 118.0 Chemical | 3.92 | 113.7 113.0 112.8 114.0 114.6 114.4 | 112.4 109.7 111.8 115.7 115.7 117.3 Other | 1.86 | 113.2 114.4 112.5 114.8 113.0 113.2 | 112.2 108.1 110.4 113.1 113.4 114.9 Energy | 6.71 | 101.5 102.6 102.6 102.4 102.4 103.5 | 99.9 103.8 105.4 104.5 102.7 100.1 Primary | 4.28 | 99.8 100.3 100.4 100.5 98.8 100.1 | 98.4 100.8 101.9 103.8 99.9 98.4 Converted fuel | 2.43 | 104.9 107.2 107.1 106.0 109.3 110.3 | 102.8 109.5 112.2 106.1 108.3 103.5 | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 97.18 | 131.9 132.1 132.0 132.3 133.0 133.7 | 130.8 129.9 129.7 131.4 132.7 131.9 Motor vehicles and parts | 94.86 | 131.4 131.7 131.7 131.8 132.4 133.1 | 130.3 129.8 129.2 130.7 131.7 130.9 Computers | 97.75 | 127.4 127.5 127.4 127.6 128.2 128.9 | 126.3 125.0 125.1 127.4 128.7 127.5 Computers and semiconductors 2 | 94.29 | 118.4 118.4 118.3 118.4 118.9 119.4 | 117.1 115.3 116.2 118.1 118.6 118.2 | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 26.09 | 113.0 113.2 113.4 113.7 113.6 114.1 | 110.8 110.5 112.5 112.0 112.1 110.9 Energy | 24.91 | 115.8 115.8 115.4 116.1 115.5 116.4 | 113.5 110.0 110.7 113.5 114.5 114.3 | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 14.11 | 171.6 171.5 170.9 171.1 172.5 172.8 | 170.3 168.8 166.5 169.9 170.7 170.4 Computer and office equipment | 13.98 | 144.6 144.1 143.1 142.9 143.5 143.8 | 143.2 140.1 139.2 143.9 144.8 142.9 | | | Materials excluding: | | | Energy | 32.03 | 158.2 158.6 158.2 158.8 160.3 161.8 | 158.3 156.8 155.1 160.5 164.7 162.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <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 April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March are revised. Table 1B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Apr. 98 | to | 1998 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | to Item | 1998 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Apr. 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Total index | 1.9 | 2.8 .9 2.2 1.1 | .0 .1 .5 .6 | .1 1.8 1.0 -.8 | 2.0 | | | | | Products, total | 2.1 | 4.2 .2 1.5 .4 | .1 .1 .3 .4 | .6 1.2 .4 -.3 | 1.2 Final products | 2.0 | 4.6 -.8 1.3 -.6 | .0 .1 .3 .3 | 1.0 1.5 .4 -1.2 | .4 | | | | | Consumer goods | -.4 | 1.4 -3.9 .1 1.2 | .2 .3 -.1 .6 | 2.3 .7 .2 -1.5 | -.4 Durable | 4.9 | .3 -3.6 18.0 7.1 | 1.2 1.4 -1.3 2.1 | 4.0 9.0 1.5 -.6 | 5.5 Automotive products | 3.9 | -4.2 -7.6 41.9 1.9 | 1.4 -.4 -1.2 2.0 | 7.4 12.7 2.0 -4.2 | 5.8 Autos and trucks | 3.1 | -14.0 -14.3 77.5 -1.3 | 1.1 .0 -1.4 2.9 | 10.6 19.7 1.9 -7.0 | 7.2 Autos | .7 | -19.2 26.9 27.6 -21.7 | -3.3 -4.2 2.5 2.1 | 6.8 12.4 5.6 -6.6 | 4.4 Trucks | 5.0 | -10.2 -30.5 112.4 10.5 | 3.4 2.0 -3.2 3.3 | 12.6 23.2 .2 -7.2 | 8.7 Auto parts and allied goods | 6.0 | 13.4 4.4 2.5 6.9 | 1.7 -.9 -.8 .7 | 2.9 2.4 2.3 .6 | 4.4 Other durable goods | 5.6 | 3.9 -.8 1.9 11.5 | 1.1 2.8 -1.5 2.2 | 1.5 6.1 1.0 2.5 | 5.2 Appliances and electronics | 19.5 | 6.1 14.6 25.5 29.0 | 1.6 5.3 -2.3 1.1 | 6.5 12.5 -3.8 -.2 | 17.3 Appliances and air cond. | 11.3 | -1.4 6.3 17.1 11.7 | -.6 5.3 -4.8 .1 | 12.0 18.1 -4.3 -5.1 | 7.2 Home electronics | 27.8 | 13.1 22.9 34.7 48.5 | 3.8 5.3 .0 2.0 | 1.6 7.1 -3.2 5.0 | 28.0 Carpeting and furniture | 3.6 | 3.1 -2.0 5.1 6.3 | 3.3 1.9 -5.5 4.7 | 7.5 4.3 -4.1 8.0 | 5.1 Miscellaneous | -1.2 | 2.9 -8.2 -12.3 3.8 | -.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 | -4.6 2.7 7.5 1.4 | -1.8 Nondurable | -1.8 | 1.7 -3.9 -4.4 -.4 | .0 -.1 .2 .2 | 1.8 -1.6 -.2 -1.8 | -2.0 Nonenergy | -1.6 | -.4 -6.6 -.6 -2.0 | -.9 .3 -.2 .3 | -.5 .4 .6 .1 | -2.5 Foods and tobacco | .6 | -.3 -7.6 5.6 3.3 | .3 .0 -.1 -.3 | 1.8 .3 .9 -.6 | -.5 Clothing | -5.7 | -3.7 -5.7 -11.3 -9.4 | -1.3 -.7 -1.5 .6 | -4.3 3.7 -1.3 1.1 | -8.0 Chemical products | -2.4 | 5.3 -9.7 -4.4 -3.7 | -2.9 2.2 .7 1.4 | -2.3 .2 1.2 .7 | -2.3 Paper products | -4.7 | -7.2 1.9 -7.3 -12.3 | -1.5 -1.0 -1.2 .1 | -3.1 -.8 -.4 .8 | -6.0 Energy products | -3.4 | 17.5 16.1 -26.9 11.2 | 5.8 -2.7 3.2 -.6 | 15.3 -12.0 -4.7 -13.1 | 1.3 Fuels | -.6 | 1.7 -.7 -7.2 13.1 | 2.4 1.0 -1.4 -1.8 | -4.3 -.6 -.8 2.5 | -1.7 Utilities | -4.9 | 26.7 25.3 -35.2 10.2 | 7.7 -4.6 5.6 .0 | 24.4 -16.1 -6.3 -20.1 | 2.9 | | | | | Equipment, total | 5.7 | 9.6 4.0 3.2 -3.3 | -.5 -.1 .9 -.2 | -.8 2.8 .7 -.8 | 1.6 Business equipment | 8.3 | 13.8 7.2 6.2 -1.8 | -.4 .0 .7 .3 | -.6 3.2 .6 -.6 | 4.1 Information processing & related | 14.4 | 20.7 11.0 11.2 6.3 | .6 .0 1.5 1.7 | -2.2 .5 1.0 2.8 | 11.3 Computer and office | 54.7 | 60.7 38.8 46.4 29.6 | 2.3 1.3 2.4 1.7 | .2 1.8 -.6 6.2 | 36.4 Industrial | 1.5 | 5.9 5.4 -2.9 -6.8 | -1.0 -1.4 -.1 .7 | -.4 1.8 -.2 -1.1 | -.5 Transit | 12.1 | 15.8 6.5 19.1 -10.2 | -1.4 -.9 -.1 -1.0 | 1.2 6.7 1.3 -4.2 | 1.0 Autos and trucks | 5.2 | -12.0 8.1 58.4 -8.5 | -.9 -1.4 -1.0 2.4 | 8.9 16.3 1.5 -4.5 | 9.2 Other | -1.4 | 7.6 -1.8 -8.2 2.4 | -.1 6.6 1.2 -3.7 | 2.1 11.5 -.4 -4.8 | -2.9 Defense and space equipment | -.2 | -1.3 .8 -2.4 -3.3 | -.2 .6 .8 -2.0 | -2.2 .6 .8 -2.4 | -2.5 Oil and gas well drilling | -25.3 | -27.2 -37.8 -39.6 -37.1 | -3.8 -1.9 7.0 -6.7 | -6.0 -3.9 3.5 -1.3 | -34.1 Manufactured homes | 9.1 | -1.4 1.3 16.8 3.5 | 1.6 -3.1 -.9 -1.2 | 10.6 9.1 4.0 3.7 | 2.0 | | | | | Intermediate products | 2.4 | 3.0 3.4 1.8 3.5 | .3 -.1 .6 .6 | -.8 .4 .4 2.4 | 3.6 Construction supplies | 5.1 | 2.4 5.6 5.9 7.0 | 1.1 -.5 -.2 .4 | -.6 2.2 .5 3.0 | 5.3 Business supplies | .7 | 3.3 2.0 -.8 1.2 | -.2 .3 1.1 .6 | -.9 -.9 .3 2.0 | 2.5 | | | | | Materials | 1.6 | .7 2.0 3.5 2.2 | -.2 .3 .8 .9 | -.6 2.7 1.9 -1.4 | 3.3 | | | | | Durable | 3.8 | .5 4.2 9.5 3.1 | -.2 .2 1.3 1.2 | -2.4 3.8 3.6 -2.0 | 5.9 Consumer parts | -1.5 | -6.1 2.6 9.3 .2 | -2.0 2.7 2.3 1.2 | 7.2 8.4 4.6 -.9 | 4.6 Equipment parts | 11.9 | 6.6 14.8 17.7 6.4 | .2 -.1 1.3 2.0 | -7.7 3.4 6.2 -5.6 | 13.4 Semiconductors, printed circuit | | | | | boards, and oth. elec. comps. | 29.7 | 11.4 45.6 61.2 19.0 | .2 .9 2.5 3.6 | -15.9 8.9 16.1 -14.6 | 39.1 Other | -.8 | -2.0 -4.1 3.1 1.6 | .3 -.7 .8 .4 | -1.2 2.3 .9 .9 | .1 Basic metals | -5.7 | -9.3 -6.7 -9.1 .8 | 1.8 -1.6 1.0 -.1 | 1.9 2.1 .9 -.7 | -4.8 Nondurable | -2.8 | -1.7 -3.8 -3.2 2.0 | -.5 .9 .1 .2 | 2.8 2.5 -.2 1.3 | -1.0 Textile | -7.2 | .0 -7.4 -12.9 -18.6 | -3.5 .6 .5 .3 | 3.8 1.4 1.0 1.4 | -9.1 Paper | -2.6 | -1.6 -.4 -6.2 6.9 | 1.5 -.6 .7 .8 | 4.8 1.1 -1.5 .8 | 1.1 Chemical | -3.7 | -3.1 -7.3 -2.7 4.4 | -.2 1.1 .5 -.2 | 1.9 3.5 .0 1.4 | -1.6 Other | 1.3 | .4 2.5 3.8 2.8 | -1.7 2.0 -1.6 .1 | 2.1 2.5 .3 1.2 | 2.0 Energy | -.7 | 4.5 1.9 -8.1 -.6 | .0 -.2 .0 1.1 | 1.5 -.8 -1.7 -2.6 | -.2 Primary | .1 | .3 3.0 -4.7 -3.9 | .1 .2 -1.7 1.3 | 1.0 1.9 -3.8 -1.5 | -1.2 Converted fuel | -2.2 | 12.8 .1 -13.8 5.4 | -.1 -1.0 3.1 .9 | 2.4 -5.4 2.0 -4.5 | 1.5 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 1.8 | 3.3 1.1 .7 1.3 | -.1 .2 .6 .5 | -.2 1.3 1.0 -.6 | 1.8 Motor vehicles and parts | 1.9 | 3.8 .6 .6 1.3 | .0 .1 .5 .5 | -.5 1.1 .8 -.6 | 1.7 Computers | .9 | 1.7 .1 1.3 .4 | -.1 .1 .5 .6 | .1 1.8 1.0 -.9 | 1.2 Computers and semiconductors 1 | -.1 | 1.3 -1.2 -.3 -.2 | -.1 .1 .4 .4 | .8 1.6 .5 -.4 | .1 | | | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | -.6 | 2.5 -3.2 -3.4 1.4 | .2 .3 -.1 .5 | 1.8 -.5 .1 -1.1 | -.8 Energy | .0 | -.2 -5.9 3.7 .2 | -.3 .6 -.5 .7 | .6 2.6 .8 -.1 | -.6 | | | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 8.5 | 16.3 7.0 2.5 -1.1 | -.3 .1 .8 .2 | -1.3 2.0 .5 -.2 | 3.6 Computer and office equipment | 4.2 | 9.3 4.2 2.7 -4.8 | -.7 -.2 .5 .2 | -.7 3.4 .7 -1.4 | 1.0 | | | | | Materials excluding: | | | | | Energy | 2.0 | -.1 1.9 6.0 2.8 | -.2 .4 1.0 .9 | -1.1 3.5 2.6 -1.2 | 4.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Notes: Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data. Estimates for April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March are revised. Table 2A INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS | | Index, 1992=100 | 1998 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP | 1998 1999 | 1998 1999 Item |Proportion<1>| Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 100.00 | 132.2 132.3 132.3 132.5 133.2 134.0 | 131.0 129.7 129.8 132.2 133.5 132.5 | | | Manufacturing | 88.55 | 136.4 136.7 136.4 136.9 137.5 138.4 | 135.6 133.1 132.3 136.0 138.0 137.7 | | | Primary processing | 27.97 | 120.3 121.3 121.8 121.6 121.8 122.2 | 120.0 117.9 118.5 120.8 121.3 122.7 Advanced processing | 60.59 | 144.6 144.4 143.8 144.6 145.4 146.5 | 143.2 140.5 139.0 143.3 146.1 144.9 | | | Durable | 49.28 | 161.0 161.5 161.4 161.7 162.8 164.2 | 160.2 158.0 156.5 162.6 166.4 164.2 Lumber and products 24 | 2.12 | 118.3 121.4 122.0 121.7 122.0 121.8 | 117.8 113.3 115.4 118.9 120.9 122.2 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 1.41 | 123.6 122.9 122.5 124.6 125.7 127.1 | 122.5 120.6 117.9 123.5 122.2 125.5 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.43 | 130.5 131.6 133.5 132.2 131.4 133.0 | 130.4 125.4 125.5 125.9 127.3 132.9 | | | Primary metals 33 | 3.60 | 118.7 118.6 120.7 118.3 120.3 119.6 | 118.4 114.9 119.5 121.5 123.7 122.2 Iron and steel 331,2 | 1.91 | 109.7 114.6 116.7 112.6 116.3 114.2 | 109.0 110.1 115.1 116.3 119.6 117.5 Raw steel | .09 | 100.2 102.0 106.6 106.6 109.1 107.7 | 99.5 99.4 107.1 111.1 113.4 110.3 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.69 | 129.3 123.4 125.4 125.1 125.1 126.0 | 129.6 120.7 124.8 127.7 128.6 127.9 Fabricated metal products 34 | 5.55 | 127.7 128.7 127.6 126.7 127.2 127.9 | 128.1 128.5 123.3 124.7 125.7 125.4 Industrial machinery | | | and equipment 35 | 9.98 | 211.1 212.7 212.3 213.8 215.2 216.4 | 205.3 204.2 205.5 214.5 216.2 217.0 Computer and office equip. 357 | 2.25 | 746.9 761.6 778.9 789.4 807.9 823.1 | 727.5 740.2 741.7 755.6 750.9 798.3 Electrical machinery 36 | 8.56 | 304.8 307.3 308.7 310.1 314.4 322.3 | 311.8 320.3 296.1 310.6 330.3 312.2 Semiconductors and related | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 3.46 | 779.3 794.8 797.8 803.0 820.8 847.6 | 803.3 868.8 743.3 801.8 915.0 796.4 | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 9.43 | 127.1 125.6 124.0 125.3 125.9 126.1 | 124.5 116.8 122.1 131.7 135.4 131.0 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 5.14 | 148.8 146.6 145.3 147.8 149.2 152.6 | 143.2 126.1 141.0 161.2 168.1 162.1 Autos and light trucks | 2.55 | 138.1 137.3 137.9 137.0 135.9 139.6 | 132.4 116.9 128.5 152.3 156.0 145.2 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 4.30 | 105.7 104.8 103.2 103.2 103.3 100.4 | 105.9 106.7 103.3 103.5 104.3 101.3 Instruments 38 | 4.88 | 114.1 113.9 114.3 113.9 114.6 115.4 | 113.4 113.5 111.5 112.2 113.1 113.6 Miscellaneous 39 | 1.32 | 114.1 115.4 114.8 115.9 116.8 118.4 | 117.8 116.9 111.2 114.2 116.6 118.0 | | | Nondurable | 39.28 | 111.6 111.7 111.3 112.0 112.0 112.4 | 110.6 107.9 107.7 109.0 109.4 110.8 Foods 20 | 9.00 | 111.3 111.1 112.0 112.2 111.8 111.8 | 110.8 107.6 106.9 106.4 106.9 107.9 Tobacco products 21 | 1.29 | 99.8 100.0 96.9 97.1 97.7 96.2 | 98.8 78.8 96.1 101.6 104.9 92.5 Textile mill products 22 | 1.56 | 108.8 109.4 109.3 109.7 105.6 108.4 | 107.0 97.2 103.5 107.5 105.0 112.0 Apparel products 23 | 1.73 | 95.5 95.3 94.1 93.8 93.4 94.0 | 95.7 95.3 91.0 92.0 92.2 91.6 Paper and products 26 | 3.50 | 112.3 115.3 116.2 116.5 116.0 116.9 | 110.8 111.2 116.6 118.6 116.4 118.0 | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 6.79 | 105.4 105.1 103.6 103.7 104.1 104.4 | 105.8 103.7 99.4 100.0 99.8 103.7 Chemicals and products 28 | 9.78 | 114.7 114.0 112.5 114.5 115.6 116.1 | 111.0 109.3 109.7 111.6 113.0 114.3 Petroleum products 29 | 1.59 | 112.8 112.5 116.7 116.3 115.9 114.9 | 114.3 112.4 107.7 107.4 108.2 113.1 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.83 | 135.0 136.0 135.4 136.2 137.0 138.1 | 135.6 135.5 133.3 136.4 137.5 137.7 Leather and products 31 | .21 | 74.3 73.0 70.9 70.5 69.9 69.7 | 74.7 73.1 69.1 69.8 70.3 70.0 | | | Mining | 5.19 | 101.1 99.0 98.5 97.7 97.0 97.1 | 101.4 97.3 95.4 97.3 94.7 96.4 Metal mining 10 | .36 | 110.7 108.3 110.1 108.4 104.5 106.3 | 109.9 108.2 103.6 106.9 103.9 104.7 Coal mining 12 | .82 | 108.6 114.5 107.7 109.1 103.4 107.2 | 107.5 110.3 106.6 114.8 107.5 106.7 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 3.38 | 94.2 91.0 91.5 91.0 91.7 91.0 | 95.4 92.5 91.6 91.6 91.1 90.9 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .64 | 132.1 125.6 126.9 121.9 121.2 120.0 | 132.2 108.8 104.5 109.3 99.7 118.3 | | | Utilities | 6.25 | 110.6 111.8 114.7 112.3 115.5 116.2 | 105.1 120.0 133.2 121.0 117.7 105.5 Electric 491,3pt | 5.28 | 114.6 115.2 116.2 114.1 117.3 118.1 | 106.6 115.6 122.4 113.2 111.8 105.5 Gas 492,3pt | .97 | 92.0 96.0 108.4 104.3 107.1 107.7 | 102.1 145.2 189.6 162.6 150.2 109.9 | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | semiconductors 2 | 7.81 | 562.8 571.2 576.6 580.7 593.1 609.3 | 571.9 598.9 551.9 573.8 611.8 587.6 | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 83.41 | 135.7 136.2 136.0 136.3 136.9 137.6 | 135.1 133.5 131.8 134.4 136.1 136.2 Computer and office equipment | 86.30 | 130.9 131.1 130.8 131.2 131.7 132.4 | 130.2 127.7 126.9 130.4 132.4 131.9 Computers and semiconductors 2 | 82.84 | 120.4 120.5 120.1 120.5 120.8 121.4 | 119.4 116.5 116.6 119.6 120.7 121.0 Computers, communications eq, and | | | semiconductors 2 | 80.74 | 118.8 118.9 118.5 118.9 119.2 119.6 | 117.7 114.7 115.0 118.0 119.0 119.3 Memo: Motor vehicle assemblies [3] | | | Total | | 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.9 | 12.0 11.6 11.6 13.0 15.3 13.6 Autos | | 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.6 | 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.5 6.7 5.9 Trucks | | 7.1 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.0 7.2 | 6.6 6.3 6.4 7.5 8.6 7.7 Light | | 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.9 | 6.2 5.9 6.1 7.1 8.2 7.3 Heavy and medium | | 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 | 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 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> 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 April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March are revised. Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Apr. 98 | to | 1998 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | to Item | 1998 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Apr. 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 1.9 | 2.8 .9 2.2 1.1 | .0 .1 .5 .6 | .1 1.8 1.0 -.8 | 2.0 | | | | | Manufacturing | 2.5 | 2.5 .4 4.9 1.6 | -.2 .4 .4 .6 | -.6 2.7 1.5 -.2 | 2.5 | | | | | Primary processing | -.3 | -.6 -2.8 1.2 3.9 | .4 -.2 .1 .4 | .5 1.9 .4 1.2 | .6 Advanced processing | 3.9 | 3.9 1.9 6.6 .6 | -.5 .6 .6 .7 | -1.1 3.1 1.9 -.8 | 3.4 | | | | | Durable | 5.3 | 4.6 4.7 8.6 1.9 | -.1 .2 .7 .8 | -1.0 3.9 2.3 -1.3 | 5.1 Lumber and products 24 | 4.2 | 2.9 4.4 5.4 9.2 | .5 -.2 .3 -.2 | 1.8 3.1 1.7 1.1 | 4.9 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.4 | 4.8 -1.2 9.6 2.0 | -.3 1.7 .8 1.1 | -2.3 4.8 -1.1 2.7 | 5.0 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 5.0 | -1.3 7.8 12.7 6.9 | 1.4 -1.0 -.6 1.3 | .1 .3 1.1 4.4 | 7.3 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | -7.1 | -8.6 -9.2 -9.7 1.6 | 1.7 -2.0 1.7 -.6 | 4.0 1.6 1.8 -1.2 | -6.2 Iron and steel 331,2 | -11.7 | -12.7 -16.0 -18.2 8.4 | 1.9 -3.6 3.3 -1.8 | 4.6 1.0 2.8 -1.7 | -9.9 Raw steel | -12.9 | -6.0 -9.7 -37.7 14.0 | 4.4 .1 2.3 -1.3 | 7.7 3.8 2.1 -2.8 | -12.0 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | -1.7 | -3.3 -.6 .5 -5.3 | 1.6 -.2 .0 .7 | 3.4 2.3 .7 -.6 | -1.8 Fabricated metal products 34 | .6 | 3.2 -4.2 3.2 -1.8 | -.9 -.7 .4 .6 | -4.1 1.2 .8 -.2 | .1 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 12.9 | 19.5 10.1 7.4 4.0 | -.2 .7 .7 .6 | .7 4.3 .8 .3 | 7.9 Computer and office equip. 357 | 53.0 | 58.1 37.6 45.9 29.6 | 2.3 1.3 2.3 1.9 | .2 1.9 -.6 6.3 | 36.0 Electrical machinery 36 | 11.4 | 6.8 14.7 17.7 8.4 | .5 .4 1.4 2.5 | -7.6 4.9 6.3 -5.5 | 14.8 Semiconductors and related | | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 25.7 | 9.6 37.6 51.7 16.6 | .4 .6 2.2 3.3 | -14.4 7.9 14.1 -13.0 | 33.4 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 3.1 | -2.6 3.7 17.3 -5.9 | -1.2 1.0 .5 .1 | 4.5 7.9 2.8 -3.3 | 2.2 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | .7 | -14.5 5.7 37.3 -3.0 | -.9 1.7 .9 2.3 | 11.9 14.3 4.3 -3.6 | 8.4 Autos and light trucks | 2.6 | -14.9 -8.7 67.9 -4.9 | .4 -.7 -.8 2.8 | 10.0 18.5 2.4 -6.9 | 6.7 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 6.6 | 14.1 2.0 -3.0 -9.5 | -1.6 .1 .0 -2.7 | -3.2 .2 .8 -2.8 | -5.0 Instruments 38 | 1.9 | 2.9 .8 3.4 .2 | .4 -.4 .6 .8 | -1.8 .6 .8 .5 | 2.1 Miscellaneous 39 | -3.4 | -2.1 -5.0 -8.4 2.5 | -.5 1.0 .7 1.4 | -4.9 2.8 2.0 1.2 | -1.4 | | | | | Nondurable | -.9 | -.2 -4.7 .3 1.2 | -.4 .6 .1 .3 | -.1 1.2 .3 1.3 | -.6 Foods 20 | 1.8 | -.1 -6.5 8.8 5.5 | .8 .2 -.4 .0 | -.7 -.4 .4 1.0 | 1.4 Tobacco products 21 | -8.7 | -2.6 -10.3 -18.1 -12.8 | -3.1 .1 .6 -1.5 | 22.0 5.7 3.2 -11.8 | -12.4 Textile mill products 22 | -2.9 | -1.3 -4.0 -6.5 -7.0 | .0 .4 -3.8 2.7 | 6.5 3.9 -2.4 6.7 | -4.3 Apparel products 23 | -6.1 | -4.3 -5.5 -12.0 -9.2 | -1.3 -.3 -.5 .6 | -4.5 1.1 .2 -.7 | -6.9 Paper and products 26 | -1.2 | -1.8 .2 -2.4 6.9 | .8 .3 -.4 .7 | 4.9 1.7 -1.9 1.4 | 1.5 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | -1.8 | -2.0 -2.1 -.3 -4.1 | -1.4 .1 .4 .3 | -4.1 .5 -.1 3.9 | -1.0 Chemicals and products 28 | -2.3 | .6 -8.3 -1.6 .9 | -1.4 1.8 .9 .4 | .4 1.7 1.3 1.1 | -1.3 Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 | 1.3 2.8 -2.9 16.8 | 3.8 -.3 -.4 -.9 | -4.3 -.3 .8 4.5 | 1.8 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.4 | 5.4 -1.2 7.1 4.2 | -.5 .6 .6 .8 | -1.6 2.3 .8 .2 | 3.6 Leather and products 31 | -7.4 | -11.2 -6.7 -4.6 -15.1 | -2.9 -.6 -.8 -.3 | -5.5 1.0 .7 -.5 | -8.6 | | | | | Mining | -4.9 | -6.2 -6.1 -10.8 -11.1 | -.5 -.8 -.7 .1 | -2.0 2.0 -2.7 1.8 | -8.1 Metal mining 10 | -1.2 | -21.4 -2.7 14.9 -10.9 | 1.6 -1.5 -3.6 1.7 | -4.2 3.2 -2.9 .8 | -.5 Coal mining 12 | 3.0 | 4.5 19.5 -5.2 -15.4 | -5.9 1.3 -5.2 3.7 | -3.4 7.8 -6.4 -.8 | -.1 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -8.5 | -8.2 -12.0 -17.7 -10.8 | .5 -.5 .8 -.8 | -1.0 -.1 -.6 -.1 | -11.6 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 3.5 | 3.1 -3.6 7.2 -6.6 | 1.0 -3.9 -.6 -1.0 | -3.9 4.6 -8.8 18.6 | -2.7 | | | | | Utilities | -1.1 | 17.9 14.7 -20.5 4.4 | 2.7 -2.1 2.8 .7 | 11.0 -9.1 -2.8 -10.3 | 3.0 Electric 491,3pt | 1.4 | 21.3 10.0 -14.1 -2.9 | .9 -1.8 2.8 .7 | 5.8 -7.4 -1.3 -5.6 | 2.5 Gas 492,3pt | -13.4 | 1.3 42.2 -47.7 54.9 | 12.9 -3.7 2.7 .5 | 30.6 -14.3 -7.6 -26.9 | 5.5 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | 26.7 | 23.5 28.7 32.2 16.2 | 1.0 .7 2.1 2.7 | -7.9 4.0 6.6 -3.9 | 26.2 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 2.6 | 3.6 .1 3.1 1.9 | -.2 .3 .4 .5 | -1.3 2.0 1.3 .0 | 2.2 Computer and office equipment | 1.4 | 1.1 -.5 3.9 .8 | -.3 .3 .4 .6 | -.6 2.8 1.5 -.4 | 1.7 Computers and semiconductors 1 | .3 | .7 -2.0 2.2 .1 | -.3 .3 .3 .4 | .1 2.5 .9 .3 | .4 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | .2 | .3 -2.3 2.4 .1 | -.3 .3 .2 .4 | .2 2.6 .9 .2 | .3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Notes: Estimates for April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March 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-| | | 1998 | 1998 1980 1982 1989 1991 1995| 1998 | 1998 1999 Item | Proportion| Ave. High Low High Low High| Apr. | Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Total industry | 100.00 | 82.1 87.3 71.1 85.4 78.1 84.7 | 82.6 | 80.8 80.7 80.4 80.2 80.4 80.6 | | | | Manufacturing | 89.41 | 81.1 86.9 69.0 85.7 76.6 84.4 | 81.7 | 80.1 80.0 79.5 79.5 79.6 79.8 | | | | Primary processing | 27.08 | 82.4 88.1 66.2 88.9 77.7 89.2 | 84.6 | 82.4 82.9 83.0 82.8 82.7 83.0 Advanced processing | 62.33 | 80.5 86.7 70.4 84.2 76.1 82.3 | 80.7 | 79.4 79.0 78.2 78.4 78.5 78.8 | | | | Durable | 50.51 | 79.5 87.7 63.9 84.6 73.1 84.1 | 81.1 | 80.0 79.8 79.3 79.1 79.3 79.6 Lumber and products 24 | 2.11 | 82.5 87.9 60.8 93.6 75.5 88.0 | 81.4 | 81.6 83.6 83.8 83.4 83.5 83.2 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 1.46 | 81.3 85.5 68.9 86.6 72.5 84.3 | 78.1 | 79.1 78.5 78.1 79.3 79.9 80.6 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.40 | 78.3 88.0 64.3 83.5 69.7 83.3 | 80.4 | 84.4 85.1 86.3 85.3 84.7 85.6 | | | | Primary metals 33 | 3.33 | 81.3 94.2 45.1 92.7 73.7 93.8 | 90.0 | 82.2 81.9 83.2 81.4 82.6 82.0 Iron and steel 331,2 | 1.83 | 81.2 95.8 37.0 95.2 71.8 96.4 | 89.1 | 74.9 77.9 79.1 76.1 78.4 76.9 Raw steel | .09 | 81.0 95.8 35.2 92.7 71.5 98.7 | 89.8 | 70.7 71.6 74.6 74.4 75.9 74.8 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.50 | 81.5 91.1 60.1 89.3 74.2 91.2 | 91.2 | 91.3 87.0 88.3 88.0 88.0 88.5 Primary copper 3331 | .05 | 75.6 81.5 42.1 86.3 73.5 102.4 | 88.9 | 88.9 81.6 76.3 81.1 77.8 Primary aluminum 3334 | .11 | 88.4 97.6 58.6 100.4 97.3 83.7 | 88.2 | 88.9 88.4 88.1 88.6 89.2 | | | | Fabricated metal products 34 | 5.86 | 78.0 83.9 63.7 82.0 71.9 85.5 | 77.7 | 75.9 76.4 75.6 75.0 75.2 75.7 Industrial machinery | | | | and equipment 35 | 9.77 | 81.4 93.2 64.0 85.4 72.3 87.5 | 86.5 | 83.9 83.6 82.5 82.3 82.1 81.9 Computer and office equip. 357 | 2.46 | 81.2 92.6 65.5 86.9 66.9 86.8 | 86.7 | 80.6 79.2 78.2 76.7 76.2 75.4 Electrical machinery 36 | 9.49 | 81.0 89.4 71.6 84.0 75.0 90.2 | 77.7 | 76.8 76.5 76.0 75.5 75.7 76.7 Semiconductors and related | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 4.09 | 80.0 91.6 75.7 81.1 75.6 95.2 | 75.6 | 79.2 79.0 77.7 76.6 76.7 | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 9.77 | 75.9 84.8 57.2 85.8 68.5 77.9 | 79.4 | 80.8 79.8 78.7 79.4 79.8 79.9 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 5.53 | 76.8 95.0 45.5 89.1 55.9 87.9 | 76.7 | 80.0 78.7 77.9 79.2 79.8 81.6 Autos and light trucks 1 | 2.58 | 94.6 40.6 92.3 53.3 92.5 | 83.9 | 87.1 86.5 86.8 86.3 85.6 88.0 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 4.24 | 75.2 81.9 66.6 87.3 79.2 69.1 | 83.0 | 82.3 81.5 80.1 80.2 80.2 78.0 Instruments 38 | 4.95 | 81.6 92.7 78.4 81.4 77.2 77.5 | 80.8 | 80.4 80.1 80.2 79.7 80.0 80.4 Miscellaneous 39 | 1.38 | 75.7 79.4 65.4 79.0 71.7 79.7 | 79.7 | 74.9 75.7 75.2 75.8 76.2 77.2 | | | | Nondurable | 38.90 | 83.4 87.5 76.4 87.3 80.7 84.8 | 82.9 | 80.7 80.6 80.1 80.5 80.4 80.6 Foods 20 | 8.95 | 83.0 84.6 79.1 85.4 82.7 84.4 | 82.5 | 81.8 81.6 82.0 82.1 81.6 81.5 Textile mill products 22 | 1.54 | 85.6 91.2 72.3 90.4 77.7 93.0 | 84.0 | 80.5 80.9 80.9 81.2 78.1 80.2 Apparel products 23 | 1.90 | 80.9 87.5 77.5 85.1 75.5 85.5 | 75.2 | 71.6 71.6 70.7 70.6 70.3 70.8 Paper and products 26 | 3.24 | 89.1 96.1 80.6 93.5 85.0 93.0 | 87.8 | 84.2 86.2 86.7 86.8 86.3 86.8 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 1.27 | 92.4 98.3 82.0 98.0 89.9 97.0 | 93.5 | 89.3 90.8 92.1 91.7 92.3 Printing and publishing 27 | 6.64 | 85.7 93.9 82.0 91.7 79.6 82.2 | 83.1 | 81.4 81.0 79.7 79.7 79.9 80.1 | | | | Chemicals and products 28 | 10.16 | 79.5 84.6 69.9 86.2 79.3 80.4 | 79.7 | 76.6 76.1 74.9 76.2 76.8 77.1 Plastics materials 2821 | .73 | 86.7 90.9 63.4 97.0 74.8 102.7 | 91.7 | 94.1 93.1 88.2 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | .33 | 85.0 98.6 64.4 99.7 77.6 90.3 | 90.0 | 79.6 76.2 81.3 84.7 84.0 Petroleum products 29 | 1.33 | 86.9 90.0 66.8 88.5 85.1 93.1 | 96.9 | 96.3 96.0 99.5 99.1 98.6 97.7 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.69 | 84.5 91.2 72.7 89.6 77.4 91.0 | 85.7 | 84.5 84.8 84.1 84.2 84.4 84.6 Leather and products 31 | .26 | 80.3 92.1 75.8 83.3 76.1 85.4 | 64.8 | 63.0 62.0 60.4 60.2 60.0 60.1 | | | | Mining | 4.98 | 87.5 96.0 80.3 88.0 87.0 88.9 | 88.2 | 83.8 82.0 81.5 80.8 80.2 80.2 Metal mining 10 | .33 | 79.4 87.9 44.4 89.4 79.9 89.4 | 87.3 | 90.2 88.3 89.7 88.4 85.1 86.6 Coal mining 12 | .80 | 86.6 99.4 76.6 91.5 83.4 90.8 | 83.3 | 83.6 87.9 82.6 83.5 79.0 81.8 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 3.25 | 88.5 97.3 82.3 88.2 88.7 89.5 | 89.6 | 81.8 78.9 79.3 78.8 79.5 78.8 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .84 | 74.3 104.3 50.9 69.3 60.0 73.8 | 83.4 | 64.3 57.5 55.3 54.3 58.1 54.3 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .60 | 84.8 92.7 63.3 89.0 79.4 91.6 | 85.6 | 89.5 84.8 85.4 81.8 81.0 79.9 | | | | Utilities | 5.60 | 87.4 89.1 75.9 92.6 83.4 93.6 | 89.5 | 87.3 88.2 90.5 88.5 90.9 91.5 Electric 491,3pt | 4.53 | 89.4 88.2 78.9 95.0 87.1 96.3 | 93.1 | 92.2 92.6 93.4 91.6 94.2 94.8 Gas 492,3pt | 1.07 | 82.1 93.7 69.1 85.0 67.1 87.8 | 74.4 | 66.5 69.4 78.2 75.2 77.1 77.4 | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | semiconductors 2 | 8.90 | 80.3 90.9 77.3 81.9 72.4 89.7 | 78.7 | 77.2 76.5 75.5 74.5 74.5 75.1 | | | | Manufacturing ex. computers, | | | | communications eq., and | | | | semiconductors 2 | 80.51 | 81.2 87.0 68.0 86.1 76.8 83.9 | 82.2 | 80.7 80.6 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <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 April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March are revised. Table 4 INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY: MANUFACTURING, MINING, AND UTILITIES Percent change Capacity indexes | Annual rate | Fourth quarter to fourth quarter | Percent of 1992 output | 1967- 1967- 1975-| | | | 1999 1975 1999 | | 1998 | 1998 1999 Item | Ave. Ave. Ave. | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 | Apr. | Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | Total industry | 3.1 3.8 2.9 | 5.4 5.7 5.1 5.0 3.2 | 158.9 | 163.5 164.1 164.6 165.2 165.7 166.1 | | | | Manufacturing | 3.4 4.0 3.2 | 6.0 6.4 5.8 5.6 3.6 | 165.1 | 170.3 171.0 171.6 172.2 172.8 173.3 | | | | Primary processing | 2.3 4.1 1.7 | 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.0 1.8 | 143.7 | 146.1 146.4 146.7 146.9 147.2 147.4 Advanced processing | 4.0 4.0 4.0 | 7.4 7.4 6.4 6.6 4.3 | 175.4 | 182.0 182.9 183.7 184.5 185.2 185.9 | | | | Durable | 4.0 3.7 4.1 | 9.5 9.7 8.6 7.9 5.2 | 192.7 | 201.2 202.3 203.4 204.4 205.4 206.3 Lumber and products 24 | 2.0 2.9 1.7 | 3.0 3.9 4.2 2.9 2.3 | 142.6 | 144.9 145.2 145.5 145.8 146.1 146.4 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.1 4.5 2.5 | 2.5 5.9 5.1 1.9 2.2 | 155.0 | 156.4 156.6 156.8 157.1 157.3 157.6 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 1.6 2.5 1.2 | 5.7 4.9 2.9 .6 1.7 | 154.3 | 154.6 154.7 154.8 154.9 155.1 155.3 | | | | Primary metals 33 | .5 1.7 .0 | 2.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 1.6 | 141.6 | 144.4 144.8 145.1 145.4 145.6 145.8 Iron and steel 331,2 | -.1 .7 -.4 | 1.9 5.0 3.9 5.1 2.1 | 142.1 | 146.6 147.1 147.6 147.9 148.3 148.5 Raw steel | -.4 .3 -.7 | 3.1 2.8 5.8 6.8 2.1 | 136.3 | 141.8 142.4 142.9 143.3 143.7 143.9 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.7 3.8 .8 | 3.5 2.0 2.8 1.4 1.0 | 140.7 | 141.7 141.9 142.0 142.1 142.3 142.4 Primary copper 3331 | .2 1.8 -.4 | 2.0 -4.8 -.6 .8 .4 | 122.4 | 123.1 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.3 123.4 Primary aluminum 3334 | 1.2 5.2 -.3 | .1 .4 .1 .0 .0 | 104.2 | 104.2 104.2 104.2 104.2 104.2 104.2 | | | | Fabricated metal products 34 | 2.0 3.1 1.6 | 5.2 5.5 6.5 4.3 .1 | 164.4 | 168.2 168.6 168.8 169.0 169.1 169.1 Industrial machinery | | | | and equipment 35 | 6.0 4.7 6.5 | 11.5 13.0 12.1 14.6 10.4 | 231.8 | 251.7 254.5 257.2 259.7 262.1 264.4 Computer and office equip. 357 | 22.5 12.0 26.7 | 34.7 46.1 43.2 59.4 40.3 | 698.5 | 926.2 961.5 995.6 1029 1061 1091 Electrical machinery 36 | 9.0 5.9 10.2 | 28.8 30.3 23.6 18.3 13.2 | 361.4 | 396.7 401.6 406.3 411.0 415.6 420.1 Semiconductors and related | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 20.1 13.1 22.8 | 58.7 56.6 46.7 33.4 26.8 | 840.0 | 984.5 1006 1027 1048 1070 1092 | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 2.6 3.0 2.4 | 4.3 2.5 2.0 2.1 .4 | 155.3 | 157.2 157.4 157.6 157.7 157.8 157.8 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 3.2 4.4 2.8 | 8.4 3.9 3.2 2.5 .9 | 183.5 | 186.1 186.4 186.6 186.7 186.9 187.0 Autos and light trucks 1 | | 4.5 -.5 .8 2.8 -.7 | 156.0 | 158.5 158.7 158.8 158.8 158.7 158.6 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 1.5 1.1 1.7 | -.4 .5 .2 1.4 -.2 | 127.3 | 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.8 128.8 Instruments 38 | 4.5 7.6 3.4 | 2.6 .1 1.3 2.4 2.8 | 139.9 | 142.0 142.3 142.6 142.9 143.2 143.5 Miscellaneous 39 | 2.1 4.4 1.3 | 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 | 150.7 | 152.3 152.6 152.8 153.0 153.3 153.5 | | | | Nondurable | 2.7 4.3 2.1 | 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.6 1.3 | 136.3 | 138.4 138.7 138.9 139.1 139.3 139.4 Foods 20 | 2.3 3.0 2.0 | 2.2 2.0 1.2 2.8 1.5 | 133.6 | 135.9 136.2 136.5 136.7 136.9 137.1 Textile mill products 22 | 2.1 4.4 1.3 | 2.0 2.2 4.6 .9 -.1 | 134.9 | 135.2 135.2 135.2 135.2 135.2 135.2 Apparel products 23 | 1.1 2.3 .7 | 2.3 .7 1.8 -.7 -1.3 | 134.2 | 133.4 133.2 133.1 132.9 132.8 132.6 Paper and products 26 | 2.8 3.9 2.4 | 2.4 2.9 2.4 3.0 2.1 | 131.2 | 133.4 133.7 133.9 134.2 134.4 134.7 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 2.3 2.9 2.1 | 2.9 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.0 | 121.6 | 122.8 122.9 123.0 123.2 123.3 123.4 Printing and publishing 27 | 2.6 3.0 2.5 | .7 .3 .1 3.1 .8 | 126.9 | 129.5 129.8 130.0 130.2 130.3 130.4 | | | | Chemicals and products 28 | 3.6 6.8 2.5 | 2.8 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.2 | 147.7 | 149.7 149.9 150.1 150.3 150.5 150.6 Plastics materials 2821 | 6.3 12.7 4.0 | 5.0 5.7 4.1 3.6 3.3 | 140.2 | 143.2 143.6 144.0 144.4 144.8 145.2 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | 3.7 9.7 1.5 | .4 -.3 2.5 2.9 3.4 | 124.1 | 126.1 126.5 126.8 127.1 127.5 127.8 Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 4.2 .5 | -.2 .8 1.3 1.1 1.1 | 116.4 | 117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 5.5 8.4 4.4 | 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.4 | 155.4 | 159.7 160.4 161.0 161.7 162.4 163.1 Leather and products 31 | -2.9 -1.5 -3.5 | 3.4 3.5 -3.3 -.4 -6.1 | 117.7 | 117.9 117.7 117.4 117.0 116.5 115.9 | | | | Mining | .2 -.1 .4 | -.4 .4 1.5 1.0 .9 | 119.8 | 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 121.0 121.1 Metal mining 10 | 1.3 .5 1.6 | .7 1.6 2.9 .8 .5 | 122.5 | 122.7 122.7 122.7 122.7 122.8 122.8 Coal mining 12 | 2.4 2.4 2.3 | .6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 | 128.7 | 130.0 130.2 130.4 130.6 130.8 131.0 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -.4 -1.0 -.2 | -1.0 -.2 1.0 .4 .1 | 114.8 | 115.2 115.3 115.3 115.4 115.4 115.4 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .6 .8 .6 | -1.5 -1.2 .9 1.9 -1.0 | 177.0 | 179.1 179.3 179.3 179.3 179.2 179.1 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 1.5 2.6 1.2 | 2.4 3.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 | 144.1 | 147.6 148.1 148.6 149.2 149.7 150.1 | | | | Utilities | 2.6 6.1 1.3 | 1.7 1.9 .3 .7 .4 | 126.1 | 126.7 126.8 126.8 126.9 127.0 127.0 Electric 491,3pt | 3.6 7.8 2.0 | 2.2 1.9 -.1 .6 .6 | 123.7 | 124.3 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.5 124.6 Gas 492,3pt | .5 2.3 -.2 | .5 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.4 | 137.1 | 138.2 138.4 138.6 138.7 138.9 139.1 | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | semiconductors 2 | 16.5 9.5 19.3 | 41.0 46.3 37.4 34.8 25.8 | 613.4 | 729.4 746.6 763.3 779.7 795.8 811.6 | | | | Manufacturing ex. computers, | | | | communications eq., and | | | | semiconductors 2 | 2.4 3.7 1.9 | 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.2 | 145.1 | 147.3 147.5 147.8 148.0 148.1 148.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <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> | | | 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 .4 -.2 .1 | 1.6 2.8 .9 2.2 | 3.6 1999 | .0 .1 .5 .6 | 1.1 | | | | Industrial | | | Production <2> | | | 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 | 130.3 130.2 130.7 131.3 131.9 130.6 130.5 132.4 131.9 132.4 132.2 132.3 | 130.4 131.3 131.6 132.3 | 131.3 1999 | 132.3 132.5 133.2 134.0 | 132.7 | | | | Capacity | | | 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 1999 | 164.6 165.2 165.7 166.1 | 165.1 | | | | Utilization | | | 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 81.3 80.8 80.7 | 82.7 82.3 81.5 80.9 | 81.8 1999 | 80.4 80.2 80.4 80.6 | 80.3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <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> | | | 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 .7 .2 .2 | 2.4 2.5 .4 4.9 | 4.2 1999 | -.2 .4 .4 .6 | 1.6 | | | | Industrial | | | Production <2> | | | 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 | 133.8 133.7 134.1 134.9 135.4 133.7 133.6 135.7 135.2 136.1 136.4 136.7 | 133.8 134.7 134.8 136.4 | 135.1 1999 | 136.4 136.9 137.5 138.4 | 137.0 | | | | Capacity | | | 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 | 162.8 163.5 164.3 165.1 165.8 166.6 167.3 168.1 168.8 169.6 170.3 171.0 | 163.5 165.8 168.1 170.3 | 166.9 1999 | 171.6 172.2 172.8 173.3 | 172.2 | | | | Utilization | | | 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 80.3 80.1 80.0 | 81.8 81.2 80.2 80.1 | 80.8 1999 | 79.5 79.5 79.6 79.8 | 79.5 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <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 | 1998 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP | 1998 1999 | 1998 1999 |Proportion<1>| Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Metal mining 10 | .36 | 113.6 110.7 108.3 110.1 108.4 104.5 | 114.0 109.9 108.2 103.6 106.9 103.9 Iron ore 101 | .06 | 111.8 109.5 113.9 116.0 117.1 112.6 | 111.5 113.9 111.3 105.1 108.1 108.7 Nonferrous ores 102-4,8,9 | .30 | 114.3 111.2 107.6 109.3 107.1 103.3 | 114.9 109.6 108.0 103.7 107.1 103.3 Copper 102 | .08 | 102.8 113.2 106.2 112.0 102.4 103.7 | 103.6 110.8 104.2 107.3 103.5 102.6 | | | Coal mining 12 | .82 | 110.8 108.6 114.5 107.7 109.1 103.4 | 116.6 107.5 110.3 106.6 114.8 107.5 | | | Oil and gas extraction 13 | 3.38 | 96.8 94.2 91.0 91.5 91.0 91.7 | 96.3 95.4 92.5 91.6 91.6 91.1 Crude oil and natural gas 131 | 2.43 | 94.4 91.9 90.7 92.0 91.7 91.2 | 93.5 93.2 92.5 92.5 93.1 91.7 Crude oil, total | 1.28 | 84.1 82.0 80.0 80.7 79.6 79.9 | 84.5 82.5 80.8 81.1 80.7 80.3 Natural gas | 1.16 | 108.7 105.6 105.7 107.7 108.4 106.9 | 106.1 107.9 108.6 108.3 110.2 107.4 Natural gas liquids 132 | .16 | 101.6 102.3 95.9 99.5 101.0 100.0 | 102.6 103.5 94.0 97.5 101.4 100.9 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .78 | 119.4 115.2 103.2 99.2 97.4 104.2 | 120.0 116.4 105.4 99.1 95.3 98.6 | | | Stone and earth minerals 14 | .64 | 118.8 132.1 125.6 126.9 121.9 121.2 | 136.0 132.2 108.8 104.5 109.3 99.7 | | | Foods 20 | 9.00 | 109.1 111.3 111.1 112.0 112.2 111.8 | 114.3 110.8 107.6 106.9 106.4 106.9 Meat products 201 | 1.18 | 118.8 120.6 120.7 123.7 120.4 120.6 | 124.1 119.8 116.8 123.4 120.7 120.6 Beef | .37 | 112.7 113.9 112.9 118.2 116.2 115.8 | 114.4 109.3 105.3 115.8 113.8 111.9 Pork | .32 | 112.0 116.1 116.7 115.1 113.0 113.7 | 120.2 122.6 120.6 116.0 114.3 116.4 Poultry | .48 | 130.8 131.4 131.7 136.7 131.2 131.4 | 135.9 127.1 123.9 136.2 131.8 131.4 Miscellaneous meats | .01 | 75.2 72.7 78.1 71.1 72.0 78.0 | 76.0 73.8 79.8 69.9 75.5 86.9 Dairy products 202 | .77 | 104.7 104.7 106.9 108.5 109.9 108.9 | 96.8 95.7 101.6 104.7 111.0 113.9 Butter 2021 | .01 | 86.5 95.2 85.6 101.4 98.1 92.0 | 80.5 89.8 96.3 124.3 120.0 103.5 Cheese 2022 | .17 | 111.3 116.9 117.6 117.0 117.2 120.3 | 110.6 116.8 118.9 113.8 118.4 122.6 Concentrated milk 2023 | .14 | 102.2 102.7 100.4 108.4 115.3 110.4 | 83.4 85.9 105.3 113.4 120.4 120.5 Frozen desserts 2024 | .15 | 115.2 111.1 118.5 115.9 116.8 113.3 | 99.9 86.8 84.5 90.1 109.4 119.3 Milk and misc. dairy products 2026 | .31 | 99.4 97.7 101.3 101.8 101.9 101.8 | 96.0 94.2 99.0 101.3 103.4 105.0 | | | Canned and frozen food 203 | 1.21 | 99.0 103.7 107.4 107.6 105.5 103.5 | 110.6 103.3 100.2 97.0 95.1 94.7 Grain mill products 204 | .98 | 101.1 102.2 100.6 100.6 101.1 99.2 | 104.6 104.7 102.5 99.5 98.3 97.7 Bakery products 205 | 1.04 | 103.9 105.1 106.1 105.2 106.1 107.3 | 108.0 102.6 100.4 98.4 96.5 98.1 Sugar and confectionery 206 | .63 | 107.4 107.4 105.6 106.7 109.5 107.5 | 125.6 125.4 121.0 109.4 105.1 101.3 Fats and oils 207 | .23 | 106.2 105.4 100.8 101.9 104.5 105.7 | 110.4 112.1 104.3 103.3 107.4 108.2 Beverages 208 | 1.81 | 118.3 122.9 121.0 123.3 123.1 122.6 | 122.3 118.1 108.6 112.8 112.0 116.9 Beer and ale 2082,3 | .55 | 100.5 107.1 100.0 112.5 108.8 108.7 | 95.2 94.4 82.0 105.4 103.4 112.2 Soft drinks 2086,7 | 1.02 | 132.1 136.3 138.7 133.7 135.4 134.6 | 138.8 130.9 127.3 121.8 119.8 121.0 Coffee and miscellaneous 209 | 1.16 | 115.6 116.5 115.1 114.1 117.6 119.0 | 120.3 116.2 115.3 109.6 112.3 107.6 Roasted coffee 2095 | .19 | 103.1 102.2 95.1 92.2 100.9 | 108.1 109.4 114.4 101.3 114.4 | | | Tobacco products 21 | 1.29 | 101.9 99.8 100.0 96.9 97.1 97.7 | 111.3 98.8 78.8 96.1 101.6 104.9 | | | Textile mill products 22 | 1.56 | 112.4 108.8 109.4 109.3 109.7 105.6 | 118.9 107.0 97.2 103.5 107.5 105.0 Fabrics 221-4 | .37 | 105.2 97.8 97.3 92.1 92.9 95.2 | 110.3 97.4 91.6 92.0 92.4 96.2 Cotton and synthetic 221,2 | .31 | 106.5 98.0 98.0 92.0 | 113.6 98.1 91.3 91.6 Narrow fabrics 224 | .04 | 115.5 116.8 112.7 115.3 119.3 117.1 | 116.3 117.4 112.8 114.4 116.5 117.0 Knit goods 225 | .45 | 118.3 120.5 124.8 124.2 122.8 119.1 | 128.3 116.2 109.5 104.3 116.3 112.2 Knit garments 2253,4,7-9 | .32 | 120.5 123.1 128.8 129.3 128.0 122.8 | 125.7 116.4 115.1 107.9 121.5 114.2 Fabric finishing 226 | .14 | 95.2 87.1 81.4 80.4 | 100.1 90.6 70.8 79.4 Carpeting 227 | .21 | 116.3 111.4 108.7 126.0 128.9 102.6 | 128.7 104.5 80.9 123.5 123.0 107.5 Yarns and miscellaneous 228,9 | .40 | 118.4 115.1 116.9 114.0 115.1 114.1 | 119.9 114.9 109.1 114.1 116.1 116.3 Cotton and synthetic yarns 2281,2,4 | .17 | 106.7 99.9 100.8 98.9 101.3 99.8 | 108.6 98.8 83.7 99.9 104.9 104.0 | | | Apparel products 23 | 1.73 | 97.3 95.5 95.3 94.1 93.8 93.4 | 98.6 95.7 95.3 91.0 92.0 92.2 | | | Lumber and products 24 | 2.12 | 118.0 118.3 121.4 122.0 121.7 122.0 | 123.6 117.8 113.3 115.4 118.9 120.9 Logging and lumber 241,2 | .82 | 108.8 106.1 110.9 110.9 111.6 113.0 | 115.0 105.8 102.0 104.5 110.4 112.3 Logging 241 | .28 | 92.2 91.5 92.7 95.2 90.8 92.4 | 99.1 93.4 90.3 88.5 86.5 85.2 Lumber products 243-5,9 | 1.29 | 125.0 127.4 129.4 130.3 129.3 128.9 | 130.1 126.8 121.9 123.6 125.4 127.5 Millwork and plywood 243 | .69 | 121.1 123.4 127.7 126.8 127.2 126.3 | 124.0 124.9 125.5 120.3 120.3 122.9 Plywood 2435,6 | .12 | 100.5 103.4 104.6 102.0 105.2 100.2 | 103.9 100.6 94.1 98.1 104.2 101.5 Manufactured homes 245 | .24 | 150.9 154.6 156.6 159.1 154.1 152.8 | 167.6 149.4 123.5 136.6 149.1 155.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. Note: Estimates for January to March are revised. Table 6 (continued) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES | | Index, 1992 = 100 | 1998 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP | 1998 1999 | 1998 1999 |Proportion<1>| Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Furniture and fixtures 25 | 1.41 | 124.5 123.6 122.9 122.5 124.6 125.7 | 125.7 122.5 120.6 117.9 123.5 122.2 Household furniture 251 | .63 | 121.7 119.6 119.6 118.9 121.1 121.0 | 123.1 118.1 118.8 115.2 122.1 120.7 | | | Paper and products 26 | 3.50 | 115.4 112.3 115.3 116.2 116.5 116.0 | 117.3 110.8 111.2 116.6 118.6 116.4 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 1.46 | 113.3 109.7 111.6 113.3 112.9 113.8 | 113.2 108.9 109.3 114.0 115.8 114.0 Wood pulp 261 | .10 | 97.4 97.9 96.0 95.7 98.8 101.8 | 97.3 98.2 94.4 97.1 99.4 99.1 Paper 262 | .91 | 113.5 108.8 112.4 113.0 112.6 111.3 | 113.0 108.5 110.8 113.5 115.5 111.7 Paperboard 263 | .45 | 117.2 114.6 113.9 118.6 117.4 122.4 | 117.3 112.4 109.5 119.0 120.4 122.4 Paper products 265,7 | 2.04 | 116.9 114.2 117.9 118.2 119.1 117.6 | 120.3 112.0 112.5 118.5 120.6 118.1 Paperboard containers 265 | .73 | 114.3 120.1 123.8 122.3 123.9 122.0 | 126.1 114.5 110.5 119.3 123.5 122.6 Converted paper products 267 | 1.31 | 118.4 111.0 114.8 116.1 116.5 115.3 | 117.1 110.6 113.6 118.1 119.0 115.5 | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 6.79 | 104.2 105.4 105.1 103.6 103.7 104.1 | 107.2 105.8 103.7 99.4 100.0 99.8 Newspapers 271 | 1.63 | 97.2 96.6 96.6 98.1 99.6 99.8 | 105.5 103.1 97.7 92.8 99.1 95.5 Periodicals, books, and cards 272,3,7 | 2.03 | 105.2 104.7 103.4 101.4 100.2 98.9 | 103.5 104.4 105.3 100.3 99.5 99.5 Job printing 274-6,8,9 | 3.12 | 107.3 110.6 110.7 108.0 108.1 109.7 | 110.4 108.0 105.9 102.4 100.5 102.3 | | | Chemicals and products 28 | 9.78 | 113.1 114.7 114.0 112.5 114.5 115.6 | 115.0 111.0 109.3 109.7 111.6 113.0 Industrial chemicals and | | | synthetic materials 281,2,6 | 3.49 | 108.1 111.0 110.7 110.1 111.8 112.6 | 108.2 109.8 107.9 109.8 113.6 113.9 Basic chemicals 281 | .77 | 88.4 92.9 92.4 92.2 92.9 95.8 | 90.2 93.0 89.2 90.4 95.5 95.6 Alkalies and chlorine 2812 | .09 | 116.7 117.0 107.4 109.4 119.2 120.6 | 116.4 116.3 109.1 110.0 120.4 120.5 Inorganic pigments 2816 | .09 | 100.5 101.5 101.4 100.5 94.2 108.6 | 99.1 95.2 99.7 100.2 96.3 106.7 Inorganic chemicals, nec 2819 | .46 | 81.5 88.6 89.4 88.4 88.9 90.8 | 84.2 89.1 84.8 85.8 92.2 90.8 Acids and other | .35 | 99.2 106.7 107.9 106.5 105.8 105.7 | 103.2 108.7 99.8 100.1 112.0 102.4 | | | Synthetic materials 282 | 1.27 | 118.8 122.7 120.0 118.6 123.4 123.0 | 120.0 120.6 114.4 117.4 125.7 126.1 Plastics materials 2821 | .81 | 127.2 134.7 133.6 127.0 | 127.8 132.0 125.7 125.2 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | .35 | 102.9 100.4 96.4 103.0 107.7 107.1 | 106.3 99.0 93.8 101.9 109.9 106.9 Industrial organic chemicals 286 | 1.45 | 111.8 112.9 114.7 114.4 | 109.9 111.4 114.4 116.0 | | | Chemical products 283-5,9 | 5.62 | 116.6 117.9 117.1 114.5 116.9 118.2 | 119.7 111.9 110.5 109.7 110.5 112.7 Drugs and medicines 283 | 3.02 | 115.7 117.7 117.8 114.8 118.0 118.9 | 120.1 112.3 112.0 108.5 109.5 110.5 Soap and toiletries 284 | 1.57 | 119.9 122.1 120.4 116.1 117.3 118.0 | 122.5 115.9 114.8 114.0 112.7 114.6 Paints 285 | .42 | 106.5 103.5 102.7 107.9 110.9 111.7 | 108.2 91.2 78.1 92.5 108.9 114.5 Agricultural chemicals 287 | .67 | 111.3 108.0 106.6 108.2 108.7 110.1 | 112.1 109.7 106.4 108.9 109.5 110.3 | | | Petroleum products 29 | 1.59 | 110.4 112.8 112.5 116.7 116.3 115.9 | 111.7 114.3 112.4 107.7 107.4 108.2 Petroleum refining and misc. 291,9 | 1.40 | 108.2 110.5 109.6 113.5 112.9 112.2 | 107.8 110.9 109.9 106.7 105.8 106.6 Miscellaneous petroleum products | .30 | 112.9 117.5 113.1 121.8 116.4 118.0 | 112.4 107.1 99.8 100.2 101.6 110.7 Distillate fuel oil | .27 | 105.1 109.7 110.6 112.1 117.0 | 108.4 115.7 115.4 107.6 110.2 Residual fuel oil | .04 | 78.6 79.7 81.4 80.5 77.8 | 74.9 83.0 90.7 87.2 83.6 Aviation fuel and kerosene | .13 | 107.0 115.9 111.7 116.1 115.7 | 106.7 119.4 118.5 119.5 113.2 Automotive gasoline | .66 | 109.7 109.0 109.5 112.5 112.1 | 108.5 111.5 112.3 108.4 106.5 Paving and roofing materials 295 | .19 | 128.2 131.3 135.8 142.7 144.0 146.4 | 143.7 142.4 132.7 114.8 119.7 120.8 | | | Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.83 | 133.4 135.0 136.0 135.4 136.2 137.0 | 135.3 135.6 135.5 133.3 136.4 137.5 Tires 301 | .32 | 125.3 131.4 132.2 132.7 133.3 134.3 | 132.9 128.9 110.4 134.3 146.0 147.6 Other rubber products 302,5,6 | .61 | 125.5 129.2 132.3 130.3 126.9 125.8 | 128.6 127.1 126.9 121.5 126.8 126.1 Plastics products, nec 308 | 2.90 | 136.4 137.0 137.6 137.1 138.9 140.2 | 137.4 138.6 140.6 136.2 137.7 139.2 | | | Leather and products 31 | .21 | 72.8 74.3 73.0 70.9 70.5 69.9 | 74.2 74.7 73.1 69.1 69.8 70.3 Shoes 314 | .07 | 63.9 65.8 64.6 62.1 63.1 61.7 | 66.1 66.4 64.7 60.6 60.9 60.7 | | | Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.43 | 128.3 130.5 131.6 133.5 132.2 131.4 | 133.0 130.4 125.4 125.5 125.9 127.3 Pressed and blown glass 322 | .32 | 110.9 112.9 114.5 111.8 111.6 112.8 | 114.0 111.6 102.7 108.8 112.3 112.5 Glass containers 3221 | .12 | 83.1 87.6 86.0 84.6 83.1 84.9 | 85.6 84.4 65.6 81.3 87.1 88.2 Cement 324 | .21 | 125.0 134.9 141.4 144.0 148.1 | 152.6 129.7 106.7 86.2 106.1 | | | Structural clay products 325 | .11 | 128.7 128.5 128.2 126.9 126.1 125.7 | 131.1 125.2 115.8 114.4 123.3 128.0 Concrete and miscellaneous 326-9 | 1.46 | 132.1 133.5 134.6 137.7 135.1 133.4 | 134.3 134.8 134.0 135.5 131.1 130.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. Note: Estimates for January to March are revised. Table 6 (continued) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY SUBTOTALS AND INDIVIDUAL SERIES | | Index, 1992 = 100 | 1998 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP | 1998 1999 | 1998 1999 |Proportion<1>| Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Primary metals 33 | 3.60 | 120.6 118.7 118.6 120.7 118.3 120.3 | 121.2 118.4 114.9 119.5 121.5 123.7 Iron and steel 331,2 | 1.91 | 114.4 109.7 114.6 116.7 112.6 116.3 | 115.6 109.0 110.1 115.1 116.3 119.6 Basic steel and mill products 331 | 1.45 | 112.7 106.9 111.9 114.5 110.7 115.9 | 113.2 104.8 106.8 114.4 114.6 119.1 Basic iron and steel | .29 | 99.5 92.0 94.6 95.9 96.2 97.5 | 98.2 92.3 94.3 96.8 98.9 100.2 Pig iron | .16 | 98.0 89.4 93.0 93.0 93.5 94.6 | 96.0 90.4 93.9 94.4 96.0 97.0 Raw steel | .09 | 109.7 100.2 102.0 106.6 106.6 109.1 | 108.5 99.5 99.4 107.1 111.1 113.4 | | | Steel mill products | 1.16 | 116.5 111.3 117.0 119.9 115.0 121.3 | 117.7 108.5 110.4 119.5 119.3 124.7 Consumer durable steel | .18 | 137.3 127.7 142.4 133.3 136.9 141.2 | 140.3 128.4 124.3 135.4 145.9 149.3 Equipment steel | .12 | 104.8 91.2 99.5 102.0 93.4 99.3 | 105.2 89.0 94.7 103.5 97.3 101.8 Construction steel | .15 | 146.4 139.8 146.8 156.6 138.0 141.0 | 154.6 144.1 141.2 146.8 135.5 134.4 Can and closure steel | .04 | 96.7 97.7 70.6 113.9 105.0 105.2 | 93.1 88.8 84.6 102.6 99.6 107.5 Miscellaneous steel | .67 | 109.5 106.7 111.9 113.8 110.0 117.9 | 109.3 102.0 106.1 114.7 114.9 122.0 Iron and steel foundries 332 | .46 | 120.2 118.9 123.4 124.2 118.8 117.6 | 123.3 122.4 120.8 117.5 121.7 121.0 | | | Nonferrous metals 333-6,9 | 1.69 | 128.0 129.3 123.4 125.4 125.1 125.1 | 127.9 129.6 120.7 124.8 127.7 128.6 Primary nonferrous metals 333 | .23 | 106.4 107.4 105.8 101.6 103.4