Table 1B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1995 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Dec. 96 | to | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | to Item | 1996 Q4 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Dec. 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Total index | 4.2 | 5.2 4.6 6.0 7.4 | .3 .7 .8 .5 | .3 -.6 -1.2 -.7 | 5.9 | | | | | Products, total | 3.9 | 3.9 3.6 4.4 6.5 | -.1 .8 .7 .3 | .2 -1.0 -2.2 -.8 | 4.6 Final products | 4.0 | 4.0 3.7 5.6 6.6 | -.2 .7 .9 .3 | .2 -1.0 -1.9 -.6 | 4.9 | | | | | Consumer goods | 2.4 | .9 1.4 2.6 6.4 | -.1 .8 .8 .3 | -.2 -1.3 -2.2 -.3 | 2.6 Durable | 3.4 | 9.1 -2.1 6.6 11.6 | -.2 -.6 3.8 -.1 | 2.2 3.0 -2.3 -6.2 | 5.8 Automotive products | 1.6 | 15.8 -11.3 12.5 22.3 | .9 -1.2 5.5 -2.5 | 4.0 5.3 -3.5 -12.8 | 7.2 Autos and trucks | 1.6 | 20.2 -20.9 18.2 35.6 | 2.4 -.8 5.7 -3.4 | 5.4 10.2 -5.8 -18.3 | 7.2 Autos | -3.8 | 14.6 -15.8 22.9 -2.3 | 1.0 -3.9 4.5 -5.3 | -1.2 10.5 -6.3 -19.6 | 1.5 Trucks | 8.0 | 23.6 -24.9 14.6 69.2 | 3.3 1.3 6.6 -2.1 | 10.1 9.9 -5.5 -17.5 | 10.5 Auto parts and allied goods | 1.3 | 8.6 6.6 4.2 3.8 | -1.4 -1.8 5.2 -1.1 | 1.7 -2.6 .7 -3.5 | 7.3 Other durable goods | 4.8 | 4.2 5.5 2.3 3.7 | -1.1 -.1 2.4 1.9 | .8 1.2 -1.2 -.8 | 4.8 Appliances and electronics | 8.0 | .5 6.6 12.2 8.1 | -2.2 .6 3.7 4.0 | 1.2 3.4 -3.5 -3.2 | 8.6 Appliances and air cond. | 1.8 | 1.2 -5.3 -4.8 4.5 | -4.8 -.2 6.6 8.1 | 1.2 6.1 -4.1 -.7 | 1.4 Home electronics | 15.3 | -.3 21.4 38.8 12.4 | .9 1.6 .6 -.8 | 1.2 .6 -2.8 -6.0 | 17.9 Carpeting and furniture | 5.4 | -2.2 10.0 -3.5 10.8 | -1.3 .0 5.1 -.9 | -.8 -.6 -2.6 -2.5 | 5.7 Miscellaneous | 2.5 | 10.0 2.6 .4 -2.0 | -.3 -.6 .3 2.2 | 1.5 1.0 .7 1.2 | 2.4 Nondurable | 2.1 | -1.2 2.4 1.6 5.1 | -.1 1.2 .1 .4 | -.8 -2.4 -2.2 1.4 | 1.8 Nonenergy | 2.0 | .9 1.1 1.2 5.2 | -.1 .9 .5 .3 | .0 -2.4 -4.5 -2.2 | 1.9 Foods and tobacco | 1.9 | 3.7 -2.6 1.1 4.2 | -.2 .5 1.2 .5 | -.3 -1.6 -5.0 -4.1 | 1.3 Clothing | -4.1 | -3.7 -.6 .1 -.3 | .1 .5 -1.1 .3 | -.1 -.9 -4.5 -2.3 | -.2 Chemical products | 4.6 | -.7 6.4 -.6 10.7 | .0 2.0 -.1 .2 | .7 -5.6 -6.9 -.2 | 3.3 Paper products | 2.4 | -2.9 6.9 4.8 3.4 | .2 1.1 .0 -.4 | -.3 -.7 1.3 .9 | 2.7 Energy products | 2.8 | -12.6 10.5 3.9 4.6 | -.3 2.4 -2.2 .9 | -5.7 -2.8 13.3 22.4 | 1.4 Fuels | 3.3 | -2.3 15.7 -2.2 -.6 | -.3 1.1 -4.4 3.5 | .7 -.7 -.3 3.5 | 4.3 Utilities | 2.6 | -17.3 8.0 7.0 7.2 | -.3 3.1 -1.2 -.4 | -9.1 -4.1 21.8 32.1 | .0 | | | | | Equipment, total | 6.7 | 9.4 7.6 10.6 7.0 | -.2 .5 .9 .4 | .9 -.4 -1.3 -1.0 | 8.7 Business equipment | 8.2 | 10.7 8.3 13.5 9.4 | -.1 .7 1.2 .4 | 1.1 -.5 -1.5 -1.5 | 10.3 Information processing & related | 11.8 | 10.5 12.6 16.4 10.1 | 1.0 .8 .3 1.2 | 1.6 -2.2 -.8 1.9 | 12.6 Computer and office | 37.4 | 30.9 32.9 48.3 19.4 | 1.8 1.2 .8 .7 | 1.6 -2.6 -2.2 1.3 | 30.9 Industrial | .0 | 2.5 4.5 9.0 6.7 | -1.4 1.6 .4 .8 | .7 -1.7 -2.1 -1.1 | 6.3 Transit | 19.1 | 21.6 3.0 21.4 17.4 | .8 -1.2 4.6 -.7 | 1.1 4.4 -.5 -6.7 | 14.9 Autos and trucks | .0 | 19.0 -16.2 14.0 8.4 | -.1 -2.6 6.5 -5.6 | -.6 8.1 -4.6 -19.8 | 2.4 Other | 4.8 | 20.4 13.6 3.4 1.7 | -2.0 1.6 .4 -1.2 | .2 .6 -3.5 -5.2 | 5.6 Defense and space equipment | -1.5 | -4.8 .3 -4.2 .6 | -.5 .0 .5 .2 | 1.0 .1 1.4 2.1 | -1.3 Oil and gas well drilling | 7.0 | 31.5 15.9 4.8 -11.6 | -.1 -2.2 -1.8 .6 | .3 -2.0 -1.1 2.9 | 9.8 Manufactured homes | -.9 | 5.4 6.0 -3.5 -6.8 | -1.7 -.2 .8 -.1 | -4.7 4.8 -11.9 -14.3 | 7.7 | | | | | Intermediate products | 3.7 | 3.7 3.1 1.0 6.0 | -.1 1.0 .2 .4 | -.1 -1.1 -3.0 -1.7 | 3.7 Construction supplies | 5.8 | 3.4 3.3 -2.0 3.3 | -1.8 .7 1.1 .6 | -.4 -.3 -4.0 -4.3 | 3.9 Business supplies | 2.4 | 3.9 2.9 2.9 7.8 | 1.1 1.2 -.3 .3 | .1 -1.5 -2.4 -.1 | 3.6 | | | | | Materials | 4.7 | 7.2 6.1 8.4 8.7 | .9 .6 1.0 .7 | .4 .1 .3 -.5 | 8.0 | | | | | Durable | 6.7 | 9.9 10.8 12.1 13.7 | .6 1.2 1.7 .9 | 1.3 .6 .2 -1.0 | 12.2 Consumer parts | .1 | 5.5 -.4 12.5 11.7 | .3 .8 2.5 -.3 | -.9 3.4 -2.0 -10.4 | 7.9 Equipment parts | 14.9 | 23.2 23.1 20.9 19.8 | .9 1.6 2.1 1.5 | 2.1 .6 3.0 3.2 | 21.8 Other | 3.0 | 1.2 5.4 4.8 9.7 | .5 .9 1.1 .8 | 1.6 -.5 -1.1 -.6 | 6.0 Basic metals | 2.6 | .2 8.0 5.2 9.1 | .0 .6 1.9 .3 | 2.8 -.2 1.2 -.3 | 6.4 Nondurable | 3.7 | 5.8 .1 2.8 3.9 | .9 -.1 1.0 .4 | .9 .9 -1.1 -2.8 | 3.0 Textile | .9 | -1.8 2.8 11.0 4.4 | 2.8 .5 -.7 1.1 | -.1 3.3 -3.1 -7.2 | 6.0 Paper | 2.9 | 8.1 1.5 5.7 5.2 | -1.4 1.6 .6 .0 | -2.6 1.8 .6 -2.2 | 4.1 Chemical | 6.1 | 6.5 -1.9 2.0 .9 | 1.5 -.8 .1 1.0 | 2.7 -1.6 -.9 -1.0 | 1.7 Other | .6 | 5.8 2.1 -1.9 9.4 | .8 -.5 4.5 -1.0 | .8 4.8 -2.2 -5.3 | 3.5 Energy | .4 | 1.6 -.2 4.4 1.0 | 1.5 -.2 -.7 .5 | -2.4 -2.2 2.2 3.4 | 2.2 Primary | -1.0 | 4.2 -1.1 2.7 -3.3 | -.2 -.3 -.8 .3 | -2.1 -2.1 2.3 2.4 | .9 Converted fuel | 3.0 | -3.0 1.6 7.5 9.3 | 4.7 .1 -.6 .7 | -2.8 -2.4 2.1 5.2 | 4.6 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 4.3 | 4.8 5.4 5.7 7.0 | .2 .8 .7 .6 | .2 -.9 -1.0 -.1 | 6.0 Motor vehicles and parts | 4.5 | 4.7 5.4 5.3 6.8 | .2 .8 .6 .7 | .3 -1.0 -1.0 .3 | 5.8 Computers | 3.7 | 4.8 4.1 5.4 7.2 | .2 .7 .8 .5 | .2 -.5 -1.2 -.7 | 5.5 Computers and semiconductors | 2.9 | 3.4 2.7 4.2 6.3 | .2 .6 .7 .4 | .2 -.6 -1.4 -.9 | 4.3 | | | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 2.4 | -.2 3.0 1.8 4.9 | -.3 .9 .5 .5 | -.5 -2.0 -2.0 .9 | 2.4 Energy | 2.3 | 2.8 .3 2.4 6.6 | -.1 .6 1.2 .2 | .5 -1.2 -3.9 -3.2 | 2.8 | | | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 9.2 | 9.9 11.2 13.5 9.6 | -.1 1.1 .6 1.1 | 1.2 -1.4 -1.1 .5 | 11.1 Computer and office equipment | 5.7 | 9.0 6.2 11.1 8.7 | -.3 .7 1.2 .4 | 1.0 -.3 -1.4 -1.7 | 8.6 | | | | | Materials excluding: | | | | | Energy | 5.8 | 8.7 7.8 9.4 10.9 | .7 .8 1.5 .7 | 1.2 .7 -.2 -1.5 | 9.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data. Estimates for December are preliminary. Estimates from September to November are revised.