Table 1B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Feb. 97 | to | 1997 | 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 | to Item | 1997 Q4 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. | Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. | Feb. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Total index | 5.7 | 5.2 4.6 6.0 7.2 | .8 .3 .1 .0 | -1.3 -.9 .7 1.4 | 4.9 | | | | | Products, total | 4.8 | 3.9 3.6 4.4 7.1 | .8 -.1 .2 .0 | -2.1 -1.2 .3 1.2 | 4.2 Final products | 5.1 | 4.0 3.7 5.6 7.2 | .8 -.1 .3 -.1 | -1.9 -1.0 .9 1.6 | 4.6 | | | | | Consumer goods | 2.9 | .9 1.4 2.6 6.9 | .6 -.4 .5 -.2 | -2.4 -.8 1.9 .5 | 3.1 Durable | 6.0 | 9.1 -2.1 6.6 11.1 | 3.9 -1.3 .9 -.4 | -2.2 -7.2 1.9 8.8 | 4.6 Automotive products | 8.7 | 15.8 -11.3 12.5 20.9 | 5.5 -3.3 -.9 -1.2 | -3.5 -13.7 3.0 15.0 | 1.9 Autos and trucks | 11.1 | 20.2 -20.9 18.2 35.5 | 5.8 -3.5 -2.1 -2.1 | -5.8 -18.4 3.0 23.3 | 1.2 Autos | 3.7 | 14.6 -15.8 22.9 -2.3 | 4.5 -5.3 1.8 -8.9 | -6.3 -19.6 5.5 15.9 | -9.3 Trucks | 15.8 | 23.6 -24.9 14.6 69.0 | 6.6 -2.3 -4.5 2.3 | -5.4 -17.6 1.5 28.2 | 8.2 Auto parts and allied goods | 5.0 | 8.6 6.6 4.2 .7 | 5.0 -3.0 1.1 .3 | .5 -5.7 2.9 2.7 | 3.3 Other durable goods | 4.0 | 4.2 5.5 2.3 3.9 | 2.7 .3 2.3 .2 | -1.0 -2.0 1.1 4.3 | 6.7 Appliances and electronics | 7.7 | .5 6.6 12.2 11.9 | 4.6 .8 3.8 2.2 | -2.7 -5.4 6.9 10.7 | 15.5 Appliances and air cond. | -.8 | 1.2 -5.3 -4.8 6.4 | 7.5 -.1 4.3 2.0 | -3.2 -7.2 13.4 14.5 | 9.0 Home electronics | 18.8 | -.3 21.4 38.8 18.8 | 1.3 1.9 3.3 2.6 | -2.2 -3.5 -.1 6.0 | 24.2 Carpeting and furniture | 2.5 | -2.2 10.0 -3.5 6.3 | 4.8 -4.1 6.6 -1.2 | -2.9 -5.1 6.1 4.4 | 7.9 Miscellaneous | 2.8 | 10.0 2.6 .4 -1.3 | .5 2.4 -.7 -.3 | .9 1.4 -4.2 .8 | 1.5 Nondurable | 2.1 | -1.2 2.4 1.6 5.8 | -.2 -.2 .5 -.2 | -2.5 1.0 1.9 -1.6 | 2.7 Nonenergy | 2.1 | .9 1.1 1.2 5.3 | .1 -.3 1.1 -.3 | -4.9 -2.7 .7 .1 | 2.6 Foods and tobacco | 1.6 | 3.7 -2.6 1.1 4.2 | .9 -.5 1.9 -.4 | -5.2 -5.0 2.4 .1 | 2.2 Clothing | -1.4 | -3.7 -.6 .1 -1.6 | -1.3 .0 -.5 -.6 | -4.7 -2.5 -3.8 3.4 | -1.5 Chemical products | 4.2 | -.7 6.4 -.6 12.3 | -1.4 .9 .9 .9 | -8.0 .5 .8 -.4 | 6.2 Paper products | 2.8 | -2.9 6.9 4.8 2.8 | .4 -1.4 -.2 -1.8 | 1.6 -.2 -2.4 -.8 | .8 Energy products | 2.2 | -12.6 10.5 3.9 8.7 | -2.0 .5 -3.2 .7 | 13.7 22.3 7.6 -9.0 | 3.1 Fuels | 1.7 | -2.3 15.7 -2.2 -3.1 | -4.8 2.4 1.0 -.2 | -.7 2.4 -6.0 -1.9 | 3.3 Utilities | 2.4 | -17.3 8.0 7.0 14.9 | -.6 -.3 -5.1 1.1 | 22.6 32.2 12.8 -11.3 | 3.0 | | | | | Equipment, total | 8.8 | 9.4 7.6 10.6 7.6 | 1.1 .4 .0 .2 | -1.1 -1.2 -.8 3.5 | 7.1 Business equipment | 10.8 | 10.7 8.3 13.5 10.5 | 1.3 .6 -.6 -.2 | -1.3 -1.4 -.9 4.0 | 7.9 Information processing & related | 12.0 | 10.5 12.6 16.4 8.7 | .2 .3 -.3 .4 | -.9 1.0 -3.4 1.4 | 9.0 Computer and office | 33.8 | 30.9 32.9 48.3 24.3 | 1.7 1.5 2.9 1.8 | -1.3 2.1 -.9 4.2 | 33.0 Industrial | 5.7 | 2.5 4.5 9.0 7.0 | .2 1.3 -1.0 -.3 | -2.2 -.6 -.4 3.2 | 5.0 Transit | 17.6 | 21.6 3.0 21.4 25.8 | 6.2 1.1 -.2 -1.5 | .9 -5.5 1.9 9.6 | 13.3 Autos and trucks | 8.5 | 19.0 -16.2 14.0 21.8 | 9.6 -2.8 -.9 -3.1 | -1.7 -18.0 5.6 21.0 | 1.2 Other | 9.4 | 20.4 13.6 3.4 1.4 | -.1 -.9 -1.6 .6 | -4.0 -5.0 1.6 4.8 | 2.8 Defense and space equipment | -2.6 | -4.8 .3 -4.2 -1.5 | -.2 .0 1.2 1.3 | .6 1.9 -1.3 1.1 | 1.0 Oil and gas well drilling | 9.1 | 31.5 15.9 4.8 -11.1 | .6 -2.7 5.5 3.2 | 1.3 -.4 .4 .4 | 10.7 Manufactured homes | -1.2 | 5.4 6.0 -3.5 -11.7 | .8 -4.1 8.8 .8 | -11.9 -17.8 12.3 11.7 | 3.2 | | | | | Intermediate products | 3.6 | 3.7 3.1 1.0 6.9 | .8 .1 -.4 .4 | -2.6 -2.1 -1.5 .0 | 2.9 Construction supplies | 2.1 | 3.4 3.3 -2.0 3.8 | 1.9 -.6 .8 .4 | -3.2 -5.4 -1.7 1.9 | 2.1 Business supplies | 4.6 | 3.9 2.9 2.9 8.9 | .1 .5 -1.1 .4 | -2.2 .1 -1.4 -1.1 | 3.4 | | | | | Materials | 7.2 | 7.2 6.1 8.4 7.4 | .7 .8 .1 .1 | .0 -.5 1.4 1.6 | 6.1 | | | | | Durable | 11.2 | 9.9 10.8 12.1 11.9 | 1.1 .8 .8 .1 | -.4 -1.1 1.0 2.8 | 10.3 Consumer parts | 6.9 | 5.5 -.4 12.5 10.6 | .3 3.1 -.7 -1.0 | -4.1 -7.5 10.5 4.4 | 5.8 Equipment parts | 21.5 | 23.2 23.1 20.9 18.9 | 2.0 1.2 1.7 1.0 | 2.9 2.8 -1.3 1.9 | 19.9 Other | 4.5 | 1.2 5.4 4.8 6.8 | .8 -.4 .6 -.3 | -1.4 -1.9 -.7 2.9 | 4.2 Basic metals | 4.7 | .2 8.0 5.2 5.4 | 2.0 -2.3 1.8 -.5 | 1.3 -3.0 1.7 2.9 | 4.5 Nondurable | 3.4 | 5.8 .1 2.8 5.0 | 1.2 1.2 -1.1 .3 | -.9 -2.1 2.6 1.4 | 2.1 Textile | 3.9 | -1.8 2.8 11.0 3.9 | -.8 1.4 -3.7 1.1 | -3.3 -7.0 5.4 2.3 | 1.4 Paper | 3.3 | 8.1 1.5 5.7 -2.0 | -1.0 1.2 -.6 -.3 | -1.1 -1.0 3.4 -.2 | .5 Chemical | 3.3 | 6.5 -1.9 2.0 6.8 | 1.2 2.1 .1 .1 | .3 .0 2.1 2.6 | 3.7 Other | 3.6 | 5.8 2.1 -1.9 8.9 | 4.3 -.8 -3.1 .8 | -2.3 -5.5 1.5 -.2 | .0 Energy | 1.0 | 1.6 -.2 4.4 -1.8 | -.8 .0 -.4 -.2 | 2.1 3.0 1.3 -1.2 | -.5 Primary | .4 | 4.2 -1.1 2.7 -4.1 | -.3 -.8 .8 -.8 | 2.8 1.2 1.5 .0 | -1.8 Converted fuel | 2.1 | -3.0 1.6 7.5 2.5 | -1.8 1.6 -2.7 .8 | .8 6.2 1.0 -3.3 | 2.0 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 5.6 | 4.8 5.4 5.7 6.6 | .6 .4 .2 .1 | -1.2 -.4 .6 .8 | 5.1 Motor vehicles and parts | 5.4 | 4.7 5.4 5.3 6.4 | .6 .3 .2 .2 | -1.1 -.2 .2 .8 | 4.9 Computers | 5.3 | 4.8 4.1 5.4 6.9 | .8 .2 .1 .0 | -1.3 -1.0 .8 1.4 | 4.5 Computers and semiconductors | 4.1 | 3.4 2.7 4.2 6.1 | .6 .2 .0 -.1 | -1.5 -1.2 .8 1.3 | 3.4 | | | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 2.5 | -.2 3.0 1.8 5.4 | .3 -.2 .7 -.1 | -2.2 .3 1.8 -.7 | 3.2 Energy | 3.0 | 2.8 .3 2.4 6.7 | 1.0 -.5 1.0 -.3 | -4.2 -3.8 .9 2.2 | 3.1 | | | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 11.0 | 9.9 11.2 13.5 9.4 | .5 1.0 -.6 .1 | -1.2 .4 -1.5 2.3 | 8.6 Computer and office equipment | 8.9 | 9.0 6.2 11.1 9.5 | 1.3 .6 -.9 -.3 | -1.3 -1.7 -.9 3.9 | 6.0 | | | | | Materials excluding: | | | | | Energy | 9.0 | 8.7 7.8 9.4 10.0 | 1.1 .9 .3 .1 | -.5 -1.4 1.4 2.4 | 7.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data. Estimates for February are preliminary. Estimates from November to January are revised.