Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Feb. 98 | to | 1998 | 1998 1999 | 1998 1999 | to Item | 1998 Q4 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. | Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. | Feb. 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 1.9 | 1.6 2.8 .9 2.2 | -.2 .2 .0 .2 | -2.5 -1.0 .2 1.7 | 1.9 | | | | | Manufacturing | 2.5 | 2.4 2.5 .4 4.8 | .2 .1 .1 .2 | -2.8 -1.9 -.3 2.5 | 2.4 | | | | | Primary processing | -.4 | .8 -.6 -2.8 1.2 | .2 .8 .4 -.3 | -2.0 -1.8 .5 1.8 | .3 Advanced processing | 3.8 | 3.2 3.9 1.9 6.4 | .3 -.2 -.1 .4 | -3.1 -2.0 -.7 2.9 | 3.4 | | | | | Durable | 5.3 | 3.5 4.6 4.7 8.4 | -.1 .2 .2 .5 | -2.5 -1.5 -.7 4.2 | 5.4 Lumber and products 24 | 4.2 | 4.0 2.9 4.4 5.3 | .2 2.6 .9 -.8 | -4.7 -3.8 2.2 2.5 | 4.4 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.5 | .8 4.8 -1.2 9.8 | -.7 -.5 -.2 1.6 | -2.6 -1.4 -2.2 4.6 | 5.1 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 5.0 | 1.5 -1.3 7.8 12.5 | 1.7 .8 .3 -.4 | -2.0 -3.9 -.9 1.1 | 5.9 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | -7.1 | -.9 -8.6 -9.2 -9.4 | -1.6 .1 .9 .0 | -2.3 -2.8 3.2 3.6 | -6.5 Iron and steel 331,2 | -11.8 | 1.1 -12.7 -16.0 -18.4 | -4.1 4.2 1.1 .0 | -5.7 .8 3.7 4.7 | -9.9 Raw steel | -12.9 | 8.8 -6.0 -9.7 -37.7 | -8.7 1.9 4.4 .2 | -8.3 -.1 7.7 3.9 | -13.5 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | -1.5 | -3.2 -3.3 -.6 1.3 | 1.1 -4.0 .6 .0 | 1.3 -6.3 2.6 2.5 | -2.4 Fabricated metal products 34 | .6 | .4 3.2 -4.2 3.1 | .6 .7 -.7 -.2 | -1.0 .3 -3.9 1.8 | .7 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 12.8 | 14.8 19.5 10.1 7.2 | .0 .6 .2 .9 | -2.9 -.7 1.0 4.5 | 11.6 Computer and office equip. 357 | 53.0 | 72.6 58.1 37.6 46.0 | 4.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 | 1.3 1.8 -.1 2.3 | 43.0 Electrical machinery 36 | 11.2 | 6.7 6.8 14.7 17.2 | .8 .5 1.1 1.5 | 2.0 2.3 -6.9 5.9 | 12.8 Semiconductors and related | | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 25.5 | 8.9 9.6 37.6 50.9 | 3.0 1.6 2.6 3.0 | 7.1 7.5 -12.4 10.2 | 32.0 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 3.0 | -4.7 -2.6 3.7 17.0 | -1.0 -1.4 -.8 -.4 | -7.2 -6.4 5.0 6.5 | 1.9 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | .7 | -17.1 -14.5 5.7 37.5 | -.9 -1.4 -.3 -.2 | -12.5 -11.9 12.5 12.2 | 3.9 Autos and light trucks | 2.6 | -15.0 -14.9 -8.7 67.9 | -1.7 -.5 .4 -.7 | -15.3 -11.7 10.0 18.5 | 6.8 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 6.4 | 14.2 14.1 2.0 -3.6 | -1.1 -1.3 -1.4 -.6 | .0 .2 -3.0 -.5 | -.3 Instruments 38 | 1.9 | .5 2.9 .8 3.4 | -.4 -.2 .9 .8 | -1.5 .1 -1.3 1.8 | 3.1 Miscellaneous 39 | -3.4 | 2.5 -2.1 -5.0 -8.4 | -1.5 1.1 -.7 .8 | -.9 -.7 -5.0 2.6 | -3.6 | | | | | Nondurable | -.9 | 1.1 -.2 -4.7 .3 | .7 .1 -.1 -.2 | -3.1 -2.5 .2 .4 | -1.2 Foods 20 | 1.8 | 5.8 -.1 -6.5 8.7 | 1.9 -.2 .9 -.5 | -3.1 -3.0 -.5 -1.2 | 1.3 Tobacco products 21 | -8.7 | -2.9 -2.6 -10.3 -18.1 | -2.0 .2 -3.1 .3 | -11.2 -20.3 22.0 5.9 | -13.7 Textile mill products 22 | -2.9 | .5 -1.3 -4.0 -6.5 | -3.2 .5 1.4 -.9 | -10.0 -9.2 8.1 2.6 | -2.9 Apparel products 23 | -6.1 | -2.1 -4.3 -5.5 -12.0 | -1.8 -.2 -.9 -.2 | -2.9 -.4 -4.2 1.1 | -6.7 Paper and products 26 | -1.3 | -.9 -1.8 .2 -2.7 | -2.7 2.5 .3 -.8 | -5.6 .2 4.4 .6 | -1.2 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | -1.8 | -2.8 -2.0 -2.1 -.4 | 1.1 -.4 -1.1 -.7 | -1.3 -2.1 -3.9 -.2 | -3.2 Chemicals and products 28 | -2.2 | .6 .6 -8.3 -1.3 | 1.4 -.3 -.5 .6 | -3.4 -1.3 1.3 .4 | -1.9 Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 | 4.9 1.3 2.8 -2.9 | 2.2 -.2 2.2 -.9 | 2.4 -1.7 -5.4 -1.1 | 3.1 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.3 | 2.5 5.4 -1.2 6.7 | 1.2 .5 -.1 .7 | .2 -.3 -1.2 2.5 | 4.1 Leather and products 31 | -7.4 | -6.7 -11.2 -6.7 -4.6 | 2.0 -1.8 -2.7 -.3 | .7 -2.1 -5.3 1.3 | -9.6 | | | | | Mining | -4.6 | 4.3 -6.2 -6.1 -9.6 | -.9 -1.0 -3.0 .4 | -2.5 -2.9 -4.0 1.2 | -9.4 Metal mining 10 | -1.2 | 8.3 -21.4 -2.7 15.0 | -2.6 -2.1 1.9 -.2 | -3.6 -1.5 -4.0 4.6 | -10.6 Coal mining 12 | 3.0 | -4.9 4.5 19.5 -5.2 | -2.0 5.4 -10.9 6.4 | -7.8 2.6 -5.5 1.1 | 4.2 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -8.1 | 5.3 -8.2 -12.0 -16.0 | -2.7 -1.9 -2.0 -.7 | -.9 -1.5 -3.4 -.2 | -14.0 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 3.9 | 7.7 3.1 -3.6 8.8 | 11.2 -3.9 -.5 -1.3 | -2.8 -16.9 -5.3 7.5 | 1.4 | | | | | Utilities | -.9 | -11.1 17.9 14.7 -19.8 | -5.1 1.7 1.9 -.6 | 1.7 15.3 9.4 -7.7 | 4.5 Electric 491,3pt | 1.4 | -7.9 21.3 10.0 -14.1 | -4.7 .5 1.0 .0 | -4.3 8.4 5.8 -5.7 | 4.6 Gas 492,3pt | -12.2 | -25.5 1.3 42.2 -44.6 | -6.8 8.9 6.8 -3.5 | 47.8 49.3 22.4 -13.9 | 4.0 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | 26.6 | 22.7 23.5 28.7 31.7 | 1.9 1.2 1.9 1.8 | 3.6 4.3 -6.9 5.1 | 26.4 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 2.6 | 3.8 3.6 .1 3.0 | .3 .2 .1 .2 | -2.1 -1.3 -1.0 1.9 | 2.3 Computer and office equipment | 1.3 | 1.0 1.1 -.5 3.8 | .1 .1 .0 .1 | -2.9 -2.0 -.3 2.5 | 1.4 Computers and semiconductors 1 | .3 | .6 .7 -2.0 2.1 | .0 .0 -.1 .0 | -3.3 -2.5 .3 2.2 | .2 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | .2 | .4 .3 -2.3 2.3 | .1 .0 -.1 .0 | -3.4 -2.6 .4 2.3 | .1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Notes: Estimates for February are preliminary. Estimates from November to January are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.