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 | 1999 Item | Ave. Ave. Ave. | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 | Sept. | Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | Total industry | 3.1 3.8 2.9 | 5.4 5.7 5.1 5.0 3.4 | 162.2 | 166.2 166.7 167.1 167.5 167.9 168.3 | | | | Manufacturing | 3.4 4.0 3.2 | 6.0 6.4 5.8 5.6 3.8 | 168.8 | 173.4 174.0 174.5 174.9 175.4 175.8 | | | | Primary processing | 2.3 4.1 1.7 | 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.0 2.0 | 145.4 | 147.4 147.7 147.9 148.1 148.3 148.6 Advanced processing | 4.0 4.0 4.0 | 7.4 7.4 6.4 6.6 4.5 | 180.1 | 186.0 186.7 187.4 187.9 188.5 189.0 | | | | Durable | 4.0 3.7 4.1 | 9.5 9.7 8.6 7.9 5.5 | 198.7 | 206.4 207.4 208.3 209.1 209.8 210.6 Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 2.9 1.7 | 3.0 3.9 4.2 2.9 3.1 | 144.3 | 146.7 147.1 147.5 147.8 148.2 148.6 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.1 4.5 2.5 | 2.5 5.9 5.1 1.9 1.9 | 156.0 | 157.5 157.7 158.0 158.2 158.5 158.8 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 1.6 2.5 1.3 | 5.7 4.9 2.9 .6 2.9 | 154.5 | 155.8 156.2 156.7 157.1 157.6 158.1 | | | | Primary metals 33 | .5 1.7 .0 | 2.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 1.5 | 143.6 | 145.8 145.9 146.1 146.2 146.3 146.4 Iron and steel 331,2 | -.1 .7 -.4 | 1.9 5.0 3.9 5.1 2.2 | 145.3 | 148.6 148.8 149.0 149.2 149.3 149.5 Raw steel | -.4 .3 -.7 | 3.1 2.8 5.8 6.8 2.2 | 140.1 | 143.9 144.1 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 1.6 3.8 .8 | 3.5 2.0 2.8 1.4 .7 | 141.4 | 142.3 142.4 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.6 Primary copper 3331 | .2 1.8 -.4 | 2.0 -4.8 -.6 .8 .4 | 122.9 | 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.5 123.5 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 .3 | 167.1 | 169.2 169.2 169.2 169.1 169.0 168.9 Industrial machinery | | | | and equipment 35 | 6.0 4.7 6.5 | 11.5 13.0 12.1 14.6 10.8 | 245.7 | 264.7 267.0 269.2 271.1 272.9 274.8 Computer and office equip. 357 | 22.6 12.0 26.7 | 34.7 46.1 43.2 59.4 41.3 | 853.9 | 1093 1124 1154 1183 1213 1244 Electrical machinery 36 | 9.0 5.9 10.2 | 28.8 30.3 23.6 18.3 13.3 | 386.5 | 420.3 424.9 429.6 433.3 437.2 441.1 Semiconductors and related | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 20.1 13.1 22.8 | 58.7 56.6 46.7 33.4 27.4 | 941.6 | 1093 1116 1140 1161 1183 1206 | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 2.6 3.0 2.4 | 4.3 2.5 2.0 2.1 .4 | 156.6 | 157.8 157.8 157.9 157.9 157.9 157.9 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 3.2 4.4 2.8 | 8.4 3.9 3.2 2.5 .9 | 185.3 | 187.0 187.1 187.2 187.3 187.4 187.5 Autos and light trucks 1 | | 4.5 -.5 .8 2.8 -.7 | 157.8 | 158.6 158.4 158.2 158.0 157.8 157.6 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 1.5 1.1 1.7 | -.4 .5 .2 1.4 -.2 | 128.2 | 128.8 128.7 128.7 128.6 128.5 128.4 Instruments 38 | 4.6 7.6 3.5 | 2.6 .1 1.3 2.4 3.3 | 141.4 | 143.7 144.1 144.5 145.0 145.4 145.8 Miscellaneous 39 | 2.1 4.4 1.3 | 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 | 151.8 | 153.6 153.8 154.1 154.4 154.6 154.9 | | | | Nondurable | 2.7 4.3 2.1 | 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.6 1.4 | 137.8 | 139.4 139.6 139.7 139.9 140.0 140.1 Foods 20 | 2.3 3.0 2.1 | 2.2 2.0 1.2 2.8 2.0 | 135.3 | 137.3 137.5 137.7 137.9 138.1 138.3 Textile mill products 22 | 2.1 4.4 1.3 | 2.0 2.2 4.6 .9 -1.0 | 135.1 | 134.8 134.7 134.5 134.4 134.2 134.1 Apparel products 23 | 1.1 2.3 .7 | 2.3 .7 1.8 -.7 -1.6 | 133.6 | 132.5 132.3 132.2 132.0 131.8 131.6 Paper and products 26 | 2.8 3.9 2.4 | 2.4 2.9 2.4 3.0 2.4 | 132.8 | 134.8 135.0 135.3 135.5 135.8 136.1 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 2.3 2.9 2.1 | 2.9 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.1 | 122.4 | 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 Printing and publishing 27 | 2.6 3.0 2.5 | .7 .3 .1 3.1 .7 | 128.7 | 130.4 130.4 130.4 130.4 130.4 130.4 | | | | Chemicals and products 28 | 3.6 6.8 2.5 | 2.8 3.5 2.7 2.4 1.3 | 149.2 | 150.6 150.8 150.9 151.1 151.2 151.3 Plastics materials 2821 | 6.3 12.7 4.0 | 5.0 5.7 4.1 3.6 3.4 | 142.3 | 145.2 145.6 146.1 146.5 146.9 147.3 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | 3.7 9.7 1.6 | .4 -.3 2.5 2.9 3.6 | 125.5 | 127.9 128.3 128.7 129.1 129.5 129.9 Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 4.2 .5 | -.2 .8 1.3 1.1 1.1 | 116.9 | 117.6 117.7 117.8 118.0 118.1 118.2 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 5.5 8.4 4.4 | 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.3 | 158.5 | 163.1 163.8 164.5 165.3 166.0 166.7 Leather and products 31 | -2.9 -1.5 -3.5 | 3.4 3.5 -3.3 -.4 -6.4 | 117.8 | 115.8 115.1 114.4 113.5 112.7 111.9 | | | | Mining | .2 -.1 .4 | -.4 .4 1.5 1.0 .9 | 120.2 | 121.1 121.2 121.3 121.3 121.4 121.5 Metal mining 10 | 1.3 .5 1.6 | .7 1.6 2.9 .8 .5 | 122.6 | 122.8 122.9 122.9 123.0 123.0 123.1 Coal mining 12 | 2.4 2.4 2.3 | .6 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 | 129.6 | 131.0 131.3 131.5 131.7 131.9 132.2 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -.4 -1.0 -.2 | -1.0 -.2 1.0 .4 .1 | 115.0 | 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.3 115.3 115.3 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | .6 .8 .6 | -1.5 -1.2 .9 1.9 -1.0 | 178.5 | 179.1 178.9 178.6 178.3 178.1 177.8 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 1.5 2.6 1.2 | 2.4 3.5 4.4 4.1 4.2 | 146.5 | 150.2 150.7 151.2 151.7 152.2 152.8 | | | | Utilities | 2.6 6.1 1.3 | 1.7 1.9 .3 .7 .5 | 126.6 | 127.1 127.1 127.2 127.2 127.2 127.3 Electric 491,3pt | 3.6 7.8 2.0 | 2.2 1.9 -.1 .6 .6 | 124.1 | 124.6 124.7 124.7 124.8 124.8 124.9 Gas 492,3pt | .5 2.3 -.2 | .5 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.4 | 137.9 | 139.1 139.2 139.4 139.6 139.7 139.9 | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | semiconductors 2 | 16.5 9.5 19.3 | 41.0 46.3 37.4 34.8 26.3 | 694.1 | 812.4 828.4 844.4 859.0 873.7 888.8 | | | | Manufacturing ex. computers, | | | | communications eq., and | | | | semiconductors 2 | 2.4 3.7 1.9 | 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 1.4 | 146.6 | 148.3 148.5 148.6 148.8 148.9 149.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <1> Series begins in 1977. <2> Semiconductors include related electronic components.