Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Dec. 96 | to | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | to Item | 1997 Q4 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Dec. 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 5.8 | 5.2 4.6 6.0 7.4 | .3 .7 .8 .5 | .3 -.6 -1.2 -.7 | 5.9 | | | | | Manufacturing | 6.4 | 6.2 4.9 6.1 8.3 | .1 .7 1.2 .5 | .8 -.3 -1.8 -2.0 | 6.5 | | | | | Primary processing | 3.8 | 3.4 3.7 2.6 5.4 | .1 .3 1.0 .7 | .9 -.1 -1.2 -1.6 | 4.6 Advanced processing | 7.6 | 7.6 5.4 7.8 9.6 | .1 .9 1.3 .4 | .7 -.5 -2.1 -2.2 | 7.4 | | | | | Durable | 9.6 | 9.4 8.1 10.1 10.6 | .1 .7 1.7 .6 | 1.2 .4 -.8 -1.9 | 10.0 Lumber and products 24 | 1.6 | 4.2 10.8 -5.1 -2.7 | -1.9 -.7 2.4 -.3 | -.7 .2 -4.7 -4.2 | 4.2 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.7 | 2.7 10.7 -3.2 5.0 | .8 .5 1.5 .2 | -.6 -3.9 -.6 -.7 | 4.2 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 5.3 | 8.8 3.3 2.4 6.9 | .6 .2 1.4 .8 | .2 .5 -2.4 -4.0 | 6.7 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | 6.2 | -.4 9.9 5.7 9.8 | .4 1.2 .9 .8 | 3.7 .3 .0 -1.3 | 7.6 Iron and steel 331,2 | 6.7 | -.8 10.9 .8 17.0 | 2.2 1.6 1.1 .7 | 6.2 1.1 -.3 -1.6 | 9.2 Raw steel | 8.0 | 5.8 8.7 6.5 11.0 | 2.6 -1.2 2.7 .5 | 5.2 -.7 1.8 -.6 | 8.1 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 5.5 | .1 8.7 11.8 2.0 | -1.7 .6 .6 1.0 | 1.1 -.6 .4 -.9 | 5.7 Fabricated metal products 34 | 4.0 | 2.3 2.9 1.0 10.0 | -.1 1.2 1.0 1.3 | 1.2 -.9 -.4 .5 | 5.4 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 11.2 10.8 14.3 8.9 | -1.3 1.5 .7 1.0 | 1.3 -1.2 -2.4 -.9 | 11.1 Computer and office equip. 357 | 34.4 | 32.7 34.9 50.2 21.2 | 2.0 1.3 .9 .8 | 1.7 -2.5 -2.0 1.4 | 32.8 Electrical machinery 36 | 18.7 | 18.0 20.0 19.0 17.7 | .3 1.4 2.6 1.8 | 1.6 .6 2.2 1.7 | 19.5 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 40.2 | 46.2 41.4 40.3 33.0 | .8 2.3 3.7 3.1 | 1.9 1.9 4.9 4.4 | 40.1 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 11.6 | 14.0 -.1 17.2 16.3 | 1.5 -.5 3.4 -1.0 | 1.1 4.5 -1.5 -8.5 | 10.9 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 10.9 | 15.8 -8.9 20.5 18.8 | 1.6 -1.1 5.3 -3.6 | .2 7.6 -3.9 -17.9 | 8.8 Autos and light trucks | 9.6 | 19.0 -20.2 19.0 27.9 | 2.1 -1.4 5.5 -3.7 | 4.2 10.2 -5.9 -18.5 | 6.0 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 12.7 | 11.5 13.4 12.7 13.1 | 1.4 .4 .8 2.6 | 2.4 .3 2.0 4.5 | 13.8 Instruments 38 | 3.9 | 2.1 3.2 5.1 5.2 | -.2 .7 .5 .1 | .7 -1.9 -.5 1.1 | 3.8 Miscellaneous 39 | 4.1 | 11.4 3.1 3.3 -1.0 | -.4 .3 -1.1 1.5 | 1.4 1.0 -.6 -.9 | 3.0 | | | | | Nondurable | 2.7 | 2.5 1.2 1.5 5.6 | .2 .7 .6 .4 | .3 -1.2 -3.0 -2.2 | 2.5 Foods 20 | 2.0 | 4.6 -1.9 .4 5.0 | -.2 .6 1.6 .1 | 1.0 -1.8 -3.5 -2.6 | 1.9 Tobacco products 21 | .6 | .9 -6.6 1.9 6.8 | -.4 1.5 -1.5 2.8 | -7.0 7.9 -11.3 -15.1 | -1.1 Textile mill products 22 | 5.1 | .6 4.4 9.3 6.0 | .6 .3 1.1 .2 | -.5 2.9 -6.1 -8.2 | 6.8 Apparel products 23 | -1.6 | -3.7 -1.2 -1.8 .3 | .0 .2 -.6 1.3 | .2 -1.2 -1.7 .8 | .0 Paper and products 26 | 4.9 | 6.1 1.8 6.9 4.9 | -.6 .3 2.0 -.1 | -1.7 2.0 -.4 -2.7 | 3.9 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 3.9 | 1.6 3.7 .9 9.6 | .7 1.5 .7 -.6 | .5 -1.8 -2.0 -2.4 | 3.5 Chemicals and products 28 | 2.0 | 2.2 1.0 .1 4.8 | .9 .4 -.2 .7 | 1.6 -3.3 -4.3 -.9 | 1.5 Petroleum products 29 | 2.6 | .8 12.7 -5.0 2.9 | .4 1.0 -2.1 1.9 | .0 -2.3 -1.2 .9 | 3.9 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 4.1 | 1.9 1.7 6.6 6.4 | -.3 -.1 1.8 .4 | .1 .0 .3 -.2 | 4.4 Leather and products 31 | -7.8 | -4.4 -6.5 -15.3 -4.8 | -.3 2.1 -2.2 -.7 | .4 1.1 -2.4 -2.2 | -9.5 | | | | | Mining | 2.3 | 7.1 1.9 1.8 -1.5 | .1 -.3 -.4 .3 | .3 -.3 -.8 -.9 | 3.1 Metal mining 10 | 5.2 | -1.8 3.9 -5.6 27.0 | -.6 5.5 2.3 -2.1 | .5 1.3 2.0 -.8 | 3.8 Coal mining 12 | 4.2 | 2.2 5.0 .6 9.2 | 1.7 .0 1.5 4.2 | .7 -.5 -1.5 1.6 | 7.1 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 2.0 | 8.7 2.4 3.0 -5.8 | .2 -.9 -1.0 -.4 | .6 -.6 1.1 .4 | 2.3 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .4 | 10.2 -6.6 -.7 -.6 | -1.9 -.1 .1 1.7 | -2.1 .3 -14.6 -14.9 | 3.5 | | | | | Utilities | 2.3 | -6.8 3.3 8.3 5.0 | 1.9 1.4 -1.9 .4 | -6.0 -3.7 7.0 15.4 | 1.9 Electric 491,3pt | 2.6 | -3.5 -.9 11.1 4.2 | 2.3 1.3 -2.3 .0 | -6.7 -8.5 -1.8 7.9 | 1.8 Gas 492,3pt | 1.1 | -18.7 21.0 -2.0 8.0 | .2 1.9 -.5 1.7 | -.1 33.1 52.9 40.7 | 2.3 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 30.4 | 31.8 31.9 34.2 23.8 | 1.4 1.5 2.4 2.1 | 2.2 .5 2.8 3.5 | 30.2 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 6.1 | 5.6 5.8 5.2 7.6 | .0 .8 .9 .8 | .8 -.8 -1.7 -1.0 | 6.4 Computer and office equipment | 5.9 | 5.7 4.3 5.4 8.1 | .1 .7 1.2 .5 | .8 -.3 -1.8 -2.1 | 6.0 Computers and semiconductors | 4.5 | 4.1 2.7 4.0 7.1 | .1 .6 1.1 .4 | .7 -.4 -2.1 -2.4 | 4.6 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 4.3 | 4.0 2.4 3.7 7.0 | .0 .6 1.1 .4 | .7 -.4 -2.2 -2.6 | 4.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: Estimates for December are preliminary. Estimates from September to November are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.