Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY 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 | | | | | Manufacturing | 6.3 | 6.2 4.9 6.1 8.0 | 1.0 .4 .3 .0 | -2.0 -2.2 .3 2.3 | 5.5 | | | | | Primary processing | 3.5 | 3.4 3.7 2.6 4.2 | .9 .2 .1 -.1 | -1.3 -2.1 .2 1.9 | 2.9 Advanced processing | 7.6 | 7.6 5.4 7.8 9.9 | 1.1 .4 .4 .0 | -2.4 -2.2 .3 2.5 | 6.8 | | | | | Durable | 9.5 | 9.4 8.1 10.1 10.2 | 1.5 .5 .3 .1 | -1.0 -2.1 .3 3.8 | 8.1 Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 | 4.2 10.8 -5.1 -.9 | 3.7 -2.4 -.7 .9 | -3.6 -6.1 -.2 3.6 | .1 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.6 | 2.7 10.7 -3.2 4.8 | .9 .3 -1.0 .8 | -1.2 -.5 -3.0 4.6 | 3.0 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.7 | 8.8 3.3 2.4 4.4 | .9 1.3 -1.2 .4 | -2.9 -3.6 -2.3 1.9 | 3.1 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | 5.5 | -.4 9.9 5.7 7.1 | 1.2 -1.6 1.2 -.5 | .4 -3.8 3.3 3.2 | 5.1 Iron and steel 331,2 | 5.4 | -.8 10.9 .8 11.6 | .5 -1.4 1.7 -.2 | -.9 -3.8 3.9 4.6 | 6.1 Raw steel | 7.3 | 5.8 8.7 6.5 8.3 | 2.7 -1.4 3.0 -1.5 | 1.8 -2.4 5.6 2.1 | 7.6 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 5.6 | .1 8.7 11.8 2.2 | 2.0 -1.8 .7 -.8 | 2.0 -3.7 2.6 1.5 | 4.1 Fabricated metal products 34 | 3.4 | 2.3 2.9 1.0 7.7 | .2 .8 .0 -.2 | -1.1 .0 -3.2 1.9 | 3.1 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 11.2 10.8 14.3 8.8 | .7 .6 .7 .3 | -2.4 -1.2 1.4 4.5 | 10.1 Computer and office equip. 357 | 35.7 | 32.7 34.9 50.2 26.0 | 1.8 1.6 3.0 1.8 | -1.2 2.2 -.8 4.3 | 34.8 Electrical machinery 36 | 18.5 | 18.0 20.0 19.0 16.9 | 2.7 1.0 .9 .9 | 2.4 .9 -1.8 2.5 | 17.1 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 39.8 | 46.2 41.4 40.3 31.5 | 3.6 2.5 2.7 2.4 | 4.8 3.8 -.6 3.1 | 36.7 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 12.2 | 14.0 -.1 17.2 18.8 | 2.9 1.4 -.3 -1.1 | -2.0 -6.5 5.4 7.2 | 9.2 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 11.9 | 15.8 -8.9 20.5 23.1 | 4.5 .5 -1.1 -2.2 | -4.5 -14.6 11.2 12.7 | 6.4 Autos and light trucks | 9.6 | 19.0 -20.2 19.0 27.8 | 5.5 -3.8 -1.4 -3.3 | -5.9 -18.6 3.5 22.1 | -.8 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 12.7 | 11.5 13.4 12.7 13.1 | .6 2.8 .9 .2 | 1.7 4.6 -1.2 .2 | 13.2 Instruments 38 | 3.2 | 2.1 3.2 5.1 2.3 | -.2 -.7 .6 .6 | -1.2 .3 -2.1 1.8 | 2.7 Miscellaneous 39 | 4.8 | 11.4 3.1 3.3 1.6 | -.3 1.8 -.4 .0 | .2 -.6 -4.7 1.6 | 2.3 | | | | | Nondurable | 2.7 | 2.5 1.2 1.5 5.5 | .4 .2 .4 -.1 | -3.3 -2.3 .3 .5 | 2.6 Foods 20 | 1.9 | 4.6 -1.9 .4 4.4 | 1.5 .1 1.4 -.3 | -3.6 -2.7 -.4 -.9 | 2.6 Tobacco products 21 | 1.9 | .9 -6.6 1.9 12.3 | -2.5 -4.9 2.0 -.5 | -12.2 -21.6 21.8 6.1 | -1.1 Textile mill products 22 | 4.1 | .6 4.4 9.3 2.2 | .9 -1.8 1.6 -.6 | -6.4 -9.8 6.8 4.2 | 4.4 Apparel products 23 | -1.9 | -3.7 -1.2 -1.8 -1.0 | -.7 .7 -.4 -.9 | -1.8 .2 -3.7 .6 | -1.4 Paper and products 26 | 3.1 | 6.1 1.8 6.9 -2.1 | .7 .4 -1.1 -.1 | -1.7 -2.2 3.9 -.4 | .6 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 3.9 | 1.6 3.7 .9 9.6 | .7 -.4 -.7 -.2 | -2.3 -2.2 -4.0 .4 | 2.5 Chemicals and products 28 | 3.0 | 2.2 1.0 .1 8.7 | -.2 1.8 .4 .5 | -4.3 .2 1.9 .9 | 4.3 Petroleum products 29 | 2.2 | .8 12.7 -5.0 1.0 | -2.3 1.0 .7 -.5 | -1.4 .0 -6.8 -.8 | 1.7 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.8 | 1.9 1.7 6.6 5.1 | 1.7 -.4 .5 -.3 | .2 -1.0 -.5 1.4 | 3.5 Leather and products 31 | -7.4 | -4.4 -6.5 -15.3 -2.8 | -1.9 .1 -2.0 .7 | -2.0 -1.3 -4.4 .8 | -7.6 | | | | | Mining | 2.1 | 7.1 1.9 1.8 -2.3 | .2 -.5 1.6 -.3 | -.3 -1.8 -.7 .4 | .7 Metal mining 10 | 2.6 | -1.8 3.9 -5.6 15.1 | 1.8 -8.5 2.8 -.2 | 1.5 -7.3 -.8 2.1 | .0 Coal mining 12 | 4.7 | 2.2 5.0 .6 11.2 | 1.5 5.6 -1.2 -5.9 | -1.5 3.0 1.8 -.6 | -1.2 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 1.8 | 8.7 2.4 3.0 -6.5 | -.5 -1.1 2.0 .7 | 1.6 -.4 -.2 .5 | 1.3 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .6 | 10.2 -6.6 -.7 .4 | 2.6 .9 2.0 .6 | -12.3 -16.1 -9.2 -.1 | -.1 | | | | | Utilities | 2.6 | -6.8 3.3 8.3 6.2 | -1.3 -.4 -3.1 .9 | 7.8 14.7 6.3 -6.5 | 1.8 Electric 491,3pt | 2.8 | -3.5 -.9 11.1 5.2 | -2.9 -.4 -1.8 1.0 | -2.3 7.4 4.6 -5.1 | 2.1 Gas 492,3pt | 1.5 | -18.7 21.0 -2.0 10.0 | 5.3 -.4 -7.9 .4 | 62.8 38.3 10.8 -10.1 | .5 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 30.4 | 31.8 31.9 34.2 24.1 | 2.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 | 3.2 3.0 -2.1 2.3 | 27.6 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 5.9 | 5.6 5.8 5.2 7.1 | .8 .4 .4 .1 | -1.8 -1.4 -.3 1.6 | 5.5 Computer and office equipment | 5.8 | 5.7 4.3 5.4 7.7 | 1.0 .4 .3 .0 | -2.0 -2.3 .3 2.3 | 5.0 Computers and semiconductors | 4.4 | 4.1 2.7 4.0 6.8 | .9 .3 .2 -.2 | -2.3 -2.5 .3 2.2 | 3.7 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 4.2 | 4.0 2.4 3.7 6.7 | .8 .3 .2 -.1 | -2.5 -2.7 .5 2.3 | 3.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.