Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Sept. 97 | to | 1997 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to Item | 1997 Q4 | Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 | June July Aug. Sept. | June July Aug. Sept. | Sept. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Total index | 5.8 | 7.2 1.2 1.7 .0 | -1.1 -.4 1.6 -.3 | 1.8 -2.7 5.2 -.6 | 2.4 | | | | | Manufacturing | 6.3 | 8.1 2.3 .8 -.6 | -1.3 -.4 1.8 -.4 | 1.4 -3.7 6.1 -.1 | 2.6 | | | | | Primary processing | 3.5 | 4.5 1.2 -.9 -1.2 | -.9 .7 -.1 -.6 | 1.1 -2.5 2.7 -.3 | .3 Advanced processing | 7.6 | 9.8 2.8 1.5 -.3 | -1.5 -.8 2.8 -.4 | 1.6 -4.2 7.7 .0 | 3.6 | | | | | Durable | 9.5 | 10.3 2.6 2.5 1.9 | -1.7 -.9 4.0 -.7 | -.1 -6.0 9.2 .0 | 4.7 Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 | -.7 3.4 5.6 2.3 | .4 .0 1.2 -2.0 | 4.9 -4.4 5.8 -1.7 | 3.1 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.6 | 4.8 -5.9 1.3 -4.4 | 1.0 -1.4 -.4 -.1 | 4.9 -3.5 8.1 -1.8 | -1.0 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.6 | 4.3 -2.2 -5.0 7.1 | -1.1 1.3 1.7 -.3 | 1.7 -1.5 4.9 -.7 | 1.0 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | 5.6 | 7.5 1.0 -8.3 -8.3 | -2.5 .0 1.5 -2.5 | -3.1 -4.4 3.7 .5 | -3.7 Iron and steel 331,2 | 5.7 | 12.6 2.3 -11.4 -15.0 | -3.3 -.2 .8 -4.4 | -4.4 -3.7 1.4 -.6 | -7.3 Raw steel | 7.3 | 8.3 9.4 -5.4 -11.2 | -5.2 1.1 2.7 -6.3 | -5.2 -3.3 3.6 -3.9 | -5.4 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 5.5 | 1.9 -.4 -4.6 -.3 | -1.6 .3 2.4 -.4 | -1.6 -5.1 6.2 1.7 | .5 Fabricated metal products 34 | 3.7 | 8.9 -.9 2.8 -3.1 | -.6 -.1 -1.0 .4 | 2.3 -2.7 2.7 .6 | 1.7 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 8.7 8.3 16.8 9.1 | 1.2 1.0 .3 -.3 | 4.8 -3.3 2.3 1.9 | 10.7 Computer and office equip. 357 | 36.3 | 28.3 56.6 56.9 39.7 | 2.8 2.5 3.4 2.6 | 11.0 6.6 -1.0 2.3 | 45.2 Electrical machinery 36 | 18.5 | 16.9 13.6 5.6 4.0 | -.1 .8 .1 .3 | 1.8 -1.8 3.1 .3 | 9.7 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 39.8 | 31.5 30.8 10.6 11.7 | .1 .9 1.3 1.7 | 1.2 -1.3 2.7 1.0 | 21.0 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 12.2 | 18.8 -6.3 -7.1 3.0 | -8.2 -6.4 21.5 -1.9 | -10.4 -21.0 42.5 -1.6 | 4.1 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 11.9 | 23.1 -17.7 -11.9 1.7 | -14.3 -12.9 43.4 -3.1 | -18.4 -38.0 100.8 -2.7 | 3.1 Autos and light trucks | 9.6 | 27.8 -14.9 -14.3 -5.8 | -16.7 -20.9 63.5 -3.3 | -21.5 -48.2 143.2 2.3 | 3.4 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 12.7 | 13.1 11.3 -.8 4.9 | -.3 .9 .5 -.3 | .7 -1.9 1.1 -.1 | 5.6 Instruments 38 | 3.2 | 2.6 .4 2.2 -3.6 | -1.2 -.6 .7 -.1 | 2.2 -.6 1.3 .0 | .3 Miscellaneous 39 | 4.8 | 1.6 3.9 -1.7 -5.4 | -.4 .1 -1.2 .0 | .6 -3.2 2.3 .0 | -.5 | | | | | Nondurable | 2.6 | 5.5 1.8 -1.3 -3.5 | -.8 .2 -.6 -.2 | 3.3 -1.1 2.7 -.3 | .1 Foods 20 | 1.8 | 4.3 6.6 -1.5 -4.8 | -1.6 .3 -.9 .5 | 2.8 .3 3.1 1.8 | 1.6 Tobacco products 21 | 1.9 | 12.3 3.2 -7.9 .9 | -1.3 1.3 1.0 -2.3 | 17.6 -24.0 30.2 -9.1 | .3 Textile mill products 22 | 4.1 | 2.1 -4.9 -1.9 -.1 | -2.6 .6 .3 1.0 | -.1 -6.5 6.6 -.3 | -.9 Apparel products 23 | -1.9 | -1.0 -2.6 -3.2 -5.6 | .4 -.2 -1.7 .3 | 2.8 -4.3 2.9 -1.8 | -3.3 Paper and products 26 | 3.1 | -2.1 -1.3 -1.7 4.3 | -.5 2.4 -1.6 .5 | 2.3 -.1 .4 -.6 | .0 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 4.0 | 9.9 -4.9 -5.8 -7.5 | -1.2 -.8 -.5 .3 | 3.0 2.0 1.6 -.1 | -2.8 Chemicals and products 28 | 2.9 | 8.3 3.1 .3 -4.5 | -.1 -.1 -.6 -1.0 | 4.0 1.0 .1 -.5 | .1 Petroleum products 29 | 2.2 | 1.0 12.2 1.6 .7 | .3 1.5 -.4 -2.4 | 2.6 1.6 -.1 -2.7 | 1.5 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.8 | 5.2 2.2 6.1 -.6 | -.5 .0 .3 .1 | 1.3 -4.7 4.7 -.2 | 3.1 Leather and products 31 | -7.3 | -2.4 -9.4 -14.8 -5.4 | -1.4 -.1 -.4 .4 | .7 -6.8 6.1 -.8 | -6.6 | | | | | Mining | 2.1 | -2.1 9.9 -3.9 -6.1 | -2.1 .2 -.8 -.5 | -.5 -1.1 .9 -.3 | -1.3 Metal mining 10 | 2.7 | 15.4 2.6 -19.2 -2.1 | .5 -3.4 3.8 -1.3 | 3.3 -4.7 4.2 -.2 | -1.1 Coal mining 12 | 4.7 | 11.2 -5.1 8.7 5.2 | -5.2 3.9 -3.1 2.9 | -.5 -2.8 7.9 1.9 | 5.9 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 1.9 | -6.2 13.7 -6.5 -10.4 | -2.2 .0 -1.1 -.9 | -2.3 -.4 -1.1 -.5 | -3.9 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .6 | .4 9.9 11.5 9.5 | 1.7 -.6 1.5 -1.5 | 9.1 -1.1 3.2 -2.0 | 7.9 | | | | | Utilities | 2.4 | 5.5 -16.5 18.8 12.5 | 2.7 -.8 .6 1.6 | 8.7 6.9 -.6 -6.5 | 4.4 Electric 491,3pt | 2.8 | 5.1 -11.7 22.0 10.9 | 1.4 -.8 .6 2.2 | 13.4 8.5 -.5 -7.0 | 6.2 Gas 492,3pt | .8 | 7.1 -33.3 6.1 19.4 | 8.6 -.9 .3 -.9 | -16.9 -5.0 -1.5 -1.8 | -2.8 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 30.6 | 24.6 26.6 19.9 15.5 | 1.1 1.0 1.7 1.2 | 3.8 .4 2.1 .4 | 21.3 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 6.0 | 7.2 3.7 1.6 -.8 | -.5 .3 -.1 -.3 | 2.8 -1.8 2.8 .0 | 2.5 Computer and office equipment | 5.8 | 7.8 1.4 -.2 -1.3 | -1.4 -.4 1.8 -.5 | 1.2 -3.9 6.2 -.2 | 1.8 Computers and semiconductors | 4.4 | 6.8 .2 -.7 -1.8 | -1.5 -.5 1.8 -.6 | 1.2 -4.0 6.4 -.2 | 1.0 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 4.2 | 6.7 .2 -1.0 -2.0 | -1.6 -.5 1.9 -.6 | 1.2 -4.0 6.4 -.2 | .9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Estimates for September are preliminary. Estimates from June to August are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.