Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Dec. 97 | to | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to Item | 1998 Q4 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. | Dec. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 2.1 | 1.6 2.8 .9 3.2 | -.4 .5 -.1 .2 | .1 -1.0 -2.4 -.8 | 1.9 | | | | | Manufacturing | 2.6 | 2.4 2.5 .4 5.1 | -.4 .8 .1 .2 | .6 -.5 -2.9 -1.8 | 2.3 | | | | | Primary processing | -.5 | .8 -.6 -2.8 .5 | -1.0 .6 .2 .3 | -.6 .8 -2.0 -2.2 | -.7 Advanced processing | 4.1 | 3.2 3.9 1.9 7.3 | -.1 .9 .1 .1 | 1.2 -1.1 -3.3 -1.6 | 3.7 | | | | | Durable | 5.3 | 3.5 4.6 4.7 8.5 | -.1 1.0 -.1 .3 | 1.7 -.4 -2.6 -1.3 | 4.8 Lumber and products 24 | 3.8 | 4.0 2.9 4.4 4.0 | -1.3 .7 .9 .7 | -2.0 2.6 -4.1 -5.6 | 4.1 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.9 | .8 4.8 -1.2 11.7 | 1.2 1.8 .1 1.0 | -.6 -2.1 -1.8 .1 | 3.8 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.0 | 1.5 -1.3 7.8 8.2 | -.3 .8 1.4 .2 | -.4 .4 -2.2 -4.3 | 3.6 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | -7.1 | -.9 -8.6 -9.2 -9.4 | -3.4 .8 -2.0 -.1 | -.3 .3 -2.7 -3.1 | -7.3 Iron and steel 331,2 | -13.0 | 1.1 -12.7 -16.0 -22.7 | -7.4 .8 -4.0 .2 | -3.1 .4 -5.6 -2.9 | -13.9 Raw steel | -12.9 | 8.8 -6.0 -9.7 -37.6 | -6.4 -2.6 -8.7 2.0 | -3.6 -3.2 -8.3 .1 | -14.5 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | .0 | -3.2 -3.3 -.6 7.3 | 1.1 .7 .1 -.4 | 2.7 .2 .5 -3.3 | .5 Fabricated metal products 34 | .3 | .4 3.2 -4.2 2.1 | -.1 .6 .2 .6 | .4 -.2 -1.4 .1 | -.1 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 13.1 | 14.8 19.5 10.1 8.3 | .3 1.7 .4 .4 | 1.7 -1.2 -2.8 -.6 | 12.6 Computer and office equip. 357 | 54.1 | 72.6 58.1 37.6 50.0 | 3.2 4.1 3.8 2.2 | 2.9 -2.2 1.1 2.0 | 52.8 Electrical machinery 36 | 10.9 | 6.7 6.8 14.7 15.9 | 2.4 1.1 .7 1.3 | 9.4 -5.6 1.8 3.0 | 11.0 Semiconductors and related | | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 25.3 | 8.9 9.6 37.6 49.8 | 4.0 3.7 3.0 2.8 | 21.3 -11.0 6.7 8.5 | 27.1 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 3.4 | -4.7 -2.6 3.7 18.7 | -2.0 .8 -1.0 -.9 | -1.3 4.3 -7.2 -5.9 | 1.7 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 1.1 | -17.1 -14.5 5.7 39.4 | -2.8 .2 -.8 -.7 | -1.7 6.3 -12.4 -11.2 | -.4 Autos and light trucks | 2.9 | -15.0 -14.9 -8.7 69.3 | -3.9 2.9 -1.4 -.5 | 2.2 9.4 -15.0 -11.7 | 2.7 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 6.8 | 14.2 14.1 2.0 -2.1 | -1.0 1.4 -1.2 -1.2 | -.9 1.7 -.1 .4 | 4.8 Instruments 38 | 2.1 | .5 2.9 .8 4.2 | 1.1 .7 -1.0 .4 | 1.0 -1.2 -2.0 .8 | 2.1 Miscellaneous 39 | -3.2 | 2.5 -2.1 -5.0 -7.8 | -.6 -.9 -1.3 1.3 | -.7 1.3 -.7 -.6 | -3.4 | | | | | Nondurable | -.8 | 1.1 -.2 -4.7 1.0 | -.7 .6 .5 .0 | -.6 -.7 -3.3 -2.5 | -.8 Foods 20 | 1.6 | 5.8 -.1 -6.5 8.0 | -.2 1.4 1.7 -.5 | .6 -.8 -3.4 -3.1 | 1.5 Tobacco products 21 | -8.7 | -2.9 -2.6 -10.3 -18.1 | -2.5 -2.2 -2.0 .2 | -5.4 1.7 -11.2 -20.2 | -6.0 Textile mill products 22 | -1.7 | .5 -1.3 -4.0 -2.0 | -.5 1.3 -1.2 -.7 | -1.3 3.9 -8.1 -9.1 | -2.3 Apparel products 23 | -5.9 | -2.1 -4.3 -5.5 -11.6 | -.9 -.9 -1.7 -.4 | -2.4 -1.3 -2.8 -.6 | -6.7 Paper and products 26 | -.6 | -.9 -1.8 .2 .4 | -1.2 1.3 -.3 .0 | -2.0 3.0 -3.3 -2.2 | -1.0 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | -1.7 | -2.8 -2.0 -2.1 .3 | -.2 .2 .4 -.2 | -.2 -1.1 -2.0 -1.9 | -1.9 Chemicals and products 28 | -2.1 | .6 .6 -8.3 -1.0 | -.8 .5 .1 .4 | -.2 -2.9 -4.6 -.7 | -2.5 Petroleum products 29 | 2.3 | 4.9 1.3 2.8 .2 | -3.0 -.1 2.6 .7 | -3.2 -3.3 2.9 -.8 | 3.4 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.3 | 2.5 5.4 -1.2 6.8 | .4 .6 1.1 .7 | .0 1.5 .1 -.2 | 3.7 Leather and products 31 | -7.6 | -6.7 -11.2 -6.7 -5.7 | -.7 -.6 .9 -1.3 | -1.8 .5 -.4 -1.7 | -7.7 | | | | | Mining | -4.2 | 4.3 -6.2 -6.1 -8.4 | -1.3 -.6 -.4 -.6 | -1.4 -.4 -2.0 -2.5 | -5.3 Metal mining 10 | -.6 | 8.3 -21.4 -2.7 17.8 | -2.4 4.4 .8 -.4 | -.5 .8 -.2 .2 | 3.7 Coal mining 12 | 3.0 | -4.9 4.5 19.5 -5.2 | 5.6 -4.3 -2.0 5.4 | 4.4 -.1 -7.8 2.6 | -1.4 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -7.4 | 5.3 -8.2 -12.0 -13.7 | -2.4 .0 -1.7 -1.9 | -1.7 -.4 .1 -1.6 | -8.7 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 2.6 | 7.7 3.1 -3.6 3.4 | -3.2 -1.3 8.0 -1.8 | -6.6 -1.7 -5.6 -14.8 | 3.4 | | | | | Utilities | 1.3 | -11.1 17.9 14.7 -12.5 | .0 -2.4 -2.9 1.6 | -6.9 -8.5 4.3 15.1 | 2.4 Electric 491,3pt | 3.4 | -7.9 21.3 10.0 -7.0 | 1.1 -1.8 -2.2 1.1 | -7.1 -11.5 -1.8 9.4 | 4.6 Gas 492,3pt | -9.1 | -25.5 1.3 42.2 -36.6 | -5.2 -5.4 -7.1 4.2 | -4.0 21.2 48.7 42.7 | -8.5 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | 26.9 | 22.7 23.5 28.7 32.7 | 3.0 2.5 1.8 2.2 | 9.8 -5.7 3.3 5.2 | 27.2 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 2.7 | 3.8 3.6 .1 3.3 | -.2 .9 .2 .2 | .8 -1.0 -2.2 -1.2 | 2.5 Computer and office equipment | 1.4 | 1.0 1.1 -.5 4.1 | -.5 .7 .0 .1 | .6 -.5 -3.0 -1.9 | 1.1 Computers and semiconductors 1 | .4 | .6 .7 -2.0 2.4 | -.7 .6 -.1 .0 | -.2 .0 -3.4 -2.4 | .0 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | .3 | .4 .3 -2.3 2.6 | -.7 .6 .0 .0 | -.2 .0 -3.5 -2.6 | -.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components. 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.