Table 5 RATES OF GROWTH IN CAPACITY, BY INDUSTRY GROUPS, 1995-1999 <1> Difference between Revised growth rate revised and earlier growth rates (percent) (percentage points) Item | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Total index | 5.0 5.4 5.4 6.3 4.2 | -.3 -.3 .3 1.3 .8 | | Manufacturing | 5.6 6.1 6.1 7.0 4.7 | -.4 -.3 .3 1.4 .9 | | Primary processing | 3.1 3.5 3.9 3.8 2.4 | -.2 -.3 .0 .8 .4 Advanced processing | 6.9 7.2 7.0 8.5 5.6 | -.5 -.3 .6 1.8 1.2 | | Durable | 8.8 9.3 8.7 10.7 7.3 | -.6 -.4 .2 2.8 1.8 Lumber and products 24 | 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.9 | .2 -.2 -.8 .2 -.2 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 4.4 4.3 3.8 3.2 2.0 | 1.9 -1.6 -1.3 1.3 .1 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 2.0 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.5 | -3.7 -1.5 .2 2.1 .7 | | Primary metals 33 | 2.5 5.7 3.5 3.5 2.5 | -.2 2.1 .0 .1 .9 Iron and steel 331,2 | 1.9 5.2 3.8 5.2 3.9 | -.1 .2 -.1 .1 1.7 Raw steel | 3.2 2.7 6.0 6.2 1.5 | .1 .0 .2 -.7 -.7 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 3.2 6.4 3.1 1.5 .8 | -.4 4.4 .3 .1 .1 Primary copper 3331 | 1.6 -5.1 .7 -.5 -2.2 | -.4 -.4 1.3 -1.2 -2.6 Primary aluminum 3334 | .0 .4 .0 .0 .0 | .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 | | Fabricated metal products 34 | 6.0 5.1 6.1 5.8 .3 | .8 -.3 -.4 1.6 .0 Industrial machinery | | and equipment 35 | 10.0 12.3 14.2 15.8 15.3 | -1.5 -.7 2.2 1.2 4.5 Computer and office equip. 357 | 30.3 42.5 50.9 58.8 61.9 | -4.3 -3.6 7.7 -.6 20.6 Electrical machinery 36 | 29.8 30.9 22.9 30.5 17.3 | 1.0 .7 -.7 12.2 4.0 Semiconductors and related | | electronic components 3672-9 | 63.0 59.1 43.0 61.1 31.6 | 4.3 2.6 -3.6 27.6 4.2 | | Transportation equipment 37 | 2.2 .5 2.4 2.7 -.1 | -2.1 -2.0 .4 .6 -.6 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 5.3 1.5 3.6 2.8 .2 | -3.1 -2.4 .4 .2 -.7 Autos and light trucks | .2 -4.5 4.2 2.6 -1.7 | -4.4 -4.0 3.4 -.2 -1.0 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | -1.4 -1.0 .7 2.7 -.7 | -1.1 -1.6 .4 1.3 -.5 Instruments 38 | 2.5 .3 .8 2.2 4.0 | -.2 .2 -.5 -.2 .7 Miscellaneous 39 | 2.6 2.4 .5 1.4 1.1 | .9 .5 -1.4 -.5 -.9 | | Nondurable | 2.0 2.2 2.6 2.4 1.3 | -.1 -.1 .6 -.1 -.1 Foods 20 | 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.9 | .2 .2 1.1 -.6 .0 Textile mill products 22 | 2.6 1.9 2.1 .3 .3 | .7 -.3 -2.4 -.6 1.4 Apparel products 23 | 1.6 .3 .6 .6 -.8 | -.7 -.4 -1.2 1.3 .8 Paper and products 26 | 3.0 1.4 3.3 3.1 2.4 | .5 -1.5 .9 .1 .0 Pulp and paper 261-3 | 2.9 1.2 2.3 1.4 1.2 | .0 -.4 .8 -.3 .1 Printing and publishing 27 | .3 .7 1.9 1.6 -.2 | -.4 .4 1.8 -1.5 -.9 | | Chemicals and products 28 | 2.5 3.4 2.8 2.9 1.0 | -.2 -.1 .1 .4 -.2 Plastics materials 2821 | 3.0 3.3 1.7 3.7 3.7 | -1.9 -2.5 -2.4 .0 .3 Synthetic fibers 2823,4 | -.7 -2.0 1.1 .5 1.6 | -1.1 -1.7 -1.4 -2.4 -2.0 Petroleum products 29 | -.2 1.4 2.3 2.9 1.6 | .0 .6 1.0 1.8 .5 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 4.1 4.2 5.3 5.1 5.4 | -.3 -.7 .2 .3 .1 Leather and products 31 | -2.2 -1.5 -1.9 -2.8 -4.9 | -5.6 -5.0 1.5 -2.4 1.5 | | Mining | -.4 .4 1.6 .9 -.2 | .0 .0 .0 .0 -1.2 Metal mining 10 | .7 1.6 3.2 1.1 -1.5 | .1 -.1 .3 .3 -2.0 Coal mining 12 | .3 1.8 .2 .4 .4 | -.2 .1 -1.5 -1.3 -1.6 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -1.0 -.3 1.2 .6 -.6 | .0 -.1 .2 .1 -.7 Oil and gas well drilling 138 | -1.6 -1.2 1.0 1.9 -3.1 | .0 .0 .1 .0 -2.1 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 2.3 3.6 4.3 2.9 1.6 | .0 .0 -.1 -1.2 -2.6 | | Utilities | 1.7 1.8 .2 .7 1.4 | .0 -.1 -.1 .0 .9 Electric 491,3pt | 2.3 1.9 -.2 .7 1.4 | .1 .0 -.1 .0 .8 Gas 492,3pt | .5 1.9 1.5 1.1 1.0 | .0 -.2 -.5 -.4 -.4 | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | semiconductors 2 | 42.0 45.6 37.9 48.2 35.7 | 1.1 -.7 .5 13.3 9.4 | | communications eq., and | | semiconductors 2 | 2.7 2.6 3.0 3.0 1.3 | -.5 -.3 .3 .4 -.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> Growth rates are calculated as the percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the fourth quarter of the previous year to the fourth quarter of the year specified in the column heading. Notes: Primary processing manufacturing includes textile mill products, paper and products, industrial chemicals, synthetic materials, and fertilizers, petroleum products, rubber and plastics products, lumber and products, primary metals, fabricated metals, and stone, clay, and glass products. Advanced processing manufacturing includes foods, tobacco products, apparel products, printing and publishing, chemical products and other agricultural chemicals, leather and products, furniture and fixtures, industrial and commercial machinery and computer equipment, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, instruments, and miscellaneous manufactures.