Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1995 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Nov. 96 | to | 1996 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | to Item | 1996 Q4 | Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 | Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. | Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. | Nov. 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 4.2 | 3.8 5.2 4.6 6.1 | .6 .4 .5 .8 | 4.6 .4 -.7 -1.3 | 5.6 | | | | | Manufacturing | 4.7 | 4.2 6.2 4.9 6.2 | .7 .2 .6 1.0 | 5.4 .9 -.4 -2.1 | 6.3 | | | | | Primary processing | 3.5 | 3.2 3.4 3.7 2.7 | .1 .2 .3 .6 | 3.0 1.0 -.1 -1.6 | 3.4 Advanced processing | 5.2 | 4.6 7.6 5.4 8.0 | 1.1 .3 .8 1.1 | 6.6 .9 -.5 -2.3 | 7.6 | | | | | Durable | 6.5 | 3.8 9.4 8.1 10.4 | 1.3 .2 .6 1.4 | 7.2 1.4 .3 -1.1 | 9.4 Lumber and products 24 | 2.8 | -.8 4.2 10.8 -4.7 | -.5 -1.6 .2 2.0 | 4.6 -.5 1.1 -5.1 | .8 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 7.3 | 9.0 2.7 10.7 -2.9 | -2.5 1.0 .3 1.0 | 6.0 -.4 -4.0 -1.1 | 3.5 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 3.8 | 1.1 8.8 3.3 2.4 | -.3 .6 -.3 .6 | 2.7 .2 .1 -3.2 | 3.6 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | 3.5 | 4.5 -.4 9.9 5.3 | .2 .1 1.5 .9 | 2.5 3.4 .7 .1 | 6.4 Iron and steel 331,2 | 2.2 | 5.7 -.8 10.9 .8 | -.4 2.2 1.6 1.0 | .5 6.2 1.1 -.3 | 7.2 Raw steel | -1.7 | -6.9 5.8 8.7 6.5 | .5 2.6 -1.2 2.0 | 1.4 5.2 -.7 1.1 | 9.5 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 4.9 | 3.2 .1 8.7 10.8 | .8 -2.4 1.3 .8 | 4.9 .3 .1 .6 | 5.5 Fabricated metal products 34 | 3.2 | 2.1 2.3 2.9 1.8 | .3 .6 .5 .7 | 4.0 1.8 -1.6 -.8 | 3.4 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 7.6 | 7.0 11.2 10.8 14.7 | 2.2 -1.1 1.2 .9 | 4.1 1.5 -1.5 -2.5 | 11.1 Computer and office equip. 357 | 36.5 | 26.4 32.7 34.9 52.1 | 4.0 2.9 2.0 1.8 | -.2 2.6 -1.9 -1.2 | 37.5 Electrical machinery 36 | 12.6 | 11.6 18.0 20.0 19.6 | .5 .6 1.2 1.7 | 3.3 1.9 .3 1.3 | 18.0 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 25.5 | 30.1 46.2 41.4 40.8 | 2.5 1.1 2.6 2.5 | 3.5 2.2 2.2 3.7 | 39.7 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 5.5 | -4.6 14.0 -.1 17.1 | 4.2 1.5 -.2 3.0 | 26.5 1.1 4.8 -1.9 | 12.1 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | -1.4 | -16.2 15.8 -8.9 20.5 | 6.8 1.6 -.9 4.5 | 53.7 .2 7.8 -4.5 | 11.9 Autos and light trucks | 1.0 | -24.0 19.0 -20.2 19.0 | 12.7 2.1 -1.4 5.5 | 66.2 4.2 10.2 -5.9 | 11.8 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 17.0 | 15.4 11.5 13.4 12.6 | .9 1.3 .7 .9 | 1.4 2.3 .6 2.0 | 12.3 Instruments 38 | 4.2 | 3.0 2.1 3.2 5.3 | 1.1 -.1 .5 1.2 | 1.8 .8 -2.0 .1 | 4.7 Miscellaneous 39 | 5.2 | 6.2 11.4 3.1 3.3 | -.3 -.4 .2 -.5 | 4.5 1.4 .9 -.1 | 4.1 | | | | | Nondurable | 2.5 | 4.6 2.5 1.2 1.5 | .1 .3 .6 .4 | 3.5 .4 -1.2 -3.3 | 2.6 Foods 20 | 1.7 | 6.2 4.6 -1.9 1.3 | -1.0 .5 .8 .9 | 2.9 1.7 -1.7 -4.2 | 2.8 Tobacco products 21 | 2.4 | -9.7 .9 -6.6 1.9 | 1.7 -.4 1.5 -1.7 | 31.2 -7.0 7.9 -11.5 | -.7 Textile mill products 22 | .1 | -2.0 .6 4.4 9.3 | .0 .6 -.6 .6 | 6.5 -.4 2.0 -6.5 | 3.1 Apparel products 23 | -3.4 | -5.8 -3.7 -1.2 -1.8 | -.6 .0 .6 -.1 | 4.7 .2 -.9 -1.2 | -1.6 Paper and products 26 | 2.3 | 4.6 6.1 1.8 6.9 | .2 -.6 .3 1.4 | 2.2 -1.7 2.0 -1.0 | 4.9 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 1.6 | 5.3 1.6 3.7 .9 | .3 .7 1.2 .0 | 2.4 .5 -1.8 -2.9 | 3.2 Chemicals and products 28 | 5.4 | 9.9 2.2 1.0 -.5 | .2 .4 .5 .5 | 1.0 1.0 -3.3 -3.6 | 2.3 Petroleum products 29 | 3.3 | 3.3 .8 12.7 -5.0 | .7 .4 .8 -2.4 | .9 .0 -2.6 -1.5 | 1.1 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.4 | .5 1.9 1.7 6.6 | 1.5 -.3 -.1 1.1 | 6.0 .1 .0 -.4 | 4.2 Leather and products 31 | -4.0 | -2.9 -4.4 -6.5 -15.3 | -3.8 -.3 1.7 .8 | 3.7 .4 .7 .6 | -5.0 | | | | | Mining | 1.7 | -5.2 7.1 1.9 1.9 | -.2 .2 -.7 -.2 | 1.4 .4 -.8 -.6 | 1.9 Metal mining 10 | 3.3 | 8.0 -1.8 3.9 -5.5 | .7 -.6 2.3 -.3 | 1.2 .6 -1.8 -.5 | 1.7 Coal mining 12 | 2.5 | -4.0 2.2 5.0 .6 | -3.9 1.7 .0 -2.4 | 7.0 .7 -.5 -5.2 | -.9 Oil and gas extraction 13 | .9 | -7.7 8.7 2.4 3.1 | .2 .3 -1.2 .3 | .1 .6 -.9 2.4 | 3.1 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 5.4 | 3.9 10.2 -6.6 -.5 | 1.8 -1.7 -.2 -.5 | 3.3 -2.0 .2 -15.0 | -2.6 | | | | | Utilities | 1.5 | 7.6 -6.8 3.3 8.1 | -.7 1.7 .6 -.9 | -1.9 -6.1 -4.5 8.2 | 1.0 Electric 491,3pt | 1.0 | 4.8 -3.5 -.9 11.1 | -.6 2.3 .3 -.8 | -1.8 -6.7 -9.4 -.2 | 2.2 Gas 492,3pt | 3.1 | 19.4 -18.7 21.0 -2.9 | -.8 -.6 1.9 -1.2 | -3.2 -1.1 33.3 52.3 | -3.5 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 22.8 | 21.0 31.8 31.9 34.8 | 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 | 1.9 2.5 .6 2.2 | 30.5 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 5.1 | 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.4 | .4 .2 .7 .7 | 3.4 1.0 -.9 -1.9 | 5.9 Computer and office equipment | 4.0 | 3.8 5.7 4.3 5.5 | .7 .2 .6 1.0 | 5.6 .9 -.4 -2.1 | 5.7 Computers and semiconductors | 3.2 | 2.8 4.1 2.7 4.1 | .6 .2 .5 .9 | 5.6 .8 -.5 -2.4 | 4.3 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 3.0 | 2.8 4.0 2.4 3.9 | .6 .1 .5 .9 | 5.8 .8 -.5 -2.5 | 4.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: Estimates for November are preliminary. Estimates from August to October are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.