Table 1B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Apr. 97 | to | 1997 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to Item | 1997 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Apr. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Total index | 5.8 | 4.6 6.0 7.2 1.0 | -.1 -.3 .3 .1 | .4 1.0 .2 -1.6 | 3.8 | | | | | Products, total | 4.7 | 3.6 4.4 7.0 .5 | .3 -.6 .3 .2 | .3 .7 .3 -1.6 | 3.4 Final products | 5.1 | 3.7 5.6 7.0 .1 | .3 -.8 .4 .3 | .7 .9 .3 -2.4 | 3.7 | | | | | Consumer goods | 2.8 | 1.4 2.6 6.6 -1.3 | .6 -1.2 .2 .0 | 1.8 -.4 .2 -2.9 | 1.8 Durable | 6.0 | -2.1 6.6 11.1 1.6 | .7 -.9 .0 .9 | 1.7 8.3 1.8 -2.5 | 6.4 Automotive products | 8.7 | -11.3 12.5 20.9 -8.3 | -1.0 -1.2 .2 .8 | 2.9 15.1 3.6 -6.0 | 8.1 Autos and trucks | 11.1 | -20.9 18.2 35.5 -15.7 | -1.9 -1.9 -1.6 3.1 | 3.2 23.6 2.4 -7.5 | 11.9 Autos | 3.7 | -15.8 22.9 -2.3 -23.5 | 1.8 -8.9 -.5 2.4 | 5.5 15.9 2.8 -7.4 | -2.7 Trucks | 15.8 | -24.9 14.6 69.0 -10.5 | -4.2 2.6 -2.2 3.6 | 1.8 28.6 2.1 -7.6 | 22.5 Auto parts and allied goods | 5.0 | 6.6 4.2 .7 5.1 | .7 .0 2.9 -2.8 | 2.4 2.4 5.8 -3.3 | 2.4 Other durable goods | 4.0 | 5.5 2.3 3.8 10.1 | 1.9 -.8 -.1 1.0 | .8 3.3 .2 .4 | 5.1 Appliances and electronics | 7.7 | 6.6 12.2 12.0 34.5 | 4.4 .9 1.6 3.2 | 7.6 8.9 .1 1.5 | 20.1 Appliances and air cond. | -.9 | -5.3 -4.8 5.8 30.4 | 4.6 .9 -1.2 2.9 | 13.8 13.0 -2.3 .0 | 10.0 Home electronics | 19.1 | 21.4 38.8 19.7 39.1 | 4.1 .8 4.9 3.5 | .8 4.1 3.2 3.2 | 33.5 Carpeting and furniture | 2.4 | 10.0 -3.5 5.9 .4 | 4.9 -3.6 -2.4 1.6 | 4.5 1.8 -1.5 4.9 | .3 Miscellaneous | 2.8 | 2.6 .4 -1.4 3.0 | -.8 -.2 .1 -.6 | -4.3 .8 1.3 -2.5 | -.1 Nondurable | 2.0 | 2.4 1.6 5.4 -2.1 | .6 -1.3 .3 -.2 | 1.8 -2.6 -.3 -3.0 | .7 Nonenergy | 2.0 | 1.1 1.2 5.1 1.5 | 1.7 -1.2 -.7 .1 | 1.2 -.6 .2 -.8 | 1.1 Foods and tobacco | 1.5 | -2.6 1.1 4.1 7.4 | 2.8 -.9 -.7 .3 | 3.3 -.3 .7 -.9 | 2.3 Clothing | -1.5 | -.6 .1 -1.6 -5.3 | .2 -1.8 .5 -.4 | -3.2 2.2 .8 -.7 | -3.0 Chemical products | 4.0 | 6.4 -.6 11.5 .1 | .9 -.9 -.2 -.1 | .8 -2.1 .1 -.7 | 2.5 Paper products | 2.8 | 6.9 4.8 2.8 -10.6 | .2 -2.1 -2.2 -.3 | -2.0 -1.1 -1.2 -.8 | -2.7 Energy products | 1.9 | 10.5 3.9 7.4 -20.7 | -5.4 -2.1 6.4 -1.7 | 4.4 -11.4 -2.9 -14.7 | -1.8 Fuels | 1.7 | 15.7 -2.2 -3.1 3.3 | 1.1 -.5 .1 .4 | -5.9 -2.1 .1 4.9 | .8 Utilities | 1.9 | 8.0 7.0 12.9 -30.3 | -8.5 -3.0 9.8 -2.8 | 8.4 -14.6 -4.0 -22.6 | -3.1 | | | | | Equipment, total | 8.8 | 7.6 10.6 7.7 2.4 | -.2 -.1 .5 .6 | -.9 3.2 .4 -1.5 | 6.8 Business equipment | 10.8 | 8.3 13.5 10.7 .1 | -.9 -.4 .8 1.0 | -1.2 3.7 .8 -1.5 | 8.2 Information processing & related | 12.2 | 12.6 16.4 9.4 4.4 | -.4 1.1 .3 2.0 | -3.4 2.1 -.2 1.2 | 11.3 Computer and office | 34.5 | 32.9 48.3 26.8 49.7 | 3.9 3.5 4.4 3.0 | .0 6.0 1.4 6.3 | 42.0 Industrial | 5.6 | 4.5 9.0 6.8 -3.6 | -1.0 -1.5 .9 -.7 | -.4 2.0 .7 -3.0 | 2.4 Transit | 17.6 | 3.0 21.4 25.8 3.5 | -1.2 -1.5 1.3 1.4 | .8 9.6 3.2 -4.3 | 15.9 Autos and trucks | 8.5 | -16.2 14.0 21.8 -12.1 | -2.8 -3.9 3.7 2.7 | 3.4 20.3 6.4 -5.9 | 10.2 Other | 9.5 | 13.6 3.4 1.5 -10.0 | -1.9 -.8 1.0 1.4 | 1.4 3.4 -.6 -1.1 | 1.0 Defense and space equipment | -2.6 | .3 -4.2 -1.5 6.1 | 1.6 .4 -.7 .4 | -.9 .1 -.5 -2.5 | .4 Oil and gas well drilling | 9.1 | 15.9 4.8 -11.1 26.0 | 5.5 3.2 -.2 -5.1 | .4 .4 -4.3 -.1 | -.6 Manufactured homes | -1.2 | 6.0 -3.5 -11.7 38.0 | 8.8 3.2 .1 1.6 | 12.3 14.4 6.4 5.2 | 5.9 | | | | | Intermediate products | 3.7 | 3.1 1.0 6.9 2.0 | .0 .1 .1 -.1 | -1.2 -.2 .5 .8 | 2.4 Construction supplies | 2.2 | 3.3 -2.0 4.1 9.2 | 1.6 .6 -.7 -.1 | -.9 2.3 1.4 1.6 | 2.5 Business supplies | 4.6 | 2.9 2.9 8.7 -2.3 | -1.0 -.2 .6 -.1 | -1.3 -1.6 -.1 .3 | 2.4 | | | | | Materials | 7.3 | 6.1 8.4 7.6 1.6 | -.5 .0 .2 .0 | .7 1.6 .1 -1.6 | 4.5 | | | | | Durable | 11.2 | 10.8 12.1 12.1 2.5 | -.2 -.3 .1 .1 | -.1 2.5 .5 -1.7 | 7.1 Consumer parts | 7.0 | -.4 12.5 10.8 -12.7 | -5.7 .7 -.5 -.3 | 4.6 6.2 1.5 -3.8 | .9 Equipment parts | 21.5 | 23.1 20.9 19.1 16.2 | 1.9 .4 .5 .4 | -1.1 1.3 .6 -1.9 | 16.4 Other | 4.6 | 5.4 4.8 6.9 -1.7 | .4 -1.2 -.1 .1 | -1.0 2.0 .0 -.6 | 2.1 Basic metals | 4.7 | 8.0 5.2 5.6 2.2 | 2.2 -.4 -1.8 -.3 | 2.2 3.0 -1.7 -1.3 | 2.6 Nondurable | 3.5 | .1 2.8 5.3 .6 | -1.4 .9 -1.2 -.2 | 2.3 2.0 -.9 .5 | .8 Textile | 3.9 | 2.8 11.0 3.9 -12.3 | -4.1 .8 -.8 -1.0 | 5.0 1.9 .1 -.5 | -2.3 Paper | 3.3 | 1.5 5.7 -1.9 -3.6 | -1.3 1.3 -3.2 -.3 | 2.7 1.5 -4.1 -.6 | -2.5 Chemical | 3.3 | -1.9 2.0 7.0 7.1 | .1 -.1 -.6 -.1 | 2.1 2.4 -.8 1.3 | 2.4 Other | 3.8 | 2.1 -1.9 9.7 -3.1 | -3.5 2.8 -.9 .2 | 1.1 1.7 1.5 .1 | 1.8 Energy | 1.1 | -.2 4.4 -1.5 .1 | -.4 -.3 2.1 -.3 | 1.3 -1.2 -.1 -3.4 | 1.6 Primary | .4 | -1.1 2.7 -3.9 6.3 | 2.1 -.4 .8 -.2 | 2.7 .4 -1.1 -2.4 | 1.4 Converted fuel | 2.2 | 1.6 7.5 3.1 -10.4 | -4.9 .0 4.5 -.5 | -1.3 -4.2 1.7 -5.2 | 1.9 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 5.6 | 5.4 5.7 6.6 1.5 | .0 -.3 .2 .0 | .4 .5 .1 -1.4 | 3.6 Motor vehicles and parts | 5.4 | 5.4 5.3 6.4 2.1 | .3 -.3 .3 .0 | .2 .4 .0 -1.4 | 3.7 Computers | 5.3 | 4.1 5.4 6.9 .2 | -.1 -.4 .2 .0 | .4 1.0 .2 -1.7 | 3.3 Computers and semiconductors | 4.1 | 2.7 4.2 6.1 -.8 | -.3 -.5 .2 .0 | .5 .9 .1 -1.8 | 2.3 | | | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 2.4 | 3.0 1.8 5.0 -.4 | .8 -1.2 .4 -.1 | 1.7 -1.7 .0 -2.6 | 1.3 Energy | 3.0 | .3 2.4 6.4 1.5 | 1.4 -1.1 -.5 .3 | 1.3 1.4 .6 -1.3 | 2.3 | | | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 11.0 | 11.2 13.5 9.6 1.5 | -.7 -.1 .5 .8 | -1.6 2.1 .1 -1.0 | 8.0 Computer and office equipment | 9.0 | 6.2 11.1 9.6 -3.2 | -1.3 -.8 .4 .8 | -1.3 3.5 .7 -2.2 | 5.7 | | | | | Materials excluding: | | | | | Energy | 9.0 | 7.8 9.4 10.1 2.0 | -.5 .1 -.3 .1 | .5 2.3 .1 -1.1 | 5.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data. Estimates for April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March are revised.