Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | May 98 | to | 1998 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | to Item | 1998 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 | Feb. Mar. Apr. May | Feb. Mar. Apr. May | May 99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Total index | 1.9 | 2.8 .9 2.2 1.3 | .1 .7 .4 .2 | 1.7 1.3 -.9 .1 | 1.7 | | | | | Manufacturing | 2.5 | 2.5 .4 4.9 1.6 | .3 .4 .4 .4 | 2.7 1.5 -.4 .3 | 2.4 | | | | | Primary processing | -.3 | -.6 -2.8 1.2 3.8 | -.2 .2 .1 .2 | 1.9 .5 .9 -.4 | .6 Advanced processing | 3.9 | 3.9 1.9 6.6 .5 | .6 .6 .6 .5 | 3.1 1.9 -.9 .6 | 3.3 | | | | | Durable | 5.3 | 4.6 4.7 8.6 1.9 | .2 .7 .7 .6 | 4.0 2.3 -1.4 .5 | 4.9 Lumber and products 24 | 4.2 | 2.9 4.4 5.4 8.3 | .1 -1.0 .2 .6 | 3.4 .5 1.4 -.6 | 4.6 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.4 | 4.8 -1.2 9.6 2.1 | 1.6 1.1 -.8 .6 | 4.8 -1.0 .7 -.1 | 4.2 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 5.0 | -1.3 7.8 12.7 6.5 | -1.0 -.9 -.2 1.0 | .3 .8 2.9 1.7 | 6.0 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | -7.1 | -8.6 -9.2 -9.7 3.9 | -1.8 3.1 -.8 .4 | 1.8 3.3 -1.4 -1.3 | -3.8 Iron and steel 331,2 | -11.7 | -12.7 -16.0 -18.2 9.9 | -3.5 4.3 -.6 .9 | 1.1 3.8 -.6 -1.3 | -6.2 Raw steel | -12.9 | -6.0 -9.7 -37.7 14.0 | .1 2.3 1.3 1.5 | 3.8 2.1 -.2 -.4 | -8.0 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | -1.7 | -3.3 -.6 .5 -2.1 | .2 1.8 -.9 -.2 | 2.6 2.7 -2.3 -1.2 | -.9 Fabricated metal products 34 | .6 | 3.2 -4.2 3.2 -1.4 | -.7 .8 .9 -.4 | 1.2 1.1 .2 .5 | -.4 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 12.9 | 19.5 10.1 7.4 4.6 | .8 1.0 .9 -.3 | 4.4 1.1 .7 -.5 | 7.2 Computer and office equip. 357 | 53.0 | 58.1 37.6 45.9 30.9 | 1.3 3.1 2.7 2.3 | 1.9 .1 7.1 2.4 | 36.9 Electrical machinery 36 | 11.4 | 6.8 14.7 17.7 7.6 | .2 1.4 2.8 1.7 | 4.5 6.7 -5.3 2.2 | 16.3 Semiconductors and related | | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 25.7 | 9.6 37.6 51.7 15.7 | .3 2.3 3.4 2.4 | 7.3 15.0 -13.2 4.2 | 34.7 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 3.1 | -2.6 3.7 17.3 -6.4 | 1.2 -.3 -.6 .9 | 8.2 1.9 -4.0 1.1 | .3 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | .7 | -14.5 5.7 37.3 -3.2 | 1.8 .7 -.1 2.2 | 14.3 3.8 -5.6 2.8 | 5.5 Autos and light trucks | 2.6 | -14.9 -8.7 67.9 -3.9 | -.4 -.5 1.7 2.0 | 18.5 2.4 -7.0 5.3 | 6.8 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 6.6 | 14.1 2.0 -3.0 -10.3 | .6 -1.6 -1.2 -.7 | .7 -.9 -1.6 -1.3 | -5.8 Instruments 38 | 1.9 | 2.9 .8 3.4 .5 | -.4 1.0 .8 .3 | .7 1.1 .6 -.3 | 2.1 Miscellaneous 39 | -3.4 | -2.1 -5.0 -8.4 2.2 | .8 .8 1.3 1.0 | 2.8 2.1 1.1 .4 | .3 | | | | | Nondurable | -.9 | -.2 -4.7 .3 1.1 | .5 .1 .1 .2 | 1.1 .3 1.1 .1 | -.7 Foods 20 | 1.8 | -.1 -6.5 8.8 5.5 | .3 -.5 -.2 .3 | -.3 .3 .7 1.7 | .9 Tobacco products 21 | -8.7 | -2.6 -10.3 -18.1 -12.8 | .5 -.1 -1.2 1.1 | 6.1 2.5 -11.6 -1.5 | -12.8 Textile mill products 22 | -2.9 | -1.3 -4.0 -6.5 -3.5 | 1.2 -2.7 2.3 -1.1 | 4.8 -1.3 6.5 -2.3 | -4.8 Apparel products 23 | -6.1 | -4.3 -5.5 -12.0 -9.4 | -.6 -.1 .9 -.9 | 1.0 .3 .2 1.0 | -6.8 Paper and products 26 | -1.2 | -1.8 .2 -2.4 7.2 | .2 .1 -2.1 .4 | 1.6 -1.5 -1.5 -2.0 | -.4 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | -1.8 | -2.0 -2.1 -.3 -3.5 | .2 .7 .3 .1 | .6 .2 3.9 -1.6 | -.6 Chemicals and products 28 | -2.3 | .6 -8.3 -1.6 .6 | 1.7 .9 .2 .1 | 1.6 1.3 .9 .2 | -.9 Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 | 1.3 2.8 -2.9 14.2 | -.3 -2.1 .7 1.1 | -.2 -1.0 6.2 4.5 | 4.0 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.4 | 5.4 -1.2 7.1 1.9 | -.1 .3 .8 .2 | 1.6 .6 .3 .0 | 2.9 Leather and products 31 | -7.4 | -11.2 -6.7 -4.6 -14.5 | -.6 -.3 .6 -1.3 | 1.2 1.0 1.0 -1.0 | -8.0 | | | | | Mining | -4.9 | -6.2 -6.1 -10.8 -8.2 | .4 -.6 -.6 .1 | .9 -.5 1.3 1.0 | -7.2 Metal mining 10 | -1.2 | -21.4 -2.7 14.9 -10.9 | -1.5 -3.6 1.6 .8 | 3.2 -2.9 .6 2.3 | -1.3 Coal mining 12 | 3.0 | 4.5 19.5 -5.2 -15.4 | 1.3 -5.2 3.5 -.5 | 7.8 -6.4 -.9 -2.6 | .5 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -8.5 | -8.2 -12.0 -17.7 -8.7 | .3 .8 -1.1 .3 | .8 -.5 -.4 -.2 | -10.4 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 3.5 | 3.1 -3.6 7.2 6.4 | .6 .1 -4.1 -.5 | -10.4 11.9 15.2 10.8 | -2.0 | | | | | Utilities | -1.1 | 17.9 14.7 -20.5 4.8 | -3.0 4.9 .3 -2.2 | -10.4 -.3 -10.6 -3.7 | -.5 Electric 491,3pt | 1.4 | 21.3 10.0 -14.1 -1.1 | -1.8 4.2 .3 -2.1 | -7.4 .0 -6.0 1.8 | -1.8 Gas 492,3pt | -13.4 | 1.3 42.2 -47.7 44.1 | -9.1 8.7 .5 -2.7 | -19.4 -1.7 -26.9 -28.7 | 6.6 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | 26.7 | 23.5 28.7 32.2 16.0 | .6 2.3 3.3 2.5 | 3.7 7.2 -3.5 2.9 | 28.1 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 2.6 | 3.6 .1 3.1 1.9 | .3 .4 .5 .3 | 2.0 1.3 .0 .1 | 2.2 Computer and office equipment | 1.4 | 1.1 -.5 3.9 .8 | .3 .4 .4 .3 | 2.8 1.5 -.6 .2 | 1.5 Computers and semiconductors 1 | .3 | .7 -2.0 2.2 .1 | .3 .3 .2 .2 | 2.6 .9 .1 .1 | .2 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | .2 | .3 -2.3 2.4 .1 | .3 .2 .1 .1 | 2.6 .9 .0 .0 | -.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Notes: Estimates for May are preliminary. Estimates from February to April are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.