Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Aug. 98 | to | 1998 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | to Item | 1998 Q4 | Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 | May June July Aug. | May June July Aug. | Aug. 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 1.9 | .9 2.2 1.3 3.8 | .2 .2 .7 .3 | .0 3.6 -2.8 4.7 | 2.5 | | | | | Manufacturing | 2.5 | .4 4.9 1.5 4.0 | .3 .1 .6 .4 | .1 3.4 -3.9 5.5 | 3.2 | | | | | Primary processing | -.3 | -2.8 1.2 3.8 .3 | .1 .0 .6 .1 | -.5 2.1 -2.3 2.5 | 1.8 Advanced processing | 3.9 | 1.9 6.6 .5 5.7 | .3 .1 .6 .6 | .4 4.0 -4.6 6.9 | 3.8 | | | | | Durable | 5.3 | 4.7 8.6 2.1 7.2 | .5 .4 1.2 .7 | .4 3.5 -6.2 7.7 | 5.7 Lumber and products 24 | 4.2 | 4.4 5.4 8.2 .1 | 2.1 -1.1 .5 -1.1 | .8 3.7 -4.4 3.7 | 1.9 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.4 | -1.2 9.6 2.4 -1.6 | -.1 1.0 1.1 .1 | -.9 4.6 -.9 7.7 | 5.0 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 5.0 | 7.8 12.7 6.7 -10.9 | -.4 .1 .8 .3 | .2 3.2 -1.2 3.1 | 2.3 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | -7.1 | -9.2 -9.7 3.8 10.4 | .3 1.9 1.8 .4 | -1.3 2.1 -3.1 2.5 | 2.8 Iron and steel 331,2 | -11.7 | -16.0 -18.2 9.5 18.0 | .6 2.4 2.5 .6 | -1.7 2.8 -2.0 .9 | 3.1 Raw steel | -12.9 | -9.7 -37.7 14.0 16.5 | 2.6 -2.2 1.5 2.3 | .7 -2.5 -3.8 4.3 | -4.2 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | -1.7 | -.6 .5 -2.0 2.6 | .0 1.3 1.1 .2 | -1.0 1.3 -4.4 4.3 | 2.5 Fabricated metal products 34 | .6 | -4.2 3.2 -1.5 .4 | -.5 .7 .5 -.1 | .4 3.3 -1.3 2.5 | 1.6 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 12.9 | 10.1 7.4 5.6 9.5 | -.1 .2 .7 1.1 | -.3 2.4 -2.0 3.6 | 8.0 Computer and office equip. 357 | 53.0 | 37.6 45.9 34.1 46.4 | 2.2 2.2 3.3 3.0 | 2.4 9.0 7.4 2.1 | 41.8 Electrical machinery 36 | 11.4 | 14.7 17.7 7.4 23.1 | 1.5 1.4 4.4 1.2 | 1.6 9.7 -4.1 6.4 | 20.4 Semiconductors and related | | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 25.7 | 37.6 51.7 16.4 38.3 | 2.4 3.2 5.2 3.2 | 3.5 19.1 -11.8 10.7 | 40.2 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 3.1 | 3.7 17.3 -6.1 .6 | .1 .5 -.3 2.0 | .3 .2 -22.7 29.1 | -1.8 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | .7 | 5.7 37.3 -2.9 10.2 | .9 1.6 -.1 4.4 | 1.5 .6 -36.3 60.6 | 3.6 Autos and light trucks | 2.6 | -8.7 67.9 -4.2 14.2 | 2.0 2.8 -7.2 12.8 | 5.2 -1.4 -45.3 90.1 | 7.2 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 6.6 | 2.0 -3.0 -10.0 -10.7 | -.8 -1.0 -.5 -1.3 | -1.5 -.4 -3.4 -.2 | -8.8 Instruments 38 | 1.9 | .8 3.4 .1 8.0 | 2.0 -1.6 .9 -.9 | 1.3 2.1 .9 .0 | 2.7 Miscellaneous 39 | -3.4 | -5.0 -8.4 2.2 10.4 | 1.0 -.8 .5 .6 | .4 .3 -2.7 3.9 | 1.7 | | | | | Nondurable | -.9 | -4.7 .3 .7 -.1 | -.1 -.4 -.1 .1 | -.2 3.3 -1.0 2.8 | -.1 Foods 20 | 1.8 | -6.5 8.8 5.2 -4.1 | -.5 -.6 -.9 -.2 | .9 3.6 -.5 3.4 | .9 Tobacco products 21 | -8.7 | -10.3 -18.1 -12.8 -2.8 | 1.2 -.9 1.5 -1.7 | -1.4 17.0 -20.8 23.1 | -10.1 Textile mill products 22 | -2.9 | -4.0 -6.5 -1.9 5.5 | -.3 .1 1.1 -1.1 | -1.5 2.8 -5.8 5.5 | -.6 Apparel products 23 | -6.1 | -5.5 -12.0 -9.7 -2.1 | -.9 -.9 -1.1 -1.6 | .9 1.3 -4.7 3.3 | -9.4 Paper and products 26 | -1.2 | .2 -2.4 7.2 -4.9 | -.4 1.5 -.7 .6 | -2.8 4.0 -1.7 1.4 | .4 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | -1.8 | -2.1 -.3 -4.5 1.8 | -.1 -.1 -.2 .5 | -1.9 2.9 2.4 1.7 | -.5 Chemicals and products 28 | -2.3 | -8.3 -1.6 .2 3.8 | .3 -.6 -.5 .9 | .3 3.4 1.1 1.1 | .8 Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 | 2.8 -2.9 13.1 -8.4 | -1.1 -1.5 2.9 -.7 | 2.2 1.0 2.9 -.4 | -.3 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.4 | -1.2 7.1 1.6 4.3 | 1.0 -.8 1.4 -.3 | .9 1.0 -3.7 4.2 | 4.3 Leather and products 31 | -7.4 | -6.7 -4.6 -13.9 -1.0 | .4 -.1 -.5 -2.9 | .8 1.6 -7.0 2.7 | -7.8 | | | | | Mining | -4.9 | -6.1 -10.8 -7.4 -3.3 | -.4 -.2 .9 .6 | .5 1.3 -.4 2.1 | -4.4 Metal mining 10 | -1.2 | -2.7 14.9 -11.4 -28.3 | -6.2 -5.6 1.2 -2.2 | -4.7 -2.2 -1.7 -.8 | -15.4 Coal mining 12 | 3.0 | 19.5 -5.2 -15.4 -1.0 | -.6 .4 2.9 .9 | -2.7 3.5 -4.1 9.1 | .8 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -8.5 | -12.0 -17.7 -7.6 1.0 | .6 .6 .7 1.0 | .1 .5 .6 .7 | -4.8 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 3.5 | -3.6 7.2 7.9 -11.3 | -2.1 -2.0 -.4 -.2 | 9.1 4.0 .1 1.8 | -2.8 | | | | | Utilities | -1.1 | 14.7 -20.5 4.8 7.1 | -.4 2.0 2.3 -1.6 | -1.8 9.1 11.2 -3.4 | -1.5 Electric 491,3pt | 1.4 | 10.0 -14.1 -1.1 8.4 | -.4 2.1 2.9 -2.0 | 3.6 13.7 12.7 -3.5 | .0 Gas 492,3pt | -13.4 | 42.2 -47.7 43.6 .8 | -.2 1.3 -.6 .6 | -26.8 -21.5 -4.4 -2.4 | -8.7 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | 26.7 | 28.7 32.2 17.2 40.2 | 2.7 2.4 4.9 2.4 | 2.7 11.9 -1.7 5.8 | 34.1 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 2.6 | .1 3.1 1.8 3.6 | .2 .0 .7 .2 | .0 3.6 -1.7 3.1 | 3.1 Computer and office equipment | 1.4 | -.5 3.9 .7 2.8 | .2 .0 .5 .4 | .1 3.2 -4.2 5.6 | 2.2 Computers and semiconductors 1 | .3 | -2.0 2.2 .0 1.3 | .1 -.2 .4 .2 | -.1 2.4 -3.9 5.4 | .7 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | .2 | -2.3 2.4 -.1 .5 | .0 -.2 .2 .2 | -.1 2.4 -4.1 5.4 | .3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Notes: Estimates for August are preliminary. Estimates from May to July are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.