Table 7
 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION:  GROSS VALUE OF PRODUCTS
 Billions of 1992 dollars at annual rates, seasonally adjusted
                                      |        |        |   1998                            1999         |   1999                                         
 Item                                 | 1992   |   1998 |     Q1      Q2      Q3      Q4    Q1     Q2    |   Mar.    Apr.     May    June    July    Aug. 
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  Products, total                     | 2001.9 | 2489.8 | 2464.5  2486.2  2493.6  2515.1  2530.2  2549.0 | 2536.0  2547.5  2549.8  2549.7  2554.5  2569.5 
                                      |        |        |                                                |
     Final products                   | 1552.1 | 1958.0 | 1937.5  1955.3  1956.0  1976.1  1984.9  2000.0 | 1989.4  1997.8  2000.0  2002.2  2003.7  2022.2 
                                      |        |        |                                                |
        Consumer goods                | 1049.6 | 1212.3 | 1216.5  1217.2  1206.9  1214.9  1226.9  1232.3 | 1226.3  1230.6  1230.9  1235.4  1231.8  1245.2 
           Durable                    |  238.3 |  321.0 |  321.5   318.6   314.6   332.6   339.8   350.5 |  339.4   345.9   351.0   354.5   348.0   363.6 
              Automotive products     |  123.8 |  165.8 |  165.7   162.8   159.3   175.9   175.7   181.1 |  173.8   176.8   181.6   184.9   175.1   191.3 
              Other durable goods     |  114.4 |  155.3 |  156.1   156.2   155.7   156.2   164.1   169.4 |  165.8   169.4   169.4   169.3   173.6   171.9 
           Nondurable                 |  811.3 |  892.7 |  896.1   899.5   893.2   884.9   890.1   885.7 |  889.9   888.1   883.9   885.1   887.3   886.6 
                                      |        |        |                                                |
        Equipment, total              |  502.5 |  746.9 |  723.7   741.4   753.2   765.7   761.9   772.0 |  767.3   771.5   773.5   770.9   776.5   781.5 
           Business and defense       |  483.9 |  722.2 |  695.3   715.1   729.7   744.4   742.5   753.8 |  747.6   753.5   755.2   752.8   758.1   762.2 
              Business                |  399.2 |  659.0 |  633.6   653.9   668.5   683.7   682.8   694.7 |  687.8   694.3   695.8   694.0   699.2   702.9 
              Defense and space       |   84.7 |   63.9 |   64.3    63.9    64.1    63.7    62.8    62.4 |   62.9    62.5    62.7    62.1    62.3    62.6 
                                      |        |        |                                                |
     Intermediate products            |  449.9 |  533.6 |  528.0   532.0   538.1   539.9   545.9   549.7 |  547.1   550.2   550.3   548.4   551.3   548.8 
        Construction supplies         |  177.2 |  224.9 |  221.6   223.0   226.1   229.2   233.9   233.8 |  232.7   233.5   234.8   233.2   236.3   234.3 
        Business supplies             |  272.7 |  308.3 |  306.0   308.6   311.7   310.3   311.4   315.4 |  314.0   316.3   315.1   314.7   314.5   314.1 
           Commercial energy products |   70.4 |   82.7 |   80.5    82.5    86.0    83.4    84.3    85.6 |   84.5    86.4    85.3    85.1    86.7    85.9 
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 Note:  Estimates for August are preliminary.  Estimates from May to July are revised.