Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Oct. 98 | to | 1998 1999 | 1999 | 1999 | to Item | 1998 Q4 | Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 r | July Aug. Sept. Oct. | July Aug. Sept. Oct. | Oct. 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 1.9 | 2.2 1.3 3.8 3.7 | .6 .3 -.1 .7 | -3.0 4.7 .3 -1.0 | 2.8 | | | | | Manufacturing | 2.5 | 4.9 1.5 3.9 3.1 | .4 .3 .1 .6 | -4.1 5.4 1.1 -.8 | 3.2 | | | | | Primary processing | -.3 | 1.2 3.8 .3 3.4 | .6 .3 .1 .6 | -2.3 2.7 .4 .8 | 3.0 Advanced processing | 3.9 | 6.6 .5 5.6 3.0 | .3 .3 .1 .6 | -4.9 6.6 1.4 -1.5 | 3.2 | | | | | Durable | 5.3 | 8.6 2.1 7.2 7.2 | 1.2 .3 .0 .6 | -6.2 7.2 1.7 -1.0 | 4.8 Lumber and products 24 | 4.2 | 5.4 8.2 -.2 -7.5 | -1.1 -.8 -.6 .1 | -5.8 3.8 -.3 1.0 | .5 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.4 | 9.6 2.4 -2.8 7.3 | .9 .9 .9 -.5 | -1.1 8.5 -1.1 -4.2 | 1.3 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 5.0 | 12.7 6.7 -11.8 3.6 | 1.0 .5 .3 .2 | -1.1 3.3 .1 -.2 | 1.3 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | -7.1 | -9.7 3.8 10.7 14.3 | 1.5 1.7 -2.4 2.4 | -3.4 3.8 .8 1.9 | 7.2 Iron and steel 331,2 | -11.7 | -18.2 9.5 18.0 20.7 | 2.6 2.3 -3.6 4.1 | -1.8 2.6 .9 3.7 | 12.9 Raw steel | -12.9 | -37.7 14.0 16.5 9.3 | 1.5 3.8 -3.4 5.8 | -3.8 5.8 -.6 5.1 | 8.8 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | -1.7 | .5 -2.0 3.2 7.5 | .4 1.0 -1.0 .4 | -5.1 5.1 .6 -.2 | 1.3 Fabricated metal products 34 | .6 | 3.2 -1.5 .5 3.9 | .6 .0 .1 .6 | -1.2 2.7 .6 -.1 | 2.1 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 12.9 | 7.4 5.6 8.7 6.7 | 1.3 .5 .8 .4 | -1.4 3.0 1.9 -2.8 | 6.6 Computer and office equip. 357 | 53.0 | 45.9 34.1 44.6 39.1 | 4.5 2.4 2.1 1.8 | 8.6 1.5 1.9 -4.5 | 37.7 Electrical machinery 36 | 11.4 | 17.7 7.4 23.4 27.7 | 4.2 .8 -.2 1.7 | -4.7 6.5 7.2 -4.9 | 17.1 Semiconductors and related | | | | | electronic components 3672-9 | 25.7 | 51.7 16.4 38.3 41.0 | 4.7 1.3 .8 1.6 | -13.2 9.8 18.8 -13.1 | 29.4 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 3.1 | 17.3 -6.1 .3 -2.7 | -.7 -.2 .0 -.6 | -22.9 25.9 .0 3.1 | -3.8 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | .7 | 37.3 -2.9 10.2 5.2 | -1.0 .5 1.7 .1 | -36.7 53.9 .8 6.6 | 3.3 Autos and light trucks | 2.6 | 67.9 -4.2 14.2 -.1 | -7.2 10.6 -5.4 2.2 | -45.3 86.4 -3.8 9.6 | 2.7 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 6.6 | -3.0 -10.0 -11.3 -12.5 | -.4 -1.2 -2.4 -1.6 | -3.4 -.1 -1.2 -2.1 | -12.7 Instruments 38 | 1.9 | 3.4 .1 10.1 3.5 | .8 -.7 -.1 .6 | .8 .3 .1 -1.7 | 3.4 Miscellaneous 39 | -3.4 | -8.4 2.2 10.4 .8 | .5 .0 -.2 1.6 | -2.7 3.3 .7 3.4 | 4.1 | | | | | Nondurable | -.9 | .3 .7 -.2 -1.9 | -.5 .4 .3 .6 | -1.3 3.1 .2 -.6 | 1.1 Foods 20 | 1.8 | 8.8 5.2 -4.2 -6.9 | -1.3 .0 .5 .5 | -.8 3.5 1.2 -1.8 | .5 Tobacco products 21 | -8.7 | -18.1 -12.8 -2.8 -3.6 | 1.6 -1.5 -4.0 2.1 | -20.7 23.3 -6.7 6.1 | -7.2 Textile mill products 22 | -2.9 | -6.5 -1.9 6.4 -1.7 | .4 -1.2 -1.2 .8 | -6.1 5.1 -2.1 3.2 | -1.7 Apparel products 23 | -6.1 | -12.0 -9.7 -2.1 -13.1 | -1.2 -1.6 -1.2 1.0 | -4.7 3.3 -1.4 -.6 | -7.9 Paper and products 26 | -1.2 | -2.4 7.2 -4.9 4.3 | -.8 1.3 .5 .1 | -1.8 2.2 -.3 1.9 | 1.5 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | -1.8 | -.3 -4.5 .9 -2.0 | -.8 .9 .7 .7 | 1.7 2.1 .8 -.6 | .7 Chemicals and products 28 | -2.3 | -1.6 .2 4.3 -.4 | -.9 1.2 .1 1.1 | .7 1.4 .8 -2.1 | 3.4 Petroleum products 29 | 1.5 | -2.9 13.1 -8.3 1.5 | 1.7 -.2 .5 .7 | 1.8 .2 .2 -2.4 | 3.7 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.4 | 7.1 1.6 3.8 5.6 | 1.5 -.3 1.6 -.8 | -3.5 4.2 .1 1.0 | 4.0 Leather and products 31 | -7.4 | -4.6 -13.9 -.2 -5.7 | -3.0 1.8 -.2 -1.6 | -9.3 7.7 -.8 -1.6 | -5.5 | | | | | Mining | -4.9 | -10.8 -7.4 -3.3 4.6 | .7 1.1 -.2 .1 | -.6 2.6 -.1 -.4 | -2.6 Metal mining 10 | -1.2 | 14.9 -11.4 -28.1 -22.6 | -.7 1.6 -2.2 1.1 | -3.7 2.7 .0 -2.3 | -18.1 Coal mining 12 | 3.0 | -5.2 -15.4 -1.0 13.6 | 2.9 .9 -1.0 -.8 | -4.1 9.1 -.2 -.5 | -1.9 Oil and gas extraction 13 | -8.5 | -17.7 -7.6 .8 8.5 | .6 1.4 .1 .5 | .5 1.2 .8 .1 | -1.6 Stone and earth minerals 14 | 3.5 | 7.2 7.9 -10.4 -9.0 | -.6 -.3 .1 -1.1 | -.2 1.8 -3.4 -1.9 | 1.1 | | | | | Utilities | -1.1 | -20.5 4.8 7.9 11.3 | 2.8 -1.1 -2.5 2.0 | 11.5 -2.8 -9.8 -4.2 | 2.5 Electric 491,3pt | 1.4 | -14.1 -1.1 8.4 11.1 | 3.2 -1.3 -2.8 2.3 | 13.2 -2.8 -10.6 -7.6 | 1.3 Gas 492,3pt | -13.4 | -47.7 43.6 5.1 12.2 | .3 .1 -1.0 .2 | -5.1 -2.5 -.7 31.1 | 9.9 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | 26.7 | 32.2 17.2 39.7 40.2 | 4.7 1.9 .9 1.5 | -2.2 5.7 7.9 -6.6 | 28.7 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 2.6 | 3.1 1.8 3.5 3.0 | .5 .3 .0 .7 | -1.9 3.2 1.1 -1.3 | 3.2 Computer and office equipment | 1.4 | 3.9 .7 2.8 2.2 | .3 .3 .0 .6 | -4.4 5.5 1.1 -.7 | 2.3 Computers and semiconductors 1 | .3 | 2.2 .0 1.3 .7 | .1 .2 .0 .5 | -4.1 5.3 .4 -.1 | 1.1 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors 1 | .2 | 2.4 -.1 .5 -.2 | .0 .2 .0 .5 | -4.3 5.3 .4 -.2 | .7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Notes: Estimates for October are preliminary. Estimates from July to September are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.