Table 8
 Gross Value of Products
 Billions of 1996 dollars at annual rate, seasonally adjusted
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 Item                              |     1996   |       2000 |         Q1          Q2          Q3        Q4         Q1  r |       Jan.        Feb.        Mar.        Apr. 
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  Products, total                  |    2,427.8 |    2,878.0 |    2,842.8     2,875.0     2,879.2     2,860.3     2,823.9 |    2,818.1     2,820.1     2,833.5     2,823.6 
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     Final products                |    1,862.5 |    2,216.7 |    2,180.0     2,209.0     2,217.1     2,202.4     2,176.8 |    2,167.1     2,172.9     2,190.3     2,182.5 
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     Consumer goods                |    1,225.0 |    1,342.8 |    1,338.6     1,351.6     1,347.1     1,332.9     1,321.3 |    1,312.2     1,321.7     1,330.1     1,330.0 
        Durable                    |      303.9 |      372.3 |      377.3       382.4       371.5       355.0       344.6 |      336.7       341.5       355.6       355.1 
           Automotive products     |      162.6 |      195.0 |      198.6       201.7       195.3       181.9       174.0 |      167.2       171.4       183.4       184.7 
           Other durable goods     |      141.3 |      177.9 |      179.1       181.0       176.7       175.0       173.1 |      172.8       172.9       173.6       171.4 
        Nondurable                 |      921.0 |      970.6 |      962.0       970.1       975.3       975.8       973.6 |      971.6       976.5       972.8       973.0 
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     Equipment, total              |      637.5 |      872.7 |      846.8       863.9       878.9       879.7       864.4 |      864.8       859.3       869.0       859.9 
        Business and defense       |      610.2 |      850.4 |      823.6       841.2       856.4       859.2       843.7 |      844.9       838.4       848.0       838.2 
           Business                |      538.6 |      788.7 |      765.5       784.1       800.3       802.2       784.6 |      785.5       779.7       788.6       777.5 
           Defense and space       |       71.6 |       65.9 |       66.4        65.7        65.3        66.1        67.3 |       67.6        66.8        67.6        68.3 
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     Intermediate products         |      565.3 |      661.3 |      661.7       664.9       661.2       656.9       646.3 |      649.9       646.4       642.6       640.6 
     Construction supplies         |      235.0 |      285.4 |      286.9       286.6       284.9       281.3       277.6 |      279.3       277.0       276.5       275.1 
     Business supplies             |      330.3 |      375.6 |      374.4       377.9       375.9       375.2       368.3 |      370.2       368.9       365.7       365.1 
        Commercial energy products |       85.5 |       95.8 |       93.9        97.1        96.8        95.9        95.7 |       95.3        95.3        96.5        96.7 
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