Table 1A INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS | | Index, 1992=100 | 1997 | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | IP| 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 Item |Proporti| Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 100.00 | 126.5 127.5 127.9 127.7 127.5 127.7 | 128.2 126.6 125.4 126.0 127.4 127.5 | | | Products, total | 59.88 | 120.2 121.2 121.0 121.2 120.9 120.9 | 122.7 120.1 118.5 118.9 120.0 119.9 Final products | 45.07 | 121.5 122.5 122.2 122.6 121.9 121.9 | 123.7 121.3 119.9 121.0 122.4 122.2 | | | Consumer goods | 28.08 | 115.9 116.7 115.9 116.6 115.6 115.7 | 117.9 115.0 113.7 116.0 115.8 115.6 Durable | 5.82 | 131.4 136.5 134.7 135.8 134.6 134.2 | 139.8 136.8 126.8 129.1 139.8 141.9 Automotive products | 2.56 | 131.2 138.4 133.8 133.0 130.8 129.9 | 143.4 138.3 119.4 123.3 141.2 145.2 Autos and trucks | 1.57 | 139.7 147.8 142.7 139.9 136.7 135.0 | 158.1 149.0 121.6 125.5 154.5 158.6 Autos | .64 | 115.2 120.3 113.9 116.0 105.7 105.1 | 128.4 120.3 96.7 102.1 118.3 121.5 Trucks | .93 | 168.6 179.8 175.7 168.2 171.6 168.7 | 189.1 178.9 147.3 149.9 191.5 196.6 Auto parts and allied goods | .99 | 117.9 123.8 120.1 121.9 121.3 121.6 | 121.3 121.9 115.0 118.7 121.0 124.8 Other durable goods | 3.26 | 131.5 135.0 135.3 138.0 137.6 137.6 | 136.9 135.5 132.7 133.8 138.7 139.3 Appliances and electronics | .85 | 169.4 177.2 178.7 186.1 189.5 189.2 | 180.9 175.9 166.3 178.6 196.4 193.3 Appliances and air cond. | .47 | 119.7 128.8 128.0 134.3 135.3 133.1 | 127.9 123.7 114.2 130.4 147.1 143.1 Home electronics | .38 | 245.5 248.7 254.9 263.3 271.6 275.6 | 262.7 257.0 249.5 249.4 265.7 265.5 Carpeting and furniture | .82 | 116.5 122.1 116.8 122.9 119.2 118.8 | 121.1 117.6 111.3 116.7 119.6 120.3 Miscellaneous | 1.60 | 118.6 119.2 122.1 121.0 120.8 121.2 | 121.6 122.7 124.4 119.0 120.0 121.9 Nondurable | 22.26 | 112.1 111.8 111.3 111.9 110.9 111.1 | 112.5 109.7 110.3 112.6 110.0 109.3 Nonenergy | 18.98 | 111.4 111.5 110.9 112.3 111.1 110.7 | 115.1 109.6 106.4 107.2 106.6 107.2 Foods and tobacco | 9.74 | 109.7 110.7 110.0 112.0 111.0 110.7 | 115.5 109.5 103.9 106.3 105.9 107.1 Clothing | 1.81 | 96.4 95.1 95.1 94.7 93.3 92.0 | 99.2 94.6 92.1 88.7 90.9 90.0 Chemical products | 4.53 | 123.0 121.3 121.8 123.4 122.6 123.0 | 125.9 115.8 115.8 117.3 115.1 115.8 Paper products | 2.90 | 111.3 111.7 110.1 110.2 107.6 106.3 | 109.6 111.4 111.2 109.0 107.5 107.3 Energy products | 3.28 | 116.2 113.9 113.5 109.5 110.0 113.6 | 97.5 110.9 133.8 144.3 130.6 121.8 Fuels | 1.07 | 112.0 106.7 109.3 110.5 110.9 110.8 | 111.6 110.8 113.6 106.9 105.5 105.4 Utilities | 2.21 | 117.8 117.1 115.1 108.6 109.1 114.5 | 90.1 110.4 143.3 162.2 142.5 129.4 | | | Equipment, total | 17.00 | 131.3 132.8 133.4 133.2 133.2 133.2 | 133.9 132.5 131.0 129.9 134.2 134.0 Business equipment | 13.91 | 145.5 147.5 148.6 147.6 147.0 146.8 | 148.6 146.7 144.7 143.3 148.6 148.5 Information processing & related | 5.28 | 174.3 174.7 176.0 176.6 176.4 176.4 | 175.8 174.2 176.7 171.8 173.2 172.4 Computer and office | .96 | 420.3 427.3 440.1 454.4 464.8 475.1 | 422.3 416.8 431.7 429.3 449.7 446.1 Industrial | 4.51 | 135.9 136.3 137.8 136.0 134.7 134.9 | 137.5 134.4 133.4 132.5 135.8 135.7 Transit | 2.68 | 113.0 119.9 121.2 119.8 119.6 118.6 | 119.0 120.2 113.5 114.4 127.3 128.5 Autos and trucks | 1.32 | 117.0 128.2 124.6 121.1 120.3 118.8 | 130.7 128.4 105.3 108.8 135.4 137.5 Other | 1.44 | 137.5 137.3 136.2 133.5 133.3 133.8 | 142.1 136.4 129.8 131.5 136.8 135.3 Defense and space equipment | 2.02 | 74.7 74.5 74.5 75.3 76.1 76.3 | 74.8 75.3 76.8 75.7 76.3 76.8 Oil and gas well drilling | .86 | 149.1 150.0 145.9 154.0 158.9 158.6 | 152.1 154.1 153.4 154.0 154.6 147.9 Manufactured homes | .21 | 136.9 138.1 132.4 144.0 148.6 148.6 | 152.8 134.6 110.7 124.3 142.1 151.1 | | | Intermediate products | 14.80 | 116.3 117.3 117.4 117.0 117.6 117.5 | 119.7 116.6 114.2 112.6 112.8 113.1 Construction supplies | 5.74 | 121.3 123.6 123.2 124.0 125.3 124.0 | 127.3 123.2 116.9 114.8 117.8 119.2 Business supplies | 9.07 | 113.4 113.5 113.9 112.9 113.0 113.7 | 115.2 112.7 112.5 111.3 109.7 109.4 | | | Materials | 40.12 | 136.7 137.7 138.9 138.1 138.0 138.7 | 137.0 137.0 136.6 137.4 139.5 139.9 | | | Durable | 22.62 | 163.2 165.0 166.5 166.1 166.1 165.9 | 165.2 164.6 162.9 162.7 167.1 167.7 Consumer parts | 4.25 | 141.8 142.3 146.9 138.7 139.5 139.2 | 147.7 141.6 131.3 137.4 145.8 148.6 Equipment parts | 8.29 | 233.3 237.9 240.9 245.3 246.1 247.1 | 232.8 239.5 246.4 243.6 246.5 247.7 Other | 10.08 | 127.8 128.8 128.3 128.6 127.9 127.3 | 129.6 127.8 125.5 124.0 127.3 126.8 Basic metals | 3.30 | 122.5 124.9 122.2 124.2 123.4 122.0 | 122.6 124.3 120.8 122.7 126.0 124.6 Nondurable | 8.88 | 113.1 114.4 116.0 114.5 115.4 115.2 | 114.7 113.6 111.4 114.1 116.2 116.4 Textile | .91 | 111.9 111.0 112.5 108.1 108.5 108.7 | 114.3 110.5 102.8 108.2 109.7 110.9 Paper | 1.85 | 113.4 112.2 113.7 112.6 112.4 112.8 | 113.0 111.8 110.7 114.0 114.0 113.4 Chemical | 4.28 | 115.0 116.5 119.1 119.1 120.0 119.6 | 114.9 115.2 115.4 117.7 121.4 120.9 Other | 1.84 | 109.0 113.7 113.3 109.5 111.6 111.1 | 116.0 113.3 107.6 109.0 109.9 112.0 Energy | 8.62 | 104.7 103.9 104.2 103.2 102.3 105.1 | 100.6 102.7 106.0 106.9 104.8 105.3 Primary | 5.59 | 101.7 101.4 100.7 101.9 101.0 102.8 | 98.0 100.7 102.1 103.9 103.8 103.6 Converted fuel | 3.03 | 110.6 108.6 110.9 105.7 104.9 109.4 | 105.5 106.4 113.5 112.5 106.8 108.4 | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 97.11 | 126.5 127.2 127.7 127.6 127.4 127.7 | 127.7 126.2 125.7 126.2 126.9 126.9 Motor vehicles and parts | 94.84 | 125.9 126.6 127.0 127.2 126.9 127.2 | 127.0 125.7 125.5 125.7 126.3 126.2 Computers | 98.52 | 123.8 124.8 125.1 124.8 124.5 124.7 | 125.4 123.9 122.6 123.2 124.5 124.7 Computers and semiconductors | 95.15 | 117.4 118.2 118.3 117.9 117.6 117.7 | 119.0 117.2 115.8 116.4 117.6 117.7 | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 26.51 | 114.6 115.0 114.4 115.3 114.4 114.6 | 115.8 113.2 113.2 115.4 113.8 113.3 Energy | 24.80 | 115.9 117.0 116.2 117.5 116.3 115.9 | 120.6 115.5 110.9 112.1 113.7 114.7 | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | Autos and trucks | 12.59 | 149.0 149.7 151.5 150.7 150.1 150.2 | 150.6 148.8 149.6 147.5 150.1 149.7 Computer and office equipment | 12.96 | 131.8 133.5 134.4 133.0 132.1 131.7 | 134.5 132.8 130.6 129.2 133.9 133.8 | | | Materials excluding: | | | Energy | 31.50 | 147.0 148.6 150.2 149.4 149.7 149.5 | 148.9 148.1 146.2 147.0 150.7 151.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year. Note: Estimates for March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February are revised.