Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Mar. 97 | to | 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 | 1997 1998 | to Item | 1997 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Mar. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 5.8 | 4.6 6.0 7.2 .9 | .3 -.2 -.2 .2 | -.9 .4 1.2 .1 | 4.3 | | | | | Manufacturing | 6.3 | 4.9 6.1 8.1 1.8 | .4 .0 -.2 -.2 | -2.1 .0 2.1 .4 | 4.4 | | | | | Primary processing | 3.5 | 3.7 2.6 4.5 1.5 | .5 -.1 -.1 -.4 | -1.9 .1 1.9 .0 | 2.3 Advanced processing | 7.6 | 5.4 7.8 9.8 1.9 | .4 .1 -.3 -.1 | -2.3 -.1 2.2 .6 | 5.5 | | | | | Durable | 9.5 | 8.1 10.1 10.3 2.3 | .6 -.3 .0 -.2 | -1.9 -.3 3.7 .5 | 6.6 Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 | 10.8 -5.1 -.7 3.4 | -2.2 .4 1.3 -.3 | -5.9 .9 4.0 1.1 | .9 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.6 | 10.7 -3.2 4.8 -6.3 | .2 -1.4 -.8 -.5 | -.6 -3.4 3.0 -2.3 | .4 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.6 | 3.3 2.4 4.3 .7 | 1.1 -.8 .4 -1.0 | -3.7 -2.2 2.1 .9 | 1.8 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | 5.6 | 9.9 5.7 7.5 -2.8 | -1.3 .7 -.6 -1.4 | -3.5 2.7 3.0 -1.3 | 3.0 Iron and steel 331,2 | 5.7 | 10.9 .8 12.6 -2.4 | -.7 .8 -.3 -2.8 | -3.1 3.0 4.6 -3.1 | 3.1 Raw steel | 7.3 | 8.7 6.5 8.3 10.7 | -1.4 3.0 .7 -2.5 | -2.4 5.6 4.4 -2.0 | 5.8 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 5.5 | 8.7 11.8 1.9 -3.2 | -2.0 .5 -1.0 .2 | -3.9 2.4 1.2 .9 | 2.9 Fabricated metal products 34 | 3.7 | 2.9 1.0 8.9 -.2 | 1.6 -.7 -.5 -.4 | .8 -3.8 1.5 .1 | 2.1 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 10.8 14.3 8.7 5.0 | .5 .5 .0 .6 | -1.3 1.2 4.2 .1 | 9.3 Computer and office equip. 357 | 36.3 | 34.9 50.2 28.3 38.2 | 3.0 3.3 2.4 2.1 | 3.6 -.5 4.9 -.9 | 37.6 Electrical machinery 36 | 18.5 | 20.0 19.0 16.9 13.3 | 1.0 1.3 .5 -.1 | .9 -1.4 2.1 .2 | 15.0 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 39.8 | 41.4 40.3 31.5 32.0 | 2.5 3.1 1.4 .5 | 3.8 -.2 2.2 1.4 | 32.2 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 12.2 | -.1 17.2 18.8 -5.1 | 1.4 -2.9 -.1 -.5 | -6.5 2.4 8.5 1.8 | 6.0 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 11.9 | -8.9 20.5 23.1 -16.6 | .5 -5.7 -.4 -.5 | -14.6 5.7 15.2 3.0 | 2.2 Autos and light trucks | 9.6 | -20.2 19.0 27.8 -17.5 | -3.8 -1.3 -3.5 -1.1 | -18.6 3.6 21.9 2.7 | -2.3 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 12.7 | 13.4 12.7 13.1 12.6 | 2.8 .9 .4 -.5 | 4.6 -1.2 .3 .2 | 11.4 Instruments 38 | 3.2 | 3.2 5.1 2.6 1.5 | -.5 .9 -.5 .5 | .5 -1.8 .7 .6 | 3.3 Miscellaneous 39 | 4.8 | 3.1 3.3 1.6 4.7 | 1.8 -.4 .4 .6 | -.6 -4.7 2.0 1.9 | 3.6 | | | | | Nondurable | 2.6 | 1.2 1.5 5.5 1.2 | .2 .4 -.4 -.2 | -2.4 .3 .2 .3 | 1.9 Foods 20 | 1.8 | -1.9 .4 4.3 5.8 | .0 1.4 -.7 -.1 | -2.7 -.4 -1.3 1.2 | 1.4 Tobacco products 21 | 1.9 | -6.6 1.9 12.3 -11.6 | -4.9 2.0 -.6 -1.2 | -21.6 21.9 6.0 1.0 | -3.4 Textile mill products 22 | 4.1 | 4.4 9.3 2.1 -4.7 | -1.9 1.2 -2.1 -.1 | -9.9 6.3 2.5 1.2 | 1.2 Apparel products 23 | -1.9 | -1.2 -1.8 -1.0 -5.1 | .7 -.3 -1.4 -.9 | .3 -3.7 .1 .1 | -3.3 Paper and products 26 | 3.1 | 1.8 6.9 -2.1 -.5 | .4 -1.2 .9 -.2 | -2.2 3.8 .7 -.7 | 1.0 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 4.0 | 3.7 .9 9.9 -5.7 | -.3 -.7 -.8 -.9 | -2.1 -4.0 -.1 -.8 | 1.0 Chemicals and products 28 | 2.9 | 1.0 .1 8.3 5.5 | 1.5 .5 -.1 .0 | -.1 2.0 .4 .1 | 4.5 Petroleum products 29 | 2.2 | 12.7 -5.0 1.0 4.3 | 1.0 1.5 -.9 .9 | .0 -6.2 -1.1 1.9 | 3.0 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.8 | 1.7 6.6 5.2 1.8 | -.3 .2 -.2 -.1 | -.9 -.8 1.5 .2 | 3.0 Leather and products 31 | -7.3 | -6.5 -15.3 -2.4 -9.6 | .4 -2.7 2.1 -2.4 | -1.1 -5.0 2.2 -.4 | -9.7 | | | | | Mining | 2.1 | 1.9 1.8 -2.1 5.9 | -.4 1.7 -.2 .2 | -1.7 -.6 .5 -.3 | .7 Metal mining 10 | 2.7 | 3.9 -5.6 15.4 -6.4 | -8.3 2.3 2.2 -.6 | -7.1 -1.3 4.6 .5 | 1.4 Coal mining 12 | 4.7 | 5.0 .6 11.2 -5.1 | 5.6 -1.2 -6.5 .9 | 3.0 1.8 -1.3 .8 | 2.3 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 1.9 | 2.4 3.0 -6.2 8.3 | -.9 2.2 .6 .6 | -.1 .0 .5 -.8 | .8 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .6 | -6.6 -.7 .4 14.2 | .9 2.0 1.6 -3.3 | -16.1 -9.2 1.3 1.5 | -2.5 | | | | | Utilities | 2.4 | 3.3 8.3 5.5 -12.2 | -.9 -3.8 .1 4.8 | 13.8 6.1 -7.4 -2.8 | 5.3 Electric 491,3pt | 2.8 | -.9 11.1 5.1 -10.8 | -.5 -3.5 .8 4.3 | 7.3 2.8 -5.2 -.5 | 4.8 Gas 492,3pt | .8 | 21.0 -2.0 7.1 -17.4 | -2.3 -5.0 -2.7 6.6 | 34.9 14.6 -12.6 -8.6 | 7.3 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 30.6 | 31.9 34.2 24.6 22.8 | 1.9 2.1 1.3 .2 | 3.3 -1.7 2.1 .1 | 25.6 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 6.0 | 5.8 5.2 7.2 3.1 | .4 .4 -.2 -.2 | -1.3 -.4 1.3 .2 | 4.6 Computer and office equipment | 5.8 | 4.3 5.4 7.8 1.2 | .4 .0 -.3 -.2 | -2.2 .0 2.1 .4 | 3.9 Computers and semiconductors | 4.4 | 2.7 4.0 6.8 -.1 | .3 -.2 -.3 -.3 | -2.5 .0 2.1 .4 | 2.7 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 4.2 | 2.4 3.7 6.7 .0 | .3 -.2 -.4 -.2 | -2.7 .1 2.1 .4 | 2.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: Estimates for March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.