Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Apr. 97 | to | 1997 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to Item | 1997 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. | Apr. 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | Total index | 5.8 | 4.6 6.0 7.2 1.0 | -.1 -.3 .3 .1 | .4 1.0 .2 -1.6 | 3.8 | | | | | Manufacturing | 6.3 | 4.9 6.1 8.1 2.0 | .2 -.4 -.2 .3 | .1 2.0 .4 -.7 | 4.3 | | | | | Primary processing | 3.5 | 3.7 2.6 4.5 1.3 | .0 -.3 -.4 -.1 | .1 1.8 -.1 .1 | 1.7 Advanced processing | 7.6 | 5.4 7.8 9.8 2.3 | .2 -.4 -.1 .5 | .1 2.1 .6 -1.1 | 5.6 | | | | | Durable | 9.5 | 8.1 10.1 10.3 2.2 | -.2 -.3 .2 .4 | -.3 3.4 .8 -1.7 | 6.6 Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 | 10.8 -5.1 -.7 4.6 | .4 1.8 -.2 .4 | .9 4.5 1.3 1.8 | 1.0 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.6 | 10.7 -3.2 4.8 -7.8 | -1.6 -1.6 .4 .2 | -3.5 2.1 -1.4 .5 | -1.8 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.6 | 3.3 2.4 4.3 -.8 | -.9 -.7 .3 -.3 | -2.3 1.0 2.2 2.8 | .4 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | 5.6 | 9.9 5.7 7.5 -.5 | 1.6 -1.3 -1.3 -.5 | 3.7 2.4 -1.2 -1.9 | 2.5 Iron and steel 331,2 | 5.7 | 10.9 .8 12.6 -1.2 | 1.4 -1.0 -2.2 -.5 | 3.6 3.9 -2.6 -.8 | 1.6 Raw steel | 7.3 | 8.7 6.5 8.3 9.4 | 3.0 .7 -3.4 -.6 | 5.6 4.4 -2.9 -2.9 | 3.2 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 5.5 | 8.7 11.8 1.9 .2 | 1.9 -1.6 -.2 -.6 | 3.8 .6 .4 -3.2 | 3.5 Fabricated metal products 34 | 3.7 | 2.9 1.0 8.9 -1.2 | -.8 -1.0 .2 -.5 | -3.9 1.0 .7 -2.1 | 1.2 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 10.8 14.3 8.7 6.7 | .9 -.6 1.5 .5 | 1.6 3.6 1.0 -.9 | 9.0 Computer and office equip. 357 | 36.3 | 34.9 50.2 28.3 52.8 | 4.3 3.5 4.6 3.0 | .4 6.0 1.5 6.3 | 44.0 Electrical machinery 36 | 18.5 | 20.0 19.0 16.9 13.3 | 1.2 .4 .2 .9 | -1.5 2.0 .5 -1.4 | 14.8 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 39.8 | 41.4 40.3 31.5 30.5 | 3.1 1.0 .3 .9 | -.2 1.8 1.2 -.9 | 29.7 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 12.2 | -.1 17.2 18.8 -5.6 | -2.8 -.6 -.2 .5 | 2.6 7.9 2.1 -4.8 | 8.1 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 11.9 | -8.9 20.5 23.1 -17.5 | -5.7 -1.1 .0 1.5 | 5.7 14.5 3.5 -5.7 | 7.1 Autos and light trucks | 9.6 | -20.2 19.0 27.8 -17.0 | -1.3 -3.1 -1.4 3.0 | 3.6 22.3 2.4 -7.5 | 9.3 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 12.7 | 13.4 12.7 13.1 12.7 | 1.1 .1 -.6 -.7 | -1.0 .1 .1 -3.5 | 9.3 Instruments 38 | 3.2 | 3.2 5.1 2.6 -1.0 | .0 .4 -.4 1.0 | -2.6 1.6 -.3 -.5 | 3.2 Miscellaneous 39 | 4.8 | 3.1 3.3 1.6 3.8 | -.4 .4 -.1 .4 | -4.7 2.1 1.2 -1.7 | 3.0 | | | | | Nondurable | 2.6 | 1.2 1.5 5.5 1.8 | .6 -.4 -.6 .2 | .5 .3 -.1 .4 | 1.6 Foods 20 | 1.8 | -1.9 .4 4.3 6.8 | 1.8 -.6 -.7 .5 | -.1 -1.2 .5 .4 | 2.6 Tobacco products 21 | 1.9 | -6.6 1.9 12.3 3.4 | 6.1 -.9 -.9 -.7 | 26.8 5.7 1.4 -9.4 | 1.0 Textile mill products 22 | 4.1 | 4.4 9.3 2.1 -4.9 | 1.3 -1.9 -.9 -.3 | 6.4 2.8 .2 3.7 | -.6 Apparel products 23 | -1.9 | -1.2 -1.8 -1.0 -3.2 | .0 -1.6 .0 -.2 | -3.4 -.1 1.0 -2.6 | -2.3 Paper and products 26 | 3.1 | 1.8 6.9 -2.1 -2.6 | -1.5 1.9 -2.6 -.3 | 3.5 1.6 -3.2 .0 | -1.1 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 4.0 | 3.7 .9 9.9 -5.5 | -.5 -.8 -1.2 .2 | -3.8 -.1 -1.1 3.0 | .2 Chemicals and products 28 | 2.9 | 1.0 .1 8.3 4.3 | .4 -.5 .0 -.2 | 1.9 .0 .0 .4 | 2.4 Petroleum products 29 | 2.2 | 12.7 -5.0 1.0 7.9 | 2.3 -1.0 1.1 .6 | -5.5 -1.2 1.9 6.1 | 2.6 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.8 | 1.7 6.6 5.2 2.5 | .1 .1 .3 1.1 | -1.0 1.8 .6 -2.0 | 5.6 Leather and products 31 | -7.3 | -6.5 -15.3 -2.4 -10.1 | -2.8 2.2 -2.8 -2.2 | -5.1 2.4 -.9 -2.1 | -11.2 | | | | | Mining | 2.1 | 1.9 1.8 -2.1 7.8 | 2.6 -.5 -.4 -.2 | .3 .3 -1.0 .1 | 1.6 Metal mining 10 | 2.7 | 3.9 -5.6 15.4 -3.1 | 1.4 7.6 -5.5 .9 | -2.1 10.1 -4.6 .3 | 2.5 Coal mining 12 | 4.7 | 5.0 .6 11.2 -5.1 | -1.2 -6.5 .9 1.1 | 1.8 -1.3 .8 -3.7 | 4.9 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 1.9 | 2.4 3.0 -6.2 11.0 | 3.3 .1 .2 -.7 | 1.1 .0 -1.2 -.2 | .8 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .6 | -6.6 -.7 .4 11.5 | 3.4 -1.4 -3.2 1.2 | -8.0 -1.4 .9 9.8 | 2.8 | | | | | Utilities | 2.4 | 3.3 8.3 5.5 -15.4 | -4.9 -.2 6.0 -1.9 | 4.0 -7.6 -.9 -12.4 | .3 Electric 491,3pt | 2.8 | -.9 11.1 5.1 -11.8 | -3.5 .3 4.5 -2.2 | 2.8 -5.7 -.3 -7.6 | .1 Gas 492,3pt | .8 | 21.0 -2.0 7.1 -28.3 | -10.4 -2.2 12.6 -.8 | 7.2 -12.3 -2.4 -25.5 | 1.0 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 30.6 | 31.9 34.2 24.6 25.5 | 2.3 1.5 .8 1.8 | -1.5 2.3 .6 .7 | 26.5 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 6.0 | 5.8 5.2 7.2 3.4 | .6 -.3 -.2 .2 | -.2 1.2 .2 -.4 | 4.2 Computer and office equipment | 5.8 | 4.3 5.4 7.8 1.2 | .1 -.4 -.3 .2 | .1 1.9 .4 -.9 | 3.6 Computers and semiconductors | 4.4 | 2.7 4.0 6.8 .0 | .0 -.5 -.3 .2 | .1 1.9 .3 -.9 | 2.6 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 4.2 | 2.4 3.7 6.7 .0 | .0 -.5 -.3 .1 | .3 1.9 .4 -.9 | 2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: Estimates for April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.