Table 2B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1996 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | May 97 | to | 1997 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | to Item | 1997 Q4 | Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 | Feb. Mar. Apr. May | Feb. Mar. Apr. May | May 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Total index | 5.8 | 4.6 6.0 7.2 1.0 | -.4 .4 .3 .5 | 1.0 .3 -1.4 1.0 | 4.4 | | | | | Manufacturing | 6.3 | 4.9 6.1 8.1 2.0 | -.4 .0 .5 .2 | 1.9 .6 -.5 1.0 | 4.7 | | | | | Primary processing | 3.5 | 3.7 2.6 4.5 1.1 | -.4 -.3 .1 -.1 | 1.6 .0 .3 .0 | 1.8 Advanced processing | 7.6 | 5.4 7.8 9.8 2.4 | -.4 .1 .7 .4 | 2.0 .8 -.9 1.5 | 6.1 | | | | | Durable | 9.5 | 8.1 10.1 10.3 2.2 | -.3 .2 .6 .5 | 3.4 .8 -1.5 1.4 | 6.8 Lumber and products 24 | 2.1 | 10.8 -5.1 -.7 3.1 | 1.7 -1.1 .7 .2 | 4.4 .4 2.1 -1.5 | .1 Furniture and fixtures 25 | 3.6 | 10.7 -3.2 4.8 -7.0 | -1.7 1.3 .6 -.5 | 2.0 -.6 .9 -1.7 | -1.0 Stone, clay, and glass products 32 | 4.6 | 3.3 2.4 4.3 -1.1 | -.8 .3 -.6 .5 | .9 2.2 2.5 1.2 | 1.8 | | | | | Primary metals 33 | 5.6 | 9.9 5.7 7.5 .8 | -.9 -.9 -.7 .3 | 2.7 -.8 -2.1 -.3 | 1.8 Iron and steel 331,2 | 5.7 | 10.9 .8 12.6 2.2 | -.7 -.3 -1.4 .6 | 4.2 -.7 -1.7 -.8 | 1.4 Raw steel | 7.3 | 8.7 6.5 8.3 9.4 | .7 -3.4 2.8 -.1 | 4.4 -2.9 .4 -1.9 | 6.3 Nonferrous 333-6,9 | 5.5 | 8.7 11.8 1.9 -.7 | -1.2 -1.6 .1 .0 | 1.0 -1.1 -2.5 .3 | 2.2 Fabricated metal products 34 | 3.7 | 2.9 1.0 8.9 -1.2 | -1.1 .4 -.1 .0 | 1.0 .8 -1.7 1.5 | 1.6 Industrial machinery | | | | | and equipment 35 | 11.3 | 10.8 14.3 8.7 7.6 | -.5 2.0 .8 .7 | 3.7 1.5 -.6 1.4 | 10.5 Computer and office equip. 357 | 36.3 | 34.9 50.2 28.3 56.6 | 4.3 5.0 3.4 2.7 | 6.7 2.0 6.6 3.2 | 47.0 Electrical machinery 36 | 18.5 | 20.0 19.0 16.9 13.0 | .5 -.1 1.0 .9 | 2.1 .2 -1.4 2.2 | 14.4 Semiconductors 3672-9 | 39.8 | 41.4 40.3 31.5 29.8 | 1.1 -.3 .9 1.5 | 1.9 .6 -1.0 2.2 | 28.0 | | | | | Transportation equipment 37 | 12.2 | -.1 17.2 18.8 -7.1 | -.9 -.8 1.0 .8 | 7.6 1.5 -4.4 2.5 | 8.3 Motor vehicles and parts 371 | 11.9 | -8.9 20.5 23.1 -18.7 | -1.1 -1.1 2.5 .6 | 14.5 2.4 -4.8 2.4 | 8.0 Autos and light trucks | 9.6 | -20.2 19.0 27.8 -16.5 | -3.1 -.9 2.5 1.2 | 22.3 2.9 -7.9 4.5 | 8.0 Aerospace and misc. 372-6,9 | 12.7 | 13.4 12.7 13.1 10.9 | -.6 -.4 -1.0 1.0 | -.6 .3 -3.8 2.8 | 8.7 Instruments 38 | 3.2 | 3.2 5.1 2.6 .3 | .6 .3 .6 .2 | 1.7 .4 -.9 .9 | 3.0 Miscellaneous 39 | 4.8 | 3.1 3.3 1.6 3.9 | .3 .1 .2 -1.4 | 2.0 1.4 -2.0 .4 | 1.2 | | | | | Nondurable | 2.6 | 1.2 1.5 5.5 1.8 | -.6 -.3 .5 -.1 | .1 .2 .7 .6 | 2.1 Foods 20 | 1.8 | -1.9 .4 4.3 6.8 | -.7 -.4 .8 .3 | -1.3 .8 .6 2.5 | 3.3 Tobacco products 21 | 1.9 | -6.6 1.9 12.3 3.4 | -.9 -.9 -.6 .5 | 5.7 1.4 -9.3 -.8 | 2.9 Textile mill products 22 | 4.1 | 4.4 9.3 2.1 -5.3 | -2.0 -.9 -.2 1.8 | 2.6 .2 3.8 .7 | 2.9 Apparel products 23 | -1.9 | -1.2 -1.8 -1.0 -2.7 | -1.6 .4 .0 -.7 | -.2 1.4 -2.4 3.0 | -2.4 Paper and products 26 | 3.1 | 1.8 6.9 -2.1 -1.7 | 2.0 -2.2 .8 .2 | 1.8 -2.7 1.1 -2.0 | .6 | | | | | Printing and publishing 27 | 4.0 | 3.7 .9 9.9 -5.5 | -.8 -1.1 .3 .0 | -.1 -1.0 3.1 -1.1 | .3 Chemicals and products 28 | 2.9 | 1.0 .1 8.3 3.6 | -1.0 .4 .3 -.3 | -.5 .5 .9 .2 | 3.2 Petroleum products 29 | 2.2 | 12.7 -5.0 1.0 12.1 | -.3 2.6 .2 -1.2 | -.6 3.5 5.8 2.2 | 2.0 Rubber and plastics products 30 | 3.8 | 1.7 6.6 5.2 2.1 | .0 .1 1.3 -1.1 | 1.8 .4 -1.9 1.4 | 3.4 Leather and products 31 | -7.3 | -6.5 -15.3 -2.4 -8.7 | 2.1 -1.5 -2.6 -.7 | 2.2 .5 -2.5 .2 | -10.5 | | | | | Mining | 2.1 | 1.9 1.8 -2.1 9.6 | .4 -.9 -.2 1.2 | 1.2 -1.5 .0 3.0 | 2.1 Metal mining 10 | 2.7 | 3.9 -5.6 15.4 3.5 | 13.5 -11.1 -2.9 -.7 | 16.2 -10.2 -3.6 .5 | -3.3 Coal mining 12 | 4.7 | 5.0 .6 11.2 -5.1 | -6.5 .9 1.1 6.8 | -1.3 .8 -3.7 1.1 | 2.0 Oil and gas extraction 13 | 1.9 | 2.4 3.0 -6.2 13.0 | .8 .1 -.8 .6 | .7 -1.3 -.3 .6 | 2.3 Stone and earth minerals 14 | .6 | -6.6 -.7 .4 11.2 | -1.4 -3.5 4.1 -.2 | -1.4 .6 12.8 29.5 | 3.9 | | | | | Utilities | 2.4 | 3.3 8.3 5.5 -15.8 | -.5 6.3 -2.2 2.8 | -8.0 -.5 -12.7 -1.2 | 3.5 Electric 491,3pt | 2.8 | -.9 11.1 5.1 -11.7 | .3 4.5 -2.4 3.7 | -5.7 -.3 -7.8 6.9 | 6.0 Gas 492,3pt | .8 | 21.0 -2.0 7.1 -30.5 | -3.9 13.8 -1.4 -.8 | -13.7 -1.3 -26.1 -28.7 | -5.9 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 30.6 | 31.9 34.2 24.6 25.8 | 1.7 .5 2.1 1.6 | 2.5 .3 .9 2.6 | 26.5 | | | | | Manufacturing excluding: | | | | | Motor vehicles and parts | 6.0 | 5.8 5.2 7.2 3.5 | -.4 .1 .4 .2 | 1.1 .4 -.2 .9 | 4.5 Computer and office equipment | 5.8 | 4.3 5.4 7.8 1.2 | -.5 -.1 .5 .2 | 1.8 .5 -.7 1.0 | 3.9 Computers and semiconductors | 4.4 | 2.7 4.0 6.8 .0 | -.6 -.1 .4 .1 | 1.8 .5 -.6 .9 | 2.9 Computers, communications eq, and | | | | | semiconductors | 4.2 | 2.4 3.7 6.7 .0 | -.6 -.1 .4 .1 | 1.8 .6 -.6 .9 | 2.8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Estimates for May are preliminary. Estimates from February to April are revised. Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data.