Table 1B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MARKET GROUPS Percent change | | Seasonally adjusted | | | | 1997 Q4 | annual rate | Seasonally adjusted | Not seasonally adjusted | Feb. 98 | to | 1998 | 1998 1999 | 1998 1999 | to Item | 1998 Q4 | Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. | Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. | Feb. 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Total index | 1.9 | 1.6 2.8 .9 2.2 | -.2 .2 .0 .2 | -2.5 -1.0 .2 1.7 | 1.9 | | | | | Products, total | 2.1 | 2.7 4.2 .2 1.5 | -.3 .0 .0 .0 | -3.4 -1.5 .5 1.2 | 1.7 Final products | 2.0 | 3.0 4.6 -.8 1.3 | -.5 -.2 .0 .1 | -3.6 -1.4 .9 1.5 | 1.4 | | | | | Consumer goods | -.3 | 1.0 1.4 -3.9 .2 | -.4 .2 .1 .0 | -4.0 -.8 1.9 .5 | -.2 Durable | 5.0 | 6.3 .3 -3.6 18.1 | -1.2 .7 .5 .9 | -7.0 -3.7 3.3 8.5 | 5.4 Automotive products | 3.9 | -7.4 -4.2 -7.6 41.9 | -1.1 .1 .9 -.1 | -11.0 -7.8 6.9 13.0 | 7.2 Autos and trucks | 3.1 | -13.7 -14.0 -14.3 77.5 | -1.0 -1.0 1.1 .0 | -14.9 -11.9 10.6 19.6 | 7.7 Autos | .7 | -21.6 -19.2 26.9 27.6 | -5.1 1.6 -3.3 -4.3 | -17.5 -10.5 6.8 12.4 | 2.1 Trucks | 5.0 | -8.3 -10.2 -30.5 112.4 | 1.2 -2.2 3.4 2.0 | -13.5 -12.6 12.6 23.1 | 10.8 Auto parts and allied goods | 6.0 | 4.1 13.4 4.4 2.5 | -1.2 1.9 .6 -.2 | -4.4 -1.5 1.8 3.1 | 7.1 Other durable goods | 5.7 | 18.5 3.9 -.8 2.0 | -1.3 1.2 .1 1.7 | -3.3 -.3 .5 4.9 | 3.8 Appliances and electronics | 19.5 | 33.8 6.1 14.6 25.5 | 3.4 1.6 -.7 3.5 | -2.1 -3.6 4.2 10.4 | 17.4 Appliances and air cond. | 11.3 | 25.0 -1.4 6.3 17.1 | 2.5 1.1 -1.2 5.7 | -6.0 -7.2 11.4 18.5 | 10.5 Home electronics | 27.8 | 42.4 13.1 22.9 34.7 | 4.3 2.1 -.2 1.4 | 2.0 -.2 -2.2 2.2 | 24.2 Carpeting and furniture | 3.7 | 8.4 3.1 -2.0 5.4 | -2.3 -.4 2.0 -.1 | -7.9 -4.6 6.1 2.3 | 3.0 Miscellaneous | -1.2 | 15.0 2.9 -8.2 -12.3 | -3.6 1.8 -.4 1.5 | -1.5 4.2 -4.5 2.6 | -3.5 Nondurable | -1.8 | -.5 1.7 -3.9 -4.3 | -.2 .0 .0 -.3 | -3.2 .0 1.6 -1.8 | -1.6 Nonenergy | -1.6 | 1.4 -.4 -6.6 -.6 | .9 -.2 -.4 -.2 | -4.2 -2.9 .0 -.1 | -2.3 Foods and tobacco | .5 | 5.3 -.3 -7.6 5.4 | 1.5 -.1 .5 -.4 | -4.4 -5.0 2.1 -.2 | -.4 Clothing | -5.7 | -1.7 -3.7 -5.7 -11.3 | -1.0 .2 -.8 -.6 | -4.9 -2.8 -3.8 3.7 | -6.0 Chemical products | -2.4 | -.2 5.3 -9.7 -4.4 | 1.7 -.4 -1.6 1.2 | -6.2 -.5 -1.0 -.8 | -2.4 Paper products | -4.7 | -6.1 -7.2 1.9 -7.3 | -1.1 -.4 -1.4 -1.3 | .3 .5 -3.0 -1.1 | -6.5 Energy products | -3.0 | -12.7 17.5 16.1 -25.8 | -7.4 1.8 2.8 -1.1 | 5.1 20.9 10.9 -10.4 | 3.4 Fuels | -.6 | 4.2 1.7 -.7 -7.2 | .7 .5 2.3 -2.5 | 3.9 .4 -4.4 -4.0 | -.9 Utilities | -4.3 | -20.4 26.7 25.3 -33.6 | -11.3 2.5 3.1 -.4 | 5.8 33.2 17.8 -12.8 | 5.8 | | | | | Equipment, total | 5.6 | 6.3 9.6 4.0 2.9 | -.7 -.8 -.2 .2 | -3.0 -2.3 -.6 3.0 | 3.6 Business equipment | 8.2 | 6.2 13.8 7.2 5.9 | -.6 -.3 .0 .2 | -3.3 -2.0 -.2 3.4 | 6.9 Information processing & related | 14.3 | 14.8 20.7 11.0 11.0 | .3 .4 .9 .7 | -.7 .5 -1.9 1.2 | 12.4 Computer and office | 54.7 | 75.3 60.7 38.8 46.5 | 4.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 | 1.3 1.8 -.1 2.3 | 44.1 Industrial | 1.5 | -1.9 5.9 5.4 -3.3 | -1.2 .7 -.9 -.6 | -3.8 -1.3 -.2 2.7 | 1.7 Transit | 11.9 | 7.3 15.8 6.5 18.3 | -.8 -1.1 -.5 -1.8 | -6.3 -4.9 2.1 5.8 | 7.0 Autos and trucks | 5.2 | -18.9 -12.0 8.1 59.0 | .2 .0 -.5 -2.2 | -13.9 -11.4 9.3 15.3 | 9.9 Other | -1.4 | -2.6 7.6 -1.8 -8.2 | -1.8 -4.9 .3 5.2 | -5.0 -8.8 2.5 9.9 | 1.5 Defense and space equipment | -.3 | 1.9 -1.3 .8 -2.4 | -.9 -1.5 -.4 1.2 | .2 .2 -2.4 1.2 | -1.5 Oil and gas well drilling | -25.3 | 14.1 -27.2 -37.8 -39.6 | -3.5 -10.5 -3.8 -1.9 | -3.0 -9.5 -6.0 -3.9 | -38.1 Manufactured homes | 9.1 | 21.5 -1.4 1.3 16.8 | 2.5 1.3 -1.1 -.4 | -10.9 -17.3 7.6 12.3 | 3.1 | | | | | Intermediate products | 2.5 | 1.5 3.0 3.4 2.0 | .2 .5 .2 .0 | -2.8 -1.9 -.8 .3 | 2.6 Construction supplies | 5.1 | 6.4 2.4 5.6 6.1 | .9 1.1 .4 -.1 | -3.0 -3.9 -1.3 2.7 | 4.6 Business supplies | .7 | -1.6 3.3 2.0 -.7 | -.2 .1 .1 .0 | -2.6 -.5 -.5 -1.2 | 1.3 | | | | | Materials | 1.6 | .1 .7 2.0 3.5 | .1 .4 .0 .3 | -1.0 -.1 -.4 2.5 | 2.2 | | | | | Durable | 3.8 | 1.3 .5 4.2 9.3 | .6 .1 .4 .6 | -.8 -.6 -1.8 4.2 | 4.8 Consumer parts | -1.5 | -10.5 -6.1 2.6 9.0 | -.4 -.8 -1.6 .5 | -6.7 -7.8 7.7 6.0 | -.8 Equipment parts | 11.8 | 8.9 6.6 14.8 17.4 | 1.0 .7 1.4 1.2 | 3.1 4.0 -6.5 4.6 | 13.2 Semiconductors, printed circuit | | | | | boards, and oth. elec. comps. | 29.5 | 8.4 11.4 45.6 60.1 | 3.5 2.0 2.6 3.5 | 7.8 8.5 -13.7 11.6 | 37.6 Other | -.8 | .0 -2.0 -4.1 3.0 | .7 .0 .4 .1 | -1.4 -1.6 -1.1 3.2 | .1 Basic metals | -5.7 | 2.6 -9.3 -6.7 -8.8 | -.9 -.6 1.0 -.1 | -1.2 -2.1 1.2 3.6 | -6.6 Nondurable | -2.8 | -2.4 -1.7 -3.8 -3.2 | .5 .3 .1 -.3 | -2.1 -2.7 3.3 1.3 | -2.3 Textile | -7.2 | -8.0 .0 -7.4 -12.9 | -5.3 -.5 -.6 .2 | -8.1 -8.0 6.9 .9 | -8.1 Paper | -2.7 | -2.2 -1.6 -.4 -6.5 | -2.7 1.6 -.4 -.5 | -3.3 .1 2.8 1.2 | -3.1 Chemical | -3.6 | -1.5 -3.1 -7.3 -2.4 | 2.4 -.3 .9 -.3 | 1.1 -2.1 3.0 2.0 | -2.2 Other | 1.2 | -1.5 .4 2.5 3.3 | 2.5 .8 -.9 -.5 | -4.5 -3.9 2.9 .0 | .9 Energy | -.5 | -.7 4.5 1.9 -7.2 | -2.1 1.7 -1.8 .2 | -.5 4.6 .1 -1.7 | -1.0 Primary | .5 | 2.1 .3 3.0 -3.3 | -2.7 1.5 -3.2 .9 | -.8 3.6 -1.7 .5 | -2.3 Converted fuel | -2.2 | -6.0 12.8 .1 -13.8 | -1.1 2.1 .8 -.9 | .1 6.5 3.3 -5.4 | 1.4 | | | | | SPECIAL AGGREGATES | | | | | | | | | | Total excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 1.8 | 2.2 3.3 1.1 .7 | -.1 .2 .0 .2 | -2.1 -.7 -.1 1.2 | 1.7 Motor vehicles and parts | 1.9 | 2.8 3.8 .6 .6 | -.1 .2 .0 .2 | -1.9 -.4 -.4 1.1 | 1.8 Computers | .9 | .4 1.7 .1 1.3 | -.3 .1 .0 .1 | -2.6 -1.1 .2 1.7 | 1.0 Computers and semiconductors 1 | .0 | .0 1.3 -1.2 -.2 | -.4 .0 -.1 .0 | -3.0 -1.4 .7 1.4 | -.1 | | | | | Consumer goods excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | -.5 | 2.0 2.5 -3.2 -3.2 | -.3 .3 .0 .0 | -3.2 -.1 1.5 -.7 | -.6 Energy | .0 | 2.6 -.2 -5.9 3.6 | .4 .0 -.2 .1 | -4.9 -3.1 .8 2.0 | -.5 | | | | | Business equipment excluding: | | | | | Autos and trucks | 8.4 | 8.8 16.3 7.0 2.1 | -.6 -.4 .0 .4 | -2.2 -1.2 -1.0 2.3 | 6.6 Computer and office equipment | 4.1 | .8 9.3 4.2 2.3 | -1.1 -.6 -.2 .0 | -3.7 -2.5 -.2 3.5 | 3.4 | | | | | Materials excluding: | | | | | Energy | 2.0 | .3 -.1 1.9 5.9 | .6 .2 .3 .3 | -1.1 -1.1 -.5 3.5 | 2.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <1> Semiconductors include related electronic components. Notes: Percent changes shown in the first and last columns are based on seasonally adjusted data. Estimates for February are preliminary. Estimates from November to January are revised.