Table 5
  RATES OF GROWTH IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, BY MARKET GROUPS, 1977-1996
 
 
                                                                                                                    Difference between
                                                                                 Revised index                 revised and earlier indexes
                                                                                   (percent)                        (percentage points)
                                                                  |  1977-     1982-      1987-     1992-  |   1977-   1982-    1987-   1992-
                                                                  |   1982      1987       1992      1996  |    1982    1987     1992    1996
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                                                                  |                                        | 	   	   	    
   Total index                                                    |    .5       4.0        1.4       3.6   |    -.5     -.1      -.1     -.4 
              							  	    	      			    	   	   	    
                                                                  |                                        | 	   	   	    
   Products, total                                                |   1.2       4.1        1.0       2.9   |    -.7     -.6      -.2     -.6 
      Final products                                              |   1.6       3.6        1.4       3.0   |    -.9     -.8      -.3     -.6 
         Consumer goods                                           |   -.2       3.5        1.3       2.5   |     .0      .1       .1      .1 
            Durable                                               |  -4.3       8.5        1.3       6.0   |     .0      .7       .7     1.1 
               Automotive products                                |  -7.5      11.2        -.1       5.9   |    -.2     -.5      -.3    -1.0 
               Other durable goods                                |  -2.2       6.7        2.3       6.0   |     .1     1.6      1.4     2.8 
            Nondurable                                            |   1.1       2.1        1.3       1.6   |    -.1     -.1       .0     -.2 
               Nonenergy products                                 |   1.5       2.2        1.3       1.4   |    -.1     -.1       .0     -.2 
               Energy products                                    |   -.6       1.7        1.5       2.7   |    -.1     -.1      -.1     -.2 
                                                                  |                                        | 	   	   	    
         Equipment, total                                         |   3.9       3.6        1.5       4.0   |   -1.7    -1.7      -.8    -1.8 
            Business equipment                                    |   2.6       3.8        3.3       6.1   |   -2.5    -2.7     -1.0    -2.0 
               Industrial                                         |  -2.6      -1.7        1.0       6.1   |     .0      .0      -.2     1.0 
               Information processing & related                   |  14.5       9.1        4.8       9.4   |   -3.7    -5.3     -1.8    -4.5 
               Transit                                            |  -1.2       4.0        5.8        .0   |    -.4     -.6      -.5      .1 
               Other                                              |  -2.4       3.2         .3       3.8   |    -.1     -.1      -.3     -.7 
            Defense and space equipment                           |   6.0      10.1       -3.2      -6.3   |     .0     1.3       .1      .5 
                                                                  |                                        | 	   	   	    
      Intermediate products                                       |    .0       5.9        -.1       2.3   |     .0      .0       .0     -.5 
         Construction supplies                                    |  -2.7       6.7        -.9       4.0   |    -.1      .0       .1     -.3 
         Business supplies                                        |   2.1       5.3         .3       1.2   |    -.1      .0      -.1     -.6 
                                                                  |                                        | 	   	   	    
   Materials                                                      |   -.5       3.8        2.0       4.7   |     .0      .5       .2      .0 
      Durable                                                     |   -.6       6.9        2.7       7.6   |    -.1      .6       .3      .2 
      Nondurable                                                  |  -1.1       4.0        1.9       1.5   |     .0      .0       .0     -.5 
      Energy                                                      |   -.3       -.1         .8       1.0   |    -.2      .1       .0      .0 
                                                                  |                                        | 	   	   	    
  SPECIAL AGGREGATES                                              |                                        | 	   	   	    
  Total excluding:                                                |                                        | 	   	   	    
      Computer and office equipment                               |   -.1       3.6        1.3       3.1   |     .0      .3       .1     -.1 
  Business equipment excluding:                                   |                                        | 	   	   	    
      Computer and office equipment                               |   -.2       1.6        2.8       3.7   |    -.2     -.1      -.1     -.2 
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  NOTE- Growth rates are calculated as the average annual percent change from the first to the last period indicated.