[Economic Report of the President (1997)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY


Table B-49.--Industrial production indexes, major industry divisions, 1947-96
[1987=100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Total               Manufacturing
industrial ------------------------------------
Year or month               production                                        Mining     Utilities
Total      Durable   Nondurable
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1947....................................        22.7        21.2        19.9        22.6        55.5        11.7
1948....................................        23.6        22.0        20.8        23.4        58.3        13.0
1949....................................        22.3        20.8        18.9        23.0        51.7        13.9

1950....................................        25.8        24.2        23.0        25.6        57.7        15.8
1951....................................        28.0        26.1        25.9        26.4        63.4        18.1
1952....................................        29.1        27.2        27.5        26.9        62.8        19.6
1953....................................        31.6        29.6        31.1        28.0        64.5        21.3
1954....................................        29.9        27.7        27.4        28.2        63.2        22.9
1955....................................        33.7        31.3        31.3        31.3        70.5        25.6
1956....................................        35.1        32.5        32.4        32.9        74.2        28.1
1957....................................        35.6        32.9        32.6        33.5        74.3        30.0
1958....................................        33.3        30.6        28.5        33.7        68.1        31.4
1959....................................        37.3        34.5        32.8        37.1        71.3        34.5

1960....................................        38.1        35.2        33.3        38.0        72.7        36.9
1961....................................        38.4        35.3        32.7        39.1        73.1        39.0
1962....................................        41.6        38.4        36.3        41.5        75.2        41.9
1963....................................        44.0        40.7        38.7        43.8        78.2        44.8
1964....................................        47.0        43.5        41.4        46.6        81.4        48.7
1965....................................        51.7        48.2        47.1        49.8        84.4        51.7
1966....................................        56.3        52.6        52.3        52.9        88.9        55.6
1967....................................        57.5        53.6        52.9        54.6        90.6        58.4
1968....................................        60.7        56.6        55.5        58.1        94.1        63.1
1969....................................        63.5        59.1        57.7        61.1        97.8        68.7

1970....................................        61.4        56.4        53.3        61.1       100.4        72.9
1971....................................        62.2        57.3        53.1        63.6        97.8        76.4
1972....................................        68.3        63.3        59.3        69.3        99.9        81.3
1973....................................        73.8        68.9        66.2        72.7       100.8        84.5
1974....................................        72.7        67.9        64.8        72.3       100.3        83.5
1975....................................        66.3        61.1        56.7        67.7        98.0        84.3
1976....................................        72.4        67.4        62.6        74.6        98.9        87.6
1977....................................        78.2        73.3        68.7        80.1       101.5        89.9
1978....................................        82.6        77.8        73.9        83.5       104.6        92.7
1979....................................        85.7        80.9        78.3        84.6       106.6        95.3

1980....................................        84.1        78.8        75.7        83.1       110.0        95.9
1981....................................        85.7        80.3        77.4        84.5       114.3        94.3
1982....................................        81.9        76.6        72.7        82.5       109.3        91.8
1983....................................        84.9        80.9        76.8        87.0       104.8        93.6
1984....................................        92.8        89.3        88.4        90.8       111.9        97.0
1985....................................        94.4        91.6        91.8        91.5       109.0        99.5
1986....................................        95.3        94.3        93.9        94.9       101.0        96.3
1987....................................       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0
1988....................................       104.4       104.7       106.6       102.3       101.3       105.0
1989....................................       106.0       106.4       108.6       103.7       100.0       108.7

1990....................................       106.0       106.1       107.4       104.4       102.0       109.9
1991....................................       104.2       103.8       104.1       103.4       100.2       112.3
1992....................................       107.7       108.2       109.3       106.7        98.9       111.9
1993....................................       111.5       112.3       115.6       108.6        98.0       116.3
1994....................................       118.1       119.7       125.8       113.0       100.3       117.9
1995....................................       121.9       123.9       132.5       114.3        99.9       122.0
1996p...................................       125.8       128.0       139.9       114.8       101.2       126.1

1995:Jan................................       121.8       124.1       131.8       115.6       100.6       117.3
Feb.................................       121.7       123.9       132.1       114.8       100.8       118.5
Mar.................................       121.9       124.0       132.2       115.1       100.3       119.2
Apr.................................       121.4       123.5       131.6       114.6       100.6       118.8
May.................................       121.3       123.2       131.1       114.4       100.5       122.1
June................................       121.4       123.3       131.5       114.3       101.0       121.0

July................................       121.5       123.3       131.5       114.3       100.7       122.7
Aug.................................       122.7       124.2       133.2       114.3       100.0       128.8
Sept................................       122.8       124.9       134.4       114.4       100.0       122.7
Oct.................................       122.2       124.4       133.5       114.3        98.2       121.6
Nov.................................       122.6       124.5       134.3       113.7        98.3       125.4
Dec.................................       122.8       124.8       134.8       113.8        98.1       125.1

1996:Jan................................       122.5       124.5       134.9       113.1        97.1       125.6
Feb.................................       124.2       126.2       137.5       113.8        98.0       126.6
Mar.................................       123.6       125.2       135.6       113.6       101.1       128.0
Apr.................................       124.5       126.5       138.3       113.5       100.4       126.4
May.................................       125.4       127.4       139.1       114.4       100.5       128.4
June................................       126.4       128.5       141.1       114.6       102.8       126.6

July................................       126.3       129.0       141.5       115.2       100.9       122.6
Aug.................................       126.9       129.2       142.2       114.8       102.7       125.6
Sept................................       127.2       129.6       142.3       115.6       101.9       125.4
Octp................................       127.1       129.5       141.5       116.2       102.0       125.5
Novp................................       128.1       130.4       142.8       116.7       102.7       128.4
Decp................................       129.1       131.8       144.7       117.6       104.0       124.1
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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.