[Economic Report of the President (1998)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY


Table B-51.--Industrial production indexes, major industry divisions, 1947-97
[1992=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....................................        21.7        20.6        19.7        21.4        56.4        10.7
1948....................................        22.6        21.3        20.6        22.1        59.3        11.9
1949....................................        21.4        20.2        18.7        21.7        52.6        12.7

1950....................................        24.7        23.5        22.7        24.2        58.7        14.5
1951....................................        26.8        25.4        25.6        25.0        64.4        16.5
1952....................................        27.8        26.4        27.2        25.4        63.9        17.9
1953....................................        30.2        28.8        30.7        26.5        65.6        19.4
1954....................................        28.6        26.9        27.1        26.7        64.3        20.9
1955....................................        32.2        30.3        31.0        29.6        71.7        23.3
1956....................................        33.6        31.6        32.0        31.1        75.4        25.6
1957....................................        34.1        31.9        32.2        31.6        75.5        27.3
1958....................................        31.9        29.7        28.2        31.9        69.3        28.6
1959....................................        35.7        33.5        32.4        35.1        72.5        31.5

1960....................................        36.5        34.1        32.9        35.9        73.9        33.7
1961....................................        36.7        34.2        32.3        37.0        74.4        35.6
1962....................................        39.8        37.3        35.9        39.3        76.5        38.2
1963....................................        42.1        39.5        38.3        41.4        79.5        40.9
1964....................................        45.0        42.2        41.0        44.1        82.7        44.4
1965....................................        49.5        46.8        46.6        47.1        85.8        47.1
1966....................................        53.8        51.0        51.8        50.0        90.4        50.7
1967....................................        55.0        52.0        52.3        51.6        92.1        53.3
1968....................................        58.1        54.9        54.9        54.9        95.6        57.6
1969....................................        60.7        57.4        57.1        57.8        99.5        62.7

1970....................................        58.7        54.8        52.7        57.8       102.0        66.5
1971....................................        59.5        55.6        52.5        60.2        99.5        69.7
1972....................................        65.3        61.5        58.6        65.5       101.5        74.2
1973....................................        70.6        66.9        65.4        68.8       102.5        77.1
1974....................................        69.6        65.9        64.1        68.3       101.9        76.1
1975....................................        63.4        59.3        56.1        64.0        99.7        76.9
1976....................................        69.3        65.4        61.9        70.5       100.5        79.9
1977....................................        74.9        71.2        68.1        75.7       103.4        82.0
1978....................................        79.3        75.8        73.6        78.9       106.5        84.4
1979....................................        82.0        78.5        77.4        79.9       108.3        86.8

1980....................................        79.7        75.5        73.4        78.3       111.5        87.3
1981....................................        81.0        76.7        74.6        79.5       115.6        85.0
1982....................................        76.7        72.1        68.2        77.7       111.2        82.3
1983....................................        79.5        76.3        72.2        81.9       106.6        83.7
1984....................................        86.6        83.8        82.7        85.3       113.9        86.7
1985....................................        88.0        85.7        85.6        86.0       111.0        88.8
1986....................................        89.0        88.1        87.4        89.1       102.6        86.4
1987....................................        93.2        92.8        92.0        93.8       102.1        89.4
1988....................................        97.4        97.1        98.1        96.0       104.7        93.9
1989....................................        99.1        99.0       100.5        97.3       103.2        97.1

1990....................................        98.9        98.5        99.0        97.9       104.8        98.3
1991....................................        97.0        96.2        95.5        97.0       102.6       100.4
1992....................................       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0
1993....................................       103.6       103.8       105.7       101.7       100.1       103.9
1994....................................       109.2       110.0       114.4       105.2       102.6       105.3
1995....................................       114.5       116.0       123.9       107.4       102.3       109.0
1996....................................       118.5       120.2       131.7       108.0       103.9       112.5
1997 p..................................       124.5       127.0       142.4       111.1       106.0       112.5

1996: Jan...............................       115.3       116.7       126.7       106.0       100.6       112.3
Feb...............................       116.7       118.1       128.9       106.7       102.2       113.5
Mar...............................       116.3       117.4       127.1       107.1       103.9       114.5
Apr...............................       117.5       119.0       130.4       106.9       104.5       112.5
May...............................       118.3       119.7       131.3       107.5       104.4       113.7
June..............................       118.9       120.4       132.4       107.9       105.5       113.0

July..............................       118.9       120.9       132.8       108.3       105.2       109.4
Aug...............................       119.3       121.1       133.5       108.0       104.9       111.3
Sept..............................       119.6       121.5       133.4       108.9       105.0       111.5
Oct...............................       119.7       121.5       133.3       109.1       104.4       112.1
Nov...............................       120.6       122.5       134.9       109.6       103.6       113.6
Dec...............................       120.9       123.1       135.3       110.3       102.9       112.7

1997: Jan...............................       121.3       123.5       136.1       110.2       103.7       112.5
Feb...............................       122.1       124.4       137.8       110.4       106.0       110.3
Mar...............................       122.5       124.9       138.7       110.5       106.7       109.6
Apr...............................       123.1       125.4       139.5       110.8       105.5       112.5
May...............................       123.3       125.7       140.1       110.7       106.7       111.8
June..............................       123.5       126.1       141.2       110.5       105.7       110.9

July..............................       124.5       126.9       142.4       110.9       106.5       113.8
Aug...............................       125.2       127.9       144.3       111.0       106.3       113.0
Sept..............................       125.6       128.0       144.4       111.3       106.5       115.1
Oct p.............................       126.5       128.9       145.4       112.0       106.2       116.7
Nov p.............................       127.5       130.5       147.8       112.7       105.8       114.5
Dec p.............................       128.1       131.1       148.8       113.1       106.1       114.9
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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.