[Economic Report of the President (1999)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY


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Table B-52.--Industrial production indexes, market groupings, 1948-98
[1992=100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Final products                                                Materials
Total  ---------------------------------------------------------------------         -------------------------------
indus-                    Consumer goods                   Equipment          Inter-
trial          ------------------------------------------------------------- mediate
Year or month              pro-                     Auto-    Other                               De-     prod-           Dura-   Non-    Ener-
duc-    Total            motive   dura-    Non-              Busi-   fense    ucts    Total    ble    dur-     gy
tion            Total    prod-     ble   durable  Total\1\   ness     and                             able
ucts    goods    goods                     space
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1948.............................     22.6    21.7     24.4     23.4    19.4     26.2     17.2     16.7     9.7     23.9    23.0    18.9  ......  ......
1949.............................     21.4    21.1     24.3     23.2    18.0     26.4     15.3     14.6    10.2     22.6    21.0    16.9  ......  ......

1950.............................     24.7    23.8     27.8     29.2    24.8     28.6     16.6     15.6    11.9     26.3    25.1    21.3  ......  ......
1951.............................     26.8    25.7     27.5     25.8    21.4     29.6     23.1     19.1    29.3     27.6    27.8    24.3  ......  ......
1952.............................     27.8    27.5     28.1     23.2    21.4     30.8     27.7     21.6    41.2     27.5    28.2    24.8  ......  ......
1953.............................     30.2    29.4     29.8     29.3    24.2     31.7     30.1     22.5    49.4     29.4    31.3    28.9  ......  ......
1954.............................     28.6    27.9     29.6     27.3    22.3     32.1     26.3     19.8    43.5     29.3    28.9    25.0    23.0    51.4
1955.............................     32.2    30.1     33.0     36.3    26.3     34.5     26.9     21.4    39.8     33.2    34.2    30.6    26.3    57.8
1956.............................     33.6    31.9     34.2     29.9    27.7     36.8     29.5     24.8    38.9     34.7    35.1    30.7    27.6    61.1
1957.............................     34.1    32.8     35.1     31.3    27.1     37.9     30.7     25.8    40.6     34.7    35.1    30.6    27.4    61.8
1958.............................     31.9    31.3     34.8     24.9    25.6     39.0     27.5     21.8    40.8     33.9    31.6    25.8    27.3    57.3
1959.............................     35.7    34.3     38.1     31.2    29.4     41.7     30.2     24.5    43.0     37.5    36.4    30.7    31.2    60.7

1960.............................     36.5    35.5     39.6     35.7    29.6     43.1     31.0     25.1    44.2     37.7    36.9    31.1    31.7    61.5
1961.............................     36.7    35.8     40.4     32.6    30.5     44.5     30.6     24.4    44.9     38.5    36.9    30.4    33.0    62.0
1962.............................     39.8    38.8     43.1     39.5    33.1     46.6     34.0     26.5    52.0     40.8    40.2    33.8    35.8    64.1
1963.............................     42.1    41.0     45.5     43.2    35.7     48.7     36.1     27.8    56.1     43.1    42.8    36.0    37.9    67.9
1964.............................     45.0    43.3     48.1     45.3    39.0     51.1     38.1     31.1    54.3     45.9    46.3    39.3    41.3    70.7
1965.............................     49.5    47.6     51.8     55.8    44.2     53.3     43.1     35.6    60.1     48.9    51.6    45.0    45.3    73.9
1966.............................     53.8    52.1     54.5     55.6    48.7     55.8     50.2     41.3    70.6     51.9    56.2    49.6    48.9    78.6
1967.............................     55.0    54.2     55.8     48.9    49.3     58.7     53.4     42.1    80.6     54.0    55.7    47.8    49.8    81.3
1968.............................     58.1    56.8     59.2     58.2    52.8     61.0     54.9     43.9    80.7     57.1    59.4    50.7    54.7    85.0
1969.............................     60.7    58.6     61.4     58.5    56.3     63.1     56.4     46.8    76.8     60.2    62.9    53.3    59.2    89.4

1970.............................     58.7    56.5     60.7     49.2    54.6     64.1     52.4     45.1    65.1     59.3    60.7    48.4    59.5    93.8
1971.............................     59.5    57.0     64.2     62.7    57.8     66.0     49.1     42.9    58.5     61.1    61.6    48.6    62.0    94.6
1972.............................     65.3    61.9     69.3     67.7    66.2     70.2     53.7     48.9    56.8     68.2    67.9    54.9    68.4    98.2
1973.............................     70.6    66.5     72.4     74.7    70.0     72.4     59.9     57.2    55.5     72.6    74.3    62.8    73.4    98.9
1974.............................     69.6    66.3     70.2     64.6    64.7     72.4     61.9     59.7    54.7     70.0    72.8    61.0    73.7    96.3
1975.............................     63.4    62.4     67.4     60.8    57.0     70.9     56.7     53.3    53.7     63.2    63.9    50.8    65.6    94.2
1976.............................     69.3    66.8     74.1     75.5    63.9     76.1     58.6     55.3    54.6     69.6    71.4    58.5    74.3    96.5
1977.............................     74.9    72.4     79.5     87.2    71.8     79.8     64.3     62.0    54.4     75.7    76.9    64.6    78.9    97.9
1978.............................     79.3    77.2     82.6     89.6    74.9     82.9     71.0     69.3    55.9     79.9    81.0    70.2    81.6    98.9
1979.............................     82.0    79.7     81.5     81.4    73.6     82.9     77.6     77.3    57.7     82.0    83.9    73.3    84.4   101.4

1980.............................     79.7    79.3     79.6     62.3    69.7     83.8     79.1     76.7    63.2     77.7    80.3    67.7    80.7   102.2
1981.............................     81.0    81.2     80.1     61.6    70.7     84.3     82.8     78.0    64.5     77.6    81.4    70.4    82.3   100.2
1982.............................     76.7    78.3     78.8     59.1    64.4     84.2     77.7     70.6    72.6     75.8    75.1    62.6    74.6    96.7
1983.............................     79.5    80.0     83.2     74.3    73.1     86.2     76.4     68.3    80.4     81.0    78.3    68.2    81.0    94.7
1984.............................     86.6    87.0     86.7     89.4    80.1     87.5     87.6     79.2    89.5     86.9    85.9    79.5    84.5    99.5
1985.............................     88.0    89.3     87.6     95.4    77.3     88.5     91.8     82.5   103.8     89.1    86.3    80.9    83.2    99.1
1986.............................     89.0    90.3     90.7     97.5    82.6     91.3     90.0     82.0   113.0     92.7    86.3    82.3    85.7    95.2
1987.............................     93.2    93.3     93.7    100.7    89.1     93.6     92.9     85.1   117.5    100.7    90.4    87.5    90.9    96.2
1988.............................     97.4    97.9     96.7    107.1    94.5     95.9     99.9     93.5   117.1    102.5    95.1    93.6    94.8    98.5
1989.............................     99.1    99.9     97.7    108.9    95.9     96.7    103.7     98.8   117.4    102.9    97.0    95.7    97.2    99.5

1990.............................     98.9    99.5     97.3    100.9    96.0     97.1    103.2     98.2   115.9    101.9    97.2    95.3    98.1   100.6
1991.............................     97.0    97.7     97.0     90.3    95.2     98.1     98.8     95.7   106.7     97.5    95.9    93.2    96.9   100.8
1992.............................    100.0   100.0    100.0    100.0   100.0    100.0    100.0    100.0   100.0    100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
1993.............................    103.5   103.4    103.1    111.3   107.9    101.4    104.0    105.6    93.8    102.5   103.9   106.8   101.9    99.5
1994.............................    109.1   107.5    107.1    122.7   117.2    104.0    108.3    112.8    87.0    106.3   111.9   118.9   106.9   101.2
1995.............................    114.4   111.5    109.5    121.6   121.4    106.5    114.9    122.5    83.0    108.1   120.4   133.8   108.5   102.4
1996.............................    119.5   115.5    111.3    123.3   125.5    108.0    122.7    133.5    79.0    110.9   127.8   147.7   108.2   103.5
1997.............................    126.8   121.1    114.1    129.1   130.1    110.2    133.9    148.7    76.2    115.2   138.2   165.0   113.4   103.7
1998p............................    131.4   125.6    115.4    132.9   138.0    110.4    144.2    163.6    75.7    118.1   144.0   176.3   113.4   103.8

1997:Jan.........................    123.0   118.0    112.8    127.7   125.5    109.3    127.3    140.3    77.0    113.7   132.6   155.3   111.0   104.2
Feb..........................    123.9   118.8    112.9    128.6   127.5    109.1    129.1    142.6    77.1    114.4   133.8   157.1   112.3   103.9
Mar..........................    124.4   119.6    113.6    128.5   129.7    109.7    130.1    143.5    76.8    114.4   134.0   157.7   112.4   103.4
Apr..........................    125.1   119.6    113.3    122.4   129.6    109.9    130.8    144.6    76.3    115.2   135.6   160.4   113.1   103.7
May..........................    125.5   120.1    113.6    124.4   129.9    110.1    131.6    145.8    76.2    115.1   136.0   161.5   112.3   103.7
June.........................    126.1   120.6    113.8    127.1   131.6    109.8    132.9    147.5    76.0    114.7   137.2   164.0   112.4   103.4

July.........................    127.0   120.9    113.7    120.5   132.5    110.3    133.7    148.9    74.9    115.1   139.2   167.0   113.6   104.0
Aug..........................    127.8   122.4    114.6    132.1   130.6    110.4    136.3    152.0    76.2    115.1   139.4   168.2   113.0   103.1
Sept.........................    128.5   122.4    114.4    132.9   129.2    110.3    136.7    152.7    76.2    115.4   141.0   169.8   114.4   104.8
Oct..........................    129.3   123.1    114.9    132.0   130.1    110.8    137.9    154.4    75.8    116.5   141.9   171.9   114.4   104.2
Nov..........................    129.9   124.1    115.9    138.4   132.4    111.2    138.6    155.4    75.7    116.3   142.4   173.2   115.5   102.2
Dec..........................    130.3   124.0    115.4    134.5   132.3    110.9    139.4    156.5    75.8    117.0   143.4   174.1   116.1   103.8

1998:Jan.........................    130.3   124.5    116.0    133.0   136.7    111.3    139.5    156.3    76.2    117.0   142.6   173.6   114.8   103.0
Feb..........................    130.2   124.2    115.2    131.5   136.9    110.5    140.3    157.0    76.3    117.1   142.5   173.5   114.9   102.8
Mar..........................    130.7   125.3    115.8    132.7   138.5    110.8    142.4    160.1    75.9    116.9   142.7   173.7   114.2   103.7
Apr..........................    131.3   126.2    116.4    134.6   138.8    111.4    143.6    162.2    75.9    117.3   143.1   174.5   114.4   103.8
May..........................    131.9   126.6    116.8    136.8   139.4    111.5    144.2    163.1    76.0    118.2   143.6   175.4   114.1   104.3
June.........................    130.6   125.5    115.1    121.7   137.8    111.2    144.1    163.6    75.8    118.0   141.8   171.7   113.9   104.8

July.........................    130.5   124.7    114.0    107.3   138.7    111.2    143.9    163.5    76.1    119.1   141.9   171.8   114.1   104.8
Aug..........................    132.4   126.8    116.1    141.7   138.5    110.3    146.0    166.6    76.5    119.1   144.4   177.4   113.1   104.4
Sept.........................    131.9   126.0    114.8    136.4   138.0    109.3    146.2    167.4    75.5    118.3   144.4   177.7   112.0   105.2
Octp.........................    132.6   127.1    115.6    140.7   139.1    109.7    147.8    169.5    76.4    119.2   144.5   178.8   111.5   103.8
Novp.........................    132.5   126.8    115.8    139.9   139.7    110.0    146.5    168.2    75.4    119.3   144.6   179.4   111.6   103.0
Decp.........................    132.8   126.5    115.8    139.9   140.9    109.8    145.8    168.1    74.1    120.3   145.3   180.5   111.5   103.9
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\1\Two components--oil and gas well drilling and manufactured homes--are included in total equipment, but not in detail shown.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.