[Economic Report of the President (2000)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
 
Table B-49.--Industrial production indexes, major industry divisions, 1950-99
[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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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....................................       103.4       103.7       105.4       101.8       100.0       103.9
1994....................................       109.1       110.0       114.3       105.2       102.5       105.3
1995....................................       114.4       115.8       123.9       107.1       102.1       109.0
1996....................................       119.4       121.3       134.0       107.8       103.7       112.6
1997....................................       127.1       130.1       148.0       111.2       105.9       112.7
1998....................................       132.4       136.4       160.7       111.6       103.8       114.4
1999...................................       137.2       142.3       172.8       111.8        98.1       116.8

1998:Jan................................       130.9       134.5       155.9       113.0       107.7       109.4
Feb.................................       130.7       134.3       156.4       112.2       107.4       109.8
Mar.................................       131.1       134.5       157.0       112.0       105.8       113.8
Apr.................................       131.7       135.3       158.1       112.5       105.5       113.0
May.................................       132.4       135.9       159.6       112.2       106.0       116.0
June................................       131.5       134.8       158.0       111.6       104.2       117.8

July................................       131.3       134.7       157.3       112.0       103.1       117.0
Aug.................................       133.6       137.4       164.2       111.0       103.2       117.3
Sept................................       133.5       137.3       164.6       110.4       101.7       119.1
Oct.................................       134.1       138.3       165.8       111.2       101.6       115.6
Nov.................................       133.8       138.3       165.4       111.6       101.5       110.8
Dec.................................       133.8       138.4       166.2       111.1        98.1       112.5

1999:Jan................................       134.1       138.6       166.3       111.3        98.0       114.5
Feb.................................       134.5       139.3       166.8       112.3        97.4       112.6
Mar.................................       135.1       139.7       168.1       111.8        97.5       116.8
Apr.................................       135.5       140.2       169.4       111.5        96.7       116.3
May.................................       136.2       141.0       170.8       111.9        97.4       116.1
June................................       136.6       141.4       172.2       111.3        97.1       117.4

July................................       137.4       142.0       173.8       111.0        97.8       119.8
Aug.................................       137.7       142.5       174.4       111.5        98.5       117.8
Sept................................       138.1       142.9       175.0       111.8        98.3       117.7
Oct................................       139.4       144.3       176.4       113.1        99.3       118.6
Nov................................       139.9       145.2       177.7       113.6        99.8       115.5
Dec................................       140.5       145.5       177.9       114.0       100.2      119.5
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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.