Mining and Primary Metal Production Indexes statistics



INDUSTRY GROUP	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999



Mining	102.0	99.5	101.5	102.5	101.9	99.7	100.5	103.4	106.5	108.3	111.5	115.6	111.2	106.6	113.9	111.0	102.6	102.1	104.7	103.2	104.8	102.6	100.0	100.0	102.5	102.1	103.7	105.9	103.8	98.0
Coal..	62.2	57.2	61.1	60.5	61.6	66.2	68.9	70.6	67.6	78.6	83.4	82.9	84.5	79.0	90.2	89.1	89.7	92.5	95.4	98.9	103.7	100.1	100.0	94.0	103.0	102.6	105.0	108.2	109.7	108.1

Oil and gas extraction.	116.8	115.5	117.5	116.9	116.1	113.4	111.4	116.8	121.1	119.5	124.4	129.7	125.6	120.2	126.9	123.0	111.0	108.9	110.4	106.1	106.4	104.7	100.0	101.1	101.7	100.5	101.8	103.1	99.5	92.5
Crude oil and natural gas	130.0	128.8	128.9	126.7	121.0	114.3	111.5	112.3	115.4	113.7	115.1	114.5	111.7	108.4	112.9	111.4	108.2	106.6	106.1	102.5	101.6	101.9	100.0	98.0	98.1	96.5	95.9	95.7	94.2	90.6
Oil and gas drilling.	85.2	81.8	93.9	101.9	126.4	143.4	144.1	175.0	196.4	190.7	236.8	315.6	296.0	257.6	296.1	259.9	143.3	130.7	150.0	139.9	151.1	128.6	100.0	122.5	126.9	126.4	137.9	149.3	134.6	106.8

Metal mining..	78.3	69.6	67.1	70.9	68.9	64.3	70.1	61.1	69.5	72.2	65.2	73.5	54.8	52.8	57.2	56.6	59.3	61.9	74.3	85.6	93.1	93.3	100.0	98.8	100.5	101.6	104.0	110.3	109.1	97.1
Iron ore..	167.2	150.6	141.2	162.5	157.7	148.0	147.5	102.7	150.1	158.3	128.5	138.2	68.0	70.5	95.5	90.2	72.6	86.0	102.7	105.4	101.4	101.7	100.0	100.0	104.3	112.3	111.3	113.6	112.7	103.3
Nonferrous ores	62.9	55.6	54.4	55.3	53.8	50.0	56.8	54.0	54.0	55.6	52.8	60.8	53.4	50.4	50.4	50.8	58.1	58.9	70.6	83.0	91.9	92.1	100.0	98.6	99.9	100.1	103.0	110.0	108.7	96.2
Copper ore..	86.8	77.6	83.2	87.5	81.2	71.5	81.4	76.9	75.8	80.7	65.6	85.4	63.6	58.5	60.5	61.2	64.3	70.5	80.1	84.6	89.4	92.4	100.0	102.0	104.7	104.8	108.7	109.9	105.4	91.2
Lead and zinc ores.	106.8	104.4	105.9	103.8	112.3	105.5	104.8	101.1	88.9	84.3	92.6	79.4	87.2	76.7	60.9	66.7	57.4	55.6	65.4	71.9	109.3	107.5	100.0	92.1	103.5	111.1	112.1	114.8	132.8	149.3

Primary metals, manufacturing..	112.5	106.7	119.5	135.6	131.4	104.7	117.1	119.0	128.0	130.0	108.0	113.9	80.5	88.2	98.7	98.4	91.2	97.8	106.2	104.9	104.0	96.7	100.0	105.1	113.8	116.2	119.6	126.7	125.6	126.6
Nonferrous metals.	76.5	77.3	87.6	98.9	95.6	74.8	86.3	93.0	101.1	104.6	92.4	96.1	80.7	85.9	98.6	98.2	97.6	101.2	104.6	103.2	100.9	97.7	100.0	104.0	113.0	115.7	120.5	128.1	129.4	130.9
Copper	108.6	94.6	107.5	107.4	93.7	82.0	92.4	85.5	91.2	98.0	75.9	91.1	66.1	68.6	77.6	79.7	79.4	80.1	80.0	79.0	81.6	88.3	100.0	116.7	111.7	121.9	103.5	111.0	107.2	96.4
Aluminum.	89.5	88.4	92.5	102.0	110.4	87.3	95.4	102.2	108.1	113.0	115.1	111.4	81.3	83.1	101.4	86.9	75.4	83.0	97.6	100.0	100.4	102.2	100.0	91.7	81.8	83.7	88.5	89.4	92.1	93.7
Iron and steel	140.9	128.9	143.3	163.1	158.0	127.0	139.9	138.0	147.5	148.4	119.0	126.6	80.5	90.0	98.9	98.8	86.8	95.4	107.6	106.2	106.4	96.0	100.0	106.1	114.4	116.5	118.9	125.6	122.6	123.2

AVERAGE ANNUAL PERCENT
CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR

Mining	2.6	-2.5	2.0	0.9	-0.5	-2.2	0.8	2.9	3.0	1.6	3.0	3.6	-3.7	-4.2	6.8	-2.6	-7.5	-0.5	2.6	-1.4	1.5	-2.1	-2.5	0	2.5	-0.4	1.6	2.1	-2.0	-5.6
Coal..	6.9	-8.2	6.9	-0.9	1.7	7.4	4.2	2.4	-4.2	16.3	6.1	-0.6	1.8	-6.5	14.2	-1.2	0.7	3.0	3.1	3.7	4.9	-3.5	-0.1	-6.0	9.5	-0.4	2.4	3.0	1.4	-1.5

Oil and gas extraction.	2.8	-1.1	1.7	-0.5	-0.7	-2.3	-1.7	4.8	3.7	-1.3	4.1	4.3	-3.2	-4.3	5.6	-3.1	-9.7	-1.9	1.4	-3.9	0.3	-1.6	-4.5	1.1	0.6	-1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2
Crude oil and natural gas	4.8	-0.9	0.1	-1.7	-4.5	-5.5	-2.5	0.7	2.7	-1.4	1.2	-0.5	-2.5	-2.9	4.2	-1.3	-2.9	-1.4	-0.5	-3.4	-1.0	0.3	-1.9	-2.0	0.1	-1.6	-0.6	-0.2	-1.6	-3.8
Oil and gas drilling.	-13.0	-4.0	14.8	8.5	24.1	13.4	0.5	21.4	12.2	-2.9	24.2	33.3	-6.2	-13.0	15.0	-12.2	-44.9	-8.8	14.8	-6.8	8.0	-14.9	-22.2	22.5	3.6	-0.4	9.2	8.2	8.2	8.2

Metal mining..	3.2	-11.1	-3.5	5.6	-2.8	-6.7	9.0	-12.8	13.8	3.9	-9.7	12.7	-25.5	-3.5	8.4	-1.1	4.8	4.4	19.9	15.3	8.7	0.2	7.2	-1.2	1.7	1.1	2.4	6.1	-1.1	-11.0
Iron ore..	0.6	-9.9	-6.2	15.1	-3.0	-6.2	-0.4	-30.3	46.1	5.4	-18.8	7.6	-50.8	3.7	35.4	-5.5	-19.6	18.6	19.4	2.6	-3.8	0.3	-1.7	0.0	4.3	7.7	-0.8	2.0	2.0	2.0
Nonferrous ores	4.9	-11.7	-2.0	1.6	-2.7	-6.9	13.5	-5.0	0.1	3.0	-5.0	15.1	-12.1	-5.7	0.0	0.8	14.4	1.3	20.0	17.5	10.7	0.2	8.6	-1.4	1.3	0.2	2.8	6.8	-1.2	-11.5
Copper ore..	8.5	-10.6	7.2	5.2	-7.2	-12.0	13.8	-5.5	-1.4	6.4	-18.7	30.2	-25.5	-8.1	3.5	1.2	4.9	9.7	13.7	5.5	5.7	3.4	8.2	2.0	2.6	0.1	3.7	1.2	1.2	1.2
Lead and zinc ores.	4.1	-2.3	1.5	-2.0	8.1	-6.0	-0.7	-3.5	-12.0	-5.2	9.9	-14.3	9.8	-12.0	-20.6	9.5	-14.0	-3.2	17.7	9.9	52.0	-1.6	-6.9	-7.9	12.4	7.3	0.9	2.4	15.7	12.4

Primary metals, manufacturing..	-7.0	-5.2	12.0	13.5	-3.1	-20.3	11.9	1.6	7.5	1.6	-16.9	5.5	-29.4	9.5	11.9	-0.3	-7.3	7.2	8.7	-1.3	-0.8	-7.0	3.4	5.1	8.3	2.1	2.9	5.9	-0.9	0.8
Nonferrous metals.	-7.2	1.0	13.4	12.9	-3.3	-21.8	15.4	7.7	8.8	3.4	-11.7	4.0	-16.0	6.5	14.7	-0.4	-0.6	3.6	3.4	-1.3	-2.3	-3.2	2.3	4.0	8.7	2.4	4.1	6.3	1.0	1.2
Copper	1.5	-12.9	13.7	-0.2	-12.7	-12.5	12.6	-7.4	6.6	7.5	-22.5	20.0	-27.4	3.7	13.2	2.7	-0.4	0.9	-0.1	-1.3	3.3	8.2	13.3	16.7	-4.3	9.2	-15.1	7.2	-3.4	-10.1
Aluminum.	4.8	-1.3	4.7	10.2	8.2	-20.8	9.2	7.1	5.8	4.5	1.8	-3.2	-27.0	2.2	22.1	-14.3	-13.2	10.0	17.6	2.5	0.4	1.8	-2.2	-8.3	-10.7	2.3	5.7	1.0	3.0	1.7
Iron and steel	-6.9	-8.5	11.2	13.9	-3.1	-19.7	10.2	-1.4	6.9	0.6	-19.9	6.4	-36.4	11.8	10.0	-0.1	-12.1	9.9	12.7	-1.3	0.3	-9.8	4.2	6.1	7.9	1.8	2.1	5.6	-2.4	0.5

NA Not available.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bulletin, monthly; and Industrial Production Capacity Utilization, Statistical Release G.17, monthly.

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* Industrial Production

Coverage. The industrial production (IP) index measures output in the manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities industries; the reference period for the index is 1992. For the period since 1992, the total IP index has been constructed from 264 individual series based on the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). These individual series are classified in two ways: (1) market groups, such as consumer goods, equipment, intermediate products, and materials; and (2) industry groups, such as two-digit SIC industries and major aggregates of these industries-for example, durable and nondurable manufacturing, mining, and utilities.

Market groups. For purposes of analysis, the individual IP series are grouped into final products, intermediate products, and materials. Final products are assumed to be purchased by consumers, businesses, or government for final use. Intermediate products are expected to become inputs in nonindustrial sectors, such as construction, agriculture, and services. Materials are industrial output requiring further processing within the industrial sector. Total products comprise final and intermediate products, and final products are divided into consumer goods and equipment.

Timing. The first estimate of output for a month is published around the 15th of the following month. The estimate is preliminary (denoted by the superscript "p" in tables) and subject to revision in each of the subsequent three months as new source data become available. (Revised estimates are denoted by the superscript "r" in tables.) After the fourth month, indexes are not revised further until the time of an annual revision or a benchmark revision. The last three benchmark revisions were published in 1990, 1985, and 1976.

Source data. In annual or benchmark revisions, the individual IP indexes are constructed from a variety of source data, such as the quinquennial Censuses of Manufactures and Mineral Industries and the Annual Survey of Manufactures, prepared by the Bureau of the Census; the Minerals Yearbook, prepared by the Department of the Interior; and publications of the Department of Energy. On a monthly basis, the individual indexes of industrial production are constructed from two main types of source data: (1) output measured in physical units and (2) data on inputs to the production process, from which output is inferred. Data on physical products, such as tons of steel or barrels of oil, are obtained from private trade associations as well as from government agencies including those listed above; data of this type are used to estimate monthly IP where possible and appropriate. When suitable data on physical product are unavailable, estimates of output are based on either production-worker hours or electric power use by industry. Data on hours worked by production workers are collected in the monthly establishment survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data on electric power use are described below. The factors used to convert inputs into estimates of production are based on historical relationships between the inputs and the comprehensive data used to benchmark the IP indexes; these factors also may be influenced by technological or cyclical developments. Especially for the first and second estimates for a given month, the available source data are limited and subject to revision.

Weights. In the index, series that measure the output of an individual industry are weighted according to their proportion in the total value-added output of all industries. The industrial production index, which extends back to 1919, is built as an annually weighted chain-type index since 1977. The components of IP are combined using estimates of value added per unit of output. For months from January to June, the weights are drawn from the year containing the month being estimated and the preceding year; for months from July to December, the weights are drawn from the current and following year. The IP proportions shown in column 1 of tables 1A, 2A, and 6 are estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall growth in the following year. For example, a 1 percent increase in durable goods manufacturing in 1997 would account for an increase in total IP of nearly 1/2 percent.

Seasonal adjustment. Individual series are seasonally adjusted by the X-11 ARIMA method, developed at Statistics Canada. For series based on production-worker hours, the current seasonal factors were estimated with data through October 1996; for other series, the factors were estimated with data through at least June 1996. In some cases, series were preadjusted for the effects of holidays or the business cycle before using X-11 ARIMA. For the data since 1977, all seasonally adjusted aggregate indexes are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted indexes of the individual series.

Reliability. The average revision to the level of the total IP index, without regard to sign, between the first and the fourth estimates was 0.28 percent during the 1987-96 period. The average revision to the percent change in total IP, without regard to sign, from the first to the fourth estimates was 0.21 percentage point during the 1987-96 period. In most cases (about 81 percent), the direction of change in output indicated by the first estimate for a given month is the same as that shown by the fourth estimate.

Rounding. The published percent changes are calculated from unrounded indexes, and may not be the same as percent changes calculated from the rounded indexes shown in the release. *

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