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Domestic Nonfinancial Statistics.


2.10 NONFINANCIAL Adj. 1. nonfinancial - not involving financial matters
financial, fiscal - involving financial matters; "fiscal responsibility"
 BUSINESS ACTIVITY Selected Measures

Monthly data seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted

Mathematically adjusted by moderating a macroeconomic indicator (e.g., oil prices/imports) so that relative comparisons can be drawn from month to month all year.
, and indexes 1992=100, except as noted
          Measure                      1996      1997      1998

 1 Industrial production(1)            119.5     126.8     131.3

   Market groupings
 2 Products, total                     114.4     119.6     123.5
 3   Final, total                      115.5     121.1     125.4
 4     Consumer goods                  111.3     114.1     115.2
 5     Equipment                       122.7     133.9     144.2
 6   Intermediate                      110.9     115.2     118.0
 7 Materials                           127.8     138.2     144.0

   Industry groupings
 8 Manufacturing                       121.4     129.7     135.1
 9 Capacity utilization,
    manufacturing (percent)(2)          81.4      82.0      80.8

10 Construction contracts(3)           130.9   143.1(r)    157.3(r)

11 Nonagricultural employment,
    total(4)                           117.3     120.3     123.4
12  Goods-producing, total               2.4       2.4       2.3
13   Manufacturing, total               97.4      98.2      98.5
14   Manufacturing, production
      workers                           98.6      99.6      99.6
15  Service-producing                  123.1     126.5     130.1
16 Personal income, total              165.7     174.9     183.8
17  Wages and salary disbursements     159.8     171.2     182.6
18   Manufacturing                     135.7     144.7     151.1
19  Disposable personal income(5)      164.5     172.3     179.2
20  Retail sales(5)                    162.5     170.1     178.5

Prices(6)
21 Consumer (1982-84= 100)             156.9     160.5     163.0
22 Producer finished goods
    (1982-100)                         131.3     131.8     130.7

      Measure                                   1999

                                       Jan.      Feb.      Mar.

 1 Industrial production(1)            132.3     132.5     133.3

   Market groupings
 2 Products, total                     124.5     124.6     125.2
 3   Final, total                      125.8     125.9     126.5
 4     Consumer goods                  115.2     115.3     115.3
 5     Equipment                       145.0     145.1     146.7
 6   Intermediate                      120.3     120.4     121.0
 7 Materials                           144.9     145.3     146.7

   Industry groupings
 8 Manufacturing                       136.4     136.9     137.5
 9 Capacity utilization,
    manufacturing (percent)(2)          79.5      79.5      79.5

10 Construction contracts(3)           179.0(r)  168.0(r)  164.0(r)

11 Nonagricultural employment,
    total(4)                           124.9     125.3     125.4
12  Goods-producing, total             102.6     102.7     102.5
13   Manufacturing, total               97.8      97.6      97.4
14   Manufacturing, production
      workers                           98.6      98.3      98.2
15  Service-producing                  132.1     132.5     132.7
16 Personal income, total              188.8     189.6     190.2
17  Wages and salary disbursements     189.0     190.2     190.6
18   Manufacturing                     152.4     152.8     152.9
19  Disposable personal income(5)      183.8     184.5     185.2

20  Retail sales(5)                    186.8     190.0     189.8

Prices(6)
21 Consumer (1982-84= 100)             164.3     164.5     165.0
22 Producer finished goods
    (1982-100)                         131.4     130.8     131.1

                                                  1999

        Measure                        Apr.       May        June(r)


 1 Industrial production(1)            133.7      134.0      134.2

   Market groupings
 2 Products, total                     125.6      125.8      125.7
 3   Final, total                      126.8      127.2      127.3
 4     Consumer goods                  115.5      115.6      116.2
 5     Equipment                       147.2      148.0      147.4
 6   Intermediate                      121.5      121.4      120.6
 7 Materials                           146.9      147.3      148.1

   Industry groupings
 8 Manufacturing                       138.0      138.4      138.4
 9 Capacity utilization,
    manufacturing (percent)(2)          79.6       79.5       79.3

10 Construction contracts(3)           170.0(r)   170.0(r)   176.0

11 Nonagricultural employment,
    total(4)                           125.7      125.7      126.0
12  Goods-producing, total             102.5      102.1      102.1
13   Manufacturing, total               97.2       97.0       96.8
14   Manufacturing, production
      workers                           98.0       97.8       97.5
15  Service-producing                  133.1      133.2      133.6
16 Personal income, total              191.0      191.6(r)   193.0
17  Wages and salary disbursements     191.7      192.6      193.7

18   Manufacturing                     153.5      154.4      155.2
19  Disposable personal income(5)      185.9(r)   186.3(r)   187.7

20  Retail sales(5)                    190.9      192.8      192.6

Prices(6)
21 Consumer (1982-84= 100)             166.2      166.2      166.2
22 Producer finished goods
    (1982-100)                         131.9      132.4      132.7

                                     July(r)    Aug.(r)   Sept.(p)

 1 Industrial production(1)             135.0     135.5     135.0

   Market groupings
 2 Products, total                      125.7     126.6     125.8
 3   Final, total                       127.4     128.6     127.8
 4     Consumer goods                   115.9     116.8     116.1
 5     Equipment                        148.3     149.8     148.9
 6   Intermediate                       120.4     120.4     119.7
 7 Materials                            150.3     150.2     150.3

   Industry groupings
 8 Manufacturing                        139.1     139.7     139.5
 9 Capacity utilization,
    manufacturing (percent)(2)           79.5      79.7      79.3

10 Construction contracts(3)            168.0     160.0     162.0

11 Nonagricultural employment,
    total(4)                            126.3     126.4     126.4
12  Goods-producing, total              102.3     101.9     101.9
13   Manufacturing, total                97.1      96.7      96.6
14   Manufacturing, production
      workers                            98.0      97.4      97.3
15  Service-producing                   134.0     134.3     134.3
16 Personal income, total               193.5     194.5     n.a.
17  Wages and salary disbursements      195.1     196.2     n.a.
18   Manufacturing                      156.4     156.1     n.a.
19  Disposable personal income(5)       188.0     189.3     n.a.
20  Retail sales(5)                     194.5     197.4     197.6

Prices(6)
21 Consumer (1982-84= 100)              166.7     167.1     167.9
22 Producer finished goods
     (1982-100)                         132.9     133.7     134.8


(1.) Data in this table appear in the Board's G. 17 (419) monthly statistical release. The data are also available on the Board's web site, http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17. The latest historical revision (programming) revision - A release of a piece of software which is not a major release or a bugfix, but only introduces small changes or new features.  of the industrial production index and the capacity utilization rates Capacity utilization rate

The percentage of the economy's total plant and equipment that is currently in production. Usually, a decrease in this percentage signals an economic slowdown, while an increase signals economic expansion.
 was released in November November: see month.  1998. The recent annual revision is described in an article in the January January: see month.  1999 issue of the Bulletin. For a description of the methods of estimating industrial production and capacity utilization Capacity Utilization measures the rate at which a firm makes use of their capital productive capacities, such as factories and machinery. Capacity Utilization generally rises when the economy is healthy and falls when demand softens. , see "Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization: Historical Revision and Recent Developments," Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 83 (February February: see month.  1997), pp. 67-92, and the references cited therein. For details about the construction of individual industrial production series, see "Industrial Production: 1989 Developments and Historical Revision," Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 76 (April 1990), pp. 187-204.

(2.) Ratio of index of production to index of capacity. Based on data from the Federal Reserve, DRI See Digital Research.  McGraw-Hill The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., (NYSE: MHP) is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are education, publishing, broadcasting, and financial and business services. , U.S. Department of Commerce, and other sources.

(3.) Index of dollar value of total construction contracts, including residential, nonresidential Adj. 1. nonresidential - not residential; "the commercial or nonresidential areas of a town"; "community colleges are typically nonresidential"
residential - used or designed for residence or limited to residences; "a residential hotel"; "a residential quarter"; "a
, and heavy engineering, from McGraw-Hill Information Systems Company, F.W. Dodge Division.

(4.) Based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Earnings. Series covers employees only, excluding personnel in the armed forces.

(5.) Based on data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business.

(6.) Based on data not seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for changes in the price indexes can be obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

A research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor; it compiles statistics on hours of work, average hourly earnings, employment and unemployment, consumer prices and many other variables.
, Monthly Labor Review The Monthly Labor Review is a publication by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Monthly publications are usually published by topic. Researchers outside of the BLS are welcome to submit their articles. External links
  • The Monthly Labor Review http://www.bls.
.

NOTE. Basic data (not indexes) for series mentioned in notes 4 and 5, and indexes for series mentioned in notes 3 and 6, can also be found in the Survey of Current Business.

2.11 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT
Category                          1996      1997      1998    1999
                                                               Feb.
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA(1)

 1 Civilian labor force(2)     133,943   136,297   137,673   139,271
     Employment
 2   Nonagricultural           123,264   126,159   128,085   129,817
      industries(3)
 3   Agriculture                 3,443     3,399     3,378     3,328
     Unemployment
 4   Number                      7,236     6,739     6,210     6,127
 5   Rate (percent of             5.40      4.90      4.50      4.40
      civilian labor force)

ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY DATA

 6 Nonagricultural payroll     119,608   122,690   125,833   127,730
     employment(4)
 7 Manufacturing                18,495    18,657    18,716    18,538
 8 Mining                          580       592       575       553
 9 Contract construction         5,418     5,686     5,965     6,238
10 Transportation and public     6,253     6,395     6,551     6,723
    utilities
11 Trade                        28,079    28,659    29,299    29,585
12 Finance                       6,911     7,091     7,341     7,581
13 Service                      34,454    36,040    37,525    38,458
14 Government                   19,419    19,570    19,862    20,054

Category                                              1999
                                 Mar.      Apr.       May      June
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA(1)

 1 Civilian labor force(2)     138,816   139,091   139,019   139,408
     Employment
 2   Nonagricultural           129,752   129,685   129,929   130,078
      industries(3)
 3   Agriculture                 3,281     3,384     3,295     3,354
     Unemployment
 4   Number                      5,783     6,022     5,795     5,975
 5   Rate (percent of             4.20      4.30      4.20      4.30
      civilian labor force)

ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY DATA

 6 Nonagricultural payroll     127,813   128,134   128,162   128,443
     employment(4)
 7 Manufacturing                18,503    18,473    18,429    18,396
 8 Mining                          550       538       531       526
 9 Contract construction         6,232     6,277     6,239     6,258
10 Transportation and public     6,732     6,750     6,758     6,781
    utilities
11 Trade                        29,558    29,689    29,725    29,789
12 Finance                       7,595     7,611     7,621     7,636
13 Service                      38,556    38,697    38,782    38,952
14 Government                   20,087    20,099    20,077    20,105

Category
                               July(r)   Aug.(r)    Sept.
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA(1)

 1 Civilian labor force(2)     139,254   139,264   139,386
     Employment
 2   Nonagricultural           130,015   130,192   130,413
      industries(3)
 3   Agriculture                 3,292     3,219     3,137
     Unemployment
 4   Number                      5,947     5,853     5,836
 5   Rate (percent of             4.30      4.20      4.20
      civilian labor force)

ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY DATA

 6 Nonagricultural payroll     128,816   128,919   128,911
     employment(4)
 7 Manufacturing                18,449    18,372    18,351
 8 Mining                          528       523       524
 9 Contract construction         6,270     6,245     6,266
10 Transportation and public     6,799     6,808     6,828
    utilities
11 Trade                        29,915    29,915    29,873
12 Finance                       7,647     7,650     7,647
13 Service                      39,055    39,201    39,240
14 Government                   20,153    20,205    20,182


(1.) Beginning January 1994, reflects redesign re·de·sign  
tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs
To make a revision in the appearance or function of.



re
 of current population controls from the 1990 census census, periodic official count of the number of persons and their condition and of the resources of a country. In ancient times, among the Jews and Romans, such enumeration was mainly for taxation and conscription purposes. ,

(2.) Persons sixteen years of age and older, including Resident Armed Forces. Monthly figures are based on sample data collected during the calendar week that contains the twelfth day; annual data are averages of monthly figures. By definition, seasonality does not exist in population figures.

(3.) Includes self-employed self-em·ployed
adj.
Earning one's livelihood directly from one's own trade or business rather than as an employee of another.



self
, unpaid family, and domestic service workers.

(4.) Includes all full- and part-time part-time
adj.
For or during less than the customary or standard time: a part-time job.



part
 employees who worked during, or received pay for, the pay period that includes the twelfth day of the month; excludes proprietors, self-employed persons Noun 1. self-employed person - a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
free lance, free-lance, freelance, freelancer, independent
, household and unpaid family workers, and members of the armed forces. Data are adjusted to the March 1992 benchmark A performance test of hardware and/or software. There are various programs that very accurately test the raw power of a single machine, the interaction in a single client/server system (one server/multiple clients) and the transactions per second in a transaction processing system. , and only seasonally adjusted data are available at this time.

SOURCE. Based on data from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Earnings.

2.12 OUTPUT, CAPACITY, AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION(1)

Seasonally adjusted
                             1998            1999
          Series
                              Q4      Q1      Q2     Q3(r)

                                   Output (1992=100)

 1 Total industry            132.3   132.7   134.0   135.2

 2 Manufacturing             136.4   136.9   138.3   139.4

 3   Primary processing(3)   120.6   121.7   121.8   122.8
 4   Advanced
       processing(4)         144.4   144.6   146.6   147.8

 5   Durable goods           161.2   162.1   164.9   167.8
 6     Lumber and products   119.2   121.6   121.6   119.0
 7     Primary metals        119.3   120.4   123.5   128.4
 8       Iron and steel      112.9   115.5   120.4   127.3
 9       Nonferrous          126.9   126.3   127.3   129.9
10     Industrial machine-
         ry and equipment    211.7   214.6   219.1   223.7
11     Electrical
         machinery           304.8   310.3   327.1   349.4
12     Motor vehicles and
         paris               148.5   147.5   151.1   151.6
13     Aerospace and
         miscellaneous
         transportation
         equipment           105.8   103.1   100.0    96.1

14   Nondurable goods        111.4   111.6   111.6   111.2
15     Textile mill
         products            110.2   109.7   111.4   111.6
16     Paper and products    114.3   116.3   114.9   115.9
17     Chemicals and
           products          114.0   114.0   115.2   116.3
18       Plastics
           materials         131.9   129.6   131.0   133.7
19     Petroleum products    111.9   115.4   112.9   113.1

20 Mining                    100.7    98.8    97.9    99.4
21 Utilities                 112.9   114.3   116.5   118.0
22   Electric                116.7   116.4   118.8   120.3

                              1998            1999
          Series
                               Q4      Q1      Q2     Q3(r)

                             Capacity (percent of 1992 output

 1 Total industry             163.5   165.2   166.7   167.9

 2 Manufacturing              170.3   172.3   174.0   175.4

 3   Primary processing(3)    146.1   146.9   147.7   148.3
 4   Advanced
       processing(4)          182.0   184.5   186.7   188.5

 5   Durable goods            201.2   204.4   207.4   209.8
 6     Lumber and products    144.9   146.0   147.1   148.2
 7     Primary metals         144.4   145.4   145.9   146.3
 8       Iron and steel       146.5   147.9   148.8   149.3
 9       Nonferrous           141.7   142.1   142.4   142.6
10     Industrial machine-
         ry and equipment     251.6   259.8   266.9   272.9
11     Electrical
         machinery            396.6   411.0   424.9   437.2
12     Motor vehicles and
         paris                186.0   186.7   187.1   187.4
13     Aerospace and
         miscellaneous
         transportation
         equipment            128.5   128.8   128.7   128.5

14   Nondurable goods         138.4   139.1   139.6   140.0
15     Textile mill
         products             135.2   135.0   134.7   134.2
16     Paper and products     133.4   134.2   135.0   135.8
17     Chemicals and
           products           149.7   150.3   150.8   151.2
18       Plastics
           materials          143.2   144.4   145.6   146.9
19     Petroleum products     117.1   117.4   117.7   118.1

20 Mining                     120.6   120.9   121.2   121.4
21 Utilities                  126.7   126.9   127.1   127.2
22   Electric                 124.3   124.5   124.7   124.8

                                  1998            1999
          Series
                                   Q4      Q1      Q2    Q3(r)

                             Capacity utilization rate (percent)(2)

 1 Total industry                 80.9    80.3    80.4    80.5

 2 Manufacturing                  80.1    79.5    79.5    79.5

 3   Primary processing(3)        82.5    82.8    82.5    82.8
 4   Advanced
       processing(4)              79.3    78.3    78.5    78.4

 5   Durable goods                80.1    79.3    79.5    80.0
 6     Lumber and products        82.3    83.3    82.6    80.3
 7     Primary metals             82.6    82.8    84.6    87.8
 8       Iron and steel           77.0    78.1    80.9    85.2
 9       Nonferrous               89.6    88.9    89.4    91.1
10     Industrial machine-
         ry and equipment         84.1    82.6    82.1    82.0
11     Electrical
         machinery                76.9    75.5    77.0    79.9
12     Motor vehicles and
         paris                    79.8    79.0    80.8    80.9
13     Aerospace and
         miscellaneous
         transportation
         equipment                82.4    80.1    77.7    74.8

14   Nondurable goods             80.5    80.2    79.9    79.5
15     Textile mill
         products                 81.5    81.2    82.7    83.1
16     Paper and products         85.7    86.7    85.1    85.3
17     Chemicals and
           products               76.1    75.8    76.4    76.9
18       Plastics
           materials              92.1    89.8    89.9    91.0
19     Petroleum products         95.6    98.3    95.9    95.8

20 Mining                         83.5    81.7    80.8    81.8
21 Utilities                      89.2    90.0    91.6    92.7
22   Electric                     93.9    93.5    95.2    96.3

                               1973   1975   Previous cycle(5)

                              High    Low       High   Low

                             Capacity utilization rate (percent)

 1 Total industry              89.2   72.6      87.3   71.1

 2 Manufacturing               88.5   70.5      86.9   69.0

 3   Primary processing(3)     91.2   68.2      88.1   66.2
 4   Advanced
       processing(4)           87.2   71.8      86.7   70.4

 5   Durable goods             89.2   68.9      87.7   63.9
 6     Lumber and products     88.7   61.2      87.9   60.8
 7     Primary metals         100.2   65.9      94.2   45.1
 8       Iron and steel       105.8   66.6      95.8   37.0
 9       Nonferrous            90.8   59.8      91.1   60.1
10     Industrial machine-
         ry and equipment      96.0   74.3      93.2   64.0
11     Electrical
         machinery             89.2   64.7      89.4   71.6
12     Motor vehicles and
         paris                 93.4   51.3      95.0   45.5
13     Aerospace and
         miscellaneous
         transportation
         equipment             78.4   67.6      81.9   66.6

14   Nondurable goods          87.8   71.7      87.5   76.4
15     Textile mill
         products              91.4   60.0      91.2   72.3
16     Paper and products      97.1   69.2      96.1   80.6
17     Chemicals and
           products            87.6   69.7      84.6   69.9
18       Plastics
           materials          102.0   50.6      90.9   63.4
19     Petroleum products      96.7   81.1      90.0   66.8

20 Mining                      94.3   88.2      96.0   80.3
21 Utilities                   96.2   82.9      89.1   75.9
22   Electric                  99.0   82.7      88.2   78.9

                             Latest cycle(6)   1998       1999

                               High   Low      Sept.   Apr.   May

                             Capacity utilization rate (percent)(2)

 1 Total industry              85.4   78.1     81.3    80.4   80.7

 2 Manufacturing               85.7   76.6     80.1    79.6   79.7

 3   Primary processing(3)     88.9   77.7     82.1    82.5   82.5
 4   Advanced
       processing(4)           84.2   76.1     79.5    78.6   78.6

 5   Durable goods             84.6   73.1     80.3    79.5   79.5
 6     Lumber and products     93.6   75.5     81.1    82.1   83.6
 7     Primary metals          92.7   73.7     83.7    83.9   84.1
 8       Iron and steel        95.2   71.8     78.1    80.0   80.4
 9       Nonferrous            89.3   74.2     90.6    88.9   88.9
10     Industrial machine-
         ry and equipment      85.4   72.3     84.5    82.9   82.1
11     Electrical
         machinery             84.0   75.0     77.0    76.7   76.9
12     Motor vehicles and
         paris                 89.1   55.9     80.9    79.9   80.6
13     Aerospace and
         miscellaneous
         transportation
         equipment             87.3   79.2     82.6    78.5   77.9

14   Nondurable goods          87.3   80.7     80.2    80.2   80.0
15     Textile mill
         products              90.4   77.7     82.3    82.6   82.4
16     Paper and products      93.5   85.0     85.7    85.1   84.6
17     Chemicals and
           products            86.2   79.3     75.9    76.4   76.5
18       Plastics
           materials           97.0   74.8     87.1    90.0   90.4
19     Petroleum products      88.5   85.1     94.7    97.2   96.0

20 Mining                      88.0   87.0     85.2    81.1   80.8
21 Utilities                   92.6   83.4     95.0    91.1   90.8
22   Electric                  95.0   87.1     98.8    94.9   94.5

                                             1999

                             June(r)   July(r)   Aug.(r)   Sept.(p)

                             Capacity utilization rate (percent)(2)

 1 Total industry             80.3      80.6      80.7       80.3

 2 Manufacturing              79.3      79.5      79.7       79.3

 3   Primary processing(3)    82.4      82.8      82.9       82.8
 4   Advanced
       processing(4)          78.3      78.4      78.6       78.2

 5   Durable goods            79.5      80.1      80.2       79.6
 6     Lumber and products    82.3      81.1      80.2       79.5
 7     Primary metals         85.8      87.1      88.6       87.6
 8       Iron and steel       82.3      84.4      86.4       84.9
 9       Nonferrous           90.4      90.7      91.4       91.1
10     Industrial machine-
         ry and equipment     81.1      81.8      82.2       81.9
11     Electrical
         machinery            77.3      79.7      80.2       79.8
12     Motor vehicles and
         paris                81.8      81.0      81.6       80.1

13     Aerospace and
         miscellaneous
         transportation
         equipment            76.7      76.3      75.0       73.2

14   Nondurable goods         79.6      79.3      79.5       79.6
15     Textile mill
         products             83.1      84.1      82.5       82.8
16     Paper and products     85.7      84.7      85.6       85.6
17     Chemicals and
           products           76.3      76.1      77.3       77.3
18       Plastics
           materials          89.5      91.7      90.9       90.5
19     Petroleum products     94.5      95.9      95.6       95.9

20 Mining                     80.5      81.3      82.1       82.1
21 Utilities                  93.0      94.4      93.0       90.7
22   Electric                 96.4      98.5      96.6       93.9


(1.) Data in this table appear in the Board's G.17 (419) monthly statistical release. The data are also available on the Board's web site, http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17. The latest historical revision of the industrial production index and the capacity utilization rates was released in November 1998. The recent annual revision is described in an article in the January 1999 issue of the Bulletin. For a description of the methods of estimating industrial production and capacity utilization, see "Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization: Historical Revision and Recent Developments," Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 83 (February 1997), pp. 67-92, and the references cited therein. For details about the construction of individual industrial production series, see "Industrial Production: 1989 Developments and Historical Revision," Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 76 (April 1990), pp. 187-204.

(2.) Capacity utilization is calculated as the ratio of the Federal Reserve's seasonally adjusted index of industrial production to the corresponding index of capacity.

(3.) Primary processing includes textiles textiles, all fabrics made by weaving, felting, knitting, braiding, or netting, from the various textile fibers (see fiber). Types of Textiles
; lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to ; paper; industrial chemicals; synthetic Synthetic

A financial instrument that is created artificially by simulating another instrument with the combined features of a collection of other assets.

Notes:
 materials; fertilizer fertilizer, organic or inorganic material containing one or more of the nutrients—mainly nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and other essential elements required for plant growth.  materials; petroleum products: rubber and plastics; stone, clay clay, common name for a number of fine-grained, earthy materials that become plastic when wet. Chemically, clays are hydrous aluminum silicates, ordinarily containing impurities, e.g., potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, or iron, in small amounts. , and glass; primary metals; and fabricated fab·ri·cate  
tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates
1. To make; create.

2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts:
 metals.

(4.) Advanced processing includes foods; tobacco; apparel; furniture and fixtures; printing and publishing; chemical products such as drugs and toiletries toi·let·ry  
n. pl. toi·let·ries
An article, such as toothpaste or a hairbrush, used in personal grooming or dressing.

toiletries nplartículos mpl de aseo (=
; agricultural chemicals; leather and products; machinery; transportation equipment; instruments; and miscellaneous manufactures.

(5.) Monthly highs, 1978-80; monthly lows, 1982.

(6.) Monthly highs, 1988-89; monthly lows, 1990-91.

2.14 HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION

Monthly figures at seasonally adjusted annual rates except as noted
           Item                    1996      1997      1998

                                 Private residential real estate
                                  activity (thousands of units
                                         except as noted)
         NEW UNITS

 1 Permits authorized               1,426     1,441     1,604
 2   One-family                     1,070     1,062     1,184
 3   Two-family or more               356       379       421
 4 Started                          1,477     1,474     1,617
 5   One-family                     1,161     1,134     1,271
 6   Two-family or more               316       340       346
 7 Under construction at
       end of period(1)               819       834       935
 8   One-family                       584       570       638
 9   Two-family or more               235       264       297
10 Completed                        1,406     1,406     1,473
11   One-family                     1,123     1,120     1,158
12   Two-family or more               283       285       315
13 Mobile homes shipped               361       354       372

   Merchant builder
       activity in one,
       family units
14 Number sold                        757       804       886
15 Number for sale at end
     of period(1)                     326       287       300

   Price of units sold
       of period(1) of
       dollars)(2)
16 Median                           140.0     146.0     152.5
17 Average                          166.4     176.2     181.9

EXISTING UNITS (one-family)

18 Number sold                      4,196     4,381     4,970

   Price of units sold
       (thousands of
       dollars)(2)
19 Median                           115.8     121.8     128.4
20 Average                          141.8     150.5     159.1

                              Value of new construction (millions
                                         of dollars)(3)
       CONSTRUCTION

21 Total put in place             581,920   617,877   664,451

22 Private                        447,593   474,842   518,987
23   Residential                  255,577   265,908   293,569
24   Nonresidential               192,017   208,933   225,418
25     Industrial buildings        32,644    31,355    32,308
26     Commercial buildings        75,829    86,190    95,252
27     Other buildings             30,648    37,198    39,438
28     Public utilities and
         other                     52,896    54,190    58,421

29 Public                         134,326   143,035   145,464
30   Military                       2,604     2,559     2,588
31   Highway                       39,883    44,295    45,067
32   Conservation and
       development                  5,827     5,576     5,487
33   Other                         86,012    90,605    92,322

                                     1998                1999
           Item
                               Nov.      Dec.      Jan.      Feb.

                                  Private residential real estate
                                   activity (thousands of units
                                          except as noted)
         NEW UNITS

 1 Permits authorized           1,688     1,708     1,778     1,738
 2   One-family                 1,254     1,296     1,275     1,306
 3   Two-family or more           434       412       503       432
 4 Started                      1,654     1,750     1,820     1,752
 5   One-family                 1,375     1,383     1,393     1,380
 6   Two-family or more           279       367       427       372
 7 Under construction at
       end of period(1)           971       999     1,011     1,032
 8   One-family                   667       688       697       712
 9   Two-family or more           304       311       314       320
10 Completed                    1,600     1,440     1,648     1,528
11   One-family                 1,254     1,150     1,292     1,246
12   Two-family or more           346       290       356       282
13 Mobile homes shipped           389       382       390       381

   Merchant builder
       activity in one,
       family units
14 Number sold                    985       958       908       909
15 Number for sale at end
     of period(1)                 292       295       295       297

   Price of units sold
       of period(1) of
       dollars)(2)
16 Median                       151.0     152.5     152.5     159.9
17 Average                      178.6     183.3     182.8     191.4

EXISTING UNITS (one-family)

18 Number sold                  5,020     5,340     5,060     5,140

   Price of units sold
       (thousands of
       dollars)(2)
19 Median                       129.4     128.5     130.3     128.1
20 Average                      159.9     159.6     162.8     159.6

                               Value of new construction (millions
                                          of dollars)(3)
       CONSTRUCTION

21 Total put in place         680,117   690,462   697,858   710,657

22 Private                    534,743   541,591   543,471   548,682
23   Residential              306,299   310,261   315,828   318,483
24   Nonresidential           228,444   231,330   227,643   230,199
25     Industrial buildings    30,845    30,327    29,895    28,967
26     Commercial buildings    99,831   101,605   100,164   102,802
27     Other buildings         39,744    42,354    38,833    40,449
28     Public utilities and
         other                 58,024    57,044    58,751    57,981

29 Public                     145,374   148,871   154,387   161,975
30   Military                   2,296     2,306     1,881     2,636
31   Highway                   43,929    44,583    50,538    54,880
32   Conservation and
       development              5,639     5,406     6,018     6,271
33   Other                     93,510    96,576    95,950    98,188

                                            1999
           Item
                                Mar.      Apr.        May(r)

                                 Private residential real estate
                                  activity (thousands of units
                                         except as noted)
         NEW UNITS

 1 Permits authorized             1,654     1,572        1,591
 2   One-family                   1,242     1,214        1,243
 3   Two-family or more             412       358          348
 4 Started                        1,746     1,577        1,668
 5   One-family                   1,394     1,260        1,389
 6   Two-family or more             352       317          279
 7 Under construction at
       end of period(1)           1,036     1,031        1,029
 8   One-family                     714       708          708
 9   Two-family or more             322       323          321
10 Completed                      1,700     1,633        1,650
11   One-family                   1,357     1,324        1,344
12   Two-family or more             343       309          306
13 Mobile homes shipped             383       368          365

   Merchant builder
       activity in one,
       family units
14 Number sold                      885       952          914
15 Number for sale at end
     of period(1)                   300       300          304

   Price of units sold
       of period(1) of
       dollars)(2)
16 Median                         155.0     160.0        154.8
17 Average                        189.4     191.4        188.2

EXISTING UNITS (one-family)

18 Number sold                    5,420     5,250        5,000

   Price of units sold
       (thousands of
       dollars)(2)
19 Median                         129.6     130.7        132.8
20 Average                        162.3     163.8        167.4

                              Value of new construction (millions
                                         of dollars)(3)
       CONSTRUCTION

21 Total put in place           715,396   704,582(r)   698,461

22 Private                      555,362   547,885(r)   546,880
23   Residential                323,133   322,213(r)   321,803
24   Nonresidential             232,229   225,672(r)   225,077
25     Industrial buildings      29,052    26,217(r)    24,975
26     Commercial buildings     103,983   102,180(r)   104,134
27     Other buildings           39,840    39,737(r)    38,876
28     Public utilities and
         other                   59,354    57,538(r)    57,092

29 Public                       160,033   156,697(r)   151,581
30   Military                     2,223     2,268(r)     2,128
31   Highway                     53,099    50,897(r)    48,542
32   Conservation and
       development                6,194     6,016(r)     5,101
33   Other                       98,517    97,516(r)    95,810

                                             1999
           Item
                                  June(r)   July(r)    Aug.

                                 Private residential real estate
                                  activity (thousands of units
                                         except as noted)
         NEW UNITS

 1 Permits authorized               1,641     1,641     1,619
 2   One-family                     1,241     1,247     1,210
 3   Two-family or more               400       394       409
 4 Started                          1,607     1,680     1,672
 5   One-family                     1,305     1,332     1,296
 6   Two-family or more               302       348       376
 7 Under construction at
       end of period(1)             1,017     1,021     1,030
 8   One-family                       702       704       707
 9   Two-family or more               315       317       323
10 Completed                        1,674     1,608     1,581
11   One-family                     1,346     1,261     1,266
12   Two-family or more               328       347       315
13 Mobile homes shipped               355       336       340

   Merchant builder
       activity in one,
       family units
14 Number sold                        947       955       983
15 Number for sale at end
     of period(1)                     307       308       313

   Price of units sold
       of period(1) of
       dollars)(2)
16 Median                           157.7     157.0     150.8
17 Average                          193.6     188.2     198.3

EXISTING UNITS (one-family)

18 Number sold                      5,630     5,400     5,240

   Price of units sold
       (thousands of
       dollars)(2)
19 Median                           136.9     136.0     137.4
20 Average                          174.2     171.9     174.5

                              Value of new construction (millions
                                         of dollars)(3)
       CONSTRUCTION

21 Total put in place             698,852   694,783   692,013

22 Private                        546,931   542,334   536,190
23   Residential                  320,913   318,055   316,724
24   Nonresidential               226,018   224,279   219,466
25     Industrial buildings        25,465    24,537    23,358
26     Commercial buildings       104,457   103,449   102,771
27     Other buildings             38,592    38,047    37,227
28     Public utilities and
         other                     57,504   582,461    56,110

29 Public                         151,921   152,449   155,823
30   Military                       2,137     2,305     1,697
31   Highway                       45,518    47,279    47,330
32   Conservation and
       development                  5,845     5,816     6,674
33   Other                         98,421    97,049   100,122


(1.) Not at annual rates.

(2.) Not seasonally adjusted.

(3.) Recent data on value of new construction may not be strictly comparable with data for previous periods because of changes by the Bureau of the Census Noun 1. Bureau of the Census - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States
Census Bureau
 in its estimating techniques. For a description of these changes, see Construction Reports (C-30-76-5), issued by the Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States
Bureau of the Census
 in July July: see month.  1976.

SOURCE. Bureau of the Census estimates for all series except (1) mobile homes, which are private, domestic shipments as reported by the Manufactured Housing Manufactured housing (also known as prefab housing) is a type of housing unit that is largely assembled in factories and then transported to sites of use.

In the United States, the term "manufactured home" specifically refers to a house built entirely in a protected
 Institute and seasonally adjusted by the Census Bureau, and (2) sales and prices of existing units, which are published by the National Association of Realtors The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is made up of residential and commercial realtors who are brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, and counselors, and others working in the real estate industry. . All back and current figures are available from the originating agency. Permit authorizations are those reported to the Census Bureau from 19,000 jurisdictions beginning in 1994.

2.15 CONSUMER AND PRODUCER PRICES

Percentage changes based on seasonally adjusted data except as noted
                                    Change from 12
                                    months earlier
              Item
                                    1998    1999
                                    Sept.   Sept.

       CONSUMER PRICES(2)
          (1982-84=100)

 1 All items                          1.5     2.6

 2 Food                               2.0     2.2
 3 Energy items                      -9.8    10.2
 4 All items less food and energy     2.5     2.0
 5   Commodities                       .8     1.0
 6   Services                         3.1     2.5

         PRODUCER PRICES
           (1982=100)

 7 Finished goods                     -.9     3.2
 8   Consumer foods                    .5     1.2
 9   Consumer energy                -11.6    13.9
10   Other consumer goods             2.1     2.8
11   Capital equipment                -.4      .0

   Intermediate materials
12 Excluding foods and feeds         -2.1     2.0
13 Excluding energy                   -.9      .5

   Crude materials
14 Foods                             -8.4     -.8
15 Energy                           -25.2    51.3
16 Other                            -11.6     1.2

                                     Change from 3 months earlier
                                            (annual rate)

              Item                   1998           1999

                                    Dec.    Mar.    June    Sept.

       CONSUMER PRICES(2)
          (1982-84=100)

 1 All items                          2.0     1.5     2.9     4.2

 2 Food                               2.8     1.7     1.7     2.5
 3 Energy items                      -5.1     5.8    14.2    29.4
 4 All items less food and energy     2.5      .9     2.3     2.5
 5   Commodities                      2.5    -3.0     2.0     2.5
 6   Services                         2.5     2.7     2.5     2.3

         PRODUCER PRICES
           (1982=100)

 7 Finished goods                     2.2      .6     2.5     7.5
 8   Consumer foods                    .3     2.1      .3     2.1
 9   Consumer energy                 -8.9     5.7    21.9    43.9
10   Other consumer goods             8.3    -1.3      .3     4.3
11   Capital equipment                 .3     -.6      .0      .3

   Intermediate materials
12 Excluding foods and feeds         -4.5      .3     5.7     7.0
13 Excluding energy                  -2.7     -.9     3.1     2.7

   Crude materials
14 Foods                             -7.0     4.1      .0      .4
15 Energy                            13.5   -21.1   158.3   126.6
16 Other                            -24.3      .9     7.3    28.1

                                      Change from 1 month earl

              Item                             1999

                                      May      June     July

       CONSUMER PRICES(2)
          (1982-84=100)

 1 All items                          .0        .0        .3

 2 Food                               .4        .0        .2
 3 Energy items                     -1.3      -1.2       2.1
 4 All items less food and energy     .1        .1        .2
 5   Commodities                     -.1        .0        .1
 6   Services                         .2        .1        .3

         PRODUCER PRICES
           (1982=100)

 7 Finished goods                     .2       -.1        .2
 8   Consumer foods                   .4(r)     .4       -.9
 9   Consumer energy                  .3(r)    -.6(r)    3.4
10   Other consumer goods             .1       -.1        .1
11   Capital equipment                .0(r)    -.1(r)    -.1

   Intermediate materials
12 Excluding foods and feeds          .3(r)     .2(r)     .6
13 Excluding energy                   .3(r)     .3(r)     .4

   Crude materials
14 Foods                             2.5(r)     .5(r)   -4.8
15 Energy                           13.2(r)    -.5(r)    3.7
16 Other                             2.1(r)     .5       2.3

                                     Change from 1 month
                                           earlier
                                                            Index
                                                            level,
              Item                                         Sept.(1)
                                                             1999
                                        Aug.   Sept.

       CONSUMER PRICES(2)
          (1982-84=100)

 1 All items                              .3      .4        167.9

 2 Food                                   .2      .2        164.6
 3 Energy items                          2.7     1.7        113.2
 4 All items less food and energy         .1      .3        177.7
 5   Commodities                         -.1      .7        144.6
 6   Services                             .2      .2        196.6

         PRODUCER PRICES
           (1982=100)

 7 Finished goods                         .5     1.1        134.8
 8   Consumer foods                       .4     1.0        137.0
 9   Consumer energy                     3.7     2.2         85.9
10   Other consumer goods                -.1     1.1        151.6
11   Capital equipment                    .0      .2        136.7

   Intermediate materials
12 Excluding foods and feeds              .7      .3        125.9
13 Excluding energy                       .2      .1        133.7

   Crude materials
14 Foods                                 3.8     1.3        100.5
15 Energy                                7.2    10.4         94.1
16 Other                                 1.8     2.2        139.6


(1.) Not seasonally adjusted.

(2.) Figures for consumer prices are for all urban consumers and reflect a rental-equivalence measure of homeownership.

SOURCE. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2.16 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AND INCOME

Billions of current dollars except as noted; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates
               Account                   1996      1997      1998

       GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

 1 Total                                7,661.6   8,110.9   8,511.0

   By source
 2 Personal consumption expenditures    5,215.7   5,493.7   5,807.9
 3   Durable goods                        643.3     673.0     724.7
 4   Nondurable goods                   1,539.2   1,600.6   1,662.4
 5   Services                           3,033.2   3,220.1   3,420.8

 6 Gross private domestic investment    1,131.9   1,256.0   1,367.1
 7   Fixed investment                   1,099.8   1,188.6   1,307.8
 8     Nonresidential                     787.9     860.7     938.2
 9       Structures                       216.9     240.2     246.9
10       Producers' durable equipment     571.0     620.5     691.3
11     Residential structures             311.8     327.9     369.6

12   Change in business inventories        32.1      67.4      59.3
13     Nonfarm                             24.5      63.1      52.7

14 Net exports of goods and services      -91.2     -93.4    -151.2
15   Exports                              873.8     965.4     959.0
16   Imports                              965.0   1,058.8   1,110.2

17 Government consumption expendi-
       tures and gross investment       1,405.2   1,454.6   1,487.1
18   Federal                              518.4     520.2     520.6
19   State and local                      886.8     934.4     966.5

   By major type of product
20 Final sales, total                   7,629.5   8,043.5   8,451.6
21   Goods                              2,780.3   2,911.2   3,044.7
22     Durable                          1,228.8   1,310.1   1,391.0
23     Nondurable                       1,551.6   1,601.0   1,653.7
24   Services                           4,179.5   4,414.1   4,641.0
25   Structures                           669.7     718.3     765.9

26 Change in business inventories          32.1      67.4      59.3
27   Durable goods                         20.8      33.6      25.2
28   Nondurable goods                      11.4      33.8      34.1

   MEMO
29 Total GDP in chained 1992 dollars    6,994.8   7,269.8   7,551.9

           NATIONAL INCOME

30 Total                                6,256.0   6,646.5   6,994.7

31 Compensation of employees            4,409.0   4,687.2   4,981.0
32   Wages and salaries                 3,640.4   3,893.6   4,153.9
33     Government and government
         enterprises                      640.9     664.2     689.3
34     Other                            2,999.5   3,229.4   3,464.6
35   Supplement to wages and salaries     768.6     793.7     827.1
36     Employer contributions for
         social insurance                 381.7     400.7     420.1
37     Other labor income                 387.0     392.9     406.9

38 Proprietors' income(1)                 527.7     551.2     577.2
39   Business and professional(1)         488.8     515.8     548.5
40   Farm(1)                               38.9      35.5      28.7

41 Rental income of persons(2)            150.2     158.2     162.6

42 Corporate profits(1)                   750.4     817.9     824.6
43   Profits before tax(3)                680.2     734.4     717.8
44   Inventory valuation adjustment        -1.2       6.9      14.5
45   Capital consumption adjustment        71.4      76.6      92.3

46 Net interest                           418.6     432.0     449.3

                                                   1998
               Account
                                          Q2        Q3        Q4

       GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

 1 Total                                8,440.6   8,537.9   8,681.2

   By source
 2 Personal consumption expenditures    5,773.7   5,846.7   5,934.8
 3   Durable goods                        720.1     718.9     754.5
 4   Nondurable goods                   1,655.2   1,670.0   1,691.3
 5   Services                           3,398.4   3,457.7   3,488.9

 6 Gross private domestic investment    1,345.0   1,364.4   1,392.4
 7   Fixed investment                   1,305.8   1,307.5   1,346.7
 8     Nonresidential                     941.9     931.6     957.9
 9       Structures                       245.4     246.2     250.9
10       Producers' durable equipment     696.6     685.4     706.9
11     Residential structures             363.8     375.8     388.9

12   Change in business inventories        39.2      57.0      45.7
13     Nonfarm                             31.5      49.3      39.3

14 Net exports of goods and services     -159.3    -165.5    -156.2
15   Exports                              949.6     936.2     976.8
16   Imports                            1,108.9   1,101.7   1,133.0

17 Government consumption expendi-
       tures and gross investment       1,481.2   1,492.3   1,510.2
18   Federal                              520.7     519.4     530.7
19   State and local                      960.4     972.9     979.5

   By major type of product
20 Final sales, total                   8,401.3   8,480.9   8,635.5
21   Goods                              3,025.3   3,029.0   3,118.8
22     Durable                          1,380.8   1,373.0   1,433.1
23     Nondurable                       1,644.4   1,655.9   1,685.7
24   Services                           4,619.5   4,676.5   4,727.7
25   Structures                           756.6     773.5     789.0

26 Change in business inventories          39.2      57.0      45.7
27   Durable goods                          4.5      19.5      27.0
28   Nondurable goods                      34.7      37.5      18.7

   MEMO
29 Total GDP in chained 1992 dollars    7,498.6   7,566.5   7,677.7

           NATIONAL INCOME

30 Total                                6,945.5   7,032.3   7,126.0

31 Compensation of employees            4,945.2   5,011.6   5,084.3
32   Wages and salaries                 4,121.6   4,181.1   4,246.8
33     Government and government
         enterprises                      685.8     692.7     699.2
34     Other                            3,435.8   3,488.4   3,547.6
35   Supplement to wages and salaries     823.5     830.5     837.5
36     Employer contributions for
         social insurance                 417.9     422.1     426.5
37     Other labor income                 405.7     408.4     411.0

38 Proprietors' income(1)                 571.7     576.1     596.9
39   Business and professional(1)         544.0     550.9     562.2
40   Farm(1)                               27.7      25.2      34.7

41 Rental income of persons(2)            161.0     163.6     167.5

42 Corporate profits(1)                   820.6     827.0     821.7
43   Profits before tax(3)                723.5     720.5     708.1
44   Inventory valuation adjustment         7.8      11.7      13.4
45   Capital consumption adjustment        89.4      94.8     100.2

46 Net interest                           447.1     454.0     455.6

                                               1999
               Account
                                          Q1       Q2(r)
       GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

 1 Total                                8,808.7   8,873.4

   By source
 2 Personal consumption expenditures    6,050.6   6,155.0
 3   Durable goods                        771.2     784.9
 4   Nondurable goods                   1,736.0   1,770.6
 5   Services                           3,543.4   3,599.5

 6 Gross private domestic investment    1,417.4   1,417.4
 7   Fixed investment                   1,377.9   1,410.0
 8     Nonresidential                     972.6     994.2
 9       Structures                       255.0     256.1
10       Producers' durable equipment     717.6     738.1
11     Residential structures             405.3     415.7

12   Change in business inventories        39.5       7.5
13     Nonfarm                             36.4       5.2

14 Net exports of goods and services     -196.9    -240.6
15   Exports                              962.7     973.8
16   Imports                            1,159.6   1,214.4

17 Government consumption expendi-
       tures and gross investment       1,537.5   1,541.5
18   Federal                              536.6     532.8
19   State and local                    1,000.9   1,008.7

   By major type of product
20 Final sales, total                   8,769.1   8,865.9
21   Goods                              3,154.1   3,189.2
22     Durable                          1,436.1   1,449.8
23     Nondurable                       1,718.1   1,739.4
24   Services                           4,793.7   4,850.8
25   Structures                           821.3     825.9

26 Change in business inventories          39.5       7.5
27   Durable goods                         16.5      -3.9
28   Nondurable goods                      23.1      11.4

   MEMO
29 Total GDP in chained 1992 dollars    7,759.6   7,790.6

           NATIONAL INCOME

30 Total                                7,265.2   7,344.8

31 Compensation of employees            5,166.5   5,237.4
32   Wages and salaries                 4,317.0   4,378.5
33     Government and government
         enterprises                      711.2     716.2
34     Other                            3,605.7   3,662.3
35   Supplement to wages and salaries     849.6     858.9
36     Employer contributions for
         social insurance                 434.9     439.3
37     Other labor income                 414.7     419.6

38 Proprietors' income(1)                 598.3     609.0
39   Business and professional(1)         575.8     586.6
40   Farm(1)                               22.5      22.4

41 Rental income of persons(2)            167.7     169.8

42 Corporate profits(1)                   868.8     859.3
43   Profits before tax(3)                752.6     768.0
44   Inventory valuation adjustment        11.6     -17.4
45   Capital consumption adjustment       104.6     108.7

46 Net interest                           463.9     469.2


(1.) With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.

(2.) With capital consumption adjustment.

(3.) For after-tax af·ter-tax also af·ter·tax
adj.
Relating to or being that which remains after payment, especially of income taxes: after-tax profits. 
 profits, dividends, and the like, see table 1.48.

SOURCE. U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business.

2.17 PERSONAL INCOME AND SAVING

Billions of current dollars except as noted; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates
             Account                    1996       1997       1998

    PERSONAL INCOME AND SAVING

 1 Total personal income              6,425.2    6,784.0    7,126.1
 2 Wage and salary disbursements      3,631.1    3,889.8    4,149.9
 3   Commodity-producing
         industries                     909.0      975.0    1,026.9
 4     Manufacturing                    674.6      719.5      751.5
 5   Distributive industries            823.3      879.8      939.6
 6   Service industries               1,257.9    1,370.8    1,494.0
 7   Government and government
       enterprises                      640.9      664.2      689.3

 8 Other labor income                   387.0      392.9      406.9
 9 Proprietors' income(1)               527.7      551.2      577.2
10   Business and professional(1)       488.8      515.8      548.5
11   Farm(1)                             38.9       35.5       28.7
12 Rental income of persons(2)          150.2      158.2      162.6
13 Dividends                            248.2      260.3      263.1
14 Personal interest income             719.4      747.3      764.8
15 Transfer payments                  1,068.0    1,110.4    1,149.0
16   Old-age survivors,
       disability, and health
       insurance benefits               538.0      565.9      586.5

17   LESS: Personal contributions
       for social insurance             306.3      326.2      347.4

18 EQUALS: Personal income            6,425.2    6,784.0    7,126.1

19   LESS: Personal tax and nontax
       payments                         890.5      989.0    1,098.3

20 EQUALS: Disposable personal
     income                           5,534.7    5,795.1    6,027.9

21   LESS: Personal outlays           5,376.2    5,674.1    6,000.2
22 EQUALS: Personal saving              158.5      121.0       27.7

   MEMO
   Per capita (chained 1992
     dollars)
23 Gross domestic product            26,335.7   27,136.2   27,938.9
24 Personal consumption
     expenditures                    17,893.0   18,340.9   19,065.0
25 Disposable personal income        18,989.0   19,349.0   19,790.0

26 Saving rate (percent)                  2.9        2.1         .5

           GROSS SAVING

27 Gross saving                       1,274.5    1,406.3    1,468.0

28 Gross private saving               1,114.5    1,141.6    1,090.4

29 Personal saving                      158.5      121.0       27.7
30 Undistributed corporate
     profits(1)                         262.4      296.7      305.4
31 Corporate inventory valuation
     adjustment                          -1.2        6.9       14.5

   Capital consumption allowances
32 Corporate                            452.0      477.3      500.6
33 Noncorporate                         232.3      242.8      252.7

34 Gross government saving              160.0      264.7      377.6
35   Federal                            -39.6       49.5      142.5
36     Consumption of fixed
         capital                         70.6       70.6       69.7
37     Current surplus or deficit
         (-), national accounts        -110.3      -21.1       72.8
38   State and local                    199.7      215.2      235.2
39     Consumption of fixed
         capital                         77.1       81.1       85.0
40     Current surplus or deficit
         (-), national accounts         122.6      134.1      150.2

41 Gross investment                   1,242.3    1,350.5    1,391.5

42 Gross private domestic
     investment                       1,131.9    1,256.0    1,367.1
43 Gross government investment          229.7      235.4      237.0
44 Net foreign investment              -119.2     -140.9     -212.6

45 Statistical discrepancy              -32.2      -55.8      -76.5

                                                  1998
             Account
                                        Q2         Q3         Q4
    PERSONAL INCOME AND SAVING

 1 Total personal income              7,081.9    7,160.8    7,257.9
 2 Wage and salary disbursements      4,117.6    4,177.1    4,242.8
 3   Commodity-producing
         industries                   1,023.2    1,028.0    1,037.4
 4     Manufacturing                    750.8      750.9      754.1
 5   Distributive industries            932.2      945.8      961.5
 6   Service industries               1,476.4    1,510.6    1,544.6
 7   Government and government
       enterprises                      685.8      692.7      699.2

 8 Other labor income                   405.7      408.4      411.0
 9 Proprietors' income(1)               571.7      576.1      596.9
10   Business and professional(1)       544.0      550.9      562.2
11   Farm(1)                             27.7       25.2       34.7
12 Rental income of persons(2)          161.0      163.6      167.5
13 Dividends                            262.1      263.0      265.7
14 Personal interest income             763.0      769.2      769.9
15 Transfer payments                  1,145.8    1,152.9    1,158.3
16   Old-age survivors,
       disability, and health
       insurance benefits               585.0      589.0      590.6

17   LESS: Personal contributions
       for social insurance             345.1      349.5      354.1

18 EQUALS: Personal income            7,081.9    7,160.8    7,257.9

19   LESS: Personal tax and nontax
       payments                       1,092.9    1,108.4    1,124.9

20 EQUALS: Disposable personal
     income                           5,988.9    6,052.4    6,133.1

21   LESS: Personal outlays           5,963.3    6,039.8    6,133.6
22 EQUALS: Personal saving               25.6       12.6        -.6

   MEMO
   Per capita (chained 1992
     dollars)
23 Gross domestic product            27,783.0   27,972.1   28,299.8
24 Personal consumption
     expenditures                    19,007.8   19,156.3   19,336.4
25 Disposable personal income        19,719.0   19,829.0   19,980.0

26 Saving rate (percent)                   .4         .2         .0

           GROSS SAVING

27 Gross saving                       1,448.5    1,474.5    1,466.6

28 Gross private saving               1,079.0    1,078.7    1,073.7

29 Personal saving                       25.6       12.6        0.6
30 Undistributed corporate
     profits(1)                         300.9      304.8      303.9
31 Corporate inventory valuation
     adjustment                           7.8       11.7       13.4

   Capital consumption allowances
32 Corporate                            497.8      503.1      508.9
33 Noncorporate                         250.7      254.2      257.5

34 Gross government saving              369.4      395.7      392.9
35   Federal                            143.9      161.6      135.8
36     Consumption of fixed
         capital                         69.5       69.6       70.0
37     Current surplus or deficit
         (-), national accounts          74.4       92.0       65.8
38   State and local                    225.6      234.2      257.1
39     Consumption of fixed
         capital                         84.3       85.4       86.6
40     Current surplus or deficit
         (-), national accounts         141.3      148.7      170.5

41 Gross investment                   1,362.7    1,372.5    1,402.4

42 Gross private domestic
     investment                       1,345.0    1,364.4    1,392.4
43 Gross government investment          232.5      239.7      238.3
44 Net foreign investment              -214.8     -231.6     -228.3

45 Statistical discrepancy              -85.7    2,102.0      -64.2

                                             1999
             Account
                                        Q1       Q2(r)
    PERSONAL INCOME AND SAVING

 1 Total personal income              7,349.3    7,441.0
 2 Wage and salary disbursements      4,317.0    4,378.5
 3   Commodity-producing
         industries                   1,048.1    1,060.7
 4     Manufacturing                    759.2      767.5
 5   Distributive industries            971.4      982.7
 6   Service industries               1,586.2    1,618.9
 7   Government and government
       enterprises                      711.2      716.2

 8 Other labor income                   414.7      419.6
 9 Proprietors' income(1)               598.3      609.0
10   Business and professional(1)       575.8      586.6
11   Farm(1)                             22.5       22.4
12 Rental income of persons(2)          167.7      169.8
13 Dividends                            268.8      272.7
14 Personal interest income             771.0      777.8
15 Transfer payments                  1,175.2    1,181.4
16   Old-age survivors,
       disability, and health
       insurance benefits               597.9      601.4

17   LESS: Personal contributions
       for social insurance             363.4      367.9

18 EQUALS: Personal income            7,349.3    7,441.0

19   LESS: Personal tax and nontax
       payments                       1,144.1    1,162.4

20 EQUALS: Disposable personal
     income                           6,205.2    6,278.5

21   LESS: Personal outlays           6,250.7    6,358.6
22 EQUALS: Personal saving              -45.5      -80.1

   MEMO
   Per capita (chained 1992
     dollars)
23 Gross domestic product            28,527.9   28,568.3
24 Personal consumption
     expenditures                    19,602.7   19,783.1
25 Disposable personal income        20,101.0   20,183.0

26 Saving rate (percent)                  -.7       -1.3

           GROSS SAVING

27 Gross saving                       1,511.4    1,484.9

28 Gross private saving               1,061.9    1,017.2

29 Personal saving                      -45.5      -80.1
30 Undistributed corporate
     profits(1)                         332.5      312.6
31 Corporate inventory valuation
     adjustment                          11.6      -17.4

   Capital consumption allowances
32 Corporate                            514.9      521.7
33 Noncorporate                         260.0      262.9

34 Gross government saving              449.4      467.7
35   Federal                            192.3      209.6
36     Consumption of fixed
         capital                         69.5       69.4
37     Current surplus or deficit
         (-), national accounts         122.7      140.2
38   State and local                    257.2      258.1
39     Consumption of fixed
         capital                         87.5       89.0
40     Current surplus or deficit
         (-), national accounts         169.7      169.1

41 Gross investment                   1,418.3    1,364.7

42 Gross private domestic
     investment                       1,417.4    1,417.4
43 Gross government investment          255.6      248.7
44 Net foreign investment              -254.7     -301.4

45 Statistical discrepancy              -93.1     -120.1


(1.) With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.

(2.) With capital consumption adjustment.

SOURCE. U.S. Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business.
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