Appendix of Current Statistics

Appendix of Current StatisticsSource: The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 2, No. 8 (Aug., 1920), pp. 235-238Published by: The MIT PressStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1928639 .

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APPENDIX- OF CURRENT STATISTICS

The tables most recently published should always be consulted rather than those published in earlier issues. Many current figures are " preliminary," some are received by cable, some are taken from advance reports, and somefrom the daily press; all are checked and revised in later issues of the REvIEW.

PRELIMINARY NOTE, WITH TABLE OF SOURCES . ......1............... . I56

I. AGRICULTURE i. Live Stock of Selected Countries: Pre-War and Recent Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 2. World's Crops: Acreage and Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 3. United States Crops: Production, Acreage, and Yield per Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8o 4. World Breadstuffs Position: Movements of Wheat and Rye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I57

II. MINING I. Monthly Average Production of Coal in Selected Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I57 2. Production of Gold and Silver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I57

III. MANUFACTURING I. Production of Pig Iron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I58 2. Production of Crude Steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I58 3. Cotton and Wool Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I58 4. World's Shipbuilding: Gross Tonnage Launched and. under Construction . . . . . . . . I58

IV. DOMESTIC TRADE

V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE

I. Monthly Average Value of Merchandise Imports and Exports of the United States, by Great Groups and by Continents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I59

2. Monthly Average Value of Merchandise Imports and Exports of the United States by Countries .o.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .......... . . i6o

3. Monthly Average Value of Merchandise Imports and Exports of Selected Countries . . . . i6i

4. Monthly Average Net Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared from Ports of Selected Coun- tries ..................... . I62

VI. FINANCE i. Statistics of Central Banks in Selected Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, 237 2. Changes in Rates of Discount of Federal Reserve Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II2 3. Rates of Discount Charged by the Bank of England and by the Open Market in London . i65 4. Bank Rates of Discount Charged in Selected Money Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . i65 5. Combined Federal Reserve Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i65 6. Monthly Average Value of Imports and Exports of Gold and Silver of the United States . i65 7. Weekly Statements of Reporting Member Banks in the Federal Reserve System . . . . i66 8. All Member Banks in the Federal Reserve System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i67 9. National, State, Savings and Private Banks, and Loan and Trust Companies: Selected Items

from Reports of June 30, I9I9 ............ ......... . I67

VII. PRICES

I. Index Numbers of Retail Prices of Food and Groceries in Selected Countries . - - - - - - I68 2. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in the United States. ..............I68 3. General Wholesale Prices in Selected Countries .1.......... 69

VIII. LABOR

I. Unemployment of Trade Union Members in Selected Countries .1....... 70

Corrected Items of Various Series of Business Statistics . .. ...........238



VI. TABLE i. - STATISTICS OF CENTRAL BANKS IN SELECTED COUNTRIES

(UNIT: $I,ooo,ooo; CURRENCIES CONVERTED AT APPROXIMATELY PAR RATES)

Bank notes Bank notes Gold coin Total metallic Peclumne (6) Central bank Date in circulation Deois plus deposits and bullion Silver reserves to column (3)

Austria-Hungary.....Nov. 30, 1919 .... 15,278 I,5i6 16,793 53 II 64 0.4 it ~~~Dec. 31, I9I9 I. 11,047 a a 47 12 58 a It ~~~Feb. 29, I920 .... I12,006 1,238 I3,244 47 11I 59 0.4

June 30, 1920 .... I2,599 1,837 14,436 53 II 6 0.4

July 31I, 1920 .... I12,966 1,769 1473 5 2 660.

Germany ........Jan. 31, 1920 .... 9,111 3,436 I12,547 265 5 270 2.2 it - ~~~Feb. 28, I920 .... 9,985 2,954 I12,939 266 6 272 2.1I it ~~~~Mar. 31, I920 .... 10,991 4,50I 15,492 266 I0 276 i.8

Apr. 30, I920 .... 11i,665 4,014 I15679 266 I 267 I1.7

May 31, I920 .... 11I,954 3,989 I15,943 266 I 267 I.7

June 30, I920 I.. 3,I34 5,697 18,831 266 I 267 I.4

July 3I, I920 . ... 13,572 4,205 I7,777 267 2 269 1.5

Bulgaria.........June I4, 1918 .... 342 a ... 2 3 i 6 4.6 b

14,191 .... 479 141 620 9 4 13 2.1I

Italy (3 banks,c aggreg.) Oct. 3I, 1918 .... 2,180 346 2,526 202 23 225 8.9 it

~~~~Sept. 30, 1919 . ... 2,699 439 3,138 200 2 2 222 7.1I

France..........Dec. 25, 1919 ... 7,269 644 7,9I3 i,o88 5 2 1,140 I4.4

Jan. 29, I920 .... 7,329 620 7,949 I,o88 50 1,138 I4.3 Feb. 26, I920 ... 7,388 639 8,027 I o88 49 1,137 J14.2

Mar. 25, I920 ... 7,326 788 8,114 1,089 48 1,137 I4.0

Apr. 29, I920 .... 7,349 676 8,026 1,09 48 1,I37 I4.2

May 27, I920 .... 7,393 73I 8,125 1,089 47 1,I36 I4.0

June 24, I920 .... 7,321 7I2 8,033 1,090 47 1,137 14.1

July 29, I920 .... 7,351I 666 8,0I7 1,090 48 1,138 I4.2

Great Britain ......Dec. 31, 1919 .... 445' 972 1,417 d d 444 31.3

it ~~~Jan. 28, I920 .... 430 756 'I) 86 d d 486 41.0 it

~~~Feb. 25, I920 .... 470 925 1,395 d d 537 38.5 it ~~~Mar. 31, I920 .... 5I2 668 ,I) 8o d d 546 46.3 ti

~~~Apr. 28, 1920 .... 525 683 1,208 d d 548 45.3 it

~~~May 26, I920 .... 542 573 I~ii6 d d 547 49.1I it ~~~June 30, I920 .... 584 933 1,517 d d 574 37.8

July 28, I920 ... 6io 65I 1,261 d d 6oo 47.6

Belgium.........Jan. 29, I920 ... 954 449 1,403 d d 69 4.9 Feb. 26, I920 .... 959 398 1,5 d d 6951

Mar. 25,I1920 .. 963 420 1,383 d- d 70 5.0

Apr. 29, I920 ... 997 424 1,422 d d 70 4.9 May 27, I920 .... 987 442 1,429 d d 70 4.9 June 24, I920 .... ioo6 395 1,40I d d 7 .

July 29 I920 .... I049 346 1,395 d d 70 5.0

Portugal.........Dec. 24, 1919 .... 352 2 2 374 8 a 26 7.0



VI. TABLE I. -Continued

Bank notes Bank notes Gold coin Total metallic [Percentage of

Central bank Date in circulation Deposits plus deposits and bullion Silver reserves column (6)'

to column (,3)

(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Japan ................. DeC. 201 igig 6i3 674 I)288 d d 46 I 35.8 it Jan. 24, I920 . . . . 6ii 697 I,3o8 d d 46o 35. 2 it Feb. 28) I920 . . . . 662 654 I,3i6 d d 456 34.7 it Mar. 27, I920 . . . . 607 697 I)304 d d 45I 34.6 it Apr. 24, 1920 . . . . 605 733 I,338 d d 448 33-5. it Ma' I920 . . . . 636 696 I d d y 291 i33I 453 34-0 it June 26, i92O 6I6 682 I 297 d d 482 37-I

Canadian Chartered B',ks Oct- 3I, 19I8 .... 2 28 21007 21234 d d 8o f 3.6 it iC 3Ii I9I9 .... 236 2 26 I 2 d d 8if

: - 2 1 498 3

Norway ............... Jan. 3I I920 III I28 a a I I 7 40 g -30-9 Feb. 281 I920 . . . . I I I 2 I I 32 40 g a a 30-0 it Mar I920 . . . . I2I 2I a a 28.o -3I, W 40

g

it Apr- 30, I920 . . . . I19 28 I47 40 g a a 26.8,,, it May 3 I, I920 . . . . IO 32 I48 40 g a a 26-8e

June 301 1920 ii8 34 I52 40 g a a 26.o July 31, I920 . . . . I 23 31 I54 40 g a a 25-7

Sweden ................ Jan- 3 I, I920 . . . . I 82 53 23 5 73 g a a 3I.2 it Feb. 28 1920 . . . . I 8 23 5 30-5 1 5 50 72 9 a a it

I920 . . . . i8i 254 a a 27-7" Mar. 27 , ' 74 7 1 g it Apr. 24, I920 . . . . i8o 74 254 7 I g a a 27.8 e

it 0- May 29, I'920 . . I05 69 254 7 I g a a 2 7.8 it June 26, I920' i83 7 5 25 8 7 I " a a 27.4 e

I920 i96 69 265 9 a a 26 July 3 I, 7 I -7 "

Denmark .............. Jan. 31i I920 . . . . I28 9 I38 d d 6i 44.6 it Feb. 281 I920 . . . . I28 O I45 d d 6i 42 -4 it Mar. 3i) 1920 . . . . I42 Io 152 d d 6i 40.4 it

Apr. 29, 1920 .... W 8 149 d d 6i 41.2 it

I920 .... Io d d 6i May 3I, I39 I 50 4I .0 it June 30, 1920 .... I43 12 155 d d 6i 39-9 it

Ju1Y 3I, I920 .... I46 I2 159 d d 62 38-8

N etherlands ........... Jan. 3I, I920 .... 421 47 468 256 3 26o 55-5 it Feb. 28Y 1920 . . - - 40 52 468 257 4 26i 55.6 it Mar. 27, 1920 .... 4II 43 454 257 4 26i 57.6 it

Apr. 24, I920 . . - - 424 38 462 258 5 262 56.7 it

May 29, I920 .... 4I4 62 476 258 5 263 55.2 it June 28, I920 .... 407 58 466 258 6 264 56-6. it

July 26, I920 .... PO 50 46o 258 6 264 57.4

Spain ................. Jan. 3I, 11920 .... 752 2I4 966 478 I24 602 62-3 it Feb. 28) 1920 . . - - 750 2I4 964 477 I24 6oi 62.4 it Mar. 27, I920 . . . 748 217 965 477 I23 6oi 62.2



CORRECTED ITEMS OF VARIOUS SERIES OF BUSINESS STATISTICS*

(CYCLES)

GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C

Rate on Rate on New Price of Price of Yield Brad- Bureau Business Produc- Unfilled four-to- sixty-to- Dividend York indus- twenty Shares Building on ten Outside street's of Labor failures Imports tion of orders six ninety pay-

clearings trial R.R. traded permits railroad clearings prices ? prices (Brad| pig iron U. S. S. C. months day ments stocks stocks bonds street) ? paper paper

1919

April .. +I.7 +.3 -2.9 +2.I - .8 +I.5 + .6 - .5 +I.8 -4.6 +I.4 -I.0 -1.0 +I.3 +I4 + .4 May ... | +2.3 +2.0 -2.5 +2.9 + .8 +I.2 +I9 - .5 +2.6 -4.6 +3.8 -| -I1.2 +1.3 +i.6 .0

June .. +2.8 +2.5 -2.5 +2.7 + 2.2 +I.0 +2.0 + .8 +2.6 -4.5 +2.5 -I.4 -I.0 +i.6 +I.9 - .9

July . . +3.6 +2.9 -2.5 +2.9 +2.3 +I.6 +2.8 +2.0 +4-7 -4-8 +4.6 - .8 - .7 +||3 +I.4 + .I

August . . +2.9 +2.3 -3.2 +I.5 +4.3 +2.6 +3.2 +3.7 +6.3 -4.3 +3.0 - . - .4 + .9 + .8 + .4 September +3.0 +2.7 -3.2 +I.4 +3.2 +3.0 +3.5 +2.9 +5.' -4.4 +7.7 - .8 - .4 + .3 + .4 1+.I October - +3-5 +3.3 -3.1 +3.3 +3.5 +2.2 +3.7 +3.0 +5.7 -4.6 +6.o -2.3 - .3 + .3 + .2 + .6

November .. +3.4 +3.0 -3.2 +2.3 +3.5 +3.0 +2.8 +3.6 +7.I -4. +6.8 -I.0 .0 + .6 + .6 + . December .. +3.6 +2.5 -3.6 +I.5 +3.6 +33 +38 +4. +8.7 -5. +49 - .7 + .S +I.o + -.8 + .4

1920

January .... +2.9 +2.4 -3.7 + .8 +2.3 +2.8 +3.7 +4.3 +io.8 -6.4 + 8.o .0 + .9 +1.7 +I.8 + .9 February ... +2.4 +1.6 -3.8 +I.I +2.I +4.6 +2.8 +5.I +IO.9 -5.0 + 8.o + .2 +I.0 +2.5 +2.7 +1.1 March...... +3.3 +2.0 -3.5 -2.I +2.8 +4.5 +4.8 +4.9 +II.7 -4.6 + 9.0 + .2 +I.I +2.8 +2.8 +1.1

April ...... +3. +2.1 3.7 +2.1 +5.2 +5.6 +4.0 +4.8 +I4.1 -4.5 + 8.6 - .7 +I.3 +3.1 +3.0 + .4 May ....... +2.4 +I.3 -3.9 + .4 + .7 +8.o +3.5 +4.8 +15.5 -4.5 + 6.7 - .4 +i.6 +3.7 +3.6 + .3

June ....... +2.9 +I.3 -4.0 - .7 +i.8 +8.2 +4.2 +3.5 + I4.9 3.9 +II.0 + . I +I.6 +4.5 +4.4 - .5

July .+2.5 +I.2 -3.8 - .2 +I.2 +7.7 +3.9 +2.7 +I3.5 -3.9 +Io.6 + .I +I.6 +4.5 +4.I + *5

August ................. .... ........ .... ..... -........ .... ..6

* These figures show the fluctuations of the series when the original data ? The original items for Bradstreet's prices, upon which these corrected

shown on pp. 206, 207 of this issue have been corrected for seasonal varia- items are based, apply not to the entire month, but to the first day of the tion and secular trend, as described in the April, i9I9 REVIEW, P. 139, and month. the MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT for July, I9I9, pp. 7-IO. ? The original items for this series, upon which the corrected items are

t The corrected items of the series are computed from the three months based, apply not to the entire month, but to the last day of the month.

moving averages, centered, of the actual items.

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