SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COIMtfVtERCE
AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSlNFSS APRIL 22, 1949
S E L E C T E D B U S I N E S S I N D I C A T O R S
STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION (1935-39 = 100)
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT AND PAY ROLLS (UNADJUSTED, 1939 = 100)
MONTHLY DATA
WAGE-EARNER PAY ROLLS N
: V ^ ^ ^ WAGE- EARNERS - x
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ELECTRIC POWER (BILLIONS
PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES DF KILOWATT HOURS)
WEEKLY DATA
1949
1^-1948
l"*- 1947
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COTTON CONSUMPTION (DAILY AVERAGE-THOUSANDS OF BALES)
MONTHLY DAT6
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W E E K L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S 1
13 US
A p r i l 10 Apr i l 1J
19U9
March 19 I March 26 April 2 April 9 April l6
Commodity prices, wholesales All commodities 2/ .. ... .1926*100. . farm product® _g/ do food 2/ . ............ do.... Al I olner 2j . . • • • do... .
£8 commodities J/ ...... .August 1939*100- • Cotton, middling, 15/lb", 10 markets 4/.........dol. per lb., Wheat,. Mo. 2, Hard Winter (Kansas City) dol. per bu. .
Department store sales.. .1935" 39*100.. Insured unemployment, total.............................thou®.. State programs. .do.., . Veterans1 programs. .do....
Finances Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n 4 / m i l . of d o l . . F e d e r a l Eeserve bank c r e d i t , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Excess r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . f e d e r a l fieserve r e p o r t i n g member banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s ;
Bank d e b i t s , t o t a l » . m i l . of d o l . . Hew York C i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do
D e p o s i t s , d@aand„ a d j u s t e d . . . . . . . d o . . . . Loans and inves tmen t s , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l and a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s d o . . . .
F a i l u r e s , i n d u s t r i a l and commercial . . . . .number. . Bond y i e l d s , domest ic c o r p o r a t e ( M o o d y ' s ) . . . . . p e r c e n t . . Stock p r i c e s , 4 l o s tocks (S tandard and P o o r ! a) *.1935~39ssl00..
I n d u s t r i a l s , 3^5 s t o c k s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . P r o d u c t i o n !
Bituminous coal ;4/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thoua- of s h o r t t o n s . . E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . of k w - h r . . Motor v e h i c l e s ( W a r d s ) . . . . . . .number. . Pe t ro leum 4 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . t h o u s . of b b l . . s t e e l 6/ .1935-39^100 . .
f r e i g h t c a r l o a d i n g g , t o t a l . . . t h o u ® , of c a r s . . Mi gc ell&neou® do
16O.3 181.5 171.6 1*7-9 322.6
.365 2.46
29S 1,695 l 9 0Sg
539
27,328 21,085 16,905
S22
2 0 , 6 b l 8,857
45 ,975 5 /62 .869
35,214 5 / i * , * 3 0
79 3.06
123.0 129 .2
413 5.033
9 7 , 3 H 5,377
683 377
162.7 187-9 175-7 11+8.5 322.7
•375 2.49
294 1,715 1,120
522
27,776 21,130 17,050
89*4
19,7*5 7,905
46,210 62,855 35,260 1**333
101 3-05
123 .U 129.6
1,306 5,087
99,567 5,391 144.0
7S6 376
1 5 s . 4 170.6 162.9 151.2 262.7
.326 2 .23
261 2,735 l99Uo
674
27,507 22,348 19,936
1,025
22, 859 9,736
46,182 5/62,359
33,112 1 /15 ,095
210 3.00
117.9 123.6
U93 5,496
115,671 5.1*5 210.6
608 350
158 .2 170.8 163 .2 150.8 259.4
.326 2.23
277 2,720 1,931
668
27,426 22,512 19,360
730
20,986 8,202
*5 , *73 5/61 .7*9
32,680 5 / 1 * . 9 6 2
166 3.00
118 .1 123.9
403 5,404
116,168 5,130 208.8
596 3*7
1 5 s . 1 170 .8 162.9 I5O.7 254 .2
-327 2 .25
301
27,*27 22,378 19,019
4 3 1
20,692 8,3*3
44,909 5 / 6 1 , 1 7 1
31,750 5/14,904
216 3.00
120.4 126.4
1,932 5,378
113,78* 5 .072 206 .1
726 3*9
158.0 171.5 164.7 149.7 248.9
.32S 2.27 320
27,522 22,143 19 ,311
724
21,895 9,425
44,820 5 / 6 l , 0 4 l
32,397 5/14,627
236 3.00
118.9 124.7
1,877 5,360
124 ,59" * , 9 i 6 204.0
%
157-6 171 .1 164.2 149.4 245.4
.331 2.27
27,513 22,056 19,327
778
7,598
3.00 1 1 9 . 1 124.8
204.9
1/ Data do not always cover ca l enda r weeks. 2 / EeYissed a e r i e ® . See not© i n December 3 , 1948 i s s u e . %J Thursday p r i c e s . 4 / D a i l y a v e r age®. 5 / Beginning J u l y 1948 i n d i v i d u a l loan""it®m® a r e r e p o r t e d g rogs , c u r r e n t l y and f o r ® y e a r ago, i n s t e a d of n e t a s f o r » e r l y ; t o t a l l o a n s a r e inc luded on a ne t b a s i s fo r a l l y e a r s . 6 / Week ending A p r i l 23 , 2 0 3 . 2 .
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M O N T H L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 1947 Supplement
1948
February December
191+9
January February
CON3TSUCTION AND BEAL ESTATE
Contract awards, 37 Statee (F. W. Dodge Corp.)J Total project*.. number. Total valuation thoue. of dol. Building, total do---
Contract awards (E.N.B.).engineering conet.,value 1/...do... Construction cost indexes:
American Appraisal Co., average, 30 cities 1913*100. Atlanta.. . do... New To rk do... San F r a n c i s c o • d o . . . S t . Lou is to...
As soc i a t ed General C o n t r a c t o r s ( a l l t y p e s ) . . . . . d o . . . Eng inee r ing Hews-Becord:
Bu i l d ing c o s t d o . . . C o n s t r u c t i o n c o s t ( a l l t y p e s ) d o . . .
DOMESTIC TBADE
M a i l - o r d e r and s t o r e s a l e s , t o t a l , 2 companies, .fcbous. of d o l . Montgomery Ward & Co d o . . . S e a r s , Boebuck and Co d o . . .
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES
Employees i n n o n a g r . e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , u n a d j . , t o t a l 2 / . . . t h o u s . Manufactur ing do — Mining d o . . . C o n s t r u c t i o n d o . . . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s d o . . . Trade •. . d o . . . F inance d o . . . Se rv ice d o . . . Government d o . . .
P r o d u c t i o n worke r s , u n a d j . i n d e x , a l l mfg. 2/ 1939*100. Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s d o . . .
I r o n and s t e e l and t h e i r p r o d u c t s d o . . . B l a s t f u r n a c e s , s t e e l works , and r o l l i n g m i l l s . . . d o . . .
E l e c t r i c a l machinery d o . . . Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l d o . . .
Machinery and machine-shop p r o d u c t s d o . . . Machine t o o l s d o . . .
Automobiles d o . . . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment , excep t au tomobi l e s d o . . .
A i r c r a f t and p a r t s , e x c l u d i n g eng ines d o . . . A i r c r a f t eng ines d o . . . S h i p b u i l d i n g and b o a t b u i l d i n g d o . . .
tfonferrous m e t a l s and p r o d u c t s . . d o . . . Lumber and t imber b a s i c p r o d u c t s d o . . .
Sawmil ls d o . . . Furniture and finished lumber products do...
Furniture do... Stone, clay, and glass products do...
Nondurable goods industries do... T e x t i l e - m i l l p r o d u c t s and o t h e r f i b e r mfre d o . . .
Cot ton manufac tu res , excep t smal l wares d o . . . S i l k and rayon goods d o . . . Woolen and wors ted manufac tu res d o . . .
Appare l and o t h e r f i n i s h e d t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s d o . . . Men' e c l o t h i n g d o . . . Women' a clothing do...
Leather and leather products do — Boot a and shoes do...
Food and kindred products do... Baking do... Canning and p r e s e r v i n g do . - . S l a u g h t e r i n g and meat pack ing d o . . .
Tobacco manufac tu res d o . . . Pape r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s d o . . .
Pape r and p u l p d o . . . P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and a l l i e d i n d u a t r i e a d o . . .
Newspapers and p e r i o d i c a l s > d o . . . P r i n t i n g , book and job d o . . .
Chemical a and allied product a do... Chemicala do...
Products of petroleum and coal do... Petroleum refining do...
Bubber products...»...., do... Bubber tires and inner tubes do...
Production workers, adj.index, all mfg.(Fed.Bes.) j2/....do... Durable goods industries do... Nondurable goods industries do
Monmanufacturing employment, unadjusted: Mining:
Anthracite... do... Bituminous coal do Metal do...
20,557 681,967 50i+,6i+5 474,643
508 *95 k3e 469 321
3 3 * . 2 443 .6
215 a 575 75.631
139,944
44,279 16,183
914 1,713 4 ,019 9 ,520 1,690 4 ,730 5,492 159 .5 I 8 5 . 8 164 .2 130.9 225.4 234.0 2 5 1 . I 137 .6 178.9 292.6 3 4 1 . 1 280 .1 184.4 178 .5 175.0 189.4 149 .2 149.6 150.9 1 3 s . 7 114 .2 125.6
9 4 . 1 113.9 147 .7 125 .5 169 .5 115.8 111.7 135.6 125 . 4
91 .0 148.0
93 .9 147 .8 147 .3 133-5 121.4 147 .1 204 .2 293.9 153.9 153-1 172.0 182.4 159 .8 186.4 138 .7
27,999 689,763 525,480 508,096
478 514 502 U37 470 321
334.6 443 .6
301,627 107,103 194,524
44,600 16,269
924
91 .6 106 .8
97-4
80 5 O32 598
697 729
160 .3 1 8 8 . 1 164.8 132.9 222.9 233 .1 249 .8 134 .5 195.0 292 .7 3*2-9 276.9 181.6 180.0 178 .3 193 .5 147.8 148 .2 153-9 1 3 s . 4 114.7 126.6
9 4 . 8 1 1 3 . 1 147 .5 126.8 168 .3 1 1 4 . 1 110 .1 134 .5 126.9
9 0 . 1 143 .3
9 3 - * 148 .0 147 .9 132 .8 122.0 145 .3 203.6 293.8 155 .4 155.0 I 6 8 . 9 177 .7 1 6 0 . 1 188.4 1 3 7 . 7
9 2 . 6 108.0 98.7
24,143 694,023 523,145 843,544
501 532 520 *57 491 341
35*.9 * 7 7 . *
431,601 150,960 280,641
46,090 16,284
939 2,079 4,066
10,381 1,722 * ,625 5.99* 159 •*
r l 8 6 . 5 165.2 139.8 213 . I 227-5 243.7 129.3 194.8 285.3 382.1 320.9 133-9 173.6
r l 8 6 . 7 r201 .6
140.7 142.8 157.4 13s .0 108.0 121.3
9 5 . * 9 9 . 8
145.3 122.5 170.0 104. S 100.5 146.6 132.2 108.5 I 6 1 . 5
93-3 151 .1 150.2 135.2 128.3 147.8 207.0 302.1
r l 5 5 - 0 154.8 l 6 l . 8
165.3 158.6
r l S 6 . 4 r l 3 6 . 7
15,597 482,984 381,011 565,826
502 532 520 459 491 3*1
352 .9
* 7 5 . *
205,902 66,689
139,213
r44 ,34o r l 5 , 8 9 0
924 1,906
^3,977 9 ,625 1,711
r4 ,546 5 .761 154 .7
r l 8 0 . 6 161 .1 139 .8 206.9 223 . I 240 .4 120 .5 193-0 280.0 381.6 323 .2 128.3 168 .0
r l 7 0 . 6 r l 8 2 . 3
134 .1 I 3 6 . I 152 .5 13*4.2 104.9 118.3 93.2 94 .6
143.0 121.8 I68 .9 IO5.O 102 .7 138 .3 128 .2
87-7 157-8
1*7-r l 4 8 .
132. r l 2 6 .
146. 206,
9 2 . 0 109.0
97 .3
299.5 153.0 154 .2 157.8 163.O 155-3
. r l S l . l 134.9
9 2 . 3 r l 0 7 - 9
r 9 7 . 0
16,510 568,467 414,968 563,084
499 529 516 452 488 339
352 .5 4 7 4 . 8
196,656 68,316
128,340
1*43,997 r l 5 , 7 5 6
r922 r l , 8 2 4 r 3 , 9 5 7 r 9 , 5 1 3 r l , 7 0 6 r4 ,560 5,759
r l 5 3 - 2 r l 7 7 « 7 r l 5 8 . 8
140.6 r 2 0 1 . 2
219 .1 236.O 118 .2
r l 8 8 . 5 r 2 7 8 . 3
380 .8 321 .1 125 .4 164.9
r l 6 8 . 4 r l 8 9 . 9 r l 3 3 - 2
135 .2 r l 5 0 . 0 r l 3 3 - 9
104.0 117 .3 90.8 9 1 . 5
r l 4 9 . 1 126.6 175-2
r l O ? . 8 IO3.6
r l34«9 128.0
8 0 . 3 151.Q
88 .6 r l 4 5 . 4
146.9 131.8 126 .8 144 .3
r 2 0 ^ . 9 292.7
r l 5 2 . 8 154 .4
r l 5 4 . 1
159 .5 r l 5 3 » 5
178 .3 r l 3 3 - 9
9 1 . 1 107 .3 100 .2
24 ,281 747,619 579*211 7*3,529
496 525 513 448 485 339
351.4 *73-5
258,692 89,179
169,513
i>43,848 015,549
P 915 p i , 8 2 4 T > 3 . 9 3 *
P 9 , 5 2 9
p i . 7 1 1 p4 ,620 p5 ,762 P150.9 P174.4 P155.6
P192.4 p 2 l 4 . 2
P188 .1 P276.2
P159 .7 p l 6 6 . 7
P i30^3
p l 4 7 . 4 P132.4 p i o o . 3
P149.0
PIO5.2
p ! 3 * - 3
pSq.3 P143.8
P I 3 2 . 1
P201.9
P151.9
P151 .1
P150.7 T)174.7 P131 .8
vj Bev i s ed . 3 / P r e l i m i n a r y . 1/ Data f o r December 1948 and March 1949 a r e fo r 5 weeks; o t h e r months, 4 week®. 2/ See n o t e 1 , p . 3 .
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M O N T H L Y B U S I N E S S S T A TI S T I C S —Continued
E a r l i e r data are a v a i l a b l e i n monthly i s s u e s of t h e S u r w and the 1947 Supplement
1948
february March December
19*9
January february March
MPLQYK2NT CGHDITIQHS AND WAGES - Continued Nonmanufacturing employment, unadjusted - Continued
Mining - Continued Quarrying and nonmetal l ic ISy^mXQQ. Crude petroleum and natural gas <|P---
Pub l i c u t i l i t i e s : E l e c t r i c l i g h t and power d p . . . S tree t ra i lways and busses d p . . . Telegraph d o . . . Telephone &• • •
S e r v i c e d Dyeing and c l e a n i n g . dp. • • Power laundries W'" Year-round h o t e l s 4 P - . .
R e t a i l trade «4P» • • Wholesale trade • d p . . .
Production-worker pay r o l l s , u n a d j . i n d e x , a l l mfg. l / . . . d o . . . Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s d p . . .
Iron and s t e e l and t h e i r products d p . . . B l a s t furnaces , s t e e l works, and r o l l i n g m i l l s . . . 4 p . . .
E l e c t r i c a l machinery d p . . . Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l d p . . .
Machinery, and machine-shop products d p . . . Machine t o o l s d p . . .
Automobiles d p . . . Transportation equipment, except automobiles 4 o - - * Aircraft and parts, excluding engines $0.*. Aircraft engines dp... Shipbuilding and boatbuilding dp...
Nonf erroug metals and products do... Lumber and timber basic products do...
Sawmills do... furniture and finished lumber products dp... Furniture do...
3tone, c l a y , and g l a s s products . d o . . . Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s d o . . .
T e x t i l e - m i l l products and other f i b e r mfrs d p . . . Cotton manufactures, except small wares d o . . . Silk and rayon goods do... Woolen and worsted manufactures do...
Apparel and other finished textile products do... Men' s clothing. do... Women' s clothing do...
Leather and leather products do... Boots and shoes d o . . .
food and kindred products d o . . . Baking d o . . . Canning and preserv ing d o . . . Slaughtering and meat packing d o . . .
Tobacco manufactures d o . . . Paper and a l l i e d products d o . . .
Paper and pulp d o . . . P r i n t i n g , p u b l i s h i n g , and a l l i e d products d o . . .
Newspapers and p e r i o d i c a l s d o . . . P r i n t i n g , book and job d o . . .
Chemicals and a l l i e d products do Chemicals d o . . .
Products of petroleum and coal do Petroleum refining do
Rubber products do... Rubber tires and inner tubes .'. do...
Pay rolls, nonmanufacturing, unadjusted! Mining: 1/ Anthracite do... Bituminous coal , do... Metal do... Quarrying and nonmeta l l i c d o . . . Crude petroleum and natural gas d o . . .
Pub l i c u t i l i t i e s : E l e c t r i c l i g h t and power d o . . . S treet ra i lways and busses d o . . . Telegraph d o . . . Telephone d o . . .
S e r v i c e s : Dyeing and c l e a n i n g d o . . . Power laundr ies d o . . . Year-round h o t e l s d o . . .
R e t a i l trade d o . . . Wholesale trade d o . . .
Labor turn-over in manufacturing es tab l i shments : Access ion r a t e monthly r a t e per 100 employees. Separation r a t e , t o t a l . . . d o . . .
Discharges d o . . . L a y - o f f s . d o . . . tyiits ; . . . . . d o . . . M i l i t a r y and misce l laneous d o . . .
112 . *
ui-i 110.1 128.6
97. 196.
1 4 9 . ) 7 .1 U 7
116 111 U 6 3 ! * 393 337
*71-? 513-7 2 5 * * 3 5 7 4 5 9 3 . } 667 .3 469 .5 3 * 5 * 372-S 4 1 7 . 2 452 .4 350 .2 356.0 321 .4 316.O 310.6 377 .0 282 .3 321 .1 3*5-2 293-0 387 .1 262.5 261.0 288-5 257 .2 239.9 280.6 195-7 328.9 333 254.J 224.6 290.9 425-6 584.8
3 1 5 * 302 .1 337-2 3 1 5 *
232. s 3 2 0 . $ 201.7 262.0 219.9
188.2 23*-7 212.6 316 .3
271-9 225.4 233.2 208.4 214.9
116.8 111.1
110.9 128 .7 98.2:
1 9 7 *
154.8 117-7 116 .4 113.8 115 .3 3 5 8 * 402.0 340 .8 260.9 * 5 9 - l 4 7 5 . 2 514.7 249 .2
600.4 675.9 473.9 383-7
1 6 4 2 4 6 7
377 427 466 349 353 336 315 . 315.6 385 .1 288.0 322 .1 343 .2 3OO.8 376.4 251.7 249.7 285.8 249-8 227.0 295-8 204.6 33O.8 335.6 258.5 229.2 292.5 425 .1 584.3 320.0 306.6 320.6 292.4
255-9 342.0 201.3 272.7 218.3
184.4 232.6 213.O 31*-7
291 .2 227.5 229.O 210.4 210.8
4 . 0 * -5
. 4 1 .2 2 .8
. 1
121.8 1 1 3 . 2
H 5 . 6 125-9
9 0 . 0 202 .2
148 .4 114 .2 114.6 129.0 117.8
r;377-6 r430.1
3 7 1 *
&\ 491.6 5^2.6.
3 2 5 5
451 635 838 618.9 288.6 391.2
r465.6 r503 .5
3 * 5 * 3 5 * * 366.9
r326.3 291.9 352.7 2 9 3 * 275.0 329-2 271-9 370 .7 234.3 227.5 333-5 279-5 280.0 365.6
^217.9 356.5 357-9 280.6 258.9 316.0 462 .3 639.7 3*5.5 338 .2 332 .7 299.6
224.6 r355-0
224.4 321 .2 235.7
206.4 2 3 3 * 212.6 339.7
291.3 227.6
r238.6 251.4
r224 .0
r 2 . 7 * - 3
•3 2 . 2 1 .7 .i
1 1 3 . 2 1 1 3 . 2
115 .2 1 2 5 *
88 .6 200.8
1*5.3 113 .1 1 1 3 * 111 .7 115.9
^ 6 3 . 0 r412 .6
356 .7 •504.6 *5*-3 *73-7
~ 5 i 7 - 7 -224 .2 *55-3 6 0 8 . 5 808.0 6 1 7 . 2 27*. 4 3 7 2 . 2 4 1 8 . 2
r450.0 317.9 323 .0 3*9 .5
r31* .5 276.7 331.9 276 .2 258 .5 3 2 7 . 2 269 .6 376.9 235 .0 234 .4 3 1 2 . 1 264.6 226 . 8
r3*3-8 200 3*1 3*8, 268, 242 309 459 639. 3*9 3*6 .4 320 .6 29* .5
238.6 r355-3 r225 .1
288.1 245.1
r206.7 2 3 I . 3 210.9 337 .2
284 .3 228 .5
1*236.3 222.6 222 .7
3:1 •3
r 2 . 5 r l . 7
.1
rj Rev i sed , p_/ Pre l iminary . 1/ Adjusted t o l e v e l s ind ica ted by Federal Security Agency data through 1946.
g
111.9 113 .2
115.6 1 2 5 . 1
8 7 . 1 201.6
1*3-3 110.8 112.9 109 .1 114.9 157-9
13.2 3*8.4 "302.8 4*2 .2 463 .0 5OI.9 218.6 444 .7 607.9 828 .0 604.9 263 .2 363.6 395 .7 422.9 315 .7 320 .5 3**-5 313 .6 274.8
II?:! 2*5.6 3*5.8 286.0 391.6 239 .* 239.6 302.9 271-7 215 .8 307 . 8 193 .5 335-3 341.0 269-7 247.8 307.0 4 5 4 . 2 621.6 339 .2 33*-2 309 .8 288.8
I 6 8 . 3 350 .1 228.6 281 .2 236.7
206 .2 23O.6 208 .6 3*6 .2
271.1 219-8 235.9 214 .4 219 .3
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M O N T H L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S —Cont inued
E a r l i e r d a t a a r e a v a i l a b l e i n montnly i s s u e s of t h e Survey and the 1347 Supplement
I JTeDru&i-?
FINAKGS
Bank d e b i t s , t o t a l (141 c e n t e r s ) . , . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . of d o l . . Kew York C i t y . . . . . . . . do O u t s i d e Mew York C i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Bonds? Tie ldgs
Domestic c o r p o r a t e , Mo<..-.Iy' a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p e r c e n t . . By r a t i n g s ?
Aaa. . . . . . d o . . . . J k a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . A . . . . . d o . . . . B a a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
By groups? I n d u s t r i a l . . d o . . . . P u b l i c u t i l i t y . d o . . . . B a i l r o a d . . . d o . . . .
Stocks? Dividend r a t e pa r share?
Common s t o c k s (200 s t o c k s ) , M o o d y ' a . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o l l a r s . . I n d u s t r i a l (125 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . P u b l i c u t i l i t y (25 s tocks ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . E a i l r o a d (25 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . - . Bank (15 stocks) .................................... do... . Insurance (10 stocks)....-... do....
Dividend yields! Common s t o c k s (200 s t o c k s ) , M o o d y ' a - . . . . . . . . . . . . p e r c e n t . .
I n d u s t r i a l (125 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . d o . . . . P u b l i c u t i l i t y (25 s tocks ) .do E a i l r o a d (25 s t o c k s ) . , . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Bank (15 s t ocks ) . d o . . . . I n su rance (10 wtoci-;«) . . . . . . . . . - „ , , , . . . . . » . . d o . . . .
GfcLaMlCALS Mi) ALLIKU PB0DUQT3
P a i n t , v a r n i s h , l a c q u e r , etc., sales?, t o t e . i . . . thoua . of d o l . . C l a s s i f i e d , t o t a l . . . . . . . , . . . d o . . . .
I ndus t r i a l - . • •• > ••. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . T r a d e . . . . . . . d o . . . .
U n c l a s s i f i e d . d o . . . .
J0GDSOTF3
Livestock slaughter (Federally inspected)J Calves thous. of animals. Cattle. .do...
............. ".... ............... ....do... Hogs Sheep and lambs. . . .
S tocks , co ld s t o r a g e , Apples , f res i t . B u t t e r , creamer;, , . , Cheese, t o t a l . F r u i t s , f rozen-Vege tab l e s , f r o z e n , •biggs, a n e l l . . . . . . . . iiggs, . f r o z e n . . . . To ta l m e a t s . . . . . . . .
Beef and v e a l . . . .
.do. end of
. . t h o u s . of b u . .
. . t houa . of l b . .
. . . . . . d o . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . nous. of c a s e s . . . .i^iou*. of l b . . . . . d o . . . . . d o . . . .
Lamb and nut ton d o . . . Pork , t o t a l . . d o . . .
F r e s h and cur ed d o . . • Lard d o . . .
P o u l t r y . d o . . .
METALS AND MANOTACTUBES
Coppers Produc t ion?
Mine o r s m e l t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s h o r t ton®. &ef i n e r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . d o . . .
D e l i v e r i e s , r e f i n e d , domest ic d o . . . S tocks , r e f i n e d , end of month. - d o . . .
B.UB3ER AND RUBBKR PRODUCTS
T i r e s and tub ess Pneumat ic c a s i n g s :
P r o d u c t i o n . t housands . S h i p m e n t s . . . d o . . .
O r i g i n a l equipment . d o . . . S t o c k s , end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Inner tubes? P r o d u c t i o n . d o . . . Shipments d o . . . S t o c k s , end of month d o . . .
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Cottons C o n s u m p t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b a l e ® .
go,77s 32,271 48,507
3-12
2.S5 2.93 3.17 3-53
2.90 3.03 3.43
2.56 2.5s 3-21 1.84 2 .32 1.88
5.88 5-97 6.01 6.06 U.77 3»62
78,933 71,256 30,159 41 ,097
7,677
511 977
3,7^6 1,209
16,567 7,323
110,125 316,819 226,619
374 I20 9 6c5
,168 ,430 173,5^1
16,971 837,530 700,114 137,416 262,374
82,959 93,5^8
106,823 70,146
r6,3S6 r5,107 r2,019 10,172
r4,97& r4942Q 9 ,657
7S5.677
194C
March
96,487 39,587 56,900
3.10
2.83 2.90 3-13 3-53
2*S9 3*oi 3.40
2.59 2.60 3-21 1.94 2.32 1.88
5-57 5.5s 5.96 5.89 4.60 3.40
91,685 82,403 35,32s 47,074 962S3
566 987
3*57^ 1,175
10,244 3 ,482
103,350 281,762 196,628
1,165 1*0,253
. ,090,760 15^,411
14, 890 790,427 661,399 129,028 205,745
S3.909 110,886 122,988
6g ,582
r b s 9 3 1 5,703 2,366
r l l ,357
r5,530 r5,185 r9.917
879,967
19^9
109,908 46,194 6 3 , 7 1 ^
3.09
2-79 2.SS 3,16 3-53
2,85 3,06 3*36
3,04 3.14 3,30 2.40 2.T4 1,99
6 .57 6 .78 6,09 7.67 U.74 3*34
65,824 59.3S6 28,797 30,5^9
6,43s
572 1,197 6,089 1,329
17,814 33,615
14SS100 33 5., 9 40 281. 3 2^
'l59 10^,932 879,284 170,581
26,. 209 585,550 ^69,153 116,397 160,834
64,451 96,117
102,292 96,080
r5»702 r5,44l 2*299
r l 0 , 6 9 8
r 5 , 0 3 2 rkt12} r 9 f 6 4 l
680.670
January
9^ ,101 38,429 55,736
3.02
2.80 2.99 3.26
3.07 3.17 ^ .30 2 .42 2 .35 1-99
6 .62 6.84 6.04 7-77 4 .67 3-33
r76,96l r6o,853 r27,950 r4le903 7,108
484 1,126 5,377 1,235
12 ,971 IS ,737
135,110 317,695 262,047
152 71,532
1,049,161 170,784
22,466 745,825 5S5,215 l 6 0 , 6 l 0 148541S
r699438 78,298 96,070 91,053
5,896 5,285 2,304
11,339
5,062 M 2 6 9,815
674,463
February
80,176 31*982 489194
3.00
2.71 2 .80 3.O5 3 .45
2.79 2*99 3-24
3,07 3=17 3 .31 2 .42 2 .35 l„99
6 .85 7 .12 6.09 8.39 4 .70 3-33
70,292 64,070 26,133 37,936
6 ,222
476 99U
4 ,080 1,046
r9 ,02S rS ,718
1-126,503 r301 (249 r229,506
r l 4 4 r58 ,621
1,082,678 r l58 f 240 r l 9 , 5 7 1
r790 ,751 r 6 l l , l ? 3 r ! 7 9 , 6 2 8 r !31 ,496
76,9^1 80,275 98 ,611 83,841
5.891 4,865 2,172 12,385
M 2 2 4,404
10,442
640f182
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