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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Available only with subscription to the monthly magogmg SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS JPgCEMBER- 7, 1951 STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and Steel for castings) (1935-39 = 100) i _ 300j 250] 200 150 100 I • i l i i I I l i I I I I I l 1 I I I I ' l I I I I I I I I I I I 1 M l I 1 I M I I I I I I I I I •j F M A * J J 5 * r 0 H 0 8.0 4.0 ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS) weetfir DATA Nlllirllllllllllllllllllhill Mi-l-i IIMM i l l i :1M i « ' A tt 4 J A . S O N 0 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1935-39' 100) MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Posseneer Cars and Trucks) (THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES) | vtetiir DATA '•• 1 Ml 1 1 11)11 U. S. TOTAL ^—f t,M i l l f 1 ,1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 -I 1 1 M III Mil 1948 1949 1950 1951 1948 1949 1950 «95l WEEKLY BUSINESS ITEM Commodity prices, wholesales Cotton, middling, 15A6", 10 Markets %/.• • • .•*dol« ne* ib, f Wheat, Ho. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) 2/*,,,da;U per *»*•• Department store sales...,...•.•••••.•..«..*• •••*19?5«f*&10?>*fi Insured unemployment, total* • «•• »^ • > « • • • • • • * , # ' * « * • • • • ir^*C**s• • State programs*.«««»«.*«.*•*••••««*«•,••,« <H^*««»«t*«&o«*t« Finance: Currency in circulation ^•••••••••••••••.••••mil* of dol,* Federal Reserve bank credit, f>f^a4. ttt « f#t «* f ,,*•*.,,do.*** Member bank reserve balances...•••**««««t««-**«««**««*oo«*«« JSl&ess r e s e r v e s , estimated.*•••••««.•*.«••.•«•«.*««do*««* Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading citiesJ Bank debits, total..••••••••*•«.••••••••••*«' ? 3*3.« .0? 4ol«« New York City, tf •*••••iff#4MtMMi«M^*«t«MM*dOM«» Deposits, demand, adjusted,**.••*.*»,**.»»•*•..••••do*.*** tf«- 3« Go^rnmant obilga^oJw.ti^tif•«•*•.•••••••••*>•••.• Commercial, industrial, and «?»• loans (pvo8s)«*«do a ««* Bond vields. domestic eoroorate (Woody 1 s) £/••••••••percent*• Stock prices, 416 stocks (Standard and ftw^s)..1935-39=lflC.. Production: Electric power, by utilities ••.••••••sallv of kuv-hr*. Freight carloadlru?s, total«** ......... # * * * * * * t h c u s . of g&pa*.. STATISTICS 1 . 1950 J Nov. 25 172*0 184.9 176.1 •jtfM. «*35 3.24 3X9 TO 931 27,4.35 20,162 16,622 m 26,834 9,908 49,850 69,668 33,306 16,988 146 2*88 160*0 ; 173,5 1,834 1 6,508 ! 116*059 ! V&3 702 346 Dec* 2 j 172.6 m.i JWM 164*2 346*8. •458 2.25 444 1,056 i 1,016 j 27,563 20,501 16,799 679 a,877 i 8,706 50,546 69,923 32,984 17,097 160 2.88 154*5 167*1 1,569 *,?» u%m ! f,?49 17M 740 ! 368 1951 Nov. 3 X7?*0 198*1 189.9 165*1 326.7 .385 2*49 349 903 871 28,446 i 2^,427 19,557 565 27,491 10,933 52,124 72,648 31*926 20,571 , H3 3.18. 180.2 196.6- 1.877 i*m 111,735 6,205 234.0 838 407 Nov. 10 177.2 i 193.3 190.1 165.2 328*9 .410 2.51 366 932 900 28,550 24,595 19,667 758 24,613 9,127 52,175 72,340 31,596 20,667 150 3.19 176.6 192*1 1,907 7,396 109,697 6,119 226.2 791 382 Nov. 17 ! 177.3 195*1 190.4 165.2 328.8 .420 2.54 374 *•••••«. 28,580 24,602 19,850 973 23,838 8,698 52,249 72,526 31,457 20,8,18 109 3*19 179.4 195.4 1,993 7,333 ! 112,817 | 6,151 |. 226.4 ! 814 392 Nov. 24 177.2 195.7 189.1? 165.1 i/325.9 •419 2.54 355 .*•• .... 28,682 24,745 19,843 971 30,833 11,9% 52,357 72,652 31*524 r*o*^2 14* i 3«20 I 177.5 193.0 •2,018 7,157 78,13.0 -6,34.5 232.2 •711 343 Dec. 1 177.6 197.7 189.9 165.2 326.5 .426 2.56 •* ..... '•. •••••«•• 28,770 24,679 19,603 439 ••.* .... 8,807 .*.«••«• ......... ' ..... *••'. 148 3.22 | 177.1 I 192.6 •••••••• 109,074 232.9 « ...... 1/ Data do not always cover calendar' weeks* Zj Thursday prloes. j / Daily averages* ij Week ending December 8, 232.0* jj/ Friday price* Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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Page 1: Survey of Current Business Weekly Business Supplement · PDF filer556 98 80 rX8no 8 139 r260 366 r245 170 345 361 190 rl70 171 77 134 194 rl67 21? ... 9U 835 92. 459 198 108 340. 357

SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS

Available only with subscription to the monthly magogmg SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS

JPgCEMBER- 7, 1951

STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and Steel for castings) (1935-39 = 100) i _

300j

250]

200

150

100 I • i l i i I I l i I I I I I l 1 I I I I ' l I I I I I I I I I I I 1 M l I 1 I M I I I I I I I I I •j F M A * J J 5 * r0 H 0

8.0

4.0

ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS)

weetfir DATA

N l l l i r l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l h i l l Mi-l- i I I M M i l l i : 1 M i « ' *» A tt 4 J A . S O N 0

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 ' 1 0 0 )

MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Posseneer Cars and Trucks) (THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES)

| vtetiir DATA

'•• 1 M l 1 1 1 1 ) 1 1

U. S. TOTAL

^ — f

t , M i l l f 1 ,1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 - I 1 1 M I I I M i l 1948 1949 1950 1951 1948 1949 1950 «95l

WEEKLY BUSINESS

ITEM

Commodity p r i c e s , wholesa les

Cot ton , middl ing , 1 5 A 6 " , 10 Markets %/.• • • . • *do l« ne* i b , f

Wheat, Ho. 2 , hard winter (Kansas C i t y ) 2 / * , , , d a ; U per *»*•• Department s t o r e s a l e s . . . , . . . • . • • • • • . • . . « . . * • •••*19?5«f*&10?>*fi

Insured unemployment, t o t a l * • « • • »^ • > « • • • • • • * , # ' * « * • • • • ir^*C**s• • S t a t e p r o g r a m s * . « « « » « . * « . * • * • • • • « « * « • , • • , « <H^*««»«t*«&o«*t«

Finance: Currency in circulation ^ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • m i l * of dol,* Federal Reserve bank credit , f>f^a4. t t t« f # t«* f , , * •* . , ,do .*** Member bank reserve balances...•••**««««t««-**«««**««*oo«*««

JSl&ess reserves, estimated.*•••••««.•*.«••.•«•«.*««do*««* Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cit iesJ •

Bank debits , total..••••••••*•«.••••••••••*«'?3*3.« .0? 4ol«« New York City, t f•*••••iff#4MtMMi«M^*«t«MM*dOM«»

Deposits, demand, adjusted,**.••*.*»,**.»»•*•..••••do*.***

tf«- 3« Go^rnmant obilga^oJw.ti^tif•«•*•.•••••••••*>•••.• Commercial, industrial, and «?»• loans (pvo8s)«*«doa««*

Bond v i e lds . domestic eoroorate (Woody1s) £/••••••••percent*• Stock prices, 416 stocks (Standard and ftw^s)..1935-39=lflC..

Production:

Electric power, by u t i l i t i e s • • • . • • ••••sal lv of kuv-hr*.

Freight carloadlru?s, total«**. . . . . . . . .#******thcus . of g&pa*..

STATISTICS1

. 1950 J

Nov. 25

172*0 184.9 176.1

•jtfM.

«*35 3.24 3X9 TO 931

27,4.35 20,162 16,622

m 26,834

9,908 49,850 69,668 33,306 16,988

146 2*88

160*0 ; 173,5

1,834 1 6,508 ! 116*059 ! V&3

702 346

Dec* 2 j

172.6

m.i JWM 164*2 346*8.

•458 2.25 444

1,056 i 1,016 j

27,563 20,501 16,799

679

a , 8 7 7 i 8,706

50,546 69,923 32,984 17,097

160 2.88

154*5 167*1

1,569 *,?»

u%m ! f,?49 1 7 M

740 ! 368

1951

Nov. 3

X7?*0 198*1 189.9 165*1 326.7

.385 2*49 349 903 871

28,446 i 2^,427

19,557 565

27,491 10,933 52,124 72,648 31*926 20,571

, H3 3.18.

180.2 196.6-

1.877

i*m 111,735 6,205 234.0

838 407

Nov. 10

177.2 i 193.3 190.1 165.2 328*9

.410 2.51

366 932 900

28,550 24,595 19,667

758

24,613 9,127

52,175 72,340 31,596 20,667

150 3.19

176.6 192*1

1,907 7,396

109,697 6,119 226.2

791 382

Nov. 17 !

177.3 195*1 190.4 165.2 328.8

.420 2.54

374 * • • • • • « .

28,580 24,602 19,850

973

23,838 8,698

52,249 72,526 31,457 20,8,18

109 3*19

179.4 195.4

1,993 7,333

! 112,817 | 6,151 |. 226.4 ! 814

392

Nov. 24

177.2 195.7 189.1? 165.1

i /325 .9 •419 2.54

355 .*••.. . .

28,682 24,745 19,843

971

30,833 11,9% 52,357 72,652 31*524 r*o*^2

14* i 3«20 I 177.5

193.0

•2,018 7,157

78,13.0 -6,34.5 232.2

•711 343

Dec. 1

177.6 197.7 189.9 165.2 326.5

.426 2.56

• * . . . . . ' • .

• • • • • « • •

28,770 24,679 19,603

439

••.*.. . . 8,807

. * . « • • « •

. . . . . . . . . '.....*••'.

148 3.22

| 177.1 I 192.6

•••••••• 109,074

232.9 « . . . . . . •

1 / Data do not always cover calendar' weeks* Zj Thursday prloes. j / Daily averages* ij Week ending December 8, 232.0* j j / Friday price* Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

Earlier data are available In monthly issues of tha Saxrey and tha 1951 Statistical Supplement

1990

October

1951

August September Ootober Hovember

GENERAL BUSINESS mXICATOBS.

Y a m income and marketingss Cash raoalpta from farming,incl.,Goy,t*pey,U.*mil. of dol.. P a m marketings and CCC loans, total*•*•• do*v*Y Crops ......................^•••••do.... Livestock and products, total...* ••••••••••<b*fjf* Daiiy prodnota •••••••••••do.;.. Meat animals . •do.... Rroltry and egge*** •••• ••••do....

Indexee for cash receipts from marketlnge and OOC loana, all oommodiUee j/.*. 1935-39*300*.

Cropa ••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••do*.** Livestock and prodnota •••••••••••••do....

Indexes of vol. of farm narketinge,all ooanodities J/do...; Cropa ••••••• ••«•••«;• •••••• .«,«do***« Li-restock and prodnota • •••••• •••do*...

Industrial production (Federal Reserve): Unadjusted, combined index*••• **.*«*«do.«*. Manufacturee*••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• *do*••• Durable manufactures •• •do****

Iron and steal * do*.*. Lumbar and products*••• do****

Furniture***••••••••••••••••«••••••••••••••••do*••• Lumbar ••• ••••••• ••••do****

Machinery • •••• .do*«** Nonferrous metals and products.*.* •*****'do****

Smelting and refining •••• ****do**** Stone, clay, and glass products..» do...*

Clay prodnota do.... Transportation equipment ••••• ••••do****

Automobiles (including parts) ••••do**** Nondurable manufactures • •• do.... Chemical products....... •••••* do.«««

Industrial uhiailftftia**. •*•***»•*****»*••>,• ••**do***o Leather and products * •••••do****

Leather tanning • ••• do*'«** Shoes • do****

Manufactured food products**•..*....*••••••••••do**.* Meat packing*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*do«••• Processed fruits and vagetablee***«**********do****

Printing and publishing***., •••••••••••••••.••••do****. Bobber products ••••••• ••••db..«« Textiles and produots*******.******************do...* Cotton consumption*••••*•••••••••••••«••••••«do«••• Rayon deliveries., •••••••••••••••••••••••••••wr****

Tobacco *••• •. *do*..« Minerals * ••••••••do....

Fuels •••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••do«««« Anthracite •••••••• do.... Bituminous coal •••••do**** Crude petroleum*•••• •••• •••••do***.

Metals do**** Adjusted, combined index i f •*... •••do***. Manufactures*........;.. * ••••do****

Durable manufMturea* •• ••••• •••do**** Lumber and products******************* •do****

Lumber * •••do**** Vonfarroua metals • •••••••••••do****

Smelting' and reflMhg.*** ***do.**. Stone, clay* and glass produote*******«****«««*do***# Clay prodnota*••• • ••••••••do****

Nondurable manufaoturaa******•••••••••• ••••do...* Chemical products.* ; ••••••••••••do**** Leather And- producta***************»**«*«******do****

Leath'ir tanning ••••••••••••••••••••••do*..* Manufactured food produote*********«***********do***«

Meat packing.•• ••••••• •••do**** Processed fruits and vegetables.**., •••••••••do****

Printing and publishing •• do*.** Tobacco. *** ••••••••••• *do...«

Mtaerala* •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••*,do**«« Metal •> •••do....

COMIODIR PRICES

Prloes received by farmers, a l l farm promts* ••1910-14^100«* Cropa*

Pood grains..******* Feed gralna and hay* T6baooo.•••••••••••• Cotton* .* •••• Fruit*

.•do... • •do* • *. ..do... ••do«*.

Truck crops******* Oil^Jbearlng cropa.

•do*

3,627 3,615 1.966 1,64?

308-1,055

274

545 695 434 202 252 165

220 229 263 253 176 198 165 303 223 217 240 177 291 271 201 282 488 115 107 121 173 158 190

m 2# 197 362 374 170 169 170 102 151 184 161 216 225 261 166 150 223 217 229 168 196 277 115 106 362 158 347 179 365 366 341

268 238 219 388 426 327 207 138 •300

3,407 3,391 1,784 1,607

286 993 320

511 630 423 177 252 365

215 226 260 246 368 197 153 311 226 221 233 182 278 249 197 284 497 111 111 110 163 3B4 137 182

. 250 193 158 381 174 159 365 84

138 384 124 215 224 260 369 155 226 221 227 175 195 280 309 308 361 365 349 174 171 360 130

276 250 224 192 428 346 194 3JB8 351

2,992 2,985 1,315 1,670 393 960 295

450 465 440 368 186 154

r220 r229 r269 254 158 365 154: 328 197 213 237

rl80 r306 r224 197 303

r556 98 80 no rX88 139

r260 366

r245 170 345 361 190

rl70 171 77 134 194

rl67 21?

r226 x267 346 137 197 235

r62d rl74 193 r366 99 81

r!65 162 •137 174 183 1

rl65 I rl34 |

292 244 234 215 430

'293. 207

" 181 294 J

*3,396 r3,387 rl,642 1,745 348

1,058 325

r511 r580 459 r384 r218 158

*223 233

r274 r258 158

rl67 153 336

rl99 r234 r237 180

r331 r228 rl99 r306 r557 300 83 111

rl90 149

r282 180

r246 r364 142

. 335 188

rlTl rl7i 79 137 rl95 rl66 219 228

r272 346 135

rl99 r214 r228. 173 192

r303 100 84

rl65 368

r344 j 179 177

rl67 rl37

291 239 233 236 423 283 201

' 161 288

P4,313 P4,303 P2,255 P2,Q48 P341

Pl,350 P345

P650 p798 P539 p219 P273 pl78

P222 P231 p276 261

pl60 pl72 154 P342 p207 P231 P233 p3B2 P305 P220 pl% P307 P563

pl77 P154 p205 384 P233 pl55 Pl40 293 191

P174 pl78 108 347 197

Pl50 p219 P227 P274 P151 340

p207 P231 P223 pl72 p389 P302

P364 P155 P159 . 380 385

P171 P131

296 247 239 219 445 304 188 171 296

3ca 267 249 224 424 345 172 249 307

r/ Revieed* series.

n/ Preliminary* 1/ Unadjusted. %f Indexes for which seasonal factors have been fixed at 100 are not shown* aaa unadjusted Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—GonHnwd

ate l i er date t i t available l a aontblar issue* ;»* the Survey and the 1951 Sta t i s t i ca l Supplement

1950

October Hov&aber

J95C-

August SepterotW October

CCMftJUR m C S S - Continued

n i n e s rece ived by ftarnore, a l l f h m products •• Continued l i v e s t o c k and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . »••• . . . . •191O-»14 st l0O.. H M t anuria . ••••do.... Dairy products**••••••••.,...••••••••••••••••.•••••do.... Poultry and, ̂ ^^•••••••••••^•••••••••••••••••^••••••da****

M o s s paid by faruerss all conaoditiea ,,...,•••••.•••.. .do.... - Co—urtltlea w a d to living......... .••••.do.*..

Oosnodltles used in production. ........ »>»•>*......do.... All oo—otlltlcs, interest, taxes, and wage rates.••••do.*..

Burity «atio (prices rse'd to prlcaa paid by fejneera)..do..**

COtfSTBDCTIOV AMD REAL ESTATE

Vow construction, total* • ,,.nll. of del.• M u t e , total • * do*.,. Residential (iionftam)....,....... •do**** Jew dualling unite * **do**.«

. Additlona and alterations • do.«.. Vonresldentlal building, except farm and public

utility do.... Industrial....••••••••••••••• ....do.... Conmcrelal....,.......•••••••*•••• do....

f a — oonatruotion............................. •••••do.... Public utility • do....

Fubllo, total.. do,... Raaidaotial................ • ,...do.... Monraaidflntial building. . . . . , . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • » • • . d o . . . * Military and naval. ••••&>•••• tti^my............................................do.... Conservation and d c v o l e n s e t t t . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Other typaa • • • • • • . . . . . . • • • • • d o . . . *

CHEMICALS AND AIXIKD FPCOTCTS

Alcohol, ethyl* A r o d u o t l o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u a . of proof g a l . . Stocks, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . In industrial alcohol bended warehouses............do.... In denaturing plants...••••• ••••••••••«•••.........do....

used for denaturation................................do.... Withdrawn tax-paid «•••••• •••.••••• ..do....

Alcohol, denaturedt Production* «•..........................tlioua* of vino gal.. Consumption (withdrawals) do.... Stocks* •••••• ••••••••••••...•. ••••••»•••*.•• .do....

Fats, oils, and byproducts! Antoa1 fates n^oduction.................................thoua. of lb.. Stocks, end of nonth...............................do....

Qreasess Troduotion.. ,...* .do.... Stocks, end of •nma. ...... ................... .....oo....

Fish oilst Production,«,,,..«•.................................do.... Stocks, end of Booth.....•.•••••••••.•••••••••••••.do....

Vegetable oilas iToduotlon, orude..................................do...* Stocks, end of months Crude..... ..................do....

Refined... ............. ..... .do.... Cottonseed oil, refined t

Frndnotion.........................................do.... Stocks, end of month************************.......do....

tdneccd oils Produotion.........................................do,... Stocks, end of nonth............ • do....

Soybean oilt Frodnctiont Crude.,................................do....

Refined, •••••••••••••••••••••••••••.. *do**** Stocks, end o« months Crude..,.....................do....

smCIncd.....................do...• Oleomargarine* Bpodoction....•.•..•..•..•..•..••...•......•..•..••do.... Stocks (factory and warehouse).••••••••••••••••••••do****

Shortenings and oonpoundst Production.........................................do.... Stocks, end of nonth...............................do****

8UB1RXC PCHBt

SLeetrie powers Production, total, •••••••• o d l . of kw-hr..

Utilities do.... Industrial estanlishssnts...,.,.,##,...,,,,,.....do....

Jy nSfisad.

296 358 961 201

253 254 251 261 103

2,773 2,025 1,247 1,345

84

136 95 294 748 30 247 28 265 84 94

40,887 36i597 35.979

619 35,606 3,422

19,273 18,721 2,013

300,360 221,073

53,751 86,676

22,961 68,503

560,274 884,304 215,669

U3,075 107,144

68,708 556,570

190,723 153,276 65,896 51,274

74,234 34,807

142,215 85,962

& ,338 ,155

5,383

299 357 267 209

255 256 254 263 105

2,569 1/J01 1,131 1,040

73

403 120 349 81

279 668

31 228 26

221 76 86

35,320 44,066 42,735

1,331 30,654 3,87?

16,574 16,853 1,744

354,6a 246,609

58,895 82,816

11,247 69,024

570,573 960,062 269,343

160,209 155,036

72^635 591.636

216,217 170,(03 81,162 51,045 93,852 12,645

155,333 81,121

34,101 29,017 ' 5,084

336 416 277 231

271 270 273 282 304

2,659 1,906

9U 835

92. 459 198 108 340. 357 953

58 319 113 280 86 97

44,599 107,722 73,525 34,196 42,509

3,033

22,737 21,030 30,875

297,887 270,761

54,642 113,732

25,240 104,219

395,506 1,005,073

255,635

40,499 98,103

60,500 634,748

187,930 154,263 307,993 85,236

86,286 17,022

126,290 304,682

37,510 32,326

5,184

337 411 283 247

m 268 275 282 103

as r949 r840

202 100 130 558 958 65

323 120 275 83 92

40,945 101,740 71,103 30,636 39,%4 3,595

21,421 22,392 30,252

r281,549 258,887

46,862 rl!0,682

18,789 97,846

1439,614 1,014,387

256,3a 96,085

102,715

57,057 635,184

348,658 130,391 90,907 79,870

85,074 16,461

309,636 97,018

35,296 30,275 5,020

34P 430 294 247

272 268 277 283 305

r2,7J4 rl̂ BOO

T943 r*40

89

390 177'

—S*v "• 108

353 r9U

69 310

r!23 r250

79 83

47,336 303,927 66*465 37,462 43,362

3,016

23,723 27,212 6,645

327,893 261,850

49,801 103,919

36,612 109,630

614,694 1,093,572

298,254

173,826 154,868

59,964 640,760

214,799 143,782 320,985 75,369

98,219 19,238

136,469 94,231

37,775

5,334

332 387 305 249

274 271 277 284 106

2,515 1,694

918 825 80

V<2. 155 73 92

336 821

70 289 123 190 75 74

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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement

1950

September October

1951

July August September

FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO

Meat*?, production, total......••*••.•••••••• ®il« of lb*. Beef and Teal*...•.....•..••...•...•••.•••*o»thous* of lb.. Lamb and mutton....••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^•••« Pork, including ̂ ^•.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*»«3o.... Lard. • .......................... do....

Coffee, visible supply, United States.•.•••..thous. of bags.. Tobacco, mairafactured products, consumption (withdrawals). Cigarettes, small, tax-free.. ...............millions.. Cigarettes, small, tax-paid...... ..............do.... Cigars, t8^-paid....#.##«#«.»..#.***..«#»«»»»f«#thousands## Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tax-paid. . . . thous. of l b s . .

aJMBER AND M&NTJFACOTiES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Assoc ia t ion) !

Production, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mil. of bd. f t . . H a r d w o o d s . • • • • . • • • . • • . . . « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • . . • d o . . . . Softwoods.*........................................do....

Shipments, total.....................................do.... Hardwoods.......................•••••••••••••••....do.... Softwoods..........................................<io....

Stacks, gross, end of month, total...•...•........•••do.... Hardwoods. ........do.... Softwoods....•••..••••.............................do....

METALS AND MANUFACTURES

Iron and steel scraps Consumption* total 1/...... .....thous. of short tons.. Home aer&Pm••••••7..•••••••.••.•••••»••.»••••••••..do...< Purchased scrap..••.•.•••••••.••••••.••••••••••••••do....

Stocks, consumers1, mdi of month, total .J* •..........do. . • < Home scrap.....• ••••••««••••«.«.*«.«••.••.••••••••••do...< Purchased scrap...«••.•••«•••••••*•«•«•«...........do.*..

Pig iron* Production..«•«•••••••.•••••••••••••.••••••.••.•.•••.do...< Conmssptton l/....•••.••••......*....«...............io.«.<

Lead, refined Tprim^ry refineries): Promotion........«»•••..«••««..««««*.«.•••«•••short tons., Shipments (domestic)...•••»•.»••••««•««•«.•••«••••«..do..• < Stocks, »M of month...•••»•..•...................•.•do...<

PAPH21 AND HUNTING Paper, excluding building paper, newsprint, and paperboard

(American Paper'and Pulp Association): Orders, new....,•«.••••..••••••••.•.<•..•••••short tons.< Production...............................•...*«....do..., Shipments...............*....••••#•••••••••••••••••do.«.l Stocks, end of maQftlu****"*******^***^^**********0***:1

>*5.ne paper'? Orders, new......•••••••••••••••••••••••••*••••••••&>•••< Froduction...»............A.........»..*9«***««*««*do«.*< Shiment3............ ..............................do...< Stocks, end of month...............................do...,

Printing papers Orders, new.••••«•••.....•..••....•......••........do..., Production.................#..•.....••.•.........••do...< Shipments..........................................do.... Stocks, end of month...•.•.••••••..................do...,

Coarse paper: Orders, new..•....•.••..•••.•..•••.••...••'••••.••••do..., Production..........•.......•••.•....•....•..•.....do..., Shi pnents..........................................d..., Stocks, end of month...............................do...,

, STONB, CLAT, AND GIASS PRODUCTS Portland cement:

Production. . . » • • . . . . . . . •••••• • • ••• • Shipments.......••...••..••.•••• Stocks, finished, end of month.. Stocks, clinker, end of month...

•thous < of bbl.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do....

TEXTILE PRQDBCTS Hosiery:

Product ion. . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • . . • • • t h o u s . of dozen pairs . . S h i p m e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • • • • • • # • • • • • • • • • * • • . . d o . . . . Stocks, end df im»th#.............»«.»»»##*»«**»«»»"<39<>«"

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT.

Motor vehicles , factory sa les , t o t a l . . . . .••« Coaches, t o t a l . . . • • • . « « • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Domestic..••.•....•••••.••*••••••••••••••••••< - Passenger ears, total......... ••••»«.»••<

Domestic.......••.••....••.•••••.••........... Trucks, total........•##•••••••••••••••••••••••<

Domestic............ .•••••••• ••..<

.do. •do. •do. .do. .do. .do.

1,47? 704,754 46,674 726,906 131,253

797

3,048 30,846 503,738 20,851

3,717 848

2,869 3,637 778

2,859 6,441 2,368 4,273

5,790 3,026 2,764 5,767 1,711 4,056

5,697 5,703

49,958 55,898 61,042

852,625 806,044 815,574 310,663

106^764 111,635 69,450

307,738 280,203 281,172 115,310

276,858 273,636 276,705 78,265

20,945 22,910 7,642 4,029

14,194 15,596 24,486'

722,843

143 626,827 602,423 305,593 93,379

1,621 686,636 47,326 886,656 161,749

768

3,223 29,738 553,776 22,322

3,687 829

2,858 3,553 791

2,762 6,555 2,203 4,352

6,320 3,288 3,032 5,805 1,667 4,138

5,924 5,845

54,123 62,138 50,854

870,578 866,740 870,994 305,900

115,272

113,203 68,655

290,525 296,292 297,782 313,870

298,200 292,751 294,692 76,305

22,461 24,167 5,945 2,852

14,874 15,791 23,569

760,568 553 502

651.169 635,544

rl08,846 r97,118

1,387 556,897 38,061

791,554 157,111

500

2,444 29,739

421,758 15,806

3,347 767

2,380 2,741

572 2,169 7,543 2,720 4,823

5,934 3,043 2,892 4,199 1,171 3,028

6,070 5,955

44,864 44,404 33,504

812,496 783,778 770,99! 312,183

108,242 95,741

mfm 63,604

268,285 254,382 254,294 113,845

277,783 277,523 270,980 84,993

22,439 24,266 34,615 5,601

9,198 9,098 30,308

630 381,407 359,276 110,244 91,517

1,488 617,158 39,369

831,556 158,700

549. 3,499

35,601 533,739 21,551

3,584 767

2,817 3,231 594

2,637 7,870 2,893 4,977

6,288 3,240 3,048 4,427 1,212 3,215

6,063 r6,001

31,756 40,252 24,997

r854,043 r894,740 r895,659 r311,254

r!04,721 r!16,506 rll6,652 #3,4^9

y£9p fU5 r3Q4,6^6 r305,590 rU2,920

r302,539 r303,033 r303,762 r64,265

22,513 25,852 i l , 277 4,851

12,597 12,847 30,058

549,708 783 778

426,932 404,5% 121^993

99,007

1,374 553,317 36,652

784,336 149,769

576

2,773 30,800

496,938 19,486

3,200 746

2,454 2,937

574 2,363 8,132 3,665 5,067

6,023 3,127 •2,896 4,437 1,215 3,^.22

5,890 5,898

30,474 31,654 23,640

r834,3ll r852,577 r846,505 r316,964

rl08,356 rli0,829 rllO,738 «?63,550

r278,225 r286,831 r28S,640 rlll,110

r294,629 r296,8H r292,354 r6a,720

22,269 23,256

rl0,2S7 r4,138

11,804 12,474 29,388

476,002 •743 660

365,906 350,246 109,353

90,445

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