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Construction DURING FIV E D EC A D ES H IS T O R IC A L S T A T IS T IC S , 1 9 0 7 - 5 2 B u lle tin N o . 1146. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR J a m e s P. M it c h e l l - S e c r e t a r y BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan C ldgue-Com m issioner Construction DURING FIVE DECADES HISTORICAL STATISTICS, 1 9 0 7 -5 2 B u lle tin N o . 1146 UNITED STATES DEPARTM ENT OF LABOR J a m e s P. M itc h e ll, S e c r e t a r y BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS E w a n C la g u e , C o m m is s io n e r For sale by the Superintendent of Docum ents, U. S. Government Printing Office, W ashington 25, D. C. - Price 45 cents L e t t e r o f T r a n s m it t a l UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR ST A T IST IC S, W a s h in g to n , D . C ., D e c e m b e r ^ , 1 9 5 3 • THE SECRETARY OF LABORS I h a v e t h e h o n o r t o t r a n s m it h e r e w ith a r e p o r t on c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y d u r in g t h e t w e n t i e t h c e n t u r y . T h is p u b l i c a t i o n p r o v i d e s h i s t o r i c a l s t a t i s t i c s th r o u g h 1 9 5 2 f o r e a c h o f t h e s e r i e s on c o n s t r u c t i o n p r e p a r e d i n t h e D ep a r tm en t o f L a b o r , a n d i s t h e l a t e s t o f t h e a n n u a l r e p o r t s on c o n s t r u c t i o n w h ich t h e B u reau o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s h a s b e e n p u b l i s h i n g s i n c e 1 9 2 1 . D a ta a r e show n fr o m t h e e a r l i e s t y e a r a v a i l a b l e , an d f o r s e v e r a l o f t h e s e r i e s c o v e r a sp a n o f 3 5 t o 4 0 o r m ore y e a r s . EWAN CLAGUE, C o m m issio n e r . H o n . JAMES P . MITCHELL, S e c r e t a r y o f L a b o r* 11 C O N S T R U C T IO N D U R IN G FIVE D E C A D E S 1 9 0 7 - 5 2 I n t r o d u c t io n T h is i s t h e f i r s t B u rea u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s p u b lic a tio n t o p r e s e n t un d e r o n e c o v e r t h e c o m p le t e h i s t o r i c a l sp a n o f a l l o f t h e s e r i e s on c o n s t r u c t i o n d e v e lo p e d i n t h e D ep a r tm en t o f L a b o r. I t i s a handbook o f h i s t o r i c a l c o n s t r u c t i o n s t a t i s t i c s , c o v e r in g V ir t u a lly a l l c u r r e n tly p rep a red s t a t i s t i c a l s e r i e s t h a t c o n t r ib u t e t o a n u n d e r s ta n d in g o f t h e e c o n o m ic s o f co n s t r u c t i o n a n d h o u s in g . T he B u rea u o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s h a s d e v o te d s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n t o co n s t r u c t io n , b e ca u se i t i s th e n a t io n 's p r im a r y c a p i t a l g o o d s i n d u s t r y , r e q u ir in g h u g e m anpow er a n d m a t e r i a ls r e s o u r c e s , and b e c a u s e t h e c o m p le x it y and d iv e r s it y o f c o n s tr u c tio n o p era t i o n s c r e a t e u n iq u e s t a t i s t i c a l p r o b le m s . T h e C o n s t r u c t io n S t a t i s t i c s D i v i s i o n o f t h e B u rea u h a s s t u d ie d c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y s i n c e 1 9 2 0 . O ther D i v i s i o n s o f t h e B u rea u t h a t p r e p a r e g e n e r a l e c o n o m ic s e r i e s s u c h a s p r i c e s , w a g e s , sind em p lo y m en t, h a v e d e v e lo p e d s p e c i a l i z e d s t a t i s t i c s f o r t h e co n s t r u c t io n in d u s tr y , in c lu d in g th e w h o le s a le p r i c e in d e x f o r a l l b u i ld in g m a t e r i a ls } t h e in d e x o f u n io n w age r a t e s I n t h e b u i ld in g t r a d e s ; a n d t h e s e r i e s on em p lo y m en t, h o u r s , an d e a r n i n g s o f w o r k e r s em p lo y ed b y t h e s e v e r a l ty p e s o f c o n s tr u c tio n c o n tr a c to r s . D a ta a r e p r e s e n t e d i n t h i s b u l l e t i n th r o u g h l y 5 2 , t h e l a t e s t y e a r f o r w h ic h f i n a l r e v i s e d s t a t i s t i c s w ere a v a i l a b l e f o r a l l s e r i e s a t t h e t im e o f p u b lic a t io n . The te c h n iq u e s u sed i n c o m p ilin g t h e s t a t i s t i c s p r e s e n t e d i n t h i s b u l l e t i n a r e d e s c r ib e d i n r e p o r t s l i s t e d am ong t h e " S e le c t e d R e fe r en ces" ( p . 75 ). Summary o f c o n s t r u c t i o n t r e n d s E x c e p t i n w a r tim e , c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y i n t h e 2 0 t h c e n t u r y h a s m oved b r o a d ly i n t h e sam e d i r e c t i o n a s t h e g e n e r a l eco n o m y , b u t w it h g r e a t e r s w in g s s o t h a t t h e p r o p o r t io n o f n a t i o n a l d o l l a r o u t l a y s a c c o u n t e d f o r b y co n s tr u c tio n in c r e a s e d in a r is in g econ o my a n d d e c l i n e d i n a f a l l i n g o n e ( c h a r t , p . v i ) . B u ild in g c o s t s ( a s m ea su re d b y b u ild in g m a t e r i a l s p r i c e s a n d w a g e s ) te n d e d t o m ove w it h t h e eco n om y a l s o , b u t n o t a s c l o s e l y ; t h e y d id n o t f l u c t u a t e a s w id e ly a s c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y o r n a t i o n a l p r o d u c t io n ( c h a r t , p . v i i ) . I n w a r tim e , on t h e o t h e r h a n d , w h i l e n a t i o n a l o u tp u t ex p a n d ed an d b u i ld in g c o s t s r o s e , c o n t r o l s im p o se d on c o n s t r u c t i o n n o n e s s e n t i a l t o t h e w ar e f f o r t dam pened t h e r i s e i n c o n s t r u c t i o n e x p e n d it u r e s d u r in g W orld War I , a n d c a u s e d a s h a r p d r o p i n W orld War I I . T h u s, e x p e n d it u r e s f o r new co n s t r u c t i o n p lu m m eted fro m $ 1 2 b i l l i o n i n th e flo u r is h in g tw e n tie s t o $ 3 b i l l i o n i n t h e tr o u g h o f t h e t h i r t i e s ( a 7 5 - p e r c e n t r e d u c t io n ), and th e n rea ch ed $ 1 4 b i l l i o n ( n e a r l y 5 t im e s t h e 1 9 3 3 r a t e ) a t t h e b e g in n in g o f U n it e d S t a t e s p a r t i c i p a t i o n in W orld War I I i n 1 9 4 2 . I n c o n tr a st, th e g r o ss n a tio n a l product d r o p p e d fro m t h e t w e n t i e s t o t h e t h i r t i e s b y l e s s th a n 5 0 p e r c e n t (fr o m $ 9 8 b i l l i o n t o $ 5 6 b i l l i o n ) an d th e n a b o u t tr ip le d by 1 9 4 2 . One e x c e p t i o n t o t h e g e n e r a l p e a c e t im e t r e n d o c c u r r e d i n t h e l a t t e r 1 9 2 0 ' s w hen t h e eco n om y w as a p p r o a c h in g t h e c r e s t o f a m a jo r b u s i n e s s c y c l e . M a ter i a l s p r ic e s , and p a r t ic u la r ly th e p r ic e o f lu m b e r , d e c li n e d a lm o s t c o n t in u o u s l y fro m 1 9 2 4 , c o u n t e r t o t h e b r o a d econ om ic tr e n d ; c o n s tr u c tio n a c t i v i t y s t a r t e d down i n 1 9 2 7 , w e l l i n a d v a n c e o f t h e 1 9 3 0 slu m p , w h i l e w a g e r a t e s c o n t in u e d t o r i s e u n t i l 1 9 3 1 . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e p o s t W orld War I I r i s e i n c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y an d w a g e s w as n o t i n t e r r u p te d b y t h e r e c e s s i o n i n 1 9 4 9 , e v e n th o u g h b u i ld in g m a t e r i a l s p r i c e s d e c l i n e d , a lo n g w it h o t h e r co m m o d ity p r ic e s . _______ iii P o s t W orld War I I t r e n d s C o n s t r u c t io n a c t i v i t y a f t e r W orld War I I r o s e t o s u c c e s s i v e a n n u a l r e c o r d l e v e l s n o t m a tch ed e v e n d u r in g t h e p r e v io u s p e a k c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y o f t h e 1 9 2 0 ' s . T o t a l d o l l a r e x p e n d it u r e s f o r new c o n s t r u c t i o n n e a r ly t r i p l e d b e tw e e n 1 9 4 6 and 1 9 5 2 , c lim b in g fro m $ 1 2 b i l l i o n t o $ 3 2 - 2 / 3 b i l l i o n . Work a c t u a l l y p u t i n p l a c e ( e x p e n d it u r e s a d j u s t e d f o r p r i c e c h a n g e s )a lm o s t d o u b le d . A t t h e sam e t i m e , t h e g r o s s n a t i o n a l p r o d u c t in c r e a s e d b y a b o u t t w o - t h i r d s . The c h i e f p o s tw a r i n f l u e n c e s b e h in d t h i s e x t r a o r d in a r y e x p a n s io n o f t h e N a t i o n ' s p h y s i c a l p la n t h a v e b e e n e x t e n s i v e p o p u la t io n i n c r e a s e an d mo b i l i t y , a n d r i s i n g p e r s o n a l and b u s i n e s s in c o m e s an d s a v i n g s . T h e se w e r e c o u p le d w ith a h u g e b a c k lo g o f dem and r e s u l t i n g fro m u n d e r b u ild in g d u r in g t h e t h i r t i e s a n d r e s t r i c t i o n s on co n s t r u c t i o n d u r in g W orld War I I . M o u n tin g c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y i n a f l o u r i s h i n g econ om y i s r e f l e c t e d d i r e c t l y i n c o n s t r u c t i o n em p loym en t and p a y r o lls . C o n s t r u c t io n c o n t r a c t o r s em p lo y ed an a v e r a g e o f o v e r 2 - 1 / 2 m i l l i o n w o r k e r s i n 1 9 5 1 and 1 9 5 2 , o v e r a m i l l i o n m ore th a n a t t h e c l o s e o f W orld War I I . T he a v e r a g e w orkw eek i n 1 9 5 2 , a t 3 8 . 1 h o u r s , w as u n s u r p a s s e d e x c e p t d u r in g t h e w ar p e r io d , a n d a v e r a g e h o u r ly e a r n in g s a t $ 2 . 3 1 w as d o u b le t h e a v e r a g e d u r in g t h e h e ig h t o f w ar c o n s t r u c t i o n i n 1 9 4 2 , and t w o - t h ir d s h i g h e r th a n a t t h e w a r 's c l o s e . The c o n t in u o u s r i s e i n t o t a l new c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y s i n c e W orld War I I o b s c u r e s d i v e r s e t r e n d s am ong t h e v a r io u s t y p e s o f w o r k . S c h o o l, h ig h w a y , and p u b lic u t i l i t y c o n s t r u c t i o n advanced t o s u c c e s s iv e y e a r ly p eak s fro m 1 9 4 6 t o 1 9 5 2 d e s p i t e t h e r e c e s s io n i n 1 9 4 9 an d s i g n i f i c a n t c h a n g e s i n m a t e r i a l s p r i c e s . T h ese a r e t y p e s o f c o n s tr u c tio n th a t w ere n o t g r e a t ly l i m i t e d b y t h e G o v e r n m e n t's m a t e r i a ls iv c o n t r o l p rog ra m d u r in g t h e K orean em erg en cy ,a n d f o r w h ic h p r e s s u r e s fro m p o p u la t io n e x p a n s io n a n d m o b i l i t y w e r e i n t e n s e . S i m i l a r l y , s e w e r a n d w a te r f a c i l i t i e s c o n s tr u c tio n a ls o in c r e a s e d a lm o s t w ith o u t i n t e r r u p t i o n . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , a lt h o u g h we e n t e r e d t h e p o s tw a r p e r io d w it h t h e w o r s t h o u s in g s h o r t a g e i n h i s t o r y , t h e r a t e o f p r i v a t e h o u s e b u ild in g h a s b e e n g r e a t l y a f f e c t e d b y t h e n u m ero u s e c o n o m ic an d r e g u la t o r y c h a n g e s t h a t h a v e o c c u r r e d . T h u s , t h e p o s tw a r momentum i n h o u s in g a c t i v i t y w a s h e ld b a c k t e m p o r a r ily i n 1 9 4 8 e v en a f t e r m a te r i a l s an d la b o r s h o r t a g e s w e r e o v erco m e, b e c a u se o f a sh a rp r i s e in p r ic e s th a t r e s u l t e d i n a t i g h t m o r tg a g e m a rk et, a n d a 5 -m o n th l a p s e i n e m e r g e n c y FHA m o r t g a g e - in s u r a n c e a u t h o r i z a t i o n s . C o n s e q u e n tly , a lt h o u g h t h e num ber o f d w e llin g -u n it s t a r t s r o s e in 1 9 4 8 , t h e r i s e w as f a r l e s s t h a n m ig h t h a v e o c c u r r e d , c o n s i d e r in g t h e s u b s t a n t i a l a n d un ham p ered p r o d u c t iv e c a p a c i t y and t h e s u b s t a n t i a l e f f e c t i v e dem and. T he num ber o f h o u s in g s t a r t s i n 1 9 4 8 ( 9 3 1 , 6 0 0 ) w as a s h a d e u n d e r t h e 1 9 2 5 crest o f 9 3 7 , 0 0 0 . T he g r o u n d w a s a c t u a l l y l a i d i n f o r t h e e x t r a o r d in a r y 1 9 5 0 r e c o r d o f 1 , 3 9 6 , 0 0 0 h o u s in g s t a r t s . A c c u m u la te d w a r tim e s a v i n g s an d h o u s in g n e e d s m et w it h d e c l i n i n g c o s t s , g r e a t l y l i b e r a l i z e d l e g i s l a t i o n g o v e r n in g FHA an d V A - a s s is t e d l o a n s ( p a s s e d i n A u g u st 1 9 4 8 ) , a v e r y e a s y m o r tg a g e m a r k e t, an d a G o v ern m en t a n d in d u s t r y - s p o n s o r e d p rog ra m t h a t e m p h a s iz e d t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f lo w an d m o d e r a t e p r ic e d h o m es. T he p e a k o f t h i s u n p r e c e d e n te d c o n s t r u c t i o n a c t i v i t y w a s r e a c h e d i n t h e summer o f 1 9 5 0 , c u lm i n a t i n g an a lm o s t s t e a d y r i s e i n h o u s in g s t a r t s ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) t h a t b e g a n i n J a n u a r y 1 9 4 9 * T h is h o u s in g r a t e w o u ld u n d o u b te d ly h a v e c o n t in u e d f o r som e t im e u n d e r t h e c o n d i t i o n s th e n c u r r e n t . I n s t e a d , a c tiv ity d r o p p e d s h a r p ly i n 1 9 5 1 , b e c a u s e o f 1949 emergency Government controls on ma terials and credit imposed in the fall of 1950 after the outbreak of Korean hostilities, and the shortage of mort gage money following Federal Reserve Board withdrawal of support from the government bond market in March 1951* Despite these limiting conditions, as well as rising costs and a tendency to build an increasing proportion of highpriced dwellings beyond the reach of the mass market, over a million dwel ling units a year were started and occupied both in 1951 and 1952. In contrast to housing, the im*mediate postwar upsweep in private in dustrial building was set back by the 1949 recession. Afterward, however, plant construction advanced sharply, creating capacity for defense produc tion and the myriad of new peacetime products coming on the market. This type of building was not affected greatly either by priorities assistance to housing in 1947 or by the postKorean credit and materials controls. On the other hand, commercial build** ing activity was effectively checked by these regulations. Thus, after re laxation of controls in the latter half of 1952, commercial building ex panded rapidly to meet the accumulated needs of growing and changing neighbor hoods. The trend of public defense con struction was determined by interna tional developments. Military, naval, and public industrial building declined inmediately after World War II but re vived dramatically in 1951 and 1952 to fill the construction needs created by the Korean emergency and the accel erated defense program. Chart 1. CONSTRUCTION IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, 1919-52 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 1/ Sowrca: U. S. Department ef Commerce. C O N T E N T S T op ie and ta b le minbar Paga number <an\TT/iTiiT> wieyKREUgR^ « • • • • • • • • • • 2 HOUSING. Number of New Permanent Nonfarm Dwelling Units Started: 1. By location and ownership, annually 1910-52 « . . . . . .......... * * 2* Ely ownership, and seasonally adjusted estimates, monthly 1939-52 . • • • 3. By type of structure, annually 1920-52 . . ........... . . . . . 4« Publicly owned dwelling units, by ownership, annually 1949-52 » • • . 5* Bty type of structure, monthly 1940-52 6. Average construction cost of pri vately owned 1-family houses, quarterly 1940-52 ............... 3 4 5 5 6 7 EXPENDITURES. New Construction: 7* Bty type of construction, annually 1 9 1 5 -5 2 ................. a B* By type of construction, monthly 1951-52 • * ........... . . ♦ • * 9* By type of construction, seasonally adjusted, monthly 1951-52 . • • , • 10* By type of construction, in 1947-49 prices, annually 1915-52 • • • • • 11* Public construction, by source of funds, annually 1915-52 « • • • * * 12* Public construction, by source of funds and type of construction, monthly 1952 12 14 15 ia IB EMPLOYMENT. Average Monthly Number of Workers: Contract Construction: 13* Annually 1919-52* monthly 1939-52 * . 14* By type of contractor, annually 194551, monthly 1952 15. By State, annually 1947-52 . • • . * 16. By State, monthly 1952 . . . « « • « 17* In 62 selected areas, annually 1949-52 ......................... 18* In 62 selected areas, monthly 1952 • Labor Required for New Construction: 19. By type of construction, annually 1 9 3 9 - 5 2 ......................... 20. By type of construction, quarterly 1952 ....................... . . 21. By occupation, annually, selected years » • • • • • • .............. m m t,, m m ®. A W m ,Value of Contracts Awarded and Force-Account Work Started: 22. Ey type of construction, annually 1935-52 23* By type of construction, monthly 1951-52 . . . . ............ » . 24* By State, annually 1943-52 » • • • 25* By State and type of construction, * 1952 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 . • URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED: 26. Indexes of valuation, by class of construction, annually 1929-52 . ♦ 27# Valuation, by class of construction and ownership, annually 1942-52, monthly 1951-52 . . . . . . » . <r . 28. Valuation, by class of construction and geographic division, annually 1951-52 . ........................ 29. Nonresidential building: Valuation, by general type and geographic division, annually 1951-52 • • . • 30. Nonresident ial building: Number of buildings and valuation, by specific type of building, annually 191*2-52................. 20 30 31 32 33 34 35 35 36 T op ic and ta b le number Page number URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED: (Cont'd.) 3l. Valuation, by class of construction and State, annually 1951-52 • • • • • 32. Dwelling units: Number and valuation, by type of structure, own ership, and geographic division, annually 1951-52 . 33* Dwelling units: Number, by State, annually 1 9 4 0 - 5 2 ........• . . . • 34. Dwelling units: Number, by type of structure, ownership, and State, annually 1951-52 35. Dwelling units: Valuation, by type of structure, ovnership, and State, annually 1951-52 36 . In cities of 50,000 population or more, by class of construction, annually 1951-52 ........................... 3B 39 40 42 43 44 BUILDING MATERIALS PRICES. Wholesale: 37* Indexes, annually 1913-52, and monthly 1926-52 ..................... 38* Indexes, by type of material, annually 1926-52 50 ......................................... ‘51 39. Indexes, by type of material, monthly 1952, and annual averages 1951-52 • • 40. Wholesale prices of selected materials, 1951-52 ............................ HOURS AND EARNINGS. Workers in Contract Construction: 41. Weekly hours and weekly and hourly earnings, and indexes of hourly earnings, annual and monthly averages 1934-52 ......................... . 42. Weekly hours and weekly and hourly earnings, by type of contractor, monthly averages 1951-52 . . . . . .• 43* Weekly hours and weekly and hourly earnings, by type of contractor, annual averages 1940-52 .... . . . . WAGE RATES. Union Hourly Wage Scales in the Building Trades: 44. Indexes, annually 1907-52 . . . • , • . 45. Indexes, as of July 1, 1951-52, and average scale, July 1, 1952 . . . . . 46 . Average scales in 77 cities, July 1 of 1951-52 . . . ................ . 54 56 58 60 62 62 63 RESIDENTIAL RENTS. Indexes for the United States and 20 Large Cities: 47. Quarterly 1951-52 ................... 48. Annually 1 9 1 4 - 5 2 ............... .. . 65 66 WORK INJURIES. Injury Rates in Construction: 49. By major effect and detailed type of contractor, annually 1951-52 • • . . 500 major effect and general type of contractor, annually 1946-52 . . . . 67 By 68 WCRK STOPPAGES, in the Construction Industry: 51. Number of workers involved and man-days idle, annually 1927-52 • • • » • « « 52. Number of workers involved and man-days idle, by major issue, annually 1948-52 ........... ............... 69 70 UNION MEMBERSHIP. Units Affiliated with Building and Construction Trades Department (AFL): 53. Selected years (1947X 1949, and 1951) . APPRENTICE TRAINING. Registered Apprentices in the Building Trades: 54. Bty trade, annually 1948-52 . . . . . . 55. By trade, State and territory,* as of December 31, 1952 • • • • • • • • • . 52 71 72 •1 73 C O N T E N T S— Continued Page number Topic CHARTS 1. Construction in the National Economy 1919-52 .......................................... 2. Trends in Building Construction Expenditures and Selected Cost Indicators 1915-52 • • • • vi vii 3. Public Expenditures for New Construction 1919-52................... .................. 19 lw Nonfarm Dwelling Units Started ........................................................ Back cover 2 HOUSING Table 1 .— Number of New Permanent Nonfarm Dwelling Units Started, by Location and Ownership, Annually 1910-52 1 Number of dwelling units Location * Ownership Period Total Urban 1 9 1 0 ................. 1 9 1 1 ................. 1 9 1 2 ................. 1 9 1 3 ................. 1 9 1 U ..... ............ 1 9 1 5 ................. 1 9 X 6 ................. 1 9 1 7 ................. 1918 ................. 1919 .................. 1920 ................. 1 9 2 1 ................ . 1922 ..... ,.... ...... Rural nonfarm Privately owned Total Urban 196,000 359,000 159,000 109,000 2U7,000 1(1(9,000 716,000 871,000 893,000 937,000 81(9,000 810,000 753,000 509,000 330,000 25 U ,000 13U,000 93,000 126,000 215,700 30U,200 332,UOO 399,300 U58,UOO Publicly owned Total Urban U75,ooo U8o,ooo U90,000 U55,ooo UU5,ooo U75,000 1(80,000 230,000 120,000 330,000 196,000 359,000 51,000 681,000 6U3,000 59U.OOO UOO,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 236,000 17U.0OO 6U,000 U5,ooo U9,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $,300 U,Uoo 13,U00 3,600 6,700 55,500 ................. .................. ................. ................. ................. ................. .................. 21(7,000 1(1(9,000 716,000 871,000 893,000 937,000 8U9,000 810,000 753,000 509,000 1930 ................. 1 9 3 1 ................. 1932 ................ . 1933 ................. 1 9 3 U ................. 1935 .................. 1936 ................. 1937 ................. 1938 .................. 1939 .................. 330,000 25U,000 13U,000 93,000 126,000 221,000 319,000 336,000 1(06,000 515,000 236,000 17U.OOO 6U,000 U5,ooo 1(9,000 211,000 218,000 262,000 359,000 9U,000 80,000 70,000 1(8,000 77,000 10l(,000 108,000 118,000 ll(l(,000 156,000 1 9 U 0 ................. 19lil.................. 1 9 1 * ............... . 19lt3................. 1 9 U U ................. 19 U 5 ................. 1 9 U 6 ................. 1 9 U 7 ................. 1 9 U 8 ................. 19l»9 ................. 602,600 706,100 356,000 11(1,800 209,300 670,500 81(9,000 931,600 1 ,025,100 396,600 U3U.300 227,1(00 12U,U00 96,200 133,900 1(03,700 U79,800 52li,900 588,800 206,000 271,800 128,600 66,600 U5,6oo 75,1(00 266,800 369,200 1(06,700 1(36,300 529,600 619,500 301,200 183,700 138,700 208,100 662,500 8U5.600 913,500 988,800 333,200 369,500 18U,900 119,700 93,200 132,700 395,700 U76,UOO 510,000 556,600 3,100 1,200 8,000 3,ii00 18,100 36,300 63,UOO 6U,800 U2,500 U,700 3,000 1,200 8,000 3,UOO 1U,900 32,200 1950 .................. 1 9 5 1 ................. 1952 ................. 1,396,000 1,091,300 1,127,000 827,800 595,300 609,600 568,200 1(96,000 517,UOO 1 ,352,200 785,600 531,300 55U,600 2i3,800 71,200 58,500 U2,200 6U,000 55,000 1923 192U 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 191,000 57U,ooo 698,000 716,000 752,000 681,000 61(3,000 59U,0OO U00,000 117,000 90,000 11(2,000 173,000 177,000 185,000 168,000 167,000 1,020,100 1,068,500 57U,ooo 698,000 716,000 752,000 112,600 197,600 21U,U00 255,300 303,500 lh,800 3,600 6,700 56,600 73,000 86,600 5h,800 7,300 1 These estimates include prefabricated housing units, but exclude farm dwellings, conversions, dormitory accommodations, trailers, military barracks, and all temporary units• The housing starts estimates are based ont (1) building-permit records (which have been adjusted for lapsed permits and for lag between permit issuance and start of construction)! (2) public construction contracts awarded; and (3) data from field surveys in places which do not require building permits* Die data in this table refer only to dwel ling units started, and not to dwelling units authorised (as shown in the section on "Urban Building")* The housing starts estimates contain some error because the figures are based partly on sample data* For example, if the estimate of nonfarm starts is 50,000, the chances are about 19 out of 20 that an actual enumeration would produce a figure between U8,000 and 52,000* Urban and rural' nonfarm classifications for the years 1920-29 are based on 1930 Census definitions; for years 1930-52, on 19U0 Census definitions* ♦ For distribution of public units started in 19U9-52, by ownership, see table lw HOUSING Table 2 .— Number of New Permanent Nonfarm Dwelling Units Started by Ownership, and Seasonally Adjusted Estimates, Monthly 1939-52 1 (in thousands) Month 1939 191*0 191a 191*2 191*3 191*1* 191*5 191*6 191*7 191*8 191*9 1950 1951 1952 Total nonfarm dwelling units Jan........... 32.3 27.0 ia .2 32.8 9.5 12.2 7.0 37.5 39.3 53.5 50.0 78.7 85.9 61*.9 11.8 7.9 1*2.1* 1*2.8 50.1 50.1* 82.9 80.6 77.7 Feb* ••••• 30.7 31*.8 1*3.7 51.3 10.2 Mar• ••«•• 1*2.9 1*6.8 59.6 51.6 17.1* ll*.0 10.6 62.0 56.0 76.U 69.1* 117.3 93.8 103.9 Apr* ••••• 15.3 13.0 12.U 67.0 67.1 99.5 88.3 133.1* 96.2 106.2 56.5 7l*.S 1*8.8 19.6 May......... 1*2.9 109.6 $3.3 57.7 69.7 15.1* 1U.6 67.1 72.9 100.3 25.9 11*9.1 101.0 132.5 103.5 June ••••• 1*5.9 50.0 73.7 23.0. 17.7 15.2 18.6 61*.l 77.2 97.8 95.1* U»l*.3 95.5 July....... 57.1* 73.6 22.3 17.6 13.0 17.0 62.6 81.1 95.0 96.1 li*!*.l» 90.5 102.6 2 56.5 69.6 23.1* 20.1 Aug* ••••« lilw 17.1 65.1* 86.3 86.7 99.0 na.9 89.1 99.1 51.2 Sept• •••• 1*2.1* 57.8 65.0 22.8 16.3 11.5 9.6 20.1 57.6 93.8 82.3 102.9 120.6 96.1* 100.8 Oct* ••••• 1,2.9 66.0 56.1 22.2 18.3 9.7 25.6 $7.8 9l*.0 73.1* 10l*.3 102.5 90.0 101.1 Nov.......... 1*5.1 1*8.5 U6.6 16.7 15.9 9.2 29.3 1*7.7 79.7 63.7 95.5 87.3 71*.5 86.1 7.2 29.1 39.3 58.8 52.9 78.3 93.6 60.8 71.5 Dec• •••• • ia. 2 1*3.6 32.8 15.2 13.1 Privately owned dwelling units 12.2 7.0 38.2 52.5 1*6.3 77.8 82.2 61.1, 27.8 Jan* ••••• 29.7 21».l 1*2.8 1*8.9 1*7.8 82.3 76.5 71*.3 35.2 35.5 9.3 9.8 11.7 7.5 36.9 Feb* «•••• 29.6 30.9 36.5 1*2. 1 * 76.3 65.3 116.0 90.2 91.1 Mar.......... m .8 1*3.7 51.2 1*7.7 ll*.9 13.1* 10.6 62.0 56.0 98.1 85.0 131.3 92.3 97.0 Apr* ••••• 1*1.9 52.1* 61.6 1*2.0 15.2 12.8 12.U 67.0 67.1 91.2 11*5.7 97.6 101.0 May •••*•• 1*1*.2 53.0 65.1 20.1* 18.9 llt.7 1U.6 67.1 72.9 99.2 June • • • • • ia .2 1*7.8 61*.1 18.7 17.6 15.1 18.3 62.8 77.0 96.6 91.0 11*3.1* 90.3 96.9 68.0 20.7 16.7 12.U 16.6 61.3 81.1 93.7 92.7 139.7 86.8 101.1 July....... 1*2.8 52.1* 61.2 21.6 19.6 11.1 17.0 61.9 86.1 Aug*....... 37.9 96.6 137.8 88.3 97.1* 51.2 Sept* •••• 39.2 50.1* 53.8 21.6 16.3 9.U 20.1 57.6 93.5 85.1 100.6 116.1 95.3 99.2 80.5 Oct* ••• • • 1* 52.0 51.0 18.1 18.0 9.7 25.6 56.$ 93.5 71.9 101.9 100.8 88.9 99.2 Nov.......... 1*1. 38.0 38.2 U1.8 ll*.5 U*.l* 9.0 29.3 1*7.7 78.9 61.3 82.7 72.2 67.6 82.3 Dec• ••••• 30.7 33.5 30.0 12.6 13.0 7.2 29.1 39.3 58.5 1*9.1* 93.1* 77.0 78.6 59.5 * Publicly owned dwelling units .6 1.1 1.0 3.7 •9 3.7 3.5 Jan* ••••• 2.6 2.9 U.7 5.0 .2 (2) 0 Feb.........* 1.1 3.9 8.5 15.8 .U .1 »U 0 0 1.2 2.6 .6 U.l 3.U 0 Mar• ••••• 1.1 3.1 8.U 3.9 2.5 .6 0 0 .1 U.l 1.3 3.6 12.8 0 0 Apr• ••••• 1.0 iwl 12.9 6.8 .1 .2 0 l.U 3.3 2.1 3.9 9.2 0 U.2 0 May......... 9.1 U.7 U.6 5.5 .7 .7 0 8.6 1.1 3.U 6.6 U2.2 June ••• •• U.7 2.2 9.6 U.3 .1 .1 .3 1.3 0.2 1.2 U.5 3.U .9 Ju ly ....... 6.3 5.0 5.6 1.6 .9 .6 .U 1.3 .2 1.3 U.7 3.7.8 1.5 1.6 3.U .1 1.7 .U Aug.......... 8.1* 5.3 8.U 1.8 2.U U.l .5 3.5 .2 0 0 1.8 2.3 U.5 1.1 1.6 Sept* •••• 3.2 7.U 11.2 1.2 0 .3 0 1.1 Oct* ••••• 1.5 1U.0 5.1 U.l .3 0 1.3 2.U 1.7 .5.8 1.5 2.1 0 U.6 2.3 1.9 3.8 Nov.......... 7.1 10.3 U.8 2.2 1.5 .2 0 2.U 0 0 .3 3.5 1.3 15.0 1.3 3.9 Dec• ••••• 10.5 10.1 2.8 2.6 .1 0 Seasonally adjusted estimates (private) Jan* ••••• ia.3 33.5 50.7 38.6 12.9 16.9 9.7 51.3 53.1 72.9 61*.3 108.1 n i *.2 85.3 Feb* ••••* l*o.$ 1*2.3 1*8.2 1*8.6 13.1* 16.0 10.3 58.1 $8.6 67.0 65.5 112.7 10l*.8 101.8 Mar.......... 1*2.2 l*l*.l 51.7 1*8.2 15.1 13.5 10.7 62.6 56.6 77.1 66.0 117.2 91.1 92.0 11.0 Apr• ••••• 1*6.1* 37.2 13.5 11.3 75.2 116.2 81.7 85.8 59.1* 86.8 12.0 12.0 59.3 55.0 59.8 May.......... 37.1 36.2 1*3.1* $1*.5 81.3 7l*.8 U9.1* 80.0 82.8 16.7 15.5 12.8 53.1* 15.8 June ••••• 15.5 53.2 65.3 81.9 77.1 121.5 76.5 82.1 11*.9 1*0.5 51*.3 Ju ly ....... 3l*.9 33.0 1*5.6 $9.1 18.0 u*.$ 10.8 1U.U 53.3 70.5 81.5 80.6 121.5 75.5 87.9 Aug* •• • •• 37.2 1*1*.5 $3.2 18.8 17.0 9.7 1U.8 53.8 71*.9 7l*.0 81*.0 119.8 76.8 8U.7 88.2 Sept* ••• • 36.3 1*6.7 1*9.8 20.0 15.1 8.7 18.6 53.3 86.6 93.1 97.0 107.5 96.0 8U.7 91.9 Oct* ••••• 39.1* 1*9.5 1*8.6 17.2 17.1 9.2 2U.U 53.8 89.0 7l*.5 68.5 Nov.......... 1*3.2 1*3.1* 1*7.5 16.5 16.1* 10.2 33.3 51*.2 89.7 69.7 106.0 9U.0 82.0 9U.5 93.5 Dec• ••••• 1*2.6 1*6.5 ia.7 17.5 18.1 10.0 Uo.U 51*.6 81.3 68.6 106.9 109.2 82.6 93.9 1 See table 1, footnote 1. 2 Less than 50 units* * For distribution of public units started in 19U9-52, by ownership, see table U. I* HOUSING Table 3 •— Number and Percentage Distribution of New Permanent Nonfarm Dwelling Units Started, by Type of Structure, Annually 1920-f>2 1 Percentage distribution of new permanent units in— Number of new permanent units in-— Tear All struc tures 1920 ............ 1 9 2 1 ............ 1922 ............ 1 9 2 3 ............ 192U ............ 21*7,000 1*1*9,000 716,000 871,000 893,000 192 $ ............ 1 9 2 6 ............ 937,000 81*9,000 810,000 753,000 1927 ............ 1 9 2 8 ............ 1 9 2 9 ............ 1930 ............ 1 9 3 1 ............ 1 9 3 2 ............ 1933 ............ 1931*............ 509,000 330,000 251*,000 131*,000 93,000 126,000 1 9 3 5 ............ 1936 ............ 1937 ............ 1938 ............ 1939 ....... . 221,000 319,000 336,000 1*06,000 1 9 U 0 ............ 1 9 U 1 .......... 191*2...... ..... 1 9 U 3 ............ 191*1*............ 602,600 706,100 356,000 515,000 1 -fandly struc tures 202,000 316,000 1*37,000 513,000 531*,000 Rental-type structures AU 1*5,000 133,000 2-family2 3 -or-raore family 3 Rental-type structures 2-family2 All family 3 21,000 63,000 133,000 183,000 186,000 81.8 70.1* 61.0 58.9 59.8 18.2 29.6 39.0 1*1.1 1*0.2 9.7 15.6 20.U 20.1 19.U 1U.0 18.6 21.0 20.8 208,000 21*1,000 257,000 239,000 11*2,000 61.0 57.8 56.1 57.9 62.1 39.0 1*2.2 1*3.9 1*2.1 37.9 16.8 13.8 12.2 10.U 10.0 22.2 28.1* 31.7 31.7 27.9 71*,000 1*5,000 9,000 12,000 12,000 68.8 73.6 88.1 81.7 86.5 31.2 26.1* 11.9 18.3 13.5 8.8 8.7 5.2 5.U 22.1* 17.7 6.7 12.9 9.5 82.8 76.5 79.1* 78.1 77.5 17.2 23.5 20.6 21.9 22.5 3.6 29,000 30,000 61,000 53,000 71,000 87,000 5.6 13.6 19.1 15.8 17.5 16.9 116,900 102,600 63,200 1*7,1*00 21*,100 37,300 31*,300 20,100 17,800 10,600 79,600 68,300 1*3,100 29,600 13,500 80.6 85.5 82.3 75.2 83.0 19.1* 17.7 21*.8 17.0 6.2 U.8 5.6 9.3 7.5 13.2 9.7 12.1 15.5 9.5 21*,700 15,900 56,200 71*,900 118,100 19U.300 88.2 88.0 87.2 82.3 77.5 11.8 12.0 12.8 17.7 22.5 U.2 5.0 3.6 7.6 8.1* 8.8 12.7 18.9 197,100 150,800 138,600 82.7 82.5 83.6 17.3 17.5 16.1* 3.2 3.7 U.l H*.l 13.8 12.3 279,000 358,000 359,000 175,000 173,000 157,000 117,000 1*36,000 316,000 193,000 51,000 227,000 187,000 118,000 76,000 109,000 103,000 67,000 16,000 17,000 17,000 29,000 22,000 7,000 5,000 183,000 38,000 21*1*,000 75,000 267,000 69,000 317,000 89,000 399,000 116,000 99,000 78,000 5,000 8,000 11*,000 16,000 18,000 11*1,800 209,300 1 9 U 5 ............ 670,500 191*6............ 81*9,000 191*7............ 931,600 191*8............ 191*9 ............ 1,02$,100 181*,600 590,000 71*0,200 766,600 79U,300 108,800 165,000 230,800 8,800 21*,300 33,900 1*6,900 36,500 1950 ............ 1,396,000 1,151*,100 900,100 1 9 5 1 ............ 1,091,300 91*2,500 1952 ............ 1,127,000 21*1,900 191,200 181*,500 1)1*,800 1*0,1*00 1*5,900 80,500 U.O U.U U.8 U.U H*.5 1 See table 1, footnote 1* 2 Includes units in 1- and 2-family structures with stores* 3-or-more family structures with stores* Table 3 -or-more 21*,000 1*85,700 603,500 292,800 11*3,600 117,700 191,000 struc tures 70,000 11*6,000 365,000 358,000 356,000 317,000 572,000 1*91,000 1*5U, 000 1 -faraily 3.6 U.O 8 .5 3Includes units in U *— Number of Publicly Owned New Permanent Dwelling Units Started, by Ownership, Annually 19U9-52 1 Number of publicly owned dwelling units uwnex’tjuxp 191*9 1950 * 1951 1952 T o t a l ....... ............................ 36,300 1*3,800 71,200 58,500 Federally owhed 3 ....... •........... .. State and locally o w n e d ................ . Under programs of U. S. Housing Acts ** ... Under State and local government programs. 3,900 32,1*00 800 31,600 1,100 1*2,800 26,900 15,900 1,100 70,100 65,300 1*,800 57,900 52,700 5,200 Soo“ iSee table 1, footnote 1* 2 Components do not equal totals because of rounding* 3 Built with Federal funds at Federal Government installations* ** Built with State or local government funds; operated with the assistance of Federal funds (under programs in effect beginning with 1937)* 5 H O U S IN G Table 5 .--Number o f New Permanent Nonfarm D w elling U n its S ta r te d , by Type o f S tr u c tu re , Monthly 19U 0-52 1 (in thousands) Month 19U0 19U1 191*2 191*3 19W* 191*5 191*6 19l*7 191*8 191*9 1950 50.0 78.7 82.9 117.3 133.1* 11*9.1 11*1*.3 ll*l*.li 114.9 120.6 1951 1952 Total nonfarm dwelling units Jan. ••.•« Feb. ••.•• Mar. ..... Apr..... . M a y ..... June ..... July ••••• Aug. ••••• Sept. .... Oct. ..... Nov. ..... Dec. ..... 27,0 31.8 1*6.8 56.5 57.7 50.0 57.1* 56.5 57.8 66.0 1*8.5 1*3.6 14.2 1*3.7 59.6 7U.5 69.7 73.7 73.6 69.6 65.0 56.1 1*6.6 32.8 32.8 51.3 51.6 U8.8 25.9 23.0 22.3 23.1* 22.8 22.2 16.7 15.2 9.5 10.2 17.1* 15.3 19.6 17.7 17.6 20.1 16.3 18.3 15.9 13.1 12.2 11*8 ll*.0 13.0 15.U 15.2 13.0 11.5 9.6 9.7 9.2 7.2 7.0 7.9 10.6 12.1* 1U.6 18.6 17.0 17.1 20.1 25.6 29.3 29.1 37.5 1*2.1* 62.0 67.0 67.1 61*.l 62.6 65.1* 57.6 57.8 1*7.7 39.3 39.3 U2.8 56.0 67.1 72.9 77.2 81.1 86.3 93.8 9U.0 79.7 58.8 53.5 50.1 76.1* 99.5 100.3 97.8 95.0 86.7 82.3 73.1* 63.7 52.9 99.0 102.9 10U.3 95.5 78.3 1*2.2 38.2 62.5 79.5 83.9 82.2 78.3 7l*.8 69.1* 62.0 52.5 14.1 37.1 39.7 5U.5 69.6 71.9 72.1 7U.3 76.9 77.7 82.0 77.1* 61.1 62 .U 68.2 95.1* U0.6 121*.8 121*.9 122.6 U7.3 100.8 87.7 71.5 67.9 71.1 67.3 78.1, 82.9 85.9 8U.2 76.0 77.6 81.6 79.5 6U.0 51.6 5U..0 65.7 79.6 85.7 89.7 87.0 90.5 65.8 86.5 87.1* 72.1 58.5 2.7 1.9 2.9 2.9 5.0 U.o 3.U 3.U U.6 3.9 3.0 3.3 3.U 3.1 3.8 3.5 2.6 2.U 3.0 3.U U.3 U.U U.3 3.8 3*5 U.o U.7 3.8 3.U 3.3 11 .1* 9.9 10.8 9 .1* 12.1 1*5.0 11.1 8.1* 7.9 8*6 20*0 16.1 15.6 12.7 8.6 9.3 9.6 9*9 10.6 9.7 50.1* 69.1* 88.3 95.1* 95.5 96.1 102.5 87.3 93.6 85.9 80.6 93.8 96.2 101.0 132.5 90.5 89.1 96.1* 90.0 71*.5 60.8 61*.9 77.7 103.9 106.2 109.6 103.5 102.6 99.1 100.8 101.1 86.1 71.5 1-family houses Jan. ..... Feb. ..... Mar. ••••• Apr. ••••. May ...... June ..... J u l y .... Aug. .... Sept. .... Oct. ..... Nov..... . Dec. ..... 19.3 25.8 37.7 1*5.6 1*7.2 1*3.2 1*8.7 1*8.2 1*6.2 1*9.6 39.2 35.0 32.3 35.7 50.3 63.0 59.5 63.0 63 .U 61.1* 58.0 1*9.8 38.8 28.3 27.0 37.6 l*lt.6 1*0.0 22.8 19.9 17.6 19.9 19.2 18.3 13.5 12.1* 7.0 8.5 Ui.l* U.5 15.0 13.2 13.5 13.7 11.6 12.5 12.7 10.0 10.1 9.9 U.8 10.5 12.3 12.1* 11.3 9.5 8.2 8.0 7.6 6.1 6.1 6.1* 9.0 10.1 12.9 16.7 ll*.5 15.1* 18.2 23.1 26.1* 25.8 32.1* 37.5 5U.2 59.9 58.8 55.3 55.6 55.1 51.9 50.7 1*3.6 35.0 35.0 39.1 1*9.9 60.5 65.8 67.3 70.5 7l*.l 80.7 80.1 67.3 1*9.9 Units in 2-family structures2 Jan. ..... Feb. ..... Mar. ..... Apr. ..... May •••.•• June ..... July ..... Aug. ..••• Sept. .... Oct. ..... Nov . ..... Dec. ...... 1.1* 2.3 2.5 3.1* U.O 2.7 3.6 3.5 U.5 U.2 2.8 2.U 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.U 2.8 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.9 2.7 3.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 .9 1.2 .9 .7 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.2 1.8 l.U l.U 1.9 1.3 l.U 1.1 1.0 .5 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.5 .9 .7 .6 .8 .7 .6 .2 .u .9 .9 .9 .6 .7 .6 .7 .8 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.U 2.U 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.6 2.2 2.8 3.1 3.U 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.U 2.8 2.9 2.5 U.6 7.7 5.3 U.2 U.l 3.3 3.9 3.2 2.U 2.8 2.5 3.U 3.6 3.0 2.8 3.2 2.8 U.O 3.U 3.2 U.U u.l U.6 U.3 3.U 3.U 2.9 2.9 Units in 3-or-more family structures 3 Jan. ..... 6.3 Feb. ••••• 6.7 Mar. ..... 6.6 Apr• ..... 7.5 May ...... 6.5 June ..... U.l J u l y .... 5.1 Aug. ..... U.8 Sept. .... 7.1 Oct. .....' 12.2 Nov. ••••• 6.5 6.2 Dec. ..... 6.7 5.2 6.0 7.8 7.0 7.U 7.1 5.2 3.6 3.5 5.9 2.9 1 See table 1, footnote 1. 6 2*.l 10.8 1*.3 5.7 1.9 2.0 3.5 2.6 2.1* 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.0 1.9 2.3 2.8 2.7 2.5 U.2 2.9 3.9 1.8 2.0 1.1 l.U 1.0 l.U 2.1 1.3 .8 1.3 .8 •9 .9 .5 .7 1.1 .7 1.U .8 1.3 1.8 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.2 3.8 3.3 5.1* 1*.7 5.3 6.3 1*.8 8.3 3.7 5.2 2.1* 3.0 2.8 2.1 3.9 3.8 8.U 9.U 9.3 12.3 lt.o 11.1 6.5 ll.U 12.6 8.6 9.0 8.2 8.8 9.0 7.1* 8.9 9.8 10.6 9.0 6.1 10.2 13 .1* 8.8 12.1* 15.3 19.9 20.1* 19.0 18.9 22.1* 18.3 11*.7 11*.0 n.8 16.9 18.8 19.9 15.3 17.2 20.3 16.1, 11.1* 12.9 22.8 2See table 3* footnote 2. 3 See table 3* footnote 3. u.o 7.0 7.9 6.8 H O U S IN G Table 6 •— Number and Average Construction Cost of New Permanent Nonfarm Privately Owned 1-Family Houses Started, Quarterly 19U0-52 Tear and quarter Number of 1-family houses started1 Average construction cost per house 2 Year and quarter Number of 1-family houses started1 Average construction cost per house2 19U0......... First quarter » Second quarter Third quarter • Fourth quarter 1*1*7,600 78,600 131,800 133,800 103,1*00 <1*,075 191*7.............. First quarter •••••• 3,975 Second quarter ••••• 1*,050 Third quarter •••••• 1»,075 Fourth quarter ••••• 1*,150 71*0,200 121*,000 193,600 225,300 197,300 <6,750 5,925 6,325 191*1......... First quarter • Second quarter Third quarter • Fourth quarter 533,200 100,700 161*,600 161,600 106,300 1*,250 191*8.............. First quarter .... 1»,150 Second quarter ... U,275 1*,300 Third quarter .... Fourth quarter ••••• 1**225 763,200 11*2,500 21*3,500 221,700 155,500 7,850 7,1*50 7,925 8,025 7,875 19U2......... First quarter • Second quarter Third quarter . Fourth quarter 252,300 9l*,800 67,700 53,100 36,700 3,900 191*9.............. l*,ooo First quarter... . Second quarter ... 3,850 Third quarter •••••• 3,750 Fourth quarter ... 3,850 792,1*00 131,200 7.625 7.525 228,100 220,200 7.625 7.675 19U3......... First quarter • Second quarter Third quarter • Fourth quarter 136,300 26,900 38,800 37,300 33,300 3,675 1 9 5 0 .............. First quarter ..... 3,525 Second quarter ••••• 3,775 Third quarter.... 3,675 Fourth quarter ••••• 3,675 1,150,700 225,800 359,700 31*0,1*00 221*,800 8.675 7,950 8,550 8,975 9,150 191*1* .......... FLrst quarter • Second quarter Third quarter • Fourth quarter m»,6oo 3,1*50 1 9 5 1 .............. First quarter .... 3,675 Second quarter ... 3,375 Third quarter •••••• 3,1*50 Fourth quarter ... 3,225 892,200 216,000 21*7,100 231*,500 191*,600 9,300 9,175 9,1*25 9,375 191*5......... First quarter • Second quarter Third quarter • Fourth quarter 181*,600 1*,650 1 9 5 2 ............. 3,550 First quarter •••••• Second quarter ... 1*,175 Third quarter ...... 1,550 5,300 Fourth quarter ... 939,100 198,100 261,200 262,300 217,500 9,1»75 9,250 191*6......... First quarter . Second quarter Third quarter • Fourth quarter 590,000 121*,100 171*,000 162,600 129,300 31,100 31*,200 27,700 21,600 21,500 39,700 1*8,100 75,300 212,900 6,900 7,500 7,600 9,200 9,600 9,500 9.525 5,525 5,575 5,500 5,1*25 5,625 * See table 1, footnote 1. JRepresents the average of,builders' estimates of the construction cost of all new private 1-family houses started nationally. The construction cost averages are affected by variations in size and design of the houses, in the size and type of projects started, and differences in construction methods, as well as changes in cost of materials and labor. They do not represent the construction cost of a typical house, and should not be confused with selling price or permit valuation. Construction costs exclude sales profit, cost of land and site improvements, and all such nonconstruction expenses as architectural and engineering fees. They include the cost of labor, materials, and subcontracted work, and that part of the builders' overhead and profit chargeable directly to the building of the houses. Cost data are based primarily on builders' estimates of construction cost made at the start of construc tion, and on reports of construction cbst by individual construction contractors in a representative group of localities not issuing permits. Building-permit information is adjusted far understatement of costs as shewn on permit applications, using data from periodic field investigations of a large sample of building permits. 7 E X P E N D IT U R E S Table 7 . —E xpenditures fo r New C on struction , A nnually 1915-52 1 Expenditures (in millions) Type of construction New dwelling units ........ ... Additions and alterations .... Nonhousekeeping 3 ............. Nonresidential building (nonfarm) **........... . Industrial .................... Commercial .................... Warehouse, office and loft buildings .......... Stores, restaurants, and garages .................. Religious ..................... Educational ................... Social and recreational ..... Hospital and institutional ... Miscellaneous ................. Farm construction .............. Operators* dwellings ......... Service buildings ............ Public utilities ....... ........ Railroad ...................... Local transit ................. Petroleum pipeline ........... Electric light and power .... Gas ........................... M a n u f a c t u r e d ................ Natural ..................... Telephone .................. Telegraph ..................... All other private .............. Sewer and water All other * .................... Public construction ............... Residential b u i l d i n g ? .......... Nonresidential building ........ Industrial .................... Commercial .................... Public a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ..... .. Educational ................... Social and recreational ...... Hospital and institutional ... Miscellaneous ................. Military and naval facilities9 . Highway ......................... F e d e r a l 10 ..................... State .................. C o u n t y .................. ...... Municipal ..................... Sewage disposal and water supply Sewage disposal .............. Water supply .................. Miscellaneous public service enterprises 12 ............... Conservation and development ... Bureau of Reclamation ........ Corps of Engineers ........... Tennessee Valley Authority ... Other .............. ........... All other p u b l i c 19 ............. See page 19 fo r fo o tn o te s . 8 1921 1922 1923 1928 56,789 i56,008 :57,687 59,332 :$10,807 5,397 1*, 1*1*0 5,963 7,710 8,506 2,015 2,105 3,360 1*,1*00 5,060 1,710 1,795 2,955 3,960 U, 575 230 175 185 200 210 130 125 205 230 255 1,961* 1,1*31* 1,1*57 1,697 1,675 1*60 1,099 571* 1*67 51*9 (5) (5) (5) 71*0 625 570 613 716 (5) (5) (5) 30l* 258 258 286 292 (5) (5) (5) 1*36 367 312 327 1*21* (5) (5) 130 (5) 55 71 103 117 (5) (5) (5) 61 22 32 91 83 (5) (5) (5) 101* 119 132 128 131 (5) (5) (5) 30 1*1* 57 63 53 (5) (5) (5) 28 60 21* 1*7 29 298 1*1*9 1*76 653 566 223 269 317 98 119 11*2 199 203 273 266 133 250 275 380 300 125 150 175 165 788 697 673 771 6ol* 787 1,191 1,356 361 365 266 181* 181* 176 361 365 82 56 71* 59 85 63 151* 107 20 70 56 30 1*1 1*1 21* 53 1*63 123 102 156 262 163 229 1*12 26 66 139 133 206 78 56 1*5 (5) 1916 1917 1918 1919 $3,889 58,369 55,118 56,296 3, Da 3,290 2,880 1*, 320 1,375 1,190 915 1,650 760 1,61*5 1,080 1,170 1,000 180 11*5 125 110 130 Uo 60 65 1*5 75 878 716 800 731 1,082 197 262 361* 1*1*9 621 1915 Total new construction 2 ............ 53,262 Private construction ............. 2,583 Residential building (nonfarm) . 1,220 (5) (5) (» (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) ($) 229 109 120 589 21*1 112 20 92 1*1 35 8 67 10 57 719 0 217 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 17 302 (n) 58 106 138 106 52 .5k hO 36 7 27 0 2 1 32U 151* 170 658 281 109 20 117 70 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 1920 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 61* 109 58 90 107 11*3 71* 177 53 8 12 12 10 11 19 15 15 15 81 62 68 90 105 117 71* 59 63 12 16 18 21* 10 9 17 9 15 66 72 50 87 57 59 1*9 93 5li 708 1,279 2,238 1,976 1,352 1,561* 1,681* 1,622 1,901 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 11* 1*81 1*91* 207 ‘ 192 199 21*6 283 387 1*81 (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (5) 0>) (5) (5) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 38 , 51 1*1* 39 55 (5) (5) (5) (5) 190 271* 31*2 31*6 353 (5) (5) 20 22 (5) (5) 12 , l. 11* 15 (5) (5) 60 60 (5) ($) 1*0 33 55 (5) 16 (5) (5) 8 (5) 10 20 9 16 21 608 1,555 1,089 161 1*9 25 9 987 311* 320 296 1*29 656 853 876 805 9 (ID (ID 1 h 7 1* 3 3 66 78 131* 250 295 301* 305 i*ii 51* ill* 109 105 127 186 356 31*6 258 271 116 11*5 112 165 216 199 222 235 296 91 263 95 91* 121* 153 178 201 203 1*6 88 108 78 90 38 1*5 67 53 1*6 86 100 113 113 56 1*9 71 155 1*2 1*0 36 1*1 1*7 39 65 31* 1*5 28 1*8 52 79 27 29 39 65 55 6 6 6 6 7 9 9 5 5 20 18 20 36 30 55 29 1*3 1*1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2 13 9 9 9 3 5 3 6 1 1 11 1 7 1* 1* 5 E X P E N D IT U R E S Table 7 • —Expenditures fo r New C on struction , Annually 1915-52 1 — Continued Expenditures (in millions) Type of construction 1926 1925 Total new construction 2 ......... Private construction .......... Residential building(nonfarm) New dwelling units . ....... Additions and alterations . Nonhousekeeping 3 .......... Nonresidential building (nonfarm)1* .... ...... Industrial ................. Commercial ................. Warehouse, office and loft buildings ....... Stores, restaurants, and garages .............. Religious .................. Educational ................ Social and recreational ... Hospital and institutional Miscellaneous ............. Farm construction ........... Operators' dwellings ...... Service buildings ......... Public utilities ............ Railroad ................... Local transit ............. Petroleum pipeline ........ Electric light and power .. Gas ......................... Manufactured ............ Natural .................. Telephone .......... . Telegraph .................. All other private ........... Sewer and w a t e r ........ All o t h e r 6 ................. Public construction ........... Residential building*^........ Nonresidential building .... Industrial ................. Commercial ................. Public administration .... E d u c a t i o n a l ........... . Social and recreational ... Hospital and institutional Miscellaneous ............. Military and naval facilities? Highway ...................... Federal io................. State ...................... C o u n t y .............. ...... T'unicipal .................. Sewage disposal and w a t e r supply Sewage disposal ........... 'Water s u p p l y .............. Miscellaneous public service enterprises12 ............. Conservation and development Bureau of Reclamation ..... Corps of Engineers ........ Tennessee Valley Authority Other ...................... All other public1? ........... See page 19 fo r fo o tn o te s . 1928 1927 1930 1929 1932 1931 1931* 1933 $ U , I j39 $12,082 $12,031) $ll,6i»l $ 1 0 ,7 9 3 38,71)1 $6,1)27 $3,338 $ 2 ,8 7 9 $3,720 9,301 9,938 9,625 9,156 6,307 5,863 3,768 1,676 1,231 1,509 5,513 It,910 250 355 5,600 It,920 270 1)10 5,160 L,5l)0 290 330 1,770 1,195 315 3,625 3,olo 3l0 215 2,075 1,570 305 1,565 1,320 175 70 630 165 105 lo 1j?0 290 H5 35 625 360 200 15 2 ,o 6 o 2,513 727 1,107 2,531) 2,573 I 06 221 151 71 223 176 1,11)5 802 1 ,1 2 1 2,003 532 693 502 696 2,691 9l9 1,135 1,099 513 91)0 130 I 56 191 173 357 *393 1)09 151 619 596 276 117 ll 66 563 165 106 199 79 56 311 111 170 1,302 393 52 55 121 171 (5) (5) 192 18 113 23 90 711 177 108 255 83 56 297 137 l6o 1,1)15 1)91 51 36 362 218 (5) (5) 736 179 670 168 176 87 100 123 71 13 97 59 36 916 292 69 77 225 117 18 69 151 12 86 22 15 3l 10 19 19 29 20 261 107 21 ll 33 9 15 66 36 30 326 128 30 12 66 13 21 113 22 91 126 22 10 I 107 22l 100 51 331 156 175 1,372 133 90 53 338 212 (5) (5) 227 19 110 19 91 297 135 118 118 109 66 193 107 86 1,527 521 85 30 377 181 106 106 516 117 120 173 lOii 66 307 ll7 160 1,576 510 62 97 350 185 72 113 326 26 103 16 65 2,138 2,llh 2,109 2,185 0 573 (8) (8) 56 loo 37 61 19 8 1,062 10 0 603 (8) (8) 70 399 17 68 19 11 1,067 10 390 279 368 0 596 (8) (8) 81 367 18 80 17 12 1,222 10 0 638 659 121 277 371 278 133 115 120 73 7 51 0 15 l 206 252 106 50 355 160 195 1,1)50 162 77 80 362 257 (5) (5) 196 16 138 303 171 312 260 200 15 53 60 65 61 26 59 20 ll 31 13 37 2l 13 167 139 r29 37 109 66 30 36 60 7 lo 11 29 2,186 2,858 2,659 1,862 0 0 660 63 lie 310 23 0 0 0 115 230 (8) (8) 109 389 36 101 22 19 1,266 11 5l0 116 22 29 1,516 17 692 310 197 253 127 126 3l3 112 201 270 111 156 156 151 115 8 59 0 18 157 137 11 75 135 150 26 81 0 23 16 209 156 20 61 0 55 17 285 ll5 llo 171 138 300 163 117 111 61 6 ll 0 ll 6 192 63 6 lo 0 17 12 157 72 7 16 0 19 ll 269 118 0 51 1,6U6 612 (8) (8) (8) (8) 85 378 50 108 17 15 1,289 11 522 29l 162 (8) (8) 128 361 28 9l 21 7 59 35 13 22 ll l 15 6 39 183 285 19 no 15 lo 1,355 22 710 259 361 (8) (8) 183 130 16 63 3 3l 956 21 535 183 219 69 87 13 11 16 27 13 l 36 7 29 2 ,2 n 1 363 11 13 2 l 109 52 7 19 7 36 817 ll 196 157 H6 87 118 37 51 16 17 1,C00 61 568 237 131 95 15 50 173 102 71 65 359 26 102 55 518 35 ll2 17 321 5l 5 226 16 9 E X P E N D IT U R E S Table 7 . —E xpenditures fo r New C on stru ction , A nnually 1915-52 1 — Continued E xpenditures (in tr illio n s ) Type of construction 1936 1935 Total new construction 2 ........... Private construction ............ Residential building (nonfarm)• New dwelling units .......... Additions and alterations •.• Nonhousekeeping3 ............ Nonresidential building (nonfarm)1* ............. Industrial ................... Commercial ................... warehouse, office and loft buildings ......... Stores, restaurants, and garages ................. Religious .................... Educational .................. Social and recreational ..... Hospital and institutional .. Miscellaneous .... ........... Farm construction ............. Operators' dwellings ........ Service buildings ........... Public utilities .............. Railroad ..................... Local transit ................ Petroleum pipeline .......... Electric light and power .... Gas ........................... Manufactured .............. Natural ....... ............. Telephone ............. ...... Telegraph .................... All other private ............. Sewer and water .............. All other * ................... Public construction ............. Residential building7 ......... Nonresidential building ....... Industrial ................... Commercial ................... Public administration ....... Educational .................. Social and recreational .... Hospital and institutional .. Miscellaneous ................ Military and naval facilities?. Highway ........................ F e d e r a l 10..................... S t a t e .......... .............. C o u n t y ................. ...... Municipal ..................... Sewage disposal and water supply Sewage disposal ............. Water supply ................. Miscellaneous public service enterprises 12.............. Conservation and development •. Bureau of Reclamation ....... Corps of Engineers .......... Tennessee Valley Authority .. Other ........................ All other public ............ See page 19 fo r fo o tn o tes# 10 1937 1938 1939 19t*0 191*2 19 U 191*3 191*1* to, 232 $6,1*97 £ 6 ,9 9 9 $6,980 $8,198 $8,682 £ 1 1 ,9 5 7 $11*, 075 £8,301 25,259 1,999 2,981 3,903 3,560 1,389 5,051 6,206 3,H5 1,979 2,186 1,010 710 250 50- 1,565 1,210 295 1,875 1 1,990 1,620 1,175 320 295 80 75 2,680 2,270 320 90 2,985 2,560 335 90 3,510 3,010 375 95 1,715 l,!!o 685 710 225 160 50 15 815 570 220 25 60 U72 156 211 713 266 290 1,085 li92 387 76k 766 251 292 1,025 112 316 1,182 801 109 635 316 155 233 156 33 351 232 285 75 111 137 95 81 91 123 62 ll 17 136 28! 17 3l 10 179 31* lo 51* 17 12 161 76 250 190 51 Uo 97 35 2U 171 79 92 605 119 211 18 39 100 31 22 212 257 59 50 67 33 26 2l0 106 115 95 771 167 50 30* 311 91 33 58 117 5 33 15 18 286 62 58 72 16 31 310 182 128 872 187 30 305 111 10 71 173 6 32 18 11 93 31 21 30 29 20 260 135 125 786 197 12 80 255 87 31 53 150 5 19 8 11 19 6 6 7 11 11 281 121 163 570 211 lij 77 111 63 15 18 56 5 7 3 1 39 11 11 17 26 22 283 108 175 725 2l7 15 71 163 116 ll 132 78 5 12 7 5 Ik 126 6l 65 363 116 lo 20 87 18 18 30 le 85 518 11*9 15 a 139 77 16 61 62 5 kk k2 73 31 16 207 100 107 705 199 39 67 218 80 kl 21 267 65 17 106 683 137 51 35 303 61 87 5 30 9 21 16 15 89 1 28 9 19 60 208 56 28 9 19 2k 15 22 58 96 6 31 9 22 2,233 3,516 3,096 3,120 3,809 3,626 5,751 1 0 ,6 6 0 6,322 3,073 9 328 2 7 90 153 27 3« 11 37 815 61 701 93 550 2 22 1U3 253 35 672 12 18 165 311 19 97 20 65 970 23 32 231 168 58 127 28 200 615 161 31 119 156 26 125 1,381 35 537 515 3,685 3,137 6 56 128 9 35 H 5,016 739 2,010 1,870 1 15 62 130 1,616 1,280 21 105 158 22 12 18 1,620 1 ,0 6 6 26 518 350 112 252 118 731 17 120 209 88 169 76 211 1,361 1,230 1 11 ll 7 58 10 837 362 7 221 78 151 131 93 131 528 71 158 38 258 129 111 500 79 159 83 179 96 85 357 k 6k k3k 210 137 175 101 Ik 71 700 k7 177 28 118 68 9 k ll 161 366 63 7l 19 29 1,362 53 628 197 1614 kk 73 13 37 1,226 k2 601 230 112 129 151 311 209 102 167 658 56 192 32 378 196 13U 605 60 176 30 339 lhO 3k2 h8 1,121 37 562 638 181 355 235 120 137 551 67 157 31 296 187 560 219 371 213 128 136 570 72 157 32 309 191 51 32 385 1,302 30 597 168 207 338 181 60 150 131 16 69 63 8 11 6 2,550 116 7 279 105 55 107 37 70 19 285 12 160 76 7 136 53 79 26 53 16 163 36 73 15 9 11 E X P E N D IT U R E S Table 7 . —E xpenditures fo r New C on struction , A nnually 1915-52 1 — Continued Percent Expenditures (in millions) Type of construction 191*5 191*6 191*7 191*8 191*9 wo 1951 1952 1951-52 Total new construction 2 ......... •5,633 112,000 •16,689 •21,678 •22,789 •26,1*51* •30,895 •32,638 + 5*6 Private construction ......... 3,235 1*,015 3,300 570 11*5 6,310 5,1*50 735 125 8,580 7,500 925 155 8,267 12,600 10,973 11,100 + 1.2 7,257 11,525 9,61*9 9,870 + .2 900 825 931* 1,01*5 + 11.9 190 185 175 185 - 2.6 3,31*1 1,689 1,132 3,11*2 1,702 856 3,621 1,397 1,253 3,228 972 1,027 3,777 1,062 1,288 5,152 2,117 1,371 5,011* - 2.7 2,320 + 9.6 1,137 - 17.1 331 237 352 321 1*02 5l*U 515 - 5.3 801 76 123 125 85 111 856 1*09 1*1*7 1,371* 258 35 63 270 1*2 228 298 7 52 18 3U 619 126 171* 99 110 75 1,397 683 711* 2,338 318 56 121 793 51*0 78 1*62 502 8 69 33 36 901 251 253 22l* lk126 117 1,51*1* 738 806 3,0i*3 379 60 159 1,058 663 83 600 706 7 65 39 26 706 886 827 360 1*52 1*09 269 291* 3l*5 161* 262 21*7 202 * 31*1* * ll9 281* 136 133 1,1*88 1,635 1,61*6 763 771 695 872 793 875 3,323 3,330 3,729 399 352 315 1*0 1*0 to 157 165 175 1,368 1,268 1,353 873 1,102 1,275 66 61 59 607 1,01*1 1,216 1*82 527 1*35 6 5 5 78 61* 112 21* 32 27 80 37 51* 622 - 2l*.8 399 - 11.7 351 + 1.7 . 12;> - 23.6 lU39l* - 6.0 288 + 1.1* 1,610 - 2.2 750 - 2.7 860 - 1.7 1*,003 ♦ 7.3 1*38 + 9.8 35 - .12.5 230 + 31.1* 1,650 + 22.0 1,080 - 15.3 55 - 6.6 1,025 - 15.7 565 + 17.2 0 5 85 + 32.8 38 + 1*0.7 1*7 + 27.0 2,398 2,362 3,1*33 1*,825 6,1*05 7,000 9,331 10,826 + 16.0 80 937 755 1* 15 59 9 85 10 690 398 11 236 87 61* 97 37 60 37l* 351* 113 1* 16 101 11 85 156 1,301 196 (15) 188 695 26 57U 171 12U 191; 97 97 200 599 96 (15) 26 287 18 85 87 20l* 1,1*51 31* 926 262 229 351 188 163 618 67 223 123 158 1,771* 39 1,11*2 323 270 535 300 235 359 2,068 177 (1$) 121 931* 106 1*77 251 137 2,131 57 1,31*8 381* 31*2 619 351* 265 31*5 2,381* 221* (15) 171 1,133 11*0 1*96 220 177 2,272 1*6 1,507 352 367 659 383 276 651. ♦ 9.9 595 3,1*69 !*,119 + 18.7 91*6 1,667 ♦ 76.2 — U5) - (15) 123 - 31.3 179 1,513 1,619 + 7.0 107 51 - 52.3 528 1*73 - 10.1* 196 ie6 - 5 ,1 887 1,388 ♦ 56.5 2,518 2,860 + 13.6 1*2 1*5 ♦ 7.1 1,716 2,000 + 16.1* 1*10 + 11.1 369 1*05 + i*.i 389 716 692 - 3.1* 1*25 1*13 - 2.8 291 279 - l*.l 55 130 39 63 18 10 11 99 2li0 60 ll;7 17 16 18 161* 391* 125 222 28 19 70 I65 629 175 383 39 32 67 203 793 223 501 31* 35 95 185 881 255 538 1*8 1*0 97 Residential building (nonfarm) . 1,100 New dwelling units ........ 720 Additions and alterations .... 31*0 Nonhousekeeping 9 ......... 1*0 Nonresidential building (nonfarm) **.......... 1,020 Industrial .............. 61*2 Commercial .............. 203 Warehouse, office and loft buildings ....... 56 Stores, restaurants, and garages ............. li*7 26 Religious ................ Educational ............. 31 Social and recreational .... 27 Hospital and institutional .... 37 Miscellaneous ....... .... 51* Farm construction... ....... 267 100 Operators* dwellings ...... Service buildings ......... 167 Public utilities •........... 827 Railroad ................ 26h 18 Local transit ............ h2 Petroleum pipeline ........ Electric light and power ... 2l*5 Gas .................... H*1 Manufactured ........... 21 Natural ............... 120 112 Telephone ...... L....... Telegraph...... ......... 5 All other private ...... .... 2.1 Sewer and water .......... 11 All other* .............. 10 Public construction ........... Residential building7........ Nonresidential building ..... Industrial .... .......... Commercial .............. Public administration ..... Educational... .......... Social and recreational .... Hospital and institutional ... Miscellaneous ............ Military and naval facilities9.. Highway .................. Federal “ ................ State .................. County .................. Municipal ............... Sewage disposal and water supply Sewage disposal .......... Water supply ............. Miscellaneous public service enterprises 12............ Conservation and development ... Bureau of Reclamation ..... Corps of Engineers ......... Tennessee Valley Authority ... Other.................. All other public *2.......... Digitized FRASER Seeforpage 19 fo r fo o tn o te s 9,638 13,256 16,853 16,381* 21,1*51* 21,561* 21,812 + 1.2 kk3 2k 7k 213 853 207 1*60 109 57 80 193 - 9.1* 851* + .1 182 - 12.1 1*83 + .6 121* + 13.8 65 + 11*.0 66 - 17.5 11 E X P E N D IT U R E S Table 8 •—E xpenditures fo r New C on struction , Monthly 1951-52 1 1952 Expenditures (in millions) Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total new construction2. #2,170 #2,093 #2,331 #2,536 #2,753 #2,936 $3,037 #3,U6 ; $3,160 : #2,550 #3,09U $2,858 : Private construction ... l,51ii 1,U63 1,615 1,690 1,816 1,927 1,992 2,030 2,029 2,007 1,931* 1,795 Residential building 676 (nonfarm) ........ 91*2 719 8U9 799 927 993 1,028 1,01*7 1,01*5 1,051 1,021* New dwelling units ... 650 710 600 910 850 750 930 930 915 815 875 935 Additions and alterations ..... 56 101 98 77 87 97 91 71* 63 99 103 99 Nonhousekeeping 3 .... 18 12 12 18 18 18 18 13 13 13 17 15 Nonresidential building U23 i*02 (nonfarm) ** ....... 390 1*21 1*05 1*11* 1*1*1 1*13 395 1*31* 1*33 1*1*3 Industrial ........ 202 188 209 181 190 209 183 183 193 193 195 191* Commercial ........ 82 80 86 112 98 101 77 91 99 105 113 93 Warehouse, office and loft buildings ... 1*6 38 38 50 1*7 39 37 1*1 1*3 1*1* 1*3 1*9 Stores, restaurants, and garages ...... 1*0 1*8 61* 1*1 62 hh 39 58 59 55 55 57 Other nonresidential building 122 118 120 121 128 11*0 136 129 123 131* 11*3 H*3 28 30 38 36 38 Religious ......... 29 29 31 37 31 33 39 Educational ...... 28 26 26 28 32 27 25 33 29 31 33 33 Social and 12 recreational ..... 12 11 10 12 12 11 9 9 9 9 ) Hospital and institutionallif .... 28 36 30 32 32 32 33 31* 35 31* 33 35 21* 26 26 Miscellaneous.... . 21* 27 23 19 23 23 25 25 23 128 162 112 162 Farm construction ... 101 171 97 105 11*9 175 133 115 1*6 81 62 1*8 70 76 76 Operators* dwellings • 52 59 1*1* 53 83 86 62 86 Service buildings .... 60 90 92 57 79 71 55 69 53 261* 338 370 Public utilities .... 381 265 29l* 317 31*7 311* 359 379 375 28 26 Railroad ......... 1*0 1*0 1*8 30 38 38 35 33 39 1*3 1*8 Telephone and teleeranh 1 1*1 50 50 1*1* 1*9 53 1*3 1*5 51 1*5 51 261 Other public utilityH 281 226 196 296 269 219 291 233 271* 195 251* All other private 17 ... 6 6 8 8 8 7 9 7 9 7 5 5 Public construction .... Residential building7*• Nonresidential building Industrial ........ Educational ....... Hospital and institutional ..... Other nonresidential building ......... Military and naval facilities 7 ...... Highway ........... Sewer and water... Miscellaneous public service enterprises12 Conservation and development ...... All other public l 3.... 656 63 286 92 129 630 59 275 90 127 716 55 299 101* 131 81*8 55 321* 121 135 37 35 38 1*1 1*1 1*2 1*1 1*3 1*1 28 23 26 27 28 29 31 33 89 87 50 81* 93 1*8 101 125 52 111* 210 56 119 268 60 125 313 62 128 328 61* H* 11 11* 15 17 17 62 5 56 1* 65 5 68 6 71 6 76 937 1,009 1,01*5 1,088 1,131 1,087 56 56 53 51* 51 5U 31*0 392 357 371 393 379 161 166 176 11*9 177 135 136 11*0 138 137 137 139 .L_i See page 19 for footnotes. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 12 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 921* 1*9 361 151* 136 755 1*9 31*2 11*2 131* 1*0 38 36 36 36 33 30 131* 3U2 63 131* 380 62 128 362 61 121 21*0 58 111 112 56 17 19 21 19 16 13 77 6 76 6 81 6 81 6 71* 5 6? 5 E X P E N D IT U R E S Table 8 . —E xpenditures fo r New C on struction , Monthly 1951-521 — Continued 1951 Expenditures (in m illio n s) Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total new construction2.*2,150 *2,030 *2,21*9 *2,1*1*1 *2,61,0 *2,80l» *2,878 *2,91*1 *2,915 *2,860 *2,621* *2,363 Private construction ..• 1,631 1,563 1,652 1,732 1,826 1,922 l,95h 1,959 l,9h3 1,900 1,812 1,670 Residential building 862 (nonfarm) ........ 902 918 930 81*0 956 958 827 965 957 963 895 New dwelling units ... 830 821 858 832 760 750 785 807 857 81*7 81*9 853 Additions and 61 88 66 alterations ...... 60 81 92 72 81* 55 91 93 91 16 Nonhousekeeping 5 •••• 16 16 16 16 17 17 lh 17 Nonresidential building 1*65 (nonfarm) ** ...... 1*60 378 381* 1*10 h65 h71 1*25 hl5 399 Industrial ........ 180 200 200 210 152 2Oh 129 l6h 205 135 195 lh3 Commercial ........ 126 108 121 101 96 122 121 92 127 131 95 131 Warehouse, office and h8 1*8 h8 1*6 1*8 loft buildings ... 1*6 hi hi 1*7 1*5 1*5 Stores, restaurants, 82 80 56 and garages ...... 60 5h 55 75 75 83 83 73 51 Other nonresidential 128 lho building ........ 132 15h 11*9 129 123 153 127 129 155 lh5 1*2 h2 38 32 Religious ........ 38 hi 37 3h 35 35 h3 35 28 28 26 Educational ...... 26 30 32 32 29 27 27 31 29 Social and 18 16 recreational... . • 10 8 12 19 9 lh 15 13 15 15 Hospital and institutional 1 •••• 30 36 32 38 38 3h 39 37 3h 37 33 31 20 22 28 26 Miscellaneous ..... 22 30 17 27 25 13 31 23 166 178. 136 101 Farm construction ...•. 10l* 152 109 117 17h 163 131 115 6l 1*8 Operators’ dwellings 50 1*6 72 5h 77 79 83 85 63 53 86 62 Service buildings .... 56 70 80 59 87 63 91 93 73 55 238 308 Public utilities .••••• 21*2 336 356 312 269 35h 291 329 355 339 26 28 28 22 36 Railroad ......... 38 37 35 33 35 Telephone and telegraph 36 h2 1*2 hi hh 39 1*3 35 1*3 181 238 200 Other public utility1* 180 278 263 22h 271 253 273 231 251 6 6 6 6 6 All other private *7 ..• h 5 5 5 5 5 5 17 hho lh hho lh hi ** ' hi Public construction .... Residential building Nonresidential building industrial ........ Educational ....... Hospital and institutional ....... Other nonresidential building ......... Military and naval facilities * ...... Highway.......... Sewer and water ....... Miscellaneous public service enterprises1? Conservation and development ......... All other public .... hi ho hi hO 982 56 326 103 133 972 63 321 102 135 960 66 317 10h 13h 812 6b 300 96 133 693 66 290 9h 131 1*7 1*7 hh 1*3 39 37 h8 h6 1*3 hO 36 32 26 6b 23h 6h 7h 276 66 83 302 65 93 336 63 96 325 61 103 311 59 100 196 55 88 111* 50 16 20 22 22 23 22 20 15 lh 70 8 76 8 81 8 80 8 78 7 77 7 78 6 73 5 67 h 519 29 228 37 110 1*67 30 219 35 110 597 36 258 5h 118 709 h2 286 70 123 8lh h5 299 77 126 882 h7 308 82 128 ho 3« h5 h7 51 50 hi 36 hi h6 h5 30 92 57 3h 63 55 52 110 59 66 159 62 13 11 15 63 7 1*9 6 61 6 92h h7 317 92 132 See page 19 for footnotes. 13 E X P E N D IT U R E S Table 9 . —E xpenditures fo r New C on stru ction , S ea so n a lly A djusted, Monthly 1951-52 18 Type of construction Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Kay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1952 Expenditures (in millions): Seasonally adjusted Total new construction 2 • 12,578 ♦2,721 ♦2,812 ♦2,79l( ♦2,721 ♦2,683 ♦2,659 ♦2,658 ♦2,713 ♦2.7UU ♦2,781 ♦2.77U Private construction .•.• 1,732 1,808 1,913 1,857 1,803 1,775 1,78a 1,78a 1,797 1,832 1,856 1,871 Residential building 908 9a6 908 980 900 1,008 901 902 (nonfarm) 3 ....... . 965 89a 953 835 Nonresidential building U30 1(18 1(20 a2o aoo (nonfarm)^ ........ aoi aoa an U37 ao9 U35 1(29 208 211 188 186 Industrial ......... 212 188 180 180 190 199 199 179 io)t 108 88 88 Commercial ......... 100 sa 97 11a 93 91 85 85 Warehouse, office and 1(6 >loft buildings .... 50 38 ao UO 38 50 39 h9 a3 a3 39 Stores, restaurants, 62 U8 and garages ••••••... 1(8 1(8 6a 5U a9 57 a7 a7 53 U5 Other nonresidential 128 128 130 132 building ll*........ 132 132 127 127 13a 125 131 131 Farm construction ... . 130 135 132 135 133 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 Public utilities.... . 32h 330 330 33a 335 339 3ao 336 338 335 331 331 8 8 6 6 10 All other private 17 •••• 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 Public construction ... Residential building 7 •• Nonresidential building Military and naval facilities 7 ••«••••••• Highway ............ Sewer and water ...... Miscellaneous public service enterprises 12• Conservation and development ........ All other public 1 7 ... 8U6 70 325 913 66 328 899 58 318 937 57 32U 918 5U 330 908 50 3ao 875 52 332 87a 50 3a7 916 a9 357 912 as 35a 925 1(9 380 903 Sl 38a 109 18U 59 111 21(9 62 12a 21(0 59 126 27U 58 127 25U 58 129 2a3 56 115 237 53 111 229 53 105 261 55 101 262 56 109 237 60 121 190 63 18 17 17 16 15 ia 13 ia 17 17 18 17 75 6 7U 6 78 5 76 6 7U 6 71 5 68 5 65 5 67 5 68 6 67 5 71 6 1951 Expenditures (in millions): Seasonally adjusted Total new construction 2 ♦2,556 ♦2,62U ♦2,737 ♦2,69l( ♦2,590 ♦2,51(5 ♦2,505 ♦2,502 ♦2,503 ♦2,529 ♦2,538 ♦2,572 Private construction .... 1,868 l,9t7 1,956 1,89a 1,800 1,756 1,739 1,715 1,712 1,723 1,726 1,728 Residential building (nonfarm) 3 ........ 1,03U 1,087 1,075 850 812 862 821 992 86a 887 83a 855 Nonresidential building a62 aoo (nonfarm) ** ....... . a52 a52 aa7 ao9 399 393 a35 a33 U17 a53 188 Industrial ......... 206 210 192 165 1714 123 151 203 135 185 185 116 Commercial ......... 102 90 92 92 139 11:3 137 89 131 97 ia3 Warehouse, office and loft buildings... . 50 aa 38 52 50 38 50 aa ai a7 a9 ai Stores, restaurants, 88 81 58 52 and garages ...... 69 51 51 91 53 51 89 93 Other nonresidential 128 122 iao 150 building ll*... . iai 157 139 135 125 ia7 131 1U9 136 138 138 138 138 136 Farm construction .... 137 137 139 135 139 135 298 311 321 296 316 312 Public utilities ........ 31a 307 317 309 303 325 6 6 6 6 6 All other private 17 •••• a a a 5 5 7 5 Public construction ... Residential building 7 •• Nonresidential building Military and naval facilities 7 ........ Highway ............. Sewer and water ...... Miscellaneous public service enterprises ., Conservation and development ........ All other public13 ..... See page 19 fo r fo o tn o te s . Hi 688 32 259 677 3U 261 781 38 275 800 aa 286 790 aa 291 789 as 29a 766 a5 283 787 51 289 791 58 292 806 6a 297 812 70 316 8aa 70 326 3d 190 67 U6 177 70 65 237 67 75 227 6a 75 21a 61 79 209 61 76 213 5a 80 22a 53 78 221 5a 8a 217 5a 92 190 56 99 199 55 17 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 18 19 17 19 77 8 65 7 73 8 78 8 79 8 76 7 71 7 67 6 6a 6 66 5 66 5 71 5 EXPENDITURES T a b le 1 0 .— E x p e n d itu r e s A n n u a lly Type of construction Total new construction 2 Private construction ......... ............... Residential building (nonfarm )3 ......... Nonresidential building (nonfarm)1* ...... Industrial ............................... Commercial ............................... Warehouse, office and loft buildings • Stores, restaurants, and garages ..... Other nonresidential building .......... Farm construction .......................... Public u t i l i t i e s ............... Railroad .................................. Telephone and telegraph ................. Other public u t i l i t y 1* .................. All other private ....................... Public construction ......................... Residential building 7 .... ............... Nonresidential building ................... Industrial .............................. Educational .............................. Hospital and institutional ............. Other nonresidential building ........... Military and naval facilities 9 .......... H i g h w a y ..................................... Sewer and water ............................ Miscellaneous public service enterprises 12 Conservation and development ............ . All other public 13 ........................ Total new construction 2 ............................................ Private construction............................................... Residential building (nonfarm) 3 ................... Nonresidential building (nonfarm) ** ............. Industrial ............................................................ Commercial ............................................................ Warehouse, office and lo ft buildings .. Stores, restaurants, and garages ........... Other nonresidential building ..................... Farm construction .................................................. Public u t ilitie s .................................................. Railroad ................................................................ Telephone and telegraph ................................. Other public u tility ^ ................................... All other private 13 .............................................. Public construction .................................................. Residential building 7 ....................................... Nonresidential building ..................................... Industrial ............................................................ Educational........................... .............................. Hospital and institutional ........................... Other nonresidential building ..................... Military and naval fa c ilitie s 9 ..................... Highway ...................................................................... Sewer and water .............................................. • ... Miscellaneous public service enterprises 12 Conservation and development ........................... All other public 13 ................................................ S ee page 19 fo r fo r 1 9 1 5 -3 2 N ew C o n s t r u c t i o n in 191*7-1*9 P r i c e s , 13 E x p e n d itu r e s 1915 *11,532 9,096 It, 569 l,9l*9 776 (5) (5) (5) (5) 781 1,538 626 103 809 259 2,1*36 0 1,009 (5) (5) (5) (5) 5U 686 1*09 135 139 1* 1921 $11,668 9,109 1*,1*22 3,089 1,270 1,189 511 678 630 1*69 969 275 132 562 Ho 2,559 0 81*2 (8) 596 87 159 90 1,105 338 77 99 8 1916 (in m illio n s ): 1917 *12,278 *11,837 10,209 8,71*9 1*,81*2 3 ,58U 2,551 2,331 885 1,003 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 975 1,127 1,632 1,563 706 669 121 H*3 8U2 711* 11*1* 209 2,069 3,088 0 0 638 632 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 60 1,1*98 67 I* 397 208 292 116 89 86 62 2 3 1922 1923 *16,257 *17,973 13,210 15,323 7,671 8,961 3 ,3U3 3,300 1,081 1,13U 1,377 1 , 1*60 609 571 768 889 906 885 652 577 1,1*31 2,019 2914 553 178 208 959 1,258 188 191 3,Ol*7 2,61*9 0 0 1,129 1,006 (8) (8) 803 725 ll*l 115 168 185 28 Ii9 l,2l*6 1,027 1*20 369 86 90 118 100 13 13 in 191*7-1*9 p r i c e s 1920 1919 * 11 , mu *12,151) *10,575 6 , 1*25 8,610 8,777 2,311 l*,022 3,398 1,819 2,21*9 3,21*5 1,095 1,283 1,777 (5) (5) 1,069 (5) (5) 1*59 610 (5) (5) (5) (5) 399 902 991 1,138 1,181 1,083 1,110 601 392 225 111* 111* 159 726 1*66 577 118 122 123 1*,719 3,51*1* 1,798 0 30 71 527 1*71 505 (5) (8) (5) (5) 316 (5) (5) (5) 55 100 (5) (5) 237 3,337 2,036 598 703 1*57 236 231 195 70 63 65 60 71* 83 8 2 2 1926 1925 1921 *20,155 *22,569 *23,817 17,028 18,913 20,070 10,1j55 11,511) 11,570 3,U72 1),331 5,250 960 1,067 1,511 1,506 1,950 2,269 688 721* 582 921) 1,262 1,51*5 1,006 1,311) 1,1*70 596 607 623 2,281 2,231) 2,1*1*3 620 771* 559 270 318 357 1,1)52 1,296 1,312 211 211 213 3,127 3,656 3,71*7 0 0 0 1,01)7 1,21)0 1,305 "(8) (8) (8) 861* 866 71)8 11*7 127 132 21)2 172 291* 16 20 15 1,313 1,513 1,551 li78 519 533 226 122 213 136 11)4 11)1) 11 7 7 1918 fo o tn o te s . 15 EXPENDITURES T a b le 1 0 . — E x p e n d itu r e s A n n u a lly fo r N ew C o n s t r u c t i o n Type of construction Total new construction 2 ..................................................... Private construction.................................................... Residential building (nonfarm)3 ............................. Nonresidential building (nonfarm)1* ....................... In d u stria l........................................................ .............. Commercial ....................................................................... Warehouse, o ffice and lo ft buildings ............. Stores, restaurants, and garages ..................... Other nonresidential building ............................... Farm construction ............................................................ Public u t i l i t i e s ............................................................. 'Railroad ........................................................................... Telephone and telegraph........................................... Other public u tility 1* .............................................. A ll other private l? ........................................................ Public construction ............................................................ Residential building 7 ......................................... Nonresidential building ............................. .................. Industrial ..................... ................................................ Educational ..................................................................... Hospital and institutional ...................................... Other nonresidential building ............................... Military and naval fa c ilitie s * ........................... Highway ................................................................................. Sewer and water • • •••...................................................... Miscellaneous public service enterprises 12 ......... Conservation and development ...............• • • • .............. All other public .......................................................... Total new construction 2 ...................................................... Private construction .......................................................... Residential building (nonfarm) 3 ............................. Nonresidential building (nonfarm) ** ................. Industrial ...................................................................... Commercial ..................................................................... warehouse, office and lo ft buildings ............. Stores, restaurants, and garages ..................... Other nonresidential building ............................... Farm construction.......................................................... Public u t i l i t i e s .............................................................. R ailroad.......................................................................... Telephone and telegraph ............................................ Other public u t ilit y 1* .............................................. All other private ^ ........................................................ Public construction ............................................................ Residential building ? ................................... .............. Nonresidential b u ild in g ............................................... Industrial .................................................................... Educational .................................................................... Hospital and institutional ..................................... Other nonresidential b u ild in g............................... Military and naval fa c ilitie s * ............................... Highway ................................................................................. Sewer and water ............................................................... Miscellaneous public service enterprises 12 ......... Conservation and development ..................................... All other public x3 .......................................................... S ee page 19 f o r fo o tn o te s . 16 in 19k7~U 9 P r ic e s , 1 9 1 5 -5 2 1 9 — C o n tin u e d Expenditures (in m illions): in 19U7 —U9 prices 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 $23,663 $23,122 $20,988 $17,552 $18,087 $8,993 $6,707 19,655 18,657 16,1*13 12,087 8,1*27 U, 269 3,223 10,818 9,958 7,250 8,261 3,U86 1,658 1,237 5,3lt9 5,823 5,661* 8,875 2/116 1,1*39 1,199 220 510 617 i , m 1,710 2,081 1,307 598 376 2,365 2,306 2,263 1,811 1,01*0 106 856 1,11*6 1,118 570 772 277 1*70 270 321 697 1,593 1,850 1,117 621 1,500 1,807 1,320 1,357 1,119 313 676 238 622 7XU 139 809 105 5a6 976 2,539 2,395 2,687 2,782 1,805 278 898 738 19a 708 835 535 368 588 178 321 297 529 93 52C 1 , 1*80 1,323 1,323 1,296 973 259 122 102 190 160 205 91 235 a, 208 8,865 h,531 5,505 5,660 a , 72!* 3,a8a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,290 1,381 1,1*27 1,589 1,615 1,258 71a (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) (8) 6 818 81*2 752 39a 157 858 79l* 290 252 150 219 238 277 173 366 818 612 aoi 323 573 329 90 22 60 92 91 29 37 1,802 2,033 2,069 ' 2,660 2,652 2,360 1,637 1*66 581 560 356 51*0 205 685 285 302 278 37U 303 131 1*15 212 258 3a2 312 138 117 6sa 22 26 1*2 30 32 31* 23 1938 1939 1980 1931* 1935 1936 1937 $7,828 $9,152 $13,598 $13,718 $13,633 $16,173 $16,873 3 , 60l* l*,8i*l 6,991* 8,200 7,801 9,032 10 , 11a 1,513 2,506 3,753 8,028 8,186 5,885 5,913 1,207 1,255 1,812 2,393 1,717 1,778 2,222 L81* 638 1,038 500 563 919 395 666 71*0 561 76a 633 689 1*55 188 21*6 272 11*3 167 155 173 312 598 889 898 591 1*91* 391* 268 562 299 539 1*31* 889 588 166 508 860 807 391* 311* 573 988 1,287 1,077 1,218 l,3a7 61*5 709 226 262 256 232 312 367 293 126 100 186 176 178 22a 93 296 811 698 778 377 569 675 56 58 73 1*7 57 59 51 l*,22l* i*,311 6 , 60)1 5,518 6,232 7 ,l8 l 6,759 ll*6 2 22 200 130 73 395 930 1,900 1,273 1,562 2,215 1,320 1,031 28 26 10 336 8 5 51 1*02 U32 332 99 2 718 1,069 587 222 298 169 107 12a 11*3 199 528 386 1*58 600 699 797 513 107 791 77 265 65 131 65 1,707 ‘ 1,513 2,21*9 2,153 2,605 2,586 2,516 586 896 586 587 317 531 335 196 192 121* 270 96 205 203 883 1,200 1,111*980 868 895 829 81 181 102 256 271* 163 288 EXPENDITURES T a b le 1 0 .— E x p e n d itu r e s f o r A n n u a lly 1 9 1 5 -5 2 N ew C o n s t r u c t i o n 19— C o n t i n u e d lype 01 construction Total new construction 2 .................................................. Private construction................... ................... ................. Residential building (nonfarm) * ............................. Nonresidential building (nonfarm) ** ....................... Industrial ...................................................................... Commercial ...................................................................... Warehouse, office and lo ft buildings ............. Stores, restaurants, and garages ................ Other nonresidential building ........................ Farm construction............... . .............. ........................... Public u t ilitie s ............................................................. Railroad .......................................................................... Telephone and telegraph ............................................ Other public u tility 16 .............................................. All other private l7 ........................................................ Public construction ............................................................ Residential building 7 ................. ............................. . ..................... Nonresidential building In d u stria l ........ ................................... ........... Educational .................................................... Hospital and institutional ..................................... Other nonresidential building ............................... Military and naval fa c ilitie s 9 ............................... Highway ................................................................................. Sewer and water ................................................................ Miscellaneous public service enterprises 12 . ... . Conservation and development ................................... . All other public .......................................................... Total new construction 2 ...................................................... Private construction .................................................... . Residential building (nonfarm) 3 ....................... . Nonresidential building (nonfarm) ** ....................... Industrial ...................................................................... Commercial ....................................................................... Warehouse, office and lo ft b u ild in g s ...... .. Stores, restaurants, and garages ................ Other nonresidential building **♦ ....................... . • Farm construction........................................................... Public u tilitie s .............................................................. R ailroad......................... ..................................... Telephone and telegraph ................................ Other public u tility ................................... All other private *7 . ................. ..................... . Public construction .................................... ......... Residential building 7 ................................................. Nonresidential building ............................................... Industrial ...................................................................... Educational .................................................................... Hospital and institutional ..................................... Other nonresidential building ............................... Military and naval fa c ilitie s 7 ............................... Highway ................................................................................. Sewer and w a ter............................................................... Miscellaneous public service enterprises 12 ........ Conservation and development ..................................... All other public 13 .......................................................... in 191*7-1*9 P r i c e s , Expenditures (in m illions): in 191*7-1*9 prices 191*1 191*2 191*3 191*1* 191*5 191*6 191*7 # 21,£21 $22,91*1* $12,81*1 . $8,173 $8,1*39 $ 15 , 51*6 $ 17,795 11,527 5,81*1* 3,171 3,353 U, 777 12,51*9 H*, 112 6,U28 2,995 1,1*66 1,21*7 1,562 5,170 6,707 386 598 1,636 1*,1*85 3,375 2,9l*l 1,128 21*6 998 2,133 1,817 1,51)4 57 8 31*5 286 81*0 96 58 921 337 1,597 26 222 22 86 102 1*17 251 181* 618 70 36 670 251 1,180 261; 62 58 7 301 157 637 755 666 1*90 377 1,097 1,1*59 1*73 1*25 1,U38 1,201 835 1,065 1,172 1,731 2,1*96 31*6 321* 297 312 295 351 339 308 166 121* 390 522 91 21*7 806 1*1*7 659 595 655 1,029 1,635 18 66 30 11 30 51* 75 10,29)* 17,100 9,670 1*,820 3,662 2,997 3,683 788 91*0 1,229 1*71* 115 223 325 61*1* 3,129 6,111* 3,200 2,273 1,527 1*95 2,386 5,638 2,938 2,037 1,212 102 ll*5 118 11*6 102 319 71* 251 309 68 82 10!* 92 91 11*7 125 62 66 58 11*1 333 157 79 3,096 8,060 3,831* 1,302 1,065 21*5 217 1,813 962 1*72 529 535 1,089 1,51*3 250 21*1* 138 377 117 163 379 80 185 109 69 125 177 73 761* 186 21*1 302 1*21* 567 1*35 16 11*2 21 76 98 207 23 change, 191*8 191*9 1950 1951 1952 Percent 1951-•52 ♦ 21.3 $20,759 $22,180 $26,608 $26 , 71*2 $27,355 16,156 15,956 19,885 18,501* 18,177 - I..8 8,167 8,128 11 , 631* 9,1*57 9,311 - 1-.5 - t>.3 3 , 1*71* 3,121* 3,566 l*,i*9l* 1*, 211 ♦ t>.6 1,338 95U 1,001* 1,790 1,909 1,208 986 990 1,221* 1,233 - 20.0 1*61 396 500 '.8 313 31*1* 861* 828 - 28.1* 677 733 525 928 1,180 1,338 1,1*71 1,316 - 10.5 1,1*85 1,1*79 1,583 1,1*1*3 1,392 1.5 2,966 3,151 3,001 3,056 3,191* ♦ h*.5 31*2 365 352 + 6>.0 299 373 526 1*70 701 1*02 13.8 1*13 1,900 2,283 2,300 2,291 2,351 + 2f.6 61* 101 + 27r.8 71* 51* 69 + n . i* 1*,603 6,221* 6,723 8,238 9,178 550 321 512 11*9 353 + 7'.!* + ll*.0 1,21*1 1,990 2,237 3,026 3,1*51 186 212 797 1,370 173 + 71.9 + 5f.8 591 897 1,061 1,337 1,375 212 1*66 1*01 1*58 1*67 - 13.9 1*62 1,26 252 - 2£1.1* 1*97 305 788 1,195 + 51.6 152 171 131* 1,668 2,131 2,367 2,31*9 2,525 + 7’.5 586 520 606 590 561 - 7'.1* 1Pn 161* 190 11*8 168 - 11.9 608 786 750 721 691* - 31.7 90 68 20.6 87 85 51* + - 17 EXPENDITURES Table 11* ■ -Expenditures for New Public Construction, by Source of Funds, Annually 1915-52 20 Source of funds E x p e n d itu r e s 1915 ♦ 719 71 61*8 1925 ♦ 2,138 189 1,91*9 1935 ♦ 2,233 1916 1917 Total new public construction ♦ 708 ♦ 1,279 66 Federal funds 21* 22............... 659 61*2 620 State and local funds 23..• 1926 1927 Total new public construction ♦ 2,11*1. ♦ 2,1*09 Federal funds 21,22................. 171* 179 State and local funds 23 •.• 1,970 2,230 1936 1937 Total new public construction ♦ 3,516 ♦ 3,096 Federal funds 21> 22................. 1,381 2,363 1,893 852 1.153 1,203 State and local funds 2^ ••• 191*5 19U6 191*7 Total new public construction ♦ 2,398 ♦ 2,362 ♦ 3,1*33 Federal funds n » 22................. 1,836 1,111* 1,21*9 562 1,21*8 2,181* State and local funds 23 . . . See page 19 for footnotes. 1918 ♦ 2,238 1,6Uit 59U 1928 ♦ 2,1*85 207 2,278 1938 ♦ 3,1*20 2,037 1,383 191*8 ♦ U,825 1,591* 3,231 (in m illio n s ) 1919 1920 ♦ 1,976 ♦ 1,352 1,227 327 7l*9 1,025 1929 1930 ♦ 2,1*86 ♦ 2,858 313 235 2,251 2,51*5 1939 19l*0 ♦ 3,809 ♦ 3,628 2,136 2,128 1,673 1,500 19l*9 1950 ♦ 6,1*05 ♦ 7,000 1,91*9 2,090 1*,1*56 1*,910 1921 ♦ 1,561* 200 1,361* 1931 ♦ 2,659 506 2,153 19l*l ♦ 5,751 !*,1*1*8 1,303 1951 ♦ 9,331 3,1*33 5,898 1922 192U ♦ 1,661* ♦ 1,622 ♦ 1,901 178 185 211 1,506 1,1*37 1,690 1932 1933 1931* ♦ 1,862 ♦ 1,61*8 ♦ 2,211 1*1.1* 802 1,1*18 __ 8U6 1,31*7 861* 191*2 191*3 191*1* ♦ 10,660 ♦ 6,322 ♦ 3,073 9,788 5,877 2,631 872 1*1*5 Ul*2 Percent change, 1952 1951-52 ♦ 10,826 1*,783 6,01*3 Table 12.—Expenditures for New Public Construction, by Source of Funds, and Type of Construction, Monthly 1952 20 1952 expenditures (in m illions) Source of funds and type of construction Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Total new public construction ................. $656 ♦ 630 ♦ 716 ♦ 61*8 ♦ 937 ♦ 1,009 ♦ 1,01*5 ♦ 1,088 ♦ 1,131 ♦ 1,087 Federal funds 21 ............... 252 270 315 369 b07 bb3 U60 U8U U97 UY3 Residential building .. 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 176 186 202 20li 192 Nonresidential building llli 109 127 1U7 161 Industrial ..................... 92 90 10I 121 135 Hi9 161 176 177 166 Hospital 22..................... 12 Ik Hi 111 13 13 15 15 13 13 Other nonresidential b u ild in g............. 12 12 12 12 11 Hi 7 9 13 9 Military and naval fa c ilitie s 9 ............... 8h 101 11b 119 89 125 128 13U 13U 128 61 72 21 66 Highway ............................. 20 67 37 51 63 15 Conservation and 81 76 76 81 68 56 development ................... 62 65 71 77 2 2 1 1 A ll other 2i*..................... b Ii 3 3 3 3 566 585 60U 63li 6lb State and local funds 25 37U 360 liOl li79 530 Residential building 7 50 52 5b 5b 59 55 51 63 51 53 181 185 190 189 187 Nonresidential building 172 166 172 177 179 Educational ................... 125 123 126 128 219 129 131 133 132 130 26 28 28 Hospital ......................... 2h 2b 27 27 27 23 29 Other nonresidential 22 26 28 20 30 b u ild in g ....................... 23 23 23 25 29 72 Highway............................. 252 265 276 308 295 73 lOii 173 217 h8 52 56 60 62 61 62 Sewer and w a ter............. 50 6b 63 18 20 20 22 21 lb All other ..................... 17 19 23 20 See page 19 for footnotes. 18 1923 + 16.0 + 39.3 + 2.5 Nov. Dec. ♦ 921* ♦ 755 lll9 36U 1 1 176 163 151i lll2 10 11 11 n 121 111 21 U5 7li 67 2 1 505 391 I18 ii6 185 179 129 127 26 27 26 29 91 195 58 56 17 19 EXPENDITURES Joint national estimates of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, and the Building Materials and Construction Division, U. S. Department of Commerce* Estimated construction expenditures rep resent the monetary value of the volume of work accomplished in continental United States during the indi cated period of time. These figures should be differentiated from permit valuation data reported in the section on urban building authorized, and the data on value of contract awards in the section on Federal contract awards, 2 Includes major additions and alterations, 9 Includes hotels, dormitories, and tourist courts and cabins. * Expenditures by privately owned public utilities for nonresidential building are in cluded under ’’Public utilities." ^Unavailable separately ;included in total, * Covers privately owned roads and bridges, and miscellaneous nonouilding items, such as parks and playgrounds. 7 Includes nonhousekeeping public residential construction, as well as housekeeping units. 8 Public industrial and commercial building not segregable from private for 1920 through 1932, but the amount involved is negligible. 9 Covers all types of construction, building as well as nonbuilding, at military establishments of the Department of Defense (except for production facilities, which are included in public industrial building).WCovers, primarily, roads in national parks and forests. Federal contributions to State and local highway systems under Federalaid programs are included in the "State," "County," or "Municipal" data, according to ownership of the aided systems. Data not available; amounts believed to be negligible.12 Covers, primarily, publicly owned a i r ports, electric light and power systems, and local transit facilities. Covers public construction not else where classified, such as parks, playgrounds, memorials, etc. ^Includes Federal contributions toward con struction of private nonprofit hospital facilities under the National Hospital Program. * Less than $500,000. ** Covers, primarily, electric light and power, and gas utilities. ^ C o v e r s privately owned sower and water facilities, roads and bridges, and miscellaneous nonbuilding items, such as parks and playgrounds. Seasonally adjusted monthly expenditures estimates shown in this table are derived from the unadjusted estimates presented in table 8 by applying appropriate factors to eliminate purely seasonal influences. 19 Expenditures estimates in terms of constant dollars shown in this table are derived from the unadjusted estimates presented in table 7 by applying appropriate factors to eliminate price and wage fluctuations, and thus show comparisons of the physical volume of construction accomplished. 20 Expenditures estimates for total public construction presented in tables 7 and 8 are identical with those distributed by source of funds in tables 11 and 12. 21 Covers grants to State and local governments for construction under Federal-aid pro grams, as well as expenditures for construction of federally owned projects. 22 Does not include Federal aid to privately owned nonprofit hospitals under the National Hospital Program. a3Covers State and local contri butions for construction under Federal-aid programs, as well as total expenditures for State dnd local con struction financed independently of such programs. 2lfCovers Federal construction not elsewhere classified, principally airfield construction. Covers non-Federal public construction not elsewhere classified, such as airports, publicly owned utilities, parks, etc. PUBLIC EXPENDITURES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION Federal, and State and Local IPERCEND State and local funds paid for the bulk of new public construction except in tirartime CPnrcont) and in the depression of the 1930’s. fed era l 1915 1920 UNITEDSTATESDEPARTMENTOFLABOR 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 (Percent) s ta te & local 1950 1952 BUREAU Of LABOR STATISTICS 19 EMPLOYMENT T a b l e 1 3 . — E m p lo y m e n t b y C o n s tr u c tio n C o n tr a c t o r s , A n n u a lly 1 9 1 9 -3 8 , A n n u a lly a n d M o n th ly 1 9 3 9 -5 2 1 (Average number of workers in thousands) Tear 1919.V.V.7.1 9 2 0 .............. 1 9 2 1 ....... 1922 ............. 1923 Annual average 1,021 8U8 1,012 1,185 1,229 Tear 192 U ........... 1925 ........... 1926 ........... 1927 ........... 1926 ........... 19l*0 Annually 1919-38 Annual Annual Tear average average 1,321 1 9 2 9 ........... 1,1*97 1,372 1,1*1*6 1 9 3 0 ........... 1,211* 1,555 1 9 3 1 ........... 1,608 1932 . . . . . . 970 1,606 1933 . . . . . . 809 Annually and monthly, 1939-52 Tear 1931* 1935 1936 1937 1938 ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. Annual average 862 912 1,1U5 1,112 1,055 191*6 191*1* 191*5 Annual average . . . . 1,150 1,661 1,091* 1,291* 1,132 901* 1,606 950 1,220 January ................. 1,111* 927 1,068 916 February . . . . . . . . 930 1,567 959 1,251 1,532 1,061 1,002 March..................... 1,035 1,015 1,375 1,61.1* 1,11*6 1,528 A p r il........... 1,075 1,053 1,132 1,260 1,738 May....................... 1,109 1,093 1,617 1,231* 1,300 1,701 June ....................... 1,272 1,803 1,11*7 1,11*7 1,956 1,802 J u ly ................... 1,187 1,153 1,31*2 1,285 2,011* 1,232 August ................... 1,312 1,157 1,887 1,371 1,232 September ............. 1,285 1,923 1,1*69 2,035 1,125 1,092 1,252 1,910 October 1,550 1,969 1,231* 1,266 November........... 1,161 1,607 1,887 1,879 1,057 1,826 December ............... 1,010 969 1,629 1,215 1,731* Percenl change, 191*8 191*9 1952 19l*7 19551-52 2,572 - .6 Annual average . . . . 1,982 2,165 2,333 2,169 2,022 ■*» l.h January ................. 1,702 1,928 2,299 1,929 2,331 2,321* 1,681 1,932 1,870, ♦ 3.6 February . . . . . . . . 2, 21*1* 1,793 - 1.1 1,916 2,338 March ..................... 1,727 1,879 2,313 1,953 - 2.1 2,086 2,1*86 2,021 April ..................... 1,81*2 2,01*3 2,1*35 - 2.8 1,936 May........... 2,258 2,615 2,51*3 2,157 2,11*5 2,706 2,690 - .6 2,1*30 June ....................... 2,081; 2,215 2,293 2,286 J u ly ....................... 2,129 - .9 2,51*9 2,751 2,775 2,353 2,830 2,812 - .6 2,350 August ................... 2,193 2,389 2,61*7 (2) 2,61*6 2,790 September ............. 2,193 2,791* 2,375 2,351 - 2.0 2,728 2,31*0 2,321* October................. 2,166 2,652 2,783 (2) 2,61*8 2,256 November ............... 2,102 2,592 2,653 2,291* 2,536 2,206 2,098 - 1.5 December ............... 2,031 2,1*22 2,1*97 "7 Data cover fu ll- and part-time employees who worked during, or received pay for, the payroll period ending nearest the 15th of the month. They cover a ll site and o ff-site wage and salaried employees of private firms whose major activity is construction, but exclude self-employed construction workers, working proprietors, and force-account employees of nonconstruction firms and public agencies engaged in construc tion a ctiv ities. Force-account employees are workers hired not through a contractor, but directly by a business or government agency, and utilized as a separate work force to perform nonmaintenance construc tion work on the agency’s own properties. Based currently upon monthly reports to the Bureau of Labor S tatistics or to State agencies from a representative'group of firms in each State. The base figures to which these monthly reports are applied are from unemployment compensation agencies and the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance. The em ployment figures have been adjusted to the fir s t quarter 1951 benchmark level indicated by data from these government social-insurance pro grams; in general, State and area data are based on 1952 benchmark lev els. * Less than 0.5 of 1 percent. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 20Bank of St. Louis Federal Reserve 1939 19ld 1,790 19l*2 2,170 1,675 1,61*9 1,831* 2,01*0 2,222 2,1*03 2,565 2,577 2,530 2,370 2,212 1,957 1950 191*3 1,567 1,835 1,780 1,761* 1,71*1 1,691* 1,669 1,580 1,521* l,l*5l 1,31*3 1,272 1,11*7 1951 2,588 EMPLOYMENT Table 11*.—Employment by C on struction C on tractors, by Type o f C on tractor, A nnually 19k5-51, Monthly 1952 1 Type of contractor All contractors...................... Building construction . . . . . . . . . General contractors ............. Special trade contractors ... Plumbing and beating . . . . . . Painting and decorating ... Electrical work ................ Other special trades ........ Nonbuilding construction ........ Highway and street .............. Other................... ............... Average number of workers (in thousands) 191*5 191*6 191*7 191*8 191*9 1950 1951 1*132 89U 379 515 121* 85 76 230 239 96 1,661 1,358 6kl 717 176 112 91* 335 303 138 165 1,982 2,169 1,595 735 860 216 120 II6 1*06 387 169 218 1,753 807 91*6 238 125 123 1*59 1*16 172 21*1* 2,165 1,736 779 957 21*2 131* 122 1*69 1*28 178 250 2,333 1,885 810* 1 , 01*1 263 131 123 521* 1*1*8 183 265 2,588 2,098 950 1 , 11*8 287 156 11*0 565 1*90 201 289 May 2, 51*3 June 2,690 2, 0*2 966 1,176 July 2,751 ihJ 1952 Feb. Mar. 2,331 1,93 k 8U5 1,089 28k 136 lk 7 522 397 lk 2 255 2 , 321* 1,922 eiis 1,077 278 133 11*6 520 1*02 H*5 257 2,313 Aug. Sept. 2,812 2,223 1,003 1,220 295 17k 157 59 k 589 262 327 2 , 791* 2,210 986 1 , 221* 296 178 158 592 581* 259 325 i Jan. All contractors ....................... Building construction ............. General contractors ............. Special trade contractors ... Plumbing and heating ........ Fainting and decorating ... Electrical work ................ Other special trades ........ Nonbuilding construction ........ Highway and street .............. Other ................................... All contractors ...................... Building construction ............. General contractors........ Special trade contractors •.. Plumbing and heating ........ Painting and decorating ... Electrical work ................ Other special trades ........ Nonbuilding construction ........ Highway and street .............. l See table 13 , footnote 1,907 1 81*0 1,067 275 135 11*5 512 1*06 11*5 261 Oct. 2,728 2,159 961 1,198 297 166 155 580 569 250 319 Apr. 2, 1*35 1,972 870 1,102 273 11*6 H*5 538 1*63 182 281 2,033 903 1,130 27k 161 lkT 5k8 510 219 291 281* 161* 152 576 51*8 21*1 307 2,189 988 1,201 292 173 156 580 562 21*9 313 Percent change, Nov. Dee. Year 2 , 61*8 2 , 1*97 2,037 888 1 , 11*9 292 11*8 151* 555 1*60 176 281* 2,572 - 2,071 - 1.3 - 3.2 + .3 - .3 + .6 + 7.9 - l.k + 2.2 + 3.5 + l.k 2 , 121* 91*0 1 , 181* 297 163 153 571 521* 223 301 920 1,151 286 157 151 557 501 208 293 1951-52 ___ 0.6 1. 21 EMPLOYMENT Table 15*—Deployment by C on struction C ontractors in th e U nited S ta te s and S e le c te d S ta te s , A nnually 19U7-52 1 State United States to ta l ........ ••••••••••• Average number of workers (in thousands) 191*8 1950 19 U7 191*9 1951 1952 1982.0 Selected States: Alabama . . . . ................................. . 2ll.l Arizona............................. . 11.1 Arkansas «•••••.............................. 15.9 California ..................................... 202 . 1* Colorado ...................................... . 17.2 Connecticut2 .......................••••• 29.7 District of Columbia ..................... 18. 1* Florida ........ ................... •••••••• 5i*.a Georgia ......................................... 36.0 Idaho ........................................... . 7.1 Illinois ........................................ 118.7 Indiana................ ........................ 1*7.8 Iowa .......................................... . 28.1 Kansas .......................................... 23.3 Louisiana........... . 32.7 Maine.................................. . 11.8 Maryland...................................... . 1*6.5 Massachusetts ............................ . 63 .1* Minnesota ................................... . 37.0 Missouri ..........••••••••••••••....... 1*5.3 Montana ............................... •••••• 7.3 Nebraska....................................... 15.2 5.0 Nevada ......................................... . New Hampshire....................... ••••• 7.5 67.6 New Jersey • •................... New Mexico........ ................... ••••• 10.5 New York....................................... 195.8 1*0.2 North Carolina ........................ . North Dakota ••••......................... . 1*.7 Ohio ............................... ............. 109.7 Oklahoma ..................... . ................ 23.3 Oregon ........................................... 2i*.6 Pennsylvania.............. . 139.7 Rhode Island ................................ . 9.5 South Carolina .............................. 22.5 5.8 South Dakota ................................. 39.6 Tennessee •••••••....... Texas ............................................ 128.8 Utah .............................................. 9.1 Vermont ...................................... 1*.3 Virginia ••••••••........ .................. 1*2.5 Washington • • • • •.................... •. • •. 38.3 West Virginia ....................... ••••• 18.1 Wisconsin ................ ..................... 37.7 looming ....................................... . 5.7 2169.0 2165.0 2333.0 2588.0 2572.0 25.7 12.6 16.8 225.2 19.2 27.0 10.3 16.1 197.5 19.1 33.6 19.2 52.2 3l*.8 9.0 132.8 50.2 28.3 27.3 1*1*. 3 8.7 1*6.1 65.6 3!*.7 1*1*.2 9.7 17 . 1* 1*.3 7 . 1* 75.0 1U.9 206.8 1*0.7 7.8 113.1 29.6 23.2 11*9.1 12.2 21.7 8.1 36.2 131.0 10.7 28.2 12.1 18.2 225.8 22.1 37.8 22.1 66.8 1*0.3 10.5 139.5 53.6 32.5 30.5 1*6 . 1* 8.6 52.2 73.1 39.3 52.9 3a.8 13.6 23.7 2a2.8 26.9 1*1 .6 20.9 73.1 a6 .a 39.2 15.6 a .i 223.7 29.1 a2.7 19.0 7a.2 a5 .o 10.0 32.7 20.6 57.7 36.0 7.8 130. 1* 52.2 29.1 27.5 U3 .U u . i* 52. 1* 69 . 1* 38.3 1*6.7 9.1 17.7 1*.9 7 .6 76.9 12.5 209.8 1*3.1 6.8 119.9 26.8 25.5 152.5 11.6 25.8 7 .6 1*0.0 11*5 .9 11.2 U.5 1*5.3 50.3 21.0 1*2.3 7 .6 u. i* 1*7.1 1*2.1 19.8 1*5.5 7.7 10.5 18.9 a.5 6.8 83.8 16 . 1* 229.0 1*8.0 8.1 119 . 1* 31.2 26.3 152.5 H*.2 21*.3 8.9 1*6.2 138.a 12.2 3.9 50.5 a2.7 19.5 ae.5 6.8 i2.a i 6a.8 6a .0 3a .i 37.6 52.3 i2.a 55 .a 73.8 a3 .o 62.1 10.6 19.2 a.7 7.2 98.a 15.9 232 .a 62.9 8.5 ia i.i 32.3 27.a 167.1 15.6 37.9 9.0 51.2 170.3 13.0 3.6 60.9 a7 .i 18.7 52.1 6.5 172.6 6a.a 31.0 38.7 55.7 12.0 55.9 66.2 ao.2 63 .a 10.7 19.2 6.7 6.5 93.9 13.6 218.5 59 .a 8.1 150.5 3i.a 2a.9 161.7 i 6 .a 57.5 7.7 a8 .6 m .a 11. 93.5 63.1 15.8 50.2 6.9 a5.8 Percent change, 1951-52 - 0.6 + 12.6 + 1U.7 - 11.0 - 7.9 + 8.2 + 2.6 - 9.1 * 1.5 - 3.0 19 .U ♦ U.7 * .6 - 9.1 + 2.9 * 6.5 - 3 .2 + .9 - 10.3 - 6.5 + 2.1 + .9 0 + U2.6 - 9.7 - U.6 - 1 U.5 - 6.0 - 5 .6 - U.7 + 6.7 - 2.8 - 9.1 - 3.2 + 5 .1 ♦ 51.7 - 1 h.h - 5.1 + .6 - 8.5 - 2.8 + 3.6 - 2.8 - 15.5 - 3.6 + 6.2 - ** See table 13, footnote 1* State data are prepared in cooperation with various State agencies* For general methodology and addresses of these State agencies, see U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Payrolls Monthly S tatistica l Report. Includes a small number of employees in mining. 22 EMPLOYMENT T a b le 1 6 •— E m p l o y m e n t b y C o n s t r u c t i o n and S e le c te d State United States total • #•• Selected States: Alabama • • • ••••••«•••• Arizona *••••*•*•••••• Arkansas #•••••••••••# California ................ Colorado ................... Connecticut2•••••••••• District of Columbia • Florida ##•#•••••••••• Georgia #••••••••••••« Idaho •••••••••••«•••• Illinois ••*•*•••••••• Indiana •••••••••••••• Iowa • • • •«*#•#•••••••• Kansas **••••*•••••••• Louisiana •••#•••••••• Maine...................... . Maryland •#••••••••••• Massachusetts #••••••• Minnesota «•»*»•*•*••« Missouri •••••#......... Montana *•*••••••••«•• Nebraska #•••••••••#•# Nevada •••••#••••••••• New Hampshire •••••#•• New Jersey •••••#••••« New Mexico *••*••••••* New York ••••••••••••• North Carolina *........ North Dakota •••#••••• S ta te s, C o n tra cto rs in th e U n it e d Average number of workers (in thousands) Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug# Sept# Oct* Nov# Dec# 2331.0 2321*.0 2313.0 21*35.0 251*3.0 2690.0 2751.0 2812.0 2791*.0 2728.0 26U8.0 2U97.0 38.3 13.7 18.9 208.2 27.2 38.0 19 .U 7U.9 U2.7 8.8 1U8.5 58.2 25.0 3U.3 U8.3 11.7 50.2 62.2 38 .U 55.5 5.9 1U.1 5 .0 5 .9 86.0 12.8 192.3 57.1 iwl 130.7 29.8 20.3 11*6.8 lU.U U9.7 6.5 1*3.5 166.1 8.7 2.8 38.2 37.1 37.8 11*.3 ll *.6 19.8 21.1 20.5 213.6 203.8 193.7 26.6 25.9 26 .U 37.7 38.1 1*1.8 18.8 19.1 18.9 71 . 1* 69.3 68.1 1*3.2 1*3.3 1*5 .0 8.2 8.8 9 .? 152.0 152.6 165.8 58.1 59 . 1* 65.1 21*.3 2l*.l 28.7 35.0 33.2 37.5 1*7.6 1*8.7 52.1 9.0 10 . 1* 10.3 50.9 51 . 1* 51*.9 59.0 59.3 66.9 35.6 36.0 36 . 1* 55.6 55 . 1* 60.6 6.2 7.0 10.3 ll *.l* 1U. 1* 25.6 5 .6 6.3 6.9 6.0 5.7 5.7 82.7 81*.2 88.7 13.2 13.5 13.5 187.1 189.8 210.3 56.5 55.8 57.6 3.9 l*.l 5.7 132.3 135.0 139.0 30.7 30.9 32.9 20.9 21.6 23.7 H4*.7 11*6.1 155.8 13 . 1* 13.6 15.0 52.5 5U.0 55.3 6.0 6.8 5.7 1*3.0 1*2.6 1*5.9 165.0 165.6 166.0 8.8 8 . 1* 10.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 57.9 57.6 63.0 1*1 .3 1*5 . 1* 1*7.9 ll *.9 15.1 ll*.5 1*3.3 1*2.3 1*2.3 1*.3 !*.5 6.1 H*.3 1*3 .1* 19.0 70.1 1*6.0 10 . 1* 1*1.2 15.3 22.6 218.5 29.5 2*5.8 19.3 72 . 1* 1*9.1 10.8 175.7 69.1 31.9 1*0.5 1*9.6 12.2 57.6 68.3 38.6 61*.l 12.5 20.1 7.2 6.6 93.5 13 . 1* 222.6 59.6 9.6 11*8.8 32.8 2l*.2 160 . 1* 17 .1* 56.8 8.5 1*6.9 171.0 12.3 3 .1* 61*.5 1*8.2 15.5 !*1*.6 7 . 1* 183 . 1* 68.7 35.0 1*3 . 1* 56.0 12.8 60.3 72.6 1*1.3 66 . 1* 13.7 21.1 7 . 1* 6.8 95.2 13.9 231 . 1* 63.3 10.6 156.7 32.9 21*.6 l 61*.l* 17.7 59.5 9.5 1*9.3 176.1 13.2 3.9 68 . 1* 1*8.8 16.7 53.2 8.0 38.9 ll*.9 21.3 181*.2 28.0 1*3.0 16.1 25 .U 226.6 30.0 2*6.6 19 . 1* 7l».0 1*9.7 11.3 192.6 70.8 36.3 1*1 .6 59.9 13 . 1* 61 . 1* 72.5 1*2 .1* 67.7 llw l 21.6 7.8 7.3 99.6 1 U.3 233.0 63.2 11.5 160 . 1* 31.7 27 . 1* 167.5 18.5 60.3 9 . 1* 51*. 1* 179.6 11*.0 14*.l 1*2.1 38.0 37.0 16.3 17.0 17.1 16.6 25.6 22.8 18.6 18.0 21*9.0 252.9 253.6 2U6 .U 31.5 32.6 32.1 31.2 1*5.7 1*5 .0 !4*.9 U3 .U 19 . 1* 18.3 18.9 18 .U 71*. 6 76.6 77.2 79.6 1*8.2 1*5.2 UU.O U2.0 11.7 11.2 10.7 10.6 192.6 189.0 182 . 1* 173.7 71.2 68.3 66.6 61.8 36.8 36.1 31*.7 32.3 1*3.8 1*0.2 1*0 . 1* 38.7 61.3 61.2 62.8 61 .U 13.8 ll*.l 13.5 12 .U 59.5 58.5 57.0 55.7 70.3 71.0 67.3 63.2 1*3.9 1*3 .9 1*3.9 U2.8 68.0 68.6 68.0 67.2 11*. 2 13.9 12.1 10.2 21 . 1* 21 . 1* 21.0 19.8 7.7 7 . 1* 6.5 6.3 6.9 6.9 7 .1 6.7 101 . 1* 100.2 99.5 99.3 ll *.7 15.2 13.9 12.9 236.3 237.3 23l*.l 230.8 61.2 60.0 59.7 59.9 11.3 11 . 1* 10.1 8.7 161*. 9 172.0 161*.1* 157.6 32.7 32.0 31.3 29.9 29.7 29.1 27.7 26.1 177.0 178.5 17 l*.9 167.8 18.2 18.0 17.6 17.1 61.7 61.9 60.7 60.0 7.6 9 . 1* 8.8 8.3 53.7 51.8 52.1 50.2 181.6 172.1 172.6 172.1 1 U.5 ll *.3 11*.0 13 .U X u U.2 U.2 3.9 70.6 66.5 61.7 60.0 1*8.9 1*7.8 U6.8 UU.6 17.0 17.1 16.7 15.5 58.3 57 . 1* 56.3 5U.0 8.6 8.0 8 .U 8.1 Oklahoma #•#•••••••••• Oregon ••••••••#•••••• Pennsylvania ••••••••• Rhode Island •••»••••• South Carolina .......... South Dakota ••••••••• Tennessee................ . Texas •••#•#«••••••••• Utah #•••••••••••••••• Vermont •••••••••••••• l*.l 70.2 Virginia •••#••••••••• 57.7 1*9.8 Washington #«•••••••••• 38.2 West Virginia ............. 15.3 15.9 56.6 Wisconsin #•••••••#•#• 14*.7 Vfy-oraing ••••#••••••••• 1*.6 8.3 1 See table 15 , footnote 1 . * Includes a small number of employees in mining* S ta tes M o n th ly 1 9 5 2 1 35 .U 16.8 18.6 233.5 28.0 1*1.5 18.3 81.8 1*1.2 8.3 162.3 56.2 27.0 35 .U 59.5 11.0 53 .U 60.0 39.6 63.3 8.7 16.2 6.1 6.2 96.1 12.3 217.7 59.2 6.7 1UU.5 29 .U 23.1 156.0 16.2 57.0 6.0 U9.3 168.6 11.0 3.5 58.8 U2.1 1U.8 50.0 7.0 23 EMPLOYMENT Table 17*—Employment by C on struction C ontractors in 62 S ele c te d A reas, A nnually 19U9-$2 1 Average number of workers (in thousands) Area Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N. Y. • Atlanta, Ga................... Baltimore, Md................. Binghamton, N. Y .............. Birmingham, Ala............... Boise, Idaho ................. Boston, Mass.................. Bridgeport, Conn.3............ Buffalo, N. Y. ................ Charleston, S. C.............. Charleston, W. Va............. Charlotte, N. C. ............. . Chattanooga, Tenn............ . Denver, Colo. ........... ..... Des Moines, I o w a ............ . Duluth, Minn.................. Hartford, Conn. 3.......... Indianapolis, Ind............. Jacksonville, Fla............. Kansas City, Mo. ............. Knoxville, Tenn............... Lewiston, M a i n e ............ Little Rock-N. Little Rock, Ark. Los Angeles, Calif............. Manchester, N. H ....... . Memphis, Tenn............ . Miami, Fla. ................... Minneapolis, Minn......... Nashville, Tenn.3............. New Bedford, Mass. ............ New Britain, Conn. 3............ New Haven, Conn.3 ............. New York, N.Y................. Oklahoma City, Okla............ Omaha, Nebr................... Phoenix, Ariz. ........ ....... Portland, Maine .............. Portland, Oreg................ Providence, R. I. ........... . Reno, Nev..................... Rochester, N.Y. ............... St. Paul, Minn................ Salt Lake City, U t a h .......... San Diego, Calif. ............. San Francisco, Calif........... Savannah, Ga. ............... . Seattle, Wash. ................ Spokane, Wash.................... Springfield-Holyoke, Mass..... . Stamford, Conn.3.............. Syracuse, N. Y. .............. Tacoma, Wash. ..... ............. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. ••••• Topeka, Kans..................... Tucson, Ariz..................... Tulsa, Okla. .................... Utica-Borne, N. Y. Washington, 0. ........ . Waterbury, Conn.3. .......... . Wichita, Kans................. Worcester, Mass. ............. c 19h9 (2) 5.U 13.9 29.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 5.0 (2) 2.9 12.2 (2) 1.9 (2) 10.8 (2) 15. h (2)6.U h.9 88.3 1.5 8.9 (2) 12.U 7.2 (2) (2) (2) 110.2 (2) (2) 5.7 2.1 (2) 10.5 1.5 (2) 6.1 6.U 8.2 50.3 1.8 12.1 U.O (2J (2) (2) 3.7 8.3 1.8 2.7 (2) (2) (2) U.3 (2) 32.8 1950 (2) 6.2 16.3 33.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) h.9 (2) (2) 5.0 7.0 3.U 1U.2 (2) 2.2 8.U 12.2 8.2 16.7 9.3 (2) 5.6 102.1 1.6 10.0 18. lii.O 8.8 k (2) 1.0 5.5 122.U 10.2 7.2 6.7 2.U 13.8 12.U 1.7 (2) 7.3 l.k 10.1 57.0 2.1 .k (2) 3.1 (2) h.k 11.2 1.8 13 3.8 3.2 6.8 (2) 39.6 2.1 h.9 (2) 1951 1952 7.0 5.3 18.U 37.3 2.8 6.7 U.5 1U.5 38.7 2.6 10.9 1.8 lili.5 5.5 17.8 (2) 2.1 UU.3 5.ii 18.1; 3.U U.o 6.9 3.8 18.3 U.8 2.2 8.9 13.7 9.3 21.6 9.h 1.0 5.9 107.8 1.5 10.2 17.9 15.7 8.7 1.6 1.0 6.2 115.2 11.0 7.1 8.0 2.9 111.5 13.8 1.6 8.2 7.U 7.6 12.7 61.U 2.7 12.9 5.0 6.U 3.6 6.2 U.3 12.2 2.9 3.2 7.2 2.9 39.3 2.3 5.8 3.7 h .l 3.8 6.5 3.5 18.U U.O 1.9 9.5 10.9 9.1 18.$ 5.9 l.l 5.3 96.7 1.3 ll.ii 17.1 13.7 8.8 l.h 1.0 6.0 101.3 10.6 7.8 7.6 2.9 13.7 lii.5 1.7 8.3 6.7 6.7 13 .U 56.5 3.9 12.3 h.9 5.1 3.5 6.U U.2 io.5 3.8 U.6 7.1 2.9 39.3 2.2 5.U 3.8 Percent change, 1951-52 - U.3 - 15.1 - 21.2 + 3.8 - 7.1 - lii.3 + .5 + 1.9 - 3.3 + 20.6 - 5.0 - 5.8 - 7.9 + .5 - 16.7 - 13.6 + 6.7 - 20.it - 2.2 - lii.U - 37.2 + 10.0 - 10.2 - 10.3 - 13.3 + 11.8 - U.5 - 12.7 + - 12.5 0 - 3.2 - 12.1 - 3.6 + 9.9 - 5.0 0 - 5.5 + 5.1 + 6.3 + 1.2 - 9.5 - 11.8 + 5.5 - 8.0 + iiii.U - U.7 - 2.0 - 20.3 - 2.8 + 3.2 - 2.3 - 13.9 + 31.0 + U3.8 - l.U 0 0 - U.3 1.1 - 6 .9 + 2.7 1 See table 13, footnote 1. Figures on employment in local areas prepared by State cooperating agencies. Data not available. 3 Includes a small number of employees in mining. 2 2U EMPLOYMENT Table 18 .— Employment by Construction Contractors in 62 Selected Areas, Monthly 19521 Average number of workers (in thousands) Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Albany-S chenectady6.0 6.2 Troy, N. Y » .•••*•••« U.8 6.6 5.8 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.5 7.9 Albuquerque, N. Hex. •. iw6 5.0 U.3 1*.3 a.a i*.7 .1*.!* l*.l* a.7 a.9 a.3 a.3 Atlanta, Ga« «••••••••* 15.0 16.1 13.6 13.0 12.6 13.6 15.1 1U.7 1U.5 15.1 15.1 15.9 Baltimore, Md......... ao.o 39.6 38.6 37.8 35.7 37.2 35.5 39.1* 35.5 1*1.9 ao.9 1*1.7 Binghamton, N. Y ...... 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.U 2.5 2 .a Birmingham, Ala....... 11.2 11.0 11.1. 11.3 11.2 10.2 10.8 10.0 ll.U 11.1* 11.3 9.9 Boise, Idaho ......... 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 Boston, Mass.......... 39.6 37.0 U3.0 1*7.6 as . 2 1*5.8 38 .U a8.a 1*7.1* a6.7 aa.a Bridgeport, Conn.2..... U.6 i*.6 6.2 5.2 6.1 5.8 1*.7 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.5 16.1 17.6 Buffalo, N. Y# *••••••• 17.2 18.1 19.0 19.2 19.8 19.0 16.5 15.5 15.7 2o.a Charleston, S. C ...... i*.o 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.5 a.a 3.5 l*.l U.3 a.a 3.7 3.9 Charleston, W. Va* «••• 3.8 a .2 l*.l* 3.1* 3.3 3.1* 3.5 a.a 3.3 a.5 a.5 3.7 6.8 Charlotte, N. C. .... . 6.2 6.0 6.a 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.3 2.6 Chattanooga, Tenn..... 3.0 3.0 3.8 3.8 a .2 a .2 3.3 2.9 3.7 3.1* 3.9 18.6 17.2 18.8 20.6 Denver, Colo.......... 18.6 19.8 17.9 17.3 17.5 17.3 19.7 17.9 3.6 Des Moines, Iowa ...... a.o l*.l 3.9 !*.3 3.5 3.5 3.7 a.3 a.5 a.3 3.9 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.1 Duluth, Minn.......... 2.2 1.8 1.9 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 10.1* 10.1 8.0 8.6 9.8 Hartford, Conn.2...... 8.0 10.7 10.9 9.1* io.a 10.5 7.9 12.2 10.5 12.0 9.2 10.2 11.6 Indianapolis, Ind. •••• 10.5 11.7 13.5 9.7 9.7 9.7 8.8 8.8 9.2 Jacksonville, Fla. .... 8.6 9.8 9.2 9.2 9.7 9.3 8.5 8.7 9.5 19.0 19.0 Kansas City, Mo....... 19.8 17.1 17.5 18.5 19.1 16.9 16.3 19 .a 19.9 19.5 6.1 i*.8 Knoxville, Tenn....... 5.6 5.6 6.7 1*.7 5.3 7.3 7.1 5.7 7.3 5.1 Lewiston, Maine ...... .8 1.2 1.1* 1.1 1.1 .9 1.3 i.a i.a i.a •8. Little Rock-N. Little 1*.6 Rock, Ark........... 5.8 5.6 5.8 1*.9 5.7 5.7 1».5 !*.5 5.3 5.5 5.9 90.1* 102.2 103.1 103.7 103.1 100.1 89.6 93.6 Los Angeles, Calif. ... 9lw9 93.9 95.7 90.3 1.2 Manchester, N. H. •••.• 1.2 1.1 1.1 i.a 1.1* 1.3 1.3 i.a 1.3 1.3 1.3 10.1 11.2 11.6 10.6 12.0 9.8 11.8 Memphis, Tenn. ....... 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.3 9.7 16.2 16.6 17.6 15.8 17.2 Miami, Fla. ........... 15.2 17.6 17 .a 17.9 17.1* 17.7 18.3 12.6 12.6 Minneapolis, Minn..... ia.7 13.9 ia.a 13.9 11*.5 13.5 ll*.3 12.3 13.7 1U.5 8.8 7.6 9.2 9.6 8.1* Nashville, Tenn.2..... 9.1 7.5 9.7 9.5 9.7 8.9 1.2 New Bedford, Mass..... 1.2 1.2 i.a 1.1* 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 New Britain, Conn.2 ••. 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 .9 1.1 1.1 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.6 6.1 New Haven, Conn. 2 ..... 5.8 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.3 6.3 95.6 New York, N. Y» ....... 93.5 91*.5 100.7 103.9 106.2 103.8 103.9 105.9 102.7 103.1 101.3 10.6 10.6 10.2 11.2 11.2 9.6 Oklahoma City, Okla. •• 11.1 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.5 9.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 6.1* 7.8 Omaha, Neb. ........... 6.3 8.7 8.3 7.5 8.7 6.5 6.3 7.6 7.6 Phoenix, Ariz. ....... 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.5 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.3 2.8 2.8 Portland, Maine ...... 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.5 2.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 ll*.6 16.8 11.2 13.6 15.8 12.2 Portland, Oreg........ 16.3 10.7 11.1* ia.9 13.9 13.3 16.2 12.6 16.0 15.6 16.1* Providence, R. I. ..... 12.1 15.2 11.9 15.7 15.1* U.3 13.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.2 Reno, Nev. ............ 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.1* 8.0 7.6 8.6 9.0 Rochester, N. Y. ...... 8.9 8.9 7.1* 8.9 7.1 7.7 8.3 9.3 7.2 7.0 6.0 6.2 6.6 6.2 6.0 7.0 7.2 6.5 St. Paul, Minn. ...... 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.6 6.1 7.6 6.2 7.2 5.6 Salt Lake City, Utah .. 7.5 7.1 7.1* 5.3 5.U 1U.0 ia.6 11.8 12.2 11.8 12.1 13.2 ia.9 San Diego, Calif...... ia.9 13.1* ia.3 13.1 San Francisco6a.2 59.2 35.6 57.6 Oakland, Calif. .... 1*1.1 65.9 63.7 65.3 51*.l* 65.5 51.7 53.7 a .2 U.2 U.2 a .2 Savannah, Ga....... . 3.2 3.5 3.5 a.i a.3 a.a 3.U 3.1* 12.6 10.0 11.6 10.8 13.6 12.1* 13.0 Seattle, Wash......... n.a i3.a 12.3 13.1 13.3 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.2 Spokane, Wash........ 3.6 a.a i*.l 1*.9 5.3 5.a 5.5 i*.5 5.0 5.8 a.6 1*.6 5.8 5.0 Springfield-Holyoke /fess U.8 5.5 5.1 5.1* 5.7 a.3 2.8 a.o 3.6 3.8 Stamford, Conn. 2 .... 3.0 3.0 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.1 3.5 7.0 7.6 7.0 6.0 5.2 Syracuse, N. Y. ...... 7.1 6.9 6.5 7.a J*.9 5.5 5.U 1*.2 i*.2 3.8 U.8 Tacoma, Wash. .... •••• 1**5 a.5 a.5 a.5 3.9 a.3 3.1* 3.U 10.6 10.1 10.2 11.2 10.6 Tampa-St.Petersburg,Fla 10.5 io.a io.a io.5 io.5 10.3 10.5 3.0 3.8 U.2 Topeka, Kans.......... a.3 a.7 2.9 3.5 a.5 2.9 a.3 3.a U.3 1*.6 5.0 5.2 Tucson, Ariz. ....... . 3.8 5.1 5.a 3.9 !*.l 1*.3 5.3 3.5 5.1* 7.2 7.0 Tulsa, Okla. ......... 7.a 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.a 7.3 7.1 7.1 6.9 3.6 2.8 3.0 Utica-Rome, N.Y....... 2.9 3.3 3.a 2.9 3.1* 2.3 2.U 2.3 2.3 1*2.2 1*1.2 39.0 39.8 36.6 37.2 Washington, D. C. .... 38.9 37.3 39.7 U1.U 37.3 UO.U 2.6 1.8 1.6 2.1 2?6 2.6 2.6 2.1 Waterbury, Conn. 2 •••• 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.5 5.2 6.0 5.6 5.8 Wichita, Kans. 5.5 5.U 5.5 !*.7 5.U 5.5 5.U a.7 a .2 a.2 4.2 3.6 3.2 a .2 Worcester, Mass...... . 3.9 U.l a.i 3.9 3.3 3.1 *See table 13, footnote 1. Figures on employment in local areas prepared by State cooperating agencies. 2Includes a small number of employees in mining. kl.7 .7 l.k 25 EMPLOYMENT Table 19. — Labor Required fo r New C on stru ction , by Type o f C on stru ction , A nnually 1 9 3 9 -5 2 1 (E stim ated number o f fu ll-tim e workers req uired to put in p la ce th e cu rrent volume o f new c o n stru ctio n ) Average number of workers (in thousands) Type of construction 1939 191*0 191*1 191*2 191*3 191*1* 191*5 3,195 2,955 3,220 2,670 1,31*0 820 875 220 225 285 275 150 95 105 On-site.................. . 2,975 2,730 2,935 2,395 1,190 725 770 Private construction ..... Residential building (nonfarm) .......... Nonresidential building (nonfarm)3.......... Farm construction ...... Public utilities ....... All other private **....... 1,030 1,130 1,250 625 31*5 355 1*95 618 652 683 291* 135 115 155 180 70 155 7 220 78 172 8 287 89 185 6 110 63 155 3 35 59 115 1 1*9 51 138 2 11*2 1*5 150 3 Public construction Residential building •••• Nonresidential building » Military and naval ..... Conservation and development ••••••••• Highways...... ........ All other public 5 .•••••• 1,9U5 11* 358 51* 1,600 1*3 1,685 81 197 11*9 1*32 1,770 85 506 811* 81*5 105 251 31*7 370 28 155 107 275 10 102 86 21*2 68? 281* 187 1*95 191* 55 21*5 65 39 58 1*5 21 37 22 17 35 25 Total new construction 2..... Off-site................ . 275 823 1*21 296 19ll6 191*7 191*8 191*9 1950 1951 1952 1,820 2,090 2,1*30 2,500 3,020 2,81*0 2,81*5 220 21*5 290 290 365 3U5 31*5 1,600 1,81*5 2,11*0 2,210 2,655 2,1*95 2,500 Private construction ..... Residential building (nonfarm) ••••••••••• Nonresidential building (nonfarm)3.......... Farm construction ••••••• Public utilities ....... All other private ^ ...... 1,33.0 1,1*95 1,720 1,680 2,095 1,830 1,780 531 667 815 793 1,171* 892 875 l*l*o 131 220 8 333 175 312 8 31*2 190 366 7 305 188 386 8 356 202 352 11 1*11 171 350 6 376 159 361 7 Public construction ....... Residential building •••• Nonresidential building * Military and naval ..... Conservation and development Highways .............. All other public 5 ...... 270 SI 38 23 350 31 61* 25 1*20 18 125 15 530 37 185 11* 560 31. 212 12 665 1*5 258 59 720 1*7 279 85 30 82 Uo 1*0 126 61* 1*9 132 81 51 151* 89 51 160 91 1*1* 177 82 1*3 195 71 Total new construction 2..... Off-site .................. On-site........... 1These estimates are designed to measure the number of full-time workers .required to put in place the dollar volume of new construction under way during the given period of time* They cover all workers en gaged at the site of new construction and also employees in yards, shops, and offices whose time is charge able to such construction operations* They do not cover persons engaged in repairs and maintenance con struction. Labor requirements are derived by converting, into man-months of work, the dollars spent during each month of the quarter on construction projects unyder way. The estimating technique utilizes a factor representing the value of work put in place per mkn-hour, developed from data in the 1939 Census of Con struction and from periodic studies of individual projects of various types and sizes by the Bureau of Labor Statistics* The conversion factor is adjusted for each quarter in accordance with changes in con struction costs. 2 Includes major additions and alterations. 3 Labor requirements for building construc tion by privately owned public utility companies are included in ’’Public utilities.” ^Covers labor re quired on privately owned sewer and water facilities, roads, bridges, and miscellaneous nonbuilding types of work. 5Covers labor requirements for airport and electrification projects, water supply and sewage disposal systems, and miscellaneous enterprises. 26 EMPLOYMENT Table 2 0 .—Labor Required fo r New C on struction , by ‘.type o f C on stru ctio n , Q uarterly 1952 1 (E stim ated number o f f u ll-tim e workers req uired to pat in p la ce th e cu rren t volume o f new co n stru ctio n } Type of construction Total new construction2 ........... Off-ait. ........................... On-site ........ ........... ....... Private construction.... ...... . Building (nonfarm) ............. Residential.... ......... . Nonresidential 3 .# ......... Industrial............... Commercial ................. Educational and hospital •••• Other ...................... F a r m ...... ......... ...... . Public utilities ............... Railroads ....... ............ Telephone and telegraph ••••••• All other ....... . All other private ** •••••••••••• Public construction ••••••••••••••• Building .............. ••.... . Residential .................. Nonresidential ........ ...... Industrial ................. Educational.... ........... Hospital.................. O t h e r .................... . Military and naval .......... . Highways ........ ........ . Sewer and w a t e r ...... ......... Miscellaneous public service enterprises •••••...... Conservation and development .... All other public ............. • Average number of workers (in thousands) First Second Third Fourth quarter quarter quarter quarter Year Percent change, 1951-52 2,355 2,905 3,205 2,925 2,81*5 285 350 390 360 31*5 2,070 2,555 2,815 2,565 2,500 + .2 1,520 1,795 1,21*0 879 361 11*9 90 55 67 175 373 U8 53 272 7 1,960 1,355 975 380 H*3 102 58 77 196 1*01 1*1* 302 8 1,81*5 1,338 91*3 395 150 113 56 76 133 366 52 52 262 8 1,780 1,253 875 378 15298 56 72 159 361 1*5 52 261* 7 - 2.7 - 3.8 - 1.9 - 8.0 + 5.6 - 21.0 - 6.7 - 13.3 - 7.0 + 3.1 + U.7 + 10.6 ♦ 1.5 + 16.7 760 329 U8 281 90 12U 38 29 89 222 53 855 351 1*6 305 112 123 37 33 96 281* 51* 720 328 1*2 286 100 120 31* 32 87 191 50 720 326 1*7 279 91 122 36 30 85 195 50 + 8.3 + 7.6 + U.U + 8.1 + 68.5 + 1.7 - 1U.3 - 28.6 ♦ Wul + 10.2 - 12.3 17 19 1*6 5 15 1*1* 5 16 1*3 5 - 11.1 - 2.3 - 28.6 1,080 702 378 166 90 5)* 68 130 305 35 U8 222 5 55o 295 52 21*3 61* 119 31* 26 69 86 1*5 13 38 1* bh 6 55 + 0.2 0 See table 19 for footnotes. 27 EMPLOYMENT Table 21. -Labor Required fo r New C on stru ction , by O ccupation, A nnually S elected Years 1 (E stim ated number o f fu ll-tim e workers required to put in p la ce th e cu rrent volume o f new co n str u c tio n ) Average number of site workers (in thousands) Occupation 1942 1946 1947 1948 1950 1949 1951 1952 All occupations ......... . 2,39$ 1.600 1,845 2,140 2,210 2.655 2.495 2,500 Nonmanual2................ Skilled ................. Bricklayers ............ Carpenters ............. Construction machine operators ......... Electricians............ Lathers ••••............ Painters and glaziers .......... Plasterers ............. Plumbers and steamfitters ..... All other ............ . Helpers and laborers ..... 7$ 1,340 7$ 550 38 842 96 363 46 948 103 404 54 1,102 120 467 66 1,337 133 608 91 1,746 169 795 96 1,&5 145 701 102 1,594 139 690 105 85 3 44 34 16 54 37 17 60 41 19 60 51 15 107 92 14 110 90 12 116 90 11 85 20 72 42 79 46 94 51 111 57 141 66 126 56 125 54 140 277 980 53 122 720 57 151 851 66 184 984 99 203 807 149 213 818 152 213 794 154 215 804 Percentage distribution All occupations......... . 100.0 100.0 100.0 1C0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Nonmanual2............... Skilled ................. Bricklayers........... Carpenters..... ....... Construction machine operators ......... Electricians ........... Lathers ................ Painters and glaziers..... . Plasterers ............. Plumbers and steamfitters ..... All other ............. Helpers and laborers ...... 3.1 55.9 3.1 23.0 2.4 52.6 6.0 22.7 2.5 51.4 5.6 21.9 2.5 51.5 5.6 21.8 3.0 60.5 6.0 27.5 3.4 65.8 6.4 30.0 3.9 64.3 5.8 28.1 4.1 63.8 5.6 27.6 4.4 3.5 (3) 2.8 2.1 1.0 2.9 2.0 .9 2.8 1.9 .9 2.7 2.3 .7 4.0 3.5 .5 4.4 3.6 .5 4.6 3.6 •4 3.5 1.0 4.5 2.6 4.3 2.5 4.4 2.4 5.0 2.6 5.3 2.5 5.1 2.2 5.0 2.2 5.8 11.6 41.0 3.3 7.6 45 .Q 3.1 8.2 46.1 3.1 8.6 46.0 4.5 9.2 36.5 5.6 8.0 30.8 6.1 8.5 31.8 6.2 8.6 32.1 1 These estimates are designed to measure the number of man-years of labor required to put in place the dollar volume of construction under way during the given year, assuming the workers were on the job for the average mbnthly hours prevailing during the year. The figures cover only workers engaged at the site of new construction. They include self-employed persons and working proprietors engaged at the site and also employees of nonconstruction establishments who are engaged in new construction. The estimates do not cover persons engaged in construction repairs and maintenance. 2 The nonmanual group covers administrative employees; professional persons cuch as engineers and architects; ccmi professional employees such as draftsmen and surveyors; clerical workers, including office employees, timekeepers, and materials expediters; and service workers, such as watchmen and firemen. 3 Less than 0.1 of I percent. 28 FEDERAL C O N TR A C T AWARDS Table 2 2 .— Value o f C ontracts Awarded and Force-A ccount Work S ta rted on F ed er a lly Financed New C on struction , by Type of C on struction , A nnually 1935-52 Value (in millions of dollars) iype 01 con5trucuiun 193$ 1936 1937 1938 1939 191*0 191*1 191*2 191*3 • 191*1* Total new construction 1 ... 1,1*78.1 1,533.1* 990.1* 1 ,609.2 1 ,586.6 2 ,316.5 5,931.3 7 ,872.0 2,e77.0 1,661.1* Airfields2 .............. Building construction ..... Residential ............. Nonresidential ........... Educational1* .......... Hospital and institutional Administrative and general * ........ Other nonresidential .... Airfield buildings ? .... Industrial8 ........... Troop housing .......... Warehouses ............ Miscellaneous .......... Conservation and development Reclamation ............. River, harbor, and flood control.......... Highways.... ........... . • Electrification ........... All other1 0 .............. (3) 31*1*.6 17.2 327.3 (5) (5) (3) 676.5 31.8 6UU.7 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 303.9 175.1* 128.5 372.2 (3) 256.6 (3) U142.8 7.8 1*31*.9 (5) (5) (3) 561 .1* 63.5 1*97.9 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 1*38.7 158.0 189.7 73.8 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 133.0 39.1 280.7 381.0 (») 215.5 113.9 511.7 (3) 270.7 7l*.0 360.9 (?) 152.0 191*5 (5) (5) ($) (5) (5) (5) (5) 191*6 191*7 191*8 a.8 137.1 h99.a 579.2 (5) (5) ($) 7h6.h (5) (5) 15.1 617.1 U52.2 l6h.9 Hi. 7 liu3 25.1 h5h.6 60.7 393.9 17.8 102.0 55.6 51*3 .1 1*7.2 1*95.9 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 72.2 30.8 9.7 126.3 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 290.2 1 29.9 201.3 (5) (5) h9.9 32.6 211.6 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 307.7 75.5 lh0.3 53U.7 (3) U5.7 659.6 (3) 26.9 hi.2 806.9 60.5 kUh 101.0 (3) 70.9 232*2 i.i* 263.3 110.9 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 197.6 69.0 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) ($) (5) 199.7 ai .9 128.6 157.8 36a. 0 aa6.9 (3) 363.a 225 .a 115.6 109.8 3$ - 7 331.5 191*9 (3) 79.8 1950 1951 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 217.8 150.7 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 153.7 101.3 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 67.1 3a8.0 (3) 500.1 $a.5 a5.7 161.9 (3) 111.6 (3) 87.5 (5) 1952 Total new construction 1 ... 1,092.2 1,502.7 1,1*73.9 1 ,906.5 2,171*.2 2 ,805.2 1*,230.6 1*,730.3 Airfields 2 .............. Building construction ..... Residential ............. Nonresidential........... Educational ** ......... . Hospital and institutional Administrative and general® ..... Other nonresidential .•••. Airfield buildings ? .... Industrial 8 ........... Troop housing........ Warehouses ............ Miscellaneous .......... Conservation and development Reclamation ............. River, harbor, and flood control .......... Highways .................. Electrification ........... All other10 ............... 2h3.a 669.2 1,537.9 a,a22.i 6,226.9 2 ,068.3 l,a38.8 565.2 322.2 2aa.7 ao5.$ 231.1 117.5 h38.2 1 ,293.2 a,099.9 5,661.6 1 ,662.8 1,321.3 (5) (5) (5) (5) (5)* (5) 278.6 58.2 11*1.0 h9.3 880.1 1,369.6 2 ,iea.o 2,597.0 a6.e 9.0 15.1* 23.3 833.3 1,351*. 2 2,175.0 2,573.7 60.6 1.0 3.1 130.9 305.8 396.1 355.5 211.9 86.9 387.9 (3) (5) (5) t5) (5) (5) (5) (5) l*9l*.9 11*7.7 16a. 8 31*7.1 767.5 (9) 1*5.1* 312.8 690.5 (3) 56.8 1x91.6 58.8 57.1 1*3.2 896.2 1,751.5 2,187.6 32.5 71*5.0 2.6 1*5.1* 70.7 321.5 61.8 80.7 91.9 897.1 1,305.5 285.6 225.9 75.8 276.5 h60.8 239.1* 396.8 287.5 86.9 92.9 239.7 191*.6 309.9 850.9 1,005.6 305.2 516.0 215.0 I83 .I 836.0 157.0 63.0 112 .a 66.7 2h7.7 Percent change, 1951-52 ♦ 11. b - 1*9.1* + 18.9 + 158.9 + 18.3 + 116.0 - 30.7 - 2U.3 + 2l*.9 - 12. 2 ♦ 1*5 .5 + 26 .1* + 261*.8 - 1*8.0 - 27.5 + 6.9 + + - 37.2 18.2 69.1 1U.8 Includes major additions and alteratibns. Excludes classified military projects, but includes projects for the Atomic Energy Commission. Data for Federal-aid programs cover amounts to be contributed by both the owner and the Federal Government. Force-account work is done, not through a contractor, but directly by a government agency, using a separate work force to perform nonmaintenance construction on the agency's own properties. * Excludes hangars and other buildings, which are included under "Other nonresidential" building construction. 5 Included in "All other." 14 Includes projects under the Federal school construction program which provides aid for areas affected by Federal Government activities. * Unavailable separately; included in total nonresidential building. ®Includes office buildings, post offices, armories, customhouses ? Includes all airport buildings except "Troop housing." 8 Covers all plants under Federal Government ownership, including those which are privately operated. * Unavailable separately; included in "All other." 10 Covers electrification projects (except where shown separately), water supply and sewage disposal systems, Iroad construction, and other types tvnes of projects Droiects not elsewhere classified. “‘ •Less than railroad c la s s if ie d . Note: $50,000. Components may not add to totals because of rounding. 29 FEDERAL CONTRACT AWARDS Table 2 3 .—Value of C ontracts Awarded and Force-A ccount Work S ta rted on F ed era lly Financed New C on struction , by Type o f C on struction , M onthly 1951-52 Value (in millions of dollars) Type of construction Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept • Oct. Nov. Dec. 1952 Total new construction1 ......... 281.7 217.8 281t.l Ii20.9 330.2 61*9.8 257.7 1)95.2 515.1 291). 3 337.7 61)5*9 Airfields ^ ••••••••••••••«••••••••• 13.2 Building construction ............ 110.0 .3 Nonresidential ••■•*••••••••••*•••• 109.7 6.7 Educational ** .................. Hospital and institutional ...... 12.2 Administrative and 2.2 general^ ••*••••••••••• 86.6 Other nonresidential 1.1 Airfield buildings 7 ........... Industrial^ ••••••••••••••••••••* 16.2 Troop housing ••»*••••••••••••••• 25.1 28.2 Warehouses 18.0 Miscellaneous..... ............ Conservation and development ....... 29.6 .6 Reclamation ....................... River, harbor, and flood 28.9 Highways ......................... 67.9 1)8.1) Electrification All other »••••»••••••••»••••••••• 12.6 5.6 n . o 26.7 3.8 8.9 9.3 119.0 159.3 198.1* 18L .3 1*05.2 115.1 .L 2.1 .1* 3J* lw5 1.3 118.6 158.0 195.0 179.7 1*03.1 111*. 7 8.0 5.0 6.0 lU.5 12.8 10.7 lli.3 13.0 23.9 25.1) 31.9 10.5 1.8 .7 3.3 3.1) 13.1 91.9 136.8 l62.lt 11)1).9 31*3.6 6.6 2.2 5.8 3.0 13.7 1U.9 52.2 77.0 61.3 173.7 2U.0 27.2 36.9 23.2 58.7 32.5 32.2 28.3 1)0.0 1*1*.7 18.3 18.6 H*. 3 17.1) 52.8 2L.5 15.3 51.5 10.7 1*5.3 2.2 10.9 5.5 5.5 31.6 19.0 61.1 3.6 5.7 2.0 8.6 9.8 13.7 17.1* 12.7 371.0 373.lt ll*3.3 223.3 19lt.7 .8 1.2 2.1* 5.It 1.2 365.6 372.2 11*0.9 222.5 193.5 13.lt 10.3 13.0 lit.8 15.7 31.0 5.0 19.5 15.8 9.5 1.5 5.1* 3.2 3.1 3.5 69.6 319.8 351.5 105.1 188.8 161*. 8 6.6 7.8 1.9 36.7 272.8 302.3 20.5 18.3 11.9 i*.3 10.7 12.0 21.1* 10.3 23.1* 3.8 7.9 27.6 .7 2.9 Ht.O 9.8 16.9 3.1 8.5 3l*.U 79.7 101.7 105.8 126.2 105.5 7.6 12.7 1*9.7 8.7 lU.5 8.2 13.9 10.9 37.7 9.5 5.0 95.7 1.5 10.3 13.6 79.0 9.2 16.1 7.8 12.8 11.5 1*6.9 139.7 111.7 7.5 17.7 ll*.5 20.1 15.1* 8.2 8.2 17.6 19.2 31.6 21.0 18.9 5.7 6.9 3.5 21*.7 77.7 2.6 25.3 17.5 1*8.7 10.9 16 .1* 13.1 56.8 3U6.5 16 .1* 1951 Total new construction1 .......... U28.U 222.6 W)2.2 327.7 671*.6 639.5 337.7 305.7 261).0 189.1 190.6 208.5 Airfields ^ •*••»•*•••*••••»««»•»••• Building construction .......... . Residential Nonresidential Educational^ .................... Hospital and institutional ...... Administrative and general^ ................. Other nonresidential ........... Airfield buildings 7 ........... Industrial^ .................... Troop housing ................. Warehouses ........................ Miscellaneous Conservation and development ••••••• Reclamation River, harbor, and flood control Highways Electrification .................... All other ........................ See table 22 for footnotes• 30 10.2 10.7 7.7 17.7 39.3 91.8 1*8.1* 15.5 lit.5 118.1* 106.8 288.9 133.9 509.1 339.1 165.8 15l.lt 109.9 .2 .6 1.0 (U) 3.0 .1 .9 .7 1.9 117.5 105.8 288.8 130.9 507.2 338.3 165.2 151.3 109.7 .2 2.2 8.0 .1 1.7 9.7 1.7 6.9 .3 15.2 15.5 56.6 35.8 23.1* 53.8 15.8 23.8 29.6 9.1 72.7 <u> 72.7 12.2 ll*.6 10.2 3.3 72.3 115.6 .1 .3 72.2 115.3 9.8 7.7 10.9 10.7 1.0 101.2 .5 37.0 l.U .3 62.1 1*8.1 1*1.1 10.1 9.1 79.9 223.0 2.2 6.3 33.6 161.8 5.3 13.3 .6 1.8 38.2 36.9 21.9 31.U 1.0 .9 2.8 3.0 2.0 1.1 7 .7 90.5 1*80.0 271.6 11*1.3 116.6 5.9 9.9 21.3 13.1 15.7 21.2 31*7.1* 81.2 71.7 1*7.0 12.0 1*0.1 86.6 5.6 9.5 3.2 8.3 18.9 7.9 7.5 1*3.9 71*.2 66.6 39.1 1*5.1 9.8 9.6 99.1 39.6 28.1 8.1i 2.0 3.6 5.2 7.7 1.8 15.7 1.3 5lw7 1*1*.0 50.2 11.0 3.9 .3 22.0 10.9 28.0 1.2 .7 3.1 3.2 It.9 12.5 8.8 15.h 23.2 1*7.5 19.1* 28.1* 6.1* 6.2 2.0 1.6 95.1* 1.8 32.3 1*7.3 6.7 7.3 13.9 2.1* 7.0 75.5 170.5 5.7 21.0 59.1 11.2 12.8 90.7 36.0 58.3 62.8 8.1* 9.5 10.2 11*.2 1*1.1 68.1* 5.7 18.0 26.1* 11.1* 53.U 6.5 15.8 30.1* 71.3 21.6 21.3 20.1) 98.6 21).9 57.0 1*.3 77.1 13.9 22.9 7.9 91.6 26.7 10.7 13.2 65.it 3.6 18.9 69.6 2.7 7.1* FEDERAL CONTRACT AWARDS Table 2U*—Value o f C ontracts Awarded and Force-A ccount Work S ta rted on F ederallyFinanced New C on struction , by S ta te , A nnually 19U3-521 Value (in millions of dollars) State 1983 191*1* 191*5 191*6 191*7 191*8 191*9 1950 1951 1952 United States 2,677.0 1 ,861 .1* 1 ,092.2 1,502.7 1,1*73.9 1,906.5 2,178.2 2 ,805.2 8 ,230.6 8,730.3 Alabama .... Arizona .... Arkansas ..•• California .. Colorado .. •• Connecticut • Delaware ...• Dist. of Col. Florida ••••• Georgia ..... 81.0 23.5 36.7 265.6 18.0 U *.0 85.0 21*.5 2.6 180.8 21.5 23.1 39.9 1.7 161.2 30.0 13.1 9.7 63.2 9l*.6 32.0 6.2 15.2 6.6 3.0 15.3 2U .8 17.9 6.2 285.5 3.3 5.0 l.U 1.9 1.8 Hull 11*5.8 11.8 1*2 .1* 11.8 20 .1* 36.2 17.9 9.0 11.7 20 .1* 38.1* Idaho ...... Illinois •••• Indiana ••••• I o w a ....... Kansas..... Kentucky ...» Louisiana ... Maine ...... Maryland .... Massachusetts 21.2 127.8 23.8 U.3 53.8 1.6 30.2 7.U 18.8 6.8 13.8 1*6.8 80.8 12.3 2l*.3 3U. 3 19.8 5.1 io.5 13.1 15.2 27.6 27.1* 21*.7 23.5 19.2 17.0 67.7 32.1 Michigan Minnesota ... Mississippi . Missouri .... Montana .... Nebraska .... Nevada..... New Hampshire New Jersey •• New Mexico •• 105.2 31.0 2U .1 32.0 8.7 20.7 36.1 6.8 .6 11.5 26.3 1U.3 37 .U U.O 10.2 12.5 3.U 11.9 5 U.U 3.3 21.7 13,1 .3 1.5 17.0 U9.o 2.3 19.1 3.2 13.1 5.3 2.3 65.2 25.8 27.3 22.3 New York .... North Carolina North Dakota O h i o ....... Oklahoma •••• Oregon ..... Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota 113.6 U6.2 U3.0 3.U 31.1 18 .U 38.8 16.6 20.0 Tennessee ... Texas ...... U t a h ....... Vermont .... Virginia .... Washington •• West Virginia Wisconsin ... Wyoming ..... 30U .2 190.1 82.6 1.2 1 See table Notes 83.9 .2 116.9 30.7 33.3 12U.9 21.3 .2L.9 2.h 79.0 216.7 8.3 17.U U.3 13.3 21 .U 77.1 5.8 10.3 1.0 381.6 6U .8 32.1 .3 53.7 211.9 12.6 7.U U.U 36.8 20.6 h.9 13.3 Ul.9 l.U U.5 1 .1 19U.7 6U .8 h.3 .2 28.6 35.6 6.7 8.5 U.l 17.1 33.5 13.0 30.6 90.6 20.3 21.6 128.1 39.0 33.1 11.2 12.2 1 U .8 13.8 3.0 U7.3 18.5 37.3 22.6 30.6 13.7 9.U 1*0 .6 62 .1* 18.2 13.6 80.2 26.5 29.U 2U .0 21.9 U6.9 7.2 31.7 19.7 13.9 98.U 32.1 6U .6 Uo .8 52.3 55.07.1 UU.7 2U .0 U6 .U 27.3 27.7 35.U 6U .1 U 2 .U 29.3 21.3 U6.0 28 .U h.7 18.3 22 .1* 21.6 31.1* h.7 30.7 26.6 1*.9 9.U 32.6 61.6 6.5 37.1 61.6 67.8 7^.3 110.2 U6.0 129.0 27.0 12U .1 60 .U 163.7 5U.0 32.5 32.7 7U.8 90.6 52.2 108.6 6.8 15.6 183.1 53.6 3U. 7 90.8 32.3 98.5 99.7 17.5 10.8 206.0 507.6 35.6 32.7 71.6 23.3 U67.8 U0.8 87.8 11 U .0 11.8 259.6 101 .U 151.0 112.1 10.6 5.3 39.6 152.U 5.2 U7.1 8U .1 19.8 3.U 50.5 252.1 228.3 33.1* 5-3 11*9.5 11*8.3 17.3 38.9 17.6 U.O 2.7 8.2 6.3 U.9 29.6 23.6 26.8 U2.3 U8.5 106.8 100.3 122.7 27.1 3U.1 55.3 27.0 31.5 108.7 25.0 61*.1 10.7 21.3 15.6 30.6 16.2 17.2 3.U 36.1* 61.9 86.7 8.3 3.0 33.U 131.9 12.9 23.1 21.3 201.9 65.U 8.8 8.6 18 .U 73.2 7.8 3.2 87.6 U3.7 71.9 32.1 50.1 19.0 19.0 68.2 65.6 99,1 U3.2 36.3 105.1* 1*8.0 51.1* 1*1*.3 26.7 3l*.l 25.8 2U .1 20.2 '35.1* 136.5 69.3 25.9 77.2 175.2 65.2 21.8 39.3 U2.7 3U.Q >0.2 19.8 39.2 36.9 25.7 18.5 35.1 16.2 38.5 15.1 89.O 125.5 61.6 15.2 59.0 10.7 32.U 6U.7 3.6 31.3 386.6 26.8 92.6 51.8 50 .1 70.1 28.0 25.8 27.5 5U.8 17.3 8U .1 2U.3 Ul.5 26.3 38U.O 1U5.1 37.1 56.8 111 .1* 1 6 .1 28.5 7.1 55.1 1*0.8 28.8 63.1 6.7 28.5 16 .1* 69.6 137.9 28.3 30.7 9.1 10.9 37.0 35.3 118.1* 1*7.8 37.1* 1*1*1*.2 37.1* 15.7 6 .1* 37.8 18.2 38.7 33.9 66.7 15.7 58.8 9.0 6.0 13.9 U5.2 26.1 32.U 12.6 30.2 19.8 31.3 9.1 15.2 30.3 $0.2 58.9 122.6 12.8 29.0 12.8 5U.7 U9.6 62.6 38.8 65.2 31.9 13U.5 66.2 6U .6 119.2 6U3.6 221.2 26.7 5.0 126.9 260.5 21.7 65.8 11.9 Percent change 1951-52 + 11.8 + 22.6 - 22.8 + 38.0 - 13.6 + 68.7 - 3.2 + 280.6 - 83.7 - 3.9 + 182.3 + + + + 85.9 27.8 37,7 80.2 13.5 15.2 + .3 - 86.1 - 50.9 - 15.9 + + + + + + - 80.6 19.2 15.0 62.3 20.2 86.9 68.2 91.8 78.9 38.1 - 10.6 + 21.6 - 8.1 + 86.1 + 105.0 - 38.8 + 19.6 + 115.7 - 7.8 - 83.0 + 155.3 - 3.1 - 20.1 - 5.7 - 15.1 + 75.7 ♦ 25.8 + 69.2 - 32.8 22, footnote 1. Components may not add to totals because of rounding• 31 FEDERAL CONTRACT AWARDS Table 2 $ .— Value o f C ontracts Awarded and Force-A ccount Work S ta rted on FederallyFinanced New C on stru ction , by S ta te and Type of C on stru ction , 1952 1 Value (in millions of dollars) Building State Total Air new con fields Total 2 struc tion United States ... U730.3 Alabama ••••••••• Arizona ••••••••• Arkansas ....... California ..... Colorado •••••••• Connecticut .... Delaware ....... Dist. of Col. ... Florida «•••••••• Georgia ......... Idaho •••«••«•••• Illinois ....... Indiana ••••••••• Iowa •«••»«.••••• Kansas »••••••••• Kentucky ....... Louisiana .... . Maine .«••••••••* Maryland •••••«•• Massachusetts ••• 11*5.1 37.1 50.1 381*.0 61.6 15.2 21.8 15.1 89.0 125.5 65.8 99.1 1*3.2 36.3 87.6 201.9 65.1* 30.6 5U.7 1*9.6 62.6 38.8 1*3.7 71.9 32.1 50.1 26.6 9.1* 110.2 1*6.0 163.7 65.2 31.9 13U.5 66.2 Oklahoma ....... 61*.6 Oregon •••••••... Pennsylvania .... 119.2 Rhode Island .... 23.3 South Carolina •• 1*67.8 1*0.8 South Dakota ..• • Michigan ....... Minnesota «•••••« Mississippi •...• Missouri ....... Montana •*••••••• Nebraska..... .. Nevada ......... New Hampshire ... New Jersey ..... New Mexico ..... New York «••«•••• North Carolina •• North Dakota .... Tennessee...... Texas .......... Utah Vermont ........ Virginia .•.•••«. Washington ..... West Virginia ... Wisconsin ....... Wyoming .................. 61*3.6 221.2 26.7 5.0 126.9 260.5 21.7 65.8 11.9 ll*1.0 2597.0 2.0 1.9 .5 9.9 .9 .5 2.5 (n ) Hull 8.5 .1 .5 01.9 7.8 .3 2.1* 2.2 .3 .3 1.7 2.2 1.5 8.6 .2 5.8 2.1* (ii) 5.7 1.5 7.2 2.3 .7 6.5 3.6 .5 1.1 (u ) 3.3 1.8 .8 19.0 .9 .3 1*.2 1.1* .7 .3 .1 30.9 ll».8 28.6 227.0 1*0.7 7.2 10.8 11.6 1*2.0 67.3 n .5 1*0.7 16.5 11.5 1*1.3 73.9 27.9 11.8 39.5 27.7 25.1* 13.1 15.3 29.0 1*.5 2l*.6 17.2 l*.l 67.9 25.9 81.8 27.2 .8 89.0 35.9 5.8 70.5 H*.9 1*1*8.2 l*.o 397.8 118.0 ll*.2 .7 71.1 163.0 7.7 3U.1* 2.0 Conserva- Elec Other tion trifi High All Hospi non- and Troop taland Indus cation ways other hous insti trial8 res i- devel den- opment ing tutiontial _ al Nonresidential Residential Total 23.3 2573.7 .8 .6 285.6 77Q.7 287.5 1.6 .6 .1 32.0 26.6 .1* 0 1.2 .3 .1 l*.l 8.7 !*.l* l*.o 8.5 56.0 3.9 .1 9.3 17.2 18.1 9.2 27.7 96.1* 12.3 l*.l 2.3 1.6 31.0 38.7 i*.6 1.5 5.9 6.5 30.0 3.3 .2 .2 0 7.6 15.6 32.6 .7 .6 3.0 11.1* 7.6 10.8 30.1 H*.2 28.6 0 1.2 225.7 0 1*0.7 1.0 6.2 .1 10.7 (ID 11.5 .1* 1*1.5 .1 67.3 8.6 2.9 (11) 1*0.7 15.6 .9 0 11.5 1*0.6 .7 73.2 .7 1.1 26.7 U.6 7.3 38.6 .9 27.7 (11) 7.1* 3.1* 0 69 .I 1.6 0 7.0 0 9.1 25.2 13.0 15.3 28.8 l*.l* 21*.5 17.2 l*.l 67.8 21*.9 81.6 27.0 .1* 35.5 5.8 70.5 11*.6 1*1*7.9 1*.0 1.0 2.1 1.1 8.2 1.7 1.5 0 0 30.2 2.0 1.8 1.9 0 6.1 10.6 0 1.6 2.6 5.5 1.7 10.0 1*.2 .2 1.7 0 .8 (11) 9.3 .6 1.6 12.8 6.3 .6 11.1* 8.6 l*l*.3 .8 1*.3 0 •1* 13.0 1*1*.1* .2 .3 3.2 0 8.7 25.7 0 .3 6.6 1*25.0 0 .1 .1* 10.3 5.3 * 1.1 6.7 5.5 10.5 9.1 2.1* 13.9 l*.l* 21.3 0 7.9 1.9 (U) 18.7 1.5 2.1* 11.0 26.8 2.0 20.0 .3 (11) 15.1* .9 25.3 2l*.l* l*.i* 2.6 ll*.7 3U.U 2.5 11.8 (11) 10.8 .8 2.2 15.2 397.8 117.5 ll*.2 .7 68.5 162.1* 7.7 3l*.l* 2.0 0 27.2 0 0 13.2 18.7 0 .2 0 3.2 21*.1 1.0 0 3.7 6.0 ll*.6 50.1 13.1 .7 1*7.0 28.8 .7 12.9 .9 .2 (ID 0 .2 .1 .1 0 (11) (11) 1.0 .2 .2 .5 .1 .5 (11) 0 .2 .3 (11) .1 .6 0 0 2.6 .5 0 0 (11) 88.9 21.5 0 1.0 0 0 8.6 0 3.6 l*.l* 9.3 .7 xSee table 22 for footnotes. Note: Components may not add to totals because of rounding. 32 211.9 1305.5 3.0 1.0 .7 28.2 .3 1.7 1.1* 8.7 1.2 7.0 0 7.9 2.8 5.8 2.1 9.7 5.8 (u ) 1.8 l*.l* 3.9 1.1* 7.3 5.5 .3 .8 2 .3 1*.5 1.1 379.9 16.1 .1 (11) 1*.6 108.9 i*.7 16.6 0 23.0 8.1* 1.7 21.3 7.6 13.1* 2.8 18.1 5.1* (11) 3.0 1.3 516.0 1005.8 .8 2.5 1.3 36.6 .7 91.2 .5 1**9 9.7 1.7 .1 .1* .6 .5 lull 8.7 .2 0 0 .3 101.2 3.7 .3 .1* .6 18.7 11.5 8.3 70.9 U*.3 6.7 7.2 2.1 16.1* 25.2 12.0 53.6 25.1 19.6 21.6 .1 33.9 21.1 15.8 21.9 10.7 9.2 5.1 1*.3 2l*.l 12.6 71.5 20.1 U*.l 3l*.9 20.1* 32.9 1*0.5 6.3 12.0 13.8 1.1 1.2 3.1 3.2 .2 6.0 1.8 .8 10.8 3.5 1.2 9.1 .8 3.1 1.3 21.2 62.2 8.0 l*.o 2i*.9 22.7 13.0 30.0 7.6 3.0 9.7 .8 (11) 2.6 .2 2.7 .1 (11) 0 .2 (11) (11) 6.3 (11) .2 .5 10.2 .2 (11) .3 3.1* 8.7 11.1 2.7 0 9.3 18.3 212.1 1.1 (11) (11) .1 1.2 183.1 (ID 0 .7 1*5.7 0 .1 16.6 17.9 10.3 9.7 19.1 .5 .7 .7 8.2 i*.i* .8 3.5 1.0 .3 5.3 2.1* 2.7 6.0 1.9 .7 .5 U.l* 2.0 3.3 2.6 (n ) 16.7 9.5 .3 1 .0 .9 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Attention is directed to the fact that the following tabulations pertain only to building con struction within urban areas as defined In the 1940 Census* This definition includes all incorporated places of 2,500 inhabitants or more in 1940 and a small number of places, usually minor civil divisions, classified as urban under special rules* Building outside the limits of these areas is excluded, even when it is located in populous suburban areas that may be an integral part of a city* s economic and social life. The tabulations cover nonfederally and federally financed building construction combined. Estimates of non-Federal (private and State and local government) building construction for all urban localities are developed from building-permit reports sent to the Bureau by cities containing about 85 percent of the urban population of the country. Figures on federally financed projects in cities are compiled from notifications of construction contracts awarded, obtained from other Federal agencies. It should be noted that the data in the following tabulations do not represent the volume of con struction actually started during the periods shown, because adjustment has not been made for lapsed building permits, nor for lag between permit issuance or contract award dates and the start of construction. Components may not always equal totals because of rounding. Table 26.— Indexes of the Valuation of Urban Building Authorized, by Class of Construction, Annually 1929-52 x'2 Index numbers (1947-49 * 100) Year Index numbers (1947-49 ■ 100) All New New nonbuilding re siresi dential con dential struction 3 building ** building Additions, altera tions, and repairs Year All New New non- Additions, building resi resi altera con dential dential tions, and struction 3 building1* building repairs 1929 .... 89.5 80.8 137.4 71.6 1 9 4 1 .... 52.6 45.2 66.0 44.2 1930 .... 51.2 34.5 100.3 46.6 1942 .... 40.7 26.0 69.8 29.5 1 9 3 1 .... 36.1 24.6 68.4 34.9 1943 .... 19.0 16.5 20.3 25.3 1932 .... 13.2 6.1 27.9 17.2 1944 .... 16.6 9.8 20.3 33.5 1933 .... 10.9 5.1 19.3 17.3 1945 .... 29.6 18.8 38.3 50*4 1934 ..... 11.2 4.3 19.2 22.3 1946 .... 71.4 71.1 67.4 81.6 1935 .... 19.2 10.6 29.9 30.2 1947 .... 83.7 83.6 79.2 94.4 1936 .... 30.5 21.0 43.6 38.2 1948 .... 104.9 101.8 109.5 106.3 1937 .... 33.7 22.5 48.4 44.5 1949 .... 111.3 114.6 111.3 99.2 1938 .... 34.2 26.0 45.7 37.5 1950 .... 157.7 176.2 145.9 115.6 1939 .... 40.4 34.1 47.3 40.9 1 9 5 1 .... 134.2 141.6 130.1 116.1 1940 .... 47.5 38.3 63.2 40.6 1952 .... 134.3 145.9 121.9 119.7 See page 49 for footnotes. 33 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 27.—Urban Building Authorized: Annually 19U2-52, Monthly Valuation, 1931-521 by Class of Construction and Ownership, Valuation (in thousands) 2 Year and Month 191(2 191(3 19UU 191(5 19U6 191(7 19U8 19U9 1950 1951 January •••••• February .... March ....... April •••••••• M a y ......... J u n e ....... . J u l y ....... . A u g u s t ..... . September ..•• October •••••• November .... December .... 195? January ..... February.... M a r c h ....... A p r i l ...... . May ........ . June ........ J u l y ........ August ••••••• September •••. October •••••• November .... December .... See page 3U h9 All building construction 3 NonTotal Federal $2,707,573 $1,066,958 $918,U13 1,262,133 703,581( 583,1(96 1,101,350 753,10(1 31(5,670 1,966,913 1,717,181 663,160 U,7U3,U1U U,303,971 2,513,789 5,563,31(8 5,361,198 2,957,1(55 6,972,78U 6,597,70U 3,600,295 7,398,11*1* 6,727,1(11 U,050,336 10,1(80,350 9,731,077 6,231,1(17 8,918,168 7,902,588 5,005,U87 801,13U 739,276 1(19,529 627,570 556,323 370,119 823,71*1* 722,783 U(7,036 802,835 711,771 U66,230 81(7,879 778,590 1(89,522 1,027,652 673,897 691,629 73U,835 65U.595 381*,763 782,837 739,093 1(05,233 8Ul,629 793,517 U60,68U 653,677 620,270 359,25U 51(2,961 506,680 289,351 1(31,1(15 U05,79U 222,138 8,926,672 8,132,169 5,159,102 527,773 U81,079 297,18U 611,085 563,980 373,lll( 783,787 682,375 U9U,179 858,U03 757,901 5UU,7U8 829,91(0 7U7,921 512,305 887,561 750,999 1(78,1(27 807,019 767,U59 UU5.28U 751,678 699,212 1(19,350 800,125 769,U6l U61,812 822,292 773,566 1(70,098 6UU,786 596,31(0 31(8,1(62 602,222 5U1,875 31U.138 for footnotes. N6w residential building *• NonTotal Federal New nonresidential building NonTotal Federal $602,609 $1 , 510,688 375,169 1(39,131 289,270 U38,909 631,562 827,6ll( 2,158,201 1,1(58,602 2,915,185 1,713,1(89 3,1(60,961 2,367,91(0 3,76U,709 2,1(10,315 5,903,861( 3,156,1(75 U,U18,012 2,815,669 389,1(1(6 280,250 331,817 182,029 1(11,061 283,905 U26,202 21(5,773 1(59,560 253,983 389,816 236,170 31(7,762 2UO,771 389,395 273,867 UUU.068 285,609 31(9,1(66 197,629 267,9U9 186,216 211,1(70 11(9,1(66 U,698,727 2,637,037 268,500 159,11(8 31(7,025 160,555 Ul3,222 197,739 1(69,050 219,581 U50,2l(8 211,01(0 i*ll(,831 291,571 1(22,730 252,128 U07,231 232,97U Ul(5,865 233,568 U5U,Ul8 21(6,65U 326,6Ul 217,087 278,966 21U,990 $222,998 106,51(6 169,078 639,31(2 1,1(16,U97 1,582,352 2,157,695 2,01(9,088 2,769,100 2,1*55,81(2 256,226 157,238 223,298 201,297 22U,673 190,251 209,686 21(9,037 255,015. 178,220 173,7U8 137,15U 2,31(8,191 1U1(, 286 1U2.667 182,095 196,501 195,210 23U,099 237,929 19U.701 220,227 216,609 192,737 191,130 Additions,alteration^ and repairs NonTotal Federal $278,U72 239,506 316,771 U76,139 771,023 892,U0U l,OOU,5U9 937,U93 1,092,U58 1,097,011 101,355 75,U22 92,802 90,832 10U,373 99,853 109,301 103,737 95,336 96,79U 67,39U 59,811 1,130,53U 71,UU1 77,U17 91,869 9U,07U 106,595 117,562 109,607 99,35U 10U,7U6 105,539 79,237 73,09U $2Ul,351 221,869 295,093 UU6,277 729,272 863,66L 979,0U7 913,6iU 1,058,113 1,028,73U 93,603 67,268 88,U2U 8U,272 9U,357 93,830 97,1U7 100,661 9U,U3U 92.58U 6U,983 57,169 1,085,251 68,293 7U,288 87,058 92,3U9 102,U63 102,069 106,800 97,281 103,370 102,539 76,962 71,780 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 28•— Urban Building Authorized! Annually 1951-52 1 Valuation, by Class of Construction and Geographic Division, Valuation (in thousands)2 Geographic division* New residential building1* A H building construction 3 1952 All urban places ... *8,926,672 New England ........ 535,551 Middle Atlantic .... 1,1(68,151 East North Central • 1,91*8,506 Vest North Central • 689,1*93 South Atlantic ••••• l,05U,559 East South Central • 356,265 Vest South Central • 965,1U7 Mountain ........... 31(1,859 Pacific ............ 1,567,11(1 New nonresidential building Additions , alteration^ and repairs 1951 1952 1952 1951 1951 1952 1951 *8,918,168 *5,159,102 *5,005,U87 *2,637,037 *2,815,669 *1,130,53U *1,097,011 619,887 301,380 35U.115 165,928 197,698 68,07l( 68,2U2 1,1(1(2,998 8U0,900 821,858 1(1(0,529 1(23,11(3 186,722 197,997 2,070,252 1,113,196 1,102,506 597,588 7ld*,l83 237,721 223,563 81,01(8 82,816 631,999 392,670 31*3,71*8 215,776 205,1*35 1,108,893 627,351* 61(8,61(2 276,783 306,997 150,U23 153,255 360,862 192,071 201,772 120,165 117,328 la ,762 1(1*,029 986,1(91 567,387 590,U11( 27l*,ll*2 281,588 123,618 1H(,1(89 318,821 198,281* 177,882 101,699 103,3U5 ia ,877 37,595 1,377,965 925,859 76U,550 ldd*,l(29 1(35,953 196,853 177,1(62 See page 1*9 for footnotes* Table 29.— New Urban Nonresidential Building Authorized* and Geographic Division, Annually 1951-52 1 Geographic division 5 1952 1951 Valuation (in thousands) Percent change# 1952 1951-52 Industrial buildings All urban places ........... *351,520 *513,007 New England ............... Middle Atlantic East North Central Vast Central 28,097 60,9U9 111,839 2l(,305 25,237 16,081( 17,192 5,983 61,831* 31,916 97,lUU 205,815 25,306 2l*,l8l 28,581* 18,328 6,103 75,629 . .......... . North .......... South Atlantic r _T. .......... . East South Central .......... Vest South Central ............... Mountain Pacific .................................. Valuation, by General I^pe of Building * - 31.5 12.0 - 37.3 - 1*5.7 i*.o l*.l* 1*3.7 - 6.2 - 2.0 - 18.2 ................... ........ .............. ••••••••••••• ............... Vest North Central , . .. . . . . . r South Atlantic . .................... East South Central .......... Vest South Central ............... Mountain ................................ Pacific ......................... . New England Middle Atlantic East North Central ................... ........................... .................... ............... ............... ...................... ............... ............... ............................... .............................. All urban places New England Middle Atlantic East North Central West North Central South Atlantic East South Central West South Central Mountain Pacific *1 ,101 ,m i *1,11*6,508 78,221 193,155 227,139 103,712 115,572 106,079 167,869 263,0U7 106,060 11(2,1(05 1(3,328 12l(,350 52,160 11(1,209 57,008 117,261( 3U,827 17l*,2l*3 + *739,912 28,766 121,120 l¥(,107 56,056 87,085 26,015 91,77l( 30,392 101,032 36,506 111,793 155,535 1(3,206 99,315 36,535 93,132 26,161 137,730 + ♦ *115,708 ^,296 8,801 11,161 35,028 9,672 9,629 1,988 11,058 2,091( 26,279 23,51(0 33,612 7,618 12,736 3,720 19,991 3,365 21*,61*8 * 17.1 - 28.5 + 110.9 - U.o - 21.2 * 32.3 + 87.1 + 80.8: +-60.7 6.2 - - 7.2 + 8.3 - 7.3 +- 12.3 29.7 - 28.8 1.5 ♦ - 16.2 - 26.6 21.2 Put>lic buildings 9 - l*.o + - 26.3 15.1 - 13.7 - 2.2 18.8 31.6 - 5.7 - 33.2 23.1* Public works and utility buildings *135,525 Percent change# 1951-52 *686,31(7 Community buildings ® All urban places 1951 Commercial buildings 7 - 2 w *152,537 *109,308 13,951 19,U3U 15,656 l*,2l*6 16,5U7 10,81(1 7,3U8 m,i(6o l*,35l* 16,21*2 25,332 2,1(63 18,11*7 305 15,899 1(,101 22,1*66 50,035 + 39.5 + 220.1* +- 38.2 19.7 +- 1.7 8.8 « - 53.8 ♦ 253.1 ♦ 122.7 All othe~ buildings11 * 209,968 *191,227 10,599 22,331 10,Old* 18,935 59,1*26 18,727 13,320 6,587 18,821 12,726 32,6U0 65,231* 19,839 19,605 6,1(97 20,573 12,651 32,638 + 9.8 ♦ 5.5 + 17.9 + 9.8 + 5.9 + 1*7.2 - 1.1* ♦ 9.3 - .6 ** See page 1*9 for footnotes • 35 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 30*— New Urban Nonresidential Building Authorized: Valuation and number of Buildings, by Type of Building, Annually 19U2-52 1 Type of building 191(2 191(3 19bh 191(5 19U6 191(7 Valuation (in thousands)2 All types ................. Industrial buildings (factories and workshops)12• Commercial buildings...... . Amusement buildings^.... . Commercial garages ....... Office and bank buildings . Service stations ......... Stores and other mercantile buildingsll*•... Community buildings ........ Churches ................. Educational buildings x5 .... Institutional buildings l*.. Public buildings ? .......... Public works and utility buildings 10........... .... Private garages ............ Sheds ...................... All other nonresidential buildings ................ $1,510,688 $1(39,131 $1(38,909 $827,6ll( 961,616 63,719 5,516 2,361 11,256 1,871 1(2,715 73,682 6,020 20,51(9 1(7,113 25U,OU2 132,607 16,1*98 1(,689 3,835 258,181 1(6,336 8,327 957 2,959 817 33,276 56,11(9 1,808 13,923 Uo,U18 U8,882 159,706 68,1(07 12,236 3,91(2 5,1(25 1,27U 1(5,530 66,1(06 5,538 17,721 1(3,11(7 98,937 26,26U 11,005 U,133 U,05l 258,098 296,720 15,338 32,368 29,983 8,393 210,638 108,20$ 16,998 2U,939 66,268 83,95U 32,286 29,672 8,055 10,62l( 12,832 7,790 U,908 1(,053 $1,1(58,602 $1,713,1(89 397,237 669,57U 33,123 73,513 83,998 23,088 1(55,852 190,163 36,971 98,029 55,163 12,01(2 102,21(1 58,1(90 12,210 16,61(5 322,229 686,323 1(3,216 62,11U 95,298 25,U56 1(60,239 1(07,591 76,23U 185,890 11(5,1(67 la , 009 1U3,82U 77,929 ll(,626 19,957 Number of buildings All types ................. Industrial buildings (factories and workshops)12. Commercial buildings ....... Amusement buildings1! ..... Commercial garages ............ Office and bank buildings • Service stations ......... Stores and other mercantile buildingsllf.... Community buildings ........ Churches ................. Educational buildings x5.... Institutional buildings x* • Public buildings 9 ......... . Public works and utility buildings 10............... Private garages ........... . Sheds .......... ....... . All other nonresidential buildings ................. ■ See page i# for footnotes• 36 102,850 79,151( 76,657 138,1(16 226,57U U,271 8,10(6 685 5U7 537 512 6,165 1,325 667 339 319 1,563 871 61(,3U2 18,356 3,676 3,662 6,552 56U U09 531 179 U,869 1,2U3 U9U 377 372 695 619 3U,297 27 ,l»oU U,682 1(,705 10,020 903 730 7U8 291 7,31(8 1,667 809 U0U 1(5U 552 61(3 38,099 15,382 5,589 9,031 31,31(9 880 3,776 1,96U 1,1(65 23,261( 2,33U 1,335 1(67 532 380 791 6l(,171 21,519 8,81(1 17,001 61,802 1,9U0 7,600 3,679 1(,030 1(1(,553 3,922 1,91U 1,193 815 266 1,550 109,28U 19,716 13,033 1 239,533 13,581 58,366 2,038 5,972 3,217 3,959 U3,180 6,630 3,028 2,835 767 1(89 1,886 12!(,966 20,253 13,362 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 30*—New UrbanofNonresidential Building Authorized: Valuation and Number of Buildings, by Type Building, Annually lyi|2-52 1 —Continued Type of building 191*8 191*9 1950 1951 1952 Percent change, 1951-52 Valuation (in thousands)2 All t y p e s ................ Industrial buildings (factories and workshops )12. Commercial buildings ...... Amusement buildings *3.... Commercial garages ...... Office and bank buildings. Service stations ........ Stores, and other mercantile b u i l d i n g s ..• Community buildings ...... . Churches..... .......... Educational buildingsl5 ... Institutional buildings1*. Public buildings 3 ......... Public works and utility buildings 10.............. Private garages .........•• Sheds ..................... All other nonresidential buildings ............... $2,367,91*0 $2,1*10,315 $3,156,1*75 $2,815,669 $2,637,037 - 6.3 299,263 926,551 98,357 77,33 131*,298 29,823 9 203,699 752,810 99,197 1*7,1*81* 121*,81*5 1*0,976 297,31*3 1,121*,268 91,151 1*6,207 272,172 59,957 513,007 739,912 32,561* 1*1*,111* 197,1*06 31*,953 351,520 686,31*7 33,899 37,861 168,029 1*6,256 - 31.5 - 7.2 + l*.l - 11*.2 - ll*.9 + 32.3 586,731* 789,833 160,550 32U,51*8 301*,735 71*,1*11* 1*1*0,308 1,020,507 180,670 1*39,717 1*00,120 153,103 651*,781 1,283,011 220,351 568,1*1*0 1*91*,220 128,165 1*30,875 1,11*6,508 181,328 523,217 1*1*1,963 109,308 1*00,302 1,101,11*1 179,906 583,571* 337,661 152,537 - 7.1 - 1*.0 - .8 ♦ 11.5 - 23.6 + 39.5 11*8,681 91,871 13,798 11*8,375 90,690 10,537 116,151* 10l*,82l* 10,896 115,708 113,801 11,321* 135,525 123,501* 10,726 + 17.1 + 8.5 - 5.3 23,528 30,591* 91,816 66,101 75,738 + ll*.6 Number of buildings All types ....... ......... Industrial buildings (factories and workshops^. Commercial buildings ...... Amusement buildings13 •.••• Commercial garages ...... Office and bank buildings.. Service stations ........ Stores and other mercantile buildingslJ*••. Community buildings ...... . Churches ................ Educational b u i l d i n g s ••• Institutional buildings x*. Public buildings 3 ......... Public works and utility buildings1® .............. Private garages ........... Sheds .................... . All other nonresidential buildings ............... 235,918 227,612 257,683 21*1,132 252,809 ♦ 1*.8 10,183 50,088 2,71*6 1*,953 2,833 3,193 6,917 U , 561* 2,578 3,151* 2,381 1*,201 8,059 1*5,1*91 2,1*01* 2,805 3,310 5,1*1*6 8,881 30,862 1,1*39 2,296 2,51*9 3,092 7,765 33,231 1,529 2,099 3,151 3,635 - 12.6 ♦ 7.7 + 6.3 - 8.6 + 23.6 + 17.6 36,363 6,681* 3,1*72 2,325 887 638 29,250 7,220 3,1*53 2,677 1,090 83U 31,526 7,960 3,669 2,976 1,315 685 21,1*86 6,1*1*6 3,276 2,173 997 537 22,817 6,781* 3,106 2,661 1,017 695 + 6.2 + 5.2 - 5.2 + 22.5 + 2.0 + 29.1* 1,790 133,212 18,191* 1,370 138,025 16,839 1,297 159,076 Ht,829 1,207 160,213 13,618 1,278 167,810 11*,068 + 5.9 + .1*.7 + 3.3 15,129 11*,81*3 20,286 19,368 21,178 ♦ 9.3 See page l#for footnotes. 37 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 31.—Urban Building Authorized: Valuation, by Class of Construction and State, Annually 1951-521 Valuation (in thousands)2 uudluB All building donstruction3 19? 2 1951 New residential building ** 1952 1951 New nonresidential building 1952 1951 Additions, alterations, and repairs 1952 1951 All urban places . $8,926,672 $8,918,168 $5,159,102 $5,005,1*87 $ 2 ,637,037 $2,815,669 $1 ,130 ,531* $1 ,097,011 13,102 Alabama ......... Arizona ......... Arkansas ........ California ...... Colorado ........ Connecticut •••••• Delaware ........ Dist. of Columbia. Florida ......... Georgia...... . 95,201* 3U,209 ?1,162 1,326,217 122,02? 356,887 18,109 51*,297 330,750 126,251* 99,056 1*0,992 61*,133 1,159,682 118,362 11*2,309 15,529 69,31*5 337,997 123,870 58,376 11*,713 30,882 8U*,973 71,326 95,573 8,359 30,1*82 220,01*6 70,972 66,288 17,361* 32,582 657,001* 68,1*1*6 81*,1*31 7,823 29,1*57 226,037 79,999 21*,265 12,825 13,520 353,071 35,789 1*3,501* 7,298 15,012 62,620 37,521 19,666 .18,102 25,830 360,61*3 36,868 1*0,110 1*,966 21*,1*97 68,257 27,903 12,561* 6,672 6,760 158,173 11*,911 17,810 2,1*52 8,801* 1*8,081* 17,761 5,526 5,721 11*2,035 13,01*8 17,768 2,71*1 15,391 1*3,703 15,967 Idaho ........... Illinois ........ Indiana ......... I o w a ........ . Kansas ........ . Kentucky........ Louisiana.... . Maine .......... . Maryland ........ Massachusetts .... 20,997 581,351 178,538 107,U37 105,586 72,783 11*9,378 16,229 9U,903 291,667 19,631* 600,036 205,51*5 111,078 83,516 72,539 11*5,832 15,1*71 117,863 378,005 9,830 361*,921* 96,879 58,61*1* 58,856 1*1,215 68,81*2 7,388 56,1*52 160,083 10,817 31*1,1*71 89,889 61,118 1*1,665 1*2,368 86,170 6,093 66,150 207,829 7,27? 156,91*7 57,329 36,372 32,812 21*,007 52,026 6,213 19,372 91»,018 5,308 208,299 96,023 38,216 29,515 25,371* 36,1*22 7,31*2 30,803 133,931 3,892 59,1*79 21*,330 12,1*20 13,918 7,560 28,511 2,629 19,078 37,566 3,509 50,266 19,631* 11,71*3 12,336 1*»797 23,239 2,036 20,909 36,21*5 Michigan ........ Minnesota ....... Mississippi ..... Missouri .... . Montana........ . Nebraska ....... . Nevada .......... New Hampshire .... New Jersey...... New Me x i c o..... . 1*21,097 177,701* 58,257 189,735 26,968 63,851* 22,51*5 20,760 363,71*5 56,669 1*78,928 188,717 1*5,617 15U,913 19,1*30 56,1*1*1* 16,563 16,297 31*2,265 50,121* 209,21*0 96,901* 31,807 112,391* 12,861* 1*0,710 11*,687 11,063 226,323 1*1,868 239,267 102,1*61 26,1*35 85,296 10,031 3l*,Ol5 10,331* 8,1*81* 215,276 27,936 157,062 58,028 21,318 57,291 11,059 17,297 l*,0l*9 6,1*81 90,81*0 11,227 181*,699 61*,013 13,801 1*5,081 6,823 15,912 3,588 l*,89l* 85,327 17,768 5U,795 22,772 5,132 20,050 3,01*1* 5,81*7 3,810 3,217 1*6,582 3,575 51*,962 22,21*3 5,381 21*,536 2,575 6,517 2,61*2 2,919 Ul, 662 1*,1*20 New York •....... North Carolina ... North Dakota ••••• O h i o ........... Oklahoma ........ Oregon .......... Pennsylvania ••••• Rhode Island .... South Carolina ... South Dakota ••••• 656,066 11*8,615 20,328 568,635 81*,769 89,973 1*1*8,31*0 1*3,671 58,130 21*,81*9 61*9,381 150,088 17,601 579,267 93,393 79,303 1*51,351 61*,051* 57,215 19,729 359,708 78,61*1* 12,307 328,662 55,278 38,1*21* 2?1*,869 21*,1*91* 36,160 12,855 353,31*8 76,365 10,309 319,807 57,827 38,253 253,235 1*5,723 35,106 8,882 226,317 51*,072 5,889 167,766 20,173 33,889 123,372 12,802 15,782 8,086 211,166 59,229 5,287 181*,61*7 25,1*06 25,961 126,650 9,9U1 16,027 7,1*10 70,01*1 15,899 2,133 72,207 9,318 17,661 70,100 6,375 6,188 3,908 81*,868 Hi,1*91* 2,005 71*,813 10,161 15,089 71,1*66 8,390 6,082 3,1*36 Tennessee ....... Texas ........... U t a h ........... Vermont ......... Virginia ...... . Washington ...... West Virginia .... Wisconsin ....... Wyoming ......... 13C 022 67?,83? 1*1*,51*8 6,335 171,060 150,951 52,W»1 198,885 13,897 11*3,651 683,132 39,979 3,751 186,071 138,980 50,916 206,1*76 13,737 60,673 1*12,386 23,1*07 2,780 96,987 72,1*63 29,252 113,1*91 9,588 66,682 1*13,835 21*,183 1,555 102,1*91* 69,292 25,210 112,072 8,771 50,575 188,1*22 16,871* 2,910 50,591 57,1*69 11*,515 58,1*83 2,601 58,1*87 193,929 11,770 1,1*80 58,1*56 1*9,350 16,858 70,515 3,118 18,773 79,029 1*,266 61*5 23,1*83 21,019 8,671* 26,910 1,707 18,1*82 75,368 1*,026 715 25,121 20,338 8,81*7 23,888 1,81*9 See page for footnotes• 38 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 32*—New Urban Dwelling Units Authorized: Number and Valuation, by Type of Structure, Ownership and Geographic Division, Annually 1931-52 Percentage distribution All types of structures Geographic division5 1952 1951 1-family structures 18 1952 1951 All types of structures 1952 1951 1-f amily structures 1952 1951 Number of units Total - privately and publicly owned All urban places ...... 616,837 New England ........... Middle Atlantic ....... Eafct North Central .... West North Central .... South Atlantic . ..... East South Central .... West South Central .... Mountain........... Pacific .............. 38,672 91,335 105,819 88,973 68,866 32,077 82,976 26,585 113,938 859,830 839,015 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 39,767 28,911 93,289 58,319 110,700 88,896 80,793 38,533 86,151 56,883 32,805 21,581 83,576 68,792 23,732 22,251 90,872 79,788 _________ __________ 29,356 50,785 93,286 35.818 55,288 5.6 1)1.8 6.6 15.5 I8.li 6.8 Hi. 3 5.1+ 13.9 U.o 6.7 11.6 21.2 8.1 12.6 U.6 15.0 u.u 15 .1 6.3 11.8 19.3 8.U 12.3 U.7 15.0 ii.e 17 .U 100.0 100.0 100.0 601,285 20.818 66,068 19,227 69,261 17.1 7.3 13.8 5.2 13.8 8.3 18.5 15.8 Privately owned All urban places ...... 563,211 538,605 857,389 835,219 100.0 New England ........... Middle Atlantic ....... East North Central .... West North Central •.... South Atlantic ........ East South Central .... West South Central .... Mountain ............. Pacific .............. 30,611 75,809 100,037 82,021 78,811 25,929 78,099 25,208 110,690 30,166 75,597 106,881 39,929 72,717 28,059 73,820 22,500 28,896 29,162 50,788 93,102 35,818 58,972 20,182 68,899 18,829 67,915 5.1 13.U 17.8 7.5 13.3 i*.6 13.9 U.5 19.6 88,936 58,238 88,896 38,533 56,060 21,869 68,229 22,138 79,318 5.6 11*.2 20.0 7.5 13.6 U.5. 13.8 U.2 6.2 11.9 19 .11 8.1+ 12.3 6 .7 11.7 11.7 Hi.9 11.8 17.11 21.li 8.2 12.6 U.6 111.9 U.3 15.6 100.0 100.0 7.1 16.5 22.0 6.9 12.9 U.o 11.8 3.5 15.3 6.1 13.5 23.6 6.3 11.3 3.1 11.9 U.2 18.0 6.U 12.7 2U.9 8.0 11.7 3.1 12.5 3.9 16.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 5.5 Hu9 22.7 7.7 11.7 3.1 11.2 3.9 19.3 5.7 Hi.9 2U.1 7.6 12.1 3.0 11.7 3.8 17.1 16.6 Valuation (in thousands)*9 Total - privately and publicly owned All urban places ...... ♦5,107,389 ♦8,967,613 $8,067,189 $3,886,616 100.0 286,81*8 889,999 957,518 307,728 850,388 120,302 880,687 189,062 688,127 5.8 16.1* 21.6 7.6 12.1 3.7 10.9 3.8 18.1 New England ........... Middle Atlantic ....... East North Central .... West North Central .... South Atlantic ........ East South Central .... West South Central .... Mountain ............. Pacific .............. 297,917 838,086 1,103,837 386,383 618,781 169,835 556 ,1*86 193,188 921,801 351,785 820,391 1 ,098,882 380,789 680,917 198,881 581*,068 175,211 761,133 21*9,129 587,132 961,679 338,676 859,937 126,012 883,007 169,831 732,187 100.0 . Frivately owned All urban places ...... $14,61*7,011+ $8,380,137 $8,050,835 $3,817,697 New England .......... Middle Atlantic ....... East North Central .... West North Central .... South Atlantic ........ East South Central .... West South Central .... Mountain ............. Pacific .............. 258,713 693,225 1 ,052,652 356,235 581,988 181,665 522,589 183,059 698,932 250,608 653,815 1,057,716 333,200 529,289 131,116 510,808 166,885 787,099 283,696 586,369 961,679 338,676 857,190 125,606 879,261 168,883 729,856 288,607 889,81*9 956,281 307,728 888,389 118,868 872,369 186,009 638,886 6.0 13.5 23.7 8.1+ 11.3. 3.1 11.8 U.2 18.0 6.U 12.8 23.0 8.1 11.8 3.1 12. U 3.6 16.6 See page U9 for footnotes. 39 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 33.—New Urban Dwelling Units Authorized: Number, by State, Annually, 194-0-52l7 Number of new urban dwelling units 1940 19U 1942 1943 1944 1945 ' 194.6 396,612 1*39,532 280,838 209,418 114,875 160,526 528,505 Alabama .............. Arizona ........ . Arkansas ............. California ....... .. Colorado .... ......... Connecticut .......... . Delaware .......... . Dist. of Col........... Florida .............. Georgia.... ...... . 6.-U5 1,531 2,069 64,196 3,752 7,512 346 8,680 15,303 8,801 6,157 1,125 2,637 71,441 6,376 711 1,558 53,627 1,068 7,862 568 9,632 5,993 5,222 2,042 1,340 570 46,716 491 5,012 1,189 5,234 4,389 6,291 1,630 690 63$ 34,038 705 62 2,606 2,783 1,431 1,382 36,879 3,066 687 108 3,352 9,515 2,465 3,154 82,935 8,347 4,159 461 4,000 4,159 2,314 7,982 2,387 19,962 8,336 Idaho ............. . Illinois ............. Indiana ........ ••••••• Iowa ................. Kansas ................ Kentucky .............. Louisiana ............ Maine ........... Maryland ............. Massachusetts ......... 1,441 13,876 8,094 4,568 2,347 2,678 6,594 684 7,740 10,058 1,344 11,940 11,372 121 9,349 5,714 1,998 3,021 1,770 2,408 2,925 8,169 4,691 219 6,732 3,085 181 2,810 644 1,767 1,427 3,711 1,976 373 6,496 2,549 419 914 440 5,038 70 1,505 387 695 9,122 2,900 1,045 1,328 561 3,200 164 1,012 2,202 3,318 23,556 12,459 8,591 6,068 4,316 7,613 847 6,912 14,308 Michigan ............. Minnesota ............ Mississippi .......... Missouri ............. Montana .............. Nebraska ............. Nevada .............. . New Hampshire......... New Jersey ........... New Mexico ............ 22,761 6,596 4,445 5,257 1,478 1,905 502 655 12,229 1,545 24,505 6,654 4,031 6,777 1,054 1,804 859 891 14,231 1,419 16,298 1,998 2,825 2,128 335 992 1,178 228 10,757 635 19,953 87 2,186 269 212 2,124 524 10 4,026 773 8,224 688 1,202 949 373 704 211 10 1,236 653 7,437 3,236 1,851 1,542 410 652 422 134 3,075 1,246 24,465 12,684 4,674 9,620 2,040 2,964 1,163 867 14,912 2,489 New York .............. North Carolina ........ North Dakota ........... Ohio ................. Oklahoma ............. Oregon ............... Pennsylvania .... ..... Rhode Island •••.••••••• South Carolina ........ South Dakota ......... 45,035 6,703 474 19,885 4,446 3,523 15,369 2,324 3,430 736 33,189 7,887 545 25,452 5,020 3,792 27,080 3,151 3,168 661 13,490 2,843 55 12,550 3,181 6,569 13,989 909 2,5U 198 5,029 887 0 16,575 1,675 5,574 9,651 187 436 234 667 450 23 6,764 1,099 1,617 2,390 55 287 58 3,886 2,305 327 7,540 2,100 2,245 3,097 662 690 589 48,907 9,409 1,531 25,094 7,796 6,915 19,099 2,152 2,846 1,738 Tennessee ............ Texas ................. Utah ................. Vermont .............. Virginia ............. Washington ........... West Virginia ......... Wisconsin •••••........ Wyoming .............. 5,145 26,202 2,361 230 10,935 6,496 3,310 5,384 566 5,141 26,662 2,534 297 12,057 10,135 2,934 6,973 628 2,150 17,646 3,516 208 14,056 11,789 1,043 3,809 139 1,203 15,797 2,955 33 7,647 12,370 116 2,119 940 2,124 12,761 1,124 4 1,486 2,516 183 1,139 169 2,905 18,523 917 60 2,665 5,855 674 3,071 324 8,205 49,716 4,154 268 9,026 10,214 3,315 9,857 1,063 All urban places ...... See page uo h9 for footnotes. 4,146 11,101 277 10,690 13,515 6,988 1,292 17,638 9,593 5,133 3,543 3,054 7,065 684 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 33*—New Urban Dwelling Units Authorized: Number, by State, Annually 19UO-52 ^-Continued Number of new urban dwelling units 1967 191*6 1989 1950 1951 1952 All urban places ............ 508,11*5 531,293 607,680 837,652 601,265 616,837 Alabama ..................... Arizona.................. ... Arkansas .................. .. California .................. Colorado .................... Connecticut ............... .. Delaware ................ . Dist. of Col................. Florida ..................... Georgia..................... 10,123 2,202 h',h88 7,911* 2,376 3,850 95,902 12,096 16,078 11,632 10,095 1,819 5,612 78,032 7,256 6,035 2,609 6,993 109,061 2,666 2,081 5,381 79,230 5,156 12,130 8,881 12,887 873 9,017 I d a h o.................. . Illinois .................... Indiana ........ ............. I o w a ........................ Kansas ...................... Kentucky .................... Louisiana ................... Maine ....................... Maryland .................... Massachusetts ................ 1,771* 21,627 11,927 5,12lt 3,773 1*,622 6,387 1,116 7,851* 13,697 1,311 8,218 16,722 Michigan .................... Minnesota ................... Mississippi ................. Missouri .................... Montana ..................... Nebraska .................... Nevada ...................... New Hampshire ............... New Jersey .................. New Mexico .................. 26,096 9,077 It,581 6,205 1,336 3,556 1,551 1,221* 21,003 3,188 19,631 9,269 6,325 8,721 1,399 3,102 625 1,550 16,776 3,863 31,020 New York ...••.••••....... North Carolina .............. North Dakota ................ Ohio ........................ Oklahoma.................... O r e g o n ...................... Pennsylvania ................ Rhode Island ................ South Carolina .............. South Dakota ................ 26,91*3 10,222 939 23,795 7,771 5,673 18,999 2,721 3,089 1,766 61,812 9,533 66,852 8,373 7,369 58,062 2,978 251 9,027 8,635 3,181 10,078 1,259 Tennessee ................... Texas ....................... U t a h ........................ Vermont ..................... Virginia .................... Washington............... . West Virginia ............... Wisconsin ................... Wyoming ..................... 82,301 It,91*9 It, 788 257 1*,303 27,381 7,216 52,866 2,573 216 10,805 8,963 2,915 9,121 637 5,812 6,126 3h7 2h,6hh 3,797 7,161 2,198 21,881* 11,175 5,561 6,656 3,295 8,805 1,068 22,221 6,668 6,669 23,166 3,372 3,917 1,692 269 8,256 27,115 9,071 2,731 23,205 13,062 6,326 7,768 3,868 10,122 963 7,639 22,625 10,809 6,801 10,958 1,503 3,815 530 1,267 27,661 6,116 12,715 1,167 27,617 8,090 5,651 25,266 3,272 5,963 1,669 .8,756 52,126 3,660 381 10,568 9,112 2,939 9,681 1,231 6,657 33,660 662 6,696 101,916 9,690 10,609 816 28,561 12,832 6,761 29,303 11,327 1,369 31,666 11,127 6,737 6,665 5,628 11,753 911 8,317 23,273 1,125 31,579 11,795 6,158 8,587 5,909 9,059 988 7,029 16,387 1,368 37,182 8,069 28,619 10,255 6,292 10,606 1,339 6,686 1,210 1,083 23,782 6,869 20,990 8,965 5,293 12,887 1,683 5,1*70 1,511 1,369 26,630 6,851 65,076 16,369 1,367 62,670 12,061 7,502 60,880 6,667 7,190 2,530 61,969 11,016 1,021 32,097 8,272 6,327 27,518 5,257 5,372 1,261 60,796 11,193 1,163 29,783 16,385 80,658 5,290 658 11,666 11,617 11,053 58,210 2,956 226 11,265 7,315 3,651* 11,391 882 10,780 60,395 2,766 367 11,728 7,815 3,333 11,272 898 16,152 3,606 62,566 15,980 10,300 9,193 5,077 15,536 1,558 10,679 26,068 61,029 16,297 6,622 18,208 1,779 6,251 1,106 6,090 16,782 1,966 8,366 8,203 25,911 2,996 5,376 1,787 See page h9 for footnotes. hi URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 3U«— New Urban D w elling U n its A uthorized: Number, by Type o f . S tru ctu re, Ownership, and S ta te , A nnually 1951-52 17 Total-privately and publicly owned units Privately owned units Jfumber of new dwelling units i n All types of structures 1952 1951 1-family structures10 1952 All types of structures 1-family structures 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 All urban places ... 616,837 601,21*5 1*59,1*30 1*39,015 563,211 531*,605 1*57,389 1*35,219 Alabama ........... Arizona ........... Arkansas .......... California ........ Colorado ••....... • Connecticut ....... Delaware .......... District of Columbia Florida ........... Georgia ........... Idaho ............ Illinois •......... Indiana ........... Iowa •.........•••• Kansas ............ Kentucky.......... Louisiana ......... M a i n e ....... . Maryland.......... Massachusetts ..... 10,095 2,081 5,15U 101,916 9,890 10,609 816 U,76l 29,303 11,327 1,125 31,579 11,795 6,151* 8,587 5,909 9,059 981* 7,029 18,3U7 11,1*32 2,666 5,31*1 79,230 8,8Ul 9,017 862 l*,l*9l* 28,561 12,832 1,389 31,666 11,127 6,737 6,1*1*5 5,628 11,753 911 8,317 23,273 6,993 1,399 1*,1*86 70,022 7,1*61 7,227 lill 1,251 19,1*82 7,061 1,077 21*,675 9,772 5,91*0 7,1*78 3,519 6,891* 970 6,151* 16,373 7,397 1,899 1*,336 59,505 6,811* 7,705 81*6 1,523 18,690 5,887 1,316 25,612 9,960 6,386 5,303 3,200 8,690 871* 7,021* 16,111 7,887 2,031* U,890 98,672 8,686 8,199 1*36 1*,315 28,175 9,095 1,125 28,030 11,008 6,151* 8,587 1*,61*8 7,525 981* 6,623 16,936 8,1*36 2,062 1*,777 77,381* 8,1*1*1 7,855 862 l*,ll*6 27,1*91 8,221 1,389 29,377 10,705 6,737 6,1*1*5 3,678 9,812 911 7,185 16,521* 6,993 1,352 1*,1*86 69,592 7,1*61 7,063 1*11 1,251 19,1*82 6,853 1,077 21*,675 9,772 5,91*0 7,1*78 3,519 6,501* 970 6,151* 16,122 7,397 1,779 It,336 58,219 6,662 7,657 81*6 1,523 18,690 5,867 1,316 25,1*68 9,960 6,386 5,303 3,200 8,590 871* 7,021* 15,965 Michigan .......... Minnesota ......... Mississippi ....... Missouri .......... Montana......... Nebraska ••••...... Nevada ............ New Hampshire ...... New Jersey ....... New M e x i c o ........ New Y o r k ..... ••••• North Carolina ••••• North D a kota..... . O h i o ............. Oklahoma Oreg o n .......... Pennsylvania ...... Rhode Island ...... South Carolina .... South Dakota ...... 20,990 8,91*5 5,293 12,887 1,1*83 5,1*70 l,5ll 1,389 21*,630 6,851 1*0,791* 11,193 1,11*3 29,783 8,368 1*,203 25,911 2,996 5,376 1,787 21*,1*19 10,255 1*,292 10,1*06 1,339 1*,688 1,210 21,932 8,1*85 3,570 9,013 1,228 It,169 791 851 15,029 3,891 15,093 7,292 902 26,117 7,971* 3,61*9 20,663 3,589 3,389 1,156 20,201* 8,91*5 1*,818 10,235 1,1*23 5,170 1,511 1,265 20,950 6,781 32,1*06 9,13U 1,11*3 29,783 8,368 1*,203 22,1*53 2,880 1*,503 1,787 23,1*37 9,623 3,875 10,171* 1,289 It,688 1,110 23,71*2 It,1*1*9 1*1,989 11,011* 1,021 32,097 8,272 1*,327 27,518 5,257 5,372 1,21*1 18,651 8,5H* 1*,1*98 9,295 1,319 1*,850 1,191* 1,21*1 17,31*6 6,382 17,11*9 7,536 1,056 26,376 7,091* 3,677 19,821* 2,755 3,906 1,1*00 19,862 It,371 32,31*0 8,722 1,021 32,031 8,272 1*»327 23,395 3,767 1*,187 1,21*1 18,651 8,511* 1*,!*98 9,295 1,319 1*,850 1,191* 1,21*1 17,31*6 6,312 17,H*9 7,361 1,056 26,376 7,091* 3,677 19,71*3 2,755 3,906 1,1*00 21,932 8,1*85 3,1*70 9,013 1,202 It,169 691 851 15,029 3,891 15,087 7,036 902 26,117 7,971* 3,61*9 20,628 3,589 3,389 1,156 Tennessee ......... Texas ............ U t a h ............. Vermont ........... Virginia .......... Washington ........ West Virginia ..... Wisconsin...... . Wyoming .......... 10,780 60,395 2,71*6 31*7 11,728 7,815 3,333 11,272 898 11,053 58,210 2,956 226 11,21*5 7,315 3,1*51* 11,391 802 6,531 50,318 2,535 31*5 7,983 6,01*5 2,659 9,1*22 881* 6,21*7 1*5,061* 2,51*2 226 7,527 6,107 3,070 9,625 71*6 8,576 57,316 2 ,71*6 31*7 9,697 7,815 2,833 11,012 898 8,070 50,959 2,956 226 8,1*1*9 7,225 3,1*51* 11,331 882 6,1*79 50,11*5 2,535 31*5 7,983 6,01*5 2,659 9,1*22 881* 6,115 1*3,999 2,51*2 226 7,527 6,01*7 3,070 9,625 71*6 See page l# fo r fo o tn o te s . hZ 1,083 883 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 35.— New Urban Dwelling Units Authorizeds Valuation, by Type of Structure, Ownership and State, Annually 1951-52 l? Total-privately and publicly owned units Privately owned units Valuation (in thousands) of new dwelling units in— State All ty]>es of strudfares 1952 All urban places ... 1951 1-fan tures 18 18 strudlily 1952 1951 All ty]jes of strudtures 1952 1951 1-fainily struc tures 18 1952 1951 *5,107,389 ♦4,967,613 ♦4,067,189 ♦3,846,616 ♦4 ,647,014 ♦4,380,137 ♦4,050,435 ♦3,817,697 A l a b a m a......... Arizona ........... Arkansas .......... California ........ Colorado .......... Connecticut ....... Delaware .......... Dist. of Col....... Florida ........... Georgia ........... Idaho ............. Illinois .......... Indiana ........... Iowa ............. Kansas ............ Kentucky .......... Louisiana ......... Maine ............. Maryland .......... Massachusetts .... . 58,065 13,763 30,524 811,849 70,857 95,559 8,344 30,482 215,171 70,264 9,733 362,580 96*564 56,138 56,774 40,199 63,886 7,154 56,389 157,022 64,808 17,204 31,756 654,368 67,664 84,212 7,823 29,457 219,917 79,942 10,752 338,950 Michigan .......... Minnesota ......... Mississippi •••••••• Missouri .......... Montana ....... Nebraska .......... Nevada ............ New Hampshire ...... New Jersey ........ New Mexico ........ New Tork .......... North Carolina .... North D a k o t a ..... . Ohio ............. Oklahoma .......... Oregon ............ Pennsylvania ••••••• Rhode Island ...... South Carolina ••••• South Dakota ...... Tennessee ......... Texas ............ U t a h ....... ...... Vermont ........... Virginia .......... Washington ....... West Virginia ..... Wisconsin ......... Wyoming ........... 85,543 6,005 66,024 205,986 39,830 10,781 26,996 637,082 56,592 67,514 4,592 12,160 166 ,6a 48,611 9,510 296,019 82,555 56,738 51,776 22,762 51,610 7,083 49,151 139,575 39,870 13,069 26,079 549,518 55,010 71,756 7,717 15,648 165,818 36,648 10,325 285,971 81,054 58,717 35,931 21,872 62,096 5,810 53,603 132,899 42,576 13,370 28,972 788,980 62,203 70,973 4,766 25,843 207,987 54,839 9,733 327,162 89,718 58,138 56,774 28,430 53,189 7,154 52,285 140,717 42,575 13,464 28,114 640,968 64,565 72,690 7,823 26,263 212,109 44,911 10,752 316,507 85,ia 60,986 40,917 24,213 67,875 6,005 54,573 134,443 39,830 10,388 26,996 634,351 56,592 65,399 4,592 12,160 166,641 47,215 9,510 296,019 82,555 56,738 51,776 22,762 48,980 7,083 49,151 136,257 39,870 12,245 26,079 540,215 53,869 71,305 7,717 15,648 165,818 36,498 10,325 284,695 81,054 58,717 35,931 21,872 61,473 5,810 53,603 131,108 207,950 94,936 31,710 111,740 11,866 40,462 13,446 10,941 226,069 41,115 358,596 77,393 1 1 ,9a 325,565 52,719 37,864 253,421 24,461 35,342 12,351 238,757 102,050 25,865 84,203 9,809 33,825 9,534 8,409 215,093 27,881 352,987 75,553 10,002 316,831 56,989 37,912 252,312 45,671 35,005 8,766 189,948 91,714 27,06? 80,289 10,814 35,994 11,656 9,595 168,654 39,158 173,862 57,703 11,229 295,195 45,998 34,189 204,616 22,588 27,882 10,935 218,109 88,553 22,949 75,808 9,205 31,239 7,250 6,255 146,347 25,322 145,957 52,834 9,184 274,783 55,720 33,626 197,695 28,626 22,909 8,291 199,963 94,936 28,302 86,227 11,383 37,868 13,446 9,713 190,191 40,560 282,544 62,989 11,9a 325,565 52,719 37,864 220,490 23,376 29,806 12,351 228,992 96,211 23,105 82,494 9,338 33,825 8,691 6,395 177,010 27,308 263,626 56,819 10,002 316,208 56,989 37,912 213,179 29,574 25,283 8,766 189,948 91,714 27,069 80,289 10,814 35,994 11,656 9,595 168,654 38,604 173,862 56,351 11,229 295,195 45,998 34,189 203,853 22,588 27,882 10,935 218,109 88,553 22,202 75,808 8,960 31,239 6,407 6,255 146,347 25,322 145,799 50,984 9,184 274,783 55,720 33,626 197,303 28,626 22,909 8,291 59,462 409,316 23,307 2,780 96,288 72,088 29,109 112,778 9,056 65,592 409,776 24,070 1,501 102,111 68,853 25,085 111,460 8,297 36,351 358,403 21,954 2,774 70,507 60,917 22,690 97,962 8,965 35,611 336,752 21,265 1,501 72,146 60,984 23,066 97,600 7,616 42,358 387,709 23,307 2,780 79,761 72,088 23,667 110,245 9,056 a , 225 357,831 24,070 1,501 76,423 68,220 25,085 110,668 8,297 35,945 357,307 21,954 2,774 70,507 60,917 22,690 97,962 8,965 34,521 329,096 21,265 1,501 72,146 60,605 23,066 97,600 7,616 88,884 60,986 40,917 42,215 See page 49 fo r fo o tn o te s . U3 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 3 6 .—Urban B u ild in g A uthorized in C itie s o f 5 0,00 0 P op u lation or More (1950 C ensus), b y C lass o f C on stru ctio n , A nnually 1951-52 1 State and city All building con struction (includ ing additions, alterations, and repairs) New dwelling units (housekeeping only) Valuation (in thousands) Alabama: Birmingham •••••• Gadsden ........ Mobile ......... Montgomery..... Arizona: Phoenix........ Arkansas: little Rock ••••• California: Alameda ........ Alhambra ....... Berkeley ....... Burbank ••••••••. Fresno ......... Glendale ....... Long Beach ..... Los Angeles .... Oakland ........ Pasadena ....... Richmond ....... Sacramento ..... San Bernardino •. San Diego ...... San Francisco ... San Jose ....... Santa Monica •••• South G a t e .... . Stockton ••..... Colorado: D e nver......... Pueblo ......... Connecticut: Bridgeport ..... Hartford ....... New Britain .... New Haven ...... Stamford ....... Waterbury ...... Delaware: Wilmington ..... District of Columbia Washington •••••• Florida: Jacksonville •••• M i a m i ......... Orlando ........ St. Petersburg T a m p a .......... Georgia: Atlanta ........ Augusta....... . Columbus ....... Macon .......... Savannah ....... See page h9 1951 Valuation (in thousands) 1952 1952 1951 $21,603 5,185 11,001 11 ,1*92 $21*,719 It,875 7,296 9,7U8 1,669 283 1,112 1,31*0 2,010 622 639 1,061 $8,775 1 ,1*75 7,376 8,967 $10,1*17 3,718 2,375 7,035 $7 ,1*57 3,1*60 2,028 1,101 $7,039 855 3,628 1,790 lU,6oU 21,1*21* 838 1,306 1*,351* 8,1*1*8 7,701 11,015 8,868 21,930 U82 832 1*,81*3 6,1*21* 1,550 13,675 6,829 5,787 5,176 16,115 13,301* 11,353 91 371,272 27.56U li*,355 7,532 12,908 lh,577 97,197 51,005 12,227 9,1*1*8 5,205 7,70li 7,092 5,783 9,022 25,978 17,362 10,022 37,737 27l*,72l* 31,9U6 22,627 8,71*1* 1U,177 lit,927 7l*,l*19 56,1*17 22,155 11,1*81 !*,581* 11,81*3 306 1,131 856 1,236 2,61*1 28,070 1,21*1 750 1*1*1 95U 1,067 9,730 1,708 955 902 1*80 1*1*0 U*3 515 298 1,807 1,313 700 1,1*33 18,627 1,1*51 1*83 1,151 1,1*31* 6,072 1,692 1,005 718 262 689 602 2,072 2,1*21* 7,075 6,11*8 8,128 19,298 230,156 11,001 6,805 2,91*1 6,187 9,569 67,363 15,065 7,670 6,01*1 2,777 3,290 961* 3,1*28 2,816 15,691* 9,007 5,801 11,710 160,291* 12,188 15,683 3,21*9 6,280 11,781 1*1,877 H*,972 8,107 5,336 1,1*95 5,71*9 5,329 2,553 890 6,763 1*,810 1,668 H*, 913 91*,691 9,530 5,303 3,529 l*,532 3,1*1*5 20,239 22,532 2,708 1,1*31 991 2,933 1*,522 1,612 3,8W* 7,815 6,1*59 2,971* 18,1*71* 76,385 11,572 1*,689 l*,300 5,962 1,916 22,821* 28,198 12,723 5,033 1,61*0 5,058 66,881* 13,109 68,177 8,230 5,990 1,208 l*,86l 723 38,539 9,1*1*1* 37,667 5,216 19,717 2,526 22,551* 1,756 16,58U 8,822 10,373 8,691 11,113 12,065 5,1*83 11*,382 9,788 13,821 15,139 7,1*36 1,587 U81* 836 161* 381* 830 303 81*2 518 1*69 970 51*9 11*,51*2 3,833 7,837 1,533 5,331* 6,1*07 2,61*3 7,893 1*,533 1*,570 10,306 3,620 1,001* 2,190 1,962 5,301* 1*,166 3,587 1,978 3,31*7 3,906 7,1*75 3,368 1,029 12,816 8,968 581 260 6,306 2,689 1*,1*91 3,686 51*,297 69,31*5 l*,76l l*,l*9l* 30,1*82 29,1*57 15,028 21*,1*97 16,373 37,U25 11,970 28,927 13,987 17,390 36,91*6 12,862 23,951* 12,973 929 3,025 1,020 3,219 1,189 1,251* 2,911 899 2,867 1,102 1*,708 17,660 7,901* 21,036 7,21*7 6,31*6 18,951 6,816 18,260 7,185 7,387 11,758 1,1*99 1*,1*1*8 3,587 6,919 10,31*6 1*,953 2,826 3,525 1*1,188 6,270 6,567 2,720 6,033 35,678 5,773 8,830 2,530 6,01*7 2,851 278 267 281 901* 2,352 559 639 256 755 21,521* 1,1*56 1,510 888 1*,628 17,1*38 3,1*87 3,795 931* 1*,252 12,097 3,870 3,359 1*50 817 11,391 1,267 3,561* 33U 997 12,907 1952 Valuation (in thousands) 1952 fo r fo o tn o te s . Numoer Other new building 2 322 1,301 1951 1951 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 3 6 .— Urban B u ild in g A uthorized in C itie s o f 5 0,00 0 P op u lation or More (1950 C ensus), by C lass o f C on stru ctio n , A nnually 1951-52 1 — Continued State and city All building con struction (includ ing additions, alterations, and repairs) Valuation (in thousands) 1952 Illinois: t*,7l*0 Aurora ......... Berwyn ......... i»,00l4 192,721 Chicago..... ... Cicero ......... (21) 3,122 Decatur....... . 7,322 East St. Louis •• Evanston ....... 7,627 7,10.2 Joliet ......... Oak Park ....... U,169 5,51*2 Peoria ......... 11,161 Rockford •••••••• U,6i Springfield ••••• Indiana: East Chicago •••• 3,1*13 Evansville.... . 5,951* Fort W a y n e ..... 11,027 G a r y ........... 19,1*51* 11,101 Hammond ........ Indianapolis •••• 36,01*9 Muncie 3,189 South Bend •«•••• 16,715 Terre Haute .... 3,011 Iowa: 6,610 Cedar Rapids .... 10,6l*i* Davenport ...... Des Moines ..... 19,1*32 1*,910 Sioux City •••••• Waterloo ....... 6,372 Kansas: Kansas City ••••• 12,327 6,980 Topeka ......... Wichita ........ 32,065 Kentucky: (21) Covington ...... Lexington ...... 5,089 Louisville..... 16,691 Louisiana: 10,581* Baton Rouge ••••• Hew Orleans ••••• 82,731* Shreveport •••••• 20,381 Maine: Portland ....... 3,51*3 Maryland: 58,710 Baltimore ••••••• Massachusetts: 1*6,681 Boston2**........ Brockton ....... 3,993 Cambridge ....... 5,353 1,776 Fall River •••••• 2,696 Holyoke ........ Lawrence.... ... 2,325 1,1*01 Lowell....... . L y n n .......... 1*,792 Malden ......... It,799 Medford ........ 1,61*9 See page 2# for foot*ict.es. ih New dwelling units (housekeeping only) Other new building 2 Valuation (in thousands) NumDer 1951 1952 *5,636 20 3,122 218,773 5,261 22 5,796 23 5,179 8,91*6 1*,582 3,850 12,733 9,621 1*,859 191 221 10,731* (21) 189 576 298 1*01, no 190 80U 280 21*6 20168 9,535 173 22 236 23 1*38 339 21*1* 151 670 81*3 317 5,797 3,831* 17,357 12,881* 18,809 1*3,677 1*,033 17,985 3,968 203 527 580 1,1*1*3 836 1,938 21*0 1,021* 130 8,313 9,739 15,973 6,1*1*9. 7,882 6,612 8,622 30,1*36 1951 1952 1951 Valuation (in thousands) 1952 1951 $1,993 20 831* 101*,713 3,626 22 3,11*0 23 661 3,583 905 1,681 3,1*16 1,1*11 1,235 $2,161 $2,831 2,877 20 2,097 iio,l*o5 (21) 1,91*7 5,1*29 It,563 1*,215 1,209 2,099 6,721* 2,673 91*,981* 1,1*53 22 2,1*26 23 It,191* l*,26l 3,056 1,81*7 6,091* 6,1*1*9 2,779 $1,821 829 51*,023 (21) 638 1,31*9 2,1*08 2,51*6 2,528 1,856 2,668 1,183 1*7 1*76 782 983 916 1,350 277 1,087 177 1,1*29 2,729 5,381* 12,316 7,1*10 15,1*1*1* 1,939 11,133 559 386 1,576 7,338 8,285 7,831* 11,31*8 1,993 11,252 800 1,159 1,708 l*,236 5,1*83 2,651 11*,208 688 3,825 1,991 !*,1*01 1,337 8,628 3,1*38 10,226 28,081* 1,767 5,021 2,71*9 555 1*72 753 1*1*3 315 661* 1*36 921 505 1*15 It,571* 5,062 7,959 3,060 3,068 5,120 It,871 9,387 3,1*1*2 3,522 996 3,81*2 10,011* 1,096 1,790 1,936 3,271* 5,299 2,365 3,218 379 1*05 3,633 1*81 1*61 2,981* 2,093 3,665 20,885 2,337 1*,180 15,560 8,390 2,736 5,298 3,221 3,931 9,029 103 1,229 36 508 2,171* (21) 860 7,152 383 5,269 31*,385 (21) 3,063 7,205 167 2,531* 16,852 10,960 77,677 15,186 707 3,510 983 897 1*,793 1,1*39 1*,839 31,121* 7,888 6,1*99 1*3,895 9,71*9 3,91*2 36,517 5,1*35 2,697 21,099 1,71*2 3,717 137 163 1,21*1* 1,355 1,61*2 1,790 83,21*1 3,917 5,789 31,991 1*6,162 10,91*8 20,518 63,303 21,1*67 9,829 5,908 3,81*5 5,1*58 5,617 9,01*2 1,060 .3,701 1,390 - 21*1* 186 99 130 37 99 278 328 U*3 3,686 21*7 221 1*1*7 115 1*65 387 1*59 80 270 U*,809 2,071 1,790 726 1,115 327 526 2,297 2,931 1,076 38,785 2,278 3,189 1*,022 851 1*,1*71 2,725 1*,501* 1*95 2,578 22,985 1,103 2,286 71*8 1,281 1,668 506 1,670 838 1*15 15,851 18,562 5,639 1,105 2,777 568 2,510 3,827 180 917 71*8 8,580 32,539 (n) 1*5 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 3 6 .—Urban B u ild in g A uthorized in C itie s o f 50,000 P opulation or More (1950 C ensus), by C lass o f C on stru ction , A nnually 19 5 1 -5 2 1 — Continued State and city All building con struction (includ ing additions, alterations, and repairs) Valuation (in thousands) |2,002 8,560 7,826 3,215 592 10,251 12,1U5 Springfield .... Worcester ...•••• Michigan: Bay City ....... 2,958 Dearborn ....... 27,707 Detroit ........ 136,789 2l*,580 Flint •••••••.••• Grand Rapids •••• 8,917 2,888 Jackson ....... . Kalamazoo ...... 2,215 Lansing ........ 12,523 Pontiac M38 Saginaw ........ 7,167 Minnesota: 6,166 D u luth....... .. 32,728 Minneapolis ••••• St. P a u l .... . 3U,283 Mississippi: Jackson....... . 13,779 Missouri: Kansas C i t y .... 1*2,51*2 St. Joseph •••••• 1,780 St. Louis ...... 58,381 Springfield ..... 7,551 Nebraska: 12,350 Lincoln ........ Omaha .......... 21,111 New Hampshire: 5,51*2 Manchester •••••• New Jersey: (a) Atlantic City ... Bayonne ........ U,009 8,936 Camden ......... Clifton ........ 10,277 East Orange ••••• 2,258 Elizabeth ...... 3,509 26 597 Hoboken ...... . 3,180 Irvington ....... 12,312 Jersey C i t y .... Newark......... 1*0,055 28 5 ,561, Passaic ••••••••• Paterson ....... 5,831 i*,696 Trenton ....... . Union City •••••• 1,772 New Mexico: 27,850 Albuquerque ••••• New York: Albany ......... 9,896 6 ,1*1*6 Binghamton..... Buffalo ....... . 21,71,9 Mt. Vernon ..... 5,323 See page 1$ for footilotes. 1*6 1951 1*65 266 237 5 86U 1*67 6,869 909 21,587 25,763 12,288 1,798 2,533 li*,680 18,123 5,51,9 1951 168 ♦6 ,91,8 lit, 121 6,893 3,583 36,067 163,900 21,672 Valuation (in thousands) Number 1952 1952 53U U82 333 U03 6 887 1,081 898 226 1,292 5,1*1*3 1,356 370 75 7,029 1,035 723 113 1*8 66 U86 712 173 1,77 187 375 h33 Valuation (in thousands) 1951 ♦937 5,715 3,130 1 ,561* 31* 5,391 2,71*7 ♦1*,102 6,323 3,526 3,1*36 27 5,783 8,763 1 ,1*68 12 ,1*58 5 5 ,161* 1,859 16,785 72,879 9,036 5,1*09 11,669 3,013 698 902 1,51* 1*,269 1,691* 2,321 631 l*,19l* 6,1*05 2,172 1*,180 812 171* 3,186 8,053 860 11,939 60,153 7,709 1*,1*92 1,567 1,027 7,018 2,331 3,901 ♦2,311* 7,118 2,730 1,939 267 11*,51*9 15,1*32 991* 11*,31*5 66,956 8,682 3 ,811* 510 859 10,031* 10,633 2,526 1*,230 2,659 16,1*27 10 ,1*92 12,286 691 1*,095 1*,!*20 8,218 6 ,101* 2,606 176 1,881 172 560 3,1*12 861* 22,1*07 2,990 9,856 U *1 1,633 531 17,261 882 13,666 12 ,501* 2,799 21*,393 671* 28,755 3,153 1,1*15 1,1*67 1,302 1,068 8,738 15,298 10,588 8,131* 7,551 8 ,1*32 3,778 5,310 6,557 101* 555 2,901 1*,591 1,321* 509 1 U6 (21) 2,565 1*»902 5,75U 1,589 2,753 781* (21) ' 833 3,122 3,71*6 959 2,015 2f191 1,339 2,1*81* 11,311 28 925 1,271* 969 2,915 l*,2l*9 28 761* 1,881* 5,383 l»?75 530 1,679 1,797 12,310 563 33,596 1 ,1*86 39,758 6,781 13,081 3,538 (a) 1*,018 l*,876 31*3 551 8,897 28 2 ,101, l*,63l* *7669 1,227 5,252 31*,783 3,361 10,CIO 716 36 136 H0 357 118 14.68 25 95 212 0 2 ,11*6 13,661 ♦585 1,851 1951 17,1*96 18,131* 6 ,101, 1*5,61,2 36,31,5 298 1 ,21,6 Other new building 2 CM M> On H 1952 Massachusetts:fcont ti) New Bedford ..... Newton ......... Pittsfield ..... Qu i n c y.......... New dwelling units (housekeeping only) 280 2(9600 1»,006 28 633 1,202 27 o 71*7 2,1*91 91*5 20,172 11,922 15,218 2,258 3,108 *7 60 182 1,2(50 178 727 2,809 *« 1,36 279 11*3 11*7 *> 19,1,27 3,207 2> 1,721 21,625 2> 10,727 1*,838 2? 7,192 7,51,7 2,795 22,091 3,308 608 3U7 133 6,562 2,668 872 9,766 3,129 3,707 1,097 7 ,011* 2,365 3,01*3 7,932 1,1*53 1,519 817 5,007 1*35 11,580 253 1,087 1,80 2,700 1,599 7,1*67 23,065 1,022 22,267 173 28 1*,090 1,321 726 6,618 5,082 861 2,162 595 96 1,963 1,092 1 ,1*16 95 209 167 1,850 2,137 It 2,1*69 8,879 1,382 0 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 36 •— Urban B u ild in g A uthorized in C itie s o f 50,000 P op u lation or More (1950 C ensus), by C lass o f C on stru ctio n , A nnually 1951-52 * — Continued State and city All building con struction (includ ing additions, alterations, and repairs) Valuation (in thousands) New dwelling units (housekeeping only) Number 1952 1951 Other new building 2 Valuation (in thousands) Valuation (in thousands) 1952 1951 1952 1951 *7,183 181,693 1*6,395 1*5,265 15,763 65,516 8,755 1*,337 5,671 1,518 5,11*6 1*,581 1,1*99 13,051 $1*,1*50 193,1*50 55,663 21,920 27,239 86,830 1,798 l*,U7l* 9,501 1,526 5,631 2,371* 2,365 5,71*0 12,011* 138,130 32 ,1*1*0 21*,226 31,263 1*8,557 1,61*3 1*,876 7,736 2,057 2,912 It,022 381 3,757 ft,328 122,750 11,1*08 13,595 69,030 28,536 181 3,129 8,321 2,713 9,871* 1,876 2,735 1,91*3 1952 1951 *9,773 355,698 81*,2l*3 78,251 63,066 118,662 11,1*77 10,292 16,971* 1*,699 10,259 9,283 2,269 17,803 *6,21*7 360,031* 71,175 1*5,776 120,031* 120,1*17 2,632 8,602 21,153 5,822 18,166 1*,802 5,571* 8,1*33 595 22,527 5,237 5,1*21* 1,931* 8,961 971 583 666 203 1*92 1*1*7 235 1,389 1*1*1* 21»,787 6,599 2,507 2,818 12,680 183 627 1,058 223 680 217 31*5 631* 3,551* 20,578 9,291 8 ,91*0 11,31*1 7,699 20,586 9,137 13,923 12,753 Hi,075 190 1,1*89 812 81*5 71*1 898 1*30 1,276 267 1,682 1*86 1,067 1,792 10,991 5,638 1*,27U 6,073 6,719 3,699 10,651 2,129 10,518 l*,2l*l 9,368 1,252 7,617 1,1*1*7 3,81*5 10,657 3,301* 3,710 8,020 1*,850 2,1A3 7,715 3,063 1*0,631* 8,775 1*7,223 57,256 5,962 38,261 19,872 U,81*6 1*,302 2,529 1*,551* 7,951* 17,623 15,158 28,382 6,623 68,236 65,977 6,701* 32,1*86 21*,81*3 5,399 3,272 2,61*8 1*,866 3,951* 19,1*91* 11,130 1,1*68 332 1,331 2,567 258 1,712 730 311* 293 125 363 1*78 1,012 658 1,377 1*99 3,793 1,683 330 1,8X1 1,11*1 1*11 1*6 161* 366 21*8 1,11*5 570 16,262 3,259 15,365 23,831 1*,216 18,202 6,282 3,311 3,222 1,016 2,681, 3,890 8,91*1* 6,1*3)* 15,305 1*,573 28,827 15,381* 5,71*7 17,1*53 8,726 665 1,111* 2,591 2,01*1* 10,566 5,080 19,277 it,861* 15,126 20,213 1,1*61* 11*,651* 10,275 61*7 819 851* 1,31*1* 3,165 6,088 6,81*5 8,167 1,190 22,567 33,21*3 723 11,159 12,021 61*3 2,363 915 1,723 1,319 7,217 . 3,688 23,61*7 12,758 25,310 12,71*2 2,131 761 2,1*01 71*8 13,322 1*,361 15,1*31* 5,51*2 7,731* 6,1*83 7,31*6 l*,7l*lt 1*9,51*6 37,787 1,880 1,721 19,101* 17,799 19,1*11 11,503 9,282 3,31*7 7,276 1,01*5 11,312 5,678 1,883 5,372 3,201 119,057 29,501 8,501 2,937 2,632 1*,1*71 See page U9 for footrloftes. 8,858 3,386 7,800 5,1*1*1* 16,812 9,581* l*,75l 2,692 3,803 111,725 1*8,332 l*,285 2,709 1,779 3,311 629 99 767 22 699 165 55 79 218 7,091* 1,150 600 225 22 283 1*68 212 1*63 1*81 1,629 71*2 361 100 316 7,362 2,813 80 68 19 59 5,577 806 6,533 135 5,053 1,153 1*55 650 1,975 62,91*1* l*,0l*7 2,121 1*,321 3,980 10,859 7,1*72 3,662 807 2,607 57,5ia 25,690 768 1*83 138 555 2,1*77 1,836 398 296 1*,520 3,1*17 721 3,769 720 31*,381 12,776 367 318 767 1*87 2,990 605 2,380 979 It,287 1,01*8 288 l,2Ul 617 29,281* New York! (cont*d) New Rochelle •••• New York City 3° . Bronx ........ Brooklyn •••••• Manhattan ••••• Queens ....... Richmond.... . Niagara Falls ••• Rochester ...... Schenectady ••••• Syracuse....... T r o y ........... Utica .......... Yonkers ........ North Carolina: Asheville ...... Charlotte:..... . D u rham..... .. Greensboro ..... Raleigh ........ Winston-Salem ••• Ohio: Akron .......... Canton....... . Cincinnati ..... Cleveland ..... . Cleveland Heights Columbus •••••••• Dayton ......... Hamilton ....... Lakewood ....... Lima ..... ..... Lorain •••••••••• Springfield .... Toledo •••••••••• Youngstown ..... Oklahoma: Oklahoma City ••• Tulsa .......... Oregon: Portland ....... Pennsylvania: Allentown ...... Altoona ........ Bethlehem ...... Chester........ Erie ........... Harrisburg ..... Johnstown ••••••• Lancaster McKeesport ..... Philadelphia «... Pittsburgh .... . Reading...... Scranton ....•••• Wilkes-Barre .... York ........... 17,779 10,706 5,1*53 1,992 210 2,688 3,800 15,316 1,676 1,320 61*0 1,315 U7 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED Table 3 6 .— Urban B u ild in g A uthorised in C itie s o f 5 0 ,00 0 P op u lation or More (1950 C en sus), by C lass o f C on stru ction , Annually 1 95 1-52 1 — Continued State and city All building con struction (includ ing additions, alterations, and repairs) Valuation (in thousands) 1952 Rhode Island? Cranston ........ Pawtucket ....... Providence ...... Woonsocket.... . South Carolina: Charleston ...... Columbia ........ Greenville ...... South Dakota: Sioux Falls ..... Tennessee: Chattanooga ..... Knoxville.... . Memphis ....... . Nashville •••..•• Texas: Amarillo...... . Austin ......... Beaumont ....... Corpus Christi •• Dallas ......... El Paso ........ Fort W o r t h .... . Galveston..... . Houston ........ Laredo ......... Lubbock ........ Port Arthur ..... San Angelo •••... San Antonio .... Waco .......... . Wichita Falls ... Utah: Ogden .......... Salt Lake City •• Virginia: Alexandria •••••• Norfolk ....... . Portsmouth ..... Richmond ....... Roanoke Washington: Seattle ........ Spokane ........ Tacoma ......... West Virginia: Charleston ...... Huntington ...... Wheeling..... .. Wisconsin: Green Bay Kenosha ........ Madison Milwaukee Racine See page k9 1952 1952 1951 *6,830 7,275 19,071 5,292 501 296 2,590 io,l*ol* 9,515 5,31*2 11,831* 9,829 12? 896 921* 6,6U1 5,226 10,1*03 11,238 1*9,520 18,267 Other new building 2 Valuation (in thousands) Number *5,581* 3,358 8,225 1,199 1952 : 1951 *1*,005 5,821* 13,167 1*,210 * 1,259 685 1*,133 315 *2,1*96 711 2,1*07 701 1,030 500 5,732 6,721 2,591 6,271 7,606 901* 3,370 2,288 1,987 3,997 1,713 283 257 2,676 2,501 2,683 1,500 10,11*8 7,982 37,158 1*2,793 31U 370 5,151 l,5H* 782 1*1*0 1*,097 2,017 1,1*50 2,562 21*,262 10,111 5,096 3,126 20,31*5 H»,393 6,787 6,800 17,356 5,01*8 3,10^ 2,917 8,307 25,251 21*,21*8 27,898 7,l*t*5 21,690 102,1*08 15,1*17 1*5,701* 3,621 111;,652 2,127 20,300 U,29l 5,590 1*7,961* 13,21*1 16,510 21,252 28,913 7,033 17,352 96,978 11*,590 1*2,690 10,606 137,225 791* 19,335 7,391* 9,050 53,51*7 11*,898 7,285 2,893 1,61*3 851* 1,783 6,972 1,518 6,186 228 7,51*0 378 1,280 239 1*67 1*,91*5 1,120 1,629 2,1*77 1,808 810 1,270 7,315 1,391* 1*,1*96 638 7,997 195 1,11*2 605 605 6,159 1,261 830 17,073 16,1*32 U, 212 11,078 51,733 9,351* 30,275 878 70,1*11* 1,1*17 11,1*1*6 1,563 2,739 28,191 8,131 12,000 15,911* 17,273 !*,25l 9,125 57,671* 9,675 19,820 3,1*82 79,579 561 9,371* 1*,570 3,753 36,350 8,339 1*,1*99 U,885 9,035 1,786 8,303 37,672 3,918 10,971 2,056 31,071* 657 7,123 1,633 827 11,969 3,733 3,251* 3,399 9,706 1,1*91 5,870 26,323 3,051* 19,060 5,673 1*5,077 103 7,812 2,015 3,1*20 9,1*88 5,075 1,638 U,952 16,667 7,568 15,595 1*09 727 1*1*5 91*3 3,530 3,685 8,792 988 7,627 3,588 1*,590 10,165 31,807 U,392 21,1*88 8,327 7,51*5 29,1*1*0 13,222 31,333 11*,1*27 712 2,920 5,78 9 20,352 1,131 7,278 1,963 6,825 l*,5o8 5,298 15,371 5,723 16,572 10,698 3,230 7,875 312 677 521 536 2,153 731* 1,723 1,21*1 675 10,378 2,217 5,787 10,952 2,386 61,181 21,773 13,132 51*,136 21,903 18,159 2,51*8 1,351 582 2,21*9 1,1*29 1,103 26,21*9 13,913 6,1*50 23,362 11*,272 10,912 27,581 5,005 l*,l*21* 21*,271 5,107 1*,666 13,532 7,220 3,383 3il*,672 9,980 3,029 780 311* 83 3*357 1*90 88 8,00li 2,728 961* 3* 2,901 3,961* 978 3,228 3,38 9 755 3*1*18 3,612 521 6,011* 8,611 9,996 68,71*0 8,1*35 6,659 8,325 8,796 79,091 8,551* 355 1*73 650 3,675 502 1*20 1*73 5U1 3,887 521 3,293 6,309 5,002 38,758 5,532 3,386 5,265 1*,375 39,313 5,089 2,11*5 1,552 3,526 18,850 2,075 2,250 2,579 2,61*0 29,571* 2,582 322 73 531 687 1,275 1951 Valuation (in thousands) 13,836 2,202 2,877 610 fo r fo o tn o te s . 1951 New dwelling units (housekeeping only) 1*31* 306 915 6,700 URBAN BUILDING AUTHORIZED 1Building for ’which building permits were issued and Federal contracts awarded in all urban places, including (except in table 36) an estimate of building undertaken in some small urban places that do not issue building permits, or (for housing) that did not report. See introductory statement on page 33 for scope and source of estimates and "urban” definition. A tabulation showing "Number and Valuation of New Urban Dwelling Units Author ized in Cities of 50,000 Population or More (1950 Census) by Type of Structure, 1951-52" is available on request. 2For nonfederally owned building (private, and State, county, and local government construction, except public housing), the valuation shown represents estimated cost entered by builders on building-permit applications; no adjustment has been made for any undervaluations inherent in the estimates. For public housing, and for Federal and federally aided nonresidential building, the valuation data represent the amount of the construction contract. Building under various Federal-aid programs (National Hospital and National Airport Programs, etc.) is classified as Federal regardless of ownership, and construction contract amounts have been used, father than permit valua tions. Likewise, all publicly built housing (whether State, locally, or federally built) 'is classified as Federal construction, to facilitate comparison of total public and private housing activity. 3 Covers additions, alterations, and repairs, as well as new residential and nonresidential building. **Covers the valuation of nonhousekeeping residential buildings such as hotels, tourist cabins, etc., as well as the valuation of housekeeping buildings. 5The 9 Geographic Divisions are comprised of the following States: NEW ENGLAND— Connecticut, Maine,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; MIDDLE ATLANTIC— New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania; EAST NORTH CENTRAL— Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin; WEST NORTH CENTRAL— Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota; SOUTH ATLANTIC— Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia; EAST SOUTH CENTRAL— Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee; WEST SOUTH CENTRAL— Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas; MOUNTAIN— Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, NewMexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming; PACIFIC— California, Oregon, Washington. “Includes factories, navy yards, a n y ordnance plants, bakeries, ice plants, industrial warehouses, and other buildings at the site of these and similar production plants. ? Includes amusement and recreation buildings, office and bank buildings, stores and other mercantile buildings, commercial garages, gasoline and service stations, etc. ® Includes churches, hospitals, and other institutional buildings, schools, libraries, etc. 9 Includes Federal, State, county, and municipal buildings, such as city halls, fire and police stations, army barracks, naval stations, etc. 10 Includes railroad, bus and airport buildings, roundhouses, radio stations, gas and electric plants, public comfort stations, etc. 11 Includes private garages, sheds, stables and bams, and other buildings not elsewhere classified. 12 Includes industrial warehouses. Commercial warehouses are included under stores and other mercantile buildings. 15 Includes recreational structures such as theaters, halls, auditoriums, club and association buildings (without bedrooms), lodge buildings, natatoriums, bathhouses, locker buildings, baseball or other observation stands, stadiums, gymnasiums, amusement park buildings, pavilions, rinks, etc. Includes commercial warehouses. Includes all buildings affiliated with schools, colleges, libraries, museums, observatories, etc. Includes hospitals, asylums, medical clinic buildings, sanitariums, charitable institutions, etc., and affili ated buildings. These data on city dwelling units authorized, unlike the data on nonfarm housing started (tables 1-5), cover homebuilding in urban places1oftly, excluding the unincorporated areas and small incorporated nonurban places (under 2,500 population in 1940) surrounding the urban cities. Also, the urban data do not represent the volume of new homebuilding actually started during the year (as do tables 1-5), since the building-pennit data have not been adjusted for lapsed permits, nor for the lag between permit issuance or contract-award dates and start of construction. Urban and metropolitan location classifications are based on 1940 Census. The following publicly owned dwelling units were authorized annually 1940-52: ^ 16 Year 1940 1941 1942 1943 ... ... ... ... Total 63,446 70,117 95,946 89,704 Permanent Temporary 63,446 64,801 42,486 4,686 0 5,316 53,460 85,018 Year 1944 1945 1946 1947 Total ... 21,702 ... 11,327 ... 98,310 ... 5,833 Permanent Temporary 2,984 1,241 8,027 4,173 18,718 10,086 90,283 1,660 Year 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 ... ... ... ... ... Total 15,114 32,194 36,953 66,640 53,626 Permanent 14,888 32,193 36,953 66,640 53,365 Temporary 226 1 0 0 241 (Temporary units shown above are excluded from tables showing units started and units authorized.) 18 Excludes units in 1-family structures with stores. ^Valuation for privately owned dwelling units represents the estimated cost entered by the builder on the permit application; no adjustment has been made to account for the understatement of actual construction cost usually found in building-permit valuations. For public housing, contract amounts representing only the cost of con structing the housing facilities are included. The cost of land, land development and architectural and engineer ing fees are excluded from both the private and public valuation data. 20 June data not available.21Data not available. 22 February data not available. 23July and October data not avail able.2^ Data represent "applications filed" rather than permits issued. 25May data not available. 2^June and November data not available. 2? April, May, and October data not available. 28 July and November data not available. 2*November data not available. 3° Building records in New York City are maintained from "applications filed" rather than permits issued. Since data shown here for New York are based on records of initial inspection after applica tions have been filed, the figures represent building actually under way; information shown for this city, there fore, is not comparable with da<ba presented for other cities. Also, the figures for New York City understate the volume of work started because of initial inspections yet to be made. 3* September And October data not available. * Figure not shown where percent of change exceeds 300. ** Less than 0.5 of 1 percent. Note: Components may not always equal totals because of rounding. 49 B U IL D IN G M A T E R IA L S P R IC E S Table 37 . —Indexes o f W holesale P ric es o f B u ild in g M a teria ls, A nnually 1913-52, Monthly 1926-32 (191*7-1*9 - 100) Annually Index Year 191U 29.5 1913 27 .5 27.9 35.2 85.9 51. 8 1915 1916 1917 1918 60.2 78.2 50.7 50.6 1919 1920 1921 1922 Year Year Index 56.6 1923 1921* 1925 53.3 53.0 52.1 U9.U 89.0 89.7 1926 1927 1928 U6.8 ltl.2 37.2 1929 1930 1931 1932 Index 1933 1938 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1980 19U1 19U2 Index Year Uo.l UU.9 1*8.8 1983 1988 1985 85.1 89.6 87.0 87.1 89.8 53.7 57.8 1987 1988 1989 1950 1951 1952 60.1 58.0 1986 61.3 69.1 98.0 108'0 102.0 119.6 118.2 109.5 Monthly Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. 51.8 89.3 89.3 89.5 52 .1 89.1 52 .1 88.7 52 .1 88.5 89.8 89.6 89.8 89.9 1926 ...... 1 9 2 7 ...... 1 9 2 8 ...... 1 9 2 9 ...... 32.7 32.5 52.3 52.0 51.7 51.6 51.2 88.0 89.7 30.6 h8.0 30.0 50.3 87.9 50.8 50.2 88.3 50.2 50.0 88.7 89.7 89.6 89.2 89.6 1 9 3 0 ...... 89.1 88.9 83.0 38.1 36.6 85.0 88.7 82.5 37.8 36.6 85.2 88.1 81.6 37.3 86.1 80.7 36.3 81 .1* 80.8 36.2 82.8 80.1 37.2 85.5 86.8 81.3 36.9 38.9 85.7 85.3 83.7 39.0 36.5 88.9 1*9.0 3.0 38.2 36 .li 1*5.1 85.7 1 9 3 1 ...... 1932 ...... 1933 ...... 1938 ...... 85.3 88.7 36.7 83.1 88.6 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 88.2 88.6 87.6 87.8 86.6 1*1*.2 lii*.6 I18.6 1*7.1* 1*6.7 88.2 88.8 89.9 87.7 86.8 88.1 88.6 50.8 87.5 88.2 88.7 S0.6 87.1 86.6 88.8 88.7 50.8 86.7 86.6 88.8 85.1 50.8 86.8 88.5 85.2 88.7 85.8 50.1 50 .1 86.6 86.7 86.7 1 9 8 o ...... 1981 ...... 1982 ...... 1983 ...... 1988 ...... 88.7 51.9 56.9 57.2 59.1 U 8.5 51.7 57.3 57.1* 59.2 88.6 51.8 57.5 57.5 59.5 88.2 88.2 52.3 57.8 57.5 60.3 86.1 88.2 52.6 57.8 57.6 53.7 57.5 57.7 60.3 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 60.8 62.5 88.7 100.7 105.8 60.9 63.0 89.9 101.2 lOii.9 61.0 61.0 108.8 65.9 92.8 102.0 103.8 6l.l 66.6 93.0 102.5 102.8 61.2 65.0 81.5 67.7 92.8 103.1 101.5 1950 ...... 1 9 5 1 ...... 1952 .... . 102.1 120.2 117.8 103.2 120.7 117.9 120.8 118.0 108.7 120.9 118.2 106.3 120.7 118.1 107.5 120.0 117.8 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 h 101.8 108.1 86.7 52.1 57.8 57.8 60.0 Nov. Dec. 52.8 52.0 87.7 89.6 89.9 87.9 89.9 89.1 85.0 39.6 36.8 83.7 88.8 88.5 39.7 36.9 88.2 88.3 88.1 39.8 36.9 88.6 88.3 88.7 85.7 88.8 86.6 87.3 88.9 85.5 89.7 86.8 88.3 88.8 88.5 86.6 88.2 86.6 88.8 88.6 55.0 57.8 58.8 89.8 55.8 57.5 58.6 50.9 55.9 57.5 58.7 51.5 51.7 56.0 56 .1 57.3 58.9 57.3 59.1 60.8 60.8 60.8 60.6 60.6 60.6 61.2 68.8 93.8 108.5 61.8 69.1 61.5 61.6 70.2 97.1 62.3 106.7 100.3 99.7 100.2 61.8 75.8 98.3 106.3 100.6 82.2 99.2 105.9 101.2 109.1 112.0 118.9 118.6 115.8 118.7 118.6 116.3 118.5 118.8 118.3 118.0 118.3 119.8 118.0 98.9 69.7 96.2 107.0 99.9 118.8 118.7 118.7 106.6 86.5 h9.9 89.2 This index based on 19U7-^9^100 is the official wholesale price index for January 1932 and ail subsequent periods. The index on the base 1926=101) is the official price index for December 1931 and all earlier dates. Ail the data are shown here on the 19U?-l49*100 base for comparability. The data from January 19U7 represent the revised sample and the 191*7-^9 weighting pattern. Before January 19l*Y they are based on the month-to-month movement of the items included in the former index. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 50 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis BUILDING MATERIALS PRICES Table 38.— Indexes of Wholesale Prices of Building Materials, by Selected Types of Material, Annually 1926-521 (19U7-U9 - 100) 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 ' 1931 1932 1933 1931* 52.1 1*9.1. 1*9.0 1*9.7 1*6,8 1*1.2 37.2 1*0.1 1*1*.9 Lumber........................... 33.2 Millwork ......................... l*i*.l Paint and paint materials ......... 59.7 68.1 Prepared paint .................. Paint materials ................ 53.0 Plumbing equipment ........... . 103.2 96.8 Flat glass ....................... 67.8 Concrete ingredients ............. Concrete products ................ 95.1 Structural clay products .......... 68.1 Gypsum products .................. 6U .3 Prepared asphalt roofing .......... 92.7 30.9 1*1*.1 57.5 68.0 1*9.1* 92.1i 81*.0 30.1 WuO 55.6 31.2 1*1*.2 28.5 1*1.7 Type of material All building materials ........... 56.6 23.1 19 .1* 5i*.o 3U.3 1*2.1* 55*9 32.1* 61*.6 73.2 66.1 82.6 1*9.7 71.2 67.1 23.5 36.1 1*3.8 5L.1* 35.8 63.3 75.3 71.1 83.9 51.8 71.2 68.9 26.1 37.6 1*7.1* 56.5 39.3 66.2 66.1 75.1 63.9 60.7 77.6 71*.1 67.0 66.3 95.1 61*.9 63.5 88.li 1*6.9 93.9 87.6 71*.3 95.1 62.7 1*7.6 76.3 1*9.2 88.8 91.9 71*.7 93.5 61.0 1*6.7 69.1 66 .1* u*. 7 81*.2 90.6 75.2 9l*.9 57.8 63.9 70.7 35.0 ii7.ii 61.0 37.3 79.1* 72.5 68.7 90.1* 53.9 70.6 73.3 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 191*0 19l*l 19l*2 191*3 All building materials .......... Ui.U 1*5.1 1*9.6 1*7.0 1*7.1 1*9.1* 53.7 57.1* 58.0 Lumber........................... Millwork ......................... Paint and paint materials ......... Prepared paint ................. Paint materials.... ............ Plumbing equipment ............... Flat glass ....................... Concrete ingredients .... ......... Concrete products ................ Structural clay products .......... Gypsum products ................... Prepared asphalt roofing.......... 37.1 27.2 28.9 39.9 1*7.8 56.5 1*0.0 3 3.1 1*7.7 29.0 1*3.0 1*8.6 63.3 37.2 66.7 61*.8 76.0 75.0 60 .1* 76.2 67.5 31.0 1*2.1 1*9.1* 63.3 38.9 66.7 66.8 75.9 7l*.8 61.5 75.0 69.9 3U.2 1*6.1 51.1 61*.3 1*1.2 70.7 67.2 75.1* 66.7 61 .1* 52.6 76.3 51*.6 65.1* 1*6.7 72.2 68.6 76.2 75.9 65.2 71*.7 78.8 1*1*.2 57.5 59.8 67.6 51*.7 79.9 68.7 78.5 79.9 69.9 77.1* 76.7 2i7.0 57.9 61.1 67.6 57.0 77.9 68.6 78.5 79.9 66.6 77.7 76.6 All building materials ........... Lumber................ .......... Millwork ......................... Paint and paint materials ......... Prepared paint ................. Paint materials ............... . Plumbing equipment ........... . Flat glass ........................ Concrete ingredients ............. Concrete products ................ Structural clay products .......... Gypsuig products .................. Prepared asphalt roofing .......... 1*7.6 58.5 39.6 58.0 66.0 1*0.7 60.6 66.5 75.5 76.5 58.8 77.8 77.6 75.8 81.1* 57.9 77.8 76.6 1*9.8 58.3 1*3.6 67.1* 67.7 75.6 82.0 60.8 76.5 83.7 191*5 191*6 191*7 191*8 191*9 1950 1951 1952 61.3 69.1 9l*.0 lOli.O 102.0 109.5 119.6 118.2 59.3 67.6 70.7 70.9 72.1* 79.6 76.0 85.2 81*.8 83.8 88.1 82.9 9l».5 87.3 99.1 98.5 100.6 91*.7 95.0 93.0 96.1 93.3 ‘"91*.5 91*.1 107.3 105.1 101.0 100.3 102.7 102.7 100.1 101.8 100.6 101.1* 98.2 107.6 99.9 101.2 96.7 102.7 105.0 105.2 103.1 105.3 102.3 102.8 ill*.5 111*.6 96.8 99.3 90.9 168.2 107.1* 123.6 130.1 19l*l* 60.I 50.9 59.8 62.8 67.6 60.2 7U.8 68.6 79.6 79.9 67.3 77.1* 77.5 6U.2 51.5 60.2 63.8 67.6 62.2 7l*.2 68.7 81.6 79.9 75.1 79.6 78.9 103.2 103.1 7U.6 106.8 105.5 112.6 10l*,6 101.3 108.9 109.0 106.8 122.5 lllj.O 113.0 112.3 121.1* 117.1* lOli.8 i?o.5 127.0 107.3 110 .U 100.3 117 .I1 liii.3 113.0 112.5 122.0 117.7 102.9 1 See tab le 37 # footnote 1. 51 BUILDING MATERIALS PRICES Table 39*—Indexes of Wholesale Prices of Building M aterials, by type of M aterial, Monthly 1952, and Annual Averages 1951-52 1 (19U7-U9 - 100) 1952 type of material May June July 118.1 117.8 118.0 121.1 130.3 127.1 113.8 126.lt 105.6 111.9 101.1 120.1 128.1 115.6 127.5 112.3 126.lt 105.7 112.3 101.1 120.1} 128.5 105.6 111.9 101.1 121.3 130.5 116.0 127.6 llli.l 126.1} 105.6 111.9 101.1 128.0 112.2 126.8 105.8 112.5 101.1 108.7 109.7 106.5 107.9 109.8 103.li 108.0 110.6 101.9 107.3 110.6 99.7 107.0 110.6 98.6 106.9 110.6 98.li 128.li 127.7 116.6 122.2 120.8 111.1} llli.O 117.7 128.U 128.2 116.7 121.9 120.5 111.1} llli.O 117.7 128.U 131.0 116.7 121.9 120.5 111.1} llli.O 117.7 128.li 131.3 116.3 121.9 120.5 llO.h 113.9 117.7 128. 131.3 116.0 121.9 120.5 109.9 113.7 117.7 128.14 122.3 118.0 122.9 123.0 112.6 113.5 117.7 128.1} 122.3 118.1 122.6 123.0 113.1 113.6 117.7 Nonmetallic mineral items: Flat glass ......................... Concrete ingredients ............... Portland cement .................. Concrete products .................. Structural clay products ........... Gypsum products .................... Insulation materials ............ Prepared asphalt roofing ............ llli.O 113.2 116.1} 112.1} 121.ll 117.7 10li.6 98.6 llli.O 113.2 Il6.li 112.U 121.1} 117.7 llli.O 113.2 116.1} 112.1} 121.1} 117.7 llli.l} 112.9 116.1} 112.1} 121.3 117.7 105.1 98.6 llit.lt 112.9 116 .It 112. 121.lt 117.7 105.1 98.6 lll4.lt 112.9 ll6.it 112.it 121.lt 117.7 105.1 98.6 llli.l} 112.9 ll6.li 112.1} 121.3 • 117.7 105.1 98.6 106.0 106.0 Other items: Building board ..................... 113.1} 113.li 113.8 115.8 115.8 115.8 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr, All building materials ............. 117.8 117.9 116.0 118.2 Lumber and wood products: Lumber ............................. Douglas fir ...................... Southern pine .................... Other softwoods .................. Hardwood ......................... Millwork ........................... Plywood .................. ........ Softwood plywood ................. Hardwood plywood ................. 120.1} 125.7 116.5 126.3 115.1 127.0 10U.2 106.3 102.7 120.6 128.0 116.3 126.6 111}.3 126.3 10l}.8 110.1 101.1 120.7 127.7 Chemical and allied products: Paint and paint materials .......... •Prepared paint ................. . Paint materials .................. 109.3 109. U 108.9 Metal and metal products: Structural steel shapes ........... . Hardware (finish) .................. Plumbing equipment ................. Enameled iron fixtures ........... Vitreous china fixtures ........... Brass fittings ................... Heating equipment .................. Metal doors, sash, trim ............. . lSee table 37 , footnote 1* loll. 6 116.1 127.1 llli.5 126.8 loll. 6 113.li 116.0 k h 116.0 BUILDING MATERIALS PRICES Table 3 9 .—Indexes of Wholesale Prices of Building M aterials, by '.type o f M aterial, Monthly 1952, and Annual Averages 1951-52 1 —Continued (191*7-1*9 - 100) All building materials ........... Average for— 1952 Type of material Percent change, Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1951 1952 118.6 118.7 118.6 118 .1* 118.3 119.6 118.2 120.6 128.3 117.0 129.7 110.9 127.2 120.6 127 .it 120.2 125.0 118.0 129.3 110.8 127.7 106.1 113.1 101.1 120.0 12U.9 118.3 129.2 110.5 127.5 102.3 103.9 123.6 120.5 101.1 119.8 122.9 118. 1* 129.9 111.1 128.3 102.3 103.9 101.1 128.6 115.7 130.0 122.1* 130.1 115.1 121.1 110.8 127.3 116.9 128.2 112.5 127.0 105.0 110.3 101.3 108.9 109.0 108.8 107.3 110.1* 100.3 - 1.5 + 1.3 - 7.8 1951-52 - 1.2 Lumber and wood products: Lumber ........................... Douglas fir .................... Southern pine .................. Other softwoods ................ Hardwood ....................... Millwork ......................... Plywood .......................... Softwood plywood ............... Hardwood plywood ............... 106.0 106.0 112.9 101.1 112.9 101.1 Chemical and allied products: Paint and paint materials ......... Prepared paint ................. Paint materials ................ 106.9 110.6 98.1 107.0 110.6 98.7 106.5 106.3 106.1 uo.6 96.8 110.5 96.5 110.5 95.8 Metal and metal products: Structural steel shapes ........... Hardware (finish) ................ Plumbing equipment ............ ..• Enameled iron fixtures .......... Vitreous china fixtures ......... Brass fittings ................. Heating equipment....... . ........ Metal doors, sash, trim ........... 131*.9 122.3 118.1 122.6 123.0 113.1 113.7 117.7 131*.9 122.3 118.1 122.6 123.0 113.1 113.7 117.7 13 U .9 122.3 118.1 122.6 123.0 113.1 113.7 117.7 13U.9 122.3 118.1 122.6 123.0 113.1 113.6 117.7 13U.9 122.3 118.1 122.6 123.0 113.1 113.6 117.7 126.1* 127.7 122.5 130.0 128.3 111*.8 111*.6 121.0 131.1 125.5 117.1i 122.1* 122.0 112.2 113.8 117.7 + - lll*.ti 112.9 116.1* 112.1* 121.3 117.7 105.1 106.8 112.9 116 . 112.7 12l*.0 117.7 106.9 lll*.l* 113.1 ll6.li 112.7 12l*.0 117.7 107.3 106.0 106.0 106.0 lllt.O 113.0 116.1* 112.3 121.1* 117.1* lOlt.l 10l*.8 111*.3 113.0 116 .U 112.5 122.0 117.7 105.h 102.9 «■ .3 0 0 + .2 + ■ .5 + .3 + 1.2 - 1.8 115.8 118.2 118.2 113.1* 115.5 + 1.9 117.8 129.9 110.5 127.2 Nonmetallic mineral items: Flat glass ........................ Concrete ingredients ............. Portland cement ................ Concrete products ................ Structural clay products .......... Gypsum products .................. Insulation materials ............. Prepared asphalt roofing .......... 106.0 lll*.l* 112.9 ll6.lt 112.7 121.3 117.7 105.3 106.0 Other items: Building board ................... 115.8 115.8 See table nii.i* 113.0 ll6.lt 112.7 12l*.0 117.7 Uh.h + •- 2.5 1.0 1.0 1.1 8.1 2.1* 8.8 8.9 8.6 2.1 1.7 1*.2 5.8 1*.9 2.3 .7 2.7 37 9 footnote 1. 53 BUILDING MATERIALS PRICES Table 1*0 .— Wholesale Prices of Selected Building Materials, 1951-52 •type of material Unit Lumber t Douglas fir: Dimension, No* 1, green, 2wxU% R.L., f.o.b. mill........ M bd. Boards, No* 1, green, 1^x8^, R«L», f.o.b. mill »•*•*•*••«••• M bd. Timbers, No* 1, 8"x8w to 12f,xl2w, R.L., green, f*o*b* mill • M bd. Southern pine: Dimension, No. 2 and better, ^ixU’bd^1, dry, S.L., f*o*b. mill............. .............................. M bd. M bd. Boards, No. 2 and better, lwx6n, dry, f.o*b* mill Ponderosa pine boards, No* 3$ lMx8w, R.L., f.o.b. mill..... M bd. Oak, red, flooring, select, face, f*o*b* mill .......... M bd. Maple flooring, 2D grade, 25/32nx2jM face, f*o*b. mill... . M bd. Poplar, plain, No* 2B common, U/Uw> R.W., f.o.b. mill ..... . M bd. Beech, No* 2 conmon, li/U1", R.W. & L., f.o.b. mill......... M bd. Millwork t Door, Douglas fir interior, 2 plywood panels, 2»6"*6«8"*l-3/8", f.o.b............................... Ea. Frame door, Ponderosa pine exterior, 1-5/16nx2" casing with sill, f*o*b* factory.............%............ . Ea. Window, Ponderosa pine, 2 light check rail, open, f.o*b* factory..................... ............... . Ea. Plywood! Douglas fir, interior, A-D, l/UwxU8,,!x96,,, f.o.b. mill...... M sq. Douglas fir, interior, C-D, 5A6nxU8wx96w, f.o.b. mill..... M sq. Board: Insulation, fiber, l/2wxU8t,X96n, interior f.o.b. plant, freight allowed ...................... •••••••••...... M sq. Prepared paint* Emulsion, water-thinned, inside, delivered......... ...•••• Varnish, floor, first grade, delivered................. . Enamel, white, gloss, first grade, delivered .............. Inside, flat, white, first grade, delivered........... . Outside, white, first grade, delivered •••••... ••••••••.... Porch and deck, delivered .......... .................. . Roof and barn, delivered.............................. ft. ft. ft. 1 #73.365 1 69.563 1 76.021 ft. ft. ft. ft. ft. ft. ft. 1 82.650 80.1*1*6 1 81.822 166.060 191.550 55.167 55.583 . 1 71.270 1 77.6U1 1 80.967 (1) - 2.U (1) (1) + .8 (i) - 13.U - U.3 - 5.9 - 10.U 5.362 5.601 - U.3 1 8.657 1 9.01*5 (i) 1 1.569 1 1.592 (i) ft. ft. 81.731* 63.777 89.708 72.71*2 - 8.9 - 12.3 ft. •l 1*7.861 11*6.922 2.31*9 3.631* U.U36 2.779 U.150 3.621 2.IA7 2.331 3.578 U.379 2.751 U.097 3.581 2.361 Gal. Gal. Gal. Gal. Gal. Gal. Gal. 1 .165 (i) + .8 + 1.6 + 1.3 ♦ 1.0 *-1.3 + 1.7 ^ 2.U i i til (l) *.61*3 1 .209 1 .811* 100 lbs. U.083 U.ooo + 2.1 100 lbs. 3.901* 3.800 ♦ 2.7 100 lbs. 100 ft. 100 ft. lOOlb.keg 7.028 6.867 9.076 7.123 7.035 6.708 9.060 6.930 - .1 + 2.U + .2 Ton (111.7) (H9.9) - 6.8 Lb. (120.6) (118.1) + 2.2 Ft. (129.3) (121.8) ♦ 6.2 M ft. flU.568 #13.812 Doz. (118.6) (126.6) Doz. pr. (11*3.2) (129.9) 100 ft.roll #23.1*18 #23.110 GO . 1 #73.31*7 Percent change, 1951-52 . CM + . See footnotes on page 55* 1951 , 79.81*0 1 82.781 191.61*5 200.198 58.61*6 62.000 Paint materials! Oil, linseed, raw, tanks, f.o.b. Minneapolis .............. Lb. Turpentine, gum, bulk, f.o.b. New Toxic •••••••••........... Gal. Metal products: Structural shapes, standard, carbon steel, I-beam, 12ndepth, 60* length, f.o.b. producing points, Pittsburgh area ••••••• Bars, concrete reinforcing, billet steel, straight, lengths, 1" square or round, f.o.b. producing points, Pittsburgh area. Sheets, galvanized, 2U-gauge, 36nx96w, f.o.b. producing points, Pittsburgh area .............................. Pipe, black steel, 3/U*V butt weld, f.o.b. mill ............ Pipe, galvanized, 3/U”, butt weld, f.o.b. mill... ........ Nails, wire, 8-penny, common, f.o.b. mill ••••••........... Soil pipe, cast iron, 2" to 6n, f.o.b. foundry, index number (19U7-U9 - 100) ....... .................. Aluminum sheets, 30,000 lbs. or over, f.o.b. shipping point, freight allowed, index number (19U7-U9 - 100) ......... Copper water tubing, 2000 ft. or more, f.o.b. mill, freight allowed, index number (19U7-U9 * 100) ........••••••..... Wire, building, type R, lots over $500 list value, f.o.b. destination.... ...... ...................... . Door lock set, steel, dull brass plated finish, f.o.b. plant, index number (19U7-U9 * 100) .................... •••••• Butt, 3-1/2"x3-l/2", f.o.b. factory, index number (191*7-1*9 - 100) .................................... Screening, insect, bronze wire, 18x11; mesh, 30" wide, f.o.b. factory, freight equalized.... ..... ...... 1952 + 5.5 - 6.3 + 2.U + 1.3 BUILDING MATERIALS PRICES Table UO.— Wholesale Prices of Selected Building Materials, 1951-52— Continued l^pe of material Unit Plumbing equipment r Bath tub, enameled iron, 5* , recessed, fl,o.b. factory, freight allowed..... ............................... Ea. Lavatory, enameled iron, 20wxl8n, f.o.b. plant, freight allowed.... ....... •••••••••............ ........... Ea. Water closet, vitreous china, close coupled, reverse trap, f.o.b. plant, freight allowed ........................ . Ea. Heating equipmentt Boiler, heating, cast iron, oil fired, less burner, average steam radiation 1*15 sq. ft., f.o.b. factory, freight allowed .............................. ............. Ea. Convector, nonferrous, free standing, average of U3 sq. ft. steam rating capacity EDR, f.o.b. factory, freight allowed • Sq. ft. Furnace, warm air: Cast iron, coal fired, gravity, 22w firepot, average rating at register 73,000 B.t.u. per hour, f.o.b. factory, freight allowed ••••••••............. .............. Ea. Steel, oil fired, forced air, gun-type burner, average bonnet output 105,000 B.t.u. per hour, f.o.b. factory, Ea. freight allowed ....... ............••••••........ . Steel, gas fired, standard automatic controls, average input rating 100,000 B.t.u. per hour, f.o.b. factory, freight allowed ................................... Ea. Furnace, floor, gas fired, floor grill, average input rating 50,000 B.t.u. per hour, f.o.b. factory ................. Ea. Oil burner, mechanical forced draft, gun-type, 2 \ gal. per hour, thermostat, limit and stack controls, f.o.b. factory • Ea. Water heater, gas, automatic, 30-gal. storage tank, galvanized steel, one-year quarantee, f.o.b. factory, freight allowed .................................... Ea. Nonmetallic mineral products: Glass, plate, polished, JM, glazing quality, 25-50 sq. ft. bracket, f.o.b. plant, freight equalized, index number (191,7-1*9 - 100) .................................... Sq. ft. (Hass, window, single B, U0n bracket, f.o.b. plant, freight equalized, index number (19U7-U9 - 100) ••••............. 50 sq. ft. Sand, construction, f.o.b. plant ........................ Ton Gravel (for concrete), l£n maximum, f.o.b. plant........ . Ton Crushed stone (for concrete), l^n maximum, f.o.b. plant .... Ton Block, concrete, lightweight aggregate 8,,x8nxl6H, f.o.b. plant.............................. .............. Ea. Pipe, concrete, culvert, reinforced, 2UH diameter, AS1K specification C76-U1 table 1, 3” wall thickness, U*lengths, delivered......................... ........ ....... Ft. Brick, building, f.o.b. plant.............. ••••..... . M Brick, face, red, select, first quality, textured, f.o.b. plant ............ .................. .............. M Tile, clay, partition, scored, l^x^'x^**, 3-cell, f.o.b. plant........... .................................. M Sewer pipe, vitrified clay, 8M diameter, 3' lengths, standard strength, f.o.b. plant ............... ....... Ft. Lath, gypsum, 3/8wxl6wxl*8w, f.o.b. plant, freight equalized •• M sq. ft. Wallboard, gypsum, 3/8”xi;8H, varying lengths, f.o.b. plant, freight equalized.................................. . M sq. ft. Plaster, gypsum, base coat, f.o.b. plant, freight equalized •• Ton Shingles, asphalt, strip, 210 lbs., f.o.b. factory, freight equalized................................. ...... . Sq. Lime, hydrated, finishing, f.o.b. plant..... ............ Ton Insulation, mineral wool, batts, 3" nominal thickness, vapor barrier, index number (19U7-U9 * 100) .................. M sq. ft. Roofing, asbestos cement shingles, f.o.b. plant, freight equalized, index number (19U7-U9 * 100) ................ Sq. 1952 1951 Percent change, 1951-5:? ♦51.801, ♦55.286 - 6,3 12.003 12.67U - 5.3 23.5U3 21*.721 - Iu8 203.330 201.195 + 1.1 .1,53 .1,61 - 1.7 119.978 123.950 - 3.2 286.590 291,190 - 1.6 176.827 182.283 - 3.0 58.121 58.837 - 1.2 1 106.960 1101.168 14,.893 1*6.081, - 2.6 1 (120.0) 1 (121.2) - .9 (118.0) 1 11.605 1 1.310 1.1,51 (118.0) 1 ♦.997 1 1.259 1.106 0 U) (1) - .3 11.820 1 .181 3.502 1 27.351, 3.U89 1 27.383 + .U (1) 1 3U.760 1 3U.913 (1) 1 117.14* 1117.586 (1) 1 .106 23.278 1j o 8 23.065 1 30.870 11,.210 1 30.870 11**210 lt.900 17.283 U.988 16.1,03 - 1.8 + 5.U (105.1) (10l,.l) + .6 1 (105.9) 1(105.9) (1) (1) (i) + .9 (i) 0 (i) 1 Because of changes in the reporters included in the sample or changes in models, data for 1951 and 1952 are not comparable; they may be used roughly as an indicator of trend. Note: Index numbers (19U7-U9 * 100) have been substituted (and shown in parentheses) for prices where necessary to avoid disclosing information for individual firms. ___ 55 HOURS A N D E A R N IN G S Table i l l . —Hours and Gross Earnings o f Workers in Contract Building Construction, Annually and Monthly, and Annual Indexes of Average Hourly Earnings, 1934-52 1 Month 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1940 1941 1942 1943 $31.70 $35.14 $41.80 $48.13 29.90 29.13 30.05 30.44 32.11 32.02 31.84 32.54 32.98 33.92 30.49 32,69 32.18 32.73 32.66 34.01 34.87 35.15 35.38 35.76 37.10 36.50 35.93 37.73 37.27 37.17 38.29 39.10 41.75 42.28 43.42 43.79 45.40 45.36 45.90 46.46 46.03 45.04 46.49 47.00 47.46 48.65 47.97 48.93 49.59 50.54 50.59 49.38 33.1 34.8 36.4 1939 Average weekly earnings 2 Annual average .. $22.97 $2U.$1 $27.01 January ........ February •...... March ......... April ......... May ........... June .......... J u l y .......... August ......... September..... • October ........ November ....... December ..««•.•• 21.63 21.10 21.95 22.43 22.92 23.04 23.44 23.12 23.30 23.86 23.66 23.28 22.89 22.99 23.00 23.32 24.33 24.77 24.84 25.16 25.81 25.93 24.61 25.12 24.58 23.30 24.60 25.34 26.95 27.19 27.00 27.75 27.63 28.34 28.90 28.56 Annual average .. 28.9 30.1 32.8 January ........ February...... M a r c h .......... April .......... May............ June .......... July •......... . August ......... September ...... October........ November ....... December ....... 27.9 26.6 27.8 29.0 29.6 29.9 29.7 29.0 29.0 29.7 28.8 27.9 27.3 27.4 27.6 28.4 29.9 30.6 30.8 31.1 31.8 32.3 30.3 31.2 30.8 32.6 34.2 37.1 30.8 31.7 30.3 30.5 32.8 30.2 36.3 33.9 31.8 29.1 30.4 29.1 32.8 35.0 30.8 31.6 30.9 37.4 30.8 30.4 38.1 31.8 35.4 31.3 34.4 31.7 31.4 33.3 38.1 36.7 33.6 35.1 33.5 32.3 34.3 33.4 37.2 33.8 39.5 32.6 35.3 33.2 33.9 33.4 39.0 33.6 33.0 33.6 37.5 35.4 33.0 34.1 35.7 39.3 37.3 35.0 33.5 32.9 34.1 33.7 37.8 34.8 39.4 32.8 36.5 33.9 34.4 33.1 39.7 35.7 34.0 37.9 33.8 34.0 35.4 34.4 39.2 38.0 31.6 34.6 33.2 33.4 31.9 34.0 33.2 ___ 31.1, ___ 31.7 ___ 32,8 ___ 33.8 __ 35.4 ___ 22*8. ___ 22*1 Average hourly earnings Annual average .. $0,795 $0,815 January ........ February ....... March ......... April ......... M a y ........... J u n e .......«... J u l y .......... August ......... September ...... October ........ November ....... December......, .775 .792 .790 .774 .775 .772 .790 .797 .802 .802 .822 .836 .838 .839 .832 .820 ..814 .808 .805 .810 .811 .803 .812 .806 Annual average ., 43.6 44.7 $30.14 33.4 $30.39 32.1 32.6 l 38.4 $1,010 $1,148 $ 1,252 .986 .971 .931 .925 •997 .938 .963 .939 •996 .922 .952 .971 .958 .989 .909 .959 .942 .993 .955 .903 .928 .997 .948 .904 .920 1.000 .947 .895 .956 1.001 .903 .924 .918 .904 .947 1.017 .892 .916 .957 1.023 .907 .926 .966 1.039 .967 1.066 .914 . .943 Indexes of average hourly earnings (1947-49*100) 1.090 1.096 1.094 1.105 1.137 1.136 1.157 1.174 1.201 1.198 1.209 1.230 1.240 1.240 1.242 1.235 1.246 1.230 1.231 1.246 1.258 1.273 1.292 1.295 63.0 68.7 $0,824 $0,903 $0,908 $0,932 $0,958 .878 .799 .876 .801 .798 .883 .800 .885 .906 .807 .912 .820 .818 .910 .916 .823 .835 .911 .908 .834 .916 .850 .861 ___ .919 45.2 49.6 1 See tab le U3, footnote 1 . 2 See table U3, footnote 2 . 56 $29.19 28.18 28,26 27.82 28.48 27.86 27.31 27.88 28.98 28.39 29.50 29.97 28.54 31.10 31.52 29.17 30.96 29.47 30.95 29.58 31.00 30.94 32.02 29.75 30.94 29.68 31.11 31.39 31.27 31.09 30.13 28.96 30.46 30.94 28.98 28.60 30.95 Average weekly hours 49.9 51.2 52.6 55.5 HOURS AND EARNINGS Table h 1 . —Hours and Gross Earnings o f Workers in Contract Building C onstruction, Annually and Monthly, and Annual Indexes of Average Hourly Earnings, 1934-52 1 —Continued Month 1944 1946 1945 1947 1948 Percent of increase, 1951-52 1950 1951 1952 $73.73 $81.47 $88.01 8.0 68.76 67.00 68.83 70.70 72.93 73.82 74.02 75.99 75.86 77.87 78.07 77.80 77.96 75.90 77.33 79.27 81.53 82.56 83.22 83.82 84.96 85.86 81.90 84.83 84.75 86.03 83.90 85.73 85.65 87.30 88.17 88.94 91.18 92.11 88.67 91.68 8.7 13.3 8.5 8.1 5.1 5.7 5.9 6.1 7.3 7.3 8.3 ____ 8*1 36.3 37.2 38.1 2.4 34.8 33.7 34.5 35.6 36.5 37.0 36.9 37.6 36.7 37.4 37.3 36.7 36.6 35.3 35.8 36.7 37.4 37.7 38.0 38.1 38.1 38.5 36.4 37.7 37.5 2.5 37.9 7.4 2.8 36.8 37.6 2.5 37.9 1.3 38.8 2.9 38.5 1.3 1.0 38.5 1.8 38.8 38.7 .5 37.1 1.9 38.2 ____1*3 $2,031 $ 2.19 #.2.31 2.13 2.15 2.16 2.16 2.IS 2.19 2.19 2.20 2.23 2.23 2.25 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.28 2.26 2.25 2.29 2.31 2.35 2.38 2.39 2.40 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.6 3.7 2.7 4.6 5.0 5.4 6.7 6.2 6.7- 126.8 5.5 1949 Average weekly earnings 2 Annual average .. #52.18 #53.73 January ........ 49.83 February ....... 48.77 March .......... 49.85 50.18 April .......... May .... ....... 52.95 June ......... 52.21 J u l y .......... 52.81 August ......... 52.90 September ....... 53.71 October ........ 54.62 53.50 November ........ December.... ... __ 53.48 52.98 52.89 54.49 54.42 53.64 55.50 55.57 55.79 52.94 53.87 51.64 51.79 52.89 53.04 52.87 54.29 53.63 55.23 56.25 56.67 58.49 59.20 57.65 60.32 #56.24 #63.30 $68.85 $70.95 70.88 59.97 65.51 65.16 58.92 70.53 65.87 61.23 69.83 70.33 60.57 66.45 62.26 67.22 71.81 62.71 69.53 71.44 63.60 71.28 70.47 64.71 70.91 71.95 65.36 70.69 71.29 71.80 66.36 70.59 70.21 69.39 64.55 70.26 67.31 72.33 Average weekly hours Annual average .. 39.6 39.0 38.1 37.6 37.3 January ........ February ....... March .......... April .......... M a y ........... J u n e ...... ... •. J u l y ........... August ......... September ...... October ........ November ....... December ....... 38.5 37.6 38.5 38.7 4-0.4 40.0 40.1 40.7 39.7 39.4 38.8 39.1 40.0 40.0 39.3 40.4 40.1 40.3 38.1 38.7 37.1 37.1 37.7 37.3 37.5 38.2 37.5 38.2 38.2 38.2 38.7 38.8 37.2 38.4 _ 37.6 36.9 38.0 37.1 37.6 37.8 38.0 38.2 37.9 38.1 36.6 37.9^ Average 37.0 37.1 36.4 36.5 36.1 36.9 36.7 36.4 37.0 37.2 37.1 37.9 37.8 37.1 37.8 37.2 37.6 36.5 36.9 37.3 36.1 36.4 27.8 ___ 25JL hourly earnings Annual average .. #1.319 *1.379 *1.478 $1,681 January ........ February ,...... March .......... April .......... May ............ June ..........• J u l y ........... August ......... September ...... October ........ November.... . December.... ... 1.295 1.297 1.296 1.297 1.310 1.300 1,302 1,323 1.339 1.343 1.349 1.359 1.364 1.352 1.363 1.361 1.366 1.374 1.387 1.383 1.388 1.392 1.391 1.395 1.402 1.594 1.598 1.610 1.632 1.655 1.661 1.676 1.694 1.723 1.743 1.765 1.774 Annual average .. 40.2 40.6 72.4 75.7 1 See tab le 1*3, footnote 1 . 2 See tab le $1,848 36.7 $1,935 1.766 1.791 1.786 1.411 1.423 1.804 1.815 1.431 1.836 1.444 1.862 1.473 1.482 1.874 1.510 1.895 1.526 1.892 1.906 1.549 1.915 1.569 Indexes of average hourly 1.422 81.1 92.3 101.5 1.918 1.930 1.933 1.934 1.930 1.924 1.922 1.932 1.938 1.944 1.947 1,964 earnings 1.976 1.988 1.995 1.986 1.998 1.995 2.006 2.021 2.067 2.082 2.093 2.120 106.2 111.5 5.5 (1947-49=100) 120.2 footnote 2. 57 HOURS AND EARNINGS Table 1|2.—Hours and Gross Earnings of Workers in Contract Construction, by Type of Contractor, Monthly, 1951-521 1952 Type of contractor Feb. Jan. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Average weekly earnings2 All contractors ....... $81*.52 ♦85.1*1 ♦83.10 ♦85.12 ♦85.31 ♦87.30 ♦87.81 ♦89.21 ♦91 .91* ♦92.66 ♦88.13 ♦90.86 Building construction .. 81*.75 86.03 83.90 General contractors ... 78.58 79.59 76. UU Special trade contrac90.00 91.31* 90.02 tors ..... .......... Plumbing and heating . 95.92 9li.32 93.65 Painting and decorating 78.20 79.57 78 .51* Electrical work ..... 106.78 108.77 108.27 Other special trades 3 85.07 87.69 85.92 Masonry ............ 75.57 75.70 72.00 Plastering and lathing 83.06 87.81 85.11* Carpentry .......... 71.75 73.51* 72.86 Roofing and sheetmeta] 70.18 72.18 68.60 Excavation and foundat i o n ............. 78.07 83.32 80.56 Nohbuilding construction 81.58 82.81 79.31 Highway and street •..• 71.92 73.26 67.88 86.76 87.89 85.80 Other ............... 85.73 80.60 85.65 79.66 89.1*1 90 .21* 91.92 91 .1*8 78.66 81.1*3 106.53 108.67 86.51 87.1*2 71*.81 80.85 86.58 89.18 71.81 72.67 72.86 71*.73 81.78 82.39 73.81* 87.96 87.30 82.16 88.17 83.8 9 91.68 92.25 91.31* 93.90 63.1*1 109.62 87.28 82.1*1* 91.53 75.76 77.23 83.06 109.75 88.92 61*.0lt 90.97 76.63 78.00 83.1*2 88.1*0 81*.1*6 86.93 78.73 80.89 88.91 91.32 86.21* 86.53 81.89 90.17 88.91* 81*.67 91.18 86.19 92.11 87.61* 88.67 85.12 91.68 68.37 92.86 95.59 96.13 91.36 91*.50 95.55 97.07 97.61 93.38 98.50 81*.61 87.00 88.82 82.76 81*.1*6 111.21* 113.16 111*. 80 110.61* 111*.11 88.91 92.51* 92.12 87.93 89.1*1 83.51* 88.30 88.82 82.90 82.50 9i*.39 9l*.9U 93.1*1 91.01* 92.50 76.51* 81.70 80.22 77.63 79.52 78.1*1* 82.1*6 82.13 78.68 81.03 86.90 90.31 8U.00 9U.85 93.29 9U.18 89.30 97.91* 93.01* 9l*.39 86.1*0 98.75 85.03 78.1*1 89.71 86.80 87.02 78.59 92.1*0 85.02 Average weekly hours All contractors ....... 37.9 38.3 37.1 38.0 38,6 39.5 39.2 39.3 39.8 39.6 37.5 38.5 Building construction •. General contractors .•• Special trade contractors ......... ...... Plumbing and heating . Painting and decorating Electrical work ..... Other special trades 3 Masonry ........... Plastering and lathing Carpentry Roofing and sheetmeta} Excavation and founda tion ............. Nonbuilding construction Highway and street .... Other ............... 37.5 37.6 37.9 36.8 36.1* 37.6 38.2 37.9 38.3 38.8 39.5 38.5 39.2 38.5 39.2 38.8 39.0 38.7 39.3 37.1 38.0 38.2 39.1 37.5 39.8 3U.3 1*0.6 36.2 33.0 32.7 35.0 31*.1* 37.9 39.3 3l*.9 1*1.2 37.0 33.2 31*.3 35.7 31*.7 37.2 38.7 3U.6 1*0.1* 36.1 32.0 33.0 35.2 33.3 37.1 38.3 3li.5 39.9 36.5 33.1 33.3 35.2 35.2 37.6 38.6 35.1 37.9 38.8 35.8 1*0.6 37.3 36.0 33.9 36.6 36.6 37.9 39.0 35.7 1*1.2 37.2 35.1* 31*.2 35.6 37.0 38.7 39.3 36.1 ia. 3 38.U 37.1 3U.U 36.1 38.2 36,6 35.8 1*0.8 38.0 36.7 3l*.2 37.2 37.5 38.0 38.3 39.2 36.1* 1*1.0 37.6 36.1* 33.6 36.3 37.5 36.1* 37.5 3U.2 39.8 35.6 33.7 32.1* 3l*.5 35.6 37.5 39.1* 3U.9 1*0.9 36.2 33.0 32.8 35.5 36.5 37.9 39.6 39.3 39.8 39.3 1*0.2 39.6 1*0.5 38.0 38.5 37.5 39.0 39.7 39.8 39.7 39.8 1*0.3 1*1.2 1*2.1 1*0.6 1*1.5 1*2.2 1*2.8 1*1.7 1*0.3 1*1.8 1*3.1 1*0.8 1*0,8 1*2.1* 1*3-3 1*1.6 1*2.6 1*3.6 1*5.1 1*2.1* 1*2.1 1*3.1 1*1*.2 1*2.2 38.3 39.0 39.6 38.5 39.1 1*0.1 1*0.3 1*0.0 ♦2.231 $2.23 2.26 2.27 2.10 2.09 ♦2.21* ♦2.3U 2.38 2.23 ♦2.35 ♦2.36 2.39 2.21* 2.26 2.51 2.1*9 2.1*1* 2.1*5 2.1*1* 2.78 2.21 2.19 2.51 2.1*9 2.1*2 2.78 2.1*7 2;1*6 2.8l 2.25 2.21 2.52 2.50 2.1*2 2.79 2.1*7 2.50 2.82 2.2U 2.22 2.21 2.19 2.00 2.31* 2.22 2.18 1.98 2.33 2.22 2.17 1.95 2.31 37.9 1*0.1 37:2 35.0 31*.3 35.8 36.8 Average hourly earnings All contractors ....... Building construction .. General contractors ... Special trade contract o r s ...... ......... Plumbing and heating . Painting and decorating Electrical work ..... Other special trades 3 Masonry ........... Plastering and lathing Carpentry •......... Roofing and sheetmetal Excavation and foundat i o n ............. Nonbuilding construction Highway and street .... Other ............... ♦2.27 *2 .3 1 2.26 2.08 2.25 2.08 2.29 2.1U 2.31 2.16 2.35 2.21 2.1*2 2.1*2 2.27 2.68 2.38 2.25 2.58 2.07 2.1*1 2.1*0 2.28 2.67 2.37 2.26 2.U0 2.37 2.32 2.71 2.35 2.31 2.1*0 2.39 2.32 2.69 2.3l* 2.29 2.66 2 .Ul 2.U2 2.33 2.70 2.3U 2.29 2.70 2.07 2.11 2.U5 2.1*5 2.37 2.70 2.39 2.36 2.76 2.15 2.12 2.1*7 2.1*7 2.1*1 2.71* 2.1*1 2.38 2.76 2.22 2.17 2.1U 2.07 1.90 2.21 2.13 2.13 1.9U 2.28 2.19 2.06 2.60 2.60 2.01* 2.07 2.03 2.07 2.06 2.07 2.05 1.87 2.19 2.13 2.06 2.12 2.06 * 2.06 2.12 2.06 2.06 1.83 2.18 1.81 2.20 2.07 1.86 2.21 See tab!Le U3 , 0 0 2 1.85 2.17 s -p 1*3, footnote 1, 58 2.1*1 2.1*0 2.28 2.61* 2.37 2.28 2.56 2.06 2.08 $.h 2.28 2.11 Vi ^ See table 2.1*0 2.1*1 2.28 2.63 2.35 2.29 2.51* 2.05 2.01* ♦2.21 2.28 2.10 ♦2 .21* ♦2.21 2.08 2.06 1.89 2.19 2 2 2.16 1.98 2.31 2.80 ie 2. 3 Includes types not shown separately. 2.1*0 HOURS AND EARNINGS Table U2.—Hours and Gross Earnings of Workers in Contract Construction, by Type of Contractor, Monthly, 1951-521"-Continued 1951 •type of contractor Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Average weekly earnings 2 $77.51* $75.33 $76.71* $79.29 $81.58 $82.18 $83.1*6 $81*.07 $85.19 $86.07 $81.33 $83.76 Building construction .. 77.96 75.90 77.33 79.27 81.53 82.56 83.22 83.82 81*. 96 85.86 81.90 81*.83 General contractors ... 72.66 68.68 70.01* 73.08 75.28 75.28 76.1*7 76.88 77.79 79.66 76.02 78.17 Special trade contractors ................. 82.36 81.31 83.17 81*. 67 86.79 e8.1*7 89.17 89.78 91.18 91.10 86.51 89.82 Plumbing and heating . 86.52 86.11 89.08 89.21* 91.80 92.01, 92.27 92.59 91*.09 9U.56 91.30 96.08 Painting and decorating 7U.27 75.1*0 7U.98 77.25 79.1*2 79.61* 79.35 80.36 80.1*2 82.13 78.20 80.38 Electrical work ..... 98.85 97.50 98.89 98.60 101.96 103.79 103-38 10li.30 106.60 105.15 100.1*9 106.1*9 Other special trades 3 77.90 76.21 78.10 80.81 82.29 85.35 86.9I* 87.78 89.17 88.39 82.95 8U.55 Masonry ............ 75.12 66.19 73.15 77.57 78.90 77.1*0 81*.15 83.1*8 83.93 83.51* 75.03 76.91* Plastering and lathing 68.06 90.71* 89.1*1* 92.72 93.21, 92.20 91.21* 91.29 90.57 87.98 82.98 85.68 Carpentry .......... 71.68 6U.91* 61*.1*8 70.88 72.27 73.63 76.91 77.58 80.18 77.83 71.11 73.15 Roofing and sheetmetal 66.72 61*. 75 65.28 69.09 71.22 71.00 73.71 73.70 75.1*2 76.56 70.58 72.07 Excavation and foundat i o n .... .......... 81.1*5 81.1*7 77.96 78.07 82.19 80.96 83.03 85.70 81*.65 85.27 77.1*9 81.90 Nonbuilding construction 7U.86 72.38 71*. 31 78.59 81.51 81.77 81*.9l* 85.1*0 8U.6U 86.90 79.31* 78.97 Highway and street •••• 66.29 66.02 67.1,1, 71.51 75.90 75.1*8 79.35 79.86 78.73 81.97 71.81 70.67 Other ............... 80.00 75.80 78.17 82.81 85.O8 86.10 89.01* 89.1,6 89.21* 90.50 81*. 80 81*. 71 All contractors ....... 37.1 Building construction •• "36.6 General contractors ... 36.1 Special trade contrac tors 37.1 Plumbing and heating • 38.8 Painting and decorating 35.2 Electrical work ..... 39.7 Other special trades 3 35.9 Masonry ............. 3l*.3 Plastering and lathing 3U.lt 36.2 Carpentry .......... Roofing and sheetmetal 35.3 Excavation and founda 38.6 tion ............... Nonbuilding construction 39.1* Highway and street .... 38.1 1*0.2 Other ............... 35-7 35.3 3U.0 36.3 38.1 35.1* 39.0 3i*.8 30.5 3i*.9 32.8 33.9 37.2 37.7 37.3 37.9 36.2 35.8 3U.5 36.8 38.9 35.2 39.lt 35.5 33.1* 31*.1* 32.9 31*.0 36.6 38.5 38.1 38.7 $2.09 Building construction .. 2.13 2:01 General Contractors ... Special trade contrac2.22 tors ............... Plumbing and heating .. 2.23 2.11 Painting and decoracing Electrical work ..... 2.U9 Other special trades 3 2.17 Masonry ........... 2.19 2.56 Plastering and lathing Carpentry.......... 1.98 Roofing and sheetmetal 1.89 Excavation and founda 2.11 tion ............ Nonbuilding construction 1.90 Highway and street .... 1.7k Other ............... 1.99 $2.11 2.15 2.02 2.2li 2.13 2.50 2.19 2.17 2.60 1*98 1.91 2.19 1.92 1.77 2.00 $2.12 2.16" 2.03 2.26 2.29 2.13 2.51 2.20 2.19 2.60 1.96 1.92 2.13 1.93 1*77 2; 02 All contractors ....... All contractors' ....... *See table 1*3» footnote 1. 2.26 2See table Average weekly hours 37.1* 36.7 36.0 37.3 38.8 36.1 39.6 36.1* 35.1 35.8 35.8 35.8 37.9 1*0.3 1*0.1* 1*0.2 38.3 37.1* 36.9 37.9 39.1* 36.6 1*0.3 36.9 35.7 36.0 36.5 36.9 39.9 1*1.8 1*2.1* 1*1.3 $2.12 2.16 2.03 2.27 2.30 2.lii 2.1*9 2.22 2.21 2.59 1.98 1.93 2.06 1.95 1.77 2.06 $2.13 2.18 2.01* 2.2$ 2.33 2.17 2.53 2.23 2.21 2.59 1.98 1.93 2.06 1.95 1.79 2.06 U3, footnote 2. 38.1* 37.7 36.9 38.3 39.5 36.7 1*0.7 37.6 3U.U 35.6 37.0 36.6 39.3 1*1.3 1*1.7 1*1.0 39.0 38.0 37.3 38.6 39.6 36.1* 1,0.7 38.3 37.1* 35.5 37.7 37.8 1*0.7 1*2.9 1*3.6 1*2.1* 39.1 38.1 37.5 38.7 39.1* 36.2 1*0.9 38.5 37.1 35.8 37.3 37.6 1*1.2 1*2.7 1*3.1* 1*2.2 Average hourly earnings $2.11* $2.U* 2.19 2.19 2.0i| 2.05 2.3l‘ 2.31 2.33 2.33 2.17 2.18 2.55 2.5U 2.27 2.27 2.25 2.25 2.59 2.57 1.99 2.Oil 1.9l* 1.95 2.06 2.Oil 1.98 1.98 1.81 1.82 2.10 2.10 $2.15 2.20 2.05 2.32 2.35 2.22 2.55 2.28 2.25 2.55 2.08 1.96 2.08 2.00 1.81* 2.J.2 36.8 36.1* 36.2 36.5 38.2 3U.3 38.8 35.6 33.2 32.8 33.7 3U.6 36.9 38.7 38.1* 38.9 37.9 37.7 37.1* 37.9 1*0.2 35.1 1*0.8 36.6 33.6 33.6 35.0 35.5 39.0 38.9 38.2 39.1* $2.21 2.25 2.10 2.37 2.39 2.28 2.59 2.33 2.26 2.53 2.11 2.Oil 2.10 2.Q9 2 .Oil 2.05 1.88 1.87 2.16 2.18 $2.21 2.25 2.09 2.37 2.39 2.29 2.61 2.31 2.29 2.55 2.09 2.03 2.10 2.03 1.65 2.15 38.9 38.1 37.1* 38.8 39.7 35.9 1*1.0 38.6 37.3 35.8 38.0 37.9 1*0.5 1*1.9 1*2.1 1*1.7 39.3 38.5 38.3 38.6 39.9 36.5 1*0.6 38.1 36.8 3U.5 36.2 ’37.9 1*0.8 1,2.6 1*3.6 1*1.9 $2.19 2.23 2.08 2.35 2.37 2.21; 2.31 2.25 2.53 2.11 1.99 2.09 2.02 1.37 2.lii $2.19 2.23 •2.08 2.36 2.37 2.25 2.59 2.3 2 2.27 2.55 2.15 2.02 2 .6 0 3 includes types not shown separately. 59 HOURS AND EARNINGS Table U3*— Hours-and Gross Earnings of Workers in Contract Construction, by Type of Contractor, Annually 191*0-52 1 Type of contractor 191*0 191*1 191*2 191*3 191*1* 191*5 191*6 Average weekly earnings 2 All contractors ................. Building construction ........... General contractors .... ........ Special trade contractors ....... Plumbing and heating .......... Painting and decorating ........ Electrical work ................ Other special trades H .......... Masonry ...................... Plastering and lathing ........ Carpentry .................... Roofing and sheet metal ....... Excavation and foundation ..... Nonbuilding construction ......... Highway and street ............. O t h e r ............. ............ — *31.70 30.56 33.11 32.87 33.05 1*1.18 — 29.1*7 36.60 31.23 28.07 26.53 — — — — — *35.H* 33.19 37 .01* 37.35 37.10 1*6.23 — *1*1.80 39.29 1*3.91* 1*1*.02 1*2.11* 57.87 32.56 36.23 36.27 38.96 38.69 37.63 31.77 3l*.82 32.01* 28.16 — — — — — — — *1*8.13 1*5.67 1*9.89 1*9.60 1*8.90 62.88 — ill.87 1*1*.87 1*6.66 1*3.17 39.09 — — — — *52.18 1*9.35 51*.18 53.82 53.38 61*.19 — 1*5.08 52.23 50.91 1*8.86 1*1*.75 — — — — *53.73 50.31* 56.19 56.39 56.92 65.29 — 50.31 53.61* 51*.20 50.83 1*8.81 — 3*56.19 56 .21* 53 .33 59.52 60.92 — 58.66 68.1*1* 55.60 55.1*2 62 .0I* 55.60 51.29 ,51.57 3 55.16 353.22 3 55.77 — 3 38.1* Average weekly hours All contractors ................ Building construction ........... General contractors ........... Special trade contractors ...... Plumbing and heating........ Painting and decorating ....... Electrical work .............. Other special trades **......... Masonry ..................... Plastering and lathing ....... Carpentry ................... Roofing and sheet metal ...... Excavation and foundation .... Nonbuilding construction ........ Highway and street ............ Other ......................... — — 33.1 33.3 32.7 3iw6 32.5 3U.5 — 3U.8 3t.i* 29.8 31.1 29.2 35.6 28.5 33.0 31.8 30.9 — — — 35.2 37.2 3U .2 38.1 — 3U.1 33.2 — — — — 36.1 35.8 37.0 38.9 35.6 la.i — 32.1 29.7 35.9 3U .9 33.6 — — — — 38.1* 37.9 38.8 1*0.1 37.7 1*1.5 — 33.8 32.3 38.8 36.8 35.6 — — — — 39.6 39.1 39.9 1*1.0 39.1 1*2.2 — 3i*.l 35.0 39.6 38.9 37.2 — — — 39.0 38.3 39.5 1*0.8 39.2 1*1.9 36.0 3U.8 39.8 37.1* 37.8 — — __ 38.1 37.6 38.6 39.6 37.5 1*0.7 37.1* 37.2 36.8 39.0 37.1 37.5 31*0.5 3 1*0.1* 31*0.6 Average hourly earnings All contractors ................ Building construction ........ . General contractors ........... Special trade contractors ...... Plumbing and heating .......... Painting and decorating ....... Electrical work .............. Other special trades * ........ Masonry ..................... Plastering and lathing ....... Carpentry ................... Roofing and sheet metal ...... Excavation and foundation .... Nonbuilding construction ........ Highway and street ............ Other ......................... See footnotes at end of table. 60 — *0.958 .918 1.012 .91*9 1.016 1.196 — .988 1.286 .917 .883 .859 — — —** — *1.010 .965 1.052 1.005 1.083 1 .211* — 1.01*6 1.21*0 .978 .939 .81*9 — — — $1,118 1.098 1.189 1.133 1.185 1.1*09 — 1.130 1.310 1.079 1.077 .9U6 — -- — — * 1.252 *1.319 1.281* 1.238 1.299 1.517 1.358 1.313 1.367 1.522 — 1.321 1.1*93 1.285 1.256 1.202 — — — 1.206 — 1.21*0 1.389 1.201* 1.173 1.099 — — — 1.262 — *1.379 1.315 1.1*23 1.382 1.1*51 1.559 — 1.399 1.51*0 1.361 1.359 1.292 — — — 3*1.1*61 1.1*78 1.1*19 1.51*1* 1.537 1.561* 1.683 1.1*85 1.1*90 1.688 1.1*26 1.383 1.375 31.361 31.317 31.371* HOURS AND EARNINGS Table 1*3.—Hours and Gross Earnings of Workers in Contract Construction, by Type of Contractor, Annually lPhO-^1—Continued Type of contractor 1967 191*8 191*9 1950 1951 1952 Percent change, 1951-52 Average weekly earnings 2 All contractors .................. 162.85 #68.25 #70.61 #73.73 #81.1*9 #57.85 + 7.8 Building construction ............ General contractors ............. Special trade contractors ........ Plumbing and heating........... Painting and decorating •........ Electrical work ................ Other special trades1* ........... Masonry ....................... Plastering and lathing ......... Carpentry ..................... Roofing and sheet metal ........ Excavation and foundation .... . Nonbuilding construction .......... Highway and street .............. Other ........................... 63.30 59.39 67.97 69.66 63.37 77.76 63.79 62.39 73.15 63.33 57.81 68.8S 6h.6h 73.87 76.83 69.77 83.01 69.65 70.95 67.16 75.70 76.60 70.75 86.57 71.39 66.72 80.39 67.11* 73.73 68.56 77.77 81.72 71.26 81.1*7 75.03 87.32 91.31* 76.76 102.26 88.01 82.78 91.99 96.92 82.72 110.30 88.63 81.55 90.05 75.90 76.53 e6.72 60.26 91.35 + 8.0 +10.3 + 5.3 + 3.9 + 5.0 + 7.9 + 5.8 + h.5 ♦ .1* + 3.6 + 7.9 + h.7 + 7.1* + 7.6 + 7.1 60.12 60.87 56.77 61.85 69.61 78.52 67.98 62.1*7 66. hi* 62.86 69.66 66.61 62 .1*1 70.1*1* 68.67 73.66 65.65 89.16 7l*.71 70.65 86.70 69.66 61*.1*9 71*.92 73.1*6 69.17 76.31 83.62 78.05 89.69 73.21* 70.95 81.93 80.78 76.62 85.26 65.81 Avei"age weekly hours All contractors .................. 38.0 38.1 37.8 37.2 37.9 38.7 + 2.1 Building construction ............ General contractors ............. Special trade contractors ........ Plumbing and heating ........... Painting and decorating ......... Electrical work ................ Other special trades1* ........... Masonry...................... . Plastering and lathing ......... Carpentry..................... Roofing and sheet metal ........ Excavation and foundation ...... Nonbuilding construction .......... Highway and street .............. O t h e r ..... ...................... 37.6 37.0 38.6 39.2 36.7 1*0.3 37.1* 36.1* 37.5 •38.5 36.7 37.8 39.5 39.1 39.7 37.3 36.6 38.0 39.2 36.3 39.8 36.9 35.1* 36.7 36.2 37.2 38.6 35.7 39.2 36.1 33.8 3l*.9 36.3 35.8 36.7 38 .1* 37.2 36.6 37.8 39.2 35.8 60.1 37.0 35.0 3U .9 35.9 36.2 39.2 38.1 38.5 37.7 38.9 35.2 60.7 37.0 36.7 33.6 35.8 36.1 + + ♦ 36.1 37.9 36.5 38.9 1*0.6 1*1.6 1*0.0 36.6 35.7 37.8 1*0.9 1*1.5 1*0.5 35.1* 38.1* 35.8 33.9 35.0 37.0 35.3 38.6 1*0.9 1*1.1 1*0.7 1*0.8 1*1.0 60.6 60.1 61.1 61.8 60.6 + + + 2.1* 5.2 .3 .8 1.7 1.5 0 .9 3.7 .3 .3 2.3 .7 2.0 0 Average hourly earnings All contractors .................. #1.651* #1.790 $1,871* *1.982 #2.15 #2.27 + 5.6 Building construction ............ 1.681 1.81*8 2.031 2.19 1.935 2.31 + 5.5 1.766 General contractors ............. 1.603 2.05 1.655 1.915 + h.9 2.15 Special trade contractors ........ 1.91*6 + 5.6 1.772 2.hh 2.119 2.031* 2.31 Plumbing and heating ............ 2.128 1.960 2.hh 2.037 + h.7 1.779 2.33 Painting and decorating ......... 2.20 + 6.8 1.982 1.721* 2.013 1.925 2.35 Electrical work ................ 2.081* 2.322 1.930 2.211 + 6.3 2.71 2.55 2.26 Other special trades1* ........... 1.888 1.705 ♦ 5.6 1.979 2.087 2.39 1.716 Masonry ....................... 2.090 1.969 2.23 + 5.h 2.033 2.35 Plastering and lathing........ 2.68 2.301 2.57 1.951 + h.3 2.175 2.1*77 1.888 Carpentry ..................... 2.12 1.61*5 1.792 2.Oh + 3.9 1.837 Roofing and sheet m e t a l .... . 1.96 2.12 + 8.2 1.710 1.827 1.577 1.759 Excavation and foundation ...... 1.81*1* 1.590 2.11* ♦ 2.1* 1.709 2.09 1.91*1 Nonbuilding construction .......... + 6.6 2.11 1.796 1.98 1.539 1.723 1.639 Highway and street .............. 1.82 1.500 1.92 1.683 1.1*51* 1.583 + 5.5 Other ........................... 1.560 1.716 2.10 1.820 1.875 + 7.1 2.25 lData refer to full- and part-time nonsupervisory construction workers and working foremen who worked during, or received pay for, the payroll period ending nearest the l£th of the month, figures through 191*7 refer only to on-site workers on private projects. Beginning with January 191*6, they refer to both on-site workers and to employees engaged in off-site construction work (including pre-assembly and pre-cutting, operations) on both private and public projects. 2 Hourly earnings, when multiplied by weekly hours of work, may not exactly equal weekly earnings because of rounding. 3 11-month average. Data are not available prior to February 19U6 . ^ Includes types not shown separately. 61 W A G E RAT ES Table U; .— Indexes 1 of Union Hourly Wage Scales in the Building Trades, Annually (19U7-U9 - 100) 1907-522 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1911* 1915 1916 1917 1918 A H trades ........... 18.2 19.0 Journeymen.......... Helpers and laborers ••• ll*.5 19.1* 20.1* 21.2 15.2 15.7 21.2 22.1 16.2 21.5 22.5 16.3 22.0 23.0 16 .U 22.5 23.5 16.9 23.0 2U.-1 17.1 23.2 20.2 2lu3 17.2 23.9 25.1 17.8 25J* 26.5 19.6 28.2 29.3 22.7 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 192U 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 All trades «•••«•••••••• 32.3 Journeymen *•••••••••#•• 33.1* Helpers and laborers ... 26.2 1*3.6 1*1*.7 1*1.7 1*2.9 35.0 U6.0 U7.U 37.1 1*9.7 51.1 1*0.1 51.6 53.0 1*1.5 55.0 56.6 1*5.2 56.9 58.5 1*6.0 57.2 59.0 1*6.5 58.0 59.7 1*7.3 60.1* 38.1 i*i*.i* 1*5.6 38.1* 1931 1932 1933 1931* 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 191*0 191*1 191*2 All trades •••«••••••••• 60.6 Journeymen ••••••••«•*»• 62.1* Helpers and laborers ••• 1*9.U 51.8 50.3 51.9 1*0.3 50.-P 51.3 53.1* 1*2.2 53.1 5U.6 lil*.l 56.8 58.3 1*8.0 61.8 63.1* 52.8 62.3 63.8 53.2 63.3 61*.7 5U.3 65.6 67.0 56.9 69.7 70.8 62.5 191*3 191*1* 191*5 191*6 191*8 191*9 1950 1951 1952 70.2 All trades Journeymen «•*•••••••••• 71.2 Helpers and laborers ... 63.3 70.8 71.7 6U.0 72.2 73.0 67.0 80.5 80.9 Trade 52.2 1*1.5 77.9 52.8 1*1.7 191*7 62.2 1*9.7 92.1 101.8 106.1 no.7 117.8 125.1 92.3 101.7 106.0 110.5 117.1* 12U.6 91.1 102.6 106.1* 112.2 119.9 127.7 See page 61* for footnotes.. Table kS •— Indexes of Union Hourly Wage Scales in the Building Trades July 1 of 1951 and 1952, and Average Scale, July 1, 1952 Index (191*7-1*9 -J-00)1 Increase 1 Trade July 1, 1952 Jtily 1, 1951 All building trades ••••••••• ••••••••• 125.1 117.8 Journeymen ............ .......... Asbestos workers ••••••••••••••••••• Boilermakers ................. . Bricklayers......... Carpenters .................... Cement finishers ........ Electricians (inside wiremen) ...... Elevator constructors... ....... Glaziers ..................... Lathers..................... . Machinists................. . Marble setters •••••••.......... . Mosaie and terrazzo workers ...... Painters ••••••••••....... ..... . Faperhangers.... ••••••.....••••• Plasterers ••••••••.... ......... Plumbers......... ......... •••• Hodmen..... ............. ..... Roofers, composition ..... ...... Roofers, slate and tile ••••••.... Sheet-metal workers... ..... . Steam and sprinkler fitters •••••••• Stonemasons ................. . Structural-iron workers ......... Tile layers ................ . 122*.6 125.3 U7.1* 119.9 118.2 116.3 H7.1* Helpers and laborers .............. Bricklayers1 tenders ••••........ Building laborers ••••••••....... . Composition roofers' helpers ..... Elevator constructors' helpers ... Marble setters' helpers ......... . Plasterers' laborers ............ Plumbers' laborers ............. Terrazzo workers' helpers •••••••••• Tile layers' helpers ............ See page 6fr for footnotes. 62 125.8 126.2 12l*.6 122.1* 126.8 123.5 121.8 125.0 120.3 121.8 122.0 12U.lt 123.9 125.3 121.0 12l*.2 123.8 125.0 126.2 12l*.8 127.8 123.8 121.1 118.8 116.5 120.9 115.2 113.7 118.2 116.8 116.8 118.5 lllt.2 118.1 117.5 118.2 U7.1* 117.8 119.3 118.3 116.6 127.7 126.3 128.6 132.2 119.9 118.5 120.1* 121.9 — — 128.0 126.3 — 123.8 117.0 120.0 — — 120.7 120.7 -118.1 Percent 6 JZ 6.1 Cents per hour 15 Average hourly scale, July 1,195* 3 12.57 U.5 6.1* 8.5 6.1 lt.6 5.7 1».0 i*.6 3.1* l*.l* 7.1 3.2 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.2 5.1* 5.7 7.5 5.9 7.2 1*.7 3.8 16 12 17 25 16 12 16 11 11 10 11 19 9 16 Hi 17 16 13 13 Hi 19 16 21 13 10 2.76 2.71* 2.78 3.19 2.68 2.61* 2.88 2.83 2.1*1* 3.00 2.61 2-82 2.82 2.57 2.52 3.10 2.88 2.61* 2.55 2.51* 2.85 3.15 2.81 2.82 6.5 6.6 6.8 8.1* 3.7 6.2 6.1 1*.7 1*.3 1*«8 11 13 11 13 7 11 12 8 9 9 1.81* 2.02 1.75 1.65 2.01 1.87 2.10 1.86 2.11 2.03 2.72 W AGE RATES Table 1*6.— Average Union Hourly Wage Scales for the Building Trades in 77 Cities, July 1 of 1951 and 1952 July 1, 1952 3 City July 1, 19513 Helpers Journeymen and Laborers Increases, 1951-52 (cents per hour) 1 Helpers Journeymen and Laborers Journeymen Helpers and Laborers Average - all cities ...... ♦2.756 ♦1.81*1 ♦2.599 ♦1.71*6 15.9 11.3 Atlanta, Qa. ............. Baltimore, Md............. Birmingham, Ala........... Boston, Mass.............. Buffalo, N. Y. •••••••••••••• 2.1*31* 2.701* 2.1*1*8 2.706 2.827 1.255 1.51*6 1.21*0 1.91*1* 2.11*3 2.21*5 2.532 2.298 2.593 2.573 1.102 1.1*36 1.125 1*830 2.001 15.2 17.1 H*.7 10.1 25.1; 16.1* 11.0 11.6 11.5 ll*.l Butte, Mont.............. Charleston, S. C* ••••••••••• Charleston, W. Va......... Charlotte, N. C. .••••••••••« Chattanooga, Tenn......... 2.1*95 2.21*8 2.621 2.11*9 2.1*01* 1.71*5 .908 1.678 1.003 1.223 2.372 2.197 2.1*82 2.01*8 2.301* 1.5L6 .903 1.61*7 .955 1.225 12.8 8.6 1U.2 9.3 9.6 19.5 .2 3.2 5.0 00 Chicago, 111.............. Cincinnati, Ohio ......... Cleveland, Ohio .......... Columbus, Ohio ........... Dallas, Tex. ............. 2.91*9 2.691 2.981* 2.636 2.606 2.136 1.957 2.299 1.870 l.Utl 2.697 2.507 2.7292.1*83 2.1*19 2.003 1.697 2.103 1.672 1.1*05 25.2 17.6 25.9 15.3 17.6 13.0 26.1 18.5 19.8 12.2 Dayton, Ohio ............. Denver, Colo.............. Des Moines, Iowa ......... Detroit, Mich.............. Duluth, Minn.............. 2.731* 2.655 2.596 2.791* 2.283 1.901* 1.712 1.81*1 2.029 1.767 2.573 2.1*66 2.362 2.628 2.255 1.71*7 1.711 1.666 1.91*6 1.595 15.2 18.1* 22.9 16.8 7.0 111.9 .2 18.1* 10.6 17.3 El Paso, Tex.............. Erie, Pa................. Grand Rapids, Mich...... ... Houston, Tex......... .. Indianapolis, Ind......... 2.1*76 2.588 2 .51*8 2.587 2.732 1.333 1.831* 1.71*2 1.1*38 1.873 2.1*08 2.387 2.381 2.506 2.552 1.281 1.683 1.61*1* 1.1*15 1.737 7.5 17.0 16.1* 7.6 18.1 3.0 ll*.7 9.7 •2 ll*.6 Jackson, Miss. ........... . Jacksonville, Fla. ........ Kansas City, Mo. .......... Knoxville, Tenn. .......... Little Rock, Ark.... ...... 2.302 2.288 2.608 2.1*33 2.311 1.027 .981* 1.925 1.281 1.01*1 2.191 2.228 2.1*1*7 2.319 2.239 1.016 .996 1.771* 1.151 1.007 10.0 6.3 18.0 9.0 11.8 .7 00 15.0 13.0 10.8 Los Angeles, Calif........ Louisville, Ky............ Manchester, N. H.......... Memphis, Tenn............. Miami, Fla............... 2.601* 2.512 2.361* 2.1*16 2.598 1.898 1.621 1.623 1.226 1.360 2.519 2.382 2.160 2.275 2.51*3 1.881 1.551* 1.1*38 1.077 1.111 9.0 li*.6 19.0 13.2 3.0 1.1* 8.2 16.7 ll*.9 11.0 Milwaukee, Wis........... . Minneapolis, Minn......... Mobile, Ala.............. Newark, N. J.......... .. New Haven, Conn. .......... 2.721* 2.503 2.319 3.269 2.682 2.135 1.761* 1.195 2.521* 1.872 2.51*7 2.1*15 2.285 3.110 2.1*51* 1.993 1.738 1.193 2.332 1.719 16.0 8.5 2.1* 13.8 2.6 00 19.6 Hi.9 1 16.0 22.1 See page 61* for footnotes. 63 WAGE RATES Table 1*6#--Average Union Hourly Wage Scales for the Building Trades in 77 Cities, July of and — Continued 1 1951 1952 July 1, 1952 5 City Journeymen Helpers and July 1, 1951 3 Journeymen Helpers and Laborers Laborers New Orleans, La. ........... New York, N. Y .............. Norfolk, Va................ . Oakland, Calif.............. Oklahoma City, Okla.......... $2,351 3.152 2.359 2.709 2.606 * 1.253 $ 2,202 $ 1,168 1 .51*3 2.2i*0 2.560 2.1*29 1.031* 1.822 1.372 Omaha, Nebr................. Peoria, 111................. Philadelphia, Pa............ Phoenix, Ariz..... .......... Pittsburgh, Pa.............. 2.528 2.718 2.929 2.6U* 2.985 1.618 2.031 1.71*9 1.91*7 1.891 2.382 2.562 2.702 2.521 1.518 1.861* 1.531 1.821* 1.798 Portland, Maine ............ Portland, Oreg. ............ Providence, R. I ............ Reading, Pa................. Richmond, Va................ 2.157 2.562 2.1*99 2.615 1.51*0 1.920 1.977 1.381 1.813 2 .3 2 8 1.771* 1.080 2.1*1*1 2 .2 56 2 .7 16 2 .001 2.512 2.551* 2.877 2.310 1.783 2.087 1.735 1 .662 2.395 2.689 2 .1*08 2.237 2.396 2.707 1.311* 2 .01a 1.035 1.827 2.209 2.37U 2.563 2.187 2.352 2.553 1.963 1.926 1.736 1.755 2.1*97 2.1*71* 2.361* 2.189 2.507 2.639 2.933 1.71*8 2.731 2.525 1.681* 1.685 1.521* 1.990 Rochester, N. Y. ............. Rock Island, (111.) District 5 ................ St. Louis, Mo.............. St. Paul, Minn.............. Salt Lake City, Utah ........ San Antonio, Tex............ San Francisco, Calif...... . Savannah, Ga................ Scranton, Pa................ Seattle, Wash. ............. South Bend, Ind............. Spokane, Wash............... Springfield, Mass............ Syracuse, N. Y. Toledo, Ohio ............... Washington, D. C. .......... Wichita, Kans............... Worcester, Mass. ............ York, Pa.................... Youngstown, Ohio ............ 2 .5 01 2.388 2.557 2.699 2 .628 2.583 2.1*72 2.661* 2.891* 2.1*16 2 .160 2 .821 2. 231* 1 . 11*6 1.896 I .806 3.008 2.808 2.14*5 2.323 2 .318 2.301* 1.987 2.617 2.163 1 .6 56 Increases, 1951-52 (cents per hour)^ Helpers Journeymen and Laborers 15*1 11$.1 11.9 5.2 11.0 15.6 1.8 19.8 ■ 10.1a 11a. 8 18.7 22.2 10.6 17.9 13.1 11.7 16.9 9.1 a 10.2 16.8 22.1 11.3 11a. 1 H a.9 9.9 11a.9 1.5U5 1 .078 1 7 .0 6 .6 1.763 19.9 1.698 1 6 .8 8 .6 17.U 1.730 1.51*0 18.7 9.7 7.6 .1a 1 0 .0 2 .8 1 2.2 16.2 1 .9 00 17.5 5.1 23.9 2 .0 01 17.3 16.1a 8 .6 1 2 .6 .1 29.1 a 2 1.1 1.81*0 1 2.8 1 2 .3 9.9 9.9 15.9 1 6.6 1 .296 1.832 1.037 1.521 1.806 1.570 1.752 1.952 1 .626 1.1*15 1 .5 86 1 .3 02 1.809 12.0 2 6 .6 .3 23.7 21.3 U a.1i 21.7 20.6 12.9 2 1.1 27.1 a 9.9 22.7 18.5 1 Indexes and year-to-year changes (percent and cents per hour) are based on comparable quotations for 2 consecutive years, weighted by the union membership reported in the later of the 2 consecutive years. 2 From 191*2-52, inclusive, data have been obtained as of July 1, of each year. Before 19l*2, the appli cable dates were May 15 for 1907-37, and June 1 for 1938-1*1. 3 Average hourly scales, designed to show cur rent levels, are based on all wage scales reported in effect on date of study in the cities covered; individual scales were weighted by the number of union members reported at each rate. ** Less than .05 cents. 5 Includes Hock Island and Moline, 111., and Davenport, Iowa. 61* R E S ID E N T IA L RENTS Table hi .-Indexes of Residential Rents in the United States and 20 Large Cities, Quarterly 1951-521 (!9U7-ii9 - 100) 1952 1951 City* First Second quarter quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter First quarter Second quarter Fourth Third quarter quarter Percent of increase, 4th quarter 1951 to 4th quarter 1952 United States 3 ...... 111..9 112.7 114.2 115.6 116.7 317.6 118.3 120.7 4.4 Atlanta, Ga..... . Baltimore, M d . ....... Boston, Mass......... Chicago, 111. .......o Cincinnati, Ohio .... 116.1 111.5 109.5 111.7 107.4- 116.7 112.2 110.3 112.9 108.8 117.6 114.0 112.1 114.2 109.2 118.6 115.6 114.3 115.9 110.8 119.7 116.7 115.1 116.3 111.6 120.1 118.0 116.0 117.2 112.0 121.3 118.9 115.7 117.8 112.4 124.5 119.9 00 122.7 115.4 5.0 3.7 5.9 4.2 Cleveland, Ohio ...... Detroit, Midi........ Houston, T e x a s ..... . Kansas City, Mo. ..... Los Angeles, Calif. .. 110.8 107.5 130.2 113.5 123.7 111.4 107.8 130.9 114.6 125.2 112.1 109.2 131.1 116.3 126.2 114.1 111.5 132.1 117.8 127.5 115.3 113.8 132.8 118.3 128.7 117.6 114.4 133.8 119.7 129.8 118.6 115.5 134.5 120.5 131.3 121.1 117.9 135.8 120.9 132.7 6.1 5.7 2.8 2.6 4.1 Minneapolis, Minn. ... New York, N. Y. ...... Philadelphia, Pa. .... Pittsburgh, Pa...... . Portland, Oreg....... 113.8 104.7 106.1 105.9 112.5 114.4 105.1 106.4 107.4 117.2 115.9 105.9 107.1 108.3 118.6 116.6 106.9 109.4 110.4 118.9 118.4 107.7 110.8 111.6 121.9 119.1 108.5 111.6 112.6 123.4 119.9 109.0 111.6 113.1 124.2 00 109.9 112.0 114.4 125.2 2.8 2.4 3.6 5.3 St. Louis, Mo. ...... San Francisco, Calif. Scranton, Pa......... Seattle, Wash. ...... Washington, D. C ..... 109.1 112.1 110.3 1H.3 108.7 109.7 113.3 111.4 114.7 109.3 111.7 114.0 112.9 116.3 114.9 113.4 115.8 113.2 117.7 116.1 114.6 117.4 115.5 121.3 117.2 115.1 118.7 116.3 121.9 117.5 115.6 118.8 117.2 123.0 118.0 316.7 120.2 117.7 126.4 318.2 2.9 3.8 4.0 7.4 1.8 1Index numbers on this table are not directly comparable with those published earlier, because of the change in the base year from 1935-39 * 100 to 19U7—U9 - 100. t)ata for the United States and 3U large cities (20 of which are listed here), on a 1935-39 ■ 100 base, are available upon request. Data are available for an additional lit cities, formerly included in current tabulations. The pricing dates for the separate cities included in the table were as follows: January, April, July, October* Detroit, Kansas City, Mo., New York, Pittsburgh, and Portland, Oreg.. February, May, August, November* Atlanta, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Scranton, Seattle, and Washington, D. C. March, June, September, December: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Portland, Oreg., St. Louis, and San Francisco. 3Based on data collected in 3U large cities. **Data not available. 2 65 RESIDENTIAL RENTS Table U8.— Indexes of Residential Rents in the United States and 20 Large Cities, Annually 19ll|-f>2 (19U7-U9 - 100) City United States ..... Atlanta, Ga. ...... Baltimore, Md. .... Boston, Mass .<*•... • Chicago, 111. ..... Cincinnati, Ohio •• Cleveland, Ohio ... Detroit, Mich..... Houston, Texas .... Kansas City, Mo. •• Los Angeles,Calif.• Minneapolis, Minn.. New York, N. Y. ... Philadelphia, Pa. . Pittsburgh, Pa. ••• Portland, Oreg. ... St. Louis, M o ..... San Francisco, CaLif Scranton, Pa...... Seattle, Wash. Washington. D. 6. . 19U 76.6 (i) 65.1 76,5 69.0 (1) 69.7 62.9 81.8 (i) 79.8 (1) 72.1 74.0 — 93.6 (1) 85.8 (1) 69.0 79.1 1927 United States .... 123.2 Atlanta, Ga. ...... 117.8 Baltimore, Md..... 110.3 Boston, Mass..... . 117.1 Chicago, 111...... 1*33H. Cincinnati, Ohio .. 122.4 Cleveland, Ohio ... 117.1 Detroit, Mich..... 119.0 Houston, Texas .... 108.1 Kansas City, Mo. .. 114.6 Los Angeles,Calif.. 127.3 Minneapolis, Minn.. 105.1 New York, N. Y. ... 122.8 Philadelphia, Pa. . 129.4 Pittsburgh, Pa. ... 136.2 Portland, Oreg. ... 121.7 St. Louis, Mo. ..•• 150.8 San Frsn cisco, Calif. 118.8 Scranton, Pa. ..... 133.2 Seattle, Wash. .... 109.4 Washington. D. C. . 107.4 1940 United States ••••• 86.9 82.7 Baltimore, Md. .... 85.5 Boston, Mass...... 87.2 Chicago, 111. ..... 81.8 Cincinnati, Ohio. , 88.3 Cleveland, Ohio ... 83 .A Detroit, Mich..... 8^.2 Houston, Texas .... 83.0 Kansas City, Mo. •• 81.8 Los Angeles, Calif. 82.9 Minneapolis, Minn.. 85.1 New York, N. Y. ... 93.9 Philadelphia, Pa. . 86.8 Pittsburgh, Pa. ... 90.3 Portland, Oreg. ... 82.7 St. Louis, Mo. .... 86.3 San Francisc o, Calif. Scranton, Pa...... 91.2 Seattle, Wash. .... Washington, D. C. . 92.3 88.1 80.2 1 Not available 66 1916 1917 78.1 77.4 83.5 (i) 65.3 66.4 76.5 76.5 69.2 69.7 78.0 (1) 70.1 74.2 79.1 69.5 77.7 75.7 88.4 (1) 78.6 77.7 80.0 (1) 72,0 73.1 74.9 73.7 — 78.0 79.0 73.9 (l) 83.4 83.0 84.4 77.0 (1) 66.2 67.0 76,9^ 76.2 1930 1929 117.4 114.2 114.6 110.9 107.1 105.6 115.1 112.3 124.2 120.3* 122.3 120.5, 111.1 109.1 111.8 107.2 104.7 102.6 107.2 105.7 116.2 111.5 100.7 99.1 120.7 118.8 118.3 113.8 131.5 128.7 104*2 98.4 143.2 137.5 113.1 109.9 129.0 12.3.8 105.3 103*.3 103.1 102.3 1942 19 1943 90.4 90.3 88.4 84.7 85.1 83.3 88.9 91.1 89.5 91.2 88.0 91.0 86.0 86.3 83.3 90.8 91.3 89.1 86.0 90.3’ 90.0 89.8 87.8 91.1 84.8 85.5 83.5 87.2 86.8 83.2 86.0 83.2 85.6 86.5 85.5 94.8 94.5 94.1 89.8 90.2 88.1 92.0 92.1 91.2 91.8 90.7 84.9 86.8 90.5 90.5 91.2 90.2 88.7 91.2 90.5 91.4 87.2 83.8 86.3 93.0 93.9 93.5 1915 77.2 (l) 65.0 76.4 69.0 (1) 69.7 63.7 80.8 (l) 78.6 (1) 72.1 73.? — 1 88.0 (1) 85.5 (1) 68.1 78.5 1928 120.3 115.9 108.4 116.3 128.7 122.6 113.1 113.2 106.8 110.7 122.5 ■102.3 122.1 123.8 134.8 113.1 146.9 116.1 132.4 107.1 104.7 a 86.8 1918 78.8 89.8 70.8 77.6 70.4 78.0 79.5 85.6 78.1 90.9 81.5 80.0 75.5 78.1 81.2 90.3 84.7 82,4 77.? 85.3 77.2 1931 108.2 105.5 103.4 108.2 112.8 115.7 102.9 90.7 97.0 103.9 104.3 97.1 116.1 107.6 122.4 91.8 126.6 105.9 118^6 98.6 101.4 1944 90.6 85.6 89.3 91.2 86.5 91.5 90.8 90.5 86.0 87.9 86.6 87.2 95.0 90.3 92.1 92.3 90.6 92.3 90.3 88.4 94.5 1919 85.3 99.9 7 7 .3 81.6 74.9 81.2 87.8 93.3 85.5 99.0 90.2 81.1 82.8 83.1 88.0 113.0 89.6 84.8 80.0 107.4 79.5 1932 97.1 93.1 96.6 102.3 95.5 104.1 89.7 72.8 81.2 95.7 9i;5 89.7 109.3 98.3 107.2 81.0 110.9 98.1 111.2 86.2 99.5 1945 90.9 86.0 90.1 91.4 86.7 91.8 91.4 91.3 86.3 88.1 87.0 87.2 95.0 90.5 92.1 91.8 90.6 92.6 91.0 88.7 94.8 1920 100.2 123.9 91.5 90.4 92.9 91+0 108.2 112.2 102.8 122.6 117.8 94.2 95.3 95.4 102.1 124.6 109.1 94.5 88.1 120.4 91.8 1933 83.6 78.4 84.5 93.1 76.0 90.1 74.7 56.6 68.7 82.6 75.9 78.6 97.5 87.3 88.6 71.3 93.2 89.3 101.0 74.5 92.8 1946 91.4 86.8 90.6 91.9 87.4 92.5 92.0 91.9 87.8 88.7 88.1 87.9 95.2 90.9 92.2 91.7 91.0 92.9 94.8 89.8 95.2 1921 1922 1923 115.1 118.5 121.6 147 .7 140.0 135.4 104.9 107.7 110.3 99.7 103.0 108.1 120.6 128.7 132.2 99.4 102.9 109.9 128.2 119.9 121.8 125.4 118.6 124.3 113.5 113.4 111.9 146.6 142.7 138.5 146.8 155.4 158.1 113.1 116.6 116.0 103.8 112.2 115.3 107.1 111.2 118.0 118.6 121.8 124.3 133.0 134.2 133.7 129.6 138.4 145.6 104.5 110.7 114.4 106.5 116.1 121.4 119.4 113.8 112.2 101.6 104.1 105.6 1936 1934 1935 78.2 80.1 78.4 73.8 76.6 74.5 78.6 80.1 79.5 88.1 86.6 86.5 68.7 69.1 70.5 84.2 84.9 83.5 71.8 69.7 70.3 63.2 72.2 55.4 67.7 70.9 74.5 76.9 77.5 77.9 68.6 69’.3 71.9 73.2 72.4 74.5 91.1 89.5 89.9 82.3 81.7 82.3 81.0 80.1 82.4 68.tf 73.2 67.7 85.2 83.6 83.2 82.2 84.6 82.5 93.9 93.5 95.4 68.6 69.3 70.4 90.1 91.7 90.5 1948 1947 1949 94.4 100.7 105.0 90.6 100.0 109.5 99.8 105.7 94.6 95.3 100.4 104.3 92.4 101.0 106.6 95.1 100.7 104.1 95.4 100.4 104.2 94.6 101.2 104.1 99.8 108.8 91.4 92.9 100.6 106.5 92.3 100.7 107.1 92.8 106.5 96.8 100.2 102.9 94.7 101.5 103.7 95.4 100.9 103.7 94.7 100.9 104.4 94.3 101.4 104.3 95.8 100.9 103.3 95.9 103.9 93.2 105.9 96.3 99.5 104.1 100.8 100.2 100.8 1924 125.9 133.1 112.0 115.1 139.1 116.3 124.3 129.3 110.6 133.0 158;? 116.2 118.9 127.6 131.2 133.9 152.3 118.4 127.5 112.8 107.3 1937 83.8 80.3 82.5 86.6 75.0 87.0 78.5 83.4 78.7 79.9 80.1 79.5 91.3 84.2 86.6 80.1 85.6 85.0 93.3 76.2 93.0 1950 108.8 113.6 109.4 107.2 109.2 104.8 107.3 106.3 126.4 112.3 114.0 109.7 104.2 105.2 105.3 108.2 106.9 1925 126.4 128.6 112.0 117.1 HI. 6 117.9 123.2 125.5 109.6 124.9 H5.8 113.3 121.3 130.4 136J 132.1 154.3 1J0.1 131.1 113.2 109.3 1938 86.5 104.6 82,6 84.3 87.0 80.6 89.0 82.9 86.8 81.9 81.8 83.6 83.1 92.9 86.0 89.2 83.2 86.6 87.2 92.5 80.2 93.0 1951 113.1 117.2 113.0 111.1 113.3 108.7 112.1 109.5 131.1 115.9 125.4 114.8 105.9 107.2 108.5 117.6 110.5 113.0 107.0 109.2 107.5 115.1 112.3 112.0 1926 125.2 120.9 111.4 117.3 137.7 120.5 120.2 123.3 108.7 120.2 133.3 110.0 122.4 131.2 136.6 128.3 153.9 119.9 132.1 111.8 109.6 1939 86f6 82.5 84.7 86.9 81.7 88.5 83.1 84.3 82.8 81.7 83.6 84.5 93.5 86.4 89.9 82.8 86.2 87.9 91.4 80.3 92.1 1952 117.9 121.4 118.0 115.6 117.9 112.3 118.3 116.1 134.2 120.2 130.6 119.1 109.0 111.4 113.2 124.1 115.1 118.3 116.6 123.1 117.7 W ORK IN JU RIES Table 1*9 •—Injury Rates in Construction, by Major E ffect and Detailed Type of Contractor, Annually 1951-52 Average days lost or charged per case Injury rate Type of contractor All contractors ........................ . General contractors ........................ . General building contractors .............. Heavy construction, except highway and street ................................. Highway and street construction ........... Special trade contractors ................... Plumbing, heating, and air conditioning .... Painting, paperhanging, and decorating ..... Electrical work ........................... Masonry, stone setting, and other stonework ........................... ........ Plastering and lathing................... . Terrazzo, tile, marble, and mosaic work .... Roofing and sheet-metal w o r k .......... . Structural-steel erection and ornamental iron w o r k ........ »............ ........ Installation or erection of building equipment not elsewhere classified ....... Other special trade contractors ............ Fre quency 1 Sever ity 2 PermanentAll dis partial abilities 3 disability Temporarytotal disability 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 3U.6 39.3 3.7 ii.2 105 10t( 1,263 1,U58 15 15 35.U 38.1 1(2.9 39.6 3.8 2.7 105 72 1,16U 1,1(07 1,213 1 ,06U 16 Hi 15 26.2 U5.8 U2.3 50.8 lu5 5.1 io U 162 1,106 l,oU6 1,199 1.75U 18 112 32.7 31.3 23.6 30.6 31.5 26.8 23.5 25.7 3.2 .8 95 103 h.3 81 1,620 1,679 1,088 525 300 2,080 955 5Ui 10 17 11 17 12 16 15 33.1 36.8 2.5 00 OO 2.1 U.8 00 00 38.0 U0.7 38.2 23.9 U3.7 h.2 71i 00 00 55 118 00 00 96 2,033 2,217 OO OO OO 0*) 1,275 2,205 15 00 00 17 16 <«0 00 22 1*6.9 1(8.2 13.8 11.8 295 2U5 1,998 1,61U 2k 29 22.0 35-9 29.6 39.0 00 2.5 00 3.3 00 69 00 86 OO 00 1,800 1,616 00 13 OO 12 22.k 1.7 iw5 2.8 109 71 h.k nu 8.2 3.5 1.2 li.6 2.1 26 183 55 1952 hh 19h 1951 15 15 12 15 lk Percent disabling injuries resulting in— Death and permanent-total disability Permanentpartial disability Temporarytotal disability 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 All contractors... ...................... 0.9 0.8 2.7 3.1 96.U 96.1 General contractors ...... ................ General building contractors ............. Heavy construction, except highway and street ..................... ........ Highway and street construction.......... Special trade contractors ................. Plumbing, heating, and air conditioning ... Painting, paperhanging, and decorating .... Electrical work •••••........... ........ Masonry, stone setting, and other stone work ................... ........... Plastering and lathing .................. Terrazzo, tile, marble, and mosaic work ... Roofing and sheet-metal work •••••........ Structural-steel erection and ornamental iron work ........... ................ Installation or erection of building equipment, not elsewhere classified ... . Other special trade contractors .......... 1.0 .5 .7 .6 2.9 2.2 3.3 2.2 96.1 97.3 96.0 97.2 1.7 1.2 .8 .1 2.8 .6 1.0 .8 .8 .5 2.3 .8 U.8 2.1 .8 .5 1.6 2.5 6.0 2.3 .5 1.9 2.0 93.5 96.1* 97.1 99.1 96.7 97.8 96.5 93.2 96.9 99.0 95.8 97.2 .5 00 00 •2 1.0 00 00 •5 1.5 00 00 1.9 2.0 00 00 2.0 98.0 00 00 97.9 9,7.0 CO 00 97.5 2.3 1.9 6.7 6.3 91.0 91.8 OO .1* 00 .5 OO 1.7 00 2.5 00 97.9 00 97.0 2mh 1 The frequency rate, is the average number of disabling injuries for each million employee-hours worked# The severity rate is the average number of days lost or charged for each thousand employee-hours worked. The standard time-loss ratings for fatalities and permanent disabilities are given in: Method of Compiling Industrial Injury Rates, the code approved by the American Standards Association in 19U?I Each death or permanent-total disability is charged with a time loss of 6, OCX) days in computation of average days of disability. Not available. 1 * k 67 WORK INJURIES Table 50*— 'Injury Rates in Construction, by Major Effect and General Type of Contractor, Annually 19b6-52 Item 19U6 191*7 191*8 19l*9 1950 1951 1952 All contractors 1 Injury rates: Frequency2 .......... Severity 3 .......... Average days lost: ** All disabilities * ............... Permanent-partial disabilities .... Temporary-total disabilities.... ,. Percent disabling injuries resulting in: Death and permanent-total disability Permanent-partial disability ...... Temporary-total disability ........ 1*0.2 3.8 bo.9 3.6 36.7 5.0 39.9 3.9 bl.o 3.8 39.3 U.2 3U.6 3.7 (6) 1,303 16 87 1,259 1b 135 1,219 Hi 100 1,386 lb 93 1,332 lb 101* 1,1*58 15 105 1,263 15 .8 2.3 96.7 .8 2.2 97.0 1.2 U.O 9li.8 .8 3.2 96.0 .7 2.7 96.6 .8 3.1 96.1 .9 2.7 96.b All general contractors (building and nonbuilding) Injury rates: Frequency2 ......... Severity 5 ........... Average days lost: ** All disabilities 5 ............... Permanent-partial disabilities .... Temporary-total disabilities ...... Percent disabling injuries resulting in: Death and permanent-total disability Permanent-partial disability ...... Temporary-total disability....... «> (*) (*) (6) (*) (*) (*) (*) (O’ <*> {*) (6) «> («> («) (*) Uo.o 5.0 b2.6 (S) bb.5 b.2 1*2.9 1*.5 35 .1* 3.6 12b (*> 1b «) «> (*> 93 1,312 lb 105 1,1*07 H* 1,161* 16 1.2 3.2 95.6 W («) (V .7 2.8 96.5 .7 3.3 96.0 1.0 2.9 96.1 109 General building contractors Injury rates: Frequency 2 ........ Severity 5 .......... Average days lost: ** All disabilities * ............... Permanent-partial disabilities ••••• Temporary-total disabilities ...... Percent disabling injuries resulting in: Death and permanent-total disability Permanent-partial disability...... Temporary-total disability ........ «> («> (*> (*> 39.0 3.9 bl.7 3.1 b5.b 2.9 39.6 2.8 38.1 2.7 (0 «> (6) «> («) («) 101 6b 1,219 13 1 ,06b 13 77 1,210 12 72 1,060 15 71 1,213 15 (6) (*) («) («) («) 1.0 2.6 96.2 .5 2.8 96.7 .b 2.2 97.b •6 2.2 97.2 •5 2.2 97.3 (6) Heavy construction (except highway and street) contractors 1x6.7 Injury rates: Frequency 2 ......... Severity 3 ....... 5.7 Average days lost: ** All disabilities 5 ............... (0 Permanent-partial disabilities .... 1,139 Temporary-total disabilities ....... 23 Percent disabling-injuries resulting in:; Death and permanent-total disability 1.1 Permanent-partial disability ...... 2.7 96.2 Temporary-total disability........ la.a 5.b 39.2 5.8 bl.9 5.5 1*2.8 6.1* i*.i* 129 1,269 19 U»B 1,183 15 132 l,bb5 18 150 1,236 19 101* l,ol*6 15 1.3 2.5 96.2 1.1* 3.9 91*.7 1.3 2.8 95.9 1.3 lt.2 9l*.5 1.0 2 .5 1*2 .3 26.2 1*.5 171* 1,106 18 96.5 1.7 1*.8 93.5 Highway and street contractors Injury rates: Frequency 2 ......... Severity 5 .......... Average days lost: * All disabilities 5 ............... Permanent-partial disabilities •.••• Temporary-total disabilities ,•••••• Percent disabling injuries resulting in: Death and permanent-total disability Permanent-partial disability..... . Temporary-total disability ........ 30.5 5.1 U6.8 2.9 1*3.3 5.5 1*5.5 1*.7 bb.8 b.O 50.8 8.2 1*5.8 5.1 «) 1,836 12 63 91*1 11 126 1,21*7 13 101* 1,200 13 89 l,6bb 11 162 l,75U 12 112 1,199 15 .7 2.5 .6 1.8 97.6 1.3 2.9 95.8 1.0 2.6 96.1* .7 2.b 96.9 .8 6.0 93.2 1.2 2.1* 96.1* 96.8 1 Includes special trades contractors not shown separately below. 2 See table b9, footnote 1* 5 See table b 9 , footnote 2. ^Average days lost or charged per case. 5 See table U9 ,footnote 3# * Not available. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve 68 Bank of St. Louis WORK STOPPAGES Table $1 . —Work Stoppages in the Construction Industry, Annually 1927 -52 1 Stoppages beginning in year Tear 1937 ..................... 1918 ......... . 19*9 ...................... Workers involved 2 Percent of Humber construction wage earners Humber U7,700 29,200 30,900 3.2 1.6 3.2 2.1 2.5 1,630,000 586,000 1,120,000 39k,QOO 5k6,000 0.33 .12 .2k .09 .15 ...................... 199 125 135 139 230 6k,000 27,k00 33,100 17,800 33,200 6.6 3.k 3.8 2.0 2.9 l,8k0,000 338,000 585,000 182,000 3k5,000 .7k .16 .27 .08 .12 1937 ...................... 1938 ............ 1939 ............ 1 9 k 0 ............ 1 9 k l ............ 328 315 320 310 395 71,900 kk,U00 70,100 71,300 186,000 6.5 k.2 6.1 5.5 10.k 8k8,000 ko5 ,ooo 633,000 k93,000 923,000 .30 .15 .22 .15 .22 39k2 ............ 239 188 168 206 351 31,000 35,700 22,500 k5,800 lk6,000 l.k 2.3 2.1 k.O 8.8 16k,000 lki,ooo 120,000 kk7,000 l,kS0,000 .0k .ok .06 .20 .ko 382 380 615 611 651 79k 175,000 108,000 197,000 237,000 232,000 63k,000 8.8 5.0 9.1 10.2 9.0 2k.7 2,770,000 l,k30,000 2,760,000 2,k60,000 1,190,000 6,700,000 1*30 ............ 1 9 3 1 ........... . 1 9 K ...................... 1933 ............ 1 9 3 k ...................... 1 9 3 5 ...................... 1936 19k3 ......... . 19kk ............. 19k5 ........ . 1 9 k 6 ............ 19k7...................... V b 8 ....... . 19k9 ............ 1950 ........... . 1 9 5 1 ........... . 1952 ............ 19k 15k 228 166 227 5o,7oo Man-days idle during year (a ll stoppages)3 Percent of estimated Humber working time ' on construction 25,100 .66 .29 .53 •l*k .18 1.03 1 A ll known work stoppages arising out of labor-management disputes, involving six or more workers and con taining a fu ll day or sh ift or longer are included* Figures on "workers involved" and "man-days idle" cover a ll workers made id le for one sh ift or longer in establishments directly involved in a stoppage* They do not measure the indirect or secondary effects on other establishments or Industries whose employees are made idle as a result of material or service shortages* * The figures on number of workers include some duplicate counting, where the same workers were involved in more than one stoppage in a year* ) The data on man-days idle cover stoppages beginning in the year and also those continuing the preceding year* tram 69 WORK STOPPAGES Table 52.— Work Stoppages in the Construction Industry, by Major Issue, Annually 19U8-52 1 Number of'— Stoppages beginning in year Issues Workers involved involved 2 Major issue Percentage distribution of— Man-days idle during year (in 000’s)3 Stoppages beginning in year Issues Workers involved involved Man-days idle during year (in 000's) 19U8 All issues ........................ 380 108,000 l,lt30.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Wages, hours, and fringe benefits4* . Union organization, wages, hours, and fringe -benefits ......... Union organization 5 ............. Other working conditions 6 ........ Interunion or intraunion matters *.. Not reported..................... 287 93,000 1,310.0 75. h 86.2 91.5 20 28 11 31 3 7,800 1,800 1,100 It,100 100 70.8 13.8 lt.8 32.9 .It 615 197,000 2,760.0 100.0 100.0 369 159,000 2,lt80.0 60.0 80.8 89.9 25 82 39 99 1 2,100 9,900 It,200 21,600 (» 7lt.8 U9.3 17.2 137.0 3.1 U.i 13.3 6.3 16.1 .2 1.1 5.0 2.1 11.0 0 2.7 1.8 .6 5.0 (8) K All issues ........................ Wages, hours, and fringe benefits * . union organization, wages, hours, and fringe benefits ...... . Union organization 5 .............. Other working conditions * ......... Interunion or intraunion matters ^ • Not reported ............. ........ * 5.3 7.h 2.9 8.2 ’ .8 7.2 1.7 1.0 3.8 .1 h.9 1.0 .3 2.3 (8) 19h9 100.0 • 1950 All issues ....... ................ Wages, hours, and fringe benefits *• Union organization, wages, hours, and fringe benefits 11......... Union organization 5 .# .......... .. Other working conditions * ........ . Interunion or intraunion matters 7 . Not reported ...................... 611 237,000 2,It60.0 100.0 100.0 ioo.o 335 190,000 2,070.0 5U.8 80.3 83.8 25 80 U5 12U 2 i,Uoo 8,7QO 10,600 25,UOO 5oo 11.5 115.0 101.0 166.0 3.8 iwl 13.1 20.3 .3 .6 3.7 U.5 10.7 .2 .5 U.7 U.l 6.7 .2 7.h 1951 All issues ....................... 651 232,000 1,190.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Wages, hours, and fringe benefits *. Union organization, wages, hours, and fringe benefits **...... . Union organization 5 ............. Other working conditions * .......... Interunion or intraunion matters 7 # Not reported ............. ....... . 27U 105,000 59U.0 U2.1 U5.3 U9.9 7 6U 99 198 9 700 9,290 52,100 63,U00 1,310 U.O 62.3 20lt.O 317.0 8.0 i.i 9.8 15.2 30.lt l.U .3 U.o 22.5 27.3 .6 .3 5.2 17.2 26.7 .7 1952 All issues..... ........... . Wages, hours, and fringe benefits4* Union organization, wages, hours, and fringe benefits4* ......... Other working conditions • ..... .. •• Interunion or intraunion matters' .. 79k 63lt,000 6,700.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 365 339,000 5,500.0 U6.0 53.U 82.1 9 88 121 200 11 980 31,100 79,300 183,000 500 9.8 109.0 285.0 798.0 U.6 1.1 11.1 15.2 2$.2 1.U h.9 .2 .1 1.6 U.2 11.9 .1 12.5 28.9 .1 1 See table. 51, footnote 1. 2 The following number of strikes reported in the construction industry during 19U8-52 involved as many as 10,000 workers: 19U8, none; 19a9* 2; 1950, U; 1951, none; aid 1952, 11• 3 Covers total man-days of idleness during year shown, including idleness resulting from any stoppages be ginning in previous year. * Prior to 1951, these categories did not carry the term fringe benefits,” which has been added only for clarification. There has been no change in the definition or content of these categories during the years shown. 5 Recognition, union security. ‘ Shop conditions and policies, work load, safetyjneasures, etc. 'Mostly jurisdictional and union rivalry and sympathy strikes* 0 less than 0*1 of 1 percent. 3 Less than 50 workers. Note: Components may not add to totals because of rounding. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 70 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis UNION MEMBERSHIP Table 53*--Total Membership of AFL National and International Units Affiliated with the Building and Construction Trades Department, Selected Years 191*7, 19l*9 and 19511 Total membership2 Union Total membership of affiliated unions 2 .••••..... ••••«•••• Asbestos Workers, Int*l Ass'n# of Heat and Frost Insulators, a n d ................. ••«•••••••••••••••••#•« Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers, Int'l# Bro# of 3 .... Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America, Int'l Bro. of 3 ....................................... Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, Int*l Brotherhoods of3 ............ •••••••• Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Int'l Union of America .................................. ......... . Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Int'l Ass'n o f ....... ..... .................. Carpenters and Joiners of America, United Bro, of ........ Electrical Workers, Int'l Bro# o f ....................... . Elevator Constructors, Int'l Union o f .................. . Engineers, Int'l Union of Operating................ ..... Granite Cutters' Int'l Ass'n of America, The •••••..... . Hod Carriers', Building and Common Laborers' Union of America, I n t ' l ............. ................ ..... •«••• Lathers, Int'l Union of Wood, Wire and Metal ............. Marble, Slate and Stone Polishers, Rubbers and Sawyers, Tile and Marble Setters' Helpers and Terrazzo Helpers, Int'l Ass'n of •••••••••••••........ . Painters, Decorators and Faperhangers of America, Bro# of •• Plasterers' and Cement Masons' Int'l Ass'n of the U# S# and Canada, Operative .................... ..... ....... Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U# S# and Canada, United Ass'n of Journeymen and Apprentices of t h e ....... Roofers, Damp and Waterproof Workers' Ass'n, United Slate, Tile and Composition................ .................. Sheet Metal Workers' Int'l Ass'n ........... ............ Stone Cutters' Ass'n of North America, Journeymen......... Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Int'l Brotherhoods of ••.......... ••••••...... 19U7 19U9 1951 3,305,2lit 3,51*2,1*61* 3,732,ltl2 It,000 21t,000 6,000 2lt,000 6,000 — 166,700 150,000 .. „ „ 150,000 65,000 65,000 100,000 97,200 737,5Ut 330,000 10,200 125,000 750,000 500,000 1*,000 io5,Uoo 735,000 U50,ooo 10,261t 150,000 It,000 267,500 8,100 267,500 12,000 386,000 It,500 170,200 5,000 178,000 5,500 208,189 25,000 32,000 37,300 166,700 180,000 201,31t3 10,700 25,000 1,900 13,lt00 50,000 1,900 13,000 32,000 1,062,000 1,103,000 1,000,000 125,000 10,000 187,180 It,000 15,000 1,900 1 Data are based primarily om two union sources r either (a) union reports in response to a Bureau of Labor Statistics mail questionnaire; or (b) per capita average annual membership as published in the annual con vention proceedings of the American Federation of Labor# 2 Includes total membership for each union, not those employed solely in the construction industry# 3 The International Brotherhoods of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers merged with the International Brotherhoods of Boilermakers, Iren Ship Builders, and Helpers of America and membership rolls were consolidated in 1951 under a new organizational name, the Inter national Brotherhoods of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (AFL)# Note* See also wDirectory of Labor Unions in the United States,*1 1953 edition# 71 APPRENTICE TRAINING1 Table 5U • —Number of Registered Apprentices In the Building Trades, by Trade, Annually 19U8-52 1 (Data as of June 30) Registered apprentices Trade * 19U8 All building trades * ................................... Brick, stone, and tile layer •••••.............. •••••••••• Carpenter...................... ..... ................... Cement mason ........ ......... ...... ....... ........... . Electrician....... ..... ............................... . Glazier.............................. ................... L a t h e r ..............................•••••........... •••• Painter ................................................. Plasterer......... ............. •••••••••.... •••••••••••• Plumber, pipefitter, steamfitter .......................... Roofer, slater........ ............... ................... Sheet-metal w o r k e r ................... ...... ............ Structural iron w o r k e r ..... ................. ••••••••••••• Other (not elsewhere classified) ..... ............. ...... All building trades3 ........................ ••••••..... Brick, stone, and tile l a y e r ............. •••••••••••.... Carpenter ....... ................ ....................... Cement mason ..... .... ....... ............ •••••......... Electrician............................................. Glazier ••••••••......... ....................••••••...... Lather •••••••••..... •••••........ ........ ........ •••••• Painter............................. .................... Plasterer..................................•••.•••••••••• Plumber, pipefitter, steamfitter....... ••••••••••.... . Roofer, slater ...................................... ••••• Sheet-metal w o r k e r ...................................... Structural iron w o r k e r ............. .................. . Other (not elsewhere classified) ......................... 19U9 1950 111,100 118,199 108,318 9,500 38,700 600 16,600 1,100 1,000 7,200 3,800 20,200 600 8,700 1,000 10,537 38,1»18 727 17,69U l,21d( 1,175 6,125 U,130 23,033 1(93 9,715 81(5 10,989 3U,120 793 15,787 835 1,100 2,100 1951 96,770 10,902 29,306 727 11»,2U6 85U 980 U,706 3.U52 19,603; U36 3,667 618 2,273 2,063 1952 86,7U9 9,378 2U,20U 763 13,865 701 870 3,832 3,069 18,522 7U8 7,66U 1,168 1,965 5,655 3,877 22,253 1(28 9,661 771 2,01(9 Percent change. 1951-52 - 10. U - UwO - 17 .U + 5.0 - 2.7 - 17.9 - 11.2 - 18.6 - 11.1 - 5.5 + 71.6 - 11.6 + 89.0 - 13.6 1 Data are estimated for all States canbined and are as of June 30 for data on table 5U> but as of December 31 on table The data are obtained from local apprenticeship committees* trade unions, employers' associations, and building trades councils, by field representatives of the U. S. Bureau of Apprenticeship and cooperating State Apprenticeship Agencies. Attention is directed to the fact thart these tabulations apply only to registered apprentices. A registered apprentice is defined as an employee who, under an expressed or implied agreement for a stipulated term, receives' instruction in a registered apprenticeship system and concerning whom a recognized apprenticeship agency has on record all the infor mation it requires* 2 Occupational classifications are based on descriptions in the Dictionary of Occupa tional Titles. 3 Estimate for the U8 States, plus Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia. * Current data not available. 72 APPRENTICE TRAINING Table 55 .--Number of Registered Apprentices in the Building Trades, by Trade, and by State and T erritory1 (Data as of December 31, 1952) Trade2 State or territory All building trades Brick, stone, tile layer Carpenter Elec trician Cement mason (Eazier Lather United States 5 ....... . 78,621* 7,300 21,1*32 653 11*,018 565 1*72 Alabama............ Alaska •••.•••••....... Arizona ....... . Arkansas ............. California • ...... . Colorado •••••••••••.••. Connecticut ........... Delaware ............ . District of Columbia ... Florida ............. .. Georgia .............. Hawaii ............... Idaho ................. Illinois.... ........ . Indiana .............. I o w a ............... . Kansas............... Kentucky ..... ••••••••• Louisiana.... »••••••.. Maine ................. Maryland........ ...... Massachusetts.... . Michigan...... ....... Minnesota ............. Mississippi........... Missouri ......... .. Montana .............. Nebraska............ . Nevada.... ........... New Hampshire.... . New Jersey............ New M e xico........... New Y o r k .............. North Carolina....... . North Dakota .......... O h i o ................. Oklahoma .............. Oregon ........ . Pennsylvania.... . Rhode Island .......... South Carolina ••••.... South Dakota ••••...... Tennessee..... . T e x a s................ U t a h ................. Vermont ............... Virginia....... ...... Washington ••••••••••••• West Virginia ......... Wisconsin ............ tfyoming.............. 1,1*79 91 806 1*87 11,737 1,01*9 1,823 121 1,103 2,1*1*9 2,307 211* 285 5,ol*l* 1,257 869 1*81* 1,238 1,1*70 79 1,176 2,297 3,3U* 2,5U9 1*65 1,789 1*31* 526 170 98 2,366 533 00 1,799 52 6,062 877 905 3,1*00 300 1,001 73 2,255 l*,3l*l 650 120 1,633 1,796 376 2,601* 271 136 0 U9 18 21*0 126 21U 11 138 11*1* 129 7 22 792 219 82 55 92 109 13 168 306 U29 185 7 175 17 88 0 5 367 21 (*0 207 9 903 6U 38 U5U 5U 111* 5 liiO 321 5U 6 107 9U 38 313 15 1*55 30 355 195 U,866 215 6oa 21 318 71*1* 333 ai 70 61*3 21*2 258 156 385 386 7 237 1*01 767 1*63 185 536 11*6 135 58 17 75U 106 CO 322 19 1,296 256 21*0 771* 112 99 31* 836 1,227 181 21* 1*01 621* 106 651 101 19 0 3 0 13U 20 0 196 30 11*8 65 1,352 117 llil 5 139 83i 902 90 76 1,020 13 0 0 0 5 See table h 8 12 1 0 1 1U3 h 6 8 1 26 0 h 28 13 30 2 0 1 9 0 0 13 0 oo 6 0 39 7 1 31 0 2 0 5 U6 7 0 h 13 0 0 2 2 hh 113 ioa 228 198 15 317 638 U99 509 91 227 93 72 66 5 llil 222 (*) U51 0 7U5 88 227 510 a 376 6 577 91a 58 8 ai5 312 66 336 as 17 3 190 a6 a 0 25 15 0 0 2 1 0 8 5 7 25 0 1 8 1 10 0 13 3 0 2 0 19 0 00 9 0 18 2 a 35 0 1 0 21 20 7 0 0 209 0 a 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 33 0 0 0 16 a9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 00 3 0 1 0 0 115 a 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 23 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 for footnotes. n APPRENTICE TRAINING Table 55 •—Number of Registered Apprentices in the Building Trades, by Trade, and by State and Territory 1 —Continued (Data as of December 31, 1952) Trades 2 State or territory Painter Plasterer Plumber, pipefitter, steamfitter Roofer, slater Sheet*. metal worker Structuraliron worker United States 5 ..... . »• 3,581 2,550 16,555 931* 7,335 1,261 Alabama .............. Alaska ............... . Arizona...... ....... . Arkansas .............. California *••».«•«••••• Colorado....... ...... Connecticut........... Delaware ............ . District of Columbia ••• Florida ............... Georgia .............. Hawaii «............... Idaho ................ Illinois ............. Indiana .............. I o w a ................. Kansas ............... Kentucky....... ...... Louisiana ....... . M a i n e ..... ........... Maryland......... Massachusetts *•«.«••••• Michigan............. Minnesota ............. Mississippi ........... Missouri .............. Montana ........... . Nebraska .............. Nevada...... ...... . New Hampshire ......... New J e rsey............ New M e x i c o ......... New York .............. North Carolina ••••••••• North Dakota ......... . O h i o ................. Oklahoma ............. Oregon ................ Pennsylvania .......... Rhode Island .......... South Carolina....... . South Dakota.......... Tennessee ............ T e x a s ..... ........... U t a h .... ............. Vermont .............. . Virginia •............ Washington.... . West Virginia.... ..... Wisconsin....... . Wyoming ............... 107 0 53 61 621* 1*6 121* 37 36 l*o 0 11* 8 573 20 18 0 21 81 21 0 2 1*22 56 16 U* 27 61 0 81 63 133 99 2 63 5 13 3 0 1*8 2 (*0 93 0 203 1 17 68 13 16 1 23 218 29 87 76 2,170 186 1*06 ia 57 0 0 6 82 38 37 0 0 75 11 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 31 0 0 1 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 59 121* 2 67 8 971* 171 215 2 71 196 130 27 37 353 175 93 1*2 111 98 5 36 182 1*33 3ia 51* 266 1*1 86 11 0 260 11 90 0 3 1*7 61* 20 21* 0 22 0 201 3 10 19 17 13 0 1 30 19 2 21 2 5 0 11 0 10 0 0 1* 1* See table 51* for footnotes. 71* U6 59 3 18 287 79 1*8 5 25 67 0 36 39 150 189 0 133 28 29 2 0 1*5 32 OO 51 1* 185 26 1*1* 76 15 5 5 89 226 38 b 75 113 16 188 13 h9 15 3 30 33 6 61* 9 209 303 1*52 1*1 ltlt 1,11*7 212 213 87 355 1*05 20 265 1*92 678 560 116 317 82 76 21* 71 61*2 59 00 kk2 20 1,561 178 160 1,051 81 186 18 278 866 125 k9 23b 356 95 738 3b 00 0 0 36 76 0 0 0 3 0 77 255 9 0 1 56 1 0 0 W 172 0 791 113 11*0 261 10 1*6 0 11*9 283 68 6 152' 161 1*0 276 1*5 W 7 0 73 18 1* 13 0 152 0 50 71* 66 20 50 87 2 3 0 Other construction trades (not elsewhere classified) 1,968 21* 0 5 0 259 1*1* 32 0 98 19 68 2 3 207 2 18 7 6 1 0 29 118 193 106 0 1*8 15 8 1* 0 72 16 no 36 0 211 1*8 30 12 11 1 1* 10 59 22 0 33 1*5 3 35 1* SELECTED REFERENCES The publications listed below provide additional or current information on the statistical series shown in this Bulletin. 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