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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

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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 .
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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

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72

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73

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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 ........................................................

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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

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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*
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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

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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 .....

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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
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73
8

78
8

79
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76
7

71
7

67
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6

66
5

66
5

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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 ................................................
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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
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338
77
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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
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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

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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 ..........................................................
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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.


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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

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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
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27.7
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6U .1

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29.3
21.3
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22 .1*

21.6
31.1*

h.7

30.7

26.6

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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
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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
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0
1.2
.3
.1
l*.l
8.7
!*.l*
l*.o
8.5
56.0
3.9
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9.3
17.2

18.1
9.2
27.7
96.1*
12.3
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2.3
1.6
31.0
38.7
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1.5
5.9
6.5
30.0
3.3
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0
7.6
15.6
32.6
.7
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3.0
11.1*
7.6
10.8

30.1
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28.6
0
1.2 225.7
0
1*0.7
1.0
6.2
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10.7
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11.5
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1*1.5
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67.3
8.6
2.9
(11)
1*0.7
15.6
.9
0
11.5
1*0.6
.7
73.2
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1.1
26.7
U.6
7.3
38.6
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27.7
(11)

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3.1*
0
69 .I
1.6
0
7.0
0
9.1

25.2
13.0
15.3
28.8
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21*.5
17.2
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67.8
21*.9
81.6
27.0
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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
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(11)
9.3
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1.6
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8.6
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.2
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8.7
25.7
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6.6 1*25.0
0
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10.3
5.3 * 1.1
6.7
5.5
10.5
9.1
2.1*
13.9
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21.3
0
7.9
1.9
(U)
18.7
1.5
2.1*
11.0
26.8
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20.0
.3
(11)
15.1*
.9
25.3
2l*.l*
l*.i*
2.6
ll*.7
3U.U
2.5
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(11)
10.8
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2.2
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397.8
117.5
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.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
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0
(11)
(11)

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0

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0
0
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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
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1.8
l*.l*
3.9
1.1*
7.3
5.5
.3
.8

2 .3
1*.5
1.1

379.9
16.1
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(11)

1*.6
108.9
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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
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91.2
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9.7
1.7
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.6
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8.7
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0
0
.3
101.2
3.7
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.6

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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

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21.1
15.8
21.9
10.7
9.2
5.1
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2l*.l
12.6
71.5
20.1
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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
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(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

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(11)

.1
1.2

183.1

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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
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1.9
.7

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3.3
2.6

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16.7
9.5
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 .......

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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
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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.




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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.


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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.




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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

*

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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.


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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*




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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.


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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#




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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.

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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.




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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*

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35 cents.

CURRENT STATISTICS
Construction. Monthly. Text, tables, charts, and brief reviews of new publications and of regulations and
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TECHNIQUES AND METHODS
♦Techniques of Preparing Major BLS Statistical Series. Bulletin 993 . 72 pp. 40 cents. Out of print, but
available in many libraries. A revised edition, now under way, will be available early in 1954*
The Revised Rent Index.

See Construction. April 1953 issue.

A Description of the Revised Wholesale Price Index.
Work Stoppages:

Measurement of Industrial Employment.
See also:

Serial No. R. 2067*

Collection and Compilation of Work Stoppage

Monthly Labor Review. Feb. 1952.

Statistics, BLS Report,No. 11.

Monthly Labor Review. Sept. 1953*

6 pp.

Not reprinted.

“New Construction Expenditures, 1915-51; Labor Requirements 1939-51,” listed above.

ANNUAL REPORTS ON CONSTRUCTION
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♦Construction:
Construction:
♦Construction:

1948 in Review*

Bulletin 941*

Bulletin 984*

Annual Review 1950.
Annual Review 1951.




Bulletin 915*

47 pp*

49 PP*

Bulletin 1047*
Bulletin 1122.

179 PP*

55 cents*

25 cents.

30 cents.

(Out of print, but

Text, tables, and charts.

Text, tables, and charts.

Text, tables, and charts.

Tables and charts.
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NONFARM DWELLING UNITS STARTED, 1946-52

Over 7 million new dwelling units were started 1 9 4 6 -5 2 ,
more than a million a year since 1 9 4 9 .
Thousands
of Units

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS




Starts in
of Units

1951 plunged because of Regulation X and a tightened money supply.
Easing of Regulation X late in 1951 spurred volume in 1 9 5 2 .