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For inanedlate r e l e a s e , Wednesday, August 15,
August 151 .1956

•6.12.3
BUSINESS INDEXES
1947-49 average » 100

' Ui,adjusted
Seasonally a d j u s t e d
1956
• 1956
19%
May
J u l y p J u l y |1 June | May
5 July
June
I n d u s t r i a l production
•Total.
• * Marfdfactures .
. . -Total
; - tmrfcble- ..
*. nondurable .
'Minerals *•
Consumer durable, goods
• Total output
" . K a j o r • consumer durables
Autos
•• Other Consumer durables
C o n s t r u c t i o n .contracts, value
•Total
Pesi'dentlal* .
* All other
Employment and p a y r o l l s
': ISonagrIcultural emp,, t o t a l
Manufacturing prod, workers
Bnpfloyr.cfnt, t o t a l
" * * • Durable •
Nondurable
• . Payrolls', t o t a1 l .
. . :
. •- . . .
-• .
•Freight carload!ngfl . .

19b5 T
July

136

141

141

139

12^ "•

"141 .•

•" I30;-:

138
149
127
122

142
157
128
129

143
157
128
129

141
155
126
120

130
141 •
118
119

142
.142,'
156. ; 157
127' ; 1 2 ? ' :
130.
130

132'.':
146 •
117
/ID/:,:

126
132
122
112

124
130
120
110

124
130
119
110

150
169
186
106

115 ' "124:
.12* . "'137'";
118
130" • 131 . 152
127
127 " 127 • .195 108
109 ' 109- •; . 1 0 3 " :

n.a.
n.a.

n.a.

256
269
248

257
286
237

257
• 296
231

116.9

118.0

103.1
108.3
96.9

106.3
113.8
97.5

61

95

98

95

fcepartbent st&re s a l e s , value el26
department store" s t o c k s , v a l u e n . a .

pl24
P137

122
134

124
127

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

298' " 3 1 Q " :• 28i.
340 • •301
297
299 • • 291 yzm.r

117.6 114.7

11616

118.3 "117.1 1.1% .5

106.9 106.1
114.4 114.0
98.2 96.8

101.7
106.6
95.8
150.9

105.7 •105.4 '. 104.6
113.9 . 114.1 112.2
96.2
9 5 . 2 . 95 . 7
157.8 157.3 : 150.$#

83. . ' . . 9 9

100

121 : ' 98 . :
e 99 . JP116
n . a . P131 • •139
119, V

Becond month, of F. W. Dodge data for 37 Eastern States. Employment and payroll#
Indexes are coeplled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
t—Eetlaatel




p—Prelininary

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INDUSTPIAL PRODIlCTTon'
(1917-19 average • 100)
Seasonally _HijUE>ted 1 .
iy c j6
119^1
p j u l / f June ' :'py 1 J : ' i y 'LJulZl
DVRABTJS

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Prtmafy f i e t a l s •

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fabricating '

•.Fabricated metal products. •
• l^chxnery .
»
•' -'onei?ctric a 5
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* ;
fcleetrical
'• T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment
•• Instruments
Clay, gla^s and lumber products
•' £ t p n o c l a y and glass products
f,vtnber. and products
•ftirni Vitif an ! mine** 1 lnneons
s
' Kumi V<ire and f i x t u r e s
f' ' szql'l&ncfous• manufactures
••
ro:n>WrBLE MWIFACTURES: .
T e x t i l e s and - apparsl
.'Textile mill'products .
• ' Aylparel and. a l l i e d products
Rubber snd l e a t h e r products
Hubbnf products
f e a t h e r and products
Tsper'^nd printing.
• vFap^t; r-nd a l l i e d products
" P r i n t i n g and publishing
CLurriqals. and petroleum .products
Chemicals and a l l i e d products
•' fetroletim and coal products •
.food* beverages and .tobacco .
Mod and beverage mfrs.
•! tobacco manufactures
'.?5:':F.RALSS "
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.*•
•
Itinera! f u e l s
Coal

.

72
171
135
172
151
• 212
191
170
111
lfl
123
138
126
IU7

135
168
132
168
Hi?

• 205
191
16U
111
160
123
136
123
116

Uil
131
166
167
130
135
168 .157
136
119
2Ci6 1)7
20?
187
161
151
11; 1 138
1^2
1*2
126
121
1 'ill
135
122'
121
115 .113

106
n. a.
n. a.
112
n. a.
n. a.
m
n. a.
n. a.
165
n. a.
129
10)
n.a.
n. n.

106
101
112
110
113
103
lii3
161
131
168
178
111
109
109
n. a.

107
103
111
116
HI
10k
1L2
160

125
77
118
102

129
90
118
128

130
89
119
127

132

169
179
110
110
11C
110

1LU
122'.'
65 .137
•. 162 1 6 7 . •167 • 157 -.
130 • • 112 '• .130. . ; 1 3 9 , 157* 1-65. 167
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115 •15» 151 • ' m .
130
19% . 165 •
191
• 169 . i n
:I?Q. 1 H •'
• 165 , .161" • •lei •; n i ?
136 • l'»5 ' •. 1:*3.'- 133. •
157 .162 -.162 • 'T-.J V
' 116 ': ' V 9 : ' 125.-'. r v :•
n r " ni. .
.116
.117 •
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90 .101" . '107 • n n. a. 1-jC 106"': •
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n.,3. 10'3."' 109 .• • ; $:o5. .
'3.. 109- 113
n. a. m
• 129 •121
137
106 1 n, a. • 101 . 9*
139 j 132 . 113- ' 1U 3.' 123. •
lt>5 4 1. 3. 163- 160 • 139;' .
n. a. .' liO ' 133 • in:.--.
1^8
l'O . 1% . '•165' iW
•13? '
173 ' n. a. 173 • 176 ' •1/3.:"
129 n r . . • n r . : - 1 .V •
• 131
106
107. 110
111
113
n . a . 112 ' 107. • i n
108
101
n. a. n, a; l i o : .
92 .
109
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112
120

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• f e t a l , stone and e a r t h minerals




•Un~d instod
1955"*
19%
June -j 1'iy^ July ""

123
87
139
109

120
62"
1L8
111

129 •' 1 1 9 ' •
77
: 85
1Y3" " 119 • 139-.
120
113 . 110
128

n. a. ••'.'ot a v a i l a b l e

irOHSTRIAL PROD'JCTTO:!
(19U7-L? average * 100)
Without seasonal adjustW nt
195b
I K
1 $»ay^ f Apr. | .7un« I Miy

June
It friary net-"la
• f e r r o u s metals .
\ • Pier Iron
Ste^l .
. *; Carb>n
Alloy s t e e l
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Lings and f o r c i n g s
' r^n'farrous metals
F.sbricated ue t a l produces
• -Structural met^l parts.
St'zrAn%3 a icJ misc. metal products
$
&n41eclricpl machinery
•• Fart machinery.'
••• X.viustrial and' Goro.iercial machinery
,f
-ichin^ tool 4 ' and p r e s s e s
E3.3C+ r: cal r a i h i n e r y
• Elcctri
apparatus and p a r t s
f r a n s r o i t a t i 0:1 equipment .
• *utos
•True/.?
' A i r : r i f t and p i r t s
r . a i l r %e i ca~s
£*o".c, clay and glass products
;• Glass and p o t t e r y products
~ ;r/„-nt
tamper a n j products
!;ar.bt.r
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,f
illr?cr< and p l y rood
T e x t i l e r«41-2 product?
Cotton nr.d s y n t h e t i c f a o r i c s
Cotton consumption
fty i t h e t i c f a b r i c s
tex ¥ i i^s
K?ii .'oo'!«:
A; p^rel and a l l i e d products
• :'en*s outerwear .
' V, ->menfs outerwear
Vice, a p r a r e l , e t c .
r*s»««';ot a v a i l a b l e




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154
1U9 ;
3 92
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121
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n. a.
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138
• 121 ' •

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, 119

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159
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.191'
124 .
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133 ,
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16) ' . 169
129 : 121
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13?

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89
155
193

98 '
. l.s<
19?

92
.156
• 19?

198

200 '

. -202

127
121
53?
56 •

127 •• ' 162 .
117. •.
13V.
131 ..
522
•'516
i, L64 "

139
n. a.

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n. a -

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151

111
13?.

99
96
103
110

' 109
105 '
108 .
90 '
108 •

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111
109

121
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125

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175
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13? ••
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1:9

12? X: 116
1 2 0 7 / , ' ' 1?5

•112 '• •]
107
.119 •
• 89 lto

110
. V 6 ;loo.-. : .loft'.13> '• 1L6 •85 " : •" « ) ' :
i n ; • 13

' 119
| 107 -' 119
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115
116
108 . -; i l C * ; : 10U v

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Putiber products.
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^ T i t u b e s ,
- Le^th'or*'•fid* products / / •
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leather
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^ Paper and slTied .products
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>«c9'd pulp
Fepof And "board
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PaperLoard • '
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v- P r i n t ' ' n p ar.-i pub! i s h i n p '
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tlorr.print consumption
• Job. pr/.ntlnf, and p e r i o d i c a l s
Cher.j-c'ls and a] l i e d products
. . I n d u s t r i a l chemicals
S y n t h e t i c fibev's '
j. '
trol'eun and coal products
«•« re.'ining.
;
:V-Gasoline .
• ' r r i i i
• • •' •."'
•
; V v r o k o '
F y d Snd .beverape. manufactures
F^O'i fi iriufacVares
•
'' .Meet products.
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•
,
Lairy jrc'ducts . '
-... y
•v~ - V Zhruv-'. and fro.zen' foods
. Orain mi 11 produces ,
'fi-^kery products- - '
Bev r? c-S. . • '••'
'.Air )5iil i*. jy>ver.*iirfs
Paer

and a l e *

;.. Coal .
.. .. t l t ' i r . i n )us' coal ''
'Crude o i l and n a t u r a l .gas •
• : . Irude o i l ' ' •
... ?*r$tal -rln'ing' . . . .
• iron 6re
•••Stone and e a r t h minerals •
•

Vithout seiL anal adjustv.ent •
iy>'6
• • 4 1 .June
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June 1 Way | Apr.
122

3.25 •

n. a.
•

95

131
130

luO
129

193
169
126

197 . '
17'
125

109
122
1%
11;
101
99
n.n.
n. .1.
n. a.
39
136
133 . •
r.. a.
lit 3

95

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• "'.y?

l8U ' ••.17 5137'
. 152 - • iSu ' •• - in 5
162 ' ' 161' •••" "153

18U.
152
159

1!;3
163
13;
105

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•• .171""lh 3'.
' 151 •

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130 .. ; ; i ? 5 . . . 121.
19) 200
.135
•173 :
133 " •: m
12»t • >131 , •'. 125 •,

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; 150
• H;
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• -' 133' •: i : " %
133
138
110 • • - 1 0 ) ' ' 10>
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105
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121
. 131
121 • ' .1:5., iL v.3 36
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96
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• 97
97 ' . 95: • l o o • • . ,97'
112 '• - i s?:
115
u 3 :•
10 3
: 111.
• 117' • ' 107
V 6 .. , 1 2 : :
112
/ 111 /
91

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135 • . : 137 • .
133
319 .
103 ..
1.6u
1U2
133:

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• 127. ..
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OUTPUT QF CONSUME# DURABLE 6C0£3 • \ \ .'
(1947-49 average'- 100) 1
....
Unadjusted
i • Seasonally a d j u s t e d
r
~ 9 ^ ~ ^ ~ p 9 5 ? Z ~ 3 E z h a P 3 :
• J u r e . f~May | J .Apr ^ Jure J u i e ] Vjbv I r>pr.i June
.MAJOR • AC VSEHOLD. QCCDS •
n*o..
••
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Turr.Jture and f l o o r coverings :i 115'
'• f u r n i t u r e
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• * " . • ' • 121
t
-Floor cpver.ings" 1/ '
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;Appliances and heatera
I 138.: .Kbjof a p p l i a n c e s ' .. . .
I 143
.117 '
.
Pardee; , ' v
.148 •
' R e f r i g e r a t i o n appliances.
laundry a p p l i a n c e s . . . . . i
171.
124 .
fceit-ing apparatus ' ' '*. .
2c0
a n j . t e i e v t e ^ o u sdt#
•' frsdit} p e t * •. .
*f 55 '
'V .Te-evistor. s e t t .- '.
536 '

i*£
U7
120
#e

14;
147.
•107
153.
185.
125

218"

61
517

ll6
lei
a*
149
158
110

160

£11
.12a
207
55

151

13%

136

150

1M

117
122

118
116

111
11?

117
118

113
113

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122
163
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• 132
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' l i f t " .106

Atj*> y&jrt9 6t.5' t i r e s
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Misc. t o r e And personal goods

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116

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• 109

F ^ t l i c a t i © ^ suspended pending r e v i s i o n of data back t o

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150
152
113
102
174
17)
16a • 176
121 11)
I7«i
16*.
)4
67
402
409
109 . 109
103
1141

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1*2
179
115
197
222 '
113.
209 •
63
*66
.109

152
1(0
117
l>l
155F
126
19265
434
ICS

105
i b t . 103
11J
114 . 1C6

52

CUIFUT CF MAJOR HOUSEHOLD -GOODS
(19^7-49 average' * 100)
i
June

Without seasonal adjustment
• •
1/55
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.1956
May
.May
. Apr. .
jJune -rT t

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i'ovets e a r p e i e
*77.*.
C«3 range4
;
• '-93 '
••
t l ^ c t r i ' c ranges.
.144
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f efrlge'ritor.e . • • *
"98 %
\
• 193.
Freezers •
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^a^hlng machines •
. . *
i 142 .
T r i e r s a .d i r o n e r s
• ••
i! 341 .
•Vacuum c l e a n e r s
.
92
i^rtacea .
.
'
108.
t a t e f heaters' • • .•157
Au*o radios*
*•*
84
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Household r a d i o s t
46
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t a b l e ttodel TV • "* ' *•
462
Console model TV
347 '

80 ' •• - V
.
• • 6 8 ' •'
83
160 ' '•
1J5 102 .
120 •
•:l63.
. 192 v:
' 154196 " •
365 • • 443. .' '
: n o ' • • 131
• ;o6 •
"102" •
132
145.-.
• 100
• 106 .- - 5 8 - • 51"
552 •: . 62? .
279 '
-363
'
'

' .61 ...•
93 . ,
: 159
• .121
•• :• 179
; 146.-.
' • 364...
• 66 : >.
: 126.:
131 "•
• 166
. ' 37 • •
- 161- •
. H O .:
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125."-"'
117
154
163 . ^ .
336
• 52
101 : ; v
147.;..
200
546
m : -

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on i n d i v i d u a l indexes f o r major .household goods, without • seasonal a d j u s t m e n t ,
a l s o a v a i l a b l e on request t p Division, of Research and S t a t i s t i c * # ..