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FCAJ-I OF 0CVEF.HCR3 CF THE FEDERAL RESERVE. 0YSTF-MFcr iTT.cdi'.ie

Friday, February 1", 19}'^
February
BUSIITES3 IIOEXES
1 9 4 y - \ , average = 100

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Seasonally adjusted '
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1957,;
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i i J a n . I Dec. 1 Nov. 1 Jan.1pJan,

11

r i ' i l r r e d u c t i o n , t o t a l j! 1-6
1*6

147

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1 164
: 130

140
1
130
130

ufaot \ires
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jurat l e

:

130

• Jci.6 .rcr durarle goods, t o t a l ,!
:
' K-.t :r ^cr.s-ier durables
' . Autoc
,
C t : . r :lr.sur.er durableg

136
147
169

i

Ut 1 l i t y output, t o t a l
.Electricity
^::.otr motion c o n t r a c t s , value
• • fr.es; i^-nt i a l
• • All other

ce

111

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1*226
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n.a.
n.a.
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115.
. ' Nondurable
96. 3
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56
1 el£6
n.a.

1U6

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138
149
162
113

140
148
109

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222
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147 ': • 146
145
160
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129
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197
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\ indexes are - c z p i l e d by the Bureau of Labor' S t a t i s t i c s * - •
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176
155
216
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116
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216
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159
120
132
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.T^xt^lc r«i 11 '.products
. • #.p r*rel and a l l i e d products
Rubber nnd/leather* products

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' n. a.
1

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' n. a.

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i n p e r %r: a l l i e d products

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:rjn*:n^.'and' publishing

Civ* m l ' v i s ftnd petroleum' products
... Chemicals, a n d - a l l i e d c r c d u c t s

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1 11*2
I 170

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139
170
179
11*6
113
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j 79
155
1 130

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96

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Crude 611 and n a t u r a l gas
• * e t o l f ' s t o r . e and e a r t h m i n e r a l s
f

n. a.

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129
80
153
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93
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. Fex r c j c . netal s
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. -Alley s t e e l
--Cs-stirgp and- f o r g i n g
^ohi^i*rous metals
Fabrl ted r e i a l products
S-tru ;t;iral rretal p a r t s
j
'and nv s-c. metal nroducts
r l c - 1 .".r-chinery
v Farz ^aonlrnery
* ; if;d • r 4 c l **nd comrrercial machinery
•
. • r:chl "x* t o o l s ind r res r e s
El*Ctrl : 1 ' rrac r. ir.e ry
/ • W r t r i c a l .apparatus and p a r t s
Trans:.'or*tation equipment
. Jutes
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'• F M l r o a d c ^ r s .
S t u f i e , c l a v 'and pi ass products
\ tiles?' and n o t t e r y products
Current
Liu.ber $ fid products •
Lur.be r. •
Millv;ork' *nd plyvood
. T e x t i l e m i l l products
Cotton and s y n t h e t i c f a b r i c s
Cotter. c^nsuT.r.tion
V* S y n t h e t i c f a b r i c s
.. t o 1 t e x t i l e s
Knit- ^ccds
a r e I and a l l i e d products
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177
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l a t h e r end 'products
Leather..
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paper and a l l i e d products
-'nod pulp.
'
Paper and board ••
'' .f r oerbo°rd
Trtnf'nff snf p u b l i s h i n g
:• Nev-sprijit consumption
vcb* p r i n t i n p and p e r i o d i c a l s
Chemicals and. a l l i e d products
. I n d u s t r i a l chemicals
•Synthetic f i b e r s .
y^aint?'.": . '
retroleijm 'pnd c o a l products
fetroieur. refining
:. . -Gasoline
. -Vwl oil** . * •
CoVo • .
*ood nnd b^.v rape manufactures
• Fcod r.snufactures
. "eat products
• ' Dairy products
/ ".Canned and frozen foods
Grain m i l l ' p r o d u c t s
'Bakery p r o d u c t s .
" Beverage §
• .
'•. . i l c o h o l i - c beverages .
" . . " . -^eer and a l e
Coal
. Si tuir nous coal
Crude oi l md 'natural cas
Crude oil• v e i a l mjhinp ;
. ' Iron ore
'.5tone md e a r t h minerals

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- - OUTPUT OF CllST-RR DURABLK GOODS
(15U7-U9 average * ICO)
Seasonal!y adjusted _
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! 1955
Oct; i Dec. 1 Dec.
Dec. ! Nov.
o":?

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. F u m i t ire
F l e e r c o v ' - r i f ^ s 1/
A p p l i a n c e s and neaterr
i ^ c r appl;ar.?es •
• Ranges
Refr5 a e r a t i o n a p c l : ances
Laundry a p p l i a n c e s
H e a t i n f -ipoaratus
ftedlc and t e l e v i s i o n s e t s
Radio s e t s
Television sets

97
L91

193

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118
121
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135
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227
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551 •. 506 _ L ' * .611 ' T38 U«> .;.

OTHER

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133
76

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92

223

232

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r i s e # iicrr.e and personal rrods
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n. a.
n. a.
1L9
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110
116

117

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OUTPUT OF
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
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C*s ran re'j
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