Full text of G.12.3 Industrial Production : February 29, 1952
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BOARD OF GOVERNOR? OF THE FEDERAL R 2PERVE FYSTS •--ii ' For release in afternoon papers, Friday, February 29# 1952 February ^9, "1952 0.12.3 BUSINESS r r o m s 1923-2$ average = 100 f o r construction contracts; 1939 average » 100 f o r employment and payrolls; 1.935-39 average • 100 f o r Industrial production and f r e i g h t carlo-idings; 19hl-h9 average - 100 f o r output of major consumer durable gco-irand department store s a l e s and s t o c k s . Seasonally adjusted 395? "OTT Jan. Dec. I Jan. Industrial production* Total Manufactures Total Durable Nondurable Minerals Major consumer durables Total output Passenger cars Household goods Construction contracts, value Total [ Residential j All other t Employment Total ncnagricultural Total factory Factory payrolls, t o t a l p219 Unadjusted 1952 Jan. T95T Dec. Jan. 218 221 P215 216 216 228 p225 P277 P193 P159 227 279 226 p229 p280 pl87 pl6U 185 163 231 268 201 l61i P 95 P 83 P109 93 93 102i 138 156 lii6 P302 p226 p36U 310 2li0 367 plSl.7 P156.2 158 264 196 159 p 92 P 79 pl07 96 89 10li 132 151 333 312 350 p2it7 pl87 P295 2h9 20 it 286 25? 233 157.1 156.3 lU9.it 159.7 pl53.6 P155.6 153.6 157.5 151.2 158.9 111 133 Department store s a l e s , value elO? Department store stocks, value n.a. Freight carloadings 281 iS'k 1U 212 eij35.0 m.i h2U.O 12*6 128 123 133 109 125 e 8l 183 96 119 127 n.a. 107 liii * Estimates, seasonally adjusted, for fr'ebruaiy 19i>2: "total "industrial production, 219; durable manufactures, 281$ nondurable manufactures, 187; minerals, l6ii» Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving overages, centered a t second month, of F. ft. Dodge data f o r 37 Eastern S t a t e s . Factory employment index, without seasonal adjustment, and payrolls index compiled by Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s . 2. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (1935-39 average = 100) Seasonally adjusted 1951 1952 Dec. Jan. Jan. 1952 Jan. Unadjusted 1951 Dec. | Jan. MANUFACTURE'S Iron and s t e e l i i g iron 1 teel Open hearth Electric ! chinery ir a s p o r t a t i o n equipment Automobiles ( i n c l . parts) Ponferrous metals and products Smelting and r e f i n i n g Fabricating lumber and products Lumber Furniture Stone, clay and g l a s s products Cement Clay products "textiles and products Cotton consumption Rayon d e l i v e r i e s Leather products Tanning hoes Manufactured food products Wheat f l o u r "eatpackinp Other manufactured foods Processed f r u i t s & vegetables Fnper and products Paperboard Printing and publishing Newspri t consumption • et.roleum and coal products Gasoline Fuel o i l Coke Chemicals Hints Pa> on Industrial chemicals Rubber products 26l 229 30li 218 913 p356 P315 p217 p212 p2U0 p201 pl55 pii»6 p!73 p212 n.a. P179 pl59 lkk 295 n.a. n.a. n.a. Pl59 pl21 pl57 pl66 pl20 pl87 197 pl75 159 P277 p212 p23b fifSf P297 pl59 n.a. P51i8 p2li8 263 227 30k 219 911 358 317 217 208 235 197 153 liil 177 218 21*2 172 152 136 283 83 79 9k 160 109 163 167 126 18U 191 17h 158 279 215 23b 185 296 157 331 551 2k8 255 22k 283 212 827 322 285 2U6 22k 219 226 171 162 190 236 238 191 19ii 163 392 115 107 121 168 128 162 176 161 20ii 21*7 170 159 272 202 238 187 287 163 387 506 2iili 261 229 30k 218 913 p356 P315 p217 p212 p2W p201 P139 pl21 pl73 p200 n.a. pl65 pl59 llik 295 n.a. , n.a. n.a. plli9 pl21 pl88 pl5ie P 78 pl86 197 pl70 118 p277 p212 p2)k n.a. p298 pl56 n.a# p5W p2ii8 263 227 30k 219 911 358 317 217 208 235 197 litl 122 177 211 220 176 152 136 283 88 79 9k 157 108 195 165 93 183 191 178 166 279 215 231» 185 301 157 331 551 218 255 22k 288 212 827 322 285 2k6 22k 220 226 153 13k 190 223 193 178 19k 163 392 116 108 121 155 128 193 162 105 203 2k7 16k 1MB 272 202 238 187 288 160 387 506 2kk INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (1935-39 average » 100) Seasonally adjusted 1952 1951 Jan. Dec. 1 Jan. 1952 Jan. Unadjusted 1951 Jan. Dec. MINERALS Fuels Coal bituminous c o a l Anthracite Crude petroleum Setals Iron ore P173 pl36 plkl P 91 P192 pll2 170 125 135 66 193 120 169 litO 151 96 182; 130 P173 P136 plhl P 91 1 pl92 P 76 * n.a. 170 125 135 86 193 83 91 169 lltO 151 96 l8it 9h 97 127 216 135 65 128 73 13li h3 133 FREIGHT GAPLGADINGS (1935-39 average - 100) deal ' ' Coke Grain Livestock Forest products Ore Miscellaneous Merchandise, l . c . l . 133 203 IJ46 67 155 256 151 h6 157 ""133" 1 133 206 li;3 68 1W» 235 lii2 hh 199 153 69 170 21*3 158 52 21I lit6 61* 139 61 138 Uh 209 153 66 153 61 ihS 50 OUTPUT OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS 19h7-19h9 = 100 h. Unadjusted Se&eonally adjusted | I9bl :195ft 1952 ! I 1951 Jan. | Dec. J i f o V . p e c . Jan. 1 D e c . | Nov. P109 10li 103 pl07 10ii 110 159 rarpets n.a. 63 60 n.a. 6h 62 117 Furniture p!02 10b 101 plOis 106 105 121 Vajor appliances Cooking s t o v e s , t o t a l Electric, total Standard Apartment Nonelectric* t o t a l Gas, t o t a l Standard Apartment Bungalow and combination All other p 98 100 93 P 95 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 97 80 101 10l 62 68 79 7L 107 51 20 9li 95 117 121 79 82 95 92 117 53 30 136 121 lli9 151 101 10L 118 116 132 78 hh Driers freezers Ironers 627 n.a. Ill 720 200 IiS 765 152 55 631 179 108 Refrigerators, t o t a l 5',L ruble f e e t or l e s s 5 . 5 - 6 , L cubic f e e t 6 , 5 - 7 . i j cubic f e e t 7.5-8.It cubic f e e t 6 , 5 , c u b i c f e e t or over n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 65 It? 7Zt 37 59 170 71 57 75 23 76 116 131 10it 62 58 223 167 77 82 ti 1L9 53 93 18 169 80 105 55 190 110 12*6 99 225 285 89 91 130 16 86 TOTAL Vacuum cleaners Ytashing machines, t o t a l ' r i n g e r and s p i n n e r Automatic and semiautomatic Radios and t e l e v i s i o n Padios, t o t a l Fmall Automobile Consoles and combinations AM-FM console combinations Television, t o t a l Table Consoles Combinations l6it Jj? 130 39 119 13 155 h3 51 73 29 17 13k ho 59 60 19 11 172 18 65 76 1h 26 ii03 319 368 335 3iiU 6llt 95 3 29 252 553 126 691 L29 392 319 735 1 ,160 618 173 .
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