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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTL*
Released for publication
Thursday morning, January 18

R&S BI - 185
January 17, 1940
BUSINESS DmEXES
(1923-1925 average «= 100)
Adjusted for
seasonal variation
1939
j 1938
Dec. 1 Nov. 1 Dec.

Industrial production
Total
Manufactures
Total
Durable
Nondurable
Minerals
Construction contracts. value
Total
Residential
All other
Factory employment
Total
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Factory payrolls
Total
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Freight-car loadings
Total
Miscellaneous
Department store sales. value
Department store stocks,, value

Without
seasonal adjustment
1939
1958
Dec,,
Nov,
Deo#

pl28

124

104

p i 20

124

98

pl29
pl40
p i 20
pile

124
130
118
124

104
92
114
110

p i 21
p i 28
pll4
pll2

123
125
122
127

98
85
106
103

p89
p65
pl08

83
€1
101

96
57
128

P 71

74
59
87

77
48
100

*
*
*
##

103.4
97.3
109.2
# •

* #

94.4
83.7
104.7

.,

p55
p84
*
*

*
*

*
*

103.8
98.2
109.2

94.0
83.8
103.8

101.8
101.3
102.4

87.1
79.6
95.4

# #

••

••

78
89

82
39

69
74

8%

83
91

64
67

p96

96

89

pl68

106

156

*

71

66

*

82

62

73

p—'Preliminary.
* Data not yet available.
Notes--Production, earloadings, and department store a&lea indexes based on dally
averages. To convert durable and nondurable manufactures indexes to points in
total index of manufactures figures, shown in Federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply
durable by ,463 and nondurable tjy ,537,
Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at
second month, of F, W . Dodge data for 37 Eastern States. To convert indexes to
value figures, shown in Federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply total by $410,269,000, residential by $184,137,000, and all other by #226,132,000,
Employment index, without seasonal adjustment, and payrolls index compiled
by Bureau of Labor Statistics.



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2.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(1923-1925 average = 100)
Without
seasonal adjustment
1938
1939
Dec #
Dec. ] Nov.

Adjusted for
seasonal variation
1959
1938
Bee,• I Nov.
Dec*
MANUFACTURES
Durable goods
Iron and steel
Fig iron
Steel ingots
Automobiles
Plate glass
Tin deliveries
Beehive coke

167
125
171
90
191

p26

29

6

pl23
145
72
99

126
135
96
100
100
94
110
154
82
85

117
120
116
86
79
89
106
137
108

114
97
103
82
98
228

123
98
99
109
85
201

101
74
104
99
153
• •

Nondurable goods
Textiles
1
Cotton consumption
Silk deliveries
Slaughtering and meat packing
H#gs
Cattle
Calves
Sheep
Wheat flour
Sugar meltings
Leather and products
Tanning
Cattle hide leathers
Calf and kip leathers
Goat and kid leathers
Petroleum refining
Gasoline
Kerosene
Fuel oil
Rubricating oil
\ MINERALS
Bituminous coal
Anthracite
Petroleum, crade
Zinc

99

95
100
147
91
126
pl23
*

*
*

*
*

155
126
158
108
191
119
30

pll7
133
64
118
129
100

131
140

111
111

98
111

103

95

144
87
73

92

pl04
*
*

*
*
$

*

109

107

*
*

»•

..

*

91
60
187
117

78
67
169
94

p88
p58

pl81
123
*

\

152
124
155
pl39
232
165
p29

*

p83
p59
pl86
121

p—Preliminary.




173
126
178
pl24
232

110
108
112
152
89
66

110
96
102
77
97
229
293
117
150
141
102
62
185
117

89

73
90
117
153
59

7

101
103
94
100
135
88
62

104
95
96

94
92
202
259
115

142
100
82
66
164
96

Data not yet available.