Full text of G.12.3 Industrial Production : January 17, 1956
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R£C'D W RECORDS SECTION BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE S Y S T R A N 1 9 1956 For immediate release, Tuesday, January jfr. 1956 G.12.3 January 17, 195^ BUSINESS INDEXES 1)47-49 average = 100 Anni;tal Unadjusted Seasonally ad. uated Inde xes 1955 1 ! 1254. 1955 19^4 pDec. 1 Nov. Dec. pDec. 1 Nov. 1 Dec. P.1955. .1 1954 Industrial production Total Manufactures Total Durable Nondurable Minerals Consumer durable goods Total output Major consumer durables Autos Household Other consumer durables Construction contracts, value Total Residential All other Employment and payrolls Ilonagricultural emp., total Manufacturing prod, workers Employment, total Durable Nondurable Payrolls, total Freight carloadings 144 144 130 141 146 128 139 125 145 160 130 127 146 161 130 125 131 143 119 116 1&3 159 126 125 148 163 132 126 129 143 115 114 140 lf5 126 122 127 137 116 111 147 161 187 141 114 151 167 196 1*3 114 131 146 167 130 96 147 162 193 137 111 159 178 212 150 117 132 149 174 130 146 164 190 1^3 106 116 125 131 122 95 n.a. n.a. n.a. 270 252 259 277 248 n.a. n.a. n.a. 244 243 245 211 237 194 n.a. n.a. n.a. 216 232 204 114.4 114.7 110.6 117.0 115.8 113-1 112.9 110.4 107.9 116.8 97.5 108.7 101.7 117.2 107.5 98.6 94.9 108.5 117.5 98.0 163.8 109.4 117.9 99.4 164.3 102.2 108.2 95-3 143.1 105.6 113.1 96.8 152.9 101.8 107.6 94.9 137.7 101 Department store sales,value el21 Department store stocks,value n.a. 282 99 93 93 pl22 P132 116 e209 n.a. 124 94 102 86 95 P l48 201 110 ell9 n.a. pl48 86 x 111 122 Note: Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at second month, of F. W. Dodge data for 37 Eastern States. Employment and payrolls indexes are compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. e--Estimated p—Preliminary n.a.—Not available # 2. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (1947-49 average = 100) Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted 1955 1955 3.954 Dec. pDec. 1 Nov. 1 Oct. pDec. 1 Nov. I Oct. 1954 Dec. DURABLE MANUFACTURES: Primary metals Metal fabricating Fabricated metal products Machinery Nonelectrical Electrical Transportation equipment Instrument8 Clay, glass and lumber prod. Stone, clay and glass prod. Lunger and products Furniture and miscellaneous Furniture and fixtures Miscellaneous manufactures 151 170 139 160 142 196 207 161 139 155 124 137 123 146 149 172 139 162 143 198 212 159 139 157 123 136 123 145 117 15 6 124 146 123 191 191 142 125 134 116 125 112 134 147 171 138 162 145 194 207 162 132 154 112 141 128 149 149 174 139 164 l4l 208 215 160 140 159 123 142 128 152 149 173 145 111 100 148 155 129 107 107 101 108 n.a. n.a. 118 n.a. n.a# 139 n.a# 133 167 n.a. 142 104 n.a# n.a. 116 112 121 123 150 100 144 158 135 168 178 140 114 115 n.a. 115 112 117 130 155 109 147 167 135 166 176 138 123 124 109 129 99 101 83 123 80 143 126 117 73 138 115 129 91 147 108 126 87 144 125 125 68 143 137 117 15 138 99 148 173 142 164 143 205 208 156 141 153 130 136 124 145 121 155 125 145 121 193 189 140 133 135 131 112 104 102 107 115 133 122 108 131 169 141 223 200 158 149 161 138 144 123 154 NONDURABLE MANUFACTURES: Textiles and apparel Textile mill products Apparel and allied products Rubber and leather products Rubber products Leather and products Paper and printing Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and petroleum prod. Chemicals and allied prod. Petroleum and coal products Food, beverages and tobacco Food and beverage mfrs. Tobacco manufactures 114 n.a. n.a. 124 n.a. n.a. lUl n.a. 131 165 n.a. 142 111 n.a. n.a. 115 110 121 122 147 102 141 157 130 164 173 139 112 112 n.a. 109 116 125 147 105 141 158 131 162 171 137 111 100 127 136 121 98 93 99 110 128 94 125 129 123 149 156 MINERALS: Mineral fuels Coal Crude oil and natural gas Metal, stone and earth min. p—Preliminary 128 87 147 126 124 80 144 130 n.a.--Hot available 3. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (19k7-k9 average » 100) Nov. Primary metals Ferrous metals Fig iron Steel Carbon steel Alloy steel Castings and forgings ilcnferrous metals Fabricated metal products Structural metal parts Stampings and misc. metal products Nonelectrical machinery Farm machinery Industrial and commercial machinery Machine tools and presses Electrical machinery Electrical apparatus and parts Transportation equipment Autos Trucks Aircraft and parts Railroad cars Stone, clay and glass products Glass and pottery products Cement Lumber and products Lumber Millmrk and plywood Textile mill products Cotton and synthetic fabrics Cotton consumption Synthetic fabrics Wool textiles Knit goods Apparel and allied products Men1s outerwear Women's outerwear Misc. apparel, etc. n. a, — H o t available Without seasonal ac1 justment 1951* 1955 Nov. | Oct. 1 Oct. 1 Sept. 11*7 1U0 156 15b 189 131 156 11*8 lUl 151* Ut9 188 137 153 ll*2 lUo 150 n*i* 186 125 11*7 111* 110 122 119 138 98 129 107 101 112 111 120 97 127 lblt 137 Htl* 13U litl 129 129 122 127 115 93 11*5 178 92 ll*2 170 69 lltO 168 75 122 11*6 73 122 11*7 180 188 175 162 158 212 122 501 33 153 106 1*90 38 130 102 1*81* 30 11*1* 93 1*71 12 70 78 1*61* 18 U*3 n. a. UUb 16U 137 16U 12lt i 11*5 125 152 106 ma. 122 211 121 209 1 107 191 119 207 118 109 136 83 115 117 109 133 85 119 111 103 132 80 111* 110 10U 126 69 110 109 101* 121 69 113 116 12U 122 117 113 122 109 108 117 1 108 1 102 | 110 108 102 110 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (19U7-U9 average - 100) Nov. Rubber products Tires aid tubes Leather and products Leather Paper and allied products Wood pulp Paper and board Pnperboard Printing and publishing Rev/sprint consumption Job printing and periodicals Chemicals and allied products Industrial chemicals Synthetic fibers Paints Petroleum and coal products Petroleum refining Gasoline Fuel oil Coke Food and beverage manufactures Food manufactures Meat products Dairy products Canned and frozen foods Groin mill products Bakery products Beverages ' Alcoholic beverages Beer and ale Coal Bituminous coal Crude oil and natural gas Crude oil Metal mining Iron ore Stone and earth minerals 138 n.a. • Without seasonal adjustment 195U 195$ Nov. | Oct. I Oct. i Sept. HiO 128 110 116 97 90 | 88 i I 160 i i 131 137 88 179 150 160 169 tii3 153 1U3 131 11*2 131 132 131 130 122 129 122 197 196 126 192 188 127 190 191 126 i 165 17U 117 160 165 115 1U8 158 IB n.a. lU3 157 13k 108 till i 136 155 tii3 132 135 ! 90 107 ' 132 1U0 128 8U 118 150 83 113 103 99 n.a. n.a. n. a. 125 1U3 88 l6l 111 100 118 117 88 125 129 101 201 108 99 111 102 97 113 135 78 99 I 103 93 97 99 79 93 88 78 81 122 79 li3 !' 126 US ?2 87 129 93 132 117 n.a. 135 131 136 165 139 129 llil 181 till Note.—Groups and subgroups Include individual series not published separately. n.a.—Mot available 158 133 138 177 1U7 161 115 127 85 till 11C 99 110 107 8U '• $ OUTPUT OF CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS (19^7-^9 average = 100) Seasonally adjusted 1955 1954 Nov. 1 Oct. 1 Sept. Nov. Unadjusted 1955 Nov. I Oct. |Sept. 1954 Nov. MAJOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS: Furniture and floor coverings Furniture Floor coverings l/ Appliances and heaters Major appliances Ranges Refrigeration appliances Laundry appliances Heating apparatus Radio and television sets Radio sets Television sets 121 126 121 126 134 141 n.a. 146 137 123 127 103 111 124 131 147 153 115 121 145 144 105 131 620 132 134 n.a. 113 220 n.a. 279 105 612 93 108 —— 200 n.a. 235 103 486 **— 147 98 166 126 259 95 572 205 126 279 72 676 174 95 259 70 108 118 107 115 101 95 162 187 108 77 124 129 108 115 218 148 315 99 726 151 149 107 143 219 159 289 68 710 116 118 83 106 192 107 324 71 806 115 124 113 116 93 10) 127 131 • - - - OTHER CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS: Auto parte and tires Misc. heme and personal goods 108 H9 124 1/ Publication suspended pending revision of data back to 1952. OUTPUT OF MAJOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS (I9U7-U9 average • 100) . Nov. Woven carpets Gas ranges Electric ranges Refrigerators Freezers Washing machines Driers and ironers Vacuum cleaners Furnaces Water heaters Auto radios Household radios Table model TV Console model TV 78 90 n.a. 75 116 170 661 109 131 n.a. 260 63 499 714 - •* Without seasonal adjustment 1954 1955 i Sept. Nov. 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 89 96 122 82 168 166 683 130 154 134 231 63 640 804 85 97 123 86 192 171 645 109 162 150 145 47 663 753 62 78 92 78 114 155 517 84 107 110 143 51 759 849 82 86 91 72 138 163 516 98 136 125 119 49 836 881 Kcte.--For description and back figures see Federal Reserve Bulletin for May r-51* pp. 438-452, reprint available on request. Back figures, not in Bulletin, on individual indexes for major household goods, without seasonal adjustment, also available on request to Division of Research and Statistics. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ n.a.--*ot available Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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