Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-. "July 14, 1939," G.12.3 Industrial Production (July 14, 1939). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/55/item/491453, accessed on July 29, 2025.

Title: July 14, 1939

Author: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-
Date: July 14, 1939
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image-container-0 GOVERHORS OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Division of Research and Statistics COifFIDEHTlAL July 14, 1939 Hot for publication PRELIMINARY RJS3SBSS INDEXES (1925-1926 average » 100) GENERAL INDEXES Industrial production Total p97 92 77 p97 94 77 Manufactures Total p96 91 74 p96 94 75 Durable p81 71 50 p84 78 52 Hendurable pl08 108 95 pl06 107 94 Minerals pl05 98 92 pl05 97 r92 Construction contracts, value Total p61 63 54 p70 75 63 Residential p57 55 42 p63 65 46 All other p64 68 64 p77 84 76 Freight-car loadings p77 Total 67 62 58 67 62 58 Miscellaneous 71 70 62 74 73 64 Department store sales, value p87 65 82 p83 87 79 Wholesale prices (1926*100) p87 All commodities 75.7 76.2 78.3 Fara products 63.7 68.7 Foods 67.6 68.2 73.1 Other commodities SELECTED PRODUCTION INDEXES Fig iron 73 55 36 72 56 . 36 Steel ingots 90 74 47 90 81 47 Automobiles p81 73 46 p91 88 52 Cotton consumption 115 110 86 111 113 85 Silk deliveries 84 76 101 75 75 90 Meat packing 87 94 81 86 92 80 Bituminous coal p72 46 57 p64 40 51 Anthracite p59 73 r74 p61 73 r64 Petroleum, crudc pi 70 175 153 pl73 177 156 Adjusted for Without seasonal variation seasonal adjustment 1939 1938 1939 1938 June I May June June 1 May June •• 80.4 80.6 81.3 p—Preliminary.' ~~ ' r—Revised. Bote:—Production, oarloadings, and department store sales indexes based on daily averages. Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at second month, of F. W. Dodge data for 37 Eastern States. Wholesale price indexes compiled by Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures for June 1939 estimated from the Bureau's weekly indexes.
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