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BCAPD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
For immediate relee.se, Wednesday, July 15, 1959
.

G.12.3

J u l y 15, 1959

BUSINESS INDEXES
Unadjusted
19^9
May 1 Apr.

Seasonally adjusted
1?51
__ 1 09
June : p j u n e
p J u r e ! i49y 1 A p r .

1947 1*9 a v e r a g e = 100

I n d u s t r i a l p r o d u c t i o n , t o t a l ! 155

150

132

155

153 %

159
172
146
126

156
lb9
l'.U
126

153
l64
142
124

134
139
129
112

158
172
145
129

156
155 2 :
169 •* 1C6 »
142
1;*312-:,.
127

11*5
155
156
121

Hi
151
153
117

137
146
147
115

111
ill
99
111

143
154
15<3
118

141
153
162
114

142
1?4
l b4
1:2

109
109
IvO
ICS

e265
0265
n.a.

P263
P263

p260
259
p262

241
242
239
120.1

110.8

117.6

115.?

-C.M.
1 0 5 . 3
v. 3
1(7.0

92'I

1
,
j
1
Consumer d u r a b l e g o o d s , t o t a l 1
Major consumer d u r a b l e s
Autos
Other consumer d u r a b l e s
U t i l i t y output, t o t a l
Electricity
Gas
I i o n a g r i c u l t u r a l emp., t o t a l
Manufacturing (prod, workers}
Employment, t o t a l
Durable
Nondurable "
Payrolls*
Freight carloadings

P264

119.2

119.7

1 1 8 . 6

1 1 5 . 0

133
13d
126
115

•

101.6
106.4
93-7

ICO. 9
1C7.3
9 3 - 5

92.6
95.1
90.3

99-5
105.3
92.6
- ~

101.1
103.5
92.3
172.8

99.4
136.9
9 " . !
169.6

57

69

67

77

91

90

Department s t o r e s a l e s , v a l u e e l ^ 5
Department s t o r e s t o c k s , v a l u e n . a .

pl44
pl51

141
151

133
i-47

e!33
n.a.

p il4l

Construction c o n t r a c t s , value
i ^^
11 9 r5 6/_- 5r7o a v e r a g e % ICO
,

May

Total
Residential
All other

133
155
113

KG
'

6

1*2
170
123

128
124
130.

V X. #
1 ^ . :
80

Without s e a s o n a l a d j u s t m e n t
1956.
1?59
May
Apr.
I
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Note:

131

153

OJ *

Manufactures
Durable
Nondurable
Minerals

iL J . ^ 2 1
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1:6
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<*

9 «

10,
115
104

C o n s t r u c t i o n c o n t r a c t i n d e x e s based on F . W. Dodge d a t a f o r U t 1 s t a t e s .

e--Estimated




p--Preliminary

n.a. - -.Net a v a i l a b l e

2.
INDUSTRIAL F I X L ' J A N

(19^7-^':' average: =^100)
v.,- i.'i j t e d
i:- 5 /
! 1^531
I 1);
'pJvne ! i-by ; Arr . ! JU!i€: IpJ'ine I May 1 Apr. i V UI.i

^eascnally adjusted

"

ft

1959

I
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Frimory metals
Kctal f a b r i c a t i n j
f -ilr^c;:4td metal products
y- c h ' n e r y
Fo..electrical

1

1)4
178
1^7
169
IL9
208
214
136
328
iTo
154
IT
170
n • •-» • 139
1 ^ ' 147
145 142
152 153

I'"
1^3
1 150
] 176
154
21/1
I 2x6
i 139
J 3^6
i;-3

- Fiv r t r i c u . 1

*T ra::3: crt i t i o n equipment
A u t o s , t r u c k s , and p a r t s

1-htr transportation equip.
Instruments

Clay, L:la j s , and lumber p r o d u c t s
.Aonu, •'lay, and , / l a s s p r o d u c t s
Lumber ara p r o d u c t s
Furniture and m i s c e l l a n e o u s
F u r n i t u r e and f i x t u r e s
1-i: s c e l l c n e o u s m a n u f a c t u r e s

149
173
1^2
163
145
196
211
132
326
183
149
l66
133
143
136
147

156
103
mi
151
125
150
141
173
154
125
171 1 2 0 ?
214
105
138
95
320
323
160
i:*i
126
161
145 1 r ' 6
113 1 n . a .
126
145
140
116
14?
132

157
1/6
145
169
152
201
215
139
325
188
155
171
140
J 42
137
145

106
149
125
13d
125
162
ld3
94
316
159
133
1-8
120
123
11)
130

155
176
142
165
149
iX
217
141
326
135
14$
166
133
139
135
142

% ji-i; jrj\i: Lr. l-Li.TUPAL ZURcS:

l e x t i l e s and a p p a r e l

12*

Tex r i l e m i l l p r o d u c t s

122

n.a. n e
n . u . 127

Apparel and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
[Milter and l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s

12*

Rubber p r o d u c t s
Leather ana p r o d u c t s
Paper and p r i n t i n g
Taper and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
f r i n t i n L and p u b l i s h i n g
11 ev s0 r 1 nt c on sumpt i on
• Job p r i n t i n g and p e r i o d i c a l s
Che m e a l and p e t r o l e u m p r o d u c t s
Chemicals and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
I n d u s t r i a l chemicals
Petroleum °and c o a l p r o d u c t s

n.eu 134
n.a. n.a.

Foods, b e v e r a g e s , and t o b a c c o
Food ana b e v e r a g e n i f r s .

Food m a n u f a c t u r e s

.

Beverage?

Tobacco m a n u f a c t u r e s
MIKEPALS:

*

Mineral f u e l s
Coal

Crude o i l and n a t u r a l <-as
"Crude o i l
Natural ^ a s and g a s l i q u i d s
Metal, s t o n e , and e a r t h m i n e r a l s
Digitized for
p -FRASER
-i reliminary


162

n.a.
IV,

n.a.
n.a.
192

125

161
1G0
149
135
155
191
209

n.a.
n.a. n.a.
1^3 p i l l
122 121
n . a . 121
I n . a . 121
j n . a . n.a.
n . a . 124

119
115
123
123
135
112
158
176
147
135
153
lb8
204
231
1-3
121

120
120
122
134

102
122
122
n.a.
119
95
n . a . 126
110
111
121
127
n.a.
125
132
n.a. n.a.
luO
146
162
162
n.a.
IdO
157
148
139
150
n.a.
1-3
125
154
145 1 n . a .
lbti
168
169
181
n . a . 207
n.a. n.a.
187
143 P138
131
116
116
125
116
116
n.a.
n . a . 113
116
n.a. n.a.
116
116 ; n . a .
12 8

123
117
12b
125
138
113
164
165
150
1-5
153

l'/0
206
236
13d
115
114
111
124
129.

123 124
74
73
14? p l 4 3

122
71
147
134 p l 3 o
135
n . a . n . a . p210
134
137 135

112
66
' 134
122
191
112

91

146
159
137
125
1*3
165
177
184
131
119 *
119
114
138
125
e

i

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100
94
iC6
110
122

122
73
146
134

n.a.
155

123
68
149
139
n . a . p210
147
128

123
72
pl48
pl39

113
72
133
122
192
125

n.a.--Not available

3.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(19^7-^9 a v e r a g e = 100)

pJune
Primary p e t a l s
Ferrous metals
P : j iron
Steel
Cirbon s t e e l
Alley s t e e l
•
C a s t i n g s and i ' o r j l n c s
Konferrous metals
Fabricated metal products
S t r u c t u r a l metal p a r t s
Stampings and m i s c . m e t a l p r o d u c t s
N o n e l e c t r i c a l machinery
Farm m a c h i n e r y
I n d u s t r i a l and commercial machinery
Machine t o o l s and p r e s s e s
E l e c t r i c a l machinery
E l e c t r i c a l a p p a r a t u s and p a r t s
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment
Autos
Trucks
A i r c r a f t and p a r t s
Railroad cars
S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s
G l a s s and p o t t e r y p r o d u c t s
Cedent
Lumber and p r o d u c t s
Lumber
K i l l w o r k and plywood
Textile mill products
C o t t o n and s y n t h e t i c f a b r i c s
Cotton consumption
Synthetic fabrics
Wool t e x t i l e s
Knit coods
A p p a r e l and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
Men'b out e r v e a r
Women's o u t e r w e a r
Misc. a p p a r e l , e t c .
p--rreliminary




Without sea£c • n a l * a d j u s t m e n t
195'3
1^59
1 A p r . ! K . r . i Xay I "J-"j
157
157
170
165
203
127
153

156
155
171
• 165
206
122
153

154
152
170
164
205
113
153

159
155

155
133

151
130

146
128

151

114
14?
134

10V
144
130

142

125

202

198 '

195

162

14 3
576
3^

104
1--3
5 do
36

163
ljii
5^3
27

1^5
196

146
177

113
n.a.

106
n.a.

129
155
n .a.
lib

131
106
154
n.a.
116

137
129
123

139
133
125

166

207
153
152
57j

104

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91
b6

j 112
1
1 132
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81
, 123
i 115
1
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61
80
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77
0
112
131

126
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172
99
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34

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110
1-0
jI 172
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101
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i;*2
234
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'96
122
j 99
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pJune

•

Earear products
T i r e s end t u b ^ s
L e a t h e r ar^d p r o d u c t s
Leether
Paper end a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
'.vord pulp
i a p e r ar'd board
r?perrcard
P r i n t i n g and p u b l i s h i n g
ICevs.irint consumption
Job p r i n t i n g and p e r i o d i c a l s
Chemicsis and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
I n d u s t r i a l chemicals
S yn t h e t i c f i b e r s
P e t r o l e u m and c o a l p r o d u c t s
Petroleum r e f i n i n g
Gasoline
Fuel o i l
Coke
Food end b e v e r a g e m a n u f a c t u r e s
Feed manufac t u r e 3
Meat p r o d u c t s
Dairy products
Carned and f r o z e n f o o d s
Grain m i l l products
£ a k e r y p roouc t s
"BeveracSs
Alcoholic beverages
o Beer and a l e

I
1
1
s

l
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j

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,

1C6

111

155

102

103

n. a.

ij

68

81

79

199
165
174

203
169
175

195
lol
172

, 160
, 139
, 1^5

171
14 5
146

m
154

145
153

136
154

, 132
. 143

131
I4p

n . a . 236
p2l6 FC26

231
222

pl45
pl62
?135
1:6

147
163
134
107

154
166
153
10!

111
13o
121
110
99
99
124
119
119

1:6
133
109
97
102
99
113
109
105

164
loC

166
159

136
152
128
05

134
146
125
66

106
115
137
96
99
100
122
; 112
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123
119
91
98
95
110
101
102

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106
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C r u j e o i l and n a t u r a l g a s
i* r u d e ' o i l
Metal mining
Iron ore
S t o n e #:d e a r t h m i n e r a l s
a.-

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~ 192%
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1 134

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137
n.a.
157

74

74

139
105
80
152

•138
91
50
136

! 65
1
1 119
, 66
. 69
l 144
1

64
121
61
39
136

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