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1941

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDLRaL RESERVE SY3TE
SYSTEM
Released for publication
Sunday morning, July 20

R&S BI - 203
July 18* 1941

BUSINESS IBDEXES
1956-59 average « 100 for Industrial production and freight-car loadings;
1923-25 average = 100 for all other series
Without

Adjusted for
seasonal variation
1940
1941
June 1 ^
June
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-oar loadings l/
Department store sales. value
Department store stocks,, value

(
1941
i June 1 May

1940
June

pl56

ISO

121

pi 56

153

121

pl60
pl88
pl37
pl32

154
176
136
127

122
131
114
rll9

plol
pi 92
pl35
pl31

157
195
134
128

122
154
112
118

pi 12
p96
pi 26

101
88
111

74
69
77

pl30
pl05
plSl

121
104
136

86
76
S3

*

>
*

124.8
129.4
120.4
# #

..

103.9
S9.0
108.5

*

• •

*

*

*

*
*

•*

124.8
131.2
118.7

103.1
99.8
106.2

144.0
163.0
122.7

99.5
101.4
97.4

139

135

111

136

131

110

pl02

105

91

p98

105

87

$

74

67

*

76

64

r-«-Revised,
* Data not yet available,
Notes —Production, carloadings, and department store sales indexes based on daily
averages. To convert durable manufactures, nondurable manufactures, and minerals
indexes to points in total index, shown in Federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply
durable by .379, nondurable by #469, and minorsla by #152#
Coastruotioa oontraot indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at
second moxrkh, of ¥• W# Dodge data for 37 Eastern state*. To convert indexes to
value figures, shown in Federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply total by *410,269,000, residential by $164,137,000, and all other by #226,132,000,
Employment index, without seasonal adjustment, and payrolls index compiled
by Bureau of Labor Statistics.
if Revised series. For back figures see Federal Reserve Bulletin for June 1941•




I

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(1935-39 average = 100)
Adjusted for
seasonal variation
1940
1941
June j May
June
MAEDFACTDRES
Iron and steel
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Machinery
Transportation equipment
Aircraft
Automobiles
Railroad oars
Locomotives
Shipbuilding
Konferrous metals and products
Copper smelting
Zinc smelting
Copper deliveries
Zinc shipments
Lumber and products
Lumber
Furniture
Stone, clay, and glass products
Polished plate glass
Textiles and products
Cotton consumption
Rayon deliveries
Silk deliveries
Wool textiles
Leather and products
Leather tanning
Cattle hide leathers
Calf and kip leathers
Goat and kid leathers
Shoes
Manufactured food products
Wheat flour
Cane sugar meltings
Meat packing
Other manufactured foods
Paper and products
Paperboard
Printing and publishing
Newsprint consumption
p — Preliminary .or estimated.




pl82
177
pl32
p216
p210
p8?4
pl55
p211
p274
p386
pl90
pl36
173
p221
150
pl34
pi 23
pl56
pl46
152
pl62
168
pl8S
p 73
pl63
pl29
•
*
*
*

136
pl22
107
pll5
pl22
pl2z
#

154
pi 22
106

166
166
165
202
194
832
141
193
280
361
191
142
170
224
142
132
122
151
141
142
162
164
189
71
168
123
119
129
99
108
126
123
110
119
132
122
141
ice
12%
107

154
148
154
128
122
364
106
111
102
170
130
131
130
115
124
111
110
113
112
80
107
114
144
56
89
26
90
90
88
91
101
115
98
112
126
115
132
128
120
106

Without
seasonal adjustment
1P40
1941
June
May
June
pl79
179
pi 79
p218
p223
p891
pl67
p23S
p285
p402
pi 90
pl35
170
p222
143
pl39
pl33
pl51
pl67
149
pl56
160
pi 72
p 66
pl62
pll8
»
*
*

*

120
pi 23
101
pll9
piia
pile
*

154
pl21
107

172
175
172
206
215
849
164
218
280
379
196
144
170
231
142
134
130
142
164
142
157
164
168
67
165
121
116
127
94
106
123
119
100
117
132
111
141
156
126
111

151
ISO
151
129
131
371
114
124
106
176
130
131
128
115
118
116
119
110
129
79
101
108
131
51
88
88
68
86
90
91
89
116
92
116
123
110
130
128
119
107

* Data not yet available.

I

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(1955-3S average « 100)
Adjusted for
seasonal variation
1940
1941
June
June | May
Manufactures (Cont'd)
Petroleum and coal products
Petroleum refining
Gasoline
Fuel oil
Lubricating oil
Kerosene
Beehive coke
Chemicals
Rubber products
Rubber consumption
MINERALS
Fuels
Bituminous coal
Anthracite
Crude petroleum
Metals
Iron ore
Copper
Zinc
Gold
Silver

•

*

*

$

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

p531
p!40
191
196

515
134
162
164

plSO
pl54
pl26
pl21
pl44
180
pl53
152

123
14S
80
117
164
212
161
160
114
138

*

s

p~-Pre 1 iminary or estimated*

Without
seasonal adjustment
1940
1941
June
June 1 May

115
112
110
113
122
116
rl60
116
117
116

*

*

p455
pl33
191
196

386
133
162
164

116
113
112
112
122
113
rl23
110
117
116

116
110
rll6
116
154
HE
113
na

pl24
pl33
pll6
pl21
pl75
325
plSQ
149

120
1Z6
66
120
181
323
159
150
108
133

111
100
rl07
116
161
268
140
116
97
114

122
114

r—Revised.

*

*
•

*

f
*

%

*

*

$

*

*

*

* Data not yet available.

FREIGHT-CAR LO^II^S
(1935*39 avera L = 100)
Coal
Coke
Grain
Livestock
Forest products
Ore
Miscellaneous
Merchandise, 1.o*1,

156
189
126
88
133
152
139
102

138
182
124
91
130
266
136
102

120
145
98
95
108
134
111
94

131
170
123
69
141
265
141
101

117
167
107
82
135
276
138
102

101
131
96
75
112
233
112
94

Note:—To conWrt cotkl and irii:'caliar^ous Indexes to points in total ind^x, multiply
coal by .213 and miscellanuous
*5^8. Back fibres may be obtalmd %pon re»
quest from the Division of Rest>urch and Statistics• A chart thewing the now
series will be available sometime in July.