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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-. "July 23, 1942," G.12.3 Industrial Production (July 23, 1942). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/55/item/491488, accessed on July 29, 2025.

Title: July 23, 1942

Author: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-
Date: July 23, 1942
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image-container-0 1 BOARD OF FEDERAL For release in morning papers Friday, July 24, 1S42 BUSINESS INDEXES f REC ' D IN files section j JUL 251942 R&S BI - 215 July 23, 1942 1935-39 average * 100 for industrial production and freight-car loadings; 1923-25 average * 100 for all other series 1942 1941 1942 1941 .. June | May June June | May June - Industrial production Total pl77 174 159 pi 78 175 160 Manufactures Total pl86 182 164 pl86 183 165 Durable p245 237 196 p245 23S 198 Nondurable pl38 138 139 pl38 138 138 Minerals pl32 129 rl35 pl31 131 rl32 Construction contracts. value pl31 Total plS7 158 117 p233 192 135 Residential p88 76 101 p97 90 111 All other p286 226 129 p344 275 155 Factory employment p344 Total 137.1 127.9 Durable goods 152.5 135.1 Nondurable goods 122.4 121.1 Factory payrolls Total 191.8 152.2 Durable goods 232.3 173.9 Nondurable goods Freight-car loadings 141 143 139 139 139 136 Department store sales, value 104 108 104 100 • 108 100 Adjusted for seasonal variation Without seasonal adjustment * * * Department store stocks, , value pl32 pl23 77 pi 26 pl26 73 137.0 128.7 160.3 134.0 124.3 123.7 * * * * * * 146.5 127.9 p—Preliminary or estimated* r—Revised. * Data not yet availableT Hotet—Production, carloadings, and department store sales 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 minerals by .152. 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 the Federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply total by $410,- 269,000, residential by and all other by #226,132,000. Employment index, without seasonal adjustment, and payrolls index compiled by Bureau of Labor Statistics.
image-container-1 2. (1935-39_average » 100) * . • £ J <* •• < A ^* » » » f V <f 6 - f i. 4 »* v • * » * ^ J jr- 4, e 2. I K * _...Adj«pted for. . seasonal/variation Without seasonal adjustment • -jm. '• - mi 1942 1941 June | Kay June June j May - June MAWJFACTUKES Steel • - 215 218 195 215 218 195 Open hearth and Bessemer 177 180 173 177 180 173 Blectrio 485 484- 355 485 484 355 Machinery p280 274 214 p280 274 214 Transportation equipment p399 371 243 p399 371 , 244 Monferrous metale and products . pl92 187 186 pl93 188 187 Zinc smelting 180 184 170 180 184 170 Zinc shipments 145 146 144 143 146 144 Lumber and products . pl30 134 135 pl36 135 140 Lumber pi 24 rl24 125 pl34 131 135 furniture pl43 152 155 pl39 143 150 Stone, clay, and glass products * 145 149 # 166 171 Cement 145 146 138 183 178 174 Polished plate glass 37 35 152 37 35 149 Textiles and products plS3 166 - 156 pi 53 156 155 Cotton oonsuiqrtion 169 175 160 169 175 160 Bayon deliveries 169 169 173 169 169 173 Wool textiles • 149 163 * 149 163 Leather products pl28 • .126 * 132 • " plI7 * 123 120 fanning • 128 122 " plI7 * 125 118 Cattle hide leathers » 147 133 * 144 126 Calf and kip leathers , * • 94 98 * 89 100 Goat and kid leathers » 104 112 * 102 112 Shoes pl28. 124 , 138 pl 13 121 122 Manufactured food products plS7 134 127 pl39 130 128 Wheat flour 102 105 107 96 96 101 Meatpacking pi 50 140 124 pl46 140 121 Other manufactured foods pl38 135 129 pl31 123 123 Tobacco products 122 122 118 132 123 128 Cigars 112 108 106 120 107 113 Cigarettes 136 140 131 150 142 144 Manufactured tobaeoo & snuff 94 89 97 96 •89 99 Paper and products * 145 145 . 144 143 P&perboard 120 144 .154 120 . 141 154 lewsprint production 103 104 114 . 104 105 115 Printing and publishing pill • 112 , 128 pllO 115 127 Newsprint consumption 97 100 106 98 104 107 p—Preliminary or estimated. r~Revised. * bata not yet available.
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