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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-. "July 25, 1944," G.12.3 Industrial Production (July 25, 1944). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/55/item/491512, accessed on July 29, 2025.

Title: July 25, 1944

Author: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-
Date: July 25, 1944
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image-container-0 ** » mm ci BOARD OF «*E81K»S OF BE FEDERAL RESERVE SYS For release in morning papeA Wednesday, July 26, 1944 > R&8 BUSINESS INDEXES JUL 2 61944 July 25, 1944 1959 average «*» 100 for factory employment and payrolls i 1923-25 average * 100 for construction contracts * 1955-59 Average • 100.for all other series Industrial production p235 257 257 p236 257 258 Manufactures total p251 265 268 p252 255 259 Durable Total • i p552 567 558 p555 568 559 Nondurable pl69 169 177 pl70 168 178 Minerals 5 i . i i i i • i ? ? | 1 pl45 145 117 pl47 146 121 Construction contracts, valub pl47 p31 55 45 p37 40 55 Residential pl6 16 52 pl7 19 36 All other p44 46 55 p55 57 67 Factory employment Total Total pl58,6 159,6 169.0 pl58.4 159.0 168.8 Durable goods p216.4 218.4 228.5 p216.6 218.4 22S..5 Nondurable goods pllS.O 115.5 122.5 pll2.5 112.2 121.7 Factory payrolls pll2.5 Total 518.3 317.1 Durable goods 445.7 441.6 nondurable goods Freight carloadings i i i i i Department store sales, value 185 167 162 180 155 ' Department--store stocks, , value • 146 145 Adjusted for Without seasonal variation Seasonal adjustment 1944 1945 1944 1945 June I May June June | May June — — — 159 158 127 144 141 152 WW ww ww mam « p55 # * * * 195.7 195.4 149 136 Note.—Production, oarloadings, 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 *579, nondurable by ,469, and minerals by .152, Construction contract indexes based on 5-month moving averages, centered at second month, of F. W, Dodge data for 57 Eastern States. To convert indexes to value figures, shown in the Federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply total by •410,269,000, residential by #184,157,000, and all other by <226,152,000. Employment index, without seasonal adjustment, and payrolls index compiled by Bureau of Labor Statistics,
image-container-1 nroU.STRIAL PRODUCTION , (1935-39 average * 100) Adjusted for —sQ&eoaal-variation i without seasonal adjustment - 1644 • - 1943 1944 1943 . June j Jfey - tltinb " "June "* I Myr June MANUFACTURES Iron and i&teel p204 210 201 p204 210 201 Pig iron * 203 190 • 203 190 Steel 225 234 227 225 234 227 Open hearth 183 188 177 183 188 177 Electric 52$ 559 583 526 559 583 Machinery p439 -440 441 p439 440 441 Transportation equipment p721 728 743 P 721 728 745 Automobiles p227 229 215 p227 229 215 Nonferrous metals and products * ' .279 262 # 279 262 Smelting and refining p253 273 276 p252 273 275 lumber and products pllS 124 128 pl24 126 135 Lumber ^ pl06 115 118 pll5 119 128 "Furniture pl42 141 148 pl42 141 148 Stone, clay, and glass products piei 161 175 pi 65 165 177 Plate glass 66 66 , 41 65 06 41 Cement * 76 127 * 79 136 Clay products pl26 122 139 plz3 121 137 Gypsum and plaster products pl76 180 204 pi so 182 208 Abrasive and asbestos products p297 300 325 p297 300 325 Textiles and products ' pl46 147 155 pl46 147 155 Cotton consumption 140 142 160 140 142 160 Rayon deliveries 196 195 183 196 195 183 Wool textiles * 152 160 • 152 160 leather products ' pi 14 112 • 114 pll3 112 113 Tanning ' * 110 114 * 110 112 Cattle hide leathers * 118 122 * 118 117 Calf and kip leathers * 86 M- , ^ . •• . 83 88- Goat and kid leathers 86 82 - * 84 83 Sheep and lamb leathers # 136 162 * 147 160 Shoes pll8 114 114 pll8 114 114 Manufactured food products pl53 154 •144 pl53 147 144 Wheat flour pl08 110 102 . pl04. 106 • • 98 • • • Meatpacking - -pl74 180 . 159 pl72 180 158 Other manufactured foods | pl54 157 ' 146 pl45 141 137 Processed fruits and vegetables pl33 145 130 pl02 94 100 Tobacco products " • 124 . 124 * 124 128 Cigars * 69 102 " * 89 102 Cigarettes 154 , 149 * 154 156 Other tobacco products. *' 60 78 * 81 .80 p—Preliminary. " . • * Data not yet available.
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