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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-. "June 23, 1944," G.12.3 Industrial Production (June 23, 1944). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/55/item/491511, accessed on August 4, 2025.

Title: June 23, 1944

Author: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-
Date: June 23, 1944
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image-container-0 BOARD FEDERAL RESERVE SYS For release In afternoon papers Friday, June 25, 1944 BUSINESS INDEXES • R4S BI - 238 June 23, 1944 1959 average - 100 for factory employment and payrolls; 1925-26 average * 100 for construction contractsj 1635-59 average • 100 for all other series Industrial production Total p237 239 239 p237 237 239 Manufactures Total p2S3 256 258 p253 255 258 Durable p367 361 359 p357 361 360 Nondurable P 170 172 176 pl69 169 175 Minerals pl43 140 129 pl46 138 132 Construction contracts, value Total p31 36 52 p37 41 62 Residential pl6 17 31 pi 9 19 37 All other p42 52 68 p52 58 83 Factory employment p52 Total pl59.4 161,5 167.9 p!58»8 160.8 167,2 Durable goods p217.7 221,1 225,9 p217,7 220,9 225,9 Nondurable goods pll3,5 114,5 122,2 p!12*3 113 A 121,0 Factory payrolls p!12*3 Total 318,2 313,5 Durable goods 448,1 Nondurable goods Freight earloadings 136 138 135 141 135 137 Department store sales. value Department store stocks, , value Without seasonal adjustment 1644 " 1943 1944 1 1943 May I Apr, my Ifcy 1 Apr. I Adjusted for seasonal variation * # • mm mm 173 158 143 131 mm mm * * * * . • * 191,3 192,6 172 155 149 134 p—Preliminary« * Data not yet available. Bote.—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 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 bv #410,269,000, residential by 1184,137,000, and all other by #226,132,000*, Employment index, without seasonal adjustment, and payrolls index compiled by Bureau of Labor Statistics,
image-container-1 I INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (I93&.59 average -100) Adjusted for • , seasonal variation Without . seasonal adjustment . 1 1944 - 1943 1944 1943 % I A»r . Hay Bay I Apr. May MANUFACTURES Iron end steel p210 213 208 p210 213 208 Pig iron # 206 196 > 206 196 Steel 254 236 233 234 236 233 Open hearth 188 192 184 188 192 184 Meotric 669 649 584 569 549 684 Machinery p440 445 443 p440 445 443 transportation equipment P722 ' 728 729 p722 728 729 Automobile* p223 280 211 p223 230 211 lonferrous metala and products * 292 264 * 292 264 Smelting and refining p276 - 289 270 p276 289 270 Lumber and products pl21 126 133 pl23 125 136 Lun*er pill 118 126 pll4 116 130 Furniture pl39 . 142 147 pl39 142 147 Stone, olay, and glass products pl6S 165 175 pl63 164 180 Plate glass 66 59 43 66 69 43 Cement * 78 130 • 74 137 Clay products pl21 125 136 pl21 122 136 Gypsum and plaster products pl76 182 203 pl79 181 205 Abrasive and asbestos products p295 301 320 p295 301 320 Textiles sad products p!47 161 159 pH7 151 159 Cotton oonswption 142 161 169 142 161 169 Bayou deliveries 196 196 186 196 196 186 Wool textiles * 163 168 * 153 Leather products * 116 118 * 116 118 Tanning . 117 • 122 • 116 122 'Cattle hide leathers » 125 132 4 * 125 132 " Calf end kip leathers " •« 89 92 86 88 Goat and kid leathers * 79 87 * 81 85 Sheep and lamb leathers * 168 ' 164 $ 165 177 Shoes . . — * 116 • *• "115 * . 116 - -116 ... Manufactured food products pl53 157 143 pl46 142 137 . meat flour t : pile 114] 97 pill 110 93 Meatpacking \ Pl81 198 ; 162 pl82 183 152 . Other manufactured foo^s pl64 157 • 147 pl39 139 133 Processed fruits and vegetables piso 150 130 p97 92 84 Tobacco products ' * 126 ' 123 • 120 123 Cigars • 89 104 * 89 104 Cigarettes # 161 144 # 150 144 Other tobacco products $ 73 85 * ' ' 73 1 86 p—Preliminary, ' ' ' ' • Data not yet available.
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