Full text of G.12.3 Industrial Production : June 26, 1952

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BOARD CF GCVTHZiORG OF THE 5EECKAL R2S25VE SYSTEL1
For release in afternoon papers, Friday, June 27» 1952
G.12.3

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June 26, i952

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1935"39 average =f 100 for industrial production and freight oarloadings;
1947-1*9 average = 10U for a l l other s e r i e s , .
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Industrial production?
Total
Manufactures
Total
Durable
loncurahle
Minerals
Major coi.sumer durables output
Total
passenger cars
Household &oods
Construction contracts, value
Total
Residential
All other
Deployment and payrolls
Nonagricultural emrleyment,total
Manufacturing production workers
Employment, t o t a l
Durable
Nondurable
Payrolls, total
Freight carloadinvs
Department store s a l e s , value
Department store stocks, value

Seasonally adjusted
1951
19%
May
May | Apr.

Unadjusted
19hl
1952
1 aj
Hay 1 •Apr.

p2U+

216

222

p2ll*

215

223

p223
p276
pl80
pl6l

225
277
163
166

233
276
198
165

p223
p276
P179
PI63

22h

233
277
197
168

Pi03

105
109
98

129
liiO
117

P105
pllb
P 94

107
115

129

Pl09
P 97
n.a.
r.a.
n.a.

171
192
156

19.
l6v.
211

r.a.
n.a.
n.a.

197
,225
179

23L
197
259

pl06.8

106.8

106.8

pl06.2

106.3

106.2

plO > 2
P109.3
p 96.0

10 > 8
109.7
96.9

106.8
111.6
101,1

102.8
109.6
127.8

105.0
111.0
98.1
128.1

•

277
181
165

99

IkZ
115

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—

plOl.5
plOS.7
P 93.2
el2/.2

126

133

12U

123

155

elO? • Pl03

104

el06

pi03

103

pll6

136

—

pi 22

139

—

122

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* £ s t i r s t e s , seasonally adjusted, :for June 1952s total industrial production, 202;
durable manufactures, 2L6; nondurable manufactures, 1%; minerals, lu5«
Construction contract indexes based on ^-nonth moving: averages, centered
at second r^onth, of P% 1 * Dodge data for 57 Eastern States,
The unadjusted indexes of employment and payrolls are compiled by or based
on data of the bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s •
KGTEt See Federal Reserve Bulletin for Hay 1952/ P* 502, for announcement
regarding tentative nev: annual production indexes for 16 major groups
of manufacturing; industries, 19L7-51*



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HCDISTKIAL PROTECTION
(1955-.2? average == 100)
Seasonally adjusted
mz.
1961
' 'Hay .
::ay I Apr,
'

Unadjusted
1951
1952
Kay
Pay 1 Apr.

T1ANDPACTURE8
Iron and s t e e l
Fig iron
Steel
Open hearth
Electric
Machinery
Transportation equipment
Automobiles (incl# p a r t s )
Konferrous metals and products
Smelting and r e f i n i n g
Fabricating
Lunber and products
Lumber
Furniture
Stone, clay and glass products
Cement
Clay products
Textiles and products
Cotton consumption
ilayon d e l i v e r i e s
Leather and products
Tanning
Shoes
Manufactured food products
Yiheat f l o u r
He atpacking
0ther manufactu red foods
Processed f r u i t s and vegetables
Paper and products
Pape rhoard
Printing ana publishing
Kewsp i n t consumption
Petroleum and coal products
Gasoline
Fuel o i l
Coke
Chemicals
Paints
kayon
I n d u s t r i a l chemicals
Rubber products




p2U5
n.a.
279
196
670
PJ&8
P33i+
p233
p217
P-57
D&01
pH3
pi 50
Pl67
p2l6
n.a.
pl68
pl49
1>5
269
n*a#
n.a.
n.a*
p!58
plOu
pii+a
pl65
pl 51
pl86
207
P175
n.a.
p20?
n.a.
X1.&.
n.a.
p29l+
Pl52
p269
p56o
p2A

2lt5
205
276
196
855
352
329
229
219
257
201
15?
1U3
170
220
238
172
tef
130
280
102

oU

llii
163
108
165
170
li+JU
185
202
175

lib

266
235
218
179
293
153
267
561
237

263
2JSU
301
217
897
336
310
2I4O
206
227
197
163
15C
173
236
231
18U
190
16L
377
97
88
103
167
109
149*
176
166
212
256
176
166
263
207
210
186
298
166
378
538
2U7

P2U5
n.a.
279
196
870
P3U6
P33U
P233
P217
p257
p201
plk5
pl3U
pl67
p222
n.a.
pl68
pl49
135
289
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
P152
plOO
plu8
pl50
p 85
pl86
207
P178
n.a.
P203
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
p29U
p!57
P269
p56o
P23U

2k5
205
278
196
855
352
329
229
219
257

20h

152
11:3
170
216
226
167
lu-'t
130
280
102
64
114
1U9
10it
152
152
88
186
202
180
17U
266
205
218
179
296
151:
267
561
237

263
23U
301
217
897
336
310
2U8
206
227
197
168
165
173
2L2
2L2
ieU
190
16U
377
97
88
103
159
10I*
11:9
159
108
212
256
179
172
265
207
210
166
298
165
378
538
217

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•H'IDG TRIAL PRO OCTION
(1935*39 average » 100)
Seasonally adjusted
1951
1952
May 1 Apr. I May

Unadjusted
1951
19%
May
Kay 1 Apr.

M&ERALS
Fuels
Co&l
Bituminous coal
Anthracite
Crude petroleum
Metals
Iron Or©

pl63
100
107
73
n,a,
Plu7

171
110
119

7U

201

ihl

171
110
119

168
118
126
83
192
151

pl63
100
107
73
it.a,
pl6l

pj6U

201
131
238

111
210
iti
6k
'15U
222
li+8
be

101
178
126
59
131
292
138
45

103
163
115
65
lk2
195
139
47

%

168
118
126
83
192
, 2 66
365

FREIGHT CARLOADJNC-S
(1955-39 average =100)

Goal
Ccke
Grain
Livestock
Forest products
Ore
Miscellaneous
tierchandise, l . c . l .




101
179
132
66
126
212

%

103
166
130
73
lU2
212
liU
16

111
208
12lt
57
160
.296
lii9

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OUTPUT 0 ? HOUSEHOLD GOODS
1 9 4 7 - 1 # # = 100
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Unadjusted
Seasonally adjusted
1951 '
1952
19%
1951 1
m y | Apr.| Mar. Apr.]I May |1 Apr. | Mar, Apr.
TOTAL

p 97

Carpets

n.a.

98

106

83

CO

131 jp 94

99

112

134

101

n.a.

87

35

107

Furniture

pl05

105

rl02

116

plOO

103

106

114

Major appliances
Cooking s t o v e s , t o t a l
Electric, total
Standard
Apnrtnent
Nonelectric, t o t a l
Gas, t o t a l
Standard
Apartment
Bunga] ow and combination
All oilier

p 81
P 71

83
66

98
34

125
117

P 79
P 71
j 75
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a#
n.a*
n.a.

83
68
57
58
37
75
89
87
103
29
32

104
86
101
98
129
77
89
88
97
47
32

129
119
139
140
131
107
122
120
136

6 0 5 |[ n . a .
184 ! n . a .
n.a.
61

502
155
23

600
175
38

I18U
173
63

80
4
55

143
71
53
34
183
281
83
111
74
174
196
87
83
188
16
62
420
339
723
90

i

Iriers
Freezers
Xroners
Refrigerators, total
l
nk cubic f e e t or l e s s
r
)»5~oJj. cubic f e e t
cubic f e e t
7*5~8.4 cubic f e e t
Q*5 cubic f e e t or over
Vacuum cleaners
Washing machines, t o t a l
Wringer and spinner
Automatic and semiautomatic
Radios and t e l e v i s i o n
Radios, t o t a l
Small
Automobile
Consoles and combinations
Ail-FM console comi i n a t i e n s
Television, total
Table
Consoles
Combinations




-

HeS#
n.a.
n.a*

6?8
162
23

6oo
170
37

70

77

95

133

83
n.a.

72
78

91
90

79
108

pll8
P 1*7

119
47

lia
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186
38

p266

266

3to

390

P 75
10
29
25
58
178

29
197

Jf

100
42
57
12
101
224

79
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
pl21
p 48
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
p272
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

75
81
48
136
126
49
67
95
15
10
235
285
it 31
36

105
97
57
166
151
45
58
93
13
10
i57l
272
702
45

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