Full text of G.12.3 Industrial Production : November 28, 1952

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
For release in afthrnoon papers, Monday, December 1, 1952

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0.12.3
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November 28, 1952 '

BUSINESS INDEXES

1955-39 average • 100 for industrial production and freight carload!ngs;
I9IL7-U9 average * 100 for all other series
Unadjusted
1952
1 1Q51
Oct. isept. 1 Oct.

Seasonally adjusted
1952
I 1951
Oct. 1 Sept. 1 Oct.
Industrial production*
Total
Kixr^factures
Total
Durable
Nondurable
Minerals
Mej:r consumer durables
Total
Baseenger cars
h'ousehol d goods
Construction contracts, value
total
Rjpidential
All other

j
P227

226

218

P231

231

222

p238
p29U
P193
pl65

235
287
19U
175

226
27U
168
17U

p2U2
p296
p!98
pl68

2J4O
289
200
180

230
276
193
176

pl2U
P129
P118

121
125
118

163
108
98

pl28
pl26
P129

127
127
126

108
110
106

206
190
217

lltO
160
127

n.a. 209
n.a. 190
n.a. 221

13U
156
120

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

|
;

Employment and payrolls
Inimgricultural employment, total
Manufacturing production workers
Employment, total
Durable
Nondurable
Payrolls, total
Freight earloa dings
Department store sales, value
Department store stocks, value

!1

127

134

106.6 !pl09.6
1
103 .u 1P107.2
108.6 Ipll2.2
97.2 Ipl01.2
el'0.3
1
135
i 159

pl 15

106

109

ipn9

112

irll3

120

121

j n.a. 12U

13U

pioe.5

106.5

P105.5
pill .5
P 98.5

105.1
110.6
96.6

I

n.a.

IO9.6

1U5

1U6

106.9
110.7
102.3
l?4l.5

107.7
105.1

109 .u

100.1
129.8

total manufactures, 239# durable manufactures, 297? nondurable manufactures,
192? minerals, YJ2+
j
Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered
at second month, of F.W. Dod^e data for 37 Eastern States.
The unadjusted indexes of employment and payrolls are compiled by or
based on data of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.



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INDUSTRIAL FROiUCTlOH
(1935-39 average z 100)

I

tlnadjusted
Seasonally ad.
1952
1 1951
1951
195%
Oot. 1 Sept. tiot. Oot. I Sept. | Oot.
mNUPACIURBB
Iron and steel
Tig iron
Steel
Open hearth
Electric
Machinery
Transportation equipment
Automobiles (incl. (mrts)
Nonferrous metals and products
Smelting and refining
Fabricating
Lumber and products
Lumber
Furniture
Stone, clay and glass products
Cement
Clay products
Textiles and products
Cotton consumption
Rayon deliveries
Leather and products
Tanning
Shoes
Manufactured food products
Wheat flour
Meatpacking
Other manufactured foods
Processed fruits and vegetables
Paper and products
Psaperboard
Printing and publishing
Newsprint consumption
Petroleum and coal products
Gasoline
Fuel oil
Coke
Chemicals
•Jfeinta
Rayon
Industrial chemicals
Rubber products




p276
332'
233
10140
p362
PJ56
p2it6
p228
p250
p219
P156
pi U>
pl87
p221
n.n.
t>158
pl?2
1I42
362
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
pl62
pllO
.Pl&7
pl66
plU3
pl99
2*46
pl?U
173
p275
p228
p228
n.a*
P303
P156
P359
P57U
p2ti6

26?
2L2
319
222
1013
353
3'46
239
221
2ljB
209
W)
183
222
227
161
176
lli5
377
112
97
123
166
108
170
173
137
192
233
165
166
281
23!*
232
177
303
155
370
565
2l@

261
267
P276
2i£
2U7
s
319
332
E
222
217
217
233
921
102#) 1013
921
3to
3b0
353
P342
311
3o6
311
P356
223
223 , p2U6
239
201
p228
221
201
21*8
230
230
P250
209
190
p219
190
pl6§
158
167
1U9
151
138
159
P153
171
183
171
Pl87
230
p231
232
219
n.a.
252
263
217
182
pl67
167
172
151*
pl72
176
15k
lli2
i5o
1U5 - 1W>
362
293
293
377
n.a.
112
91
91
80
n.a.
80
95
n.a.
98
123
98
190
177
I63
P175
118
115
pl 17
109
pl68
156
15U
157
2ol*
192
P187
173
210
266
plBlt
163
196
192
196
P199
2U6
213
213
233
166
181
pl78
177
168
182
165
173
281
269
p275
269
212
' 212 p228
23U
211*
211* p228
232
185
177
185 1 n.a.
301*
298
303
1008
15&
pl56
156
153
3U6
3I46 P359
370
556
565
556
P57U
p2t#6
239
2h9
239
261

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(1935-39 average z 100)
Seasonally adjusted
1 1051
1952
Oct. 1 Sept. 1 Oct.

-

tinadlusted
1Q52 "
1 1951
Oct. I Sept. | Oct.

MINERALS
Fuels
Coal
Bituminous coal
Anthracite
Crude petroleum
Metals
Iron ore

pl68
93
93
94
p205
p!51

180
133
144
88
203
1/9

pl68
179
136 , 93
147 ' 93
104
94
p205
199
pl 70
ia
n.a.

180
133
144
88
203
178
418

179
138
lU7
104
199
163
354

135
187
138
93
151
352
155
48

134
202
154
128
152
267
157

FREIGHT CARLOADimS
(1935-39 average = 100)

Coal
Coke
Grain
Livestock
Forest products
Ore
Miscellaneous
Merchandise, l.c.l. •




1
I 93
1 188
I 157
1 76

! 139
! 211
I 1U5

I
1

46

135
189
123
70
i4o
235
144
45

134

206

154
83
144
180
144
46

93
185
157
117
146
314
158
46

48

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O0THJT OP HOtJSEHOLn GOODS

19U7-U9 - 100

Seasonally adjusted
Unadjusted
-1S52
1251
2251
oot. jsept.iAug." Sept, Oct. |Septf4Augj6#pt.
TOTAL

pi 18 118

107

Carpets

n.a.

81

76

Furniture

pill

111,

110

p 86
P 71

89
70

91*
75

Major appliances
Cooking stoves, total
Electric, total
Standard
Apartment
fwitMft
M .

if*l

!

/

Refrigerators, total
5*& cubic feet or less
'5*5~6,4 cubic feet
6.5-7.4 cubic feet
7 #5-8.4 cubic feet
8,5 cubic feet or over
Vacuum cleaners
Washing machines, total
Wringer and spinner
Automatic and semiautomatic
Radios and television
Radios, total
Small
Autoraobile
Consoles and combinations
AM-FM console combinations
Television, total
Table
Consoles
Combinations




piag 126

56 n.a
97

P115

:

E
!

a. 910
a. 202
a.
5h
56 . 71.

71

62

lilt

109

99

84

106

96 p 9 2 100
90 P 78
79
68
72
I 65
Ik
.
95 a
I.
W f
#

87

n.a.

80
91

214 205
39

W

In.a. 72
?n.a. 26
919 610 In.a. 10U7
158 211 In.a. 227
Ifi 1*9 In,a. 60
.75

9k
110

71 ! 56.
12
37
21
i*5
I 117

2 # 219
Wt
12

69

57
19
14

575 5U3

75
37
U6
>U
77
136

78 I 97
86
110 n.a. Ill
'n.a. • 6U
n.8. 189

11a 123
32 55

366 26U

103 10I*

90

X

Bungalow and combination

All other
Driers
Freezers
Ironers

98

60
67

17
11*

67!*
U91
1181 992
25U 217

70 101

60 138
60 lid
61* 105

#
57

f
v»

62

22
781
178
%

29
701
236
5h

59

75

8
33

21
56
120

2U
86

20 ,
91
111

81 8U
102 13I*
54 82
182 221
11*3 127
32
58

1*9
33
30
7

68

109
15
35

370 271

271* 230
63I* l*l6
155

122