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BOARD OF GO'UPORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYmE

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For release in afternoon papers, Tuesday, September 30# 1952
G.12.)

September 29,"1^52
BUSINESS INDEXES

1935-39 average « 100 for industrial production and freight carloadingst
I9h7-h9 average * 100 for a l l other series
Unadjusted
Seasonally adjusted 1
1 1951 1
U951
1952
195^
(Aug.
Aug, 1 July
1 Aug. 1 Aug. | July
1
I
220
217 1 p2l8
195
P215
193
1
202
226 1 p228
£04
229
p225
p268
269
232
267 1 p270
231
181
plSO
197
179
193 1 pl9fi
170
142
144
165 1 pl64
P159

Industrial production*
Total
Manufactures
Total
Durable
Nondurable
Minerals
Major consumer durables
Total
Passenger cars
Household goods
Construction contracts, value
Total
Residential
All other

P 87
p 68
P107

71
u7
97

101
112
89

176
198
161

177
196
165

156
176
1W

!

1
|
1
1
!
1
|

P 85
P 69
P103

62
47
79

1C0
113
85

184
197
175

19U
199
191

163
175
155

P107.8

105.8

107.3

P103.5
P105.7

97.9
98.9
96.7
121.7

105.7
108.8
101.9

Employment and payrolls ,
Nonagricultural employment,tote1
pl0?.4
Manufacturing production workers
Employment, total
\pl02.7
Durable
pi06.3
Nondurable
P 99.5
T&yrolls, t o t a l
\
1
Freight carloadings
125

102

133

j

129

104

137

Department store s a l e s , value

pllJU

105

109

1 P 98

84

93

n.a.

120

134

1 n.a.

110

128

U U \tlXX

I X H U U a V* j.tXX

Department store stocks, value
- U J U U V U M ,

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1
107.01
1
104.81
109.5!
99.1*1

106.1
99.6
100.7
98.3

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223; durable manufactures, 28}; nondurable manufactures, 192; minerals, l6Q.
Construction contract indexes based on )-month moving averages, centered
at second month, of F, W. Dodge data for 37 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 .

NOTE: Tentative new production indexes for the remaining manufacturing and mining
industries are now available, completing the postwar annual phase of the
revision program announced in the Federal Reserve Bulletin for May 1952,

m * 502.




INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIOH

(1935-39 average - 100)
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4

Seasonally ad jus bed
1 1951
Aug. 1 July
1 Aug.

mmpAcrnRES
Iron and s t e e l
Fig iron
Steal
: Open hearth
Electric
Machinery
Transportation equipment
Automobiles ( i n c l . p a r t s )
Eonferrous metals and products
Smelting and r e f i n i n g
Fabricating
Lumber and products
Lumber
Furniture
Stone, olay and glass products
Cement
Clay products
Textiles and products
Cotton consumption
Rayon d e l i v e r i e s
Leather and products
Tanning
Shoes
Manufactured food products
Yheat f l o u r
Meatpacking
Other manufactured foods
Processed f r u i t s & vegetables
> p e r and products
taporboard
r i n t i ng and publishing
Newsprint consumption
Petroleum and coal products
Gasoline
Fuel o i l
Coke
Chemicals
Faints
Rayon
I n d u s t r i a l chemicals
Rubber products




Unadjusted
1952
1 195!"
Aug. 1 July
I Aug.

•

1

2l|D
221
283
202
860
P338
P306
pl84
p2l2
p250
P196
p!54
pl43
pl75
P219
n.a.
pl6l
pl69
143
369
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
P l63
pl08
pl62
pl70
pl26
P187
222
pl66
162
p277
p228
p2?U .
n.a.
p297
P159
P355
P548
p2Lo

ii+i
38
83
36
4l8
331
288
164
202
242
185
lUl
128
164
2l4
215
158
147
111
3^3
91
81
98
163
109
147
172
140
160
182
157
164
257
225
231
n.a.
298
158
325
564
227

254
230
291
208
681
328
305
223
197
213
191
146
137
165
228
222
176
170
145
360
99
81
110
166
108
162
174
139
196
224
174
164
265
213
209
187
306
165
393
557
243

24o
221
283
202
860
P338
P306
pi84
p212
p250
pl96
pl66
pl62
pl75
p228
n.a.
pl6?
pl69
143
369
n.a.
n.a.
. n.a.
pl85
plo6
pl4l
P194
P239
pl87
222
P158
146
p277
p228
p234
n.a.
P294
P157
P355
P548
p240

i4i
38
83
36
413
331
288
164
201
241
185
150
143
164
216
236
160
147
111
343
90
77
96
174
108
137
179
182
159
182
145
l4l
257
225
231
n.a.
294
156
325
564
227

254
230
291
208
881
328
305
223
197
213
191
158
154
165
238
251
162
170
145
360
96
80
110
169
107
139
200
263
196
224
166
147
265
213
209
167
303
163
393
557
243

INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION
(1935-39 average « 100)
seasonally adjusted
1952
1 1951
Aug. I July
1 Aug.

Unadjusted
195%
! i9>l
Aug, 1 July
1 Aug.

pl62
93
102
61
Pl96
pUi2

pl62
93
102
61
P196
P175
n.a,

155
eu
91
57
190
82
70

171
123
13U
77
194
167
lt03

101
154
145
61
157
323
l4i
46

75
56
183
45
147
73
116
43

122
206
151
64
155
313
145
47

MINERALS
Fuels
Coal
Bituminous coal
Anthracite
Crude petroleum
Metals
Iron ore

155
81*
91
57
190
65

171
123
134
77
19k
134

FREIGHT CARLOAniNGS

(1935-39 average « 100)

Coal
Coke
Grain
Li vestoolc
Forest products
Ore
Miscellaneous
Merchandise, l . o . l .




—

1
I
1
1
1
1
I
1

101
160
134
65
Ui9
216
140

,

*

75
57
153
56
l46
46
115
>3

—P
122 |
215 1
l40 1
67 1
148 1
209 1
144 1
UT |

out HIT OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS
19L7-U9 = 100

TOTAL
Carpets
Furniture
Major appliances
Cooking s t o v e s , t o t a l
Electric, total
Standard
Apartment
Nonelectric, t o t a l
Gas, total
Standard
Apartment
Bungalow and combination
All other
Driers
Freezers
Ironers

1 Seasonally adjusted
1
195%
195!
|Aug# |July| June
July
1
88
101
Ipl07
97
1
1 n . a . 61
h7
a
J
108
102
Ipl09 110
> 9 5
ip 75
1

7U
51

89
69

!
!

1
i
1
1

!

1
11
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

I
Unadjusted
1
1952 „
1 mI Aug.|July!June! July
Ipl03

79

95

lh

! n.a.

37

m

29

!pl08

102

103

9U

6h
Ui
26
26
33
50
59
57
75
2h
21

87
68
70
75
16
66
79
77
93
37
21

70
57
79
83
33
tii.
U9

U70 u6l
173 190
U7
59

38?
165
30

Up 69
20
7
16
8
20
30
66
72
79 ii*6

68
59
3b
20
96
112

78 jp 85
68 Ip 70
! 60
1 60
! 6h
1 n.a.
1 n.a.
! n.a.
! n.a.
1 n.a.
t n.a.
589 1 n . a .
131 1 173
39 1 n . a .

71
38
22

n . a . 722
158 138
n . a . 50

576
136
59

U9

66

\%cnum cleaners
7/ashing machines, t o t a l
ringer and spinner
Automatic and semiautomatic

78
1 9h
1 n.a. 10U
1

85
111

70 1 81
?h i n . a .
1 n.e..
1 n.a.

65
82
35
160

75
136
66
175

58
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*2?
11:

Radios and t e l e v i s i o n
Radios, t o t a l

1 lUl 135
1 3? bo

136
h6

98 1 lu3
& 1 32
1 h9
' 33
I 30
I
7

60
26
Ll
35
21
1

120
uk
58
71
20
19

62
36
59
97

191
163
300
72

275
216

llu
36
201
36

Refrigerators, total
5 . a cubic f e e t or l e s s
5 . 5 - 6 . L cubic f e e t
6 . 5 - 7 M cubic f e e t
7.5^9.it cubic f e e t
8.5 cubic f e e t or over

Small

Automobile
Consoles and combinations
AM-FM console combinations
Television, t o t a l
Table

Consoles

Combinations



75

1
1

1
1
I
! 366 331

!

1

1

322

73 1
t
1
|
1
1

199 !
1
1
j

59
8
33
21
56
120

370
27h
63k
155

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