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,;**•v ^«\v. ! /r/ <*>' M * * ^ 1 s \^' & ^ u+* f:' ?^ 1 M •., i s IN E S S ^ ws *v\ ^ - ^ ^ K ^ o r COMMERCE APRi- <>si ..U.j„.,,,.ij,AA.L.i, i. O\!c )r K_ w w r* * OU*'Sx L,i.i..J,...L.!.,^.J,-i.„LJL„L...J..a LXJ..i.XJ„..LJ„.,LJ™J,»J™l™L!a.™L..Li.i„„(.„l.l„L.i.JLJ 7\LUe OF MANUFACTURERS8 SALES AMD INVENTORIES PERSONAL ^GO&E (Sii-HOWS OF OOLLARS, SEASONALLY aUJUS'ftU, AT ANNUAL Ft ATE,-?-', 250 j " l , i^LUO^SjOF OOLLARS^SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) •HOHTHff D4TA OQOI-- — -j^^s*^:^?::Z < J ^vC^«"«t ._ - ?.o! '""- 0 l! - ^•frAGZ AND SAI..PRY 50 i.._i_ INVENTORIES ^"Ciilf'TS J^._J_.i_i.J.J_..L..i_.L_i._j....i._.L_J...J™J.-.i....L.J...,>. I ..l..J..J..„.i._i,..!._. !94S 19^9 1948 350 ¥Is ri 1950 kpr„ 9 Commodity p r i c e s , w h o l e e a l e * i l l coiss'odi* i s is. „..„,•... o <.«... .• - = t. :• * . , . , - .,*..:.... .:.... • .. •..'L92««*A>UO :. S'arm prody-ctfl- . « . . . . . . . •..-«.. . , . . . , • . , . , , , » . :-di>.. , . C-""1-fc"K Q-,r: */;": £ A, \ ^ KJP- = -. - J. 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B s . . . , ,wi;,» o f sio.U ^Federal E s s e r v e bank c r e d i t ? t o t a l . . . *.., r.« , .,, , „&c,,. 22J3?S Meal?a? bank A"©ssr*s b s l a n s s s . ,,,„„.„.,,,. .dc* 19,019 J&ges*^ r a s G r 7 e a e © s t i i a a t e d . . . , . , . . . . , . . , , , . . . » *do 516 f e d e r a l R e s e r v e r e p o r t i n g member bank a i n l e a d i n g c i t i e » s Bank d e b i t s , t o t a l . . . » .,„,.. ., . j a i l . -of dol.. 20,^2 Hew York C i t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . ,do .»« - ! D e p o s i t 3 , d©aand ? ad j u o t e d . . . . , . . . „ , . . * . . a . . . . . . d o . . . ^,90§ Laa&ft a»d i n v e e t a a r t t a , t o t a l . r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . « . 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O tb.ou«. of Vol. 5^072 ao6,i 3t e e l <4/ . ' , . . , . . . .T. , , . . . „ . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1935-39»XQO T26 freight carload!ngo, t otal....,«,, o.:,,. , . . . t h o u e . of s ^ s , Mi c c e l l a n e o u s . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r . , , . . . n — . . . . . . . . . . . do . . . 1H9 2j SJiaredav pricser: Apr. 1 1S2.1 158-5 155-9 145,6 246.7 .3x9 2.70 301 do3.. p ^ r "bis..- lii'&ar^l i3\a?!3ploy-asnJi„ t o t s l . , „ . . . „ . „ < , , » ....... v •,. S t a t e programis ,...,*,... ,-, ..,-.,»«... Vex s r a . ^ s ' p r o g r a a s . . . . . . . . . t - . . , , . . . * , , t a do a c t a l w a y s cover c a l e n d a r weeks.. Digitized1/ for3 aFRASER j ..', \ J., = / s •• •, -. • •- v-l.'^li •• T ) S S ' 3."'! K h s s t . jjfo. 2 s h&rd w i n t e r vKar»e^ft Oity) « . , • 1& Hfiii".. ! J.>)s,.. •lb:-...-3 2t> comaodi t i ?« .2/ - - ,o .• M... I #&v- 11 320 ., ^. j 1*936 oSO ilsos j ?2fl^ 19,311 S3S 27.,IOk 18,363 1& 9 258 974 8,109 1*6,711 S6,2S'^ 5&M3 13.793 223. 2eS3 137-b 1U5.2 1,909 2.SD0 ^,937 UI916 20H.0 73S 3^1 1^,758 7.57.0 70S 3^ j | / D&XI* avereigeffi. K7,cra 16,771 1,369 22.38^ 2£ s 197 i*4,S20 Si,041 32.397 lU.627 230 3.OQ IIS ,9 ldfr.7 •^33i 2,12*5 60 ! 47,236 66.S55 36,877 13.««9 kf W®sk ©nding i ^ p r i l 1 5 , 2 0 8 . S . 10,622 2,Bk 140.6 1US.6 133.901 ":206-7 2 MONTHLY BUSINESS E a r l i e r d a t a a r e a v a i l a b l e i n monthly I s s u e s of t h e Purvey and t h e 1349 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement STATISTICS X9*9 February 1950 March Xtacenber Jamsaz? F-abr usury OfiMSBAJL BUSItfBSS INDICATORS Per@023.a3, inceme, s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ; a t Annual r a t e s : Tot,&l p e r s o n a l i n c o m e . . . . . . . . . . c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b i l - of d o l . ...do... Wage and s a l a r y r e c e i p t s , t o t a l .. Smployer d i s b u r s e m e n t s , t o t a l . . , . -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . do..,. ©oai»odity*"p e d u c i n g i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...do... Distributive industries .... ..... , . . . d o . *. Service induetri es. .„...,.,, e dQ.„. Oovernmsnt...................... Lees employee c o n t r i b u t i o n s for s o c i a l i n s u r a n c e . d o . , . O t h e r l a b o r incom© . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < . . . . . . do. „ „ P r o p r i e t o r s ' and r e n t a l income. .do... P e r s o n a l i n t e r e s t income and d i v i d e n d s . ; . > . . . . . . . . . d o . . . T o t a l t r a n s f e r payment a. .do,.. Total nonagricultural 1 neons. * do.., M a n u f a c t u r e r s * sal@s &n& i n v e n t o r i e s - v a l u e ( a d j u s t e d ) s Salsa, t o t a l - - a i l . of d o l . Durable-goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l . . . .do... I r o n , s t e e l , &a& p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . , -do... Nonf e r r o u s m e t a l s and p r o d u c t s .do... I I e c t r i c a l m a c h i n e r y and e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l . . . . . . . . «do..., A y t o m o b t l e s and e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . t r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment, except a u t o m o b i l e s . . . - . d o . . . . Lumber and timber- b a s i c p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . „, F u r n i t u r e and f i n i s h e d lumber p r o d u c t s . do... S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s . . . — . . . . . . . . . . . . « . d o . , . Other durable-goods i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . nondurable-good® i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l .do... Stood and k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s ............. .do. . . Beverage®. . .. .do. .. Tobacco manufacture®. . . . . . . . . . . «do... Textile-mill products .......do. *„ .Apparel and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s . .do*.. L e a t h e r and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . o . . . . .... .do,.. P a p e r *«d a l l l e d p r o d u c t s . .do... A P r i n t i n g and p u b l i s h i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Chemicals and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . . . do.. 0 ?@trcl®uiB mo. c o a l p r o d u c t s *&o... lubber products. • - d o . =.. Other nondurable-goods i n d u s t r i e s .do... I n v e n t o r i e s , book v a l u e , s&d of s o u t h , t o t i d ..do,,, Durable-goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l . . „ . . .do.«., I r o n , s t e e l , and p r o d u c t s ......do... JSsonferrous m e t a l s and p r o d u c t s ...... .do... E l e c t r i c a l machinery and e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . d o , .. Machinery, accept e l e c t r i c a l .............. .do.,. A u t o m o b i l e s ana equipment T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment, except automobiles. Lumber and t i m b e r b a s i s p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do. f u r n i t u r e and f i n i s h e d lumber p r o d u c t s , . . <...,. S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s * . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ttO. v Other durable-goods i n d u s t r i e s , „,.. Hondurabl®-goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . ^ . . . . . i o . ,. Food and k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s . .• do,.. Beverages . « » . < . . . . . . . . . , .d..i. . . Tobacco m a n u f a c t u r e s -do. . . Teart ile-ffli 11 p r o d u c t s do... A p p a r e l and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s . , . . . . * . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . d o , . . L e a t h e r and p r o d u c t s do. . . P a p e r and a l l i e d product®.. ...do.,. P r i a ^ i n g and p u b l i s h i n g .do... Chemicals and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . . ..do.,, P e t r o l e u m and c o a l p r o d u c t s . . . , ..do... Kaboer p r o d u c t « . . .do.... Other nondurable-goods i n d u s t r i e s * . . . . . . . . . ..do. .. 1 M a n u f a c t u r e r s new o r d e r s , n e t - v a l u e ( o j i a d j , ) , I. d o . . . Dur able-goe&a i n d u e t r i 9 a, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..de.., Xro&s s t e e l . &*id p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — ..* tfoaf errc^A u s t a l e and t h e i r p r o d u c t s .. -, E l e c t r i c . * , machinery and aijuipme&t . . „ . . „ . . . . , ..co... Machinery, e x c e p t e l e c t r i c a l ..do,,. T r a n s p o r t a t i o n e q u i p m e n t , except & u t O £ . . . . . . . . ..do... O t h e r d u ? a b l e ~ g o o d s ia&iiafcria© .. do. . . jlcudurabl^-^ocdA i n d u s t r i e s , . . . . . . • • * . . . . . . . . . . ..do... 211*3 I3U.0 136.3 59-& 33-5 17,0 20. U 2-3 2.1 *6.6 17.0 11*6 191.0 210,2 132,3 13U.6 57-* 39.* 17-3 20.5 2.1 *6.2 17.0 1-2.6 190,5 2,081 1S,U51 T.S05 2,0R* SO 2 "5S7 12.175 7,757 716 1,270 1,217 kp 3hf> 302 373 3,0*0 U82 27* 1,014 97« 2SS *97 619 « 1,129 1.5*5 251 302 ^1*09 16,629 3^33 1,029 2 , OSS 2,21/ 1,325 1,222 tic-* 38* 337 J> i - -is* 10,64b S ? 923 601 292 1.Q2S 1,0*3 29* *86 6*1 1,152 i,5«* 260 3* ; S23 l6952£ 3.^)2 1,096 2,063 3,691 2,19* m &h &13 1T 5 JS0 8r975 1.0S2 1.577 2,509 i,*9* 606 6U5 2,43.1 rr-. &QJL U20 pi 1, 0 l 6 "38* S17 572 Sl«5 17.695 3,010 1,11s lB5oS £,US2 i,*36 59s 919 62s 2,355 2,«5l6 U12 7.185 IjSXb 570 7^ 1,151 9 9 soo io t 7?s ^55 25a 211.9 13*.* 136,6 57** 39*9 17.* 21.9 2„2 *3-5 is.9 12.8 19*^5 rHIS rI36 "51 r*0 rl7 r21 2 £ A6-5 17-* rlS.3 r!98.7 rl68S57 r6,96Q rlB766 r52* ^737 rl.OOb r1,108 r**0 r*2S '305 r3*0 r307 r9.«97 r2s699 ?552 r£56 rlf0** r700 r2*J* r583 rbld rl,085 rl,580 266 2*275 T30.899 rl3.369 2-3.129 ri,022 r1,600 T3.090 rl,76? rl7,6»'^ r?9*71 rlsS60 ?5*9 r78* rl,072 rl,*91 r39^ -350 r288 r366 r31* r!0 f t 17B r2,27S r501 r28l rl,05* r670 r&9 r600 r6i3 rlf175 r.1,536 r276 '3*3 r31tl36 r13,880 '3.123 r9§2 '1.59* r3,06U 2'7b* r7*0 rS^2 r?*5 r*SS r700 r17,256 r3vl66 rl,107 rl6699 r2,^06 ri£*67 r636 r782 2**S4 r!7,030 r3.066 r1,088 r1,706 r2,281 rl.377 5f6l8 *759 i-585 r2,19U r2,*12 58* 360 ffl6.775 ^7.0x9 ri.915 r7«8 1-1,001 r2*3 r2f5^* r9^756 rx,&)3 r6oo r2,16U r 2 . '55S i-m '3^3 rl8.6*6 r«.377 r2,067 r5So rSM-I rl018* r513 r3,186 rlO.gGQ 219. 133^ 136. TO. IT21.8 2.7 *3-9 17.* 22.1 202.8 17,956 7,572 I 1*950 595 1 7^8 > 1,110 I 1,316 I 391 39s I 31? i 38* I 328 I 10,38* I 2,872 i 566 [ 272 1.073 I 689 oil I 608 i 1,218 ! 1,585 I '""3621 31,1*0 I 13.869 ! 3»o6i 985 1,605 3,090 1,823 I 691 I 6U5 ] 781 kyk I 69* 1 17.271 3.309 ! l.l?7 1,661 2.331 l.*«5 I 611 777 612 I 2,151 i 2,2*01 *" 3H I 18, ,2*1 ! 7, :S52 2,lfr>! &2U \ 736! 1.2361 *nl 2,7001 10.3891 COMMODITY PBXOIS P r i c e s r e c e i v e d by f a r m e r a , a l l farm p r o d u c t s . . . 1 9 I 0 - 1 * » 100. Crops .....ac... food g r a i n J. , ,dor.. f e e d g r a i n &a& h & y . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . r . . u . . . . . . . &-a. . . Tobacco P.. .do... Cotton „ ,d.o,.. fruit. .do..* Trucfe c r o p s .... , do,.„ Oil-bearing crops „... .do... http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ r / Eevlsed. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis i n kok 198 aS7 262 232 226 176 *03 2*2 mi S"55 S6i 233 210 219 16S 39* 223 17&196 225 213 £3.8 170 382 222 185 26l 228 237! 2131 2191 1711 3«91 2311 186) 203 228! MONTHLY BUSINESS S&rlier data &r© avaiAabls I a- monthly issues of the Surrey and the ig43 Statistical Supplement; ST A T !ST ?C 5 —Continued X3U9 February 1950 March December January February COMMODITY PSIC18 - Continued Price® received by farmers - Continued Livestock arid product®........... ...... 191Q-l4«100.. Meat animals ................ -do.... Dairy products..........•............•*..,-..... .do...Poultry and eggs . ...... .do, .. r Price® paid by faimere: All commodities. do.... Commodities used in living . .do, ... Commodities used in production— do.... All commodities, interest, taxes* and. wag© rates... ..do.... Parity ratio (prices rec'd to prices paid "by farmers) ..do Retail prices, U. 3. Department of Commerce? All commodities, index IS35"39-WO.. 281 327 255 280 215 261 194 249 286 254 158 257| 306 250 I 238 238 237! 238 101 235 101 237 239 215 246 95 139.2 189 *4 184.4 183-8 183-3 1,172 905 1,267 951 420 262 79 96 IS 251 316 10 66l2 ,225 696 261 84 1,496 rl.395 9 1,139 650 252 77 69 11 226 357 24 10 142 48 70 63 275 303 205 21,6 242 2U7 23s 24o 94 155 I 237 248 96 CONSTRUCTION AMD ESAL ESTATE New construction, total. .ail. of dol.. Private, total ............ do. — Residential (nonfarm) .do... Nonresidential building, exc. fans and pub. util.. .do..... Commercial * .do.... Industrial. • . . *do.... Farm construction do. =.. Public utili ty .do..... Public, total ......,«,... .do.... Residential do.... Mili tary and naval , do. .. . nonresidential building. .do. .,. Conservation and development. do.... Highway. — .. — d o . . . . All other do 400 271 78 104 10 22k 26? 8 7 6s 15 2^ 387 22 rl,068 r590 246 75 70 12 £20 s?"?27 r20 108 39 52 53 45 68 62 "9 142 56 92 66 1,508 60,388 57.168 6,993 50,174 3,221 1,^91 60,814 57,647 7,393 50 9 254 3,167 1.^30 62,045 58,556 6,773 51.783 3^89 1,408 61,427 5b,q47 6,198 50,749 4 S 4S0 1.366 61,637 5^,953 6,223 1M79 5.675 14,700 7 ?.75i 5.949 13*698 5.H2 8,586 rl3.998 3-5,329 rS,669 13.883 5,188 8,695 254 r279 r481 293 216 282 r279 48,051 22,267 21,688 23,077 48,051 21,754 19,118 45,643 19.499 18,885 23,176 45.643 is : . 906 16,56s 50.1+ 23,383 51.1 1,018 £3*483 54.7 44,194 18,326 17,827 23.1*8 44,194 18,348 I D , 211 698 22,926 56.I 44,097 18,226 17,746 23,120 44,097 18,064 15,973 r583 22,974 56.3 252,721 21S,799 31,804. 2,118 26 &.290 27.557 251.642 217,647 31,926 2,06S 2k 24,314 27.^39 257.130 221,123 33.896 2,111 30 24,427 27,600 256,865 221,367 33.502 1,997 27 24,395 26,941 256,368 221.535 32,871 1,962 £7 24,345 r27,068 52,009 70,080 56,225 80,637 84,642 111,120 107,95s 144,088 67,512 84,939 49.0^8 66,056 52.359 75*§21 80.274 105,909 103.bOO 138,310 63,443 78,760 720 31,509 754 36,915 1,1*80 68,535 1,663 73,807 1,374 59,240 601 22,153 626 26,182 1,252 52»02S 1,409 56,037 1,164 45,078 9 l4o 45 r50 63 SMPLOYHKNT Labor force (Bureau of the Census)! Armed forces. Civilian labor force Employment Agricultural Nonagricultural Unemployment • thousands.. do.... do.... do.... .do.... ,...,<....,. .do.... 50,730 4,684 DOMESTIC TRADE All r e t a i l s t o r e s : Estimated i n v e n t o r i e s ( a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l rail, of d o l . . Durable-goods stores ..do.... Nondurable-goods s t o r e s . do.... Department s t o r e s a l e s * U n i t e d S t a t e s t o t a l s * Unadju.ted i n d e x . . . 1935-39*100.. Ad j u s t e d i n d e x . do s,so4 r228 r3S4 I: - 224 FINANCE Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of months Assets, total.... .mil. of dol.. Reserve bank cradit outstanding, total... • do.... United State® securities ....do.... Sold certificate reserves,... * ,&o u Liablliti eg, total. do. ... Deposits, total. do.... Member bank reserve balances .do-.,. Excess reserves ( estimated) do.... Federal Reserve not©® in circulation do.... Reserve ratio .percent. • Federal Government fineness Debt, gross, end of month...... mil. of dol.. Interest beaxlng: Public issues .do.... Special issues... •• .do.... loninterest- bearing. do...« Obligations guaranteed by U. 8., amount out standing..do Sold, monetary stock, United States ..... do.... Currency in circulation. -do.,.. Security markets, sales (Securities and E&ci&smg© ucauaieelon)! Bonds: •Total on all registered exchangees Market value. thous. of dol.. Face value do.... On New York Stock I s ^ h a n g e s Market v a l u e . . . . . . .......... — do.,.. Face v a l u e ................do.... Stocks: T o t a l on a l l r e g i s t e r e d e x c h a n g e s : Market v a l u e m i l . of d o l . . S h a r e s ©old thousands.. On New York S t o c k I x c h a a g e s Market v a l u e m i l . of d o l . . Shares sold ". „ .thousands.* http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 22,855 22,342 23,045 46,448 22,235 19,617 SOS 23,52s 4 MONTHLY BUS 1 MESS Earlier data ar@ available l a nontMy issues of the Surrey and the 19*9 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement S T A T I ST ICS —Continued 19*9 Vebroary .freight carloadingss Care, t o t a l (A.A.&.) 1/............**.....es,^thousand!*. G o a l . . . . . *s . .** • • . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » . d o . o a . C o k e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A o » ... r2,6l9 ?36l r56 forest products................*.......<>.......... .do.... Grains and grain product®- .........................do.••• Livestock .........................................do*•.. Ore................................................do...• rlS6 rj^ r59 r3S3 n,39^ Merchandise, L c l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . d o , o e . Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..do* . . . f f a i g h t - s a r surplus and shortage, daily averages Oar s u r p l u s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n u m b e r . . Box c a r ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Coal o a r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . * * Oar shortas«*-« • • • • • > • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . . Box e a r ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Coal c a r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & © „ . . . LWmm H P MiJOTijDTUBES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association)! Production, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . of bd. f t . . Hardmoods.. • « *..............»». • . . . . . . . . . . . . . •. •... - d o . . . • S o f t w o o d s • . . . . . . . *..«. * • • . . « • •. . * •.»» •. - •. - . . • o . . . . . d o . . . . Shipments, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do. . . • H a r d w o o d ® • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . . . • •. •. • • . . •. • • • • . . • . . . d o . . . . Softwoods......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . 8i©ekga gross, ©ad ©f monthg total...................do*.•• Hardihoods....«...........•*.• r.....................do.... Softwoods..........................................do..o• March U4.926 17,803 87*579 510 165 198 mrnsm MB wwm S.o»i*ryi 3,121 626 59 ISO k$ 66 3g5 1,5*3 8,303 25,833 1,021 ^g 517 2, 2,956 1,607 1,9^ 37g 2,090 2,533 ^63 2,070 7,679 2,512 5* 16? 2,985 656 s,3^ 7,279 2,5^2 ^-,737 7,515 •5,109 ^2,2?0 33,703 ^3 ,036 31 ^36 7.335 65-0 7,16? 6962S 812 9,63S S.567 7,960 725 7,»6 5*665 722 9,0*6 11,600 *5.m *3,72l 9,393 1,' ' 17, 3, 912 10,210 1,390 66,927 13,759 1,103 ^812Q 9@S6l 1,121 16,963 1,907 January 2,393 126 162 37 *6 l.Wl f®bmBT~f 282S8 259 *2 1*0 [ 157 J 29 *6 I 320 1,297 I 110,9*5 17**25 77*3^5 22* 111 37 165,5*1 11,701 j 139,311! 569 *i*i 16 293«7 633 1,75* 2,633 697 1,936 7S028 2§*7« *,550 2^*63 I 601 M62J 2,865 I 6S9 2,176 68976 2,390 I **5^S I .r*l,855 r30 9 719 152 r7,696 ^659 7,306 5,380 rjia S9S7* 11,136 r37,119 r36 s 01S r7,OS7 rS?7 15,066 3,010 r7*S 9,2^) 1,081 rl,600 rggS r699 7^ 1,712 S95 735 81 *f6e2§5 118SS03 53.io« 117,664 36,103 3^,889 118,932 36,063 39,0^1 116,8^3 27*23* 31,771 9S t 0*2 5.S9X ^,866 2,172 18.3S5 6,57« 5,903 2,519 13.091 6 g 275 5*23* 10,651 6,691 6 e 2l6 3,2*7 11,797 ^,922 5,9H8 5.17^ 11,231 5,333 * 9 222 10,713 5,803 5 8 6l0 H.099 129©C^ 12Bg©8 12,653 11,635 ^1,230 PBOOTCT a Natural rubber* C o n s u m p t i o n . . . . . . . • . • . . . • • . . . . • . . • • . . . . . . . . . . • . . l o n g ton®.. Stocks, #ad of a o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . • » Synthetic rubber* Production...........................................do.... Consumption.........................................*d@..*. Stocks, ©ad of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . S5.res aad tub est PastsjB&tie casings* P r o d u c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thousands.. Shipment*..........................................do..•• Original © f u i p m ^ n t . • • . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . • • . • • . . d o . . • • Stocks* @sd ©f month. . . . • • . . . . . . • » • . • , . < . . • • • • . • . . • • . d o . . . • Inner iub@*§t P r o d u c t i o n . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « . «d©.. • • S h i p m e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . • . . . . • • • • . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . *<4@. •.«, Stocks% end of month*..•••.••••••....••..•••....•• .do. * • • SKSXL1 ?»BU0IS December 2,057 PffiBOLStM, COAL, AID PBODUCBS Bituminous coals Industrial consumption and r e t a i l deliveries, t o t a l short i o n s . . Industrial eomsrnisption, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o * . . . "Ht.oshive coke o r # n ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . - . byproduct sok© o v e n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . • Ceaent s i l l s . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . S l e c t r i e pover u t i l l t i e s < . . . . . . . . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . • jetallvays (cl&s© I ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . • £teel and r o l l i n g m i l l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Otiiar I n d u s t r i a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » d o . . . . d e t a i l d e l i v e r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do.... • 3toc)w - i n d u s t r i a l aad r e t a i l d@alars9 ©ad ©f aoath § total. ..•«.,.„ do...< AaO a t r i a l , total•••...••..................•....•..do Byproduct c6k@ o v e n s . . . . • . . . . • • . . • . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . d o . . . . t?*»aent m i l l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . £L*ctric power u t i l i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Stadlways {class I ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . • Steel and r o l l i n g B i l l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . • . • . . . d o . . . . Other is.dta.st r i a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Retail d e a l e r s , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . PJPE1 AID PBIHTIHO i l l paper and pap@r'fe®ai6d mill© (Bmresa, of the Census)* Paper-and paperboard production, t o t a l .thous. of short torn®.* P a p e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do.... ?$perboard.........................................do.... jBnilding ^ o a s ? d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . • 195© 10fW^2 ?r@dmeti©a..;..;.';....'..-. i; 9thou@e of d@g@n p®iri». rll 8 3g4 ihi|*®®st#... . • • . . . . . . . • • . . . . • • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . »4@ rll,570 Stocks, end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d © 8 . . . 25 s 23^ http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ gj *i*rl»ed. 1/ Bats for S@e<w^®r 19^9 &^@ for 5 w@akss! ©th@r aonthgj, ^4 n««k®e Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis j?i ? S07 899 823 «5 52,< 106,1 rl,88l r937 l 9 799 903 SOS 87 ,992 rlOS ,769 56,630 10*,296 27,808 ^33,966 r929a* Ig.gfig 12,*0g ^f®8 ^,336! 31.699 88s375 13,0*2 12,950 2k,690