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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Avoilofate onty with subscription to th* monthly magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
* *
Apr S) 30
1954^
This Supplement provi*9S solscted wsoMy data and raoothly <Jato subsequent to those pob)|sh«d In tup latest morvthty SURVEY » « * *
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1*3
|
i
1954
1954
tf@M
Apr,
CoMnodi'tY prices* whplees^ip:
A l l commodities I94?-*49tetQQ
Fsrfi product!, , . „ , . . » . . cte. .
PooriSjr processed
da, ,
A 1 1 othj^r*
t §
do
25
Apr.
10
*f09 4 j
wo, a
*IC3.2 j
105 , 1
i 14 . ^
*|il3,t i
Apr . 17
i 1 1 ,o
11f , 3
IOI. f
105. §
114.5
KMJ.3
105,2
i 14 . 5
93.1
A
fig
-a.
i
fl
fcgg
**{05 '
J^
Insured unen^toynentf total
tticjys »
State programs
.
do, »,
$ond fie ids, done&ttc ccrpoFSftQ ClNfeocfy *' &"}1 3./
pur on 01"
.
** 1^052 •
"
159
113
Owta d"«a ncrt always- cov^r csi&nd'ar
*» For w*k corrwpon4tn9 to la
,
229
*» 1,450
HJtor chicles tUard'sK* • ^o,
P^tt*:© le Mil, §f y-dt 3/, . th^Hifr hbl
$t$gi C Iftgots |r for t:a£tin0s>
qiy^ntityj ^/ . , , . l947-*49e-lC0
Fng i gjht cpf towl !ft^s, tfaous .cars
i
i
14 1 7 '
I
J/ Oaily
follow;
MONTHLY
J A p f . 17 * Apr. 24
209.2
2^,S
23* 3
i, no
! 1151
8,396
141,546
SOI 0 •
233,8
8,345
139,624
(40,012
HH 0
I9LS
337
342
fof
4/ tf®ek erKte^ -May I, t0J.6 4 * Ifenthly
2^.367,^00; $tat@ pregra»s, 2, U7,(XK>.
1f
STATISTICS
1953
1954
I9S4
(Till
ITEM
Wwrch
January j February
F<e4M* uar y
CONSTRUCTION
prrce lod^x, « l l
113,6
W.7
M l .7
items.
Hairy p
fry its
Meats, poultry & fiish»»,sio^
fiCB/|5.2(X}«. . > . « . . . , , . * . . « , * .^Q*
care............do,.
Reading
recreation.. .<to..
TrSftsp-artfff loft,,,...
, »«Jo..
Otter
& services,. .do*.
1 10,3
115.2
KML.9
113. f
10&.7
M5.5
It*?. 4
ii4.a
IOB.O
121.7
1 19.3
1 12.4
107.7
1O7. I
107.2
127,8
125.7
113.7
ioa.7
f30.»
120.3
IO4.7
1*2.6
f'Of.O
108, 0
109.7
118,8
107,5
107.2
iti. §
1Z4.1
1 13. $
IDS. 0
129,4
120.2
39,361
SM I W 1 n$, toflva I ...... , , „ do,
1,199.3
W9.
119.
107.
1D7.
428.
124.
114.
108*
Wt! l^pr-dfer 4 Store sales,
;,, "I oo«.. , . . ,ttou§, d^
I, c»».,.. ,d0.
Sears, Jtoebuck 4 Co
,do.
317,550
> !. ipAr
1 bJ
f / ^tviffcl, # flanue^y 1955
e»~]}«r data not ^ntire-iy
1.540
2.S5I
21.96
20,50
.392
,479
54.73
.13*0.110(5
33.20
rf.7»9
,450
!,49S
a.sto
403
^»2
2.545
2P^
.396
,541
56,03
,0514
,296?
.0976
33.21
, 4282
,0938
34.04
22S.667
53,131
278,044
67>406,
210,6^
13.013
1,434
39
2/ 44
2/4-1
3,518 2/1,408^1!
749
£/ 954
I/
'
5,058
"^5Sft
i/ ^a
245
3,001
4,619 I/ 6,451
4,458 I/ 5,444
m
10,719
993
1 nt^tr«5t -op tfebt . , . . * . « ^
22. 9€
.431
,550
231,649
52^517
FINMMQE
I pts^ wtt» ,.,,,.., rdo. .
Customs « . . . , . . . . , , ..... . .,40, ,
,658
,472
1,521
233?
95*659
1,527.3
107,
11,070
92- scare CN.YJ
doL p^r lb»
!§§s» p^trans* lar§^ (Chicago)
da f * per 4oz,
Q^n^sv.f Piprfeets, .iol .pwr feu,.
Wtest.e^. 6 mar fusts. . . . . ,ek>. .
sfwers CCfcicaicio3
ddl. ^r 100 Ib.
{C&teaa&J . , . » , . . . , , *4o. •
(W.YJ,<te!.p«f lb.;
PorK, lotos CN,Y* > . . . - . . .do. . :
Pl§ iron, coi^> . , . <fa L,ffirc 1 .ton
Ste»< r canp . , * m . . .dol . p«r IbJ
Capper ,elcc-tro.(N.Y, 3 . . . .do* .
t-eaiij reflfiect, pig, dtesify®fl%®4 l^.Y.). - .<*^l, p^'f" fbJ
2I«c» |>r >M6 US'f . L^u i sj . do. .
Goftocr, sji^tiag, 15/16", «v/
10 markets. » . . » »e^wts
itx,
Ma" e&
-WEAL €$TATE
I/ tt*,8
l4A,l
112.1
ftytt^r,
10
€07'
5 12
3 |l
j£f
1953
Apr,
*#8« 1 15
(98
3 12 >
Stock pri۩8 (480), Standard
and Poor ' s
1935-^* I^O1
1 nduistr IB 1 s C420>»
4o>* .
I5roduct1 on *
O f f u»,. coal 3/.,.thous sh.tons
Clectrlc power, by utilities
118
#2,366
#2* 151
3 43
Apr, 25
Apr- 24
25.63
.ara
3*0
56,03
,0524
Freight car loadings, fto^x^s;
., pdjysttd,..
,.,..,,..,_,.do..
n
rao
117
87
W)9
J3E
114
231
133
124
54
222
135
41
134
184
ain 4 §rsin pr<xJ».*«.«4a. ,
.0964
34,23
1,675
KG, I, . .». .do.Mi sc© 1 Janecus* . , . * , . . . * .<o, *
J^/ indsx on base previously used I f935-3f« 1^)1
191.9,
I/ 0«
142
130
60
273
45
154
58
112
78
104
126
127
64
177
41
132
fceflpnlpg Fefaj-ii&ry 1^4j
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
1953
1954
1953
January
March
February
518
1,302
3,883
1,090
546
1,541
4,712
1,241
294,047 r 304, 233
427,464 r424,657
r 10,679
14,943
593 592 r635 626
630,201 r562,58l
r755
762
247,894 r2!9,002
1 1 460 r 1 0 808
393,307 r4!3,507
266,626 r24 1 , 692
r!35
75
r4 1,639
38,244
15 502
6 796
5,549
3, 157
15,561
6,389
6,078
3,093
2,700
2,638
28,858
401 693
26,676
406,560
14,997
14,688
r80l
r 1,953
2,262
1 ,648
791
2,015
2,330
1,854
660
1,51 1
4,554
1, 149
348,726
449,612
6,186
599 771
506,941
733
187,045
9,718
420,078
213,260
444
90,602
#857
#2,006
#2,709
#2,368
PAPER AND PRINTING
Newsprint, Canada:
Production
..sh.
Shipments from mi 1 Is. . .
Stocks, mi 1 Is end mo
Newsprint, United States:
Consump. by pub 1 ishers. .
Production. . . .
..
Shipments from mi 1 Is
Stocks, end of month:
At m i l l s
.
At publishers
in transit to pub
872
932
488
865
936
492
#175,088
#86,515
#5 1 , 963
85,565
70,288
38,266
81,579
69,078
37,792
6 677
5 580
4 81 1
#175,675
#137 592
#33, 156
122,758
93 577
20,058
1 16,520
88 699
17,756
March
84,216
1 1 1,553
77,091
108, 121
r 74, 428 8 1 , 630
103,496 1 17,546
r89,OI7
95,795
1 18,417 125,759
78,561
60,692
54 865
198,712
71, 1 86
68,020
66,738
70,009
57 781
66 858
199,994 20 1 , 1 7 1
173.5
319 4
221,233
872.0
420,571
2,632
34,055
r 159.8
r323 1
p 1 69 . 9
p326 3
199,035 276,464
940.4
769.2
426,933 599,606
2,354
29,430
p2, 171
30,940
484,276
476, 151
tons
do. . 44 1 , 5 1 2 452,470
20 1 , 846 134,925
do
457,927 515,482
437,780 481,487
155 072 189 067
.do. . 420,956
.do. . 91,91 1
do. .
94,505
363,057
96,284
95, 132
345 , 642 400,31 1
98, 1 15
88, 197
86,219 100,585
8,697
518,985
85,618
9, 178
470,536
88,739
1 1, 156
8,686
488,503 495,871
96,457
85, 178
678,827
684,367
845,036
20,897
19,652
20,888
19,656
20,872
19,626
9, 145
457
8,631
124.7
9,231
469
8,697
128. 1
1 1,454
458
10,799
125.3
55.9
24.3
r55.5
r24. 1
60 8
28.9
78.6
33. 1
r75.9
r30.9
75 4
28.3
do
do..
do..
4 959
2/ Data for March 1953 and March 1954 cover
PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID
PAYMENT OF POSTAGE. $300
FIRST CLASS
WASHINGTON 25. D. C.
OFFICIAL BUWNEM
Permit No. 1009
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
2,284
36,5b6
Cotton: 3/
769,496
Consumption
.
... .bales
Mfrs., s p i n d l e activity:
Active spindles, last working day, total .
thous 21,575
Con sum. lOOJf cotton. . .do. . 20,221
S p i n d l e hours operated, all
fibers, total 3/. .mi 1. hr . 10,251
513
Av. per working day.. do..
9,635
Consum. I00# cotton 3/do. .
Operations as % of capacity
139.5
Rayon and acetate:
Shipments, dom., producers':
80.8
Fi lament yarn
. . .mi 1 . Ib
21 .9
Staple ( i nc 1 . tow)
do..
Stocks, producers', end mo.:
6! . 1
F 5 1 ament yar n
. .mil. 1 b
17.2
Staple (incl. tow)
do..
# February 1953 data. ±/ Monthly average shipments, 1945-47=100.
^/ Data for March 1954 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks.
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
February
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
METALS & MANUFACTURES
# I , 332
# 1 , 1 36
#607
Copper :
Product ion :
Mine or melter
sh. tons
101, 825
Ref } nery
do. .
1 12,016
Deliverfes, ref., dom. ...do.. 133,462
Stocks, ref . ,end of mo.... do.. 55,807
Z i nc , s 1 ab :
Production
short tons
83,485
77,285
Shipments, total
do..
72 , 388
Domestic
do
Stocks, end of month. . . . .do. . 99,864
Machine tools:
New orders I/. .... 1945-47= 100
327.0
375.9
Shipments I/
.
do .
Vacuum cleaners, standard type,
329,294
sa les b i 1 led
number
Radio sets, prod, 2/. . .thousands 1,549.2
Television sets, prod. 2/. number 810, 1 12
PETROLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS
Coal, production:
Anthrac ite. .. .thous . sh. tons
Bitumi nous
do. .
LEATHER AND PRODUCTS
r_l Revised. j>/ Preliminary.
5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks
January
METALS AND MANUFACTURES - Con.
Livestock slaughter:
Calves
thous animals
535
1,299
Cattle
.
do. .
4,962
Hogs
. do .
1, 190
Sheep and lambs
do. .
Stocks, cold storage, end mo.:
132,790
Butter, creamery ... .thous. Ib.
232,255
Cheese, total
do..
6,386
Apples, fresh
thous. bu.
449 348
Fruits frozen
thous Ib
419,899
Vegetables, frozen
..do..
990
Meats; total
m i l . Ib.
Beef and veal . . . thous. Ib. 256,439
19 945
Lamb and mutton
do
569,204
Pork, excluding lard.... do..
1 74 , 243
Pou 1 try
do. .
375
Eggs* S h e l l
.thous. cases
65,201
Frozen
thous. Ib.
Tobacco, manufactured prod.:
#16 385
Production total
thous Ib
#6 638
Chew 5 no p 1 UQ & tw i st
do
#6,639
Smoking
• do.
#3, 108
Snuff
do
Consumption (withdrawals):
Cigarettes, small, tax-free
#2,394
m i l l ions
Cicjarettes smal I tax~paid
mi 1 1 ions
#32 212
Ciciars tax~paid
thousands #r4 18419
Manufactured tobacco & snuff,
#15 480
•fax-paid
thous Ibs
Castings, gray iron*.
Orders unf i 1 led for sa le
thous sh tons
Shipments total
do
For sa le . .
do.
Castings, m a l l e a b l e iron:
Orders, unf , f or sale sh tons
Shipments, total.
. do.
For sale
.
do . .
Pig iron, production
thous short tons
Cast i nos stee 1 *
Sh i pments, tota 1
short tons
For sale total
do
Railway specialties. .. .do. .
March
March
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO
Leather production*
Cg 1 f and kip
.thous. skins
Cattle hide
thous. hides
Goat and kid
thous skins
Sheep and lamb
do
1954
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