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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY Of CURRENT BUSINESS
SELECTED
AUGUST 13, 1946
BUSINESS
INDICATORS
STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES
(1935-39-100)
( B I L L I O N S OF KILOWATT
^m"m*^
f~l948
/
HOURS)
meexir turn
^^
X^^,,^^ g \
1947
I
o
w
^^\ftX
^J*d\J \
- •-- Vy \\\\
"-*»**
./"X*-.
«.-, -—•»-
1946
-v v
LjUU..lJL }. I„l . i j J J J I„J_L i I I
SALES OF RETAIL STORES
PERSONAL INCOME
(SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1935 - 3 9 • 1 0 0 )
4001
MONTHLY
1,1 1 .1 1,1 ,1 1, 1-U.J.JLl.lL.1,11.1 L i . l - t - L l X L,l J ,.l ,1,1
BILLIONS O F DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES
DATA
300
NONDURABLE^
*^s2*m"
200
^ - > TOTAL
l l l l l l l l l l l
4
r~
^^ DURABLE
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 i,
1 J
i ! i I II
II 1
1947
WEEKLY
1 1 I 1 \ 1,1 1 111...
1945
1948
1948
STATISTICS1
BUSINESS
19*7
van
Commodity prices, wholesale*
All commodities
1926*100..
farm products
.
•
«
do. • -«
food..
do....
All other
........
do...,
28 commoditiee 2/
..August 1939»100..
Cotton, middling, 15/16*, 10 markets V
dol. per lb..
Wheat, Ho.. 2, Bard Winter (Kansas City).......*.dol. 9«f *»•
.1935-39-100.
Department store sales.
Insured unemployment, total kj
..
.do.
State programs
Veterane1 programs....
.do.
finance:
of dol..
Currency in circulation $J
...do...
Federal Heserve hank credit, total.
...do...
Member hank reserve halanees.......
...do...,
Bxcess reserves, estimated.
federal Beeerve reporting member hanks in leading cities:
Sank debits, total
.mil. of dol..
Sew York City
do...,
Deposits, demand, adjusted
do....
loans and investments, total..
......do....
U. S. Government obligations.
do...,
Commercial, industrial mad agricultural loans
do...,
failures,*commercial
number..
Bond yields, domestic corporate {Moody1 s)
percent •,
Stock prices, *l6 stocks (Stand.and Poor's) 6/..1935~39*100..
Industrials, 365 stocks 6/...
....do...,
Production:
Bituminous coal j/...»
....thous. of short tons.,
Bleotrio power, hy utilities
mil. of kw-hr..
Motor vehicles (Wards) Jj
number.,
Petroleum 3/....
....thous. of bbl.,
Steel 8/
1935-39*100.<
freight carloadings, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of ears..
Miscellaneous*
*
*•
do....
Aug.- 2
1948
Aug. $
152.2
181.2
171.1
135.2
July 10
July 17
2.29
223
l,8tft
1.079
727
166.6
196.1
I85.3
1*9.9
327.2
.350
2.22
217
l.*5*
1.032
397
168.9
196.1
191.2
150.*
3^.5
•3*1
2S,l40
22.310
16,35*
7*2
26,216
22,211
l6,409
7*1
28,09*
22,2hj
17.58*
95*
18,
17.830
27.960
22,139
17.631
9*7
20,544
7.922
46.451
5/6?.f58
3*.656
5/l*,*8l
91
3.02
13*.*
141.7
2,037
5.197
1§1.3
180.6
168.0
!3*-7
306.2
.363
2.27
220
1,866
1,115
733
3073
.356
2.21
236
l.*70
1,040
*05
July 24
July 31
168.2
19*.6
190.*
150.6
323.8
•335
2.19
231
I68.3
192.2
187*7
152.1
324.8
27.866
27.652
21,723
17.53*
837
21,888
17.5?3
840
.33?
2.16
23*
Aug. 7
319-7
.323
2.12.
27.9*3
780
19.218
21.765
7.000
8,350
8.*32
U6,S09
46,839
46,726
63.629
38.735 5/62,606
3*.*3l
12,092
5/l*»*90
5/i*.502
60 5/l*,*03
98
91
88
2.79
3.05
3.07
3.05
3.03
128.8
125.7
130.0
126.9
134.1
135.3
131.6
136.9
135.6
1*1.*
3
1.968
2,068
2,042
i'2f
*.76o
*.87*
5.352
5.3*2
4,806
1U.890
108,9*8
78.105
93.fcl
113.275
96,387
5.*80
5.105
5.*55
5.**8
5.088
**i90.2
186.0
183.3
188*0
188.0
I65.O
893
883
905
89*
922
372
372
390
382
39«
315
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Thursday pricss. £ / W l y averages. 4 / for description see note In July 13, 194&"
| / Loans reported gross, i . e . . before deduction of reserves, instead of net as previously. 6/ lumber of stocks i n index currently;
change in the number does not eff eot the continuity of the s e r i e s . Jj United States production of motor vehicles (peeeenger ears,
c i a l cars, and trucks). 8/ Week ending August 1*, 191*6.
*7.l*5
©3.*79
38.739
ll,9§7
69
2.79
125.1
130.9
&l
bH
"S
^s
MONTHLY
BUSINESS'
s t a r l i t * d a t a a r e a v a i l a b l e i a »©ataly i s s u e s of t&e Surr^r
aad fee 1942 Suppleaeat
STATISTICS
19U8
1*47
Juae
July
May
April
July
JUB§
earn** nwarawi UBDIOAKKW
Personal iacoiao, seasonally adjusted, at annual rates!
Total ptreoftAl income..
••HI*,of del.
Wage and salary receipts, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . .
Total employer disbursemsats.
........do..
0o8«odlty-prodaoift« i a d u s t r i e e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . .
Dlstribut1T« i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . .
SatHoe industries
...............do..
Qovsrasc&t.* • • • » • » • • • » » * . » • • • • » • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • ..do. •
Ittft employe© contributioas for sooial insurance..do..
Ottor labor t a o o w . .
.do..
Proprietors' a&d reatal l & o o a o . . . . . .
•
...do..
Persoaal interest iaooae aad dividends.
.do. •
Total transfer paymente......
...do..
Total aonagricultural l a e o a e . . . . . .
....do..
Jam marketings, indexes of volumes
Total, unadjusted
1935*39-100
Grope
do..
Livestock aad product a
...do..
192-*
119.6
121.7
54.0
35.0
193-2
207.4
125.0
121.4
127.0
llf.4
•
•
»
.
*
in
35^.2
15.3
17.1
2.0
1.8
*M
^•3
2.1
1.8
15.4
10.5
172.4
15.6
11.1
172-9
13?
106
l6l
167
180
15*
262
%
5*»3
37.2
15.6
17 4
2.0
2.0
51.9
16*7
T207.2
rl2M
rl28.8
*57.2
37.9
rl5.6
rl8.l
2.0
2.0
50.7
rl6.8
10,9
184.4,
I83.7
115
80
141
211.9
129.1
TO
1*,.*8
18.3
2.2
2.0
53.0
16.8
11.0
187-1
rll8
r76
150
130
??9
267
295
261
249
278
370
284
155
V
154
COMMODITY PBICB3
P r i c e s r e c e i v e d by f a r c e r s , a l l f a r o p r o d u c t s . . . . 1909-UulOO
Cropa
do..
Pood g r a i n
do..
Peed grain aad hay.
Tobacco
Cotton
Pruit
Truck crops
.do..
do..
do..
.....do..
do..
do..
.do..
do..
.1935-39-100
178.7
lew construction, total
•
a i l . of dol
Private, total
do..
Residential (nonfara)
do..
Honrealdantial building, axe. fara aad p u b . u t i l i t y . . d o . .
Industrial
do..
Para construction
do..
Public u t i l i t y
do..
Public construction, t o t a l
•
do..
Residential construction
do..
Military aad naval.
do..
nonresidential building.
.
do..
Industrial
do..
Highway.
do. •
i l l o tner..
do..
Value of contracts awarded (Pederal Eeserve indexes)*
Total, unadjusted.....
1923-25.100
Residential, unadjusted
..do..
Total, adjusted
do..
Residential, adjusted
,
do..
1,162
885
1(05
,
do..
do..
Meat aniaale
Dairy products
Poultry aad eggs
Retail prices, U. 3 . Department of CoaaerceS
All coaaodltlee, index
301
214
261
282
370
284
141
262
357
309
361
291
ai
179.7
190.8
192.1
193.5
1,264
1.302
1.015
525
rl.455
rl
r585
278
1.724
112
50
203
339
5
13
77
2
136
108
1,605
rl,228
r633
r30S
rill
62
225
r377
r5
rl2
r79
2
rl67
rll4
206
181
181
154
r226
195
r!88
165
229
190
197
173
251
253
390
289
215
So
390
275
228
215
318
278
338
233
205
Oil-bearing crops
L i v e s t o c k aad p r o d u c t s
291
!S
286
IS
220
291
371
275
142
31*0
f
240
256
172
fd
326
390
291
221
300
234
COSSEKJCKOM ASS BSaL SSSiXX
I
So
50
180
277
197
298
9
19
42
2
137
91
8
,4315
2
H
37
190
13
71
2
98
99*
170
138
182
156
181
148
9.357
10,614
2,834
7.779
no, 711
287.1
298.4
283.4
301.2
296.9
302.6
231.957
84,330
147.627
330.4
356.6
321.8
336.5
357.8
329.6
319.3^2
115.382
203,959
r329.9
r345.4
r324.9
r32^.2
r331.4
r327-2
297.939
104,612
193.327
308,843
105.305
203.538
m
1.236
60,5^
1.238
60,422
58,660
7.861
50.800
1*761
1.261
63.479
61,296
9.396
51.899
2,184
158
116
'•SI
381
233
4io
3
U
2
186
120
DOMJBSTIC TEADI
i l l r e t a i l storeel
Setiaated s a l e s , total
a i l . of dol.
Durable goods stores
.do..
nondurable goods storee
do..
Iadaxea of sales*
Unadjusted, coabined index
1935«"39»100
Durable goods stores
..do..
nondurable goods atoraa
do..
Adjusted, combined index
do..
Durable goods stores
do..,
Nondurable goods atoraa
do...
Mail-order aad store sales, t o t a l , 2 companies..thou*, of dol.
Montgomery Ward * C o . . . ;
do..
Sears, Roebuck aad Co
do..
9,489
2,402
7.087
302.9
309.4
300.8
301.6
297-7
302-9
253.091
89.635
163.^56
z
S
AfPLOTJfEKF CQSDMIOHS AMD tfiftSS
Labor force (Bureau of the Census):
Armed f o r c e s
thousands
Civilian labor force...
do..
Aaployaeat
do..
Agricultural
...
..do..,
Honagr icult oral
»....
..... do..
Unonploynent. • •••»•••••»•••«•••••«.«•••. ^ ••••..•• .*i • .do. •.
r/ Revised.
1.398
62,609
60,055
10,377
49.678
2.555
60,079
10.06$
50^013
2.584
50,883
.2.193
r2.7l4
r7.998
10.755
2,887
7,868
335.4
362.6
326.5
m
329.6
|3.'p2
61,615
9.I63
52.452
2.227
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Sarlier data art arailabii in monthly l i m i t s of the Survey
a s i t b i 1$42 Supplement
3
ST A T 1ST ICS — Contimwi
1948
XS^7
June
*•*
April
July
JttAt
IXMaSOB
fader*! Batoro banks, oondltloa, end of monthi
aatebs, total
n i l . of del..
fieserre teak OP edit outstanding, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . " d o . . .
United States s e c u r i t i e s • • . . • • • . . - . . . . • • • • • • • • • • M - d e . . •
Oold certificate r e s t r r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do. • •
L i a b i l i t i e s , total
;
4o...
Depoeitt, total
.....*
....do...
Master bank r satire b n l a a o e t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Sscest reserves ( e s t i m a t e d ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . d e . . .
federal Bttarve. notes in c i r c u U t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d p . . .
fieeerre r a t i o . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p e r c e n t . ' ,
federal Government finance*
Debt, grots, end of month
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .ail* of dolInterest bearings
Public issues. . . . . . . « • • •
• » » . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do. .:•
Special issues
'.....
.
.do...
Nonlnterest bearing
• •.
do.
Obligations guaranteed by U. S., amount outstanding..do...
Oold, monetary stock, Ttoited S t a t e s . . . . .do...
Currency in circulation
. , » .
.do...
Bonds*
Prleest
domestic tnunicipale (15 bonds). Standard and Poor's
Corporation
. . . d o l . per $100 bond.
U. S. Treasury bonds (taxable).
...do...
Tlelde*
Domeetlc municipal a (15 boa&e)...
...percent.
U. S. Treasury bonds ( t a x a b l e ) . . . . . . . .
.....do...
Stocks*
Prices*
Dow-Jones & Co. (65 stocks)
. . . . . . d o l l a r s per snare.
Industrials (30 stocke)
......do...
Public u t i l i t i e e (15 stocks)
;••
do...
fiailroads (20 s t o c k s ) . . . .
do...
Standard and Poor 1 s Corporation: 1/
Combined index (4l6 e t o c k s ) . . . . «
1935-39*100.
IndustrialB (365 stocks)..
.....do...
Public u t i l i t i e s (31 stocks)
...do...
Ballroads (20 stocks)
•
...do...
Yields*
Preferred, high-grade (15 stocks)
percent.
44,425
22,170
21,878
80.039
44,425
1J.J48
16,112
738
47.8
44,626
83-875
1J.869
16,007
45.1*99
20,858
20,340
21,910
45,%
lf.007
16,944
:m
83.648
51.4
$B
44,626
27.366
3.173
24,090
48.4
259,448
227.80*5
28,516
3.127
a , 266
28,297
21.537
28,149
134.4
104.1
134.7
IO3.8
1.92
2.22
1.91
2.25
61.26
173*76
i.98
-.86
119.1
124.1
100.8
97.6
65.32
I83.51
35-61
4909
126.0
131-7
102.2
108.2
3.76
1,320
258,286*
m
46,270
a»5J6
47,067
21,900
46,go
88.25*
47.067
80,176
80,662
22,036
19.761
17,021
- 848
83.675
50.7
252,240
252.236
220,718
29.201
2,320
220,636
29.323
2,278
a,366
"•!?!
83.758
50.7
252.292
23.304
27,8X2
219.852
30,211
2.229
69
23.532
r27,903
125.7
127.O
101.2
127.8
101.2
100.8
2.31
2.42
2.26
2.41
70.61
191.05
35.73
61.37
124.6
130.8
96.2
115.2
69.U
186.38
35.16
60.32
130.2
136.9
99-2
122.6
3*72
4.12
4.09
4.04
1.265
1.253
450
445
1.123
1.113
527
525
1.103
1.092
1.013
%
596
2,984
408
40
173
4,404
992
3.524
795
58
189
199
42
408
332
1.499
139
153
187
7?
?4
2M
66.O3
igo.05
33.75
56.03
135.1
142.7
100.6
125.6
POBBIGH TBABB
fixports, including reexports, total
mil. of dol.
Exports of U. S. merchandise
;.....
do...
General imports, total
...••••
do. •.
Imports for consumption. .............*....;
do...
IBaVSPOBXaSIOH
Freight carloadings*
•thousands.
Total cars (•.•.&.) 2/.
......do...
Coal
.*......
......do...
Coke
do...
forest products
do...
Grains and grain products.
Livestock
•
.do...
Merchandise, l . c . l . . . . . . .
....do...
Ore
•. • •
.do.. •
Miscellaneous
•
• -••
. . . *.do...
Combined index, adjusted (federal
fieserre)•...1935-39=100.
Coal
....
do...
Coke.
.....do...
Poreet products
.....
.do...
Grains and grain products.
.....do...
LiTss t ock
do...
Merchandise, l.c.l
do...
Ore
•
do...
Miscellaneous.
.do...
freight-car surplus and shortage, daily average*
Car surplus. •
•
.number.
Sox care.
.do...
Coal cars
do. •.
Car shortage.
.......do...
Box care.
•..*•..
.do...
Coal cars
•
do...
x
'2g
470
3.543
70S
55
188
200
x
4©l
§
447
204
1,510
130
105
. 324
1.555
X T
?
141
l
P5
14
X 7
?
140
107
74
184
142
141
123
105
70
213
145
11.333
5.904
1.390
14,969
5.127
9,357
15.697
9.592
5.331
104,170
3.459
95.106
2.330
1.079
1.097
16,1*29
£,039
525,828
13.726
5.650
529.523
28,705
7.210
564,119
7
?
224
200
54J
395
1.913
141
163
185
139
1
69
213
143
14.515
5.824
109
2.656
227
2.320
Ikk
II
191
140
15.633
9.93?
14
15.350
2,002
12,715
fOODSTUffS AND TOBACCO
Distilled spirits:
Production......
Tax-paid withdrawals...... • •
Stocks, end of m o n t h . . . . . . . .
.thous. of tax gal.
.do...
.....do...
25.955
6,785
580,827
3.260
6.292
%
993.936
vj fierieed. 2/ Preliminary. 1/ Number of stocks in index currently; the change in the number does net affect the continuity of the 1
r i e e . 2/ Data for July 1947. May and July 1348 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks.
4
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Earlier data are available In monthly issue* of the Survey
and the 1942 Supplement
S T A T l S T I C S —Continued
1948
19*7
June
July
April
Hay
June
POODStUPfS AHDTOBACCO- Continued
D i . t i l l e d s p i r i t s - Continued.
Whiaky*
Production
thou*, of tax gal.
9.932
Tax-paid withdrawal*
do. . .
3,280
Stock*, and of month...
do...
464,825
acetified distilled spirit*, production, total
7.021
thou*, of proof gal.
Whisky..
•
*o...
6.522
Sugar, U. S., deliveries and supply (raw value)*
Deliveries, total
•
abort ton*. rl,020,448
lor domestic consumption
do... rl,000,403
Production, doneetic, and receipts}
Bntriee from off-shore area*
.......do...
5**,2*3
Production, domestic cane and beat
do...
3*.590
1.138,00k
Stock*, raw and refined
do...
METALS AS]} KAVUPAOtUBSS
Iron ore (take Superior District)J
Shipments from upper lake ports.
.thou*, of long ton*.
ll.*57
Castings, malleable iron:
Orders, new, for sal*
short tons.
31.972
Orders, unfilled, for sale
•
do...
248.798
Shipments, total
•
do...
78.52*
$0 outside t r a d e * . . . . . .
do...
*5,29l
Casting*, steelt
Shipments, total
.do. *.
139.031
for sale, total
do...
103,688
Hallway specialties
»
do...
31.879
Steel ingot* mod steel for easting**
Production
thou*, of short ion*.
6.97«
Percent of capacity.••
..
92.9
Steel products, net shipmente*
total.o
do.
5.26*
Merchant bars
do.
901
Pipe and tube*
do.
Plates.
.do.
563
Bails
.do...
205
Sheets
do...
1.225
Strip — Cold rolled
do...
Sot rolled
do...
Structural shapes, heavy
do...
36*
tin plate and tarneplate
•
do...
407
Wire and wire product*
do...
PAPSE AMD PBHitlHw
Wood pulp J
Production, total, all grade*
short tons.
r99l.672
Bleached sulphate
do...
r90,138
Unbleached sulphate
do...
r35*.188
Bleached sulphite....
do...
152,426
Unbleached aulphit
.do...
r73.8l8
Soda...
do...
41,696
Groundwood
do...
173.802
Oafibrated, exploded, etc
do. •.
64.664
Stocks, end of month, total, all grade*
do...
103.598
Bleached eulphat*
»
do...
7.108
Unbleached sulphate.
•
do...
8.067
Bleached sulphite
do. •.
27,*75
Unbleached sulphite...*.
do...
15.332
Soda.
do...
39.626
Orouadwood
....do...
All paper and paperboard mill* (Bureau of the Cen*u»)i
Paper and paperboard production, total
.do... rl,727.609
r8S2,464
Paper
.do...
Paperboard
do...
75?.505
§4,640
Building board
do...
Paperboard 1
Orders, new
do., •
461.226
Order*, unfilled, end of month
....do...
742,124
Production
do...
III
20,041
7.197
20,853
468,432
494)969
7.831
7.012
8,661
7.928
511,242
6.140
7,307
1*.933
3.132
521,467
6,242
7,320
826.310
778.978
*562.391
557,910
r599,?58
r595,6l4
818,181
814,200
719.956
38.992
1,104,966
445,309
1,842,886
512.510
r25,222
1,782,484
402,872
46.339
1,501,938
12,614
7,677
11,609
11.727
26,591
3*.236
191.553
76,079
42,261
35.320
178,760
81,747
48,113
*o,733
116,956
85,014
21,280
42,168
199,578
80,602
*5.9*1
150,305
114,896
36,079
1*3.337
111,616
39,275
152,894
U7.79*
k
L587
6,579
85.1
r6,218
80.4
r7,560
94.7
r7.256
93-8
*,975
493
480
464
199
1,181
116
131
3
5J
324
335
5.096
481
518
528
1*5
1,310
148
132
302
310
395
935.*l6
92,058
1,081,224
102,841
384,106
161,535
76,564
k
3,U9
184,129
81.521
96,598
7.127
10,553
"835
3.3p5
5*7
563
179
1,314
142
127
362
322
5.*77
525
565
592
189
1,302
152
139
372
429
1,090,194
104,287
401,306
156.315
73.813
k
3.576
184,744
81.567
102,419
8,737
8.309
21,162
16,271
3,283
38,087
2.858
38.725
1.625.*57
817.050
707.743
100,684
32)460
1,907,516
953.290
842,557
111,669
??•*?
736,454
*9*.55*
709,956
790.215
397»*07
824,155
rl,127,323
rl07,a7
1*12,959
rl62,48i
J.857
^385
rl91,151
82,366
rl05,018
7,665
9,637
*23,219
16,401
3.325
38,325
rl,908,234
*95?.903
326,520
rl21,811
791,201
352.013
821,795
*.60?
47,424
4,084
39.882
4.438
34,600
k
,867
55.965
*4*590
53.208
1*2.529
3*5,175
£3'
50,616
123,248
r52,022
rll2,724
55.692
118*389
78,722
rt5,268
42,866
r85,73 k
•39.318
41,206
69,214
142)436
64,268
38,3*5
160,507
62,000
96,601
7,320
6,3U
RS5
x
1:l
ft
1.832.933
937.335
786,303
109,295
798,0J3
381*065
789,230
PSSBOLSIIC AW) COAL PBDDUOtS
Anthracite, production
thou*, of short ton*.
Bituminous ooal, production
•
do...
BJJBBB2 AND BTBBSR PBQDUCtS
natural rubber:
Consumption
long tons.
Stocks, end of month j j * .
....do...
Synthetic rubber!
Consumption......
do...
Production.
do...
Stocks, end of month 1/
.
.do...
vj Revised.
42,^80
35.681
97.612
1/ See note on corresponding item in the July 1948 Survey.
37.6P7
3L917
97.728
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