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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Available only with subscription to the monthly mogoiin* SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
AUGUST Z2. 1952
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
BIMJOIH8 OF KILOWATT-HOURS
1935-39 « iOO
300
9-Qf
STEEL PRODUCTION
(ingots and Steel for Castings)
250
ELECTRIC - POWER PRODUCTION
By UTILITIES
1951
1952
200
150
5.0
IOO
PT.
OCT.
MOV.
DEC.
1935-39 « IOO
260
THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES
250
PRICES of 4 20 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION
(Passenger Cars and Trucks)
(WEDNESDAY CLOSE)
22O
ISO
140
100
1951
1950
1949
1952
1949
1950
19.52
1
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1951
IT©!
Atsg. n
JtOy 19
**m.$
*«no.2
^*no»o
327.0
.551
2.32
8?
1,001
978
*H3»7
*HoU
*!!"(*?
^H4^9
322«8
,349
2.33
9<s
968
047
**112,6
292.7
.391
2.24
82
1,323
i,?36
293.5
,391
2.28
79
1*447
1,360
294.6
.397
2.30
87
27,923
24^046
19,328
887
27t947
24, %Q
19,285
817
28,994
24,671
20,422
578
28,882
24*674
20,326
5J6
28,957
24,907
20,409
637
29,051
24JL40
20,260
609
23,857
8,855
50,185
70,028
30,9?0
19,170
24,426
9,010
49,909
70,305
30,949
19", 379
153
3,12
181.5
198.2
27,100
10,941
52,002
76,643
33,402
20f637
103
3.17
192.3
210*0
26,829
10,629
52,448
76^191
33,256
20,626
137
3OB
192*1
209»7
26,834
Ilf792
52,766
76,115
33f267
20,581
152
3.18
193.1
210.8
27,495
11,776
51,864
7*5*652
32,586
20,657
1?3
3.18
193.2
210.6
!,"» <U
7,lBu
26.784
5,990
35«4
609
301
1*117
7f^28
36,332
5,983
35*6
607
1,392
7,405
18,760
6.047
99«8
733
1,600
7,495
43,874
6,181
208.9
782
36^
CofflBodity prices, wholesale (revised)?
All eoBss*oditles««e***®»*«»«»«a»*«»**««»»««e#»«*194.7-49sslOO»»
Cotton,ffitddlJUig,i5/i6% io mrkets j7..*«el.dol. par Ib*.
Wheat, Ho. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) J/....dol. per t*u.
Insured tmaffiployBieirHf total*. «e«*«9»*».».«.#«.« 9 Q««*««thous«.
F3nanoa e
1952
Aug* 18
July 26
Federal Rasorre reporting member banks in leading cities 8
Commercial, ladtsatrial, and agr» lo&&£ (gpo^iO* •*$©«•«
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Mx%dy9s) I/*.....
.*peye«Rt«
Stock prices, 480 stocks (Standard asad B>Q3Pfs}.»193§-39teaa9«
Rroductiont
Steel ^/*.
•
«•»
».».*• ,.»1935-39saQQ8
y Bata do not always cover calendar weeks. £/ Thureday prices.
index for August 1951. ** Ifonthly index for July 1952.
149
3*14
lfil.9
198«8
1,695
7,070
95.C61
6,151
236.4
809
376
1,713
7.164
122.^5
' 6^159
227.3
82i9
385
"
K>3
Ajago 2
341
Aug. 9
Jtag. 16
3ZU9
112.0
no^i
HOJ^
n?.7
294,1
.403
2.31
90
no.i
110*8
11^*7
293.8
.394
2.32
29^©65
34*553
20,136
499
9,040
Ml
3*18
191.9
208 9
Q-a Alf)
217.1
Daily ewages. y Woek ending Atigust 23* 226.2. * Wbnthly
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1952
1951
Earlier data are available ^ • *-*!-»- _-«.j«s i t * me Survey
and the 1951 Static. U ^ — ^j**wrr
June
April
July
June
May
Jm3y
CCM** JL»T\JL il OjS
Wholesale prices (l\ h« Dap* ,
1 or la ••* )f i-idt>xes>:
Fruits and va&c)tcb ' PC f *> * & &
-*
-,
H5.1
113.9
94.2
94.7
U9.9
* *t«»*uc«««»
in.3
106.2
106.5
Fruits and vegetables* canned and fro^sa. «.«».«. «<&....
304.4
H7«2
no. 2
116.2
120.9
95.7
88.5
103,5
108.7
106*3
Pats and oils, inedible ***• « *.*«* c * » « % K * * * * * l o « 0 » »
10^.1
96.0
97.2
no.4
Appliances, housed -
. - . . . „ * * <"^«*..
Hides, skins, anJl Iu^ ,
Hides and skins*..**
< * < * . ,
*
„
Lumber and wood prorf>? a » *
Heating equipment*.. *.
115.0
108.1
116. 5
92.6
.
*„„*
..
124.7
122.6
129.4
132.6
124.6
124.2
118.6
120.3
123.6
121.8
112*2
122.7
114.6
122.9
123.2
113.6
121.4
112.4
117.4
120.2
X17.6
143.3
Beverages, 8?r^ J
,
*
......
CONSTUiICl'i)'* A « . «:u i
Contract awards (Ettgin«jri.»
»<»
->*«
94.1
313.9
49.7
84.4
120.9
121.3
221.6
121.6
124.9
120.9
119.7
122.5
H3.9
123.0
124.8
312.3
121.3
112.4
117.7
217.4
123.5
rl31.2
r!07.2
r!24*2
95U
107.2
rl08.5
106.7
no.i
r!03.5
rllO.l
132.6
104.3
114.9
92.2
52.0
109.9
107.0
r!05.9
105.3
r98.5
r!02.©
109.6
111.6
r!06.8
rl!2.7
r93.8
95.9
311.0
59.5
88.9
119.9 "
94.7
121.1
58.1
84.5
120.7
121.1
121.6
121.5
125.3
120.8
311.8
310.2
123^2
94.9
106.2
310.0
106.5
113.8
10'- ,9
110.6
112.6
104.2
114.7
92.1
49.8
110.7
106*9
105»9
105*9
96.5
102.0
109.4
111.6
106.8
112.6
93.8
96.2
110.6
61.9
89.3
120.2
120.4
121.3
121.5
125.4
120.0
119.7
2J21.9
113.6
122.3
123.9
313.8
121.4
112*4
H7«7
U5.5
123*8
130.4
129.6
99.4
100.5
%«£
It 378,640
1,180,340
1,433,642
379
379
379
381
382
391
400^
542*4
.VS.l
?
'*(2*8
410*4
557*1
412.5
561*7
4U*5
570.7
423.9
585.2
120/>99
48,^3
72,110
13.0,756
43,224
67,532
124,664
52,057
72,607
221,433
49,535
71«898
129,810
54,922
74,888
131y%0
57^2
74,906
n6.2
129^
116,2
132.7
97.95
IS6.3
131*9
98.91
116.2
130.9
97.93
98.32
316,0
130,4
9fUo
* ...o'. «
.-,»-,lvS,**-.
*, . 4 » * «
*
* 4% *
4?* ^
no.8
1U*4
107.6
115.9
93.6
211.6
107.9
128.9
9S.S
108.9
108.6
107.0
110.6
104.2
312.1
113.0
104.3
315.1
92.2
47.2
311.5
107.3
106.0
104.9
98.0
104.2
109.9
111.7
107.3
113.1
90.7
l,027ft£7
- * . » • "«»*
Nfonmetal 1 ic wlnera f d ? t * .~ ^n--^" . , T . . , r T „ a t . v t •?<.>«. ,«„
Clay products « » „ < ,
» . , *,»«t.' > ....
Concrete produ-ts. ...
*.,.,,
, . . . .otto..**
.
95.6
70.0
107.1
107.8
106.**
257.2
9S.5
97*5
108.7
127.3
100.9
106.6
108.0
107.4
112.2
104.6
109.4
113.3
104.8
116.8
92.7
42.6
109.8
108.0
106.3
104.9
99.1
106.6
109.5
112.1
107.8
n3.4
90.7
112.9
103.7
116.0
133*7
96.0
151.7
106.4
107,9
105.7
<» ,
, , » . . , - .10....
<
I,,
^
I20ai
in.s
122.3
122.1
124.0
127.7
123.5
123.0
H8.8
120,1
123.7
122.2
312.5
222.3
1U.4
123.0
121.5
113.6
121.4
112^
117.4
2^0*2
13B..3
344.3
133.9
111.6
105*0
113«0
126.1
96.7
U5.5
107.9
106.1
105.7
1
Rubber and proctuct 3** .
Tires a n d tubes »**»,
Textile product.* wivi
•'"ol. •...«.*...*-*>
1H.2
111.1
90.S
94.3
118.6
110.7
106.2
106.7
103*5
116.&
115.7
108,8
n-^,9
.hr^»«*.
340.6
133.0
99.9
101«2
219.7
121.1
319*7
r313.§
122^
t!20.0
313.8
321.4
312^
117.7
316.7
324.2
r!33*4
l^i.5
323.5
340.4
133.0
99.0
99e3
86,7
109.2
311.2
107.3
13JU2
107.3
310*8
321.5
ri25^
r!20.0
121.8
113.7
122.8
122.0
112.9
121.4
112.4
117.7
116.9
100.8
97.2
128,8
86.8
H1.7
9ft«6
228,4
r!20.1
P121.3
plOO.3
95^
129.8
88.6
21?,8
310.8
111.2
107.3
lie**!
134e7
W*A
n3.9
no.a
m«2
107.3
' ^
.
Construction cost indexes*
Associated General Contracto"'j ^aii *,.u-u&)*.^.**c*" j r 1 * 100, .
Engineering Neve-Records
1,240,654 '
2,310,500
FT^rr;
Bank debits, total (141 c«nU,» ' . . » , . , ,r**,i
c, •>,!«,
New Tork City.. ••..«•„».». ..^
*
, .>»*..
». ^j*»*
Outside New York City..,. „
,.,, ..
......
, .n*»«,.
Bonds t
Prices:
Standard and Poor's Orr\>ra 4 u«oiu
Indufltrial, utility, ar?d :-a! Ir^att iO-» l.:"o< ' Composite (17 bond4!* « - . » • * . , * «tfo . » ^.' ,•• »r x,)^*
Domestic municliial {! - » . * " ' . , „
, ir -, k < ( .
t v .,
U. S. Treastiry borwie , : • * * > • * • . * .
- ,»
*~ * w
r/ Revised. I/ Dbit«x fr,- ;f,,
shown h«r« for the
J / ...
/-
nf^6
12««6
97.6^
•^A'C't
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2/
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tvP *Mk/»li Mmr»4-V ^t.A
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
1952
1951
June
July
April
Jfey
June
July
FIK4NCE » Continued
Bonds - Continued
Yields:
3.16
3.17
3.16
3.16
3.17
3.17
2.94
2.99
3.21
3.49
2.94
2.99
3«23
3.53
2.93
3.01
3.20
3*50
2.93
3.00
3.20
3.49
2.94
3.03
3.20
3.50
3la4
3.19
3.50
2.%
3.18
3.33
2.97
3.19
3.36
2.97
3,19
3*32
2.97
3.19
3.31
2.93
3.20
2.99
3.20
3*33
2.22
2.65
2.16
2,65
2^64
2.05
2.57
2,10
2.61
2.12
2.61
233.5
206.7
6.1
7*V2
53*7'
3J..G
39.5
14.2
533«5
93.0
195.2
5,2
S9.8
57.6
S4.1
53.9
11.7
1,176.4
79.8
754.0
97.6
42.4
76.2
55.8
45.6
25.0
541.7
127.0
198.5
6.8
88.9
55.9
12.4
38.7
13.5
4.15
4.53
1.87
2.58
2.63
2.73
4.18
4.55
1.87
2.58
2.63
2.73
3.94
4.21
1.91
2.65
2.60
2.34
3.95
4.22
1.91
2.67
2.63
3.%
4.22
1,91
2,69
2,64
2.88
,.*22
1.91
2.69
2,64
2.88
6.55
6.79
5,90
7.03
4.86
3.48
6.20
6,35
5,72
6,//;
4.'^
3.35
5.77
5.87
5*62
6.05
4.58
3.41
5.65
5.73
5.53
5.87
4*57
3.30
5.45
5.48
5.51
5.64
4c56
3.1B
5.39
5.41
5.44
5.61
4.52
3.21
4.17
4.20
4.07
4.04
4.04
4.09
3,295
587
67
195
179
27
366
299
1,574
131
120
217
2,993
444
63
163
232
27
356
268
1,455
125
97
215
2,912
498
53
175
162
36
211
297
1,480
126
103
3,677
607
68
201
204
2,608
478
22
179
232
26
*317
I'j
170
255
278
1,298
108
123
61
207
47
144
130
61
203
45
142
350
1,803
122
101
179
126
132
66
212
45
137
69
139
161
56
53
44
119
44
257
1,155
102
75
57
146
153
56
46
43
115
21,677
15,463
133
28,062
13,109
11,928
8,613
2,716
4,873
17,100
4il08
3,339
1,874
365
857
24,363
11,153
2,554
2,2%
704
959
28,136
14,669
6,372
2,933
1,865
717
40,311
7,477
26,642
2,070
1,490
448
294
104,405
262,540
573,708
369,331
2,270
190,818
700,943
94,900
6,211
496,171
2,894
10,522
158,949
475,636
313,708
- 2,184
111,185
1,230,705
252,350
13,067
823,741
88,821
194,965
1,037
30,821
185,927
537,679
301,739
3,184
145,863
1,095,209
224,432
7
r282
r580*264
r336,9U
r3,357
rl66,4!9
rl,029,337
r201,5Q4
rl4,902
185»6ft8
rl32*oa
^174.040
148
98,580
237,754
592,250
385,474
2,725
163,833
856,17T
171,936
12,055
547,243
133,359
156.438
By ratings?
A.,. ..*....
....do....
By groups s
Domestic Bsaiicipal (15 bonds), Standard and Foor's
Stocks 1
Cash dividend payments publicly reportedc«****iBil. of dol..
^^^•jf^titriae**
ss
*
*
^
1,134.4
79.4
731.0
88.7
40.2
69.8
50*7
48.0
26.6
Dividend rate per share t
Dividend yields I
Preftr^ed stocks, 31 highZgrade (^standard aac-
Freight carloadinget
t?s
ir/17
3*4
.8
48.6
3.3
10.4
4.5
TRAMSKWATIG5
Federal Keser^ Indexes, total,ftdjusted...... 1935^39=100,,
?reight~car eitrpluff and obortage, daily average et
9,ra.
3,065
5,641
FOODSTUFFS
Stocks, cold storage, end of aontht
Apples, fresh. *..»*. .««...*...»**..•»,*.##». .t&ous. of b&«.
But tor, crec3Bi®ry . .,*..««.«....*,....«*•«.... . thous « of lb. .
Frosen.. ...... ...«»,... .#•••. , ,»««i» ••<«'tihs!U4i* of lb.«
lA&b and nmttotU*. .«*.«.«*.««•*»«••****««*••*««*««. do««.«
PbTBp excluding lard.. «••*«»«**§••*»*•.«•«•«**.««•*&)«»..
680
72,598
234,608
531,090
290,321
2,427
189,980
771,413
5I235
572,372
68,754
112.369
rj H^tleed. J/ l)at& for W^f SMP» for 5 veeksi other asoaths 4 veeks,
534,7
12Sr3
1061692
M2
130
73
212
46
T'; *V<5
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
IS>52
IS>51
June
July
April
June
May
July
FINANCE
Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of month:
Reserve bank credit outstanding, total.....
do....
Federal Reserve notes in circulation.. .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. do. .».
/ft 939
23,551
22,906
47,634
24,043
22,982
20,514,
47,634
20,598
19,020
416
23,630
46.4
47,547
24,033
23,078
20,504
47,547
20,606
18,863
467
23,726
46.3
49,213
23,632
22,363
22,106
49,213
21,175
19,940
797
24,332
48.6
49,549
24,15?
22,273
22,103
49,549
21,412
19,778
591
24, 567
48.1
255,222
252,852
218,198
34,653
2,370
29
21,756
27,809
255,657
253,325
218,618
34,707
2,332
28
21,759
27,851
258,292
256,102
219,356
36,746
2,191
44
23,297
23.462,
259,905
257,739
220,540
37,198
2,167
45
23,296
•?«t^7Afy
259,105
256,863
219,124
37 739
65,727
59,085
66,128
59,437
69,604
62,500
69,959
62,789
70 33A
54,048
63,267
52,767
59,014
71. 124
61,104
72,093
52,971
62,064
51,192
fOJK
50,590
62,649
57,456
67,299
59,632
69,663
51,432
59,968
90e46
249,32
42.55
78.06
91.29
253.60
43.75
77.04
100.24
262.55
49.13
92.19
100.87
261.61
49.29
94.61
104.26
268.39
49.81
100.30
106.25
276.04
49.86
101.85
171.7
186.9
179.2
163.1
110.2
141.6
172.8
188.1
179.9
163.7
°nit*»
139.4
183.6
199.4
180.7
166.3
116.7
164.6
183.7
199.2
181.7
166*1
117*1
166.9
187.6
203.9
186.9
168.8
116.2
173»7
192 »1
209.7
192.7
173.5
H6.9
175*2
1,337
52,456
1.354
53,154
1,647
66,676
1,262
59,431
1.283
56,850
1,143
40,667
1,171
42,438
1,373
41,601
1,077
43,06b
1,096
42,325
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20.559
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263,073
260,908
222,963
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63,083
Bonds:
Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission):
Total on all registered exchanges:
On New York Stock Exchange:
Stocks:
Prices :
Standard and Poor's Corporation:
Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission):
Total on all registered exchanges:
On New York Stock Exchange:
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