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(1938-33-100)
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250
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150
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CONSUMERS9 PRICES
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(1935-39 = 100)
(SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1935-39=100)
280
220!
!80
140
100
1950
1949
1948
1951
WEEKLY
1948
1949
STATISTICS1
BUSINESS
1950
1951
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Go^aodity p r i c e s , w h o l e s a l e s
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Wheats Ho. 2 , h a r d w i n t e r (Kansas C i t y ) 2 / * o « * e d 0 l , p e r b a . .
Department s t o r e s a l e s . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • , 1 9 3 5 " 3 S f e > L O O * »
I n s u r e d unemployment @ t o t a l . . • ®@e B . 6 6 8 e o i > 6 e e „ s e „ „ e „ t t o u e e ,
State p r o g r s s a . ^ ^ ^ . ^ o ^ i . e ^ ^ s o a ^ o s ^ o . ^ . ^ . ^ ^ d o ^ o *
feterana1 progress...* • • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • • • 8dosee .
Finances
Currency in circulation j/.....................mil. of dol ee
Fedjral Beserve'bank credit, total.. • .................do.-.,.
Member hank, reserve
balances.••......•••.........,..,.do,...
Excels r©ser¥@sf estii»ted..........................clo....
federal Reserve reporting member bank® in leading cities!
Bank debitst total.••'•••••••••••••••••••... ..nil, of dol..
H©W
XOrK
Aug e i|
165.6
176,3
17^ o 0
I56.O
316.1
,3S0
2 e 19
288
1,062
1,010
18
178.0
1S9.0
i s 5.0
167.7
327.6
.375
177^6
1S9.9
iS5 e q
166 e9
326. g
.35S
2.32
25U
26,0,78
1S,SS3
l6,U)42
2.31
232
3M9 1 *
1U@512
176
2.8^
150o2
161.5
1,?3
6.2"
171,367
5,629
195*7
391
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hage
11
Mig0
25
322eS
.3^9
2»33
268
166 @o
27, 9^7
'2^,360
19,285
871
27,950
2M7*
19,172
707
1
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27,759
2M63
27,881
2U,282
19,099
703
27*923
2^90^
199328
921
25,755
10,528
23,857
8.855
176.8
188.9
1S602
.350
2 @ 32
9a
50,333
23*637
37s
lg
177.2
190,9
1S7.H
166a
1,008
9,001
50,535
70,1m
30,9*6
18,958
18H
3.15
177.0
193*0
A§ f A t
7,005,
123 ,330
6 6 1?5
227a
ga>
hxg0
177 a g
192@0
188.7
166.3
327*0
o35l
2S32
252
997
970
29,028
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J u l y 28
25,S3S
11,305
US,561
68,176
D e p o s i t s^ demandg a d j t t s t @ d 8 e e o ( a e 0 e e @ e 0 o o a 9 @ € > e > e e s @ 6 e @ d Q 0 e e 0
Loani and i n v e s t m e n t s 9 t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o , . . .
U@ S e GoverMagBt o b l i g a t i o n * . • « • . • • • • • • • • • • » . • • » . . . d o . . . .
Coram ©re i a l 8 i n d u s t r i a l , a n d a^p^ loan© { g r O M ) 9 ^ „ d 8 „ „
f a i l m r e s § i n d u s t r i a l and c o m m e r c i a l . . . . . . • • • • • • • . . . . . . . n u m b e r . .
Bond y i e l d s ^ d o m e s t i c c o r p o r a t © (Moody @ s) ^ / • • • • • • • • • p e r c e n t e o
Stock prie®@ s 1*16 stock® ( S t a n d a r d and P o o r 1 f§) e 6 ,0X935-39al00 o o
I n d u s t r i a l s ^ 3^5 e t o c k a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • d o # e o o
Productions
Bitumiasu© c o a l j / . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . , . . . . t h o u * , o f 'short t o n s „ 0
S L e c t r l c power & by Q l H i t i e i e 9 o » e e o 9 0 O 9 e e s « 6 D i i l 8 of tcw-hs^o
Motor v e h i c l e s (Ward 1 ®) • • . . • . . . . c o * * . * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • n u m b e r * 0
P@tr©l«ra t c r u d e 3 / 4 . . . . . . . o . . » » . e o » o e » * e » o * . t h o u a . of b b l b 0
St e e l jf/ • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . • • • • • • • • • • . • • • . . . 1 9 3 5 » 3 9 b l 0 0 o c
f r e i g h t earl©adiuge @ t o t a l . • . • • • • • . , • • • • • . • • • . t h o u s . of
Mi8cellaaeou@ s • • • • • . • • • . • . . . . . » . » . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . d©a
Digitized for
ll FRASER
Dat„a do n o t always c o v e r c a l e n d a r w e e k s .
Ang. 26
70,100
30,997
19*124
171
3.15.
179.fr
195*9
1,668
7,003
115,267
6,1a
227.3
SI5
380
kf W©ek ending
50,185
70,028
30,920
19,170
1L9
3.1U
131,9
198. g
1 @ 696
7 § 070
2^.9U26
9 9 oio
149.909
70,305
30,9*6
19,379
158
3.12
181.5
3.11
181.1
197.8
198.2
1,715
7,16U
122,995
6,159.
227.3
g?9
3g5
September 1 , 2 2 3 6 5 s
95 9 o6i
6,151
226 .h
8,275
13?§723
2
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Barlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1949 Statistical Supplement
STATISTICS
1950
June
19*51
July
April
June
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Industrial production (Federal Reserve):
Unadjusted, combined index,.........••••
Manufactures
*
Durable manufactures.
.......
Iron and steel...••••••.••
....•
••
1935-39*100..
••••do....
..do....
••••••do....
Lumber and p r o d u c t s . • • • • • • • . . • •
do....
Furniture
do....
Lumber.
••••••••••...
..do....
Machinery....
•••••••••
do...o
Nonferrous metals and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . .
do....
Smelting and refining
.do....
Stone, clay, and glass products
do....
Clay products
«
••••••..•••do....
Transportation e q u i p m e n t • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • d o . • • •
Automobiles (including parts)•
do*...
nondurable manufactures.
•
do...
Qheaic&L p r o d u c t s • • » « • - • « , . • • • . . , • , • - • • •
....do...
Industrial chemicals.• • • . . < , • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . do, ••
Leather products
..............do...
Leather t a n n i n g . . . . .
..........do...
Shoes
•••••••••..
.....do...
Manufactured food products.
do..,
Meat packing
do...
Processed fruits and vegetables
do...
Printing and publishing
do...
Rubber products
do...
Textiles and products
do...
Cotton consumption.•••••••••••••
•••••••••.do...
Rayon deliveries...............................do...
Tobacco
do.,.
Minerals
••••••••
•••••»••••
.do...
Fuels
do...
Anthracite.
do...
Bituminous coal
•
do...
Crude petroleum.
.do...
Metal»......,,....„.....» . - • * » . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . 9 .
Adjusted, combined index j L / . . . , . . . . . . .
•••••••do.
Manufactures.
•••.•••
•
•••••do.
Durable manufactures.•....•••••••
...do.
Lumber and products
••••
do.
Lumber.
•••••.....
do.
NonferrouB m e t a l s . • • . . . . • • •
•
•••••••do.
Smelting and r e f i n i n g . . . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • d o .
Stone, clay, and glass products
....do.
Clay products
•••••••••..•••••..•••...•••••do.
Nondurable manufactures.
••••••••
do.
Chemical p r o d u c t s . . , . • • . • • • . . • • • • • •
do.
Leather and products....;
•••••
do.
Leather tanning
•
do.
Manufactured food products
do.
Meat p a c k i n g . • . • • • • • • • » . • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . d o .
Processed fruits and v e g e t a b l e s . . . * .
...do.
Prin ting, and publi shing.
do.
Tobacco
•
do.
Minerals
,
do.
Metals
••••••do.
200
209
238
231
166
17S
160
262
206
21S
212
160
277
26S
198
207
237
228
161
174
155
265
202
207
214
162
272
262
221
232
278
264
169
185
161
336
210
225
243
IS3
309
254
223
233
277
263
168
173
I65
336
206
224
241
184
310
249
164
25S
*5i
104
100
107
i64
146
122
169
221
173
132
348
1J6
155
155
96
136
16s
155
182
259
4<v>
99
87
107
178
141
191
150
222
I65
123
361
l60
149
148
68
109
171
158
195
297
197
298
*H8
97
88
103
158
149
108
179
247
190
164
377
172
168
1S8
•83
126
192
166
199
20S
237
155
144
207
219
210
161
181*
26l
105
102
l64
1^7
158
170
170
151
130
196
206
235
151
140
202
208
212
161
181
263
101
91
167
1S1
147
162
144
124
170.2
184.6
203.1
169,8
177.8
209.3
2146.5
139.1
96.8
189-0
184.8
130.9
154.6
™
106
97
112
152
150
103
188
23S
185
153
38O
167
162
167
64
133
191
129
223
234
278
1J0
162
210
285
247
189
199
295
106
97
168
163
168
IS3
177
164
223
233
r276
261
rl66
163
r339
r205
220
241
rl85
r307
r239
r!9S
r300
r548
"98
86
p!64
144
r!24
r!72
r255
r!90
157
r37S
178
rl69
rl69
86
133
rl91
172
223
233
276
163
158
206
224
222
232
r275
1*54
147
r205
221
r238
M
184
198
298
97
88
166
149
166
176
172
I65
151
rlS6
rl98
r302
99
89
Pl65
145
rl6l
rl73
171
ri66
146
172.0
184.5
208.2
171.5
180.7
211.5
255.7
139.4
96.9
189.9
186.1
131.3
155.2
184.6
203.6
225.7
188.3
204.1
214.8
272.6
144.0
96.9
205.0
211.8
135.1
164.6
185.4
204.0
227.4
188.2
203.5
221.6
272.8
143.6
97.3
202.4
212,6
135.4
165.O
I85,
204
226
188
203
219,
271,
1^3
97.1
212.5
135.7
164.8
157.3
162.9
183.6
182.9
r!8l,8
153.5
167.7
148.4
165.9
169.3
197.5
155.2
158.0
175.8
152.9
176.0
173.5
a5.8
159.8
176.1
197.7
I87.1
202.5
18q.l
240.9
179.2 1
176.2
195.5
rX86.4
199.6
185.6
234.8
179.0
r!75.6
194.7
rl80.3
198.6
178.6
235.8
177.8
COMMODITY PRlCEtf
Consumers1 p r i c e i n d e x , a l l i t e m s 2j
Apparel
Pood
,
Cereals and bakery p r o d u c t s
Dairy p r o d u c t s . .
•
•••••••
..do..
do..
..•••••.do.•
.do..
...do..
Fruits and vegetables
••••
»•.,
ooeodoe.
Meats, poultry, and fish
......do..
Fuels, e l e c t r i c i t y , and refrigeration.
do..
Gas and e l e c t r i c i t y . . .
....••
..doo.
Other fuels
«... . . . . . . . . d o . .
Hous efurni shings. » . n . . . « o * » e
•
,
,
do.,
Rent. . . . • • • • •
••••••••••
o
do..
Mi scellaneous••••
•••••••••••••••»••••••••••••••..do...
Wholesale prices (U. 3. Department of Labor).
Combined index.
•••••
1926alQQ.
Economic classes!
Manufactured p r o d u c t s . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
do...
Raw m a t e r i a l s . • • • • • • • • • •
••••••
•••••••...do...
Semimanufactured a r t i c l e s .
do...
Farm products..
••»••»»••
•• . . • • • • . . . d o . . .
Grains
••••••.•••••••••••••.•••••••,•••••••••do...
Livestock and p o u l t r y . . . . . . . . . . . . .
....do...
Commodities other than farm p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . .
do...
TJ Revised. j>/ Preliminary.
\J
Indexes for which seasonal facto
202.8
rs have been fixed at 100 are not shown; see unadjusted series. 2/ Revised
Digitizedbasis
for FRASER
(the "all items" index for July 1951 on old basis is 185.8); see note on corresponding series in the July 1951 Survey.
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
ST A TI ST SC S —Continued
1950
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1949 Statistical Supplement
June
1951
July
April
May
June
July
COMMODITY PBICBS - Continued
Wholesale prices (U. S. Department of Labor) - Continued
Foods
1926a 100.
Cereal products.
• • . . do.*.
Dairy producta
.
•••
do...
f r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s . . . . . • • • • • .
.do...
Meats, poultry, and f i s h .
do...
Commodities other than farm products and foods..• ••• d o . . .
Building materials
do...
Brick and t i l e
..do...
Cement . . . » . • • •
• • • • • . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • . . . .'do...
Lumber
do...
Paint and paint materials
.
do. • •
Chemicals and a l l i e d products
do*.«
Chemical s
•
.do...
Drugs and pharmaceutical materials....
fertiliser materials. s * S e* 5 **-*--.,,,.,..
Oils and fate*...
Fuels and lighting materials
Heetricity. . . . . . • • • • • •
Gas. ..•«•••• • ••••
Petroleum products.
,„
••••do...
do...
do...
.do...
• • • • • • • do.•.
••••••••
••••
•••••••••do...
• • • • do«•«
Hides and leather products.
..
Hides and skins
•••.»••»•
••••••••do....
• •••
.do..,.
L e a t h e r • • • a . e . . e s » e e e . « o e o e » e e e 9 e o e s e e e e » e » « a e . » dO« . . .
SilOeSv w s s s s = s s s s s * * * s « * e * * » * « > « « » » * » » . « . « . . « . . . . * UO. . . .
Housefurnishing goods.•.•.•,*•••••.«•••••••••••••.do....
F u r i l i s h i S g ® , a*eee«ee<»e«s*aQe>eo<?Q<s©oiso©e©«©«.ee»e d O . . . .
furniture
•
• •.»»<>»•»..».•»..•.••«.•..»•• do.« s .
Metals and metal products...
.?•
do....
Iron and steel.••
•
••••©•••do....
Metals, nonferrous
•
do....
Plumbing and heating.
„
do....
Textile products.•••»..
•
do....
Clothing
do....
Cotton goods.•
•
• • • do....
Hosiery and underwear.....
..do....
Bayon
•••••do....
kSXJL&s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • e e e e a s e e e e e . e o e e e s . e e e
Q.O. © e e
Woolen and worsted goods
•
.....do....
Miscellaneous.
....o
do....
Tires and t u b e s . . . . .
••••••••••••do....
Paper and pulp
•*..•••••••.••••••.•••••••do....
Wholesale prices of selected commodities:
Coal, bituminous, mine run, composite....dol.per short ton..
Coffee, Santos, No. 4 (Hew York)
dol. per l b . .
Cotton cloth, print, 64 x 60
cents per y d . .
Wheat flour, stand.patents (Minn.)
dol.per 100 lb.sack..
Lumber:
Douglas fir,dim.,No.l,cora.,2Wxl6» l / . . d o l . p e r M bd.ft..,
Southern pine,boards,Ho.2,coia.,1" z ^ o r 8M x 1 2 ' . . d o . . . .
Ponderosa pine, &>• 3 , common, 1H x S "
do....>
Steel,scrap,heavy,melting (Pittsburgh)...dol. per long ton..
Gasoline, tank wagon (New Y o r k ) . . . . . . . .
. . d o l . per g a l . .
Petroleum, crude (Oklahoraa~£ansas),at w e l l s . . . d o l . per bbl.•
Sugar, refined, granulated (New Y o r k ) . . . . .
dol. per l b . ,
DOMESTIC THADB
Mail-order and store s a l e s , t o t a l , 2 companies...thous. of dol..
Montgomery Ward & Co
,a d o . . . .
r
S e a r s , Eoebuck and C o . . . . . **
do....
162.1
145.6
135.9
140.5
223.7
146.7
202.1
164.3
13^.9
322.6
137.7
114© 5
117.1
122.7
10s. 6
111.9
132.6
67.0
87.3
115-9
182.6
202.1
180.6
184.8
1*6.9
154.2
139. >*
171.9
169.4
14S.4
156.4
136.8
1*3.9
173.8
97.7
39.9
49.3
14S.3
114.7
67.O
155.6
8.707
.478
15.1
5.688
171.*
151.2
141.8
137.0
240.7
151.6
207.2
165.4
135.3
33S.O
138.6
113,
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June
1951
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April
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331.731
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29,99^
34,213
39,247
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20,651
3,456
7,235
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23,731
2,692
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5,77^
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41,520
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44,362
42,033
29,437
39,952
4o,o4l
33,308
250,190
279,967
227, a 6
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194,5U8
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930,906
832,612
818,71^
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r20,5l8
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21,134
19,903
12,447
505
11,699
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10,399
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22,145
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10,287
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