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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 magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS December 12, 1952 SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS I9J5-39 • 100 300 9.0 250 8.0 200 7.0 ISO 6.0 STEEL PRODUaiON (Ingots and Steel for Costings) 100 5.0 l l l l l l _ L l J _ l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l L l l l l l l l i l t l l l l l L l l J MOV. i i i I i j i I i i i i i i i i I i i i i I i i i I i i i I i i ii I 1 1 i i i i i 1 1 i 1 1 I i i i JAN. DEC. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES ELECTRIC - POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUO. SEPT. OCT. MOV. OCC. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-49*100 160 r DEPARTMENT - STORE SALES and STOCKS 300 250 200 ISO 100 1949 1950 1951 1949 1952 1950 1951 1952 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 19!> l Dec. 1 Commodity prices, wholesale: A l 1 commodities A 1 1 other 22 commodities (revised series) 2/ Cotton, m i d d l i n g , 15/16", 10 markets J5/ Wheat, No. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) 3/ Department store sales Insured unemployment, total State programs Finance : Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit, total 1947-49-100. . do .... do.. . dol. per Ib.. dol. per bu.. 1947-49=100.. thous.. . . do. . 28,770 24,679 19,603 374 Excess reserves, estimated do. . . . Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading citiest 23,249 Bank debits, total m i l . of do!.. 8,807 New York City do. ... 53,040 73,260 U S Government obligations do.... 32,082 Commercial, industrial, and agr . loans (gross) do... 20,865 148 Fa i 1 ures, 5 ndustr i a 1 and commerc i a 1 number . . Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ ..percent.. 3.22 177. 1 Stock prices, 480 stocks (Standard and Poor's) 1935-39=100.. 192.6 Industrials, 420 stocks do.... Production: 2,032 Electric power, by u t i l i t i e s m i l . of kw.-hr.. 7,476 Motor vehicles (Ward's) number.. 1 12,825 Petro leum, crude 3/ thous . of bb 1 . . 6, 159 Steel 4/ J 935-39- 100. . 232.9 Freight car load ings, total thous of cars 822 397 J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. for November 1951. # Wednesday price. m i i . of dol.. ....do.... *l 13.6 *l 12 0 *l 1 1.0 *l 14.5 108 5 .426 2.56 161 1,052 . . 1,019 1952 Dec. 8 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 109.6 .431 2.55 191 1,036 1,003 1 10.0 104 7 105.5 1 12. I #91.6 .356 2.46 1 18 690 647 1 10.7 104 3 106.3 1 13.0 #91.7 .350 .247 130 723 681 1 10 3 102 6 105 3 1 13.0 91 5 .342 2.48 134 71 1 668 1 10 0 101 7 104 5 1 13.0 91 3 .344 2.42 138 1 10 2 102 6 104 3 1 13.0 91 3 .339 7.46 28,932 25 , 08 1 19,919 725 29,773 25,714 20,334 486 29,897 25,696 20,447 608 29,880 26, 193 20,738 752 30, 141 26,301 20,917 603 30,302 26 751 20 939 660 28,964 1 1,624 53,204 73,072 31,856 21,006 136 3.24 181.0 197.3 27,864 1 1,093 53,040 77,028 32,292 22,484 143 3.22 186.6 202. 1 25,574 9,794 53,312 76,997 32,015 22,727 148 3.21 187. 1 202.4 33,625 12,786 53,219 7*, I 10 31,859 22,862 167 3.20 191.7 207.6 29,513 1 1 , 925 • 53,960 78', 458 33,039 22,876 127 3.19 193.7 209.8 1,880 7,444 1 12,465 6, 134 232.0 774 388 1,800 7,807 134,254 6,535 246.4 829 398 1,803 7,884 137,903 6,543 248.0 829 394 1,738 7,971 123,531 6,582 247.8 81 1 389 1,800 7,701 1 13,250 6,587 246 9 670 336 2/ Tuesday prices, 3/ D a i l y averages. 1 1,933 3. 18 195.0 21 1 2 129 769 244 3 4/ Week ending December 13, 245.5. * Monthly index MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Earlier data are available in monthly issues of ^ the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 19 51 October 19 52 November August September October November GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Persona! income, seasonal ly adjusted, at annual rates; Tota 1 per sona 1 i ncome , b i t . of do ! . Wage and salary disbursements, total do... Commodity-producing industries , do... Di str i but i ve industr ies do. . . Cover nment Wage and salary receipts, total 261.7 174.0 75.9 46.5 20.7 30.9 170 5 4.3 53.4 20.8 12.7 3.5 239. 1 260 9 174.8 75 8 46.5 20 8 31.7 171 3 42 52 5 20.5 12.4 3.5 239.5 269 6 182 5 78 7 49.4 5l 5 32.9 179 0 45 51 8 21 4 13. 1 3.7 249.4 r273 8 r 185 3 r8! 6 r49.3 r2l 6 32.8 r 18! 9 45 r53 4 21.4 r 12.9 3.7 r253.0 275 8 187.0 82 7 49.5 21 8 33.0 183 6 46 53.6 21.4 13.0 3.8 255.2 4,216 4,206 2, 152 2,054 342 1,344 355 3,712 3,695 1,885 1,810 325 1,082 394 2,882 2,874 1 , 377 1,497 394 812 278 r3,620 r3,609 r i , 926 1,683 370 984 316 4, 123 4,098 2,303 1,795 365 1,088 330 635 760 541 216 265 179 557 666 476 185 206 170 434 487 394 161 182 145 r544 r68l 443 196 237 r 164 618 8!4 47? 220 274 179 296 247 239 219 445 304 188 171 296 340 410 294 247 301 267 249 224 424 345 172 749 307 332 387 305 249 295 272 236 233 436 319 206 229 310 316 372 295 225 288 264 240 234 428 329 200 182 305 309 340 307 227 282 260 240 219 429 31 1 215 189 304 301 328 316 228 277 257 248 213 412 288 195 238 300 295 310 318 238 272 268 277 283 105 274 271 277 284 106 274 273 274 287 103 271 r27l 272 285 101 269 269 269 282 100 268 269 266 281 99 209.0 210 3 21 i 8 21 1 1 210.7 2,849 1,908 963 858 91 440 205 95 148 351 941 66 318 103 293 78 83 2,624 1,818 930 832 84 425 200 96 126 331 806 68 300 109 187 76 75 3,095 2,037 J,047 930 99 418 181 98 183 381 1,058 55 373 129 335 75 91 3,098 2,030 1,049 935 96 430 187 101 168 376 1,068 53 369 127 350 79 90 r3,OI ! r 1,988 r 1 , 048 r935 r95 r434 r 189 r 104 139 r360 r 1,023 r52 r352 r 125 ,-330 77 87 m i l . of dol.. do do. . . , .do.... do do. . . . 13,230 4 437 8,793 20,795 9 806 10,989 13,239 4 352 8 887 20,818 9 797 I 1 021 13,343 4 200 9 142 19,745 8 626 I I 119 r 13, 558 r4 , 508 r9,050 r 20, 281 r8 956 r 1 1 , 325 » . do. . . . 2,534 2,420 2,553 2,432 2,504 r2,562 r2,476 r2,537 do. . . , do.... Personal interest income and dividends .....do... Transfer payments do. . . . Less personal contributions for social insurance. .. .do. ... Total nonagr icu Itura 1 income do.... Farm income and marketings: Cash receipts from farming, 5 ncl .Gov't pay'ts. ..mi 1. of dol. Crops do. ... L 5 vestock and products , tota 1 do .... Dairy products do. ... Meat an i ma Is do. . . . Poultry and eggs do.... Indexes for cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans, a l l commodities I/ 1935-39*100.. Livestock and products.... do.... Indexes of vol. of farm market ings, a 1 1 commodities I/.. do.... Crops , do. . . . L i vestock and products do. . , . COMMODITY PRICES Prices received by farmers, all farm products. ... 1910- I4=s 100. . Crops do. ... Food grains.. , do. . Feed grai ns and hay , .do. . . . Tobacco do .... Cotton do. ... Fruit do .... Truck crops. .do. . 0 i 1 -bear i ng crops do. ... L i vestock and products do. ... Meat an i ma Is , do. . . . Dairy products do. ... Prices paid by farmers: A 1 1 commod i t i es do .... Commodities used in l i v i n g ...do.... Commodities used in production...., do.... * A l l commodities, interest, taxes, and wage rates do.... Parity ratio (prices rec'd to prices paid by farmers) .. .do. ... Retail price, U. S. Department of Commerce: AM commodities, index !935-39»!00. . CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction, total , m i l . of dol.. Pr i vate , tota 1 do. . . . Resident i a 1 (nonfarm) .do. . . . New dwelling units. ...-.,.....*..... do.... Additions and alterations.. , do.... Nonresidential b u i l d i n g , total 2/ ...do.... Industrial do . . Commercial do , . Farm construction do ... Pub 1 ic ut i 1 ity do. ... Publ ic, total do Res i dent i a 1 do. . Nonresident i a 1 bui Id ing. .do. ... M i 1 i tar y and nava 1 , .do .... Highway do. . Conservation and development do.... Other types do. DOMESTIC TRADE Retai 1 trade: AM retail stores: Estimated sales (adjusted), total Durable-goods stores Nondurab le-goods stores Estimated inventories (adjusted), total Durable-goods stores Nondurab le-goods stores Firms with II or more stores, estimated sales: Ad justed £/ Revised. J/ Unadjusted. 2/ Except farm and public utility. 14,1 10 4,802 9,308 20,51 1 9, 164 1 1 , 347 2,730 2, 5991 2,799 1,917 1,033 930 85 429 187 107 1 17 331 882 48 337 1 17 230 72 78 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1951 October 1952 November August September October November DOMESTIC TRADE - Continued Department store sales, United States total: Unadjusted index ...; Adjusted i ndex ,, 1947-49-100. do... r!!3 109 134 I 13 98 114 II 106 119 I 15 p!32 pM2 thousands.do... .._,^_do... «...(•• .do... do... 63,452 61,836 7,668 54,168 1,616 63,164 61,336 7,022 54,314 1,828 63,958 62,354 6,964 55,390 1,604 63,698 62,260 7,548 54,712 1,438 63,146 61,86! 7,274 54,588 1,284 63,646 62,228 6,774 55,454 1,418 48,740 24,427 23,552 21,004 48,740 20,868 19,557 497 24,261 46.5 49,046 24,734 23,239 21,166 49,046 20,945 19,670 490 24,680 46.4 50,496 25,216 23.146 22.147 50,496 22,056 20,41 I 835 25, 119 46.9 50,479 24,747 23,694 22,147 50,479 21,455 20,066 319 25,215 47.5 51,341 25,855 23,575 22,140 51,341 22,273 20,616 r620 25,426 46.4 52,492 26,740 23,821 22,145 52,492 22,583 21, 149 P867 25,949 45.6 258,298 255,940 220,325 35,615 2,359 37 22,233 28,417 259,604 257,253 221,391 35,862 2,351 43 22,382 28,809 263,186 261,060 222,753 38,307 2,125 39 23,344 29,293 262,682 260,577 222,216 38,360 2,105 40 23,342 29,419 264,919 262,820 224,430 38,390 2,099 45 23,339 r29,644 267,432 265,345 226,557 38,788 2,087 51 23,337 p30,228 67,181 60,347 67,476 60,514 71,123 63,855 71,578 64,205 72,034 64,665 59,282 r37,763 (2,229 9,956 10,647 3,088 rII,799 735 15,676 1,330 14,347 2,182 r1,402 rl,524 59,556 37,759 12,060 9,829 10,703 3,111 11,885 851 15,851 !,338 14,512 2,190 1,408 1,497 62,495 39,184 I I,131 9,02! I I, 184 3,253 13,615 758 17,082 1,463 15,619 2,262 1,520 1,688 62,808 39,310 11,127 9,044 11,212 3,281 13,690 820 17,188 1,471 15,717 2,270 1,526 1,694 63,159 39,565 10,924 8,887 I 1,346 3,301 13,994 803 17,311 1,481 15,830 2,276 1,540 1,664 98.29 98.78 73.00 97.82 98.30 72.65 98. 14 98.57 76. 12 97.46 97.87 76. I I 98.05 98.50 75.32 97,511 95,876 1,345 99,206 97,063 1,843 97.151 95,427 1,339 99,318 97,075 1,843 100,537 98,656 1,448 102,444 100,091 1,902 99,712 97,838 1,447 102,315 99,963 1,902 100,349 • 98,494 1,430 102,341 99,993 1,898 106,439 2.592 106,309 2,604 I 14,506 2,736 I 12,633 2,769 112,152 2,773 3,262 2,622 3,194 2,629 7,998 5,081 2,978 2,385 2,950 2,353 8,025 5,112 3,398 2,693 3,305 2,649 8,436 5,195 r3,464 2,763 3,450 2,764 8,451 5,194 3,528 2,836 3,496 2,776 8,509 5,231 11,089 372.4 5,695 305.5 14,368 311.6 EMPLOYMENT Labor force (Bureau of the Census): C 5 v i I i an I abor force ..» Employed Agr icu Itura I emp loyment. Nonagr icu Itura I emp loyment Unemployed. ...» FINANCE Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of month: Assets, total ....mil. of do I. Reserve bank cred i t outstand 5 ng, tota I do... United States securities... ....do... Gold certificate reserve , do... Liabi I ities, total , .do... Deposits do... Member bank reserve ba lances do... Excess reserves (estimated) do... Federal Reserve notes in circulation do... Reserve ratio percent. Federal Government finance: Gross debt (direct), end of month m i l . of dol. Interest bearing, total do... Pub I ic issues ....'... .do... Spec i a I i ssues , do... Non I nterest bear i ng do... Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Government do... Gold, monetary stock, United States do... Currency in circulation... do... Life insurance, assets, admitted: AN companies (Institute of Life Insur.), est. totaI..do... Securities and mortgages... do... 49 companies (Life Insurance Association of America): Tota I., do... Bonds and stocks, book value, totai ...do... Government (domestic and foreign), total ...do... U. 3. Government do... Pub l i e ut i I i ty. do... Rai Iroad .., do... Other „ do... Cash... do... Mortgage loans, tota I do... Farm. do... Other do... Policy loans arid premium notes do... Real-estate holdings do... Other admitted assets .....do... Bonds: Average price of a l l listed bonds (N.Y.S.E.) J/....dollars. Domest ic do... Foreign. , do... Value, issues listed on New York Stock Exchange: Market value, a I i issues J/ mi I. of dol. Domest i c do... Fore 5 gn do... Face value, a l l issues _!_/„ do... Domest i c do... Foreign .' do... Stocks: Shares listed on New York Stock Exchange: Merket value. do... Number of shares listed..... millions. LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association): Production, total m i l . of bd. ft. Softwoods ..., do..! Sh i pments, tota I ,jOt Softwoods do. Stocks, gross, end of month, total !.i!do!!! Softwoods do... METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron ore (Lake Superior district): Shipments from upper lake ports ...thous. of long tons. Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net 1937-39,100. 14,389 13,013 365.9 335.8 r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. J/ Includes bonds of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development not shown separately. 9,295 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 191?l September 19 52 October July August September October PEWOLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS Bitumi nous coa 1 : Industrial consumption, total thous. of short tons.. Stocks, i n d . and retail dealers ',end of month, total .. .do. ... PULP, PAPER, AND PRINTING Wood p u l p : Production, total, all grades ..thous. of short tons.. Bleached sulphate . short tons.. Soda , Defibrated, exploded, etc Stocks end of month , tot a 1 , a l l grades B leached su Iphate Soda . do .... do.... do. ... do. ... do. . . . 30, 190 850 8,454 688 8,288 3,902 544 5,564 76,245 74,352 1,893 33 244 971 8 691 728 9 236 4,252 625 6 758 78,019 76,080 1,939 20 270 104 3 293 603 7 597 2 342 229 3 219 79,359 77 698 1,661 27 429 383 8 259 681 8 250 2 122 532 5 212 81,238 79 567 1 671 r28 336 r-624 8 230 679 8 AQA 2 852 1,317 172,588 506,962 186,638 60,53! 36,941 193,763 88,000 109, 155 14,244 12,525 26,260 13,054 1,088 37,954 1,470 198,261 570,792 209,922 r68,7!5 39,939 214,370 85,319 r 105,321 13,650 12,871 r 25, 290 13,012 1, 129 34,432 1, 180 174,921 432,532 165,479 47,225 26,953 181,974 84, 161 146,208 16,326 19,541 46,508 15,460 2,563 36,722 1,381 198,830 529,591 203,866 54,647 32,708 194,697 83,646 152,021 2 1 , 586 2 1 , 369 50,958 14,276 2,425 3 1 , 983 r 1,305 177,087 493,384 193,488 53,736 32,320 185,254 84,958 r 146,712 19,619 23, 150 49,691 15,802 2,321 26,681 431,082 427,738 152,301 492,475 497,410 147,366 485,539 483,250 144,094 486,496 488,575 142,015 46 1 , 508 462,404 141, 1 19 502 791 486, 159 157,751 381,437 90,728 92,487 8,432 439,547 87,037 405,277 100,339 97 , 79 1 10,980 434,841 100,292 329,729 94, 192 94,933 8,827 532,297 75,474 341,571 97,831 99,008 7,650 573,502 86,444 379,669 92,301 90,645 9,306 582,209 77,578 425,981 97, 144 97,789 8,661 561,016 69,364 22,269 23,253 10,499 4, 138 22,797 26, 134 7, 162 3,544 21,342 25,084 15, 158 7,548 23,573 25,915 12,819 6,262 23,010 26,243 r9,584 r5,352 24, 181 27 , 222 6,543 4,202 9, 134 9,397 9,839 9,341 8 948 9,884 10,042 9,735 10, 107 10,700 i 1, 126 9,449 10, 100 9,688 9,594 10,704 10, i 19 9,854 CXQ 6 176 83,298 8 1 492 1 806 534 8,633 9,582 3 ion 623 77,951 -1C "XCQ t cpo 1,453 194,463 567,059 214,219 56,332 36,628 20 i , 362 92,331 149 404 18,263 24 , 523 58,334 13,415 2,2*2 22,563 Newsprint, Canada ( i n c l u d i n g Newfoundland): 5h i pments from m i l l s .. do. . . . Newsprint, United States: Sh i prnents from m i l l s do.... At pub 1 ishers In transit to publishers do. . . . do.... STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS Port land cement: Production thous. of bb 1 . . S h i p me nts do.... Stocks, finished, end of month do.... Stocks, clinker, end of month do.... Glass containers: Production thous. of gross.. r/ Revised. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGf, $300 FIRST CLASS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS Permit No. 1009 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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