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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
December 5.1952
Available only with subscription to the monthly magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
1935-39 * 100
BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS
300
9.0
STEEL PRODUCTION
(Ingots and Steel for Castings)
ELECTRIC - POWER PRODUCTION
By UTILITIES
250
200
150
i i . I i . . I . i i i i . i i I i i i i I , , i I i , , j i i , , I t i I I I i i I i . . . I ,.
JAN.
1949
1950
FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AU6.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1935-39 « 100
350
MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION
Passenger Cars and Trucks)
1951
1949
1952
1952
.1951
1950
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
l<?5I
1952
ITEM
Nov. 24
Commodity prices, wholesale:
A l 1 commodities
1 947-49- 100. .
Farm products
do
Foods, processed .
do. . . .
A l l other
do....
22 commodities (revised series) 2/
do....
Cotton, m i d d l i n g , 15/16", 10 markets 3/.
dol. per Ib..
Wheat, No. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) 3/....dol. per bu..
Department store sales
1947-49=100..
Insured unemployment total
thous
State programs
do
Finance:
Currency in circulation 3/
m i l . of dol..
Federal Reserve hank credit, total
.
do....
Member bank reserve balances
do....
Excess reserves, estimated...
,
do....
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:
Bank deb its, tota 1
rr*i i . of do 1 , .
New York City
do. ...
Deposits, demand, adjusted
.. ......do. ..
Loans and i nvestments tota 1
do
U S Government obligations
do
Commercial, industrial and aor loans (gross) do
Fa 5 1 ures i ndustr i a 1 and commerc i a 1
number . .
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices, 480 stocks (Standard and Poor ' s) .. 1935-39=100. .
Industrials 420 stocks
.. .
.do....
Production:
Bituminous coal 3/
thous. of short tons..
E lectr i c power by ut i l i t ies
, m i l . of kw . -hr .
Motor veh i c Ies (Ward ' s) .
..
number . .
Petroleum, crude 3/
thous. of bb 1 . .
Steel 4/
1935-39=100. .
Freight car load ings, total
thous. of cars..
M i see 1 1 aneous
. .
, do . . .
Dec. 1
Nov. 8
Nov. 15
Nov. 22
Nov. 29
1 10.0
104.7
S05.5
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
2.47
130
726
681
1 10.3
102 6
105.3
113.0
91.5
.342
2.48
134
1 10. 1
101 .7
104.6
1 13.0
91.3
.344
2,42
30,141
26,301
20,917
603
*l 13.6
*l 12.0
*l 1 1 .0
*l 14.5
109.5
.419
2.54
123
1,012
979
108.5
.426
2.56
161
1,052
1,019
**! 1 1.2
**I04 9
**I08.5
**l 13. 1
90.9
.353
2.46
1 15
682
640
28,682
24,745
19,843
632
28,770
24,679
19,603
374
29,583
25,505
20,449
523
29,773
25,714
20,334
486
29 , 897
25,696
20,447
608
29,880
26, 19$
20,738
752
30,833
11,996
52,357
72,652
3 1 , 524
20,872
149
3.20
177.5
193.0
23,249
8,807
53,040
73,760
32,082
20,865
148
3.22
177. 1
192.6
28,277
1 1,486
53,586
76,985
32,361
22,274
136
3.22
182.4
197. 1
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
33,652
12,786
53,272
77, 157
3 1 , 860
22,896
167
3.20
191.7
207.6
2,032
7, 157
78, 1 10
6, 145
232.2
71 1
343
2,032
7,476
! 12,825
6, 159
232.9
822
397
1,537
7,753
146,654
6,471
249.7
862
420
1,800
7,807
134,254
6,535
246.4
829
398
1,803
7,884
1 37 , 903
6,543
248.0
829
394
1,738
7,971
123,531
6,582
247.8
81 1
389
J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. J5/ Daily averages.
index for November 1951. ** Monthly index for October 1952. # Wednesday price.
Nov. 1
4V Week ending December 6, 245.5. *
11,925
3. 19
193.7
209.8
108,670
246.9
Monthly
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
Earlier data are available In monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
1951
September
1952
October
August
July
September
October
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Industrial production (Federal Reserve):
Unad iusted, combined index
„ . . ..,,,.,,. I935-39»!OQ» ,
iron and steel.,
Lumber and products
,...do....
, do* . . .
Smeltinq and refining,...
.do,...
C lay products. .,...,
,
Transportation ©qu 5 pment
Automobiles (including parts)...
.do, , . .
, , . .do. . . .
....do....
Chemica 1 products
,
1 ndustr ia 1 chemica Is
Leather and products .
.... .
Leather tanning. , .
. „,
...
Shoes.
. , . .....
Manu f actured food products
, . ....
Meat pack ing
Processed fruits and vegetables. .,„
Printing and publishing....,
Rubber products ............. ,....,., ...
Text i les and products
Rayon de 1 i ver ies
Minerals
Fue Is.
Anthrac i te .
B i turn i nou s coa i
Crude petro leum
Meta ! s
'
..4
do. . . .
do. . . .
do .
do
.do . . .
, do . , .
do ....
do.,,,.
.do,...
do
,do. . , .
do. . , ,
do
.. ..
.
do . ,
. . , . do.
, . do , . .
. . , . . do, . .
. . . . do . . ,
Adjusted, combined index I/
.
do,
Manufactures
..... ,
, do
Durable manufactures
,,.do. ..
Lumber and products
.,.,„.. do. ...
Lumber
do ....
Non ferrous met a Is
do. ...
Stone, clay, and glass products
do....
C lay products
,
.do. ...
Nondurab le manufactures
,,«.,.
do. . . ,
Chemica 1 products
.do, ,.,
Leather and products ..... .
....... .... do
Leather tann i ng .
do. ..
Manufactured food products.
do. - , .
Meat packi ng
,
do. . , .
Processed fruits and vegetables....,,
do,..,
Printing and p u b l i s h i n g
„ 9 , , . , .do. , « ,
Minerals
,
do, ...
Metals
.do... .
FOREIGN 7KADE
Exports, including reexports, total I/
mi I of do!
Exports of U . S merchandise, total I/
do
By economic classes:
Cr ude mater i a 1 s
»4
thous . of do ! „ .
Crude foodstuffs
,
do. . . .
Manufactured foodstuffs and beverages.
»
do
Semimanufactures
,
, . ,
do.
Finished manufactures
do..
By principal commodities:
Agricultural products, total
do
Cotton, unmanufactured
do
Grains and preparations
do
Nonagr icu Itura 1 products, total
...
do
Automobiles, parts, and accessories J/. .........do.,..
Chemicals and related products I/
do
Iron and steel-mi 1 1 products
do
Machinery I/
do
Electrical I/
do
Petroleum and products
do
Textiles and manufactures ......
do
General imports, total. ...»
do
Imports for consumption, total..
do
By economic classes:
• Crude materials..
do
Crude foodstuffs . ............. . .
do
Manufactured foodstuffs and beverages
do
Semimanufactures..
do
Finished manufactures.
,..
do
rj Revised. £/ Preliminary.
223
232
273
258
!58
167
153
336
197
214
237
180
3S I
226
199
303
560
100
83
IN
192
!49
297
!80
245
163
142
334
171
172
79
!!57
195
166
222
230
276
26!
158
17!
151
340
201
230
230
182
311
223
193
303
!356
91
80
98
i77
156
210
181
239
154
!40
293
176
179
104
147
199
,63
194
203
231
139
150
164
143
332
200
24!
216
160
285
160
18!
295
564
90
77
98
174
137
162
145
226
;47
1 1!
3*3
144
155
218
228
27!
146
135
196
228
173
192
30!
100
84
167
168
152
179
167
!37
213
226
274
i93
202
23C
14!
!28
20!
214
15Q
c,-*y
9'
190
81
149
138
J:C-»
219
!72
I8£
r?9
?9;3
?!
60
163
!*y?
s.:.-:
296
9!
ai
! t-Z
177
!M
144
147
140
157
142
6?
2(8
228
268
241
159
174
152
337
213
251
232
!70
298
173
195
300
569
116
95
!29
185
!38
234
137
243
170
143
370
16!
161
61
!02
194.
!64
r23l
r240
r289
r267
r!67
r!83
r!59
•P353
221
248
r232
r 167
r346
r239
200
r304
r565
112
95
123
r!SO
154
r268
166
r249
r!76
145
r377
180
r!80
83
144
r203
r r;v'i
p23!
p242
p296
p276
p!65
p!87
p!53
p362
p228
p250
p23S
pi67
p356
p246
pi 98
p308
p574
2U
224
266
148
135
213
222
164
191
703
IS6
97
163
158
123
!&5
156
131
i.-*-**
r^2o
23$
f237
M55
H4Q
221
r222
r!6l
!9A
r 103
S 12
97
166
170
r!37
155
r i75
r 149
p227
p238
p294
p!56
pi40
p220
p22 !
ni^O
p i 53
13303
1,232
1,222
1, 152
;,or?
i, 145
?,OQ3
r 1,072
1,061
1,217
1,207
207,568
106,397
65,570
145,234
696,890
272/782
98,249
61,709
127,285
584,538
& 7.049
72,353
59,378
!C8, 167
673,614
1 14,755
79,566
48,961
1 13.352
701,977
147,010
79, 157
30,460
i 24, 369
806,082
307,785
70,787
1 !6,035
913,875
101, 188
83,636
54,605
193,725
46,348
83, 540
62,354
721,260
746,036
349,603
116,356
105,925
794 , 958
75,819
71/245
43,973
17!. 959
36,48!
69.763
49,742
833,56!
872, 365
16V, 5 24
10,287
84,668
833,025
69,854
60,313
29,866
2! 2. .764
48,73!
71,352
4.2,697
836,043
835, 1 14
186,086
2! ,048
82,284
874,534
55,944
62,549
41,410
204,49.7?
49,137
64,260
50,822
S!6,958
815,445
220,016
50,569
89,237
987,06!
67,809
50,728
55,825
^97, 19!
48,367
60,502
50,630
877,400
882,131
237,621
122,047
76,219
169,268
140.880
257,026
167,293
93,550
192,737
161,758
213,860
149,360
97,012
! 99, 799
175,083
209,826
144,482
97,640
201,379
162,117
205,857
177,241
102,381
220,500
176,152
\J See note on corresponding item in the November 1952 Survey.
p!75
p!68
p!84
pi78
p246
pH2
142
362
pi68
p i 68
94
93
p205
p 1 70
Pi 62
p:67
M43
p ! 74
p i 65
p!5$
., r .......
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the i95l Statistical Supplement
l<352
IS?5I
September
October
July
August
September
October
FOREIGN TRADE - Continued
Imports for consumption - Continued
By principal commodities:
Agricultural products, total
. ....thous. of do!..
Cof fee
,
,
do ....
Rubber, crude, Including guayule
.....do....
Sugar
'
do, ...
Wool and mohair, unmanufactured
,,...,,.
do. . . .
Nonagr icu Itura 1 products, total
.„,..,,. .do. ...
Nonferrous ores, metals, and manufactures,,
do....
Paper bas© stocks
.do. . . „
Newsprint,,
,
,,
,..•..,... do ..
P@tro leum and products . . , . . < ,,...*,.
do* . .
333,806
80,719
59,570
30,063
34, 142
412,230
57,997
31, 191
38,758
43, 122
389,731
1 17,024
52,906
30,207
42, 153
482,634
70,427
36,403
50,009
51,081
328 522
95 , 442
32,558
43, 724
27 , 645
506,592
126,292
21,546
50, 191
53,913
337, 172
99, 124
40,999
44 , 526
24,060
478,273
109,014
23,718
47,359
51,754
360,598
126,550
30,996
40, 161
25,086
52 1 , 533
1 14,538
26,390
49,899
52,230
327,893
26 1 , 850
290,088
377,329
286,050
339,625
290,840
329,643
357,024
296,004
49,801
103, 9!9
44,932
1 18,495
46,040
1 S3, 738
43,600
107,634
54,838
101, 152
16,612
109,630
22,631
84,47Q
22,683
88,854
13,407
89,990
9,268
!03, 1 15
616
1, 100
292
305
1,017
336
354
952
498
433
962
438
627
1,050
474
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Fats, oi lsf and byproducts;
Animal fats:
Product i on
thbus . . of 1 b . , 28 1 , 549
Stocks, end of month
,
, , .do. . . . 258,887
Greases:
Product i on
.,...«.,».*...,• . ,...,... „ , do . . . . 46,862
Stocks, end of month
,,
do. ...
1 10,682
Fish oi is:
Product i on ............
,.,,.. do ....
18,789
rf
97,846
Stocks, end of month
,
.do. . .
Vegs table oils, total;
Production, crude
,
m i l . of !b..
440
Stocks, end 'of month: Crud©.
do. . . .
1,021
250
Re f 1 ned . . . .
do ....
Cottonseed o i ! , re ? i necj :
Product 5 on
„ , . , .,...«,,.,
thous of i b , . 96,08^
Stocks,- and of month
....,,,.„,„......„
do, ...
102,715
Linseed o! 1 ., r'jw;
Product i on . . , . , . ,.,.....,,„
»
.,...,., do. ,.,. •3^057
Stocks,, snd of m^nth. . . .
.. ...,,».
« .do
6'^ !84
Soybean o i l :
Product i on j Cr ud8 ,,...,. t . ,..,,,......,........,. do
148,6^8
Re* i ned . , ,
.....
do, , . .i V) *.9I
.Stocks, end o* ^not^ ; Cr ude .,.,,.,„,,,.,,,....,.,, do • . ,
90,907
Re f i ned . . « .
,
, . . . do . , . 79,370
.
0 laomsrger I ne:
83,074
Product i on ,,.,,,,. . ............ ,,...,
,..,.., do ....
16,461
Shor I'en inys and compounds;
'•''•* oduct < on .....,, , , . , > , . . . •. , , , - , . , . , , ....... do, f , , ICV-; 636
97,018
Stocks , ond of month
..*.,..,.,., , do, . ,
4 ,, ,
1 73, 826
154,868
•54,0? 3
36 ! , 320
42,285
318,006
71,655
288,212
173.856
343, 165
59,964
64-0/760
3 1 , 860
r'V*,A74
46,904
6?2,350
46,702
616,537
58,569
623,203
714,799
143.782
12!, '35
75,26!
J 79- -fl 98
162, i5B
ISO, !30
1 16,618
!78,795
175,008
136,414
124,222
1 55, 637
166,542
98.287
r 96. 020
238,300
i 99, 066
124,629
75,677
68,69^
?•*- •;()•'
86,564
(5,384
125,694
18,6! 5
123,403
23,362
JV;. 469
9*V/3!
i l?,*?4
R8X5&
125, ! 14
97,559
140, !7I
74, 126
178,057
86,653
3** 804
32,437
5,367
•;'? 007
32,^23
4,4-34
39,75?
34,361
5,39!
'58.7^-9
33,376
5,383
40,51 i
54,821
5,690
66 - 633
83,630
I 668
648,917
47,490
97 1 , 38 !
1 84r 705
121,465
!2!,92L1^4 18
659,036
38 . 60 1
720, 191
141 823
108,320
! 12,370
1,395
669,445
43,880
681,587
127,696
94,885
99,235
i , 527
713,624
52,839
760,409
138,047
89,575
89,090
1,819
80 i, 489
61,726
955,425
175,664
3,4!G
37,477
590,616
!4,374
2,633
33,837
504,045
15,744
4,366
35,972
485,006
18,787
4,325
34,950
526,696
19,287
37,348
624,867
21,392
6, !97
1,003
5,831
6,164
6,515
6,844
785
170
315
809
684
165
1,716
184
199
442
394
505
1,414
130
35.
120
152
107
3
425
59
35
29
125
108
6,312
744
188
306
717
680
121
1,567
r27
155
428
479
416
6,542
787
181
352
797
649
148
1,639
156
192
386
412
447
Q8 ".? i ^
i { > ?\Q
ELECTRIC POWER
v. 'ectr ic ppwar :
35 ^7^
Ut ; i t * '• e? , , .
,
„
............ . do
^0,?54
1 ndustr t a ! estat> ! ! shnwnts . »
. , - ,, ,
. . . . t . , . do. .•5 ,.020
,
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO
Dairy product s r production:
•Ski tor . creamarv (factory) . . , ,
.thous. of Sb .
93,636
Cheese C factory) , rota ! . . „ . . , . . , . - . ................. , do. . 93,991
.
Msat*;.. or eduction, io^an , .
mi 1 of It)
! 374
Beef and vee i
«....,,,,,..,.,...,,„.,... thous . of 1 b . .'
553,3!"
Lamb and mutton , - , , , .
.,.„..,
do
36, 652
For k , Including S ar o
...,-.,,.,,
, . . .• do ,f , . 784,336
\ ar d ...,...,,..,..,.... . , , , , . . , ,
do
M-9
769
t
t
Tobacco, manufactured product?,, consumption (withdrawals):
Cigarettes, smaii, tax~fre^..,. . , , . ,
, m i ! lion*;
? 773
Cigarettes, sma ! i , tax-pa • d . . - , ,
, , . .do. . . . ^),600
Cigars, tax-paid', , ,,,........«
,.„..,..,4thousard*v
490,938
19,486
Manufactured tobacco &nd snuff, tax-pa id. .. .thous. of !b.'»,.
^cTALS AND MANUFACTURES
Pig iron, production.,
,
, thous of short tons.
5,890
Steel products, net shipments:
Tot a !
. ,,
do
5 207
Bars, hot roNech Carbon and alloy....... ........ do.. ,
712
160
Reinforcing
>dc.«.
v,
Semi manufactures .
do
314
Pipes and tube?....
do
719
Plates. ........ t ......
do
657
139
Rails................
..
do..,.
Sheets. ...................... .
.do....
! ,548
Strip: Cold rolled.
do
162
Hot rol led. . .
do
185
Structural shapes
do
386
Tin p i ate and terneplate.
do
358
Wire and wire products
......
do
456
£/ Revised,
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data are a v a i l a b l e in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
I9f51
September
19 52
October
July
August
197 610
199 826
262,266
188 868
214 729
275,951
192 798
r?0? 66!
264,368
195 528
2(0 510
264,723
40, 159
37,944
102,561
48,415
45,735
38,337
85,775
52,245
46,933
38,822
104,257
54,061
45 053
36 887
1 17,252
56 200
5,432
8,914
4,668
9,775
4,857
9,6?0
4 694
9 745
98,510
86,942
18, 167
105,022
93,373
17,669
107,427
95,742
18,259
104,977
93,663
18,248
101,837
6,963
9,003
108,708
7,858
10,095
1 10,750
7 842
9 722
1 S3, 698
7 293
8,925
30,832
10 548
September
October
PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS
Crude petroleum:
Product i on
thous . of bb 1 . .
187,816
Consumption (runs to s t i l l s )
do....
196,752
254,900
Stocks, end of month: Gasoline-bearing in U. S
do....
Refined petroleum products:
Fuel o i l :
38,453
Production: Distillate fuel o i l
do....
36,843
Res i dua 1 f ue I oil..'
do. . . .
Stocks, end of month: Distillate fuel o i l
do....
r 104, 082
r 49, 608
Residual fuel o i l
do....
Lubr icat i ng oils:
4,905
8,866
Motor fuel :
96, 1 15
85,004
Gasoline and naphtha from crude petroleum
do....
17,069
Natural gasoline and a l l i e d products
do....
Stocks, gasoline, end of month:
106,547
7,600
Unfinished gasoline
. ..do
9,578
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Woo 1 : I/
Consumption (scoured basis):
Apparel class
thous. of Ib..
Carpet c 1 ass
.
do . . .
Machinery activity (weekly average):
Looms :
Woolen and worsted:
P i l e and Jacquard
thous . of act i ve hours .
Broad
.do. . . .
27,648
4,276
3 1 , 800
7,780
3 1 , 350
6,380
30,432
9,044
141
1,772
14
124
1,750
9
130
1,528
19
163
r 1 , 727
20
163
1,795
19
89
41
67,806
77,342
129
47,888
5, 148
36, 180
6,560
98
43
69,869
77,098
124
60,955
6,615
43,965
!0,375
56
27
61, 1 38
68,504
120
54,200
7 455
39,585
7, 160
1 13
46
r73,806
r83 377
149
r55,340
r7,960
r 37, 208
10, 172
134
52
74,279
86 050
154
56,332
7,608
36,440
12,284
211,782
224
220
168,327
161,862
43,231
36,231
270,982
349
27 i
218,577
21 1, 140
52,056
45,204
55!, 159
387
330
438,397
425,266
112,375
99,375
Carpet and rug:
S p i n n i n g spindles* Woolen
..
. .
. . do
Worsted
. . do
Worsted combs
do. . . .
Manufactures, wool yarn, production, total .. .thous. of Ib..
Kn i tt I ng
.
...
. .
do
Weav i ng
do
Carpet and other
do . . .
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Motor vehicles
jr/ Revised.
factory sales, total
number..
r 526, 448
1, 174
1,108
414,533
401,392
r! 10,741
r 92, 276
604,261
389
260
471,808
459,958
132,064
1 16,449
_[/ Data for October 1951 and July 1952 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks.
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID
PAYMENT OF POSTASE. 4300
FIRST CLASS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Permit No. 1009
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
476,002
743
660
365,906
350,246
109,353
90,445
@FedFRASER