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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS FEBRUARY 15, J952 AvailabJeonly with subscription to the monthly magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS 1935-1939 « IOO 300 BILLIONS OF KILO WATT-HOURS STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and Sled for Castings) ELECTRIC - POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES 250 200 •1950 150 6.0 100 5,0 OCT. MOV. DEC. (BILUONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-49-100 160 30 i40 25 120 20 DEPARTMENT - STORE SALES and STOCKS VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SALES and INVENTORIES iOO 80 10 1949 1950 1951 20 1952 1949 WEEKLY BUSINESS Feb. 3 Cotton, Middling, 15/16% 10 warkets i/..*,...«dol. per lb.. Vheat, No* 2, hard winter (Kansas City) ^/«»«.diol. per bu e « thous Finances Currency in circulation ,£/..«. *».»..«....«.«* .mil. of dole. Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: Bank debits, total-.....*. .a..**........ ....oil. of do3». Commercial, industrial, and &gr» loans (gross) «»#do«»«« Bond yields,, domestic corporate ( Woody *«*} ^/...o....peircent.4 Stock prices, 416 stocks (standard and Poor»s)«.1935-39=10Q«« 1952 Feb. 10 Production: B^ tvo&inous coal 3/» .*.«<»«. •.*.•••«).•• thoxiE * of short tons « @ Htacellaneous. .......... .......0... ................. .do. ... Jan. 12 Jane 19 28,543 24,372 20,488 918 28,354 24,116 20,660 1,091 28,371 23,707 20,013 543 27,2% 10,277 54,544 74,217 32,283 26,549 9,866 54,586 73,583 32,166 21,286 25,602 9,875 54,328 74,017 32,419 21,160 164 3.20 3B8.7 205.4 2.51 259 1.422 1,376 27,143 23,260 19,075 826 28,787 24,554 20, 369 797 2.46 234 1.122 "5 .071 27,076 23,051 18,984 937 11,584 51,232 69,527 31,504 18,120 159 2*85 25,086 10,214 50,781 69,225 31,093 18,321 191 2.85 174.8 189.7 26,517 10,531 1 ^9 7*0-99 HO/397 5,861 226o8 651 328 1,408 6,95? 106,380 5,784 216.5 573 291 1.960 7,666 85,630 6,084 228.7 743 364 73^729 32,074 21,267 164 3*26 184*5 201*4 Feb. 2 176.3 "*90»8 2.48 273 1.117 1.065 183,3 201*2 187.6 171.7 389.9 Jan. 26 175*9 188*9 186.2 165.0 323.1 .418 2.52 240 177.2 193.9 188.8 165.3 324.6 *423 2.52 265 3,466 1,420 182.1 198 3 184.2 171.7 389.4 172*; 1952 STATISTICS1 GonE&odity prices, wholesales total I95i 1951 ITEM Insured unemployment I960 176.5 192*0 187.5 165.2 321.5 .a? 158 3.24 187.0 204*2 3.23 189.7 207.5 7 '540 91,940 6,101 229.6 1,870 7,616 88,535 6,099 231.3 748 371 728 362 185.8 165.3 320.3 .417 2.52 246 1,738 7,572 96,324 6,131 232.9 731 368 Feb. 9 175.8 189.1 185.6 164*8 317.7 .415 2*50 28,406 23,656 702 12,183 134 3.18 1B6.9 203.8 94,851 234.1 'I/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Thursday prices, y Daily averages. £/ No quotation. £/ Week ending February 12, 232.9. MONTHLY Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Sorvey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement BUSINESS STATISTICS 1950 1952 IS>51 December January October Hoxrember D&eemb&r Jar.iiaiiy GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales and inventories - value (adjusted) s y 1 Nondura^xLe*"*f ood*!' 'Indus*!' T** P *3 to t&l ••••«**•••••««.« .do • • > « Tnv<a>r'torips "book vplxiQ ©nd of month total •• .....dc.... 21SQ48 9,869 1,926 1.124. 1,035 1,552 1,578 362 283 719 485 227 578 11,179 3,092 54.5 270 1,172 826 279 649 628 1*468 1,831 12.130 3,2% 565 291 1*314 1,059 329 688 675 1.628 1,811 4.54 r22,503 10,700 1,932 1,171 1,077 1,978 1,579 582 284 697 534 230 6?7 rll,803 3,156 503 339 1,167 782 ?65 695 837 rl,511 2,102 r //5 33.253 ^A 120 7*/l./2/ 16,359 2,384, 16,877 2 371 1,791 1,959 3,789 2,200 1.Q3A. *558 852 654 5^3 1,136 17 243 3.112 1,112 1 613 2j,662 1,565 613 761 670 o •*£•* 2,191 562 A20 1.7/.1 Electrical jfn?v*h'i,nf*ry and ef^^ ps^nt^^^ » » » * . » • » » » • .do. »*» Prof f^sional gjp'' sci^wtif!?** '!in.s'tTiiiQ0iii"'«?«, « • • » , » • « » « d o « o » » 1,897 3,651 2.144, 9OT 533 829 628 518 1,131 16.894, 3,006 1,073 1 6*>0 2,531 1,*»86 362 732 632 ? '#& 2,219 547 22,560 10,4^0 1,956 1,173 1,122 1,654 1,648 360 297 775 533 228 683 r21j»817 2.664 2.A39 2,736 r4,873 2,633 1,%0 552 1,036 829 703 I* 3^3 rl9,608 3^545 ^,200 1,766 3,04^ 1.498 607 9/L2 7H •^ AA/ ?^5S2 r705 r22,267 rlO,753 rl,957 rl,188 rl,090 r2,095 rl,627 r608 P289 x-618 r526 r232 r523 r3J.,513 r3,OBO r551 r290 rl,066 r787 r206 r657 r829 rl,486 r2,092 470 yi 1.673 2-22,205 r2,687 r-p^A'Sl s»2.768 r4,99^ r2,7^1 r2,098 542 rl,051 8JO r713 rl,379 rl9«468 r3,46$ 1,704 rl^824 r2f911 r3 , V*^ r594 r959 r7^3 _•» A'Vi rjJj-'.^ Tr2 566 736 21,167 9,9^?7 1,836 1,101 980 1,865 1,625 634 235 562 42*5 238 497 11,170 2,994 593 300 1«141 746 208 599 764 1*404 1,9*51 41,957 22,668 2,799 2,455 ?,855 5,136 2*665 2,179 5?3 1.064 843 716 1.434 19*289 3,378 1,194 1,841 ?,843 1.425 569 19OQA. 738 ^ f>X 7 2,^5 COMMODITY PHICES Prices received by farmers, all farm products. « .1910^14^100 « e 286 258 233 202 436 339 202 211 .300 275 240 2% 247 sail, of dol.« ^2^ VoO 272 249 191 2S6 203 410 294 247 257 257 257 265 108 262 260 264 272 no 272 26S 277 283 105 274 271 277 284 106 39S»4 ?02*4 209*0 r210*3 210.8 2,234 1,721 2,094 1,586 2,709 1,805 2,495 lj.692 915 tLI 2,222 1«521 809 715 SO 3X) 155 JA.7 75 69 923 6? 395 125 140 275 271 278 287 105 374 1,003 r/ Revised. I/ Except farm and public utility. 273 r272 275 284 107 219 445 304 188 171 2% 324 Prices paid by farmers; CONSTRUCTION AMD REAL ESTATE New construction, total.. * * . « « « » * » > . . ««.« 0 . 328 379 314 233 234 442 347 192 366 m 360 All commodities, interest, taxes, and wage rates...*. do «..• Parity ratio (prices ree*d to prices paid by fara»rs)«.do»««. Retail price, U. S. Department of Commerces All commodities, index ,.«« 1935-39=100.. 440 339 177 351 309 300 277 251 234 431 325 171 337 303 320 376 316 200 305 280 253 233 301 267 249 ?24 424 U5 172 249 307 13i> 387 305 249 239 902 S30 55 378 12^ 122 94* 840 92. 393 178 83 81*! % 2,127 1*460 720 6*50 57 392 179 90 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement r?5>1 1950 December January October 1952 November December 92 336 803 69 269 148 170 74 73 81 305 701 66 260 149 95 68 63 January CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - Continued New construction - Continued Private - Continued DOMESTIC TRADE Advertising indexes (Printers1 Ink) total 2/»«« 1935~39fc=100. • 71 24,7 513 30 216 24 103 65 75 72 229 508 29 225 95 62 73 108 353 904 67 289 137 250 77 84 371 319 338 372 272 394 347 302 356 283 429 403 307 341 257 427 347 317 347 258 435 357 304 352 253 135 110 % 125 112 108 134 • 11? 183 109 p81 p!07 62,538 60,308 6,234 54,075 2,229 61,514 59,010 6,018 52,993 2,503 63,452 61,836 7,668 *54,168 1,616 63,164 61,336 7,022 54,334 1,828 62,688 61,034 6,378 54,636 1,674 61,780 59,726 6,186 53,540 2,054 47,172 22,216 20 , 778 21,458 47,172 19,810 17,681 1,172 23,587 49*4 47,7^8 23,051 2.1,484 21,160 47,738 20,996 18,984 937 23,026 48*1 48,740 24,427 23,552 21,004 48,740 20,868 19,557 /97 24,261 46.5 49,046 24,734 23,239 21,166 49,046 20,945 19,670 490 24,680 46.4 49,900 25,009 23,801 21,468 49,900 21,192 20,056 r389 25,064 46.4 48,941 23,783 22,729 21,731 48,941 21,004 20,077 P599 24,405 47.9 256,708 254,283 220,575 33,707 2,425 24 22,706 27,741 256,125 253,704 219,712 33,992 2,4?! 18 22,392 27,048 258,298 255,940 220,325 35,615 2,359 37 22,233 28,417 259,604 257,253 221,391 35,862 2,351 43 22,382 28,809 259,419 257,070 221,168 35,902 2.348 42 22,695 29,206 259,775 257,482 221,249 36,233 2,294 38 p22,951 P28.386 137«4 101.53 340.5 101 o 56 131.3 98.22 131.6 97.52 130.9 96.85 130.8 96.27 1.77 2.39 1.62 2.39 2.03 2.61 2.07 2.66 2.10 2.70 2*1Q 2*74 2,138.7 198.8 1,459.3 139.1 39.8 75.3 91*4 87.4 47.6 494.1 105.9 174.0 4*0 72.2 49.5 12.8 532.9 104.3 10.8 13.0 41.7 3j6.8 224*0 43.5 106,1 1.2 .7 49.4 10.9 8.2 4.0 1,805*0 y] ?.A 1,128.9 151.4 36.8 80.9 69.5 80.4 44.5 3.89 3.87 4.19 4.23 4.2S 4.26 84.24 229.26 39.59 74.04 90.86 244*45 42.06 82.05 97.82 269.73 46.04 84.25 94.44 259.61 46*22 79.73 %.73 266.09 46*72 82*30 99.39 271.71 48.61 84.81 158 .4 171.2 164*3 157.8 104.4 139.4 168.6 182.6 175.2 365.9 108.6 152.8 185.0 202.3 193.3 171.4 115.2 154.7 177.7 193.3 182*6 1B2.5 199.1 189.4 167.6 115*5 150.5 187.1 204.3 192.4 169.2 117.0 155.4 24 80 262 667 67 267 140 75 59 59 Department store sales, United States total: EMPLOYMENT labor force (Bureau of the Census )s FINANCE Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of month: Reserve bank credit outstanding, total* .«*.... do «»«« Federal Government finance: ObligatloTie guaranteed by U. So (krvm'nment.......«*.*do.... Bonds: Friceat Bcsaestic municipal (15 'bonds), Standard and Poorfs Co:rporatioru«»«*..**..*o....o....dol« per $100 bond.* rieldss Domestic municipal (15 bonds), Standard and Poor's Stocks: Gash dividend ua'VTBent s publicly r^lPffytftd • • • » * tiftj 1 . of tiol.* 64.9 911.5 7.3 82.2 56.1 Yields: Preferred, high-grade (ll stocks), Standard Prices: Standard and Ibor's Corporation: Industrial \3o5 stocks ) ••.•.»••.••••.»...••••• .do. ... Consumers' goods (182 stocks)........ ..........do.... r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. J/ Adjusted. 164.6 ^H.? 144.2 ' MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1950 Earlier data are available in Monthly-issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement November FOODSTUFFS Wheat flour: Production: Flour....... thous. of sacks (100 lb.).. Operations, percent of capacity Offal...,.,t * ....short tons,, Grindings of wheat. ...thous. of bu.. December 18,433 78.0 378,000 42,810 September 19,588 86,9 391,000 45,449 October November December 18,795 21,055 88.5 88.2 377,944 456,4% 43,789 49,342 19,876 84,4 403,215 46,684 18,386 82,0 375,647 43,333 3,200 3,5U 746 741 2,454 2,773 2,937 3,412 574 ! 655 2,363 i 2,757 8,132 | 8,193 3,065 3,152 5,067 5,041 3,210 2,632 645 1,987 LLTMBKR AND M4NUFACTORES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association): | Production, total. mil. of bd. ft.. Hardwoods......*,, ..*,.....do.... i Softwoods do.... Shipments, total.,...., * . do.... Hardwoods......*.......*... ............do.... 'Softwoods........... * ..........do.... Stocks, gross, end of month, total.. „««,,......do.... Hardwoods,.......,...,...,...*.., do.... Softwoods,,..,.,.,....,,....., .« do..., 3,356 776 2,580 3,285 743 2,542 6,645 2,237 4,408 3,009 705 2,304 2,878 651 2,227 6,763 2,291 4,472 40,033 33*270 891 8,006 749 8,451 5,329 668 9,176 6,763 44,875 35,5% 980 8,473 799 9,0245,615 795 9,910 9,279 686 2,524 3,163 690 2 '!oo 2,473 8,240 3,148 5,092 1,941 8,136 2,965 5,171 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS Bituminous coal: Industrial consumption and retail deliveries, total thous. of short uans0, Industrial consumption, total,... , ....do.... Beehive coke ovens „. ...do.... Byproduct coke ovens* ........do.... Cement mills........ ,,*o, c «do. 9 W o Electric-power utilities; ,...» ......do.... Railways (class I)...... .................do.... Steel and roning Bins..........................do.... Other industrial.................................do.... Retail deliveries.......................... *..do.... Stocks, industrial and retail dealers* end of month9 total -thous, of short tons.. Industrial, total.......................... ..do..*. Byproduct coke ovens.., , ...do.... Cement Bins....... .......do.... Electric-power utilities,..,,..,, .........do.... Railways (class I)........... ......do.... Steel and rolling nills......a...................do.... Other industrial ..........................do.... Retail dealers, total............. ...........do«,.. j | \ | ! H3LP, PAPER, AND HUNTING Wood pulp: Production, total, all grades........thous. of short tons., Bleached'sulphate.. ,....„. short tons.. Unbleached sulphate ,....,..,.... .do.... I Bleached sulphite.,.,...,.,.. ....*....,...,.do,0.. Unbleached sulphite............. .00.... Soda.*.*, ** e do d *«« Groundwood....... .......do,... Defibrated, exploded, etc........,.••,.,..,.,,...,,do..,. j j | | j | 72,131 69,389 16,329 1,361 | 27,529 j 4,513 1,005 18,652 j 2,742 | 1,326 168,086 511,043 187,622 68,734 36,731 199,068 &6,^49 I | j i | S ' | Stocks, end of month, "total, all grades.,..,.,..... *\»do..«. j Bleached sulphata.»..*« «»«»»**.*,..,.,,,,,.0..do.,«0 Unbleached sulphate,,*,....................,«*.«»...do..., Bleached sulphite ..,....,.,.,...,....*.*«..,do.,«. | Unbleached sulphite..,...,,,.... ,...,,,v,».eo*«do..*« | Soda.,.,.,,..,...,...... .......ordo,,.. I Groundwood,..,, ..,*.,.....do..,, i All paper and paperboard mills (Bureau of the Census }s j Paper and paperboard production,total.thous.of short tona,. j Paper «....«.,«,,.* ...,,.*.«,-,c«.do«...! Paperboard .....o................,do.... i Building board ., .... a n ,..« 0 f > 9 do.,,,, | , ' I ; \ i T >,I'/5 , i *./*r * rl,0.( > | 118 RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natural rubber: Consumption.,«...«»..„«,.»»**,»«*,««*.«.**•«.»*.long tons Stocks, end of month.,,,.. «»,,»*dc»* Synthetic rubber? Production ,».*.,,..««,,«•*,.,*«.*. .do*, Consumption.,,,..,.*,***«,,«,*«o•»*•»«...,,.****»A *e*do*, Stocks, end of month-,, , * . , . . . * . . . . « * « « , , < > * , < > * . * • « » « < . ode*« 51,340 | 81,65S I i 4S,417 | TEXTILE PRODUCTS Rayon; Consumption: Filament yarn. 0 ,«»•«««•» »,,,,,,,,,,oo,*iail, of lb, Staple fiber ,,,,, • ,».,,,*,,,,do,,, Stocks, producers', end of month: Filament yarn,,., ,,•••,,•««•••,,,<»•.•*«,.*<*«*>do.,, Staple fiber ..,,,»,,», * ...fo,,. 80.5 25.5 r/ Revised. f 72,516 1 70^0^ j 16,776 1,369 27,121 5,105 1,012 18,671 j 2^462 1,252 162^222 467,746 169,696 68,152 34,931 197,756 84,495 i 8'",?'9 14,4-* 9,*>/' 18f>17 n,2V* ^3 29, £'+2 1 j j I ; I 1 J I 34*855 j 29,507 j 850 8,454 688 8,288 3,902 544! 6,781 5,343 38,%3 32,471 971 8,691 728 9,236 4,252 625 7,968 6,492 r40,368 r33s253 933 r8,367 781 9,382 4,344 705 8,741 7,115 41,674 33,848 964 8,670 76,24-5 74*352 , 14,426 ! 1,3531 33,098 i 4,245 | 1,U7 | 20,083 j 1?893 j 7g,019 76*080 14,953 1,420 34,162 4,126 1,155 20,264 1,939 r77,858 r75,948 r!5,123 1,508 34,104 4,163 1,151 19,899 1,910 76,636 74,886 15,270 1P424 33,398 1-197,916 j 167,475 490,399 191,814 62,126 35,526 192,775 80,643 1,317 171,930 505*980 136,638 61,177 36,941 194,055 88^000 I 31,974 | 10,162 J 9,708 I I3?53i I 12,525 j I f 0/ f 0 | 33^043 | | a F D% | 1,037 I %6 | 110.011 14^244 12^525 27,160 13,054 1,088 37,954 j j I | | ; | j 2^018 j 1,S043 < 873 I 36,887 | 56,941- ! S9,23.5 LI 20^"% j 37^957 ' "S3ll92 106,227 13-&5v L"-,-'.'"'\ ^//v 13vOi; 1,1"> %,*'& 2*0 19,441 1,750 107,373 8,618 11,959 ]* r o- -. , ii ^ ^ 1,816 37,957 2.,220 I^'A '*» .63,501 I 1,023 743 82 p63*6fi9 33,517 77,066 76,958 60,902 132,499 109^407 i 57,1 56.4 r26.0 r56,9 r27,0 57,5 23.9 54.2 73.2 r84.2 rlO»7 91,3 29.4 6.1 4,172 1,181 1,292 7% 28 5 | c--s rp/'O- 758 8,968 7,826 i 53,364 I 3*5 i j I ; j i 1,470 198,261 570,792 209,922 68,807 395939 214,370 B5?3I9 758 9,267 4,463
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