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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Avoiloble only with subscription to the monthly moggiina SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SELECTED BUSINESS 1935-39 • IOO 300 FEBRUARY 6, 1953 INDICATORS BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and Steel for Castings) ELECTRIC - POWER PRODUCTION By UTILITIES £50 200 150 IOO JULY AU6. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 " IOO BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES 350 300 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. 300 1949 1950 i95! !952 1949 1950 1952 1951 1 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS IS 52 !953 i TCM Jan. 26 Commodity prices, wholesale: A l l commodities 1947-49-100.. *l I3.0 Farm products ..,.«... do. ... *! IO.O Foods, processed . ....... .do. . . *l 10. I A i ! other do *! !4 3 Z7 commodities (revised series) 2/. • do 1 07 6 Cotton, m i d d l i n g , 15/16", 10 markets V dol. per Ib.. .418 Wheat, Mo. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) V....dol. per bu.. 2.52 Department store sales 1947-49=100 83 Insured unemployment, total thous 1 408 State programs » .. do. . . 1,362 F i nance : Currency in c i rcu 1 at i on "51 . m i l of do 1 28,354 Federal Reserve bank credit, total do. . . 24, 1 16 Member bank reserve ba lances do 20 660 Excess reserves, estimated do 1,087 Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: Bank debits, total mi ! of dol 26 54Q New York City do 9,866 Deposits, demand,, adjusted....do.... 54,586 Loans arid i nvestments, tota i ... do 73 583 U. S. Government obligations do.... 32, 166 Commercial, industrial, and agr , loans (gross) .. .do. ... 2!, 286 Failures, industrial and commercial number.. 142 Bond y i e l d s , domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. 3.23 f Stock prices, 480 stocks (Standard and Poor s) .. 1935-39=100. . 189.7 Industrials, 420 stocks do 207 5 Production: Bituminous coa ! 3/ thous. of shorl tons.. 1,870 E lectr i c power , by u t i l i t i e s m i l . of kw . -hr . . 7,6!6 Motor vehicles (Ward's) ...number.. 88,535 Petroleum, crude 3/ .thous. of bb I 6 099 Steel 4/ 1 935-39- 1 00. . 231 3 Freight car loadings, total thous. of cars.. 728 Mi see ! laneous. . . , • do. . . . 362 Feb. 2 107 ! .417 2.52 84 1 ,392 1,346 Jan. 3 #109.6 #99.6 # 1 04 . 3 #1 12 9 90 5 .328 2.41 81 1 232 1, 152 Jan. 10 109.8 101 . 1 104 0 1 12 9 91 1 .324 2.41 89 1 ,289 1,205 Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 109 6 IOO. 1 103 9 1 12 8 89 2 .324 2.41 86 109 4 99 6 103 6 1 12 7 88 7 .330 2.39 29,887 26, 166 20 , 660 397 29 701 25,904 20,74 1 495 29 653 26,009 20,502 397 31 564 12,363 54,980 77 739 3 1 , 987 22,908 173 3.23 197. 1 213 7 109 8 100.7 104.4 1 12 8 89 8 .32! 2.40 92 1 250 1, 165 28,371 23,707 20,013 558 30,456 26,996 20,785 371 25 602 9,875 54,328 74,017 32,419 2 1 , 1 60 164 3.20 188.7 205 4 31 341 28,409 13,510 1 1 , 905 54 , 648 • 54,467 78 504 78 MO 32,370 32,502 23,206 22,980 163 89 3.20 3.20 199.8 199.0 217 | 216 1 28,465 1 1, 122 54,847 77 96 i 32,263 23,007 158 3.21 197.0 213 4 1 , 733 7 572 96,324 6 13! 2 V? o 731 368 1 539 7 713 100,714 6 428 245 7 563 300 1,600 8 210 131,042 6 380 248 0 688 357 1 593 8 121 138,778 6 434 250 8 705 369 30, 143 26,695 20,902 595 J_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. _3/ D a i l y averages, 4_/ Week ending February 7, 241.4. for January 1952. # Monthly index for December 1952. 1,530 8 144 140,605 6 400 251 8 698 370 1 1 , 1 08 162 3.24 197.4 2139 141,369 251 0 Monthly index MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Earlier data are a v a i l a b l e Fn monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1 952 951 November December September October 276 1 187 5 82 9 49 9 21 8 32 9 13 0 3.8 255 4 r275 8 187 9 r83 5 r49 6 21 9 r32 9 r 184 4 46 r52 9 21 3 12 8 3.7 r255 7 November December GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Personal income, seasonally adjusted, at annual rates: Total personal income b i t of dol Wage and salary disbursements, total do Commod i ty-produci ng i ndustr ies do. . . . Distr ibutive industries do. . . . Service industries do Gover nment do .... Wage and salary receipts, total do.... Other labor income . ... do Proprietors' and rental income do .. Personal interest income and dividends do.... Transfer payments do Less personal contributions for social insurance. . .do. ... Total nonagr icu Itura 1 income do.... Industrial production (Federal Reserve): Unadjusted, combined index 1935-39=100 Manufactures do Durab le manufactures do. . . . 1 ron and stee 1 do Lumber and products do. . . . Furniture do Lumber do . Machinery do. . . . Nonferrous metals and products do.... Smelting and refining do.... Stone, cl^y, and glass products . . . . „ do Clay products do Transport at ion equi pment do. ... Automobiles ( i n c l u d i n g parts) do.... Nondurab le manufactures do Industrial chemicals Leather and products Leather tann i ng Shoes Manufactured food products Meat pack i ng Processed fruits and vegetables Printing and p u b l i s h i n g Rubber products Textiles and products Cotton consumption Rayon de 1 i ver les Minerals . Fue Is i Anthrac i te Bituminous coal Crude petro leum Metals , Adjusted, combined index I/ Manufactures Durable manufactures.... Lumber and products Lumber Nonferrous metals... . . Stone, clay, and glass products . . . Clay products Nondurab le manufactures Chemical products Leather and products Leather tann ing Manufactured food products Meat pack i ng , . Processed fruits and vegetables.... Printing and p u b l i s h i n g M i nera Is Metals .. do do. . . . do do do. . . . do do.... do ... . do . do.... do do. do do do ... do.... do do do do. . . . ... do do. ... do .... do . . do do. . . . do do.... do. . . . do do. ... do . do do.... do ... do 260 9 174 8 75 8 46.5 20 8 31 7 171.3 42 52 5 20 5 263 4 176 0 77 5 46 7 20 8 12 4 3.5 239 5 12 I 3.4 240 7 273 8 185 3 81 6 49 3 21 6 32 8 181 9 45 53 4 21 4 12 9 3.7 253 0 220 229 277 261 155 172 146 347 209 236 217 179 313 216 191 304 563 91 8! 97 164 188 1 15 217 227 280 263 141 178 122 358 207 235 21? 177 320 221 185 302 563 88 79 94 158 195 96 178 250 152 136 283 159 170 86 135 193 89 231 240 289 267 167 183 159 353 221 248 232 167 346 239 200 304 565 1 12 95 123 190 154 268 166 249 176 145 377 180 180 88 144 203 178 233 245 300 280 164 189 151 361 234 251 235 170 364 257 200 309 576 1 12 104 1 18 178 169 191 180 254 172 142 361 166 167 95 93 203 164 r235 r246 r305 r283 r 159 r 190 r 143 r372 r240 r25l r226 r 167 r376 r27l r 199 r3!3 r594 1 14 106 120 r 164 r 190 r 1 14 r 183 r263 r 176 149 356 r 170 r 177 87 135 r202 r 132 219 228 277 157 149 209 212 173 188 299 89 78 160 168 121 175 170 122 218 228 282 154 141 207 219 172 185 298 88 79 160 163 123 174 163 122 226 235 287 155 140 221 222 161 194 303 1 12 97 166 170 137 165 175 149 229 241 298 155 138 234 224 161 195 303 1 12 103 165 169 148 176 164 144 r234 r245 r304 r 161 r 146 r240 r22l 161 197 r308 1 13 103 r 161 r '70 'r 124 r 175 r 17 1 r 138 141 141 156 146 134 124 166 145 209 192 207 191 200 180 r2 10 185 r 177 r 172 r 196 r 178 ono 117.6 117.5 122.7 122.6 122.5 122.5 1,387 1 377 1,438 1 428 801 800 1,217 '1 207 877 882 1, 193 1 185 918 966 1 , 1 80 1 170 804 795 111 183 245 157 144 289 169 178 99 152 196 31 0 172 6 43 53 3 21 1 184 0 46 53 5 21 3 279 2 189 4 84 7 49 9 21 8 33 0 185 8 46 54 5 21 2 13 3 3.8 258 0 p233 p246 p3l | p288 p 152 p 194. p 130 p387 p245 p26l p2!8 p 166 p387 p272 p 193 p3!7 p609 p 158 p205 r>99 p 176 p273 p 167 14 1 p 160 p 172 7| 125 p200 p88 p235 o247 p3!3 p 165 p 151 p245 p225 p!6l D "Q4 p3 12 p 16 1 p 173 p 127 p 172 p 1 64 n 17 1 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Value of contracts awarded (Federal Reserve indexes): Total, unadjusted 1947-49-100 Resi dent ia 1 , unadjusted do. ... Total, adjusted do Residential, adjusted do . Construction cost index (Department of Commerce), composite 1947-49=100.. FOREIGN TRADE Exports, i n c l u d i n g reexports, total I/ Exports of U . S . merchand i se 1 / General imports, total Imports for consumption m i l . of dol.. do do do. 819 827 £/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. _]_/ See note on corresponding item in the January 1953 Survey. 164 152 178 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued Earlier date are available In monthly issues of the Survey and the 195! Statistical Supplement 1951 November 1952 December September October November December CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Fats, oi Is, and byproducts: Animal fats: Production 378,755 269,893 398,619 303,436 290,840 329,643 358,024 296,004 r367,547 327,150 432,751 406,370 58,013 104,574 56,659 100,465 43,600 107,634 54,838 101,152 55,434 107,530 57,588 1 14, 150 2,297 102,999 2,305 96,437 13,407 89,990 9,268 103,115 5,743 92,801 3,037 90, 1 17 604 1,206 364 552 1,254 445 433 962 438 627 1,049 474 592 r 1,096 578 566 1,115 689 186,793 225, 137 182,865 292,881 71,655 288,212 173,856 343, 165 r 190,034 445,493 198,893 544,595 54,981 642,236 52, 120 656, 147 46,702 616,537 58,017 622,079 54,620 626,611 46,016 634,959 224,983 136,668 164,627 do. . . . 73,602 221,798 149,822 197,471 83,920 155,632 166,542 98,287 96,020 238,300 199,066 124,629 75,677 r230,609 173,576 139,602 73,545 226,633 198,811 153,651 83,716 94,979 17,704 96,240 18,830 125,694 18,615 123,403 23,362 105,480 21,694 1 16,840 25,283 131,721 93, 1 10 116,509 101,441 140, 171 74, 126 178,057 86,653 126,622 93,678 131,749 93,668 37,321 32, 103 5,217 38,517 33, 170 5,347 38,759 33,376 5,383 40,51 1 34,821 5,690 39,351 33,747 5,604 42,310 36,452 5,858 6,291 6,089 9,240 70,397 66,491 1,866 585,399 37,915 1,242,339 246,363 689 7, 132 7, 182 10,597 94,885 99,235 1,527 713,624 52,839 760,409 138,047 889 6,844 6,852 10,132 89,575 89,090 1,819 801,489 61,726 955,425 175,664 611 5,787 5,908 9,598 76,420 78, 1 10 1,742 662,271 47,505 1,031,841 194,381 529 7,624 49,099 42,258 6,841 7,639 43,71 1 37,315 6,396 7,659 41,532 36,206 5,326 8,048 47,839 41,699 6, 140 7,826 51,208 44,318 6,890 1,934 1, 184 674 1,847 1,033 583 1,451 1, 1 19 626 1,392 1,233 684 1,309 1,061 590 220,740 88,210 53,682 5,91 1 215, 134 76,045 45,543 5,977 168,367 75,950 45,849 6, 164 168,609 88,062 52,922 6,515 167,842 76,099 46,708 6,227 176,728 131,276 34,524 165, 1 10 123,448 32,733 158,392 121,402 19,930 165,155 124,626 22,610 148,259 1 10,467 22,287 6,542 787 181 352 797 649 148 1,639 156 192 386 412 447 7, 156 846 197 377 861 709 156 1,819 189 207 412 435 497 6,648 828 153 350 783 679 145 1,714 166 194 416 388 443 ..thous. of Ib.. Greases: Fish oi Is: Vegetable oils, total: Cottonseed o i i , refined: Production. thous. of Ib.. Linseed oi 1, raw: Soybean o i l : Refined . *. do,... Ref i ned Oleomargarine: Shortenings and compounds: ELECTRIC POWER Utilities do.... FOODSTUFFS Fermented malt liquors: Product i on thous . of bb 1 . . Beef and veal Lar d • Coffee v i s i b l e supply thous. of Ib.. United States . . .thous do .... of bags.. METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron ore (Lake Superior district): Consumption by furnaces . thous. of long tons. . Castings, gray iron: nrdp*~s unf i 1 led for sale thous For1 sa le Castings, malleable iron; Orders unf i 1 led for sale F ' Pig iron production . Cast i ngs, stee 1 : Sh i pments tota 1 For sa le tota 1 Ra i 1 way spec i a 1 1 i es Steel products, net shipments: Tota 1 Re i n fore i no Semimanufactures pipes and tubes p |a-}-es Rai Is Sheets Strip* Cold rolled Hot ro 1 led Structural shapes Tin D 1 ate and terneplate Wire and wire products r / Revised. of short tons do short tons do rfhous. of short "tons.. . thous short tons . . do. . . . . .... do .... of short tons . , do . do. . . . .do. . . . do. , . do do do.... do do. . . do do.... 6, 137 6,411 9,505 68,436 65,030 1,841. 645,256 42,803 1, 153,267 221,097 562 6,509 778 155 283 784 666 136 1,693 165 184 421 327 479 6,4! 1 748 162 313 111 708 146 . 1,590 154 180 409 352 441 6,686 6,774 9,096 95,855 84,840 2, \2T'735,078 56,616 1,335,205 256,269 691 8.220 45, 172 39,055 6, 1 16 6,510 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued Earlier data are avai table in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1 95 1 Statistical Supplement 19 52 19!51 November December September * October November December METALS AND MANUFACTURES - Continued Lead, refined (primary refineries): Product i on Sh i pments (domestic) Stocks, end of month Machine tools: New orders Sh i pments ... short tons . . do. ... do. . . . 36,234 37,084 25 , 87 1 36 754 37,274 25,339 42,791 49,850 3 1 , 837 330.5 226.0 376.5 264.7 PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS Crude petroleum: 188, 149 Production thous. of bb 1 . . Consumpt ion (runs to st 5 1 Is) .... do. . . . 198,258 Stocks end of month* Gasoline-bearing in U. S . . . . . .do. . . 261, . 100 Refined petroleum products: Fue 1 oi 1 : t 1945-47=100. . do. . , PAPER AND PRINTING Newsprint, Canada (including Newfoundland): Production Sh i pments from m i l l s . 49,806 5 1 ,27 1 35,686 48,65! 40,370 43,560 302.4 368.3 243.3 357 8 205.4 342 5 p222 . 5 p354.2 191, 650 206,032 255,783 195,528 210,510 264,723 202,044 213,358 269,776 21 1,456 267,852 5 1 , 52 1 194,61 1 .do. .. do do 39, 1 1 1 r 101 ,666 r46,49! 44,693 40,693 80,785 42,063 45,053 36,887 i 17 252 56,200 45, 183 37,321 120 721 53,052 45,310 38,984 1 16,096 53,069 do. , do.... 5, 144 9,111 5 157 9,617 4 694 9,745 4 9^0 9,869 4.507 10,561 95,859 84,976 18, 191 100,039 88,800 18,941 104,977 93,663 18,248 104,873 92,564 19,605 104,894 93, 148 19,396 105, M7 6,9! 1 8,379 1 17 235 7,747 8, 186 1 13,698 7,293 8,925 I I I , 770 8,292 8,890 121,645 7,864 8,584 47 1 , 732 491,020 128,078 435,287 461,455 101,910 461,508 462,404 141, 1 19 502,791 486, 159 157,751 463,435 498,987 122, 199 463,377 463,064 122,512 387,783 91,763 9 1 , 72 1 7,568 430,431 91,765 379,669 92,301 90,645 9,306 582,209 77,578 425,981 97, 144 97,789 8,661 561,016 69,364 416,974 89,842 90,429 8,074 527,525 97,206 386,627 86,659 83,007 11,726 530,65! 81,258 r380,655 845 746 r 293, 325 r284,83l r86,485 r 70, 322 551, 159 387 330 438,397 425,266 1 12,375 99,375 604,261 519,536 389 260 47 1 , 808 459,958 132,064 1 16,449 319 244 405, 1 1 1 394,313 1 14, 106 102,504 535,0^2 231 189 418,977 406, 151 M5,8I4 103,648 40,726 Res i dua 1 f ue l o i l Stocks end of month* Disti 1 late fuel oi 1 Residual fuel oi 1 . Lubr i cat ing oils: Product i on Stocks, refinery, end of month.. Motor fuel: Production total Gaso 1 i ne and naphtha from crude petro leum Natural gasoline and a l l i e d products Stocks, gasoline, end of month: F i n i shed oaso 1 i ne Unfinished gasoline Natura 1 gaso ! i ne 43, 150 37,718 do , do. . . . do. do . do do. ... short tons. . .' do. . . . Newsprint, United States: 402,829 95,847 do .... do. . . . 99,301 7,526 .do. ... do. ... 436,244 107, 144 do.... Product i on Sh i pments from m i l l s Stocks, end of month: At mi 1 Is At pub 1 i shers In transit to publishers TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Motor vehicles, factory sales, total Coaches , tota 1 Domest i c Passenger cars, total Domest i c Trucks,- tota 1 Domest i c rY Revised. k number. do. ... do. ... do.... do .... do. ... do. ... 450,268 833 710 356,590 346, 138 92,845 75,418 £/ P r e l i m i n a r y . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 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