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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Available oniywith subscription to the monthly magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS JANUARY II. 1952 .111 immuit mi INDICATORS STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and Steel for Castings) (1935-39 - 100) ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS) 300 '250: 200 \&&&Z££- 6.0 S50 5.0 SOQLSJLJJ-LJJ 4.0 J_U_J-J_J_i-l-L.!-L-[-LLJ_LJ-.l,.l I I..I...L1J.J. i t IJ 'LI ' PERSONAL INCOME SALES OF RETAIL STORES (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES) (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS-SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) 16 300 MONTHLY DATA 12 NONDURABLE' DURABLE^ -LJ-JL-L-J-J- 1948 !949 1950 595! 1948 !949 1951 i960 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1950 1952 1951 ITEM Dec. 30 Jan, 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 177»3 195.1 189.2 165«5 328.7 .420 2.52 263 Jan« 5 OC'Tnaodltrf prices, wholesales Cotton, middling^ 15/16% 10 markets J2/.......dol. per lb.. VTheatj, Ho* 2, hard winter (Kansas City) %/..». &&. per bu*« Iiisuifecl tini&iiploT&ent total* < » o * « « « « < » * « « « « . « . * * * e . . « 0 e .thous. • 177»0 190.3 180 . 2 167,8 367o6 o433 2^0 237 1,176 1*124. 177*9 189.6 180.7 168.9 274.1 .436 2*40 285 1,267 1,213 177*1 193,9 187.5 165.5 328.7 .431 2*55 550 1,036 1,003 177.1 193.7 188.4 165.6 327«? .420 2.55 613 1.054 1,021 177.0 193.2 188.9 165.6 328*3 .417 2.54 656 27,850 21,720 17^174 759 27,657 21,879 17,691 1^191 28,932 25,081 19,919 770 29,069 24,980 19,964 747 29,3H 25,745 20,798 1,120 29,333 25 , 576 20f208 63^ 24,772 9,983 51*642 71,789 33.674 17,839 125 2.87 162.0 175.1 32,410 13,553 51,292 71,212 33 > 294 17,859 144 2.86 164.9 178«3 28,964 11,624 53,204 73,072 31,856 21,006 136 3.24 181«0 197.3 27,0% 11,238 54«243 73,771 32,115 21,219 143 3*25 182,8 199.2 33,789 14,701 54,822 74,842 32,577 21,442 117 3.25 183.9 200.8 24,768 10,116 54,167 74,875 32,523 21,593 163 3.26 182.4 199.1 2,005 6,602 93,253 *^710 ?19.9 ^2 331 1,874 7.444 If912 7,667 1,783 7,824 102,837 6.U5 23/.9 672 332 1,554 6.922 35,193 6,ML? 227.1 502 254 Finances Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities t Bank debit*?- •hotaitt -»?**#**»»**** *»*-->» *f?*«»Bd.l of dol 00TnBierci&3_e iiMShistriftij wsd 9g]r* loans (gross) t^.do***. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody* s) 2/«..e«... percent.. Stock prices, -416 stocks (standard and Pborts),*l935-3^=100«. 177.2 193.7 189,1 165 o4 327,5 .419 2*52 ........ 29, m 24?825 20, %4 669 14.225 1.26 3.27 185.5 202 «8 Production: 1«907 6^479 227,03^ 6,6*71 21t*^ 602 I 305 | rjSf&c*'? 6.T*4 232 «0 388 111,410 6,136 233.1 753 376 I/ Data do not always corer calendar weeks. 2/ Thursday prices. %/ Dally averages, y' Week ending January 10, 228.6. 53,423 228 o4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1950 November 1951 December September October November Dae ember GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Personal income, seasonally adjusted, at annual rates* Less employee contributions for social insurance, do..,. COMMODITY PRICES Prices received by farmers, all farm products... 1910-14=100., 236*4 154.2 157.3 6989 43.2 19.5 24.7 3.1 3.7 47.2 19.5 11.8 215.5 244*4 155.9 158.9 70.8 43.6 19.6 24.9 3.0 3.7 48,1 25.0 11.7 223*4 253.6 168.3 171.7 75.0 46.4 20.3 30.0 3.4 3.8 48.3 20.7 12.5 232.1 257.5 r!69.5 r!73.1 r75.1 r46.1 r20.4 31.5 3.6 3.8 r50.5 20.8 r!2o9 234.5 256.7 170.4 174.0 75.0 46.0 20.5 32.5 3.6 3.9 49.1 20.7 12.6 235.1 276 250 224 192 428 346 194 188 351 299 357 267 209 286 258 233 202 436 339 202 211 366 311 360 272 249 291 239 233 216 423 283 201 161 288 337 411 283 247 2% 247 239 219 445 304 188 171 2% 340 410 294 247 301 267 249 224 424 345 172 249 307 332 387 305 249 305 280 253 233 440 339 177 331 309 328 379 3U 233 255 256 254 263 105 257 257 257 265 108 271 268 275 282 103 272 268 277 283 105 274 271 277 284 106 273 271 275 284 107 194.9 198.4 r207o4 209oO 210.2 2,569 1,901 1,131 1,040 73 403 120 149 81 279 668 31 228 26 221 76 86 2,234 1,721 1,003 923 62 395 125 140 71 247 513 30 216 24 103 65 75 r2,827 rl,899 r954 r845 93 451 202 100 130 358 r928 r63 r302 r!22 275 r78 r88 r2,709 rl,805 1*945 r840 r9l r393 r!78 83 108 353 r904 r67 r289 r!37 250 r77 r84 r2,495 rl,692 r9!5 r815 r86 r343 155 r75 92 336 r803 r69 r269 r!48 r!70 r74 r73 2,222 1,521 809 715 80 320 U7 69 81 305 701 66 260 249 95 68 63 514 541 535 475 501 517 543 536 477 504 536 561 546 495 532 538 562 548 495 532 538 562 548 494 532 539 573 548 494 533 377 342 344 359 287 371 319 338 372 272 429 403 307 341 257 427 347 317 347 258 226,880 42,944 183,936 11,721 2,267 39,502 130,447 217,856 39,099 178,757 8,395 2,347 29,682 138,334 rU,768 r4,100 7,668 17,704 8,060 9,644 rl2,6ll r4,564 8,047. 17,793 8,095 9,698 Prices paid by fanners: All commodities, interest, taxes, and vate rates. .... do. ... Parity ratio (prices rec'd to prices paid by farmers).. do.... Retail price, U. S. Department of Commerce: Ul commodities, index.. .„ o 1935-39=100.. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Private, total. «««••««.«. ..».««. ...•«...•.«««..«.«. • «do .... Public utility..... Public, total « Construction cost indexes: American Appraisal Co.: Average, 30 cities do.... do.... 1913=100.. DOMESTIC TRADE Advertising indexes (Printers' Ink), total 2/,.. 1935-39=100.. Newspaper advertising: Linage total (52 cities)... «•••««•••••• ..thous. of lines.. Retail trade, all types of retail stores: Estimated inventories (ajdosted), total... ....••••••do.... r/ Revised. I/ Except farm and public utility. 2/ Adjusted. 411 379 304 3U 239 211,499 51,465 160,033 7,889 2,234 30,318 119,592 228,673 51,844 176,829 9,811 2,732 37,983 126,303 230,083 47,780 182,304 9,519 2,417 34,510 135,858 . r!2,276 r4,155 8,122 18,761 8,693 10,068 r!2,566 r4,209 r6, 357 r!8,545 r8,679 r9,866 12,469 4,051 8,418 18,408 3,534 9,874 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1950 November 1951 December September October Vovember December EMPLOYMENT Labor force (Bureau of the Census): 63,512 61,271 7,551 53,721 2,240 62,538 60,308 6,234 54,075 2,229 63,186 61,580 7,526 54,054 1,606 63,452 61,836 7,668 54,168 1,616 63,164 61,336 7,022 54,314 1,828 4.0 3.8 .3 1.1 2.1 .3 3.0 3.6 .3 1.3 1.7 .3 4.3 5.1 .3 1.3 3.1 .4 P4.4 P4.7 .4 rl.4 r2.5 .4 3.7 4.1 .3 1.6 1.9 .3 45,448 20,638 19,693 21,798 45,448 18,682 16,763 645 23,397 51.8 47,172 22,216 20,778 21,458 47,172 19,810 17,681 1,172 23,587 49.4 49,116 25,058 23,734 20,775 49,116 21,453 19,391 569 24,148 45.6 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 r490 2A,6BO 46.4 49,900 25,009 23,801 21,468 49,900 21,192 20,056 P403 25,064 46.4 257,077 254,887 221,156 33,732 2,189 24 23,037 27,595 256,708 r254,283 220,575 33,707 2,425 24 22,706 27,741 257,353 254,958 219,321 35,637 2,395 33 22,013 28,288 258,298 255,940 220,325 35,615 2,359 37 22,233 28,417 259,604 257,253 221,391 35,862 2,351 43 p22,382 p28,803 259,419 257,070 221,168 35,902 2,348 42 P22,695 P29,194 P55.924 r37,553 rU,409 r!2,215 r!0,!04 r2,989 Pl0,051 799 r!2,879 rl,143 Pll,736 r2,052 1,259 rl,382 56,519 37,676 14,221 12,023 10,187 2,9% 10,270 789 13,252 1,148 12,104 2,067 1,278 1,457 58,975 37,652 12,326 10,050 10,587 3,065 11,675 721 15,518 1,319 14,198 2,175 1*378 1,531 59,282 37,776 12,229 9,956 10,647 3,088 11,647 735 15,676 1,330 14,347 2,182 1,401 1,511 59,556 37,759 12,060 9,829 10,703 3,011 11,885 851 15,851 1,338 14,512 2,190 1,408 1,497 3,242 599 63 182 223 50 223 331 3,570 3,630 742 75 218 256 49 % 380 1*SU 4,U2 755 79 227 254 69 422 368 1,967 3,478 653 64 189 219 73 312 304 1,664 3,155 642 66 175 210 51 202 285 1,524 3,522 760 82 198 240 46 118 331 1,747 3,375 203 7,855 1,456 298 3,889 1,201 2,336 Labor turn-over in manufacturing establishments: 62,688 6l,OU 6,378 54,636 1,674 FINANCE Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of months Reserve bank credit outstanding, total..... .do.... Federal Government finance: Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Government..,,. .do.... Life insurance (Life Insurance Association of America) : Government (domestic and 'foreign), total do..*. TRANSPORTATION frsight carloadings: Treight-car surplus and shortage, , daily average: CHEMICALS AND ALLIED EROEODTS Alcohol, ethyl: Production **^*****»*ft»»othous» of proof gal*. In industrial alcohol bonded warehouses*. • ..ode.*.. 4,926 432 386 24,6% 13,838 10,245 6,258 956 975 14,798 8,998 4,989 3,640 164 4 14,902 4,181 9,231 2,593 86 19 19,045 6,235 10,168 8,586 2,459 5,311 35,320 44,066 42,735 1,331 30,654 3,877 34,859 44,053 43,341 713 39,457 3,035 40,945 101,740 71,103 30,636 39,924 3,595 47,336 103,927 66,465 37,462 43,362 3,016 40,477 91,184 61,803 29,381 45,582 3,161 16,574 16,853 1,744 21,265 19,888 3.118 21,421 22,392 10,252 23,723 27,232 6,645 24,415 24,186 7,477 Alcohol, denatured: r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. I/ Data for December 1950 and September and December 1951 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued Earlier data are available in monthly ie^raes ©f the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1951 1950 October iovember August September October November HjBCTRIG POWER Electric power: 34,338 29,15$ 5,183 34,101 29,017 5,084 37,510 32,326 5,184 35,2% 30,275 5,020 37,775 32,441 5,334 37,313 32,095 5,217 6,336 6,913 9,692 6S168 6,022 9,451 8,997 8,886 10,930 7,032 6,995 10,522 6,841 6,732 10,211 6,242 6,410 9,506 17,666 5,267 199,430 13,704 3,5% 157,764 20,475 4,375 264,000 15,950 4,200 197,000 34,875 4,250 166,500 12,350 4,650 133,500 12,074 36,281 9,056 30,923 9,775 66,900 7,150 45,425 6,115 35,825 4*125 2$f930 331,445 439,924 265,310 379,964 191,299 242,975 210,086 319,485 259,469 304,131 219,319 26S?&45 38,887 32,902 1,000 8,480 705 8,186 35,736 30,802 990 8,742 701 8,625 8,560 5,985 40,033 33,270 891 8,006 749 8,451 5,329 668 9,176 6,763 4,934 34,855 29,507 650 8,454 688 8,288 3,902 544 6,781 5,348 38,%3 32,471 971 8,691 728 9,236 4,252 625 7,968 6,492 40,350 33,235 933 8,349 781 9,382 4*344 706 8,741 7,115 70,478 67,714 15,666 1,283 26,668 4,172 989 18,936 2,76V 72,131 69,389 16,329 1,361 27,529 4,513 1,005 18,652 2,742 75,414 73,492 14,449 1,339 32,392 4,331 1,156 19,825 1,922 76,245 74,352 U,426 1,353 33,098 4,245 1,U7 20,083 1,893 78,019 76,060 14,953 1,420 34,162 4,126 1,155 20,264 1,939 1,370 177,134 529,945 192,824 67,324 38,128 204,512 89,124 1,326 168,086 511,043 187,622 68,734 36,731 199,068 86,249 1,438 198,499 550,868 206,044 61,287 38,777 208,437 98,302 1,317 171,930 505,960 186,638 61,177 36,941 194,055 88,000 1,470 198,261 r570,792 209,922 68,807 39,939 214,370 85,319 1,416 197,362 54B.367 205,199 61,293 37,957 203., 925 83,192 90,386 U,573 9,620 19,M6 13,787 515 29,309 87,929 U,424 9,659 38,547 12,854 683 29,842 105,430 11,920 12,542 26,187 11,579 803 38,601 110,011 H,244 12,525 27,160 13,054 1,088 37,954 rlQ6,227 13,650 r!2,871 26,290 13,012 1,129 34,432 102*685 14,093 12*402 23,293 31,403 1,927 34,912 14,874 15,791 23,569 15,000 34,7% 23,774 12,597 12,847 30,058 11,804 12,474 29,388 13,558 24,302 28,643 12,401 13,74B 27,297 760,568 553 502 651,169 635,544 108,846 97,318 r603,569 584 507 504,445 490,855 r98,540 r80,834 549,708 783 778 426,932 404,590 121,993 99,007 476,002 743 660 365,906 350,246 109,353 90,445 r526,U7 1,174 1,108 414,533 401,392 rllO,740 r92,275 450,800 833 710 356,7SS 346,043 93,179 75,653 FOODSTUFFS Fermented malt liquor as Dairy products, production: Condensed milk (sweetened): Evaporated milk (unsweetened), case goods. e«.«« Dry milk: do*,.. METALS AND MANUFACTURES Electrical appliances, domestic, sales billed? FETROLHJM AND COAL PRODUCTS Bituminous coal: Industrial consumption and retail deliveries, '•8 Stocks, industrial and retail dealers, end of month, *•£ 7,101 77,814 ?5 > 904 15,079 i,5ce 34*104 4*163 1,151 19*899 1,910 PULP, PAPER, AND HUNTING Wood pulps TEXTILE HIOEKJCTS Hosiery: TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT r/ Revisedo
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