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SURVEY OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
U N I T E D STATES D E P A R T M E N T OF C O M M E R C E
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND D O M E S T I C
AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION

TO SURVEY OF CURRENT

SELECTED

BUSINESS

BUSINESS

JANUARY

«/F.F.KLY

14, 1949

INDICATORS
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES

STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION
(1935-39 • 100)
2501

COMMERCE

{BILLIONS OF KILOWATT

HOURS)

DATA

1949
1948

y

2001

^^-^

....

^•SS^

jy

O ^^-l947

150
100

1946 " \
.:.:•'£ \o-

* XI ~""~V

f

"^N^^

"7

"•""

/ \ ^1/

\\v

»i.:;''Ef.

\

A

\/

•

//

</

-.\.-..j.

50

i

1 ,

v

; i

, i i i . , 1 i i i 1 i i i i 1 • i , ! , i 1 1 , 1 , 1 1 M

SALES OF R E T A I L
(SEASONALLY

bUU

MONTHLY DATA

STORES

PERSONAL INCOME

ADJUSTED, 1935 - 3 9 - 100)

|

400

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES

1

MONTHLY

1

300
. ^

DATA

,^''\/''^

—*
NONDURABLE

l l I I I I

-

m

-~ -^^-j^fi^^i

wTf^-^

x^s5v^J

200
'^-TOTAL

•

iOO TTTTTf T f T i

/
L ^ _ ^ l

^DURABLE
1 1

1.! 1 1 I

1 1 i

I

1

1 !

1 1 1 1 !

1 1

'•

1947

WEEKLY

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1

1948

1945

BUSINESS

1946

STATISTICS1
1948

19U9

ITEM
Jan. 3
Commodity prices, wholesale:
164-5
jai commodities 2/
1926»100..
farm products 2/
do....
199.0
food 2/
do....
179-2
all other 2/
do....
146.7
28 commodities l l
August 1939*100.. 1/3^9.1
Cotton, middling, 15/l6 M , 10 markets 4/
dol. per lb..
•359
Wheat, No. 2, Bard Winter (Kansas City)
dol. per bu..
2.95
Department store sales
»
1935-39*100..
20U
Insured unemployment, total $J
thous..
1.569
State programs.
.....do....,
, Veterans1., programs......................... ....«•.•„•• • • ...... r.^v z$P ••••., 9^5
finance:
"'
""''^TT'^'Z'
28,880
Currency in circulation 4/
a l l . of d o l . .
23,382
federal Besenre bank credit, total
....do....
17.981
Member bank reserve balances
do....
1,499
Excess reserves, estimated
do..
federal Beserre reporting member banks in leading c i t i e s :
22,692
Bank debits, total
mil. of d o l . .
10.157
New Tork City
„
do
48,685
Deposits, demand, adjusted
do...'.
Loans and investments, total
d o . . . . 6/64,816
U. S. Government obligations
d o . . . . '37.227
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans
d o . . . . 6/ih,730
58
failures, commercial
..
number..
1
3.17
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody s ) . •.
percent..
9
124.2
Stock prices, 4l6 stocks (Standard and Poor s)..1935-39*100..
Industrials, 3&5 s t o c k s . . . . . .
.»
do....
131.1
Production:
2,220
Bituminous coal 4/
thous. of short tons..
4,868
Slectric power, by u t i l i t i e s
mil. of kv-hr..
63.173
Motor vehicles (Wards)
»••
..number..
5.291
Petroleum 4 / . . . .
...thous. of bbl..|
189.0
Steel Jj.......
'•*
1935-39*100..)
682
freight carloadings, total
* . . . . . . t h o u s . of cars..
Miscellaneous
«...*.........
do....
320

Jan. 10
I65.5
198.0
182.9
147.2
350.7
•355
2.97
251
1,641
990

._5»_
28,628
22,320

X

I:S

19.372
7.5^
48,620
65,142
37.642
14,645
87
3.13
123.7
130.0

Dec. 11

Dec. IS

163.7
175-5
173.7
153.4
301.6
.322
2.32
5&4
1,493

163.0
174.0
172.6
153.1
296.3
.321
2.27
576
1.534
1,153
340.

163.8
177.6
174.1
152.8
296.0
.321
2.27
473

163.5
177.4
173.6
152.5
296.2
.323
2.27
205

161.3
175.5
168.1
152.6
294.8
.322
2.27

28,410

28,538

23.919
20.435
1,258
24,886
11.033 !

24,2a
19.899

28,314
24,113
20,238
1.049

28,142
23.727
20.375
1,051

48,290

47,928

1,122

...

3.29.

28,414
23.727
19.727
665
20,906
8,400
47.5«4
6/62,558
33.179
6/15.459
1J22
3-]L0

119.9
126.0

2,300
5.278

1.993

107,240
5.313
19L&
831

117.897
5,620
201.9
783

384

5.TO

379

Dec. 25

709

25,001
10,069

6/62,870 1 6/63,141
33.440 ? " 33.455
i/15.595 : 6/15,614
96 :
116
3.10.
3.08
119.4 j
U9.2
125-5 1
125.4
1,886 !
1.907
5.790 I
5.508
117,045 i
89,686
5.645!
5.641
201.9;
178.9
609
755!
368!
297

Jan. 1

22,434
9.268
47.794
6/62.751
" 32.987
6/15,561
128
3*07
120.1

126.4
1.735
5.470
79.377

5,611
196,5
5«5

Jan. 6

10,586

3.05

119.5
125.6

95.507
"202!o

294

1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2j Bevised series. See note in December 3, 1948 lesue. 3 / Thursday prices. 4/ Daily averages. 5/ for description see note in July 13, 1946 issue. 6/ Beginning July 1948 Individual loan items are reported gross, currently and
for a year ago, instead of net as formerly; total loans are included on a net basle for a l l y»j&rA. jf v * fik ending January 15, 205.1.*
8/ Price for friday.




MONTHLY

BUSINESS

S a r l i e r d a t a are a v a i l a b l e In monthly i s s u e s of t h e Airvey
and the 19^7 Supplement

STATISTICS
1948

19^7
Nor ember

December

September

October

1 Hovember

December

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Pereonal income, s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d , a t annual r a t e s :
Total pereonal income
b l l . of d o l .
Wage and s a l a r y r e c e i p t s , t o t a l
do...
T o t a l employer d i s b u r s e m e n t s . . .
do...
Commodity-producing I n d u s t r i e s . .
do...
Distributive industries
do...
Service industries.
do...
Government...
do...
Less employee c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s o c i a l i n s u r a n c e , d o . . .
Other labor income...
do...
Proprietors* and rental income....
do...
Personal interest income and dividends
do...
Total transfer payments
do...
Total nonagricultural income....
do...
Jara income and marketings!
Indexes of cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans,
unadjusted:
all commodit ies
-1935"39-100.
Crops
.do.,.
livestock
do...
Indexes of volume of farm marketings, unadjusted:
All commodities...
...do...
Grope
do...
Livestock «id products
do...

201.4
125.5
127.3
57.4
37.1
15.2
17.6
1.8
1-9
47.1
16.1
10.8
181.4

207.7
127.U
129.4
59.2
37.4
15.2
17.6
2>0
1-9
51-3
16.2
10*9"
184.2

214.9
134.7
137.0
62.0

491
588
419

*25
431
421

*71

168
181
159

215.6
rl35.0
rl37-3
62.0
r39.4
rl6.1
rl9.8
2.3
2.1
r50-5
17-7
rl0i3
rl9^.6

216.7
135-2
137.5
62. ^
3^.0
16.3
20.0
2.3
2.1
51.1
18.0
10.3
193.1

U07

55*

3!
415

*97
604
417

144
I36
150

170
215
135

206
286
146

176
209
150

287
268
312
283
354
257
151
272
349
304
338
293
242

301
281
318
305
377
275
149
29U
367
320
-352

290
231
223
223
406
250
I85
150
282

262

408
302
253

277
227
226
192
418
251
174
176
270
323
373
289
260

271
224
2V4
181
412
246
157
1S6
283
313
351
284
272

I85.9

188.4

196.2

rl95.0

193.*

1.432
1,141
63O
287
136
25
199
291
8
19

1.320
1.097
610
284
13U
15
188
223
8
17

1,782
1.332
685
33*
^633
250
450

rl.707
rl,?65
650
r333
rll6

rl.552
rl.178
600
r330
rll5
22
226
r374

39.3

16.1
19,6
2.3
2.1
50.1
I7.5
10.5
192.3

COMMODITY PRICS3
Prices received by farmers, all farm products...1909-14*100.
Crops
do...
food grain.,
do...
i'eed g r a i n and hay
,,do...
Tobacco
do...
Cotton....»
do...
Jrult
.......
do...
Truck crops
do...
O i l - b e a r i n g crops
do...
L i v e s t o c k and products
do...
Meat animals
do...
Dairy products
do...
P o u l t r y and eggs
do...
R e t a i l p r i c e s , U. 3 . Department of Commerce:
a l l commodlties, index
1935~39-100.

3 X

J

3*3

268
228

2

f

184
415
239
164
209
283
305
339
283
260

CONSTRUCTION AND RKAL SSTAT3
Nov c o n s t r u c t i o n , t o t a l
m i l . of d o l .
Private, total
do...
R e s i d e n t i a l (nonfarm)
do...
N o n r e s i d e n t i a l b u i l d i n g . e x c . f a r m and p u b . u t i l i t y . . . d o . . .
Industrial
do...
farm c o n s t r u c t i o n
do...
P u b l i c u t l l i ty
do...
Public construction, t o t a l .
do...
Residential construction*
.c
do.».
M i l i t a r y and naval
do...
Nonresidential building
.do...
Industrial.
.
do...
Highway.
do...
A l l other
. ....
do...

5

?9

243
442
4
12
106
2
180
1*0

3
11
rl08
1
rl26
rl26

119
95

I

81

13
102
2
190
140

10.672
2,776
7.896

12.641
3.087
9.55*

U.O58
3.171
7.887

rll,544
r3,223
r8,321

11.013
3.051
7.962

340.6
366.1
332.3
322.8
3*9.7
314.0
355.255
129.206
226,048

385-9
383.*
386.7
328.8
361.2
318.2
415,686
148,113
267.573

350.6
408.2
331.8
340.3
396.6
322.0
336.487
119.706
216,782

r3*9.l
*399«7
332.6
r337.9
r385-3
r322.5
353.270
13L302
221,968

3*9.1
392.7
33*-9
333.9
381.7
318.3
350.7*8
124,896
225.852

1.29*
60,216
58.595
7.985
50.609
1,621

1,280
59.590
57.947
&.962
50.985
1.6U3

1.366
62,212
60,312
8.723
5L590
1.899

1.391
61.775
60,13!*
8.627
51.506
1.642

1,414
61.724
59.893
7.961
51.932
1.831

i?

1.391*
1,080
550
312
114
13
205
311
3
10
106
1
. 80
112

DOMESTIC TRADX
A l l r e t a i l store**
Estimated s a l e s , t o t a l
do...
Durable goods s t o r e s
do...
Nondurable goods s t o r e s
»
do...
Indexes of s a l e s *
Unadjusted, combined index
1935-39*100.
Durable goods s t o r e s
.
do...
Nondurable goods s t o r e s . . . . . . . . . . .
do...
Adjusted, combined index
do...
Durable goods s t o r e s .
,
do...
Nondurable goods s t o r e s
do...
H a i l - o r d e r and s t o r e s a l e s , t o t a l , 2 companies.thous.of d o l .
Montgomery Ward A Co
do...
S e a r s , Roebuck and Co
.,
do...
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES
Labor fore© (Bureau of the Census):
Armed forces
,
C i v i l i a n labor f o r c e
Ssiploywent
Agricultural....
Nonagri m i l t u r a l .
Unemployment......
vj K«visad.

1/ Less than $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 .




thousands.
...do...
...do...
...do...
...do...
...do...

i.*53
61.375
59.43*
7.375
52.059
1.9*1

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

19U7

Earlier data are available In monthly Issues of the Surrey
and the 1947 Supplement
November

Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of month:
Assets, total
mil. of dol.
Reserve bank credit outstanding, total
do...
United States securities....
do...
Oold certificate reserves
.....do...
Liabilitles, total
.;. .do...
Deposits, total
.y. .do...
Member bank reserve balances
......do...
Excess reserves (estimated)
do...
federal Reserve notes in circulation...
do...
Reserve ratio
percent.
federal Government finance!
Debt, gross, end of month
mil. of dol.
Interest bearing! Public issues..
do...
Special issues.
do...
Noninterest bearing
do...
Obligations guaranteed by U. S., amount outstanding..do...
Oold, monetary stock. United States
do...
Currency in circulation
do...
Bonds:'
.,._:.
.;,.,
Price" •":
I n d u s t r i a l , u t i l i t y , a n d railroad (stan.and Poor's Corp.):
High grade ( 1 2 bonds). 1 /
. . . . . d o l . per $100 bond.
Medium grade, composite (14 bonds) \J
do...
I n d u s t r i a l (5 bonds) 1 /
.do...
P u b l i c u t i l i t y ( 4 bonds)
do....
Railroad ( 5 bonds) 1/
do...
Domestic municipals (15 bonds)
do...
U. S. Treasury bonds ( t a x a b l e )
do...
S a l e s ( S e c u r i t i e s and Exchange Commission):
Total on a l l r e g i s t e r e d exchanges:
Market v a l u e
«°
t h o u s . of d o l .
face value
,.«
do...
On Vev York Stock Exchange!
Market v a l u e
.
do...
face value
do...
Stocks*.
Prices'
Dow-Jones & Co. (65 s t o c k s )
.
. . d o l . per share.
I n d u s t r i a l ( 3 0 stocks)
do...
P u b l i c u t i l i t y (15 s t o c k s )
do...
Railroad (20 stocks)
do...
Standard and P o o r ' s Corporation:
Combined index ( 4 l 6 s t o c k s )
1935-39»100.
I n d u s t r i a l (365 stocks)
do...
P u b l i c u t i l i t y (31 s t o c k s )
do...
Railroad (20 stocks)
do...
S a l e s ( S e c u r i t i e s and Exchange Commission):
Total on a l l r e g i s t e r e d exchangee:
Market v a l u e
m i l . of d o l .
Shares s o l d . .
thousands.
On Mew Tork Stock Exchanges
Market v a l u e . . . . .
m i l . of d o l .
Shares s o l d
thousands.

3

S T A T I S T I C S — Continued
19**

December

September

47.205
22,975
22,209
21.363
••7.205
19.U31
16.97-*
829
2U,651
1*8.5

47.712
23.181
22.559
21.497
47.712
19.731
17.899
1.499
24,820
48.3

258,212
226.07U
29.517
2,621
39
22,6l4
28,766

256,900
225.250
28,955
2,695
51
22.754
28,868

252,637
219.297
31,2a
2,170
50

r97-6

82.
126.
101.59

98.2
92.9
97-5
94.6
86.8
124.0
100.70

63,949
S7.-+97

145,181
186,213

59.511
81,663

137.971
178.255

99
9^
100
99
84
129

92.

49.632
24,071
23,413

October

Kovember

|

Dec saber

49,514
23.875
23.042
22,726
49,514
22,420
19.736
742
24,062
48.9

49,803
23,881
22,889
49.8O3
22,427
19.894
rS09
24,172
49.I

50.043
24,097
23.333
22,966
50,043
22,791
20,479
pl.136
24,l6l
48.9

252,460
219,077
31,223
2.161
52
24,004
28,176

252.506
218,992
31,400
2,115
57
r24,i66
r28.33i

252,800
218,86?
31.714
2,220
55
p2U,24l
p28,224

97.8
91.9

124.5
IOO.69

97.9
91.1
94.5
93-6
85.1
124.9
100.79

98.9
90.9
94.7
93.6
94.7
127.8
100.89

50,449
67.313

r57.7H
r78,581 ;

63.049
88,2^'i

47,699 .
63,847 j

S-54,179 !
r 74,345 ,

59.386 :
83,409 ;

22,603
49.632

22,494
19.986
1,038

24,024
49.6

23.872
28,118

23.209

94 !4

85.8

63.98
181.42
?4.10
•+7.79

63.66 '
179.18
33.04
49.46

67.69 i
180.33 !
34.74
60.23

69.00 I
I85.19 !
35.20;
60.62 :

64.90 ;
176.60 '•
55-00 j

33-09
53-27

123.6
130.3

125-7
131.7

100.1

122.4
129.2
94.0
103.9

V
120.4

127»S
*3uO
97-4
120.O

120.U I
126.4 !
94.2 :
108.8

119.4
125o
92.9
IO5.8

812
37.277

1,178
53,160

746
32,322

r?91
r40,593

1.137 i
53.415 i

681
26.326 i

1,003
38,688

626
22,649

r747 ;
r29,081 i

970 !
39,345 j

1,185 j
1.173 I

1,172
1,164
603
562

926
916
558
588

rl,020
rl,010
597
602

thousands.
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...

,483
7^6
59
173
193
71
176
U65.
,600

;,164
714
60
168
177
50
66
432
.495

3.502
694
58
197
195
58
302
430
1.578

4,574

193*y-3f,»10O.
.'.do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
.do. . a
do...
do...

150
160
195
1*7
142

139
155
201
141
130
92
60
71
147

97-2

9 7

j
i
:
:

3304 :

PORKIGN TRADK

64.24
176.31

i

Exports, including reexports, total...
; Exports of U. 3. merchandise
.'.:'.V
General imports, total....
Imports for consumption.....

mil. of dol.
..;:..do...
....do...
do...

Sia..:..
812 j
550 j
557 :

TRANSPORTATION

f r e i g h t carload!rigs*
Total cars (A.A.R.) 2/
Coal
Coke
»
forest products.
Grains and grain products
Livestock.
Ore
Merchandise, l.c.l
Miscellaneous.
Indexes (federal Reserve)'
Total, unadjusted
Coal..
Coke
forest p r o d u c t s . . . . . ,
Grains and g r a i n products
Livestock.
OreMerchandise, l . c . l
Miscellaneous., .
~/*?^l8Sd*

2,/




Prellminar

y-

1/

3e

«

not

«

on

l 3

?

163
77
1«V?

corresponding data i n December 1)MS Survey.

150
149
190
164
142 i
113
273
70 •
is6 :

264
99
346
557
2,100 j
I
151 'j
147 i
190 j
158 !
150 !
143 !
240 j
71 !

159 '

.295 '
642 :
60 !
169:
2071
62 !
222 i
411 j
.523
141
13*
198
141
152
114
196
6«
1U9

2/ Data f o r October 1943 ar« for 5 w**k«;

2,951
621

5

?

156
193
47

78
369
1,428
120
131
201
123
138
82
6?
60
139
i^sr

+

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

S T A T I S T I C S — Continued
1948

19*7

S a r l i e r d a t a are a v a i l a b l e In monthly i s s u e s of t h e Survey
and the 1947 Supplement

November

Sec ember

September

October

November

THANSPOBTAIION - Continued
Preight car loading* - Continued
Indexes (federal Reserve) - Continued
•1935-39-100.
Total, adjusted...
do...
Coal
do...
Coke
do...
forest products
•>
Grains and g r a i n pr^f-:ct.«
do..
Livestock
Ar , .
Ore
••.>•
Merchandise, l . c . l
<»•>..
Miscellaneous
do. >
P r e i g h t - c a r surplus and s h o r t a g e , d a i l y average*
Car s u r p l u s . .
numbei
Box c a r e . . . . . " . . . . . . . .
•
.do..
Coal car*
»
do..
Car shortage
do..
Sox c a r t .
<• ••
do..
Coal c a r * . do..

147
160
195
150
14 5
105163
75
151

149
155
191
158
138
96
192
156

2.^05
75
0
27,865
10,631
10,129

5,886
712
143
12,146
5.643
6,047

2.917
726
2,191
3.16*
779
2.385
•5,BOX
2.135
3,666

2.763
650
2,113
2,844
641
2,203
5.557
2,018

149
192
152
127
85
rl82
66
144
*.2S5
3*5

140
1*7
194
149
150

93
178
68
1*5

137
•138
198
144
155
90
178
66
144 I

r
*
16,992
6,262
9.891

1.792
7*
253
20,885
10,804
8,908

161
653
H.339
7.25*
3.*69

3.539

3,^40
791
2.549
3.07*
678
2.396
6,866
2,274
*.592

3.369
837
2.532
3.085
736
2.3*9
7.200
2.37*
4,826

2,929
707
2,222
2,654
682
1.972
7.*3l
2,400
5.031

35.SOU
206,510
72,111
39.969

39,940
202,408
77.757
44,042

31.059
164,002
77.824
43,881

38.654
158.351
81,761
44,305

30,312
146,422
77.23*
42,241

365.579
350.470

351.152
373.25*

*33.919
280,084

382,400
281,573

319.300
255.080

1.776,747
898,160
767.24?
' 111,340

1,742,888
893.79*
739,986
109,10s

1.812.34J
916.31*
776.841
119,188

rl,,925.292
T96S.197
;r840,833
:rll6,262

1.857.121

755.400
425,100
758,400

765,100
457,100
747,500

796,200
375.900
774,000

831,100
365.900
832,100

4.629
53.692

4,879
55.852

5.007
51,824

4.961
5L350

*.*73 I

LIMBER AND MANUPACTirRES
Lunb@? ( n a t i o n a l Lumber Manufacturers A s s o c i a t i o n ) *
Production, t o t a l
a i l . of bd. f t . .
Har d vood s
do
Softwoods.
do....
Shipment s, t o t a l
*
dc....
Hardwoods.
do....
Softwoods
•
do
S t o c k s , g r e a s , ®n& of month., t o t a l
. -i
do....
Hardwoods.....
do....
Sof twoods
do....
MURALS AND MASUJACTUBBS
C a s t i n g s , m a l l e a b l e irons
Orders, new, f o r s a l e
Orders, u n f i l l e d , f o r s a l e
Shipments, t o t a l
To o u t s i d e t r a d e s
E l e c t r i c a l a p p l i a n c e s , d o m e s t i c , shipments*
Washers
•
facuua c l e a n e r s , f l o o r type

short

tons..
do....
do....
do...-

number.. j
do.... j

PAPKH AND PRINTING

J

A l l paper and paperboard m i l l s (Bureau of the Census):
Paper and paperboard production, t o t a l
do....I
Paper.
do.... j
Paperboard
.
do.... ,
B u i l d i n g board
do. . . . !
Paperboard*
Orders, new
short t o n s . . ;
Orders, u n f i l l e d , end of month
do....!
Production
do.... i

!

922,J96
826,654
107,671 I
809, JOO I
338.700
822,500

P5TBOLS0M AND COAL PRODUCTS
Anthracite, production
Bituminous o s a l , production

thous. of short t o n s . . !
do..

September

October

July

August

4,680
48,485

September

TEXTILE PBODUCTS
Wool* 1 /
Consumption ( s c o u r e d b a s i s ) *
Apparel c l a s s
thous.
Carpet c l a s s
Machinery a c t i v i t y (weekly average)*
Looms*
Woolen and worsteds
P i l e and Jacquard
thous. of a c t i v e
Broad
Harrow
Carpet and rug*
Broad
Harrow
Spinning s p i n d l e s ?
Woolen
Worsted
Worsted combs
Wool manufactures*
Wool yarn, production, t o t a l
thous.
Knitting...
Weaving.
Carpet and other
vj

Eevised.

\j




Data for

of l b . .
do....

37.988
13.708

49,210
17.850

3L744
11,284

38,824
16,964

r45,210
r20,360

hours. •
do
do....

70
2,223
*7

68
2,282
*5

62
1.893
30

82
2.323
39

79
r2,185
r36

do....
do....

124
112

134
129

114
90

164
130

• 164
124

..do....
do....
do..,.

93.585
118,720
198

93.931
122,410
218

73.791
87,804
179

9*.338
109,204
222

r88,432
rl04,31l
210

of l b . .
do....
do....
do

61.796
7.052
41,244
13,500

76,760
9.235
49,580
17.9*5

48,188
5,408
31.912
10,868

62,112
6,896
38,852
16,364

r7*.*75
rS.055
r46,385
r20,035

October 1947 and September 1948 are f o r 5 weeks, other months, 4 weeks.