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ESS

RVEY OF CURRE
WEEKLY

UNITED STATES DEPARTIV1ENT OF COMMERCE
!8lJREAU OF FOREIGN AND DO!\ll!i::S"f~C
COllfh'\I!£RCE
____________
____________
-=______L -________- J
WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINfSS
JANUARY 16,1948

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STEEL

UTILITIES

WEEKLY

BUSINESS STA1iISnC

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y ...... , ... ,. ..... ., ......................

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<10 ••••
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" " " ....... """., ....Auguot 1939=100 .•
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dol. po.. lb ••
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• ••.•••.••.••.••••• 1935-39=100 ••
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""".,)1""0" ••• •....................... do ... .
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total. ......................... do ••••

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",,0. agricultural. 10""....... do ••••
eQ . . . . .

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, .. ilur"~, eolltlllo1"eial. ................................. _ber •.
lionel yi.ald., o.om•• tic· """1lor."te (lIIoo<l¥'.) •••••.••••• percent ••
$to"1< »>'ic •• , 402 e;;ook. (St"",dard and Poor'.) •• 1935-39-100 ••

Ind".td"b, 354 .took ............................... do ••••

:!'reducU"",

BitWl\iooUIil> 130M

lilac'rio
IIotor

9"OO.~O~.,

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................11111. of kw-llr ••
... " ............. " '" ••• numbsr ••
,., •• "" ........................... thou •• of lfo1..

li'et.·o10Wll
lit 6.1
1935-39= 100
ll're1~t c ....l"""l»g •• tot'" ••••.••••.•••••..•... t!l.Ol1G. of c ...... .
)lioc.ll""""u.~ .......................................... do ... .

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00 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"1m. 11

D.c. 13

139·1
166.1
156·4

l~.o.O

1.61.lf

165·/l

3°5·1
.33 2

304.9
·329

196.2
179.0
143·5
351.4
·361

158.1

124.1

125. 0

2.05
183
2,344

2.08

162.,

163. 0
197.0
177.S

145·4
349.3

146.0
353.6
.356

1,30 2
782

1,21>7

1,3:1,3

413

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]~.1~

21!,942
22,73 g

29,OS4
23.011
11.377
1, 023

).D}

28,917
24.093

28.711
16,457

22,61I
1·7,132

90 3

963

22,134
9,021
46.582
64.454
41,053
11,346

20,105

20.509
g,6.,1
48,570
65.140
37.564
14,461

:;0

8.239

46,564
.C.3t>986
40.810
11,31.5

37

2.81

2.~0

126.7

126·9
130·4

130.1

2,253
4.574
53. 4 37
4,649

23.8.15

81
3·12
120.2

·35;
3. 02
5:16
7114

17,5111
1.203
24.912

10.959
)}9, 160

65.38 5
37,653
14,619

91

.3. 11

126.8

122.6
129.5

2,261
5.3 2 7
117.705
5,253

2,197
5.368
).20,651

687

19~~

5,284
191.7

30 6

40 3

392

173·1

ce-J.0nd.ar weeki!lc

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11, 193·5.

Jan. :)

Jen.10

).00

357
'193

23.6gg
9.430
48,877
65.305

37.366

14,719

38

28,880

23.3132
17,981

1,450

22,692
10,157

48,665
64,816

53

131.1

5,285
599

291

.. '7:546

:;.13

3·17

131.1

169.8

1,089

14,658
124.2

75,63 8

22,320

17,503

37,227

3·1)
124.7
1,700
4,830

28,6211

123·7

130 •0

2,221

4, !!6s
65,573
5.291
189.0
682

112,219

191.9

319

~GG note i,n JanUary l~

o',,"P·"-~U'il ill iliul'plOlll@"t for Ju~ 13, 1947.

J·all,,"'''',

27

118.2

16.139
562

24,375

Doc.

196·9

570

1,110
1,150

D@c. 20

1947 i~sa.G<>
T·htar~ prl~e~., !I
<l$rk luord winter not lnclwl.ri prov1ol1sly. §j For d"".~vi."'<lD" oa. "ct~ iJ> Jw;r 13.

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MONTHLY

2

BUSINESS

STATISTICS

1946

EarHe. date. are available in montllly 100"80 of tile Survey

l_9~4_2_S_~_p_p_l_em__e_nt____________________+_--N_o_v_em._b_._r~___D_.c_em__b_._r__+--·_-s.~_~.mb.r I·---~::::·r

1947

________________an
__
d_th
__•__

l- Nov~ber
I

Gl>NE!IAL J;USIN],;3tl INDICATOlLil

!;'e.::.~eonal

adjuBted~

income. seasonally
at annual ra,tsij;
'total perso""l income ••..•.•.•••.•.•••••.•.•••. bil. of dol..
Wage and salary receipt., total •....•.•...•.•....•• do. ...
Total employer di.bur •• ment ........
·.do....
_ Commodity-producing indu.tri •••..•.•••.••..•••• do....
Dhtributive i.du.trie ......................... do....
~ervic. in<1uetrie................ · .... • ........ do....
·Government ..................................... do....
Le •• employee contributions for Boc1al ins.llr!UlCe.do....
Other l"bor income ......................... ,," •. , •••• do....
:!'roprl.oton' a:o.d rental 1000.,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • .. do....
PeroolW.l interest inco". and dividend .............. dO .... [
Total tr"".fer payments ............................ do....
Xc,tal nonagricultural income ......................... do....
14arnJ.tecture:l"sl Oro.erB t shipments, and inventories!
liew ordars, llldex, total ........... average month 1939..100..
Durable goodil. ~ ~.". ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~
~
~
do. •• .
!/ondur";ble good ...................... '" ...........
Sfuip",."te, index, total ......... ··· ... ·· ............. do....
JJux.:hh go"d •• _••• ., ............................... do....
Automobiles and equipment ........................ do....
hon and .teel and their product. ................ do....
1I""',1nory. including electr1oal •..•..•.......•... <10 ••• ,
N·onio,.rouo metal. and product .................... io....
Transportation equipment, except automobile •••.•• do....
Other durable goods .............................. do....
liondurable good .............. ; ..................... do. ... .
Choml.cal. and alUed products .................... do....
Food and kindred products ........................ do....
Paper and allied produc te ••.. '" ' " .............. do. •••
I'roducte of petroleum and coal .... ~ ~ .. ' .. ~ ~ ~ .
~do ~ . ...
Rubber prouuctB~~.o ............... ~Q ~
~
,,~do~., ..
Textile-millproo.uct8 .. ~~ .. ~ .• ~.~." ... a.~a ~
ed.o~ .. "~
Other nondurable goods ............................ do....
Iuventori •• , index. total ............................ do....
Dun.ble good ......................... " ••.••••••••• do.. • .
A"tomobil •• aM equip:msnt ........................ do...
Iron and steel and their produ.otB .......
H~~.do~.o
Me.cb.inery I including electricel.~. ~ ......... ~ ............ ~ ~do ~ .. ~ 4
Nonferroua metals and products" ••• ~ .• """ ........... do~ ~,~
Transportation equipment, except autoDobileB~ .... ~do .. ""...
Qtl1.er durable goods ..............
9.0".~
dO •.
1ieJ'ndurable gOOd.8 •• " ••• " •••• o~.".o • • ~ .. ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d.o •• ~~
Ch~tica.ls and al11ad products ........... '''' .......... ~ .... do" _ ~.
Food and. kindr'ed producta~ ~. ~ •. 0 . ' ••••• ~ • ~." ~ •• Hdo ' .. ~ ~
Paper and allied product. ........................ <lo....
Petroleum rofining ...................
do....
Rubber products .................................. do....
Taxtile-mill products .. ~.~H.~
~~
~ dop..
Otll.,. nondurable good ............................ do..
<o • • • • • • • • • •

5

•

6

•

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0

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do....

••••

.....

H

H

..

0..

00 . . . . . . . . . .

.....

....... H

••••

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lS8.4
115·4
117.2
50 • 6

i
210.91

189.9
117·0
118.8
52·3

124·5
126.6

11+.4
19.2
loS
1.6

14.4

15.2

47.6
13·5

47.2
13·7

10·3
165.6

10.4
167.3

233

241
271
223
276

240
315

292

y\6

33.0

n·5

18.6
1.8
1.6

I
57.51
36.4

1SS.1

al4.9j
12'(·5

r36.4

:31. 0

......... .

15.1

15.2

........ ..

17.6
r2.0
1.9

17.6

r50.6
11+.9

49·9

I

1.9
1.9

r180.1

15·1
10.5
,181.5

r255
r291
"233

269
30 7
246

318
"'3Q
r30~
"299

351
30 8
304

I'

i

I •.••...••.
.•.••.." ..
129.41
........
,.
59.6
...........

r204.• 4
r125.2
r127.2
1'58.1

17.51
2.1
1.3
4g~4
15.0
21.2

11.8

I'

25t~

221
267
278

235
237

255

31'5
319
503
270
260
250
"106
242
21.9
313
221.
240
200
215

'46

561
271
266
255
306
248
232
;352
219
251
204
220

259

256

137

138
290
1.66
319
1~3
190
195
202
185

232

340

284

167
781
147
13'1
135
1'39

1>3
1}4
215

260

~J2 '

294

393

391

3110 I

567 I
3191'
300
295 ,
332
?79 I

.....
2O {
2J.8
215
245

151,
_ ....• -1' ;,;

153·3

1'" •

O""t

219

I

319

f'276
~""

••

236
264

"351

190

rl~022

1~D31

177

177
215

211

I
'I

I,·

312

30 2
363
292
309

"307

I'

I

568

2)i~

11

174

396

"293
w< • • •

412

"526
"321
r304

"335

2771

326

"355

1.'297

I

216
174
alg

207

i

2981

133

173

I
I

"'.".
234
302
233 i
261 I
330 I
163 i
346
192
q93 i

.....

-

r21::';
219
r247
157
;1' ~,~
...

O"'t

r225

220
222

159
232

COMMODITY Pll.IC';;S
C()'H~um.eA>$! price ind.sx (U. S. Department of Lab,or):

Combined index ................................ 1935-39MlOO ••
App ••n L ...........................................0.0 .... 1

100d................................................ 0.0 . . . . 1
li'U61. electricity, and icaa ....... ~ ................. ~ •.. ~do~ ... ~
Gag a..."ld electrlcity~ .......... ~ ... ~ ............ ~ ~ .... ~'" .do,,~ ~l
0

Other fuels a;nd ice ........ ,. ......... " .............. ~ ....

6.

~

....

do. " .. ..

E-ouliafu.rlliahings ........ ~ •••. ~ ................................. ~ .do .... ..

152.2
171.0

187·7

111+.6
91.8

176·5
18 5.9
115·5
92$0

I
I
i~7:6 I
203.5 I

124.61

92.1

137·2

133.3

171.0

177·1

15 .3
187·5

136.1

11}.6
11

Rent ............................................... do ••••
Miscellaneous ............ " ...................... ~ ........ ~ ~ ~". _... do ..... .
£4.@\:.$11 prices, U .. S" Department of Commerce:
A.ll cOlllllIodl. tie., index ........................ , ...... d" ... ..

6

0

...............

.....

0

••

4

••

U"edju.• ted index ................. -................... do ••••
Adju2ted,

in\iex~




.••• , .... ,.•••••...•

~~

..................

~d.,o."~~

'I'

+0.61

184·9

I

ill rs'i',&il etorse, total aal6IiJe .... H." '"'' ~ ~ ~ .. ~ •• miL of do), ... 1
JJil.l'tobl.e gOO0.6 atorelill~ •• " .... :."~ ....
~~ dO.'> •• 1
!ioXl.durable gooG.s etore6 ......... ~~ •.••... ~ ..... ~ ........ .,do~ .. ..
All retail atore9~ indexes of sales:
U"""jueted, combined index ••.••••.••••.•.•.••• 1935-39.. 100 ••
Durable good:& mtoree"4 ~ ..... ",,~ •• ~""~ ~~. ~.~ "~ ...... ,, .~do~ &. ~I
Nond:ux'able goods .tore ..... ~~." .. "" _" ..... ~~ .. ~. ~. ~
~do ..... .,
~:1julJi;,ed. combined 1ndex.~~~ .••• ~.~<>B".~.~ •••• 6" •• ~_"do" ... ,,!
Du..rable goode storem ••.• , ....... ~<>"'$ ~,,~. ~." • • • • • • ~do~
Nond.u.rabllD goods atoree" •. ~ •... ~ .. ~ ......... ~~ .•. ~"odo ... ".
r)®~rtw.ent store salell~ United States totalag

I

163·8

164·9

169.0
201.6
125·2
92.2
157.4
187·8

lQO.2

202a7
126,.9
92·5

160·5

114.9

199.9
115·2

141.8

143.0

I

1

"9,1,63
r2,077

r7.3 86

r293 ·9

r267·2
r3 0 2.6
r218.S

1'253·5
r287·1

rIO,

792

r2.332

"'10,141 1

2I'

r8,460

r2,5 3
1'7, 559

r337·3

"323.6 !

r 2 97.9

r350.2
r283·6
r263·8
r290.1

T10.~

9.1.0
r2,831.

r8,079

2.61

"328.6
r343·1

II

"317.6

r 33
"32!J. 7
1'}14. 7"
1')82·5
1'312.1

,I
!

I Dec.:~~-

r}2}·9

"327.6
1'3 14.3

rI0,708

1'2,631
,,8,077

"34L7
1'347.7
"339.8
1'324.4

1'33 0 .7
1'}22.4

37.3
)00

M 0 NTH l Y BUS I N E S SST A TIS TIC So- Continued

._----=--==

-

-

1946
1-------

Earlier data are available in monthly issues of tne Survey
and the 1942 Supplement

Nove~ber

:3

--

1947

Vee""b.,.

. October

September

N

DlPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES

Labor force (Bu.reau of tile Cenous)'
Armed forces. ~ ~ ....... ~ .................... ~ ~ ..... thousand 0 ..
C1vilillJl labor force ••.•...•.••••••.••..•.•••••••.•••• do •

...
.Ilnployment ....... "" ....•. '" ....................... <io • ...
A,gricul tural ........... ,. .......... " •••••. '" ... do • ...
lIonagri cultural ......................... ,. ....... do • ...
Unemployment ....................................... do • .. ,

2,010

1,890

58 .97 0

58 ,4)0

57,040
7.900
49.140
1,930

56,310
7,210

I

1.326 '

60.784
53 ,872
8,727

49.100

50 ,145

2e l20

1.912

45.00';
23.350
18,381
45,006

46,153
22,730
22.329
20,7 23
4£1.153

18,083
16,513
1,063
24,799
42·7

17,353

18,718

262,277

259.148
233,064

1.327
60,892
59.204
8.622

50.5 83
1,6!!7

rIlWiCE

ladera! Reserve banks, condition. end of month:
A.set., total. ........................ • ........ mH. of do 1 ..
ReBerve ban}c:: credit out standing, total .. ~ ... ' .... ~ '. ~do_
United Stat •• eecur1 ti .... '" .. , ................. do. '"
Gold. certifica.te reserve ......... ~ ....... " ..... ~ .. " ~ .. do ..
Liabilities, total. ................................ · •• do •
Deposit., totaL ................................... do •
Member be.nk reserve balanceB .... H~i' • • • ., .. &.Hn.~.do •
he ••• reserv •• (estimated) .................... do.
:b"ederal BaseI've notei& in circu1a.tion~ .....• ~ ... ~ .... Gdo . "
liegerva r.p,tio • ., .•.... _~ ..... ,."" ..... ~.~~4.·'
~.~
"percen too
Feders.l Government finance:
Debt, grOBG, end of montb. ....... ~~ .• "." .. ~ •• o~.mil .. of do 1 ..
Interest besring' Public 1!isu.eso .... ~ .. ~ ...... ~ ~ .... ~
~tto~
Specia.l issue................... do •
Nonl:nt ~reBt bearing .. " ..., ............. ~ ... '" . ~ ............... ~do-"
Obligations gua,ranteed b'y U .. Sa t amount outstanding .. do. '"
Gold~ monetary atock~ United States .... ~ ... ~ ... ~ ~ .. ~ ... ~,. .... do ..
Curre..TJ.cy in c1rculation .. " .•. ~ ... "" .. ~ ........ ~<-- • • ~ . . . . • . . . . do •

...
...

...

...
...

...

....

9

..

G

...
...

...

...

...

...

45.647
24,791
23.9 44
18,310

45,647

236,671

24,254
1.351
362
20,470
28.861

~,O93

l.6,139

562
24.94 5
43·5

~,5g5

1,500

331
20,529
28.952

16,784
841
24,482
48.0
259.14 5
226,5 8 1
29,520
2.926
70
21.955
28.567

46.583
22,906
22.168

21,044
46,563
19.240
16,956

864

I
1

47,205
22.975
22,209

47,712

21.363

21,497
47,712
19.131
17. 899

23,181

22,559

47. ;;05
19.431
1.6.974
rg29

pl,450

24,481
48.1

24,651

259,011
226,822
29. 447

226.074

225,250

29.517

28.955

2,801

2,621

715

24,<120
4S.3

48·5
258,2l.2

I

256.900

2.695
76

83

28.552

r22,614
1'28,766

120.0

118.8

117.0

114.0
120.8
114·3
106.9
132·5
103·4

113·3
120.0
ll4·7
10 5. 1
129.4

112·5

102.1

101.6
3·12

22,294

p22,754

p2s.s63

llond.1

;pri~~~~tr1alli~uti11tie6,and

railD (Stansand Poarls Corp~ ):
COnd.) .............. dol. per ~100 bond ..
Medium and lower grada, composite (50 bonda) c ' ~,,~do~
Illd.uet,ial. (10 -oond.) ......................... Qo.
Public utilitiee (20 bonda) .................... do. ."
Ea.Uroad. (20 bono.) .............. " ............ do. '"
Doms.tic municipal. (15 bond.) ..................... do.
U. S. Treasury bOMS (ta.xablo) ..................... do.

lii,,;n grad. (15

121.6

121·5

...

115·9

115·9
123.0

...

112·7
136.8

...

...

nold.:

l:Jomest ic corpora.te (Moodyt 8) ~
,,~
,,~ ~ ~" &. o"fiercen to'
By rating.:
............... _" ................................. do.
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•

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"

...

...

u ......................... ..................... do. '.,
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Illd.ustrinlD~

."

...
....

.. "" ... ".,,, ...... ,, .... ~ .. ". ~ ~'" ~" .. ~do .. "
Public utilHi ................................. do.
Railroads ................ " ..................... do. '"
Domestic DlIJ.nicipalo (15 bond.) ..................... do.
u. S. Trea.ury bond. (taxable) ..................... do.
StocKS;

2.82

2. 15 3

2.85

2·95

3.02

2·59
2.69

2.61

2.61
2.69
2.g6

2.70

2·77

2·19
2·95
3·35

2.85

133·1~

2.69

2.134
3·17

2.83
3. 1 7

2.66
2·77
3. 0 5

2.66

2·77

LSD
2.25

...

2.065·80
954•65

2,110·73
954.65

Total annual pf.o/Illents at curre.nt rate •. " .... mil .. of do 1..
Number of al'-arest 1 adju.eted~"" .... " ... " ..... s ~. " • • ~ .. million
Dividend, ."te per ohare (weighted average) ...... dollar 0 . .
Bank. (21 compWlieo) ............................. do.
Industrials (492 companies) ...................... 0.0.
In.urance (21 companies) ......................... do. '"
Public utiliti •• (30 compani •• ). ................. do. ,
liailroad. (36 companie.) ......................... do.
Prices:
'
Dow-Jane • ., Co. (65 stocks) ........... dollar. per ohar e ..
Induatrial. (30 stocks) .......................... <io.
Public utilitie. (15 .tock.) ..................... do.
liailroad. (20 stock.) ............................. do.
Combined ind." (402 stock.) •.•..•.•......••• 1935-39=100 ..
Induetr1ala (354 stocka) ......................... do.
Public utilities (28 .tock.) ..................... do. ,
Rail.<oad. (20 atock:.) ............................ do. ,
neld.:
COmrl.lOll fltockEt (200)~ Mood.yI8~ ....... " •••.•• "~ ••
percen too
Bank. (15 atoek:.) ................................ do.
Industrials (125 .tock.) ......................... 0.0.
InourMce (10 stoel.. ) ............................ do. ,
Public utiliti •• (25 stock.) ..................... do.
liailroe.d. (25 stocke) ............................ do.
Preferred. high-grade (15 .tock.)., ................ do.

...
...

..
...

...

...

...

.....
..

..

1°3·9

...
~

H

1°3·7

114.1
109·3
134.l<
104.0

H1·9
112·9

3·04
1.97
2.24

..

CSBJ.'1. dividen.d payme.nta~ 600 companies (Uoodyi~):

122·5
112.6

..

..
..

...
..
..

121·5
115·13
121.9

2.J.6
3·20
2.12

3·20

2·59

2·59

1·90

2·76
61. 77

168.94

2.21
2.19

1·90
2·77
63·97
174 .38

35. 2,

51.18

123. 8

36 .77
125·5
128·9
109.8

49. 2
120.6
105.5
113·3

4.6
4.0
4.1,
3.6
4.8

118.8

4·5

3·9

4.4
3·5
4.6

3.. 23
2.67

2.76

2.84
2.93
3.30

3. 0 2

2.157

3. 22
2.0,2
2.27

2.18

2.24

2.38 6.63

2, 463.00
954.65

2.59

1.99
2.68

63·39
176.82
35·25
48.10
12).1
128.4

102.0
J.O} .6

5·2
4·5

5·1
3·6

6.9

6.6

3·70

3.76

5·1
7·1
3·72

986
967

1.097
1.084

rl,l09
Tl,098I

954.65
2.,0
3. 21
2.62
2·59
1.99
2.63

63·93
181.92

35·43
49.44
125·1
131.1
101.0
104.2
5.1
4.5
5·1
3·5
5·2
7.0

2.86
2.9 4

3.16

2·715

2.357.98 I
954.65'
2.47
3·21
2·56

126.2

3. 01
3.44

3·09

1.93

119.1

113·9
104.6

3·52
2·92

3.4 2
2·35
2·39

2.36

2,472·54
954·65
2·59

2.58
3.21

3·21

2.72
2.59

2.75
2.59
1.99

1.99

2·57

2.56

63.98
181. 42

63.66

~4.10

179.18
~3.04

1

9.46
122.4
129.2
94.0
103·9

·7.79
123. 6
130 .3
97·2
100.1

5. 4
4·7

5· 1!

4.7
5. 4
3·5
5.5

5·3
3. 4
5·5

7.?

3.56

4.01

rl.235
rl.21f!

1,138

6·5

4.07

FOREIGN T!WlE

aporh, including r ••xport., total. ............. mil. of do 1 ..
~ortlJ of U ~ S .. merckuuldiae ..
~ ~
~ do ..
General imports, tOtal4 ................ ~ ........................
do .. . "
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§-

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4

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.......

..

•

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482
467

536

491

481
480

491
505

1,126
455
449

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4

h:rlier d.a.ta are @!l;v~d.1abl@ iv. monthly :t@~\ul$a
~

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.3 ,. SOB

758
60

171

2JJ1
63

50

lw 417
140
13 2

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b.

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0

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0

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0

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192

191

149

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152

13!!

11+5

181

ISO

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0

0

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104
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1 49

73

145

2~3G3

2,'136

1,699

2,159

662
2,254

c.'

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156

661

2. 5
641

1,925

2,946

2,149
5.708

2,231

5,64S

1,906

l,S78

3,1'102

3~ 77'0

28,542

40,092
210,695
63,979
47,673

206,510

6S,3111
39,3 2 7

2@,679
218,276
71,568
40,l36

123,907

137,457

148,358

130 ,125

102,913

111,2gg
30 ,452

97,143
25,335
69. 6s2
79,7g9
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69,166

668

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4,645
1,474
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149
155

137
105

604

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156

162
122
81

148

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1,728

' 146

153

155
156

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Production. t,ota1~o~~o~,,~~~.~ .. ' ""-~-~~. ~~"iL

50
432
66

91
491
274

472

2,g01

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69

2,110

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neWt for

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267,661

"do,

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fo outsid0 trad.e@~ <> ~ ~,. ~'" o .. ~ ~~ ~ <>~" ~
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Sh1pmentD total", ~ ~$ ~~<>~ ~~Q<>"O ~~~ ~ ~9 ~~. Q~. 0~<>~ o"~do~,,.
For .ale. total .................................... 0.0 ••••
.iaUwtq sp"clal tie. ....... '" ....... '" ...... " ... do ... .
0

".,

9

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b

0

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0"

0

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Zinc~

0

0

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130,606

Q

93,87g
27,425

gg,136
22,1015

32,967

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0

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Dolo •• Uc ......................
do ••.•
Stock.. end of month •••••.• ,. ........................ do •.••
lIechanic&l. otokor., oalee!
Cla,!!M!\efl\ 1e 21' and 3~~~o~~~"""~"9~~"~"~Q~~~"4"'$~"OQ";ntuf.fb~Z',,.
01a •• 6O 4 and 5!
0

l!UJlIber ............ o

Horsepower",

••••••• ., •••••••••••

91,429
75,781
195.S 2g

175,800

50,558
136,574

!4,911-6

7.594

9,S3!!

8,194

3,716

357

339
49.9 0 3

345

273
52 ,5 2 3

207
51,47g

0

~~_~.ua ._~. ~Q~

..

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58 )+95

,e

Coal produotion'
Anthracite .. ~ s ~ ~ • •
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~ ~$

0

~

e " .. c

~

<>p
Q

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0>

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0

Q

0

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0

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0

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5, 06 51
43,746

<~o.u@"O

thou'ra" of ghori!;

~d.~ ~ ~ ~

92.549

gO,640

5,141

5,~o6

r52,42O

r57,21O

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39,969

71.745
1'129,046
<'57,564
79,273

67.867

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72.1U

70,116
90,204
77 ,904

66,573

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72.151
61,258
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-.'~""'V:J

52.350

55,368

)1

iJit:."'IJ

Natural rubbe?'

ConoumpUon .... " ........ , ................. " ...... long
Stocks, end 'of 6!ODth~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~~ ~o ~~~".~ a • • • • " . ~" • • olio. ~
S;vnthetio rubbe,.,
Conoumption .............. .,,, •. ,, •.•••• ,, .............. do •. ,.
Product1oZ'!.~
~ Q.' ~ ~ • • • • ~ ~. ~ ~ ~ •
~
~"
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~ .do,.. ,,~
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do .. ..
0

&.

0

0

..

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0

0

•••

••• 0.

"

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...................

...:
1

PorUIWd cem"nt.
Production .................
thou •• of bbl..
Sn1pmenh ....... "..................
• ••.•...•.•..• <1°
Stocke, f1nioned. OlIo. of >lenin ....................... do....
Stocke. clinker, end 01 ""'ntn ........................ do....
!fEllTI111 PROliliCT S
0

38,802

0<>

... "

...........

lloo1ery'
Production .......................... tllou•• of do ••n

15.335
14,80 3
7.330
3,512

pai~"..

13,289

Sl>.1pmolOto ............................................ do •.".

13.553

Stock", end of month ..................... " .... " .... do....

16,722

a ... ised. !f Dat .. for Novomber 1946 ond lio".""or 19~7 ...,.e
otoek. available to lnduotry

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1"01'

50 .557

>'57.286

52, Oll~

l/122,O97

>,o5/n4.115

Y110,!!24

53. 453

41.865

U4.963

Y79.246

r45.66S
33. 834
rY 6 7.379

Y 6r. 358

14,557

lS.30 0

3.S86

17.319
19,640
7.921
3.889

12.122

11,956

21.953

12.681
20.388

13.867
14,474
19.781

62,648

12.494
10.921

16,802

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3D,511!

5 "~.k.: ot!:lo .. montne II " ••k..

2JJ.562

>'5.668
"3.114

--

39,057
37, 32 5

16~ s14
16.267
6,215

2,900

12,847
13.222
1 4o~

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