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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Available only with subscription to fh® monthly magGzme SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS JANUARY i8, 1952 SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and Steel for Castings) 300 ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS) (1935-39-100) WSEKLY DATA 250 2CO 6.0 ISO 5.0 —- - 100 I I I I i I I I I 1 I I I I i t 1 I I i I I 1 i I I I ! i I I 1 1 1 I 1 I i 1 ! I I I I i I I i 1 1 I 4.0 MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION (P«wng«r Cart ond Truckt) (THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES) VALUE OF MANUFACTURERS' SALES AND INVENTORIES ADJUSTED) 1951 S950 1949 1948 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS" lc>52 1951 ITEM Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Beco 15 Dec. 22 D©e. 29 Jan. 5 ~~ Jan. 12 Commodity prices, wholesale! Cotton, middling, 15/16"f io markets j/.<»o.*I*dol. per lb.. Wheats Noo 2, hard winter (Kansaa City) 2/«,9»*dol6 P®^ ^u»« Insured wnemoloyment , total. «*«..«*..«•«.««««««.*.**« .thous. . 177«9 189*6 180.7 168*9 374.. 1 ,436 2.40 285 1,26? 1,213 179.2 193.0 182.0 169«3 385.4 ,442 2*40 305 1,246 1?191 177e1 193*7 188*4 165*6 327.? 27,657 ?1,879 17,691 1,191 32,410 13,553 51,292 177.0 19'-? ,2 188. 9 165*6 3^8.3 177*3 195*1 189*2 16*5*5 328,7 .420 2*52 265 .417 2«54 656 1,057 1,021 1,092 1^056 27,416 21,235 17,502 1,111 29,069 24,980 19^964 747 29,31126,74$ 20,798 1.120 29, 333 25,$?6 33,?94 17,859 144 2.B6 164.9 178.3 26,213 10,040 51,306 70*824 33|046 17.924 193 2,86 165.7 179.3 2^,0% 11,238 ^4*243 73^771 J^$^S.J 32,115 21,219 3/3 3.25 182.8 19902 33*789 14,701 54,822 74,842 32s 577 ?1 .//? 117 3*25 183.9 200,8 24,682 10,116 54,059 74,878 32, 522 21,592 163 3.26 2B2.4 199«1 29,104 24,8?5 20^364 ^9 32,894 14*225 53,370 74,217 32,224 21*419 126 3.27 135*5 202*S 2,005 6,602 93,251 5,710 219.9 662 331 1.970 6,981 130,959 5*684 221.9 783 383 1 912 7.667 111,410 6 136 233.1 753 376 1,783 7,824 102,837 6,115 1*571 6,922 35,193 6,i:J2 227.1 502 254 1,825 7«X49 48,545 6.094 228.4 613 306 *42G 20j»208 635 Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities? 71 $ 21? Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody1 s) ^o ..«*•<» .percent.. Stock prices, 416 stocks (Standard and !b©rja)**l935-39fe=100.. Production s 234.9 672 332 I/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Thursday prices. %/ Daily averages. ^/ Week ending January 17, 229.8. .a9 2,55 613 Fimnee i Cossnetrcial, industrial , and s,gr» loans (gross) ««*dp<>««« 17702 193 7 189.2 16^*4 327.^ 2052 226 177.2 •iQq Q 188.8 16*> ^ 324.6 .423 2.52 28a787 24,554 20,36$ 797 10,531 164 3,26 184.5 201.4 87 318 228.6 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Earlier data are available in Monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement r?51 1<?50 November December September October November GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Farm income and marketings: Gash rec-^lptp from f arming, i»cl« dOT1 t«T«iyft8 ••»!!• of dol.. 3*407 3,391 1,784 1,607 286 993 320 2,785 2,765 1,268 1,497 300 853 337 r3,395 3,387 1.642 1,745 348 1,058 325 r4,355 r4,345 r2.294 r2,051 341 511 630 423 177 252 165 417 448 394 153 154 153 511 580 459 184 218 158 r6^5 rSll r540 219 273 178 20,524 9,682 1,813 1,075 1,012 1,525 1,560 377 323 713 527 203 554 10,842 2,869 453 280 1,132 848 21,048 9,869 1,926 Farm marHcetlrigs ^™S CCC 1/wvs, total. .•••••.«.«.*.odo...* Indexes for cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans, all commodities I/.. .......... ....1935-39=100.. Indexes of vol. of "Par™ inftrlcetingBjii'n <?<vro»oditi^s I/do***-* Manufacturers1 sales and Inventories - value (adjusted): Electrical machinery and equipment... ,«.*..*•..« .do.. •• Professional and scientific instruments**.. *..... do. ••• £/l 654 1 »/4>V1 Inventories, book value, end of month, total«**«..«.«do« 0 o* Professional and scientific instruments ••••••«*»«do*»** Other industries, including ordnance...... *.*.„.. do. ... 1,866 397 32,245 15 6/J. 2 329 1.738 1,718 3.468 2,056 835 /on 782 600 502 1,127 16,601 2,939 1,107 1,658 2 L&> 1 522 5/.0 1 Manufacturers new orders, net - value (unadj,), total. do..., IXirable-goods industries, total. •'••••^••^•••••••do«*«« 687 622 2 280 2,225 660 21 .A 27 10 362 1 955 1 283 969 Transportation equipment 2/ .*..,do.... Manufacturers' unfined orders (unadj.), total do.. Durable-goods industries, total... I*. I..^.mido""" 1,682 1 <Jftft 2 /&5 U n65 3& 127 *•» f\7fl 6 Electrical machinery and equipment........ Transportation equipment £/. Other industries, including ordnance... Nondurable-goods industries 0 do . do.... do do 8 288 L 670 5,057 ' Revised. I/ Unadjusted. 2/ Including motor vehicles and parts. A73 1 2QQ o ce-a 5 586 1.12/, 1,035 1,552 1,578 362 283 719 485 227 578 11,179 3,092 545 270 1,172 826 279 649 628 1.468 1,831 420 33,253 16.359 2 38Z. 1.7/1 1,897 3,651 2, 1// 905 533 829 628 518 1,131 16.89A 3,006 1.073 1,650 2 5*31 1,586 562 732 632 2.356 2,219 5Z.7 22 871 n .703 2 27.2 1 2// 1 A63 2 23/ 2 273 2.2A7 11 168 39 948 3Z. 766 6 917 r20,706 9,533 1,740 973 1,032 1,680 1,471 533 264 590 495 204 549 rll,173 2,956 508 269 1 086 6% 257 663 779 1*521 2,000 r435 r41,089 21.371 2 602 2 376 2,706 -4,728 2,521 1,879 571 1.018 836 690 1.443 rl9,7!9 3,546 1,201 1,712 3 130 1.644 637 936 711 2,970 2,574 r659 r21. 164. 9,880 1 A&7 1 07A 1,207 1 7/5 2 15A 2.213 rll 286 61,688 56 718 8 556 L*L 39 5 827 3 860 6,255 8,569 4,726 5,182 6 776 11,304 18,128 6.127 4,970 1.350 rV.2 r22,592 rlO,700 rl,932 rl,171 rl,077 rl,978 rl,579 P582 r284 r697 r534 r230 r637 rll, 891 r3,156 r503 339 rl^L67 r782 r265 WsOt r837 rl,6o8 r2,102 437 r41,354 r21,772 r2*66A r2 A39 r2,736 r4.828 x-2,633 rl,960 r552 rl,036 r829 r701 rl,393 r!9, 581 r3,545 rl,200 rl,766 r3.QA8 rl.498 r607 r942 rTll r3.00Z. r2,582 r659 r24,009 rll, 584 r2,179 rl.146 rl,188 rl,966 r2,6l2 r2,494 rl2,425 r6l,492 r 56, 811 r8 691 r5.676 r6 809 rll, 242 r!8,452 r5,941 r4,681 3,585 3,568 1.749 1,819 316 1,098 397 538 6is 479 178 187 172 22,592 10,829 1,955 1,215 1,086 2,098 1.668 614 287 620 522 230 534 11,762 3.3/3 550 289 1 154 804 208 660 839 1,569 2,107 41.462 22,057 2 *, 712 i±<. 2 /IT •C,*M-S2,767 4,918 2.714 2,051 542 1,045 810 701 1,387 199 405 3,488 1.204 1.816 2,899 1.447 591 956 727 3.016 2,582 22,870 10,960 1,872 1,155 1,137 2,093 2,754 1,949 n .910 61,739 57,090 o,yowc 8.612 5.634 6,828 11.424 18,976 5,618 4,648 December MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued Earlier data are available in monthly Issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1950 December November September 1<fcl November October ti.n«»vi^» iTecvMMQr COMMODITY PRICES Wholesale prices of selected commodities: 0.647 .577 0.664 .577 0.682 .630 0.707 .669 0*740 •664 0.791 .4% 1.500 2.268 1.557 2.355 1.712 2.341 1.709 2.404 1*680 2.472 1.699 2.488 31.41 18.04 .493 .408 33.03 18.52 •531 .414 36.99 19.62 •594 •559 36.75 20.09 .601 .557 36.29 18.30 .599 460 34.59 17.74 .579 .427 50.53 53.19 .0461 •2420 .1700 .1750 3/2*650 53.67 •0471 •2420 .1700 .1750 3/L.825 53.67 .0471 .2420 .1900 •1950 JA.980 53.67 .0471 .2420 .1900 .1950 iA.%2 53.67 .0471 •2420 .1700 .1750 2.540 •2420 •1900 •1950 JA*850 110,132 43,740 66,392 125*435 52,590 72,845 107,504 41,145 66,359 123,671 47,971 75,700 117,212 44,802 72,410 129,549 53,500 76,049 63,022 56,700 63,688 57.244 66,777 59,961 67,181 60,347 67,476 60,534 137.0 101.69 137.4 101.53 132.0 99.10 13W 98.22 131.6 97.52 76,914 94,709 97,580 120,019 54,075 62,621 66,533 79,818 47,052 56,942 74,646 91,786 95,099 116,476 52,560 60,534 64,609 75,600 45,275 53,328 2.88 2.67 2.72 2.92 3.22 2.70 2.86 3.08 1.79 2.38 2.88 2.67 2.72 2.91 3.20 2.70 2.87 3.07 1.77 2.39 3.08 2.84 2.88 3.15 3.46 2.89 3.09 3.27 2.05 2.56 3.13 2.89 2.93 3.18 3.50 2.93 3.14 3.31 3.20 2.% 3.02 3.26 3.56 2*97 3.21 3«42 2.07 2.66 3.25 3.01 3*06 3^31 3.61 3.00 3.24 3.50 2.10 2.70 4*04 4.06 4*44 1.85 2.47 2.61 2.71 4.12 4.47 1.90 2.55 2.63 2.73 4»09 4.43 1.90 2.55 2.63 2.73 3.92 4.19 1.90 2.58 2.63 2.73 3*88 4*13 1.90 2.55 2.64 2.84 6.80 7.12 6.10 6.86 4.61 3.43 3.88 6.57 6.89 6.00 6.03 4.71 3*43 3.89 5.91 6.03 5.78 6.13 4.70 3.28 4.16 6.02 6.15 5.77 6.41 4.77 3.44 4.19 5.78 5.86 5.71 6.45 4.64 3.47 4.23 5.55 5.56 5.61 6.38 4.45 3.47 4.28 82.56 229.38 40.41 68.32 84.24 229.26 39.59 74.04 98.11 273.36 45.40 83.91 97.82 269.73 46.04 84.25 94.44 259.61 46.22 79.73 96.73 266.09 46.72 82.30 156.1 168.8 159.9 160.2 105.0 126.5 158.4 171.2 164.3 157.8 104.4 139.4 187.3 205.2 197.1 172.9 115.8 152.8 185.0 202.3 193.3 171.4 115.2 154.7 177.7 193.3 182.6 164.6 114.7 344.2 182. 5 199.1 189.4 167.6 115.5 150.5 1,864 66,685 2,261 93,209 1,707 66,387 2,045 85,294 1,417 65,122 1,618 51.231 1,981 72.737 1,445 48,206 1,734 60,208 1,200 47,449 Grains and grain products: Livestock and meats: Hogs, all grades (Chicago). «.««««..«.• .....do.... Beef, fresh, steer carcasses, good (N.Y.).«.dol« per lb.. Pork, fresh, loins, 8-10 lb. (New York)............ do..., Metals and manufactures: •0438 Lead, refined, pig, desilverized (New York)......,. do.,.. Wool, raw, territory, fine, scoured (Boston)......... do.... FINANCE Idfe Insurance, all companies (institute of Life Insurance): A ssetfl admitted total. •«••••*•**«•••••••••• «mil • of dol. . Bonds: Prices: Domestic municipal (15 bonds), Standard and Poor's Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission): Total on all registered exchanges: On New York Stock Exchange: Yields: A.. . ....do.... Dom. municipal (15 bonds), Stand, and Boor's Corp..do.... Stocks: Dividends per share, annual rate: 4*40 1.85 2.45 2.60 2.66 Yields: Public utility (24 stocks).... ......do.... Pref., high-grade (11 stocks), Stand, and Poor's Corp.do.... Rrices: Standard and Poor's Corporation: Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission): Total on all registered exchanges: On New York Stock Exchange: Market value........ ................ ••••mil* of dol«« r/ Revised. \/ Nominal price. 2.08 2.61 130.9 96.85 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 ^November December CHBOCALS AND ALLIED HIODUCTS Superphosphate (bulk): 948,923 1,150,886 87,386 Baint, varnish, lacquer, etc*, sales, total ....thous. of dol.. 79,600 37,575 42,026 7,785 FOODSTUFFS Distilled spirits? 38,421 11,072 780,848 Whisky x 22,218 6,565 684,030 11,126 Rectified distilled spirits, prod.total.thous. of proof gal*. 10,177 Livestock slaughter (Federally inspected)? 505 1,151 6,144 969 974,544 1,207,228 82,122 74,479 35,110 39,368 7,643 809,273 1,238,246 88,697 79,721 33,940 45,781 S,976 r9!8,550 rl,180,518 r97,960 r88,505 r39,134 r49,371 9,454 941,814 1,170,359 83,453 75,449 34,143 41,306 8,004 35,517 12,081 795,295 22,214 11,252 9U,577 34,768 15,671 911,925 28,840 11,058 917,249 19,2U 6,8% 694,209 11,081 10,155 8,158 6,887 755,457 10,375 9,501 10,322 9,129 755,041 12,609 11,242 10,831 6,679 756,521 9,518 8,502 445 1,110 6,777 918 373 956 4,398 ,827 500 1,140 5,651 1,084 457 1,122 6,531 922 r37,394 r36,130 38,783 34,884 29,462 7,739 1,097 13,711 4,290 2,625 4,930 180 312 344 998 6,912 810 LEATHER AND PRODUCTS r39,991 Shoes, sandals, and play shoes, except athletic, r33,589 r8,692 rl,327 r!5,758 r4,748 r3,064 r5,736 r3!9 r347 r33,794 r8,230 rl,201 r!6,229 r5,000 r3,134 r3,097 r276 r227 r30,8U r7,969 rl,258 r!5,580 r3,800 r2,237 r4,660 189 r437 32,822 8,755 1,319 15,713 4,321 2,714 5,395 205 361 3,356 776 2,580 3,285 743 2,542 6,645 2,237 4,406 3,009 705 2,304 2,878 651 2,227 6,763 2,291 4,472 3,200 746 2,454 2,937 574 2,363 8,132 3,065 5,067 3,514 741 2,773 3,412 655 2,757 8,193 3,152 5,041 3,210 686 2,524 3,163 690 2,473 8,240 3,148 5,092 8,023 97.0 8,355 98.0 8,655 101.2 9,116 102.9 8,794 102.5 8,049 2,588 32 9,024 2,604 25 8,535 2,322 24 r6,036 2,511 26 7,294 2,U7 32 79,226 79,079 69,202 9,255 885.5 79,986 80,357 72,333 8,884 526.2 70,623 64,632 58,436 17,235 346.5 79,432 73,583 68,365 23.084 372.4 79,376 77,419 70,084 25,041 305o5 81,769 84,909 72,814 21,901 3,355 45,512 3,336 r47,948 3,178 42,860 4,548 51,530 r4,0!6 49,035 3f543 43,815 7,521 7,494 3,214 4,810 6,819 7,562 3,245 3,794 7,429 6,657 2,519 4,767 7,746 7,050 2,553 5,514 7,350 6,081 2,392 6,888 6,629 6,099 6,963 6,035 6,379 6,725 5,694 5,069 6,834 6,277 5,615 7,471 5,381 4,812 UJM3ER AND M/UttTFACTURES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association): METALS AND MANUFACTURES Steel ingots and steel for castings: Barrels and drums, steel, heavy types: Orders^ unfilled, end of month..... thous.0 Zinc, slabs Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net ........ 1937-39=100 .. 8,884 100*5 PETROLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS Coal, production: RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Tires and tubes: Pneumatic casings: Inner tubes: r/ Revised. 8,178
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