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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC

COMMERCE
JANUARY 2, 1948

AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

SELECTED

BUSINESS

INDICATORS

STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION

ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES

{1935- 39 »$00)

(BILLIONS OF KJLOWTT HOURS)

*EKKLY OATJt

1

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MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT AND PAT ROLLS

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

(UNADJUSTED, I939»KK»

(SEASONALLY fiOJUSTEO, 1 9 3 8 - 3 9 " 100)

(946

WEEKLY
xsat

1947

1944

BUSINESS

1945

STATISTICS1
1946

mi
Dec. 2?

Commodity p r i c e s , wholegals:
All commodities 2 / .
•
.
. .1926*100..
farm products. • . . • . . . • • • . . • • >
.do..«.
food*...
......
......do
All other 2/,....
•
...,.......*
.do....
28 commodities j|/..............
....August 1939*100..
353-6
Cotton, middling, 15/l6®9 10 markets 4/.
.dol. per lb..
Wheat, So. 2, Haxd Winter (Kansas City) %J
.dol. per bu..
Department store sales.
.1935"*39*100• •
Insured unemployment, total j>/»
thou©..
State programs.
.do....
1
Veterans programs
....do....
finance*
Currency is circulation kj
-....«...«••-.•
...ail, .of del..
23,011
federal Reserve bank credit, total.....
do....
Member beak reserve balances.
.do....
17.377
Sccess reserves, estimated
..
do....
1,023
federalfieservereporting member banks in leading cities* jj
3a.sk debits, total
,
oil. of dol..
Hew York City
do....
Deposits, demand, adjusted....
.do....
Loans and investments, total
do... •
U. S. Government obligations....
....do....
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans......do....
failures, commercial
number..
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody1»)
percent.«
3.13
Stock prices, 402 stocks (Standard and Poor*s). ,1935«-39«100..
Industrials, 3$4 stocks.
......T
do....
Productions
bituminous coal 4/
thous. of short tons..
Electric povar, by utilities
.mil. of kw-fcr«.
Motor vehicles (Wards) 6/
number..
78.964
Petroleum 4/
thous. of bbl..
Steel 2 / •
•••
1935~39»100..
*'l69»S
r
freight carloadings, t o t a l .
. . . t h o u s . of c a r s . .
Miscellaneous.
do... •

Dec. SO

Dec. 13

Dec. 6

162.5
196.9
17s.2
145.4
3*9.8
•357
3-02
575

161 .U
196.2
179.0
1*3.5
351.*
.361
3.03
570
1,310
786
476

161.0
193.6
179.6
143.1
355.1

2S, 942
22,738
17,581
1*203
24,912
10,959
49,160
65.385
37,653
14,619

2S.S75
22,617
17.132
963
20,509
8,631
48,57©
65,140
37.5f4
14,461
87
3-12
120.2'
I26.8
2,261
5.327
117.705
5.253
191.5
854
403

HOT.

29

Dec. 28

159.8
190.3
178.3
142.6
359-1
•353
3.09
367
1.22J
756
423

139.6
167.7
159.1
I23.9
302.6
•333
2.06
281
2,039
950
1,006

£8,832
22,830
17.038
SS3

28,722
22*934
17,121
1,012

29,107
24,877
16.530
913

20,346
8,257
48,247
65,027
37,560
1*.358
60
3.09
120.9
127.7

21,762
8,628
47,982
65,042
37.724
14,267
72
3.06
122.2
129.4

.356

3.04
1.299
786

m.

Dec.

a

139.8
170.7
159.5
123.4
302.1
.331
2.11
I.865
855

935
24,328

*-g

25.936
10,891
47,722
65,264
41,661
11,451
27
"**3ai
2.83
122.6
125.5
129-5
128.8
2,191
2.394
1.902
2,217
2,272
5.|6«
4,442
4,983
5,218
4,940
120,657
67,070
84,391
UO,759
96,75*
5,284
5.257
*.713
5,265
4,708
143.7
188.8
191.7
191.5
16*.6
628
792
832
879
§36
287
374
392
410
368
1 / Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ See note in January 1, 1947 issue. $j Thursday p r i c e s . 4 / Dailys average. 5 / Data for
1947 include dark hard winter not included previously. §J for description see note i n July 13, 1946 i s s u e . jJ *">wn on a revised b a s i s
beginning in Supplement for July 18, 1947. 8/ Data are for U. S„ and Canada and include passenger c a r s , commercial cars, and t r u c k s .
2 / Week ending January 3 , 189.0.




47,166
64,525
40,906
11,427
38
2.82
126,6
130.2

2

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

Sarlier data are available in monthly issues of; the Survey
and the 1942 Suppieaent

STATISTICS
1$46

1*4?
Vovesber

October (September

August

Hoveaber

GENERAL BU3IHSSS IHDIOASOfiS
I n d u s t r i a l product i o a ( f e d e r a l R e s e r v e ) t
Unadjusted, combined Index.
Manufactures....

.1935*39*100*
do...

Durable manufactures.
.do...
Iron and steel.....»
...... .do*.,
Lumber and products
..do...
Purniture. ..••••..•••••.•••• •. *».........• •.. .do. • •
Lumber
Machinery....••

•••••
.do...
...........................do...

lonf erroue metals and products
.do...
Smelting and refining.
••
.do...
St one, clay, and glass products
do...
Clay products....
•••••••••
.....do...
Transportation equipment
..do...
. Automobile©.
.do...
Nondurable nanufaetures
•*
.......do...
Chemicals
.do...
Industrial chemicals.. •
.do...
Leather and products. ..
.do...
Leather tanning.
*
.do...
Shoes..*.
do...
Manufactured food products
....do...
Meat packing
.do...
Processed fruits and vegetables
do...
Printing and publishing.
. .do...
lubber products.
•
.do..«
S©stiles and products
•......do...
Cotton consumption*
..
.do...,
fiayon deliveries
.do.
Wool textile production
do...
Minerals.••••••*.
•
do...
fuels.......
.
do...
Anthracite
do...
Bituminous coal
*•
.do...
Crude p etroleum
......do...
Metals
^do...
Adjusted, combined index 1/•
--«.do...,
Manufactures. ....•»•.».».•...*.•».•.
•
do...
Durable manufactures.... .*
*.
.do...
lasher and products.
.do...
Luab er
»
do •..
Bonferrous metals and products
do...
Smelting and refining.
..do...
Stone, clay, and glass products
do...
Clay products
do...
Sondurable manufactures
do.».
Chemicals
do...
Leather and products
do...
Leather tanning.
do...
Manufactured food products
do...
Meat packing
do...
Processed fruits and vegetables....
....do...
Printing and publishing
.do...
Minerals....
,
do...
Metals
do...
2USXKBSS POPULATION
Industrial and commercial failuresJ
Grand total
..number.,
Commercial service
.do. ....
Conetruction
do...
Manufacturing and mining
do...
Setai 1 trade
.do...,
Wholesale trade
do...,
Liabilities, grand total
thous, of dol.,
Commercial service.
.do...
Oonetruct ion
•
••.••••••••••••••.••.« .do...
Manufacturing and mining
.do... ,
Setail trade
*
do.. •',
Wholesale trade.......
..do...,

P192
P199
p225
p202
pl46
»1T6
P131
p282
"P1T5

p206
P171
p238
p200
PITS

P

?S

p426

pi6o
P192
p!24
P15J
p226

pin

r280
168
158
162
126

pl66

rl63
pl66

p!92
pi9«
p225
pi49
P135

132
190
rl97
r223
145
r!28

*pi74
p201
P l65
P1J7
p249
pi5«
P173
Pl35
pl5l
pl56

313
23
121+

u

i

16,3^5
505

537

12.574
1.531
1,198

S. Department o f Labor)}
....

iconoale elassest
Manufactured product s 8 / . . . . . . . . • • • . . . . *
fiaw material*
.7
Semimanufactured a r t i c l e s
farm products,
Grains
•
Livestock and poultry

182
211
166
228
198
178
2%
425
121
118
123
181
136
285

Si

rSQl
rl6l
rl75
r24S
rl26
rl5H
142
133
152
154
107
336
29
25
98
129
55
21,322
1,074
2,301
13.337
2,289
2.321

159-5

158.5

.•..do•.•
•
do...,
do. •.,
do...,
do...,
do...,

152.1

rl54.i
'175-1
154.O
189-7
241.4
224.5

107.9
245.5
211.0

27f
174

r!79
r!75

.1926*100.,

im

£143

m

291

plf|

219

195

mi
155
139

COMMODITY PHICSS
Wholesale p r i c e s (V.
Combined i n d e x &f

200
224
204
150
rI72
rl3«
r2S0
179
*175
211
170
r233
198
180
250
r425
125
122
P127
rl65

149

pli9

191
197

*93

*
3J
116
114
117
177
127
263
139

160
130

8

158
160
122
161
164
144
186
192
218
140
12S
174
182
203
160
172
248
122
120

156
155
155
114
151
161
151
182
188
211
143
133
170
ISO
199
162
169
249
116
115

146
144
153
111

1U5
138
1%
150
117

s

292
28
20
101
103
40
10,034
829
444
5.964
1.390
1.407

1

185
190
212
188
151
161
147
267
170
180
206
166
215
182
173
245

287
23
19

99

102
44
14,903

655

176
10,426
1,668
1,978

I83
192
214
178
139
157
131
271
192
176"
207
155
235
18T
174
244
411

129
158
181
J47

256
181
140
123
116
150
105
183
191
214
142
135
192
175
202
150

JP
243
121
110
156
163
160
130
136
117
104
13
9
38
36
8
12,511
3,202
136
8,492
392
239

157.4

153-6

139-7

151-6
170.8
151.9
186.4
2g>.3
224.8

147.6
167.0
149.5
181.7
208.8
215-9

134.7
153-4
129.1
169.8
165.4
197-4

r/ Heyised. n/ Preliminary. 1/ Indexes for which seasonal factors have been fixed at 100 are not shown: see unadjusted s e r i e s . 2/ Motor
vehiclee included at current pricee beginning October 1946; Jfcril 1^42 prices were carried forward in earlier indexes. Hovember i » 7 Indexes calculated with April 1942 motor vehicle pricee* A l l commodities, 157-0? manufactured products, 148a? ©emmoditlee ether than farm
products, 150.15 commodities other than farm products and foods, 13«.3» »*tale and metal product*, 1J3.8i




MONTHLY

BUSINESS

3

S T A T I STIC S —C©«tiny@d
1946

1947

S a r l i e r data are available l a monthly Issues of the Surety
and t h * 1942 Supplement
loireriber

October

Septesfce*

Aagtist

BoreMbar

GOMHODXfT FBZ018 - Continued
Vholeaals prices - Oontis&ed.
CoMMQdlties other than fan* products 1/
1926«100.,
foods
...»....••.••
..
do....
Cereal products
do •..«
Salry product e.
do . • • .
fruits and vegetables
•••do....
Meats......
do....
tasaodlties
other than farm products and foods j L / . . d o . . . .
Building Materials
*
•
.do....
Brick and t i l e
.....
.do...,
Ceseat
*..........
do....
&a«be?.
; .do • . • <
Paint and paint materials
•
do....
Qheeieals asid a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . .
......do....
®heaieal@.*
do.*..
Drug and pharmaceutical Materials..
do....
fertiliser Materials
.....do....
Oils and fats.....'
..*.,*...do..*«
fuel and l i f t i n g Materials** «•»
de..«.
Slectsrieity
.....do....
Sas...
.............
....do...,
Petroleus products.••.••»•»••••••
do...«
Hides and leather products..
do....
Hides and skins.
.........AA...,
Leather.....
....... —...*4o...,
Hho©§*.. •.•.•.•....••••••••• *..*...
..do....
Housefurnishings.
«
do....
furnl shings
...o...«;do....
furniture ...«=...........»
do....
Metals and metal products l/.
do....
Iron and steel*.
•
do....
Metals, aonferrous
...
do•»..
Flushing and heating equipment<•
«.
.do*...
fertile products.
do....
Clothing
do....
Cotton goods..... •;
do....
a
Hosiery and underwear.
.do....
Sagcon*
....do....
ftllk. *..........
•
"
do...,
Woolen ®&d worsted goods
«............„*...do.....
Miscellaneous*
.
do....
Auteaooila tires and tubes.
do....
f»p«? a&d palp.
»
do....
IkigXo&m® i s •waegricultural establishments.
Unadjusted, t o t a l .
thou$*•
iHteMsafassuring* . . . . • . • « . • . • • » • • • • • •
.. .do.,..
Mi aia& . . . . . .
.do....
a... ?
Goastruetion*........
.do...„
transportation and public ut H i t i e s
do....
i&r&de. . C o . * . . . * . . . . . . . . . . • * . . . . . . . . . . .
.do....
finance*-. • • . . . • • . . . • •
.da. , . .
Ser^ic * . . .
.
*•
do....
Ctorer&aent..••,.••••.•••
• ••••.••••....•
do....
Production workers, a l l Manufacturing,unadjusted j|/.1939wl0Q.o
Surabl© goods industries
..
.......do....
Xros. &ad steel and their products
.do....
H»ot*leal B^fei&ery..•.
«
.do.•.•
Machinery, except e l e e t r i e a l *
do....
Anfeenflftiles....•••
do.. ••
SSa&sportatioa e^uipaent, except autoaoblles
do....
XQnferrous metals and products.
....do....
feumber and tiaber basic products
«
do....
furniture and finished lumber p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
It&ne, elagr, and glass products
do«...
Soadura&X® gc-odts i n d u s t r i e s .
do.»..
f e x t i l e - s l l l products and other fiber Manufactures.do....
Appartl and other finished t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Leather and leather products*.
do.•.•
food &nd kindred products.
do....
fctoaseo manufactures.
*
••••...do...•
f^>er &nd a l l i e d products. •
do... •
P r i n t i n g , publishing, and a l l i e d Industries
do....
QhmlQ&Ls and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . * .
do....
Products of petroleum and coal....
do....
Suhber products
.do....
Monmaoufacturlng employment, unadjusted}
Mining.
Anthracite
. .do. • • •
Bituminous coal.
„.
*..do....
Metalliferous
do.«.•
Quarrying and nonmetallic
do....
g / Bevised. Xj See note 2, page 2 .
dated Seceaber 26, 1 ^ 7 .




153.1
1?8.0
172*5
175-9
•135.5
2X1.6

i42.i
1*7*5
1*7.3
120.6
295 •£
161.8
11M
124.3
151.1
112.0
226.7
118.1
99-9
202.1+
263 .4
216.0
187-0
132.9
1&0.0
125.5
151.5
1U0.9
1^2.2
116.0
1&.7
135.6
209.1
101 .If
37.0
13**9
118.8
61.0
16O.7

h 3 ,Uh9
15.851
896
1.852
**077
9.081
1»588
4.676
5«*2S
157-2
182.0
16I.3
225-2
225-9
197.0
275.J
1J3.6
162.7
138.3
146.6
137.5
108.3
148.1
106.0
140.7
97.0
1^.8
132.8
199.1
152.8
184.3

JP151.5

ill:!
167.3
130.8
230.0
rl40.0
I85.8
145.6
120.1
290.0
161.4
r!28.6
122.1
137.5

Ul.3
493-4
II5.9

96.5
A91.7
r241.7
204.3
178.0
132.3
139.3
124.9
151.1
140.8
142.0
I36.O
143.0
134»7
204.6
100.0
37.0
71.2
134.2
117.1
60.8
159*8

r43,29S
rl5.832
895
rl,894
r4,102
ri,880
rl,586
r4,662
5»447
rl56.9
rlS0.8
rl60.2
222.8
r225.1
rl97.7
r267.2
1J3.3
rl36.1
1H6.0
rl38.1
r!06.4
149.6
105.6
rl46.9

150.8
179.3
15**7
170.6
130.1
244.8
138.2
1?3.3
145.4
II9.O
285-7
157.9
ia.3
ns.2
136.6
109.8
155.6
1U4.1
65.2
87.0
93.7
221.1
197.4
175.2
130.6
138.5
122.^
142.0
135.9
142.0
134.4
202.3
99.9

SI
133.«
115.9
60.8
159.5
r43,036
*15,796
rS94
rl,904
r4,U4
8,684
1,583
4,634
5.425
r!56.6
rl79-4
159.3
218.9
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s?197*7
257-4

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161.6
133.5
145.5
138.7
104.2
145.6
104.8
161.1
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143.5
130.7
195-2
153.4
rl78.1

147.2
172.3'
153.3
164.3

Sil

m
136.0

116.9
276.7
154.9
117.5
117.5
I36.6
105.5
133.3
112.5
64.5
86.0
92.2
172.1
a5.6
190.7
174.9
129.7
13S.I
120.9
148.9
139.4
141.8
128.6
l4o.g
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99.9
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133^3
112.7
60.8
157.6

r42,624
2*15.595
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rl.895
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r8,5S6
1,602
4,619
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161.5

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136.1
182.9
139.5
202.8
180.'7
145.5
129.1
107.0'
192.1
118.9
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96.3
191.0
94.5
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111.8"
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5,475
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154.9
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184.6
142.4
127«7
143.9
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107.6
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102.9
133.5
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126.6
190.9
146.6
198.8

136.2
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142.2
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81.4
S2.9
9O.6
r89.9
90.O
89.2
88.4
88*9
««7.9
85.2
88.3
89.5
104.5
101.2
105.4
106.3
2/ for data for the individual induetrieic for Qetboer (th© l a t e s t amLlable) see Week^ ^upplment

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

S u r l i e r data are available l a monthly issues of the Survey
and the 19*2 Supplement

ST A T I S T I C S—Continued
19*6

19*7
Hoveaber

October

September

lovember

August

October

BffLOIMMI COHDISIOHS AND VAOSS - Continued
llonaanufaeturing employment, unadjusted • Continued.
1939*100.
Crude petroleum and natural gas.

Public utilities*
.do.
Electric light and power
•
.do.
Street railway a and busses
.....
.do.
Telegraph.
.do.
Telephone
..
..
.Services1
Dyeing and cleaning
..do...
Power laundries.
•
do...
Tear-round hotels
do...
fietall trade
do...
Wholesale trade
.'
do...
Labor turn-over in manufacturing establishments*
Accession rate.
«• .monthly rate per 100 employees.
Separation rate* total
do...
Discharges
do...
Layoff e
$o£ts
*
Military and miscellaneous

*

*
.

..

9**5

r95-7

r97«*

93.0

93.*

109 •?
128.3

rl09.4
rl2S.8
98.1

$M

109.?
129.6
99.8
r!91.6

110.2
1304
100.5
193.8

102.5
130.6
IO8.7
183.*

102.0
130.3
110.3
181.6

116.1
107 .h
118.1
U9.5
117.8

rl20.0
rl08.5
?H7.7
rll5-7
r!15«5

118.6
109.6
117.*
112.3
113.3

117.*
110.2
117.6
rllO.O
112.2

123.O
109.9
120.2
117.4
112.7

126.1
110.1
120.6
112.2
110.7

P5*5

5.9
5

5.3
5

K

a

.4
.7
3.7
.1

P5.0
p.*
p.9
P3-6
P-1

do...
do...
do...

POGDSSUPPS m> solace©
dairy products, productions^
Sutter, creamery (factory)
thous. of 1%.
Cheese, total (factory)...
do...
fobacco, manufactured products*
Consumption (withdrawals)!
Cigarettes*
Sax-free.
millions.
Sam-paid
.do,..
Cigars, tax-paid.
•
thousands.
Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tas-paid..«thous. of lb.

:l

*:1

i

.1

4.0
.1

6.8

6

:l

1.0
*«7
.2

69,185
61,720

r91,890
r82,720

101,310
92,670

116,550
110,140

82,392
71,127

100,372
84,7g0

3,527
33,237
587,880
25,909

2,706
29,20*
483,288
24,706

2,52s
29,060
466, W
22,18*

2,165

*95,*01
18,144

5*^9*9
22,728

2»56l
32,77^
58*.e67
25;63X

1,125
2,630
3,808
3,551

1,106
2,302
3,37*

3 Ml

1,069
2,26l
2,995
3,095

981
2S15®
2,30*
4,088

959
2,052
2,59«
4,55s

IM3BS& AHD PBOB&CSS
Leather productions
Calf and kid
Cattle hide
Coat and kid....
Sheep and lamb.

«
•>

........thous. of skins.
thous. of hides.
...thous. of skins.
do...
?

MISSALS A2ED MASOPACSUBBS
Pig iron, production
Lead, refineds
Production, total
Primary..
Shipments
Stocks; end of month
Poundry equipments
Hew orders, n e t , t o t a l . . .
lew equipment
Jiepalrs....
Machine t o o l s , shipments

thous. of short tons.

5,015

5,228

4,801

*,917

*» u 35

4,815

.short tons.
•
...do...
.do...

50,248
*6,919
56, 2*7
28,370

46 s g27

*6,*09

do...

51,*81
&7.903
55.03*
24,809

1*3,^83
3*»3*5

46,6*6
31,0*8

40,041
38,2|7
3**76*
48,262

43,062
41,217
4l s 00g
*2,992

1937~39«100.
• do...
do...
thous. of d e l .

370.1
286.1
6*3.1
24,505

*3J.2

520.0

786.7
27,5*5

*55-l
393.1
657.7
22,285

468.9
*11.3
656.8
18,520

4H.*
*2i.O
661.5
26,176

469.2
407.1
672.O
29,140

shssrt tons.

36MS3
393,169
45,624

390,251
389,505
7*,310

366,092

364,304
391,388
85,9*8

376,436
387,29*
113,032

do...
....do...
.do...

33§,012

$&

339,286
72,253
73.5*5

239.807
70,732
7%l68

377.9*1
388,106
80,932
281,102

291,517
6*.T39
62,107

292,205
67,2*8
66,966

do...
.do...
..do...

11,1*11
279.631
89,755

11,105
308,033
83,957

12,397
312,573
77.150

U.833
295,385
84,009

15,184
217,*3f
79,676

12,552
217*303
82,167

8,889
8.639
2,178
5.513

7.91?
8,246
2,128
5,191

7,165

7,595
7,*78
1,636
3,112

8,197
8,425
1,874
3,041

7.flf

r6,540
7.233
6.339

7,680
7,260
*,*83

8,187
8,408
4,106

*.«..
.

*3*5*5

PAPSa A&D PSIMSZHa
Bewsprint, Canada;
Production.

«•...•....,.•••.

Shipments from mills
Stocks, at mills, end of month
Sewsprint, United Statees
Consumption by publishers
Production
Shipments from mills.. .
Stocks, end of months
At mills
At publishers.
In transit to publishers

I

do...
do...

;

3J9,*fp

67,56>

SDBB8E AMD BUBBSE PBODUCT9
Sires and tubes!
Pneumatic easlngss
Production.
Shipments
Original equipment.
Stocks, end of month.
Inner tubee*
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month.
xj Revised.

g/ Preliminary.




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

7.616
6,424

7,520

m
5,179
6,499
6,937