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CIO
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
(CX/)
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 7, 1943
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
S T E E L INGOT PRODUCTION
(1935-39- 100)
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
BITUMINOUS COAL PRODUCTION,
(BILLIONS OF KILOWATT HOURS)
(DAILY AVERAGE-THOUSANDS OPTO<fe> 1
1942
1940
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1941
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PRICES OF 354 INDUSTRIAL S T O C K S
FACTORY WAGE EARNERS AND WEEKLY WAGES
(1939- 100)
WEDNESDAY CLOSE "
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J 1 . 1 , , 1 1 , 1 1 . J . , . 1 , , 1, * 1 , ,
1940
1939
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1 1 ! 1 1 1 M I I.L
1942
1941
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1943
1941
1943
1943
1941
1942
Jan. 2 Dec. 26 Dec. 19 Jan. 3 Dec. 27
Jan. 2 Dec. 26 Dec. 19 Jan. 3 Dec. 27
Commodity prices, wholesale:
fl01.2 *100.7
All commodities
1926=100.
94.3
115.2 113.3
Farm products
..do...
96.9
95.5
91.9
104.6 104.2
Food
..do...
91.2
&i.l
*96.2 J>96.2
All other
do,..
93.9
28 basic commodities©...August 1939=100.. 172.9 172.7 172.0 159.3 158.8
.179
.197
. 19S
Cotton, mid.
10 mkts.j-.dol. per l b .201
• 174
1.23
1.31
1.32
Wheat, No. 2, hd. win. (K.C.).dol per bu_.
1.21
302
107
199
Department store sales
1935-39=100..
174
Finance:
Bank debits, member banks in 101 cities:!
Total.......
mil. of dol.. 11,384 12,911 11,760 10,859 11,025
4,713 . 5,220 4,647 4,433 4,275
N e w York City
do
15,544 15,313 15,119 11,169 11,212
Currency in circulation?
do
6,428 6,292 6,055 2,361 2,499
Federal Reserve bank credit, total.
do
Member bank reserve balances
do
12,788 13,129 13,517 12,450 12,447
1,656 2,192 2,637 3,085 3,056
Excess reserves, estimated
do
Finance—Continued.
Federal Reserve reporting member banks:
Deposits, demand,, adjusted..mil. of dol.. 28,257 28,504 29,120 23,650 23,994
41,467 40,457 39,829 30,08T, 30,293
L o a n s a n d i n v e s t m e n t s , total
do
27,832 26,510 26,317 15,049 15,173
V. S. Govt, obligationscf
do
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
mil. of dol.. 6,068 6,165 6,105 6, 726 6,784
161
81
115
136
105
Failures, commercial
number..
3.3S
3.39
3.32
3.33
Bond yields (Moody's)%
percent.. " 3.32
71.1
69.3
77.0
75.6
Stock prices (Stan. A Poor)A.1935-39=100.. ~ 77.4
Production:
1,720 1,913 1,962 1,684
Bituminous coalj
.thous. cf short tons..
3,675 3,976 3,2S9 3,234
Electric power
mil. of kw-hr..
3.881 3,892 4,038 4,081
Petroleum!
thous. of b b L .
Steel®
.1935-39=100.. 188.2 188.0 188.6 177.9 172.9
677
607
743
592
Freight carloading§, total
thous. of cars_
313
290
Miscellaneous. _
do—
• D a t a do not cover calendar weeks in all cases. * Preliminary. ©Thursday prices. {Daily average.
JDebits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U. S. Government accounts, in 101 cities.
©Index for week ended January 9,185.9.
^Direct and guaranteed.
A402 stocks.
J V I O N T H L U B U S I N E S S - S T A H S I I C S
1942
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of
the Survey and the 1942 Supplement
1941
Novem- November
ber
BUSINESS INDEXES
Cash income from farm marketings :f
Crops and livestock, combined index:
Unadjusted
1935-39= 100.. p 265.5
182.0
p 225.0
Adjusted...
.do
153.0
> 248. 5
Crops
.do
155.0
p 209.5
Livestock and products
do
151.0
Dairy products
d o . . . , J> 168.5
145.0
p 242.0
do
154.5
x Meat animals
155.0
Poultry and eggs
_„.do_.. >204.0
COMMODITY PRICES
Cost of living (N. I. C. B.):
Combined i n d e x . . .
_1923«100..
100.3
92.9
Clothing
do
88.5
70.6
Food
do...
106.5
92.2
Fuel and light
_do
90.5
90.2
Housing
_do
90.8
89.5
Sundries
do
106.2
101.9
DOMESTIC TRADE
Newspaper advertising:
Linage, total (52 c i t i e s ) . _ _ t h o u s . of lines.. 119,063 120,634
Classified
do._.. 22,996
21,003
Display, total
do
96,067
99,615
General.
.._
_.do
21,775
20,002
RetaiL..
d o . . . . 70,035
73,258
1943
1942
S
Term"
0ctob
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of
the Survey and the 1942 Supplement
<*
1942
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
260.0
207.5
222.5
197.5
166.0
227.0
181.0
295.5
* 211.0
225.0
•"201.5
r
167.5
r
230.0
194.0
98.6
88.4
102.8
90.5
90.8
104.7
'99.7
88.5
105.4
90.5
90.8
'105.4
104,506
22,658
81,847
15,572
62,695
r
Employment:
Estimated civilian labor force, employment,
and unemployment:
Labor force (Bu. of the Cen.)*~.millions..
Employment*
do... _
Agricultural*
do
Nonagricultural*...
do—
Unemployment*
.do—
Employees in nonagricultural estab.:t
Unadjusted, total (U. S. Dept. of
Labor)
thousands..
M anufacturing.
do
Mining
..
do—
Construction..
do—
Transportation and public utilities
thousands. .
Trade.
do....
Financial, service, and misc
do—
Government
do—
Adjusted (Federal Reserve)
do—
Manufacturing
do—
Mining.
.do
Construction
do—
Transportation and pub. u t i l „ . . d o —
Trade.
do....
117,442
24,071
93,371
19,781
69,953
r Revised, p Preliminary. * N e w series. See note on corresponding item in the December 1942 Survey.
t Revised series. See note on corresponding item in the December 1942 SURVEY.
, 502976—43
1941
Novem- Novem- Septem- October
ber
ber
ber
p 54.5
p 52.8
* 9.8
P 43.0
* 1.7
54.1
50.2
9.0
41.2
3.9
54.1
52.4
10.2
42.2
1.7
54.0
52.4
10.5
41.9
1.6
38,437
15,436
893
1,810
35,926
13,563
930
2,091
38,348
15,233
910
2,185
r 38,478
' 15,313
e
902
••2,028
3,517
6,773
4,295
5,713
38,232
15,354
SS4
1,803
3,502
6.676
3,382
7,146
4,229
4,535
35,739
13,535
969
2,054
3,369
7.043
3,542
6,561
4,397
5,520
37,618
14.979
900
1,959
3.482
6w523
' 6^697
'4,327
' 5,672
' 37,964
r 15,164
r
••888
1,902
'r 3,466
6,61®
2 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1942
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of
the Survey and the 1942 Supplement
1941
Novem- November
ber
1942
Se
blrm"
0
^°ber
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES-Con.
Employment—Continued.
Wage earners, all manufacturing industries,
156.6
unadj. (U. S. Dept. of Labor)t-1939= 100.
201.5
Durable goods.
do
165.9
Iron and steel
do
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling
133.6
mills
...1939=100..
236.9
Electrical machinery
do
214.9
Machinery, except electrical.do
Machinery and machine shop prod225.4
ucts....
..-1939=100..;
122.1
Automobiles
do
Transportation equipment, except automobiles
-1939^100.. 1.161.7
163.6
Nonferrous metals and products.. .do
113.1
Lumber and timber basic prod
do
100.8
Sawmills
do
Furniture and finished lumber prod*
104.7
ucts.
...1939=100..
105.7
Furniture
do
120.7
Stone, clay, and glass products
do
121.2
Nondurable goods
do
Textile-mill products and other fiber
110.0
manufactures
1939=100..
Cotton manufactures, except small
127.8
wares
1939=100..
82.7
Silk and rayon goods
do
Woolen and worsted manufactures
(except dyeing and finish118.2
ing)
1939=100_.
Apparel and other finished textile prod104.6
ucts
1939=100..
107.6
Men's clothing
do
91.9
Women's clothing
.
do
102.7
Leather and leather products
do
93.5
Boots and shoes
do
125.7
Food and kindred products
do
113.9
Baking
do
112.4
Canning and preserving
do
146.0
Slaughtering and meat packing..do
106.5
Tobacco manufactures
do
113.0
Paper and allied products
do
109.8
Paper and pulp
do
100.8
Printing and publishing
do
233.8
Chemicals and allied products
do
159.7
Chemicals
do
116.8
Products of petroleum and c o a l . . . d o
107.1
Petroleum refining
do
137.2
Rubber products
do
Rubber tires tind tubes
do
138.6
Nonmanufacturing, unadjusted (U. S. Department of Labor):
Mining:
Anthracite
1929 - 1 0 0 . _
46.4
89.4
Bituminous coal
do..—
77.4
Metalliferous
do
Crude petroleum producing
do
55.0
Quarrying and nonmetallic
do
48.5
Public utilities:
81.3
Electric light and power
r._.do
Street railways and busses
76.1
Telephone and telegraph
.do..
92.9
Services:
119.6
Dyeing and cleaning
"_
do..
114.0
Laundries
do__
95.3
Year-round hotels
do__
Trade:
96.6
Retail, total—.
do
131.0
General merchandising
do
89.8
Wholesale.—
do
Pay rolls:
Weekly wages, all manufacturing industries,
270/8
unadj. (U. S. Dept. of Labor) t-1939=100..
367.5
Durable goods
do
268.7
Iron and steel
__do
Blast furnaces, steel works, and rolling
204.6
mills..
1939=100..
393.6
Electrical machinery
do
373.9
Machinery, except electrical
do
Machinery and machine shop prod380.7
ucts...
1939=100..
216.2
Automobiles
do
Transportation equipment, except automobiles
. . . 1939=100— 2,214.6
272.4
Nonferrous metals and products.-do
172.9
Lumber and timber basic prod....do
156.2
Sawmills
do
Furniture and finished lumber prod158.9
ucts.
1939=100..
158.3
Furniture
do....
Stone, clay, and glass products
do
172.7
Nondurable goods
do
176.2
Textile-mill products and other fiber
manufactures
1939=100..
172.7
Cotton manufactures, except small
wares
-1939=100..
212.5
' Revised.
F R evised series.
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of
the Survey and the 1942 Supplement
1942
November
1942
1941
Novem- S
ber
Xrm* 0ctobe '
E M P L O Y M E N T A N D WAGES—Con.
138.4
164.2
151.5
' 154. 5
' 194.1
* 163.6
' 155.3
' 198.1
' 165.0
139.4
137.0
220.3
' 207. 4
' 135.2
229.1
' 217.4
186.2
174.2
' 222.0
178.8
142.5
' 217.5
114.8
495.5
155.6
122.3
109.9
1,062.9 ' 1,113.8
' 162.0
' 161.5
115.1
117.5
' 102. 5
105.0
123.4
125.4
132.4
- 107.9
' 107.2
' 118.8
118.1
' 123. 2
' 106.6
T
108.4
' 120.7
' 121.5
113.3
109.5
' 109. 7
125.5
85.0
127.6
81.9
127.6
'83.2
121.2
127.1
120.3
'118.7
112.2
116.1
99.1
106.5
96.3
117.2
105.7
107.8
128.5
107.2
' 112. 5
92.6
100.9
91.7
145.0
r
113.6
' 239. 7
147.3
' 105.2
' 106.7
' 110.8
106. 5
133. 6
125.2
••109.7
T
96.6
' 220. 3
'r 159. 2
119.4
' 110.3
' 130.2
' 129. 3
'93.0
'100.9
>•91.3
' 131.6
114.7
' 146.4
' 144.5
'106.5
111.3
'109.5
' 98.9
' 227.1
' 158.9
' 117.9
' 108.4
' 134.0
'134.0
50.2
95.1
79.5
60.9
52.6
46.7
91.6
78.6
55.8
50.7
46.3
'90.6
'77.7
'55.4
50.0
93.4
70.2
90.1
84.2
75.7
93.6
'82.6
117.2
108.9
96.1
123.0
116.4
93.9
'124.8
'115.9
'95.6
103.0
125.9
96.3
112.0
'121.1
89.4
'90.0
200.4
' 252.5
' 337.2
' 255.5
'260; 9
'350.2
'263.1
182.2
250.5
241.7
' 199.7
358.9
' 343.0
'200.7
372.1
'365.0
247.3
194.1
'354.8
1$3.3
'371.3
'192.4
735.9
203.8
147.2
132.1
1,976.8
'r 259.2
173.9
'158.4
2,039.1
'267.3
' 179.3
'163.0
156.4
161.5
159.9
143.0
r
152.7
'154.5
'162.3
' 169.6
'164.9
'172.4
'173.6
14G.3
164.2
' 170.1
173.0
208.1
' 210.1
105.6
124.1
119.2
105.8
162.0
151.4
116.2
185.0
228.0
110.0
91.7
'75.9
'93.3
'94.6
' 162.3
Pay rolls—Continued.
Weekly wages—Continued.
Nondurable goods—Continued.
Textile-mill products, etc.—Continued.
Silk and rayon goods
—.1939=100.
Woolen and worsted manufactures (except dyeing and finishing)
1939=100..
Apparel and other finished textile products
1939=* 100.
Men's clothing
do
Women's clothing
do_..
Leather and leather products
do...
Boots and shoes
do...
Food and kindred products
do...
Banking
do.—
Canning and preserving
do...
Slaughtering and meat packing. . d o . . .
Tobacco manufactures
do...
Paper and allied products
do—.
Paper and pulp
do...
Printing and publishing
do.Chemicals and allied products
do...
Chemicals
..do
Products of petroleum and coal
1939=100Petroleum refining
do.~
Rubber products.
do
Rubber tires and tubes
do....
Nonmanufacturing, unadjusted (IT. S. Department of Labor):
Mining:
Anthracite
1929=100..
Bituminous coal..-.
do
Metalliferous
do
Crude petroleum producing
do
J
Quarrying
and' nonmetallic. _ — d o — .
"
Public utilities:
Electric light and power
..do..
Street railways and busses... . . d o Telephone and telegraph
..do..
Services:
Dyeing and cleaning
..do.,
Laundries
.doYear-round hotels
do...
Trade:
Retail, total
do...
General merchandising
do...
Wholesaledo...
FOODSTUFFS
Fermented malt liquors:
Production
thous. of bbl.
Tax-pald withdrawals
do__.
Stocks
do...
Distilled spirits:
Productionj
thous. of tax gallons.
Tax-paid withdrawals
do...
Stocksf
do...
Whisky;
Production
do...
Tax-paid withdrawals
:
do...
Stocks
do...
Meats, production, total
mil. of lbBeef and veal
•___.thous. of lbLamb and mutton
___
do...
Pork, including lard
do...
Lard
do...
Coffee, visible supply, U. S—..thous. of bags.
PAPER AND PRINTING
Wood pulp:
Production, total, all grades
short tons.
Sulphate, total
do...
Unbleached
do._ _
Sulphite, total...
do.._
Bleached
do...
Soda
do...
Ground wood
do...
Stocks, end of month, total, all grades _ - d o . . .
Sulphate, total
do...
Unbleached.
do...
Sulphite, total
..—do...
Bleached
—
do...
Soda
:
...do...
Groundwood
do.. FUELS AND BYPRODUCTS
Coke:
Production:
Beehive
thous. of short tons..
By product
...do—
Stocks, end of month:
Byproduct plants, total
do—
At furnace plants
—do—
At merchant plants.
—do—
110.0
200.9
173.9
196.3
142.5
145.5
123.8
150.3
136.6
165.5
143.9
179.6
181.4
157.5
160.9
161.7
119.1
356.8
236.6
129.3
140.0
106.5
130.0
117.0
132.8
135.4
143.4
130.3
152.4
151.3
115.0
209.1
190.4
' 137.5
'142.5
116.3
143.2
134.9
'177.5
' 140.7
' 373.4
173.0
' 144.2
144.3
' 148.5
'109.0
'331.7
' 222.1
162.5
149.2
201.4
194.7
136.8
124.2
162.6
149.7
' 158.6
' 144.3
'182.9
'177.3
49.5
124.1
41.8
116.4
89.8
64.2
57.5
106.9
62.6
66.7
118.6
50.3
122.2
103.0
64.5
67.5
97.8
129.0
115.2
80.0
122.9
112.5
93.6
130.5
107.5
118.3
104.3
93.0
101.9
93.2
107.9
117.3
98.5
99.1
130.0
90.0
98.5
117.8
91.6
93.1
112.4
92.4
4, 705
4,717
8,253
'3,881
' 4,123
' 7,759
fi, 587
Ti, 208
8,593
108.6
4,071
20,768
8, 5S3 ' 11,115
499, 350 558,967
0,526
15,129
521,243
0 ' 11,829
5,656
' 8,149
480, 325 '505,537
1,553
1,394
548, 612 535,884
82,547
57,244
922,019 800,819
145, 578 141,579
361
1,393
4,945
10,068
500,147
1.449
641,531
86,982
720,437
118,236
539
759,478
340, Oi8
282,374
216.701
134,514
45,925
136,023
157,200
67,600
58,900
37,600
20,300
4,800
44,500
883,813
378,087
324,352
259,685
143,458
53,594
172,420
96,400
15,100
10,300
41,300
24,300
3,200
35,800
771,499
363,177
303,155
227,033
133,135
44,562
119,270
182,400
76,100
69,400
42,000
26,400
5,100
57,200
664
5,191
561
4,839
5,163
1,646
917
728
817
851
1,614
1,021
593
See note on corresponding item in the December 1942 SURVEY.
1 Not including high-proof spirits produced at registered distilleries beginning March 1942.
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEt 1943
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