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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Available only with sj^crygtion to the monthly magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS JULY 4, 1952 SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS ' 100 300 BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS 9.0 STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and £*••! for Castings) 250 ELECTRIC - POWER PRODUCTION By UTILITIES 8.0 6.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 _ . _ | _ i^y 1 1 j 1 1 1 j i j_ |_j | j j i 1 IOC MAM. *(»«. MAY JUMI MUfcV AU(j, SlV'T. I I > i OCT. 5.0 MOV. DEC. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. 200 300 DURABLE MANUFACTURES v^ 250 «**^ ^ _-4*m»«, V** Xy*"\ f\ ^^^^y**^**, ^ajB***^ ° Ss,NONO IRA9LC I -^ ,••** *%**-"* 150 s^^~ ~~S 150 100 FEB. MAR. APR. MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger\Car$ and Trucks) INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 200 JAN. THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES 250 SE&5C MALLY ADJUSTED , IS3S-59 • 100 350 r*^s. 100 MANUFACTUI ES 50 * TOTAL INDUSTRIAL I PRODUCTION 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 0 1949 1950 1951 1952 1949 1952 1950 1 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1952 1951 ITEM June 23 Coiffinodity prices, wholesale (revised) t June 30 *n5.i *n3.9 *111.3 *ne.2 Cotton, middling, 15/16"f 10 market* 2/ dol. per lb.. Wheat, No, 2, hard winter (Kansas City) ^/••••dol« per bu.. Insured unemployment, total*«*«««*«« ••••••••••••••••••thous«o June 28 Jfay 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 111.5 109.7 109.2 112.4 293.3 .401 2.40 111 1,055 1,035 111.7 111.0 109.3 112.4 293.5 .407 2.34 116 111.2 107.3 108.6 112.5 293.3 .410 2.30 98 110.7 105.5 108.2 112.3 293.5 .401 28,884 23,753 20,006 428 348.9 ^.53 2.35 92 939 924 343.1 o453 2«30 89 888 873 «*111.6 **108.1 **1Q8.6 **113.0 297.2 .390 2.43 97 1,056 1,036 27,502 24,150 19,482 840 27,687 23,916 19,102 538 28,699 23,742 19,667 439 28,842 24,079 19,906 724 28,840 24,128 19,978 802 28,792 24,828 21,232 1,564 30,793 12,255 50,875 70,434 31,186 19,216 180 3.18* 173.9 1B9.6 26,884 10,387 49,916 70,635 31,176 19,220 188 3.21 169.8 184.8 27,899 24,595 10,507 11,476 52,516 52,863 73,846 73,725 31,719 31,903 20,530 20,424 120 136 3.16 * 3.16 185.0 184.4 199.8 200.3 25,693 10,389 53,202 73,956 32,060 20,518 175 3.16 187.4 203.9 33,1U 14,314 53,924 75,000 32,407 20,776 151 3.17 188.1 204.8 1,817 6,835 149,797 6,111 231.1 S33 394 1,906 6,898 149,886 6,099 230.2 822 395 1,208 7,126 120,1U 6,058 28.4 631 322 1,306 7,254 119,248 6,063 28.2 644 321 Finance* FederaJL Reserve bank credit, total..., .........•••..•do.... Federal Reserve reporting aenber banks in leading citiess Bank debits, total «••«»«••.• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o.rail,of dol«« II, B» G07Brnment obligations.*,,.. ..«...».....*«. do. .*. OoimBe*reial, industrial, and Rgr. loans (gross).,. do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody1 s) 2/ .. . . . . . . percent.. Stock prices, 480 stocks (standard and Poorls)«»1935-39=aoO«. Production : Steel &/»..... * • ».l935-39t=1000. 1,555 6,811 98,114 234.3 697 337 1,264 7,005 117,814 5,989 90.0 684 338 12,282 163 3.17 189.7 206.7 117,735 27.5 I/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Thursday prices, £/ Daily averages, ij Week ending July 5, 28.6. * Monthly index for Jmie 1951. ** Monthly index for May 1952. DEC BUSINESS STATISTICS Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1951 April 1952 fey February March April May GENJEAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Industrial production (Federal Reserve): Processed fruits and vegetables. «.«*..... ««do«««« Metals..*. . do.... 222 232 278 264 169 185 161 337 211 227 243 183 311 255 223 233 277 263 168 173 165 336 206 227 242 184 310 248 218 228 280 260 148 177 133 358 217 249 209 168 320 217 217 227 281 262 349 175 135 357 218 252 212 167 322 217 r215 r224 r277 245 r!52 r!70 143 r352 r219 r257 r2l6 rl67 r329 r229 P214 p223 P276 P245 P145 pl67 P134 P348 p217 P257 p222 p!68 P334 P233 ife 298 532 106 97 112 152 150 103 188 238 185 153 380 062 167 64 133 191 129 197 298 538 97 88 103 159 349 108 179 247 190 164 377 168 168 83 126 192 166 186 299 560 109 % 118 149 175 84 175 243 160 150 294 162 174 77 135 199 91 184 298 563 108 86 122 148 165 83 180 245 152 341 288 158 170 68 122 199 89 181 r2% r56l 102 84 114 r349 152 r88 r!80 r237 r!44 130 r280 r!65 rlTl 74 119 r201 r!31 p!79 P294 P560 223 234 279 170 162 211 247 189 198 2% 106 97 168 163 169 183 164 140 222 233 276 163 158 206 236 184 198 298 97 88 167 149 166 176 165 153 222 232 283 162 154 217 224 177 190 2% 107 90 165 182 134 177 167 128 220 230 283 158 149 218 222 176 188 294 108 86 165 179 150 177 163 125 216 225 r277 rl52 343 r2!9 r220 r!72 r!83 r293 102 £4 rl63 165 r!44 175 rl66 r!41 P234 P223 p276 PH3 p!30 p217 p2l6 p!68 plBO p294 98.72 99.24 71.85 98.28 98.79 71.70 97.83 98.30 73.39 98.26 98.75 73.07 98.87 99.36 73.75 98.82 99.31 73.70 100,247 98,630 1,373 101,545 99,384 1,912 99,938 98,278 1,369 101,692 99,482 1,910 96,158 94,431 1,344 98,292 96,060 1,832 96,699 94,978 1,338 98,415 96,183 1,831 97,355 95,625 1,347 98,466 96,239 1,827 97,311 95,583 1,345 98,474 96,249 1,825 523.5 87.1 204o7 9.0 74.8 55.2 25.1 56.0 11.6 213.2 35.2 134.6 2.0 .7 45o7 3.5 8.5 3.0 1S1.4 42.3 64.4 2.3 .7 46.3 7J. 15.0 3.3 1,202.1 75.9 813.5 97.6 25*5 74.2 51.6 39.8 24.0 533.5 93.0 195.2 8.2 89.S 57.6 24.1 53.9 11.7 233.5 44.8 117.7 3.4 .8 48.6 3.3 10.4 4.5 102,747 2,437 100,120 2,452 108,471 2,634 113,099 2,644 107,848 2,661 100,690 2,691 p!52 p!4B p85 p!78 p234 p!49 135 289 Pl63 pl63 73 107 p!6l p!58 P148 p!31 P175 p!61 PU7 FINANCE Bonds : Average price of all listed bonas (N.Y.S.E.) 2/... dollars.. Value, issues listed on New York Stock Exchange: Stocks : Cash dividend payments publicly reported: Shares listed on New York Stock Exchange: r/ Revised, £/ Preliminary. I/ Indexes for which seasonal factors have been fixed at 100 are not shown; see unadjusted series. 2f Include*; bonds of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development not shown separately. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued Battler data, are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1951 April 1952 May February March April May CHEMICALS AND ALLIED HIODTJCTS Fats, ollsj, asid byprodtictsj Anisaal fat 9: 308,408 261,037 326,209 266,198 388,109 329,625 365,093 325,955 r349,058 329,408 320,529 336,724 48,066 86,779 54,892 94,507 58,217 105,938 52,1U 100,536 50,357 105,411 49,645 111,486 890 45,921 9,189 62,053 169 73,295 298 73,055 5,141 68,538 11,060 66,640 428 1,051 455 420 1,062 442 522 1,287 556 483 1,275 589 430 rl,202 r632 382 1,122 609 65,744 231,652 54,U9 226,997 164,076 383,410 136,955 413,893 123,723 r434,758 99,118 417,885 67,511 605,329 70,002 620,535 44,020 659,688 45,707 659,383 38,953 416,589 41,647. 638,045 212,077 180,217 125,870 129,607 209,264 163,260 124,800 H9,6U 222^247 180,626 240,510 103,120 218,381 183,469 245,027 109,459 204,138 198,641 224,072 130,234 199,002 180,165 197,473 126,720 71,393 20,066 80,344 17,959 124,051 24,951 96,762 21,655 101,136 22,419 100,709 15,839 98,840 152,844 106,416 151,602 131,040 91,890 128,912 89,120 127,375 93,408 138,692 83,228 103,585 102,405 133,425 133,755 77,250 70,540 ,92,030 85,735 r!03,780 r!02,450 134,260 139,880 9,703 25,664 8,263 1,510 48,928 1,479 537,799 32,603 908,732 173,137 785 6,822 21,914 10,1^7 1,031 53,853 1,537 595,451 31,457 910,332 179,686 754 9,481 32,248 5,826 636 29,072 1,715 593,420 48,986 1,072,252 220,934 955 7,787 27,248 6,805 864 24,341 1,656 557,237 48,201 1,050,706 213,346 966 x-802 1,916 r3,109 1,968 r6!7 rl,957 p2,926 rl,838 805 1,362 2,513 2,279 732 1,753 2,430 2,081 792 1,780 2,437 2,102 2,337' 1,363 767 2,229 1,397 7% 1,766 1,155 655 1,711 1,172 661 1,614 1,205 653 279,561 97,921 58,199 277,778 101,345 61,918 193,061 82,898 50,129 196,896 80,960 49,084 198,215 89,270 56,337 r!75,807 129,059 40,818 188,956 130,826 39,194 174,626 133,602 31,317 173,694 131,997 32,118 175,075 134,325 33,549 924,202 153,947 112,074 41,873 1,208,350 177,273 H7,475 59,798 1,464,255 187,487 125,042 62,445 rl,359,752 r!76,441 r!27,768 r48,673 1,349,288 169,404 126,854 42,550 10,660 2,384 42 10,451 2,605 47 7,570 1,961 59 7,737 2,008 58 7,484 2,207 51 44,362 42,033 29,437 44,951 40,963 33,420 44,133 41,291 31,297 48,943 39,161 41,040 r39,329 38,225 41,820 45,546 28,591 58,775 516.1 157.7 483*0 175.1 318,8 279.6 324.3 299.5 r293.5 r307.9 P286.3 P322.3 Greases : Fish oils: Vegetable oils, totals Cottonseed oil, refined: Linseed oil, raw: Soybean oil* Oleomargarine: Shortenings and compounds s FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO Grains, receipts: 7,194 18,316 6,602 480 22,191 1,557 566,992 45,703 944. .,623 191,8031 850 7,909 17,358 11,715 1,163 23,598 1,476 610,297 45,306 820,518 165,818 756 LEATHER Leather production? MST&LS AND MiOTFACTORES Castings, gray irons Castings, malleable iron: Castings, steals Steel forgings: 3/ Barrels and drums , steel, heavy types: Lead, refined (primary refineries): Production* • ».»»•**•«*«•*«..»*.*•»*•«.«••«• • •• * .short tons* • Machine tools: Revised. j>/ Preliminary. \/ See corresponding note in June 1952 Survey. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1<?52 19 51 April May February March April May PETROLEUM AND HIODUCTS Grade petroleum: StoclcBj wi of Tftornthf fosoT^ft—hearing in E» S, t »»»,do4,,», Refined petroleum products: Fuel oilt Production: Stocks, end of month: 183,800 185f 488 243,180 191,268 199,521 248,418 184,654 193,524 255,900 198,028 205,825 259,126 192,882 193,039 270,679 35,139 36,908 37,500 39,202 44,314 38,352 43,402 39,482 39,353 37,602 44,736 36,910 55,273 39,317 55,369 38,295 48,750 37,971 51,634 38,561 5,175 8,393 5,4,54 8,451 4,456 10,049 4.921 10,169 4,831 10,154 87,319 76,826 16,708 96,801 85,691 16,646 93,134 82,052 18,070 99,093 87,0% 18 ,724 92,553 31,819 17,914 . 130,501 8,687 8,522 123*830 8,431 9,079 343,910 8,002 8,585 152,556 8,133 9,527 143,512 8,378 9,366 1,412 185,871 539,912 198,781 1,373 199,614 523,737 201,035 1,402 210,711 513,971 210,273 37,651 194,723 82,763 1,456 211,906 552,033 213,340 61 ^76 39,041 214,847 86,773 1,375 r!95j895 r 51?, 26? 207,095 38,122 210,170 98,000 rl,482 r!90,388 r566,923 r2H,021 r65*886 40.607 r221,550 106,000 37,813 198,464 89,170 37,840 203,259 37,396 100,006 12,208 9,4.99 22,136 i^ v,^ "862 39,953 r!02,453 r!2,197 10,171 r24,8&0 11,158 571 40,487 113,520 12*547 14,339 27,902 10,100 1,781 38,912 124,064 1%369 16,557 28,662 13,407 1,973 41.861 r!39,706 r!4,545 r!8,349 41,660 12 , 150 2,161 42,547 148,497 17,277 18,139 47,217 12,571 2,170 42,050 20,184 20,921 22,511 8,194. 21,924 24,867 19,566 7,482 16,545 14,362 24,519 8,987 !Br095 15,993 26,622 10,741 19,817 ?1,?64 r24,602 rlO, 313 21,829 P3,?82 23,219 9,355 11,075 9,583 9,293 10,849 10,390 9,426 8,783 8,053 10,093 9,400 9,005 10,216 9,523 9,577 9,863 10,220 9,888 9,871 Lubricating oils: Motor fuel: Gasoline and naphtha from cirucle petrole'TO, •«•••• «do • • • • Watwrftl gp.s^Hne and allied products. •••••«««**• «do « * • * Stocks, gasoline, end of month: HJLP, PAPER, AND PRINTING Wood pulp: 67 T&L Stocks, end of month, total, all grades. ..„..«... ....do.... Soda.*.. ...... . do,.». CQ K/ft KQ pcq 5# '39O STONE, CIAY, AND GIASS PRODUCTS Portland cement: Glass containers: r/ Revised. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. FIRST CLASS OFFICIAL BUSINESS Permit No. 1009 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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