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SURVEY OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
IN1TED STATES D E P A R T M E N T OF C O M M E R C E
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AMD DOMESTIC CO^IWERCE
AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
JUNE IS, 1951
SELECTED BUSINESS I N D I C A T O R S
300!
STEEL-IM60T PRODUCTION
ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES
(1935-39^100)
(BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS)
WEEKLY DATA
250
200 \$^®^^l
150
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DEPART^EOT STORE SALES AND STOCKS
fytOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION {Passenger Cars and Trucks)
(THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES)
(SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1935=39 * 100)
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250
MONTHLY
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200
.
200
400
U.S. TOTAL
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1950
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June J
Commodity p r i c e s , w h o l e s a l e *
156.8
All c o m m o d i t i e s . . . . . . . . .
.......................1926*100..
166 »8
Farm p r o d u c t s
...•.*.•• •.......«
do....
l6l.l*
tfood
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do..,.
1*7*9
All other
.-do.....
266.9
28 commodities 2 / .
August 1 9 3 9 * 1 0 0 . .
M
C o t t o n , m i d d l i n g , 1 5 / l 6 , 10 m a r k e t s V . . . . . . . . . d o l . p e r l b * .
-337
Wheat, No. 2 , h a r d w i n t e r (Kansas C i t y ; ^ / . . . . . . d o l . p e r h\i.»
2.25
Department s t o r e s a l e s
. .1935-39»100..
261
I n s u r e d unemployment, t o t a l . - •-••
.......thou©..
1.65*
State programs..
•.
*
do.. ..
1,576
Veterans1 programs
•.•.•'•............«... .do....
29
Finance?
27.08*
Currency in circulation %J
.mil. of dol..
federal Reserve "bank credit, total...
.........do....
17.935
15,81*
Member "bank reserve "balances.
.....do....
Excess reserves, estimated
do....
526
Federal Seserve reporting member banks in leading cities*
Bank debits, total..
*
mil. of dol..
is,867
Hew Tork City.....,
...........
...do....
7**21
Deposits, demand, adjusted...
.„.;...
.do—.
*7,533
Loans and investments, total.
.do
6
7
,103
U. S. Government obligations
•.
.do. •..
36**56
Commercial, industrial, and agr« loans (gross)
do....
13,359
failures, industrial and commercial....»
—number..
168
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody1s) %J..........percent..
2.86
Stock prices, *l6 stocks (Standard and Poor's)
1935-39*100..
1*8.8
Industrial®, 3^5 stocks..
do....
15s.*
Production?
1.696
Bituminous coal jj/
thou®, of short tons.„
Electric power, by utilities..................ail. of kw-hr..
5,632
Motor vehicles (Ward's).*
.........number..
138,*02
Petroleum, crude %J
thoug. of bbl..
5.128
Steel */
.193^39*100..
216.7
freight carloadings, total
. . t h o u s . of c a r s . .
710
Miscellaneous
....
337
2/ 5Siur®day p r i c e s .
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1950
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WEEKLY DATA
1951
J u n e 10 § May 12
15706
166. s
163.0
1*8.5
269.*
182.8
198.1
188.8
171-*
May 19
May 26
June 2
2.20
302
1.638
1.569
29
.*52
2.*0
318
981
961
2
182.2
197.1
187-7
171.2
367.1
o*52
2.37
285
976
957
1
27,08*
18,1*3
16,067
717
27.33*
23,706
18.833
597
27,307
23.913
19,072
808
27.281
23,*11
lS,6o6
303
2?,*82
23.377
18,516
279
22,788
,9.396
*7.519
66,960
36.isj
13,39*
16*
2.87
1*9.2
159.3
.2*, 3*7
9,297
*9,57*
69,392
30.339
19.16*
181
3.08
179-3
195.8
26,106
9,7*1
*9.350
69.582
30,*25
19,233
171
3.09
172 . *
187.*
25,305
9.28*
*9,865
69,*93
30,382
19,129
191
3.10
169.0
183.6
20,522
7.83*
50.03*
69.369
30,**3
19,0*8
132
3.10
170.7
I85.*
1,755
5,921
191.*17
5,228
216.3
796
375
1,603
6.567
1*8,659
6,07s
232.2
80S
1.609
6.559
1*6,292
6,09*
232.7
809
397
1,626
1.596
6,U*5
111,778
6,086
230.O
.338
Jj D a i l y a v e r a g e s .
369*5
397
182.*
198.1
187-3
171.1
362.U
.*52
June 9
.I8I.9
197.5
187.*
170.8
356.3
.^52
290
182.5
I99.8
188.*
170.9
359.7
.*52.
2.36
27*
27.536
23.5*6
19.198
862
6,653
150,7*8
6,081
232.0
812
396
* / Week e n d i n g J u n e l 6 , 2 3 I . I .
7*5
363
13,196
172
3.H
171.3
186.2
1*5,719
231.1
2
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 19*49 Statistical Supplement
STATISTICS
1950
April
1951
May
February
March
April
GENKRAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
farm income and marketings:
Cash receipts from farming, including Government payments,
total....
.
......mil. Of dol.
Farm marketings and CCC loans, total
.do...
Crops
•. ••
•
• ...do...
Livestock and products, total
do. •.
Dairy products
do...
Meat animals
•
do...
Poultry and eggs
do,..
Indexes for cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans,
all commodities 1/ .
.. .1935-39*100.
Crops
do...
Livestock and products.
;
do...
Indexes of v o l . o f farm marketings,all commodities l / . . d o . . .
Crops..
do...
Livestock and laroducts
do...
rl.736
rl 9 686
436
rl,250
r3l4
r648
r270
1,819
1,778
444
r250
153
r322
rlOS
r2,123
r2,071
523
rl,548
358
744
208
rl,927
rl.901
557
rl,3^4
317
r?70
r247
r234
194
r3*+9
r!04
79
r!23
r308
I83
r401
111
71
141
327
17b
**39
rllj-5
268
155
352
117
fl
159
184.1
185-7
204.9
205.8
205.8
325
348
284
298
329
358
274
303
280
276
323
311
r307
r307
r304
r292
367
319
322
273
488
511
1*9?
447
476
346
490
511
497
452
476
346
524
5!
527
485
511
374
525
550
542
485
512
376
215,753
43,326
172,427
11,290
2,3*6
35,645
123,17b
220, a i
45*576
174,636
12,441
2,469
36,560
123,166
176,831
fc>.355
136,475
7.482
2,205
29,435
97,353
218,341
^9,358
168,984
8,710
2,724
33,886
123,664
226,647
52,165
174,482
10,158
2,627
33,078
123,619
14,138
5,258
8,880
14,4x6
5,^37
8,979
17,817
6,896
10,921
18,642
r7,572
rll,070
18,920
11,186
286
292
286
290
262
326
284
291
284
302
60,660
60,973
55.034
64,539
57,881
64,822
58,060
65.156
5^,309
2.84
2.60
2.66
2.86
2.86
2.61
2.69
IS
2.79
3.O8
3.25
2.65
2.81
3.12
2.85
2.66
2.71
2.88
3.16
2,69
2.86
3-01
3-29
3*7
1.71
2.11
2.4?
2.41
3-32
3.51
1.74
2.04
2.47
2.41
5.98
6.18
5*27
• 72
4.38
3.44
5-79
5-97
5-19
?9
366
834
r327
2,202
2
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1. # 9
368
930
35**
61
152
COMMODITY PRICES
Retail prices, U. S. Department of Commerce?
All commodities, index.
.
do...
CONSTRUCTION AMD R3AL ESTATE
Value of contracts awarded (federal Eeserve indexes)J
Total, unadjusted.
1923-25»1Q0.
Residential, unadjusted.
do...
Total, adjusted
do...
Residential, adjusted
.
do...
Construction cost indexes!
American Appraisal Co.8 Average, 30 cities
1913*100.
Atlanta.
do...
Hew lork
..do...
San franci sco
do...
St. Louis
do...
Associated General Contractors (all types)
do...
H
488
512
376
DOMESTIC TRADE
Newspaper advertisings
Linage, total (52 citfes)
;.•
thous. of lines.
Classified
.do....
Display, total*.... —
..do...
Automotive
do...
Financial
...
do...
General
do...
Retail
*
do...
All types of retail stores, estimated inventories (adjusted),
total
mil. of dol.
Durable-goods s t o r e s
do...
Nondurable-goods s t o r e s . . .
do...
Department s t o r e s a l e s , United S t a t e s t o t a l :
Unadjusted index
.1935-39*100.
Adjusted i n d e x
do...
7,73**
VXtiAHCE
Life insurance, all companies (Institute of Life Insurance):
Assets, admitted, total
mil* of dol.
Securities and mortgages
.do...
Bonds:
Yields:
Domestic corporate, Moody' s
percent.
By ratings: Aaa..
<.
do...
Aa*
do...
A....
do...
Baa....
.
do...
By groups: Industrial.
do...
Public u t i l i t y
do...
Railroad.
do.. *
Stocks:
Dividend rate per share:
Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody's
..dollars.
Industrial (125 stocks)
do...
Public u t i l i t y (24 s t o c k s ) . .
do...
Railroad (25 stocks)..
do...
Bank (15 stocks)
do...
insurance (10 stocks)
..do...
Dividend yields:
1
Common stocks ( 200 stocks), Moody s
.percent.
Industrial (125 stocks)
...
.
...do...
Public utility (^ stocks)......
..do
' Railroad (25 s t o c k s ) . . . .
do...
Bank (15 s t o c k s ) . . .
do...
Insurance (10 stocks)
do...
TJ Revised. fj Preliminary.
1/ Unadjusted.
5M39
S3
3-29
6.27
IS
4.48
3-52
2.96 i
2.78 |
2.82 !
3.00 ;
3-23 j
2.81 I
2.96 |
3-11
2.89
3.07
3-24
4.11
4.49
1.86
2.55
2.65
2.71
4.15
4.52
1.8?
2-58
2.65
2.73
6.40
6.66
5*5 \
6.29
4.61
6.18
3*51
3-07
2.87
2.93
3.U
3-35
6.35
5.88
6.12
4.74
3-41
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
E a r l i e r data a r e available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 19I+9 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement
3
ST A T I S TICS—Continued
1950
April
1951
May
February
March
April
TRANSPORTATION
Freight carloadingsJ
Cars, t o t a l (A.A.B.) 1/
thousands.
Coal..
.7...
do...
Coke
......
do...
f o r e s t products
..
.......
.do...
Grain and grain products
.do"...
Livestock
do...
Ore
.do.
Merchandise, l . c . l . .
*...
do...
Miscellaneous.
....
.....do...
I'reight-car surplus and shortage, daily averages
Car surplus
.number.
Box c a r s . . . .•••••
do...
Coal c a r s . . . . . . .
...do...
Car shortage...."
do...
Box cars
.......do...
Coal cars
•
, .do...
2,980
t
160
164
3*
56
rl72
159
iM
239
325
r l .*23
18,358
5.099
*.559
*,91Q
2,799
1,810
12,178
3,189
1.957
6,663
2,986
3,080
thous. of b b l .
.do...
*.......
.do..,
7,352
6,367
10,603
, . .thous. of tax g a l .
.do...
,.
do...
IT.305
7.3.19
692,458
Production
do...
Taae-paid withdrawals
do...
Stocks, end of month
do...
a c e t i f i e d d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t s , production, t o t a l
thous. of proof g a l .
Whi sky
do...
Fermented malt l i q u o r s :
Production
Taac-paid withdrawals
Stocks, end of m o n t h . . . . . .
Distilled spirits:
Production.
'Tax-paid withdrawals
Stocks, end of month
72
2,700
5*6
61
164
182
24
3.785
65
101
425
1.979
216
324
1,580
284
1.373
2,680
87
689
81
229
247
35
3.152
546
61
193
198
572
2,387
7
724
29.977
19,449
8,518
32.365
2^,275
5.323
8,601
24
2,812
14,603
9,484
3,815
8,361
7,616
10,846
6,075
5,237
9,921
7,51*
6,675
10,341
7.476
6,1*9
10,910
20,1*90
28,605
13,606
35,339
28,620
700,420
820,073
843,250
8655 : $
U,922
, *.35S
630,67s
12,727
4,610
637,409
16,235
7,811
707,672
19,979
6,107
720,712
14,727
3,076
731,629
7.901
6,775
8,146
6,923
12,227
11,170
6,436
7,268
4,836
3.83*
3,226
688
2*53®
3*2H)
6si
2S537
6,223
1,964
4,259
3,576
752
3,288
3,*69
760
2,709
3,454
786
2,668
6,300
2,207
4,093
r
Whisky:
7.935
10,273
3
LUMBER A33D MANUFACTURE
Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association):
Production, t o t a l
.,
.mil. of bd. f t .
Hardwoods....
do...
Softwoods
...
do.,.
Shipments, total
.do...
Hardwoods.
.«.
«»&€><:**
Softwoods
•... .do...
Stocks, gross, end of month, total...
.....do...
Hardwoods
do...
Softwoods
.'.........«...
..do...
METALS M B MAKUXACIUBSS
Iron ore (Lake Superior district):
Shipments from upper lake ports...... ..thous. of long tons.
Pig irpn, production
thous. of short tons.
Zinc, slab:
Production.
. . , ..short tons.
Shipments, t o t a l
do.,.
. Domestic
....,...,
do...
Stocks, end of month
....do...
Foundry equipment, new orders, nets
New equipment
.1937-39,100.
PETBOLl&M, COAL, MD PKQBUCTS
Anthracite, production.
thous. of short tons.
Bituminous coal:
Production
i
do
Industrial consumption and retail deliveries, total...do...
Industrial consumption, total
.do...
Beehive coke ovens
„
do...
Byproduct coke ovens.
do
Cement mills
do.. *
Electric-power utilities....
....do...
Hallways (class I ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.do...
Steel and rolling mills
.do....
Other industrial.
„,do
Retail deliveries
..•.•••-....•...••.......••••••. .do...,
Stocks, ind. and retail dealers, end of month,total...".do*.
Industrial, total.,..
,....'. >.do..
Byproduc t coke ovens
.do..
Cement mills
do..
Hectrie-power utilities.
.'
do..
Railways {class I)
....
.do..
Steel and rolling mills.do..
Other industrial.
.do..
Batail dealers, 'total.................
...........4o«.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
776
3,683
776
2,907
6,117
l,94l
4.176
2,129
2,884
688
2,196
6,431
2,244
*»iS7
2,512
3,448
788
2,661
6,285
3*9
5.577
9.*96
5.S55
0
0
5,176
75,877
S3.133
73,3*9
52,520
79,645
90,346
71,101
4l,8l9
160.6
294.9
3,355
4,258
3,522
2,183
r2,602
46,615
36,617
30,o4i
666
8,091
631
6,538
*5.798
3*.$31
29,651
704
S.367
649
6,645
4,926
622
40,451
41,300
32,150
1,038
7.665
638
4l,9?7
36.031
31.I85
905
S.413
685
7,5*3
4,798
671
8,130
4,846
%
&
663
8,111
6,576
37,590
36,047
7.491
66B
13,820
2,902
695
10,471
1.5*3
4 weeks.
2,824
70.285
69,3*0
64,784
11,117
80,450
80,462
70,845
11,105
599.0
8,300
.4,901
5.398
8,843
767.
9,197
7,320
765
9,150
**,795
70,662
68,754
16,374
1,318
9,572
771
16,774
3,113
841
11,769
1.955
6,016
44,862
r4l,665
r34,345
r9Sl
rS,5S4
702
8,714
7.73S
4,380
^2,840
2,233
4,052
25.875
5.046
1,044
19,097
1.908
r71,425
r69,8l3
rl6,751
1,243
26,529
*.*5*
1,091
19.345
1,612
6,ai
5,888
r77,S62
r74,4l9
r69,125
r l 4 , 548
490.1
72,081
1,232
27.571
*,739
1,1*3
19.*03
1.531
4
MONTHLY
BUSINESS
E a r l i e r d a t a a r e a v a i l a b l e i n monthly i s s u e * of t h e Survey
and t h e 1949 S t a t i s t i c a l Supplement
S T A T I S T i C S — Continued
1950
March
1951
April
January
l 9 2D5 s OQ9
147,169
453,813
183,146
64,601
1*6,096
179,005
76 9 186
,162,949
139,949
450,724
172,6i4
57,232
44,575
174,672
69,582
1,3^8,529
183,559
526,488
195,541
67,698
38,821
215,190
52,000
,238,416
163,912
490,986
177,141
60,351
35,545
195.426
50,000
rl,402,062
rl888992
r551,605
rl97,9S6
r66,46l
38,611
215,998 I
67,000
107,059
9,4o4
8,490
25,808
18,615
1,414
33,885
115,455
11,999
8,6o4
35,125
17, J40
1,735
37,697
90,397
10,515
9,441
20,309
12,354
597
35,l6l
94,466
12.255
3,871
21,760
11,502
648
37,282
*94,753
rl3,787
7,500
r20,i29
U,799
1,039
38,261 i
^$56,493
rS4l,182
P844.503
335,510
r778.355
r775*194
r772,240
r338,l35
937,879
871,450
862,728
295.545
r821,S01
rS21,85S
rS17,717
r292,998
r959,757
r9U.574
r 9 . l l , 448
r293,ll8
113,260
r!04,4l0
106,569
rS6,135
r95,020
r94,96l
r96,274
rS5,022
118,960
111,113
111,600
61,295
rl03,864
r96,SOO
r64,245
rl09,800
rll5,321
rll6,073
r63,490
r288,383
r288,069
285,697
ri!7,200
r258,685
r26\) t 404
r25^9l23
r!20,^5
338,465
299,097
295,103
109,225
r279,128
r281,52o
r281,062
rl09,689
r346,l95
r308,602
r306,35S
rl11,930
304,000
r300,700
304,231
rSO.OOO
r276,000
r271,l43
r271,048
r80,083
302,740
293,U9
288,775
78,585
274,000
274,906
276,000
77,490
316,000
308,000
310,000
long t o n s
.do..
60,859
101,691
57,914
106,l?4
44,586
93,079
37,572
87,242
r76,3l2
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do..
.do..
33,003
86*824
$4,821
38,075
83,440
60,952
58,584
55.453
56,415
53,308
59,035
r65,2S6
r65,587
r6o,6l4
7,312
6,783
2,828
12,321
7,557
7,505
2,975
12,338
6,764
6,9^1
3,035
3,552
5,887
6,174
3,002
3,307
6.693
7,235
3,620 i
2,804 I
.do..
do..
.do..
6,219
5.*03
11,466
6,220
6,152
11,710
5,950
6,595
5,852
5,144
5,910
5,154
5,828
6,593
4,595
t h o u s . of bbl
.do..
do..
do..
14,301
14,669
23,216
8,821
18,234
18,424
22,p36
17,433
12,237
18,222
5,473
15,201
11,294
22,127
7,097
18,708 I
17,692
r23,l39 i
8,036
t h o u s . of g r o s s
do..
do..
8,204
8,129
9.454
8,^20
7,649
10,006
10,279
9,499
7,240
9,201
8,564
7,631
10,987
10,250
8,091
t h o u s . of do sen p a i r s
do..
.do..
14,103
14,239
24,578
12,22^
11,43S
25,364
14,971
14,637
25,789
14,337
14,601
25,526
14,736
14,621
25,642
580,662
199
170
469,618
46l,H9
110,845
99,811
559,311
268
234
606,833
66l
631
478,589
^9.567
127,583
109,262
618,321
521
483
505,865
481,239
111,935
94,853
755,022 I
829 I
February-
March
PULP, PAPER, AHD PBINTIHG
ifood p u l p s
Production, t o t a l , a l l grades
short tons.
Bleached s u l p h a t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
do..
Unbleached s u l p h a t e .
.do..
Bleached sulphi t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . « . . . . . d o , . ,
Unbleached s u l p h i t e
.
. . . . . .do..
Soda
•••
do..
Groandwood
—
do..
Defibrated, exploded, e t c
..........do..
S t o c k s , end of monfeh, t o t a l , a l l g r a d e s . . . . . . . . . . .
do..
Bleached s u l p h a t e .
'....-.
.do..
Unbleached s u l p h a t e
do..
Bleached s u l p h i t e .
••
do..,
Unbleached s u l p h i t e
do..
Soda
.do..
Groundv?ood
.do..
P a p e r , e x c l u d i n g b u i l d i n g p a p e r , n e w s p r i n t , and p a p e r b o a r d
(American P u l p and P a p e r As53Gciation) t
O r d e r s , new
short tons
Production.
do..
Shipments •
.do..
S t o c k s , end of month. . . . . . . . . .
.do*.
f i n e paper?
O r d e r s , new.
.do..
Production..
do..
Shipments.
•
do..
Stocks, end of month
..do..
P r i n t i n g paper?
Orders, new.«...
—
•
do..
Production....
•
..do..
Shipments—
-do..
S t o c k s , end of month.
...........do..
Coarse p a p e r '
O r d e r s , new. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
•.. . . d o . .
Production
. *do..
Shipments
.do..
Stocks, end of month
do..
RUBBia Mi) PBDDUCTS
Statural rubbers
Consumpti on
S t o c k s , end of month.
S y n t h e t i c rubber?
Production
Consumption.
*
S t o c k s , end of month
0!ires and t u b e s 1
Pneumatic c a s i n g s ?
Production
Shipments
Original equipment
Stocks, end of month
Inner tubes:
Production
Shipment*
S t o c k s , end of month
«
thousands
do...
•.. .do..
do..
*99,753
75,490
SSOJMA, (XuaY, A&i) tflASS PiiCjJUOi'S
P o r t l a n d cements
Production
Shipments
S t o c k s , f i n i shed, end of month
S t o c k s , c l i n k e r , end of month
Glass containersi
Production
Shipments
S t o c k s , end cf month.
.
T f f i l L E PBDWJCTS
HosieryJ
Production.
Shipments
Stocks, end. of month
TRAKSP0E2ATIQN »iUIPMiW2
Kotcr vehicles, factory sales, total
Coaches, total
Domestic
Passenger c a r s , t o t a l
Domestic.
Trucks, t o t a l .
Domestic
Digitized tjfor FRASER
Revised.
...number
do...
do..
do..
do..«
do...
do...
446j524
103,850
93,294
617.399
588,435
136,794
118,270
@FedFRASER