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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
W E E K L Y SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
AVAILABLE ONLY WITH SUBSCRIPTION TO SURVEY O f CURRENT BUSINESS
SELECTED
STEEL
BUSINESS
II,
1949
INDICATORS
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES
(BILLIONS OP KILOWATT HOURS)
INGOT PRODUCTION
(1935-39
S A L E S . O F RETAIL
500
MARCH
PERSONAL
STORES
250
ttOHTNLY MM
INCOME
mmmr m*
200
400
MOttOUMBLC
300
200
„
150
Tomry-* om*m ur
. . I . . 1 . . . , .
1946
WWi MSSOMtt
*
INCOME
neceiprs^
1
^iiimr
100
1947
11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1947
1946
1949
WEEKLY
BUSINESS
i n n
Ooaaodit? priooa, vholooalat
A l l ooaaodltloo 8/
l a m products j /
.1986rtOO..
.
food 2 / . . .
i l l OttMT j
28
_ o a a„ p o d l t l o a i / .
Option, a i d d l i a * , ! $ / ! £ %
aaikota W * .
2, Hard Viator (Xaaaaa
Btpartatai i i w i n l « i
laaural moaployafat, t o t a l 5/
ttty)
1959*100.
.dol. p«r lb.
*do&. p«r * u
.193M9»100
•«tof!*aa9
llOMllI
Oamacqr l a eiroolatloa j j / . . . . ,
f«d««*l a m m M
or«ut, total
1,800
650
••ail* of d o i . .
......do
i B M f t f M W T N , oottaafcod
f f t a a l J i i i m r ^ o n i a i ataibor M m l a l u i t i f oltloos
Icrit.M&li) total....•••».••••*••
. . . • • • • a l l . of 401.•
ftwTtffk oitr
Loaaa aaA isvootoMBta, t o t a l
! • tovwMuai o b l l j a t l o a i . • » • • • . . • . . . • • » . . » . . . . «
taamUa,
l a f e o t r i a l aad a i r i w l t t t t l 1 « M m . m 4 » * m *
M t a m , ladoatrlal aad ocaaaiolal
bn
load
doaaatio oonorato (Koodoo)*.
....porooat..
•took prlooa,
atooka (Staadard aad »oor* a) ..1935»39»100*.
Xataatrlala, ^ dtocfco
.....do.,
Prodaotloat
Blttoalaoiui o o f l hf
tfcma. of «hcrt toaa*.
XUotv&o pot*r, \>j a t l l l U o a
a d l . of kir-far..
Motor • t h i o l — (Itordo)*....«.*.«•.»....«.».*»..*»....shAmi
Potroloaa
»..«....»**«*.«..«««.«{.«..«*«• .thoao. of )!&•«
8tO* J/
193£»39»100..
Protect oarloadlaga, t o t a l
tfaoaa. of oavi
1*9*3
173-0
BB.038
tttW
18.006
7.158
v*.
5
198.8
168.9
198.0
153*5
280.7
•387
8A3
* *
1.098
8tat» p » i r i M
1.790
1.098
».03J
a.«5i
17.55*
M57
22,069
93
.10
119-9
8.173
B2
791
375
f j
156.9
152.9
871*3
5
.353
191.0
38
19
878.6
•386
8.80
8.H70
1.819
637
87.580
88,887
19.711
87.568
88,030
M
615
88,836
579
J*£*
Jolt
198
3*00
116.5
186*7
181*9
1.898
5.778
98, r "
1.907
5.788
688
389
339
It*.
March g
158.8
159*0
887
1.175
tfJ&TI
.0
v * . 12
2*88
iftg
•9
1949
19*9
March 6
161.*
170*3
1*7*5
318*9
•3»
1
STATISTICS1
1*S
SB
1948
5:8
160.8
158*8
.878*5
8.86
IJ0*5
161.3
158-3
270.8
•387
8.87
238
3ft
535
80,858
f/€8,o n
3*01
116.1
81k
888
180
3.01
181.5
So :!
1.809
1,808
5.650
io9.r
*
5
41
3*01
116.0
181.ll
1 1 2 , 5<*
807*5
^3
y fiat* do aot alvajra oevar oaloadar v M k i . 8/ Bavtaod oorloa. 800 aoto l » P o o o * o r 3 , I g f t ioaao. j / ftaa
prlooa. y max? #tmft*
doaorlptloa aoo aoto l a M r 13. 1 9 ^ laaaa. 6/ B « U a l a c
19*8 lafttvldaHl loaa I t A aro roportod (ppooa, oarrflatlp aad
agoa.
f o r a jraar ac». iaatoad of aot aa fonaotdin t o t a l loaaa aro M l o d o d oa a aot t n l « f o r a l l poara. ] f M r 1o a i l a f Mwoti 1 2 , m A *
MONTHLY BUS! NESS S f A f 1ST IC S
2
X a r l l e r d a t a « r * a v a i l a b l e 1b Monthly i a t u e s o f the Survey
•ad 10m 19*7 3 a p p l « s * a t
19*9
Januaxy
February
Vorofear
January
February
BUSIHBSS IffltfCAfOBS
P e r s o n a l i a c o a e , s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d , at. annual r a t e s ;
Total personal i n c o a t e . . . . . . . . .
M l . of dol
Wag* and s a l a r y r e c e i p t s , total.
.......do..
t o t a l eaployer disburseesats.. . - . > . .
do..
Coaaftodit^produclcg i n d u s t r i e s . . . . v .
.do* •.
Sistritoutiva tadttitriM*.
do..
Service l & d a i t r i i s .
do*. .
Government
do..
Less employee c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r a o o i a l i n s u r a n c e . d o . . .
Other l a b o r i n e o a e .
.do...
P r o p r i e t o r * 1 and r e n t a l i n c o n e
do..
Foreonal i n t e r e s t i n c o n e and d i v i d e n d *
do...
f o t a l t r a a a f a r payftant*
....do..
fottO. n o n a g r i c u l t o r a l Ineoae*
do..
f a r * income and aarketingaf
Indexes o f c a s h r e c s i p t e tr<m aaxfeetings and 006 l o a n s ,
unadjusted!
Ail cosssaditie*..
.1935"39«100,
Crop*..
do..,
Xitveatoofc aad p r o d u c t s
do..,
Indexes o f v o l m o o f f a » a a r k a t i n c * , unadjustsd*
All coaaodities.
. d o . •.
Crop*..
do...
l i v e s t o c k and p r o d u c t s *
do*..
208.8
127.1*
129.6
58,$
37-5
15.5
IT-T
2*2
1*9
51.S
16*5
11.2
206.*
126.8
128.8
57.8
37.8
15*6
17*6
2.0
2.0
it*
11.*
219-9
I38.O
W . l
63.8
«
20.0
2.1
r221.0
'137-7
Am
mi
220*8
136.0
16.5
20.0
2.1
51.*
rl9-9
2.2
2*1
•r52.1
rlO.T
rl97-*
195.7
60*
S i
338
18.1
10*3
18.*
2.3
2.1
53.0
18*6
11.1
I8H.3
18*.3
196-3
353
362
399
250
276
*97
295
*17
r*ll
**58
375
128
136
108
100
U*
176
209
150
160
186
1*0
18?
30T
279
268
268
133
157
13*
CQMKO&IfY PHICSS
P r i e s t r e c e i v e d fcy f a r x o r * « a l l f a r a p r o d u c t s . . .3909~1*«100.
Cr«?s.»........
........
6o.«.
jfOcd gXblSi* •
.... . . . . . . . « • • • •
do...
e-A
. . . . . . . . . .do..,
..... . ,.dO...
Cotton
....
......do...
Fruit
do...
Truck c r o p s
*
.do*. <
Oll-fcearlag c r o p t : • > » » . .
do*
L i v e s t o c k aad p r o d u c t s . . . . , . . » . . . . . » . . .
.do.
Meat a n i a a l s .
do*..
Dairy p r o d u c t s . . . .
.,•
..do..
P o u l t r y and e g g s . . . .
do* •.
28k
322
%
22*
23*
135
1;
IS
181
*12
136
37?
320
186
318
320
328
379
313
333
300
331
307
218
COUSXJHJCTIOH j m a m * ESTATE
construction* tote*
..
1. o f d o l .
Private, total
...do..,
Eesidential (aonfasa)
.do...
n o n r e s i d e n t i a l b u i l d i i ^ , e a c . f a w i aad
prb.utility...do..,
Industrial
•..•««
.do...
Fern c o n s t r u c t i o n .
,..•••,•«.»
*
.do...
Public u t i l i t y .
, . . , . .do..«
Public construction tvUX
« . . . ..»
do..S e n i d e i i t i a l cojistro-sticn
>..do...
M i l i t a r y aad l a ^ r a i - . do..«
loureeidcatisX b u i l i i a g . . . . . . .
.do..•
Industrial
do.»«
Highway
do...
AU o t h « r . . . . . .
..........
. .... ,,..
.do...
Value ox c o n t r a c t s a^az-ded. ($#4.9**1 Eeeerv* indexee)t
f o t a l , unadjusted
1923~25*100.
A e s i d e n t i a l , unadjusted
do...
f o t a l , adjusted
do...
Residential, adjusted...
do...
257
500
273
130
Ik
161
209
53
1
56
77
15f
126
W
152
1.009
837
*00
265
$
158
17i
u
*9
1
*1
65
228
^
18*
*15
157
283
313
351
28*
272
1.552
1.178
60C;
330
115
22
226
37*
3
11
108
1
209
283
305
339
283
mni.mm$ sqkdimm abb
Lab^--: Xqtov {doxaam oi* f-b-e Census) 1
Arcvi^ fozsicrt.....
^Ic^sent
.».*•*
A^ricul
Hoaa^rimlt^ral
r**i*»
r / Bevlsed.
J/
tem
$$D0,000.
- n i l . of dol.
do...
do...
.193W9«100.
.....do...
.do...
do*..
....do...
••..•••••do*..
9,6*
2 8 5J6
7.169
292.9
312.1
286.6
1,261
550
312
«?7*
*90
'292
UO
11*
13
205
311
3
10
106
1
l6l
135
187
152
169
1*8
1*5
123
8,9*8
2.350
6.598
11,019
3,055
7.96*
296.0
3*9.f
32^*7
357*
32**6
1,2*1
1»226
59.778
31H.1
357.6
313.9
335^
33*^
382.5
318.*
57,1*9
7.060
90,op
2,065
M
xo2
102
1*2
1*5
'13,19*
'3,336
9,857
9,*18
2,***
6,97*
r4H5.0
293-Jf
309.*
'3*3-2
'391.7
r32T•*
328.5
360.5
180
*00«8
1,*53
59,893
7,96l
51,932
1,831
12
rl80
r287
r*
UO
17*
133
mm
thousands.
do...
do.
do.. •
.do.
180
282
1,391
1,080
80
112
m-z
236
260
126
126
313-9
290.2
*12
27*
295
330
275
2*0
3X).H£STXC T&tiOS
A l l r s t a l l storsst
Kstiaated sal%s f t o t a l
Iterable « o o d e etorea..
l§0»4ur®&le goods stoi v $s»
Indexes OX salec*
Ua&^ijuated, c o a o i a e d i a d « «
durable goods
«tor«».
M.juntod, c ' i i U ^ i i««is*.
Durable
l o n d u r a b i e gpo&M
238
232
•W
S7,375
&
52.059
1.9*1
287.8
318.1
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1948
larlisr data are a*ailabls to aoathly I i n n of
•ad tfcs 19*7
3
fcpplwa*
1949
Psbruary
January
Jisauary
9XXJUKS
federal l i i s m banks, condition, sad of aoatks
toi^it
•••II* o f d o l .
fieserve bsak credit «titnAiac« total
United SifttM securities
••
Odd certificate
do...
....do...
4o
• *••
.pSTOSnt.
84,156
48.8
•»*• ©f dol*
256,574
254,605
.do...
2&.810
29,148
.....do...
Deposits, total
Meabar bank reserve balances....
Xxcees rsssrvss (osttoatsd)
fsderal Eesenre aotos la olroalatioa....
Dabt, gross, oad of aoatk
Interest bearing*
Public
......do...
do...
,...do...
*
Iptolal
.....do...
Xoalaterss* bearing
Obligation guaranteed by tf. 8., aaount outstanding..do...
told, aoastary itoek, M t « i Statas......••••
do...
Oorrsaoy ia circulation
do...
fttookst - •
Prices*
BotrJoass * C o . ( 6 5 s t o c k s )
*»6»991
22,109
21.776
*6,99l
19,807
17.062
762
*k<*5
49-7
Liabilities. total..'
SOSSTY* N l i o
f e d e r a l Oorernaent f i n a n c e *
*7,3*7
22,782
a,925
21,701
*7.3*7
20,311
16,919
768
2,616
77
22,935
28,111
29,246
2,505
79
33,036
».0l9
49,803
23,881
23.209
22,889
49.803
22,427
19,894
809
50.043
24,097
22,'9i
50,043
22,791
20,479
1,499
48,585
22,914
22,109
23,025
48,W
22,248
19,^0
24.172
49.1
S4,l6l
*477
23.609
252.506
252,800
252,620
218,992
31,400
2.115
218,865
2M,6J5
31.760.
24tll£
28,331
a . J 5
28,224
_
36
24,271
27,580
64.^
$5*37
48.9
31,714
2,220
50.2
2.1861
'
d o l . par share.
Industrial (30 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . .
•
P u b l i c u t i l i t y <15 s t o c k s )
Bailroad (2D stocks)
.
Standard and Poor's Corporation*
S cabined iadex (4l6 stooks)
Industrial {365 stocks)...
Public utility (31 stocks).....
Ballroad <20 stocks)
do...
.do...
do...
1935-39-100.
do...
..
do...
do...
63.61
170.26
60.91
168.3*7
64.90
176.60
33»3*
55-00
176.31
33-09
53-27
120*1
114.2
95.1
106.5
92.6
101.9
120.4
126.4
94.2
119.4
125.5
r92-9
33.06
31.101
126.0
S
119*2
108.8
105.8
53-i6
m . o
127*3
94.2
105.9
SBAISPQBSASIO*
f r e i g h t o a r l o a d i a g s (•••.&•)
fotal oars
Coal
Coke
foroat products
l/t
.do.
.do.
.do.
•do.
•do.
.do.
••......••...••..do.
Qralas aad g r a i n p r o d u c t s . . . .
livestock
Merchandise, l . c . l
Miscellaneous.
freight-car surplus aad shortage, daily average*
Car surplus
fiw oara
Coal oara
Car ahortags
Sox oara
Coal oara
3.81?
916
75
203
225
*
2,951
rl67
144
156
6a
59
193
47
/
500
1,789
rl.457
1,428
12.013
6,657
1.817
132
13.030
4,922
7.586
11.573
1,902
4,781
1,561
791
670
3.600
•do.
•do.
.do.
r3.077
r 7 §
934
8,747
2,888
5,**8
CBM1CM* 4MB AIM® PBQOOGtft
Olsoaarjariaoi
Production.........•..•••••••••..•..•
Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals)..
o f lb.
.•do...,
72,377
72,997
^,308
26,M6j»
22,19*
4.271
28,748
24,169
30,431
30.374
25.570
4,SOU
21.956
37,037
12,15^
621,672
28,225
a , 804
6.5M6
646,272
«7,93*
•7.252
80,418
28,443
9.H92
72.986
5,918
maotszo p o w b
. a i l . of k w h r . .
do.
Use trie pover, production, total.
Utilities
Industrial establishments
do.
ffi.688
^743
KKMQfVI AMD fOBUOOO
Distillsd spirits!
of tax gal.
do...
Production.
fax-paid withdrawals
Stocks, aad of aonth
513.®99
Vhlskyt
Productloa
Sax-paid withdrawals
do...
Stocks* sad of aonth.••..••.••••....
laotlflsd distilled splrlts,prod., total. thous.of proof gal.
Ifelsky
Dairy products, production*
Condensed allk (svestened)t
Balk goods
• ••••
......
Braposatsd ailk (unsweetened),
Bry ailkt
Biy whole ailk
leafatdry allk solids (hnaa food).
£ / isfftasd.
8,081
of lbs*,
'"do"
1^,768
455,)*p9
9,442
8,696
15.3y>
j.750
178.250
12,660
37,800
17,532
3.965
559,818
9.TO
8,792
462*,06l
9.211
8.526
15.660
9.550
194,000
12,850
38,100
635,
13.050
12,795
154,900
147,000
7,350
35.450
9,165
*9.700
8.290
1)0,000
Preliainary. y M a for 4mm*ty 1948 and Jaaoaxy 1949 are for 5 vsSks! other aonths, 4 wsaks.
14,861
569,734
MS
15,250
10.950
154,100
11,400
^.275
4
M O N T H L Y
B U S I N E S S
Earlier data are available i n monthly issues o f the Survey
and the 1947 Supplement
S T A T I S T I C S — C o n t i n u e d
1948
19*7
Deomsber
January
October
lovember
LUCB8& AID KAMOTACTURBS
Loaber (National lumber Manufacturere Aeeociatlon) t
Production, t o t a l
mil. of bd. f t .
Hardwoode
•
do...
Softwoods
,
to...
Shipments, t o t a l
do...
Hardwoods
do...
Softwoods
to—
Stocks, gross, end of month, t o t a l
do.*.
Hardwood*
to...
Softwoods
to...
2.
2,929
707
2,222
2.654
2.037
641
2,»3
5.557
2,018
3,539
682
N S
2,116
1.972
7.431
2,400
5.031
5,739
2,140
3,999
Ml&JUiS AHD MAHUIACTUSBS
PiC iron, production
thoue. o f abort
Lead, rsflnads
Production, t o t a l
*
abort
Primary
*
Shipment*
Stock*, end of month
Pumps, steam, power, centrifugal and rotary*
Ordars, new
thoue. o f
5.177
5,128
5.5®
5.399
ton*..
do....
to....
do....
*9.337
*5,538
52.35*
21.787
90,821
47,421
51,958
20,645
*6,787
*3,857
39.875
27.553
40,289
3*. 192
dol..
3,*80
3,«19
3,571
3,580
toaa..
S3
PAPER AND PHIHKIO
5.595
If
40,647
*.aS3
Paper, excluding building paper, newsprint, and paperboard
(American Paper and Pulp Association)*
Orders, new
abort tone..
Production
do....
Shipment a
do....
Stocks, end of month
,
do....
Vine papers
Ordars, now
..do....
Production
do...«
Siipmente
do....
Stocks, end o f month
do....
Printing papers
Orders, new
....do....
Production
do... dhipaenta..,
do....
Stocks, end of month
do....
Coarse paper*
Orders, new
do....
Production
do...,
Shipments
do....
Stock*, end o f month....
do....
71*,95
733.*?*
728,969
a5,050
'790,785
r780,080
'773,5*6
r223,003
r74l,60l
'781.787
r781,01l
r271,l47
r690,493
'750,575
'732.656
r277,403
'716,171
'720,715
'717,139
r288,089
89.886
103,*95
112,679
107,304
108,870
'52.910
'«).313
*93.22&
*92.53?
'70,39*
'73,088
r85,660
r80,6ll
r?7,*46
'77.966
r8b,196
r82 t 275
rS7,638
252,172
§7.8*3
261,72*
63.7*5
r27*»710
269,194
265,55?
66,07s
r251,oa(3
^9.603
268,2^5
r85,012
r232,172
261,219
257»205
r86,887
7250,963
^253,%3
v248,613
r90,4l6
r268,989
>265,827
r262,870
r63,386
r2S9,4^
r276,063
'277,556
'65»679
'33,558 ,
r2S8,132 i
T26i,379
r64,492
r25?,401
r251,800
r25?,029
rol,207
163.781
165,796
7*»j>81
1?0,242
615
9,357
240,083
9.983
176,329
177,335
246,199
10,055
n -M
244,540
59.931
PSSfflOUHM ASD COAL PJBODUCTS
Crude petroleum*
Production
thou*, o f b b l .
Coneuaption (runs t o s t i l l s )
do...
Stocks, end o f months Bsfinabla in U.
do...
Heavy i n California
do...
Refined petroleum producte*
fuel oil*
Production*
Distillate fuel o i l
to...
Reeidnal f u e l o i l
do...
Stocks, end of month*
Distillate fuel o i l
do...
Residual f u e l o i l
.do...
Lubricating o i l s *
Production
do...
Stocks, r e f i n e r y , and o f month
do...
Motor fuel*
Production, t o t a l
.do...
Gasoline and naphtha from crude petroleum
do...
natural gaeoline and a l l i e d product*
do...
Stock*, gasoline, end o f months
finished gaeoline
do...
Unfinished gasoline
do...
Xatural gaeoline
do...
TBXTIXJS PRODUCTS
Hosiery)
Production
thoue. of dosen pair*.
Shipment*
•
do...
Stocke, end o f month
do...
2*65,555
165,858
224,929
5,725
T S
170,166
33.53?
39,606
33,1*0
39,313
32,^34
38,315
3*»?7*
40,276
081
*7.,091
41,036
^,636
82,920
72,363
83.909
77.033
75.953
76,942
4,566
8,624
4,287
1/7.892
,*.5»
1/9.306
*.175
1/9,512
4,368
1/9,843
'75,136
66,770
73.812
65,7**
12,047
79,*76
70,579
12,833
78,445
69,588
5BB
83,iu
93,290
8,877
*,323
83.969
8,*57
6,173
87,275
8,31*
5,857
95.^22
8,275
5.579
12,948
12.415
22,217
'13,*83
rl3,206
22,494
11.759
12.305
22,055
U.369
11,405
22,019
11,262
*7*,229
1,721
1.356
366,939
344,110
101,569
85.971
^5,663
1,382
x*91,803
«6l9
r600
'383.755
'36l.8o7
'107.36?
r468,822
486,981
82k
763
39
51,
»12,352
I'M
12,916
fRAHSPOBSAZIQK KpKPtmf
Motor v e h i c l e s , f a c t o r y salee, t o t a l
Coaxes, total
fiomastio.....
Passenger care, t o t a l
•••••
Domestic
Truck*, t o t a l
Domestic
r j Revised.
aumbsr.
do...
do...
do...
to...
.do...
.do...
1,080
305,081
285.373
99.200
83.893
5*5
460
r364,440
3*6.999
103,837
89,030
13,^76
9,7*6
23.53*
ra
1/ lew ba*i* excluding distributors 1 stock* In California; *ee not* on corresponding item i n the february 1949 Surrey
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