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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF.COytVIERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
COMMERCE
MARCH 14, 1947
SELECTED BUSINESS. INDICATORS'
f$0TOR VEHICLES PRODUCTION
ELECTSflC POWER PRODUCTION
STEEL INOCnr PRODUCTION
{BILLIONS OF KILOWATT HOURS)
(I935-39-I0O)
{wtmrnm
\-r
OF VEHICLES)
'
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f"~>/\/j^
| S*\^
/S"**4*
1
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wl
jaxL.,u-UjLLii.iiil,uiut l u i l r t i l u n l n i l i n In u.
D E T R I M E N T STORE SALES AND STOCKS
VALUE or MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES AND SHIPMENTS
(SEAsscAu.y ApjiftftSP, »36-S9°too)
(WERA8E MONTH, »S»«»0)
350
MONTNU OMTA
250
goo
u a x i X j u i.i. i J
1944
1945
1946
^
180
.iiS'ntijii*!
1944
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS^
1347
1347
1945
JLJ.LJLtJ.J-L.l.iX. JLdUUU. L.U..LL.I,,,]
1946
1947
191*?
19*6
19*7
Mar. 8
^
Mar. IBTeb. 22 Msw. 9 | Mar. 2
Mar. 8
19*6*
Meg, 1 fob. 32
itoJL
ffffifit .rL.
finance - Continued«
Coasodlty prices, wholesale:
Member bank reserve baliaiee«»,,a>il. oi dol.
1*6.*
108.2 107.6
All ooaaodities 2 / . . .
l<J8fc.l00..
15.930 15.781 15*
15,***
i**.3
Sxcees reserves, estimated.
do.
176.1
130.7
fara products....
do....
757
17V7
133-9
92*
693
federal Heeerve reporting steviber teu&tt
107.9
109.2
food.....
do....
162-5
38,59C 3«,6's6
Deposits, demand, a d j u s t e d , . . o i l . *4 dol.
101.5
101.6
All other a/..;
;
.......do....
X28.3
128.7
189.0
188.5 v , loans m& lnveetaents, t o t a l . . . . . . . . d o . . .
320.1
315-2
28 coamoditiee ^/
August 1939*100.. 329.6
mfini 95.056
', * u". 8. Government obligations 6 / . . . d o . . .
Cotton, aiadling, 1^/1&W, 10 market. |/
35,301 3**790
Comer.., indue., and Kjrr., lo»*«y..do..«
10,712 10,6*8
.265
dol. per lb..
.3**
.267
•3*1
7,*5*
•337
10,802
failures, commercial
. . . . . . . mwaber.
I.69
ifoeat, Do. 2.,ttd.Wtn.(K.C.)..doi.per bu.. 2.56
1.72
7*
• 22-.'
5*
Bond yields (Moody1s)
.pareent.
238
217
"a! 79] 2.79 2,78
Mepartweat store sales.* •..•....1935~39»100«..
2.6%.
Stock prices (*02 stock©)......1335 39*100.
3,620
Insured uneaployaent, total £/.
thong. .|
139.6
126.) 125** 128,5
2*3*0 3.W3
State programs.
*.
do.. .*.
1,912 Production:
1/175
JJituttinous coal U/..,.Oh0Cf», of eb/.rt' to**.
2,1*6
8,172
Veterans1 programs.
.do....
1,656
2.177
1426
m e c t r i e power
a i l . , ui lew-tar.
M97 t *»77« 3,953
fizwowel '
Motor vehicles (Wards) g/
„fcuiab«r. io*,*«
.dank debits, member banke in 101 cities)
3.175 b3,H00 23.050
JM3mo|!
Petroloua y
.,.thou*,,'of bbl.
16,9^6 Jt6,n6i 12*933
Sotal
,..«41. of dol.. 18,563
».77l 5,7*6 *,*03
3,151
Steel 8/
;
.%. .l92r&»UK>.
tfsw fork City
..do....
7.7*7
isslo 185.0 1S*.5 151.*
7.795
Currency in circulation * / • • .
. . . d o . . . . 28,350
28,282 S7,966 27I9S1 freight carloadinge, tot&l...>thous. of ««*»*
786
850
777
federal Jteserve bank: credit* t o t a l . . . d o * . • • 23,80* 28,276 aM,67* 23,297 23,677
Mi seellaneoue.. ••
.
.= »do..,
391
3^
350
j . / £at« do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ See not©2*,76l
i n iwwxy 11, 191*7 issue* %J SEbarsday prices. H/ Ifelly .fcvert^#.! ^ / 3&ta froa federal Secorlty Agency; see 1
July 13, 19U6 issue• 6/ JHrect and guaranteed. Jj Data are for U.S. &»d Canada and include passenger cars, OCK^MMSI oar«, and trucks, 8 / Meroh.15, 187.8.
JS
15.555
1.039
i*;$*9
*%&*
37.6M
68.1U8
7.3«8
a
*.»
I'M
1$
139.0
2,120
U.000
t«
115.7
788
3»
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
3»xlX»v data are available in monthly Issues
of the Survey and the 19H& Suppleaent
19*6
19*7
19*7
feeruary february j»ac?«i;«sbar
January
283J
306|!
29^
20 ll
r803J
COHSSaVCSlOH AKO MUX, M3«4SeS « Obatluueft
New construction - Continued,
fubllc construction, t o t a l . . . . . e i l . of dol.
Besidestial construction.
,. . d o . . Military and naval
..do...
Sonresideotial b u i l d i / ^ r , . , . . . . . . . , . . d o . . .
Industrial.
,—
.. .ac...
Kignway'..
«...
. .do...
all otner...
do,..
Construction cost index*®?
Awericaa Appraisal Co.;
Average, 3° c i t i © » . . . . . . . . . . , . ; . ;.yi> iot>.
Atlanta.
' , . . . . . . . .do..,
Bew f o r k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . • •
San francieco
,.vdo...
8 t . Itouie..
<k....
Associated Geoi-i'«l Coiivnwtore ( a l l typos-)
131>*100.
r27l
fi0MSs§2C %%m
wmmm mtGm
Prices received by tvmnmi
Cdabined index
«
1909-1U«10Q. •
Grope
,.........,...,•.
.do....
food grain
*
do....
feed gr«du and & a y . . . . . . . . . .
do,.;.
•tobacco
»
do....
U<itton..4..*.,........*...........„do..-.
f r u i t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....do.......
truck c r o p s . . . » . ' . . . , . . . . . . . . «
do....
0U~b«ating c y o p c . . . . . . . . , . ; ^ . , . . . d o . . . .
livestock and products..^
,....do....
Meat animals
.........do,...
Dairy products....
.....do, ...
Poultry &nd « g $ e » . . . . . . . « • . . . . . . . . d o , . . .
GQumuvnoa ma -ma, sstafi
Jitfw coastrucUos, t o t a l .
a i l . of d o l . ;
Private,
total...
.do.,..
.Eeeldential (ttonfara)
........do....
Uonreeidential buildiag %/
do....
Industrial.
.....do....
$ar» -i one true t ion
do. • . •
Public u t i l i t y . . .
.....do....
£/_ Kevieed. ,1/ Itcept turn and public u t i l i t y
262!
2>*5J
185I
-<M
2031
m
319I
2701
1921
M
6011
m
loi
m
207
213
1«0
366
36*
1.s6
23i
275
212
20.?
21*
202
168
26*
23f
510
$•889
159
•212
108
8
51
im
mm
zm
211
166
33*
29*
31W
3^
2261
rl66|
10]
8^
Barlier data are available in monthly i (team
of the Survey and the 19*2 Supplesgat
26d
ml
223
:m\
399
2*0j|
XW'
2361
m
10)
*73li
Pepartateut etorest
Sales, unadjusted, tot^O. V*9«..l93^-39«10ii.
adjueted, total V. S . . . . . . . . . . , d o . . ' .
19^
19*7
february
19*7
February
January
r201
m
111
rl£
r23
rl68
r*0
r5
J
*03|
286
303
281
261
280
r*5
371
399
375
2801
2*5
875
390
353
375
.877
2701
207
251
ztk
809
865
km
So
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS - Continued
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 e e u e e
of t h e Survey and t h e 1 9 4 2 Supplement
19*7
1947
1946
Pebruary December
Pebruary
January
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND VAftSS
Late? f o r c e (Bureau o f t h e Census)? 1 /
Armed f o r c e s
C i v i l i a n labor force
Employment
,
Agricultural
Nonagricultural
Unemployment
January
1946
January
I November
BUSINESS INDEXES - C o n t i n u e d
5.240
53.890
51.240
6,940
44,300
2.650
1,890
58,430
56,310
7.21CA
49,1001
2,120
44,093
23,648
22,904
18,049
44,093
17.559
19.^891
15.537
15.895
1,014
,P7S"
24,1311
^3-3
p20.330l • 2 0 . 2 3 2
21.954
28,260f
45,006
24,093
23.350]
18,381
45,006
17.353
16.139
279,214
257,016
20,897
,1.301
3.510
2,702
118
3.875
3.678
259,149
233,06W
24.589
1,50a
3.615
i,58q
953
4,113
4,107
1 620l
58 OlOJ
thou*.
do...
do...
do...
do...
.do...
FINANCE
f e d e r a l R e s e r v e banks, c o n d i t i o n , end o f no?
Assets, total
mil. of dol.
See. bank credit outstanding, t o t a l . d o . . .
United States securities
do...
Gold certificate reserves
do...
Liabilities, total..
do...
Deposits, total
do...
Member bank reserves b a l a n c e s . . . . . d o . . .
Excess reserves ( e s t i m a t e d ) . . . . . d o . . .
fed. Reserve notes in c i r c u l a t i o n . . . d o . . .
Reserve r a t i o . . . . . .
percent.
Gold, monetary stock, U. S
mil. of dol.
Currency in circulation.
do...
Public finance (federal):
Debt, gross, end of month.
do...
Interest bearing; Public i s s u e s . . . . . d o . . .
Special i s s u e s . . . . d o . . .
Woninterest b e a r i n g . , , . . . . .
;..do...
Expenditures, Treasury, total
do...
War activities
do...
Interest on debt
do...
.Receipts, Treasury, total
.
do...
Receipts, net.
do...
Customs
do...
Internal revenue, total.....
do...
Income taxes
do...
Social security taxes
.do...
Bond pricest
Industrials, utilities, and railst
High grade (15 bonds),dol. per $100 bond.
Med. and lower grade,comp.(50 bonds)do...
Industrials (10 bonds)
do...
Public utilities (20 bonds). ....do...
do...
Railroads (20 bonds)
Domestic municipals (15 bonds)..
..do...
U . S. Treasury bonds (taxable)..
Bond yield»:
Domestic municipal* (15 bonds)t
Standard and Poor's Corporation..percent,
do...
U.S. Treasury bond* (taxable). .k
Stock prices?
D o W o n e s * Co.(65 stecks)...dpl. per share..
Industrials (.30 stocks/, f........... do...
Public utilities (15 stocks).
do...
Railroad* (20 stocks).....^'..
do...
New York limes' (50 stocks)............do...
Industrials (*5 stoctca).............do...
Railroads (25 stock*),.,.
.......do...
Standard and Poor 1 s Corporation:
Combined index (if02 stocks).. 1935-39=100.
Industrial* (3j4 *tock*)
..do...
Public utilities (28 stocks)
do...
Railroads (20 stocks)
...do...
Stock yields?
Preferred, high-grade (15 stocks)..percent).
55.520]
6,9201
US,6O0l
2,490]
24,848
24,117|
19.1131
• $4
261,413
233.17|
24,93f
3.*94a
1.4571
1241
4.6431
Km
'
36|
4,2741
3.2221
387|
>4
,r
. 5f i
24,945
^3-5
20,529
26,952
' ^,
2.790
310
2.971
2,336
89
104 ! 3
124.5
120.0
124.4
116.1
119.6
"" 4
lCtf!
121.5
115.9
123.0
111.9
112.9
133.4
IO3.9
1.991
2.21[
1.49
2.12
1.97
2.24
65.8;
181.5I
37.171
51 .'7H
122.291
204.621
39.771
74.74
199-46
40.01
65.12
136.66
223.25
50.57
63.97
174^8
51.16
36.77
113.34
197.29
39.59
128.
132
111.H
143.3
145.6
123.7
159.8
125.5
128.9
109.8
118.6
3-71
3.49
3,7*
3.179
73§
2.867
740
3,022
59§
122JI
116 .81
123.71
112.41
ll4.3f
:
us.a
TRANSPORTATION
freight earloa&ings (A.A.R.) 2/
Total cars.• .,,".'.,,,....
Coal.
Coke
.....,.,,,...
'
Forest products
,,,,
Grains and grain products
Livestock
,
Merchandise, l.C.1
Ore......
Miscellaneous
;
194?
S u r l i e r d a t a e r e a v a i l a b l e i n monthly i s s u e s
o f t h e Survey and t h e 1942 Supplement
do...
do....
do.. .'
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
199
20d
4i
460
U
l
4
209
73
471
25
1.171
KXJDSTUFTS
Livestock slaughter (federally inspected)?
Calve*
.-...'
thous.' of animal*.
Cattle...,
........do...
Hog*
do...
Sheep and lambs
.do...
521
1.143
3.897
1.271
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS
Anthracite, production.....thou*, short ton*.
.Bituminous coal, production
do...
4,24^
50,64d
427
1,015
4.696
2.196
4,786
r50,248
,63
P\
k
49|
1.4l6|
59y
1.352)
m
tk^M
1946
1947
January
166|
207|
January
BUSINESS INDEXES
Manufacturer* 1 order*, shipment*, inventories?]
Hew orders, index, total.avg. mo. 1939*100.
Durable good*
do,
nondurable good*
..do..,
Shipment*, index, total
do...
Durable goode.......................do..•
Automobile* and equipment •
.do...
Iron and steel and their product*.do...
Nonferroue m*tal* and product*..;.do...
Machinery, including electrical...do...
Transportation equip.,exe. a u t o c d o . . .
Other durable good*.,
....do...
2411
2681
2241
2731
294
2461
245|
389
188
176|
196
184
169
881
rl4l
172
199
572
176
r233
25*4
221
267
278
235
r237
r319
*M
1,720
57.790
55.390
6,500
48,890
2,4001
23.9J ,
18,627
>*5.957
18,928
16,063
631
24,387
43.0
20,748
es,265
259.776
233.601
24,776
1.399
3.005
1,412
3.860
3.820
>7j
3.1*15
2,664
58
122.6
116.3
123.5
lll.2|
Manufacturer 1 e o r d e r s , shipments, e t c - Con.
Shipments - Continued,
nondurable goods
a v g . mo. 1 9 3 9 » 1 0 0 . . |
Chemicals and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
do...
Pood and kindred products
do,..
Paper and a l l i e d product*
do...
Product* o f petroleum and c o a l . . . . d o . . .
Rubber product*
.do»..
T e x t i l e - s i l l product*
do<>..
Other nondurable g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Inventories, index, t o t a l . .
....do...
Durable goode.....
do...
Automobiles and equipment
....do...
Iron and steel and their products.do...
Nonferroue metals and products....do...
Machinery, Including electrical...do...
Transportation equip., exc. autos.do...
Other durable goode
do...
nondurable goods
.do...,
Chemicals and allied products
do...,
Pood and kindred product*
do...,
Paper and allied product*.........do...
Petroleum refining
do...
Rubber products....'.'
'...«..
.do...,
Textile-mill products
do.,.
Other nondurable goods
do...,
195
203
218
182
161
229
178
184
2J7
261
235
208
I65J
*P
267
171
191
118
139
178
JOl
820
15*
193
197
. 207
135
223
579
119
165
170
157
111
174
136
180
I
213
p
26(H
25q
306
*24a
rag
313
r22l
24q
200
216
r259
r
r
id
2841
r781
1U7
187
185
199
m
P266
'255
r
307
*247
*236
r221
'251
'204
'221
'255
T
\n
'293
'817
'153
rl90
195
200
187
13*.
iti
215
173
207
r209
20,703
12.734
^19.350
31.802
12.173
*33.H7
7.838
6.U54
380,557
19.790
5.816
391,613
POODSTUPPS
Distilled spirits'?
,
Production
thoue. of tax, gal.
Tax-paid withdrawals..
do...
Stock*-, .end of month
do...
Whisky?
Production
.do...
Tax-paid withdrawals
do...
Stocks, end of month, .v.....
do...
Rectified epirite and wines, production,
total.....
...thoue. of proof gal
.i.
.do.
s'nisky., !
38,437
12,"498
454,426
24,983
, 5.952
408,517
13.829
12,528
*4
u:i
17,104
5.9;
350.U
13.4421
11,549
15,104}
13.^2]
13.903
12.17*
LUMBER AND MANUfACTUHES
11^.3, National. Lumber Manufaet»ui«rB A s s o c i a t i o n ?
Production, t o t a l
m i l . of bd. f t .
104.3
Hardwoods
do.
Softwoods
do...
Shipments, total..
do.*.
1.92
Hardwoods
do*..
2.21
Softwoods
...do...
Stocks, gross, end of month, total....do...
63.731
Hardwoods.....
do...
176.10
Softwoods.
do...
36.55J
49.56 I
PAPER AND PRINTING
119.06
199.92 Wood pulp?
Production,
total, all grade*...short tone.
38.21
Bl cached *ulphat e
do...
Unbleached
sulphate.................do...
125.2J
Bleached sulphite
do...
128.5
Unbleached sulphite.t
.do...
110.7
Soda
i
..do...
114.71
Oroundwood
do...,
3.74J Stocks, end of ma«, total, all grades.do...,
Bleached sulphate
do...
Unbl eached sulphate
do....
Bleached sulphite
.do...
Unbleached sulphite
do...,
3.166
Soda
.
do...,
759
Oroundwood
.do.. .>,
167
PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS
216
68 Crude petroleum?
Consumption
(run* to still*).thous. of bbl.
445
Production
.•
do...
.48
Stocks,
end
of
month?
1,409
Reflnable in U. S
4o«..
Heavy in California
.do...
Refined petroleum products?
Gas and fuel oils?
591
Production?
1,403
Gas oil and distillate fuel oil...do...
5,3441
Residual fuel oil
do...
1,542
Stocks, end of month?
Gas oil and distillate fuel oil...do...
Reeldual fuel oil....;
do...
Motor fuel?
r56
Production, total
.do...
Straight run gasoline.
.do....
Cracked gasoline
do...
Natural gasoline
do...
Stock*, gasoline, end of month?
finished gasoline, total
.do...
Unfinished gasoline
do...
r2]
Natural gasoline. *
do...
r26 3 |
Lubricant*?
r221
Production
do...
r276
Stock*, refinery, end of month
.do...
290
F352
TfilflLB PRODUCTS
r2
2,238
§83
1,655
2,438
590
1,84$
*S323
1,421
2,902
1,678
2.279
577
1,702
4,542
1,431
3,110
mf&wwM
87,489
350.376
159.378
75.161
42,343
167,258
75.233
7.527
8,560
19.713
8.599
2,431
26,094
p5b,004!
*230.19J
116,813
&.513
i
4
140,130
143,368
140,514
144.674
148,171
146,471
223,442
226.453
5.335
224,473
5.703
24,390
37.940
23.741,
33.0151
24,970
35.937
28,990
3»*.573
68,145
52.735
59.620
*7,094
62,126
23,234
31,067
10,12?
66,072
24,612
34,024
W.155
69.028
25.780
35.607
10,651
9fc.U5
8,279
5.03»»
79.9«0
6,607
5.W71
«*.53*
8,208
4,981
i
sf-
1
i
*75.135
??304,130
39.15*
149.558
r70,6O9
6,836
7.222
20,326
9.513
2,088
28.897
%
3.855
7.3W
?,'o4l
25.638
*.95*
m
7.3841
?3
r340 Hosiery?
r340
Production
thou*, of dosen pairs.
r560
Shipmente
..do...
r266
Stocks, end of month...
do...
14,592
12,083
13.339
12.751
13.627
r503
14,678
1
7
.
1
0
8
r270
t] Revised, a/ Data not available. 1/ See note on corresponding item in the monthly Survey. 2 / Data tot a l l months are for 4 week*. 3 / Include* production of defibrated
exploded, etcT, pulp a* followea January 19W. approximately 62,000 tones December 1946. 6 6 j 9 6 j January 194 7 , 7 o,000; data for this greie of pulp arVnot i S L u d e d t o S S
Movemoor 1946 figure above or in data previously published in the monthly Survey; etocke of such pulp are small.
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