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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Available only with subscription to. the monthly magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
SELECTED
BUSINESS
1935-1939 = IOO
3001
STEEL PRODUCTION
(Ingots and Steel for Castings)
MARCH 21, 1952
INDICATORS
BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS
9.0
ELECTRIC - POWER PRODUCTION
By UTILITIES
250
8.0
200
7.0
•I960
150
6.0
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JULY
AUG.
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OCT.
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DEC.
JUNE
1935-39 • 100
260
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES
250
MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION
(Passenger Cars and Trucks)
PRICES of 365 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
(WEDNESDAY CLOSE)
220
180
140
100
1949
1950
1951
WEEKLY
J950
1949
1952
BUSINESS
195!
STATISTICS1
1952
1951
ITEM
Marc 10
Mar. 17
Feb. 16
Feb. 23
Commodity prices, wholesale (revised series):
111 8
106.4
*U6<>5
*112oO
*117 3
382,9
.451
2.41
28 commodities j2/,.........0o ..«.. ........ August 1939~100«.
Cotton, middling, 15/16", 10 markets %/
dol, per lb.0
Wheat, No, 2, hard winter (Kansas City) ,3/....dol, per bu..
300
Insured unemployment, total.
975
935
.thous. .
1952
119.3
379.1
.451
2.40
292
938
901
1,329
1.284
112 9
310. A
.398
2.50
o> o
1.325
1,280
27,185
23,652
19,498
28,415
?3,753
20,094
28,395
23.887
20,007
315 cO
.399
2o49
OC7
Mar. l'
Ifer. 8
j-j^-] 7
106,3
112.5
112 7
307 L
m
.402
2.48
o/ r
Mar. 15
i
m
106.2
111 7
Uo /
m
/
107.1
111 4
.399
2.48
o
3O/ 3
.402
30^ /
r*?
2 ^>
2.50
*.•««««,.'
28 493
?3 ftft3
28 /77
93 778
19 7B7
564.
19,781
576
Finance :
27,235
23,226
19,004
716
1,042
?8,4?8
P3.760
19,710
777
6%
22,818
8,362
53,090
73 678
32,185
21,144
125
3.18
186.0
?02*4
30, %2
12,736
«;9.^^7
73.60A
3H ,973
2J,148
177
24,342
9 AB7
^? 683
73.^^6
31,89?
21,157
3.18
179.6
194 8
3.18
180.4
196. *5
1,766
7,440
105 .480
6.259
232.9
7*&
1,703
7,461
10/ 393
6 ?67
7»4j6
458
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:
New York City .«.«..«........ • • • • • • • • , « . • • • * « • « • • .do . * . .
Commercial, indue trial, and agr* loans (gross). ., do.» *•
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody1 s) %J
...percent..
Stock prices, 416 stocks (standard and Poor's).. 1935-39=100..
28,516
11,792
50,577
6Q,290
30,606
18,689
28,062
1?,320
51,826
69,538
30,78?
18,956
153
2.91
173.9
188.3
185
2,95
168,0
181.7
Production:
1,680
Electric power, by utilities.,
mil. of kw.-hr..
6,795
170,044
5,964
226.2
750
S9a
i7"Data do net always eevir e&lendar week§i
fei- Jfefeh l^fl.
|/fflS\»edayp?i§i
1,664
6,903
172,383
5,959
7/5
sTljTBaii,y awrag§§.
e
^j7~Wi§k 6 a^4ng
234*1
6F3
363
"1
71*5
m
36n
6 ?67
?8 ?70
n o//
co Apf5
7r-< AP3
31 71 R
"10
iy, 719
'J-'i
f
?l,l ;*;
It70
3.19
184.7
200 7
1 6^0
•7,497
107 o y y
K 301
234*8
*?^6
156
3.19
185.2
001 4
11 0 337
236.9
•^jft
Jferah ^, 23M . * Jtewthi .y
i«(.\e5C
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
1952
1951
January
February
November
December
January
February
COMMODITY PRICES
Wholesale prices of Delected commodities;
0.698
.425
0.694
-U9
0.740
.664
0.791
o4%
rO.803
.398
0.845
.364
1.595
2.414
1.659
2.507
1.680
2.472
1.699
2.488
1.597
2.471
1.587
2.422
34.10
20.37
.533
.430
34*88
22.26
.561
.489
36.29
13.30
.599
.460
34.59
17.74
.579
.427
34.25
17.42
.571
.433
33.78
17.07
.562
.424
53.58
.0468
.2420
.1700
.1750
1/3.340
53.58
.0471
.2420
.1700
.1750
i/3.600
53.67
.0471
.2420
.1900
.1950
1/1.962
53.67
.0471
.2420
.1900
.1950
1/1.850
53.67
,0471
.2420
.1900
.1950
1/1.820
53.67
.0471
.2420
.1900
.1950
l/l»64i
38,121
1,043,248
881,934
...do.... 1,266,892
42,057
1,140,527
962,312
1,271,065
36,323
931,768
771,590
1,034,775
28,832
1,234,339
939,111
829,173
31,842
902,091
695,397
1,196,798
33,767
885,206
697,842
p788,400
523
550
541
434
511
374
524
550
542
485
511
374
538
562
548
494
532
378
539
573
548
494
533
380
542
581
549
497
535
380
543
581
550
497
535
378
397.0
536.7
398.0
537,9
405.6
547.7
405.6
547.8
406.1
549.3
407.2
550.6
318.8
335.5
316.7
272.5
337.6
16,692
538
4,826
147
251
4,686
570
1,603
1,844
2,228
14,959
349
4,192
128
248
4,237
515
1,445
1,69S
2,148
34,377
339
3,699
274
315
4,127
445
1,546
1,341
1,793
•14,619
464
3,751
347
326
4,090
512
1,432
1,794
2?102
U,47B
40?
3,967
224
359
3,959
475
1,557
1,770
1,761
r31,06o
rl,633
r2,9l8
rl,053
r4,362
r4,985
1,602
rl,112
r893
rl,678
1-766
rl,139
r8,921
3,520
42,904
3,183
3,213
1,377
53710
7,398
2,067
2,153
1,502
2,034
1,167
1,241
11,859
4,050
55,520
4,232
3,635
1,937
6,674
7,881
3,254
3,839
3,506
3,309
1,361
1,170
14,722
4,129
46,n3
3,333
2»9S5
865
5,698
6,247
4,443
3,136
2,099
2,891
854
1,532
12,028
3,346
31,904
1,673
2,476
1,208
4,543
4,692
1,590
762
1,176
2,372
736
1,083
9*588
3r466
4,454
99,820
6,878
121,892
7,271
124,234
7,268 130,038
6,948
124,036'
101,437
39,067
62,370
rl!7,231
44,802
r72,428
129,549
53^00
/o* 0.4' >' I
123,059
4S,106
7^953
134,051
45,375
68.676
5,153
4,9?.-?
44
3,9/4
826
5,455
228
3,414
6,194
5i5^3
43
5,258
805
5,105
142
Grains and grain products:
Wheat, weighted average, 6 markets. «• ••»•••• ....... do.*. «
Livestock and meats:
Beef, fresh, steer carcasses, good (N.I.).*,dol. per lb..
Pork, fresh, loins, 8-10 lb. (New York)
*..do..».
Metals and manufactures:
Lead, refined, pig, desilverized (New York)
Wool, raw, territory, fine, scoured (Boston).
...do....
do....
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
Contract awards:
37 States (p, W. Dodge Corp.):
Engineering construction (E.N.R.) s2/...
Construction cost indexes:
• ,
American Appraisal Co.: Average, 30 cities
.1913=100..
Ehgineering News-Record i%/
DOMESTIC TRADE
Radio advertising:
Cost of facilities, total*....,*
tbous. of del*.
Jfegazine advertising:
Automotive, .including accessories
».,..»
do ....
All other
.c
„„
....do....
Linage, total.......
......... thoua. of lines..
Money orders, domestic, issued (.50 cities):
Number. . ««•»...5 * c • •••••*««•»*.«.......«,, . * . , * .thousands. .
4,826
Value. . .«.«•.• »•*..•...*..,.....,..,,,,•,,« .thous. of dol. . 107,031
FINANCE
Federal Government finance:
,
j
Receipts, Treasury, total.,... „•.„«„. ...,., , ., -.,r »..^-IQ. ,.. !
Miscellaneous internal revenue *,......-......... fir*
National defense and related activities
do....
123,224
48,207
75,017
4>631
4,4-'*&
3,5# I
853 ;
3#sce 'il'l
1,651
4,S2C
4,257
A9
r*,852
*797
3,211
156
1,695 \
3-951
3,321
5,^76
;>,<?35
•;05
:;,178
173
3,015
444,599
823
5,627
1,057
3,070
^279
£/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. J/ Nominal price. 2/ Data for November 1951 and January 1952 are fop 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks.
2/ Data reported at the beginning of each month are shown here for the previous month.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
r?52
1(351
January
February
November
December
January
February
FINANCE - Continued
Bonds :
Prices:
Standard and Poor T s Corporation:
Industrial, utility, and railroad (Al+issues) :
Composite (17 bonds) .•••.••.•••••dol. Der $100 bond..
Yields: ^
A
.
do....
121*4,
115?
n / ft
97 52
%
101.56
121.3
101.44
2.86
2.66
2.71
2.89
3.17
2 69
2.85
3.03
2.39
2.85
2.66
2,71
2.88
3.16
2 69
2.86
3.01
2,40
4.11
4.49
1.85
2.54
2.65
2 71
4.11
4.48
1.85
2.55
2.65
3.92
4.19
1.90
2 71
? 73
6.32
6 58
5. SI
5.73
4.73
3.52
6.27
6 53
5*64
5.94
5.78
5 86
5.71
6.45
4.64
3.47
3.20
2.%
3.02
3.26
3*56
? 07
3.21
3.42
2.66
Stocks:
Dividends per share, annual rate:
2e58
2.63
ft5
115.6
% 27
116.5
%.77
3.2Z.
2.98
3.05
3.32
3.59
3.18
2,93
3.01
3.25
3.53
3-25
3.01
3.06
3.31
3.61
3 no
3.24
3.50
2.70
3 on
3.23
3.48
2.74
2*97
p o/(
3.92
4.18
1.90
2.55
2.64
p ft/
3.92
4.18
1.89
2.64
2.64
5.55
5.53
5 56
5 57
5.73
5.61
6.38
4«45
3.47
5.52
6.03
/./I
3.38
3.88
4.13
1.90
2.55
2.64
Yields:
Piibl^ c utii T tv (24 stocks ) . . « • . « . • • . » . • . « « • • « • • • .do • • « «
Bank 05 stocks )........
c..*
do....
4.48
3.52
3.19
3.38
2.71
O ft I
5 81
5.49
6.35
4.50
3.41
FOREIGN TRADE
Exports , including reexports s total c . . o » * * « a « . e .mil • of del • .
974
959
1,024
1,013
1,076
1 061
9"iO
909
1,388
i 378
818
8P7
1,435
i /9«;
801
801
1.246
T
PV.
922
915
TRANSPORTATION
Freight carloadin^s (Federal Reserve indexes) :
Total, adjusted ,.<,..•.....
,. . ,
, . ,1°;3 5-39=100. .
146
333
199
170
15"
6C)
243
129
114
186
343
134
55
241
~r/A
/£
1Z1
£•:>
137
140
?18
152
159
180
133
127
206
I/,/,
143
68
?35
-[//
i '?
151
903,864
743^2%
71,795
6r/2,4B2
336,373
95.008
^02,695
689 298
88,238
649 044
118,479
135,172
867,034
712 906
82,343
685 369
115,598
66,067
13 , 518
7Q
141
133
203
155
146
67
256
/A
136
i?n
192
i/A
V»n
70
277
/q
47
1/Q
Financial operations (unadjusted), class. 1 steam railways:
Tax accruals, joint facilitv arc rqainment rents » * « » «rio ,e , ,
848,729
709, 7 ^
^8, 15$
r644.,417
r 12 5, 397
r7#,9l5
63,836
610,060
86,740
IS, 9 5 ^
3,909
54,945
6,783
80°
26,19?
6,663
34,227
4,267
715
21,333
53,948
9,224
806
35,730
8,039
34,498
9,450
1,267
32,3%
Q 710
44,823
6,420
7/J1
26,284
31,635
72,093
"'7 585
7,363
227,821
30,165
74,058
15,231
6,861
206,379
26,779
47,299
28,173
6,217
202,464
25,483
51,394
26,931
6,344
199,947
22,042
58,785
21,186
6,136
163,161
5,844
l/l/Jr,6An
433
1,160
6,584
1,058
374
887
4,159
740
457
1,122
6,531
922
344
998
6,912
810
382
1,0%
6,835
1,042
343
985
5,779
990
27,273
75,329
179,577
431,711
375,269
20,135
52,507
160,621
408,361
328,520
28,000
59,349
232,968
489,932
522,076
22,113
27,051
222,136
496,386
498,340
rl6,014
r!3,874
rl93,272
r465j!37
r444,409
10,805
7,663
164,162
469,895
397,312
7">5,759
600,157
FOODSTUFF'S
Grains :
Receipts, principal markets:
Stocks, coirmercialj end of month:
Livestock slaughter (Federally inspected) :
Stocks, cold storage, end of month:
Apples, f resh.... • • « • * « • • « » « . « « . . . . . . . . . « « « ..thous. of bu..
r/ Revised.
9 AS1
32,248
5,826
29,072
21,005
63,788
17 065
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
lc»51
January
February
75
31,157
1,049,207
172,291
10,072
757,328
668,007
89,321
284,623
1<?52
November
December
159
32,712
1,007,207
'157,531
9,474
730,998
641,565
89,433
?4?,n?3
230
95,H.3
727,203
198,647
12,536
421,099
381,870
^9,229
309,943
67,200
965,861
234,679
13,720
602,218
548,604
53,614
302,151
AA /op
1,590
553, 83P
104, 596
556,093
546,803
1,612
627 848
314,637
102,389
546,529
544, 22A
1,540
47? 810
164,866
155,925
556,802
536,614
1,756
A/ / /?
364,959
72,083
581,376
578,699
1,613
8,843
100
7,766
97
8,794
103
8,885
101
9,136
99
9,517
2,766
50
9,938
2,313
52
7,294
2,1/7
32
7,830
2,176
^1
8,126
2,085
66
86,961
108,128
54,883
81,598
101,054
99,485
59,324
82,617
103,614
123,646
68,160
86,680
98,532
119,577
71,528
r 8 3, 192
100,269
130,430
6^,836
80,?23
95,979
104,796
59,747
80,937
79,609
72,068
10,212
668.0
70,285
69,380
64,784
11,117
638.6
79 , 376
77,419
70,084
25,041
305.5
81,769
84,909
r73,694
21,901
230.5
83,205
78,403
75,039
26,703
4C4«5
77f 296
77,4^8
70,928
26,^51
4,199
51 669
3,522
4,016
/9 3/n
3,612
r3,974
3,185
AO 121
U. 19^
;,Q" Afjn
Z3 ^70
r2,26l
rl,099
pi, 070
92
2,101
1,023
985
92
?,049
1,088
857
104
r" ,847
r 1,022
743
82
2,105
1,118
892
1,177,200
761,800
1,056,600
987,900
758,600
975,100
804, 500
365,400
866,300
798,300
358,700
789,900
883,200
405,500
835,000
6.76A
5.887
6,174
3.002
3.307
7*350
6,081
2,392
6,888
6,419
4,518
1,800
8,773
7,872
6,529
2,140
10,039
5.1A/
%506
4,812
8,378
5,149
3,563
10,116
5,549
5,456
10,232
9,845
6,336
6,315
3 509
45
45
18
0
8,470
5,690
5,678
2 780
25
25
34
0
r8,643
r6,082
r6,082
2,561
8
8
January
February
r238
r53,055
rl,345,6?9
r 2 56, 247
r 13, 840
r754,276
r704,992
r49,284
r 300, 000
928
59,935
1,249,010
262 426
13,4'3'6
839,686
786,194
63 A92
269,334
FOODSTOFFS - Continued
Stocks, cold storage, end of month - Continued
Eggs:
Frozen
•
othous. of lb..
"!/,!
Sugar, U. So, deliveries and supply (raw value):
111 686
235,737
21,153
654,278
652,500
Stocks, "^aw and Defined, end of mo...thous. of short tons*.
29? ?on
17 ?^2
545*968
544,802
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Steel ingots and steel for castings:
Barrels and drums, steel, heavy types:
Orders, unfilled, ond of month. • •••••••»••••••••» ...thous..
8,645
101
Copper:
Production:
*nn,V,4
Zinc, slab:
Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net •*•••«•• 1937— 39=100..
PETROLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS
Coal, production:
PAPER AND PRINTING
All paper and paperboard mills (Bureau of the Census):
Paper and paperboard production, total.thous.of short tons.»
95
Paperboard :
829, 300
355.197
867,800
RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
Tires and tubes:
Pneumatic casings:
6,961
3.0'4*>
3*552
Inner tubes:
*
r5.958
r6,603
r6 868
5,910
59 154
5,953
4.405
5,842
4,514
Z..405
1 *iA8
4.51A
1 3?8
26
26
21
0
19
19
12
0
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Railway equipment (American Railway Car Institute)*
Shipments :
Freight cara, total. . . «
»**.,..
*
Revised.
number » *
a
0
7,358
5,494
5*4941,864
21
21
3.0
0
@FedFRASER