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SURVEY OF C U R R E N T BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT U N I T E D S T A T E S D E P A R T M E N T OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE MARCH 2 8 , 1941 SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION STEEL. INGOT PRODUCTION m i u o m or w m x s r . m u M o u r n PRICES OF 354 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS CONSUMERS' PRICES (1939-39* 100) 200 CRUDE OIL RUNS-TO- STILLS (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT HOURS) (>935 - 39 »100) (I93g-39«I00) 175 monthly 0*TA mm$mtum , 178 f 180 FOOO^ A W 189 ^ TOTAL 100 ,J L,l,.l..i i.l,J, 1 ,1•1,1 ,1. l U i l i - U - l . „ll..l„l.ll,L,l U,,l .i_i.i,n,!,i,» 1.1.1 1944 1945 1946 194? 78 1944 1945 llll 1 1 III 11 111 ill n u i 1947 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS^ 1946 1946 19*7 Mar.22 Mar.15 *»*• * Mar.23 M*r.l6 Mar. 22 Iter. 15 Iter. 8 Mar.23 Mar. 1 6 finance - Continued. Commodity prices, wholssaleS Member bank reserve balances...mil. of dol.. 15.943 15.8*7 15.930 15,484 15,663 148.3 148.7 108.4 108.4 M l commodities 2/ 192&100. Excess reserves, estimated do.... 184.2 181.8 132.9 133.1 farm products do... 722 929 1,112 775 757 Federal He serve reporting member banks t 166.5 170.7 I O 9 . 4 Food . do... 109.5 Deposits, demand, adjusted...mil. of dol.. 39.005 38.786 38.590 130.0 129.4 102.0 101.9 37.678 All other 2/ do... Loans and investments, total do.... 55.5*7 55*590 55.417 U'M* 28 commodities 2/ August 1939slOO. 338.8 336.7 329.6 190.0 189.6 67.7*9 U. S. Government obligations 2/...do.... 35.258 35.300 35.301 47.458 49,088 Cotton, middling, 15/16", 10 markets 4/ Commer., indue., and agr., loans..do.... 11.077 10.995 10,802 7.491 7,486 .3*4 dol. per lb. .352 .265 .§61 •352 2.56 47 2.82 number.. 51 Wheat, No. 2, Hd.Wia.(K.C.)....dol. per bu. , 1.72 failures, commercial 58 22 254 2.TO 2.79 Department store sales 1935~39«100. Bond yields (Moody*s) percent., 243 2.66 2.79 2.66 2.310 122.4 1 2 2 .0 126. 142.8 1 3 8 . 8 3.609 Stock prices (402 stocks) 1935-39=100., Insured unemployment, total 6/ tftous. 3.577 1,152 1.7** 1,814 Production: State programs do... 1,081 1,784 1.747 Bituminous coal kj....tbous. of short tons. Veterans' program* do.v. 2,263 2 , 1 3 0 2,218 Electric power. ail. of kw-hr. finance: 4,787 4,017 Motor vehicles (lards) 8/ number. 107,230 1 0 5 , 4 9 6 104,378 37.285 Bask debits, member banks in 101 cities) lotal ail. of dol. 17.630 15.740 18,563 16,828 14,516 4,845 4,824 4,431 Petroleum kj thous. of bbl. 7.089 6 , 7 0 0 8,151 8,030 6,930 Sew York City do... I89I0 187.8 I 8 5 . C 175.5 1 6 5 . O Stwl l935-39mlOO., 28,321 28,350 27.877 27.937 Freight carloadings, total....thous. of care. Currency In circulation kj do... 841 806 800 3,780 2?,804 iliMl 2?,*2? federal £eserve bank credit, total....do..• Miscellaneous do.... 3«2 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 21 See note in January 11, 1947 issue. ?/ Thursday prices. 4/ Daily average. Ho quotation. 6/ Data from federal Security .Agency; see note in July 13, 1946 issue. jJ Direct and guaranteed. 8/ Data are for or f.S. and Canada and include passenger care, commercial cars, and trucks. £/ March 29, 190.1. S 222— MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1942 Supplement 1947 February 1946 1947 February December January COMMODITY FHIC5S Earlier data are available in monthly * of the Survey and the 1942 Supplement 1947 1946 February February "December 19*7 January COMMODITY PBICSS - Continued Wholesale pricee ~ Continued. 129.6 162.0 153-3 153.1 J®04* 1926.100.. 160.1 150.5 141.3 176.5 139.5 178.3 Cereal product* do..., 139.6 161.8 185.9 180.0 IS3.8 Dairy product*.. do..., 115.8 U1.0 115.5 134.2 13M U7.3 Fruits and vegetables do.... 127.5 92.0 93.8 188.2 91.9 Meate do..., 108.1 199.5 127.8 138.3 142.0 Commodities other than farm products and 177.1 1*9.7 178.5 fooda 2/ 1926-100., 128.6 10U3 124.7 }J 108.8 Building materials do.... 17*.8 1 2 0 . 9 157.8 12516 136a 136.6 Brick and tile do.... 116.9 132.3 130.0 Cement 40. 101.5 109.r 106.9 140.9 141.5 Lumber 107.7 ##do.. 160.1 263.1 227.2 Paint and paint materials...., .do.... 107.8 173.9 15*.* 103.4 135.7 136.7 Chemicals and allied products do... 129.3 95.9 125.7 116.9 152.1 Chemicals dp... 97.0 113.8 111.8 98 138.8 Drugs and pharmaceuticals do..., 182.5 181.2 111.5 Fertiliser materials do..., 99.2 81.9 95-1 Farm products do.... 170, 130.8 168.1 165.O Oile and fats do..., 21*.3 101.8 Grains .do.... 171, 133.9 163.O 162.6 Fuel and lighting materials do... 85.1 Livestock ana poultry do.... 201. 19*4.7 189.6 Electricity do..., 132.7 65.8 13 71.3 Commodities otner than farm products 2 / Oae do..., (a) 83.1 79.1 I926sl00.. 138.8 102.5 134.3 136.I Petroleum producte do... 76.6 61.6 75.8 a/ i%t& not available. 1/ Dat& estimated, eased on & survey of rents in 5 cities in January and 6 cities in February. 2/ Motor vehicles are included in the indexes current pricee beginning Octooer, ISnoi April, 1942 prices were carried forward in earlier computations; see note on p. S-4 of the monthly Survey. Consumers' price index (U.S. Dept. of Labor)I Combined index 1935-39*100.. 152. Clothing do.... 180, food do.... 182. Fuel, electricity, and lee do.... 117. Oas and electricity do.... 92 Otner fuels and ice do.... 142. tf ousefurni salngs do..,. 179. «ent ..do.... 1/108, 136 Miscellaneous. do.... Wholesale prices (U.S.Department of Labor): Combined inaex 2/ 1926c 100.. 144.6 Economic classes: ' Manufactured products 2/ ...do.... 139Saw materials to.... Semimanufac tured articles do.... Vi ipll 156.2 m 131.6 183.4 127.6 169.7 132.2. IO8.3 2*9.9 171.2 128.1 112.7 181.7 99.9 210.6 80.8 76.5 at
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