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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS MAY 9, 1952 Avoiloble only with subscription to the monthly magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS 9.0 1935- 1949 • 100 300 STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and Steel for Castings) 250 ELECTRIC - POWER PRODUCTION By UTILITIES 1951 1952 200 6.0 -/—* 150 5.0 IOO OCT. NOV. PT. DEC. OCT. MOV. DEC. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES 300 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1935-39"100 350 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 250 200 ^NONDURABLE MANUFACTURES 150 100 1949 1950 1951 1952 1949 1950 1952 1951 1 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1951 ITEM Apr. 28 1952 May 5 Apr. 5 Apr. 12 Apr. 19 Apr. 26 May 3 Commodity prices, wholesale (revised series) : Cotton, middling, 15/16", 10 markets j/ dol* per lb.. Wheat, No. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) ,2/....dol. per bu.. Insured unemployment, total ...thous.. Finance: Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)... do,... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody1 s) ^A. ...... percent.. Stock prices, 416 stocks (standard and Poor's).. 1935-39=100.. Production: 370.5 .453 2.43 113 979 958 **112.3 **108.3 **109.2 **113.9 297.0 .417 2.50 109 1,169 1,139 111.6 107.4 107.9 113.2 296.5 .417 2.50 111 1,182 1,152 111.5 107.2 107.9 113.2 294.2 .410 2.49 97 111.3 106.7 107.7 113.1 293.2 .400 2.49 105 111.2 106.7 107.4 113.0 294.0 .385 2.4* 27,185 23,789 19,176 694 27,291 23,724 18,942 456 28,480 23,409 19,812 608 28,542 23,393 19,652 536 28,454 24,109 20,218 1,022 28,367 23,973 19,875 792 28,489 23,632 19,940 7% 25,792 9,932 50,214 69,863 30,805 19,127 162 3.09 173.9 189.4 28,429 11,750 50,163 70,108 30,836 19,186 163 3.08 178.1 194.4 30,682 12,637 51,162 73,111 31,163 21,172 185 3.17 187.6 204.2 25,747 10,745 51,176 72,917 31,006 21,049 184 3.17 186.0 202.3 27,364 11,313 51,823 73,108 31,244 21,052 188 3.16 182.9 198.5 28,325 11,804 52,153 73,076 31,216 20,872 168 3.16 181.9 197.4 1,741 6,674 153,586 6,069 231.3 825 398 1,615 6,560 144,830 6,090 232.9 803 392 1,537 7,219 116,282 6,280 237.6 707 384 1,342 7,154 115,879 6,271 U5.0 691 354 1,533 7,104 121,805 6,271 228.2 735 366 1,622 7,140 124,832 6,277 233.8 779 376 *U6.3 *117.5 *111.8 *117.1 372.9 .452 2.44 101 967 945 11,671 150 3.16 179.8 194.6 120,373 I/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Thursday prices. 3/ Daily averages„ * Monthly index for April 1951. ** Monthly index for March 1952« MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement IS>51 195>2 April March January February March April COMMODITY PRICES Frices received by farmers, all farm products... 1910-14=100.. 311 276 245 221 437 359 202 265 386 343 428 280 217 309 275 247 222 438 363 209 225 385 340 428 273 215 300 277 251 234 A31 325 171 337 303 320 376 316 200 272 269 274 280 273 269 276 283 109 2,198 1.634 862 New dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .do. . . , 785 61 Nonresidential building, except farm and public utility, total • trail, of dol. . 143 128 83 264 584 Residential do.... 37 255 41 2,388 1,691 898 810 72 1.472 720 650 57 289 959 2/9 23O 288 265 168 217 2% 317 377 317 979 950 229 229 /35 Z.36 313 290 309 176 265 284 310 379 305 181 177 275 271 278 287 105 276 271 281 288 100 276 271 281 288 100 9.197. r2 014 rl A05 r676 600 r63 r2 2% •pl.571 r799 399 71/ 207 212 79 80 272 313 179 308 279 306 37? 291 180 Prices paid by farmers: All commodities, interest, taxes, and wage rates..... do.... Parity ratio (prices rec*d to prices paid by farmers) ..do.... in 276 971 9ftO 289 100 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE 409 152 125 Tin r77 2 /7*1 1 656 846 75O 84 61 80 283 56 160 69 87 198 83 80 262 652 67 267 125 75 59 59 73 75 250 r6o9 66 251 115 r70 r56 56 62 r2% 132 r!05 r68 r68 47,978 24,150 22,910 20,567 47,978 21,450 19,014 647 23,041 46.2 46,883 23,560 22,742 20,567 46,883 20,748 18,901 452 23,143 46.9 48,941 23,783 22,729 21,731 48,941 21,004 20,077 634 24,405 47.9 49,323 23,904 22,528 21,992 49,323 21,336 19,982 728 24,423 48.1 48,590 23,270 22,534 22,n5 48,590 20,746 19,733 r492 24,371 49.0 49,213 23,632 22,363 22,106 49,213 21,175 19,940 254,997 252,553 219,028 33,525 21 21,806 27,119 254,727 252,280 218,690 33,590 2,447 21 21,805 27,278 259,775 257,482 221,249 36,233 2,294 38 22,951 28,386 260,362 258,136 221,776 36,360 2,226 9 Jl r23,190 28,465 258,084 255,794 219,301 36,493 2,290 41 r23,291 r28,473 258,292 256,102 219,356 36,746 2,191 U 23,297 p28,460 4.00 4.11 4.26 4.22 4.16 4.07 170,3 184,4 175.0 169.0 172.3 187,3 179.4 168,8 310,2 148,7 187,1 204,3 192,4 169.2 H7,0 155.4 183,2 199,1 184,7 166,0 n7,5 155.0 185,2 201.4 183.6 184.4 167.2 n7.7 161.3 199.4 180.7 166.3 n6.7 164.6 3.152 2,828 627 66 2 886 3 624 9 919 179 79 010 T7C T* 76 ~\f\r l./£3 1.888 no 95 283 697 42 205 87 88 290 T«725 59 319 140 72 80 FINANCE federal Reserve banks, condition, end of month: Reserve bank credit outstanding, total...... ..do.... 24,332 48.6 Federal Government finance : Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Government do.... Security markets, stocks (Standard and Poor's): Dividend yields, preferred, high-gradedl stocks). percent.. Price: Public utility (31 stocks) do.... 348,7 TRANSPORTATION Freight carloadings: 3,785 689 81 229 35 101 425 1.979 61 193 lOjft TO/7 216 07 TO 39/ 263 1.580 1.405 587 65 0£ 911 vn r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. J/ Data for March 1951 and March 1952 are for 5 weeks j other months, 4 weeks. 234 «o 175 i-/P.n MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1952 1951 February December March January February March GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Personal income, seasonally adjusted, at animal rates: Total personal income bil. of dol** 243.3 Wage and salary disbursements, total... do.... 163.4 Commodity-producing industries .do. ... 72.4 Distributive industries*•••• • • .do «... 44.5 19.8 Service industries.•• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . 26*7 Government do.... 160.0 Wage and salary receipts, total..................do.... 3.8 Other labor1 income ....do.... 48.2 Proprietors and rental income...... ..do.... 19.2 Personal interest income and dividends.............do.... 12*1 Transfer payments • • .do.... lees personal contributions for social insurance...do.*.. 3.4 222.9 Total nonagricultural income...•.•.•...**_,..*........do.... Farm income and marketings: 1,899 Cash receipts from farming5incl. Gov't, payments.mil.of dol.. Rarm marketings and CCC loans, total.*..... ....do.... 1,873 Crops .« .do... . 557 Livestock and products, total............. ....do.... 1,316 Dairy products .do... • 317 Meat animals ....••do.... 769 220 Poultry and eggs........................... do.... Indexes for cash receipts from marketingsand CCC loans, 281 all commodities I/..........................1935-39=100.. Crops... ...........do.... 195 Livestock and products.........*... ...do.... 346 Indexes of vol. of farm marketings, a 11 commodities I/..do.... ±04 Crops..*....... do.... 79 Livestock and products...............................do.... 123 Industrial production (Federal Reserve): 217 Unadjusted, combined Index 1935-39=100.. 228 Manufactures. .do.... 268 Durable manufactures ..........do...* 252 Iron and steel ....do.... Lumber and products**** do*... 154 Furniture. .do..* * 193 Lumber .........do.... 134 328 Machinery. do*.. * 217 Nonferrous metals and products.* .do.... 222 Smelting and refining. do..** 221 Stone, clay, and glass products do.... 176 Clay products .do.... Transportation equipment. do. • • « 304 262 Automobiles (including parts) * do.... 1% Nondurable manufactures. .do.... 291 Chemical products do...* 510 Industrial chemicals .do. *.. Leather and products.................. ....do.... 125 120 Leather tanning. * do...* 128 Shoes .do, *. * 149 Manufactured food products..... •••••do.*.• Meat packing do.... 342 100 Processed fruits and vegetables do.... Printing and publishing. „. . .do. * * * 176 Rubber products .do.... 235 Textiles and products..........................do.... 194 Cotton consumption .do.... 174 390 Rayon deliveries. .....do.,.. Minerals. * do.... 153 Fuel s. , . do . . . . 163 89 Anthracite. * do.. . . Bituminous coal.**. * * do**** 125 Crude petroleum .do* • • • 185 Metals do..,. 94 Adjusted, combined index 2/,.* * do.*.. Manufactures do.... Durable manufactures .do. . * * Lumber and products...... ........••do*... Lumber.,.....................................do.... Nonferrous metals ........do.... Stone, clay, and glass products. do.... Clay products do.... Nondurable manufactures.• •• ••• ,do.... Chemical products ••... do...• Leather and products............. * do**** Leather tanning..... .do*... Manufactured food products .....do.... Meat packing.....,.....,,............,.,,...,do,... Processed fruits and vegetables..............do.... Printing and publishing* * do.... Minerals.... do.*.* Metals do..** 221 232 271 169 156 217 237 186* 201 288 122 112 166 148 158 177 158 131 245.5 165.9 73.7 44.9 20.0 27.3 162.2 3.8 47.7 19.7 12.1 3.7 22:>.2 258.6 175.4 76.8 46*5 20.7 31.4 171.9 3.9 49.8 20.7 12.3 3.5 235.9 257.7 175.8 76.7 46.8 20.7 31.6 172.1 3.9 49.9 19.3 12.9 4.1 235.8 2,071 2,019 523 1,4% 366 834 275 3,115 3,097 1,530 1,567 337 868 356 2,642 2,619 1,111 1,508 330 924 243 303 183 393 467 541 412 160 168 155 395 393 397 345 137 151 216 226 278 261 142 174 125 359 92 217 227 280 263 140 176 122 359 207 235 211 177 321 222 185 302 561 88 79 94 158 195 98 178 250 152 136 283 158 170 86 135 193 88 222 234 277 169 156 209 243 189 199 292 118 105 167 159 176 176 158 127 228 282 153 341 207 218 172 185 298 88 79 161 163 126 174 163 121 in 71 141 219 231 275 263 160 195 341 335 209 225 232 180 334 265 194 2% 524 118 104 127 349 347 97 179 239 188 175 374 153 163 48 217 189 a5 243 205 166 307 203 184 301 557 100 86 r258.3 r!77.3 P77.4 r47.0 20.9 r32.0 r!73.7 3.9 r48.6 r!9.9 r!2.6 4.0 r238.0 2,010 638 1,372 330 2,043 2,087 2,044 613 1,431 376 809 794 227 251 303 226 361 308 217 377 n5 n6 218 228 r280 261 r348 r!76 133 r358 r217 r249 r208 r!65 r319 215 186 p217 p227 p280 262 P149 p!75 P135 P355 p218 P253 p210 P164 P319 P214 P184 P297 P561 82 340 298 87 170 250 157 344 2% 162 175 91 347 194 86 r558 109 % 118 349 175 r84 175 245 rl60 150 294 r!62 P174 77 135 r!99 r91 220 230 281 159 150 215 217 180 189 299 100 86 163 162 134 175 167 123 222 232 r283 r!62 154 r217 r224 r!75 190 r2% 107 90 165 182 P134 177 r!67 r!27 no 152 193 257.8 177.2 77.3 47.1 20.7 32.1 173.6 4.0 47.4 20.6 12.6 4.0 238.0 74 148 P149 p!70 p83 p!81 P244 p!53 341 287 p!59 plTl 67 122 p200 P90 p220 P230 p282 p!57 P347 p218 p220 p!72 p!88 P293 p!67 P183 P151 p!77 P125 r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary* \/ Unadjusted. 2/ Indexes for which seasonal factors havs been fixed at 100 are not shown; see unadjusted series* MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1951 February March 1952 December February January March CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Alcohol, ethyl: In industrial alcohol bonded warehouses* .«..« «do«... Alcohol, denatured: 34,721 59,664 57,322 2.342 30,146 3,881 35,722 65,982 59,568 S/i1/* 39,879 2,952 39,732 89,377 59,298 30,079 42,072 2,417 42,253 94,742 58, 960 35,782 48,919 1,992 42,421 94,645 58,971 35,673 44,935 1,788 a.129 16,287 16,340 1,533 21,438 20,448 2,517 22,464 21,944 8,333 26,106 24,752 10,476 24,060 21,388 13,608 21,914 21,491 14,035 33,102 28,219 4,883 36,172 30,920 5,252 38,459 33,143 5,316 39,710 34,203 5,507 36,768 31,536 5,232 38,568 33,040 5,529 6,079 5,243 9,920 7,514 6,675 10,334 6,284 6,077 9,240 6,967 6,442 9,307 6,601 5,601 9,897 7,328 6,099 10,662 28,571 13,612 820,129 35,339 10,280 843,251 19,382 7,746 925,197 17,026 6,592 932,563 15,546 7,746 936,386 15,009 9,757 940,071 16,235 7,811 707,673 12,238 11,170 19,979 6,115 720,713 8,448 7,269 10,463 4,682 760,803 7,349 6,516 9,548 4,095 765,029 5,094 4,348 9,114 4,645 768,047 6,052 5,394 8,648 5,536 768,745 7,060 6,174 1,235 159,334 488,673 181,001 60,166 35,545 195,439 50,000 rl,400 r!82,647 r549,930 r203,733 r66,181 38, 611 r2l6,545 67,000 1,277 167,475 490,399 191,814 62,126 35,526 192,799 77,195 1,436 199,797 559,914 208,833 to,?14 39,480 207,014 83,501 rl,373 199,614 r523,737 r201,035 59,548 37,651 194,723 82,763 1,456 211,906 552,033 213,340 61,776 39,041 214,847 86,773 97,398 13,562 8,871 23,385 11,502 648 37,282 r94,453 r!2,6!6 7,500 r21,000 11,799 1,039 38,261 107,057 8,718 11,462 29,508 12,184 1,816 37,969 108,352 11,150 12,583 26,472 11,219 1,540 39,227 113,520 12,547 14,339 27,902 10,100 1,781 38,912 124,073 13,369 16,557 28,67j. 13,407 1,039 41,861 95,360 54,937 40,423 40,922 1,861 ELECTRIC POWER Electric power, production, total* •• ••••••• ••nil* of Inu-hr.. FOODSTUFFS Fermented malt liquors: Distilled spirits: Whisky: Rectified distilled spirits, prod., total, .thous.of proof gal,. PULP, PAPER, AND PRINTING Wood pulp: Production total, al^ grades, „.,,,« thoua, of short tons** Stocks, end of month, total, all grades.. ......... ...do.... r/ Revised. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINES* WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 (GPO)
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