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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
NOVEMBER 7, 1952
Avoiloble only wiih tubtcription to the monthly mogesine SURVSY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
IfLLIOWt Of KILOWATT-HOURS
9.0
300
STEEL PRODUCTION
(ingots and Stawl for Castings)
- POWER PRODUCTION
By UTiUTIES
250
200
150
§ 0 I ..LI ' I '
100
s j
FES.
8IU.10NS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL SATES
300
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JOMC
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AU8.
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MOV.
DEC.
ADJUSTED. 5J3S-39MQO
1NDUSTHIAL PRODUCTION
250 «-•
200
S949
IS 51
ITEM
Oct. 27
Commodity prices, who less!©:
Al i commodities
................ J947-49aiOO. .
Form products
,
.,.,., .,,„,,.,.,, . do
Foods, processed. « »
, ...,..,.,.. . , , do. , .
A 1 i othe«- ...*«....«.,..... ..,-... .
do
28 commodities 7,1
,
August i93Qs:!00
Cotton, middling, IS/17", 10 markets 3/. ...,. ,do! . per !b..
Wheat, No. 2» hard winter (Kansas City) V..t,doL P8r ku..
Department store sa les
.................. 1947 -4 9« 100, .
1 nsured unemp ioyment, tota 1
,.....«....-... th^u*: , .
State programs.
. „, ,
O do
F 5 nance :
Currency in circulation 3/, „.......»..,..,,,,. ,mi ! of do!..
Federa ! Reserve bank cred i t , tota 1 ................... do ....
Member bank reserve balances. ....................... .do. ...
Excess reserves, estimated,..,. ........*.,., , , .. .^o
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in Sea-ding cities:
New York Cl ty
,
do. ...
Deposits, demand, adjusted
,„,,.,.,-.., -do
Loans and i nvestments, tota i
»
«
do. . . .
U. S. Government obligations,.,.,,*,
.,-..,.. .do. ....
Commercial, industrial, and agr, loans (gross) <JQ
Failures, industrial and commercial ,..,.
number
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody *s) 3/
..percent.,
Stock prices, 480 stocks (Standard and Poor »s).. 1935-39*100. .
Industrials, 420 stocks
'............, .do. ....
Production:
B i turn 1 nous cos I 3/ .........<.
thous . of short 'tons , ,
Electric power, by utilities
m i l , of kw.-hr..
T
-.
..
..
'
„
1952
Nov. 3
Oct. 4
1
Oct. !8
Oct. 25
ill. 1
506 6
108 5
1 12 6
287 0
.377
2.4!
126
647
620
110.7
104 6
108. 1
1 12 6
284 6
.365
2.38
124
110.6
105 I
107 4
1 12 5
282 2
.360
2.43
123
110.4
104 5
107 0
1 12 4
279 8
.353
2.46
/9,6SO
29,583
25,505
20,449
523
326 7
.385
2.49
121
903
87!
28,334
24,84!
19,833
689
28,446
24 , 427
19,557
497
2Q 462
24,963
20,098
356
29 575
25 ^84
20 239
662
25,325
20,613
591
29*52'^
25,867
20,779
791
26 568
9,927
S'?,25S
72 606
3 ! , 940
20,472
155
3, 15
S82.0
198.7
27 491
10,933
52 !24
72,648
31.926
2t3>f57i
143
3, 18
180,2
S96.6
7-9 997
!2,45G
52,317
75,7^3
31,579
2 1 , 67 !
S29
3.21
185.6
201. 1
27 367
1 1,091
^2 167
77,382s
33,077
21,808
147
3.21
185.8
201.3
26,^18
10, 133
52,651
77,629
32,848
22,054
139
3.22
182,6
197.5
"%2,656
13,220
53,216
76,937
32,451
22, 153
154
3.23
180.6
195. 1
i 938
7,234
i ,889
7,3!9
j j j 735
6,705
234.0
838
407
1,513
7,665
134 67 1
6,430
243 9
852
4 "6
1,508
7,698
129 107
6,44!
248.0
843
4 !6
1,387
7,68!
130 872
6.4^0
247.8
838
423
358
7,696
135 929
6,461
248.7
76!
419
6,257
. . !935-39~ iOC. . 5^0.4
86^
d«>»
.
Nov.
Oct. I I
**l 1 1.7
**I06 4
**| >0 5
**l 13 1
288 7
.383
2.41
! 16
654
6?7
J./ Data do not slvmys cover caieridsr weeks. ^./ Thursdav prices,
index for October 1951. ** Monthly index fcr bepT*r,;'"ier i952,
1952
1951
*l 13,7
*l 1 i 5
*1!1 6
#j 14 6
^29 4
. 37 1
2.48
I 13
875
853
1 14 ^.79
Stee ! 4/
1950
1 1,486
136
3.22
182.4
197 1
144 0^7
249 7
averages, 4V Week ending November 8, 245.9. * Monthly
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
1 951
August
1952
September
June
July
August
September
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Personal income, seasonally adjusted, at annual rates:
Total personal income
..bit. of dol..
256 7
Wage and salary disbursements, total
do....
171 2
Commodity- producing industr ies
do. . . .
74 8
D i str i but i ve i ndustr i es
do. . . . 46 5
Service industries
do. . . .
20.4
Government
do. . . .
29 5
Wage and salary receipts, total
do....
167 9
Other labor income
do....
42
Proprietors' and rental income
do....
51.5
Personal interest income and dividends
do....
20.5
Transfer payments
do. ...
12 6
Less personal contributions for social insurance. . .do. ...
3.3
235 5
Total nonagr icu Itura 1 income.
do....
Farm income and marketings:
Cash receipts from farming, incl.Gov't pay'ts. . .mi 1. of dol..
2,886
Farm marketings and CCC loans, total..
do....
2,879
Crops
do ...
1 255
Livestock and products, total
do....
1,624
Da i ry products
do
377
Meat animals
do.. .
934
Pou 1 tr y and eggs
do
296
Indexes for cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans,
al 1 commodities ±/
1 935 -39=rl 00. .
434
Crops
do
444
Livestock and products
do....
427
Indexes of vol. of farm market ings,al 1 commodities J/. do. ...
163
Crops
do
179
Livestock and products
do....
151
Industrial production (Federal Reserve):
Unadjusted, combined index
1935-39=100..
220
Manufactures
do
229
Durab le manufactures
do. . . .
269
Iron and steel
do
254
Lumber and products
do. ...
158
Furniture
do
165
Lumber
do
154
Machi nery
do.
328
Nonferrous metals and products
,
do....
197
Sme It i ng and ref i n 5 ng
do. .
213
Stone, clay, and 'glass products
do....
238
C 1 ay products
do. ...
182
Transportation equipment
do. . . .
305
Automobiles (including parts)
....do....
?23
197
Nondurable manufactures
;.. . do
Chemica 1 products
do. . . .
303
1 ndustr i a 1 chem i ca 1 s
do. ...
557
Leather and products
do. ...
98
Leather tanning.....
do
80
Shoes
do
1 10
Manufactured food products
do. ...
189
Meat pack 5 ng
"
do ...
139
Processed fruits and vegetables.
do.,..
263
Pr i nt i ng and pub 1 5 sh i ng
do. ...
166
Rubber products'
do. . . .
243
Texti Ies and products
do. . . .
170
Cotton consumpt i on
do. ...
145
Rayon de 1 i ver ies
do
360
Miner a Is.
do. ...
170
Fue Is
.
do. ...
171
Anthr ac i te
do. . . .
77
Bituminous coa 1
do. ...
134
Crude petroleum
do. . . .
194
Metals
do
167
Adjusted, combined index 2/
Manufactures
Durab le manufactures
Lumber and products
Lumber
Nonferrous meta Is....
Stone, clay, and glass products
Clay products
Nondurab le manufactures
Chemi ca 1 products
Leather and products
Leather tann ing
Manufactured food products
Meat pack 5 ng . «
Processed fruits and vegetables
Pr i nt i ng and pub 1 i sh i ng
;
Minerals
Meta Is
£/ Revised, £/ Preliminary.
series.
\J Unadjusted.
do....
do. . . .
.do. . . .
»
do. . . .
do ....
do. . . .
....do....
do
do. . . .
do
do. ...
do
do. . . .
do
do....
do. . . .
do
do
217
226
267
146
137
197
228
176
193
306
99
81
166
162
139
174
165
134
257 3
172 1
75 7
46 3
20 4
29 7
168 8
42
50 9
2! 0
12 4
3.3
236 4
266 7
179 3
77 2
48 5
21 3
32 3
175 8
45
52 8
21 4
12 5
3.8
245 9
263 9
177 4
74 0
49 3
2| 5
32 6
173 9
45
52 2
21 3
12 4
3.9
243 4
r269 6
r 182 5
r78 7
r49 4
2| 5
r32 9
r 179 0
45
51 8
21 4
r 13 1
3.7
r249 . 4
273 3
184 3
80 7
49 i
21 7
32 8
180 8
45
53 5
21 4
13 3
3.7
252 3
3,348
3,340
1 573
1,767
348
1 067
338
2,381
2 361
851
1 510
427
769
271
2,7l 1
2 697
1 235
1 462
4 10
759
269
2,882
2 874
1 377
1 497
394
812
278
3,654
3 646
1 917
1 729
370
! 029
316
504
556
465
181
21 1
159
356
301
398
139
108
162
407
436
385
154
165
145
434
487
394
161
182
145
550
677
455
196
237
165
223
232
273
258
158
167
153
336
197
214
237
180
31 1
226
199
303
560
100
83
11i
i92
149
297
180
245
163
142
334
17!
172
79
137
195
166
205
215
249
142
155
169
148
352
210
246
224
170
340
230
187
296
563
102
90
11i
165
147
125
175
247
154
133
312
149
161
74
102
193
74
195
204
232
14 1
150
164
143
331
201
241
216
160
288
164
181
294
564
90
77
98
174
137
182
145
227
147
1 i1
343
145
155
57
91
190
82
218
228
r268
r24 1
r 159
r 174
152
r337
212
251
r232
r 170
r298
r 173
r 195
r300
r569
1 16
95
129
r!83
138
r234
157
r243
r 170
143
r370
!6i
r 161
61
102
r 194
r!66
p230
p239
p287
p266
p !64
p!80
p 1^6
p352
o22l
p248
p2T4
p i 69
p336
p226
fV?fin
p3 10
p58S
218
228
271
146
135
196
228
173
192
301
SOO
84
167
168
152
179
167
137
204
214
248
146
134
210
222
171
186
298
103
92
166
148
162
176
147
65
193
202
231
141
128
202
214
158
179
298
91
81
163
147
140
157
142
66
r2!4
r224
r266
r!48
135
212
r222
r 164
r!9l
r303
1 16
97
r!62
158
M23
165
157
r!32
DI87
p 154
p257
p i 70
p254
o 174
145
378
p |79
p !78
88
144
p20l
p!8f
o225
P235
p285
pi 52
o!38
p22l
p224
p i 63
p i 94
p308
p!64
p i 70
pl32
p!69
p!74
p 152
Indexes for which seasonal factors have been fixed at 100 are not shown; see unadjusted
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1951
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
August
?52
|<
September
August
September
June
July
21 1,499
51,465
160,033
7,889
2,234
30,318
119,592
209,251
52,744
156,506
10,288
2,762
31,251
1 12,204
175,447
47,979
127,468
7,351
3,046
25,674
91,398
186,555
52,741
133,814
7,781
1,894
22,061
102,077
214,509
54, 124
160,385
7,367
2,596
29,711
120,709
99.23
99.73
73.66
98.72
99.22
72.93
98.61
99. 10
73.69
98.43
98.88
75.52
98.14
98.57
76.12
97.46
97.87
76.11
117.1
118.0
r l 16. 1
116.0
115.8
115.7
53,065
60,666
54,075
62,621
r52,964
r 62, 057
51,585
58,329
100,320
101,867
56,237
61,325
51, 120
57,957
52,560
60,534
51,432
59,968
50,210
56,686
98,416
99,742
54,113
58,855
99,271
97,580
1,399
100,045
do....
do. . . . 97,846
1,899
97,925
96,290
1,347
99, 197
97,050
1,847
95,964
94,238
1,343
97,315
95,092
1,823
100,273
98 401
1 439
101,871
99,516
1,905
100,537
98,656
1,448
102,444
100,091
1,902
99,712
97,838
1,447
102,315
99,963
1,902
1,626
59,483
1,707
66,385
r 1,285
r 56, 845
1,317
61,433
1,154
41,576
1,198
48,989
1,393
44,583
1,445
48,204
1,098
42,325
1,122
45,916
978
29,433
1,012
35,165
40,945
rlOI,68l
r 7 1,088
r30,593
39,924
3,595
32,922
74,420
50,584
23,837
r33, 102
1,447
39,292
77,437
47,610
29,827
35,397
2,052
32,984
82,661
47,420
35,241
28,577
1,629
36,439
87,430
48,430
39,000
31,249
2,057
21,421
22,392
10,252
17,868
18,018
8,055
19,039
17,468
9,100
15,437
18,261
7,158
16,987
16,799
7,326
28 1 , 549
258,887
305,335
367,590
290,088
377,329
286,050
339,625
290,840
329,643
46,862
110,682
49,486
115,580
44,932
118,495
46,040
113,738
43,600
107,634
18,789
97,846
12,748
69,931
22,631
84,479
22,683
88,854
13,407
89,990
440
1,021
250
343
1,054
572
305
1,017
336
354
952
498
433
962
438
96,085
102,715
79,578
401,400
54,023
361,320
42,285
318,006
71,655
288,212
57,057
635, 184
44,015
637,975
31,860
634,474
46,904
622,350
46,702
616,537
148,658
130,391
90,907
79,870
189,977
177,198
185,122
111,280
179,498
162,158
180,130
116,618
178,795
175,008
136,414
124,222
155,632
166,542
98,287
96,046
85,074
16,461
104,040
26,837
68,695
23,807
86,564
15,584
125,694
18,615
109,636
97,018
142,749
81,922
112,624
88,436
125, 1 14
92,559
140,171
74, 126
DOMESTIC TRADE
Newspaper advertising:
Linage, total (52 cities)
Classified
Disp lay, tota 1 . . . . ,
Genera 1
Retail
192,528
thous. of lines..
50,887
do. ...
do. . .141,640
.
9,574
1,852
23,364
do. ...
106,851
do....
FINANCE
Bonds:
Prices:
Average price of a l l listed bonds (N.Y.S.E.) J/.do! lars. .
Fore i gn
do. ...
Standard and Poor's Corporation:
Industrial, utility, and railroad (AI + issues):
Composite (17 bonds)
dol. per $100 bond .
Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission):
Tota 1 on a l l reg \ stered exchanges :
Mar ket va 1 ue
t bous . of do 1 . .
On New York Stock Exchange:
Face va 1 ue
do ....
Value, issues listed on New York Stock Exchange:
Market value, a l l issues I/
m i l . of dol..
Face value, a l l issues I/.
Domest i c
Stocks:
Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission):
Total on a l l registered exchanges:
Mar ket va 1 ue
...mil. of do 1 . .
Shares so 1 d
thousands . .
On New York Stock Exchange:
Market value
m i l . of dol..
Shares sold
thousands. .
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Alcohol, ethyl :
44,665
Product 5 on
thous . of proof gal..
Stocks, total
do. . . . 107,738
73, 54 1
In industrial alcohol bonded warehouses
do....
34, 197
In denaturing plants
do....
Used for denaturat i on
do. . . . 42,509
3,033
Al.cohol, denatured:
22,757
Production .,
thous. of wine gal..
20,917
10,875
Stocks
,
do
Fats, oi Is, and byproducts:
Animal fats:
297,887
Production.
thous. of Ib..
270,761
Greases:
54,642
Stocks, end of month.
,
.do. . . . 113,712
Fish oi Is:
Production. . , . ,
do. ... 25,240
104,219
Stocks, end of month
do. ...
Vegetable oils, total:
396
Production, crude..
m i l . of Ib..
1,005
Stocks, end of month: Crude
do....
255
Ref i ned
do. . . .
Cottonseed oil, refined:
40,499
Product i on
thous . of 1 b . .
98, 103
Stocks , end of month
do....
Linseed o i l , raw:
60,500
634,748
Soybean o i l :
187,910
Ref i ned
do. . . . 154,263
107,993
Ref ined.
do. . . . 85,236
Oleomargarine:
86,286
Stocks (factory and warehouse)
do
17,022
Shortenings and compounds:
Product i on
do. . .
126,290
Stocks, end of month
do. . . . 104,682
£/ Revised. J./ Includes bonds of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development not shown separately.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
r~:z1
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
ELECTRIC POWER
Electric power:
Product i on, tota I
,
......mil, of kw, * hr v
Utilities
,
...
do...
Industr i a I estab11 shments
do...
PULP, PAPER, AND PRINTING
Wood pulp:
Production, tota I, a i! grades.,,
thous, of short tons.
Bleached sulphate
short tons.
Unbleached sulphate,
.,.,.......do...
Bleached sulphite.
,.
do...
Unbleached sulphite.
.do.. „
Soda
do.,.
Groundwood
.do.,.
Defibrated, exploded, etc
,
......do,,,
Stocks, end of month, total, a l l grades..............do..,
Bleached sulphate.
. .do...
Unbleached sulphate
............................do...
Bleached sulphite.............
,. .do...
Unbleached sulphite
,..,-....... .do.. .
Soda
do..
Groundwood
do...
Paper, excluding building paper, newsprint, and paperboard
(American Paper and Pulp Association):
Orders, new
,. .short tons.
Product i on
do...
Shipments
«
.do.,.
Stocks, end of month
,...........,,,....,...do,..
Fine paper:
Orders, new
r....... do,..
Production.
.do....
Shipments
,
do....
Stocks, end of month.
.do...
Printing paper:
Orders, new
,.,
*..,.....-..,........,< .do,,.
Product i on
do...
Shipments
do...
Stocks, end of month...
.. k ..« .do...
Coarse paper:
Orders, new
* Jo..
Production
do....
Shipments.
,. .do....
Stocks, end of month
do....
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Motor vehicles, factory sales, total
Coaches, tota I
Domest ic
Passenger cars, tota f
Domestic
Trucks, tota I
,
Domest i c
32,^04
,020
5 7
862
,260
' 05'
354,043
894,740
f
286.834
)
j
j
j
j
1952
August
July
September
36,052
3!,525
4,526
37,007
32,523
4,484
39,752
34,361
5,391
38,759
33,376
5,383
1,323
207,457
483,425
188,012
52,355
33,893
194,762
89,236
156,864
20,566
18,247
49,509
15,500
2,640
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