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CURRENT B U S I N E S S
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ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES
(BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS)

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Finances
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Prodoetion:
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25,117
20^068
1,199

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24,841
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12,156
50 f 517
71 f 223
30^878
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50^878
71^085
30,864
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126

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51,323
71^508
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20 f 4S9
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205.2

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9,927
52,251
72,6^
31,940
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MONTHLY

Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement

BUSINESS

STATISTICS

1950
September

1951
October

July

August

September

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Personal income, seasonally adjusted, at annual ratess
Total personal income
••••••••••••••••••Ml* of dol*.
Wage and salary receipts, total**.•••••••••
....do....
Employer disbursements, total*••••••••..••••••••©do•••*
Commodity-produeing industries•*«««*•***•*«*....do*»»•
Distributive industries*»•«»«•«••«*•«*«•****«.*do»««®
Service industries*• ••••.••••• •••••••••*•••*««*«do***.
Government®•
*.
*««««•*****•*••*«•«*« *do.»••
Less employee contributions for social insurance.do®...
Other labor income.*.•••••-•••••••••••••••••••• •••••do....
Proprietors1 and rental income**9«*«*..«•*.•**•*«..do***.
Personal interest income and dividends*«••••••••...do....
Total transfer payments* *»**«**•##•••
•*«•«»* ©do.•* *
Total nonagricultural income**.««*.****.»•**•..«•*.*• *do* *. *
Farm income and marketings»!/
Cash receipts from fa:rffiing,incl*G©Yst« pay'tg. .mil* of dol.*
Farm marketings and CCC loans, total.....«.*«.««eee«dQ»Se»
\J r O p S o.a«««e*<»4>ee»9ee9«3eeeae«i5«.'«9»e«ee>»#e«0«8«$ * Q O • a • *

Livestock and products, total*....•••••••••••••••do».».
Dairy products*«*•«««•«•••»•*»»*•••****«****.* ©do* * * *
Meat

a n l m a J S • * * • • * « • 0 * » * « 9 * « e * e * e » e 6 a e ® e « ® e e ® . e€l©» * * *

Poultrr and eggs«»a********.*********.******* * ® Q O » 0 * *
Indexes for cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans,
all commodities £ / . .
.......1935-39=100..
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Livestock and products
«»«»
«««««•••..«•• .do. «*®
Indexes of vol* of farm marketings,all commodities J^/do...,.
Crops* • ••
••••••••••••••••••
• •••do.....
Livestock and products*••*«»•»•*«*•«•»******««*««*©do*®**
COMMODITY PRICES
Prices received, all farm products,. ....,*e******1910=14=100«*
Crops
...'.".•*•••.•
• ••••
**do.*..
Food grains
• ••••••'••••'•••••••••••••••.••• .do* * * *
Feed grains and hay*
*.••.*••••••
*******.do****
l O D a C C O * a * * * * * * o e « o * « « 9 e « 9 * » * e » « e e e e » e * e e . » * « • * « • ( » .U.O* * * s
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I1 r U X t • . e c e * * * * * ^ * * * * * * ^ * * * * * * * . * * « « * • * « * * * * • * * * * * * * GO * * «• *

Truck C r o p S e * . * * * . * * * * * * * * * * . « • * * * • « • • • • • « « * * « « • • • «€10 » e « *
Oil-bearing crops*••*«*••»••••••<•••••••••••*•••'*•• *do»•«•
Livestock and products**.*****.****^* »•••.••.•*••• •••••do«««.
ri@ax> ani.Tnaxs a*************************.************ do«* * *
ua.iry products*«•*«a***********.®*®.**************# do©* « •
r ouixry and eggs• •ese***************®*************'* do * * * *
Prices paid by farmerss
All commodities* •****• • •*««<»*««•*«. ® *•••*•••*«••«»*«.do* * * *
Commodities used in living.••••••••••••••••••••••••do....
Commodities used in production. *******
•••••••do*.«.
All coimnodities, interest, taxes, and wage rates*•••do****
Parity ratio (prices rec 8 d to prices paid by farmers)**do.*.*
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
New construction, total*.••••••••••••••••••••>•••nil. of dol*.
Private, total. * * *
*••••..••,
*do. * * •
Residential (nonfarm)•..• e e«#® e s s s s s a 8 9 ,•«••••••••»do* * * *
New dwelling units*••••••••••••••••••••••••••«••*do*••.
Additions and alterations* •
.*.*...*..•• *do* * * *
Nonresidential building,~exe. farm and "public"util.do....
Industriale*************^********.****.*********. dO * * * *

Commercial* **..
••
Farm construction* ••*..*••

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**«•*.••*..• *do* * * .

rub-Lie utility*A*****®*********!*******************«do• • • ©

Public, total
•••••••••
*
....do....
Residential* •••••••••••••••••••••••••••
*» *do. * • •
Nonresidential "building.
•*•••••••••••••
do• • • •
Military and naval*...*,
•••••
*do # • • •
Highway, ••*••
* ••••••••
•**•
. * * *do* • •.
Conservation and development*••••«•••••••••
**do*.. •
Other type s •. •
•
do • • • *
Value of contracts awarded (Federal Reserve indexes);
Total, unadjusted. ••••..••••••••• ***** ••••••... •1923-25=100* •
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Total, adjusted
*.
••••••••
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Residential, adjusted
••
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152*6
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42*8
19*1
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45*3
21*6
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152*4
155.6
69*3
43*1
19.3
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3.2
3.6
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214.3

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1,556
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1,670
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960
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r5l6
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r!69
r!93
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r695
r434
r202
r252
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r384
r4!0
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153
148

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r465
r440
168
186
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P586
P459
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p222
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243
221
194
428
336
217
126
303
298
372
248
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268
238
219
188
426
327
207
138
300
2%
358
261
201

294
252
236
213
438
329
175
204
317
332
414
272
222

292
244
234
215
430
291
207
181
294
336

277
231

291
239
233
216
423
283
201
161
288
337
411
283
247

252
252
251
260
105

253
254
251
261
103

271
270
r273
282
104

271
270
273
282
104

271
268
275
282
103

2,848
2,095
1,322
1,211
94
354
101
, 121
115
297
753
28
230
21
298
84
92
323
332
321
332

2,773
2,025
1,247
1,145
84
382
112
136
95
294
748
30
247
28
265
84
94

2,793
1*894
*947
840
90
465
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120
134
343
899
52
316
90
260
85
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r2,859
rls906
r944
r835
r92
r459
r!98
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340
357
r953
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319
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97

r2,837
pl,879
r934
r825
r93
451
202
rlOO
130
358
r958
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r323
rl20
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r83
r92

285
285
299
294

329
301
303
298

r303
r289
r291
r292

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287
278
287

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DOMESTIC TRADE
Newspaper advertisings
Linage, total (52 c i t i e s ) * * * 3 * S 6 S ^ e # * * * * t h o u s * o f lines..
230,288
207,305
178,339
Classified*.•«•••••••••••••••••••«•••••••••••.•••»*do« «. %
47,678
45,888
48,762
Display, total*••••••••«••••*•••••••••••••••••••••«do.••,
182,610
161,417
129,627
Automotive.
*•
••••• *do. * *.
9,807
8,793
11,314
Financial
••••••«••••••••••
•••••••••*•• .do *.. %
2#846
2,091
2,531
General
••••••*•
••
....
do.*..
23,690
41*222
32,705
Retail.••...•••.••.•....•.•......•,•••••••••••..••do.. # .
127*542
93*284'
117,829

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5CI,887
ia,640
9,574
1,852
23,^4
106.851

253.3
167.9
171.3
74.6
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20*3
30*1
3.4
3.8
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231.8
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p3,404
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211,499
51,465
160,033
7,889
2,234
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MONTHLY

BUSINESS

Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement

S T A T IS T ICS — Continued
1951

1950
September

October

July

August

September

DOMESTIC TRADE - Continued
Retail trades
All types of retail stores!
Estimated sales (adjusted), total**#««e9««««mil» of dol..
Durable-goods stores*..«•••#•«
• ••-•••••••••• .do«•«•
Nondurable-goods stores.••••••••••••••••••••••••edo.*e«
Estimated inventories (adjusted), total....
do....
Durable-goods stores.. •'••••••'•••••••••
• • • «do.. • •
Nondurable-goods stores..•««••••<
••«••«••.• .do....•

12,362
4,692
7,670
16,599
7,106
9,493

12,032
4,470
7,562
17,390
7,735
9,655

63,567
61.226
7,811
53,415
2,3a

63,704 1
61,764
8,491 1
53,273
1,940

12,090
4,000
8,089
r20,045
9,494
rl0,551

12,468
r4,173
r8,295
rl9,429
r9,154
r!0,275

12,292
4,169
8,123
18,810
8,780
10,030

64,382
62,526
7.908
54,618
1,856

64,208
62,630
7,688
54,942
1,578

63,186
61.580
7,526
54,054
1^606

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EMPLOYMENT
Labor force (Bureau of the Census):
Civilian labor force.• *••••••••••••••••.••••••••.thousands.•
Employed* .-e®*.. *.•*»«««*«•«*.#•«••••«»«•«»•••»•••• »do 0 ••«
Agricultural employment
4...,,...s.s!ssdQ5i
Nonagricultural employment.• « 0 ...9ee..«».«9.«.«..do. 0 • .
Unemployed. • • • * . . . • • • e • •
•••••••••••••. • .do..
Labor turn-over in manufacturing establishments?
Accession rate
.monthly rate per 100 employees..
Separation rate, total.•».«««.««*«* *.« 9 *••••.••«.•••.do....
Discharges. •
• • e • •-• •
«...»«•«
do •.
Lay-offs.
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••
....do..
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Military and miscellaneous*• ee999e.e9999.e9

..do..99

5.7
4*9
•4
.7
3*4
.4

5.2
4*3 1
•4
.8
2.7.
•4

FINANCE
Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of months
ASSetS,

t O t a l * * « « • • 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 99 9 8 9 9 9 9 9

. m i l . O f U.Ol c *

Reserve bank credit outstanding, total*9$,^«»»««,»do..9
United States securities9.99.9999.099*99.9
.do...
Gold certificate reserves..
•
..do...
Liabilities, total
.99.9999do.09
DepOSitS. .99999999909 9 999999.999999999999999999999 9 Q.0 9 9 9
Member bank reserve balances*,
99999.9999.90.d0.99
Excess reserves (estimated).„„.«•
«9«»do.,«*
Federal Reserve notes in circulation.•...*.••.••••*do.«
Beserve ratio.• •••••...••.••••••••••••••••••••••••.percent.«
Federal Government finances
Gross debt (direct), end of month
.9.9mil. of dol.
Interest bearing, total*
.•
**
9999999.do*• •
Public issues.••»••••.••••«99.999«
999.99.99*do.••
Special issues. •. * *. e <,.»c
o , M 8 „ . e I I , . , , M , *do« 9 9
Noninterest bearing«99999.99.99
* * 9 «•'••••••••• ®do««. •{
Obligations guaranteed by U* S. G o ? e n m e n t 9 e 9 , 8 . , e . e » d o » .
Gold, monetary stock, United StateS99999999999.99999999d099.el
Currency in circulation*«...••••«•<••••••
••«.do*•
Life insurance (Life Insurance Association o f America)s
Assets, admitted (4-9 companies), total*•••••••mil* of dol«.|
Bonds and stocks, book value, total..*.99999999..«do.«
Government (domestic and foreign), total..9.9....do.c.9|
U» S. Government.«• •• «• «•
•«*••,...
do«o
Public Utility* •••••••...•«.•«•••••••
edO. • • «|
Railroad. ••
,
,„«•
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Other9••9999999.9999«99999.99.9 9»...90....99«.«.«d099

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.do.
.do.

Cash
«••
Mortgage loans, total.
Farm* 99999*...••••••
Other. •.*•*•. 999. 99. 9

9 9 9 . 9 9. 9 9 * 9 9 . 9 9 9 9 9 . . 9 9 . d O 9

Policy loans and premium notes
«••••«MMMM9do«
Real-estate h o l d i n g s . M « M M M « « « * « « * » I « I » M M I » M ^ d o .
Other admitted assets*••••••• ••••••«
••••••do.

45,604
20,340
19,572
22,235
45,604
19,197
16,709
888
22,997
52.7

44,826
19,798
19,252
22,045
44,826
18,398
16,514
589
23,075
53.2

47,547
24,033
23,078
20,504
47,547
20,606
18,863
467
23,726
460 3

47,755
24,309
23,127
20,611
47,755
20,678
19,181
717
24,020
46,1

49,116
25,058
23,734
20,775
49,116
21,453
19,391
r569
24,U8
45.6

257,216
254,968
221,572
33,3?6
2,247
20
23,483
27,161

256,937
254,731
221,191
33,539
2,206
22
23,249
27,228

255,657
253,325
218,618
34,707
2,332
28
21,759
27,851

257,353
254,958
219,321
35,637
2,395
33
22,013
r28,288

r55,371
r37,780
rl5,040
r!2,836
r9,954
r2,975
r9,811

55,669
37,548
04,687
12,502
10,042
2,988
9,831

58,431
37,574
12,657
10,417
10,503
3,033
11,381

256,644
254,321
219,174
35,146
2,323
32
21,854
28,155
58,702
37,572
12,410
10,166
10,548
3,044
11,570

r7l0
rl2,334
rl,118
rll,l%
r2,032
rl,228
rl,307

848
12,570
1,125
11,445
2,047
1,244
1,412

751
15,139
1,298
13,841
2,156
1,342
1,468

739
15,365
1,310
14,054
2,167
1,361
1,499

721
15,518
1,319
14,198
2,175
1,378
1,531

r3,454
29,432
29,088
'344
r30,746
3,660

r40,887
36,597
35,979
619
r35,606
3,422

35,563
101,244
77,190
24,054
43,655
2,258

44,599
107,722
73,525
34,1%
42,509
3,033

40,945
101,740.
71,103
30,636
39,924
3,595

rl6,701
rlS,467
rl,466

19,273
rl8,721
r2,013

23*348
22,381
9,762

22,757
21,030
10,875

21,421
22,392
10,252

37,510
32,326
5,184

35,2%
30.275
5,020

58,975
37,652
12,326
10,050
10,587
3,065
11,675

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Alcohol, ethyls
Production.......••..••.......•..
thous. of proof gal..
StOCkS, total. 99999999.9.
.99.9999.9 .9099 9 9999«*.dO. 9 9 9
In industrial alcohol bonded warehouses..9*9999..*.do.99.
In denaturing plants.„•
,M<
• •. • * *«do*• • •
Used for denaturing-1/..i* *..,...,*
•••••••••••«do.•«•
Withdrawn tax-paid..... 9
*.•....•*.•.••••••....•* .do..• •
Alcohol, denatureds
Production...• •
..o**.
*
thous. of vine g a l . .
Consuaption ( w i t h d r a w a l s ) , e i , „ $ l „
do....
M
Stocks. 9.9*

99999999

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do. . . .

ELECTRIC POWER
34,338
32,639
35,435
Electric power, production, total..
.....mil. of kw-hr..
27,749
30,392
29,155
5,042
4,890
5,183
Utilities. *
9 • *.. *
do. o..
Industrial
establishments.••••••••••••••••aee.ess^...do,•9•
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MONTHLY

BUSINKSS*

Earlier data are available in monthly issues of th© Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement

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FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO
Fermeated malt licpaorss
Productions e.. c - *, r. - «,. - -* ^ > - o -> > > tfee%-, -»£ H "
Tax-paid withdrawals 0 J:>.<,c;ofto~eoo,oc<. -> o o i, - 0 o - * e 0 * tic
Stocks, end of ipontb^o .«« 3.0 o c «^ > . c<
o co-sic,
Distilled spirits?
Production^ O,„c-..„su,.,e«,.ooe.-oo.o.oo 0 thong0 e<. ta»v gaC\ t
T a x - p a i d w i t h d r a w a l s « - „. 0o.-> o o....... o.,*,, 0 . . . . « . * . d o .0 .
S t o c k s , a n d o f month.~,<. 0 o.oco.oonou.»o.ooo«e.»o«ooo ©do© 0 ©
Whiskyt

9,0a
c

8«622

n;ioi

5?6,79i
-3o;,64:

33 f 06l
16^142
?20 9 247

!?42g080
rll,398
s?737,787

r702?3
901^106

/, J21
910,339

15,093
. 9,869
647,049
16,238
14s, 023

13,273
r3,640
5^751,233
3?5^915
?f5t243

9 9 763
3,686
7^5V?74

Tobacco, manufactured products, consumption (withdrawals);
C i g a r e t t e s , small, tax«free e 9 oooo e oeo«o 5 0 ^9 6 M8 9 iiUioBs a
C i g a r e t t e s p small, tax«-paid e 9 e 0 e 9 ; 9 e 9 8 e ^ 0 o o 8 ( . « ) e o « e « 9 d Q 8 9 e
C i g a r s , ' t a x - p a i d . . . . . . . . • • , « . « . . . o . o o < , . . o o o o » o o < » 9 0 thousands©
Manufactured'tobacco' and snuff;, tax»paldoooothous. of lbs©

3?17g988
y6 f 469
r656«90ft
rll,093
9,74?-

4,009
39,126
587,406
23,531

3,048
30f846
503,738
20,851

3,463
32-,474
502,592
19,091

29/739
421,758
15.806

KTOLEUM, COAL, AID PRODUCTS
Bituminous coals
I n d u s t r i a l consumption and r e t a i l deliYerles, t o t a l
thous* of short tons®
©d©«eQ
I n d u s t r i a l consumption^ t o t a l . »
Beehive "coke o^eas0©oe©oQa©©6
6 d© 6S> ©
©do©»©
Byproduct coke O T O n s 9 6 8 9 8 o « o o
Cement m i l l s ® e o o @ 0 © e s e 9 o o o o o o
edoees
©GO © 0 ®
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Railways (©lass 1)00000000000
.do...
Steel and rolling mills.....o s o e o s o o o o
®d©@s@
Other industrials®« 0 ,©eo @ ®e e 9
® d o ® s©
Retail deliveries* e ® e e ee®©®© e ©®
®d©®®s>

'37,954
30,836
1,006
8 S 183
"670
7,782
4,988
583
7,624
7,118

36,957
30^202
903
8,057
652
7,456
4,972
553
7,609
6 f 755

33,015
29,445
982
8,465
685
7,728
3.985
'568
7,032
3; 570

32,627
29,157
836
8,706
699
7,743
4^064
534
6,575
3,470

58,964
56f620
12,353
1,089
3,746
928
15,579
2S344

64,293
61,836
13 9 %4
1,181
24,940
3,646
%8
17,137
2,457

76,992
75,258
16,24-7
1,333
31f060
4f999
1,195
20,424
1,734

74,100
72,248
lAj.035
1,316
31,635
4 $4-213
1,168
19,668
1,852

75,41*4
73,492
14,449
1,339
32,3%
4,331

175,594
188^078
237,393

176 f 636
181,778
242,311

183f898
197f246
248,170

190,362
200^322
250,847

193,201
202,721
254,276

33,765
35,5S5

35,392
35,343

37,614
38,303

38,067
39,516

•38,335
37,993

68,426
40,979

78,270
41,966

67,839
af566

79,437
45,163

87f432
47,243

4,686
7,145

4,646
6,950

5,094
8,444

5,241
8f662

5,379
8,875

92,710
82,367
15,449

87,539
76,939
15,466

96,154
85,417
15,932

98,643
87,851
16,367

98,799
87f875
16,977

99,423
7,644
8,667

97,904
7,844
8,581

119,769
7,826
10,043

113,734
7,748
rl0,065

106,704
7,742
9,883

1,322
U9,488
513,779
187,933
63,566
47,382
193,498
93,800

1^232
144,773
46*8,025
171,788
63,712
43,949
187,878
86,153

lf400
188,582
538,139
190,077
63,25334,908
210,681
101,000

1,329
177,229
522f335
182,262
58,586
29,921
197,911
94,500

1^438
198,499
550,868
206,044
61,287
38,777
208,437
98,302

104^631
13,022
9,540
24,558
12,282
1,830
33,580

*95,117
rl3,651
r9,340
r20,231
14,2>u

110^894
15,363
12,911
26,138
10,990
1,088
40?S41

111,130
11,830
13,685
27,997
12.210
^987
40,852

105,430
11,920
12,542
26,187
11,579
803
38,601

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Distillate fuel o i l © t M o o o e o ^ o H ^ e o o s ^ H ^ H ^ d o ^ ^
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end of month...««...o...00......do.•-••

Gasoline and naphtha from crude petroleum«.» v .«0«do....
Natural gasoline and allied products e@ a...«. ffl6S ..do....
Stocksj, gasolinej end of months
Unfinished gasoline®• •••'........•..e...««•.•.•'••©do.•. •
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PULP, PAPER, AND PRJITXNG
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Production, total, all grades®® @ffle .© @ thous @ of short tons®®
Bleached sulphate.*••••••••••••••••••••••••••short tons®®
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31,077

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"V,101
4,934

19,825
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