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BOAfiD - Of G01/BE3MRS OF fHg FEDERAL BESESW STSfEM Division of Research and Statistics COSFIDESTIAL . . March 15, 1959 f^WpuETioation '""" •,; Adjusted' tor-. ~~ rithout - seasonal variation seasonal adjustment 1950 1538"' • JJ59 1988 Feb , 1 Jan* "Feb. ~>«ST T* -Jan."' * ' ¥,ffi7~ 0SS8RAL IHDBXBS Industrial production Total p98 , 101 79 p99 99 79 Manufactures Total • pS7 100 75 p98 98 76 Durable p83 88 54 54 nondurable plOS 110 94 pill Ill 96 Minerals pl09 110 103 pl04 105 98 Construction contracts, value pl04 Total p76 86 pes 70 44 Residential p59 85 32 p52 45 All other >90 111 66 p76 90 56 Freight-car loadings p76 Total 67 69 62 62 63 57 Miscellaneous 76 76 69 64 65 69 Department store sales, value p86 88 88 $>69 GD, 70 Wholesale prices (1926-100) $>69 All commodities ' 7 V -'/ 76.8 76.9 79.8 Farm products 67.0 67.2 69.8 Foods ** , - 71.1 71.5 73,5 Other commodities # »• . * * 80.1 80.2 83.0 SELECTED PRODUCTION INDEXES Pig iron 73 72 46 76 71 47 Steel ingots 88 96 51 92 92 55 Automobiles plOO 105 62 plOO 105 62 Cotton consumption 111 110 85 119 116 90 Silk deliveries 97 107 88 104 122 94 Meat packing 83 87 86 83 101 85 Bituminous oo&l p?9 75 64 p83 83 68 Anthracite p61 69 53 p66 74 57 Petroleum, crude pl68 171 171 p i 64 164 168 p-~-Preliminary. ' ' - ' 1 Mote:—Production, carloadings, end department store sales indexes based on daily averages. Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at second month, of F. W. Dodge data for 37 Eastern States. Wholesale price indexes compiled by Bureau of Labor Statistics, Figures for February 1939 estimated from the Bureau's weekly indexes. Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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BOAfiD - Of G01/BE3MRS OF fHg FEDERAL BESESW STSfEM Division of Research and S t a t i s t i c s
COSFIDESTIAL . . March 15, 1959 f ^ W p u E T i o a t i o n
'""" ,; Adjusted' tor-. ~ ~ r i thou t -seasonal var ia t ion seasonal adjustment
1950 1538" ' JJ59 1988 Feb , 1 Jan* " F e b . ~ > S T T* -Jan."' * ' ,ffi7~
0SS8RAL IHDBXBS Industr ia l production
Total p98 , 101 79 p99 99 79 Manufactures
Total pS7 100 75 p98 98 76 Durable p83 88 54 54 nondurable plOS 110 94 p i l l I l l 96
Minerals pl09 110 103 pl04 105 98 Construction contracts , value
pl04
Total p76 86 pes 70 44 Residential p59 85 32 p52 45 All other >90 111 66 p76 90 56
Freight-car loadings p76
Total 67 69 62 62 63 57 Miscellaneous 76 76 69 64 65 69
Department s tore sa les , value p86 88 88 $>69 GD, 70 Wholesale pr ices (1926-100)
$>69
All commodities ' 7V-'/ 76.8 76.9 79.8 Farm products 67.0 67.2 69.8 Foods * * , - 71.1 71.5 73,5 Other commodities # . * * 80.1 80.2 83.0
SELECTED PRODUCTION INDEXES Pig iron 73 72 46 76 71 47 Steel ingots 88 96 51 92 92 55 Automobiles plOO 105 62 plOO 105 62 Cotton consumption 111 110 85 119 116 90 Silk del iver ies 97 107 88 104 122 94 Meat packing 83 87 86 83 101 85 Bituminous oo&l p?9 75 64 p83 83 68 Anthracite p61 69 53 p66 74 57 Petroleum, crude pl68 171 171 pi 64 164 168
p-~-Preliminary. ' ' - ' 1 Mote:Production, carloadings, end department s tore sales indexes based on dai ly
averages. Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at
second month, of F . W. Dodge data fo r 37 Eastern S t a t e s . Wholesale pr ice indexes compiled by Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s , Figures fo r
February 1939 estimated from the Bureau's weekly indexes.
Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
