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For release in morning papers, Monday, I arch 51, 1952 BUSINESS INDEXES 1935-3? average * 100 for industrial production and freight carloadings; 19hl-k9 average = 100 for all other series. Seasonally adj' us ted Unadjustec 1952 ! 1951 1952 1951 Feb. | Jan. ! Feb. Feb. Jan. Feb. Ir/justrL'il production* Total p222 220 221 P218 216 217 ^ amifactures P218 Total p232 230 232 p22S 226 228 Durable p2«U 281 271 p28l 278 268 Nondurable pl90 189 201 pi 86 1314 196 "inerals pl66 167 158 pl60 162 153 jor consumer durables Total output P103 9h 157 plOii 91 153 Passenger cars P 97 79 156 P 98 76 158 Household goods pl09 110 158 plio 107 159 Construction contracts, value** Total n.a.. 161 173 n.a. 132 151 Residential n.a. 1h2 187 n.a. 118 167 All other n.a. 173 l6u n.a. 111 11.0 Iqployment** Total nonagricultural P106.9 106.7 105.9 P105.3 105.5 101.3 Total factory P103.7 103.7 106.8 P103.5 103.3 106.6 Factory payrolls, total** — — el30.7 130.9 128.5 Freight carloadin^s 136 Ihl 129 126 128 119 Department store sales, value el05 108 115 00 0) 83 90 ? epartment store stocks, value ' 1 1' : . x . ' - ' . • ' ' . 1"" """'I V"' ' " X V 1 """ j — 113 129 106 125 5 Estimates, seasonally adjusted, for ,-arch 1952: total industrial production, 222; durable manufactures, 23?; nondurable manufactures, 188; minerals, 16k. *-> E-.ck fi~ures on a 1$L7-Ii9 base available upon request to Division of research and Statistics. Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at second L-.or.th, of F.T'. Dodre data for 37 Eastern States. Factor:/ ecplcynent, r.i thout seasonal adjustment, and payrolls index compiled by Bureau of Labor Statistics. Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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For release in morning papers, Monday, I arch 51, 1952
BUSINESS INDEXES
1935-3? average * 100 for industrial production and fre ight carloadings; 1 9 h l - k 9 average = 100 for a l l other s e r i e s .
Seasonally adj' us ted Unadjustec 1952 ! 1951 19 52 1951
Feb. | Jan. ! Feb. Feb. Jan. Feb.
Ir/justrL'il production* Total p222 220 221 P218 216 217 ^ amifactures
P218
Total p232 230 232 p22S 226 228 Durable p2U 281 271 p28l 278 268 Nondurable pl90 189 201 pi 86 1314 196
"inerals pl66 167 158 pl60 162 153 j o r consumer durables Tota l output P103 9h 157 plOii 91 153
Passenger ca r s P 97 79 156 P 98 76 158 Household goods pl09 110 158 plio 107 159
Construct ion c o n t r a c t s , value** Total n . a . . 161 173 n . a . 132 151 Residential n .a . 1h2 187 n.a . 118 167 All other n .a . 173 l6u n .a . 111 11.0
Iqployment** Tota l nonagr i cu l tu ra l P106.9 106.7 105.9 P105.3 105.5 101.3 Total f ac to ry P103.7 103.7 106.8 P103.5 103.3 106.6
Factory payrol ls , tota l** e l30 .7 130.9 128.5
Fre ight car loadin^s 136 I h l 129 126 128 119
Department s to re s a l e s , value el05 108 115
00 0) 83 90
? epartment s to re s tocks , value ' 1 1 ' : . x . ' - ' . ' ' . 1 " " " " " ' I V " ' ' " X V1 """ j
113 129 106 125
5 Estimates, seasonally adjusted, for ,-arch 1952: t o t a l industr ia l production, 222; durable manufactures, 23?; nondurable manufactures, 188; minerals, 16k.
*-> E-.ck f i~ures on a 1$L7-Ii9 base avai lable upon request to Divis ion of research and S t a t i s t i c s .
Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at second L-.or.th, of F.T'. Dodre data for 37 Eastern Sta tes .
Factor:/ ecplcynent, r.i thout seasonal adjustment, and payrol ls index compiled by Bureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s .
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$ e INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(1935-39 average = 100)
Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted 1952 I 1951 19>2 m i
Feb. | Jan. j 1 Feb. Feb. 1 Jan. Feb.
>^ i!UF4CTUF:ES
7ron and s t e e l 261 261 252 261 261 252 Pi iron 235 229 217 235 229 217 5 tor i 301* 30b 281 30b 30b 281
Open hearth 221 213 206 221 218 206 Electr ic 892 913 815 892 913 815
' * chinery p363 359 328 P363 359 328 j a s p o r t a t i o n equipment P316 307 3021 p3l6 307 30b Automobiles ( i n c l . parts) P215 203 262 ?215 203 262
Nonferrous metals and products P215 215 217 P215 215 217 fmelting and ref in ing p2b8 213 222 p2b3 2L3 222 Fabricating p201 20h 215 p2Gl 2 Oh 215
Lumber and products pl6b 159 169 plb9 lb2 15b Lumber pl59 150 156 pl36 125 13b Furniture pl7b n k 193 pl7b 17b 193
Ttone, c lay and g lass products p222 217 237 p20? 205 221 Cement n .a . 233 2b5 n .a . 188 186 Clay products P173 180 186 pl6b 166 176
Tex t i l e s and products p l5 ) 157 191 pl53 157 19b Cotton consumption 150 ilil* 17b 150 Ibb 17b Rayon d e l i v e r i e s 2 / h 296 390 29b 296 390
Leather and products n .a . 100 122 n .a . 100 125 Tr.nning n .a . 6 112 n . a . 86 120 Shoes n .a . 110 128 n . a . 110 123
:nuf>ctured food products pl66 1&3 166 pl50 152 lb9 l.Tieat f lour p i l l 122 119 p l l 2 122 120 Meatpacking pl8b 162 lbd pl77 193 lb2 Other ranufactured foods P172 171 176 pl56 158 159 Processed f r u i t s & vegetables p l 1*3 13a 158 p 90 87 100
y iper and products P19L 107 207 pl9b 187 203 7 anerboard 209 197 2b5 209 197 2b5
i;i intin ti a; d publishing Pl79 175 177 pl79 170 176 Nereprint consumption 163 159 162 159 lbS 159
Petroleum and coal products p282 290 269 p282 230 269 Gosaline p209 211 199 p209 211 193
Fuel o i l p2b3 238 233 p2b3 233 238 Coke n .a . 188 133 n .a . 183 183
Che- ie ' i l s P295 299 283 p293 301 291 Paints P157 159 168 P155 156 166 I ay on 'P300 323 38b P300 323 38b Industrial chemicals p55b 557 510 p55b 557 510
rubber products p2b5 250 235 P2b5 250 235
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3. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(1935-39 average = 100)
... . V Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted
... . V 1952 1951 1952 1 i 9 ? r ... . V Feb. i | Jan Feb. Feb. Jan. 1 feb.
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Fuels P173 175 163 pl73 175 163 Coal 123 136 113 123 136 118
Bituicinous coal 135 li{7 125 135 lu7 125 Anthracite 77 91 89 77 91 89
Crude petroleum Pl?3 19^ 185 pl98 19lt 185 Metals pl22 123 131 p 86 86 9h
Iron ore P 90 9li 93
FREIGHT CiFLOfXDIMGS (1935-39 average * 100)
toal 120 133 l l i j 120 133 I l k Coke 192 203 lb6 203 2lij 197 Grain liiO lL6 131 137 l k 6 131 Livestock 72 67 55 57 6h tit Forest products i k e 155 U 3 n o 139 137 Ore 277 256 2hl 6? 6U 60 Miscellaneous 11:9 151 l u l n o 138 133 Merchandise, l . c . l . 19 U6 1.8 L7 hh h6
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a.: OUTPUT OF H^UfDIOLr GOODS :
19&7-1919 = 100
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1952 | r 1951 1952 1951 - Feb. I Jan. | i Dec. | Jan. Feb. | Jan. Dec. t Jan.~
TOTAL plO? 110 98 11*6 pllO 107 96 111
Carpets n .a . 79 63 l l i i n .a . 79 61 113
Furniture pl03 lOii lOli 118 pl06 106 106 120
ajor appliances p 96 96 100 132 P 93 92 97 127 Locking stoves, t o t a l p 86 91 85 13i n 86 86 80 126
Llectr ic , to ta l 90 95 101 132 Standard 93 97 102* 139 Ap-'s rtment 6h 70 62 62
Nonelectric, to ta l n .a . 51 63 123 Gas, tntal n .a . 95 73 139
c tar.darti n .a . 93 7ii liiO Apartment n .a . 109 107 137
Eurina ] ctf and coi hxnation n.a . 1*5 51 93 All e t he r n.a. 33 20 52
Driers 589 570 553 07 6bS 627 720 U 3 Freezers n . a . 1L9 222 1?0 n .a . lii3 200 173 Iror.ers k$ 52 18 78 ha hi UQ 62
Refrigerators, tc-tsl 88 86 88 127 89 98 35 130 5.L cubic f e e t or l e s s 17 10 L9 L3 5.5-6.14 cubic f e e t 15 33 7h 100 6.5-7.U cubic f e e t 33 29 37 h9 7.5-8.1* cubic f e e t 97 3k 59 167 5.5 cubic f e e t or over 193 191 170 206
Vacuum cleaners 82 86 82 135 36 30 83 58 " ashing machines, to ta l 99 9U 100 Ip'J 103 82 93 l l i i
V'ringer and spinner Ip'J
53 h3 1*3 79 Automatic and semiautomatic 187 119 169 175
Radios and t e l e v i s i o n pl6o 16L 130 297 P157 155 13li 273 Radior, t o t a l p 5h 17 39 102 ,P 52 13 ho 95
Snai l n.a . 51 59 9ti Autcmciile n.a. 73 60 127 Consoles and combinations n .a . 29 19 U2 AV-PJ console combinations n .a . 17 11 IIS
Televis ion , to ta l P380 b03 319 P373 335 329 657 Table i
P380 ! n.a . 3iiU 252 382
Consoles n.a . 6 l h 558 1 ,153 Combinations n.a . 95 126 175
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