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JUL I f , 1 9 5 8 L_ ECABL CF GOVEKNCKw OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ' For icaediete release, Friday, February 14, 195S February 14, BUSINESS INDEXES I9U7-I19 average = 100 195d Seasonally acijusted 1957 Dec. | Jfcv. Jen. Unadjusted 195a pjan. Eec. Nov. Jan. Industrial, production, 'total 1 133 136 139 146 "Manufactures ..." \ .Porab'ls • '• fvr'r.duratle ;• Minerals . !• 135 ! 122 Csfcsut-er. durable gc'cda, total j 11.9 • ' tcnsvc r a tirades ; 123 •: • a-^c® ' ... . . . C < « / «cr*8'-irtr' durables VSlilty cutput,' T,ctal itlectrisit/ •••• 6a*. 127 106 137 147 127 1.22 124 130 IrO 109 ' e236 p2.j4 l e238 p2.36 r..a. p228 T'-tistf jet Ic?. contracts, value 6 rd ' A;l 01 i4i 153 128 122 132 lUl 154 111 p2;>3 236 P225 147 16U 131 131 137 147 169 114 225 227 220 132 133 143 124 121 119 125 132 1C4 133 135 IkJ 122 121 124 132' 151' ic6 141 . * 145 143. 155 130 122 141 152 171 114 14o 164 ..128- >3 .0. 137. Ikj 174 110 1&4 n.a.- ! n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 2^9 2v7 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a, n.a. n.a. n# am %%»%# .' n.a* c.l* 2-3 i . •• 24J 5:&agrXr-,*ltural eap, \ total llknIf &?turing i'j.'rod» workers', £cp *cyrent,. t ot a l lurabl*' ' • : ; Ncndurat •' . . • . fiyrQila •» '• . ' ' ' Freight tarliaalncs '• •TfefcartseriJ -atere' sales, valu* tcja.rtse&t *tcr» jtc'?£s, value ;i8.3 116.7 i:.9.4 120.0 98.1 100.5 101.9 107.0 103.1 106.6 108.e 116.2 92.2 93.2 93.7 96.3 116.5' 121.2 •120 .7 118.2 97.4 100.9' 102.9 107.2- 91.0 93.5 el49.5 -15/.7 62 83 85 98 75 77 '102.7 lCM 109.5 116.0 '9^.3 9 ).0 2.60,> • 167.5 . 66'-: ear: e!32 . 138 n.a. pl50 133 lf>4 133 151 el02 241 n.a. ' plj6 . -152 174. 102 137 5 c \ L c n s t r uct^"contract indexes bajed cn 3-nonth moving .averages, t*rvijx p..nth, P.'. ledge data for 37 Eastern States. Employment ... ll.ciex»2 &re ^cpilei - by the Bureau of Labor .Statistice. t®*Zsti8AVS4 '• p--Prelin;inary centered at• eni payroll* a.A.«*Uot sv.IIable Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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JUL I f , 1958

L_ • ECABL CF GOVEKNCKw OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

' For i caed ie te r e l e a s e , Fr iday, February 14, 195S

February 14,

BUSINESS INDEXES I9U7-I19 average = 100

195d Seasonally acijusted

1957 Dec. | Jfcv. Jen.

Unadjusted 195a

p j a n . Eec. Nov. Jan.

Industr ia l , production, ' t o t a l 1 133 136 139 146

"Manufactures ..." \ .Porab'ls • '• fvr'r.duratle ;• • Minerals .

!• 135

! 1 2 2

Csfcsut-er. durable gc'cda, t o t a l j 11.9 • ' tcnsvc r a t i r a d e s ; 123 •: • a - ^ c ® ' . . . . . . C < « / «cr*8'-irtr' durables

VSl i l t y c u t p u t , ' T,ctal i t l e c t r i s i t / •

•••• 6a*.

127 106

137 147 127 1.22

124 130 IrO 109

' e236 p2.j4 l e238 p2.36

r..a. p228

T'-tistf je t Ic?. con t r ac t s , value 6 rd '

A; l 01

i 4 i 153 128 122

132 lUl 154 111

p2;>3 236

P225

147 16U 131 131

137 147 169 114

225 227 220

132

133 143 124 121

119 125 132 1C4

133

135 IkJ 122 121

124 132' 151' ic6

141 . * 145

143. 155 130 122

141 152 171 114

14o 164

. .128->3 .0.

137. Ikj 174 110

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n . a . n . a . n . a .

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n . a . n . a . n . a .

n . a , n . a . n . a .

n# am %%»%# .' n.a* c . l * 2-3 i . •• 24J

5:&agrXr-,*ltural eap, \ t o t a l llknIf &?turing i'j.'rod» workers',

£cp *cyrent, . t ot a l l u r ab l* ' ' •

: ; Ncndurat I» •' . . • . • f i y r Q i l a •» '• . ' ' '

Fre ight t a r l i a a l n c s '•

•TfefcartseriJ -a tere ' s a l e s , valu* tcja .r tse&t * t c r » j tc '?£s , value

; i 8 . 3 116.7 i:.9.4 120.0

98.1 100.5 101.9 107.0 103.1 106.6 108.e 116.2

92.2 93.2 93.7 96.3

116.5' 121.2 •120.7 118.2

97.4 100.9' 102.9 107.2-

91.0 93.5 e l49.5 -15/ .7

62 83 85 98 75 77

'102.7 l C M 109.5 116.0 '9^.3 9 ) . 0

2.60,> • 167.5

. 66'-: e a r :

e!32 . 138 n . a . pl50

133 lf>4

133 151

el02 241 n . a . ' p l j 6 .

-152 174.

102 137

5 c \ L c n s t r u c t ^ " c o n t r a c t indexes bajed cn 3-nonth moving .averages, t*rvijx p..nth, P . ' . ledge data for 37 Eastern S t a t e s . Employment

... ll.ciex»2 &re ^ c p i l e i - by the Bureau of Labor . S t a t i s t i c e .

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INDUSTRIAL PRCDUC^N (19b7-b9 average - IOC)

Seasonally ad jus te? .Unadjusted , / 1*57 I

• . . •195" . pjan. ' Dec. 1 Sov. 1 Jan. ' p Jan . ' Dec, " o w

. DURABLE; .MANUFACTURES: 1

i 1 1 i ,

i r lmarytne ta ls • ioc ! 108 121 lb3 i '1C2 1C6' 121 •2L<-!!etal - fabr ica t ing 160 16b 170 180 i i 161 . . 166 . 172 • "151 .

Fabricated metal products 1 1 129 135 139 137 . 128 133 136 . " Machinery- 151 15U 161 173 i 153 '155 • 163 . V: •

. Nonelectrical 133 1 '6 UU 15U , 1 136 . 137.. 139 15 b" .• E l e c t r i c a l 196 189 199 208 •196 • 189 . , 211 . 2Ct?

. Transportation equipment 196 200 206 222 ! 1 193 2:7 213 -22" '• : . .Antes, t rucks , and par ts i ! I l l 122 129 139 | ! 116 . 129 .139 .

vth^r t ranspor ta t ion equip. 1 .319 319 322 3b8 322 322 - 322-* ?5A Instruments 1 ! 16b 169 170 173 16b •170 • • 172 17)

Clay, ' r l a s s , and lumber products 1 121; 12b 128 133 117 '117 ' 128 125 ••• Stone, clay, and glass products 1 1U6 1 1 lu6 lb? 155 ; • lbO .. 1L5' V 2 Ib$ ' • Lumber >.nd products 1 1 n. a. I 1 103 108 l i b • n. a. 92 1:6 ICi*

Furniture and. miscellaneous I ! 123 ! 1 125 128 131 | 1 121 127 13) 128: *• Furniture.and f i x t u r e s i 1 112 | 1 113 115 118 , 112 .113 11? 119-' -

; Miscellaneous manufactures 1 131 1 1 132 137 HiO i 127 ' 131 IU) ' l i t .

c y m u n A P t £ : - a ' : u f a c t u r e s . j .•

, Text i les and apparel • texti le mil l ' products fpnarel.ar.d a l l i ed products

Rubber and lea ther products Rubber prcdycts.

• '• V a ther and products Paper and p r in t ing ... F&pef and- a l l i ed products

v. Printing; and publishing • ; • r:o-.-5print consumption

. 4ob p r in t ing and per iodica ls Ch.enicals and. petroleum products

Chemicals and a l l i ed products •' Indus t r i a l chemicals

Fetroleu.-r. and coal products ffcods, beverages, and tobacco

Food and • beverage o f r s . . Food manufactures

7. Beverages • ' • lebacco manufactures '

ttSERATSi

Mineral fue l s . ' Coal . . " • Crude o i l and na tura l gas

• C rude o i l t 'a tural gas and gas l i qu ids

: f e t a l , stone* and ea r th minerals

96 j i 97 99 lCb ' 97 • 91 101 n. a. ] ! 91 95 100 1 n .a . s'9 97 n. a. 1C3 105 109 n .a . 1C6 110 110 117 122 1 1 110 1CU . l i e n. a. j i 1 1 9 132 !b5 ; .. n. i n . . 13? n. a. i n* a* 10b • 102 n .a . r.. a. ' . 99 1U7 i f 1L6 lii8 1L6 ! , 1^3 . lb 2 • l c 2 n .a . 1 152 162 159 J n. a.- IbO 163 Ib3 ' ' l l t l litO i n : ̂ 138 , 113 I:.^ n. a. i i 131 128 135 n.a . 129 • . 1-0. n .a . lb 7 lu6 lii-5 : n. a. 150' ' 169 < 171 170 n b ; , 169 172 .173 n. a# 182 103 16b ; n. a* 1% 197. n. a. 2CO 199 205 . n. a. 2:0 ?C3 13b 135 136 lb 7 ! ^ 136 134 136 113 113 109 111 ! •.ic5 ' ' 113 n .a . 1 113 11C 111 i , | n. a* 106 • U 3 n. a. i 113 110 i n ; | n . a . 109' 115 n. a. j n. a. 109 113 , n. a. • n# a# 1CU n.a . , i n. &. 107 112 . ' n# a« n.a* 130

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120 121 122 131 ! 12l» 1'23. l ? 3 135 69 .70 77 82 | 72 • 73 90 85

lb5 2145 ILl 151 ; i lb9 lu7 . Ill* 15» :

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Ti *. i r .f i : 7 1*1 132 1 *li9 . : il i7" • " . 'St- c l yl 1:7 : 76 1>U * 154 v..) • • ... • • C'rbtr . r+. ' l 1 7 125 1 <2 ; r s l r 6

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• A; r_ f . p*;j » rr s -7< ,7!. 56? 592 ! ill 601 •" / " M i l v v i ' •:.) 72 76 73 61

% ; i : "S r : . : 1-u 111 11 U ' !.'• 3 ' H 7 . . ' t t r . -Tt . ' 1)3 152 17/ !' 1 U 157

• t - j r i T ' 75 -39 ' 98 t 91 131 . ' ? ; r ' : ; " 1''5 17-"1 207 • 15S 131

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (1?L?-L9 average » 100

w Without Feasor

1/5/ . • *U LrijUFtr. r;t

%TZT |pjan. ?ec. :v. i,

Rubber products Tires and tubes

lea ther and products Toother

Paper and a l l i ed products 3ood pulp

• Paper and board Faperboard

Pr in t ing and publishing T!eT73print consumption Jcb pr in t ing and periodicals

Cher.irqlg ahd a l l ied products . Industr ia l chemicals .. Syntheti# f ibe r s Paints

Petroleum and zeal products Petroleum' re f in ing •

Gasoline Fuel n i l

Coke Food and beverage manufactures

Fitod manufactures . Teat products Ealry products

.. Canned and frozen foods Grain mill products Bakery products

• Beverages Alcoholic beverages

Beer and ale

i 106

n, n,

, 155 ' 131 ' .135

- 129 ' l$o

'112

93

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129 f 122.

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; 153 1L7 1U5 : .is» ' V-T . ! 165' 160 • 162. . If 5 i * r .

1U9 • 13 1 : ? » • If 1 • v r n* a# >5' . i c*

' 109 ' 1I» : : 6 • VA: . 1*5 • , 1 3 1 '

1?3 " •' 13*. U* | 39 91 . •• • < • ' 97 ' i c i ' • 157 YA-

96 '-7- • • ICv 1 •' • V ' 101 1C1 I . 53 . .

n. a. lCli 119 ' # • : 1 n. a. : i 5 ; » 1 n . a . . "2 . 67 . c*

Coal Bltamlmus coal

Cride o i l and natural gas Grade o i l

.Me ta l mining Iron ore

$tsr.e and earth minerals

76

132

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132 52

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66

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0J'"P7T OF 7 7 T W . O A L L GOODS (19u7-li9 average * 100)

t. .. —-"TOT — *- - — T-i?d6! 1 9 ^ —1

i . . i " T ^ T Dec. : ov. i Cci,. j Bee. | \ Dec. I Mcv. | Co t . LvCe

* WQ5 KGMfj::I,r ;rc_g . ; | i?u 232 133 11; 3 j 117 1)8 1U7 137 .

. F t r rdt i ra ftf.i f loor cevor<!:g9 I 1C9 • 11. 110 U ? | 11? 113 116 118 . V # e • ! 116 115 119 121 . . 120 " 121 125 125

* • ,r fcf: r.p ^ « • - — i » • • •

. ' 'ivJ n. a. 130- 129 ILL , n. -i. 121 133 i?e . ; •; / \ 1 of ^ : agrees ; n. a. 139 13? 156 • n« a# 126 136 1L1

. . • n. a* 92 65 lOLt , i n. a* s? >0 9U / ...# fc.'r* 5* apf 1' ar>'»s i n. a. lu") I'i 3 151 i 1 n.a* 11? 119 128 ;

«' ! > I v :• L' i^oes • is9 169 203 231 : , l ' : 6 206 229 229 « ss#t *1 *" * rr 4 ^ * ' • n. a. ] 02 1 : 0 •108 i n .a . • 1CU 121 65

. r . i . te"* v^icr. tu t s . 1^8 19) 215 218 i ! 176 2<9 292 217 •; . e-Qih * *s ' ' , 66 63 6 3 75 i 7 6 105 . 1'>1 52 "

?v% * |S..>rr" 5^*? . LI? L21 168 L91 j 1 365 • 5U7 627 It 56

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#x:T3 T/sfTc a::4 • * r;-r .n .a . • n. n. 10? 109 n. a. n .% 11* . 103. ' •'*.i <s v . - -vV fzcodr 110 ^ > '

± „.4 11U 117 ' ' 110 120 122 117

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• r. z f ; • * : • p ^ l 5/ 59 ; ' 79 ' . 7S • ror.ro.- . • ; (u 8: 93 lit ' • . . ?o

* r.: • ' * r •' c r-:':-(^s . ' • n. ?. 95 36 1 V 9 . 65 . :'r: r - * . r.- . . ; 65 7u 7< • ; . 62 . ' .

Fr» -zcW ' I n. 3. 91 120 • j 132 " . l 'L ' • V- i ' i .i ' ir - r-..."Mr.</S ' 115 1'— 171 ' 170 • 17b-. 'JrK-r. 'ircR».-rs ' 521 6?? 7'A ' 7.u9 7?8 - ..

. ]•• - r.<-TT: . ' = " -

93 . 111 ! 10U •' 106 .... 1 9 1:3 1/1 • 1 HO . • Icl.-

•*' i" ' r • Tl.it. 1:6 122 100 " K ' i '• ?. . - c - ' .d: ,/ . 1 i3 i; 200 185 231 " 216 V H'v.st:-.-j r -.ii L' ^0 33 77 • "52" • ... 57. . "• - TV ' •'"• ' 3U1' 5?3 ' 610 ' i 52-c;

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