SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Available only with subscription to the monthly magogmg SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS JPgCEMBER- 7, 1951 STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and Steel for castings) (1935-39 = 100) i _ 300j 250] 200 150 100 I • i l i i I I l i I I I I I l 1 I I I I ' l I I I I I I I I I I I 1 M l I 1 I M I I I I I I I I I •j F M A * J J 5 * r 0 H 0 8.0 4.0 ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS) weetfir DATA Nlllirllllllllllllllllllhill Mi-l-i IIMM i l l i :1M i « ' *» A tt 4 J A . S O N 0 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1935-39' 100) MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Posseneer Cars and Trucks) (THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES) | vtetiir DATA '•• 1 Ml 1 1 11)11 U. S. TOTAL ^—f t,M i l l f 1 ,1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 -I 1 1 M III Mil 1948 1949 1950 1951 1948 1949 1950 «95l WEEKLY BUSINESS ITEM Commodity prices, wholesales Cotton, middling, 15A6", 10 Markets %/.• • • .•*dol« ne* ib, f Wheat, Ho. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) 2/*,,,da;U per *»*•• Department store sales...,...•.•••••.•..«..*• •••*19?5«f*&10?>*fi Insured unemployment, total* • «•• »^ • > « • • • • • • * , # ' * « * • • • • ir^*C**s• • State programs*.«««»«.*«.*•*••••««*«•,••,« <H^*««»«t*«&o«*t« Finance: Currency in circulation ^•••••••••••••••.••••mil* of dol,* Federal Reserve bank credit, f>f^a4. ttt « f#t «* f ,,*•*.,,do.*** Member bank reserve balances...•••**««««t««-**«««**««*oo«*«« JSl&ess r e s e r v e s , estimated.*•••••««.•*.«••.•«•«.*««do*««* Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading citiesJ • Bank debits, total..••••••••*•«.••••••••••*«' ? 3*3.« .0? 4ol«« New York City, tf •*••••iff#4MtMMi«M^*«t«MM*dOM«» Deposits, demand, adjusted,**.••*.*»,**.»»•*•..••••do*.*** tf«- 3« Go^rnmant obilga^oJw.ti^tif•«•*•.•••••••••*>•••.• Commercial, industrial, and «?»• loans (pvo8s)«*«do a ««* Bond vields. domestic eoroorate (Woody 1 s) £/••••••••percent*• Stock prices, 416 stocks (Standard and ftw^s)..1935-39=lflC.. Production: Electric power, by utilities • ••.••••••sallv of kuv-hr*. Freight carloadlru?s, total«** ......... # * * * * * * t h c u s . of g&pa*.. STATISTICS 1 . 1950 J Nov. 25 172*0 184.9 176.1 •jtfM. «*35 3.24 3X9 TO 931 27,4.35 20,162 16,622 m 26,834 9,908 49,850 69,668 33,306 16,988 146 2*88 160*0 ; 173,5 1,834 1 6,508 ! 116*059 ! V&3 702 346 Dec* 2 j 172.6 m.i JWM 164*2 346*8. •458 2.25 444 1,056 i 1,016 j 27,563 20,501 16,799 679 a,877 i 8,706 50,546 69,923 32,984 17,097 160 2.88 154*5 167*1 1,569 *,?» u%m ! f,?49 17M 740 ! 368 1951 Nov. 3 X7?*0 198*1 189.9 165*1 326.7 .385 2*49 349 903 871 28,446 i 2^,427 19,557 565 27,491 10,933 52,124 72,648 31*926 20,571 , H3 3.18. 180.2 196.6- 1.877 i*m 111,735 6,205 234.0 838 407 Nov. 10 177.2 i 193.3 190.1 165.2 328*9 .410 2.51 366 932 900 28,550 24,595 19,667 758 24,613 9,127 52,175 72,340 31,596 20,667 150 3.19 176.6 192*1 1,907 7,396 109,697 6,119 226.2 791 382 Nov. 17 ! 177.3 195*1 190.4 165.2 328.8 .420 2.54 374 *•••••«. 28,580 24,602 19,850 973 23,838 8,698 52,249 72,526 31,457 20,8,18 109 3*19 179.4 195.4 1,993 7,333 ! 112,817 | 6,151 |. 226.4 ! 814 392 Nov. 24 177.2 195.7 189.1? 165.1 i/325.9 •419 2.54 355 .*•• .... 28,682 24,745 19,843 971 30,833 11,9% 52,357 72,652 31*524 r*o*^2 14* i 3«20 I 177.5 193.0 •2,018 7,157 78,13.0 -6,34.5 232.2 •711 343 Dec. 1 177.6 197.7 189.9 165.2 326.5 .426 2.56 •* ..... '•. •••••«•• 28,770 24,679 19,603 439 ••.* .... 8,807 .*.«••«• ......... ' ..... *••'. 148 3.22 | 177.1 I 192.6 •••••••• 109,074 232.9 « ...... • 1/ Data do not always cover calendar' weeks* Zj Thursday prloes. j / Daily averages* ij Week ending December 8, 232.0* jj/ Friday price* Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Available only with subscription to the monthly magogmg SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
JPgCEMBER- 7, 1951
STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and Steel for castings) (1935-39 = 100) i _
300j
250]
200
150
100 I • i l i i I I l i I I I I I l 1 I I I I ' l I I I I I I I I I I I 1 M l I 1 I M I I I I I I I I I •j F M A * J J 5 * r0 H 0
8.0
4.0
ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION BY UTILITIES (BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS)
weetfir DATA
N l l l i r l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l h i l l Mi-l- i I I M M i l l i : 1 M i « ' *» A tt 4 J A . S O N 0
MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Posseneer Cars and Trucks) (THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES)
| vtetiir DATA
'•• 1 M l 1 1 1 1 ) 1 1
U. S. TOTAL
^ — f
t , M i l l f 1 ,1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 - I 1 1 M I I I M i l 1948 1949 1950 1951 1948 1949 1950 «95l
WEEKLY BUSINESS
ITEM
Commodity p r i c e s , wholesa les
Cot ton , middl ing , 1 5 A 6 " , 10 Markets %/.• • • . • *do l« ne* i b , f
Wheat, Ho. 2 , hard winter (Kansas C i t y ) 2 / * , , , d a ; U per *»*•• Department s t o r e s a l e s . . . , . . . • . • • • • • . • . . « . . * • •••*19?5«f*&10?>*fi
Insured unemployment, t o t a l * • « • • »^ • > « • • • • • • * , # ' * « * • • • • ir^*C**s• • S t a t e p r o g r a m s * . « « « » « . * « . * • * • • • • « « * « • , • • , « <H^*««»«t*«&o«*t«
Finance: Currency in circulation ^ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • m i l * of dol,* Federal Reserve bank credit , f>f^a4. t t t« f # t«* f , , * •* . , ,do .*** Member bank reserve balances...•••**««««t««-**«««**««*oo«*««
JSl&ess reserves, estimated.*•••••««.•*.«••.•«•«.*««do*««* Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cit iesJ •
Bank debits , total..••••••••*•«.••••••••••*«'?3*3.« .0? 4ol«« New York City, t f•*••••iff#4MtMMi«M^*«t«MM*dOM«»
1 / Data do not always cover calendar' weeks* Zj Thursday prloes. j / Daily averages* ij Week ending December 8, 232.0* j j / Friday price* Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
Earlier data are available In monthly issues of tha Saxrey and tha 1951 Statistical Supplement
1990
October
1951
August September Ootober Hovember
GENERAL BUSINESS mXICATOBS.
Y a m income and marketingss Cash raoalpta from farming,incl.,Goy,t*pey,U.*mil. of dol.. P a m marketings and CCC loans, total*•*•• do*v*Y Crops ......................^•••••do.... Livestock and products, total...* ••••••••••<b*fjf* Daiiy prodnota •••••••••••do.;.. Meat animals . •do.... Rroltry and egge*** •••• ••••do....
Indexee for cash receipts from marketlnge and OOC loana, all oommodiUee j/.*. 1935-39*300*.
Cropa ••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••do*.** Livestock and prodnota •••••••••••••do....
Indexes of vol. of farm narketinge,all ooanodities J/do...; Cropa ••••••• ••«•••«;• •••••• .«,«do***« Li-restock and prodnota • •••••• •••do*...
n/ Preliminary* 1/ Unadjusted. %f Indexes for which seasonal factors have been fixed at 100 are not shown* aaa unadjusted Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—GonHnwd
ate l i er date t i t available l a aontblar issue* ;»* the Survey and the 1951 Sta t i s t i ca l Supplement
1950
October Hov&aber
J95C-
August SepterotW October
CCMftJUR m C S S - Continued
n i n e s rece ived by ftarnore, a l l f h m products •• Continued l i v e s t o c k and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . »••• . . . . •191O-»14 st l0O.. H M t anuria . ••••do.... Dairy products**••••••••.,...••••••••••••••••.•••••do.... Poultry and, ̂ ^^•••••••••••^•••••••••••••••••^••••••da****
M o s s paid by faruerss all conaoditiea ,,...,•••••.•••.. .do.... - Co—urtltlea w a d to living......... .••••.do.*..
Oosnodltles used in production. ........ »>»•>*......do.... All oo—otlltlcs, interest, taxes, and wage rates.••••do.*..
Burity «atio (prices rse'd to prlcaa paid by fejneera)..do..**
COtfSTBDCTIOV AMD REAL ESTATE
Vow construction, total* • ,,.nll. of del.• M u t e , total • * do*.,. Residential (iionftam)....,....... •do**** Jew dualling unite * **do**.«
. Additlona and alterations • do.«.. Vonresldentlal building, except farm and public
f a — oonatruotion............................. •••••do.... Public utility • do....
Fubllo, total.. do,... Raaidaotial................ • ,...do.... Monraaidflntial building. . . . . , . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • » • • . d o . . . * Military and naval. ••••&>•••• tti^my............................................do.... Conservation and d c v o l e n s e t t t . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Other typaa • • • • • • . . . . . . • • • • • d o . . . *
CHEMICALS AND AIXIKD FPCOTCTS
Alcohol, ethyl* A r o d u o t l o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u a . of proof g a l . . Stocks, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . In industrial alcohol bended warehouses............do.... In denaturing plants...••••• ••••••••••«•••.........do....
used for denaturation................................do.... Withdrawn tax-paid «•••••• •••.••••• ..do....
Fats, oils, and byproducts! Antoa1 fates n^oduction.................................thoua. of lb.. Stocks, end of nonth...............................do....
Qreasess Troduotion.. ,...* .do.... Stocks, end of •nma. ...... ................... .....oo....
Fish oilst Production,«,,,..«•.................................do.... Stocks, end of Booth.....•.•••••••••.•••••••••••••.do....
Vegetable oilas iToduotlon, orude..................................do...* Stocks, end of months Crude..... ..................do....
Refined... ............. ..... .do.... Cottonseed oil, refined t
Frndnotion.........................................do.... Stocks, end of month************************.......do....
tdneccd oils Produotion.........................................do,... Stocks, end of nonth............ • do....
Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Surrey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
1950
September October
1951
July August September
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO
Meat*?, production, total......••*••.•••••••• ®il« of lb*. Beef and Teal*...•.....•..••...•...•••.•••*o»thous* of lb.. Lamb and mutton....••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^•••« Pork, including ̂ ^•.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*»«3o.... Lard. • .......................... do....
Coffee, visible supply, United States.•.•••..thous. of bags.. Tobacco, mairafactured products, consumption (withdrawals). Cigarettes, small, tax-free.. ...............millions.. Cigarettes, small, tax-paid...... ..............do.... Cigars, t8^-paid....#.##«#«.»..#.***..«#»«»»»f«#thousands## Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tax-paid. . . . thous. of l b s . .
aJMBER AND M&NTJFACOTiES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Assoc ia t ion) !
Production, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mil. of bd. f t . . H a r d w o o d s . • • • • . • • • . • • . . . « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • . . • d o . . . . Softwoods.*........................................do....
Stacks, gross, end of month, total...•...•........•••do.... Hardwoods. ........do.... Softwoods....•••..••••.............................do....
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Iron and steel scraps Consumption* total 1/...... .....thous. of short tons.. Home aer&Pm••••••7..•••••••.••.•••••»••.»••••••••..do...< Purchased scrap..••.•.•••••••.••••••.••••••••••••••do....
Stocks, consumers1, mdi of month, total .J* •..........do. . • < Home scrap.....• ••••••««••••«.«.*«.«••.••.••••••••••do...< Purchased scrap...«••.•••«•••••••*•«•«•«...........do.*..
PAPH21 AND HUNTING Paper, excluding building paper, newsprint, and paperboard
(American Paper'and Pulp Association): Orders, new....,•«.••••..••••••••.•.<•..•••••short tons.< Production...............................•...*«....do..., Shipments...............*....••••#•••••••••••••••••do.«.l Stocks, end of maQftlu****"*******^***^^**********0***:1
>*5.ne paper'? Orders, new......•••••••••••••••••••••••••*••••••••&>•••< Froduction...»............A.........»..*9«***««*««*do«.*< Shiment3............ ..............................do...< Stocks, end of month...............................do...,
Printing papers Orders, new.••••«•••.....•..••....•......••........do..., Production.................#..•.....••.•.........••do...< Shipments..........................................do.... Stocks, end of month...•.•.••••••..................do...,
Coarse paper: Orders, new..•....•.••..•••.•..•••.••...••'••••.••••do..., Production..........•.......•••.•....•....•..•.....do..., Shi pnents..........................................d..., Stocks, end of month...............................do...,
, STONB, CLAT, AND GIASS PRODUCTS Portland cement:
Production. . . » • • . . . . . . . •••••• • • ••• • Shipments.......••...••..••.•••• Stocks, finished, end of month.. Stocks, clinker, end of month...
•thous < of bbl.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do....
TEXTILE PRQDBCTS Hosiery:
Product ion. . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • . . • • • t h o u s . of dozen pairs . . S h i p m e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • • • • • • # • • • • • • • • • * • • . . d o . . . . Stocks, end df im»th#.............»«.»»»##*»«**»«»»"<39<>«"
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT.
Motor vehicles , factory sa les , t o t a l . . . . .••« Coaches, t o t a l . . . • • • . « « • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
r / Revised, j / Preliminary. J / See note on corresponding item in the November 1951 Survey. Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis