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I 1939 average 100 for factory employment

19?3-25 average * 100 for construction 1935-39 average * 100 for all other

and payrolls; contracts; series.

Without seasonal adjustment

Adjusted for

*u*. * July t Aug.' Aug July M I Aug. Industrial production Total -3 ' Manufactures Total . Durable

. Nondurable Minerals

Construction contracts, value Total Residential All other .

Factory employment Total Durable goods nondurable goods

Factory payrolls Total Durable goods

*176 172 L82 $eo6 Pl62 pl3

177 202

Pits.* plfe.l p!26,4

165 161 168 140.3 160.7 124.3

pl78 173 178 2P3 ' 157 149

179 162 193

pl44.6 l4o.8 pl65.4 161.0 P128.3 124.9

* 260.5 266.2

188 196 240 159 143 I - 9* -148.7 187:7 -117.9 267.3 335-4

Nondurable goods - " ; ; ;. :f- - 235*3 000.6 Freight carloadlngs l4l 139 128' :i 145 ' 143 132 : '. Department store sales, value P289 273 200 !P242 208. - 168 Department store stocks, value * 822 1 % t 222 m

_L pPreliadnaxy.' * Data not yet available.' Note:--Production, catibadinge, and department store sales indexes based on daily averages. To convert durable manufactures, nondurable manufactures, and minerals indexeo to points ia total index, shown in federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply durable by ,3t9, nondurable lay .469, and minerals by .152. .

Construction contract indexes baaed .90.3-month moving Rverttgea* centered -&t second epii^, ,ot F. V Dodge data'for 37 Eastern dttCte's. To convert indexes to value figures, shown In federal Reserve Chart Book, Multiply total by $410,269,000, residential by $184,137,000 and all other by $226,132,000.

ahployment index, without seasonal adjustment, aind payrolls index compiled by Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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INDUSTRIAL.PRODUCTION (1535-39 average * lOo)

Adjusted for seasonal variation 19*6 Aug. I July 1 Aw

Without seasonal adjustment . | M Aug. t July I Aim.

MANUFACTURES ' 7' * St i . *.! | ' * Iron and steel Pig ir6a " ' , Steel . , , r , Open hearth ,vr: " Electric ; -Machinery ~ -*

Transportation equipment Automobiles ,v.

Honferrous metals atid products Smelting and refining ,

Lumber and. products Lumber jFumitttre

Steste, clay, and glass products . Plate glass ,

Cement Clay prpducts Gypsum and plaster products

. Abrasive andasbestos products Textiles and products ' - Cotton- consumption Rayon deliveries Wool textiles

Leather products Tanning Cattle hide leathers Calf and kip leathers, Goat and kid leathers Sheep and lamb leathers

Shoes Manufactured food products Wheat flour* Other manufactured foods Processed fruits ax^ d vegetables

Tobacco products Cigars Cigarettes Other tqbacco products

183 v 17& 155 183 179 195 " 186 - T178 .... m 186 . rl78. ... l6 l

190 164 195 190 164 168 142 169 168 142 343 319 378 343 319

P251 - ,p251 242 310 p245 405 $645 244 405 P185 ,179 142 P185 179 142 pl46 ^143 165 plU6 Pl43 165 P137 131 171 P136 130 171 P131 129 107 Pl39 137 113 pl21 121 98 Pl34 133 108 P151 144 124 Pl51 144 124 P193 193 160 p200 193 165 114 129 61 114 129 : 61 155 97 * 171 110

|pl47 147 110 P152 147 113 fpl83 163 162 plfl5 183 162 |p244 34 260 p2# 234 260 P159 143 134 pl59 143 134 149 127 123 149 127 123 229 233 213 229 233 213 142 127 142 127

* - 103 108 * 101 107 99 98 93 97 # - U7 112 110 . 109 # 66 75 66 79 # - ... 45 47 45 46 122 130 114 134 106 114- 106 114

pit? 150 138 pl64 l 6 l 151 * ' P139 130 #. P137 126

13& - 165 .. 133 122 & 119 P15l 152 139 P172 160 154 pi50 173 10It P247 225 165 # 140 150 .> # 14^ 155

99 91 99 91 * -181 195 - 190 . 204

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V -72"' 98 1 .) ; M

i : v .. -J2 95

Revised. pPreliminary. *. Bataoot yet available.

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (1935-39 average - 100)

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Adjusted for Without seasonal variation seasonal adjustment

1945 19W> 1945 fuS' | Jtily } Aug. 1 July Aug.

MANUFACTURES (Cont'd.)

Paper and products pl47 136 131 pl47 136 131 Paperboard 169 155 l4l 169 155 H a Newsprint production 83 84 72 82 82 71

Printing sod publishing 129 124 111 123 115 107 Newsprint consumption 123 121 96 111 10k 87

Petroleum and coal products * * p2LtO * p240 Petroleum refining w* - WW WW WW . Gasoline pli+5 pli+l 155 plii-5 pi4i 155 Ftiel oil * * 173 * * 173 Lubricating oil * * 138 $ * 137 Kerosene * $ 140 * * 135

Coke * 160 153 * 160 153 Byproduct * 155 11*8 * 155 lit8 Beehive P371 331 332 P371 331 332

Chemicals P235 233 265 P231 229 261 Rayon P259 255 222 P259 255 222 Industrial chemicals P390 388 368 P390 388 368

Ruboer P217 211 193 p217 211 193 kEERnJLS

FUels pl50 153 146 Pl50 153 146 Bituraincus coal P156 159 i a pl56 159 i44 Anthracite >120 128 102 pl20 128 102 Crude petroleum pl 51 pl54 152 P151 P15U 152

Metals , * 98 105 * 122 124 Iron ore * * * 282 295 289

pPreliminary or estirated. * ' ] Data not yet available. FREIGHT CARLOADINGS (1935-39 average * 100)

Coal 152 145 128 152 145 128 Coke 104 177 167 177 172 160 Grain 131 139 163 142 166 176 livestock lie 166 115 113 135 109 Forest products 157 153 135 165 153 140 Ore 162 164 166 243 263 249 Miscellaneous 145 141 132 146 142 133 Kerohandisa, l.c.l. 77 78 64 77 78 65 KototTo convert ooul and misoelll ir.eous indvxos to points i In to tul index. shown In Federal fteaerve Chart Book, multiply coal by .213 and miscellaneous by .548.

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