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W f RECt> l ^ r r r i:"ERrrc?S OF THE ?-:ERAL Rf:SEP% eTTPEH

; J L ^ l F c ^ - diet-? relgssc^ Friday, hay 2y, 1953

C.12.3 ^ y 29, 19^3

1935^)9 avera^ I 0 for i ndus t r i a l production and f r e i g h t carleadings* average « 100 for a l l other s e r i e s

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>cr.ally ad Ins bad j 'Jnid lusted ! i .95^ 1 i f e z i 3 9V 5 ! 1 1952

Apr. j l!ar . i Apr. j Apr.i Mar. | 1 Apr.

Industr ia l rrvduMzion 1 / ! ! !

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p2.U2 2h5 216 ! p2itO 2L0 215 : :::ulV ?:ures 1 I

Tot : P256 259 225 ! '?2$U 255 22k : ; r a b l ^ P527 J25 277 P326 326 277

curable pl'98 201 183 pl96 197 1% -Cn-: ra ls pl62 162 166 pl6l 157 165

1/:' r " s . r e r durarlas T - P1U9 1'iS 103 P15h 155 107

T^fênrer cars pl6i 151 109 pl67 157 115 Household goods P137 1-U5 97 pl 39 152 99

Ccns'ruction ccntrRcts, value Total n . a . 177 171 n . a . 1"0 196

den: :al n . a . 176 189 n . a . Itio 222 *11 cth-sr n . a . 178 15-S n . a . 176 179

F^.rl :;/r.ent ir.-* payrr l l s 2/ y^r/isri cultural enpl^yFent, t o t a l p l l2 .2 112.3 109.0 p i l l . 6 111.3 103.5 I'anjâcTuring procuration workers

F- . r lc \^n : f t o t e l pll2.U 112.1 105.2 p i l l . 2 111.9 10U.1 I'iroblv i p i 2 j . i 122.6 112.U p l2? . l 123.2 112.3 lo;::ura*l3 P >?.s 99.8 96.8 P 97.3 98.7 9U.k

Payrol ls , "^t*l — ~ ™ • — @150.0 152.1 129.1

Pre!^?it carload!ngs 129 132 126 127 122 123

2"3,.a«~tr.:nt store s a l e s , value- pl07 115 103 pioU 1 3 103

Department store stocks^ value n.a* 121 116 n . a . 127 122

t . rr.a te5 , .ê&scnally adjusted, . fo^ * ay 19$5 • to ta 1 indust r ia 1 product!on, tcca* rr*anumoz'jres, 2$6; durable manufactures, 32?; nondurable manu

^ facûres, 1 ^ ; minerals, 166. jj/ The unadjusted indexes of e rp lor ien t and payrolls are compiled by or based on

data o"" the Pureaj of Labor S*"aî s t i e s and incorporate the Pureaufs revWoafor re -^ r t years to ne-v benchmark levels which was announced April 1 ? / Baok f :cur^s M i l ce available upon request to Division of Rsenroh and S ta t l s t io$#

C s1"" et i on contract indexes based on ^-month moving averages, oenterei at i rcnth , of ? . '7. D^dê data for Eastern S ta t e s .

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Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

2. INDUSTRIAL rRCDUCTIC:: (1935-39 iVvra,e=iro)

'Seasonally adiristed F 19T3 ~TT?x~T I 1;

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MANUFACTURE

Iron and ste».l v292 297 2L5 D?02 ?G? 215 Pig i ron 2Uit 253 2^5 211 "53 2:5 &teel 338 3L8 27f ! 338 ?:.3 276

Open hear th 23k 2L1 1=6 | 23k 2ul i?2 E l e c t r i c 1061 1113 e?5 -1381 1113 " 35

Machinery pu03 Uo> 35i- pl03 ho 5 35c Transportat ion equipment olil? U la 32? ri.2.8 ML 329

Automobiles ( i r . c l . pa r t s ) P321 312 227 >321 312 227 1'onferrcur metals and products 1 o?6h 261 2 IS ! T 261 ?:3

Smelting arid r e f i n i n g C300 300 257 ! -0 P i Fabr ica t ing v2h9 215 2" 3 ! ?2^9 22.5

lumber and products -162 173 152 | r l62 161 it? Lunoer D1U8 161 1-3 |pU8 lit 163 Furni ture pl90 196 1?0 !C293 196 17?

Stone, c lay and glass products P?u3 238 223 ' "23? ??7 216 Cedent n . a . 273 236 ; dih 226 Clay products D!65 170 173 ! 1 =,161 162 168

Text i les and products r>171 172a I d : j c!71 17!i Ihh Cotton consumption l i i l iue 130 ; iLl 118 133 kayon d e l i v e r i e s 355 352 210 ; : 355 352 2-0

Leather and products n . a . 117 r=2 ; in. si. 116 1"!2 Tanning n . a . - 97 ^ i jr.. a . 97 £>hotis n . a . 12? IIL ; ; r.. h. 129 11a

Manufactured food oroducts pl6h 166 163 : ;n!53 153 lu~ Wheat f l o u r ?103 137 i : f P 135 1\ ' . Meatpacking ol72 179 165 1 i C.1O1 l t 6 Other manufactured foods pl69 173 169 rA>:i 15 L

Processed f r u i t s and vegetables olL5 155 1L6 ; ; ? -.s E5 *59 Paper and products 0212 211 1S5 [P212 P I T 1"';6

?aperboard 2L9 2L9 2;2 2; 9 2L9 ?'-2 Pr in t ing and publishing p l8 l 183 175 -156 1 : 7 1:0

iiewEnrint consumption 170 173 1th ' 1:1 l»o 17L Petroleum and coal products P283 2 ° 261 j r " S 3 2=9 M l

Gasoline D?2ii <L& 235 o22U 225 235 Fuel o i l o223 233 21b -223 2 33 ?ia Coke n . a . 139 166 1 r.. - . 159 i / <

Chemicals P316 316 292 P319 320 295 Paints pl 6 3 162 15? ol65 162 153 ^ayon 373 352 267 373 352 267 I n d u s t r i a l chemicals p602 607 559 p6-3 2 607 55r '

Rubber products o271 273 235 :271 273 235


INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (1935-39 average * 130 )

seasonally adjusted 1953

Apr, j Mar. ~ W Apr.

Unadjusted 1953

' n r . war. ~W2 Apr,

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-'•i tir-ireus coal t h r a l l t c

Crude petrcle^r: tals Iron ore

pl65 168 171 pl65 168 171 99 96 110 99 96 110

113 107 119 113 107 119 kk 52 7k Ui 52 7k

Pl98 20h 331 cl98 20k 201 Plu3 12k 111 133 89 130

* • * < * n . a . io5 238

FREIGHT CARKADINGS (1935-39 average"130)

Coal 96 92 103 96 92 103 Coke 178 18k 166 175 186 163 -ra ir 133 130 130 117 119 115 -IV. :•* "r. *6 60 73 58 U7 65 K-roi"* * rrtictr V.u lh2 1U2 ILL 112 112

2!>1 273 212 231 79 195 Kirc l l r j t: IkS 151 lkl 1U6 Ui6 139

kk 15 k6 hk kS ii7


CUT-J 7 0? GCCDS 1917-19=100

^gasor.ally adjusted T ' - > r , t * d 1953 19 52! i:- '3 1 ! -7 52

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TOTAL P137 ihS 150 106 ! pi 39 152 152 112

Carpets n . a . V , lOlt 1 ^ 118 *5

Furniture pi 26 123 1)2 | :-l?3 12 3 127 1"6

fcajor appliances pl26 137 126 93 ! •.12? 111 1:9 1 "L Cooking staves, t o t a l n . a . io5 96 SI | 1* e c i e 105 96

a l e c t r i e , t o t a l n . a . 139 1 " Standard i n * 10 iLU 1:5 I s Apartment ; i * * e P6 4,? 129

Nonelectric, t o t a l j ?9 77 Gas, t o t a l 1 116 io 5 -9

Standard n. n • 1;6 m Apartaent $

i r>> 1 : 1 97 Burip-ilo*! ar.d conbinr. t ion i

t r . . i . it,' u7 All ether n .n . 3L 3"'

Driers 5o8 707 820 A i 1 L17 7" 7 S- 2 Freezers n . a . 320 2 1x9 17" n . a . 330 175 I rcners 36 hO to 3? 36 ul 'ii 35

Ref r igera tors , t o t a l n . a . 13? 119 95 n .a . 137 121 100 5.It cubic f e e t or l e ss n . a . 18 16 Ii2 5.5-6.U cubic f e e t n .a . U 16 57 6.5-7.It cubic f e e t n .a . 7u 58 12 7.5-8.It cubic f e e t n . a . 93 58 1?1 8.5 cubic f e e t or over r . a . 3>0 325 22ii

Vacuuri cleaners » 89 98 90 91 93 l i b 9u io5 Washing machir.cs, t o t a l 107 121 133 90 111 131 138 97

Viring~r and spinner 57 73 70 25ii

57 Automatic and seiti.automatic 203 228

70 25ii 166

Radios and te lev is ion 201 226 273 lltl Z1L 2lt3 2r6 151 Radios, t o t a l 66 73 7U hh K A 71 n h5

Small 78 82 55-Automobile 168 182 171 9 3 Consoles and combinations 19 22 21 13 Ah-FT! console combinations 10 13 12 13

Television, t o t a l Zt?9 5U2 655 3140 515 592 371 Table L29 I/O 520 27? Consoles <39 979 1191 702 Combinations 23 17 S iix5 u5


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