| KKTjj INTILHS SECTION

-D OF GVV-.:-.::CR? OF THE FE:F-AL HI-'.S.-.PV^ SYSTEM C p

r j. rad ia te r^ i c i s^ , i'nnday, August ) 1 , 1953

1 1553

J . 1 2 . 3 August ) 1 , 1953

BUSINESS Ir-XES

1955-59 average = 100 for indus tr ia l production and f re igh t carloadings 19L7-L9 avorege = 100 for a l l other s e r i e s

I

'"Sen: . ' i l ly sljubt-Jd j "Unadjusted T o ^ T w

i Jul: i June 1 J ' - y 1 July | June | July

i%rial prod on l / f i

1 1

19U * ~ lp33 21 lO 195 jp235 2Ul 19U

: a l lP2U5 253 202 lp2U7 25h 203 ! ^ 1 2 320 230 !p?15 321 232 y :: durable !pl92 198 179 ! pl95 199 131

Xi:. :r^%s Ipl65 169 ol39 !pl70 172 Cliil y^^cr cr:.su%or durables 1 1

iplI4i 1^3 71 Ipl32 la3 62 T A%;r-r cars !pl53 156 hi !P15B 163 hi

rccds !pl29 127 93 |pl03 121 30 C i t i ^ n ccntrnots , value ! I

I n . a . 169 177 In .a . 197 19l ? 1 l a l s n .a . n u 196 In.a. 192 199 All her n . a . 166 165 ! n .a . 201 191

7r.picyr.fnt arc payrcl is 2 / 1 I :'o: Agricultural employ/Sent, t o t a l ! p l l 5 . 7 113.1 108. 3 | p l l 3 . 0 113.0 107.7. I'f.ruf'actur:r.^ p r o i j c t l c n '.orders 1 - 1

E:iplo%T:en%, t o t a l ' p l l j . 0 112.7 1 0 0 . 6 ! p i l l . 0 111.5 98 .9 Durable p l 2 ) . 6 123. u 103.0 |pl21.U 122.8 101.1 IXndurscle pioo.5 100.2 9 7 . 6 [ p 90 .6 9 6 . 1 9 6 . 2

Tayrolla, t o ta l - - | a 1 5 0 . 0 150.8 122.2

Freight carlr^din^s 125 128 102 | I 128 133 10U

Department s tore s a l e s , value \ ! pH2 115 r l07 j ip 39 I

108 8U

Lepartnent s tore s tocks , value n.a. pl28 r l l 9 ! | n . a . pl22 r i l l

1/ fcsVlc.ates, seasonal ly adjusted, for August 1953; t o t a l indus tr ia l production * 2*; t o t a l nenufcs tu rQs , 2$0; durable manufactures, 315; nondurable mnnu-

;r33 , I9C; r-.ir.orp.Is , 170. y -r- -tr-aijus-ed indexes of employment and payrol ls are conpi led by or based on

i a - i c f tr.e Fureau of Labor S t a t i s t i c s and incorporate the Bureau's rev i s ion f o r re"nt years to new benchmark l e v e l s which was announced April 17, Back f i cures ;v i i : be aval2ab;

2.

I N D U S T R I A L P R O D U C T 1 0 : ;

(1955*39 fivera50=100)

Seasonally a i j 1955 !

.Tulv 1 ,Tun*? 1

us^ed 1 ''vj\A

; i v r 3 ! .Tulv 1 ,'ulv ! Juas !

1)%2 .Iu2y_

mNUPACrURES 1 1 j

Iron and s t e e l p79 256 139 | p ^ 9 2:"*" Pig iron 247 2^0 33 cUl S t e e l 513 329 C3 *15 4:C

Open hearth 229 251 36 2^1 E l e c t r i c 958 1022 M8 1 1:2 c:

Haohinery *95 ; 31 j plC) 3^1 Transportation equipment rl.07 UC7 1 r.\07 ^07

automobiles ( i n c l . parts) P?02 50U 162 ! ?>-- I i2 Ncuferrous metals and products p252 259 201 p-:-':2 2G1

Smelting and r e f i n i n g p287 285 2L2 p25a ? T Fabricating p239 21,7 15 i 2.7 i r *

Lumber and products j ,01.16 15 + lu l 315= 1^3 1^) Lumber ; :r l30 139 12;< -143 I :? i:.3 Furniture j ?177 1&2 165 P177 1:2

Stone ,c lay and g las s products | f223 2? 5 214 P233 2^6 Cement ! n . i 2ii2 21- : n . a . 2^9 '-V-Clay products =158 165 155 ' ?159 l62i :tc

Taxt i l e s and products pi 16 1TL LU7 p!5b Ihl Cotton consumption j : 117 l!i2 111 1 1 5 Rayon d e l i v e r i e s 1 361 ?t>7 3a5 361 ^ 5

tenther and products 1 n .n . 10U 91 I n . n . 1-5 9-'> Tanning ' n .n , 07 91 ' n .a . i Shoes 1 n.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (19)5-39 average=100)

| Seasona l ly a d j u s t e d ! Unadjusted ! 1 1 9 5 % T 1 9 5 5 1 1 9 5 ?

! Ju ly ] June 1 J u l y 1 J u l y I June i July

MINERALS

Fuels pi 69 173 ol51 Pi 69 173 0151 Coal 9k 106 0 73 9k 106 0 73

r i tvoinous coal 103 116 c 76 103 116 0 7 6 Anthracite 57 66 57 57 66 57

Crude petroleum P207 206 190 p20? 206 190 pl38 l'U5 65 pl72 171 31

Iron ore ww- U07 71

F ^ E K ' T CARLO,'. DINGS (1755*59 average=1^0)

: ? f i 9^ 105 75 9k 105 75 C( ke 167 179 57 162 176 56 Grain 1)8 155 153 166 158 183 Liv*s%ock 60 60 56 46 52 k5 Purest products 1U6 lu5 Ht6 12*7 151 lk7 Ore 213 212 U6 3Ul 323 73 Xiscel lanecus 139 1142 115 lUl H16 116 !!erch&T::: s e , l . o . l . U2 it? U3 k2 U3 k3

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

# CLD GCCL-S

19L7-L9=100

TOTAL

Carpets

Furniture

Major appliances Cookinr stoves, total

Alectrie, total Standard Apartment

Ucnclectric, total Gas, t i l

Standard Apartnent

B^mgalow and combination A l l other

f r i er s Freezers Ironers

Refr igerators S#!; cubic f e e t or l ess

cubic f ee t 6,5-7.U cubic fee t 7*5-8.b cubic f e e t 8.$ cubic f ee t or over

Vacuum cleaners Washing ruacnines, total

*ringer and spinner Automatic and semiautomatic

Radios and televis ion Radios, total

Small Automobile Consoles and combinations AM-FK console combinations

Television, total Table Consoles Combinations

)"ScnLllj %clj - t e i 3953 1952 I 1^:3

p u s ; 1952 Jur.e July | Jure | May J:i r.e

1^:3 p u s ;

1952 Jur.e

pl29 127 132 101 Pl03 121 128 96

n.a. n . a . 87 hh n.a* n . a . CD

16

pl23 12it 126 313 ; pi 13 i - 1?0 i : ^

pl08 116 122 59 0 9L 131: 67 n . a . n.a. 103 69 n.a. 1.) u ' " n . s . 128 128 67 r..". US 131 70

r..3. 1_2 133 73 ii. -. o? 137 L6

n.a. n.a. 89 71 n . a . n , i . PB 66 n.a. n.a. 102 en n . a . n .a . 1.7 !i I'-

n.-i. n . a . V'3 ll i 1 - . .a . n . a . l*-7 93 n . a . h' 37

r . i . n.%. n : i 679 572 687 "7b ! ^ 7 L?i t . -

n.a. 201 335 1-5 r . a . 2. : 2-: 5 31 U 31 - 3 2a 33 26

85 96 99 66 77 1"5 ? 2 */ 2 19 25 i / L: 79 30 67 i- 29 72

l v - 2" j. 261 lli6

63 78 97 as 53 68 92 75 11U 126 122 i n :9 121 117

3'i 55 59 161 233 215 -75

20h 18? 182 136 l?ii 162 197 57 55 62 ii6 1,2 55 65

39 61 71 117 1 U 273 71

0 13 lii 20 1 9 8 9 19 508 hUh 128 322 ! r i 3C2 i35 275 2 7 3-^