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t 0 l̂f # 3 BUSINESS IKfEXES

1935~39 average « 100 Cor industrial production and freight carloadings; 19*;7~!'9 average * 100 for all othor series.

1 seasonally aajustea | Unadjusted I 1953 ^ 1 % % I 1993 I June | May | June 1 June | May j June

Industrial production l/ T^t^l p2Ll 2liO 20h p2lj2 2I4O 205 l-.n »4 * . % v t 3

Total P255 253 2lU p25U 253 215 Dirahla P321 321 2b7 P322 322 2l«9 ^sr/iuraole P199 199 186 pl99 198 187 in r' Is p!70 166 HV? P17U 166 llt9 lor consumer durables Total Plli5 liiU 108 Plu5 1/45 108

Fu: song'jr cars P158 155 11U pl63 159 118 Household goods P150 132 101 pl2U 128 96

Construction contracts, velue Total P155 161 172 pl80 195 200 R^si jontial P159 164 193 P175 19U 213 All other P152 159 1?8 pl8U 196 191

E%ploy".ent and payrolls 2/ Kcnarrioultural employEant, total P113.1 112.8 106.6 P112.9 112.2 108.5 Manufacturing production workers

Employment, total pll?.0 112.7 102.0 pill .7 110.9 100.9 tumble P12L.0 123.3 IO6.3 P123.U 122.8 105.9 Nondurable plOO.l 100.3 97.0 p 98.0 97.0 95-0

Payrolls, total — — sl52.0 150.1 127.3

Freight carloadings 128 130 108 133 132 111

Depart: ,ent store sales, value piiu 115 111 pl08 114 105

Deportnont stor^ stocks, value n.a. 129 118 n.a. 132 112

Tr Zctirnat4s, sea serially adjusted, for July 1953* total industrial production, 23^; total manufactures/2Lilt; durable manufactures, ?12; nondurable raanu-f%?tures, 190; minerals, 162.

2/ The unadjusted indexes of employment and payrolls are compiled by or based on data of the Bureau of labor Statistics and incorporate the Bureau1 s revision for recent years to njv benchmark levels which was announced April 17• Back figures will be available upon request to Division of Research and Statistics*

Construction contract indexes based on )-month moving averages, centered at second month, of P. W. Dodge data for )? Eastern States*

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (1935-39 av;rago"lCO)

— - just y'i ! Vnia j .is t 3

— I 1]?% 1 1? :> j. June ! :Ky | Jun^ t Jun> 1 •'•V. :

MANUFACTURES

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Iron and steel ;p256 291 1L3 ! p233 291 ' l<~2 Pig iron | 250 250 I 2 C0 250 £ Steel ; 1 329 337 66 i 52j- 337 c

Open hearth . 1 i- 251 25s 39 231 23o 59

Electric i 1022 10U7 256 j 1022 IC'V 2 %

Machinery j | piiOO 399 352 1 p/ fL 3 5/' 352

Transportation equipment ! cu09 UOL 339 ) P-03 LO'i 359

Automobiles (incl. parts) I 1 P300 300 229 s P3:') 500 229

Nonforrous metals and products j |?263 263 210 | P^-3 263 210

Smelting and refining ip286 290 2U7 jP28p 290 2U6

Fabricating |P25U 252 195 £52 199 Lumber and products S P152 151 1;6 | Pl6l l-?5

Lumbar jpl36 13U 15a i c" 3 h ; Furniture i pl 35 lPU 169 |?:S3 15a

Stone, clay and glass products 1 p233 231 222 SPC36 23- 224 Cement I R.a. 2h6 222 | n,a. Z'h 237 Clay products i pl6a 160 1?0 1 Pl63 l*j" 1 -9

Textiles and products I *P1?U 173 Iv'i i Pl7a 17 < 19.i Cotton consumption 1U2 li*5 133 | lu2 * -3 V 3 Rayon deliveries i 366 367 312 ] 366 367 312

Leather and products | n.a. 111 103 | n.a. 102 Tanning - i n.a. 10L 92 jn.a. 1 90 Shoes 'n^a. 116 111 |n«a. 1 ' ill

M&nufaotured food products jpl62 lo3 166 jpl62 1,6 16-Wheat flour | P108 108 U 3 | Pl3? l')3 1~9 Meatpacking t p H 5 15U V.2 IP153 l"u 1 :7 Other manufactured foods ! clc9 170 175 j pl60 i:u 1:6

Processed fruits and vegetables iplUO 152 161 1 pi 03 .9 12'-; Paper and products ;p209 209 iei SP209 2,9 132

Paperboard ; 250 2U9 201 j 250 2'.9 201 Printing and publishing 1P179 16,U 176 |pl?3 157 1"?

Newsprint consumption 1 170 177 169 i 168 ILL lie Petroleum and coal products IP300 289 251 !P300 2.9 Gasoline !p2LC- 230 216 jpa'iO 230 21: Fuel oil ;P230 221 223 |p230 2?1 Coke \ jn.a. 189 72 tn. ix. IS 9 •v

Chemicals IP32U 320 293 IP322 320' Paints ipl62 161 151 !pl^6 166 156 Rayon !P381 367 307 !P331 367 307 Industrial chemicals |po26 619 563 |p626 619 563

Rubber products jn.a. 269 2I46 |n.a. 269 ::.'.6

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IKDl'S'f F IAL FRO.T'CIION (1955-39 average = 100)

Seasonally adjusted • 195%""

Unadjusted

w June ! ?'*y 1 June | June 1 May lJune

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Fuels pl?6 170 161 !pl?6 170 l6l 113 lr 3 96 1 113 103 96

?1tinincus coal 125 113 102 1 125 113 102 Anthr&elt) 66 66 7k I 66 66 7U

Cruie pesrcleua p207 p20? 193 Ip20? P203 193 Ket&ls P139 1U3 65 Ipl65 159 7k

Iron ere — - — ! n.a. 360 hi

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FREIGHT CAP.LOADIKGS (1935-39 average=100)

1 1 105 106 96 105 106 96

"cko I 179 195 69 176 182 68 Grain 1 155 lLil l6l 158 12h 165 Livestock 1 6U 65 56 52 58 45 For-ast proiucts ! 1 ̂5 137 139 151 1U3 ltit Cre 1 ̂ 12 237 53 328 315 82 Miscellaneous ! n? lii6 119 1U6 1U8 122 'Merchandise, l.c.l. i u3 h? hk U3 h5

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OHTFJT OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS 19ii?-U9=iOO

; — 1 ! !

a sonally vd ju. J v j 5 1 — u n«:d jus tC'd ; — 1 ! !

1 9 5 ! 19-2 1 1 > 1 ; — 1

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TOTAL !pl30 152 135 99

1 !pl2L 12-5 139 96

Carpets n.a. 87 98 61 ! In.a. j

85 103 79

Furniture pl2$ 126 126 109 j pi 19 120 123 103

Major appliances pl20 122 121 85 jPii9 xl" i-U 82

Cooking stoves, total n.a* 105 101 67 In.a. r 103 67 Elsctric, total ! 135 131 122 75

Standard ! lie 130 125 77

Apartment 1 67 157 a? -V r;7

Nonelectric, total |n.a. "X 93 63 Gas, total In.a. 10u 111 73

Standard |n.a. 135 110 Apartment |n*a. 107 115

cr-Bungalow and combination In.a. US 5* r; All other jn.a. 53 3^

Driers 572 687 508 600 ! U57 LSI Lo? Lie

Freezers n.a. 535 311 217 Sn.ft. 253 292 Ironers 4% 31 36 12

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26 36 £*

Refrigerators, total 96 99 liU 69 i 99 105 122 73 5*i|- cubic feet or 1*89 ! 10 58 18 10

5#5;-6;U cubic feet 1 6 28 12 2Q

6.5~7,L cubic feet ! ?U 79 22

cubic feet ] ho 29 c::

8.5 cubio feet or over i i

1 291 1

261

Vacuum cleaners ! 78 97 89 S3 ! 66 92 93 7̂ ,

Washing machines, total 1 126 122 107 87 I 121 117 ill Wringer and spinner I !• 55 59 Automatic and semiautomatic I I 233

I 215 ^ *

Radios and television I 182 1 '2 201 115 i 162 187 IK1

Radios, total 1 55 66 42 ! 55 66 t- + *

Small 1 I 61 71 7-1

Automobile 1 ! ill 173 1-v

Consoles and combinations 1 ! 13 Ik 19 1?. AM-PM console combinations 1 |

! 8 1

9 10 lii

Television, total i UUh U28 U79 26L ! 582 m SIS 27. Table ! 1 303 350 L29 2C: Consoles 1 1 688 797 Combinations 1 j 51 57 63

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