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I r<. ~ } RBC'D If FILES SECTIufrT BQttSD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSFEM For release In afternoon papers Friday, June 19, 1942 JON 13194? -~RAS -BJ - 214 - June 19, 1942 i BUSINESS INDEXES 1936-59 average • 100 for industrial production and freight-oar loadings; 1925-26 average » 100 for all other series Adjusted for seasonal variation Without seasonal adjustment - 1942 1941 1942 1941 iky I April May May J April Industrial production Total pl76 173 154 pl77 171 166 Manufactures Total pi 84 181 160 pl85 180 160 Rurable p239 232 190 p241 232 192 nondurable pl39 139 135 pl39 138 134 Minerals plSl 130 125 pl33 126 127 Construction contracts. value Total pi 21 128 101 pl46 145 121 Residential p70 82 38 p83 96 104 All other pl63 165 111 pi 98 185 136 Factory employment Total * 135,4 124.9 136.1 124.9 Durable goods » 148.1 129.5 * 149,8 131.3 Nondurable goods * 123,3 120.5 * 123.0 118.8 Factory payrolls Total »» * * * 186.6 144.1 Durable goods • « * # # 223.9 193.1 Nondurable goods • • •• * 144,9 122.9 Freight-car loadings 145 143 135 138 136 131 Department store sales. value pl07 117 105 pl07 115 105 Department store stocks. , value 117 74 * 121 76 * Data not yet available. Botei—Production, carloadings, and department store sales indexes based on daily averages, To convert durable manufactures, nondurable manufactures, and minerals indexes to points in total index, shown in Federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply durable by *379, nondurable by ,469, and minerals by *152. Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at second month, of F. W» Dodge data for 37 Eastern States. To convert indexes to value figures, shown in the Federal Reserve Chart Book, multiply total by $410,- 269,000, residential by #184,137,000, and all other by $226,152,000, Employment index, without seasonal adjustment, and payrolls index compiled by Bureau of Labor Statistics* Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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  • J REC'D IN FILES SECTION JUN 1 9 194g^

    INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT105 (1935-56 average - 100)

    Adjusted for Without - seasonal leriat-ion seasonal adjustment

    - * 1942< - v 1 1941 1942 1941 May May f April

    Iron and steel * * 183 * . * 183 Pig iron e * 175 * * 175 Steel 218 217 195 218 217 195 Open hearth and Bessemer 180 179 174 180 179 174 Electric 484 483 347 484 482 347

    MiehiBery p278 268 206 p278 268 205 Transportation equipment p372 346 228 p372 346 229 Konferrous metals and products pl87 182 169 pl88 183 101

    Copper smelting pl62 155 144 pi 62 155 144 Zinc smelting 184 185 170 184 185 170 Copper deliveries p205 196 233 p205 195 233 Zinc shipments 146 145 144 146 145 144

    Lumber and products plSS 133 132 pl37 132 134 Lumber pl27 127 122 pi 34 127 130 Furniture plSl 146 IE 2 pl42 142 145

    Stone, clay, and glass products pl53 153 143 pl74 153 161 Cement * 161 134 * 161 163 Polished plate glass 35 43 142 35 43 142

    Textiles and products pl56 157 157 pi 56 157 157 Cotton consumption 176 177 165 175 177 165 Bayon deliveries 169 170 169 169 170 169 "Wool textiles * 153 165 " * 153 165

    Leather products pi 26 126 124 pi 23 130 122 Tanning * 129 119 * 130 116 Cattle hide leathers * 146 130 * 146 127 Calf and kip leathers * 91 99 * 90 94

    . Goat and kid leathers . , * 116 - 105 * 119 103 Shoes pi 23 124 128 piao 130 126

    Manufactured food products pl36 136 123 p!31 123 139 Whur.t flour 105 98 110 96 92 100 Mem.:,firing pl37 142 132 pl38 134 132 OHitsr aanufaotured foods pl37 137 122 pi 24 121 111

    Paper and products * 148 142 * . 151 141 Paperboard 144 154 168 141 157 155 Newsprint production 104 109 114 105 109 115

    Printing and publishing pll7 116 122 pi 20 122 126 Se*sprint eemsuaption. 100 98 107 - 104*- 105 111

    p--j?relimInaryor estimated. rRevised. * Data not yet available,

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