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1 w fuec-^ff FIL;>. '.... CEC BOARD OF GOVERNORS QPTBE FfiBBRti, RESERVE SYSTEM For immediate release, Wednesday, December 15, 1954 ' " " "... "-;rr?a..... December 15, 195*.... : V.. ^ ' * ' - :_«iies»i*dbxbsawfagr Season&lly adjusted 1 i Unadjusted 1954, DHOV. 1 Oct* i I Nov. DNOV. 1 Oct. I Sept. 1 Nov.., Industrial production Total Manufactures Total : Durable ia * nondurable H Minerals ; ICS * ill ill 113 Consumer durable goods Total Ma*or consumer durables l4o Autos Household Other consumer durables Construction contracts, value Total n.a n.a Residential n.a n.a All other n.a n.a Employment and.payrolls Hocagricultural emp., total , Manufacturing prod, workers Employment, total Durable C Nondurable v Payrolls, total Freight carloadings I Department store sales, value : n Department store stocks,value n.a n.a Note: Construction contract indexes based on 3-month moving averages, centered at second month, of F. W. Dodge data for 37 Eastern States. Employment and payrolls indexes are compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. p Preliminary n.a. Not available

2 (191*7-4*9 average - 100) 2. DURABLE MANUFACTURES: Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted 195k * pnov. I Oct. (Sept. Nov. pnov.l 1 Oct. (Sept. Nov. Primary metals Ill Metal fabricating *9 11* *5 158 Fabricated metal products 12b * U 130 Machinery *8 11* *5 151* Nonelectrical * Electrical * Transportation equipment * Instruments Clay, glass and lumber prod * Stone, clay and glass prod# * * * Lumber and products n.a n.a. 131* * Furniture and miscellaneous Furniture and fixtures * Miscellaneous manufactures * *5 NONDURABLE MANUFACTURES: Textiles and apparel Textile mill products n,a n.a Apparel and allied products * Rubber and leather products Rubber products n.a n.a Leather and products n.a. 91* n.a * 89 Paper and printing Paper and allied products n.a. P n.a. pll* Printing and publishing Chemicals and petroleum prod. 11*5 ia 11*1* *8 11*7 11*3 11*5 Chemicals and allied prod. n.a H*5 n.a. 151* 11*9 150 Petroleum and coal products Food, beverages and tobacco Food and beverage mfrs. n.a n.a Tobacco manufactures n.a. n.a ilea# n.a MINERALS: Mineral fuels 112 HI * Coal Crude oil and natural gas Metal, stone and earth ndn. 101* HI* p Preliminary n*a. Not available.

3 3. (19^7-49 average = 100) Oct, 1 Sept, 1 Aug. Oct,, Sept. Primary metals Ferrous metals Pig iron Id Steel I34 Carbon steel Alloy steel Castings and forgings Nonferrous metals Fabricated metal products Structural metal parts Stampings and misc. metal products Nonelectrical machinery Farm machinery Industrial and commercial machinery Machine tools and presses Electrical machinery Electrical apparatus and parts Transportation equipment Autos Trucks C6 115 Aircraft and parts Railroad cars Stone, clay and glass products Glass and pottery products Cement n,a Lumber and products Lumber Millwork and plywood Textile mill products Cotton and synthetic fabrics Cotton consumption Synthetic fabrics Wool textiles Knit goods Apparel and allied products Men's outerwear Women's outerwear Misc. apparel, etc

4 (191*7-1*9 average = 100) 1951* 1953 Oct# 1 Sept. 1 Aug. Oct. Sept. Rubber products Tires and tubes * Leather and products Leather n.a Paper and allied products Wood pulp n.a. 11* *1 Paper and board n.a Paperboard n.a H*3 137 Printing and publishing Newsprint consumption Job printing and periodicals Chemicals and allied products Industrial chemicals Synthetic fibers * L3 11*8 Paints Petroleum and coal products Petroleum refining Gasoline *2 11*2 11*3 11*7 Fuel oil Coke Food and beverage manufactures Food manufactures * Meat products Dairy products Canned and frozen foods 11* * 233 Grain mill products 110 HI* Bakery products Beverages Alcoholic beverages Beer and ale 81* Coal Bituminous coal Crude oil and natural gas Crude oil Metal mining Iron ore Stone and earth minerals Note. Groups and subgroups include Individual series not published separately.

5 # OUTPUT OF CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS (191*7-1*9 average» 100) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted Wk Aug. Oct. Oct. Sept. Aug. Oct. I I MAJOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS: Furniture and floor coverings Furniture Floor coverings Appliances and heaters b lib Major appliances HL * Ranges h Refrigeration appliances * Laundry appliances n.a *6 137 n.a Heating apparatus n.a n.a Radio and television sets b 276 Radio sets 62 U * 1* Television sets OTHER CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS: Auto parts and tires Misc. home and personal goods OUTPUT OF MAJCR HOUSEHOLD GOCDS (19l»7-l*9 average - 100) im 1953 Oct. Sept. 1 Aug. Oct. 1 Sept. Woven carpets Gas ranges Electric ranges Refrigerators Freezers * Washing machines n.a *0 122 Driers and ironers n.a *8 Vacuum cleaners 98 81* Furnaces n.a Water heaters n.a * Auto radios * Household radios 1* Table model TV *35 1*08 Console model TV Note. For description and back figures see Federal Reserve Bulletin for May 1951* pp. 1*38-1*52, reprint available on request. Back figures, not in Bulletin, on individual indexes for major household goods, without seasonal adjustment, also available on request to Division of Research and Statistics.