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19J5-3- ~ 130 "cr Industrial production and freight carloaiings; 19L7-L9 avcr^Fc = 100 for all other series

Season ally adjusted Vnn :i i listed 1-53 1952 1953 1952

Oct. j Oct. Oct. | Sept. Oct.

Zniustrial production 1/ ^ -

Trtnl p231 232 230 p235 236 233 Xarru^ -^ ctures

Ttal p2b3 21t3 2'.2 p2ii7 218 2hS lunllc p30li 301 300 r;3"6 303 301 Nondurable nl9L 196 19" pl 99 203 200

i'in^ a^ls pl6l 169 161* pl62t 17ii 166 Xa,^ cr ccns?^ n?r durables 2/

Tctal pl3lt 131 125 piUo 13,'* 130 Fassenrer c^rs 'pl!:5 139 125 clii6 138 125 Household go: ds pl22 122 12h pl32 131 135

Constraction c:ntrects, value Total n.a. 218 210 n.a. 221 201 3: siic.tial n.a. 180 185 n.a. 181 181 All ether n.a. 21*3 227 n.a. 2ii7 215

Ir.tlcyrr rt nr.i , rcllc I'tna/ri^\1 vj; al 'r/l^ yr- r.t, total pU2.5 112.5 111.3 pll3.ii 113.6 112.3 %anuf actrinr r :ucti cn workers Frp]oyrrnt, toLai pl08.it 109.8 107.8 pll0.2 111.8 109.6 Duratle piie.i 119.7 115.8 pll8.9 120.0 116.5 ::ond uraMe P 97.0 98.1 98.5 DlOO.O ln2.2 101.6

Fa\Tclls, total - el9.3 150.0 115.7 ^reirht csrloadinrs 126 126 128 135 137 138 Departr.fnt store sales, value plio 107 115 pll$ 112 120 T^partn^nt store stroke, value n.a. 128 121 n.a. 132 13U If Vs*irzies, osor,a 11 y aijust

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Iron and steel 2'L kcl 2':L Pig iron ! 2U7 2L3 2h? ; 'L? 'h-; Steel 2 89 2>1 ?3 i 2F.9 *-2 Open hearth 230 \'i 1 233 ! '21 Electric 71h 7 % i:Lc i:L:

Machinery p386 3?5 3C3 1:;/ y.} Transportation equipment P36"7 373 n i- P I Automobiles (incl. parts) p7l ' 259 c V %

Nonferrous metals and products Ip232 231 2 j(? ;/ ^ U :-3j Smelting and refining p2?3 290 2=1 !r'2'*3 Fabricating 'p2Co 203 231 L: ' :3i

Lumber and products pl58 155 ] ' - > i: i- ' Lumber plh5 11:2 135 r n Furniture plf-3 100 18/ ir;3 19?

Stone, clay and glass products p?21 22U 22:'; fr-32 c ii Cement n.,i. 23h 231 ' r . *>. y" Clay products p m 153 163 i r -' - jCA 173

Textiles and products pir? 1'G 172 T:; ? 172 Cotton consumption 135 13 S 1U2 ! -35 1;3 1L2 Rayon deliveries 3C5 321 3 a I 3(1 Leather and products n.a. IC-I* 112 In. a. lea 112 Tanning p. a. 9a 103 92 1'L Shoes n.a. 111 lis 111 1:8

Manufactured food pro ucts pl63 I6u 1>3 !pl7#' 1:? 17-3 Wheat flour 107 106 1:5 ! ill 116 115 Meatpacking M ? 7 1:0 1> ' r 1,7 w, Other manufactured fo-vis 1 \ ]/'' ] iV It 1 1'' 1

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(1935-39 average=100) Seasonally ad^ us ted Unadjusted

1953 1952 1953 1952 Oct. Sept. Oct. Oct. Sept. Oct.

MIKERftLS Fuels pi66 174 167 pl66 I74 167 Ccal 106 113 93 106 113 93 Bituminous coal 116 126 93 116 126 93 Ant rjrscite 66 63 95 66 63 95

Crude petroleum P196 205 203 plS 6 205 203 Metals P132 141 145 Pl52 170 164

Iron ore - - n.a. 396 .363

FREIGHT CARLOADJUGS (1935-39 average=100)

Coal 110 114 93 110 114 93 163 164 18Q 160 162 185

Griir. 157 131 157 157 147 157 Li vestock 70 59 76 106 78 117 Forest products 136 137 139 ] M 148 146 Cre 195 216 233 263 324 314 Miscellaneous 137 139 145 149 150 158 Merchandise, l.c.l. 44 43 46 45 45 46

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Carpets i Ti * S -5 Furniture pll2 112 i:s ' r ' J 1 117 Major appliances p ?2 93 1- 39 ! r co 1'-Cooking stoves, total ! r,. i* n,a. Electric, total 1 2% i Standard ' : i Apartment ! ;a .iL

Nonelectric, total Gas, total , i Standard ' . fi. -"t Apartment ' - - * e 2, fi 1

Bungalow and ccnbinati on ' y a /'ll other

Driers ! i:%? 1?61 1?L7 F reezers ! n.a* 1;7 l;o .21 Ironers ' 30 26 77 60 Refri^ei^ators ? v; 77 " ~ s- -?c

cubic f^et cr Irss 19 * 6.L cubic fe^t * T .: 2

&.$ - 7*u cubic feet ' ' 1 ?> - Hmh CUt 2 r; frr-t :.i 5*> - CNtJ c r"er;t -,r nvcr ; .

Vacuum cleanerr . e . " " Washing machines, total i - i-j i -I : yrin:er and spirror . i * Automatic and semiautomatic / * T

Radios and television 217 221 217 2:5 - " t . : % Radios, total ! / % , * - 1 2 Small Automobile 10j 131 f 7 Consoles conti- : 11 ens ?? "* 0 AM-' M c^nbinutivno i .

Television, to+al 1 T abl e - * . * 'J Consoles 1 ' V . 7 g % Comb"; na1 r

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