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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO TORONTO 5.QNT. 5 • 2 7 F - 4 -

Volume XXII Number 1

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CANADA

January, 1947

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BUSINESS STATISTICS

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BUSINESS STATISTICS BRANCH J DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS jf\S^ ^^R

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMEI

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D.B.S. 3-4010 P. January, 1947

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

I. Analytical and General Page

Economic Conditions in Canada 3, 4, 5

1. Business Indexes 6

Economic Conditions in Canada (French) 7, 8, 9

2. Business by Economic Areas. 3. Weekly Indicators of Economic Activity.

4. Canadian Failures. 5. Cumulative Factors 10-15

II. Production

6. Farm Products. 7. Fish and Furs. 8. Metals and Minerals. 9.

Electric Power. 10. Manufactured Products 16-44

III. Construction

11. Contracts Awarded. 12. Building Permits. 13. Housing 45-52

IV. Internal Trade

14. Indexes of Retail and Wholesale Sales 53-55

V. External Trade

15. External Trade excluding Gold. 16. Exports by continents. 17. Automobile Entries. 18, 19. Imports by Countries and Commodities.

20, 21. Exports by Countries and Commodities 56-60

VI. Transportation

22. Canal Cargo Traffic. 23. Railway Freight Loaded. 24. Railway Operating Statistics. 25. Shipping at Six Large Ports. 26. Carload- ings 60-67

VII. Employment

27. Unadjusted Indexes of Employment. 28. Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of Employment. 29. Other Labour Factors and Immigration. 30. Vital Statistics. Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of Employment in Provinces and Cities. 31. Employment in Cities. 32. Employment and Pay- rolls. 33. Per Capita Weekly Earnings. 34. Aggregate Weekly Earnings. 35. Aggregate Weekly Payrolls. 36. Average Hours per Week. 37. Average Hourly Earnings. 38. Average Weekly Salaries and Wages. 39. Per Capita Weekly Earnings 68-80

VIII. Prices

40. Index Numbers of Cost of Living. 41. Indexes of Farm Prices. 42- 43. Wholesale Price Indexes. 44. Prices of Representative Commodi- ties. 45. Index Numbers of Security Prices 81-84

IX. Finance

46. Assets and Liabilities of the Bank of Canada. 47. Money Supply. 48. Canadian Chartered Banks. 49. Cheques Cashed. 50. Dominion Government Finance. 51-52. Purchase and Sales of Securities by Canada. 53. Stock Market Transactions and Bond Financing 85-91

X. Other Countries

54. Wholesale Prices in Other Countries 91

55. United States. 56. United Kingdom 92-93

Current Bureau Publications 94-95

Published by Authority of

The Hon. James A. MacKinnon, M.P., Minister of Trade and Commerce.

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OTTAWA, JANUARY, 1947

Dominion Statistician: Herbert Marshall, Chief, Business Statistics Branch: Sydney B. Smith

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN DECEMBER

Current forecasts of the course of business in 1947 range from warnings of a sharp recession to predictions of a continued expansion. In United States business observers are in almost com- plete agreement that some form of setback will come during the year and such a development would be bound to affect our economy. But a number of factors point to a more favourable outlook on this side of the border. On the agricultural front, contracts with the United Kingdom assure support for the prices of a number of important farm products and stable prices are a major factor in maintaining farm in- comes. With a demand assured, in part, by the unexpended portion of our foreign loans, exports should con- tinue to increase in 1947 as our manu- facturing production moves forward to higher levels. Construction activity, which has been hampered throughout the current year by lack of materials, should also increase substantially on the basis of the more adequate sup- plies promised by present production levels. Though a start has been made in filling some of the backlog of demand for consumers durables, notably in radios, there is still a large pent-up demand for automobiles and other commodities backed up by substantial savings. Furthermore there is no evi- dence in this country that the demand for non-durables has expanded beyond its pre-war proportion to disposable income, indicating no serious lack of balance in this sector. Nor is there any indication of undue increases in inventories such as have occurred in United States. Wholesale inventories at the end of November were about 24 per cent higher than a year ago but in most trades the ratio of stocks to sales has not increased greatly. The increase of 99 per cent over a year ago in the wholesale clothing group is the largest gain shown and it does indicate a more plentiful supply position in that trade.

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If business men make some attempt to rebuild their inventories to more normal proportions it will provide still another source of demand. Only a moderate advance in prices has oc- curred, in Canada and this, too, is a favourable factor for extreme price advances are often followed by a sharp decline.

Against these favourable signs must be set a number of less promising con- siderations. Payments to veterans will be much lower during the coming year, and may be only partially offset by lower tax collections, by higher earned incomes and by the repayment of forced savings. Another factor, consumer resistance to higher prices, is largely unknown but might become important. This is especially likely to occur with commodities involving a major expenditure such as auto- mobiles or new houses where a thirty per cent price increase is large in dollar terms. In the consumer's eyes, a 30 per cent increase in milk from 10 to 13 cents a quart might seem less important than the corresponding price increase in a new house from $5,000 to $6,500. If, an important part of the public, both as consumers and bus- iness men, should decide to defer their expenditures on durable items, whether in automobiles or factories until prices are lower, it might possibly reduce expenditure sufficiently to start a de- cline in prices and employment.

Wage and salary incomes have been moving higher, a result that reflects the combined effect of widespread in- creases in wage rates and a higher level of industrial employment. Ag- gregate weekly payrolls reached a record high at the first of November following an advance of 12-5 per cent in a period of five months, but total income paid out was even higher than this, for payrolls figures do not include retroactive wage increases or periodic bonuses. In addition, payments to veterans, though declining, are still

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January, 1947

helping to sustain individual's receipts of income. These two factors to- gether with the current higher level of farm income, and dividend pay- ments, have in large part offset the decline in incomes to the armed ser- vices. Reductions in the personal in- come tax rate will give a further boost to spendable incomes at the start of the year.

Current statistics indicate that the real earnings of the average worker have not declined appreciably over the past two years. Average weekly earnings in eight industries have in- creased 4 • 3 per cent in the two years ending November 1, 1946, somewhat less than the corresponding increase of 6 • 9 per cent in the cost of living for this same period. But part of the price rise has been due to the removal of subsidies and the corresponding reduction in taxes leaves a greater part of total earnings in the hands of :the worker. A decline in the average work week, which has been about 8 per cent for these past two years could be expected to lead to some fall in earnings though this would be offset in part b}^ the increase in the propor- tion of men employed. Industrial disputes in progress through the sum- mer were settled under a pattern of wage increases ranging from 10 to 15 cents per hour. These increases, to- gether with others granted without any interruption of work, raised the average hourly earnings in manufac- turing industries by 3 • 8 cents per hour between May and November, or by about 5-5 per cent. That the average increase has not been larger reflects the unevenness with which wage in- creases have been granted, some work- ers having made gains of 15 cents an hour or more while others have had little, if any, increase. Some of the largest average increases have been shown in industries in which no strikes have occurred. Thus between May and November, in three of these in- dustries— pulp and paper, agricultural implements and glass products — aver- age hourly earnings increased by more than 9 cents per hour.

Increases in average hourly earnings which for the year ended November

1946 amounted to 5-2 cents per hour or about 8 per cent in manufacturing industries, have only been partially reflected in domestic higher prices. In some industries such as in pulp and paper and flour milling substantial in- creases are being passed on largely in the export market. In other instances, such as in primary textiles, iron and steel and agricultural implements the granting of price increases preceded the advance in wages and the subse- quent upward adjustments in wages have not, as yet, led to further price rises. In still others there has been a gradual advance in both prices and hourly earnings with cause and effect being largely indistinguishable. Direct comparison of wage and price increases are of limited validity because of the varying wage content of different products. Prices of some farm pro- ducts, for example, have shown sub- stantial gains during the past year but these prices are only very indirectly related to changing wage costs. No price series is available which distin- guishes the increase in raw material prices from the change in value added prices at the manufacturing level.

A program of decontrol on items in good supply coupled with the removal of subsidies on numerous products allowed a gradual increase in prices during 1946 but the rise for the year was limited to about 7 per cent for wholesale prices and about 6 per cent for the cost of living. Rapid price increases in United States which were only partially offset by the revaluation of the Canadian dollar and by the continued subsidization of materials such as coal and cotton have contri- buted to this rise. Important com- modities showing advances of over 10 per cent during the year included live- stock, milk and milk products, fishery products, newsprint, lumber, silver, cotton and woollen goods, iron and steel products. These price increases were partly offset by good crops of fruits and vegetables which led to a decline in vegetable product prices late in the year. Prospects for 1947 are for a continued upward trend in prices, but with the retention of con- trols over basic commodities for some

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time to come. This is reflected in the recent removal of price ceilings on a variety of household equipment and supplies and the higher ceilings granted on pork products.

Widespread increases in employ- ment were shown during October. Though some of these gains were due to the direct or indirect effects of the settlement of industrial disputes many industries not subject to work stoppages also showed a marked improvement. Thus in the manufacturing group, furniture, leather products, furs, and printing and publishing all showed a continuation of a climb which has been in progress for some time. Further advances were also shown in mining, communications, building construc- tion, and transportation. During the past year the principal gains in manu- facturing employment have been in the non-durable group with an increase of about five per cent in contrast to a less than one per cent increase in the dur- able group. Further improvement in the latter group can be expected as the supply of steel and other basic materials becomes more plentiful.

In the face of a 20 per cent decline in passenger revenues and an 8 per cent decline in freight revenues the railways operating income has been cut in half during 1946. Higher wage rates together with higher costs for other materials has limited the fall in expenses to about 3 per cent for the first 10 months of 1946 as compared with the same period in 1945. In attempt to obtain relief from this

situation the railways have recently applied for permission to advance their freight rates.

Canada's commodity trade is con- tinuing to create a heavy demand for United States dollars. A further in- crease in imports coupled with a decline in exports from their wartime levels has created a deficit on commodity account with United States amounting to about $460 million for the first eleven months of 1946, a sharp con- trast to the almost balanced account in 1945. In the earlier part of the year net sales of Canadian securities were an important source of American funds but since the revaluation of the Canadian dollar these sales have been negligible. While in terms of pre-war experience it is normal to expect a deficit in our commodity trade with United States, at that time we could rely on our credit balance with other countries, notably the United King- dom, to supply the funds with which to meet it. That position no longer exists, with the result that we are forced to secure the necessary Ameri- can funds out of existing balance or other available sources. The problem shows in the return of advances by the Foreign Exchange Control Board amounting to $180 million during October and November, indicating a corresponding decline in their holdings of foreign exchange. This situation should improve Avhen more goods become available in other countries and our import trade becomes more diversified. As yet, Britain's exports to North America have not shown any substantial increase.

Dominion Bureau of Statistics January 31, 1947.

MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS

I. Analytical and General BUSINESS INDEXES, SUBJECT TO REVISION

January, 1947

Seasonally Adjusted Indexes 1935-9 = 100

1945

Physical Volume of Business. .

Industrial Production

Mineral Production

Gold, mint receipts

Coal Production

Manufacturing

Crop Products

Flour production

Oatmeal production

Tobacco

Cigar releases

Cigarette releases

Animal Products _

Inspected slaughterings

Cattle

Sheep

Hogs

Creamery butter

Factory cheese

Boots and shoes production.

Textiles

Cotton consumption

Wood and paper

Newsprint

Iron and steel

Steel production.

Pig-iron production

Non-metallic minerals

Coke production

Construction

Contracts awarded

Building permits

Electric power

Distribution

Carloadings

Tons loaded

Imports

Exports

Grain and Live Stock

Marketings

Grain Marketings1

Wheat

Oats

Live Stock Marketings

Cattle

Calves

Hogs

Sheep

Cold Storage Holdings2

Butter

Cheese

Beef

Pork

Mutton

Poultry

Lard

Veal

Percentage of Unemployment3

Dec.

193 0

194

114

55

102 206 182 217 210 247 186 251 180 175 226 162 136 101 242 208 126 112 134 114 341 197 187 168 145 136 117 212 141

189 143 177 170 232

100

82 105 342 176 210 100 100 162

121

98 100 180

95

98 112

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1946

Jan.

Feb.

195-4

193 119 65 122 202 238 219 209 334 259 341 161 164 187 198 145 102 125 223 131 129 138 137 314 205 191 164 145 252 220 381 151

198 156 189 203 227

183

168 221 735 140 160 78 99 156

114

82

102

147

100

91

93

33

129

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181 2

188 98 69 131 197 203 223 231 254 259 253 156 143 165 163 126 103 101 170 131 128 150 141 301 203 212 160 151 254 251 265 152

166 147 182 165 187

68

52

70 178 139 160 79 99 118

106

55

97 135 99 76 83 52 100 7

33

Mar.

191-4

199 143 69 135 190 191 216 285 213 232 211 137 148 152 182 144 111 160 161 139 136 146 139 288 194 224 157 158 441 418 530 155

175 150

198 167 212

66

54

82 42 117 129 96 97 84

122

64

102

127

121

87

68

46

127

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April

192 8

197 142 83 144 189 185 204 307 215 198 216 161 141 137 135 145 127 262 164 139 126 144 131 279 197 211 201 141 426 403 516 164

182 143 197 186 206

124

129 202 316 101 102 125 101 92

150

153

134

100

135

81

62

41

142

5

61

May

June July

184 3

189 155

74 142 186 181 188 282 199 163 201 116 120 111

84 129 119 161 166 144 131 143 134 283 227 218 160 137 302 289 354 166

173 146

186 157 195

160

177 222 732 86 87 93 87 78

181

223

190 92

135 91 65 33

116 4

178 9

179 158

72 125 181 177 196 206 187 137 191 106 117 129

71 109 108 139 162 131

91 128 131 279 205 189 158 152 204 206 193 164

178 141 176 166 172

97

92

119

347

115

132

80

90

61

141

120 174 132 137 113 110

28 112

3

180-3

181 155

65 118 181 172 185 249 174 133 178 113 134 160 119 116 109 125 144 132

94 143 143 272 112

95 156 107 237 224 288 168

178 150 169 180 195

148

148 194 484 138 158 97 103 105

168

206 134 112 125 231 180

25 116

3

Aug.

178 1

175 158

66 139 180 165 169 137 200 142 227 114 132 186 199

99 104 113 150 142 102 149 144 248

91

64 172

86 178 156 265 164

183 146 168 184 254

132

133

147 607 131 149 95 85 144

136

107

93 156

97 666 276

27 127

2

Sept.

173 3

172 147 59 108 179 162 162 94 203 140 231 116 121 158 143 95 95 101 143 141 112 150 134 249 74 67 163 105 186 150 329 155

175 129 149 181 172

97

98 117 405

68 112

56

75 102

124

106

86 162

76 207 455

28 109

2

Oct.

179-0

184 146 70 96 185 173 149 69 239 140 274 129 152 188 134 129 100 100 175 145 127 156 140 252 116 132 177 132 284 271 337 155

168 140 146 198 174

106

103 134 316 122 136 101 91 120

134

109

98

148

106

106

605

52

107

2

Nov.

181-3

180 138 56 95 191 185 150 118 240 138 276 136 162 210 134 133 102 118 230 144 120 157 138 265 208 205 190 156 197 178 275 154

183 150 161 204 197

121

115 168 227 150 171 102 90 211

127

115

94 150 111

93 351

61 122

2

1 Receipts at country Elevators. J First of following month,

among persons insured under Unemployment Insurance

1 Percentage of recorded unemployment

OTTAWA, Janvier 1947

Statistician du Dominion: Herbert Marshall Chef, Branche des Statistiques economiques: Sydney B. Smith

SITUATION fiCONOMIQUE EN DECEMBRE

Les provisions courantes relatives a l'orientation des affaires en 1947 va- rient entre des avertissements d'un brusque d6clin et des predictions d'ex- pansion continue. Aux Etats-Unis, les observateurs s'entendent presque tous pour annoncer qu'un recul quel- conque se produira au cours de l'annee et qu'un tel £v£nement influera sur notre economic Cependant un cer- tain nombre de facteurs annoncent une situation plus rassurante au Canada. Quant au front agricole, les engage- ments avec le Royaume-Uni garantis- sent les prix de divers produits agri- coles et la stability des prix est un facteur fort important dans le maintien des revenus de la ferme. Grace a un marche assure, en partie, par la portion indepensee de nos prets a l'etranger, les exportations devraient continuer d'augmenter en 1947 a mesure que notre production manu- facturiere atteint des niveaux plus Aleves. L'activite dans 1'industrie de la construction, entravee durant Tan- nee par la penurie de materiaux, devrait aussi grandir sensiblement grace aux approvisionnements plus abondants que laissent prevoir les niveaux actuels de production. Bien qu'on ait commence a executer les commandes en souffrance de marchan- dises durables de consommateur, no- tamment de radios, il reste encore un grand nombre de commandes en souf- france pour des automobiles et d'autres denrees. Ces commandes sont sou- tenues par des economies considera- bles. En outre rien au Canada n'in- dique que la demande de marchandises non durables ait augmente au dela du niveau d'avant-guerre; elle ne donne aucun signe de desequilibre grave dans le secteur. II n'y a pareillement aucun indice d'augmentation exces- sive de stocks, comme la chose s'est produite aux Etats-Unis. Les stocks de gros, a la fin de novembre, sont d'approximativement 24 p.c. plus ele- ves qu'il y a un an, mais dans la ma- jorite des commerces, la proportion

des stocks par rapport aux ventes n'augmente pas de facon appreciable. Le gain de 99 p.c, comparativement a Tan dernier, dans le groupe du com- merce des vetements en gros est le plus eleve" et represente une ameliora- tion de la situation des stocks dans ce commerce.

Si les hommes d'affaires s'efforcent de retablir leurs stocks a des propor- tions plus normales, ils cr£eront une nouvelle source de demande. II n'y a eu qu'une faible hausse de prix au Canada et c'est la aussi un facteur favorable, car les avances extremes de prix entrainent souvent de brusques declins.

Quelques aspects moins prometteurs viennent s'opposer a ces indications favorables. Les paiements aux an- ciens combattants diminueront beau- coup cette annee et ne seront peut- etre que partiellement contre-balanc6s par les reductions d'impots, par les hausses des salaires et par les rem- boursements des epargnes obligatoires. Un autre facteur, la resistance du consommateur au rencherissement est a peu pres imperceptible mais pourrait fort bien prendre de l'importance. II est possible que la chose se produise surtout dans les denrees entrainant une depense considerable, telles les automobiles ou les maisons neuves, ou une augmentation de 30 p.c. devient considerable en termes de dollars. Aux yeux du consommateur, une hausse de 30 p.c. du lait, soit de 10 a 13 cents la pinte, peut sembler moins importante qu'une augmentation cor- respondante de $5,000 a $6,500^ dans le cas des maisons neuves. Si une partie importante du public, tant chez le consommateur que chez l'hom- me d'affaires, decide de retarder ses defenses pour des marchandises dura- bles, telles que des automobiles ou des usines, jusqu'a ce que les prix declinent, il est possible que les de- penses diminuent suffisamment pour dOclencher un declin des prix et de l'emploiement.

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Janvier 1947

Les revenus provenant des gages et des salaires augmentent brusquement ces quelques derniers mois, resultat qui reflete l'effet combine de la hausse generale des gages et du niveau plus eleve de l'emploiement industriel. Le total des bordereaux hebdomadaires de paie atteint un sommet le ler novembre, a la suite d'une avance de 12-5 p.c. durant cinq mois, mais le revenu global paye est meme plus eleve que cela, car les chiffres des bordereaux de paie n'embrassent pas les augmentations de gages retroactives ou les boni periodi- ques. En plus, les paiements aux anciens combattants, malgre leur de- clin, continuent d'aj outer aux revenus personnels. Ces deux facteurs, ajou- tes au niveau plus eleve de revenu agricole et des versements de divi- dendes, contre-balancent en grande partie le declin des revenus des forces armees. Les reductions de l'impot sur le revenu des particuliers vont aj outer aux revenus d6pensables au debut de l'annee.

Les statistiques courantes revelent que le gain reel du travailleur moyen ne decline pas sensiblement au cours des deux dernieres annees. Le gain hebdomadaire moyen dans huit in- dustries augmente de 4-3 p.c. les deux annees terminees le ler novembre 1946, soit un peu moins que la hausse cor- respondante de 6-9 p.c. du cout de la vie durant cette meme periode. Mais une partie de la hausse de prix decoule de la revocation des subventions et la reduction correspondante des impots laisse une plus grande proportion du gain global entre les mains du travail- leur. Un declin de la semaine moyenne de travail, d'environ 8 p.c. ces deux dernieres annees, devait necessaire- ment causer un declin du gain, contre- balance cependant en partie par une proportion plus elevee d'hommes employes.

Les differends industriels pendant tout Fete sont regies avec des aug- mentations de gages s'echelonnant de 10 a 15 cents 1'heure. Ces augmenta- tions, ajoutees a d'autres qui furent accordees sans que le travail fut inter- rompu augmentent le gain horaire moyen dans les industires manufac- turieres de 3-8 cents 1'heure entre

mai et novembre, ou d'environ 5-5 p.c. Le fait que l'augmentation moy- enne n'ait pas ete plus considerable reflete l'inegalite avec laquelle ces augmentations ont ete accordees; cer- tains travailleurs beneficient de hausses de 15 cents 1'heure ou plus, tandis que d'autres ne regoivent que peu ou rien. Quelques-unes des plus fortes augmen- tations sont accordees dans des in- dustries ou il n'y a pas eu de greves. Ainsi, entre mai et novembre, dans trois de ces industries, la pulpe et le papier, l'outillage agricole et la verrerie, le gain horaire moyen augmente de plus de 9 cents.

Les augmentations du gain horaire moyen qui, au cours de l'annee ter- minee en novembre 1946, atteignent 5-2 cents 1'heure, ou approximative- ment 8 p.c, dans les industries manu- facturieres, ne se refletent que par- tiellement dans la hausse des prix domestiques. Dans certaines indus- tries, telles que la pulpe et le papier et les minoteries, des augmentations sensibles passent en grande partie au marche d'exportation. Dans d'autres cas, comme dans les textiles primaires, le fer et l'acier et l'outillage agricole, les augmentations de prix precedent les hausses de gages et les ajustements subsequents de gages n'ont pas encore occasionne de hausse de prix. Dans d'autres industries, les prix comme le gain horaire avancent progressivement et les causes aussi bien que les effets demeurent imperceptibles. La com- paraison directe des hausses de prix et des gages n'a qu'une valeur limitee, en raison de la proportion variable des gages representee dans le prix des divers produits. Par exemple, les prix de quelques produits agricoles en- registrent des gains sensibles durant cette derniere annee, mais ces prix ne sont que tres indirectement attri- buables aux fluctuations des depenses en remuneration. II n'existe pas de serie de prix etablissant une dis- tinction entre le rencherissement des matieres premieres et le changement de la valeur ajoutee aux prix au niveau manufacturier.

Un programme de relachement des restrictions sur certains articles sufh- samment abondants, accompagne de

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la revocation des subventions pour un bon nombre de produits, permet une hausse progressive de prix en 1946, mais l'augmentation de l'annee se limite a environ 7 p.c. dans le cas des prix de gros et a 6 p.c. environ dans celui du coiit de la vie. Les rapides augmentations de prix aux Etats- Unis, contre-balancees en partie seule- ment par la revaluation du dollar canadien et par le maintien des sub- ventions pour des mat^riaux, tels que le charbon et le cot on, contribuent a cette hausse. Les denrees importantes qui enregistrent des augmentations de plus de 10 p.c. au cours de l'annee comprennent le betail, le lait et les produits du lait, les produits de la peche, le papier a journal, le bois d'ceuvre, l'argent, le coton et les lainages, les produits du fer et de l'acier. Ces hausses de prix sont par- tiellement contre-balancees par de bon- nes recoltes de fruits et de legumes, qui amenent un declin du prix des legumes vers la fin de l'annee. Les perspectives pour 1947 laissent esperer une tendance ascendante continue des prix, mais en gardant la reglementation des denrees de base pour quelque temps encore. Ceci se reflete dans la recente revocation des prix maximums d'un bon nombre d'articles et accessoires menagers et dans l'elevation du prix plafond des produits du pore.

L'emploiement enregistre des aug- mentations generates, en octobre. Bien que certaines de ces augmentations decoulent directement ou indirecte- ment du reglement des differends in- dustriels, plusieurs industries ou le travail n'a pas ete interrompu pro- gressent d'un fagon prononcee. Ainsi dans le groupe manufacturier, les meubles, les produits du cuir, les pelleteries, l'impression et l'edition, ^'augmentation qui se fait sentir depuis quelque temps se maintient. Les mines enregistrent aussi de nouveaux gains, de meme que les communica- tions, la construction et les transports. Durant cette derniere annee, les prin- cipals augmentations de l'emploie- ment manufacturier se produisent dans

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le groupe des marchandises non du- rables, qui gagne environ 5 p.c. contre moins de 1 p.c. dans le groupe des marchandises durables. On peut s'at- tendre que ce dernier groupe progresse a mesure que les approvisionnements d'acier et d'autres matieres de base augmenteront.

En raison d'un declin de 20 p.c. des recettes provenant du transport des voyageurs et de 8 p.c. des recettes provenant du transport des marchan- dises, le revenu (Sexploitation des chemins de fer diminue de moitie en 1946. Les gages plus eleves de meme que le rencherissement des materiaux limite la baisse des depenses a environ 3 p.c. durant les dix premiers mois de 1946, en comparaison de la periode correspondante de 1945. En vue d'al- leger la situation, les chemins de fer ont recemment demande la permission d'augmenter le taux de transport des marchandises.

Le commerce de denrees canadiennes continue de creer une forte demande de dollars americains. Une nouvelle aug- mentation des importations, accom- pagnee d'un declin des exportations par rapport aux niveaux touches durant la guerre, cause un deficit au compte des denrees avec les Etats-Unis d'en- viron $460,000,000 durant les onze premiers mois de 1946, soit un contraste marque avec le compte presque equi- libre en 1945. Au debut de l'annee, les ventes nettes de valeurs mobilieres canadiennes sont une source predo- minante de dollars americains, mais depuis la reevaluation du dollar ca- nadien, ces ventes sont negligeables. Bien que l'experience d'avant-guerre nous permette normalement de pr6- voir un deficit dans notre commerce de denrees avec les Etats-Unis, nous pouvions alors obtenir de notre ba- lance creditrice avec les autres pays, notamment le Royaume-Uni, les fonds requis pour y faire face. Cette situa- tion n'existe plus, avec le resultat que nous sommes obliges de nous procurer les fonds americains necessaires a meme la balance actuelle ou d'autres sources disponibles.

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January, 1947

2. BUSINESS ACTIVITY BY ECONOMIC AREAS

CANADA

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Contracts Awarded

$000

58,875

50,496 40,531 42,045

29,428 44,998

25,787

27,396 33,092 57,598

75,919 82, 199 66,402

67,673 50,414 44,816

73,308 48,004 36,534

Building Permits

$000

19,566

19,939 23,282 20,038

19, 643 18,284 15,321

15,252 16,563 39,567

55,403 45,324 31,172

34,084 30,942 29,047

33,611 24,225 23,389

Output

of

Electric

Power

mil. k.w.h.

3,412

3,285 3,238 3,079

3,309 3,237 3,289

3,429 3,183 3,537

3,506 3,616 3,415

3,423 3,440 3,266

3,550 3,567 3,672

Employ- ment

1926=100

175-3

175-5 175-0 172-8

168 • 171 • 173'

168 167 167

168 169 169

173 172 175

178 182 185

Aggregate Weekly Payrolls

8 Groups

$000

57,462

57,964 57,478 56,530

55,324 55,952 55,962

51,282 54,349 55,249

55,932 55,413 54,969

57, 193

57,620

58,775

60, 327 62,078 64.448

Ordinary Claim- ants on Live Un- employ- ment Register*

17,242

19,224 28,770 48,352

61,565

85, 174

113,386

145,952 161,997 154,820

123,950 98,810 82,382

68,535 61,822 57,682

57,036 63,760 84,374

Cheques Cashed

$000,000

6,086

5,419 4,727 5,127

5,749 8,581 6,085

5,991 5,336 5,678

5,755 6,116 5,609

5,547 4,867 5,891

6,313 6,211 5,935

Sales of Life Insur- ance

$000

66,246

68,718 59,577 64,252

84,814 91,170 81,451

81,948

87,621

101,992

104,164 104,725 103,925

105,918 85,145 89,909

104,876

109,679

96,992

MARITIMES

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Contracts Awarded

$000

5,341

2,726 2,933 2,352

3,343 1,974 1,014

1,516

726

3,336

3,304 2,892 7,410

3,218 1,982 2,154

3,873 7,314 3,114

Building Permits

625

718 663 997

850 497 194

437

263

1,077

1,690 2,023 2,057

2,023 1,210

884

1,013

1,112

313

Output

of

Electric

Power

mil. k.w.h.

99 95 92

103

106

98

101 88 98

101

102

99

99 96 85

102 108 111

Employ- ment

1926 = 100 181-0

177' 176 173

170<

178' 186

169-5 165-7 164-4

168-8 167-8 172-9

176-0 168-4 171-9

176-7 179-0 184-7

Aggregate Weekly Payrolls

8 Groups

$000

4,191

4,223 4,154 4,025

3,956 4,061 4,237

3,782 3,865 3,927

4,024 3,900 4,013

4,124 3,920 3,960

4,145 4,288 4,341

Ordinary Claim- ants on Live Un- employ- ment Register*

1,877

2,022 2,054 2,664

3,123 4,839 6,457

9,133 10,253 11,182

10,802 8,492 6,945

6,486 5,617 5,244

5,981 6,455 8,363

Cheques Cashed

$000,000 121-7

120' 104' 144<

120-4 200-1 137-8

122-7 106-8 123-7

117-8 176-0 138-9

143' 128< 115

144-4 146-6 139-6

Sales of Life Insur- ance

4,572

4,791 4,789 5,352

6,269 6,471 5,955

5,794 5,701 6,764

6,868 7,581 7,175

7,413 6,298 7,186

7,714 7,866 7,321

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2. BUSINESS ACTIVITY BY ECONOMIC AREAS— Continued

QUEBEC

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Contracts Awarded

$000

12,846

17,418 13,089 13,438

10,308

12,531

9,356

12,446

5,501

26,450

20, 508 22,801 15,465

15,934 22,552 20,440

38,648 13,163 12,900

Building Permits

$ooo

4,713

6,214 6,131 5,257

4,620 4,130 3,928

2,878

5,903

12,835

15,068

12,960

7,464

10,560

8,785 9,470

9,985 8,393 4,709

Output

of

Electric

Power

mil. k.w.h.

1,956

1,859 1,820 1,661

1,780 1,708 1,740

1,870 1,754 1,959

1,978 2,085 1,966

1,995 2,006 1,869

2,030 2,020 2,052

Employ- ment

1926=100

184-3

181-9 181-6 178-1

175-0 178-8 179-4

171-8 170-4 171-8

172-5 170-3 174-8

175 •

177

181-

184 • 189 191

Aggregate

Weekly

Payrolls

8 Groups

$000

17,122

16,771 16,820 16,442

16,176 16,429 16,282

14,600 15,463 16,057

16,082 15,598 16,016

16,212 16,725 17,248

17,722 18,217 18,754

Ordinary Claim- ants on Live Un- employ- ment Register*

8,051

9,151 13,074 20,711

27,010 36,575 48,462

58,184 62,397 60,640

50,151 36,030 30,523

24,631 20,818 19,175

17,558 19,760 26,738

Cheques Cashed

$000,000

1,705

1,486 1,345 1,399

1,494 2,478 1,744

1,655 1,608 1,638

1,610

1,885 1,801

1,797 1,525 1,828

1,882 1,822 1,698

Sales of Life Insur- ance

$000

19,179

19,793 17,517 18,558

24, 124 25,906 21,933

21,308 22,948 26,544

27, 170 26,531 27,000

28,363 23,284 23,967

27,318 27,889 24,458

ONTARIO

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

79961—2J

Contracts Awarded

$000

26, 154

18,515 13,580 14,726

9,679

19,058

9,358

8,984 19,107 15,683

38,082 29,968 26,685

32,909 14,751 11,816

22,747 18,534 13,523

Building Permits

$000

7,640

7,249

10,684

6,335

7,554 8,453 5,417

5,341

5,021

14,869

20,696 16,530 12,262

13,335 11,790 11,239

14,166

9,541

12,790

Output

of

Electric

Power

mil. k.w.h.

907

880 867 857

925 905 911

925 860 947

918 925

860 855 835

898 904 941

Employ- ment

1926 = 100

178-9

179-8 177-9 175-2

169- 170- 173-

172-2 173-9 173-6

175-5

176-7 178-4

179-6 174-8 176-0

179-0 185-1 188-0

Aggregate

Weekly

Payrolls

8 Groups

$000

24, 166

24,480 24,098 23,449

22,776 22,970 22,900

21 , 373 23,273 23,332

23,867 23,802 23,600

24,380 23,945 24, 120

24,834 25,633 27,055

Ordinary Claim- ants on Live Un- employ- ment Register*

3,147

4,062

7,055

16,122

20,119 27,574 33,871

44,525 53,021 47,905

35, 127 32,020 24,340

21,594 22, 131 21,006

20,878 21,396 25,784

Cheques Cashed

$000,000

2,817

2,482 2,039 2,419

2,572 4,037 2,846

2,854 2,531 2,674

2,722 2,544 2,445

2,361 2,020 2,515

2,552 2,542 2,642

Sales of Life Insur- ance

$000

26,555

27,072 22.899 24,865

34,897 37,389 35, 138

36,440 40, 106 46,760

46,225 45,469 45,333

44,681 33,713

37,178

44,483 46,587 42,194

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January, 1947

2. BUSINESS ACTIVITY BY ECONOMIC AREAS— Continued

PRAIRIE PROVINCES

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Contracts Awarded

$000

8,862

7,501 7,321 8,464

5,149 5,871 2,769

1,496 2,210 8,597

11,343

11,907

8,050

11,031 7,566 7,371

5,733 4,705 4,202

Building Permits

4,368

3,580 3,817 3,860

4,467 2,679 2,

2,575 1,446

5,786

12,646

10,241

7,107

3,868 4,983 4,049

5,889 1,927 3,386

Output

of

Electric

Power

mil. k.w.h.

226

217 223 241

260

278 291

294 265

287

269 270 236

234 245 245

380 296 310

Employ- ment

1926 = 100

141-8

144-6 147-5 147-2

147-4 150-6 153-6

150-6 145-7 145-3

146-8 149-1 153-3

158-2 161-0 162-1

161-1 163-8 164-4

Aggregate

Weekly

Payrolls

8 Groups

6,291

6,558 6,530 6,656

6,649 6,778 6,927

6,569 6,559 6,708

6,655 6,729 6,900

7,132 5,685 7,468

7,540 7,697 7,893

Ordinary Claim- ants on Live Un- employ- ment Register*

3,114

3,049 3,473 3,839

4,779

7,664

10,599

15,428 17,070 17, 184

13,373 9,333 8,357

6,498 5,685 5,924

6,095

7,934

12,007

Cheques Cashed

,000

1,089

986 903 861

1,155

1,300

949

899 697 806

861

1,011

796

832

802

1,008

1,227

1,213

973

Sales of Life Insur- ance

$000

11,079

12,159 10,232 11,126

13,747 15,554 12,143

13,058 12,162 14,436

16,221 16,774 16,954

16,656 13,675 14,037

16,915 18,731 14,933

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Month

June.

July. Aug. Sept.

1945

Oct..

Nov. Dec.

Jan. . Feb. Mar.

1946

April . May. June..

July. Aug. Sept.

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

Contracts Awarded

$000

5,672

4,335 3,608 3,066

949 5,564 3,290

2,953 5,549 3,532

2,681

14,631

8,792

4,581 3,563 3,036

2,306 4,288 2,796

Building Permits

$000

2,219

2,179 1,981 3,574

2,150 2,524 2,894

4,022 3,930 5,000

5,302 3,570

2,282

3,321 4,174 3,406

2,558 3,252 2,191

Output

of

Electric

Power

mil. k.w.h.

224

230 233

228

241 240 249

239 216 246

240 234 226

235 238 232

240 239

258

Employ ment

1926 = 100

175-5

180-4 180-1 183-6

174 172 171-

163-7 159-8 156-4

160-7 163-9 139-3

162-2 170-4 176-9

179-3

182-2 185-0

Aggregate Weekly Payrolls

8 Groups

$000

5,692

5,931 5,876 5,957

5,767 5,714 5,615

4,957 5,188 5,225

5,304 5,385 4,440

5,344 5,702 5,929

6,203 6,242 6,355

Ordinary Claim- ants on Live Un- employ- ment Register*

1,053

940 3,114 5,016

6,534

8,522

13,997

18,682 19,256 17,909

14,506 12,935 12,217

9,326 7,571 6,332

6,524

8,215

11,482

Cheques Cashed

$000,000 352-1

344' 334' 333 •

408. 565' 408'

459-7 393-3 436-7

443-4 500-0

428-7

413-4 391-0 424-2

507'

487'

482-8

Sales of Life Insur- ance

4,861

4,903 4,140 4,351

5,777 5,850 6,282

5,348 6,704

7,488

7,680 8,370 7,463

8,805 7,527 7,541

8,446 8,606 8,086

* Source: Report on the Operation of Unemployment Insurance Act.

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3. WEEKLY INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Week

Receipts — Country Elevators

Visible Supply

Wheat

Oats

Barley

Flax

Rye

Wheat

Oats

Barley

1946 Sept. 21

000 bus.

21,433

14,565 16,145 11,542

12,240 17,240 19,945

14,480

12,355

9,863

4,703 4,702 5,926

3,183

2,929

2,197 2,694 3,561

000 bus.

4,018

2,304 1,851 2,851

3,113 3,717 3,827

3,297 3,088 2,024

1,248 1,075 1,344

956 1,706

1,329 1,146 1,581

000 bus.

4,009

1,995 1,270 1,920

1,797 2,234 2,123

1,586 1,412 1,023

752

694

1,006

730 1,126

871 811 935

000 bus.

520

180 157 572

115 645

987

310 329 100

30

9

21

10 5

3 1 3

000 bus.

334

290 211 144

186 191 251

169 157 100

46

70 88

62 36

23 34 25

000,000 bus.

97-2

107-0 112-2 118-8

127-1 137-4 149-6

154-9 160-6 159-6

158-6 157-1 158-4

154-3 152-2

149-6 146-6 142-9

000 bus.

31,154

30,333 29,116 30,080

30,431 32,114 34,483

35,791 37,005 36,781

35,842 35,809 35, 622

34,874 35,393

35,227 35,083 34,631

000 bus. 28,829

Sept. 28

30,187

Oct. 5

29,401

Oct. 12

27,926

Oct. 19

28, 185

Oct. 26

29,414

Nov. 2

29,141

Nov. 9

28,667

Nov. 16

29,012

Nov. 23

27,424

Nov. 30

26,766

Dec. 7

Dec. 14

Dec. 21

Dec. 28

1947

Jan. 4

Jan. 11

Jan. 18

25,306 25,094

24,776 25,325

25,095 24,695 24,386

Week

Visible Supply

Ave.* Cash Price Lake- head Rye No. 2 C.W.

Carloadings

Flax

Rye

Grain

Lumber Lath and Shingles

Auto- mobiles and Parts

Coal

Mdse.

less

than

Car Lots

Total

Cars

Loaded

1946 Sept. 21

000 bus.

1,739

1,896 1,912 2,404

2,439 3,051 3,899

4,101 4,410 4,162

3,883 3,968 3,818

3,642 3,605

3,418 3,044 3,070

000 bus.

2,732

3,078 3,277 3,385

3,344 3,719 3,930

3,930 3,971

3,887

3,711 3,050 3,267

3,258 3,265

3,188 3,193 2,961

cents and

eighths

of a cent

227

233/4

230/1

230

228/3 243/4 254/4

257/1 251/5

258

275 276/1 280/2

275/5 265

245 250/7 256/5

10,963

10,445 10,974 11,789

10,116 11,926 11,912

11,334

10,995

9,149

8,630 7,891 6,499

6,317 4,117

4,184 7,369 5,440

4,531

4,416 4,430 4,425

3,860 4,281 4,104

4,221 3,798 4,068

3,740 3,766 3,550

3,697 1,850

1,826 2,951 3,417

690

686 651 677

598 870 983

924 940 952

934

956

1,110

1,104 769

663 1,001 1,186

5,693

5,688 5,808 5,763

5,361 6,229 6,307

6,722 5,734 6,227

6,889 7,702 7,476

6,764 3,474

3,942 6,748 6,227

17,563

17,685 18,111 18,368

15,618 18,045 17,694

17,891

17,222

1,775

17,599 17,916 18,019

17,765 12,710

12,484 16,058 17,244

80,658

79,706 81,441 85,178

76,338 86, 198 83,858

84,806 79,772 78,711

78,037 78,711 74,396

73,367 48,205

50,455 71,219 71,894

Sept. 28

Oct. 5

Oct. 12

Oct. 19

Oct. 26

Nov. 2

Nov. 9

Nov. 16

Nov. 23

Nov. 30

Dec. 7

Dec. 14

Dec. 21

Dec. 28

1947 Jan. 4

Jan. 11

Jan. 18

•Prices per bushel unchanged for the period.— Wheat No. 1, Man. Nor. 125, Oats No. 2 C.W. 51/4 Barley No. 3 C.W. 64/6.

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3. WEEKLY INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY— Concluded

Week

1946

Sept. 26....

Oct. 3.... Oct. 10.... Oct. 17....

Oct. 24.... Oct. 31... Nov. 7...

Nov. 14... Nov. 21..., Nov. 28....

Dec. 5.... Dec. 12.... Dec. 19....

Dec. 26

1947

Jan. 2

Jan. 9

Jan. 16 ,

Sales on Stockyards

Cattle

No.

29,043

25,815 30, 172 30,503

41,330 34,199 39,665

40,661 36,671 37,144

35,687 26,623 19,281

13,661

8,099

4,987

20,811

Calves

No.

8,707

8,307

9,322

10,509

11,744

9,639

11,157

10,710 8,517 9,321

8,087 6,372 4,673

2,930

1,761

624

3,406

Hogs

No.

10,502

10,861 13,426 15,437

17,755 17,259 19,872

19,414 19,338 20,141

20, 094 15,942 17,916

15,326

7,511

5,886

21,395

Sheep

No.

16,547

18,811 20,512 29,102

21,102 23,795 20,990

20,000 14,250 15,116

11,210 7,216 7,170

5,089

2,246 1,048 5,547

Prices at Toronto

Steers, Medium

per cwt. 11-98

11-96

11-83 11-85

12-00 11-89 11-94

12-00 12-00 12-06

12-17 12-26 12-25

12-39

12-50 12-38 12-82

Calves Good Veal

per cwt.*

15-50

15-50 15-50 15-50

15-50 15-50 15-50

15-50 15-50 15-92

16-50 16-50 16-50

16-50

16-50 16-50 16-55

Hogs

B 1

Dressed

per cwt. 19-72

19-75

19-85 19-85

19-85 20-01 20-10

20- 20-

20-30

20-41 20-60 20-85

21-35

21-60 21-60 22 03

Lambs, Good Handy- weights

per cwt.

14-75

14-75 14-50 14-50

14-50 14-56 14-69

14-82 14-96 15-14

15-50 15-64 15-65

15-75

15-75 15-75 15-91

Week

1946

Sept.

19

Sept.

Oct.

Oct.

26

3

10

Oct. Oct.

17

24

Oct,

31

Nov Nov Nov.

7

14

21

Nov. Dec. Dec.

28

5

12

Dec.

19

Dec.

26

1947

Jan. 2. Jan. 9. Jan.16.

Commodity Prices

Indust- rial

Materi- als

Cana- dian Farm Pro- ducts

1926 = 100

105-6

105-7 105-8 106-8

106-3 106-2 105.4

105.6 105.6 105-6

105-8 105-9 106-2

106-4 106-3

110-4

1101 1131

112-8

113-0 113-2 113.3

113 5 113.4 113-4

113-3 113-3 113-4

113-6 113-5

Stock Averages as of Thursday

Montreal Stock Exchange

Toronto Stock Exchange

Utili- ties (10)

71-5

72 74 73

73

74 73

75 76 73

75

75 75

75

76-6 75-4

Indust- rial (20)

115-7

120-8 123-0 119-0

120-5 119-9 120-5

120-5 122-6 119-2

120-5 120-9 124-3

126-3

126-2 122-8

Paper (10)

280-76

310 324 307

325 326 322

321 327 311

335 336 340

358

363-24 338-57

Indust- rial (20)

168-51

175-51 177-25 170-89

175-32 173-83 173-18

174-13 173-95 167-15

172-17 171-77 176-14

177-87

178-53 179-88 174-33

Golds (20)

91-36

95-50 94-95 93-14

96-81

95-75

100-22

106-95 105-80 101-73

102- 14 100-18 103-01

102-54

107-39 110-79 106-32

Base

Metals

(10)

76-13

79-52 79-04 76-28

79-70 78-97 79-43

80-96 82-35 79-09

82-30 82-73 84-37

85-73

85-77 85-90 84-37

Western Oils (15)

22-16

21 21 21

21 20 20

20

20 21

20 20 20

21

68 60 11

34

82 16

22 52 29

71

82 69

14

22-54 23-21 23-45

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4. CANADIAN FAILURES, BY BRANCHES OF BUSINESS

15

Month

Total

Trade

Manu- factures

Log- ging, Fish- ing, Trap- ping

Mining

Con- struc- tion

Trans- porta- tion

Finance

Service

Un- classi- fied

1945 June

9

13

7

12

11 15 11

20 14 20

21 18 20

25 14 25

36 26 20

2 2 3

6 3 3

5 5

6

8 3 4

4 3

7

11

8

7

3

2 2 2

1

1

2 3

3

2 2 3

2 6 2

4 5 3

6 3 4

8 3 6

8 5 3

1

July

1

1

2

Aug. .

1

Sept

2

2 3 4

1 1

1

1 3 2

4 3 2

5 5 2

2

Oct

Nov

1 1

1

2 1

1 1 3

2 3

1 2

1 1 1

1

1

Dec

1

1946 Jan

9 2 5

3 5 6

4 3 3

6 2

3

Feb

Mar

1

1

1

April

May

2

June

1

2

July

4

Aug

1 1

1

1

Sept

3

Oct

3

Nov

4

Dec

2

5. CUMULATIVE FACTORS, FIRST ELEVEN MONTHS

1929 1930 1931

1932 1933 1934

1935 1936 1937

1938 1939 1940

1941 1942 1943

1944 1945 1946

Pro- duction Steel

Short Tons

1,452,946

1,070,319

730,372

349,477 401,435 784,209

937,209 1,131,870 1,458,998

1,206,666 1,382,822 2,044,842

2,456,469 2,842,527 2,769,156

2,780,928 2,662,042 2,096,951

Building Permits

$000

220,256 150,939 104,328

40,750 19,589 24,304

44,059 38,044 52,133

57,334 53,701 74,206

94,467 70,478 56,504

89,505 122,989 248,709

Retail

Sales

1935-39

= 100

137

0

123

2

108

3

89

7

81

7

86

3

88

9

93

3

100

5

97

5

100

3

112

3

128

4

149

0

154-

3

167-

4

180-

9

206-

7

Exports

$000

1,090,417 816,133 545,741

455,249 484,001 594,713

667,684 855,832 936,225

778,821

833,949

1,094,507

1,488,440 2,114,227 2,693,389

3,212,949 3,031,021 2,124,842

Tons Loaded by Rail- ways

000 tons

72,323 61,867 48, 156

40,754 37,829 45,722

46,591 50,323 54,754

52,375 57,527 66,904

78,769 84,297 91,836

98,271 96,263 89,383

Employ- ment Eight Groups

1926=100

119 113

102

87 82 95

99 103 113

111 113 122

150 172 183

182 175

172

Whole- sale Prices

1935-39 = 100

124

113

94

87 86 92

94

96

110

102

97

107

116 123 129

133 134 140

Money Supply

$000,000

2,498 2,331 2,276

2,124 2,107 2,128

2,279 2,434 2,611

2,664 2,854 3,123

3,515 3,948 4,797

5,645 6,452 7,183

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January, 1947

Month

1945

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Wheat

Receipts1

Country

Elevators

000 Bus.

19,693

29,730 10,040 41,962

66,875 36,712 13,240

14,820 4,633 6,036

9,487 11,697 10,103

10,960 23,678

77,479

72,659 42,184 17,039

Visible Supply

000 Bus.

254,376

225,095 193,937 201,241

222,958 204,786 187,095

163,684 136,483 106,202

81,562 63,853 47,009

39,621

51,022

107,025

149,578 158,560 149,552

Mill Grin dings

000 Bus.

9,435

8,093 8,970 9,105

9,926

10,214

9,658

9,965

9,519

10,662

9,839

10,400

9,726

9,626 9,565 9,938

10,847 11,239 10,499

Railway Freight Loaded

Tons

2,355,553

2,297,491 2,089,060 1,746,118

1,882,628 1,667,283 1,131,048

908,314 631,213 788,501

920,203 784,206 520,752

666,277

655,852

1,397,169

1,764,073

Exports

000 Bus.

43,295

38,194 43,095 30, 134

31,350 38,316 38,099

15,248

9,848

15,385

13,443

15,497

9,947

13,635 8,442 5,775

19,217 16,852 14,240

$000

61,347

54,844 60,821 43,572

48,138 58,530 58,798

23,655 15,390 24,078

21,236 24,271 15,620

21,124

13,024

9,110

30, 600 27,967 24,231

Overseas Clear- ances

000 Bus.

34,366

38,322 34,227 22,454

40,764 30,424 17,755

22,443 18,512 21,054

16,612 16,524 16,546

6,969

5,981

10,134

12,474 20,490 10,813

Oats

Receipts1

Country

Elevators

000 Bus.

12,823

10,111

7,519

13, 136

12,901 7,907 8,891

16,874 5,216 6,574

5,277 8,904 6,278

7,262

7,687

14,188

15,565 9,901 5,231

Month

1945

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Oats

Visible Supply

000 Bus.

39,423

31,502 30,530 36,527

39,140 33,740 34,347

42,647 39,799 37,746

34,996 28,848 24,522

23,436 24,820 30,333

34,483 35,842 35,227

Mill Grindings

000 Bus.

1,894

1,697 1,790 1,907

2,226 2,051 1,713

2,213 2,244 2,372

2,412 2,699 2,206

2,127 2,229 2,291

2,556 2,700 2,350

Railway Loadings

Tons

266,676

279,946 192,719 257,781

313,822 264,930 184, 153

298,506 204,274 232,557

235, 189 234,835 179,827

163,260 266, 323 308,640

295,355

Exports

000 Bus.

7,889

9,261 6,636 3,640

4,699 6,047 4,822

1,584 1,182 1,296

636 2,054 3,860

4,079 1,612 2,229

4,529 5,203 1,976

$000

5,085

6,070 4,346 2,361

3,134 4,051 3,341

1,211

864

1,133

553 1,616 3,238

3,027 1,359 1,671

2,942 3,988 1,505

Barley

Receipts1 Country Elevators

000 Bus.

2,570

2,944

6,057

11,369

21,788 9,847 3,126

2,508

928

1,365

1,703 2,819 2,222

3,146

8,532

15,559

9,570 5,002 3,649

Visible Supply

000 Bus.

13,694

10,819 12,730 20,640

37,714 37,537 35,610

32,914 29,832 26, 150

22,547 19,145 16,650

14,350 18,930 30, 187

29,141 26,766 25,085

Mill Grindings

000 Bus.

541-4

420' 463

496-8

743-7 766-0

728-2

729-4 597-8 693-0

689-0 778-9 686-3

673 769' 805'

924'

1,010'

869'

1 Includes Interior Private and mill receipts and platform loadings.

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MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS 6. FARM PRODUCTS— Continued

17

Month

1945

May. June.

July. Aug. Sept.

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

1946

Jan.. Feb.

Mar.

April. May. June..

July. Aug. Sept.

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

Barley

Railway Loadings

Tons

126,077 121,036

109,517

92,088

274, 149

417,181 352,333 196,932

159,846 79,250 92,376

119,241 134,654 113,575

107,030 201,934 308,640

219,295

Exports

000 Bus.

3,281 5,474

2,020 1,813 1,409

1,412

732

57

8

26 8

137

74

2,837 1,779 1,419

sooo

3,863 5,338

2,084 1,918 1,697

1,641 715

68

13 47 14

15

220 126

4,228 2,649 2,369

Rye

Receipts1

Country

Elevators

000 Bus.

154 128

101 547 606

884

414

73

56 35

48 59 33

135

1,318 1,384

993

482 260

Visible Supply

000 Bus.

2,409

1,782

1,706 1,559 1,559

2,440 1,860 1,460

1,458 1,240 1,173

818 666 351

374

1,990 3,078

3,930 3,711

3,188

Railway Loadings

Tons

36,475 4,221

5,836

4,669

18,934

19,185

21,759

8,365

4,179 7,944 6,822

11,575

7,973 3,014

2,522 21,780 27,202

35,022

Exports

Bus.

179,964 1,040,566

239,682 553,006

287,746

295,388 749,748 622,291

130,000

20,000

30

125,423

19.089

110,031

125, 184 258,970 247,425

73,906

539,330

2,040,882

235,718 1,580,516

402,013 849,293 466,476

471,199 1,328,232 1,132,951

252,200

38,800

60

298,180

39,476

281,218

351,982 643,871 579,824

163,943 1,381,413

4,872,785

Price2

Centsand eighths

per Bus. 154/7 157/6

161/5 153/6 168/1

172 187 182/6

205/7 252/1 243/5

264/5

274

290/7

292/4 209/7 226/4

236/2 260/7

272/5

Month

June.

July. Aug. Sept.

1945

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

Jan.. Feb. Mar.

1946

April. May. June.

July. Aug. Sept.

Oct..

Nov. )ec.

Flax

Receipts1 Country Elevators

000 Bus.

148

165 118 386

3,048 677 176

137 39 53

40 38 41

19

278

1,114

2,543

781

, 42

Visible Supply

000 Bus.

2,332

2,158 1,909 1,864

4,721 4,192 4,014

3,387 2,997 2,577

2,128 1,767 1,348

1,002

982

1,895

3,899 3,883 3,418

Railway Loadings Flax- seed

Tons

9,355

15,744

13,699

8,285

46,241 51,173 21,183

20,271 13,309 16,743

14,794 10,117 18,894

11,082

2,414

18,440

42,840

Exports

Flax Seed, n.o.p.

Bush.

$

18,677 1,960

57,890 6,076

1,960

6,076

13 1,363

37 6,693

1,400 4,190

4,900 28,761

Corn

Mill Grindings

000 Bus.

176-2

194-8 223-0 180-4

124

87

177-6

191-0 205-9 214-0

195-8 156-9 122-5

140-2 188-9 165-5

212-8 209-0 224-5

Railway Loadings

Tons

14,047

9,640

10,419

5,204

3,091 13,867 19,865

24,364 27,933 16,491

18,711 9,715 7,638

2,235 3,633 3,056

3,743

Mill Produc- tion Corn- flour, Meal

000 Lbs.

1,913

1,915 2,477 1,899

2,072 1,403 2,037

1,629 1,846 1,846

1,265 1,723 1,275

971 1,755 1,161

1,904 1,854 3,389

1 Includes Interior Private and mill receipts and platform loadings.

2 Grade 2 C.W. Basis in store at Fort William-Port Arthur and Vancouver. 79961—3

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January, 1947

Cattle

Month

Stock- yard Sales

1945

June

July

Aug

Sept ,

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

No.

65,896

95,090 107,423 124,012

175,478 171,396 121,626

100,295 81,545 70, 149

65,643 53,830 71,551

97,785 118,082 110,362

160,412 155,432 103,726

Inspected Slaughter- ings

No.

98,318

107,093 143,999 180,774

224,173 250, 378 179,294

159,635 121,104 114,982

87.748

76,851

103,666

123,771 166,550 154,233

208,625 216,513 132,632

Exports Except for Stock

No.

6,757

6,760 5,453 5,253

4,012 4,313 4,075

3,534 4,241 4,631

5,621 8,800 8,597

9,405 6,627 6,730

7,030 6,917 4,949

$000

858

844 624 692

529 576 572

479 609 642

776 1,222 1,220

1,323 985 973

1,039 975 756

Prices

Steers,

Good,

up to

1,050 lbs.

% per cwt.

12-57

12.12 11.70 11 03

10.56 10.70 11.60

11-88 12.10 12.12

12.28 12.60 13-89

13-22 12-54 12-35

12-28 12-37 12-61

Cattle and

Calves,

Railway

Loadings

Tons

41,113

52,419

68,467 85,484

104,030

116,383

69,096

53,996 43,988 42,775

39,585 37,626 49,650

55,986 73,043

72,734

99,553

Calves

Stock- yard Sales

No.

45,982

48,002 35,624 38,199

48,554 44,844 24,792

17,595 18,515 33,177

56,177 46,927 38,808

43,310 37,602 32,805

48,980 39,864 23,744

Inspected Slaughter- ings

No.

81,560

74,742 64,218 59,825

60,236 59,904 31,445

29,590 31,419 68,556

109,636 95.216 69,974

73.831 69,182 53,277

67.692 55,033 29,411

Month

Sheep and Lambs

Stock- yard Sales

1945

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

No.

21,569

38,551 56,247 70,579

127,793 99,563 43,402

27,945 14,601 10,661

10,656

9,045

17,304

39,324 69,657 62, 183

111,639 70,204 34,532

Railway Loadings

Tons

1,544

1,724 3,866 5,557

13,470

11,125

3,310

3,119 2,776 3,037

1,777

659

1,071

1,986 6,079 5,904

13,270

Inspected Slaught- erings

Sheep

No.

24,411

20,424 18,025 22,765

40,441 51,306 27,703

18,310 7,799 5,064

43,119 22,090 21,143

25.047 30,492 30,767

44,579 39,946 27,073

Lambs

No.

19,834

45,010 112,195 136,760

213,001

161,760

56,603

69,315 54,055 66,305

1,055

1,229

16,067

56,161 150,300 126,030

197,152

110,676

45,771

Hogs

Stock- yard Sales

No.

72,267

79,262 67,466 60,266

93,164 96,058 85,926

83,222 72,799 71,471

76,100 63,211 55,522

57,110 45,820 39,680

74,571 79,670 81,028

Inspected Slaughter- ings

No.

377,921

310,277 299,713 299,181

454,638 527,803 459,398

477,592 373,681 419,451

416,102 389,377 280, 132

256,802 217,912 216,104

379,254 442,247 384,857

Railway Loadings

Price

"B" 1

Dressed

Toronto

Tons

24,620

20,897 20,913 17,769

22,939

27,855 27,598

28,977 22,938 24,612

22, 602 21,857 16,077

14,000 12,705 11,678

18,457

$ per cwt.

18.50

19-21 18.70 17-93

17.32 17.37 17.80

18.80 18.67 17.73

19-35 19-86 20-82

20-90 21 15 20-42

19-87 20- IV 20-80

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19

Month

1945

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Auk

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Live Stock

Market- ings

1935-39 = 100

115-6

144 128

119-0

136-6 166-9 176-1

140-9 139-2 117-0

101-4

86-0

115-4

138-7

131-0

68-5

122-5 150-5 152-2

Whole- sale Prices

1926 = 100 159-6

155 148 142

137-8 138-5 148-8

151-9 153-7 153- 1

156-3 160-5 171-7

165-7 160- 1 158-4

156-8 158-2 162-4

Meats

Exports

$000

13,009

11,298 8,114 7,425

9.94S 17,706 19,771

14,302 14,132 12,598

9,333

11,498

7,673

7,220

12-972

7,210

8,072

7,833

16,091

Meats and Poultry

Fresh

Cured, Salted

Railway Loadings

Tons

15,175

17,921 16,842 21,141

35,782 36,344 39,505

34,949 24,750 22,162

17,063 10,678 12,909

16,335 17,496 22,243

25,264

Tons

26,767

14,406

13,098

8,033

16,763 22,840 20,931

17,781 16,536 14,815

17,774 16,246 13,574

14,044 12-884 11,342

8,507

Whole- sale Prices

1926 = 100 115-9

116-1 115-4 114-8

114 114 115

115-3 115-3 115-3

120-6 120-6 124

124- 121- 120-

120 ■ 120. 120'

Poultry Lard

Cold Storage Holdings

000 lbs.

5,873

5,244 6,021 5,635

6,437

9,869

15,446

16,182

12,252

9,520

6,409 4,433 3,386

4,570 6,412 8,286

12,112 18,062 25,972

000 lbs.

2,624

1,841

1,704

941

807 774 814

954

897

1,507

1,407 1,419 1,282

1,017 832 689

588

978

1,190

Month

1945

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

79961—3*

Cold Storage Holdings of Meats — Thousand Pounds

Beef

16,052

13,317 14,222 19,504

33,935 35,957

42,278

40,515 30, 699 23,801

21,435 14,762 12,044

15,596 12,503 18,891

24,757 28,768 36,009

Veal

4,929

5,194 5,666 5,735

6,855 6,917 7,192

5,282 3,113 1,812

2,080 3,341 3,481

3,505 3,798 4,138

4,021 4,573 4,977

Mutton

and Lamb

Pork

Total

921

835 1,162 2,296

4,329 6,291 7,815

7,775 5,730 3,832

3,345 2,040 1,040

831 1,292 3,454

3,650 6,641 7,719

57,635

38,554 28,885 24,494

24,993 28,027 30,230

32,755 36,783 40,719

50,731 57,584 56,750

53,473 39,940 25,870

18,055 26,398 33,608

Fresh,

not Frozen

5,145

4,466 3,656 4,235

4,462 5,661 5,711

4,794 3,767 4,347

4,773 5,525 4,591

3,517 3,253 3,249

3,287 4,989 5,728

Fresh, Frozen

24,811

14,428 8,584 5,475

4,392 4,037 5,249

10,805 18,169 20,882

27,880 35,379 36, 294

35,204

21,231

7,899

3,006 3,894 5,728

Cured or in cure

27,679

19,660 16,646 14,784

16, 140 18,329 19,276

17,156 14,847 15,490

17,285 16,680 15,865

14,752 15,455 14,722

11,762 17,515 15,477

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January, 1947

Butter

Month

Creamery

Produc- tion

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April ,

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

000 lbs.

43,910

42,528 38, 166 30,175

23,926 14,285 10,505

9,640

8,632

11,813

19,590 31,490 42,379

40,837 34,015 25,783

21,807 13,863 10,292

Storage Holdings

000 lbs.

19,128

38,651 55,636 66,799

70,735 64,659 50,832

35,694

22,362

9,782

5,190

6,236

17,453

38,378 57,598 67,650

70, 158 65,909 57,022

Dairy Storage Holdings

000 lbs.

50

71

109

66

57 43 15

64 21 19

22 28 32

30 49 16

20 31 20

Exports

Cwt.

5,161

2,657 4,227 3,665

8,371 4,414 5,773

2,939 2,576 3,640

1,865 2,129 2,052

3,331 9,311 5,874

2,794 4,470 4,023

$000

205

126 174 154

323 192 224

127

108 146

76 90 92

148 420 266

126 211 192

Prices, Cream- ery, Firsts, Montreal

$ per

pound

•360

■364 •367 •366

■374 •380 •380

•380 •380 •380

•420 •415 •403

•417 •430 •420

•420 •420 •420

Cheese

Produc- tion (Factory)

000 lbs.

32,028

30,451 27,700 24,349

17,673 7,134 2,927

1,845 1,294 2,513

6,830 15,818 28,086

25,518 21,221 17,144

12,992 5,520 2,501

Storage Holdings

(Not

Process or

Cottage)

000 lbs.

41,327

64,604 66,399 64,357

62,827 54,938 43,166

26,492 24,118 19,859

17,970 21,131 31,602

50,865 51,818 34,731

38,646 32,279 25,710

Month

Cheese Exports

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan ,

Feb

Mar

April ,

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

$000

64

1,919 5,390 5,437

5,554

2,148 2,710

1,919

1,152

64

80 89 85

53 7,062 5,204

3,190 1,749 1,302

Butter

and

Cheese,

Railway

Loadings

Milk

Con- densed

Evap- orated

Tons

8,478

16,874 14, 553 10,516

11,714

8,220 14,206

3,678 3,002 2,036

2,321 3,962 7,125

12,381 9,850 8,083

6,085

Production

000 pounds

2,445

1,748 2,854 3,089

2,077 2,195 1,471

1,263 1,117 2,035

3,357 2,936 3,745

2,571 2,935 3,547

3,644 2,095 1,889

000 pounds

29,157

25,526 21,245 17,985

14,225 8,993 9,629

8,488

7,786

13,980

18,613 23,838 29,050

24,633 20,994 16,334

12,729 8,086 7,766

Concen- trated Whole Milk, Storage Holdings

000 lbs.

34,821

40,754 44,852 47,662

39,513 33,175

24,267

22,752

14,355

9,031

13,071 16,651 19,734

30,743 31,391 34,731

32, 123 28,010 23,700

Milk

and its

Products,

Wholesale

Price

1926=100 98-1

98 98 98

99 100-9 101-0

101 101 101-4

105

105-0

104-0

105- 105- 105-

118- 118- 119-

Eggs

Exports

$000

2,164

3,092 2,892 1,806

4,494 4,690 1,964

2,757 2,000 4,358

2,088

2,837

858

2,184

2,745

923

1,650 3,132 1,267

Railway Loadings

Tons

7,075

5,151 4,423 6,038

7,511 3,669 2,043

4,902 5,937 6,240

6,196 5,972 3,321

2,339 1,517 5,409

7,486

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21

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Eggs

Storage Holdings

Cold Storage

000 doz.

14,654

18,611 18,454 17,337

11,733

4,875 1

71

838 497

2,088

7,668

11,248

14,025 13,665 12,819

8,519

1,924

9

Fresh

000 doz.

3,582

3,129 2,263 2,652

2,043 620 538

1,876 2,240 1,950

3,195 3,132

2,857

2,165 2,017 1,557

1,758

985

1,442

Frozen

000 lbs.

18,117

25,784 29,861 28,943

27,076 22,043 14,288

8,679 5,386 4,501

3,840 4,842 7,296

9,383 10,073 10,551

9,476 8,405 6,877

Price, Grade A, Montreal

$ per Dozen

•388

•439 •499 •503

•505 •505 •442

•383 •384 •393

•378 •394 •406

•492 •505 •505

•505 •505 •468

Price

1926=100 82-9

88 97 94-6

109-8

113-8

92-3

82-4 84-0 86-1

84-6 86-0 87-2

99-9 102-7 104-8

106-1

107-0

97-9

Commodities and Services Used by Farmers

Com- posite

Feed Wages

Price Indexes 1935-9 = 100

123-7

124-6

126-1

130-5

129-6

129-6

130-0

130-6

301-0

247-4

299-1

316-5

7. FISH AND FURS

Month

June.

July. Aug. Sept.

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

1945

Jan. . Feb. Mar.

1946

April.

May.

June..

f

July. Aug. Sept.

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

Fish

Caught and Landed

Cwt.

1,159,553

1,334,805 1,601,948 1,274,798

1,304,662 966,904 726,945

549,843 286,330

448,822

320,301 1,216,259 1,256,254

1,646,197 1,690,606 1,392,958

1,236,666 1,057,220

$000

6,835

7,260 7,631 5,314

3,728 2,349

2,478

1,381

945

2,021

2,203 7,882 7,750

7,742 8,940 7,890

4,030 2,439

Storage Holdings

Frozen Fresh

000 lbs.

17,489

24,387 31,454 35,334

38,079 38,901 33,791

27,443 19,386

16,882

17,530 15,536 22,308

32, 188 38,269 45,426

44,996 44,321

42,822

Frozen Smoked

000 lbs.

1,181

1,416 1,961 2,255

1,956 1,801 1,572

1,766 1,358 1,125

1,250 1,441 1,735

1,849 2,983 3,227

3,008 2,731

2,855

Fishery Products

Exports

$000

7,270

8,452 8,926 9,150

6,073 7,675 6,171

6,729 5,218 6,830

5,205 5,865 8,761

9,307 7,768 8,037

10,085 7,016 5,665

Whole- sale Prices

1926= 100

130-4

130-0 130-0 130-0

130-0 130-7 130-7

130-7 134-5 132-5

138'

138

138'

144

150'

150-9

150-9 150-9 160-2

Furs

Exports

2,426

2,634 1,120 1,087

1,374 1,675 6,330

5,997 3,866 3,056

3,551 4,265 1,960

1,512 1,830 2,637

837

513

2,266

Imports

$000

1,133

840

771

1,387

2,304 3,594 3,054

3,635 3,689 2,503

2,015

1,879 1,568

1,540 1,074 2,304

1,957 2,161

Whole- sale Prices

1926= 100

100-1

111 111 101

101 101 106

106-5 114-1

108-0

105-1 109-6 109-6

107-0

107-0

98-5

98' 98' 91

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January, 1947

Month

Copper

Nickel

Lead

Zinc

Alumi- nium

Production

Exports

Production

Exports

Production

Exports

Production

Exports

Exports

1945 June

Pounds

44,379,551

42,389,648 39,480,312 35,023,084

35,171,852 32,239,787 34,930,910

32,021,065 27,698,802 32,343,606

31,886,954 30,993,228 30,885,633

31.008.539 29,947,283 28,846,510

30,232,466 35,414,858

$000

2,493

1,287 1,960 2,534

4,794 5,867 5,794

3,675 2,307 3,506

2,851 3,793 1,600

2,507 4,983 2,819

1,174 2,191 5,220

Pounds

22,644,417

23,893,945 21,991,592 16,506,248

17,244,911 15,483,999 15,276,195

13,823,097 12,450,169 15,677,068

18,479,626 14,733,775 15,188,844

16,240,647 15,437,106 15,960,785

17,218.750 17,467,701

$000

3,859

4,451 4,538 3,336

3,571 4,028 3,357

2,996 2,346 4,484

8,413 4,219

3,874

4,247 6,844 4,214

4,640 4,290 4,639

Pounds

25,175,850

25,505,404 28,127,996 29,175,590

32,609,258 35,000.437 34,475,531

34,169,146 30,477,148 31,287,569

30,864,007 30,050.050 30,927,636

31,659,550 30.094,381 29,041,992

29,745,248 22,679,455

$000

1,001

1,660

1,104

340

297

2,388

596

980

893

2,173

1,949 1,066 1,303

1,633 1,380 1,850

974 1,121 1,525

Pounds

43,469,170

45,197,460 41,520,857 38,459,108

38,859,858 40,609,351 40,213,452

41,734,017 39,784,315 42,957,226

41,594,847 40,904.913 39,261,780

39,550.943 39,162,797 38,564,195

36,831,243 37,012,081

$000

1,621

1,600 1,887 1,145

1,388 1,674 3,183

2,482 2,358 2,567

2,507 2,435 1,548

2,446 2,191 1,241

1,765 2,029 4,151

$000 7,811

July

8,791

Aug

8,319

Sept

11,155

Oct

Nov

Dec

16,829 7,313 2,202

1946 Jan

1,685

Feb

774

Mar

1,593

May

June

2,679 6,359 5,440

July

1,303

Aug

14,035

Sept

4,437

Oct

1,852

Nov

11,803

Dec-

4,068

Month

1945

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Gold

Pro- duction

Fine Ounces

212,163

210,209 211,754 211,529

229,550 220,755 239,749

238,450 229,099 247,918

238,216 240,339 234,383

239,554 231,200 229,904

240,828 231,204

Receipts

at

Mint

Fine Ounces

191,252

193,834 209,014 192,735

223,334 204.975 194,941

248,308 228,564 232,876

246,832 223,035 225,161

208,069 215,858 197,832

247,956 188,605

Non- mone- tary Gold Net Exports

$000

4,700

8,000 8,500 6,800

7,700 9,800 6,200

9,300

9,500

10,000

7,200

10,000

7,700

6,500 7,400 6,800

8,500 6,000

Silver

Pro- duction

Fine Ounces

1,099,541

951,348

1,055,488

962,889

1,036,259 1,096,306 1,153,013

1,204.506 1,041,585 1,165,684

1,055,917 1,037,921 1,174,600

1,266,925

1,185,906

953,495

929,274 842,279

Receipts

at

Mint

Fine Ounces

28,347

27,813 30,203

27,287

31,041 27,944 28,375

36,388 35,198 34,650

33,601 30,020 30,283

28,780 29,684 26, 144

30,315 26,525

Exports in Ore

and Bullion

Fine Ounces

508,391

535,962 371,478 298,491

220,313 305,481 332,934

271,577 255,863 111,285

21,948

182,705

34,368

438,568 466.616 289,061

469,852 1,271,712

Petroleum

Pro- ducers Ship- ments

000 barrels

672-9

696-7 685-0 657-2

682-8 658-7 666-9

680-3 610-3 663-5

644-4 649-9 621-9

635-0 623-3 625-0

639- 619-

Rail- way Load- ings

Tons

19,994

24,362 24,527 19,560

13,146 12,213 13,611

13,478 12,813 10,764

15,613 31,197 23,545

19,463 18,374 18,916

18,762

Crude Im- ported

000 gal.

200,464

213.533 200, 020 196,360

219,840 163,331 140, 188

135,025 106, 646 116,613

181,632 207,612 203,384

207,807 230.008 203,816

231,128 203,345

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Month

1945

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Coal

Pro- duction

Tons

1,171,597 1,270,985

1,077,871 1,202,560 1,178,016

1,194,386 1,768,053 1,550,868

1,816,640 1,638,333 1,593,556

1,363,552 1,395,599 1,258,782

1,152,994 1,346,087 1,426,929

1,620,428

Imports

Tons

2,455,759 2,794,689

2,996,281 2,799,328 2,815,695

2,661,949 2,269,439 2,106,493

1,204,823 1,302,801 1,452,876

1,331,983

520,907

1,510,509

3,226,170 3,750,917 3,509,474

4,069,680

Exports

Tons

68,236 70,568

51,953 59,340 78,507

74,778 70,374 60,019

44,963 43,656 63,080

62,745 69,371 88.025

64,354 87,803 75, 174

85,428

Sub-

Anthra-

Bitu-

bitu-

cite

minous

minous

Lig- nite

Railway Traffic Loaded

ons

Tons

Tons

278

603,172 630, 698

202

202,400

128 263

747

559,444 506,732 541,896

144,201 236,577 240,399

354 391 913

562,757 702,130 593,435

211,657 380,946 407,875

318 489 449

640,813 669,702 768,848

318,757 315,467 252,536

120

274

1,079

686,876 714,620 670,237

172,768 168,168 163,329

609

1,061

702

621.018 653,353 649,299

119,587 208,308 206,353

983

745,958

223, 190

Tons

212,252 22,919

19,187 26,272 76,769

94,480

101,147

99,069

159,043 143,833 104,109

53,716 46,039 44,131

39,363 49,829 95,925

136,021

Em- ploy- ment

No.

24,297 23,644

23,850 23,801 23,930

24,479 26,007 26,287

26,385 26,206 25,765

24,877 24,743 24,750

24,814 24,601 24,773

25,330

Natural Gas Ship- ments

Mil. Cu. Ft.

3,961 3,452

3,338 3,348 3,697

4,337 5,298 5,738

5,640 5,231 4,627

3,972 3,683 3,442

3,184 3,271 3,558

4,364

Month

1945

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Asbestos Exports

$000

1,933 1,954

1,932 1,877 2,100

1,695 1,587 1,418

1,673 1,268 1,654

1,581 2,185 2,295

2,262 2,464 2,333

2,213 2,338

Producers' Shipments

Asbes- tos

Tons

41,291 39,024

37,134 40,595 38,475

35,268 36, 184 32,367

36,863 29,614 36,305

47,601 52,833 47,353

45,735 53,688 51,092

55,670 52,307

Gyp- sum

Tons

43,749 103,726

82,461

98,990

132,350

150,722

110,000

50,489

18,927 21,976 54,530

110,481 142,809 150,427

201,724 243,654 248,525

271,355 242,496

Felds- par

Tons

2,079 3,490

2,115 2,973 2,553

2,253 3,507 2,954

1,876 2,158 2,027

2,485 2,686 3,414

2,449 3,068 3,121

2,745 3,510

Cement

000 bbls

763 1,041

1,160

1,048 1,008

1,104 694 306

311

273 604

1,002 1,536 1,460

1,352 1,231 1,141

1,192 931

Clay Prod- ucts

$000

682 738

775 814 829

953 906 681

766 684 801

863 1,001 1,022

1,222 1,181 1,112

1,231 1,127

Lime

Tons

72,661 72,361

70, 681 68,717 68,277

75, 122 89,534 70,747

70,077 64,336 72,247

71,681 75,199 73,817

63,041 60,568 57,594

73,663 76, 165

Salt, Com- mercial

Tons

28,896 29,518

27,580 28,798 28,614

29,246 31,401 24,696

21,533

22,547 24,762

27,424 31,341 28,646

21,490 16,558 19,835

21,752 37, 160

Salt, Com- mercial Rail- way Load- ings

Tons

33,915 36,173

29,210 31,648 30,989

36,624 33,034 31,878

28,349 28,512 31,321

30,980 34,266 34,925

20,734 19,892 26,718

28,892

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January, 1947

9. ELECTRIC POWER IN THOUSAND KILOWATT HOURS1

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Production

Hydrau- lic

3,341,232

3,213,586 3,168,366 3,001,877

3,220,107 3,145,837 3,197,817

3,337,395 3,103,061 3,458,571

3,438,705 3,548,487 3,348,860

3,350,646 3,361,475 3,177,979

3,447,855 3,453,879 3,564,265

Thermal

65,938

67,552 69,247 77,433

88,914 91,149 90,893

91,378 79,950 78,533

67,553 67,290 66,446

72, 180 78,459 87,881

102,146 112,823 107,851

Total

3,407,170

3,281,138 3,237,613 3,079,310

3,309,021 3,236,986 3,288,710

3,428,773 3,183,011 3,537,104

3,506,258 3,615,777 3,415,306

3,422,826 3,439,934 3,265,860

3,550,010 3,566,742 3,672,116

Daily Average

Amount 1935-9=100

113,572

105,843 104,439 102,644

106,743 107,900 106,087

110,606 113,679 114,100

116,875 116,638 113,844

110,414 110,966 108,862

114,516 118,890 118,455

164-1

161-3 154-6 146-3

144-8 139-7 141-8

151-8 152-9 155-6

164-2 166-5 164-5

168-2 164-3 155-2

155-3 154-0 158-3

Primary

2,711,147

2,648,381 2,649,876 2,533,105

2,656,027 2,552,584 2,610,232

2,665,534 2,464,610 2,703,096

2,653,744 2,742,089 2,621,976

2,621,903 2,666,162 2,591,794

2,844,171 2,888,861 2,997,925

Secondary

696,023

632,757 587,737 546,205

652,994 684,402 678,478

763,239 718,401 834,008

852,514 873,688 793,330

800,923 773,772 674,066

677,841 677,841 674, 191

Month

June.

July. Aug., Sept.

1945

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

Jan.. Feb. Mar.

1946

Apr.. May. June.

July. Aug.. Sept.

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

Exports and Consumption in Canada

Exports to United States

Total

253,872

263,776 229,746 215,831

224,801 218,587 217,737

198,522 178,661 219,274

236,170 237,035 229,685

251,522 232,402 199,879

184,891 140,005 166,716

Primary

118,668

122,793 123,850 120,030

117,507 108,535 112,674

115,299 106,200 113,340

118,938 121,834 116,350

120,043 119,746 115,466

120, 542 111,775 120,914

Second- ary

135,204

140,983

105,896

95,801

107,294 110,052 105,063

83,223

72,461

105,934

117,232 115,201 113,335

131,479

112,656

84,413

64,349 28,230 45,802

Consumption

Total

3,153,298

3,021,174 3,007,867 2,863,479

3,084,220 3,018,399 3,070,973

3,230,251 3,004,350 3,317,830

3,269,484 3,378,742 3,185,621

3,171,304 3,207,532 3,065,981

366,893 3,426,697 3,505,400

Primary

2,674,746

2,595,376 2,599,952 2,481,256

2,644,952 2,444,050 2,631,864

2,709,399 2,488,479 2,748,404

2,708,459 2,784,995 2,653,760

2,648,654 2,681,548 2,610,166

2,725,412 2,777,086 2.877,071

Second- ary

478,552

425,798 407,915 382,223

439,268 574,349 439,109

520,852 515,871 569,426

561,025 593,747 531,861

522,650 525,984 455,815

641,481 649,611 628,389

Primary Power

Daily

Average

86,417

81,471 81,485 80,436

81,888 81,468 80,566

82,266 84,229 83,540

84,494 84,524 83,521

80,705 82,142 82,544

87,917 92,571 92,807

1935-9=100

184-9

181

176- 167-

164- 160- 163-

169-1 173-2 174-7

179-1 181-1

178-7

179-5 177-6 171-8

176-3

182-8 188-6

'Includes the output of Central Electric Stations only.

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Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Total Consumption after Deducting Inter-Provincial Transfers

Prince

Edward

Island

919

850 804 893

939 1,124 1,115

1,125

1,105

976

1,027 951 936

869 1,047 1,039

1,112

1,263 1,252

Nova Scotia

46,998

48,435 48,190 43,732

46,836 49,346 50,242

54,765 49,425 50,595

48,935 52,150

47,680

47,586 49,120 46,218

51,284 50,908 53,677

New

Bruns- wick

47,212

46,416 42,661 44,919

52,129 52,274 44,004

42,574 35,445 43,275

47,673 45,980 47,746

47,591 43,095 36,188

47, 970 52,652 52,248

Quebec

1,534,459

1,453,325 1,436,724 1,300,136

1,376,616 1,290,776 1,314,120

1,428,434 1,374,524 1,567,490

1,549,281 1,628,590 1,539,659

1,583,834 1,602,423 1,475,926

1,604,415 1,589,154 1,599,459

Ontario

1,078,916

1,025,556 1,023,238 1,004,886

1,104,746 1,100,807 1,117,055

1,170,742 1,061,898 1,122,490

1,114,577 1,147,386 1,087,306

1,022,326 1,028,989 1,029,556

1,140,488 1,192,835 1,229,625

Mani- toba

Saskat- chewan

Alberta

130,985

53,074

44,043

121,451 125,270 144,838

51,378 52,578 52,434

46,304 47,712 48,100

158,643 169,184 175,020

54,616 58,900 62,423

50,550 52,980 56,201

176,288 159,997 176,311

63,923 57,715 61,585

56,183 49,894 51,428

166,726 165,555 136,870

57,544 58,314 55,084

47,979 48,787 45,943

133,223 140,423 142,859

55,563 55,419 56,109

47,605 50, 728 48,607

166,473 177,167 184,623

63,008 64,647 68,847

54,271 56,372 59,049

British Colum- bia

221,195

227,459 230,630 223,541

239,145 243,008 250,793

236,217 214,347 243,680

235,742 231,029 224,397

232,707 236,288 229,479

237,872 241,739 256,620

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Au<r

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Daily Average Consumption of Primary Power

Prince

Edward

Island

31

28 28 30

30 37 36

36 39 32

34 31 31

28 34 35

36 42 40

Nova Scotia

1,567

1,562 1,554 1,458

1,511

1,645 1,621

1,767 1,765 1,632

1,631 1,682 1,589

1,535 1,585 1,540

1,654 1,697 1,732

New Bruns- wick

1,516

1,449 1,367 1,480

1,652 1,706 1,415

1,374 1,266 1,330

1,526 1,460 1,571

1,519 1,383 1,200

1,535

1,727 1,641

Quebec

36,078

33,990 33,879 31,762

31,196

28,888 28,610

29,059 31,122 32,485

32,454 33,222 33,026

33,784 34,386 33,370

34,718 34,864 34,697

Ontario

33,235

30,816 30,746 31,317

32,710 33,560 33,072

34,572 34,644 32,737

33,694 33,410 32,880

29,579 30,055 31,404

34,338 37,683 38,022

Mani- toba

3,386

3,144 3,243 3,593

3,689 3,807 3,903

3,971 3,902 3,824

3,766 3,818 3,581

3,431 3,660 3,860

4,134 4,172

4,278

Saskat- chewan

Alberta

1,769

1,468

1,657 1,696 1,748

1,494 1,539 1,603

1,762 1,963 2,014

1,631 1,766 1,813

2,062 2,061 1,987

1,812 1,782 1,659

1,918 1,881 1,836

1,600 1,574 1,532

1,792

1,788 1,870

1,536 1,636 1,620

2,033 2,155 2,221

1,751 1,879 1,905

British Colum- bia

7,367

7,331 7,433 7,445

7,707 8,096 8,082

7,613

7,648 7,854

7,851 7,446 7,475

7,501 7,617

7,645

7,668 8,051 8,271

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10. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

Month

1945

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov.

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Wheat Flour

Mill Production

P.C. of Capacity

92-5

82-2 87-8 96-4

95-0 97-5 96

95-6

99-6

102-4

98-6 5 2

1 5

100 97'

91

86- 100-6

101 103 101

000 Barrels

2,134

1,822 2,021 2,046

2,227

2,285 2,169

2,240 2,146 2,393

2,217 2,344 2,184

2,164 2,159 2,228

2,433 2,519 2,350

Exports

000 Barrels

1,613

1,148

1,106

954

1,064

1,000

965

1,139 1,129 1,042

1,478 1,668 1,060

1,172 1,977 1,236

986

1,368

722

$000

11,593

8,434 8,173 7,140

8,021 7,651 7,404

8,842 8,801 8,252

11,936

13,655

8,792

9,646 16,382 10,831

9,304

13,000

7,250

Mill Production

Oatmeal

000 Pounds

1,218

1,074 1,406 1,937

241 2,962 1,714

1,710 1,513 2,062

2,312 2,172 1,649

1,594

1,069

866

881

1,593

931

Rolled Oats

000 Pounds

14,395

11,811 11,699 13,433

15,765

13,126

9,152

17,496 18,916 18,431

19,703 24,400 18,158

19,117 18,874 20,011

22,271 21,266 17,681

Mill

Grindings,

Mixed

Grain

000 Bushels

1,686

1,625 2,034 2,092

2,505 2,682 2,709

2,498 2,292 2,275

2,317 1,978 1,475

1,658 1,576 1,895

2,197 2,454 2,402

Total

Grain

Exports

$000

73,457

63,452 67,975 48, 123

53,407 64,716 63,724

25,385 16,594 25,405

22,440 26,047 19,220

24,606 15,326 11,591

38,200 36,529 33,685

Tobacco Released from Bond

Month

Cigar- ettes

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

000,000

1,182-4

1,096-0 1,178-5 1,122-9

1,394-2 1,423-2 1,166-3

1,491-2

1,105-1

967-4

1,049-2 1,158-2 1,180-7

1,1790 1,362-5 1,305-7

1,4390 1,407-7 1,221-2

Cigars

000

16,988

14,842 15,368 16,372

19,416 18,427 16,565

17,905 18,675 20, 139

18,972 18,345 17,016

16,165 17,411 17,833

20,657 19,704 18,173

Tobacco

Cut

Plug

Snuff

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

1,943,151

207, 184

86,395

1,889,180 2,211,483 2,195,316

212,239 258,246 291,121

85,481 79,064 77,064

2,608,923 2,499,952 1,914,225

311,276

282,467 238,565

80,571 83,836 74,207

2,061,638 1,988,709 1,750,179

252,704 234,130 223,517

77, 133 76,883 76,562

1,897,951 2,195,726 1,992,498

253,548 259,490 245,621

76,268 86,582 84,042

2,223.839 2,426,070 2,274,189

232,733 256,819 259,855

62.620 86,342 75,870

2,573,913 2,202,503 1,975,502

285,419 217,794 216,457

89,804 86,955 78,688

Cana- dian Raw Leaf

lbs.

198,276

224,809 189,605 226,066

221,285 204,240 131,485

138,326 152,285 148,885

146,376 171,274 154,915

169,566 221,300 178,670

219,965 197,423 172, 160

Tobacco Industry First of Month

Employ- ment Unad- justed

1926=100

124-2

122-0 113-3 121

126 131 146

143-9 145-9 137-0

127-8 114-5 114-3

117-9 114-4 121-0

124-4 126-1 136-2

Per Capita Weekly Earn- ings

25-09

23-44 25-19 25-72

25-56 25-79 24-99

18-83 24-92 23-91

24-39 25-66 26-09

23-30 26-71 26-99

27-24 26-99 27-39|

Aggre- gate Weekly Payrolls

257, 127

236,703 236, 186 258,679

267,304 279,125 300,211

224, 196 300,885 273,951

259,019 243,979 247,604

229,875 252,581 271,331

281,611 282,707 309,880

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Four-Week Period

1945

June 23... July 21... Aug. 18...

Sept. 15... Oct. 13... Nov. 10. . . Dec. 8...

1946

Jan. 5... Feb. 2... Mar. 2...

Mar. 30... April 27... May 25...

June 22... July 20. . . . Aug 17....

Sept. 14..., Oct. 12... Nov. 9. . .

Raw Sugar— 000 Pounds

Stock on hand at begin- ning of Period

127,786 144.807 164,655

172,419

147,688

108,473

82,262

90,333 80,517 61,601

68,003

85,989

119,670

92,792

115,048

96,608

101,333 134,219 138,471

Receipts

89,258 90,083 69,925

39,749 26,843 37,055 64,392

47,648 44,283 57,419

44,526 84,455 38,660

85, 121 55,417 79, 130

103,629

77,817 77,867

Meltings

and

Sales

72,237 70,235 62,161

64,479 66,059 63,266 56,321

57,464 63,199 51,017

26,541 50,773 65,539

62,802 73,856 74,405

70,743 73,565 67,939

Stock

on hand

at end

of Period

Refined Sugar — 000 Pounds

144,807 164,655 172,419

147, 688

108,473

82,262

90,333

80,517 61,601 68,003

85,989

119,670

92,792

115,048

96,608

101,333

134,219 138,471 148,398

Stocks on hand

at beginning

of Period

Beet

Cane

101,509 94,668 78,696

62,448

49,334

90,583

144,815

111,527 114,102 100,874

88,790 75,684 63,687

53,704 42,337 29,118

17,861 13,292 56,826

71,705

86,822

104,810

120,451 97,587 89, 158

90,358 77,131 69,551

65,852 48,336 57,624

Manufactured

Granu- lated

63, 159 61,386 54,281

57,838 103,930 105,508

84,809

66,696 53,633 44,543

22,252 41,382 53,631

53,211 61,808 63,424

67, 187 121,442 116,875

Yellow

and Brown

5,249 5,951

5,788

6,559 7,900 9,677 7,608

6,768 6,822 6,714

3,154 5,499 7,074

6,791 7,203 7,003

7,486 9,235 9,807

Total Manu- factured

68,408 67,337 60,069

64,397 111,830 115,184

92,417

73,464 60,455 51,257

25,406 46,854 60,705

60,002 69,011 70,427

74,672 130,677 126,682

Four-Week Period

1945

June 23... July 21... Aug. 18...

Sept. 15... Oct. 13... Nov. 10. . . Dec. 8...

1946

Jan. 5... Feb. 2. . . Mar. 2...

Mar. 30. .. April 27... May 25...

June 22... July 20... Aug 17...

Sept. 14..., Oct. 12... Nov. 9

Refined Sugar — 000 Pounds

Total Domestic Sales

Beet

Cane

74,925 78,190 69,835

76.806 70,273 60,587 53,989

55,730 55,256 12,084 35,485

13,103

11,994

9,983

11,363 13,216 11,242

11,287 16,247 16,595

47,894 55, 104 59,395

73,127 76,518 73,844

84,732 61,540 50,554

Sales Granulated

Beet

Cane

69,758 77,748 70,355

69.576 62, 143 52.450 45,983

49,902 48,993 12,084 30,449

13,103

11,994

9,983

11,363 13.21R 11,242

11,267 16,247 16,595

42,135

48,841 52,767

67,104

70,524 66,963

76,896 52,760 41,722

Sales Yellow

and Brown

5,494 5,567 5,969

7,937 8,451 8,505 8,025

6,371 6,706 5,175

6, 139

6,457 6,743

6,124 6,219 7, 163

8,497 8,845 8,873

Total Sales

Beet

Cane

75,252 83,316 76,324

77,513 70.595 60,955 54,008

55,773 55,700 12,084 35,625

13, 103

11,994

9,983

11,363 13,216 11,242

11,267 16,247 16,595

48,274 55,297 59,509

73,228 76,588 74, 126

85,394 61,505 50,595

Stocks on Hand End of Period

Beet

Cane

94,668 78,696 62,448

49,334 90,583 144,815 111,527 71,705

114,102

100,874

88,790

75,686 63,690 53,704

42,337 29,118 17,862

13,292

56,826

101,826

86,822 104,810 120,451

97,587 89, 158 90,358

77,131 69,551 65,852

48,336 57,624 72,116

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10. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS— Continued

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

JuiK' .

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Production of Boots and Shoes in Pairs

Leather or Fabric Uppers

Welts

478,781

338,854 402,707 379,194

455,735 460, 163 385,685

476,016 496,892 523,556

488,347 528,862 461,213

401,261 492,662 453,317

517,835 497, 107

McKays

and ail

Imitation

Welts

870,962

641,763 798,333 836,260

936,109 946,506 843,800

976,027 1,009,451 1,126,037

1,053,020 1,143,379 1,043,192

803,906

1,023,483

918,220

883,042 615,635

Nailed

Pegged

Screw or

Wire

Fastened

167,117

147,552 162,540 162,114

205,164 195,277 161,026

197,650 202, 158 227,634

223,891 218,734 196,976

181,700 199, 787 196,793

215,901 203,239

Stitch Downs

290,890

207,123 258,564 237,406

279,005 268,459 173,933

273,069 266,564 359,567

335,161 338,200 311,334

244,302 251,502 264,527

286,914 281,073

Total

2,687,026

1,983,397 2,408,500 2,343,401

2,760,684 2,732,784 2,308,515

2,783,150 2,817,992 3,213,581

3,120,286 3,282,456 2,911,207

2,325,123 2,928,729 2,735,129

2,945,241

2,787,222

Total Footwear

Men's

802,565

732,302 841,263 806,330

949,963 945,371 801,815

891,606 898,745 986,308

952,234

1,021,189

912,018

770,685 3937,21 891,449

1,007,493 1,011,169

Women's

1,517,989

1,206,716 1,426,917 1,373,409

1,683,741 1,621,840 1,434,202

1,530,465 1,559,372 1,892,582

1,824,811 1,901,385 1,681,984

1,342,036 1,710,694 1,616,176

1,717,136 1,569,558

Total

3,286,998

2,701,007 3,246,398 3,126,099

3,746,710 3,655,440 3,060,809

3,400,437 3,496,811 4,019,660

3,878,052 4,103.104 3,655,444

2,990,641 3,729,059 3,489,258

3,772,592 3,565,800

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept :

Oct

Nov

Boots and Shoes

Production in Pairs

Boys'

and

Youths'

201,724

172,363 206,044 202,334

216,267 236,772 195,221

212,669 246,585 261,215

252,353 250,718 228,201

191,715 217,081 210,532

240,340

226,286

Misses'

and

Childrens'

526,813

369,493 499,663 469,077

546,471 509,006 383,220

468,601 504,997 550,661

537.951 598,492 543,991

449,183 548,292 484,573

497,284 478,968

Babies'

and Infants'

237,907

220,133 272,511 274,949

350,268 342,451 246,351

292,096 287,112 328,894

310,703 331,320 289,250

237,022 308,412 286,528

310,339 279,819

Employment and Payrolls

Employ- ment 1926 = 100

Per capita Weekly Earnings

Aggregate Weekly Payrolls

First of Month

128-2

129,2 129-2 131-0

132-0 134-8 136-3

133-2 137-4 139-3

142-1

143-1 143-7

142-6 143-4 144-0

145-3 146-7

23-80

22-95 23-25 23-62

23-93 24-23 24-42

21-77 24-17

24-48

24-85 24-11 23-75

23-98 24-82 25-22

25-43 25-35

420,656

408,942 414,268 426,748

435,682 450,201 459,132

399,866 458,498 468,164

486,686 476,560 471,256

472,270 489,342 501,695

510,471 514,673

Prices 1926 = 100

108-9

108-9 108-9 108-9

108-9 108-9 108-9

108-9 110-2 110-2

110 110 110

110-6 111-0 113-7

113 113

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Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov...

Dec

Raw Cotton Opened

By Reporting Firms

Number of Bales

25,680

21,070 25,298 24,743

29,137 27,083 24,287

28,224 28,521 30,250

27,847 29,256 19,932

20,379 22,196 24, 653

27,808 26,672 26, 192

000 pounds

12,799

10,504 12,595 12,340

14,538 13,526 12,149

14,106 14,258 15,080

13,896

14,574

9,947

10,152 11,133 12,269

14,088 13,313 13,044

Total !

Number of Bales

29,653

24,340

29,212

28,572

33,645 31,273 28,045

32,591 32,934 34,930

32,155 33,782 23,016

23,532 25,630

28,467

32,110 30,806 30,252

000 pounds

15,078

12,374 14,838 14,537

17,126 15,934 14,311

16,617 16,796 17,764

16,369 17,168 11,718

11,959 13,115 14,452

16,596 15,376 15,066

Cotton Imports

Total

$000

5,940

6,356 6,359 6,565

8,864 8,008 9,200

9,425 7,741 8,478

8,387 9,365 9,368

8,521 9,097 6,904

10,155 14,524

Raw

and Linters

2,376

2,544 3,351 3,380

3,795 3,836 4,961

4,358 3,414 3,408

2,780 4,154 3,627

3,265 3,314 2,179

2,889 4,737

Yarn

704

676 585 527

597 344 850

797 490 699

709 655

786

693

766 579

1,043 907

Fabrics

S000

2,357

2,637 1,979 2,284

3,709 3,108 2,582

3,561 3,088 3,632

4,029 3,736 3,892

3,756 4,296 3,246

5,112

7,377

Cotton Exports

$000

858

704 588 468

742 868 754

1,158 793 976

72 98 632

945 894 709

823'

773

1,140

Month

1945

June.

July. Aug. Sept.

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

1940

Jan.. Feb. Mar.

April. May. June. .

July. Aug. Sept.

Ort. . Nov. Dec.

Wool

Imports

$000

4,577

3,915 3,427 2,983

3,676 3,058 4,070

5,045 3,490 4,645

4,494 4,915

4,778

4,982 6,030 6,019

7,038 6,743

Exports

$000

1,658

996

829

2,620

819 1,112 2,765

2,519

1,732

996

2,286

3,871

380

2,275

1,676

939

868 907 486

Railway Load- ings

Tons

3,319

7,335 3,331 4,254

5,211 2,961 2,564

2,516 2,367 2,356

2,578 2,150 3,357

4,680 3.068 3,574

3,299

Employ- ment Woollen Yarn and Cloth Mills

1926 = 100

168-4

170-6 168-3 167-0

168-7 173-6 178-1

178-5 184-3 187-4

188-7 184-5 176-3

187 186-

187'

189' 193< 200'

Rayon

Exports

$000

1,108

1,092 238 459

483 327 409

553 175 654

385 916 353

923

1.076 763

536 986 973

Employ- ment

Rayon and Silk

Goods

1926 = 100

621-3

615-3 611-0 614-8

622-8 632-0 648-0

673-8 702-4 713-0

710-0 710-3 702-9

711-0 706-4 710-2

714-1 719-6 730-1

Prices Rayon Fabrics

1926=100

67-2

68-9 68-9 68-9

68-9 68-9 68-9

71 71

71

71 71

71

71 71

71 71 71

Finished Textiles Employment

Hosiery

and

Knit

Goods

1926 = 100

145-5

146-6 144-3 145-7

148-8 153 0 156-8

151-1 1590 160-5

160-8 159-5 159-3

154-3 153-2 157-0

157-1 159-2 161-2

Gar- ments

and Personal Furnish- ings

1926 = 100

160-9

159-8 153-5 158-4

163-7 164-7 163-3

151-6 159-9 163-3

165' 164' 163-

161-

156- 159-8

164 167

168-9

1 Including estimate for non-reporting companies.

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January, 1947

Month

1945

June.

July. Aug. Sept.

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

1946

Jan... Feb.. Mar..

m

April. May. June..

July. Aug. Sept.

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

Pulpwood

Exports

Quantity

Cords

139,583

171,399 197,264 180,499

161,072

172,832

84, 174

136,231 134,376 142,205

92,126

80,563

126,464

209,820

228,689

91,491

242, 645 117,952

Value

$000

2,275

2,641 3,255 2,702

2,543 2,907 1,201

1,962 1,879 1,995

1,305 1,348 2,316

3,599 3,972 2,608

4,346 2,034 1,343

Rail- way Load- ings

Tons

540,047

443,939 487,879 400,884

337,517 267,119 320,477

710,451 879,406 870,879

412,480 429, 122 500,746

612,463 543,335 447,846

363,388

Wood Pulp

Production

Mechani- cal

Tons

273,877

278,068 291,576 275,888

313,300 301,933 276,363

319,623 296,403 327,126

330,856 352,880 327,891

338,928 346,912 314,926

360,080 350,981 331,534

Chemi- cal

Tons

185,198

179,416 187,357 171,246

191,878 189,634 173,040

190,812 177,153 196,850

198,688 207, 149 189,720

199,377 219,564 199,634

224,939 218,553 204,760

Exports

Quantity

Cwt.

2,382,531

2,511,392 2,470,154 2,415,942

2,475,572 2,406,609 2,506,802

2,209,328 2,426,209 2,304,947

2,421,107 2,549,153 2,236,786

2,409,411 2,314,216 2,184,855

2,453,388 2,598,225 2,263,533

Value

$000

8,875

9,403 9,268 8,923

9,218 8,912 8,620

8,249 8,971 8,660

9,284

10,450

9,057

9,375 9,391 9,313

10,179 10,867 10,224

Rail- way Load- ings

Tons

146,856

143,970 153,717 129,548

147,996 126,949 146,263

130,029

128,286 149,720

143,859 146,205 148,227

136,329 146, 107 134,334

149,340

Price

Ground

Wood

No. 1

$ per Ton

55.00

55.00 55.00 55.00

55.00 55.00 55.00

55.00 55.00 55.00

55.00 63-80 63-80

63-80 63-80 6400

64-00 64-00 75 00

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan ,

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Newsprint

Pro- duction

Tons

266,420

270,640 287,030 269,963

310,975 299, 158 276,931

328,414 308,382 334,127

337,862 359,943 334,207

357,027 370, 676 330,063

376,436 364,304 341,951

Ship- ments

Tons

258,353

282,060 304, 120 277,017

308,090 298,005 262,765

316,320 285,304 320,351

348,103 367,251 322,805

364,591 356,572 335,874

387,294 391,388 340, 125

Stocks

Tons

97,720

86,300 69,210 62,156

65,041 66, 194 80,360

92,454 115,532 129,308

119,067 111,759 123,161

115,597 129,701 123,890

113,032 85,948

87,774

Exports

Quantity

Cwt.

4,971,765

5,091,738 5,181,607 5,827,130

5,393,391 6,037,366 5,368,520

5,834,037 5,252,026 5,903,456

6,280,305 6,521,206 6,415,118

6,873,481 7,457,028 5,745,862

6,811,641 7,365,499

Value

$000

14,765

15,163 15,506 17,291

16,026 18,064 15,840

18,728 17,259 19,527

20,999 21,808 21,535

22,729 25,248 19,559

24,007 28,697 25,697

Prices

1926 = 100 90-7

90 90 90

90 90 90

99-9 99-9 99-9

100 100 100

100 100

101-0

114-8 114-8 114-8

Pulp and Paper Products Employ- ment

1926 = 100 141-5

145 146 148'

3 3

148-1 149-8 151-3

150-0 152-9 153-8

155-2 157-0 159-5

163 165 167

167-3 167-6 167-0

Adver- tising Linage

000 lines

26,204

20,446 23,375 25,012

29,412 27,529 26,931

23,178 24,047 28,618

29.335 30,778 26,121

24,751 27.269 28,936

33,432

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Month

1945

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

"A

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Exports

Planks and Boards

Quantity

Mft.

167,774

181,913 194,195 157,866

224,664 192,118 173,748

144,978 127,444 151,237

141,016 141,445 100,639

171,114 169,865 220,904

252, 177 236,871 211,386

Value

8,397,035

9,146,507 9,623,086 8,230,233

11,345,033 9,812,856 8,641,545

7,603,365 6,600,896 7,824,251

7,610,252 8,168,251 6,008,827

10,909,968 10,873,410 13,706,269

15,999,938 15,161,213 14,924,194

Timber. Square

Quantity

Mft.

2,013

2,124 3,143 1,342

2,999 1,099 4,362

640

542

1,603

2,116

3,490

416

769 410 869

1,018

1,646

290

Value

107,070

101,697

144,234

60,651

139,414

43,369

202,901

34,534 31,815 79,420

111,972

174,658

22,654

34, 146 26,207 51,629

57,191

120,184

16,422

Shingles, Red Cedar

Quantity

Squares

148,669

128,941 142,267 126,346

146,450 150,399 102,024

99,403 148,106 142,027

174,471

156,890

9,281

130,005 151,934 181,558

211,080 153,766 185,409

Value

721,454

635,890 697,938 604,486

705, 144 731,761 503,599

528,566 785,977 776,558

1,009,630

909,737

64,003

839,447

970,447

1,229,725

1,423,701 1,062,409 1,429,199

B.C.

Timber

Scaled

M bd. ft.

297,112

231,966 261,332 264,353

325,095 242,891 223,248

175,883 198,471 253,630

291,447 228,427 104,438

256,577 330, 675 331,968

297, 160 288,015

Price

Index

of

Lumber

1926 = 100

160-5

160 160 160

160 160 160

161-9 162-5 162-5

170' 170 170<

168' 168< 168'

170-8 177-3 177-3

CURRENT PRODUCTION, 1946

Mining

Cement barrels

Asbestos short tons

Crude No. 1

Crude No. 2

Other Crudes

Spinning Stocks

Shingle Stocks

Paper Stocks

Waste, stucco or plaster. . . .

Refuse or shorts

Salt short tons

Commercial

Industrial

Manufacturing

Sawmills (i) M bd. ft.

SoftWoods

Spruce and Balsam Fir. .

Jack Pine

Hemlock

Red Pine

White Pine

Others

Hardwoods

Yellow Birch

Maple

Basswood

Others

March

704,425

38,685

26

55

20

1,823

7,250

8,090

5,200

16,221

61,532

26,819

34,713

108,422

95,525

81,133

6,104

2,104

972

4,191

1,021

12,897

6,222

2,159

784

3,732

April

849,934

46,134

24

59

14

2,341

8,276

8,449

7,056

19,915

60,254

27,976

32,278

93,993

72,206

52,745

4,092

4,857

1,577

7,472

1,463

21,787

10,899

4,487

2,207

4,194

May

857, 190

45, 142

1

85!-

1,934

9,204

8,117

7,261

18,541

60,118

28,883

31,235

187,050

150,211

82,370

16,257

9,645

11,609

26,595

3,735

36,839

19,443

7,477

2,701

7,218

June

1,047,367 39, 179

73

1,851

8,313

6,436

6,406

16,100

59,000

28,078

30,922

240, 193

200,974

123,835

18,200

11,057

6,259

37,684

3,939

39,219

21,706

7,260

2,622

7,631

July

1,062,671 43,874

53

1,990

9,195

8,286

7,960

16,390

28,701

19,577

9,124

246,854

211,819

131,369

18,573

10,414

8,923

38,154

4,386

35,035

17,201

6,744

2,331

8,759

Aug.

1,040,279 51,411

1

75 \

2,291

9,837

8,521

9,223

21,464

15,625

15,107

518

211,918

186,622

115,064

20, 243

9,344

7,662

31,217

3,092

25,296

10,263

4,881

1,184

8,968

Sept.

989,714 49, 100

43

2,084

8,790

8,363

9,264

20,556

19,150

18,749

401

147,435

133,338

77,279

15,601

7,043

8,875

21,487

3,053

14,097

4,307

2,964

619

6,207

Oct.

1,041,130 55,343

1

58 ^

J

2,589

10, 153

9,237

10,003

23,303

25,904

20, 198

5,706

98,589

91,346

55,663

11,573

2,948

6,891

11,894

2.377

7,243

2,339

1,913

429

2,562

0) Figures do not include returns for British Columbia.

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10. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS— Continued

Iron and Steel

Month

1945

June.

July. Aug. Sept.

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

Jan . . . Feb.. Mar..

April. May. June.

July. Aug.. Sept. .

Oct.. Nov. Dec.

1946

Iron Ore

Imports

net tons

422,934

389,740 401.019 419,505

474,026

778,309

50,024

1,811

928

4,367

1,650

44,732

136,601

403,897 158,739 344,611

526,409 479,500

939,701

945,618 913,489 989,998

1,075,013

1,712,424

93,961

7,441

4,165

17,793

6,707 179,556 394,770

1,047,061 457,245 983,505

1,466,882 1,367,338

Exports

net tons

75,802

92,212 171,929 144,709

94,697 104, 125

46

70, 253 64, 668

205,394 181,010 200,710

230,873

191,228

1,074

253,816

329,009 559,911 472,270

306,116 320,586

134

258,739 244,307

839,002 758,887 810,590

768,548

671,179

1,585

Railway Loadings

net tons

133,837

179,233 175,580 128,424

121,776

202,820

47,934

1,007

2,780

25,066

113,856 118,063 148,395

270,294 261,545 261,965

284,631

Production

Pig Iron

net tons

159,046

150,387 139,812 135,227

140,693 134,651 135,225

143,685 143,171 157, 936

142,240 159,101 129,890

64,472 46,494 45,078

74,958 135,269 161,464

Ferro- Alloys

net tons

18,473

15,750 15,668 13,517

14,555 13,360 15,456

10,878

10,872

8,405

13,083 14,069 11,684

6, 243 6,013 6,164

8,448

9,370

11,766

Steel

Ingots

and

Castings

net tons

257, 115

229, 161 224,928 198,508

205,846 207,981 219,281

244,623 233,893 249,117

247,519 259,626 214,861

135,914

88,729 76,564

123,841 222,264 237,300

Iron and Steel Imports, Thousand Dollars

Month

Iron

and its

Products

1945

May

June

July ,

Aug

Sept

3ct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar ,

April ,

May ,

June

July

Aug ,

Sept ,

Oct ,

Nov

35,038 36,778

34,745 32,680 28,528

31,547

29,078 26,777

31,881 24,721 29,979

41,132 41,664 40,453

43.665 43,946 42,814

50,215 51,591

Castings

and Forgings

902

777

621 602 496

575 451 527

595 283 424

594 563 517

722 645 560

796

984

Rolling Mill

Products

4,616

4,777

5,649 5,023 4,650

4,621 4,443 4,110

4,463 1,292 3,398

5,622 4,890 3,954

4,165 4,645 4,794

5,588 5,871

Engines

and Boilers

2,492 4,165

2,172 2,317 1,495

1,887 1,640 1,824

1,725 1,404 1,527

1,969 2,562 2,615

4,942 1,930 2,209

2,567 2,675

Farm Imple- ments

4,328 4,585

4,127 4,451 4,269

4,708 3,845 3,950

4,376 3,857 3,692

4,667 5,127

5,428

6,674 8,072 5,873

6,495 7,043

Mach- inery except Agri- cultural

8,971 9,541

8,642 8,053 6,876

8,411 7,696 7,206

9,454

7, 559 8,711

10,662 11,093 11,290

10,890 11,195 10,915

12,665

12,786

Tools

612 635

655 682 643

806 661 655

786 688 786

963 860 769

835 889 758

991 990

Vehicles

7,175 7,002

7,421 6,273 4,487

4,636 3,728 3,822

5,264 5,065 6,439

10,134 9,654 8,993

8,263

8,843

10,226

11,994 11,764

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Month

1945

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Iron and Steel Exports, Thousand Dollars

Iron

and its

Products

68,614

47,245 49,659 29,050

20,200 17,181 17,340

17,928 19,637 18,167

18,939 17,810 24,706

21,936 30,954 10,842

10,658 18,921 16,728

Pigs,

Ingots,

etc.

459

327 739 335

821 691 133

720 513 170

362 713 520

145 5

518 181

Rolling

Mill Products

878

894 825 651

958 625 270

1,072 572 753

415

673 647

616 483 331

332

772 861

Tubes

and

Pipes

397

216 265 117

323 303 171

186

77

214

90 69 36

92

132

73

40 20 63

Farm Imple- ments

2,327

1,978 1,593 1,740

1,280 1,552 1,971

2,338 1,320 2,525

4,466 3,282 2,450

2,975 2,126 1,392

1,861 2,137

1,787

Hard- ware and Cutlery

404

378 402 341

361 356

285

312 193 356

319

353 307

319 682 315

300 330 390

Machin- ery,

Other than

Farm

1,868

1,001 1,624 1,297

1,664 1,586 1,035

850

715

1,218

970 1,178 1,153

1,085 1,598 1,035

2,083 1,791 1,859

Motor

Vehicles

and

Parts

49,414

30,788 33,207 18,481

8,922 9,126 9,590

9,009

10,362

7,558

8,889

7,234

14,504

12,253

17,755

5,795

3,957 8,100 6,414

Iron and Steel. Prices and Price Indexes

Month

Iron

and its

Products

Pig Iron

and Steel

Billets

Rolling

Mill Products

Hard- ware

Wire

Scrap

Pig Iron

Foundry

No. 1

Steel

Merchant

Bars Mill

1945 June

117-1

117-1 117-1 117-1

116-9 116-9 117-0

117-4 117-8 118-0

127-9 128-1 128-4

128-3 128-5 128-6

128-6 128-6 128-6

104-8

104-8 104-8 104-8

104-8 104-8 104-8

104-8 104-8 104-8

123-5 123-5 123-5

123-5 123-5 123-5

123-5 123-5 123-5

1926

123-7

123-7 123-7 123-7

123-3 123-3 123-6

124-2 124-2 124-6

136-1 136-3 136-3

136-0 135-9 135-9

135-9 135-9 135-9

= 100

93-9

93-9 93-9 93-9

93-9 93-9 93-9

94-0

98-2 98-2

100-8 101-5 104-2

104-2 104-2 104-4

104-4 104-4 104-4

105-5

105-5 105-5 105-5

105-5 105-5 105-5

105-5 105-5 105-5

122-6 122-6 122-6

122-6 119-3 119-3

119-3 119-3 119-3

110-3

110-3 110-3 110-3

110-3 110-3 110-3

110-3 110-3 110-3

110-3 110-3 110-3

110-3 110-3 110-3

110-3 110-3 110-3

$ per ton

25-50

25-50 25-50 25-50

25-50 25-50 25-50

25-50 25-50 25-50

30-50 30-50 30-50

30-50 30-50 30-50

30-50 30-50 30-50

$ per

100 lbs.

2-754

July

2-754

Aug

2-754

Sept

2-754

Oct

2-754

Nov

2-754

Dec

2-754

1946 Jan

2-754

Feb

2-754

Mar

2^754

April

3-240

May

3-240

June

3-240

July

3-240

Aug

3-240

Sept

3-240

Oct

3-240

Nov

3-240

3,240

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MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS 10. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS— Continued

January, 1947

Iron and Steel Products. Employment Unadjusted. 1926=100

Total

Crude Rolled

and Forged Pro- ducts

Mach- inery

Agri- cultural Imple- ments

Land Vehicles

Steel Ship- building

and Repair- ing

Heat- ing Appli- ances

Iron and Steel Fabri- cation

Month

Total

Auto- mobiles and Parts

1945 June

286-3

282-1 273-3 253-7

215-0 208-6 200-8

200-0 204-3 202-7

206-8 209-1 208-9

205-6 197-0 196-5

194-2 203-2 206-4

242-4

243-4 241-3 237-7

228-8 225-2 222-0

248-4 253-9 254-1

257-4 259-0 257-3

255-9 190-9 184-5

182-4 248-5 259-4

215-7

216-4 215-0 216-3

213-7 217-6 222-6

222-3 225-9 229-2

232-5 232-7 234-2

233-7 236-0 234-2

237-8 239-7 249-7

142-3

144-7 145-4 139-9

140-3 149-6 158-2

161-0 164-8 169-3

166-5 164-6 164-0

165-3 165-3 160-8

166-8 168-9 170-8

250-3

244-1 235-6 212-1

161-2 154-4 145-6

155-8 160-8 159-1

166-2 172-5 173-1

167-3 165-8 164-8

161-8 163-4 166-0

278-0

277-4 272-5 269-3

171-3 168-5 139-9

186-4 214-6 207-2

229-1 256-8 263-8

241-1 241-6 240-3

236-0 244-6 253-3

1,234-5

1,252-8 1,212-4 1,068-2

876-3 836-7 722-9

613-4

575-4 538-7

544-5 535-0 527-4

509-7 490-8 477-1

475-1

478-4 470-8

192-3

189-2

178-8 180-0

178-4 183-0 191-4

190-7 193-6 193-5

193-0 191-6 191-1

194-1 198-3 198-2

194-6 200-8 203-5

264-7

July

259-6

Auk

257-5

Sept

249-5

Oct

235-5

Nov

224-5

Dec

1946 Feb

220-3

178-1 180-1

Mar

177- 1

April

176-3

May

178-7

June

181-1

July

182-1

Aug

178-9

Sept

181-7

Oct

181-1

Nov

175-2

Dec

183-5

Iron and Steel Products

Employment. 1926

= 100

Per Capita Weekly Earnings

Unadjusted

Seasonally Adjusted

Total

Crude, Rolled

and Forged

Month

Foundry and

Machine Shop Prod- ucts

Other Iron

and Steel Prod- ucts

Total

Crude, Rolled

and Forged Prod- ucts

Mach- inery other than Vehi- cles

Agri- cultural Imple- ments

Mach- inery other than Vehicles

1945 June

229-0

228-8 226-9 211-9

198-3 197-2 199-0

198-1 204-3 210-9

222-8 220-4 213-6

211-0 209-0 216-6

215-3 218-1 221-8

319-9

307-2 289-9 277-6

241-5 229-0 229-3

2120 223-6 223-5

222-7 221-0 221-0

222-7 218-5 219-2

217-1 223-3 221-4

273-4

277-2 279-7 265-9

228-7 217-3 205-1

211-1 201-8 194-8

194-4 196-7 199-4

202-2 201-6 206-0

204-6 212-0 266-0

233-3

243-2 243-5 242-6

236-6 228-4 225-8

273-9 250-6 250-1

237-7 247-2 247-6

255-6 192-6 193-0

188-6 252-4 263-9

213-6

212-4 210-8 215-2

211-6 215-7 220-6

227-7 232-2 233-6

233-5 233-2 232-8

229-4 231-4 232-8

235-4 238-2 247-5

127-3

125-8 139-0 157-4

168-2 176-1 176-8

181-5 161-7 153-4

147-5 150-0 146-7

143-0 158-0 186-7

199-0 197-1 196-1

$

37-71

38-14 37-84 37-15

37-67 37-68 37-16

32-58 37-36 36-69

37-36 36-42 35-47

36-04 36-12 36-22

37-02 37-59 39-17

$

37-12

36-93 38-62 37-27

37-57 37-36 36-90

33-08 37-18 37-22

37-41 36-64 36-89

37-07 35-60 36-05

36-69 38-46 40-98

$ 35-71

Jul v

36-18

Aug

35-48

Sept

35-48

Oct

36-45

Nov

36-42

Dec

36-66

1946 Jan

30-59

Feb

35-76

Mar

35-84

April

35-77

May

34-53

June

33-61

July

35-17

Aue

35-10

Sept

35-69

Oct

36-71

Nov

36-73

Dec •..

37-19

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Month

1944 Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1945

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April ,

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Iron and Steel Products

Per Capita Weekly Earnings

Land

Vehicles

and

Auto- mobiles

Air- craft

and Parts

$

S

38-40

43-13

39-76

43-87

39

•29

43

■77

39

69

44

•13

35

47

36

06

39

94

44

47

40

63

44

03

39

66

42

06

40

15

43

35

38

61

40

10

39

56

40

22

38

47

39

10

38

29

39

29

38

67

39

62

38

91

39

62

38

55

38

39

35

37

33

66

40

00

41

77

38

21

36

17

39

70

41

79

38

66

40

18

37

36

36

24

37

46

38

06

37

40

37

86

37

50

36

90

38-

25

36

55

38

78

37

09

41

23

41

73

Steel Ship- Build- ing and Repair- ing

41-08

42 42 41

35 39 39

39 41 40

39 40 37

39 40 39

33 38 38

38 36 36

37 37 37

37

39

38

Aggregate Weekly Payrolls

Total

5 000

16,821

16,910 16,550 16,419

13,992 15,779 16,010

15,314 15,550 14,751

14,689 14,129 12,875

11,066 10,738 10,151

8,904 10,273 10,078

10,461 10,301 10,033

10,038 9,642 9,606

9.734 10, 289 10,893

Crude, Rolled

and Forged Pro- ducts

000

1,247

1,258 1,266 1,283

1,136 1,270 1,277

1,206 1,260 1,239

1,238 1,283 1,220

1,184 1,159 1,128

985 1,270 1,272

1,285 1,273 1,279

1,284 920 914

919 1,319 1,514

Ma- chinery other

than Vehicles

$000

854

855 870 883

762 870 875

830 846 821

835 814 818

831

845 868

729 856 886

896 866 856

886 893 925

966

984

1,062

Land Vehicles and Air- craft

000

7,354

7,495 7,219 7,202

6,268 6,956 6,950

6, 593 6,517 6,142

6,125 5,762 5,163

3,962 3,819 3,533

3,447 4,014 3,802

4,114 4, 159 4,037

3,912

3,862 3,851

3,855 3,947

4,264

Auto- mobiles and Parts

000

1,891

1,910 1,908 1,932

1,560 1,928 1,899

1,798 1,806 1,670

1,671 1,596 1,585

1,016

1,000

769

940 1,346 1,131

1,439 1,550 1,435

1,379 1,370 1,323

1,287 1,356 1,577

Steel Ship- building

and Repair- ing

000

2,718

2,704 2,696 2,556

2,073 2,338 2,376

2,517 2,631 2,529

2,531 2,473 2,037

1,763 1,713 1,437

1,030 1,126 1,051

1,072 999 965

953 930

884

900 948 901

Month

1946

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Total

23,332 24,280 22, 146

16,020 5,295 3,746

10, 706 21,749

Iron and Steel Production

Steel Wire — Short tons

Plain

16,746 17,414 15,870

11,092 4,017 3,548

8,029 16,494

Gal- vanized

5,068 5,250 4,899

4,048

1,077

176

2,1821 4,036

Other, Coated

372 483 409

252 88 22

192 394

Barbed

1,146 1,13 968

628 113

303 825

Wire Fencing — Short tons

Total

2,473 2,409 2,133

1,992 882 241

744 1,239

Woven Farm Wire

2,347 2,242 1,985

1,830 783 184

641 1,137

Woven Lawn Wire

11 19

28

15

1

Woven

Chain

Link

Fabric

126 156 129

134 84 56

103 102

79961

-5£

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10. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS— Continued

Month

1945 June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1946

Jan

Feb

Mar

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Iron and Steel

Production of Nails, Tacks and Staples — Short Tons

Total

N.A.

N.A. N.A. N.A.

N.A. N.A. N.A.

6,804 5,990 6,096

6,773 7,265 6,208

4,453 2,430 1,937

3,331

6,486

Wire

Nails

N.A.

N.A. N.A. N.A.

N.A. N.A.

N.A.

6,394 5,531 5,614

6,276 6,730 5,686

4,123

2,148 1,640

3,000 6,002

Cut

Nails

N.A.

N.A. N.A. N.A.

N.A. N.A. N.A.

82 90 98

74 77 90

50 62

79

92 92

Wire

Staples

N.A.

N.A..

N.A.

N.A.

N.A. N.A. N.A.

126 154 162

223 224 235

146 33 64

58 193

Tacks

N.A.

N.A. N.A. N.A.

N.A. N.A. N.A.

202 215

222

200 234 197

134

187 154

181 199

Railway Loadings, Tons

Iron,

Pig

and

Bloom

43,975

29,908 33,713 36,656

45,961 46,057 39,981

38,432 35,711

57,624

44,493 50,756 51,108

22,844 11,099 10,712

30,649

Rails and Fast- enings

25,294

13,481

18,681

4,075

7,990

7,322

11,214

25,923 24,451 24,314

23,696 19,596 11,588

6,520 3,203 3,071

2,472

Bar, etc.

113,032

105,414 95,681 88,456

104,902 107,782 109,176

89,580

90,362

110,108

97,664

109,804

96,467

72,358 31,439 33,520

81,107

Cast- ings, Mach- inery and Boilers

11,427

13,653 11,570 11,073

17,404 17,095 18,022

13,928 13,517 20,403

18,553 15,674 16,628

13,827 13,252 10,776

14,964

Iron and Steel Products. Average Hours Workec

. per Week

Total

Crude, Rolled

and Forged Pro- ducts

Mach- inery other than Vehicles

Agricul- tural Imple- ments

Land Vehicles and Aircraft

Month

Total

Rail- way Rolling Stock

Auto- mobiles and Parts

Aero- planes and Parts

Sheet Metal Work

1945 June

44-9

45-2 44-9 44-3

45-2 45-6 45-3

37-1 44-8 44-2

44-9 43-4 42-0

42-7 43-0 42-3

42-5 42-3 43-3

46-8

46-6 46-7 46-9

46-9 47-3 46-9

39-7 46-5 46-1

46-5 45-0 45-4

45-6 42-3 42-0

42-9 42-6 45- 0

45-9

47-3 46-5 46-2

47-3 47-7 47-8

37-9 47-1 47-0

46-6 44-2 42-3

450

44-6 44-4

45-0 44-5 44-7

44-8

43-8 43-0 43-0

44-5 43-1 42-9

39-2 42-9 42-5

42-9 42-9 40-1

42-4 41-6 391

41-9

40-7 42-6

43-6

44-2 43-5 43-0

43-5 44-4 44-5

36-8 44-4 43-0

44-5 43-1 41-9

41-6 42-6 41-4

40-7 40-8 42-2

43-1

45-0 43-7 45-0

44-0 45-2 45-1

39-5 45-7 45-6

45-1 44-9 44-2

42-9 44- 1 44-0

42-8 43-3 43-4

42-1

42-4 41-4 41-4

42-3 42-1 41-7

33-1 41-6 37-0

42-6 41-4 37-5

39-5 41-0 37-3

37-0 36-8 40-1

44-9

44-9 45-3 42-7

44-3 46-1 46-9

34-2 47-5 48-9

48-1 41-8 47-6

43-2 41-3 43-9

44-1 44-1 44-3

419

July

43-5

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