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WHOLESALE PRICES, 1951 and 1952

Bulletin No. 1143

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MARTIN P. DURKIN, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS EWAN CLAGUE, Commissioner

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Bulletin No. 1143

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MARTIN P. DURKIN, Secretary

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS EWAN CL AGUE, Commissioner

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

United States Department of Labor,Bureau of Labor Statistics,

Washington, D. G. , June 1953.

The Secretary of Labor:

I have the honor to transm it herewith a report on p rim ary market p rices during the years 1951 and 1952. This bulletin presents a record of each of the p rim ary market price indexes published in 1951 and 1952. The data are firs t released in the regular monthly reports of the Bureau; these reports are available upon request.

The original plan of publication involved separate bu lletins covering prim ary market prices for 1951 and 1952. In order to make m ore data available to the public as soon as possible, the 2 years were combined. Detailed records of individual price movements during 1952 are not contained in this bulletin, but are available in the regular monthly reports of the Bureau.

This bulletin was prepared in the P r ices and Cost of L iv ing D ivision, the text by M ary H. K irsten and the tables under the direction of Barbara M. F rye .

EWAN CLAGUE, Com m issioner.

Hon. M A R TIN P. DURKIN,Secretary of Labor.

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CONTENTS

Page

Summary of p rice developments, 1951 and 1952 ........................................................... .. 1

Raw m a te r ia ls ........................................................................................................................... 2Farm products.................................................................................................................. 2Other raw m a te r ia ls ....................................................................................................... 2

Semimanufactured products................................................................................................... 3

Manufactured p roducts ........................................................................................................... 3P rocessed foods....................................................................................... 3Apparel and leather products........................................................................................ 4Producers* good s ............................................................................................................. 4Building m a teria ls .............. ...................................................................................... 4Fuel, power and lighting m a te r ia ls ............................................................................. 4Durable consumer goods........................................................... 5

Daily index of spot m arket p r ic e s ........................................................................................ 5, 7

Consumer p r ic e s ...................................................................................................................... 5

Tables

1. Daily index of spot market p rices , 1952 (1947-49=100)........... 8

2. P r im ary market p rice --in dex numbers by groups, subgroups, and productc lasses, by months, 1952 .................................................................................................. 10

Appendix Tables

A. Daily index of spot market p rices of 28 com m odities, 1951 (Aug. 1939=100)...... 15

B. Weekly wholesale price index by group of com m odities, 1951 (1926=100)........... 15

C. Special weekly index of p rim ary market prices for petroleum and products,1951 (1947=100).................................................................................................................. 16

D. P rim ary m arket p rices , annual indexes, and re la tive importance of individualcom m odities, 1951 ...................................................................... 18

E. Special monthly index of prim ary market prices for petroleum and products,1951 (1947=100)................... 54

F . Annual index numbers of p rim ary m arket prices , by group and subgroup ofcom m odities, 1939, 1941, 1945-51 (1926=100)............................................................. 55

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SUMMARY OF PRICE DEVELOPMENTS IN 1951 AND 1952

Beginning with the data fo r January 1952, the o ffic ia l measure of changes in p rim ary market prices (the W holesale P r ic e Index) was rev ised and put on the base 1947-1949=100. Data for 1951 are based on the fo rm er index (1926=100). A complete description of the form er index was contained in Bulletin 1083, W holesale P r ic e s , 1950; a description of the revised index was published in the Monthly Labor Review fo r February 1952 and has been r e printed as Seria l No. R 2067. In form ation concerning the relationship between the fo rm er and the revised indexes or assistance in shifting from one to the other can be obtained from the Bureau upon request.

A fter W orld War II, durable consumer goods were purchased at an abnormally high rata, and the buying pace was stepped up even m ore follow ing the Korean invasion. P rocessors at a ll le ve ls of production built up inventories at the same tim e that the defense program expanded. These fa c tors exerted an upward pressure on p rices .

The increase in p rim ary market p rices in the f irs t part of 1951 was a continuation of the upward movement which started late in 1949 or early 1950, picked up momentum after the outbreak of hostilities in Korea in June 1950, and rece ived additional impetus at the end of 1950 with the Chinese intervention in Korea.

P r im ary market (wholesale) p rices , on the average, moved to a new alltim e peak in February and March 1951 and then declined during the rem ainder of the year. The average fo r the a ll-com m od ities index in 1951 was 114.8 percent of the 1947-49 base, the highest annual a v e r age on record in the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Several factors, however, stemmed the further r ise in p rices . Production also

increased a fter the outbreak of Korean hostilities . In 1951, total output of goods and serv ices was nearly 10 percent higher than in 1950 and about 5 percent higher than in 1944, the previous alltim e peak. Several other factors contributed to the issuance of p rice control regulations, price resistance and slackened consumer purchasing, tightened consumer cred it, a decline in speculative activity, the withdrawal of Government agencies from many markets, the easing of world commodity p rices , and growing inventories. As a result, prim ary market prices drifted steadily downward from A p ril through September 1951. A fter a slight rise in October, the decline resumed. By Decem ber 1951, the a ll-com m odities index had dropped 3.4 percent from the 1951 high.

The year 1952 was one of gradual re laxa tion of price controls. As the Korean em ergency exerted less strain on the national economy, the O ffice of P r ic e Stabilization in the spring of 1952 began suspending p rice ceilings for various com modities which were in ample supply and the prices of which w ere below ceilings. These included some processed fruits and vegetables; some fats and o ils; hides; some fib ers and textile products; apparel; and some household durable goods. Several reductions in the price of natural crude rubber were announced in 1952 by the General Services Adm inistration, which eased its control in the summer to perm it private trading and importation of crude rubber. The O ffice of P r ic e Stabilization also authorized p rice increases during the year for some com m odities, especia lly pig iron, steel, p rim ary aluminum and products, and manganese metal and products.

The decrease in p rim ary market prices in 1952 was steady, except fo r slight increases in July and August. H owever, despite this gradual price decline--2.8 percent from 1951--the 1952 average of the a ll-com m odities index (111.6) was still 12.5 percent above the average of 1949, a year of some recession in prices and economic activ ity genera lly, and the last full year before the Korean in vasion.

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The principal exception to the 1951-52 decline was in the prices of metals and products manufactured from m etals, such as m achinery and motor veh ic les. P r ices of these com m odities, which are of p a rticular importance to the defense program , genera lly had been ris ing steadily since the end of World War II, and continued to advance in the latter part of 1951 and in 1952, when most other prices w ere declining.

RAW MATERIALS1

Farm Products

Low er prices for farm products were an important factor bringing about the downward movement of the a ll-com m oditie s index. In 1951, farm products dropped 7 percent from March (alltim e peak) to Septem ber (1951 low ), la rge ly as a result of favorable crop expectations. Actual h a rvests, however, were sm aller than expectations, and farm prices moved upward in the last quarter of the year. The decline resumed in 1952, particu larly in the last 5 months of the year, when farm prices decreased steadily. The 1952 average for farm products was 6 percent below the previous year, a greater decline than that recorded fo r processed foods, which fe ll only 2 percent, or for a ll com modities other than farm products and processed foods, which also fe ll 2 percent below the 1951 average.

The sharpest declines in farm prices in 1952 w ere for apparel wool, both domestic and foreign . W orld supplies of wool were genera lly short and prices were high at the tim e of the outbreak of hostilities in Korea. This event increased the demand for wool and ra ised prices still further. In this country, apparel wool prices reached their peak in the f irs t quarter of 1951 and genera lly declined during the rem ainder of the year. Apparel wool prices in 1952 averaged about 40 percent below 1951 le ve ls . The 1952 averages were approxim ately the same as those for 1949 and slightly above those fo r 1948.

Raw cotton p rices , which also rose substantially in 1951, receded 7 percent in 1952.

1 The former classification of the index into the three categories of raw materials, semimanufactured products, and manufactured goods was discontinued as of December 1951. This discussion is in terms of broad groups of commodities, rather than specific index classifications.

N evertheless, they were m ore than 20 p e r cent above the 1949 average and m ore than 10 percent higher than the 1948 average.

The 1952 declines from 1951 leve ls were less drastic for livestock, poultry, and eggs than for plant and animal fib ers ; but the decline from pre-K orean leve ls was greater for livestock products than for fib ers . With increased production of livestock, p rices in 1952 dropped 13 percent below the average for 1951, their peak year. A ll kind of l i v e s to c k -s te e rs , cows, calves, hogs, and sheep--showed sizable p rice declines. On the average, this sharp break le ft livestock prices in 1952 only slightly below 1948, when they reached the highest point between the end of W orld War II and the start of the Korean inflationary period, and w ell above 1949. Despite the decreases which occurred in 1952, prices of livestock, as w e ll as most other farm products, were considerably higher than during and im m ediately fo llo w ing W orld War II.

In com parison with price leve ls in the p re-K orean years 1948 and 1949, prices of poultry and eggs in 1952 showed the greatest decline among farm products. L ive poultry prices dropped 5 percent from the previous year. Although only slightly below 1949, the 1952 average was about 20 percent below 1948, the peak year for live poultry p rices . Eggs decreased 11 percent from the average for 1951, their peak y e a r , to a point 4 percent below 1949 and 8 percent below 1948.

P r ices of wheat, corn, oats, and barley dropped slightly during 1952, while rye p rices advanced. The 1952 average for all grains, though only 1 percent below the 1951 le ve l, was m ore than 10 percent below the average for the peak year of 1947.

Fresh and dried fru its and vegetab les , on the average, experienced the greatest price advance among raw m ateria ls during 1952, increasing 24 percent from the 1951 average to a point about 20 percent above 1949. P r ic e s of fluid m ilk also advanced, clim bing 5 percent above the 1951 average and about 20 percent above that for 1949.

Other Raw Materials

Among raw m ateria ls other than farm products, the sharpest drops in 1952 from 1951 leve ls were in prices of hides and skins and natural crude rubber. Hides and skins fe ll 47 percent and natural crude rubber 36 percent. In both cases, however, p rices of these com m odities had climbed

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to their highest points in the f irs t few months of 1951, having m ore than doubled the leve ls reached during World War II. Crude rubber prices in 1952 were still far above those of the p re-K orean years, but prices of hides and skins were well below those leve ls . P r ices of scrap m etal (nonferrous, as w ell as iron and steel) receded somewhat in 1952 but were still w ell above the 1949 average.

SEMIMANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

Among the semimanufactured products, the prices of fats and o ils, some paint m ateria ls , leather, and cotton and wool textiles rose in the f irs t few months of 1951 and then declined la ter in 1951 and in 1952. P r ices of crude edible vegetable oils averaged one-third low er in 1952 than in1951 and one-half lower than in 1948. However, they were a little higher in 1952 than in 1949, another year of price recess ion fo r fats and o ils . Even greater price declines developed in 1952 for inedible fats and o ils. Paint paaterials which dropped sharply in1952 include butyl acetate, linseed oil, gum rosin, a)nd turpentine.

Leather p rices fe ll 28 percent in 1952, reaching their lowest point since 1946. Although the decline was considerably less than that experienced by hides and skins, the drop in leather prices was enough to bring the 12-month average somewhat below the 1948 and 1949 leve ls .

Semimanufactured textile products genera lly showed tendencies s im ilar to those already noted for the raw fibers : most of them declined in 1952 from the preceding year, but wool textile products fe ll m ore sharply than cotton and synthetic textiles. Wool tops and yarns were about one-third low er; though substantial, this decrease was less than the drop in raw wool p rices and le ft the yea rly averages for tops and yarns a little above 1948 and 1949 leve ls . Cotton yarn and printcloth in 1952 declined more than 10 percent from the previous year (a somewhat greater decrease than that for raw cotton), bringing the averages for these com modities below 1948 but still somewhat above 1949.

Semifinished metals remained at high price leve ls throughout 1951, but some of them declined in 1952. P r im ary nonferrous re fin ery shapes receded 4 percent in 1952 from the average for the year before. Im portant individual changes in 1952 include

drops of 9 percent for zinc, 7 percent for pig lead, 6 percent for pig tin, and 5 percent for m ercury. Despite these decreases, 1952 averages for all metals except lead r e mained w ell above both 1948 and 1949 le v e ls . The 1952 average for lead, though 6 percent above 1949, was 9 percent below 1948. N ickel cathode sheets rose 5 percent in 1952, and aluminum ingot increased 2 percent. Copper ingot and antimony remained unchanged from 1951. P ig iron and ferroa lloys in creased 3 percent during 1952, and sem ifinished steel rose 2 percent. Gray iron castings and steel strip and bars also advanced in 1952.

MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

P rim ary market prices of most manufactured products rose in 1951. During 1952, they genera lly moved in the same direction as p rices of the raw m ateria ls and sem imanufactured products from which they are manufactured, but in most cases the declines were less marked than those reco rded fo r the raw m ateria ls and sem ifinished products.

In a few instances in 1952, prices of manufactured products moved in opposite d irections from the prices of the raw m ateria ls or semimanufactured products from which they are made. Canned and frozen fruits and vegetables averaged slightly low er in price than in the previous year, whereas fresh fru its and vegetables advanced considerably. These divergent movements are partly explained by the fact that canned and frozen fru its and vegetables are genera lly made from produce not d irectly com petitive with that entering the fresh fru it and vegetable m arkets. P r ices of the follow ing item s declined somewhat: plumbing equipment, e lec tr ica l machinery and equipment, hardware, heating equipment, fabricated m etal products, general purpose machinery and equipment, o ffice and store machines and equipment, metal household furniture, bedding, and some household appliances. However, prices of the iron and steel from which many of these products are manufactured had been ris ing steadily since the end of World War II.

Processed Foods

Food prices were high and, aside from seasonal movements, re la tive ly stable in 1951, but in 1952 some prices fe ll. Refined animal and vegetable fats and oils and

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vegetable o il end products, such as shortening, showed the greatest price declines from 1951 averages. Refined animal fats (e. g., lard) dropped alm ost one-third from 1951. Refined vegetable o ils declined by one-fourth and vegetable o il end products by one-sixth from 1951 averages. The refined vegetable oils and products, though w ell below their 1948 leve ls , were still somewhat above their 1949 averages, but the refined animal fats were low er than for either year.

Meats, poultry, and fish in 1952 averaged 7 percent below the previous year. Of these, dressed poultry p rices took the sharpest drop, fa lling 8 percent to a point 10 percent below 1949 and about 20 percent below 1948. Meat prices slumped 8 percent on the average in 1952, although livestock prices declined 13 percent. As with l i v e stock, processed meats were w ell above their 1949 le ve l but slightly below their 1948 average.

P r ic e s of canned and frozen fru its and vegetables fe ll somewhat m ore in 1952 than in 1951. This sm all decrease (less than 1 percent) contrasts with the sharp increase (24 percent) in fresh and dried fruits and vegetables. F rozen fru its and juices declined more in 1952 than did canned fru its and juices and frozen vegetables; canned v e g e tables and soups advanced slightly.

Apparel and Leather Products

Apparel and leather products declined in 1952 from 1951, but considerably less than the m ateria ls used in their production. Apparel p rices dropped 4 percent but, on the average, were s till a little higher than ip 1949. Only h osiery prices dropped below the 1949 le ve l. P r ices of infants* and ch ild ren s apparel rose in 1952, clim bing to a point w e ll above the 1949 leve l. Leather footwear and other leather products dropped alm ost 10 percent. H owever, both types of leather goods remained above the 1949 averages, and footwear was also higher than the 1948 le ve l.

Producers1 Goods

Some producers* goods arfiong the manufactured products averaged low er during 1952 than in 1951, but others were higher in p rice . Industrial chem icals were down 5 percent from 1951 but were still considerably higher than in 1949. P r ic e s of

burlap dipped to a point 46 percent below the 1951 leve l and also below the 1948 and 1949 averages. Wastepaper dropped greatly in price and paperboard and paperboard products edged low er; paper, new sprint, and building paper and board advanced a little . Many iron and steel products rose in price, and, although basic nonferrous metals averaged low er, prices of many nonferrous m etal products increased during the year.

M achinery p rices rose in 1951 and continued to advance in 1952, averaging 2 percent higher than in 1951. A ll kinds of machinery increased in 1951. P r ic e s of most types--agricu ltu ra l, construction, m etalworking, o ilfie ld , mining, and motor vehicles--pushed upward in 1952, and prices of a ll types were w ell above both 1948 and 1949 averages. Even those which dropped from 1951 leve ls - -e lec tr ica l machinery, o ffice and store machines, and general purpose m ach inery--receded only fractiona lly . P r ic e s of most m achinery had been climbing steadily, w e ll before the start of the Korean inflationary period. By 1952 they ranged from two-th irds to three -fourths higher than at the end of World War II.

Building Materials

The index for building m ateria ls climbed alm ost 10 percent in 1951 over 1950. Construction activ ity was intense, especia lly in the fie ld of heavy construction, and there was a strong demand for building m ateria ls . The index dipped slightly (1 percent) in 1952 but was s till one-sixth higher than the 1949 average. Low er prices were r e ported for lum ber, m illw ork , plywood, p re pared asphalt roofing, plumbing and heating equipment, and some galvanized construction m ateria ls . H igher in p rice in 1952 were products made of concrete, structural clay, gypsum, and structural steel; paint; building paper and board; and flat glass.

Fuel, Power, and Lighting Materials

P r ice s of fuel, power, and lighting m ateria ls averaged higher in 1951 but fractiona lly lower in 1952. This very slight decline in 1952 was brought about by low er average p rices for some petroleum products, as all other types of fuel and power m ateria ls advanced in p rice . Among the various petroleum products, residual fuels and lubricating oils showed the la rgest declines.

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Gasoline averaged a little low er in price , whereas d istilla te fuels advanced during the year. Regionally, the decline in prices of refined petroleum products was concentrated in the M id-Continent area, where p rices receded 5 percent from the previous year. On the East, Gulf, and Pac ific Coasts, p rices showed small increases.

E lec tr ic ity was one of the very few manufactured com m odities which declined in 1951. Despite a sm all advance in 1952, e lec tr ic ity averaged a little lower in price than in 1949. Gas and coal p rices were somewhat higher in 1952 than in 1949, and most other fuels were w ell above the 1949 averages.

Durable Consumer Goods

Among consumer goods, price declines in 1952 occurred not only in foods, tex tiles, and apparel but also in many durable goods. Only one m ajor type of consumer durable in creased in price in 1952--automobiles rose 7 percent during the year to a point about 10 percent above the 1949 leve l and 20 percent above the 1948 average. This is the greatest increase reported for any consumer durable in 1952.

P r ic e s of tires and tubes decreased slightly but were still substantially higher than before the outbreak of hostilities in Korea.

In household durable goods, the sharpest price drop in 1952 was reported fo r floor coverings, which fe ll about 10 percent from the 1951 average. This decline was caused by a m arket decrease in p rices of soft- surfaced floo r coverings, which averaged one-sixth low er than 1951 p rices . H ardsurfaced floo r coverings advanced a little in 1952. The decrease in p rices of carpets and rugs was attributable to greater use of synthetic fib ers in their manufacture and to low er p rices of carpet wool, which fe ll consideraoly in 1952 from the very high leve ls reached on the markets abroad after the Korean outbreak. The decline in carpet p rices was s im ilar in magnitude to that in nondurable consumer wool products, such as wool fabrics , knit outerwear, and wool blankets. In spite of their decline, carpet prices remained m ore than 25 percent above per-K orean le ve ls .

Prices of bedding (springs and m attresses ) dropped 5 percent in 1952. Metal, wooden, and upholstered furniture fe ll somewhat less . These declines le ft the index

for household furniture about 10 percent above the 1949 average.

During 1952, prices of household app liances and radios and te lev is ion sets were re la tive ly stable in com parison with the previous year. However, radios and te le vision sets averaged approxim ately 10 p e r cent below the 1949 le ve l, whereas other household appliances were about 6 percent above the average for that year. Small p rice declines developed during 1952 for stoves, sewing machines, re fr ig e ra to r s and fre e ze rs , small e lec tr ica l appliances, and e lec tric lam ps. Laundry equipment and vacuum cleaners advanced a litt le . Other household durables averaged slightly higher in 1952 than in 1951 and considerably higher than in 1948 and 1949. Among these com m odities, dinnerware, glass containers, s ilverw are and plated flatware, m irro rs , cutlery, and m etal household containers had small p rice increases.

P r ic e movements during 1952 for other consumer goods were small and m ixed. C igarettes advanced slightly in comparison with the 1951 average, but c igars receded fractionally . A lcoholic beverages averaged somewhat higher; nonalcoholic beverages remained unchanged. Notions and a c cessories declined. Jewelry, watches, and photographic equipment showed no change from their 1951 average.

DAILY INDEX OF SPOT MARKET PRICES

The movements of the Daily Index of Spot Market P r ic e s were genera lly s im ilar to those of the W holesale P r ice Index in 1952. This daily index is designed to be a m ore sensitive indicator of p rices than the W holesale P r ice Index. Except for a slight increase in May, the daily index fo r a ll com m odities showed a rather steady d ecline throughout 1952. F rom January 2 to Decem ber 31 the a ll-com m odities index declined 17.1 percent. Among the component groups, foodstuffs fe ll 10 percent during the period; raw industrial m ateria ls , 22 percent; livestock and products, 25 percent; m etals, 13 percent; textiles and fib ers , 23 percent; and fats and o ils , 24percent.

CONSUMER PRICESThe declines in many consumer goods,

durable and nondurable, in the Wholesale P r ic e Index during 1952 contrasts with the advance of slightly more than 2 percent

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in the Consumers* P r ic e Index in 1952 over the preceding year. Four general factors help to account fo r this d ifference. (1) Increases in rent and serv ices , which are not measured in the Wholesale P r ice Index, were responsible fo r much of the rise in the Consumers* P r ic e Index in 1952. (2) The W holesale P r ice Index in cludes prices of raw m ateria ls and sem imanufactured products, which are not priced in the Consumers* P r ic e Index. (3) There usually is a tim e lag, varying in duration,

between price changes at the wholesale and reta il leve ls . (4) As wholesale prices represent only one among severa l reta il costs , p rice changes at the re ta il le ve l may d iffer in extent and in direction from price changes at the p rim ary market le ve l of distribution.

The 12 -month average for the Consum ers P r ice Index in 1952 was 113.5 percent of the 1947-49 base period. This represents an increase of about 10 percent from 1948 and 1949 leve ls .

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DAILY INDEX OF SPOT MARKET PRICES

The Daily Index of Spot Market Prices is an unweighted geometric mean of the individual price relatives, i.e., the ratio of the current price to the base period price. Price differentials among the commodities have no distorting effect upon the indexes. The index is not a simple aggregate which would result in a change for a commodity with a high unit price, such as steers, having several hundred times the* weight of a commodity such as tallow. Changes in specifications are handled so that only the actual price movements are reflected in the index; a substitution does not in itself affect the index.

In addition to the indexes computed from the prices, of all 22 commodities, indexes for six special groupings are pub

lished. The indexes are developed by grouping the commodities according to a basic characteristic, such as Raw industrials, or according to a major product class, such a s Metals. The special group indexes are Foodstuffs, Raw industrials, Livestock and products, Metals, Textiles and fibers, and Fats and oils. Since all the commodities used for the computation of the daily indexes were chosen for their sensitivity, these special group indexes are in no way comparable to groups in the Wholesale Price Index. Groupings in the Wholesale Price Index are far more comprehensive than in the daily index. Most of the commodities are used in more than one special group index; for example, tin is used in both the Metals and the Raw industrials indexes.

DAILY INDEX OF SPOT MARKET PRICES1. Commodities included in index:

Commodity Specification Market

Burlap 40", 10-ounce yard, per yard New YorkButter Grade A, 92 score, per pound ChicagoCocoa beans Accra, per pound New YorkCopper scrap No. 1, heavy copper and wire, refiners* buying price, per pound New YorkCom No. 3 Yellow, per bushel ChicagoCotton Middling 15/16", per pound 10 mkt. avg.Cottonseed oil Crude, Southeast and Valley, per pound MemphisHides Cow, Light Native Packers, per pound ChicagoHogs Good to Choice, 200-220 pounds, per 100 pounds ChicagoLard Prime Steam, in tierces, per pound ChicagoLead scrap Battery plates, flat price, smelters1 buying price, per pound New YorkPrintcloth 39", 80x80 count, 4 yd./lb.; average of spot and forward, per yard New YorkRosin WG grade, per 100 pounds New YorkRubber Plantation, No. 1 Ribbed Smoked Sheets, per pound New YorkSteel scrap No. 1 Heavy Melting, consumers* buying price, per ton ChicagoSteers Good, 900-1,100 pounds, per 100 pounds ChicagoSugar Raw, 96, duty paid, per 100 pounds New YorkTallow Packers* Prime, inedible, per pound ChicagoTin Grade A, prompt delivery, per pound New YorkWheat Average of:

No. 2 Hard Winter, per bushel Kansas CityNo. 1 Dark Northern Spring, per bushel Minneapolis

Wool tops Spot market, per pound New YorkZinc Prime Western, pig, per pound New York

2. Commodities for which prices are published but not included in the index computation:

BarleyNo. 3 Malting, per bushel, Minneapolis CoffeeSantos No. 4, per pound, New York CopperElectrolytic ingot, per pound, New York LeadDesilverized pig, per pound, New York ShellacT.N. grade, per pound, New York

3. Special groupings and their commodity composition:

(a) Foodstuffsbutter, cocoa beans, corn, cottonseed oil, hogs, lard, steers, sugar, and wheat(b) Raw industrialsburlap, copper scrap, cotton, hides, lead scrap; print cloth, rosin, rubber, steel scrap, tallow, tin,

wool tops, and zinc(c) Livestock and productshides, hogs, lard, steers, and tallow(d) Metalscopper scrap, lead scrap, steel scrap, tin, and zinc(e) Textiles and fibersburlap, cotton, print cloth, and wool tops(f) Fats and oilsbutter, cottonseed oil, lard, and tallow

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TA B LE 1 . D A ILY INDEX OF SPOT M ARKET PRICES, 1952

(1947-49 = 100)(Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays excluded)

DateAll

commodities

Foodstuffs

Rawindustrials

Livestockand

productsMetals

Textilesand

fibersFatsandoils Date

Allcommodities

Foodstuffs

Rawindustrials

Livestockand

productsMetals

Textilesand

fibersFatsandoils

109.5 95.8 119.9 82.3 125.3 118.7 75.2 May 9 .... 98.6 92.9 1 0 2 . 6 6 8 . 6 124.0 93.6 60.4109.5 96.0 119.8 82.9 125.3 118.5 75.3 1 ?.... 98.4 92.8 102.3 6 8 . 6 124.0 92.7 60.41 1 0 . 1 96.8 1 2 0 . 1 83.5 125.3 119.2 75.8 Mav 13.... 97.2 92.5 100.4 69.1 117.6 92.3 60.2109.4 96.4 119.3 82.6 125.3 118.3 75.7 Mav 14.... 97.5 92.7 100.7 70.1 117.6 92.0 61.0109.0 96.2 1 1 8 . 8 82.0 124.1 118.7 74.4 May 15.... 97.9 93.7 100.7 71.5 117.6 91.4 62.1

Jan. 9..... 109.1 96.7 118.5 82.2 124.1 1 1 8 . 0 75.1 May 16___ 98.5 95.3 100.7 12, 7 117.6 91.3 63.2108.3 96.0 117.6 80.7 124.1 117.4 74.2 19.... 98.8 95.6 100.9 73.0 117.6 92.0 63.4

Jan. 11...... 107.8 95.4 117.1 80.5 124.1 116.9 73.5 Mav 2 0 .... 98.7 95.3 1 0 1 . 0 73.1 117.6 92.0 64.4Jan. 14....... 107.2 94.9 116.4 80.1 124.1 115.9 73.1 May 2 1 .... 98.7 95.4 1 0 1 . 0 73.9 117.6 91.1 64.4Jan. 15..... 107.3 95.2 116.3 79.9 124.1 116.0 73.1 May 2 2 .... 98.9 95.3 101.3 75.0 117.6 90.4 65.8

107.3 95.3 116.4 79.6 124.1 116.1 73.3 23.... 98.7 94.8 101.3 74.3 117.6 90.0 6 6 . 0Jan. 17..... 106.6 95.0 115.2 77.9 124.1 115.0 72.4 Mav 2 ft.... 98.7 94.5 1 0 1 . 6 74.3 117.6 90.7 65.6

106.5 95.3 114.9 78.3 124.1 114.0 72.1 Mav 27.... 98.7 94.6 101.5 74.3 117.6 90.4 6 6 . 1Jan. 21..... 106.5 95.3 114.8 77.9 124.1 113.8 71.7 May Pft.... 98.8 94.9 101.5 74.3 117.6 90.5 6 6 . 2Jan. 22..... 107.6 96.0 116.2 78.1 128.3 113.4 72.1 May 2 Q.... 99.1 95.3 1 0 1 . 6 74.8 117.6 90.8 66.5Jan. 23..... 107.4 95.8 116.2 78.6 128.3 113.4 71.4Jan. 24..... 107.5 95.8 116.2 78.1 128.3 113.6 70.8 2 97.6 94.9 99.4 74.4 115.2 92.0 66.4Jan. 25..... 107.3 95.4 116.3 77.9 128.3 113.7 70.9 June 3.... 97.4 94.5 99.2 73.7 115.2 92.2 6 6 . 2

107.1 95.8 115.4 77.2 128.3 113.3 69.7 June 4..... 97.5 94.7 99.4 73.4 115.2 92.7 66.5Jan. 29..... 107.1 95.9 115.4 77.0 128.3 113.2 69.8 June 5.... 97.3 95.0 98.7 73.6 113.2 92.6 66.5

106.9 96.0 114.9 76.2 128.3 112.9 69.5 June ft...... 97.2 94.9 98.7 73.3 113.2 92.7 66.4Jan. 31..... 106.2 95.6 114.0 75.0 128.3 112.4 69.3 June 9 .... 97.4 95.6 98.6 73.3 113.2 92.5 67.1

June 1 0 .... 97.1 94.6 98.6 72. 6 113.2 92.8 66.4Feb. 1..... 106.1 95.8 113.7 * 74.9 128.3 112.5 69.6 1 1 .... 97.0 94.7 98.4 72.0 113.2 93.2 66.5Feb. 4 ..... 106.3 96.2 113.7 75.2 128.3 112.4 69.9 June 1 2 .... 97.2 94.6 98.8 72.2 113.2 94.4 6 6 . 1Feb. 5..... 106.1 95.9 113.7 74.6 128.3 117.4 69.7 June 13.... 97.5 95.1 99.1 72.7 113.2 94.4 67.1Feb. 6 ..... 106.0 95.8 113.4 74.3 128.3 111.5 70.0 June 1 ft.... 97.2 94.1 99.2 72.0 113.2 95.0 65.8Feb. 7..... 105.7 96.3 1 1 2 . 6 73.7 128.3 1 1 0 . 6 70.' June 17.... 96.9 93.5 99.3 71.3 113.2 95.4 65.0Feb. 8 ..... 105.4 95.9 112.4 73.8 128.3 1 1 0 . 0 69.8 j u n e 18.... 96.6 93.4 98.8 71.0 1 1 1 . 8 95.3 65.0Feb. 11..... 104.9 95.3 111.9 73.5 128.3 108.1 69.8 June 19.... 96.9 93.8 99.0 71.8 1 1 1 . 8 94.8 65.7Feb. 13...... 104.7 96.1 1 1 1 . 0 72.7 128.3 107.1 69.9 June ?n.... 96.8 93.8 98.8 72.0 1 1 1 . 8 94.4 65.7Feb. 14...... 104.5 96.0 110.7 72.8 128.3 106.8 70.4 J u n e 23.... 96.6 93.0 99.0 71.6 1 1 2 . 8 94.0 65.3Feb. 15...... 104.3 95.9 110.3 72.4 128.3 105.5 70.4 j u n e 24^... 96.8 93.0 99.4 71.1 114.3 94.0 65.1Feb. 18..... 103.7 95.2 109.9 71.7 128.3 104.4 69.5 Jun6 25.... 96.9 93.2 99.3 71.0 114.3 94.2 64.7Feb. 19..... 103.2 94.9 109.2 71.3 128.3 1 0 2 . 2 69.4 j u n e 26.... 97.1 93.7 99.3 71.6 114.3 94.3 64.9Feb. 20..... 103.1 94.9 109.1 71.0 128.3 101.9 69.3 June 27.... 97.4 94.3 99.5 72.3 114.3 94.8 65.4Feb. 21..... 1 0 2 . 6 94.0 108.9 70.1 128.3 101.9 68.7 June 30.... 96.7 94.3 98.2 72.5 114.3 94.4 65.4Feb. 25..... 1 0 2 . 8 94.4 108.8 70.4 128.3 1 0 1 . 6 68.4Feb. 26..... 1 0 2 . 0 93.0 108.5 69.5 128.3 100.9 67.3 July 1 .... 96.7 94.5 98.2 72.1 114.3 94.7 65.6Feb. 27..... 1 0 1 . 6 92.9 107.9 68.5 128.3 1 0 0 . 1 6 6 . 6 July 2 .... 96.7 94.7 98.0 72.2 114.3 94.4 65.5Feb. 28..... 101.4 92.9 107.6 6 8 . 2 128.3 100.7 65.8 July 3 .... 96.8 94.8 98.0 72.6 114.3 94.4 65.5Feb. 29..... 1 0 1 . 6 93.3 107.6 68.5 128.3 100.7 65.9 July 7 .... 96.5 94.4 97.9 72.2 114.3 94.6 65.5

July 8 .... 96.8 94.7 98.0 72.6 115.0 94.8 65.6Mar. 3...... 1 0 1 . 6 93.4 107.6 68.9 128.3 100.5 65.8 July 9.... 96.6 94.6 97.9 72.2 115.0 94.7 65.5Mat L..... 1 0 1 . 1 93.0 107.0 69.0 128.3 98.7 65.0 July 1 0 .... 96.6 94.7 97.9 72.1 115.0 94.5 65.2Mar. 5..... 1 0 1 . 2 93.3 106.8 69.2 128.3 98.3 64.9 July 1 1 .... 96.5 94.8 97.6 71.9 115.0 94.4 64.8Map ft..... 100.9 93.0 106.5 68.5 128.3 97.5 64.9 July 14.... 96.7 95.1 97.6 72.1 115.0 94.8 64.8Map 7. . 1 0 0 . 8 93.6 106.0 68.7 128.3 96.0 65.1 July 15.... 96.9 95.1 98.1 72.6 115.0 94.8 64.8Map ID..... 1 0 0 . 8 93.8 105.9 68.3 128.3 96.2 64.6 July 16.... 96.5 94.4 97.8 71.8 115.0 94.8 64.0Map 11.. 100.9 93.7 106.0 6 8 . 2 128.3 97.0 64.0 July 17.... 96.3 94.1 97.7 71.8 115.0 94.6 63.8Mar*. 1?..... 100.9 93.8 105.9 69.0 128.3 96.0 64.1 July 18.... 96.1 93.8 97.5 71.8 115.0 94.5 63.7Mar 1 . 100.7 93.7 105.7 6 8 . 8 128.3 95.7 64.3 July 2 1 .... 96.1 93.9 97.6 72.2 115.0 94.2 64.1JVfa-n 1 . . ... 1 0 1 . 1 94.1 106.0 69.7 128.3 96.1 65.0 July 2 2 .... 96.3 94.2 97.7 72.8 115.0 94.6 64.3Mot* 1 *7..... 1 0 1 . 2 93.9 106.3 69.5 128.3 97.1 65.0 July 23.... 96.2 93.9 97.6 72.9 115.0 94.3 64.4

1 & ..... 100.9 93.6 106.1 6 8 . 6 128.3 96.8 64.7 July 24.... 96.4 94.9 97.3 73.5 115.0 93.2 64.9Mat* IQ. . 1 0 1 .1 . 94.0 106.1 69.1 128.3 96.9 64.7 July 25.... 96.4 95.2 97.0 73.1 115.0 93.0 64.3Mat* pn . 1 0 1 . 2 94.0 106.4 69.0 128.3 97.9 64.4 July 28.... 96.7 95.6 97.3 73.7 115.0 92.8 64.6Mat* ?1 . . 100.9 93.5 106.2 68.7 128.3 97.5 63.8 July 29.... 96.5 95.2 97.2 73.2 115.0 92.3 64.5Map OL . 100.9 93.4 106.4 68.9 128.3 97.9 63.4 July 30.... 96.5 95.3 97.1 73.0 115.0 92.4 64.3Map. 25..... 1 0 0 . 6 92.6 106.4 6 8 . 0 128.3 98.6 62.3 July 31.... 96.7 95.7 97.3 73.5 115.0 93.1 64.5Mar. 26..... 100.3 92.5 106.0 67.8 128.3 97.7 62.2Map 9 7 . 1 0 0 . 1 92.2 105.8 67.9 128.3 96.9 61.5 Aug. 1 .... 96.9 95.6 97.6 73.5 115.3 93.7 64.2Map 9ft..... 1 0 0 . 1 92.4 105.7 67.7 128.3 97.0 61.5 Aug. 4.... 97.0 95.6 97.8 72.9 115.3 95.0 64.5M ap 11 ............... 1 0 0 . 0 92.2 105.6 67.0 128.3 97.8 61.4 Aug. 5.... 96.4 94.5 97.5 71.4 115.3 94.9 63.9

Aug. 6 .... 96.3 95.4 96.8 71.8 113.0 94.8 64.4^ 1 99.5 91.7 105.2 67.0 128.3 97.7 60.6 Aug. 7.... 96.3 95.0 97.1 71.8 113.0 95.7 64.4Apr 9 99.2 91.6 104.7 6 6 . 1 128.3 97.7 60.6 Aug. 8 .... 96.0 94.7 96.8 71.7 113.0 94.7 64.4flpT* "3..... 9 8 . 8 91.2 104.2 64.8 128.3 97.8 59.9 Aug. 1 1 .___ 95.8 94.4 96.7 71.7 113.4 94.0 64.3

98.6 90.6 104.4 65.3 128.3 97.5 58.9 Aug. 1 2 .... 95.9 94.2 96.9 71.3 113.8 94.4 64.3ArT' 7 98.5 90.6 104.2 64.8 128.3 97.7 58.8 Aug. 13.... 96.0 94.3 97.0 71.2 113.8 94.7 64.6/\T T' ft 98.4 90.8 103.8 64.0 128.3 97.6 59.3 Aug. 14.... 96.1 94.6 97.0 71.5 113.8 94.7 64.6App Q 98.3 91.5 103.1 63.3 128.3 97.4 58.5 Aug. 15.... 96.1 94.5 97.1 71.4 113.7 94.9 64.7Apr* i n 98.5 91.9 103.1 63.6 128.3 97.5 59.1 Aug. 18.... 96.1 94.2 97.3 71.2 113.7 95.3 64.7

98.1 91.2 103.0 63.4 128.3 97.1 58.4 Aug. 19.... 96.0 94.1 97.2 70.8 113.8 94.7 64.4flp-r* 1 *5 ..... . 97.9 90.9 102.9 63.0 128.3 96.7 58.3 Aug. 2 0 .... 96.0 94.1 97.3 70.9 113.8 94.6 64.3flp-r* 1 A . . 97.9 90.9 102.9 62.9 128.3 96.8 58.3 Aug. 2 1 .... 96.1 94.2 97.3 70.9 113.8 94.7 64.6Ap p 1 7 97.5 90.4 102.5 62.3 128.3 96.5 57.8 Aug. 2 2 .... 96.2 94.4 97.3 71.0 113.8 94.5 65.1pT 1 &..... 97.3 89.9 1 0 2 . 6 62.7 128.3 96.3 56.9 Aug. 25.... 96.0 94.3 97.1 70.7 113.8 94.7 65.4A p p. 91..... 97.0 89.7 102.3 62.6 128.3 95.3 56.7 Aug. 26.... 96.0 94.4 96.9 70.3 1 1 3 .8 94.9 65.6App 99..... 97.4 90.3 102.4 62.9 128.3 95.4 57.0 Aug. 27.... 96.2 94.8 .97.0 70.4 113.7 95.4 6 6 .0ApT* 97.2 90.1 102.3 62.8 128.3 95.1 56.9 Aug. 2 8 ............ 96.0 94.0 97 .v2 69.7 113.7 96.1 65.1

97.2 90.0 102.4 62.8 128.3 95.5 56.9 Aug. 29.... 95.8 94.0 97.0 69.6 113.7 96.2 64.9Apr. 25..... 97.5 90.5 1 0 2 .6 63.4 128.3 95.0 57.5ApT* 97.9 90.3 103.3 64.4 128.3 95.1 58.7 Sept. 2 ............ 96.0 93.9 97.4 69.8 113.7 96.8 65.1A pp ? Q ..... 97.1 89.8 102.3 64.3 126.0 94.5 57.8 Sept. 3 .... 95.7 93.2 97.4 69.4 113.8 96.4 64.6Ap 97.3 89.9 1 0 2 .6 64 6 126.0 94.2 58.1 Sept. 4 .... 95.4 92.7 97.1 68.9 113.8 96.0 64.5Sept. 5.... 95.5 92.8 97.2 69.1 113.8 96.3 64.4May 1..... 97.6 90.3 102.9 65.2 126.0 94.7 58.3 Sept. 8 .... 95.4 92.9 97.1 69.1 113.8 96.3 64.8May ? ..... 97.9 91.6 102.4 6 6 .2 123.9 95.1 59.1 Sept. 9.... 95.2 92.3 97.1 6 8 .6 113.8 96.5 64.1M oy *5 . . . 98.3 92.4 102.5 67.1 124.0 95.3 59.4 Sept. 1 0 .... 95.1 91.9 97.1 6 8 .1 113.8 96.5 63.2M ay f t..... 98.7 92.8 102.7 67.7 124.0 95.3 60.1 Sept. 1 1 .... 94.8 91.1 97.3 67.4 113.8 96.7 62.6May 7..... 98.6 92.8 102.7 68.9 124.0 93.1 60.4 Sept. 1 2 .... 95.0 91.1 97.6 67.2 114.5 96.9 62.6May 8 ..... 98.8 93.1 1 0 2 .8 69.0 124.0 93.5 60.6 Sept. 15.... 95.1 91.0 97.8 67.2 114.5 97.6 62.8

8Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

TA B LE I. D A ILY INDEX OF SPOT M ARKET PRICES, 1952 Continued

DateAll

commodities

Foodstuffs

Rawindustrials

Livestock * and

productsMetals

Textilesand

fibers

Fatsandoils

Sept. 16.-.. 95.1 90.8 98.1 67.2 114.5 98.2 62.817--- 95.2 91.0 98.1 67.3 114.5 98.3 62.71 8 --- 95.2 91.2 97.9 67.5 113.8 98.4 62.9

Sept. 19--- 95.2 91.6 97.7 67.8 1 1 2 . 8 98.6 63.2Sept. 2 2 .... 95.4 91.8 97.7 ^7.8 112.5 98.8 63.6Sept. 23--- 95.2 91.6 97.7 67.8 112.5 98.9 63.6Sept. 24___ 95.1 91.8 97.3 67.8 1 1 1 . 8 98.8 63.4Sept. 25--- 95.1 91.6 97.4 67.2 1 1 2 . 2 98.5 62.9Sept. 26--- 95.0 91.5 97.3 67.0 1 1 2 . 2 98.1 62.5Sept. 29--- 95.1 91.6 97.5 66.9 1 1 2 . 2 97.8 62.1Sept. 30.... 94.9 90.9 97.6 66.4 1 1 2 . 2 97.7 61.4

Oct. 1 ___ 94.8 90.8 97.5 6 6 . 0 1 1 2 . 2 98.3 61.2Oct. 2 --- 94.6 90.6 97.3 65.8 1 1 2 . 2 98.2 61.1Oct. 3___ 94.7 90.9 97.3 6 6 . 0 1 1 2 . 2 98.3 61.4Oct. 6 .... 94.6 90.8 97.2 6 6 . 1 1 1 2 .2 . 98.5 61.7Oct. 7--- 93.8 90.5 96.1 65.3 109.3 98.8 60.9Oct. 8 .... 93.7 90.4 95.9 65.6 108.9 98.6 60.7Oct. 9--- 93.4 90.1 95.5 65.2 108.9 98.5 60.1Oct. 1 0 ___ 93.3 90.2 95.4 65.5 108.9 98.2 60.3Oct. u.... 92.6 89.7 94.5 65.1 106.9 98.4 60.1Oct. 15___ 92.3 89.3 94.4 65.0 106.9 98.0 59.8Oct. 16--- 92.2 89.3 94.1 64.4 106.7 97.9 59.5Oct. 17--- 92.5 89.8 94.3 64.6 106.8 98.1 59.8Oct. 2 0 --- 92.3 89.4 94.2 64.4 106.8 98.4 59.7Oct. 2 1 ___ 92.1 89.2 94.0 64.0 106.8 98.1 59.8Oct. 2 2 ___ 91.9 8 8 . 8 94.0 63.8 105.7 98.4 59.5Oct. 23--- 91.4 8 8 . 6 93.3 63.8 104.2 97.5 59.7Oct. 24--- 91.1 87.9 93.2 63.4 104.6 96.6 59.2Oct. 27.... 90.8 87.5 93.0 62.8 104.6 96.2 58.9Oct. 28___ 90.9 87.5 93.2 62.6 105.3 95.6 58.5Oct. 29--- 90.7 86.9 93.3 62.4 105.3 95.4 58.5Oct. 30___ 90.6 86.5 93.5 62.5 105.3 95.4 58.5Oct. 31___ 90.9 87.0 93.5 62.5 105.3 95.6 58.8Nov. 3___ 91.4 87.2 94.3 63.0 107.0 96.4 58.8Nov. 5___ 91.6 87.2 94.6 64.0 t 107.4 95.5 59.0

DateAll

commodities

Foodstuffs

Rawindustrials

Livestockand

productsMetals

Textilesand

fibers

Fatsandoils

Nov. 6 ___ 91.6 87.3 94.6 64.1 107.4 95.3 59.0Nov. 7___ 91.6 87.1 94.6 63.9 107.4 95.3 59.3Nov. 1 0 ___ 91.3 86.7 94.4 63.6 107.8 93.9 59.5Nov. 1 2 ___ 91.7 87.3 94.7 63.7 108.4 94.0 59.8Nov. 13___ 91.8 87.3 94.9 63.9 108.4 93.9 59.6Nov. 14___ 91.9 87.3 95.0 64.0 108.4 93.7 59.4Nov. 17___ 91.6 8 6 . 8 94.9 63.5 108.4 93.8 59.0Nov. 18--- 91.5 86.3 95.1 63.1 108.4 93.4 58.3Nov. 19___ 91.4 86.4 94.8 63.1 108.4 93.0 58.4Nov. 2 0 ___ 91.1 8 6 . 1 94.6 63.1 107.9 92.7 58.3Nov. 2 1 ___ 91.1 8 6 . 0 94.7 63.0 107.9 92.9 58.4Nov. 24.... 91.1 85.4 95.1 63.3 107.8 93.5 58.4Nov. 25___ 91.3 85.8 95.2 63.4 107.8 93.8 58.3Nov. 26___ 91.1 85.6 95.0 63.1 107.8 93.9 57.7Nov. 28.... 91.2 85.5 95.2 63.2 107.8 93.8 57.7Dec. 1 ___ 91.4 85.8 95.2 63.0 107.8 94.4 57.7Dec. 2 .... 91.3 85.9 95.0 62.9 107.8 94.0 57.6Dec. 3.... 91.2 85.7 95.0 62.8 107.8 93.2 57.5Dec. 4.... 91.0 85.6 94.8 62.4 107.8 92.9 57.6Dec. 5___ 91.0 85.6 94.8 62.6 107.8 92.6 57.6Dec. 8 .... 91.0 85.6 94.8 62.4 107.8 92.7 57.6Dec. 9___ 90.6 84.9 94.6 61.6 107.8 92.5 57.4Dec. 1 0 ___ 90.5 84.9 94.5 61.7 107.8 91.6 57.4Dec. 1 1 ___ 90.1 84.8 93.9 60.9 107.8 91.8 56.3Dec. 1 2 ___ 90.0 84.6 93.8 60.8 107.8 91.8 56.3Dec. 15___ 89.9 84.8 93.5 60.9 107.8 92.1 56.3Dec. 16___ 89.7 84.6 93.2 60.7 107.8 91.6 56.4Dec. 17___ 89.4 84.0 93.3 60.3 107.8 91.6 56.4Dec. 18___ 89.4 84.4 92.8 59.3 107.8 91.1 56.6Dec. 19___ 89.7 85.0 93.0 60.1 107.8 91.2 56.7Dec. 2 2 ___ 90.1 85.6 93.2 61.3 108.3 91.4 57.0Dec. 23.... 90.2 85.8 93.2 61.6 108.3 91.3 57.0Dec. 24___ 90.4 8 6 . 0 93.4 61.7 108.3 9] .3 57.2Dec. 29___ 90.3 85.7 93.6 61.3 108-.7 90.8 57.2Dec. 30___ 90.6 8 6 . 2 93.7 61.3 109.2 90.9 57.4Dec. 31--- 90.8 86.5 93.8 61.8 109.2 91.0 57.4


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Table 2 . - -P r im a ry Market P rice - Index Num bers by Groups, Subgroups, and Product C lasses, by Months, 1952(1947-49=100)

Group, subgroup, and product class Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year

ALL COMMODITIES............................ 113.0 112.5 112.3 1 1 1 . 8 1 1 1 . 6 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 8 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 1 . 8 1 1 1 . 1 110.7 109.6 1 1 1 . 6ALL COMMODITIES EXCEPT FARM PRODUCTS

AND FOODS................................ 114.3 114.2 113.8 113.3 113.0 1 1 2 . 6 112.5 113.0 113.2 113.0 1 1 2 . 8 112.9 113.2FARM PRODUCTS.............................. 1 1 0 . 0 107.8 108.2 108.7 107.9 107.2 1 1 0 . 2 109.9 106.6 104.9 103.6 99.2 107.0Fresh and dried fruits and vegetables.... 12i.5 1 1 2 . 6 123.9 127.3 128.9 124.2 128.2 124.3 115.6 111.7 113.2 112.3 120.3Fruits, fresh.......................... 102.5 109.5 109.5 109.1 116.3 120.3 126.9 117.8 122.7 121.7 110.7 105.8 114.4Fruits, dried..... ................. 109.8 1 1 1 . 1 109.0 106.7 105.5 106.1 112.5 115.3 1 1 8 . 8 116.2 1 1 8 . 6 122.3 112.7Vegetables, fresh and dried............ 132.0 114.2 132.1 137.8 136.7 127.2 129.8 1 2 8 . 2 111.7 106.3 114.2 115.1 123.8

Grains................................... 103.6 101.7 1 0 2 . 0 100.9 98.8 95.4 94.9 96.9 96.9 95.0 96.5 96.1 98.2Barley................................. 84.6 80.8 8 1 . 1 .81.4 75.8 79.3 .85.1 97.3 83.1 8 6 . 0 87.4 86.3 84.0C o m .......... ................... . 104.3 1 0 2 . 2 100.4 100.9 1 0 2 . 0 1 0 0 . 8 101.9 98.3 96.9 90.8 86.7 90.3 98.0Oats....... ............. .............. 101.7 94.7 99.5 93.6 87.8 90.8 87.1 92.6 95.0 92.5 95.9 92.2 93.6Rye.................................... 92.0 8 6 . 6 94.3 91.1 92.3 95.1 94.6 92.6 86.3 8 8 . 0 92.9 8 8 . 0 91.1Wheat.................... ............. 105.6 104.6 105.2 103.7 1 0 1 . 0 95.1 93.8 96.9 98.5 98.1 1 0 1 . 8 1 0 0 . 1 100.4

Livestock and live poultry............... 106.7 106.2 105.2 106.6 108.9 107.2 108.2 106.4 99.3 94.8 93.0 8 6 . 8 102.4Livestock.............................. 1 0 8 . 6 107.7 107.1 109.2 1 1 2 . 6 110.4 1 1 0 . 6 108.2 100.3 95.9 92.5 8 6.9 104.2Live poultry........................... 90.6 94.1 89.2 84.9 77.1 80.3 87.6 91.1 91.2 85.2 97.7 85.9 87.9

Plant and animal fibers.................. 127.2 120.5 118.9 119.6 114.2 118.7 115.3 115.0 113.3 109.6 107.1 101.9 115.1Raw cotton............................. 126.1 1 2 0 . 1 121.3 123.7 116.0 122.5 1 1 8 . 0 1 1 8 . 1 116.4 109.9 105.1 97.6 116.2Domestic apparel wool.................. 118.4 107.8 102.9 99.9 102.3 102.3 105.1 107.7 102.5 107.3 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 1 106.7Foreign apparel wool................... 136.2 125.2 114.1 109.2 1 1 1 . 2 110.5 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 1 1 1 0 . 1 113.4 117.5 118.2 115.5Raw silk............................... 135.3 139.7 137.9 137.9 137.9 138.8 147.4 152.6 152.6 153.5 152.6 153.5 145.0Hard fibers............................ 127.2 135.3 128.1 127.5 116.5 111.9 98.0 81.7 76.3 81.4 82.3 87.8 104.5Jute................................... 127.3 116.5 95.0 96.7 89.3 81.0 62.0' 57.9 60.3 60.3 60.3 62.0 80.7

Fluid milk............................... 1 1 0 . 2 110.9 110.3 108.1 104.3 103.5 107.0 1 1 0 . 1 113.8 114.8 113.1 108.9 109.6Milk for fluid use..................... 1 1 0 . 8 111.5 1 1 2 . 1 107.4 102.5 101.9 108.5 110.5 114.6 117.0 116.2 113.2 110.5Milk for manufacturing............... . 109.7 110.3 108.7 108.7 106.1 105.1 105.5 109.7 113.1 1 1 2 . 6 1 1 0 . 0 104.8 108.7

Eggs..................... #............... 8 0 . 8 74.3 76.6 81.7 74.3 8 1 . 0 112.9 114.2 112.5 124.8 117.6 99.6' 95.9Hay, hay seeds and oil seeds............. 1 0 1 . 6 100.9 97.1 95.5 96.0 98.5 100.5 99.9 96.4 96.7 98.5 98.3 98.3Hay.................................... 121.4 120.7 117.1 119.7 1 1 2 . 6 108.5 108.2 105-.4 110.5 1 1 2 . 8 114.3 111.7 113.6Hay seeds.............................. 1 2 1 . 0 119.8 118.7 1 1 8 . 2 117.7 115.3 115.3 106.9 98.8 99.4 93.6 90.8 109.6Oilseeds............................... 96.3 95.6 91.5 89.1 91.1 95.2 97.8 98.2 93.6 93.5 9( 0 96.5 94.5

Other farm products...................... 137.7 138.6 138.6 136.7 137.1 136.7 138.1 137.6 136.6 136.0 132.5 134.7 136.7Green coffee, tea, and cocoa........... 169.7 170.1 170.3 166.2 166.7 165.5 169.1 167.9 168.2 166.5 164.2 163.8 167.3Leaf tobacco............. ............. 112.3 113.6 113.3 113.3 113.6 113.8 113.6 113.6 111.5 1 1 1 . 8 107.3 111.5 112.4

PROCESSED FOODS............................ 1 1 0 . 1 109.5 109.2 108.0 108.6 108.5 1 1 0 . 0 110.5 110.3 108.5 107.7 104.3 108.8Cereal and bakery products...-............ 107.5 107.4 107.5 107.4 107.0 106.7 106.5 106.4 106.5 106.4 107.1 106.8 106.9Meats, poultry, and fish................. 113.5 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 1 . 0 109.4 1 1 2 . 1 1 1 0 . 1 1 1 0 . 6 112.3 109.4 104.1 1 0 2 . 0 93.9 108.3Meats.................................. 114.6 1 1 2 . 1 112.5 1 1 1 . 1 114.3 112.4 113.1 115.2 1 1 0 . 8 105.7 101.5 93.2 109.7Dressed poultry........................ 89.8 91.8 87.3 87.2 84.6 83.6 82.8 85.3 8 6 . 2 80.7 8 6 . 8 85.1 85.9Unprocessed fish....................... 136.4 118.4 117.2 111.9 114.8 107.9 1 1 1 . 6 1 0 1 . 8 129.3 1 1 1 . 8 138.6 108.6 117.4Fresh processed fish................. .. 111.9 108.8 111.5 1 0 1 . 1 99.2 100.7 1 0 1 . 1 103.0 107.7 103.7 113.8 116.5 106.6Frozen fish......... ............*...... 110.5 110.9 109.6 103.8 102.3 104.0 1 0 2 . 6 1 0 2 . 2 107.6 103.6 1 0 2 . 8 110.9 105.9Canned fish............................ 98.9 99.2 1 0 2 . 2 101.9 1 0 2 . 2 99.4 96.8 96.3 91.3 92.0 94.7 94.6 97.5

Dairy products and ice cream............. 113.2 115.1 113.3 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 1 113.8 114.3 116.4 115.9 115.5 113.0 113.6Canned, frozen, fruits and vegetables.... 105.7 104.8 104.9 104.6 104.2 103.5 103.9 105.1 105.9 105.9 106.0 105.0 105.0Canned fruits and juices............... 103.6 1 0 2 . 2 103.3 103.3 103.1 1 0 2 . 8 103.6 105.3 105.5 105.7 106.0 103.8 104.0Frozen fruits and juices............... 92.4 92.4 92.4 92.4 91.9 87.1 8 6 . 2 87.5 90.8 90.8 90.8 90.3 90.4Canned vegetables and soups............ 108.4 107.9 107.3 106.9 106.4 105.6 105.9 107.0 107.9 108.0 108.0 107.9 107.3Frozen vegetables...................... 93.3 91.8 91.8 91.8 91.8 91.8 91.8 91.8 91.8 88.9 88.9 84.5 90.8

Sugar and confectionery................. 105.9 106.1 107.2 109.4 109.2 110.9 1 1 1 . 6 110.7 110.5 110.7 109.9 108.2 109.2Packaged beverage materials.............. 162.5 163.1 163.1 161.9 161.9 161.9 161.9 161.9 161.9 161.9 161.9 161.9 162.2Animal fats and oils......... ........... 78.9 74.5 6 8 . 0 65.2 65.2 64.1 64.8 63.1 60.4 58.4 57.0 51.0 64.2Crude vegetable o i l s ........... .............. 60.2 58.0 55.8 49.5 55.6 60.8 60.4 62.1 63.3 63.9 6 6 . 8 71.1 60.6Refined vegetable oils................... 6 8 . 6 69.1 63.4 61.1 60.2 6 6 . 6 69.5 6 8 . 6 65.7 64.9 67.0 69.3 6 6 . 2Vegetable oil end products............... 84.9 80.2 79.4 77.8 75.1 78.1 78.9 79.2 80.8 81.7 81.1 81.7 79.9Other processed foods....... ............ 114.6 115.4 116.0 107.8 1 1 2 . 8 118.4 126.6 125.2 127.6 124.1 1 2 2 . 1 116.9 119.0Jams, jellies, and preserves........... 97.8 97.8 97.8 97.8 97.8 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 1 0 1 . 8 99.2Pickles and pickle products........... . 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0Processed eggs...... .................. 89.6 80.1 79.0 78.3 8 1 . 0 87.8 94.7 97.8 95.3 95.6 97.8 99.0 89.7Miscellaneous....................... 1 2 2 . 6 125.8 126.8 115.0 1 2 1 . 8 128 ;3 138.8 136.2 140.3 135.0 131.6 123.5 128.8

TEXTILE PRODUCTS AND APPAREL............... 103.3 1 0 2 . 1 1 0 0 . 6 99.9 99.3 99.0 98.9 99.1 99.5 99.2 98.6 98.2 99.8Cotton products.......................... 1 0 2 . 8 1 0 1 . 0 99.6 98.6 97.2 95.4 96.1 97.6 98.9 99.2 98.4 97.7 98.5Y a m s ..................... ............ 1 1 0 . 1 107.1 103.6 1 0 2 . 0 100.4 1 0 0 . 6 1 0 2 . 1 103.6 106.1 106.3 104.5 101.7 104.0Broad woven goods...................... 1 0 0 . 8 99.1 97.3 96.5 95.0 93.3 94.2 95.4 96.7 97.1 96.3 95.7 96.4Narrow fabrics......................... 100.5 100.5 100.5 95.8 95.8 89.8 89.8 89.8 89.8 90.1 90.1 90.1 93.6Thread................................. 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.6 104.9 104.9 104.9 104.9 104.9 104.9 1 0 2 . 8 105.0Housefumishings............ .......... 103.5 101.9 1 0 1 . 8 100.9 99.6 96.9 97.1 99.4 100.7 100.7 100.3 100.3 100.3

Wool products........ ................... 1 1 8 . 0 114.4 1 1 1 . 8 109.2 111.7 1 1 2 . 8 113.9 113.3 112.4 113.2 1 1 2 . 6 1 1 2 . 6 113.0Tops and noils......................... 115.7 105.3 99.8 97.2 110.4 116.8 120.3 116.6 117.1 1 2 2 . 1 116.5 117.4 113.0Yarns.................................. 1 1 1 . 1 104.5 1 0 1 . 1 98.1 105.5 106.7 1 1 1 . 0 110.3 109.0 1 1 0 . 1 1 1 0 . 6 111.7 107.5Blankets, including part wool.......... 138.2 138.2 135.9 135.9 135.9 135.9 135.9 135.9 135.9 135.9 135.9 135.9 136.3Broad woven fabrics........... ......... 119.0 117.5 115.9 113.2 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 0 1 1 2 . 0 110.7 1 1 0 . 6 110.7 110.3 113.0Knit outerwear fabrics................. 129.7 129.7 120.3 117.3 117.7 118.4 119.6 119.9 120.3 120.7 120.7 119.6 1 2 1 . 2

Synthetic textiles....................... 91.4 89.9 87.3 86.7 8 6 . 8 8 8 . 6 89.2 90.5 89.9 89.5 89.0 87.8 88.9Fibers................................. 109.5 109.5 107.8 106.5 106.5 106.5 106.5 107.4 107.1 106.9 106.7 105.4 107.2Spun y a m .............................. 94.2 93.1 93.1 89.5 89.5 88.7 90.4 90.4 90.4 89.9 89.0 88.7 90.6Broad woven goods#..................... 78.0 75.2 71.6 71.4 71.5 75.0 76.0 77.9 76.8 76.2 75.5 74.1 74.9Knit goods............................. 90.0 90.0 88.4 88.4 89.3 89.3 90.4 90.8 90.8 90.8 89.9 89.9 89.8Narrow fabrics......................... 104.6 104.6 104.6 104.6 104.6 104.6 104'. 6 104.6 104.6 104.6 104.6 104.6 104.6

Silk products.......... ................. 126.0 130.2 129.1 128.4 1 2 8 . 8 129.8 134.7 139.3 139.3 - 140.0 139.3 139.7 133.7Apparel....... .......................... 101.7 101.7 1 0 1 . 6 . 1 0 1 . 2 1 0 0 . 8 100.3 99.5 99.1 99.3 98.4 98.3 98.3 1 0 0 . 0Women's, misses' and juniors'......... . 98.7 99.1 98.9 99.5 99.2 99.2 97.0 96.3 96.3 94.3 94.3 94.3 97.3Men's and boys'........... ............. 105.0 104.9 104.8 103.6 103.2 1 0 2 . 2 102.7 102.5 102.9 103.0 103.0 103.0 103.4Hosiery........................ . 8 8 . 0 8 8 . 0 8 8 . 0 87.9 87.4 87.2 86.5 86.5 86.5 8 6 . 2 85.7 85.7 87.0Infants' and children's......... ....... 112.7 112.7 112.7 1 1 1 . 8 1 1 1 . 8 1 1 1 . 8 1 1 2 . 0 1 1 1 . 0 112.4 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 1Underwear, etc., principally knit...... 105.3 105.0 104.7 104.3 103.2 103.2 103.2 103.2 103.3 103.2 103.3 103.1 103.7Knit outerwear......................... 117.0 114.4 114.4 1 1 2 . 0 110.3 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.4 107.4 1 1 0 . 0

Other textile products.............. 1.... 133.3 126.4 107.0 1 1 0 . 0 98.6 98.7 94.4 90.4 95.0 94.5 86.9 84.4 101.7Burlap................................. 134.6 121.3 8 6 . 2 93.3 74.5 74.7 69.3 65.7 76.7 75.8 71.3 66.9 84.2Other products......................... 131.7 132.8 132.8 130.6 128.3 128.3 125.6 120.9 117.7 117.7 106.3 106.0 123.2


Table 2 .--Prim ary Market Price - Index Numbers by Groups, Subgroups, and Product Classes, by Months, 1952--Continued

Code No. Group, subgroup, and product class Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year

04 HIDES, SKINS. AND LEATHER PRODUCTS.......... 1 0 2 . 2 99.5 98.0 94.1 94.7 95.9 96.2 96.5 96.5 96.6 97.6 99.0 97.204 1 Hides and skins........................... 69.7 63.7 59.6 49.7 58.1 59.5 61.8 64.4 64.4 65.0 69.2 70.6 63.004 1 1 Cattlehides............................. 62.8 57.4 54.3 42.8 57.7 59.1 61.4 63.6 61.7 61.9 6 6 . 0 63.0 59.304 1 2 Calfskins........................... . 60.3 53.7 46.2 40.1 54.8 54.8 58.3 63.3 68.9 71.5 77.4 71.5 60.104 13 Kipskins..... ........................... 77.9 66.4 62.8 53.5 76.1 81.4 78.8 78.8 79.7 78.3 83.6 93.4 75.904 14 Goatskins............................... 80.5 73.4 6 6 . 2 54.1 51.6 55.1 56.5 60.5 64.5 65.9 65.5 70.7 63.704 15 Sheep and lamb skins.................... 119.6 113.7 1 1 2 . 2 108.6 67.7 67.7 70.6 71.5 69.1 69.1 76.9 113.5 88.304 2 Leather........... ........................ 97.0 89.5 87.6 84.4 84.5 88.9 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.9 90.1 92.9 89.404 2 1 Cattlehide. ....*......................... 99.3 8 8 . 6 84.1 80.6 81.5 89.1 89.3 89.3 8 8 . 8 89.1 89.0 91.7 88.404 2 2 Calf.................................... 76.1 76.1 76.1 75.5 72.8 76.7 79.0 80.5 83.9 84.9 86.3 89.2 79.804 23 Sheep and lamb......... ................ 103.7 99.7 98.3 94.3 91.5 91.5 91.5 91.5 90.2 92.9 94.3 1 0 1 . 0 95.004 24 Kid..................................... 96.8 95.8 103.0 100.3 100.3 94.3 94.3 94.0 94.3 94.3 94.3 95.4 96.504 3 Footwear......................... ......... 115.9 116.1 115.9 112.9 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 0 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 1 . 0 1 1 2 . 0 112.404 31 Men's, youth's, and boys'............... 117.8 117.7 117.3 113.5 109.6 109.5 109.5 109.4 109.4 109.4 109.7 110.9 1 1 2 . 004 32 Women's and misses'..................... 115.6 116.1 115.9 113.3 113.0 112.9 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2 112.7 113.5 113.504 33 Children's and infants'................. 108.4 108.4 108.4 106.3 105.1 104.6 104.6 104.6 104.6 104.6 104.6 106.6 105.904 4 Other leather products.................... 104.1 103.3 101.9 1 0 0 . 2 100.3 1 0 0 . 6 100.5 IX. 1 99.9 99.2 99.6 100.3 IX. 805 FUEL, POWER, AND LIGHTING MATERIALS......... 107.4 107.2 107.4 106.3 106.0 105.9 106.0 105.8 106.2 106.6 106.7 107.2 106.605 1 Coal......... ............................. 108.8 108.8 108.7 104.9 104.9 105.3 106.0 106.5 107.6 113.3 113.6 116.1 108.705 1 1 Pennsylvania anthracite................ . 125.2 125.2 125.2 117.5 117.9 119.0 1 2 0 . 6 122.4 124.5 129.4 129.4 141.3 124.805 1 2 Bituminous coal.............. ........... 106.0 106.0 105.8 1 0 2 . 8 102.7 102.9 103.5 103.7 104.7 110.5 110.9 1 1 1 . 8 105.905 2 Coke.......... ............................ 124.3 124.3 124.3 124.3 124.3 124.3 124.3 124.3 124.3 124.3 124.3 129.0 124.705 3 Gas....................................... 106.6 107.0 105.7 106.6 104.2 1 0 2 . 0 101.4 IX. 4 100.3 IX. 4 104.9 104.9 103.705 4 Electricity................................ 98.0 98.0 99.1 99.1 98.0 98.5 99.1 100.7 101.3 98.5 98.0 98.5 98.905 5 Petroleum and products.................... 1 1 0 . 8 110.4 1 1 0 . 6 109.5 109.9 109.6 109.4 108.3 108.5 108.5 1 0 8 . 1 107.9 109.305 51 Gasoline............................... . 114.5 114.5 115.0 113.4 114.5 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 114.3 114.3 114.605 52 Kerosene................................. 112.7 112.7 112.7 1 1 1 . 6 1 1 1 . 6 1 1 1 . 6 1 1 2 . 8 1 1 2 . 8 1 1 2 . 8 1 1 2 . 8 1 1 2 . 8 1 1 2 . 8 112.505 53 Distillate fuels........................ 113.4 112.9 112.9 111.9 111.9 111.9 113.7 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 2 . 1 1 1 2 . 1 1 1 2 . 6 1 1 2 . 6 112.405 54 Residual fuels.......................... 99.5 97.2 97.2 95.6 94.9 91.8 87.4 80.7 80.7 80.7 80.7 80.7 88.905 55 Lubricating oils........ ................ 102.4 1 0 1 . 8 1 0 1 . 8 1 0 1 . 8 1 0 1 . 8 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5 97.5 96.5 92.7 99.205 56 Crude petroleum......................... 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.0 109.005 57 Natural gasoline........................ 101.5 101.5 79.5 79.5 79.5 79.5 79.5 83.6 101.5 101.5 101.5 101.5 90.806 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS............... 106.7 105.9 105.4 104.8 104.3 104.3 104.2 104.0 104.0 103.9 103.5 103.3 104.506 1 Industrial chemicals.......... ............ 1 1 8 . 1 117.5 117.0 116.8 115.1 114.9 114.7 114.6 114.3 113.9 112.7 112.3 115.206 1 1 Inorganic chemicals..................... 119.2 119.4 1 2 0 . 2 119.2 119.5 119.5 119.5 119.4 119.2 119.2 119.3 119.3 119.406 1 2 Organic chemicals....................... 117.6 116.6 115.4 115.6 1 1 2 . 8 1 1 2 . 6 112.3 1 1 2 . 2 111.9 111.4 109.7 109.0 113.106 13 Essential oils.......................... 113.9 1 1 1 . 1 113.1 115.0 115.6 111.4 108.4 107.8 102.5 98.6 91.4 89.4 106.506 2 Paint and paint materials................. 109.3 108.7 107.9 108.0 107.3 107.0 106.9 106.9 107.0 106.5 106.3 106.1 107.306 2 1 Prepared paints......................... 109.4 109.7 109.8 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 110.5 110.5 110.406 2 2 Paint materials......................... 108.9 106.5 103.4 101.9 99.7 98.6 98.4 98.1 98.7 96.8 96.5 95.8 100.306 3 Drugs, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics......... 94.8 93.4 93.1 92.7 92.2 92.2 92.1 92.1 92.1 92.0 91.9 91.3 92.506 31 Drug and pharmaceutical materials....... 6 8 . 6 65.7 64.2 63.7 63.2 63.0 62.8 62.7 62.7 62.4 61.8 58.6 63.306 32 Cosmetics, perfumes, etc................ 108.0 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.4 107.5 107.5 107.606 4 Fats and oils, inedible................... 56.8 51.2 47.3 42.6 47.2 52.0 49.8 47.5 48.9 51.0 53.1 52.8 50.006 5 Mixed fertilizer.......................... 108.5 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.7 108.7 108.7 110.3 110.7 110.9 1 1 1 . 1 109.306 6 Fertilizer materials...................... 109.4 109.6 109.6 109.8 111.5 109.9 110.7 110.9 1 1 1 . 0 1 1 1 . 0 1 1 1 . 1 113.0 1 1 0 . 606 61- Nitrogenates..... ....................... 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 6 1 1 1 . 6 111.9 1 1 1 . 2 111.4 111.3 1 1 1 . 6 111.7 111.4 1 1 1 . 6 113.5 1 1 1 . 606 62 Phosphates.............................. 107.9 107.9 107.9 107.9 113.7 113.7 113.7 113.7 113.7 114.2 114.2 114.2 111.906 63 Potash.................................. 105.9 105.9 105.9 105.9 105.9 90.2 98.1 98.1 98.8 98.8 9 8 . 8 106.6 1 0 1 . 606 7 Other chemicals and products.............. 104.2 104.2 104.1 103.0 103.0 103.0 103.1 103.1 103.0 103.0 102.9 103.1 103.306 71 Soap and detergents..................... 89.7 89.7 89.9 87.8 87.8 87.8 8 8 . 1 8 8 . 1 87.8 87.8 87.7 8 8 . 0 88.406 72 Explosives............................... 114.6 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.506 73 Plastics......... ....................... 127.6 126.2 125.7 125.7 125.7 125.4 125.4 125.4 125.4 125.4 125.4 125.7 125.806 74 Photographic materials..... .......... 113.3 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 114.807 RUBBER AND PRODUCTS.......... .............. 144.1 143.1 142.0 140.6 140.4 133.4 IX . 0 127.8 126.3 126.0 126.4 127.7 134.007 1 Crude rubber.............................. 197.3 193.3 187.9 182.7 182.7 152.7 138.6 136.3 128.3 126.6 I X . 3 . 137.3 157.807 1 1 Natural........... ...................... 258.9 251.0 251.0 240.8 240.8 1 8 1 . 6 153.9 149.5 133.7 IX. 4 137.6 151.4 IX. 007 1 2 Synthetic............................... 135.2 135.2 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 124.707 '13 Reclaimed.......... ..................... 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.707 2 Tires and tubes............................ 133.4 133.4 133.4 133.0 133.0 130.5 129.6 126.3 126.3 126.3 126.3 126.3 129.807 2 1 Casings....... .......................... 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.0 136.0 133.8 133.0 129.4 129.4 129.4 129.4 129.4 132.907 2 2 Tubes.................................... 105.8 105.8 105.8 104.9 104.9 99.2 97.8 97.8 97.8 97.8 97.8 97.8 1 0 1 . 107 3 Other rubber products........... .......... 129.8 129.1 1 2 8 . 8 1 2 8 . 2 127.6 127.1 125.8 125.2 125.2 125.2 124.3 124.3 126.707 31 Footwear................................ 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 1 . 0 118.7 118.7 118.7 118.7 118.7 118.7 120.507 32 Heels and soles........... *............. 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 131.4 131.4 131.4 131.4 131.9 131.9 131.807 33 Belts and belting.......... ............. 133.3 133.1 133.1 130.8 128.4 128.4 128.4 128.4 128.4 128.4 124.6 124.6 129.207 34 Other products......................... 133.6 131.2 130.3 130.3 130.3 IX. 3 128.4 126.4 126.4 126.4 126.4 126.4 128.908 LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS.................... 1 2 0 . 1 120.3 120.5 120.9 120.7 119.9 1 2 0 . 2 120.5 120.4 1 2 0 . 2 119.7 119.7 120.308 1 Lumber.................................... 120.4 1 2 0 . 6 120.7 121.3 1 2 1 . 1 1 2 0 . 1 120.4 1 2 0 . 6 1 2 0 . 6 1 2 0 . 2 1 2 0 . 0 119.8 120.508 1 1 Douglas fir............................. 125.7 128.0 127.7 130.5 130.3 128.1 128.5 128.3 127.4 125.8 124.9 122.9 127.308 1 2 Southern pine.................... ...... 116.5 116.3 116.1 116.0 116.0 115.6 116.0 117.0 117.8 118.0 118.3 118.4 116.908 13 Other softwoods........ ................. 126.3 126.6 127.1 127.6 127.1 127.5 1 2 8 . 0 129.7 129.9 129.3 129.2 129.9 1 2 8 . 208 14 Hardwoods............................. . 115.1 114.3 114.5 114.1 113.8 112.3 1 1 2 . 2 110.9 110.5 1 1 0 . 8 110.5 1 1 1 . 1 112.508 2 Millwork.................................. 127.0 126.3 126.8 126.4 126.4 126.4 126.8 127.2 127.2 127.7 127.5 128.3 127.008 3 Plywood........... ....................... 104.2 104.8 105.6 105.6 105.6 105.7 105.8 106.0 106.0 106.1 102.3 102.3 105.008 31 Softwood................................ 106.3 1 1 0 . 1 111.9 111.9 111.9 112.3 112.5 112.9 112.9 113.1 103.9 103.9 110.308 32 Hardwood................................ 102.7 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 1 1 0 1 . 1 101.309 PULP. PAPER. AND ALLIED PRODUCTS............ 1 1 8 . 2 118.3 117.7 117.4 116.9 116.7 115.3 115.6 115.6 115.5 115.5 115.9 116.509 1 Woodpulp..... ............................. 114.5 114.5 114.5 113.3 113.3 113.3 109.3 109.3 109.3 109.3 1 0 8 . 8 108.8 111.509 2 Wastepaper................................ 89.5 87.3 70.0 70.0 55.1 55.1 44.3 65.7 78.5 71.2 65.7 89.3 70.109 3 Paper..................................... 1 2 2 . 8 123.7 123.8 123.5 123.5 124.2 123.8 124.0 124.0 124.9 124.9 124.9 124.009 31 Paper, except newsprint................. 123.1 124.3 124.4 124.0 123.9 123.9 123.4 122.9 122.9 122.9 122.9 122.9 123.509 32 Newsprint........... .................... 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 2 1 2 2 . 2 124.9 124.9 127.5 127.5 IX. 9 I X . 9 IX. 9 125.609 4 Paperboard................................ 130.6 130.3 130.3 130.3 129.8 129.3 125.4 124.6 124.6 124.6 124.8 124.4 127.409 41 Container board........................ . 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.609 42 Folding boxboard......................... 150.0 149.0 149.0 149.0 149.0 149.0 141.4 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.4 140.4 144.809 43 Setup boxboard.......................... 135.2 135.2 135.2 135.2 132.6 IX. 5 123.6 1 2 2 . 1 1 2 2 . 1 1 2 2 . 1 122.3 1 2 0 . 2 128.009 5 Converted paper and paperboard....... . 115.9 115.8 115.0 115.0 114.5 113.7 113.2 113.0 1 1 2 . 6 1 1 2 . 2 112.3 112.3 113.809 51 Sanitary papers......................... 1 2 0 . 0 119.3 119.1 118.9 118.9 117.8 117.8 117.7 118.4 117.8 117.8 117.8 118.509 52 Bags and sacks.......................... 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.909 53 Boxes and containers.................... 115.5 115.5 114.4 114.4 113.7 112.5 111.7 111.4 111.1 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 6 112.709 54 Packaging accessories............ ...... 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 114.9 111.4 1 1 0 . 2 1 1 0 . 2 1 1 0 . 2 113.409 55 Games, toys, and novelties........... . 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114,1 114*1 114.1 114.1 114.1 123.8 123.8 115.709 56 Office supplies............ ............. 115.4 115.1 115.1 115.1 114.4 114.6 114.6 114.0 112.4 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 2 . 2 113.909 6 Building paper and board................ . 113.4 113.4 113.4 113.8 115.8 115.8 115.8 115.8 115.8 115.8 1 1 8 . 2 1 1 8 . 2 115.5


Table 2 .--Prim ary Market Price - Index Numbers by Groups, Subgroups, and Product Classes, by Months, 1952--Continued


1 0 METALS AND METAL PRODUCTS.................. 122.4 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 122.5 1 2 1 . 8 1 2 1 . 1 121.9 124.1 124.6 124.1 123.9 124.0 123.01 0 1 Iron and steei.......... .......... ...... 123.1 123.2 123.2 123.0 1 2 2 . 8 122.4 122.3 127.2 127.5 127.3 127.0 127.0 124.71 0 1 1 Iron ore............................... 132.3 132.3 132.3 132.3 132.3 132.3 132.3 144.3 144.3 144.3 145.9 145.9 137.61 0 1 2 Iron and steel scrap................... 115.8 115.8 115.8 115.8 113.5 112.3 112.3 114.5 115.4 114.2 112.3 112.3 114.21 0 13 Semi-finished steel.... ............... 128.3 128.3 128.3 128.3 128.3 128.3 128.3 135.3 135.3 135.3 135.3 135.3 131.21 0 14 Finished steel............... . 124.9 124.9 124.9 124.9 124.9 124.5 124.4 130.8 130.8 130.7 130.5 130.6 127.21 0 15 Foundry and forge shop products........ 1 2 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 1 1 2 0 . 1 119.5 119.5 119.4 119.5 119.5 1 2 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 2 1 2 0 . 2 1 2 0 . 2 119.91 0 16 Pig iron and ferro alloys.............. 126.6 126.6 126.6 126.6 126.6 126.6 126.6 136.9 136.9 136.9 136.9 136.9 130.91 0 2 Nonferrous metals............. ..... . 124.2 125.0 124.9 124.8 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 0 . 0 124.0 124.4 124.7 122.9 122.5 122.3 123.51 0 2 2 Primary metal refinery shapes........ . 129.0 131.7 131.8 131.8 125.7 119.2 118.9 117.2 1 1 8 . 2 113.7 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 1 . 8 1 2 1 . 81 0 23 Scrap............................ . 126.3 126.6 126.6 126.6 1 2 1 . 2 119.5 1 2 2 . 1 1 2 1 . 8 121.9 119.1 1 1 8 . 6 118.4 122.41 0 24 Secondary metal and alloy shapes....... 126.9 129.9 129.6 127.9 1 2 1 . 2 119.7 120.9 120.5 120.7 117.0 116.7 116.3 122.31 0 25 Mill shapes...!........................ 123.2 123.3 123.3 123.3 122.4 1 2 1 . 8 126.2 128.4 128.5 127.8 127.7 127.7 125.31 0 26 Wire and cable.................. ....... 119.5 119.2 119.0 119.0 119.0 118.1 127.0 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.7 122.91 0 3 Metal containers......... ............. 1 2 0 . 6 1 2 0 . 6 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.7 124.2 125.1 125.1 125.4 1 2 2 . 01 0 4 Hardware...................... ........... 125.8 125.9 126.8 126.9 126.9 123.9 123.9 123.8 123,8 125.3 125,3 125.9 125.41 0 41 Hardware, not elsewhere classified..... 127.7 128.2 131.0 131.3 131.3 122.3 122.3 122.3 122.3 122.3 122.3 122.3 125.51 0 42 Handtools.............................. 124.8 124.7 124.7 124.7 124.7 124.7 124.7 124.5 124.6 126.9 126.9 127.7 125.31 0 5 Plumbing equipment.............. ........ 116.6 116.7 116.7 116.3 116.0 1 1 8 . 0 118.1 1 1 8 . 1 1 1 8 . 1 1 1 8 . 1 1 1 8 . 1 1 1 8 . 1 117.41 0 51 Enameled iron fixtures................. 1 2 2 . 2 121.9 121.9 121.9 121.9 122.9 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 1 2 2 . 6 122.41 0 52 Vitreous china fixtures................ 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 123.0 123.0 123.0 123.0 123.0 123.0 123.0 1 2 2 . 01 0 53 Enameled steel fixtures............ . 115.4 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 116.81 0 54 Brass fittings......................... 111.4 111.4 111.4 110.4 109.9 1 1 2 . 6 113.1 113.1 113.1 113.1 113.1 113.1 1 1 2 . 21 0 6 Heating equipment........................ 114.0 114.0 114.0 113.9 113.7 113.5 113.6 113.7 113.7 113.7 113.6 113.6 113,81 0 61 Steam and hot water............... . 125.1 125.1 125.1 125.1 124.9 124.9 124.9 124.9 124.9 124.9 124.9 124.9 124.91 0 62 Furnace, warm air..................... . 117.0 117.0 117.0 117.0 116.7 116.7 116.9 117.1 117.4 117.4 117.2 117.2 117.01 0 63 Fuel burning equipment, automatic...... 106.4 106.4 106.4 106.4 106.4 105.7 105.7 105.7 105.7 105.7 105.3 105.3 105.91 0 64 Circulators................... ......... 107.5 107.5 107.5 107.5 107.2 107.2 107.2 107.2 107.2 107.2 107.2 107.2 107.31 0 65 Unit heaters...................... .. 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.21 0 6 6 Water heaters, domestic...... .......... 114.2 114.2 114.2 113.4 113.4 113.2 113.0 113.3 113.3 113.3 113.3 113.3 113.51 0 7 Fabricated structural metal products..... 115.8 115.5 115.5 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.6 114.0 114.1 113.9 115.11 0 71 Metal doors, sash, and trim............ 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.71 0 72 Boilers and sheet metal products....... 114.5 114.1 114.1 113.9 113.9 113.9 113.9 113.9 114.2 111.5 111.7 111.4 113.41 0 8 Fabricated nonstructural metal products... 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.6 125.6 125.8 125.9 126.5 124.91 0 8 1 Bolts, nuts, screws, and rivets........ 139.1 139.1 139.1 139.1 139.1 139.1 139.1 139.1 141.0 141.5 141.8 141.8 139.91 0 82 Other fabricated metal products........ 119.5 119.5 119.5 119.5 119.5 119.5 119.5 119.8 1 2 0 . 6 120.7 120.7 121.5 1 2 0 . 01 1 MACHINERY AND MOTIVE PRODUCTS.............. 1 2 0 . 8 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 1 . 8 1 2 1 . 6 1 2 1 . 6 121.3 121.4 121.4 121.5 121.3 121.4 121.4 121.51 1 1 Agricultural machinery and equipment..... 121.5 1 2 1 . 8 1 2 1 . 8 1 2 1 . 6 121.5 121.5 121.5 121.5 121.5 121.5 1 2 1 . 6 121.7 1 2 1 . 61 1 1 1 Tractors, farm use........ ............. 117.4 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.8 117.8 117.8 117.8 117.8 117.8 117.7 117.9 117.71 1 1 2 Farm machinery...... ................... 124.2 124.4 124.4 124.0 124.0 124.0 124.0 124.0 124.0 124.0 124.2 124.4 124.11 1 13 Farm equipment......................... 123.7 123.8 123.8 124.0 123.2 122.7 122.7 122.7 122.7 122.4 122.4 122.4 123.01 1 , 2 Construction machinery and equipment..... 124.6 125.2 124.9 124.9 125.3 125.4 125.4 125.3 125.8 125.8 126.2 126.3 125.41 1 2 1 Power cranes, etc...................... 123.6 124.6 123.7 123.7 123.9 123.9 123.9 124.0 124.0 124.0 124.0 124.1 123.91 1 2 2 Machinery, tractor-mounting............ 127.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 130.9 131.0 131.0 130.5 131.3 131.3 131.3 131.3 129.91 1 23 Specialized machinery................ . 119.5 119.5 119.7 119.7 119.1 119.1 119.1 119.1 119.0 119.5 119.4 119.3 119.31 1 24 Portable air compressors............... 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.81 1 25' Scrapers and graders........ .......... 1 2 8 . 6 128.7 128.5 128.5 129.1 129.4 129.4 129.2 128.5 1 2 8 . 2 129.6 129.6 128.91 1 26 Air tools, hand held................... 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.5 120.51 1 27 Mixers, pavers, etc.................... 118.5 118.4 1 1 8 . 1 1 1 8 . 1 1 1 8 . 1 1 1 8 . 1 1 1 8 . 1 118.1 1 1 8 . 1 118.1 1 1 8 . 1 118.1 1 1 8 . 11 1 2 8 Tractors (other than farm)............. 126.5 127.9 127.9 127.9 1 2 8 . 0 128.1 1 2 8 . 1 128.1 130.2 130.2 130.9 131.1 128.71 1 3 Metal working machinery and equipment.... 127.5 128.1 127.9 127.9 128.0 127.9 129.0 129.1 129.2 129.1 128.9 129.0 128.51 1 33 Metal working presses.................. 132.3 138.5 138.5 138.5 138.5 138.5 138.5 138.5 138.5 138.5 138.5 138.5 138.01 1 34 Power driven hand tools.............. . 113.3 113.4 113.4 113.4 113.3 113.3 113.3 113.3 113.3 113.3 113.3 113.3 113.31 1 35 Other metal working machinery.......... 130.2 130.2 130.8 130.7 131.9 131.9 131.9 131.9' 131.6 131.6 131.6 131.6 131.31 1 36 Small cutting tools.................... 121.5 1 2 0 . 1 119.2 119.2 119.2 119.1 119.1 119.1 119.0 119.0 118.3 118.3 119.31 1 37 Precision measuring tools........ ...... 117.6 117.6 117.6 117.6 117.6 116.8 116.8 116.8 117.6 116.4 116.4 116.9 117.21 1 38 Other accessories...................... 108.4 108.4 108.4 108.4 108.4 107.6 121.3 121.3 121.3 121.3 121.3 121.3 114.81 1 4 General purpose machinery and equipment... 123.5 123.3 123.0 123.1 123.1 122.4 1 2 2 . 2 1 2 2 . 2 122.3 1 2 1 . 8 1 2 1 . 8 121.9 1 2 2 . 61 1 41 Pumps, compressors, etc.... ........... 122.9 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.5. 123.21 1 42 Elevators and escalators............... 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.1 114.11 1 43 Industrial furnaces and ovens..... . 129.0 129.0 129.0 129.2 129.2 129.2 129.2 129.2 129.4 129.4 129.4 129.4 129.21 1 44 Industrial material handling equipment.. 127.4 127.4 127.1 127.1 127.1 127.1 127.1 127.1 126.9 127.0 126.9 127.1 127.11 1 45 Mechanical power transmission equipment. 125.7 125.7 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.5 124.5 124.61 1 46 Industrial scales...................... 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.01 1 47 Fan and blowers (excluding portable).... 139.3 138.4 136.8 136.7 136.7 136.7 136.7 136.7 136.7 136.7 136.7 136.7 137.11 1 5 Miscellaneous machinery............. . 1 2 0 . 1 1 2 0 . 2 119.4 119.3 119.2 119.0 119.0 119.1 119.2 119.4 119,6 119.6 119.41 1 51 Oil field.... ......................... 119.9 119.9 119.9 119.7 119.7 119.6 119.6 119.6 1 2 0 . 1 120.4 1 2 1 . 0 1 2 1 . 0 1 2 0 . 11 1 52 Mining.... ............................. 133.0 131.9 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.11 1 53 Office and store....... ............... 108.3 108.7 108.7 108.7 108.7 108.3 108.3 108.6 108.6 109.0 109.0 109.0 108.71 1 54 Internal combustion (excluding auto and

air)................................. 129.6 129.8 127.2 127.2 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.9 127.1 127.2 127.41 1 7 Electrical machinery and equipment....... 121.5 1 2 1 . 6 121.5 120.9 1 2 0 . 8 1 2 0 . 0 119.9 119.8 119.7 119.0 119.5 119.6 120.31 1 72 Integrating instruments................ 119.4 118.7 118.5 1 1 8 . 0 1 1 8 . 0 1 1 8 . 0 1 1 8 . 0 118.0 1 1 8 . 0 1 1 8 . 0 117.9 117.9 1 1 8 . 21 1 73 Motors and generators................. 1 2 2 . 0 122.3 122.3 1 2 1 . 8 1 2 1 . 6 1 2 1 . 0 120.9 120.5 120.3 119.0 119.2 119.7 120.91 1 74 Transformers and regulators............ 116.8 116.8 116.8 116.8 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 117.5 117.9 117.9 117.11 1 75 Switchgear and fuses..... ............. 129.3 129.1 128.6 127.5 127.3 127.2 127.1 127.2 126.8 125.7 126.9 126.9 127.41 1 76 Arc welding............................ 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.0 119.6 1 2 0 . 1 1 2 0 . 1 120.4 119.41 1 78 Batteries................... .......... 113.2 114.0 114.0 113.3 113.3 109.9 109.9 109.9 109.9 109.9 109.9 109.9 111.41 1 8 Motor vehicles............................ 117.1 1 2 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 0 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.61 1 8 1 Passenger cars......................... 117.9 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 1 . 6 121.4 121.4 121.4 121.4 121.4 121.4 121.4 1 2 1 . 6 121.31 1 82 Trucks........ ......................... 115.6 116.0 116.2 116.1 116.4 116.4 116.4 116.4 116.4 116.4 116.4. 115.9 116.21 1 83 Coaches................................ 111.1 111.1 1 1 1 . 1 110.9 110.9 1 1 . 0 1 1 2 . 0 1 1 2 . 0 1 1 2 .0 ' 1 1 2 . 0 1 1 2 . 0 1 1 2 . 0 1 1 1 . 61 2 FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD*DURABLES..... 112.3 112.4 111.9 1 1 2 . 1 111.7 1 1 1 . 6 1 1 1 . 6 111.5 1 1 2 . 0 1 1 2 . 0 1 1 2 . 1 112.3 1 1 2 . 01 2 1 Household furniture................. . 113.6 113.5 113.4 113.4 113.1 112.7 1 1 2 . 6 112.5 1 1 2 . 6 1 1 2 . 6 1 1 2 . 8 113.0 113.01 2 1 1 Metal................. ................. 111.0 111.0 111.0 111.0 111.0 1 1 1 . 0 1 1 1 . 1 111.1 111.1 1 1 0 . 6 1 1 0 . 8 110.9 111.01 2 1 2 Wooden........... ...................... 113.6 113.7 113.5 113.5 113.7 113.6 113.5 113.4 113.6 113.6 113.6 113.6 113.61 2 13 Upholstered............... ............. 113.1 113.1 113.1 113.1 113.1 1 1 1 . 8 111.7 111.7 111.7 1 1 1 . 8 112.5 1 1 2 . 8 112.51 2 14 Bedding.............. .................. 117.2 116.5 116.5 116.5 113.9 113.3 1 1 2 . 8 1 1 2 . 8 1 1 2 . 8 112.9 112.9 113.9 114.31 2 2 Commercial furniture..................... 1 2 2 . 8 1 2 2 . 8 123.0 123.0 123.2 123.2 123.2 122.5 122.5 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.01 2 2 1 Wood................................... 123.7 123.7 123.7 123.7 124.0 124.'0 124.0 124.0 124.0 123.5 123.5 123.5 123.81 2 2 2 Metal.................................. 121.9 121.9 122.4 122.4 122.4 122.4 122.4 1 2 1 . 0 1 2 1 . 0 122.9 122.9 122.9 1 2 2 . 21 2 3 Floor covering.......... ................. 126.4 126.5 126.1 126.8 120.9 119.1 119.1 118.9 122.4 122.4 122.4 122.7 1 2 2 . 81 2 31 Soft surface........................... 136.8 137.0 136.4 137.4 128.4 125.7 125.6 125.4 130.7 130.7 130.7 130.7 131.31 2 32 Hard surface........................... 106.8 106.8 106.8 106.8 106.8 106.8 106.8 106.8 106.8 106.8 106.8 107.6 106.9


Table 2 .--P rim ary Market Price - Index Numbers by Groups, Subgroups, and Product Classes, by Months, 1952--Continued


1 2 FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD DURABLESContinued.

1 2 4 Household appliances..................... 108.0 108.0 107.4 107.8 107.3 106.8 106.8 106.8 107.3 107.2 107.2 107.5 107.31 2 41 Stoves................................. 112.4 112.5 110.3 1 1 1 . 1 110.5 1 1 0 . 2 110.3 110.3 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 0 111.4 1 1 1 . 01 2 42 Laundry equipment...................... 108.2 108.2 108.2 108.2 107.8 107.8 107.8. 107.8 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.6 107.91 2 43 Sewing machines............ * .......... 110.5 110.5 108.4 108.4 108.4 108.4 108.4 108.4 108.4 108.7 108.7 111.9 109.11 2 44 Vacuum cleaners........................ 105.1 105.6 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.41 2 45 Refrigerators.......................... 105.7 105.8 105.8 106.7 105.7 104.3 104.3 104.3 105.3 105.3 105.3 105.3 105.31 2 46 Small electric appliances.............. 105.1 105.1 103.9 103.8 103.8 103.8 103.8 103.7 103.9 103.4 103.8 104.1 104.01 2 47 Electric lamps......................... 110.5 110.5 110.5 110.5 110.5 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 1 1 0 . 11 2 5 Radio, television, and phonographs....... 93.1 93.1 90.7 90.7 90.7 93.8 93.8 93.7 93.7 93.7 93.8 93.8 92.91 2 6 Other household durable goods............ 117.6 117.6 117.6 117.7 119.3 119.3 119.4 119.4 119.5 119.5 119.6 119.6 1 1 8 . 81 2 61 Dinnerware............................. 113.7 113.7 113.7 113.7 113.7 113.7 114.8 115.5 116.1 116.1 116.7 117.0 114.81 2 62 Household glassware.................... 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.9 116.91 2 63 Glass containers....................... 1 2 1 . 8 1 2 1 . 8 1 2 1 . 8 1 2 1 . 8 126.6 126.6 126.6 126.6 126.6 126.6 126.6 126.6 125.01 2 64 Silverware and plated ware....... ...... 1 1 1 . 8 1 1 1 . 8 1 1 1 . 8 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 1 1 2 . 21 2 65 Mirrors......... ....................... 116.8 116.8 116.8 116.8 116.8 116.8 116.8 116.8 116.8 119.2 119.2 119.2 117.41 2 6 6 Lawnmowers............................. 104.6 104.5 104.9 104.9 104.2 103.9 103.9 1 0 1 . 8 1 0 1 . 8 1 0 0 . 6 1 0 0 . 6 1 0 0 . 6 103.01 2 67 Cutlery................................ 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 .1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 0 1 2 2 . 01 2 6 8 Metal household containers............. 117.6 117.6 117.6 117.6 117.6 117.6 117.6 117.6 117.6 117.6 118.0 118.0 117.7

13 NON-METALLIC MINERALS STRUCTURAL.......... 112.9 112.9 112.9 1 1 2 . 8 112.9 113.8 113.8 113.8 113.8 114.4 114.5 114.6 113.613 1 Flat glass............................... 114.0 114.0 114.0 114.4 114.4 114.4 114.4 114.4 114.4 114.4 114.4 114.4 114.313 1 1 Plate glass............................ 120.9 120.9 120.9 120.9 120.9 120.9 120.9 120.9 120.9 120.9 120.9 120.9 120.913 1 2 Window glass........................... 118.0 118.0 118.0 1 1 8 . 0 118.0 118.0 118.0 1 1 8 . 0 118.0 1 1 8 . 0 118.0 118.0 1 1 8 . 013 13 Safety glass........................... 105.6 105.6 105.6 106.5 106.5 106.5 106.5 106.5 106.5 106.5 106.5 106.5 106.313 2 Concrete ingredients..................... 113.2 113.2 113.2 112.9 112.9 112.9 112.9 112.9 112.9 113.0 112.9 113.1 113.013 3 Concrete products........................ 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.4 112.7 112.7 112.7 112.7 112.513 31 Building block......................... 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.6 108.613 32 Pipe................................... 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 124.8 126.2 126.2 126.2 126.2 125.313 4 Structural clay products................. 121.4 121.4 121.4 121.3 121.4 121.4 121.3 121.3 121.3 124.0 124.0 124.0 1 2 2 . 013 41 Building brick......................... 117.8 117.8 117.8 117.3 117.3 117.3 117.3 117.3 117.3 117.3 117.3 117.3 117.513 42 Fire clay brick........................ 125.9 125.9 125.9 125.9 125.9 125.9 125.9 125.9 125.9 132.1 132.1 132.1 127.413 43 Face brick............................. 116.0 116.0 116.0 116.0 116.6 116.6 116.6 116.6 116.6 116.6 116.6 116.6 116.413 44 Tile................................... 114.8 114.8 114.8 114.8 115.2 115.2 115.2 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.013 45 Sewer pipe.......... .................. 125.3 125.3 125.3 125.3 125.3 125.3 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.813 5 Gypsum products....:..................... 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.7 117.713 6 Prepared asphalt roofing................. 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6 98.6 106.0 106.0 106.0 106.0 106.0 106.0 106.0 102.913 7 Other non-metallic minerals.............. 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 111.9 111.9 111.9 111.9 111.9 1 1 2 . 0 112.7 115.1 115.3 112.313 71 Building lime.......................... 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.513 72 Insulation materials................... 104.6 104.6 104.6 105.1 105.1 105.1 105.1 105.1 105.3 106.8 106.9 107.3 105.413 73 Asbestos cement shingles............... 117.2 117.2 117.2 1 1 8 . 2 118.2 118.2 118.2 1 1 8 . 2 118.2 118.2 123.5 123.5 118.814 TOBACCO MANUFACTURES AND BOTTLED BEVERAGES.. 108.1 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 8 ' 1 1 0 . 8 1 1 0 . 614 1 Cigarettes............................... 107.3 107.3 107.3 107.3 107.3 107.3 105.7 105.7 105.7 105.7 105.7 105.7 106.514 2 Cigars................................... 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 98.0 101.5 1 0 2 . 0 102.4 102.4 102.4 102.4 1 0 0 . 114 3 Other tobacco products................... 114.8 114.8 114.8 114.8 114.8 114.8 118.4 118.4 118.4 118.4 118.4 118.4 116.614 4 Alcoholic beverages...................... 105.9 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . 2 110.714 41 Malt beverages......................... 110.4 118.2 1 1 8 . 2 118.2 118.2 118.2 118.2 1 1 8 . 2 118.2 118.2 118.2 118.2 117.514 42 Distilled spirits...................... 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.914 43 Wines.................................. 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.3 77.314 5 Non-alcoholic beverages.................. 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.7 119.715 MISCELLANEOUS.............................. 1 1 1 . 1 111.4 109.2 109.5 108.4 108.1 105.5 108.9 108.3 108.4 105.7 105.1 108.315 1 Toys, sporting goods..................... 114.8 114.5 113.7 113.5 113.5 113.5 113.3 113.1 113.1 113.2 113.2 113.1 113.515 1 1 Toys....................... ............ 111.3 1 1 0 . 8 110.4 1 1 0 .

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