current business statistics - Bureau of Economic Analysis

February 1972 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS S-31
Unless otherwise stated in footnotes below, data
through 1968 and descriptive notes are as shown
in the 1969 edition of BUSINESS STATISTICS
LUMBER— ALL TYPES 9 1
National Forest Products Association:
Production, total mil. bd. ft_.
Hardwoods - - - _.do
Softwoods do
Shipments, total _ . _.do _
Hardwoods do __.
Softwoods do
Stocks (gross) , mill, end of period, total — do
Hardwoods _ _ _ __do
Softwoods _ _ do
Exports, total sawmill products do
Imports total sawmill products do
SOFTWOODS1
Douglas fir:
Orders new mil. bd. ft
Orders unfilled , end of period do
Production... _ _ _.do
Shipments _ _ - -do
Stocks (gross), mill, end of period do_
Exports, total sawmill products _ do .
Sawed timber __ do
Boards, planks, scantlings, etc do
Prices, wholesale:
Dimension, construction, dried, 2" x 4", R. L.
SperMbd. It-
Flooring, C and better, F. G., 1" x 4", R. L.
$ per M bd. ft
Southern pine:
Orders, new _ _ _ mil. bd. ft_
Orders, unfilled, end of period do
Production _ _ _ _ _ do _
Shipments.- do
Stocks (gross) , mill and concentration yards, end
of period mil. bd. ft.
Exports, total sawmill products M bd. ft
Prices, wholesale, (indexes):
Boards, No. 2 and better, I" x 6", R. L.
1967=100..
Flooring, B and better, F. G.,1" x 4", S. L.
1967=100..
Western pine:
Orders, new _ _ mil. bd. ft
Orders, unfilled, end of period do
Production _ _ _ . _ do _
Shipments _ _ _ do
Stocks (gross) , mill, end of period __ do
Price, wholesale, Ponderosa, boards, No. 3, 1" x
12", R L. (6' and over) $ per M bd. ft
HARDWOOD FLOORING
Oak:
Orders, new mil. bd. ft..
Orders, unfilled, end of period. do. __
Production do
Shipments.. _ _ _ _ _ __do
Stocks (gross) , mill, end of period do
IRON AND STEEL
Exports:
Steel mill products thous. sh. tons
Scrap __ do
Pig iron do
Imports:
Steel mill products _ do
Scrap do
Pig iron . do
Iron and Steel Scrap
Production ___thous. sh. tons.-
Receipts, net J_ do
Consumption do
Stocks, end of period do
Prices, steel scrap, No. 1 heavy melting:
Composite (5 markets) $ per Ig. ton
Pittsburgh district do.___
1969 | 1970
37,943
8,468
29,481
37, 615
8,676
28,943
Annual
5,332
630
4, 704
i 1, 158
16,263
7,258
486
7,632
7,593
1,010
359
88
271
113. 52
212. 59
6,934
324
7,243
7,032
1,348
i 75,687
127.5
119. 8
9,285
364
9,691
9,460
1,627
107. 18
380.6
12.0
393.1
387.8
29.6
15,229
9, 176
44
14,034
412
417
i 56, 287
136,929
194,816
i 6, 552
29.76
32.00
36,603
7,964
28, 639
35,596
7,078
28, 518
6,363
1,516
4,847
1, 266
6,095
7,398
457
7, 475
7,398
1,058
380
87
292
92.22
226. 76
7,316
373
7,295
7,267
1,376
78,418
107.9
122.9
9,341
334
9,378
9,371
1,634
83.79
304.4
9.1
315.2
306.7
33.3
7,053
10, 365
310
13,364
346
266
rt 52, 575
'i 34, 148
'i 85, 559
7,668
40.72
42.00
1970
Dec.
1971
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
LUMBER AND PRODUCTS
2,639
535
2,104
2,632
511
2, 121
6,363
1,516
4,847
103
422
580
457
536
547
1, 058
44
10
35
90.68
226. 54
626
373
607
586
1,376
5,638
109.7
123.3
688
334
646
661
1,634
74.90
26.6
9.1
23.9
24.7
33.3
2,794
571
2,223
2,738
566
2,172
6,428
1,529
4,899
80
505
728
584
594
601
1,051
28 7
21
2 91. 45
2 228.10
663
425
597
611
1,362
4,785
112.7
125.0
746
445
638
635
1,637
72.36
25.5
9.7
23.2
23.8
32.8
2,983
537
2,446
3,075
582
2,493
6,277
1,484
4,793
87
473
657
618
640
623
1,068
29 9
21
98.65
228. 10
714
472
658
667
1,353
4,887
119.8
127.8
778
424
740
799
1,578
75.01
24.5
10.5
24.5
23.8
33.5
3,339
509
2,830
3,472
637
2,835
6,143
1,355
4,788
91
683
691
593
755
716
1, 107
35 8
27
110. 95
228. 10
704
425
710
751
1,312
6,232
124.5
129.6
869
374
924
919
1,583
84.94
25,6
9.4
28.7
26.8
35.4
3,451
577
2,874
3,550
644
2,916
6,042
1,287
4,755
90
563
853
673
741
773
1,075
36
11
24
111. 50
228. 10
790
448
750
767
1,295
5,173
127.1
131.3
925
386
931
913
1,601
101. 21
25.2
9.3
28.2
25.2
38.1
3,168
599
2,569
3,313
659
2,654
5,895
1,225
4, 670
88
650
614
633
639
654
1,060
27 5
22
112. 12
224. 99
702
447
694
703
1,286
6,091
130.7
131.3
845
356
823
875
1,549
99.29
27.7
9.3
24.7
27.7
35.2
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
299
730
43
1,347
29
49
4,079
2,541
6,542
7, 668
34.98
38.00
258
641 1
1,305
286
4,491
2,664
7,512
8,048
39.62
41.50
*• Revised. * Preliminary. 1 Annual data; monthly revisions are not available.
2 Beginning Jan. 1971, data reflect changes in size specifications, and are not comparable
with those for earlier periods. 3 Less than 500 tons.
9 Totals include data for types of lumber not shown separately.
HData for orders, production, shipments, and stocks have been revised back to 1962;
199
460
( 3 )
1, 230
185
4,436
2,870
7,280
7,420
40.14
40.75
186
472 3
1,254
247
5,145
3,319
8,373
7,518
36.26
39.00
189
526 7
1,363
26
31
5,022
3,069
8,304
7,301
33.33
37.00
183
642 1
1,792
20
26
5,066
3,084
8,308
7,195
34. 29
37. 50
3,384
613
2,771
3,537
587
2,950
5,741
1,250
4,491
95
761
814
677
723
770
1,013
36
10
25
116. 72
224. 22
771
454
731
764
1,253
6,931
133.2
132.6
973
374
876
955
1,470
92.70
32.1
11.6
25.4
29.9
32.5
249
579 5
2,112
30
40
4,771
3,180
7,565
7,597
31.62
36.50
3,194
590
2,604
3,209
584
2,625
5,723
1,253
4,470
79
767
695
787
605
585
1,033
9 26
125. 72
224. 22
749
463
718
740
1,231
8,563
140.7
136.0
940
437
868
877
1,461
96.40
32.3
14.5
25.0
29.4
28.1
298
440 5
1,688
24
37
4,012
2,416
6,252
7,780
31.24
35.50
3,220
502
2,718
3,345
583
2,762
5,594
1,145
4,449
85
624
685
715
769
757
1,045
17 6
12
129.92
232.02
724
440
721
747
1,205
5,140
143.2
136.0
872
368
914
941
1,437
106.24
27.0
10.0
28.3
31.3
25.1
164
552 4
1,554
33
39
2,556
2,116
4,583
7,863
29.90
36.00
3,242
532
2,710
3,294
583
2,711
5,532
1,084
4,448
72
797
735
735
715
715
1,045
12 38
128. 88
232. 02
690
405
715
725
1,195
6,973
143.2
136.0
971
365
974
974
1,437
109. 10
26.9
8.4
37.3
27.8
24.6
286
794 3
1,780
37
54
3,201
2,419
5,624
7,898
31.78
36.00
3,199
574
2,625
3,336
607
2,729
5,397
1,053
4,344
88
516
696
704
657
727
975
21 4
17
128. 59
231. 87
744
385
756
764
1,187
1,760
143.2
136.0
906
374
887
897
1,427
106. 57
27.8
8.7
25.2
27.1
23.2
172
373 1
1,437
28
18
'3,498
'2,821
'5,966
' 8, 260
31. 53
35.00
3,028
536
2,492
3,067
554
2,513
5,358
1,035
4,323
131
582
775
740
713
739
949
58
21
37
127. 45
226. 28
693
406
694
672
1,209
1,338
143.0
136.0
786
341
806
819
1,414
105. 14
24.0
7.4
22.7
24.4
21.4
248
284
( 3 )
1,472
27
24
"3,471
*2,578
P5,935
P8,374
29.70
34. 00
2,924
481
2,443
3, 015
531
2,484
5,266
984
4, 282
131
668
566
696
702
943
21 3
19
130.23
225.35
696
421
688
681
1,216
7,050
143.4
136. 0
847
362
794
826
1,382
108. 28
24.0
8.1
22.7
24.4
22.0
397
494 3
1,336
31
35
28.93
33.00
corresponding monthly revisions are available for 1968 and 1969 only.
tReceipts previously shown for the period Apr. 1967-Sept. 1969 have been corrected to
represent net receipts (i.e., less scrap shipped, transferred, or otherwise disposed of during the
period); data comparable with the net receipts shown through Mar. 1967 appear in the Feb.
1970 SURVEY, p. S-31.
1972
Jan.