1

U.S. Department of Commerce

Rogers C. Morton, Secretary

James L. Pate, Assistant Secretary

for Economic Affairs

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Vincent P. Barabba, Director
p 244-271 

Year 

MANUFACTURES 

Series P 231-300. Physical Output of Selected Manufactured Commodities: 1860 to 1970-Con. 

Rayon 

and 

acetate 

yams 

available 

Textile mill products 

Noneellulosie 

yam 

available 

Finished 

knit 

cloth 

shipped" 

Carpets 

and 

rugs 

shipped 

Sodium 

! hyfd:x-

(caustic 

soda) 

Chemicals and allied products I 

Paints, Super- ii Light 

Ammo- Ammo- var- phos- prod- nia nia Sulfuric nishes, phates ucts anhy- aqua acid and (100% I of disdrous (100% (1003 lac- p,Q,) •

1

. tillation 

(1003 NH,) H2SO•) quers 

Inorganic chemicals 

Refined petroleum products 

Illuminating 

oils 

(kerosene) 

Lubricating 

oHs 

Para.flln 

wax 

NH,) 

------1---1---1----------1---1------1------------!--- 245 246 247 248 249 250 -~ _ _:::__ _ ___:::___!~ _ _::_ _ _:::_ ~ 258 

l

!-M'l. -l,Oo_o_ -l,OOO 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 i 1,000 I 

244 

lb. 

. lh. sq. yd. ~ tons ~ tons ~ tons ~1~ tons gal. ~ Ion• ~ bbl. ~ bbl. ~ bbl. ~ bbl. I 

Mil. 

lb. 

1943 _______ 494.2 112,560 --------- "2,249 543 8,442 i_________ 1,273 609 72 629 39 

1--------- "1,574 543 --------- 7,7541--------- l·::: ::: :: ::: :: 

i:::::~~~:i::~~:~;;: ::;~i~;;: :~;~;;;: :::::;;;: ::::;~;;:1:::;i;;;:)_::::;;;: ;;; ;;; ;; ;;; ;; ::::::::=!--:~:~::_ --~~::::_ -----=~=- ---~~~~~- "

13 

---~:~::_ -----~~~- m m ~~ m ~~ ---------1 49,587 59,152 759 l "69 "12 4,890 i 219 532 470 56 360 28 

1942_ - 468.8 194L_ 452.5 

1940 _______ 388.8 1939 _______ 359.9 1938 _______ 274.l 1937 _______ 267.2 1936 _______ 297.6 

:::::::::i··4:i:4s4·1··-4i:ii7ifr _____ iiiff•----;;75- -----i;s· ::::::::J-(N.A.T-1 m ~if ~~ ~U ~~ 

:::::::J::::::::.~:~~~:~~~ :::::~~~:1,::::~~~~: :::::~::::::~~~~~:::::::~::I !:: ::: :: !!! :: 

1935 _______ 252.8 1934 _______ 194.8 1933 _______ 211.9 1932 _______ 152.1 1931_ ______ 157.8 

1930 _______ 118.4 1929 _______ 131.8 --------- --------- 73,411 762 "87 1• 15 6 ,456 239 --------- 445 56 449 34 388 59 427 35 ::::::::: ::::::::: -·5u93· -----573- ----,,23- ----·-25- ---5:517· -----2oi- _________ 340 56 393 a2 

1928 _______ 100.3 1927 _______ 100.1 1926 _______ 60.9 307 62 365 32 

1925. - - - --- 58.4 __________________ 12.100 I 497 "16 51 s.325 176 60 365 1924 _______ 42.4 1923 _______ 1 32.8 1922 _______ 25.0 1921_ __ ---- 19.8 

1920 _______ 

;;;;;;;;; ~~~~~~~~~ ::::~!!!f ::::::: ::::::~!: :::::::~: -·-3:323- ----··94· -----863-

269 

225 : 196 ' 

158 

132 

124 

101 

91 

60 

56 

55 

46 

55 

320 

287 

255 

230 

211 

1919_ - ----- --------- --------- ··52:is2-:--···:E:i- ------i4- ----·-23· ---4:222· -----ios· 56 182 1918 _______ 

1917 _______ 1916 _______ 

1915 ______ _ 1914 _______ , 1913 ______ _ 

1912. - - ---- 1911. - - ----

1909 _______ --------- --------- --------- 1904 _______ --------- 1899 _______ --------- 1890 _______ --------- 1880 ______ _ 

1870 ______ _ 

1860 ______ _ 

Pneuma tic Year motor 

vehicle 

tires produced 

259 

Millions 

1970_ -- ---------- -~--------

1969. - - - ---- ----- ---------- 19611. _ - --- ------- ---------- 1967 _ - ----------- : 186 

1966_ - ---------- - ' - ---------

1965. - - ----------

________ ..... 

1964 ___ ---------- ---------- 1963_ ------------ 158 

i~~i::: :::::::::::::::::::::I 

See footnotes at end of table. 

692 

Shoes produced (except athletic) 

Men's Vlomen's 

260 261 

Mil. Mil. 

pairs pairs 

119.7 230.2 

m:~I 237.6 

283.7 123.7 258.0 126.9 284.2 

118.2 280.0 117.7 278.0 110.7 275.2 112.7 288.2 103.3 273.4 

Construction materials 

Structural. Common 

Rails fron and and pro- steel face 

dueedl' shapes brick pro- pro- duced" duced 

26.2 263 264 

1,000 1,000 short •horl wn• tons Billions 

900 "5,566 6.78 830 "5, 766 7.81 847 7,098 763 6,986 i:n I 878 7,687 8.26 

766 7.641 8.21 701 6,809 7.87 531 5,856 7.41 544 5,278 6.89 472 5,517 6.68 

Total" 

265 

1,000 

short 

tons 

181,514 

141,262 

131,462 

127,218 

134,101 

131,462 

127,076 

109,261 

98,328 

98,014 

43 174 41 155 35 111 

Primary and fabricated metals 

Raw steel produced 

Bessemer11 

266 

1,000 

short 

tom 

(") 

(") 278 

586 

858 

963 

805 

881 

Open 

hearth" 

267 

1,000 

short 

tons 

48,022 

60,894 21 65,835 21 70,690 

85,025 

94, 198 98.097 

88 .834 82,957 

84,502 

Crucible" Electric 

and all 

other11 

268 269 

1,000 1,000 

short short tom Ions 

20, 162 20, 132 16 ,814 

15,089 

14 ,870 

18,804 

12,678 

10,920 

9,013 

8, 664 

Hot 

rolled 

iron 

and 

steel 

pro31 

27 

26 

23 

21 

25 

20 

20 

18 

15 

dueed17 

270 

1,000 

short 

tom 

"90,798 

"'93,877 

99,115 

93,084 

99,205 

99,304 

93,635 ' 

81.851 74,998 I 

78,412 

1,000 

bbl. 

2,697 

2,502 

2,393 

1,833 

1.659 

1,556 

1,863 

l,689 

1,608 

1,674 

1,677 

1,639 

1,706 

l,956 

2,261 

2,257 

2,089 

2,310 

2,135 

1,845 

1,665 

1,651 

1,553 

1,933 

1,668 

1,805 

1, 719 1,379 

Copper 

and 

copper 

base 

alloy, 

rolled, 

drawn, 

and 

extruded 

products 

shipped" 

271 

1,000 

short 

tons 

2,821 

3.274 

2,912 

2,987 

3,447 

3,144 

2,950 

2,592 

2,478 

2,255 
PHYSICAL OUTPUT p 259-271 

Series P 231-300. Physical Output of Selected Manufactured Commodities: 1860 to 1970-Con. 

Year 

Pneumatic 

motor 

vehicle 

tires 

produced 

259 

1960___ ---------- 1959 _____________ ----------

1958___ 112 1957 _____________ --------- 1956 _____________ ----------

1955 _____________ ----------

1954. ---------- 102 1953 _____________ ----------

1952. ---------- ---------- 1951_ ____________ ----------

1950___ --------·· 1949 _____________ ---------- 1948 _____________ ---------- 1947_____________ 112 1946 ____________ .. - ·--------

1940 _____________ ---------- 1939_____________ '264 I 

1938_7 _____________ -------- ----.-- ----»59 -- --1· 

1936_____________ »53 

1935. ---------- ---------- 1934. - - - - - - - - - - - - , _ - - - - - - - - -1' 1933_____________ "45 

1932. ---------- ----------· 1931_ ---------- 2252 ; 

1930 ____________ _ 1929 ____________ _ 

1928 _____________ ---------- 1927 _____________ "67 

1926_ - - - --- - - ----1- --------- 1925. ------------' "'61 1924 _____________ ---------- 1923_____________ 2250 1922 _____________ ---------- 1921_____________ "29 

Shoes produced 

(except athletic) 

Men's 

260 

Mil. 

pairs 

100.6 

110.1 

101.4 

104.3 

106.9 

103. 7 91.l 

98.8 

100.7 

104.5 

102.5 

97 .4 104.4 

106 .2 106 .0 

107.7 

108.5 

129.3 

143.0 

135.8 

102.4 

103.8 

96.7 

102.9 

103.8 

99.5 

91.4 

88.8 

74.5 

77.4 

77 .1 94.8 

91.0 

95.3 

86.6 

86.5 

84.7 

100.3 

90.0 

69.5 

Women's 

261 

Mil. 

pairs 

279.8 

292.4 

270.7 

274.2 

273.4 

270.9 

202.0 

186.9 

183.9 

169.4 

195.2 

178.0 

176.5 

191.6 

181.4 

120.2 

118.1 

154.7 

181. 7 184.9 

151.9 

167. 7 

147.8 

149. 7 161.9 

145.2 

133.0 

130. 7 113.9 

112.6 

112.6 

131.3 

123.8 

116.3 

ll0.4 

104.8 

104.l 

109. 7 105.4 

101.5 

1920 _____________ ---------- ---------- ---------- 1919_ "38 95 .0 104.8 1918 _____________ ---------- ----------

1917 _____________ ---------- ---------- ---------- 1916 _____________ ---------- ---------- ----------

See footnotes at end of table. 

Construction .materials 

Rails 

produced" 

262 

1,000 

short 

tons 

711 

631 

587 1,308 

1,301 

1,227 

1.171 

1,982 

1,472 

1,854 

:,850 

1,901 

2,208 

2,441 i 

1,966 

2,418 

2,491 

2, 127 2,096 

1,928 

1,679 

1,313 698 1,619 

1,366 

797 1,131 466 

451 1,297 

2,098 

3,049 

2,965 

3 ,143 

3,604 

3,119 

2,725 

3,253 

2,432 

2,440 

2,917 

2,468 

2,846 

3,297 

3,197 

2,469 

2,179 

3,923 

3,727 

3 ,162 

4,072 

3,387 

2,152 

4,070 

4,455 

3, 781 2,559 

3,352 

3,302 

3,220 • 

2,672 Ii 2,545 

2,219 

1,846 . 1,257 

1,463 

l,144 

1,273 

l, 738 1,464 

Structural 

iro11 and steel 

shapes 

produced" 

263 

1,000 

shart 

ton8 

6,125 

5,259 

5,220 

8,595 

7,167 

6,336 

5, 706 6,538 

5,355 

6,348 

5,442 

4,672 

5,456 

5,607 

4,388 

4,467 

4,676 

4,576 

5,8:6 

5, 724 

4,232 

3,359 

2,083 

3,670 

3,245 

1,960 

1,596 

1,243 

1,050 

2,310 

3,934 

5,351 

4,588 

4,192 

4,381 

4,037 

3,678 

3,814 

3,045 

1,425 

3,704 

2,928 

3,192 

3,483 

3,394 

2, 729 

2,275 

3,366 

3,188 

2, 142 

2,539 

2,549 

1,213 

2,173 

2,373 

1,860 

1,063 

1,227 

1,456 

1,135 

913 

952 

786 

654 

555 

Common and 

face 

briek 

produced 

264 

BWions 

6.94 

7 .34 

6.32 

6.66 

8.09 

7 .90 

6.72 

5.87 

5 .89 

6.63 

6.33 

5.52 

5.84 

5.14 

4.87 

2.29 

1.88 

1.92 (NA) 

(NA) 

4.10 

4.73 

3.53 

4.19 

3.82 

2.28 

1.40 

1.29 

1.40 

3.22 

5.11 

7.64 

8.83 

9.47 

9 .96 

10.04 

9 .19 

9.21 

7.32 

5.32 

5.64 

5.54 

3.91 

6.62 

8.40 

7.71 

7.96 

8.92 

9.37 

9.20 

9.92 

10 .61 

8.40 

10.38 

10.64 

10.36 

9.10 

8.90 

8.93 

8.45 

7.49 

8.13 

6.16 

5.60 

5.97 l 

~~' 1-----~::~­ ---- __ ;~~ -. ========== 

Total" 

265 

1,000 

short 

t.ons 

99.282 

93 ,446 

85,255 

112. 715 115,216 

ll7,036 

88,312 

111,610 

93,168 

105,200 

96,836 

77,978 

88 '640 84,894 

66' 603 

79, 702 89,642 

88.837 

86,032 

82,839 

66. 983 52. 799. 31, 752 

56' 637 53, 500 

38,184 

29 ,182 

25,725 

15, 123 28,607 

44,591 

61, 742 56,623 

49,273 

52,902 

49.705 

41,446 

49' 017 38,945 

21, 639 

46,183 

38,099 

49,010 

49, 181 I 

46,793 .f 

35 ,180 

25,606 

34,087 

34,079 

25,937 

28,330 

26,218 

15,383 

25,375 

25,443 

21,880 

15,205 

15,865 

16 ,402 

14, 784 

11,227 

11, 739 9.888 j 

7,940 i 

5,849 

6,785 

4,899 

4,471 

5,492 

4,349 

Primary and fabricated metals 

Raw steel produced 

266 

l,000 

short 

tons 

l, 189 1,380 

1,396 

2,475 

3,228 

3,320 

2,548 

3,856 

3,524 

4,891 

4,535 

3,947 

4,243 

4,233 

3,328 

4,305 

5,040 

5,625 

5.553 

5,578 

3,709 

3,359 

2.106 

3,864 

3,873 

3, 175 2,422 

2,717 

1,712 l 

3,373 

5,623 

7.945 

7,385 

6,894 

7, 721 

7,474 

6,551 

9,431 

6,578 

4,461 

9,841 

3,038 

10, 335 11, 572 12,234 

9,178 

6,895 

10,604 

11,492 

8,841 

10.478 

10, 414 6,828 

13, 031 13, 712 

12,231 

8,787 

9,605 

10,222 

9, 752 

7 ,481 

8,494 

7 ,401 

6, 181 4,388 

5,494 

3,995 

3,596 

4,663 

3,635 

Open 

hearth" 

267 

1,000 

short 

tons 

86,368 

81, 669 75,879 

101, 658 102, 841 

105,359 

80, 327 100,474 

82,846 

93, 167 

86,263 

70,249 

79,340 

76,874 

60, 712 

71,940 

80' 364 78,622 

76, 502 74,390 

61,573 

48 ,410 

29,080 

51,825 

48, 760 

34,401 

26,355 

22,653 

13,243 

24,953 

38. 587 53, 152 48,689 

41, 921 44, 764 

41,804 

34, 597 39,200 

32' 106 17' 065 

35,846 

29' 665 38,065 

37 '783 34,278 

25 ,838 

18,603 

23,340 

22,457 

16' 970 

17 ,672 

15,682 

8,492 

12 ,206 

11,594 

9,537 

6 ,325 

6, 146 6,054 

4,924 

3,638 

3,135 

2,388 

1,731 

1,396 

1,219 845 

805 

732 

631 

Electric 

and all othe:l7 

268 

l,000 

short 

to?tS 

8 ,379 

8,533 

6,656 

7 ,971 

8,641 

8,050 

5,486 

7,280 

6,798 

7 ,142 

6,039 

8,783 

5,057 

3,788 

2,563 

269 

1,000 

short 

tons 

3,457 

4,238 

4,589 

(Z) 

(Z) 

(Z) 2 3,975 

2 2,869 

l 1. 700 1 1, 029 

566 

947 

865 

(Z) 

1 606 1 405 

(Z) 

(Z) 

2 

6 

'I 

9 

16 

20 

24 

48 

31 

8 

79 

69 

128 I 138 

135 i 108 

88 

117 

114 

94 

122 

107 

63 

138 

137 

112 

93 

ll4 

126 

108 

109 

111 

99 

77 

65 

354 

168 

280 

379 

638 

542 

449 

401 

406 

274 

338 

230 

104 

417 

327 

482 

294 

146 

55 

20 

26 

17 

32 

58 

16 

72 ---------- 58 

69 

96 

82 

Hot 

rolled 

iron 

and 

steel 

270 

1 000 

short 

tons 

76, 446 71,856 

65, 105 85,887 

89,284 

90,658 

68,465 

85,944 

71,349 

81, 911 

75,191 

60,882 

69,192 

66,202 

50,987 

59,812 

65,804 

63.293 

62,446 

62,324 

48,660 

39,068 

23,569 

41,178 

37 .858 

26,840 

21.246 

18, 743 11, 705 21,477 

33,055 

45,998 

42,182 

36,825 

39, 755 

37,393 

31, 457 

37' 270 29,626 

16,547 

36,230 

28, 114 34,894 

37,036 

36,266 

27,320 

20, 575 27, 766 27,616 

21,324 

24, 216 22.002 

13,248 

22,249 

21, 939 

18,861 

13,455 

14, 793 15, 617 13,831 

lC, 626 11,530 

9,535 

7,842 

6, 178 

6,932 

5,199 

5,573 

6,906 

6,038 

Copper 

and 

copper 

base 

alloy, 

rolled, 

drawn, 

and extruded 

products 

shippedll 

271 

1,000 

short 

tons 

2,149 

2,407 

2,021 

2,214 

2,435 

2,564 

2,114 

2,525 

2,465 

634 

------495· 

------625-

----1~245· 

----;;55ij-

'4 545 

'~---------

693