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October 22, 1940
DECREASE IN COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT PRODUCTS
Manufacturers of communication equipment reported moder¬ ate decreases in employment, wages, and production for 1939 as com¬ pared with 1937, according to preliminary figures compiled from returns of the Census of Manufactures for 1939 and released by Director William Lane Austin, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce .
This industry, as constituted for census purposes, embraces establishments primarily engaged in the manufacture of electric signaling apparatus (other than railway); signals and attachments (railway); telephone and telegraph equipment; and miscellaneous radio parts except loud speakers and microphones which are a part of the Radios, Radio Tubes, and Phonographs industry.
The wage earners primarily engaged in manufacturing in this industry in 1939 numbered 32,119, a decrease of 21.6 percent, compared with 40,981 reported for 1937, and their wages, $44,444,379 decreased 19.7 percent as compared with $55,326,496, reported for 1937. These decreases may be partially accounted for by the fact that the 1939 Census of Manufactures questionnaire, for the first time, called for personnel employed in distribution, construction, etc., separately from manufacturing employees of the plants. It is not known how many of the wage earners reported for 1937 were en¬ gaged in distribution and construction and how many were engaged in manufacturing. Employees of the plants reported as engaged in dis¬ tribution and construction activities in 1939 are not included in this preliminary report but will be included in the final report.
The value of products of the industry for 1939 amounted to $191,326, 489, a decrease of 15.9 percent, compared with $227,523,931 reported for 1937.
Summary statistics for 1939 and 1937 are given in Table 1. Detailed statistics on production are given in Table 2. All figures for 1939 are preliminary and subject to revision.
Table 1. Summary for the Industry: 1939 and 1937
(Because they account for a negligible portion of the national output, plants with annual production valued at less than $5,000 have been excluded since 1919)
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