PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES DEPENDENT UPON EXPORT TRADE IN 1939

Source: W. W. Leontief, Quarterly Journal of Economics, February 1946.

A considerable proportion of the workers in many of our key industries are dependent upon export mar kets. In 1939 the percent of total employment dependent upon exports ranged from about 8 to 23 percent in the various industries.

(American Farm Bureau Federation, Chicago, Ill., February 20, 1947.)

Volume of agricultural production in the United States, 1909-46

Includes in addition, other feed grains, hay, cotton, tobacco, hops, soybeans, flaxseed, wool, and mohair. * Preliminary.

Source: The National Food Situation, October 1942 and January-March 1947, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

(American Farm Bureau Federation, Chicago, Ill., February 20, 1947.)

The total volume of agricultural production for 1946 is estimated to have been 31 percent above the prewar 1935-39 average.

Source: The National Food Situation, January-March 1947, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

There was more food available for civilian consumption in 1946 than at any time in our history. In 1946, 10 percent of our food supplies were used for military, lend-lease, and export compared with 19 percent in

1945.

(American Farm Bureau Federation, Chicago, Ill., February 20, 1947.)

PERCENT OF TOTAL UNITED STATES FOOD SUPPLY THAT WAS EXPORTED, FISCAL YEAR, 1945-46

(Includes food used for civilian relief by United States armed forces)

About one-eighth of our food supply was exported during the fiscal year ending June 1946. These exports included the food used by the armed forces for relief feeding. Nearly 44 percent of our wheat and over a third of our canned fish, rice, dry beans and peas, and dried milk went out of the country. About onefourth of our condensed and evaporated milk and cheese, and nearly a fifth of our corn and corn products, and oats, rye, and barley were exported. Foreign shipments of edible fats and oils amounted to about 12 percent of the total supply, compared with a little less than 6 percent for eggs, meats, and fruits. (American Farm Bureau Federation, Chicago, Ill., February 20, 1947.)

Quantities of United States agricultural exports, by 5-year periods, 1915–44,1 and 1945 [Index numbers, calendar years, 1924–29=100]

1 Simple average of index numbers by 5-year periods. Does not include United States military shipments for civilian feeding in occupied zones.

Source: Foreign Agricultural Trade, Dec. 15, 1946, and Agricultural Statistics, 1942, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

The volume of agricultural exports has declined materially since the 1920's. Agricultural exports in the late thirties were only 60 percent of the 1924-29 average. The volume of agricultural exports (including lend-lease shipments) declined still further during the war period of 1940-44. Although a substantial increase occurred in 1945, the volume of agricultural exports was still slightly below the predepression level. Food exports were higher while cotton exports were considerably lower.

(American Farm Bureau Federation, Chicago, Ill., Feb. 20, 1947.)