The total value of products for all manufacturing industries of the United States in 1939, according to a preliminary report issued by the Department of Commerce, was $56,828,807,223. The five states showing the greatest values of manufactures were: New York, $7,134,400,147; Pennsylvania, $5,473,317,408; Illinois, $4,795,201,154; Ohio, $4,584,606,792; and Michigan, $4,341,413,139.
The total cost of materials, including fuel, purchased electricity and contract work, was $32,118,242,488. The Value Added by Manufacture, calculated by subtracting the above figure from the total, was $24,710,564,735.
These values were compiled from 184,244 establishments reported, which employed a total of 1,049,468 salaried employees and 7,887,242 wage earners. While these figures are somewhat lower, in most cases, than those appearing on the 1937 report of the Bureau of Census, an equitable basis of comparison is impossible owing to the fact that certain changes have been made in the distribution of information and in the number of industries reported in the more recent tabulation.
Figures covering firms directly connected with the National Defense Program show that these establishments represent approximately 16 per cent of all concerns reported in the 1937 Census of Manufactures, 39 per cent of the salaried personnel and 40 per cent of the wage earners.
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