Show MARCH OF RECOVERY IN convincing TERMS the story of progress in recovery during 1934 was summarized by C T murchison hlson director of the bureau of foreign and domestic cor merce in an address in pittsburgh as f follows factory employment first 10 months gain of 17 per cent over 1933 factory payrolls were 32 per cent higher construction activity showed a gain of 51 per cent freight car loadings surefire sure fire sales barometer gained 86 per cent department store sales volume increased 13 per cent chain stores improved 8 per cent holiday sales were better by approximately 30 per cent foreign trade up 36 per cent to in exports export and 15 12 1 2 in imports combined figures of national manufacturing companies showed increase of per cent for first 9 months of 1934 increase in bank deposits during the year six billion dollars increase in farm income during year more than one billion dollars virtual cessation of bank failures these figures depict the march of recovery in convincing terms |