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BUSINESS Mm INCOME iPAYMENTS B | ^ .
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
September 5, 1958
STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected
weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Index, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 10
7 0
6 0
5 0
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2 0
PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Monthly
(Wednesday close)
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1955 1956 1957 1958
Index, 1947-49= 100 275
2 5 0
225 h
2 0 0
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. I. seas. adj . index)
Monthly
175 U» ' * I ' I •» > » I I I I 1 1 ,1 » I 1 I I I I 1 I 1 I 1 I i I t 1 8 8 I 8 8 I 8 I i 8 I
Weekly
1958
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Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 2 7 5
1957
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MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted)
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Bill ion Dollars 5
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N E W CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (seasonally adjusted)
Private Residential ( nonfarm)
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1955 1956 1957 S958 0 1 i i M i I«»«' M n n « 1 » »i i i I > M i i l i i i i i I i 11 t i l i i t i
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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
ITEM
Commodity prices, wholesale:
F1 nance:
1947-49*100.. ••••••«••••.do....
••••.•••»...do.... .•»••••«•...do....
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/.....do....
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in
Time deposits, except U. S. Government.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total.
Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)
Production:
Percent of capacity e...
leading cities: 4/
(gross)....do.... ...do....
4/...1941-43*10..
s. of short tons..
s. of short tons..
d«
1957
August 24
88.8 130
1,217 1,120 260
31,055 25,211 18,806
552
54,482 23,610 86,973 25,303 32,217 8,682
4.38 45.49 49.10
1,653 12,023 143,621 6,789
2,101 #82.1 759 367
August 31
•118.4 •93.0 •106.8 •126.0 88.4 144
1,165 (,069 262
30,998 25,133 18,838
434
54,973 23,633 86,470 24,914 32,012 8,696
4.41 44.64 48.20
1,672 12,147 (39,468 6,766
2,103 #82.2 745 357
1 1958
August 9
119.2 93.6 IH.9 (26. 1 87.6
! (20 j ^2,463
2,250 290
31,170 26,212 18,296
560
55,763 28,458 95,466 34, i72 29,597 8,967
4.11 47.46 50.70
1,328 (2,707 8i,055 6,836
1,586 58.8 619 294
August (6
119.0 93.2 ((1.2 126.0 87.1 (24
••2,407 2,(99 262
31,291 26,685 18,760
691
55,584 28,446 94,890 33,665 29,677 9,019
4.16 47.81 51.12
1,346 12,851 72,653 6,839
1,632 60.5 626 299
August 23
118.8 93.0 110.7 125.9 86.5 134
272
31,295 26,665 (8,648
619
55,323 28,392 94,756 33,297 29,932 9,059
4.20 47.52 50.59
(,351 (2,486 34,813 6,875
(,690 62.6 634 308
August 30
S 18.7 92.5 110.2 125.9 86.2
.
31 249 26,417 18,526
576
4,25 42.91 51.25
24,329
1,715 63.5
±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. £/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5_/ Week beginning September I, 1958: Production, 1,707 thous. short tons; operating rate, 63.2 percent. • Monthly index for August 1957. *» Excludes 608,000 and 650,000 insured unemployed reported under temporary programs (TUC) for August 9 and August 16, respectively. # Based on January I, (957, annual capacity (135,459,(50 tons); not comparable with 1958 rates which are based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons).
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
ITEM
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Manufacturers' sales:
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)
Textile
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) Lumber and furniture,,.,,, ,, 4 e e», s e a
of dol..
...do.... •..do....
>..do.... •..do....
•..do....
•..do.... ...do.... •..do.... ,..do.... •..do.... ...do.... ...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...uO....
...do....
1957
June
28,278 14,590 2,484 1,552 4,459 5,187 (,027 765
15,688 4,29J
582 (,022 886
(,886 2,780
48 (
28,142 (4,207 2,289 (,492 4,259 3,241 (,076 741
13,955 4,185
382 (,063 877
1,894 2,780
458
July
27,196 13,336 2,068 1,491 3,970 3,195
868 721
15,860 4,362
398 939 835
1,848 2,931
509
29,030 (4,573 2,447 (,605 4,447 3,251
957 736
14,457 4,325
575 1,089 896
2,008 2,991
514
1958
April
25,248 (l,92J (,740 1,516 5,867 2,652
788 617
15,527 4,227
562 965 885
1,944 2,5(6
438
24,945 11,532 1,657 (,302 3,748 2,466
791 605
13,4(5 4,348
375 1,016 874
1,852 2,594
429
May
25,426 11,960 1,757 1,550 5,772 2,675
788 652
15,466 4,434
381 930 904
1,981 2,630
432
25,206 11,643 (,656 1,33! 3,756 2,556
807 621
15,565 4,416
565 994 895
1,875 2,657
428
June
r26,122 r(2,584 r2,052 r1,452 r5,967 r2,657
r805 r677
r(5,538 r4,44(
r40l r1,006
r92(
r(,949 r2,628
467
r25,747 r(2,086 r1,854 r(,397 r3,780 r2,6(0
r822 r645
r!5,66f r4,557
r582
r(,025 r905
r(,899 r2,682
445
Ju!y
24,742 11,285 1,585 (,452
5,465 2,447
754 669
(5,457 4,421 405 9(5 852
1,862 2,755
26,290 12,526 (,888 (,484 5,871 2,562
855 685
(5,964 4,577 586
( 046 916
1 998 2 789
r/ Revised. 9077
±f Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3
ITEM
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued
Manufacturers' inventories, end of month:
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do....
Petroleum and coal,e,,9e,,9,,,,«,,,„e.„,,«,igtdo,,,«
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do....
Nondurable-goods industries, total J./.••••••••••••••do....
Manufacturers1 orders:
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do*..
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do....
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.....do....
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do...
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Castings, gray iron:
Castings, malleable iron:
Castings, steel:
Fabricated structural steel:
Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net mo. avg. shipments, 1947-49=100..
Television sets (incl. combination), production 3/....e.do....
1957
June
54,043 31,749 4,043 3,292 10,760 7,899 1,877 1,267
22,294 4,524 1,981 2,691 1,442 3,744 3,451 1,058
53,853 31,438 4,207 3,077 10,601 7,919 1,845 1,254
22,415 4,882 2,064 2,612 1,442 3,692 3,486 1,027
27,538 13,716 2,217 1,427 4,512 2,609 13,822
27,055 13,249 2,306 1,486 4,103 2,544 13,806
60,329 57,164 6,330 4,283 19,695 22,060 3,165
853 1,058 599
76,331 72,556 44,639
153,647 119,353 31,338
247 385
4,134
187.5 207.3 282.3
1,088.3 543.8
July
53,762 31,450 4,173 3,240 10,584 7,781 1,871 1,239
22,312 4,629 1,936 2,678 1,430 3,716 3,529 1,024
54,093 31,696 4,245 3, 146 10,622 8,038 1,857 1,239
22,397 4,804 2,038 2,642 1,430 3,728 3,494 1,045
26,155 12,318 1,938 1,522 3,904 2,256 13,837
27,276 13,005 2,241 1,522 4,065 2,396 14,271
59,288 56,146 6,200 4,314 19,629 21,123 3,142
880 954 523
80,694 57,748 34,876
122,018 90,037 22,803
213 1 342
3,907
98.6 218.3 335. 1
! 612.6 1 360.7
Apr 11
51,595 29,683 4,185 2,983 9,885 6,956 1,814 1,282
21,912 4,520 1,915 2,675 1,483 3,858 3,372 1,078
51,486 29,424 4,362 2,925 9,744 6,863 1,783 1,233
22,062 4,765 1,896 2,606 1,468 3,839 3,441 1,047
24,254 10,879 1,457 1,255 3,724 2,072 13,375
24,498 10,833
j 1,543 1,230
' 3,596 2,093 13,665
46,510 44,017 3,757
| 3,038 ! 16,184
17,203 2,493
582 807 457
47,664 50,695 29,388
91,464 69,121 11,956
208 • 1 324
2,387
88.7 247.3 218.6 697.3
1 302.6
1958
May
50,862 29,182 4,126 2,938 9,771 6,716 1,809 1,261
21,680 4,406 1,861 2,675 1,455 3,783 3,343 1,051
50,896 28,981 4,277 2,852 9,636 6,721 1,772 1,236
21,915 4,759 1,880 2,584 1,455 3,796 3,377 1,020
25,032 11,486 1,738 1,362 3,681 2,255 13,546
24,998 11,423 1,671 1,322 3,690 2,265 13,575
46,116 43,543 3,738 3,050 16,093 16,783 2,573
570 820 472
46,603 1 48,306
26,656
87,002 66,086 10,416
224 I 328
2,211
136.1 218.8 256.9 654.8
j 267.0
June
r50,278 r28,698 r3,999 r2,987 r9,542 r6,579 1,807
r1,246
r21,580 r4,4l6 r1,785 r2,635 r 1,435 r3,776 r3,348 1,015
r50,246 r28,528 r4,169 r2,844 r9,446 r6,595 1,776
r 1,234
r2l,7l8 r4,76l r1,859 r2,572 r1,435 r3,747 r3,348
986
r26,359 r12,727 rI,872 r 1,436 r3,958 r2,808 r13,632
r25,785 r12,245 r1,952 r 1,496 r3,592 r2,678 r13,540
r46,353 r43,686 r3,558 r3,034 rl6,084 r16,954 r2,667
573 r868 542
48,260 51,882 31,077
r92,86l 71,624 14,185
287 1 329 1 2,191
87.7 253. 1 282.0 r774.4
1 r377.l
July
49,479 28,128 4,049 2,895 9,277 6,426 1,786 1,225
21,351 4,542 1,730 2,595 1,418 3,697 3,312
49,812 28,303 4,121 2,811 9,310 6,606 1,773 1,225
21,509 4,715 1,840 2,561 1,418 3,711 3,312
25,038 11,465 1,726 1,450 3,580 2,165 13,573
26,326 12,383 1,993 1,450 3,746 2,571 13,943
46,649 43,866 3,699 3,052 16,199 16,672 2,783
•
331 291
2,220
263.8 268.8 621.5 275.0
r/ Revised. J/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown, types totaled 7,800 units in July 1958. 5/ Data for June 1957 and 9077
2/ Data exclude sales of June 1958 cover 5 weeks;
combination washer-dryer units; sales of such other months, 4 weeks.
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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
STEM
COMMODITY PRICES
Prices received and paid fey farmerss Prices received, all farm products........«•...I9l0-I4a|00.#
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Prices paids*
All comraod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do....
Retai1 prices All commodities CUaSa Depta of Commerce index).1935-39= I00aa
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
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New construction (seasonally adjusted), total.. ..do....
1957
July
246 237 276 273 170 218 216 250 169 460
254 253 297 155 307
273 287 257 295 83
2l7a5
4,477 3,124 1,586 8,155 392 814 297 310 169 536
1,353 390 121 539
3,934 2,811 1,383 787 300 292 133 493
1,123 357 108 i 39IJ
August
247 i 232 ! 232
278 169 217
! 201 252 169 469
261 260 302 S68 297
273 287 257 295 84
217.9
4,667 3,196 1,611 1,180 387 842 301 319 173 549
1,4-71 416 142 577
4,034 2,854 1,412 803 301 296 133 487
1,180 374 120 393
May
264 246
1 314 246 S63 22! 268 238 224 475
280 244 355 168 204
283 294 271 306 86
220.6
4,054 2,773 1,407 1,000 356 698 204 285 147 504
1,281 381 88 500
3,929 2,716 1,334 733 210 302 134 499
1,213 371 90 450
1958
June
255 232 232 246 167 197 277 239 180 474
275 24 S 348 163 212
282 293 270 305 84
220.6
4,397 2,979 1,539 1,110 377 735 193 315 162 524
1,418 406 95 580
3,969 2,743 1,368 729 195 311 135 494
1,226 379 86. 453
Jy ly
254 228 209 260 165 190 253 227 185 473
277 246 347 166 2S0
282 293 270 305 83
221.0
r4,642 r3,128 rl,64? 1,200 r389 754 185 326 171 542
rl,5!4 r4l7 105
r635
r4,058 r2,804 r1,431
724 187 308 135 498
r1,254 r380 94
r460
August
251 225 181 281 163 190 239 232 142 483
275 255 338 S66 2S0
281 291 269 304 83
4,803 3,215 1,718 1,280 387 743 179 316 175 562
1,588 422 120 675
4,120 2,856 1,506 702 179 294 135 498
1,264 379 102 459
£/ Revised,, J/ Except farm and public utilftya * CORRECTION: Index of "prices paid by farmers" shown in chart appearing on p. I of Weekly Supplement issues for Feba 7, Mar. 7, Apr. 4, May 9, June 13, July 4, and Aug, 8, 1958, reflects prices paid for "commodities and services"; St does not include data for interest, taxes, and wage rates. USCOMM-DC-9077
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