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y BUSINESS STATISTICS JL HE STATISTICS here are a continuation of the data published in BUSINESS STATISTICS, the 1955 Statistical Supplement to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. That volume (price $2.00) contains monthly data for the years 1951 through 1954 and monthly averages for earlier years back to 1929 insofar as available; it also provides a description of each series and references to sources of monthly figures prior to 1951. Series added or significantly revised since publication of the 1955 Supplement are indicated by an asterisk (*) and a dagger (t), respectively. Except as otherwise stated, the terms "unadjusted" and "adjusted" refer to adjustment for seasonal variation. Statistics originating in Government agencies are not copyrighted and may be reprinted freely. Data from private sources are provided through the courtesy of the compilers, and are subject to their copyrights. [Averages for the year 1955 are provided in the July 1956 issue of the SURVEY] 1955 Unless otherwise stated, statistics through 1954 and descriptive notes are shown in the 1955 edition of Novem- DecemBUSINESS STATISTICS ber ber 1956 January February March April May June August July Septem- October Novem- December ber ber GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT Seasonally adjusted quarterly totals at annual rates :t National income, total . _ _ _ bil. ofdol.Compensation of employees, total Wages and salaries, total Private Military Government civilian Supplements to wages and salaries do __ _ do do do do --- do Proprietors' and rental income, totaled Business and professionalcf -Farm Rental income of persons -Corporate profits and inventory valuation ment, total bil. Corporate profits before tax total Corporate profits tax liability Corporate profits after tax Inventory valuation adjustment Net interest do do do do adjustof dol do do do do -do 334.4 334. 9 338.7 343.5 230.3 217.0 180 5 9.7 26 8 13.3 233.0 219.4 182 5 9.6 27 3 13.6 237.2 --223.5 186 2 9.5 27 8 13.8 240.4 226.2 188 3 9.5 28 5 14.2 49 3 28.0 11 4 9.8 49 5 28 2 11 5 9.8 49 9 28.9 11 3 9.7 50 7 29.5 11 6 9 7 43.4 46 4 23 4 23 0 —3. 0 11 3 40.9 43 7 22 1 21 6 -2.8 11 5 39.8 42.9 21 7 21.3 -3.1 11 7 40.4 41 2 20 8 20 4 -.8 12 0 - do 401.9 405.4 408.3 413 8 do do do ._ do 259.5 35 4 129.2 94 9 261.7 34 8 130. 5 96 4 263.7 33 4 132.3 98.0 266 8 33 0 134.0 99 7 Gross private domestic investment, total - do New construction do Producers' durable equipment do Change in business inventories do 65.1 33 0 25 9 6. 1 63.1 32 6 26 4 4 1 64.7 33 6 27 5 35 65 33 29 2 Net foreign investment - do __ Government purchases of goods and services, total bil of dol Federal (less Government sales) do National security ? do State and local do -.8 .1 Gross national product, total Personal consumption expenditures, total Durable goods Nondurable goods _ -Services 1 6 5 0 1.2 17 78 1 47.2 40 6 30 9 78 46 40 32 5 4 5 1 78 7 46.1 40 7 32 6 80 2 47 2 41 9 33 0 Personal income, total Less' Personal tax and nontax payments Equals* Disposable personal income do do do 314.6 36.3 278 4 317.5 37 3 280 2 322.9 38 1 284 9 327 0 38 8 288 2 Personal saving § do 18.8 18 6 21.2 21 4 PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates :f Total personal income bil of dol 314 5 317 5 316 7 317 1 318 6 321 7 322 8 324 9 324 3 328 1 329 5 T 332. 5 333 6 r 229. 7 100. 6 r 60. 2 r 30. 9 r 38.0 230. 7 101.2 60.4 31.1 38.0 7.4 52. 3 30.2 18.9 7.4 52.0 30.4 19.1 6.0 6.0 Wage and salary disbursements, total do Commoditv producing industries _. do _ _ Distributive industries - do _ Service industries - ___ - do__ Governmcnt - do - 217.2 94.2 57.3 29.3 36.4 218.2 94.5 57.6 29.4 36.7 219.0 94.8 57.9 29.5 36.8 218.9 94.7 57.9 29.5 36.8 220.3 95. 1 58.4 29.6 37.2 222.9 96.8 59. 1 29.8 37.2 223 2 96.8 59.1 30.0 37 3 225.2 97.5 59.9 30.2 37.6 224.0 95.9 59.9 30.4 37.8 227.1 98.3 60.3 30.6 37.9 228.5 99.1 60.5 30.8 38.1 Other labor income do Proprietors' and rental income _ _ _ _ do.__ Personal interest income and dividends do Transfer payments _ _ _ _ _ do _. Less personal contributions for social insurance bil. of dol— 7.2 49.6 28.1 17.7 7.3 49.2 30.2 18.0 7.3 49.4 28.5 18.2 7.2 49.7 28.7 18.3 7.2 49.5 28.8 18.5 7.2 49.7 29.1 18.6 7.2 50.1 29.4 18.7 7.3 50.0 29.6 18.6 7.3 50.5 29.7 18.6 7.3 51.0 29.8 18.8 7.3 50.9 30.0 18.7 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 r r 314.4 r 316. 3 309.4 299.4 301.6 304.0 302.8 301.5 307.6 Total nonaericultural income... _. do _ - _ 310.3 312.8 317.7 306.8 'Revised. t Revised series. Estimates of national income and product and personal income have been revised back to 1952 (see pp. 7 ff. of the July 1956 SURVEY); for data prior to 1952, see the 1954 NATIONAL INCOME SUPPLEMENT or the 1955 edition of BUSINESS STATISTICS. d* Includes inventory valuation adjustment. 9 Government sales are not deducted. §Personal saving is excess of disposable income over personal consumption expenditures shown as a component of gross national product above. 411523°—57- S-l