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April 1, 1955 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $3.25 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 200 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) Monthly Weekly INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 200 (seasonally adjusted) 175 175 1954 150 125 ^ ^ - - iA> 100 i i i i 1 i i i i I i i i i i 1952 1 i i . . i 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1953 1954 - 150 - 125 1 i I 1 !_UVJ 100 JFMAMJ 1955 INDEX, 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 = 100 500 INDEX, 1935-39 = 100 500 Monthly PRICES OF 420 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS JASOND (Wednesday close) - 400 400 300 - 200 100 300 - — * - ^ . •^im—i 4*1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 i i i i i . 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1953 1952 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1954 1 1 i i i i i JFMAMJJASOND 1955 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 BILLION DOLLARS 120 40 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING CONSUMER PRICES (short- & intermediate - term) 1 15 Total 30 1 10 - (end of month) \ All Items Food 20 105 - - Installment Credit (end of month) 100 Ail | I I I I I 1 1 .....I..... 1952 1953 11111111111 1954 .... . 1 . . . . . 1955 10 ll i 1952 i I i i i i 1953 I 1954 I I I I I I I I I I 1955 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM Mar. 20 Mar. 27 Mar. 5 Mar. 12 Mar. 26 Mar. 19 Commodity prices, wholesale: A I I rnmrnnrii + ioc; \QA1-AQ- (QO. Farm products do... Foods, processed do... A I I other dc... 22 commodities 2/ do. .. Department store sales do... Insured unemployment, total 3/ thous. State programs do... Finance: Currency in circulation^/ mil. of dol. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do... Member bank reserve balances do... Excess reserves, estimated do. .. Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of dol. Time deposits, except Government do... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do... U. S. Government obligations do... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do... Real-estate loans (gross) do... Failures, industrial and commercial number. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4_/ percent. Stock prices, 480 stocks(Standard and Poor's).1935-39=100. Industrials, 420 stocks do... Production: Bituminous coal 47 thous. of short tons. Electric power, by utilities mil. of kw.-hr. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 47 thous. of bb I. Steel 5/ thous. of short tons. Percent of capacity j>/ Freight car loadings, total thous. of cars. Mi see I laneous do. .. *!!0.? *98.4 •105.3 •114.2 89.7 95 2,391 2, 176 90.3 100 2,372 2, 152 89.9 98 2,017 1,797 29,782 25,704 20,307 1,083 29,655 25,625 19,739 870 29,804 24,813 18,555 362 29,832 24,714 18,521 471 29,819 25,002 19,360 1,022 54,897 19,984 80,064 32,848 22,939 6,509 243 53,325 20,I 14 78,634 31,609 22,821 6,517 277 3. 13 203.9 221.7 56,270 21,493 84,416 34,599 22,351 7,359 222 3.21 283.0 316.6 56,769 21,540 84,242 34,177 22,375 7,373 257 3.21 275.2 307.8 57,861 21,528 84,919 34,374 22,694 7,402 226 3.21 273.3 306. I I, 137 8,491 139,209 6,452 1,624 #68. I 601 332 1,297 9,727 183,748 6,806 2,218 91.9 659 363 1,397 9,726 193,475 6,845 2,241 92.9 667 365 3. 13 204.7 222.6 1,151 8,572 144,698 6,461 1,613 #67.6 610 334 ! 10. I 93.0 102.3 I 15.5 89.0 ! !0.0 92^3 101.8 115.5 88.9 108 92^6 102.0 115.5 88.6 102 1,940 1,721 29,732 24,904 18,588 483 232 3.20 278. I 312.2 1,342 9,814 201,503 6,858 2,273 94.2 656 363 204,692 2,262 93.7 _[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 27 Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 47 Dai ly average. 57 Week ended April 2: Production, 2,258 thous. short tons; operating rate, 93.6 percent. * Monthly index for March 1954. # Not comparable with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM January February November December nuary February COMMODITY PRICES Consumer price index, all items 1947-49=100. Appare I do. .. Food do... Dairy products do. Fruits and vegetables do. Meats, poultry, and fish do. Hous ing do. Gas and electricity do. Housefurn i sh i ngs do. Rent do. Med i ca I care do. Persona I care do. Read i ng and recreat i on do. Transportation do. Other goods and services do. Purchasing power of the dollar as measured b y — Wholesale prices do. Consumer pr i ces do. Retail food prices do. 1 14.3 103.3 110.6 106.4 1 10.6 102.4 1 19.6 109.4 104.6 129.5 126.5 113.7 106.9 127.6 1 19.9 1/ 106.6 109.6 103.5 1 19.5 108.7 105.4 129.2 126. 1 113.8 106.8 127.6 120.0 114.3 104.3 110.4 106.8 108.4 102.2 1 19.7 109. 1 105.4 129.4 126.3 1 13.6 106.6 127.3 1 19.9 1 14.3 103.4 110.8 106. 1 1 10.7 102.5 1 19.6 109.9 104.8 129.7 126.8 1 13.5 106.4 127.4 1 19.8 90.5 87.0 88.8 90.9 87.3 90.0 91.3 87.5 90.6 90.8 87.5 90.4 2/ 2/ 2/ 90.6 87.5 90.3 38,361 1,152 936 40,787 1,221 977 54,671 1,499 1,200 62,394 1,829 1,463 56,285 1,504 1,255 58,456 1,581 1,279 161 154 195 185 171 180 196 201 232 254 255 264 211 237 259 277 215 241 261 288 p220 p256 p252 p286 4,726 1,748 1,852 1,125 4,036 1,299 1,007 1,729 5,076 1,500 1,919 1,657 8,691 2,698 3,639 2,354 r7,234 r2,700 2,769 1,765 7,289 2,134 3,635 1,520 115.2 104.9 113. I 109.7 I 10.8 110.2 I 18.8 107. I 107.2 127.8 123.7 113.7 108.7 130.5 120.3 1 15.0 104.7 112.6 109.0 108.0 109.7 1 18.9 107.5 107.2 127.9 124. 1 1 13.9 108.0 129.4 120.2 1 14.6 104.6 90.2 86.8 88.4 III. 1 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction contracts awarded, 37 States (F.W. Dodge Corp.): Tota I projects number.. Total valuation mil. of dol.. Bui Id ing, total do Construction contract awards, value (F. R. indexes): Total, unadjusted 1947-49=100. . Residentia I, unadjusted do.... Total, adjusted do.... Residential, adjusted do.... Highway concrete pavement contract awards: 3/ Total. thous. of sq. yd.. Airports do.... Roads do Streets and a I leys do. ... 4/ 4/ 4/ £ / Revised. £ / Preliminary. U Index on base previously used (1935-39=100) is 191.I. 2/ Indexes on base formerly used (1935-39=100) are as follows: Measured by—wholesale prices, 47.4; consumer prices, 52.3; retail food, 44.7. 3/ Data for December 1954 are for 5 weeks; othe months, 4 weeks. 47 Data include some contracts awarded in prior months but not reported. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM January February November December January February CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - Continued Construction cost indexes (E. H. Boeckh and Associates): Average, 20 cities: Apartments, hotels, and office buildinas: Brick and conrete U. S. avg. I926-29«IOO. Brick and steel do... Br i ck and wood do... Commercial and factory buildings: Br ick and concrete do... Br i ck and stee I do... Br i ck and wood do... Frame do... Stee I do... Residences: Brick do... Frame. •. do... 254.9 251.9 255.2 254.3 250.9 253.7 258.2 253.4 256.8 258.5 253.8 257. I 258.8 254.6 257.7 258.8 254.7 257.9 261.4 257.9 253.5 254.7 241.9 260.4 257.3 252.5 252.5 241.3 266.0 262.0 255.5 256. I 245.6 266.2 262.2 255.7 256.4 245.9 266.4 262.5 256.2 257.4 246.0 266.5 262.6 256.3 257.7 246. I 255.7 250.5 254.2 248.3 257.4 251.4 257.7 251.7 258.4 252.4 258.6 252.6 2.8 4.3 .2 2.8 I. I .3 2.5 3.5 .2 2.2 1.0 .2 3.3 3.0 .2 1.6 1.0 2.5 3.0 .2 1.7 .9 .2 r3.3 r2.9 .2 r 1.5 1.0 .3 P3.3 P2.5 P.2 pi.I pl.O P.2 5,200 5,033 40 4,036 771 352 5,218 245 343 3,648 981 6,425 5,444 41 5,366 859 159 4,707 372 345 3,568 423 4,905 4,201 52 3,791 839 224 3,842 368 373 3,316 -215 4,217 3,742 47 3,204 801 165 6,288 1,200 401 3,739 947 4,833 4,655 • 48 3,638 716 430 4,942 222 379 p3,176 pi,166 5,954 5,427 47 4,857 774 276 4,831 396 365 p3,048 p1,022 I 18,730 101,320 I 16,570 100,400 86,835 82,530 96,975 89,370 r107,240 r93,295 101,750 90,400 171,225 243,252 133,848 169,918 173,728 121,645 62,941 98,056 859.7 1,836 895,446 59,601 881,313 162,245 1,009 770.2 1,517 761,153 53,274 702,169 128,867 829 1,049.6 2,026 901,498 52,466 1,071,719 198,822 793 987.9 2, 120 912,239 54,704 I,153,238 225,859 799 916.5 1,993 883,371 58,810 1,050,606 203,886 729 15,502 6,796 5,549 3,157 15,561 6,389 6,078 3,093 16,983 6,857 6,933 3,193 14,556 5,689 5,764 3, 104 16,251 6,535 6,516 3, 199 2,700 28,858 401,693 14,997 2,638 26,676 406,560 14,688 3,298 29,699 573,184 16,790 2,805 26,651 425,958 14,842 2,644 30,438 408,334 15,924 801 1,953 2,262 1,669 791 2,015 2,330 1,870 945 2,071 2,078 1,959 986 r2,189 2, 186 1,923 945 2,094 2, 179 1,923 6,996 41,974 34,797 7,178 5,787 36,386 29,661 6,725 5,845 49,975 43,065 6,91 I 6,341 44,018 37,427 6,591 6,620 37,470 31,360 6, I 10 872 932 488 865 936 492 760 997 547 745 1,074 564 EMPLOYMENT Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments: Accession rate monthly rate per 100 employees. Separation rate, total do.. . Discharge do... Lay-off do.. . Quit do.. . Military and miscellaneous do... FI NANCE Federal Government finance: Rece i pts, tota I Receipts, net Customs Income and employment taxes Miscellaneous internal revenue A I I other rece i pts Expenditures, total Interest on public debt Veterans' services and benefits Nat i ona I secur i ty All other expenditures mil. of do I. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO Dairy products, production: Butter, creamery (factory) thous. of Ib. Cheese (factory), total do... Rice, Southern States (Ark., La., Tenn., Tex.): Receipts, rough, at ml I Is do... Shipments from mi I Is, mi I led rice do... Stocks, domestic, rough and cleaned (cleaned basis), mi I. of Ib. Meats, production, total do... Beef and veal thous. of Ib. Lamb and mutton do... Pork, including lard do... Lard do... Coffee, visible supply, United States thous. of bags. Tobacco, manufactured products: Production, total.' thous. of Ib. Chewing, plug, and twist do... Smok i ng do... Snuff do... Consumption (withdrawals): Cigarettes, smalI: Tax-free mill ions. Tax-paid do... Cigars, tax-paid thousands. Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tax-paid....thous. of Ib. 50,954 I 13,344 61,315 112,015 784.8 1,665 760,473 53,174 851,694 163,743 776 LEATHER AND PRODUCTS Leather production: Calf and kip Cattle hide Goat and kid Sheep and lamb thous. of skins. thous. of hides. thous. of skins. do... METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron ore (Lake Superior district): Consumption by furnaces thous. of long tons. Stocks, end of month, total do... At furnaces do. .. On Lake Erie docks do... Castings, gray iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale thous. of short tons. Shipments, tpfa I do. . . For sa le do. .. rV Revised. • pV Preliminary. 783 1,092 563 6,447 31,108 25,222 5,886 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM January February November December January February METALS AND MANUFACTURES - Continued Castings, malleable iron: Orders unfi 1 led, for sale Shipments, tota1 For sale Castings, steel: Shipments, total For sa 1 e, tota1 . Rai1way specialties Steel forgings: Orders, unfilled, total Shipments, for sale, total Drop and upset Press and open hammer Oi 1 burners: short tons.. do do short tons.. 85,565 70,288 r38,209 5,580 81,579 69,078 37,792 4,81 1 80,686 70,030 41,609 5,257 85,064 r80,599 49,005 5,587 99,817 82,028 48,000 5,785 short tons.. do do 122,758 r93,7l6 r20,197 1 16,520 88,699 17,756 87,659 64,812 7,742 93,547 69,843 rl 1,489 98,238 75,044 13,809 thous. of short tons.. do do do.. 638 139 102 37 539 127 94 33 461 120 89 30 473 128 96 32 488 136 103 33 46,181 75, 110 44,175 71,251 67,660 53,978 46,882 57,125 57,332 50,686 173.5 319.4 221.2 250.0 159.8 323. 1 199.0 295.2 1 19.5 179.5 237.9 308.4 202.9 203.4 217.0 264.8 r203.0 r167.3 250. 1 357.4 p209.7 p168.2 262.7 353.2 1,840 256 4,512 1,520 1,732 276 4,848 1,668 1,576 324 4,272 1,728 2,050 320 4,980 1,715 1,848 296 r5,7l2 1,840 1,816 256 372 348 392 360 364 340 265 r352 300 388 551,134 534,145 587,785 766,169 r726,108 745,491 405 365 328 322 305 251 422 332 190 185 176 148 454,562 435,139 '96,167 83,563 446,676 425,392 87,14 1 72,468 498,248 477,927 89,232 72,862 669,936 643,763 95,811 79,767 636,242 611,734 89,676 73,949 678,254 649,055 67,061 55,253 5, 101 3,815 3,658 1,286 4,041 3,014 2,947 1,027 1,770 1,085 617 685 2,232 1,428 1,369 804 2,008 1,599 1,599 409 2,572 2,032 1,882 725 672 36 21 . . .... do Stocks, end of month . . Machine tools (meta 1-cutting tN/pes): New orders mo. avg. shipments, 1945-47=100.. do.. . Sh ipments . . .. .thousands.. Vacuum cleaners, standard type, sales billed do !r.'-j»hCT5, doit.63 i < C , i>d i«*3 b i i l e d TEXTILE PRODUCTS Men's apparel, cuttings: _]_/ Tailored garments: Suits thous . of units.. do do Trousers (separate), dress and sport Shirts (woven fabrics), dresr- and sport....,thous. of doz.. Work clothing: Shirts do ; 5,443 288 4,944 1,876 300 TRANSPORTAT1 ON EQU1PMENT ....number.. do do Domest i c .... do do Domest i c do Trucks, total do Domest i c Railway equipment, American Railway Car Institute Freight cars: ....number.. Sh i pments, tota1 . ..do Equipment manufacturers, total . . . do Domestic do Rai Iroad shops domestic Passenger cars, equipment manufacturers: do do do Sh ipments, tota1 do Domest i c Motor vehicles, factory sales £./ Revised, p/ Preliminary. total 690 514 757 761 405 405 671 693 40 22 54 34 57 34 40 18 J./ Data for December cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 686 384 29 17 540 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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