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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Available only with subscription to the monthly magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
SELECTED BUSINESS
APRIL 10, 1953
INDICATORS
B1LUOMS OF KILOWATT-HOWS
1947-49 «!00
150
ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION
ByununB
140
130
FEB.
MAR.
JUNE
APR.
JULY
MA*.
APft.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AU6.
MPT.
OCT.
MOV.
MC.
THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES
1935-39*100
260
MOTOR-VEHICLE PRODUCTION
(Pass^nga? ^Grs ond Tracks)
PRICES of 420 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
(W£S*£SOAY CLOSE)
§80
50
1950
1951
1952
1953
1950
!952
1
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
19 52
1953
ITEM
Mar. 29
Commodity prices, wholesale:
A l 1 commodities
1947-49=100. .
*l 12.3
Farm products
.do. . „ . *108.2
Foods, processed
do. . . . *J09.2
A 1 1 other
do
*l I3.8
22 commod i t i es 2/
do ....
I00.6
Cotton, m i d d l i n g , 15/16", 10 markets 3/
dol. per Ib..
.413
Wheat, No. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) 3/....dol. per bu. .
2.50
Department store sales
1947-49-100..
101
Insured unemployment, total
thous..
I, 175
State programs . . . . „
do. ... 1, 142
Fi nance:
Currency in circulation 3/
m i l . of dol..
28,387
23,413
Federal Reserve bank credit, total
do....
Member bank reserve balances
do,...
20,276
Excess reserves , est i mated
do. ...
776
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 4_/
Demand deposits, adjusted .
m i l . of dol..
5 1 , 909
16,589
Time deposits, except Government
do....
73,728
Loans and investments, total
do....
31,961
21,364
Commercial, industrial, and agr loans (gross) .. .do. ...
5,653
Rea 1 -estal ^ loans (gross)
do....
164
Failures, industrial and commerc i a 1 ...
number . .
3. 18
Bond y i e l d s , domestic corporate (Moody *s) 3/
..percent..
Stock prices, 480 stocks (Standard and Poor ' s) .. 1935-39= 100. . 185.3
201 5
1 ndustr i a 1 s 420 stocks
. . ... do . .
Product ion :
1,639
Bituminous coal 3/
thous. of short tons..
7,263
Electric power, by u t i l i t i e s
m i l . of kw.-hr..
124 035
Motor vehicles (Ward's)
number
6,304
!33.3
Steel (revised series) 5/
1947-49-100..
Freight car loadings, total...
thous. of cars,.
725
Mi seel laneous
do. ...
382
Apr. 5
Mar. 7
Mar. 14
99.5
.417
2.50
109"
1 , 1 69
1, 139
**I09.6
**97.9
**I05. 1
**l 13. 1
90 0
.333
2.39
96
1, 155
1,064
109.9
98.4
105.4
1 13 3
90 3
,335
2.39
100
1, 1 18
1,030
28,480
23,409
19,812
646
29,797
25,742
20,090
201
5 1 , 1 62
16,582
73, 1 1 1
3 1 , 1 63
2 1 , 1 72
5,657
185
3. 17
187.6
204 2
1,535
7,219
S 16 282
6,280
132.0
707
384
Mar. 28
Apr. 4
1 10.2
100. 1
104.9
1 13.4
90.5
.333
2.41
109
1,092
1,004
I 10 0
99 0
105.0
! 13.4
90,3
.329
2.40
1 12
109 8
98 0
104 7
1 13 3
89 5
.330
2.38
29,813
25,941
20,212
363
29,726
26, 178
20,865
875
29,662
25,387
20, 148
280
29,799
25,023
19,305
-306
53,876
18,078
77,534
31,276
22,922
6, 156
180
3.29
195.9
212 0
54,84t
18, 106
77,844
3 1 , 328
23, 139
6, 167
165
3.29
198.2
214 8
54,479
18, 1 15
78,010
31,014
23,418
6, 159
160
3,30
199.2
216 i
53,275
18, 122
77,808
30,650
23,337
6, 173
188
3.33
198.5
215 2
17 1
3.35
193. 1
209 2
1,350
8, 173
148 827
6,343
140.8
685
374
1 ,410
8, !38
155 608
6,352
142 2
700
384
1,353
8,078
159 329
6,391
142 4
701
39!
1,367
8,075
170 870
6,384
144 7
7 '5
400
Mar. 21
1 7 1 369
136 3
_[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks, g/ Tuesday prices. 3/ D a i l y averages. 4/ New basis beginning March 7, 1953; not strictly
comparable with earlier data. £/ Week ending A p r i l I I , 138.0. * Monthly index for March 1952. ** Monthly index for February 1953.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
1953
1952
February
March
December
January
February
March
COMMODITY PRICES
Prices received by farmers, aii farm products. .. !9iO-i4-=iOO.
Crops
do. ..
Food grains
.,
do.. .
Feed grains and hay
,
do...
Tobacco
do...
Cotton
do...
Fruit
do..,
Truck crops
..
do.. .
Oi I-bear ing crops
do. ..
L i vestock and products
do...
Meat an i ma Is
do. ..
Dairy products
do...
Poultry and eggs....
do...
Prices paid by farmers:
A I I commod i t i es
do...
Commodities used in l i v i n g
do...
Commodities used in production..
do...
A l l commodities, interest, taxes, and wage rates
do...
Parity ratio (prices rec'd to prices paid by farmers)..do...
2S9
259
249
230
436
313
i68
217
296
317
377
317
18!
288
265
251
229
435
309
176
265
284
310
372
305
177
269
257
247
218
428
268
206
256
300
280
291
309
221
267
25!
245
214
419
252
208
237
291
281
303
296
2!8
263
247
240
206
424
255
209
237
287
277
305
286
206
264
253
246
208
424
266
215
248
291
274
301
277
216
276
271
281
288
100
275
r27l
260
288
100
267
269
264
280
96
267
268
265
232
95
264
266
261
280
94
266
269
262
28!
94
2,088
1,463
676
600
63
2,332
1,617
799
710
77
2,513
1,789
953
865
70
r2,320
r 1,628
r8!7
735
64
r2,225
r 1,578
r76l
675
67
2,458
1,733
856
760
77
406
209
75
i 13
263
625
58
275
85
90
56
61
398
202
74
123
292
715
55
31 I
100
I 15
65
69
421
187
107
103
304
724
47
314
107
120
62
74
r425
r 195
r 109
103
275
692
46
309
105
105
56
71
r425
r!95
rM2
110
274
r647
44
295
95
r95
51
67
431
198
I 14
122
316
725
46
318
102
125
58
76
thous. of lines.
do. . .
do...
do...
do. . .
do...
do...
i 84,640
46,621
138,019
7,889
2,282
25,749
102, 100
213,228
52,943
160,285
8,553
2,756
30,203
I 18,773
219,798
45,563
174,235
8,847
2,550
24,506
138,332
182,718
50,052
132,666
9, 121
3,808
21,433
98,304
186, I 15
49,479
136,636
8,720
2,377
26,537
99,001
thousands.
thous. of do I.
6,948
124,086
8,025
147,902
7,299
131,677
6,672
121,828
6,423
120,178
3.9
3.9
.3
1.3
1.9
.4
3.9
3.7
.3
I. I
2.0
.3
3.3
3.4
.3
1.0
1.7
.3
4.4
3.8
r.3
.9
r2. I
.4
P4,2
P3.7
. p.4
p.8
P2.2
P.3
49,323
23,904
22,528
21,992
49,323
21,336
19,982
728
24,423
48. I
48,590
23,270
22,514
22, I 15
48,590
20,746
19,733
492
24,371
49.0
51,852
25,825
24,697
21,986
51,852
21,344
19,950
-570
26,250
46.2
51,948
26,478
23,944
2 1,790
51,948
22,515
20,61 I
614
25,638
45.3
51,493
26,194
23,875
21,480
51,493
21,770
20,51 I
r7!5
25,681
45.3
50,202
24,927
23,806
21,367
50,202
20,421
19,322
-385
25,560
46.5
260,362
258,136
221,776
36,360
2,226
37
23,190
28,465
258,084
255,794
219,301
36,493
2,290
41
23,290
28,473
267,391
265,293
226, 143
39,150
2,098
54
23,186
30,433
267,402
265,323
226,226
39,097
2,079
48
22,986
29,691
267,584
265,489
226,187
39,302
2,094
50
22,662
r29,793
264,485
262,380
223,025
39,354
2,105
51
22,562
29,747
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
New constr uct i on, tota I
m i l . of do I.
Pr i vatei tota I
do...
Res i dent i a I {nonf arm)
do...
New dwe I I i ng units
do...
Additions and alterations
do...
NonresidentiaI b u i l d i n g , total, except farm and p u b l i c
utility
m i l . of do I.
I ndustr i a I
do.. .
Commerci a I
do...
Farm construction
do...
Public uti I ity
do
Pub I ic, total
do...
Residential
do...
Nonresi denti a I bui Idi ng
do. ..
Mi I itary and nava I
do...
H i ghway
do...,
Conservation and development
do...
Other types
do. . .
DOMESTIC TRADE
Newspaper advertising:
Linage, total (52 cities)
Classified
Disp lay, total
Automot i ve
Financia I
General
Reta i I
Money orders issued, domestic (50 cities):
Number
Value
EMPLOYMENT
Labor turn-over in manufacturing establishments:
Accession rate
monthly rate per 100 employees.
Separation rate, total
do...
Discharges
do...
Lay-offs
do...
Quits
do.. .
M i l i t a r y and miscellaneous
do...
FINANCE
Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of month:
Assets, total
. m i l . of do I.
Reserve bank credit outstanding, total
do...
United States securities
do...
Gold certificate reserve
*
do...
Liabi I ities, total
,
do. . .
Deposits
do.. .
Member bank reserve balances
do...
Excess reserves (estimated)
do...
Federal Reserve notes in circulation
do...
Reserve ratio
percent.
Federal Government finance:
Gross debt (direct), end of month
m i l . of do I.
I nterest bear 5 ng, tota I
do...
Pub I ic issues
i
do...
Spec i a I i ssues
do...
Non i nterest bear i ng
do...
Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Government
do...
Gold, monetary stock, United States
do...
Currency in circulation
do...
jr/ Revised, j)/ Preliminary.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data are a v a i l a b l e in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
!953
1952
February
March
December
January
March
February
FINANCE - Continued
Life insurance, assets, admitted:
A l l companies (Institute of Life Insurance):
i
Securities and mortgages
do....
49 companies (Life Insurance Association of America):
Tota 1
do
Bonds and stocks, book value, total
do....
Government (domestic and foreign), total
do....
U. S. Government
do....
Public utility
do
Ra i 1 road
do
Other
do ....
Cash.
do. .
Mortgage loans, tota 1
,
. . do
Farm
do
Other
do ....
Policy loans and premium notes
do...
Rea 1 -estate ho 1 d i ngs
do
Other admitted assets
do
Bonds:
Average price of all listed bonds (N.Y.S.E.) _]_/. . .dol lars. .
Domest i c
.
do
Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission);
Total on a 1 1 registered exchanges:
Market value
thous. of dol.
On New York Stock Exchange:
Market va 1 ue
do
Face va lue
do. . . .
Value, issues listed on New York Stock Exchange:
Market value, all issues I/....
. .
mil of do 1
Domestic
do. ...
Foreign
.do. ...
Face value, a l l issues I/
do ..
Domest i c
do
Foreign
do. . . .
Stocks:
Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission):
Total on a 1 1 registered exchanges:
Market value
m i l . of dol.
Shares sold
thousands.
On New York Stock Exchange:
Market value
m i l . of dol..
Shares sold.,
thousands
Shares listed on New York Stock Exchange:
Market value
m i l . of dol..
Number of shares listed
millions.
68 907
6 1 , 734
r60 960
r38,4!9
r 1 1,746
r9,545
r 10 954
r3 200
r 12,519
r855
r 1 6 392
1 375
r 15,017
r2,227
r 1 447
r 1 620
69 250
62 !2^
73,62!
65,948
73,943
66,269
60 938
38 385
1 1,588
9 436
10 909
3 18?
12 706 i
785
16 459
1 388
15,07'
2,2i7
1 464
1 628
64 797
40,4-73
10.9(34. 1
8 926
i \ 55?
3 397
i 4 . 5^ I
827
!7,77£
65 08^
40,630
10,983
8,908
1 1 610
7
> 402
1 4 , 634
775
1 7 , 8Q4
1,524
!6,370
2 318
1,663
1,804
I ,5 ]-2
16 762
? 310
1,658
i,756
97.83
98 30
73.39
98.26
98 75
73.07
97.85
98.25
75.84
97 . 66
7S 50
97 15
97.56
75 8!
5 1 , 332
6 1 , 626
51 1 13
59,745
94,402
105,865
75, 146
85 , 722
70 , 039
76,831
49,298
58,610
49 640
57,82!
92,009
102,843
•
73,014
89, !87
68,483
74,82^
96 158
94 , 43 1
1,344
98,292
96 060
1,832
96 699
94,978
1,338
98 415
96 183
1,831
100,256
98,276
1,492
102,502
100,025
i,967
100, i 16
08,200
1,428
1 02 , 5 i 0
100, i09
1,891
100, 1 17
98,21 1
1,432
103,055
100,666
1,890
1 ,598
62,651
1 45 1
64,450
1,906
78,990
1,661
74,299
1,376
53,^34
1,351
42,296
1 ,219
43,464
i , 647
57,885
1,417
55,897
I, 173
38,540
108,471
2,634
1 13,099
2,644
120,536
2,788
120,483
2,80?
1 19,749
2,814
78,795
70 860
6,400
163,800
93,095
86 350
7,350
205,000
95,855
84,840
4,575
171,750
106,095
87,355
5,050
170,600
102,770
85,410
4,550
160,000
6,830
49,250
8,540
67 800
5,840
65,950
7,400
78,000
7, 150
80,300
2,974
29,308
446,560
18,490
3, 107
29,878
478, 101
16,759
2,859
30,066
438,744
14,984
2,649
32,498
480,818
17,841
31,881
452, 150
15,849
0
200.4
0
310.0
427
343.3
0
301.0
0
257.3
r3l,754
r923
r8, 172'
673
8,434
3,877
743
7,830
76,474
74,967
1.507
r32, 167
r896
8,807
665
8,510
3,698
677
7 070
77,293
76 042
1 .251
33,982
665
8,399
786
10,388
3,046
698
7,296
76,745
75,036
1,709
33,421
752
8,923
764
10, 170
2,833
679
7,996
73,346
71,857
1,489
qp QQ
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO
Dairy products, production:
Butter, creamery (factory)
thous. of Ib..
Cheese (factory), total
.
do
Condensed m i l k (sweetened), case goods
do....
Evaporated m i l k (unsweetened), case goods
do....
Dry mi Ik:
Dry who le mi Ik
do. ...
Nonfat dry mi Ik so l i d s (human food)
do
Tobacco, manufactured products, consumption (withdrawals):
Cigarettes, s m a l l , tax-free
millions
Cigarettes, s m a l l , tax-paid
do....
Cigars, tax-pa id
thousands. .
Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tax-paid. .. .thous. of Ibs..
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Iron ore (Lake Superior district):
Shipments from upper lake ports
thous
Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net
of long tons
1937-39=100..
PETROLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS
Bi tumi nous coa 1 :
Industrial consumption, total
thous. of short tons..
Beehive coke ovens ....
do....
Cement mi 1 Is
Electric-power u t i l i t i e s
Railways (class 1)
Stee 1 and r o l l i n g m i l l s
-.
do. ...
do....
do....
do....
Stocks, ind. and retail dealers', end of month, tota 1 . .do. ...
Reta i 1 dea 1 er s .
do ....
313
30. 1 15
714
8,067
687
8,877
2,448
617
6,893
7 1 , 385
70, 1 10
1,275
r_/ Revised. _£/ Preliminary. J_/ Includes bonds of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Developrnent not shown separately.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data are a v a i l a b l e in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
1953
1952
February
November
1,436
61,764
759,711
210,283
39,480
207,014
83,501
1,373
52,739
723,351
207,844
37,651
194,723
82,763
1,394
59,762
739,059
190,129
35,173
189,874
93,005
1,348
49,548
700,304
r186,072
36,004
197, I 13
91,021
205,504
36,875
r2IO,3!9
93,629
1,358
49,214
715,468
186,191
34,782
193,925
88,308
do...
do.. .
do...
do. ..
do. . .
108,352
23,733
27,772
1,540
39,227
r I 13,496
26,886
r26,120
1,781
38,912
154,700
43,809
32,513
2,641
22,394
r154,327
47,159
r29,I I I
2,403
r25,115
r164,777
r46,920
35,175
1,861
28,094
158,036
39,166
32,592
1,936
31,683
do. . .
do. ..
do...
470,456
445,212
127,154
457,835
441,349
143,640
463,435
498,987
122,199
463,377
463,064
122,512
473,640
467,627
128,525
439,167
408,610
159,082
do...
do.. .
do...
345,315
97,216
95,046
348,630
94,759
96,982
416,974
89,842
90,429
386,627
86,659
83,007
351,775
93,789
93,908
346,035
82,892
83,208
.do.
do.
;...do...
9,738
460,378
89,491
7,515
475,502
99,741
8,074
527,525
97,206
11,726
530,651
81,258
11,607
556,022
89,767
11,291
555,508
93,225
long tons.
do...
36,989
75,488
34,841
73,959
41,749
86,243
44,790
95,260
r47,766
r97,730
44,960
93,698
do...
do...
do...
75,971
70,330
138,688
74,943
66,567
145,277
60,540
66,240
123,745
65,740
71,635
rl18,987
r69,482
r72,8IO
r l 17,875
66,975
68,860
I 14,648
thous. of bb I.
do...
do...
do...
17,039
12,696
22,336
r7,Q85
16,545
14,362
24,519
r9,02l
22,048
19,771
8,823
4,329
20,881
13,740
15,957
5,385
18,855
13,520
r21,294
375,410
778
755273,122
258,158
101,510
85,493
435,216
625
525
333,224
315,012
101,367
85,157
519,536
319
244
405,I I I
394,313
I 14,106
102,504
535,027
231
189
418,982
406,156
I 15,814
103,648
r565,137
r254
r2!9
453,319
435,129
rill,564
r97,844
January
December
January
February
PULP, PAPER, AND PRINTING
Wood puIp:
Production, total, all grades
Dissolving and special alpha
Su Iphate (paper grades)
Sulphite (paper grades)
Soda
Groundwood
'Defibrated, exploded, etc
thous. of short tons.
short tons.
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
Stocks, end of month, total, a l l grades
Su Iphate (paper grades)
Sulphite (paper grades)
Soda
Groundwood
Newsprint, Canada (including Newfoundland):
Product ion. ...
Sh i pments from mi I Is
Stocks, at m i l l s , end of month
Newsprint, United States:
Consumption by publishers..,.,
Product ion
S h i pme n t s f r om m 5 ! ! 3
Slocks, end of month:
At mi I Is
,
At pub I i shers
I n transit to publishers
RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
Natural rubber:
Consumpt i on
Stocks, end of month,.,
*
Synthet i c rubber :
Production.
Consumpt i on
Stocks, end of month
rl,483
58,871
r784,840
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
Portland cement:
Production
Shipments
Stocks, finished, end of month
Stocks, clinker, end of month
r7,445
17,325
14,155
24,464
8,829
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Motor vehicles, factory sales, total
Coaches, tota I
Domestic,
Passenger cars, tota I
Domestic
Tr u.cks, tota I
Domestic
number.
do...
do...
do. . .
do.. .
do...
do...
582,990
190
189
486,071
467,440
96,729
86,201
r / Revised.
UNITED STATES
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PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID
PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
FIRST CLASS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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