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April 15, 1955 STATISTICS BUSINESS 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, 1935-39= 100 500 Weekly INDEX, 1935-39.= 100 500 PRICES OF 4 2 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (Wednesday close) 400 - - 400 1955 300 ~ 300 \ 1954 1952 i954 1953 - 200 f i l l I 1 i l l i i^. IOO JFMAMJJASOND 1955 BILLION DOLLARS 20 BILLION DOLLARS NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) . Total I5 Total , Nondurable Goods \ 10 Durable Goods Priyate Residential (Nonfarm) 0 IIIII1 III II * IIIII |I I II I I I | I I I I IM l 1953 1954 1952 I I I I II II II II II I 1 0 I i i i i i I i i i i i I 11 11 i I i i i i i 1 i i i i i 11 i i 11 I i i i i 1 1 1 1 i i i 1952 1955 1953 MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT PAYROLLS (production workers) HOURS 56 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS & 2.00 I BO (left scale) y •4\ 52 Average Hourly Gross Earnings Payrolls 120 1955 DOLLARS 2.20 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 180 140 1954 1.80 - 48 Average Hours Per Week 1.60 44 (right scale) y^ 100 1.40 — 40 nt Employmet 80 • i l l 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 i 1 t i i j_ L 1952 i i it1953 i 1 i 11 i i 1954 1 I1 1 1 1 I1 1 1 1955 1 . 2 0 >»KI I i i I i i 1952 i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i 1953 i I 36 I i i i i 1 t i i i i 1954 1955 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM Apr. 3 Commodity prices, wholesale: IQA-I-AO- inn A!! ccrrsncditisc; do Farm products do Foods, processed „ do.... A 11 other do 22 commodities 2 / do.. Department store sales thous.. Insured unemployment, total 3/ State programs . . do Finance: mi 1 . of dol . . Currency in circulation 4/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do.... Member bank reserve ba 1 ances do.... do Excess reserves, estimated Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: m Demand deposits, adjusted ' ' <"»f ^oi Time deposits, except Government . . . do Loans and investments (adjusted), total do. . U S Government obligations do Commercial, industrial, and agr loans (gross)....do.... . do. Real-estate loans (gross).. number. . Failures, industrial and commercial Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4/.. percent.. Stock prices, 480 stocks (Standard and Poor's).1935-39=100.. Industrials, 420 stocks ...do r Production: thous of short tons Bituminous coal 4/.. mil. of kw.-hr . E1 ectr i c power, by ut i1i t i es Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's). thous of bb1 . Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/ ..thous. of short tons.. Steel 5/ Percent of capacity 5/ thous of cars FreiGht car loadinos total M i see 11aneous do Apr. 10 Mar. 19 *i i i n 91.7 103 2,367 2, 147 i in n 92.3 101.8 1 15.5 88.9 *99.4 *IO5.9 *l14.5 91.4 1 13 2,361 2, 151 108 Mar. 26 i in i 93.0 102.2 115.5 89.0 103 1,881 1,655 1,817 1,594 29,819 25,002 19,360 1,022 29,732 24,904 18,588 Apr. 9 Apr. 2 i in 5 93.8 103.7 1 15.5 89.8 1 14 29,738 25,316 19,194 505 29,812 25,357 19,272 621 51,812 20,1 13 77,814 30,850 22,763 6,522 267 3. 12 208.3 227.4 52,376 20,204 78,406 31,518 22,714 6,532 246 3. 12 209.2 228.8 57,861 21,528 84,918 34,374 22,694 7,402 3.21 273.3 306. 1 3.20 278. 1 312.2 3.20 277.7 311.5 1, 138 8,463 138,591 6,486 1,648 #69. 1 599 338 1, 128 8,396 141,558 6,568 1,622 #68.0 607 337 1,342 9,814 201,503 6,858 2,273 94.2 656 363 1,317 9,907 205,459 6,863 2,262 93.7 639 352 1,361 9,804 206,262 6,807 2,278 94.4 659 374 226 1 10.3 92.7 103. 1 1 15.6 89.8 29,770 24,848 18,388 29,925 25,011 18,791 484 460 547 56,282 21,556 83,996 33,509 22,747 7,432 55,590 21,546 83,455 32,885 22,707 7,474 237 232 21 1 3.20 281.8 316.4 197,201 2,300 95.3 J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 4/ Daily average. Week ended April 16: Production, 2,292 thous. short tons; operating rate, 95.3 percent. * Monthly index for April 1954. # Not compara5/ We ble with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM February December March January February March COMMODITY PRICES RetaiI price: 208.9 208.3 207.6 207.3 207.6 585 641 624 522 576 419 586 641 624 529 579 420 598 649 629 545 599 432 598 649 629 545 599 432 599 649 629 550 600 432 180,732 44,499 136,233 9,240 2,457 26,573 97,963 216,155 50,024 166,131 11,336 3,099 34,084 117,611 229,480 45,160 184,320 8,074 3,218 26,038 146,991 196,204 50,842 145,362 9,980 4,516 24,785 106,081 mil. of dol 12,065 13,540 17,872 13,279 r 12,762 14,633 do.. do.. 2,254 652 2,771 690 2,824 1,025 2,645 698 2,707 682 3,297 770 do.. ,. .do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 604 394 962 3, 112 800 715 401 1,004 3,340 870 1,330 22,560 10,490 12,080 1,448 530 I, I 13 3,920 1,008 2,850 22,090 10,060 12,030 693 420 1,013 3,398 949 1,244 22,210 10,160 12,050 602 394 950 3,253 873 I, 171 22,360 10,330 12,030 820 409 1,017 3,535 943 1,432 All commodities (U.S.Dept.of Commerce. Index)..1935-39*100. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction cost indexes: The American Appraisal C o . , average, 3 0 cities...1913*100, At I anta do.., New York do.., San Franc I sco do.., St. Louis do.. Associated General Contractors (all types) do.., 600 650 630 551 601 432 DOMESTIC TRADE Newspaper advertising: Linage; total (52 cities) Classif led Display, total i Automotive FI nanc i a I General Retai I...' A I I reftal I stores: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total U Durable-goods stores: Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Nondurable-goods stores: Appare I group Drug, and propr ietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations Genera I -merchand i se group Estimated inventories (adjusted), total Durab le-goods stores Nondurab le-goods stores £ / Revised. thous. of lines '..do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. \J March 1955 figures are advance estimates. I, 142 22,420 10,580 II,840 194,395 48,519 145,876 I 1,040 2,708 27,748 104,379 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1954 1955 ITEM February March December January February March DOMESTIC TRADE - Continued A M ret»: ! stores: •- Con + i rvjed Firms with II or more stores, estimated sales: Unadjusted mil. of do I. Adjusted , do... Department store sales,, United States total: Unadjusted index 1947-49=100. Adjusted i ndex , do. . . 3,718 2,798 2,316 2,754 2,255 2,717 2,150 2,585 2,429 2,584 86 109 89 105 63,725 60,055 5,704 54,351 3,670 63,825 60,100 5,875 54,225 3,724 63,526 60,688 5,325 55,363 2,838 63,497 60,150 5,297 54,853 3,347 63,321 59,938 5,084 54,854 3,383 63,654 60,477 5,692 54,785 3,176 47,880 16,322 790 2,356 4,039 10,310 2,044 5,380 6,639 47,848 16,234 772 2,415 3,992 10,305 2,057 5,406 6,667 49,505 16,097 720 2,549 3,999 I 1,400 2, 109 5,479 7,152 r47,78l r15,970 r7l4 r2,353 r3,93l r10,458 r2,098 5,423 6,834 r47,786 rl6,IOI 71 I r2,285 r3,94l r10,347 r2,IO4 5,425 6,872 p48,248 p16,265 p7l3 p2,398 p3,970 p10,406 p2, 117 p5,460 p6,9l9 12,906 7,520 165 627 292 427 1,027 864 1,220 839 1,435 233 393 5,386 1,009 90 995 1,088 437 514 536 178 203 339 12,818 7,430 150 643 290 429 1,010 852 1,202 827 1,409 229 389 5,388 1,009 84 989 1, 101 436 517 539 177 199 338 12,682 7,263 109 687 294 437 1,002 844 I, 106 827 1,365 213 379 5,419 1,054 100 993 1,065 r12,556 r7,223 108 r654 r290 r430 rl,0l2 r836 rI, I 10 r8l8 r 1,388 212 r366 r5,333 rl,000 91 987 1,061 r433 518 529 rl69 211 r336 r 12,684 r7,324 rlO4 r667 r294 r436 r 1,034 r844 r I, 126, r82l 1,409 212 r377 r5,360 980 r89 r995 r1,089 r432 r520 r529 r-169 r2l2 r345 p12,840 p7,442 plO4 p680 p297 p44l p 1,064 p858 pi,142 p827 p1,430 p2l5 p383 p5,398 p98l p83 p999 pi,102 p433 p525 p542 p IT I p2l4 p348 104.3 104.6 140.5 103.6 103.8 138.4 102.5 102.0 143.6 101.5 102.0 141.8 M02.5 M02.7 r144.0 p103.8 p103.9 PI47.7 39.6 40.2 38.8 71.28 76.38 64.02 1.80 1.90 1.96 1.59 1.55 1.75 2.06 1.88 2.00 1.81 2. II 1.81 1.60 1.65 1.67 1.29 1.37 1.37 1.72 2.25 1.87 2.25 1.94 1.38 39.5 40.0 38.8 70.71 76.00 64.02 1.79 1.90 1.97 1.61 1.56 1.74 2.06 1.88 2.00 1.80 2. 10 1.81 1.60 1.65 1.68 1.32 1.36 1.37 1.73 2.25 1.87 2.25 1.93 1.39 40.5 41. I 39.7 74.12 80.15 66.30 1.83 1.95 2.02 1.64 1.59 1.80 2.14 1.94 2.04 1.84 2.19 1.86 1.63 1.67 1.71 1.30 1.37 1.35 1.78 2.31 1.93 2.28 2.04 1.38 40.2 40.9 39.3 73.97 80. 16 66.02 1.84 1.96 2.03 1.63 1.58 1.81 2.15 1.95 2.04 1.85 2.19 1.86 1.64 1.68 1.73 1.34 1.37 1.35 1.79 2.31 1.93 2.29 2.04 1.38 r40.4 r4l. I r39.6 r74.34 r80.56 r66.53 rl.84 1.96 r2.03 1.64 rl.59 r 1.81 r2. 16 1.95 r2.04 1.85 2.20 rl.87 1.64 1.68 1.73 1.34 1.37 1.35 rl.78 r2.33 1.95 2.28 r2.04 rl.39 p40.7 p4l.4 p39.7 p75.30 p8l.56 p66.70 pi.85 pi. 97 p2.04 pi.64 p 1.59 pi. 80 p2. 17 pi.95 p2.05 pi.85 p2.22 pi. 87 pi. 64 pi. 68 p 1.74 pi.37 pi.37 pi.35 pi. 79 p2.35 pl.94 p2.28 p2.04 pi.39 200 I 17 91 118 p88 p I 12 e99 e I 12 EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Labor force (Bureau of the Census): Civilian labor force , thousands. Emp I oyed do.. . Agr icu Itural employment do... Nonagr icu Itural employment do.. . Unemp I oyed do... Employees in nonagricuItural establishments: Total, unadjusted (U. S. Dept. of Labor) do... Manufacturing do. . . Mining do. . . Contract construction do. .. Transportation and public utilities do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Service and miscellaneous ....do... Go ver nmen t do... Production workers in manufacturing industries: Tota I do... Durab le-goods i ndustr i es do... Ordnance and accessories do... Lumber and wood products (except furniture) do... Furniture and fixtures do... Stone, clay, and glass products do... Primary metal industries do... Fabr icated meta I products J/ do... Mach i nery (except e Iectr i ca I) do... E I ectr ica I mach] nery do... Transportation equipment do. .. Instruments and related products do... Miscellaneous manufacturing industries do... Nondurable-goods industries do. .. Food and kindred products ....do... Tobacco manufactures '.. do... Texti le-mi II products do.. . Apparel and other finished textile products do... Paper and a I I i ed products do... Printing, publishing, and allied industries do... Chemi ca I s and a I I i ed products do. .. Products of petroleum and coal do. .. Rubber products do... Leather and leather products do... Manufacturing production-worker indexes: Employment: Unadjusted 1947-49=100. Adjusted do... Payrol Is, unadjusted do. .. Hours and earnings: Average weekly hours per worker, all manufacturing...hours. Durable-goods industries do... Nondurab le-goods industries do. .. Average weekly earnings, all manufacturing dollars. Durable-goods industries do... Nondurab le-goods industries. do... Average hourly earnings, all manufacturing do... Durable-goods industries do... Ordnance and accessories do... Lumber and wood products (except furniture) do... Furniture and fixtures do... Stone, clay, and glass products .....do... Primary metal industries do... Fabricated metal products \J do... Machinery (except electrictl) do... E lectrical machinery do... Transportation equipment do. .. Instruments and related products do... Miscellaneous manufacturing industries do... Nondurab le-goods industr fes do. .. Food and kindred products do... Tobacco manufactures do. . . Texti le-mi I I products do. . . Apparel and other finished textile-products do... Paper and allied products do... Printing, publishing, and allied industries do... Chemicals and allied products..... do... Products of petroleum and coal do. .. Rubber products do. .. Leather and leather products do. .. r_l Revised. £ / Preliminary. 525" 529 172 209 334 ©/ Esttnated. _J/ Except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM February FINANCE Federal Government finance: Gross debt (direct), end of month, total.......mi I. of dol, I nterest bear i ng, tota I do. ., Pub I ic issues do.., Special issues do... Noninterest bearing do. . Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Government, end of month do*. . Bonds: Average price of all listed bonds (N.Y.S.E.) _[/... .dol lars, Domest i c '. do.. Foreign do.. Value, issues listed on New York Stock Exchange: Market value, all issues J_/ mil. of dol Domestic do. . Fore? gn do.. Face value, all issues f do.. Domest i c do.. Foreign do. . Stocks: Shares listed on New York Stock Exchange: Market value, all listed shares do.. Number of shares listed millions March December February January March 274,782 272,536 231,466 41,070 2,246 270,235 267,823 226,821 41,002 2,412 278,750 275,731 233,165 42,566 3,019 278,439 275,696 233,427 42,268 2,743 278,182 275,565 233,517 42,047 2,617 274,048 271,200 229,103 42,097 2,847 77 77 34 24 27 33 100.28 100.68 77.49 100.64 101.04 78.34 100.07 100.43 78.92 99.05 99.39 79.06 98.26 98.76 78.05 107,646 105,557 1,424 107,346 104,843 1,838 107,976 105,867 1,44 1 107,286 104,782 1,839 106,517 104,442 1,403 106,438 103,995 1,778 105,476 103,351 1,456 106,491 103,985 1,841 104,518 102,427 1,433 106,204 103,713 124,906 2,937 129,122 2,943 169,149 3, 174 171,155 3,208 175,588 3,236 40,887 35,21 I 5,676 45,166 38,918 6,247 49,887 43,427 6,460 50,404 43,955 6,448 46,269 40,230 6,039 rl,376 61,837 r739,767 182,715 35,213 r187,446 r84,057 1,541 63,338 832,420 210,086 40,182 209,157 80,987 1,494 71,775 t79,533 i90,937 33,068 203,628 102,368 r1,658 77,177 r893,237 r210,378 1,571 72,221 859,752 194,737 36,043 34,580 203,815 159,946 44,248 32,363 3,657 29,056 164,003 44,329 33,262 3,608 29,494 157,626 44,067 32,020 2,975 18,440 173,972 166,660 48,954 37,132 54,587 35,437 3,206 18,366 2.673 17,960 long tons do. . 46,897 115,228 53,709 112,829 55,096 102,943 r56,9lI r101,050 51,004 97,142 do. . do.. do. . 53,356 49,060 183,405 55,835 56,060 184,284 58,456 64,130 150,175 69,929 r68,379 67,679 67,609 141,318 1,836 ELECTRIC POWER Electric power, production, total Uti lities Industrial estab I ishments mil. of kw.-hr do.. do.. PULP, PAPER, AND PRINTING Wood pulp: Production: Total, all grades thous. of short tons Dissolving and special alpha short tons Sulphate (paper grades) do.. Sulphite (paper grades) do.. Soda do.. Groundwood do. . Defibrated, exploded, etc do.. Stocks, own pulp at pulp mills, end of month: Tota I, all grades do.. Sulphate (paper grades) do.. Sulphite (paper grades) do.. Soda do.. Groundwood do.. r212,089 r103,91 I 96,573 RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natural rubber: Consumption Stocks, end of month Synthetic rubber: Product ion Consumption Stocks, end of month r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for International Bank for Reconstruction and Development not shown separately. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS rl47,8l3 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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