The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Avoiloble only with subscription to th» monthly mogozine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS A p r i l 16. 1954 * » » * This Supplement provides selected weekly data and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY » • » » WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS* ITEM Apr. Commodity prices, wholesale: A l l commodities. . 1947-49=100 Form products do Foods, processed do.. A 1 1 other do 22 commodities 2/ do. . Department s.fore sales... do.. Insured unemployment, total thous. State programs do. . Failures, ind. & comm. . number Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody 's) 3/. .. .percent 1954 1953 1954 1953 ITEM II Mar. 27 Apr. 3 Apr. *I09.4 *98.5 *I04.5 *l 13.4 88.2 **l 18 90.3 100 ** 1,056 **976 140 #2,349 #2, 133 277 267 246 3. 13 3. 12 3.12 3.37 1 10.9 99.9 105.0 1 14.4 91.7 103 Apr. 10 1 10.9 100.4 104.6 1 14.6 91.4 II Stock prices (480), Standard 190.8 and Poor's 1935-39=100 206.8 Industrials (420) do.. Production: Bitum.coal V. . .thous. sh. tons **l,346 L Electric power, by utilities mi 1 . kw.-hr . **&,oi9 Motor vehicles (Ward's) No. 164,933 Petroleum, crude 3/. .thous. bb 1 . **6,243 Steel (ingots & for castings, 138.8 quantity) 4/ . 1947-49:= 100 Freight car loadings. thous. cars **705 **384 Mi seel laneous do. . Mar. 27 Apr. 3 203.9 221.7 208.3 227.4 1, 112 1, 106 8,491 139, 185 6,344 8,463 138,591 6,378 101. 1 601 332 102.6 599 339 Apr. 10 209.2 228.8 141,332 101. 0 _[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ D a i l y averages. 4/ Week ended A p r i l 17, 99.9. * Monthly index for A p r i l 1953. *» For week corresponding to latest. # Data for preceding week follow: Total, 2,391,000; State programs, 2,176,000. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1953 1953 1954 March January February March GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS DOMESTIC TRADE - Con. Farm income and marketings: Cash receipts from farming inc.Gov't paym 1 ts. . .mi 1 .do 1 . Farm marketings and CCC loans total do. Crops do. . Livestock and products, tot a 1 m i l . do 1 . Dairy products do. . Meat an i ma 1 s . . do . . Poultry and eggs. .. do . Indexes of cash receipts from marketings, etc. I/ 1935-39=100 Crops . . . . . .do. . Livestock and products .do.. 1 ndexes , vo 1 ume of farm marketings, etc I/ do Crops do Livestock and products .do All retail stores, sa les £/-Con. Adjusted , tota 1 m i l . do 1 Durable goods.. do.. Automotive' group do. . Furniture i appliances do Nondurab le goods do. . Appare 1 group do. . Drug A prop, stores. .. .do. . Food group do. . Gasoline serv. stations. do. . Genera 1 -merch . group... do.. Dept. store sales, U.S. total: Unadjusted index. . 1947-49= 100 Adjusted index do. . #1,918 2,649 1,942 # 1 , 902 #643 2,631 1,218 1,928 664 #1,259 #3 1 1 #680 #256 1,413 330 790 272 1,264 297 680 267 #287 #227 #331 397 430 372 291 235 333 #1 18 #90 #138 160 r 169 154 122 99 139 #207.8 209.5 208.9 DOMESTIC TRADE All retail stores, sales: 2/ Unadjusted total mi 1 dol Durable Goods* Automotive qroup do Furniture & appliances do Nondurable goods: Appare 1 group do. . Drug A prop, stores. . . .do. . 13 956 r 12 339 12 062 13,303 2,848 676 r2, 124 r670 2,266 633 2,539 677 893 381 3 301 810 1,466 r678 r407 r3 357 r855 r l , 167 593 393 3111 798 1, 141 712 408 3,345 873 1,344 Gasoline serv. stations. do. . Genera l-merch. group... do. . Employees in nonagr . estab 1 . , tota 1 , unad j thousands Manuf actur i ng do. . M i n i ng do Contract construction. ... do. . Transp. & pub. uti 1 do.. Wholesale & retail trade. do.. Finance, ins. 4 real est..do.. Service & ml see 1 laneous. .do. . Government do. . Prod, workers in mfg. ind.: Tota 1 thousands Durab le goods do. . Ordnance 4 acces do. . Lumber & wood prod. . . . .do. . Furniture & f i xtures. . .do. . Stone, clay, etc do.. Primary metal ind do.. Fab. metal prod. 3/....do.. Machinery (exc. elec.).do.. Electrical machi nery . . .do. . r_l Revised. £/ Preliminary, je/ Estimated. # February 1953 data. J./ Unadjusted. ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment. March January February 14,437 5,211 2,802 768 9,225 916 397 3,376 845 1,582 r 13,622 r4,436 r2,285 r784 r9, 186 r845 r430 r3,378 r936 r 1 , 505 13,932 4,710 2,516 756 9,221 863 414 3,395 913 1,527 13,670 4,600 2,510 745 9,070 810 415 3,370 920 1,505 p85 p i 09 e9l el 07 March 103 1 15 83 r 107 48,685 17, 135 846 2,301 4,235 10,284 1,993 5,225 6,666 r47,72l r 16, 158 792 r2,247 4, 137 r 10, 365 r2,052 r5,224 6,746 r 47, 422 r 16, 034 rill r2,248 r4, 103 r 10, 250 r2,060 5,225 6,725 p47,286 p i 5, 873 p760 p2,282 p4,050 p 10, 252 p2,07l p5,25l p6,749 13,831 8,21 1 147 688 333 459 1, 145 952 1,335 925 r 12,793 r7,477 r 144 r6!6 r293 426 r 1,035 r877 r l , 193 r829 r 12,683 r7,375 r!32 r62l r290 r425 r 1,014 r866 r l , 188 r8!6 p 12 54 1 p7,238 p 121 p6!2 p286 p426 P99I p847 p i , 174 p802 EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES COMMODITY PRICES Retail price (Dept. Comm.): All commodities 1935-39*100 1954 ITEM ITEM 2/ March 1954 figures are advance estimates. 3/ Except MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1953 1953 1954 March January February Nondurab le goods do. . Food & kindred prod do.. Tobacco manufactures. . . .do. . Texti le-mi 1 1 products. . .do. . Appare 1 etc do Paper & a l l i e d prod do.. Printing, etc do.. Chemicals etc do Products of petroleum Rubber products do. . • P j)/ P r e l i m i n a r y . r 1,441 236 r387 r5,3!6 r 1,01 1 99 r 1 , 004 r 1,050 r442 r502 500 r 1,400 r23l r393 r5,308 r992 r92 r 1,003 r 1,070 r44l 499 r498 p!77 p!94 p336 r 103.4 H03.9 M38.6 102.5 102.7 M37.3 plOI.4 plOI.6 p!35. 1 39.4 r40. 1 38.5 r39.6 r40.2 r38.8 p39.4 p39.9 p38.8 70.92 r76.59 63.53 r70.88 r76.38 r63.63 p70.53 p75.8l p63.63 1.80 1.91 1.94 r 1.58 1.56 1.76 2.08 1.89 2.00 1.80 2. 12 r 1.81 1.61 1.79 1.90 1.95 1.58 1.56 1.75 2.06 r 1.89 r2.00 rl.80 r2. 12 1.82 rl.60 p i . 79 p i . 90 p i . 97 p i . 57 p i . 56 p i . 75 p2.06 p i . 88 P2.00 p i . 80 p2. 1 1 p i . 80 p i .61 1.59 1.60 1.26 1.37 1.32 1.67 2. 18 1.78 1.65 1.68 1.27 rl.36 1.37 1.72 2.25 rl.86 1.64 1.67 1.29 rl.36 1.37 rl.72 r2.25 rl.86 p i . 64 p i . 68 p i . 31 p i . 37 p i . 37 p i . 72 p2.25 p i . 86 2. 17 1.93 1.37 2.26 1.93 rl.38 2.26 r 1 .93 1.38 p2.25 p i . 93 p i . 39 1953 data. February March 274,849 274,782 272,632 272,536 231,623 231,466 41,070 41,009 2,246 2,216 270,235 267,823 226,821 41,002 2,412 75- 77 77 97.42 98.62 99.87 3.34 3.06 3.22 3.35 3.71 3.23 3.31 3.47 2.68 3.23 2.95 3. 12 3.25 3.61 3. 12 3.23 3.35 2.60 3. 14 2.86 3.03 3. 16 3.51 3.05 3. 14 3.24 2.51 4. 1 1 4.30 2.09 3.25 3.01 3.26 4. 14 4.34 2. I I 3.24 3.01 3.28 4. 14 4.34 2. 13 3. I I 3.01 3.37 5.33 5.28 5.II 6.98 4.72 3.20 5.32 5.29 5.09 6.92 4.77 3.08 5. 14 5.07 5.00 6.70 4.81 3. 17 #2,945 #2,265 #2,955 #2,214 #8,21 1 #5, 1 1 9 2,749 2,106 2,604 2,079 9, 132 5,821 2,901 2,221 2,808 2, 196 9,221 5,842 #8,236 #7,243 #3,263 #15,295 6,299 7,002 2,891 14,977 7,042 6,308 2,634 15,712 #6,428 #6,364 #10,308 5,395 6,834 10, 107 5,896 5,617 10,448 264,485 Interest-bear ing, total . .do. . 262,380 223,025 P u b l i c issues do.. 39,354 Special issues..1 do.. Non \ nterest bear i ng do . . 2, 105 Obligations guaranteed by 51 U. S. Government do.. Bonds: Price, U. S. Treasury 94.31 dol. per $100 bond Yields: 3.31 Dom.corp. (Moody 's) . . .percent 3.12 By ratings: Aaa do.. 3. 18 Aa do.. 3.36 A do.. 3.57 Baa do. . 3. 16 By groups: Industrial .do. . 3.33 Pub. uti I . .do. . 3.43 Rai Iroad. . .do. . 2.89 U. S. Treasury do.. Stocks: Dividend rate per share: 3.96 Common (200) , Moody 's. dol lars 4. 16 Industrial ( 125) do.. 1.95 Publ ic uti lity (24) do.. 3.01 Rai Irood (25) do.. 2.82 Banks (15) do.. 3.07 Insurance (10) do.. Dividend yields: 5.34 Common (200) , Moody 's. percent 5.36 Industrial (125) do.. 5. 16 P u b l i c uti lity (24). . . .do.. 6.07 Rai Iroad (25) do.. 4.33 Banks (15) do. . 3.29 Insurance (10) do.. LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES Lumber (NLMA) : Prod , total m i l . bd. ft. Softwoods do Shipments, total do.. Softwoods . . . do Stocks, gross, total do.. Softwoods . . do. . RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Tires and tubes: Pneumatic casings: Production. ....... .thousands Shipments do Original equipment do.. Stocks, end of month. .. .do. . Inner tubes: Product i on do. . Shipments . . do.. Stocks, end of month. .. .do. . \J Except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE. $300 FIRST CLASS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS Permit No. 1009 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS p i , 375 p22l P385 5,303 P p992 p86 p i , 000 p i , 079 p442 p500 P496 r 178 r 197 r338 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS January F 1 NANCE Federal Government finance: Gross debt (direct)/ end of r 178 199 r332 # February March March EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES - Con. Prod, workers in mfg. i nd. -Con. Durable goods - Con. 1,574 Transportation equ i p . . .thous. 244 Instruments, etc do. . 410 M i see 1 . mfg i nd . . do 5,620 Nondurable goods do.. 1,025 Food & kindred prod do.. 87 Tobacco manufactures. . . .do. . 1, 134 T e x t i l e - m i l l products. . .do. . 1, 139 Apparel, etc • do.. 439 Paper A a l l i e d prod do.. 499 Printing, etc . . do.. 526 Chemicals, etc do.. Products of petroleum 186 and coa 1 do 221 Rubber products do. . 363 Leather & leath. prod... do.. Mfg. prod. -worker indexes: Emp loyment : 1 1 1.8 Unadjusted 1947-49-100 1 12.0 Adjusted do. . 151.9 Payro 1 Is, unadjusted do. . Hours and earnings: Average weekly hours per 41. 1 worker , a l l mfg hours 41.9 Durable goods do.. 40.0 Nondurable goods do.. Average weekly earnings, a l l manuf actur i ng . . . . do 1 lars 71.93 77.52 Durab le goods do. . 63.60 Nondurab le goods do. . Average hourly earnings, 1.75 a 1 1 manuf actur i ng . . . do. 1.85 Durab le goods do. . 1.88 Ordnance & acces do. . 1.57 Lumber & wood prod do.. 1.53 Furniture & f ixtures . . . .do. . 1.70 Stone, clay, etc do.. 2.02 Primary metal ind do.. 1.83 Fab. metal prod. \_l do.. 1.95 1.74 Electrical mach do.. 2.05 Transportation equ i p. . . .do. . 1.76 Instruments, etc do. . 1.56 M i see 1 mf Q ind do £/ R e v i s e d . 1954 1 TCM ITEM
@FedFRASER