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April 17, 1959 STATISTICS BUSINESS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 105 I 05 TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS Average of Wednesday Data Wednesday data (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) 100 100 80 Uj-i I I 1 1 I l I I I I I i I i | 1 l I I I I !956 1957 1 I I I ) I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I S958 1959 Billion Dollars Billion 400 20 J FMAE^JJ I I L__uJ.80 A S O N O Dollars SALES OF RETAIL STORES PERSONAL INCOME (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) i L i n i l L (seasonally adjusted) y 15 350 Total Total 300 7 -J ~ Nondurable Goods Wage and Salary Disbursements 3-0^ 250 J/ aO* 1 5 l P Durable Goods 200 i/ 4,11 1 1 1 1 1 1.11, J L L L l l - L l J 1 i L JJLUJ,,LLLLUL 1956 J957 I I i I I I l I I I I I l I I i i I i l Il i 1 \ \ L t l i J I.JJJ 1958 1956 1959 1957 I II I I I I II I 1 I i I l I I l i l I I 1958 1959 July data exclude $4.6 billion (annual-rate basis) lump-sum retroactive Federal salary payments. index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 180 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS (seasonally adjusted) Stocks 160 140 120 (end of month) KTWH Millions 2.0 NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING UNITS STARTED (privately owned) * I .5 h 1.0 h Sales soo I n i»11» m 11 i i i»11 r 111111111111 I I 111 1111111 i t 11 1956 1957 1958 1959 * Seasonally adjusted at annual rates 0 I i » i i i I M M f I i M M- 1 ' ' 1956 1957 I I M I I I I I I I I III I I I I Iill 1958 1959 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 i959 1958 STEM April ApriI 5 12 Mar. 2 ! Mar. 28 Apri 1 4 April II Commodity prices, wholesale: 119.5 90.9 107.3 127.9 87.0 117 119.5 90.9 107.1 127.9 87. 1 284 337 31,231 27,123 18,558 474 31,225 27,151 18,323 473 31,280 27,357 18,711 508 57,019 28,367 94,728 30,296 31,215 9,788 56,628 28,419 93,63! 29,365 31,170 9,813 55,889 28,423 95,522 30,543 31,172 9,834 4.41 56.39 60.03 4.4! 55.88 59.48 4.42 55.69 59.28 1,323 12,900 161,257 7,203 1,320 12,709 147,470 7,193 1,266 12,618 159,878 7,129 2,631 92.9 603 329 2,631 92.9 604 334 2,638 93.2 590 334 84.5 134 3,546 3,314 352 •119.7 *I00.5 •110.7 •125.7 84,4 110 3,592 3,363 342 119.4 90.8 107.2 127,8 86.2 137 ••2,553; 2,078 292 I 19.3 90.3 107.0 127.8 86.8 141 ••2,465 2,003 297 30,637 24,586 18,526 696 30,744 24,638 18,300 627 31,287 27,048 18,439 364 54,119 26,699 89,541 28,113 30,763 8,695 55,251 26,889 89,834 28,055 30,589 8,712 4.04 41.60 44.35 4.03 41.65 44.37 F inance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: 47 Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross).,...do.... Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand, & Poor's) 4/.... 1941-43=10.. 4.43 56.21 59.85 Production: Electric power, by uti1ities.............,,..mi1. of kw.-hr.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/...,,....,,thous. of bbl.. 1,185 11,326 81,647 6,267 1,177 11,307 101,556 6, 187 1,312 #48.6 516 277 1,308 #48.5 521 276 159,807 2,641 93.3 U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Week beginning Apri! 13, 1959: Production, 2,648 thous. short tons; operating rate, 93.5 percent. • Monthly index for March 1958. • • Includes persons reported under temporary programs (TUC) and under Ex-Servicemen's Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958 (UCX), # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); not comparable with 1959 rates which are based on January I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1959 1958 ITEM December February GENERAL BUSINESS February March INDICATORS Personal income, by source, seasonally a d j . at annual rates: Total personal income bil. of 'doI.. Wage and salary disbursements, total...,. do... Commod i ty-produc i ng i ndustr i es do... Manuf actur ing only do... D i str i b ut i ve i ndustr ies do... Ser v i ce i ndustr ies ...do... Government,, do,.. Other labor income .............do... Propr i etor s' i ncome: Business and professional do... Farm......•••••••••••• •••••••.••••••••••....do... Rental income of persons..... .do... Dividends............. do... Personal interest income....... ..do... Transfer payments. do... Less personal contributions for social insurance...do... Total nonagricultural income do... Farm income and marketings: Cash receipts from farming, including Government payments, total ...mi I. of do I. Farm marketings and CCC loans, total..... do... Crops do... Livestock and products, total do... Da i r y products do... Meat anima Is. .do... Poultry and eggs.. ....do... Indexes of cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans, unadjusted: A 11 commodities , 1947-49= 100. Crops * do... Livestock and products.... ....do... Indexes of volume of farm marketings, unadjusted: , A11 commodities ....do... Crops do... L i yestock and products ...do... r/ Revised. 9351 January 347.5 233.2 95.6 75.4 63.4 33.2 41.0 9.0 348.7 232.6 95.3 74.9 62.9 33.3 41.1 8.9 359.9 243.3 101.0 79.9 64.2 34.3 43.9 9.3 363.0 245.4 102. I 80.8 64.8 34.5 44.0 9.4 r365.4 r246.9 r102.7 r81.5 r65.3 34.7 44.2 9.5 368.6 249.6 104.6 82.8 65.8 34.9 44.3 9.5 30.4 13.8 12.1 12.4 19.3 23.8 6.7 330.1 30.5 14.6 12.1 12.4 19.3 24.8 6.6 330.5 32.0 13.5 12.4 10.6 19.6 26.0 6.8 342.4 32.3 13.3 12.4 12.5 19.6 25.8 7.7 345.8 32.4 r!3.4 12.5 12.5 19.8 r26. I r7.7 r348.2 32.6 13.5 12.5 12.6 20.0 26.1 7.8 35 1.2 2, 175 2, 144 799 1,345 355 738 223 2, 133 2, 108 630 1,478 406 762 276 3,087 3,034 1,516 1,518 363 881 260 2,909 2,862 1,344 1,518 366 888 238 2,276 2,242 878 1,364 347 768 223 88 74 99 87 59 108 125 141 (1 I I 18 125 I! I 92 82 100 97 86 105 89 55 114 139 155 126 127 135 120 104 94 112 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1958 1959 ITEM February March December January February March COMMODITY PRICES Retai1 price: All commodit1es (U.S.Dept, of Commerce Index)..1935-39=100.. 218.0 220.0 220.0 r220.0 219.6 ..do.... 66.1 61.0 42.1 5.1 81.4 77.3 51.8 4.1 r9l.2 89.5 r62.8 rl.7 86.0 83.3 58.8 2.7 89.0 87.9 60.6 I.I 120.0 117.0 80.1 3.0 ...do.... 915.0 918.0 rl,432.0 1,350.0 1,320.0 1,319.0 ..mil. of dol.. do.... do.... . do.... do..,. 13,783 4,290 2,471 719 591 15,549 4,860 2,789 772 700 21,174 6,390 3,214 1,176 : 919 16,223 5,121 3,016 784 697 r'14,946 r4,928 r2,899 r747 684 16,957 5,705 3,334 806 do.... 9,493 698 507 1,027 3,778 1,122 1,201 10,688 958 534 1,124 4,103 1,214 1,553 14,784 1,854 738 S,243 4,475 1,369 3,358 11,102 868 581 !,!58 4,382 1,282 1,442 r!0,OI9 r750 r534 r1,070 r3,869 r 1,197 r1,344 11,252 1,112 572 !,!33 4,075 1,305 1,726 16,089 5,055 2,741 852 830 16,066 5,020 2,665 868 822 17,605 5,827 3,256 868 919 17,454 5,836 3,257 880 905 r17,552 r5,868 3,248 890 979 17,692 5,930 11,046 988 540 1,199 4,162 1,267 1,729 11,778 1,101 580 1,243 4,242 1,356 1,887 11,618 1,032 579 1,263 4,244 1,367 1,824 r11,684 1,082 568 1,242 4,274 1,368 1,835 11,762 do.... do.... 11,033 1,004 540 1,186 4,167 1,282 1,640 ...do.... do.... do.... do.... .........do.... do.... 23,980 11,220 12,760 24,290 11,220 13,070 24,690 11,480 13,220 24,100 11,030 13,070 23,210 10,640 12,570 23,980 10,810 13,170 r23,400 r10,920 r12,480 r24,180 11,010 r13,170 24,060 11,230 12,830 24,210 10,990 13,220 ••••••••.do.... 3,353 3,920 6,023 3,968 3,593 do.... do.... .••••••••do.... ..do.... do.... .........do.... ..do.... 2,864 136 78 62 34 716 1,401 42 50 3,356 220 86 69 38 942 1,516 48 56 5,178 434 149 75 r47 2,093 1,659 55 101 c3,4l8 179 93 69 r33 868 1,676 48 62 3,098 160 87 67 35 811 1,470 48 59 ...do.... 3,436 211 88 72 39 992 1,521 57 67 3,492 214 89 71 37 1,061 1,504 57 66 3,789 258 100 72 r39 1,135 1,597 65 72 r3,724 r240 98 75 r40 1,122 1,575 62 80 3,752 250 97 77 42 1,125 1,599 64 79 ....do.... Durable-goods estab1ishments.......»• • ••• • • Nondurable-goods estab1ishments ********.do.... Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total... do.... ••*•••••.do.... 9.5 3.2 6.3 12.4 6.4 6.0 10.2 3.5 6.8 12.2 6.4 5.9 12.0 4.2 7.8 11.6 6.0 5.7 ll.l 3.8 7.3 11.8 6.2 5.6 10.6 3.8 6.8 11.9 6.4 5.6 2.2 .9 3.9 .7 2.9 2.4 .9 4.2 .7 3.2 r3.3 1.5 r3.1 .9 rl.7 p3.3 pi.7 P2.7 P. 9 pl.4 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started: Unadjusted: Total, privately and publicly ow ned..»..thousa. Seasonally adjusted at annual rate: DOMESTIC TRADE All retail stores: J/ soeaeesse"O.see ....•••..do.... Eating and drinking places.*--a9sss^«»sse * » s e s * * e e O O . s s s do.... ......••.do.... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), itota1.• ««...«..uo«... .........do.... ..do.... do.... do.... ••a,.,...dO.... do.... Estimated inventories: Retai 1 firms with 4 or more stores: Retail firms with 11 or more stores: do.... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total. .........GO.... .........do.... .do.... ....do.... do.... ...do.... do.... Tire, battery, accessory stores.«•••••••••« Wholesale trade: EMPLOYMENT Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments: 100 employees.. ... ... .do ... do.... do.... do.... r_t Revised. £./ Preliminary, 9351 c/ Corrected. Y( Data for March 1959 are advance estimates. 2.4 1 i.i 2.8 .7 1.8 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1958 1959 STEM January TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Operations on scheduled airlines: Miles flown,, revenue* .. .. . .. . „ . . . . „ . . ..ee s.effle . thousands B Express and freight ton-miles f i o w n a s e „ e 9 d e 9 9 •••••••do... Mas I ton-miles f S o w n e . . . a . . . . S S 0 e e a s e e s e o a a e . SOfflse „ s do e< , e Passengers originated, r e v e n u e 6 e a . se e „fflo.ao 0 . , o s e . e e d o e . • Passenger-miles flown, revenue,....,.....,.., • ••mi I Iionse LEATHER AND PRODUCTS Leather production: Calf and whole kip...«. # .«. v ..,......,..,.,thous, of skins* Cattle hide and side k i p e 9 S 0 S S Q e s t h o u s o of hides and' kips. Goat and kid.•.••••...••..••.••..,••.....,.tnous, of skins* Sheep and lamb......••....••• 0 ....... e . c ..••-•••••....do... 61,558 I 20,599 8,275 3,341 2,072 February December January 53,713 19,193 7,829 2,889 1,716 49,049 24,263 8,348 2,958 1,777 46,182 25,380 11,835 2,741 1,779 57 181 23 159 8,980 3,203 2 053 786 2,109 1,931 1,922 748 1,936 1,647 1,981 644 2,040 1,517 2,345 727 2, 156 1,763 r2,327 689 2 139 1 97,3 2 370 2,5112,083 2,475 S,996 9,519 5,953 2,365 S,932 2,31 f 1,805 9,573 6,080 2,688 2 , 163 2,623 2,087 9,062 5,516 2,678 2,215 2,640 2,179 9,100 5,552 2,629 2,151 2,641 2, J62 9,-106 5,558 3,078 7,605 54,349 4,859 2,515 6,484 50,379 5,023 9,324 9,262 65,904 5,312 3,948 9,588 60,265 5,577 3,164 9,828 53,6011 868 62,734 120,722 753 54,650 103,297 958 63,356 85,267 998 68,385 103,800 1,002 73,186 105,3192 5,512 387 500 839 527 237 200 2,506 6, 186 3150 509 888 679 268 498 2,648 LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association): Production, total8 .mi I. of bd.. ft. Softwoods.,•.•• • • .«•• e • • • • • d O » « . Shipments, total. ...........do... Softwoods •«,.„«,,, • •-•••••••••do... Stocks (gross), mil! end of month, total • s e s 8 8 e f f l 9 e a d o 6 e a Softwoods..,..,... . a . . . . . . . . edOo • . METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron ore (incl,foreign o r e ) , operations in alt U.S.districts: Receipts at Iron and steel p I ants.... .thous. of long tons. Consumption at iron and steel plants,*. ••••••do,•• Stocks, end of month, at furnace yards. • do... Stocks, end of month, at U, S. docks,.. , do,,, Castings, shipments: Gray iron, .......... .. • • • aB •••...• * • a thous„ of short tons,. Malleable iron,.••••.....•.•••..•..••,....-•..••.short tons.. Stee L.•••.......... • •••••••••••••••"• ••••.•••-; • .'do...• Steel products, net shipments: Total (all grades), e a ,•••• thous, of short tons,. Structural shapes (heavy), steel pi! ing...,,....,..do.,.. PI ates , •••••.•••• do, •• • Bars and tool steel, total.. •••••do..*. Pipe and tubing ••..do..,. Wire and wire products do..*. Tin mill products ....... •••••••.•••••••••do,.,. Sheets and strips (incl. electrical), total,. do..,. TRANSPORTATI ON EQ.U IPMENT Motor vehicles: Factory sales, total Coaches, tot a I Domest ic. ' Passenger cars, total. Domest i c • • Trucks, totaI..• • Domest I c,,,...,.,_,... t , ••...•..... t • ..number.. do.... do.... ....do.... do.... do.... do.... 5,215 484 524 682 615 234 559| 1,801 4,263 296 435 572 508 204 475 1,499 5 , 187 352 452 821 533 251 157 2,317 558,533 327 295 478,416 462,674 79,790 64,020 467,553 308 293 396,221 383,516 71,024 53,988 605,334 167 124 511,885 497,218 93,282 79,618 709,078 208 165 608,730 594,188 100,140 82,688 [ 5,476 r635,664 169 1.12 539,451 527,588 r96,044 r8l,599 r/ Revised. USCOMM-DC-935I UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 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