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April 22, 1955 BUSINESS 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 , 1947-49 = 100 200 I N D E X , 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = iOO 200 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) Weekly (seasonally adjusted) 175 175 1954 150 - 150 125 - - 125 100 AIL ' • ' ' ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1952 1 I I 1 I t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1953 100 1 I 1 I 1 I I 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1954 JFMAMJJASOND 1955 THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 250 1,000 PASSENGER CAR A N D TRUCK PRODUCTION (United States plants) - 800 600 200 150 400 - 200 Monthly, left scale; weekly, right scale I 1952 i r i I I i i i i i I i i i 1953 i i I i 1954 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 J F M A M J 1955 J A S O N O INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 130 WHOLESALE PRICES 160 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.B. seasonally adj. index) 120 140 Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods I 10 \ 120 100 100 - - Farm Products 8 0 uUi 1 i 1 1 l 1 Ii Iti i i 1 i i i1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 111 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1952 1953 1954 1955 8 0 A. i 11 i I i i i i i 1 i 1 1 1 i I i 11 i i . i i i i i I i i i i 1952 1953 1954 1 1955 100 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM Apr. Commodity prices, wholesale: A I I commodities 1947-49=100.. Farm products do.... Foods, processed do.... AI I other do 22 commodities 2 / do.... Department store sales do.... Insured unemployment, total 3/ thous.. State programs. / do.... Finance: Currency in circulation^/ mil. of dot.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do.... Member bank reserve ba Iances do.... Excess reserves, estimated do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of do I.. Time depos its, 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 4_/ thous. of short tons.. Ele:c power, by utilities mil. of kw.-hr.. P^E-sexjer cars and trucks (Ward's) number.. Pel o ieum (crude) and condensate 4_/ thous. of bb I.. Site 5/ thous. of short tons.. Percent of capaci ty j>/ Freight car loadings, total thous. of cars.. Mi see I laneous do.... 10 •111.0 •99.4 •105.9 *l14.5 91.4 I 13 2,361 2,151 Apr. 17 Mar. 26 Apr. 2 Apr. 9 I 10.4 92.5 103.0 115.7 89.8 122 Apr. 16 I 10.5 94.3 102.6 115.7 90.3 92.6 118 2,410 2,206 89.0 103 1,816 1,594 29,812 25,357 19,272 621 29,810 25,404 19,293 708 29,732 24,904 18,588 484 29,770 24,848 18,388 460 29,925 25,011 18,791 547 29,854 24,917 18,841 622 52,376 20,204 78,406 31,518 22,714 6,532 246 3.12 209.2 228.8 52,933 20,254 78, 175 31,298 22,558 6,542 198 3. II 213.7 234.3 56,282 21,556 83,996 33,509 22,747 7,432 232 3.20 278. I 312.2 55,590 21,546 83,455 32,885 22,707 7,474 237 3.20 277.7 311.5 55,086 21,581 85,085 34,425 22,568 7,482 211 3.20 281.8 316.4 204 3.20 285.7 320.8 I, 128 8,396 141,558 6,568 1,622 #68.0 607 337 I, 123 8,345 139,624 6,590 1,622 #68.0 613 342 1,361 9,804 206,262 6,807 2,278 94.4 659 374 1,367 9,633 196,41 I 6,81 I 2,300 95.3 663 369 1,317 9,907 205,459 6,863 2,262 93.7 639 352 89.8 I 14 1,734 1,519 204,833 2^284 94.6 _[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 47 Daily average. 5/ Week ended April 2 3 : Production, 2,305 thous. short tons; operating rate, 95.5 percent. * Monthly index for April 1954. # Not comparable 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 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Industrial production (FRB): Unadjusted, combined index... 1947-49=100 Manufactures do.. Durab le manufactures do.. Primary metals do.. Metal fabricating (including ordnance) do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Machi nery do.. Transportation equipment do.. Instruments and related products do.. Furniture and fixtures do.. Lumber and products do.. Stone, clay, and glass products do.. Mi see I laneous manufactures do.. Nondurab le manufactures do.. Food and beverage manufactures do.. Tobacco manufactures do.. Texti le-mi I I products do.. Apparel and allied products do.. Leather and products do.. Paper and a I I i ed products do.. Printing and publishing do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Petro Ieum and coa I products do.. Rubber products do.. Minera is v do.. Coal do.. Crude oil and natural gas do.. Adjusted, combined index do.. s Manufactures do.. Durab le manufactures do.. Pr imary meta Is do.. Metal fabricating (including ordnance) do.. Fabr i cated meta I products do.. Machinery do.. Transportation equi pment do.. Instruments and related products do.. r_l Revised. £ / Preliminary. • January.1954 data. 126 128 141 113 155 123 147 183 147 107 I 16 126 133 115 96 •98 95 I 15 102 133 118 150 126 I 14 110 68 135 125 126 139 109 151 123 141 179 147 126 128 140 108 153 121 145 182 145 106 117 128 131 115 98 101 r95 I 16 100 135 121 150 121 118 109 61 137 123 125 135 103 147 120 138 173 144 128 129 143 I I? 156 r 124 146 191 rl42 rll2 116 134 134 115 101 83 r97 99 r94 129 123 r!56 rl29 rl27 r I 14 75 rl37 130 r 131 rl43 r 121 rl54 rl25 rl45 r!87 140 rl3l rl33 rl47 r 129 M59 rl24 M48 r200 r 14 I r 109 r I 18 rl32 rl29 rM9 98 105 r 104 113 105 140 118 rl57 rl32 r 143 r I 17 77 r 142 rl32 133 r 146 rl27 r 156 rl25 r 145 rl94 r 14 I 135 rl36 151 rl36 162 rl26 rl52 r204 r 142 r 113 rl26 rl35 rl34 122 97 108 1 16 112 p!47 121 161 rl34 141 r I 19 r79 r 144 133 134 147 r 131 rl57 rl26 rl46 r 196 -142 pl37 pl39 pl55 pl43 p 166 pl28 pl55 p2l2 p 145 p I 14 pl39 p 137 pl23 pl26 p 133 pi 19 p72 pl46 pl35 pl36 pl50 pl36 pi 59 pl27 p 147 p200 pl44 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1955 1954 ITEM February March December January February March GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Industrial production (FRB), adjusted index - Continued Durable manufactures - Continued Furniture and fixtures 1947-49=100 Lumber and products do.. Stone, clay, and glass products do.. Mi see I laneous manufactures do.. Nondurab le manufactures do.. Food and beverage manufactures do.. Tobacco manufactures do.. Texti le-mi I I products do.. Apparel and allied products do.. Leather and products do.. Paper and allied products do.. Printing and publishing do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Petroleum and coal products do.. Rubber products do. . Minerals I do.. Coa I do.. Crude oil and natural gas do.. Consumer durables output (FRB): Unadjusted index, total do.. Major consumer durables ...do.. Autos do.. Major household goods. do.. Furniture and floor coverings do.., Appliances and heaters do.. Radio and television sets do.. Other consumer durables do.. Adjusted, total output do.. Major consumer durables , do.. Autos do.. Major household goods do.. Furniture and floor coverings do.. Appliances and heaters do.., Radio and television sets do.. Other consumer durables do.. COMMODITY PRICES Wholesale price index, all commodities Farm products Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried Grains •. Livestock and live poultry Foods, processed Cerea I and bakery products Dairy products and. ice cream Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen Meats, poultry, and fish Commodities other than farm products and foods Chemicals and allied products Chemicals, industrial Drugs and Pharmaceuticals \J Fats and oils, inedible.....' Fert i I i zer mater i a I s Prepared paint Fuel, power, and I ighting materials Coal E lectricity, Gas Petroleum and products Furniture, other household durables App I lances, household Furniture, household Rad i o rece i ver s Television receivers Hides, skins, and leather products Footwear Hides amd skins Leather Lumber and wood products Lumber Mach i nery and moti ve products Agricultural machinery and equipment Construction machinery and equipment E lectr i ca I mach i nery and equ i pment Motor vehicles Meta Is and meta I products Heating equipment I ron and stee I Nonferrous meta Is Nonmetalltc minerals, structural Clay products Concrete products Gypsum products 1947-49=100 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. ..do.., do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.., do.. do.. do.., do.., do.. do.. do.., do.., do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.., do.. do.., do... do.. do.. do.. do.., do.. do.. do.. do... do.. do... do.., 103 rl 18 130 132 I 14 106 *l00 91 106 94 129 119 146 126 I 10 113 68 135 104 116 130 130 I 14 106 103 91 108 93 131 I 19 146 122 113 112 62 137 117 127 138 119 103 I 17 170 95 113 120 134 110 99 110 142 96 I 19 130 142 120 102 I 17 182 94 III I 19 133 109 99 104 151 94 110.5 97.7 89.7 91.6 91.3 104.8 112.7 107.4 103.0 92.9 114.4 107.5 I 18.4 93.9 63.5 I 14.0 I 12.8 110.5 110.9 101.3 113.5 113.5 115. I 109.7 I 13.9 96. I 73.8 94.9 III.9 55.4 87.4 I 16.8 115.5 124.5 123.0 131.5 126.8 118.9 126.2 I 14.8 131.0 I 19.8 121.0 131.9 I 17.6 122.1 110.5 98.4 89.6 93.0 92.4 105.3 112.6 106. I 103.0 92.8 I 14.2 107.4 I 17.9 93.9 60.5 I 14.0 112.8 109.2 107.9 102.9 III.5 III.5 I 15.0 109.5, 113.7 95.7 73.8 94.7 III.9 56.0 86.3 I 16.7 I 15.6 124.5 122.3 131.7 126.8 118.9 126.3 I 14.4 130.6 121.2 121.0 132.0 117.3 122. I r 108 131 135 131 r I 19 106 101 100 rlO7 rlOO 136 121 rl55 M29 rl32 r I 16 '73 rl37 rl32 149 174 r/30 rlO9 H08 258 94 rl25 rl37 rl49 r 129 rl05 115 242 96 109.5 89.9 96.9 92.5 74.0 103.5 I 16.8 108.2 106.0 85.2 I 14.9 107.0 117.4 93.6 59.3 I 13.3 I 12.8 107.5 105.2 100.7 I 10.2 I 10.4 115.7 109.4 112.9 95.4 69.2 91.8 I IJ.6 47.4 81.5 120.0 119.8 125.7 121.2 132.6 126.8 121.7 129.8 114.3 135.0 127.6 121.8 135.4 117.4 122. I rlO9 r 129 rl36 rl32 rl20 r 107 107 rlO3 rlO8 105 140 122 r 154 r 131 r 141 r 120 r74 rl42 r!42 r 163 195 rl37 r 108 rl24 260 r95 r 131 r 145 rl60 rl33 rlO7 rl28 222 r98 I 10. I 92.5 105.2 93.5 79.4 103.8 116.9 107.0 104.6 87.6 115.2 107. I 117.3 93.6 61.8 I 13.6 I 12.8 108.5 105.2 100.7 113.0 I I 1.7 115.5 108.7 I 12.5 95.4 69.0 91.9 III.6 49.5 81.2 120.3 120.0 125.8 121.5 133.2 126.8 121.7 130. I 113.9 135.8 127.9 122.0 135.8 I 16.7 122. I 110 pi 12 rl39 rl33 121 106 pl42 pl36 pl22 103 107 104 pl43 rl23 156 r 134 136 rl23 r79 M44 151 175 210 r/46 138 272 r97 135 151 172 135 107 132 226 pl23 pl34 pl23 P72 pl46 pl55 pl79 p2l5 p!5l p99 pl39 pi 56 pl79 pl37 r98 p99 I 10.4 93. I I 10.0 92. I 104.4 92.2 79.9 101.6 116.5 107.2 105.0 83.3 115.6 106.9 117.5 93.1 55.2 113.6 I 14.0 108.7 105. I 100. I 103.8 93. I 80.7 r103.2 116.3 107.2 r104.4 86.9 rl 15.7 rl07.I 117.4 r93.3 61.0 113.5 I 13. I r108.7 r105.2 r100.I rl16.3 I I 1.7 I 15.4 108.5 rI 12.6 r94.7 68.8 92.3 II 1.5 51.6 82.2 M2I.2 r!2l.4 rl26. I r121.6 r133.8 M26.7 r 121.5 131.5 I 13.7 135.8 133.7 r 121.8 136. I rl17.0 122.1 I 16.3 II 1.7 115. I 107.3 112.7 94.7 68.8 92.2 III.5 50.7 82. I 121.3 121.6 126.2 121.6 133.9 126.7 121.5 131.9 113.6 136.2 134.3 121.9 136.3 118.2 122.1 rj Revised. j>/'Preliminary. * January 1954 da+a. \J Effective with the January 1955 index, cosmetics and related products were transferred from drugs, etc., to the "other chemicals" subgroup. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM February March December February January March COMMODITY PRICES - Continued Wholesale price index - Continued Pulp, paper, and allied products 1947-49=100. Paper do. . . Rubber and products , ..do... Tires and tubes do... Textile products and apparel do... Appare I do. .. Cotton products do. . . Silk products do, . . Synthetic text I les do. . . Woo ! products , : do. . . Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages.... ....do... Beverages, a i coho lie.., do. . . Cigarettes do. . . M i see I I aneous do. . . Toys, sporting goods., do... r140.6 r142.4 r95.2 r98.2 r90.6 122.4 86.7 r106.3 121.6 114.6 S24.0 ,-97. I r113. I I 16.8 128.0 138.0 142.3 95.3 98.2 90.8 121. i 87.6 106. I 121.6 i 14. 7 124.0 95.6 I 13.2 r163,388 62,642 33,531 149,718 57,091 31,595 178,914 67,242 39,908 472.7 128.5 96.4 32.0 487.8 135.9 103.0 33.0 491.9 135.4 102. I 33.3 7,290 69 8,287 79 8,838 83 r8,497 88 3, 141 1,681 68 5,365 549 664 529 1,519 438 393 3,066 1,950 73 5,584 546 748 544 1,496 437 475 2,217 1,797 90 5,449 619 497 421 2,054 347 270 2, 198 1,742 77 6,010 623 578 439 2,229 336 419 2, 145 1,747 89 6, 120 630 610 457 2, 166 338 433 74,731 103,933 89,017 I 18,720 81,509 I 18,065 95,795 126,470 97,733 133,523 121,907 47,108 95,810 123,840 I 13,949 45,982 r 102,342 123,162 108,503 44,579 109,133 134,933 130,586 46,091 42,046 36,551 97,981 769.2 426.9 50,808 47,837 100,927 940.4 599.6 46,506 37,017 92,719 1,261.6 833.4 44,780 40,451 84,882 1,068.I 654.6 40,173 46,645 64,938 r1,089.7 r702.5 pi,490.9 P 8I8.7 I 17. I 126.8 124.6 130.3 95.3 98.8 88.8 135.8 85.4 109.0 I 18.0 I 14.6 124.0 102.8 I 13.0 I 16.6 126.8 124.9 130.3 95.0 98.6 88.5 135. I 84.9 '09.3 117.9 I 14.6 124.0 104.9 i 13.0 i ! 5.9 126.9 132.0 134.9 95.2 98.4 89.9 123.9 87.2 106.7 121.4 1 14.3 124.0 98.0 i 12.9 1^1,926 56, I 15 171,354 67,913 36,666 186,317 73,817 38,217 539.2 126.9 94.2 32.7 486.5 130.2 95.5 34.7 7,083 74 I 16.3 127.5 136.8 139.9 95.2 98.2 90.2 124. I 87.3 106.6 121.4 ! 14.3 124.0 97.0 I 13.2 I 16.6 128.0 FINANCE Bank debits, total (345 centers) New Yor k C i ty 5 ct'-.e- center r> mil. of d o L do... do... METALS AND MANUFACTURES Steel forgings: Orders, unfilled, tota I thous . of short tons . Shipments, for sale, total do... Drop and upset do... Press and open hammer do... Steel ingots and steel for castings: Production do. . . Percent of capacity do. .. Barrels and drums, stee I, heavy types: Orders, unfilled, end of month thousands. Sh ipments do.. . Stocks, end of month do.. . Steel products, net shipments, totaI...thous. of short tons. Bars, hot rolled, all grades do... Pipes and tubes do... Plates do.. . Sheets do... Structural shapes, heavy do... Tin plate and terneplote do... Copper: Production: Crude (mine or smelter, inc I . custom intake).short tons. Ref i ned do... Deliveries, refined, domestic do... Stocks, refined, end of month do... Lead, refined (primary refineries): Production do... Shipments (domestic) do. .. Stocks, end of month do... Radio sets, production _[_/ thousands. Television sets (inc I. combination), production J_/ do... x_l Revised, JJ/ Preliminary. ±/ Data for March and December 1954 and March 1955 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 9,979 93 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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