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Apri! 4, 1958 BUSIN STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = SO Index, 70 Weekly MontMy PRICES OF 4 2 5 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS ( W e d n e s d a y close) 60 I94S ~ 4 3 •• I O 70 ] 1957 50 ^ ^ \ t H 60 ^ 50 - 40 _ ^ \/\ 1958 40 -j 30 30 20 „ \ 1 » \ » 1 1 1 \ i \ \ 1955 I i i I 1 i i 1 I i I I I ! JL-LjL I 1956 I I ! i 8 1 1 t 1 t 1 1 ) 1 1958 1957 ™J_J L_l LJ__J J F M A M J J L_i™- i — L , A S O N D Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 — — j2 7 5 Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 =100 275 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) Weekly (E. E. i. seas. adj. index) 250 250 1958 I 225 225 *x1957 H 200 200 _i_i—II i l l i l l i,J I 75 J F M A M J J Billion Billion Dollars Dollars 70 35 Index, 1910-14 =1 0 0 300 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS (seasonally adjusted) 30 ~ Sales ( l e f t scale) " ^ \ 60 280 50 9 f*T 25 1 Inventories* ( r i g h t scale) - I / o \ | —\ 40 a \ * BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH UJ i I.I 1JL.LL.LL 1955 i I 1 1 i i I 1 1 I I_U_LJjJ_l 1 M 1 ' 11M 111 111 J 1956 !957 1958 30 | 6 Prices Received v. 240 I 15 Prices Paid (Incl. i n t e r e s t , taxes and wage rates) & n ••"\ 20 A S O N D 220 i / A 1 U..J.1 1 L i 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 I I II 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 i 1 II 1 i i I M 1 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1957 ITEM Mar. 23 Mar. 30 1 1 Mar. 8 1958 • Mar. 15 Mar. 22 Mar. 29 Commodity prices, who!ess8s: • • •••••••• 88.8 113 1,665 1,539 318 •116.9 •88.8 •103.7 •125.4 88.6 182 8,609 8,488 290 119.4 99.0 809.6 125.8 85.6 105 3,501 3,231 358 119.5 99.8 109.5 125.9 85.4 106 3,493 3,220 336 30,589 25,158 89,204 626 30,502 24,930 88,978 609 30,562 24,309 18,674 558 55,704 23,020 86,747 25,990 31,579 8,746 55,472 23,067 85,604 25,164 38,443 8,740 3.97 44.10 46.99 3.96 44.09 46.97 8,726 18,723 868,865 7,819 1,765 81,694 852,782 7,786 2,392 93.5 686 355 2,364 92.4 695 361 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/.....do.... 189.6 99.8 109.9 825.9 85.5 809 »•••••e**» 119.8 100.4 110.7 125.9 85.5 ««»«««•••• 357 327 30,641 24,456 18,699 608 30,592 24,638 18,930 607 30,524 24,742 18,725 684 54,503 26,038 88,576 27,707 30,241 8,709 56,031 26,264 89,408 28,025 30,372 8,725 55,243 26,424 90,494 28,255 38,048 8,710 4.03 48.47 44.25 4.03 42.41 45.33 4.04 42.09 44.95 1,350 8 1,793 108,485 6,328 1,273 8 8,860 103,399 6,257 1,240 11,756 96,357 6,263 1,425 #52.8 544 280 8,463 #54.2 539 280 8,417 #52.5 533 274 Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 4/ Time deposits, except U. S. Government.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total. Cosmerc ia 1, i ndustr ia 1, and agr. loans(gross).,..do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...I94H43..I0.. Industrials, 425 stocks....... Production: s. of short tons.. ..mil. of kw.-hr». Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's).. •.thous. of cars.. •••••••••• 4.05 42.30 45.88 8 80,883 8,366 #50.6 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Oaily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Week beginning March 31, 8958: Production, 1,298 thous. short tons; operating rate, 48.1 percent. • Monthly index for March 1957. # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); not comparable with 1957 rates which are based on January I, 1957, annual capacity (833,459,850 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1957 8958 ITEM January February November December January February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: of dol.. Transportation equipment (incl« motor vehicles) s e s G O e s e e . »*.do.... ,..do...» ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) »..do»».• ...do.... »«*do.,.. r/ Revised. J/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 72822 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 28,928 84,363 2,574 8,463 4,080 3,611 989 646 27,869 13,975 2,374 8,438 4,871 3,467 948 628 27,270 13,577 2,102 1,433 4,01! 3,463 854 659 26,347 83,852 8,954 8,336 4,131 3,495 769 556 r25,858 r82,3l3 rl,948 r1,329 r3,693 r3,066 r8l4 r545 24,547 8 8,533 1,695 1,264 3,666 2,766 769 84,565 4,260 338 8,143 923 2,002 3,273 498 83,894 4,077 382 8,13! 840 8,853 2,878 460 83,693 4,258 358 1,085 871 8,856 2,744 414 83,195 4,176 380 954 ! 809 8,726 2,893 414 r13,545 r4,l67 357 r994 r904 r8,888 r2,9l3 444 13,014 4,102 318 989 842 1,731 2,677 29,956 84,948 2,594 8,594 4,342 3,570 1,039 751 29,534 14,808 2,453 1,573 4,290 3,620 8,053 766 27,22! 83,548 2,856 8,429 4,175 3,255 850 659 26,690 13,092 2,073 8,438 3,954 1 3,147 858 654 r26,350 r82,646 r8,952 r 1,402 25,593 81,990 1,765 1,359 3,689 2,835 799 85,085 4,558 363 8,874 942 8,996 3,248 496 84,726 4,447 37! 8,252 875 8,930 2,960 495 83,673 4,257 35! 8,025 862 8,941 2,787 438 83,598 4,337 392 999 I 868 1,890 2,654 j 427 ! r83,704 r4,4!2 384 r989 r886 r 8,836 r2,774> 448 r3,847 r3,00l r846 r634 494 588 13,603 4,407 36! 1,015 877 8,803 2,760 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1957 1958 ITEM January February November December January February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS -Continued Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: Transportation equipment Unci, motor vehicles).do„... Transportation equipment Unci, motor vehicles).do.... 52,941 30,835 4,068 3,106 10,408 7,803 1,869 1,179 53,320 31,196 4,077 3,165 10,524 7,878 1,889 1,217 53,746 31,306 4,443 3,002 10,415 8,006 1,794 1,210 53,688 31,137 4,466 2,963 10,283 7,885 1,814 1,257 r53,298 r30,770 r4,384 r2,989 rIO,188 r7,669 rl,80l r 1,262 52,847 30,478 4,298 2,959 10,118 7,474 1,816 1,309 22,106 5,001 2,131 2,739 1,362 3,648 3,102 1,057 22,124 4,902 2,132 2,736 1,412 3,701 3,101 1,057 22,440 5,026 1,965 2,562 1,403 3,720 3,730 1,079 22,551 4,912 1,962 2,628 1,444 3,863 3,644 22,369 4,705 2,011 2,680 1,471 3,900 3,432 U03 r22,528 r4,786 r2,027 r2,667 rl,443 r3,886 r3,543 1,111 52,434 30,631 3,962 3,169 i0,444 7,632 1,839 1,156 52,918 30,961 4,071 3,230 10,454 7,738 j 1,865 1,170 53,871 31,511 4,279 3,095 10,517 7,976 1,845 1,274 53,520 31,148 4,269 3,086 10,374 7,801 1,827 1,270 r52,9ll r30,625 r4,273 r3,08l r10,222 r7,529 r1,772 r1,237 52,461 30,249 4,292 3,019 10,050 7,345 1,793 1,259 21,803 4,820 2,010 2,766 1,362 3,593 3,133 1 047 21,957 4,867 2,030 2,694 1,398 3,643 3,197 1 036 22,360 4,732 1,965 2,628 1,417 3,763 3,657 1,101 22,372 4,689 1,924 2,679 1,444 3,820 3,644 1,092 r22,286 r4,627 r1,912 r2,694 r 1,443 r3,824 r3,6l5 1,100 22,212 4,670 1,915 2,639 1,456 3,837 3,538 28,765 14,374 2,453 1,424 4,210 3,452 14,391 27,540 13,712 2,495 1,461 4,188 2,957 13,828 26,056 12,385 1,758 1,144 3,431 3,616 13,671 25,067 ! 11,890 1,563 1,189 3,520 I 3,669 13,177 r24,264 r10,749 rl,6l9 rl,l89 r3,276 r2,448 r!3,5l5 23,205 10,321 1,484 1,079 3,435 2,198 12,884 28,927 14,176 2,345 1,468 4,246 3,282 14,751 28,647 14,102 2,403 1,554 4,268 3,099 14,545 26,030 12,362 1,686 1,243 3,652 3,345 13,668 25,060 ! 11,399 i 1,512 j 1,213 3,422 2,932 13,661 r24,369 r10,704 r1,556 r 1,239 r3,336 r2,356 r13,665 23,995 10,549 1,390 1,134 3,426 2,338 13,446 64,047 61,026 7,023 4,487 20,213 24,425 3,021 63,718 60,763 7,144 4,510 20,230 23,915 2,955 51,977 49,389 5,187 3,630 17,731 18,576 2,588 50,697 48,127 1 4,796 3,483 17,120 18,750 2,570 r49,103 r46,563 s-4,467 r3,343 r16,703 rl8,132 r2,540 47,761 45,351 4,256 3,158 16,472 17,564 2,410 3.2 3.3 2.8 3.0 2.2 4.0 1.7 3.8 r2.5 r5.0 p2.l p3.7 .2 1.5 1.3 .3 .2 1.4 1.2 .2 2.7 1 .9 .2 2.7 .2 P.2 r3.8 P2.7 a a -.27 .8 r.3 p,6 P.2 4,338 705 5,000 1,281 5,469 1,181 6,727 2,109 5,402 1,554 4,860 472 509 465 454 428 944 459 3,161 3,210 3,823 4,164 3,420 3,457 872 2,254 2,064 1 2,065 2,164 1,892 2,225 Manufacturers' orders: Transportation equipment Unci, motor vehicles)...do.... Transportation equipment Unci, motor vehicles)...do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total do.... Transportation equipment (incl, motor vehicles)...do.,.. EMPLOYMENT Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments: 1 FINANCE Life insurance written (new paid-for insurance): LEATHER AND PRODUCTS Leather production: ! ! 844 r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. J/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 72822 786 2,060 1,600 1,925 1 785 786 1,955 1,659 2, S08 1,931 «,737 1 1,906 MONTHLY BUSINESS SIAT1S11CS — Continued 4 1957 ITEM — — — : ~ ~ January • ~ ~ ~ " February - — 1958 — — — — - November December January February PETALS AND MANUFACTURES Castings, gray Irons Orders^ unfilled, for sale«.........e.thous. of short tons«a Shipments, total©@«e*©B«8«ffi©»ae«s©©s©©e«©®oa»©@©©e*e®ado*.«. r Ot S»cS f @ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o €80 s e e © Castings., malleable Irons Orders, unfilled, for sale........................short tons;. 3 H 1 pi«©nTS p T O T S I @ ® © a ® * © © © © o « ® © © © ® . @ © « ® © a <s> a © « © «> Q © e © o ® © « U © ® . '6 a, r O r S 3 I@j9«999.?«»e9»ei)iine»(>i>««»«(i8()f>8«««»«e«e»9 809« »OOa e ® a Castings, steels i>n s pmenTS, TOTS la,©®®©®©©®©®®©®®©©©®®®®©*©©*©©©®©©©©©© ©do© . $ © RaS Sway specialties...............................do.... Fabr i cated structure 1 stee1 % Orders, new (net).....................thous. of short tons** d n s pmenTS ...•...'......«....«..........'................ do®.. ® Back log, end ©f month..............o...... ..•.•»»«»..,do.... Machine tools (metal-cutting)? New orders (net), total.....;..................mi 1. of d©!8@ uomesTic«ttt»>ii«t«»»t««»itii«««it«««iitit«>ti««««t)oo .. @. 582 705 940 483 676 864 444 638 868 436 93,886 85,977 51,508 90,725 78,028 46,729 80,074 67,904 38,085 74,863 60,425 34,343 67,292 62,734 34,920 169,240 133,826 30,090 154,932 121,667 27,181 127,115 98,436 26,892 120,787 92,125 23,403 120,722 94,7 87 22,545 905 93! 1,213 1,103 642 ess®®®©©®® o»........ ®»©®®<9®©®© ®©©#.®o®©© « © © m • -. © • © ® ,#Hjt„(| «e»©o®©oeo© ««««e««e«« 320 290 294 319 218 334 34! 320 162 317 4,194 4,262 3,233 2,959 2,778 2,727 UOHieST ! C j 8 ( ) S 8 J O ( l j i 0 e « 9 8 S 9 S 8 9 9 8 8 8 3 8 « e 5 9 » » 9 t e e 9 9 6 O 6 O « a 9QO0 ... 63.25 56.30 76.55 67.55 58.20 51.10 77.70 72.05 28.35 25.05 47.60 41.70 18.65 15.15 56.15 50.25 Estimated backlog.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •.months.. 6.0 5.8 3.3 3*1 H9.30 r15.95 r47.75 r42.00 r2.9 p22.85 p!8.60 p38.40 p34.30 p2.9 1957 COMMODITY PRICES February Prices received and paid by farmers! Prices received, all farm products*..*.........1910-14^100.. Commercial vegetables, fresh market®.•••••••••••••do.... U O T T O n 96S6S8(fS8eeaeo809eee»9.ieos6 9 6e6»ee9»9»ee@s«« G O . . 9 © Feed grains and hay..•••••.••••«••••.•••••••......do.... Food grains«M(«ti) o«>«<«t«i«»«9««»«»««• • o*...do..«. J" r U i T . e a a e » « e o « e e e e e e . . . . . • . * . . e @ « e e e ® « e e « @ . e . e » . « 0 O . e © « Potatoes (including dry edible beans).....oea do..e. | March December S86 283 1958 January February March 234 234 236 255 181 235 221 260 153 458 238 237 252 252 181 235 237 265 148 459 242 218 240 239 152 221 180 237 171 466 247 225 334 232 146 217 183 233 178 474 252 229 376 211 148 219 200 229 204 475 263 244 396 220 152 224 228 234 272 475 234 238 264 267 273 266 249 157 260 263 150 275 294 185 269 308 174 266 324 169 267 274 261 254 249 280 261 336 187 229 271 284 256 293 80 272 284 258 81 276 289 263 299 81 277 289 264 301 82 278 290 265 302 83 281 293 268 304 87 2 84.7 217.2 217.8 218.0 Prices paid? All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do..». Retai1 price; All commodities (U.S. Oept. of Commerce index).1935-39=100,. 214.9 r294 rl Revised. j>/ Preliminary. 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