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^SmiiS* BUSINESS April 6, 1956 STATISTICS °rBuS$$i&* 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, 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 = 100 INDEX, 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 = 100 500 Monthly 1956 (Wednesday close) 400 500 Weekly PRICES OF 4 2 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS — 400 § ^1955 H 300 H 300 H 200 200 iOO J \ 1 i 1 JL-i_JL-LJ-J. , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i ) 1 L.J—L 1 - L i . 1 -.1. J - l — • J i-L 1.-1 L.,.1,1 L.-.L 1 1 1 1955 1954 1953 I I I I I I I I I I I I IOO J F M A M J 1956 J A S BILLION DOLLARS OND BILLION DOLLARS 95 TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS A.eraae of Wednesday Data (Federal Reserve .Weekly Reporting Member Banks) 95 Wednesday data j 90 H 90 1956 S 85 * \ H fsJf^^J^ 85 1955 80 -I -\ 80 75 -| -i 75 70 jtJ-^-J-J-J-J--L-J-jLJ.,L-. I 1 i 1953 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1954 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 1955 I 1 i l I 1 1 1 1956 I I 1 I I- I I I I I IgJ 70 J F M A M J J A S O N D INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 175 Monthly s* 150 125 •~"w Vr iOO 75 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1953 t 1 1 8 -Hf ^ V / n C* \ l_J_l_i_J_JL_L_ 1954 1 T i 1 ! 1 1 1 I 1955 i I 1 J^^\ /H 150 ^ - L 1 » » 1 1 1 1-JLJL 1 1956 H 125 1955 1 -1 ( 1956 jC r 1 I M7 I I I ! 175 Weekly STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) I I ! I L I l,i i J F M A M J J A S O N D 111 H soo J WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 Commodity prices, wholesale: All commodities 1947-49=100.. Farm products do.... Foods, processed. . do.... A11 other do.... 22 commodities 2/ do.... Department store sales. .do... • Insured unemployment, total. thous.. State programs .do. •.. F i nance: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. of dol.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total\3/....do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/... do.... Excess reserves, estimated ,3/..... do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities?4/ Demand deposits, adjusted ....mil. of dol.. Time deposits, 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) ^/......percent.. Stock prices,480 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1935-39-100.. Industrials, 420 stocks.. do.... Production: Bituminous coal 3/ ..thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities .....mil. of kw.-hr.. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. of bbl.. Steel 5/... Percent of capacity 5./ Freight car loadings, total M i see 11 aneous 1956 1955 ITEM ...thous. of short tons.. thous. of cars.. •.. do.... Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Mar. 2 6 Apr. 2 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 89.0 103 1,816 1,594 *II0.0 *92.l *I0I.6 *II5.6 89.8 114 1,727 1,519 112.4 85.7 98.9 120.7 89.3 109 1,642 1,504 112.5 86.6 99.2 120.6 89.4 105 1,596 1,460 112.8 87.8 99.8 120.7 90.1 112 112.9 87.4 100.1 120.8 90.2 29,732 25,327 18,804 681 29,770 24,998 18,408 490 30,253 25,118 18,670 487 30,266 25,308 18,691 481 30,260 25,754 19,204 623 30,288 25,661 19,028 553 56,282 21,556 83,921 33,509 22,637 7,432 55,590 21,546 83,380 32,885 22,597 7,474 56,417 21,510 84,338 28,157 26,454 8,254 57,603 21,597 85,349 28,431 27,047 8,287 56,500 21,595 86,489 28,654 27,711 8,230 232 3.20 278.1 312.2 237 3.20 277.7 311.5 268 3.27 337.3 389.2 300 3.29 347.1 401.6 208 3.31 349.6 405.2 1,318 9,907 205,459 6,863 1,363 9,804 206,262 6,807 1,588 11,133 157,005 7,162 1,538 11,202 154,946 7,153 1,650 11,134 154,977 7,163 2,262 #93.7 635 352 2,278 #94.4 659 374 2,462 100.0 698 373 2,477 100.6 686 367 2,449 99.5 697 365 263 3.33 352.6 409.2 150,185 2,452 99.6 \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5_l Week ended April 7, 1956: Production, 2,439 thous. short tons; operating rate, 99.1 percent. * Monthly index for March 1955. # Not comparable with 1956 rates which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1956 1955 ITEM February March December January February March COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: Prices received, all farm products..... Crops Commercial vegetables, fresh market Cotton Feed grains and hay Food grains Fruit 0i l-bearing crops Potatoes J/ Tobacco 1910-14=100 .do.. do.., do.. do.. do.. ..do.. do.. do.. .do.. 244 244 258 268 203 240 203 270 198 436 243 243 262 269 198 239 204 264 200 437 223 227 231 264 170 221 207 232 144 455 226 231 244 259 171 220 225 236 161 452 226 231 244 262 173 220 212 239 175 452 230 239 290 267 174 223 211 245 196 453 Livestock and products do.. Dairy products do.. Meat animals „ , do.. Poultry and eggs ,.... do.. Woo I do.. Prices paid: All commodities and services do.. Family living items .. do.. Production items do.. All commodities and services, interest, taxes, and wage rates do.. Par i ty ratio do.. 245 255 264 190 285 243 248 260 199 281 219 265 201 204 220 221 260 207 205 222 220 256 215 188 226 221 250 221 187 224 264 271 255 265 273 256 259 273 243 259 272 246 259 272 245 261 274 246 283 86 284 86 278 80 281 80 280 81 282 82 124.9 2.42 124.4 2.45 119.8 2.71 121.3 2.64 122.4 2.58 120.3 2.69 4.00 278.1 312.4 316.2 235.0 149.6 231.9 4.01 277.5 310.8 315.3 233.8 150.4 237.9 4.05 327.0 376.8 379.0 284.2 153.2 257.7 4.03 322.9 371.7 373.0 275.8 152.9 249.4 3.99 324.4 372.8 372.7 272.6 155.4 249.6 4.01 346.7 401.3 403.8 286.5 158.6 264.9 FINANCE Bonds, domestic municipal (15 bonds),Stand, and Poor's Corp Price dol. per $100 bond Yield.... percent Stocks, Standard and Poor's Corp.: Dividend yields, pref. stocks, 14 high-grade.... do.. Prices: Combined index (480 stocks).. 1935-39=100 Industrial (420 stocks) do.. Capital goods (129 stocks) do.. Consumers' goods (195 stocks) do.. Public utility (40 stocks) do.. Railroad (20 stocks) ......do.. J./ Includes sweetpotatoes and dry edible beans. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1955 1956 ITEM January February November December 23,699 11,400 1,873 1,078 2,920 3,! 66 944 498 23,971 11,796 1,898 1,090 3,134 3,239 1,009 505 27,292 13,723 2,390 1,381 3,473 3,633 1,133 668 r26,967 13,716 2,433 1,306 3,777 3,529 1,045 613 r26,363 r13,112 r2,428 rl,343 r3,503 r3,166 r1,050 r560 26,487 13,322 2,398* 1,322 3,698 3,179 1,115 12,299 3,908 277 1,047 756 1,776 2,339 437 12,175 3,799 268 1,004 73! 1,737 2,238 418 13,569 4, vu4 334 1,221 886 1,919 2,454 443 r13,251 4,016 327 1,115 838 1,801 2,695 r447 r13,251 r3,9&2 r306 r1,078 r883 r1,977 r2,549 425 13,165 3,902 304 1,080 24,287 11,850 1,829 1,123 3,075 3,221 1,026 586 24,649 12,029 1,950 1,147 3,130 3,197 1,051 574 27,343 !3,72! 2,393 1,395 3,553 3,576 1,144 655 r27,289 13,688 2,341 1,375 3,648 3,460 1,124 674 r27,023 r13,595 2,369 r1,399 r3,69l r3,194 rl,l4l r659 27,165 13,612 2,462 !,392 3,693 3,148 1,161 12,437 3,993 298 1,068 741 1,740 2,293 424 12,620 4,029 298 1,035 754 1,787 2,307 440 13,622 4,047 327 1,197 886 2,014 2,479 482 rl3,60l 4,095 337 1,126 873 1,959 2,495 r465 r13,428 r4,066 r329 rl,l00 r866 rl,93l r2,475 415 13,553 4,099 43,503 24,053 3,280 2,417 7,822 5,831 1,719 882 43,477 24,121 3,229 2,420 7,844 5,863 1,742 907 45,317 25,670 3,600 2,649 8,232 6,388 1,806 901 r46,123 26,235 3,603 2,658 8,412 6,624 1,855 956 r46,704 r26,726 r3,576 r2,7l8 r8,700 r6,749 rl,87l r985 47,130 27,081 3,555 2,799 8,955 6,760 1,826 1,021 6.4 9.8 7.9 19,450 4,697 1,963 2,330 1,028 3,049 2,581 806 6.3 9.8 8.0 19,356 4,543 1,934 2,380 1,055 3,045 2,590 806 7.1 10.6 8.0 19,647 4,661 1,797 2,377 1,031 3,142 2,823 888 7.1 10.8 8.3 r19,888 4,584 1,867 2,422 1,063 3,280 2,758 r943 r7.2 II.0 8.5 r19,978 r4,502 r1,938 r2,460 r1,080 r3,300 r2,699 963 7.9 2.8 8.7 43,196 23,984 3,239 2,417 7,804 5,838 1,719 865 7.9 2.9 8.6 43,256 24,028 3,262 2,420 7,794 5,861 1,724 872 8.2 2.9 8.5 45,669 26,050 3,491 2,759 8,397 6,475 1,843 948 8.4 2.9 8.6 r45,923 26,317 3,494 2,740 8,494 6,603 1,837 956 r8.4 r3.0 8.6 r46,299 r26,590 r3,5l9 r2,7l8 r8,678 r6,7ll r1,871 r966 6.4 9.7 7.9 19,212 4,558 1,852 2,354 1,028 3,020 2,634 790 6.3 9.8 7.9 19,228 4,499 1,842 2,380 1,034 3,0i9 2,670 782 6.9 10.8 8.3 19,619 4,450 1,779 2,426 1,041 3,157 2,768 935 7.0 10.9 8.4 r19,606 4,382 1,795 2,471 1,052 3,199 2,731 r934 7.1 10.9 8.5 r19,709 r4,372 r1,828 r2,485 r1,069 r3,248 r2,754 935 11.0 8.6 19,859 4,337 1,832 2,492 1,083 3,344 2,782 7.8 2.8 8.6 7.7 2.8 8.7 8.1 3.1 8.4 8.2 8.2 r2.9 r8.6 8.1 3.0 8.8 January February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Cont nued Manufacturers1 sales: do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total J/.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total J/.... do.... do.... i 594 882 1,895 2,455 675 338 1, 113 909 1,948 2,531 Manufacturers* inventories, end of month: do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... By stages of fabrication: ,...bi 1. of dol.. do.... do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total _[/.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 7.2 1 1.1 8.8 20,049 4,409 1,924 2,492 1,116 3,383 2,726 By stages of fabrication: ,...bi 1. of dol.. do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... 8.3 3.1 8.7 46,800 26,941 3,561 2,799 8,933 6,717 1,826 982 By stages of fabrication: ,...bi 1. of dol.. do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total 1/.... Text i1e do.... do.... do.... 7.3 By stages of fabrication: ....bi 1. of dol.. do.... jr/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. /V; 2d 7 2.9 J 8.5 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1956 1955 ITEM January February November December 24,324 11,940 2,222 1,135 2,983 3,015 12,384 24,268 12,023 2,397 1,064 3,191 2,871 12,245 27,726 14,026 2,613 1,412 3,682 3,726 13,700 r28,684 15,478 2,629 1,430 4,268 4,634 r13,206 r27,468 r14,307 r2,482 r1,328 r3,866 r3,730 r!3,l6l 27,200 14,135 2,700 1,381 3,952 3,360 13,065 New orders, net (adjusted), total...«,........ .•...... do.... Durable-good5 industries, total J./.- •••••••o..o....do.... Pr imary metaI......................... ••.....••••do.... Fabr icated meta1 ...«....•.•do.... Machinery (including electrical)•..••••.•••••....do.,.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total.................do..*. 24,641 12, 142 2,136 1,135 2,936 3,350 12,499 24,845 12,170 2,446 1,120 3,233 2,871 12,675 28,315 14,680 2,751 1,569 4,006 3,653 13,635 r29,295 15,605 2,528 1,589 4,118 4,634 r13,690 r28,074 r14,683 r2,387 ri,398 r3,806 r4,191 ri3,391 27,767 14,3!i 2,755 1,454 4,000 3,360 13,456 Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total....do.... Durable-goods industries, total J/.................do.... 47,174 44,350 4,109 3,24! 13,446 19,354 2,824 47,47! 44,577 4,608 3,215 13,503 18,986 2,894 53,774 50,357 6,842 3,965 15,713 19,577 3,417 55,491 52,119 7,038 4,089 16,204 20,682 3,372 r56,596 r53,3!4 r7,092 r4,074 r16,567 r21,246 r3,282 57,309 54,127 7,394 4,133 16,821 21,427 3,182 972.2 713.5 929.5 930.1 445; 7 919.5 701.8 879.7 878.5 420.6 p957.2 p876.0 r973.7 p953.8 p47l.l p987.0 p892.0 r95!.7 p939.0 p442.0 2/ 881.0 2/ 866.0 999.0 2/ 830.0 2/ 381.0 117.5 62.0 121.5 124.7 HI.I 124.3 72.5 116.7 121.5 107.5 r122.5 r106.8 r!25.3 r126.9 r99.0 r!29.5 r!l4.2 r 123.7 M25.3 r97.4 129.0 122.0 128.0 124.0 82.0 345.7 375.2 313.9 309.9 150.4 313.5 359.2 295.4 292.1 153.8 r340.0 r438.2 r333.6 r335.7 M5I.6 r362.6 r466.4 r33!.i r330.3 r!52.4 367.0 482.0 333.0 327.0 158.0 304.2 149.6 293.1 287.8 89.0 r3!2.3 r205.0 r3!5.0 r309.3 r93.0 r3l6.2 r2!3.9 r308.8 r3l5.3 r88.3 January February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' orders: New orders, net (unadjusted), total••••....••.mi 1. of dol.tt Durable-goods Industries, total J/0..0«..*.<,»•,«,...do...„ Primary metal..• .••....•.<.•.•••••...........o.o..do„»0P Machinery (including electricai) .........do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.... Machinery (including electrical)..•••.„••....... •do.... Transportation equipment (Incl, motor vehicles). ,do.... .do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total................ PAPER AND PRINTING Paper, excluding building paper, newsprint, and paperb oard (American Paper and Pulp Association): tons.. .do,... .do.... Product ion » .,.., .do.... ........ Fine paper: •do.... .do.... .do.... .do Printing paper: .do.... .do 1 1 Coarse paper: .do .do.... .do .do .do r/ Revised. £ / P r e l i m i n a r y . tissue paper. /¥; 26 7 ±/ ! Includes data for "other i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. 330.0 713.0 i37.0 327.0 95.0 2 / Beginning 1956, data do not include estimates for PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT 306.8 •52.3 302.3 298.9 105.7 BUSINESS
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