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April 8, 1955 BUSINESS STATISTICS 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 = 100 175 . Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) 150 Weekly INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 175 - I 50 r 125 V. / v 125 V i i i \ \ inn > 100 Li 229 75 JYJ ' ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i 1952 , i I i 1953 _l i i i • . . i . . i i . i i i i 1954 i i i i I I I • I J F M A M J J A S O N i i i 1955 THOUSANDS JAvl 75 D THOUSANDS 250 1,000 PASSENGER CAR AND TRUCK PRODUCTION* 800 - 200 (United States plants) ^0\ /I 600 150 V V 400 V 200 * Monthly, left i 0 i i i i 1 i i i t i 1952 - scale; weekly, right scale . . . . . I . , . , , 1953 . . i i i 1 i • i i i i i i I i 1 i 1 i i 1954 BILLION DOLLARS 350 35 " I JFMAMJJASONO 1955 BILLION DOLLARS 300 100 PERSONAL INCOME BILLION DOLLARS 70 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) (seasonally adjusted) Total \ 30 _* (left 250 - oo ooooo^^boo4 20 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 11 i 11 1 i i i t i 1952 1953 - 50 - 40 f \ vJ.J.11 1 i I i i i 60 scale) 25 Wage3i Salary Disbui 'sements 200 Sales 1954 . .i.< h i i n 1955 15 ^>OoOOo OO Inventor ies ( right sea le) Vii. I n n j 1952 ii i i 1 . 1 M l I 1 I I II l l l 1 1 1953 1954 mill I I n LL 1955 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM Mar. 27 Apr. 3 Mar. 12 Mar. 19 Apr. 2 Mar. 26 Commodity prices, wholesale: All corwnodities. =•:.-.-, 90.3 100 2,372 2,152 *!!0.5 *98.4 *IO5.3 *II4.2 91.7 103 2,367 2,147 29,655 25,625 19,739 870 \QA1-AQ- !00. Farm products do... Foods, processed do... A I 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 dol. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do... Member bank reserve ba lances do... Excess reserves, estimated do... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 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) 4/ percent. Stock prices, 480 stocks(Standard and Poor's).1935-39=100. Industrials, 420 stocks do... Production: Bituminous coal 47 ...thous. of short tons. Electric power, by utilities mil. of kw.-hr. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate £/ thous. of bb I. Stee I 5/ thous. of short tons. Percent of capacity 5/ Freight car loadings, total thous. of cars. Misce I laneous do... I |Q # I 92.6 110.5 93.8 103.7 115.5 89.8 102.0 115.5 88.6 102 1,934 1,721 92.3 101.8 115.5 88.9 108 1,866 1,655 93.0 102.2 115.5 89.0 102 29,738 25,316 19,194 505 29,832 24,714 18,521 471 29,819 25,002 19,360 1,022 29,732 24,904 18,588 484 29,770 24,848 18,388 441 53,325 20,I 14 78,634 31,609 22,821 6,517 277 3.13 203.9 221.7 51,812 20,113 77,814 30,850 22,763 6,522 267 3. 12 208.3 221A 56,769 21,540 84,242 34,177 22,375 7,373 257 3.21 275.2 307.8 57,861 21,528 84,918 34,374 22,694 7,402 226 3.21 273.3 306.1 56,282 21,556 83,996 33,509 22,747 7,432 232 3.20 278. I 312.2 237 3.20 277.7 31 1.5 1,137 8,491 139,209 6,452 1,624 #68. I 601 332 1,138 8,463 138,591 6,486 1,648 #69. I 599 339 1,397 9,726 193,475 6,845 2,241 92.9 667 365 1,342 9,814 201,503 6,858 2,273 94.2 656 363 1,317 9,907 205,459 6,863 2,262 93.7 639 352 207,306 ^278 94.4 _}_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 4/ Daily average. 5/ Week ended April 9: Production, 2,276 thous. short tons; operating rate, 94.3 percent. * Monthly index for March 1954. # Not comparabh with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM January GENERAL BUSINESS j>/ Preliminary, November December 284.9 194.7 84.5 51.9 285.0 194.7 84.6 51.8 289.3 198. I 291.4 24.8 33.5 6.6 24.9 33.4 6.6 49.6 23.9 15.0 January February INDICATORS Personal income, by source: Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates: Total personal income bil. of dol.. Wage and salary disbursements, total do.... Commodity-producing industries do. ... D i str i but i ve i ndustr i es do.... Service industries do.... Government do.... Other I abor i ncome do.... Proprietors' and rental income do.... Personal interest income and dividends do.... Transfer payments do.... Less personal contributions for social ins do.... Total nonagricu Itural income do.... Farm income and marketings: Cash receipts from farming, including Government payments, total mil. of dol.. Farm marketings and CCC loans, total do.... Crops do.... Livestock and products, total do.... Dairy products do.... Meat animals do.... Pou Itry and eggs do.... Indexes of cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans, unadjusted: A 11 commodities 1935-39=100.. Crops do.... Livestock and products do.... Indexes of volume of farm marketings, unadjusted: A 11 commodities do.... Crops do Livestock and products do.... Manufacturers' sales: Value (unadjusted), t o t a l m i l . of d o l . . Durab le-goods industries do.... Nondurab le-goods i ndustr i es do.... xj Revised. February 49.6 23.9 14.8 4.7 267.9 84.6 53.0 26.2 34.3 6.6 48.3 24.6 197.8 84.4 53.1 26.1 34.2 6.6 48.8 r29l.4 r199.3 r85.2 r53.5 r26.4 34.2 6.6 292.4 199.9 85.8 53.5 26.4 34.2 6.6 49.9 24.7 16.4 5. I 276.3 16.4 4.7 274.6 26.2 16.7 4.7 276.5 r49.5 24.7 r 16.5 r5.2 275.5 278 1,308 314 706 268 3,191 3, 172 1,655 1,517 320 885 298 2,809 2,779 1,474 1,305 327 702 261 2,571 2,536 1,245 1,291 311 741 219 p1,947 pi,916 p737 pi,179 p299 p6l8 p243 407 451 374 303 247 344 479 585 399 419 521 344 382 c/ 440 c/ 340 p289 p260 p3IO 165 178 155 127 106 144 196 199 193 176 183 171 165 167 163 pl29 plO6 p!46 23,062 10,870 12,192 22,970 10,968 12,002 24,407 11,552 12,855 r24,87l 12,213 r12,658 r24,282 r l 1,715 r12,567 24,628 12,128 12,500 2,715 2,697 1,276 1,421 329 793 4.8 268.2 2,020 2,006 698 c/ Corrected; figures erroneously shown in March Survey MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM January February November December January February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturer;^ bale* - Continued Value (adjusted), total mil. of do I Durable-goods industries, total do.. Primary metal do.. Fabr i cated meta I products do.. Electrical machinery and equipment do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Motor vehicles and equi pment do.. Transportation equipment, n.e.s do.. Furniture and fixtures do.. Lumber products, except furniture do.. Stone, clay, and glass products do.. Professional and scientific instruments do.. Nondurable-goods industries, total do.. Food and k i ndred products do.. Beverages do.. Tobacco manufactures do.. Texti le-mi I I products do.. Appare I and re I ated products do.. Leather and leather products do.. Paper and a I I ied products do.. Printing and publishing do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Petro Ieum and coa I products do.. Rubber products do.. Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: Book value (unadjusted), total do.. Durab le-goods i ndustr ies do.. Nondurab le-goods i ndustr ies do.. Book value (adjusted), total do.. Durable-goods industries, total do.. Primary metal do.. Fabr i cated meta I products do.. Electrical machinery and equipment do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Motor vehicles and equipment do.. Transportation equipment, n.e.s do.. Furniture and fixtures do.. Lumber products, except furniture do.. Stone, clay, and glass products do.. Professional and scientific instruments do.. Nondurable-goods industries, total do.. Food and k i ndred products do.. Beverages do.. Tobacco manufactures do.. Texti le-mi I I products do.. Apparel and related products do.. Leather and leather products do.. Paper and a I I i ed products do.. Pr i nt i ng and pub I i sh i ng do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Petroleum and coal products do.. Rubber products do.. Manufacturers' new orders, net: Unadjusted, tota I do.. Durab le-goods industries do.. Nondurab le-goods industries do.. Adjusted, tota I do.. Durable-goods industries, total do.. Pr i mary meta I do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Electrical machinery and equipment do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Transportation equipment \_/ .do.. Nondurable-goods industries, total do.. Industries with unfilled orders do.. Industries without unfilled orders do.. Manufacturers' unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total mil. of do I Durable-goods industries, total do.. Pr i mary meta I do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Electrical machinery and equipment do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Transportation equipment J./.". do.. Nondurable-goods industries, total do.. r 12,026 1,718 1,095 1,389 r1,850 2,406 892 291 860 596 356 r 12,800 3,818 541 292 1,040 818 317 734 757 1,812 2,264 r407 r24,9IO r 12,306 rl,8l4 1,109 1,335 1,900 r2,490 r1,076 284 798 600 317 r 12,604 r3,729 580 284 1,015 792 283 721 809 1,779 2,207 405 25,230 12,442 1,951 1,147 1,297 1,952 2,361 1,045 285 r44,029 24,391 r19,638 r43,760 24,426 3,223 2,713 2,930 4,919 2,926 2,989 650 1,018 869 828 r19,334 3,456 I, I 17 1,856 2,352 1,697 594 1,039 692 3,063 2,639 r829 r44,025 r24,438 r 19,587 r43,625 r24,372 r3,240 r2,667 2,890 4,899 r2,920 r2,979 662 1,044 876 839 r19,253 r3,485 1,122 1,850 2,313 1,738 611 1,045 678 3,026 2,587 798 43,885 r24,694 11,947 r 12,747 r24,976 r12,273 r 12,703 r24,8l7 r12, I 18 r2,056 r 1,062 1,216 1,903 r3,205 r12,699 2,923 r9,776 25,314 12,689 12,625 25,686 47,222 44,500 3,842 3,140 7,597 5,647 20,299 2,722 r47,9l6 r45,058 r4,156 r3,184 7,566 5,834 r20,055 2,858 48,602 45,619 4,667 3,302 7,481 5,921 19,930 2,983 29,209 22,014 30,125 22,467 r29,760 22,436 29,518 22,508 2,554 2,492 2,612 2,500 3,046 2,593 2,762 2,488 2,389 2,420 2,823 2,496 2,416 2,344 2,898 2,521 23,902 I 1,580 1,609 1, 176 1,328 1,959 2,101 1,005 325 659 517 364 12,322 3,802 626 292 992 857 259 680 748 1,569 2, 149 348 23,620 11,278 ,580 ,132 ,269 ,968 ,962 942 309 659 573 348 12,342 3,681 648 291 1,035 825 274 676 832 1,590 2,139 351 24,361 11,569 1,707 1,145 1,294 1,844 1,986 943 290 823 610 359 12,792 3,736 646 319 1,026 848 308 719 816 1,815 2,171 388 46,772 26,598 20,174 46,382 26,526 3,388 3,012 3,342 5,551 3,482 2,784 661 1,022 907 895 19,856 3,524 1,162 1,842 2,464 1,872 581 1,034 769 3,067 2,697 844 46,355 26,235 20,120 46,115 26,168 3,344 2,948 3,326 5,512 3,380 2,732 666 1,015 917 883 19,947 3,589 1,161 1,840 2,455 1,863 573 1,048 762 3,080 2,719 857 43,493 24,055 19,438 43,811 24,441 20,882 8,687 12, 195 20,749 8,475 1,205 746 987 1,378 2,198 12,274 2,631 9,643 21,526 9,495 12,031 22,016 9,629 1,278 932 1,264 1,599 2,255 12,387 2,862 9,525 23,906 10,864 13,042 24,366 11,521 1,814 1,406 1,349 1,766 2,496 12,845 2,779 10,066 56,128 53,776 4,729 4,435 10,059 7,770 22,322 2,352 54,684 52,303 4,448 4,201 9,962 7,435 21,740 2,381 47,399 44,766 3,479 3, 154 7,967 5,699 20,416 2,633 mil. of do I do.. 28,724 21,836 28, 140 21,582 do.. do.. do.. do.. 1,947 2,298 2,306 2,368 1,956 2,210 2,357 2,377 3, 116 2,777 3,001 4,983 3,064 2,828 653 997 857 820 19,370 3,410 1,120 1,855 2,337 1,668 579 1,053 724 3,076 2,729 819 r24,826 r25,339 12,284 2,123 1,249 1,050 1,865 3,294 r13,055 3,103 r9,952 843 616 331 12,788 3,796 572 282 1,081 821 281 729 774 1,812 2,235 24,489 19,396 43,643 24,439 3,264 2,658 2,936 4,903 2,958 2,964 644 1,054 914 828 19,204 3,471 1,123 1,847 2,319 1,783 583 1,053 663 2,990 2,574 12,748 2,404 1,272 1,305 2,010 3,208 12,938 3,015 9,923 FINANCE Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-term): Total outstanding, end of month Installment credit, total Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total Repaid, total Adjusted: Extended, total Repaid, total r/ Revised. \_f Including motor vehicles.and parts. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1955 1954 ITEM February COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: Prices received, all farm products 1910-14=100, Crops do.., Food grains do.. Feed grains and hay do.., Tobacco do.., Cotton do.., Fruit do.., Commercial vegetables, fresh market do.. 0i l-bearing crops do.., L i vestock and products do.., Meat animals do.., Dairy products do.., Poultry and eggs 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.. Parity ratio do.., CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction (unadjusted), total mil. of do I, Private, total do.. Residential (nonfarm) do.. New dwelling units do.. Additions and alterations do.. Nonresidential building, total U do.. I ndustr i a I do.. Connerc i a I do.., Farm construction do.. Pub I ic uti I ity do.. Public, tota I do.., Nonres i dent i a I bu i I d i ng do.. Mi litary faci lities do.. H i ghway do.. Other types do.. New construction (seasonally adjusted), total do.., Pr i vate, tota I : do.. Residential (nonfarm). do.. Nonresidential bui Id ing U do.. Farm construct i on do.. Public uti I ity do.., Public, total do.., Nonresidential bui Id ing do.. Highway do.. New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started, unadjusted: Total, privately and publicity owned thousands, Privately owned, total do.., I n metropo I i tan areas do.. Pub I icly owned do.. Construction cost index: Department of Commerce composite 1947-49=100, r/ Revised. £ / Corrected; figure erroneously shown UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS in March March February January December March 258 237 236 208 443 258 210 233 269 277 315 267 208 256 239 238 208 443 263 212 246 275 271 316 257 188 239 241 239 202 430 276 207 216 279 237 257 264 156 244 248 241 204 425 275 222 263 274 240 263 258 163 245 245 240 203 436 268 210 258 270 244 264 253 190 244 245 239 198 437 269 205 274 264 243 260 249 199 263 271 254 264 272 255 261 272 250 264 273 254 264 271 256 265 272 256 282 91 283 90 279 86 283 86 283 87 284 86 2,346 1,637 758 675 61 474 176 157 106 292 709 345 69 125 170 3,051 2,004 980 516 135 365 1,047 409 327 2,567 1,779 863 770 71 469 173 154 114 326 788 365 75 160 188 3,005 2,011 989 514 134 366 994 387 300 2,985 2,202 1,214 1,115 77 534 172 186 93 349 783 339 83 185 176 3,262 2,292 1,262 524 124 368 970 380 305 2,787 2,061 1,111 1,020 70 541 185 188 93 302 726 330 82 145 169 3,379 2,398 1,323 565 124 368 r2,644 1,986 1,034 950 63 r548 M87 rl98 97 294 r658 r304 r78 rl25 r 15 I r3,426 2,433 2,919 2,151 I, 145 1,050 74 559 186 208 105 328 981 375 302 r600 124 368 r993 r362 r329 75.2 73.9 52.2 1.3 95.2 93.2 69.2 2.0 91.0 89.6 67. I 1.4 88.0 87.8 65.4 .2 c/ 90.0 88.6 63.4 1.4 121.0 121.2 123.0 r123.4 123.4 Survey. J./ Except farm and p u b l i c 1,326 768 340 85 170 173 3,409 2,423 1,301 616 123 368 986 362 321 utility. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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