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August 12, 1955 BUSINESS STATISTICS 8 0 S . N E S S 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 THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 250 1,000 PASSENGER CAR A N D TRUCK PRODUCTION (United States plants) 800 - 200 600 150 400 - 100 200 Monthly, left scale; weekly, right scale i i II ,i i i i I 1952 BILLION I I i i , , i 1 i i I , i I i 1953 i i i I I II ,i II i I I 1954 DOLLARS J F M A M J J A S O N D 1955 BILLION DOLLARS 350 300 " PERSONAL INCOME NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (seasonally adjusted, ai annual rates) (seasonally adjusted) Total. -. Total . 250 Wage 8 Salary Disbursements ^ 200 - 150 Af\ 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 Private Residential (Non farm) —„ 11IIll11111 1952 1953 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 0 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 160 >••••••••••• Ii iiiiIiii iiI iiiii Ii i ii i 1iiiiiI iiiii I ii iiiIiiii i 1952 1954 1955 \ 1953 1954 1955 BILLION DOLLARS 40 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (seasonally adjusted] (short- and intermediate-term) 140 Stocks (end of month) " \ J 120 ^ ooo. A -. p lj / f - / 100 Sales 8 0 i M I ' 1 ' I l 1 1 it i i i 1 i i i i i 1952 1953 Installment Credit (end of month) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 > 1 1 11II1111II1 1954 1955 10 ill 1952 1953 1954 1955 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM July 31 Commodity prices, wholesale: A I I commodities 1947-49=100.. Farm products do.... Foods, processed do. A I I other do. ... 22 commod i t i e s 2 / do.... Department store sales do.... Insured unemployment, total 3/ thous.. State programs do.... F i nance: Currency in c ircu I at ion 4_/ mil. of do I.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4_/.... do.... Member bank reserve ba lances 47 do. Excess reserves, estimated A/ do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:])/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of do I.. Time deposits, except Government do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U. S. Gover nment ob I i gat i on s 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.. f Stock prices,480 stocks (Standard and Poor s).1935-39=100.. Industrials, 420 stocks do.... Product ion: Bituminous coal 4/ thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. of kw.-hr.. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4_/ thous. of bb I. . Stee 1 6 / Percent of capacity 6/ Freight carloadings, total Mi see I laneous thous. of short tons. . thous. of cars.. .do.... Aug. 7 • I 10.5 •95.8 *IO6.4 *li4.4 July 16 110.3 89. I 103.0 I 16.2 91. I 97 1,250 I, 139 July 2 3 July 30 I 10.0 87.7 102.0 I 16.3 90.4 94 1,193 1,084 109.9 87.6 101.2 I 16.3 90.3 98 90.9 87 1,968 1,789 90.7 92 1,930 1,750 29,844 25,277 19,036 689 29,920 25, 154 18,698 1,032 30,340 25,571 18,779 730 30,205 25,432 18,774 585 30,191 25,506 18,945 606 54,949 2 1 , f60 80,746 34,221 2 1,524 6,718 54,217 21,21 I 82,850 36,605 20,770 6,736 56,I 13 21,568 84,013 31,663 23,465 7,923 55,866 21,560 85,169 32,565 23,429 7,937 54,416 21,539 84,914 32,161 23,526 7,978 195 3.15 234.2 257.8 207 3. 14 237.0 261.3 224 3.24 31 1.7 354.8 172 3.24 311.8 354.6 201 3.25 318.9 363.7 1,253 9, 139 123,482 6,255 1,250 9,059 120,937 6, 153 1,622 10,440 195,423 6,626 1,582 10,620 196,434 6,650 1,602 10,727 187,506 6,616 2,202 91.2 799 370 2, 195 91.0 786 368 1,532 #64.2 684 336 1,527 #64.0 668 331 2, 190 90.7 796 374 Aug. 6 109.8 87.0 100.9 I 16.4 90.0 30,265 25,638 18,910 619 213 3.27 313.7 357.1 165,742 2,098 86.9 \_l Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8,1955. 4/ Dai ly average. j5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week ended August 13: Production, 2,192 thous. short tons; operating rate, 90.8 percent. * Monthly index for August 1954. # Not comparable with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM July June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Personal income, by source, seasonally a d j . , at annual rates: Tota1 per sona1 income bi 1. of dol.. Wage and salary disbursements, total ..do.. do . Commod i ty-produc i ng i ndustr ies do. . do.. . do. Other 1abor i ncome Proprietors' and rental income Personal interest income and dividends Less personal .contribut ions for social do do do .. . ..do insurance...do.... Apri 1 May June July •286.7 •195.7 •84.5 •52 1 •25.5 •33 6 •*286.7 ••195.8 ••84.2 ••52 1 ••25.8 ••33 7 298.9 204.6 88.9 53 6 27.2 34 9 r30l.4 r207.3 90.6 54 5 r27.4 r34 8 301.2 207.7 90.6 54 9 27.4 •6.5 6.9 6.9 •48 0 •24.5 •16.5 •4.5 •271.0 ••6.6 ••48 2 ••24.6 ••16.0 •*4.5 ••272.1 49.0 25.9 17.6 5. 1 283.7 6 9 48 3 26.3 17.2 5.2 286.8 •208.7 **209.0 207.9 r207.7 207.8 3,556 2,387 1,267 3,257 2,345 1,298 1,170 105 3,555 2,496 r1,380 1,230 123 r3,8IO r2,669 r1,480 r1,315 rl34 3,967 2,774 1,533 1,365 135 551 562 590 184 213 114 357 183 234 131 379 634 189 259 141 398 667 158 206 164 393 1, 169 912 366 99 255 192 r48 8 r26. 1 rl7.5 5.2 286.6 34 8 COMMODITY PRICES Reta i 1 pr i ce: All commodities (U.S.Dept. of Commerce index) . 1935-39=: 100.. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE mi 1. of dol.. do do do do. Pr i vate, tota1 Resident ia1 (nonfarm) New dwe 1 1 ing units Additions and alterations Nonresidentia1 building, total 1ndustr i a 1 Commer c i a 1 Farm construct i on Pub 1ic uti 1ity Pub 1i c, tota 1 Nonres ident i a 1 bu i Id i ng Mi 1itary faci1 ities H i ghway Other types r_/ Revised. • May 1954 data. do do. do do do •* j u n e 530 161 192 157 382 do do do do do 1/ 1954 data. 3,385 2,273 1,193 1,050 1 14 . 1, 1 12 407 90 400 215 1, 125 113 420 90 440 219 ±/ Except farm and public utility. 1,059 379 110 360 210 rl,141 r394 rl 13 r4IO r224 197 276 148 410 1, 193 392 115 460 226 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1954 1955 ITEM July June CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - Continued New construction (seasonally adjusted), total....mi 1. of dol.. Private, total dc... do Res i dent i a 1 (nonfarm) v do Nonresidentia1 building, total 1/ do Farm construct ion Pub lie ut i1i ty Pub 1 ic, total Nonres ident ia1 bu i Id i ng Highway Value of contract awards (F. R. indexes): Tota1, unadjusted Res i dent i a 1, unadjusted Tota1, adjusted Res identia 1, adjusted Contract awards, (Engineering News-Record): Engineering construction 2 / ... . . Construction cost indexes: Department of Commerce composite The American Appraisal Co., average, 30 cit At lanta New Yor k San Franc i sco St. Louis .... Engineering News-Record: Bui 1d i ng 3/ Construction 3/ do do do do 3, 108 2, !25 1, 102 523 131 Apri 1 3, 133 2, ISO 1, 150 530 129 May July June 3,493 2,498 1,366 622 120 r3,53l 1,366 626 1 19 r3,50l r2,48& r 1,358 622 1 17 3,501 2,525 1,381 639 1 16 360 983 387 314 361 953 374 309 376 995 366 319 376 r1,029 368 340 376 r1,015 r375 r325 240 251 207 227 225 236 206 233 290 336 253 286 296 332 245 280 294 320 253 290 1, 161 1,575 1,449 1,727 1,882 1,684 ...1947-49-100.. es 1913=100.. do do do do . . 121.2 589 639 624 530 594 122.0 591 640 624 530 595 123.9 601 650 628 553 601 124.3 602 654 626 553 601 125.3 604 654 627 556 601 611 664 629 568 604 ... 1947-49-100.. do 131.3 138.7 134.7 141.7 136.8 144.2 137.4 144.8 138.3 145.7 141.4 148.4 22,760 10,540 12,220 23,020 10,750 12,270 23,160 10,780 12,380 2,906 2,774 2,721 2,825 2,778 2,784 . . 1947-49-100 do do do mil of do 1 DOMESTIC TRADE Al1 retai 1 stores: Estimated inventories (adjusted), total.... ...mil. of dol.. do Durable-goods stores do Nondurable-goods stores. Firms with II or more stores, estimated sales: Unadjusted , do do Adjusted Department store sales, United States total: Unadjusted i ndex ... 1947-49-100.. do Adjusted i ndex Wholesale trade: Sales, estimated (unadjusted), total mil of do 1 Durable-goods establishments . do do Nondurable-goods estab1i shments do Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total. do Durable-goods estab1i shments do Nondurable-goods estab1ishments 22,600 10,380 12,220 22,400 10, 190 12,210 2,605 2,619 2,643 2,652 106 112 88 1 1 1 1 14 1 19 115 1 17 109 116 9,470 3,060 6,410 11,490 5,880 5,610 9,510 2,870 6,640 11,500 5,720 5,780 9, 140 3,220 5,920 11,570 6,000 5,570 9,320 3,270 6,050 11,550 6,060 5,490 10,070 3,450 6,620 11,500 6,040 5,460 28,666 21,717 28,725 21,849 30,655 23,513 31,568 24,149 32,471 24,914 2,703 2,473 2,495 2,413 2,549 2,417 2,455 2,364 3,089 2,550 3,017 2,552 3,206 2,570 3,091 2,634 3,443 2,678 3, 165 2,612 271,260 268,910 226,681 42,229 2,350 81 270,984 268,681 226,528 42,152 2,303 21 276,649 273,924 232,233 41,691 2,725 37 277,472 274,804 232,563 42,240 2,668 43 274,374 271,741 228,491 43,250 2,633 44 73,701 82,290 92,201 102,829 80,463 89,342 82,141 90,512 108,696 111,629 72,013 80,225 90,201 100,365 78,899 87,152 80,249 86,856 106,849 108,668 2, 105 88,057 2,453 89,573 3, 155 105,677 2,675 98,219 3,247 116,222 1,823 61,602 2, 144 67,359 2,734 71, 171 2,316 68,645 2,784 79,175 1,683 905,294 51,950 725,640 137,369 832 1,641 920,803 52,385 667,645 129,394 941 1,736 844,205 56,802 834,963 158.080 520 1,760 901,574 57,606 800,728 156,320 490 1,753 952,637 52,892 747,208 144,297 546 376 976 350 326 e97 el23 F1 NANCE Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-term : ...mil. of do 1.. do Installment credit, total Installment credit extended and repaid: do Unadjusted: Extended, tota1 Repaid, total do do. Adjusted: Extended, total do Repa i d, tota1 Federal Government finance: do Gross debt (direct), end of month, total... 1nterest bear i ng, tota1 do do Pub 1 ic issues do . . Spec ia1 issues do Non i nterest bear i ng Obligations guaranteed by U.S. Government, end of mo..do.... Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission): Bonds: Total on all registered exchanges: Market va 1 ue -thous. of do 1.. do Face va1ue On New York Stock Exchange: Market va1ue ...do . do Face va1ue Stocks: Total on all registered exchanges: Market va1ue ...mil. of dol.. thousands.. Shares so 1d On New York Stock Exchange: ...mil. of dol.. Market va1ue thousands.. Shares sold 277,584 274,955 231,615 43,340 2,629 42 FOODSTUFFS Meats, production, total Beef and vea1 .. .. Lard Coffee, visible supply, United States . mil. of Ib ..thous. of Ib.. do do do thous. of bags.. r7 Revised, e/ Estimated. ±/ Except farm and public utility. 2/ Data for July 1954 and June 1955 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. _3/ Data reported at the beginning of each month are shown here for the previous month. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued ITEM July Apr i May Ju ;y LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association): Production, total mil. of bd. ft. Softwoods do. . . Shipments, total do. . . Softwoods do.. . Stocks, gross (mill and concentration yards) do... Softwoods do. . . 3, 124 2.459 3,264 2,699 9,274 5,484 2,724 2,025 2,838 2,256 9, 107 5,253 3,24! 2,629 3,451 2,754 8,918 5, 121 3,424 2,802 3,505 2,827 8,848 5, 107 3,581 2,946 3,735 3,047 8,695 5,007 10,608 I 1,016 3,758 I 1,606 12,595 3,208 2,038 67 3, 160 1,848 72 2,342 1,990 106 2,123 2,062 107 2,377 2,514 125 short tons . do.. . do... 42,317 46,987 104,626 35,716 37,195 93,030 50,274 44,878 54,956 45,435 46,130 50,947 48,133 45,030 44,599 short tons . do. . . do... 490,726 523,966 152,394 503, ,979 481, ,686 174,,687 518,627 540,516 169,992 521,322 525,000 166,314 507,77'4 543,424 130,664 431,788 120,917 121,098 455,404 133,487 131,093 422,246 131,212 133,370 9,830 340,438 86,432 7,672 345,172 86,398 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron ore (Lake Superior district): Shipments from upper lake ports Barrels and drums, steel, heavy types: Orders, unfilled, end of month Sh ipments Stocks, end of month Lead, refined (primary refineries): Product ion Sh i pments (domest i c) Stocks, end of month thous. of long tons. thousands. do. . . do. . . 13,334 PAPER AND PRINTING Newsprint, Canada (including Newfoundland): Product i on Shipments from mills Stocks, at mills, end of month Newsprint, United States: Consumption by publishers Product i on Shipments from mills Stocks, end of month: At mi M s At pub I i shers In trans it to pub I i shers do... do. . . do.. . 384,444 96,564 338, 471 96,148 96, 324 96, 597 7,927 453,407 80,566 481, 612 71, 086 7,436 369,230 78,792 54,253 104,54 1 37,894 109,564 52,963 101,620 r54,746 r106,650 56,567 100,459 45,954 57,195 157, 172 46,964 41,552 162,944 75,705 72,046 141,418 r8l,974 r75,409 r 142,981 78,158 79,479 135,331 r8,797 thousands. r9,084 do. . . do. . . r2,889 r15,252 do. . . r6,359 r8,878 2,782 12,640 9, 153 9,937 4,457 14,890 9,949 9,865 4,352 14,936 10,703 10,234 3,931 15,460 r4,131 r6,328 8,429 2,836 3,250 7,963 3,005 3,233 7,735 3, 136 3,568 7,326 do. . . do. . . do.. . 7, 654 RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS NaturaI rubber : Consumption Stocks, end of month Synthetic rubber: Product i on Consumpt i on Stocks, end of month Tires and tubes: Pneumatic casings: Product ion Sh i pments, tota I Or i g i na I equ i pment Stocks, end of month Inner tubes: Product ion Sh i pments Stocks, end of month long tons. do. . . do. . . do.. . do... do.. . do. . . do... r5,735 r6,6l4 r10,377 r/ Revised. 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