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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS xS??2$3x xrv^X /o/ 4lL_ ^»TMENTOf£ o WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT \V\ ... \yb«^ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ^s5^^° OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Available only with subscription to the monthly magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS * * ** Auqust 14. 1953 -pt provides selected weekly data and monthly data subsequent to those p u b l i s h e d in the latest monthly SURVEY * * * * WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 i 1953 1952 1953 1952 ITEM Aug. 9 Commodity prices, wholesale: A l l commodities. .. 1947-49=100 Farm products do. . '•cods processGd do A 1 1 other do 22 commodities 2/ do.. Department store sales. do Insured unemployment, total thous State proarams do Fai lures, i n d , 4< cornm nnnber Bond y i e l d s domestic '~orporate (Moody '3) 3/ percent J u l y 25 *l 12.2 *I09.9 *l 10.5 *l 13.0 96.4 **Q1 1 1 1.0 98.9 106 3 1 14 5 88.2 83 **! ,452 ** i . 360 123 #915 #863 184 3. 18 3.53 Aug. 1 i 10.5 97.4 104 9 1 14.5 88.4 86 132 3.52 Aug . 8 Stock prices (480), Standard and Poor's 1935-39=100 1 10.3 Industrials (420) do.. 96.5 104 2 Product i on : 1 14 5 Bi turn, coal 3/. . .thous. sh. tons 87.8 Electric power, by u t i l i t i e s m i l . kw. -hr . Motor vehicles (Ward's) ... .No. Petroleum, crude 3/. .thous. bb 1 . Stee i (ingots & for castings, quantity) 4/ 1 947-49- i 00 195 Freioht car loadings thous cars Mi see 1 laneous do. . 3.50 Aug. ! Aug. 9 J u l y 25 193.2 210.6 i85.0 199.4 185,5 200. ! ** 1,384 1,527 1,333 **7,405 43,874 **6,047 8,460 161, 137 6,483 8,512 157,99! 6,471 i 16. 1 **733 **34I 132.5 781 367 130.0 794 377 Aug. 8 189.0 204 . .5 ! 33, 357 I3S.9 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ D a i l y averages. 4_/ Week ended August 15, 136.0. * Monthly index for August *I952. ** For week corresponding to latest. # For preceding week: Total, 941,000; State programs, 889,000. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS !952 1953 ITEM Ju ly May June July 295 276 230 227 436 31 1 214 287 307 312 376 286 208 261 243 242 205 426 268 224 182 285 277 317 257 218 259 25 1 222 198 425 266 253 270 280 267 299 254 213 259 237 218 197 426 269 207 216 268 280 318 261 223 273 273 273 264 270 257 r260 r27l 248 261 27 1 250 286 i03 279 94 r276 94 278 Q3 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction, total m i l . dol . Private, total . do Residential (nonfarm) . . .do. . New d w e l l i n g units. ... .do. . Additions, etc do. . Nonres \ dent i a 1 b u i l d i n g , total, exc. farm and publ i c ut i 1 i ty m i l dol 1 ndustr i a 1 do . Commerc i a 1 do . . Farm construction ,. do. . Public uti 1 ity. . do £/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. July May June July CONSTRUC. & REAL ESTATE - Con. COMMODITY PRICES Prices rec'd by farmers, all farm products 1910-14-100 Crops . do Food gra i ns do . Feed grains and hay do.. Tobacco do Cotton do > Fru it do Truck crops do , Oil-bearing crops do.. Livestock and products. . .do. . Meat animals.. . do Dairy products do. Poultry and eggs do Prices paid by farmers: A l l commodities... do Used i n 1 i vi ng do Used in production . do A l l commodities, interest, taxes, and wage rates 1910-14=100 Par i ty rat i o .do 1953 1952 ITEM New Construction - Con. P u b l i c , total m i l . dol Residential . . do Nonres i dent i a 1 bu i I d i ng.do. . M i l i t a r y and naval do.. Highway do. . Conservation, etc do. . Other types do. . Construction cost indexes: The American Appraisal Co.: Avg. 30 cities 1913=100 At 1 anta . , . ....... do . New York do. . San Francisco do.. St. Louis do.. EMPLOYMENT Labor force (Bureau Census): C i v i 1 i an 1 abor force .... thous . Emp loyed do Agr icultural do.. Nonagr i cu 1 tura 1 do Unemp loyed do. . 1,033 53 375 121 320 76 88 953 49 r374 rl!5 260 r70 r85 r 1,050 50 r384 r!2l r330 r76 89 1, 101 51 389 126 360 78 97 555 600 554 513 549 572 616 592 524 568 573 616 592 526 568 580 639 601 526 574 64, 176 62 234 7,598 54,636 1,942 62,964 61,658 6,390 55,268 1,306 64,734 63, 172 7,926 55,246 1,562 64,668 63, 120 7,628 55,492 1,548 50,252 50,389 50,243 50,466 24,821 22,853 22, 146 50,252 21,952 20,323 495 24,843 47 3 25,589 24,246 21,356 50,389 20,976 20,069 806 25,671 45 8 25,414 r24,746 21,286 50,243 20,396 19,561 r!02 25,831 46 0 26, i76 24,964 21,085 50,466 2 1 , 068 19,607 p599 25,872 44; 9 FINANCE 3,027 1 ,994 1,023 905 101 -2,941 r 1 988 r 1,007 r880 105 r3, 199 r2, 149 r l , 1 10 r980 107 3,273 2 17? 1, 101 970 107 4 11 180 97 180 371 451 19? r!29 138 380 r479 r 187 152 148 399 493 179 165 155 4 10 Federal Reserve banks, condition, end of month: Assets, total m i l dol. Reserve bank credit outstanding, total... m i l . dol. U. S. securities do.. Gold cert i f . reserves. . .do. . L i a b i l i t i e s , total do.. Depos its do. . Member bank res. bal...do.. Excess reserves, est..dd.. FR notes in circu lat . . .do. . Reserve ratio percent MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued ITEM July June May June 1,904 266,520 264,445 224,735 39,710 2,075 266,071 263,946 223,408 40,538 2, 125 272,669 270,603 230,009 40,594 2,066 52 52 63 91.59 91.56 92.98 3.53 3.34 3.41 3.58 3.78 3.39 3.57 3.63 3.09 3.61 3.40 3.50 3.67 3.86 3.48 3.62 3.73 3.09 3.55 3.28 3.42 3.62 3.86 3.42 3.56 3.67 2.99 3.98 4. 17 1.98 3.01 2.89 3.09 3.97 4. 16 2.01 3.03 2.89 3.09 3.98 4. 15 2.01 3.09 2.89 3. 10 5.51 5.53 5.34 6. 15 4.72 3.41 5.58 5.60 5.58 6.26 4.75 3.50 5.46 5.54 5.46 6.30 4.70 3.40 4.38 4.47 4.37 108.07 276.84 50.97 105.58 104.42 266.88 48.66 103.09 106.08 270.32 49.03 105.68 189.6 205.2 120.8 174.2 182.8 197.5 r M7.2 169.3 185.5 200. 1 119.2 173.7 13,597 13,745 14,497 Personal income, seasonally adjusted, at annual rates: Tota 1 b i 1 . do 1 . Wage & salary disbursements, total bi 1. dol . Comm. -producing ind...do.. Distributive ind do.. Service i ndustr ies. .. .do. . Government .do. . Wage & salary receipts, total b i I , dol . Other labor income. , . „ . .do. . Proprietors' and rental income . b i 1 do 1 . Personal interest income and dividends ."do.. Transfer payments. ...... ,do.. Less personal contributions for social ins fail. dol. Total nonagr . 5 ncome. . . . .do. . 268. i 282.7 r284.7 285.9 181.6 78.2 48.5 21.8 33. 1 196.6 88.8 51.0 23.4 33.4 r 198.0 r89.3 r5l.7 r23.5 r33.5 199.3 89.7 52.1 23.9 33.6 178.0 4.7 192.8 5. 1 r!94.2 5.1 195.5 5. 1 52.2 49.4 rSO.O 49.8 20.9 12.6 22.0 13.6 22. 1 13.5 22.3 13.5 3.9 247.4 4.0 265.5 4.0 r267.2 4. 1 268.7 120.8 123.3 M23.8 124.9 4.9 3.9 .3 1. 1 2.2 .3 4.3 4.3 .4 .9 2.7 .3 r4.l r4,4 .4 52,964 62,057 71,709 88, 128 61,993 72,496 69,942 83,260 51,425 59,961 69,691 83,113 60,227 69,753 68,208 80,340 1,285 56,845 1 783 83, 729 1 325 58 380 1 290 63 844 1, 100 42 3)9 1,541 64 I I I 1 129 43 936 1 106 49 757 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction cost indexes: Department of Commerce, composite 1947-49*100 EMPLOYMENT Labor turnover in manufacturing establ ishments: Accession rate mo. rate per 100 employees Separation rate, total... do.. Discharge . , .do.. Lay-off do. . Quit do. . Mi 1 itary and misc do. . rLO 2.7 .3 pS.I P4.2 p. 4 pl.O p2.5 P. 3 F 1 NANCE Bonds: Sales (SEC) : Total on a l l reg. exchanges: Market value. .. .thous. dol. Face value do.. On New York Stock Exchange: Market value. .. .thous. dol. Face value do. . Stocks: Sales (SEC): Total on a l l reg. exchanges: Mar ket va 1 ue m i l . do 1 . Shares sold thousand's On New York Stock Exchange: Market va 1 ue. . . m i l . do 1 . Shares sold thousands Preliminary. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE 1O AVOID PAYMENT Of POSTAGE, $300 FIRST CLASS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUBINEBB Permit No. 1009 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Federal Government finance: Gross debt (direct) , end of month mi 1 . dol . 263,073 Interest bear ing, total . .do. . 260,908 Pub l i e i ssues do. . 222,963 37,945 Special issues do.. Non i nterest bear ing do. . 2, 165 Obligations guaranteed by 34 U. S. Government. . .mi 1 . dol. Bonds: Price, U. S. Treasury 98.40 dol . per $ 100 bond Yields: 3. 17 Dom. corp . (Moody* s) . . .percent By ratings: Aaa. . . . . . .do. . 2.95 3.04 Aa do. . 3. 19 A do. . 3.50 Baa do. . 2.99 By groups: 1 ndustr ia 1 .do. . 3.20 Pub. uti 1 . .do. . 3.33 Rai (road. . .do. . 2.61 U. S. Treasury do.. Stocks: Dividend rate per share: 3.96 Common (200), Moody 's. do 1 lars 4.22 Industrial (125) do.. 1.91 Publ ic uti lity (24) do. . 2.69 Ral Iroad (25) do. . 2.64 Banks (15) do. . 2.88 Insurance (10) do.. Dividend yields: 5.39 Common (200), Moody 's. percent 5.41 Industrial ( !25) do.. 5.44 Public u t i l i t y (24). ...do.. 5.61 Rai Iroad (25) do. , 4.52 Banks (15) do. . 1 nsurance ( 10) do* . 3.21 Dividend yields, preferred stocks, I I high-grade (Stan. 4.09 & Poor ' s Corp . ) percent Prices: Dow- Jones & Co., Inc. (65 106.25 stocks) do 1 . per share 276.04 Industrial (30) do.. 49.86 Public uti lity (15) do.. 101.85 Rai Iroad (20) do.. Standard and Poor's Corp.: Combined Index (480 stocks) 1935-39*100 192. 1 209.7 Industrial (420) do.. 116.9 P u b l i c uti lity (40). . .do.. 175.2 Rai Iroad (20) do. . METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron ore (Lake Superior dis.): Shipments from upper lake ports thous. 1. tens Apri 1 June July FINANCE - Con. rj Revised. 1953 1952 1953 1952 ITEM
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