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August 22, 1958
BUSINESS
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 arid monthly data subsequent to those published In the latest monthly SURVEY
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Index, 1941 - 4 3 = SO
70
Index, 1941-43 = 10
70
Month,y
PRICES OF 425. INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
(Wednesday close)
60
50
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H
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30
-
20
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Billion Dollars
400
PERSONAL INCOME
-O^JLJL™JLJLJLJ_JL_J-JLJLJ
Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
180
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates)
(F. R. B. seas. adj. index)
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ISO
—
140
-
120
-
2 0 0 yaefi-A-Luj\ t 1 t \ \ w \ \ LLLL.1 i i m l n m l i i n i h i i n
1955
1956
S957
1958
too
JJLAJLL1±LLLL,
Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
140
WHOLESALE PRICES
Millions
350
/
300
Total
2 5 0 \—
Wage and Salary
Disbursements
Commodities Other Than
Farm Products 3 Foods
J
^ ^ ^ ^
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J - U J . I S 1 1 I L LJ J
i
M
111 m J
2,0
NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING
UNITS STARTED (privately owned) *
1.5
S20
1.0
SCO
* Seasonally adjusted,
at annual rates
80
hmihimliiiiilniiilnnihiiiiliinilmi
1955
1956
1957
S958
0 U_U.-LL-LL.iJJLLLl.l I I 1 i H i I I
1955
1958
1 I I i 1 I M 1! I I I I t I I I I I
1957
1958
2
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1958
1957
ITEN
August 17
August 10
;
July 26
August 2
August 9
August. 16
Commodity prices, wholesales
.....I947-49BI0Q..
All otfeer...
,,........
...do....
do....
.......do....
.do....
90.2
118
1,272
1,173
265
*.l 18.4
^93.0
» , • • -« « • a
^!0668
* 126.0
86 9
89,7
122
HI
**2,63l
1,237 !
2,389
1,140 !
264
222 |
87.2
1-14
«**2,533
2,309
271
119.2
93.6
111.9
126.1
87.6
119
119.0
93. 1
126.0
87.1
•«••••»••«
290
262
31,086
26,005
18,462
634
31,170
26,212
18,296
560
31,291
26,685
18,760
694
56,440
28,365
93,825
32,066
29,651
8,950
56,647
28,398
93,512
32,002
29,545
8,970
55,763
28,458
95,466
34,172
29,597
8,967
4.04
46,40
49,44
4.06
47,09
50,26
4,11
47.46
50,70
1,309
12,319
102,089
6,536
S,546
5793
608
283
1,283
12,619
79,122
6,545
1,561
57.8
622
293
1,315
12,707
81,055
6,836
1,586
58.8
619
294
Finance?
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...,.do.,,.
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: Af
Demand deposits, adjusted.,.,,......,... .....mi \i >of ?dor.v
Time deposits, except U. S. Government..
Loans and investments (adjusted), total.
...do....
Commercial, Industrial, and agr, loans (gross)....do....
....do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's)
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand, & Poorss) 4/...J94i-43al0e.
Industrials, 425 stocks..• ••••„
.•••»•••••• ,UO. ...
Production:
s. of short tons..
o.thous. of cars,.
...
....do
30,983
25,124
18,868
537
31,069 I
25,102 I
18,786
591
31,217
26,328
18,712
788
55,096
23,633
85,955
24,82!
31,742
8,665
54,683
23,614 I
85,868
24,646 i
31,965
8,685
4.34
47.03
50.82
4.36 i
45.73
49,38 j
-1,598
S2,070
137,143
6,798
2,043
#79.8
740
349
1,595
12,409
137,599
6,837
2,062
#80*6
751
356
1
••••••••••
assesses*©
4.16
47.81
51.12
73,198
1,632
60.5
**********
U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday prices. 3/ Dally average, 4 / Wednesday data e 5.1 Week beginning August S8, 1958s
Production, 1,678 thous. short tons; operating rate, 62.2 percent. * Monthly Index for August 1957e ** Excludes 526,000 and 583,000 Insured unemployed reported under temporary programs (TUC) for July 2 6 and August 2 , respectively^ § Based on January I, 1957, annual capacity (133,459,150 t o n s ) ; not comparable with 1958 rates which are based on January I, 1958, annua! capacity (140,742,570 t o n s ) .
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1957
1958
ITEM
Hay
June
March
Apr 1 i
May
June
GENERAL BUSINE5S INDICATORS
National income and
product'.
Seasonally adjusted quarterly totals at annual rates:
National Income, total.
•.••bit. of d o l .
Compensation of employees, total„..,.............do,..
Wages and salaries, total.
....do*..
350,6
250,9
234*4
S92a7
964
32*3
250,7
234.2
191.8
Mill tar y.......................'.
•.,,. do...
Government civil fan..........................do...
364 e t
254*9
238.4
198*6
9.7
30.2
Supplements to w^ges and salaries...
••••••••do...
Proprietors 1 and rental income, total
do.. 8
Business and professional.
do..*
r arm. s»t»»t,)ii,«jt8 «»f (»»»«««s««»(i»«»«»e(8*«««9«09«s
Rental income of persons....... # «...»««»»*. e ,.«do.„
16*4
54 e 7
31.4
11.6
11.7
16,5
55*3
30s6
12e6
12.1
I6 6 4
56,2
30.7
13,4
12.1
Corp.profits and Inventory valuation adj,,tota I ..do,..
Corporate profits before tax, total....
...do...
Corporate profits tax IiobiIity......•••••••.do.,.
Corporate profits after tax..................do...
Inventory valuation adjustment..•••••••••••••*,do 0 ..
42 a 0
43.5
21,7
21,8
~6 6 5
12.5
31,
31,
16.
I5(
441 a
282«5
39* S
137.1
I05„9
4253
286s2
36.3
139.8
110.1
429,0
2883
35,6
14ie4
II 1.3
67,0
36.1
28.1
2,9
4.2
87.5
51.5
47.4
36.0
49.6
36e3
22e9
-985
.5
89.5
50.9
45.6
38*6
49e2
34.9
22.3
•"8,0
«5
90.9
51.9
46.0
39.1
rT IVST9, .......a.•»,.»«••«*.. ...a,. »....,».«•GO. ..
NeT
t R T 8 r © S T <se»iy<jiji. o eee>0OS«^©»6es>s<»®<*e«e»»«»ffl8®e;«>ee"O«} S e
Gross national product, total........,..,,•.... e e 6 e do e e o
Personal consumption expenditures, total.••••••••do...
DurabIe
goods.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••«•do e ..
Nondurable goods, ,.«.,,.*«•.....•<, •••••••••••••do...
Serv i ces & .•.....•»..•••••••••....••..••.••••••• *do..•
Gross private domestic Investment, total..-..,.. ..do...
Mew
construction.......•.•••••••»«•••••••••.•••do...
Producers 8 durable
8quIpment 8 # e s . S 8 ( , 8 ... 8 9 . s ,, f t do e 9 8
Change in business
inventories...•..«•..*......do...
Net foreign investment««..»...
••••••••••••••do...
Gov't purchases of goods and services, total.....do...
Federal (less Government sales).,........
do...
NationaI securIty...
••••••••••••
• • • do,..
State and
local................................do,•.
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13.1
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
3
1957
I TEN
1958
July
June
Apri 1
July
June
Nay
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued
National income and product - Continued
Seasonally adjusted quarter.I_x totals at annual rates - Con*
349.8
42.3
307.5
19.2
*347.3
•42.3
*305.0
*I8.8
348,4
42.7
305*7
23.2
Personal income, by sources
Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates:
350.7
240.0
103.4
63.9'
32.6
40.2
Personal Interest income and dividends...........do....
Less personal contributions for social insurance* do e9 «,.
Industrial production ( F R B ) :
Unadjusted, combined Index
Durab 1 e manufactures
••••••••••••1947-49=100,.
.*..*»..»
» e »e # ,,,«do,««.
Metal fabricating (Including ordnance)..,.
do....
Netal fabricating (Including ordnance).
...do....
Fabricated metal products........
...... e #do»...
141 see 1laneous manufactures.....................do....
Printing and publishing..........••••••••••••••do.,..
Petroleum and coal products..«.
•••••••••••do....
M§ ners[s«(t»i»«tt«««»i«»e«»»»»«it«*«*ei«tt>ei<<««t.GO..#.
C O a i o « « « i « « « < « « t < 4 « < « « » « « « » « » « * » ( » « » « M » » « « « « » » oQO» . .e
Crude oil and natural g a s . . . . . . . . * . . . # c # # « « # # . . # # d o . . # 9
Industrial and commercial failures:
H @ T Q S « TrSO©sees.....««..««««•.«.««6««s««.«ea«.a«e« UO.« » »
W H O l@Sa S© T r S Q e 6 «e.e«ee.«>«(8©-«e«o«»»«e«e«>eo««<saeea.e *uO» « • «
Liabilities (current), totaL.*.«*»©«»»..«,.«.thous. of d o f e a
Commercial servi
C © n S T r UCl 8 O n e a a e « e s e e @ a « . 8 « s 3 S 9 e « & « e ® @ . . c e « @ < 9 « & @ ® a e G © e © a a
Manufacturing and mining...*.••••••..,.,».........«do....
K e T S I 1 TT « Q © e e € ® e © » « ® # ® 0 e o « s © ® e © » e © a « « © © @ s » © 0 S ® © 9 9 s OO® © » ®
Whoiesafe
trade*««•••••••»••....•.«•....•..««««««..do® e 0 «
349.9
233.1
95.6
62.6
33.4
41.5
r352.0
r235.8
r96.6
r63.3
33.6
r42.4
S/358.9
S/242.4
97.1
63.5
33.8
1/48.0
9.0
9.1
8.9
8.9
8.9
9.C
54.9
31.6
21.8
55.6
31.7
2i.7
56.1
31.7
26.1
56.5
31.7
26.4
r56.2
31.8
26.0
56.1
31.9
26.5
6.6
6.7
6.6
6.7
6.7
7.0
335e 6
336.2
331.0
332.4
r335.1
J/ 342.2
145
146
162
136
176
139
168
217
171
§18
135
137
151
118
167
134
158
205
168
116
127
129
133
89
148
118
139
181
160
108
127
129
133
93
146
119
r!32
r!33
pl25
p!27
pl33
131
159
105
150
139
130
140
139
131
88
145
131
122
134
139
123
65
145
145
147
163
132
139
171
220
173
121
145
147
162
134
179
341
173
216
173
122
125
156
113
155
J 79
142
135
141
139
127
86
146
1,084
Construct i on.*...••«...«««».«««««»•«.««««***«««««»* doe @«»
348.1
232.0
95.0
62.4
33.4
41.2
351.8
240.5
103.3
64.0
32.8
40.4
93
164
179
553
95
98,454
3,55S
10,066
12,966
S7,7i5
7,156
140
142
128
84
148
138
r!05
135
rill
141
125
125
124
139
121
r!48
r!30
rl28
r!37
pr!33
r 115
pl45
pl28
p 121
pl32
pi 34
pl08
61
131
73
133
p!35
128
130
134
91
148
r!3l
r!34
r!39
rl03
r!25
|
I
!
126
128
131
1
146
86
r!28
no
!
!
|
137
178
159
rl20
r!37
r!82
r!58
|
i
|
HO
105
135
rllO
139
118
129
125
l37
127
ri09
113
129
126
137
ri3l
S09
62
159
113
151
141
184
161
117
pi 16
p46
pl33
pi36
p!4l
p!04
p!54
p!28
p!44
p!86
pl63
p!22
113
rf45
r!33
rf29
r!38
pr 133
rl!2
p!49
p!37
p!30
p!39
p!37
pi 14
P I39
63
130
r!3l
r66
134
1,458
1,341
p65
1,260
1,253
139
S08
207
242
659
125
99
161
235
640
S25
99
181
255
613
105
|
83,977
13,497
9,612
29,538
23,657
7,673
56,246
3,812
10,771
17,912
18,279
5,472
61,445
7,719
7,390
18,959
21,692
5,685
65,375
4,164
13,966
22,673
18,784
5,788
|
119.3
1
97.7
|
|
130.4
85.7
94.5
111*5
1
118.4
119.5
98.5
123.4
84.2
99.8
112.9
117.9
110.8
108.2
112.8
1,059
81
153 I
181 1
570 1
74
44,299
5,024
7,629
•14,039
12,715
4,892
rl25
rl83
r!32
I
p!45
p!22
p!35
p!76
p!58
181
157
108
140
124
109
60
!
p92
149
rl35
r!25
141
13.1
138
r!06
1
1
1
116
209
257
737
COMMODITY PRICES
Wholesale price Index, all coram©dltl@s e @ e e a » e s e f f l l947-49=S00 e e
rSPRi p r O Q U C T S ® » ® ® e » « ® & 0 s © a ® @ © © ® © ® a f f i ® a @ ® ® o ® @ o « © « e © » ® ® » Q O » . . <£.
Fruits ®nd vegetables, fresh ®n6 dri©d<„a..*«,..«>.«eodQOS!..
for a i n S 9 8 8 8 « # S « » « l » l * 8 « « * 8 » » # « < l « S 8 « « e 8 t 9 . « @ # « ® » © « » * ® # « O O ® © .
9
Foods, processed0• ..•••••••••*••••••.•••..«•.••••••.»»clo,.».
117.4
90.9
105.4
83 a 9
83.5
106.1
-117.0
108. 1
101.9
96.6
118.2
92.8
108.0
82.7
86.5
507.2
I.S7.7
108.2
102.3
99.2
MI.4
107.6
108.5
r119.2
95.6
r103.0
81.3
98.8
rf13.5
MI8.5
Hl.l
rM0.3
114.1 j
IS 9.2
95.0
105.4
79.8
97.1
112.7
U7.5III.6
III.6
112. 1
XJ Revised. j>/ Preliminary, * Data are for the 1st quarter J958. 1/ Includes $4.6 billion (annual rate basis) lump-sum retroactive
salary payments to Federal employees.
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1957
1958
STEM
June
COMMODITY PRICES - Continued
Wholesale price Index - Continued
Commodities other than farm prod* and foods...l947-49alQ0,,
Chemicals and allied products.,..............,,,,«.do....
Cham I ca 1 s, 1 ndustr iat************* e.*a 8 «**** es »*e,* do *se*
Fuel, power, and lighting materials,,.•••••••«•«.,.do,.,. .
Petroleum and products«te««»M««9«»««»»«8»««<>s»«»do» l9 «e
Furniture* other household durables****.**.****,.**do* e 8 *
App 1 lances, househol(i,c,. < , <> »»*««« l ee« e «««««« S e«9e^o«, e <,
Hides., skins, and leather products* 0 *****,**»******do*** s
Lumber and wood products* s *a*.***,**.**,*,**,** e . a *do* # & «,
Lumber * * *,. ***,**«*»*«<». ©s**®*®*©©®®©^©*©®©®**®©©©* oo« »«3
Machinery and motive products.. # ......*.*..........dQ.,,«
Electrical machinery and equtpnent........ # ......do..,.
M O T©r
Veil I C I e S * * © * @ * * * * « * © @ ® * ® * © @ © s e « @ » ® @ e e © s ® © ® ® « © 8 @ © e
Metals and metal products.•»..,,.,,,«,.*..««««.,..*do,.*.
§ ron and stee u««»«M«»»«««««(i«»«e«*>««»e»t»>ee«« do* © * ,
Nonmetallic minerals, structural..... # a # ...........do..,.
Pulp, paper, and allied products.. # # # . # # ..*........do..,.
Textile products and apparel**®***.*®**®**®**©*»©«*$©*»®*
. « P p 8 r 8 !assi;i-;j. ;5{,.SSSoSiiia<iioi»oSoi'i-eoi«i»o s « 8 » « " 0
0
„ ., ,j
Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages.......,.do..,.
Apr 11
July
May
June
July
124*3
II 1.0
155*8
123*4
105.3
99.7
S 1-5.7
115*9
125*3
110*8
123*9
110*3
114*7
123*2
104*9
99*9
115*9
116.7
125*3
r110*7
123*5
110*7
115*3
r123.0
104*9
100*3
r116*4
116*8
125*7
110.4
123,1
§11*9
117.!
123*2
104*8
100.4
116*8
116*7
145*8
149*5
134*7
152*4
170*3
135*2
129*5
142*8
144*9
95*4
99*5
127*7
149*4
151*8
139*0
148*6
166*4
135*4
130*5
142*9
144*5
93*7
99*2
128*0
149*4
152*3
139*0
148*6
166*2
135,7
130*5
141*8
143*8
93*5
99* S
!28*0
149*5
r152*6
139*0
r 148*8
166*7
135*5
130*5
141*8
144*2
93*3
99*1
128*0
149*5
152*6
139*0
148*8
167*0
135*6
831*0
141*8
144*7
93*3
99.2
128*0
9708
93*9
62*1
105*0
98*0
67*4
111*0
107*3
74*1
1,010.0
115.0
104*5
71*0
10*5
1,090.0
1,160.0
125,2
109.3
124.0
117,2
128*4
121.7
105,2
99,8
119,7
120.4
125*7
109.5
123*5
116*4
126*4
122,2
104*9
100.6
119.3
120*0
145*2
148,2
134*7
S50*6
165*4
135,1
128*9
142,4
145* S
95*5
99.5
124.7
99.9
94*5
64,7
125*5
1
111*0
CONSTRICTION A N D REAL ESTATE
New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started?
Unadjusted? Total, privately and publicly owned*•••thous # #
PrIvateSy owned, tota!•••••••••••••••*do**..
Sn metropolitan areas.**************do*.,*
Pybl icly owned***® **©**«, **•*,*** .a®*® ado.**®
Seasonally ©djysted a t annual rate, privately .owned..do,.,,
FfNAfCE
Bank debits, total (344 centers)**,,****»**«•...miI, of dol,.
pf © W
1 © T K C 1 « y . . . , * * * , « « * « * « , » , * • * « « * • * • • • , « • • « • « • « * . * Q O ©69®
6 other centers M ,, 9 ^,,,«,, M « l l . < i., ( l , 9 ,»«,«»9«« > Mi><^o l > «,,«,
Turnover of demand deposits except Interbank and U , S ,
Government, annual rate?
Hew York City,................ratio of debits to deposits*,,
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