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August 23, 1957 STATISTICS BUSINESS 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 and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS INDEX, 1947-4-9-= (00 250 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 250 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) Weekly 1957 J^& "1 225 225 1956^ A 200 175 - ^ ^ m ^ ^ ^ ^ 150 ^1 i 1 1 1 1 1 J ^ L J ^ L S954 200 i i i i i 1 i i i i i ...» 1 l - L I 1955 1 1 1 1 1 1 1956 i i i i i i i i i i i 1957 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 130 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 180 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION s H 175 I I I I I 1 I I I I ij J F M A M J J A S O N D 100 WHOLESALE PRICES (F. R. B. seas. adj. index) 120 160 I 10 140 ALL COMMODITIES h 100 h Farm Products / 120 90 100 ' i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1 i i i i i I i i i i i I 1954 1955 1956 I i i i i 8 0 L I « I I I I 1 I 1 » I I M t I I II 1954 1957 1955 I I I 1 I I I ! I 1 I I I I t I l t i l I I 1956 1957 INDEX, 1947-49= 100 BILLION DOLLARS 180 NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) Total 160 Stocks (end of m o n t h ) 140 Private Residential (nonfarm) •%. 120 0 1 I i I 1 l I t M M I M l i l I i I l M 1 i i i i i 1 l l I i i li I1 i i 1 I i i i l 1954 1955 1956 1957 Sales 100 1,11 M J I I I IL I LULL i I i i i 1954 1955 i i i i i I i i i i i 1956 ,11 III I l I I I I 1957 150 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1957 1956 ITEM Aug. 18 Aug. II July 27 Aug. 10 Aug. 3 Aug. 17 Commodity prices, wholesale: • do.... 90.6 107 1,205 1,078 •114.7 •89.1 •102.6 •122.5 90.9 III 1,155 1,042 90.0 101 1,315 1,219 90.2 104 1,289 1,185 30,633 25,182 18,588 570 30,681 25,254 18,593 579 30,999 25,456 19,189 567 30,909 24,932 18,885 389 30,983 25,124 18,868 480 55,428 21,913 84,402 25,824 28,727 8,678 54,697 21,897 86,051 27,199 29,029 8,716 55,570 23,599 86,244 25,223 31,783 8,666 55,550 23,583 86,365 25,241 31,738 8,675 55,096 23,633 85,955 24,821 31,742 8,665 229 3.59 49.36 52.84 289 3.62 48.99 52.46 228 4.28 48.61 52.65 281 4.31 47.91 51.88 265 4.34 47.03 50.82 1,564 11,530 127,648 7,086 1,626 11,794 120,027 7,122 1,668 12,243 141,655 6,922 1,625 12,474 140,156 6,843 1,615 12,070 137,143 6,797 l,4J5 #57.5 715 343 2,154 #87.5 770 367 2,033 79.4 736 333 2,033 79.4 741 342 2,043 79.8 740 349 ......••.. 118. J 93.1 !06o8 125.6 90.2 110 118.0 92.7 106.4 125.6 89.7 Finance: Federa1 Reserve bank cred it outstanding, tota1 3/.....do.... .............do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 4/ Time deposits, except U. S. Government., Loans and investments (adjusted), total. .......do*... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loansi (gross)....do.... do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poo^s]1 4/...1941-43-10.. 31,069 25,102 18,786 536 222 4.36 45.73 49.38 Production: JS. of short tons.. Freight car loadings, total* s t s ; s t s s s ., s s thous e of cars., do 137,727 2,062 80,6 J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday prices. 3/ Dally average. A/ Wednesday data. 5/ Week beginning August 19, 1957: Production, 2,123 thous. short tons; operating rate, 82.9 percent4 • Monthly index for* August 1956. # Not comparable with 1957 rates, which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1956 1957 ITEM July June April May June July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Industrial production (FRB): Unadjusted, combined index. .....1947-49=100. Manufactures.............................„..„«, do... Durable manufactures..•••• do.•., Primary metals •••••••••• ............do... Metal fabricating (including ordnance)..........do... Fabricated metal products. ....do... Mach i nery ,••••• do... Transportat i on equ i pment. do.. . Instruments and related products do... 141 142 156 140 166 132 167 188 163 128 129 139 62 160 124 158 185 162 144 146 163 140 179 140 169 222 174 143 144 159 136 174 136 166 213 171 r!45 rl46 rl6l rl36 175 rl39 rl68 r2l3 rl70 pl35 pl37 p!52 p 119 p!67 p!35 pl59 p203 p!68 Furniture and fixtures*.. do... Lumber and products..................... do..., Stone, clay, and glass products.................do... MI see 11 aneous manufactures ••••••••• .do..., 118 129 163 141 115 116 156 135 117 117 155 r!37 115 118 rl59 137 rl 18 r!3l rl59 r!39 pll4 pill pl54 pI32 NondurabIe manufactures •.*••••••••..••..«••••do... Printing and publishing ••..do... Petroleum and coal products. *............do... Minerals. • •••• •••••••do... Coal....... •••••...••..••.••• .do... Crude oil and natural gas. ••••...••••• do... 128 134 142 131 84 148 119 129 132 119 62 149 128 143 137 130 84 154 129 r!42 r!39 rl3l 83 rl52 130 rl40 r!4l 133 88 rl49 pl2l pl36 pl37 pl24 p66 pl45 Adjusted, combined index............. •••••••••••.do..., Manufactures. ••••••••••.. ...do..., Durable manufactures. ••••••••••••••••••.do..• Primary metaIs...... •••••••..............do..., Metal fabricating (including ordnance)..........do..., Fabricated metal products.....................do... Mach I nery *•••••••.... • do. • • Transportation equipment ................do... Instruments and related products....... ..do... 141 142 157 136 168 132 170 188 163 136 138 148 69 169 130 173 189 167 143 145 160 134 176 140 166 217 172 143 145 159 rl32 175 136 168 r2l3 171 r!44 rl46 r!62 rl32 rl77 rl39 r!7l r2l3 r!70 p!44 pl46 p!62 p!34 pl78 pl42 p!74 p208 p!73 122 123 161 *44 123 127 161 145 121 113 155 r!40 121 115 rl59 139 122 rl25 r!58 r!42 p!22 pl2l pS59 p!42 Furniture and fixtures..... •••••••••••...do... Lumber and products ••••••• •••••••••••.do... Stone, clay, and glass products.................do... Mi see 11aneous manufactures ••••••••••••••••.do... rj Revised. j>/ Preliminary. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1957 1956 STEM June April July May June July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Industrial production, adjusted index (FRB) - Continu ed Manufactures - Continued -49=100.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do..., Consumer durables output (FRB): ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 128 135 S40 129 85 149 128 136 132 123 75 152 129 i4i 142 130 88 150 130 142 rl42 r!30 84 r!52 130 r!45 rl40 rl29 r86 r!49 124 130 127 134 109 116 121 127 117 106 130 140 155 128 107 124 131 144 122 106 rl3l 140 156 rl29 108 pi 16 pl2l pl34 ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 123 128 120 138 124 131 141 124 rl09 124 rl3l 139 126 108 r!29 137 144 rl33 108 pS29 pl37 pl34 no •27 135 122 148 ill „number.. 1,105 93 163 183 551 115 1,018 87 141 165 540 85 1,175 118 172 190 580 115 1,200 82 181 205 600 132 1,084 93 164 179 553 95 1,059 ...do.... ...do.... 43,013 3,588 8,598 10,684 12,812 7,331 48,689 7,442 7,488 9,005 11,945 12,809 57,103 3,878 9,090 16,286 15,994 11,855 52,552 4,728 10,820 14,888 15,686 6,430 51,454 3,551 10,066 12,966 17,715 7,156 44,299 5,024 7,629 14,039 12,715 4,892 -49a100.. 114.2 114.0 117.2 117.1 117.4 118.1 95.7 121.7 114.0 91.2 120.2 86.9 74.8 102.3 115.3 108.0 109.7 83.1 95.0 121.3 114.0 90.0 Ml.8 88.4 72.9 I 102.2 ! 114.8 107.9 109.3 83.7 97.1 125.0 117.4 90.6 103.0 87.3 79.3 104.3 116.8 II 1.4 104.9 88.2 96.5 124.7 117.4 89.5 109.0 85.4 78.7 104.9 116.5 110.7 103.5 91.5 r98.8 124.5 117.6 90.9 105.4 83.9 83.5 106.1 117.0 108.1 rlOI.9 96.6 99.7 125.1 118.4 92.7 106.7 82.7 86.5 107.2 117.7 108.1 102.3 99.2 121.5 107. 1 110.5 118.1 100.2 127.3 136.8 145.8 128.9 127.4 142.8 94.9 121.6 121.4 107.3 1 110.7 118.3 100.1 126.6 136.9 144.9 130.6 127.7 143.3 94.9 1 121.7 1 125.4 109.1 119.5 121.5 98.8 1 120.2 145.0 150.1 134.6 i 128.6 144.5 ! 95.3 | 124.5 ! 125.2 109. 1 118.5 121.6 99.0 119.7 145.1 150.0 135.0 128.9 144.7 95.4 i 124.5 125.2 109.3 r117.2 r!2l.7 r99.9 119.7 145.2 r!50.6 135.1 r128.9 145.1 95.5 r124.7 125.6 109.4 116.2 122.1 100.6 119.3 145.5 152.4 135.2 129.1 144.9 95.4 127.7 4,288 3,030 1,654 1,235 379 761 264 324 156 448 4,420 3,107 1,674 1,260 37! 788 271 332 165 468 3,641 2,579 1,300 1 940 326 713 271 1 263 119 432 4,033 2,808 1,000 373 1 747 270 \ 287 140 493 r4,347 r3,004 r1,526 r1,085 r40l 786 270 309 156 517 4,403 3,047 1,556 1,125 1,258 358 !35 501 264 3,879 2,792 1,475 754 130 423 1,313 378 136 518 281 3,873 2,788 1,464 755 130 429 1,062 374 95 335 258 3,888 2,726 1,360 771 125 455 1,225 389 100 455 281 3,911 2,750 1,335 783 127 488 r1,343 r405 rllO r535 r293 r3,930 r2,768 r1,354 779 130 488 1,356 Industrial and commercial failures: ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... pi 30 p!37 pl27 p83 pl47 p!05 p 110 81 153 181 570 74 COMMODITY PRICES Economic sector: Intermediate materials, supplies, and components. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... | Commodities other than farm products and foods........do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ! ...do.... ...do.... 1 ...do.... Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages..........do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE of dol.. I ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ! i ...do.... i jr/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. U Except farm and public u t i l i t y . 1,410 391 774 262 307 166 534 394 117 545 300 3,865 2,740 1,357 747 131 491 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1956 1957 ITEM June May April July June July CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - Continued New construction (seasonally adjusted) - Continued Public? t o t a l . . . • • • • . e ® . «a @ e ©a e «, » « © © ©e© ©e© a © © ©©ml 1 @ © f d© S © . Nonres I dent f a 8 bu11dIng............................O do.... H 8 Q n W a V ss5seegseseess«s3ssswe««»w©Sw€>.»s«#®a«»«<8>«5>®®(>>» GO© ©© © Engineering constructions Contract awards CENR) J./..............................do.... New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started; Unadjusted % Total, privately and publicly o w n e d 9 e » 9 6 . e e 9 8 6 9 8 9 » 9 t h o u s 9 S Privately owned, total............................do.,.. In metropolitan areas.••••••••••••••••••••••••••do.... ruD11ciy owneo.©..©.....a..©...©©.©.®...®©®®.®..©.so.& ©. Seasonally adjusted at annual rate: Construction cost indexess Department of Commerce composIte.••••••••••••••1947-49=100.. American Appraisal C o e , The, average* 30 cities***I9I3SIOO O 0 n T S a n T S . . . . . . . e © © o © © a © © 9 ® s e « ® e o a ® © © o © « i . s o ® © o © « © © e o © 0 e Q O . .a . New T O r K . ©©o©3(S>©©®©©©sffi®oooooa©oaooa9a>o©<D0 99«)©o®©©© ,0©» • . . datl r r«lM» 1 S C O © . . . © . . . ® e . . , ® e . . @ © . e . . . . . . . e . @ . © @ $ . . . . OO© . . . Associated General Contractors Call types)............ do.... 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'49ss I 0 U 6 . uonsTrucTion j&/@,......®g.....®.........•.«......,..do.... 1,087 1,085 1,162 1,161 343 375 380 414 378 4lv r1,162 r379 r4!8 1,125 334 392 1,622 1,835 1,460 1,857 ip561 1,589 107.4 104.6 72.8 101.1 99.0 68.1 102.0 96.0 66.7 97.0 92.0 64.2 96.0 90.2 61.6 361 395 2.8 2.1 r93.7 r9l.4 62.3 r2.3 6.0 5.0 5.8 1,091.0 1,070.0 r962.0 980.0 970.0 980.0 132 634 679 660 596 635 461 133 638 692 667 596 635 467 135 655 712 704 610 644 473 rl36 659 712 704 610 644 479 137 664 712 705 609 656 485 144.7 153.4 S45.3 153.7 148.8 158.0 149.1 159.2 149.8 159,9 152.9 163. 1 186,540 70,733 38,937 881,284 65,873 38,653 192,628 72,328 40,882 197,181 71,780 42,128 193,303 74,512 39,942 200,547 74,509 48,711 272,751 269,883 224,769 45, 114 2,868 272,645 269,972 224,618 45,353 2,674 274,008 272,066 226,915 45,151 1,942 275,234 273,074 226,937 46,137 2,160 270,527 268,486 221,658 46,827 2,042 272,469 270,595 224,272 46,323 1,874 74 74 103 103 107 807 47.0 28.9 21.6 45.9 29.6 22.4 46.9 30.3 22.3 47.1 30.5 r23.2 51.4 30.5 23.2 49.5 p30.5 p23.6 1,623.3 109.1 8,078.3 128.7 731.8 147.9 254.1 762.3 133.4 272.0 300.0 62.4 130.6 763,6 146.5 280.9 8.0 8.1 2.6 1,679,0 107.2 1,120.6 125.7 41.0 122.8 66.0 50.4 27.0 140.5 94.7 16.6 61.7 8.3 140.7 107.2 27.0 63.6 10.3 81,2 3.4 11.5 7,0 41.7 132.6 73.9 51.2 26.1 141.0 95.5 18.4 62.0 Ii.9 ,.»,.,.... 668 712 705 610 660 488 FINANCE o oTner centers.......®®.©..©....©..... a ..............GO.. 9 . Federal Government finances Gross debt (direct), end of month, total ........do.... Interest bearing, total.............................do..,. ruD 1IC 1 S S U © S © © @ © © © « ® ® « ® @ . @ © © a @ © © ® . ® @ ® o © ® ® < t > @ © . © © © @CJO© . . . *>p©ciai 9ssues.......a....,........®...®.......... Q O . . . . Obligations guaranteed by U.S.Government, end of mo...d©., 9 . Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U. S. Government, annual rate; Stockss Cash dividend payments publicly reported? Total dividend payments......................ml 1. of dol.. rI nance..............................«...,........do.... Manuf actur Ing... ••••••••••••••••• • «do. • •. M1ning.«..«.«««..«,e.e.«««.«e..e,................ »«0«. » . 7.4 Public utilitles; 1.3 £/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 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