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tf^SJjJjJig^b^ BUSINESS August 24, 1956 STATISTICS °^fiSfs^°^ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only w i t h s u b s c r i p t i o n t o t h e SURVEY OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S , at $ 3 . 2 5 a n n u a l l y , t h i s S u p p l e m e n t p r o v i d e s s e l e c t e d w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a s u b s e q u e n t t o t h o s e p u b l i s h e d in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS INDEX, 1935-39 = 100 500 INDEX, 1933-39 = 100 500 Monthly PRfCES OF 420 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (Wednesday close) 400 h 300 h 400 ^1955 H 300 H 200 200 SOO I N M 1 1 1 I I I 1 1 M 1953 1 I 1 1 I 1 1I 1954 i i i i i 1 i i • i i I i i i i i I i i i i t 1955 1956 I 1 I I J F M A M J I I I J A S 100 OND INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 130 WVIOEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 180 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION WHOLESALE PRICES (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) Commodities Other Than Farm Products 3 Foods V . 120 160 MO All Commodities 140 100 120 9 0 h- 100 I I I I II I I I I I I 1 I I I II 1 I I I I I I I II I I I I I II I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I 1953 1954 1955 1956 8 0 It i n i h M i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i n i i I ii i i i 1 i m ! 1 i I I I 1953 1954 1955 1956 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 130 INDEX, l947-49-=IOO 120 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* COTTON CONSUMPTION (seasonally adjusted) (daily average; seas, adj.) 110 120 " SOO MO 100 * Average per working day 7 0 I »» i I I I i n i i I i i i i i 1 i i i M I 11 i i i I i i i n 1 i i n i I M I I I 1953 1954 1955 1956 A • \ V 9 0 j . . j 11 I J J I I I I 1953 rAA^ yf > H\ *sT \ ,1111,1-1 1J....111 ILLLL 1 i 11 i i 1954 A 1955 \ 11 1 I i1 1 !1 11 1 1956 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1956 1955 ITEM Aug. 13 July 28 Aug. 20 Aug. 4 Aug. II Aug. 18 Commodity prices, wholesale: .... 1947-49-100.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... A 11 other 1 nsured unemp loyment, tota 1 Finance: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:^/ Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)..do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) Stock prices,480 stocks (Stand.& Poor's) 4/..1935-39=100 ## Industrials, 420 stocks do.... Production: . of short tons.. .mi 1. of kw.-hr.. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) ..thous. of bb1.. thous . of short tons.. Stee 1 5/ Percent of capacity 5/ .thous. of cars.. do 114.2 89.1 102.4 121.9 90.6 107 89.9 100 1,079 971 * 110.9 *88.l * 101.9 *l 17.5 89.0 106 1,045 939 88.6 97 1,286 1,153 89.4 104 1,245 1,112 30,285 25,584 18,824 661 30,336 25,495 18,757 602 30,632 25,393 18,744 544 30,575 25,172 18,591 485 30,633 25,182 18,588 570 55,645 21,570 84,416 31,634 23,754 8,028 55,360 21,567 84,210 31,261 23,940 8,069 56, M 4 21,893 84,5)5 26,050 28,623 8,651 55,556 21,904 84,609 25,978 28,734 8,671 55,428 21,913 84,402 25,825 28,727 8,678 169 3.28 306.4 348.1 216 3.29 307.4 349.5 274 3.52 361.8 423.5 282 3.55 362.9 424.9 229 3.59 363.7 426.2 1,539 10,729 172,690 6,635 1,564 10,812 159,525 6,701 1,505 11,295 132,673 7,086 1,540 11,190 131,916 7,065 1,588 11,530 127,648 7,086 2,157 #89.4 770 373 2,176 #90.2 781 366 419 17.0 650 321 415 16.9 660 320 1,415 57.5 715 344 1 14.5 89.0 102.5 122.3 90.9 30,681 25,254 18,593 563 289 3.62 360.2 421.7 121,771 2, 154 87.5 U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. j4/ Wednesday data. j!>/ Week beginning August 20, 1956: Production, 2,340 thous. short tons; operating rate, 95.1 percent. 6/ Data for 1956 adjusted to revised classification of class I railroads. * Monthly index for August 1955. # Not comparable with 1956 rates which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1955 1956 ! ITEM June July Apri 1 May July June CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction contracts awarded, 37 States (F.W.Dodge Corp.): 75,141 2,255 1,794 73,130 2,272 1,852 81,231 2,421 1,966 78,801 2,480 1,949 62,249 2,198 1,620 1,882 1,684 1,869 2,120 1,622 1,835 9,292 950 3,966 4,376 5,787 944 2,237 2,606 7,578 337 3,764 3,477 8,513 1,084 3,873 3,557 7,679 720 4, 149 2,810 4,795 408 1,893 2,494 604 654 627 556 601 439 611 664 629 568 604 443 628 676 654 589 633 452 631 676 655 596 633 456 634 679 660 596 635 461 638 692 667 596 635 467 263.8 259.5 263.1 266.1 262.0 264.3 274. 1 270.3 273.4 276.8 272.5 275.4 278.0 273.7 276.1 279.6 275.3 276.7 271.5 267.3 261.3 263.8 249.8 274.0 271.9 262.3 264.5 257.5 282.3 280.0 271.5 273.6 264.6 285.3 282.2 273.8 275.4 266.2 286.6 283.5 274.6 275.9 267.5 287.8 286.7 275.2 276.0 272.8 263.9 258.3 138.3 145.7 1 264.9 259s 1 141.4 148.4 1 273.8 268,2 144.1 152.0 276. 1 269.9 144.5 152.8 276.8 270.4 144.7 153.4 274.6 254.7 145.3 153.7 56,713 2, 149 1,605 Contract awards (Engineering News-Record): Highway concrete pavement contract awards: _]/ Construction cost indexes: The American Appraisal Co., average, 30 cities..1913=100.. Associated General Contractors (all types)..........do.... E. H. Boeckh and Associates: Apartments, hotels, and office buildings: Brick and concrete ,...U. S. avg. 1926-29=100.. Commercial and factory buildings: Residences: Engineering News-Record: Building 2/... Construction 2/ 1947-49=100.. ....do.... r_i Revised. J/ Data for June 1955 and May 5956 are for 5 weeks; other month are shown here for the previous month. hs, 4 weeks. 2/ Data reported at the beginning of each MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1956 1955 ITEM June Apri I July May June July DOMESTIC TRADE Television advertising: 31,724 3,511 7,771 7,185 3,531 3,468 29,997 3,670 8,762 6,069 3,416 3,354 38,979 5,147 9,403 7,840 5,037 3,419 40,610 5,425 10,086 8,155 5,125 3,087 38,243 4,642 10,094 7,958 4,991 3,214 53,083 2,993 5,815 3,153 5,400 7,026 37,329 918 4,540 1,690 4,221 6,388 75,485 5,643 7,924 4,559 5,732 8,542 72,961 5,510 6,685 4,560 6,111 7,847 59,9*6 3,365 6,175 3,389 5,909 7,179 2,720 4,012 1,860 4,208 695 1,458 2,084 1,748 715 3,200 492 1,272 3,286 5,063 4,405 5,735 1,330 1,516 3,149 5,465 4,054 6,627 1,368 1,655 2,714 4,919 2,042 5,517 843 1,562 .. 5B..mi1. of dol.. 177,917 67,634 37,569 161,748 58,904 34,123 176,760 65,715 37,763 185,584 69,452 38,766 186,540 70,733 38,937 Dmpanies...do.... Bonds (book value), domestic and forei<gn,total...do.... do.... U. S. Government.................... 86,967 47,087 9,046 1,957 13,236 3,771 16,594 87,636 47,350 9,096 1,979 13,309 3,771 16,732 92,025 48,164 8,085 2,153 13,653 3,852 17,900 92,478 48,212 7,986 2,140 13,707 3,850 18,002 92,876 48,279 7,921 2,148 13,762 3,854 18,059 2,829 1,709 1,112 27,483 25,310 2,869 1,724 1,137 27,748 25,551 2,980 1,729 1,239 30,65! 28,301 2,974 1,725 1,237 30,991 28,612 2,964 1,726 1,226 31,284 28,884 2,420 3,207 1,064 2,877 2,453 3,230 1,094 2,892 2,624 3,365 1,067 3,174 2,646 3,385 1,086 3,184 2,673 3,409 1,078 3,189 444,925 183,192 50,254 9,236 38,655 75,608 87,980 398,481 167,650 44,147 8,659 35,454 66,159 76,412 479,500 205,500 53,600 9,700 41,600 85,200 83,900 505,500 212,300 55,900 9,600 41,700 86,400 99,600 466,000 185,800 52,600 8,900 41,500 81,000 96,200 44.7 28.3 20.8 40.7 26.6 20.4 45.4 30.1 21.5 46.0 28.7 21.7 47.0 p28.9 P2I.7 45.9 p29.7 p22.4 96.37 94.96 92.86 94.40 95.03 93.94 3.23 3.05 3.14 3.22 3.51 3.18 3.21 3.31 2.76 3.24 3.06 3.14 3.24 3.52 3.18 3.22 3.32 2.87 3.41 3.24 3.30 3.41 3.68 3.37 3.38 3.47 3.05 3.46 3.28 3.34 3.47 3.73 3.40 3.44 3.53 2.93 3.46 3.26 3.35 3.48 3.76 3.39 3.44 3.56 2.89 3.50 3.28 3.39 3.52 3.80 3.42 3.48 3.59 2.97 4.63 4.95 2.23 3S40 3.15 3.49 4.66 5.00 2.23 3,42 3,15 3.49 5.27 5.76 2.32 3.89 3.36 3.87 .5.28 5.77 2.32 3.93 3.36 3.87 5.29 5.77 2.32 3.93 3.36 4.01 5.35 5.85 2.32 3,93 3.36 4.01 3.87 3.71 4.53 4.66 4.0i 2.40 3.78 3.63 4.34 4.77 3.95 2.45 3.87 3.69 4.66 4.97 4.35 2.89 4. S3 3.97 4.73 5.41 4.52 3.07 4.01 3.82 4.68 5.35 4.4i 3.19 3.87 3.68 4.46 5.25 .thous.- of dol.. do.... Magazine advertising: do.... do.... Household equipment and supplies do.... F1 NANCE Bank debits, total (344 centers)... 181,284 65,873 38,653 Life insurance: Institute of Life Insurance: do.... Stocks (book value),domestic and forei ;n,total...do.... do.... do.... Nonf arm. Rea 1 estate. do.... Cash . . --rir> Payments to policyholders and beneficiaries, estimated tota 1 . . - +hou<; - of finl.. do.... Death benef its. Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U. S. Government, annual rate: its to deposits.. do.... do Bonds: Prices: U. S. Treasury bonds, taxable Yields: dollars per $100 bond.. do.... do.... A do.... do.... Stocks: Dividend rate per share: Railroad (25 stocks) Banks (15 stocks) ssssssss .... do.... do.... do e S i . do.... Dividend yields: Industrial (125 stocks) Public utility (24 stocks) http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ £ / Preliminary. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis do.... do.... do.... do.... 4.ZD 3.05 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1956 1955 ITEM June July Apr i 1 July June May FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO Wines and distilling materials: Effervescent wines: Production. .......................... .thous,of wine gal.. Tax-paid withdrawalsa..................... ........do.,.. Stocks, end of month....,....,,,...,.,..,.. ........do.... Sti 1 1 wines: Tax-paid withdrawals,, . ...do.... do....Distilling materials produced at wineries**. ........do.... Tobacco, manufactured products: thous. of lb*. Production, total............................ Srnok ing.....................................••••.. .do,... 1,590 238 147 1,662 237 155 1,720 728 8,929 122,153 900 1,656 11,051 165,224 617 1,420 11,039 154,632 782 1,375 10,326 143,082 555 18, 110 7,363 7,140 3,606 12,763 5,468 5,233 2,062 16,029 16,737 6,723 6,641 3,373 15,457 6,787 5,415 3,254 2,723 35,648 510,219 17,555 2,369 28,561 414,250 13,021 2,430 30,185 501,228 15,761 2,751 36,164 553,654 16,593 2,941 34,303 477,276 14,969 ...... . 9 .8 849,413 565,834 721,577 713,940 812,330 549,520 20,716 19,132 8,216 411 7,527 115.3 20,827 19,290 9,991 500 9,324 142.2 20,796 19,276 9,793 490 9,128 139.6 20,492 18,954 11,459 458 10,664 130.6 266 137 1,401 70 78 1,567 1,267 10,842 128,475 606 273 123 6, 185 6,582 3,262 s®.. ...... ...OS,.©... ••....•••• sooeoooooo .......... ... ...... . .......... ...see.... ee. ....... Consumption (withdrawals): Cigarettes, small: Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tax-paid.., thous,, of lb.. • ••••••••• TEXTILE PRODUCTS Cotton: 1/ Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): Active spindles, last working day, total, ...thousands.. do.... Spindle hours operated, all fibers, tota ..mi 1. of hr». ........do.... do.... 19,888 18,394 1 1,844 474 10,928 132.9 20,552 19,022 7,713 386 7,128 110. 1 Rayon and acetate (filament yarn and staple): Shipments, domestic, producers': do.... 69.9 30.6 65.4 27.5 58.1 26.6 56.9 28.9 50.9 r25.2 51.9 28.0 do.... do.... 43.5 20.5 46.3 25.6 55.0 47.5 61.0 49.6 r64.0 r54.9 67.5 55.8 do.... do.... do.... 3,057 1,732 1,690 1,325 2,968 1,954 1,284 1,014 5,967 4,152 4,128 1,815 6,723 4,549 4,493 2,174 5,607 3,318 3,261 2,289 5,370 3,143 3,117 2,227 1,001 982 55 48 993 977 39 33 793 764 25 25 740 720 53 44 758 737 40 36 729 715 29 22 Stocks, producers', end of month: TRANSPORTAT1 ON EQU1PMENT Railway equipment, American Railway Car Institute: Freight cars: Passenger cars, equipment manufacturers: do.... do.... rj Revised. y Data f o r June 1955 and June 1956 c o v e r 5 w e e k s ; o t h e r m o n t h s , 4 w e e k s . 38, 050 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N 25, D. 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