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August 5, 1955 BUSINESS STATISTICS 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 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 175 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 175 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) 150 - I 50 125 125 100 100 75 1952 1953 1954 JFMAMJJASOND 1955 INDEX, 1935-39= 100 bOO INDEX, 1935-39 = 100 500 Monthly PRICES OF 4 2 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (Wednesday close) 4 00 - 400 — 300 - 300 *»- 200 100 YI i i i i 1 i i i i | 1 1 1 1952 1 1 —•w-^ 1 1 1 1 1 ^ 1 \ 1 1 1 1953 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 i 1 I 1954 BILLION DOLLARS BILLION DOLLARS 35 70 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) 30 1 1 i i i I i 1955 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 120 * FREIGHT CARLOADINGS (seasonally adjusted) 1 10 - 100 - 60 Sales (left scale) 25 is* 50 90 BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH -V inlniiilnml,,,! 7 0 A ; i 11Ii i i i i Inventories 20 40 ( right scale ) 15 UuJAJjJjL J_Li 1952 i 1II1 I 1953 1954 1955 30 80 1952 [\ / if - Average per working day M i l l M i l l 1 1 1 1 i i 1 1M 1 » l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1955 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM July 31 July 2 4 Commodity prices, wholesale: A I I commcu'ties 1947-49=100. . Farm products do. ... Foods, processed do. . . . All of i H. r do.... 22 commo'-1 ilies 2 / do.... Department store sa les do. ... Insured unemployment, total 3/ thous.. State progr ams do. ... F inance: Currency in ci rcu I at;on 47 mil. of do I. . Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 47.... do.... Member bank reserve ba lances 47 do. ... Excess reserves, est imated 47 do. ... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:^/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of dol.. Time deposits, except Government do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U. S. Government obligations do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... Real-estate loans (gross) do.... Failures, industrial and commercial number. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 47 percent. 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 47 thous. of bb I . Steel <5/ Percent of capac i ty 6^/ Freight car loadings, total Mi see I laneous thous. of short tons. thous. of cars. do. . . July 9 July 16 July 2 3 *l10.4 *96.7 *IO6.5 *l14.3 91.5 84 2,032 1,853 90.9 87 1,968 1,789 29,862 25,673 19,261 905 29,844 25,277 19,036 689 30,406 25,265 18,609 517 30,340 25,571 18,779 730 30,205 25,432 18,774 585 54,481 21, I 16 80,585 34,018 21,558 6,705 54,949 21,160 80,746 34,221 21,524 6,718 55,336 21,612 84,095 31,797 23,326 7,893 56,I 13 21,568 84,013 31,663 23,465 7,923 55,oo6 2 1,560 85,169 32,565 23,402 7,937 188 3. 15 230.3 253.0 195 3. 15 234.2 257.8 204 3.24 318.8 365.2 224 3.24 31 1.7 354.8 172 3.24 31 1.8 354.6 I, 184 9, 103 122,789 6,268 1,253 9, 139 123,482 6,255 1,478 9,759 155,707 6,597 1,622 10,440 195,423 6,626 1,567 10,620 196,434 6,650 1,557 #65.3 684 332 1,532 #64.2 684 336 2,073 85.9 653 307 2,202 91.2 799 370 2, 195 91.0 786 368 I 10.0 R9.R 102.9 M5.8 91.2 87 1,234 I, 120 I 10.3 89. ! 103.0 I 16.2 91. I 97 1,255 I, 139 I 10.0 87. 7 102.0 I 16.3 90.4 94 July 30 109.9 R"7 A 101.2 I 16.3 90.3 30,19 1 25,506 18,945 597 3.25 318.9 363. " 189,4/t 2 , 190 90.7 \_l D a t a d o n o t a l w a y s cover c a l e n d a r w e e k s . 2/ T u e s d a y p r i c e s . 3/ I n c l u d e s U C F E p r o g r a m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 8 , 1 9 5 5 . 4 / D a i l y a v e r a g e . 5/ W e d n e s d a y d a t a . 6/ W e e k e n d e d A u g u s t 6: P r o d u c t i o n , 2 , 2 7 8 t;ious. s h o r t t o n s ; o p e r a t i n g r a t e , 9 4 . 4 p e r c e n t . * M o n t h l y index for July 1954. # N o t c o m p a r a b l e with 1955 r a t e s w h i c h a r e based o n higher c a p a c i t y a s r e p o r t e d J a n u a r y I, 1 9 5 5 . MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM June COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: Prices received, all farm products Crops Food grai ns Feed grains and hay Tobacco. Cotton Fru i t Commercial vegetables, fresh market 0i I-bear i ng crops 1910-14=100 do. . do. . do.., do. . do. . do. . do.. .do. . L i vestock and products do. . Meat animals do.. Da iry products do. . Poultry and eggs do.. Pr ices paid: All commodities and services do.. Fam i I y living i terns do. . , Product i on i terns do. . , All commodities and services, interest, taxes, and wage rates do. . Par i ty rat io do. . FINANCE Security markets (Standard and Poor's Corporation): Bonds, domestic munic ; pal (15 bonds): Price dol. per $ 100 bond Yield percent Stocks: Dividend yields, pret. stocks, 14 high-grade do.. Pr i ces: Combined index (480 stocks) 1935-39=100 Industrial (420 stocks) do.. Capital goods (129 stocks) do.. Consumers' goods (195 stocks) do.. Public utility (40 stocks) do.. Railroad (20 stocks) do.. r7 Revised. Apr i I July May July 247 243 216 205 445 274 236 197 283 245 247 225 202 446 272 228 228 286 247 252 236 197 437 270 216 270 261 244 255 240 200 436 266 209 308 259 243 244 232 196 435 266 239 230 256 237 238 222 190 435 271 235 223 257 249 296 229 169 244 278 238 172 242 269 241 185 234 260 236 175 242 276 235 176 237 261 242 178 265 276 252 263 277 247 265 274 254 263 274 251 263 r274 250 262 274 248 282 280 284 87 282 87 282 86 281 84 123.9 2.48 126.9 2.31 124.9 2.43 125. I 2.41 123.9 2.48 121.4 2.62 4.05 4.04 3.98 3.99 3.98 3.96 231. I 254.5 255.9 202.4 139.5 184. I 286.2 321.5 330.2 241 .0 151 .8 252. I 285.0 319.7 331.9 239.8 152.3 250.9 300.7 340.5 336.2 250.6 315.3 359.6 369. I 270.0 156.4 ?56. I 221.8 244.0 24 1 .6 191.2 135.0 175.7 2^8.9 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1954 1955 ITEM May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: Value (uuau ju;>ifcfu), iuiai Durable-goods industries, total _]_/ Pr imary meta I Fabr icated meta I Machinery (including electrical) Transportation equipment (incl. motor Lumber and furniture Stone, clay, and glass Nondurable-goods industries, Food and beverage Tobacco Texti le Paper Chemica I Petroleum and coa I Rubber total Nondurable-goods industries, Food and beverage Tobacco Text i I e Paper Chemical Petroleum and coaI Rubber By stages of fabrication: Purchased mater i a I s Goods in process F i nished goods t o t a I [_/ Nondurable-goods industries, Food and beverage Tobacco Text i Ie Paper Chemica I Petroleum and coal Rubber By stages of fabrication: Purchased materials Goods in process F i ni shed goods jr/ Revised. U Includes data total _[_/ 27,550 13,899 2,225 1,291 3,628 3,852 I, 176 651 26,296 13,300 2, 178 1,278 3,326 3,805 I, 100 643 r26,325 r13,390 r2,24l r 1,259 r3,382 r3,732 r1,136 r672 27,425 13,974 2,343 I ,41 I 3,635 3,593 1,227 708 d d d d d d d d 11,673 4,069 308 874 707 1,602 2,062 374 I 1,939 4,045 330 1,024 733 1,610 2, 128 404 13,651 4, I 17 309 I, 151 847 2,025 2,388 475 12,996 4,045 300 1,072 803 2,006 2,238 459 r12,935 r4,176 343 r1,043 r824 r1,979 r2,229 460 13,451 4,381 341 I, 122 842 1,982 2,336 23,204 11,066 1,614 1 , 193 3, 131 2,702 896 591 23,349 I 1,293 1,697 1,210 3, 197 2,679 948 581 25,976 12,860 2,087 1,253 3,318 3,486 1,069 632 26,025 12,805 2, 133 1,278 3, 193 3,546 1,048 637 r26,65l r13,322 r2,2l3 rl,325 r3,4IO r3,609 rI,125 r652 27,152 13,525 2,308 1,397 3,502 3,389 I, 191 681 12,138 4, I 15 318 1,016 721 1,592 2, 170 378 12,056 3,993 303 1,024 13, I 16 4, I 13 303 1,096 807 1,902 2,341 466 13,220 4,246 326 I, I 17 787 1,912 2,284 445 r13,329 r4,189 336 rI,172 r84l rI,96 I r2,346 465 13,627 4,340 316 1,122 842 2,013 2,384 44,337 25, I I I 3,113 2,746 8,590 5,742 1,719 905 44,192 24,756 3,057 2,802 8,424 5,656 1,673 43,483 24,268 3, 166 2,486 7,898 5,940 1,731 914 43,344 24,352 3, 126 2,546 7,955 5,922 1,736 915 r43,649 r24,539 r3,134 r2,60l r8,029 r5,925 r 1,752 r9l5 43,915 24,768 3, 109 2,691 8, 124 6,029 1,724 903 6.2 10.0 8. I 6.2 10.0 8.2 6.3 r 10.0 r8.3 o o o o o o o o . . . . . . . . d o . . . d o . . . d o . . . do. .. do... d o . .. do.. . do... d o . . . d o . . . do. . . do. . . d o . . . vehic les).do... d o . . . d o . . . 733 1,637 2,171 385 do I . do... do. . . 6.9 9.9 8.3 7.0 9.6 8.2 mil. of dot. d o . . . d o . . . do. . . do. .. do... do.. . do... 19,226 4,368 1,793 2,474 996 2,929 2,757 838 19,436 4,412 1,762 2,466 997 2,961 2,767 841 19,215 4,391 1,901 2,396 1,057 3,022 2,587 821 18,992 4,228 1,857 2,404 1,044 2,967 2,605 824 7.7 2.8 8.7 7.8 2.7 8.9 7.8 2.9 8.5 7.7 2.9 8.4 7.6 2.9 r8.5 7.6 2.9 8.6 mil. of dol. d o . . . ^ d o .. . .* do. . . d o . . . vehicles).do... d o . . . d o . . . 44,335 24,908 3,208 2,640 8,472 5,714 1,736 887 44,185 24,617 3,151 2,694 8,326 5,643 1,690 871 43,264 24,159 3,266 2,496 7,816 5,864 1,719 r43,549 r24,304 r3,236 r2,50l r7,9l9 r5,876 : r 1,735 r897 43,790 24,471 3, 181 2,563 7,951 5,992 1,724 894 bil. of dol. d o . . . do. . . 7. I 9.8 8.0 7. I 9.6 7.9 6.3 9.9 7.9 6.5 9.9 7.8 6.5 rlO.O r7.9 6.6 10. I 7.9 19,427 4,645 1,830 2,425 996 2,930 2,785 798 19,568 4,699 1,855 2,418 997 2,934 2,795 817 19,220 4,442 1,846 2,396 1,036 2,982 2,667 805 19,105 4,400 1,839 2,380 1,034 2,943 2,658 784 r19,245 r4,39l rl,842 r2,396 1,038 r2,995 r2,670 810 19,319 4,374 1,862 2,430 1,044 3,012 2,678 7.9 2.8 8.7 8.0 2.8 8.8 7.7 2.8 8.7 7.7 2.8 8.6 7.8 2.9 r8.5 7.9 2.9 8.5 b i I . of mil. of dol. d o . . . do. . . do. . . do.. . do.. . do.. . do. . . bil. of dol. ....do... do. . . for "other June 23,644 I 1,705 1,722 1,222 3,319 2,863 976 622 b i I. of do I. d o . . . do.. . Book value (adjusted), total Durable-goods industries, total U Pr imary metaI Fabr icated meta I Machinery (including electrical) Transportation equipment (incl. motor Lumber and furniture Stone, clay, and glass By stages of fabrication: Purchased materials Goods in process F i ni shed goods May 10,993 1,639 I, 133 3,085 2,756 887 573 d o . . . d o . . . do.. . do. . . d o . . . vehicles)...do... d o . . . d o . . . Nondurable-goods industries, t o t a I ±/ Food and beverage Tobacco Texti le Paper Chemi ca I Petroleumand coaI Rubber Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable-goods industries, total _[/ Pr i mar y meta I Fabr icated meta I Machinery (including electrical) Transportation equipment (incl. motor Lumber and furniture Stone, clay, and glass By stages of fabrication: Purchased mater i a I s Goods in process F i ni shed goods Apri I mii. of do i. d o . . . do.. . do. . . d o . . . vehicles)...do... d o . . . d o . . . _]_/ Value (adjusted), total Durable-goods industries, total _[/ Pr imary metaI Fabr icated meta I Machinery (including electrical) Transportation equipment (incl. motor Lumber and furniture Stone, clay, and glass March June industries" not shown. 43,332 24, I 12 3,288 2,461 7,788 5,883 1,714 887 rl9, I 10 4, 145 r1,805 r2,444 1,038 r2,993 r2,670 842 6.5 10. I 8.2 19,147 4, 109 1,769 2,430 1,044 3,041 2,678 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM March April May Way June 21,060 9, 166 1,377 892 2,377 2,160 2,360 22,487 10,340 1,468 1,285 2,726 2,240 2,621 28,310 14,596 2,896 1,463 3,656 3,658 2,923 26,043 13, 132 2,504 1,218 3,345 3,337 2,728 r26,708 M3,7I3 r2,5!3 r1,298 r3,32 I r2,8l3 28,256 14,559 2,338 1,643 3,829 3,683 3,066 11,894 2,784 9, I 10 12,147 2,971 9,176 13,714 3,253 10,461 12,911 2,888 10,023 r12,995 r2,957 rlO,OI8 13,697 3,267 10,430 Manufacturers' new orders, net (adjusted), total do Durable-goods industries, total do.... Pr i mary meta I do.... Fabr i cated meta I do.... Machinery (including electrical) do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)....do.... Other durable-goods industries do 21,931 9,588 1,391 939 2,526 2,274 2,458 21,956 9,822 1,562 1,224 2,599 1,867 2,570 26,482 13,353 2,586 1,306 3,404 3,325 2,732 26,I 16 12,879 2,385 I, 194 3, 179 3,337 2,784 r27,720 r14,331 r2,538 r1,366 r3,53l r3,966 r2,930 27,778 14,044 2,487 1,565 3,638 3,348 3,006 Nondurable-goods industries, total do.... Industries with unfilled orders do.... Industries without unfilled orders do.... Manufacturers' unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total mil. of dol.. Durable-goods industries, total do.... Pr imary metal : do.... Fabr i cated meta I do.... Machinery (including electrical) do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)....do.... Other durable-goods Industries do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total do.... 12,343 2,962 9,381 12,134 2,913 9,221 13,129 3,040 10,089 13,237 3,008 10,229 r13,389 r3,146 r10,243 13/734 3,203 10,531 50,705 48,043 3,573 3,555 15,476 21,134 4,305 2,662 49,548 46,678 3,319 3,618 14,883 20,511 4,347 2,870 48,231 45,274 5,279 3,387 13,531 18,792 4,285 2,957 47,978 45,106 5,605 3,327 13,550 18,324 4,300 2,872 r48,36l r45,429 r5,877 r3,366 r13,489 r18,360 r4,337 r2,932 49,192 46,014 5,872 3,598 13,683 18,450 4,4! I 3, 178 3.6 3.0 .2 1.3 1.3 .2 3.5 3. I .3 1.2 1.5 .2 214.6 202.5 358.2 370.6 1,482.3 831.2 178. I 180. I 244. I 313.5 1,099.8 583.2 June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' new orders, net (unadj.), total..rail, of dol.. Durable-goods industries, total do.... Primary metal do.... Fabr i cated meta I do.... Mach i ner y (including el ectr i ca I) do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)....do.... Other durable-goods industries.... do.... Nondurab le-goDds i ndustr ies, tota I Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders do.... do.... do.... T3,768 EMPLOYMENT Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments: Accession rate monthly rate per 100 employees.. Separation rate, total do.... Discharge do Lay-off do.... Quit do Military and miscellaneous do.... 2.7 3.3 .2 1.9 1.0 .2 3.5 3. I .2 1.7 I. I .2 3.8 3.2 .3 rl. I 1.5 .2 p4.2 p3.2 P-3 pi.2 pi.5 p.2 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Machine tools (metaI-cutting types): New orders mo. avg. shipments, 1945-47=100.. Shipments do Vacuum cleaners,, standard type, sales billed thousands.. Washers, domestic, sales billed do Rad io sets, product ion jy do.... Television sets (incl. combination), production U do jr/ Revised. £./ Preliminary. 185.2 276.3 195.8 303.5 837.7 544. I r243.7 r180.9 261.2 341.8 I, I 14.0 467.4 p263.0 pl98.4 241.7 354.5 1,204.9 590.0 ±/ Data for June 1954 and March and June 1955 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 139.5 270.3 209.4 246.9 722. I 396.3 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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