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August 7, 195?
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Available only with subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selectee
weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
Index,l947-49=I00
! 75
1 75
Monthly
STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings)
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J F M A M J J A S O N D
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Billion Dollars
5
NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
(seasonally adjusted)
(seasonally adjusted)
h
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1
1958
Billion Dollars
Billion Dollars
70
35
MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES
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\ Weekly
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Private Residential
(nonfarm)
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Inventories
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Book value, end of month
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1956
1957
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1958
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0 I I I I I I 1 I M M I 1 M M 1 I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I M I ll 1 I M 1 I I M I
1956
1959
Billion Dollars
1957
1958
1959
Index, 1910- 14 = 100
320
PRICES RECEIVED AND
PAID BY FARMERS
300
60
CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING
(short- and intermediate-term)
/
Prices Paid
Unci, interest, taxes, and w a g e rates)
260
h
Prices Received
Installment
240
Credit
(end of month)
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1957
1958
1959
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1959
1958
ITEM
Juiy 26
Commodity prices, wholesa e:
Al 1 commodities
Aug. 2
86.9
III
2,635
2,393
264
*II9.2
*95.0
*II2.7
* 125.6
87.2
114
2,535
2,312
271
31,217
26,328
18,712
788
31,086
26,005
18,462
638
1947-49=100,.
'
July II
Juiy 18
July 25
Aug. 1
119.4
88.6
107.5
128.2
86.7
118
1,501
1,367
242
119.3
88.2
107.0
128.1
86.5
117
119.2
87.5
106.7
128.2
86.2
245
252
32,201
28,462
18,640
462
32,043
28,705
18,976
564
31,890
28,374
18,702
414
60,498
30,913
104,383
30,966
28,441
12,217
61,199
30,882
105,457
31,502
28,499
12,259
61,973
30,837
104,671
30,702
28,585
12,262
119.4
89.0
107..3
128.2
87.0
126
1,486
1,353
237
Finance:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/
do....
32, 1 12
28,319
18,452
532
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:.5/
60,549
30,169
34,723
10,705
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) ]>/...1941-43=10..
Production:
Bituminous coal 4/
..thous. of short tons..
Freight car loadings, total....................thous. of cars..
4.04
46.40
49.44
4.06
47.09
50.26
4.72
60.03
64.56
4.72
59.59
64.08
4.72
59.61
64.64
1,316
12,319
102,271
6,536
1,286
12,619
79,200
6,545
844
13,502
150,592
6,802
1,212
13,415
154,707
6,858
1,207
13,577
149,331
6,855
2,252
79.5
554
307
1,097
38.7
585
298
365
12.9
536
284
1,546
#57.3
608
283
1,56!
#57.8
622 {
293
4.72
60.62
65.26
141,620
345
12.2
J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for following programs: R.R.; Federal employees;
veterans; and ex-servicemen. 47 Daily average. 5/ Wednesday data. Figures for member banks are on revised basis; leaders indicate data
not available. j6/ Week beginning August 3, 1959: Production, 332 thous. short tons; operating rate, 11.7 percent. * Monthly index for
July 1958. # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); not comparable with 1959 rates which are based on January I,
1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons).
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1958
1959
ITEM
May
June
March
Apri 1
May
June
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Manufacturers' sales:
do....
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do....
Nondurable-goods industries, total J/..,
do....
do....
do....
do....
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do....
Nondurable-goods industries, total J./..
sii=sesssses
dosess
do....
do....
Petroleum and coal
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do....
data for "other industries" not shown.
25,426
11,960
1,757
1,350
3,772
2,675
788
652
26,122
12,584
2,052
1,452
3,967
2,637
803
677
30,589
15,305
2,792
1,622
4,595
3,491
969
724
30,885
15,810
2,947
1,735
4,610
3,637
989
771
r30,673
r15,727
r3,0l1
r1,718
r4,5l5
r3,565
r995
r789
32,021
16,654
3,256
1,814
4,798
3,688
1,044
835
13,466
4,434
381
930
904
1,981
2,630
432
13,538
4,441
401
1,006
921
1,949
2,628
467
15,284
4,483
404
1,243
1,018
2,132
3,107
526
15,075
4,378
399
1,217
1,044
2,247
2,988
554
r14,946
r4,598
r407
rt,199
r1,026
r2,l85
r2,934
r524
15,367
4,652
454
1,294
1,037
2,199
3,011
574
25,206
11,643
1,656
1,331
3,736
2,536
807
621
25,747
12,086
1,854 j
1,397
3,780
2,610
822
645
29,130
14,400
2,580
1,605
4,226
3,212
918
731
30,266
15,166
2,792
1,684
4,423
3,385
995
756
r30,742
rl5,5l5
r2,858
•r 1,711
r4,507
r3,463
r 1,041
r766
31,256
15,766
2,913
1,745
4,552
3,571
1,029
773
13,563
4-416
363
994
895
1,875
2,657
428
13,661
4.357 1
382
1,025
903
1,899
2,682
445
14,730
4,465
416
1,200
988
1,979
3.046
506
15,100
4,507
411
1,253
1,034
2,090
3.080
543
r15,227
r4,6l7
r388
rl,3IO
r1,026
r2,089
r2,994
r524
15,490
4,589
417
1,314
1,027
2, 144
3,072
536
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
3
1959
1958
ITEM
May
June
March
April
May
June
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued
Manufacturers' inventories, end of month:
50,626
29,116 ,
4,271
3,151
9,279
6,908
1,750
1,265
51,053
29,510
4,183
3,270
9,434
7,034
1,766
1,284
r51,545
r29,905
r4,175
r3,376
r9,627
r7,078
r1,787
r1,292
7.9
11.6
9.6
8.1
11.8
9.7
8.3
rll.8
9.8
1 1.7
21,580
4,416
1,785
2,635
1,435
3,776
3,348
1,015
21,510
4,662
1,951
2,502
1,491
3,793
3,187
1,071
21,543
4,676
1,905
2,523
1,492
3,745
3,232
1,040
r21,640
r4,606
1,854
r2,557
r1,497
r3,730
r3,3l2
rl,OI5
21,768
4,629
1,770
2,548
1,495
3,779
3,372
992
8.6
3.0
10.1
8.5
3.0
10.1
8.8
3.0
9.7
8.7
3.1
9.8
r8.7
3.1
9.9
10.0
...do....
50,896
28,981
4,277
2,852
9,636
6,721
1,772
1,236
50,246
28,528
4,169
2,844
9,446
6,595
1,776
1,234
50,454
28,925
4,341
3,120
9,215
6,854
1,719
1,216
51,052
29,361
4,368
3,175
9,346
7,031
1,731
1,235
r51,599
r29,734
r4,3l2
r3,278
r9,482
r7,l67
r 1,759
r1,254
52,084
30,181
4,216
3,358
9,739
7,347
1,766
1,267
of dol..
...do....
...do....
7.8
11.6
9.6
7.6
11.4
9.5
8.1
11.5
9.3
8.3
11.7
9.3
8.5
11.8
9.4
11.9
9.5
of dol..
...do....
21,915
4,759
1,880
2,584
1,455
3,796
3,377
1,020
21,718
4,761
1,859
2,572
1,435
3,747
3,348
986
21,529
4,797
1,876
2,463
1,455
3,702
3,320
1,030
21,691
4,870
1,868
2,482
1,463
3,696
3,367
1,015
r21,865
r4,967
1,873
r2,487
r1,482
r3,730
r3,380
r995
21,903
4,951
1,825
2,505
1,488
3,770
3,389
of dol..
8.8
2.9
10.2
8.8
2.9
10.0
8.6
3.0
9.9
8.7
3.0
10.0
8.8
3.0
10.0
9.0
3.0
9.9
mil. of dol..
25,032
11,486
1,738
1,362
3,681
2,255
13,546
26,359
12,727
1,872
1,436
3,958
2,808
13,632
31,868
16,452
3,033
1,688
5,193
3,614
•5,416
30,994
15,858
2,671
1,665
4,679
3,792
15,136
r30,28l
r15,131
r2,55l
r1,668
r4,590
r3,333
r 15, r50
31,824
16,419
2,581
1,756
5,260
3,704
15,405
24,998
11,423
1,671
1,322
3,690
2,265
13,575
25,785
12,245
1,952
1,496
3,592
2,678
13,540
30,229
15,323
2,681
1,608
4,839
3,437
14,906
31,206
15,796
2,826
1,632
4,632
3,655
15,410
r30,54l
r 15,241
r2,479
r1,619
r4,626
r3,498
r15,300
31,143
15,849
2,575
1,791
4,812
3,701
15,294
46,116
43,543
3,738
3,050
16,093
16,783
2,573
46,353
43,686
3,558
3,034
16,084
16,954
2,667
50,376
47,244
6,362
3,382
16,785
16,078
3,132
50,485
47,292
6,086
3,312
16,854
16,233
3,193
r50,093
r46,696
r5,626
r3,262
r 16,929
r16,001
r3,397
49,896
46,461
4,951
3,204
17,391
16,017
3,435
m i L of dol 9=
42,985
32,910
43,079
33,008
44,203
33,943
44.916
34,453
...do....
...do....
...do
...do....
3,371
3,349
3.246
3,338
of dol..
Transportation equipment U n c i , motor vehicles).do....
50,862
29,182
4,126
2,938
9,771
6,716
1,809
1,261
50,278
28,698
3,999
2,987
9,542
6,579
1,807
1,246
7.6
11.6
10.0
7.6
11.3
9.7
21,680
4,406
1,861
2,675
1,455
3,783
3,343
1,051
51,937
30,169
4,027
3,492
9,815
7,182
1,798
1,286
By stages of fabrication:
of dol..
...do....
Nondurable-goods industries, total J_/...ee.eemi 1. of d o i s s
...do....
...do....
...do....
Text i1e
esedosase
.. ...dO.«s.
Rubber
By stages of fabrication:
of dol..
...do....
of dol..
...do....
Transportation equipment (incl. motor.vehicles).do....
8.8
9.6
8.7
3.0
By stages of fabrication:
...do....
...do....
8.8
992
By stages of fabrication:
Manufacturers 1 orders:
New orders, net (unadjusted), total
...do....
...do....
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ...do....
...do....
...do....
New orders, net (adjusted), total.....
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) •..do....
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.. ••.do....
...do....
Machinery (including electrical)
...do....
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ...do....
Nondurable-goods industries, total
...do....
F1 NANCE
Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-term):
Total outstanding, end of month
*
1nsta11ment cred i t, tota1
Installment credit extended and repaid:
a
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3,477
3,379
3,262
3,391 1
3,786
3,594
3.749 1
3,431
4,022
3,512 I
3.939
3,516
45,790
35,029
46.716
35,810
4,053
3,477
4,045
3,602
4,432
3,651
3,983
3,531
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
4
1959
1958
ITEM
July
June
April
May
June
July
COMMODITY PRICES
do....
250
223
208
246
164
199
270
234
168
474
250
222
192
260
163
192
274
228
163
474
244
223
261
264
161
205
210
225
135
508
245
230
254
269
163
205
223 |
230 !
217
508
242
229 j
213
266
163
199
223
228
297
509
240
226
215
287
161
200
206
222
232
503
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
272
227
348
169
215
274
238
348
167
211
261
240
336
135
220
258
232
338
126
240
252
229
329
124
241
252
239
314
139
248
do....
do....
do....
All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do....
........do....
274
287
265
294
85
274
287
265
293
85
276
287
269
299
82
276
288
268
299
82
276
288
267
298
81
275
289
266
298
81
4,343
2,934
1,558
1,123
382
732
187
318
156
469
4,526
3,054
1,648
1,207
388
748
178
329
165
473
r4,274
r3,000
r1,784
r1,355
372
627
150
276
137
r439
r4,655
r3,249
r1,929
r1,430
r438
687
154
320
158
r460
r5,0!8
r3,487
r2,055
r1,520
r470
762
161
364
175
r478
5, 150
3,588
2, 105
1,565
472
801
167
379
185
478
1,409
411
126
536
1,472
423
125
572
1,274
385
112
415
1,406
386
125
505
rl,53l
r405
rl50
575
1,562
406
150
600
r4,654
r3,243
r1,936
688
153
311
144
r46l
r4,6l4
r3,256
r1,937
716
157
334
143
r447
r4,582
r3,249
r1,897
742
163
344
146
r450
4,583
3,246
1,881
764
170
351
146
439
r1,333
r379
rl32
449
1,337
379
134
455
Prices received by farmers, all farm products.. .1910-14=100..
do....
do....
do....
do....
........do....
Prices paid by farmers:
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
.mi 1. of dol..
........do....
do....
........do....
do....
do....
••......do....
do....
New construction (seasonally adjusted), total.
.do....
do....
do.... 1
do....
..do....
..do....
do....
3,956
2,729
1,423
718
195
303
130
443
|
4,030
2,771
1,470
718
188
307
130
436 '
do....
do....
do....
1,227
383
III
420
1,259
394
112
432
1,411
388
135
512
1,358
383
125
472
,1947-49=100..
r!38
rl38
rl40
141
Construction cost index:
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