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December 11,1959 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 and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43=10 80 Index, 1941-43*10 [80 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Weekly (Wed. close) Monthly (dally avg.close) 70 30 U H 7 0 i i i i I i i i i i I i i i 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 1 1956 1957 1958 Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 70 35 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES | i i i i i I • » i J 1959 F M A M J J • i j 30 A S O N O index, 1947-49 = 100 180 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) Stocks H 60 160 H 50 140 h H 40 120 (end of month) Book value, end ot month 15 [J I I I I 1 I I I I I 1956 II I I I ll 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 IJ3 0 1957 1958 1 0 0 ll I l I I I l m i Billion Dollars 60 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING ll l I l I I l I ll I I I I I I I I I i l l I I n i l ll I • III 1956 1959 1957 1958 1959 Index, 1947- 49 * 100 120 COTTON CONSUMPTION (short- and intermediate-term) (daily average; seas, adj.) 1 10 — • I i w * V-i 100 -J 90 Installment Credit I (end of month) I 2 0 \V i i i l i i i i i I i 1 1 i i I i i i i i 1 i i i i i I i i i i i 1956 1957 1958 i i i i i I i i I-I i 1959 80 1 M M 1 I I I IIi i i i i 1i n i i lllllllllll • • ' " I II Mil WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1958 1959 ITEM Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Dec. 5 Nov. 28 Commodity prices, wholesale: ...1947-49=1100.. do.... 87.9 171 2,070 1,849 244 *II9.2 *92.l •109.5 •126.8 87.5 244 2,146 1,919 294 119.2 86.4 105.7 128.7 86.1 167 1,858 1,675 285 118.9 85.1 104.9 128.6 85.2 182 1,847 1,664 287 119.0 85.4 105.1 128.7 84.9 176 118.9 84.9 105.2 128.6 84.7 268 261 31,825 27,399 18,631 406 32,057 27,844 18,740 508 32,105 28,651 18,724 495 32,235 28,758 18,647 430 32,269 28,857 18,563 425 32,444 28,867 18,440 61,589 29,876 ** 103,196 do.... 35,225 61,520 29,878 ••102,901 34,891 11,381 11,374 60,837 30,299 103,146 27,693 29,727 12,540 60,790 30,108 103,251 27,542 29,912 12,562 61,259 30,140 102,847 27,232 29,890 12,573 4.38 51.90 55.39 4.38 52.53 56.06 4.85 57.49 61.72 4.86 56.90 61.22 4.84 57.44 61.75 1,553 12,274 144,070 6,983 1,527 13,017 170,295 7,067 1,528 13,270 76,096 6,876 1,571 13,812 80,427 6,935 1,610 13,173 56,163 6,969 1,988 #73.7 539 285 1,985 #73.5 594 310 1,291 45.6 638 309 2,233 78.9 629 313 2,540 89.7 574 290 do.... do.... ...do.... do.... All other 22 commodities 2/ State programs Unci. Alaska and Hawai Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/'. do.... do Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), to1 Commercial and industrial loans (gr Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4/. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) J5/....1941-43-10.. do.... Production: thous. of short tons., mi 1. of kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches). Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/..., •thous. of bbl.. Steel 6/ thous. of short tons.. thous. of cars.. 355 4.85 58.60 63.07 66,528 2,650 93.6 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs: State; RiR.; Federal employees; veterans; and ex-servicemen. 4/ Daily average. 5/ Wednesday data; leaders indicate data not available. £/'Week beginning December 7, 1959: Production, 2,671 thous. short tons; operating rate, 94.3 percent. • Monthly index for November 1958. •• Not strictly comparable with data for 1959. # 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 1959 1958 ITEM September October July August September October GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SALES: Durable goods industries, total ±/ ••.«•••••.oo.••• do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... do.... do.... Nondurable goods industries, total J./.., Texti le do.... do.... do.... ;.do.... do.... VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ) , TOTAL do.... do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... Nondurable goods industries, total J/... ••••••....oo.... Text!le do.... do.... do.... 1 r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 27,323 12,687 2,069 1,696 3,993 2,093 933 757 28,820 13,584 2,300 1,684 4,112 2,588 982 757 29,246 14,220 1,785 1,760 4,350 3,478 983 781 r28,590 13,049 1,165 1,810 4,403 2,648 1,065 812 r30,032 r13,687 rl,2l8 r1,898 r4,726 r2,768 r1,073 r775 30,896 14,448 1,272 1,844 4,777 3,525 1,031 14,636 4,571 398 1,131 958 2,137 2,774 445 15,236 4,730 408 1,219 1,013 2,164 2,874 527 15,026 4,610 416 1,119 986 2,044 3,093 514 rl5,54l 4,579 413 1,296 1,041 r2,143 3,056 480 r16,345 r4,855 r4!6 rl,3IO r1,060 r2,379 r3,235 r528 16,448 4,918 408 1,350 1,085 2,327 3,138 26,804 12,723 2,065 1,593 3,999 2,438 850 701 27,158 12,943 2,182 1,569 3,993 2,592 898 653 30,858 15,384 2,104 1,787 4,778 3,667 1,077 805 r29,268 14,008 1,227 1,703 4,651 3,577 991 751 r29,8l8 r14,113 rl,2l2 r1,759 r4,663 r3,64l r977 r7l8 29,350 13,949 1,189 1,670 4,620 3,730 936 695 14,081 4,312 386 1,027 949 2,071 2,860 464 14,215 4,377 385 1,042 947 2,077 2,903 493 15,474 4,540 382 1,256 1,060 2,171 3,093 519 r15,260 4,511 395 1,250 1,011 r2,l57 3,071 492 r15,705 r4,6l8 r408 r1,222 r1,029 r2,273 r3,30l r544 15,401 4,578 398 1,201 1,005 2,208 3,138 582 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 772 632 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1958 ITEM September 3 j October 1959 July August September October GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued MANUFACTURERS1 INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: 48,910 27,745 4,099 2,785 8,918 6,718 1,691 1,164 49,015 27,687 4,132 2,840 8,862 6,665 1,664 1,148 51,790 30,079 4,007 I 3,487 9,779 7,114 1,848 1,275 51,524 29,679 3,979 3,295 9,722 7,013 1,859 1,229 r5l,55l r29,60l r3,97l r3,055 r9,650 r7,290 r 1,849 r1,226 7.7 11.3 8.8 21,165 •4,736 1,783 2,432 1,391 3,647 3,369 983 7.7 11.3 8.7 21,328 4,917 1,838 2,385 1,395 3,686 3,374 981 9.0 11.7 9.4 21,711 4,628 1,737 2,563 1,457 3,809 3,347 1,032 8.9 11.6 9.2 21,845 4,824 1,773 2,481 1,458 3,828 3,399 1,057 8.5 rll.9 9.2 r21,950 r4,944 r 1,862 r2,445 r1,442 r3,853 r3,398 r1,075 22,144 4,994 1,924 2,465 1,443 3,916 3,408 1,091 ...do.... 8.4 2.9 9.9 49,296 28,048 4,043 2,842 9,074 6,751 1,732 1,212 8.5 2.9 9.9 49,337 27,932 4,005 2,928 9,026 6,594 1,721 1,221 I 8.7 3.1 9.9 52,241 30,349 4,108 3,411 9,802 7,397 1,823 1,270 8.6 3.1 10. 1 52,116 30,145 3,980 3,328 9,826 7,333 1,841 1,26! 8.7 r3.l 10.2 r51,892 r29,8l7 r3,923 r3,U7 r9,74l r7,305 r1,860 r1,277 3.1 10.3 51,419 29,221 3,873 2,912 9,807 6,830 1,858 1,323 of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 7.5 11.3 9.2 21,248 4,598 1,838 2,499 1,405 3,747 3,271 1,024 7.7 11.3 9.0 21,405 4,694 1,857 2,490 1,423 3,760 3,276 1,022 8.9 11.9 9.5 21,892 4,847 1,838 2,534. 1,457 3,847 3,314 1,075 8.7 11.9 9.5 21,971 4,833 1,866 2,495 1,473 | 3,907 3,332 1,113 8.3 rl2.0 9.5 r22,075 r4,832 rl,930 r2,5l6 rl,47l i r3,970 r3,267 rl,M4 of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... 8.6 2.9 9.7 8.7 2.9 9.8 9.0 | 3.1 9.8 9.0 3.1 9.9 r8.9 3.1 rIO.I 29,449 14,424 1 1,749 1,793 4,658 3,161 15,025 30,827 15,493 2,018 ! 1,793 4,893 3,631 15,334 r28,558 13,120 1,633 1,796 4,393 2,342 r15,438 r29,OI6 13,974 1,689 1,710 4,623 3,185 r15,042 r30,527 r14,285 r1,807 r1,876 r4,94l r2,7l2 r16,242 r30,552 r14,747 1 r1,957 r1,705 r5,067 r3,l55 r15,805 30,982 14,558 1,824 1,907 4,787 3,169 16,424 30,367 14,908 1,876 1,834 4,973 3,438 15,459 r5l,068 r47,852 r5,97l I r3,207 r18,043 r15,687 r3,2l6 51,151 47,959 6,523 3,270 18,053 15,328 3,192 of dol.. ...do.... ...do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... ...do.... 51,325 29,181 3,983 2,854 9,700 7,003 1,822 1,257 By stages 6f fabrication: of dol.. ...do.... Text! le •; of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 8.2 11.9 9.1 By stages of fabrication: of dol.. ...do.... of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... 8.7 By stages of fabrication: Texti le 8.0 11.8 9.4 22,198 4,780 1,953 2,572 1,480 4,008 3,261 1,119 By stages of fabrication: 8.8 3.2 10.2 MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (Incl. motor vehicles)...OO.... ...do.... New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total •..do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... ...do.... 26,855 12,301 ! 2,136 1,673 4,020 1,630 1 14,554 27,047 12,859 2,334 1,578 4,242 1,946 14,188 28,667 13,395 2,341 1,666 3,929 2,674 15,272 27,903 13,530 2,414 1,602 3,975 2,835 14,373 Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total•• ...do.... ...do.... 46,232 43,577 3,867 3,086 16,308 16,184 2,655 46,079 43,388 3,908 3,068 16,125 16,270 2,691 50,605 47,183 4,914 3,243 17,838 16,049 3,422 50,573 47,254 5,382 3,229 17,828 15,743 3,319 r4,735 r3,135 1,788 1,362 370 r5,258 r3,647 2,151 1,625 458 r5,265 r3,657 1 r2,134 r1,622 r44l 743 167 322 rl23 r464 801 167 379 rl87 r489 ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... ...do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL 2/.mil. of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... r4,727 r3,123 1,746 1,327 366 736 167 318 rl48 r475 1 811 175 369 rl97 r496 r5,098 r3,570 r2,101 rl,62l r4IO r4,830 r3,409 r2,002 1,563 371 773 166 352 rl83 r493 766 167 348 155 463 xj Revised, U Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Revised estimates, superseding figures published in Weekly Supplement dated November 27, 1959; revisions for other months back to Januery"l958 will be shown later. 3/ Except farm and public utility. Digitized for9157 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 4 1959 1958 ITEM September October July August September October. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - Continued New construction put in place (unadj.) ±/ - Cont. NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL J./...do.... r1,604 427 155 r643 r1,600 429 164 j-636 rl,6ll r406 rl27 r678 r1,608 r4l2 rl33 r656 r1,528 r380 rl29 r625 rl,42l 361 126 568 r4,090 r2,792 1,535 697 167 297 rl24 r420 r4,171 r2,834 1,590 694 165 295 rl23 r4IO r4,67l r3,30l 1,924 764 170 351 rl48 r449 r4,566 r3,260 r1,875 772 175 347 rl52 r444 r4,424 r3,193 r1,852 734 168 329 rl53 r436 r4,263 r3,083 r1,780 714 165 318 155 411 r 1,298 387 124 r456 r1,337 397 134 r468 r1,370 r379 r 113 r5l4 r1,306 r372 rl 13 r475 rl,23l r345 rl02 r443 r1,180 331 102 418 200 218 143 180 145 29 400 215 217 162 202 169 28 430 233 226 185 r2l7 159 24 474 222 235 175 r208 165 19 437 230 241 173 216 149 20 462 4.0 1.9 3.5 1.5 1.6 3.4 1.7 3.2 I.I 1.7 3.3 2.2 3.3 1.3 1.4 3.9 2.5 3.7 1.8 1.4 r3.9 r2.6 r4.3 2.2 rl.5 p2.9 p2.0 p4.9 pl.4 p3.0 r43,656 r33,246 r43,696 r33,232 r48,047 r36,757 r48,841 r37,5IO r49,350 r37,962 r49,872 r38,42l r3,3l3 r3,402 r3,355 r3,394 r3,520 r3,534 r3,48l r3,450 r4,3l5 r3,693 r4,152 r3,637 r4,'l93 r3,578 r4,128 r3,635 r4,06l r3,609 r4,164 r3,662 4,185 3,726 4,212 3,700 61,693 28,187 8,189 3,432 2,100 59,370 29,487 9,123 3,563 2,101 65,898 27,844 9,130 3,983 2,593 66,548 29,342 8,997 4,193 2,735 63,321 31,231 9,310 4,034 2,515 DOMESTIC TRADE PRINTERS1 INK ADVERTISING INDEX, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: COMBI NED 1NDEX 1947-49= 100.. 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