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^SmimL^. December 18, 1959 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 Billion Dollars index, 1947-49 = 100 400 180 PERSONAL INCOME TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) ~\ (F. R. B. seas. adj. index) 350 H 160 300 h 140 Wage and Salary Disbursements 250 200 h 120 M.' i i i | i i i i i I » i M » I i | | | i I i i i i i I i i i i i | i u i i I i i M i 1956 1957 1958 100 !,i I • M J.i • I,l l I, I I I I ' S959 1956 [ ' ! ' ' • I • • ' ' • ' • • • • • I • • ' • • ' ' ' ,' • 1957 1958 1959 Data for June, July, and August include retroactive salary payments to Federal employees. Billion Dollars 20 SALES OF RETAIL STORES Mil lions 2.0 NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING UNITS STARTED (privately owned) * (seasonally adjusted) 1-5 h 1.0 h Nondurable Goods l 5 R Durable Goods I I I I I 1 I I 1 I I 1 I I I 1 I I I 1 I I I '' l I I I i i i i i 1956 1957 1958 ' • - ' I ' I i i 11 i 11 i i i i I i 111 i I i i I I I I i I lI i956 1959 Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 200 MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT & PAYROLLS (production workers) 175 Dollars 2.40 150 h 2 . 0 0 r- 125 h 1957 * Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 1958 I i i I I I I ii 1959 Hours 56 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 2.20 h Payrolls H 52 H 4 8 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) Employment L80 \- 44 \ soo 1.60 Average Hours Per Week (right scale) 7 5 I M | | I 1 i I i I i 11 I i i | I I i i | i 1 i i I | I I i | i i I 1 I I I I I 1 1 I I I I 1956 1957 1 9 5 8 1959 1.40 J-l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I 1 I I I I II I I I II II 1958 1956 1957 I I I I 1 1 I I I IJ3 6 1959 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1958 1959 ITEM Dec. 13 Dec. 6 Nov. 21 Nov. 2 8 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Commodity prices, wholesale: ....1947-49** 100.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... A11 other State programs ( i n c U Alaska and Hawaii).. 119.0 85.4 105.1 128.7 84.9 176 1,990 1,815 268 118.9 84.9 105.2 128.6 84.7 249 119.0 85.3 105.3 128.6 84.6 261 248 32,601 29,153 18,529 87.5 244 2,146 1,919 294 *II9.2 •92.1 •109.5 •126.8 86.7 .293 2,227 1,999 267 32,057 27,844 18,740 508 32,218 27,847 18,629 469 32,235 28,758 18,647 430 32,269 28,857 18,563 425 32,444 28,867 18,396 376 61,520 29,878 63,298 29,956 34,891 * "34*669 61,260 30,147 102 ,.,841 27,232 29,901 12,578 4.84 57.44 61.75 61,017 30,159 104,253 28,164 30,015 12,574 4.85 58.60 63.07 ! 118.9 85. 1 104.9 128.6 85.2 182 1,833 1,664 287 F i nance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/....do.... do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ do.... 11,374 4.38 52.53 56.06 11,420 4.38 53.46 57.09 60,790 30,108 103,251 27,542 29,912 12,562 4.86 56.99 61.22 1,527 13,017 170,295 7,067 1,572 13,450 161,281 7,097 1,571 13,812 80,427 6,935 1,600 13,173 56,181 6,969 1,508 13,907 67,065 7,027 1,985 #73.5 595 310 1,985 #73.5 589 303 2,233 78.9 629 313 2,540 89.7 574 290 2,650 93.6 650 330 Loans and investments (adjusted)^ total, do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross /..........OO.... ....do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody f s) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 5/..1941-43=10.. .-. ...do.... Production: . of short tons., n mi1. of kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches).... Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/.....«. ..thous. of bb1.. . of short tonsi. .thous. of cars.. ...do 545 4.85 58.97 63.45 97,538 2,732 96.5 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs: State; R.R.; Federal employees; veterans; and ex-servicemen. 4/ Daily average. J5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week beginning December 14, 1959: Production, 2,729 thous. short tons; operating rate, 96.4 percent. • Monthly index for November 1958. # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); 1959 rates based on January I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1959 1958 ITEM October GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE, SEASONALLY ADJ., AT ANNUAL RATES TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME bil. of dol., Wage and salary disbursements, total do... Commodity-producing i ndustr ies do..., Manuf actur ingonly...... .do. • • Di str ibut i ve industr ies do. • •, Service i ndustries. do.• •, Government ...... do.. •, Other labor income..... .do... Propr i etor s' i ncome: Business and professional ......do... Farm ••• • do..., Rental income of persons do... Dividends do... Personal interest income............... dosoe Transfer payments ••••• do.• • Less personal contributions for social insurance...do... Total nonagricultural income do... INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF PHYSICAL VOLUME): UNADJUSTED, COMBINED INDEX 1947-49=100. 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... Furniture and fixtures... Lumber and products Stone, clay, and glass products Mi see I laneous manufactures NondurabIe manufactures.............. Printing and publishing Petroleum and coal products r/ Revised, j)/ Preliminary. 9160 ....do... do... .do... do... do... do... do... November August September October November 364.3 242.1 98.7 76.9 64.1 35.2 44.1 9.3 367.5 246.1 101.8 79.7 64.7 35.3 44.3 9.4 380.0 258.8 106.8 84.0 68.3 37.6 46.0 10. I 380.9 259.2 106.8 84.4 68.3 37.8 46.2 10.2 r382.3 r259.2 r106.4 r83.6 r68.5 r38.0 46.4 10.2 384.8 260.2 107.0 83.9 68.5 38.1 46.6 10.3 33.2 14.2 11.9 12.6 20.7 27.4 7.1 346.3 33.1 14.1 11.9 12.6 20.8 26.6 7.1 349.6 34.9 10.0 12.0 13.4 22.7 26.5 8.4 366.3 34.8 r35.0 rl0.2 12.0 rl3.6 23.3 r27.2 35.2 10.4 12.0 13.7 23.5 27.9 143 145 149 123 158 136 150 184 171 144 146 155 124 167 136 153 211 174 148 151 153 63 173 146 172 rl89 196 132 131 155 147 142 147 137 132 126 153 144 138 146 140 147 rl45 177 156 149 147 134 9.6 12.0 13.5 23.0 27.0 8.4 8.4 8.4 367.5 r368.1 370.4 151 rl55 rl59 r!52 rl56 rl60 r64 181 151 rl84 rl4l pl50 pl53 pl58 pl06 pl73 pl36 pl77 pl84 p204 rl85 189 202 148 141 rl76 163 151 rl56 rl33 r64 186 207 r205 rl50 141 rl74 rl66 M5I 158 pl3l pl48 pl65 pl63 pl47 pl59 pl44 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1958 1959 ITEM October November August September October November GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Contin ued Industrial production CF.R. index of physical v olurae) - Con. Unadjusted Index - Continued .1947-49=* 100.. 124 75 144 123 75 147 116 63 144 116 65 145 117 -70 pl45 pl23 p74 pl48 138 140 146 122 156 133 147 183 169 141 143 151 123 163 136 150 203 173 149 rl53 rl59 67 182 144 179 211 198 149 152 158 r65 183 145 rl82 205 200 rl47 rl50 rl56 r63 r 181 rl38 rl8l 205 r203 pl48 pl50 pl56 pl05 p 171 pl36 pl76 pl78 p202 127 120 149 138 129 125 151 137 145 rl34 174 155 144 130 172 155 145 130 rl67 rl57 pl45 134 142 137 122 69 148 135 142 139 123 72 147 146 152 133 117 61 148 147 rl53 rl30 116 r62 rl49 rl44 154 p 131 117 64 pl49 pl44 pl54 pl43 DI23 p7l pl48 17,360 5,379 2,613 932 1,083 17,039 5,343 2,756 937 929 18,054 6,240 3,410 942 1,092 17,570 5,709 2,878 921 1,093 r19,095 r6,420 r3,520 r988 1,104 17,902 5,660 2,890 1,002 11,981 1,135 556 1,280 4,344 1,384 1,932 11,696 1,119 541 1,204 4,188 1,338 2,018 11,814 958 587 1,458 4,295 1,504 1,843 11,861 1,120 591 1,378 4,215 1,419 1,917 r12,675 r1,197 r608 r1,374 r4,594 r1,462 r2,107 12,242 1,160 582 1,294 4,134 1,447 2,201 ESTIMATED SALES (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL. ••••••••do.... do.... do.... .do.... 16,941 5,374 2,819 871 9*0 16,961 5,521 2,906 883 942 18,109 6,095 3,350 952 988 17,783 5,774 3,105 928 964 rl8,34! r6,360 3,690 924 951 18,087 5,840 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 11,567 1,068 568 1,244 4,187 1,358 1,805 11,440 1,033 565 1,232 4,215 1,342 1,777 12,014 1,096 600 1,295 4,305 1,392 1,989 12,009 1,111 618 1,319 4,267 1,411 1,958 rll,98l 1,079 609 1,335 4,294 1,435 1,940 12,247 ..do.,.. do.... do.... do.... ........do.... • do... 24,180 10,110 14,070 23,490 10,250 13,240 24,840 10,620 14,220 23,600 10,460 13,140 24,520 11,370 13,150 24,800 11,620 13,180 r24,270 10,660 rl3,6IO r24,770 11,500 r13,270 25,180 11,090 14,090 24,760 11,550 13,210 4,533 4,483 4,298 4,371 4,836 3,907 251 93 76 47 1,216 1,648 78 76 3,865 258 92 73 47 1,260 1,567 69 72 3,777 215 98 87 39 1,164 1,580 81 86 3,833 267 99 84 38 1,199 1,562 80 78 4,243 273 101 83 39 1,318 1,807 77 88 3,695 235 94 73 40 1,134 1,570 67 74 3,698 240 97 74 42 I 1,102 1,573 71 76 1 3,972 254 103 81 3,929 259 ! 103 81 39 1 i,2ii 1,649 68 821 3,931 248 101 79 34 i,2.i4 1,654 66 86 Hetal fabricating (including ordnance). ...*•••.oo.... do.... ...do.... ..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... pl64 pl55 DOMESTIC TRADE ALL RETAIL STORES: J./ •mi 1. of dol.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... .do.... Estimated inventories: llnad lusted tota1. ....................... Retail firms with 4 or more stores: Retail firms with II or more stores: do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do Estimated sales (Seasonally adjusted), total. «•••••«•flo.... do.... do.... do.... , do.... do.... 1 r./ Revised. FRASER 9160 Digitized for j>/ Preliminary. \l Data for November 1959 are advance estimates. 39 1,2/J5 1,635 71 82• 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued . 1959 1958 ITEM October November August September October November DOMESTIC TRADE - Continued WHOLESALE TRADE: Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total ..„. e .do a ... 12.8 11.5 12.2 13.0 13.0 4.7 8.1 4.2 7,3 4,7 7.5 4.9 8.1 4.9 8ai 11.9 6.! 12.0 6.1 12.4 6.6 12.8 6.5 5,8 5,9 5.9 rl2.6 6.5 r6.1 69,111 68,485 70,667 69,577 70,103 69,310 65,306 6,404 58,902 3,805 64,633 5,695 58,958 3,833 67,241 6,357 60,884 3,426 66,347 6,242 60,105 3,230 66,831 6,124 60,707 3,272 65,640 5,60! 60,040 3,670 51 136 51,432 52,066 r52,648 r52,56l p52,658 i5,536 15,795 16,169 708 712 639 2,887 3,897 11,225 2,380 6,463 8,040 2,784 3,885 !!,382 2,374 6,426 8,074 3,107 3,922 !1,360 2,474 6,582 7,813 r16,367 r620 r3,043 r3,927 r! 1,464 r2,452 r6,6i7 r8,!58 r16,193 r622 r2,962 r3,909 r!!,55! r2,442 r6,609 r8,273 p16,209 p667 p2,8IO p3,9M pi!,714 p2,440 p6,57i p8,336 11,721 11,981 12,173 r12,373 r12,209 p12,222 6,421 5,300 6,742 5,239 6,679 5,494 r6,847 r5,526 r6,79l r5,4l8 p6,875 p5,347 94.8 93.4 152.5 96.9 96.0 158.4 98.4 9764 164.9 r100.0 r98.3 r169. 1 r98.7 r97.3 r166. 1 p98.8 D98.0 p166.1 39.8 40.! 39.4 85.17 91.83 76.83 2.14 2.29 1.95 39.9 40.3 39.4 86,58 94.30 77.22 2.17 2.34 1.96 40.5 40.8 40. I 88.70 95.88 80.20 2.19 2.35 2.00 40.3 r40.8 39.8 89.47 r96.70 80.79 .2.22 r2.37 2.03 40.3 r40.9 r39.5 89.06 r96.52 r79.79 2,2! 2.36 2.02 p39.9 P40.3 p39.4 P88.98 p95.9! p79.59 p2.23 P2.38 p2.02 3,272 2,679 3,266 2,667 9,025 5,484 2,731 2,132 2,660 2,049 9,096 5,567 3,17! 2,528 3,137 2,530 8,816 5,099 3,324 2,689 3,119 2,553 9,022 5,235 3,304 2,671 3,145 2,518 9,212 5,419 J 6.3 EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL , e 0 .thousands,, EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS (UNADJUSTED): PRODUCTION WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (UNADJ.): Manufacturing production-worker indexes: Hours and earnings: Average weekly hours per worker, all manufacturing..hours.. Average weekly gross earnings, all manufacturing..dollars. e Average hourly gross earnings, all manufacturing.....do..,. LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES LUMBER (NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION): jr/ Revised, p/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 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