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December 19, 1958
T S S A L I B A L A N C E U ^ I ^ <^
I INCOME JPAYMENTS W & ^ Q
SURVEY O F
CURRENT
BUSINESS
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 selected
weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Billion
Dollars
index,
400
1947-49=100
180
PERSONAL INCOME
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates)
(F. R. B. seas. adj. index)
350 H
160
300
140
Wage and Salary
Disbursements «
250
200
120
b p s ^ - i l i H i L l i i i i i l i i i i i l i L t u J u i i t I i n i i h i i u.
1955
1956
1957
1958
f O O l U J J j J j J J ^ L L i-J-J-ljJ-J~lJULJ^^
1956
1955
U;July data exclude $4.6 billion (annual-rate basis)1
1957
1958
^.PjlJ^^L^^lr!?,00^1^6 Federal salary payments.
Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = ! 0 0
Billion
140
20
Dollars
SALES OF RETAIL STORES
WHOLESALE PRICES
(seasonally adjusted)
Commodities Other Than
^^®^&^
—
15
120
Total
-j
10
Nondurable
Goods
100
^^ooo^-o-o^L,
5
Durable Go ods
8 0 Ll.l 1 I I I I 11 I I I I I I I I I I i I I I 1 M M I 1 I I I I I 1 I I 1 I I I I IJJJL
1955
1956
1957
1958
Dollars
Hours
2.40
56
0 J^JUUJLiJJJjJj^l±^
1955
1956
Average Hourly
Gross Earnings
(left scale)
,40
Average Hours Per Week
(right scale)
U-J-UJ-LIJJ. I I I I I I I | 1 I I
1955
1956
J_jjj-LLLL -LI I I I I I I I I U
1957
1958
1958
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT &
PAYROLLS (production workers)
52
175
48
8 KO
1 <k«PW
_
0 ^
1.60
1957
Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0
v
1,80
i 1 1 1 i 1 1 i 111 111 i 1 1 1 M M
200
MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS
2.20
'
44
125 ~
40
100
36
75
/7V
,
^ V A / X
Payrolls
H
Empi oyment
**w
H
M 1 M 1 | M ||1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 n i l !
.„U I I 1 1 1 I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 LLLUL
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1957
ITEM
1958
0©c e
Dec. 7
14
Nov# 22
Nov, 29
Dec* 13
Dec, 6
Commodity prices, wholesale:
119.1
91.8
108.8
126.8
87.8.
169
**1,935
1,726
260
119*1
91*8
108.6
126.9
87*9
171
«2,©58
1,840
31,827 |
25,617
19,027
427 |
31,754
27,087
55,389
23,814
86,858
25,619
31,673
8,76!
56,710
23,943
87,390
25,630
31,819
8,779
4.44
41.54
44.7 i
4.35
40.51
43.53
««««»«*»»•
Poods, processed*teta<io(»«ii>«<i<99<tt«!.«3ss»«<9«<e«©cs©.*..
e»«»«*a*e®
84-5
230
2,011
1,842
287
•118.1
•^91.9
*?06.9
»125.9
84.9
285
2,1 10
1,941
269
119.0
91. S
108.5
S27a©
87.5
245
119.0
90*2
108*8
127.0
86*7
*&®*©ffl©®«&©
••••••••••
»«0«©»©®®«S
294
267
31,825
27,399
18,631
32,057
27,844
18,740
32,218
27,847
!8,629
465
530
499
56,846
27,884
93.777
31,268
30,608
9,476
57,256
27,875
95,215
32,490
30,586
9,516
57,214
27,882
94,930
32,149
30,675
9,505
4.39
53.20
56.84
4.38
51.9©
55*39
4.38
52*53
56*06
1,488
12,579
163,565
6,975
1,513
12,274
143,707
6,983
1,438
13,017
169,957
7,067
2,000
74*1
619
320
1,988
73.7
539
285
1,985
73,5
594
31©
244
Finance:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/
do....
Excess reserves, estimated ,3/ A « # ••••••••••••••••••••do # ...
Reporting member banks (of'F»R*Systen) In leading cities? 4 /
Loans and investments (adjusted), t o t a L . , 8 e , , , . 9 9 , , d o . 9 e ,
Commercial, Industrial, and agr. loans (gross)••*.do,...
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/.*...*.percent*.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand* & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10*.
31,668
25,387
19,023
443
18,;340
467
e»«i»««e*ae
**••»*•»*«>
4.38
53*46
57.09
Production:
1,538
12,315
162,233
6,850
1,831
#7I 0 5
618
314
1,529
12,570
168,194
6,884 [
1,770 |
#69.2
603
307
«•««.«•«.«
162,154
S,985
73.5
U Data do not aiways cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday prices. 5/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. 5/ Week beginning December !5,
1958: Production, 2,036 thous. short tons; operating rate, 75.4 percent. * Monthly index for November 1957. ** Excludes 394,000 and
409,000 insured unemployed reported under temporary programs (TUC) for November 22 and 2 9 , respectively; includes claims under ExServicemen's Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958 (UCX) effective October 2 7 , 1958. 0 Based on January I, 1957, annual capacity
(133,459,150 tons); not comparable with 1958 rates which are based on January S, S958, annual capacity (140,742,570 t o n s ) .
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1957
ITEM
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Personal income, by source, seasonally a d j , at annual rates:
Total personal income
•*.*.bil. of do I,
Wage and salary disbursements, total*
..do.*,
Commod i ty-produc i ng i ndustr ies
do. •,
Di str i but i ve i ndustr ies
do. •,
Service industr ies...
.do..,
Government.
•••••••••
••••••• • .do* *,
October
1958
November
August
September
October
November
350.6
238.6
101.5
63.5
32.9
40.7
350.2
238.0
101*0
63*6
32.9
40.5
356.1
238.5
97.7
63*6
33.8
43.4
357.8
239*4
98.4
63.6
33.9
43*5
357.5
r239.0
r97.7
63.7
33.9
r43.7
Other labor income
...
do...
Proprietors' and rental income
do..,
Personal interest income and dividends
•*do.* <
Transfer payments.
do**,
Less personal contributions for social insurance..*.do**,
Total nonagricultural income
••••••••
.do*.,
Industrial production (FRB):
Unadjusted, combined index
1947-49=100,
Manu factures
..••*
do..,
Durab le manufactures*
*
do* *,
Primary metaIs
•••••••••
*
do..,
Metal fabricating (including ordnance)
•••do.,,
Fabricated metal products...
..do.,,
Mach i nery. •*...
*...*•
*
do. .,
Transportation equ i pment.
.do* *,
Instruments and related products
*
do..,
9.2
55.1
31.8
22.6
6.6
335.7
9.2
54*8
31*8
23.0
9.1
56*6
31.9
26.8
9.2
9.3
6*8
339.2
r57.3
r3l.9
26.9
r6.8
r340.7
57.4
31.9
26.7
6*6
335*2
9.2
57*0
31.9
27.0
6.8
340.9
146
148
159
129
173
142
170
198
172
142
144
156
121
174
139
165
213
172
S36
138
140
102
150
133
S42
173
160
r!40
141
146
rill
S56
941
151
170
r!68
Furniture and fixtures.••••••••••••••••
....do,.,
Lumber end products...
•do..,
Stone, clay, and glass products
do.*,
Mi seel ianeous manufactures.....*•..•........•*.•.do..,
|*t©ndurab Ie manufactures......................... .,do* .,
Printing and publishing..........
••..do..,
Petroleum and coal products..........*..........do**,
M i ner a Is
..
••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .do. .,
CoaI....... »•••••••••••••••••••••••«••••••••••,••••do..,
Crude oil and natural gas.*«*.••••••••••*•••••••••do*.
125
119
161
148
137
146
139
129
87
146
121
106
152
143
131
145
136
123
80
144
J 24
rl30
155
135
135
130
127
160
M43137
142
r!38
123
73
rt45
jr/ Revised.
j>/ Preliminary*
9198
136
140
120
70
S42
143
145
149
r!24
r!57
rS34
149
rl83
rm
r!33 !
360.0
241.5
99.8
64*0
34.1
43.6
6*8
343.2
p!44
pl46
p!54
p!27
p!67
pl33
pi 52
p2!4
p!73
p!33
129
r!55
r 146 !
141 !
r!47 |
rp!37
123
75
143 1
p!57
pl42
p-138
p!47
pi40
p!23
F?4
pi46
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d
1957
October
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued
Industrial production CFRB) - Continued
Adjusted, combined index..
••••••••••••••••!947-49s|00.
1958
November
Aygust
September
October
November
142
S43
156
128
!72
S37
164
208
170
139
141
154
121
170
141
163
203
170
136
138
144
S09
156
132
147
r!86
162
137
139
145
113
rS55
135
948
178
r!66
138
140
145
rS23
r!55
r!32
146
r!82
rl69
120
109
S55
S40
130
142
139
127
80
150
118
107
SSI
136
128
141
135
123
77
145
123
rS20
150
134
133
140
139
120
68
146
126
118
157
137
133
140
r!35
122
70
348
127
118
rJ49
r!38
134
r!42
rp!37
rl22
69
147
117.8
91.5
105.5
125.8
SI0.4
115.8
122.6
100. 1
IS7.3
147.7
I i8. i
91.9
106.5
125.9
IS0.3
115.7
S22.7
SGO.O
116,9
149.2
159. I
93,2
III.3
126.1
110.0
113,7
§2^ 0
119.G
92.3
NIO.Q
126.4
rll0.2
113.0
r123,0
rl0l.4
120.8
r149.9
f 19.2
92.1
109.5
126.8
110.2
112.6
122.9
102.4
120,0
151.2
150,4
135.4
130.9
144.7
95.0
127,8
118.6
149,5
150.8
135.2
131.0
144.4
93.3
128.0
119. i
93.1
III.I
126.2
109.9
I 14. I
123.0
100.2
120.4
149.4
151.3
136.7
131.7
145.2
93.3
128.0
152.2
r136.7
131,9
M46.I
93.2
r128.8
153.1
136.7
131.9
146.6
93.1
128.8
78.2
75.7
50.8
2.5
1,009.0
r124.0
rll4.6
r78.3
r9.4
1,228.0
I 18.0
108.0
75.3
10.0
,220.0
I 11.0
109.0
77.0
2.0
1,260.0
102.0
100.0
70.9
2.0
1,330.0
16,949
5,605
2,945
919
1,035
17,133
5,514
2,977
962
903
17,000
5,360
2,789
872
1,005
16,326
5,080
2,447
850
1,038
r17,360
r5,379
r2,6l3
r932
1,083
17,279
5,407
2,809
971
Si,345
1,083
559
1,263
4,102
1,287
1,838
11,619
1,140
532
1,205
4,233
1,262
2,008
11,639
954
539
1,406
4,360
1,448
1,768
11,246
1,042
538
1,276
4,068
1,346
1,781
rl1,981
r5,135
r556
r1,280
r4,344
r1,384
rl,932
11,872
1,144
535
8,196
4,231
1,360
2,037
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total... d o .
Durab Ie-goods stores••••••••*
•••
«••• .do.
Automotive group••••••••••••
••••••••••••••••do.
Furniture and appliance group... # ....*............do.
Lumber, building, hardware group
.....do.
16,714
5,612
3,180
838
905
16,562
5,606
3,159
870
874
16,859
5,214
2,703
891
919
16,562
5,095
2,600
858
926
r!6,941
r5,374
2,819
871
940
17,182
5,578
Nondurab Ie™goods stores••
••••••••••••
»• do,..
AppareI group
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••.do..•
Drug and proprietary stores,..,.....,.,...
...do...
Eating and drinking places.
....•••.•do,..
Food group. •
••••••••••••••
••••••••••• do...
Gasoline service statioRS.,.,.,,,,....,..
....do.,.
Genera I-merchandi se group...
•••••••••••••••.do...
EMPLOWENT AND WAGES
Labor force {Bureau ©f the Census)?
Civilian labor fore®, total...
•
.....thousands.
Emp loyed....
do...
11,102
1,029
10,956
1,007
551
1,233
4,028
1,254
1,704
11,645
1,094
551
1,255
4,152
1,340
1,918
11,468
1,042
563
1,221
4,169
1,338
1,817
ri ,567
5,068
568
1,244
4,187
1,358
1,805
If,604
68,061
64,873
5,817
59,057
3,188
70,067
65,367
6,621
58,746
4,699
68,740
64,629
6,191
58,438
4,1 I I
69,IjI
65,306
6.404
58,902
3,805
68,485
64,653
5,695
58,958
3,833
Burabf e manufactures.• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• a d© 9 ..
^©taS fabricating (Including ordnance)........••do...
Fabricated metal products.......••••••••••....do...
Macn i nery.» e »»« a » a * „ 9 ee © •»»o o«»»«,«® «*»,3 0 a (S«, e 0 u »©do®«»
Transportation equipsssnt......................do...
Instruments and related products..............do...
Far«Stare and fixtures...••••••••••••••••••••••.do...
Lumber and products..,.•••••••••••••••••••••••••dp...
Stone, clay, ©«d glass ^ r © d y c t s S S S ( S S S S S e e e s . s s s e s s d 0 9 9 S
Mi see Ii aneous manyfactures......................do...
ftoradurafe S® nanufactures.•••••••••••••••••••••..•••.do...
Printing and publishing......... 0 ...............do...
Petroleum and coal products...
do...
Minerals...
••••••••••••••••••;.
.......do...
Crude oil and natural g a s 9 9 5 , 8 „ s , 9 S 9 e s ? S 9 e S 9 „ e s , f e , ,
COSMOS STY PRICES
Wholesale price index, all commodities*,,......... i 947-49=3 j 00.
Fami products 0 e...,,,.©..,,,.,.,.,*.,,®,,.,,©..,...^,. «dO. . .
Foods, processed8o«,«<, 8 o., o e 8 . 0 . 9 9 0 <i> 0 ©<a 0 e o e a e s a ,e S 0 .eedo. a .
Commodities other than farm products and foods
do 00< ,
Chemicals and allied products.....
....do...
Fuel, power, and lighting materiaIs...,••••••••••••• do...
Furniture, other household durables....
••••••••do...
Hides, skins, and leather prodacts
„. 8 .,. e9 ...do 9 . 9
Lumber and wood products
••••••••••••••••••••••.do.••
Machinery and motive pr©d«cts a < ,. 0 .. o e . 9 . e . e . 9 e . f f l 8 e e .do 9 9 .
Metals and metal products
••••••••••••••• do...
150.8
Nonmetaliic minerals, structural....
..do...
135.3
Pulp, paper, and allied products.
do...
130.9
Rubber and products,••••••..••••
do...
146.2
Texti le products and appare I
.do. *.
95.1
Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages.....
do...
S27.7
CONSTRUCTI ON AND REAL ESTATE
New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started:
97.0
Unadjusted: Total, privately and publicly owned«....thous.
Pr}vately owned, totaI
.do...
88.4
In metropolitan areas
do...
58.5
Pub tidy owned.
«.
do...
8.6
Seasonally adjusted at annual rate, privately owned...do...
,020.0
DOMESTIC TRADE
AI I retaiI stores: \J
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total
sail, of dol.
Durab I ©-goods stores
••••••••••• ..do,..
Automotive group
.«•••.. d o . . .
Furniture and appliance group
..do...
Lumber, building, hardware group
...do...
Nondurab I e-goods stores
Appare I group
Drug and proprietary stores
Eating and drinking places
Food group ••
............
Gasoline service stations.......
Genera I -mere hem d i se group .......
Agr I ca I t a r a I ©sp I ©ysient
MofsagrIctiituraI erapI©ymetit.
Unemployed......
r 7 Revised. js/ P r e l i m i n a r y .
9198
do..
„ .do. •
.do..
do..
do. •
.do..
.do. •
•••••••••
do*. *
do*..
d o . . .
571
1,215
4,109
1,250
1,706
68,513
66,005
fi ftY7
59,168
2,508
J / Data t o r November 1958 are advance estimates.
tools
pl'4l
p!43
pl.52
pS27
pl63
pS33
pl50
p205
pS72
pl30
#
p!55
p!35
pl35
pl43
p!38
p!23
p7l
p!47
4
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1958
1957
I TEN
October
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES - Continued
Employees Ira nonagrseu Ititral establIstments:
Totals unadjusted (U* S @ D©partB8@nt of Labor)••••thousands..
WHnif tlSCTIir §
ftg.*.-.....«.«•.••.••••••••«••.«.eso.oe.«
October
November
50,576
15,462
708
2,955
3,897
II,Oil
2,413
6,452
7,678
r51,237
r 15,755
r7IS
r2,927
r3,886
rll,l5l
r2,392
r6,472
r7,943
r5l,l35
r15,542
12,694
7,322
570
453
S,030
895
1,179
851
1,337
11,645
6,339
581
430
864
788
977
734
1,034
rl1,940
r.6,579
r590
r438
r897
r822
rr,Q07
r762
r11,728
r6,43!
5,306
1,172
855
1,044
442
542
r5,36l
rl,l78
461
561
542
327
5,372
1,068
895
1,066
458
559
537
327
548
r5,297
r1,109
r864
r1,054
r446
r55l
1
504
|
323
r5ll
r321
r3!5
p5,2S6
pi,037
p865
pi,050
p447
p547
p5!8
p323
104,3
102.8
162,6
102.6
101.8
I60s7
150*0
r96.5
94«8
r!55 e 7
r94*8
r93*4
r!52 e 2
p96*S
p95*3
pt57e2
39.5
39.8
39.0
82*56
88.75
74.10
2O09
2.23
1.90
39.3
39.7
38.8
82,92
88*93
74.11
2.11
2.24
1.91
39.6
39.8
39.4
84*35
91.14
76.04
2*13
2.29
1.93
39.9
40.2
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