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-»™ENTOf- BUSINESS 0 December 20, 1957 STATISTICS '*yslNEs^b, 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, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 200 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 200 Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots a n d steel for castings) Weekly A 175 - 175 1956 *\^ 150 A ^ \ / A 150 , 125 L A rF\ 1 ^ ^ «M N. 0> X. SOO 1 1 L-l 1954 1 1 -L„ L„ .L.JL..I—L.l_J L_L__L-I V . 1 I I I - i i i—i—i 1 i i i t J. J 1956 1955 BILLION DOLLARS 1957 *« ^ 100 L i J_L_I_L. 1 1....L-LJ 1 JFMAMJJASOND INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 180 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION PERSONAL INCOME 350 STRIKE PERIOD f ^ ^ . *> •*» * ' (F. R. B. seas. adj. index) (Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) 160 300 X Total 140 250 h Wage and Salary Disbursements 120 \- 200 U i i i i I ) I i 1 l I i I I i l I I 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 i I 1954 1955 1956 1 0 0 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 130 11 i i i i I i i 11 i I 1 1 1 1956 i i I > i i i t 1957 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS (seasonally adjusted) Commodities Other Than ' Farm Products Q Foods -1 160 Stocks 110 ALL COMMODITIES (end of month) \yvA 140 100 Farm Products / 120 90 8 0 1955 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 180 WHOLESALE PRICES 120 11 i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1954 1957 Ut' ' • • I i i i i i I i i i • i I i i i i i I i i i i l l 1954 1955 i i i 11 1956 I 11 i i i I i i i i i 1957 100 v***" *%*& OOK> 1 k/ V **—^*TTA^v ^ vi C ^ 1 I I I 11111111 1954 Sales ' • I I 1 1 1 1 II 1' II• • 1 1955 1 • •' 1956 " J J . I I L L I 111 1J 1957 125 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1957 1956 ITEM Dec. 8 Dec. Nov. 23 15 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 Dec. 14 Commodity prices, wholesale: 1947-49=100.. do.... do.... do.... do.... A11 other do.... 93.5 226 1,250 1,146 *II6.5 *88.9 *I05.1 •124.7 95.2 260 1,512 1,206 84.9 155 1,605 1,460 84.4 159 1,841 1,689 31,451 26,165 19,068 386 51,660 26,655 19,220 567 31,556 25,489 18,987 528 56,745 21,780 86,171 25,820 30,480 8,646 58,266 21,671 86,475 25,884 30,811 6,656 270 3.96 46.39 49.74 1,796 12,047 191,667 7,353 117.9 91.6 106.3 125.7 64.6 215 118.0 91.8 107.0 125.7 64.9 31,431 25,325 16,907 489 31,666 25,387 19,023 487 31,827 25,617 19,027 469 55,110 25,721 86,332 24,938 31,794 8,777 55,404 25,767 86,072 25,010 31,527 6,777 55,389 23,614 86,658 25,619 31,565 8,749 249 3.97 46.13 49.43 308 4.49 39.92 42.93 235 4.47 41.25 44.4 i 287 4.44 41.54 44.71 1,806 12,220 182,548 "7.355 1,560 12,136 175,450 6,632 1,618 11,613 132,107 6,829 1,512 12,315 162,233 6,350 1,945 76.0 633 325 1,846 72.1 554 264 1,831 71.5 616 314 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 5/ do.... do.... F«»d«ral Reserve reporting memoer banks in leading ciiies: ±1 Time deposiis, except U. S. Government.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total. to.... do.... U. S. Government obligations Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans, (gross)....do.... do.... Bond yields, domesiic corporate (Moody's) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stanu. & Poor'sJ 4/...1941-43*10.. 1 269 4.36 40.51 43.55 Production: s. of short tons.. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) ti.ot s. of short ions.. Stee 1 5/ do 2,495 #101.3 738 377 2,522 #102.4 717 J 367 167,494 1,770 69.2 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data, b/ Week beginning December 16, 1957: Production, 1,759 ihous. short tons; operating rate, o?.9 percent. * Monthly index for December 1956. # Not comparable witn 1957 rales, which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1956 1957 ITEM October GENERAL BUSINESS Personal August September October November INDICATORS income, by source, seasonally adj., at annua 1 rates: of dol.. Less personal contributions for social Industrial production November ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 554.1 251.8 100.8 60.8 51.8 58.4 554.9 255.1 101.2 61.4 51.9 58.6 546.8 241.7 102.8 64.7 55.7 40.5 546.6 241.5 102.2 64.6 55.9 40.6 .-345.9 r240.1 rlOI.3 rf>4.2 i'34.0 r40.5 545.4 239.2 100.7 64.1 54.1 40.5 ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... insurance. ...do.... ...do.... 7.7 51.5 50.2 18.9 5.8 517.7 7.7 50.7 50.4 18.9 5.9 519.5 8.0 51.2 51.6 21.2 6.9 551.5 8.0 51.1 51.6 21.2 6.8 551.5 8.0 r50.8 31.7 r?2. 1 6.5 r551.0 50.7 51.7 22.6 6.8 530.5 -49a100.. 151 155 168 149 180 145 182 202 175 147 149 166 146 181 158 178 218 174 145 146 159 126 175 141 166 r206 172 145 147 rl59 128 172 144 r 171 190 rl74 rl45 rl47 rl58 rl29 r!7l rl4l rl68 r 195 rl72 p 141 p}45 p 155 pl25 p 171 pi 36 pi 62 p209 pl70 127 150 165 154 122 117 161 150 124 125 124 119 rl62 rl48 p 118 144 125 121 rl62 150 157 145 140 152 95 147 152 144 145 150 90 149 153 156 144 150 86 146 rl55 rl44 rl44 rl30 86 rl47 rl56 rl47 r 141 128 87 rl4f 8.0 (FRB): do Metal fabricating (including ordnance) http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ .-/ Re* ised. j>/ Pre I iminary. 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I | 165 Pl56 pl42 p 131 DI46 pl57 pl24 p80 pl46 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1957 1956 ITEM October GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS I n d u s t r i a l p r o d u c t i o n (FRB) - 3 November September August October November Continued Continued r 141 rl42 rl54 rl27 rl69 136 rl62 r20l rl70 pl39 pl4l pl53 pl23 p i 68 pl37 p i 60 p203 pl69 119 p i 15 rl54 1 140 rl30 rl42 r 141 127 r80 rl50 1 PI53 p i 36 pl28 pl4l pl37 pl24 p77 rll9 r 119 88 | 148 r 119 r 121 rl26 118 134 III pl40 p i 52 PI7I 146 147 163 147 176 140 175 203 172 146 147 165 146 180 139 175 216 172 14? 147 162 136 177 140 173 r209 175 144 146 159 rl3l 174 140 170 205 rl74 122 120 157 146 131 140 140 131 85 151 119 119 157 144 129 139 143 130 87 149 122 120 160 144 131 rl40 141 129 84 150 121 114 rl59 rl46 132 142 rl43 rl29 82 rl5l 128 132 105 158 116 123 129 117 142 110 139 151 164 141 112 132 143 152 136 109 132 139 148 133 116 133 141 145 138 114 119 118 84 150 r 121 M29 134 129 rl40 rM6 115.6 08.4 ; 97.6 i 84.0 73.0 103.6 115.3 110.9 106.4 R«5.7 115.9 87.9 104.3 87.9 68.6 103.6 H5.8 113.6 106.4 82.7 116.4 93.0 106.3 82.4 86.7 106.8 116.7 110.3 102.1 97.7 118.0 91.0 i 93.9 1 81.2 81.5 106.5 116.7 112.4 102.5 95.7 rl17.8 91.5 r 107.7 80.6 78.4 105.5 M7.3 113.7 r103.6 91.6 116.0 91.9 106.3 80.9 79.3 106.5 117.6 114.5 103.8 93.6 . • • • • • • a . U O . . . . 123.6 107.7 III.7 121.0 99.7 122.0 141.1 152.2 131.5 128.1 145.8 95.3 123.1 124.2 108.2 I I 1.2 121.1 99.8 121.5 143.4 152.1 131.2 127.8 146.9 95.4 123.5 126.0 109.8 116.3 122.6 100.5 118.6 146.2 153.2 135.3 129.9 146.9 95.4 127.7 126.0 110.2 116.1 122.3 100.3 117.8 ! 146.9 152.2 135.2 130.1 ! 146.5 95.4 127.7 r125.8 110.4 rll5.8 r122.6 100.4 MI7.3 r147.7 150.8 135.3 130.9 146.2 95.1 127.7 125.7 110.3 115.3 122.6 100.2 117.0 148.5 150.4 135.3 130.9 144.7 95.0 127.8 do.... do.... do.... 93.6 91.2 63.4 2.4 77.4 77.0 54.6 .4 r100.0 r96.8 r64.9 r3.2 90.0 88.0 58.8 2.0 95.0 87.0 58.7 8.0 78.0 75.7 51.5 2.3 do.... 1,052.0 1,027.0 r1,056.0 990.0 1,000.0 1,010.0 l i s t e d bonds ( N . Y . S . E . ) J [ / . . . . d o l l a r s . . do.... do.... 93.09 93.33 77.35 92.14 92.42 75.09 90.12 90.34 75.44 89.86 90.08 75.32 89.67 89.89 75.34 do.... do.... do.... 3.82 3.59 3.69 3.81 4.17 3.90 3.69 3.7b 3.90 4.24 4.37 4.10 4.21 4.35 4.82 4.44 4.12 4.26 4.43 4.93 4.46 4.10 4.28 4.46 4.99 4.49 4.08 4.29 4.50 5.09 3.75 3.82 3.89 3.14 3.82 3.86 4.01 3.38| 4.29 4.33 4.49 3.91 4.31 4.45 4.56 3.90 4.32 4.48 4.57 4.34 4.49 4.65 3.76 do.... do.... do.... Metal f a b r i c a t i n g ( i n c l u d i n g ordnance). • • • • • • • • • o o . . . . do.... do.... do.... Instruments and r e l a t e d products do.... do.... Lumber and p r o d u c t s • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... no pl46 Consumer d u r a b l e s o u t p u t (Fft f .J): do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... p i 12 p i 32 pl42 p i 54 pl09 COMMODITY PRICES ..1947-49=100.. do.... F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s , f r e s h and d r i e d do.... do.... F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s , canned and f r o z e n . . . do Commodities o t h e r than farm products and foods do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Tobacco manufactures and b o t t l e d beverages. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New permanent nonfarm d w e l l i n g u n i t s s t a r t e d : Unadjusted: S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a t annual rate: FINANCE Bonds: Average p r i c e of a l l Yields: Aa A do.... do.... do.... Domestic m u n i c i p a l ( S t a n d , and P o o r ' s CorD. J . . . . . . . . U O . . . . rj Revised. j>/ Preliminary., ±/ Includes data for bonds of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 12681 3.791 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 4 1957 1956 ITEM FINANCE — October November August September October November Continued Stocks: Cash dividend payments Dublicly reported: 749.8 142.6 269.6 9.5 314.4 79.7 127.6 6.4 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 140.5 96.1 19.3 61.9 4.23 4.03 4.81 5.83 4.23 3.22 1.2 78.0 3.4 10.7 4.25 4.05 4.86 6.02 4.37 3.30 1.3 P3.0 10.2 14.5 4.21 3.98. 4.99 6.66 4.62 3.34 41.2 134.5 61.5 42.5 4.50 4.27 5.12 7.34 4.81 3.49 141. 1 92.9 22.1 64.1 4.68 4.45 5.17 7.82 5.08 3.74 1.3 85.2 4.3 14.1 4.58 4.36 5.04 7.71 4.84 3.56 do.... 4.42 4.56 4.83 4.79 4.80 4.78 .1941-43*10.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 46.24 49.52 48.63 34.41 31.67 32.22 45.76 48.92 48.27 33.60 31.82 31.73 45.84 49.51 48.48 33.65 31.89 29.52 43.98 47.52 46.32 32.75 31.09 27.17 41.24 44.43 43.24 31.55 30.39 24.78 40.35 43.41 41.87 30.52 30.68 22.63 short tons.. do.... do.... do.... do.... 7,664 4,162 3,502 7,529 6,923 7,108 3,941 3,167 7,063 6,958 6,463 3,743 2,720 5,935 8,393 6,140 3,576 2,564 5,638 8,895 P6,I95 p3,796 p2,399 p5,979 p9,111 11,049 101 10,556 100 9,234 82 8,978 82 r9,198 81 7,931 400 600 796 215 1,262 849 250 152 7,431 390 569 775 197 1,218 820 250 139 6,230 272 636 732 174 862 569 188 97 6,172 261 597 778 90 836 545 182 101 6,551 263 641 764 143 896 617 163 NO 990 348 588 2,733 840 1,211 931 298 451 2,602 802 1,189 914 250 494 1,895 550 900 860 250 417 2,011 579 979 889 264 370 2,319 651 1,147 nil. of dol.. do.... do.... 316.2 65.7 129.4 2.5 1,671.8 105.0 1,126.8 134.6 738.2 138.8 263.5 8.0 325.0 75.6 134.6 2.4 Public uti1ities: do.... do.... dc... Public utility (24 stocks) Dividend yields, preferred stocks, 14 high-grade Prices (Standard and Poor's Corporation): METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron and steel scrap: Steel ingots and steel for castings: do Steel products, net shipments: Total (all grades)*•••••••••••••••••••thous. of short tons.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), total... 9 m•» »u »OO.... do.... p&,393 77 £ / Revised, j ) / P r e l i m i n a r y . USCOMM-DC-12681 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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