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December 21, 1956 BUSINESS ° A STATISTICS OOSJNESS l < - ° ' A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h s u b s c r i p t i o n t o t h e S U R V E Y O F C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S , a t $4.00 a n n u a l l y , t h i s S u p p l e m e n t p r o v i d e s s e l e c t e d w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y data s u b s e q u e n t t o t h o s e p u b l i s h e d in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 250 I N D E X , 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 250 225 225 200 200 175 h 175 ! 50 1955 1954 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 180 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 130 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION WHOLESALE PRICES (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) 160 i^LxJLLJ-JL.rU.J J F M A M J J A S OND 1956 Commodities Other Than Farm Products 3 Foods'^ 120 — —1 s4*""' *.-^—'"" _ ~m SS18 * • * * • «B> & - ™ . Balsas© 6 ** no ^^^^ S40 All Commodities JS ""^^H/ 100 - 120 90 1 0 0 . J J J L L L L L X I J J L ™UJJLI±L.LiJLX„ J J J U L J J J J J U L 1 I I I I 1 ! I I 1 J, S954 1955 1956 1953 INDEX,1947-49=100 16-0 140 — ^s p"\/K« Farm Products <*^ » y^l J J J J j J j L U L L L aJJJJJJLLJ-LL JLJJJjJjLLLJJL BO .1.1 LI 1.1 1.1 ILL. INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 S20 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS (seasonally adjusted) — V\, (seasonally adjusted) no 100 S20 h~ 90 100 Safes 80 * Average per working day 80 UJJJJJJJJJ 1953 i i i i I i i i I I I i I I i l i l i i i I ..UJJLljJLjLJJLLL S956 1955 1954 70 b j J J j J j L L t J Q I I I JJJlliJJJjJjJJ I I 1 IJJJJJJJ-lJjJjJJ-iJ. 1953 S954 • 1955 1956 1 50 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1955 1956 ITEM Dec. 10 Dec. Nov. 24 17 Dec. ! Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Commodity prices, wholesale: 89,6 235 1,138 1,029 *lll.3 *82.9 *98.2 *II9.8 89.2 255 1,181 1,069 93.0 148 1,163 1,065 93.8 196 1,217 1,1 16 1 16.0 86.8 103.2 124.5 93.5 225 116.2 88.5 103.1 124.6 93.2 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/... .do.... 31,070 26,274 18,869 458 31,244 26,428 18.950 462 31,269 26,266 19,31! 691 31,355 26,374 19,375 716 31,450 26,165 19,068 '440 57,256 21,582 85,451 29,559 26,117 8,156 58,558 21,615 85,698 29,559 26,317 8,156 55,900 21,764 86,431 26,254 30,449 8,860 56,632 21,761 86,207 26,141 30,407 8,855 56,745 21,780 86,171 25,820 30,480 8,848 219 3.32 327.7 377.4 247 3.34 324.9 374.1 207 3.92 328,5 382,5 254 3.95 326.8 380.3 270 3.96 339.9 398.0 1,823 11,426 206,279 6,923 1,781 11,602 196,422 6,946 1,828 11,439 136,245 7,195 1,823 12,075 185,038 7,133 1,768 12,047 191,667 7,353 2,416 #100.1 722 371 1,421 #100.3 715 369 2,463 100.1 651 328 2,489 101.1 752 375 2,493 101.3 738 377 31,660 26,633 19,220 '609 Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:4/ Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr, loans (gross)...do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 480 stocks (Stand.& Poor's) 4/..1935-39=100., 249 3.97 337,7 395 2 Production: Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. of bbl.. 186,316 2,522 102.4 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 15/ Week beginning December 17, 1956: Production, 2,511 thous. short tons; operating rate, 102.0 percent. £ / Data for 1956 adjusted to revised classification of class I railroads. * Monthly index for December 1955. # Not comparable with 1956 rates which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1955 1956 ITEM October GENERAL BUSINESS August November September October November INDICATORS Industrial production (FRB): 142 143 155 118 168 135 167 188 168 146 147 162 145 172 143 r!76 182 r!72 150 152 r!67 149 rl79 rl45 181 199 r!74 123 135 164 145 125 r!33 r!57 rl50 r!27 rl30 r!65 155 132 135 140 127 87 147 131 129 142 130 87 150 133 134 r!45 rl32 91 rl47 136 139 140 r!33 93 r!48 pl42 p!3l p90 p 151 143 145 161 148 173 142 164 208 156 143 145 161 149 172 139 162 212 158 142 144 158 124 172 134 174 195 171 145 147 164 148 176 142 176 198 r!72 r!46 147 rl64 r!47 rl77 rl42 rl77 r20l rl73 p!47 pl48 pi 66 p!49 p!80 p!4t p!76 p2S3 p!74 124 130 153 145 123 124 156 145 124 129 160 148 124 126 154 146 rl22 r!22 r!57 146 pi 19 p!20 p!6l p!43 145 148 163 149 174 139 164 216 159 do.... 147 150 164 149 173 145 169 200 158 128 138 16! 154 do.... do,... do.... do.... do.... do.... 135 135 138 127 88 143 do..,. .do,... do,... do.... Metal fabricating (including ordnance). >•«»,,,,do,... .......do.... 1947-49-100.. do.... do.... Metal fabricating (including ordnance). ........do,... do.... Mach i nery *ooo • • 9 S d o 6 e t . do..,. r/ Rev i sed. £ / Pre Iimi nary. — 33 t s? 128 124 157 152 | i ! | | pl49 p!50 p!68 p!49 pl82 p!4l p!78 P2I7 pl75 pS20 p!20 p!63 pl50 p!33 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1956 1955 ITEM October GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Industrial production (FRB) - Continued •Adjusted index - Continued Manufactures - Continued Nondurab le manufactures. -1947-49= 100.. Printing and pub 1ishing............. „.>......».do.... Petroleum and coal products...., .o do,,.. .........do,... September October November 129 155 143 128 87 r!47 150 155 r!39 rl29 85 r!48 p!5! 120 125 S09 rl56 115 rl 13 rill 59 1 rl59 rll8 rl29 r!55 105 159 r!22 pl42 p!54 p!64 151 167 196 145 114 127 154 125 r!45 113 rl29 rl35 119 r 151 r 115 j r!26 rl50 rl 17 145 115 p!54 p!43 pl48 III.6 II 1.2 114.7 rl15.6 115.9 95.2 119.1 III.3 86.8 92.9 82.4 71.8 100.2 114,8 105.0 107.4 81.6 89.9 119. 1 111.6 84.1 102.6 79.8 62.2 105.9 107.7 77.8 96.4 122.6 114.1 89.1 94.8 88.8 76.0 102.6 1 114.5 108.9 107.5 85.1 119.0 106.5 118.9 108.0 M4.2 116.9 106.1 95.3 125.4 126.8 119.4 106.6 119.5 108.6 115.0 M7.2 106.5 96.4 125.0 126.4 122.5 107.5 122.1 110.9 118.5 119.1 105.0 100.0 125.2 127.1 125.1 107.1 121.9 ill.l 118.4 119.7 105.5 100.2 125.6 1 125.2 123.6 107.7 122.6 rill.7 118.5 rl2I.O r106.5 r99.7 522.0 125.6 124.2 108.2 122.5 111.4 117.5 121.4 106.7 99.8 121.5 123.1 do.... do.... do.... 151.4 150.7 124,7 142.4 145.7 126.8 122.8 151.2 147.8 95.4 98.7 121.7 152.5 151.4 126.5 142.9 146.0 125.2 123.2 151.7 150.6 95.6 99.0 121.7 157.7 158.0 129.1 150.2 159.4 150.8 127.9 158.2 146.9 94.8 99.7 122.5 159.7 142.0 129.4 151.9 161.5 151.1 127.9 158.9 145.7 94.8 99.7 122.8 r141.1 143.2 r150.8 r152.2 161.1 151.5 r128.1 r!59.1 145.8 r95.5 99.7 125.1 143.5 145.7 155.9 152.0 162.4 151.3 127.8 139.2 146.9 95.4 99.7 123.5 ..mi 1. of dol.. 1,526 1,569 1,828 1,480 1,878 1,756 105.8 104.8 75.8 1.0 89,2 88.4 64.0 .8 r 103.9 r103.2 r70.5 .7 95.0 89„9 60.8 5.1 95.0 90.8 62.5 2.2 80.0 79.6 54.1 .4 1,209.0 1,179.0 r1,136.0 1,000.0 1,050.0 1,060.0 616 665 642 577 607 444 618 666 645 578 608 446 641 695 681 597 637 467 642 696 681 597 637 470 642 696 681 596 656 470 644 696 68! 595 655 470 147.7 155.4 148,0 155.4 147.9 155.4 Crude oil and natural gas« s 9 9 9 *«...,*«.. . „ s e 5 s s . d o s , 5 5 Consumer durables output (FRB): Unadjusted index, total..................... • ee dO. ... Major consumer durab1es..................• .......,«do.... .... d«..__ nUTOS£»»».«««• August November e.aeaee»se«ee»a.««e»ea«eeeee.......OO.... 129 151 157 !23 80 143 150 150 159 125 80 147 146 157 153 162 120 159 177 212 150 117 152 168 194 r!47 114 129 154 139 128 87 150 | pl40 p!50 p85 p!5l p i 16 pi 13 COMMODITY PRICES 115.5 Economic sectors Intermediate materials, supplies, and components...do.... Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried.... i do.... Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen.. .........do,... do.... Commodities other than farm products and foods do.... .........do.... ..do.... ....do.... do.... .do.... do.... 1ron and stee1.......................... e s e . o . . . e d O . . . . ...do.... do.... do.... Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages 1 98.8 I 115.1 1 1 96.7 125.0 115.5 90.1 95.5 90.7 75.7 104^0 1 rll4.6 109.7 106.8 89.5 95.0 r 125.6 115.6 88.4 97.6 84.0 75.0 105.6 rl 15.3 1 110.9 106.4 85.7 94.9 125.7 116.5 87.9 104.3 87.9 68.6 103.6 115.8 113.6 106.3 82.7 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Engineering construction: New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started: Unadjusted: Seasonally adjusted at annual rate: Construction cost indexes: American Appraisal Co., T h e : ..... 1915-100.. Associated General Contractors (all Types).. .,,•••••,do.... Engineering News-Record: 5^1 ,1947-49=100.. 141.8 148.6 | 141.6 148.6 147.9 155.6 J jr/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. J/ Goods to users, including raw foods and fuels. 2/ Data for August and November 1956 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks, 3/ Data reported at the beginning of each month are shown here for the previous month. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1956 1955 ITEM October November September August October November METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron and steeS scraps Production and receipts, totaI..,... O thous e of short tons. Home scrap produced................•..... ..........do... Purchased scrap received (net) ee ......... ..........do... Consumption, total... ..........do... Stocks, consumers 8 , end of month........... ..........dO... iron ore (Lake Superior district): Shipments from upper lake ports*osa(, ..thous of Song tons. Steel ingots and steel for castings? Production.... .. 8 a e s .... .. ....., thousa of short tons® Percent of capacity*...aees.,. Steel products, net shipments? Total (all grades)............., .thous8 of short tons. Semifinished products.................... .•••••••..do... Structural shapes Cheavy), steel piling.. , 0 9 0 . , e o a e d o e o B PIates ,•...o..6,do,. • Rails and accessor ies.... .. .... . e«,«o«<i>® 0 ,. • e .,, 8 6 0 ,do 9 9 0 Bars and tool steel, total............... , e e a 9 8 5 . „ d o e . . Barsj Hot rolled (incl. light shapes). Re i nfore i ng.........,.......,.,.,.. 8 ,. e ..,do S 3 8 Cold f i n i s h e d e o @ e o S e o o f f l O B 9 0 S O O O O , 0 , M 9 o-» 9 do e ,o 7,248 4,002 3,245 7,217 7,385 7,213 3,969 3,244 7,214 7,385 6,127 3,270 2,857 6,108 7,027 r6,733 r3,755 r2,978 r6,979 r6,786 p7,657 p4,160 p3,498 p7,520 p6,925 12,244 7,410 8,045 12,745 12,628 10,501 98 10,247 99 8,123 75 10,423 99 11,049 101 7,217 400 461 607 160 I, 197 814 202 171 7,248 435 470 639 .146 1,128 758 194 165 5,540 1/291 J/472 1/631 1/152 1/1,052 1/645 1/238 .1/152 7,058 367 543 747 211 1,124 756 234 125 7,931 400 600 796 215 1,262 877 361 367 2,787 788 1,312 884 339 363 2,843 834 1,318 1/857 1/339 1/544 1/2,492 1/709 1/1,100 831 342 539 2,353 705 1,046 990 348 588 2,733 840 1,21 I 650 449 636 44 S 554 374 577 442 682 491 2,569 2,684 2, 137 2,141 .long tonse ......do... 54,995 110,795 52,769 103,774 46,700 99,668 r44,179 r98,069 51,259 92,300 ......do... 89,060 80,389 134,753 91,281 81,661 133,664 86,468 72,537 192,486 90,602 r69,205 r200,793 88,158 80,542 195,635 9,555 8,1 17 3,495 16,163 9,603 8,045 4,303 17,727 8,050 8,644 2,302 16,794 7,800 6,952 1,553 17,648 8,799 7,776 2,908 18,775 3,119 3,004 6,286 3,052 2,875 6,734 2,795 3,295 5,962 2,773 2,777 6,056 3,025 2,877 6,469 Pipe and tubing. s e e a S1S. eses(Be 001S. s.a.e........ 0 O o . 0 d o @ 0 e Wire and wire products.....................•..• •. ss do... Tin mill products (incl. black plate)..••••••••....do*.. Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), totaI.........do... Sheets? Hot r o ! l e d , 8 8 , „ 0 9 , „ . 6 9 9 9 e 9 8 . , 8 , 8 » , 8 9 , , d o 8 . » Cold rolled (incl. enameling)...........do. •• Industrial trucks (electric), shipments? Hand (motor s zed)..,.................,........,.....number. Rider t y p e 0 o . O o e e . .••.••.••..•••^.. , 8 9 . 8 8 .., 1 , e . 8 8 8 , 8 (io 8 „ Industrial trucks and tractors (gasoline-powered),, shipment s..................... e...................... number. RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natural rubbers Consumption.*. ................. .. • a*.,e ***<> Stocks, end of m o n t h s , ,„.,...«,.,».,» Synthetic rubber? Product ion,..%...........i................ Consumpt ion.......,....................... Stocks, end of month...................... Tires and tubess Pneumatic casings? Product ione....;.............:'. Sh i pments, tota I. .... 4>.................. Original equipment.................... Stocks, end of month...................... Inner tubes; Product ion.....^......................... Shi pments ............•.....;............. Stocks, end of month..•«................ r'/ Revised. j)/ Preliminary. ±/ •••o..do... •e••.6dOe.. .thousands. »»s..ados.. ......do*.. © © a e. dOa•» ••••••do... . • .« . .dOe . . ......do... Data f o r J u l y and August UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N 25, D. C. O F F I C I A L BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS offl 10,566 100 849 250 S52 S956. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $30©
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