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December 25,1959 BUSINESS STATISTICS ^BSSSS^^ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, t h i s Supplement provides selected weekly and m o n t h l y data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1947-49=100 index, 1947-49=100 275 275 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) Weekly • (E. E. I. seas. adj. index) *d 2 5 0 250 225 225 / 1958 200 200 I 75 L j I 1 l I I II I I J.-.I 1 1 I 1 _ L J - L I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I i I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I L 1956 1957 1958 1959 I I I IJ I 75 J F M A M J J A S O N D Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 140 W H O L E S A L E PRICES Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods •i»t 120 All Commodities 100 I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I 1 II I I 1 i l l 1956 1957 1958 Billion Dollars 5 80 1959 h- Farm Products 11111ll 1111 I 1 M i l I 11 I 1 1956 1957 I I I I I I 111 1958 II 111 I I I I I 1959 Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 * 100 120 NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* (seasonally adjusted) 4 1 10 (seasonally adjusted) -j Total -J 100 Private Residential (nonfarm) -^ 90 Z h - "1 80 * Average per working day 0 l l I II I 1 I I I I I I it l ll I H I l I ll I l II I i l M l ll l I I l l I I I i I 1956 1957 1958 1959 70 1 1 1 1 f1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 11 11 1111 ILLLLL I1 111111 rn uJ 1959 1957 1958 1956 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1959 1958 ITEM Nov. 28 1 Dec. 20 Dec. 13 Dec. 5 1 1 Commodity prices, wholesale: 86.7 293 2,227 1,999 267 *II9.2 *90.6 *I08.8 * 127.2 86.1 304 2,145 1,925 251 84.9 176 1,991 1,818 268 32,218 27,847 18,629 469 32,394 28,311 18,844 470 32,269 28,857 18,563 425 63,298 29,956 63,800 29,972 34,609 34,636 11,420 11,455 61,260 30,147 102,841 27,232 29,901 12,578 4.38 53.46 57.09 4.38 53.98 57.64 4.84 57.44 61.75 1,572 13,450 161,281 7,097 1,574 13,534 159,765 7,097 1,600 13,173 56,181 6,969 1,985 #73.5 589 303 2,011 #74.5 2,540 89.7 574 290 I Dec. 12 1 84.7 249 1,937 1,764 261 Dec. 19 119.0 85.7 105.5 128.5 84.6 298 118.9 85.6 105.0 128.5 83.8 248 285 32,601 29,153 18,529 540 32,798 29,365 18,567 470 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ±/ do.... 1 32,444 28,867 18,396 376 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:j>/ , Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 5/...1941-43=10.. 61,017 30,159 104,253 28,164 1 30,015 12,574 4.85 58.60 63.07 61,837 30,193 103,980 27,995 30,034 12,596 4.85 58.97 63.45 58.97 63.44 Production: , Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/..........thous. of bbl.. ! | 5 7 1 i 288 1,510 13,907 67,065 1 7,027 2,650 93.6 650 330 1,521 14,167 99,462 1 7, 123 2,732 96.5 642 333 169,589 2,726 96.3 U 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. 5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week beginning December 21, 1959: Production, 2,636 thous*. short tons; operating rate, 93.1 percent. * Monthly index for December 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 September October November October November 13,669 12,117 14,406 14,664 14,526 13,015 1,271 1,121 1,135 1,144 1,125 1,130 do.... 99 176 215 657 124 97 176 190 550 108 122 181 187 542 103 93 191 192 563 105 ,thous. of dol.. 47,268 56,718 54,501 54,736 50,375 53,214 5,306 6,771 12,141 16,103 6,947 5,881 9,483 19,496 16,549 5,309 3,160 12,061 18,559 15,362 5,359 3,077 12,595 15,974 16,098 6,992 3,891 7,131 20,980 13,050 5,323 3,027 12,136 17,266 15,244 5,541 123.7 123.9 124.8 125.2 125.5 *I25.6 126.0 121.5 116.4 N8.4 II 1.2 143. 1 126.5 121.7 116.6 118.2 112.8 143.4 128.7 122.9 117.0 118.8 112.8 146.9 129.2 123.2 117.3 118.8 113.6 147.3 129.5 123.1 117.2 118.6 114.1 147.6 107.3 M9.7 114.5 121.0 114.6 107.7 119.4 114.5 121.1 113.5 109.0 j 18.7 M5.5 124.1 110.4 109.4 118.4 116.! 124.5 109.0 109.4 117.9 116.0 123.4 107.9 August GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS: INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES: 102 ' 164 221 532 106 105 186 195 520 124 COMMODITY PRICES ...1947-49=100.. Special group indexes: * Index based on 1935-39=100 is 210.0. U 9169 j | 128.2 122.4 116.6 118.3 112.8 146.3 108.0 118.3 114.1 125.6 109.9 Includes data for Hawaii beginning January 1958. j MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1958. 1959 ITEM October November August September October COMMODITY PRICES - Continued Consumer price index - Continued Housing Gas and electricity Housefurnishings Rent Med i ca I care«... Persona I care 127.9 116.1 103.4 138.3 147.1 128.8 128.0 118.1 103.5 138.4 147.4 129.1 129.3 120.1 103.6 139.8 151.4 131.7 129.7 121.6 104.0 1 140.0 152.2 132.1 130.1 121.7 104.1 140.4 152.5 132.5 116.6 142.7 131.8 190.4 127.2 117.0 144.5 133.6 191.1 127.3 119.1 146.7 135.5 194.9 131.1 119,6 146.4 135.3 194.9 131.5 119.7 148.5 137.4 195.9 131.6 84.0 80.8 83.9 80.7 84.0 80.1 83.5 79.9 r84.0 79.7 119.0 119.2 119.1 119.7 MI9.I 98.0 125.4 120.6 98.4 125.7 120.6 95.6 127.0 120.2 95.9 126.9 121.4 94.4 127.1 r120.5 Farm products do. •, Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried. do.., Grains do.., Livestock and live poultry do.., Foods, processed do.., Cereal and bakery products do.., Dairy products and ice cream do.., Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen.........do.., Meats, poultry, and fish do.., 92.3 101.5 76.8 88.4 110.0 118.2 113.5 112.1 103.5 92.1 98.1 75.3 90.1 109.5 118.0 113.4 112.9 102.5 87.1 92.8 77.7 83.1 105.8 119.5 114.7 107.6 94.8 88.9 103.1 76.2 82.1 107.8 119.5 116.2 r106.9 99.7 86.5 102.2 75.7 78.5 106.4 r120.4 116.7 r107.4 95.1 COMMODITIES OTHER THAN FARM PRODUCTS AND FOODS do.., Chemicals and allied products do.., Chemicals, industrial do.., Drugs and pharmaceuticals do.., Fats and oils, inedible do.., Fert i I i zer mater ia I s do.., Prepared paint... do.•, Fuel, power, and I ighting materials ....do.., Coa I do.. Electric power January 1958*100, Gas fuels do.., Petroleum and products 1947-49*100, Furniture, other household durables .....do.., App I i ances, house ho Id ••••••..do.., Furniture., househoId. do.., Radio receivers and phonographs do.. Television receivers do.• 126.4 110.2 123.6 93.9 62.6 106.3 128.2 113.0 123.8 100.9 106.3 117.5 123,0 104.2 123.0 91.3 71.2 126.8 110.2 123.6 93.2 64.7 105.2 128.2 112.6 123.8 100.8 106.0 116.9 122.7 103.8 123.7 90.2 69.3 128.4 109.7 123.7 93.6 53.8 104.8 128.3 112.2 122.0 100.6 109.2 116.2 123.5 104.4 124.2 89.8 70.1 128.4 109.9 123.8 93.7 55.0 105.2 128.3 III.9 123.0 100.8 112.8 115.! 123.4 104.3 124.1 87.7 70.1 r128.4 110.0 123.9 93.8 r54.5 106.3 128.3 111.4 r 123.6 100.7 III.! 114.5 r123.3 r103.9 r 124.4 87.7 r69.5 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 101.4 122.8 62.0 92.8 120.8 120.8 102.3 122.9 65.1 94.7 120.0 120.2 119.7 132.3 106.9 117.3 128.5 130.3 119. 1 132.3 102.4 117.1 127.2 129.3 rl16.2 133.5 87.5 112.2 126.2 127.9 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.• do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do. • do.. do.. do.. •••• do.. ..do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. '.do.. do.. do.. 149.9 139.2 166.8 152.7 139.7 152.2 121.4 171.4 130.8 136.7 158.2 128.1 133.1 131.9 142.0 146.3 152.8 93.2 99.3 87.8 107.1 79.7 98.4 128.8 121.7 134.8 91.2 118.6 151.2 141.8 168.0 152.4 142.8 153.0 121.4 172.0 133.7 136.7 158.4 128.1 133.1 131.9 142.1 146.7 152.8 93.1 99.2 88.0 106.0 79.3 97.9 128.7 121.7 134.8 93.2 118.6 153.8 143.4 172.2 155.8 143.2 152.8 121.6 171.9 133.9 137.4 160.5 129.7 133.1 132.3 143.7 141.0 134.3 95.7 100.4 92.1 113.7 82.3 104.3 134.5 126.8 134.8 92.0 117.7 153.9 143.5 r172.4 156.1 143.2 153.8 121.4 172.4 136.1 137.5 160.5 130.2 133.1 132.4 143.8 142.0 134.3 95.9 100.6 92.6 113.2 82.1 104.7 rl3l.b r120.9 134.8 88.6 117.7 •••• ••••• 1947-49=100, do... do... do. •. do... • .do... Reading and recreation • do... Transportat i on do... Pr i vate do... Public do... Other goods and services do... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Who I esa I e pr i ces do... Consumer pr i ces do.., WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES . do.., By stage of processing: Crude materials for further processing .....do.., Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.do... F i n i shed goods do. •, Hides, skins, and leather products Footwear Hides and skins Leather... i Lumber and wood products Lumber Machinery and motive products Agricultural machinery and equipment Construction machinery and equipment Electrical machinery and equipment Motor vehicles. Metals and metal products Heat i ng equ i pment Iron and steel Nonferrous metaIs , Nonmetallic minerals, structural Clay products Concrete products • Gypsum products Pulp, paper, and allied products Paper Rubber. and products Tires and tubes Textile products and apparel Appare I • Cotton products Silk products N'.anmade fiber textile products Woo I products ••••.. • Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages Beverages, a I coho lie Cigarettes M i see I I aneous Toys, sporting goods r7 Rovised. * Indexes based on 1935-39=100 are as follows 9169 | | r153.7 143.4 r172.5 r155. 9 r142.1 154.5 121.5 rl73.1 137.2 137.5 160.4 130.3 133.1 132.5 144.3 142.3 133.3 95.9 r100.6 93.0 114.2 81.0 104.1 N3I.7 r 120.7 134.8 91.8 117.7 Measured by—wholesale prices, 44.0; consumer prices, 47.6. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1959 1958 ITEM October November August September October do.... do.... 4,735 3,135 1,788 1,347 1,600 4,503 3,100 1,788 1,312 1,403 5,265 3,657 2,134 1,523 1,608 r5,J02 r3,574 r2,!05 1,469 1,528 r4,889 r3,459 r2,038 r 1,421 r 1,430 4,436 3,296 1,912 1,384 1, 140 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 4,171 2,834 1,590 1,244 1,337 4,328 2,907 1,653 1,254 1,421 4,566 3,260 1,875 i,385 1,306 r4,427 r3,196 r1,855 1,341 1,231 r4,3l7 r3,128 rl,8l3 r|,3!5 r1,189 4,233 3,078 1,755 1,323 1, 155 AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM. ' ,mi1. of dol.. Tota1 Farm mortgage loans: Federal land benk£>... do.... do.... do.... 3,802 2,052 507 1,243 3,791 2,065 526 1,199 4,498 2,300 549 1,650 4,511 2,318 576 1,617 4,487 2,333 616 1,538 4,462 2,3A5 642 i,474 212,894 79,620 43,594 183,092 64,804 38,224 208,130 75,233 43,265 215,843 81,067 43,259 230,248 89,519 46,083 217,167 82,273 43,810 3,446 2,769 82 1,387 374 386 1,217 5,979 4,962 72 3,735 319 816 1,038 7,4!8 5,679 87 4,346 368 1,321 1,296 9,552 8,486 99 4,100 3,311 704 1,338 3,626 3,023 90 1,468 49! 278 1,299 7,152 5,897 do.... do.... do.... 7,144 600 6,544 6,237 607 5,629 6,305 724 5,581 6,357 718 5,639 6,868 732 6,136 6,598 JS. of bales.. 839 r672 712 863 732 725 do.... Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total ....mill ions.. do.... 19,324 17,650 11,517 461 10,496 r19,276 17,611 r9,162 r458 8,389 19,258 17,613 9,715 486 8,817 19,292 17,652 11,930 477 10,946 19,273 17,648 9,970 499 9,118 19,308 17,696 9,880 494 9,051 57.4 30.9 104.3 59.2 45.1 52.5 30.2 97.9 55.6 42.3 63.1 30.7 96.3 44.5 51.8 63.0 29.1 102.4 47.7 54.7 59.8 27.9 104.3 48.4 55,9 58.0 24.6 106.2 50.1 56.1 November CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE: UNADJUSTED, TOTAL Pr i vate, tota 1 .mi I. of dol.. do.... Other SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL FINANCE BANK DEBITS, TOTAL (344 CENTERS) New York City do.... do.... FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 94 4,444 405 965 1,244 743 5,855 TEXTILE PRODUCTS' COTTON: U Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): MANMADE FIBERS (RAYON AND ACETATE): Production: ..mil. of lb.. Stocks, producers', end of month, total do.... r/ Revised. ±/ Data for October 1958 and September 1959 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. USC0MM-DC-9I69 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE. $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized for SURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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