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February 20,1959 (INCOME BUSINESS IPAXMENTS p^^o STATISTICS °*" BUSINESS i « - ° ' 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 t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars Index, 1947-49 = 100 400 180 PERSONAL INCOME TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) y (F. R. B. seas. a d j . i n d e x ) 350 • Total 300 Wage and 160 1 H 140 n 120 Salary Dish ursements 250 200 y J/ i I i i i 1 i i i i iJ o 1 LJUJ LJLLUL JUJJJ-LLLIOJ™ 1956 1957 1958 July data exclude $ 4 . 6 billion ( a n n u a l - r a t e basis) .lump-sum r e t r o a c t i v e Federal salary payments. I I I 1 I 1 ii I M 1 1956 Billion Dollars 20 too L^ajjJaxuj^ 1959 1957 1958 1959 1 Index 1947-49= 100 140 SALES OF RETAIL STORES W H O L E S A L E PRICES (seasonally adjusted) Commodities Farm Products other and than Foods Total I 20 All Nondurable 100 Durable I 1957 I I I I I 1 I I I III M I I 1 I I I I I 1958 1959 Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 * 100 120 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* 1 10 L, Farm Products Goods l I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I l i I I I I I I I 1956 Commodities I Goods (seasonally adjusted) H 8 0 Ji-i i I I I i i i I i I i i 1 i 1 I i i i i i l l i_u„i I i i i i i I i i i i | | I i i i i 1956 S957 1958 1959 Millions 2.0 NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING UNITS STARTED (privately owned) * 1.5 100 H 90 H 1.0 If A 80 * Average per working day 70 J - l 1 I I 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 L l I 1 1 1 L 1 II 1 • 1956 1957 1958 _j_t1 i _i i..l. i j...i 111 1 1 1 1959 Mil M I 1 I I M I I I 1 I M I I 1956 1957 ^Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates I i I I I I i I I I I I I i i i I I I I I i I 1958 1959 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1958 1959 ITEM Feb. 8 Jan. 24 Feb. 15 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Commodity prices, wholesale: •«••*••••• 84.9 99 3,173 2,972 342 •118.9 •93.7 •109.5 •126.1 85.9 103 3,338 3,130 319 119.6 92.3 109.2 127.4 85.3 105 ••3,058 2,480 296 119.5 91.9 109.0 127.4 84.7 106 ••3,022 2,453 322 119.3 90.8 108.3 127.5 84.6 108 30,579 24,397 18,997 499 30,675 24,543 19,054 571 31,385 27,368 18,769 502 31,150 27,094 18,817 375 31,121 27,092 18,749 353 31,193 27,136 18,742 481 55,880 25,115 87,066 26,290 30,440 8,732 4.01 42.19 45.09 55,548 25,433 87,156 26,313 30,330 8,738 4.01 40.93 43.66 59,192 28,321 95,597 32,290 30,414 9,656 4.41 56.04 59.75 58,620 28,320 95,179 32,126 30,275 9,665 4.44 55.16 58.84 57,540 28,310 94,863 31,954 30,154 9,685 4.44 55.21 58.70 4.44 54.35 57.86 1,243 12,289 128,797 6,858 1,328 12,417 120,574 6,852 1,334 13,394 151,565 7,194 1,431 13,151 144,787 7,107 1,383 13,292 139,550 7,213 1,457 #54.0 532 272 1,445 #53.5 533 266 2,056 72.6 556 286 2,178 76.9 583 299 2,288 80.8 565 293 119.4 91.1 107.9 127.6 84.7 271 Finance: ntl. «f d o L . Federa1 Reserve bank credit outstand1ng, tota1 3/....do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ Time deposits, except U. S. Government.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total. 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.. i ! | Production: • of short tons., .ml 1. of kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches).... .•thous. of bbi.. • of short tons.. •thous. of cars.. 140,148 2,371 83.7 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 51 Week beginning February 16, 1959: Production, 2,439 thous. short tons; operating rate, 86.1 percent. • Monthly t"ndex for January 1958. ** Includes persons reported under temporary programs (TUC) and under Ex-Servicemen's Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958 (UCX). January 17, 1959, revised total: 3,096 thous. # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); not comparable with 1959 rates which are based on January I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1957 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 industries ...•• do.... Distributive industries .....do... Ser v i ce i ndustr ies....... •••••••• ...do... Government.. •••••••••••••••••••••• ..do... Other labor income. ••••••do... Proprietors' Income: Business and professional•••••••• • do... Farm. ...•• ••••••••••••••• ••••• do... Rental income of persons ..do... Dividends .........do... Personal interest income*.. •••••.•••do... Transfer payments.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.do... Less personal contributions for social insurance...do... Total nonagricultural income ••••• .....do... Industrial production (FRB): Unadjusted, combined index ....1947-49*100. Manufactures ••••• •.. do... Ourable manufactures. ••••••••••••••••.do..• Primary metals do... Metal fabricating (including ordnance).........do... Fabricated metal products •••••• do... Machinery ••••••••••••• .do... TransportatIon equIpment.•••.......• do... Instruments and related products........ do... Furniture and fixtures..... do... Lumber and products...... .............do... Stone, clay, and glass products do... Mi see I laneous manufactures do... Nondurable manufactures. •••«• .do... Printing and publishing.. do... Petroleum and coal products...... .......do... Minerals. ........do... Coal.. • ...do... Crude oil and natural gas....... ............do... r/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9272 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1959 1958 ITEM December January October November December January 348.4 237.3 99.8 63.7 33.2 40.6 9.2 r348.8 235.1 97.9 63.5 33.1 40.7 9.1 r358.2 239.0 97.7 63#7 33.9 43#7 9.2 r360.7 242.0 100.3 63.9 34.2 43.7 9.3 r359.9 r243.3 rlOI.O 64.2 34.3 r43.9 9.3 362.3 244.5 101.4 64.6 34.4 44.1 9.4 31.2 11.8 12.2 10.8 19.2 23.3 6.6 333.0 30.9 12.6 12.2 12.5 19.3 23.9 6.7 332.5 31.6 14.1 12.3 12.4 19.5 26.9 6.8 r340.3 31.8 13.6 12.3 12.4 19.5 26.6 6.8 r343.2 r32.0 rl3.5 N2.4 10.6 19.6 r26.0 6.8 r342.4 32.3 13.3 12.4 12.5 19.6 26.0 7.6 345.1 134 135 147 106 166 133 157 203 170 120 92 145 134 123 142 138 122 74 149 132 134 143 102 161 127 153 196 166 113 100 136 125 125 136 !34 120 73 147 143 145 149 123 158 136 150 184 171 144 146 r!54 rl24 rl67 136 153 r2ll 174 132 rl26 r}53 144 138 146 r!40 123 r75 147 140 142 rl52 rl20 168 r!36 153 r2l3 177 rl33 108 rl46 r!38 13! rl40 rp!44 123 74 150 pl42 pl45 pl54 p!28 pl70 p!35 p!58 p2l2 p!75 p 131 132 rl3l 155 147 rl42 147 137 124 75 144 pl4i pl34 pl35 p!39 pl47 pl22 p7l pl50 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1957 3 1958 1959 ITEM January December October November December January GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Conti nued Industrial production (FRB) - Continued .1947-49=100.. Metal fabricating (Including ordnance).••••••««eo.... do.... Minerals. .. .... Consumer durables output (FRB): Unadjusted Index, total. . do.... ...do.... do.... ...do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 135 137 146 107 163 135 156 194 168 133 135 142 100 159 129 151 191 166 138 140 146 122 156 133 147 183 169 141 r!43 r!5l 123 fl63 136 15© r202 rl73 116 103 148 131 127 142 137 123 71 146 114 MO 142 129 127 140 131 121 69 144 127 rl2© 149 138 134 142 137 122 69 148 129 125 rl5l 137 135 142 rl39 123 r72 147 124 132 131 118 106 119 125 127 124 107 117 123 132 117 102 113 117 117 118 105 116 113 71 151 123 108 105 67 14! 114 143 155 16© 153 rll7 rl33 rl42 139 rl48 rll3 rl37 rl48 161 1 139 rll3 1 r!34 rl43 143 146 rl!4 1 118.5 92.6 108.3 80.5 82.6 107.4 118.3 114.7 104.6 95.5 118.9 93.7 121.2 79.0 86.2 109.5 118.0 114.2 105.6 101.7 119.0 92.3 102.6 76.8 88.4 110.0 118.2 113.6 112.1 103.5 119.2 92.1 r98.l 75.3 90.! 109.5 118.0 113.6 112.9 102.5 119.2 r90.6 r99.2 1 76.1 87.6 108.8 ! 117.4 113.7 ! 113.0 i 101.4 119.5 91.5 102.5 76.1 90.3 108.8 117.5 1!3.2 110.8 103.3 126.1 110.6 123.9 116.2 123.5 123.5 105.4 126.1 110.8 123.9 116.1 123.0 123.8 105.4 126.4 110.2 123.6 113.0 117.5 123.0 104.2 126.8 110.2 123.6 112.6 M6.9 122.7 103.8 127.2 110.0 123.7 112.9 117.2 122.8 103.8 127.5 110.2 124.0 113.9 118.2 123.2 104.5 99.5 116.3 116.4 149.4 151.1 139.1 150.5 166.5 99.5 116.3 116.5 149.4 151.2 139.1 150.0 166.6 101.4 120.8 120.8 149.9 152.5 139.7 152.2 171.4 102.3 120.0 120.2 151.2 152.4 r142.8 153.0 172.0 103.6 r119.8 r 120.1 151.5 152.4 r143.1 153.0 171.7 104.0 120.0 120.5 151.8 152.5 143.1 153.0 172.0 136.4 130.8 143.2 145. 1 94.6 99.4 128.1 136.7 131.9 142.0 146.1 93.2 99.3 128.8 136.7 131.9 142.1 146.6 93.1 99.2 128.7 137 rl40 139 140 15,286 4,810 2,810 777 683 17,360 5,379 2,613 932 1,083 17,039 r5,343 2,756 937 929 r2l,l74 r6,390 r3,2!4 rl,!76 919 16,340 5,136 3,066 770 10,476 854 538 1,133 11,981 1,135 556 1,280 11,695 1,119 541 1,204 r14,784 r1,854 r738 r 1,243 11,202 142 144 152 r!22 165 j r!36 152 r204 ! 175 rl28 125 rl49 rl35 rl35 rl40 rpl42 123 71 147 pl43 pi 45 p!54 p!25 pl67 p!37 p(56 p2©6 p!75 pl33 pW7 pl38 pi 37 pl44 pl44 pi 22 p67 pl47 p!38 p!50 p!54 P"l p!35 pl44 p!39 pi 14 COMMODITY PRICES .I947-49«I00.. do.... do.... ... do.... ....••••do.... Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen.......•*..do.... do Commodities other than farm products and foods do.... do.... ..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... ........do.... Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages.• *.•«••.• do.... 135.7 131.0 143.2 145.7 94.9 99.6 128.0 j 1 | j j 1 136.9 M3I.3 142.1 r 146.3 r93.3 r99.3 1 r128.6 137.3 131.5 142. 1 146. 1 93.3 99.3 128.6 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction cost index: ,1947-49*100.. 137 DOMESTIC TRADE All retail stores: J/ •mil. of do!.. .do.... do.... do.... ...do.... do.... 19,844 5,999 3,009 1,144 858 13,844 1,790 690 1,238 1 ! r/ Revised, p / Preliminary. ±/ Data for January 1959 are advance estimates. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9272 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 883 i 584 1,190 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1957 1958 ITEM December January October November December DOMESTIC TRADE - Continued All retaiI stores ±f - Continued IstImated sales (unadjusted) - Continued Nondurable-goods stores - Continued Food group. . . ••••••mil, of d o L . Gasoline service stations*. • •-•••do,..* Genera I-mere hand i se group*• *.......... • • .do. .,« EstImated sa les (seasona 11y adjusted), tota I Durab I e-goods stores •••••• A utomot i ve grou p.... • •••,• Furniture and appliance group*.*.********* Lumber, building, hardware group.... .do. •. • do.,.. do.... ..do.... do.... Nondurable-goods stores do,... Apparel group..., do.... Drug and proprietary stores.. •••••••••• do.... Eating and drinking places •••••• do.... Food group......... ••••••••••••••••• do.... Gasoline service stations....... ...do.... Genera!-merehandise group. • • . . ••••••••••••• do.... Estimated inventories: U nad justed, tota I ••••••••••••••••••••do**•• DurabIe-goods stores •••do..*. Nondurable-goods stores ••••••••• do.,,. Adjusted, total.* do.... Durable-goods stores do.... Nondurab I e-goods stores •»*• .do.. • • Retail firms with 4 or more stores: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total... ...do.... Retail firms with II or more stores: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total do.... AppareI group •••••••*•••••••••••••• do...• Drug and proprietary stores... ..............do.... Eating and drinking places#*««*v****«**.***«*...««*do«..« Furniture, homefurnishings stores..................do.... Genera I -merchand i se group •• •••••• •• do,. * * Grocery stores....... do.... Lumber, building-materials dealers * .do.... Tire, battery, accessory stores... .do.... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total do.... Apparel group............... •••••••••••••••.do.••• Drug and proprietary stores........................do.... Eating and drinking places.........................do.... Furniture, homefurnishings stores •••.....•.•••do.... Genera I-merchandise group...... ••••••••do.... Grocery stores •••••••••••••••••• • do.... Lumber, building-materials dealers.................do.... Tire, battery, accessory stores ••••do.... Wholesale trade: Sales, estimated (unadjusted), total. ..bil. of do I.. DurabIe-goods estabIishments.......................do.»• • Nondurab I e-goods estab I i shments ••••• •••do*... Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total.... do.... Durable-goods establishments.......................do.... Nondurab I e-goods estab I i shments do.... 4,258 1,286 3,095 4,126 1,209 1,376 4,344 1,384 1,932 4,188 1,338 2,018 r4,475 r1,369 r3,358 16,846 5,588 3,087 895 877 16,718 5,538 3,094 869 887 16,941 5,374 2,819 871 940 16,961 5,521 2,906 883 942 M7,6G5 11,257 1,087 546 1,226 4,135 1,260 1,801 11,180 1,059 539 1,236 4,116 1,290 1,772 11,567 1,068 568 1,244 4,187 1,358 1,805 !1,441 1,033 565 1,232 4,215 1,342 1,777 r11,778 rl.101 r580 r 1,243 r4,242 r1,356 r 1,887 23,430 10,880 12,550 24,470 11,420 13,050 23,360 11,010 12,350 24,460 11,340 13,120 24,160 10,120 14,040 23,470 10,260 13,210 24,840 10,620 14,220 r23,600 10,460 r13,140 23,280 10,740 12,540 23,970 10,830 13,140 5,508 3,763 4,533 4,483 6,023 4,722 386 133 74 44 1,903 1,518 50 93 3,210 165 83 67 34 830 1,568 47 54 3,907 251 93 76 47 1,216 1,648 78 76 3,865 258 92 73 47 1,260 1,567 69 72 5,178 434 3,619 239 91 72 37 1,099 1,500 61 69 3,557 228 88 72 39 1,077 1,522 60 69 3,695 235 94 73 40 1,134 1,570 67 74 3,698 240 97 74 42 1,102 1,573 71 76 3,789 258 100 72 41 1,135 1,597 10.7 3.7 7.0 12.5 6*4 6.1 10.4 3.5 6*9 12.5 6.4 6*1 12.8 4.7 8.1 11.9 6.1 5.8 11.5 4*2 7.3 12*0 6.1 5.9 12.0 4.2 7.8 r5,827 r3,256 r868 r9l9 149 75 53 2,093 1,659 55 101 65 72 11.6 6.0 5.6 r/ Revised* 1/ Data for January 1959 are advance estimates, USCOMM-DC-9272 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. 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