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February 21, 1958 BUSINESS STATISTICS 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 Billion Billion Dollars 100 Dollars Average of Wednesday data TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS Wednesday data (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) 95 A 95 1958 90 90 / 85 / A 85 1957 80 A 80 75 ^J.^m^L^^J--J^±-L-X-J^ UXJL-L-JL Billion M l . i l 1956 1955 LJL±JL_±. I 1 1 M Dollars l i i i J 75 LJ I J J A S O N D S80 PERSONAL INCOME TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) (F. R. B. seas. adj. index) 350 I 300 200 •i i ii J F M A f V i S958 Index, ! 9 4 7 - 4 9 ^ }Q0 400 250 I I I I I I I I I I 1957 Total Wage and Salary Disbursements b t o t ^ n 1 i,.,.t i i i I i i JLU J i , n - I I ! M i i i i i I I i i 1 i i i 11 1 i i i 11 1955 1956 1957 160 "l 140. H 120 -1 100 1958 J ^ J J J J J J U J J - . i i I I i 1 i l i i i J J J J 1 LLLLLi -1 1 1 1 1 JJLLLJ 1 1 1955 !956 1957 1958 Millions 2.0 NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING UNITS STARTED (privately owned) * Index, 1947-49* 100 140 WHOLESALE PRICES Commodities Other Than Farm Products 3 Foods -j 1.5 120 LO ALL IOO Farm 1 Products I i i i i i I u l..I..11 I l i .M I » M i i I i i.i-L.1 Li I i i 1 I i | i ) ) 1 f | M I, 1955 A .5 \ 80 f COMMODITIES 1956 1957 1958 0 ^Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates J L l J J J . i j . . L . L l _ L JUJL1 L.1...1 L i L L 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 I I 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 J S955 1956 1957 1958 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS* 2 1 1937 Feb. 9 1958 Fob. 16 Feb. ( Jan. 25 F«b. 15 Feb. 8 Commodity prices, wholesale: 89.7 101 1,853 1,722 287 *M7.0 *88.8 *I03.9 •125.5 89.0 102 1,875 1,737 317 30,596 25,146 18,920 475 30,641 24,997 18,808 543 56,874 22,470 85,069 25,921 30,162 O , / l\J 56,423 22,500 84,828 25,672 30,257 8,782 4.01 43.82 46.47 118.6 94.2 (08.4 125.8 84.9 93 85.4 93 3,084 2,852 333 84.4 92 3,130 2,896 326 30,878 24,949 19,216 525 30,625 24,632 19,089 507 30,579 24,397 18,997 4!0 56,556 24,592 86,521 25,861 30,857 8,753 56,134 24,790 86,187 25,923 30,638 8,744 55,880 25,115 87,066 26,290 30,441 8,725 3.99 43.04 45.63 4.02 41.20 44.03 4.00 41.88 44.72 4.01 42.19 45.09 1,621 12,019 !70,!20 7,46! 1,625 11,946 169,959 7,515 1,38! 12,399 125,740 6,923 1,353 12,238 !22,7!4 6,842 1,243 12,289 128,509 6,858 2,485 97.1 665 344 2,50! 97.7 676 349 1,496 #55.4 551 274 1,459 #54.1 550 279 !,457 #54.0 532 272 1 1 i 118.8 95.5 108.9 125.8 85.9 342 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do9S9s Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 4/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of dol. s Commercial, industrial, and agr. Joans (gross)....do.... p\G!SrGSioi£ IOUMS i QPCa 5 / ,, • uO g < • . Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...!94!-43=10.. ! ' 36,675 24,543 19,054 476 assesses 40.93 43.66 Production: !!9,843 1,445 #53.5 U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. j5/ Week beginning February 17, 1958: Production, 1,459 thous. short tons; operating rate, 54.1 percent. * Monthly index for February 1957. # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); not comparable with 1957 rates which are based on January I, 1957, annual capacity (133,459,150 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1957 1956 | 1958 ITEM December GENERAL BUSINESS Personal October November December January INDICATORS income, by source, seasonally adj.,at annual rates: •bit. of dol.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Personal January interest income and dividends Less personal contributions for social do insurance...do.... 334.8 235.3 102.7 61.6 32.2 38.8 r336.3 234.5 101.4 62.0 32.2 38.9 r346.8 240.1 101.3 64.3 34.0 40.5 r346.2 239.5 100.9 64.2 34.1 40.3 r343.6 238.8 r99.8 r64.4 34.2 r40.4 343.6 236.7 97.7 64.6 34.1 40.3 7.7 50.2 28.5 19.0 5.9 319.6 7.7 r50.6 30.7 19.5 6.7 320.7 8.0 r5l.7 31.7 22.1 6.8 331.0 8.0 r5l.2 31.7 22.6 6.8 330.3 8.0 r50.9 29.7 r23.0 6.8 r327.6 7.9 50.8 31.7 23.3 6.8 327.7 144 146 166 142 183 139 178 225 175 145 146 164 146 181 136 175 225 173 145 147 rl58 129 r!72 14! 168 r!98 172 141 143 155 12! r!72 138 163 r2l3 r!72 rl33 135 r!47 rl06 166 133 rl55 r207 rl70 pl32 pl33 p!43 pl02 p 161 125 104 156 145 125 142 145 129 83 155 118 104 148 136 128 136 148 130 85 158 124 119 161 148 136 146 139 129 87 146 119 106 rl52 rl43 r!30 145 rl36 rl22 80 144 rl 18 92 145 rl34 rl22 rl43 Industrial production (FRB): ,1947-49-100.. ........do.... do.... do.... Metal fabricating (including ordnance), ••••••..do.... do.... do.... do.... Instruments and related products.... k . a s . a e o . O O . . . . .„ do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... r/ Revised. £ / Preliminary. U Data revised beginning January the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 12776 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1 pi 12 M38 r 121 73 r!47 1957; for monthly revisions not shown here, see February Pl28 pl53 pl98 p!64 1 pl40 pl27 pl24 pl38 pl36 p 12 1 P72 p!49 1958 issue of MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1 1956 3 1957 1958 ITEM December January October November 147 149 167 145 183 141 177 223 173 146 147 164 143 180 137 173 222 173 141 142 rl55 128 rl70 136 162 r205 170 120 1 17 158 144 130 140 145 130 80 153 118 114 155 140 131 141 147 December January 139 rl4l 153 121 rl70 139 161 r206 rl70 536 ri37 rl47 r!08 164 r!35 rl54 r200 rl69 pl33 p 135 1 19 110 153 139 130 142 139 128 80 151 115 108 r 149 137 128 140 rl36 rl22 77 144 r 1 13 103 r 146 rl32 127 ri4l rl38 r!22 70 !45 i 19 119 I4i rl52 171 138 114 r!32 r 141 154 rl32 1 1 1 r!24 rl32 151 117 rl06 ri24 r!30 !40 124 rl09 j GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Industrial production (FRB) - continued Adjusted, combined index -- 1947-49-100.. Metal fabricating (including ordnance).. . . . o . . . . , C j O a . . . do.... do.... do.... do.... Crude oil and natural gas......„.„....,,,. „,.*„„,,.do,e-„ Consumer durables output (FRB): do.... An+r»«; ....«* « ...... do.... i4i 154 177 137 1 10 14! 154 !68 143 1 13 1 131 82 154 ! 137 149 174 129 1 10 137 147 !69 130 114 1 1 88 147 120 121 125 !I8 rl33 H2 j j 1 pl43 | 1 plOO pl60 pl29 p 151 p!96 pi 64 pl 12 p!46 1 p 131 p 126 pl43 p 134 PI22 p69 P !45 pl 19 p 125 p!32 pl04 P 1 l"9 pl23 p!27 pl08 COMMODITY PRICES Retai 1 price: All commodities (U.S.Dept. of Commerce index). ..1935-39=100.. .. 1947-4.9-100.. Economic sector: Intermediate materials, supplies, and components do.... Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried...... Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen..,. do.... Commodities other than farm prod, and foods... do.... .do.... do.... NonmetaMic minerals, structural. ..do.... Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages.. ....•••..do.... 213.9 M6.3 214.1 1 16.9 217.2 1 17.8 r2l7.4 1 18.1 96.6 i24.2 116.2 88.9 102.6 88.8 71.7 103.1 115.4 M2.6 105.6 81.5 97.4 124..8 116.7 89.3 100.7 89.5 73.9 104.3 115.8 1 12.5 105.6 84.8 95.3 125.2 119.0 91.5 107.7 80.6 78.4 105.5 117.3 113.7 103.6 91.6 124.7 108.3 M4.0 121.2 99.2 121.0 143.6 125.2 108.7 1 16.3 121.9 98.4 121.3 143.9 152.3 131.3 128.0 147.9 95.6 123.6 217.7 rI 18.5 1 18.7 95.3 125.3 119.6 91.9 106.3 80.9 79.3 106.5 117.6 114.5 103.8 93.6 r96.4 125.4 1 r119.9 92.6 108.3 80.5 r82.6 107.4 118.3 114.7 104.6 95.5 97.5 125.3 120.3 93.6 121.6 79. 1 86,5 108.8 1 18.0 1 14. 1 105.0 100.5 125.8 1 10.4 115.8 122.6 100.4 117.3 147.7 125.9 1 10.3 115.7 122.7 100.3 116.9 149.2 rl26.1 rll0.6 r116.2 M23.5 r99.5 r116.3 M49.4 1 126.0 1 10.6 1 15.9 173.4 99.5 1 16.4 149.5 152.2 132.0 128.6 145.0 95.8 124.0 150.8 135.3 130.9 146.2 95.1 127.7 150.4 135.4 130.9 144.7 95.0 127.8 r150.4 135.7 131.0 145.7 94.9 128.0 150.0 136.4 130.9 144.8 94.6 128.1 2,057 1,456 2,300 1,731 2,614 2,076 2,371 1,808 1,982 1,457 1,590 1,664 1,700 1,232 967 1,259 63.6 62.9 44.6 .7 63.0 60.1 42.5 2.9 r96.7 r88.4 r58.5 r8.3 78.0 75.7 51.5 2.3 62.0 60.8 41.8 1.2 69.0 64.2 44.1 1,020.0 962.0 r1,020.0 1,010.0 970.0 1,030.0 647 699 687 594 649 702 701 594 640 672 728 711 625 661 672 730 712 624 665 672 729 711 622 673 729 730 621 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction contracts awarded, 48 States (F. W. Dodge C o r p . ) : .mi 1. of dol... Engineering construction: do.... New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started: Unadjusted: 4.8 Seasonally adjusted at annual rate: Construction cost indexes: American Appraisal Co., The, average, 30 cities.... 1913=100.. .ees.eeea OO.... , 664 1 638 1 r./ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. J_/ Data for January and October 1957 and January 1958 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 12776 667 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1956 ITEM 1957 December CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - Continued Construction cost indexes - continued Associated General Contractors (all types)...effl...19I3=!00„. Engineering News-Record.* Bui Iding |/ I947~49r--i00,. 9.„ Construction]/,,,.,oe8 o,..e8.„..,.,seB,.,6..#do.... January October 1958 November December January 470 472 490 491 490 493 148.5 156,3 148.6 156,7 152,8 162,8 152,7 162,9 152.8 164.1 152.5 164,2 201,876 77,495 40,912 204,514 76,460 42,596 204,168 77,431 41,761 189,246 71,667 39,012 220,376 88,584 43,692 • BB9,,,6 51.8 29,9 23,3 48.3 30,0 22,9 49.9 29,6 22,7 51,2 r30.5 r23,5 58,9 p32,2 p25,o ; 102,8 108,1 102,8 108,6 98,2 102.9 98,3 103,4 102.7 107,5 105,9 1 10,Q 3,99 3,75 3,85 3,98 4,37 3.95 3.93 4o08 4,04 3,77 3,89 4.01 4,49 4.02 3.98 4.12 4,46 4,10 4,28 4,46 4,99 4.32 4,48 4.57 4^49 4,08 4S29 4o50 5,09 4,34 4,49 4,65 r4,3l 3,81 4.08 r4.3l 5.03 4.M r4,29 4,53 4,06 3.60 3,81 4.0f 4,83 3,91 3,99 4,30 3.44 3,40 3.79 3,76- 3,47 3.32 5.39 5.88 2,37 4,06 3.54 3,99 4.13 3.90 4,84 6,01 4,41 3.28 5.43 5o90 2,40 4.13 3,52 3,99 4.31 4.13 4,80 6,26 4.44 3,15 5,45 5.94 2,44 3,98 3064 4,04 4.68 4.45 5,17 7,82 5,08 3,74 5,38 5,86 2,45 3a75 3S62 4,04 4.58 4*36 5,04 7,71 4,84 3,56 5E40 5,88 2,46 3e75 3,72 4.04 4.77 4,58 4,89 8,3! 5*09 3«46 | ! 4e5l 4,80 4,78 4,49 I 45.43 48,43 48.48 32,62 32,32 31.36 41.24 44943 43,24 31,55 30.39 24,78 40.35 43,41 41,87 30,52 30.68 22,63 40,33 43,29 41,35 30,29 31,79 21,39 FINANCE 6 other centers,.,,,,.,.,,......• •••. , Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U. S. Government, annual rate: do.,,. • ••••••• llll llll Bonds : Prices (Standard and Poor's Corporation): Industrial, utility, and railroad (AI+ issues): Domestic municipal (15 bonds) •••••• ,,,,do.» .. Yields: 1 Domestic corporate (Moody s),.•••••••••••••••••••percent.. By ratings: Aaa,,,,,,,,.,<„.,,,.,,,.,,,,....,.,,,,do«.e. r\»©ooo«9so80o©a8oe®»ffl«oeeeffloes®9«®ee«"0o.<>. Doa,,,. , , , , « , , , , , , . , , . , , , , . ,.,,.,«,,, QO. ., , By groups: Industrial....,..,.....,......eeo.....do..., Rai Iroad.. ..... ,„ ,.,,,do, ... Domestic municipal: Standard and Poor's Corporation (15 bonds),,...••edo.,.. Stocks: Dividend rate per share: Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody's..............doliars,. Industrial (125 stocks),, .....,„. do.,.. Public utility (24 stocks)..............,,,,......do.,.. Railroad (25 stocks)..............................do,... Banks (15 stocks),,.,.,,.,,, , ,„,„ do.,,. Insurance (10 stocks) ,,„., 68,«,,,.,»,..dos,,, Dividend yields (200 stocks), Moody's......,,.•....percent,. Railroad (25 stocks),.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, BanKS \ 1J ,,, do.,,, S T O C K S / s s , o e e e e « e e e « , , 9 e e o « e e , , « , , , « , , , oe,C!0.,,, Dividend yields, preferred stocks, 14 high-grade (Standard and Poor's Corporation).,•.••••••.•••••••• do.,,. Prices (Standard and Poor's Corporation): Combined index (500 stocks)•••..•••••.••...•••1941-43=10., Industrial (425 stocks)..••••••••••••••••••• ••••••do,... Capital goods (129 stocks)••••••••••••••••••••••do.... Railroad (25 stocks) r_l Revised. j>/ P r e l i m i n a r y . USC0MM-DC-12776 •••••••••••••••••••••••do.,•• 46,44 49,79 49,59 33.38 31.70 31,75 | | | ! i | 4.36 41.12 43.98 43s00 31,43 33,30 22,69 \J Data reported at the beginning of each month are shown here for the previous month, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 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