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February 22,1957
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^INCOME
1P^ENT5
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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
INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9
INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 " SOO
Monthly
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
100
250
Weekly
1957
{seasonally adjusted)
225
225
1956^
200
200
175
175
1 5 0 IjyL L L L I
I
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I
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1954
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1956
1955
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S O N D
INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 * 100
INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = iOO
200
I 200
Weekly
Monthly
STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots a n d steel for castings)
-J
S75
125
^ ^
i
<\i
i S ^
i H i
K
y
175
1957
n
s\/~
v r\
150
SOO
I i
J F M A M J
1957
0
i
150
1956
I
'
125
/
o> 9
i /i
I I
1954
1 1 M
1 I 1 M
1 1
i
i
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L 1 1 !
1 J_. J—1—1—1
1957
1956
1955
INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
180
130
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
I I I I I
J F M A M J
I I I I I I
J A S O N D
WHOLESALE PRICES
(F. R. B. seas. adj. index)
160 —
H
120
Commodities Other Than
" Farm Products Q Foods **
S 10
ALL COMMODITIES
140
SOO h
Form Products
120
too
JJ J..J LJLULJJJ.. -J-l 1 1 1J 1 1 1 JLI_I I 1 I I 1 1 .1 L J L L1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 1
I
1957
8 0 ffti > ' 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 i i i i i i I I I I I I l-L-LJ1954
1955
1956
1957
SOO
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS *
2
1957
1956
ITEM
Feb. 11
Feb. 18
88.9
97
1,637
1,497
*II2.4
*86.0
*99.0
* 120.6
88.6
95
1,624
1,482
30,219
25,104
18,773
543
Jan. 26
Feb. 2
Feb. 9
Feb. 16-
Commodity prices, wholesales
Foods, processed.............
Al 1 other...
»*.»•»••«.»6o a ..*
.......
.•••••••••.do.•••
.,..••••.
1 17. 1
89.3
104.6
125.3
89/7
102
91.3
96
1,864
1,729
90.7
94
1,383
1,747
30,247
25,174
18/693
549
30,827
25,636
19,342
559
30,607
25,087
18,918
309
30,595
25,146
18,920
378
57,047
21,458
84,!40
28,498
26,211
8,161
56,39!
21,428
84,310
28,542
26,30!
8, 197
58.296
22,362
85,583
26,330
30,349
8,807
58,076
22,401
85,297
26,101
30,260
8,790
56,874
22,470
85,069
25,921
30,162
8,770
236
3.28
321.6
369.3
252
3.27
321.0
368.5
258
4.03
330.8
383.9
320
4.0!
330.2
382.4
287
4.01
323.2
373.5
1,692
11,343
160,967
7,046
2,439
#99.1
684
354
1,675
1!,321
151,547
7,116
2,433
#98,8
698
363
1,695
12,410
168,329
7,396
2,472
96.6
666
340
!,463
12,322
163,504
7,422
2,498
97.6
648
344
1,621
12,019
170,120
7,46!
2,485
97.1
665
344
117/0
88.8
104,1
125.4
**89.0
F i nance t
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...do....
Member bank reserve balances .3/,., ..ii-... *.......... do....
30,64i
24,997
!8,808
434
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities;4V
Time deposits, except U. S. Government.
Loans and investments (adjusted), total ,..»••
do....
do....
Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)..do..,.
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) j3/»o...percent,.
Stock prices, 480 stocks (Stand.A Poor's) 4/. 1935-39=100..
.7,........do....
317
3.99
318.3
367.6
Production:
of short tons..
,mi1. of kw.-hr..
Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's).,..... 9 S » « * e s o . n u m b e r o e
..thous. of bb!..
, of short tons..
.thous. of cars..
dr,
171,890
2,501
97.7
±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. j>/ Week beginning February 18,
1957: Production, 2,475 thous. short tons; operating rate, 96.7 percent. */ Monthly index for February 1956. **/ Wednesday price. #/ Not
comparable with 1957 rates, which are based on higher capacity.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1955
1957
1956
ITEM
December
January
October
November
December
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
National income and product:
Seasonally adjusted quarterly totals at annual rates:
National income, total,..
••••bit. of do I
Compensation of employees, total...
do..
Wages and salaries, total
...,.do..
Pri vate...«....••
••«..do.•
Mili tary
do..
Government civilian.«••••..••••••••s«»»e»««.,do»4
334.4
230,3
217.0
180,5
9.7
26.8
*343.5
*240.4
*226.2
* 188.3
*9.5
*28.-5
13.3
49,3
28.0
11.4
9.8
*I4.2
*50.7
*29.5
*ll,6
*9.7
14.4
51.7
29.9
12.1
9.7
Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj.,total.do.,
Corporate profits before tax, total
......do..
Corporate profits tax liability....
..do..
Corporate profits after tax
do..
Inventory valuation adjustment....••....*«*....do..
Net i nterest.
.do..
43.4
46.4
23.4
23.0
-3.0
11.3
*40.4
*4i,2
*20.8
*20.4
*-.8
*I2.0
-3.3
12.4
Gross national product, totaI.,
do..
Personal consumption expenditures, total........ *•/. do..
Durable goods..,.
.....do..
Nondur ab I e goods
,
„.
do..
Services
...do..
401.9
259.5
35.4
129.2
94.9
*4I3.8
*266.8
*33.0
*J34.0
*99.7
423.8
270.9
34.8
134.7
101.4
65,!
33*. 0
25.9
6.1
-.8
78.1
47.2
40.6
30.9
*65*l
*33.6
•29.5
*2.0
*t.7
*80.2
*47.2
*4L9
*33,0
68.5
32°,9
31.5
4.1
2.4
82.0
48.3
43.2
33.7
Supplements to wages and salaries....
Proprietors' and rental income, total..
Business and professional
Farm,
.
Rental income of persons
..do..
••••do*.
........do..
•• .do..
do..
Gross private domestic investment; totaU* = * *.* **do*,
New construction.....
do..
Producers' durable equipment...
..
...do..
Change in business inventories
.,.do..
Net foreign investment...
...do..
Gov't purchases of goods and services, total.....do..
Federal (less Government sales)...
do..
Nat i ona I secur i ty
,do..
State and local......
...*..
.do,.
*/ Data for 3rd quarter 1956.
245,
231,
192,
9,
28.
January
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1955
3
1957
1956
ITEM
December
January
October
November
January
December
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued "
National income and product - Continued
Seasonally adjusted Quarterly t o t a l s at annual rates - Con.
333.2
39,9
293.3
22.4
*327.0
*38.8
*288,2
*2I.4
314.6
36.3
278.4
18.8
Industrial production (FRB):
foetal fabricating (including ordnance)•..••:....***de eess
Transportation e q u i p m e n t s . • • • • • • • • • • » 9 ••
do....
Stone, clay, and glass products
..«..*•«.do«...
Mi seel laneous manufactures*,. • • • • • • • • • > • • . • • • • • . . d o . . . .
Printing and p u b l i s h i n g . - . . . . . . . * . . , . « , . , , . • . • • • • « • d o , . . .
Metal fabricating (including ordnance)
do....
142
143
161
147
173
137
164
214
161
143
144
160
151
172
135
167
206
160
r 151
r!53
168
149
180
145
181
202
r!73
147
149
rS66
r!46
181
138
177
r2l8
174
144
146
r!65
.rl-43
rl82
r!38
rI76
r224
r 175
pi45
pl47
p!65
pl46
pl82
pl34
p|77
p222
p 171
128
113
153
149
125
130
141
127
91
151
122
116
150
141
128
127
143
129
91
153
127
130
165
154
137
145
140
132
93
S47
122
117
r!6i
150
132
144
r!43
r!30
90
r!49
125
r!04
ri56
146
126
142
rl46
128
83
r!53
pi 18
pl06
pl50
pl38
pl29
p!38
pl48
pl28
p83
pl55
144
146
161
150
172
138
143
145
160
148
170
136
146
148
164
147
177
142
146
147
165
ri46
180
138
147
148
166
r!46
rl82
rl39
p!46
p!47
pl64
pl43
pi 80
p!36
nw
I W
1 1 fl>
t\j
~ \1C
~ lm»-r
A
y
212
159
205
160
r202
172
r2!5
172
r22l
173
p22l
pl7l
123
126
154
146
130
128
141
129
87
.15!
122
128
154
144
129
131
142
131
87
153
122
122
!57
146
131
141
139
128
85
147
r l 18
120
159
rl42
129
139
rl4»
rl29
83
r!49
120
r l 16
r!57
143
rl30
139
rl46
130
80
rl53
p 1 18
p 117
pi 54
pl4l
pl30
pl42
pl47
pl30
p79
pl55
148
165
193
142
111
144
159
173
150
109
128
r!32
105
r!58
118
ri39
rl5l
164
rl40
r l 12
rl40
ri53
177
r!34
rill
pl37
p!50
pl74
pl32
pl07
150
165
187
148
114
rl45
rl58
171
rl49
113
r!24
130
117
143
112
r 131
rl40
148
r!34
rl09
r!38
rl49
162
rl39
113
pl36
pl47
pi 69
p!3l
pill
III.3
I I 1.9
115.6
115.9
rl!6.3
116.9
89.9
119.4
III.5
82.9
95.6
82.7
59.3
98.2
115,2
107,2
107.9
75.3
91.5
120.0
111,8
84.1
105.0
81.5
63.0
98.3
115.1
106,1
108.1
75.7
95.0
123.6
115,6
88.4
97.6
84.0
73.0
103.6
115.3
110.9
106.4 !
85.7
94.9
123.8 1
116.2
87*9
104.3
87.9
68.6
103.6
115.8
113.6
106.4
82.7 1
r-96.7
124.2
r116.2
r88.9
102.6
88.8
71.7
103.1
115.4
r112.6
r105.6
124.2
108.2
122.5 !
lllo2
117.5
121.1 1
106.5
99.8
121.5
123.! >
r124.7
108.3
r122.5
r114.0
120.9
i
Ooft&umer durables output (FRB):
COMMODITY PRICES
Economic sector:
Crude materials for further p r o c e s s i n g , , , , ,
do,...
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components,..do,...
Commodities other than farm products and f o o d s , , , , , , , d o , . . .
Fuel, power, and lighting mater i a I s ,
do,*..
119.8
106.6
119.4
109.3
115.6
117.3
105.8
96.7
125. 1
126.4
i
[
1
!•
!
j
[
[
120.4
106.3
120.0
111.0
117.2
118,0
105.6
96.7
126.3
127.6
123.6
107.7
122.6
111.7
118.3
121.0
106.5
99.7
122.0
123.6
r/ Revised. %J Preliminary. «/ Data for 3rd quarter 1956. J./ Goods to users, including raw foods and fuels.
1
r8l.5
r!2l.2
r105.9
r99.2
r!2I.O
r 122,5 1-
97.2
(24.9
116.7
89.3
100.7
89.5
73.9
104.3
M5.8
112.5
105.6
84.8
125.2
108.7
IZ3.5
115.9
124.4
121.8
106.5
98.4
121.4
!22 e 6
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
4
1957
1956
1955
STEM
December
January
October
December
November
January
COMMODITY PRICES - Continued
Wholesale price index - Continued
Commodities other than farm products and foods - Continued
Machinery and motive products... •••••••••••••.1947-49=100*.
Electrical machinery and equipment....,...«, e . s © o © o C J O . o a ©
Motor vehicles..•••••••••••••.••••••••••••. .......do....
Metals and meta! products,......,.••.••«•••., e . o » e • . d O » . a .
Iron and stee1........»..«•».........a..®.* .......do....
Nonmetallic minerals, structural aeeo „..,....« .......do®..,
Pulp, paper, and allied products..••••••••••• .»»•«..do....
r o p 6 r . . . . . . . . . e . s e a e . e s s . a. <teee..ee@.e<>a<>.s • i « , i « i ) U O « e « 9
Rubber and products...•••••••••••••••••..•••• O 0 © O Q « 8"0(j Q O Q
Textile products and apparel..s,........^a.e*, . s a © © • e 0 0 . . . ©
A p p a r @ I . . .:. . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . « . , . , . . , . . . s o . . . . . . . . . . Q O . o 0 8
Tobacco-manufactures and bottled beverages, e . > 9 9 t i « « w i e e t
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
Engineering construction:
Contract awards CENR) J./*..••••«••••••••• ••••••«mi 1. of dol*.
New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started?
Unadjusted:
Total, privately and publicly owned,,......** ..thousands^.
Private1y owned, tota1.••••.••••»••..•••••• .......do.,..
In metropolitan areas..«...,.....a...®*.* o e s . a
ae"Oe...
. . .•
....QO«« ee
Pub! i c 1 y owned
. • • •.......
Seasonally adjusted at annual rate:
Construction cost indexes:
American Appraisal Co., The, average, 30 cities ...1913=100,.
At Iante.
..
do. e 9 .
do....
New York.
Jl.
121.7
I4S.I
143.2
I30.a
152.2
S6I.I
131.5
128.1
139, I
S45.8
95.3.
99.7
123.1
143,4
145,2
134.2
152,1
162.5
131.2
127.8
139.2
146.9
95.4
99.7
123.5
r143,6
r145.4
134.3
r152.3
163.3
13.1.3
r128.0
139.2
147.9
95.6
99.7
123,6
143.9
146,0
134.3
152.4
164.3
131.9
128.6
139.3
144.6
95.8
99,7
124.0
1,693
1,593
1,878
1,736
1,590
1,664
76.2
73.5
53,6
r93.6
r9i,2
r63.4
r2,4
80.0
79.6
54.1
64.0
63.6
44.9
65.0
62.2
44.2
2.7
75.0
73.7
53,6
1.3
.4
.4
2.8
1,192,0
1,195.0
r1,052.0
1,060.0
1,030.0
1,010.0
619
666
622
667
644
582
629
642
696
644
696
647
699
681
596
681
595
687
594
649
702
701
594
133,0
132.1
126,7
143.9
147,2
125.4
123.6
132,6
151.0
95.6
99.1
121.7
133.3
132,4
126.7
145. I
149,4
127.0
124.8
134.6
148.4
95.7
99.5
643
580
638 |
470
452142.9
150.2
636
470
635
470
148.0
155.4
147.9
155.4
148.5
156.3
48,377
109,530
53,751
111,943
52,188
94,508
r42,946
rl06,3J6
45,227
115,949
90,319
76,026
136,319
93,522
78,480
141,732
88,158
82,023
197,788
83,514
r71,526
r199,334
93,764
73,278
202,518
609
446
L O U I S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . « « « . . . a . .e . . . . . o . d O . 9 . e
Associated General Contractors Caff types)....< .......do..,.
1947*49=100..
142. f
149.3
640
472
149. S
157.1
RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
Natural rubber:
..do..,.
Synthetic rubber:
Product ion,,
«•••••••••
••••>(.)•>••<
Consumpti on• ••••.••,.......,.,,..».«.»•••.«,..«
.do..,.
!...!•.do..••
Tires and tubes:
Pneumatic casings:
do....
.......do....
do....
S9
i
8,478
7,515
4,045
18,778
8,979
8,203 1
3,402
19,517
8,799
7,776
2,908
18,775
7,641
7,518
3,516
18,803
8,556
7,548
3,579
19,872
2,719
2,686
6,833
2,917 1
3,608
6,294
3,025
2,877
6,469
2,585
2,792
6,250
2,670
2,837
6, 109
Inner tubes:
PrOdUCt tOn•...•.•«.... a.ee.e.ao..........«..€
,
do,,..
do....
do
rj Revised. \J Data for December 1955, November 1956, and January 1957, are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks, 2/ Data reported at the
beginning of each month are shown here for the previous month.
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