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February 5, 1960 BUSINESS STATISTICS °*fiS!Ssi&* 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, 1941-43= 10 90 Index, 1941-43 = 10 90 Monthly (daily avg. close) PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Weekly (Wednesday close) 80 — 70 — H 80 70 1960 60 - 50 — Yrrf^A I 60 1959 40 j j i i i i i i i i i i 1 i 1957 i i i i i i i i i i • i i i 1958 Billion Dollars 40 i i i i i i i i i i i 1959 Billion Dollars 80 i 1 i i i i i I960 I I I—I I I, I I I I—L.J 4 0 JFMAMJUASOND Billion Dollars 6 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES NEW CONSTRUCTION (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) 35 50 H70 Total Put in Place Sales (left scale) 30 60 25 50 * Book value, end of month (right scale) 2 0 M^ • i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1958 1957 Private Residential (nonfarm) i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i 1959 I 40 I Billion Dollars 60 L i 1 1 1 t i 1 1 1 11 11111i11111iIi111111ii!•11111i111i11 1957 I960 1958 1959 I960 Index, 1910-14= 100 320 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- and intermediate-term) 300 280 Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) 260 fnstaffment Credit (end of month) 240 / Prices Received 2 0 Li i i i i 11 I'I i i I i i i i i 11 i i i i 1957 1958 I i i i i i 11 i i i i I i i i i i I i i 11 i 1959 I960 220 L'l I M I N I I I • ' • ' i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i 1957 1958 1959 II I I I I I I I I I I960 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1959 ITEM Jan. 24 Commodity prices, wholesale: A11 commod i t ies ; 1947-49= 100.. Farm products . do.... Foods, processed. do.... A11 other do.... 22 commodities 2/ do.... Department store sales..... do.... Insured unemployment, total .3/... thous.. State programs U n c i . Alaska and Hawaii) do.... Failures, industrial and commercial number.. Finance: Currency in circulation 4/ mil. of do I.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 47 do.... Member bank reserve balances 4/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated ±/ do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: 5J Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of doi.. Time deposits, except interbank do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U. S. Government obligations do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross) do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) ±/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 57...1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks ....do.... Production: Bituminous coal 47 thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. of kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 47 thous. of bbl.. Steel .6/ thous. of short tons.. Percent of capaci ty Freight car loadings, total thous. of cars.. M i see 11 aneous do.... I960 Jan. 31 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 119.3 86.6 106.1 128.7 85.1 113 119.5 88.4 105.8 128.6 85.2 302 281 85.3 105 2,698 2,450 296 •119.5 *9I.5 •108.7 •127.5 84.7 106 2,663 2,425 322 83.8 132 2,356 2,174 242 119.2 86.7 105.5 128.7 84.1 120 2,371 2,186 292 31,385 27,368 18,769 535 31,150 27,094 18,817 393 32,519 29,318 19,146 509 32,282 28,633 19,034 568 31,910 28,098 18,940 576 31,650 27,370 18,431 293 63,383 30,067 62,791 30,071 62,435 30,236 103,996 27,406 30,131 12,640 4.91 58.08 62.23 62,273 30,136 102,834 26,904 29,983 12,635 4.92 57.07 61.16 4.92 56.72 60.69 1,471 14,236 203,836 7,146 2,727 95.7 606 322 1,442 14,523 206,882 7,190 2,727 95.7 587 314 *Mi496 4.41 56.04 59.75 "ill503 4.44 55.16 58.84 61,967 30,365 103,914 27,018 30,171 12,630 4.90 60.13 64.75 !,334 13,394 151,565 7,194 2,056 #72.6 556 286 1,431 13,151 144,787 7,107 2,178 #76.9 583 299 1,500 14,308 191,153 7,3 12 2,715 95.3 592 314 *34.]862 206,161 2,717 95.4 ±/ 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 February I, I960: Production, 2,687 thous. short tons; operating rate, 94.3 percent. • Monthly index for January 1959. # Based on January I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons); not comparable with I960 rates which are based on January I, I960, annual capacity (148,570,970 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1958 J 1959 ITEM November December October September November December GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SALES: VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL mil. of dol.. ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do Tobacco. Textile ...do.... ...do.... ;..do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL ...do.... ...do.... ...do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ...do.... Lumber and furniture ...do.... 1 Stone, clay, and glass ...do Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ ...do ...do-4-. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 26,729 12,911 1,999 1,415 3,736 3,208 843 640 13,818 4,347 370 1,123 917 1,881 2,763 425 27,954 13,717 ! 2,117 i 1,415 4,085 3,646 831 583 14,237 4,353 422 1,071 898 1,833 3,237 502 30,032 13,687 1,218 1,898 4,726 2,768 1,073 775 30,849 14,528 1,269 1 1,800 ! 4,822 3,570 1,034 782 16,345 4,855 416 1,310 1,060 2,379 3,235 528 27,467 13,295 2,! 13 1,553 3,951 3,040 891 667 14,172 4,436 378 1,102 936 2,023 2,819 472 28,135 13,613 2,256 1,586 3,975 3,184 884 655 1 14,522 4,481 1 414 1,079 955 2,004 2,970 1 518 29,818 14,113 1,212 1,759 4,663 3,641 977 718 15,705 4,618 408 1,222 1,029 2,273 3,301 544 i 16,321 4,950 409 1,346 1,086 2,339 3,037 569 r28,530 r13,305 1,907 r 1,527 r4,52l r2,70l r897 652 r15,225 r4,585 r44l r1,256 r974 r2,120 r3,103 r439 30,776 15,324 2 712 1,608 4,854 3,584 841 629 15,452 4,576 440 1,229 976 2,169 3,400 493 29,384 14,047 1,186 1,631 4,666 3,778 952 704 15,337 4,609 ! 399 1,197 1,006 2,219 3,037 555 r28,972 r13,479 1,956 r1,623 r4,7l7 r2,5l4 r922 662 1 r 15,493 r4.643 r443 1 r1,209 r994 r2,236 r3,183 r482 30,814 14,992 2,815 1 751 4,699 2,970 906 707 15,822 4,687 431 1 267 1*049 2,371 3, 148 508 jr/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. CORRECTION for p. S-10, January I960 SURVEY: October 1959 sales, unadj. of general merchandise stores (firms with II or more stores) should read $ 1,318 million. 9228 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1958 1959 ITEM November GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: BOOK VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL mil. of do I. Durable goods industries, total ±/ do... Pr imary meta I do. •. Fabr i cated meta I ..do... Machinery (including electrical) do... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do... Lumber and furniture... do... Stone, clay, and glass do... December September October November 49,160 27,684 4,217 2,809 8,866 6,593 1,683 1,162 49,468 27,873 4,297 .2,810 8,852 6,639 1,728 1,188 51,551 29,601 3,971 3,055 9,650 7,290 1,849 1,226 51,434 29,224 3,981 2,854 9,700 7,062 1,819 1,257 r51,782 r29,43l r4,116 r2,860 r9,703 r7,114 r1,834 r 1,296 21,476 4,958 1,861 2,371 1,405 3,724 3,390 998 21,595 4,891 1,978 2,422 1,443 3,791 3,264 1,004 21,950 4,944 1,862 2,445 1,442 3,853 3,398 1,075 22,210 5,021 1,926 2,431 1,444 3,944 3,443 1,087 r22,35l r5,098 1,923 r2,45l r1,466 r4,000 r3,398 rl,U4 49,297 27,877 4,058 2,896 8,954 6,576 1,730 1,223 49,179 27,815 4,111 2,897 8,904 6,543 1,740 1,200 51,892 29,817 3,923 3,117 9,741 7,305 1,860 1,277 51,515 1 29,249 3,870 2,912 6,887 1,855 1,320 r51,625 r29,347 r3,986 r2,9l8 r9,73l r6,928 r 1,861 r 1,336 21,420 4,676 1,861 2,456 1,419 3,767 3,324 1,018 21,364 4,670 1,920 2,444 1,443 3,739 3,264 994 22,075 4,832 1,930 2,516 1,471 3,970 3,267 1,114 22,266 4,810 1,955 2,536 1,481 4,037 3,295 1,115 r22,278 r4,8l4 1,942 r2,542 r1,496 r4,04l r3,283 r 1,120 27,368 13,452 2,265 1,393 3,656 3,587 13,916 28,033 13,796 2,294 1,429 4,052 3,501 14,237 30,527 14,285 1,807 1,876 4,941 2,712 16,242 31,258 14,980 1,818 1,863 4,794 3,626 16,278 r28,559 r13,299 r2,149 r 1,596 r4,282 r2,6M r15,260 New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total do. Durable goods industries, total ±/ do. Pr i mary meta I do. Fabr i cated meta I do. Machinery (including electrical) do. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)....do. Nondurable goods industries, total do. 27,797 13,574 2,262 1,601 4,019 3,007 14,223 28,365 13,673 2,210 1,458 4,047 2,958 14,692 30,552 14,747 1,957 1,705 5,067 3,155 15,805 30,449 15,099 1,870 1,791 4,982 3,661 15,350 r29,222 r13,721 r2,!4l rl,8l8 r4,673 r2,303 rl5,50l Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total do... Durable goods industries, total ±/ do... Pr imary meta I do... Fabr i cated meta I do... Machinery (incIuding e lectr ical) do... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)....do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES: Fa i I ures, tota I number. Commercial service .' do... Constr uct i on do... Manufacturing and mining do... Reta i I trade do... Who I esa I e trade do... 46,718 43,929 4,174 3,046 16,045 16,649 2,789 46,797 44,008 4,351 3,060 16,012 16,504 2,789 51,068 47,852 5,971 3,207 18,043 15,687 3,216 51,477 48,304 6,520 3,270 18,015 15,743 3,173 r51,506 r48,298 r6,762 r3,339 r17,776 r15,653 r3,208 1,121 97 176 190 550 108 1,082 88 176 185 515 118 1,144 1,125 102 164 221 532 106 1,130 105 186 195 520 124 56,718 5,881 9,483 19,496 16,549 5,309 57,069 54,736 3,077 12,595 15,974 16,098 6,992 50,375 53,214 3,891 7,131 20,980 13,050 5,323 3,027 12, 136 17,266 15,244 5,541 Nondurable goods industries, total J./ Food and beverage Tobacco • Text ile Paper '.. Chemi ca I Petroleum and coa I Rubber . .' do. ...do. • • .do. do. do. do. do. do. BOOK VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do. Durable goods industries, total U do. Pr imary meta I do. Fabr i cated meta I do. Machinery (including electrical) do. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do. Lumber and furniture do. Stone, clay, and glass do. Nondurable goods industries, total ±/ Food and beverage , Tobacco Texti le....... Paper Chemical Petroleum and coal Rubber do. ....do. do. do. do. do. do. do. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: New orders, net (unadjusted), total do.. Durable goods industries, total ±/ do.. Pr i mary meta I do.. Fabr i cated meta I do.. Machinery (including electrical) do.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)....do.. Nondurable goods industries, total ...do.. Liabilities (current), total Commercia I service Constr uct ion Manufacturing and mining Reta i I trade Wholesale trade thous. of dol. do. do. do. do. do. 3,590 10,058 18,411 14,397 10,613 93 191 192 563 105 9,807 1 FINANCF CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): 2/ 45,586 43,970 Total outstanding, end of month .nil. of doi. 49,350 50,379 49,872 33,322 34,080 Installment credit, total do... 37,962 38,723 38,421 Installment credit extended and repaid: 4,393 3,374 4,061 Unadjusted: Extended, total ....do... 4,185 3,928 3,284 3,609 Repai d, tota I do... 3,635 3,626 3,726 3,615 3,757 4, !64 Adjusted: Extended, total do... 4,076 4,212 1 1 3,468 Repaid, total do... 3,700 3,442 3,662 3,701 jr/ Revised. ±f Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Includes data for Alaska beginning January 1959 and for Hawaii beginning August 1959. Digitized for9228 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 4 1959 1958 ITEM December January 244 213 220 256 151 199 217 214 126 504 245 215 267 238 152 199 211 218 129 499 235 219 241 274 149 203 214 208 147 505 230 216 228 260 150 206 199 216 165 504 228 217 258 254 149 206 198 215 174 491 270 270 328 155 199 270 264 328 161 200 248 273 291 138 235 243 279 275 139 230 238 274 264 148 234 274 287 265 295 83 276 r287 268 298 82 275 290 264 296 79 275 291 264 297 77 275 291 264 297 77 4,109 2,900 1,679 1,329 291 716 168 310 94 395 1,209 367 118 399 3,712 2,582 1,471 1,170 243 655 165 273 94 348 1,130 359 107 348 4,880 3,460 2,036 1,565 403 770 171 348 155 .477 1,420 368 117 568 r4,42l r3,302 rl,904 1,457 r378 790 185 354 136 r449 rl,M9 321 rl09 370 r4,073 r3,062 rl,7l8 r 1,322 r324 789 200 341 121 r4ll r1,011 r3l9 r97 286 4,424 2,988 1,733 699 166 300 126 412 1,436 400 135 539 4,557 3,065 1,793 691 160 304 127 436 1,492 396 127 600 4,313 3,129 1,811 718 169 318 155 423 1,184 338 95 418 r4,22l r3,085 r 1,748 731 180 317 158 r424 rl,l36 330 rl05 381 r4,328 r3,144 r1,760 769 196 331 161 r428 rl,l84 r345 rllO 381 October November December COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS: Prices received, all farm products...... .1910-14=100, Crops do.., Commerc i a I vegetab les .<>.••. ».... do.., Cotton . do.. Feed grains and hay do.. Food grains do.., Fruit • do.. Oi I-bearing crops » do.. Potatoes (including dry edible beans) do.., Tobacco o »••. .do.. Livestock and products. e • do.. Dairy products do.. Meat anima Is • do.. Poultry and eggs... 0 . 0 • do.. Wool do.. Prices paid: All commodities and services do.. Family living items do.. Product ion items do.. All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do.. PARITY RATIO • do.. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE: NEW CONSTRUCTION (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL Pr i vate, tota I Res ident i a I ( nonf arm)...; New dwelling units Additions and alterations Nonresidential buildings, total J./ I ndustr ial Commer cial Farm construction Public utility Public, total Nonresidential bui Idings Military facilities Hi ghway mil. of dol do. • do.. do.. do.. do.. do. • 0 do.. do.• do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. NEW CONSTRUCTION (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Pr i vate, tota I Res i dent ial ( nonf arm) Nonresidential buildings, total J./ Industrial Commercial Farm construction Pub lie ut i I i ty Public, total Nonresidential bui Idings Military faci lities Highway do.. do. • do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. ..do.. do.. do.. r/ Revised. 1/ Except farm and public utility. USC0MM-DC-9228 " UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS MHAMY POt MBVATI USE TO AVON) PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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