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BUSINESS °F BUSINISS tc° February 7, 1958 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, 1947-49 = 100 Index, 1947-49= 100 175 175 STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and steef for castings) Monthly Weekly 1957 150' H 150 / 1958 "N 125 -fl 100 \ * -L-l I 1 1 S t 8 » i 6 8 \ 8 1 1957 1955 Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 35 70 t S 8 i 8 I 8 I I i> M i I I I I 75 J F M A W I J J A S O N D 1958 Billion Dollars 5 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) H 60 / Total 50 Private Residential ( nonfarm) \ 40 ' BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH U ' i 11 h i i i i u11 i I i i n i S955 1956 I I I I I 1 I I I M I M I I I I I I II J 1957 I \ i II I i I I I I I I i i i I i i i i I I I I I I I I i I I i 1 i i i i i Ii i I Ii 30 1955 1958 Billion Dollars 1956 1957 1958 Index, 1910-14 = 100 60 3001 PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- and intermediate-term) 280 50 Prices Paid Total (end of month) 260 h 240 2 0 y . i n i I i i n i I i i i u I i 11 i i I i i i M 1 i u i i I i i i .i i I i i i i i 1955 1956 1957 1958 2 2 0 U u » I I 1 I I I I r l I I I M h I I i i I i I I I i I i M I i I I I I I I I i I I 11 1955 1956 1957 1958 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1957 1 ITEM Jan. 26 Feb. 2 1958 J Jan. II Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Commodity prices, wholesale: 91.5 96 1,864 1,729 •116.9 *89.5 *I04.5 •125.2 90.7 94 1,885 1,747 118.7 95.5 108.5 126.0 84.8 108 5,048 2,823 118.7 93.6 108.9 126.0 84.6 102 3,058 2,808 118.8 94.2 109.1 126.0 85.4 95 118.8 94.3 108.8 125.9 84.5 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2»/ do.... do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: ,4/ Time deposits, except U. S. Government.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total. do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)....do.... Failures, industrial and commercia 1„_ 9a „„ 0 * n.3 =e = = •= e e number „ s Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-45=10.. do.... Production: s. of short tons.. Stee 1 5 / thous, of short tons.. ..thous. of cars.. 50,827 25,656 19,542 618 50,607 ' 25,087 ! 18,918 568 51,555 26,100 19,658 745 31,207 25,390 19,348 566 30,878 24,949 19,216 525 30,625 24,632 i9,089 511 58,296 22,562 85,585 26,550 50,549 8,807 58,076 22,401 85,297 26,101 50,260 8,790 258 4.05 44.87 47.75 320 4.01 44.91 47.74 56,556 24,514 87,744 26,087 51,651 8,750 524 4.15 40.99 45.95 56,532 24,500 87,018 25,945 31,361 8,747 260 4.09 40.99 43.84 56,556 24,592 86,521 25,861 30,857 8,753 333 4.02 41.20 44.03 326 4.00 41.88 44.72 1,695 12,410 168,329 7,596 1,465 12,322 163,364 7,422 1,465 12,506 138,068 6,850 1,407 12,400 128,588 6,925 1,381 12,399 125,740 6,923 2,472 96.6 666 540 2,498 97.6 648 544 1,515 #56.1 569 283 1,558 #57.0 572 287 1,496 #55.4 551 274 122,657 1,459 #54.1 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Week beginning February 5, 1958: Production, 1,454 thous. short tons; operating rate, 55.9 percent. * Monthly index for January 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 (155,459,150 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1956 1957 ITEM November December September October November December GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ...do.... saedOssss ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 28,771 14,475 2,521 1,508 4,085 5,445 1,059 754 28,070 14,572 2,594 j 1,552 4,590 5,699 895 | 626 28,171 15,664 2,200 1,651 4,295 2,750 995 695 29,532 14,386 2,356 1,688 4,406 3,005 1,026 761 r27,270 r13,577 r2,102 r1,455 r4,0l! r5,465 r854 r659 26,354 13,146 1,949 3,297 4,172 3,480 791 541 14,296 4,264 556 !,I92 895 1,865 2,799 442 28,480 14,294 2,551 1,487 4,189 5,234 1,019 741 15,698 4,088 545 1,072 816 1,780 5,057 461 | 28,846 14,526 2,462 S,4I8 4,241 1 3,550 1 1,014 746 14,507 4,493 574 1,104 952 2,015 2,719 462 28,215 14,152 2, 182 1,547 4,514 3,407 940 668 15,146 4,660 577 1,214 981 2,086 2,866 524 28,064 15,952 2,224 1,555 4,265 5,297 950 650 r15,695 r4,258 r558 r1,085 r87l r1,856 r2,744 414 13,208 4,154 359 961 802 1,710 2,936 26,684 13,076 2,069 1,389 3,995 3,134 867 636 14,186 4,240 357 1,109 888 1,940 2,765 462 14,520 4,278 572 1,147 868 1,956 2,786 i 474 14,083 4,278 378 1,040 932 1,951 2,803 481 14,152 4,531 356 1,029 917 2,002 2,895 490 r27,22l r13,548 r2,l56 r1,429 r4,l75 r3,255 r850 r659 r 15,675 r4,257 r55l r1,025 r862 r!,94l r2,717 431 jr/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 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S-21 of January 1958 SURVEY — November 1957 indexes of agricultural exports were incorrectly shown in October column as indexes of imports for consumption. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 12754 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 13,608 4,312 370 1,008 853 1,873 2,694 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 5956 5957 ITEM November December September October November December GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS — Continued Manufacturers' Inventories, end of month: 51,965 30,346 4,031 3,062 10,309 7,659 1,843 1,150 52,515 30,591 4,119 3,056 10,316 7,714 1,855 1,159 53,581 31,306 4,401 3,061 10,475 7,843 1,832 1,201 53,734 35,487 4,488 3,017 10,390 8,115 1,804 1,197 r53,746 r3l,306 r4,443 r3,002 rl0,4l5 r8,006 r1,794 rl,2IO 53,730 31,213 4,453 2,955 10,295 7,949 1,831 1,261 21,619 5,111 5,895 2,582 1,325 3,539 3,252 1,014 21,924 5,061 1,959 2,663 1,362 3,633 3,249 1,049 22,275 4,837 1,940 2,561 1,396 3,641 3,705 1,031 22,247 4,929 1,960 2,515 1,395 3,658 3,732 1,053 r22,440 r5,026 r!,965 r2,562 1,403 r3,720 r3,730 1,079 22,517 4,920 1,987 2,581 1,439 3,869 3,613 52,230 30,647 3,891 3,157 10,404 7,714 1,895 i,l68 52,295 30,660 3,975 3,183 50,409 7,630 1,869 1,175 54,166 31,820 4,344 3,123 10,658 8,049 1,877 1,251 54,103 31,754 4,356 3,143 10,583 7,979 1,880 1,273 r53,87i r3l,5lh r4,279 r3,095 rl0,5l7 r7,976 r1,845 r 1,274 53,573 31,222 4,255 3,078 10,386 7,864 1,844 1,274 21,563 4,814 1,895 2,674 1,338 3,582 3,588 1,035 21,635 4,799 1,884 2,713 1,349 3,594 3,249 1,039 22,346 4,684 2,000 2,631 1,410 3,741 3,597 1,074 22,349 4,725 1,980 2,625 1,423 3,732 3,623 1,097 r22,360 r4,732 r1,965 r2,628 1,417 r3,763 r3,657 1,101 22,351 4,697 1,949 2,632 1,439 3,826 3,613 29,428 15,545 2,614 5,354 4,366 3,919 14,283 28,839 15,068 2,452 1,458 4,304 4,575 13,771 26,371 12,047 2,039 1,571 3,812 1,979 14,324 26,730 11,788 2,027 1,517 3,798 1,776 14,942 r26,056 r 12,385 r1,758 r1,144 r3,43l r3,6l6 rl3,67l 25,344 12,211 1,594 1,093 3,653 3,924 13,133 29,972 15,776 2,508 1,472 4,720 4,584 14,196 29,005 14,543 2,372 1,488 4,127 3,843 14,462 26,565 12,519 2,202 1,496 3,952 2,300 14,046 26,226 12,154 2,081 1,459 3,943 2,079 14,072 r26,102 rl2,434 rl,686 r 1,243 r3,724 r3,345 r13,668 25,196 11,588 1,542 1,115 3,497 3,116 13,608 63,441 60,319 7,086 4,400 20,569 23,708 3,122 64,210 61,015 7,544 4,526 20,083 24,584 3,195 55,993 53,179 5,840 4,090 18,959 19,650 2,854 53,191 50,581 5,531 3,919 18,311 18,423 2,610 r51,977 r49,389 r5,187 r3,630 r!7,73l r18,576 r2,588 50,967 48,454 4,832 3,426 17,212 19,020 2,513 3.0 3.3 .3 1.5 1.3 .2 2.2 2.8 .2 1.4 1.0 .2 3.3 4.4 .2 1.8 2.2 .2 2.9 4.0 .2 2.3 1.3 .2 r2.2 r4.0 .2 r2.7 .9 .2 pi.6 p3.6 of dol.. 40,831 31,240 42,097 35,827 43,270 33,415 43,274 33,504 43,530 33,596 44,798 34,127 ...do.... 3,449 3,594 3,512 3,595 3,824 1 3,237 3,451 3,241 3,388 3,276 r3,546 r3,4l8 3,545 3,456 3,541 3,358 3,439 3,347 r3,559 r3,394 4,091 3,560 3,637 3,498 4,805 866 531 3,408 7,138 2,736 556 3,846 J 4,602 672 517 3,413 5,732 1,244 510 3,978 5,469 1,181 465 3,823 6,727 2,109 of dol.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... ..dOeeee Texti le.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles>).do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Manufacturers' orders: ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles), ..do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.., ••do.... •..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles),• . . 0 0 . . . . EMPLOYMENT Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments: )loyees.. ..do.... •..do.... ..do.... P.2 p2.6 p.6 P.2 FINANCE Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-terra): Installment credit extended and repaid: Life insurance written (new pa id-for insurance): r/ Revised. £./ Preliminary. _[/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 12754 454 4,164 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1956 1957 j j 1958 ITEM January December October November December January COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmerss OlOpS®a®®@s9e9@a©©©o®s»oo©s©®a»ss®®®BO©©o»8©»©®©®©®«CiOeseo Commercial vegetables, fresh m a r k e t e e o e e e e o f t s Potatoes (including dry edible beans) do*a«<, «O0OOdoO(S9, WOO ioaeeeeee>eeaeeesaeeee0»»eeeeeee«oeesee<»e0ooeaee OO.©so 235 237 263 262 185 234 205 264 ! 155 46 S 238 238 237 256 187 236 227 266 S62 457 240 224 221 273 156 219 187 231 154 483 242 224 241 263 152 221 187 235 164 473 242 218 240 239 i 152 221 180 237 17! 466 247 225 334 232 146 217 183 233 S78 474 233 274 239 165 260 238 270 254 155 265 254 277 274 180 279 258 279 278 188 267 264 275 294 185 261 267 269 308 174 254 269 283 255 292 82 273 286 258 296 8! 275 289 260 298 81 276 r289 r263 299 81 277 289 264 301 82 1 Prices paid? Production a terns » <,•••••«• «•«••• «>«<>••• sao «. t x t i t . ^ o , , , , All commod e ^ services, int., taxes, and wage r a t e s a s d Q e 8 e e Par 9ty r S TS Oo a©©®»eeo@e9©o«»8©»»®««e®«eo®oa©ee®o«68ao a Q O © o s> o 268 283 252 290 j 81 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction (unadjusted), total •••••••••••••mi 1* of dol8<, rf1VaTe, TO•alaeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeaeseoeeeeesaseseeesesoee"O s e•e Additions and alterations^••«,••••«,•• • e 0 9 e e e a 9 a « 0 e « d 0 e e a s Nonresidential building, total (/•••••••••••••••••••do««.« in d U S T r !3f<5#00000<3,5oos©eoos©oee©oQe©<s<i,o©eooo3©Qae> • O O 9 •ae UOnBTier C I S l o s s e f f i c o o a s o s o a f f l o e o o s a o s s o s o o E O O o o o o o o e o e Q O 0 0 0 e PUD 81 C U T 1 1 8 T I e S oa©so©oooffl©o©©oooooso©<i)«iessoooooosio«i 9 O O 0 e0 © P U D I J C , T O T a I©oe>o®<9e<B<s<»e©o®«>eeeees>«»ee®ffleQOG©s©<soQeQee © O O o • a e New construction (seasonally adjusted), total 9 ,,.,do,,., Nonresidential building••••••••••••••••••••••••••••«do«.• • Construction cost indexi Department of Commerce composite, 0 9 0 rj Revised, \J Except farm and p u b l i c USCOMM-DC-12754 9aea91947-49=100«„ 4,112 2,942 1,484 1,090 343 802 25! 332 114 528 3,667 2,705 1,345 1,005 290 764 | 248 } 305 800 483 874 339 93 225 217 1,436 406 132 575 323 1,170 364 107 410 289 962 342 88 275 257 924 341 80 250 253 3,922 2,736 i,4N 749 129 435 1,186 375 44 S 4,064 2,833 1,414 761 133 510 1,231 388 429 4,043 2,843 1,434 758 134 503 1,200 377 427 4,051 2,854 1,444 755 133 508 1,197 385 423 4,039 2,779 1,382 727 135 522 1,260 379 490 134 138 !38 138 3,198 2,324 1,137 885 2S4 722 269 269 97 357 890 324 98 239 229 3,904 2,799 1,460 764 129 435 S, 105 365 369 134 [ 3,285 2,361 1,116 860 207 704 240 267 I0S 428 utility,, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. O F F I C I A L BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 4,495 3,059^ 1,535 1,130 357 806 256 332 133 570 3,544 2,654 1,362 1,045 277 772 274 305 97 413 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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