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tfMENTOfc0 January 1, 1960 A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THI 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 S20 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS ISO L (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) Revised Dollars 120 Wednesday da to (revised basis) Average of Wednesday data basis H no 1959 too / H 100 H 90 1958 90 h 80 h 80 70 l j t i »» 1 i i « » i I i t S956 » i » 1 i i i i i I i i i 1957 i i I t i i i i J i i i i 1958 i I i i » i i i i i i i I i i i i \,r J F M A M J J A S O N D 1959 Thousands 1,000 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Monthly (cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants) 800 600 400 ^rV [ nAl V K 0 Zr \ A \AV ^v f 200 I \ I,JL 1 J J ) i ! 1 1 1,1 1 1 1 i „L.J—1—LJ— •J-L-L J — l - L U L i - i 1 .J J F M A M J J A S O N D 1956 Index,l947-49=I00 lndex,l947-4 I 75 Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) I 50 I 25 I 00 I A ^ I I I , 1956 1957 1958 «M *> O I ,!*> cJ «yj > • I'S*!*,^. 1959 J F M A M J J A S O N D 70 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 i 1959 1958 ITEM Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Dec. 5 Dec. 19 Dec. 12 Dec. 26 Commodity prices, wholesale: »• State programs (incl. Alaska and Hawaii)..... ...do.... 84.7 249 1,933 1,764 261 119.0 85.7 105.5 128.5 84.6 298 1,905 1,735 248 118.9 85.6 105.0 128.5 83.8 318 285 195 32,533 28,889 19,160 612 32,444 28,867 18,440 376 32,601 29,153 18,761 540 32,798 29,365 18,809 473 32,908 30,006 19,405 816 63,800 29,972 62,877 30,153 34,636 34,618 11,455 10,370 61,017 30,159 104,253 28,164 30,015 12,574 61,837 30,193 103,980 27,995 30,034 12,596 63,446 30,230 105,330 27,783 30,423 12,651 4.38 53.98 57.64 4.39 54.11 57.74 4.85 58.60 63.07 4.85 58.97 63.45 4.88 58.97 63.44 1,574 13,534 159,765 7,097 1,305 12,379 120,301 7,129 1,510 13,907 67,065 7,027 1,529 14,167 99,431 7,123 1,516 14,150 174,604 7,139 2,011 #74.5 571 288 1,840 #68.2 432 220 2,650 93.6 650 330 2,732 96.5 642 333 2,726 96.3 615 324 86.1 304 2,145 1,925 251 *II9.2 *90.6 * 108.8 •127.2 86.1 205 2,441 2,2l0 185 32,394 28,311 18,844 470 82.9 Finance: Federa 1 Reserve bank credit outstanding, tota1 4/....do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor*s) J/.. 1941-43* 10.. 4.89 58.96 63.43 Production: 119,317 2,641 93.3 ±/ 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/ DaTly average. ]>/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week beginning December 28, 1959: Production, 2,687 thous. short tons; operating rate, 94.9 percent. * Monthly index for December 1958. # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); 1959 rates based on January I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons), MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1959 1958 ITEM October November ' August September October November DOMESTIC TRADE TELEVISION ADVERTISING:. NETWORK: 52,526 5,178 14,537 10,783 52,009 3,999 13,962 11,032 46,743 3,271 13,435 8,971 48,176 3,107 13,525 8,679 5,084 5,948 10,995 4,816 6,771 11,430 5,219 6,352 9,496 5,622 5,996 11,247 5,614 765 621 4,228 5,326 733 631 3,962 5,475 986 541 3,948 5,353 863 558 3,867 5,780 1,041 585 4,154 594.0 244.4 60.4 9.9 53.9 120.2 105.2 536.6 214.8 65.4 9.0 46.7 103.7 97.0 567.8 245.2 44.2 9.3 52.3 112.5 104.3 604.5 259.5 46.3 9.4 53.4 121.1 114.8 592.2 244.9 50.3 10. 1 54.3 -124.4 108.2 ! 50.1 29.8 23,1 47.4 30.0 23.8 50,0 30.5 23.5 56.2 | 32.2 1 25.1 I 9.37 9.07 65 106 9.41 64 110 9.28 70 116 A11 other•••«••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••«••••••.do.... FINANCE LIFE INSURANCE WRITTEN (NEW PAID-F0R INSURANCE): 6,078 1,275 579 4,224. PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES, ESTIMATED Death benefits••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••• ••••do.... Matured endowments.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ...'.do.... Surrender values...•••••••••••••.•••••.•••••••• .. do . • TURNOVER OF DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT INTERBANK AND U. S. GOVERNMENT, ANNUAL RATE: 56.9 P3I.4 p24.0 60.9 P34.3 p26.6 9.65 73 114 9.52 65 110 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS HOTELS: £ / Preliminary. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9180 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 75 I "3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1958 ITEM October 1959 November August September I October November CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS ORGANIC CHAMICALS, PRODUCTION: Acetic acid (synthetic and natural) Acetic anhydrIde••«•••••••••••••• Acetyl sal icy lie acid (asplrfn). Creosote oil.... DDT • 54,087 89,683 1,990 11,152 12,745 57,311 79,908 1,745 8,620 12,387 58,971 93,860 1,361 5,587 12,717 61,095 90,649 1,262 6,236 13,328 64,432 95,311 1,690 4,819 13,199 Ethyl acetate (85*) do... Ethylene glycol ••••• • ..do... Formaldehyde (37* HCHO) do... Methanol: Natural *••••• ....thous. of gal* Synthetic.................... .do... Phthalic anhydride......... ............thous. of lb. SYNTHETIC PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION: Cellulose acetate and mixed ester plastics: Sheets, rods, and tubes........... ...thous. of lb. Molding and extrusion materials......... ......do... Nitrocellulose sheets, rods, and tubes....... ..do... Phenolic and other tar acid resins ..do... Polystryrene........ ........do... 8,681 99,042 148,011 9,121 85,493 135,867 7,923 96,410 148,129 7,935 96,623 155,724 3,381 103,150 159,393 135 21,698 27,570 113 21,295 28,844 179 22,699 30,970 164 22,591 27,091 184 23,239 23,274 3,717 10,035 271 46,205 58,823 3,475 8,542 227 43,786 62,560 4,086 8,690 238 46,522 69,210 4,187 8,877 247 49,988 75,829 4,706 9,519 243 49,932 78,938 Urea and me Iamine resins.............................do... VinyJ resins.••• ......................do... Alkyd resins............. ..do... Rosin modifications................... ..........do... Polyester resins....... ••••• .do... Polyethylene resins.......... do... 30,106 88,551 32,558 11,327 12,433 79,309 27,692 85,649 26,262 10,382 9,246 78,666 28,368 98,766 32,200 11,428 11,394 103,097 31,051 98,924 33,167 12,419 11,053 104,616 33,004 105,558 31,888 12,041 11,012 109,338 168,809 57,019 92,469 45,755 48,000 42,687 29,510 37,521 185,610 75,389 78,034 46,481 73,452 78,735 45,664 26,875 r72,678 77,295 541 1,647 2,670 1,302 1,907 359 1,450 1,855 415 1,539 2,197 471 1,586 2,401 438 1,462 2,243 5,911 2,897 5,258 2,509 4,977 2,539 5,767 2,881 6,646 3,216 6,337 3,299 1,131 1,273 883 817 1,010 1,061 1,177 1,474 1,200 1,527 1,070 1,069 2,125.4 1,019.2 51.8 1,054.4 190*8 1,831.9 816.4 41.8 973.7 177.6 1,840.4 902.7 45.7 892.0 161.9 2,038.3 962.3 54.3 1,021.6 181.8 2,237.6 991.5 55.9 1,190.2 210*0 2,127.5 913.4 50.8 1,103.4 206*5 37.4 30.5 42*4 38.1 43.9 44.3 .thous. of lb. ............do... do... ••••••thous. of gal. thous. of lb. FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO RICE, CALIFORNIA: Receipts, domestic, rough........ •••••thous* of lb*, Shipments from mi I Is, milled rice......... .do... Stocks, rough and cleaned (cleaned basis), end of month•••••••«•••«••••* ••••••• •••*••• do*.. LIVESTOCK: Cattle and calves; SIaughter (federa11y i nspected): Calves..... •••••••••••••• thous. of animals., Cattle do... Receipts, principal markets .........do... Hogs: Slaughter (federally inspected) ••••••• do... Receipts, principal markets .*•. ....do.** Sheep and lambs: Slaughter (federally inspected).............. .do..., Receipts, principal markets........................do..., MEATS: Production, total............ mil. of lb., Beef and veal........... .......do..., Lamb and mutton....................................do..., Pork, including lard..... ............do..., Lard ••••••••••••••••••••• ••••• do*.*, VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS: Coconut oil: Production, crude ••••••••• ••• do***, Corn oil: Product i on, crude*••••••••••• •••••••*••••••.do.* *, Cottonseed: Consumption (crushlngs)** ••••thous* of short tons., Stocks (at oil mills), end of month................do..., Cottonseed cake and meal: Product .1 on .*.*.. ••* do..., Stocks (at oil mills), end of month.... ....do..., Cottonseed oiI: Production, crude.. ••••••mil* of lb., Flaxseed: Consumption (crushings) ..thous. of short tons., Stocks (at oil mills), end of month do..., Linseed oiI: Production, crude (raw)**..... ...mil. of lb., Soybeans: Consumption (crushings) thous. of short tons., Stocks (at oi I mills), end of month do..., Soybean cake and meal: Production mil. of lb., Stocks (at oil mills), end of month......... do..., Soybean oil: Production, crude .,...*.... * do LEATHER AND PRODUCTS LEATHER PRODUCTION: Calf and whole kip thous. of skins., Cattle hide and side kip thous. of hides and kips., Goat and kid thous. of skins., Sheep and lamb...,. .,. ..••do.*., # ## £/ Revised. Digitized for9180 FRASER 25.8 22.3 26.7 25.8 27.3 23.8 711.2 1,437.5 590.2 1,951.1 149.3 265.5 501.1 887*5 782.2 1,937.5 733.2 2,609.0 328.6 116. I 280.4 106.7 70.1 87.8 226.9 97.0 361.8 110.8 341*1 113*1 238.7 202.4 50.3 163.4 263.0 246.3 72.0 158.1 62.9 147.5 81.7 67.7 83.0 93.4 84.7 98.4 48.5 82.3 52.3 45.5 58.9 59.0 60.2 34.8 888.8 501.9 823.8 750.5 l,(*&.2 2,367.8 1,073.8 3,202.7 1,004.1 2,943.4 1,005.9 3,231.1 I., 570.1 130.1 1,577.9 162.6 1,395.4 193.0 1,270.6 108.2 1,618.4 145.2 1,642.4 151.2 352.6 351.2 318.6 296.9 391*2 389*9 699 2,331 1,829 2,581 644 2,044 1,525 2,419 515 1,873 1,739 3,123 492 r1,795 1,792 2,674 497 1,912 1,894 2,601 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1959 1958 ITEM October November August September November October METALS AND MANUFACTURES OIL BURNERS: ShlpmentSc• 0 0 0 0 .o. 0 e .. 0 oo C > 0 o*oo© 0 0 o« 0 *o<,o 0 .oo. othOUSaildS0 , 0 Stocks, end of m o n f h . ^ o ^ o o . ^ o o ^ a o o e o o o . o o . ^ o ^ o . d o . ^ , STOVES AND RANGES, DOMESTIC COOKING, INCLUDING BUILT-INS: Shipments, total l/.o S06 . a . 0 o.ooo 8 ..<>o 089 . 8 ..o 0 <» thousands.. Gas (Including bungalow and combination) J./........do..«* Kerosene, gasoline, and fuel oi1...................do.... STOVES, DOMESTIC HEATING, SHIPMENTS, TOTAL.............do.... Coal and wood 0 ,o 9 9 o 9 , 8 o 0 .M,.o S ,M. s »»o 8 o..,«...,...(lo e .„ GaS 0 o O O O O eee O <,« O 0 O O o.. e o O O ooo O ..«»o«. 6 .«oo O O ....o O <>.«> «dO. .. . Kerosene, gasoline, and fuel oiio» 4 o 8 .o».... a , 6 »»oo 4 6 do 9 M o WARM-AIR FURNACES, SHIPMENTS, TOTAL....................do.... V?3S. o o o o o o o e o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o e o o o o o o o o o o o . G O o . Ulloooooooooaaeooooooooooaeooooeooeoooooaoooaooooo.oo S O i Id fUe SooooooooooooooooooftooooooooooooooaQOOooooo .© QO s o oo adO.o .a WATER HEATERS, GAS, SHIPMENTS.-.........................do.... 79 e 0 30.4 51.8 30.8 65.4 50.8 79.3 42.7 77.6 39.9 224.9 211.9 181.5 171.1 186.9 176.6 222.4 210.3 208.8 194.5 7.4 6.4 6.5 6.9 8.7 379.6 61.2 255.5 62.9 206.2 29.5 148.7 30.0 303.8 42.2 J 96.5 65.0 344.5 55.5 225.5 63.5 332.7 50.2 224.9 57.6 153.1 100.1 40. S 120.8 81.1 30.2 151.2 110.8 35.4 170.7 120.9 43.9 172.3 125.5 41.2 o«aaeeoooo oossooeooo .o.eoooaoeo • • • • • • • • • . 0 ••••••••.. s.8oa«e».8 .......... . 0 . 8 , . o O e . «»«.«ioooeo .••••.•••• • • « • • « . . 0. 5.S 3,5 4„9 6.0 5*6 254.7 193.1 241.2 231.5 262.7 906 o 2 686.5 1,102.0 901.1 541.6 852,4 697,4 1,007.1 813<3 531.6 r897.4 r?07e3 r1.102.8 r9!5c4 r560.4 r897.9 r708o6 r1,068.5 r899.6 r566.3 *9I6.0 •657.0 *908.0 *90I.O *498 e 0 130.2 70. f 144.3 128.7 130.7 I2606 73.0 133.9 125.4 136.0 r!3is5 r88.4 r145.0 r139.8 r!2049 r130.2 r79.8 r142.0 r 140.1. r!24 a 4 147.0 73 a 0 154.0 148.0 132.0 357.0 414.4 358.3 356.0 227.3 361.8 441.2 325.7 326.4 226.7 r374.7 r4H.8 r386.3 r383.2 253.2 r377.8 407.0 r375.7 373.0 r255.8 411.0 410.0 406.0 404.0 258.0 359.2 152.8 350.5 354.8 105.3 312.0 143. I 326.5 309.0 103.5 r329.5 rJ57.4 r334.6 r328.6 rlll.l r333.9 r173.6 r323.6 r327.I r109.8 358.0 174.0 348.0 349.0 108.6 544.1 555.1 212.3 518.1 527.7 202.7 541.5 531.1 235.2 532.8 560.6 207.5 593.2 602.6 198.2 563.3 594.5 166.9 154.8 158.7 i 18.6 470.0 ! 655.3 I 152.6 S50.6 20.6 465.2 i 632.8 | 173.8 167.7 27.8 423.0 642.8 149.2 155.6 21.3 449.0 ! 660.4 ! 177.3 •179.5 1 19.2 492.4 646.2 169.0 169.9 18.3 487.5 644.7 ••«••••••• .aseeaaoa* PAPER AND PRINTING PAPER, EXCLUDING BUILDING PAPER, NEWSPRINT, AND PAPERBOARDs Orders, n e w « o 8 » , o o e 4 O I ( „ 9 S ^ o 8 8 c 0 e t h o u S o of short tons e e Orders, unfilled, end of month 000 <»o*o 0 oe« s . 6 ooc«. e odo.o ee Production.oaao©oo©ooo.s>OQoe««>eQ«>oeoooooooooc o ooo o o odOo coo Shi pmentS.. o.oeo.QO.oooaooe.eaooi. o o o a e s c . o o e a e o o . o e edO. ... StOCkS, end Of mOnthee.ooaeo.oooaoeeeeoo.o.aaaoaeosdQeeeo ...,a*0*e* O6OOO06OOO oooooooooo saeeooaoo* Fine paperi UrOerS, neW.o«ooooo30oooo«aGoooooooaoo©Goooooooo<»ooQOcooe> Orders, unfilled, end of mGnth oaoo0 oooaoaoe.eoo.o.»do.... PrOOUCTlOn.aee««oeaoeeeeees«.a.ae«eaeeaaaeaeeea«.» oOO.... S > n 1 p m e n T S . O O Q . O O O O Q O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Q O O O O O O O O O O O O O G O . 0 0 . o o s Stocks, end of montheo.»..«5>..o............o»..o...do.... Printing papers UrOerS, neW..«o.»e.e..».o»9..ee9»e........ ee.eooa.eeOO..o o Orders, unfilled, end of month.. ProdUCt .........do.... iOn.oocooooooooaooooooaooaoo.ooooaooooooaooodO.... bn1pmenTS........-. o.eoeeooa.eeeoaeeooooe.oosoaeeooe OOo... Stocks, end of month...............................do.,.. Coarse paper: •'••.•••••• 0 .«8..0«.®0 eooe.®.... e.oooeaeee • •»•-•••••• . . . . b e . .oo . . . . . . . . 8 . eeaoaaeaa* .......... .......... ......a.... NEWSPRINT, CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND): NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES: Stocks at mi 1 Is, end of month do.... Stocks at and in transit to publishers, end of month.do.... r_/ Revised. * October data exclude estimates for tissue and miscellaneous papers. ±1 Excludes shipments of cooking tops (for use with built-in ovens); such shipments totaled 34,100 units (4-burner equivalent) in October 1959. USCOMM-DC-9180 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES G O V E R N M E N T PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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