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January 10, 1958
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SOSINESS t
c
STATISTICS
°
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Available oniy 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
B'LLION
BiLLiOM
DOLLARS
DOLLARS
!00
Average
|
TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS
j
( R - i d e r a l R e s e r v e W e e k l y R e p o r t i n g M e m be? B a n k s )
of Wednesday
Wednesday
data
data
9 6 h-
95
f D y^fiL—L
L-J,—L_1_J
.U.,..J.
! ,,
BILLION
...L-.1 ! ! J—L-L-Jl .--.L..., UJ. J„„L._!_J[ _JL J
..,.L,.,.1,J..,„L-..,U
1954
jggg
1955
BILLION DOLLARS
70
DOLLARS
35
L-L-JL„L_J-jJ
LJ_J_J__LJ
3957
Lj
J F M A M J
L-LJ
LJ 75
J A S O N D
BiLLlON DOLLARS
5 I
MANUFACTURERS'' SALES & INVENTORIES
NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
(seasonally adjusted)
(seasonally adjusted)
30
Total
V
Private
Residential
(nonfarm)
«s.
/
Inventories
( r i g h t scale)
1 5 Lu-U-JLl I M i l .
1954
* BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH
_U_LJLJ_LLJ.L.L± -LJLJ-I I 1 I I I I I I 1 I I I I 1 U - U - L
1955
1956
30
0
BILLION DOLLARS
50
i I I I I I L i M I I I I l I L_L.I I i I I i I I I I I I I I i I i i
1954
1957
1955
1956
I [ i I i i I I i [ I t
1957
INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
120
CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING
COTTON CONSUMPTION
(daily average; seas, adj.)
(short- a n d i n t e r m e d i a t e - t e r m )
1 10
40
Total
800
k
-
i
1
90
installment
Credit
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i
{end o f m o n t h )
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10 U
i i i i I i i i I i
..LL1.-L1_LJL_LJ
1954
1955
i.J-1 I I 1 I i L-LL .111 I I L U - L U L
1956
1957
80
1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 !l
1954
i1 l I!il l l i 1 I
1955
I.I
l I 1 i l l I l 1l I I l 1 I l I I l
1956
1957
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1956
ITEM
1957
Dec. 29
Jan. 5
Dec,
14
1958
Dec. 21
Dec. 28
Jan. 4
Commodity prices, wholesale:
.....*••••
*H6.3
•88.9
118.2
92.7
107.2
125.8
84.7
274
2,085
1,922
118.4
93.9
107.5
125.8
84.7
147
118.4
93.1
108.0
125.8
84.3
*»92.6
112
!,564
1,450
* 124.7
*«92.5
93
1,833
1,702
118.1
91.8
107.0
125.8
84.9
266
2,110
i,94i
31,992
27,842
19,790
704
31,829
27,524
19,856
746
31,827
25,617
19,027
432
31,973
2&,2I8
.9,483
636
32,089
26,687
19,666
714
31,959
26,623
19,707
724
58,214
22,086
87,925
26,654
31,313
8,852
57,629
22,088
87,634
26,774
31,137
8,839
56,710
23,943
87,390
25,630
31,819
8,779
56,65!
23,970
88,578
26,010
32,305
8,780
56,169
24,140
88,502
26,087
32,313
8,772
...as«..«.
(74
4.02
46.39
49.76
222
4?06
46.20
49.48
269
4.36
40.51
43.53
276
4,29
39.38
42.19
966
4.26
39,52
42.36
203
4.2!
39,99
42.86
1,728
11,196
112,082
7,392
1,854
11,671
iwz,2i7
7,417
1,488
12,570
168,194
6,884
1,563
12,412
163,071
6,915
1,144
11,218
92,342
6,940
2,322
#94.3
488
268
2,490
97.3
562
299
!,770
69.2
603
307
!,742
68.1
590
292
* 103.1
Finance:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/
do....
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 4/
Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)....do..••
Failures, industrial and commercial
...number*.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. &> Poor's) £/,..i94l-43«i0..
Production:
f
Passenger cars and trucks (Ward s K „ = ,„„,,.
number..
!,366 j
53.4 |
410 |
210
90,159
1,50 5
58.6
±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. j>/ Week beginning January 6, 1958:
Production, 1,548 thous. short tons; operating 7ate, 60.5 percent, * Monthly index for December 1956. •"Wednesday price. # Not comparable with subsequent rates, which are based on higher capacity.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1956
ITEM
October
1957
November
August
September
October
November
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Manufacturers 1 sales:
of dol.e
..do....
..do,...
Transportation equipment U n c i , motor vehicles), ..do..••
•..do....
•..do....
•..do....
,..do....
Transportation equipment (Incl. motor vehicles), ..do....
•..do....
,..do....
•..do..;.
jr/ Revised, \f Includes data for "other Industries" not shown.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
30,286
14,963
2,660
1,710
4,371
2,816
1,180
913
28,771
14,475
2,521
1,508
4,085
3,445
1,039
754
29,063
14,231
2,262
1,632
4,134
3,256
1,031
793
28,171
13,664
2,200
1,631
4,293
2,750
995
695
r29,532
r 14,386
r2,336
rl,688
r4,406
r3,003
r1,026
r76l
27,497
13,594
2,100
1,462
4,001
3,497
865
639
15,323
4,605
371
1,391
959
2,043
2,711
507
14,296
4,264
356
1,192
895
1,865
2,799
442
14,832
4,499
386
1,137
952
1,988
2,920
519
14,507
4,493
374
1,104
932
2,013
2,719
462
r15,146
4,660
377
rl,2l4
r98l
r2,086
r2,866
524
13,903
4,314
354
1,078
887
1,860
2,815
28,696
14,393
2,551
1,548
4,230
3,067
1,065
776
28,480
14,294
2,531
1,487
4,189
3,234
1,019
741
28,638
14,297
2,362
1,520
4,281
3,448
925
708
28,215
14,132
2,182
1,547
4,314
3,407
940
668
r28,064
r13,932
r2,224
r1,535
r4,265
r3,297
r930
r650
27,386
13,505
2,153
1,458
4,106
3,289
860
639
14,303
4,280
350
1,172
895
1,979
2,727
477
14,186
4,240
337
1,109 !
888
1,940
2,763
462
14,341
4,357
354
1,072
915
2,008
2,920
514
14,083
4,278
378
1,040
932
1,951
2,803
481
r 14,132
r4,33l
356
r1,029
r9l7
r2,002
r2,895
490
13,881
4,314
347
1,018
878
1,945
2,787
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
!956
3
1957
ITEM
October
November
August
September
November
October
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued
Manufacturers' inventories, end of month:
51,262
29,850
3,913
3,002
10,134
7,573
1,816
1,079
51,965 1
30,346
4,031
3,062
10,309
7,659
1,843
1,110
53,576
31,225
4,314
3,151
10,481
7,713
1,853
1,186
53,581
31,306
4,401
3,061
10,475
7,843
1,832
1,201
r53,734
r31,487
r4,488
r3,OI7
r10,390
r8,115
r1,804
r1,197
53,633
31,173
4,427
3,019
10,407
7,855
1,815
1,199
21,412
5,017
1,856
2,562
1,301
3,487
3,300
1,002
21,619
5,111
1,895
2,582
1,325
3,539
3,252
1,014
22,351
4,830
1,923
2,623
1,415
3,679
3,587
1,010
22,275
4,837
1,940
2,56!
1,396
3,641
3,705
1,031
r22,247
r4,929
1,960
r2,5!5
r1,395
r3,658
r3,732
1,053
22,460
5,046
1,969
2,546
1,403
3,695
3,732
Transportation equipment Cine!, motor vehi cies) e do ssse
do....
......do....
51.751
30.232
3,824
3,127
i0,294
7,552
1,892
1,148
52,210
30,647
3,891
3,157
10,404
7,714
1,895
1,168
54,203
31,742
4,326
3,151
10,609
8,035
1,872
1,210
54, !66
31,820
4,344
3,123
10,658
8,049
1,877
1,251
r54,103
r3S,754
r4,356
r3,143
r10,583
r7,979
r1,880
r1,273
53,797
31,380
4,265
3,112
10,509
7,825
1,866
1,262
......do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
......do....
do....
21,519
4.809
1,875
2,676
1,328
3,558
3,204
1,044
21,563
4,8!4
!,895
2,674
1,338
3,582
3,188
1,035
22,461
4,805
2,024
2,649
1,429
3,737
3,517
1,074
22,346
4,684
2,000
2,631
1,410
3,741
3,597
1,074
r22,349
r4,725
1,980
r2,625
r1,423
r3,732
r3,623
1,097
22,417
4,759
1,969
2,639
1,417
3,739
3,659
29,454
14,125
2,449
1,540
4,407
2,520
15,329
29,428
15,145
2,6!4
1,354
4,366
3,919
14,283
27,568
12,881
2,063
1,468
3,905
2,554
14,687
26,371
12,047
2,039
1,571
3,812
1,979
14,324
r26,730
r11,788
r2,027
rl,5l7
r3,798
r 1,776
r14,942
26,134
12,279
1,768
1,222
3,324
3,441
13,855
28,769
14,312
2,511
1,48!
4,585
2,619
14,457
29,972
15,776
2,508
1,472
4,720
4,184
14,196
27,325
13,160
2,078
1,372
4,124
2,884
14,165
26,565
12,519
2,202
1,496
3,952
2,300
14,046
r26,226
r12,154
r2,08l
r1,459
r3,943
r2,079
r14,072
26,182
12,326
1,696
1,328
3,602
3,176
13,856
62,784
59,649
6,993
4,554
19,888
23,234
3,135
63,441
60,319
7,086
4,400
20,169
23,708
3,122
57,793
54,796
6,001
4,150
19,400
20,421
2,997
55,993
53,179
5,840
4,090
18,919
19,650
2,814
r53,191
r50,58l
r5,53l
r3,9l9
r!8,3M
r18,423
r2,6IO
51,828
49,266
5,199
3,679
17,634
18,367
2,562
3.0
3.3
.3
1.5
1.3
.2
3.2
4.0
.3
1.6
1.9
.3
3.3
4.4
.2
1.8
2.2
.2
r2.9
4.0
•2
2 3
p2.l
p3.9
P.2
p2.6
, 3
do....
4.2
3.5
.3
1.3
1.7
.2
.2
P.9
P.2
i1. of do1..
do....
40,332
30,985
40,831
31,240
43,133
33,303
43,270
33,415
43,274
33,504
43,530
33,596
do....
do....
do....
3,451
3,307
3,379
3,17!
3,449
3,194
3,512
3,19!
3,704
3,369
3,590
3,342
3,388
3,276
3,544
3,420
3,545
3,456
3,541
3,358
3,439
3,347
3,558
3,395
.thousands..
do....
do....
do....
55,165
25,111
7,892
3,421
1,879
r63,562
23,651
r7,749
r3,74l
60,708
23,008
7,220
3,446
2,100
61,398
24,081
8,215
3,483
2,015
il. of dol..
do....
.do....
do....
Transportation equipment (incl. .rotor vehi cles).do«...
do....
do....
do....
......do....
.
.....*oo»...
Book vaiue (adjusted), total.,.......
Primary metaI
do....
do....
do....
do....
,
e s ss es« O e u • .
do....
Manufacturers' orders:
do....
9
do 5 8 S S
do....
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicl es)...do..••
do....
do....
do
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.,..
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total
do....
do....
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicl es)...do....
EMPLOYMENT
Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments:
employees..
do....
do....
......do....
1
1
-
*
FINANCE
Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-term):
Installment credit extended and repaid:
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Operations on scheduled airlines:
1
51,67!
22,803
7,522
3,040
1,656 I
r/ Revised, j>/ Preliminary. ±/ Includes data for "other industries'* not shown.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
2,349
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
4
8956
1957
ITEM
November
September
December
October
November
December
COMMODITY PRICES
Prices received and paid by farmers:
PrIces rece1ved, © 11 farm products-, 0 ®,,•<•••«„»•§910-!4a100,,
234
237
266
270
182
232
207
262
354
443
235 1
237
263
262
§85
234.
205
264
855 !
461
245
228
22!
279
163
217
693
244
159
484
240
224
221
273
187
231
554
483
263
152
221
187
235
164
473
230
L5vestock and products,,••••,.•••••••.••••..••••o.«odo*.. 0
279
D a i r y p r o d u c t s , • <,,,.••,,.,..,,<>••»••••••..,•••••••.do.• 0e
231
Neat ans mals6e e es o o o o«co s c 8s0 » e « 8 « 9 o»e»«a9 o »«»»«*»do ©»e o
163
Pou 1 try and eggs*
o....do,,..
fl
253
Woo !,„.„«„„„
,i,„M,
,„
«doe o •,
Prices palds
267
All commodities and S 9 r v l c e s „ e 9 „ „ , f l „ a „ „ 9 »
do t ., e
281
Fams sy living 1 terns
«
do„BV
252
Product! on 1 terns0 a • • •„«o »ooeo*.«»,»o».»t..oo<> 3 • * • •, do, «> o»
289
All commodoj. services, int ofl taxes, and wage rates,,do, 0 ,,.
Par 1 ty rat Io 9 „ •,, «• o <»., 0 <> • , o • * • * » o«««<>»°«o o«eo«o,o, e o • • .do,., o 8^
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
New construction (unadjusted), totaUoo.8ooooeoooo.mUo of doi® 0
3,964
Pr 1 V a t e , t O t a ( • • • • • • • • • • • • e o . » o o
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ed© . . „
2,922
§,52 3
R e s i d e n t 1 aI (nonfarm)••••••••••,•,••••••••.••••.,••«do 0 •*,v
1,140
N e W Q W e 9 S 3n g U n 1T Se e a t B e e a e a o o e e o e o n a e e e c e o e a a a o s e G O O u ao a
339
Additions and alterations
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0o
804
Stonresident1 a 1 buI id1ng s fof®1 j/.,«»»,«»o»o o«»o, o o «do0«<>«
276
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329
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475
P U b SIC U t I ! 11 i©S , o « o , o , o , , . , . , e . • « • • • • • • • * , a o o o , , « o d O „ . ,
233
274 I
239 !
165
260
259
269
29?
174
290
254
277
274
180
279
258
279
278
588
267
264
275
294
i85
261
268
283 !
252 !
290 I
8^
273
287
258
296
83
273
286
258
296
8!
275
289
260
298
81
276
288
262
299
81
3,5442,654
3,362
§,045
277
772
274
305
97
413
r4,569
r3,§00
rP,56l
1,140
r374
802
260
322
159
560
r4 e 495
r3,059
H,533
r1,130
r357
r4,I12
r2,942
r 1,484
r 1,090
r343
3,667
2,705
5,343
1,005
806
256
332
133
570
802
251
332
H4
528
290
764
248
305
§00
483
',042
344
117
326
255
890
324
98
239
229
r1,469
r4i6
r1,436
r406
r575
r323
r1,170
r364
ri07
r4IO
r289
962
342
88
275
257
3,894
2,822
1,468
760
!3I
452
1,072
358
34!
3,904
2,799
S,460 !
764 i
129
435
1,105
365
369
r3,977
r2,790
r1,388
757
r4,064
r2,833
rl,4l4
r4,043
r2,843
r1,434
4,051
2,854
1,444
761
!33
510
758
134
755
133
508
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