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^MENT OF ^ January 13, 1956 TATISTICS BUSINESS ? - c ° ' A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINES 5 Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $3.25 annually, this Supplement provides selected weakly and monthly date, subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS ! ^ D r X ; j 9 3 5 - 3 S = !OG ISMDEX, 1935-39 = IOC 600 I " I PRICES OF 42© INDUSTRIAL STOCKS ) 1 500 (Weelnesdc'Y ciosa? 400 4 00 K 300 BOO ^fsspsjassyz.:.^ 2 0 0 l-JB*»^'«i^BBKS^.=C3»««B,™™a«lal^^f-^ 1963 1952 BILLION DOLLARS 1954 JFMAMJ I95S J A3 0 N D BSLLiOfM DOLLARS 40 350 i i H 200 Wfl^i-^^c** PERSONAL INCOME CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (seasonally adjusted, of annual rates) (short- and intermediate-term) 300 ' Total (end of month) 250 Wage B Salary Disbursements \ 200 Installment Credit (end of month) 1 0 Ifr I l i i I i t t l I I M n i I I I i i I M i i i i I I i i i i I i i i i i I i i f n I 5 0 U>| | I I I I M i \ I i I II i I ) M I i I U U J - I . L U . l l 1 i t M i i M 111 1952 1953 1954 !955 1952 1953 1954 1955 DOLLARS 2.20 INDEX, t 9 4 7 ~ 4 9 * 100 180 MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT & PAYROLLS (production workers) HOURS 56 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 160 2.00 140 h 8.80 120 i.60 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) Average Hours Per Week 44 (right scale) !00 h y 1.40 h Employment SO U I \ \ I ! I I I I ! I \ I \ I I f V \ \ U-L.U i i i ! i i » I I I i I I I i ! I LJ 1952 !953 1954 1955 1.20 IAKLUULU ( !952 t i E I I i , i i . , 1953 1954 I9fifi WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 5956 1955 ITEM Jan. 8 Jan. I Commodity prices, wholesale; AI! commodities • •••••..• 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. , do.... F i nance: Currency in circulation £/. .mil. of do I.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total £/,...do.... Member bank reserve balances .4/.. • .do.... Excess reserves, estimated 4[/ do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading citiessjj/ Demand deposits, adjusfed mil. of dofT. Time deposits, except Government.............. do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U. S. Government obligations...... do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do,... Real-estate loans (gross) ...cio.... Failures, industrial and commercial........ number.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) £/ percent.. s Stock prices,480 stocks (Stand. & Poor s) 5/9. J935-39«I00.. Industrials, 420 stocks... •••••••••••do.,.. e Production: Bituminous coal ,4/.... .thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. of kw.-hr.. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) .....number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate ±/.........thous. of bbl.. Steel 6»/... ••.... ••...,.•• Percent of capacity ,6/..... Freight car loadings, total.. M i see 11 aneous ......thous. of short tons.. «.,...., ••••••••••••thous* of cars.. •••••• do,... Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 90.2 80 2,061 1,847 *II0.I *92.5 * 103.8 *II5.2 90.8 106 2,185 1,956 III.I 83.3 98.0 119.5 89.2 255 1,181 1,069 III.2 84.5 97.7 119.5 89.9 231 1,259 1,144 III.4 85.2 97.7 119.6 89.9 89 111,5 85.5 98.4 119.6 90.2 30,618 26,433 19,250 620 30,436 26,176 19,263 683 31,308 26,428 18,950 466 31,414 27,101 19,446 686 31,275 27,420 19,487 712 31,033 26,936 19,464 601 58,445 21,407 86,506 36,902 22,423 7,176 57,857 21,446 85,779 36,573 22,254 7,182 58,558 21,615 85,698 29,559 26,317 8,156 58,739 21,636 86,846 30,260 26,627 8,158 58,865 21,649 86,741 30,122 26,701 8,139 152 3.14 270.6 304.2 198 3.14 268.6 301,8 247 3.34 324.9 374.1 181 3.35 327.9 378,4 174 3.34 327.5 377.4 1,486 9,425 142,384 6,343 !,4I8 9,833 171,279 6,574 1,763 11,602 196,422 6,946 1,846 11,614 169,984 6,992 1,820 10,751 118,727 6,987 1,850 #77.6 529 274 1,960 81.2 602 309 2,421 100.3 715 369 2,338 96.9 672 342 2,309 95.7 575 298 3.33 326.7 376.9 142,398 2,403 #97.6 \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 4/ Daily average. £/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week ended January 14, 1956: Production, 2,388 thous. short tonsj operating rate, 97,0 percent, * Monthly index January 1955. # Not comparable with other rates which are based on different capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM November December September October November December GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS 1/ Personal income, by source, seasonally adj. , at annual rates: Wage and salary disbursements, total... do.... .do.... do.... Personal interest income and dividends. do.... Less personal contributions for social i nsurance...do.... 290.8 198.6 85.2 52.5 26.6 34.3 293.4 198.8 84.8 53.1 26.6 34.3 307.9 212.4 92.2 56.4 28.0 35.8 r309.2 r2l3.3 r92.8 r56.4 r28.2 35.9 311.4 215.0 94. 1 56.6 28.4 35.9 6.7 48.3 24.9 16.8 4.5 275.9 6.7 48.9 26.5 17.1 4.6 278.1 7.1 49.7 27.1 16.9 5.3 293.0 7.1 49.8 r27.4 16.9 5.3 r294.4 7.1 49.9 27.6 17.1 5.3 296.4 242 243 226 281 199 239 210 277 184 438 239 243 221 276 202 239 218 279 182 430 235 229 230 285 174 217 210 225 129 427 230 224 223 278 167 220 188 227 130 443 225 224 231 274 164 220 193 228 143 438 223 227 24! 266 26! 159 287 236 264 253 155 284 240 257 250 202 226 236 264 240 195 222 225 267 216 195 219 219 265 20! 204 220 262 272 25! 261 272 250 259 272 246 261 274 246 259 273 244 259 274 243 COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: Commercial vegetables, fresh market.. 1910-14=100.. do.... do.... do.... Fruit. do.... do.... do.... do.... Woo 1 Prices paid: do.... 231 264 170 221 207 232 144 455 r/ Revised, j / November 1955 manufacturers5 sales (adjusted) shown in the January 6th Weekly Supplement revised as follows (mil. do!.): !3 720j transportation eouiDment- 3.510. 'eta!, 27,318; total durable-goods MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1954 1955 ITEM November COMMODITY PRICES - Continued Prices paid by farmers - Continued A H commodities and services, interest, taxes, and ,1910-14*100.. Retai1 price: Ail commodities (U.S.Dept. of Commerce index). .1935-39*100.. 279 87 September December 279 86 | October November 279 84 280 82 279 81 December 279 80 207.6 207.6 208.9 r208.9 208.5 3,329 2,358 1,293 1,175 96 564 178 203 106 383 3,092 2,263 1,258 1,150 86 552 184 192 93 348 r4,086 r2,844 rl,56l rl,4IO r! !9 r7l4 r2!3 r303 137 420 r3,953 r2?765 r1,508 r1,360 r! !6 r7l9 r2l8 r305 r 112 415 r3,6!7 r2,632 r1,422 rl,280 r!!0 r7!7 r225 r296 r94 388 971 366 95 320 829 351 88 214 r1,242 r372 rl33 510 r1,188 r353 134 r485 985 r3l8 ri 15 r355 do.... do.... ........do.... 3,254 2,269 1,229 537 125 365 985 384 320 3,429 2,350 1,307 539 124 366 1,079 393 393 r3,573 r2,599 r1,422 r679 114 372 r974 338 r327 r3,526 r2,55l r1,374 r683 r 112 371 r975 r329 r332 r3,5!8 r2,5!7 r1,345 680 rill 370 rl,00l r334 r357 .1947-49=100.. 122.4 122.5 126.5 r126.7 126.8 14,531 17,872 15,905 15,824 r15,894 19,401 2,478 836 2,824 1,025 3,367 822 2,964 909 r3,039 r927 3,224 1,128 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 920 398 1,067 3,452 994 1,821 22,080 10,030 12,050 1,448 530 1,113 3,920 1,008 2,850 22,090 10,060 12,030 910 425 1,220 3,766 1,049 1,674 23,230 10,720 12,510 974 437 1,204 3,705 1,083 1,807 r23,290 r10,720 r12,570 r988 r432 r 1,126 r3,648 r1,085 r 1,956 23,530 10,990 12,540 1,600 1,177 4,212 1,098 3,035 ,|947-49«I00.. do.... 137 113 201 116 123 121 128 122 rl48 rl22 p209 p 121 do.... do.... 9,630 3,020 6,610 11,920 5,610 6,310 9,600 3,010 6,590 11,560 5,460 6,100 10,730 3,640 7,090 12,180 6,000 6,180 r10,650 3,590 r7,060 rl2,600 6,060 r6,540 10,890 3,530 7,360 12,620 6,070 6,550 do.... do.... do.... 64,624 61,732 6,154 55,577 2,893 63,526 60,688 5,325 55,363 2,838 66,882 64,733 7,875 56,858 2,149 48,808 16,057 749 2,598 3,986 10,745 2,134 5,622 6,917 49,463 16,050 747 2,426 3,996 11,354 2,136 5,588 7,166 50,322 16,915 758 2,748 4,152 10,824 2,223 5,791 6,911 12,657 7,198 98 685 301 438 12,645 7,218 97 661 297 437 13,373 7,623 87 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE .mil. of dol.. do.... ..do.... A H r ! i 4-i r\rsc n » y i • • «i(« A* anit s» !+«hf-s»+F/>ne «<••%> w » • >-»• «» • » v i » . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a. . . . . . . . W W . . . . do.... do.... do.... do.... ........do.... New construction (seasonally adjusted), total... do.... ..do.... do.... do.... 3,177 2,410 1,283 1,160 92 683 226 269 83 351 767 287 106 200 3,489 2,486 1,326 669 110 369 1,003 322 367 Construction cost index: DOMESTIC TRADE A1! reta i1 stores: • mi 1. of dol.. Durable-goods stores: Nondurable-goods stores: 591 Department store sales, United States total: Wholesale trade: m mi1. of dol.. do.... Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total.... EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Labor force (Bureau of the Census): 1 67,206 64,807 6,920 57,887 2,398 66,592 64,165 5,884 58,281 2,427 r50,47l r16,999 r75l r2,685 r4,127 r10,909 r2,2J6 r5,730 7,054 r50,640 r17,075 r754 r2,569 r4,!45 rll,ll6 r2,2l6 r5,69l r7,074 p51,169 p!6,984 p753 p2,396 p4,l4l pi 1,674 p2,225 p5,653 p7,343 r13,446 r7,729 84 716 323 r478 1 ri3,527 r7,867 r84 r699 323 p13,421 p7,84l 67,292 65,161 7,905 1 57,256 2,131 Employees in nonagricultural establishments: do.... do.... do.... do.... Production workers in manufacturing industries: Lumber and wood products (except furniture) £ / Revised. &/ Preliminary. do'.-.. \J Except-farm and public.utiIity. 1 726 320 ! 479 1 2/ December 1955 figures are advance estimates. 478 p84 p674 p32l p466 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continumd 4 1954 STEM 1955 September EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES - Continued Production workers in manufacturing industries - Continued Durable goods industries - Continued primary metal industries. •••••• ••••••••••'••• .thousands.. Fabr icated mete! products J/., 8 ,,,, s „ 6 , e o ,...do, 9 S 9 Machinery (except electrical)..••••••.•••••••••...do.... Electric®1 mach inery.••••••;•••••••••••••••••••.•• do. Transportation equipment®•••••••••••••••••••••••••do.... Instruments and related products*. .„„„.. »«...„.<». .do.„.s Mondurabte-goods industr tes.•••••••••••••••..•••••••do...a Food and kindred products....„,,,,.i, •...do,.,. Tobacco Manufactures.• •••••••••••••.••••••••••••• • «do«... Textile-Mi 11 products.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••edo*... Apparel and other finished textile products.••••••do.sae Paper and allied products. •••••••••••• ••..••••••••do.«s.. Print§ng, publishing, m4 allied products.....#..«do«... Chemicals and allied products.••••••••*•••••••••..do.••• Products of petroleum and coal••••••••••..•••••••.do.••• Rubber products*•»•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••edo...• Leather and leather products.o. e 3 9 0 » 6 .„ e s »,„, 9 „do s o 0 9 Manufacturing product ion-worker indexes: Emp loyffient: Unadjusted.••••••••••••••••••••••I947-49^100.• Adjusted ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• *do e ... Payrolis, unadju^ted8...........•.....*.„.•...•••...ed©ee.. Hours mn4 earnings! Average weekly hours p®r worker,, all raanufscturingehoursS9 DurabIe-goods industries* s.e c « s * *9 ® *, * 9..a e. 0 ©0 *. se 9 do.... HondurabI@-goods .industr iss,,,,.,,.,., .do...• Average weekly earnings, all manufactur ing...«....dol lars*. Durabfe-goods industraes*••••••••••••••••••••••••••do®#• • Nondurabte-goods industraes«••••••••••••••••••••••ado..., Average hourly earnings* all nianufaetur §ng*@ *«««>»«<» **d©889i» DurabIe»goods industries*...•..••....••.•.••••.•..«do.•.• Ordnance and accessories*••••••••.•••••••••••••• *,d©s Lumber md wood products (except furniture).•••••do.... Furniture and f ixtures. «*.*,.* *«,,«,*. 9e«,«,,. 9ee * 00<B do... a Stone, clay, and glass products.•••••••••••••••••do..«. Primary metal industries.••••••••••••••••••••••••do.*,* Fabr icated metaI products J/. •••••••••••••••••••©do®.•. Machinery (except electrical).•.....•...•.•••••••do...• EIectricaI mach§ner y,..........•••..•......•....• do..•. Transportat ion equ ipment.........................do., •. Instruments and related products.••••••••••••••••do.••• Nondurable-goods industries.••••••........•••..•••.do..•. Food and kindred products*..•••••••••••••••......do.,.• Tobacco manufactures ••.••••.••••.•••••••••do.,.. Texti le-mi ! S products •••.••... do.... Apparel and other finished textile products......do..„. Paper and allied products •••••• ••••••••do,... Printing, publishing, and allied Industries......do.... Chemicals and allied products.. e » s . sascs sse6doss.s Products of petroleum and coal...................do.... Rubber products .do.... Leather and leather products....... ..».do.... £/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. 988 844 1,092 SIS 1,334 218 5,459 I,Ml 105 985 1,060 444 518 533 173 202 332 1,002 843 1,106 809 1,375 218 5,427 1,062 100 983 i9073 442 519 534 172 207 335 1,134 894 1,149 855 1,357 223 3,750 5,245 114 989 1,115 462 530 553 174 223 .346 102.3 101.6 142,2 102.2 101.7 143. I 40 6 2 40.8 39.5 73.57 79 9 15 65.97 1.83 1.94 v 2e0I 1*67 1.58 r.8i 2.14 1.93 2.03 1.84 2.18 1.85 i.67 1.70 1.29 S.37 1.34 1.78 2.30 1.93 2.29 2.02 S.39 Noveisrtber October rl,378 r225 r5,7!7 r1,191 113 99! 1,123 r464 r535 557 172 22§ r344 rl,l52 r9Ii rl,2l4 r872 rl,503 r226 r5,660 rl,!27 rlQl 998 rl,!38 r465 539 558 r!70 231 r333 pi,156 p907 pi,228 p874 pi,51.0 p22§ p9,580 p1,049 p92 p999 pS,!37 p464 p535 p557 108.1 106,4 158,7 108.7 S07.3 rf6!c2 109*4 r 108*7 r164.3 pi08J5 pS0799 pl63.8 40.5 41.1 39.8 74 a I2 80.15 66.47 1.83 1,95 2 9 G2 1.64 1.59 So80 2.!4 S.94 2,04 1.84 2.. 19 1,86 40 8 9 41.4 40.1 77 0 7f 84.46 68,97 2*04 2 e 08 f 8 73 1.64 !*89 2.33 2.01 2.11 1.89 2.26 1.93 41 .,1 41,7 40.3 78*5© 85,07 69.32 1.91 2,04 2.08 1.65 1.88 2,31 r2 a 03 2.13 rl.9l r2.27 1.94 41,2 r4l.9 r40«3 79*52 r86 9 3§ r70 9 12 1.93 r2*06 r2 e 10 ! 9 S9 rl.64 rl.90 r2o31 r2.02 /T2.14 ri89f r2 e 31 rf.94 p4t s 4 p42.0 p40,7 p79.90 p86.52 P7I.23 pl.93 p2.06 p2 s 09 pi.66 pi.65 pl.88 p2.32 p2.03 p2.l6 pl.92 p2.29 pi.95 1.67 1.71 1.30 1.37 1.35 1.78 2.3S 1.93 2.28 2.03 1.38 1.72 1.75 S.25 1.40 1.36 1.86 2.37 2.03 2.43 2.09 S.4I 1.72 f«77 1.25 1.41 i.36 1.87 2.37 2.01 2.40 2.12 1.42 1.74 rl.80 rl..34 1.42 1.36 rl.87 2.36 2.04 r2.4 2 r2.l7 rl.45 pi .75 pi.82 pS.36 pl.42 pi.37 pl.87 p2.39 p2.05 p2.42 p2. \} pl.44 um r1,135 r904 r ' l , S94 T885 rl.73 pirn p233 p347 \J Except ordnance, machinery and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n equsprnent. 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