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.^MENTQf r „ January 15, I960 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only w i t h s u b s c r i p t i o n t o t h e SURVEY OF C U R R E N T BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, t h i s S u p p l e m e n t provides selected w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a s u b s e q u e n t t o t h o s e p u b l i s h e d in t h e l a t e s t m o n t h l y S U R V E Y SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS' Billion Dollars .120 Average of Wednesday data (revised basis) Wednesday data TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) 10 Revised basis Billion Dollars 120 H sio ,1960 100 / H too / 1959 1958 90 80 T O 80 t^ji i. i i i I i » i i i I i i 1956 Billion » i i i i i i i i I » i i 1957 i r \ » i i i 1u^j^-^Lj.y J_J_J_J_J_J_j_L_LJ- i J F M A M J 1959 J A S O N D !80 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS adjusted) (seasonally Nondurable Durable adjusted) Stocks 160 h !40 h 120 h too LJJJJJLIJJLIJJJJ^^ Goods Sates Goods 1956 1957 i J J j a ± L U X L IJ-LLLJLLLLLL 1959 1958 Dollars 1956 1957 1958 1959 i n d e x , 1947 - 4 9 = 100 120 NEW CONSTiOCIION ACTIVITY (seasonally i Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 SALES OF RBAIL STORES Billion i !958 Dollars iseasonuiiy i COTTON CONSUMPTION adjusted) (daily average; seas, adj.) H O h Total Private ^esidenfiai (nonfarrn) &oo H* 90 h 1 t 0 LLIJJLJLJLlJLiJJLljJ-L..I 1 I i | M | 1 1 I i i i 1 M- I i j 1 i IT i | I M i i i 1956 1957 1958 1959 80 I i i i i i 1 i i i .1 •-LLLL-L.I I I I M I I I I I I I I .1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I M 1956 1957 I95B 1959 I I 70 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS* 1 1959 I960 ITEM Jan. 10 Jan. 3 Dec. 19 Jan. 2 Dec. 26 Jan. 9 Commodity prices, wholesale: 22 commodities 2/..... Department store sales........................ ...do.... do.... F i nance: Currency in circulation 4/... mil. of dol.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/ do.... ! 85.6 104 2,829 2,575 169 *I19.2 *90„6 * 108.8 * 127.2 85.6 121 2,835 2,572 321 32,458 28,910 19,167 656 32,008 28,275 19,13! 543 32,798 29,365 18,809 473 63,507 30,375 62,903 30,036 34;627 34,078 11,487 4.40 55.21 58.97 1 1,426 4.40 54.89 58.51 118.9 85.7 104.9 . 128.5 83.8 318 1,857 1,699 285 118,8 84.9 104.6 ! 128.5 i 82.9 i 246 2,074 1,911 195 i I8C8 85.0 104.8 128.5 83.2 113 1 IP Q 85.1 105.2 128.6 83.8 226 242 32,924 29,983 19,27! 685 32,893 29,629 19,030 485 32,519 29,318 19,160 545 63,446 30,230 105,330 27,783 30,423 12,651 4.88 58.97 63.44 62,482 30,401 104,935 27,496 30,490 12,652 4.89 58.96 63.43 63,265 30,473 105,398 27,467 30,485 12,652 4.90 59.77 64.38 4.90 60.13 64.75 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in reading cities: j>/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) j>/...1941-43*10.. Production: Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/.........,thous. of bbl.. 1,403 12,364 Ml,519 7,122 1,366 13,554 156,051 7,052 1,564 14,150 174,627 7, 139 1,370 13,349 119,519 7,109 1,465 13,425 130,041 7,068 2,058 #76.2 468 244 2,085 73.6 550 279 2,726 96.3 615 324 2,641 93.3 469 250 2,726 96.3 483 265 190,201 2,715 ##953 ±/ 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. Aj Daily average. j>/ Wednesday data. £/ Week beginning January 11, I960: Production, 2,715 thous. short tons; operating rate, 95.3 percent. * Monthly index for December 1958. # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); subsequent rates through January 2, I960, based on January 1, 1959, annua! capacity (147,633,670 tons). ## Beginning January 9, I960, rates are based on January 1, i960, annual capacity (148,570,970). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1959 1958 ITEM September December November November October December CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL....m 1. of do 1.. do.... ......do.... ......do.... ......do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL. ••••••do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... r4,880 r3,460 r2,036 r1,565 r403 r770 r!7l 348 155 477 r1,420 r368 rll7 568 r4,435 r3,3l8 rl,9l9 r1,457 r393 790 rl85 r354 136 r450 rl,l!7 r32l r!08 370 4,116 3,108 1,758 1,320 366 789 200 r4,3l3 r3,129 r 1,811 r7l8 r!69 318 155 423 r1,184 r338 r95 418 r4,234 3,100 1,762 731 rl80 r3!7 158 r425 r1,134 r330 rl04 381 4,380 3,198 1,808 769 196 539 r4,427 r3,196 r 1,855 734 168 329 153 436 1*231 345 j 102 443 " 10,261 794 6,775 2,692 6,703 283 , 3,000 3,420 | 4,604 3/-2I3 2,565 2,252 ! | 5,315 390 2,902 2,023 !42 ' 143 4,503 3,100 1,788 1,375 354 754 170 33! 107 434 J,403 386 166 507 4,109 2,900 1,679 1,329 291 716 168 310 94 395 i,209 367 118 399 r5,102 r3,574 r2,!05 rl,6l9 r4!6 773 166 352 183 493 4,328 2,907 1,653 702 167 298 124 410 4,424 2,988 1,733 699 166 300 126 ! 412 1,421 395 160 523 1 1,436 1 400 !35 1,528 380 129 625 341 121 417 1,008 321 10! 286 331 161 434 1,182 347 115 381 Highway concrete pavement contract awards: 2/ CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: of sq. yd.. do....1 do.... do.... 8,589 604 ! 5/697 2,288 947-49=100..1 S39 i 130 ' 143 r_/ Revised. U Except farm and public utility. 2/ Data for December 1958 and September 1959 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 3/ Negative figure due to termination of contract reflected in earlier data. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9192 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1958 1959 ! ITEM November December September October November December DOMESTIC TRADE Newspaper advertising: Linage (52 cities), total..............thousesnds of lines.. do.... do.... 252,862 53,268 199,594 230,978 45,796 185,182 246,914 64,199 182,715 271,255 64,780 206,474 259,509 59,382 200,127 13,565 3,672 33,309 149,047 8,458 4,264 24,451 148,008 12,245 4,014 32,411 134,045 18,409 4,780 38,403 144,882 9,757 4,286 32,927 153,158 „mi1. of dol.. ...do.... do.... do.... 17,039 5,343 2,756 937 929 21,174 6,390 3,214 1,176 919 17,570 5,709 2,878 921 1,093 19,095 6,420 3,520 988 1,104 r17,635 r5,502 r2,807 r992 956 21,657 6, 106 2,790 1,258 do.... do.... ........do.... ........do.... do.... do.... do.... 11,696 1,119 541 1,204 4,188 1,338 2,018 14,784 1,854 738 1,243 4,475 1,369 3,358 11,861 1,120 591 1,378 4,215 1,419 1,917 12,675 1,197 608 1,374 4,594 1,462 2,107 r 12,133 r1,170 r575 r 1,276 r4,173 r 1,433 r2,191 15,551 1,970 793 1,346 4,758 1,403 3,612 .do.... do.... do,... do.... do.... 16,961 5,521 2,906 883 942 17,603 5,825 3,256 868 919 17,783 5,774 3, 105 928 964 18,341 6,360 3,690 924 951 r17,840 r5,681 2,961 935 972 17,644 5,399 11,440 1,033 565 1,232 4,215 1,342 1,777 11,778 1,101 580 1,243 4,242 1,356 1,887 12,009 1,111 618 1,319 4,267 1,411 1,958 11,981 1,079 609 1,335 4,294 1,435 1,940 r12,159 1,119 607 1,306 4,390 1,438 1,966 12,245 24,840 10,620 14,220 23,600 10,460 13,140 23,210 10,640 12,570 23,980 10,810 13,170 24,270 10,660 13,610 24,770 11,500 13,270 r25,140 rll,l30 r!4,010 r24,730 r11,590 r13,140 25,190 10,950 14,240 24,230 11,020 13,210 4,483 6,023 4,371 4,836 4,559 3,865 258 92 73 47 1,260 1,567 69 72 5, 178 434 149 75 47 2,093 1,659 55 101 3,833 267 99 84 38 1,199 1,562 80 78 4,243 273 101 83 39 1,318 1,807 77 88 3,995 269 98 76 41 1,370 1,558 65 78 3,698 240 97 74 42 1,102 1.573 71 76 3,789 258 100 72 39 1,135 1,597 65 72 3,929 259 103 81 39 1,211 1,649 68 82 r3,92l 248 101 79 34 1,214 1,654 66 86 3,939 258 104 79 37 1,214 1,652 67 83 ,1947-49-100.. 166 137 251 143 145 143 150 144 rpl76 pl45 „bi1. of dol.. do.... do Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total... ........do.... 11.5 4.2 7.3 12.0 6.1 5.9 12.0 4.2 7.8 11.6 6.0 5.7 do.... F i nanc ial.......................•••••••a. ........do.... do ALL RETAIL STORES: U ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL ESTIMATED SALES (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL. Automotive group.. ......••••............. .do.... Gasoline service stations............... do.... do.... do.... Estimated inventories: do.... do.... do.... Retai1 firms with Estimated sales Retai1 firms with Estimated sales 4 or more stores: (unadjusted), total......... ........do.... II or more stores: .do.... (unadjusted), total A p p a r e 1 g r o u p es**aa*6SSSSSSS3Se do.... do.... ...do.... do.... ........do.... Tire, battery, accessory stores Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Furniture, homefurnishings stores do.... Lumber, buiiding-materla Is dealers do.... ! i DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL: WHOLESALE TRADE: Sales, estimated (unadjusted), total. do.... i 13.0 4.9 8.1 12.6 6.5 6.1 13.0 r4.8 8.1 1 12.8 1 6.5 6.3 12.5 4.6 7.9 12.8 6.4 6.4 r3.1 2.0 r4.7 1.4 r2.8 ' p2.8 pi.4 p4. 1 pl.O p2.7 EMPLOYMENT LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS 00 employees.. .do.... ........do.... Quit 2.8 1.3 2.8 .8 1.6 j~/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. ±/ Data for December 1959 are advance estimates. 9192 2.4 1.1 ! 2.8 1 .7 1.8 • 3.9 2.6 4.3 2.2 1.5 • p264 p!5l MOMIHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — C@nflnyed 1959 !958 ITEM October November TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS October September November - — — ~~~~ OPERATING RESULTS ON SCHEDULED AIRLINES (DOMESTIC TRUNK): \J Miles flown, revenue.......s s e o o affla „ a....... S o 0 esthousanc!s a0 Express and freight ton-miles flown 0 ... 0 . c .. # ... s o ....do. e oo Mall ton-miles f lown a ..«•••••••••«••••••••<••••••.•••• .do.••• Passengers originated, revenue B a 3 . s » 6 a » 8 » 9 6 » a 9 » 9 o » 9 e 0 8 d o e 3 0 0 Passenger-miles flown, revenue 0 O @ . O 0 .... o s „., e . o s .mlIJions f f l » August 59,370 29,487 9,123 3,563 2,101 49,046 24,262 8,347 2,957 1,777 66,548 29,342 8,997 4,193 2,735 63,32! 31,231 9,310 4,034 2,515 64,247 32,789 10,138 3,988 2,385 r62,360 r55,260 r7,100 r60,880 r53,893 r6,987 69,562 63,084 6,478 64,846 58,585 6,261 65,499 59,032 6,467 48,338 47,845 53,658 54,079 52,061 8,699 r24,333 r30l 12,462 8,364 23,817 SO,611 25,297 10,687 25,354 9,810 25,191 304 363 364 380 12,898 14,190 14,581 13,916 900 493 794 526 1,499 1,343 446 478 978 524 1,096 1,094 1,193 1,211 1,210 53 48 60 ® ® a © © S O ® f f l © . •••••• ... » • a a . a a. • a aeeas6Seee eaSK9.*.ae ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER? Production, total • •••• •••••• •••••• „ e e<5.a6,®eems 1, of kw.~hr o e E iectric utl1ities'«« •••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••do..,. Sales to ultimate customers, total (Edison Electric Institute)..*..............®..»,»...9«,..«mi 1. of kws»hrffi0 Commercial and Industrial: Small light and p o w e r 0 8 , , S 8 9 e , 9 S B o o , e » 8 e . o t , 6 . » 6 . 8 C l o 8 0 B e Large light and p o w e r o s . o a . e 0 0 0 . . . . e 3 e e e . 0 o o e • » ® . & d o e o e e Rai Iways and rai Iroads..8 . 0 O B e . e e 9 S . o « . »,».„,,, do89„ Residential or domestic****•.............<>..•.*.. s0 .do sOEO Rural (distinct rural rates}.....». e e o ...•....•.• ••.do.. a e Street and highway 1 i g h t i n g „ 8 8 0 „ 0 8 e e 8 0 6 0 0 0 ( , 9 8 . 0 . 6 6 8 d o . 0 . . Other public author ities...... .... • • • .... • • .••••• . 0 0 d o .e o e 1 nterdepartmenta ! e s e . , S S S o S e o . . S o . 8 9 a 0 o o 0 e G 0 o . . e 0 , , . . 3 do.... Revenue from sales to ultimate customers (Edison.Electric 1nst.itute)..•.,.•.•...••••••..••••....••...mi 1. of d o l o s 60 51 65,275 58,433 6,842 9 . e 8 a o e e . e • ••••••••• ' . . . • • • « 0 ® S ,, , : c ,o,o : .......... sosesassso • •••••••.. O.....SOSO 6 a .« e f f l .. e s 821.5 814.7 906.9 921.5 891.1 3,272 2,679 3,266 2,667 9,025 5,484 2,731 2,132 2,660 2,049 9,096 5,567 3,171 2,528 3,137 2,530 8,816 5,099 3,324 2,689 3,119 2,553 9,022 5,235 3,304 2,671 3,145 2,518 9,212 5,419 2,892 2,299 2,639 2,075 9,465 5,643 118.9 83.3 134.1 131.3 140.8 131.2 467 295 426 238 355 273 433 386 1368 1,407 2,161 342,324 149 149 272,241 263,491 69,934 55,865 605,334 316,060 167 124 82 58 511,885 497,218 93,282 79,618 255,831 252,556 60,147 47,959 ......a.*. LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES LUMBER (NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION): Production, total•.•••...•••••••••••.•••..•.mi 1. of bd. ft.. Softwoods..........,,.....•..........••.•....•...•..do.... Shfpments, tota(••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••.do.... S o f t W O O d S . .. . . . o e a o s s s s a . ^ s e o o e a o s e s e o o . .oesososa.es. » d O . . . s Stocks (gross), mill, end of month, total s s ......... e .do s ,.. Softwoods. ••••••• •••••••... ••••••••••••••••••••••• e e > e d o e e o o METALS AND MANUFACTURES Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net m o e avg 9 shipments, 1947-49=100. e Industrial trucks -(electric), shipments? Hand (motor i zed)...................................•number.„ R1 der-type 8 e , o e 8 e , , 8 „ B 8 , , o , s . . 6 . . » » . » 9 . , . 9 B e 8 a » 8 < . 8 o » d o ! > , , ( 1 Iridustrfal'trucks and tractors (gasoline-powered), shipments.... S 5 , e g o e e s s e 9 t J £ , o 0 @ 9 » 9 9 8 » . 9 < , e 8 S M S » 8 9 3 » 8 9 M 6 t i o » cSO 2,226 400 561 443 2,520 2,462 632,420 321,977 621. TRANSPORTAT1 ON EQUiPMENT MOTOR VEHICLES, FACTORY SALES, TOTAL...................number.. Coaches, tota 1 „ .......o e do,,.. D O m e S t f C s e s 9 e o a o e e o o o o o o s o o o o o o o 0 o o o o a o o 0 o o 0 o o S o 0 0 c G d 0 0 0 o 0 Passenger cars, total e s o . O Q •.. o s Oo«o o o e . coo*.0 0 * ». 0 O o e d o B O oo Domestic.•••••....••.•.••••••o*...<*.«<> o S .«„ O O B O O ....do...* Trucks, tota1......„.........„......„„.••.......•..•..do...* DOmeStlC - ,...ooo.oooo...«o.o 0 oo oooooooooooo ooo 0 0 0 o 0 od0 0 € , 0 0 309, 1 17 134 134 229,410 220,621 79,573 i 64,568 180 S70 268 268 537,159 523,500 94,993 ! 81,652 267,829 259,633 53,968 37,999 r/ Revisedu J./ Data, beginning January S959 Include operations intra-Alaska and intra-Hawaii. USCOMM-DC-9192 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D, C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT Y OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O A V O I D PAYMENT ©F POSTAGE, $300
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