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^S°fr~ BUSINESS °h January 17, 1958 STATISTICS *<-°* BJSHS 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, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 * 100 250 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 =100 250 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. I. seas. adj. index) 225 h 225 200 200 175 175 150 \h I I I l i I I I I I I 1 < 1 I 1954 BILLION I I i I I I t 1 I I 1955 I I I I I I I I I I I I 1956 I I LI LI I I I I _U 111 1 i I I I ij 150 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1957 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 120 I DOLLARS 20 SALES OF RETAIL STORES FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) HO ' Total 100 h 10 / Nondurable Goods 5 b Durable Goods Average per working day I I I I II M I I I I II I I I I I I i Ii i i I i i i i I I I II I I I I I II 1955 1956 1957 1954 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 200 70 1 M I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I 1954 1955 I I I I I I II 1 ' IIII I I I M 1956 1957 DOLLARS HOURS 2.40 MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT & PAYROLLS (production workers) 56 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 2.20 2.00 H 52 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 1.80 1.60 Average Hours Per Week 7 5 I i i i i i I i i i i i 1 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 I i i i i I 1 9 5 4 1 9 5 5 1 9 5 6 1957 1.40 (right scale) , i-t i i I i i i M I i i I i i M i I M I I I I I I I M I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1954 1955 1956 1957 36 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1957 ITEM Jan. 5 1958 Jan. 12 Dec, 21 *II6.3 *88.9 •103.I * 124.7 92.0 118.2 92.7 107.2 125.8 84.7 i Dec, 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 11 Commodity prices, wholesales ««....«. **92.5 F i nance: Currency in circulation 3/ ••••••••••mil. of dot.* Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/..,.do,... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading citles:4/ Demand deposits, adjusted• •••••.mil. of dot.. Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... Real-estate loans (gross)..... do.... Failures, industrial and commercial.,..........#...number.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/......percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor»s) 4/...f94t-43«!0 9 . 118.4 93.9 107.5 125.8 84.7 93 107 274 148 1,833 1,702 1,838 1,706 2,086 1,922 2,449 2,325 31,829 27,524 19,856 31,479 26,809 19,701 31,973 26,218 19,483 32,089 26,687 19,666 746 730 636 57,629 22,088 87,634 26,774 31,137 8,839 57,760 22,204 86,198 26,272 30,753 8,832 56,651 23,970 88,578 26,010 32,305 8,780 ! 118.4 93.1 108.0 125.8 84.3 ! ! 1 18.5 93,6 108.1 125.8 84.8 95 e.e.ee.e •• 31,959 26,623 19,707 31,553 26,100 19,658 714 730 743 56,169 24,140 88,487 26,087 32,288 8,772 56,934 24,306 89,015 26,422 32,250 8,762 | f eoseeeee .««««•** 222 256 276 !66 203 324 4.06 46.20 49.48 4,06 46.19 49.3! 4.29 39.38 42.19 4.26 39.52 42.36 4.21 39.99 42.86 4.17 40.99 43.93 1,854 11,671 102,217 7,417 1,708 12,327 167,451 7,396 1,563 12,412 163,071 6,915 1,138 IS,218 92,342 6,940 1,396 11,692 89,357 6,863 2,490 #97.3 561 299 2,559 #98.4 681 349 5,742 #68.1 590 292 1,366 #53.4 410 210 55.6 472 241 Production: Stee! 5/.......»«....................thous. of short tons,. «• 139,315 5,515 56.1 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. .5/ Week beginning January 13, 1958: Production, 1,538 thous. short tons. * Monthly index for December 1956. ** Wednesday price. # Not comparable with 1958 rates, which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1956 1957 ITEM November December September October November December COMMODITY PRICES RetaiI price: All commodities (U.S.Dept.of Commerce Index).1935-39=100., 213.8 213.9 217.5 r2!7.2 217.3 77.4 77.0 54.6 .4 63.6 62.9 44.6 .7 r9l.9 r90.2 r60.9 rl.7 95.0 87e0 58.7 8.0 78.0 75.7 51.5 2.3 62.0 60.8 41.8 1.2 1,027.0 1,020.0 rl,012.0 1,000.0 1,010,0 970.0 16,493 19,380 16,373 16,949 r17,126 19,661 2,907 1,003 3,122 1,194 3,078 853 2,945 919 r2,977 r962 2,974 1,157 1,095 470 1,158 3,877 1,184 2,030 16,212 5,664 10,547 1,694 632 1,201 4,052 1,182 3,033 16,340 5,814 10,526 1,010 515 1,291 3,937 1,262 1,696 r1,133 r532 rI,205 r4,233 rl,262 r2,008 r16,556 r5,606 r10,950 1,722 703 1,216 4,146 1,280 3,071 16,919 5,722 11,197 1,083 559 1,263 4,102 1,287 1,838 16,714 5,612 11,102 24.750 10,450 14,300 23,490 10,420 13,070 22,400 9,940 12,460 23,860 10,700 13,160 24,270 10,690 13,580 24,360 11,120 13,240 r24,500 10,380 r14,120 r24,220 r10,950 r13,270 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New permanent nonfarro dwelling units started: Unadjusted: Total, privately and publicly owned..... thousands.. Privately owned, total • do,... In metropolitan areas.......••••••••••,••...•.do,... Pub I i c I y owned. ..•••••••••••••. .do. •.. Seasonally adjusted at annual rate: Privately owned, total••••••••••.••••.•••••.••••••do.... DOMESTIC TRADE A11 reta iI stores: ±/ Estimated sales (unadjusted), total mil. of do!.. Durable-goods stores: Automotive group•••••«,••••• ..•••••• do.... Furniture and appliance group ••••••••«•••,.do.... Nondurable-goods stores: Apparet group••»•••• • ..do,,.« Drug and proprietary stores.....................do.«.« Eating and drinking places.... •••••••••••••do*... Food group. •••••••••• ...... .do.• •. Gasoline service stations..••••••«•«.«• ...do,..« GeneraI-merehand!se group «•••••••••••••••..do*••. Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total. ..do,.., Durabie-goods stores* •••••••«,,..do.• *« Nondurabia-goods stores..••••••••••••••••••••••••.do..., Estimated inventories: Unadjusted, tota S ............do...« Durable-goods stores..............••••••••••.•••do..•< Nondurab je-goods stores.........................do.•., Adjusted, tota I .....do..., Durab Ie-goods stores ..do, • • « Nondurab le-goods stores .do. •., r/ Revised. 1/ Data for December 1957 are advance estimates. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 12714 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 25,260 i 1,040 14,220 24,290 11,200 13,090 16,677 5,486 11,191 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1956 ITEM November 8957 December September October November I December DOMESTIC TRADE - Continued Retail firms with II or more stores, estimated sales of dol.. ...do.,.. 3,669 3,404 4,641 3,425 3,337 3,559 of dol.. ...do,... ..•do.... Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total,..,,... •••do,••• ...do.,,. ._do 12.0 4.5 7.5 13,2 6.4 6.8 il.4 4.2 7.2 12.9 6.3 6.6 11.2 4.2 7.0 12.8 6.7 6.1 67,732 65,269 6,192 59,076 2,463 67,029 64,550 5,110 59,440 2,479 68,225 65,674 6,518 59,156 2,552 53,007 17,180 837 3,174 4,184 11,657 2,314 6,327 7,334 53,639 17.159 1 837 2,997 4.194 12,260 2,308 6,295 7,589 53,152 16.905 853 3,285 4,206 11,620 2,361 6,541 7,381 13,392 7,839 82 655 320 470 1,134 911 1,262 913 1,438 235 13,350 7,827 83 628 320 465 1,135 908 1,277 900 1,478 233 5,553 1,125 96 955 1,092 470 564 546 176 194 335 3,597 3,458 3,798 3,454 Wholesale trade: EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Civilian labor force,total (Bureau of Census) J/ .thousands.. ..•do,... ...do...*. ...do.... Employees in nonagrlcultural establishments: Total, unadjusted (U. S. Department of Labor)..... ...do..•• ...do.... Contract construction, • •••••»••••••••'••,..do.,,, ,,,do,,.. Finance, insurance, and real estate,•••••••••««. ,. 8 do., e , ...do.... ...do.... Production workers In manufacturing Industries: ...do.... Durable-goods industri es,e,s sc,*s * ««*«**»*. ...do,... Lumber and wood products (except furniture).,. •••do.,.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... •..do..,. ,..do.... .;.do.... ,...•,.do.,.« ...do.... ...do.... Apparel and other finished textile products.,. ...do.... ...do.... •••do.,.. Printing, publishing, and allied products ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Manufacturing production-worker indexes: -49=100,. ...do.... ..•do.... Hours and earnings: Average weekly hours per worker, all manufacturing ..hours.. ...do.... ...do.... dollars.. ...do.... ...do.... Average hourly earnings, all manufacturing ...do.... ...do.,,. ...do.... Lumber and wood products (except furniture),,. ...do.... ...do.... Food and kindred products, ...do.... ...do..,. ..•do.,.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Apparel and other finished textile products.,. ...do..,. Printing, publishing, and allied industries... ...do.... 12.3 1 4.5 1 7.8 12.9 6.6 6.3 68,513 66,005 6,837 59,168 2,508 II.1 3,9 7.1 13,0 6,6 6,4 68,061 64,873 5,817 59,057 [ 3,188 67,770 64,396 5,385 59,012 3,374 r53,043 ( r16.783 837 r3,224 r4,159 r11,664 r2,356 r6,547 r7,473 r52,807 M6.58I 1 r829 I r3,059 r4,123 r11,845 1 r2,356 [ r6,5!5 r7,499 ! p52,992 D16.333 p820 p2,833 p4,100 p12,324 P2,353 p6,480 p7,749 12,992 7,397 73 631 319 461 1,061 878 1,186 879 1,278 "225 r12,893 r7,389 r70 r623 317 456 r1,049 889 r1,166 r869 rl,32l r223 r12,719 r7,3!8 68 r598 312 r448 r1,028 r888 r1,144 853 rl,364 r223 p12,482 p7,160 p68 p575 p307 p438 p1,004 p874 pi,123 p825 pi,362 p2!7 5,523 1,076 93 948 1,093 472 566 547 174 216 338 5,595 1,218 98 912 1,084 469 563 533 175 206 336 r5,504 r 1,143 94 r906 1,075 r470 567 r532 r!73 r2IO 334 r5,40l r1,074 r86 r893 r1,072 r*68 r566 r529 rl72 r209 333 p5,322 pi,031 p82 p886 pi,063 p465 p565 p527 pl68 p204 p33l 108.3 107.4 168.2 107.9 107.5 171.4 105.0 103.3 164.7 r104.2 r102.8 r162.6 r102.8 r102.0 r!6i.l pl00.9 p100.5 p158.1 40.5 41.2 39.6 82.22 88.99 72.86 2.03 2.16 2.25 1.77 1.72 2.01 2.44 2.12 2.25 2.03 2.39 2.05 41.0 41.9 39.7 84,05 91.34 73.84 2,05 2,18 2.27 1.74 1.73 2.01 2.45 2.14 2.27 2.05 2.43 2.07 1 1.86 1,90 1 1,48 1.50 1.50 1.99 2.46 2.16 2.57 2.24 1.52 J 39.9 40.2 39,6 82.99 89.24 75.24 2.08 2.22 2.37 1.84 1.77 2.08 2,57 2.22 2.32 2.07 2.46 39.5 r39.8 r39.0 82.56 r88.75 r74.10 2.09 2.23 2.38 rl.84 rl.77 r2.09 2.55 2.22 2.33 2.08 2.47 2.14 2. 14 r39.3 r39.7 38.7 r82.92 r88,93 74.30 r2.11 2.24 2.39 rl.83 1.75 2.10 2.55 r2.23 2.34 r2.IO 2.50 r2.l4 1.92 ri.96 1.54 1.51 rt.50 r2.08 2.53 r2.26 r2.73 r2.33 1.57 p39.3 p39.6 p38.9 p82.92 p88.70 p74.69 p2.ll p2.24 p2.38 pl.8l pi.76 p2.ltf p2.53 P2.22 p2.34 p2.IO p2.52 P2.I5 pl.92 pl.97 pi.57 pi.50 pi.50 p2.08 p2.55 p2.27 P2.73 p2.32 pl.56 1.84 1.89 1.45 1.50 S.48 1.98 2.45 2.15 2,57 2.17 1.52 1.90 1.92 1.46 1.51 1.51 2.08 2.53 2.25 2.73 2.29 1 1.55 1.90 1.94 1.47 I.5S rl.49 r2.08 2.53 2.24 2.71 2.32 ! 1.55 ! r/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. ±/ Estimates beginning January 1957 reflect certain changes made in the definitions for employment and un employment, etc. Figures for December 1957, comparable with data through December 1956, in order as above (thous.): 67,792; 64,652; 5,391; 59,262; 3,140. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 12714 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —- Continued 4 1956 1957 ITEM November December September October November December FINANCE Security markets (Standard and Poor's Corporation); Bonds; Prices? Industrial, utility, and railroad (AI+ Issues)? Composite C2I-'borids)«*««»#*«.a#««dol« per $100 bond®® Yields, domestic municipal C S5 bonds)**,* percent** Stocks; Dividend yields, preferred stocks C14- Mgh-grade)oad©.9„. Prices; 103.7 109.0 3,38 102.8 908.! 3.44 1 3.90 98.2 102.9 3.79 98.3 503.4 3.76 102.7 107.5 3.47 98.0 101.3 4.56 4.63 4.79 4.80 4.78 4.49 45.76 48.92 48.27 33.60 31.82 31.73 46.44 49.79 49.59 33.38 31.70 31.75 43.98 47.52 46.32 32.75 31.09 27-. 17 4S.24 44.43 43.24 31.55 30.39 24.78 40.35 43.41 41.87 30.52 30.68 22*63 40.33 43.29 41.35 30.29 31.79 21.39 2,954 2,382 2,802 2,278 9,629 6,010 2,520 2,002 2,375 1,898 9,777 6, SI7 2,883 2,354 2,866 2,341 9,672 5,880 3,024 2,506 3,091 2,543 9,611 5,849 2,493 2,035 2,473 1,964 9,602 5,892 7,431 390 569 7,064 399 564 6,172 261 597 6,551 263 641 5,606 242 589 775 197 607 214 1,218 IJ66 764 143 896 617 462 133 783 538 LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association); Stocks (gross), mi IB, end of month, total............do.,.. b O T T W O O u S • • » i « « « » « i « « t M « » o « i i « t e ( « « « « « « « t i « t > « M i « QO© e © © METALS AND MANUFACTURES Steel products, net shipments; Bars; Hot roi led (Sncl. light shapes),. .do.,.. Sheets and strip Unci, electrical), total.........do.... Sheets; Hot roiled.e»»«««.«.e..ae.«..».e«.....«.do.v.. Cold roll6d«,«,,(,t«»»»««(«,»««,«a,«.««»do(t,« 820 788 778 90 836 545 250 139 240 129 182 101 163 110 842 96 931 298 915 263 860 250 889 264 736 227 451 406 417 370 321 2,602 802 1,189 2,532 826 1,130 2,011 579 979 2,319 651 1,147 2,113 616 1,025 667,187 233 186 576,708 556,931 90,246 74,870 700,740 228 103 617,599 598,394 82,913 66,123 380,609 243 187 318,279 315,008 62,087 51,016 379,316 233 232 291,064 282,510 88,019 73,707 676,949 241 206 583,783 560,141 92,925 78,928 ee.ee«a«e« TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 12714 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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