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.nMENTQf r ^ January 2, 1959 STATISTICS BUSINESS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscrsptton to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43 = 10 70 Index, S94I - 4 3 = 10 70 Weekly Monthly PRICES OF 4 2 5 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (Wednesday close) 60 60 1957 \ 50 50 1958 40 H 40 30 30 20 lvl ' I I I I I I » JLJ LJL-J-JLJLJLJLJL.^^ 1985 1956 M M 1957 L-L_Lj index, 1947-49- 100 175 STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and steel for costings) 150 1 I I I. 1958 -_LJ i i i I i I I \ i j 20 J F M A M J v J A S O N D Index, 1947-49 = 100 S75 Monthly h H 150 125 125 100 h -fl 100 _LJ 1955 1956 Index, S947™49= 100 125 CONSUMER PRICES L I 1 \ \ i I I . J F M A f V J J J A S O N D 1958 1957 Mill ions 2.0 NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING UNITS STARTED (privately owned) * 120 Alt items 1.0 I 15 no F ' Food ^Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates I 0 5 U- M i i I M i i i I i i n 1 h > I I I M ' I M I I I M I M ' I n I ' » M l 1955 1956 1957 1958 0 LLLJL-Ll I I I I I 1 I I M I I I I l i I i 1955 S956 JJJJLjJjjaJjijJ,J,il,J^JUJ^ 1957 1958 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1957 ITEM 1958 Dec, 6 Dec. 28 Dec. 21 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Commodity prices, wholesale: .....1947-49=100.. .... • •.... 84.7 294 2,086 1,922 276 * 118.5 *92.6 * 107.4 •126.1 84.7 158 2,521 2,325 166 31,973 26,218 19,483 610 87.5 244 **2,135 1,910 294 119.0 90.1 108.7 127.0 86.7 293 **2,2I6 1,990 267 119. J 90.7 108.8 127.1 86.1 304 251 185 32,089 26,687 19,666 652 32,057 27,844 18,740 530 32,218 27,847 18,629 459 32,394 28,311 18,844 487 32,522 28,899 19,173 56,651 23,970 88,578 26,010 32,305 8,780 56,169 24,140 88,487 26,087 32,288 8,772 57,214 27,882 94,930 32,149 30,675 9,505 58,968 27,976 95.133 31,877 30,793 9,546 59,450 28,007 95,982 31,901 31,181 9,58© 4.27 39,38 42.19 4.23 39.52 42.36 4.38 52.53 56.06 4.38 53.46 57.09 4.38 53.98 57.64 1,602 12,412 163.071 6,915 1,169 11,218 92.342 6,940 1,461 13,017 169.957 7,067 1,504 13,450 160,724 7,097 1,483 13,534 159,369 7,097 1,742 #68.1 590 292 1,366 #53.4 410 210 1,985 73.5 594 310 1,985 73.5 589 303 2,011 74.5 571 288 do.... do.... 86,1 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/.....do.... 639 R@--rtin§ member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: 4_/ Time deposits, except U. S. Government., Loans and investments (adjusted), total. Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)..0.do«... Real-estate loans (gross) sse ** S e* ssess © s s e s s s s s s s , C J O . « . s Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody55) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's] 4/...1941-43*10.0 Industrials. 425 stocks* ess3s Production: s. of short tons.. s. of short tons.. I [ 1 ...•••a... 4.39 54.15 57 74 120,910 1,84© 68.2 J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. j>/ Week beginning December 29, 1958: Production, 2,045 thous. short tons; operating rate, 75.8 percent. * Monthly Index for December 1957. *» Excludes 411,000 and 401,000 insured unemployed reported under temporary programs (TUC) for December 6 and 13, respectively; includes claims under Ex-Servicemen's Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958 (UCX) effective October 27, 1958. # Based on January I, 1957, annual capacity (133,459,150 tons); not comparable with 1958 rates which are based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1957 ITEM October 1958 November August September October November COMMODITY PRICES Consumer price index: 121.1 107.7 116.4 114.2 114.5 106.3 121.6 107.9 II6.0 M4.5 114.6 104.6 123.7 106.6 120.7 113.0 124.9 117.7 123.7 107.1 120.3 114.1 120.7 115.8 123.7 107.3 119.7 114.5 121.0 114.6 * 123.9 107.7 119.4 114.5 121.1 113.5 ..do.... do.... 126.6 113.8 104.8 136.0 126.8 114,3 104.5 136.3 127.9 117.5 103.3 138.1 127.9 118.0 103.6 138.2 127.9 118.1 103.4 138.3 128.0 118.1 103.5 138.4 do.... 139.7 126.2 113.4 140.3 126.7 114.4 145.0 128.9 116.7 146.1 128.7 116.6 146.7 128.8 116.6 147.0 129.1 117.0 do..,. do.... 135.8 125.4 181.6 126.8 140.0 129.7 182.8 126.8 141.0 130.1 189.5 127.1 141.3 130.4 189.8 127 j 142.7 131.8 190.4 127.2 144.5 133.6 1.91. 1 127.3 do.... do.... 84.9 82.6 84.7 82.2 84.0 80.8 84.0 80.8 84.0 80.8 **83.9 **80.7 6.135 26.50 6.215 27.50 5.695 31.50 5.870 32.00 r5.830 32.00 p5.760 p33.50 Lumber: Douglas fir, const., dried, 2" x 4",R. L..dol.per M bd.ft.. Southern pine, boards, No. 2, 1" x 6", •>.L«........ .GO. ... Ponderosa pine, boards, No. 3, common, 1" x 8«„.....do.... Pig iron: 78.614 76.490 67.690 77.414 76.921 66.900 80.577 75.921 67.600 83.202 76.726 69.260 r81.543 r77.482 r70.770 p79.064 p78.024 p70.770 66.00 66.50 66.00 •dot. per long ton.. 66.00 66.50 66.00 66.50 p66.00 p66.50 1947-49=100.. do.... do.... Rent do.... .• ......do.... Purchasing power of the dollar as measured b y — Wholesale prices of selected commodities: Wheat flour, short patents (Minn.)...dol . per 100 lb. sack.. 66.00 66.50 1 66.50 r/ Revised. £./ Preliminary. * index based on 1935-39=100 is 207.2. ** Indexes based on 1935-39=100 are as follows: Measured b y — Digitized forwholesale FRASER prices, 43.9; consumer prices, 48.3. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9208 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1957 ITEM -'- 1958 ""^ 1 October November August September October November COMMODITY PRICES Wholesale prices of selected commodities - Continued Stee1: Steel billets, rerolling, carbon, f.o.b. mill dol. per short ton.. Structural shapes (carbon), f.o.b. mill dol. per lb.. Scrap, No. 1, heavy melting: Coal, bituminous: Screenings, indust. use, f.o.b. car at mine dol. per short ton.. 92.50 .0594 92.50 .0594 95.00 .0617 95.00 .0617 95.00 .0617 p95.00 p.0617 38.50 32.50 41.81 45.50 41.77 42.50 41.48 45.00 P4I.68 p43.00 5.575 7.611 5.565 7.665 5.525 7.569 5.326 7.659 r5.529 7.784 p5.520 P7.803 77,104 1 4,924 9,227 2,397 40,625 4,165 5,047 1.417 1 61,224 7,450 1 2,742 3,478 1 71,529 5,273 6,355 2,684 74,915 4,410 9,727 2,534 8,40! 8,282 4,057 8,456 7,968 7,994 4,555 7,643 4,895 5,560 2,145 2,065 5,826 6,879 3,166 4,446 7,026 9,080 1 4,071 | 7,099 7,575 9,617 4,506 6,608 5,708 1,084 2,035 5,376 6,275 719 2,051 4,971 2,292 478 1,791 4,052 3,916 972 2,561 4,990 3,980 1,652 2,536 4,942 5,675 1,016 2,709 4,678 6,126 ' 1,538 567 4,021 5,221 848 509 5,864 5,086 869 548 5,669 5,056 ' 666 557 5,855 5,504 759 579 4,166 5,221 728 588 5,905 49.9 29.6 22.7 51.2 30.5 23.5 46.4 27.4 21.7 49.4 30.5 25.6 50.1 p30.0 p23.2 47.4 p30.l P23.9 61,398 24,080 8,214 3,485 2,015 57,522 20,684 7,761 3,115 1,790 64,195 28,224 8,099 5,662 2,381 61,695 28,188 8,190 5,455 2,100 59,575 29,487 9,124 5,564 2,101 48,168 84,258 1,907 10,244 47,259 85,266 1,774 9,956 50,791 86,445 1,372 9,155 55,644 90,452 1,456 8,520 55,887 89,685 1,990 11,152 8,952 9,801 104,545 125,410 9,017 9,002 106,558 117,081 11,197 8,552 88,983 117,207 12,291 9,654 89,410 134,494 12,745 8,681 99,042 148,011 105 18,665 30,517 134 17,747 31,251 149 18,268 21,830 149 20,151 25,300 155 21,698 27,570 5,815 9,665 546 530 5,655 7,624 344 359 *5,549 *8,734 *3,947 *8,2I5 *5,7I7 * 10,055 45,317 52,759 25,935 77,088 57,769 47,811 22,926 71,555 52,979 10,991 7,976 62,552 24,957 9,097 6,589 62,956 DOMESTIC TRADE Magazine advertising: 74,298 6,096 1 3,584 3,230 Drugs and toiletries.se.e......»..»».....»».........do.... FINANCE Life insurance written (new pa id-for insurance): Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U. S. Government, annual rate: TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Operations on scheduled airlines: Passenger-miles flown, revenue.....••••••••••••••.ml 11 ions.. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Organic chemicals, production: Acetic acid (synthetic and natural)...........thous. of lb.. Methanol: Natural (lOOjO...........•••••••.••••••••••thous. of gal.. Phthalic anhydride..•••••••••••••••••«•....•..thous. of lb«. Synthetic plastics and resin materials, production: Cellulose acetate and mixed ester plastics: Sheets, rods, and tubes.....«...............thous. of lb.. * * * 223 271 34,270 47,199 25,128 69,672 39,900 55,257 28,302 82,135 46,205 58,855 30,095 88,551 28,314 11,076 7,991 68,064 30,575 10,665 8,750 75,252 32,540 11,327 12,435 79,309 229 1 ! jr/ Revised. $J Preliminary. * Effective May 1958, data for "other cellulose plastics" are combined with sheets, etc., and molding and Digitized forextrusion FRASER materials. \J Data beginning August 1958 are not strictly comparable with earlier quotations. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9208 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 S957 1958 ITEM October November August September October November FOODSTUFFS 2,169.5 1,065.9 54.9 1,048.6 !89*5 1,919.9 896. 1 44. S 979«B j 182*6 i 1,742.0 898.4 43.0 800.6 139.4 1,914.5 949.5 47.7 9S7.4 16©.© 2,122.7 1,016.5 51.8 1,054.4 190e8 1,831.9 816.4 41.8 973e7 177.6 LEATHER AND PRODUCTS Leather productions 786 2,307 2,105 2,069 786 2,059 1,609 1,954 646 1,979 1,114 2,377 r600 2,020 1,499 2,243 699 2,321 1,823 2,472 181 385 3,322 64.1 218 334 3,233 58.9 226 298 2,119 45.0 256 314 2,047 52.8 259 307 1,913 55.7 *2,123 *4,896 **2,55l *»4,57l 2,095 4,950 2,643 4,097 70,999 42,639 44,613 41,298 58,921 4 S,968 74,611 35,265 79,000 30„4f3 188,661 6,227 175,627 6,807 146,777 3,328 S37,166 6,283 148,303 4,489 S36,936 6,878 170,490 5,659 158,146 6,685 198,602 5,616 185,604 7,382 Stoves, domestic heating, shipments, total 8e6<9<9ffleee*,*«..$©.„.. CoaS and wood >«<odo. ( , t te..eo« 9 Gas.........................................•••..••••.do.... 362,410 49,997 251,913 60,500 S73,39@ 17,055 127,137 29,206 ! 263,S85 35,013 175,457 52,715 333,778 58,129 218,012 57,637 365,983 61,183 241,898 62,902 Warm-air furnaces, shipments, total.......«.............de.... Gas .....e 0 . . . . . . . 9 . . * . . »ffi0..... a... e...8 @. e e 0 * e e e.@ s s.do...9 OH........................................ •••••••••• • .do.... Sol id fue1••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••..••••••do.... 133,286 82,380 37,628 5,812 230,690 96,745 61,884 ! 26,524 2,892. 1 169,261 124,S99 85,356 34,9!I 3,932 211,634 153,269 103,852 43,8S8 5,599 224,691 143,675 98,428 40,10© 5,147 254,743 Cattle hide and side klp e .. 09e . e ..th©us. of hides and kips.. METALS AND NANUFACTURES Fabricated structural steels Aluminum, castings •••••••••••••••••mi 1. of lb.. Radiators and convectors, cast from Stocks, end ©f m©nthfede*a@<8®.0.a..eeaooffia,9<»«eee«aee@0.d©.eee OS 1 fenrnerss Stocks, end of ^©?ith e « e o eo « eaeas , 9O9e09as « >eeso » 99eeeee .d© @e9e Stoves and ranges, domestic cooking, exclading electrical: Sh ipraents, tota S....................................number.. Co®S and sooi9,(,,8»«»Ke88«....e»8M«8.s«»»»9«8».(i.«.(i0,6.s Gas (including bungalow and combination)#»..........do.... 243 271 1,839 Furnaces, industrial, new orders, nets Nachlne tools (metal-cutting and metal-forming): New orders (net), total...••••••••••••.........mi!„ ©f doS 6 . Electrical equipments Ranges Cincl. buiIt-ins), doro.-and export sales..thousands.* Vacuum cleaners, standard type, sales bi I led........sedosaea Washers, sales billed Cdoruestic and export) ^/••••••••do.#-» jr/ Revised, j * / Preliminary*, * Data are for August 1958. dryer u n i t s ; sales of such types t o t a l e d 17,700 u n i t s in USCCMM-DC-9208 749 1,634 1,177 2,010 1,119 771 908 854 777 3,874 39.70 32.70 76.05 66.05 3.2 35.15 30.80 59.75 51.60 3.1 28.30 23.20 29*80 24.95 2.8 28.80 24.65 34*90 29.65 2.9 37.0© r32*©0 r4!.4© r35.9© 3.0 1 p29. 15 p25.25 p33.3@ p27.20 p3.0 120.4 328.7 377.6 ! 116.8 251.1 267.8 81*4 280.2 326.8 121.8 299.6 423. 1 ! r135.5 339. 1 404.I Data are f o r Septe 1958. 129.3 293.6 333.0 U Data exclude sales ©f combination washer- PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO A V O I D UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 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