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January 22, 1960 STATISTICS ^BSS^P^ 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 t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 ^ 100 1 40 WHOLESALE PRICES 400 PERSONAL INCOME (seasonally adjusted, a% annual rates) Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods 350 I 20 All Commodities 300 100 L Farm Products 250 80 j i 11 i LLIJJ-IJJJLJJJLJJJJJ-LI i i i i i l n i i i l i i i i i 200 S956 1957 1958 H I II 1 1 1 I I I I 1 I i I M I M I I I I I I 1 I i 1 1 I i i I 1 I M I I I i ! 1 II 1956 1959 1957 1958 S959 Data f o r June, July, a n d August include retroactive salary payments to Federal employees. Millions 2.0 NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING , UNITS STARTED (privately owned) * Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 * 100 120 FREIGHT CARLOAD1NGS* (seasonally adjusted) I 10 H 1 .5 h -\ 100 i.oh 90 80 ^Seasonally adjusted, at I . VJ I annual U I I M U U I rates fUl^O I 1I II II 1II I I III II I I II I I II ^ A v e r a g e per working day 70 1 I I 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 II 1 IIJ 1M 1M Ml lIIl M 1956 1957 1958 m i l l mill ' I ' 1959 Dollars 1956 Hours 2,40 56 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 2.20 2.00 h i i I i 111 i 1957 1.80 44 1959 Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 200 MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT & PAYROLLS (production workers) I 75 150 Average Hourly Gross Earnings 1958 125 Payrolls * Employment \ 100 1.60 Average Hours Per Week (right scale) 1.40 I j - i - L U l.i i 11 i i 1956 i . i i ii 1957 I I I I I I I M 1958 M I M I I 1 I I I I 1959 36 fX> \ I I I | | I I 1 I I I I I I l I I M I 1 I I I M M I I I I IXJJJJJJLJ.XJLLLLL 1956 1957 1958 1959 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS* I960 1959 ITEM Jan. 10 Commodity prices, wholesale: ,1947-49-100.. Insured unemployment, total 3/..,.. State programs (incl. Alaska and Hawaii)...... • •»«...do..*. Failures, industrial and commercial.........»«..., F1 nance: mi 1. of do!.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/..*..do.... Member bank reserve balances 4/. ......... ...... .do.... Excess reserves, estimated 4/....•••••••••••« Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in lead tng citiess J3/ •mi 1. of do!.. Jan. 17 f short tons.. Freight carloadings, total. S69ass,thous. of cars*. 242 292 32,282 28,633 19,028 583 31,710 27,708 18,901 561 32,924 29,983 19,271 685 32,893 29,629 19,030 485 32,519 29,318 19,146 509 .62,903 30,036 62,886 62,482 30,401 104,935 27,496 30,490 12,652 63,204 30,533 105,363 27,468 30,465 12,652 61,967 30,365 103,914 27,018 30,171 12,630 """s^SO! 11,426 4.89 58„96 83a43 4.90 59a77 64.38 1,366 13,554 156,051 7,052 11,475 4.4! 55.62 59.25 1,382 13,324 158,930 7,087 1,370 13,349 I19,519 7,109 1,465 S3,565 129,987 7,068 2,085 #73.6 551 280 2,111 #74.6 586 300 2,641 #93,3 469 250 2,726 #96.3 483 265 4.40 54.89 58e5! Production: Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/,.........t!"»ous. of 5r-'*l.. ! 19. 1 86.3 105.6 128.6 84.1 32,008 28,275 • 19,S3! 543 34,078 P short tons.. • of k w s - h r a s 118.9 85.1 105.2 128.6 83.8 132 85.6 121 2,835 2,572 32! 1 18.8 84.9 104.6 128.5 82.9 246 2,079 l,9!S 195 Jan. 16 S18.8 85.0 104.8 128.5 83.2 112 2,314 2,139 226 *II9.5 *9I.5 * 108.7 *I27.5 85.2 IS6 2,730 2,479 294 a .(JO. . . . Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4 / = e e 9 S percent s s , Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor f s) J5/.< .1941-43^10.. Jan. 9 - 30,061 Commerical and industrial loans (gross).*. * » • » * » » Real estate loans (gross) 8 e e e < 8 ... Jan, 2 Dec. 26 4.90 60.13 ^ 64.75 1,500 14,308 19!,133 7, 1 12 2,715 95.3 592 314 4.91 58.08 62.23 ......... ? 727 95.7 ........ a \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 5/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs: State; R.R.; Federal employees; veter.ans; and ex-servicemen. ±f Daily average. J5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week beginning January 18, I960: Production, 2,712 thous. short tons; operating rate, 95.2 percent. * Monthly index for January 1959,™ # Based on January I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons); rates after January 2, I960, are based on January I, I960, annual capacity (148,570,970). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1959 1958 ITEM November December September October November December GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: 367.5 246.1 101.8 79.7 64.7 35.3 44.3 9.4 366.9 247.0 102.2 80.6 64.7 35.6 44.4 9.4 380.9 259.2 106.8 84.4 68.3 37.8 46.2 10.2 362.3 259.2 106.4 83.6 68.5 38.0 46.4 10.2 r386.9 r26UI r107.5 r84.2 r68.6 r38.3 r46.7 10.3 390.7 264.2 109.9 86.6 68.8 38.5 47.1 10.3 33.1 14.1. 11.9 12.6 20.8 26.6 7. S 349.6 33.4 • 14*2 li.9 10.8 21.0 26.3 7.1 348.8 34.8 9.6 12.0 13.5 23.0 27.0 8.4 367.5 35.0 10.2 12.0 S3.6 23.3 27.2 8.4 368. I r35.l rl 1.4 12.0 13.7 23.5 r28.0 8.4 r37i.5 35,1 12.5 12.0 13.5 23.8 27.7 8.5 374.2 3,596 3,530 1,879 1,65! 355 979 302 3,312 3,259 1,700 1,559 375 | 893 271 3,270 3,240 1,571 1,669 369 1,035 248 3,748 3,598 i ,.865 1,733 379 1,066 269 3,795 3,654 2,118 1,536 362 894 264 Proprietors' income: Less personal contributions for social insurance.do.... FARM INCOME AND MARKETINGS: Cash receipts from farming, including Government payments, Livestock and products, total.... ...........do.... Meat animaIs,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,^^,,,,,,,,,,,,,,do.. 9 . Poultry and eggs. ....................do.... Indexes of cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans: 1/ Al 1 c o m m o d i t i e s o a a a a s a a i _ _ _ , _ „ _ --* sa !947-49-!00.. Livestock and products...........................do.... Indexes of volume of farm marketings: 1/ rV Revised. 9205 \J Unadjusted index. ! AS !-»4 175 121 158 114 147 122 160 197 132 ' S46 173 J 126 » 147 157 139 S 148 174 127 !50 197 113 171 198 152 175 223 139 ...«.«*.. »»»«.»•«* .......a. ».»»..... ... ...... ••••••••• MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1958 1959 STEM November December September October November December COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried. «...8adoeao*> Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen •.•...do..,* Commodities other than farm products and foods do.... Furniture, other household durablesaeseasssooaoffla)3d©aoSl3 119.2 92.1 98.1 75.3 90.1 109.5 118.0 113.4 H2.9 102.5 119.2 90.6 99.2 76.1 87.6 108.8 117.4 II3i5 113.0 I0I.4 119.7 88.9 103.1 76.2 82.1 107.8 119.5 116.2 106.9 99.7 r119.1 86.5 102.2 75.7 78.5 106.4 120.4 116.7 107.4 95.1 • 118.9 85.4 103.2 76.5 75.3 104.9 120.4 117.7 106.4 90.8 118 9 85.8 107.9 76.1 76.0 104.7 120.4 118.1 104.5 90.5 126.8 N0.2 123.6 112.6 116.9 I22e7 103.8 !27s2 110.0 123.7 112.9 117.2 122.8 103.8 128.4 509.9 S23.8 III.9 M5.I 123.4 104.3 128.4 110.0 S23.9 111.4 128.5 I10e0 123.9 I 14.5 r 123.3 r 103.9 I 11.2 113.9 123.3 rl04.I 128.6 SI0e0 124.0 III.7 102.3 120.0 120.2 15L2 103.6 119.8 119. I 127.2 129.3 153.9 156.1 S43.2 S53.8 172.4- r116.2 126.2 127.9 rS53.7 r 155.9 r!4!.9 154.5 rI73.1 rlll.7 r124.3 125.8 r153.6 156.0 rl4l.6 155.8 173.6 112.2 124.7 125.8 153.7 156.0 141.6 155.3 172.6 152.4 142.8 153.0 172.0 Nonmetallie minerals, structural e s e s e 9 s a e e a e 9 9 S 9 e 9 d© e S 9 S Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages........do.... 120. I I5S.5 152.4 143.1 153.0 171.7 I 14.3 123.2 103.9 93.1 99.2 128.7 !36e9 131.3 S42.I 145.6 93.3 99.3 128.6 137.5 132.4 143.8 142.0 95.9 100.6 r?3l.8 137.5 132.5 144.3 142.3 95.9 rl00 o 6 137.7 132.3 144.3 145. 1 96.3 rl00 o 9 M3I.7 131.7 137.8 132.4 144.3 142.7 96.7 100.9 131.7 !,i!2 1,352 1,538 1,494 1,458 1,590 109.4 107.0 72.3 2.4 91.2 89.5 62.8 1.7 120.3 I 16.9 80.4 92.3 90.7 61.8 1.6 82.3 81.7 57.6 3.4 r105.5 r102.2 r73.9 r3.3 1,427.0 1,432.0 1,323.0 1,180.0 1,210.0 1,310.0 158.2 170.8 158.6 171.8 164.3 179.1 163.9 178.8 163.5 178.5 163.9 179.2 68,485 68,081 69,577 70,103 69,310 69,276 64,653 5,695 58,958 3,833 63,973 4,871 59,102 4,108 66,347 6,242 60,105 3,230 66,831 6,124 60,707 3,272 65,640 5,601 60,040 3,670 65,699 4,811 60,888 3,577 51,432 51,935 52,648 r52,569 r52,740 p53,564 15,795 712 2,784 3,885 15,749 713 2,486 3,881 16,367 620 3,043 3,927 r 16,197 r62l r2,96! r3,9IO r16,246 r658 r2,852 r3,909 p 16,398 p664 p2,677 p3,936 11,382 2,374 6,426 . 8,074 11,976 2,373 6,384 8,373 11,464 2,452 6,617 8,158 11,551 r2,44l r6,6!4 r8,274 rl 1,721 2,440 r6,586 r8,328 p12,284 p2,443 p6,545 P 8,6I7 11,981 6,742 71 579 312 426 11,930 6,740 73 565 309 422 12,373 6,847 74 620 329 469 r 12,201 r6,786 73 r6!2 329 r458 r 12,245 r6,896 p12,387 p7,105 930 827 1,020 788 1,199 209 943 824 1,038 789 1,208 210 61 I 841 1,167 888 1,200 231 602 r8I2 r1,147 r893 r1,208 232 r965 r805 r!,!39 I36s7 131.9 142. I 146.7 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Engineering construction: NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, privately and publicly owned.....thous.. .6 Seasonally adjusted at annual rate: Construction cost indexes (Engineering News-Record): 2/ Building..... ! 947-49-100.. EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL thousands.. EMPLOYEES IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS (UNADJUSTED): PRODUCTION WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, UNADJUSTED: Lumber and wood products (except furniture). do.... r73 p74 r600 p569 p328 p450 325 r457 887 r1,001 r232 pi,018 p839 pi,163 p890 pi,147 p234 jr/ Revised, j>/ Preliminary. J/ Data for October and December 1959 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 2/ Data reported at the begin- of each month are shown here for the previous month. 3/ Except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment. Digitized forning FRASER 9205 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1958 1959 ITEM November December September October November December EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES - Continued Production workers in manufacturing industries,unadj.:-Cont0 Nondurable goods industries e . e . s e e s . 8 e e @ . # 0 . 9 e ...thousands. Food and kindred products eooadoeoo Tobacco manufactures s ... e do o a o Textile mi ! I products...................... e^oodOoos, Apparel and other finished textile products ...*do... Paper and a I I i ed products ................... . <i © dO » Printing, publishing, and allied industries •• •.do... Chemicals and allied products.............. © o « aGO. o e Products of petroleum and coal •••••••-•••••• • • a odOoo o Rubber products*........................... s e e s d6 S S f f l feoeedoe .. Leather and leather products.....*......... Manufacturing production-worker indexes: Emp loyment: Unad justed. .,...•.........•.."... 1947-49=100. Seasonally adjusted..oee8.«as..<s, Payrol Is, unadjusted...•.••••••••••••••••.•..•••.•.....do... HOURS AND EARNINGS: Average weekly hours per worker, all manufacturing...hours. Durable goods industries......•••••••••.. ..•••••.•••do... Nondurable goods industr ies.........,, ee<9 ..«,«,«,,=,..<,«..do... Average weekly gross earnings, all manufacturing„..do Ilars. Durable goods industries^^s^o^.o^^.a^socso^do.,,, Nondurable goods industr ses e e e a a e o < s s a e s 5 J O s o o s o a e , e „ d O e e , ffl eo Average hourly gross earnings, all manufacturing......do... Durable goods industries J,/oe«.<s<SO00.o...a..,9S,a.®0 ..do... Lumber and wood products (except furniture).......do... Stone, clay, and glass products....................do... Primary metal industrfes.. ee@@6eee .a e o o s s .........do... Fabr icated meta I products 2 / „„do... 8 Machinery (except electrical). ........... .........do... EIectr i caI mach i nery.••••••••••••••.•••...••••••••do.•. TransportatIon equipment..................•••••...do... Nondurable goods industries J./, s86SO(ie08 , OSB8e6 , 8 . e8 do 0< ,, Food and kindred products...•••..••••..••••.•••••.do.•• Textile mill products...•••••••......aoaes........do... Apparel and other finished textile products....... do. *,. Paper and allied products..................•••••••do... Printing, publishing, and allied products.••••••••do... Chemicals and allied products.....................do... Products of petroleum and coal•••••••••••••••••...do... Leather and leather products.......*,..........s o ..do. 0 . 5,526 1,162 98 5,239 1,050 85 867 1,053 446 548 514 156 195 324 5,190 1,001 83 862 890 1,056 443 550 514 155 198 329 1,106 460 570 540 153 212 335 96.9 96.0 158.4 96.5 96.1 160.4 S00@0 98.3 169.1 r165.9 39.9 40.3 39.4 86.58 94.30 77,22 40.2 40.8 40.3 40.8 39.8 40.3 40.9 39.5 89.47 96.70 80.79 89.06 39.6 88.04 96.29 78.01 1.92 2.63 1.96 2.04 1.52 1.52 ,14 ,62 ,35 ,77 ,59 1.97 r5,4!5 r1,080 r93 885 rl,l00 454 r570 r540 13! 212 331 r98.6 97.3 96.52 19.19 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2.21 2.36 r2.02 r2.23 2.65 2.36 2.52 2.24 2.70 2, 2, I, I. 2, 2.75 2.47 2.91 1.61 2.02 r 2 . 10 rl.59 1.52 2.23 r2.73 2.43 r2.88 1.61 r5,349 r1,034 r82 874 r1,106 r45l r570 541 r!50 r209 r33l p5,282 p99S p79 p870 pi,098 p448 p57l p540 pS49 p207 p33l r99.0 r98. 1 r166.4 pfOO.f p99.8 pl73.l 39.9 r40 e l r39.6 88.98 r95.44 r80 @ 39 p40.5 p40.9 p39.8 p9l.53 p98.98 P8I.I9 2.23 2.38 2.01 r2.24 r2.77 2.36 2.52 2.24 r2.67 r2.03 2.13 rl.59 rS.52 2.24 r2.7l r2.44 r2.90 rl.62 p2.26 p2.42 pi.99 p2.25 p2.84 p2.38 p2.53 p2.25 p2 e 70 p2.04 p2.l6 pi.59 pi.53 p2.23 p2„73 p2.45 p2.87 pi.62 383.0 103.4 153.5 2.5 2,385.3 323.6 1,502.9 121.4 1.5 97.7 4.3 12.3 87.6 171.0 78.8 59.3 FI NANCE STOCKS, CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED: TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS ffiee ....******. ......... e miI. of dol. 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