The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.
January 2 / , 1956
STATISTICS
BUSINESS
A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $3.25 annually, th«s Supplement provides selected
weekly and .rjonthiy data subsequenr te those published lr the latest monthly SURVEY
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
INDEX, l 9 4 " T - 4 9 * : 0 0
:NDEX : 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 - 100
*?5
Monthly
STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings}
?75
Weekly
s !95€
5 50 h
J
/ / ^
,25
11)0
<00 h
I
Z* U t
i > I
I ' I • i » '
1952
i
i
«
?
i
JL I
1953
i
i
'
I
;
\ ' I ' \ \ i
L.
8 _J
j
I
1954
8 t
I
I
l ? l
I I I
I
t*^J
JFMAMJJASOND
5955
1954
I
INDKX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 '
INDEX, ! 9 4 7 - 4 9 « 100
225
Monthly
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
(seasonally adjusted)
200
175
150
• ' i I i
1953
! 2 5 | M - »• I- J L - l J L j . J i.-.!..J1952
!
• » • 1 J-LJL-L ' I i
1954
\
i ;
I
i ; ;
i
i \ i i J-JL
1955
INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 « 100
THOUSAND BALES
120
50
COTTON CONSUMPTION
CONSUMER PRICES
(doily average)
115
ISO
iJSfCfS]
40
^^^*JT%»
All
Items
30
Food
-|
105
100 j y \ n i l l I I i I i l i l l l l l l i i i M l i l l 1 i l l
1952
1953
1954
•••••'
1955
NT^fYni
20
10 I f i m l
1952
I
I I I II I I I II l I I
1953
1954
I
I I ••• s
1955
75
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1955
ITEM
Jan. 15
Commodity prices, wholesale:
A I I commod ities
1947-49= 100.
Farm products
do. • •
Foods, processed
do. •.
A11 other
do...
22 commodities 2/
do...
Department store sales
do...
Insured unemployment, total
thous.
State programs
do...
F i nance:
Currency in circulation^/
mil. of do I.
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, totai 2>/....do...
Member bank reserve balances 3/
do...
Excess reserve? estimated 3^
**r\
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:4_/
Demand deposits, adjusted
mil. of dot..
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)
do....
Failures, industrial and commercial
number..
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices,480 stocks (Stand. 4 Poor's) 4/..!935-39»!00..
industrials, 420 stocks
do....
Productions
Bituminous coal .3/.......•..•.•...•.•thous. of short tons..
Electric power, by utilities
mil. of kw.-hr..
Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's)
number..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate ,3/
thous. of bbI..
Steel j>/
Percent of capac i ty 5/
Freight car loadings, total
Misee 11aneous
thous. of short tons..
thous. of cars..
do....
1956
Jan. 22
90.8
99
2,201
1,964
* 110.I
•92.5
•103.8
*II5.2
90.8
95
2,215
1,976
30,192
25,792
19,130
694
Dec. 31
Jan. 7
Jan. 14
Jan. 21
89.9
88
1,425
1,303
Ml.8
85.6
98.5
119.8
90.2
94
1,569
1,441
III.7
84.6
98.5
119.9
89.8
104
III.5
83.9
98.1
119.9
88.3
29,958
25,482
19,066
793
31,275
27,420
19,487
7!2
31,033
26,936
19,464
60!
30,749
26,375
19,453
730
30,474
25,872
19,136
57,981
21.490
85,436
36,513
22,157
7,217
58,368
21.456
85,404
36,602
22,083
7,238
58,882
21.661
86,736
30.122
26,673
8,147
58,384
21.639
86,513
29,957
26,643
8,135
58,421
21.583
85,710
29.686
26,396
8,127
200
3.14
270.5
304.2
265
3.15
265.6
297.7
174
3.34
327.5
377.4
198
3.33
326.7
376.9
245
3.32
323.8
572.8
1,447
9,928
177,329
6,689
1,423
9,981
183,557
6,695
1,820
10,751
118,727
6,987
1,854
11,057
144,348
7,026
1,767
11,594
174,707
7,014
2,007
83.2
640
330
2,008
83.2
636
330
2,309
95.7
575
298
2,403
#97.6
611
316
2,428
#98.6
710
364
269
3.30
32!.3
369.7
170,329
2,437
#99.0
\J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. J5/ Week ended January 28, 1956:
Production, 2,413 thous. short tons; operating rate, 98.0 percent. * Monthly index for January 1955. # Not comparable with 1955 rates
which are based on different capacity.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1954
1955
ITEM
November
December
September
3,30!
3,282
1,776
1,506
325
863
306
2,812
2,782
1,456
1,326
335
704
272
3,067
3,054
1,678
1,376
337
707
318
3,644
3,629
2,088
1,541
344
836
347
3,333
3,312
1,900
1,412
333
708
359
495
628
396
420
515
349
461
593
362
547
738
406
500
671
372
do....
do....
do....
202
212
194
180
185
!75
203
240
175
242
297
201
214
239
196
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
933
68
MO
179
490
86
937
72
i30
204
413
98
822
75
M4
168
366
99
919
81
136
180
437
85
945
70
S33
196
462
84
908
73
536
191
404
104
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
35,067
4,065
6,859
8,099
10,466
5,578
40,103
1,857
5,926
17,526
8,509
6,285
33,120
2,666
4,256
10,798
8.253
7,147
34,777
3,655
3,713
S0,407
9,586
2,416
42,783
!,239
9,744
14,106
12,626
5,068
41,643
1,106
7,341
M,554
i0,775
10,867
114. 6
104,6
Ml.!
106.6
M4.3
104.3
110.4
106.8
M4.9
S04.6
Mi.6
106,5
M4.9
104.6
M0.8
H07„5
M5.0
104,7
109*8
?07.8
2/ M4.7
104.7
109.5
October
November
December
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Farm income and marketings:
Cash receipts from farming, including Government payments,
Farm marketings and CCC loans, total...
V/TOpSs s . s . e 9 9 . . e e . e a . . . . . < i . . e 9 . . a e . 9 . 4 9 . f e 9 . A 9 C
9 9 9G O . .99
do....
do....
do....
do....
Indexes of cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans: 1/
1935-39*100..
do....
Indexes of volume of farm marketings: J/
...„
Industrial and commercial failures:
COMMODITY PRICES
1947-49=100,.
do....
do....
±/ unedjustea. JLI moex oosea on JVJO-OVSEUU I S I V I . O .
!G7„?
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
3
1954
1955
ITEM
November
December
September
...1947-49*100..
do....
109.6
103.5
108.4
102.2
110.2
103.5
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
119.5
108.7
105.4
129.2
126.1
119.7
109.1
105.4
129.4
126.3
do....
113.8
November
December
108.5
100.9
109.0
97.1
110.7
94.6
120.4
II 1.2
103.6
130.5
128.2
120.8
111.2
104.4
130.8
128.7
120.9
III.5
104.5
130.9
129.8
120.8
1 11.5
103.4
131.1
130.2
113.6
ivG.G
127.3
119.9
116.6
100.7
125.3
120.6
117.0
106.7
126.6
120.6
117.5
106.8
128.5
120.6
117.9
106. 8
127.3
120.6
1/ 89.8
1/ 87.2
1/ 91.3
October
COMMODITY PRICES - Continued
Consumer price index - Continued
Food - Continued
tr\e n
IVU|U
do....
127.6
120.0
do....
.....do....
do....
90.9
87.3
90.0
91.3
87.5
90.6
89.5
87.0
89.6
89.6
87.0
90.3
89.9
87.0
91.1
54.671
1,499
1,200
6?, 394
1,829
1,463
57,673
2,035
1,442
61,135
1,863
1,475
54,856
1,797
1,388
50-551
1,921
1,438
do
258.2
253.4
256.8
258.5
253.8
257.1
267.8
263.6
265.7
268.5
264.4
266.2
269.1
265.1
266*7
270.1
266.1
267.3
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
266.0
262.0
255.5
256.1
245.6
266.2
262.2
255.7
256.4
245.9
275.7
273.3
264.0
265.4
258.5
276.3
273.8
264.6
266.4
259.0
276.8
274.4
265.2
266.9
259.4
278.1
275.3
265.7
267.3
260.8
do....
do....
257.4
251.4
257.7
251.7
266.3
260.3
266.8
260.8
267.4
261.3
268.0
261.9
... 1947-49-100..
178
rl67
140
rl72
163
r6l
r285
174
161
141
160
162
53
304
193
184
150
191
171
50
338
rl86
187
141
190
151
46
325
197
166
159
204
156
46
338
do....
do....
32,075
3,432
6,721
6,735
3,145
3,734
33,560
3,388
7,357
7,453
3,296
3,929
33,045
3,620
8,043
6,922
4,134
3,499
r38,H9
4,936
r9,363
7,869
4,326
3,652
38,897
4,935
8,850
8,131
4,422
3,764
...do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
63,511
4,728
5,878
2,184
5,795
45,077
3,340
3,714
859
4,361
58,673
7,515
3,66!
3,848
4,845
71,084
6,193
5*926
3,610
6,241
68,295
4,876
7,504
2,258
6,064
8,477
4,135
4,439
2,948
4,229
760
1,549
6,472
4,568
2,807
1,510
3,036
294
1,492.
7,347
2,354
3,674
2,493
4,469
836
1,524
9,223
3,555
4,901
4,309
5,680
946
1,548
8,533
4,148
4,790
3,516
4,943
778
1,362
4,905
4,201
52
3,791
939
224
4,2!7
3,742
47
3,204
6, \m
2,998
2,692
62
1,873
5,337
4,889
165
208
S73
5,527
4,662
65
4,215
! 009
'240
3,842
368
373
3,316
-215
6,288
1,200
401
3,739
947
5,340
529
363
3,611
837
5,355
542
364
3, 161
1,288
5,172
542
p426
p3,l!6
p!,089
5,65 i
Purchasing power of the dollar as measured by—
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
Construction contracts awarded, 37 States (F.W. Dodge Corp.):
do
Construction cost index:
E. H. Boeckh and Associates, average, 20 cities:
Apartments, hotels, and office buildings:
Brick and concrete
U. S. avg. 1926-29=100..
Commercial and factory buildings:
Stee 1
Residences:
DOMESTIC TRADE
Printers' Ink advertising index, adjusted:
do....
do....
do....
do....
... 1950-52=100..
Television advertising:
Cost of facilities, total
.thous. of dol..
do....
Magazine advertising:
do....
.„
do....
do....
do....
do..,.
FiNANCE
Federal Government finance:
.•.do....
do....
r_/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary.
52.1; retail food, 45.2.
5,498
57
4,968
OA 7
1/ Indexes based an I935-39»I00 are as follows: Measured bv—wholesale oricftS. 47.0; com
56
3,962
440
595
p408
p3,477
pi,170
prices*
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
4
Confirmed
S955
5954
3TEM
LEATHER A * © PROOMCTSleather productgon?
Caif and kip...... ,„ P *... o«**«r>.*...*»..»o<..thou*, of skins
Catt ? e h i dc,. ,. o * u,.. „. ..•,.,,,o n . •..,.. •.,:. c o •,, thows * of h i d©s
Goat and k i d.,. n..,- s » « c . u - ..•» ? »•«,. . • G.-.-»-.- . < . t h e w s D of sk IS r«s
Sheep ®nd iamb,. .s o ^,: s«. -,,; w<:.,.„ „ * ... . 9, ,...,e,,,., «,>»,, ••,,,, ; d o . -..
October
November
December
September
983
2,i92
2,190
1,923
827
2,557
3,996
2,074
8902,201
2 ; 182
2,165
836
2,230
2,230
2,329
461.2
119.7
89.3
472.7
128.5
96.4
552.4
148.8
U0„ I
559.7
158.0
120,0
384.7
158. i
119.7
2,700
1,956
3,326
67,660
53,978
46,882
57,125
107,972
50,174
94,689
49,268
63,?86
55,828
190,328
!74,549
9, §27
284,688
195,337
51,528
107,613
64,312
38.594
175,550
160,494
146, !35
8,773
I 10,245
74.513
26,638
81,130
50,34!
28,055
163,458
238,2i4
218,280
i2,182
353.. 820
2(4.388
83,236
i64,154
101,828
54,105
224,027
r227,506
r208,633
12,039
r399,454
r25i.629
81,878
150,33!
94,368
47,660
218,52!
;98,852
183,53i
8,268
303,546
212,565
43,534
i20,948
77,427
37,202
184,761
61.4
i;3„9
156.7
r80-\596
874,837
20,626
19,136
11,059
442
SO,239
122.5
20,799
19,243
12,287
i1,363
138.0
9,512.
144.9
1,825
i,!40
672
685
2,240
1,436
1,377
304
3,965
2,392
1,708
1,573
514
405
54
34
757
671
57
34
594
583
355
350
November
943
2,074
2,003
1,959
|
December
METALS A N D MANUFACTURES
Steel forgings (for s a l e ) :
O r d e r s , anf 11 led, tots i .. e •«». „ • .....n«.thous. of short tons
Sh ipments, tota 1 s..,,,.. „ a „... •... J . • . . . « . • ..•>. ..«•»•• .do..
Drop and upset e ,< l ..,y, B O , u .,T««.* n».•»««.. *... .» * -, -,. *. •. • do,«
Radiators and convectors, cast Iron!
ShipmenTs....,..,,...,,. 10.c *..... ......i ..thous. of sq„ ft
Ot I burners?
Sh i pments, M., <-. ..»..<,-. •..»««».-..<» -•.<• •. -••t... • o •.-.. o .-> * • • * n u m b e r
Stocks,, end of m o n t h 0
. •... ...,..*• <. ..• • *«r P »•.do..,
Stoves and r a n g e s , domestic cooking,, excluding electrics
Sh a pments, tota !.„»..,..,...i......<.....•.»•<..<...>• numberGas (including bungalow and combination)..,.,ofl.,.,<=.-. «do. T ,.
Kerosene, gasoline, and fuel oli
l ,,,„.,c 8Ji „o:.» 0 do 1 ,
Stoves., domestic heating, shipments, total »..„B,.*.B, „, .do...
Gas
„... „ -,„.,,., (. „
., „,...,,„..«
,,
do,.,
Kerosene., gaso 11ne, and i'ueI o i l . , . , < a . „,,... , «,„,-., „.do n ..
•Warm-air furnaces, .shipments, total...,... », b »o P o«. ..•-.,.. *.do«.
GaS
e
,
. , ., , : „ , : : •
.
,
• p i » .-, ,, c c r « r • o -. c •. c c .. r « «• .. c • • , < - *
•; n f . „ ,. v .
«
6
. . (JO,;
,.
Oii..,
.,-.,«.•,,.
do.,,
vVater heaters, gas, s h i p m e n t s . * • . . . • • • • • • • • , . . • . . . . . . . a do. •
Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net
mo« evg„ shipments,. 1947-49-; 100,
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Cotton: ±/
Consumpl' ien t, . „ „. 0.. (, „, „ * ,• 0 ,, r < , , , v e, -,,, „ c.,, - c » f ?, * e«. <>i?a !es, 703,367
Manufactures:
Spindle activity (cotton system s p i n d l e s ) ;
20,782
Active spindles, last working day, total „.„,, thou sands
19,348
Consumlng 100 percent cotton...•..• O .o.«...o.. »do a •
9,464
Sp indie nours operated, a!! f iber s, tota!. 0 mi J. of hr
485
Average per working day„„ s , 0 .,:...»«.«..•••••• do..,
8,768
Consuming 100 percent cotton,......... 0 -...
do..
131.3
Operations as percent of capacity......e.....
.«
!
455
2,779
j
108.6 I"
!
!
1
737,056
20,883
{9,302
10,290
i
j
3 54.4
741,447
855,447
20,902
19,352
10,150
20,988
19,440
ii,840
508
474
9,393
143.0
10,992
133.3
4,233
2,856
2,455
i,377
r3,845
r2,749
2,331
1,096
3,814
2,714
2,696
433
424
206
204
399
390
38
38
860
851
39
39
515
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Raiiway equipment, American Railway Car Institute:
Freight cars:
Sh i pments, tota I
«... number
Equipment manufacturers, total•••...
do..
Domestic
*
do..
Railroad shops, domestic•••.......•.....•..•...do.•
Passenger cars, equipment manufacturers:
Orders unfilled, end of month, total....
,
do..
Domest ic. a.,.. • . . » . , . . . . . . . . . . •. • E « • . ,««,.«• * „-.<,...do..
Shipments, totai......,......,,..•.•..,..«•»....... .dc.*
U O m e S T F C . » n . e a c » z * e . c * o o « s t t e < . » « o r . » 0 * 0 * 0 » * • • » € > . » . » • UOtt «
vj Revised,
1,100
\J Data for December 1954 and September and December 1955 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks.
' t /<?£
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
@FedFRASER