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July 29, 1955 BUSINESS 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, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS BILLION BILLION DOLLARS DOLLARS 95 95 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS Wednesday data Average of Wednesday data (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) 90 85 90 - 85 - 80 - 75 - 80 s 70 Al 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1952 i 11 1 1 1111 1953 i i 11 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1954 75 I 1 1 ! 1954 I I I I I 70 J F M A M J J A S G N D 1955 INDfcX, 1947-49 = 100 225 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (seasonally adjusted) 200 — - 200 175 - - 175 f 1 50 125 fy.ll 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 | | 1 - 1 1 1 1952 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 t 1953 i i i f i i i i i i i i I i i 1 i i i i I JFMAMJJASOND 1955 1954 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 THOUSAND BALES 120 50 COTTON CONSUMPTION CONSUMER PRICES (daily average) 1 15 1 10 40 - All Items 30 Food 105 - 100 A - l l l l l l M 1 1952 I...,. 1953 i i i i il i ii i i i . . . . 1.. . • i 1954 1955 20 10 I j f I l l l I 'I I I I I I I I I I It I I I I 1952 1953 1954 1955 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM July 17 Commodity prices, wholesale: ATI commodities 1947-49=100.. Farm products do. ... Foods, processed do.... A ! ! other du 22 commodities 2/ do Department store sales do.... Insured unemployment, total 3/ thous.. State programs do.... F inance: Currency in c ircu I at ion 47 mil. of do I.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 47....do.... Member bank reserve balances 47 do.. .. Excess reserves, estimated 4 / do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:^/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of do I.. T i me depos i ts, except Gover nment 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) 47 percent.. Stock prices,480 stocks (Standard and Poor's).1935-39=100.. Industrials, 420 stocks do.... Production: Bituminous coal 47 thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. of kw.-hr.. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward' s) number .. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 47 thous. of bb I.. Stee I 6/ Percent of capac ity j6/ Freight car loadings, total Mi see I laneous thous. of short tons.. thous. of cars.. do.... July 24 July 2 July 9 July 16 91.6 88 2,095 1,920 *l10.4 *96.2 *IO6.5 *i i4.3 91.5 84 2,032 1,853 90.4 98 I, 163 1,060 29,993 25,691 19,166 762 29,862 25,673 19,261 905 30,175 24,815 18,653 489 30,406 25,265 18,609 517 30,340 25,571 18,779 730 53,652 21,072 80,437 33,549 2 1,647 6,698 54,481 21, I 16 80,585 34,018 21,558 6,705 56,156 21,663 84,472 32,076 23,501 7,873 55,336 21,612 84,095 31,797 23,326 7,893 56,I 13 21,568 84,013 31,663 23,465 7,923 226 3. 16 230.2 253.6 188 3.15 230.3 253.0 231 3.23 307.6 349.9 204 3.24 318.8 365.2 224 3.24 31 1.7 354.8 1,201 8,951 125,091 6,298 I, 184 9, 103 122,789 6,268 1,723 10,138 184,684 6,61 I 1,478 9,759 155,707 6,597 1,622 10,440 195,423 6,626 1,534 #64.3 695 332 1,557 #65.3 684 332 1,716 71. i 697 380 2,073 85.9 653 307 2,202 91.2 799 370 I 10.0 89.8 102.9 i i5.6 91.2 87 1,224 I, 120 I 10.3 89. I 103.0 i i6.2 91. I 97 July 23 I 10.0 87.7 102.0 I lb.3 90.4 30,205 25,432 18,774 585 172 3.24 31 1.8 354.6 198,830 2 , 195 91.0 \J D a t a d o n o t a l w a y s cover c a ' e n d a r w e e k s . 2/ T u e s d a y p r i c e s . 3 / Includes U C F E p r o g r a m b e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 8 , 1955. 4 7 D a i l y a v e r a g e . 5 / W e d n e s d a y d a t a . 6/ W e e k e n d e d July 3 0 : P r o d u c t i o n , 2 , 2 8 4 t h o u s . s h o r t t o n s ; o p e r a t i n g r a t e , 9 4 . 6 p e r c e n t . * M o n t h l y index for July 1954. # N o t c o m p a r a b l e w i t h !955 r a t e s w h i c h a r e based o n higher c a p a c i t y a s r e p o r t e d J a n u a r y I,.1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM March June May Apri 1 June May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Industrial and commercial failures: Fa i 1 ures, tota1 Commerc i a 1 serv i ce Construction . Manufacturing and mining Reta i 1 trade Wholesale trade L i ab i 1it ies (current), tota1 Commerc ia 1 serv ice. ... Construct i on Manufacturing and mining Wholesale trade number.. do ... do. do.. . do do ..thous. of do 1. . do do do do.... do 943 81 1 1 1 200 460 91 38,494 2,961 3,674 15,621 11,739 4,499 965 81 132 208 455 89 41,613 2,045 4,514 18,454 11,722 4,878 1,038 66 108 225 520 1 19 41,209 2,916 4,468 16,921 11,972 4,932 903 66 106 154 484 93 955 80 121 168 499 87 35,968 2,229 6,450 12,653 10,765 3,871 34,714 1,998 4,885 14,093 10,874 2,864 914 75 1 14 200 446 79 36,667 5,259 4,702 13,888 9,564 3,254 COMMODITY PRICES 1947-49-100.. do do do do do Food Fru its and ' vegetables Meats, poultry, and fish Hou sing Gas and electr i ci ty Housefurn i sh i ngs Rent Med i ca1 care ., Persona 1 care .. Read i ng and recreat i on Transportat i on Other goods and serv ices Purchasing power of the dollar as measured byWho 1 esa1e pr i ces Consumer pr i ces Reta i1 food pr i ces \_l Index based on 1935-39=100 is 191.3. prices, 52.3; retail food, 44.5. do do do do do do ... do do . d o ... do.... do do 1 15.0 104.2 1 13.3 103.5 1 14.6 1 1 1.0 1 If. 1 104.2 1 13.8 102.9 1 17. 1 1 1 1. 1 114.3 103.2 1 10.8 105.4 1 12.0 102.3 1 14.2 103. 1 1 11.2 104.6 1 17.5 103.0 1 14.2 103.3 1 1 1. 1 104.0 120.2 102. 1 1 18.9 107.7 105.9 128.3 125. 1 1 18.9 107.6 105.8 128.3 125. 1 119.6 1 10.3 104.6 130.0 127.0 1 19.5 1 10.3 104.5 129.9 127.3 119.4 110.9 103.7 130.3 127.5 119.7 1 10.7 103.8 130.4 127.6 1 13.0 106.4 129. 1 120. 1 112.7 106.4 128.9 120. 1 113.5 106.6 127.3 119.8 113.7 106.6 125.3 1 19.8 113.9 106.5 125.5 119.9 1 14.7 106.2 125.8 1 19.9 90.2 87.0 88.3 90.9 86.9 87.9 90.9 87.5 90.3 90.5 87.6 89.9 91.0 87.6 90.0 2 / Indexes based on 1935-39=100 are as follows: I/I 14.4 103.2 1 1 1.3 104. 1 1 19.5 103.8 2/90.7 2/87 4 2/89.8 Measured by_ wholesale prices, 47.5; consumer MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM May March June Apr i 1 May June CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction contracts awarded, 37 States (F. W. Dodge Corp.): Total projects ... number.. mil. of do 1.. Tota1 va1uat i on Ho. . . Bu i 1d i ng, tota1 Highway concrete pavement contract awards: \_l Total thous. of sq. yd.. do Roads do Streets and a 1 leys Construction cost indexes (E. H. Boeckh and Associates): Average, 2 0 cities: Apartments, hotels, and office buildings: Brick and concrete .LL S. ava. 1926-29=100.. do Br i ck and stee1 do Br i ck and wood Commercial and factory buildings: do Br i ck and concrete do Br i ck and stee 1 ... Br i ck and wood do. do. . Frame do.... Stee 1 Residences: do. Brick do ... Frame 59,741 1,733 1,377 75,533 2, 135 1,749 79,184 2,322 1,776 75,896 2, 185 1,737 75,141 2,255 1,794 6,255 1,480 1,820 2,954 10,472 2, 141 4,504 3,826 9,504 2,021 3,988 3,495 8,470 2,855 2,279 3,336 8,760 1,242 3,305 4,213 9,292 950 3,966 4,376 255.7 251.3 253.9 256. 1 251.5 254.7 259.0 254.9 258.6 260.7 256.2 260.0 261.8 257.3 261.3 263.8 259.5 263. 1 262.9 258.8 253. 1 252.6 242.2 263.4 259.3 253.6 253.9 242.4 266.7 262.9 256.8 258.8 246.3 268.5 264.5 258.1 260.3 247.4 269.7 265.6 259.6 261.8 248.3 271.5 267.3 261.3 263.8 249.8 254.5 248 3 255.3 249.3 259.3 253.5 260.7 254.9 262.3 256.4 263.9 258.3 5,037 3,592 44 3,946 877 170 11,347 10,644 49 10,123 834 340 11,089 9,741 60 9,906 995 127 4,941 3,732 51 3,976 795 1 19 6, 1 19 4,438 56 4,849 939 276 1 1, 193 10,038 5,203 249 352 3,374 1,229 7,308 1,763 376 4,663 506 5,894 478 386 3,759 1,271 5,228 355 383 3,382 1,108 5,356 443 381 p3,289 p1,244 36,521 46,549 25,868 20,681 32,636 725 37,304 51,133 30,780 20,353 32,357 835 35,615 48,093 27,300 20,793 37,855 927 37,784 49,717 27,988 21,729 36,230 650 39,523 51,873 30,904 20,969 35,023 795 17,574 17,590 7,370 17,559 17,446 7,483 20,404 20,644 5,238 19,504 20,156 4,504 18,878 19,382 4,01 1 8,556 7 239 11,541 9,551 8,659 11,846 7,899 6,902 10,193 8,284 7, 187 10,816 8,967 7,996 11,278 13,881 11,858 864,001 14, 137 12,056 864,328 15,671 13,403 842,565 14,962 11,419 844,138 13,155 10,825 844,320 9,586 5,748 719,567 6,875 9,366 5,738 720,699 7,091 10,725 7,027 710,970 7, 164 10, 122 5,361 713,985 6,332 9,073 5, 181 716,078 5,652 2, 165 181 2,316 130 2,086 212 2,040 272 2,277 236 2, 122 149 1,909 1,993 2,924 2,473 2,337 2,140 .1, 133 147 1, 193 90 1, 166 120 1,302 156 1,246 113 1,1 10 704 2,01 1 2, 134 2, 172 750 2,049 2,485 2, 141 1,019 2,325 2,433 2, 144 882 2, 148 2,186 r2,143 873 2, 161 2,227 2,266 65,641 1,925 1,498 FINANCE Federal Government finance: Rece i pts, tota1 do do do do. 1ncome and employment taxes Miscellaneous internal revenue A 11 other receipts.... do.. do do do do Expenditures, tota1 Veterans' services and benefits.. Nat iona1 secur ity All other expenditures do CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Alcohol, ethyl : thous Product i on Stocks tota1 In industrial alcohol bonded ware houses of proof ga1 do do do Used for denaturation Withdrawn tax-paid Alcohol, denatured: Product ion Consumption (withdrawals) Stocks do do thous. of wine gal., do do 57 9,920 972 243 6,677 2/1,495 398 p3,939 p845 FOODSTUFFS Fermented malt liquors: thous of bb1 Product i on Tax-paid withdrawals do do Stocks, «*nd of month , Disti 1 led spirits: thous. of tax gal.. Product i on do Tax-paid withdrawals Stocks end of month do Whisky: Product i on . .... do Tax-paid withdrawals do Stocks end of month do Rectified spirits and wines, prod.... ....thous. of proof gal.. Livestock: Cattle and calves: thous. of animals.. Receipts, principal markets do.... Shipments, feeder, to 9 corn-belt States Hogs: do Receipts, principal markets... Sheep and lambs: do Receipts, principal markets Shipments, feeder, to 9 corn-belt States do.... LEATHER AND PRODUCTS Leather production: Calf and kip Cattle hide Goat and kid Sheep and lamb , thous. of skin-j.. t h n m nf hirlp»<^ thous of sk i ns . do £./ Revised. £_/ Preliminary. U Data for June 1954 and March and June 1955 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. the fiscal year ended June 30, 1955, changed from a due and payable basis to an accrual basis. 2/ Effective with 96 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1954 1955 ITEM March June May Apri I May METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron ore (Lake Superior district): Consumption by furnaces Stocks, end of month, tota I At furnaces On Lake Erie docks Castings, gray iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale Shipments, total For sale Castings, malleable iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale Shipments, total For sale Pig iron, production Castings, steel: Shipments, total For sale, total Rai I way specialties. Steel forgings: Orders, unfilled, total Shipments, for sale, total Drop and upset Press and open hammer Oi I burners: Shipments Stocks, end of month 5,376 29,563 24,147 5,416 5,396 34,996 29,187 5,809 7,481 23,71 I 18,616 5,095 7,290 18,907 14,545 4,362 7,798 21,901 17,465 4,436 thous. of short tons. do... do... 775 943 516 804 987 556 934 1,315 689 966 1,294 680 938 1,310 707 short tons. do... do... thous. of short tons. 67,040 67,856 37,306 4,624 60,163 72,820 41,121 4,724 99,730 102,364 60,063 6,464 104,091 101,226 57,397 6,385 106,446 98,397 57,317 6,805 94,610 70,596 9,337 100,022 72,881 8,596 127,460 98,926 19,339 120,053 92,237 16,646 122,465 92,713 16,810 thous. of short tons. do... do... do... 430.6 107. I 80.9 26.2 409.2 113. I 86.2 26.9 507. I 154.4 I 19.2 35.2 499.4 149.6 113.5 36.2 509.4 147.0 109.4 37.7 number. do... 52,781 82,995 68,798 80,845 59,218 62,655 60,155 7 1,864 65,407 69,732 I 1,621 10,915 13,783 11,275 11,072 13,745 I 1,293 10,930 14,247 11,045 10,422 14,521 I 1,758 I 1,635 14,331 645,472 778,558 892,892 696,354 703,240 849,116 r20,6l8 M9,3I8 r8,936 r447 r8,37l r122.7 r20,603 r19,285 r 10,927 r446 r10,196 r122.7 20,892 20,674 19,160 9,594 488 8,854 136.8 19,824 18,302 9,678 484 8,937 135.7 19,840 19,365 12,400 496 I 1,485 138.5 I 1,789 481 10,867 135.0 58.3 32. I 57.9 35.7 83.9 r39. I 77.5 r33.0 r70.5 r30.2 69.9 30.6 68.5 27.9 67.0 28.0 r44.4 r22. I 39.3 22. I r40.0 r2I.O 43.5 19.6 thous. of long tons. do... do.. . do... short tons. do... do... 7,473 27,355 22,449 4,906 6,544 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS Glass containers: Production Shipments Stocks, end of month thous. of gross. do.,. do... 12,219 12,063 14,327 TEXTILE PRODUCTS Cotton: Consumption J_/ ba les. . Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): _[/ Active spindles, last working day, total thousands.. Consuming 100 percent cotton do.... Spindle hours operated, all fibers, totaI...mi I. of hr.. Average per work i ng day do.... Consuming 100 percent cotton do.... Operations as percent of capacity Rayon and acetate: Shipments, domestic, producers': Fi lament yarn mi I. of Ib. . Stap le ( i nc I. tow) do Stocks, producers', end of month: F i lament yarn do.... Staple (incl. tow) do.... r/ Revised. 18,335 ±/ Data f o r June 1954 and March and June 1955 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FI RST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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