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sj^AENT OF July 4, 1958 STATISTICS BUSINESS 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 Billion Dollars !00 Billion Dollars TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS °f *"*«>** Wednesday Wednesday data (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) data j 95 90 w 85 - ^ 80 - 75 A4.JL-L I U — _ - i ^ " ^ L-J-L.1 \ \ f 1 1 1 f 1955 Billion -' 1 ! 1 i 1 1 ! \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 1 Doiiars 1. 1 1 1 1957 1956 Bijlion Dollars lion 70 35 l l l l i l l i 1958 A 80 i \• i i i I .i J F M A M i i i i j J J A S O N D Dollars MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (seasonally adjusted) ( s e a s o n a l l y adjusted) 60 3 h 50 Private Residential ( nor, \ Inventories * 20 farm) ( r i g h t scale) 40 * BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH 1 5 U i » ' I i i 1 i I »i i I I I I t II I I 1955 Billion 1956 I M I I I I I 1 I I 1 M \\ 1957 I 1 I I I I I,30 0 1958 Dollars 1955 index, 60! I t i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i ! i i M i I I i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i 1956 1957 1958 1910-14 = 100 300 PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- a n d i n t e r m e d i a t e - t e r m ) 280 50 Prices Paid ( I n c l . i n t e r e s t , taxes and wage rates) Total (end of month) 260 240 20 [j I I M I ' ' I i l 1 I i i i 1 I I i i i i I I i I i i I I I i i i I M i i i I i M l i 1955 1956 1957 1958 2 2 0 I J ' ' ' 1 I 1 < I I r\ 1955 I I I I I I I I I I l 1 I I I I I I 1 I I it 1956 1957 I I I I I I I l I I Ii 1958 75 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 (957 (958 ITEM June 22 June 7 June. 29 June J4 June 2! June 28 Commodity prices, wholesale; *IS7.4 1 *90.9 *I06,1 * 825.2 89.9 815 8,243 1,860 275 89.4 128 (,304 1,220 241 85.8 135 3,004 2,784 325 8 88.8 95.2 8 12.9 825.0 85.5 138 2,894 2,672 254 1(9.0 95.4 l!3.( 825.2 85.4 117 119.1 96.1 112.8 (25.2 86.1 .......... 290 335 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/.....do.... 30,904 25,424 (9,148 602 30,849 25,294 19,871 546 30,987 25,240 88,847 537 38,052 25,440 88,274 680 31,070 25,939 18,689 666 30,975 26,170 18,983 710 56,276 23,491 87,670 25,633 32,463 8,675 4.18 47.72 51.53 55,729 23,607 86,972 24,917 32,525 8,667 4.21 47.09 50.92 55,686 27,848 92,934 31,289 29,677 8,887 3.99 44.50 47.37 57,800 28,036 93,534 38,286 29,790 8,853 3.97 44.49 47.31 57,434 28,067 95,988 32,399 30,373 8,870 3.96 45.86 48.09 3.98 44.63 47.46 1,697 12,337 141,084 7,238 2,057 (2,(11 850,000 7,590 1,296 88,681 89,887 6,256 1,383 82,809 95,566 6,335 (,462 ll,94( 101,506 6,345 2,881 #85.2 747 354 2,(50 #84.0 732 357 8,685 62.4 6(3 306 1,728 64.0 622 303 8,751 64.9 628 301 Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 4/ Loans and investments (adjusted), total.............do.,.. Commercial, industrial, and agre loans (gross)....do.... Real-estate loans (gross).***....*....•••••.....•.do.... Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10,. ! | | | ! Production: | 108,860 1,666 61.7 J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. J5/ Week beginning June 30, 8958: Production, 8,423 thous. short tons; operating rate, 52.7 percent. * Monthly index for June (957. # Based on January 8, 1957, annual capacity (833,459,850 tons); not comparable with 1958 rates which are based on January 8, 1958, annual capacity (840,742,570 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1957 ITEM April 1958 May February March April May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: of dol.. •..do.... •••do.... •..do.... •..do.... Transportation equipment (incl, motor vehicles) ...do.... ...do.... •••do.... ,..do.... Text!le... •••••••••••••••••••••• »..do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (Incl. motor vehicles)...do.... ...do.... T e x t ! le •.. jr/ Revised. J_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 9001 29,010 14,768 j 2,488 1,642 j 4,355 ! 3,489 995 728 29,((6 14,833 2,425 8,585 4,425 3,496 975 I 799 24,495 ((,560 1,665 1,261 3,702 2,807 745 490 25,780 12,161 8,770 1,334 ! 3,982 ! 2,768 786 568 r25,248 rl 1,921 1 r1,740 I rl,3!6 ! r3,867 r2,632 r788 r6(7 25,336 11,989 1,761 1,321 3,751 2,740 792 14,242 4,(96 347 8,030 928 2,005 2,907 500 (4,283 | 4,394 387 8,038 916 2,100 2,900 486 12,935 4,056 3(8 995 842 1,712 2,676 384 83,6(9 4,3(2 356 1,0(5 912 1,882 2,649 412 r13,327 r4,227 r362 r965 r883 r1,944 r2,586 438 13,347 4,391 385 952 28,679 84,254 2,357 8,625 4,242 3,240 989 707 28,687 (4,296 j 2,263 | 8,562 4,354 3,276 978 747 25,542 12,038 (,733 1,354 3,726 2,876 799 583 24,931 (1,670 (,635 1,332 3,685 2,708 759 586 r24,945 rl(,532 r1,657 rl,302 r3,748 r2,466 r79i r605 25,116 11,668 1,660 1,302 3,714 2,598 881 14,425 4,322 358 1,073 9(9 8,894 3,028 490 14,328 4,340 352 1,079 907 1,996 2,959 485 1 13,261 4,333 387 999 885 1,745 2,597 396 rJ3,4l3 r4,348 r373 rl,0(6 r874 r8,832 r2,594 429 13,448 4,371 13,504 4,363 361 (,00l ! 877 j 1,783 j 2,759 413 648 896 1,970 2,619 6(7 367 (,087 887 1,865 2,645 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1957 3 | 1958 ITEM Apri 1 May 1 53,827 31,778 3,962 3,286 10,662 8,124 1,922 1,257 53,985 31,873 4,053 3,272 10,811 7,969 ! 1,904 1,265 52,829 30,494 4,303 2,980 10,169 7,414 1,826 1,299 22,049 4,622 2,075 2,698 1,453 3,750 3,202 1,062 22,112 4,504 j 2,027 2,720 | 1,453 3,716 3,346 1,065 53,663 31,462 4,114 3,222 10,509 8,016 1,890 1,209 April May 52,318 30,163 4,246 2,947 10,054 7,226 1,824 1,295 r51,595 r29,683 r4,185 r2,983 r9,885 .r6,956 rl,8!4 r1,282 50,962 29,229 4,122 2,980 9,752 6,737 1,809 1,257 22,335 4,694 2,007 2,679 1,468 3,911 3,436 1,109 22,155 4,574 1,960 2,682 1,483 3,929 3,405 1,112 r2l,9!2 r4,520 r1,915 r2,675 r1,483 r3,858 r3,372 1,078 21,733 4,396 1,868 2,676 1,462 3,801 3,339 53,909 1 31,566 4,192 3,146 10,624 7,975 1,865 1,240 52,445 30,266 4,297 3,041 10, SOI 7,285 1,803 1,249 52,009 29,864 4,342 2,918 9,920 7,113 1,794 1,233 r51,486 r29,424 r4,362 r2,925 r9,744 r6,863 r1,783 r1,233 50,955 28,999 4,273 2,865 9,618 6,742 1,772 1,232 22,201 4,876 2,054 2,628 1,439 3,730 3,267 1,031 22,343 4,869 2,047 1 2,625 1,453 3,729 3,380 1 1,024 22,179 4,660 1,911 2,638 1,453 3,848 22,145 4,685 1,885 2,627 1,454 3,877 3,510 1,069 r22,062 r4,765 r1,896 r2,606 r1,468 r3,839 r3,44i 1,047 21,956 4,748 1,887 2,585 1,462 3,814 3,373 27,673 13,349 2,103 1,500 4,091 2,936 14,324 28,328 13,949 2,251 1,638 4,136 3,181 14,379 23,228 10,369 1,461 1,117 3,547 2,141 12,859 25,448 11,848 1,547 1,234 3,761 3,065 13,600 r24,254 r10,879 r1,457 r 1,255 r3,724 r2,072 r13,375 27,940 13,234 2,197 1,500 3,850 2,968 14,706 28,433 14,115 2,136 1,689 1 4,321 3,198 14,318 24,110 10,688 1,369 1,176 3,545 2,361 13,422 24,758 11,488 1,371 1,175 3,511 3,317 13,270 r24,498 r10,833 r 1,543 r 1,230 r3,596 r2,093 r13,665 24,694 11,292 1,680 1,273 3,664 2,241 13,402 61,857 58,922 6,771 4,355 19,931 22,953 2,935 61,069 58,038 6,597 4,408 19,642 22,638 1 3,031 47,836 45,372 4,263 3,199 16,548 17,466 2,464 47,504 45,059 4,040 3,099 16,327 17,763 2,445 r46,5IO r44,OI7 r3,757 r3,038 r16,184 r17,203 r2,493 45,909 43,394 3,743 3,028 16.093 16,701 2,515 41,247 31,786 41,937 32,158 43,043 33,302 42,562 32,983 42,665 32,932 43,027 32,957 3,594 3,332 3,470 3,284 3,748 3,376 3,535 3,313 2,754 3,189 3,235 3,401 3,164 3,483 3,193 3,373 3,345 3,396 3,278 3,401 3,386 3,361 3,252 3,352 1,120 80,271 162,498 1,112 76,504 164,575 753 54,650 103,297 796 51,708 r106,233 807 50,695 91,464 331 377 4, !72 186 283 2,727 196 337 2,542 208 324 2,387 2,211 7,786 1 231.2 254.2 J 1,023.8 342.4 5,918 6,004 291.4 278.9 931.3 416.9 5,313 247.3 218.6 r697.3 r302.6 6,728 218.8 256.9 r654.8 r267.0 February March GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do,... 3,542 1,087 Manufacturers1 orders: Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.....do.... Transportation equipment (inci. motor vehicies)...do«... 24,735 11,366 1,747 1,311 3,660 2,238 13,369 FINANCE Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-term): installment credit extended and repaid: METALS Ah© MANUFACTURES Castings, shipments, total: Fabricated structural steel: 404 362 i 4,192 224 328 Pumps, steam, power, centrifugal and rotary: Television sets (incl. combination), production .3/...e,.do.... 7,801 281.6 ! 230.7 1,115.8 ! 361.2 225.6 263.1 876.9 370.4 £./ Revised. \J includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Data exclude sales of combination washer-dryer units; sales of such types totaled 7,600 units in May 1958. 3/ Data for March 1958 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 9001 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —- Continued 1957 1958 ITEH June Hay March hprl ! May June COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers; Prices rscsived, si I farm products*.••.*••••••• l9IO-l4alOC«« «UO» «a» J^rOpS = © » o « ® « ^ » » « © a s » s a o o o e e » « « 9 e « © 5 s » » - « « » 6 9 S S 3 s ® » * s Commercial vegetables,, fresh market**~...........3do.... u Q T "wii 9 « o » e . » « o . 6 . 5 S « « © * » . s a © 8 e s s « a » 8 » * s « » © 9 « « . a « e ; 3 > » U O e • • « Feed grains and hay.......................*......„do.... FCCHI grains....»•..»•••...«••3»«••«•#•*»*»«•••»•».do..$S • iU 1>.9e«a..39».«e9.3e«.a»ei»«a.9das9eas««0.«s3S?ee OOs5;; 01 i-bearIng. crops..........*••••••»..••.••*•*..•.•.do*... Potatoes (including dry edible beans)*,••*•«.......do.... 1OOaCCO ajiS9e.«ee»9»s»ee9««e.90«so««eS9».e.*9sse.».0©. aaa Livestock and products*.*,...*...•*............•.*.*do*... Da iry products. .•.•.*....«....•*....».*............ do.. * • f^ieat aniroais.sS......................•••«........*dse®«« Poultry and eggs....... • ••*•*.**• *....»*.***.do..... ftOO 9 * « e o 9 $ . . « « . e . e . a ? sseBee#aeae«ss9 »09.9.9.9.c . a9009«as Prices paid: All commodities and services*.»..*,. 3so = do..., Family living items,«...••••.•••.,-.=»».«...»...s.do.... Ail coreraod., services, \nr9i t'&V ITV taxes, and wags rates..do.... i Si i C c a i < t i > ) < « « « 9 t t i i < a » * * . « » . a . . « . « . « . . « . . . . « 0 0 . . 9 9 242 241 284 266 179 225 23! 263 555 457 243 240 274 270 173 218 245 260 155 457 242 248 280 143 313 273 286 259 296 82 263 245 408 220 152 224 228 234 272 475 264 252 562 236 162 223 271 237 268 475 264 246 314 •246 S63 221 268 238 224 475 255 232 232 246 167 S97 277 239 180 474 245 246 288 1 145 i 3i2 280 26! 336 187 229 275 249 339 172 212 280 244 355 168 204 275 241 348 163 212 273 287 257 296 82 281 293 269 304 87 282 293 271 306 86 283 294 271 306 86 282 293 270 305 84 4,127 2,882 1,436 1.020 379 783 306 286 546 497 4,425 ! 3,060 ! 8,545 1,105 ! 400 824 308 308 159 511 3,400 2,442 1,177 890 239 689 235 262 M4 450 3,703 2,583 1,288 945 295 677 253 253 127 478 r4,054 r2,773 r5,407 1,000 r356 698 204 285 147 r504 4,376 2,974 1,530 1,100 373 735 193 3i5 162 528 1,245 382 108 470 1,365 406 H2 548 958 347 77 265 1,120 370 80 375 ri,28! r38l 88 r500 1,402 402 95 580 4,003 2,824 1,360 320 315 303 133 493 4,003 2,823 3,373 J 8(7 j 3!S | 302 133 | 482 j 4,053 2,792 1,397 742 240 288 134 505 3,960 2,734 1,350 733 222 294 i34 503 r3,929 r2.7?6 ri,334 733 210 302 134 r499 3,951 2,735 1,360 729 195 31. 135 497 1,179 375 423 1,1.80 380 10! 428 j 1,261 370 95 500 1,226 376 38 463 ri,2§3 r37l 90 r450 1,213 376 86 453 137 •37 | 137 S38 138 i I I j S | CONSTRUCTION ANO REAL ESTATE Prsvate- tota:.............».«.v....«'.....*«.••«**.....uo.... New dwelling units ,>,„M»..i..^.M.«3«»,e.«do.,.. Nonresidential buildings, total J./..................do.*.. !ndusTriai.....................>...e.»..«...»9a..»oo.e». Farm constructi on........... ffi ...» e . s s.....s....e ~ 0 ..do,-» 3 Public uti lities .......*. do..,. P U D H e , total.»..«.9»««»»*..aa»e»os»*-3«**a.*»-»«,sft.a9».do.... Nonresidential bui idings.a.•••«••••••«. .*.....do.*.. H i Qnw3ys»«.ss*a*»»«.es»9S.**3«*».«.«i*»»a«»i*««a«.a....dO»... New construct ion (seasona1!y adjusted), tota!...»..*....do.... Residential (nonfarm).a?,...*....s„*,.....*»..* Nonresidential buildings, totai J/... do.. c s do.*.. Farm construct!on••«•«»«»...«s...*.«•.»•..•••.».....do...« Public uti!ity.••«•••*-.*.**.3S*......•••*. **do. 4 .. Pub 1 Ic, tota! ..••...«•*««*••.•-••••.••»«••»*••••• »....dc... Nonresi dentia 1 build;ngs............ .••••••*.«•••••.do.... 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