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July 6, 1956 BUSINESS 0 7 STATISTICS fiUSINES^°^ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY O F C U R R E N T BUSINESS, at $ 3 . 2 5 annually, t h i s S u p p l e m e n t provides selected w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a s u b s e q u e n t t o t h o s e p u b l i s h e d in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS INDEX, 1935-39 = 100 500 Weekly Monthly PRICES OF 420 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 1956 (Wednesday close) 400 INDEX, 1935-39*100 500 tr-. \ h 300 ^•1955 400 H 300 200 200 ioo U-JL.x.^ijJLj-^^ 1953 i 1i i i i i 1 i i i 1954 u -J i... I l l 1 1 1 I I I I 8 0 0 J F M A M J J A S OND 1 i i i i i I i i i i I. S955 1956 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 250 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = ! 0 0 I 250 Weekly MonfMy ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (seasonally adjusted) 225 ~ 225 1 f***0^ 200 175 1 5 0 ^J^^JLJLA^L^A^^J^^ 1953 BILLION 35 -J-J-JL-LjJ_JLJ_.L-I,i-L1954 DOLLARS 1 l__l A I L i 1955 B I L L I O N DOLLARS 70 11 I I H 200 H 175 i i i I. i 1 I i i i i 1 1956 I I l i t l i t i t i j.J | 5 0 J F M A M J J A S OND INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) (daily average; seas, adj.) 30 60 120 50 110 Sa/es 40 Inventories* A soo ( right scale) n BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH I I l l I I I LL• J J J J j J i M 1 i H J J I I i i l x l J u U L i i i iLJJLLUJ 3 0 1953 1954 i956 \ \ fvA/^ V 9 0 __U_ M l l M I I I r \A V 11111 i 11111 I M 1 1 I 1 1 1 i I II I i i 1 I 1 1 i j J WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1955 J 956 ITEM June 25 Ju l.y 2 June 16 June 9 June 2 3 June 30 Commodity prices, wholesale: 22 commodities 2 / 90.8 105 1,195 1,089 * 110.3 *9I.8 * 105.9 *H5.6 90.4 98 1,165 1,060 114.2 91.1 102.9 121.4 88.2 124 1,298 1,225 30,055 25,055 18,998 697 30,021 24,815 18,653 489 30,505 25,320 18,819 604 57,127 21,629 84,449 TO TAT 25,455 7,828 56,156 21,663 84,472 32,076 23,501 7,873 55,641 21,806 84,726 26 719 27,97! 8,508 205 5.25 306.7 348.6 231 3.25 307.6 349.9 257 3.46 335.6 390.0 1,703 10,226 180,520 6,637 1,717 10,138 184,684 6,611 2,292 #95.0 794 385 1,716 #71.1 697 380 ..do.... 1 nsured unemp loyment, tota 1 .thous.. 1 14.2 91.4 102.5 121.4 89.0 131 1,251 1,177 H4.Q 90.7 101.9 121.4 87.8 109 113.8 89.5 101.4 121.4 88. 1 30,542 25,251 18,749 511 30,541 25,779 19,116 606 30,485 25,621 19,030 585 56,974 21,851 85,236 26,745 23,258 8,547 56,905 21,934 86,356 27,055 28,916 8,578 286 3.46 340.7 396.9 245 3.46 340.8 396.9 249 3.47 345.0 402.5 1,642 10,951 126,554 6,998 !,7!3 11,425 121,49! 7,066 1,705 11,478 126,931 7,056 122,204 2,380 96,7 787 383 2,299 95.4 801 381 2,290 95.0 799 382 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 31,...do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:4/ Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... Bond yields, Domestic corporate (Moody's) 5/ percent.. Stock prices,480 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1955-59=300.. 1 Production: 2,090 84.9 \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. j5/ Week ended July 7, 1956; Production, 520 thous. short tons; operating rate, 15.0 percent. jS/ Data for 1956 adjusted to revised classification of class I railroads. * Monthly index for June 1955. # Not comparable with 1956 rates which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1955 ITEM 1956 ! Apr i J May February March Apr i 1 May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: do.... Transportation equipment O n c l . motor vehicles)..do..... do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total 1/... do ..do.... do.... do.... do.... .do.... ...do.... .do.... do.... Transportation equipment (inci, motor vehicles)..do.... do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total 1/... Texti le....... £/ Revised. ....do.,.. ....do.... ...........do.... 26,296 13,300 2,178 1,278 3,526 5,805 1,100 645 26,325 13,590 2,241 1,259 3,382 3,752 1,156 672 26,536 !5,30l 2,393 1,342 3,652 3,169 1,101 602 28,505 14,290 2,607 1,427 3,949 3,515 1,190 696 r27,577 r15,944 r2,495 r1,434 r3,876 r5,257 r!,|38 r698 27,797 14,11! 2,474 1,459 5,957 5,255 1,167 740 12,996 4,045 300 1,072 803 2,006 2,238 459 12,955 4,176 345 1,043 824 1,979 2,229 460 13,255 5,977 304 1,090 877 1,887 2,440 423 14,215 4,229 515 1,168 958 2,059 2,618 460 r13,455 r4,040 520 r1,056 r902 r2,052 r2,424 465 15,686 4,277 571 1,075 910 2,076 2,504 26,025 12,805 2,135 1,278 5,195 5,546 1,048 657 26,651 13,522 2,215 1,525 5,410 5,609 1,125 652 27,224 13,595 2,457 1,415 5,647 5, 157 1,147 684 27,095 15,294 2,444 1,585 5,630 3,02! 1,102 676 r27,257 rl3,5l9 r2,442 r1,434 r3,740 r5,00l r1,105 r705 27,765 15,787 2,442 1,504 5,911 5,041 1,111 718 i5,220 4,246 326 1,117 787 1,912 2,284 445 15,529 4,189 336 1,172 841 1,961 2,546 465 | 15,651 4, 180 538 1 1,124 13,801 4,284 325 1,125 895 1,959 2,567 451 rl5,7!8 r4,245 348 r»,!25 r884 r1,970 r2,499 451 15,976 4,265 350 1,156 928 2,062 2,636 ! 904 1,940 2,515 1 445 J/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. CORRECTION for p. 5-36 of the June 1956 Survey: per gal Ion. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 3Btoo/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Wholesale price of gasoline (regular grade, N. Y.) for April 1956 should read $0,125 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1955 1956 ITEM Apri 1 May February March Apr i 1 May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers* inventories, end of month: 43,649 24,539 47,227 27,149 3,564 2,803 8,960 6,860 1,783 1,015 47,674 27,592 3,524 2,935 9,222 6,875 1,792 1 ,040 r48,179 r27,955 r3,536 r2,962 r9,458 r6,877 r1,830 r 1,053 48,844 28,441 3,656 3,029 9,645 6,857 1,905 1,058 4, 145 1,805 2,444 1,038 2,993 2,670 842 7.3 11.2 8.7 20,078 4,434 1,924 2,477 1,115 3,377 2,737 999 7.4 11.4 8.8 20,082 4,323 1,926 2,506 1,139 3,406 2,729 1,018 7.4 11.5 9.0 r20,224 r4,303 r!,884 r2,542 r!,I45 r3,434 r2,789 1,028 7.6 1 1.6 9.2 20,403 4,256 1,831 2,572 1,142 3,500 2,873 7.7 2.9 8.4 43,264 24,159 3,266 2,496 7,816 5,864 1,719 888 7.6 2.9 8.5 43,549 24,304 3,236 2,501 7,919 5,876 1,735 897 8.4 3.0 8.7 46,897 27,009 3,570 2,803 8,939 6,816 1,783 976 8.4 3.0 8.7 47,433 27,432 3,677 2,877 9,094 6,800 1,792 1,010 r8.4 r3.0 8.8 r47,967 r27,723 r3,688 r2,933 r9,292 r6,78l rl,8l2 r1,022 8 2 3. 1 9. 1 48,579 28,117 3,767 2,912 9,513 6,799 1,886 1,037 6.5 9.9 7.8 19,105 4,400 1,839 2,380 1,034 2,943 2,658 784 6.5 10.0 7.9 19,245 4,391 1,842 2,396 1,038 2,995 2,670 810 7.3 II. 1 8.6 19,888 4,361 1,832 2,477 1,083 3,339 2,793 970 7.5 11.2 8.7 20,00! 4,391 1,870 2,457 1,117 3,361 2,785 979 7.7 11.4 8.7 r20,244 r4,448 r1,865 r2,492 rl,l34 r3,407 r2,8l7 979 7.8 M.5 8.8 20,462 4,487 1,868 2,497 7.7 2.8 8.6 7.8 2.9 8.5 8.2 3.0 8.7 8.2 2.9 8.9 r8.3 3.0 9.0 8.3 3.1 ...do.... Transportation equipment (inci. motor vehicles)...do.... ...do.... 26,043 13, 132 2,504 1,218 3,345 3,337 12,911 26,708 13,713 2,513 1,298 3,321 3,768 12,995 27,076 13,931 2,682 1,444 3,908 3,011 13,145 28,593 14,557 2,613 1,538 4,162 3,173 14,036 r27,563 r14,257 r2,146 r1,609 r4,335 r3,188 r13,306 27,752 14,067 2,503 1,571 4,010 3.015 13,685 ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... ...do.... 26,116 12,879 2,385 1,194 3,179 3,337 13,237 27,720 14,331 2,538 1,366 3,531 3,966 13,389 27,627 14,107 2,737 1,520 3,953 3,01! 13,520 26,912 13,337 2,333 1,373 3,877 2,884 13,575 r27,758 r14,073 r2,l46 r 1,577 r4,122 r3,188 r13,685 28,707 14,678 2,528 1,620 4,264 3,174 14,029 Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 47,978 45,106 5,605 3,327 13,550 18,324 2,872 48,361 45,429 5,877 3,366 13,489 18,360 2,932 57,136 53,944 7,381 4,176 16,823 21,088 3,192 57,224 54,211 7,387 4,287 17,036 20,948 3,013 r57,4IO r54,524 r7,040 r4,462 r17,495 r20,879 r2,886 57,365 54,480 7,069 4,574 17,568 20,641 2,885 903 66 106 154 484 93 955 80 121 168 499 87 1,024 62 141 202 511 108 1,170 102 150 224 572 122 985 9! 153 186 463 92 1,164 35,968 2,229 6,450 12,653 10,765 3,871 34,714 1,998 4,885 14,093 10,874 2,864 49,189 1,920 9,881 17,647 14,693 5,048 42,622 2.015 7,089 15,649 12,430 5,439 41,871 2,900 6^967 17,142 10,772 4,090 59,90! 3,619 8,877 28,450 13,242 5,713 of dot.. ...do.... ...do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... ...do.... 43,344 24,352 3, 126 2,546 7,955 5,922 1,736 915 3, 134 2,60t 8,029 5,925 1,752 915 By stages of fabrication: of do 1,. ...do.... of dol.. ,,,do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do 6.2 9.9 8.2 18,992 4,228 1,857 2,404 1,044 2,967 2,605 824 6.3 10.0 8.3 19, 1 10 By stages of fabrication: of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... By stages of fabrication: of do 1.. of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 1, 142 3,502 2,845 By stages of fabrication: of dol.. ...do.... 9.1 Manufacturers' orders: of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ...do.... Industrial and commercial failures: .number.. ...do.... ...do.... of do 1.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... r/ Revised, J_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 3it oo/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 94 132 245 575 118 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1956 1955 ITEM May March June May Apri I June COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: . 1910-14=100.. ........do.... ........do.... do.... 242 249 263 266 200 240 209 259 278 436 241 243 220 266 196 232 240 256 212 435 228 236 258 267 1.74 223 211 245 196 453 235 245 260 275 !85 229 218 253 234 453 242 252 272 270 192 226 233 265 283 454 ..do.... ........do.... ........do.... ... do.... ••..•••.•••••.••••••••.. ........do.... 235 236 260 176 258 240 236 27! 177 253 221 250 221 187 224 227 246 237 180 226 233 247 251 178 231 232 247 252 171 231 ........do.... do.... do All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do.... 263 274 251 282 86 263 274 250 282 85 261 274 246 282 81 261 274 248 284 83 264 278 250 286 85 264 279 248 125.1 2.4! 123.9 2.48 120.3 2.69 116.9 2.88 117.3 2.86 1 19.2 2,75 3.99 285.0 319.7 331.9 239.8 152.3 250.9 3.98 300.7 340.5 356.2 250.6 153.4 258.9 4.0! 346.7 401.3 403.8 286.5 158.6 264.9 4.15 351.1 408.0 406.2 • 280.9 156.2 270.5 4.22 344.2 399.2 394.1 271.1 154.5 269.1 4.17 340.5 396.6 390.9 27!.5 154.4 257.2 do.... 54,746 106,650 56,282 100,861 50,040 109,974 r47,446 r109,822 47,899 106,049 do.... ........do.... ........do.... 81,617 75,42! 138,108 77,819 79,497 130,694 94,389 77,888 150,995 91,602 r74,682 rl55,4IO 93,740 75,095 161,307 849,393 313 266 721,139 697,47! 127,941 108,362 767,182 309 237 647,658 629,185 119,215 101,625 689,982 434 405 583,169 554,761 106,379 86,996 654,333 371 360 552,881 529,945 101,081 82,400 570,486 362 304 474,010 459,070 96,114 77,593 Fruit • Woo1....... Prices paid: ........do.... ........do.... do.... 247 263 310 273 192 218 266 259 338 453 286 86 FINANCE Bonds, domestic municipal (15 bonds),Stand, and Poor's Corp.: >er $ 100 bond.. Yield.......... Stocks, Standard and Poor's Corp.: Dividend yields, pref. stocks, 14 high-grade. ........do.... ,1935-39=100.. do.... Industrial (420 stocks) do.... Consumers' goods (195 stocks)... do Public utility (40 stocks) do.... Railroad (20 stocks) RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natural rubber: Synthetic rubber: TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT do.... do.... do.... do.... r/ Revised. _]_/ Incudes sweetpotatoes and dry edible beans. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS '-'fc. i Lrr- •/v %i /' t\ V f% i WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 11 j*: "J
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