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July 8, 1955 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 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 95 95 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS Average of Wednesday data Wednesday data (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) 90 90 1955 ! 85 85 80 80 s 1954 75 70 Lj ^h i i l i 1 i i i i i 1 ii !952 i i I 1 i M 1953 i i i i l I I i | i i i M 1954 I i i i i 1/YJ 7 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1955 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 INDEX, 1947-49 = 22b Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (seasonally adjusted) 200 — 175 - - 175 1 50 125 - ^ K \ \ \ \ \ - 1 11 1! | 1 i i i i 1 1 1 11 i i t i i i 1 i i i i i I l l 1 1 1 1 1 I I t) 125 I J F M A M J J A S O N D BILLION DOLLARS 35 BILLION DOLLARS 70 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES BILLION DOLLARS NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) 30 60 Total , Sa/es ( left scaie) 25 50 Private Residential (Non farm) inventories 20 40 [ right sea ie i - L I \ L...» I BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH 15 1 v,i i i ! i i i i i 1 i i i i i I I i 11 i i i i i i i I 11 i i i I i i i i i I I i i i ^J 30 1952 I 50 * 1953 1954 1955 1 ) 1IIIIII1 II I 11 II III IIII1III I 1952 1953 1954 1955 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM June 26 Commodity prices, wholesale: A I I commod ities 1947-49= 100. . Farm products do. . . . Foods, processed do. . . . A I I other do. . . . 22 commodities 2 / do Department store sales do. . . . Insured unemployment, total J5/ thous.. State programs do.... F i nance: Currency in circulation^/ mil. of dol.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, tota I "47. . . .do.. . . Member bank reserve ba lances _4/ do. . . . Excess reserves, estimated 4_/ do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading citiesrj?/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of dol.. Time deposits, except Government do. . . . Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U. S. Gover nmen t ob I i gat i on s do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... Real-estate loans (gross) do.... July 3 June I I June 18 June 25 *l10.0 *94.8 *IO5.O *II4.2 91.9 97 2,024 1,873 92. I 93 1,937 1,777 29,767 26,134 19,818 860 29,965 25,055 19,188 839 30,058 25,044 18,648 620 30,053 24,956 18,678 587 30,000 25,055 18,998 709 54, I 16 20,783 80,210 33,379 21,896 6,641 53,319 20,912 80,892 33,725 21,884 6,671 56,374 2 1,599 84,012 32,831 22,623 7,756 57,726 21,600 85,009 32,842 23,355 7,797 57,127 21,629 84,449 32,303 23,433 7,828 I 10.0 90.8 103.0 115.5 89.6 I 14 1,269 I, 162 I 10.2 91.9 103.6 I 15.5 90.4 I 17 1,225 I, I 17 I 10.3 103.6 115.7 90.8 103 July 2 I 10.0 90.9 102.5 115.7 90.4 a/ 30,106 24,815 18,653 494 0 Failures, industrial and commercial number.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4 / 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 . . Steel 6/ Percent of capacity 6/ Freight car loadings, total M i see I I aneous thous. of short tons.. thous. of cars.. do.... 215 3.15 223.3 246.0 192 3. 16 224.8 247.7 230 3.23 297.6 336.2 214 3.23 302.2 342.4 205 3.23 306.7 348.6 1,454 8,981 133,926 6,510 1,474 8,825 128,396 6,441 1,558 10,041 159,696 6,600 1,607 9,987 165,437 6,626 1,713 10,226 180,520 6,637 1,720 #72. I 713 347 1,568 #65.8 619 341 2,286 94.7 787 383 2,316 96.0 785 380 2,292 95.0 799 387 a/ 3.23 307.6 349.9 184,686 1,716 71. I U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 27 Tuesday prices. _3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 47 Daily average. 5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week ended July 9: Production, 2,164 thous. short tons; operating rate, 89.7 percent. * Monthly index for June 1954. # Not comparable with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. a/ 4-day average. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM Apri 1 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: Value (unadjusted), total ... . . mil. of do 1 . do do Pr i mar y meta1 do Fabr i cated meta1 do.. . Machinery (including electrical) .... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.... do Lumber and furn iture do Stone clay and glass May February March Apri 1 May 24,039 II,645 1,668 1, 190 3,342 2,979 962 561 22,666 10,993 1,639 1, 133 3,085 2,756 887 573 23,971 I 1,796 1,898 1,090 3, 134 3,239 1,009 505 27,550 13,899 2,225 1,291 3,628 3,852 I, 176 651 r26,296 rl3,300 r2,178 r 1,278 r3,326 r3,805 r1, 100 r643 26,216 13,344 2,235 1,238 3,368 3,739 1, 121 678 do do do do do do..., do do 12,394 4, 189 296 952 738 1,702 2, 108 394 11,673 4,069 308 874 707 1,602 2,062 374 12,175 3,799 268 1,004 731 1,737 2,238 418 13,651 4, 117 309 1,151 847 2,025 2,388 475 r12,996 r4,045 r300 r1,072 r803 r2,006 r2,238 459 12,872 4,200 343 1,032 816 1,972 2, 193 do do do do do Mach i ner y (i nc1ud i ng electr i ca1) Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.... do do Stone c1av and a lass .. 23,681 11,160 1,634 1, 190 3, 198 2,751 899 545 23,204 11,066 1,614 1, 193 3,131 2,702 896 591 24,649 12,029 1,950 1, 147 3, 130 3, 197 1,051 574 25,976 12,860 2,087 1,253 3,318 3,486 1,069 632 r26,025 r12,805 r2,133 r 1,278 r3,193 r3,546 r 1,048 r637 26,534 13,275 2,207 1,303 3,396 3,616 1, 1 10 658 12,521 4,362 308 971 724 1,624 2, 151 382 12,138 4,115 318 1,016 721 1,592 2, 170 378 12,620 4,029 298 1,035 754 1,787 2,307 440 13,1 16 4, 1 13 303 1,096 807 1,902 2,341 466 r13,220 r4,246 r326 r 1, 1 17 r787 r1,912 r2,284 445 13,259 4,211 336 1, 160 833 1,953 2,308 Nondurable-goods industries, total _[/.. Food and beverage Text i 1e ... Value (adjusted), total Durable-goods industries, total 1/ .... Nondurable-good^ industries, total 1/.. Text i:e Chemi ca1 Petroleum and coa1 Rubber '. r/ Revised. do do do do do do do do 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1954 1955 ITEM Apr i I GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: Book value (unadjusted), total m i l . of do I Durable-goods industries, total do.. Pr i mar y meta I do. . Fabr icated meta I do. . Machinery (including electrical) do.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehi c les). do. . Lumber and furniture do.. Stone, clay, and glass do.. Other durable-goods industries do.. By stages of fabrication: Purchased mater i a I s b i I*, of do I Goods in process do.. Finished goods do. . 44,523 25,331 3, 140 2,682 8,686 5,902 1,723 91 I 2,287 February May 44,337 25, I I I 3, I 13 2,746 8,590 5,742 1,719 905 2,296 43,477 24,121 3,229 2,420 7,844 5,863 1,742 907 2, I 16 March 43,483 24,268 3, 166 2,486 Apr i I May 7,^98 5,940 1,731 914 2, 133 r43,344 r24,352 r3,126 r2,546 r7,955 r5,922 1,736 r9l5 r2,152 43,629 24,507 3, 139 2,615 8,019 5,895 1,754 909 2, 176 6.9 10. I 8.3 6.9 9.9 8.3 6.3 9.8 8.0 6.2 10.0 8. I r6.2 r 10.0 r8.2 6.3 9.9 8.2 m i l . of do I do.. do. . do. . do. . do. . do. . do. . do.. 19,192 4,409 1,841 2,439 1,002 2,963 2,678 846 3,014 19,226 4,368 1,793 2,474 19,215 4,391 1,901 2,396 1,057 3,022 2,587 821 3,040 r18,992 r4,228 1,857 r2,404 rI,044 r2,967 r2,605 824 r3,063 19,122 4, 145 1,81 I 996 2,929 2,757 838 3,071 19,356 4,543 1,934 2,380 1,055 3,045 2,590 806 3,003 bil. of do I do. . do. . 7.9 2.8 8.5 7.7 2.8 8.7 7.9 2.9 8.6 7.8 2.9 8.5 r7.7 2.9 r8.4 7.6 2.9 8.6 Book value (adjusted), total mil. of dol Durable-goods industries, total do.. Pr imary meta I , do. . Fabr icated meta I do. . Machinery (including electrical) do.. Transportation equipment (inc I. motor vehicles).do.. Lumber and furniture do.. Stone, clay, and glass do.. Other durable-goods industries do.. By stages of fabrication: Purchased mater i a I s bil. of do I Goods in process do.. F i n i shed goods do. . 44,495 25, 145 3,276 2,629 8,533 5,84 1 1,740 884 2,242 44,335 24,908 3,208 2,640 8,472 5,714 1,736 887 2,251 43,256 24,028 3,262 2,420 7,794 5,861 1,724 2,095 43,332 24,112 3,288 2,461 7,788 5,883 1,714 887 2,091 r43,3l6 r24,194 r3,266 r2,496 r7,8l6 r5,864 1,754 r888 r2,I 10 43,638 24,329 3,24 1 2,514 7,910 5,868 1,772 891 2, 133 7. I 9.9 8. I 7. I 9.8 8.0 6.3 9.8 7.9 6.3 9.9 7.9 6.5 9.9 7.8 6.5 10.0 7.8 Nondurable-goods industries, total mil. of dol Food and beverage do. . Tobacco do. . Text i I e do. . Paper do. . Chemi ca I do. . Petro leum and coa I do. . Rubber do.. Other nondurable-goods industries do.. By stages of fabrication: Purchased mater i a I s bil. of do I Goods in process do.. Finished goods do. . Manufacturers' new orders, net (unadj.), total...mi I. of dol Durable-goods industries, total do.. Pr i mar y meta I do. . Fabr i cated meta I do.. Machinery (including electrical) do.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) do.. Other durable-goods industries do.. 19,350 4,601 1,823 2,415 992 2,939 2,733 813 3,034 19,427 4,645 1,830 2,425 19,228 4,499 r19,122 r4,400 1,839 r2,380 r1,034 r2,943 r2,658 784 r3,084 19,309 4,399 1,848 2,405 1,038 3,019 2,700 798 3,018 1,842 2,380 1,034 3,019 2,670 782 3,002 19,220 4,442 1,846 2,396 1,036 2,982 2,667 805 3,046 7.9 2.8 8.7 22,251 9,809 1,307 942 2,721 2,500 2,339 7.9 2.8 8.7 21,060 9, 166 1,377 892 2,377 2,160 2,360 7.7 2.8 8.7 24,268 12,023 2,397 1,064 3, 191 2,871 2,500 7.7 2.8 8.7 28,310 14,596 2,896 1,463 3,656 3,658 2,923 r7.7 2.8 r8.6 r26,043 rl3,132 r2,504 r1,218 r3,345 r3,337 r2,728 7.8 2.9 8.6 26,698 13,789 2,483 1,329 3,297 3,901 2,779 12,442 2,827 9,615 I 1,894 2,784 9, I 10 12,245 2,870 9,375 13,714 3,253 10,461 r12,91 I r2,888 r10,023 12,909 2,920 9,989 Manufacturers' new orders, net (adjusted), totaI........ do.. Durable-goods industries, total do.. Pr i mar y meta I do. . Fabricated meta I do. . Machinery (including electrical) do.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) do.. Other durable-goods industries do.. 22,317 9,619 1,245 924 2,587 2,500 2,363 21,931 9,588 1,391 939 2,526 2,274 2,458 24,845 12,170 2,446 I, 120 3,233 2,871 2,500 26,482 13,353 2,586 1,306 3,404 3,325 2,732 r26,I 16 r12,879 r2,385 r1,194 r3,179 r3,337 r2,784 27,703 14,41 I 2,508 1,399 3,503 4, 106 2,895 Nondurable-goods industries, total do.. Industries with unfilled orders do.. Industries without unfilled orders do.. Manufacturers' unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), tota I m i l . of do I Durable-goods industries, total do.. Pr imary meta I do. . Fabr i cated meta I do.. Machinery (including electrical) do.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) do.. Of-.ar durable-goods industries do.. Nondurable-goods industries, total do.. 12,698 2,945 9,753 12,343 2,962 9,381 12,675 2,899 9,776 13, 129 3,040 10,089 r13,237 r3,008 r10,229 13,292 3, 106 10,186 52,31 I 49,870 3,835 3,796 16,184 21,730 4,325 2,441 50,705 48,043 3,573 3,555 15,476 21, 134 4,305 2,662 47,471 44,577 4,608 3,215 13,503 18,986 4,265 2,894 48,231 45,274 5,279 3,387 13,531 18,792 4,285 2,957 r47,978 r45,106 r5,605 r3,327 r13,550 r18,324 r4,300 r2,872 48,460 45,551 5,853 3,418 13,479 18,486 4,315 2,909 Nondurable-goods industries, total Food and beverage : Tobacco Text i I e Paper Chemi ca 1 Petro leum and coa I Rubber Other nondurable-goods industries By stages of fabrication: Purchased materials Goods i n process F i n i shed goods Nondurable-goods industries, total Industries with unf i I led orders Industries without unfilled orders r / ocvi seH do.. do. . do.. 996 2,930 2,785 872 2,453 1,038 3,017 2,673 3, 170 3] I 16 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM June May CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE .mil. of dol. . New construction (unad iusted) tota1 do.... Pr i vate tota1 do Residential (nonfarm) do.... New dwe11i ng units ..... do.... Additions and alterations . . . .. . do.... do do do do Nonres i dent ial building, tota1 1/ Pub Iic do do do do do fresh market farm and public 1,024 394 78 342 210 1, 1 12 3, 1 14 r590 rl83 r234 634 912 r1,059 r379 r 1 10 131 r379 189 257 141 398 3,442 2,446 1,330 521 132 523 131 604 121 r3,493 r2,498 1,366 r622 do do do do.... 361 988 360 983 375 996 r376 381 320 387 314 377 321 r366 319 r376 r1,028 r368 340 1947-49=100.. 120.8 121.2 123.2 123.9 124.3 255 246 247 243 243 243 247 252 244 255 243 244 227 216 239 236 240 207 446 205 445 198 437 197 437 200 436 272 217 274 236 269 204 270 216 266 209 232 196 435 266 239 247 286 197 283 262 264 270 261 308 259 230 256 do do do ...do 263 324 231 169 249 296 229 169 243 260 248 199 242 269 241 185 234 260 236 175 242 276 235 176 do do do 267 265 265 265 263 276 256 276 252 273 256 274 254 274 251 263 273 250 284 282 284 284 282 90 88 86 87 87 208.7 209.0 207.5 207.9 207.8 1910-14-100 do do do do do do .do do r366 r99 255 360 210 120 995 r3,530 r2,502 r1,366 r626 1 19 1,157 395 1 15 425 222 3,497 2,473 1,345 622 117 376 1,024 376 337 282 86 utility. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 208 103 333 r562 184 r2l3 1 14 r357 3, 108 2, 125 1, 10? Production items All commodities and services, interest, tax do wage rates . do.... Par i ty rat i o . Retai 1 pr ice: All rommodities (U.S.DeDt. of Commerce index) .1935-39=100.. _[/ Except 192 157 382 3,812 2,655 1,466 1,310 125 2, 126 !, 104 do do dc do do Pou1try and eggs Prices paid: Revised. 559 186 r3,555 r2,496 r1,386 r 1,230 rl23 192 L i vestock and products Meat an ima Is . r_/ 530 161 r3,257 r2,345 1,298 1, 170 105 178 . Feed grains and hay Tobacco Cotton Fruit Comfflercia 1 vegetables 490 162 170 145 365 2,974 2, 179 1, 170 1,070 79 215 New construction (seasonally adjusted), total.. Pr i vate, tota1 Residential (nonfarm). COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: Prices received a!1 farm products Crops. . 1I f 3,385 2,273 1, 193 1,050 1 14 795 354 83 180 M i 1 i tary fac i 1> t i es H i ghway . . Other types pub 1 i c ut i 1 i ty . . Pub lie, tota1 Nonres i dent ial bu i 1d i ng Highway Construction cost index: DeDartment of Commerce comDosit© 1, 107 970 June 407 90 400 total Farm construction 3, 140 2, 1 16 May Apri 1 March PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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