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..TMEWTO,^ June 20, 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 sn the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Thousands 1,200 PASSENGER CAR A N D TRUCK PRODUCTION SsOOO 800 1 kSAi V ^rV ^ A T ^ 600 400 Monthly (United States plants) - 200 ^ U 1 11 1 M I I 1 Y i i i i i i i i i i i -J j ^V^ J \ 1 S 1 \ \ 1 1 _L-L—u _ L J _ j » a ± i - J _ L J - J - J Billion Dollars 400 PERSONAL INCOME J F M A & I J J A S O N D Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 ISO TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (Seasonally adjusted, ai annual rates) (F. R. B. seas. adj. index) S60 — 350 ( 300 S40 - Total 2 5 0 I— 200 \ V i 1955 ^A Wage and Salary Disbursements 1956 Index, 1947-49= 100 140 WHOLESALE PRICES Commodities Other Than Farm Products 8 Foods H ^ 0 ^ ^ A 120 yptoPTi I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1 i i i i i I i 11 i i I i i i i i I i i i i i S955 —! 1957 1 1 I I . 1.1 ,1 1 1 U 1 0 0 J ^ X J J J J L L U J J L JJJU™LLLXLLL. LLL L 1 lj_l.l 1 J-l S958 Mill ions 2.0 NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING UNITS STARTED (privately owned) * 1.5 S20 1.0 100 .5 h ^Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates 0 LJJJOJJJJJJJ™ 1955 i i i i i 1 i ii i i 1±JJ.JJJJJJ S956 1957 1958 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1957 ! 1958 ITEM June 8 June 15 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14 Commodity prices, wholesale: 1947-49*= 100.. do.... ........do.... do.... ...do.... Department store sales (revised series).... do.... • .... 89.5 134 1,393 1,305 289 •117.1 *89.5 * 104.9 * 125.2 89.6 139 1,337 1,251 265 119.3 97.3 113.0 125.2 85.7 128 3,089 2,858 337 119.3 97.4 113.2 125.2 86.3 116 3,020 2,795 278 30,837 24,987 18,846 468 30,903 24,988 18,834 504 30,822 25,016 18,248 648 55,320 23,556 86,210 25,790 31,170 8,649 56,448 23,585 86,754 25,690 31,519 8,667 4.09 47.27 50,81 4.14 48.05 51.82 119. i 96.2 113.0 125.2 85.8 135 118.9 95.4 112.8 125.1 85.5 325 254 30,813 24,994 18,194 639 30,987 25,240 18,147 537 31,052 25,440 18,274 54,671 27,634 91,803 30,856 29,928 8,800 55,434 27,765 92,110 31,093 29,795 8,821 55,686 27,841 92,934 31,289 29,677 8,817 4.00 43.55 46.32 3.99 43.85 46.64 3.99 44.50 47.37 1,203 11,316 104,590 6,256 1,523 56.4 571 297 1,275 11,155 81,612 6,242 1,567 58.1 530 270 1,305 11,681 89,887 6,256 1,685 62.4 613 306 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do.... do.... 580 Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: Af Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)....do.... Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) ,4/...194!-43s SO.. 3.97 44.49 47.31 Production: us. of short tons.. Steel 5/ tho us, of short tons.. ...thous. of cars.. do 1,634 11,550 152,887 7,338 2,240 #87.5 733 349 1,687 11,958 148, 120 7,294 2,214 #86.5 746 354 i 97,050 1,728 64.0 J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks, 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. j>/ Week beginning June 16, 1958: Production, 1,737 thous. short tons; operating rate, 64.4 percent. * Monthly index for May 1957. # Based on January I, 1957, annual capacity (133,459,150 tons); not comparable with 1958 rates which are based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1957 ITEM April 1958 May February March April May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Personal income, by source: Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates: Wage and salary disbursements, total.... do.... do.... ...do.... .do,... do.... do.... Personal interest income and dividends.. do.... Less personal contributions for social i nsurance..do...« do.... Industrial production (FRB): ...1947-49=8 100.. do.... do.,.. do.... Metal fabricating (including ordnance)«..«•»»»« »QO..•• do.,.. do.... Instruments and related products.... rj Revised. £ / Pre Iiminary. 12910 .do.... do.... ..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 341,1 237.1 102.4 62.7 32.9 39.1 343.2 238.3 102.4 63.4 33.0 ! 39.5 341.7 234.4 95.3 64.3 34.3 40 e 5 342.2 233.8 95.1 63.7 34.3 40.7 r343.I r23362 94.7 63.4 r34.3 40.8 344.3 233.9 95.1 63.5 34.4 40.9 7.8 51.1 31.0 20.8 6.7 325.3 7.8 51.1 31.2 21.6 6.8 327.5 7.8 51.0 31.8 23.5 6.8 325.2 7.7 51.3 31.7 24.4 6.7 325.4 7.7 r5l.4 31.8 r25.7 6.7 r326.0 51.6 31.8 26.1 6.8 327.1 7.7 145 146 163 140 179 140 169 223 174 143 144 159 135 174 136 166 | 214 171 ! 131 133 139 98 156 124 148 191 163 rl29 rl3l r!38 95 154 r!22 r!45 r!88 162 127 129 rl33 89 r!48 rl 18 r!40 rl8l 160 pl27 p!28 pl33 117 117 155 137 129 143 137 131 83 155 115 118 158 137 129 142 139 132 I 82 153 | 112 105 130 126 126 137 130 III 106 131 127 r!25 141 r!25 111 r67 135 r!07 107 rl34 124 rl25 140 r!22 109 r60 132 p!07 118 70 145 p93 pl47 pt 18 pi 36 p!83 pl59 pl39 pl24 pl24 p!39 p!25 pill p6l p!32 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1 1957 1958 ITEM 1 May Apri 1 February | May April March GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continue»d Industrial production (FRB) - Continued 1947-49=100.. do..,. do.... do.... Metal fabricating (including ordnance).. > . . . . . . . u o . . . . do.... ..do.... do.... 144 145 160 134 176 138 167 216 172 144 145 160 132 176 138 168 216 173 130 131 137 95 153 124 144 185 163 128 rl29 135 91 150 J r!22 141 i rl82 ! 160 126 128 rl32 86 rl46 rll8 rl38 177 158 pl27 pS29 p!34 p9l pl48 pi 18 pi38 pl83 pl60 ...do.... 120 115 155 141 130 140 142 131 87 151 120 117 157 141 131 141 142 130 83 153 III 108 134 126 125 139 129 119 70 142 111 109 133 128 124 138 r!27 r 112 70 131 rl09 105 rl34 128 r!25 137 rl26 109 62 130 pill 130 140 155 128 107 123 129 136 123 ISO 124 131 144 122 106 126 134 144 127 109 116 1 120 J 122 121 105 rHi 114 106 r!22 105 rl04 103 92 rll4 108 rlOl rlOl 89 112 rl02 r98 r95 81 108 r!05 p!02 pt02 p99 , do.... do.... ...do.... do.... do..... do.... do.... do.... p!38 pl28 pl25 p!38 pl28 p 110 p62 pl32 Consumer durables output (FRB): do.... Major consumer d u r a b l e s . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > * . . . . . . G O . . . . do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... ,.. do.... no in 107 116 | 107 pl02 pl03 pl03 p96 pl05 COMMODITY PRICES 117.2 90.6 103.0 87.3 79.3 104.3 116.8 III.4 104.9 88.2 M7.I 89.5 109.0 85.4 78.7 104.9 J 116.5 ! 110.7 103.5 1 91.5 119.0 96.1 127.9 79.9 91.1 109.9 118.1 114.2 105.7 102.7 119.7 100.5 143.1 82.2 95.8 110.7 117,8 113.4 106.8 105.9 rl!9,3 r97.7 r!30.4 85.7 94.5 rlll.5 118.4 I I 1.4 r107.6 108.5 119.5 98.4 123.4 84.2 99.8 112.9 117.8 110.8 108.1 112.8 125.4 109.1 123.6 119.5 130.4 121.5 105.4 98.6 120.2 121.2 125.2 109.1 123.6 118.5 129.8 121.6 ! 105.1 98.9 119.7 120.6 125.7 110.6 123.6 113.6 1 18.9 123.6 105.3 99.6 115.8 116.2 125.7 110.7 123.7 112.4 117.0 123.5 105.3 99,5 115.5 115.9 r125.5 r l 11.0 124.3 III.O 115.8 123.4 105.3 99.7 115.7 115.9 125.3 110.8 123.9 110.3 114.7 123.2 104.9 100.0 115.9 M6.7 145.0 147.8 134.7 I6U9 134.6 128.6 140,7 144.5 95.3 99.6 124.5 145.1 148.2 134.7 !50s0 1 162.9 135.0 128.9 142.4 144.7 95.4 99.5 124.5 149.3 151.3 139.1 150.1 167.6 136.5 130.8 143. 1 144.6 94. 1 99.2 128.1 149.2 151.3 139.1 149.8 167.3 135.3 130.5 143.0 144.6 94.0 99.3 128.0 149.4 r!5!.8 r139.0 r148.6 i66.4 r135.4 130.5 142.9 r144.5 93.7 99.2 128.0 149.3 151.9 139.0 148.6 166.2 135.7 130.6 141.8 143.8 93.5 99.1 128.0 •mi 1. of d o ! . . 1,460 1,857 1,175 1,398 1,583 2,314 do.... do.... do.... 93.7 91.4 62.3 2.3 103.0 96.9 66.7 6.1 r66. 1 r6I.O r42.1 r5.l 79.0 75.1 51.3 3.9 95.0 i 90.7 ! 61.9 ! 4.3 105.0 98.0 67.4 7.0 do,,.. 962.0 994.0 r9!5.0 880.0 950.0 ! 1,010.0 473 479 493 493 149.1 159.2 152.6 164.3 152.8 164.6 ,1947-49*100.. do.... ........do.... do.... ........do.... do.... do.... Fruits and vegetables, canned and f r o z e n . . . . do.... Commodities other than farm products and foods . . . . . . . « Q O . . . . do.... do.... .,, do,.,. do.... do.... ........do.... do.... do.... IRQ do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... .do.... Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages., . . . . . . . . Q O . , • . I CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Engineering construction; New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started; Unadjusted: Seasonally adjusted at annual r a t e : Construction cost indexes: Associated General Contractors ( a l l t y p e s ) , . . . Eng i neer i ng News-Record: 148.8 .1947-49*100.. 1 158.0 494 153.3 165.9 1 498 154.1 167.2 r/ Revised, £./ Preliminary. ±/ Data for May 1957 and May 1958 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks, 2/ Data reported at the beginning of each month are shown here for the previous month, 12910 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1958 1957 ITEM hprl 1 FINANCE Bonds: Pr i ces: Average price of all listed bonds <N.Y.S.E.).....dollars.. May February March Aprs S May 92.48 92s72 76.62 91.62 91.85 1 78/23 96.18 96s43 78.99 96.87 97.12 79e79 9705O 97.74 80.39 104.3 109.8 103.2 106.9 105.7 109.1 105.0 107.9 105.3 110.0 100,657 98,847 1,227 108,845 106,613 1,602 S00,06I 98,060 1,351 109,208 106,765 1,727 114,816 112,566 S,365 118,525 115,903 1,711 115,751 113,456 S,383 118,720 116,075 1,721 3.59 3.77 4.00 4.66 3*86 3.87 4.29 3.37 4a04 3.63 3.78 4.06 4.68 3*86 3.95 4.30 3.45 4.02 3.60 3*78 4.0! 4.67 3*83 3@90 4.32 3@3I 4.00 3.57 3.78 4.02 4.62 3.80 3.89 4.30 3a2§ 4.69 6.34 ! 4.77 2.91 | 4.53 5*34 5.83 2*46 3.36 3.75 4.07 4.62 4e49 4.62 7.06 4.78 3.12 4.38 5o34 5.83 2.46 3*33 3,75 4*07 4e50 4.35 4.54 6.92 4.71 3.08 4.42 5.32 5.80 2.50 3.33 3,75 4.07 4.35 4^19 4.46 6.38 4.76 3.08 4.37 5.30 5.77 2.50 3.29 3.75 4.07 4*27 4.12 4.40 6.06 4.58 3.08 4.3S 45a05 48.06 48.26 32.67 33.03 29.78 46.78s | 50. SO 50. IS 33.64 34.03 30.42 41.26 44.01 43.32 31.60 34. 12 23.00 42. IS 44.97 43.60 32.35 34.57 22.60 42.34 45.09 42.61 32.78 35.54 23.20 43.70 46.51 43.86 34.18 36.57 24.74 19.40 38.82 28*38 19.42 38.96 28*31 19.55 38.87 26.81 20.2 S 39.56 27.49 20.26 40.17 27*36 20.54 40.96 27.51 228,585 4_,_6_5_6_. 201,174 4,826 207,795 4,852 214,040 4,86! Standard and Poorfs Corporations Industrial, utility, and railroad (Ai* issues): 105.5 llf.O Value, Issues listed on New York Stocks Exchanges IS 1,805 109,579 1,340 1S6,247 I 13,639 1,696 •••••••••• Yields? Domestie municipal (Stan. & P©or8g Corp.).e....»*..«do...e Stocksi Dividend rate per shares Banks C 15 stocks).....•••.•••••••••.••••..••..••••••do...« Dividend yields, prefe stocks (Stan. & Poorfs Corp.)..do.... Prices (Standard and Poorfs Corporation)! Combined index (500 stocks)...................1941-43-10., 3® 96 3,67 3.79 3S95 4.44 3.89 3.94 4.06 3.33 4@02 3.74 3.83 3.99 4.52 3.96 3.98 4. S3 3S52 5.44 5.91 2*43 4a09 3*57 4*00 4@16 3.96 4.82 6.3! 4.61 2.92 4.47 5,44 5.90 2.43 4.09 3.62 4.00 4a05 1 | ! 1 3e82 1 4.01 Banksi Outside N. Y. City C17 stocks).....................do.... Shares listed on Mew York Stocks Exchanges Market value, aSS listed shares...••••••••••.mi 1. of dol.. Number of _ s_hares listed.........................mi 1 lions^. 221,595 4,587_. @«.©...©.« USCCMM-DC-I29I0 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY F O i PRIVATE USE T O AVOSD PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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