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June 5, 1959 BUSINESS STATISTICS 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 Billion Dollars I 05 Wednesday data 100 1959 95 fab/ Lr - i 90 85 i « » i ' I i ' ' i L J 80 J F M A M J J A S O N D Index, 1941-43*10 Index, 1941-43*10 80 [80 PRICES O F 4 2 5 (Wednesday close) Monthly I N D U S T R I A L STOCKS Weekly 7 0 h- 70 1959 H60 6 0 h" H \ 1958 4 0 h- 30 LLJL-LJ I 1 I 1956 I M I I 1 I I I I I I 1957 I I Billion Dollars I I I I 1.1 I Billion Dollars 70 35 I I I 1958 I Li I 1.M 5 *^°ooooo oo*° H -j 50 I I ' i J • i i i I i i i • tj F M A M J J A S O N D N E W CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY H Private Residential (nonfarm) 40 Book v a l u e , end of month 1 i 1 15 X I I I i il I 11 l- JJJLUILULJJ 30 J I I i 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 ULI I I 1 1 1 ILJU 1957 1956 1958 1959 I Total 2 h Invent* tries * (right sc ale) •it- I H 60 \?"SS* 20 I 4 h / 1 (left scale) m 25 I 1 I 1959 (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) \ * ^ / ^ ^ ^ I Billion Dollars MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES 30 I o Lu-u 11111 u 1 ii i ii 111 ii i h i IJJ.1 11 n i I n n il 11111 1956 1957 1958 1959 50 40 30 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1958 1959 ITEM May 24 May 31 May 9 May 23 May 16 May 30 Commodity prices, wholesale: do.... do.... F i nance: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do....do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/ Time deposits, except U« S. Government.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total. •....do.... Commercial, industrial., and agr. loans (gross)...do.... do.... Bond yeiids, domestic corporate (Moody's) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.. 1941-43=10.. do.... Industrials, 425 stocks..... Production: . of short tons., Electric power, by utilities .mi 1. of kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches).... ..thous. of bbl.. . of short tons.. Freight car loadings, total ...••• .thous. of cars.. rfn 87.8 158 **1,824 1,567 265 119.7 90.7 107.8 128.1 88.1 137 ** 1,744 1,505 311 119.6 90.6 107.7 128.0 88.1 140 119.5 91. I 107.6 127.8 88.2 259 264 30,813 24,994 18, 194 681 31,369 27,424 18,571 399 31,505 27,563 18,550 444 31,515 27,989 18,829 605 31,473 27,548 18,393 54,671 27,634 91,803 30,856 29,851 8,800 55,434 27,765 92,100 31,093 29,718 8,821 56,231 28,524 94,283 28,892 31,369 9,975 56,184 28,506 95,384 29,675 31,587 10,038 56,222 28,501 94,856 28,972 31,674 10,066 4.00 43.55 46.32 3.99 43.85 46.64 4.55 57.61 61.66 4.58 57.97 62.11 4.65 58.09 62.23 1,212 11,316 104,630 6,256 1,523 #56.4 570 296 1,284 11,155 81,765 6,242 1,567 #58.1 530 270 1,392 12,659 162,448 7,200 2,604 92.0 677 352 1,376 12,684 163,340 7,178 2,631 92.9 694 355 1,393 12,931 161,178 7,216 2,644 93.4 686 '351 85.7 128 3,089 2,893 337 *M9.5 *98.5 *!I2.9 *I25.3 86.3 116 3,017 2,828 278 30,822 25,016 18,248 703 336 4.66 58.19 62.39 142,299 2,650 93.6 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 47 Wednesday data. J5/ Week beginning June I, 1959: Production, 2,674 thous. short tons; operating rate, 94.4 percent. * Monthly index for May 1958. ** Includes persons reported under temporary programs (TUC) and under Ex-Servicemen's Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958 (UCX). # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); not comparable with 1959 rates which are based on January I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS J 958 ITEM March 1959 ' April January February March April GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: 1. of dol.. do.... do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehic les).do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehic les).do.... .....do.... do.... do.... do.... 25,780 12,161 1,770 1,334 3,982 2,768 786 568 25,248 11,921 1,740 1,316 3,867 2,632 788 617 27,329 13,066 2,195 1,417 3,797 3,275 829 561 27,502 13,501 2,320 1,390 4,125 3,215 853 582 r30,564 r15,280 r2,792 r1,622 r4,595 r3,466 r969 r724 30,836 15,770 2,948 1,717 4,591 3,634 985 13,619 4,312 356 1,015 912 1,882 2,649 . 412 13,327 4,227 362 965 883 1,944 2,516 438 14,263 4,251 377 1,083 942 1,947 3,195 503 14,001 4,155 364 1,156 938 1,853 2,946 456 r 15,284 r4,483 r404 r1,243 rl,OI8 r2,l32 r3,107 526 15,066 4,419 24,931. 11,670 .1,635 1,332 3,685 2,708 759 586 24,945 11,532 1,657 1,302 3,748 2,466 791 • 605 28,143 13,541 2,230 1,537 4,017 3,167 879 668 28,481 13,870 2,421 1,526 4,131 3,168 894 677 r29,106 r14,376 r?.,580 r1,605 r4,226 r3,188 r9!8 r73l 30,232 15,123 2,792 1,667 4,400 3,383 991 13,261 4,333 387 999 885 1,745 2,597 396 13,413 4,348 373 1,016 874 1,832 2,594 429 14,602 4,522 428 1,102 942 1,932 3,043 508 14,611 4,479 428 1,140 977 1,930 3,037 490 rl4,730 r4,465 r4l6 r 1,200 r988 r1,979 r3,046 506 15,109 4,546 774 405 1,206 1,046 2,240 2,967 759 r/ Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. NOTE: Correction for p. S-10 of the May 1959 SURVEY—ApriI 1959 index for department-store sales, total United States, seasonally adj'usted, should read 139 instead of 165. 9412 418 1,241 1.036 2,083 3,059 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1959 1958 ITEM March April January February March April GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: )f do 1.. .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). .do.... .do.... .do.... 52,318 30,163 4,246 2,947 10,054 7,226 1,824 .1,295 51,595 29,683 4,185 2,983 9,885 6,956 1,814 1,282 49,776 28,178 4,293 2,903 8,967 6,695 1,713 1,219 50,190 28,566 4,286 3,008 9,125 6,738 1,723 1,249 r50,626 r29,116 r4,27l r3,151 r9,279 r6,908 r1,750 r1,265 51,003 29,408 4,185 3,285 9,453 6,948 1,736 1,275 .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... 22,155 4,574 1,960 2,682 1,483 3,929 3,405 1,112 21,912 4,520 1,915 2,675 1,483 3,858 3,372 1,078 21,598 4,831 1,994 2,462 1,451 3,787 3,199 1,023 21,624 4,777 1,997 2,490 1,474 3,805 3,175 1,053 r2l,5IO r4,662 rl,95l r2,502 r1,491 r3,793 r3,187 1,071 21,595 4,640 1,910 2,522 1,494 3,783 3,246 .do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). .do.... .do.... .do.... 52,009 29,864 4,342 2,918 9,920 7,113 1,794 1,233 51,486 29,424 4,362 2,925 9,744 6,863 1,783 1,233 49,503 28,117 4,180 2,993 9,030 6,578 1,702 1,207 49,861 28,373 4,280 3,069 9,063 6,608 1,702 1,201 r50,323 r28,846 r4,372 r3,120 r9,155 r6,806 r1,722 r1,205 50,825 29,159 4,364 3,189 9,317 6,893 1,706 1,226 .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... 22,145 4,685 1,885 2,627 1,454 3,877 3,510 1,069 22,062 4,765 1,896 2,606 1,468 3,839 3,441 1,047 21,386 4,669 1,881 2,487 1,451 3,764 3,264 1,013 21,488 4,740 1,902 2,476 1,459 3,744 3,273 1,032 r21,477 r4,752 r1,876 r2,45l r1,462 r3,742 r3,286 1,030 21,666 4,824 1,891 2,457 1,479 3,763 3,312 .do.... -do.... .do.... .do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) •do.... .do.... 25,448 11,848 1,547 1,234 3,761 3,065 13,600 24,254 10,879 1,457 1,255 3,724 2,072 13,375 | 28,215 13,897 2,835 1,462 3,868 3,057 14,318 28,916 14,759 3,450 1,601 4,229 2,884 14,157 r31,843 r16,427 r3,033 r1,688 r5,193 r3,589 rl5,4l6 30,706 15,590 2,672 1,597 4,625 3,706 15,116 .do.... .do.... .do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) •do.... .do.... 24,758 11,488 1,371 1,175 3,511 3,317 13,270 24,498 10,833 1,543 t,230 3,596 2,093 13,665 28,502 13,900 2,727 1,523 3,937 3,038 14,602 29,702 14,918 3,236 1,685 4,198 3,038 14,784 r30,2l4 r15,308 r2,68l r1,608 r4,839 ! r3,422 r14,906 30,995 15,582 2,827 1,566 4,585 3,614 15,413 Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.. .do.... .do.... 47,504 45,059 4,040 3,099 16,327 17,763 2,445 46,510 44,017 3,757 3,038 16,184 17,203 2,493 47,683 44,839 4,991 3, 105 16,083 16,286 2,844 49,097 46,097 6,121 3,316 16,187 15,955 3,000 r50,376 r47,244 r6,362 r3,382 r16,785 r16,078 r3,132 50,246 47,064 6,086 3,262 16,819 16,150 3,182 67,587 5,572 6,636 3,276 69,727 5,424 6,505 3,372 41,070 1,767 4,950 1,005 56,400 2,935 4,644 2,783 70,080 4,888 7,428 3,317 73,862 5,244 7,973 4,635 6,214 8,301 3,477 5,409 6,241 7,517 3,475 7,711 3,740 5,578 1,713 2,271 5,827 9,071 2,965 3,681 6,723 9,145 4,326 5,306 6,038 8,042 3,931 7,674 4,562 1,168 1,866 4,914 1,226 2,051 2,455 394 1,777 2,894 880 2,290 3,816 1,322 j 2,426 4,409 1,392 2,082 5,788 1,337 550 3,901 5,568 1,024 544 4,000 *4,724 779 459 *3,486 5,053 893 531 3,629 5,788 1 791 596 4,401 5,594 .do.... .do.... Textile Manufacturers' orders: •do.... .do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) •do.... DOMESTIC TRADE Magazine advertising: >f dol.. .do.... .do •do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... LIFE INSURANCE Life insurance written (new paid-for insurance): r./ Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. * Effective January I, 1959, data for Alaska are included. 9412 810 539 4,245 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1958 1959 ITEM Apr? i May February Apr i I March May COMMODITY PRICES Prices received by farmers, all farm products,...1910-14=100, Crops # ,, . o o do.,, Commerc i a I vegetab Ies...., do.., Cotton „ o •••••.... do.., Feed grains and hay do.., Food gra i ns... ........... ...... do.., Fruit........ * do.., Oi I-bearing crops,... ... do.., Potatoes (including dry edible beans) do.., Tobacco .. do.., 257 239 r295 236 !59 225 262 234 256 474 256 232 r25l 246 161 222 264 233 200 r474 243 218 r268 r238 154 203 225 221 123 505 244 r220 r264 r254 155 205 218 223 117 505 244 223 r26l 264 16! 205 210 225 135 r508 245 230 254 269 S63 205 223 230 217 508 Livestock and products,,. do.., Dairy products........ „ .,.,..... .do.., Meat an i ma I s do.., Poultry and eggs ••'•do.., Woo I • • • do.., Prices paid by farmers: All commodities and services ...do,., Family living items .... do.., Product ion i terns ;do.., All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates....do.., Par ityratio... «,.....•• do... 272 239 339 r!75 r207 r276 231 r352 r!73 r20l 265 r258 322 rS59 197 r264 249 327 r!54 197 26 i r240 336 135 220 258 232 338 126 240 274 288 265 294 87 275 288 266 295 87 275 288 267 297 82 276 287 267 298 82 276 287 269 299 82 276 288 268 299 82 3,636 2,551 1,289 945 296 677 218 263 126 446 4,000 2,752 1,421 1,015 355 698 204 285 146 470 3,475 2,500 1,369 1,070 245 638 167 262 101 380 3,792 2,698 1,530 1,215 261 628 161 265 III 416 r4,172 2,918 1,714 1,340 318 629 156 272 124 438 4,595 3,160 1,867 1,430 376 687 154 320 143 448 1,085 374 80 335 3,881 2,699 i,35i 733 222 294 133 468 1,182 380 88 414 1,248 386 88 455 975 322 98 265 1,094 366 105 295 r1,254 383 118 r405 1,435 386 132 545 3,879 2,696 1,348 733 210 302 133 466 1,183 375 90 410 4,537 3,120 i,8i7 684 167 287 129 476 1,417 373 129 552 4,544 3,106 i,8il 682 164 293 130 468 1,438 391 130 557 r4,464 3,095 1,803 687 159 305 130 461 r1,369 389 130 500 r 4,460 3,099 1,787 724 159 339 130 444 1,361 274 135 491 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction (unadjusted), total Pr i vate, tota I Resi dent i a I (nonf arm) New dwelling units Additions and alterations Nonresidential buildings, total ±/ I ndustr i a I Commer cial Farm construct ion Public uti I ities ••••• mil. of dol, «do.. do.. • do.. do.., ..do.. do. • ..do.. , do.. • do.. Pub lie, tota I Nonres I dent i a I bu i I d i ngs Mi litary faci I ities Highway New construction (seasonally adjusted), total Pr i vate, tota I , Res i dent i a i (nonf arm) Nonresidential buildings, total JJ I ndustr ial Commercia I Farm construction Public uti I ity Pub lie, tota I Nonres i dent ial bu i I d i ngs Mi I itary faci I ities Highway do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.• do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. .....do.. do.. r_l Revised. J./ Except farm and public utility. USC0MM-DC-94I2. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST 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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