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-dJSSfifii^ June 8, 1956 BUSINESS STATISTICS 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 INDEX, 1947-49 = iOO INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 S tb 17 5 Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots a n d steel for castings) -| 150 -| 125 f^^^ 150 125 H 10© 100 75 ^LJLJLJL-i^-Ljl- 1 1 J J •JUL 8 J L X J ^ L L i J - J L J J. .1 i-JL_L-l 1- L.,.1 JU. _J_J-JLJ_J 1 ,1,1 J „ J - . l 1954 1955 1953 1956 BILLION DOLLARS BILLION DOLLARS 95 Average of Wednesday data TOTAL LOANS AMD INVESTMENTS 95 Wednesday data (Federal Reserve Weekly ReporKng-Member Banks) 90 90 y 19-56 fU^hJ^J^ 85 85 1955 80 h H 80 75 70 l^i 75 l i I I 1 i \ \ i \ -LL.-JL._I I S 1953 I . i \ \ I i i i i. i i I .i i 1954 i i i i i. i I i-.i 1955 I t i i . s 1956 •I ) M i l l ! M \^) d F M A M J J A S-O.ND 70 BILLION DOLLARS 35 BILLION DOLLARS 70 MANUFACTlJflElSS' SALES & INVENTORIES BILLION DOLLARS 350 PERSONAL INCOME (seasonally adjusted, at annua! rates) 300 (seasonally adjusted) 30 ' Total 60 Sales 250 50 Wage 8 Salary Disbursements ' 200 #>&-&-8-#-#-®-&-e-®>41 40 Inventories* ( right scale) " BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH 150 U"i-H i h i n i I i i i i i .1 i u i i 1 i i t.u I n n i 1 t i it i I i H M S953 1954 1955 1956 15 U J J J J J J J J L L U J J I l i I I 11 U J J - L 1 | I I I 1 1 I I I I I 1 I L U j J 30 1953 1954 1955 1956 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1955 1956 j ITEM May 28 May 12 June 4 May 19 May 26 June 2 Commodity prices, wholesale: .... 1947-49^100.. do.... do.... ..do.... ....do.... do.,.. do.... 89.1 114 1,290 1,180 * 109.9 *9I.2 *I02.I *II5.5 89.0 102 1,503 1,194 115.9 88.8 100.8 121.8 90.8 129 1,524 1,242 114.5 90.8 101.8 121.8 90.8 122 1,557 1,257 114.4 91.5 102.5 121.7 90.4 117 114.2 90.7 102.6 121.5 88.3 29,826 24,854 18,673 48! 29,961 25,001 18,496 433 50,296 25,525 18,848 546 50,559 25,298 18,710 455 50,517 25,510 18,809 556 30,527 24,995 18,569 56,437 21,512 84,280 35,296 22,641 7,686 56,011 21,527 84,164 55,026 22,656 7,719 55,559 21,599 84,887 26,959 28,051 8,457 54,999 21,658 85,241 27,082 28,205 8,471 55,444 21,687 85,115 26,877 28,095 8,494 204 5.25 286.7 521.7 205 5.25 289.5 525.4 258 5.46 554.4 412.2 279 5.45 545.1 597.7 275 5.46 555.1 587.5 1,54} 9,976 198,282 6,655 1,576 9,557 149,929 6,592 1,670 10,857 127,775 7,029 1,655 10,875 126,771 7,071 1,687 10,927 129,908 7,071 2,526 #96.4 786 595 2,512 #95.8 714 552 2,345 95.2 778 575 2,545 95.5 779 585 2,596 97.3 788 385 F i nance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 5/....do.... do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:^/ Time deposits, except U. S. Government. Loans and investments (adjusted), total ...do Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)•..do.... Failures, industrial and commercial...... >...-• number.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 5/,...,.percent.. 4/..1955-59*100.. Stock prices,480 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) do.... Production: 5. of short tons.. ..mi 1. of kw.-hr.. s. of short tons.. ..thous. of cars.. 1 ! i | 541 258 5.46 554.5 587.0 94,245 2,570 96,5 \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. j>/ Week ended June 9, 1956: Production, 2,575 thous. short tons; operating rate, 96.4 percent. 6/ Data for 1956 adjusted to revised classification of class 1 railroads. * Monthly index for May 1955. # Not comparable with 1956 rates which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1956 1955 ITEM March Apri 1 January February March Apr? 1 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Personal income, by source, seasonally adj., at annual rates: Wage and salary disbursements, total.... do.... do.... ...do.... do.... ...do.... do.... Per sona1 1nterest i ncome and d i v i dends., , do.... Less personal contributions for social nsurance...do.... ..do.... Manufacturers' sales: ,......• do.... ,, ...do.... Transportation equipment Unci, motor vehicles)..do.... .do.... .do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total j / . . ....... ...do.... do.... do.... do.... .......do.... .....do.... do.... ...do.... r/ Revised. J./ includes data for "other industries" not shown. I<t 333 , 295.7 202.6 87.8 55.6 27.0 54.2 298.9 204.6 88.9 55.6 27.2 54.9 512.7 216,2 94.1 57.5 28.6 56.2 515.5 216.5 94.0 57.5 28.7 56.5 r5!5.2 r2|7.5 r94.4 r57.7 28.9 r36.5 517.1 218.7 95.5 58.1 28.9 56.4 6.8 48.5 25.5 17.4 5.1 280.9 6.9 49.0 25.9 17.6 5.1 285.7 7.2 49.2 28,1 17.7 -5.7 298.6 7.2 49.5 28.4 17.8 5.7 299.0 7.3 r49.4 28.7 18.0 5.7 r50l.l 49.6 29.0 18.2 5.7 502.5 27,550 15,899 2,225 1,291 5,628 5,852 1,176 651 26,296 15,500 2,178 1,278 5,526 5,805 1,100 645 26,565 15,112 2,428 1,545 5,505 5,166 1,050 560 26,556 15,501 2,595 1,542 5,652 5,169 1,101 602 r28,505 r14,290 r2,607 r1,427 r5,949 r5,5!5 rl,!90 r696 27,405 15,920 2,505 1,410 5,868 5,248 1,146 15,651 4,117 509 1,151 847 2,025 2,588 475 12,996 4,045 500 1,072 805 2,006 2,258 459 15,251 5,962 506 1,078 885 1,977 2,549 425 15,255 5,977 504 1,090 877 1,887 2,440 425 r!4,2!5 r4,229 515 r1,168 r958 r2,059 r2,6l8 460 15,485 4,067 25,976 12,860 2,087 1,255 26,025 12,805 2,155 1,278 27,025 15,595 2,569 1,599 27,224 15,595 2,457 1,415 r27,095 r15,294 r2,444 rl,585 27.266 13,492 2,454 1,410 | i I | ! j 1 7.5 701 520 1,061 895 2.059 2,457 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1956 1955 ITEM March January Apr i 1 February March Apri 1 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' sales, value (adjusted) - Continued Durable-goods industries "- Continued of do!., Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) •••do.... ...do.... ...do.... Paper Petroleum and coa I...*............. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ....... •..do.... ...do.... 3,318 3,486 1,069 632 13,116 4,113 303 1,096 807 1,902 2,341 466 3,193 3,546 1,048 637 13,220 4,246 326 1,117 787 1,912 2,284 445 3,691 3,194 1,14! 659 !3,428 4,066 329 1,!00 866 1,93! 2,475 415 3,647 3,137 1,147 684 13,631 4, 180 338 1,124 904 1,940 2,515 445 r3,630 r3,02l rl,!02 r676 r13,801 r4,284 323 rl,!23 r893 ri,939 r2,567 451 3,731 2,991 1,113 708 13,774 4,274 348 1,129 875 1,978 2,512 43,483 24,268 3,166 2,486 7,898 5,940 1,731 914 43,344 24,352 3, 126 •2,546 7,955 5,922 1,736 9!5 46,704 26,726 3,576 2,7!8 8,700 6,749 1,87! 985 47,227 27,149 3,564 2,803 8,960 6,860 1,783 1,015 r47,674 r27,592 r3,524 r2,935 r9,222 r6,875 r 1,792 r1,040 48,177 27,985 3,546 2,983 9,416 6,917 1,842 1,056 6.2 10.0 8.1 19,215 4,391 1,901 2,396 1,057 3,022 2,587 821 6.2 10.0 8,2 18,992 4,228 1,857 2,404 1,044 2,967 2,605 824 7.2 11.0 8.5 19,978 4,502 1,938 2,460 1,080 3,300 2,699 963 7.3 11.2 8.7 20,078 4,434 1,924 2,477 1,115 3,377 2,737 999 r7.4 11.4 r8.8 r20,082 r4,323 r1,926 r2,506 r 1,139 r3,406 r2,729 1,018 7.4 11.6 9.0 20,192 4,293 1,887 2,546 1,143 3,436 2,783 7.8 2.9 8.5 43,332 24,112 3,288 2,461 7,788 5,883 1,714 887 7.7 2.9 8.4 43,264 24,159 3,266 2,496 7,816 5,864 1,719 888 8.4 3.0 8.6 46,299 26,590 3,519 2,718 8,678 6,711 1,87! 966 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 r47,433 r27,432 r3,677 r2,877 r9,094 r6,800 r 1,792 rl,0l0 8.3 3.1 8.8 47,927 27,722 3,698 2,924 9,250 6,820 1,824 1,025 6.3 9,9 7.9 19,220 4,442 1,846 2,396 1,036 2,982 2,667 805 6,5 9.9 7.8 19.105 4,400 1,839 2,380 1,034 2,943 2,658 784 7.1 10.9 8.5 19,709 4,372 1,828 2,485 1,069 3,248 2,754 935 7.3 II.I 8.6 19,888 4,361 1,832 2,477 1,083 3,339 2,793 970 7.5 11.2 8.7 r20,001 r4,39! r1,870 r2,457 rl,H7 r3,36! r2,785 979 7.7 11.4 8.7 20,205 4,437 1,868 2,496 1,132 3,409 2,811 7.7 2.8 8.7 7.7 2.8 8.6 8.2 3.0 8.7 8.2 2.9 8.9 8.2 3.0 9.0 Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: of dol.. ...do.... ...do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... ...do.... By stages of fabrication: of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... of dol.. Texti le...... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 1 ! ! 1 By stages of fabrication: of do!.. ...do.... of do!.. ...do.... -..do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... ...do.... By stages of fabrication: Nondurable-goods industries, total J/. of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ..mil. of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... r \ U D D @ r . . . . . . . . . . . . a e 8 . e e s e e s e e e e s s e e e e e . e 9 e e . e..dO*..a ; | 1 i j I By stages of fabrication: of do!.. ...do.... 8.2 2.9 8.6 Manufacturers' orders: of do!.. ...do.... Transportation equipment (inc!. motor vehicles)...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)•..do,..-. Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.. ...do.... ...do.... Fabricated meta 1.......................«.«..........do..,. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. /</;S33> 28,310 14,596 2,896 1,463 3,656 3,658 13,714 26,043 13, 132 2,504 1,218 3,345 3,337 12,911 27,468 14,307 2,482 1,328 3,866 3,730 13,16! 27,076 13,931 2,682 1,444 3,908 3,011 13, 145 r28,593 r14,557 r2,6!3 r1,538 r4,162 r3,173 r!4,036 27,341 13,962 2,217 1,573 4,192 3,043 13,379 26,482 13,353 2,586 1,306 3,404 3,325 13, 129 26,116 12,879 2,385 1,194 3,179 3,337 13,237 28,074 !4,683 2,387 1,398 3,806 4,19! 13,39! 27,627 14,107 2,737 1,520 3,953 3,01! 13,520 r26,912 r13,337 r2,333 rl,373 r3,877 r2,884 r13,575 27,416 13,679 2,111 1,542 3,986 3,043 13,737 48,231 45,274 5,279 3,387 13,531 18,792 2,957 47,978 45.106 5,605 3,327 13,550 18,324 2,872 56,596 53,314 7,092 4,074 16,567 21,246 3,282 57,!36 53,944 7,381 4,176 i6,823 21,088 3,192 r57^224 r54,2!l r7,387 r4,287 r17,036 r20,948 r3,OI3 57,162 54,253 7,099 4,450 17,360 20,743 2,909 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1956 1955 !TE!^ March January Apr! 1 February March April EMPLOYMENT Labor turnover In manufacturing establishments: employees.a O 1 S C n o i Oje . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . f t . . . . . . . a . a o e e « a d O „ a a a Lay™"©" Ti8.0.e.(,.s<seaa9a©«ae«<s«a©®ffl90ao«>»8s©s«o \fUlT.».«.»«.»«.«..o.o....e. a . a . . . . . . ) . . . . . . . . . .a a a aa »QO.oo» 3.6 3.0 .2 1,3 1.3 ,2 3.5 •3.1 .3 1.2 1,5 .2 3.3 3.6 -.3 I..7 1.4 .2 3.1 3.6 ,3 1.8 1.3 .2 3, S r3.5 .3 1.6 1.4 .2 .p3.3 p3.4 p.3 pl.4 pi.5 1,340.4 91.0 869.2 100.1 669.0 118.8 235.2 7.1 808.7 164.5 269, 5 9.7 323.6 ffO.3 98.1 3a6 1,607.1 102.7 1,088.5 115.0 707.1 125.6 248.3 9.2 39.3 II 1.0 64.5 38.7 126.4 85.1 23.9 57.0 136.5 87.0 40.1 91.5 1.5 75.2 12.4 18.1 41.1 120.3 68.5 42.3 138.8 92.9 23.6 61.3 51,153 44,449 6,703 48,376 42,035 6,341 58,092 51,120 6,972 54,630 47,988 6,642 57,404 50,344 7,060 54,300 47,489 6,812 539.1 512.0 191.9 518.6 540.5 170.0 523.3 502.3 101.1 514.7 501.6 114.1 552.9 534.8 132.2 518.4 508.4 142.2 438.9 127.3 126.9 431.8 122.7 122.9 402.3 139.5 140.5 397.8 130.5 132.0 446.1 149.0 147.3 461.8 138.3 136.3 7.6 383.1 82.6 7.4 369.2 78.8 7.3 360.0 112.0 5.8 366.1 107.2 7.4 366.3 103.9 9.4 342.3 93.8 58,472 102,058 52,963 101,620 53,751 rl 11,943 50,285 111,832 r50,040 r109,974 46,961 108,840 78,757 77,173 143,587 75,604 72,123 141,444 93,522 78,480 r141,732 90,488 75,240 145,906 94,389 r77,388 r150,995 91,602 73,691 153,998 507 425 1,808 476 406 1,647 603 491 1,765 671 503 2,170 2,232 '.P.? FINANCE Stocks, cash dividend payments publicly reported: Total dividend payments. •••,••-..•»• •••..••••• ...m1 la r 1 flflflCS « Of dolaa ..ea.aaaeaaaeea.aoeaae.aeeae.seae.aesaa.ea.dOa.aa Manufacturfng •••••••••••••••••• •<••••••••••••• d O „ . o M 1 n I npj e c . s e a a e e e a a e a a a e . e e e . a e a . f f i e . e e a ® a a a a a a • a a a a . d O e . a e Public utilities: o m a 0 a«0O»a aa Commun 1 cat i ons ............................... adOeaaa Electric m6 gas. ••••..••••••.••.•••• ••••••• >»** 9f Koall OuO 11 eaes.&eeaese.aeeeeaseaeeaae.eae.eeeae . .ae aadO... a 8 0 S a a . e . a e e . e e e e e e a a a . a a a a a e a e e a e e e a e s a a s a e a a a a. adOeea a ELECTRIC POWER Electric power, production, total.a...........mi f8 of kw.-hr.. dOa.a. S ndustr1 a 1 estab1i shments.aa e a 8 a. 9 . ae .«a. see aaaM..«,do t „. PAPER AND PRINTING Newsprint, Canada (including Newfoundland): short tons,. aaa.a.dO..*. do,... Newsprint, United States: do.... .dO.... Stocks, end of months At mi 11 S «. a. a do..,. dOa .. a aaaaa.dO.a.a RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natural rubber: . long tons.. ......dOa.aa Synthetic rubber: .a....d0..aa aaa.a.dO...a dO. .a . TRANSPORTAT1ON EQU1PMENT Industrial trucks and tractors: Trucks, electric, shipments: a .a...dO,... Trucks and tractors, gasoline-powered, shipment s.„ ...do.••• [ [ 570 409 1,777 624 503 £/ Rev i sed. £ / Pre Ii m i nar y. P+ $33 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, 0. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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