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March 11, 1955 BUSINESS Of STATISTICS BUSINESS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $3.25 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS INDEX, 1947-49= 100 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 l/b STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) 150 175 Weekly Monthly - 150 - A •>* 125 LI 22.9 75 <u| I I I I I /i 1 i no 1 1 1 | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1952 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 f 1 1 i i i i i 1 I I i i i 1954 1953 BILLION DOLLARS ... ^1955 1 1 1 1 1 1954 r\ w 100 1 i i i 75 JFMAMJJASOND 1955 BILLION DOLLARS 350 300 PERSONAL INCOME NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) (seasonally adjusted) Total. Total , 250 Wage S Salary Disbursements Private Residential (Nonfarm) \ ••••*' •" 200 1 5 0 • y ' 111 1 i i i i i 11 i i i i i 1952 11111 1953 0 I i i 11 i I i i i i i I i i i i i 11 i 11 i I i 11 i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1954 BILLION DOLLARS 1952 1955 BILLION DOLLARS 70 35 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES 140 Stocks Sales (end of month) (left scale) 25 ^fC 'OOQOOO ^ 15 - 50 , M I , , M , 1953 i I I I I lull. 1954 r 120 l H>0OO« A -A/ Inventor ies M i l . 1. 1 1952 \ o - 40 100 11 1 1 1 1 111 1 U 80 ( right sea le) V 1955 (seasonally adjusted) -- 60 - 20 ii iiiIi i 1954 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 160 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS (seasonally adjusted) 30 1953 1955 / / ^ ^ \ V Sales iJ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I t i i i 1111111 mill Mill 125 1 1Mill 11 1 1 WEFKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM Feb. 27 Commodity prices, wholesale: A I I commodities 1947-49=100.. Farm products , do.... Foods, processed do.... A 11 other do 22 commodities 2/ do Department store sales do.... Insured unemployment, total 3/..« thous.. State programs do.... Finance: Currency in circulation^/ mil. of dol.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do.... Member bank reserve balances do.... Excess reserves, estimated do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of dol.. Time deposits, except Government do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U. S. Government obligations.. do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... Real-estate loans (gross).. do.... 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 £/ thous. of bb I.. Stee I J5/ thous. of short tons.. Percent of capacIty j>/ Freight car loadings, total thous. of cars.. Mlscel laneous do Mar. 6 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 I 10.3 93.4 103.2 115.5 92.0 92 2,152 1,913 Feb. 26 Mar. 5 110.3 93.7 103.2 115.4 90.9 92 I 10. I 92.8 102.7 115.3 89.9 29,764 25,071 18,903 648 29,796 24,668 18,479 371 29,804 24,813 18,555 359 57,394 21,464 84,859 35,280 22,096 7,294 238 3.17 277.9 312.2 56,598 21,465 84,673 35,057 22,251 7,326 205 3. 19 279.3 313.9 56,744 21,470 84,334 34,750 22,236 7,342 178 3.20 280.4 314.4 222 3.21 283.0 316.6 1,448 9,922 182,833 6,719 2,095 86.8 644 336 1,489 9,912 188,435 6,767 2, 150 89. I 655 343 1,460 9,725 186,241 6,789 2,191 90.8 635 338 •110.5 •97.7 •104.8 •I 14.4 87.9 90 2,413 2,213 87.8 85 2,409 2,201 29,869 25,312 19,273 420 29,912 25,689 19,540 713 29,790 24,873 18,838 542 54,038 19,767 78,883 32,476 22,446 6,501 204 3.21 198.9 215.5 53,913 19,894 78,855 32,292 22,407 6,478 223 3. 18 203.0 220.5 I, 148 8,396 134,615 6,303 1,756 #73.6 595 331 1,043 8,586 129,609 6,433 1,686 #70.7 591 326 I 10.3 93.4 103.2 I 15.4 91.5 90 2,077 1,849 183,853 2^218 91.9 U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE progra i beginning January 8, 1955. 47 Daily average. 5_l Week ended March 12; Production, 2,1-98 thous. short tons; operating rate, 91.1 percent, • Monthly index for February 1954. # Not comparable with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1953 1954 1955 ITEM December GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Personal income, by source, seasonally adj., O T annual rates Total personal income bil. of dol. Wage and salary disbursements, total do... Commodity-producing industries do... Distributive industries do... Service industries ....do... Government .do... Other labor income do... Proprietors' and rental income do... Personal interest income and dividends. do... Transfer payments do... Less personal contributions for social insurance...do... Total nonagr icu Itural income do... Manufacturers' sales: Value (unadjusted), total mil. of dol. DurabJe-goods industries do... Nondurable-goods industries do... Value (adjusted), total do... Durable-goods industries, total do... Primary metal do... Fabr i cated meta I products do... Electrical machinery and equipment do... Machinery,^ except electrical do... Motor vehicles and equipment do... Transportation equipment, n.e.s do... Furniture and fixtures do... Lumber products, except furniture ..do... Stone, clay, and glass products do... Professional and scientific Instruments.... do... Other industries, including ordnance ...do... Nondurable-goods industries, total.... ...do... Food and kindred products , ..do... Beverages do... Tobacco, manufactures Texti le-mi I \ products Appare I and re Iated products r/ Revised. v do... do... do... January October November December January 287.0 196.0 85.5 52. I 25.0 33.4 6.7 50.2 23.8 14.4 4. I 269.6 284.9 194.7 84.5 51.9 24.8 33.5 6.6 49.6 23.9 14.8 4.7 267.9 286.3 196.1 82.9 52.9 26.1 34.2 6.6 47.2 24.5 16.5 4.6 272.3 289.3 198. I 84.6 53.0 26.2 34.3 6.6 48.3 24.6 16.4 4.7 274.6 r29l.4 M97.8 r84.4 r53. I r26. I 34.2 6.6 r48.8 26.2 16.7 4.7 r276.5 290.7 199.0 85.1 53.4 26.3 34.2 6.6 48.9 24.7 16.6 5. I 275.5 23,929 11,615 12,314 24,126 I 1,576 1,645 1,076 23,062 10,870 12,192 23,902 24,335 I 1,090 13,245 23,141 24,407 11,552 12,855 I 1,580 1,349 1,902 1,328 10,664 1,581 1,082 1,238 1,778 1,340 1,046 320 755 r24,88l rl2,2l3 r 12,668 r24,803 r I 1,992 r 1,718 r1,095 r1,389 r1,816 r2,406 r892 r29l r860 r596 r356 r573 r 12,811 r3,8l8 r54l 292 r1,040 r8l8 24,232 I 1,704 12,528 24,857 12,294 1,805 1,109 1,335 1,900 2,535 2,046 947 345 731 540 423 572 12,550 3,863 572 304 1,040 873 1,609 1,176 1,959 2, 101 1,005 325 659 517 364 537 12,322 3,802 626 292 992 857 615 355 554 12,477 3,704 627 288 992 920 24,361 11,569 1,707 I, 145 1,294 1,844 1,986 943 290 823 610 359 568 12,792 3,736 646 319 1,026 848 1,028 284 798 600 317 583 12,563 3,675 580 284 1,015 792 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1953 1955 1954 ITEM December GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' sales, value (adjusted) - Continued Nondurable-goods industries - Continued Leather and leather products mil. of do I Paper and a I I i ed products do.. Printing and publishing do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Petro I eum and coa I products do.. Rubber products do.. Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: Book value (unadjusted), total do.. Durable-goods industries do.. Nondurab le-goods industries do.. By stages of fabrication: Purchased materials do.. Goods i n process do.. F i n i shed goods do.. Book value (adjusted), total do.. Durable-goods industries, total ...do.. Primary metal do.. Fabr i cated meta I products do.. Electrical machinery and equipment do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Motor vehicles and equipment do.. Transportation equipment, n.e.s. do.. Furniture and fixtures do.. Lumber products, except furniture do.. Stone, clay, and glass products do.. Professional and scientific instruments do.. Other industries, including ordnance do.. Nondurable-goods industries, total do.. Food and kindred products do.. Beverages do.. Tobacco manufactures do.. Texti le-mi 11 products do.. Appare I and re I ated products do.. Leather and leather products do.. Paper and a I I ied products do.. Printing and publishing do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Petroleum and coal products do.. Rubber products do.. Manufacturers' new orders, net: Unadjusted, tota I do.. Durab le-goods industr ies do.. Nondurab le-goods industries do.. Adjusted, total do.. Durable-goods industries, total do.. Primary metal do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Electrical machinery and equipment do.. Machinery, except electrical.. do.. Transportat ion equ i pment J[/ do.. Other industries, including ordnance do.. Nondurable-goods industries, total do.. Industries with unfilled orders do.. Industries without unfilled orders do.. Manufacturers' unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total mil. of do I Durable-goods industries, total do.. Primary metal do.. Fabr i cated meta I products do.. Electrical machinery and equipment do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Transportation equipment _[/ do.. Nondurable-goods industries, total do.. ELECTRIC POWER Electric power, production, total mil. of kw.^hr Uti I it ies do.. I ndustr i a I estab I i shments •. do.. METALS AND MANUFACTURES Steel products, net shipments, totaI...thous. of short tons Bars: Hot rolled, all grades do.. Reinforcing. do.. Semimanufactures do.. Pipes and tubes do.. Plates do.. Rai Is do.. Sheets do.. Strip: Cold rolled do.. Hot ro I led » do.. Structural shapes do.. Tin plate and terneplate do.. Wire and wire products .....do.. r/ Revised. \_l Including motor vehicles and parts. January October November December January 267 701 774 1,601 2,186 369 259 680 748 1,569 2, 149 348 302 735 814 1,710 2,053 332 308 719 816 1,815 2, 171 388 r3l7 734 r757 r1,812 r2,264 418 283 721 809 1,779 2,207 46,947 26,697 20,250 46,772 26,598 20,174 43,394 24,060 19,334 43,493 24,055 19,438 r44,OI7 r24,39l r 19,626 44,050 24,417 19,633 16,419 13,304 17,224 46,722 26,752 3,425 3,131 3,440 5,647 3,396 2,769 642 1,033 890 882 1,497 19,970 3,525 1,155 1,812 2,513 1,901 582 1,044 752 3,093 2,725 868 16,023 13,512 17,237 46,382 26,526 3,388 3,012 3,342 5,551 3,482 2,784 661 1,022 907 895 1,482 19,856 3,524 I, 162 1,842 2,464 1,872 581 1,034 769 3,067 2,697 844 14,664 12,544 16,186 43,819 24,384 3,069 2,765 3,007 4,979 3,004 2,845 664 970 872 837 1,372 19,435 3,384 1,138 1,856 2,328 1,710 573 1,050 715 3,080 2,763 838 14,806 12,438 16,249 43,811 24,441 3, 116 2,777 3,001 4,983 3,064 2,828 653 997 857 820 1,345 19,370 3,410 I, 120 1,855 2,337 1,668 579 1,053 724 3,076 2,729 819 r15,020 r12,676 rl6,32l r43,748 r24,426 r3,223 r2,7l3 r2,930 r4,9l9 r2,926 r2,989 r650 rI,018 r869 r828 r1,361 r19,322 r3,456 rl, I 17 r1,856 r2,352 r1,697 r594 1,039 r692 r3,063 r2,639 817 14,843 12,793 16,414 43,645 24,351 3,243 2,676 2,890 4,899 2,924 2,942 662 1,044 876 839 1,356 19,294 3,507 1,122 1,850 2,313 1,738 61 I 1,045 678 3,026 2,587 21,448 9,347 12, 101 22,026 9,567 1,450 1,045 949 1,613 2,289 2,221 12,459 2,691 9,768 20,882 8,687 12, 195 20,749 8,475 1,205 746 987 1,378 2,198 1,961 12,274 2,631 9,643 24,579 11,401 13,178 23,858 11,478 1,656 I, 161 I, 142 1,774 3,177 2,568 12,380 2,746 9,634 23,906 10,864 13,042 24,366 11,521 1,814 1,406 1,349 1,766 2,496 2,690 12,845 2,779 10,066 r24,704 rl 1,947 r 12,757 r25,350 r 12,284 r2,123 r 1,249 r 1,050 r 1,865 r3,294 r2,703 r13,066 r3,103 r9,963 25,220 12,556 12,634 25,066 12,408 2,059 1,103 1,216 1,903 3,451 2,676 12,658 2,923 9,735 58,308 55,959 5,108 4,643 10,317 8,156 23,044 2,349 56,128 53,776 4,729 4,435 10,059 7,770 22,322 2,352 48,245 45,571 3,356 3,136 8,094 5,836 20,992 2,674 47,399 44,766 3,479 3, 154 7,967 5,699 20,416 2,633 r47,222 r44,500 r3,842 r3,140 r7,597 r5,647 r20,299 r2,722 48,210 45,352 4,169 3,227 7,566 5,834 20,293 2,858 45,118 39,083 6,035 45,478 39,423 6,055 46,709 40,456 6,253 46,464 40,217 6,247 49,887 43,427 6,460 50,404 43,955 6,448 5,685 586 125 190 714 633 185 1,674 140 116 481 266 264 5,728 569 5,035 530 150 141 662 395 59 1,633 110 130 344 273 360 5,240 577 140 171 579 398 49 1,857 126 144 331 261 366 5,449 619 123 200 497 421 40 2,054 128 160 347 270 352 6,010 623 116 203 578 439 97 2,229 133 158 336 419 393 169 664 572 178 1,738 123 127 473 41 I 29? MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM January COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: Prices received, all farm products 1910-14*100. Crops do... Food grains do... Feed gra i ns and hay do... Tobacco do... Cotton do... Fru it do... Commercial vegetables, fresh market do... Oi I-bear ing crops do... L i vestock and products do... Meat animals do... Dairy products do... Poultry and eggs do... Prices paid: All commodities and services do... Family living items do... Product i on i terns do*.. All commodities and services, interest, taxes, and wage rates do... Parity ratio do... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction (unadjusted), total Private, total. Residential (nonfarm) New dwelling units Additions and alterations Nonresidential building, total \J I ndustr i a I Cownerc i a I Farm construction Pub I ic uti I ity Public, total Nonres i dent i a I bu i Id i ng Military faci lities H i g hway Other types New construction (seasonally adjusted), total Private, total Residential (nonfarm) Nonresidential bui Id ing \J Farm construction Pub I Ic ut i I ity Pub I ic, tota I Nonresidential bui Id ing Highway Construction cost index: Department of Commerce composite DOMESTIC TRADE Department store sales, United States total: Unadjusted i ndex Adjusted i ndex rj Revised, j ) / Preliminary, e*/ Estimated. November December January February 259 240 233 207 420 254 222 271 268 277 309 274 213 258 237 236 208 443 258 210 233 269 277 315 267 208 244 244 239 199 438 281 206 237 277 243 266 266 159 239 241 239 202 430 276 207 216 279 237 257 264 156 244 248 241 204 425 275 222 263 274 240 263 258 163 245 245 240 203 436 268 210 258 270 244 264 253 190 263 271 254 r263 271 r254 262 272 251 261 272 250 264 273 254 264 271 256 282 92 282 91 279 87 279 86 283 86 283 87 mil. of dol. do... dp... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 2,444 1,710 816 730 63 486 179 164 102 299 734 354 73 130 177 2,965 1,995 978 507 136 365 970 401 270 2,346 1,637 758 675 61 474 176 157 106 292 709 345 69 125 170 3,051 2,004 980 516 135 365 1,047 409 327 3,285 2,347 1,292 1,175 95 551 169 200 106 386 938 358 90 300 190 3, 192 2,259 1,228 526 125 368 933 376 288 2,985 2,202 1,214 I, I 15 77 534 172 186 93 349 783 339 83 185 176 3,262 2,292 1,262 524 124 368 970 380 305 r2,787 r2,06l r l , II I r1,020 70 r54l rl85 rl88 93 302 r726 r330 r82 145 r 169 r3,379 r2,398 r1,323 r565 124 368 r98l r375 302 2,636 1,986 1,034 950 63 547 184 197 97 294 650 312 76 110 153 3,393 2,433 ,326 599 124 368 960 371 289 1947-49=100. 121.9 121.0 123.0 123.0 83 107 86 109 137 114 1947-49= 100. do... r200 r I 17 123.5 p9l pi 18 e88 e l 12 \J Except farm and public u t i l i t y . 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