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March 18, 1955 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, 1935-39= 100 500 INDEX, 1935-39 = 100 500 Weekly Monthly PRICES OF 4 2 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (Wednesday close) - 400 400 .1955 y- 300 200 ^ 1 | | | | , 100 - - ^ - i i i i i 1 i i i i i • •• i i l i ti I I i i i i I 1 i i i i i BILLION DOLLARS 130 20 - 200 1954 i i i i i 1 i i i i u . 100 JFMAMJJASOND 1955 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 WHOLESALE PRICES \ - 1954 1953 1952 300 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) 120 - Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods \ . Total 15 *^ NO 1 Nondurable Goods •I 10 \ • Dura die Goods 5 " Farm Products 80 1952 iI i iii iiI i 1953 1954 ill ^ 1952 Ii i i 11 1. 1 1 II1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1954 1953 1955 DOLLARS 2.20 MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT & PAYROLLS (production workers) HOURS 56 MANUFACTURING HOURLY EARNINGS & HOURS 2.00 160 Average Hourly Gross Earnings , Payrolls - A ^ i i i i i 1111 i i 1955 INDEX, 1947-49 = 180 140 0 " 52 (left scale) 1.80 48 ~N/ 120 Average Hours Per Week 1.60 44 (right scale) 1.40 100 40 Employment 80 I* i i i i I i i i i i * .i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i 1952 1953 1954 MI..I 1955 1.20 ,AKI I ii I 1952 • M l || || . I I n.ln, 1953 1954 m l i II i ^J 36 1955 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM Mar. 6 A I I commodities 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 3/ thous.. State programs , do.... Finance: Currency in circu lation 4/ mi I. of dol.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do.... Member bank reserve ba lances .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) 4V percent.. ! Stock prices, 480 stocks(Standard and Poor s).1935-39*100.. Industrials, 420 stocks do.... Production: Bituminous coal £ / 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.. Steel 5/ thous. of short tons.. Percent of capacity J5/ Freight car loadings, total thous. of cars.. Mi see I laneous do.. Mar. 13 Feb. 19 I 10.3 93.4 103.2 115.4 91.5 90 2,075 1,849 Feb. 26 110.3 93.7 103.2 I 15.4 90.9 93 2,074 1,844 Mar. 5 Mar. 12 I 10.0 92.6 102.2 115.3 88.6 110. I 92.8 102.7 115.3 89.9 98 87.8 85 2,409 2,201 •110.5 •98.4 •105.3 •114.2 88.8 92 2,399 2, 187 29,912 25,689 19,540 713 29,891 25,638 19,640 848 29,764 25,071 18,903 648 29,796 24,668 18,479 371 29,804 24,813 18,555 362 29,832 24,714 18,521 455 53,913 19,894 78,855 32,292 22,407 6,478 223 3. 18 203.0 220.5 54,753 19,961 79,150 32,848 22,481 6,489 229 3. 15 204.7 222.5 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 56,270 21,493 84,416 34,599 22,351 7,359 222 3.21 283.0 316.6 257 3.21 275.2 307.8 1,070 8,586 129,609 6,433 1,686 #70.7 591 326 I, 157 8,519 132,673 6,458 1,652 #69.3 610 322 1,489 9,912 188,435 6,767 2,150 89. I 655 343 1,467 9,725 186,241 6,789 2, 191 90.8 635 338 1,290 9,727 183,748 6,806 2,218 91.9 659 363 193,254 2,241 92.9 _[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 4/ Daily average. .5/ Week ended March 19: Production, 2,232 thous. short tons; operating rate, 92.5 percent. • Monthly index for March 1954. # Not comparablt with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM January February November December January February COMMODITY PRICES Reta iI pr i ce: All commodities (U.S.Dept. of Commerce index).1935-39*100 Wholesale price index, all commodities 1947-49=100 Farm products do.. Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried do.. Grains do.. Livestock and live poultry do.. Foods, processed do.. Cerea I and bakery products do.. Dairy products and ice cream do.. Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen do.. Meats, poultry, and fish do.. Commodities other than farm products and foods do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Chemicals, industrial do.. Drugs, Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics...... do.. Fats and oils, inedible ; do.. Fert i I i zer mater i a I s do.. Prepared pa int do.. Fuel, power, and I ighting mater ials do.. Coa I do.. E lectr icity , . .do.. Gas do.. Petroleum and products do.. Furniture, other household durables. do.. App I iances, househoId do.. Furniture, househo Id do.. Radios do.. Television sets do.. Hides, skins, and leather products do.. Footwear do.. Hides and skins do.. Leather do.. Lumber and wood products do.. Lumber do.. r/ Revised. 209.5 110.9 97.8 91.2 91.3 91.8 106.2 I 12.4 109.4 103.8 96.4 I 14.6 107.2 118.4 93.9 61.2 114.0 112.8 I 10.8 II 1.9 100.7 I I 1.8 114.2 115.2 109.6 I 14.2 96. I 73.5 95.3 I I 1.9 56.8 88. I I 17.0 I 15.9 208.9 110.5 97.7 89.7 91.6 91.3 104.8 112.7 107.4 103.0 92.9 114.4 107.5 118.4 93.9 63.5 I 14.0 I 12.8 110.5 110.9 101.3 113.5 113.5 115. I 109.7 I 13.9 96. I 73.8 94.9 I I 1.9 55.4 87.4 I 16.8 I 15.5 207.6 I 10.0 93.2 103.2 93.5 76.4 103.8 116.5 108.8 105.5 86.3 I 14.8 107.0 117.7 93.6 57.8 112.2 112.8 107.4 105. I 103.0 107.3 109.5 115.6 109. I 112.9 95.4 69.2 92.8 III.7 52.7 82.0 I 19.9 119.6 r207.6 109.5 89.9 96.9 92.5 74.0 103.5 116.8 108.2 106.0 85.2 I 14.9 107.0 117.4 93.6 59.3 113.3 112.8 107.5 105.2 100.7 I 10.2 I 10.4 115.7 109.4 112.9 95.4 69.2 91.8 I I 1.6 47.4 81.5 120.0 119.8 207.3 rI 10. I r92.5 r105.2 r93.5 r79.4 r 103.8 rI 16.9 r107.0 rlO4.6 r87.6 rll5.2 107. I I 17.3 93.6 r6l.8 rl13.6 112.8 r108.5 105.2 100.7 rI 13.0 rill.7 rI 15.5 r108.7 rI 12.5 95.4 69.0 r9l.9 I I 1.6 r49.5 81.2 120.3 120.0 110.4 93. I 103.8 93. I 80.7 103. I I 16.3 107.2 104. I 86.9 115.6 107.2 117.4 93.5 61.0 113.5 113. I 108.5 105. I 100.7 113.0 III.7 115.4 108.5 112.4 95.4 68.8 92.3 III.5 51.6 82.2 121.3 121.5 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1955 1954 ITEM January COWODITY PRICES - Continued Wholesale price Index - Continued Machinery and motive products Agricultural machinery and equipment Construction machinery and equipment Electrical machinery and equipment Motor vehicles Metals and metal products Heat I ng equ 1 pment I ron and stee I Nonferrous metals NonmetalMc minerals, structural.., CI ay products Concrete products Gypsum products Pulp, paper, and allied products Paper Rubber and products T1 res and tubes , Textile products and apparel Appare I Cotton products SI Ik products Synthetic texti les Woo I products Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages Beverages, alcoholic Cigarettes Miscel laneous Toys, sporting goods 1947-49-100. do,.. ....do... do... do... do... do... do... :.do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... .... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... DOMESTIC TRADE All retaiI stores: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total _[/ mil. of dol. Durable-goods stores: Automotive group do... Furniture and appliance group .do... Nondurable-goods stores: Apparel group do... Drug and proprietary stores do... Eating and drinking places do... Food group. do... 6aso I i ne serv 1 ce stat i ons do... Genera I -merchand i se group do... Estimated inventories (adjusted), total do... Durab Ie-goods stores do... Nondurab Ie-goods stores do... Firms with II or more stores, estimated sales: Unadjusted do... Ad justed ..do... EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Labor force (Bureau of the Cansus): Civi I ian labor force Employed Agricultural employment... Nonagricu Itural emp layrtfent Unemployed Employees in nonagricuItural establishments: Total, unadjusted (U. S. Dept. of Labor) Manuf actur i ng Mining Contract construction Transportation and public utilities Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Serv 1 ce and mi see 11 aneous Government Production workers in manufacturing industries: Tota I Durab le-goods industr ies Ordnance and accessories Lumber and wood products (except furniture) Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products 2/ Machinery (except electrical) Electrical machinery Transportation equipment. Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing industries Nondurable-goods industries Food and k i ndred products Tobacco manufactures Texti le-mi I I products Apparel and other finished textile products r/ Revised. £ / Preliminary, roent. 124.4 122.7 131.2 126.8 118.9 127.2 115.3 132.0 121.5 120.9 131.9 117.2 122.1 117.0 126.8 124.8 130.3 96.1 99.1 90.4 142. I 85.4 111.0 118.2 115.0 124.0 101. I 113. I 12,339 February November December January 124.5 123.0 131.5 126.8 118.9 126.2 I 14.8 131.0 I 19.8 121.0 131.9 117.6 122. I 117.I 126.8 124.6 130.3 95.3 98.8 88.8 135.8 85.4 109.0 118.0 114.6 124.0 102.8 113.0 125.3 121.3 131.8 126.7 121.0 129.9 114.3 135.5 127.2 121.8 135.4 117.4 122. I 116.0 126.5 131.4 134.9 95.2 98.4 89.9 127.4 86.9 106.6 121.4 114.3 124.0 97.0 112.8 t25.7 121.2 132.6 126.8 121.7 129.8 114.3 135.0 127.6 121.8 135.4 117.4 122.1 115.9 126.9 132.0 134.9 95.2 98.4 89.9 123.9 87.2 106.7 121.4 114.3 124.0 98.0 112.9 r125.8 rl2L5 r133.2 126.8 121.7 rl30. I rll3.9 r135.8 r127.9 r122.0 135.8 r116.7 122.1 116.3 127.5 rl24.I r87.3 r106.6 121.4 114.3 124.0 r97.0 r I 13.2 126.0 121.4 133.4 126.8 121.4 131.5 113.7 135.8 133.7 121.7 136.1 116.9 132.1 116.6 128.0 139.4 140.5 95. I 98.1 90.5 122.4 86.7 106.4 121.6 114.6 124.0 97.5 113.3 12,065 14,531 17,872 r13,279 12,845 r2,645 r698 2,679 653 r693 582 402 957 3,263 899 1,185 r136.8 r139.9 95.2 98.2 90.2 2,124 670 2,254 652 2,478 836 2,824 1,025 678 407 988 3,357 855 1,167 22,520 10,690 11,830 604 394 962 3,112 800 1,142 22,420 10,580 11,840 920 1,821 r22,080 r10,030 12,050 1,448 530 1,113 3,920 1,008 2,850 r22,090 r10,060 r12,030 r 1,244 22,210 10,160 12,050 2,240 2,543 2,150 2,585 2,743 2,660 3,718 r2,798 2,316 2,754 62,840 59,753 5,284 54,469 3,087 63,725 60,055 5,704 54,351 3,670 64,624 61,732 6,154 55,577 2,893 63,526 60,688 63,497 60,150 5,325 55,363 5,297 54,853 3,347 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do. 48,147 16,434 805 2,349 4,069 10,421 2,033 5,377 6,659 47,880 16,322 790 2,356 4,039 10,310 2,044 5,380 6,639 48,827 16,107 721 2,724 3,992 10,782 2,108 5,511 6,882 r49,505 do... do... do... do... do... ...do... do... .do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 13,002 7,616 177 617 293 428 1,049 874 1,230 855 1,470 237 386 5,386 1,024 97 997 1,062 12,906 7,520 165 627 292 427 1,027 864 1,220 839 1,435 233 393 5,386 1,009 90 995 1,088 12,697 7,247 110 713 299 439 988 845 1,091 828 1,326 213 395 5,450 ,102 I, 103 992 1,053 thousands. do... do... do... do... February 398 1,067 3,452 994 2,838 r420 rl,OI3 r3,398 r949 r16,097 720 r47,804 r 15,965 712 r2,549 r3,999 I 1,400 r2,109 r5,479 r7,152 r2,358 r3,933 r10,483 r2,096 r5,423 r6,834 r12,682 r7,263 r 12,553 r7,22l r 108 r658 r289 r429 r1,01 I r834 rl, 112 r8l5 109 r687 294 437 r1,002 r844rl,106 827 rl,365 213 379 r5,4l9 r1,054 rlOO r993 1,065 r 1,389 r2l2 r365 r5,332 r997 r9l r987 r1,061 63,321 59,938 5,084 54,854 3,383 p47,80l p16,082 p7ll p2,269 p3,938 p 10,397 p2, 105 p5,427 p6,872 p 12,653 P 7,3I4 plO6 p655 p293 p434 p1,032 p845 pi,137 p8l8 p1,409 p2l2 p372 p5,339 p980 p87 p99l pi,078 U February 1955 figures are advance estimates. 2/ Except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equip- MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1954 1955 ITEM January February November December January February EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES - Continued Production workers in manufacturing industries - Continued Nondurable-goods industries - Continued Paper and a I I ied products thousands.. Printing, publishing, and allied industries do.... Chemi ca I s and a I I i ed products do.... Products of petroleum and coal do.... Rubber products do.... Leather and leather products do.... Manufacturing production-worker indexes: Employment: Unadjusted 1947-49=100.. Adjusted do.... Payrol Is, unadjusted do.... Hours and earnings: Average weekly hours per worker, all manufacturing..hours.. Durab le-goods industr ies do.... Nondurab le-goods i ndustr ies do.... Average weekly earnings, all manufacturing dollars.. Durab le-goods industr ies do.... Nondurab le-goods industr ies do.... Average hour ly earni ngs, all manufacturing do.... Durab le-goods industries do.... Ordnance and accessories do.... Lumber and wood products (except furniture) do.... Furniture and f ixtures do.... Stone, clay, and glass products do.... Primary metal Industries do.... Fabr icated meta I products \_l do.... Mach i nery (except e lectr ica I) do.... E lectr ica I machinery do.... Transportation equi pment do.... Instruments and related products do.... Miscellaneous manufacturing industries do.... Nondurab le-goods industries do.... Food and k ? ndred products ~ do.... Tobacco manufactures do.... Texti le-mi I I products do.... Apparel and other finished textile-products do.... Paper and a I I i ed products do.... Printing, publishing, and allied industries do.... Chemicals and allied products do.... Products of petroleum and coal do.... Rubber products do.... Leather and leather products do.... 438 514 540 178 206 332 437 514 536 178 203 339 440 524 528 173 205 331 438 525 r529 172 r209 r334 r434 r5l8 r529 rl70 21 I r337 p433 P5I6 p528 pl70 p2IO p346 105. I 105.6 140.8 104.3 104.6 140.5 102.7 101.9 142.7 r102.5 102.0 r143.6 r101.5 r102.0 r 141.8 plO2.3 p102.5 p144.8 39.4 40. I 38.5 70.92 76.59 63.53 1.80 1.91 1.94 1.59 1.56 1.75 2.08 1.89 2.00 1.80 2. 12 1.81 1.61 1.65 1.68 1.27 1.36 1.37 1.72 2.24 1.87 2.26 1.94 1.38 39.6 40.2 38.8 71.28 76.38 64.02 1.80 1.90 1.96 1.59 1.55 1.75 2.06 1.88 2.00 1.81 2. II 1.81 1.60 1.65 1.67 1.29 1.37 1.37 1.72 2.25 1.87 2.25 1.94 1.38 40.2 40.8 39.5 73.57 79. 15 65.97 1.83 1.94 2.01 1.67 1.58 1.81 2. 14 1.93 2.03 1.84 2. 18 1.85 1.61 1.67 1.71 1.29 1.37 1.34 1.78 2.30 1.93 2.29 2.02 1.38 r40.5 41. I 39.7 r74.12 80. 15 66.30 1.83 40.2 40.9 r39.3 73.97 80. 16 r66.02 1.84 1.95 2.02 1.96 2.03 rl.64 rl.59 1.80 2. 14 1.94 2.04 1.84 2. 19 rl.63 1.58 r 1.81 2. 15 1.95 2.04 rl.85 r 2 . 19 1.86 rl.64 1.68 1.73 rl.34 1.37 1.35 p40.5 p4l.2 p39.5 p74i93 p80.75 p66.36 pl.85 pi.96 p2.04 ol.64 pi.60 pl.80 p2. 15 pi.95 p2.05 pl.85 p2.20 pi.86 pi.64 pl.68 p 1.73 p 1.34 pi.37 pl.35 p 1.79 p2.32 pi.95 p2.28 p2.02 pl.38 1.86 rl.63 1.67 I.7J 1.30 1.37 1.35 1.78 r2.3l 1.93 2.28 r2.04 rl.38 rl.79 r2.3l rl.93 r2.29 r2.04 1.38 FINANCE Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-term): Total outstanding, end of month mil. of do I.. Installment credit, total do.... Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total do.... Repaid, total do.... Adjusted: Extended, t o t a l .do Repaid, t o t a l do.... r_/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. U Except ordnance, machinery UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 28,724 21,836 28,140 21,582 29,209 22,014 30,125 22,467 29,684 22,436 1,947 2,298 1,956 2,210 2,554 2,492 3,046 2,593 2,389 2,420 2,306 2,368 r2,357 2,377 2,612 2,500 2,762 2,488 2,823 2,496 and transportation equipment. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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