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— ~ BUSINESS * WtLKLY b u r r L L M t l N 1 I U STATISTICS ill. ^ v c f OF CURRENT weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY W C T E O • WANE'S INDICATORS BUSINESS 2 WEEKLY BUSINESSSTATISTICSV 1959 I960 ITEM Mar. 7 Commodity prices, wholesale: A1 I commodities .....1947-49-100.. Farm products. do.... Foods, processed. . .do.... All other.. ....do.... 22 commodities 2/ do.... Department store sales do.... Insured unemployment, total 3/. thous.. State programs (incl. Alaska and Hawai i) do.... Failures, industrial and commercial..... number.. Finance: Currency in circulation 4/ mil. of dol.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding,total 4/ do.... Member bank reserve balances 4/ a s - - e do s «-s Excess reserves, estimated 4/ ........do.... Reporting member banks (of F,R,System) in leading cities:j>/ Demand deposits, adjusted....................mi 1. of dol.. Time deposits, except interbank.....................do.... Loans and investments (adiusted). tota1.............do., U. S. Government ob1igations.••.••..••••••••••.••.do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross).........................do. Bond yields, domestic corporate CMoody*s) 4/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 5/...1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks*s e . scs do e sas Production: Bituminous coal 4/.... thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities... mil. of kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, cosches) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/... ..thous. of bb1,. Freight car loadings, tota1....................thous. of cars.. Mi see I laneous. .do.... 84.3 118 2,407 2,214 288 Feb. 20 Mar. 14 1 19.2 86.8 105.6 128.6 84.3 107 2,317 2, 150 289 *!19.5 *91. 1 * 107.6 * 127.8 85.5 124 2,414 2, 137 31 1 Feb. 27 119.3 87.3 105.9 128.6 83.3 1 10 2,323 2, 156 277 1 19.4 87.7 106.7 128.5 83.5 98 1 19.7 89.0 107.2 128.5 83.6 299 290 31,562 27,235 18,046 370 31,516 27,102 18,101 438 31,613 27,075 17.951 376 31,129 26,892 18,375 418 31,215 26,976 18,421 553 31,631 27,535 18,231 468 60,399 30, 193 61,868 30,280 33,199 33,178 59,744 30,127 101,375 25,525 30,178 12,637 59,536 30,146 101,572 25,352 30,320 12,605 4.86 55.62 59 e 38 n'els 59,395 30,159 101,597 25,713 30,278 12,645 4.40 56.35 60 c 06 4.40 56.35 60 a 02 4.87 55.03 58s71 4.86 55.74 59.54 1,315 12,945 156,981 7,213 1,300 12,996 !59,137 7, 155 1,233 14,226 190,304 7,312 1,373 14,092 185,517 7,318 2,556 #90.3 595 324 2,604 #92.0 595 325 2,674 93.8 572 313 2,690 94.4 553 298 "*V\',586 Mar. 12 Mar. 5 4.83 54.04 57 e 67 1,267 14,262 166,777 7, 153 ......... 175,060 2,654 93. 1 2,645 92.8 558 302 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs: State; R.R.; Federal employees; and ex-servicemen. 4/ Daily average. 5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week beginning Mar. 14, I960: Production, 2,597 thous. short tons; operating rate, 91.1 percent. * Monthly index for Feb. 1959. # Based on Jan. I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633, tons); not comparable with I960 rates which are based on Jan. I, I9&0, annual capacity (148,570,970 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTIC I960 1959 ITEM January February November December January February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Tota 1 persona 1 i ncome of dol.. Wage and salary disbursements, total... ...do.... Commodity-producing industries , ..do.... Manufacturing only Distributive industries ...do.... Service industries ,..do Government Other I abor i ncome Proprietors' income: Business and professional.... ,..do Farm Rental income of persons ...do.... Dividends ...do Personal interest income Transfer payments ...do.... Less personal contributions for social i nsurance..do.... Total nonagricuItural income 369.0 248.7 102.8 80.9 65.6 35.6 44.6 9.6 371.0 250.1 103.5 81.7 66.0 36.0 44.7 9.7 387.0 261. 1 107.5 84.2 68.6 38.3 46.7 10.3 392. 1 265.4 1 1 1. 1 87.6 68.8 38.6 46.9 10.3 r392.8 r268.1 r113.0 r89.3 r69.5 38.7 r46.9 10.4 393.0 268.8 1 12.7 89.0 70.1 39. 1 47.0 10.4 33.5 13.5 12.0 12.7 21.1 26. 1 8. 1 351.6 33.7 13.2 12.0 12.8 21.3 26.4 8. 1 353.8 35. 1 1 1.6 12.0 13.7 23.5 28.0 8.4 371.5 35.2 12.6 12.0 13.5 23.8 27.7 8.5 375.4 r35.4 r 1 1.6 12. 1 13.6 24. 1 r27.2 r9.7 r377.! 35.3 1 !,0 12.2 13.6 24.3 27. 1 9.7 377.9 87.0 84. 1 59.7 2.9 94.5 93.5 60.8 1.0 92.5 90.7 63.9 1.8 83.7 r83.0 58.9 r.7 75.9 74.8 52.7 I.I 76.6 74.4 52.4 2.2 1,364.0 1,403.0 1,210.0 1,330.0 1,210.0 1,115.0 139 505 158.9 171.9 140 506 159.8 172.5 143 526 163.5 178.5 144 526 r164.0 179.3 143 527 164.3 179.4 527 164.2 179.6 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW PERMANENT N0NFARM DWELLING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, privately and publicly owned,.., Privately owned, total •..do In metropolitan areas Publicly owned ...do Seasonally adjusted at annual rate: Privately owned, tota! CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: 1947-49-100.. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1913-100.. Associated General Contractors(a11 types).. -49=100.. .... i 947Eng i neer i ng News-Record: Bu»i d i ng ±f....... ...do.... Construction 1/... r/ Revised. "5285 J./ Data reported at the beginning of each month are shown here for the previous month. 8 i.LM November December January February January February 16,225 5,121 3,017 697 14,961 4,927 2,899 684 17,635 5,502 2,807 955 21,454 6,025 2,723 981 r16,346 r5,082 r3,012 700 15,788 5,200 3, 135 1 1,104 868 1,158 1,282 1,444 10,034 750 1,070 1,197 1,359 12, 133 1, 170 1,276 1,433 2, 190 15,429 1,975 1,350 1,437 3,552 r11,264 r930 r 1,238 r1,354 r1,496 10,588 781 1,163 1,275 1,460 17,455 5,836 3,258 904 17,575 5,869 3,249 979 17,842 5,682 2,961 971 17,485 5,328 2,667 988 r18,142 r 5,895 3,237 969 18,056 6,004 II,619 1,032 1,262 1,367 1,826 11,706 1,082 1,243 1,368 1,855 12, 160 1,1 19 1,306 1,438 1,966 12, 157 1,150 1,351 1,423 1,991 r 12,247 1,162 1,352 1,447 1,971 12,052 23,400 10,920 12,480 24,190 11,010 13,180 24,030 I ! ,210 12,820 24,120 10,970 13,150 r25,190 10,950 r 14,240 r24,230 1 1,010 r13,220 r23,370 r10,660 r 12,710 r24,3IO r10,980 r13,330 23,640 M , 170 12,470 24,480 11,250 13,230 3,608 4,559 6,249 3,986 3,468 191 76 903 1,670 46 63 3,989 267 83 1,218 1,688 65 84 DOMESTIC TRADE ALL RETAIL STORES: U ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 2/ Durab le goods stores. Lumber mil. of dol». .do.... building, hardware group..... ....do.... Nondurable goods stores. clo..,. Gasoline service stations........•••••...........do.... General merchandise group.•...•••...••••••••••••.do.... ESTIMATED SALES (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL 2/ do.... ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: 2/ 3,970 RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: 2/ Lumber bui1ding—materia 1s dealers . ...........do.... Tire battery accessory stores... .. . ...*..•«...do.... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total do.... Appare1 group. •.•••.•••....«•.....•.•...•....•do.... Eating and drinking p1aces.. .... ....•......••.•.do.... Gsnsrs1 merrchandise group......... ................do.... Grocery stores •••••••••••••••••..•••..•••.....do.... Lumber bui1ding—materia 1s dea 1 ers ». ...........do.... Tire battery accessory stores ... ......do.... WHOLESALE TRADE: Ca lac pc+imatpfl f iin^H iii^+pH^ +n+a 1 hi 1 of do 1 Durab1e goods estab1ishments•••••••••••••••••.•••..do.... Nondurab1e goods estab1ishments . . ..•......••do.... Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total do.... Durab1e goods estab1ishments...••• •••••••••»..*•••do.... Nondurable goods estab1ishments....................do.... 3,420 179 69 870 1,676 48 62 3, 1 13 160 67 826 1,470 48 59 3,995 269 76 1,370 1,558 65 78 5,480 461 81 2,220 1,794 58 106 3,727 240 75 1,125 1,575 62 80 3,772 250 77 1, 145 1,599 64 79 3,934 258 79 1,209 1,652 67 83 3,939 267 78 1,205 1,651 68 80 12.5 4.6 7.9 6.4 6.4 13.0 4.6 8.4 r 12.6 r6.4 6.2 1 1.3 4. 1 7.2 12.7 6.5 6.2 M.I 3.8 7.3 11.8 6.2 5.6 10.7 3.8 6.8 11.9 6.4 5.6 67,430 67,471 69,310 69,276 68,168 68,449 62,706 4,693 58,013 4,724 62,722 4,692 58,030 4,749 65,640 5,601 60,040 3,670 65,699 4,81 1 60,888 3,577 64,020 4,611 59,409 4, 149 64,520 4,619 59,90! 3,931 50,310 50,315 52,793 r53,756 r52,078 p52,OI2 15,674 704 2,343 3,836 15,771 693 2,256 3,835 16,280 660 2,856 3,912 r16,484 r668 r2;699 r3,940 r16,467 r656 r2,447 r3,882 p16,499 p661 p2,377 p3,881 Wholesale and retail trade. .do.... Finance, insurance, and real estate................do.... Service and misce 1 laneous. .do.... Government do.... PRODUCTION WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, UNADJUSTED: TOTAL (EXCL. ALASKA AND HAWAII) thousands.. Durable qoods industries........... do.... Ordnance and accessories .do.... Lumber and wood products (except furniture) .do.... Furniture and fixtures do.... Stone, clay, and glass products .do.... 11,052 2,363 6,314 8,024 10,990 2,371 6,333 8,066 1 70X 11 1, /Z-> 2,438 6,593 8,331 r- 1*? ^ 2,438 r6,547 r8,635 r 1 1 440 r2',43l r6,469 r8,286 pi 1,351 p2^440 p6,483 p8,320 11,855 6,739 73 547 313 411 11,937 6,794 72 537 315 413 12,274 6,922 73 599 327 457 r 12,466 r7,173 74 r584 328 452 r 12,452 r7,237 74 r563 r328 r444 p12,480 p7,261 p74 p557 p329 p446 Primary metal industries. .do.... Fabricated metal products.. do.... Machinery (except electrica1)....................do.... E lectr ica 1 machi nery. .do.... Transpor+ation equipment.........................do.... Instruments and related products do.... 952 820 1,057 791 1,216 209 •979 817 1,090 796 1,203 213 975 800 1,136 882 1,026 232 1,039 r841 r1,166 r892 rl,172 232 \2.9 EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL 2/ .....thousands.. EMPLOYED do.... Agr i cu Itura 1 emp loyment. do.... Nonaqricu iTurai employment.••••••••••••••..•••••••.do.... UNEMPLOYED ....do.... EMPLOYEES IN NONAGR1CULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS, UNADJUSTED: TOTAL (EXCL. ALASKA AND HAWAII) thousands.. Manufactur i ng. Mining Contract construction .do.... do.... do.... - r/ Revised. 9285 Preliminary. J_/ Data for Feb. I960 are advance estimates. r1,047 r854 rl, 180 r89l r 1,248 r230 p1,056 p858 pi,189 p890 pi,252 p231 2/ Beginning Jan. I960,data for Alaska and Hawaii are incluc ITEM 11 —r~ 1 — -" ~ ^Wi MUI / 1 UailUQ! V r«uj uctf y i EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES - Continued roduction workers in manufacturing industr5es,unadju—Coot. Wonriiirah nHn?+r ..thousands.. 5,116 IVUMUUI GtJ Ip Ic nr>oH<? VJUWU3 iniUUO 1 1 f( p<; Cd 00000030M000990000004 ' ivu^wnus . o 950 Food and k i ndred products00 „, „ 0a , 0a <> *«a ° •»o»»>«> -- => odo. „ 0 0 79 1 OUQCLQ IflanUTaCTUreb o oooeooojoaaoo^eoooaaaoooooojo .Uv/o o o o Tqvt ! ! prouuc r s J rSoaowoooo-.ooojsooooao-jooioooo.j - r t H u f i r )o uvJo o o o 856 i BXlJi So i © ill 3J 1 ] 05 j Appare i ano OTner t j n i snsu t©xt i i e pr uuut <:»oooo.ooa uu<> . o. 440 Paper and allied products„, 0 „ ta »o,. S4S .,».o,o»»» eo do,. S o 544 ! Printing, publishing, and allied industries® PKom t le 1 i1 s} i A^eunr*AHi i/^+cJs0ooooooff«oooooooo3o >.Ha 515 on©fn tirtf ca i s ano« a prouuci o .0 & 154 Products of petroleum and coalsss5„»o»...o,o3»»o.aodo„„„8 I99 Rubber products...............oo.o.ooo.o.»90.o.».««odo.„,0 329 Leather and leather products........».•*•...».••...do..•, ANUFACTURiNG PRODUCT 10N-W0RKER INDEXES: 95 o 8 Emp loyment; Unadjusted. . . . . . . . . . . . « « 0 <> * „ *.I947~49s= 100, . 96 o 5 Seasonal ly adjusted*. <> »...do,o., S5802 Payrol Is, unad justed . 0 .0>o...oo:,.o.>.,0.>«.><,.o.,.*,<,<,:> . .do. .> „ 0 OURS AND EARNINGS? 39 c 9 Average weekly hours per worker, all manu f act ur ing. <» hours. 40.4 Durable goods industries«,, do..«. 39.3 Nondurable goods industri8s0 40 »..o.»«o0o.....4oo.,.e(Jo»,,, 87.38 Average weekly gross earnings, all manufacturing00do 11ars00 94„94 Durable goods industri6Sa,0«:00»10»«0c»00»0o««00««odo,,0»0 77.8I Nondurab 1 e goods industries 3 „ 00a , 0,,OCeoo3?ooo®oooodoa000 1 Average hourly gross earnings, all manufactur»ng.„...do.0.. Durable goods industries ] / » 0 . 0) ,,o»,...o, s ...do 00 o Lumber and wood products (except furniture)..... ado,.«. Stone, clay, and glass productSo00«0««»«<>»»«»0»0odo»a», O r*1IImarv 1 I1nrfne+r* I 1 oaooooaooooaaoaaoaooccooa ft<5 HAUUa . o a rl 'lOi y ms+a Hie? SOS ttUUO SI Fabricated metal products 2/eoooooooooooooooooooodOo.oo Machinery (except e 1 ectrica 1}»»»oo«»«»«»o5o^o<>«0do,«a<, E lectrica 1 machinery»oooo«oooooooooot>oooooooooo«odo... o Trfflncnrir+a+J 9 1 O H S fJvj! 1An C3 1onii! I U/lnmArcf 1 5Sv-jU 1 piliwn 1 Q u C o o u o o o i .HA -> .. o « e o o J 43 943 76 : 860 ; ],078 440 545 518 150 ; 199 ; 333 5 5.352 j j y032 ] 82 ' 875 1, 107 452 570 539 154 209 331 r5,293 990 r81 867 r 1,103 r 45 1 r571 r537 r 155 r208 r332 \ ; 1 ! j ; j r5,2 35 r954 r78 r858 r1,091 r446 562 r536 r 154 r208 r328 r100./ r101,4 1 7c e ; ; i 960 5 960 8 l60o4 990 2 98 .,4 j 560 8 r 100^.8 | r100.4 1 r i/504 40.0 40 o 3 39,4 88 o 00 ; 95. 11 78u01 j •2Q A 400 i ->y0o 880 98 95.44 80,39 rw.o s A tJ i 4i 39 8 r92 a !6 99 0 87 81. 19 2 0 19 2o35 I QQ 2. 16 2 3 77 2 0 32 2 C 44 2 o 20 o2,62 >• d ' o -- W > M n n H n rOU n h I1aKJn nUUUU9 n d q I n r>i nii sV+JU rS i e1s I 1 1/ , do nUtiUUt 1 / ooooooooooaoooooooooa Uw. . . . 1.98 2.09 Food and kindred products.o.o.ooooooooooooooooo.odQ.oeo 1 .53 Textile mill productso,,..., soi ooo.c. 5 o 4 oo»oo co ,od0o„„ 1 .53 Apparel and other finished textile products,,0....do.0.. 16 2 Paper and aliied products....................co..do..«» 2^63 Printing, publishing, and allied products.„,.....do.... 2.36 Chemicals and allied p r o d u c t s , a « » d o , » , , 2.78 Products of petroleum and cos 1,>>»««•<««oo•«««do« 0 <« 1.60 Leather and leather products0.ooooooo.oeo.oeoo.o.do... . f if ACS 'A iA r39.4 r92.29 r100.86 :~80o77 t~A 1 j p5,2!9 p938 p78 p858 pi, 108' p444 p564 p538 n 1iD-> RX P p208 p330 n 3 AA O pluu.y ftlAI p 1 U 1 4^ l p j 73,4 Q pi-U. D p39.0 p90.97 p99.23 p79.95 2.29 r2.46 1.97 r2^25 r2.87 r2.44 r2.55 r2 0 28 2,76 p2.28 p2.45 p t «95 p2l26 p2ffl86 p2.43 p2,55 p2„28 p2.72 2.04 r2.16 1.59 1.53 2.23 2°74 2.45 - r2,90 1.62 2.05 r2.18 1.60 1.54 2.24 2.74 2.46 2.91 1.62 p2.05 P2.I7 p 1.60 pi.54 p2.24 p2.74 p2.47 p2.9l pi.63 2,947 O Z,->o / 2,804 2,266 9,610 5,766 2,681 O lOT 2,634 2,047 9,657 5,847 2,20 2 0 36 3 PR I oOO 2 0 17 2,79 2„33 2o46 2,21 2,62 •> 2 0 23 2.38 2 01 2^24 2 0 78 2,36 2,52 2 0 24 2,67 2.27 2.43 r2 00 r2.25 2.85 2.41 2.54 2.27 j 0 98 2«09 ! 0 53 1 0 53 2.17 2^65 2.37 2.85 1.60 2.03 2 0 14 1,59 1.53 2.23 2°07l 2.44 2.90 1.62 2,642 2,088 2,682 2,097 9,091 5,591 2,892 2,299 2,639 2,075 9,465 5,643 rlJTL LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES .UMBER (NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION): Production, total.................... mil. of bd. ft.. Shipments, tota1,..,.,..,,.,...,,,,, ............do.... 2,650 2, 104 2,662 2, 1 16 9, 132 5,601 r/ Revised. £/ Pre Iiminary. ±/ Includes data for Industries not shown, JSCOMM-DC-9285 UNITED STATES G O V E R N M E N T PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 2/ Except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment. ENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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