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March 20, 1959 BUSINESS STATISTICS 6 *BUSISSI&* 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 Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 180 400 PERSONAL INCOME TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) y (F. R. B. seas. adj. index) 160 350 I / Total 300 140 h 00 A *~~*^F Wage and Salary Disbursements 250 200 y U l l I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I t I 1 I 1 I I 1 I I I I I I I t 1 M I 1 1 111 1 I I i l l 1956 1957 July data exclude $4.6 billion (annual-rate basis) lump-sum retroactive Federal salary payments. Billion 20 A 120 1958 100 11 n 1111111 Dollars I947-49 Index 180 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M1 111 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j s IOO DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) 160 Total Nondurable Stocks I ^ 140 h 120 h r ^ (end of month) Goods l 5 P 11111111111 1959 Safes Durable Goods I I M I 1 M l M h M II I l MM 1956 Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 11111111111 III111IIIII 1958 1959 1957 1956 100 1957 1958 1959 Millions 120 2.0 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* 1 10 I O O -I i i i i i I i 111 i 11 i 111 I i i 11 i 1 i i i i 11 i i n i 1 11 11 11 i i 111 (seasonally adjusted) NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING UNITS STARTED (privately owned) * A 1.5 A 100 90 1.0 11 A A 80 70 * Average per working day 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 11 11 11 1 111 1 1 1,11 1 1 1956 1957 1958 m i l l 11 in 1959 I I t I I 1 I 1 I I I I I II I1IIt I I 1956 1957 * Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates I I I I I II I M l I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1959 1958 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 2 1959 1958 ITEM Mar. 8 ! Mar. 15 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Mar. 14 Mar. 7 Commodity prices, wholesale: •••••••••a 85.6 112 3,501 3,275 358 119.4 91.0 107.8 •119.0 * 96.1 * 109.9 •125.7 1 ! 85.4 1 114 3,493 3,264 1 336 127.6 84.2 109 ••2,897 2,375 310 119. 1 89.9 107.2 127.5 84.2 118 ••2,850 2,331 296 119.2 90.3 107.2 127.6 84.3 119.2 90.3 107.4 127.6 85.5 1 118 288 311 31,126 26,892 18,375 31,215 26,976 18,421 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding,-total 3/ do.... 30,563 24,309 18,674 30,641 24,456 18,699 31,205 27,112 18,562 | 31,111 26,965 18,369 590 603 382 374 352 475 54,503 26,038 88,576 27,707 30,161 8,709 4.03 41.47 44.25 56,031 26,264 89,408 28,025 30,292 8,725 4.03 42.41 45.33 56,671 28,217 94,061 31,183 30,252 9,738 4.42 54.50 57.97 57,070 28,233 93,857 30,825 30,258 9,757 4.41 55.24 58.83 56,206 28,3(3 93,784 30,627 30,301 9,743 4.40 56.35 60.06 56.35 60.02 1,377 11,793 102,015 6,328 1,273 11,860 103,699 6,257 1,343 13,259 145,916 7,208 1,373 12,972 153,394 7,199 1,286 12,945 157,006 7,213 1,425 #52.8 544 280 1,463 #54.2 539 280 2,449 86.5 583 307 2,506 88.5 576 305 2,556 90.3 596 324 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/ Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)....do.... Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43-10.. Production: i 156,868 2,604 92.0 ±f Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. J3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. J>/ Week beginning March 16, 1959; Production, 2,610 thous. short tons; operating rate, 92.2 percent. •Monthly index for""February 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 1959 1958 ITEM January November February December Je-uary February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Personal income, by source, seasonally adj. at annual rates: Wage and salary disbursements, total do.... Commodity-producing industries do.... Manufacturing only..••«••••««.•••....««.....* .do.• • • Distributive industries do.... 348.8 235.1 97.9 76.9 63.5 33.1 40.7 347.5 233.2 95.6 75.4 63.4 33.2 41.0 360.7 242.0 100.3 79.1 63.9 34.2 43.7 359.9 243.3 9.1 9.0 9.3 43.9 1 9.3 30.9 12.6 12.2 12.5 19.3 23.9 30.4 13.8 12.1 12.4 19.3 23.8 31.8 13.6 12.3 12.4 19.5 26.6 32.0 j 13.5 12.4 | 10.6 19.6 1 26.0 101.0 79.9 64.2 34.3 r363.0 r245.4 r102.1 r80.8 r64.8 r34.5 r44.0 364.5 246.1 102.1 81.1 65.1 34.7 44.2 9.4 9.5 32.4 13.2 12.5 12.5 19.8 26.3 Proprietors1 income: Rental income of persons..•••••••••••••••»•••••••.do.••• Less personal contributions for social insurance..do.... 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.8 332.5 330.1 343.2 342.4 32.3 13.3 12.4 12.5 19.6 r25.8 r7,7 r345.8 2,753 2,708 1,171 1,537 377 2,175 2,144 799 1,345 355 738 223 3,544 3,478 1,832 1,646 364 958 310 3,087 3,034 1,516 1,518 363 881 260 2,909 2,862 1,344 1,518 366 888 238 Farm income and marketings: Cash receipts from farming, including Government payments. Indexes of cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans, unadjusted: Al 1 commodities 1947-49^100.. Livestock and products••••••••••••••••••••••••••do.... Indexes of volume of farm marketings, unadjusted: rj Revised. 9308 886 246 III 109 113 88 74 99 143 171 125 141 j 118 125 121 III Mi 126 131 122 97 86 105 156 191 129 139 155 126 127 135 120 7.8 347.5 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS-^ Continual 1958 1959 ITEM January February November December January February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Industrial production ( F R B ) : Unadjusted, combined index Manufactures v. Durable manufactures '. Primary metals Metal fabricating (including ordnance) Fabricated metaI products Mach i nery Transportation equipment. Instruments and related products 1947-49=100., do.... do..., do... do..t, .do..., do. • •, do.• •, do,.., 132 134 143 102 161 127 153 196 166 131 133 139 99 156 124 148 191 163 144 146 rl55 124 167 136 153 211 . 174 140 rl4l 152 r 119 168 136 r!52 r2l4 f!76 142 rl44 rl53 rl27 rl68 rl34 r!56 r2IO rl76 pl45 pi 48 pl57 pl40 pi 70 pl37 pl60 p206 pl79 do. do. do. •••••do. do. .. do. do. do. do. do. 113 100 136 125 125 136 134 120 73 147 112 105 130 127 126 137 130 118 70 145 132 126 153 144 138 146 140 123 75 147 rl32 rl09 rl45 rl37 rl30 140 144 123 74 150 131 113 r!42 rl33 135 p!33 do.. do.. do. • do.. do.. .do.. do*. .do.. .do.. 133 135 142 100 159 129 151 191 166 130 131 137 95 153 124 144 185 163 141 143 151 123 163 136 150 r203 173 142 144 152 r!23 165 136 152 204 175 143 145 rl53 125 rl66 rl36 rl54 r204 rl76 pl44 pl46 pi 55 pl35 p(66 pl37 pi 56 p20l pl79 do. do., , do., do. do. ....*....do. do. do. do. • .do. 114 110 142 129 127 140 131 121 69 144 III 108 134 127 125 139 129 118 70 141 129 125 151 137 135 142 139 123 72 147 rl27 133 pl32 ...do. ..do. •do. ....do. do. 113 117 117 118 105 110 III 107 117 107 133 142 139 148 113 134 143 143 r!45 114 r l 18 Retail price: All commodities (U.S.Dept. of Commerce Index). 1935-39B 100., 2l7.b 218.0 220.7 220.0 219.9 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started: Unadjusted: Total, privately and publicly owned..,.thous., Privately owned, total do..., In metropolitan areas do..., Pub I icjy owned do..., Seasonally a d j . at, annual rate, privately owned do..., 67.9 62.9 43.3 5.0 1,020.0 66.1 61.0 42.1 5.1 915.0 r109.4 r107.0 r72.3 r2.4 r1,427.0 91.0 89.5 62.7 1.5 1,430.0 83.3 58.8 2.7 1,350.0 15,286 4,810 2,810 777 683 13,783 4,290 2,471 719 591 17,039 5,343 2,756 937 929 r16,223 r5,l2l r3,OI6 r784 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 10,476 854 538 1,133 4,126 1,209 1,376 9,493 698 507 1,027 3,778 1,122 1,201 11,695 1,119 541 1,204 4,188 1,338 2,018 21,174 6,390 3,214 1,176 919 14,784 1,854 738 1,243 4,475 1,369 3,358 rll,IQ2 r868 r58l rl,!58 r4,382 rI,282 r1,442 10,033 722 549 1,086 3,847 1,187 1,356 do. do. do. do. .....do. 16,718 5,538 3,094 869 .887 16,089 5,055 2,741 852 830 16,961 5,521 17,605 r17,454 r5,836 17,542 5,845 3,263 855 do. do. do. do. 11,180 1,059 539 1,236 11,033 1,004 540 1,186 Furniture and fixtures Lumber and products Stone, clay, and glass products Miscellaneous manufactures Nondurab le manufactures Printing and publishing Petroleum and coal products Minerals Coal Crude oil and natural gas Adjusted, combined index Manufactures Durab le manufactures , Primary metals Metal fabricating (including or dance) Fabricated metal products.. Machinery... • Transportation equipment Instruments and related'products Furniture and fixtures Lumber and products Stone, clay, and glass products Miscel laneous manufactures Nondurab le manufactures Printing and publishing Petroleum and coal products Minerals Coal Crude oil and natural gas Consumer durables output (FRB): Adjusted index, total Major consumer durables..^. Autos • Major household goods Other consumer durables • .' 125 rl48 rl34 1.35 r!39 142 123 71 rl48 139 rpl46 122 71 150 "p" 144 pl37 pl38 pl4l pl47 pl23 p72 pl50 125 rl48 rl37 137 rl43 rpl43 rl23 67 147 pl49 pl37 pi 38 pl43 pi 45 pl24 p72 pl46 rl33 rl40 pl3l pi 36 pl30 139 144 *pM9 COMMODITY PRICES 86.0 89.0 87.9 60.6 I.I 1,320.0 DOMESTIC TRADE All retail stores: ±/ Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Durable-goods stores Automotive group.• • • • • • Furniture and appliance group.. Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurab le-goods stores AppareI group••••• Drug and proprietary stores. Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations Genera I-merehand i se group •-•••• • Estimated sa les (seasona 11y adjusted), tota I Durab le-goods stores • Automot i ve group • Forniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurab le-goods stores Appare I group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Revised. j>/ P r e l i m i n a r y . Digitized forrlFRASER 9308 mil. of dol., do..•, do. • •« do..., do..., \J D a t a f o r February 1959 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . 2,906 883 942 11,441 1,033 565 1,232 5,827 3,256 868 14,943 4,910 2,911 718 697 3,257 .880 919 905 11,778 1,101 580 1,243 rl1,618 1,032 579 1,263 11,697 1,045 585 1,261 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1959 1958 ITEM January February November | December January DOMESTIC TRADE - Continued All retail stores ±/ - Continued Estimated sales Tseasonally adjusted) - Continued Nondurable-goods stores - Continued Food group mil. of dol.. Gasoline service stations do.... Genera I-merchand I se group do.... Estimated inventories: Unadjusted, tota I „ do. •.. Durab le-goods stores , do.. .. Nondurab le-goods stores do... • Adjusted, tota I do.... Durab le-goods stores do.... Nondurab le-goods stores do... • Retail firms with 4 or more stores: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total do.... Retail firms with II or more stores: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total do.... Appare I group do.... Drug and proprietary stores do.... Eating and drinking places do.... Furniture, homefurnishings stores .., do.... Genera i -merchand i se group do.. •. Grocery stores do.... Lumber, building-materials dealers do.... Tire, battery, accessory stores do.... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total do.... Appare I group• do... • Drug and proprietary stores do.... Eating and drinking places do.... Furniture, homefurnishings stores do.... Genera I-mere hand i se group . .do.... Grocery stores , do.... Lumber, building-materials dealers do.... Tire, battery, accessory stores • do.... Wholesale trade: Sales, estimated (unadjusted), total bil. of dol.. Durab le-goods estab I i shments do.... Nondurab I e-goods estab I i shments do.... Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total do.... Durab le-goods estab I i shments do.. •. Nondurab le-goods estab I i shments do. •. • FINANCE Stocks, cash dividend payments publicly reported: Total dividend payments mil. of do... F i nance do.... Manuf actur ing do.... Mining do.... Public utilities: Communications do.... Electric and gas do.... Rai Iroad do. •.. Trade do.... £/ Revised. U Data for February 1959 are advance estimates, USCCMM-DC-9308 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, O.C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 4,116 1,290 1,772 4,167 1,282 1,640 4,215 1,342 1,777 4,242 1,356 1,887 4,244 1,367 1,824 23,360 11,0JO 12,350 24,460 11,340 13,120 23,980 11,220 12,760 24,290 11,220 13,070 24,840 i0,620 14,220 23,600 10,460 13,140 r23,2IO r10,640 r 12,570 r23,980 r10,810 r13,170 23,310 10,890 12,420 24,110 11,010 13,100 3,763 3,353 4,483 6,023 3,968 3,210 165 83 67 34 830 1,568 47 54 2,864 136 78 62 34 716 1,401 42 50 3,865 258 92 73 47 1,260 1,567 69 72 5,178 434 149 75 53 2,093 1,659 55 101 3,148 179 93 69 36 868 1,676 48 62 3,557 228 88 72 39 1,077 1,522 60 69 3,436 211 88 72 39 992 1,521 57 67 3,698 240 97 74 42 1,102 1,573 71 76 3,789 258 100 72 41 1,135 1,597 65 72 3,723 239 98 75 42 1,122 1,575 62 80 10.4 3.5 6.9 12.5 6.4 6.1 9.5 3.2 6.3 12.4 6.4 6.0 11.5 4.2 7.3 12.0 6.1 5.9 12.0 4.2 7.8 11.6 6.0 r5.7 II.I 3.8 7.3 11.8 6.2 5.6 852.7 193.3 270.9 8.6 376.4 125.7 123.2 2.4 314.1 79.0 117.4 2.5 2,139.0 268.9 1,337,5 141.0 873.7 192.3 260.6 162.0 93.6 28.5 85.6 1.2 88.4 6.5 22.5 2.8 13.2 73.4 161.7 73.8 50.8 175.1 100.5 29.8 88.2 7.8 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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