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March 7, 1958
STATISTICS
BUSINESS
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
Index,
index, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 10
•• 1 0
70
70
Weekly
PRICES OF 425. INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
( W e d n e s d a y close)
60
60
1957
-
30
1
1
L 1 1
L...1
1
L.L.
1
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1955
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1 8 8 8 8 1
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B
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S957
1956
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i
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50
1958
40
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50
20
1941 - 4 3
H 30
8 s i i
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1953
40
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J F M A M J J
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tj
20
A S O N D
Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 » 100
275
275
Monthly
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
j
Weekly
(E. E. i. seas. a d j . index)
H
250
250
1958
I
225
9
1
N
225
1957
200
200
S75
J
i
I
t i l l
1 - L l . 1
1955
1
l
1 l
1
1 1
1
1 I
9
1 8 1 8 I
1 \
1 1 1 J — .,,1,1 1 8 1 S 1 ,1,, 1 J , J - J
Billion Dollars
Index, 1910-14 - 100
5
300
NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
i i
» I i I I
J F M A M J J
1958
1957
1956
i i » ij
A S O N O
PRICES RECEIVED A N D
PAID BY FARMERS
(seasonally adjusted)
4 h-
280
/
Prices
Paid
d n c l . i n t e r e s t , taxes and wage rates)
Total
Private
260
Residential
('
nonfarm)
\
240 h
1 h
0
I 1 I I I I I M I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I I I I I I
1955
1956
S957
1958
2 2 0 UJ-Li \ I I 18 I I H I I I I I I 8 I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I 8 1 I I I I I I M I I I
1955
1956
1957
S958
17 5
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1957
1958
ITEM
Feb. 23
Commodity prices, wholesale:
Al 1 commodities..
Mar. 2
Feb. 8
Feb. 15
Mar. 1
Feb. 22
88.5
100
1,823
1,679
300
*II7.0
*88.8
* 103.9
*I25.5
88.0
99
1,822
1,684
284
118.6
94.2
108.4
125.8
84.9
93
**3,173
2,982
342
118.8
95.4
108.9
125.8
85.9
96
3,336
3,086
319
119.1
96.9
109.5
125.8
86.2
82
119.2
97.3
109.7
125,8
85.7
317
331
30,605
24,764
18,895
586
30,544
24,813
18,683
465
30,579
24,397
18,997
410
30,675
24,543
19,054
520
30,642
24,830
19,122
625
30,542
24,527
18,909
408
56,214
22,568
85,069
25,809
30,347
8,766
56,370
22,621
85,038 1
25,723
30,314
8,762
55,880
25,115
87,066
26,290
30,434
8,732
55,548
25,433
87,156
26,313
30,330
8,738
54,882
25,604
87,027
26,452
30,451
8,737
1947-49-100..
Finance:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total J3/9..80do....
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: £/
Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)....do....
Real-estate ioans (gross)...
.
..do..*.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 47... i941-43=*iu..
Production*
Bituminous coal 5_/ott
Electric power, by utilities...
thous. of short tons*.
mil. of kw.-hr..
3.98
43,65
46.34
3.98
43.41
46.05
4.01
42.19
45.09
4.01
40.93
43.66
4.00
41.15
43.88
1,642
11,920
162,280
7,567
1,610
11,791
162,105
7,519
1,243
12,289
128,509
6,858
1,328
12,417
120,365
6,852
1,132
12,338
107,460
6,808
2,504
97.8
627
326
2,456
96.0
704
365
1,457
#54.0
532
272
1,445
#53.5
533
266
1,373
#50.9
492
250
4.00
40.92
43.62
i09,oH
1,475
#54.6
U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. _4/ Wednesday data. j>/ Week beginning March 3, 1958:
Production, 1,419 thous. short tons; operating rate, 52.6 percent. * Monthly index for February 1957. ** Revised data for preceding week;
3,137. # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); not comparable with 1957 rates which are based on January I, 1957,
annual capacity (133,459,150 tons).
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1957
1958
ITEM
January
February
November
December
January
February
COMMODITY PRICES
Prices received and paid by farmers:
Prices received, all farm products
1910-14=100,
Crops
.do..,
Commercial vegetables, fresh market...............do,.,
Cotton
do..,
Feed grains and hay
do..,
Food grains
.,..
do..,
Fruit
«
*
do..,
Oi l-bear ing crops.
do..,
Potatoes (including dry edible beans)....,
.do..,
Tobacco
do..,
Livestock and products..••••••••••...••
do.,,
Dairy products.......
.do..,
Meat animals,...,*
.do,.,
Poultry and eggs............................
do..,
Woo I.,,..
«...
do..,
Prices paid:
All commodities and services
do..,
Family living items...........
....do..,
Product i on i terns
do..,
All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do..,
Par i ty r at i o
do..,
238
238
237
256
187
236
227
266
162
457
234
234
236
255
181
235
221
260
153
458
242
224
241
263
152
22!
IS7
235
164
473
242
218
240
239
152
221
180
237
171
466
247
225
334
232
146
217
183
233
178
474
252
229
376
211
148
219
200
229
204
475
238
270
254
155
265
234
266
249
157
267
258
279
278
188
267
264
275
294
185
261
267
269
308
174
254
273
266
324
169
249
269
283
255
292
82
271
284
256
r293
80
275
289
260
298
81
276
289
263
299
81
277
289
264
301
82
278
290
265
302
83
3,198
2,324
1,137
885
214
722
269
269
97
357
3,007
2,226
1,043
790
217
704
270
257
102
365
3,667
2,705
1,345
1,005
290
764
248
305
100
483
r3,270
r2,364
rl,l3l
r865
r2l7
704
240
267
101
r4!6
3,077
2,262
1,065
805
212
675
231
254
105
407
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
New construction (unadjusted), total..
Pr i vate, tota I
Res i dent i a I (nonf arm)
New dwelling units....
Add i t ions and a Iterat ions
Nonresidential buildings, total J/...
Industrial
Commerc i a I
..
Farm construct!on
Public uti I ities..
r/ Revised.
12791
«,
1/ Except farm and public utility.
mil. of do I,
.do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do. .,
.do..,
do..,
4, II2
2,942
1,484
1,090
343
802
251
332
114
528
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
3
1957
1958
ITEM
January
February
November
December
January
February
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - Continu ed
New construction (unadjusted) - Continued
Pub 1 ic, total.....
.mi 1. of dol..
do....
874
339
93
225
217
781
302
80
195
204
1,170
364
107
410
289
962
342
88
275
257
r906
r338
80
r235
253
815
306
70
205
234
3,922
2,736
1,411
749
264
292
129
435
1,186
375
115
441
3,861
2,740
1,391
748
270
283
131
456
1,121
347
105
406
4,043
2,843
1,434
758
246
306
134
503
1,200
377
103
427
4,051
2,854
1,444
755
243
303
133
508
1,197
385
100
423
r4,OI3
r2,785
r 1,403
727
235
285
135
r507
r1,228
r376
99
r46l
3,958
2,789
1,416
716
231
276
135
510
1, 169
353
92
427
2,300
1,731
2,161
1,696
2,37!
1,808
1,982
1,457
2,066
1,536
7,163
1,499
3,990
1,674
7,229
1,489
4,425
1,316
3,950
65
2,355
1,530
11,386
779
7,817
2,790
5,488
196
3,972
1,320
134
135
138
138
138
282.7
278.3
277.9
283.1
278.5
278.3
290.7
284.3
282.1
291.1
284.4
282.3
291.5
284.4
282.4
291.3
290.3
277.4
275.4
276.8
291.8
291.3
278.1
275.3
278.4
300.5
300.5
282.2
278.4
288.3
301.0 j
300.8
282.3
278.5
288.4
301.7
301.2
282.5
278.7
288.6
278.3
270.7
278.6
270.8
282.5
273.7
282.6
273.8
282.9
273.9
5,279
4,809
64
3,126
461
316
1,311
7,486
6,188
53
4,708
445
1,160
1,120
5,845
4,827
67
3,512
367
740
1,158
6,611
5,956
63
2,477
2,277
432
1,363
5,243
4,786
69
3,034
486
385
1,270
do....
do....
do....
6,095
651
5,444
5,743
585
5,158
5,806
636
5,169
5,809
674
5,136 j
6,011
693
5,318
........do....
do....
....mi 11 ions..
*51,671
*22,803
*7,522
*3,040
* 1,656
**54,232
**23,344
**10,482
**2,9I6
**1,765
57,523
20,686
7,762
3,114
1,790
61,638
21,730
11,083
3,274
2,031
do....
do....
do....
........do....
2,565
528
52
155
201
2,616
521
55
154
202
3,223
635
47
175
254
2,221
461
33
132
213
2, 164
457
28
136
208
2,108
427
28
139
196
24
81
200
1,324
21
83
217
1,364
47
191
249
1,626
21
64
173
1,123
2-1
63
166
1,086
17
54
179
1,067
8,329
3,274
374
2,406
1,272
989
19,965
9,275
2,376
245
127
92
54,072
18,237
23,057
29
23
0
105,263
35,032
52,482
46
18
i.
1 12,229
34,259
57,700
67
4
17
........do....
do....
New construction (seasona ly adjusted), total... a
a o a a a a .GO. ...
do....
Res i dent i a 1 (nonf arm)
9
e
...
e e e
.CJOseee
do....
do....
do....
Pub lie uti 1 ity
..do....
Construction contracts awarded, 48 States (F. W.Dodge C o r p . ) :
.mi 1. of dol«.
Highway concrete pavement contract awards: 2 /
Tota 1 • •
thou
s. of sq. yd..
do....
do....
do....
Construction cost indexes:
,1947-49-100..
E* H. Boeckh and Associates:
Average, 20 cities:
Apartments, hotels, and office buildings:
Brick and concrete
.....U. S. avg. 1926-29=100..
do....
........do....
Commercial and factory buildings:
do....
do....
do....
do....
........do...,
Stee 1
Residences:
do....
do....
ee.eeeeeee
FINANCE
Federal Government finance:
.mi 1. of dol..
do....
do....
do....
do....
0 ,„
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Operations on scheduled airlines:
Freight car loadings (A.A.R.): 3/
do....
do....
do.... !
Freight-car surplus and shortage, daily average:
...do....
do....
13,331
5,776
326
1,646
535
992
!
!
i
!
r/ Revised. * Data are for November 1956, ** Data are for December 1956. ±/ Except farm and public utility. 2/ Data for January and
December 1957 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 3/ Data for November 1957 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
4
1956
1957
S958
ITEM
December
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED
January
October
November
December
January
PRODUCTS
Organic chemicals, production:
Acetic acid (synthetic and natural).e . e e < s < s o . 0 thous 0 of lb..
Acetic anhydr ide.
...do....
Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)................... •••do....
Creosote
oil...••••••••••••••••...........•.thous , of gal..
49,737
90,378
1,618
14,267
53,628
85,428
1,491
7,978
48,168
84,238
1,907
10,244
47,259
85,266
1,774
9,936
48,829
86,675
2,034
9,729
DOT
«..».<>
«
»..thous„ of lb B .
Ethy1 acetate (85#)
...do....
Ethy i ene g 1 yco I-.
, 9 .do.,..
Forma 1dehyde (37$ HCHO)
....do....
Methanol:
Natura1 (lOOjO ............................thous of ga! e e
Synthetic (I00£)..««...........................' ••.do....
Phthalic anhydride...........•••••.•••••••••.thous. of lb..
Synthetic plastics and resin materials, productions
Cellulose acetate and mixed ester plast less
Sheets, rods, and tubes........•••••••••••••••• ,...do,.».
Molding and extrusion mater Sals................ .•••do....
Nitrocellulose sheets, rods, and tubes.,,........ .•••do....
Other cellulose plastics......................... ...do....
Phenolic and other tar acid resins............... .••.do....
P O i yjs i yi © o e . .-.. . . . . « « . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..•••do.*..
11,201
8,306
95,S8I
107,918
10,878
8,748
93,089
109,149
8,932
9,801
104,543
123,410
9,017
9,002
106,358
117,081
8,870
9,074
103,997
104,466
..........
172
21,312
27,093
171
20,503
25,561
107
18,665
30,317
134
17,747
31,231
148
19,588
31,913
..........
..........
3,724
8,452
317
472
35,206
41,794
3,491
7,456
377
525
41,373
43,507
3,813
9,663
330
546
45,317
52,759
3,653
7,624
339
344
37,769
r47,8f1
3,885
7,778
360
259
34,379
45,903
..........
..........
Urea and meSamine renins
•
,9...dOee..
viny1 resins..................................... 3 ..«do....
AiKyo resins..................................... • • » d O . . , e
Rosin modifications.............................. ....do..o»
Po l.yester res Ins................................. ....do....
Po1yethy1ene res i ns
.eaedOe...
•••do....
2!,370
67,870
27,874
10,024
6,139
51,413
13,679
23,097
67,096
34,948
10,848
7,265
52,394
14,829
25,933
77,088
32,979
10,991
7,976
62,552
17,681
22,926
71,535
24,937
9,097
6,589
62,936
16,046
23,094
66,458
24,059
7,590
6,546
68,510
14,741
Domestic.
..••.••••••• ....do....
Railroad and private-line shops, domestic... ....do....
7,260
4,272
4,272
2,988
8,403
4,686
4,686
3,717
8,328
4,850
4,817
3,478
7,260
4,033
3,915
3,227
6,507
3,802
3,469
2,705
7,371
4,988
4,836
2,383
Railroad and private-line shops, domestic.... .••.do....
r4,704
r4,387
r4,2l4
317
r6,754
r2,l82
r1,637
4,572
r2,208
r528
r522
1,680
1,090
977
957
113
3,506
3,127
3,103
379
401
375
375
26
....do....
,...do....
,...do....
Railroad and private-line shops, domestic.... »...do....
117,657
58,971
58,571
58,686
115,601
56,493
55,548
59,108
66,860
28,602
27,460
38,258
60,238
25,442
24,398
34,796
56,676
24,496
23,761
32,180
49,370
19,797
19,214
29,573
9
5
842
724
9
3
840
728
387
376
143
139
5
5
134
134
37
37
97
97
39
39
80
80
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....do....
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Passenger cars (equipment manufacturers):
....do....
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