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March 8, 1957 BUSINESS STATISTICS 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, 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 = 100 I N D E X , 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 = 100 600 600 Month,y PRICES OF 420 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS ( W e d n e s d a y close) 500 — H 500 400 ^ 400 1 300 H 2 0 0 SHJZS i i 1 i i .i J ^ L ~ i 1954 i i i i 1 i i i 300 i i ,-JL-J—L J-,-L.-L-l....J.-.,l-,-I......J.-, _ 1 _ J _ _ L - L - 1 1-J-..1..~L-..L 1 1 1956 1955 1957 200 J F M A M J THOUSANDS J A S O N D THOUSANDS 250 1,200 Monthly PASSENGER CAR A N D TRUCK PRODUCTION (United States plants) 1,000 H 200 800 150 600 100 400 2 0 0 U.1 I I I 1 1 I I I A-A 1954 BILLION 1955 DOLLARS 1956 BILLION DOLLARS 35 L. i» i l l I i i l l LJ 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D B I L L I O N DOLLARS 70 NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) 30 I 1 1 I 1 L_J 1957 Total H 60 Sales 50 2 Private Residential (nonfarm) 40 * BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH I 5 U...I i M h i M i 1954 i i i i i I i i i II 1955 I I I I I I i I I I I I i i I I I 1 I I I I 1 1956 S957 30 0 LJ i I I i I-JLLJLLJLLLL i i i l n 1954 1955 i i i i i I I I i i i 1 I i l i i 1 i i i i I 1956 1957 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1956 ITEM 1957 Feb. 9 Mar. 3 Feb. 25 Feb. 16 Mar, 2 Feb. 23 Commodity prices, wholesale: do.... do 88.5 97 1,683 1,536 *II2.4 *86.0 *99.0 •120.6 89.0 104 1,661 1,520 117.1 89.3 104.6 125.3 89.7 101 1,858 1,722 117.0 88.8 104.0 125.5 **89.0 102 1,867 1,734 116.9 88.5 103.7 125.4 88.5 100 116.8 88.3 103.6 125.4 88.0 30,210 25,360 18,749 574 30,181 25,089 18,596 459 30,595 25,146 18,920 378 30.641 24,997 18,808 471 30^605 24,764 18,895 505 30,544 24,813 i8,683 369 56,105 21,472 84,072 28,395 26,271 8,194 56,230 21,493 84,190 28,272 26,346 8,224 56,874 22,470 85,069 25,921 30,162 8,770 56,423 22,500 84,828 25,672 30,257 8,782 56,291 22,562 85,070 25,809 30,353 8,767 230 3.27 325.7 374.5 293 3.27 331.5 382.3 287 4.01 323.2 373.5 317 3.99 318.3 367.6 300 3.98 323.9 374.8 1,662 11,277 148,210 7,183 2,433 #98.8 687 364 1,647 11,199 157,532 7, 156 2,459 #99.9 711 378 1,621 12,019 170,120 7,461 2,485 97.1 665 344 1,625 11,946 169,959 7,515 2,501 97,7 676 349 1,642 11,920 162,280 7,567 2,504 97.8 627 326 F inance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:4_/ Time deposits, except U. S. Government.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total. do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) Stock prices, 480 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.1935-39=100.. „ do.... Production: . of short tons., .mi 1, of kw.-hr,. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/...,... ..thous, of bb1,. Stee 1 5/ thous. of short tons.. .thous. of cars.. do 284 3.98 322.3 372.6 164,735 2,456 96.0 U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average, 4/ Wednesday data. 5_l Week beginning March 4, 1957: Production, 2,429 Thous. short tons; operating rate, 94.9 percent. * Monthly index for February 1956. ** Wednesday price, # Not comparable with 1957 rates, which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1955 1956 1957 ITEM December January October November December | January GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do..., do.... do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total 1/... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.,.. ...do.... do.... do.... Transportat i on equ i pment (i nc1. motor vehic!es)..do.... do.... do.... Nondurable-goods industries, total J./... do.... 26,967 13,716 2,433 1,306 3,777 3,529 1,045 613 26,363 13,112 2,428 1,343 3,503 3,166 1,050 560 30,237 14,953 2,603 1,666 4,292 3,049 1,198 860 28,747 14,469 2,473 1,510 4,039 3,647 1,029 720 r27,825 r14,188 r2,353 r1,311 r4,232 r3,869 r889 r593 28,753 14,355 2,544 1,442 4,061 3,782 978 632 13,251 4,016 327 1,115 838 1,801 2,695 13,251 3,962 306 1,078 883 1,977 2,549 15,284 4,663 366 1,345 983 2,193 2,591 14,278 4,376 353 1,184 910 1,995 2,655 r13,637 r4,256 r345 r1,068 r822 r1,907 r2,80l 14,398 4,447 337 1,117 925 2,126 2,912 27,289 13,688 2,341 1,375 3,648 3,460 1,124 674 27,023 13,595 2,369 1,399 3,691 3,194 1,141 659 28,329 14,199 2,529 1,461 4,115 3,181 1,079 717 28,707 14,321 2,475 1,541 4,162 3,387 1,039 706 r28,684 r14,507 r2,348 r1,457 r4,125 r3,862 r999 r682 29,073 14,567 2,448 1,457 4,237 3,751 1,020 710 13,601 4,095 337 1, 126 873 1,959 2,495 13,428 4,066 329 1,100 866 1,931 2,475 14,130 4,311 342 1,140 936 2,081 2,565 14,386 4,342 350 1,184 910 2,095 2,682 r14,177 r4,355 r3$3 rl,l48 r874 r2,086 r2,593 r/ Revised. JV Includes data for "other industries" not shown separately. 1 14,506 4,573 355 1,095 907 2,071 2,827 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1955 3 1956 1957 ITEM December January October November December January GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: of dol.. ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles ).do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles>).do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do,... ..do.... ..do.... ..do,... Manufacturers' orders: New orders,net (unadjusted), total . , ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles). ..do,... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles). ..do...• ..do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.. ..do,... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles). •.do.... 46,123 .26,235 3,603 2,658 8,412 6,624 1,855 956 46,704 26,726 3,576 2,718 8,700 6,749 1,871 985 50,418 29,098 4,133 2,886 9,802 7,331 1,784 978 50,979 29,497 4,249 2,917 9,961 7,415 1,775 1,005 r51,596 r29,8!9 r4,354 r2,94l r10,002 r7,455 r1,800 r1,047 51,869 29,918 4,347 2,939 10,128 7,416 1,782 1,084 19,888 4,584 1,867 2,422 1,063 3,280 2,758 19,978 4,502 1,938 2,460 1,080 3,300 2,699 21,320 4,892 1,830 2,559 1,207 3,636 3,196 21,482 4,957 1,865 2,579 1,220 3,686 3,151 r21,777 r4,899 r1,927 r2,625 r1,258 r3,783 r3,154 21,951 4,879 2,081 2,626 1,271 3,830 3,028 45,923 26,317 3,494 2,740 8,494 6,603 1,837 956 46,299 26,590 3,519 2,718 8,678 6,711 1,871 966 50,830 29,408 4,037 3,006 9,979 7,308 1,820 1,029 51,355 29,925 4,128 3,039 10,159 7,511 1,811 1,058 r51,397 r29,935 r4,226 r3,064 r10,100 r7,427 r1,782 r1,047 51,448 29,779 4,281 2,969 10,106 7,356 1,782 1,063 19,606 4,382 1,795 2,471 1,052 3,199 2,731 19,709 4,372 1,828 2,485 1,069 3,248 2,754 21,422 4,696 1,812 2,611 1,232 3,740 3,133 21,430 4,715 1,847 2,632 1,232 3,703 3,089 r'21,462 r4,676 r 1,853 r2,679 r 1,246 r3,689 r3,123 21,669 4,706 1,963 2,653 1,271 3,358 3,122 28,684 15,478 2,629 1,430 4,268 4,634 13,206 27,468 14,307 2,482 1,328 3,866 3,730 13,161 29,683 14,247 2,401 1,583 4,393 2,774 15,436 29,083 14,741 2,615 1,386 4,072 4,015 14,342 r28,24l r14,534 r2,447 rl,4l3 r4,184 r4,336 r13,707 28,645 14,404 2,398 1,391 4,173 3,820 14,241 29,295 15,605 2,528 1,589 4,118 4,634 13,690 28,074 14,683 2,387 1,398 3,806 4,191 13,391 28,906 14,591 2,475 1,583 4,445 3,082 14,315 29,429 15,130 2,672 1,540 4,436 3,718 14,299 r28,837 r14,544 r2,423 r1,570 r4,054 r4,130 r14,293 28,838 14,346 2,306 1,496 4,203 3,820 14,492 55,491 52,119 7,038 4,089 16,204 20,682 3,372 56,596 53,314 7,092 4,074 16,567 21,246 3,282 61,654 58,824 7,497 4,502 19,185 23,211 2,830 61,990 59,096 7,639 4,378 19,218 23,579 2,894 r62,406 . r59,442 r7,733 r4,480 rl9,170 r24,046 r2,964 62,298 59,491 7,587 4,429 19,282 24,084 2,807 39,399 5,399 8,782 8,427 4,432 3,869 38,898 5,475 9,653 8,181 4,569 3,557 r44,079 r4,950 r11,430 8,870 5,108 r3,408 44,762 4,775 12,424 9,035 5,266 3,796 48,500 21,510 10,077 2,724 1,578 47,988 16,756 7,145 2,810 1,653 55,165 25,1 11 7,892 3,421 1,879 51,671 22,803 7,522 3,040 1,656 54,232 23,344 10,482 2,913 1,765 57,986 50,815 7,171 58,092 51,120 6,972 58,445 51,129 7,316 1 57,820 50,645 7,175 60,055 52,875 7,180 DOMESTIC TRADE Television advertising: Cost of facilities, total...................thous. of dol.. Automotive, including accessories................ ..do.... ..do.... Foods, soft drinks, confectionery................ ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... r45,467 r4,187 rl2,97l 8,489 5,421 3,354 [ TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Operations on scheduled airlines: xisands.. •..do.... ...do.... Passengers carried, revenue,*..................... ...do.... 11 ions.. ELECTRIC POWER Electric power: kw.-hr.. ...do,... r/ Revised. U Includes data for "other Industries" not shown. 62,938 55,503 7,435 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1957 1956 ITEM January COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: Prices received, all farm products* •••••••••• • !9I0~ 14= 100a e V/B O p ^ « ® e @ « ® « ® 9 s » o e a e f i e o « e t t e Q e o f i $ o ® « @ o ® 9 ® o < i e o 9 « @«@«eUUs M @ Commercial vegetables, fresh markets.............do,,„. COttOn aoooeaesooooooooooBooosoesooooooooooooooooo CJO s o o o Feed grains and hay..............................do..„. Food grains..effloe8eeaossoffls6see(oe«,«09S69e8e0ffl9ee.do...„ Oil-bearing crops,.. .. ... .... .... ....... .. .. .... .do. ... POTa TOeS _ ] _ / o o o e o o o G o © o o o ® 9 o < 5 © s 9 s f f l ® o © o o o a o e o o e o o o f f l QOe> . . . 1O D a C C O o«oosffleosaoooooosaooeoofflo<30oo®oooc,ooosso»o O O e e s . Livestock and products,,.,,. Meat animals,, Poultry and eggs,,, ,,. do..e, tM.t^^ntoe^.e,,do« .. . ,,.,,,,, , „,do,.e, W O O l@. ...... . . , . 9 ® , , . . , . . . , , . . ....... ..eeees.se., O O , e e « Prices paidt All commodities and services,........••••••••• do,... Product i O n I t e m S . s e e . , , , . , , , . . . 8 e « . e e . « « e e * « e . . o * O O . »o All commod,,services,int.,taxes, and wage rates,,..do,... Parity ratio,,.,,,,.,,, , ,,..,..,,,do,,,. , February November December January February 264 262 173 220 212 239 175 452 234 239 264 270 182 232 218 262 154 443 237 240 277 262 185 234 216 264 158 461 238 239 249 256 187 236 227 266 162 457 234 233 225 255 181 235 221 260 153 458 221 261 207 205 220 220 257 215 188 226 230 277 231 164 249 234 275 239 165 256 237 269 254 155 262 234 266 249 157 267 260 272 246 281 80 259 272 245 280 81 267 281 252 289 81 268 283 252 290 82 269 283 255 292 82 271 284 256 294 80 2,947 2,176 1,080 980 70 650 223 251 97 341 2,821 2,088 998 895 73 648 225 252 101 334 3,800 2,666 1,313 1,145 126 794 271 288 103 445 3,370 2,472 1,202 1,060 102 768 270 272 90 402 r3,05l r2,188 rl,OI7 r900 r79 719 268 244 91 350 2,883 2,083 934 820 77 696 264 234 96 346 771 293 87 215 733 284 82 200 1,134 338 118 420 898 311 108 250 r863 r33l r93 220 800 304 86 205 3,625 2,505 1,287 662 130 416 1,120 334 470 3,636 2,522 1,280 687 129 418 1,114 338 447 3,699 2,551 1,239 755 121 424 1,148 357 417 3,729 2,542 1,239 748 120 423 1,187 350 455 r3,740 r2,500 r1,211 728 121 427 r1,240 r376 489 3,708 2,497 1,197 731 123 433 1,211 362 466 127.1 127.8 132.6 132.8 133.0 226 227 0"X 1 T « 248 259 171 220 225 236 161 452 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Res i dent i a 1 (nonfarm)••••••••.... •••••••••.do.,.. 1 ndustr ial.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .do,,•. 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