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^MENTOfr„ May 10, 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 THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 250 1,200 Monthly PASSENGER CAR AND TRUCK PRODUCTION (United States plants) 1,000 200 150 600 100 400 2 0 0 |frl H I I I I 1.1 I I I l l 1954 I I I I I I 1 \ \ I 1 \ \ J I BILLION DOLLARS 70 BILLION DOLLARS 35 I I t I 1 \ I I I i 1956 1955 I 1 I > I \ \ L _i_i ' ' » J F M A M J 1957 > i J ' » ' ' > 0 A S O N D BILLION DOLLARS NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) Total 60 r H 50 Private Residential (nonfarm) H 40 Inventories (right scale) I 5U II!1 I 1 * BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH i i i i i I i i I I I 1954 1955 I 1 I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I 30 1956 0 M l H I I i M I » 1 I IIl I I I I M I I l m 1954 1957 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 180 1955 » I » 1.1 H -1 I H i i- I I I i l I 1956 1957 BILLION DOLLARS 50 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (seasonally adjusted) (short- and intermediate-term) 160 40 Stocks (end of month) Installment Credit (end of month) I I I I I 1 II I I I 1954 1955 1956 I Il II i i I l I 1957 1 0 IA] I ' I < l I I I I I 1 I I i i i I i 1 I I I 1 I i i M I i I » I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I 1954 1955 1956 50 1957 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS* 2 1956 1957 ITEM Apr. 28 Apr. 13 May 5 Apr. 20 Apr. 27 May 4 Commodity prices, wholesale: ..... 92.1 !I9 1,371 1,279 *II3.6 *88.0 *I00.4 *I2I.6 92.1 125 1,344 1,257 117.2 90.2 104.7 125.3 89.2 122 1,577 1,467 117.2 90.7 104.6 125.3 89.1 128 1,571 1,462 117.3 90.7 104.8 125.4 88.7 123 117. 1 89.4 104.3 125.4 88.2 F i nance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do.... 30,155 25,374 18,884 540 30,181 1 25,266 18,767 408 30,655 25,400 19,088 547 30,681 25,520 19,107 548 30,610 25,695 19,201 599 56,908 21,590 85,340 27,509 27,842 8,424 55,896 | 21,591 85,448 27,357 28,053 8,430 55,588 23,172 86,930 26,305 31,376 8,690 56,588 23,097 87,268 26,258 31,524 8,699 56,695 23,102 86,716 25,972 31,349 8,690 30,499 25,093 19,000 406 Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 4/ Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)....do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/.. percent,. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor'sf"4/... 1941-43*10.. 236 3,46 47,09 50,26 277 3 S 46 48.17 51.55 308 3,95 44.98 47.99 302 3 9 96 45.08 48.10 263 3.98 45.72 48.82 1,673 10,867 149,143 7,146 1,638 10,815 135,373 7,084 1,650 11,695 148,955 7,442 1,700 11,485 141,693 7,551 1,667 11,310 148,258 7,537 2,310 90.3 674 345 2,313 90.4 687 .344 2,269 88.7 691 343 297 3.99 46.02 49.19 Product i on: 2,473 #100.5 780 390 2,373 #96.4 771 i 383 145,674 2,226 87.0 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data; SAP's index on revised basis. !>/ Week beginning May 6, 1957: Production, 2,240 thous. short tons; operating rate, 87.5 percent. *Monthly index for April 1956. #Not comparable with 1957 rates, which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1957 1956 ITEM February March December January February March GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: Value (unadjusted), total ••••...mil. of dol Durable-goods industries, total ±/ •••••do.. Pr i mary meta I..... .do.. Fabr i cated meta I.... do.. Machinery (including electrical)... •••••••••do.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.. Lumber and furniture do.. Stone, clay, and glass do.. 26,536 13,301 2,393 1,342 3,652 3,169 1,101 602 28,505 14,290 2,607 1,427 3,949 3,313 1,190 696 27,832 14,188 2,353 1,311 4,232 3,869 889 593 28,924 14,469 2,540 1,544 4,064 3,814 970 614 r27,798 r13,999 r2,335 r1,467 r4,120 r3,666 r945 r599 29,960 15,095 2,551 1,549 4,486 3,805 1,025 729 ....do.. do.. do. • .do. • do.. do. • • •.... .do. • do. • 13,235 3,977 304 1,090 877 1,887 2,440 423 14,215 4,229 313 1,168 938 2,059 2,618 460 13,644 4,256 345 1,068 822 1,907 2,801 443 14,455 4,429 338 1,122 930 2,155 2,969 483 r13,799 r4,249 r3l2 rl,096 r844 r1,968 r2,649 452 14,865 4,533 316 1,131 901 2,212 2,837 Value (adjusted), total do.. Durable-goods industries, total J/ ....do.. Pr i mary meta I do.. Fabr i cated meta I. do. • Machinery (including electrical)...........,......do.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.. Lumber and furniture do,. Stone, clay, and glass.. do,. 27,224 13,593 2,457 1,413 3,647 3,137 1,147 684 27,095 13,294 2,444 1,385 3,630 3,021 1,102 676 28,691 14,507 2,348 1,457 4,125 3,862 999 682 29,183 14,642 2,444 1,560 4,205 3,782 1,010 690 r29,130 r14,726 r2,396 r1,544 r4,225 r3,847 rl,038 r7l3 28,933 14,470 2,389 1,504 4,202 3,714 995 744 Nondurable-goods industries, total J./ do*. Food and beverage do.. Tobacco. •• • • do. • Text! le do.. Paper do. • Chemica I ••••• .do. • Petroleum and coal... do,. Rubber ,,.. ••*•*• »»« s s s »» s « s s » *do», 13,631 4,180 338 1,124 904 1,940 2,515 445 13,801 4,284 323 1,123 893 1,939 2,567 451 14,184 4,355 363 1,148 874 2,086 2,593 461 14,541 4,569 356 1,100 912 2,095 2,883 474 rl4,404 r4,520 r363 ri,191 r870 r2,023 r2,73i 476 14,463 4,595 340 1,120 858 2,080 2,728 Nondurable-goods industries, total J./...... Food and beverage. , Tobacco. Text ile Paper ....• Chemi ca I ••••••••••• Petro Ieum and coa I • Rubber jr/ Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1957 1956 ITEM February March December January February March GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: 47,227 27,149 3,564 2,803 8,960 6,860 1,783 1,015 47,674 27,592 3,524 2,935 9,222 6,875 1,792 1,040 51,572 29,819 | 4,354 2,941 10,002 7,455 1,800 1,047 51,971 30,037 4,325 2,989 10,092 7,526 1,804 1,078 r52,29l r30,337 r4,335 r3,044 rl0,2l9 r7,552 rl,8IO rl,H7 52,600 30,637 4,270 3.083 10,299 7,693 1,835 1,137 7.3 H.2 8.7 20,078 4,434 1,924 2,477 1,115 3,377 2,737 999 7.4 11.4 8.8 20,082 4,323 1,926 2,506 1,139 3,406 2,729 1,018 8.4 12.3 9.1 21,753 4,899 1,927 2,625 1,258 3,783 3,154 1,008 8.2 12.5 9.4 21,934 4,885 2,097 2,645 1,258 3,792 3,022 1,015 r8.l r!2.6 9.6 r21,954 r4,768 r2,103 r2,655 rl,302 r3,850 r3,022 1,015 8.0 12.9 8.4 3.0 8.7 46,897 27,009 3,570 2,803 8,939 6,816 1,783 976 8.4 3.0 8.7 47,433 27,432 3,677 2,877 9,094 6,800 1,792 1,010 8.9 3.1 9.8 51,373 29,935 4,226 3,064 10,100 7,427 1,782 1,047 8.9 3.1 9.9 51,498 29,884 4,259 3,019 10,070 7,430 1,804 1,057 8.9 r3.l | 9.9 r51,903 r30,l90 r4,342 r3,044 rIO,193 r7,5ll r!,8IO r1,074 ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 7.3 M.I 8.6 19,888 4,361 1,832 2,477 1,083 3,339 2,793 970 7.5 11.2 8.7 20,001 4,391 1,870 2,457 1,117 3,361 2,785 979 8.2 12.5 9.3 21,438 4,676 1,853 2,679 1,246 3,689 3,123 998 8.1 12.4 9.4 21,614 4,712 1,942 2,672 1,258 3,721 3,113 995 8.2 rl2.5 9.5 r2l,7!3 r4,706 r1,965 r2,655 r1,264 r3,796 r3,084 985 of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... 8.2 3.0 8.7 8.2 2.9 8.9 8.6 3.1 9.7 8.7 3.1 9.9 r8.6 3.1 10.0 of dol.. 27,076 13,931 2,682 1,444 3,908 3,011 13,145 27,627 14,107 2,737 1,520 3,953 3,011 13,520 28,593 14,557 2,613 1,538 4,162 3,173 14,036 26,912 13,337 2,333 1,373 3,877 2,884 13,575 28,248 14,534 2,447 1,413 1 4,184 ! 4,336 13,714 28,844 14,544 2,423 1,570 4,054 4,130 14,300 28,652 14,362 2,293 4,177 3,669 14,290 28,935 14,393 2,316 1,595 4,209 3,669 14,542 r27,438 rl3,7l3 r2,446 r1,509 r4,147 r3,139 r13,725 r28,228 r13,979 r2,375 r 1,540 r4,2l2 r3,304 r14,249 29,484 14,812 2,640 1,524 4,351 3,591 14,672 27,818 13,602 2,357 1,398 4,053 3,265 14,216 57,136 53,944 7,381 4,176 16,823 21,088 3,192 57,224 54,211 7,387 4,287 17,036 20,948 3,013 62,406 1 59,442 7,733 4,480 19,170 24,046 2,964 62,134 59,335 i 7,486 4,451 19,283 1 23,901 2,799 r6l,774 r59,049 r7,597 r4,493 rl9,3IO r23,374 r2,725 61,298 58,766 7,686 4,468 19,175 23,160 2,532 37,474 28,915 37,761 29,112 41,863 31,552 40,916 31,298 40,513 31,233 40,503 31,273 3,079 3,333 2,954 3,019 1 3,319 3,279 3,512 1 3,496 3,214 1 3,160 of dol.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).G«.... By stages of fabrication: of dol.. of dol.. ...do.... ...do,... 9.8 21,963 4,673 2,082 2,666 1,363 3,882 3,034 By stages of fabrication: of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... of dol.. ...do.... ...do Transportation equipment (Incl. motor vehiclesKdo.... ...do.... 8.9 3.2 9.9 52,239 30,378 4,403 3;, 023 10,155 7,584 1,835 1,104 By stages of fabrication: of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... of dol.. By stages of fabrication: 8.1 12.7 9.6 21,861 4,779 2,002 2,614 1,311 3,829 3,096 8.7 3.1 10. 1 Manufacturers* orders: ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (inc1. motor vehicles)...do.... Unfi1 led orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.....do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... 1,515 FINANCE Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-term): Total outstanding, end of month mil.rof4 c/Ql.. ...do.... Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: 2,918 2,889 3,305 3,108 ! 3,735 3,207 3,317 2,946 3,167 2,894 3,368 3,185 1 Adjusted: r/ Revised, 1/ includes data for "other Industries" not shown 3,311 3,299 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1957 1956 ITEM March Apr 15 January February March April COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmersj Prices received, all farm products............ J910-14*100.. GrOp S s s5sseev<»«««»,,»e»«««e9«6ee0eee0ee«»a<»e >»»»»•«»UO,.09 Commercial vegetables, fresh market....... a © . . , . . eQO«, , , 5, UOTTOn ................................a... s o s o a s s © Q O . , © a ..do.... do.... 8»*«.«*«do.... WOO•.«....................see..@e«.oee®e.« • M»go«>do,,,, 235 245 260 275 185 229 21^ 253 234 453 238 239 249 256 187 236 227 266 162 457 234 235 225 255 181 235 221 260 153 458 237 236 236 252 188 235 237 265 148 459 221 250 221 187 224 227 246 237 180 226 237 269 254 155 262 234 266 249 157 267 238 260 263 150 274 261 274 246 281 81 r262 274 248 284 83 269 283 255 292 82 271 284 256 294 80 272 284 r258 295 80 3,07 S 2^260 S,M6 1,000 86 655 226 257 109 373 3,42! 2,424 1,232 8,090 109 665 239 252 121 398 f 3 053 r2J90 1,017 900 79 721 269 246 91 350 r2,888 r2,088 926 810 80 705 270 r240 96 r349 r3,136 r2,228 ri,OI8 890 r94 709 269 249 105 r383 3,459 2,365 1,088 811 301 89 225 997 314 104 355 863 331 93 220 800 304 86 205 r908 345 r90 240 1,094 3,570 2,528 1,268 705 128 419 1,042 320 395 3,683 2,582 1,297 731 127 419 1,10.1 314 456 r3,742 r2,502 1,211 730 121 r427 1,240 376 489 r3,7!2 r2,50l 1,187 741 123 r436 1,211 362 466 r3,654 r2,487 r1,157 761 124 r430 N,I67 367 429 3,726 2,519 1,145 128.7 129.4 135.0 r133.2 835.6 228 236 258 267 174 223 211 245 196 453 241 259 261 258 180 255 257 264 145 459 242 255 275 150 286 Prices paids ,, do..,. do.... do.... All cammed,, services, Snt,, taxes, and wage rates..do,,.. do.,.. 275 285 260 296 81 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction (unadjusted).. t o t a L . . . ; , . i S , t s .nil |. of do! *s '. ••••••• do.... do..,. do..,. do.... do..,. W/Ommerc iai«, •«»»»,» e»s©©©o€>©e«®©©«««e©«««s.©0 0 e e 0 e 0.QO« « «, do.,.. Public, total,,,, do.,.. ,,do.... ..do..,. New construction (seasonally adjusted), total.,. ••..«••* uO. ... do..,. ••..•...do.... d©.... do.... ., do.... ,. do.... do.... do.... Construction cost index: .1947-49=100.. 940 184 713 27 8 253 8 19 430 375 100 360 781 125 453 8,207 375 450 rj Revised. ±/ Includes sweetpotatoes and dry edible beans. 2 / Except farm and public utility. NOTE? Figures for fJoor area covered by construction contracts (as published on p. S-7 of the April 1957 SURVEY) were inadvertently shown in millions instead of thousands of square feet. UNITED STATES G O V E R N M E N T PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 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