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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
subscription to the monthly mggozina SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
MAY 15. 1953
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS
10.0
ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION
By UTILITIES
10 o LLJi&K.
_.__„
.._.. APS,
FES.
«*£R.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AU«.
StrT.
.
OCT.
WOV.
JAN.
DEC.
Ǥ.
MM.
AM.
MAY
JUWE
JUUY
(BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SEASONALLY'ADJUSTED
16
VALUE of MANUFACTURERS'
SALES and INVENTORIES
20
I960
1952
1951
1952
1951
i960
1953
!953
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
Apr. I I
Apr. 18
'* 1 1 1 . 6
*!07 9
*I08.6
*l 13 0
98 7
387
2.48
I 17
1, 127
1, iOI
**! 10. 1
**!QO 0
** 105.0
**! 13.4
88 2
329
2.36
97
1,052
982
109.5
98 0
103.4
! 13,3
87 8
.329
2.40
105
1,037
97 i
28,489
23,632
19,940
797
28,544
24,067
20,034
963
29,801
25,427
19,629
76
29,782
25,549
19,932
337
52,303
16,635
73,333
31,456
?0,796
5,674
150
3. 16
179.8
. 194.6
5 1 , 887
16,660
73, 168
3 i , 389
20,723
5,675
161
3. 16
183.6
199. 1
52,723
18, 189
76,882
29,736
23,297
6, 180
140
3.37
190.8
206.8
53,542
18, 17!
76,925
29,622
23,287
6,210
165
3.40
190.9
206.4
May 3
Commodity prices, who lassie:
A l i commodities. ......
F947-49.IOO. .
Parrs products , ,
. - . „ . . , do
Foods- , f» recessed . .,,
,
,»,„,.» **... ..»», do. .
A i ! ot&er
do .
22 • conwnod i t i »s 2/.
,...,.
. .
do
Cotton,, m i d d l i n g , 15/16", 10 markets -3/
dol. per Ib..
Wheat, Ho. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) 3/
dol. per bu...
Department store safes
{947-49*100
Insured unsrap loyment, total
thous
State programs
do
Finance!
Currency In circulation 3/
m i l . of dol..
Federal Reserve bank credit, total
do....
Member bank reserve balances
..,
do....
Excess reserves, estimated
do .
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities^/
Demand deposits, ad iusted. .........
,mi 1 of doi
Time deposits, except Government
...do....
Loans and i nv@sts»nts, total
do
U. S. Government ob 1 i gat ions. ..,, . ...
...do....
Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)
do
Res! -estate leans (gross)..
...do....
Fci "ures industries! and cosrtsp'rciaf
• number
Pond yields, domestic corporate (Moody *s) 3/
...percent..
Stock prices, 480 stocks (Standard and Poor's) 935-39^100,,
e !
1953
1952
ITEM
! <f i j-^r i £5 ; ^ , A?0 s'f OCkS «. , . . . „ a . ,
, . ,
97 1
385
2.48
! 1!
1, 145
1, 1 18
..... do. . .
May 10
Apr. 25
May 2
May 9
i 10.0
99.3
105.3
1 13.3
87.6
.333
2.40
113
1 10.0
99.5
104.7
1 13.3
88.0
.335
2.38
29,737
25,395
19,476
-12
29,81 1
25,227
S9,489
32
29,896
25,443
19,811
378
53,896
18,207
76,412
29,384
23, 156
6,206
!59
3.43
187.2
202.2
54, 176
18,236
76,301
29,249
23, 133
6,214
169
3.47
188.1
203 5
3.51
190.3
206.3
109.7
98.4
104.6
1 S3. 2
87 8
.328
2.38
104
1,015
951
Product I W:!;
B i tuns! nous cc*a 1 J'/ ..,.-,*,,... = ......, thous . of short tons . .
cr^C4ric -o^QFj bv ut 5 t >t?es.
......mil. o^ kw.-hr,.
P-af ro !<?uiT;, cr us*© 3/ . »
St«e ! 5/, , . . - . - . - .
Fre \ ght car ?o£-3 ' ngs, tota 1
H 1 see « ! sng&us ,,....,.,..<,.,
thous , of bb 1 . .
...,..,,.... !947- -49* 100
thous . of cars . .
,
do. ...
J./ Dsta d© not elweys cover calendar weeks. :£/ Tuesday prices
comparable with earlier data. I/ Week ending May 16, 141.0. *
1,327
1,410
i,500
1,458
1,446
1,425
8,001
8, 1 13
6,949
7,039
7,939
8,016
164,932
1 82 595
i 18 326
120 190
170 312
150 642
172 706
6, 171
6, 185
6,203
6, 183
6, 184
138 8
67 4
1 10 6
138 7
140 6
140 8 •
141 7
781
720
721
780
745
752
377
367
388
395
397
357
..
3/ Dally averages. 4_/ New basis beginning March 7, 1953; not strictly
Monthly index for May 7952. ** Monthly index for March !953.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
Earlier data are a v a i l a b l e in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
19 53
19!52
March
Apr! 1
January
February
March
Apr i 1
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Farm income and rnarkpt '• ngs:
Cash receipts from farming, i nc 1 .gov't pay'ts.mil of dol. .
Farm marketings and CCC loans total
do
Crops
.
. . do
Livestock and products, total .
do....
Dairy products.
do. . . .
Meat an i ma 1 s
do ....
Poultry and eggs .
do
Indexes for cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans,
a l l commodities I/...
1935-39-100 .
Crops
.
do. . . .
Livestock and products
do
Indexes of vo! of farm marketings al 1 commodities I/ do
Crops
do
Livestock and products
.
do
Manufacturers' sales and inventories - value (ad jus-ted):
Sales, total
m i l . of dol..
Durable-goods industries
do
Nondurable-coeds industries.......
do ...
Inventories, book value, end of month, total
do....
Durable goods industries..
do
Nondurab se-ooods industries
. . do
Manufacturers 1 new orders, net (adjusted), total
. do
Durable-goods industries
.....do ...
Nondurable-goods industries
do
Manufacturers' u n f i l l e d orders (unadjusted), total
do....
Dur ab 1 8-goods i ndustr i es
do
Nondurable-goods industries...
do
2, 122
2,079
628
1,451
369
817
254
314
222
382
1 19
76
151
22,085
10,632
i 1,453
43,237
23 401
19,836
23,404
12, 171
I 1 234
68,992
65,887
3, 105
2 100
2,053
571
1,482
389
812
262
310
202
390
! 16
64
155
23,538
1 1,310
12,228
43,402
23,596
19,805
24,25!
12,443
! 1 , 808
69,978
67, 1 14
2,864
2 742
2,717
1,331
1 , 386
337
780
259
410
470
365
164
183
149
24,292
12, 195
12,097
43,766
24,392
19,374
24,270
12,080
12, 190
73,366
70,230
3, i36
1 889
! , 872
669
1,203
3! 1
654
231
283
238
317
1 15
93
131
r 25, 360
r 13,019
r 12,342
r43,848
r 24, 480
r 1 9 , 368
r25,749
r 13,357
r 1 2 , 392
r73,699
r 70, 492
r3,208
2,035
7,010
628
i,3S2
357
725
290
303
222
364
123
83
153
25,428
13,035
12,392
43,771
24,558
19,213
25,249
12,794
12,454
73,989
70,669
3,320
COMMODITY PRICES
Prices rece : ved by farmers, a l l farm products. .. 1 9 10- 14= 100. .
Crops
,
•
do. ...
Food gra i ns ,
do
Feed grains and hay...
do . .
Tobacco
do
Cotton
.do. ...
Fruit
„
do
Truck crops
do
Oi ! -bear i ng crops
do. ...
L i ves'f'o^k and product^
do
Meat an i ma ! s
. . do
Da i rv produd s
do. ...
Prices p a i d by farmers:
A 1 1 commod i t i e s
do .
Commodities used i n l i v i n g
do....
Commodities used in production
do
A l l commodities, interest, taxes, and wage rates
do. ..
Parity ratio (prices rec'd to prices paid by farmers) .. do. ...
Retail price, U. 5. Department of Commerce:
All commodities, index
1935-39-100
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
New construction, total
. m i l of do 1
Pr i vate , tota 1
do
Res i dent i a i (nonf arm)
do. ...
New d w e l l i n g units
do
Additions and alterations
do
Nonres i d e n t i a l b u i l d i n g , total, except farm and p u b l i c
ut i I I ty
m i l of do 1
1 ndustr i a l
do. ...
Commerc i a 1
do. ...
Farm construct ion
do. . . .
Public utility
do
P u b l i c , total..
do.
Resident! a 1
do. ...
Nonres i dent i a 1 bu i Id i ng
do. ...
Mi 1 i tar y and nava 1
do. ...
H i ghway
do
Conservation and development
.do
Other types
do. ...
Construction cost indexes:
The American Appraisal Co.: Average 30 c i ties. .. 1913=100. .
Atlanta
.
do
New York
do
San Francisco.
do .
St. Lou is
do
Associated General Contractors ( a l l types)
do
288
265
251
229
435
309
176
265
284
310
372
305
177
290
272
250
229
435
313
179
308
279
306
372
291
180
267
251
245
214
419
252
208
237
291
281
303
296
218
263
247
240
206
424
255
209
237
287
277
305
286
206
264
253
246
208
424
266
215
248
291
274
301
277
216
259
247
244
206
424
266
226
204
289
270
299
264
218
275
271
280
288
100
276
271
r28l
289
100
267
268
265
282
95
264
266
261
280
94
265
269
261
281
94
264
269
257
279
93
208 7
209 7
209 0
207 8
208 2
2,332
1,617
799
710
77
2,516
1,690
849
750
87
2,320
1,628
817
735
64
2,225
1,578
761
675
67
r2,448
r 1,716
r840
r750
r7l
2,638
1,801
887
785
82
398
202
74
123
292
715
55
31 1
100
1 15
65
69
386
194
73
136
313
826
54
343
109
175
68
77
425
195
109
103
275
692
46
309
105
105
56
71
425
195
1 12
I 10
274
647
44
295
95
95
51
67
r430
198
1 14
122
316
r732
46
r325
107
r 120
58
76
424
192
1 13
137
344
837
48
344
1 14
185
64
82
544
582
551
498
537
378
545
582.
552
499
541
379
568
61 1
574
522
560
398
567
611
574
523
559
398
569
614
579
525
561
399
572
614
587
525
564
401
6 672
121 828
6,423
120, 178
7,928
150,315
DOMESTIC TRADE
Money orders issued, domestic (50 cities):
Value
£/ Revised. _]_/ Unadjusted.
,
thous of dol
8 025
147 902
7 255
132 616
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data are a v a i l a b l e in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 195! Statistical Supplement
1953
1952
March
Apr i I
January
February
Apri I
March
DOMESTIC TRADE - Continued
A i I retai I stores:
Estimated sales (adjusted), total
........mil. of do I.
Durable-goods stores,
....,
do. . .
Nondurab Se-goods stores, .
do. . .
Estimated inventories (adjusted), total
do...
Durable-goods stores
do.,.
Nondurab le-goods stores
do.. .
Firms with I I or more stores, estimated sales:
Unadjusted. .................
do. . .
Adjusted
do. ..
Department store saies, United States total:
Unadjusted index
1947-49=100.
Adjusted i ndex
..
do.. .
13,033
4,312
8,721
20,321
9,583
10,738
13,363
4,494
8,869
20,477
9,624
10,853
14,140
5,000
9, 140
20,814
9,539
11,275
r14,514
r5,304
r9,2l I
r20,973
r9,905
r I 1,068
14,413
5, 181
9,232
21,227
10,139
I!,088
2,307
r2,359
2,440
r2,446
r2,285
2,506
r2, !45
r2,570
2,487
2,610
92
105
103
103
85
I! !
r87
rill
p!03
p i 13
e(03
e!07
258,084
255,794
219,30!
36,493
2,290
41
258,292
256,102
219,356
36,746
2, 191
44
267,402
265,323
226,226
39,097
2,079
48
267,584
265,489
226,187
39,302
2,094
50
264,485
262,380
223,025
39,354
2, 105
51
264,590
262,550
223,077
39,474
2,040
52
69,250
62,125
69,604
62,500
73,621
65,948
73,943
66,269
74,295
66,598
98.26
98.75
73.07
98.87
99.36
73.75
97.66
98.09
75.50
97. 15
97.56
75.81
96.57
96.99
74.95
131.4
96,87
132.7
97.95
124.0
r95.68
122.8
95.28
121.6
94.31
96,699
94,978
1,338
98,415
96, 183
1,831
97,355
95,625
1,347
98,466
96,239
i , 827
100, I 16
98,200
1,428
102,5iO
100,109
i , 89!
100, I 17
98,21 I
1,432
103,055
100,666
!,890
99,535
97,638
1,425
103,066
100,665
1,901
3.19
2.'
3.03
3.24
3.51
2.99
3.21
3.36
2.07
2.70
3. 16
2.93
3.0!
3.20
3.50
2.97
3. 19
3.32
2.0!
2.64
3.22
3.02
3.09
3.25
3.5!
3.07
3,23
3.36
2.47
2.80
3.26
3.07
3. 14
3,30
3.53
3. I I
3.29
3.39
2.54
2.83
3.31
3. 12
3. 18
3.36
3.57
3. 16
3.33
3.43
2.61
2.89
3.40
3.23
3.29
3.44
3.65
3.27
3.44
3.5!
2.63
2.97
3.92
4.19
1.91
2.65
2.60
2.84
3.94
4.21
I .91
2.65
2.60
2.84
3.95
4. 16
1.93
2.88
2.84
2.99
3.95
4. 16
I .94
2.91
2.86
3.01
3.97
4. 16
1.95
3.01
2.89
3.07
3.98
4. 17
1.96
3.0!
2,89
3.09
5.49
5.54
5.50
5.85
4.41
3.37
5.77
5.87
5,62
6.05
4.58
3.4!
5. 15
5. 18
5.03
5.52
4.29
3.07
5.22
5.26
5.08
5.69
4.32
3. 17
5.36
5.36
5. 16
6.07
4.44
3.2.9
5.50
5.52
5.30
6.21
4.60
3.41
4.16
4.07
4. 16
4.21
4.23
4.33
F i NANCE
Federal Government finance:
Gross debt (direct), end of month
m i l . of dot..
I nterest bear i ng, tota I
do....
Pub I ic issues.. . . .
.do
Special issues.
do... .
Non i nterest bear i ng. .
do. ...
Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Government....
do....
Life insurance, assets,admitted(Institute of Life insurance):
A l l companies, estimated total
m i l . of dot..
Securities and mortgages.
do....
Bonds:
Prices:
Average price of a l l listed bonds (N.Y.S.E.) _]_/.dollars..
Domestic
,
do
Foreign
do. . . .
Domestic m u n i c i p a l (15 bonds), Standard and Poor's
Corporation
do I. per $100 bond..
U. S. Treasury bonds, taxable
do....
Value, issues listed on New York Stock Exchange:
Market value, a l l issues _]_/
mi I . of del. .
Domest i c
,
do
Fore i gn
do. ...
Face value, a l l issues J_/
do....
Domestic
do
Fore ign
,
do. ...
Yields:
Domestic corporate (Moody1 s)
percent..
By rat i ngs : Aaa
do. ...
Aa
do
A
do
Baa
do....
By groups: Industrial
do....
Public utility
do
Ra i I r oad
do....
Dom. m u n i c i p a l (15 bonds), Stand, and Poor's Corp..do....
U. S. Treasury bonds (taxable)
do....
Stocks:
Dividend rate per share:
Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody's
dollars..
Industrial (125 stocks)
do
P u b l i c u t i l i t y (24 stocks)
do
Railroad (25 stocks)
do
Banks ( 15 stocks)
do
U. S. Treasury bonds (taxable)
do....
Dividend yieIds:
Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody's
percent..
Industrial ( 125 stocks)
do
P u b l i c u t i l i t y (24 stocks)
do
Rai Iroad (25 stocks)
do
Banks (15 stocks)
do....
Insurance (10 stocks)
do....
Preferred high-grade ( I I stocks) Standard and Poor's
Corporation
percent. .
Pr ices:
Dow-Jones &Co., Inc. (65 stocks)
dol. per share..
Industrial (30 stocks)
do
P u b l i c u t i l i t y (15 stocks)
do
Railroad (20 stocks)
do
Standard and Poor's Corporation:
Combined index (480 stocks)
1935-39=100..
Industrial (420 stocks)
do
Capital goods (129 stocks)
do....
Consumers' goods (195 stocks)
do....
P u b l i c u t i l i t y (40 stocks)
do
Railroad (20 stocks)
do
Shares listed on New York Stock Exchange:
Market value
m i l . of dol..
Number of shares listed
millions..
£/ Revised. £/ Preliminary.
121.5
93.25
100.02
264.48
49.i
89.55
100.24
262.55
49. 13
92. 19
112.25
288.44
52.20
109.99
I I 1.21
283.94
52.57
109.03
I 12.41
286.79
53. 19
I 10.24
107.52
275.28
51.59
104.05
185.3
201.4
184.4
167.2
117.7
161.3
183.7
199.4
180.7
166.3
I 16.7
164.6
197.6
214.3
200.4
184.7
124.0
185.2
195.9
212.0
197.4
183.4
124.4
181.4
198.0
214.5
199.8
185.3
124.9
184.5
190.0
2,05.5
191.8
177.8
121.5
IV3.3
113,099
2,644
107,848
2,661
120,483
2,802
I!9,749
2,814
I 18,223
2,819
e_/ Estimated. _]_/ Includes bonds of the International Bank for Reconstruction not shown separately.
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
1953
1952
Ear ier data are a v a i l a b l e in monthly issues of the Survey
and the 1951 Statistical Supplement
Februar y
March
December
February
January
March
FOODSTUFFS
Disti I led spirits:
Production
thous. of tax gal.
Tax-paid withdrawals
do.. .
Stocks, end-of-month
do...
Whisky:
Product i on
do.. .
Tax-pa id wi thdrawa Is
do.. .
Stocks> end-of-month
do.. .
Rectified d i s t i l l e d spirits,prod.,total.thous. of proof gal.
Whisky
do...
15,547
7,747
936,420
!5,009
9,757
940,071
10,558
10,216
894,492
10,321
8,872
829,357
9,548
9,124
890,328
10,539
I 1,31 I
887,827
9, I 14
4 ,"646
767,819
6,091
5,410
8,648
5,536
768,745
7,090
6, 186
5,782
5,676
735,172
7,732
6,614
6,836
5,320
734,248
6,103
5,091
6,939
5,307
733,138
6,634
5,721
8,295
6,149
732,448
8,313
7,217
42,518
39,133
8,541
1,371
20,365
5,667
3, 189
2,851
233
301
43,967
40,142
8,531
1,374
21,J9!
5,785
3,261
3,277
223
325
42,033
37,303
9,010
1,539
18,028
5,585
3, 141
4, 16!
229
340
45,268
41,778
8,953
1,558
21,718
6,257
3,292
2,946
226
318
44,872
40,967
8,745
1,515
21,005
6,298
3,404
3,369
238
298
48,723
"44,079
9, 125
1,622
22,945
6,527
3,860
4,059
265
320
2,805
2, 179
2,879
2,248
8, 127
5,050
2,958
2,288
2,950
2,305
8, 106
5,031
2,883
2,265
2,857
2,227
8,481
5,282
2,960
2,302
3,01 I
2,307
8,236
5,084
2,929
2,252
2,966
2,228
8,232
5, 141
3,284
2,646
3,356
2,573
8, 163
5,216
34,841
73,959
35,682
61,553
44,790
95,260
47,766
97,730
r45,23l
r94,151
50,470
98,!00
74,943
66,567
145,277
79,416
69,744
151,249
65,740
71,635
I 18,987
69,482
72,810
117,875
r66,970
r68,888
rl14,099
81,408
78,137
116,225
thousands.
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7,463
6, 184
2,301
II,370
7,786
6, 134
2,484
13,043
7,945
6,226
2,916
14,096
8,238
7,882
3,004
14, I 18
8,236
7,243
3,263
15,295
9,407
8,255
3,570
16,456
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do. ..
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5,138
4,958
10,507
5,497
5,034
10,900
5,644
4,869
I 1,744
6,130
7,538
10,169
6,428
6,364
10,308
7,470
6,561
I 1,242
LEATHER AND PRODUCTS
Shoes and slippers, production, total
thous. of pairs.
Shoes, sandals, and play shoes, exc. athletic, total.do...
Men's
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Youths' and boys '
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Women' s
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Misses' and children's
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Infants' and babies'
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Slippers for housewear
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Ath letic
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Other footwear
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LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES
Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association):
Production, total
m i l . of bd. ft.
Softwoods
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Sh i pments, tota !
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Softwoods
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Stocks, gross, end of month, total
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Softwoods
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RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
Natural rubber:
Consumption
Stocks, end of month
Synthetic rubber:
Product i on
Consumpt i on
Stocks, end of month
Tires and tubes:
Pneumatic casings:
Production
Shipments
,
Or i g i naI equ i pment
Stocks, end of month
1nner tubes:
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
long tons.
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