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Available only with subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected
weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Billion Dollars
130
Billion Dollars
130
(Wednesday data)
120 h*
120
no h
II 0
196©
/
soo
100
1959
90
1957
1959
1958
» ' » I
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J P M A W f J J A S O N D
I960
Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
200
STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots o n d steel for castings)
Index, 1947-49= 100
200
Monthly
150
~
150
100
-
100
50
~
0
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80
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S958
S957
Index, 1947-49= 100
130
Index, 1947-49 = 100
120
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS *
COTTON CONSUMPTION
(daily average; seas, adj.)
(seasonally adjusted)
S20
100
\A
80
60
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S957
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1958
s
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90
*Average per working day
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1959
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I960
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I960
M I
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
j 959
I960
ITEM
May 23
May 16
April 30
May 7
May 14
May 21
Commodity prices, wholesale:
88.1
137
1,602
1,482
311
*II9.9
*90.8
*I07.7
* 128.4
88.1
139
1,541
1,427
259
31,505
27,563
18,550
454
85.4
151
1,949
1,819
325
119.8
90.7
107.0
128.4
85.3
156
1,873
1,747
327
119.9
91.5
107.3
128.4
85.9
134
304
313
31,515
27,989
18,829
602
31,581
27,234
18,390
477
31,603
27,199
18,245
328
31,723
27,371
18,307
498
31,774
27,480
18,230
462
60,410
30,443
60,454
30,492
"*"32l250
*" S 3U549
58,936
30,487
103,048
25,915
31,013
12,555
58,695
30,516
102,703
25,716
31,053
12,558
119.8
90 7
107.3
128.4
86.6
•••••
••••
Finance:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total £/
do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R e System) in leading cities: j5/
Loans and investments (adjusted), total
i 1,918
I1,950
60,702
30,454
103,055
25,991
30,940
12,581
4.58
57.97
4.65
58.09
62.23
4,78
55.04
58.63
4,80
55,04
58,67
4a79
54.57
58.! 1
1,417
12,931
15{ |74
V
"^2i6
2,644
#93.4
686
351
1,383
13,300
165,319
7,014
1,379
13,139
171,507
6,771
1,366
13,350
171,152
6,794
2,210
77.6
643
333
2,137
75.0
642
331
2,102
73.8
640
329
9«.,.edcs„,
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)....
do....
Real estate loans (gross).
«««»««« s »«»s«ooeaaeCio s « 9 «
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) .5/...1941-43=10..
62. i i
4.80
55,44
59.12
Production:
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches).......
number..
1,391
12,684
163,361
7,178
2,631
#92.9
693
356
184,214
2,03S
71,3
J / Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs:
_
State; R.R.; Federal employees; and ex-servicemen. 4/ Daily average". 5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week beginning May 23, I960: Production, 1,906
thous. short tons; operating rate, 66.9 percent. * Monthly index for May 1959. # Based on Jan. I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons);
I960 rates are based on Jan. I, I960, annual capacity (148,570,970 tons).
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
I960
1959
ITEM
March
Apri 1
January
February
March
Apri 1
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS:
.number..
18,176
17,615
18,189
14,669
17,437
15,446
...do....
1,263
1,292
1,181
1,214
1,335
1,370
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
117
185
210
625
126
121
166
202
671
132
93
193
210
587
98
103
195
196
609
IN
120
241
224
607
143
121
220
215
674
140
of dol..
65,051
71,907
53,671
60,945
70,193
69,192
...do....
5,304
11,589
22,558
20,348
5,252
9,994
8,623
16,501
22,839
13,950
3,129
11,993
16,324
15,951
6,274
2,501
10,770
21,527
16,687
9,460
7,809
19,427
19,170
14,116
9,671
7,065
13,661
18,483
18,563
11,420
10,722
8,426
89
2,938
5,459
857
1,378
6,375
4,258
85
4,002
477
558
1,255
5,425
4,909
90
3,004
564
341
1,427
9,289
7,265
93
5,718
483
1,611
1,384
12,217
9,581
105
3,332
6,192
1,149
1,439
7,468
5,074
6,461
649
5,812
6,427
652
5,776
6,199
826
5,373
6,170
779
5,391
6,424
784
5,640
6,041
5,930
796
636
4,498
5,757
838
575
4,344 I
4,752
847
487
3,418
5,291
953
559
3,779
6,156
1,077
570
4,509
5,747
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES:
...do....
...do....
FINANCE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE:
of dol..
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
91
4,290
619
858
1,609
772
5,269
LIFE INSURANCE WRITTEN (NEW PAID-FOR INSURANCE):
...do....
885
609
4,253
CORRECTION for p. 2 of the May 20, I960 Weekly Supplement: Gross national product—imports component for the first quarter I960 should
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read $23.6 billion instead of $33.6 billion.
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
3
1959
I960
ITEM
March
Apri 1
January
February
March
April
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
ORGANIC C1CMICALS, PRODUCTION:
...do....
do....
.thous. of gal..
57,570
86,949
1,512
10,417
12,629
48,729
90,445
1,797
7,819
13,440
60,536
93,744
2,014
6,980
13,863
r65,926
93,302
2,004
r7,085
12,377
99,010
2,073
8,344
13,617
....do....
do....
do....
10,339
94,036
148,461
'5,394
91,187
144,117
8,588
114,344
148,791
r5,925
r108,128
147,966
9,849
107,262
156,788
.thous. of gal..
do....
192
19,774
34,223
156
18,849
33,316
183
24,979
30,675
188
22,524
r31,476
25,523
36,550
3 713
9^049
288
47,956
73,706
9,432
317
44,943
67,625
3,895
7,724
217
47,321
76,715
3,689
8,257
232
48,810
73,549
4,743
9,611
249
51,520
79,436
30,064
92,310
34,023
10,604
14,783
95,133
31,565
92,122
36,373
12,413
15,691
98,312
28,529
102,179
30,119
11,652
14,155
113,006
29,110
101,255
31,268
r10,274
14,460
105,663
31,576
108,263
35,224
12,246
16,435
114,566
DDT.e*
Ethyl acetate (85#>......
..
Formaldehyde (37# HCHO)...•..•......
Methano1:
SYNTHETIC PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION:
Cellulose acetate and mixed ester plastics:
do....
Nitrocellulose sheets, rods, &n6 tubes.....
eseeeeeeee OO.«
e e
do....
.do*...
»««.«•.«.«. O O . s e s
.do....
do....
do....
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FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS
VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS:
Coconut oil:
28.9
38.4
33.6
30.3
39.6
43.6
do....
25.5
25.0
26.7
27.4
r28.6
25.0
of short tons..
432.6
722.8
323.5
405.5
r632.7
1,945.4
r576.6
1,443.7
r528.3
953.4
373.7
596.0
do....
195.2
139.8
151.5
166.4
r289.9
131.6
r267.5
149.5
r246.7
140.8
175.8
188.9
148.9
116.5
r2l2.2
r196.9
H8I.3
130.9
52.8
28.1
31.6
13.7
51.8
77.1
46.3
64.2
r45.6
54.4
40.5
27.8
37.3
22.4
37.2
32.9
32.5
29.5
of short tons..
do
1,080.3
2,219.8
1,037.5
1,846.3
1,016.8
2,770.0
919.9
2,437.5
r1,039.8
rl,922.6
992.8
1,620.2
do....
1,677.4
186.6
1,596.2
200.4
1,549.8
190.4
1,394.6
188.0
r1,562.2
N7I.9
1,507.6
247.8
do..,.
380.8
365.6
370.5
335.4
r379.4
366.4
••thous. of lb#.
14,542
5,404
6,143
2,995
15,381
5,712
6,758
2,912
13,764
5,265
5,833
2,667
13,360
5,069
5,510
2,780
15,364
5,272
6,917
3,175
2,783
35,493
511,721
14,325
3,216
38,097
525,850
15,044
2,718
37,630
472,885
13,354
3,087
35,181
r486,035
13,011
3,246
40,260
531,025
14,935
7,462
1,570
26,612
7,338
1,69!
28,987
7,754
1,435
21,904
7,342
r1,470
r22,38l
7,714
1,700
24,300
387.4
272.9
150.7
423.3
294.8
156.5
372.5
250.0
131.3
r426.4
256.0
135.8
432.8
266.8
143.6
43.8
46.3
43.5
53.2
36.8
43.1
39.2
48.0
35.4
55.2
3.5
171.5
4.0
164.8
3.3
133.5
3.1
158.6
2.9
171.9
Corn oi1:
Cottonseed:
Cottonseed cake and mea1:
Cottonseed ol I:
Flaxseed:
of short tons..
Linseed oi1:
Soybeans:
Soybean cake and mea1:
Soybean oi1:
Tobacco, manufactured products:
• *.•••««. edO. . . .
do....
dO
Consumption (withdrawals):
Cigarettes, smai1:
• •9••«mi11 ions,.
do....
••••.thousands..
..thous. of lb..
Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tax-paid.
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Pig iron, production (excluding blast furnace production
of short tons..
Closures (for glass containers), production.. • •••••mi 11 ions..
••thous. gross..
Aluminum shipments:
....do....
do....
6,760
Oi 1 burners:
•.••.thousands..
do.--_.
Stocks, end of month••••••••.••....•.
Stoves and ranges, domestic cooking, including built-ins,
shipments:
Coal and wood....•••••••••.•••••••••••••••••thousands..
Gas (including bungalow and combination) J/
do....
r/ Revised. J / Excludes shipments of cooking tops (for use with built-in ovens); such shipments totaled 31,300 units in March I960.
.
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Conflnyed
S959
I960
ITEM
Apr 5 I
March
METALS AND MANUFACTURES - Continued
Stoves, domestic heating, shipments, total. @ ooo SS thousands 4
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Warm-air furnaces, shipments, totaS 0 0 oo S o 0 oooooo 0 ©oo« 0 do G O {
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Pumps (steam, power, centrifugal, and rotary),
new orders 9 , 9 ,o 8 » 8 6 8 8 8 S M»e8".« s ».»» 1 > 9 e » ! .ofni L of dol,
PAPER AND PRINTING
NEWSPRINT, CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND)?
Production. s .. s . @ a . e . e 0 e e . e ^ o .e e ® e e 0 thous s of short tons,
Shipments from mills
....••. B o S o«oottdo,, <
Stocks at miffs, end of month,,.
oo.ooooootdo,,,
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Shipments from ml I S s e s e o o 9 e @ O o O 6 , o e , O S Q O O 0 O O O o o O O O o o O » d o e e 6
Stocks at mills, end of month«, e 8 a „ S 9 0 £ ) 0 0 0 s l ) 0 0 0 ( > 3 oo 8 do 8 s , (
Consumption by- pub I ishers e a e a . s 0 a s ,. e 9 ( 9 ...... @ a e , S a S e do a o ,
Stocks at and In transit to pub 1lshers,end of month e do e o !
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
January
February
April
March
132.1
12.7
73e I
46.3
95.0
70.3
22.9
1.8
131. S
18.6
75.8
36.7
97.6
74.6
21.1
1.9
72.0
5.4
41
25
78
61
15
S
r78.2
7.7
r45.1
25.4
79.9
63.2
S5.3
1.4
^5»0
«*5 e 5
7e0
7.6
511 ,9
453.2
318,3
534.6
577.5
275.4
5279 4
493.8
187.3
533,6
494e 8
226.0
575 o 0
5I7 S 9
283 s 2
547,
589 5
241,
1 1 ,8
6
159a
24 ,3
457j
578s5
161,
168,
16,
466,
567 . 9
179.4
167.0
30.5
431.6
651.8
S57SS
155.6
32.0
4S6.4
670. S
172*3
166.0
38.4
469.9
646 e I
168.7
173.5
33 e 6
476.9
651.1
864
718
735
731
888
708
19,257
17,637
11,732
469
10,743
r19,274
17,945
r9,55!
r479
8,776
19,365
17,678
9,995
500
9,144
19,358
17,665
9,985
499
9,131
S9,299
17,602
12,143
486
IS,126
19,310
17,599
9,844
492
8,989
64.1
31.5
94.6
45.3
49.3
64.5
31.9
93.3
43.8
49.5
58.5
25.6
109.0
56.9
52.1
57.9
25.8
109.6
58.2
51.4
r62.4
r28.5
HI5.0
61.7
r53.3
56.9
24.9
118.8
63.6
55.2
2 882
i 851
,031
s
10,782
7 ,367
3 ,415
35 ,927
14,129
2! ,798
3,741
2,334
1,407
3,785
3,248
537
35,969
15,041
20,928
2,869
1,633
1,236
7,90S
5,138
2,763
5,950
4,408
1,542
5,579
4,210
1,369
6,948
3,933
3,015
3,211
1,398
1,813
1,963
1,843
120
5,551
4,546
1,005
48,369
24,848
23,521
46,522
22,915
23,607
42,334
20,149
22,185
41,206
20,485
20,721
SI4.0
13.7
71.8
28e.6
82.8
66.7
14.7
1.4
COTTON; ±f
Consumptlon @eeeesaose> e e o e@Qeeeeeee9 0o e oeathous @ of bales,
Manufactures!
Spindle activity (cotton system spindles)?
Active spindles, last working day..........thousands,
Consuming 100 percent c o t t o n o ^ e c ^ ^ o ^ o ^ ^ J o ^ ,
Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total...mi11 ions,
Average per working day. e ...*..*, .eo®® a®*® <>,» do®® <
*««
Consuming 100 percent cotton.••••••.••........do...
MANMADE FIBERS (RAYON AND ACETATES
Productions
Filament yarn...••••••••••••••••• ..•••••••'••mi I. of lb,
Staple, Incl. tow (rayon)•••••••••••••.•••••••....do..,
Stocks, producers 5 , end of month, total•••..*••••••.do.•<
r I"" I a m e n T
y a m . . © . © a . © © . . . © . . . © . © © © . © ,
a-© @ a . o @ o © © a e s QOffi a <
Staple, Incl. tow (rayon).........................do..,
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Railroad equipment, American Railway Car Institute:
Freight cars:
Shipments, total.................••••••••••••»•• number,
Equipment manufacturers, total..
••••••••do..,
Railroad and private-line shops, domestic.
do..
New orders, totaI.................................do..,
Equipment manufacturers, totaI..................do..,
Railroad and private-line shops, domestic.......do..
Unfilled orders, end of month, total..............do..
Equipmnet manufacturers, total..................do..
Railroad and private-line shops, domestic.......do..
r7 Revised. * January 1959 data. ** February 1959 data
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