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May 6, 1955 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $3.25 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS INDEX ,1947-49 = 100 200 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (seasonally adjusted) 175 r 150 - 125 - 175 - 150 - . - , , , , 100 - 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1952 1953 1954 1955 J F M A M J J A S O N D THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 250 1,000 PASSENGER CAR AND TRUCK PRODUCTION* (United States plants) 800 .^ ^ f J - 150 600 . V 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i r I I 1 . . | t t 1953 BILLION DOLLARS 350 i i i i i 1 i i i i i . . . i . 1 . I • i i 1954 1955 BILLION DOLLARS NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY PERSONAL INCOME (seasonally adjusted) ; (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) " - scale; weekly, right scale * Monthly, left 1952 300 V V 400 200 200 Toto1 ^ ^ Total , 250 Wage*9 Salary Disbui rsements Private Residential (Nonfarm) \^ \ 200 lf>0 «i i ii i 1952 i i i ii1i i i i i 1953 11 i 11 1 i i i i i iii 1954 II h i i it 1955 0 I I I I I 1 I I I 1 I I I I I II I I I I II I I I II I I I I I I I I III I M I I I II 1952 1953 1954 1955 100 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1955 1954 ITEM Apr. 24 Commodity prices, wholesale: A!! commodities !947 49-JOC. Farm products .do.*... im.. Foods, processed do.... AI I other do 22 commod i t i es 2/ do.... Department store sales.... do.... Insured unemployment, total 3/ thous.. State programs.. do.... Finance: Currency in circulation^/ mil. of do I.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do.... Member bank reserve balances do.... Excess reserves, est imated do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of do I.. Time deposits, except Government .....do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U. S. Government obligations do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... Real-estate loans (gross) do.... Failures, industrial and commercial number.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) ,4/......percent.. Stock prices,480 stocks (Standard and Poor«s).1935-39=100.. Industrials, 420 stocks do.... Production: Bituminous coal ±/.. thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. of kw.-hr.. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4_/ ....thous. of bb I.. Stee I J5/ thous. of short tons.. r Percent of capacity j>/ Freight car loadings, total thous. of cars.. Mi see 11 aneous do.... May I Apr. 9 Apr. 16 Apr. 23 Apr. 30 ! !0.4 92.8 102.8 115.8 89.8 93.0 112 2,372 2,181 SI0.4 92.5 103,0 115.7 89.8 122 1,698 1,503 94.3 102.6 115.7 90.3 103 1,688 1,499 92. I 102.4 115.8 90.4 29,692 25,493 19,566 918 29,693 25,383 19,699 940 29,925 25,011 18,791 547 29,854 24,977 18,841 638 29,724 24,986 18,810 613 29,718 24,857 18,654 412 53,736 20,263 78,261 31,452 22,348 6,544 229 3.12 213. I 233.8 54,108 20,279 78,618 32,160 22,183 6,553 234 3.13 214.7 235.6 55,086 21,581 85,085 34,425 22,556 7,482 211 3.20 281.8 316.4 55,849 21,544 84,823 34,096 22,543 7,517 204 3.20 285.7 320.8 55,613 21,495 84,864 34,063 22,530 7,542 204 3.20 289.1 324.7 212 3.21 288.1 324.0 I, 141 8,257 147,152 6,586 1,636 #68.6 626 337 1,128 8,390 148,238 6,622 1,637 #68.7 648 342 1,371 9,633 196,411 6,81 I 2,300 95.3 663 369 1,408 9,602 205,324 6,828 2,284 94.6 674 366 1,435 9,697 211,998 6,832 2,284 94.6 706 371 *99.4 •105.9 *II4.5 93. I 101 2,399 2,202 215,912 "^367 95.6 \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 4 / Daily average. £ / Week ended May 7: Production, 2,328 thous. short tons; operating rate, 96.5 percent. * Monthly index for April 1954. # Not comparable with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1955 1954 ITEM February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Personal income, by source: Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates: Total personal income bil. Wage and salary disbursements, total Commodity-producing industries D i str i but i ve I ndustr les... Service industr ies Government Other labor income Proprietors' and rental income Personal interest income and dividends Transfer payments Less personal contributions for social ins Total nonagricultural income of do I. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... EMPLOYMENT Labor turndver in manufacturing establishments: Accession rate monthly rate per 100 employees. Separation rate, total .do... Discharge do... Lay-of f I do... Quit ..do... Military and miscellaneous do... FINANCE Bonds: Average price of all listed bonds (N.Y.S.E.) J./...dollars. Domestic do... Foreign do... Value, issues listed on New York Stock Exchange: Market value, all issues \J .\. .mil. of dol. Domestic*.. .do... Foreign * « do... Face value, all issues do... Domestic; v do... Fore i gn do... March December January February March 285.0 194.7 84.6 51.8 24.9 33.4 6.6 49.6 23.9 15.0 4.8 268.2 285.0 194.5 84.2 52.0 25.0 33.3 6.6 48.9 23.9 15.8 4.7 268.8 291.4 197.8 84.4 53. I 26. I 34.2 6.6 48.8 26.2 16.7 4.7 276.5 291.4 199.3 85.2 53.5 26.4 34.2 6.6 49.5 24.7 16.5 5.2 275.5 292.4 r 199.8 r85.9 r53.4 r26.3 34.2 6.6 r49.8 r24.8 rl6.5 5. I r276.2 294.2 201.5 87.4 53.5 26.4 34.2 6.6 49.7 24.8 16.8 5.2 278.5 2.5 3.5 .2 2.2 1.0 .2 2.8 3.7 .2 2.3 1.0 .2 2.5 3.0 .2 1.7 .9 .2 3.3 2.9 .2 1.5 1.0 .3 r3.2 2.5 .2 I.I 1.0 .2 p3.6 P3.I P.3 pi.3 Pl.3 P.2 100.28 100.68 77.49 100.64 101.04 78.34 100.07 100.43 78.92 99.05 99.39 79.06 r98.4l 98.76 78.05 98.62 98.97 78.55 107,646 105,557 1,424 107,346 104,843 1,838 107,976 105,867 1,441 107,286 104,782 1,839 106,517 104,442 1,403 106,438 103,995 1,778 105,476 103,351 1,456 106,491 103,985 104,518 102,427 1,433 106,204 103,713 1,841 1,836 104,349 102,266 1,428 105,806 103,334 1,818 r/ Revised. £ / Preliminary. ±/ Includes data for International Bank for Reconstruction and Development not shown separately. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1954 1955 ITEM February FINANCE - Continued Stocks: Shares I i sted on New York Stock Exchange: Market value, all listed shares mil. of do I, Number of shares listed millions ELECTRIC POWER Electric power: Production, total mil. of kw.-hr Uti lities do.. I ndustr i a I estab I i shments do.. Sales to uItimate.customers, total (Edison Electric Institute) do.. Commercial and industrial: Small light and power do.. Large light and power do.. Railways and railroads do.. Residential or domestic do.. Rural (distinct rural rates) do.. Street and highway lighting do.. Other public authorities do.. I nterdepartmenta I do.. Revenue from sales to ultimate customers (Edison Electric Institute) thous. of do I . RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natural rubber: Consumption Stocks, end of month Synthetic rubber: Production Consumption Stocks, end of month TRANSPORTATI ON EQUIPMENT Motor vehicles, factory sales, total Coaches, tota I Domestic Passenger cars, total Domestic Trucks, total Domestic r/ Revised. January February March 129,122 2,943 169,149 3,174 171,155 3,208 175,588 3,236 175,806 3,262 40,887 35,211 5,676 45,166 38,918 6,247 49,887 43,427 6,460 50,404 43,955 6,448 46,269 40,230 6,039 51,153 44,449 6,703 33, 112 33,032 37,093 38,198 5,902 15,294 399 9,719 606 352 792 48 5,794 15,734 439 9,239 663 342 768 53 r6,397 18,131 440 10,203 637 417 820 47 6,384 18,414 437 I 1,071 601 421 829 40 596,954 589,223 644,528 660,153 42,046 36,551 97,981 50,808 47,837 100,927 46,506 37,017 92,719 44,780 40,451 84,882 40,173 46,645 64,938 50,308 42,381 59,881 44,175 71,251 48,983 77,203 46,882 57,125 r57,282 50,686 58,041 51,163 168,062 6,110 153,515 8,437 203,584 5,643 188,519 9,422 160,494 5,586 146,135 8,773 167,752 5,564 153,065 9,123 200,306 5,527 186,436 8,343 99.9 199.0 295.2 82.7 276.5 307.9 113.9 217.0 264.8 81.0 250.1 357.4 90.4 262.7 353.2 1,376 61,837 739,767 182,715 35,213 187,446 84,057 r1,540 63,338 r830,863 210,086 40,182 209,157 80,987 1,494 71,775 779,533 190,937 33,068 203,628 102,368 1,658 77,177 893,237 210,378 36,043 212,089 103,911 rl,570 r72,169 859,752 194,737 34,580 r205,8l5 r94,903 do.. 159,946 44,248 32,363 3,657 29,056 164,003 44,329 33,262 3,608 29,494 157,626 44,067 32,020 2,975 18,440 173,972 48,954 37,132 3,206 18,366 166,660 54,587 35,437 2,673 17,960 157,259 53,628 32,767 2,696 19,500 do.. do.. do.. 457,927 437,780 155,072 515,482 481,487 189,067 500,119 505,987 124,990 490,822 466,253 149,559 479,286 464,060 164,785 539,129 512,033 191,881 do.. do.. do.. 345,642 88,197 86,219 400,311 98,115 100,585 407,980 109,217 111,526 383,520 115,577 113/882 365,221 109,924 110,597 438,895 125,456 125,065 do.. do.. do.. 11,156 488,503 96,457 8,686 495,871 85, 178 6,204 439,446 76,917 7,899 417,757 131,058 7,226 412,197 87,686 7,617 383,069 82,644 long tons do.. 46,897 115,228 53,709 112,829 55,096 102,943 56,91 I 101,050 r50,997 r97,l89 58,189 102,233 do.. do.. do.. 53,356 49,060 183,405 55,835 56,060 184,284 58,456 64,130 150,175 69,929 68,379 147,813 61,619 r67,6l4 r141,660 78,506 77,098 143,911 number do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 534,145 328 322 446,676 425,392 87,141 72,468 633,003 297 289 531,529 510,024 101,177 85,154 766,169 422 332 669,936 643,763 95,811 79,767 r725,379 190 185 r635,5l3 r6l1,040 89,676 73,949 r744,942 176 148 r677,705 r648,6l6 67,061 55,253 894,597 325 267 r79l,280 765,663 r102,992 86,070 PULP, PAPER, AND PRINTING Wood pulp: Production, all grades, total thous. of short tons Dissolving and special alpha short tons Sulphate (paper grades) do.. Sulphite (paper grades) do.. Soda do.. Groundwood do.. Defibrated, exploded, etc do.. Stocks, own pulp at pulp mills, end of month: Tota I, all grades do.. Su Iphate (paper grades) do.. Sulphite (paper grades) do.. Soda.. ....".• December 124,906 2,937 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Lead, refined (primary refineries): Production short tons Sh i pments (domest i c) do.. Stocks, end of month do.. Oi I burners: Shipments number Stocks, end of month do.. Stoves and ranges, domestic cooking, excluding electric: Sh i pwents, tota I .. number Coa I and wood do.. Gas (including bungalow and combination) .....do.. Kerosene, gasoline, and fuel oil do.. Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net mo. avg. shipments, 1947-49=100 Vacuum cleaners, standard type, sales billed thousands Washers, domestic sales billed do.. Groundwood Newsprint, Canada (including Newfoundland): Production Shipments from mi I Is. Stocks, at mills, end of month Newsprint, United States: Consumption by publishers Production Shipments from mills Stocks, end of month: At mi I Is At pub I ishers In transit to publishers March do.. 358.2 370.6 1,762 82,068 961,040 223,270 38,377 224,825 I 10,592 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM March Apri I January February March Apri I COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: Prices received, all farm products 1910-14=100 Crops do.. Food grains do.. Feed grains and hay do.., Tobacco do.. Cotton do.. Fruit do.. Commercial vegetables, fresh market do.. 0i I-bear ing crops do.., Livestock and products '. do.., Meat animals do.. Dairy products do.. Poultry and eggs do.. Prices paid: All commodities and services do.. Family living items do.., Production items.., do.., All commodities and services, interest, taxes, and wage rates. do.. Par i ty ratio do.. , 256 239 238 208 443 263 212 246 275 271 316 257 188 257 240 234 208 443 267 217 225 283 271 333 237 178 244 248 241 204 425 275 222 263 274 240 263 258 163 245 245 240 203 436 268 210 258 270 244. 264 253 190 244 245 239 198 437 269 205 274 264 243 260 249 199 247 252 236 197 437 270 222 264 261 242 269 240 185 264 r273 255 265 273 256 264 273 254 264 271 256 265 272 256 265 274 254 283 90 283 91 283 86 283 87 284 86 284 87 2,567 1,779 863 770 71 2,813 1,927 980 860 96 2,787 2,061 1,111 1,020 70 2,644 1,986 1,034 950 63 r2,934 r2,173 rl, 167 r1,070 r76 3,225 2,339 1,294 I, 175 96 469 173 154 I 14 326 788 365 75 160 188 3,005 2,01 I 989 464 169 151 127 348 886 377 79 230 200 3,027 2,059 1,040 541 185 188 93 302 726 330 82 145 169 3,379 2,398 1,323 548 187 198 97 294 658 304 78 125 151 564 185 213 117 350 886 363 87 245 191 3,426 2,433 1,326 559 186 208 105 328 r76l 340 r83 r 165 173 r3,43l r2,448 r1,326 3,470 2,492 1,362 5J4 134 366 994 387 300 512 133 366 968 376 293 565 124 368 981 375 302 600 124 368 993 362 329 616 123 368 r983 362 321 624 123 369 978 363 314 121.2 121.0 123.4 123.4 123.6 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction (unadjusted), total mil. of do I, Private* total do.., Residential (nonfarm) do.., New dwelling units do.., Additions and alterations do.., Nonresidential building, except farm and public ut i I i ty, tota I do... I ndustrial do.., Commercial do.., Farm construction. .do... Pub I ic uti I i ty do... Pub lie, tota I do.., Nonresidential bui Id ing do... Mi litary faci lities do... Hi ghway do... Other types do... New construction (seasonally adjusted), total do... Private, total do... Residential (nonfarm) do... Nonresidential bui Iding, except farm and public uti I ity, total .do... Farm construction do. .. Public uti I ity do... Pub I ic, tota I do.., Nonresidential bui Iding do... Highway do... Construction cost index: Department of Commerce composite 1947-49=100. r/ Revised. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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