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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Available only with subscription to the monthly magoiin* SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS MAY 8, 1953 SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS BILLIONS OF KILOWATT-HOURS (Ingots and Stol for Catting*) ELECTRIC-POWER PRODUCTION By UTILITIES 130 120 MO I 1*1 I I I I M ! I I IOO JAM. MAY FEB. JUNC I I I I I I I ! I I I JULY AIM. SCPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. Ft». INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 250 2OO '-'"* FAL INDUSTRIAL f>ROOU< ™\ ~*Z3~~~ MAY JUNE OCT. NOV. DCC. -X" DURABLE *4*""e*'"r"ecc ,~s\ AT*. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, ANNUAL RATES 300 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. 1935-39 • 100 350 300 MAft. -^ 250 H-V / CL \'s~"^^/^ V^ 200 NONOURA ILE MANUFACTURES 150 ISO IOO i i i i ti i i i ii i i 1 f 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I1 1 1 1 1 1 I1 1 1 11 1950 1951 1952 1953 100 (950 1951 1952 1953 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1953 19 52 Apr. 26 Commodity prices, wholesale: A l l commodities I947-49«IOO. . Farm products do. . . . Foods/ processed do A 1 1 other .. do 22 commodities 2/ do. . . . Cotton, m i d d l i n g , 15/16", 10 markets 3/ dol. per Ib.. Wheat, No. 2, hard winter (Kansas City) 3/ dol. per bu.. Department store sales 1947-49=100.. 1 nsured unemp loyment tota 1 thous State programs. . . do Finance: Currency in circulation "51 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:4/ Demand deposits adjusted . mi 1 of dol Tims deposits, except Government . do Loans and investments, total ..* ' do U S . Gover nment ob 1 i gat i ons do May 3 Apr. 4 Apr. I I Apr. 18 Apr. 25 109.6 98.6 103.6 1 13.2 88.2 .329 2.36 97 1,052 982 109.5 98.0 103.4 1 13.3 87.8 .329 2.40 105 1,041 971 109.7 98.4 104.6' 113.2 87.8 .328 2.38 104 May 2 110. 0 99.3 105.3 113.3 87.6 .330 2.40 *l 1 1.8 *i08.7 *I08 0 *l 13.3 97.4 .400 2.49 105 1 161 1, 133 97. 1 .385 2.48 111 1 145 1,118 **l 10. 1 **IOO.O **I05.0 **l 13.4 89.5 .330 2.38 1 18 1 050 975 28,367 23,973 19,875 788 28,489 23,632 19,940 797 29,799 25,023 19,305 -306 29,801 25,427 19,629 76 29,782 25,549 19,932 337 29,737 25,395 19,476 -12 29,811 25,227 15,489 32 52, 153 16,604 73,076 31,216 20 872 5,679 168 3. 16 181.9 197.4 52,303 16,635 73,333 31,456 20 796 5,674 150 3. 16 179.8 194.6 51,802 18,087 76,827 29,547 23,269 6, 176 171 3.35 193. 1 209.2 52,723 18,189 76,882 29,736 23,297 6, 180 140 3.37 190.8 206.8 53,542 18,171 76,925 29,622 23,287 6,210 165 3.40 190.9 206.4 53,897 18,207 76,412 29,384 23, 156 6,206 159 3.43 187.2 202.2 169 3.47 188.1 203.5 1,425 6,949 ! 18,326 6 203 67 4 745 366 1,334 8,019 160,736 6 243 136.3 705 384 1,410 8,001 164,932 6 171 138.8 721 377 1,446 8, 1 13 150,642 6, 185 138.7 752 388 1,508 8,016 182,595 6, 184 141.7 780 395 Real -estate loans (gross) do Failures, industriaj and commercial number.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody 's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 480 stocks (Standard and Poor 's) .. 1935-39= 100. . Industrials, 420 stocks ....do.... Production: 1,625 Bituminous coal 3/ thous of short tons 7, 135 F iectr i c power by ut i l i t ies m i l . of kw. -hr . . Motor vehicles (Ward's) number.. 124,832 6 277 Petroleum crude 3/ * thous of bb 1 Steel 5/ !947-49slOO.. 129 9 Freioht cor load inos total thous of cars 779 M i see 1 1 aneous do .... 376 175,038 140.8 jy Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily averages. 4/ New basis beginning March 7, 1953; not strictly comparable with earlier data. !5/ Week ending May 9, 140.8. * Monthly index for A p r i l 1952. ** Monthly index for March 1953. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1952 February March 1953 December January February March GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Persona! income, seasonally adjusted, at annual rates: Total personal income b i l . of do I. Wage and salary disbursements, total do... Commodity-producing industries do... Distributive industries do... Service industr ies do... Government. do... Wage and salary receipts, total do... Other I abor i ncome do... Proprietors' and rental income do... Personal interest income and dividends do... Transfer payments do... Less personal contributions for social insurance...do... Total nonagr icu Itural income do... Industrial production (Federal Reserve): Unadjusted, combined index 1935-39* 100. Manufactures .do... Durab le manufactures do... I ron and stee I do... Lumber and products do... Furniture do... Lumber do... Mach i ner y do... Nonferrous meta I s and products do.., Smelting and refining do... Stone, clay, and glass products do... CI ay products do... Transportation equipment do.. . Automobiles (including parts) do... Nondurable manufactures Chemi ca I products Industr ial chemicals Leather and products Leather tann i ng Shoes Manufactured food products Meat packing Processed fruits and vegetables Printing and publishing Rubber products Text i Ies and products Cotton consumption Rayon del i veries Minerals Fuels Anthracite Bituminous coal Crude petroleum. Metals Adjusted, combined index _]/ Manufactures Durable manufactures Lumber and products Lumber . Nonf errous metals Stone, clay, and glass products CI ay products Nondurable manufactures Chemical products Leather and products Leather tanning Manufactured food products Meat packing Processed fruits and vegetables Printing and publishjng Minerals Metals ; , 263.5 178.0 78.2 47. I 20.9 31.8 174.5 4.3 52.1 20.5 12.4 3.8 243.4 261.9 177.3 77.7 47.0 20.8 31.8 173.9 4.3 50.7 21.0 12.4 3.8 242.7 280.0 189.9 85.2 50.0 21.9 32.8 186.4 4.7 54.6 21.2 13.4 3.8 258.8 280.6 190.3 85.2 50. I 22. I 32.9 186.5 4.7 54.6 21.4 13.6 4.0 259.5 r280, r 191, r86.2 50.3 r22.2 r33. I M88.2 4.7 r53.3 21.5 13.4 3.8 r26l.I 282.5 193.2 87. I 50.4 22.5 33.2 189.6 4.7 53.0 21.7 13.8 3.9 262.8 218 229 281 261 148 176 133 360 217 249 208 168 322 219 217 228 283 263 149 175 135 359 218 252 212 167 327 222 233 246 311 286 151 196 128 385 246 259 215 166 393 284 232 246 313 287 151 189 132 392 249 266 210 157 394 286 r236 r250 319 r290 r 159 192 r!42 r396 r259 r293 r2!6 r!59 r405 301 p239 p254 p325 p297 p!64 p!96 p!47 p404 p259 p299 p222 p i 62 p4!3 p308 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... .do... do... do... do... do.. . do... do... do do... do... do... do... 186 300 562 109 96 I 18 149 175 84 175 243 160 150 295 162 174 77 135 199 91 184 298 563 108 86 122 148 165 82 180 242 152 141 288 158 170 68 122 199 90 193 314 598 107 99 I 12 160 208 100 172 273 169 141 337 163 176 71 125 207 84 191 311 597 116 103 126 153 199 92 168 268 169 140 350 159 172 60 116 204 83 r 194 r3!4 r597 122 108 131 r!49 r!66 r89 r!78 268 r!73 149 r338 158 170 60 109 205 86 p!96 p319 p604 do. do. .do. do. .do. do. do. do. .do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. .do, do. 222 232 284 162 154 217 224 177 190 297 107 90 165 182 133 177 167 128 221 231 285 158 149 218 222 175 188 294 108 86 166 179 150 177 164 125 235 247 313 165 149 246 222 161 194 309 107 100 163 176 1.28 168 (68 I 17 236 249 316 171 162 249 224 169 195 310 116 102 165 169 142 173 164 119 r240 r254 322 r!75 r!66 T259 r233 r!68 198 r3IO I 19 101 r 165 r!74 r!4l r!80 163 r!23 p242 p257 p327 p!73 p!6l p259 p233 p!7l p200 p3!5 118.3 I 18.6 I22.5 122.8 122.6 123.0 184,640 46,621 138,019 7,889 2,282 25,749 102,100 213,228 52,943 160,285 8,553 2,756 30,203 118,773 219,798 45,563 174,235 8,847 2,550 24,506 138,332 182,718 50,052 132,666 9, 121 3,808 21,433 98,304 186, I 15 49,479 136,636 8,720 2,377 26,537 99,001 231,721 58,456 173,264 10,877 3,017 33,812 125,559 p!5l p!66 p8l PI85 p276 p!73 148 349 p!55 p!67 51 107 p202 p85 p!68 p!79 p!47 p!82 p!60 p!20 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction cost index (Department of Commerce), composite I947-49«IOO.. DOMESTIC TRADE Newspaper advertising: Linage, total (52 cities) thous. of lines.. CI ass i f i ed do.... Display, total do. Automotive do.... F i nanc i a l do.... General do. Reta i I do.... £/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. J/ Indexes for which seasonal factors have been fixed at 100 are not shown; see unadjusted series. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued Earlier data are available in monthly issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1953 1952 February March December January February March FINANCE Life insurance (Life Insurance Association of America): Assets, admitted, 49 companies, total.... .mil. of do! Bonds and stocks, book value, total. do . Government (domestic and foreign), total ........ .do. ... Other Mortgage loans, total Other Policy loans and premium notes Rea 1 -estate hold i ngs Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission): Bonds: Total on a l l registered exchanges: Market va 1 ue On New York Stock Exchange: Market va 1 ue Stocks: Total on a l l registered exchanges: Market va 1 ue Shares sold On New York Stock Exchange: Market value , Shares sold 60,960 38,419 1 1,746 9,545 10,954 3,200 12,519 855 16,392 1,375 15,017 2,227 1,447 r6 1,262 r38,6!8 r l 1,627 r9,467 r 1 1,017 r3,2!9 r 12, 755 r789 'r 16,516 1,388 r 15, 128 r2,238 r 1,465 51,332 61,626 51, 1 13 59,745 49,298 58,610 m i l . of do 1 . . thousands. . m i l . of dol.. thousands. . do. ... do.... do do.... do. . . . thous . of do 1 . . do. . . . CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Fats, oi Is, and byproducts: Animal fats: Production thous. of Ib.. Stocks, end of month do.... Greases: Product i on do. . . . Stocks , end of month do .... Fish oi Is: Production do. . . . Stocks, end of month do.... Vegetable oi Is, total: Production, crude m i l . of Ib.. Stocks, end of month: Crude do.... Ref i ned. do. ... Cottonseed o i l , refined: Product i on thous . of 1 b . . Stocks, end of month do.... Linseed oi 1, raw: Production do. ... Stocks, end of month.. do.... Soybean o i l : Production: Crude do. . . . Ref i ned do .... Stocks, end of month: Crude .do.... Ref ined .do. . . . Oleomargarine: Production do. . . . Stocks (factory and warehouse) do.... Shortenings: Production do. . . . Stocks, end of month....... do.... ELECTRIC POWER Electric power, production, total m i l . of kw.-hr.. Ut i 1 i t i es do, ... 1 ndustr 1 a 1 ostob 1 i shments , do. . » , 64 797 40 473 10,984 8 926 1 1 552 3 397 14,541 827 17,774 1,512 16,262 2,310 1,658 65 084 40 630 10,983 8 908 1 1 610 3,402 14,634 775 17,894 1,524 16,370 2,318 1,663 65,362 40,778 10,791 8,71 1 1 1,659 3,403 14,925 750 18,038 1,541 16,496 2,329 1,669 94,402 105,865 75, 146 85 , 722 70,039 76,831 76,726 90,067 49,640 57,821 92,009 102,843 73,014 82, 187 68,483 74,823 74,547 85,245 1 , 598 62,651 1,451 64,450 1,906 78,990 1,661 74,299 1,376 53,534 1,906 75,473 1,351 42,296 1,219 43,464 1,647 57,885 1,417 55,897 1, 173 38,540 1,616 51,812 388, 109 329,625 365,093 325,955 431,751 406,370 427,887 460,719 r 343, 522 r453 996 344, 181 449,508 58,217 105,938 52, 1 14 100,536 57,588 1 14, 150 57,636 1 17,840 5 1 , 54 1 115, 820 5 i , 090 1 10,424 169 73,295 298 73,055 3,037 90, 1 17 486 76,380 223 65 , 644 244 51,459 522 1,287 556 483 1,275 589 566 1, 1 15 689 572 1, 147 164,076 383,410 136,955 413,893 198,592 544,572 185,476 627,573 r 173, 738 r 723, 763 170,577 812,596 44,020 659,688 45,707 659,383 46,016 634,959 51,336 643,703 41,300 64 1 , 675 39,027 636, 1 13 222,247 180,626 240,510 103, 120 218,381 183,469 245,027 109,459 226,935 198,81 1 153,674 83,716 231,000 202,969 166,204 87, 1 18 r200,4!2 186,396 r 156,308 r88,275 221,783 20 1 , 036 158, 194 97 , 39 1 1 14,051 24,951 131,040 9 1 , 890 96,762 21,655 128,912 89, 120 1 16,840 25,283 131,749 93,668 126,580 23,412 141,878 87,976 r 1 14,037 r25,364 134,857 97,290 1 13,421 23,91 1 135,478 93,755 36,768 3 1 , 536 5,232 38,568 33,040 5,529 42,310 36,452 5,858 42,656 36,663 5,994 39, 165 33,597 5,567 42,993 36,969 6,024 7,326 6,099 10,663 6,686 6,774 9,096 6,621 5,707 9,606 6, 191 5,630 9-, 789 7,683 6,658 10,324 7,350 205,000 4,575 171,750 5,050 170,600 4,550 160,000 4,300 201,750 8,540 67,800 966 5,840 65,950 691 7,400 78,000 712 7,150 80,300 776 8,250 108,700 700 3, 107 29,878 478, 101 16,759 2,859 30,066 438,744 14,984 2,649 32,498 480,818 17,841 2,394 r32,2!2 452, 150 15,849 34,500 501,930 17,413 64 092 39 915 10,867 8 837 1 1 409 3,336 14,304 872 1 7 , 583 1,503 16,080 2,284 1,655 111 r488 rl, 1 12 r872 510 ! 098 967 FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO Fermented malt liquors: 6,607 5,604 Tax-paid withdrawa Is. do. . . . Stocks , end of month do. ... 9,895 Condensed and evaporated mi Ik, production: 6,400 Condensed m i l k (sweetened), case goods thous. of Ib 163,800 Evaporated m i l k (unsweetened), case goods do.... Dry mi Ik: 6,830 Dry whole milk. do. ... Nonfat dry mi Ik sol ids (.human food) do. . . . 49,250 Coffee, vislbte supply, United States thous. of bags. 955 Tobacco, manufactured products, consumption (withdrawals): Cigarettes, small, tax-free millions 2,974 C i garettes , sma 1 1 , tax-pa id..... .do 29,308 Cigars, tax-paid. thousands. . 446,560 Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tax-paid. .. .thous. of Ibs.. 18,490 £/ Revised. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued Earlier data are available in monthly Issues of the Survey and the 1951 Statistical Supplement 1952 February March 1953 December January February March METALS AND MANUFACTURES Boilers, radiators and convectors, cast iron: Boilers (round and square): Shipments thous. of Ib. Stocks, end of month do... Radiation: Shipments thous. of sq. ft. Stocks, end of month do... Oi 1 burners: Orders, unfilled, end of month number. Shipments do... Stocks, end of month do... Foundry equipment, (new), new orders l937-39slOO. PULP, PAPER, AND PRINTING Wood pulp: Production, total, a l l grades thous. of short tons. Dissolving and special alpha .......short tons, Su Iphate (paper grades) do... Sulphite (paper grades).... • do... Soda do... Groundwood do... Defibrated, exploded, etc do... 10,211 77,267 9, 161 81,800 14,088 54,618 11,522 60,568 13,280 65,219 2,226 8,702 2,074 8,893 2,591 3,859 2,634 4,044 2,297 4,028 36,789 37,792 80,775 200.4 39,163 40,038 81,408 310.0 37,505 53,243 46,758 343.3 37,658 r49,026 49,915 301.0 43,469 45,345 58,324 257.3 396.7 52,739 723,351 207,844 37,651 194,723 r8l,398 r1,456 r59,532 r763,939 r2!5,584 r39,04 I r2!4,847 r84,8!2 r1,346 49,548 700,304 186,072 36,004 r195,395 r89,52l 1,483 58,871 784,840 205,504 36,875 210,319 93,629 rl,?56 49,214 715,468 186,191 34,782 r 192,325 88,308 1,501 56,401 810,905 203,364 37,084 206,012 89,186 do... do... .......do.... do... „.. do, F , 113,496 26,886 26,120 1,781 38,912 124,064 29,926 30,180 1,973 41,861 154,327 47,159 29,I I I 2,403 25,115 164,777 46,920 35,175 1,861 28,094 158,036 39,166 32,592 1,936 31,683 165,531 42,186 36,902 2,190 33,052 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS Port I and cement: Product 5 on thous. of bb I. Sh i pments do... Stocks, finished, end of month do... Stocks, clinker, end of month do... 16,545 14,362 24,519 9,021 18,095 15,993 26,622 10,833 20,881 13,740 15,957 5,385 18,855 13,520 21,294 7,445 17,325 14,155 24,464 r8,899 20,215 20,813 23,866 9,706 13,368 13,424 28,851 r13,253 r!3,94l 28,163 13,342 12,949 26,399 14,360 13,555 27,204 13,857 13,724 27,350 14,304 14,356 27,291 number. do... .do... 435,216 625 525 482,973 569 499 535,027 231 189 r565,172 254 219 r583,00 I 190 189 700,685 236 189 do... do... do... do. .. 333,224 315,012 101,367 85,157 372,440 352,064 109,964 92,614 418,982 406,156 I 15,814 103,648 453,319 435,129 r I I 1,599 r97,879 486,071 467,440 r96,740 r86,2!2 566,320 545,961 134,129 122,043 Stocks, end of month, total, a l l grades.... Sulphate (paper grades) Sulphite (paper grades) Soda Groundwood TEXTILE PRODUCTS Hos iery: Production Sh i pments Stocks, end of month thous. of dozen pairs. do. . . do... TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Motor vehicles, factory sales, total Coaches, tota I Domestic Passenger cars, total Domestic Trucks, tota I Domestic r/ Revised. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. FIRST CLASS OFFICIAL BUSINESS Permit No. 1009 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE J300
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