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-™""of- November 22, 1957 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, t h i s S u p p l e m e n t provides selected weekly and m o n t h l y data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 250 1,200 Monthly PASSENGER CAR AMD TRUCK PRODUCTION (United States plants) A 1,000 i\A V ^-sf V-xJ 800 / 600 400 • 2 0 0 Jj» ' » ' ' 1 1 ' ' '» 1 ! I 1 1| j t i l l l l 1 1 1 M S955 1954 BILLION 150 ^f< \ V soo ^ V 1 1 1 1 i i V \ i i i i i i i i i J F M A M J 1957 J A S O N D INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 S80 PERSONAL INCOME (Seasonally adjusted, a t annual rates) 350 1 - 1956 DOLLARS 200 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL (F. R. B. seas. adj. index) PRODUCTION 160 300 X Total 140 250 S20 200 | L i i i i i I .1 i_i i i 1 i n n I l i i i i I t i i t i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i t i i 1954 ' 1955 1956 10© 1 « » » i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i t i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i I i i i i i 1954 1957 130 I WHOLESALE PRICES DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS S60h ALL COMMODITIES r I 4 0 h Farm 1957 (seasonally adjusted) Commodities Other Than ' Farm Products & Foods I 10 100 1956 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 S80 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 * 1 0 0 120 1955 Products Stocks (end of month) ^ ^ \/w^ / V^ 120 90 v ^ ^ '"V \ J Sales 80 f ^ n i i h n i» h I ) 11 I n i n 1955 1954 11 i i i n 1 ) 1 1 1 i i i i i 1957 1956 I I 1 1 0 0 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 JUJJjJLlJJJLL JLJJJJ-LUJLJLL 1 1 I I 1 1 I.I Ll..i.J 1955 1957 1954 1956 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1956 1957 ITEM Nov. 17 Nov. 10 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 16 Nov. 9 Commodity prices, wholesale: ••91.2 137 1,005 923 •115.9 •87.9 •103.6 •124.2 92.0 151 1,030 937 84.5 127 1,339 1,234 84.4 122 1,394 1,286 30,963 25,762 19,004 561 31,141 25,954 18,996 619 31,129 25,407 19,137 552 55,588 21,999 85,602 25,752 30,121 8,857 55,882 21,832 85,630 25,599 30,439 8,870 219 3.87 47.11 50.49 117.5 90.5 105.1 125,6 ••84.4 136 117.8 91.9 106.1 125.6 84.1 31,008 24,972 18,837 35! 31,114 25,225 18,963 430 31,287 25,424 18,91! 527 55,383 23,972 86,539 25,270 31,807 8,769 55,805 23,974 86,743 25,19! 31,756 8,758 54,800 23,943 86,277 24,959 31,75! 8,751 240 3.88 46.01 49,19 281 4.47 40.73 43.93 250 4.48 41.02 44.21 266 4.51 40.43 43.56 1,700 11,522 153,277 7,050 1,781 11,589 157,151 7,165 1,647 11,787 126,530 6,766 1,637 11,860 147,365 6,712 1,567 11,914 159,385 6,796 2,463 #101.1 773 377 2,466 #100.2 764 j 375 2,052 80.2 704 347 2,041 79.7 714 353 1,996 78.0 675 338 . , o o c e e • « . Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/,,,..do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 4/ Time deposits, except U, S. Government ..*....do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)....do.... 1 Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor *) 4/...1941-43*10.. 306 4.50 39.55 42.51 Production: 167,200 1 990 77.0 \J Oata do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. ,5/ Week beginning November 18, 1957: Production, 1,965 thous. short tons; operating rate, 76.8 percent. • Monthly index for November 1956. ** Wednesday price. # Not comparable with 1957 rates, which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1957 1956 ITEM September October July August September GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS National income and product: Seasonally adjusted quarterly totals at annual rates: Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj.,total..do.... Personal consumption expenditures, total..........do.... Gross private domestic investment, total... .do.... Gov't purchases of goods and services, total......do.... http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ • Data are /or 2d quarter 1957. 12643 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1 344.5 242.7 228.3 190.1 9.7 28.5 •358.1 •254.0 •238.6 •199.! •9.7 •29.7 14.4 50.0 28.2 M.5 10.4 •15.4 •50.7 »28.7 •11.7 •10.4 j 257^6 .seeeae.ee 241.3 200.9 9.8 30.6 15.7 51.3 29.1 11.8 10.4 •••••••••• 39.8 40.8 20.8 19.9 -1.0 12.0 •40.7 •42.0 •21.4 •20.5 •-I.3 •12.7 416.7 268.6 33.0 134.4 101.1 •434.3 •278.9 •35.0 •139.1 •104.9 439.0 283.6 35.0 142.5 106.1 •65.0 *32.7 •30.5 •1.7 •3.5 •86.9 •51.1 •46.3 •35.8 65.5 65.5 33.2 29.0 3.3 2.0 80.6 47.3 42.7 33.3 | -.9 13.0 fz n 30.5 2.0 3.2 86.7 50.6 45.8 36.1 October MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1956 ITEM September 1957 October August July September GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued National income and product - Continued Seasonally adjusted quarterly totals at annual rates - Con. Personal income, total.......... ...••••bil. of dol.. Less: Personal tax and nontax'payments .....do.... Equals: Disposable personal income. ..do.... Persona I savi ng •••••• ..•••••••••. do. • • • Personal income, by source, seasonally adj., at annual rates: Total personal income.......... »..,...bil. of dol.. Wage and salary disbursements, total... •••••••do.... Commodity-producing industries.... do.... D i str i but i ve i ndustr ies. ....... • .do.... Service industries........ ...do.... Government. ••... .do.... 328.7 39.8 288.8 20.3 346.5 43.6 302.9 19.3 *342.8 •42.9 *299.9 *2I.O 331.1 230.4 99.6 60.9 31.5 38.4 334.1 231.8 100.8 60.8 31.8 38.4 346.2 240.9 103.0 64.5 33.4 40.0 346.8 241.7 102.8 64.7 33.7 40*5 r346.6 r24l.5 r102.2 r64.8 33.9 r40.6 7.6 49.9 30.1 18.8 5.7 316.1 7.7 51.3 30.2 18.9 5.8 317.7 7.9 51.6 31.4 21.3 6.9 330.5 8.0 51.2 31.6 21.2 6.9 331.3 8.0 51.1 r3l.6 r2l.2 6.8 r33l.3 146 148 161 145 172 144 177 181 171 151 153 168 149 180 145 182 202 173 135 136 150 118 167 134 158 203 168 r!45 146 159 128 173 141 rl66 r207 rl72 r!45 147 158 rl28 rl72 144 r!72 rl90 rl75 do.... .do.... do.... do.... 125 133 157 150 127 130 165 154 116 105 rl50 131 124 125 rl63 144 rl25 rl2l rl63 I rl50 Nondurab le manufactures. do.... Printing and publishing ...do.... Petroleum and coal products. do.... M i neraIs.................••••••••••••••••••••.. do..•• Coa I • do.. • • Crude oil and natural gas , do.... 134 139 145 132 90 147 137 145 140 132 93 147 122 134 139 123 65 145 133 rl36 144 130 r86 146 136 I rl45 147 rl29 j 86 j r!45 Adjusted, combined index....... •••••• do.... Manufactures. ••••••••• •••• .do. ... Durab le manufactures. .•••• • •••• .do. ... Primary mataIs •••• •••• .do*... Metal fabricating (including ordnance)..........do.... Fabricated metal products.............. ..do.... Mach i nery. . •••••••••.•••••••••• .do.... Transportation equipment.• ••••••••••••...do.... Instruments and related products..............do.... 144 146 162 148 174 139 175 193 171 146 147 163 147 176 140 175 203 172 144 146 161 rl32 177 141 173 210 173 145 147 162 144 146 j rl73 r2IO rl75 rl30 174 140 j rl70 | r205 j rl75 Furniture and fixtures..........................do.... Lumber and products.......... ...do.... Stone, clay, and glass products.................do.... M i see 11 aneous manufactures. .do. ... Nondurab le manufactures •••• .do. • •. Printing and publishing.......... ........do.... Petroleum and coal products. ••••••••••••••do.... M i nera Is.... ••••••• ••.•••••••••• do.... Coal.. ••••• do.... Crude oi I and naturaI gas •••••••••».do.• • • Consumer durables output (FRB): Unadjusted index, total ........do.... Major consumer durables do.... Autos. • •••••••••do.... Major household goods...... do.... Other consumer durables.. do.... Adjusted index, total..... ••••••••••• do.... Major consumer durables...... .do.... Autos •• .•••••••••••••••••••• .do.... Major household goods do.... Other consumer durables........ ..... .....do.... 122 126 154 146 130 137 143 131 86 151 122 120 157 146 131 140 140 131 85 151 124 114 155 141 130 140 139 127 83 147 rl22 rl20 rl60 144 131 141 r!4l rl29 r84 150 rl2l r l 14 rl60 rl45 132 rl42 145 rl28 I 82. rl49 113 III 59 158 118 123 127 106 148 113 128 132 105 158 118 123 129 117 142 110 116 121 134 110 106 129 137 134 142 III 132 139 148 133 116 133 141 145 r!38 114 rl!9 rll8 84 150 115.5 90.1 95.3 90./ 75.7 104.0 114.6 109.7 106.8 89.3 115.6 88.4 97.6 84.0 73.0 103.6 115.3 110.9 106.4 85.7 118.2 92.8 108.0 82.7 86.5 107.2 117.7 108.2 102.3 99.2 118.4 93.0 106.3 82.4 86.7 106.8 116.7 110.3 102.1 97.7 118.0 r9l.0 Other labor income do.... Proprietors' and rental income.... •••••••.••••do.... Personal interest income and dividends ....do.... Transfer payments. ••••«••••••• do.... Less personal contributions for social insurance....do..,. Total nonagri culture I income. •• do.... Industrial production (FRB): Unadjusted, combined index... 1947-49=100.. Manufactures «•••••• . do., • • Durable manufactures. ••••• do.•.. Primary metals. ...do.... Metal fabricating (including ordnance)..........do.... Fabricated metal products..••••••••••••••••••.do.... Mach i nery. .do... • Tr an sport at ion equ i pment. do.... Instruments and related products.........•••••do.... Furniture and fixtures Lumber and products....... Stone, clay, and glass products M i see 11aneous manufactures 136 177 140 159 119 r!28 rl34 129 141 115 COMMODITY PRICES Wholesale price index, all commodities...........!947-49»100.. Farm prOdUCtS..•.•..•e.e..eeeee«eseeeee.eoe«eeo«oee.e«uO«... Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried.... do.... Gr a ins ••••.«••••••••••••••• ••• do.... Livestock and live poultry do.... Foods, processed. ••••••••••••••••«•••••••••••••.do.... Cereal and bakery products.......... ..•••......do.... Dairy products and ice cream...........'.............do.... Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen.. ..do.... Meats, poultry, and fish............ ..do.,.. r/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. * Data are for 2d quarter 1957 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 72643 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 98.9 I 81. 81.5 I 106.5 116.7 M2.4 r102.5 95.7| MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 4 1957 S956 ITEM September October September August July October COMMODITY PRICES - Continued Wholesale price index - Continued Commodities other than farm products and foods.I947»49s100.. Hides, skins, and leather products....... •e« e »».do,„. Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages ...do.... 123.1 107.1 11 I.I 119.7 100.2 123.6 139.7 151.9 131.1 127.9 145.7 94.8 122.8 123.6 107.7 II 1.7 I 121.0 ! 99.7 122.0 i 141.1 | 152.2 J 131.5 128.1 145.8 95.3 123.1 125.7 109.5 116.4 S2294 100.7 119.3 145.8 152.4 135.2 129.5 144.9 95.4 127.7 126.0 109.8 116*3 122.6 100.5 118.6 146.2 153.2 135.3 129.9 146.9 95.4 127.7 r126.0 110.2 rll6.i r122.3 r100.3 117.8 r 146.9 r152.2 r135.2 130.1 r146.5 95.4 127.7 2,575 1,978 2,443 2,901 2,248 2,818 2,292 2,625 2,092 93.9 90.7 60.8 93.6 91.2 63.4 95.0 92.6 64.2 90.0 88.0 58.8 95.0 87.0 58.7 3.2 2.4 r99.9 r93.9 r62. 1 r6.0 2.4 2.0 8.0 1,008.0 1,052.0 rl,015.0 1,010.0 r990.0 1,000.0 577 442 682 491 611 420 354 242 476 302 2,14! 2,191 1,651 1,926 1,661 ...e..«&.<» 1,590.2 74.7 857.5 182.3 232.0 88.3 155.5 1,^94.9 80.1 1,063.2 210.2 251.3 100.4 189.8 1,744.1 78.8 969.5 192.1 227.4 96.5 179.6 «*o»essoeffi 125.7 110.4 115.7 122.5 100.4 117.5 147.2 150.8 135.3 130.9 146.2 95.1 127.7 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction contracts awarded, 48 States CF. W. Dodge Corp.): New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started: Pub! iciy owned.,e,.«.,,s,#«.s<l«8«»«,««.do.,fie Seasonally adjusted at annual rate: METALS AND MANUFACTURES Industrial trucks (electric), shipments: Industrial trucks and tractors (gasoline-powered), shipPULP, PAPER, AND PRINTING Wood pulp: Soda, semichemical, screenings, damaged, etc ...do.... Stocks, end of month, total, ai! mi S Is................do...6 1,728.7 76.6 950.7 197.8 243.3 95.4 164.9 1,940.7 79.9 1 1,071.5 238.0 262.8 100.3 188.2 885.4 196.4 584.2 104.9 909.0 199.4 603.4 106.3 879. I 213.0 559.7 106.3 r873.0 r2!3.7 556.1 103.3 852.4 200.2 553.7 98.5 r2,477 r!,i 13 r 1,110 2,746 1,227 1,248 2,243 1,005 r2,668 r!,!5i r1,238 2,512 1,059 1,186 12 243 13 257 10 231 r263 All paper and board mills, production: Construction paper and board..*«...«<>•.•*••••••••••• do. o c 8 998 rl6 13 254 ••••••••«• .e..ee@0@9 r/ Revised. 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