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November 23, 1956 ^INCOME IPAYMENTS P ^ ^ SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS BUSINESS STATISTICS ^*8!!B5o* A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS BILLION DOLLARS 95 TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS A*erage of Wednesday data BILLION DOLLARS 95 jWednesday data (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) 90 A 90 X 85 1956 85 1 ^ * \ 1955 80 -\ 75 70 A ) 75 i ' » > 1 i » i » i S953 8 1 8 8 8 I 8 1 8 6 S 1 1 1 l 1954 i § B 1 9 1 1 8 B I § 1955 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 S80 8 1 1 8 8 8 t 1 1956 i i i i i I i i i i gj d F M A M J JAS'OND INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 130 WHOLESALE PRICES TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) — 160 Commodities Other Than Farm Products 3 Foods***. 120 110 IS% 140 ^\/ H 100 H 120 90 111 1 9 0 0 J J .1.1.1.1 1.UJ.1 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 1I I 11 11 11 1 I I 1 i 11111111 1 INDEX,1947-49=100 160 f h Farm Products 80 ll I I I I I I I I I I 1953 i » ' ' i I i 1954 I 111 M l I 111 I I N I I I IJ 1955 1956 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 120 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) 110 140 800 120 90 too 80 h* Average per working day 80 I 80 IiIIn 1 iii ii I 1953 1954 I1 Il i i Iii iI I 1 iIi I I Il III I 1955 1956 7 0 1 I I l I I I I I II I I M I I I I l l I I I 1 11 I I I I I I I I I 1 I I II I I I I I I 1953 1954 1955 1956 70 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1956 1955 ITEM Nov. 19 Nov. 12 Commodity prices, wholesale: All commodities..... 1947-49*100.. Farm products. do.... Foods, processed. do.... A11 other . do.... 22 commodities 2/,. do.... Department store sales... do.... Insured unemployment, total.... ...thous.. State programs. .do.... Finance: Currency in circulation^/ mil. of do J.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/,,,.<lo9..B Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated ,3/..... do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:4/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of dot*. Time deposits, except U. S. 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) 5/ percent.. Stock prices, 480 stocks (Stand.& Poor's) £/..I935-39»I00.. Industrials, 420 stocks. do.... Production: Bituminous coal .3/..,.. thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities... mil. of kw.-hr.. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's);. number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. of bbl.. SteeI j>/. Percent of capacity j>/ Freight car loadings, total 6/ _ Mi see I laneous B .thous. of short tons.. -....thous. of cars.. do.... Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 115.4 87.9 102.6 123.6 **9I.2 137 115.6 87.6 102.8 123.9 92.0 30,793 25,466 18,810 390 30,963 25,762 19,004 575 31,141 25,954 18,996 643 56,206 22,023 85,584 26,057 29,692 8,849 56,069 22,053 85,660 25,961 29,931 8,857 55,588 21,983 85,602 25,752 30,121 8,857 214 3.28 327.4 376.8 267 3.83 336.0 392.4 271 3.83 333.1 388.9 219 3.87 343.9 402.3 1,674 10,878 209,141 6,808 1,748 11,149 206,536 6,851 1,740 11,393 125,967 6,998 1,765 11,487 136,420 6,981 1,694 11,522 153,277 7,050 2,404 #99.6 792 394 2,394 #99.2 772 379 2,491 101.2 817 394 2,493 101.3 800 388 2,463 100.1 773 377 **88.4 141 900 813 •III.2 •84.1 •98.8 •119.4 88.6 142 917 826 90.1 128 936 860 90.6 124 954 878 30,656 25,963 18,899 556 30,794 26,272 18,883 681 30,864 25,866 19,137 596 55,955 21,731 85,259 30,300 25,485 8,106 56,027 21,628 85,781 30,377 25,783 8,143 207 3.28 320.5 368.3 240 3.88 337.8 394.2 160,214 2,466 100.2 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. £ / Week beginning November 19, 1956: Production, 2,458 thous. short tons; oper-ating rate, 99.8 percent. 6/ Data for 1956 adjusted to revised classification of class I railroads. * Monthly index for November 1955. ** Wednesday price. # Not comparable with 1956 rates which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1955 1956 ITEM September October July August September October GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Industrial production (FRB): Unadjusted, combined index ,.. 1947-49*100 Manufactures do. • Durab le manufactures do.. Primary metaIs ....do.. Metal fabricating (including ordnance) do.. Fabricated metal products do,. Mach i nery do.. Transportat i on 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. .. Nondurab le manufactures Printing and publishing Petroleum and coal products Mi nera Is.. Coa I Crude oi I and natural gas • Adjusted, combined index Manufactures Durab le manufactures Pr i mary meta Is............ Metal fabricating (including ordnance) Fabricated metal products Mach i nery .•••• Transportation equipment Instruments and related products. Furniture and fixtures Lumber and products • Stone, clay, and glass products Mi see I laneous manufactures r./ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. •••••• 142 144 157 143 165 142 161 185 155 147 150 164 149 173 145 169 200 158 128 129 139 62 160 124 157 187 162 142 143 155 118 168 135 r!67 (88 rl68 rl46 rl47 rl62 r!45 rl72 rl43 r!75 rl82 rl73 p!50 pi 52 pl68 pl49 pi 80 pl47 pl8l pl99 pl76 do.. do.. ....do.. do.. 127 136 158 149 128 138 161 154 115 116 156 135 rl23 135 164 145 rl25 rl34 rl58 rl5l pl26 p 131 pl63 pl55 do. • do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 130 131 136 126 83 142 135 135 138 127 88 143 119 125 132 119 62 149 131 rl29 rl42 130 87 150 rl33 pl36 do.. do.. do.. do., ...do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 142 144 160 146 170 141 161 205 155 143 145 161 148 173 142 164 208 156 136 137 147 68 169 129 172 190 167 do.. do.. do.. .do.. 125 127 155 145 124 130 153 145 124 125 160 145 134 r!44 rl3l pl40 p!32 91 P93 rl46 pl47 142 r!44 rl58 124 rl72 rl34 rl74 195 171 rl45 rl47 rl64 rl48 r!76 rl42 pl45 pl47 pl65 pl48 pl78 pl44 pl76 p202 p!75 124 r!29 rl60 148 rl24 ri26 r!54 176 r!98 rl73 146 p12l p!24 pl55 pl46 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1956 1955 ITEM September October August July September October GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued I n d u s t r i a l p r o d u c t i o n (FRB) A d j u s t e d index - Continued Manufactures - Continued Continued 128 130 135 123 80 142 129 131 137 123 80 143 136 145 130 159 115 146 157 153 162 120 154 172 195 156 III 152 168 194 148 114 III.7 127 133 132 122 pl30 .r.129 134, rl39 128 .87 150 129 133 M43 rl28 87 r|46 117 121 127 r l 17 106 •r 120 rl23 109 rl37 r i 15 r l 12 rllO ! 59 156 rl!6 pl32 pl36 pl05 129 137 122 153 M0 r!27 rl34 125 rl44 113 127 133 119 149 rll3 p!28 pl34 p 118 ill.6 114.0 r114.7 94.9 118.6 III.5 89.3 102.1 81.4 75.5 101.5 114.4 104.3 106.8 87.5 93.2 1-19.1 III.3 86.8 92.9 82.4 71.8 100.2 114.8 105.0 107.4 81.6 95.0 121.3 114.0 90.0 lil.8 88.4 72.9 102.2 114.8 107,9 109.3 83.7 118.5 106.0 118.2 108.0 114.0 116.4 106.2 94.0 125.7 127.1 119.0 106.5 118.9 108.0 114.2 116.9 106.1 95.3 125.4 126.8 130.0 130.6 122.0 141.9 145.0 126.4 120.5 131.0 151.7 95.4 98.6 121.7 1 77 149 p!38 pl28 p85 p!47 Consumer d u r a b l e s o u t p u t ( F R B ) : 1 pIZI p i 15 COMMODITY PRICES Economic rl15.5 115.5 96.4 122.6 114. 1 89.1 94.8 88.8 76.0 102.6 114.5 108.9 107.3 85.1 96.7 r123.0 rll5.3 r90.l 95.3 90.7 j 75.7 104.0 r114.9 r109.7 r 106.8 1 89.3 95.0 123.5 115.6 88.4 97.6 84,0 73.0 103.6 115.1 110.9 106.4 85.7 121.4 107.3 122.1 110.7 118.8 118.3 104.4 100.1 126.6 128.5 122.5 107.3 122.1 110.9 118.3 119.1 105.0 100.0 125.2 127.1 r 123.1 107.1 121.9 rlll.l 118.4 119.7 105.5 100.2 r 123.6 r125.2 123.6 107.7 122.6 111.6 118.3 120.6 106.3 99.6 122.0 123.6 131.4 130.7 124.7 142.4 145.7 126.8 122.8 131.2 147.8 95.4 98.7 121.7 136.9 137.4 129.1 144.9 149.9 130.6 127.7 138.2 143.3 94.9 99.8 121.7 137.7 138.0 129.1 150.2 159.4 130.8 127.9 138.2 146.9 94.8 99.7 122.5 M39.7 r142.0 129.4 M5I.9 M6I.5 131.1 r127.9 M38.9 r145.7 94.8 99.7 122.8 140.9 143.2 130.7 151.9 161.1 131.5 128.0 138.9 145.8 95.4 99.7 123.1 1,786 1,526 1,835 1,828 1,480 1,878 5,798 490 2,246 3,062 5,999 1,052 2,413 2,534 4,795 408 1,893 2,494 8,398 1,486 3,219 3,693 5,267 695 1,911 2,661 7,302 953 3,524 2,825 114.9 113.6 82.2 1.3 105.8 j 104.8 75.8 1.0 rlOI.I r99.0 r68.1 r2.l 101.0 100.5 69.0 .5 93.0 89.9 60.8 3.1 93.0 90.8 62.5 2.2 1,070.0 1,110.0 1,000.0 1,050.0 sector: I n t e r m e d i a t e m a t e r i a l s , s u p p l i e s , and c o m p o n e n t s . . . d o * . . . F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s , canned and f r o z e n . Commodities o t h e r t h a n farm products and foods Tobacco manufactures and b o t t l e d beverages do.... do.... do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Engineering construction: Highway c o n c r e t e pavement c o n t r a c t awards: 3 / New permanent nonfarm d w e l l i n g u n i t s s t a r t e d : Unadjusted: S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a t annual rate: 1,262.0 Construction cost 1,209.0 indexes: 441 142.0 | 148.8 444 467 141.8 1 145.3 1 148.6 153.7 467 147.9 | 155.6 470 147.7 1 155.4 470 148.0 155.4 jr/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. ±/ Goods to users, including raw foods and fuels. 2/ Data for September 1955 and August 1956 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks* 3/ Data for August and October 1956 are for 5 weeks: other months. 4 weeks. 4/ Data reported at the beginshown here for the previous month* ning of each month are 3£,i3o MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 4 1956 1955 ITEM September October July August September October FINANCE Stocks, cash dividend payments publicly reported; Total dividend payments.................•..••.mi I. of dol. Mansfactori ng.••••.•...•.•..............•.........,do.•• Pobt ic uti S ities: Commonications,ea................................do... Electric and gas., .•.......•..•••••••..•.•..•do.•• Ral Sroad • aa.eo.aoaaaoseaeeaaa.aoaffiaaaoaeaaaaoeaa.e .do. s e s raoe.aaaeasaa&a&eaaaeaa.eaaeaeaaa.saaa.ss........«QO..© m I SCe 1 3aneOilS a ®eo©as9«©»®<i»s>9.©8a©»eaaaaa«9©\>®oea«»ae u O , . g 669.0 128.5 234.9 9.1 731.8 147.9 254,1 8.0 292.8 64.3 122.9 3.3 1,591.4 105.3 1,060.9 117.9 38.9 IS4.2 58.6 41.1 28.2 128, 87, .17. 55. 7. 140. 94, §6. 61. 8, I, 76e 6. .10, 8.0 40.9 120.3 59.9 42.3 23.9 6,786 3,921 2,865 6,788 7,355 7,248 4,002 3,245 7,217 7,385 2,304 989 1,315 2,225 7,013 r6,127 r3,270 r2,857 r6,108 r7,-027 p6,726 p3,754 p2,97l p6,980 p6,785 12,757 12,244 2,666 8,045 12,745 12,628 9,882 96 10,501 98 1,622 15 8,123 75 r10,423 99 11,032 101 50,963 f13,185 54,995 110,795 38,353 §03,301 r46,700 r99,668 43,623 96,162 83,257 76,375 136,035 89,060 80,389 134,753 88,031 58,196 188,813 86,468 r72,537 r192,486 90,602 68,492 199,011 8,488.4 108.5 985 113 749.8 142.6 269.6 9.5 140, 96, 19, 61. 10, METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron and steel scrap; Production and receipts, total.••••••thons. of short tons. Home scrap produced................................. a a a a.dO. Purchased scrap received Cn@t) S 8 9 e e e 8 e 9 a 9 a „. e i ,a9 a,asa9 !. d O «> a Consssmp t i on, totaI...."................................ . . a a a-dO. . Stocks, consumers®, end. of w f h , . 9 . o , . 9 9 9 » » a aaaa «U«oa Iron ore (Lake Superior., district)? Shipments from apper lake ports. a9a0e.thoissa of long tons, Steel ingots and steel for castFugs: Production.•••'••••••••••••.•'•••••••• «tfo©us. ©f short tons« Percent of capacity^.M......'...^^...,... s 9 e & RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natural rubbers Consumption. a.Se*a,«»•*»»*,** Stocks, end ©f nonth..•..••• Synthetic rubber: Product ion ..••••••• COnSURipt 1O n . , ae a a. » a « « a e Jong tons,* a a•a a a d O . a a « a a a e a.QOa a a « ®»ae Stocks, end of month.. oe<,ea„ Tires and tubes: Pneumatic casingss Production. ••*«•*•• Shipments, total aoe9S Original equipment...... Stocks, end of month.••••• Inner tubes: Production ...a a Shipments...... • •»•» Stocks, end of month. > do».>< a a a aa eOO.. .« .thousands. aaaaa adOa a s a a a .a a d © . . . do,,,, do... a adO. a. d O . 9,125 8,453 3,142 14,674 9,555 8,117 3,495 16, 163 6,741 9,298 2,833 17,394 8,050 8,644 2,302 16,794 7,800 6,952 1,553 17,648 3,169 3,26! 5,966 3,119 3,004 6,286 2,300 3,384 6,418 2,795 3,295 5,962 2,773 2,777 6,056 873,738 r736,860 549,520 686,275 822,180 732,319 r20,881 19,302 r10,295 r5!5 9,512 20,552 19,022 7,713 386 7,128 20,465 18,912 9,544 477 8,849 20,308 18,780 11,436 457 10,678 20,35S 18,839 TEXTILE PRODUCTS Cotton: U Consumption bales. Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): Active spindles, last working day, totaI..,,thousands. Consuming 100 percent cotton...•••.•••••• .do... Spindle hours operated, all fibers, totaI..mi I. of hr. Average per working day , do.«. Consuming 100 percent cotton.,, , do... r/ Revised. &/ Preliminary. J / D a t a f o r September UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 20,804 19,243 12,295 492 11,363 1955 and September 9,847 492 9,162 1956 c o v e r 5 w e e k s ; o t h e r m o n t h s , 4 w e e k s . PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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