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November 25, 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, 1935-39 - 100 INDEX, 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 = 100 500 500 Weekly 400 - 400 300 - 300 200 i i i 1952 1953 1955 1954 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 BILLION 160 20 i l l i i i i i* a l 1 0 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D DOLLARS TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SALES OF RETAIL STORES (F.R.B. seasonally adj. index) (seasonally adjusted) Total 140 120 100 8 0 Lyi I I I 1 I i I I I !J-1 I I I 1 1 I I I I 1 M M I 1 I 1 I I I i I I ) 1 i 1 I I I I 1 1952 !953 1954 1952 1955 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 THOUSAND BALES 120 50 1953 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS COTTON CONSUMPTION (seasonally adjusted) (daily average) 1954 1955 110 — 40 100 - 30 20 «C 954 i355 1952 1953 !954 (95S WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 1955 ITEM Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Commodity prices, wholesale: AI I commodities 1947-49=100.. Farm products do.... Foods, processed ;.do.... A I I other ,.,_-,,... ..,., + do.... 22 commodities 2/ do.... 91.6 Department store sales do.... 130 Insured unemployment, total 3/ thous.. 1,664 State programs do.... 1,490 F inance: Currency in circulation^/... mil. of dol.. 30,260 Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .4/....do.... 25,701 Member bank reserve balances 4y do.... 19,364 Excess reserves, estimated 4/ do.... 1,120 Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:J5/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of dol.. 55,573 Time deposits, except Government.... do.... 21,361 Loans and investments (adjusted), total.... do.... 84,424 U. S. Government obligations..... ...do.... 37,377 Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... 21,133 Real-estate loans (gross) do.... 7,026 Failures, industrial and commercial number.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody*s) ±/ percent.. Stock prices,480 stocks (Standard and Poorfs).1935-39=100.. I ndustr i a I s, 420 stocks do.... Product ion: Bituminous coal 4/ 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 bbl.. Steel 6/ Percent of capacity £ / Freight car loadings, total M i see 11 aneous thous. of short tons.. thous. of cars.. do.... 227 3.13 250.7 280.0 1,528 9, 197 138,233 6,220 1,874 #78.6 709 356 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 •I 10.0 *93.2 •103.8 *!!4.8 90.4 134 1,592 1,413 88.3 126 862 781 III.3 85.6 99.2 Ji9.i 88.5 128 872 792 30,266 25,708 19,306 883 30,500 25,747 18,891 463 30,577 25,748 18,898 497 30,774 25,963 18,899 552 55,682 21,221 85,745 37,677 22,107 7,051 57,066 21,700 85,571 30,922 25,124 8,049 56,394 21,763 85,623 30,559 25,303 8,073 55,955 21,731 85,259 30,300 25,485 8, 106 208 3. 13 254.5 284.8 230 3.30 307.0 351.0 237 3,30 307.0 350.7 207 3.28 320.5 368.3 1,512 9,317 156,012 6,265 1,665 10,659 182,581 6,750 1,697 10,853 193,561 6,777 1,663 10,878 209,141 6,808 1,892 #79.3 697 354 2,413 100.0 835 417 2,400 99.4 809 404 2,404 99.6 797 396 I I 1.2 85.2 99.0 ii9. i 88.4 142 Nov. 19 I I I. I 84.3 98.6 i (9.1 88.6 30,778 26,272 18,883 602 3.28 327.4 376.8 204,628 2,394 99.2 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Wednesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 4_/ Daily average. J>/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week ended November 2 6 : Production, 2,389 thous. short tons; operating rate, 99.0 percent. * Monthly index for November 1954. # Not comparable with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM September GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Industrial production (FRB): Unadjusted, combined index 1947-49=100. Manufactures do... Durable manufactures do... Primary metals * do... Metal fabricating (including ordnance)... do... Fabr icated meta I products do... Mach i nery do... Transportation equipment do... Instruments and related products ..do... Furniture and fixtures do... Lumber and products do... Stone, clay, and glass products do... Mi see I laneous manufactures do... Nondurab le manufactures Food and beverage manufactures Tobacco manufactures Texti le-mi I I products. Apparel and allied products Leather and products Paper and allied products Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber products Minerals Coal Crude oil and natural gas Adjusted, combined index.. Manufactures Durab le manufactures Pr imory metals Metal fabricating (including ordnance) Fabr icated meta I products. Machinery jr/ Revised. Preliminary. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. ......do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... • July 1954 data. October August July September October 126 127 135 103 145 124 145 155 137 II I 123 136 136 130 132 140 I 12 150 126 150 159 138 113 134 139 140 130 132 146 122 157 130 142 197 147 113 I 18 149 133 139 rl40 rl53 132 rl62 rl38 rl53 r 191 rl50 rl23 rl33 rl58 rl42 r!42 r 144 157 143 165 142 161 185 154 r!26 rl36 rl59 rl49 p!46 p!48 pl62 pl47 p 171 pl44 p!67 pl96 pl58 pl27 pl35 pl60 pl53 119 120 •92 97 101 94 137 122 149 127 118 II I 70 129 123 117 *l I I 103 106 98 146 125 155 126 132 112 77 130 118 II I 92 92 95 92 139 121 158 134 121 I 19 77 139 128 rl 17 1 12 108 r 116 108 155 123 163 138 rl33 rl24 82 r 141 rl3l 123 pl34 106 157 r 131 169 138 145 125 83 r 141 pl38 124 126 137 105 149 122 147 126 128 139 II I 150 124 147 139 141 155 134 167 135 158 140 142 158 139 r!69 rl37 rl60 r 142 rl44 160 r 145 171 r 141 163 pl42 pl44 pl6l pl46 pi 73 p 14-1 pl64 « * August 1954 data. 1 12 III pl34 pl26 p85 pl43 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM September October August July September October GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Industrial production (FRB) - Continued Adjusted index - Continued Manufactures - Continued Durable manufactures - Continued Metal fabricating (including ordnance) - Continued Transportation equipment 1947-49=5100.. Instruments and related products do do.... do.... do.... Stone, clay, and glass products do.... Nondurable manufactures Food and beverage manufactures Tobacco manufactures............ Text i1e-m i11 products........... . .. Paper and allied products. Printing and publishing Chemicals and allied products,.. %•.. Coa 1 167 137 109 116 134 132 169 137 1 10 128 132 132 203 . 151 122 125 152 143 r206 rl53 rl24 rl27 rl55 r 145 206 154 rl25 rl27 rl56 rl45 p209 pl56 p!22 pl27 pl52 pl44 125 rl27 pl28 107 100 105 107 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... . do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 1 15 105 *IOI 95 101 91 137 121 150 125 1 17 108 67 129 1 17 105 «*99 101 103 94 138 121 150 124 125 109 70 130 126 107 101 106 113 106 155 128 170 134 137 120 87 139 102 153 128 168 135 138 r 121 82 rl4l 110 1 11 103 157 rl30 171 136 143 rl22 80 rl4l do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... ..do.... 108 109 III 137 152 rl39 rl52 rl36 145 81 139 108 122 279 101 70 149 195 166 130 1 15 rl60 11 1 124 338 104 105 116 143 103 r 141 1 17 ...do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 114 121 110 132 107 1 12 267 98 112 117 270 98 number.. do.... do.... do.... ..do.... do.... 819 59 88 153 406 1 13 pl30 pl36 pl22 p78 pl43 Consumer durables output (FRB): Major household goods Furniture and floor coverings Appliances and heaters Radio and television sets Other consumer durables Adjusted index, total Retai 1 trade Who 1 esa 1 e trade . no 123 127 289 r254 110 r 115 pi 16 153 173 rl52 rl72 154 173 195 156 194 194 rl55 rl58 pl54 pl72 pl96 pl53 121 123 1 17 150 290 143 r294 279 106 107 rill 871 68 109 189 414 91 861 68 102 179 423 89 888 59 134 158 430 107 822 75 114 168 366 99 919 81 136 180 437 85 36,381 2,290 5,584 11,262 11,879 5,366 29,000 1,952 4,733 7,547 11,845 2,923 32,543 1,502 6,289 11,865 8,605 4,282 36,028 1,987 9,663 10,102 10,024 4,252 33,120 2,666 4,256 10,798 8,253 7, 147 34,777 3,655 8,713 10,407 9,586 2,416 65,832 1,816 1,424 67,701 1,965 1,523 73,130 2,272 1,852 64,144 1,895 1,517 57,673 2,035 1,442 61,135 1,863 1,475 431 432 443 443 441 444 258.3 253.7 256.5 258.5 253.9 256.8 266.1 262.0 264.3 266.7 262.6 264.9 267.8 263.6 265.7 268.5 264.4 266.2 .........do.... do.... do.... 266.1 262. 1 255.4 255.7 245.9 266.3 262.2 255.6 256. 1 245.9 274.0 271.9 262.3 264.5 257.5 274.6 272.4 263.2 264.8 257.8 275.7 273.3 264.0 265.4 258.5 276.3 273.8 264.6 266.4 259.0 ..........do.... do.... 257.2 251.1 257.5 251.4 264.9 259. 1 265.6 259.6 266.3 260.3 266.8 260.8 ..mil. of dol.. do.... do 149,898 56,744 30,922 152,322 58,792 30,706 1/ 161,748 58,904 34,123 1/ 167,365 58,980 35,863 1/' 169,001 62,550 35,126 Other consumer durables Industrial and commercial failures: Failures, tota1 Liabilities (current), total Commercia1 service 104 131 106 pl47 p 161 p 153 p!70 thous. of dol.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... pM2 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction contracts awarded, 37 States (F.W. Dodge Corp.): do.... Construction cost indexes: 1913=100.. Associated General Contractors (all types)... E. H. Boeckh and Associates, average, 20 cities: Apartments, hotels, and office buildings: Brick and concrete U. S. avg. 1926-29=100.. do.... do.... Brick and wood Commercial and factory buildings: do.... ## .• Stee 1 Residences: Br i ck do.... FINANCE Bank debits, total (345 centers) New York City xj Revised. £ / Preliminary. * July 1954 data. ** August 1954 data. \J Data are for 344 centers. \f 175,807 67,568 35,803 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1955 1954 ITEM September October August July September October FOODSTUFFS Distilled spirits, consumption for beverage purposes 15 803 17 792 14,217 15,673 16,906 ...thous. of Ib.. ..do.... ...thous. of bu.. 488,618 613,146 6,959 463,183 595,953 30,896 352,139 597,985 212 327,617 596,891 233 r295,043 r592,241 r9, 121 255,083 564,058 31,821 ...thous. of Ib.. ..do.... ..do.... mi 1. of Ib.. ...thous. of Ib.. ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 399,606 338,537 698,084 121,290 7,359 215,057 188,417 413,657 294,319 709,915 477 137,159 7,741 233,612 275,192 391,944 417,332 482,910 529 1 15,238 8,597 297,962 101,942 440,672 362,434 605,154 448 120,581 8,737 218,624 1-19,769 r470,439 r325,288 r672,574 r405 r120,886 r8,683 rl79,182 r!6l,947 462,443 289,417 696,923 438 136,838 9,489 201,471 255,133 thous. of cases.. ...thous. of Ib.. 138,784 636 117,958 2,244 194,706 1,680 179,920 1,140 r155,365 799 127,399 thous. of sk i ns.• thous. of hides.. thous. of sk ins.. ..do.... 730 1,963 1,928 2,036 786 2,017 1,962 1,873 606 1,664 1,823 1,574 871 r2,209 r1,994 2,498 821 2, 161 2,001 2,081 .bales.. 817,459 r706,936 566,640 717,227 874,837 737,056 .....mi 1. of Ib.. ..do.... 62. J 32.4 64.2 32.4 65.4 27.5 72.7 33.2 r70.3 r29.8 p70.8 p30.5 ..do.... ..do.... 64.8 30.3 61.4 33. 1 46.3 r25.6 44.9 r24.5 47.7 r25.8 48.6 28.8 ......... number.. ..do.... ..do.... Vans •• • • ..do.... Railway equipment, American Railway Car Institute: Freight cars: 4,271 4, 105 2,256 166 4,521 4,356 2,551 165 5,989 5,799 3,593 190 7,242 7,038 4,483 204 7, 159 6,941 4,299 218 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 2,958 1,600 1,208 1,358 2,348 1,338 807 1,010 2,862 1,954 1,284 908 4,732 3,187 1,935 1,545 3,802 2,392 1,708 1,410 4, 173 2,856 2,455 1,317 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 587 448 42 22 563 434 38 25 993 977 39 33 952 937 45 42 594 583 355 350 433 424 206 204 ne Q31 Stocks, cold storage, end of month: Butter, creamery Apples, fresh Frozen fruits, juices and vegetables: Fruits Vegetables Meats, tota1 Beef and veal Eggs: She II Frozen 443 833 LEATHER AND PRODUCTS Leather product i on: Cattle hide ; Goat and kid TEXTILE PRODUCTS Cotton: Rayon and acetate (filament yarn and staple) Shipments, domestic, producers': Stocks, producers', end of month: StaD1e (i nc1 tow) TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Truck trailers, production, total Passenger cars, equipment manufacturers: Orders unfilled, end of month, total.... xj Revised. £ / Preliminary. ±/ Data for September 1954 and September 1955 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 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