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November 6, 1959 BUSINESS STATISTICS 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 Billion Dollars 120 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) 110 120 Wednesday data (revised basis) Average of Wednesday data Revised basis NO 1959 X hx^^^5&*^ 100 100 1958 90 H 90 80 80 7 0 Uj l 1 I I I 1 l l 1 ! I i i I I I 1 I I I i 1956 1957 i i i I i i » I i I i i i i 1958 i » 1 i • • i I i i i i i «J 7 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1959 Thousands 1,000 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Monthly (cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants) 800 600 400 n -^r ^nAi k f - v V ^v 11 V f 200 0 i i i i i 1 i i i i i I 1 1 ' » 1 1 1 1 I » 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1957 1956 Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 35 70 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES /^ ^ ^^^/^^^ l^r* 1 1 • i i i 1 1959 J F M A M J J A S O N D Billion Dollars 60 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (seasonally adjusted) 3 0 h" \- 1 1958 (short- and intermediate-term) Sales ( ,eft sca,e> A l - ^*OOOOOOfl^ jyCP™"™*~% <^r H~ H r w*~- J 25 h 50 Inventories * 20 h (right sc ale) * Book value, end of month H 40 11 Installment Credit (end of month) 15 [l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II1 1M II ll 1 II 1• 1956 1957 • 1 I I I 1 1 1 1 1 ! • 1 1 I I I 1 • 3• !0 l-l 1958 1959 20 1-1 I I I I I I 1 I I I I I l l I I I 1956 1957 I I . . . . . 1 I . . . . 1958 i 11 111 i i 11 i 1959 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1959 1958 ITEM Oct. 10 Nov. 1 Oct. 25 Commodity prices, wholesale: All commodities Oct. 24 Oct. 17 0c1. 31 87.0 140 1,863 1,693 275 *II9.6 •88.9 •107.8 •128.4 86.8 136 1,860 1,676 299 119.2 86.8 106.2 128.5 85.6 151 1,379 1,213 274 119.2 86.5 106.2 128.5 85.6 160 1,456 1,286 252 250 273 31,435 27,046 18,652 566 31,299 26,767 18,515 522 31,933 28,623 18,636 493 32,096 28,667 18,501 475 32,026 28,664 18,679 489 31,873 28,353 18,568 289 60,933 30,207 ••101,915 34,570 61,541 30,230 ••101,792 34,351 11,153 4.41 51.07 54.70 11,189 4.42 51.19 54.73 60,051 30,625 103,026 27,665 29,509 12,459 4.88 56.94 60.96 60,827 30,590 102,790 27,443 29,704 12,491 4.87 56.71 60.69 60,805 30,567 103,916 28,483 29,548 12,510 4.86 56.55 60.49 4.85 57.46 61.62 1,452 12,174 87,352 6,919 1,465 12,330 120,366 6,911 2,024 #75.0 674 336 1,294 13,086 142,350 6,809 362 12.8 559 302 1,329 12,861 157,618 6,839 368 13.0 581 309 1,350 12,762 133,454 6,875 371 13.1 607 319 1947-49=100.. II9.3 86.8 I06.3 I28.6 86.9 119. 1 86.1 106.1 128.5 85.9 151 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/ do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:J5/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) J5/...1941-43=10.. Production: 2,026 #75.1 675 336 M i see 11aneous••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••do.... 119,342 371 13.1 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes d^ta for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs: State; R.R.; Federal employees; veterans;• and ex-servicemen. 4/ Daily average. j>/ Wednesday data; leaders indicate data not available. 6/ Week beginning November I, 1959: Production, 368 thous. short tons; operating rate, 13.0 percent. • Monthly index for October 1958. «• Not strictly comparable with data for 1959. # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); not comparable with 1959 rates which are based on January I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1958 ITEM August 1959 j September June July September August GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: 26,143 11,880 1,900 1,592 3,615 2,103 894 710 do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... do.... do.... Nondurable goods industries, total J/.., do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Durable goods industries, total J./ >••••••••••00.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... 1 do.... do.... 1 r/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 9125 31,993 16,653 3,259 1,827 4,808 3,674 1,050 829 29,246 14,220 1,785 1,760 4,350 3,478 983 781 r28,525 r13,049 rl,l65 rl,8IO r4,403 r2,648 r1,065 r8l2 29,878 13,713 1,206 1,930 4,761 2,748 1,063 r15,476 r4,579 r4l3 r1,296 rl,04l r2,078 r3,056 r480 16,165 4,859 758 14,263 4,452 387 1,098 960 1,983 2,787 442 14,636 4,571 398 1.131 958 2,137 2,774 445 15,340 4,679 451 1,260 1,052 2,180 3,033 546 15,026 4,610 416 1,119 986 2,044 3,093 514 26,388 12,385 1,984 1,482 3,817 2,582 26,804 12,723 2,065 1,593 3,999 2,438 850 701 31,248 15,771 2,916 1,758 4,565 3,558 | 1,035 i 768 30,858 15,384 2,104 1,787 4,778 3,667 1,077 805 ! r29,203 r14,008 r1,227 r1,703 r4,65l r3,577 r99l r75l 29,$49 14,115 1,200 1,788 4,698 3,601 968 15,477 4,614 414 1,281 1,042 2,125 3,095 520 15,474 4,540 382 1,256 1,060 2,171 3,093 519 rl5,l95 r4,5ll r395 r 1,250 rl,0ll r2,092 r3,07l r492 15,534 4,627 410 1,216 1,052 2,139 3,245 520 832 657 Nondurable goods industries, total J./.. •.....•...#oo.... 27,323 12,687 2,069 1,696 3,993 2,093 933 757 14,003 4,373 372 1,077 1 941 2,003 1 2,787 | 438 1 14,081 4,312 386 1,027 949 2,071 2,860 464 1 1 1 418 1,304 1,084 2,238 3,180 504 702 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1 1958 1959 ITEM August September June August July September GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... 48,887 27,658 4,100 2,777 9,110 6,302 1,725 1,196 48,910 27,745 4,099 2,785 8,918 6,718 1,691 1,164 51,990 30,217 4,013 3,500 9,801 7,220 1,796 1,295 51,790 30,079 4,007 3,487 9,779 7,114 1,848 1,275 r51,524 r29,679 r3,979 r3,295 r9,722 7,013 r1,859 r1,229 51,440 29,493 3,985 3,042 9,654 7,188 1,852 1,227 7.5 II.1 7.7 11.3 n.8 11.7 9.0 11.7 r8.9 r 11.6 11.8 By stages of fabrication: 8.5 9.1 8.8 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.2 21,229 4,644 1,746 2,499 1,404 3,674 3,340 21,165 4,736 1,783 2,432 1,391 3,647 3,369 21,773 4,604 1,764 2,576 1,499 3,777 3,349 1,013 21,711 4,628 1,737 2,563 1,457 3,809 3,347 1,032 r21,845 r4,824 r1,773 r2,48l r 1,458 r3,828 r3,399 r1,057 21,947 4,976 1,872 2,474 1,437 3,826 3,357 1,089 8.7 3.1 52,241 30,349 4,108 3,411 9,802 7,397 1,823 1,270 r8.6 r3.l 10.1 r52,116 r30,145 r3,980 r3,328 r9,826 r7,333 rl,84l r1,261 10.2 51,813 29,749 3,937 3,104 9,745 7,223 1,863 1,278 8.9 11.9 8.7 11.9 11.9 963 983 8.4 2.9 8.4 2.9 9.9 9.9 49,425 28,066 4,110 2,777 9,221 6,536 1,742 1,220 49,296 28,048 4,043 2,842 9.074 6,751 1,732 1,212 8.7 3.1 10.0 52,138 30,227 4,201 3,365 9,725 7,386 1,764 1,276 7.4 11.3 7.5 M.3 8.9 11.9 By stages of fabrication: Transportation equipment (Incl. motor vehicles).do.... 9.9 8.7 3.0 By stages of fabrication: 8.3 9.3 9.2 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 21,359 4,638 1,838 2,524 1,418 3,734 3,274 1,024 21,248 4,598 1,838 2,499 1,405 3,747 3,271 1,024 21,911 4,928 1,819 2,532 1,492 3,768 3,366 1,013 21,892 4,847 1,838 2,534 1,457 3,847 3,314 1,075 r21,971 r4,'833 r 1,866 r2,495 r1,473 r3,907 r3,332 rl,M3 22,064 4,852 1,945 2,546 1,466 3,942 3,228 1,134 8.7 3.0 8.6 2.9 9.0 3.0 9.0 3.1 r9.0 3.1 9.0 3.1 9.7 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.9 10.0 26,096 11,807 2,006 1,599 3,666 1,866 14,289 26,855 12,301 2,136 1,673 4,020 1,630 14,554 32,302 16,936 2,583 1.775 5,409 4,039 15,366 29,449 14,424 1,749 1,793 4,658 3,161 15,025 r?0,493 r13,120 r 1,633 r1,796 r4,393 r2,342 r15,373 30,376 14,326 1,813 1,964 4,938 2,666 16,050 26,096 12,177 2,063 1,523 3,851 2,245 13,919 27,047 12,859 2,334 1,578 4,242 1,946 14,188 31,404 16,133 2,578 1,811 4,922 3,841 15,271 30,827 15,493 2,018 1,793 4,893 3,631 15,334 r28,95l r13,974 rl,689 rl,7IO r4,623 r3,185 r14,977 30,641 15,018 1,965 1,853 5,211 3,130 15,623 46,700 43,963 3,800 3,109 16,281 16,647 2,737 46,232 43,577 3,867 3,086 16,308 16,184 2,655 50,402 46,979 4,950 3,210 17,530 16,366 3,423 50,605 47,183 4,914 3,243 17,838 16,049 3,422 r50,573 r47,254 r5,382 r3,229 17,828 r15,743 r3,3l9 51,071 47,867 5,989 3,263 18,005 15,661 3,204 3.9 1.6 3.5 1.2 1.9 4.0 1.9 3.5 1.5 1.6 4.4 3.0 2.8 1.3 1.0 3.3 2.2 3.3 1.3 1.4 r3.9 r2.5 r3.7 rl.8 rl.4 p3.7 P2.5 p4.2 P2.2 P>.4 43,128 33,165 1 43,144 33,079 1 46,716 35,810 1 By stages of fabrication: Manufacturers' orders: Transportation equipment (incl, motor vehicles)...do.... Durable goods industries, total ±/ do.... Machinery (including electrical) do.... Transportation equipment (Incl. motor vehicles)...do.... Unfilled orders,, end of month (unadjusted), total Durable goods Industries, total J./ do.... do.... Machinery (including electrical) do.... Transportation equipment (Incl. motor vehicles)...do.... EMPLOYMENT Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments: Accession rates, total monthly rate per 100 employees.. FINANCE Consumer credit (short-and intermediate-term): 1 rl Revised, p/ Preliminary. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 9125 47,256 36,449 1 47,910 37,049 1 48,394 37,495 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1959 1958 ITEM August June September July August September FINANCE - Continued Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-term) - Continued Installment credit extended and repaid: 3,385 3,294 3,416 3,403 3,297 3,383 3,326 3,376 4,432 3,651 3,983 3,531 4,292 3,653 4,102 3,602 4,139 3,539 4,103 3,601 64,193 28,224 8,098 3,662 2,381 61,693 28,187 8,189 3,432 2,100 64,060 28,545 9,201 4,114 2,629 65,898 27,844 9,130 3,983 2,593 66,548 29,342 8,997 4,193 2,735 226 298 2,119 256 314 2,047 291 365 1,717 259 239 1,679 197 220 1,772 1,871 28.30 23.20 29.80 24.95 28.10 24.65 34.90 29.65 65.40 60.10 50.05 44.95 63.40 53.25 40.60 37.00 2.8 2.9 4.1 4.6 r52.20 r47.05 r40.30 35.35 r4.8 p59.60 P50.55 p45.80 P4I.80 p5.0 4,103 3,567 4,105 3,620 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Operations on scheduled airlines: ±/ METALS AND MANUFACTURES Fabr i cated structura1 stee1: 284 183 Machine tools (metal-cutting and metal-forming): September October September August July October COMMODITY PRICES Prices received, by farmers, all farm products.1910-14*= 100.. 232 503 239 221 214 281 159 201 211 214 164 504 239 220 214 280 156 198 230 204 146 510 235 219 241 274 149 203 214 208 147 505 274 270 333 162 203 252 239 314 139 248 254 251 314 139 249 256 265 307 143 244 248 273 291 138 235 274 287 265 294 85 275 289 266 298 275 288 266 297 80 274 275 290 264 296 79 255 228 182 292 157 196 320 217 124 485 249 221 205 281 149 201 267 212 III 499 278 263 340 171 204 274 286 265 294 87 240 226 1 [ 215 287 161 200 | 206 222 1 j Prices paid by farmers: All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do.... rj Revised, p/ P r e l i m i n a r y . figures. USC0MM-DC-9I25, 8I 297 80 U Data beginning June 1959 include operations intra-Alaska and I n t r a - H a w a i I , not included in e a r l i e r UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 1 r288 r265 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE. $300
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