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.tlMENT Q f r ^ October 10, 1958 BUSINESS °F STATISTICS BUSINESS tco 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 100 Billion Dollars 100 TOTAL LOANS AMD INVESTMENTS Average of Wednesday Wednesday data data (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Bonks) 95 90 f 85 ^s^^^^^^^^000^ 80 - 75 ^1 ~~ - w... » 1 I 1 I I \ \ 1 \ • 1955 1 \ \ 1 I 1 t \ I \ -j 1 • 8 i S 8 1956 j 1 I 8 § \ 1 1 1957 1 8 i 1 1 t i 8 8 i 80 1 M I JF 1958 i ill M AM Thousands 1,200 NO Thousands 250 Monthly PASSENGER CAR AND TRUCK PRODUCTION (United States plants) 1,000 -I 2 0 0 A '•fl 150 ~\ 100 800 600 \ ^ss^w 400 200 I i i i J 75 J J ASO »l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1955 Billion » 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 I I l I 1 1 I I 1 1 .i 1957 1956 Dollars 1 1 8 1 1 1 t\k 1 |_.l. J J F M A M J J S958 Index, 60 1 J A S 0 N D 1910-14=100 3 2 0 r—•" PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS 300h CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- and intermediate-term) 50 Total (end of month) 280h 1 \ Prices Paid i (Incl.interest, taxes and wage rates) 260 h Prices Received 240 U lllllllllll ' ' ' I I I I. I I I 1955 1956 1957 1958 2 2 0 I t i n 8i I » i t CF\ » t i i » 1 i i i » i 11 i i i i I i > i t \ 11 i 11 11 i i i i 1955 1956 1957 1958 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1957 •958 ITEM Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Sept. 13 5 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Commodity prices, wholesale: .....1947-49=100.. ..do.... ••*•»»•••• 86.2 139 1,255 1,165 278 •118.0 •91.0 •106.5 •126.0 85.3 136 1,261 1,169 261 119.0 93.3 110.8 126.1 86.2 145 ••2,116 1,923 256 119.0 93.2 II 1.3 126.0 86.1 136 ••2,026 1,840 262 118.9 92.3 IIU4 126.0 85.8 136 268 301 31,052 25,622 18,963 547 31,039 25,304 19,034 349 31,433 26,661 18,479 655 31,393 26,644 18,572 687 31,285 26,558 18,404 616 31,215 26,275 18,234 492 54,788 23,838 86,558 24,537 32,408 8,725 54,015 1 23,900 | 87,898 25,654 32,331 ! 8,727 56,719 28,563 94,703 32,664 30,084 9,100 56,800 28,367 94,118 31,913 30,467 9,139 55,540 28,306 93,380 31,465 30,244 9,140 dOa... do,.,. do.... ..do.... do.... 118,8 91 9 111,0 126.0 85.6 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/,....do.... do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: 4/ Time deposits, except U, S, Government., Loans and investments (adjusted), total. ...do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr, loans (gross)...,do.... do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. ...do.... Production: s. of short tons,. Stee 15/ thou s, of short tons.. do 4.45 42.46 45.90 4.45 43.10 46.54 4.38 48.31 51.68 4.41 49.33 52.84 4.42 49.70 53.30 1,708 11,697 60,794 6,821 2,105 #82.2 739 352 1,655 11,564 33,663 6,812 2,115 #82.6 748 358 1,391 12,248 30,948 7,009 !,780 65.9 666 326 1,404 12,240 51,260 7,087 1,771 65.6 667 329 1,483 12,342 56,913 7,100 1,816 67.3 673 326 4.43 49.98 53.51 52,358 1,901 70.4 U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. j>/ Week beginning October 6, 1958: Production, 1,918 thous. short tons; operating rate, 71.1 percent. • Monthly Index for September 1957. ** Excludes 654,000 and 650,000 insured unemployed reported under temporary programs (TUC) for September 13 and 20, respectively. # Based on January I, 1957, annual capacity (133,459,150 tons); not comparable with 1958 rates which are based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1957 1958 ITEM July August June May August July CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction contracts awarded, 48 States (F. W. Dodge Corp.) Total valuation................... .mil. of do I. Building, total..«. do... Construction cost index: Department of Commerce, composite 1947-49=100. 2,901 2,248 2,818 2,292 3,403 2,470 3,820 2,340 3,607 2,633 3,467 2,530 138 138 138 139 139 140 23,660 10,880 12,780 24,140 10,850 13,290 24,040 10,970 13,070 24,250 11,040 13,210 24,360 11,270 13,090 23,880 10,790 13,090 23,820 10,950 12,870 24,070 10,800 13,270 r23,490 r10,720 r12,770 r23,990 r10,730 r13,260 23,520 10,400 13,120 23,870 10,640 13,230 3,894 4,284 4,417 4,073 4,045 4,277 3,276 3,670 3,465 207 85 80 37 3,795 237 93 74 42 1,096 1,684 71 81 3,473 182 83 78 32 953 223 87 74 38 188 89 77 38 983 3,697 210 92 80 39 1,106 1,608 75 79 3,631 226 94 73 38 1,122 1,537 64 72 DOMESTIC TRADE A11 reta iI stores, est i mated i nventor i es: Unadjusted, total,.,.,.... ,.••«..mi I. of do I. DurabIe-goods stores ....••.•• •••••do... Nondurab I e-goods stores,. do... Adjusted, total..,.., •••••• ... .do... Durab I e-goods stores. ....... ..do... Nondurab I e-goods stores ••...••••.••••••• • .do... RetaiI firms with 4 or more stores: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total., ............do... Retail firms with II or more stores: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total. do... AppareI group. ..,. do... Drug and proprietary stores........... do... Eating and drinking places. • .do,.. Furniture, homefurnishings stores............. do... Genera I -mer chand i se group do... Grocery stores. ., .......• .do... Lumber, building-materials dealers do... Tire, battery, accessory stores .....do... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total..........do... AppsreI group....88....„..,...-.^-s.^^^c;ciiiiv:i;do-ss Drug and proprietary stores...•••••.••••••.•••••„..,do... Eating and drinking places.. ,. , do.,. Furniture, homefurnishings stores........ .do... Genera I -merchand i se group ,.•*•••• ....do... Grocery stores « do... Lumber, building-materials dealers .......do... Tire, battery, accessory stores....... .do... jr/ Revised. 9125 1,398 1,109 1,590 69 80 73 73 3,591 3,641 229 84 74 35 244 87 76 36 1,172 1,453 1,168 1,492 62 72 61 68 1,028 1,462 1,531 71 80 73 81 3,645 r3,728 225 90 73 40 239 91 73 41 1,117 1,551 1,174 1,564 64 72 64 r73 3,771 250 97 75 39 1,201 1,557 66 75 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1957 1958 ITEM July May August June July August DOMESTIC TRADE - Continued Wholesale trade: 11.4 4.3 7.1 11.7 4.3 7.4 10.9 3.9 7.0 10.9 4.0 6.9 II.1 4.0 7.2 M.3 4 1 7.2 .do.... do.... 12.5 6.6 5.9 12.7 6.6 6.1 11.8 6.2 5.5 11.8 6.2 5.6 rl 1.7 6.1 5.5 H.7 6.1 ) employees.. .do.... do.... .......do.... .......do.... do.... 3.2 3.1 .2 1.3 1.4 .2 3.2 4.0 .3 1.6 1.9 .3 3.0 3.6 2.4 .8 .2 3.8 2.9 .2 1.8 .8 .2 r3.3 r3.2 r.l r2.0 r.9 .2 p3.7 P3.2 P.2 pi.6 Pl.2 P.2 .short tons.. .......do.... r293,957 83,009 r101,309 r335,155 r295,078 87,581 r97,540 r325,433 348,158 73,503 73,598 287,890 336,309 59,726 84,716 279,637 294,669 63,357 91,934 283,355 ,.do,... .......do..,. . of cu. ft., .short tons., do.... r74,663 r212,843 r2,58l r123,620 358,741 r76,981 r235,70l r2,837 r!28,7l8 391,615 67,670 210,050 2,983 153,199 345,987 64,291 175,535 3,067 139,295 338,370 60,301 191,792 2,795 139,843 345,465 Sodium bichromate and chromate,..e 8eeeee8esee0 o s « « » « 9 , d O e s o .......do.... Sodium silicate, soluble silicate glass (anhydn3US)...do.... Sodium sulfate (Glauber's salt and crude salt aske)«.*do..«« short tons.. 6,286 r365,030 41,156 r64,2l2 1,292 r7,959 r356,148 46,045 r65,085 1,313 8,761 330,998 1/34,636 60,506 1,310 7,651 r3l8,44l 1/32,789 53,232 1,216 3,753 317,432 1/30,308 54,216 1,207 880 954 523 826 1,076 597 570 820 472 573 868 542 580 792 466 80,694 57,748 34,876 84,876 65,426 39,644 46,603 48,306 26,656 48,260 51,882 31,077 58,340 41,865 24,479 122,018 90,037 22,803 145,926 I11,080 33,641 87,002 66,086 10,416 92,861 71,624 14,185 68,802 48,618 5,400 2,193 2,143 86 2,143 2,120 79 | 1,602 1,932 76 1,646 1,883 80 1,638 1,852 88 5,877 273 634 792 6,230 ! 272 1 636 732 4,649 388 404 5,746 232 448 502 4,082 120 295 321 4,835 176 349 398 104 685 415 191 73 109 906 542 274 85 51 587 344 175 63 43 719 513 197 514 1,484 414 675 > i1. of do 1.• .......do.... ,.do,... ... 5.6 EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Labor turnover In manufacturing establishments: Lay-of f. Quit... .! CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Inorganic chemicals, production: do.... Nitric acid e METALS AND MANUFACTURES Castings, gray iron: short tons.. do.... ror saie...,..«•«•»«....«».»•«..«.»«««««.«».. »9 s e e e » d O » 9 s Castings, malleable iron: .short tons.. .......do.... .......do.... Castings, steel: do.... do.... do.... Barrels and drums, steel, heavy types (for sale): ,.thousands.. do.... do.... Steel products, net shipments: short tons.. do.... do.,.. Plates.... ,. do.... ..do.... do,... do.... .......do..,. Sheets and strip Unci, electrical), total..m .......do,... do.... Lead: Production, secondary, estimated recoverable... .short tons.. Stocks, end of month: Producers', ore, base bullion, and in process .......00.... Refiners' (primary), refined and antlmonia!.. .••a...dO.... do.... Scrap (lead-base, purchased), all consumers.. ....... 00.... .......do.... ..do.... Television sets Unci, combination), production .3/......do.... 192 752 489 172 84 174 862 569 188 97 193 859 218 460 1,698 531 791 914 250 494 1,895 550 900 592 285 491 1,508 437 661 740 354 522 1,932 574 852 26,670 85,569 33,908 103,442 28,266 75,800 26,586 80,000 23,563 80,500 112,739 154,105 119,167 ^9,zii 218.8 256.9 654.8 267.0 112,734 162,476 113,470 ->5,3i0 253.1 282.0 774.4 377.1 118,519 164,072 105,843 36,0Z5 263.8 268.8 621.5 275.0 134,039 67,296 92,601 45,063 218.3 335.1 612.6 360.7 122,340 60,029 96,624 43,633 I 241.2 329.1 965.7 673.7 455 180 79 567 252 560 1,744 87 81 280.2 322.1 1,078.9 507.5 r/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. J/ Excludes quantities produced and consumed in making meta, ortho, and sesquislIicates. 2/ Data exclude sales of combination washer-dryer units; sales of such types totaled 12,400 units In August 1958. 3/ Data for June 1958 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 9125 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1957 1958 ITEM August June September July August September COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: Prices received, all farm p r o d u c t s . o o e e 9 . 9 e 6 e f i „ 1910-14=100*. U » O p S os0Qo3!>sooo»«o«o<>is)»osooo«<»oesoosooee>soe©o©oo9s© Q O 9 000 Commercial vegetables, fresh market M .' a . # .«.« # *.« a «do a ..« U O T T O H s © 8 ® © 0 6 i e a © s ® e © o o o s o e ( ? 9 s e © © < » a ® © 9 © 8 s s s o a o a © ® ® ® U C * ® @0 6 Feed grains and hay.. 9 . e .„ e a i 9eoo . ffia<Bao o e .......... do.... Food grains......«*,....a...,,.*,®.©®....«>...<»..<» do.ae. 01l-bearIng crops...«, ................... e «et« e ««>.do e ... Potatoes (Including dry edible beans).«• «•••••••••do.„, 8 O D a C C O ® a « o © o e © » © © ® o s ® ® a » e 8 e 9 © f f l ® « ® 9 ® a 9 e ® « e s © a © < s ® ® . O O ©0 G . Livestock and p r o d u c t s „ 0 . o a 9 . e a e s o e o s „ „ . . . « . . . . do.oa6 Dairy products.....................,.,. s a «. a .... a a do a .. a Meat a n l m a l S . . @ ( ! > s @ . « • • . . . • • . • • » . • • « . • • • • . * • « . . • • . * d O . ., , Poultry and e g g s a a a a » a a a a . a a a a a . a a . . a . , a . a . . . . . . • • d o a a a a W O O l a a © o s S © » © 0 8 © a o e ® 8 S © 9 © © © s s a e o s o « > © « i s e e « ® ® a © © f f l e © © Q O ® .0 . 247 232 232 278 169 217 201 252 169 469 245 227 211 279 163 217 194 244 159 484 255 232 232 246 167 197 277 239 180 474 254 228 209 260 165 190 253 227 185 473 251 225 181 281 S63 190 239 232 142 483 258 232 183 292 160 195 280 220 129 482 26 S 260 302 168 297 260 272 i 291 175 288 275 241 348 163 212 277 246 347 166 210 275 255 338 166 210 280 264 339 S74 207 273 287 257 295 84 273 j 287 | 258 r295 ! 83 282 293 270 305 84 282 293 270 305 83 281 291 269 304 83 282 291 271 305 85 43,122 33,054 43,026 33,133 43,217 33,232 •a . «. » • * 9 e » « Prices paid: All commod., services, Int., taxes, and wage rates effl do 999S P a r 1 T y r S T 8 Q e o e o o o o . s a > o O Q 0 9 o a o o < i < i i ® < B S a e ! K e a o » O E e > f 9 © a o e B o r a a O O ®s 0 © FINANCE Consumer cred11 (s hort- and 1nterraed i ate-term): Installment credit extended and repaid? Unadjusted : Extended, total .... ........do,,,, Repaid, total.a®.®®®..®®,,.®^®®*,®®*®®®®».doe..* Security markets (Standard and Poor 9 s Corporation): Bonds: Prices: Industrial, utility, and railroad (AI+ Issues): Composite (21 bonds)... a.•••••......dol. per $100 bond.. Domestic municipal (15 bonds)....... ........do.... Stocks: Dividend yields, preferred stocks (14 high-grade)...do.... Prices: 43,101 33,303 43,270 33,415 3,704 3,369 3,591 3,343 3,388 3,276 3,546 3,418 3,484 3,387 3,265 3,392 3,494 3,415 3,342 3,374 3,402 3,303 3,431 3,401 98.3 101.2 3 a 9i 98.0 101.3 3.90 105.5 110.8 3.26 104.2 108.0 3.45 102.0 103.7 3.74 98.9 100.6 3.96 4.83 4.79 4.28 4.36 4.45 4.58 t ©« © © ®@<B ® ® © 45.84 49.51 48.48 33.65 31.89 29.52 43.98 47.52 46.32 ! 32.75 j 31.09 ! 27.17 44.75 47.62 45.17 34.78 37.31 25.54 45.98 48.96 46.92 36.01 37.82 26.86 47.70 51.00 49.75 37.44 37.50 28.43 48.96 52.40 51.34 38.90 37.97 29.51 20.14 39.57 , 25,66 1 20.10 39.07 24„70 21.23 41.44 28.16 21.24 41.94 28.38 21.47 42.62 28.72 22.54 43.98 28.54 Banks: r 7 Revised. USC0MM-DC-9I25 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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