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R TMENT_Of c October 12, 1956 BUSINESS STATISTICS °rBusS$s£v* 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 BILLION DOLLARS 95 BILLION DOLLARS TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS Average of Wednesday data I 95 Wednesday data (Federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) 90 90 ^S^"********^* 85 -J 1956 / 85 X1955 80 H -4 80 75 •H H 75 70 .Al I I I LJ.-J-,J, \ J...-L 1 1 1 1 ,.! 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I i 1954 1953 i \ \ i i" i I i l i i i J 1955 ! i i i i i M I I I I I I I I I J 70 d F M A M J J A S O N D 1956 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 175 SIiEL 175 Monthly p ^ o p y c T l O N (ingots a n d steel for castings) 150 \- 150 125 100 75 H 125 h H 100 I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1953 I I I 1954 I I I I I I I I I I B I L L I O N DOLLARS I I I I I I 1956 1955 I I J F M A M J J A S O N D INDEX,1947-49=100 160 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS 350 PERSONAL INCOME (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) r"^^ (seasonally adjusted) 300 ^ — 140 -1 120 h —1 100 Total 250 Wage B Salary Disbursements V 2 0 0 j^y*****"^**®*. » • » ^ @ - ® - @ = • » ^ ® J *^,^ 150 JJJJjJjJ«LLL, JJLLLJLLI.I .I. i. .i. 1 1 J 18 L i L L U 1 1 M 1 1-1 1 1 i 1 1 1953 1954 S955 1956 BO u i i i i I i M n I i i i S953 I I I i ».i i i 1 n n i I i i i i i 1 i I i M I i i i i i S954 S955 1956 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1955 1956 ITEM Oct. I Oct. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 Sept. 22 Oct. 6 Commodity prices, wholesale: 90.4 126 895 813 *lll.7 *89.3 *I0I.5 *II8.5 89.7 125 863 784 115.1 90.2 104.0 122.6 91.2 130 1,099 1,006 115.1 90.0 103*9 122.6 91.9 131 1,017 931 115.2 89.3 104.9 122.6 91.8 130 115.0 89.0 104.0 122.6 91.1 30,323 25,478 18,618 484 30,428 25,525 18,700 511 30,910 25,934 19,088 717 30,810 25,852 19,220 735 30,714 25,694 18f98l 542 30,767 25,593 18,935 56,306 21,631 84,493 30,347 24,660 8,257 55,860 21,672 84,616 30,282 25,010 7,972 55,777 22,046 85,868 26,545 29,554 8,775 55,908 22,009 85,843 26,383 29,694 8,798 55,347 22,025 85,663 26,096 29,722 8,804 186 3.31 319.8 366.4 207 3.30 311.1 356.2 203 3.74 346.4 405.3 262 3.76 339.7 396.5 251 3.78 335.0 390.9 1,595 10,627 138,781 6,661 2,341 #97.0 816 399 1,641 10,639 95,893 6,690 2,334 #96.7 807 392 1,775 11,339 84,426 7,049 2,477 100.6 821 392 1,683 11,482 49,822 7,063 2,477 100.6 822 397 1,743 11,365 56,685 7,044 2,502 101.6 831 403 .... 1947-49=100. . Al1 other do.... do.... F i nance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/..e.doe... do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:±/ Time deposits, except U. S. Government.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total. do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock pr i ces, 480 stocks (Stand.&Poor»s) .4/... i935-39*100.. 517 253 3.79 337.1 393.9 Production: . of short tons., .mi 1. of kw.-hr,. ..thous. of bbl.. . of short tons.. Percent of capacity 5/ 8 ee.o.eeeeeee.eese .thous. of cars.. 75,452 2,506 101.8 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. J5/ Week beginning October 8, 1956: Production, 2,511 thous. short tons; operating rate, 102.0 percent. .6/ Data for 1956 adjusted to revised classification of class I railroads. ^Monthly index for September 1955. # Not comparable with 1956 rates which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1955 1956 ITEM July August May June July August GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Personal income, by source: Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates: • bi1. of do I.. 309.2 214.5 92.1 56.1 28.6 37.7 308.7 213.4 92.1 56.5 28.7 36.1 322.8 223.2 96.8 59*1 30.0 37.3 324.9 225.2 97.5 59.9 30.2 37.6 r324.3 224.0 95.9 59.9 30.4 37.8 328.2 227.1 98.3 60.3 30.6 37.9 7.1 48.5 26.9 17.5 5.3 294.7 7.1 49.0 27.1 17.4 5.3 293.8 7.2 50.1 29.4 18.7 5.8 307.6 7.3 50.0 29.6 18.6 5.8 310.3 7.3 r50.5 r29.7 18.6 5.8 r309.4 51.0 29.9 18.8 5.9 312.9 .1935-39=100.. 208.6 208.1 209.8 r2ll.9 r2l3.6 212.3 Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-term): •mi 1. of dol.« ........do.... Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: do.... 32,896 25,476 33,636 26,155 36,574 28,591 37,093 28,890 37,143 29,103 37,503 29,427 3,131 2,569 3,436 2,757 3,281 2,950 3,204 2,905 3,143 2,930 3,315 2,991 3,136 2,611 3,211 2,713 3,051 2,904 2,951 2,831 3,148 2,978 3,107 2,945 96.98 97.24 80.92 96.95 97.19 82.10 96.48 96.75 78.23 96.39 96.65 78.79 95.22 95.46 78.92 93.86 94. 10 77.61 Wage and salary disbursements, total ........do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Personal interest income and dividends... do Less personal contributions for social insurance.do.... 7.3 COMMODITY PRICES Reta i1 pr i ce: All commodities (U.S.Dept.of Commerce index). FINANCE Adjusted: Bonds: Average price of aii listed bonds (N.Y.S.E.) J./...doi iars.. do.... rj Revised. ±/ Includes bonds for International Bank for Reconstructiion and Development not shown separately. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1955 STEM July F I N A N C E - Continued Bonds - Continued Value, issues listed on New York Stock Exchange: Market value, all issues VI •.. mil, of dol. Oomest ic .. .do.. • Fore ign do. •. Face value, all issues. do... Domestic. ••••••• do... Fore ign. do... Stocks: Shares listed on New York Stock Exchange: Market value, all listed shares.... .do... Number of shares listed millions. 1956 August May 104,002 101,892 1,454 107,237 104,785 1,797 103,997 101,853 1,496 107,273 104,796 1,822 104,115 102,227 1,259 107,910 105,656 1,609 104,289 102,394 1,270 108,199 105,942 1,612 103,137 101,239 1,276 108,314 106,053 1,616 198,228 3,475 197,994 3,492 211,896 4,123 218,579 4,260 229,423 4,314 49,180 16,967 6,305 3,070 1,760 50,060 20,578 6,827 3,064 1,748 52,625 18,560 7,742 3,230 1,782 52,823 §9,083 7,179 3,536 2,085 54,891 18,069 6,810 3,097 1,878 r53,352 r46,746 r6,607 r56,273 r49,392 r6,88l 56,041 49,086 6,955 56,254 49,451 6,804 55,229 49,451 5,778 *38,89l **39,654 42,758 43,075 43,010 *6,586 *20,836 *35l *8,975 **7,06l **20,647 **335 **9,262 6,785 23,089 359 10,361 7,316 22,941 342 10,198 7,801 21,858 328 10,495 *958 *296 *837 *52 **1,I60 **305 **835 **49 876 341 899 49 975 322 929 52 1,201 335 936 57 *646,95l **66l.38l 697,745 710,990 719,799 1,596 878,641 47,030 670,129 128,545 492 1,897 1,032,932 54,343 809,765 149,419 527 1,942 1,006,233 47,254 888,730 174,120 772 1,865 1,001,765 46,211 817,521 159,086 872 1,853 1,020,822 50,571 781,561 149,603 981 3,042 2,465 3,236 2,595 8,455 4,861 3,654 3,040 3,671 2,968 8,440 4,934 3,423 2,796 3,373 2,780 8,450 5,327 3,305 2,665 3,160 2,602 8,598 5,392 3,067 2,434 2,949 2,438 8,716 5,388 1,050 1,070 579 1,160 1,226 688 1,086 1,236 737 1,041 1,152 687 1,109 r763 488 115,420 75,570 44,914 6,391 123,473 82,448 48,126 6,601 93,677 80,138 51,053 6,921 86,247 75,635 45,022 6,435 92,078 r54,340 31,300 1,107 97,875 71,170 11,631 206.8 245.9 718.5 344.3 126,406 96,290 20,576 252.7 403.8 930.1 647.9 178,227 142,025 35,949 326.0 315.2 l>O60.2 467.9 164,661 129,147 31,296 248.3 340.2 1,073.8 553.0 117,984 96,350 19,833 259.8 380.2 566.7 336.9 46,166 105,782 48,359 109,056 48,342 107,324 43,638 101,748 r 38,353 r103,301 81,472 62,897 139,902 83,628 72,722 137,050 93,740 76,396 162,682 85,296 67,816 171,196 88,031 r58,!96 r!88,8l3 June July TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Operations on scheduled airlines: Miles flown, revenue „. Express and freight ton-miles flown. Mail, ton-miles flown........ Passengers carrled, revenue Passenger-miles flown, revenue... . thousands. .do... .do... do.... ,..mil lions. ELECTRIC POWER Electric power; Production, total..... .....mil. of kw.-hr. Electric uti I ities....... do... f ndustr i a I estab I i shments ..••.••• do. •. Sales to ultimate customers, total (Edison Electric Institute) .......mil. of kw,-hr. Commercial and industrial: Small light and power.. .do... Large light and power ......do... Railways and railroads... ...do... Residential or domestic........ .....do... Rural (district rural rates)... .....do... Street and highway Sighting ...do... Other public authorities..... ..do... S nterdepartmenta I.... do... Revenue from sales to ultimate customers (Edsson Electric Institute).... tbous. of dol. FOODSTUFFS Meats; production, total....... Beef and veal. Lamb and mutton .. Pork, including lard.. Lard Coffee, visible supply, United States LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES •••.•••mil. of lb. ..thous. of lb. • .do.•. .do... do... thous. of bags. Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association) Production, total . mil. of bd.ft. Softwoods do... Sh i p men is, tota I do... Softwoods •••••.. .do. • • Stocks, gross (mill and concentration yards) .do... Softwoods. do. • • METALS AND MANUFACTURES Castings, gray iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale thous. of short tons. Sh i pments, tota I do. •. For sale do... Castings, malleable iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale short tons. Shipments, totaI do... For sa le do... Pig iron, production thous. of short tons. Castings, steel: Shipments, total »....short tons. For sale, total. do... Ra i I way spec i a 11 i es do... Vacuum cleaners, standard type, sales billed thousands. Washers, domestic, sales • do... Radio sets, production 2/ do... Television sets (incl. combination), production 2/ do... RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natural rubber: Consumpt i on Iong tons. Stocks, end of month do... Synthetic rubber: Product i on. do... Consumption.••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••....do... Stocks, end of month..... do... r/ Revised, ±/ See note ±/ page 2 S months, 4 weeks. * Data are for June 1955, ** Data are for July 1955. 2/ Data for June 1956 cover 5 weeks; other 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1956 1955 ITEM August CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction cost index: The American Appraisal C o . , average # 30 cities... 1913=* 100.. f\T 1 a n T a e s e « e . » e e e . o e e e s . s . e « . e o o e . e e . e « 9 » e ® e e . . e » 9 . Q O .... N © W T Ol K » . . . . . . . . o o e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e e Q O . . . . DOMESTIC TRADE Department store sales, United States total; Unadjusted index. f947-49s100.. September July June August September 613 664 64S 573 605 614 665 642 575 606 634 679 660 596 635 638 692 667 596 635 641 695 681 597 637 642 696 681 597 637 105 123 121 119 S24 801 128 pi 13 pS28 pl30 p!28 67,726 65,488 7,536 57,952 2,237 66,882 64,733 7,875 56,858 2,149 69,430 66,503 7,876 58,627 2,927 69,489 66,655 7,700 58,955 2,833 68,947 66,752 7,265 59,487 2,195 68,069 66,071 7,388 58,683 1,998 278,309 275,711 231,472 44,238 2,598 277,476 274,879 230,988 43,891 2,597 272,751 269,883 224,769 45,114 2,868 272,645 269,972 224,618 45,353 2,674 275,565 272,959 226,905 46,054 2,606 274,261 271,660 225,827 45,834 2,601 43 48 74 74 79 85 120.5 2.67 121.3 2.63 119.2 2.75 118.6 2.78 116.0 2.94 113.8 3.07 4.01 4.06 4.17 4.16 T4.24 4.39 164.94 457.29 65.87 155.19 169.99 476.43 65.36 I60«08 173.76 485.33 66.24 165.97 180.77 509 a 76 69.70 168.35 180.38 5 8 1.69 70.00 165.00 173.96 495.01 67.67 157.98 311.0 354.2 361.6 269.1 155.9 250.0 323.2 371. S 380.3 282.8 154.8 257.0 340.5 396.6 390.9 271.5 154.4 257.2 356.5 417.3 414.8 283.7 157.4 259.9 357.3 418.0 419.4 284.1 159.0 253.9 343.6 401.6 404.3 278.6 154.7 240.1 716,163 434 559,962 223 538,052 503 522, 123 307 503,276 429 410 198 471 220 397 620,610 602,959 95,119 80,077 467,845 459,073 91,894 76,851 445,758 433,859 91,791 73,463 440,980 429,813 80,836 63,149 417,020 410,164 85,827 68,809 r S 19 EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Labor force (Bureau of the Census); Emp 1 oyed • •••••••••••••.»••••.••••••••••••••.••.•••.• do.... Nonagricu Stura1 employment. do.... Unemp toyed..............««»...»......................do.... FINANCE Federal Government finance; Gross debt (direct), end of month, total••••• .ml 1. of d o L . Obligations guaranteed by U.S.Government, end of mo..do.... Bonds, domestic municipal (15 bonds),Stand.and Poor's Corp.; Stocks; Dividend yields, preferred stocks, 14 high-grade. Standard and Poor s s Corp..**. ....•do.... Pr i ces; Standard and Poor's Corporation; Combined index (480 stocks) 1935-39=100.. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT TJ Revised. i So <? 4 »°9 o « « a « e oseeese* •••••«•• ««•••••• • •••'••»• ........ £,/ Preliminary. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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