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October 21, 1955 STATISTICS BUSINESS 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 = 100 500 INDEX, 1 9 3 5 - 3 9 = 100 500 Monthly PRICES OF 4 2 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (Wednesday close) - 400 4 00 300 300 *»- ~ ^ - - ^ 200 100 Hyll 1 1 1 1 1 1J _ 1 J J J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1952 i > i i i i i i i i i 1954 1953 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1955 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 130 WHOLESALE PRICES INDEX, 1947-49= 100 160 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ssonally adj. inde 120 140 - Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods • 110 \ 120 - 100 100 - v- - Farm Products 8 0 ¥t,M 1 1 1 1 1 1 i M111111 1952 1953 111111 11111 111111 111 i i 1954 1955 80 i iIi1 i 1952 I111111 i 111 i 1 \ 1953 1954 1955 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 120 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* BILLION DOLLARS 40 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (seasonally adjusted) (short- and intermediate-term) 1 10 100 90 Installment Credit 80 (end of month) 10 LLU 1952 11 iIiiI ii iI IIIli iI iiiiIIill i 1953 1954 1955 \M A -V 7 0 JJ 1 II 1 M M J. I M I I I M I M 1952 1953 r Average per working day • !••• | f l i l t 1954 Ml Ml 1 I I I I 1955 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS* 1954 1955 ITEM Oct. 16 Oct. 9 Commodity prices, wholesale: A 1 1 commod i t i es .... 1947-49-100.. do •109.7 *93. 1 • inn "7 do.... A1 1 other do.... 22 commod i t i es 2 / do.... Department store sales Insured unemployment, total 3_/ thous.. do... State programs Finance: mil. of dol. Currency in circulation 4/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/....do.... Member bank reserve balances 4/ do. do.... Excess reserves, estimated 4/ Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading clties:J)/ Demand deposits, adjusted do.... Time deposits, except Government do Loans and investments (adjusted), total. U. S. Government obligations do.... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... do Real-estate loans (gross) •114.5 90.7 1 18 1,622 1,458 Failures, industrial and commercial number.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4/......percent.. Stock prices,480 stocks (Standard and Poor f s).1935-39=100.. Industrials, 420 stocks , do Product ion: Bituminous coal 4/ thous . of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities .mi 1. of kw.-hr.. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4-/ ..thous. of bb1.. Stee 1 6/ Percent of capac i ty 6/ Fre i ght car 1oad i ngs, tota1 thous of short tons.. do.... 30,086 25,338 18,756 Sept. 24 90.3 1 19 1,646 1,480 30, 154 25,465 18,832 89.6 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 1 1 1.4 87.5 100. I 118.6 89.7 90.4 121 126 91 1 824 895 813 30,344 25,613 18,767 30,382 25,478 18,618 30,479 25,525 18,700 30,628 25,714 18,728 591 631 625 522 523 54,276 21,318 84,803 37,614 21,382 6,627 54,672 21,330 84,722 37,364 21,195 6,924 56,263 21,640 84,516 30,546 24,570 8,216 56,306 21,631 84,493 30,347 24,940 7,977 55,851 21,672 84,637 30,291 24,989 7,985 152 3. 13 243.2 270.8 1,403 9, 193 79,108 6, 152 1,404 9, 1 17 57,424 6, 196 1,692 #71.0 703 348 1,735 #72.8 721 361 1 1 1.2 86.7 y9.8 118.7 89.6 125 862 230 3. 14 246.6 275. 1 Oct. 15 171 3.31 328.0 377. 1 186 3.31 319. 1 366.4 207 3.30 31 I.I 356.2 1,605 10,756 147,195 6,671 1,603 10,627 138,781 6,661 1,632 10,639 95,776 6,690 2,320 96.1 819 399 2,341 97.0 820 400 2,334 96.7 807 392 203 3.30 301.2 343.8 126,061 2,330 96.5 ±/ Data do not always _cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3_/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 4/ Daily average. j)/ Wednesday data. J5/ Wee* enaeu October ucTooer 2 £.£.". r r o a u c n o n2,320 , £.,^>,c\j o u s . tons; snorT operating Tons; operaTing T O T S , percent. ^o. i percent (eek ended 2 : Production, thous. mshort rate, 96.1 * Monthly index for October 1954. # Not comparable iparable with 1955 rates which are based on higher hiqher capacity as reported January I, I. 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1954 1955 ITEM August GENERAL BUSINESS September June July August September INDICATORS r arm income and marketings: Cash receipts from farming, including Government payments, total ...mil. of dol_. do.... Farm marketings and CCC loans, total do... Crops t Livestock and products, total... ........do.... do . do . Meat animals do.... Pou 1 try and eggs Indexes of cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans: 1/ A11 commod i t i es .1935-39-100.. do.... Crops do.... Livestock and products Indexes of volume of farm marketings: \J do.... Al1 commodities do.... Crops do.... L i vestock and products Industrial production (FRB): Unadjusted, combined index . 1947-49*100.. do.... ..do.... do Primary metaIs Metal fabricating (including ordnance). do do.... Machinery.. .do.... Transportation equipment do Instruments and related products do Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Nondurable manufactures Food and beverage manufactures r/ Revised. £./ Preliminary. ....... * June 1954 data. do.... do.... do ...do.... do.... do . do r2,529 r2,5l7 r1,165 r1,352 r34l r744 r252 r3,2l3 r3,20l r1,803 1,398 326 r80l r256 r380 r4(2 r356 r483 r637 r 166 rl65 rl67 123 125 2,071 2,061 868 1,193 371 543 259 2,436 2,426 1,094 1,332 279 685 354 294 311 366 231 341 307 314 387 350 r204 r240 177 135 143 165 90 169 127 156 157 171 126 127 139 141 rl30 132 r!39 141 154 368 135 103 155 144 146 122 144 124 145 124 163 135 138 145 153 165 132 155 137 200 149 rl57 130 r,!42 rl97 147 1 1 1 123 136 136 1 19 1 16 137 155 139 113 118 rl49 133 120 1 12 1 16 132 100 107 102 134 130 1 17 1 15 *l 14 ** j u | y 1954 data. 1,959 1,948 653 1,295 387 61 1 262 **92 \J Unadjusted. 126 118 rill 92 rl32 rl63 139 154 rl93 r!49 rl24 r!34 rl56 r!4l rl28 1 16 pl4l pl43 p 157 pl43 pl65 pl42 p 161 pl85 p!54 pl25 pl37 p!57 pl48 pl29 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM August GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Contimjed Industrial production (FRB) - Continued Unadjusted index - Continued Manufactures - Continued Nondurable manufactures - Continued 1947-49=100.. Textile-mi 11 products.. ,\ do.... Apparel and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber products . . ••*. .. M i nereIs Coa 1 Crude oil and natural gas . . . .do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do . do.... do.... do.... . Metal fabricating (including ordnance). Fabricated mete I products Mach i nery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Furniture and fixtures.................. Lumber and products Stone, clay, and glass products......... Printing and publishing Chemicals and al1ied products . Petroleum and coal products Rubber products.... ............ ... do.... do ... , 68 130 123 125 135 105 do.... do.... do do.... do do.... do do.... do.... do... do.... do do Durable manufactures Non durab le manufactures Food and beverage manufactures Tobacco manufactures ... .* Texti1©—mi11 products......... ..... Apparel and allied products.......... 97 1 10 101 137 1 16 144 124 94 1 1 1 do . do . do.... do.... do.... do.... 148 123 144 166 135 108 97 132 133 1 14 105 •107 94 103 96 135 121 149 121 98 .do , Coa 1 do.... do.... do ... do.... do.... 109 68 130 September June July August September 97 101 94 137 122 149 127 118 1 11 70 129 106 109 105 156 126 164 136 151 121 74 139 92 95 r92 r 139 r 121 158 rl34 121 1 19 77 r 139 108 117 108 155 rl23 163 138 132 123 r82 r 139 124 126 137 105 149 122 147 167 137 109 1 16 134 132 139 141 155 143 163 135 155 194 149 121 133 153 143 139 141 155 134 167 135 158 r203 151 122 125 rl52 143 140 142 158 rl39 rl70 138 r 161 r2O5 r 152 rl25 rl28 rl53 rl44 pl4l pl43 pl60 pl46 p 17 1 pl40 pi 6 3 p206 pi 54 pl24 pl28 p!54 pl44 1 15 105 *»|0| 95 101 91 137 121 150 125 117 108 67 129 rl28 NO 109 106 115 107 156 127 169 136 149 122 86 139 126 r 107 101 r 106 113 r 106 rl55 rl28 170 rl34 137 120 87 rl39 rl25 107 p 125 105 11 1 102 153 rl28 168 135 138 120 r82 rl39 pl29 pl38 p 125 p83 pl40 pl28 pl36 p 121 p80 pl40 Consumer durables output (FRB): 108 11 1 81 139 108 122 279 101 144 160 184 141 1 13 152 192 106 137 152 195 115 105 r 1 16 143 103 rl40 153 166 143 1 17 1 14 121 1 10 132 107 1 12 267 98 147 164 180 153 1 17 150 269 106 153 rl73 195 rl56 rl 17 r 150 290 106 rl53 173 194 157 121 do.... do.... 125 121 131 106 109 270 91 289 rl07 .1947-49-100.. do.... do.... Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried ........do.... do.... Livestock and live poultry do.... Foods, processed , do.... Cereal and bakery products do.... Dairy products and ice cream do.... "Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen.... do.... Meats, poultry, and fish 110.5 95.8 108.3 91.2 83.4 106.4 113.2 105.9 104.6 92.0 1 10.0 93.6 99.8 93.6 80.7 105.5 1 13.8 106.6 105.0 92.0 110.3 91.8 104.7 90.3 83. 1 103.9 117.6 104.6 104.5 91.4 1 10.5 89.5 98.7 86.7 79.4 103.1 117.6 106.0 104.6 88.5 rl10.9 88. 1 99.5 78.6 75.5 101.9 115.1 107.8 105.0 86.3 II 1.6 89.3 102. 1 81.4 75.5 101.4 1 14.4 104.3 106.9 87.5 Commodities other than farm products and food*> Chemicals and allied products Chem tea Is, industrial Fuel, power, and lighting materials Petroleum and products Furniture, other household durables App1iances, household Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products Lumber 1 14.4 106.8 117.4 106.9 109.3 115.3 109.7 94.0 1 19. 1 118.7 114.4 106.8 1 17.4 106.9 109.4 115.3 109.4 93.0 119.3 1 19.0 115.6 106.8 1 17.8 106.8 1 1 1.5 115.2 106.4 92.9 123.7 124.7 1 16.5 106.0 118.2 106.4 1 1 1.6 115.5 106.5 93.7 124.1 125.1 rl17.5 105.9 118. 1 r107.2 1 13.0 rl16.0 r106.6 93.8 r 125.1 126.4 118.4 105.9 1 18. 1 108.3 1 14.0 1 16.4 106.2 94.0 125.6 127.1 Major consumer durables., Autos Major household goods Furniture and floor cover ings........ A D D 1iances and heaters , do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 1 13 121 123 121 102 101 234 94 do do.... do.... Other consumer durables Adjusted index, total Major househo 1 d goods Furniture and floor coverings Appliances and heaters Radio and television sets Other consumer durables do.... do.... ..do do.... do.... 1 15 do 250 rl 10 pl35 p!45 pl30 pi 59 pi 12 pi 54 pl73 pl94 p 157 plO9 COMMODITY PRICES Wholesale price index, all commodities rj Revised. £./ Preliminary. • June 1954 data. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do •• July 1954 data. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM August COMMODITY PRICES - Continued Wholesale price index - Continued Machinery and motive products September June August July September 124.3 125.7 1 18.9 128.6 133.8 120.5 1 16.3 126.5 126.4 95.3 98.6 121.5 102.3 124.4 125.6 1 18.9 129. 1 134. 1 121 .7 I 16.3 126.5 126.9 95.3 98.6 121.5 99. 1 127. 1 126.5 122.0 132.6 135.8 123.7 1 18.3 129.2 140.3 95.2 98.6 121.6 89. i 127.5 126.7 122.0 136.7 143. 1 125.3 1 19.0 130.7 143.4 95.3 98.6 121.6 90.8 2,956 2,317 2,969 2,411 9,096 5, 16! 3,279 2,650 3,238 2,65o 9, 135 5, 153 3,581 2,946 3,735 3,047 8,695 5,007 3,04! 2,464 3,233 2,592 8,493 4,869 3,653 3,039 3,665 2,96? 8,458 4,952 9,555 7,95 i 12,595 13,334 13,572 12,757 6,667 63 6,807 67 9,746 94 r9,101 85 9,595 90 r>9,88l 96 2,939 1,785 109 4,681 446 152 ?,726 1,902 i 10 5,004 471 151 2,377 2,514 125 7,770 770 209 2,317 2,078 i 16 6,25! 627 177 1,953 2,230 109 7,054 717 197 do do do 715 365 1,331 694 379 1,357 967 600 2,428 824 506 2,108 885 543 2,307 do ..do do do do 95 109 326 342 351 103 108 346 580 359 152 198 378 651 542 109 145 357 368 363 137 162 378 553 455 75.6 68.3 186.8 213.4 134.0 147.9 203.7 180.9 213.4 263.2 198.8 r2l7.8 r152.9 p221.1 pl65.0 6,706 5,050 7,419 5,834 7,022 ..1947-49=100.. do. do do Metals and metal products do do do Pulp, paper, and allied products do do Rubber and products do.... do.... do.... Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages , do LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association): Production, total ...mil. of bd. ft.. do.... ..,, do.... .........do.... do Stocks, gross (mill and concentration yards) do Softwoods rl28.5 rl27.7 122.0 r139.5 r144.9 126. 1 r119.7 130.5 r148.7 95.3 98.6 121.7 89.8 129.7 129.8 122.0 141.8 144.9 126.3 120.3 131.0 151.6 95.5 98.7 121.7 90.3 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron ore (Lake Superior district): Shipments from upper lake ports thous. of long tons,. Steel ingots and steel for castings: Product ion.,,.... thous. of short tons., Percent of capac ity. Barrels and drums, steel, heavy types: ....thousands.. do do Steel products, net shipments, tota1...thous. of short tons.. Bars• Hot ro11ed, a 11 grades. .....do.... do Plates Sheets Strip: Cold rolled Hot ro11ed Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net mo. avg. shipments , 1947-49=100.. Machine tools (metal-cutting types): New orders mo. avg. shipments , 1945-47=100.. do.... Pumps, steam, power, centrifugal and rotary: thous. of do 1.. Orders, new r/ Revised. £./ Preliminary. 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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