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. f t ! ME NT OF
October 23,1959
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
° * 8USJNESS i < - ° ^
A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Available only w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected
weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Billion Dollars
Index, 1947-49= 100
400
180
PERSONAL INCOME
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
y
(seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) \
(F. R. B. seas. adj. index)
160
350
Total
300
Wage and Salary
Disc ursements
2/
250
200
JJJ_J_i_ll_LLl_l
y
^^^
H
140
-j
S20
.i LL IJ.LLLL.IJL - U L U L I L L U - U - J L J ™ U J J J J J J U U
1956
1957
1958
1959
100 U-u n l i i i , i i 11 i t I,L I i n , ! n i i ' i i h u i i l
1956
1957
1958
1 1
" 1 1 " ,'j,* ' j
1959
Data for June, July, and August include retroactive salary payments to Federal employees.
Billion Dollars
Index, 1947-49= 100
140
WHOLESALE PRICES
5
NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
Commodities other than
farm Products and Poods
(seasonally adjusted)
! 20
Total
All Commodities
too L
2 h
Farm Products
8 0 I M M i I I I I I I I M I I I I I M I I 1 I I I M h II U 1 I I I I I I II IM
1956
1957
1958
PRICES RECEIVED AND
PAID BY FARMERS
300
(•^^"^^m*
1956
1957
1958
1959
Millions
2.0
NEW PERMANENT NONFARM DWELLING
UNITS STARTED (privately owned) *
1.5
/
280
Prices Paid
(incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates)
260
1.0
9*vt
Prices Received
X ^
240
220
0 l l I H I 1 I I I I I 1 U I 1 I 1 I I I M I I I I II 1 I I II I I I I M l l I I I I 1
1959
Index, 1910-14 =100
320
Private Residential
(nonTarmJ
flgfij_llLl_LI_L
JA A^•--v. j
11 n 111n i i 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 M il l i l l ! 1 Lll
i i i 11 1 1 1 1 1 i 11 i i 11 1 i 1 1 1 i
1956
1957
•^Seasonally adjusted,
at annual rates
I Il II I i Il I l 1 l il I l 1 I I l I I
1958
1959
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1959
1958
ITEM
Oct.
Oct. II.
Commodity prices, wholesale:
Al 1 commodities....
18
Sept. 26
Oct.
Oct. 10
3
.
119.2
86.8
106.2
128.5
85.6
151
119.1
86.2
106.0
128.5
85.6
274
252
31,933
28,623
18,636
493
32,096
28,667
18,501
521
*II9.6
*88.9
*I07.8
*I28.4
86.7
146
1,869
1,699
288
85.7
145
1,323
1,158
282
86.0
143
1,340
1,175
224
31,352
26,519
18,318
565
31,498
26,925
18,475
486
31,984
29,016
18,819
566
31,809
28,403
18,394
254
59,773
30,191
**IQi,927
34,695
60,329
30,205
**J02,4I8
34,834
60,170
30,735
103,571
...do....
11,047
11,124
60,232
30,723
103,.587
28,358
29,374
12,462
28,118
29,479
12,453
60,077
30,644
103,107
27,729 ,
29,500
12,461
5/...1941-43=10..
4.44
51.06
54.71
4.42
50.58
54.18
4.85
55.82
59.91.
4.87
56.88
60.99
4.88
56.94
60.96
1,495
12,067
46,722
6,874
1,450
12,048
59,612
6,893
1,299
12,878
114,101
6,858
1,267
13,234
127,702
6,825
1,286
13,086
142,339
6,812
1,933
#71.6
687
336
2,003
#74.2
696
343
362
12.8
587
317
362
12.8
573
311
362
12.8
559
302
1947-49-100..
Department store sales..................................do....
85.9
'47,
1,870
1,700
271
Oct. 17
Finance:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/.....do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:J5/
Time deposits, except interbank.....................do..••
Real-estate loans (gross)...
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)
Production:
Bituminous coal 4/....................thous. of short tons..
Electric power, by utilities................mil. of kw.-hr..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/..........thous. of bbl..
Freight car loadings, tota1....................thous. of cars..
4.87
56.71
60.69
^59,563
368
13.0
J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs:
State; R.R.; Federal employees; veterans; and ex-servicemen. 4_/ Daily average. 5_l Wednesday data; leaders indicate data not available.
6/ Week beginning October 19, 1959: Production, 371 thous. short tons; operating rate, 13.1 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
1959
1958
ITEM
August
September
July
June
August
September
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Personal income, by source:
Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates:
Total personal income
••••••••••»bi I, of dol.
Wage and salary disbursements, totaI.............do...
Commod\ty-producing industries
•••••do...
Manufacturi ng on Iy...........................do..,
D i str I but i ve i ndustr i es
••••• .do. •.
Service industr i es
do...
Government.
.do, •.
Other labor income
do...
Propr i etor s * i ncome:
Business and professional......................do..,
Farm.
•••••
• .do. •.
Rental income of persons..............
..do...
Dividends..............
...................do..,
Personal interest income............
...do..,
Transfer payments
do.. •
Less personal contributions for social insurance.do...
Total nonagricultural income.. ..*...,...
do...
Industrial production (FRB):
Unadjusted, combined index...
,.
....1947-49=100
Manufactures.. •••••
do..,
Durab le manufactures.
• .do.•,
Primary metaIs
.............
•
do..,
Metal fabricating (including ordnance)
do..
Fabricated metal products
do..
Machi nery
do..
Transportation equipment
do.,
Instruments and related products
...do..
Furniture and fixtures.
do..
Lumber and products
do..
Stone, clay, and glass products
do..
M i see 11 aneous manufactures
.do..
Nondurable manufactures.
do..
Printing and publishing
.do..
Petroleum and coal products
do..
r/ Revised. £ / Preliminary.
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
9113
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
362.4
241.3
97
76
64,
35
44,
9
364.2
242.5
99.3
77.9
64.1
35.0
44.1
9.3
383.8
261.7
110.9
87.7
68.0
37.2
45.6
10.0
r383.4
261.5
109.9
86.9
68.4
37.3
45.9
10.1
r380.0
r258.8
r106.8
r84.0
r68.3
37.6
r46.0
10.1
379.6
258.2
106.1
84.1
68.1
37.7
46.2
10.2
32,
14.
II.
12,
20.
27.
7,
344.
32.8
14.3
11.9
12.6
20.6
27.3
7.1
346.1
34.7
12.1
12.0
13.1
22.2
26.4
8.4
367.8
34.9
r 11.4
12.0
34.7
13.2
22.4
26.3
8.4
r368.2
34.9
rIO.O
12.0
13,4
r22.7
r26.5
140
141
146
III
156
141
151
170
168
130
127
160
143
137
142
138
155
158
172
154
182
150
175
214
195
141
141
177
149
144
148
143
r!43
147
157
r94
175
143
166
209
rl93
141
rl27
175
145
136
rl44
rl32
136
138
140
102
150
133
142
173
160
124
130
155
135
135
136
140
9.6
12.0
13.5
23.0
26.8
8.4
8.3
r366.3
366.2
rl48
pl50
pl54
pl59
151
rl54
r63
174
p63
rl48
r!73
rl89
rl95
pl82
p 151
pl84
p!94
p!99
rl47
pl49
142
178
157
148 1
147
rp!35
pl77
p 161
p 149
pl54
p!35
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
3
1959
1958
ITEM
August
September
July
June
August
September
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued
Industrial production (FRB) - Continued
Unadjusted index - Continued
-49=100..
...do....
...do,...
120
70
142
123
73
145
127
72
147
rl 14
46
144
rl 16
63
pl44
p i 16
p65
p!45
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
Metal fabricating (including ordnance)...,.. ...do.,,,
136
138
144
109
156
132
147
186
162
137
139
145
113
155
135
148
178
166
155
158
172
150
184
150
178
216
197
153
157
r!67
rl06
186
150
180
218
199
149
rl53
159
r67
183
r!47
r!80
r2!2
r!96
pl48
pl52
p!58
p64
pl83
p!45
p 181
p209
p!97
126
118
157
137
133
140
135
123
70
149
145
133
174
152
rl45
149
143
125
73
148
149
r!37
r!80
rl56
146
r 151
rl35
rl45
132
r!75
155
146
r!52
rpl34
p!45
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do,...
123
120
150
134
133
140
139
120
68
146
rl 18
56
148
rl 17
61
pl48
p!45
p 15!
p!32
p I 16
p62
pl49
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
115
116
95
137
112
103
99
56
138
113
145
155
156
156
124
149
158
158
r 161
128
r 142
r!49
r!34
r!64
rl27
pi 39
pl45
pl22
pl67
p!27
-49=100..
By stage of processing:
...do....
Crude materials for further processing
Intermediate materials, supplies, and componenlhs.do....
...do....
119.1
119.1
119.7
119.5
119.1
119.6
99.1
125.3
120.6
98.4
125.4
120.9
98.1
127.1
120.5
96.4
127.2
120.7
r95.6
r127.0
120.2
95.9
126.9
121.4
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen,,.... ...do....
...do....
93.2
97.2
77.3
94.0
III.3
116.9
112.2
II 1.8
108.2
93.1
97.9
76.1
91.5
lll.l
1 17.8
113.7
III.4
107.1
89.8
100.9
78.2
89.5
108.1
119.2
III.9
lll.l
101.9
88.4
98.5
78.2
84.8
107.5
119.5
113.9
110.6
99.3
r87.l
92.8
77.7
83.1
105.8
r 119.5
114.7
r107.6
94.8
88.9
103.1
76.2
82.1
107.8
119.5
1 16.2
106.9
99.8
Commodities other than farm products and foods,. ...do....
...do....
...do....
126.1
HO.O
122.8
113.7
119.2
123.0
104.7
126.2
109.9
122.7
114.1
119.7
123.0
104.0
128.2
I 10.0
123.8
II 1.2
115.0
123.6
104.9
128.4
109.9
123.9
rlil.l
114.8
123.8
104.4
128.4
109.7
123.7
H2.2
116.2
r 123.5
104.4
128.4
109.9
123.8
111.9
115.1
123.5
104.4
...do....
100.5
118.6
119.0
149.5
152.8
139.0
150.8
171.3
100.2
120.4
121.0
149.4
152.7
139.0
151.3
171.8
118.9
128.9
130.4
153.0
154.2
143.2
153.3
171.3
119.3
128.3
129.9
153.6
156.1
143.2
152.7
171.8
r 119.7
128.5
130.3
153.8
r 155.8
143.2
152.8
171.9
119.0
127.2
129.3
153.9
155.8
143.2
153.7
172.4
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages.... ...do....
135.2
131.0
141.8
144.4
93.3
99.3
128.0
136.7
131.7
141.8
145.2
93.3
99.3
128.0
137.4
132*. 3
143.3
147.3
94.9
99.6
132.2
137.5
132.4
143.6
r146.4
95.3
99.9
134.5
137.4
132.3
143.7
r!4l.l
r95.7
r100.4
134.5
137.4
132.4
143.8
142.2
95.9
100.6
134.5
4,666
3,126
1,710
1,276
382
738
171
319
170
491
4,745
3,157
1,746
1,327
366
736
167
318
157
500
r5,l6l
r3,524
r2,096
r1,583
r448
762
161
364
175
474
r5,243
r3,633
r2,!5l
r1,625
r458
801
167
379
185
r477
r5,29l
r3,642
r2,135
rl,6l4
r450
811
175
369
189
r488
5,097
3,533
2,100
1,590
...do..,.
...do....
...do....
...do....
p!73
pl53
Consumer durables output (FRB):
COMMODITY PRICES
Wholesale price index:
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
of dol..
...do....
...do....
...do....
,..do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
r7 Revised. p/ Preliminary. _]_/ Except farm and public utility.
9113
|
440
773
166
352
174
466
4
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
{
1959
1958
ITEM
1
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - ContI nued
New construction (unadjusted) - Continued
mmi f. of do!..
........do....
June
September j
August
I
August
July
September
1,540 i
430 !
129 i
611
1,588
427
155
627
r1,637
r408
r!59
r654 j
rl,6'IO
r407
r!30
r673
r1,649
r4IO
rl-35
r695
1,564
382
136
657
do....
do....
do....
..do....
4,042
2,789
1,500
703
171
300
131
440
4,105
2,821
1,535
697
167
297
131
442
r4,705 !
r3,287 1
r1,939
742
163
344
146
446
r4,658
r3,288
r1,924 i
764 |
170
351 j
146
r438
r4,58I
r3,245
r1,875
772
175
347
145
r436
4,418
3,162
1,851
734
168
329
146
413
do....
do....
do....
........do....
1,253
389
109
438
1,284
387
124
442
rl,4!8
r38l
r!39
r5ll
r1,370
r380
r 116
r5!0
r1,336 !
r370
r 114
r504 !
1,256
346
108
466
........do....
..do....
........do....
124.0
114.6
78.3
9.4
121.0
110.9 !
76.9 !
136.7
131.1
90.5
5.6
r128.8
r127.2
r87.3
rl.6
129.0
124.8
84.6
4.2
120.4
117.0
81.4
3.4
...do....
1,228.0
1,368.0
r1,375.0
1,340.0
1,325.0
142
142
142
705
771 1
755
658
688
707
771
769
658
689
709
771
769
659
690
r94,230
128,700
101,401
27,299
21,707
146,838
181,67!
139,726
r87,375
125,748
94,234
31,514
19,927
p88,490
p230,224
p178,295
53,134
64.5
125. 1
110.7
134.1
385
294
574
384
579
400
355
273
........do....
New construction (seasonally adjusted), total,. ........do....
........do....
........do....
1
|
j
!
|
j
New permanent nonfarm dwelling units started:
Unadjusted:
10.1
Seasonally adjusted at annual rate:
Construction cost indexes:
Department of Commerce, composite.••.....•••. ,1947-49-100..
American Appraisal Co., The:
.... 1913*100..
.do....
........do....
St. Louis......••.......•#.......................do..••
1,255.0
139
683
738
737 .
637
671
139
690
756
741
639
671
,
709
772
776
660
689
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Copper:
Production:
........do.... j
From foreign ores................••.••.. .........do....
Consumption, refined (by miffs, etc.)........ ........do...-.
;
........do.... |
Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net
mo. avg. shipments, 1947-49=100..
industrial trucks (electric), shipments:
66,163
104,630
73,693
30,937
18,746
1 16,250
316,448
118,422 !
74.1
233
211
!
82,053
J 14,662
82,602
32,060
16,116
114,979
268,726
1 10,925
*.«..«»»».
0
*pfi8l73]
p192,128
p158,936
..........
Industrial trucks and tractors (gasoline-powered), ship1,182
TJ Revised. £ / Preliminary.
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