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October 28, 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 BILLION DOLLARS BILLION DOLLARS 95 9b TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS Wednesday data Average of Wednesday data (federal Reserve Weekly Reporting Member Banks) 90 90 1955 I 85 - 80 - rA 85 ^ 80 - A 75 70 \ AJ ' ! s * 1954 75 - 1 i i i i i 1 !I 1 ! ! ! i 1 I 1 1 1 11 1 1 I 11 I 1953 1952 ! 1 i 1954 ! i 1 1 ! 1 i ! 1 Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) I I I i i i i \/\fj 70 INDEX, 1947-49= 100 175 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 175 I I JFMAMJJASOND 1955 - 150 / 125 \ 100 V „ 125 / 100 L/ 22 9 75 ul 1 l l I 11 i I I I ; I I ! | | 19521 1 1 1 | 1953 i i i i i 1 i i \ i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1954 1 J F M A M J 1955 J A S O N D THOUSAND BALES 50 INDEX, 1947-49= 100 120 CONSUMER PRICES COTTON CONSUMPTION (daily average) 40 I 15 I 10 30 Food 105 Y n 'T- 20 100 I \\' ' i 11 i i i i 1952 I 50 , i, il i 1953 ; iii i ,i iii iiii ii i 1954 1955 10 Akl 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 ( 1952 11111111111 .....I...M 1953 1954 1955 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1955 1954 ITEM Commodity pric3S, wholesale: A I I commodities 1947-49= 100. Farm products do... Foods. processf»(i:; do... A I I other , do... 22 commodities 2/ do... Department store sales do... Insured unemployment, total 3/ thous. State programs do... Finance: Currency in circu I at ion 4_/ mil. of do I. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total £/....do... Member bank reserve balances 4/ do... Excess reserves, estimated 4V do... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities :J5 Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of do I. Time deposits, except Government do... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do... U. S. Government obligations do... Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do... Real-estate loans (gross) do... Failures, industrial and commercial.. number.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody1 s) 4_/ percent.. Stock prices,480 stocks (Standard and Poor*s).1935-39=100.. Industrials, 420 stocks do.... Production: Bituminous coal 4_/ thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. of kw.-hr.. Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/ thous. of bb I.. Steel 6/ Percent of capacity 6/ Freipht car loadings, total Mi see I I aneous Oct. 23 Oct. 16 thous. of short tons.. thous. of cars.. do.... Oct. I Oct. 22 Oct. 15 t. 8 1 1 ) .4 87.5 100. 1 1 18.6 89.7 125 863 784 I 1 1.2 86.7 99.8 1 18.7 89.5 128 90.3 1 19 1,646 1,480 *IO9.7 *93. 1 *i03.7 *l 14.5 90.4 123 1,634 1,469 90.4 126 895 813 30, 154 25 ,465 18,832 631 30,070 25,699 19,136 867 30,382 25,478 18,618 522 30,479 25,525 18,700 523 30,628 25,714 18,728 557 54,672 21 ,330 84,722 37,364 21 , 195 6,924 55,470 21,346 84,675 37,403 21,126 6,955 56,306 21,631 84,493 30,347 24,940 7,977 55,860 21,672 84,616 30,282 25,010 7,972 55,618 21,710 86,102 31,419 25,1 14 8,001 152 3.13 243.2 270.8 229 3.13 242.6 270.2 186 3.31 319. 1 366.4 1,404 9,117 57,424 6 , 196 1,506 9,033 59,302 6, 174 1,603 10,627 138,781 6,661 1,639 10,639 95,776 6,690 1,627 10,599 126,166 6,714 1,735 #72.8 721 361 1,769 #74.2 746 370 2,341 97.0 820 400 2,334 96.7 807 392 2,330 96.5 827 40P 207 3.30 31 1. 1 356.2 203 3.30 301.2 343.8 1 1 1.2 87. 1 99.8 1 18.6 89.5 30,547 26,169 19, 1 19 635 "- -- " 239 3.30 305.5 349.4 164,940 2,386 98.9 J_/Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. 47 Dai Iy. average. 5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week ended October 29: Production, 2,370 thous. short tons; operating rate, 98.2 percent. * Monthly index for October 1954. # Not comparable with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1955 1954 ITEM August September July June August September GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Industrial and commercial failures: Fa i lures, tota I Commercia I service Construction Manufactur i hg and mini ng.... Retai I trade Wholesa le trade Liabilities (current), total Commercia I service Construct ion Manufacturing and mining Retai I trade Wholesale trade 912 80 100 187 451 94 819 59 88 M53 406 I 13 thous. of dol do.. < do.. do.. do.. do.. 32,582 2,381 2,386 12,388 11,225 4,202 36,381 2,290 5,584 I 1,262 I 1,879 5,366 1947-49=100 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. I 15.0 103.7 I 13.9 105. I I 14.7 107.6 do.. do.. do.. .do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. number do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 914 75 I 14 200 446 79 822 75 I 14 168 366 99 861 68 102 179 423 89 888 59 134 158 430 107 36,667 5,259 4,702 13,888 9,564 3,254 32,543 1,502 6,289 I 1,865 8,605 4,282 36, 028 1,987 9,663 10, 102 10,024 4, 252 I 14.7 104.3 I 12.4 105.8 HO.5 106.7 I 14.4 103.2 I I 1.3 104. I I 19.5 103.8 I 14.7 103.2 112. I 104.7 121 .9 103.7 I 14.5 103.4 I I 1.2 105.7 I I 1.3 102.9 119.2 107.8 105.4 128.6 125.5 I 19.5 107.9 106.0 128.8 125.7 119.7 I 10.7 103.8 130.4 127.6 I 19.9 110.8 103.6 130.4 127.9 120.0 I 10.8 103.2 130.5 128.0 120.4 I 11.2 103.6 130.5 128.2 I 13.4 106.6 126.6 120.2 I 13.5 106.5 126.4 120. I I 14.7 106.2 125.8 I 19.9 I 15.5 106.3 125.4 120.3 I 15.8 iO6.3 125.4 120.4 I 16.6 106.7 125.3 120.6 33,120 2,666 4,256 10,798 8,253 7, 147 COMMODITY PRICES Consumer price index, all items Appare I Food Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Meats, poultry, and fish Housing Gas and electricity House f urn ishings Rent ..... Med i ca I care PersonaI care Reading and recreation Transportat ion Other goods and services 1/ Index based on 1935-39=100 is 192.1. 1/ I 14.9 104.6 I I I .6 106.5 I 10.2 103.5 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1954 1955 ITEM August September July June August September COMMODITY PRICES - Continued Purchasing power of the dollar as measured b y — Who Iesa I e pr i ces 1947-49= 100. Consumer pr ices^ do... Reta i I food pr ices do... Wholesale prices of selected commodities: CoaI, b itumi nous: Screenings, indust. use, f.o.b. car -at mine dol. per short ton. Large domestic sizes, f.o.b. car at mine do... Cotton cloth: Print, 39-inch, 68 x 72 cents per yd. Sheeting, class B, 40-inch, 48 x 44-48 do... Wheat flour, short patents (Minn.)...dol. per 100 Ib. sack. Lumber: Douglas fir, dim.. No. I, 2" x 4", R. L..dol.per M bd.ft. Southern pine, boards, No. 2, com., I" x 6", R. L...do... Ponderosa pine, boards, No. 3, common, I" x 8 M do... Pig iron, basic (furnace) dol. per long ton. SteeI: Structural shapes (carbon), f.o.b. mill dol. per Ib. Scrap, heavy melting (Pittsburgh) dol. per long ton. Gasoline, regular grade (New York) dol. per gal. Petroleum, crude (Oklahoma-Kansas), at wells..dol. per bbI. Sugar, refined, granulated (New York) dol. per Ib. 90.5 87.0 87.8 90.9 87.2 89.0 90.7 87.4 89.8 90.5 87.2 8912 90 . 2 87 . 3 89 . 9 4.498 6.71 I 4.493 6.875 4.390 6.423 4.395 6.588 r4.430 r6.738 p4.738 p7.IO9 16.3 16.4 6.685 16.5 16.4 6.830 16.0 16. I 6.800 16.3 16.1 6.755 16.3 16.9 6. 150 pl6.4 pl7.3 p6.225 81.779 74.327 71.51 56.00 84.482 75.218 71.62 56.00 87.535 77. 174 80.05 56.00 88.074 77.434 80.41 58.50 r89.173 r78.922 r80.76 58.50 p89.369 p79.877 p80.76 p58.50 .0452 30.50 .125 2.82 .085 .0452 34.50 .125 2.82 .084 .0487 r44.50 .125 2.82 .084 p.0487 p43.50 p. 125 2.82 p.084 61,612 1,573 1,243 65,832 1,816 1,424 75,141 2,255 1,794 73,130 2,272 1,852 6 4 , 144 1, 895 1, 517 57 ,673 2 ,035 1,442 257.9 253.3 256.3 258.3 253.7 256.5 263.8 259.5 263. I 266. I 262.0 264.3 266.7 262.6 264.9 267.8 263.6 265.7 265.8 261.7 255.3 255.5 245.5 266. I 262.1 255.4 255.7 245.9 271.5 267.3 261.3 263.8 249.8 274.0 271.9 262.3 264.5 257.5 274.6 272.4 263.2 264.8 257.8 275.7 273.3 264.0 265.4 258.5 257.0 250.8 257.2 251. I 263.9 258.3 264.9 259. I 265.6 259%6 266.3 260.3 mil. of dol. do... do... do... do... do... 4,801 3,91 I 48 3,806 828 I 19 5,280 4,951 pi 1,193 p10,038 P57 4,277 r839 1 17 p9,920 p972 p243 5 , 848 4 , 734 55 4 , 459 945 390 6,180 5,498 48 3 , 089 2 , 765 54 1, 924 877 234 % .. . *do. do. do. do. do. 6,731 332 330 3,370 2,699 5,019 r3l7 3,261 r 900 p6,677 pi,495 p398 p3,939 p845 5 , 382 592 364 2 , 863 1, 564 6 , 225 522 434 3 , 420 1, 850 13,753 15,803 16,915 14,217 15,673 2,736 2,251 1,391 2,878 2,496 1,806 2, 122 2, 140 I, I 10 1,956 1,929 1,043 2,596 2,519 1,288 782 2,012 2, 128 2,320 730 1,963 1,928 2,036 891 2,219 2,394 2,243 606 rI,664 1,823 r1,574 871 2,212 1,982 2,498 4,895 45,733 39,199 6,534 4,620 49,753 43,083 6,670 7 ,473 27 ,361 22 ,455 4 ,906 7 ,273 33 ,424 27 ,940 5 ,485 7,485 39,506 33,100 6,405 982 1,296 716 1,050 1,070 579 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Construction contracts awarded, 37 States (F.W. Dodge Corp.): Tota I projects number. Total valuation mil. of dol. Bu i I d i ng, tota I do... Construction cost indexes (E. H. Boeckh and Associates): Average, 2 0 cities: Apartments, hotels, and office buildings: Brick and concrete U. S. avg. 1926-29=100. Br i ck and stee I do... Brick and wood do... Commercial and factory buildings: Br ick and concrete do... Br ick and stee I do... Brick and wood do... Frame do... Steel do... Residences: Brick do... Frame do... FINANCE Federal Government finance: Receipts, total Receipts, net Customs Income and employment taxes Miscellaneous internal revenue All other receipts Expenditures, tota I .., Interest on public debt Veterans' services and benefits Nationa I secur ity All other expenditures v;> FOODSTUFFS Distilled spirits, consumption for beverage purposes thous. of wine gal. Livestock, receipts, principal markets: Cattle and calves thous. of animals. Hogs do... Sheep and lambs do... .0452 29.50 . 125 2.82 .086 541 .0487 39.50 . 125 2.82 .084 1/ 1/ 1/ 89 . 6 87 . 0 89 . 6 57 4,968 947 208 5,340 529 363 p3,6ll p837 2,533 2,682 1,625 LEATHER AND PRODUCTS Leather production: Calf and kip Cattle hide Goat and kid Sheep and Iamb thous. of skins. thous. of hides. thous. of skins. do... METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron ore (Lake Superior district): Consumption by furnaces thous. of long tons. Stocks, end of month, total do... At furnaces do... y On Lake Erie docks do... Castings, gray iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale thous. of short tons. Shipments, tota I do... For sale do... rV Revised. £ / Preliminary. retaiI food, 44.3. 830 935 542 \J Indexes based on 1935-39=100 are as follows: 81 I 921 534 7,539 45,406 38,459 6,948 I, 160 r1,226 688 Measured by—wholesale prices, 46.9; consumer prices, 52.1; MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM August September June August Ju ly September METALS AND MANUFACTURES - Con. Castings, malleable iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale Sh ipments, tota I For sale Pig iron, production Cast i ngs, steeI : Shipments, total For sale, total Rai I way specialties Steel forgings: Orders, unfilled, total Shipments, for sale, total Drop and upset short tons. do... do... thous. of short tons. short tons. do... do... thous. of short tons. do... do... 62,494 59,259 34,528 4,567 66,742 58,015 33,929 4,462 107,559 99,456 60,261 6,544 89,590 66,792 9,344 88,359 64,722 8,668 133,887 102,457 19,591 I 15,420 75,570 44,914 6,391 123,473 r82,448 48,126 6,601 97,875 7 1,170 I 1,631 r 126,406 96,290 20,576 6,703 410. I 102.2 77.2 409.0 109.4 81.7 519.6 155.5 I 17.0 r5!3.3 I 15.0 82.7 543.2 134.8 99.9 1,660 1,655 480 440 4,032 1,556 4,620 !,795 1,945 550 5,520 1,865 1,004 292 3,696 (,356 1,856 564 5,088 1,756 1,915 615 5,580 1,950 392 396 435 430 425 410 304 324 452 396 348 400 67,762 r8l7,459 849,116 566,640 717,227 874,837 20,633 19,306 20,634 19,276 11,222 19,840 18,335 458 48! 10,867 TEXTILE PRODUCTS Men's apparel, cuttings: _]_/ Tailored garments: Suits thous. of units. Overcoats and topcoats do... Trousers (separate), dress and sport do... Shirts (woven fabrics), dress and sport thous. of doz. Work clothing: Dungarees and waistband overalls do... Shirts do... Cotton: Consumpt ion ba les. Manufactures: Spindle activ.ity (cotton system spindles): _[/ Active spindles, last working day, totaI....thousands. Consuming 100 percent cotton do... Spindle hours operated, ali fibers, total..mi I. of hr. Average per working day do... Consuming 100 percent cotton do... Operations as percent of capacity Rayon and acetate: Shipments, domestic, producers': Fiiament yarn mil. of Ib. Staple (incl, tow) do... Stocks, producers', end of month: Fi lament yarn. do... Staple (incl. tow) do... 9, 171 459 8,583 126.2 10,455 123.5 20 ,708 19, 147 8 ,234 433 7 ,546 20,735 19,136 10,088 132.3 I15.7 141 .4 20,799 19,243 12,287 455 !1,363 138.0 I 1 ,789 504 9,293 53.2 35.8 62. 1 32.4 68.8 30.2 65.4 27.5 r72.7 33.2 70.4 29.5 73.2 64.8 30.3 43.6 20.5 46.3 24.8 r44.9 r22.8 47.7 23.2 2,450 990 837 1,460 2,958 1,600 1,208 1,358 3,057 1,732 1,690 1,325 2,862 1,954 1,284 908 4,732 3, 187 1,935 1,545 3,802 2,392 1,708 1,410 450 291 52 25 587 448 42 22 1,001 982 55 48 993 977 39 33 952 937 45 42 594 583 355 350 30. 1 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Rai I way equipment, American Rai Sway Car Institute: Freight cars: Sh ipments, tota I Equipment manufacturers, total Domestic Railroad shops, domestic Passenger cars, equipment manufacturers: Orders unfilled, end of month, total Domest i c Shipments, tota I Domestic rj Revised, do... do... do... do... \J Data for September 1954 and June and September (955 cover 5 weeks; ether worths, 4 weeks. 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