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tf^jjjjjB^, October 3, 1958 STATISTICS BUSINESS 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 Index, 1941 - 4 3 = SO 70 Index, 1941-43 = 10 70 PRICES OF 4 2 5 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Weekly MontMy (Wednesday close) 60 60 1957 \ 50 40 ^S ^^^^ w -j ^^^^r 1958 40 -j 30 20 50 ~\ ^JLJL-i-..L. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 —L-I-JL-L-Jl-J 1955 1- 1 1 1 1 __ J _ I _ L _ I _ I _ 1 _ I _ J _ J L _ 1 _ I _ — 1 — 1 — • — 1 — 1 1957 1956 1 1 1 1 1 1- 1 1958 30 M I I i l l J F M A M J J Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 275 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) M I LJ 20 A S O N D Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 275 Weekly (E. E. I. seas. adj. index) 250 250 225 200 Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 35 70 30 r B i l l i o n Dollars 5 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) Sales \ 25 60 e»J (left scale)V ^SP^S^ •M A 50 Private Residential (nan farm) \ Inventories * 20 - (right scale) H 40 I h * BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH 15 LJ, 1HI h U . H , i -ULLUJLJ S955 1956 i i u , 1 U 1 1 1 M I I t 1 1 M 1 i i t M310J 1957 1958 0 I I I I I I 1 I I I I i I I I I I I I I I M l 1955 1956 i I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I 1957 1958 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1957 1958 ITEM Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Commodity prices, wholesale: •••..1947-49=100., 22 commodities 2/ .......... .... <>........ Failures, industrial and commercial F i nance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....„do.... 87.4 135 1,254 1,162 287 •118.0 •91.0 •106.5 •126.0 86.2 139 1,255 1,165 278 118.8 92.6 110.2 126.1 86.2 123 ••2,209 2,010 191 119.0 93.3 110.8 126.1 86.2 145 **2,118 1,923 256 31,184 25,719 19,108 624 31,052 25,622 18,963 547 31,379 26,638 18,446 589 55,094 23,763 87,052 24,747 32,603 8,718 54,788 I 23,838 86,558 24,537 32,408 8,725 . 119.0 93.2 II 1.3 126.0 86.1 136 118.9 92.3 111.3 126.0 85.8 262 268 31,433 26,661 18,479 655 31,393 26,644 18,572 687 31,285 26,558 18,404 55,509 28,423 94,298 32,674 29,885 9,074 56,7i9 28,563 94,703 32,664 30,084 9,100 56,800 28,367 94,118 31,913 30,467 9,139 654 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: A/ 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.. 4.44 44.69 48.29 4.45 42.46 45.90 4.33 48.18 51.53 4.38 48.31 51.68 4.41 49.33 52.84 1,678 11,991 65,806 6,840 1,708 11,697 60,794 6,821 1,404 12,025 16,500 7,060 1,391 12,248 30,948 7,009 1,404 12,240 51,260 7,087 2,101 #82,1 725 348 2,105 #82.2 739 352 1,666 61.7 563 275 1,780 65.9 666 326 1,771 65.6 667 329 4.42 49.70 53.30 Production: s. of short tons.. ..mil. of kw.-hr.. Steel 5/.............o thou s. of short tons.. ..thous. of cars.. 60,691 1,816 67.3 \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. .5/ Week beginning September 29, 1958: Production, 1,850 thous. short tons; operating rate, 68.5 percent. • Monthly index for September 1957. ** Excludes 655,000 and 654,000 insured unemployed reported under temporary programs (TUC) for September 6 and 13, 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 1958 1957 ITEM July August May June July August GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers' sales: of dol.. ..do.... ,..do.... ,..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ..do.... ...do.... .. do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... ...do.... Nondurable-goods Industries, total J^/.s-s-ss.i4Sft ***dos*4i ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 1 r/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9115 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 27,196 13,336 2,068 1,491 3,970 3,193 868 721 29,063 14,231 2,262 1,632 4,134 3,256 | 1,031 ! 793 25,426 11,960 1,757 1,350 3,772 2,675 788 652 26,122 12,584 2,052 1,452 3,967 2,637 803 677 r24,845 rl1,317 r1,632 r1,433 r3,455 r2,436 r757 r662 26,211 11,880 1,895 1,578 3,606 2,117 903 13,860 4,362 398 939 833 1,848 2,931 509 14,832 4,499 386 1,137 952 1,988 2,920 519 13,466 4,434 381 930 904 1,981 2,630 432 13,538 4,441 401 1,006 921 1,949 2,628 467 r!3,528 r4,4!4 r4IO r936 1 r87l j r1,865 r2,750 1 473 14,331 4,433 29,030 14,573 2,447 1,605 4,447 3,251 957 736 28,638 14,297 2,362 1,520 4,281 3,448 925 708 25,206 11,643 1,656 1,331 3,736 2,536 807 621 25,747 12,086 1,854 1,397 3,780 2,610 822 645 r26,284 r12,256 rl,9l7 r1,454 r3,808 r2,550 r836 r676 26,394 12,371 1,978 1,470 3,810 2,579 841 r14.028 r4,37l r390 r1,061 r937 r1,979 r2,806 478 14.023 4,328 14,457 4', 323 375 1,089 896 2,008 ! 2,991 514 14.341 1 4,357 1 354 1,072 915 2,008 2,920 514 1 13,563 4,416 363 994 895 1,875 2,657 428 13.661 4,357 382 1,025 903 1,899 2,682 445 713 387 1,108 982 1,978 2,802 660 372 1,086 944 1,998 2,802 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1957 1958 ITEM July May August June July August GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: 53,762 31,450 4,173 3,240 53,576 31,225 4,314 3,151 50,862 29,182 4,126 2,938 50,278 28,698 3,999 2,987 r49,357 r28,116 r4,050 r2,898 48,830 27,707 4, 100 2 766 10,584 7,781 1,871 1,239 10,481 7,713 1,853 1,186 9,771 6,716 1,809 1,261 9,542 6,579 1,807 1,246 r9,290 r6,384 1,786 r 1,228 9,091 6,363 1,747 1, 194 ...do.... 22,312 4,629 1,936 2,678 22,351 4,830 1,923 2,623 21,680 4,406 1,861 2,675 21,580 4,416 1,785 2,635 r2i,24l r4,468 r 1,726 r2,584 21,123 4,527 1,751 2,510 ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 1,430 3,716 3,529 1,024 1,415 3,679 3,587 1,010 1,455 3,783 3,343 1,051 1,435 3,776 3,348 1,015 rl,4l3 r3,708 r3,3l4 960 1,416 3,677 3,369 ...do.... 54,093 31,696 4,245 3,146 54,203 31,742 4,326 1 3,151 j 50,896 28,981 4,277 2,852 50,246 28,528 4,169 2,844 r49,777 r28,3ll r"4,122 r2,8l4 49,453 28,143 4,111 2,766 ,..do.... 10,622 8,038 1,857 1,239 10,609 8,035 1,872 1,210 9,636 6,721 1,772 1,236 9,446 6,595 1,776 1,234 r9,323 r6,584 1,773 r1,228 9,202 6,624 1,764 1,218 ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 22,397 4,804 2,038 2,642 22,461 ! 4,805 2,024 l 2,649 21,915 4,759 1,880 2,584 21,718 4,761 1,859 2,572 r21,466 r4,706 r1,836 r2,550 21,310 4,579 1,843 2,535 ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 1,430 3,728 3,494 1,045 1,429 3,737 I 3,517 i 1,074 1,455 3,796 3,377 1,020 1,435 3,747 3,348 986 rl,4l3 r3,722 r3,3l4 980 1,430 3,737 3,303 ...do.... 26,155 12,318 1,938 1,522 3,904 2,256 13,837 27,568 12,881 2,063 I 1,468 3,905 2,554 | 14,687 25,032 11,486 1,738 1,362 3,681 2,255 13,546 26,359 12,727 1,872 1,436 3,958 2,808 13,632 r25,239 r11,667 r!,768 rl,50l r3,60l r2,366 r13,572 26,331 11,934 1,995 1,651 3,794 1,848 14,397 27,276 13,005 2,241 1,522 4,065 2,396 14,271 27,325 13,160 2,078 1,372 4,124 2,884 14,165 24,998 1 1,423 1,671 1,322 3,690 2,265 13,575 25,785 12,245 1,952 1,496 3,592 2,678 13,540 r26,450 >I2,5I2 r2,044 r1,501 r3,770 r2,69i rl3,938 26,287 12,292 2,052 1,572 3>972 2,223 13,995 59,288 56,146 6,200 4,314 19,629 21,123 3,142 57,793 54,796 6,001 4,150 19,400 20,421 2,997 46,116 43,543 3,738 3,050 16,093 16,783 2,573 46,353 43,686 3,558 3,034 16,084 16,954 2,667 r46,747 r44,036 r3,694 r3,102 r16,230 r16,884 r2,7ll 46,867 44,090 3,794 3,175 16,418 16,615 2,777 11,943 11,991 12,454 220.6 220.6 221.0 7,334 pi 1,905 4,925 63 pl0,75l p66 03,665 p5,906 p8l8 pl,45l p6,58l p6l9 p5,962 of dol.. ...do.... ...do Transportation equipment Unci, motor vehicles).do.... ...do.... ...do.... Texti le.... • •• ...do.... _do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... Texti le . . Manufacturers1 orders: ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles),»..do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ,,.do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.. ...do..., ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ...do.... Business incorporations: 12,234 11,361 ,number.. 11,686 COMMODITY PRICES Reta?1 price: All commodities (U.S. Dept. of Commerce index).1935--39=: 100.. 217.9 220.5 217.5 FlNANCE Federal Government finance: of dol.. ...do.... ...do.,.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 3,734 3,057 70 1,316 541 366 1,441 6,475 5,128 65 3,806 355 1,003 1 1,245 6,347 659 5,688 5,930 628 5,302 j-/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9115 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | 4,253 449 1,293 1,276 5,846 595 5,250 3,624 2,946 72 1,453 479 355 1,265 6,280 4,838 6,613 642 5,971 6,198 67 3,599 316 1,105 1,193 574 5,624 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1958 1957 ITEM July August May July June August TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Operations on scheduled mr lines % 62,058 21,969 7,552 3,525 2,253 63,562 23,651 7,749 3,741 2,349 r60,353 r22,6S3 8,622 r3,274 1,963 62,151 22,660 8,038 3,575 2,280 64,01.5 22,821 8,277 3,454 2,236 of short tons.. 6,692 6,781 4,074 4,423 4,304 4,800 sooosfflaa&sQO.ess 213 342 3,907 184 384 3,707 224 328 2,211 287 329 2,191 331 291 2,220 226 298 2,119 370.6 249.6 130.6 298.1 224.3 117.8 283.4 217.3 115.7 r304.0 r228„3 r!!8„4 301.6 229.6 SS8.8 ..•,..•••• 1,487 2,404 894 2,673 709 -488 979 1,344 1,217 3,578 1,177 2,010 Express and freight ton-miles f lotm*-...«•••., »..oe.«'»ao U O a © © 3 Mai! ton-miles f !own9es o^^^.,,,,,.^. Passengers originated, revenuea,•••••••••••• a s s o a e ® 3 9 QO© © © . 0...S.0309 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Fabricated structural steels ^••••••••do.... Aluminum shipments: MS SI products and pig and Ingot (net)••••••• BO<a*ms 1. of lb.. .•••••••••do.... Furnaces, industrial, new orders, nets ,thous. of dolaa Fuel-fired (except for hot rolling steel)... August September June August July September CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE 4,682 3,185 9,611 1,190 374 840 293 322 159 556 4,397 2,979 1,539 1,110 377 735 193 315 162 524 4,642 3,128 1,641 1,200 389 754 185 326 171 542 4,803 3,215 1,718 1,280 387 743 179 316 175 562 4,835 3,229 1,742 1,320 .•••••••••do.... do.... 4,667 3,196 1,61! 1,180 387 842 301 319 173 549 . ••••••••••do.... ••••••••••do.... ..do.... do.... 1,471 416 142 577 1,497 416 138 607 1,418 406 95 580 1,514 417 105 635 1,588 422 120 675 1,606 New construction (seasonally adjusted), total. »•••••••••oo.... do.... 4,034 2,854 1,412 803 301 296 133 487 4,078 2,870 1,432 795 290 298 133 492 3,969 2,743 1,368 729 195 311 135 494 4,058 2,804 1,431 724 187 308 135 498 4,120 2,856 1,506 702 179 294 135 498 4,185 2,896 1,548 1,180 374 120 393 1,208 380 114 410 1,226 379 86 453 1,254 380 94 460 !?264 379 102 459 1,289 do.... ••••••••••do.... do.... 688#a do.... do.... .*••».s8..doe„.. Public ut? lities Public, total...ae . .. ..•..••• •..•••••••do.... ••••••••••do.... do.... , do.... do.... B88aa Pub lie, tota I....*.. Mi litary faci lities ••••••••••do.... ••••••••••do.... ••••••••••do.... . 371 742 174 316 162 565 425 125 685 696 172 292 135 500 387 103 463 jr/ Revised. J / Except farm and public u t i l i t y . USC0MM-DC-9II5 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O A V O I D UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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