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,d£s. October 4, 1957 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h s u b s c r i p t i o n t o t h e S U R V E Y O F C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S , a t $4.00 a n n u a l l y , t h i s S u p p l e m e n t p r o v i d e s s e l e c t e d w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a s u b s e q u e n t t o t h o s e p u b l i s h e d in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 250 250 M nfh y ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION ° ' (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) Weekly \ 1957 ^^^^i 225 225 200 ~\ 175 A 150 i l l M 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1954 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 1- 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 I I 1955 1956 I i l i I 1 I I i i 1956^ 200 S75 M i l l \ 1957 1 i I I I I J 150 J F M A M J J A S O N D THOUSANDS 1,200 THOUSANDS 250 Monthly PASSENGER CAR AND TRUCK PRODUCTION Weekly (United States plants) 1,000 200 1957 800 h 150 600 100 _LJ l ' i I i J F M A M J J i l l I I 0 A S O N O INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 120 BILLION DOLLARS NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* (seasonally adjusted) 110 (seasonally adjusted) A Total V !_ Private 100 Residential (nonfarm) 90 %. \J r x • <»»>» ! < » • ! 80 .y V \s M VK -v' \ 1 \ Average per working day 0 I i i i i i i i i i n 1 i 111 i I i i i i i I i i n i 1 i i m 1954 1955 1956 I i 11 i i I i i i n 1957 70 i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 JJLl 1 1 1 I J 1 I 11 \ 1955 1954 \ M i l l l.Ll.1,.1,1 l,,i,l 1 J., 1 1 1 I.J 1956 1957 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1956 ITEM Sept. 22 1957 Sept. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Commodity prices, wholesale: 1947-49=100.. ..••do.... do.... do.... .....do.... do.... do.... .......... 91.9 131 1,013 930 *II5.5 *90.1 * 104.0 * 123.1 91.8 130 969 901 118.3 93.0 107.3 125.9 88.3 113 1,204 1,106 118,1 92.5 106.7 125.8 87.9 131 1,224 1,149 117.9 91.0 106.4 125.8 87.4 126 117.7 90.3 105.9 125.7 86.2 30,810 25,852 19,220 696 30,714 25,694 18,980 503 31,145 25,228 18,760 455 31,256 25,408 18,876 607 31,184 25,719 19,108 686 31,052 25,622 18,963 55,908 22,009 85,843 26,383 29,694 8,798 55,374 22,026 85,677 26,096 29,724 8,810 54,413 23,665 86,281 24,787 32,046 8,683 55,67! 23,745 86,58! 24,762 32,279 8,708 55,094 23,763 87,052 24,747 32,603 8,718 262 3.76 46.24 49.44 251 3.78 45.82 49.02 208 4.42 45.05 48.69 237 4.42 44.26 47.83 287 4.44 44.69 48.29 1,675 11,482 49,822 7,063 1,744 11,365 56,685 7,044 1,716 11,678 108,120 6,807 1,683 11,947 102,593 6,821 1,678 11,991 65,806 6,840 2,477 #100.6 822 397 2,502 #101.6 83! 403 2.073 81.0 646 308 2,097 81.9 741 353 2.101 82.1 725 348 F i nance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do.... do.... Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 4/ 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*80.. do.... Production: s. of short tons.. S tee I 2./ ,««#»»«««*«**.,#,««.###,.»«».*thous s of short tonsss do 613 278 4.45 42.46 45.90 60,349 2.105 82.2 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4./ W©dnesday data. 15/ Week beginning September 30, 1957: Production, 2,108 thous. short tons; operating rate, 82.4 percent. * Monthly index for September 1956. # Not comparable with 1957 rates, which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1957 1956 ITEM August September July June August September GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Business incorporations: 11,339 9,583 11,269 11,686 11,361 1,101 95 146 195 567 98 932 72 146 S40 489 85 1,084 93 164 179 553 95 1,059 81 153 181 570 74 1,145 91 165 204 588 97 55,040 4,127 7,507 87,828 14,772 10,806 39,313 2,058 7,840 ! 9,539 ! 15,656 ! 4,220 51,454 3,551 10,066 12,966 S7,7I5 7,156 44,299 5,024 7,629 14,039 12,785 4,892 43,514 2,331 10,426 12,847 14,752 3,158 236 233 204 263 197 218 203 249 212 45! 236 ! 233 18! 275 1 996 | 222 225 1 235 163 455 244 241 283 247 -239 288 273 170 218 219 261 167 460 248 233 ,248 278 169 287 200 252 172 469 238 257 257 S7I 234 239 266 254 172 | 233 254 252 297 155 312 260 260 301 167 305 Industrial and commercial failures: do.... do.... do.... do.... Liabilities (current), total....... do.... do.... Manufacturing and mining.,,,.,.,.*,.,*,,.. . f t . . . . . . . . . O O » "» • . do.... . .....do.... e..eo«e.«e COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: ....S9!0-I4»I00.. do.9ffl. Commercial vegetables, fresh market.... .....do.... do.... • ••••"••••••do.*** .....do.... ...........do.... ...do.... ..do.... U Includes sweetpotatoes and dry edible beans. 52586 270 173 218 246 26© 152 *37.. v . 245 247 287 145 317 245 228 221 279 163 217 193 244 159 484 259 269 29! 174 290 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1956 ITEM August 8957 September August July June September COMMODITY PRICES - Continued Prices received and paid by farmers - Continued Prices paid: All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do.... 267 281 266 i 279 273 287 273 287 273 287 250 287 82 252 287 82 257 296 82 257 295 84 257 295 84 4,474 3,122 1,672 1,260 4,425 3,073 1,640 1,240 4,347 3,004 1,526 1,085 4,395 3,039 1,556 1,125 37! 786 277 316 169 483 360 787 278 313 156 478 401 786 270 309 156 517 391 774 262 307 166 526 r4,595 r3,H7 r1,569 1,135 r390 5,352 1,352 1,343 1,356 38S 146 543 282 405 MO 535 293 394 117 545 300 r1,478 r484 r!35 r595 r334 1,508 390 143 530 289 3,861 2,780 !,466 3,857 2,768 1,459 3,930 2,768 1,354 3,857 2,732 1,357 r3,966 r2,782 rl,375 4,017 2,800 1,399 746 130 427 744 130 423 779 130 488 747 !3! 483 767 832 491 757 133 494 1,081 1,089 1,162 1,125 349 368 379 418 361 395 rl,!84 r373 r405 1,217 349 360 274 288 258 296 83 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction (seasonally adjusted), total do.... July August May 805 266 319 171 553 386 802 260 322 159 558 455 140 615 338 379 416 August July June 4,618 3,110 1,573 1,140 Construction cost indexes: American Appraisal Co., The, average, 30 cities...1913=100.. E. H. Boeckh and Associates: Average, 20 cities: Apartments, hotels, and office buildings: Brick and concrete U. S. avg. 1926-29*100.. 133 638 692 667 596 635 133 641 695 681 597 637 136 659 712 704 610 644 137 664 712 705 609 656 138 668 712 705 610 660 138 668 712 705 624 660 279.6 275.3 276.7 280.2 275.9 277.2 286.3 280.7 280.3 288.3 282.7 281.7 290.5 284.7 283.1 290.6 284.8 283.2 287.8 286.7 275.2 276.0 272.8 288.2 287.3 275.9 276.2 273.2 295.9 294.4 280.2 277.4 280.4 297.8 296.4 281.6 278.7 282.6 300.1 300.2 283.3 280.0 287.9 300.1 300.2 283.3 280.2 287.9 277,2 270.6 277.8 271.0 280.8 272.6 282.2 273.9 283.5 275.1 283.6 275.2 14,893 11,391 16,784 12,694 S7,868 32,023 86,443 11,473 15,121 18,661 12,328 2,543 2,697 1,961 1,860 2,382 2,207 226 580 205 160 272 475 2,485 2,528 2,573 2,245 2,294 2,326 1,184 1,405 36 S ! 1,882.7 1,026.0 1 55.2 801.5 I 150.3 1,013 861 1,963.0 999.1 52.6 911.3 186.3 914 803 1,108 222 341 1,853.0 S,020.8 50.6 781.6 149.6 1,721.3 904.7 46.7 770.0 854.2 1,850.9 8,089.8 53.4 777.7 146.0 5,827.5 8,080.4 49.7 767.4 137.9 1,109 763 1,074 1 1,103 880 1,112 853 r1,058 880 954 625 599 523 Commercial and factory buildings: Residences: FOODSTUFFS Distilled spirits, consumption for beverage purposes thous. of win® gallons.. livestock: Cattle and calves: Receipts, principal markets............thous. of animals,* Shipments, to 9 corn-belt States.... ...do.... Hogs: Receipts, principal markets*.. ••••••••do.... Sheep and iambs: Shipments, feeder, to 9 corn-belt States.•••••••....do.... 151 PETALS AND MANUFACTURES Castings, gray iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale.«..........thous. of short tons.. r/ Revised. ±/ Except farm and puK!ic utility. 72586 488 672 8,059 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1957 1956 ITEM July August May June July August METALS AND MANUFACTURES - Continue»d Castings, malleable Iron; 3 0 S S 0 9 0 0 0 © CJO © ». O O rOl 59 1© o « « ®$ ® ® © ©© © © ©© © © © © @© ® © © © a @© © @@ o ©©© Castings, steel; 92,078 54,340 31,300 91,883 74,422 43,479 79,787 76,504 46,277 76,331 72,556 44,639 80,694 57,748 34,876 S 17,984 96,350 19,833 159,831 127,001 32,965 164,575 125,431 32,840 153,647 119,353 31,338 122,018 90,037 22,803 546.9 98.5 76.2 r1,384 24,548 562.4 123.2 89.1 1,594 24,870 479.2 135.3 100.8 1,465 28,713 445.1 128.5 92.9 r1,382 28,791 430.7 104.1 79.1 1,360 31,594 1,959 6,626 2,996 5,977 . 1,507 5,435 2,230 5,163 1,769 4,745 57,752 74,320 85,278 64,527 46,081 73, 106 54.445 73,228 51,299 64,102 155,725 4,065 146,845 4,815 280,617 32,832 183,315 64,470 206,506 7,183 187,484 11,839 348,645 54,526 215,861 78,258 152,657 4,669 140,339 7,649 143,356 17,406 78,250 47,700 146,449 4,757 136,036 5,656 rl6l,!2i 22,674 r106,523 31,924 133,939 3,908 124,151 5,880 228,241 30,686 141,644 55,911 811,614 71,962 34,770 4,882 226,532 159,704 99,712 52,873 7,119 237,962 73,906 50,208 21,946 1,752 228,198 84,651 56,579 25,527 2,545 205,838 85,681 57,773 24,450 3,458 188,082 61.90 55.25 65.15 60.70 7.8 259.8 380.2 566.7 336.9 87.50 78.25 75.10 69.00 7.7 276.9 373.9 990.8 612.9 41.40 37.95 78.50 70.90 4.6 231.2 254.2 1,023.8 342.4 43.10 40.05 82.95 72.85 4.2 207.3 282.3 1,088.3 543.8 r55.50 r50.50 r58.70 r5l.50 4.2 218.3 335. 1 r612.6 r360.7 38,287 103,301 46,614 99,668 46,511 98,717 41,282 90,694 r39,789 r98r87l 44,846 98,782 88,031 58,046 188,813 86,468 72,394 892,486 95,014 80,242 173,441 84,413 70,456 173,170 80,951 r69,044 r163,648 93,422 70,015 162,459 .......... 9 @ @ « 9 . . . . e e CIO o s © o 3 © Q e e « i © ® » © O O © ee e do.... Steel forgings (for sale): Orders, unfilled, total••••••••••••...thous. of short tons.. »e.®.eeoee OO.... Closures (for glass containers), production... „.thous. gross.. Crowns, productioR(<«»«ti<<«iMi«««9»> Radiators and convectors, cast irons 3 n I p R i e n T S . e e 9 « 8 0 9 a o 6 6 6 e 8 8 8 » e e e 9 s 8 9 8 6 8 « 8 e a » T l l lJUS. of sq. ft.. Of! burners: do.... Stoves and ranges, domestic cooking, excluding electrical: Gas (including bungalow and combination).. ».«...®..« O O . . . s Stoves, domestic heating, shipments, total.... .do.... do.... „.do..e. ,.. ..... Oil Solid fuel . do.... «... .....do.... Machine tools (metal-cutting)s do.... do.... do.... do.... Vacuum cleaners, standard type, sales billed.. do.... do Television sets Unci, combination), production 2/......do..., p44.65 p40.50 p63.50 p58.30 p4.l 241.2 329.1 r965.7 r673.7 RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natural rubber: Synthetic rubber: do...e do.... rj Revised. j>/ Preliminary. \J Figures beginning May 1957 exclude sales of combination washer-dryer units (included in earlier data); sales of such types totaled 8 12,800 units in the first eight months of 1957. 2/ Data for June 1957 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. USCOMM-DC-12586 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 AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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