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October 5, 1956 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 Monthly PRICES OF 420 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS INDEX, 1935-39 = 100 500 1956 (Wednesday close) 400 Weekly t ^ ^ h 300 A ^1955 200 100 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 I 1 I I 1953 i M 1 I I 1 11 1954 1 1 1 I 1 I I I 1 1 I M 1955 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1956 400 H 300 H 200 I I 1 I I I 1 I I 1 1 1100 JFMAMJ JASOND THOUSANDS 1,200 THOUSANDS 300 PASSENGER CAR AND TRUCK PRODUCTION* (United States plants) l,O00 H 250 1955 800 200 600 150 400 100 I I i l l I I ' U 1 IA)50 JFMAMJ JASOND BJLUON 35 DOLLARS 8 I L L 1 0 N DOLLARS 70 BILLION DOLLARS NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) 30 60 Total 50 j— 40 Inventories* (right scale) Private Residential (nonfarm) «w fe(*«ttN«H( I ...••••*" *• BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH 15 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I IJj 3 0 1954 1955 I953 1956 O i l I Ml I M i l ' I M M 1 I I II II I I I I II I I 1954 1953 1955 nullum 1956 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1 1955 ITEM Sept. 8 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 1956 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 H5.I 90.0 103.9 J22.6 91.9 i3l If 5.2 89.4 105.0 J27.6 9f.8 30,714 25,694 18,981 551 Commodity prices, wholesale: 89.6 121 911 824 *lll.7 *89.3 *I0I.5 *II8.5 90.4 126 895 813 30,401 25,613 18,767 576 30,323 25,478 18,618 484 56,263 21,640 84,516 30,546 24,570 8,216 114.8 89.2 103.6 122.4 90.5 1 \\2 \ | 1,160 1,058 115.1 90.2 104.0 122.6 91.2 130 1,102 1,006 30,787 25,454 18,800 449 30,910 25,934 19,088 717 30,810 25,852 19,220 735 56,306 21,631 64,493 30,347 24,940 7,977 54,920 21,946 85,684 26,501 29,355 8,747 55,777 22,046 85,868 26,545 29,554 8,775 55,908 22,009 85,843 26,383 29,694 8,798 I7S 3.31 328.0 377.1 186 3.31 319.1 366.4 196 3.71 353.3 413.6 203 3.74 346.4 405.3 262 3.76 339.7 396.5 1,586 10,756 147,195 6,671 1,595 10,627 138,781 6,661 1,746 10,955 62,426 7,037 1,775 11,339 84,426 7,049 1,692 11,482 49,822 7,063 2,320 #96.1 814 398 2,341 #97.0 820 400 2,429 98.7 680 330 2,477 100. 6 821 392 2,477 100.6 822 397 | 1 F i nance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.,.. Member bank reserve balances 3/ 7 do r | federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:4/ Time deposits, except U. S. Government.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total. Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 480 stocks (Stand.* Poor's) 4/..1935-39-100.. 251 "3.78 335.0 390.9 Production: . of short tons.. •mi 1. of kw.-hr.. • of short tons.. Freight carloadings, total 6/. •thous. of cars.. 50,834 2,502 101 6 J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Week beginning October I, 1956: Production, 2,495 thous. short tons; operating rate, 101.4 percent. 6/ Data for 1956 adjusted to revised classification of class I railroads. * Monthly index for September 1955. # Not comparable with 1956 rates which are based on higher capacity. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1956 1955 ITEM July May August GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers* sales: f dol.. .do.... Transportation equipment Unci, motor vehicles). .do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ••do.••• ..do.... | [ ..do.... ..do.... ! r/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 24,644 12,114 1,875 1,294 3,036 3,342 1,034 631 27,411 13,494 2,223 1,585 3,332 3,142 1,344 744 27,830 14,069 2,502 1,441 3,957 12,530 4,148 316 952 776 1,753 2,276 453 13,917 4,392 360 1,167 883 1,984 2,382 470 13,761 4,322 26,731 13,503 2,138 1,407 3,475 3,615 1,198 1 657 27,229 13,745 2,285 1,510 3,484 3,413 1,280 682 27,814 13,754 2,472 1,486 3,935 2,972 1,129 716 13,228 4,223 316 1,133 834 1,844 2,299 471 13,484 4,291 330 1,109 874 2,001 2,382 456 14,060 4,312 346 IJ25 931 2,097 2,633 464 June 3,181 1,185 7» i | 367 1.046 912 2,107 2,501 459 i 1 | I ! July August r27,727 14,235 2,571 1,484 4,057 3,119 1,167 735 r24,122 rll,304 r1,063 r1,271 r3,487 r2,836 r1,014 r66l 27,650 13,312 1,856 1,533 3,862 2,867 1,276 757 r 13,492 4,299 337 1,056 889 1,991 2,501 r473 r 12,818 r4,077 r355 r920 r794 r1,847 r2,424 441 14,336 4,318 r27,65l 13,850 2,533 1 l»484 3,923 2,971 1,155 693 r26,l58 r12,627 27,493 13,608 1,910 1,456 4,039 3,156 1,226 rl3,80l 4,295 ! 324 1 1,089 889 2,028 2,552 r450 J r13,531 r4,l6l | r338 | r»,082 r854 r1,979 r2,448 | 459 rl,224 rl,382 r4,032 r3,058 rl,l52 r689 366 1,145 884 2,054 2,558 694 13,885 4,224 338 1,080 875 2,074 2,558 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1955 1956 ITEM July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: Book value (unadjusted), total...... mil, of do I. Dursbie-goods industries, t o t a l J . / . . . . do... Primary me+cI .<••••••.••*. *.. do... Fabrscaled metaI ... , .<.•....do... Machinery < including electrical)... do... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles).do... Lumber and furniture , do... Stone, clay, and glass.. do... By stages of fabrication: Purchased materials bil. of dol. Goods in process do... Fine shed goods • do... August May June July 43,855 24,574 3,201 2,656 8,009 5,665 1,773 906 43,945 24,618 3,281 2,594 7,983 5,953 1,759 896 48,834 28,446 3,658 3,037 9,655 6,889 1,868 1,057 r49,284 28,521 3,638 3,052 9,771 6,795 1,870 1,072 r49,180 r28,220 r3,704 r2,943 r9,652 r6,690 r1.877 r1,067 6.6 10.0 7.9 6.8 10.0 7.8 7.6 11.7 9.2 7.9 11.6 9.0 8.0 rl 1.5 8.7 mil. of dol. do... ,,,.,do sss do... do... do... do... do... 19,281 4,221 1,722 2,422 1,052 3,051 2,753 827 19,327 4,348 1,719 2,410 1,046 3,047 2,783 811 20,388 4,238 1,829 2,602 1,144 3,477 2,856 1,024 r20,763 4,337 1,785 2,618 1,181 3,545 2,924 rl,004 r20,960 r4,492 r 1,749 r2,6l2 rl,2l3 r3,557 r3,04l 957 bil. of dol. do... do..• 7.6 2.9 8.7 7.6 3.0 8.7 8.2 3.1 9.1 8.2 3.1 r9.4 r8.3 3.1 r9.5 Bock vatue (adjusted), total .mil. of dol.. Durable-goods industries, total J/ * do.... Pr i mary meta I do.... Fabr icated meta I do. •.. Machinery (including electrical) do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles).do.... Lumber and furniture do.... Stone, clay, and glass do.... By stages of fabrication: Purchased materials bil. of dol.. Goods in process do.... Finished goods do.... 43,938 24,563 3,197 2,604 8,010 5,905 1,755 906 44,315 24,768 3,259 2,620 8,069 5,990 1,742 914 48,566 28,123 3,770 2,920 9,523 6,830 1,850 1,036 r49,080 28,174 3,718 2,907 9,563 6,755 1,870 1,061 r49,238 r28,179 r3,696 r2,885 r9,654 r6,730 r1,858 r1,067 6.6 10. I 7.8 6.7 10.1 8.0 7.8 .11.6 8.7 8.0 11.5 8.6 7.9 rll.6 8.6 Nondurable-goods industries, total ±/ mil. of dol.. Food and beverage .....do.... Tobacco do.... Text ile do... • Paper do.... Chemical do.... Petroleum and coal do.... Rubber do.... By stages of fabrication: Purchased materials bil. of dol.. Goods in process do.... Finished goods do.... Manufacturers' orders: New orders, net (unadjusted), total mil. of dol.. Durable-goods industries, total ±/ do.... Pr i mary meta I .7 do. •. • Fabr i cated meta I do.... Machinery (including electrical) do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles)...do.... Nondurable-goods industrIes do.... 19,375 4,358 1,832 2,398 1,063 3,039 2,753 853 19,547 4,374 1,829 2,434 1,078 3,112 2,755 863 20,443 4,467 1,866 2,526 1,144 3,479 2,828 985 r20,906 4,587 1,879 2,618 1,181 3,512 2,953 r975 r2l,059 r4,634 rl,86l r2,586 rl,225 r3,540 r3,04l 987 7.8 2.9 8.6 7.9 3.0 8.6 8.3 3.0 9.1 8.4 3.1 r9.3 r8.5 3.1 9.5 26,100 13,347 2,316 1,445 3,639 3,234 12,753 28,443 14,580 2,559 1,686 3,696 3,191 13,863 27,945 14,223 2,488 1,492 4,187 3,052 13,722 r28,796 15,236 2,180 1,401 4,613 3,842 r13,560 r25,936 r 13,143 r2,OI4 r1,366 r4,007 r 3,001 r 12,793 ew orders, net (adjusted), total do. Durable-goods industries, total \J do. Pr Imary meta 1 7 ; do. Fabr i cated meta I do. Machinery (including electrical) do. Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles)...do. Nondurable-goods industries, total do. 27,044 13,571 2,339 1,445 3,656 3,334 13,473 28,718 15,145 2,611 1,606 3,833 3,844 13,573 28,803 14,732 2,392 1,538 4,460 3,213 14,071 r27,883 14,185 2,319 1,334 4,311 3,202 r13,698 r26,998 rl3,5l3 r2,!66 rl,366 r4,l40 r3,00l r13,485 Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total....do... Durable-goods industries, total JJ do... Pr imary meta I .7 do... Fabr icated meta I do... Machinery (including electrical) do... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles)...do... Nondurable-goods industries, total do... 50,777 47,299 6,297 3,760 14,339 18,311 3,478 51,809 48,385 6,633 3,861 14,705 18,360 3,424 57,525 54,678 7,026 4,513 17,725 20,750 2,847 58,594 55,679 6,635 4,430 18,281 21,473 2,915 r60,408 r57,5l8 r7,586 r4,525 rl8,80l r2l,636 r2,890 185 163 142 186 153 48 342 190 177 149 199 144 46 316 199 184 157 201 165 36 351 192 181 152 183 157 38 357 204 184 161 202 152 33 392 Nondurable-goods industries, total ±/ Food and beverage 7 Tobacco Texti le Paper Chemical Petroleum and coal Rubber By stages of fabrication: Purchased materials..... Goods in process FI rs ished goods DOMESTIC TRADE Printers' Ink advertising index, adjusted: Combined index BusIness papers Magaz ines Newspapers Outdoor Radio (network) Television (network) 1947-49=100., do... ]do..! do!.! do. •., do...! 1950-52*100. rj Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not s^own. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1956 1955 (TEN August September June August July September COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: 235 229 224 285 174 217 212 225 129 427 247 263 310 273 192 218 266 259 338 453 244 258 286 274 194 216 225 250 387 453 237 236 230 263 197 218 210 249 203 451 234 161 455 do.... do.... do.... do.... 236 249 251 191 240 240 257 249 203 234 232 247 252 171 231 232 253 246 174 233 238 256 259 171 232 238 264 254 172 231 i..do.... 261 273 247 259 272 246 264 280 248 266 282 248 267 281 250 266 279 252 280 83 279 84 286 86 287 85 288 82 287 82 4,148 2,879 1,561 1,410 1(9 714 213 303 159 433 4,008 2,730 1,362 1,180 142 759 261 290 150 448 r4,2!3 r2,849 r 1,430 r1,245 142 786 268 301 159 462 r4,279 r2,862 r!,422 r1,240 140 786 273 294 161 481 4,267 2,840 1,416 1,235 140 784 273 do.... 4,205 2,893 1,587 1,435 119 686 205 286 172 434 1,312 380 131 569 1,269 374 136 533 1,278 357 127 535 rl,364 381 rl33 575 rl,4l7 r390 rl43 r600 1,427 .....*..do.... * ........do.... do.... do.... .......*do.... do.... do.... 3,638 2,620 1,433 658 132 385 1,018 335 3,623 2,629 1,422 679 132 384 994 339 3,678 2,555 1,250 748 125 423 1,123 340 r3,708 r2,605 r1,288 758 125 424 r 1,103 340 r3,707 r2,598 r1,281 756 124 426 1,109 r345 3,707 2,593 1,287 746 123 .1947-49* ICO.. 125.7 126.3 130.8 131.3 132.1 ••••••••do.... ........do.... Potatoes 1/ 236 234 232 228 208 277 178 214 208 246 145 r437 .1910-14*100.. do.... do.... do.... • 178 275 196 222 233 Prices paid: do.... ........do.... All commodities, services, interest, taxes, and do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE •mi 1. of do!.. do.... do.... .do.... Public uti lity Hi litary faci lities ;... New construct ion (seasona11y adjusted), tota1.. do.... 289 148 480 383 148 615 425 1,114 348 Construction cost index: jr/ Revised. JJ Includes sweet potatoes and dry edibte beans. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, O. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CUSS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ SURVEY Federal Reserve Bank of St.OF LouisCURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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