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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Available only with subscription to the monthly magazine SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS September \1, 1954 * * * * This Supplement provides selected weekly data and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY * * * * WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1953 1953 1954 . ITEM 1954 ITEM Sept. 12 Commodity prices, wholesale: A l l commodities. .. 1947-49=100 Farm products do. . Foods, processed do.. A l 1 other do. . 22 commodities 2/ do. . Department store sales. .. .do. . Insured unemployment, total thous. State programs do. . Failures, i nd. & comm. .. .number Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moodyfs) 3/ percent Aug. 28 Sept. 4 *l 10.6 *96.4 *I04.8 *l 14.9 90.3 **IOI 1 10.0 93.9 105.5 1 14.4 91.4 102 **844 «*793 131 #1,842 #1,661 184 193 168 3.55 3 13 3 13 3 13 109.5 91.6 104.7 1 14.4 90.7 1 14 Sept. 12 Sept. I I 109.7 92.6 104.8 1 14 4 91. 1 Stock prices (480), Standard 181.4 and Poor's . .1935-39-100 194.9 1 ndustr i a i s (420) do. . Production : Bitum. coal 3/.. thous. sh tons ** 1,599 Electric power, by u t i l i t i e s mi 1 kw -hr **8,694 Motor vehicles (Ward's) No. 116,760 Petro leum, crude 3/. .thous. bb 1 . **6,445 Stee h (ingots & for castings, quantity) 4/ 1947-49-100 125.2 Freight car loadings thous cars **799 **384 Mi seel laneous do Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. I I 234.8 258.8 232.7 257.0 234.7 259.3 1 ,235 1,275 9 227 111,245 6,048 9,087 108,854 6,019 94.3 677 339 94.9 688 343 82,477 93.5 \_l Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ D a i l y average. 47 Week ended September 18, 98.4. * Monthly index for August 1953. ** For week corresponding to latest for which data are shown. # Data for preceding week: Total, 1,856,000; State programs, 1,677,000. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1953 1954 1953 1 TPM August COMMODITY PRICES Retail price (Dept. Comm.): A l l commodities. .. 1935-39-100 *2IO. 1 June 209.0 July August August EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES - Con. Employees in nonagr. astab 1 . , total, unadj thousands Manufacturing '.do. . 209.6 Construction cost indexes: The American Appraisal Co.: Avg. 30 cities 1913=100 At lanta .do. . New York do San Francisco .do,. St Lou i s do Associated General Contractor s . 1 9 1 3- 1 00 583 639 601 526 574 589 639 624 530 594 591 640 624 530 595 594 642 625 539 596 416 424 429 430 14, 176 14,658 14,390 13,910 2,838 785 3,095 758 2,747 733 2,703 747 699 390 3 425 960 1,460 852 406 3 385 989 1,514 722 407 3,689 1,052 1,334 703 399 3 318 1,007 1,435 98 112 106 112 p88 pM2 e98 el!2 64,648 63,408 7,474 55 934 1 .740 65,445 62,098 7,628 54 470 3.347 65,494 62, 148 7,486 54 66 i 3.346 65,522 62,276 6,928 55 349 3.245 DOMESTIC TRADE A l 1 retai 1 stores sales* I/ Unadjusted, tota 1 . . . .mi 1 . dol. Durable goods: Automotive group do Furniture & app 1 iances.do. . Nondurable goods: Appare 1 group do. . Drug & prop, stores. .. .do. . Food croup do Gasoline serv. stations. do. . Genera l-merch. group... do.. Dept. store sales, U.S. total: Unadjusted index. . 1947-49= 100 Adjusted index do. . EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES Labor force (Bureau Census): C i v i l i a n labor force. .. .thous. Emp 1 oyed do . . Agricultural do.. do . . r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. and transportation equipment. June July August 49,962 r48, 137 15,888 17,537 r744 844 r2,729 2,825 4,274 r4,032 10,392 rlO,4!4 2,067 ' r2, 104 r5,60l 5,601 6,625 6,422 p47,824 p48,007 p 15, 638 p!5,88l p733 p735 p2,794 p2,834 p4,026 P4,04I p 10, 379 PIO,3I2 p2, 126 p2, 125 p5,643 p5,638 p6,468 p6,458 14,070 8,195 194 731 315 466 1, 138 942 !,268 932 1,547 240 422 r 12,480 r7, 177 120 r70l 275 r427 r983 r83l rlfl5l r776 r 1,324 r2!5 r375 p 12, 233 p 12, 478 p6,933 p6,959 p i 18 pM5 p606 p596 p283 p274 p424 p429 p97l p967 p820 p8IO p i , 1 13 p i , 103 p77l p796 p i , 285 p i , 257 p209 p207 p376 P362 Nondurable goods do.. 5,875 Food & kindred prod. . . .do. . . 1,289 Tobacco manufactures. . .do. . 105 1,093 Textile-mill products. .do. . 1,121 Apparel, etc do.. 447 Paper & a l l i e d prod.... do.. 510 Printing, etc do.. 550 Chemicals, etc do.. 191 Prod, of petro. & coal. do. . Rubber products do.. 221 349 Leather & leath. prod.. do.. Mfg. prod. -worker indexes: 1 13.8 Employment: Unadj. 1947-49= 100 1 12.7 Adj do. . 154.0 Pavrolls. unadjusted do.. r5,303 r 1,079 82 r98l r987 436 r5!9 r5!7 r!8l r!98 324 p5,300 p i , 148 p83 p953 p977 p430 p5!4 p5!4 p!82 p!73 p328 p5,5!9 p i , 231 p!03 p979 p i , 051 p436 p5!2 p5!7 p!80 p!74 p336 100.9 •101.8 136.7 p98.9 plOO.2 PI32.5 plOO.9 p99.9 p!35.4 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE 1 Inemn 1 oved 1954 1 TPM Contract construct ion. ... do. . Transp. & pub. uti 1 do.. Wholesale & retail trade. do.. Finance, ins. & real est.do.. Service & miscel laneous. .do. . Government do. . Prod, workers in mfg. ind.: Total .thousands Durab le goods do. . Ordnance & acces do.. Lumber & wood prod do.. Furniture & f ixtures. . .do. . Stone, clay, etc do.. Primary metal ind do.. Fab. metal products 2/. do. . Machinery (exc. elec.).do. . Electrical machinery. . .doi . Transportation equip... do.. Instruments, etc do.. Miscel. mfg. ind do.. e>/ Estimated, * J u l y 1953 data. J/ August 1954 figures are advance estimates. 2/ Except ordnance, machinery, MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1953 1953 1954 August June EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES - Con. Hours and earnings, a i l mfg: Average weekly hours per worker .- . .... hours Durable goods do.. Nondurable goods do.. Avg. weekly earnings. . .do 1 lars Durable goods . .. do Nondurab le goods do. . Avg. hour I y earnings do.. DuraJDle goods do.. Ordnance & acces do Lumber & wood prod do.. Furniture & f ixtures. . . .do. . Stone, clay, etc do.. Primary metal ind do.. Fab. metal prod. \J do.. Machinery (exc elec.). do.. Electrical mach do.. Transportation equip. .. .do. . Instruments, etc do.. Mi seel. mfg. ind do.. 40.5 41. 1 39.6 71.69 77.27 63.76 1.77 1.88 *l 89 1.64 1.54 1.73 2.08 1.85 1 .96 1.76 2.08 1.78 1.57 39.6 40.3 39.0 71.68 76.40 64.74 1.81 1.91 1.98 1.68 1.57 1.76 2. 08 1.89 2.00 1.81 2.II 1.83 1.60 Nondurable goods do.. Food & kindred prod do.. Tobacco manufactures. . . .do. . Textile-mil! products. . .do. . Appa^e 1 etc do Paper & a l l ied prod do Pr i nt i ng , etc do , . Chemicals, etc...,r do.. Products of petro.&coa 1 .do. . Rubber products do Leather & leath prod do 1.61 1.58 1.22 1.36 1 36 1 70 2.20 1.86 2.24 1 94 1 37 1.66 1.68 1.35 1.36 1 33 1 74 2.27 1.91 2.28 2 00 1 39 F 1 NANCE Federal Government finance* Gross debt (direct) end of 271,260 month m i l . do 1. 273,206 Interest-bearing, total.. do.. 271,145 268,910 P u b l i c issues do.. 230, 157 226,681 42,229 40,988 Special issues..'. do.. 2,350 Non i nter est bear i ng do . . 2,061 Ob l i oat ions Guaranteed by 81 63 U. S. Government. .. .mi 1 . dol Bonds * Average price of a l l listed 100 71 *95 82 bonds (NYSE) 2/ dollars 101. 12 Domest i c « . do . . *96.22 77.90 *74 . 44 Foreign . . .... do. < Value issues listed NYSE: Market value, a l l issues 2/ mi 1 ~do 1 * 100, 279 105 582 103,474 *98,4I9 Domest i c do 1,437 Fore i gn do . . *l,390 Face value a l l issues 2/ 104 835 miT dol * 1 04 65 I Domestic .do . * 102, 284 102,325 1,844 *l,867 Foreign... do.. July August August DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS July August 3. 16 2.90 3.063. 18 3.49 3. 10 3. 15 3.23 3. 15 2.89 3.04 3. 17 3.50 3. 10 3. 13 3.23 3. 14 2.87 3.03 3.15 3.49 3.07 3. 12 3.21 4.22 4.47 2. 13 3.14 3.01 3.37 4.24 4.47 2. 13 3. 15 3.01 3.37 4.22 4.43 2. 13 3.15 3.05 3.37 4.82 4.74 4.85 6.28 4.59 2.88 4.61 4.54 4.56 5.95 4.35 2.73 4.75 4.66 4.69 6.30 4.32 2.79 139, 188 3,047 145,843 3,063 3, 1 16 2,499 3,293 2,768 9,111 5,421 3,052 2,404 3,200 2,660 8,959 5,213 7,364 72 6,628 63 5,887 4,490 532 211 157 786 421 108 1,657 107 140 373 690 423 444 168 1 16 674 376 80 1,347 74 95 350 242 322 6,661 63 2/ Includes bonds of the Inter- PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 FIRST CLASS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS Permit NO. 1009 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS June FINANCE - Con. Bonds - Con. Yields: Dom.corp . (Moody ' s) . . . percent 3.51 p39.7 p39.4 3.24 By ratings: Aaa do.. p39.7 p40. 1 . 3.39 Aa do.. p39.0 p39.2 3.56 A do.. p7l.06 p70.92 Baa do. . p 75 . 83 p76.59 3.85 3.37 By groups: 1 ndustr ia 1 .do. . p64.29 p64.74 Pub. uti 1 . .do. . 3.54 p i . 79 p i . 80 3.61 p i . 91 Rai Iroad. . .do. . p i . 91 Stocks: p i . 99 Dividend rate per share: p i . 58 p i . 56 3.99 Common (200) , Moody!s. dol lars p i . 57 p i . 57 4. 16 Industrial (125) do,. p i . 77 p i . 77 2.07 P u b l i c uti lity (24) do.. p2. I I p2.ll 3. 1 1 Rai Iroad (25) do.. p i . 90 p i . 90 2.82 Banks ( 15). do. . p2.0l p2.02 3. 10 Insurance (10) do.. p i . 82 p i . 82 Dividend yields: p2.!2 p2. 12 Common ( 200 ) , Mood y ' s . percent 5.75 p i . 83 p i . 84 5.79 Industrial (125) do.. p i . 61 p i . 60 5.57 P u b l i c u t i l i t y (24) do.. 7.01 p i . 66 p i . 64 Rai Iroad (25) do. . Banks (15). do.. p i . 64 4.55 p i . 68 3.46 1 nsurance (10) do. . p i . 37 p i . 27 Shares listed on NYSE: p i . 36 p i . 36 Market value m i l . dol. *l 15,886 p i 34 p 1 34 No. shares 1 isted. . .mi 1 1 ions *2,882 p 1 75 p 1 75 p2.26 p2.26 LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES p i . 93 p i . 94 p2.27 Lumber (NLMA) : p2.29 *3, 35 1 Prod., total m i l . bd. ft. p i 93 p 1 95 *2,676 Softwoods do. . D 1 37 p i 37 *3,228 Shipments, total... . do Softwoods do. . *2,58I *7,823 Stocks, gross, total do.. *5,2I9 Softwoods do. . 270,984 274,955 METALS AND MANUFACTURES 272,693 268,681 226,528 730,214 Steel ingots and steel for .castings: 42,479 42,152 Production. .. .thous. sh. tons 9,406 2,303 2,262 Percent of capacity 94 27 Steel products, net shipments: 21 *6,583 Total thous. sh. tons Bars: *794 Hot rolled do.. 100.91 *I66 Rei nforci ng do. . 101.31 Semimanufactures do. . 78.67 *295 Pipes and tubes do.. *80l Plates do.. *587 Ra i l s do. . *I56 1 05 , 727 Sheets do. . * 1,957 103,608 Strip: Cold rolled do.. *I5I 1,445 *I6I Hot rol led do. . *4I4 Structural shapes do 104 770 Tin plate & ternep late. .do. . *405 102,268 Wire & wire prod ..do.. *328 1,837 j_/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. * July 1953 data. _[/ Except ordnance, machinery, and transportation equipment. national Bank for Reconstruction and Development not shown separately. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1954 ITFM I TPM
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