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September 23, 1955 BUSINESS 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, 1947-49 = 100 225 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) I N D E X , 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 225 Monthly (seasonally adjusted) 200 — - 200 175 - - 175 1 50 125 •—• K \ \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i - t i i | , 1953 i i 1952 | | , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1955 1954 THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 250 1,000 PASSENGER CAR AND TRUCK PRODUCTION (United States plants) 800 600 400 200 Monthly, left scale; weekly, right scale I I I I I 1952 I i i i i I I I 1953 I I I I I I I 1954 i i 1955 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 INDEX, 1947-49 = 100 160 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 130 WHOLESALE PRICES (F.R.B. 'seasonally adj. index) 120 — Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods • 140 -/I *** - ~ \ 110 \ 120 - 100 too - - Farm Products 80 W " • •1 1 ' M 1 1952 M 1 iM 1953 111 1 1 11 1 11 1 111 1 1 1 1111 1 1954 1955 80 M ' ' 1 i i i i i I i 1 1 1 i I i 11 i i 1 i i 11 i I 11 i 11 1i I i i i i i 1952 1955 1953 1954 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1954 .9 ITEM Sept. 18 Sept. li Aug. 27 Sept. 10 Sept. 3 Sept. IT Corrmiod i t y or} r e ?:, w ho ! e s a I >;•: ...1947-49-100.. do.... do.... do ... . do do . , t hou s.. do.... A 1 f r o m m o d i t ie'-. . Farm products AM , other Oepar tmen t r- tore ^..-j! P^.. .., State programs......... F i nance: Currency in circulation 4/ ...mi!. of del.. Federal R-^^^rve bank credit outstanding, total 4/,...do.... ".vcei-s reserves, estimated 4/ do.... Ft-deral Reserve reporting member bank? in 1 eading cities:_5/ Demand d*?pos its, adjusted ...mi I. of dol.. Time d^o,".-sits, except Governnrient. do do Loans and investments (adjusted), total.. .do.... Commercial, industrial, and aqr. loans (gross).,.do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 47 percent.. Stock- prices,480 stocks (Standard and Poor's).1935-39=100.. Industrials, 420 stocks do => roduct ion: Bituminous coal 4/ thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities Passenger cars and trucks (Ward's) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/ .thous. of bbl.. Steel 6/ thous. of short tons.. Freight carloadings, total Mi see 11aneous thous. of cars.. f do 91 1 97 1 ,RI6 1,6 39 •110.0 •93.6 •105.5 •91 0 90 8 120 1,777 1 ,605 30,090 30,0 14 24,739 18, 536 780 18^7 5 779 54,013 2 1,309 82,020 35,526 20,829 6 838 1 1 1. i 88.3 101.8 1 17 « 89 2 1 1 1 1,0^1 944 8Q.8 108 89 2 125 1 M.4 89.5 102.2 ! i"7.9 89.8 1 018 914 30, 5 15 25,40! 18 685 30,251 25,425 18 67 5 30,362 25,217 18 614 570 498 5^9 54,490 21,260 82,440 35,790 21,023 6 87 1 55,669 21,532 84,098 30,972 24,050 9 428 55,931 21,577 84,412 30,948 24, 171 8 120 55,563 21,558 84,141 30,971 24,074 8 134 168 3. 13 234.7 259.3 195 3. 13 238.0 263.7 180 215 205 3.30 311.9 355.5 3.31 315.7 360.7 3.32 319.9 366.7 1,350 8,808 82,747 6, 171 1,343 9,074 71,358 6, 196 1,622 10,906 149,774 6,685 1,587 10,706 100,663 6,662 1,714 10, 155 94,978 6,655 1,502 #63.0 602 300 1,583 #66.4 71 1 352 2, 186 90.6 792 382 2,255 93.4 794 384 2,264 93.8 706 . 338 30,451 25,577 18 750 642 191 3.31 325.8 374.0 141,731 2,309 95.7 J_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday prices. _3/ Includes UCFE program beginning January 8, 1955. ,4/ Daily average. . 5 / Wednesday data. 6>/ Week ended September 2 5 : Production, 2,309 thous. short tons; operating rate, 95.7 percent. * Monthly index for September 1954. # Not comparable with 1955 rates which are based on higher capacity as reported January I, 1955. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1955 1954 ITEM August July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Industrial production (FRB): Unadjusted, combined index.... Manufactures. .1947-49=100.. do.... do.... do.... Pr imary metals do.... Metal fabricating (including ordnance). do.... Fabricated metal products do.... Machi nery do.... Transportation equipment. Instruments and related products ..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Nondurab le manufactures do.... Food and beverage manufactures......... Tobacco manufactures. •••• • • •••• .. . • do.... do.... Texti le-mi11 products do ... Apparel and allied products. . ... Leather and products. . . . . ••••• .. •• do .. Paper and allied products. . . ..»•• do. .. do.... do.... Chemicals and allied products. do.... Petroleum and coal products ••••• do. .. Rubber products..... .................. do.... Minerals do.... Coa 1 do.... Crude oil and natural gas Manufactures. Pr imary metaIs.. Metal fabricating (including ordnance). Fabricated metal products Machinery _r/ Revised. Preliminary. * May 1954 data. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 116 1 16 125 94 138 1 16 128 165 132 99 91 128 121 107 109 •107 82 91 87 120 113 rl38 122 85 123 125 132 100 144 124 138 165 132 107 102 134 130 1 IT ! 15 **l 14 9T 1 10 101 I3T 1 «S 144 94 1 10 ! 1 ! 57 133 68 130 123 124 134 103 147 123 125 135 105 148 r 121 r 123 141 170 136 144 166 135 * • June 1954 data. May 138 139 155 143 139 141 155 165 134 151 209 142 1 13 r 144 r 163 135 153 200 149 r 1 16 129 I3T 149 136 155 139 124 104 109 108 126 1 13 100 153 126 164 131 August July June 1 12 rl3l rl32 rl46 r 122 rl58 rl30 T43 r202 rl47 1 13 r 118 rl48 rl33 p!40 pl4l p 154 pi 34 pl64 pl39 rl 18 1 12 pl29 pl95 pl52 p 122 pl36 pl53 pl42 116 rlO6 rlO9 105 156 126 164 136 92 95 93 141 119 158 rl35 p 121 pl38 121 145 122 r 151 r 121 TT T4 11 p83 140 rl39 rl38 pl38 138 140 153 140 162 134 151 199 142 139 141 155 r!39 rl4l rl55 rl34 rl6T rl35 pl40 p 142 pi 58 pl4l pl69 pl38 p!62 p203 p 155 r!43 163 135 155 194 149 r 1 19 158 r202 r 151 p 123 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM July August June May July Augwc>1 GFNERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued I n d u s t r i a l p r o d u c t i o n (FRB) - Continued Adjusted index - Continued Manufactures - Continued Durable manufactures - Continued 1947-49-100.. ....do.... do.... do.... Food and beverage m a n u f a c t u r e s . . . . Tobacco m a n u f a c t u r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Text i l e - m i 1 1 p r o d u d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rubber Minera Is Coa 1 i 17 '28 149 140 r 121 133 153 143 122 r 125 r 151 r 143 p 124 pl30 pi 50 p 145 127 1 10 109 109 1 17 105 156 125 167 134 147 121 81 140 r 127 r 1 10 109 r 106 r 1 15 107 156 127 169 136 149 rl22 86 r 139 r 126 108 ol26 1 14 105 * 107 95 102 100 133 121 148 122 97 1 12 70 133 1 14 105 **|07 94 103 «6 1 35 121 149 121 98 109 68 130 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 102 107 125 92 89 88 1 16 90 1 13 121 123 121 102 101 734 94 147 167 205 136 109 145 189 102 144 160 184 r 141 1 13 rl52 192 106 r 137 rl52 195 r 1 15 105 1 15 143 r 103 pl39 p 153 p 166 pl43 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... .do.... do do.... 1 16 126 127 127 102 1 14 24 1 93 1 15 125 121 131 106 109 270 91 145 164 189 143 113 146 222 103 147 rl64 180 r 153 1 17 r!50 269 106 rl53 174 195 r 157 1 18 151 290 r 106 pi 52 p 173 pl94 pi 57 1947-49-100.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... ..do.... do.... do.... 1 10.4 96.2 1 10.9 88. 1 83.2 106.5 1 14.0 105. 1 104.7 94. 1 1 10.5 95.8 108.3 91.2 83.4 106.4 1 13.2 105.9 104.8 92.0 109.9 91.2 1 18.7 92.4 78.4 102. 1 1 18.3 104.0 104. 1 85.7 1 10.3 91.8 104.7 90.3 83.1 103.9 1 17.6 104.6 104.5 91.4 r 1 10.5 89.5 98.7 86.7 79.4 103. 1 1 17.6 106.0 104.6 88.5 1 10.8 88. 1 99.5 78.6 75.5 101.9 1 15. 1 107.8 105.0 86.3 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 1 14.3 106.7 117. 1 94.0 52.0 1 12. 1 1 12.8 106.2 104.9 101.8 105.4 108.2 1 15.3 109.7 1 12.8 95.6 70.3 1 14.4 106.8 1 17.4 94.0 53.5 1 12. 1 1 12.8 106.9 105.2 102.4 105.4 109.3 1 15.3 109.7 1 12.9 95.4 68.5 1 15.5 106.8 1 17.6 93.2 53.2 1 13. 1 1 IA.8 107.0 100.4 97.8 ! 1 1.0 1 1 1.5 1 15.1 106.5 1 13. 1 94.7 69.0 1 15.6 106.8 1 17.8 93.0 53.8 1 1 1.0 1 14.8 106.8 100.6 97.2 1 10.4 1 1 1.5 115.2 106.4 1 12.9 94.7 68.8 1 16.5 106.0 1 18.2 Q 2.8 55.9 1 1 1.7 1 14.8 r106.4 101.5 r96.l r108.9 1 1 1.6 r\ 15.5 106.5 r113.1 r94.0 68.9 1 17.4 105.9 1 18. 1 92.4 54.6 112.1 1 14.8 107.3 102.4 96.1 106.9 1 13.0 1 16.2 106.7 1 14.2 94.0 68.7 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... ..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 94.9 1 1 1.8 ^8.2 86.5 1 19. 1 1 18.6 124.3 122.3 131.5 125.8 118.9 128.0 114.0 133.6 124.2 94.0 1 1 1.8 55.8 84.4 1 19. 1 1 18.7 124.3 122. 1 131.5 125.7 1 18.9 I2S.6 1 14. I 133.8 125. 1 92.9 1 1 1.4 53.3 85.0 123.5 124.2 126.7 121.5 134.3 126.5 122.0 132.5 113.5 135.6 137.8 92.9 M 1.4 55.7 83.8 123.7 124.7 127.1 121.5 134.7 126.5 122.0 132.6' 1 13.5 135.8 137.8 r93.7 1 1 1.4 58.2 85.1 r 124.1 125. 1 r127.5 121.5 134.7 r126.7 122.0 136.7 r113.6 143. I 139.5 93.8 1 1 1.4 58.9 85.0 125.0 126.4 128.3 122.5 136.0 127.6 122.0 139.3 115.5 144.4 145.0 . .. . products Consumer durables output r 108 97 132 1 33 do do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do do.... do . do.... do.... do.... do do.... , Paper and a l 1 i e d products Chemicals and a l l i e d products 106 96 131 130 107 1 13 107 156 127 170 r 135 137 r 120 87 r 138 p 126 pi 35 pl20 p83 pi 38 (FRB): Autos Major household goods F u r n i t u r e and f l o o r c o v e r i n g s . . . . . . . . . . . . Appliances and h e a t e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusted, t o t a l output Major consumer durables Autos Radio and t e l e v i s i o n sets plO8 pi 06 COMMODITY PRICES Wholesale p r i c e index, a l l commodities do.... do.... do.... Commodities other than farm products and f o o d s . ChemicaIs, industrial Fats and o i l s , inedible Coa 1 Gas Petroleum and products App 1 i 3nces, househo Id Furn i t u r e , househo Id Radio r e c e i v e r s . T e l e v i s ion rece i v e r s Hides, s k i n s , and leather products Lumber , Machinery and motive products . Motor v e h i c l e s Metals and metal p r o d u r t s Heating equipment I r o n and s t e e l Nonferrous metals rV Revised. jp_/ Preliminary. * May 1954 data. . June 1954 data. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1954 1955 ITEM July COMMODITY PRICES - Continued Wholesale price index - Continued Nonmetallic minerals, structural 1947-49-100.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do do.... do.... do.... dr.... Textile product^ and apparel., do.... do.... do.... do do.... do Beverages, alcoholic August May July June August 90.6 124.0 86.6 105.5 121.6 1 14.7 124.0 89. 1 113.2 rl25.3 r 141 .3 1 18.3 122.1 1 19.0 130.7 ri43.4 142 3 95.3 98.6 r q| o 126.8 86.8 105.0 121 .6 1 14.7 124.0 r90.8 1 13. 1 126. 1 142.9 1 18.6 122.1 1 19.9 130.5 148.5 147. 1 95.3 98.6 91.7 128.7 86.7 104.0 121.7 1 14.7 124.0 89.8 1 13.4 1,727 1,882 1,684 1,240 1 14.3 1 13.0 81.4 1.3 M37.6 r135.1 r97.3 2.5 129.0 126.5 94. 1 2.5 1 15.0 1 14.2 83.7 .8 123.0 121.7 89.4 1.3 1,211.0 1,362.0 1,320.0 1,202.0 1,304.0 120.4 1 5? 0 1 17.7 122. 1 1 16.2 126.5 126.8 I2 Q 3 95. 1 98.4 Rfl q 124.2 8^.7 109.8 121.4 I 14.2 124.0 103.9 1 13.5 120.5 132.3 1 17.9 122. 1 1 16.3 126.5 126.4 129 6 95.3 98.6 89. I 126.3 85.7 1 10.3 121.5 1 14.3 124.0 102.3 1 13.4 123.2 137.0 1 18.2 122.1 1 17.7 128.9 138.0 142 3 95.0 98.0 90.3 123.2 86.9 106. 1 121.6 1 14.7 124.0 91.3 113.2 123.7 1 57.3 1 18.3 122. 1 1 18.3 129.2 140.3 142 3 95.2 1,575 1,271 1 16.0 1 12.9 84.6 3. 1 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Contract awards, (Engineering News-Record): doL. New permanent Unadjusted: nonfarm dwelling Tota1,privately units started: and p u b l i c l y owned..thousands.. do.... do P u b 1}r1v o w n e d Seasonally adjusted at annual rate: do Pr i vate 1 y owned, tota 1 Construction cost indexes (Engineering News-Record): Bui Id ing 2 / 1947-49-100.. do.... 1,188.0 134.7 141.7 134.4 141.3 137.4 144.8 138.3 145.7 r 141.5 148.4 141.7 148.5 mil. of dol.. do.... do.... 154,848 61, 155 31,556 151,504 58,316 31,526 3/ 167,710 62,211 36,570 3/ 177,908 67,634 37,569 3/ 161,741 58,904 34,123 3/ 167,358 58,980 35,863 LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES Lumber (National Lumber Manufacturers Association): Production, total mil. of bd . ft.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 2,724 2,025 2,838 2,256 9, 107 5,253 2,956 2,317 2,969 2,41 1 9,096 5, 161 3,424 2,802 3,505 2,827 8,848 5, 107 3,581 2,946 3,735 3,047 8,695 5,007 3,041 2,464 3,233 2,592 8,493 4,869 6,628 63 6,667 63 10,328 97 9,746 94 •r9, 101 85 F1 NANCE Bank debits, total (345 centers) New York City 6 other centers METALS AND MANUFACTURES Steel ingots and steel for castings: Production thous. of short tons.. jr/ Revised. U Data for July 1954 and June 1955 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. month are shown here for the previous month. 3/ Data are for 344 centers. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT WEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 9,583 90 2/ Data reported at the beginning of each PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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