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September 4, 1959 STATISTICS BUSINESS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, t h i s Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 Index, 1947-49= 100 275 275 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTSON (by utilities) (E. E. i. seas. adj. index) 250 225 200 I 75 LJ. I I l t I l I I M i l Billion 1 I I 1 1 1 ) 1 1957 1956 Dollars B i l l i o n Dollars 70 35 Billion j0^ ^**%<SSSR>. M^Zi^ $al®s ^'e*} s c a ' e ) l i I Dollars (seasonally adjusted) -J 6 0 g I I I NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (seasonally adjusted) — I I l 1959 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES 30 l | 1958 4 h Total 3 h J 25 H 50 Private ' ^ \ 20 Inventories (right sc ale) Residential (nonfarm) * -| 4 0 H Book value, end of month 15 X l - L L L l j LLLi JJ.iiJ.lj.-i.LI L 1956 1 I I 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1JjJ 1 1 1957 1958 30 0 1 I I 1 I I1 I I I I I 1 I I I II I I 1 I I I III 1956 1959 1957 Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 Index, 1910- 1 4 = 100 120 320 1958 1959 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* no I II I I I I I I l l III 1 I I I I I I (seasonally adjusted) soo H 300 H 280 0^^"^mt^. r V \ -\ Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) 4 90 260 ?*» Prices 80 1 1 Received Yv 240 / \ \ j ^\ •*~v J * Average per working day 7 0 J J J J j J j J ULLLLJJLULLI.1 LI.I- M i l l JLLLJJL J J J JUL LLLLLU 1957 1958 1959 1956 220 • y r i i i 1 t i i i i 11 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1956 1957 11111111111 1958 1111 i l M n [I 1959 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS* 1958 1959 ITEM Aug. 23 Aug. 30 Aug. 15 Aug. 8 Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Commodity prices, wholesa e: ....1947-49=100.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... A11 other 86.5 134 2,353 2,153 272 State programs (incl. Alaska and Hawaii)... Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ,4/ 31,295 26,665 18,648 621 do.... do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in 1 eading cities:J5/ 31,249 26,417 18,526 573 Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) j>/...1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do Production: . of short tons., Electric power, by utilities .mi 1. of kw.-hr.. ..thous. of bbl.. Stee 1 6 / thous . of short tons.. •thous. of cars.. do 119.3 87.9 106.8 128.3 86.5 132 31,925 28,399 18,696 428 32,071 28,473 18,622 535 32,051 28,562 18,509 438 61,218 30,759 103,737 29,646 28,688 12,264 60,020 30,718 104,025 29,448 28,910 12,324 4.70 58.27 62.45 119.2 87. 1 107.0 128.3 87.0 263 10,827 4.20 47.32 50.59 4.25 47.91 51.25 4.70 60.30 64.85 1,371 12,486 34,816 6,875 1,375 12,272 26,222 6,863 1,134 J3,675 119,453 6,789 1,204 13,648 83,862 6,823 1,183 14,003 46,772 6,817 1,690 #62.6 634 309 1,715 #63.5 645 317 318 11.2 532 282 335 11.8 544 291 321 11.3 543 291 35,942 Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do 86.8 131 1,459 1,301 274 119.2 87.2 106.1 128.4 86.3 132 1,459 1,301 269 61,047 30,747 103,398 29,196 28,759 12,302 4.70 59.25 63.55 59,438 30,241 do.... do „...do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total.. *II9.I *93.2 •III.3 •126.1 86.2 149 2,253 1 2,058 246 31,951 28,485 18,586 462 4.73 59.08 63.34 32,950 332 11.7 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs: State; R.R.; Federal employees; veterans; and ex-servicemen. ±/ Dally average. 5/ Wednesday data. Figures for member banks are on revised basis; leaders indicate data not available. 6/ Week beginning August 31, 1959: Production, 345 thous. short tons; operating rate, 12.2 percent. • Monthly index for August 1958. # Based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); not comparable with 1959 rates which are based on January I, 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1958 1959 | ITEM June July j April May | June July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Manufacturers1 sales: of do!.. ...do.... ,..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ...do..•• ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... ...do.... j 1 1 1 r/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 9069 26,122 12,584 2,052 1,452 3,967 2,637 803 677 24,845 11,317 1,632 1,433 3,455 2,436 757 662 30,885 15,810 2,947 1,735 4,610 3,637 989 771 30,673 15,727 3,011 1,718 4,515 3,565 995 789 r3l,993 r16,653 r3,259 r1,827 r4,808 r3,674 r1,050 r829 29,161 14,212 1,810 1,776 4,298 3,465 979 13,538 4,441 401 1,006 921 1,949 2,628 467 13,528 4,414 410 936 871 1,865 2,750 473 15,075 4,378 399 1,217 1,044 2,247 2,988 554 14,946 4,598 407 1,199 1,026 2,185 2,934 524 r15,340 r4,679 r45l r1,260 r1,052 r2,180 r3,033 r546 14,949 4,655 25,747 12,086 1,854 1,397 3,780 2,610 822 645 26,284 12,256 1,917 1,454 3,808 2,550 836 676 1 30,266 15,166 2,792 1 1,684 30,742 15,515 2,858 1,711 4,507 3,463 1,041 766 r31,248 rl5,77l r2,9l6 r 1,758 r4,565 r3,558 r 1,035 r768 1 r15,477 r4,6l4 1 r4l4 r1,281 r1,042 r2,125 r3,095 r520 | 30,748 15,363 2,126 1,803 4,721 3,656 1,065 824 15,385 4,588 13,661 4,357 i 382 1,025 903 1,899 2,682 445 1 14,028 4,371 390 1,061 937 1,979 2,806 478 1 4,423 3,385 995 756 15,100 4,507 411 1,253 1,034 2,090 3,080 I 1 1 1 543 ! 15,227 [ 4,617 388 1,310 1,026 2,089 2,994 524 1 799 425 1,152 967 2,030 3,108 511 390 1,293 1,040 2,156 3,108 516 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1959 1958 ITEM Apr i 1 July June June July 50,278 28,698 3,999 2,987 9,542 6,579 1,807 1,246 49,357 28,116 4,050 2,898 9,290 6,384 1,786 1,228 51,053 29,510 4,183 3,270 9,434 7,034 1,766 1,284 51,545 29,905 4,175 3,376 9,627 7,078 1,787 1,292 r5l,990 r30,2l7 r4,OI3 r3,500 r9,80l r7,220 r1,796 r1,295 51,760 30,053 4,016 3,465 9,822 7,082 1,824 1,259 21,580 4,416 1,785 2,635 1,435 3,776 3,348 1,015 21,241 4,468 1,726 2,584 1,413 3,708 3,314 960 21,543 4,676 1,905 2,523 1,492 3,745 3,232 1,040 r21,640 4,606 1,854 2,557 1,497 3,730 3,312 1,015 r2l,773 r4,604 r1,764 r2,576 r1,499 r3,777 r3,349 rl,OI3 21,707 4,641 1,737 2,518 1,483 3,792 3,376 1,031 50,246 28,528 4,169 2,844 9,446 6,595 1,776 1,234 49,777 1 28,311 1 4,122 j 2,814 9,323 6,584 1 1,773 1,228 1 51,052 29,361 4,368 3,175 9,346 7,031 1,731 1,235 51,599 29,734 4,312 3,278 9,482 7,167 1,759 1,254 r52,l38 r30,227 r4,20l r3,365 r9,725 r7,386 r1,764 r1,276 52,228 30,339 4,118 3,397 9,845 7,368 1,799 1,259 21,718 4,761 1,859 2,572 1,435 3,747 3,348 21,466 4,706 1,836 2,550 1,413 3,722 3,314 21,865 4,967 1,873 2,487 1,482 3,730 3,380 986 980 21,691 4,870 1,868 2,482 1,463 3,696 3,367 1,015 995 r2l,9ll r4,928 rl,8l9 r2,532 r1,492 r3,768 r3,366 rl,OI3 21,889 4,862 1,838 2,490 1,483 3,830 3,343 1,074 26,359 12,727 1,872 1,436 3,958 2,808 13,632 25,239 11,667 1,768 1,501 3,601 2,366 13,572 30,994 15,858 2,671 1,665 4,679 3,792 15,136 30,281 15,131 2,551 1,668 4,590 3,333 15,150 r32,302 r16,936 r2,583 r1,775 r5,409 r4,039 r 15,366 29,528 T4,578 1,792 1,829 4,645 3,307 14,950 25,785 12,245 1,952 1,496 3,592 2,678 13,540 26,450 12,512 2,044 1,501 3,770 2,691 13,938 31,206 15,796 2,826 1,632 4,632 3,655 15,410 30,541 15,241 2,479 1,619 4,626 3,498 15,300 r3l,404 rl6,133 r2,578 r1,811 r4,922 r3,84l rl5,27l 30,826 15,589 2,065 1,829 4,876 3,721 15,237 46,353 43,686 3,558 3,034 16,084 16,954 2,667 46,747 1 44,036 3,694 3,102 16,230 16,884 1 2,711 50,485 47,292 6,086 3,312 16,854 16,233 3,193 50,093 46,696 5,626 3,262 16,929 16,001 3,397 r50,402 r46,979 r4,950 r3,2IO r17,530 r16,366 r3,423 50,769 47,345 4,932 3,263 17,877 16,208 3,424 r4.4 rl.O p3.2 p2.3 p3.0 pi.3 Pl.l May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Manufacturers' inventories, end of month: Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do.... 1 Manufacturers orders: Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... Transportation equipment (Incl. motor vehicles)...do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total Durable-goods industries, total 1/ do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do.... EMPLOYMENT Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments: Accession rates, total monthly rate per 100 employees.. 3.8 1.6 2.9 .8 1.8 3.3 1.5 3.2 .9 2.0 3.5 2.0 3.0 I.I 1.3 3.6 2.2 2.9 1.3 1 I.I 287 329 331 291 295 291 242 294 291 365 259 239 2,191 2,220 1,922 1,768 1,717 1,679 3? 10 24.30 45.50 38.90 26.55 21.95 29.70 24.50 53.20 46.90 45.00 38.25 48.70 45.55 41.00 36.30 r65.40 r60.10 r50.05 r44.95 2.5 2.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 P63.45 P53.40 P40.05 P36.55 p4.5 5,467 253.1 288.8 5,088 263.8 277.3 6,702 317.4 274.4 1 7,049 257.3 277.9 1 7,258 273.6 341.9 1 22L2 318.1 3.0 r2.8 1.3 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Fabricated structural steel: Machine tools (metal-cutting and metal-forming): New orders (net), total ...mil. of dol.. Pumps, steam, power, centrifugal and rotary: Vacuum cleaners, standard type, sales billed Washers, sales billed (domestic and export) 2/ thousands.. do.... 1 r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Excludes sales of combination washer-dryers; in July 1959, sales of such types amounted to 9,700 units. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9069 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1959 1958 ITEM August July May July June August COMMODITY PRICES Prices received and paid by farmers: 205 223 230 217 508 242 229 213 266 163 199 223 228 297 509 240 226 215 287 161 200 206 222 232 503 239 221 214 281 159 201 211 214 164 504 272 248 337 165 211 258 232 338 126 240 252 229 329 124 241 252 239 314 139 248 254 251 314 139 249 274 287 265 293 85 274 287 264 293 85 276 288 268 299 82 276 288 267 298 81 275 289 266 298 81 275 288 266 297 80 do.... do.... do.... do.... 4,526 3,054 1,648 1,207 388 748 178 329 165 473 4,666 3,126 1,710 1,276 382 738 171 319 170 491 r4,7l| r3,292 r1,972 r1,473 438 687 154 320 158 460 r5,lll r3,506 r2,078 r 1,570 r443 762 161 364 175 r474 r5,2l2 r3,586 r2,103 rl,595 r440 801 167 379 185 478 5,284 3,592 2,081 1,575 435 811 175 369 189 492 do.... do.... do.... do.... 1,472 423 125 572 1,540 430 129 611 rl,4l9 386 rl37 505 r1,605 r407 r!52 r630 r1,626 r408 rl59 r660 1,692 405 150 730 New construction (seasonally adjusted), total.. ••.•...uo.... do.... do.... 4,030 2,771 1,470 718 180 307 130 436 4,042 2,789 1,500 703 171 300 131 440 r4,670 r3,300 rl,98l 716 157 334 143 447 r4,662 r3,270 r1,922 742 163 344 146 r446 r4,625 r3,247 r1,882 764 170 351 146 439 4,571 3,203 1,829 772 175 347 145 440 1,259 394 112 432 1,253 389 109 438 r1,370 383 rl37 472 r1,392 r380 rl33 r492 r1,378 r38l 134 r500 1,368 366 127 529 248 221 176 281 160 1 192 265 ! 230 136 478 245 230 254 269 do.... 250 222 192 260 163 192 274 228 163 474 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 274 238 348 167 211 do.... do.... do All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates.do.... 1910-14=100.. do.... do.... do.... 1 do.... do.... do.... do.... Fruit Potatoes (including dry edible beans) Woo 1 Prices paid by farmers: 163 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE mi 1. of dol.. do.... do.... , do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... jr/ Revised. J./ Except farm and public u t i l i t y . USCOMM-DC-9069 " 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 T O A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE. $ 3 0 0
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