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September 5, 1958

STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected

weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY

SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS

Index, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 10

7 0

6 0

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PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Monthly

(Wednesday close)

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1955 1956 1957 1958

Index, 1947-49= 100 275

2 5 0

225 h

2 0 0

ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. I. seas. adj . index)

Monthly

175 U» ' * I ' I •» > » I I I I 1 1 ,1 » I 1 I I I I 1 I 1 I 1 I i I t 1 8 8 I 8 8 I 8 I i 8 I

Weekly

1958

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Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 2 7 5

1957

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MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted)

Sales (left scale) N

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Bill ion Dollars 5

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N E W CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (seasonally adjusted)

Private Residential ( nonfarm)

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

ITEM

Commodity prices, wholesale:

F1 nance:

1947-49*100.. ••••••«••••.do....

••••.•••»...do.... .•»••••«•...do....

Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/.....do....

Federal Reserve reporting member banks in

Time deposits, except U. S. Government.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total.

Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)

Production:

Percent of capacity e...

leading cities: 4/

(gross)....do.... ...do....

4/...1941-43*10..

s. of short tons..

s. of short tons..

d«

1957

August 24

88.8 130

1,217 1,120 260

31,055 25,211 18,806

552

54,482 23,610 86,973 25,303 32,217 8,682

4.38 45.49 49.10

1,653 12,023 143,621 6,789

2,101 #82.1 759 367

August 31

•118.4 •93.0 •106.8 •126.0 88.4 144

1,165 (,069 262

30,998 25,133 18,838

434

54,973 23,633 86,470 24,914 32,012 8,696

4.41 44.64 48.20

1,672 12,147 (39,468 6,766

2,103 #82.2 745 357

1 1958

August 9

119.2 93.6 IH.9 (26. 1 87.6

! (20 j ^2,463

2,250 290

31,170 26,212 18,296

560

55,763 28,458 95,466 34, i72 29,597 8,967

4.11 47.46 50.70

1,328 (2,707 8i,055 6,836

1,586 58.8 619 294

August (6

119.0 93.2 ((1.2 126.0 87.1 (24

••2,407 2,(99 262

31,291 26,685 18,760

691

55,584 28,446 94,890 33,665 29,677 9,019

4.16 47.81 51.12

1,346 12,851 72,653 6,839

1,632 60.5 626 299

August 23

118.8 93.0 110.7 125.9 86.5 134

272

31,295 26,665 (8,648

619

55,323 28,392 94,756 33,297 29,932 9,059

4.20 47.52 50.59

(,351 (2,486 34,813 6,875

(,690 62.6 634 308

August 30

S 18.7 92.5 110.2 125.9 86.2

.

31 249 26,417 18,526

576

4,25 42.91 51.25

24,329

1,715 63.5

±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. £/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5_/ Week beginning September I, 1958: Production, 1,707 thous. short tons; operating rate, 63.2 percent. • Monthly index for August 1957. *» Excludes 608,000 and 650,000 insured unemployed reported under temporary programs (TUC) for August 9 and August 16, respectively. # Based on January I, (957, annual capacity (135,459,(50 tons); not comparable with 1958 rates which are based on January I, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons).

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

Manufacturers' sales:

Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)

Textile

Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) Lumber and furniture,,.,,, ,, 4 e e», s e a

of dol..

...do.... •..do....

>..do.... •..do....

•..do....

•..do.... ...do.... •..do.... ,..do.... •..do.... ...do.... ...do....

...do....

...do....

...do....

...uO....

...do....

1957

June

28,278 14,590 2,484 1,552 4,459 5,187 (,027 765

15,688 4,29J

582 (,022 886

(,886 2,780

48 (

28,142 (4,207 2,289 (,492 4,259 3,241 (,076 741

13,955 4,185

382 (,063 877

1,894 2,780

458

July

27,196 13,336 2,068 1,491 3,970 3,195

868 721

15,860 4,362

398 939 835

1,848 2,931

509

29,030 (4,573 2,447 (,605 4,447 3,251

957 736

14,457 4,325

575 1,089 896

2,008 2,991

514

1958

April

25,248 (l,92J (,740 1,516 5,867 2,652

788 617

15,527 4,227

562 965 885

1,944 2,5(6

438

24,945 11,532 1,657 (,302 3,748 2,466

791 605

13,4(5 4,348

375 1,016 874

1,852 2,594

429

May

25,426 11,960 1,757 1,550 5,772 2,675

788 652

15,466 4,434

381 930 904

1,981 2,630

432

25,206 11,643 (,656 1,33! 3,756 2,556

807 621

15,565 4,416

565 994 895

1,875 2,657

428

June

r26,122 r(2,584 r2,052 r1,452 r5,967 r2,657

r805 r677

r(5,538 r4,44(

r40l r1,006

r92(

r(,949 r2,628

467

r25,747 r(2,086 r1,854 r(,397 r3,780 r2,6(0

r822 r645

r!5,66f r4,557

r582

r(,025 r905

r(,899 r2,682

445

Ju!y

24,742 11,285 1,585 (,452

5,465 2,447

754 669

(5,457 4,421 405 9(5 852

1,862 2,755

26,290 12,526 (,888 (,484 5,871 2,562

855 685

(5,964 4,577 586

( 046 916

1 998 2 789

r/ Revised. 9077

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued

Manufacturers' inventories, end of month:

Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do....

Petroleum and coal,e,,9e,,9,,,,«,,,„e.„,,«,igtdo,,,«

Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).do....

Nondurable-goods industries, total J./.••••••••••••••do....

Manufacturers1 orders:

Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do*..

Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do....

Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.....do....

Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do...

METALS AND MANUFACTURES

Castings, gray iron:

Castings, malleable iron:

Castings, steel:

Fabricated structural steel:

Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net mo. avg. shipments, 1947-49=100..

Television sets (incl. combination), production 3/....e.do....

1957

June

54,043 31,749 4,043 3,292 10,760 7,899 1,877 1,267

22,294 4,524 1,981 2,691 1,442 3,744 3,451 1,058

53,853 31,438 4,207 3,077 10,601 7,919 1,845 1,254

22,415 4,882 2,064 2,612 1,442 3,692 3,486 1,027

27,538 13,716 2,217 1,427 4,512 2,609 13,822

27,055 13,249 2,306 1,486 4,103 2,544 13,806

60,329 57,164 6,330 4,283 19,695 22,060 3,165

853 1,058 599

76,331 72,556 44,639

153,647 119,353 31,338

247 385

4,134

187.5 207.3 282.3

1,088.3 543.8

July

53,762 31,450 4,173 3,240 10,584 7,781 1,871 1,239

22,312 4,629 1,936 2,678 1,430 3,716 3,529 1,024

54,093 31,696 4,245 3, 146 10,622 8,038 1,857 1,239

22,397 4,804 2,038 2,642 1,430 3,728 3,494 1,045

26,155 12,318 1,938 1,522 3,904 2,256 13,837

27,276 13,005 2,241 1,522 4,065 2,396 14,271

59,288 56,146 6,200 4,314 19,629 21,123 3,142

880 954 523

80,694 57,748 34,876

122,018 90,037 22,803

213 1 342

3,907

98.6 218.3 335. 1

! 612.6 1 360.7

Apr 11

51,595 29,683 4,185 2,983 9,885 6,956 1,814 1,282

21,912 4,520 1,915 2,675 1,483 3,858 3,372 1,078

51,486 29,424 4,362 2,925 9,744 6,863 1,783 1,233

22,062 4,765 1,896 2,606 1,468 3,839 3,441 1,047

24,254 10,879 1,457 1,255 3,724 2,072 13,375

24,498 10,833

j 1,543 1,230

' 3,596 2,093 13,665

46,510 44,017 3,757

| 3,038 ! 16,184

17,203 2,493

582 807 457

47,664 50,695 29,388

91,464 69,121 11,956

208 • 1 324

2,387

88.7 247.3 218.6 697.3

1 302.6

1958

May

50,862 29,182 4,126 2,938 9,771 6,716 1,809 1,261

21,680 4,406 1,861 2,675 1,455 3,783 3,343 1,051

50,896 28,981 4,277 2,852 9,636 6,721 1,772 1,236

21,915 4,759 1,880 2,584 1,455 3,796 3,377 1,020

25,032 11,486 1,738 1,362 3,681 2,255 13,546

24,998 11,423 1,671 1,322 3,690 2,265 13,575

46,116 43,543 3,738 3,050 16,093 16,783 2,573

570 820 472

46,603 1 48,306

26,656

87,002 66,086 10,416

224 I 328

2,211

136.1 218.8 256.9 654.8

j 267.0

June

r50,278 r28,698 r3,999 r2,987 r9,542 r6,579 1,807

r1,246

r21,580 r4,4l6 r1,785 r2,635 r 1,435 r3,776 r3,348 1,015

r50,246 r28,528 r4,169 r2,844 r9,446 r6,595 1,776

r 1,234

r2l,7l8 r4,76l r1,859 r2,572 r1,435 r3,747 r3,348

986

r26,359 r12,727 rI,872 r 1,436 r3,958 r2,808 r13,632

r25,785 r12,245 r1,952 r 1,496 r3,592 r2,678 r13,540

r46,353 r43,686 r3,558 r3,034 rl6,084 r16,954 r2,667

573 r868 542

48,260 51,882 31,077

r92,86l 71,624 14,185

287 1 329 1 2,191

87.7 253. 1 282.0 r774.4

1 r377.l

July

49,479 28,128 4,049 2,895 9,277 6,426 1,786 1,225

21,351 4,542 1,730 2,595 1,418 3,697 3,312

49,812 28,303 4,121 2,811 9,310 6,606 1,773 1,225

21,509 4,715 1,840 2,561 1,418 3,711 3,312

25,038 11,465 1,726 1,450 3,580 2,165 13,573

26,326 12,383 1,993 1,450 3,746 2,571 13,943

46,649 43,866 3,699 3,052 16,199 16,672 2,783

•

331 291

2,220

263.8 268.8 621.5 275.0

r/ Revised. J/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown, types totaled 7,800 units in July 1958. 5/ Data for June 1957 and 9077

2/ Data exclude sales of June 1958 cover 5 weeks;

combination washer-dryer units; sales of such other months, 4 weeks.

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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

STEM

COMMODITY PRICES

Prices received and paid fey farmerss Prices received, all farm products........«•...I9l0-I4a|00.#

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Commercial vegetables, fresh market...a.....a.....do.a,. LsOT T O n ® a e e o o e o s o e s o s o o s e s e e s e o o o e j e o o o o o o o o o o o o Q t s o ® 0 O ® e « 3

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Potatoes C Including dry edible beans) #, d o , M 9

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Prices paids*

All comraod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do....

Retai1 prices All commodities CUaSa Depta of Commerce index).1935-39= I00aa

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE

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New construction (seasonally adjusted), total.. ..do....

1957

July

246 237 276 273 170 218 216 250 169 460

254 253 297 155 307

273 287 257 295 83

2l7a5

4,477 3,124 1,586 8,155 392 814 297 310 169 536

1,353 390 121 539

3,934 2,811 1,383 787 300 292 133 493

1,123 357 108 i 39IJ

August

247 i 232 ! 232

278 169 217

! 201 252 169 469

261 260 302 S68 297

273 287 257 295 84

217.9

4,667 3,196 1,611 1,180 387 842 301 319 173 549

1,4-71 416 142 577

4,034 2,854 1,412 803 301 296 133 487

1,180 374 120 393

May

264 246

1 314 246 S63 22! 268 238 224 475

280 244 355 168 204

283 294 271 306 86

220.6

4,054 2,773 1,407 1,000 356 698 204 285 147 504

1,281 381 88 500

3,929 2,716 1,334 733 210 302 134 499

1,213 371 90 450

1958

June

255 232 232 246 167 197 277 239 180 474

275 24 S 348 163 212

282 293 270 305 84

220.6

4,397 2,979 1,539 1,110 377 735 193 315 162 524

1,418 406 95 580

3,969 2,743 1,368 729 195 311 135 494

1,226 379 86. 453

Jy ly

254 228 209 260 165 190 253 227 185 473

277 246 347 166 2S0

282 293 270 305 83

221.0

r4,642 r3,128 rl,64? 1,200 r389 754 185 326 171 542

rl,5!4 r4l7 105

r635

r4,058 r2,804 r1,431

724 187 308 135 498

r1,254 r380 94

r460

August

251 225 181 281 163 190 239 232 142 483

275 255 338 S66 2S0

281 291 269 304 83

4,803 3,215 1,718 1,280 387 743 179 316 175 562

1,588 422 120 675

4,120 2,856 1,506 702 179 294 135 498

1,264 379 102 459

£/ Revised,, J/ Except farm and public utilftya * CORRECTION: Index of "prices paid by farmers" shown in chart appearing on p. I of Weekly Supplement issues for Feba 7, Mar. 7, Apr. 4, May 9, June 13, July 4, and Aug, 8, 1958, reflects prices paid for "commodities and services"; St does not include data for interest, taxes, and wage rates. USCOMM-DC-9077

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