BUSINESS May 2, 1958

STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

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

SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS

Index, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 10

70

60

5 0

4 0

30

2 0

PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS MpntMy

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Index, 1941 - 4 3 « 10 7 0

1957 \

^ 1958

1955 1956 S957 1958

6 0

5 0

H 40

3 0

i i i \ \ I I i i i i j 2 0 J F M A f t G J J A S O N D

Index, 1947-49 = 100 275

250 h

2 2 5

2 0 0 h

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

Monthly

Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 275

Weekly

1958

I

^ \ 1957

2 5 0

2 2 5

2 0 0

175 L-l i I i > i 1 l I \ \ I i \ I i » I i l I I \ \ \ I i i I i 8 l I » l I t » i I i I i l i I i I I » i 1 I i I 1 i t i i j 175 1955 1956 1957 1958 J F M A M J J A S O N D

Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 S25

1 2 0

115

I 10

CONSUMER PRICES

Food

I 0 5 1 J. M i » I ii -i ii 1 i i n i I i 11 i i I i i i i i h i M i I i i i i -i h ii u 1 9 5 5 1956 1957 1958

Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 120

110

§ 0 0

COTTON CONSUMPTION (daily average; seas, adj.)

8 0 i » ' i i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i i I i 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1955 1956 1957 1958

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

ITEM

Coffl&otflty p r i c e s , who l a s s i e :

F inance:

• , » • • • • • » . • • d o . . . „

Federal Reserve bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t s ; 3 / d o , . . . Member bank reserve balances , 3 / . . . . . « * « , » * < p t . . . . . « . » . d © « , , , .

Federal Reserve r e s o r t i n g member banks In

Time d e p o s i t s , except U . S . Government. , Loans and investments ( a d j u s t e d ) , to+e.1 .

Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and agr* losns PsaS-esta te loans ( g r o s s ) . „ . * » . . . . . , „ , . .

Bond y i e l d s , domestic corporate (Moody's) Stock or i c e s , 500 stocks ( S t a n d . & Poo ," ,s)

Product ion:

CqSrtn '. S / ' f k n i i

leacnng c i t i e s : 4 /

. . , d o . . . . ( g r 0 s * ) * . . » d o + i , * ,

An

£ / „ . 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 - 1 0 . .

s . of shor t t o n s * .

*.. n* «.hnrt t c « « . . .

do

i957

Apr . 20

• • « « . • . . « «

8 9 , i 129

1,567 1,462

302

3 0 , 6 8 ! 2 5 , 5 2 0 19, 107

55 !

56 ,588 23 ,097 37 ,268 26 ,258 V , 5 2 4 3 ,699

3 .96 45L08 4 3 . 10

1,697 t1 ,485

241.693 7 ,551

? . 3 ! 3 9 0 . 4

687 344

Apr. 27 I

• 1 1 7 . 2 * 9 0 . 6

• 1 0 4 . 3 * 17.3.4

8 8 . 7 123

1,547 1,440

263

30 ,610 25 ,695 !9 ,201

562

56,695 23 ,102 P6,716 25 ,972 3 1 , W

3 . 9 3 4 5 . 7 2 43 .32

1,662 | i i , 3 l 0

148.258 1 7 ,537 |

2 , 7 6 9 8 3 . 7

691 1 343 |

1953

Apr . 5

. « « • » • . . . .

! 'eiis 525

3 ,546 3 ,272

352

30 ,636 24 ,586 18,526

695

54 ,119 2 6 , 6 9 9 89 ,5A! 2 8 , i i 3 3 0 , 8 * 7 ft *w*

.....,. 4 . 0 4

4 L 6 0 44 .35 1,170

i1 ,326 81 .206

6 ,250

1,31? # 4 8 . 6

516 277

Apr . \2

5 ! 9 . 6 9 9 . 4

J ! 0 .5 123,3 84*4

103 3 ,594 3 .326

342

30 ,744 24 ,638 18,300

632

5 5 , 2 5 ! 2 6 , 8 8 9 89 ,834 28 ,055 30 ,6 *8 8 . 7 ( 7

4 . 0 3 41 ,65 44 .37

1 , (60 11,307

101.860 6,187

I.30B #48 .5

52 ! 276

Apr . 59

119.5 9 8 , 2

? IJ , 4 125.7 3 4 . 3

M7

346

30 ,733 24 ,701 18,369

653

56 ,491 27 ,038 92 ,713 3 0 , i 6 4 .30,662

3 ,779

4 . 0 2 -47.. 10 44.32.

i , ! 7 3 i i , 5 0 7 89 .374

6 , 2 5 !

i .28*5 # 4 7 . 6

534 286

Apr . 26

M 9 . 4 9 7 . 3

H i . 5 S2!>,7 3 4 . 1

329

30 ,617 2 4 , 8 3 4 18,654

715

ff 9 .1 .! !. 4' il S S *

4 . 0 0 4?,; 80 45„54

75 .554

! .270

±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. £/ Week beginning April 28, 1958: Production, 1,293 thous. short tons; operating rate, 47.9 percent. * Monthly index for Apri 1957. # Based on January i, 1958, annual capacity (140,742,570 tons); not comparable with 1957 rates which are based on January I, 1957, annual capacity (133,459,150 tons).

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

I n d u s t r i a l and commercial f a i l u r e s :

L i a b i l i t i e s ( c u r r e n t ) , t o t a l

Ratal 1 t r a d e

COMMODITY PRICES

Food

Pub l ic

d o . . . . d o . . . . d o . . . . d o . . . .

* d o 4 „ * .

. . t h o u s . of d o l . . d o . . . .

d o . . . . d o . . . . d o . . . .

. . . . 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = ! 0 0 . . d o . . . . d o . . . . d o . . . . d o . . . . d o . . . .

d o . . . . d o . . . .

1957

February

1,146 93

180 199 568 106

65 ,406 2 , 4 9 3 8 ,440

33 ,402 14,780 6,291

118.7 106.1 113.6 l l l . l 116.5 101.4

124.5 112.4 105.0 134.2 135.5

122.6 110.0 134.4 124.5 175.8 124.0

March

1,336 99

205 239 672 !? !

55 ,833 3 ,833

10,424 17,760 17,816 6 ,000

! 1 8 . 9 i 0 6 . 8 113.2 110.7 116. 1 100.6

124.9 112.4 104.9 134.4 136.4

122.9 110,5 135.1 125.2 175.8 124.2

December

1,080 88

174 208 514 j

96

45 ,325 3 ,072 5 ,713

14,985 16,028 5 ,527

•21 .6 107.6 116. 1 114.6 113.9 106.0

127.0 114.3 104.9 136.7 140.8

127.0 M 4 . 6 138.9 128.6 182.4 126.8

1958

January

1,279 78

176 219 676 130

64 ,442 3 ,364 9 ,863

24 ,917 20 ,788

5 ,505

122.3 i 0 6 . 9 118.2 114.6

| 121.9 | M 0 . 2

127. 1 1 115.7 ! 104.2 | S36.8

141.7

1 127.8 1 S I6 .6

138.7 128.4

1 182.4 127.0

February

1,238 79

177 208 662 117

65 ,295 3 ,309 8 ,747

24 ,331 23 ,038

5 ,870

122.5 106.8 118.7 114.5 124.4 112.0

127.3 M 5 . 9 104.9 i 3 7 . 0 141.9

128.0 116.6 138.5 ! 2 7 . 9 185.4 127.0

March

1,495 121

202 281 75C 141

71 ,555 4 , 4 7 0

11,921 23 ,311 23 ,531

8 ,322

1 /123.3 106.3 i 2 0 . 3 114.1 130.7 114.4

127.5 115.9 103.9 137.1 142.3

128.3 117.0 138.7 128.0 185.9 127.2

1/ Index based on 1935-39=100 is 206.2. 72852

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3

ITEM

COMMODITY PRICES - Continued

Purchasing power of the dollar as measured by—

CONSTRUCTION AS© REAL ESTATE

Highway concrete pavement contract awards: 2/

FINANCE * Life insurance written (new paId-for insurance): Value, estimated total«eeeeee9eeeee»«ee»e«ee««»mi 1.

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TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

Operations on scheduled airlines: Miles flown, revenue#«»«*.#«#«9««*«#««s######.9«.thousands«#

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS

Organic chemicals, production:

Methanol:

Synthetic plastics and resin materials, production: Cellulose acetate and mixed ester plastics:

ELECTRIC POWER

Sales to ultimate customers, total (Edison Electric

Commercial and industrial:

Revenue from sales to ultimate customers (Edison

FOODSTUFFS

Livestock slaughter (Federally inspected):

Meats:

Hlions..

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s of lb*.

of gal..

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1957

February

85.5 84.2

7,229 1,489 4,425 1,316

5,000 1,281 509

3,210

51,682 18,272 7,397 2,808 1,702

41,227 74,946 1,512 8,955

9,311 5,702 82,526 105,976

166 18,144 27,242

3,292 7,187 429 375

37,064 46,097

22,556 64,005 29,980 10,517 7,187

49,800 13,080

•r46,174

•7,428 •r23,685

•389 •12,424

•764 •483 •946 •54

•r757,464

550 1,488 4,985 1,091

1,843.3 902.5 53.9 886.9 172.8

March

85*5 84.1

9,582 3,023 4,660 1,899

5,653 1,158 563

3,932

59,224 20,930 8,242 3,326 2,006

41,136 76,985 1,208 9,796

11,522 6,371 89,577 111,620

197 18,701 27,080

4,253 8,289 379 500

39,816 51,041

25,910 70,419 31,879 9,951 8,618 56,587 15,428

••r47,692

••r7,643 ••r23,757

••412 ••r13,595

••784 ••487 ••973

39

••r785,367

632 1,514 5,380 1,011

1,932.0 918.1 49.5 964.4 190.8

December

84.4 82.2

11,386 779

7,817 2,790

6,727 2,109 454

4,164

61,638 21,730 11,083 3,274 2,030

48,829 86,675 2,034 9,729

8,870 9,074

103,997 104,466

148 19,588 31,913

3,885 7,778 360 259

34,379 45,903

23,094 66,458 24,059 7,590 6,546 68,510 14,741

47,062

7,932 22,911

362 13,553

730 516

1,012 46

798,014

569 1,473 5,523 978

1,932.3 884.7 46.8

1,000.8 189.3

1958

January

r84.1 81.3

5,488 196

3,972 1,320

| 5,402 1,554 428

3,420

61,561 20,600 8,276 3,341 2,072

47,517 80,308

[ 2,144 8,506

10,451 6,281

106,806 111,467

165 r 18,197 25,436

r3,564 6,138 348 874

r38,8l3 r4i,70l

r25,630 r68,977 27,927 10,340 r7,533 69,522 r15,677

r48,433

r8,144 r22,603

376 rl4,9l9

776 529

1,037 49

824,613

547 1 1,630

5,531 1,061

2,050.6 998.1 52.3

1 1,000.2 193.4

February

r84.0 81*6

4,554 209

2,640 1,705

4,860 944 459

3,457

53,7S6 19,194 7,830 2,890 1,786

78,233 1,778 7,339

10,793 5,314 94,875 104,663

16,965 22,638

3,283 6,677 290 671

32,500 42,216

21,871 58,327 25,698 8,480 7,910 61,824 13,101

468 1,309 4,453 940

1,622.0 789.7 47.4 784.9 146.5

March

1/83.5 1/81.1

7,553 470

5,500 1,584

5,688 1,319 509

3,860

521 1,360 4,818 996

1,719.7 809.5 50.2 859.9 154.5

£/ Revised. • Data are for December 1956. •• Data are for January 1957. ±/ Indexes based on I935-39-I0O are as follows: Measured by^-wholesale prices, 43.7; consumer prices, 48.5* 2/ Data for December 1957 are""fcr 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks,

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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

ITEM

LEATHER AND PRODUCTS

Leather productions Calf'and whole kip.....................«...thous. of skins*. Cattle hide and side kip..........thous. of hides and kips.. Goat and kid.»••••»...•.•.•.••..«»..«....».thous« ©f skins©© sneep and iIUHD®©®®®©@©®®©©@©©©..®©@©.®....©©©.©©......d©®.. e

METALS AND MANUFACTURES

Castings, gray irons Orders, unfilled, for sale..•••«••,...thous. of short tons.. ^M 1 piReHTSj TOTS 1®.................... .....a. ......... .QO. ... ror sase«...........................................do....

Castings, malleable irons Orders* unfit led* for sale........ .........snort tons..

Pig iron* production#....#....#...#,..##thous« of short tons.. Castings, steels Shipments, total..........................*©....short tons.® For sal®, TOTBi........................e............do.... RaIiway specia 111@s...............................do....

Fabr i cated structura1 ste®I % Orders, new (net).....................thous. of short tons.. ini pflRenTS.......................®.....................GO....

Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net mo. avg. shipments, 1947-49® i 00..

Furnaces, industrial, new orders, nets

Machine tools (metal-cutting and metal"forming);

Sn1pments, tots9......................................do.... DomesT§ c............................................do....

Vacuum cleaners, standard type, sales biSled.......thousands.. Washers, domestic, sales bii led J/......................do....

PAPER AND PRINTING

Newsprint, Canada (including Newfound land)s

Newsprint, United States:

Stocks, end of months

1957 J

February

844 2,164 1,892 2,225

931 1,103 582

90,725 78,028 46,729 6,658

154,932 121,667 27,181

294 389

4,262

188.4

4,448 3,429

71.90 64.5© 103.35 96.40 5.6

300.9 319.6

518.9 510.9 153.1

367.2 150.7 151.6

8.0 591.7 819.6

March

883 2,164 1,951 2,359

935 1,133 604

89,431 78,013 48,311 7,247

860,054 824,486 29,968

319 342

4,245

127.0

8,809 6,794

72.75 64.60 185.60 103.35

5.2

312.7 286.2

574.2 526.5 200.8

463.3 164.4 861.2

88.2 j 580.2 1 807.8

December

785 1,955 1,659 1,737

676 364 444

74,863 60,425 34,343 5,279

120,787 92,125 23,403

848 32©

2,959

68.4

1,593 2,18©

24.85 20.05 70. 8© 63.25 2.8

237.5 206.8

435.3 478.4 132.5

436.3 138.7 835.8

19.3 595.4

1 79.6

1958

January

786 r2,110 1,931

r1,922

638 868 436

67,292 62,734 34,920 4,854

! 820,722 94,717 22,545

862 317

2,778

57.9

708 1,593

26.85 22.0© 57.8© 50.80 2.7

265.5 238.2

498.3 474.8 855.9

385.9 157.0 158.8

17.6 602.0

1 808.8

February

746 1,934 1,647 1,988

632 753 390

59,047 54,65© 31,006 4,064

103,297 79,708 •16,647

136 283

2,727

57.6

1,420 787

28.30 r23.75 r48.©5 r43.15

2.7

225.6 263.1

473.8 435.2 894.6

364.7 140.4 838.7

i 19.3 [ 612.2 j 807.5

. March

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.......... 4,464

..........

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196 337

2,542

803 1,083

p35.35 p29.25 P53.60 p48.05 p2.7

298.4 278.9

52 8.8 478.1 245.2

434.4 148.4 858.0

86.7 590.7

| 99.1

rj Revised. £./ Pre l iminary. 8/ Data exclude sales of combination washer-dryer u n i t s ; sales of such types to ta led 11,600 un i ts In March 8958.

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