sj^AENT OF

BUSINESS July 4, 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

Bill ion Dollars

95

9 0

85

80

75

T O T A L L O A N S A N D I N V E S T M E N T S *"*«>** °f Wednesday data

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Bill ion Dollars ! 0 0

Wednesday data

1955 1956 1957 1958

A 8 0

i \• i i i I .i i i i i j 7 5 J F M A M J J A S O N D

B i l l i o n Do i ia rs

35

2 0

MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted)

B i j l i o n D o l l a r s

7 0

1 5 U i » ' I i i 1 i I i

Inventories * ( r i gh t scale)

» i I I I I t I I I I

* BOOK VALUE, END OF MONTH

I M I I I I I 1 I I 1 M \\ I 1 I I I I I,

60

50

40

30 1955 1956 1957 1958

l i on Dol lars

3 h

NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY (seasonal ly adjusted)

Private Residential ( nor, farm)

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1955 1956 1957 1958

B i l l i o n Do l la rs

6 0 !

5 0

CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- a n d intermediate-term)

Total (end of month)

2 0 [ j I I M I ' ' I i l 1 I i i i 1 I I i i i i I I i I i i I I I i i i I M i i i I i M l i

1955 1956 1957 1958

index,

3 0 0

2 8 0

2 6 0

2 4 0

1910-14 = 100

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

Prices Paid ( Inc l . in terest , taxes and wage rates)

2 2 0 I J ' ' ' 1 I 1 < I I r\ I I I I I I I I I I l 1 I I I I I I 1 I I i t I I I I I I I l I I I i

1955 1956 1957 1958

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

ITEM

Commodity prices, wholesale;

Finance:

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

Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities: 4/

Loans and investments (adjusted), total.............do.,..

Commercial, industrial, and agre loans (gross)....do.... Real-estate loans (gross).***....*....•••••.....•.do....

Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10,.

Production:

(957

June 22

89.4 128

(,304 1,220 241

30,904 25,424 (9,148

602

56,276 23,491 87,670 25,633 32,463 8,675

4.18 47.72 51.53

1,697 12,337 141,084 7,238

2,881 #85.2 747 354

June. 29

*IS7.4 1 *90.9 *I06,1 * 825.2 89.9 815

8,243 1,860 275

30,849 25,294 19,871

546

55,729 23,607 86,972 24,917 32,525 8,667

4.21 47.09 50.92

2,057 (2,(11 850,000 7,590

2,(50 #84.0 732 357

(958

June 7

85.8 135

3,004 2,784 325

30,987 25,240 88,847

537

55,686 27,848

! 92,934 | 31,289 | 29,677 | 8,887

3.99 ! 44.50

47.37

1,296 88,681 89,887 6,256

8,685 | 62.4

6(3 306

June J4

8 88.8 95.2 8 12.9 825.0 85.5 138

2,894 2,672 254

38,052 25,440 88,274

680

57,800 28,036 93,534 38,286 29,790 8,853

3.97 44.49 47.31

1,383 82,809 95,566 6,335

1,728 64.0 622 303

June 2!

1(9.0 95.4 l!3.( 825.2 85.4 117

..........

290

31,070 25,939 18,689

666

57,434 28,067 95,988 32,399 30,373 8,870

3.96 45.86 48.09

(,462 ll,94( 101,506 6,345

8,751 64.9 628 301

June 28

119.1 96.1 112.8 (25.2 86.1

335

30,975 26,170 18,983

710

3.98 44.63 47.46

108,860

1,666 61.7

J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. J5/ Week beginning June 30, 8958: Production, 8,423 thous. short tons; operating rate, 52.7 percent. * Monthly index for June (957. # Based on January 8, 1957, annual capacity (833,459,850 tons); not comparable with 1958 rates which are based on January 8, 1958, annual capacity (840,742,570 tons).

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

Manufacturers' sales:

Transportation equipment (incl, motor vehicles)

Text!le... ••••••••••••••••••••••

Transportation equipment (Incl. motor vehicles)

T e x t ! le •..

of dol.. •..do.... •••do.... •..do.... •..do.... ...do.... ...do.... •••do....

,..do....

»..do.... ...do....

...do....

...do....

...do....

...do....

...do....

...do....

1957

April

29,010 14,768 j 2,488 1,642 j 4,355 ! 3,489 995 728

14,242 4,(96 347

8,030 928

2,005 2,907 500

28,679 84,254 2,357 8,625 4,242 3,240 989 707

14,425 4,322 358

1,073 9(9

8,894 3,028 490

May

29,((6 14,833 2,425 8,585 4,425 3,496 975 I 799

(4,283 | 4,394 387

8,038 916

2,100 2,900 486

28,687 (4,296 2,263 8,562 4,354 3,276 978 747

14,328 4,340 352

1,079 907

1,996 2,959 485

1958

February

24,495 ((,560 1,665 1,261 3,702 2,807 745 490

12,935 4,056 3(8 995 842

1,712 2,676 384

25,542 j 12,038 | (,733

1,354 3,726 2,876 799 583

13,504 4,363 361

(,00l 877

1,783 2,759

1 413

March

25,780 12,161 8,770 1,334 ! 3,982 !

2,768 786 568

83,6(9 4,3(2 356

1,0(5 912

1,882 2,649 412

24,931 (1,670 (,635 1,332 3,685 2,708 759 586

13,261 4,333 387

! 999 j 885 j 1,745

2,597 396

April

r25,248 rl 1,921 1 r1,740 I rl,3!6 ! r3,867 r2,632 r788 r6(7

r13,327 r4,227 r362 r965 r883

r1,944 r2,586

438

r24,945 rl(,532 r1,657 rl,302 r3,748 r2,466 r79i r605

rJ3,4l3 r4,348 r373

rl,0(6 r874

r8,832 r2,594

429

May

25,336 11,989 1,761 1,321 3,751 2,740 792 648

13,347 4,391 385 952 896

1,970 2,619

25,116 11,668 1,660 1,302 3,714 2,598 881 6(7

13,448 4,371 367

(,087 887

1,865 2,645

jr/ Revised. 9001

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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....

Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles).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 (inci. motor vehicies)...do«...

FINANCE

Consumer credit (short- and intermediate-term):

installment credit extended and repaid:

METALS Ah© MANUFACTURES

Castings, shipments, total:

Fabricated structural steel:

Pumps, steam, power, centrifugal and rotary:

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

1957 |

Apri 1

53,827 31,778 3,962 3,286 10,662 8,124 1,922 1,257

22,049 4,622 2,075 2,698 1,453 3,750 3,202 1,062

53,663 31,462 4,114 3,222 10,509 8,016 1,890 1,209

22,201 4,876 2,054 2,628 1,439 3,730 3,267 1,031

27,673 13,349 2,103 1,500 4,091 2,936 14,324

27,940 13,234 2,197 1,500 3,850 2,968 14,706

61,857 58,922 6,771 4,355 19,931 22,953 2,935

41,247 31,786

3,594 3,332 3,470 3,284

1,120 80,271 162,498

404 362

4,192

7,801 281.6 230.7

1,115.8 361.2

May 1

53,985 31,873 4,053 3,272 10,811 7,969 1,904 1,265

22,112 4,504 2,027 2,720 1,453 3,716 3,346 1,065

53,909 1 31,566 4,192 3,146 10,624 7,975 1,865 1,240

22,343 4,869 2,047 1 2,625 1,453 3,729 3,380 1,024

28,328 13,949 2,251 1,638 4,136 3,181 14,379

28,433 14,115 2,136 1,689 4,321 3,198 14,318

61,069 58,038 6,597 4,408 19,642 22,638 3,031

41,937 32,158

3,748 3,376 3,535 3,313

1,112 76,504 164,575

331 i 377

4, !72

7,786 ! 231.2

254.2 ! 1,023.8

342.4

February

52,829 30,494 4,303 2,980 10,169

! 7,414 1,826 1,299

22,335 j 4,694

2,007 | 2,679

1,468 3,911 3,436 1,109

52,445 30,266 4,297 3,041 10, SOI 7,285 1,803 1,249

22,179 4,660 1,911 2,638 1,453 3,848

1 3,542 1,087

23,228 10,369 1,461 1,117 3,547 2,141 12,859

24,110 10,688 1,369

1 1,176 3,545 2,361 13,422

47,836 45,372 4,263 3,199 16,548

1 17,466 2,464

43,043 33,302

2,754 3,189 3,235 3,401

753 54,650 103,297

186 283

2,727

1 5,918 225.6

J 263.1 876.9 370.4

1958

March

52,318 30,163 4,246 2,947 10,054 7,226 1,824 1,295

22,155 4,574 1,960 2,682 1,483 3,929 3,405 1,112

52,009 29,864 4,342 2,918 9,920 7,113 1,794 1,233

22,145 4,685 1,885 2,627 1,454 3,877 3,510 1,069

25,448 11,848 1,547 1,234 3,761 3,065 13,600

24,758 11,488 1,371 1,175 3,511 3,317 13,270

47,504 45,059 4,040 3,099 16,327 17,763 2,445

42,562 32,983

3,164 3,483 3,193 3,373

796 51,708

r106,233

196 337

2,542

6,004 291.4 278.9 931.3 416.9

April

r51,595 r29,683 r4,185 r2,983 r9,885 .r6,956 rl,8!4 r1,282

r2l,9!2 r4,520 r1,915 r2,675 r1,483 r3,858 r3,372 1,078

r51,486 r29,424 r4,362 r2,925 r9,744 r6,863 r1,783 r1,233

r22,062 r4,765 r1,896 r2,606 r1,468 r3,839 r3,44i 1,047

r24,254 r10,879 r1,457 r 1,255 r3,724 r2,072 r13,375

r24,498 r10,833 r 1,543 r 1,230 r3,596 r2,093 r13,665

r46,5IO r44,OI7 r3,757 r3,038 r16,184 r17,203 r2,493

42,665 32,932

3,345 3,396 3,278 3,401

807 50,695 91,464

208 324

2,387

5,313 247.3 218.6 r697.3 r302.6

May

50,962 29,229 4,122 2,980 9,752 6,737 1,809 1,257

21,733 4,396 1,868 2,676 1,462 3,801 3,339

50,955 28,999 4,273 2,865 9,618 6,742 1,772 1,232

21,956 4,748 1,887 2,585 1,462 3,814 3,373

24,735 11,366 1,747 1,311 3,660 2,238 13,369

24,694 11,292 1,680 1,273 3,664 2,241 13,402

45,909 43,394 3,743 3,028 16.093 16,701 2,515

43,027 32,957

3,386 3,361 3,252 3,352

224 328

2,211

6,728 218.8 256.9 r654.8 r267.0

£./ Revised. \J includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Data exclude sales of combination washer-dryer units; sales of such types totaled 7,600 units in May 1958. 3/ Data for March 1958 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 9001 Digitized for FRASER

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —- Continued

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COMMODITY PRICES

Prices received and paid by farmers; Prices rscsived, si I farm products*.••.*••••••• l9IO-l4alOC««

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Commercial vegetables,, fresh market**~...........3do.... u Q T "wii 9 « o » e . » « o . 6 . 5 S « « © * » . s a © 8 e s s « a » 8 » * s « » © 9 « « . a « e ; 3 > » U O e • • «

Feed grains and hay.......................*......„do.... FCCHI grains....»•..»•••...«••3»«••«•#•*»*»«•••»•».do..$S • i U 1 > . 9 e « a . . 3 9 » . « e 9 . 3 e « . a » e i » « a . 9 d a s 9 e a s « « 0 . « s 3 S ? e e O O s 5 ; ;

01 i-bearIng. crops..........*••••••»..••.••*•*..•.•.do*... Potatoes (including dry edible beans)*,••*•«.......do.... 1 O O a C C O a j i S 9 e . « e e » 9 » s » e e 9 « « e . 9 0 « s o « « e S 9 » . e . * 9 s s e . » . 0 © . a a a

Livestock and products*.*,...*...•*............•.*.*do*... Da iry products. .•.•.*....«....•*....».*............ do.. * • f̂ ieat aniroais.sS......................•••«........*dse®«« Poultry and eggs....... • ••*•*.**• *....»*.***.do..... ftOO 9 * « e o 9 $ . . « « . e . e . a ? s s e B e e # a e a e « s s 9 » 0 9 . 9 . 9 . 9 . c . a 9 0 0 9 « a s

Prices paid: All commodities and services*.»..*,.3so = do...,

Family living items,«...••••.•••.,-.=»».«...»...s.do....

Ail coreraod., services, \nr9i taxes, and wags rates..do.... t'&V I T V i S i i C c a i < t i > ) < « « « 9 t t i i < a » * * . « » . a . . « . « . « . . « . . . . « 0 0 . . 9 9

CONSTRUCTION ANO REAL ESTATE

Prsvate- tota:.............».«.v....«'.....*«.••«**.....uo....

New dwelling units ,>,„M»..i..^.M.«3«»,e.«do.,..

Nonresidential buildings, total J./..................do.*.. !ndusTriai.....................>...e.»..«...»9a..»oo.e».

Farm constructi on...........ffi...»e.s s.....s....e ~ 0..do,-»3

Public uti lities .......*. do..,.

P U D H e , total.»..«.9»««»»*..aa»e»os»*-3«**a.*»-»«,sft.a9».do.... Nonresidential bui idings.a.•••«••••••«. .*.....do.*..

H i Q n w 3 y s » « . s s * a * » » « . e s » 9 S . * * 3 « * » . « . « i * » » a « » i * « « a « . a . . . . d O » . . .

New construct ion (seasona1!y adjusted), tota!...»..*....do....

Residential (nonfarm).a?,...*....s„*,.....*»..* do..cs

Nonresidential buildings, totai J/... do.*..

Farm construct!on••«•«»«»...«s...*.«•.»•..•••.».....do...« Public uti!ity.••«•••*-.*.**.3S*......•••*. **do.4..

Pub 1 Ic, tota! ..••...«•*««*••.•-••••.••»«••»*••••• »....dc... Nonresi dentia 1 build;ngs............ .••••••*.«•••••.do.... M?!st3i y «acs1itias8,,»s»fS}4ss*«,8#»,,,,4..a.«a.e..do#«.3

t - i QHrrSV t * . < * a e £ « * « « « « * 3 : » o e * . » ^ a . e $ 3 « « « « s e . s « . e * * * s « a . Q O . « a *

Construction cost index?

1957

Hay

242 241 284 266 179 225 23! 263 555 457

242 248 280 143 313

273 286 259 296 82

4,127 2,882 1,436 1.020 379 783 306 286 546 497

1,245 382 108 470

4,003 2,824 1,360 320 315 303 133 493

1,179 375

no 423

137

June

243 240 274 270 173 218 245 260 155 457

245 246 288 145 3i2

273 287 257 296 82

4,425 3,060 8,545 1,105 400 824 308 308 159 511

1,365 406 H2 548

4,003 2,823 3,373 J 8(7 j 3!S | 302 133 | 482 j

1,1.80 380 10! 428 j

•37 |

March

263 i 245 I 408 I 220

152 j 224 S 228 | 234

272 475

280 26!

1 336 i 187

229

281 293 269 304 87

! 3,400 ! 2,442

1,177 ! 890

239 689 235 262 M4 450

958 347 77

265

4,053 2,792 1,397 742 240 288 134 505

1,261 370 95 500

137

1958

hprl !

264 252 562 236 162 223 271 237 268 475

275 249 339 172 212

282 293 271 306 86

3,703 2,583 1,288 945 295 677 253 253 127 478

1,120 370 80 375

3,960 2,734 1,350 733 222 294 i34 503

1,226 376 38

463

S38

May

264 246 314 •246 S63 221 268 238 224 475

280 244 355 168 204

283 294 271 306 86

r4,054 r2,773 r5,407 1,000 r356 698 204 285 147

r504

ri,28! r38l 88

r500

r3,929 r2.7?6 ri,334

733 210 302 134

r499

ri,2§3 r37l 90

r450

138

June

255 232 232 246 167 S97 277 239 180 474

275 241 348 163 212

282 293 270 305 84

4,376 2,974 1,530 1,100 373 735 193 3i5 162 528

1,402 402 95 580

3,951 2,735 1,360 729 195 31. 135 497

1,213 376 86 453

. . . a . . . * . *

r/ Revised. J / Except farm and public u t i l i t y * USCOMM-DC-900T

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