January 24, 1958

STATISTICS °fSUSJNESS^0 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 INDEX, 1941 - 4 3 ;

7 0

6 0

5 0

4 0

3 0

2 0

PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Month,y (Wednesday close)

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Weekly

1956 \

„ \ (957

1958

1954 1955 1956 !957 -i—L-i-L-mJ 20

•• 1 0

70

60

50

40

30

J F M A M J J A S O N D

B I L L I O N DOLLARS

350

300

250

200

PERSONAL INCOME (Seasonally adjusted, at annua! rates)

X Total

J I M I l l i i l ' l ' - | ' i ' " " i i l | | i | i | | i n M I I I I M ' ' '

INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 180

160

140

120

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. B. seas. adj. index)

1954 1955 1956 1957 SOO I i i i i i I M i i .f I i i i i .i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i » I i i i i i h i i i i

1 9 5 4 1 9 5 5 1 9 5 6 1 9 5 7

INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100

I 2 5 |

120

115

110 h

CONSUMER PRICES

All Items

Food

1 0 5 L i I I I I I I I I I I -I I LI I I I I I I I I I I I I I < I I LJ-LaJLj^LJ.JjJj-JJLJ.JL 1954 1955 1956 1957

INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100

130

120

S 10

too

WHOLESALE PRICES Commodities Other Than

" Farm Products Q Foods

> I M « » • ••••

ALL COMMODITIES

Farm Products

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1954 1955 1956 1957

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

ITEM

Commodity prices, wholesale:

F i nance:

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)

Product i on:

Steel 5/ ...thou

leading cities: 4f

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

..do....

4/...1941-43=10.. do....

s. of short tons.. ..mi 1. of kw.-hr..

s. of short tons..

..thous. of cars.. .do

1957 1

Jan. 12

92.0 107

1,833 1,706

31,479 26,809 19,701

730

57,760 22,204 86,198 26,272 30,753 8,832

256 4.06 46.16 49.31

1,708 12,327 167,451 7,396

2,519 98.4 681 349

Jan. 19

•116.9 •89.3 •104.3 •125.2 92.3 100

1,337 1,705

31,108 25,954 19,300

535

58,523 22,329 86,503 26,823 30,595 8,831

278 4.05 45.23 48.18

1,654 12,556 167,912 7,431

2,467 96.4 657 336

Dec. 28

84.7 148

2,521 2,325

32,089 26,687 19,666

714

56,169 24,140 88,487 26,087 32,288 8,772

166 ••4.23 39.52 42.36

1,138 11,218 92,342 6,940

1,366 53.4 410 2!0

1958

Jan. 4

84.3 95

2,977 2,770

, 31,959 1 26,623

19,707 730

56,887 24,342

! 38,987 26,423 32,237

j 8,762

203 4.S7 39.99 42.86

1,405 11,692 89,357 6,863

1,501 #55.6 472 241

Jan. 11

118.7 93.5 108.3 126.0 84.8 108

31,553 26,100 19,658

743

56,356 24,314 87,744 26,087 31,651 8,750

324 4. 13 40.99 43.93

1,450 12,506 138,068 6,850

1,515 #56.1

569 283

Jan. 18

118.7 93.8 109.0 125.9 84.6

31,207 25,390 19,348

623

260 4.09 40.99 43.84

128,197

1,538 #57.0

J,/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. ,4/ Wednesday data. J5/ Week beginning January 20, 1958: Production, 1,500 thous. short tons. • Monthly index for January 1957. ** Revisions for weeks ended December 14 and 21: 4.35 and 4,27. # 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

Personal income, by source: Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates:

Less personal contributions for social insurance..do....

Farm income and marketings: Cash receipts from farming, including Government payments,

Meat an i ma Is.,...,.,••••••.•••••••••«•••••••••••do....

Indexes of cash receipts from marketings and CCC loans, unadjusted:

Al 1 commodities 1947-49*100..

Indexes of volume of farm marketings, unadjusted: A11 commodities.•••.••.•••.•••..•••••.••••••••••••.,.do....

1956

November

334.9

233. 1 101.2 61.4 31.9 38.6

7.7 50.7 30.4 18.9 5.9

319.3

3,425 3,335 1,891 1,444 355 771 301

137 176 106

158 182 140

December |

334.8

235.3 102.7 61.6 32.2 38.8

7.7 50.2 28.5 19.0 5.9

319.6

2,789 2,749 1,441 1,308 367 649 271

813 134 96

127 134 122

1957

September

346.6

241.5 102.2 64.8 33.9 40.6

8.0 51.1 31.6 21.2 6.8

331.3

2,954 2,847 1,364 «,483

| 365 831 267

117 1 127

109

130 135 126

October

345.9

240,1 101.3 64.3 34.0 40.5

8.0 50.8 31.7 22.1 6.8

331,0

3,610 3,510 1,804 1,706 375

1,003 306

144 168 125

167 190 149

November

345.4

r239,5 M00.9 r64,2 34.1 40.3

8.0 r50.4 31.7 22.6 6.8

r330.3

3,267 3,205 1,687 1,518 363 826 312

131 157 III

151 178 130

December

342.8

238.8 100.0 64.3 34.2 40.3

8.0 50.4 29.7 22.7 6.8

327.3

rj Revised. 12733

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3

STEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS — Contint

Industrial production (FRB):

Metal fabricating (including ordnance).,

Metal fabricating (including ordnance).,

Consumer durables output (FRB):

COMMODITY PRICES

Public , 9 .

Purchasing power of the dollar as measured b y -

Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen...,

led

,1947-49=100..

do.... do....

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do.... ,,, do..,.

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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

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COMMODITY PRICES — Continued

Wholesale price Index — Continued Commodities other than farm prode und foods90S Chemicals and allied products,(S«e,ses>09*e@88 Fuel, power, and lighting materlalsessaeass8 Furniture^ other household durables.•..•.... Hides, skins, m& leather products, &ea6aogQS, Lumber and wood products,,,••••••••••••••••. Machinery and motive products«9„„99„ee9998

Metals and metal products..•••..•........... Noometalllc minerals, structural•••••••••••• Pulpg peper, and allied prodyctse6SS,,,a@ae4,

Textile products and appareS,,@„ee«#e#e,*„®s Tobacco manufactures ^nd bottled beverages,,

FINAICE Bonds: Yields,, domestic corporate (Moodyss),8,ee«»eo@a

By groups^ lndustrial...#«„«#...«.#.ee#.„ Public utllity..•*•*.....•....••

Stocks: Cash dividend payments publicly reported? Total dividend payments,.,••.....•••..•••••.

M a n U T S C T U r % n Q , , , » , , , e , o . « t e o . 3 . ® e e e . s « 0 e @ . ®

Public utlllties: Communications,••••.•.•••....••••••••••• Electric and gas«9>«#a«0••••..,•••••••••

Dividend yields (200 stocks), Moody's.•«.••••• Industrial C125 stocks)•••••••••••••,«•••••• Public utility C24 stocks)*,,*8.,..a(9.e.0