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BUSINESS j B INCOME IPAYMENTS ^ m ^ ,
•^'IW r I SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
March 15, 1957
STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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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 7 - 4 9 = 100
2 5 0
2 2 5
2 0 0
175
S50
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION Monthly
(seasonally adjusted)
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1956^
I N D E X , 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
250 Weekly
1957
225
200
175
1954 S955 1956 1957 I I I I I 1 I I I I I J 150
J F- M A M J J A S O N D
INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
2 0 0
175
150
125
100
STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings)
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Monthly
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1 1 i' 1 1 1 1 1 1 I |_.
INDEX, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
| 200 Weekly
1957
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1956 \ ' I
J_J I I I 1 I I I I
175
150
125
soo 1954 1955 1956 1957 J F M A M J J A S 0 N D
B I L L I O N DOLLARS
350
300
250
200
PERSONAL INCOME (Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates)
Total
Wage and Salary Disbursements
L ' ' I i I I M I | I i I I I H I ' ' ' ' ' L i i n li i i i i l n m
1954 1955 1956 1957
B I L L I O N DOLLARS
20 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted)
Total
Durable Goods
\ I I I i I i i > I L ' ' M I I I I ' '•' •JJJ \\ M I I I H I I I 1,1 M LI
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.... Member bank reserve balances J>/s.....; .V.............*do„,.,
Federal Reserve reporting member banks in leading cities:4V
Loans and investments (adjusted), total....,...,...do....
Commercial, industrial, and agr. loans (gross)...do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 5/ .percent.. Stock prices, 480 stocks (Stand. & Poor 'sf*/. 1935-39= 100..
Industrials, 420 stocks..,. .........do,... Production:
1956
Mar. 3
•••••••..
89.0 104
1,661 1,520
30,18! 25,089 18,596
459
56,230 21,493 84,190 28,272 26,346 8,224
293 3.27 331.5 382.3
1,647 11,199 157,532 7,146
2,459 #99.9 711 378
Mar. 10
»II2.4 *86.0 *99.0 * 120.6 89.3 109
1,642 1,504
30,201 25,118 18.670
533
56,417 21,510 84,338 28,157 26,484 8,254
268 3,27 337.3 389.2
1,588 11,133 157,104 7,162
2,462 #100.0
698
1957
Feb. 16
117.0 88.8 104.0 125.5
**89.0 102
*** 1.875 1,737
30,64! 24,997 18,808
471
56,423 22,500 84,828 25,672 30,257 8,782
317 3,99 3S8.3 367.6
1,625 11,946 169,959 7,515
2,501 97.7 676 •XAtn,
Feb. 23
H6.9 88.5 103.7 125.4 88.5 100
1,817 1,679
30,605 24,764 18,895
505
56,214 22,568 85,069 25,809 30,347 8,766
300 3.98 323.9 374.8
1,642 11,920 162,280 7,567
2,504 9"7.8 627 3°6
Mar. 2
116.9 88.3 S03.6 125.4 88.0 100
30,543 24,813 18,683
425
56,370 22,621 85,038 25,723 30,314 8,762
284 3.98 322.3 372.6
1,633 11,791 162,105 7,519
2,456 96.0 704 326
Mar. 9
116.8 88.5 103.6 125.4 88.6
30,565 24,871 18,721
428
327 3.97
161,173
2,411 94.2
U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. J5/ Week beginning March II, 1957: Production, 2,373 thous. short tons; operating rate, 92.7 percent. ^Monthly index for February 1956. **Wednesday price, ***Revised data for preceding week: 1,853. #Not comparable with 1957 rates, which are based on higher capacity.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
ITEM
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
Personal income, by source, seasonally adj., at annual rates:
Wage and salary disbursements, total.......... do....
Less personal contributions for social insurance...do....
COMMODITY PRICES
Reta i1 pr i ce: All commodities (U.S. Dept. of Commerce index).!935-39=* 100..
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
Construction cost index: E. H, Boeckh and Associates: Apartments, hotels, and office buildings: Brick and concrete........ U. S. avg. 1926-29=100..
Commercial and factory buildings:
Res i dances:
1955
December
317.5 218.2 94.5 57.6 29.4 36.7
7.3 49.2 30.2 18.0 5.4
302.8
208.1
270.1 266.1 267.3
278.1 275.3 265.7 267.3 260.8
268.0 261.9
1956
January
316.7 219.0 94.8 57.9 29.5 36.8
7.3 49.4 28.5 18.2 5.7
! 301.6
207.6
271.2 267.1 268.4
i 279.4 1 276.3
267.2 268. 1 261.3
269.1 262.7
October
332.5 229.7 100.6 60.2 30.9 38.0
7.4 52.3 30.2 18.9 6.0
316.3
213.4
281,0 276.9 277.0
289.2 288.8 276.0 275.3 275,1
277.4 270.3
November
333.5 231.0 101.1 60.6 31.1 38.2
7.4 51.7 30.3 19.1 6.0
317.9
213.8
281.4 277.3 277.3
289.6 289.1 276,3 275.5 276.1
277.6 270.6
December
r334.0 r232.9 r102.3 60.9 r3l.3 r38.4
7.4 51.2 29.2 rl9.3 6.0
r3!8.8
213.9
281.9 277.7 277.4
290.2 289.6 276.5 275.5 276,4
277,8 270.6
1957
January
335.2 233.0 101.8 61.4 31.2 38.6
7.5 51.2 30.6 19.6 6.7
320.0
214.1
282.7 278.3 277.9
291.3 I 290.3
277.4 275.4 276.8
278.3 270.7
jr/ Revised-CORRECTION for page S-2 of February 1957 issue of the Survey of Current Business: Poultry and eggs component of the farm income and marketings series for December 1956 should read 321 instead of 371 (mil. of dol.). 3S.A.4 3
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3
1956 ITEM
January February November December
1957
January
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - Continued
Eng i neer i ng construct ion : Contract awards (ENR) J/,.......*« mi I. of dol..
Construction cost indexes: Associated Genera! Contractors (all types).. 1913=100.. Engineering News-Record: Building 2/. 1947-49=100..
Construction 2/ ..do....
smi U of d o l .
DOMESTIC TRADE A l l reta?I s to res : 3/
Estimated sales (unadjusted), t o t a l SS>B9.., Durable-goods s tores :
A'tftomoti ve group . . . . d o . * . Furniture and appliance group .......do...
Nondurable-goods stores: Apparel group,. ••••do«.« Drug and proprietary stores. do... Eating and drinking places ..do... Food group .» do.-.. Gasoline service stations. do... Genera I -merchand i se group do...
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total..... do... Durable-goods stores...... ..do... Nondurable-goods stores. 8,4,(io,,s
Estimated inventories; Unadjusted, tota I .do... Durab le-goods stores m9do„ * • Nondurable-goods stores. .do...
Adjusted, tota \ *.„..... .do... Durab le-goods stores. , .do... Nondurab I e-goods stores. .•••...•• .do...
Department store sales, United States total: Unadjusted index ...... 1947-49= 100. Adjusted index. .do...
Wholesale trade: Sales, estjmstsd (unadjusted), tcta! ....mi!, of doU Durab le-goods estab I ishments do... NonduraD le-goods estab I i shments.. .. .do...
Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total...... do... Durab le-goods estab I i shments. do... Nondurable-goods estabIishments. ••.do.».
EMPLOYMENT
Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments: Accession rate..............month Iy rate per 100 employees. Separation rate, total....... do... Discharge, ••••••.. .....do... Lay-off.., .do... Quit... do... Mi f itary and mi seellaneous. .....do...
Unadjusted:
Adjusted:
FINANCE
Consumer cred i t (short- and i ntermed i ate-term): Total outstanding, end of month................mi I. of dol..
Installment credit, total. do.... Installment credit extended and repaid:
Extended, tota I.... do.... Repa i d, tota I do.,..
Extended, totaI............ .do..., Repaid, total. ....do....
Bonds: Prices: Average price of all listed bonds (N.Y^S.E.) ....dollars.. Domest ic. do,... Foreign.. ••••••... do..,.
Industrial, utility, and raiIroad (AI+ issues), composite (Standard and Poor's Corporation)...do I. per $100 bond..
Domestic municipal fStand. and Poor's Corp.) .do.... Value, issues listed on New York stock Exchange: Market value, all issues .mil. of dol., Domest ic..... do.... Forei gn *. .do...,
Face value, ail issues do..., Domest i c ....do..., Foreign. .do....
Yields: Domestic corporate (Moody's) percent.. By ratings: Aaa do...,
Aa do..., A,....,* ........do.... Baa ...do...,
By groups: Industrial do.. Pub I i c ut i I i ty = * * * do.. Rai Iroad - ....do..
Domestic municipal (Stand, and Poor's Corp.)... . •.. ..do..
1,593
452 142.9 150.2
13,866
2,744 761
721 459
i,084 3,517 1,012 1,278 15,658 5,456 10,202
22,790 10,870 11,920 24,080 11,390 12,690
95 124
9.360 3J20 6,240
12,480 6,280 6,200
3.3 3.6 .3 1.7 1.4 .2
37,848 28,886
2,885 3,019 r3,432 r3,107
98.00 98.31 78.79
113.3 121.3
105,598 103,572 1,371
107,752 105,357 1,740
I > 781
452 142.9 150.2
13,686
2,812 757
667 451
1,041 3,446 983
1,271 i5,346 5,354 9,992
23,840 11,330 12,510 24,210 11,450 12,760
92 118
9.540 3,230 6,310
12,570 6,470 6,100
3.1 3.6 .3 1.8 1.3 .2
37,474 28,915
2,918 2,889 r3,3l7 r2,946
97.82 98.08 79.52
113.9 122.4
105,444 103,510
1,286 107,799 105,536
1,618
3.28 3.08 3.16 3.28 3.58
3.20 3.26 3.37 2.58
1,736
470 147.9 155.4
16,639
2,907 1,003
1,095 470
1,158 4,024 1,184 2,030 16,358 5,664 10,694
24,750 10,450 14,300 23,490 10,420 13,070
158 131
11.160 3,670 7,490
13,640 6,590 7,050
3.0 3.3
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1.3
/2
40,631 31,024
3,387 3,174 3,453 3,160
92.14 92.42 75.09
103.7 109.0
99,382 97,663 1,211
107,861 105,677 1,613
3.90 3.69 3.76 3.90 4.24
3.82 3.86 4.01 3.38
1,590
470 148.5 156.3
19,532
3,122 1,194
1,694 632
1,201 4,204 1,182 3,033 16,491 5*814 10,677
r22,400 r9,940 r12,460 r23,860 r10,700 r13,160
r222 129
10,570 3,410 7, 160 13,310 6,540 6,770
r2.3 2.8 .2 1.4 1.0 .2
41,863 31,552
3,735 3,207 3,368 3,185
91.59 91.91 71.94
102.8 108.1
99,022 97,358 1,159
108,109 105,929 1,611
3.99 3.75 3.85 3.98 4.37
3.95 3.93 4.08 3.44
1,664
472 r148.6 r156.7
r14,889
r2,996 r776
r785 488
r1,096 r3,838 rl,137 rI,328 16,439 5,706 10,733
22,890 10,400 12,490 24,030 10,790 13,240
p96 p!25
10,300 3,330 6,970
13,190 6,660 6,530
p3. l p3.3 P.2
p i . 5 p i . 3
P.3
40,916 31,298
3,154 3,408 3,613 3,385
93.33 93.69 73.00
102.8 108.6
100,951 99,253 1,165
108,165 105,933 1,596
4.04 3.77 3.89 4.01 4.49
4.02 3.98 4.12 3.40
r/ Revised. £/' Preliminary. U Data for November 1956 and January 1957 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks,
shown here for the previous month. 3/ February 1957 are advance estimates. 33; a.43 -
2/ Data reported at the beginning of each month are
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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued ' ~ ™ ~ " '
ITEM
FINANCE - Continued
Stocks: Dividend rate per shares Common stocks (200 stocks), Moody5sse..• • .«9c.«».oCSoi iars99
Industrial C125 stocks)••••••••••.•••••••••••••••.do.... Public utility C24 stocks)......................