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May

Released - May 28, 1964

1964

SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS




CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY METROPOLITAN AREAS

ST. LOUIS

EVANSVILLE

LOUISVILLE

SPRINGFIELD, MO.

MEMPHIS

FORT SMITH

LITTLE ROCK

P r e p a re d by Research Department
F ederal R eserve B a n k of St. Louis




These data are presented as an aid for the analysis of economic developments in the Central
M ississippi V alley. The emphasis is on economic activity in the metropolitan centers. B ecause of
the complexity of the economic process, a more meaningful analysis can be made by considering the
entire set of indicators rather than relying on any single one. Moreover, there may be technical
shortcomings in some series.

A ll area data are presented in both unadjusted and adjusted-for-seasonal-variation form. Index
numbers are on a 1957-59 base. In addition, in order to smooth erratic fluctuations, the indexes of
electric power, department store sa le s, and check payments are averages of the indexes for three
months, centered on the middle month.
The index of industrial use o f electric power is based on data provided to this Bank by
public utility companies, and by individual firms using self-generated power. Employment data are
developed by the respective State Employment Security O ffices. Sales figures are provided by
cooperating department stores in each center and represent only a portion of total retail sales.
Check payments are reported monthly by all or a sample of commercial banks in each area. Check
payments are debits to demand deposit accounts,,except interbank and U. S. Government accounts.
The data for deposits and business loans provided by weekly reporting banks are monthly averages
of weekly data. Deposits include time deposits and demand deposits other than interbank and
U. S. Government, less cash items in process of collection .

The consolidated regional indexes are based primarily on combined data from the metropolitan
centers. The consolidated index for check payments is based on reports from the 7 metropolitan
areas and 15 other centers and includes 94 respondent banks. Department store sales include
reporting stores in the metropolitan areas and in 11 medium-size cities.

Footnotes for charts:
1. Three-month moving averages (except
latest month, which is a two-month
average) ’
2. Weekly reporting banks

3. Includes stores in Vincennes

5. All commercial
banks

4. All member banks

n.a. Not available

Production and Spending

Manpower Utilization

5 * a * e a a l l ) ' A d ju * *.d .

Summary Indicators
Ih e Region end the Nation.

Banking Activity
S e a s o n a lly A d ju sted

1962

T o t a l P a y r o ll

Snployneirt
Annual
A verages

R egion

Ctosek Payments y
U nited
S ta te s
SM2SI

103.5
961.
100.1
1QL.1
98.1
101.6
102.6

99-6
92.7
107.7
110.6
1 12.3
123.9
133.5

97.6
95-3
107.1
112.5
114.8
122.8
131D

97.4
98.3
104.3
102.8
103.8
109.2
1LU 8

96
99
105
106
109
114
116

96.9
96.9
106.2
110.8
116.5
124 JL

i4 o a

102.6

129-9
1 32.3
133.6
136.1
135.6
136.2
138.1
137.8
138.4

130.3
13^6
132-2
136.5
132.5
133.1
134.2
133-5
134.5

112.3
112.6
112.5
114.5
112-5
111.8
109.9
I H .9
H 6D

117
117
119
122
123
120
H7
119
122

1 37.0
12^.3
136.2
135.0

134D
135-6

119.0
l i y .e
118.9
H 6 .9

125

100.it
98.7
100.9
102 .A
102.7
104.6
107*1

99.5
90.8
1QL.7
10i|.0
105.3
106.3
111.5

104.1
96.6
99-3
99^
91.5
96.7

106.8
106.5
106.9
107.1

110.7
121.1
111.5
111.8
112.0
112.2
112.6
112.6
112.9

98-9
98.9
9 9.1
99.6
100.3
100.8
101.3

102.9
103*0
102.6
102.9
103a
102.8
103.2

U 34
111.0
H ID
111.5

101.9
101.3
101.0
101.6

10SJL
103-5
103.9
104.1

1962

1 < *.5

Apr.
May
June
J u ly

104.1

lO d D

S e p t.

105.0
105.5
105.3
105.7

109.1
109.1
109.3
109.6
109.5
109.8

106.7
106.7

110.0
1 10.7

BARS ACTXVITT

D ep a rta en t S t o r e S a l e s V
U n ited
R e g io n
S ta te s

S ta te s

1963

PRODUCTION ARP SPEEDING
I n d u s t r i a l Use a ? "
E l e c t r i c Power
U n ited
te g ta n j/ S ta te *

B egion

100.8
97-9
101.3
103 .1
103J.
106.2
106.7

1964

T»g*
SiQ&gyneiit
U nited
B e g ja n
S ta te s

U nited
S ta te s

10Q..7
96.0
100.3
101.3
99.3
101.9

1957
1953
1959
I960
1961

MAMFCWER OTILIZATIQH
Kftmi»niif>u»f^rr4ng ' "'
Ea&Loynent

1963

99-2

B n s iitttt Lom s ^
U n ite d
S ta te s
R eg ion

B a n t D e p o s its =*

united
S ta te s

143.6

1CQ..9
94-6
103.5
H 8 .1
120.2
123-6
132.4

100.7
96.5
102.8
113-1
115.3
121.1
129.4

98.2
100.6
i d .©
99.5
1C7.0
112.7
121.6

92-7
100.2
107.1
109.7
119.5
127-6
137.6

135.7
137.5
141.5
140.1
145-6
146.3
145.9
147 a
146.7

140.1
140.3
142.0
142.9
146.6
147.4
148.7
149.7
150.5

129.0
130.2
131.0
132.3
1 34J.
135.6
137.2
14 0 .0
136.3

127.5
126a
128.6
1 2 9 .0
129.6
130.3
131.6
133.2
134.6

H 9 .3
120.7
121.4
121.6

1 3 5 .1

123.6
124.7
126.3
126.9

1 2 3 J.

135.8
136.5
127.4
138.7
140.0
141.1
142.5
142.4

148.4
146.5
145.7

150.3
150.3
152.4
155.7

134.9
136.2
137.3
13&.7

136.9
138a
137.2
137.9

127.8
126a
129.4
130.8

145.1
144.7
1*5.9
145.4

95.9
96.4
1C7.7
113.4
119*6
1 3 4 .9

1963

Aeg.
Oct.
Nov.
Dee.

lO t.O

lo t .3

101 .a

lo t. 9

108.5

1 0 6 .8

1 0 7 .1

107*6
108a
108-3
107.9

9 9 .9
9 9 .9

IO3.O

12§|.
Ja a .
Feb.


Mar.
IO6.3
110.8
Apr*
106.1
1 11.2


109*2
1 0 9 .1

IO8.9
108.1

a .a .
tu t.

s*a .
a. a .
a .a .

A 4 7 .7

Production and Spending
S e a s o n a lly A dju sted '
Thre e-M o nth M o v in g A v e ra g e s!!

St. louts Metropolitan Area

Manpower Utilization
S e a io - n o lly A d j u s t e d

Banking Activity

Department Store Sales

120

120

Bank Deposits

130

ISO

^

April

120

— April*

110

130

100
u i . u d u

110

1962

1 .i,.i„ ... u i X

, In 1.,1,1,, 1 ,1

l -l

1963

1964

1, 1 11

J -

l

I

11962

2ffl$jlayxz»nt

M O B B tS i—
S e a a o o a lly
A d ju sted

.
A d ju sted
is s m m

9L $m M m

1957
1958
1959
1960

JlM

L .

e&jftaawtt

100.8

98.1

96.9
10Q. 3

100.0

1OL.0
98.7
99-5
101.7

1961

1962
1963

Tnri*»*

101.8

102.1

101.7
1 0 2 .7
1 0 6 .8

____

S e a s o n a lly

.J t t t e g M L -

U n a d ju ste d
mJIndex
SS&SSS.

_________
„
fien
ffon n lly
Amd jl.l.m
ju ste di

m m m m a f f B .5 a ? e

M t iiL

9 6 .1
9 6 .0
9 6 .0
9 6 .6
9 6 .7

6 .1

5.6
6.7

O m s * Payments

Seasonally
M illio n s

ttJW fle

flUJIWVCU
A dju sted

-is te iL

B u s in e s s Loans % !
B a n ! D e p o s its §/
S e a s o n a lly
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju ste d
M illio n s
A d ju sted
In d ex
o f D o lla r s
Ind ex

M illio n s
o f D o lla r s

1 0 3 .1

99.2
1 0 1 .8

1 0 5 .6

92.3

1 0 6 .6

112.9
117.1
125.3
140.6

1 20 .0

9 6 .8
101.2
1 0 6 .3

9 6 .0

9 8 .0

96.6

98.2
103.7

107.5
108.9
109.5
117.0
127.5

6 .1

IIRJU»«BU
A
d ju ste d

..

96.8

96.8
5.5
6 .7

1964

BANKING ACTIVITY

_________
S e a s o n a lly„

\WHyUMeU
U
n ad ju sted

97*7

1 0 3 .7

9 9 .5
9 9 .2
9 3 .3
9 3 .9
9 6 .2

I , ! i .1.1 1,., 1 .1 ,.L...1 i l . i i 1 L i 1, , 90

“ xtib& fti& lili1Os® a t'

E B q algym n t

A d ju sted

i

1963

fjU H XICTlQ K AKD SF E SE IH G

^airof«Mrt\rr^ng Uaeaqaloyiaeiit'

T o t a l P a y r o ll '

l

1 0 6 .2
102.6

105.6
106.5

99-0

117.0
1 1 9 .6
1 2 6 .6

110.7

1963
Ajar.
May

June
J u ly

Au«.

S oft.
O c t.
Sov.
Dee.

737
739
750
749
7^

101.6

436

101.1
101.5

492

101.9

689

102.0

752
756
758
755

102.1
1 0 2 .6
1 0 3 .0
ic e . 7

763

1 0 3 .9
1 0 3 .3

m

*91

496

MB

699
4§6

10 6 .6
106.1
1 0 6 .6
1 0 5 .2

106.9
105.2
105.9

96.6

9 6 .8

6 .8

5 .0
6 .5
5.0
6.5
6 .3
6 .3
6 .7

105.6

97.6
97.8

1 0 7 .2

96.1

6 .6

107.1

97-5
97.3
98a

4 .5

1 0 6 .1

126.2
122*1
138*9
125*3
128.8
136.4
125.2
132.8

126.8
125.6
126.7
128.9

1 3 0 .0
1 3 0 .1
1 3 2 .6

99.7
105.5
107.0
88.0
106.8

107.3

3,681
3,821

109.5
107.6

3,755
3,953
3,587
3,775

1 0 8 .6
1 0 8 .0

1 2 8 .6

131.6

1 0 9 .6
102.2
1 2 2 .3

1 0 6 .1
1 0 3 .8
1 0 6 .0

131.9

197.5

109.9

126.9
137a
132.9
130.7

130.9

S:1

6,206

3,599
60-45

137.7
160.5

1 6 1 .7

138.6
163.0
144.7
146.4
147.1
147.0

392
396
400
406
420
421
634
449

120.9

122.0
122.2

1 ,3 0 6
1 ,2 8 6

10$.6
109.7

1,303
1,312

1 1 0 .6

1 ,3 0 6

111.2

126.9
132.2

1,317
1,336
1,338
1,372

111.7
112.5
113.3
113.9

126.1
12410
126.4
125.5

1,383
1,356
1,363

113.8
116.1
115-X
115.6

121.5
1 2 3 .8
1 2 5 .2

1 3 1 .6

110.7

1966
Feb.
76*
Mar.
FRASER
Apr.
751

103.2

Digitized for
1 0 3 .2


686
46*

687
692

1 0 6.6
1 0 6 .1

6 .0

3.7

1 3 2 .0

131.6

100.1

1 3 0 .6

97.9

113.0

148.2

1 1 3 .0

1 6 6 .3

409
403

146.7
148.8

406

111.4
111.0

6,061

3,906

616

1 ,3 8 0

Production and Spending
Season ally Ad lusted
Three-Month Moving Averages [l_

1957-59=100

industrial Use of Electric Power

1957-59=100

Louisville Metropolitan Area

Banking Activity
S e a s o n a lly A d ju ste d

1957-59=100

1957-59=100
150

Business Loans

140
130

120
110

100

P re p a re d b y R e s e a r c h D e p o rtm e n t
f e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o n k o f St. L o u is

MARKETER UTILIZATIOK
KriT»mamrf«>p'f.iTTHng
Employment
S e a s o n a lly
S e a s o n a lly
A dju sted
A d ju sted
Thousands
Tnrim-r
Index
o f Person s

T o tal P a y ro ll

Averages

Thousands
o f Persons

1 0 2 .8
97-1
100 J .
96 .2
9 8 .0
1 0 1 .0
103-5

1957
1956
1959
I960
1961
1962
1963
m

M anufacturing
Employment
S e a s o n a lly
A dju sted
£ad#x

10 0 .5
97-9
id * 6
ICQ.. 9
1 0 1 .6
104.4
106.4

10 6 .6
95.7
97-7
91.7
9 1 .7
95.2
96.5

97.6
97.8
98 .0
96.7

R ate
S e a s o n a lly
A dju sted

___________________________ PRORJCTIOR AMP SPE3H)IBG
I n d u s t r i a l Use o f
E l e c t r i c Power
Department S to re S a le s
S e a s o n a lly
S e a s o n a lly
U nadjusted
A dju sted
U nadjusted
A d ju sted
In dex
In dex 1/
H>4e* 1/

1 0 4 .9
9 1 .8
1 0 3 .3
1 0 4 .6
100 .5
1 0 9 .3
1 1 7 .3

5 .4
6 .6
6 .5
6 .6
7 .*
5 -2
4 .5

_ ____________ BARKING ACTIVITY
Check; Payments
S e a s o n a lly
M illio n s . A djusted
o f D o lla rs
Index 1/

99*1
97-6
1 0 3 .1
97-9
99-4
1 0 6 .4
1 1 0 .0

B u sin e ss Loans £/
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju sted
Index

M illio n s
o f D o lla r s

Bank D ep o sits §/
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju sted
Index

M illio n s
Of D o lla r s

1 0 4 .9
9 7 .4
9 7 .7
1 0 9 .4
1 1 5 .9
1 1 4 .4
1 2 7 .3

97.9
97-6
104.5
103.4
106a
1 1 1 .0
126.2

9 9 .3
9 9.5
I d .2
9 9 .8
1 0 4 .0
1 1 0 .9
1 1 6 .1

.

Apr.
May
June
Ju ly
Aug.
S e p t.
O ct.
Kov.
D ec.

251
253
254
253
254
256
256
256
255

103-3
10 3 .0
103.3
10 3 .6
1 0 3.9
1 0 3 .9
104.4
104.5
104.7

164
167
167
167
166
166
166
166
166

106.6
1 0 5 .9
1 0 6.3
106.4
106.6
106.4
106.8
1 0 6 .9
1 0 7 .0

251
251
251
255

1 0 5 .9
1 0 6.2
1 0 5 .2

163
162

1 0 6.6
1 0 8 .7

4 .6
4 .6
4 .6

9 9 -4

4 .5
4 .6

99.5
100.2
100.4
1 0 0.7

4 .4
4a

4a
4 .2

1CD.3

4 .3

H 7 -9
1 1 1 .7
1 3 2 .3
1 1 4 .8
120a
1 23-7
115-5
1 2 4 .1
120 a

1 1 3 -2
1 17.4
1 1 7 .9
1 2 1 .2
1 1 9 .7
1 2 0 .8
1 2 1 .2
1 2 1 .9
1 2 1 .8

1 1 2 .7
id a
103-6
9 3.7
1 0 6 .9
110 a
1 0 5 .8
130-6
2 2 8 .7

1 0 7 .8
1 0 7 .9
1 0 9 .2
1 1 3 .3
1 1 2 .9
1 1 2 .4
1 0 9 .8
110*6
1 1 4 .0

1 ,0 9 0
1A 34
1,093
1,224
1A 09
1 ,134
1 ,2 4 0
1,087
1,374

119-9
1 21.6
126.2
125.7
130.8
129.3
1 2 9 .0
1 31.2
135 .7

1 1 4 .3
1 2 7 .6
1 1 9 .3
1 2 2 .9

1 2 1 .3
1 2 2 .0
1 2 2 .0
1 20*9

75-6
80.1
103-1
111a

1 1 9 .0
1 2 0 .2
1 1 6 .9

1,323
1,0 7 7

137 .7
135.3
1 3 2 .7

141
139
140
144
139
139
141
150
168

1 2 7 .5
1 3 0 .3
1 2 9 .5
1 2 9 .7
1 2 8 .9
1 2 8 .3
1 2 7 -9

490
488
502
489
498
499
500
519
511

1 1 6 .0
1 1 7 .2
1 1 8 .5
1 1 7 .0
1 1 9 .0
1 1 9 .0
1 2 0 .0
1 2 1 .4
1 2 1 .3

133-6
133-1
1 2 4 .9
126*2

521
513
514
519

1 2 0 .5
1 1 9 .6
1 2 0 .9
1 2 3 .0

1 2 5 .5
1 2 7 .3

1964
Ja n .
Feb .
Mar.

-Apr.
10*0.



162

166

106a
107.3

101.1

1 0 0.2

4a
4a

K 2U3

3-7

113-6

i,2crr

1^215

135*0

l£ l

150
142
144

Production and Spending
S e a s o n a lly Ad|-usted
T h re e-M o n th M o v in g A ver a p e s fl_

Memphis Metropolitan Area
Banking Activity
S e a s o n a lly A djusted

1962

1963

1964

P re p a re d by R e se a rc h D e p o rtm e n t
f e d e r o l R e s e r v e B a n k o f St. L o u is

Annual
Averages

_____________________ MAKPCWEE UTILIZATION_________ PRODUCTION AND SPENDING
T o ta l P a y r o ll
N opaanufacturlng
M anufacturing Unemployment
Employnfot
Eraloyment
Rate
Etaployaent
S e a s o n a lly
S e a s a n a lly
S e a s o n a lly
Thousands
A djusted
A dju sted
A dju sted
S e a s o n a lly
Thousands
Index
A dju sted
o f Persons
o f Persons
Index
Index

100.3
98.2
1QL. 5
103-9
1 0 4 .0
106.1
1 0 8 .9

1957
1958
1959
I960
1961
1962
1963

98 .9
99.0
102.1
1 0 3.9
104.8
106.6
109.5

10 4 .8
95.5
9 9 .7
IO 3.8
1 0 1 .1
1 0 4 .4
1 0 6 .8

5 .3
4 .4
4 *0

BANKHfG ACTJVJTX
’in d u s t r i a l Dae' o f 1
E l e c t r i c Power
S e a s o n a lly
U nadjusted
A djusted
Jpsflpre
In d e x y

5 .0
6 .7
5 .3

................... ......... ;
Department S to re S a le s
S e a s o n a lly
U nadjusted
A dju sted
Tnflgy
W « x J/

9 6 .7

M illio n s
o f D o llars

S e a s o n a lly
A dju sted
ind ex 1 /

B u sin e ss lo a n s £/
S e a s o n a lly
M illio n s
A dju sted
o f D o lla r s
Ind ex

96.8
95.4

9 3 .3
9 7 .3
1 09.4
1 0 4 .4
1 0 2 .9
1 0 9 .9
1 1 3 .5

86.6
1 1 4 .7
118.1
1 3 1 .9
155^
1 6 3 .5

4.8

qaeck.Payments

Bank D eposit s y
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju sted
Index

M illio n s
o f D o lla r s

1 0 1 .0
9 7 .1

icrr.8

Id .9

112.8

1 1 7 .1
1 2 3 .6
1 3 0 .4
141 .5

i24a

128.8
1 5 0 .9

9 5 .6
99*4
1 0 5 .0
1 0 8 .6
1 2 0 .9
1 3 1 .3
150a

1963
A pr.
May
June
Ju ly
Aug.
S e p t.
O ct.
Rov.
Dec.

206
206
207
207
206
211
211
212
019

108.4
108.6
10 6 .8
109.1
10 9 .2
109.3
109.8
110.2
1 1 0 .0

159
160
159
160
160
163
163
164
165

1 0 9 .0
1 0 9 .0
109.2
109.6
1 0 9 .9
noa
110.5
1 1 0 .9
1 1 0 .7

10 6 .6
10 7 .0
107.5
107 .5
1 0 7 .0
1 0 7 .0
10 7 .5
1 0 6 .0
1 0 8 .0

4a
3 .9
4 .0
3*8
4 .0
3 .7
3*6
3 .5
3*8

1 5 7 .3
1 5 6 .2
1 7 7 .4
1 5 3 .0
1 5 6 .5
1 7 0 .2
1 6 3 .9
1 7 6 .0
165*6

157.5
1 6 3 .6
1 6 6 .4
169a
1 6 4 .9
1 6 5 .6
1 6 7 .9
167 .8
165.1

1 0 * .9
1 1 6 .9
100 .3
9 8 .9
1 1 2 .3
1 1 0 .9
1 1 2 .6
136*4
204.3

114 a
U 3 .7
1 1 3 .9
1 1 4 .7
1 1 2 .6
1 1 3 .0
1 1 2 .6
1 1 3 .6
1 1 6 .7

1,132
1 ,2 2 3
1 ,0 9 7
1,3 0 3
1 ,2 5 5
1,2 7 1
1,7 5 5
1 ,5 1 9
1 ,5 1 0

1 4 3 .0
145.5
154.6
156.4
1 6 7 .2
167.8
1 6 1 .2
1 5 8 .9
154.1

219
206
202
203
213
227
259
287
£81

1 3 7 .9
138*9
1 4 0 .9
1 4 3 ,9
1 4 7 .1
1 4 9 .6
1 4 8 .9
1 5 4 .0
1 4 9 .6

652
667
667
666
687
688
683
708
735

1 4 4 .8
1 4 8 .2
1 4 7 .9
1 49.8
1 5 2 .6
1 5 3 .8
1 5 5 .9
159.5
161.5

207
209
209
£10

110.6
111.4
1 1 1.3
1 1 0 .7

160
162
162
163

111.2
1 1 2 .4
112a
111.3

108.4
10 8 .2
10 8 .6
1 0 8 .6

4a
3 .9
3 .6
3*5

162 a
1 7 2 .7
1 6 1 .8
1 5 8 .7

1 6 4 .3
1 6 2 ,0
157*7
1 5 6 .6

9 1 .0
8 8 .6
1 07.1
108.4

I I 9 .I
1 2 0 .6
1 2 0 .5
1 2 0 .8

1 ,4 0 4
1^37
1 ,2 8 6
1,246

1 5 6 .4
154*0
1 5 0 .0
156.4

269
267
255
245

148a
1 5 3 .0
152*7
1 5 3 .6

W

1 6 6 .5
1 69.3
1 7 0 .0
1 73.6

1964
Ja n .
F eb .
Mar.
Apr.
FRASER

Digitized for


Production end Spending
S e a s o n o •ty A d ju ste d
Three-Month M o v in g A v e r a g e s (1

Little Rock Metropolitan Area
Bonking Activity
I S e a s o n a lly A d ju ste d

1957-59=100

Business loans

1957-59=100

Bank Deposits

160
150
140
130
120

1962

1963

1964

1962

1963

1964

1962

1963

1964

f r e p o r e d by R e se o rc h D e p o M m e n t
F e d c r o t R e s e r v e B a n k o< S» Lou>s

Animal
A verages

T o t a l P a y r o ll
Employment
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju ste d
Thousands
o f P erso n s
la ta

106.9
97.4
•95.7
94.5
94.0
9 6.9
1 0 0 .0

1 J 57

1958
1959
1^60
1961
1962
1963
A pr.
Msy
Ju n e
Ju ly
Aug.
S e p t.
O c t.
So t.

See.

Emnlcrraent
S e a s o n a lly
T h w H M iria
A d ju ste d
Tyyjjyv
o f P e rso n s

E a s lo y a s s k
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju ste d
In d e x

M K B^ pyiBO e
B a te

102.1
98.7
99-3
10QU2
10U 1
103.2
105.8

113.7
95.5
90.8
8 6.5
8 3 .9
88a
91-8

6 .6
1 0 ,5
BA
6 .6
6 .8
5-0
4a

PROWCXlPll AMD SPEBDIKC
3 a d u r £ & a l U s* 0 ?
Cbecfc Payments
g l e c t r f o Power
Hwwgftct Star. Saltt ^
S e a s o n a lly
S e a s o n a lly ’
Adjusted
A fcad ju sted
U n ad ju sted
A d ju sted
M illio n s
A dju sted
l p < 4 x l / g?.P p U ,»r»
. l a t a 1/
a * * * 3-/
-■ .ftflffr-. ..

101.5
92.2
106.3
119.3
121.0
139.6
155-6

109a

— _______ _____ M O T S ACTIVITY___________________
B u s in e s s l o t u s 2/
Bank D e p o s its Z l
S e a s o n a lly
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju ste d
M illio n s
A d ju ste d
In d e x
o f D o lla r s
In d e x -

M illio n s
OX D o lla r s

103.0
97.3
99.7
1QI.3
102.5
112.9
319.7

S k A

96.5
97.8
98.5
104.0
IO6.7

67
67
68
68
67
67
67
67
68

99.9
100.3
100.6
101.0
99.9
100.4
100.4
100.7
101.3

41
4l
42
42
42
42
42
42
42

105*1
105.3
106.3
10 6 .9
106*1
10? JL
107.1
106.6
106.1

9 2.7
93-1
92.4
92 .7
91.3
9 0.9
90.9
92.4
94.6

3-7
3-4
3-9
3-7
4 .2
3-9
4 .2
4 .2
3-8

153.6
150.8
1 82.3
155.6
J-52.5
170.9
158.3
164.5
155-6

153-9
1 53.9
155.4
155.2
158.3
1 63.0
164.5
I69.O

105-4
107.3
126.4
96.2
117.4
106.5
101.0
115.7
175.7

109-5
113a
113-4
11 5 .7
110a
107.0
100.9
99-0
100.2

244
213
202
231
217
233

116.0
118.4
1 2 ia
1 2 ia
122.3
120.9
120.3
124.0
126.7

66
66
66
66

102.5
101.5
1Q1.4
9 9.5

40
40
40
40

106.1
105.8
105.7
1040.

97.5
95.3
95-3
93a

3 .7
3-4
3 -3
3-2

152.8
1 7 1 .9
152 a
1 6 3 .0

170.7
168.3
163.8
158a

6 6 .5
65.3
84.3
90.2

x a i.2
99.3
97.5
96^

260
205
220
219

128.0
126.0
124.4
125.2

207
219
g ig

1 00.0
100.4
99.6
99.9
111.6
117.0
122.6

92.1
95 A

112.5
125.1
129.0
142.3
154.4

46
47
48
48
47
45
46
46
47

149-8
1 5 I .I
153.5
155.4
155-8
155-8
158.1
159.7
158 a

160
164
168
167
168
166
169
172
170

118.7
121.5
122.8
123.4
125.6
125-0
125.7
125.8
124.6

149.5
151.5
157.1
162.4

172
171
175
178-

125.9
126.9
131.5
132.4

1964
Je n .
P eb .
Mar.
A p r.




47
47
49
50

Evansville Metropolitan Area

Sonking Activity
Seasonally Adjusted

1957-59=100

Business Loans

11957-59=100

P r e p a r e d fey R e s e a rc h D epartm ent
f e d e f o l f is t s f v e Sank of St. Louis

MANPOWER UTILIZATION__________________
T o t a l P a y r o ll
Annual
A verages

Thousands
o f P erso n s

S e a s o n a lly
A d ju sted
In d ex

N anm anufaeturiag
E a n la y a e n t
S e a s o n a lly
Thousands
A d ju sted
o f P e rso n s
In dex

9 7 -0
9 9 .7
1 0 3 .3
1 0 6 .7
1 0 8 .4
1 1 3 -0

x 957
195®
195 9
I 960
1961
1962
1963

n a.o

M an ufacturin g
Employment
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju sted
In d ex

________
Unemployment
R a te
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju ste d

PRODUCTION AND SPENDING
----- m a s & m tise""cd!r
E l e c t r i c Power
S e a s o n a lly
U n ad ju sted
A d ju sted
Ttufayy
in$ m M

Department s t o r e S a le s
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju sted
in d » t 1/
Me*

___________ BANKING ACTT/ITY
Check Payments
S e a s o n a lly
M illio n s
A d ju sted
o f D o lla r s
In d ex 1/

lo u sin ess lo a n s £/
Bank D e p o sits 2/
S e a s o n a lly
S e a s o n a lly
M illio n s
A d ju sted M ill Ia n s
A d ju sted
O f D o lla r s
In d ex
o r D o lla r s
Ind ex

98 a
9 9 .7
1 0 2 .2
106 ^
1081.
1 1 2 .6
1 1 7 .6

9 1 .8
1 0 0 .1
1 0 9 .2
1 1 0 .0
1 1 4 .8
120.1*

4 .5
5*6
3 .7
3 .9
4 .7
3 .6
2 .9

U 6 .8
317.1
118.4
118.5
H 8 .7
U 8 .9
119.2
110.5

116.2
I I 6 .9
119.1
120.5
122.7
124.1
124.1
125.5
127.7

2 .9
2 .9
2 .8
2 .0
2 .8
2 .6
2 .6
2 .0
2 .9

1 3 1 .0
107^
135.9
120.6
121.7
157.3
157.5
166.6
1544

140.2
140.5
142a
145-3
145.1
143.8
i4 ia
137.2
137-3

1002
10 2 .9
87.8
8 4 .9
10Q.-7
100.4
100.6
124.6
194*2

104.5
103a
1 0 3 .0
103.7
10 1 .6
100.8
100.2
1 01.6
106.7

325
378
3H
387
338
345
446
341
431

149a
14 9 .9
158.4
155.7
164.3
167.2
165-3
175.8
172*2

39
4l
41
41
44
43
44
45
44

170.3
172.9
174.2
177.5
184.7
187.3
185.2
183.5
179.2

196
203
204
204
211
209
209
211
214

130.7
134.2
135.5
135.6
137.5
139-4
140*7
143.7
144.2

119.5
120.6
119.7
120.2

126.3
125-5
126.6
126.6

2-5
3a
2 .4
2 .2

130.5
1A3-5
131-3
1 3 0 .3

132-2
131.4
130.6
134.3

77.3

109.6
112.4
110.9
io B a

394
314
367
352

174.4
162.0
158.4
160.4

44
43
44
43

lfil.4
186.0
191.1
184.7

210
214
217
219

144.1
140.9
143.6
145-8

1 0 8 .1

9 2 *0
94a
1 1 3 -9
1 2 3 .9
1 2 7 .6
1 4 1 .6
1 4 1 .9

9 9 .5
9 8 .5
1 0 2 .0
9 7 -2
95. *
m *

9 1 .9
9 7 .9

1 0 2 .7

9 5 .7
1 0 0 .2
1 0 4 .1
1 0 7 .7
1 1 7 .2
1 2 4 .6
1 3 5 -6

9 1 .1
9 5 .3

1 1 0 .2

1 1 3 .6

1 1 0 .1
1 1 7 .0
1 2 8 .3
1 5 7 .7

1 3 1 .9
1 5 0 .2
1 5 4 .0
1 7 4 .6

i2 &
A pr.
Msy
Ju n e
J u ly
Aug.
S e p t.

Oct.
lo v .
D ee.

09
89
90
90
91
9e
92
92
92

n S -T
117.1
110.8
119.3
119.7
119.8
120.4
120.2

72
73
74
74
74
75
75
74
74

89
90
91
92

120.8
121.5
1 2 ia
121.3

72
73
73
74

1 1 7.5

1 1 7 .6

12*
Jan .
F eb .
Mar.
FRASER
A pr.

Digitized for


7 8 .6

98.5
100.8

Manpower Utilization
Production and Spending
Season ally Adjusted
Three-Montti M o v in g A v e r a g e s j l_

Springfield Metropolitan Area

Banking Activity
S e a s o n a lly A dju sted

1957-59=100

Total Loans

1957-59=100

Check Payments
180

160
140

120

1962

1963

1964

P r e p o r e d b y R e s e a r c h D e p o rt m e n t
f e d e r a l R e se r v e B o n k of St. L o u is

PRODUCTION AND SPENDING

MANPOWER UTILIZATION
T o ta l P a y r o ll
E m p lo y m en t

Averages

Thousands
erf Persons

S e a s o n a lly
A djusted
Index

Nonmanufacturing
E m p lo y m en t

Thousands
o f P erson s

1 0 4.4

1 0 0 .0
9 4 .9
105 a
111 .5
109.6
109.3
112*1

1957
1956

1959
I9 6 0

1961
1962
1963

S e a s o n a lly
A dju sted
Index

M anufacturing
E m p lo y m en t

S e a s o n a lly
A d ju sted
Index

Unemployment
Rate
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju sted

1 0 2 .6
1 0 6.8
106
105.0
1 0 6 .0

87-5
JLOO.3
1 1 2 .2
1 2 4 .6
1 1 9 .4
1 2 1 .5
1 2 3 .5

5 .4
6 .4
4 .5
6 .6
5 .8
5 .4
4 .7

9 3 .0

I n d u s t r i a l Use o f
E l e c t r i c Power
S e a s o n a lly
U nadjusted
A djusted
Index h
Index

Department. S to re S a le s
S e a s o n a lly
A dju sted
In dex y

Unadjusted
Index

9 2 .0
9 7 .0

111.0

9 6 .5
96.5
1 0 7 .1

1 3 9 .5
1 4 4 .4
1 7 0 .1
1 6 2 .9

1 0 2 .6
1 0 7 .6

Check Payments
S e a so n a lly
A djusted
Index b

M illio n s
o f D o lla rs

BANKING ACTIVITY
Demand D e p o sits o f
In d iv id u a ls , B u sin e ss e s _/
T o ta l Loans - /
and L o c a l Governments
S e a s o n a lly
S e a s o n a lly
U nadjusted
U nadjusted
A dju sted
A dju sted
Index
Index
Index
Index

89.8

100.0
99.8

9 2 .6

9 3 .0
9 5.7

99.2

111.0

101.0

in .3

110.8
115.2
1 2 5 .0
134.1

1 0 6 .2
1 0 6 .4
n o .o
n 5 .2
1 2 0 .4

1 2 4 .6
1 2 8 .7
1 4 0 .3
1 5 7 .4

12£
Apr.
May
June
J u ly
Aug.
S e p t.
O ct.
Nov.
Dec.

4o
40
41
41
42
42
42
41
41

111.2
1 1 0 .9
1 1 1 .2
1 1 1 .2
113-2
1 1 2 .9
1 1 3 .4
1 1 3 .4
113-4

26
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
29

1 0 7.2
1 0 6 .9
10 7 .2
1 0 7 .2
109.1
1 0 9 .1
109*1
109^
109a

1 2 2 .5
122.5
122.5
1 2 2 .5
1 2 4 .6
1 2 3.6
1 2 5 .7
1 2 5 .7
1 2 5 .7

4 .6
4 .4
5 .8
5 .0
5-5
4 .5
3 -3
3 .8
4 .4

1 7 0 .0
1 7 8 .5
2 1 4 .7
1 9 0 .2
2 0 7 .8
2 0 6 .2
1 7 1 .0
1 9 2 .0
1 5 8 .2

1 8 1 .8
1 8 0 .7
1 8 4 .0
1 8 3 .5
1 8 5 .0
1 8 4 .4
1 8 2 .2
1 8 5 .5

1 0 8 .1
1 0 4 .7
9 7 .7
9 7 .4
in .9
1 2 3 .3
97.4
1 2 7 .3
1 9 4 .5

1 0 5 .4
1 0 4 .5
1 0 4 .9
1 0 6 .3
1 0 6 .6
1 0 7 .8
1 0 9 .4
H I .7
H I .5

141
138
130
154
147
146
152
140
149

133 .4
130.1
1 31.7
1 3 3 .5
138 .9
135.5
1 34.3
1 3 6 .6
1 3 9 .3

150 .5
1 4 9 .0
157.5
1 5 7 .7
1 59.8
1 6 4 .9
1 7 1 .3
1 63.4
178.5

1 5 2 .0
1 5 2 .4
1 5 4 .9
158 .5
1 5 7 .3
1 6 2 .4
1 6 7 .6
1 6 2 .6
1 6 9 .8

H 5 .1
n 4 .2
n 6 .8
n 7 -9
1 1 9 .7
1 2 7 .4
1 2 8 .6
1 2 6 .9
1 3 3 .4

1 1 7 .3
n 9 .e
1 1 9 .5
1 2 0 .8
1 2 1 .9
1 2 3 .3
1 2 3 .9
1 2 3 .0
1 2 2 .7

41
41

11 4 .8
1 1 5 .1

26
26
29
29

1 0 7.6
109*1
109.5
10 9 .5

1 3 5 .2
1 3 2 .0

5-1
3 .7
3 -1
3 .5

1 8 5 .7
1 8 3 .5
1 6 7 .6
1 7 9 .4

1 8 3 .0
1 88.1
1 8 8 .1
1 9 0 .0

6 8 .9
7 4 .4
1 0 1 .2
1 0 4 .9

1 1 1 .5
1 1 0 .6
1 0 9 .2
1 0 7 .0

157
127
153
152

1 4 1 .6
1 4 4 .9
147 .6
151.5

1 7 7 .7
1 5 3 .7
1 6 7 .5
165 .6

1 8 2 .9
1 5 8 .4
1 7 4 .1
1 6 7 .2

1 2 4 .7
1 2 2 .7
1 2 8 .0
1 3 3 .1

1 2 5 .9
1 2 6 .3
1 3 0 .9
1 3 5 .9

1 8 4 .9

1964
Jam.
Feb .
K-JT.
FRASER

41
115*4
Digitized for
A p r*
41
115^


1 3 2 .0

1 3 0 .9

Production and Spending

MANPOWER UTILIZATION

Annual
Averages

T o t a l P a y r o ll
Employment
S e a s o n a lly
*H>wnmnH«
A d ju sted
o f Persona
In d ex

1957
1958
19 5 9
I 960
1961
1962
196 3

N ftn m R iT n farrh irrljag

Employment
.^ B R n n u lly
Thr»iennrt a
A d ju ste d
o f P e rso n s
In d ex

PRODUCTION AKD SPENDING
If a r m f

Employment
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju sted
In d ex

ng

Unom pl nytn^rrf*'

R a te
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju ste d

I n d u s t r i a l Use o f
E l e c t r i c P oser
S e a s o n a lly
U n ad ju sted
A d ju sted
In d e x 1/
In dex

Department Store Sales
Seasonally
Unadjusted
In d e x

A d ju sted
In d ex 1/

9 9 -8
1 0 1 .7
9 8 .5
9 2 .7
9 7 -2
1 1 4 .7
1 2 1 .3

9 5 -2
9 9 .9
1 0 4 .9
1 0 3 .5
1 0 8 .5
1 3 5 -4
1 3 6 .2

4 .8
5 -9
4 .8
6 .6
6 .3
4 .6
4 .4

19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19

1 2 0 .9
1 2 0 .9
1 2 1 .6
1 2 2 .2
1 2 2 .2
1 2 2 .9
1 2 2 .2
1 2 2 .2
1 2 1 .6

1 2 9 .8

4 .5
4 .8
4 .8
4 .7
4 .2
4 .7
3 -6
4 .2
4 .0

2 2 9 .9
2 3 7 -1
2 2 0 .5
2 3 1 -6
2 0 3 .3

2 2 1 .1
2 1 5 .7
2 2 0 .9
2 2 1 .7
2 2 4 .4

1 0 6 .5
1 1 4 .6
1 1 1 .3
1C 7-5
1 1 3 .4
1 1 0 .9
1 0 6 .4
1 3 7 .2
2 0 3 .3

1 2 7 .8

18

1 2 6 .6

18
18

1 2 0 .9
1 2 1 .6
1 2 0 .4
1 2 1 -7

3 .6
3 -9
3 .9
3 .6

1 9 4 .5
2 4 2 .2
2Q5 . 2
223^

2 2 7 -1
2 2 4 .8

81.6

113.0
113.8

99*6
ID S . 5

112.3

9 8 .3
1 0 1 .0
1 0 0 .7
9 6 .4
1 0 1 .1
1 2 1 .8

1 2 6 .4

BAjBONO ACTIVITY
Check Payments
Seasonally
Adjusted
Index l/

Millions
of Dollars

102.0
1 0 0 .3

8 8 .0
1 0 0 .0
1 1 2 .0
1 2 3 .5
1 4 6 .7

9 5 .8
9 6 .7
1 0 5 .5

9 7 -8
9 1 .4
9 6 -9

2 1 9 .6
219-6

M a i
U n ad ju sted
In d ex

9 5 .6

9 3 .8
1 0 0 .5
1 0 5 .7
10b . 2
H 6 .4
1 3 6 .2
1 5 0 .1

9 6 .0

1 1 4 .8
1 3 6 .7
1 5 0 .9

1 1 4 .1

Bank D e p o sits 1/
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju sted
In d ex

U n ad ju sted
In d ex

1 0 8 .5
1 1 5 .7
1 2 5 .8
1 4 3 .5

105.0

107*6

lo a n s £/
S e a s o n a lly
A d ju ste d
In d ex

1 6 0 .8

±2§1
A pr.
May
June
J u ly
Aug.
S e p t.
O c t.
liOY.
D ec.

29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
29

1 2 4 .0
1 2 4 .4
1 2 5 .3
1 2 7 -8
1 2 8 .3
1 2 3 .3
1 2 8 .7
1 2 8 .3
1 2 7 -0

1 3 L .1
1 3 2 .4
1 3 8 .7
1 3 9 .9
1 3 8 .7
1 4 2 .1
1 3 9 .9
1 3 7 .4

2 2 7 .1
1 9 1 .9
2 4 1 .4 -

2 3 2 .1

2 1 4 .6
2 1 8 .3
2 2 1 .3

2 2 6 .0

H 5 -8

119-8
1 2 2 .3

1 2 2 .6

116.1
1 1 2 .3
1 0 9 -5

IO8.9
110.1

91
91
89

151.2
1 4 7 .4
1 5 1 .3

1 5 9 .3
1 6 1 .4
1 6 2 .8
1 6 1 .5

100

1 5 0 .6

95

1 5 4 .9

162.2

93

1 5 2 .2

99
89
99

1 5 1 .3
1 5 4 .6

1 6 4 .0
1 6 5 -5

101

1 5 9 .9
1 5 9 -4
1 6 2 .4

156.6

166.0
I67.2

1 5 8 .5
1 5 9 .3
1 6 0 .6

161.2
1 6 1 .7
1 6 4 .2
1 6 4 .8
1 6 5 .9
1 6 6 .5

1 4 6 .6
1 4 7 .0
1 5 0 .6
1 5 1 .3
1 5 0 .9
1 5 4 .9
1 5 6 .3
1 5 7 .4
1 6 2 .5

1 4 7 .1
1 4 9 .0
1 5 0 .8
1 5 0 .5

152.1
156.2
1 5 3 .8
1 5 4 .5
1 5 6 .5

1964

Jan.
Feb.

29
29
30
30

1 2 6 .4
Digitized forMar.
FRASER
Apr.
1 2 7 -7


19

1 4 1 .2

136 JL
13 B .0
1 3 9 -2

2 2 3 .0

2 1 6 .6

77 *4

1 1 4 .0

66
95

102

165.6

1 6 6 .6
1 7 3 .5

1 7 4 .7

176.2

170.8
1 7 7 .4

1 7 6 .6

176.8

1 5 5 .9
1 5 7 .1

158.8

156,6

1 5 7 .1

1 6 0 .1
1 6 2 .2
1 5 6 .9




CHECK PAYMENTS IN

T
O
T
I5EDIUM-SIZE

Apr. 196k
(In m illio n s )

CITIES i /

Apr. 196k
compared with
Men*. 1964
£SKaJ 8$3

24.0

4>

5 i

+

6 *

El Dorado, Ark.

43.0

+

4

+

2

G reen ville, Miss

42.1

-

4

♦

8

Hannibal, Mo.

14.9

-

8

-

7

Helena, Ark.

14.9

+

ID

+

5

Jackson, Term.

41.3

4*

1

+

6

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

J efferson C ity, Mo.

$

+ 2

190.5

Owensboro, Ky.

72.5

+

6

♦ 6

Paducah, Ky.

50.9

*

8

+ 16

Pine B lu ff, Ark.

62.6

mm

6

- 11

Quincy, 111.

6 2 .1

-

2

+ 1

S edalia, Mo.

28.5

4*

9

+ 13

Texarkana, Ark.

35.0

4*

3

-

1/

D ebits t o faiwna deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Government accounts.
Beleased May 28, 1964
Monthly data fo r i 960-62 is available cm request t o the
Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank o f S t. Louis.

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