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^^tMENTOfc April 17, 1964 STATISTICS BUSINESS ^TSSBstc^ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1957-59 = 100 Index, 1957-59 = 100 160 160 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1.- s e a s . a d j . Monthly index) 150 150 140 - 130 - 120 - 110 —j—i_j.™™i—i—1—I_™J—I—I—J.— •^^-^U-^l^^HT-is-X^JI 1,,.. ,.^-JL^Jt _^ , L^t 1962 1961 J=™J™0™4™JLmJmJ L-A^.L,^. JFMAMJ 1964 1963 Billion Dollars 550 PERSONAL INCOME JASOND Billion Dollars (seasonally a d j u s t e d , a t a n n u a l 500 _=J 120 rates) * Total 450 ^ s g g ^ - ^Ji®^ _ 400 Wag& 350 and Sal&^f Disbursements B@ ^ 300 250 ^,^^^** •AJ-LJ-jJLa,-H. H..I,. .L- • J a J r a J _ i j J » J r a X 4 - A - & - - L A J U L O - L j U L J i , J <„, .JLJ»J=J_JL1™IJUJULJ». 1961 1962 1963 1964 1962 1961 1963 1964 Maarrcch o n d July 1961 a n d J a n u a r y 1963 a n d 1 9 6 4 inclsj D a t ai f o r M srnment Li Government Life Insurai Index, 1957-59=100 160 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. B. s e a s . a d j . Dolla rs 2.80 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS Hours 48 index) - 140 2.60 Average 46 Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) ^ ~*^ V—.^ 2.40 ^ 44 - 120 Average 2.20 -J 100 Hours Per Week* 42 (right scale) ^•isA*»*«\#"*W*^ / ' 2.00 40 ^ S e a s o n a l l y a d j usted 80 -J-» L U I 1 , ' « - M 1 -•L . L - L J U A J L j L J - , t . J - L . - X X J U L J J . , X J . . J U U L _ • J 1961 1962 1963 l l „.La- l l„i..,L,i.,J,.,L.nJ 1964 1.80 „*, .\ i \ i. 1, M a • \ 1961 1 H 1 I J ,1 1 1 1 ) L. ' 1962 ' 8 •' • > ' • • » 1 1, ? 1 1 1 II ! II T • M l 1963 1964 38 BUSIMESS STATISTICS5 ! 963 ITEM i 964 • Apr, 6 Af)i% 13 Mar„ 21 92 » 9 4,962 3,368 100. 5 95.3 100,8 101.2 93,9 4,708 3, 170 Mar, 28 Apr. 4 Apr. 1! COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: •fcCCj. C ALL RETA 1L STORE'S, SALES . *95.4 *99.0 *i00,..6 92,4 4,724 3,232. mil. .$.. 300 282 2, 121 Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, tota! 3/....do.... 265 248 249 2, 126 i, 977 100.4 94.4 100.9 lOi. i Cc; o i, 968 2, 162 2,0!2 360 274 289 299 267 288 34,535 32,596 19,609 34,745 32,779 19,37! 36.692 35,480 20,2!4 36,657 35,750 20,520 36,7.32 35,353 20,310 36,839 35,898 20,3-8 36! 2, !88 2,032 State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Grsdstreet)..number., FINANCE: !00.7 10!. 2 94,2 4,968 3,403 100.5 95,3 100.7 10!, ! 95.5 4, 804 3, 178 100.5 3/4 3/5 520 272 63,139 35,929 128,555 30,348 35,274 16,026 63,360 38,509 139,308 27,910 38,137 !8,280 62,630 38,566 138,908 27.802 38,!72 18,34 1 62,532 38,704 138,373 26,870 38,308 18,366 4.47 67,36 70,60 4.47 68.29 71.64 4, 56 79.38 84.33 4,57 78.97 83.87 4.58 79.24 84. 16 4.58 79.75 84.7 i 1,407 16,418 191,165 7,484 1,497 16,325 180,361 7,461 !,4I9 1,458 17,972 198,679 7,57! 1,269 17,876 209,181 7,575 ..,„„... 2,4i3 129.5 546 2,464 132.3 556 2,362 126.8 537 2,406 129.2 528 2,447 131.4 519 2,447 131.4 317 312 309 303 305 454 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:_4/ Commerci a I and ? ndustr 5 a ! !oans (gross) .....do.*.. Bond vields. domestic corporate (Moodv's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. 6!, 8 ! 1 35,956 128,815 30,857 35,236 15,944 PRODUCTION: Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59-100.. B .„thous. cars.. _[/ Data d o not always cover calendar w e e k s . 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 1 18,140 197,871 7 ,. 592 4 / Wednesday data. * Monthly 209,155 index for M a r . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 ITEM Mar. Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS Durable goods materials Nondurab I e mater i a l s j>/ Preliminary. Feb. Mar. £,/ INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income bil. $.. Wage and salary disbursements, total do.... Commodity-producing industries do.... Manuf actur i ng on I y do.... Distributive industries do.... Service industries do.... Government do.... Other labor income do.... Proprietors' income; Bus i ness and profess i ona I do.... Farm „ do.... Rental income of persons „ do.... Dividends do.... Personal interest income do.... Transfer payments do.... Less personal contributions for soc. insurance.,.do.... Total nonagr icu Itura I income do.... INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES).1957-59=100.. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: Manufacturing, tota I do.. *. Durab le manufactures . do.... Nondurab le manufactures do... „ Mining do.... BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total do.... Consumer goods .do.... Equipment, including defense do.... Mater ials do.... r_/ Revised. Dec. Jan. do.... do.... 452. 304. 120. 95. 78. 48. 57.8 12.5 454.8 306. i 120.9 96.3 78.7 48.5 58.0 12.5 476.0 320.8 127.2 101. 1 81.3 50.8 61.6 12.8 *478.I 321.7 126.9 101. I 81.7 50.9 62.2 12.8 r478.8 r324.2 r128.4 r101.9 r82. ! r5l.2 62.5 12.9 480.4 325. 128. 102. 82. 51. 62.8 12.9 37.2 13.5 12.0 17.2 31.7 35.7 11.5 434.9 37.2 13.3 52.0 17.2 31.8 36.2 i 1.5 437.0 38.4 12.5 12.2 19,8 33.8 37.7 12. 1 459.2 38.4 12.2 12.2 19.0 34.1 *39.9 12.3 *46l.6 r38.6 r 12. I 12.3 r 19. 1 34.3 r37.7 12.4 r462.4 38.7 12.3 12.3 19.2 34.5 37.8 12.4 463.7 120.5 I22„5 M24.5 125.7 r128.0 129.5 120.7 120.7 120.6 104.9 123.3 123.2 123.4 i04.5 125. i 127.2 rl22.5 r106.7 rl25. 126, r 124, rl07, M28.6 ri29,I r 128.0 H07.6 130.7 130.5 130.8 106. I 123.7 123.9 123. 1 121.5 118,5 124.5 r125.3 r123.9 128.5 r123.8 r 12 1.0 126.8 r126.7 r126. 1 r!28.1 r124.7 r 12 ! .0 r!28.5 r128.3 r128.4 r128.0 r127.7 r 124.5 r130.9 129.9 130. I 129.5 129.3 126 133 122.4 122.4 122.6 118.7 114.6 122.9 1 1 * Jan. 1964 data include $2.1 b i l . ($172 m 1 . converted convert to annual r a t e ) , reflecting stepped-up rate of l i f e insurance dividend payments t o veterans. Digitized forGovt, FRASER 36372 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1963 1964 ITEM Mar. Dec. J an. Feb. Mar. JD/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R . INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX ( I N C L . U T I L . ) . 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . , BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: 120.2 121.3 r126.9 rl27.3 r 127.7 128.2 120.6 120.0 105.2 118.5 126.4 121.9 121.5 I 11.9 I 19.3 126.2 127.9 127.0 rl10.4 125.6 133.3 rl28. I r127.6 rll2.4 r126.7 r!34.4 r128.5 r128.4 r I 16.2 r126.7 133.9 129.0 128.8 118 128 135 do..., do.... .....do..., do..., do..., 122.3 127.0 110.7 108.2 126.6 122.1 127.2 I 14.6 115.7 128.3 130.6 132.6 r 122.5 r I 12.5 137.4 rl29.6 r131.8 122.5 r I 16. I 137. I r130.4 r132.3 r124.6 119.3 r137.1 129 132 124 do..., ...do..., do..., do..., do..., ,,*,,,do..., 121.4 112.6 123.2 98.7 123.3 110,5 122.5 I 14.3 122.5 98.8 123.9 109.7 r128.9 121.8 r 131.3 104.3 r!26.9 121.5 r128.6 r I 18.4 131.8 102.1 r127.7 rl19.0 r 128.8 I 19.2 Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Foods and beverages Tobacco products do..., do..., do..., do..., do..., 141.4 114.3 132.8 115.0 114.6 143.6 I 15.5 140.3 I 15.7 I 14.2 153.9 I 16.6 145.7 I 18.6 115.8 M53.6 rl16.0 145.7 I 19.8 I 12.7 153.7 I 18.9 MINING Coai Crude oil and natural gas Meta I mining,,,,,,, ,,,, UTILITIES T Electric BY MARKET GROUPINGS: FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL Consumer goods Automotive and home goods Apparel and staples Equipment, including defense MATER! ALS Durable goods materials Nondurab I e mater i a I s DOMESTIC TRADE do .do..., do..., ,do t s t , do..., do..., 104.7 96.1 105.3 114.3 138.2 140.3 105.4 93.9 105.9 I 15.7 136.4 138.1 r106.6 103.4 r105.7 I I 1.6 r 143.3 147.0 r108.4 104.0 r107.3 r I 16,4 r144.9 148.8 r107.6 99.2 107.2 I 18, I r146.0 107. I 95 107 do..., do..., do..., do..., do..., do do..., do... 122. 122. 130. 120. 121. 118. 114. 121.8 122.4 123. I 131.0 120.5 120.7 rl28. 128, r!38. rl25. r!28. rl26. rl22. rl29. r128.4 r129.2 r 140.3 M25.6 r126.7 128.4 129.0 140 126 127.1 120.2 118.0 122.6 M28.4 r128.2 139.4 M24.6 128.8 M25.4 122.2 r 128.7 r 127.3 r124.3 130.4 128.0 125 131 mil. $., do... do... do..., do... 17,087 5,432 3,309 781 649 19,653 6,383 3,926 838 795 r25,104 r7,208 r3,690 rI,333 r9l8 rl9,154 r6,03l r3,677 r905 r7l2 r18,693 r6,058 r3,659 r9IO 703 20,404 6,663 4,018 999 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... I 1,655 826 641 1,254 4,467 1,395 1,627 20,374 6,624 3,820 953 939 13,270 1,081 667 1,421 4,976 1,543 2,075 20,350 6,576 3,764 940 942 r17,896 r2,172 r906 r 1,533 r5,194 r1,713 r4,399 r12,635 r9ll r659 r 1,402 r4,865 r 1,473 r 1,858 r2l,OI9 r6,83l r3,935 r1,02 I r952 r13,123 r 1,026 r67l r1,436 r5,OI8 r1,566 r1,872 r2l,000 r6,855 r3,95l r1,019 r949 13,741 I, 199 681 1,488 4,929 1,582 2,319 21,134 6,867 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 13,750 1,209 683 1,496 4,894 1,61 I 2,332 13,774 1,207 678 1,507 4,853 1,618 2,409 r14,188 r1,250 r694 r1,528 r4,99l r1,681 r2,474 r14,145 r1,250 r694 rI,580 r5,03l rI,638 r2,48l rl4,257 1,268 669 1,61 I 5,007 1,634 2,568 do... do... 27,735 28,025 28,573 28,066 27,826 28,691 r28,002 r29,OI2 28,727 28,992 do... 4,592 5,469 8,239 r5,328 5, 160 do... do... do... do... do.. . do... do... 3,826 202 89 1,035 1,790 42 62 4,571 283 102 1,329 2,067 52 77 6,943 567 107 2,995 2,081 50 132 r4,478 247 102 r 1,262 2,086 46 75 4,330 228 100 1,246 1,982 47 72 MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Durab ie manufactures Primary met a Is . Fabricated metal products Machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Clay, glass, and stone products Lumber and products Furniture and fixtures do do... , do..., do.... do..., * Nondurab Ie manufactures. .. Textile mill products. Appare i products Leather and products Paper and products Printing and pub 1i sh i ng ; =,s s s ss RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL U Durable goods stores Automot i ve group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurab Ie goods stores Appare I group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1 / Durab Ie goods stores Automot i ve group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Appare I group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, tota I Adjusted, tota I RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total.... RETAIL FIRMS WITH I! OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Appare I group , Eating and drinking places General merchandise group -. Grocery stores ; Lumber yards, buiiding materials dealers Tire, battery, accessory dealers r_/ Revised. £_/ Preliminary. 36372 1/ Data for Mar. 1964 are advance estimates. 128.7 12!.! " 137 129.3 12! '|I9!3 r2l,440 r7,183 4,133 1,061 998 146.0 14,267 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1964 1963 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Feb. Jan. Mar. j>/ DOMESTIC TRADE—Continued RETAIL FIRMS WITH I! OR MORE STORES—Continued Estimated sales (seasonalSy adjusted), tota!.. 0 ....miI. $ . . A p p a r e I g r o u p e . s . . . . . B „ 0 . „ . . . . . . . . . . . „ „.. a..a...... do*... Eating and drinking p laces.... „ „ D . . «, <>... . =>.. 8 <= •.»• .do.... Genera I merchand i se group..........................do.... Grocery stores. ......... s... „.ffl.a... s „..... .o. 0E *.. .do.... Lumber yards, building materials dealers0...... „...do.... Tire, battery, accessory deaIers„ 0 8 . , s . 0 . . . e . B a » B O do, 0 ,. EMPLOYMENT, HOURS p AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS CNONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED..... ..... ............... .thous.. Manufacturings.. 0.... e0..... «> =e <= s » e . . . . <>»„. s... *, Bs .do.. .. Mining 9 , so , 8 ..». 1! ..o OD .., 8 ., 001! «,.. 00 ... I ,., t , 0 .. .....do..,. Contract construct i on . .0 . • • •.... •. •.. •.. <>. .«. • •. •... d o . . . . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d p u b l i c u t i S i t i e s . o e . . „ . „ . . . . . . B .do.... Wholesale and retail trade.co...,,.,,,,,,.,. ..do.,,. Finance, insurance, and real estate „ do.... Services and mi see Ifaneous..„...0...........„......do.... Governments ..............................co......® .do... „ PRODUCTION WORKERS ON.MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED...........................do.... Durable goods industries........ ................ ......do.... Nondurable goods industries........................do.... MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION-WORKER 4,737 311 102 1,513 1,952 61 88 4,778 311 104 1,569 1,940 63 89 5,043 326 106 1,674 2,017 61 99 r5,089 336 If! r l , ,698 2 ,,041 63 99 56,458 16,872 631 2,920 3,899 I 1,729 2,839 8, !44 9,424 56,706 16,948 631 2,928 3,894 I 1,795 2,848 8,207 9,455 57,748 17,127 630 3,069 3,915 11,963 2,892 8,447 9,705 r57,850 r ! 7 , f'S9 r623 r3,OI7 r3,923 r 12,072 r2,904 r8,474 r9,7!8 r58,160 r!7,!75 r624 r3,163 r3,937 r 12,114 r8,5!7 r9,720 58,226 17,224 626 3,135 3,941 12,070 2,917 8,564 9,749 12,455 6,956 5,499 12,521 6,994 5,527 12,653 7, 129 5,524 r12,639 r7,120 r5,519 r 12,705 r7,!55 5,550 12,74! 7,193 5,548 S 12.6 114. I 122.4 117.7 119.4 120.2 40.0 40.3 40.7 41.0 39.2 39.7 2.43 2.61 2.19 40.2 40.5 40.8 41.0 39.4 39.8 2.44 2.61 2.20 40.8 40.5 4! s 6 41.5 39e9 39.6 2.51 2.69 2.26 39.8 40.1 40.6 40.8 38 e 7 39.1 2.51 2.69 2.27 40.3 40.6 41.0 41.3 39.4 39.9 2e5S r2.68 2.26 40.4 40.7 41.1 41.3 39.4 39.8 2.51 2.69 '2.27 3.3 3.9 1.8 3.2 3.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 3.5 3.8 2.0 3.5 3.8 1.2 i„7 1.8 2.5 3.9 1.4 3e7 3.7 B8 2.3 1.8 r3 9 6 r3 e 7 r2.0 r4 e 0 r4.0 rl.2 2.0 1.8 p362 p3„8 pi .9 p3»2 p3.7 pi.I pi.5 pi.7 56,488 40,254 12,799 3,706 2,453 62,735 46,423 14,382 4,264 2,855 65,758 55,581 19,401 4,732 3,221 66,274 50,710 5, IS! 337 110 1,743 2,018 67 98 2,910 INDEXs PayrolIs, unadjusted.. 1957-59=100.. HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABL S SHMENTS: Average weekly gross hours, mfg. Indus., unadj......hours.. Seasonally adjusted.... ......do..., Durable goods industries, unadjusted „«,.«,.„„,,.. s... a do.... Seasonal ly adjusted s . o o . . . . 0 0 0 . 0 o . „ o . . » < , o o o o „ 0 . o ..do. 0.. Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted............do.... Seasonally adjusted.............................. do.... Avg e hourly gross earnings, mfg 0 industries.......do!Iars„„ Durab Ie goods industr ies„,.,„......, 889 ,...„,. a ..,do.... NondurabIe goods 5ndustr? es n s....e.....s.........ee do.... LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS? Accession rate, total......monthly rate per 100 employees.. SeasonaI Iy adjusted..............................do.... New hires..........................................do.... Separation rate, total.....„ < ,„.. s ...,.. Ba ..„. 1( ..„.,do.... SeasonaI Iy adjusted............... •.. «0 e»,, „» e o „..do.... Quit....^.......••••••••......... ...•.•..•.•••••••.do.... Layoff........•.•...........•.••..••••..•.••....•..do..., Seasonally adjusted..............................do.... TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AIRLINES (SCHEDULED DOMESTIC TRUNK): Miles flown (revenue)'. ......•••.••.••.......••......thous.. Express and freight ton-miles f Sown........... os . s .. .do.... Mail ton-miles fIown, s ; ; s s=.s =s 2s s5-..,0:=5551 . 5 =. =.= do..,. Passengers originated (revenue)...„.... 000 ........„..do... „ Passenger-miles flown (revenue)..................miiI ions.. 14,547 4,801 3,245 xj Revised. j>/ Preliminary. USCOMM-DC—36372 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N 2 5 , D. C OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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