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April 19, 1963

BUSINESS

STATISTICS

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 the latest monthly SURVEY

SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Index, 1941-43 = 10
90

Index, 1941-43 = 10
90
PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

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(daily avg. close)

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1962

Index, 1957-59=100

Billion Dollars
500
PERSONAL INCOME

160

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

(seasonally adjusted, at annual rates)

450

140 -

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120
350

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Disbursements

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1961

1962

I960

1963

1962

1963

Index, 1957^59=100

Billion Dollars
SALES OF RETAIL STORES
20

1961

Data for March a n d July 1961 include accelerated a n d special Government insurance
dividend payments, respectively; those for January 1963 include both types.

110

(seasonally adjusted)

FREIGHT CARLOADINGS
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1961

1962

1963

1960

1961

1962

1963

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

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1962

1963

ITEM
Apr. 7

Apr. 14

Mar. 23

Mar. 30

•100.7
•98.4
*I0I.6
•100.8
96.5
4,471
112
308
2,397
1,956
356

95.4
4,483
109
261
2,274
1,872
377

99.9
95.6
99.1
100.6
91.8
4,500
106
263
2,406
2,241
295

99.9
95.2
98.9
100.6
92.1
4,888
113
260
2,305
2,143
329

100.0
96.0
99.1
100.6
92.4
4,756
120
300
360

274

33,050
30,361
19,663
517

33,274
30,603
19,504
444

34,511
32,441
19,507
380

34,415
32,555
19,599
465

34,525
32,596
19,606
453

34,745
32,779
19,377

62,012
31,741
119,202
31,923
33,064
13,624

63,723
31,749
119,628
31,851
32,970
13,703

61,936
35,751
129,106
30,912
35,289
15,872

62,312
35,874
129,556
31,399
35,208
15,921

61,811
35,956
128,815
30,857
35,248
15,944

4.65
68.49
72.14

4.63
68.41
72.01

4.47
65.95
69.02

4.46
66.68
69.83

4.47
67.36
70.60

1,352
15,569
168,717
7,397
2,361
126.7
548
314

1,388
15,600
169,511
7,406
2,244
120.5
555
310

1,328
16,860
186,775
7,461
2,330
125.1
535
299

1,468
16,425
189,211
7,478
2,387
128.1
559
316

1,437
16,418
191,112
7,484
2,413
129.5
546
317

Apr. 6

Apr. 13

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
do....
do....
A11 other
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
1957-59*100..
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
'
do
1NSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 11 programs
State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico)
do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/....do....
do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in loading cities:4/
do....
Loans and investments (adjusted), total
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)

do
do....

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's)
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's > 4/..1941-43*10..
do....
PRODUCTION:
thous. sh. tons..
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches)...,
thous. sh. tons..
....1957-59=100..

Stee1
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL

do
J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data.

100.0
95.8
99.2
100.6
92.9

392

4.47
68.29
71.64

183,124
2,464
132.3

* Monthly index for Mar. 1962.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1962

1963

ITEM
Feb.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil. $..
Compensation of employees, total
Proprietors' income, total
Rental income of persons

do.
do.
do.

Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj.,total.do.
Corporate profits before tax, total
do.
Corporate profits tax liability
do.
Corporate profits after tax
do.
Inventory valuation adjustment
do.
Net i nterest
do.
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
,
do.
Wage and salary disbursements, total
do.
Commod i ty-produci ng i ndustr ies
do.
Manufacturing only
do.
D i str i buti ve i ndustr i es
do.
Serv i ce i ndustr i es
do.
Government
do.
Other labor income
do.
Propr i etor s' i ncome:
Business and professional
,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 nonagricultural income
do.
£/ Revised.

Mar.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

*444.0

••459.8

466.6

•309.9
*49.5
*I2.5

»*323.8
••49.7
••12.9

325.8
50.9
12.9

•51.1
*5I.4
*25.l
•26.3
•-.3
•21.0

••51.0
••51.1
••24.9
••26.1
••-.1
**22.5

54,
53.
26.
27,

431.9
290.2
115.2
92.0
75.0
45.1
55.0
12.0

435.2
292.2
116.1
92.8
75.4
45.3
55.4
12.1

450.4
301.0
117.8
94.2
77.6
47.5
58.0
12.5

#452.4
301.5
117.6
93.8
77.6
47.8
58.5
12.6

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r303
r l 18
r94
r78
48
58.8
12.7

452.7
304.8
119.0
95.4
78.5
48.2
59.1
12.7

36.2
12.8
12.6
15.8
28.8
33.8
10.4
414.8

36.4
12.9
12.7
15.9
29.0
'34.5
10.4
418.0

37.4
14.0
12.9
17.0
30.8
35.5
10.6
432.3

37.6
13.4
13.0
16.3
31.1
#38.7
M.7
#434.6

r37.7
rl2.9
13.0
16.4
31.3
35.3
11.8
r434.0

37.8
12.7
13.0
16.4
31.6
35.4
11.8
435.7

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• Data are for 4th qtr. 1961. •• Data are for 3d qtr. 1962. # Jan. 1963 data include $3.6 bil. ($298 mil. converted to an-

rate), reflecting stepped-up rate of, and special Government life insurance dividend payments to veterans.
Digitized forrtual
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued

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1963

1962
ITEM
Feb.

Mar.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES).1957-59=100.
BY INDUSTRY:
Manufactur i ng, tota I
do...
Durab Ie manufactures
do...
Nondurab le manufactures
do...
Mining
do...
BY MARKET GROUPING:
Final products, total
do...
Consumer goods
do...
Equipment, including defense
do...
Mater ials
do...
Durable goods materials
do...
Nondurab Ie mater ials
do...
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL.UTIL.)
BY INDUSTRY:
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL
Dur ab I e manufactures
Primary metaIs
Fabr i cated meta I products
Mach i nery
Transportat i on equ i pment
Instruments and related products
Clay, glass, and stone products
Lumber and products
Furniture and fixtures
Nondurab Ie manufactures
Textile mill products
Appare I products
Leather and products
Paper and products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and products
Petro ieum products
Rubber and plastics products
Foods and beverages
Tobacco products
MINING
Coal
Crude oil and natural gas
Meta I mining
UTILITIES
E lectric
BY MARKET GROUPS:
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL
Consumer goods
Automotive and home goods
Apparel and staples
Equipment, including defense
MATER IALS
Durable goods materials
Nondurab Ie mater ials
DOMESTIC TRADE
RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES:
ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/
Durable goods stores
Automotive group
Lumber, building, hardware group.].
Nondurab le goods stores
Appare I group
Eating and drinking places
Food group
General merchandise group
ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/
Dur ab I e goods stores
Automotive group
Lumber, building, hardware group
Nondurab I e goods stores
Appare I group
Eating and drinking places
Food group
General merchandise group
ESTIMATED INVENTORIES:
Unadjusted, total
Adjusted, tota I
RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total.

.
J

118.1

117.2

117.8

r 120.0

118.6
118.6
118.6
.103.5

r I 17.5
rll9.4
115.0
103.1

117.7
118.4
116.8
M02.5

r 120.3
r 120.7
rll9.8
r 103.6

116.7
116.9
116.1
116. I
113.4
118.8

118.6
118.7
118.3
117.6
115.3
120.0

MI9.4
rl17.6
123.4
115. I
r112.3
r118.1

rl20.I
r119.1
r122.2
rl15.7
MI2.3
r119.1

r122.4
r122.3
r 122.7 •
r117.9
114.4
M2I.5

do.

116.0

117.0

I 19.1

1.18.9

r119.4

do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.

116.3
115.4
117.5
III.9
117,5
113.4
118.5
105.1
109.2
120.8

117.4
116.5
116.6
113.6
120,2
113.4
119.0
104.8
107.9
124.0

rll9.7
118.9
r99.7
rl17.2
125,9
121.9
125.4
110.5
108.7
128.6

r119.2
118.6
r99.9
r117.6
r124.5
122.1
rl25.1
rill.9
r105.2
r129.2

rll9.9
r119.4
r104.6
rll8.8
r125.7
121.7
r 126.9
M08.3
107.1
r 126.9

do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.

117.3
114.6
116.0
103.0
119.0
114.2
131.1
III.I
120,5
III.7
III.I

118.6
116.8
116.5
104.0
120.7
114. I
131.8
114.0
119.9
113.2
116.8

120.6
r112.7
122.2
r99.4
119.6
112.3
r138.6
114.2
135.5
114.6
III.4

r120.0
r113.4
122.5
96.4

r 120.4
113.0
123.2

'rlio!2

rll0.5
139.5
r113.5

do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.

104.3
95.2
103.8
131.7
129.0
129.6

104.8
96.3
104.2
128.9
128.8
129.5

103.0
93.2
104.2
114.9
r 135.5
136.1

r103.0
95.1
MG2.6
r122.2
r136.4

rl03.
96.
rl03.
128.
rl37,

do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.

116.8
117.3
121.8
115.6
115.0
115.5
113.1
117.8

118.2
118.8
122.7
117. I
116.1
116.9
115.1
118.6

N2I.4
r 120.5
129.9
r!l9.0
r 123.2
r117.1
r113.2
r121.0

r122.0
M2I.9
130.7
r119.1
rl2l.2
r116.5
r113.1
r 120.0

rl22.
rl22,
131.
r l 19.
PI2I.
r l 17.
r l 14.
r!20,

16,042
4,980
2,994
652

19,036
6,139
3,780
816

24,127
6,766
3,434
921

rl8,26l
r5,695
r3,487
r695

r 17, 169
r5,448
r3,3l8
651

do.
do.
do.
do.
do.

11,062
795
I, 185
4,314
1,513

12,897
1,063
1,336
4,971
1,966

17,361
2,127
1,479
5,237
4, 119

r12,566
r986
r 1,334
r4,738
r1,756

rll,72l
r837
r 1,270
r4,479
r1,633

do.
do.
do.
do.

19,027
5,977
3,361
932

19,328
6,180
3,557
937

20,203
6,453
3,662
955

r20,247
r6,477
r3,726
r94l

r20,452
r6,602
3,803
928

do.
do.
do.
do.
do.

13,050
1,170
1,414
4,732
2,138

13,148
1,217
1,441
4,680
2,246

13,750
1,219
1,465
4,928
2,340

r13,770
r 1,220
r1,463
r4,943
r2,320

r 13,850
1,231
1,520
4,911
2,329

bil. $.
do...

26.56
26.9C

27.37
26.78

26.56
27.43

r26.5l
r27.54

27.23
27.54

mil. $.

4,306

5,252

7,767

r4,90l

4,596

mil. $.
do...
do...
do...

116.4
116.
116.
116.
103.

r./ Revised. £ / Preliminary. J/ Data for Mar. 1963 are advance estimates.

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MI4.3
128.1
rll4.2
113.0

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4

1962

1963

ITEM
Feb.

Mar.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

DOMESTIC TRADE—Continued
RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES:
E si i ma ted sales (unadjusted), total
.
Appare I group
Eating and drinking places
General merchandise group
Grocery stores
.*
Lumber yards, building materials dealers
Tire, battery, accessory dealers
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total
Appare I group
Eating and drinking places
General merchandise group
Grocery stores
Lumber yards, building materials dealers
Tire, battery, accessory dealers
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL:
Unadjusted i ndex
Seasona 11 y adjusted i ndex
WHOLESALE TRADE:
Sales, estimated (unadjusted), total
Durable goods establishments
Nondurable goods establishments
Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total
Durab le goods estab I i shments..',
Nondurab le.goods estab I i shments.

mil. $,
do..,
do..<
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,

3,673
198
88
965
1,744
44
64

4,508
273
98
1,253
2,100
54
80

6,526
546
101
2,664
2,103
52
126

4,075
232
91
1,120
1,897
45
69

3,826
202
89
1,035
1,790
42
62

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

4,523
313
99
1,407
1,890
63
88

4,653
311
100
1,511
1,903
64
91

4,741
309
101
1,503
1,965
64
98

4,731
315
98
1,505
1,965
61
88

4,732
319
101
1,510
1,951
61
86

1957-59= IOp,
do..,

r82
III

96
117

212
117

86
rl 13

p85
rpl 14

bil. $,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,

11.57
3.96
7.61
13.56
6.79
6.77

12.98
4.52
8.46
13.68
6.96
6.72

13.13
4.26
8.87
13.81
6.83
6.98

r12.36
r4.25
r8. II
r13.88
r6.84
r7.04

12.26
4.09
8.17
13.87
6.83
7.04

54,773
16,572

54,901
16,682

55,580
16,681

r55,536
r16,632

r55,727
rI6,663

p55,928
p16,764

40.0
40.3
40.6
40.9
39.2
39.5

40.3
40.5
40.8
41.0
39.5
39.9

40.1
40.2
r40.7
r40.7
r39.2
r39.4

40.0
40.3
40.7
41.0
39.1
39.4

p40.1
p40.3
p40.8
p4l.0
p39.3
p39.7

2.38
2.55
2.15

2.38
2.56
2.16

40.5
40.3
41.2
41.1
39.7
39.6
2.43
2.61
2.19

2.43
2.60
2.20

2.43
r2.6l
2.20

p2.44
p2.6l
p?.2l

544.4
235.3
134.5
3.0

2,074.4
183.8
1,331.4
109.0

2,968.2
389.2
1,906.3
168.3

1,098.9
275.3
316.9
14.6

520.1
181.8
139.9
2.6

113.2
197.3
56.7
53.3
29.7

117.4
207.8
77.1
66.2
35.9

236.2
126.7
31.6
79.6
18.0

2.5
125.2
8.6
49.9
9.6

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EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS
EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS):
TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
thous.
Manuf actur ing
do..,
HOURS AND EARNINGS PER WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MFG. ESTAB.:
Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj
hours,
Seasona I ly adjusted
do..,
Durable goods industries, unadjusted
do..,
Seasona I ly adjusted
do..,
Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted
do..,
Seasonal ly adjusted
do..,
Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg. industries
Durable goods industries
Nondurable goods industries

dollars,
do..,
do..,

FINANCE
STOCKS, CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED:
TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
F i nance
Manuf a c t u r i n g
Mining
Public utilities:
Commun i cat i ons
Electric and gas
Ra i I road
Trade
M i see 11 aneous
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mil. $,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..",
do..,

2,
115,
4,
42,

6.8

2,164.
197.
1,388.
112.
117.
208.
55.
54.
30.5

Preliminary.

PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID
PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300

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