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April 20, 1962
STATISTICS
BUSINESS
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
Billion Dollars
140
Billion Dollars
140
(average or Wednesday
TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS
(Wednesday
data)
data)
(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)
130
130
1962
120
120 h
110
110
1961
A 100
100
90^
I
1
I
i
»
»
i
i
if
LU^J^J^^OJ^LJ^^
'
1959
I960
1961
Billion Dollars
450 _ PERSONAL INCOME
~
Index, 1957 = 100
160
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(F. R. B. seas. a d j . i n d e x )
(seasonally a d j u s t e d , a t a n n u a l rates)
JseS^^
^^^^^^^
400
-
t . i i 1 1 1 t i t j j 90
J F M A M J J A S O N D
1962
140
-
-
Total
~
350
Wage
300
onef
Disburse
Salary
ments
O *
100
0
-
120
/\J
-
250
ftUUJLdgj^lJ_JL
•J^ULJUJ 1 I N 1 ^ L J J J j J U ^ L J J ^ U - J U O j J - L J J - A - L .
1959
1960
1961
80
J ^ l O J a J j U U L X X , J U L L U J 1, U J L -1 1 M 1 Ll-J 1 1 1 J U L L U
l l l l L L
1962
for March and July 1961
index, 1957-59 = 100
120
FREIGHT CAHLOAD1NGS
Index, 1957-59 = 100
110
WHOLESALE PRICES
(seasonally a d j u s t e d )
105
"~
C o m m o d i ties other
farm
-
than
Proc uets and
110
Foods
A H\
f
100
J \
All
100
Commodities
^
l\ AH
Farm
90
-JULJL, \, J 1 ,(„J. J,J. 1^^l^U^LJ^L±^
1959
1960
-
90
Products^
JUUOJLJLL.ILI
1961
i
A/V
jajuuJjuu-i™L.
1959
1960
\
/ V4 Xf^
95
uO O J J J J L J
X L L L
1962
80
ajuuaJju-!_u
\
1 1 1 >jJ«XJLi-L-L O
1961
J ^ J J I X U ,
1962
i i ,i
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1962
196!
ITEM
Apr. 8
Mar. 24
Apr. 15
Mar. 31
Apr. 7
Apr. 14
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
86.4
128
*!00.5
*96.6
*I00.8
*I0I.I
87.3
S30
84.3
141
83.9
148
429
3,170
2,946
343
364
3,534
2,838
383
255
2,631
2, 149
351
244
2,510
2,035
330
..o.....
22 commod tties 2/..
........ 1947-49- 100..
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
....thous..
State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico)....
do....
FAILURES, INDUST* AND COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET}.number..
FINANCE:
Excess reserves, estimated 3/.....................do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/
Demand deposits, adjusted
....mil. $,.
Loans and investments (adjusted), tota1...........do....
U.S. Government obligations
.do....
Real estate loans (gross)
.do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/... e ,percent* s
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/. 1941-43=10...
100.6
98.0
100.3
100.982.7
.........
308
..•••.*•
356
377
32,007
27,978
18,782
58!
33,048
30,176
19,665
486
32,951
30,S2I
19,646
455
33,050
30,361
19,662
523
33,274
30,603
19,566
531
110.546
29,761
31,982
12,756
62,229
31,621
!|g 538
32,214
33,014
13,620
62,073
31,705
iJO {95
31,923
33,064
13,624
......««
110,617
30,045
32,056
12,722
61,904
31,506
!19^478
32,556
33,145
13,599
4.53
65.46
69.14
4.54
66.31
70.17
4.66
70.51
74.42
4.65
70.04
73.93
4.65
68.49
72.14
4.63
68.41
72.01
1,133
14,182
117,524
7,227
1,205
14,434
137,866
7,249
1,372
!5,879
165,376
7,357
!,379
15,552
162,542
7,353
1,337
15,569
168,686
7,396
1,696
91.0
506
287
1,748
93.8
522
292
2,394
128,5
556
305
2,417
I29;7
565
316
2,361
126.7
548
314
31,903
27,973
18,702
535
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...do....
100.6
97.6
I00a5
S01.0
83.7
156
... ••••.
PRODUCTION:
Petroleum (crude) and condensate J3/ s9 .........thous. b b l B ,
Index of production..
......1957-59-100..
XI Data do not always cover calendar weeks.
2/ Tuesday prices.
MONTHLY
3/ Daily average. J7 Wednesday data.
168,180
2,244
120.5
* Monthly index for Apr. 1961.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1961
1962
ITEM
February
GENERAL BUSINESS
Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj.,totaI.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..
Commodity-producing industries
do,,
Manuf actur ing only.
.do..
Distributive industri es...
do..
Service industries
do9e
Government
do..
Other labor income
.....do..
Proprietors' incomes
Business and professional
.......do..
r arm.......».».«....... ~. ««.....*....«. e....»«.. oo..
Rental income of persons
do..
Dividends.....
.do..
Personal interest income...
Transfer payments
Less personal contributions for social
Total nonagricultural income.....
tJ Revised.
5412
December
January
February
March
INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil. $
Compensation of employees, total
do..
Proprietors' income, total
..•
do..
Rental income of persons..
do..
* Data are for 4th quarter
March
....do..
do..
insurance.do..
......do..
I960.
*4I6.5
*294.0
*49.0
*ll.7
**434 a 3
**306.2
**49.4
**IL5
44/.9
312.7
50.8
11.5
*42.9
*42.6
*21.1
*2I.4
*.3
*I8.9
**47.Q
**47.2
**23.3
**23.8
**-.2
**20.2
52.1
52.4
26.0
26.5
-.3
20.7
403.1
269.5
105.6
83.5
407.3
271.1
106.5
84. 1
431,
290,
115,
91.
430.1
290.2
114.3
90.6
r433.3
r293.I
rl16.2
r92.0
435.3
294.3
116.7
92.8
71.8
41.7
50.4
10.7
71.8
42.1
50.7
10.6
75,
45,
54,
II,
75.7
45.2
55.0
11.8
r76. I
45.4
55.4
12.0
76.2
45.7
55.7
12.1
35.8
12.9
11.5
14.2
36.0
13.0
11.4
14.2
37.4
13.5
11.5
15.5
37.4
13.1
II. 5
14. 9
37.6
rl2.9
11.5
r!4.9
37.7
13.0
11.5
15.1
26.8
31.1
9.4
386.2
26.8
33.7
9.6
390.4
28.2
33.4
10.1
413.6
28. 5
33. 1
10. 3
412, 3
28.7
r33.2
rl0.5
r4!5.8
28.9
33.4
10.6
417.6
* * Data ar e for 3d quarter 1961.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
3
S961
1962
ITEM
February
GENERAL BUSINESS
March
December
January
February
INDICATORS—Continued
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F e R e INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)*.
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES)....1957=100.
BY INDUSTRY:
Manufactur i'ng, tota I...... ....... ... # t ........ .. .do...
Durab le manufactures............................do,.•
Nondurable manufactures.......................*do e ..
Mining..«
....••.•••••...••••....
••••••do...
BY MARKET GROUPING:
Final products, total
................
do...
Consumer goods...*».*..»..»*.
•••.•••••••• ..do...
Automotive and home goods...
...........do...
Apparel and staples
...do....
Equipment, including defense
..do...
Materials...............
...do...
Durable goods materials.
do...
Nondurab Ie materials
,
,......,,...do...
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX CINCL. UTIL.).......do...
BY INDUSTRY;
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL.
.do...
Durab le m a n u f a c t u r e s .
•••••••
do...
PrI rnary meta i s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Fabricated metal products.,..................do...
Mach i nery
do...
Transportation equIpment
do..
Instruments and related products...
....do..
Clay, glass, and stone products.......
do..
Lumber and products.......................... do..
Furniture and fixtures...........
do. #
Nondurab le manufactures.
.do.
Textile mill products........................do.
Apparel products..
..do.
Leather and products..
do.
Paper and products..
do.
Printing and pub Iishing e o e a
do.
Chemicals and products..................
Petro I eum products
Rubber and plastics products
Foods and beverages
Tobacco products.
do.
do.
do.
do.
..do.
MINING
do...
Coa I
do...
Crude oil and natural gas...........
do...
Metal mining........
do...
UTILITIES....
....do...
E lectr ic
...do...
BY MARKET GROUPING:
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL....
do...
Consumer goods
.do...
Automotive and home goods....................do...
Apparel and staples
do...
Equipment, including defense
do...
MATERIALS
do...
Durable goods materials
..do...
Nondurab I e mater ials
........do...
MANUFACTURERS' SALES: ±/
Value (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total.....
bil. $ e
Value (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do.9e
MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: J./
New orders, net (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total..,..
do...
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
do...
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total...
do...
103
104
113
113
rl 15
102
96
111
97
103
97
SI2
96
M3
rMO
116
r 1 12
109
r 116
99
116
112
r!20
99
108
III
104
114
101
99
90
109
102
107
111
104
113
101
101
91
ill
103
r 115
106
116
115
115
r l 17
rl20
r 1 17 |
rI09
|
Mi
105
M7
M4
1
r 117
r 120
r!24
r l 19
rill
r 114
108
ri20
101
94
73
96
101
102
95
74
96
10!
M5
110
r99
112
112
114
109
rIOI
112
Ml
115
rill
ri06
r l 13
113
113
100
99
Ml
88
113
103
100
112
108
123
106
107
128
rl04
r 12 1
r!02
rIOI
ri26
rl05
r!20
ri04
106
126
III
102
116
96
113
110
112
104
120
96
113
110
122
118
131
109
125
114
121
117
127
104
123
M4
r 121
118
128
118
106
102
110
116
120
106
96
Ml
116
136
108
129
114
120
rl35
M2
119
115
114
137
r!09
96
77
98
106
125
125
101
68
100
106
125
125
r!03
112
135
135
99
86
rIOI
r 1 12
rI37
137
99
83
101
115
rl38
107
110
101
113
100
98
89
108
107
Mi
100
114
99
99
90
109
I 18
122
128
120
110
112
106
119
116
121
rl22
120
rl08
III
105
r 1 17
117
r 121
rl20
rl20
r 1 10
113
r!08
r 118
100
M8
126
116
110
Ml
[
!
115
125
115'
116
12.6
14.6
15.4
15.1
14.8
13.3
13.7
!5.7
r!5.6
15.9
12.8
14.5
15.8
rI5.9
15.2
13.4
13.8
16.2
rl6.5
16.1
42.8
42.7
45.1
r45.9
46.3
101.0
98.3
94.1
94.7
99.1
101.0
98.1
99.8
95.2
96.6
100.4
95.9
87.2
98.4
92.4
100.8
97.9
97.0
97.2
95.7
r100.7
98.2
103.9
96.7
r94.5
102.5
104.7
106.1
104.1
100.6
101.
100.9
106. 1
110.2
100.4
95.9
101.8
106.9
109.1
99.3
99.2
rl0l.7
r107.3
109.1
99.8
r98.7
COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
ALL COMMODITIES
1957-59= 100.
Farm products
,
do...
Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried....
do.,.
Grains......
do...
Livestock and live poultry.........
.do...
Foods, processed.
Cerea I and bakery products
Dairy products and ice cream..
Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen
Meats, poultry, and fish
r/ Revised.
£ / Preliminary.
Digitized for 5412
FRASER
1/ Data for March
do....
do....
do....
.do....
do....
1962 are advance estimates.
104.
106.
103.
97.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — £&m¥mued
1962
1961
ITEM
February
March
February
December
January
S02.
r100.6
H02.I
March
COMMODITY PRICES—Continued
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX—Continued
ALL COMMODITIES—Continued
Commodities other than farm prod.and food.. . i957-=59= !00o
Chemicals and allied products s 0 .. o s » . o <, „ o.o <, 0 a 0 o.do.,.
Fue! and related products, and power.. ... „. . ... ..do...
Furniture, other household durab les...... oa „... ..do.. .
Hides, skins;, and leather products.............a.do...
Lumber and wood products®„.... e s •.•... a o ..« s .. 0 s o do...
Machinery and motive productSo^.^.o.ooo^.o.o.cio,,,,
Metals and metal products eo • • • • • •••• • • < > • • Q O • « • •..do..„
Nonmeta SIS c mlnera I products•••....•••.••••.o....do..«
Pulp, paper, and allied products. OD .••• •• O o*...» 8 do, 00
Rubber and products. .. ..... • •. coo. • <>» ooa • • <> .. 0 • o e d o . 0 0
Textile products and apparel . . . . . . . . 0 . . . « • • . o s . o ^ d o ^ o o
Tobacco products and bottled beverages.••••••ao„.do»»»
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Wholesale prices................... ..••..••••........do...
SO 1.2
100.0
103.1
99.4
103.1
94.8
102.5
100.4
101.7
101.2
100. I
^102.9
99.4
104.5
•100.9
95.4
102.5
100.4
SOt.9
94.6
102.3
100.6
SOI.6
101.0
98.4
101.0
99.3
108.2
94.7
S02.3
100.7
101.9
SOS.O
96.3
100. I
102.8
100.4
96.5
99.7
102.8
99.6
94.5
100.3
S03.8
99.9
94.3
100.3
103.8
r93.3
r100.4
S03.8
100,7
98.0
98.9
99.0
107
96
102
100
102
100.6
93 e 9
!00„5
104.0
99.0
99.0
99.6
99.2
r99.3
*99.3
53,485
15,962
2,765
3,922
IS,296
2,731
7,460
8,682
53,561
16,023
2,792
3,919
I 1,252
2,732
7,463
8,712
54^492
16,513
2,699
3,911
11,366
2,770
7,642
8,937
r54,434
r16,456
r2,594
r3,906
rI 1,384
r2,772
r7,640
r9,029
r54,778
r16,574
r2,685
r3,9!5
r 11,455
2,774
r7,683
r9,039
p54,828
p16,669
p2,6IO
p3,9!8
pi 1,439
p2,778
p7,690
p9,065
39.0
39.3
39.3
39.6
38.5
38.8
2.29
2.45
2.09
39.1
39.3
39.5
39.7
38.7
39.1
2.29
2.46
2.09
40.6
40.4
41.3
41.2
39.8
39.7
40.0
40.3
40.6
40.9
39.2
39.5
2.38
2.55
2.15
p40.3
p40.5
p40.9
p4l.l
p39.5
p39.9
2.38
2.55
2.15
39.7
39.8
40.3
40.3
39.0
39.2
2.39
2.56
2.16
468.1
161.2
135.8
2.9
1,957.2
162.7
1,262.8
106.4
2,750.5
400.5
1,712.2
157.3
295,
II,
544.4
235.3
134.5
3.0
2,074.4
183.8
1,331.4
109.0
1.7
III.9
4. I
42.8
7.7
94.3
188.3
56.8
53.6
32.3
S09.9
197.6
75.9
62.1
35.0
235.4
119.7
30.9
77.3
11.5
2.2
115.5
4.2
42.9
6.8
113.2
197.3
56.7
53.3
29.7
98.1
100.6
99.3
108.2
rl00.
98.
100..
99.
107.
95.
99.9
EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS
EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS CNONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS):
TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED*.........................thous.
Manufactur tng. .......................a...®........ s do., c
Contract construction.,,,,^,,,,,^,,,^^,^,,,,,,,,,,do...
Transportation and public utlIities................do...
Wholesale and retail trade. .............. .. .... ....do...
Finance, insurance, and real estate.... ...... .... ..do...
Services and mlscellaneous.........c........,......do.*.
Government........................................ ado.. #
HOURS AND EARNINGS PER WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MFG e ESTAB.:
Average weekly gross hours, mfg. Indus., unadj......hours.
Seasonal Sy adjusted............... . . o S . o o o a 0<»oo6,clo4„,
Durable goods industries, unadjusted...............do.».
Seasona ily adjusted.............................*do...
Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted............do...
Seasona I ly adjusted......................0..... „. .do...
Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg e industries.......dollars*
Durable goods industr!es.......................0...do...
Nondurable goods industries.••••.••.•..••••••••....do...
p2.38
p2.56
p2.!5
FINANCE
STOCKS:
CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTEDs
TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS..........................mil. $.
FI nance..........................................do...
ManufacturIng....................................do...
Mining..............•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••do...
Pub lie utlIIties:
Communications.................................do...
Electric and gas...............................do...
RaI I road.......................................... do...
Trade............................................do...
MI see I Ianeous....................................do...
r / Revised. j>/ P r e l i m i n a r y .
USC0MM-DC—5412
*
Index based on 1947-49=100 I s 8 3 . 6 .
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
W A S H I N G T O N 25, D. C.
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
FIRST CLASS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
1,065,
284,
PINALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID
PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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