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-ttlMENTQf^ April 27, 1962 BUSINESS °F STATISTICS BUSINESS £ c ° ^ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 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, 1947-49=100 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 325 (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) 300 275 - - 250 A ^ J^J^-L^LJ 1 l 1 J ^ J ^ .- ^ J ^ J ^ i ^ a J ^ J ^ J ^ X - J ^ ^ „ ^ J L U ^ J _ J - J ~ ~ J ^ ^ 1959 1960 • I » J, 1 1 1 J J U - L J L j J 1961 J F M A M 1962 J J A Thousands ,000 Thousands 250 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Monthly (cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. pfanfs) s 800 600 400 0 V h ? «J™J™J»™l™J^J_L^L^ H 200 \r \J\ w V rHA/ r W w 200 S O N D f ^j^j^j^i^±jajmaj^^^ 1959 1 1 1' 1 1 ! 1 ! •^-L--L-JL—L-L-i-1- 1 l ^ L J L I960 1 I I' 1 1962 ;1961 Millions Index, 1957-59=100 115 CONSUMER PRICES 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM'HOUSING STARTS* ' ~ 110 2.0 _. All Services ]Vv^ 105 1.5 All, Items ^ ^ • ^ ^\ZJ ^^ o^J * g^A r 1.0 S* 100, - ~ ^ > - Vood - s/ v V\ <• > ^ - ^ S ^ / " - .5 *Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates 95 -U-J l i t ) |";, | '-1 |i ^L±±±±1J^IJ^±±. 1959 I960 ^A-A~Ll=iJj»J«XJ_U J^LJJUJJUOJ^L, 1961 1962 0 ^U™iJjJj_iJ m LJ r a JUULJjJU^J^LJL^ M 1 1 1 h . ) I t 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1959 1960 1961 1962 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1962 i96i ITEM Apr. 15 COMMODITY PRiCES, WHOLESALE: A 1 I commodities 1957-59-100.. Apr. 22 Mar. 31 Apr. 7 100.6 97.6 100.5 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 100.6 98.0 100.3 100.9 82.7 153 100.5 97.5 100.2 100.9 82.4 .....1947-49-100.. do.... 87.3 130 *I00.5 *96.6 *I00.8 *I0I.1 87.2 144 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs. do.... State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico)...... do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)..number.. F1 NANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/... .do.... 364 3,534 2,838 383 328 3,597 2,724 320 244 2,509 2,035 330 308 2,399 1,956 356 261 377 416 32,007 27,978 18,782 581 31,980 28,009 19,026 681 32,951 30,121 19,646 455 33,050 30,361 19,662 523 33,274 30,603 19,507 443 33,356 30,622 19,669 491 110,546 29,76 i 31,982 12,756 111,084 30,327 31,870 12,759 62,229 31,62 1 119,538 32,2 i4 33,014 13,620 4.54 66.31 70.17 4.56 65.81 69.69 4.65 70.04 73.93 62,012 31,726 119,202 31,923 33,064 13,624 4.65 68.49 72.14 63,723 31,749 119,628 31,851 32,970 13,703 4.63 68.41 72.01 4.62 68.27 7 1.88 1,205 14,434 137,866 7,249 1,283 14,311 149,543 7,245 1,379 15,552 162,542 7,353 1,748 93.8 522 292 1.784 95.8 533 294 2.417 129.7 565 316 1,343 15,569 168,723 7,397 2.361 126.7 548 314 1,369 15,600 169,550 7,406 2,244 120.5 555 3"l0 22 commodities 2 / DEPARTMENT STORE SALES 83.9 148 101.0 83.7 156 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:47 Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. PRODUCTION: 1 ndex of product ion FRFint-IT HARl H A D I N G 1957-59= 100.. TOTAI + hrM.c M isce 1 laneous ^.rc do,... 173,756 2. 138 114.8 U Data do not always cover calendar v/eeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Apr. 1961. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1961 1962 ITEM February GENERAL BUSINESS March December January February March INDICATORS NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.): Unadjusted number. Seasonal ly adjusted do... INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.): Fai lures, total number. Commercia I service. do.., Construction do.., Manufacturing and mining do.., Retai I trade ...do.., W ho I esa 1 e trade do.., Liabilities (current), total... Commercial service Construction Manufacturing and mining Reta i I trade Wholesale trade. Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)..No. per 13,281 14,601 16,783 14,658 14,802 15 ,818 18 343 15 124 14,365 15,809 17,196 15,713 1,449 116 262 229 693 149 1,610 135 266 271 786 1,278 104 215 232 606 121 1 447 231 213 749 140 1,353 110 251 216 625 151 1,490 143 276 228 701 142 88,083 6,941 14,943 23,160 30,646 12,393 126,622 13,344 20 ,283 26 ,579 51 ,185 15,231 65 ,489 3 ,453 16,743 19,723 18,361 7 ,209 106 ,609 8 ,858 19,017 39 ,071 28 ,886 10,777 90 ,499 5 ,134 26 ,495 25 ,023 24 ,611 9 ,236 80,878 9,998 15,612 22,421 25,044 7,803 10,000 concerns, 64.2 62.9 63.6 62.9 61.1 59.4 1957-59=100, 103.9 103.9 104.5 104.5 104.8 *I05.0 104.3 103.8 102. 102, 99, 107, 102, 102, 105, 102, 101, 104.4 103.8 102.2 102.8 99.2 107.2 102.4 102.7 104.7 103.4 101.0 105, 104. 102, 102, 101, 108. 105.3 104.4 102.3 102.6 100.8 108.7 101.8 102.5 105.6 100.6 99.8 105.5 104.8 102.7 103.1 I0Q.8 108.9 102.0 103.1 105.1 102.9 100.6 105.7 105.0 102.8 103.2 100.9 109.0 102.7 103.2 105.0 104.4 100.6 thous. $, do... do... do.., do... do.., J 52 1 14 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL ITEMS Special group indexes: All items less food All items less shelter A I I commodities..... ". v Nondurab les..,, . Durables Services. ....do.., .Y...do.., do.., '•"•...... .do.,, do.., ...do.., Appare I Food Da i ry products Fruits and vegetables Meats, poultry, and fish.. £ / Revised. * index based on 1947-49=100 is 128.8. Digitized for5421 FRASER do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., 103.5 102.0 105.6 99.8 98.5 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 3 196 i 1962 ITEM February March December January February 104.4 107.8 98.7 105.1 104,6 107.9 99.3 105.2 COMMODITY PRICES—Continued CONSUMER PRICE INDEX—Continued Hous i nq ..... o Gas and electricity... Housefurnishings Rent ! 957-59= 100. ....do.., do... do... o Med ica I care .. do... Personai care ....*..•••.•• ..do... Reading and recreation...... • .do... Transportat i on do... Pr i vate .«..e do... Pub I ic do... Other goods and services. .......do... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Consumer pr ices • .do... 103.8 108.0 99.6 104.1 103.9 108.0 104.1 104.4 107.8 99.2 105.0 110.3 104.4 106.0 103.8 102.8 110.5 104.1 I to. 104. 106. 103, 102, 110. 104. 112.5 105.2 108.2 106.0 104.9 113.3 104.9 i S2.6 105.6 108.5 106.0 104.8 114.7 104.9 I 13.0 105.8 109.1 106.0 104.7 114.8 105.0 96.2 96.2 95.7 95.7 95.4 81.0 75.8 109.7 104.6 86.7 82.4 r83.0 r80.6 r77.4 r75,9 77.7 72.5 107.3 102.2 84.5 80.2 r8l.7 r79.3 r76.3 r74.8 1,169 1, 115 1,296 1,262 1,297 1,257 r1,273 r1,247 rl,i49 rl,!3l ..do... do... ..do... 4,936 2,605 683 1,648 5,023 2,640 665 1,718 5,277 2,828 697 1,752 5,320 2,848 716 1,757 5,411 2,868 730 1,812 bil. $. ..do... do... 222.7 89.8 44.9 265.4 110.5 53.4 286.6 120.3 57.5 294.7 I 18.1 61.4 239.5 94.3 49.0 244.6 98.4 49.7 96.5 251.0 102.2 50.2 98.5 273.7 114.0 55.0 104.8 277.8 110.3 58.2 109.4 263.0 103.3 54.4 105.4. mil. $. ..do... do... 9,153 6,537 70 11,878 8,524 88 8,980 7,967 88 5,959 5,357 100 9,773 6,729 85 ..do... .do... do... do... 5,567 444 1,814 1,258 3,171 5,799 1,348 1,472 3,363 3,322 505 1,701 3,570 466 353 1,470 5,910 400 2,080 1,298 6,236 719 431 3,778 1,344 7,012 726 480 4,279 1,528 7,160 781 471 4,258 1,836 7,395 803 471 4,316 1,890 6,858 755 p499 p4,093 pi,576 36.5 64.7 35.5 25.5 37.7 67.9 36.1 26.1 39.8 73.4 38.7 26.8 39.7 70.9 40.6 27.8 p38.5 68.1 p38.4 p27.1 9.08 64 !I3 8.70 64 118 8.81 49 III 9.00 61 109 KM 63 114 3,937 4,514 6,400 6,833 6,421 6,239 83.7 7,086 85.9 9,569 116.0 10,353 125.5 9,698 130.1 .! 14.4 137.0 116.3 130.7 132.6 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNiTS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private) Privately owned... Total nonfarm (public and private)... Pr i vate I y owned Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private only).... Total nonfarm (private only)....... thous. ......do... ....do... do... .....do... .....do... FI NANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: TotaI.... .mil. Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks Loans to cooper at i ves Other loans and discounts .•••••... BANK DEBITS: Unadjusted: Total (344 centers) New York City......... 6 other leading centers Seasonally adjusted: Total (344 centers) New York C ity ...*... 6 other leading centers.. 337 other centers........ FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Receipts, total Receipts, net J./. • Customs ;.... Individual income taxes... Corporation income taxes......... Emp loyment taxes Other internal revenue and receipts $. do... do... ..do... ...do... Expend itures, tota I jy do.... Interest on public debt .do.... Veterans' services and benefits do.... Major national security.... do.... All other expenditures , do.... TURNOVER OF DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT INTERBANK AND U.S. GOVERNMENT, ANNUAL RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: Total (344 centers)...........ratio of debits to deposits.. New York City........ do.... 6 other centers do.... 337 other reporting centers ...do.... TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS HOTELS: Average sale per occupied room Rooms occupied Restaurant sales index dollars.. % of total.. ..same mo. 1951=100.. METALS AND MANUFACTURES PIG IRON, production (excl. ferroalloys)....thous. sh. tons.. STEEL INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS: PRODUCT I ON do.... I ndex 1957-59= i 00.. Material handling equipment (industrial), new orders index 1954=100.. r_/ Revised. £ / Preliminary. * Index based on 1947-49=100 is 77.6. _]_/ Data reflect exclusion of certain interfund transactions. 542 i MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued I96S S962 ITEM February Narch December January February March PETROLEUM .COAL, AND PRODUCTS Bituminous coaIt thous 0 she ton So Industc cons,, and retail del e „ total. do.oo Electric power utilities.................. doeo0 Manufacturing and mining Industries, total dOooo Goke plants" Coven and beehfve) e a e .»..-. oa do s * 0 Retail deliveries to other consumers***.*. 8 end of months Stocks, Industrial and retail dealers oe thous* sh e tons s d©e60 Electric power uti I ltiesffi@.. ............ •.. Manufacturing and mining Industries, total •do,.„ 0ven«=coke pi ants • •••••••••••*•••••••••..< doeoe Retal! dealers.••.••••••••••• ••••.•••••.•• doaao 30,230 14/730 12,403 4,792 3,097 30 ,470 14.773 13,421 5 ,345 2 ,273 37,294 17,007 I 16,623 7,395 3,645 r39 ,437 17 72 "^ rl7 ,120 r7 ,641 4 ,593 34,467 15,443 I5',482 7,038 3,54! 66,463 45,245 20,683 9,789 535 65 ,183 44 ,627 20 J 58 9 ,551 398 71,418 48,609 22,283 10,393 526 r66 ,940 45 ,298 r2l ,184 9 ,779 458 64,515 43,596 20,513 9,400 406 512 469 219 572 528 263 528 560 167 554 498 223 515 469 268 578 532 315 163 168 39 392 648 186 178 47 469 6IS 163 167 33 473 584 185 175 43 434 585 169 170 42 4S5 586 187 186 43 481 587 638 795 664 717 730 19,063 17,45! 8,940 447 8, 190 19,058 17,430 11,196 448 10,253 19,009 17,181 8,875 444 8,019 18,971 17,120 I 1,661 466 10,513 18,990 17,127 9,574 479 8,615 18,978 17,105 9,597 480 8,622 45.2 27.4 59.8 58.4 53.0 32,1 57.8 61.3 61.5 43.7 47.8 41*4 64* i 42*1 47.4 42.8 59*0 39*8 48*0 45*4 65*0 41.1 51*4 49*5 2,050 849 1,201 1,607 509 1,098 18,429 4,669 13,760 3,895 2,202 1,693 15,807 4,284 11,523 15,761 7, 134 8,627 2, 128 1,250 878 5,336 2,729 2,607 19,011 8,611 10,400 2,690 •1,772 918 r1,467 r1,128 339 17,737 7,970 9,767 4,077 3,076 1,001 1,768 1,762 6 1,940 1,066 874 5,735 2,818 2,917 PAPER AND PRINT IMG NEWSPRINT, CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND)! Product lorn •••••..*••....*••.•*•••. ...thous. sh s tons e Shipments from mi I Is..........••.••••...••••..*••••..do... Stocks at mills, end of montho *«»«*<>*effl*ooa«.><. soo e « . .«do oa . NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES; Product ion e , t#S8) , 98S ,. e6 eo 9e »»»<. 1 .»o.M S ».». 9 . 1 . 0 o ( » 11 .*do*„9 Shipments from ninSSo,,^^,,,,,,,,,,^^,,^^^^,,,., ,*do*0fl Stocks at mills, end of month...................... ..do... Consumption by pub! ishers...D......••<>••..»...••<>.• , e d o 9 S 5 Stocks at and In transit to publishers, end of m o e . , 0 d o „ , TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTON^ 1 / Consumpt i on ..••..•••••.••••••••*•.., . •thous. bales* Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): Active spindles, last working day .***,* .***.** Sfflthouse Consuming 100 percent cotton............... .»*do ae « Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total 0 0 0 0 111lons0 Average per working day*,® so **a<3. **.. ea as . . Sffldofflffl. Consuming 100 percent cotton atsaoae ,. s o e ose,e. „ * s d o s 0 8 MANMADE FIBERS CRAYON AND ACETATE)? Productions Fi lament yarn**.e.^**.*.*...*...**.*,«.**..*..** nil. lb. Staple, incf. tow (rayon)......;............... ...do... Stocks, p r o d u c e r s \ end of mo*: Filament yarn... ...do... Staple Crayon).. ...do... TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RAILR0AO EQ UIPMENT, AMERf CAN RA S LWAY CAR INSTITUTE s Freight cars: S h I pments ...**«*.****.*«. 6 *„** ee « ooe <,„ e o* B *,,* as..number. Equipment manufacturers, totaloaffle**«*«,.****. ....do... Railroad shops, domestic*.. ***.. a o s s * ..... *.. ,**.do. 9e New orders.a.******,,***..***.*****,,***.****.*** ....do**. Equipment manufacturers, tota I. * sa ***.*****. *,***do*ffl* Railroad shops, domestic...........•••.•••••• ,...do...Unff S led orders, end of month..................., ***do« *e Equipment manufacturers, t o t a l s . .** E*. e*e s s o , *..do.-.. Railroad shops, domestic****.**.****.*.**.*.* ...do*.. 1,608 1,550 58 15,265 6,441 8,824 r/ Revised* ±f Data f o r Mar* I96S and Jan* 1962 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks* USC0MM-DC--542I UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, 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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