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.«TMENTQf r~ April 3, 1964 BUSINESS STATISTICS ^BuSSSTi^ 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, J941~43'= 10 100 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS , **"*!* ndex, 1941-43 = 10 100 Weekly . . (Wednesday close) (avg. ©r daily close) ~ 90 90 1964 \t>* ^ 80 70 ~ / A ^^^^^^^ 80 H 70 1963 60 _ 50 » J « J ^ m . U ™ i ™ U A » l « , « U J m , ^^J^4r*^r„*^mA^ ~> vtT^^A^J^^r^J^ 1962 1961 ^ U U - J ^ j , , l,^LJamJUJucA-JUnJ 1964 1963 H 60 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D Thousands 1200 1000 (cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants) 800 600 .400 200 0 MmtMy MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION _ L/\/V ™ /^ w /N(V^l / v n , ^ ^ ^ ^ » A ^ ^ ,i,..,r.l,,,nlH,.,,i ,„I - V w » X a ^ - 1 1 .....Lw-JUnJ - ^a-» s i^a= r a a=j 5 -J^^ 1962 1961 — 1/ V w \ B ™j»» B JL«x m j^a^ 1963 Billion DoSSors 40 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES so -i^M-. 1964 Index, 1957-59 = 100 120 CONSUMER PRICES* (seasonally adjusted) H 70 35 115 All Services \ 30 H 60 110 h 25 50 105 h ++ * *B©ok value, end of month 20 40 •• .I..I... > I U^i^L-LXX 1961 1962 1963 1964 100 1961 1962 1963 1964 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1963 ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE; A11 commodities . ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES , 1964 Mar. 14 Mar. 21 Mar. 28 100.4 95.0 100.3 101.2 94.0 4,477 3,143 272 2,320 2,161 300 100.6 95.5 100.7 101.2 94.4 4,511 3,069 265 2,262 2,105 306 100.5 95.3 100.8 101.2 93.9 4,637 3,159 248 100.5 95.5 100.7 101.2 94.2 289 299 34,415 32,555 19,598 463 36,345 35,204 20,185 493 36,538 35,385 19,978 316 36,692 35,480 20,214 375 36,657 35,750 20,489 512 61,936 35,751 129,!06 30,912 35,289 15,872 4.47 65.95 69.02 62,312 35,874 129,556 31,399 35,208 15,921 4.46 66.68 69.83 62,353 38,360 137,748 28,197 37,599 18,163 4.55 78.07 82.79 63,457 38,428 137,589 27,865 37,507 18,217 4.55 78.95 83.79 63,360 38,509 139,308 27,910 38.137 18,280 4.56 79.38 84.33 4.57 78.97 83.87 1,333 16,860 186,505 7,461 2,330 125.1 535 299 1,474 16,425 189,309 7,478 2,387 128.1 559 316 1,318 18,226 193,670 7,631 2,312 124.1 518 295 1,315 18,240 196,529 7,626 2,315 124.3 521 300 1,408 18,140 197,871 7,592 2,362 126.8 537 309 Mar. 23 Mar. 30 91.8 4,43! 2,952 263 2,406 2,241 295 *99.9 *95.4 *99.0 *I00.6 92.1 4,822 3,050 260 2,303 2, 143 329 34,511 32,441 19,502 370 1957-59= 100.. .....mil. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS^ State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do.... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ,3/....do.... Mar. 7 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ Loans and Investments (adjusted), total U.S. Government obi igations s e s e e * e e e Commercial and industrial loans (gross) , ee do.,., do e e e B do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 31 percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43*10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Index of production... FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL l957-59ss|00.. thous, cars,. 197,841 2,406 129.2 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price, 1>) Dally average. 4_/ Wednesday data, * Monthly index for Mar, 1963, MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS« SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total \J Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metaIs Fabricated metal products mil. $. do... do... do... do... 31,223 15,930 724 2,665 1,636 34,718 17,832 799 2,919 1,759 35,377 18,457 960 2,852 1,881 34,594 18,118 ' 798 2,745 1,807 r34,IIO r17,595 r788 r2,967 r 1,777 36,922 19,265 839 3,154 1,930 Machinery, except electrical EI ectr l ca I mach i nery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do... do... do... do... 2,153 2,106 4,471 510 2,504 2,423 4,931 587 2,470 2,484 5,221 610 2,577 2,490 5,237 636 r2,489 r2,254 r4,940 r537 2,836 2,542 5,297 595 .do. do. do. do. 15,293 5,397 344 1,158 16,886 5,815 359 1,383 16,920 5,983 394 1,456 16,476 5,913 393 1,356 r16,515 r5,946 r333 rl,3l5 17,657 6,140 336 1,480 do. do. do. do. 1,270 2,340 1,424 687 1,372 2,539 1,492 756 1,359 2,509 1,424 763 1,304 2,369 1,521 784 r1,302 r2,573 r1,492 r767 1,402 2,735 1,513 855 do. 33,542 34,114 35,004 36,021 r36,677 36,338 do. do. do. do. 17,301 934 2,753 1,842 17,636 947 2,803 1,854 18,272 977 2,892 1,913 18,476 953 1 2,981 1,910 r19,144 ri.OIR r3,067 r1,994 19,085 996 3,030 2,030 do. do. .do. do. 2,369 2,311 4,607 573 2,404 2,361 4,699 579 2,582 2,369 4,966 594 2,652 2,432 4,909 591 r-2,737 r2,479 r5JI7 r606 2,726 2,482 5,067 589 Nondurable goods industries, total ±/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products..... Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petro I eum and coa I products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J./.. Stone, clay, and glass products Pr I mary meta Is Fabr i cated meta I products . Machinery, except electrical E I ectr i ca I mach i nery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products £./ Revised. J/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for36348 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1963 1964 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. 16,241 5,670 377 1,289 1,334 2,456 1,385 728 16,478 5,695 374 1,335 1,336 2,534 1,454 757 16,732 5,961 379 1,400 1,366 2,578 1,409 781 17,545 6,193 403 1,466 1,415 2,640 1,475 836 r17,533 r6,247 r365 r1,465 r1,368 r2,703 r 1,455 r8!5 3,309 7,108 4,055 3,397 2,692 12,981 3,308 7,145 4,114 3,497 2,824 13,226 3,169 7,382 4,286 3,635 2,907 13,625 3,473 7,672 4,435 3,538 2,811 14,092 r3,5!9 r7,686 r4,566 r3,7IO r3,002 r14,194 57,970 34,292 23,678 58,366 34,696 23,670 59,445 35,359 24,086 59,738 35,565 24,173 r60,094 r35,875 r24,2!9 57,883 58,021 59,780 60,147 r59,99! 34,390 1,501 5,850 3,846 6,531 4,929 6,775 1,373 34,496 1,501 5,848 3,826 6,559 4,907 6,849 1,375 35,704 1,535 5,903 3,917 6,839 5,066 7,220 1,452 36,028 1,544 5,918 3,999 6,910 5,055 7,33! 1,468 r35,955 r1,539 r5,908 r3,97! r6,926 r5,073 r7,272 r1,480 23,493 6,049 2,419 2,624 1,686 3,630 1,808 1,127 23,525 6,020 2,451 2,620 1,689 3,625 1,150 24,076 6,060 2,345 2,895 1,772 3,769 1,795 1,167 24,119 6,028 2,314 2,886 1,800 3,818 1,736 1,157 r24,036 r6,052 r2,357 r2,846 r 1,792 r3,872 r1,775 r1,125 5,997 9,492 11,865 2,996 5,070 22,463 5,994 9,538 11,950 3,030 5,043 22,466 6,321 9,571 12,277 3,200 5,189 23,222 6,389 9,525 12,363 3,245 5,290 23,335 r6,242 r9,597 r12,303 r3,24l r5,3|l r23,297 ..do.. do.. do.. do.. 32,715 17,338 15,377 34,742 35,559 18,686 16,873 34,636 35,174 18,140 17,034 34,953 34,045 17,623 16,422 35,619 r35,OIO r18,558 r16,452 r37,148 ....do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 18,466 2,763 1,888 2,489 2,426 5,289 18,228 3,057 1,903 2,512 2,309 4,901 18,113 2,964 1,858 2,617 2,477 4,680 17,974 2,938 1,914 2,74! 2,463 4,327 r19,740 r3,147 r2,043 r2,808 r2,687 r5,433 ...do.... do.... do.... 16,276 4,243 12,033 16,408 4,198 12,210 16,840 4,635 12,205 17,645 4,835 12,810 r17,408 r4,53l r12,877 .....do.... do.... ...do.... do.... do.... do.... 3,376 7,118 4,929 3,42! 2,672 13,226 3,303 7,142 4,257 3,587 2,895 13,452 3,136 7,371 4,289 3,611 2,807 13,739 3,503 7,682 4,133 3,475 2,723 14,103 r3,444 r7,700 r4,99! r3,728 r2,967 M4,3I8 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF YEAR OR MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL..do.... Durable goods industries, total do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.....do.... 47,789 45,126 2,663 48,574 45,923 2,651 49,696 46,684 3,012 49,149 46,193 2,956 r50,049 r47,154 r2,895 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF YR. OR MO. (SEAS.ADJ.), TOTAL..do By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/ do.... Pr i mar y meta Is 7 do.... Fabricated metal products do.... Machinery, except electrical.... do.... Electrical machinery.. do.... Transportation equipment.... do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.... 47,809 48,424 50,132 49,796 r50,083 45,057 3,768 3,972 6,394 6,953 18,757 2,752 45,736 4,090 4,025 6,441 6,979 18,942 2,688 47,076 3,930 4,059 6,933 7,111 19,869 3,056 46,676 3,930 4,062 7,027 7,114 19,368 3,120 r47,072 r4,022 r4,08l r7,069 r7,l53 r19,724 r3,0l! Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Continued MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Continued By industry group—Continued Nondurable goods industries, total j./..... mil. $. Food and kindred products do... Tobacco products do... Textile mill products do... Paper and allied products do... Chemicals and allied products .do... Petroleum and coal products .....do... Rubber and plastics products do... By market category: Home goods and apparel do... Consumer stapIese ........................... do... Equipment and defense products, excl. auto . e s .do e s s Automotive equipment. .do... Construction materials and supplies ...........do... Other materials and supplies... .do... INVENTORIES, END OF YEAR OR MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total* do... Durable goods industries, total.. do... Nondurable goods industries, total........... do... Book value (seasonally adjusted), total do. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J./ .....do. Stone, clay, and glass products do. Pr imary meta Is. .do. Fabricated metal products . d O088000000 so o. Machinery, except electrical do. Electrlcal machinery. .do. Transportation ©quIpment*.ees9 ••••••••'•»0do0 Instruments and related products.. .do. Nondurable goods industries, total ±/ do; Food and kindred products........ do. Tobacco products. do. Textile mill products do. Paper and allied products do. Chemicals and allied products. .....do. Petroleum and coal products..... .........do. Rubber and plastics products do. By market category: Home goods and apparel..... do. Consumer stap Ies do. Equipment and defense products, excl. auto.......do. Automotive equ Ipment. do. Construction materials and supplies do. Other materials and supplies do. NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total.. Nondurable goods industries, total...... NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods Industries, total J/ Pr I mar y meta Is....... Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical EI ectr i ca I mach I nery Tr ansportat i on equ i pment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders.... Industries without unfilled orders By market category: Home goods and apparel. Consumer staples Equipment and defense products, excl. auto Automot i ve equ i pment Construction materials and supplies.... Other materials and supplies.. jr/ Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 36348 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued •*" 1963 STEM GENERAL BUSINESS Jan, Feb. 1964 Nov0 Dec. Jane Feb. INDICATORS—Continued INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES CDun & Bradstreet , lnc s )s 9 number «>. ,..dO.... 3SOdoaooo ..«do e e e a RetalI trade. 080do06O. »0odo.ese Who 1esa1e trade. Liabilities (current), total.....................t nous. $ a a 1,258 113 183 244 582 136 160,963 7,738 31,113 56,054 29,552 36,506 55.2 1,304 ! vz 228 199 629 136 1,115 129 198 186 479 123 94,715 7,198 22,530 26,971 26,098 11,918 60.7 262,112 4,171 20,325 197,942 26,832 12,842 55.1 106.0 106o I 105.9 • 106.5 103.4 !04s3 101.2 102. S 108.2 102.6 112.0 106.1 106.6 103.6 104.5 101.2 101.7 110.7 102.7 104.7 102.5 103.8 106.4 105.4 106.2 106.3 106.1 106.9 101.8 1,217 109 201 205 570 132 1,241 51.2 96,731 5,721 22,166 29,649 27,376 SI,8I9 53.9 123,935 7,238 14,933 26,260 22,680 52,824 5S„3 S07o4 107.6 ^!07e8 **107o7 *I07,6 »f07 @ 6 107.4 10804 104.7 105.4 103.1 S03s2 121.0 104.5 113.9 107.5 S08o5 104.9 !05o6 103.0 102.! 120.3 1 104.5 114.1 107.6 108.4 §04.9 I05o7 102-.9 102.3 119.6 S04e3 114.2 I07e5 108.4 S04.8 S05o6 102.9 105.0 102.1 103.6. 109.4 105.4 106.2 106.4 106.1 106.8 102. I 105 J 99e7 104.8' 108.2 106.6 107.7 107.2 108.0 107.5 102.7 105.4 99.2 105.0 109a8 106.9 f 108.0 107.3 [ I0894 107.6 102.9 105.8 98e3 105.0 112.4 106.9 108.1 107.3 108.5 107.7 102.7 106.0 98.3 104.8 103.7 S06.6 105.3 115.7 110.1 115.8 107.4 110.2 104.0 106.8 105.3 116.3 110. 1 115.9 107.3 110.0 106.1 109.1 107.8 117.6 112.4 117.9 108.4 112.8 106.1 108.9 107.5 SI8.3 112.7 117.9 108.8 113.1 105.0 109.4 108.0 118.3 112.7 1 18.2 108.5 113. 1 105.0 108.6 107.2 118.4 112.9 118.5 108.4 113.3 94.3 94.3 93.1 92.9 92.9 #92.9 GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL............................... .ml 1. $.. e.*do.8.. 1,117.0 1,091.6 1,385.9 1,497.4 r1,425.1 r1,465.3 j r / Revlsed 9 * " A l l Items88 Index on old basis. USCOMM-DC—36348 # Index based on 1947°=49= 100 i s 75.7. ®®*do..0. oeedo.ooa oeo do. ffieo OBOdoseea D e0 d © a e a o Who1esaIe trade failure annual rat© Cseas e adj s ) e oMo e per 10,000 c<ancerns.. 998 91 198 176 433 100 68,427 3,764 1 13,935 j '22,662 16,849 j 11,217 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL ItEMSo ••..........<,... 1957*-59*100.. Special group Indexes? All Items less shelter.......................... s o e d o S 6 E . Ail items less f o o d 8 , „ 8 „ „ 0 , o 0 0 0 „ 0 0 8 0 o » 8 a a » » e , Bffis do. 0OO a f f l o do o o o s a o0 d 0 0 0 oa ...do.... s.adOeooo ...do.... ...do.... S 3 e do a o e , e Food eaed©BS>oe ea.do.oeo OQ.doseoo 0oedoOOO0 . .4>dooeoo s*edo9... se.do906S She Iter Rent s seo d©.000 Fuel and u t i l l t l e s 9 a o o 6 , 8 0 o e e , , o 9 e [ i 6 S 8 0 e o 8 o » o 0 o . o e a d o . s o e • -. .do.... ...do.... effltt do.. as ...do.... Pr1vate PubS ic . o e d O . . ., ...do.... Med1ca1 care................. ..••••............. ...do.... ,,,do,8,9 ...do,... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y ...do.... 112 J S09 204 2SS 572 145 102 2 119.0 104.1 114.3 1 13ra9 106.9 108.3 107 B 5 108.8 106.8 102.7 FOREIGN TRADE 1,455.0 1,429.9 1,337.7 1,445.3 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT ©F POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER * * ^ew s e r i e s . r1,529.9 | r1,477.7 BUSINESS
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