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April 7F 1961 C'^fS^NALliALATKrOf^^ J B INCOME iPAYMENTS 8 % ^ SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS BUSINESS STATISTICS °^5HSt£°* A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o t h e 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 Billion Dollars 130 Billion Dollars 130 (average of Wednesday data) (Wednesday data) TOTAL LOANS AMD INVESTMENTS 120 — — (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) H 120 1961 no Revised basis ,g^^ mm - i Kw& fl hw-^r J no -j H 90 too 90 80 A » » ' ' i ' ' ' ' «— i i i » i S958 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i «. 1 1 L_l I L_J_J 1 l I960 1959 Billion D o l l a r s 80 40 y l 1 i \ \ i i I i l l J F M A M J S96I H 1960 \ i^J 8 0 J A S O N D Billion Dollars 80 NEW CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURERS* SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted; annual rate) (seasonally adjusted) 35 r\ ^J rrCi\ 30 25 H 70 Safes (left scale) @ o \^f^ "^•^CNKMJO ^ 0 0 ^ ^ - O0 ^^yvr- 60 Total« 60 40 Private Residential (nonfarm) 7%. H 50 20 h Inventories* (right scale) 20 * Book value, @nd of month ,J-L_LLi 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I• i1i i • 1 I i i i i 1» i i i i I i i i i i 1958 S959 I960 1961 ^ New basis beginning 1959; not comparable with prior data 40 8 I t I ll I I I I LI I I I I I » M ) i I I I 8 I i 8 i i i 1 t I I i 8 i I 8 1 I •I 1958 1959 1960 I96S Billion Dollars 60 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING Index, 1910-14-100 320 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 300 (short- and intermediate-term) / Frfees Paid (incl. interest, taxes, snd wage rates) 280 260 240 Insfaf/men? Credit :/ (end of month) Prises §£®eeivts& S^AJSP U I 2 2 0 U j J J _ u J j _ L J L i - L j JLLi 1 jJj_UJ_lJLLLJ_UJ_Li_LLX 1958 1359 I960 i » i . i ». i i S961 i i t i 2 0 UM-lJjJj-J-JJLjJj-IJJ^ 1958 S959 I960 1961 IOO WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 I960 1961 ITEM April 2 Mar. 26 Commodity prices, wholesale: A 11 commodit ies. 1947-49= 100.. Farm products ••••.••• .do.... Foods, processed. do...« a..o A11 other.. do.... 22 commodities 2./.................. ..••.....•.•••.do.... Department store sales do.... Insured unemployment, total jS/ .....thous.. State programs (incl. Alaska and Hawaii).. ....do.... Failures, indust. and commercial (Dun & Bradstreet)....number.. Finance: Currency in circulation 4/.... ...mil. of dol.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/...,..do.... Member bank reserve balances 4/ ..do.... Excess reserves, estimated 4/.... ••••..••.......do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: j?/ Demand deposits, adjusted.88 mil. of do!.. Time deposits, except interbank ..do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total. .....do.... U. S. Government obligations do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) ...do.... Real estate loans (gross) .............do..,. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) ,4/........percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 1/....1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... Production: Bituminous coal 4/.. .........thous. of short tons.. Electric power, by utilities ...mil. of kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches)....... .number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4_/„..........thous. of bbl.. Steel... .......thous. of short tons.. Index of production........... ....1957-59=100.. Freight car loadings, total..... ..........thous. of cars.. M i see 11 aneous ..do.... Mar, II Mar. 18 Mar. 25 Apri I 84.3 131 2,327 2,169 286 *!20.0 *90.4 *I07.3 *I28.6 85.0 143 2,246 2,092 356 119.7 88.8 109.6 128.1 86.1 128 3,498 3,257 318 119.8 90.0 109.6 128.1 86.4 140 3,465 3,227 363 119.7 89.8 109.8 128.0 86.4 139 359 350 31,671 27,189 18,189 452 31,534 26,778 17,894 361 31,794 28,014 18,673 430 31,901 28,116 18,827 633 31,887 28,234 18,954 508 31,775 27,863 18,808 611 59,172 30,392 101,510 24,843 31,037 12,576 59,085 30,423 101,040 24,495 31,009 12,586 58,970 34,853 108,743 30,029 31,273 12,423 60,808 34,890 I 10,222 30,236 31,998 12,428 59,706 35,003 109,119 29,451 32,027 12,421 4.78 55.74 59.55 4.75 55.66 59.38 4.55 63.44 67.21 4.53 63.57 67.27 4.53 64.70 68.36 1,485 14,062 166,072 7,078 2,597 139.4 601 317 1,418 13,542 177,310 7,151 2,527 135,6 598 328 1,022 14,353 113,573 7,353 1,573 84.4 493 272 1,083 14,295 92,681 7,353 1,574 84.5 507 281 1,104 14,291 109,470 7,366 1,611 86.5 500 280 119.5 88.8 109.4 127.9 86.2 e » • « • 4.53 64.93 68.64 123,137 1,632 87.6 J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska, Hawaii and, beginning 196!, for Puerto Rico, and for the following programs: State; R.R.; Federal employees; and ex-servicemen. 4/ Daily average. j>/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for March I960. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1961 I960 ITEM January February November December rl5.IO r4.52 .36 r 1.04 r! .04 r2.23 r3a33 r.45 January February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS WUFACTURERS' SALES: VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL......... bil. of dol.. ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). ...do.... ...do.... Stone, clay, and glass.... ...do.... Nondurable goods industries, total 1/.. Machinery (including electrical)................ ...do.,.. Transportation equipment (incl, motor vehicles). 1 ...do.... 1 Stone, clay, and glass«*.a........80.a.08S9aoa.„ ...do.... Nondurable goods industries, total J./.................do.... Food and beverage....«••••.a.........••*•....... r/ Revised. ±/ Digitized for 9339 FRASER 1 Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 29.74 14.72 2867 1.54 4.40 3.67 e81 .62 30.29 15.1! 2.54 1.57 4.69 3.76 .85 .64 29.65 14.14 L80 1.54 4.58 3.62 .79 .70 15.01 4,44 .35 1,20 .99 2.20 3.20 .52 15.18 4.43 .37 1.23 1.01 2.22 3.07 .52 15.52 4.70 .43 1.21 S.05 2.17 3.17 .46 28.79 13.74 1.72 1.46 4.74 3.50 .72 .60 15.05 4.60 .40 1.09 .98 2.07 3.44 .45 31.13 15.45 2.73 1,70 4.80 3,47 .87 .75 31.58 15.67 2.69 1.72 4.84 3.57 .92 .77 29.25 13.81 1.79 1.57 4.61 3.30 .79 .70 29.14 13.62 1.75 1.58 4.58 3.15 .80 .70 r28.67 rl3.17 rl.76 rl.55 r4.65 r2.77 r.74 r.69 15.66 4,78 .40 1.26 1.01 2.26 3.08 15.90 4.72 .43 1.26 1.07 2.38 j 3.13 .57 ! 15.44 4.66 .42 1.13 1.05 2.22 3.19 .50 15.51 4.74 .39 J.14 1.06 2.26 3.22 .47 r15.50 r4.73 .41 rl.08 rl.06 r2.26 , r3.23 .45 '.53 | 1 r27.69 rl2.59 rl.81 rl.39 r4.35 r2.87 r.68 r.58 j I 27.38 H2.53 1.71 1.35 4.47 2.78 .69 .57 14.85 4.48 .36 1.07 LQ2 2.13 3J3 .42 28.98 r13.28 i,82 1.54 4.64 2.79 .75 .69 15;70 4,84 .41 1.09 1.08 2.30 3.24 .46 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 I960 1961 ITEM January November February December January February GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Durable goods industries, total ,!/••••••••••••••••..do....j Pr I mar y met a i««,»., 8e ., .,.**.^<«>*t»»««*..do,,,J Fabri cated metai**...«*.•••*,*•••«...««*«.•«•••.do....j Machinery (including electrical)..»«••»9* s ..».»«do, > .*] Transportation equipment (inclarnotor vehicles),,do,,,. Lumber and f jr n i ture. «.*•••••*,, ..««•.*••••••***c<o*.«*| Nondurable goods industries, total I/.,,*«,..,».....,do,*., Petroleum and coal••*••••••• », « do.,,, KUDDer »•«..««...«..«ec«s*e«3ase«««>**a.a..««eeft. »UO, , , » BOOK VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL...............do.... Durable goods industries, total ±/m••••••••••••••.*«do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles)..do...* 53.66 30.86 4.30 3.07 10.14 7.52 1.89 1.38 54.20 31.45 4.35 3.23 10.36 7.62 1.88 1.42 54.22 31.18 4.68 3.04 10.33 7.20 1.90 1.39 53.90 30.81 4.69 2.98 10.27 6.97 1.83 1.43 r54.07 r30.88 r4.6l 2.97 r10.26 r7.06 rl.86 1*45 54.07 30,91 4.57 3.00 10.32 6.99 1.86 1.48 22.81 4.94 2.10 2.60 1.53 4.09 3,34 1.17 22.75 4.85 2.06 2.67 1.56 4.14 3.27 1.18 23.04 5.26 2.00 2.58 1.62 4.14 3.41 1.13 23.09 5.18 2.08 2.63 1.63 4.19 3.32 1.14 r23.19 r5.!3 r2.!4 r2.71 1.63 4.23 r3.24 r!.l6 23.16 5.02 2.10 2.77 1.66 4.30 3.23 1.17 53.31 30.76 4.20 3.13 10.18 7.38 1.91 1.37 ; 53.90 31.26 4.32 3.23 10.32 7.53 1.87 U38 54.01 31.07 4.52 3.10 10,35 7.02 1.93 U43 r53.74 r30.86 4.50 r3.!2 r10*40 r6.85 rl.84 1.44 r53.67 r30.76 r4.49 ! r3.02 r 10.32 r6.92 1.85 1.44 53.61 30.66 4.52 3.02 10.26 6.88 1.86 1.43 22.55 4.81 1.98 2.58 1.53 4.03 3.41 1.14 22.64 4.82 1.95 2.65 1.54 4.05 3.40 1.14 22.93 4.96 2.02 2.66 1.65 4*18 3.30 1.14 r22.88 r4.98 r2.03 2.67 1.63 r4.13 r3.3l 1.12 r22-.9l r5.00 r2.0l r2.70 1.62 r4.I7 r3.29 rl*13 22.94 5.00 1.98 2.73 1.63 4.21 3.31 1.13 29. 10 14.06 2.29 29.02 13.59 1.77 1.46 3.52 ! 15.42 [ 28.33 13.33 1.65 1.33 4.59 3.58 15.00 r27.58 r12.35 rl.85 1.38 r4,25 r2.63 r15.24 27.67 r12.78 1.78 1.37 4,44 2.87 14.90 29.02 13.60 1.75 i.56 4.59 3.06 15.42 28.70 13.22 1.77 1.46 1 4.67 2.83 15.48 r28.50 r12.88 ! 1,81 1 rl.52 r4.54 r2.66 rS5.62 45.37 42.85 3,41 2.73 17.48 i 14.93 2.52 r45.27 r42.60 r3.45 2.73 r!7.38 r14.70 r2,67 45,56 r42.84 3.52 2.75 17.36 14.79 2.72 MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1 U52 | 4.42 3.32 15.04 29.65 14.56 2.32 1.54 ! 4.81 1 3.34 15.09 29.83 14,19 2,23 1.6! 4.63 3.15 [ 15.64 [ 30.59 i4.80 2.20 S.6S 4.84 3.50 15.79 50.85 1 47.46 6.39 3.31 i 17.81 15.38 3.39 46.91 6.18 3.27 17.92 14.96 3.30 45.80 43.23 3.47 2.86 17.62 14.83 2.57 51,468 39,738 51,182 39,785 54,626 42,703 56,049 43,281 55,021 42,782 54,102 42,264 3,592 3,706 4,160 3,848 3,763 3,716 4,197 3,765 4,067 3,955 4,134 3,946 4,641 4,063 4,007 3,931 3,473 3,972 3,869 3,972 3,241 3,759 3,803 4,011 221 209 2,116 289 241 2,189 240 289 2,016 222 246 2,064 272 232 2,098 227 230 2,086 56.45 45,05 46.40 40.65 5.0 60.60 46.50 51.95 44.65 4.5 49.95 34.45 48.55 32.30 4.4 59.00 j r56.10 p46.00 p33.10 p45.95 p3l.75 P4.5 Transportation equipment Cine!, motor vehicles)..,do...* New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total..........do..*. ! | Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)...do,»„. Nondurable goods Industries, total............*«,.*.do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.....do.... i pr i mary meTa i ,,#,. e,s @ «,«»«*&£,,£>» @ e «s s s e <»,&:>& ,«», uo,,. « Machinery (including electrleal),«.,,.......,»... 8 do.... Transportation equipment U n c i , motor vehicles)...do.... 50.23 ! | ! 1 4.27 29.08 13.36 1.68 1.48 4.58 3.09 15.72 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Installment credit extended and repaid; METALS AND MANUFACTURES Fabr i cated structura I stee1: MACHINE TOOLS (METAL-CUTTING AND METAL-FORMING): Domest i c ! e ! ! ! i . . . : : : : : : . : r/ Revised. j)/ Preliminary. ±/ 9339. iSSi , =dos Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 3c; ac\ i 61*35 40.95 4.3 j r45.50 | 31.40 j r4.3 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued I96S I960 ITEM February COMMODITY PRICES PR ICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...!910-14=100 Crops. .»•••••••••• • •••••••••••••••••••••••'••• do.. Commerc i a I vegetab Ies....»».»..........e„*».«e 9«,..do.„ Cotton ....... ....•••..<<....»••,•. ....•« do.. Feed grains and hay.......„.».„...». „ .do.. Food gr a ins, ,«.« I M . do.. Fruit........ ............ do.. 0 i I -bear i ng crops ••••••••• .«...i...do.. Potatoes (including dry edible beans)..............do„9 Tobacco. ••••••»•«••••••••••••••• do.. Livestock and products......... .do.. Dairy products..•••••••••••••••••••..••••••••••••..do.. Meat animais ••••••.••••••••••••••••««••• do.. Poultry and eggs. 9 , e * l9 ,,..,.,.» 9 . t ,..,, t do 96 Wool •••••••••••••• .do.. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,.,,.,do,. Family living items........................ ...do.., Production iterns„„.,,,,,.,,,.„,,, do,. All commod.,services, int.,taxes, and wage rates J/.,do.., PARITY RATIO 2/ do e „ CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE CUNADJ.), TOTAL...ml I. of do I, Pr I vate, tot a i,,,, ^^.^.^^o^^.^^^^^^do,,, Res i dent i a I < nonfarm) 8a ...., 0 . 9affle ., oe38aa , 9eee ....do s ., New dwelling units...............................do.., Additions and alterations........................do.., Nonresidential buildings, total• •••••••••••-•••••••.do.,, I H G U S 11 S a ! . . « s « o 9 ® e e a e < ) 0 0 9 . . a @ s o . e e . a e e @ @ . e @ » ® Q « . O O , s ( Commerc iai., # ,,,., s .,. a ,e.. S0 ..,,,.,. e9 » eae<i>ee9 . e do.», F arm construct ion ,,,.....,,,,..,, do SOi Pub I ic uti I jty..e.. «,„„*»„..<»„*,..«.. ..do,,, F U D IIC, TOT2 i.s®8aesa«eesae<»»s<>9E>».9».@9O&9eseee&0.e.QOsa< Nonres i dent i a I bu1Id i ngs...........................do.., Mi i itary faci I ities....•••••.. do,,, HighWay,oaBeoesoaoeseseseeoBeeoQaeooasoneoeiefflSjeooooOO©a< NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL......................mi I. of dol, Private, total •••#..«........»..e.......oaao.»...o««,do8•, Res i dent i a I (nonf arm)(<B9 ,, ,, do,,, Nonresidential buildings, total....................do... In.dustr ial......«...•••••»..,••s.a.a..ae0ea.oa.®«,dOs, oi Coroner c iaUaee,8,8»,69.89.6()a„oSS,SSB,609«6eeoaodo00, Farm constructions...••••.•...........BO..........9dofis, Pub l i e u t i I i t y , e , , , , , , , « , , , , , , , , . ,,,e«« s do,,« PUb liC, tOta l6 S e S B8»6®9o©©®®®e®®ee©9«>©S0©sao©ee©8»e«s dO © @ , Nonres i dent i a I builds ngs s,,,,,,*,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,^^^ Ml Iitary fact Iities.,,«ee8.*ee»,*,»,*,*„,6a,0.,e.,.do,e< H I g n W a y « « . . . •" a • « « . o . . o « « • . « a . s « . . . « . a o a a « a o . . o « e « . a G O a s c CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMPOSITE. ............. 1947-49= 100, jr/'Revised® j / Parity index,, 2/ Ratio of prices receiver USC0MM-DC-9339 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 233 218 256 237 153 208 211 216 189 494 March December 241 222 249 238 153 2S0 228 213 223 494 257 256 309 153 243 242 217 220 243 141 204 248 217 181 520 263 278 296 S78 226 275 289 266 299 78 276 289 267 300 275 291 265 298 81 3,621 2,737 1,478 1,152 259 781 235 313 99 360 3,866 2,875 1,600 1,235 298 761 230 302 100 395 991 334 92 253 4,458 3,126 1,700 1,267 343 896 265 365 81 426 1,332 392 112 507 56,135 38,598 21,490 SO,393 2,982 4,307 1,114 5,320 15,180 4,500 996 5,448 54,419 39,263 22,392 10,032 2,772 4,116 1,331 5,232 15,156 4,308 1,512 5,112 143 143 245 261 287 142 240 884 308 61 241 54,889 39,709 22,536 10,224 2,748 4,356 1,357 5,292 "o p r i c e s p a i d ( i n c l u d i n g 17,537 5,109 1,453 6,660 January February 244 221 213 227 150 209 259 250 172 517 263 266 309 169 224 259 257 309 160 226 276 291 267 30! 277 291 267 302 81 277 290 268 302 80 r3,8!6 r2,722 r!,4i2 r1,048 274 853 266 338 r3,587 r2,577 r1,287 3 ,871 2 ,756 1,420 I,022 308 807 248 325 !03 404 241 218 214 233 146 207 254 231 178 508 261 272 304 165 221 r926 r27l 826 260 327 r79 364 rl\ 363 rl,094 r389 r88 r29l r55,262 37,810 r20,338 10,712 3,031 4,516 r1,036 5,393 r17,452 r5, 114 r1,285 r6,470 rl,0!0 357 r82 r267 r54,536 r37,248 rl9,67l 10,749 3,037 4,536 rl,H8 5,390 taxes, and wage 243 224 213 240 150 208 260 264 161 517 1,115 395 96 286 54 ,701 37 ,579 19,919 10,611 2 ,986 4 ,431 f,356 5 ,374 r5,223 r1,364 r5,934 17,122 5 ,115 S,484 5 p922 144 144 r17,288 144 interest, March rates). 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