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August 14, 1964
BUSINESS
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STATISTICS
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, 1957-59 = 100
Index, 1957-59 = 100
160
160
Monthly
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by, utilities)
(E. E. 1. seas. adj. index)
150
150
140 .
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130
120
110
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1961
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1964
1963
J A S O N D
Billion Dollars
80
CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING
Billion Dollars
SALES OF RETAIL STORES
(short- a n d i n t e r m e d i a t e - t e r m )
(seasonally adjusted)
25
Total
Nondurable
15
Goods
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1963
1962
1961
MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS
Average
Gross
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1961
1964
Dollars
2.80
2.60
40
I I I I I I I M l.t
Hours
48
46
Hourly
.4..Hi l.t, t,J M „ L J I I , ' 1,1, ' ' M < » H \„l -I ,1
1962
Index, 1910-14 = 100
350
PRICES RECEIVED A N D
PAID BY FARMERS
325
Earnings
«**«««?*«
(left scale)
\
2.40
44
A v e r a g e Hours
2.20
Per
300
/
Prices Paid
(incl. interest, faxes, and wage rates)
Week*
(right scale)
42
275
40
250
38
225
Prices
2.00
m~*
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Received
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1.80
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1964
1963
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1962
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1964
WEEKLY
2
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1963
1964
ITEM
Aug. 3
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
A I I commod i t i es
! 957-59= 100..
Farm products.
.do....
Foods, processed.....
„ ...do....
A I 1 other
„
do....
22 commodities 2/
.....do....
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
mi I. $..
Nondurab I e goods stores
do....
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:
Currency in circu lation 3/
mil. $..
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do....
Member bank reserve balances 3_/...
..........do....
Excess reserves, est imated 3/
do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:_4/
Demand deposits, adjusted..
mil. $..
Savings deposits.
do....
Loans and investments (adjusted), total...
do....
U.S. Government obligations,,
doe6Sa
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
..do....
Real estate loans (gross)
do3ees
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/......percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) £/..i941-43=10.„
Industrials, 425 stocks.........
do....
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal 3_/
thous. sh. tons..
e
Electric power, by utilities
mil. kv/.-hr..
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)..
.....number..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3_/
.thous. bb!..
Steel
„
Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL
Mi see I laneous
thous. sh. tons..
1957-59=100..
thous. cars..
do....
U Data do not always cover calendar weeks.
2/ Tuesday price.
MONTHLY
Aug. 10
* 100.6
*96.8
*I02.2
* 100.8
93.1
4,774
3,200
302
1,619
1,465
238
93.4
4,560
3,092
291
1,641
! ,489
264
Aug. I
July 18
July 25
100.4
94. I
101.5
101.0
95.6
4,930
3,276
266
1,499
1,353
243
100.4
94.0
101.9
101.0
96.2
4,878
3,220
271
1,485
1,338
261
100.2
92.9
101. 1
101.0
95.6
5,082
3,275
264
100.1
92.6
100.8
101.0
96.6
230
276
37,885
36,892
20,551
369
35,564
33,611
!9>648
297
35,703
34,174
19.913
482
38,099
37,636
20,993
572
37,969
36,789
20,430
277
37,814
36,381
20,335
377
63,281
36,741
131,985
29,099
35,014
17,030
61,833
36,821
131,347
28,346
35,159
17,083
63,349
39, 1 18
140,987
25,514
38,687
19,037
63,314
39,156
140,327
25,305
38,526
19,086
63,674
39,168
140,332
25,701
38,504
19,120
4.50
69.13
72.48
4.50
69.96
73.36
4.58
83.34
88.35
4.58
83.52
88.46
4.57
82.92
87.73
1,512
18,607
130.181
7,622
1,563
18,713
57,760
7,634
1,710
19,397
185,330
7,676
1,371
20,380
142,897
7,699
1,556
20,036
78,506
7,657
1,782
95.7
557
277
1,748
93.8
560
278
2,320
124.5
552
293
2,270
121.9
560
291
2,270
121.9
572
291
3_/ Daily average.
4_/ Wednesday data.
Aug. 8
4e57
82.09
86e82
22,798
2,300
123.5
* Monthly index for July 1963.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1963
1964
ITEM
June
July
!
Apr.
May
June
r5,483
r3,895
r2,345
r1,703
r6,152
r4,192
r2,553
r1,859
July
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL..
.do....
do
do....
do....
...
.do
do....
do....
do....
...do....
5,785
3,974
2,495
1,825
5,780
4,034
2,470
1,919
5,098
3,638
2, 188
1,610
947
227
417
185
107
395
1,010
234
451
2 10
117
404
963
251
411
155
95
366
1,811
518
141
694
458
1,746
482
131
652
48 S
1,017 j
254
442
175
99
r404
6,056
4,224
2,528
1,953
1,086
258
480
207
106
r4ll
1, 129
266
496
217
115
41 1
1,832
550
1,460
525
1,588
517
r1,960
r596
384
454
481
477
.710
532
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL
...do....
........do....
........do....
..do....
do....
do....
do....
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE
j~/ Revised. \_l Except
16060
.1957-59-100..
109
110
66,615
46,449
27,538
12,66!
3,076
5,561
2,293
r64,983
r45,780
r26,678
12,756
3, 149
5,542
2,252
r66,183
r45,660
r26,389
12,900
3,204
5,562
2,268
1,252
4,660
20,166
6,259
7,068
1,250
r4,746
r19,203
r6,040
6,410
1,247
r4,709
r20,523
r6,51!
6,888
112
112
Ml
I
65,501
45,878
26,456
13,021
3,292
5,559
2,267
1,242
4,716
19,623
6, 1 15
112
1
farm and public utilities.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
3
1963
ITEM
June
July
Apr.
20,137
7,044
4, 126
933
1,050
13,693
1,127
664
1,592
4,957
1,659
2,266
20,486
6,630
3,843
935
962
13,856
20,540
6,976
4,003
965
1,100
13,564
1,010
660
1,646
5,003
1,712
2,108
20,719
6,773
3,940
979
958
13,946
1,214
674
1,497
5,030
1,602
2,415
2l,i«6,
7,360
4,453
1,004
938
13,826
1,140
665
1,547
4,898
1,617
2,310
21,392
7,010
4,026
1,095
912
14,382
1,272
689
1,599
5,064
1,674
2,514
r22,508
r7,693
r4,55l
r 1,043
r1,047
r!4,8!5
1,282
r7l3
1,650
r5,248
r1,708
r2,479
r2I,777
r7,2l8
r4,126
r1,080
r974
r14,559
1,295
r7!3
1,589
,-5,034
rI,670
r2,589
r22,141
r7,682
r4,355
rl,H2
1,119
r 14,459
rl,237
r709
r1,693
r5,087
r1,740
r2,479
r2I,675
r6,969
3,856
I, 108
983
r14,706
1,320
726
1,605
5. 175
1,669
2,607
28,04!
28,124
27,957
28,259
r29,840
r29,242
r29,62l
r29,205
29,395
29,465
5,685
5,518
r5,8!8
r'6,253
6,100
4,767
307
108
1,516
1.950
73
103
4,601
263
May
June
DOMESTIC TRADE
RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES:
ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL J./
mil. $.
Durable goods stores....
........do...
Automotive group...
do...
Furniture and appliance group..
.do...
Lumber, building, hardware group
......
do...
Nondurable goods stores
,
..do...
Apparel group.
.....do...
Drug and proprietary stores....
..do...
Eating and drinking places..
...-do...
Food group.
..
do...
Gasoline service stations
do...
General merchandise group.
..............do...
ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/
do...
Durab I e goods stores
do...
Automotive group.. ..•»..»..
.do..,
Furniture and appliance group...........
....do,..
Lumber, building, hardware group
do...
Nondurable goods stores...
do...
Apparel group.........
do...
Drug and proprietary stores.....
-..do...
Eating and drinking places...
do. 4s
Food group
....do...
Gasoline service stations.,.,
..do...
General merchandise group.. . 0 ao B.
do...
ESTIMATED INVENTORIES:
Unadjusted, total....
...do...
Adjusted, total..
do...
RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total
...do...
RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total...
do...
Appare I group.
.do...
Eating.and drinking places..
......do...
General merchandise group..
..do...
Grocery stores
do...
Lumber yards, building materials dealers
..do...
Tire, battery, accessory dealers....
do...
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total
do...
Appare 1 group
do...
Eating and drinking places....
do...
Genera i merchand i se group
do...
Grocery stores
do...
Lumber yards, building materials dealers
do...
Tire, battery, accessory dealers
do...
EMPLOYMENT
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED
EMPLOYED
Agricultural emp loyment...
Nonagricu Itural employment
UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS)
Long-term (15 weeks and over)..
Percent of civilian labor force
..
.
thous.
do...
.. .do...
...do...
..do...
..do...
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED
thous.
EMPLOYED
do...
Agricultural emp loyment
....do...
Nonagricu Itural employment
do...
UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS)
do...
Long-term (15 weeks and over)
do...
Percent of civilian labor force
HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj
hours.
Seasona I ly adjusted.
do...
Durable goods industries, unadjusted.
do...
Seasona I I y adjusted
do...
Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted............do...
Seasonal ly adjusted..
„.
do...
Avg8 hourly gross earnings, mfg. industriesos.....do!lars.
Durable goods industries..........
do...
Nondurable goods industries.......
..........do...
S,!79
674
1,511
4,923
1,584
2,409
5,233
350
120
1,696
2, 125
69
106
5, 165
348
! 15
1,768
1,999
64
99
5, 107
335
131
1,698
1,981
79
115
5,240
349
127
1,759
2,066
67
100
64
92
4,858
304
111
1,592
1,975
61
96
5, 105
343
112
1,718
2,030
61
'96
75,165
70,319
5,954
64,365
4,846
1,016
6.4
72,891
68,767
4,924
63,843
4,124
1,080
5.7
75, 173
70,851
5,969
64,882
4,322
933
5.7
73,207
69,10!
5,009
64,092
4,106
1,042
5.6
73,799
69,877
4,429
65,448
3,921
1,237
5.3
74,583
70,559
4,748
65,811
4,024
927
5.4
74,742
71,101
5,007
66,094
3,640
1,084
4.9
74,595
70,754
4,865
65,889
3,84!
934
5.1
76,645
71,953
5,853
66,100
4,692
1,007
6.1
74,340
70,387
4,838
65,549
3,953
1,070
5.3
40.8
40.5
41.6
41.3
39.8
39.6
2.46
2.64
2.22
40.5
40.4
41.1
41.2
39.8
39.5
2.45
2.63
2.22
40.5
40.7
41.3
41.4
39.4
39.8
2.52
2.70
2.28
40.7
40.7
r4l.5
r4l.4
39.7
39.8
2.53
2.71
2.28
40.9
40.6
41.7
41.4
39.9
39! 7
2.53
2.71
r2.28
64,987
50,307
65,491
50,894
69,816
54,382
70,945
55,120
71,907
55,914
5,222
4,399
5,365
4,778
578
991
5,584
4,846
5,949
5,155
5,054
4,568
5,100
4,591
,37!
,959
5,552
5,059
5,399
5,029
4,848
311
104
1,593
!,964
65
93
111
1,415
1,915
75
102
4,914
324
105
1,604
1,992
FINANCE
CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM):
Total outstanding, end of month......
.........mil. $.
Installment credit, totaI
.do...
Installment credit extended and repaid:
Unadjusted:
Extended, totai
.do...
Repaid, total.
.do...
Seasonally adjusted:
Extended, tota I
do...
m
Repa i d, tota I....,
do...
Digitized r/
for Revised,
FRASER D/ Preliminary. J/ Data for July 1964 are advance estimates.
16060
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
4
1963
ITEM
Ju ly
Apr
15,733
1.277
15,633
1.290
15,462
1.293
148.3
31.4
116.
105.
7.
149.5
31.8
117.7
106.2
7.8
155.3
32B7
122.6
116.7
4.2
152.
33,
119,
118,
6,
!53a6
33.3
I20s3
119.2
7.8
!55 8
33,
121.
120,
7.
150,
31.
118,
104.6
15.1.0
31
119
105
154,7
33.0
121.7
I 16.4
154.
33,
121,
117,
155.6
33.4
122.1
118.5
156,
33,
123,
119.
1,865.6
,779.2
,784.7
,818,0
,713.6
,823.0
2,206.7
2,120.4
2,046.0
2,256.6
2,204.3
2,052.S
2,099.1
2,031.1
2,004.3
,356.5
,420.5
,502.6
,457,5
1,562.3
1,542.1
1,457.9
1,548.1
1,595,5
1,505.5
83,665
75,731
61,756
13,975
7,935
7,653
281
88,703
81,000
66,827
14,173
7,703
7,474
22.9
84,534
76,392
60,092
16,301
8, 142
7/807
335
87,226
78,894
63,031
15,863
8,332
8,027
305
90,585
82,294
68,341
13,953
8,292
8,045
246
rl3,199
r10,028
45,016
4,934
13,070
8,758
49,329
4,981
7,323
9,801
40,250
4/289
13,432
10,558
43,124
4,041
14,029
10,019
47,134
.4,012
7,375
479
652
1,136
724
560
3,094
6,460
451
636
966
699
533
2,599
7,359
509
737
I, 140
759
556
2,884
7,271
543
699
1,145
721
553
2,838
7,065
503
679
1,113
752
544
2,663
135.1
127.6
242.6
244.1
221.4
691.6
35.9
102.8
706.0
34.5
III.3
812.3
45.0
132.5
780.6
•41.3
124.3
754.3
42.5
122.4
June
May
July
FINANCE--Continued
..rr.il. $.
GOLD, {MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month„......
SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORKa...,.,......8.8..(iol • per fine oz„
MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA Cavg 0 of daily f lg.>:
Unadjusted for seas 0 variations
.bil. :
TotaI.money supp!y. a 8 ,, 8 . 8 e , 8 . s ,,...,.,...
Currency outs I de banks..... . ... .........
a 0 6 do„
Demand depos its..
soodo9
Time deposits adjusted,...................
O0.dos
U e S 0 Government deposIts...........•......
...do.
Adjusted for seas, variation:
...do,
Total money supply. ...•..••..•.••....•••...
»8do,
Currency outside banks...••.••..•.••....
...do.
Demand d e p o s i t s , , , 8 , 8 8 , ( 4 , . , „ , ! 0 , , 8 . . , .
Time deposits adjusted,, ,..... „ „... os... ...
aeodo0
15,463
1.293
cl5,46l
1.293
5 5,462
1.293
FOREIGN TRADE
EXPORTS (MDSE.3, SNCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL.......
Exclo. Department of Defense shipments... „...
SeasonalSy adjusted.......................
GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL........................
Seasonally adjusted. Ba e o ,...... .............
..do.
00do.
E *do.
..do.
ELECTRIC POWER
..mi I. kw.-hr.
PRODUCT ION, TOTAL.
.........do...
Electric utilities, total
By fuels.....
0„„„„e8do,,t
.........do...
By waterpower.
Industrial establishments, totaI............ .........do...
By fueIs,............... „......... „................do...
By water power......................................do...
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
IRON ORE (U.S. and foreign ores)s
thous. Ig. tons.
Receipts at iron and steel plants....
...........do...
Consumption at iron and steel pi ants.
Stocks, end of mo.: At furnace yards
...........do...
„.8„..,„do,.s
At U. S e docks..
STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS:
Total ( a l l grades)...
.thous. sh. tons.
Structural shapes (heavy), steel pi I Ing.........„„ s do»..
PIates•.••••.•.••••••.••.••.....•.•..•.••....••....do...
Bars and tool steel, total
...,,do...
...
do...
Pipe and tubing...
.......do...
Tin mill products
Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), total
,
do...
Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net
mo. avg. shipments
1957-59=-100.
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
REGISTRATIONS: J/
New passenger cars
Foreign cars
New commercial cars
r,/ R e v i s e d ,
cf
USC0MM-DC-- 16060
...thous.
.do...
(trucks).........................do..„
Corrected.
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