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August 16, 1963 BUSINESS STATISTICS °?*JsSSst&* 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=1 Index, 1957-59=100 150 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) 140 130 120 110 i i 'i i ' i 1 i i i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1961 1962 1960 1 \ l i t 1. 1,1 1, , J F M A M J J A S O N D 1963 Billion Dollars 80 NEW CONSTRUCTION Billion Dollars SALES OF RETAIL STORES .20 II (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted annual rate) Total 40 h 20 |°oo Q oo«-oo 4> Private Residential (non farm) I l I I l I. I I...J I I I I I I I I I I I I I I f I 1 I i I I t I 1 I I I I I I U I I I I I I I M I I.M.i.t I960' 196? > 1962 Index, 1957-59 = 100 1961 l l I I I I I I I I I J i.i.i i I i i t j..r. 1962 1963 Dollars 2.80 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS 130 II.II.II.IIII 1960 1963 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS |— (seasonally adjusted) 46 2.60 Average Hourly. Gross- Earnings 2.40 (left scale) \ 2.20 2.00 100 ' • • • • I • • • • • I • • I • I I • • • • 1960 1961 1.80 I I I I I I I I I I I 1962 1963 I I I l I I i i I l i I I l I I i,l I l l l I 1960 1961 1962 1963 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1962 ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A11 commod It ies ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $.. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES 1957-59=100.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, atf programs do.... • State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ,3/....do.... Aug. 10 II July 20 July 27 *I00B4 *96.5 *I00.8 *I00.8 92.8 4,516 99 297 1,643 1,486 92.6 4,426 100 281 1,658 1,502 S00.5 97.1 102.4 100.6 93.7 4,643 98 278 1,632 1,476 100.5 97.3 102.4 100.6 94.2 4,603 98 264 1,606 i,450 !00.3 96.8 101.4 100.6 93.1 4,765 i03 297 310 306 230 272 238 33,813 31,066 19,838 33,938 31,559 19,815 35,850 34,419 20,170 35,698 34,030 i9,928 35,561 33,611 19,648 35,703 34,174 19,897 Aug. Aug. 4 1957-59= 100.. 1963 Aug. 3 100.2 96.4 100,8 100.5 93,4 434 490 594 471 292 487 62,451 33,114 122,3i4 31,638 33,146 14,525 4.65 57.75 60,46 61,308 33,242 121,149 30,959 33,120 14,542 4.64 57.51 60.20 62,526 36,660 i3l,924 29,736 35,261 16,908 4.49 68.93 72.30 62,883 36,700 130,874 29,214 34,947 16,978 4.50 68.28 71.62 63,304 36,737 131,963 29,099 35,024 17,022 4.50 69.13 72.48 4.50 69.96 73.36 1,371 16,565 136,977 7,239 1,578 84.7 568 289 1,379 17,159 105,179 7,261 1,578 84.7 566 287 1,487 18,501 190,384 7,644 1,939 104.1 588 306 1,574 18,771 172,990 7,649 1,856 99.6 601 305 1,514 18,607 130,230 7,606 1,782 95.7 558 278 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/ 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: FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL thous. cars.. 56,353 1,748 93.8 \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. £/ Tuesday price. 5/ Dally average. 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for July 1962. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1962 1963 ITEM June Apr. July May June r5,470 r3,972 r2,457 r1,632 r725 871 225 372 161 130 489 r5,925 r4,22l r2,63l rl,8l2 r7l7 923 226 402 183 140 r497 [ 1 July CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL. • ••••• »Bii I• ••• do Nonresidential buildings, total J/ do.... Public utilities do.... , do.... | do NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL ^ mil- *-- | | do.... do.... do.... do.... E do.... do.... do.... do.... M i1itary fac i1i t i es CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE ..1947-49=100.. I r/ Revised. \J Except farm and public utilities. 36068 " 5,826 4.112 2.492 1,697 686 971 235 433 225 137 489 5.743 i 4,078 2,368 1,759 516 1,025 239 469 252 147 491 4,790 3,496 2,072 1,454 521 837 225 353 148 112 455 1,714 472 157 618 467 1,665 461 94 643 467 1,294 436 90 352 416 r1,498 r456 107 488 r447 rl,704 r509 60,626 43,818 25,247 r62,45l r45,170 r26,689 10,986 r63,73l r46,066 r27,605 10,912 2,833 4,566 1,909 1,595 r5,632 63,985 46,481 27,624 rl7,665 r5,666 17,504 5,342 62,678 44,842 26,118 11,403 2,950 4,865 2,352 1,531 5,539 1 ! i 62,064 44,908 25,987 11,661 2.962 5,110 2,588 1,533 5,444 17,836 5,257 1,549 5,989 17,176 5,043 1,170 5,876 148 148 ! | ! I I 1 11,185 2,815 4,846 2,162 1,464 5,640 I 151 2,837 rl7,28l r5,36l 1,277 5,586 1 rl5l 1,695 489 r469 4,630 1,979 1,576 r5,625 16,808 5,231 1,204 5,254 5,911 4,216 2,539 1,905 529 991 238 437 208 147 506 ' r 151 11,335 2,948 4,792 2,129 1,551 5,625 1 15! MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1962 1963 STEM DCMESTiC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL ±/uu,„€„ Durab le coods stores Automot i ve group . Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparei ;-rcupu Eating and drinking places Food group General merchandise group.. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), T O T A L ! / Durab le goods stores Automot I ve group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurab le goods stores Appare I group Eating and drinking places Food group Genera I merchand i se group ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, tota I RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Appare I group Eating and drinking places General merchandise group Grocery stores Lumber yards, building materials dealers Tire, battery, accessory dealers June July Apr. mil. $. do. *. ... e do... do... do... do,.. do.,. .do... do... 20,254 6,786 3,944 1,068 S3,138 6,330 3,567 1,070 12,808 971 1,566 4,733 1,926 r21,228 r7,239 r4,30l rl,068 r13,989 rl,!63 r1,562 r5,066 r2,278 r20,755 r7,040 r4,H5 1,050 !3,468 1,12.1 1,537 5,033 2,141 20,518 6,982 4,262 977 13,536 1,268 1,463 4,677 2,299 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... !9,I63 6,029 3,436 923 19,761 6,378 3,658 978 20,320 6,660 3,900 948 r20,249 r6..565 r3,773 r952 r20,48! r6,6l4 3,808 951 !3,I34 1,114 1,464 4,722 2,193 13,383 1,200 1,404 4,835 2,283 13,660 1,170 1,522 4,846 2,328 rl3,684 rl,168 rl,5!3 r4,857 r2,338 r 13,867 1,170 1,510 4,937 2,444 bil. $. do... 27.02 27.08 26.91 27.18 28.26 27,64 r28.06 27.59 27.68 27.73 mil. $. 5,499 5,041 5,574 r5,776 5,685 do... do... do... do... do.. • do... do... 4,698 299 106 1,402 2,041 71 101 4,269 250 105 1,262 1,818 72 96 4,651 353 102 1,504 1,862 63 92 r4,850 315 107 r1,491 2,063 72 97 4,767 307 108 1,536 1,950 73 103 4,523 291 102 1,420 1,899 61 87 4,635 314 99 1,472 1,913 64 89 r4,723 305 105 1,519 1,944 64 90 r4,740 314 105 rl,52l 1,955 64 87 4,837 312 104 1,603 1,965 65 93 105 III 96 114 112 115 112 117 rpll3 pl20 13.12 4.69 8.43 13.71 7.08 6.63 12.71 4.47 8.24 13.70 7.06 6.64 13.54 4.81 8.74 13.97 7.08 6.89 rl3.9l r4.9l r9.00 r14.04 r7.23 r6.8l 13.06 4.75 8.33 14.12 7.29 6.83 55,535 16,923 652 2,671 3,934 11,621 2,788 7,749 9,197 55,617 16,906 648 2,736 3,913 11,652 2,792 7,783 9,183 56,191 16.915 635 2,730 3,912 11,760 2,844 7,918 9,477 r56,436 r17,023 r640 r2,744 r3,93l rll,8l7 r2,855 r7,933 9,493 r56,588 rl7,023 636 r2,764 r3,940 r11,842 r2,856 r7,976 r9,55l 12,516 12,581 7,025 7,035 571 317 476 936 868 1,034 1,039 1,137 228 322 5,491 5,546 1,176 803 1,093 483 12,403 12,551 6,925 7,024 568 313 476 903 852 1,020 1,031 1,121 226 316 12,322 12,524 6,973 7,043 529 314 460 12,424 rl2,6l3 r7,048 r7,105 r553 313 473 r97l r870 r1,029 1,024 rl, 175 r23l r3ll r5,376 r5,508 rl,l06 r770 rl,ill 476 r12,548 rl2,6l2 r7,IOO r7,111 541 r3l8 483 r986 r883 r 1,034 rl,033 rl,l74 r235 r3l7 r5,448 r5,50l rl,l56 775 r1,111 r482 Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), 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... DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL: Unadjusted index 1957-59=100. SeasonaI ly adjusted index do.•. WHOLESALE TRADE: Sales, estimated (unadjusted), total bil. S. Durab le goods estab I i shments do... Nondurab le goods estab I i shments do... Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total do... Durab le goods estab 11 shments do... Nondurab le goods estab 11 shments do... EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRI CULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED thous. Manufacturing do... Mining do... Contract construction do.• • Transportation and public utilities do... Wholesale and retail trade dr... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services and miscellaneous do... Government do... PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED do... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Durable goods industries, unadjusted 2/ Seasonal ly adjusted Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products Machi nery Electrical equipment and supplies Transportat ion equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing industries Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted 2/ Seasona 11 y adjusted Food and kindred products Texti le mill products Apparel and related products Paper mid allied products rj Revised, j)/ Preliminary. 36068 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 5,478 5,527 1,224 786 1,071 476 June May 955 857 1,032 1,022 1,173 231 304 5,349 5,481 1,088 770 1,106 474 \J Data for July 1963 are advance estimates. 2/ Includes data not shown separately. rl3,7l5 rl,531 rl,599 r4,943 r2,50! 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1962 1963 ITEM June July Apr. May June July EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND E A R N I N G S — C o n , PRODUCTION W O R K E R S , nondurable goods industries Con., Printing, publishing, and allied industries thous. Chemicals and allied products do.,,, r Petroleum refining and related industries.«;,,,,.,do. t B Rubber and mi see I I aneous p I ast i c: products a do,,, Leather and leather products * do... HOURS AND EARNINGS PER WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MFG. ESTAB,: Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj. hours. Seasonal ly adjusted , „ do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted...,. ,.,..rio... Seasona 11 y adjusted,. „«, „ „ ,..,.*. „ «,.„,,.do Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted do... Seasonal ly adjusted t do... Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg. industries „.dollars. Durable goods Industr ies.. oe „ *.do... Nondurable goods industries do... LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, total ..monthly rate per 100 employees. Seasona! ly adjusted do... New hires do... Separation rate, total do... Seasonal ly adjusted do... Quit , do.., Layoff,.... •*........,..,. do... 597 520 130 304 321 592 521 130 296 316 590 532 119 303 301 r59l 530 rl2l 305 r302 r592 r529 122 r30S r3l2 p592 p529 pl22 p295 p309 40.7 40.5 41,2 41.0 40.1 40.0 2.39 2.56 2.17 40.5 40.5 40.8 4I 4 0 40.0 39.8 2.39 2.56 2.17 39.9 40.3 40.6 40.8 39.0 39.6 2.45 2.62 2.21 .-40.5 r40.6 r4i.2 r4l.2 39.6 39.9 2.45 2.63 r2.2l r40.8 r40.6 r4l,6 r4l.4 r39.9 r39.8 p40.6 p40.G p4l.2 p4l.4 p39.9 p39.7 p2.46 p2.64 p2.23 5.0 3.9 3.4 3.8 4.3 1.5 1.6 4.5 4.1 2.9 4.A 4.6 1.4 2,2 13,077 9,624 3,453 4,567 9,314 -4,747 2.46 r2.64 ?„22 3.9 3.9 r2.5 r3.6 r3.9 8.4 rl.5 p3.2 p3.2 p3.6 pi.3 pi,3 11,327 9,991 1,336 13,975 9,429 4,546 p4 B 7 P3.7 FINANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Net cash transactions (Federal) with the public: \J Receipts from...,. .....mil. $.. Payments to , do.... Excess of receipts, or payments (-) do.... Seasonally adjusted quarterly totals: Receipts., • ....<,... ..>... c do, „,, Payments ,, „ do.«. .. Excess of receipts, or payments (-) do.... GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month do SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK dol. per fine oz.. ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION, TOTAL Electric utilities, total 3y fueIs By water power Industrial establishments, total By fuels By water power nil. kw.-hr.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 7,251 9,728 -2,476 26,500 27,000 -500 16,435 1.023 16,147 1.035 15,877 1.273 15,797 1.279 27,800 28,200 -400 15,733 1.277 77,819 70,164 56,397 13,767 7,655 7,373 282 80,322 72,933 59,479 13,453 7,390 7,143 247 78,273 70,535 55,681 14,854 7,738 7,424 314 81,756 73,619 58,102 15,517 8,138 7,807 331 83,665 75,731 61,756 13,975 7,935 7,653 281 5,360 4,505 7,308 8,061 7,375 492 560 568 524 579550 558 532 550 589 2,641 2,368 2,21? 2,569 2,750 15,633 1.290 METALS AND MANUFACTURES STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS: TOTAL Industrial trucks (electric), shipments: Hand (motor i zed) Rider-type Industrial t r u c k s and t r a c t o r s r/ Revised. £ / P r e l i m i n a r y . USCOMM-DC—36068 thous. sh. tons.. (gasoline-powered), number.. do.... shipments number.. J./ Other than borrowing. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 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 OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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