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.olMENTOf r August 18, 1961 BUSINESS ° f c BUSINESS £ 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 sn the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 - 1 0 0 BOO Sodex, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 ^ 1 0 0 300 Monthly ILECTR1C POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. I. seas. adj. index) 275 250 225 200 !0r>L_J l l I i I L_J—I—L _L_J 1958 1 I i I S I L_ -J L_J I I I I I ! I l_ I960 1959 Billion Dollars 450 PERSONAL INCOME I96S Billion Dollars SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) 20 400 (seasonally adjusted) Total • 550 Wage and Salary Disbursements 300 250 200 U^JLLJJ U I I 1 I 11 I 1-1 i I I I I I L.LLU.J J I I I I I 11 I I I S958 1959 . I960 .1 I l I l I I I l I I I I I l I I I I I I I I 1 I I l t I I I I .f... I I I I I I M I I I I I I 1958 S96I 1959 I960 1961 - / June, July, and August 1958 include retroactive Federal salary payments; March and July 1961 include accelerated and special Government insurance dividend payments, respectively. Index, 1957 = 100 140 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION * Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100 200 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS (seasonally adjusted) (F. R. B. seas. a d j . i n d e x ) 120 ~ 100 150 Mill 100 1958 — 80 * Revised basis 60 1959 I960 1961 11 I I 1 1 M l 1958 M 1 1 M 1 1 1 l I I »L L L I 1 1 1 1 ! | | S959 I960 i i i i i 1 i i i i I 1 I96S WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1961 I960 ITEM August 6 August 13 July 22 July 29 August 5 August 12 Commodity prices, wholesale: Insured unemployment, total 3/ . thous.. State programs (50 States and, in 1961, Puerto Rico)..do.... Failures, indust. and commercial (Dun & Bradstreet),..number.. Finance: Federe; Reserve bank credit outstanding, total > 4/ e e e 9 e dOe e a 6 85.7 128 1,794 1,648 269 *i 19.7 *88.9 *I08.9 * 128.2 85.5 131 1,794 1,654 308 32,046 28,151 18,592 488 32,129 28,246 18,525 507 32,634 28,575 19,077 693 32,476 28,289 19,006 649 106,033 27,265 31,276 12,830 4.64 56*07 59.55 62,509 28.805 112,910 31,899 31,380 12,942 4.70 64.70 68.35 63,398 28,823 115,045 34,103 31,320 12,952 4.71 65,84 69.61 62,420 28,862 1 14,966 33,829 31,477 12,956 4.7266 9 94 70*89 1,344 15,829 126,685 6,948 1,368 16,061 97,228 6,945 1,321 16,137 45,681 7,024 1,858 99.7 584 285 1,818 97ffl6 591 285 1,850 99.3 589 288 1 18.9 87.3 107.8 127.6 84.8 118.5 86.2 107.0 127.5 84.2 S22 2,608 1,922 343 1S8.6 86,7 107.1 127.5 84.6 125 2,563 1,899 319 118.7 86.3 107.3 1*27.7 84.7 132 32,449 28,508 19,286 476 32,564 28,777 19,247 574 4.73 67.74 71.69 406 Reporting member banks (of F.R. System) in leading cities :j>/ Savings deposits9.9 9. ...... 99 99 9e,9 9 .do 9 99 e Commercial and industrial loans (gross)... do.... Stock prices,. 500 stocks (Stand* & Poor's) j5/9*e 1941-43= 10,s 106,466 27,429 31,312 12,827 4.67 54,72 58.03 Production: 1,306 15,125 118,062 6,837 1,537 82.5 594 286 1,347 15,037 97,031 6,8341,525 81.9 600 289 28,389 1,910 102.5 -*•••-•• ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices, 3/ In addition to State programs. Includes the following: Railroad; UCFE (Federal employees); UCX (ex-servicemen); and, effective with week of April 15, 1961, TEC (temporary extended compensation)* Also effective with week of April 15, 1961, includes persons under extended duration provisions. 4_/ Daily average. J5/ Wednesday data; figures for member banks in leading cities are on revised basis. * Monthly index for July 1960. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS I960 ITEM June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL.... bil. of dol Compensation of employees, total ...........9..do.. 1 Proprietors income, total do.. Business and professional • do.. Farm ...••» do.« Rental income of per sons do.. Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj., total..do.. Corporate profits before tax, totaI.... do.. Corporate profits after tax ....do.. Net interest do.. GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL Personal consumption expenditures, total Durable goods. •••••• Nondurab le goods Ser v 1 ces.»...«, ••••••• • do.. .....do.. ••••»••• .do.. .do.« •.....»• .do. • Gross private domestic investment, total .....do.. New construct ion. • .do.. Producers' durable equipment do.. Change in business inventories.... do.. Net exports of goods and services......... do.. Exports do.. imports do.. Government purchases of goods and services, total.... ••••••••••••• .........do.. FederaI (less Government sales) .do.. Nationa I defense. do. . State and locaI. .do.. Personal income, quarter Iy total........ .....do.. Less: Personal tax and nontax payments......... do.. Equals: Disposable personal Income... .........do.* Persona I savi ng. .do,. * Data are for 1st quarter S96I. 5052 419.2 294.6 48.6 36.4 12.3 1961 July April May June IS. 45, 46, 23, 18, ^412.2 *292.6 *48.9 *36.0 *I2.9 *H.5 *40.0 *39.6 *20.0 *I9.2 506.4 329.9 45.3 153.3 S3S.2 *500.8 *330.7 *39.4 *I53«7 *!37.5 516,1 336,1 42.0 154,1 139.9 74.6 40.7 28.6 5.4 2.3 26a7 24c4 *59.8 *39.6 *24.2 ^-4.0 *5.3 ^27.6 *22.3 68.8 41.3 24.7. 2.8 3.9 26.4 22.5 99.6 52.9 45.5 46.8 403.1 50.5 352.7 22.8 * 105.0 *54.7 *47;2 *50.3 *404.7 *50o3 *354.3 *23.7 107.3 56.6 48.8 50.6 413.2 51.4 361.8 25.8 300.2 49 e 2 36.3 12.9 11.5 July MONTHLY BUSINESS SIATiSTICS—Continued 3 I960 196! ITEM June July May April June July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCES SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATESt ! Manufactur sng only,.,, .......••.do.... Proprietors 8 Income: Less personal contributions for social Insurance..do..,. Total nonagricultural income. . ••••• ®edo9ee. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION CF.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX CINCL. UTIL.).... 1957=100.. BY INDUSTRY! 409.8 413.2 r4!7.3 273.6 III.3 1 88.0 72.6 41.1 1 48.6 10,9 274.6 109.1 86.1 72.3 | 42.3 51.0 10.7 277.2 110.587.6 72.9 42.5 51.3 10.8 r280.7 r112.7 88.9 r73.5 r42.9 51.6 II. 0 282.5 113.5 89.4 73.8 43.5 51.7 1 U! 36.4 12.7 11.7 14.0 26.2 28.7 9.3 387.6 36.3 12.3 11.7 14.0 26.3 28.8 9.3 388.3 36.1 12.9 11.5 14.2 26.8 32.5 9S6 392.9 36.3 12.9 11.5 14.2 27.0 33.0 9e7 396.4 36.4 13.0 11.5 rS4.3 27.1 r33.0 r9e8 r400 e 2 36e6 12.9 11.5 14.3 27.2 *35.4 9e8 *4Q4e7 109 NO r 106 108 NO pi 12 110 105 88 108 109 110 106 85 109 108 S03 90 105 104 NO 105 92 107 107 p!!3 pl08 404.4 273.2 111.788.6 72.6 40.9 48.0 10.8 404.7 no 105 99 82 99 103 Transportation equipment. .do.... instruments and related products..............do.... Clay, glass, and stone products. e ....... a . 0 ...do e ... Lumber and products...........................do.... Furniture and fixtures.,..-... ,,,es9 do,8,8 102 121 114 109 123 102 121 114 III 124 94 113 105 106 115 99 116 !07 106 117 r!0i 119 112 NO ri20 Nondurable manufactures.........................do.... IJ6 115 127 104 112 112 IS6 l!3 128 S03 1 12 112 114 106 120 100 117 ISO 116 109 120 100 117 MM rll8 112 123 S25 III 122 109 115 97 78 99 97 124 123 125 115 117 110 IIS 97 78 99 94 124 ' 124 123 108 127 rl 1 1 1 14 rl 12 ! 16 97 8! riOO r86 r!30 131 SI2 117 121 115 103 106 102 III 112 116 116 116 104 106 10! 112 Durab Se manufactures.. 9 a. e . 9 9 .... s e . 9 t S 9 9 e > e 9 e 9 8 < ) 0 do»... Pr I many meta Is..... . do.... Fabricated metal products... do.... Mach i nery. •••••*••••••••••do.... Paper and products..... ...............;.do.... Rubber and plastics products Tobacco products MINING.............. .>.....,.. e . e .. Metal 'mining... t iC .......do.... do*... do,,,, .«*...do.... ''" iC...«» . . . . . . . . . . . . a. 9 « » a . . e . a . * . . e . 6 . s e » a U O « . . . BY MARKET GROUPING: F1HAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL............. .do.... Apparel and staples.......................a...do.... MATER 1ALS ••••••••...••••• ..«••*.«. do. * ee Nondurab 1 e mater ials...,. .do..,. r I SO ! !! 122 r97 77 riOl 92 127 127 !09 Ii4 109 115 soo 103 96 IN Ml r!l5 113 rl 16 101 106 101 112 *42l.8 p96 .pi 10 pi 10 pl03 p!20 pi 14 6 - pl22 pll9 ®a«..eea • .. 118 r||2 131 112 pl 14 p 1 15 *eeen«a« 113 sees.*.. 98 r75 101 100 r!3l « « p99 p75 plOI p!32 « e • • • r! 13 MS rl 18 118 102 j rl09 j r!04 rl 14 pl 14 pN9 p!20 pll9 pl04 pill pl06 pl 16 DOMESTIC TRADE RETA1L TRADE, ALL RETA S L STORES: Furniture and appliance group.....................do..*. Nondurab le goods stores. ............do....i Drug and proprietary stores.......................do....1 Eating and drinking pSaces..............«.....„ a e e do s . e . Food group.. ........................................do. Gasoline service stations.........................do.... General merchandise group.........................do.... ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.),'TOTAL J./................do....1 Durable goods stores.. ;.....................do.... Automot i ve group ......do.... Lumber, building, hardware group.....*....., s s s a s s d© s s s ,| 18,918 6,618 ''3,736 915 1,108 18,066 5,773 3,098 i 858 I 1,036 17,398 5,414 3,088 12,300 1,097 603 S,4S8 4,501 1,524 1,903 12,293 957 607 1,497 4,69! 1,587 1,712 I1,984 18,466 5,982 3,341 882 | 967 1 18,118 5,662 3,006 902 962 ! r18,532 r6,006 r3,4i3 844 r990 r18,978 r6,230 r3,458 r909 1,043 17,902 5,603 2,984 881 1,019 607 1,313 4,486 | 1,439 1,803 r12,526 r1,105 r629 r1,386 r4,574 r 1,523 r 1,966 r12,748 1,120 r629 12,299 971 625 1,464 4,672 1,63! 1,762 17,860 5,409 2,919 872 900 1 r17,995 r5,549 r3,105 839 r877 1 r 18,268 r5,599 3,071 869 902 1 768 878 r 1,441. r4,786 r 1,573 r 1,997 18,062 5,504 ssisssss r./ Revised. js/ Preliminary, * July S96! data include $2.6 billion ($218 $?i11 ion converted to annual rate), reflecting special Government life insurance dividend payments to veterans. U Data for July 1961 are advance estimates. Digitized for5052 FRASER MONTHLY SUSIMESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1961 I960 ITEM June July Apr! I May June July DOMESTIC TRADE - Continued Retail trade, all retail stores - continued Estimated sales Cseas a a d j s ) - continued J / Nondurable goods sfores 6 „, 9 « 08tt o^ 9 o«, 6( > 0 o 0 <, 0 ofni I • of dol 0 Appare 1 group. 0 ea .9 ae0as Q0 s « o e 0 » s . 0 « e o c <» b o <> 0 o o 0 » s odo 0 0 o Drug and proprietary stores.,••••..«••••••••••••••do... Eating and drinking places,..,. ...*.*»*.do«.« Food group.....................•.••..•«••e•.•.•••.do.., Gaso! ine service s t a t f o n s a o 0 oo. O O C e S o O S S O S O o e o s < » o * ^ O o o o General merchandise g r o u p s c o 0 3 o a 0 » o e o o « f f l 0 0 s o @ e o e 0 o d o 9 0 e ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, totaI..........•••••«..••••••••.••••••»»do.•• Durable goods stores ,, »...edo,,, Nondurable goods storese8<,aoseo(>.jl<,9,.(,a»1.6.s(»»8.9cios<,0 Adjusted, totalo,<,M.o« ( 1 .»M.. 6 e ^ c .»o»oo e 9 »o e ^o 0 . 8 cio,, 0 Durable goods stores^M^.o,,,,,,,,..^.^..........^,,, Nondurable goods stores ss , aaee s6 e e o e S ) e o o e o o a f f l o 0 ( , 0 9 9 d o affls RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), t o t a U , ,,do.,, RETAIL FIRMS*WITH IS OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total» 8 , 6 S 4 o« 4 o» 9 « e 8 9 o,Eio 9 J S Appare I group•••••••••••••••••....«• o o .««•«•o.«.....do... Drug and proprietary stores , , do.», Eating and drinking places..••••••a.......»....•••••do..• Furniture,, homefurnsshiogs s t o r e s ^ o ^ ^ ^ o o o ^ ^ ^ o d O o c ' . General merchandise group.....•••••o••••*•«•••••.•••do... Grocery stores..seo...9<}aoes,(S...oa<,.ooee..essisie<:,oa(S&do<,• • Lumber, building materials dealers..,••••.•••...••..do.,. Tire, battery, accessory stores......... 0 0 . , 0 o . .<,...do... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total o 0 o 6 *o 0 e 0 6 do 0 9 £ 5 Appare I group a ............ Q ...„ 0 ......•••••.•»•».•. dAo0 0. Drug and proprietary st6res„,,„ (1M o. e o 8 ( l8 »o 1 >».o i ,. 5 (io 9M Eating and drinking places.,.*..........•••••••..•..do... Furniture, homefurnlshlngs stores*..,,......•••.•••••do... General merchandise g r o u p . ^ ^ . ^ ^ ^ o ^ ^ e ^ o o o o , ^ ^ , ^ Grocery stores.• .. a .«.. a e ... e e . e o . 8 0 o». e Ge S G'o e e G.. s *do 0 •. Lumber, building materials dealers..••••«••..••••••.do.•• Tire, battery, accessory stores.....................do... 12,484 1,137 619 1,359 4,567 1,461• 1,986 12,456 I, 134 629 1,351 4,482 1,474 2,016 12,451 S,076 628 1,380 4,548 1,474 2,027 r 12,446 r1,103 r630 r1,347 r4,624 r 1,480 r 1,974 r12,669 I, 148 647 1,378 4,637 S,505 2,072 25,340 12,180 13,160 25,320 11,820 13,500 25,100 IS,990 13,110 25,420 ! 1,900 13,510 25,190 S1,490 13,700 24,410 10,900 13,510 r25,060 1 1,550 r13,520 r24,520 10,990 r13,530 24,640 S 1,420 13,220 24,580 11,070 13,520 4,650 4,552 4,763 r4,988 5,205 4,182 289 118 97 41 1,248 1,753 82 95 4,110 237 118 101 35 I, 124 1,868 79 89 4,065 263 118 93 35 1,183 1,782 60 87 4,263 292 SI9 96 42 1,286 1,798 68 95 4,462 295 122 98 39 1,320 4,224 289 120 94 41 1,277 1,800 70 82 4,259 293 122 94 40 1,304 1,788 70 83 4,270 274 125 95 37 1,329 1,795 62 90 4,282 29 S 12 S 95 40 1,299 1,828 r6S 84 4,371 290 125 95 38 1,344 1,851 63 94 1*948.3 153.3 1,261.4 109.3 896, 184, 310, 9« 914.1 179.3 312.4 11.7 367.9 84.1 133.7 4.3 178 65 56 33.8 201, 106, 18, 56, 10, 208.7 119.3 20.4 52.8 9.5 2.1 112.8 .9 22.3 7.7 12,558 1,921 74 109 FINANCE STOCKS: CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED: TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS.*..............••....mil. of dot. Finance...........................................do.«. Manuf actur ing,«..#........••••.....•.••.••••..... „do.. • Mining...................... ......................do... Pub I ic utlIities: Commun I cat I ons. .•••............•......••.....,.. do.,. Electric and gas.................................do... RaI Iroad*....••..••....•.••...•..•.••.•••..•..•...do... Trade4 » 4 ,,. 0 , 8 ,,,. < , 4 4 1 ,. 0 8 . 9 S 9 ,M 6 8 ..« 1 o^ < 1 8 . 8 o e . e ,, 8 do e ( > e MI see 11aneous..................s..................do... 1,986, 157, 1,280, !09s 95 6 8 190.2 63.4 59.0 30.3 935.7 188.0 313.8 9.8 225, 118, 16, 55, 8, rj Revised. \J Figure for July 1961 Is advance estimate. USCOMM-DC-5052 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF 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 BUSINESS
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