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^ W T O f c 0 August 2, 1963 BUSINESS °F STATISTICS COSINESS tCO^ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43 = 10 90 Index, 1941-43 = 10 90 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (daily avg. close) 80 50 40 L»J~J*~J^J>A~~A~J~~J^^ f i l l J-J—Li-LJ. 1 I I I I I I II I I I I I I 1962 1961 I960 I I I I 1963 Index, 1957-59=100 200 Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and steel for costings) 150 - ~ i » ^ tT 100 100 - 50 0 150 ^^J^^O^L^LJ-. 1 1 L ^ L L ,- J 1960 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 » 1 1 ) 1 ' Billion Dollars 40 " " ' MANUFACTURERS'SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally ' i I I I i t i I » i t 1963 1962 1961 80 Index, 1957-59=100 115. CONSUMER PRICES 70 110 adjusted) J F M A M J J A S O N D 60 50 (right scale) *Book value, end of month 20 LXJ_X!J 1960 JMUIJU 1961 JOULXXJU JLj- J. „M,-n 1962 1963 40 95 LL,, , I , M 1960 . JJJJJJ.,1,1 axuOxxua 1961 1962 JJL i • • • » ' } i 1963 • WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 2 1962 1965 ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A!! commodSties July 21 July 28 92.1 4,474 95 294 1,672 1,516 286 * 100.4 *96.5 *I00.8 *I00.8 92.1 4,400 95 278 1,648 1,491 269 95.6 4,485 95 352 1,687 1,524 228 54,091 51,561 20,094 562 53,901 31,315 20,002 575 35,574 54,275 20,24! 455 61,768 52,981 122,271 52,245 55,058 14,469 4.63 56.20 58.74 62,819 35,014 121,657 51,745 52,954 14,506 4.64 56.46 59.08 1,231 16,759 175,410 7,265 1,598 75.0 558 286 1,359 16,655 161,576 7,265 1,504 80.7 567 287 .,.,,., 1957-59-!OOa, ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES ..mil, $.. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES. 1957-59=: 100.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs..... .thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs. do.... State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico). .....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total j3/....do.... July 6 July 15 July 20 July 27 100.6 97.1 102.5 100.6 94.5 4,657 100 100.5 97.1 102.4 100.6 93.7 4,643 98 278 100.5 97.5 102.4 100.6 94.0 521 1,700 1,544 273 250 272 35,899 54,744 20,097 465 55,850 54,419 20,170 594 55,698 54,050 19,894 427 60,954 56,518 152,502 29,789 55,438 16,829 4.48 69.94 73.4G 61,692 36,621 132,012 29,914 35,291 16,872 4.48 69.89 73.56 62,526 56,660 151,924 29,736 35,26S 16,908 4.49 68,93 72.30 4.50 68.28 7?a62 1,990 17,076 147,456 7,585 2,045 109.8 441 257 1,070 17,457 190,548 7,568 2,077 III.5 508 293 1,487 18,50! 190,587 7,644 1,959 104.1 588 506 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:_4/ Loans and investments (adjusted), total.... ...do.... Commercial and Industrial loans (gross).,........do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody!s) 5/......percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-45=10.. PRODUCTION: Electric power, by utilities, •..•••••••••mil. kw.-hr.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 5/ B „. eoeo . oeeo thous, bbl oe 1 ndex of product ion FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL... 1957-59= 100.. thous. cars.. 178,894 1,856 99.6 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for July 1962. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1962 ITEM May 1963 Mar, June ! Apr. June May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SALES: VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL >....btl. $.. do.... do.... ,. do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehic es).,,do,,.. do.... .do.... .......do.... ...do.... do.... edo e .., do.... .......do.... .do.... VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do,... do.... do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehic les)...do.... do.... .......d© 0 . 0 . .do.... r_/ Revised. \J Includes data for "other industries" not shown, 36044 54.67 17.24 2.5! 2.01 5.61 4.25 .94 .87 17.45 5.15 .46 1.57 1,22 5.00 5.19 .59 35,50 16.40 2.19 1.92 5.42 3.96 .90 .79 17.10 5.00 .44 1.39 LI8 2.77 3.20 .56 54.90 16.98 2.52 1.85 5.72 4.1! .95 .82 S7.9I 5.25 .40 1.45 35.95 16.85 2.15 2.05 5.59 5.96 .94 .90 | | | | [ | S7.I5 5.14 .44 S.40 !,25 2.78 5.14 ,57 32.96 15.89 2.00 1.89 5.29 3.80 ,88 »8i 17,08 5.07 .4! 1.39 L20 2.71 3,18 ,53 ! .28 2.92 5.22 .58 i 1 | j | i 54.53 16.63 2.22 1.91 5.48 3.97 ,95 .86 17.70 5,23 ,44 I 1,44 ! S .26 I 2 ..86 [ 3.2S j .58 35.43 17.52 2.47 1.98 5.64 4.24 .96 .91 17.92 5.37 .44 1.43 S.25 3.11 3.20 .65 54.91 17.10 2.41 1.98 5.46 4,07 .96 .91 17.81 5.29 ,44 f,45 1.23 Z.9Z 3.24 ,62 i | 1 [ [ 36.29 r18.08 r2.68 r2.l2 r5.76 r4.25 1.00 .99 35.50 17.78 2.55 2.04 5.81 4.14 .99 .96 r18.22 r5.4i r.50 1.43 1.50 3.24 r3825 r.6! 17.5! 5.24 .45 1.46 1.24 2.96 5.12 .59 55.15 17.2! 2.45 1.94 5.66 4.04 .95 89 17,92 5.32 .43 1.48 54.87 r 17.07 T2.54 r2e00 r5.5l r3.92 *95 r,90 r17.80 r5,25 e46 S.44 1.25 2.96 r3.26 r,57 i I I ! ! f .24 2.95 3.24 .56 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1962 1963 ITEM May June Mar. June May Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH; Transportation equipatent Unci.motor v e h i c l e s ) . d o . . . . Durable goods I n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l J , / . . . . . . . ..do,... FabrIcated meta 1 . • . . . • . • . . . • . . . . * . , . • • • • . . .do.... Transportation equipment U n c i .motor v e h ! c f e s ) . d © „ a o . Stone, c l a y , and g l a s s , . . . . , . , . , . , do.... e Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l J [ / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Petroleum and c o a 1 . . . •.•••••••••.•••••»do.... MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS'. New orders, net (unadjusted), t o t a I . . . . . . 9 « . „ . . o a . 8 . . d o . e e . Machinery ( i n c l u d i n g e l e c t r i c a l ) . . e 9 e e e e e * e * s . . > . d o . . . . Transportation equipment Unci.motor v e h i c l e s ) . . . d o . * . . New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), t o t a l ...do.... Machinery ( i n c l u d i n g e l e c t r i c a l ) ............do,.,, Transportation equipment Unci.motor v e h i c l e s ) . . . d o . . . . Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l s o o 8 e * . e s s . . « . . » . d o . . . . U n f i l l e d o r d e r s , end of month (unadjusted), t o t a l . . . . d o . . . . Machinery ( i n c l u d i n g e l e c t r i c a l ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Transportation equipment Unci.motor v e h ! c I e s ) o . . d o . . » 0 Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l o e ..do.... U n f i l l e d orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) , t o t a l . . . . d o . . . . . Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l . . . . . . .....do.... 57.14 32.96 4.78 3.41 11.10 7.24 1.83 1.55 57.08 32.87 4.76 3.40 11.11 7.14 1.84 1.54 58.29 33.26 4.58 3.20 11.40 7.56 1.83 1.60 58.45 33.45 4.53 3.26 11.53 7.59 1.82 1.59 r58.83 r33.8l r4.5l r3.33 r11.67 r7.7l r 1.84 1.58 58.92 33.82 4.52 3.34 11.60 7.73 1.84 1.56 24.18 5.10 2.14 2.96 1.77 4.33 3.37 1.20 24.22 5.12 2.07 2.91 1.78 4.34 3.40 1.20 25.03 5.28 2.26 2.94 1.80 4.70 3.35 l 3 32 24.99 5.20 2.20 2.97 1.81 4.66 3.39 1.32 r25.02 r5.!2 2.13 r2.99 r 1.6*3 r4.59 r3.43 1.32 25.10 5.19 2.06 2.96 1.84 4.60 3.47 1.3! 56.81 32.58 4.85 3.26 10.85 7.29 1.84 1.50 56.91 32.58 4.83 3.22 10.89 7.29 1.84 1.52 57.91 32.92 4.60 3.15 11.26 7.44 1.83 1.55 58.11 33.11 4.58 3.16 11.36 7.56 1.82 1.53 r58.45 r33.4l 4.58 r3.19 11.40 r7.76 rl.84 1.53 58.76 33.59 4.59 3.18 11.40 7.90 1.84 1.54 24.23 5.34 2.18 2.84 1.74 4.36 3.40 1.18 24.34 5.40 2.18 2.83 1.76 4.37 3.42 1.20 24.99 5 a 42 2.19 2.85 1.78 4.61 3.45 1.27 25.00 5.37 2.17 2.86 1.78 4.62 3 0 47 1.29 r25.04 5.36 2.17 r2.86 rl.80 r4.62 r3.46 1.30 25.17 5.45 2.17 2.87 1.81 4.62 3.48 1.31 33.99 16.48 1.98 1.95 5.36 4.02 17.51 33.07 15.97 1.83 1.88 5.28 3.96 17.10' 33.60 16.51 LSI 1.96 5.64 3.91 17.09 32.43 15.44 1.76 1.86 5.16 3.76 16.99. 36.14 18.24 2,70 1.90 5.90 4.62 17.90 35.06 17.48 2.55 1.95 5.50 4.36 17.59 35.75 17.74 2.81 1.99 5.60 4.03 18.01 35.80 17.89 2.89 2.03 5.47 4.23 17.91 r36.8I r18.42 r2.62 r2.08 r5.82 r4.52 r18.39 r35.60 r17.70 r2.47 rl.99 r5.75 r4.29 r17.90 35.26 M7.66 2.01 2.13 5.96 4.17 17.60 35.24 r'17.23 2.06 2.10 5.71 4.17 18.00 47.81 44.59 4.30 3.12 18.21 14.00 3.22 48.28 45.22 3.06 47.45 44.27 3.96 3.05 18.27 13.96 3.18 47.91 44.90 3.02 48.50 45.66 4.55 3.09 18.28 15.08 2.84 48.25 45.43 2.82 48.82 45.88 4.88 3.10 18.24 14.88 2.93 48.96 46.07 2.89 r49.33 r46.22 r4.83 r3.06 r18.29 r!5.15 r3.i 1 r49.83 r46.88 r2.95 .'49.30 r46.10 4.31 '3.15 18.44 15.17 3.20 49.74 r46.7! 3.03 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL S T E M S . . . < , « . . . . « „ . . . . . . 1957-59=500*a Special group indexes: A l l Items less f o o d „ . . « 8 e . o e e s » e o e o e S e O S 0 0 6 * s e s , e a » e d o * e a « AM items less s h e l t e r . . . a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . 105.2 105.3 106e2 106.2 106.2 *I06.6 106.0 105.2 106.1 105.3 106.8 106 J 107.0 106.1 107.0 106. I 107.3 S06.6 A l l coromod11ies ............................do.... Nondurab l e s . ..,..*....«.»..». • . . . . .do.. •• Durables .do.... Services.a.........................................do.... 103.0 103.2 101.5 109.4 103.1 103.4 101.6 109.5 103.7 104.4 100.8 110.8 103.6 104.2 100.9 III.I 103.6 104.2 SOi.O ill.! 104.1 104.8 101.3 III.3 I02a7 103.2 103.0 109.4 99e6 102.8 !03„5 S02e7 111.9 99.7 103.6 104.6 103.5 109.6 100.7 103.8 104.3 102.9 112.0 98.3 103.7 S04.2 102.8 113.9 98.0 103.9 105.0 102.8 115.6 98,4 SOI 7 104.8 107.7 99.1 105.6 105.7 108.0 98 e 6 106.4 me "7 105.9 108.1 98.5 106.7 AppareI..........*.,,........O.«0.a.»«,e.„ffl0000........do..... Dairy p r o d u c t s , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Meats, p o u l t r y , and f i s h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - d o . . . . Housing..............................................do.... Gas and © 5 e c t r I c f t y 9 B e e s e « s e s e ? s e s a o e 3 e e e s s e e e e . e e e d © a e e * Housef urn Ish I ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . • • * " " ' ® « o e o e e o o a o o . e o © e . e © e . e e a e e o © e © o s o s o o s e © o e « e o ® e S O . © O K 107.7 99.0 105.5 r/ Revised. ±f Includes data for "other Industries61 not shown. * Index based on 1947-49=100 is 130.8. 36044 © 107.5 98.5 106.5 tAK 107.4 98.4 106.6 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1963 1962 ITEM Mar c June May June May Apr, COMMODITY m I C E S — C o n t i n u e d CONSUMER PRICE 1 NDEX—Cont!nued ,,1957-59-!00,, a e « © ,e ©B 3 d O s » , . ...... s « « d o a e « a H4.I 106.4 109.5 107.3 106.0 115.6 105.1 114,4 106.1 109.2 S0793 106.0 115.6 105.2 115,8 107,3 110.1 107,0 S05 e 6 5S6.4 105*7 116,1 107e6 SILO 107,0 105,5 116.5 505,8 116.4 107.8 SI0.7 107.4 106.0' 156,5 106.0 156,8 107,8 SI0.9 507.4 106.1 116.6 SOT,6 95,1 95.0 94,2 94.2 94,2 *93e8 15,94 10.86 890.60 i2,69 §0,66 890,21 14.26 10.18 882,88 14,34 10,12 884.21 15.13 11.12 885,58 ........ 12.13 7.03 867,44 11.04 7.05 858,20 ........ 7,01 5,13 10,99 6,69 860.36 7,10 5,20 10.69' 7.10 861,64 7.54 5.44 8.83 6.54 867,55 7.21 5.27 .49 .30 2.93 .46' .26 3,10 .47 ,24 2,96 ,41 .28 3,07 ,39 .32 3.12 2,64 11.93 151.03 1,58 1,67 11,72 141.87 2,56 2,94 I4a87 191,37 1,95 2.45 13.04 174,43 8,44 2.36 13.37 160,15 15.54 5,458 4,582 6,449 6,763 7,436 51,65 41,65 54.60 36.40 4.1 50.00 40.25 60.00 41.90 3.9 61.55 49.55 50.00 41.65 5.0 62,20 48.50 46,55 39,35 5.2 r66,50 r46.30 r53,65 r45,85 5.2 SI.95 9,60 12.10 9,25 5.S 13.40 50.40 13.70 10.40 5.0 52.85 15.85 17.35 14.60 4.7 16.05 SI.55 54,35 11,60 4,7 r13.40 r10.85 rS8.60 r15,85 4,2 PURCHASING POKER Of THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY9 ecoo, ooo e d @ 0 0 00 FOOD Al® KINDRED PRODUCTS DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL): Product Ion.. ••.'•.••••••.•••.••••••. ••.••.<, .mil. tax g a l o a .........do., e . Stocks, end ©f month...•••••.•••»•••.•••.. Whisky: .........do.... Stocks, end ©f month. ...•••• •••<>•• ..•-••••.. Rectified spirits and wfoes^ pr©d s # totai SOS(B i 11. proof ga1.. ilNES AND DfSTiLLlNS MATERIALS! Effervescent wIciest Product Ion. • .•••.••••••*•••••••..••••..<•.•ml L wine g a l e s .••••••••do.... 0 o o .«••..do.••• Still wlness .........do..., DistiSling materials produced at wineries,, 0 7,72 5.60 S O *o,.0a ........ METALS AND MANUFACTURES PSG IRONs Production (excluding blast furnace productf on of ferroous. sh 8 tons*. MACHINE TOOLSt Metal cutting tools: Orders, new (net), t o t a U e , , s 9 8 0 9 9 8 9 , , . S 8 9 .......mi 1. $,, Doraest i c , „ 9 «» »..,.,,. • •••.•••.do..... .,,.»»•. adO.... | 6,940 | j ! 58.90 46.15 55,00 48*00 5.2 Metal forming tools: •••••••miL $.. DoBiestic, 9 . 9 . 6 ».» 8 .^ 0 .. 9 8 . 8 »e.« e ..o,... .........do...• • ....«• .,do.„. .........do,.,. >...-- -.months.. EstImated back log. ! ! ! 14.60 13.00 18.45 17.00 3.9 £ / Revised. * Index based on 1947-49=100 Is 7 6 . 4 . USCOMM-DC—36044 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 Digitized forSURVEY FRASER OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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