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August 23, 1963

STATISTICS

BUSINESS

A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Available only with subscription to 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 t h e latest monthly SURVEY

SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
index, 1941-43 = 10
90

index, 1941-43=10
90
PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

Monfhl

Weekly

(daily avg. dose)

(Wednesday close)

y

80

^mf

70

60

-

H 60

50

-

H 50

40 AA- i

i

'

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'

'

1 1 1 1 1 ) 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1961

1962

1960

Billion Dollars
500
PERSONAL INCOME

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1963

I I M I I I I 1 I U 40
J FMAMJ JASOND

Index, 1957-59=100
160

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(F. R. B. seas. a d j . index)

450

(seasonally adjusted, at annual rates)

140

Total .

400

350

Wage and Salary
Disbursements

100

300

2 5 0

-

^^

120

11 i 1 1

i 11 i i 1 1 I 11 i 11 I i 1 1

1960

i i 11 i 1 1

1961

i 11 11 1 1 I

1962

i i 11 i I i 1 1

80

• . . . . 1

• . . . • 1 • , • • • i i l i i 1 i i i i i,,

1960

1963

1961

1962

i i i i i 1 i i i i i

1963

* Data for March and July 1961 include accelerated and special Government insurance
dividend payments, respectively; those for January 1963 include both types.

Index, 1957-59 = 100

Index, 1957-59 = 100
110
WHOLESALE PRICES
105

FREIGHT CARLOADINGS
110

-

(seasonally adjusted)

\

Commodities other than
Farm Products and Foods

100

\
100

—

A AH Commodities

-V
\

\A

90
95
Farm Products

/V

-

r

80
90

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1960



1961

1962

1963

n i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i n i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i,- i i 111 1 i 11 i 11

1960

1961

1962

1963

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1962

1963

ITEM
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
Al 1 commodities

1957-59=100..

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs

mil. $..
1957-59=: 100..
thous..

Aug. II

Aug. 18

92.6
4,426
100
281
1,658
1,502

*I00 5
*97.6
*I0I.5
*I00.6
92.7
4,450
106
275
1,654
1,499

July 27

94.2
4 644
98
264
1,605
1,450

Aug. 3

93.1
4,807
104
297
1,608
1,455

Aug. 10

Aug. 17

100.3
96.1
100.7
100.8
93.4
4 605
105
286

100.4
96.5
101.3
100.8
92.8

FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCE:

306

285

272

238

264

Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do....

33,938
31,559
19,815

34,059
31,642
19,813

35,698
34,030
19,928

35,561
33,611
19,648

35,703
34,174
19,914

35,879
34,075
19,685

490

597

471

292

482

454

61,308
33,242
121,149
30,959
33,120
14,542
4.64
57.51
60.20

60,518
33,304
122,717
31,747
33,360
14,604
4.65
58.66
61.48

62,883
36,700
130,874
29,214
34,947
16,978
4.50
68.28
71.62

63,281
36,741
131,985
29,099
35,014
17,030
4.50
69.13
72.48

61,833
36,821
131,322
28,346
35,146
17,083
4.50
69.96
73.36

4.50
71.07
74.56

1,379
17,159
105,179
7,261
1,578
84.7
566
287

1,443
16,838
17,529
7,284
1,616
86.7
583
294

1,574
18,771
172,990
7,649
1,856
99.6
601
305

1,528
18,607
130.230
7,622
1,782
95.7
558
278

1,558
18,713
57,602
7,634
1,748
93.8
560
278

Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/

Loans and investments (adjusted), total
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)

do....
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..

29,141
1,742
93.5

±/ Data do npt always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. _3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for August 1962.

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1962

1963

ITEM

May

June

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil. $
Compensation of employees, total
do..
1
Proprietors income, total
do..
Business and professional
do..
Farm
do. •
Rental income of persons
do..
Corp.prof its and inventory valuation adj.,total..do..
Corporate profits before tax, total
do..
Corporate profits after tax
do..
Net i nterest
do..

452.4
322.5
49.6
36.5
13.1
12.0
46.5
46.7
24.6
21.7

466.
332.
50.
37.
13.
12.
48.8
48.3
25.4
23.3

338.7
50.0
37.4
12.6
12.0

23.7

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
Personal consumption expenditures, total
Durable goods, total
Automobiles and parts
Furniture and household equipment
Nondurable goods, total
Clothing and shoes
Food and alcoholic beverages
Gasoline and oil
Serv i ces, tota I
HousehoId operation
Housing
Tr ansportat i on

do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
.do..
do. •
do..
do..

552.4
352.9
47.5
20.1
19.8
160.6
29.5
83.9
12.2
144.8
21.5
46.3
11.3

571.8
367.4
50.6
22.0
20.9
165.3
30.2
85.8
12.8
151.4
22.2
48.2
11.8

579.6
370.4
51.0
22.3
20.7
165.9
29.7
86.3
13.0

Gross private domestic investment, total
New construction
Producers1 durable equipment
Change in business inventories
Net exports of goods and services
Exports
I mports

do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..

79.6
44.5
28.7
6.5
4.4
29.5
25.0

77.8
43.7
29.0
5.1
3.6
28.6
24.9

80.7
45.8
30.7
4.3
4.8
30.7
25.9

Digitized for36072
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153.5
22.4
48.8
12.1

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

3
1963

1962
ITEM

June

July

Apr.

May

June

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—ContInued
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con.
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT—Cont I nued
Govt, purchases of goods and services, total...bii. $•
Federal (less Government sales)
do...
Nationa I defense
do,.,
State and loca 1
.do, •.
By major type of product:
Final sales, total
do...
Goods, tota I
do...
Durab I e goods
do,..
Nondurable goods
do..•
Services
do...
Construction
,. .do..,
Inventory change, tota I
do...
Durab le goods
do. • •
Nondurab le goods
.do...
PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total
do...
Less: Personal tax and nontax payments
do...
Equals: Disposable personal income
do...
Persona I savi ng
do...
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
do,,.
Wage and salary disbursements, total
do...
Commodity-producing industries
do...
Manufacturing only
do...
Distr ibutive industr ies
do...
Service i ndustr ies.
do., 0
Government
do...
Other labor income
do...
Proprietors' income:
Business and professional
do...
Farm
do...
Rental income of persons
...do...
Dividends
do...
Personal interest income
do...
Transfer payments
do...
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance...do...
Total nonagricultural income
...do...
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES),1957-59=100.
BY INDUSTRY:
Manuf actur i ng, tota I
.do...
Durab le manufactures,
do...
Nondurab le manufactures
do...
Mining
do...
BY MARKET GROUPING:
Final products, total
do...
Consumer goods..,
do...
Equipment, including defense
do...
Materials
do...
Durable goods materials..
do...
Nondurab I e mater i a I s
do...
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)
BY INDUSTRY:
MANUFACTURI NG, TOTA L
Durab le manufactures
Primary metaIs
Fabricated metal products
Mach i nery
Transportat i on equ i pment
instruments and related products
Clay, glass, and stone products
Lumber and products
Furniture and fixtures
Nondurab le manufactures
Textile mill products
Appare I products
Leather and products
Paper and products
Printing and publishing
Chemicals and products
PetroIeum products
Rubber and plastics products
Foods and beverages
Tobacco products
MINING
Coa I
Crude oil and natural gas
Meta! mining
UTILITIES
Electric

115.5
61.9
52.9
53.6

*I23.0
*65.5
*56.4
*57.5

123.8
66.5
56.7
57.3

546.0
270.7
99.9
170.8
213.5
61.8
6.5
3.1
3,4
440.7
57,9
382.7
29.8

*566.6
«28l,7
*I06.3
*I75.3

575.4
285.6
109.6
176.0
226.5
63.3
4.3
3.0
!,3
459,9
59,9
40b.O
29,6

*222,5
*62.5
*5.l
*l.l
*4.0
*453.9
*59.4
*394.5
*27.l

441.7
297.6
119.0
95.0
76.6
46.7
55.3
12.0

443,
299
119
95
77
47.1
55.4
12.1

457.4
308.7
122.5
97.2
79.2
48.7
58.3
12.5

460.1
311.2
123.8
98.4
79.7
49. i
58.6
12.6

r462.6
r3l2.9
r124.7
r99.0
79.8
49.4
58.9
12.6

36,
13,
12,
16,
29.
34,
10,
424.

36.6
13.2
12.0
16.4
30.1
34.4
10.3
426.0

37.3
12.8
12.0
17
31
36
II
440

37,
12.
12,
17,
32,
36.
II.
443.

r37.6
12.4
12.0
rl8.2
32.3
r36.4
11.8
r445.8

M9.9

114.0

123.1

r125.0

r127.6

120.5
119.2
122.3
107.6

114.1
113.5
114.9
100.9

r 124.0
r124.4
123.7
106.9

r126.0
126.7
N25.I
r108.9

r128.6
r 129.4
N27.6
rill.5

121.1
121.3
120.8
118.9
116.1
121.7

117.5
116.7
119.2
110.9
108.7
113.1

122.1
122.1
122.1
124.0
122.0
r126.0

r122.8
r 123,0
r 122.4
r126.9
r126.5
rl27.3

r126.8
r!27.9
r124.4
r128.4
r128.6
r128.2

do...

118.4

119.4

122.5

r124.4

r125.6

do...
do...
do...
do...
do...

118.8
117.6
97.7
119.7
125.3

119.7
118.7
96.6
119.7
125.2

123.1
122.8
rl20.1
120.2
125.9

r125.2
N25.5
r127.5
r123.4
r 128.2

r 126.2
r 127.0
125.5
125.2
rl29.I

116.6
124.1
III.I
107.5
128.5

122.3
124.9
III.7
104.9
128.4

123.7
126.6
115.5
108.0
129.3

r 124.5
M30.2
rl15.9
r108.5
rl32.8

M30.4
131.6
117.9

120.3
116.9
119.0
102.8
119.6
115.5
137.4
I 15.1
133.6
112.9
108.2

121.0
117.1
118.8
101.7
121.1
114.7
138.3
113.4
134.3
114.6
113.4

105.2
92.8
105.4
119.4
132.4
135.1

106.5
92.8
107.4
118.3
133.8
136.2

r 123.4
rl15.9
122.9
95.4
122.8
116.5
rl46.l
115.8
138.8
NI4.8
112.7
107.4
100.8
107.2
r| 14.5
135.7
136.8

r124.7
rll6.3
r122.6
97.5
r 123.4
r118.4
r147.7
rll6.9
140.7
rll6.2
118.1
r108.5
104.5
rl08.3
rll6.4
rl39.I
140.9

do...
do...
do...
do...
....do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...,
do...
do...!
do...


r_/ Revised. £»/ Preliminary. * Data are for 1st qtr. 1963,
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#

rl33.2
N25.3
116.9
124.5

"125.9
rll8.6
148.7
119.0

"iieii
N09.6
rl07.l
r109.2
113.0
r140.5

4

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
1963

1962
ITEM
June

July

Apr.

May

June

July

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED—Continued
BY MARKET GROUPS;
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL.
1957-59=100.
Consumer goods, „
.,, „
*......... . .do., .
Automotive and home goods,,.,,,,.,,
,
,do...
Apparel and staples
do...
Equipment, including defense...................do...
MATERIALS
do...
Durable goods materia Is.
dp...
Nondurab le mater i a I s...... ,
do...
1
MANUFACTURERS SALES; ±/
Value (unadjusted);
Durable goods industries, total....,
....bil. $.
Value (seasonally adjusted);
Durable goods industries, total..........
.do.
MANUFACTURERS* ORDERS; ±/
New orders, net (unadjusted);
Durable goods industries, total....
.do..
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted);
Durable goods industries, total..........
.do...
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted);
Durable goods industries, total..........
.do.
Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.);
Durable goods industries, total
.,
.do.
COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX;
,1957-59*100.
ALL COMMODITIES
By stage of processing;
Crude materials for further processing...........do...
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.do...
F i n i shed goods
...do...
By durability of product;
Nondurable goods.................................do...
Durab le goods
.do...
Farm products.
.do...
Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried.....
do...
Gra i ns
do...
Livestock and live poultry.......
....do...
Foods, processed
• .do...
Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen.........do...
Meats, poultry, and fish..........
do...
Commodities other than farm products and foods.....do.
Chemicals and ai I ied products
..do.
Fuel and related products, and power..
do.
Furniture, other household durables........
do.
Machinery and motive products.,...
do.
Metals and metal products................
.do.
Nonmetallic mineral products......
do.
Pulp, paper, and allied products......
......do.
Textile products and apparel
..do.
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Whoiesale prices.
do.
r/ Revised, jj/ Preliminary.
USC0MM-DC—36072

119.9
120.0
125.2
118.2
119.8
117.2
113.7
120.9

121.3
121.2
127.9
119.0
121.4
117.3
113,8
120.8

r122.1
122.5
M3I.3
rH9.8
r 120.4
122.9
r!2l,2
r 124,7

r 123.3
r124.1
r132.8
N2I.3
M2I.8
r125.7
r 124.5
r 126.9

r124,9
r125.6
r136.2
r122.3
r123.4
r126.3
H25.2
127.5

pl25.6
p126.0
p!35
p!23
p124.8
p!26.9
p!25
p!29

16.83

15.06

17.52

N8.08

17.78

16.4

15.89

16.33

17.10

r17.07

17,21

17.6

16,51

15.77

17.74

r18.42

17,66

16.8

15.44

16.27

17.89

r!7 s 70

17.23

17.3

44.27

44,99

45,88

r46.22

46.10

46.5

44.90

44„85

46.07

r46.88

46.71

46.3

100.0

S0Q.4

99.7

100.0

I00.3

100.7

95.2
100.2
101.1

96.5
100.3
101.5

95.0
99.9
100.8

94.2
I00.5
I0I.S

94.8
100.6
rl0l.5

96.1
!00.7
101.8

99.3
101.0
95.3
98.7
99.9
91.6
99.8
99.1
95.7

99.8
101.0
96.5
92.2
99.1
95.8
100.8
98.7
99.0

99,
100.
95,
99.
105,
88.
99,
102.
90,

99.4
I00.8
94.4
99.8
102.9
86.8
101.7
103.4
91.9

r99.8
rl00.9
94.9
r97.l
101.4
89.3
rl02.4
r104.6
r94.1

100.1
101.2
96.8
97.0
99.5
94.4
102.2
105.6
96.4

100.7
97.6
99.6
98.9
102.2
99.8
101.9
100.5
100.8

100.8
97.2
100.0
98.8
102.4
99.7
101.6
100.0
100.9

100.4
96.3
100.3
98.1
101.9
99.4
101.5
99.0
100.1

100.5
96.4
100.4
98.0
102.0
99.9
101.3
99.1
100.2

rl00.7
96.3
100.9
98.1
rl02.0
100.0
rlOI.2
r99.4
100.3

100.9
96.2
100.3
98.2
102.3
100.0
100.9
99.1
100.4

100.0

99.6

100.3

100.0

99.7

*99.3

±/ Data for July 1963 are advance estimates.

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* Index based on 1947-49=100 is 83.6.

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