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SURVEY O F
CURRENT
BUSINESS

BUSINESS

STATISTICS

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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
Billion Dollars
140

Billion Dollars
140
(overage

TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS
130

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data)

( W e e k l y R e p o r t i n g M e m b e r Banks o f F e d e r a l Reserve System)

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Thousands
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JVtOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION

Monthly

(cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants)

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1961

index, 1957-59 = 100
110
WHOLESALE PRICES
105

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Millions
2.5
PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS
2.0

C o m m o d i t i e s o t h e r than
Farm Products

and

Foods

1.5

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WEEKLY

2

BUSINESS STATISTICS'
1961

ITEM

August !2
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
A 1 1 commodIties

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

i957-59= 100..

.....

.............mil, $..
...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 .3/....do....
Member bank reserve balances _3/ e s
do....
Excess reserves, estimated 3/.
do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:_4/

Loans and investments (adjusted), total
Commercial and industrial

do....

loans (gross)..........do....

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)
±/..1941-43=10..
industrials, 425 stocks
.do....
PRODUCTION:

Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL

1957-59-100..
thous. cars..

±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price.
# Revised total for week of July 2 1 , 1962 (thous.): 1,672.

MONTHLY

1962
August 19

July 28

August 11

August 4

84.8

100.1
96.7
100.2
100.6
85.3

94

*9'8a<J03

79.9
4,333
95

80.5
4,446
99

279
2,450
1,821
343

258
2,367
1,753
366

278
#1,648
1,491
269

297
1,643
1,486
310

100.6
97.6
101.5
100.8
80.3
4,357
100

306

285
34,059
31,642
19,800
566

32,664
28,676
19,197
604

33,901
31,315
20,003
576

33,811
31,066
19,838
436

33,938
31,559
I9,8|8
493

61,998
28,955
1 14,041
33,327
31,359
12,973

6i,0I7
28,985
114,555
33,328
31,592
13,002

62,819
33,014
121,657
31,745
32,954
14,506

62,451
33,082
122,314
31,638
33,146
14,525

61,308
33,213
121,149
30,959
33,122
14,542

4.73
67.74
71.69

4.74
67.73
.71.66

4.64
56.46
59.08

4.65
57.75
60.46

4.64
57.51
60.20

1,369
16,080
28,151
7,045

1,375
15,665
29,817
7,073

1,384
16,635
161,446
7,263

1,379
16,565
136,989
7,239

1,369
17,159
105,177
7,261

1,910
102.5
591
291

1,944
104.4
595
294

1,504
80.7
567
287

1,578
84.7
568
289

1,578
84.7
566
287

4/ Wednesday data.

100.6
97.6
101.5
100.8
80.4

281

32,564
28,777
19,208
557

3_/ Daily average.

August 18

4.65
58.66
61.48

15,071
1,616
86.7

* Monthly index for Aug. 1961.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1961

1962

ITEM
July

GENERAL BUSINESS

April

May

June

July

INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS' SALES: ±/
Value (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total....
Value (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total..

15 .8

13.2

16.4

17.2

16.9

15.0

do..,

14J

14.8

16.4

16.4

15,9

16,4

do..,

15 .9

14.0

rI5.7

rI6.5

16.4

15 .6

........bil. $,

MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: ±/
New orders, net (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total...
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total

do..,

14 .9

15.0

rl5.7

rl6.0

15.3

16 1

do..,

42 .8

43.7

r45.3

44.6

44.2

44 J

99.5

99.9

100.4

100.2

riOO.O

100.4

93.7
100.0
100.7

94.8
99.9
101.2

96.5
100.5
101.4

95.8
100.4
101.2

95.2
rf00.2
r101.I

96.5
100.3
101.4

98.2
101.4

98.9
1.01.4

92.9
97.4
92.4
87.6

95.1
98.3
96.9
87.7

98.9
104.8
106.0
101.I
90.9

99.7
105.0
106.6
101.5

99.7
101.2
96.9
99=3
98.5
94.1
100.0
108.0
106.0
99.0
95.6

99.5
101.1
96.2
107,
101.
91.
99.
107.
104,
98,
95,

99.3
101.0
95.3
98=3
99.9
91.6
r99.7
107.8
r105.0
99.1
95.7

99.8
100.9
96.5
9L7
99.1
95.8
100.7
108.1
105.6
99.0
99.0

COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
ALL COMMODITIES
1957-59=100,
By stage of processing:
Crude materials for further processing
do..,
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.do..,
Finished goods...
do..,
By durability of product:
Nondurab Ie goods
Dur ab I e goods

do..,
do..,

Farm products.
.do..,
Fruits and vegetables, fresh and drled...........do...
Grains
do..,
Livestock and live poultry..
do..,
Foods, processed
Cereal and bakery products
Dairy products and ice cream
Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen
Meats, poultry, and fish....


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r_/ Revised. J/ Data
30071 Bank of St. Louis
Federal Reserve

.do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,

for July 1962 are advance estimates.

93.5

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

3

1961

1962

ITEM

June

July

Apri i

May

June

July

COMMODITY P R I C E S — C o n t i n u e d
WHOLESALE PRICE I N D E X — C o n t i n u e d
COMMODITIES OTHER THAN FARM PROD. AND FOODS.. .1957-59=100..

100.6
99.4
98.8
98.8
89.8
104.7
103.7

100.6
99.0
97.9
98.9
86.7
104.2
103.7

100.9
97.9
96.5
97.0
79.3
103.7
103.7

100.9
97.7
96.3
97.0
77.1
103.6
103.8

r100.7
97.6
96.2
97.0
r73.4
103.6
103.8

100.8
97.2
96. 1
95. 1
73.5
101.0
103.8

100.!
95.4
102.3
115.4
98.9
99.6
95.1
102.6
92.7
97.1

100.4
96.3
102.5
115.6
99.3
99.5
95.1
102.6
91.8
97.9

100.2
95.3
103.0
115.3
98.9
98.9
94.7
103.4
86.8
93.7

99.7
94.6
102.9
I 16.6
97.9
99.0
94.3
103.7
87.2
95.5

99.6
r94.6
102.8
1 13.8
98.1
r98.9
94.3
r103.9
T84.8
r94.9

100. 1
95.3
102.8
1 19.7
98.0
98.8
94.2
104.1
85.4
93.8

105.!
106.9
100.4
104.6
97.4
96.1

106.1
106.9
112.4
104.6
96.9
95.9

106.9
108.7
103.3
109.5
96.8
96.8

107.2
108.7
105.4
I 10.6
97.1
97.5

r108.0
108.7
108.5
I 10.0
97.3
97.6

107.4
108.7
104.2
108.4
97.4
98.0

102.4
107.3
107.4
99.9
100.8
100.9
94.9
100.8
101.1

102.2
107.3
107.5
100.0
100.8
100.9
94.9
100.6
101.5

102.3
109.2
107.7
98.9
100.1
100.3
94.0
99.6
99.8

102.3
109.3
107.7
98.9
100. 1
100.2
93.1
99.2
99.9

102.2
r109.5
107.7
r98.7
100.1
r99.8
r92.9
98.9
99.3

102.2
109.5
107.7
98.5
100.1
99.8
92.9
98.9
99.1

do....

101.6
103.0
102.5
102.9
96.6
102.4
96.3
93.0

101.7
103.0
102.5
102.9
96.6
102.4
95.9
92.9

102.4
103.6
102.8
105.0
101.3
103.1
92.9
86.1

102.1
103.6
102.6
105.0
100.8
103.1
93.2
86.4

101.9
103.6
102.6
105.0
100*5
103.1
93.0
86.4

101.6
103.6
102.8
105.0
100.3
103.1
92.8
86.4

do....

99.0
100.8
99.2
92.6
112.4
97.1
102.8
100.6
101.4
103.4
100.7

99.2
100.8
99.4
92.6
112.8
97.3
103.1
100.5
101.4
103.0
100.8

100.5
101.3
102.4
93.7
121.6
98.6
104.0
100.8
101.4
106.0
100.5

100.7
101.4
102.1
94.5
126.4
98.9
105.1
103.4
101.4
106.0
100.5

100.8
rlOI.5
102.0
94.6
130.7
r99. 1
105.1
103.4
101.4
105.4
100.5

100.9
101.7
101.9
94.7
130.2
99.2
105.0
103.1
101.4
107.5
100.5

100.5

100. 1

99.6

99.8

r100.0

*99.6

do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
....do
do....
ary 1958=100..
do....
,1957-59-100..
do....
do....
........do....

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

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

do....

do....

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
E NG1NEER1NG CONSTRUCT1 ON:

C o n t r a c t awards (ENR) 1 / . . .
Highway c o n c r e t e pavement c o n t r a c t awards: 2/
Tota 1
,th<x i s . s q . y d s . .
do....

2,392

1,883

1,687

2,252

1,821

1,908

11,216
582
6,119
4,514

9,041
938
4,328
3,774

8,888
848
5,694
2,346

9,796
787
4,973
4,037

10,846
727
6,445
3,674

8,861
1,017
4,443
3,402

138.3
132.4

128.5
125.2

151.6
147.0

r156.4
r 154.2

rl38.3
rI35.3

133.2
130.6

135.3
129.5

126.0
122.7

149.5
144.9

r154.9
r152.7

r135.8
r132.8

131.4
128.8

1,381
1,351

1,343
1,318

1,542
1,521

r1,579
r1,566

rl,4l5
r1,389

1,407
1,389

108.2
111.9

108.5
112.3

109.2
113.6

109.8
114.5

109.8
114.7

**l!0.5
**II5.2

NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:

do....
S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a t annual r a t e s :
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
Engineering News-Record: 3/
.1957-59-100..

r_! Revised. * Index on 1947-49=100 is 83.9. ** Data for Aug. 1962: Building cost, IN.!; construction cost, ! 16.0, ±/ Data for June
1961 and May 1962 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 2/ Data for May and July 1962 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 3/ Revised to reflect data as of 1st of indicated month and shift to 1957-59=100 reference base.
Digitized for 30071
FRASER



MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —- Continued

4

1961

1962

ITEM
May

March

June

May

Apr! 1

June

FINANCE
LIFE INSURANCE (INSTITUTE OF LIFE INSURANCE):
ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S e COMPANIES..... e E ...........biL $..
Bonds (book value), domestic and foreign, total ... .do....
U.S. Governments .•••••••••.••.•„.........•..•<,.•• do....
State, county, municipal (U.S.) .. .. „ e. <.*> • *<, •... • ..do. ...
Public utility
(UsSJs9»,„„80„08„o„0..D,.„(lo„„
RalSroad (U.S.)...... , . •••..•......•...•.•.•.••.. .do. ••.
Industrial and miscellaneous (U.S.).....«.. • •••• .do....

122.46
59.74
6.55
3.77
15.99
3.70
25.76

122.86
59.86
6.40
3.78
16.03
3.69
25.97

I28.il
62.06
6.26
4.08
16.29
3.64
27.48

128.57
62.38
6.35
4.06
16.30
3.63
27.67

128.93
62.63
6.32
4.05
16.32
3.62
r27.82

129.14
62.73
6.23
4.06
16.37
3.61
29.18

4.34
2.02
2.25
42.72
39.67

4.34
2.04
2.24
42.90
39.83

4.89
2.12
2.69
44.64
41.42

4.93
2.13
2.71
44.75
41.52

4.97
2.14
2.74
44.95
41.68

4.95
2.17
2.70
45*14
41.86

3.84
5.51
1.30
5.02

3.86
5.55
1.27
5.07

3.99
5..83
1.20
5.49

4.01
5.88
1.21
5.41

4.02
5993
1.22
5.22

4.04
5.98
1.20
5. 10

INORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION!
Acetylene.....................................ml 1. cu. ft..
Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous (commercial).thous. sh. tons..
Carbon dioxide, liquid, gas, and sol Id s e .............do o e o .
Chlorine, g a s . 8 , . „ , . „ „ 9 5 , 8 . 8 , , . » « i l 8 a 4 , , e e 0 a , . . . . . » 5 c i o 8 0 , .

984
477.5
83. S
399.6

896
442.5
95.5
375.1

!, S59
494.8
73.5
437.5

1, 102
508.3
75.4
423.1

rl,133
510.7
r96.9
r432B8

r,066
496.0
100.6
427.5

Hydrochloric acid, M ........(.«»... 0 «.. 8 ».. s s .........do..,.
Nitric acid...•••....•••......••........•............do....
Oxygen (high purity)..•••»•....«.....•».••*•..m?1. cu. ft..
Phosphoric acid.... .... „«...... . „.... .... .thous. sh. tons..
Sodium carbonate (soda a s h ) , synthetic...............do....

77.6
274.7
5,918
209.2
400.8

73„2
254.6
5,988
181.8
372.2

89.9
300.9
9,161
212.2
400.7

89.1
292.3
8,577
209.4
394. 1

89.1
r305.9
r8,083
r232.5
404.1

91.0
277.9
7,574
188.4
400.4

Sodium bichromate and chromate,,
,o.,...(io„„
Sod 1 urn hydroxi d e 0 0 .......-....-o. 0 ................... s .do,..„
Sodium silicate (soluble silicate glass), anhydrous,, .do....
Sodium sulfate (anhydrous* refined; Glauber's salt;
crude salt cake)......................thous. sh„ tons. e
Su I fur ic ac ld a e s e . e . e s . e ...«,.. s e .*,...................do....

10.4
434.3
55.5

10.9
394.9
37.0

II.0
466.3
47.8

I 1.5
454.9
51.6

II.i
464.3
55.1

10e8
45995
42.7

92.2
1,574.0

92.8
1,446.3

113.7
1,725.6

106.2
1,675.9

rl06.5
1,692.3

94.2
1,500.3

28,443
13,574
!3,587
6,206
1,193

27,966
13,722
13,S37
6,153
1,010

35,775
16,172
16,431
7,697
3,169

30,889
14,137
S4,9I9
7, 194
1,794

r29,852
15,134
r13,828
r6,437
798

28,444
14,987
12,571
5,479
796

67,893
46,937
20,502
9,852

70,698
48,360
21,788
9,931

63,222
42,194
20,726
9,405

454

550

64,185
43,171
20,718
9,431
296

66,402
44,965
21,039
9,666
398

69,327
46,782
22,079
10,355
466

Stocks (book value), domestic and foreign, total...do....
Preferred (U.S.).... •.„° 0 o.. • •. „.. • <>...........•«do....
Common (U.S.). 0 . „ „ . „ . . . . . . . . . .... 0 ... OG.. „... ... .do. oe .
Mortgage loans, tota ... „. 0 „ „ oa . „.... „. „ „.....„....do....
Nonfarm. O . 0 0 0 0 0 O G 0 O O O 0 . S O O O S O O 0 O 0 0 O S O O 0 O O 0 « . . . . . s do. ...

Rea 1 estate. 0.. o . o o « . 0.0s..... <> 0... .o..... O 0 o = <,... e do....
Policy loans and premium n o t e s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • . . . o . . , . . . . . d o a e e o
Cash. . B 9 ,.... 3 ».o. 8 , 5 . 9 8...».. 9 . 8 < 1 3 o. 0 5 #. S o ! 1 »o...o(io t i , 9 l l
Other assets .. .... <> = = ....o... o»» G O . ! 3 5 8 ! o ! ,o.o B 0 .».(io,,,.
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS

PETROLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS
Bituminous coal:
Indust. cons, and retail del., total......thous. sh. tons..
Manufacturing and mining industries, total.........do....
Coke plants (oven and beehive)...................do....
Retail deliveries to other consumers.............. .do....
Stocks, industrial and retail dealers 8 , end of month,
total................................ithous. sh. tons..
Electric power uti1 sties......... ........•••••••••.do....
Manufacturing and mining industries, total.........do....
Oven-?coke p 1 a n t s * a e « e 6 s * * e . s S e a s o * B 8 6 . * « * * . * . * . * * d o . s s .
Reta i1 dea1 er s ...................................... do,...

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