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^ M j f l L O f en- August 28, 1964 A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription *o i h s SURVE* OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in the latest "monthly SURVEY Zfx^trm BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars 160 TOTAL LOA^S A N D INVESTMENTS (average of Wednesday data) (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 150 130 h J F M A M J 1964 1963 1962 1961 Index, 1957-59 = :100 200 Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and steel for castings) Weekly Monthly - 100 - sj - - 0 - t ( >, i t J < i ,.,-t a.- J, t „^^^mlTOmILmj,^L^».^»UL~l»^U1m^J^ —U^JL-A—I—L-JMM \ (daily average; seas, adj.) ~ 120 90 s 80 • a j j * a a J j j _ L x a » O J O i i J » J J L U J « a=AJUjJ-i-JLXJL»L_. 100 J \AA %00? 1961 Xr 1962 » <— ! i U Jk ,1 -1 L J » 1964 1963'^V»/srf^^ f 1 nl i l l J F M A M J 1964 .,, » , . „ u a - i — J A S O N D 2.0 1.5 / " ^ S 1963 A^^r^f" 1.0 h ~ , 1964 I ,\,l 1961 1962 ^ 100 50 Millions 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* Index, 1957-59=100 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION 110 i~~J 1963 1962 1961 \ — 150 150 50 J A S O N D i I t, l l lAJ 1963 1 ,1 1,1 1964 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1963 i 964 ITEM Aug. 17 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: Al i commodities -1957-59=100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs, thous.. Stats programs (50 States, O.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... .Aug. 8 Aug. 15 Aug. 22 100.4 93.8 101.i 101.1 97.9 4,900 3,316 100.5 94,6 ICi.3 101.1 97.7 95.6 5,074 3,27! iOO. 1 97,5 100.5 iOS.I 96.6 4,940 3,360 228 i,574 1,427 264 i. 479 i, 337 265 i,477 1,336 204 275 230 776 273 35,879 34,075 19,709 473 35,850 34,167 19,654 37,814 36,36! 20,335 38,i 14 37,393 20,598 402 377 37,885 36,892 20,555 3AO 6!,2*9 36,850 131,255 28,i i8 60,828 36,887 131,440 27,95/ f>5,V.64 17,203 63,574 62,952 39,7.47 141,660 7.6,049 38,700 19,157 62,613 39,302 i4!,237 75,805 38,874 I9 ; 227 *!00.4 *96.3 * 100.9 *I00.8 92.! 4,555 3, !08 92.8 4,604 3, 145 247 1,616 1,467 287 ...nil. $.. Aug, 1 Aug. 24 38, i 13 37, 197 70,565 36 i 476 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ Con»pe'-c!a, and industrial loans (gross)...* uo.«.. 35.. i98 1/,153 Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. *. Poor's) 4/.„!94j- 43=10.. ^.50 7i.07 74,56 4.50 7 i .29 74.72 1,553 '•8,053 29/725 7.66! 1,579 ! 8, 0rj? 42,566 7,667 39,168 140,337 25,70! 38,'-98 19,120 4.57 87.97 37/73 4.1)/ 82.09 66.82 4.57 82. i 7 86.90 4.57 82.37 87.06 PRODUCTION: FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1,761 94.5 595 303 i,742 93.5 577 790 ...thous. cars.. i, 600 20,036 79,6IV 7,657 2,270 !2!.9 572 791 1,585 2C,I05 ?2,607 7,63! 1,627 •9,i09 42,278 7,656 2,300 123,5 574 294 2,379 !27.7 58? 301 66,919 2,397 !28.4 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 5/ Daily average. _4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Aug. 1963. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 | ITEM July June GENERAL BUSINESS Apr. May June July INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: \J Value (not seasonally adjusted): ..bi 1. $.. 19.6 17.0 70.2 rl9,8 20.6 17.9 ....do.... 18.2 18.7 19.4 r 19. ! 19.1 !9.8 .....do.... 18.9 17.1 20.7 r20,! 21.1 19.4 ....do.... 17.7 18.3 20.5 rl9.3 19.8 71.1 ....do 46 s 9 47.0 '-8.8 ....do.... 47.3 46.7 48.8 sq. yds.. 9.793 357 5,649 3,788 13,661 973 7,592 5,097 Value (seasonally adjusted): MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: ±/ New orders, net fnnt seasonally adjusted): New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): 49.5 5 i. i r49,2 49.8 50.9 12,99/ 611 *9,86l *2,402 *I24 10,83! 740 7,714 2,7!6 161 9,463 770 6,47.1 7,48! 738 13,354 !,395 8,981 2,747 152.3 98.2 150,2 150,7 105.2 148.6 152.3 90.7 !48.5 149.5 102.5 145.7 r160.5 99.7 M57.5 r158,2 M2.6 r 155.2 r162.4 1,588 1,573 !,53! 1,50! r!,529 r1,507 49. i Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) : CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONCRETE PAVEMENT AWARDS: 2 / ....do.... ....do.... 1 731 NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: ....do.... ....do.... ....do.,., ....do.... S57.3 i00.4 153.4 155.5 I 109.2 I5i.6 i j i r 157,0 r!59.8 : i7>.5 ri54 B 4 145.9 ! | M.3.9 143.7 1 14 1.7 j !,5I7 1,495 Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: ....do..,. ....do.... 1,571 1 i,554 rj Revised. * Prior to 1964, "miscellaneous" yardage was included with data for roads and streets, estimates. 7.1 Data for July 1963 and Juno 1964 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 16075 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis i r!,596 ri,570 \J Datci for July !°64 arc? advance? MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 IQ63 :? ITEM June July June May \ Apr. j July CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—Continued NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (12,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Tota! thouii.. do 1,363 771 i,308 735 1,256 704 i.246 721 6,326 3.198 701 2,427 6,408 3,218 711 2,479 6,727 3,445 7862,496 6,813 3,48! 747 2,585 6,940 3,515 757 2,667 7,048 3,551 782 2,715 299.6 125.0 61.7 320.7 129,9 66.8 349.9 140.2 72.8 329.6 ! 35.3 68.6 r353.7 151.2 70.9 368.6 i60. 1 72.9 297.0 320. i -tj\j 327.3 i 35. i 67.7 125.0 r 334,2 359.6 = 57.0 71.4 !3!.l rl.3!6 i r723 I 1,237 674 F!NANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks do.... do,. 6 . BANK DEBITS: Unadjusted: ,.,-bi !. $.. do.... Seasonally adjusted: . /. firs 1? 1 C do.... M3.9 66.9 122.8 i4o.G 72.4 131.8 4?.. 5 79^3 42.7 28.1 45.9 85.1 46.8 30.3 49.S 95.5 49.3 31.6 46.8 90.9 47,6 30.4 4/.5 94.5 47,1 30.5 5,054 2,089 r4,930 r2,267 3,056 4 ; 942 1,133 75 38 1,989 7!0 65 35 r3,559 r863 r1,349 r23 .-2,119 r 1,008 98 50 2,686 1,091 289 82 do.,.. do.... 1,246 239 83 413 77 66 285 8!0 330 4 191 26 92 93 r2,234 M95 r45 rl74 48 1,385 r270 r1,155 r2!7 rl4 r50l 25 27 r232 1.461 374 20 271 22 269 459 ,.....do.-. „ do..,. 3,808 2,252 !,072 1,279 4|3 789 -2,696 1,444 1,204 rl,!l2 367 660 1,595 383 900 do..,. 1,230 797 r2,2i5 rl, 141 1,441 do do..,. do.... do,... do,... 783 512 271 217 2.30 588 374 214 121 89 r2,094 r!,788 r306 r37 r83 r953 r662 r292 r72 rl 16 1,292 720 572 63 86 13.0 10.9 13.9 12.4 13.7 50.0 21.0 21.4 60.5 42.6 46.8 21.2 !9.6 50.0 35.0 49.0 29.8 27.2 71.5 45.9 r48.0 26.2 27.0 r67.3 r43.4 49.8 27.1 26.7 65.5 43.1 128.1 149.9 187.0 114.3 134.0 189.8 144.7 174.4 2:7.8 149.7 176.7 226.6 TURNOVER OF DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT SNlERBANK AND U.S. GOVERNMENT, ANtfUAL RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED •o deposits.. r .!_ 67.5 rl2fis6 50.3 103.8 49 I 31.2 SECURITIFS ISSUED: Securities and Exchange Commission: By types of security: do.... By typo of issuer: do New corporate securi+y issues: Proposed uses of proceeds: . CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION: Thermosetting resins: Coumarone-inriene and petroleum polymer resins......do.... do.... Thermoplastic resins: Styrene-type plastic malerials (polystyrene). (JO: s s. ! | ! [ 147.5 170.9 215.9 1 " FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO BEER: 9.67 8.81 11.77 10.83 10.22 11.70 .thous. lb.. 13,860 !2,576 do..,. do.... ,thous. lb.. 3,266 41,562 509 13,071 3,347 42,414 566 13,012 ! 9.63 8.49 11,82 9.28 8.73 I !. 77 10.31 9.48 M.93 TOBACCO, MANUFACTURED PHODl.CTS: 16,701 •4,647 55,350 3, 126 41,714 1 731 14,231 1 3,644 45,154 699 14,757 Consumption (w ithdrawa!s): Cigarettes, small: r/ Revised. 16075 1 j ! 3, 144 43,686 670 16,028 i l * * • » * • " • MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1964 1963 ITEM June 1 July | Apr. July ———4LEATHER AND PRODUCTS LEATHER PRODUCTIONS Ca I f and who I e k i p e e o < > . c « C a t t l e h i d e and s i d e k f p e Goaf and k i d . t , , , . , a o . . < l < > Sheep and f arnb a B . a. c • c < » « » othoui ,e+hous. skins., tides and k l p s 3 0 , .thous. skinsoa >...'......do.... 60! 993 <,J32 330s8 61 ! 1,957 1, 1 34 2,736 3,992 4 233 A, 428 4 , I2G 3,952 4,478 803 795 467 483 1,765 1,366 3,007 42'! 1,588 1 14! 2,35 7 J a 525 1,993 1, 17 J 2,813 3,574 3,860 4,652 3,556 \555 A,8«9 3 i j 3,843 ", II9 4,690 742 509 663 529 | j 821 476 2,397 122 1,424 210 2,308 108 1,361 209 1 \ | 2,706 !06 f,63£ 2^6 2 821 129 S,729 241 '2,608 132 S.543 223 1 ill 245 330 129 260 335 131 256 324 127 260 3,.273 1,408 1,544 13 309 3,014 1,312 1,387 9 306 3,553 1,547 1,662 II 333 r3,5S5 r!,52A r1,648 rl2 r33S 3,433 1,480 1,608 .12 333 539 565 278 551 575 255 625 664 261 610 594 2"?7 610 652 240 617 620 237 181 177 40 483 56 S 173 183 31 421 6S5 192 197 24 528 541 20? 192 32 550 511 194 192 34 496 529 174 182 27 453 562 123.9 120.3 r127.2 r!2I.O 131.5 pi 18.7 662 685 83 S 687 683 741 r!8,6!0 r85,753 r9,305 r465 r7,843 r18,634 rS5,688 r9,7i! r388 r8,15! 18,484 15,381 11,503 460 9,609 18,442 15,292 9,481 474 7,892 18,376 15,208 9,422 47 S 7,836 18,446 15,238 10,272 4SI 8,455 r PULP, PAPER# hUD PAPER PRODUCTS PULFWOGDs .thous, cords C128 cu,vt,) c Rece f P T S 1 1 o * « > 0 * u » * e „ *.. ode* t , Consump"*"ion, g ,,,»»,«*„»<•« e *.=>.»»o Stocks., e n d o f m o n t h „ „ s „ « e Waste papers Consurnpt ?on. ~ 9e.oJ<.o.o-o«,r.„00»«or B thous f shf tons, .do... StocKs, end of month ^.....coo.o WOOD PULP: Product Ion, tota1, a IS grades... Dissolving and special alpha,,. .do... ,doaeB Su 1 fate,,», } ,,,0 ,«,. ..do..0 Sulfite......*.........,..,.... 6roundwood 0 0 0 » « « * « , o 3 « c c c o«, 0 0 * * * * o „ » 0 « o*. * a » ° * *«. * » « . «cJo*,»«, c Def ibrated or exp !odedffl «0.„.eae..•«.•..<>•«....o...«. s d o a Soda, semichemical, screenings, damaged, etc.......do..«,. PAPER AND BOARD; Production CBu e of the C e n s u s ) : All grades, 'total, unadjusted.......................do.... Paper. ••••.••••.•.,••••,•••.•.•.•....••••.•••.... .do.... Paperboard«........ „........ „. • •.... • •.. • •.. • •.•. • .do.... Wet-machine board«, e 9 0 s e s s f f i B e < , 6 0 e 4> B O S ® S f f i B o e 3 E e , a ...do.»,. Construction paper and board.....................do.... NEWSPRINT, CANADA: Product Ion...........p........................,...„. 8 do.... Shipments from mills,„ 00 . fl!11J84 . osl .« > o ( > !80 o, eso .,o S , (ie ,do 8 , 8 » Stocks at mills, end of month*.......................do.... NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES: Product ion.................... ..••.•••••••..••..•••••do.... Shipments from mi I Is..»...••«.•••.••••••.••..••••.....do.... Stocks at mills, end of m o f i t h „ 0 9 , . . 8 S „ e e B < ) . 0 . . , , „ . d o . e . . Consumption by pub!Ishers............................do.... Stocks at and In transit t o publishers, end of mo....do.... Folding paper boxes, shipments, Index of physical volume 1947-49=100.. 276 113 251 274 ms TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTON: 1 / thous. bales. Consumpt ion, ..,..,,.»,,»...<..... Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): Active spindles, last working day, total. o..othousO0 ConsumIng I00 percent cotton••••••••... .....do.... Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total .ml ISIons.. Average per working day...••••.•••••. .....do.... 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