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August 31, 1962
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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
weekiy ?nd r?< j n t h l y erata subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
index, 1941-43 = 10
100
Index, 1941-43 = 10
too
PilCES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
(daily avg. dose)
Weekly
(Wednesday close)
90
90
80 h
50
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1959
I960
1961
1962
Index, 1957-59=100
140
Index, 1957-59=100
140
Monthly
EUECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
Weekly
(E. E. I. seas. adj. index)
110 h-
Index, 1957-59 = 100
115
CONSUMER PRICES
Index, 1947-49=100
130
COTTON CONSUMPTION
(daily average; seas, adj.)
110
^»**
All Services
2^°***
105
100
95
All Items
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50
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1960
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1962
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1961
1962
WEEKLY
2
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1961
1962
ITEM
August 26
August 19
August 4
August 11
August 18
August 25
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
22 commodities 2 /
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
1947-49-100..
mil. $..
1957-59- 100..
100.1
96.7
100.2
100.6
85.0
85.3
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
thous..
1NSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 1 1 programs.
do...'.
State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico)
do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)..number..
F1 NANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/.. ..do....
Member bank reserve balances 3/..
do....
100.6
97.6
101.5
100.8
80.3
4,357
100
100.6
97.9
101.6
100.8
80.4
4,381
106
100.7
97.9
101.9
100.8
80 5
103
no
80.5
4,446
99
258
2,367
1,753
366
247
2,268
1,670
352
297
1,643
1,486
310
281
1,660
1,502
306
275
285
302
32,664
28,676
19,197
604
32,594
28,681
19,202
597
33,811
31,066
19,838
436
33,938
31,559
19,818
493
34,059
31,642
19,815
575
34,003
31,795
20,005
496
61,017
28,985
114,555
33,328
31,592
13,002
61,434
29,015
114,224
33,322
'31,498
13,038
62,451
33,082
122,314
31,638
33,146
14,525
61,308
33,242
121,149
30,959
33,120
14,542
60,518
33,304
122,717
31,747
33,360
14,604
4.74
67.73
71.66
4.74
67.98
71.82
4.65
57.75
60.46
4.64
57.51
60.20
4.65
58.66
61.48
1,375
15,665
29,817
7,073
1,348
15,491
83,353
7,054
1,379
16,565
136,989
7,239
1,377
17,159
105,181
7,26 S
1,468
16,838
16,146
7,284
1,944
104.4
595
295
2,020
108.4
592
300
1,578
84.7
568
289
1,578
84.7V
566
287
1,616
86.7
583
294
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/
Commercial and industrial
loans (gross)
...do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor ! s) 47..i94i-43=i0..
Industrials, 425 stocks....
do....
PRODUCTION:
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/............thous. bbS..
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL
±f
thous. cars..
Data do not always cover calendar weeks.
2/ Tuesday price.
MONTHLY
3/ Daily average.
47 Wednesday data.
4.63
59.78
62.67
20,113
1,61 1
86.5
* Monthly index for Aug. I96i.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1961
1962
ITEM
June
July
16,418
15,342
14,483
15,539
15,653
15,402
1,403
123
222
218
696
144
1,275
III
196
223
633
112
83,828
8,762
12,500
26,590
27,192
8,784
Apri 1
May
June
July
16,408
15,260
15,234
14,904
14,957
15,247
1,504
119
273
200
767
145
1,378
102
237
229
664
146
1,281
113
194
237
606
131
121,831
5,440
24,586
49,677
31,691
10,437
91,574
5,642
22,412
21,598
29,999
11,923
65.0
91,512
8,270
15,798
29,659
27,569
10,216
58.7
88,493
5,445
13,627
32,821
27,065
9,535
60.7
69,168
3,946
13,786
14,881
27,304
9,251
62.5
57.3
58.3
-- 1957-59-100..
104.0
104.4
105.2
105.2
105.3
*I05.5
.do....
do....
do....
do
104.6
104.0
102.2
102.6
100.4
107.5
104.8
104.4
102.8
103.2
100.6
107.6
106.0
105.2
103.1
103.5
101.4
109.2
106.0
105.2
103.0
103.2
101.5
109.4
106.1
105.3
103.1
103.4
101.6
109.5
106.1
105.4
103 1
103.5
101.5
109 8
102.2
102.5
103.6
109.5
97.4
102.5
103.4
104.2
II 1.8
97.7
102.7
103.4
103.7
108.6
100.1
102.7
103.2
103.0
109.4
99.6
102.8
103.5
102.7
III.9
99.7
102.9
103 8
103.5
109 9
iCO.8
GENERAL BUS 1 NESS 1ND1CATORS
NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.):
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.):
do....
do....
do....
do....
.....thous. $..
do....
do....
do....
Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)..No. per 10,000 concerns..
1, 165
106
187
215
545
1 12
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL ITEMS.
Special group indexes:
do....
...do....
do....
do....
*
Index based on 1947-49=100 is 129.4.
Digitized for30082
FRASER
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
i
1961
ITEM
June
1962
July
Apri 1
May
June
July
COMMODITY PRICES—Continued
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX—Continued
nUDBlCoaa«o*©a«e«e©«aoo©««
4
o«#©oG©«o«*»sa»eft«
1957-59=100..
do....
.do....
103.8
108.3
99.8
104.4
103.8
107.7
99.5
104.4
104.6
107.8
99.3
105.4
104.7
107.7
99.0
105.5
104.8
107.7
99.1
105.6
104.8
108.0
99.0
105.7
do....
do....
do....
III.3
104.5
106.6
III.6
104.8
107.2
113.9
106.3
109.4
114.1
106.4
109.5
114.4
106.1
109.2
1 14.6
106.8
1 10.0
do....
104.8
103.8
111.3
104.5
105.3
104.3
112.0
104.9
107.2
106.0
115.6
105.1
107.3
106.0
115.6
105.1
107.3
106.0
115.6
105.2
106.8
105.4
115.6
105.6
96.2
95.8
95.1
95.1
95.0
*94.8
5,242
2,728
595
1,920
5,3i0
2,746
617
1,947
5,594
2,922
719
1,953
5,678
2,948
694
2,037
5,770
2,968
692
2, 109
5,84i
2,986
704
2.150
271.8
113.2
54.3
247.7
100.6
49.1
r28l.5
117.2
58.0
r295.5
122.1
59.8
r29l.8
r122.9
59.4
279.7
1 11.4
57.5
do
do....
256.9
104.9
51.7
100.4
259.2
105.8
51.6
101.7
r288.5
118.1
59.1
rill.3
r287.1
119.1
57.6
rllO.3
r282.4
r 1 15.7
r57.9
r108,8
285.7
114.4
59.0
112.3
12,728
10,83!
84
3,779
2,982
91
8,153
5,754
99
10,658
7,024
104
P I3,3I5
do....
p 11,566
p!00
4,540
3,566
103
do....
do....
do....
4,397
5,246
1,173
1,829
1,480
520
306
1,382
5,348
445
745
1,516
6,243
469
2,266
1,576
p4,980
p5,377
p1,071
pi,787
1,497
525
450
1,965
7,961
758
446
4,579
2,423
6,322
765
422
3,453
1,742
7,289
777
438
4,315
1,766
7,229
775
433
4,785
1,241
p7,983
p842p399
p5,OI3
pi,941
7,252
828
442
3,947
2,1 14
38.5
70.5
37.1
26.3
38.8
71.6
37.3
26.5
42.2
78.4
41.7
28.2
41.9
78.8
40.8
28.0
r4l,6
r77.3
r4l,3
r27.8
42.1
77.1
42.1
28.6
13.0
10.5
13.2
14.2
14.2
59.9
107.3
41.2
131.2
44.8
20.2
170.6
. •••••• do.....
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y FINANCE
AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES
SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.:
Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks.... .......do....
do....
..do
BANK DEBITS: Unadjusted:
bi1. $..
New York City
.......do....
do....
Seasonally adjusted:
Total (344 centers)
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE:
.'.
do....
do....
do....
TURNOVER OF DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT INTERBANK AND
GOVERNMENT, ANNUAL RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
u e s„
to deposits..
New York City...
do
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
SYNTHETIC PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION:
Cellulose acetate (sheets, rods, and tubes and molding
and extrusion materials) and nitrocellulose (sheets,
do....
do....
51.1
86.6
28.7
39.8
82.7
22.9
53.8
105.5
38.8
r6l.l
113.2
r4l,9
do....
do....
do....
104.5
33.7
13.0
132.8
91.9
31.8
12.0
135.4
122.4
42.8
18.7
166.7
M30.6
47.0
9.63
9.20
11.41
9.55
8.94
11.46
8.35
7.46
11.07
9.76
9.06
1 1.20
9.96
9.19
11.39
1. wine gal..
do....
do....
.53
.28
2.92
.16
.16
2.91
.35
.22
2.76
.49
.30
2.93
.46
.26
3.10
do....
do....
do....
1.93
13.41
140.68
.93
.85
9.14
134.10
1.79
2.15
12.10
164.41
1.70
2.67
11.93
150.96
1.58
1.67
11.72
141.87
2.56
M9.3
170.9
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS
Beer:
Wines and distilling materials:
Effervescent wines:
Sti11 wines:
'
jr/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. * Index based on 1947-49=100 is 77.3. J/ Data reflect exclusion of certain interfund transactions,
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Federal Reserve
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
4
S962
ITEM
July
Jane
Apr! 1
June
Julv
METALS AMD MANUFACTURES
Pig iron, production (excjuiang blast furnace production
,fhoos, sh a ton?,.
of fsrroai 1 oys)„...*„«a„0<,ot>00i)0~
Steel fcrgings if or s a l e ) ;
.do. ar
Orders, unfilled, end of months,-,,* ->
Sh 1 pments, tota i...,.........^...*..
.(JO. a o
Drop and upset.
odoffleo
A I umi mm sh i pments:
Mill products and pig and Ingot (net)..„t-.=...... ^..mf I. lb.
Mill products, tota!... „ a ....0 ... „. „,,.,. -. = w r r,«.-.do...
Plate and sheet (excl. foiS3.-..,.. J 8 .r...„.-....do..,
MACHINE TOOLS:
Metal cutting tools:
Orders, new (net), total..,.,,,,,......
....wil, $ e
Domestic. ,,.„ a ..o..o„„.„..o....... 4 o.....oo...o. <>do6..
Shfoments,, total, 0 ... 0 ..e..o.. e .o.. B »o«.oo.....»».*d© a c .
Domest ic
....do.,.
Estimated back log,. ..,...........<>..•........•... .months.
Natal forming tooSss
Orders, new Cnet) 0 , 8 0 ( .« 8 o e 3 8 9 ..o»»o 5 .»»o.»»^ 9 . e i«li 8 $„
S h I pments * eai9 s... e,»e *.sB ® e « . o 0 o e ® ® ®««o «>.« e s0Q *<»«... do. e«
Est 1 mated b a c k l o g . o e 9 8 . 9 e , 0 O e e e . 8 » o , o e ^ . 6 ( » s { . o e 6 ( » , m o n t h s ,
5,687
5,597
6,425
5,458
4,582
259
108
r8!
280
72
54
33!
S22
92
31 I
123
94
299
122
94
424.4
305.5
137.4
375.2
264/2
120,2
474,1
315.9
142.2
r499 s 0
T354.3
f160.4
508.3
350.2
161.0
52.10
31.50
46.75
30.20
4.8
46.70
27.85
37.20
24.95
5.0
43.70
34.45
48.70
35.30
4.3
51*65
41.65
54.60
36.40
4.1
.r50.00
r40 e 25
r60.00
r4l.90
r3.9
p46.25
p37.35
p38.90
p28.10
p3.9
9.40
17.45
3.3
8.95
12.55
3.0
16.20
11.65
5.0
11.95
12.10
5.1
ri3s40
r!3 s 705.0
p14.30
PI2.I5
558
573
246
555
553
249
525
543
296
574
601
269
566
573
261
527
529
260
166
171
36
447
594
169
162
43
413
618
173
180
36
487
550
190
187
39
499
547
S88
182
44
457
557
J 65
169
40
423
587
822
537
867
713
709
692
18,976
17,305
11,276
451
10,280
18,985
17,273
7,492
375
6,761
18,987
17,107
f1,668
467
1.0,535
18,806
16,90?
9, 501
475
8,506
18,817
16,869
9,510
476
8,481
18,761
16,773
9,697
388
8,621
52.4
32.5
52.0
32.0
58.7
38.9
59.9
39.7
57.0
40.6
58.4
40.5
63. S
58.6
51.6
51.1
49.8
48.5
47.9
51.2
51.1
54.5
4f2i
P5SS
PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS
NEWSPRINT, CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND)?
Product Ion .•..•...•.••.••.•••••••...•..•• e thous. sh, tons 6
Shipments from mills.„»...«..............«>•«>...a.... . d o 0 0 0
Stocks at mills, end of m o n t h e . 6 9 . 6 „ 0 « „ . e i ( S < J . „ 9 9 J 1 3 d o a o e
NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES:
Product Ion• •...•••••••••.••••••••••••.•••••••••••••• ..do...
Shipments from mil!s.(, S 8 9 e 6 8 . 8 e e o ,a,. C o» s »». S ! .»o». 0 ,.do...
Stocks at mills, end of month.,,,,,.,,,,....,,...... , edo,„,
Consumption by pubiishers....... . O .....o.....o..... ,.do e o o
Stocks at and in transit t o publishers, end of m o . ., B do.. s
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
COTTON; U
.thous. bales.
Consumpt ion.,,,.,»...........»
-...
Manufactoress
Spindle activity (cotton system spind les):
Active spindles, last working day..'
Consuming 100 percent cotton..... . o a a a . » « ......do..
Spindle hours operated, all fibers, tota1. ..mi11 Ions
Average per working day........ • ••••........do,8
Consuming 100 percent cotton..... ....... ......do..
HANMAOE FIBERS CRAYON AND A C E T A T E ) :
Productions
Fi lament yarn,,.,.,,^..,....,.,,..,. a a ® . . a ® >.osms1. lb
Staple, incl. tow Crayon)............ .......,..„...do..
Stocks, producers 8 , end of mo.i
.......do..
F?lament yarn...,....,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,.
Staple, Incl. tow Crayon)............ ........••••••do,.
r/ Revised. £./ P r e l i m i n a r y .
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