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December 11, 1964 SURVEY O F | CURRENT | BUSINESS BUSINESS STATISTICS ^eosHfs^5^ 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 weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43 = 10 100 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Index, 1941-43 = 10 100 ^°f!!y . , , (avg. or daily 90 close) y** ~ 80 \ - 70 60 - - 50 ^X^h-vA K U-, I •, .1. , , l ^ - J U - i - _ i — ^ - 4 ^ - J ,,,l f.,^4,—f 1 U™*™t—1 1™JI 1 t_J 1962 1961 J L™J L™JUwJ 1 .•,i.—L L „ ) „t.„..,.L.„J—JL 1963 1 -.I 1 L™J J F M A M J 1964 Index, 1957-59=100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 Monthly 150 - 100 -| 50 -\ 0 .'4 i J..^U-JU—i—J U..L A 1 , •», .1 » < 1 1 1 1™J I 1 , - X ^ _ J U - J Billion Dollars 80 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- a n d .-,L-t-.j ^™JI J....J... j » 1 J 1 1 1 1 ! 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D Index, 1910-14 = 100 350 - 70 ^ g s ^ ^ j r ^ PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS 325 ~ — ~ 300 \^/ 60 ! 1964 intermediate-term) Total (end of month) 1 1963 1962 1961 J A S O N D __ ' Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) 275 Installment Cre dit _ * * (end of month) 50 ["'''" Pri ces R e c e i v e d 250 40 _J_.L_l_J._i_.Ll. i__l___l_ 1961 . .. . . . . 1 . L I ( 1. .l_J_J.J_J_J_J_.l._...U 1962 1963 _XXJ Jl U . J L 1 J . J . 1964 ._,_ 225 •1 1 '-LJ , . L ^ - i . , l , . l , . , „.<-L,.L..LJLI.J,-I,.J.,.I..J_ _JUJ_JL J _ _ J L L J _ J _ X J _ -J__-J_.JL,L. 1961 1962 1963 1 1 . 1 ,.UUJ 1964 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1963 1964 ITEM Nov. 30 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: Al 1 commodities Uec. / *I00.7 *96.2 *I02.5 *I00.9 94.9 4,765 3,197 1957-59=100.. Nov. 21 Nov. 28 100.7 93.4 100.8 101.6 102.1 4,996 3,460 100.7 93.6 101.0 101.6 101.8 5,228 3,581 100.8 94.2 101.1 101.6 103.3 5,130 3,541 250 1,380 1,255 197 321 1,398 1,275 271 274 185 269 39,276 38,969 21,375 385 259 1,862 1,710 190 95.1 5,534 3,938 377 1,895 1,748 • 265 36,872 35,512 20,035 335 37,274 36,010 20,320 586 38,793 38,201 21,017 371 38,975 38,532 21,302 616 39,07! 38,388 21,075 258 63,950 37,699 135,298 27,926 37,254 17,846 63,527 37,729 135,697 26,393 37,326 17,855 63,890 40,197 145,016 26,552 40,295 19,789 63,282 40,227 145,693 27,032 40,651 19,842 63,906 40,255 146,233 27,538 40,548 19,886 4.54 72.25 76.32 4.54 73.80 78.04 4.57 85.08 89.94 4.57 86.22 91.20 4.59 85.44 90.39 mil. kw.-hr.. 1,410 16,976 175,676 7,558 1,642 18,427 218,23! 7,597 1,747 18,558 208,856 7,684 1,660 19,133 189,250 7,741 1,410 18,640 177,129 7,669 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. 2,000 107.4 467 259 2,042 109.6 558 305 2,612 140.2 627 336 2,634 141.4 608 331 2,612 140.2 513 286 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do..,. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 37....do.... Dec. o Nov. 14 100.7 92.7 101.0 101.7 103.4 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:47 Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. PRODUCTION: Electric power, by utilities Index of production FREIGHT CAR LOADINGS, TOTAL _[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY V Daily average. 47 Wednesday data. 4.59 83.79 88.56 255,777 2,634 141.4 * Monthly index for Nov. 1963. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 ITEM Nov. Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. r6,189 r4,l79 r2,4!7 r1,911 r6,083 r4,097 r2,3l7 r1,837 5,766 4,010 2,223 1,772 1,184 299 5i7 242 107 r463 1,188 312 520 239 102 471 Nov. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL.. do do.... do do do.... do do.... do.... do.... do do NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL ; -mil. *__ do.... do.... do.... do.... 6,071 4,101 2,408 1,940 5,720 4,02! 2,357 1,909 6,208 4,228 2,500 1,974 1,099 261 493 228 111 455 1,104 267 493 218 105 43! 1, 154 284 497 220 118 421 1,970 523 837 487 1,699 466 685 43! 1,980 555 770 534 r2,OIO r568 794 533 r 1,986 r569 787 507 1,756 508 64,966 45,365 26,584 65,072 45,488 27,000 65,991 45,906 26,342 r66,454 r45,86! r25,972 r65,23l r45,393 r25,62l 65,637 45,367 25,509 12,431 3,085 5,518 2,477 12,480 3,136 5,469 2,335 13,271 3,505 5,609 2,381 13,386 3,514 5,746 2,530 13,406 3,540 5,776 2,621 13,453 3,655 5,767 2,556 1,264 4,772 1,261 4,473 1,237 4,670 1,232 r4,923 1,226 r4,845 !,225 4,878 19,601 5,815 7,145 20,085 6, 115 7,021 r20,593 r6,3!3 7,273 r19,838 r6,332 6,667 20,270 6,317 l 19,584 5,803 7,254 III ' III 113 1, 172 293 506 232 III r448 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: r/ Revised. ±/ Except 16199 .1957-59-100.. ' farm and public utilities. ' 113 ' 113 1 113 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1963 1964 ITEM Oct Aug. Sept. Oct. T EMPLOYMENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED Agricu Itural emp loyment. „ Nonsgr icu Itura 1 emp loyment. UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term (15 weeks and over) Percent of civilian labor force thous. do... do... do... do... do... 73,344 69,891 5,350 64,541 3,453 919 4.7 73,261 69,325 4,777 64,548 3,936 864 5.4 75,758 72,104 5,400 66,704 3,654 790 4.8 74,122 70,805 5,230 65,575 3,317 764 4.5 74,375 71,123 5,126 65,997 3,252 780 4.4 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED EMPLOYED Agricu itural employment Nonagricu Itural employment UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term (15 weeks and over) Percent of civilian labor force FINANCE thous. do... do... do... do... do... 73,168 69,067 4,939 64,128 4,10! 1,114 5.6 73,572 69,222 4,903 64,319 4,350 1,060 5.9 74,315 70,488 4,810 65,678 3,827 902 5.1 74,159 70,334 4,800 65,534 3,825 929 5.2 74,187 70,325 4,745 65,580 3,862 945 5.2 mi.I. $. do... do... do... do... 56,336 34,587 332 32,758 15,310 57,848 35,919 868 33,667 15,294 57,964 36,941 185 35,164 15,192 59,421 37,111 95 35,350 15,190 59,643 r37,900 415 35,709 15,185 Llabi I ities, total „. do.., Deposits, total . .«-.* do... Member-bank reserve balances do... Federal Reserve notes in circulation do... Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit and FR note I iabi I ities combined percent. CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month ..mil. $. Installment credit, total do... Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, tota I do... Repa i d, tota I do... Seasonally adjusted: Extended, tota I do... Repaid, total do... FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Budget receipts, total do... Receipts, net ±/ do... Customs do... Individual income taxes. do... Corporation income taxes do... Employment taxes , .do... Other internal revenue and receipts do... 56,336 18,187 16,922 31,472 57,848 13,200 16,952 32,290 57,964 18,365 17,055 33,330 59,421 18.396 17,121 33,590 59,643 r18,884 17,883 r33,852 Budget expenditures, total J./ do.,. Interest on public debt do... 1 Veterans services and benefits do... National defense do... All other expenditures do... Public debt and guaranteed obligations: Gross debt (direct>, end of month, total bil. $. Interest bearing, total do... Pub I ic issues do... Held by U.S. Government investment accts do... Special issues do... Non i nterest bear i ng do... Guaranteed obligations not owned by U.S. Treasury, end of month bil. $. U.S. savings bonds: Amount outstanding, end of month do... Sales, series E and H do... Redejnpt ions. do... FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Discounts and advances U.S. Government securities Gold certificate reserves..... GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month mil. $. SECURITY MARKETS (STANDARD & POOR'S CORP.): Stocks s ^ Dividend yields, pref. stocks (14 high-grade)...percent. Prices: Industrial, public utility, aad railroad: Combined index (500 stocks) 1941-43=10. Industrial, total %(425 stocks) do... Capital goods (122 stocks).... .do... 1 Consumers goods (188 stocks) do... Public utility (50 stocks) do... Railroad (25 stocks) do... Banks: N. Y. City (10 stocks) do... Outside N. Y. City (16 stocks) do... Fire and casualty insurance (22 stocks) .do... r/ ReN^ised. J./ Excludes certain inter fund transactions. 16199 30.8 30.3 29.4 29.2 28.8 67,088 52,257 67,746 52,695 73,069 57,055 73,495 57,446 73,928 57,826 5,487 4,948 4,981 4,543 5,519 4,960 5,393 5,002 5,552 5,172 5,311 4,780 4,979 4,596 5,529 5,094 5,617 5, 104 5,507 5,097 4,371 3,400 123 1,651 557 468 1,571 8,911 7,131 106 5,541 396 1,440 1,428 9,662 6,653 112 4,967 419 2,338 1,826 11,766 10,072 122 4,924 3,950 1,148 1,621 4,275 3,398 126 1,423 572 479 1,676 8,776 865 463 4,710 2,750 7,784 363 454 4,081 2,386 8,033 913 479 3,784 2,991 8,450 927 489 r4,198 r2,842 8,329 923 467 4,230 2,719 306.44 302.46 259.18 13.76 43.28 3.98 308.22 304.09 260.54 14.01 43.55 4.12 314.09 309.62 262.18 14.20 47.44 4.46 315.61 311.12 263.76 14.30 47.37 4.49 315.64 311.22 264.96 14.10 46.26 4.42 .71 .72 .85 .89 .82 48.82 .39 .42 48.93 .33 .34 49.57 .36 .41 49.63 .36 .43 49.70 .37 .41 15,583 15,582 15,460 15,463 rl5,46l 4.26 4.28 4.29 4.25 4.25 73.03 77.09 65.57 67.09 65.55 38.31 72.62 76.69 66.45 66.44 64.81 38.60 82.00 86.70 75.91 75.40 71.17 47.17 83.41 88.27 77.97 77.74 72.07 47.14 84.85 89.75 79.13 79.08 73.37 48.69 37.04 76.05 63.79 36.67 75.24 63.00 39.71 76.58 68.27 41.60 77.48 68.46 41.75 80.50 67.99 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1963 1964 ITEM Sept. July Oct. | Sept. Aug. Oct. FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO BEER: Taxab !e wIthdrawaIs ., , do,,,, Stocks, end of month* 8 , s » K * s e f f i a s * B «.„,.„ s a B 8 S B .«„....do.,.. DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL): Production..••••..••.••.••..•••••••...•••••mil. tax gal.. 7.42 7.37 10.72 7.93 7.95 10.19 11.54 10.92 11.77 9.88 9.40 1 1.56 8.40 8.27 SI,13 ......... •»...... 9.42 11.14 869.81 15.99 14.57 867.44 8.65 9.51 871,04 :9. 13 10.62 866.18 14.36 S2.04 863,74 •.....«,. ••••••.. •••••••• 5.80 8.05 846.88 7.72 5.68 10.13 10.85 843.02 10.88 8.35 5.03 5.72 844.27 6.35 4,33 5.41 6.68 839.97 6,69 4.58 9.69 8.41 837.21 8.42 6.10 '.-..*...'. .34 .39 .45 .54 .27 .28 3.07 3.46 .43 .50 3.38 ......... ....».., 3.21 .42 .35 3.49 45.42 12.52 155.87 118.07 108.68 15.56 246,45 202.64 10.42 139.42 1.40 3.12 12.27 130.04 9.84 59.12 13,84 177,81 132.38 ........ 5,174 5,525 7,006 7, 158 7,142 7,780 5,455 5,927 6,869 464 614 948 526 688 7,344 554 726 1,142 709 733 273 476 2,984 1,341 "7,367 417 587 848 490 569 244 405 Whisky? Stocks, end of [fionth,,8.B88,. ,,..,,.,,.,..do..„, Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total....ml 1. proof gal.. ..•••.,. WINES AND DISTILLING MATERIALS: Effervescent wines: Taxab ie w ithdrawa is,, ,...,.„„ a , s . 8 ..,.„.., 8 ...do..., Sti11 wines: Stocks, end of month do,,,, Distilling materials produced at wineries............ .do.... .85 METALS AND MANUFACTURES PIG IRON: Production (excluding production of ferro-ailoys) thcus. sh. tons.. STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS; Structural shapes (heavy), steei piling Bars: Hot rolled (incl. Sight shapes)...,., ...do.... do.... Tin mill products, ...•••• .do.... Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), total.........do.;.. 263 404 641 778 246 576 898 2,293 1,019 2,550 1, 142 6,993 524 669 1,109 686 741 260 538 2,712 1,208 56.55 45.40 54.75 42.85 •5.4 66.85 53.35 54.05 42.95 5.7 78.10 66.50 60.00 51.70 6.7 73.80 62.65 60.90 51.20 6.8 r83.60 r68.00 r72.30 r56.85 r6.9 78.80 65.15 68.30 5I.J5 22.35 17.60 14.70 12.10 4.6 32.35 29.95 16.35 13.00 27.90 25.45 18.80 16.30 II.1 15.80 14.90 17.35 14.10 10.8 r25.40 r20.55 r15.90 ri3.i0 rll.,1 23.00 19.50 21.35 18.95 1.1.3 [ 1 2,084 580 605 1,066 562 793 1,182 740 692 273 430 2,949 1,279 MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting tools: 7.0 Metal forming tools: ! 1 1 5.4 1 rj Revised. USCOMM-DC— 16199 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENAITY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE. $300
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