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December 20, 1963

STATISTICS
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 t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY

SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Billion JDolSore
150

Billion Dollars.
150

(Wmdnmday

(average of W®dnm$day data)

TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS

daia)

(W®@kly Reporting Memb©r Bantu of Federal 8<§§©rv® System)

140

140
130

m

^

^

^

^

^

..

120

110

_^^^'rj^'~

100

Ai

1 1 L ^ J - ^ l ^ J ^ ^ J L - ^ J L ^ —J—L-JLJ-J

I960

1 UXJ^J-J—^J^J^i^^J^^

1961

| , ,4 , ,

.J^J^J^J^X^

1962

Billion Dollars
500
PERSONAL INCOME

\f

z^-^

^

130r
^M

/

~

120'

-

110

•

••!••

S -

•!•

i

1

j F M A M J

1963

#

1

JLJ™JL _A
J A S O N D
1

100

•!

Index, 1957-59*100
160
'TOTAL INDUSTRIAL-PRODUCTION
(F. SI. E. s®as. adj. index).

(seasonally ad|yst©d^ at annual r»f®§)

450

-

140
400

120

f0^

~

350

300 h
.250

L U J i I \ i i i I-LLJL I > I I . I . . i 1 . I I I • I . • • • I I

1960
&

1961

1962

M

, , . I , • ,

O_J^J_JLJLJ_JLJ_LJL.

i . J I JLJ.JL4 -

•JL_LJ-JL-1LJL->_1-JL-I

1

i

Date f o r March a n d July 1961 Include qecalorated a n d sp®ct<aijG©i
for January 1963 include both
dividend payments,

Index, 1957-59=100

Dollars
2.80

110.

4B
MANUFACTURING HOURS *

WHOLESALE PRICES
105

jLaaoaaJLAaa=AJ«» -J-JL-JLi

1963

EARNINGS

2S60
—

Cc irojfS©€flfS@S
Fa

46

OfAOF

2 6 40
100

rm Products a n d 1

H^*****-

J V All C©msf

V

iodifres

95
Farm Products * » — ^ \ /

90.

VvJ

42
Average Hours Per W—k*

40

. o j j j a J x u a x , .^L^LJjJLjLOJJjJ

- I . - J - 1 i -i I i ) M ) , j ,i . •JU-JLaaJ I, 1 1 LJ»

1960



1961

1962

1963

Mil')

1960

36

M l I l,[ i ) i j j

1961

1962

1963

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1962

!963

ITEM
Dec. 8
CCMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
A i i comrnod i t i es

S 957-59- i 00..

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

.

...mil. $..
1957-59-100..

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs...
..thous..
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs...
..
.
do....
State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico)..„„.......do...«
FAILURES, !NDUSTS AND COMMERCIAL (Dun * Bradstreot)..number..
F S NANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/.„..do....

Nov. 23

Dec. 15

....
93,1
5,339
2!3

*i00.4
*97.3
* 100.9
* 100,7
92.4
5,727
246

368
1,984
1,825

s , , o

9 e o s

Dec. 7

Nov. 30

100. i
93.0
101.1
100.9
95.1
5,723
23!

.

Dec. 14
100. i
92,6
101.0
100.9
94.5

95.5
4,875
139

94.9
4,767
127

444
2,135
1,977

318
1,656
1,514

256
i ,861
1,710

377

294

252

309

S90

265

257

34,860
32,373
19,529

35,226
32,629
19,527

36,722
35,635
20,247

36,872
35,512
20.036

37,273
36,010
20,320

37,487
35,945
19,984

380

446

506

338

585

209

62,762
34,535
126,113
31,277
34,779
15,415

65,029
34,572
126,817
31,231
34,807
15,470

63,137
37.689
135,328
28,i80
37,198
17,81S

63,950
37.699
135,298
27,926
37,254
17,846

63,560
37.734
135,723
28,393
37,363
17,852

4.54
62.89
65.95

4,53
62.63
65.60

4.54
72.56
76.58

4.54
72.25
76.32

4.54
73.80
78.04

4.54
73.90
78,05

1,300
17.005
197,323
7,335

1,312
18,009
204,606
7,34!

1,668
17,727
218,992
7,593

1,385
16,976
175,496
7,558

1,598
18,427
218,105
7,597

...*>,.«.

1,858
99.7
537
303

1,832
98.3
501
283

1,995
107.1
587
311

2,000
107.4
467
258

2,042
109.6
558
305

2,037
109.3

»,..,,*&

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

Commercial and industrial

loans (gross)...,

.do,...

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
perceni..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10..

.-. .-. r s = c j s

= = a => e -. * =
s . e a * - * «

PRODUCTION:

Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL

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

J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

2/

Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

j3/ Daily average.

4_/ Wednesday data.

227,921

........

* Monthly index for Dec. 1962.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1963

1962
ITEM
Oct.

GENERAL BUSINESS

!

Nov.

Aug,

Oct.

Sept.

Nov. j)/

INDICATORS

PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE;
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
)i I. $.*
..do....
..do..'..

..do.,..

447.7
300. i
119.4
94.6
77,4
47.1
56.3
12.3

449.9
301,5
119,9
95.0
77,5
47.3
56,9
i2.3

465.1
314.4
124.7
98.7
80,2
50,0
59,5
12.7

467.3
3! 6.2
125.5
99,6
80.7
50,2
59.8
12.7

r47 1.2
r3l8.7
ri26.3
rl00.2
r80.9
50.4
61.0
12.8

472.8
319.1
126.3
100.2
80,9
50,6
61.3
!?„8

36„8
13.3
12.0
16.8
30.9
35.8
10.4
430.1

37.0
13.4
S2.0
16,9
31.i
36.0
10.3
432.0

37.9
12.7
12.1
17,6
32.8
36.7
1 1,9
448.0

37.9
12.7
12.1
17,8
33.0
36.8
11.9
450.3

r38.2
12.7
12.2
rl8.2
33.2
r37.3
12.0
r454.!

38.2
l?.7
12.2
18.5
33.5
37.8
12,0
455.8

122.5

120.6

r123.8

r128.3

N30.0

127.8

r123.4
r1 IS.1
r130.0
1 !2.2

r128.7
r126.6
r!3! e 4
rl 11.4

r!3l.0
r129.4
r133.1
rl 11.9

128.9
128.9
128,8
109.1

r123.8
124.3
r 122.6
123.9
118.7
N29.2

r130.0
N3I.7
rl26,3
N26.7
124.0
r!29.6

131.9
r134.2
r 127.0
r128.2
125.4
131,1

128,7
129.6
126,9
127,2

Prcpr i etors' i ncome:
..do....
..do....
..do..,.
..do....
.,dooooe
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance. ..do
..do.,..
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES).1957- 59=100..
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
Manufacturing, tota1....••...••.••.••••••••.... ..do....
Durab ie manufactures,
...••••...•
..do....

12.3.5
121.8
125.8
106.9

121.4
121,0
121.9
106.3

125.4
126.7
122.5
120.0
! i6e6
123.4

122.1
122. !
122.0
119.2
115.5
123.0

BY MARKET GROUPINGS:

Durable goods materiaIs...................... ..do....,

r7 Revised. £/' PrelImi

36181


nary.

r

1

j
j
!
|
j
S

'

j
,

124
130

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS-—Continued
1963

3962
ITEM
Oct.

Nov.

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov. £ /

GENERAL BUS 1 NESS 1ND SGATORS—Cont i nued
iNDUSTRSAL PRODUCTSON—ContSnued
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL !NDEX
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL.

119.2

119.5

rs25,7

r125.8

126.6

126.9

119.7
118,8
98.9
117.8
!26„ i

5 19.9
119.2
100.7
117.9
125.9

r 12.5,9
r125.0
109.4
126.4
r!50.5

r126.i
r125.3
r107.6
N25.7
M3I.3

!27.i
r 126,3
108,1
126.3
r!32.6

127.4
126,9
109
S27
133

121.5
125.0
112.9
i06.l
129.5

!26.8
152.1
M8.I
110.4
155,8

r128.7
r133.0
ri18.5
rlS0.3
r!36.3

r!30,9
152.5
120.3
107.7
r!54.9

131
132
122

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

121.8
S24.2
112.4
101.9
128.2

ClO„:,
do....
., . . . . d o . . , .
Paper and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
P r i n t i n g and p u b l i s h i n g . . . . . * . .
».......do....

121,0
i!4,6
S2L4
100.8
120.8
114.6

120.9
M2.7
122.5
100,7
119.8
114,8

127,2
! !9. !
126.9
101.3
127,8
118.5

rl27J
120.0
N26.5
106. S
r126.7
rl18.6

r128.2
120.6
129.2

„..,.. . . . . . . . d o . . . .

159.2
i i5. O
135,1
114,0
108.6

158.7
i 13.0
154.5
114.2
114.7

151.7
1 17.6
r!45.1
r l 17.5
116,8

N52.6
r i 17.0
142,5
rl16.5
116.8

.,..-.,. ,O5aoSidoS0eB
do
.......do....
A . . d o . . . .
do....
.•••*,...„.
do....

105.2
94,3
107,5
96.8
132.5
134,5

105.7
96.6
107.4
99.1
155.4
156.2

rill.5
108.0
III.8
112.8
i44.6
147.5

ri10.4
r106.2
ri10.7
r!13,4
r!42.8
144.7

r l 10,0
104.1
r110.4
MO.O
M45.5

145.5

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

121.4
120.6
127.7
118.4
125.5

121.5
120,5
128.0
118,7
125.1

r126.2
rl26,7
M55.2
124.6
rl25.5

ri26.5
rl26.6
rl54.7
r 124.1
r126.2

127.9
r127.9
r.137.7
r124.8
rl27.8

128.2
128. 1
139
125
128.4

do....

117.2
114.0
120.6

117.8
114,1
122.4

N25.I
121.9
N28.4

N25.0
122.0
r 128.1

N25.6
r!22.6
N28.7

125.9
123
129

100.6

100.7

100.4

100.5

100.5

100.7

97.4
100.1
101.9

97.6
100. 1
102,0

95.7
100,5
101.4

94.8
100.5
101,5

94.8
100.9
iOI.6

95.0
101.0
101.8

100.7
100.4
98.7
97.5
98.5
98.6

100.7
100.5
99.5
96.4
99.5
98.5

101.2
99.6
96.5
92.5
98.5
95.5

101.1
99.5
95.5
88.0
102.9
88.6

101.4
99.8
95.1
r89.l
101.8
88.0

IOi.5
100.0
96.2
96.0
100.3
87.9

101.5
107.6
107.7
96.4
100.0

101.5
107.7
108.0
96.5
100. 1

100.9
i06.0
107.9
104.8
95.2

100.9
107.0
108.0
105.5
94.2

102.2
i07.7
107.4
r!05.8
r93.2

102.5
107.8
107.9
106.4
91.7

100.7
97.1
100.8
98.5
107.4
96.6

100.7
97.0
100.7
98.6
107.5
96.5

100.8
96.0
98.9
98.1
103.6
102.6

100.7
96.0
99.0
98.1
105.1
99.9

100.9
r96.2
r98.8
98.1
105.4
99.2

100.9
96.3
97.9
98.1
103.6
99.3

102.4
99.4
101.6
99.5
95,1
100,5
104,5

102.2
99.5
101.6
99.1
95.7
100,5
104,5

102.1
100.1
101.0
99.1
93.7
100.4
107.5

102.2
100.5
101.1
99.1
95.4
100.5
107^5

102.5
100.9
rl0l.3
r99.5
94.2
! 00.7
N07.5

102.5
101.0
101.3
99.4
94.2
101.0
107.5

99.4

99.5

99.6

99.7

99.5

*99.3

(1NCL.UT!L.),1957-59=100..
r

- -do....

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

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

T e x t i I e m i l l products•„ , , , , „ „ , „ , , . - , . - ,
Appare1 p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . „ . . . . . . . . . . . .

...do....
Tobacco p r o d u c t s . , , , , , , , « , . . .
M1N1NG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crude o i l

and n a t u r a l

gas

UTILITIES
E 1 ectr ic

,.

se. a

r

BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL
A u t o m o t i ve and home goods

...

MATER IALS

"

128.4
r l 17.9

"°°*

138
128.2

118

155.7
118.9

'"Villi
108.5
102
109

COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
1957-59-100..
AL?L COMMODIT 1ES
By s t a g e o f p r o c e s s i n g :
Crude m a t e r i a l s f o r f u r t h e r p r o c e s s i n g . . . .
do,,..
I n t e r m e d i a t e m a t e r i a l s , s u p p l i e s , and compj o n e n t s . d o . . . .
do,...
By d u r a b i l i t y o f p r o d u c t :
do.,..
Nondurab !e g o o d s , s . , . , . s = 0 .... * ^ a
-..
do.,.".
F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s ,

f r e s h and d r i e d . . . ,
do.,..
do....
do....
.......do....

F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s ,

canned and f r o z e n . ,

do....
do....

C o m m o d i t i e s o t h e r t h a n f a r m p r o d , and f o o d s .

do....
do...,

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

T e x t i l e p r o d u c t s and a p p a r e l
Tobacco p r o d u c t s and b o t t l e d

„„
beverages....

do....
do
do,..,

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY—

rj Revised, _p_/ Preliminary.

56181


do

Index based on 1947-49=100 is 85.6.

4

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1963

1962
ITEM
Oct,

Nov.

Aug,

Sept.

Oct,

r5,2l9
r3,68f
r2,102
r1,683
r1,015
r248
r462
r208
r!07
r43i
r1,538
4S8
113
r574

p6,050
r4,090
r2,43l
1,943
r1,079
r268
r474
r220
rl 19
r428
r1,960
495

r5,989
r4,073
r2,395
1,932
rl,H7
r283
r490
r232

r6,088
r4,102
r2,404
r i,945
r I J 18
r293
r483
r220
rS09
r443
r1,986
r529

Nov.

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNAOJ.), TOTAL J/...,.mi 1. $ffi<s
r5,'627
PrIvate, totai J/...,.... a , 0 0 oo.o. a ...*o.. 0 «.........do. a *.
r3,799
Res 1 dent I a I C nonf arm) «,........«,o a ...........oo.... d o a . . .
r2,I98
New housing units,,,„ 1 , 1 ,., S o,,o...oo..c
do,J8.
r1,758
Nonres I dent i a 1 but id j ngs, tots 1 2/a„c»o *«.,». c o« 6 .•. do.., . r1,024
r248
i ndustr i a S.... .•.... . . • ... .. . . , . •. • « •.«o .. •«•.*• . .do.,...
Coiranerc 1 al
-,.
«,.,,«.
»<><..do,,,,
r460
Stores, restaurants, and garages,..••••....•••.do... a
r2l2
Farm construct ion
<(j
,
do 8 0 ..
rl 12
r437
Publ Ic off 1 ities
,
oo.
o..«. g
do,...
Pub 1 i c, t o t a I J o / s e s a e G S O a a s 0 o o e e o 0 o a 0 o S S o 0 o O E o o i 3 o c , = Sffido®..0
r1,828
Nonres I dent I a 1 bu I Id 1 ngs 0 0 . s „ o S » . o 3 » o o o » . 6 o S » B S 8 d o 8 „ , „
463
Ml 1 itary facf S ities,,....,.,.........,,.
do..,.
rl 17
r786
Highways,•••••••••..,...,.,,.,.,...*....o......o. e .do e a,0
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN, PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL
RATES), TOTAL I/...,.-,.................. o...... o.mil. S c .
r60,806
Private, total 1 /
do....
r42, 137
r24,386
Residential (nonfann} 0 ,,,,,,o,,, t ,,.o.,,c O occ,io...do,,..
Nonresidential buildings^ totai 2 / ^ c . u ^ o . ^ o ^ ^ e d o . , . ,
rl1,592
r2,939
1 ndustr ial.,,,,.,
.„
.Co..5....do„„
r5,166
Commerclal......coo-..o.<,.OJoooo..0o.0.«ooo.o....do.»..
Stores,, restaurants, and garages 0 0 0 0 . ao O U o ^ 9 .oado.co*
r2,306
Farm construction,, s «„ „ eos 00 0 *, o 0 o 0a o ee o 0 <, » . o 0 o , t , e o d o , „ 3
r1,286
Pub lie u t I l i t i e s , , 9 , , 9 0 ! o f 5 S , 8 , 6 i l s o o 0 c c . o 5 o . c o . o o . . d o , 5 8 8
r4,559
rfS,669
Public, total J./...*„oo0....0..0.0.0 0.0........a.....do....
Nonresidential bus Sdfngs K 6 .Q £ , . a 0 o S ...ao®. oofflo0r, ....^do.o,,
r5, 158
r 1,226'
Ml 1 Itary fact lit!es...,,,.,.,......o.. a o ...........do....
r7,161
H1g hways.,<,........,,o..«,.o«,..o.o............o»oo«o.ado.,.o

r59,970
r41,736
r24,185
rI 1,484
r2,905
r5,120
r2,220
r1,284
r4,48!
r18,234
r5,200
r 1,240
r6,538

rf 13
r4I7
r !, 916
r5IO

o.Dae,'..

oofflss<)es,s

oeoeseo.

r784

r742

r82l

r64,194
r44,57t
r25,832
r12,384
r3,3"IO
r5,346
r2,388
r1,250
r4,74l
rS9,623
r5,436

r64,228
r44,827
r25,9S9
r12,738
r3,395
r5,56S
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TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED...........................do....
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Nondurable goods Industries. ea@@aa*9asa. .....,.... ..do....
HOURS AND EARNINGS PER WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MFG a ESTAB.:
Average weekly gross hours, mfg 6 Indus., u n a d j o a a e o . h o u r s . .
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56,195
16,910
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