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^TMENTOfc0 December 8, 1961 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-, I 9 4 i ™ 4 3 ~ ! 0 90 Index, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 10 90 Monthly PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 80 (Wednesday ^ ^ m ^ ^ ^ _ 50 —_1_? 1958 Billion t l_J 1 1 J__L L_J i__L_J L_J 1959 Dollars 40 .80 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally L_J L__L_J__J i t 8 8 I960 8 S I I 1 80 - 60 i/%lr_l__L_J_J_J__J_J__l_J_J__ close) ~~i —~ 70 40 Weekly \ (daily a,*, dose) 1 \ I 1. I 8 1. g L_J L_JL__L^J 4 0 J F ' M A M J J A S O N D 196! Billion Dollars BO NEW CONSTRUCTION (seasonally adjusted,- a n n u a l rate) adjusted) 35 h 70 60 60 40 Total«. _^*^~~ (left scale) T~^ Private H 50 20 Residei ttial (nonfarm) °<^°^^- ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ New basis beginning 1959; not comparable with prior data 11.1, . u J 1 I H 40 I I I I I I I I I I I II 1958 1959 I960 l 1 1 ! ! I i i 1 1 I S958 1961 S35 CONSUMER PRICES S959 _ 280 196! - (incl. i iterest, taxes, and w csge rates) _ -i 125 260 .11.5 I960 Prices Paid All Items 120 M 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 i I 1 i I 1 i 1 ! 1 1 1 I 1 ! 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 Index, 1910-14 = 100 320 PRICES RB:EIVED AND PAID BY F:ARMERS 300 Index , 1 3 4 7 - 4 9 ^ 1 0 0 S30 0 A /°°\ J > 1 1 1 1 1 i M Food ~o ° ^VV) VK LT 1 .i i i i i 1 i ) i • i i JJ-J-LLJ1 H I L rwv 240 7N Prices R e c e i v e d 1 1.1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 220 J i i l l ^w i i i J i i 1. i i i i i 1 i i i i i JV "V^l 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 "1 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 I960 1961 ITEM Nov. 11 Dec. 3 Nov. 26 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A! 1 commodities. 1947-49=100.. Nov. 25 Nov. 18 Dec. 2 118.8 86.7 108.6 127.5 83.5 do.... .do.... 83.0 173 *l19.6 *89.9 *I09.I *I27.9 83.3 231 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs..... thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs.* do.... State programs (50 States and, in 1961, Puerto Rico).do.... FAILURES, 1NDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)..number.. FINANCE: 396 2,424 2,223 276 489 2,510 2,311 290 314 2,101 1,595 336 323 2, 115 1,616 308 238 356 32,532 29,542 18,761 607 32,640 29,022 19,678 1,197 32,968 29,760 19,673 476 33,223 29,817 19,740 586 33,351 30,465 19,895 598 33,504 30,510 19,879 670 108,250 29,388 31,917 12,847 108,668 29,690 31,972 i2,844 62,388 29,708 116,899 33,770 32,013 13,269 62,777 29,724 118,170 34,181 32,176 13,309 62,632 29,748 117,203 33,854 32,057 13,313 4.65 55.80 59 5 !7 4.66 55.54 58.87 4.70 70.87 74.5 S 4.70 71.67 75.3! 4.69 71.70 75.40 1,312 13,884 128,451 6,992 1,257 14,773 158,720 6,984 1,500 15,520 176,629 7,178 1,482 15,678 179,675 7,206 1,469 15,330 145,588 7,210 1,367 73.4 471 256 1,393 74.8 523 286 2,046 109.8 605 315 2,037 109.3 591 306 2,032 109.1 495 263 22 commodities 2/................. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES . . Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/....do.... 82.7 169 J 18.9 87.4 108.1 127.6 82.5 180 1 18.8 87.2 108.3 127.5 82.7 184 316 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ Commercial and industrial loans (gross).... do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/....,.percent ee Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.. 1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks • , do,.,,8 PRODUCTION: Index of production.. FREIGHT CARL0AD1NGS, TOTAL 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. cities are on revised basis. * Monthly index for Nov. I960. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. .se.o.ee 4.69 71.70 75.49 190,365 2,073 1 1 1.3 4/ Wednesday data; figures for member banks in leading BUSINESS STATISTICS I960 1961 ITEM September October July August September October GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS1 SALES: VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL ; b il. $.. .do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). .do .do.... .do ,do do VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL .do.... .do .do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). .do.... jr/ Revised. \_l Includes CORRECTION for Nov. 1961 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 5192 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis .do.... .do.... 31.10 14.58 1.96 1.83 4.87 3.04 .90 .80 31.06 14.7! 1.9! 1.68 4.76 3.54 .86 .78 28.51 13.17 1.86 1.64 4.33 2.85 .78 .74 r32.04 14.70 2.20 2.02 4.93 2.50 .98 .91 r32.06 rl5.l2 r2.!8 rl.88 r5.07 r3.07 r.89 r.83 33.48 r16.08 2.25 1.91 5.29 3.58 .89 89 16.52 5.01 .41 1.29 1.13 2.45 3.16 .50 16.35 4.97 .40 1.28 1.10 2.36 3.16 .53 15.34 4.65 .43 1.06 1.07 2.28 3.15 .46 r17.34 r4.89 .46 1.35 1.27 2.65 3.33 .52 r16.95 r4.98 .42 1.33 1.22 2.67 r3. 13 r.50 17.41 5 14 43 1 35 1 28 2 73 3. 18 57 30.09 14.41 1.92 1.65 4.66 3.57 .81 .73 29.60 14.08 1.79 1.53 4.59 3.63 .78 .70 31.16 14.79 2.20 1.70 4.88 3.32 .87 .76 r3l.4l 15.05 2.22 1.74 4.99 3.36 .87 .79 r3l.4l 14.98 r2.2l rl.70 r4.98 r3.34 r.82 r.79 31.78 15.34 2. 15 1 74 5.11 3.57 82 81 15.67 4.69 .39 1.20 !s09 2.30 3.20 .51 15.52 4.70 .39 1.15 U04 2.26 3.23 .49 16.36 4.78 .43 i.24 i.!7 2.50 3.29 .47 r16.35 r4.69 .43 1.23 !.!8 2.57 3.22 .52 r 16.43 r4.82 r.42 1.27 r !. !8 r2.53 r3.2l r.52 16.44 4.82 43 1.22 i.20 2.61 3.22 .52 data for "other industries" not shown. SURVEY, p. S-37: Oct. 1961 unfilled orders for paperboard should read 522,000 short tons. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 I960 1961 ITEM September GENERAL BUSINESS October July August September October INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: 54.26 31.57 4.70 3.19 10.40 7.26 1.90 1.40 54.34 31.40 4.71 3.1.2 10.33 7.28 1.92 1.39 53.23 30.25 4.52 3.07 10.20 6.46 1,82 1.45 53.62 30.59 4.55 3.05 10.13 6.87 1.83 1.43 53.76 r30.65 r4.62 3.03 r 10.08 6.92 1.84 1.43 54.21 30.80 4.75 2.97 10.13 7.00 1.82 1,41 22.69 5.06 1.93 2.57 1.60 4.03 3.39 1.16 22.94 5.24 2.02 2.53 1.61 4.09 3.42 1.13 22.97 4.90 1.80 2.79 1.66 4. 19 3.41 1.10 23.03 5.12 1.87 2.71 1.66 4.16 3.43 •1.09 r23.11 5.23 r 1.99 2.65 1.64 4.10 r3.49 I.iO 23.41 5.35 2.07 2.67 1.65 4. 16 3.50 i.ii 54.71 31.84 4.64 3.27 10.53 7.24 1.94 1.46 54.38 3i.43 4.57 3,!8 10.44 7.10 1.96 1.46 53.55 30.37 4.66 2.95 10.17 6.64 1.80 1.45 54.03 30.80 4.63 3.02 10, 19 6.95 1.81 1.48 r54.44 r3i.i0 4.67 3.12 r10.23 6,97 1.85 1.49 54.77 31.34 4.74 3.13 10.34 7.00 1.86 1.49 22.87 4,98 2.00 2.64 1.64 4.16 3.26 1.20 22.95 5.01 2.03 2.64 1.65 4.18 3.28 1.16 23. 18 5.09 1.96 2.75 1.66 4.25 3.38 1.13 23.23 5,12 2.00 2.74 1.68 4.24 3.38 1.13 r23.34 5.15 r2.05 2.74 1.70 4.20 r3.42 1.12 23.42 5.11 2.06 2.80 1.70 4.20 3.40 1. 14 31.05 14.63 1.89 1.72 4.88 3.31 16.42 30.04 13.80 1.74 1.62 4.45 3.31 16.24 29.39 14.05 1.97 1.72 4.57 3.21 15.34 r32,45 15.14 2.35 1.99 4.94 2.85 r17.31 r32.23 r!5,3l r2.l3 rl.92 r5.42 r2.97 r16.92 33.50 rl6. 10 2.22 1.87 5.41 3.58 17.40 30.40 14.62 1.85 1.54 4.75 3.82 15.78 29.21 13.74 1.64 1.48 4.40 3.69 15.47 31.33 15.03 2.33 1.75 4.89 3.45 16.30 r32.!3 15.65 2.41 1.82 5.07 3.61 r16.48 r32.26 rl5.76 r2.3l rl.78 r5.42 r3.49 r16.50 32.66 r16.12 2.30 1.74 5.46 3.72 16.54 47.45 44.68 3.67 3.00 18.25 15.16 2.77 46.44 43.77 3.50 2.94 17.94 14.93 .2.66 46.82 43.66 3.99 2.93 17.58 14.40 3.16 47.24 44.10 4.14 2.90 17.59 14.75 3.13 r47.40 r44.30 r4.09 r2.95 M7.95 r 14.65 3.11 47,42 r44.32 4.05 2.91 18.07 14.65 3.10 number.. ..do.... 14,043 15,100 13,783 14,982 14,483 15,742 15,079 15,873 13,616 16,405 15,524 16,692 loyees.. ..do..,. ..do.... ..do.... 4.8 2.8 5.3 2.3 2.4 3.5 2.1 4.7 1.3 2.8 4.4 2.5 4.1 1.2 2.3 5.3 3.1 4.1 1.7 1.7 p4.6 p2.9 p4.8 p2.l pi.9 54,265 42,517 54,344 42,591 54,687 42,457 54,889 42,636 54,869 42,554 55,051 42,714 4,010 3,871 4, 125 3,958 4,012 3,938 4, 108 3,994 3,976 3,960 3,961 4,035 4,319 4, 140 4,08! 4,055 3,860 3,942 4,010 4,085 4,329 4, 169 4,336 4, 152 bii. $.. ..do,.,. ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles ).do ..do.... aadOa... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do ..do.... ..do..,. ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles ).do.... ..do.... ..do.... Food and beverage .......a....... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do ..do.... MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: ..do ..do.... ..do ..do Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles). ..do..,. ..do.... Fabr icated meta 1 New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total....... ..do ..do.... ..do ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles). ..do ..do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted),- total.. ..do ..do ..do.... ,.do Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles). ..do.... ..do.... NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.): EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Quit a.dO.... FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERNED 1ATE-TERM): mi 1. $.. ..do.... Installment credit extended and repaid: ..do.... Adjusted: txtended, tota i Repa i d, tota 1 ..do.... ..do.... r./ Revised. 5192 JD/ Preliminary, _]_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued I960 1961 ITEM September August October November 241 222 212 267 147 200 273 209 165 513 257 277 286 176 222 241 219 219 254 136 204 262 2S3 181 517 260 282 288 182 219 241 229 214 276 154 209 244259 162 523 251 257 302 142 231 242 229 198 277 156 214 257 242 148 542 252 266 303 138 230 240 226 195 286 154 217 228 242 S34 537 252 274 297 14 S 228 238 223 2S3 280 149 218 209 248 S34 530 250 275 291 140 228 273 290 262 296 8! 274 291 262 297 8! 276 290 265 301 80 276 291 266 30! 80 276 29! 265 30 S 80 276 291 265 30! 79 4,771 3,395 1,840 .1,392 36! 946 261 402 201 103 479 1,376 408 156 450 5*402 3,723 2,109 1,578 428 937 2S3 416 215 160 497 1,679 462 113 651 r5,473 r3,740 r2,122 r1,602 r4!7 949 218 421 220 r 147 r503 r !,733 r463 r!38 685 r5,325 r3,699 r2„093 rl,6!3 r376 954 221 425 224 r!29 504 ri,626 r456 r80 r65! 5,062 3,637 2,078 1,614 362 948 221 424 228 12! 472 1,425 411 96 511 56,079 39,624 22,016 10,562 3,025 4,378 2,123 1,298 5,452 16,455 5,055 1,678 5,243 57,983 4i,28S 23,306 10,629 2,588 4,646 2,347 1,654 5,470 16,702 5,044 I, 153 5,762 r58,9IO r41,709 r23,782 10,711 2,610 4,718 2,398 r1,590 r5,422 r17,201 r5,09l r1,404 5,960 r58,879 r41,759 r23,99l 10,656 2,608 4,681 2,388 r 1,494 r5,409 r 17,120 r5,072 r8!2 r6,340 59,473 42,350 24,713 10,540 2,554 4,608 .2,413 1,516 5,377 17,123 5,085 1,022 5,990 144 145 145 145' 145 October November COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED .BY FARMERS, A L L FARM PRODUCTS...1910-I4=100„. Crops . ® ss..... e.. 6 .ffle0e ss0s .eeffl0,, 00«, 01.seeffl00s 0ffla0cs 0 . do, 0.. Commerc f a 1 vegetab les.,,, „„ o...do,„, CottOn ...... O ....... 0 o..........o. 0 .a..o..oo.«o.o.. d© 0 0 . . Feed grains and hay.e .. O O B O O O O o e o o o o c o o o o o o o ,,. ..^..do..,,. Food graIns........ „ „... e.. . 00c , „..... e . . . . . . . . . . . a d o . 0 .. F r u 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 e a „ .c .ce . „ affl.......„... ee... d o.... 011-bearing crops Q o o s e oa, s o o o e o e « , « , « . 8 9 e o 8 » e a . o . 8 . d o 6 e i ! 0 Potatoes (Including dry edible b e a n s ) S f f l o o c . a • 0 » c « a . d o . . O D TObaCCO s ................co................. . . . . . . . . • .do. o • • L i vestock and products .........a,.........*............ do.... Da fry products®, ...«.o... 0 ...... 0 ,»................ .do.... Heat anlmaSs e . o s e e o e e o e B * f f l f f i a e e *.0 a e o ®o0e O oo. s < s .. s < s .do..*,> Poultry and eggs •.•.••..••••••••..••.•.•••••••....•• do.... Wool ...•..••.•0..0..0..00 . ^ d o , , , . PRICES PASD B Y FARMERS? All commodities and servfces............,.............do.... Family living items,,,,, ( > ,.,,.,,., ( ,.,,....,.,..,.,.do,.,. Product i on 1 terns ,... e . 0 8 . e < 1 9 9 8 ( ,. i , 8 . 0 e.., 1 ,»<,.. 6 8 8 e o (io S e„ All commod.,services, int. ,taxes, and wage rates l/„.do...« PAR STY RAT 10 2 /... ............ ......................... do.... CONSTRUCTION A N D REAL ESTATE 5,016 NEW CONSTRUCT 1 OH P U T IN PLACE CUNADJ* )', TOTAL........mil. $.. 3,463 Pr i vate, tota1.....................o............. 0 ...do.... 1,897 Resident la 1 (nonfarm) «,a.00oS,OJ,e,o«B.oc«0<>.<»»oeo..,«.» . d o S B O « 1,443 New housing units.....................••.....•••.do.... Additions and a Iterations^....... . „ s e o e s e e . „ 0 s e . . d o e s 0 . 372 929 Nonresidential buildings, total ,3/.................do.... 255 1ndustr ial.......................................do.... 386 Commerc 1 ai „.,,,,,.„»,»,..,. .,»«,... do.... S94 Stores, restaurants, and garages......«...,....do.... Farm constructions a<sooeeseoOE<Ee.c><,.55.oso.eoo<,a,.0.. .do,,.., iff 499 Pub lie utl lities..................................edo 0300 1,553 Pub 1 ic, total. ...... ..... OSo..oe.!;oo0a,ae»ffie.oSOSce«!es..doe<,4,, 448 Nonres i dent i a 1 bu i 1 d i ngs ».«.....*<,.>«,.*............. do.... Mi 1 ftary f a d 1 ities., . •........ o.. 0 , 9 e 8 ,, 0 », 8 . s .., a .do e 6 „, 148 558 Highways,, o.^aoso...............».....•«............do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 55,552 AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL. e ..........................do.... 39,200 Pr 1 vate, tota I......................... .••••.••..•••••• do.... 21,834 Res 1dent i a I (nonfarm).........................««.».do.... 10,418 Nonresidential buildings, total .3/.................do.... 1 ndustr i.a \....................,.................. do.... 3,010 4,262 CommercI aI...........J............................do.... 2,074 Stores, restaurants, and garages...............do.. „. 1,288 Farm construction. ...••..••••••..••....'<,<>•.........do.... 5,361 Pub lie uti1ities..........• •,•••.••••••••.•'...•••• .do.... 16,352 Pub 1ic, total••••••••.•••••••••..•••4...••.....••••••do.... 4,995 Nonres i dent i a 1 bu i1d.i ngs.•••••••••••••.•••••••••.••do.,.. 1,490 Ms I itary faci 1 ities...ess..................•••....•• do.... 5,427 HI g hways...........................................do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES? 144 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE..............1947-49*100.. r/ Revised. J / P a r i t y and pub l i e u t i I I t i e s , USCOMM—DC—5192 Index. 2/ Ratio of prices received t o prices paid ( i n c l u d i n g , i n t e r e s t , 3/ E x c e p t farm PINALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT ©F POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER t a x e s , and wage r a t e s ) . BUSINESS
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