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February 10, 1961
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h 1 s u b s c r i p t i o n t o t h e S U R V E Y OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S , a t $ 4 . 0 0 a n n u a l l y , t h i s S u p p l e m e n t p r o v i d e s s e l e c t e d
w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a s u b s e q u e n t t o t h o s e p u b l i s h e d in t h e l a t e s t m o n t h l y S U R V E Y
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Billion Dollars
Billion
130
(average
TOTAL L O A N S A N D
of Wednesday
data)
( Wednesday
Dollars
130
data)
INVESTMENTS
(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)
120
120
1961
110
no
/
100
100
I960
90
80
Li—I
1 1 !
I
I
L_J_
J—I—I
Index,
300
L_l—L_l
L_J—L_J—I—I
1959
S958
I
I
I
I
L_J
L...I
I
1 I
1
I960
I
I
I
I
I
I
J
1961
I
L_JL_J
I
I
J F M A ^ J
1947-49-100
I
L_L_J
L-l^J
J A S O M D
lndex 9 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 =
Monthly
ELECTRIC P O W E R P R O D U C T I O N (by utilities)
(E. E. I. seas. a d j . i n d e x )
275
250
225
200
l^u-1-U-J-L-L..-i.-L..
1958
J
L_J
!
I
I
I
I
I
I
1959
I
I
I
1
I
I
L_
_J
l
I
l
I
1
I
L_
1961
I960
Billion Dollars
60
L_J
Index, 1 9 1 0 - 1 4 = 100
C O N S U M E R CREDIT
320
OUTSTANDING
(short- a n d i n t e r m e d i a t e - t e r m )
PRICES RECEIVED
P A I D BY
AND
FARMERS
300
280
P r i c e s Paid
(incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates)
40
260
Installment
Credit
(end of month)
30
240
Prices
2 0 t>j.i l 1.1...I i M i i I i i it i h i u i 1 M i I i I i i i i i I i i i i i h i i i i
1958
1959
I960
1961
Received
2 2 0 w i i M I i i i i i I i i i i i .1 i i i i i I M t t i I u i
1958
1959
I960
J ii. i i I i i i i i
196!
8 0
2
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS'
1961
1960
ITEM
Jan, 30
Feb. 6
Jan. 14
Jan. 21
Jan. 28
Feb. %
Commodity prices, wholesale;
«AII other
*II9.3
*86.5
*I05.6
*I28.8
84.6
III
2,301
2,129
318
119.9
89,9
109.8
128.1
82.7
129
3,454
3,211
335
119.8
89.7
109.7
128.1
83.2
107
3,480
3,232
340
119.9
89.9
109.9
128.1
83.1
103
120.0
90.5
109.7
128.1
83.7
400
368
31,650 "
27,370
18,476
402
31,565
27,406
18,537
48!
32,637
28,597
19,226
580
32,287
28,471
19,294
793
31,964
28,450
19,463
1,000
31,774
27,853
18,890
477
62,122
30,143
102,276
26,679
29,845
12,626
4.92
56.72
60.69
60,616
30,146
102,177
26,444
29,957
12,615
4.92
56,32
60.24
61,164
33,314
109,068
30,154
31,653
12,493
4.66
59.14
62.58
61,527
33,411
108,781
30,270
31,450
12,492
4,65
59.68
63.14
61,955
33,544
108,417
30,631
31,150
12,482
4.65
60.53
64.11
4.63
61.90
65.47
1,487
14,313
205,810
7,136
2,717
145.8
605
322
1,412
14,097
193,027
7,293
2,683
144.0
588
316
1,304
14,684
131,022
7,151
1,482
79.6
516
269
1,163
14,817
112,235
7,216
1,499
80.5
490
257
1,178
15,361
115,755
7,198
1,466
78.7
476
251
1947-49=100.. . . . . . . « • •
.•...do....
do,...
do....
do....
85.2
do....
III
2,345
2,170
281
.
..
State programs (incl. Alaska and Hawaii).
Finance:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, rotal ±/
do....
do....
.do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: .5/
do....
Loans and investments (adjusted), total
do....
Commercial and industrial loans (gros sj,,,«•««,*••oo,...
do...#
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's)
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand, & Poor's ) 5/...1941-43=10..
......do....
Production:
JS, of short tons,.
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches)...
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/,,,... ....thous. of bbl..
js. of short tons..
1957-59=100..
,,,thous, of cars,.
Freight car loadings, total,..,.,,,,,,,,,...
do
128,300
1,492
80,1
U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska, Hawaii and, beginning 1961, for Puerto Rico,
and for the following programs: State; R.R.; Federal employees; and ex-servicemen. _4/ Daily average. j>/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index
for January I960.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1959
1961
I960
ITEM
December
January
October
November
December
January
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS:
16,456
18,189
13,760
12,412
14,631
.1910-14=100..
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
Fruit
........do....
do....
Potatoes (including dry edible beans)....
do....
230
218
262
254
149
206
198
215
174
494
232
220
278
248
151
206
203
216
188
484
240
220
193
267
147
200
272
209
165
508
241
218
217
254
136
204
261
213
181
502
242
217
220
243
141
204
248
217
181
520
241
218
214
233
146
207
254
231
178
508
do....
do....
do....
........do....
do....
240
273
268
148
234
242
266
279
144
239
258
278
288
175
222
261
281
289
180
219
263
278
296
178
226
261
272
304
165
221
do....
do....
do....
275
291 '
264
275
r289
265
274
290
262
274
291
262
275
r29l
r265
276
291
267
es, and
All commodities and services, interest, tax
.1910-14=100..
..do....
296 1
78
299
78
297
81
297
81
298 1
81
301
80
143
144
144
144
1
144
New incorporations (49 States, incl. Hawaii).
COMMODITY PRICES
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS:
PRICES RECEIVED, ALL FARM PRODUCTS
PRICES PAID:
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
.1947-49=100..
142
r/ Revised. J./ Ratio of prices received to prices paid (including interest, taxes, and wage rates),
Digitized for9250
FRASER
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
3
1959
I960
ITEM
November
December
September
October
November
December
FINANCE
CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM):
of do 1.,
...do....
50,503
39,024
52,119
39,852
54,265
42,517
54,544
42,591
54,626
42,705
56,049
45,281
...do....
...do....
4,029
3,664
4,185
3,727
4,782
3,954
4,119
3,775
.4,010
5,871
4,124
5,961
4,012
5,958
4,095
4,000
4,067
5,955
r4,154
5,946
4,641
4,065
4,007
5,951
112,904
56,700
7,016
3,154
15,630
3,795
23,738
115,626
56,742
6,848
5,177
15,744
5,790
25,788
117,947
58,164
6,586
5,546
15,868
5,756
24,745
118,544
58,598
6,524
5,579
15,875
5,749
24,998
119,066
58,619
6,547
5,605
15,924
5,750
25,108
3,650
1,716
1,871
38,984
36,169
5,702
1,713
1,942
39,299
56,475
5,885
1,856
1,996
41,099
58,155
5,94!
1,871
2,017
41,515
58,556
3,980
1.876
2,050
41,521
38,555
3,673
4,555
1,228
4,154
3,670
4,605
1,327
4,281
5,828
5,158
1,178
4,655
5,854
5,182
1,268
4,608
5,851
5,225
1,255
4,657
591.5
244.5
49.9
9.4
54.8
I 16.6
116.5
814.2
507.4
60.0
10.1
48.1
144.2
244.4
655.5
260.9
50.9
9.6
56.5
125.9
129.5
626.1
258.4
52.8
10.5
58.8
152.9
112.9
660.7
285.1
57.5
10.1
59.5
155.0
115.7
Installment credit extended and repaid:
...do....
LIFE INSURANCE (INSTITUTE OF LIFE INSURANCE):
ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.. ...do....
Bonds (book value), domestic and foreign, total. ...do....
"Us S. Government......
••«..*••«••». ...do,...
Railroad (U. S«).•••...••
Industrial and miscellaneous (U. S . ) . . . . . . . . . . ...do....
Stocks (book value), domestic and foreign, total ...do....
Preferred (Ue S J „ e e . e
»
ee * s e e d o 9 6 e s
Mortgage 1oans, totaI...............•«..•••••••• ...do.,..
...do....
...do....
Policy loans and premium notes,.,,,,,,,,,,
,
...do....
...do....
eeeeeeeee
PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES, ESTIW\TED
TOTAL
mil. of do 1..
...do....!
...do....
...do....
...do..,.
...do....
...do....
Security markets:
Bonds:
Average price of all listed bonds (N.Y.S.E.)...„<iollars..
...do....
...do....
Value, issues listed on New York Stock Exchange:
of dol..
...do....
...do....
...do....
U O m e S T I C e . e e e e e e e . t e e e e e e e e e e . e a e e s e e e . e e e e e e s e do....
...do....
88.42
88.52
81.52
87.48
87.56
81.18
95.09
95.27
81.19
92.82
92.99
81.48
91.70
91.87
80,64
95.21
95.58
82.12
106,499
105,826
1,582
120,441
117,291
1,945
105,422
102,725
1,617
120,508
117,511
1,992
110,100
107,275
1,585
118,271
115,015
1,952
109,859
107,004
1,615
118,557
115,074
1,980
106,289
105,465
1,596
115,909
112,625
1,979
108,257
105,425
1,599
116,147
112,895
1,947
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
OPERATING RESULTS ON SCHEDULED AIRLINES (DOMESTIC TR JNK):
Miles flown, revenue....•«•••••••.••••••••••••••th Dusands..
Express and freight ton-miles flown..,,,.......... ...do....
...do....
Passengers originated, revenue.......,,,,.,,,,,.,. ...do....
Passenger-miles flown, revenue,,.......,.,.,,.,.,m i11 ions..
60,548
27,521
9,264
5,712
2,202
65,577
52,087
14,986
5,745
2,577
59,057
55,169
10,917
4,057
2,547
59,758
35,993
11,256
4,268
2,487
55,199
52,691
11,045
5,518
2,129
57,505
81,737
1,677
6,371
62,266
104,529
1,805
9,088
60,528
85,665
1,755
6,958
59,602
77,574
1,667
6,999
62,894
81,491
2,022
7,454
. of lb..
.,.do.,..
12,012
7,495
99,114
154,846
15,550
10,754
105,406
140,888
15,750
7,810
115,627
142,755
14,486
6,706
111,679
149,370
14,285
7,105
104,959
156,115
of ga1..
161
23,770
17,481
187
24,998
26,485
157
26,502
29,169
183
25,235
29,924
192
25,051
26,520
4,096
8,857
48,519
73,625
4,914
8,580
47,518
77,851
4,765
7,655
43,879
73,516
r4,407
7,109
42,526
r76,152
4,075
7,124
40,025
75,978
29,366
100,470
25,541
12,362
11,777
110,802
28,538
103,701
27,559
12,123
15,752
112,660
29,056
97,791
50,555
11,154
10,822
109,559
27,284
104,584
50,542
10,758
12,128
I 12,886
25,926
98,007
26,569
8,7i6
11,196
114,155
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION:
. of lb..
...do....
of gal..
Formaldehyde {31% HCHO)
Methanol:
. of lb..
SYNTHETIC PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION:
Cellulose acetate and mixed ester plastics:
...do....
Phenolic and other tar acid resins................ ...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
Ros i n mod i f i cat ions...........0...................
...do....
...do....
rV Revised.
Digitized for 9250
FRASER
4
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1959
1960
ITEM
November
December
September
438
1,462
6,337
1,070
456
1,552
6,968
1,182
514
1,782
5,165
1,323
October
November
December
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER (FEDERALLY INSPECTED)?
C a l v e s a a o o s s a 3 0 o o o a a . . B O O B o e o o o c o o 0 B o 0 O t h o u s o of ar»!mals00
Catt l e s o „ 8 . 6 , , , 9 9 , 0 8 0 a S 8 0 0 , 6 9 e e 8 8 8 a e 9 S O , i ) M . , « » o . 8 ^ o 0 , 0 0
Hog^ 8 .. e „... 6 ..,, a .„... 0 „,..„,„„....„... 0 ..„....... s do s .o.
Sheep, and lambs0 BO 06e 0 o . ... .« „ e e e s .aa 9 a a ..... 9Se .. • e d o . e e e
VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS!
Coconut oil;
Product Ion, crude 0 0 0 O 9 oo o s s o 0 0 s0 0 0 0 o e o eo e o o o m l 10 of lb..
Cor n o i l ;
Product Ion j, crudesafflOS«, 0 •.. „«... o s s sso oo•. . • S o S 5 e o d o s s ,,
Cottonseed:
Consumption (crushings).. o a a a o e o a f f l thous e of short tons 0 O
Stocks (at of! mills), end of month. o s s o .«„SSE, o s e . do oeoo
Cottonseed cake and meals
P r o d u c t i o n , 3 s e e e e s s e e e 9 e « e ••* 9 • os • • •.•• eee ®•«®*®. ®do e ...
Stocks (at oil mills), end of months. s s e ... B O .... a do 0 sos
Cottonseed oils
Production, crude.•••• s o o o e o s e s o e o .,... a s S 8 9 m l 1. of ib ee
Flaxseeds
Consumption (crushings)•••...••••.thous. of short tons8ffl
Stocks (at oil mills), end of month 0asSG<aoO oo S e 9 o S dOo e ,oo
Linseed oi1:
Production, crude C r a w ) s a e 0 0 S 6 8 o a 0 0 O 9 S 6 i , 0 B 8 8 m i l o of lb ao
Soybeans:
Consumption Ccrushsngs) e s s e a , O S S S 9 s thous s of short tons e e
Stocks (at oil mills), end of m o n t h e s a e s e a a e e s e e e o d o 8 e e s
Soybean cake and mea1:
Production..........•••••••.••.•.••••••..•..mi 1. of lb ee
Stocks (at oil mills), end of month.•••••••.••••••do....
Soybean oi1i
Production, c r u d e e s @ e .o s e o s ^ sa,-oes,9 8 9 9 8 . 8 S S O ' 8 o,«, 9 9 do, e s 9
516
1,746
5,407
1,353
502
1,625
5,707
1,192
45 S
1,576
5,753
1,114
44 D 3
3407
35 B 9
45 e 8
44 e 8
46.2
25.0
2603
27 6 4
28.0
26.8
24.2
723.3
2,609,0
656. 1
2,441.2
412.9
701.9
760.8
1,639.0
r740.0
2,393.5
611.1
2,373.3
336.7
1 13. 1
303.4
110.4
189.3
137.1
353.5
167.7
r344.5
I98 e 8
286.7
196,6
243. 1
220.5
I3363
258.4
r248 s 3
205.3
48 a 5
82 e 3
49 e 9
95 s 8
60,5
70 s 0
63.2
108,0
53 e 6
99 c 7
36.3
103.8
34,8
35.6
43 e 0
45 s 0
38 e 6
26 s l
1,081.6
3,202.8
!,0I3S7
3,029.0
806.2
494c 7
1,066.9
2,974 e 5
1,102.2
3,671.7
1,130.7
3,318.1
1,653.6
I53 B 0
1,553.6
126.6
S,239.6
I58 e 6
1,638.4
183.4
1,703.2
221.4
1,748.6
204.0
392.6
369.2
298.4
390 e 7
401 S S
409.8
4, 199
7,573
4,108
4,473
4,138
3,841
260
181
2,068
366
236
2,195
260
324
2,058
220
314
2,028
240
289
2,016
222
246
2,064
561
443
548
408
465
508
394
506
374
463
342
449
2,462
2,624
1,867
1,569
1,655
1,628
290.1
312.8
1,346.1
560.8
293,8
264.2
1,553.3
593.2
301.9
352.7
1,945.1
678.9
290.1
305,8
1,727.6
500.0
280.6
275.3
1,468.8
429.8
254.6
223.5
rl,521.7
r405.5
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Pig iron, production (excluding blast furnace production
of ferroalloys).....,.....•'.•.....thous. of short tons s s
Fabricated structural steel?
Orders, new ( n e t ) a s e a 8 S S . . . a B O .ae... ••....•• s e . e ....do....
Shipments.
,
...do,,.,
Backlog, end of month,.,..,........-.••••..•••••••••.do....
Industrial trucks (electric), shipments^
Hand (motorized).................... .••••••••• •...number..
Industrial trucks and tractors (gasoline-powered), shipVacuum cleaners (standard type), sales b51 led.....thousands,.
Washers, sales billed (domestic and export) J./, .......do.•••
Radio sets, production
2/e.......ooe...».••••••••••••„do...0
Television sets (incl. combination), production 2/ os . e do....
jr/ Revised. J/ Excludes sales of combination washer-dryers; In December 1960^ total sales of such types amounted to 9,300 unitsa
for December 1959 and September and December I960 cover 5 weeks I other months, 4 weeks
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