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February 21, 1964
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SURVEY OF
CURBED
8USINESS

BUSINESS

STATISTICS

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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
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

Monthly
yy. of daily close)

90

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1964

J A S O N D

Index, 1957-59=100
160
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Billion Dollars
550
PERSONAL INCOME

(F. R. B. seas. adj. index)

(seasonally adjusted, at annual rates)

500

. I

1963

1962

1961

*
Total

140

^^.e^^

X^**

450

~
-

400

ion
IZU

Wage oiid Salary
Dishw. tements

350

~

100
300
250

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1962

1961

80

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1964

1963

1962

1961

l l l l l l H -•

1963

• •»• » I-I-.1..-L-I 1 - l J

1964

* Data for March and July 1961 and January 1963 and 1964 include special
Government Life Insurance dividends.

Index, 1957-59=100
110
WHOLESALE PRICES

Index, 1957-59 = 100
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS
130

~

(seasonally adjusted)
Stocks
(end of month)

120

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jjjt

k
11

^M^

110

105

1

~
100

•

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*

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• * *

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•

V

100
1961



j a a x x l u i u .

1962

^••J H L j J , . X i . , J U L J L ,

1963

U~L^LJ±

J-XJULXJ

1964

90

^ ^ ' ^ J M ^ I WSl , 4 "i*^W^»^*V

* v/ V/v. t

'% 4/1 Commodi ies

95

*

• • . . • 1

—

Commodities other than
Farm Products and Foods

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1961

Form Products

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1962

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1963

1964

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS'

2

1964

1963
ITEM
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
A11 commodlt ies.....

.

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES

.

Feb. 9

Feb. 16

.„..„,--

* 100.2
^ *96.5
* 100.5
*!00=6
**93.3
4,223
2,891

*... .1957-59-100..

............... .mi 1. $..

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs.....
do..-..
State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico)...
do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/..,.do....

93.6
4,255
2,951

Feb. 1

Jan. 25

95.1
4,410
2,969

100.5
94.8
SOLI
101.2
94.5
4,365
3,008

326

.*•*..«.
.SSS5-SS
95.6
4,285
2,909

Feb. 8

Feb. 15
100.5
94.6

101.0
ini

i

94.4

375

311

372

334

2,751
2,569

2,733
2,555

2,546
2,376

2,489
2,319

329

311

295

307

288

294

34,107
32,194
19,684

. 34,263
32,330
19,624

36,690
35,623
20,463

36,364
34,780
20,202

36,287
34,771
20,220

36,462
35,208
20,140

368

4o0

457

503

287

63,135
35,267
127,662
32,050
34,388
S5,64l
4.48
66.40
69.49

62,593
35,328
127,409
31,735
34,389
15,688
4.48
66.15
69.11

65,151
38,117
136,814
28,034
37,424
17,983
4.57
77.03
81.47

64,940
38,131
135,868
27,759
37,195
17,99!
4.57
76.63
81.08

64,091
38,172
136,356
27,651
37,272
18,006
4.55
76.75
81.21

1,418
17,532
182,893
7,370

1,369
17,672
179,325
7,44!

1,535
18,549
211,541
7,625

1,511
18,659
194,791
7,661

1,448
18,542
199,864
7,647

1,975
106.0
529
287

2,054
110.3
512
279

2,212
118.7
543
299

2,217
119.0
543
300

2,220
119,2
529
293

315

Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/

Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
do....
Real estate loans (gross)...,..
„, s ,do,„ s
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/......percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10..

8.......

4.55
77.57
82.14

PRODUCTION:
Electric power, by utilities.

Index of production.....
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL

mil. kw.-hr..

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

J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. _3/ Daily average. ^/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Feb.
** Wednesday price.

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1963

1962
ITEM
Dec.

Jan.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

GENERAL BUS INESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil. $
Compensation of employees, total
do..
Proprietors' income, total
do..
Business and professional
do..
Farm.
• .do..
Rental income of persons
do..
Corp.prof its and inventory valuation adj.,total.do..
Corporate profits before tax, total
do..
Corporate profits after tax....
do..
Net interest
.do..
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
Personal consumption expenditures, total.
Durable goods, total
Automobi Ies and parts
Furniture and household equipment
Nondurable goods, total
Clothing and shoes.......
Food and alcoholic beverages
Gasoline and oil
Services, tota I
HousehoId operation
Hous ing
•
Transportation
Gross private domestic investment, totaI....
New construction
Producers * dur ab I e equ i pment
Change in business inventories
Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Imports..,
* Data are for 3d qtr. 1963.



462.2
327.7
50.3
36.9
13.4
12.0
49.3
48.4
25.5
23.0

*482.0
*342.8
*50.5
*37.8
*I2.7
*I2,
*52,
*52,
*27,
*24,

do..
'..do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
...do..
do..
do..
do..
do..

565.2
362.9
50.5
22.2
20.6
163.6
29.9
85.2
12.6

*588.7
*374.9
*50.8
*2I.5
*2I.3
*I68.6
*30.9
*87.2
*I3.I

600.1
379.9
53.6
23.3
22.3
168.7
30.4
87.4
13.2

148.9
21.8
47.6
11.6

*I55.5
*22.8
*49.5
*I2.2

157.7
23.0
50.2
12.3

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

78.8
45.0
29.9
4.0
3.3
28.8
25.5

*83.
*47,
*3I«
*4.
*4.
*3I.
*27,

87.1
49.

347 .9
50 8
38 .2
12.6
12.2

25,0

5,
5,
32,
26,

194,986
2,227
122.2

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1962

3

1963

STEM

Dec.

Oct.

120.2
63.6
54.3
56.6

*I25.7
*66.4
*56.7
*59.4

127.7
66.6
57.2
61.2

561.2
277.4
103.5
174.0

*584.5
*288.2
*II0,
*178,

594.8
291.8
112.6
179.2

220.2
63.6
4.0
1.3
2.6

*229.
*66,
*4.
*1.8
*2.4

233.6
69 a 3
5.4
2.5
2.9

449,
58,
391,
28,

*465.2
*60.8
*404.4
*29.5

473.0
62.1
410.9
3! B 0

Dec.

Nov.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Continued
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con
GROSS NAT I ONALf PRODUCT—Cont i nued
Govt, purchases of goods and services, total ...bit.. $.,
Federal (less Government sales).....
.....do,.,
National defense..
do..,
State and local..
..........
„
do..,
By major type of product:
Final sales, total.
do,.,
Goods, tota I
do. „,
Durab I e goods
do..,
Nondurable goods
.do..,
Serv i ces
Construction
Inventory change, total
Durab I e goods
Nondurab I e goods

do..,
do9,<
do..,
do...
do...

PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total
do...
Less: Personal tax and nontax payments
do..,
Equals: Disposable personal income.
do...
Persona I sav i n g , e o s o 8 8 . . a o o
„. do s ..
oa9„
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
...do...
Wage and salary disbursements, total........
do..,
Commod ity-produci ng industries..
do...
Manufacturing on ly».................
..do..,
D i str i but i ve i ndustr i es
do...
Serv i ce i ndustr i es
do...
Government
do...
Other labor Income...................
.do...
Proprietors' income:
Business and professional....
do...
Farm.
do...
Rental income of persons
......do...
D i v i dends
.
.......do...
Personal interest income
...do...
Transfer payments
do...
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance...do...
Total nonagricultural income
.....do...
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R .

;

Crude oil and natural gas
Metal mining
„

UTILITIES

**454.0
302.8
I 19.5
94,
77.
47,
57.
12,

471.2
318.7
126.3
100.2
80.9
50.4
61.0
12.8

472,
319,
126.
100.
81.
50.6
61.3
12.8

r476.0
r320.8
r127.2
r!0t.I
r8l.3
50.8
61.6
12.8

37,
13,
12.
17.
31.
35.
10.
434.

37.1
13.6
12.0
17.0
31.5
**39.l
11.4
**435.9

38,
12.
12.
18,
33,
37.
12.
454.

38.2
12.6
12.2
18.5
33.5
37.6
12.0
455.7

r38.4
12.5
12.2
19.8
33.8
r37.7
12.1
r459.2

INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):

UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES).1957-59=100.
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
Manuf actur i ng, tota I
do...
Durab le manufactures.„
do...
Nondurab le manufactures...
do...
Mining....
.........do...
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
Final products, total
do...
Consumer goods.
do...
Equipment, including defense.........
do...
Mater ials
do...
Durable goods materials
do...
Nondurab I e mater ials
do...
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)..
do...
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL
do...
Durab I e manufactures
do...
Primary metaIs.
do...
Fabricated metal products
......do...
Mach i nery
.....do...
Tr ansportat i on equ i pment
do...
Instruments and related products
do...
Clay, glass, and stone products
do...
Lumber and products
..do...
Furn iture and f ixtures
do...
Nondurab le manufactures...
do...
Textile mill products
do...
Appare I products
.do...
Leather and products
do...
Paper and products.
do...
Printing and publishing..
do...
Chemicals and products
do...
PetroIeum products
do...
Rubber and plastics products
do...
Foods and beverages
do...
Tobacco products.
do...
MINING
do

Coal

452.1
302.9
119.6
94.9
78.4
47.7
57.3
12.4

do_]

do...
!."*"!!" do"""

. . . 1 ! !!!!!!!!!*!!!! !do!!!!

EI ectr i c
i...... do..!
r/ Revised. £ / Preliminary. * Data are for 3d qtr. 1963.
Digitized forbil.
FRASER
($298 mil. and $172 mil, converted to annua! rate) ref'
1963 total also includes special GLI dividend payments
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
36294 Bank of St. Louis
Federal Reserve

117.2

117.9

129.9

127.0

rl24.5

117.5
119.4
115.1
103.3

117.8
118.3
117.2
102.6

131.1
129.3
r133.3
rlll.O

128.1
128.4
rl27.6
r108.2

r124.9
N27.2
r122.1
107.3

119
M7
123
115,
112
118.3
119.1

120.0
119.0
122.1
115.9
112.3
119.7
119.2

r!3l.9
r!34.2
126.9
rl28.I
125.3
rl3l.0
126.5

r 127.8
r 128.5
r!26.2
126.3
r123.2
r129.4
r126.6

r125.3
r123.6
N29.0
r123.9
N20.8
127.0
r127.0

119.7
118.9
99.7
117.2
125.5
121.7
125.4
113.1
108.7
128.6

119.8
1.19.0
99.6
118.4
125.2
122.4
125.7
113.9
105.7
129.2
120.
113.
122.
96.
120.
110.:
140.
114.3
131.4
115.2
113.0
103.0
95.1
102.6
I 10.1
135.9
138.0

127.1
126.3
108.4
126.8
132.2
130.8
132.5
120.4
108.1
135.0
r!28.l
120.9
127.9
103.9
r128.4
117.9
r153.9
119.0
r142.1
118.5
114.1
r109.1
104.1
rl09.l
r109.8
r143.9
r!45.7

127.3
r!26.6
r!09.5
r!26.l
M32.6
N30.8
M3I.9
120.9
rlll.l
N36.7
128.3
122.3
r129.6
103.7
r128.5
118.5
N54.4
rl18.5
142.4
r l 17.4
114.6
r!07.6
102.1
r108.1
M06.3
144.5
146.2

127.8
127.1
rll0.3
126.1
r132.8
r131.1
r132.5
123.1
III.6
r138.0
r128.6
122.1
130.3

120.8
N2.7
122.2
99.4
I 19.6
112.3
138.7
114.2
136.8
114.8
III.4
103.2
95.6
104.2
104.1
133.8
136.1

127.5
r121.8
153.4
117.2
118.4
!
j

r107.2
103.4
r106.7
III.4
r145.0

j

Jan. 1963 and Jan. 1964 data include, respectively, $3.6 bil. and $2.1

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1963

1962

1964

STEM
Dec.

Jan.

Jan. j>/

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

128.0
128.2
139.6
r!2495 ,
rl27.7
125.6.
r122.4
N28.8

r!28.5
r128.2
r139.2
r124,7
r128.6
r!25.9
122.0
S30.0

128.6
128.4
I4S
125
129.0
125.7
122
130

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued
INDUSTR S A L PRODUCT ION—Con11nued
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX—Continued
BY MARKET GROUPINGS?
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL.................oca. 1957-59=100..
Consumer .goods®................. 9 „oooo..o.o... e do c „..
Automot. i ve and home goods •••...•.••.•.•••...• do.,..
Appare 1 and stap !es.e4.-..
,.<|o.....
Equipment, Including defense. •....••..••.'..... ..do;...
MATERIALS............................................do....
Durable goods -materials.......••......,........do....
Nondurable mater lals B9 •••••......o.............do....

121.7
I2I..2
129.3
119.1
122.4
116.9
113.2
121.1

122.3
121.8
130.0
119.2
122.0
116.8
113.3
120,5

r!27e9
r!28B0
137.7
r124.9
r!27s7
r125.5
r122.5
128.6

100.4

500.5

100.5

100.7

100.3

SOLO

96.8
100. S
10.1.6

96.8
100.2
101.8

94.8
100.9
101.6

95.1
101.0
101.8

92.6
101.1
101.4

95.2
101.3
102. S

100.7
100.0
97.3
88.5
101.1
96.2
100.9
107.6
108.1
95.7
99.4

100.7
100.2
98.5
104.0
102.0
94.1
100.8
107.4
107.8
100.0
97.9

101.4
99.8
95.1
89. S
S0I.8
88.0
102.2
107.7
107.4
105.8
93.2

101.5
100.0
96.2
96.1
100.3
87.9
102.5
107.3
107.9
106.4
91.7

101.6
r99.2
93.3
94.8
SOI.8
79.9
100.4
106.9
r108.1
106.8
87.7

101.6
100.3
96.3
95.8
103.9
84.7
102.4
107.0
108.0
107.2
91.8

100.7
96.8
100.8
98.4
106.9
95.8

100.7
96.9
100.4
98.3
106.0
95.9

100.9
96.2
98.8
98.1
103.4
99.2

100.9
96.3
97.9
98.1
103.5
99.2

101.2
96.2
99.3
98.0
r103.0
99.1

I0S.3
96.3
99.5
98.3
102.3
99.1

102.3
99.3
101.5
99.0
94.4
100.6
104.3

102.3
99.5
101.4
99.0
94.3
100.4
104.3

102.3
100.9
101.3
99.5
94.2
100.7
107.5

102.5
101.0
101.2
99.4
94.2
101.1
107.5

102.6
101.3
101.3
99.4
93.8
101.2
107.5

102.5
101.5
101.1
99.9
93.7
101.3
107.6

99.6

99.5

99.5

99.3

99.7

*99.0

86,509
78,835
7,675

84,845
76,712
8,133

82,437
74,474
7,963

90,302
82,260
8,042

COMMODITY PRICES
•WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXs
ALL COM(v10D IT IES............. ^.................. 1957-59= 100..
By stage of processings
Crude materials for further process i ng .....••.•••. do....
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.do a ...
Finished goods. • ••••.•••••»•.•-•..•••.••••••••••. -..do....
By durability of products
Ourab 1 e goods..................................... do....
Nondurab le goods.. ................................ .do....
Farm products.ffi..*. e....... e . a B saffi
s
ffl........9 .e..... do...e
Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried............do....
Grains...„. a .••••••...•••..•..••••.••••••..••••••do....

Cereal and bakery products,, SE................... .do.„ o a
Dairy products and ice cream......................do.....
Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen
do....
Commodities other than farm prod, and foods«,a8 .....do....
Furniture, other household durables,,.... .........do....
Hides, skins, and leather products 6 a o e . f f l S t t o s e „. e o do O S 8 .

Tobacco products and bottled beverages.
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —

.....do....

• ELECTRIC POWER
PRODUCTION, TOTAL.....

r/ Revised. JJ/ Preliminary.
USCOMM-DC—36294

......mi 1. kw.-hr..

82,736
75,347
7,389

;

* Index based on 1947-49=100 Is 8 3 . 4 .

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