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^ M E N T Q f ^ February 24, 1961 STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o t h e 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 Index, 1957-59=100 200 Index, 1957-59=100 goo Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION . (Ingots and steel for costings) 150 100 - 50 _ 0 S"^* — H 150 — 100 _ _J__J L_JL_1 1 1 L L L J __J__J L_X__J 1958 L l I .JUJ^J L_J!_J_-L_„ S959 ,1 8 ,L L 1 ,,l I ^JLJ^JL^L L 1 1 \ Billion Dollars 450 PERSONAL INCOME LXULJ I96S I960 Index, 1947-49 = 100 S60 WHOLESALE PRICES (seasonally adjusted, at annua! rates) 400 h Total ^ 140 Commodities other than farm Products and Foods 350 120 Wage and Salary Disbursements 300 / All 100 250 h 2 0 0 Commodities l/yL-LLLlij-l I I M I I I I t 1 I I I I 1 Li I M I I I I J - U L L L I I I I I 1 M I I 1958 1959 I960 80 1961 Farm Products i ' i f i i i i i i i ' i i i i I i i i i i 11 i i i I i i n i i '' i i I i i i i i 1958 1959 I960 S96I Data for June, July, and August include retroactive salary payments to Federal employees. Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 120 130 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS * COTTON CONSUMPTION (daily average; seas, adj.) (seasonally adjusted) 120 100 1 HO 80 \jy V y V <M 30 60 i i ! f 1 1 f ! i I 1 M f M 1 ! 1 1 I 1! i M ! 1 I ! ! I £ i m i l l 1959 I960 M Ii 1961 80 - ^ JV^r 100 * Average per working d a y 1958 if! k/^ l l l l l l l l l l l 8 1 I 1 1 1 I S ! 1 1 \K. ! M 1 I 1 I I ( M fe I ! 1 I i 1 i f ! S 1 ! WEEKLY BUSINESS STAliSllCS I960 ! 196! ITEM Feb. 13 Commodity prices, wholesale: Al 1 commodities .......... Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 47... .do.,.. Feb. 4 Feb. II Feb, 18 84,6 115 2,345 2,177 317 *II9.3 *87.0 *I05.7 *I28.7 84.3 107 2,317 2,150 289 83.1 103 3,551 3,294 400 83.7 106 3,618 3,358 368 31,599 27,135 18,268 432 31,631 27,365 18,250 508 31,964 28,450 •9,463 1,000 31,774 27,853 18,962 545 31,805 28,148 18,949 567 31,930 28,086 18,896 687 60,597 30,148 101,699 26,117 30,047 12,610 4.90 55.49 59.25 59,395 30,159 101,597 25,713 30,278 12,645 4.87 55,03 58.71 61,955 33,544 108,417 30,631 31,150 12,482 4.65 60.53 64.! i 60,686 34,329 109,65! 30,712 31,067 12,469 4.63 6i,90 65.47 60,192 34,440 108,630 30,260 31,045 12,442 4-.61 62.21 65.79 61.92 65.45 1,382 14,178 183,235 7,256 1,233 14,226 190,304 7,312 1,171 15,361 115,667 7,198 1,213 15,072 123,729 7,137 1,227 14,744 110,476 7,174 2,687 144.2 580 311 2,674 143.5 572 313 1,466 73.7 476 251 1,492 80.1 498 258 1,524 81.8 486 252 1947-49-100.. Failures, indust. and commercial (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. Finance: Jan* 28 Febo 20 120.0 90.6 109.9 128.1 84.2 111 120,0 90.4 1 10* I 128.2 84,3 376 Reporting member banks (of r.R.System) in ieading cities:^/ Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.,.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's.) j>/.. 1941-43=10.. Production: Index of production ..1957-59-100.. 96,371 i 5Q2 84.9 J_/ 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. J5/ Wednesday data, * Monthly index for February I960. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1959 1961 I960 ITEM December GENERAL BUSINESS October November December January INDICATORS GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: ,bi1. of dol., GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL Personal consumption expenditures, total.. • .do, •• • do.... do.... do.... 486.4 319.6 43.5 149.6 126.6 *503.5 *328.3 *42.7 *152.7 *I32.9 503.5 330.8 43.2 152,9 134,7 70.8 39.4 26.8 4.7 -.4 23.5 23.9 *70.8 *40.5 *29.7 *.6 *3.7 *27.3 *23.5 66.0 40.3 28.7 -3.0 4.6 27.0 22.4 do.... 96.4 52.5 45.5 43.9 389.0 46.5 342.4 22.8 *I00.7 *52.7 *45.l *48.0 *408.0 *50.5 *357.5 *29.2 102.1 53.3 45,7 48.8 408.5 50.4 358.1 27.2 do.... 393.9 395.7 409.7 409.0 r406 s 9 406.3 265.0 110.4 87.6 69.4 39,1 46.1 ! 268.2 112.6 89.4 69.9 39.4 1 46.3 274.8 110.9 87.2 72.5 42 3 0 49.4 273.6 109.5 86.2 72.5 42.0 1 49.6 r27l.4 r!07.3 84.6 r72.3 r42.0 r49.8 271.0 106.9 84.2 72.0 42. 1 50.0 Gross private domestic investment, total,. do.... do.... do.... do.... Government purchases of goods and services > tota 1 Less: January do.... do.... do.... do.... Personal tax and nontax payments,., ...••...QOo... PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: r/ Revised. * Data are for 3d quarter I960. Digitized for9278 FRASER do.... MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1959 I960 1961 ITEM DecemberGENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued Personal income, by source - continued Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates - con. Other labor income *...bil. of doi Proprietors' income: Business and professional do.. Farm......•..•.••...•••.•• do.. Rental income of persons „ ...do.. Dividends.....••...••• > *.do.. Personal interest income do.. Transfer payments , do.. Less personal contributions for social insurance.do.. Total nonagricultural income do.. 10.5 January 10.6 October 11.3 November December January II.I I 1.0 I 1.0 r35.7 12.9 12.5 14.0 27.7 r30.9 9.2 r390.I 35.5 12.9 12. 14 27. 31. 9. 389. 35.2 12.3 12.5 13.6 24.8 27.9 8.0 377.4 35, II, 12, 13, 25, 27, 9. 380. 393.0 35„9 12.9 12.5 14.1 27.6 30.5 9.2 392.1 118.9 119.3 119.6 119.6 119.5 119.8 93.4 127.3 120.1 94.6 127.5 120.6 93.3 126,6 122.4 93.0 i26.5 122.7 93.3 126.4 r122.2 94.5 126.7 122.4 85.9 I07e9 76.1 76. 104. 120. 118. 104. 90. 86.5 104.9 77.2 78.5 105.6 I20 s 7 I 18.8 104.5 92.4 89.5 109,2 73.5 80.7 109.0 123,1 121.3 108.9 97.8 89. 107. 70. 81.8 109, 123, 121. rl09. 96.6 88.7 99.5 72.7 82.8 r109.2 123.5 122.0 r I 10.I r97.3 89.7 106.7 75.3 84.8 109.8 123.5 121.2 112.1 98.3 128.6 I 10.0 III.7 123.2 112.3 128.8 109.9 III.9 123.4 112.7 128.0 110.3 I 16.2 122.7 108.5 127.9 110.3 116.1 122.6 108.5 127.9 110.4 116.2 N22.6 M08.8 128.1 110.4 117.2 122.5 108.3 124.8 153.7 155.2 137.8 132.4 142.0 96.7 131.7 125.1 153.8 155.5 138.4 133.7 143.1 96.6 131.7 117.7 152.8 152.8 138.1 133.4 144.7 95.8 132.0 116.9 r153.7 152.3 137.9 133.1 143.6 95.4 132.0 rl16.5 153.6 152.2 137.9 132.3 M4I.2 95.2 132.1 115.8 153.6 152.2 138.6 132.6 140.1 95.0 132,1 2,425.0 335.4 1,522.1 123.4 986.7 252.8 293.3 I 1.0 921.5 175.6 330.1 10.9 387.6 104.5 136.0 2.9 2,456.3 345.9 1,476.4 171.8 1,003. 255. 298, II. 201, 109, 32, 74, 12, 202.3 113.I 20.0 57.8 11.7 2.1 109.6 1.4 23.0 8.1 93.! 186.6 79.7 63.3 39.5 209. 114. 34. 68, M. 36, 12, 12. 14, 27. 30. COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE rNDEX: ALL COMMODITIES.... 1947-49=100 By stage of processing: Crude materials for further processing do.. Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.do.. Finished goods » do.. Farm products Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried,ssa Grains Livestock and live poultry Foods, processed Cerea! and bakery products........... Dairy products and ice cream. Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen Meats, poultry, and fish do„. do s s .....do.. do.. do.. do., do.. do.. O.do.„ Commodities other than farm prod, and food ,do 5 , Chemicals and allied products do.. Fuel, power, and lighting materia Is..............do.., Furniture, other household durables do.. Hides, skins, and leather products do.. Lumber and wood products do.. Machinery and motive products. .do.. Metals and metal products.... .....do.. Nonmetallic minerals, structural ..do.. Pulp, paper, and allied products do,. Rubber and products „ ....do.. Textile products and apparel..... do.. Tobacco manufactures and bottled beverages.......do.. FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED: TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS.... mil. of dol Finance........ do.. Manuf actur ing. do.. Mining •,.... do.. Pub lie utiIities: Communications .do.. Electric and gas..... do.. Ra i I road do.. Trade * „ do.. M i see I I aneous , s , do. s Dividend rates, prices, and yields, common stocks (Moody's): Dividends per share,annual rate(200 stocks) e ..dollars Industrial (125 stocks) do.. Public utility (24 stocks) do.. Railroad (25 stocks)... ..do.. Banks (15 stocks) .do.. Insurance (10 stocks)..., „ do.. Price per share, end of month (200 stocks) Industrial (125 stocks) Public utility (24 stocks) Railroad (25 stocks) Yield (200 stocks).. Industrial (125 stocks).... Public utility (24 stocks) Railroad (25 stocks)...... Banks (15 stocks) Insurance (10 stocks).. . 88.5 175.7 78.0 60.7 41,2 5.56 6.01 2.64 3.53 3.90 4.4-0 5.58 6.04 2.67 3.53 3.96 4.40 5.58 6.04 2.69 3.47 3.96 4.85 5.57 6.00 2.71 3.46 4.00 5.01 5.64 6.01 2.74 3.44 4.09 5.08 5.64 6.01 2.74 3.41 4.20 5.08 do.. do.. do.. do.. 169.29 195.43 65.77 70.24 156.61 178,05 64.67 67.98 149.30 164.91 70.27 57.68 154.57 169.92 72.24 60.39 161.55 175.22 76.82 61.28 171.83 186.00 80.47 66.00 percent do.. do.. .do.. .do.. do.. 3.28 3.08 4.01 5.03 3.38 2.72 3.74 3.66 83 02 02 07 3.60 3.53 3.75 5.73 3.93 2.9/ 3.49 3.43 3.57 5.61 3.92 2.76 3.28 3.23 3.40 5.17 3.78 2.51 69,485 62,252 7,233 68,271 61,410 6,862 72,997 66,202 6,794 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION, TOTAL Electric uti I ities Industrial estab I ishments. rV Revised. 9278 „ mil. of kw.-hr do.. ..do.. r70,621 r63,160 r7,46l 71,532 64,021 7,511 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued I960 1959 1961 ITEM December January October November December January LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES LUMBER (NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)Product! on, tota I. oa...... .. „ ea,. B.. .. e o o . „rni 1. of bd ft. ®sdooee Softwoods.. o ® e 8 B e o e a e e s s s s 0 o e o 9 « , O O O S o S S S e i S o a o„doas!S ShIpments, totaI...,••....•••••••..o.ooo«.o.oo. 2,947 2,387 2,804 2,266 9,610 5,766 2,68! 2,127 2,634 2,047 9,657 5,847 2,801 2,178 2,684 2, !22 10,254 6,353 2,545 1,970 2,447 1,919 10,370 6,421 2,250 1,819 2,331 1,908 10,279 6,358 10,943 I 1,539 4 ,660 ,856 1 1 9 ,906 6 ,694 5 ,867 6 ,362 5,895 56,94! 7,575 49 ,257 6 ,720 70 .857 6 ,816 70 8 362 6,743 67 , 116 6 ,839 8,211 570 754 1,283 859 553 3,275 8 ,430 619 776 1,245 914 588 3 ? 332 4 ,944 397 405 806 483 363 2 039 4 ,516 367 388 730 432 308 S,845 800 735 667 644 726 637 19,326 17,709 11,039 442 10,157 19,365 17,678 9,995 500 9,144 19,241 17,618 9,204 460 8,464 19,151 !'7,507 8/923 446 8,178 19,085 17,471 10,253 4 SO 9,426 19,022 17,450 8,760 438 8,051 3,127 1,681 1,446 2>869 1,633 1,236 4,657 3, 185 1,472 3,944 2,210 1,734 4,291 2,66! 1,630 3,515 2,26! 1,254 New orders, total... 9eeo ....... .................0..do.« Equipment manufacturers, total..............«esa.do.. Railroad and private-line shops, domestic........do*. 10,804 5,814 4,990 5,761 3,952 1,809 5,864 906 4,958 3,740 2,692 1,048 2,724 1,484 1,240 1,339 427 912 Unfilled orders, end of month0ooa,....,.........,ffiado.. Equipment manufacturers, total...................do.. Railroad and private-line shops, domestic*. a9..s do.. 44,089 22,547 21,542 48,369 24,848 23,521 22,905 7,616 15,289 22,781 8,178 14,603 21,070 6,857 14,213 18,894 5,023 13,87! 33 223 21 202 26 176 14 162 S o f t W O O d S . o « . . . . o . o o . O O O B O O . O O . •oe«,o.o*oo 0 »» Stocks (gross), mill, end of month, total....,, Softwoods s a « , e o s o s g s o e 9 S S S S E 8 a . a a e s e o e s « e a < > o s , o.do... sedoses S9doeS0 METALS AND MANUFACTURES IRON ORE CINCLo FOREIGN ORE): Receipts at iron and steel plants„...,thouss of long tons Consumption at iron and steel plants.. sgae ,......... s do.. Stocks, end of' months At furnace yards^^.,.,,,,,,.,,,^,,,,^,,^^^,,,,^^©,, At U s S e docks ssa , BSOOe , seBS03I e SseffleQ e 9 Q o a @ 0 o O o 6 B a e s e d o S Q STEEL PRODUCTS, MET SHIPMENTS: TotaI (all grades)......,............thous. of short tons Structural shapes (heavy), steel ps ! ing„ .,.. 00.,. ..do.. PI ates.............................#...............do.. Bars and tool steel, totaI..... se ... 8S .............do O0 Pipe and tubing................. ........s..........do.. Tin mill products0 ..... oa . ss .. .. ...,.......... a e s oado*B, Sheets'and strips (incl. electrical), tota! o o s a o e e „ d o a a 4 , ! 16 320 378 62! 407 288 1,695 TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTON: ±/ Consumption,11,,.,oe9,.,.,..9.,(..»<ie8MC9»»thouss of bales Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles)s Active spindles, last working day•••.....8e.thousands Consuming !00 percent cotton.a...es.........••.do.• Spindle hours operated,, all fibers, total ....mi I I ions Average per working day................ .......do.. Consuming 100 percent cotton,,,,,,,,,, 8e8Sdo,, TRANSPORTATI ON EQUIPMENT RAILROAD EQUIPMENT, AMERICAN RAILWAY CAR INSTITUTE: Freight cars: Shipments, totaI......••.•••..•»••••.••...•..•.•.number Equipment manufacturers, total......•••••••......do.., Railroad and pr i vate-1 ine shops, domestic*...,,,. „doe. Passengers cars (equipment manufacturers): Shipments, tota!............,,,, ,,,,, do,, Unfilled orders, end of month, total...... „.....,.,do,,. r7 Revised. ±/ Data for December 1959 and December I960 USCOMM-DC-9278 - 9" 282 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks„ PENALTY FOl PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $30© UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER 28 149 BUSINESS
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