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February 28,1964 STATISTICS BUSINESS 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 Billion Dollars 160 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS Billion Dollars 160 (average of Wednesday data) (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 150 140 H 130 •A 120 110 H ^S\ jSBBtHtB^!T\, \ » i i i i * * • f Thousands 1,200 1,000 400 200 0 * * * * I ' ••'. . i i I i \ t i i i i 1 t t 1 1 1 1 1963 1 1 1 1 J F M AM J 1964 Thousands 300 ° (oars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants) H K^n /N /^ - A y\fV 1 tl V 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 Il 1 1 1 1 t t • 1 1 l„l,l 1 II 1 H 1/ H 1 -| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1962 1961 • v V \ / w 1, .ill J A S O N D m nH>ly MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION _ 800 600 * 1962 1961 1 1 1 1 H • t t i t t t i t i 1963 i .1 J F M AM J 1964 Millions 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS1" Index, 1957-59=100 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION 2.0 120 J A S O N D (dcmV overage? teas, adi.) 1.5 1.0 [v^f^K^f 110 100 ^ h yT\yP^ 90 'Seasonally wJjmlxX at annual rales 0 htti m i 11l 11 11 1961 i i i I i I I l I l l I I i I l 11 1 i 11 l 1962 1963 1964 80 I " " ^ • " " 1961 • <« 1962 11111111111111111 1963 11111 1964 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 2 1963 1964 | ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: All commodities .'. Feb. 16 Feb. 2 3 ••93.3 4,223 2,891 311 2,733 2,555 311 •100.2 •96.5 •100.5 •100.6 93.0 4,^202 2,876 291 2,717 2,537 310 I957-59«I00.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES i...... mil. $.. 1N IT 1AL UNEMPLOYMENT CLA IMS, State programs thous. • State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico).... .do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: ! ! 34,263 32,330 19,624 503 : Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ,3/....do.... Feb. 1 1 95.1 4,410 2,969 334 2,488 2,319 307 34,293 32,312 | 19,512 | 425 "\ 36,364 34,780 20,202 375 ! Feb. 15 Feb. 8 100.5 94.8^ 101.1 101.2 94.5 4,365 3,008 326 Feb. 22 100*5 94.6 100.9. 101.1 94.4 4,331 2,990 •>• 283 100.4 94.8 100.9 101.1 94.2 294 316 36,287 34,771 20,220 | 368 36,462 35,208 20,177 400 36,469 35,088 20,122 352 64,940 38,131 135,868 27,759 37,195 17,991 4.57 76.63 81.08 64,015 38,172 136,328 27,590 ] 37,314 18,021 4.55 76.75 81.21 63,718 38,218 136,842 27,728 $7,368 18,081 4.55 77.57 82.14 4.55 77.55 82,17 1,511 18,659 194,791 7,661 2,217 119.0 543 300 1,435 18,542 199,862 7,657 2,220 119.2 529 293 1 1,411 18,727 196,225 7,653 2,227 122.2 528 293 288 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) In leading cities :£/ Loans and investments (adjusted), total... 62,593 35,328 127,409 31,735 34,389 15,688 4.48 66.15 69.11 do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross).. ..do,... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) j5/......percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. i ! 61,958 35,384 127,738 31,716 34,534 15,748 4.47 65.83 68.79 1 I I 1 I PRODUCTION: | ! FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL...... ,. ..thous. cars.. 1,369 I7>672 179,325 7,441 2,054 110.3 512 279 1 1,328 17,489 174,660 7,449 2,086 112.0 489 267 ! | 201,865 2,299 123.4 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2J Tuesday price. 5f Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. • Monthly index for Feb. 1963. •• Wednesday price. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1962 1964 ITEM Dec. Jan. Nov. Oct. Dec. Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS 1 MANUFACTURERS SHIPMENTS: J/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): ,..bll. $.. 16.5 15.9 19.2 18.5 17.9 17.4 do.... 16.8 17.3 18.6 18.3 18.3 19.0 do.... 17.3 17.3 18.9 18.1 17.4 1 18.0 do.... 17.3 18.5 18.6 18.1 17.7 19.1 43.7 45.1 47.0 46.7 46.1 46w7 44.1 45.1 47.2 47.1; 46.6 46.6 1,258 113 183 244 582 136 1,262 133 207 160,963 7,738 31,113 56,054 29,552 36,506 91,834 10,758 12,981 32,777 23,603 11,715 262,112 4,171 20,325 197,942 26,832 12,842 55.2 .59.6 55*1 Va1ue (seasona11y adjusted): 1 MANUFACTURERS ORDERS: J./ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.): do :; INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Br adstreet, Inc.): 1,101 100 219 181 497 104 Liabilities (current), total..................... .thous. l f . t^-\ Failure annual rate.(seas. adj.)..No. per 10,000 concerns.• J/ Data for Jan. 1964 are advance estimates. 36303 81,275 S,785 18,744 20,671 22,744 10,331 j ! 1 1 ,2\1 578 I27 1,115 129 198 186 479 .*. 123 998 91 198 176 433\ 100 1 1,217 109 201 205 570 132 68,427 3,764 13,935 22,662 16,849 H,2I7 96,731 5,721 22,166 29,649 27,376 11,819 I 51.2 53.9 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1962 3 1963 1964 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total nonfarm (public and private).. do.,.. 94.9 56.3 93.9 83.3 47.4 80.6 166.1 102.7 163.1 121.2 72.6 119.4 96.3 100.5 94.5 99.4 93.9 68.3 92.9 82.2 61.5 79.5 162.8 116.5 159.8 118.8 82.7 117.0 94.0 75.6 92.2 99.2 98.1 1,562 1,541 1,344 1,317 1,847 1,807 1,564 1,533 1,556 1,510 1,700 1,668 5,753 3,052 735 1,966 5,835 3,069 777 1,989 6,418 3,280 848 2,290 6,366 3,291 858 2,217 6,403 3,310 840 2,253 6,460 3,333 866 2,261 58,677 47,920 17,965 3,721 2,586 61,914 43,715 13,757 4,068 2,755 66,676 57,797 15,033 4>9I7 3,165 62,455 r51,397 13,376 4,446 2,861 65,758 55,581 19,401 4,732 3,221 Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks..... do.... TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AIRLINES (SCHEDULED DOMESTIC TRUNK): Express and freight ton-miles flown .do.... > FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS: Coconut oil: 38.7 33.5 39.4 29.8 30*0 26.3 31.0 34.7 34.6 30.9 32.7 300.0 98.5 322.1 105.2 343.1 167.4 351.0 192.2 r304.8 N87.9 326.5 207.5 211.4 228.3 241.3 249.4 r2l2.3 33.8 39,1 41.1 34.9 32.1 987.2 Corn oil: Cottonseed cake and meal: Cottonseed oil: 231.4 Linseed oil: ' 35.3 Soybean cake and meal: 981.9 88.8 1 99.3 944.4 142.2 918.7 164.2 912.0 rl59.5 842.0 152.4 450.4 | 456.2 442.1 426.2 425.4 397.6 | | 515 1,860 1,395 2,714 532 2,031 1,242 3,128 r453 1,793 1,119 2,906 471 1,809 1,175 2,693 52,413 47,538 4,004 415 53,809 42,784 r9,2l2 r500 1,313 44,671 35,992 7,357 438 884 45,258 39,922 4,109 412 805 282 97 74 282 115 85 306 123 95 r3ll rill 84 313 114 88 .7 2.9 1.0 2.9 1.4 1.4 l.l 1.3 .8 1.3 26.7 49.9 40.8 56.3 72.4 49.5 r55.9 r43.9 147.6 145.5 93.5 62.2 150.0 148.2 101.8 58.8 207.3 202.5 258.2 170.4 173.7 170.7 183.6 132.0 90.4 74.5 251.8 94.1 77.3 199.2 170.4 134*5 228.1 r132.4 rl06.5 176.$ Soybean oil: LEATHER AND PRODUCTS LEATHER PRODUCTION: 472 1,724 1,113 2,413 Shoes, sandals, and play shoes, exc. athletic, total.do.... 41,071 35,934 4,077 509 551 1 456 1 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Steel forgings (for sale): Radiators and convectors, cast iron: Oil burners: Stoves and ranges, dom. cooking (exc. electric): Shipments, total (excl. liquid-fuel types)...........do.... Stoves, domestic heating.(exc. electric), shipments....do.... 1 £ / Revised. J/ Shipments of top burner sections (not included In figures above) totaled 26,700 units in Dec.. 1963. 36303 34.0 45.4 162.2 160.2 128.3 89.6 97.8 ! 81.8 191.2 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1962 1963 j | 1964 j Jan. ITEM Dec. Oct. Jan. Nov. Dec. METALS AND MANUFACTURES--Contlnued Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net mo. avg. shipments, l957-59el00.. Material handling equipment (industrial): 77.0 127.6 184.8 127.1 129.6 235.8 99.2 250.8 143.0 134.1 293.3 129.2 136.8 367.4 197.1 116.9 336#9 180.3' 135.4 ; 273.5 j 153.2 302.5 142.8 3,752 1,216 2,536 57 31 64 4,165 1,534 2,631 67 42 85 7,138 2,790 4,348 104 102 97 4,406 1,743 2,663 86 56 71 2,773 1,091 ! 1,682 49 37 55 506 530 178 518 433 264 630 638 227 613 611 229 166 176 25 441 604 190 183 32 194 193 37 529 588 190 189 38 524 559 1,107.3 855.2 1,556.0 1,239.8 2,260.6 1,658.4 1,179.7 915.3 1,475.7 1,149.9 2,827.9 2,023.4 r957.0 736.3 rl,494.5 1,168.0 2,968.9 2,127.1 590 790 829 678 605 18,750 16,374 8,450 422 7,317 18,611 16,222 11,206 448 9,705 18,742 15,753 11,788 472 9,903 18,660 15,653 9,538 477 8,000 18,625 15,656 8,56? 428 7,220 U3I4 14,425 687 916 422 1,948 21,031 1,060 1,332 683 2,529 22,353 858 1,640 978 2,001 r18,933 r796 1,351 690 1,727 16,107 770 1,041 607 PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS ASPHALT AND TAR PRODUCTS, SHIPMENTS: PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS NEWSPRINT, CANADA: 564 535 578 186 533 217 NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES: 1 1 .Stocks at and In transit to publishers, end of mo....do.... | 1 | 376 606 | I | \ 180 184 34 522 545 i 198 189 43 455 569 TEXTILE PRODUCTS Woven fabrics (gray goods), weaving mills: 2/ Orders (unfilled), end of month, total 828.6 636.1 1 1,555.2 | 1,243,9 •••••••••do.... 2,342.8 1,737.9 1 [ 1 887.6 684.2 1,564.0 1,235.6 2,892.8 2,084.8 COTTON: g/ 814 Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): Consuming 100 percent cotton do.... 1 Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total....mf11 ions.. ; 18,591 15,596 11,579 463. 9,742 Women's, misses', juniors' outerwear, cuttings: | ! r/ Revised. J / Shipments of combination washer-driers (not included in figures above) totaled 1,507 units Unci, exports) in Jan. 1964. 2 / D a t a for Jan. and Oct. 1963 and Jan. 1964 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. USCOMM-DC—36303 U N I T S ) STATES GOVERNMENT P U N T I N G QFHCE DIVISION Of PUMJC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D . C OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST C U S S WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOt PMVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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