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February 7, 1964 STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o 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 A N D .INVESTMENTS Billion Dollars (average of Wednesday (Wednesday data) 160 data) (W©@kiy R e p o r t i n g M e m b e r Banks o f F e d e r a l Reserve System) 150 150 UQ H 130 120 UUJUnUX^U.) J F M A M J j^.i^^a.^-Lxj—u~, 1962 1961 1963 1964 Monthly - - - 100 50 0 J I h^JU m iV\J U O N D Index, 1957-59 = Index, 1957-59-100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) 150 J A - m™»™j—J—U™J—!—»—U~IU~J—L™ _ u j _ a - - i - - A J L - i - j « i L « i ^ ^ ™a ra ™i™a, ra -,J™j—L_ju~J™™f™J»~jiu-. ,...J 1962 1961 t..,JL.,l Billion Dollars 40 • MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 80 1 L-J \,..„,i ,.JL .J.—1 1964 1963 Index, 1957-59=100 115 CONSUMER PRICES (seasonally adjusted) 60 105 40 95 *Book value, end of month 20. LXXJJ-LJ»XX-LX 1960 1961 LLXJ-I-IJ 1962 \ ,t ,»,> j H.JU, ,»,a_ 1963 JUU^AXL^O. 1960 i l n i i i l i i i n l i n i i | i r i i , i l i n i i l i i n 1961 1962 1963 no WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1963 1964 ITEM Jan. 26 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: All commodities. .1957-59=100.. *100.5 Farm products. *..... do.... *98.5 Foods, processed. *100.8' s ..do.... A n other** * * * * *. * s s. * * * s * *.. s * * « s » * sts * s 5 « s s 5 = * = s = do s*100,7 «- * 22 commodities 2/. .do... • 93.7 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES.... * .......mil. $.. 4,060 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES ;..1957-59=100.. 83 INITIAL UNEMPIJOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs...........thous.. 384 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs .'...... .do.... 2,783 State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico) do. •.. 2,595 FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: 321 Currency in circulation 3/• mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... 34,361 Member bank reserve balances 3/....... .do.... 32,464 Excess reserves, estimated 3/ .do.... 19,915 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/ 486 Demand deposits, adjusted. .mil. $.. .64,401 Savings deposits •..do.... 35>106 Loans and investments (adjusted), total. do.... 127,482 U. S. Government obligations do.... 32,116 Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... 3^,291 Real estate loans (gross). .do.... 15,585 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. 4. k9 Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)kj..1941-43=10.. 65.62 Industrials, 425 stocks. do.... 68.59 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ thous. sh. tons.. 1,259 18,321 Electric power, by utilities mil. kw. -hr.. 178,546 Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number.. 7,245 Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bbl.. Steel. thous. sh. tons.. 1,863 Index of production.... = =. =* = =.............. 1957-59=100.'. 100.0 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL thous. cars.. 462 Miscellaneous do.... 254 l/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY Jan. Feb. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 95^7 4,432 108 100.9 96.4 102.4 101.2 96.1 4,328 95 507 2,571 2,404 321 414 2,595 2,426 254 37,306 36,706 21,182 473 36,983 36,231 20,904 600 36,690 35,623 20,463 287 64,495 35,143 127,391 31,986 34,295 15,626 4.48 65.85 68.84 65,239 38,043 138,816 28,601 37,818 IT,889 67,136 38,052 138,696 28,569 37,641 17,944 65,151 - 38,117 136,814 28,034 37,424 17,983 4.57 76.00 80.31 4.57 76.64 81.06 4.57 77.03 81.47 4.57 76.63 81.08 l,3H 18,188 1,560 18,869 207,381 7,661 1,403 19,383 188,802 7,679 2,130 n4.3 516 282 1,535 18,549 211,532 7,625 192,144 93«8 4,222 83 4l6 2,797 2,610 320 3^,080 31,916 19,611 431 183,474 7,207 1,874 100.6 501 277 3/ Daily average. 2,120 113.8 542 295 4/ Wednesday data. 100.9 96.6 102.3 101.2 95.6 4,354 97 372 100.7 95.6 101.8 101.2 95.1 295 307 36,364 34,780 20,156 264 2,212 118.7 543 2,217 119.0 * Monthly index for Jan. 1963. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1962 1963 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 12,926 14,892 13,925 14,767 13,753 15,575 16,741 16,510 12,904 15,641 15,393 34,168 17,456 964 2,716 1,858 31,603 16,489 745 2,495 1,676 36,028 18,278 1,042 2,788 1,986 36,821 19,180 1,089 2,928 2,054 r35,377 rl8,457 r96o r2,852 rl,88l 2,268 2,402 4,800 581 2,299 2,329 4,722 611 2,595 2,559 4,553 625 2,544 2,522 5,268 610 r2,470 r2,484 r5,221 r6l0 .do. .do. do. do. do. .do. do. .do. 16,712 5,790 387 1,330 1,335 2,405 1,483 721 15,114 5,403 362 1,182 1,234 2,193 l,4i6 668 17,750 6,24l 385 1,515 1,453 2,736 1,456 799 17,641 6,184 383 1,501 1,427 2,674 1,442 856 rl6,920 r5,983 r394, rl,456 rl,359 r2,509 rl,424 r763 34,352 17,919 803 2,735 1,805 2,544 2,458 5,159 612 16,433 5,910 393 1,329 1,286 2,384 1,507 782 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL..... ..do. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total l/. .do. Stone, clay, and glass products .do. Primary metals .'.............. do. Fabricated metal products. do. 33,673 32,945 34,672 35,214 r35,004 35,759 •17,162 981 2,753 1,887 2,371 2,282 4,467 566 16,832 890 2,705 1,764 2,361 2,270 4,465 574 17,937 938 2,742 1,855 18,590 986 2,904 1,943 rl8,272 r977 r2,892 rl,913 18,266 958 2,971 1,909 2,610 2,370 4,897 2,615 2,385 5,158 589 r2,582 r2,369 r4,966 r594 2,613 2,398 4,830 568 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NEW BUSDJESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted. number. Seasonally adjusted ; do... 1 MANUFACTURERS SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL mil. $. Durable goods industries, total l/ do... Stone, clay, and glass products do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do... do... do... do... Nondurable goods industries, total l/. Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products , do. do. do. do. r/ Revised. l/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 3626O 577. 16-, 323 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1962 1963 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. mil. $. ..do... <. do... do... ...do... .do... do... do... 16,511 5,7o7 372 1,276 2,475 1,1*68 74l 16,113 5,653 371 1,281 1,339 2,446 1,374 712 16,735 ^>,9l6 377 1,4-01 1,395 2,578 1,451 772 16,624 5,870 384 1,363 1,373 2,576 1,428 794 rl6,732 r5,961 r379 rl,400 rl,366 r2,578 rl,409 r78l do... do... do... do... do... do... 3,373 7,186 4,121 3,213 2,773 13,007 3,240 7,048 4,112 3,245 2,555 12,745 3,201 7,337 4,314 3,573 2,762 13,485 3,207 7,288 4,376 3,797 2,933 13,613 r3,l69 r7,382 r4,286r3,635 r2,907 rl3,625 do... .do... do... 57,292 33,896 23,396 57,419 33,891 23,528 58,837 35,370 23,467 59,026 35,300 23,726 r59,445 r35,359 r24,086 do.. 57,608 57,753 59,087 59,322 r59,780 do.. ........do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 34,237 1,502 5,880 3,833 6,463 4,896 6,771 1,373 34,326 1,492 5,873 3,861 6,486 4,900 6,799 1,365 35,536 1,551 5,849 3,889 6,763 4,997 7,378 1,446 35,581 1,517 5,861 3,913 6,800 5,043 7,256 1,454 r35,704 rl,535 r5,903 r3,917 r6,839 r5,066 r7,220 rl,452 ,do.... do.... do.... ..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 23,371 6,059 2,402 2,647 1,691 3,577 1,789 1,115 op. ko^ 6^080 2,391 2,608 1,688 3,600 1,809 1,138 5,979 2,339 2,668 1,743 3,722 1,830 1,155 23,74l 6,057 2,317 2,800 1,757 3,734 1,788 1,159 r24,076 r6,o6o r2,345 r2,895 rl,772 3,769 rl,795 r1,167 do.... do.... do.... .do.... do.... ...do.... 5,950 9,493 11,843 2,982 5,034 22,306 5,955 9,515 11,828 3,001 5,042 22,412 6,149 9,447 12,249 3,268 5,099 22,875 6,179 9,502 12,189 3,258 5,135 23,059 r6,321 r9,571 rl2,277 r3,200 r5,l89 r23,222 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total. NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total l/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment .. .do do.... do.... do 33,494 16,854 16,640 33,165 32,213 17,289 14,924 33,355 36,217 18,502 17,715 34,991 36,660 18,942 17,718 35,354 r35,174 rl8,140 rl7,034 r34,953 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... .do.... 16,732 2,732 1,836 2,333 2,315 4,199 17,330 2,570 1,722 2,314 2,349 5,039 18,244 2,712 1,808 2,608 2,263 5,430 18,622 3,013 1,910 2,669 2,410 5,094 r 18,113 r2,964 rl,858 r2,6l7 r2,477 r4,680 Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders By market category: Home goods and apparel Consumer staples Equipment and defense products, excl. auto Automotive equipment. Construction materials and supplies Other'materials and supplies .do... .do... do... 16,433 4,174 12,259 16,025 4,081 11,944 16,747 4,495 12,252 16,732 4,528 12,204 rl6,840 r4,635 rl2,205 do... do... do... .do... do... ..do... 3,315 7,183 3,869 3,159 2,689 12,950 3,216 7,060 4,653 3,332 2,502 12,592 3,177 7,334 4,4-243,553 2,712 13,791 3,199 7,298 4,069 3,806 2,938 l4,o44 r3,136 r7,371 r4,289 r3,6ll r2,807 rl3,739 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF YEAR OR MONTH (UNADJ. ), TOTAL..do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do... 45,577 42,811 2,766 46,242 43,666 2,576 50,131 47,306 2,825 49,902 46,999 2,903 r49,696 r46,684 r3,012 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF YR. OR MO. (SEAS.ADJ. ), TOTAL, .do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total l/. .do... Primary metals '. .do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical. do... Electrical machinery do... Transportation equipment do... 45,972 46,784 49,982 50,l4o r50,132 43,180 3,860 3,980 6,254 6,900 17,148 44,094 3,761 3,944 6,304 6,964 18,062 47,070 3,822 4,124 6,780 7,062 19,998 47,169 3,859 4,io4 6,884 7,058 20,060 r47,076 r3,930 r4,059 r6,933 r7,Hl rl9,869 2,792 2,690 2,912 2>yri r3,056 Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS-.-Continued MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)---Continued By industry group—Continued Nondurable goods industries, total l/ Pood and kindred products. Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products. Rubber and plastics products By market category: Home goods and apparel. Consumer staples Equipment and defense products, excl. auto Automotive equipment ' Construction materials and supplies Other materials and supplies INVENTORIES, END OF YEAR OR MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total....... v..... Durable goods industries, total. Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total l/ Stone, clay, and glass products.., Primary metals _. Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods- industries, total l/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products^ By market category: Home goods and apparel. ...... Consumer staples Equipment and defense products, excl. auto Automotive equipment. Construction materials and supplies... Other materials and supplies Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do... TJ Revised, l/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for 3626O FRASER 1,3*1-2 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1962 1964 1963 ITEM Dec* Jan. OcrU lov. Dec0 COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BT FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS.. . 1 9 1 0 - 1 4 = 1 0 0 . CrOpS . . . O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 . . . . . 0 0 0 . . 0 . . 0 . . . 0 . 0 . . 0 . . . d 0 . . 0 Commercial vegetables.. . „ 0 „.«.. <>.. •»»..... « „ _„ „.. °. • do.. „ 2*1-3 22k 238 261 153 2k5 230 276 254 157 24l 234 201 278 162 241 241 255 274 158 237 241 241 264' 164 243 243 261 254 166 231 216 251 150 488 223 275 264 l4o 496 257 259 308 152 255 247 268 286 146 258 224 294 271 144 483 242 271 272 150 262 226 309 265 144 488 234 268 259 144 266 230 306 268 150 489 242 265 274 154 274 284 297 2 r? 4 r312 79 282 297 272 311 77 282 298 271 311 77 282 r298 r-270 r311 76 283 298 273 313 78 Feed grains and hay. • • •.. •. <> • •. 0 •. • <> • 0. • •.. .». . .. • • do... .do. 231 Food grains• ••...••.••••..•...••,•••••.•.••.•-•.•.•• .do. 199 Fruit ..do. 2Vf Oil-bearing crops. .do. Ikj Potatoes (including dry edible beans ) . . . .. •.• o. •. .do. 505 Tobacco* .do. 259 263 Livestock and products....„...••...•..•...••.•.•... .do. 309 Dairy products• ••••.•••.„.«>•........co........... .do. .do. 153 Meat animals.. .do. 249 Poultry and eggs Wool..............................o............... 282 .do. PRICES PAID B T FARMERS: 296 A l l consnodities and s e r v i c e s • • • • • . • • • • . . . . . . • • . • • • . .do. 273 Family living items•.••••••••.••....••••••••.•••. .do. 309 Production items»«"»..«.*«'«.»»•*»»«*«»».••..•. * • •..do. edo. All commode., services 5 int., taxes, and wage rates. 79 PARITY RATIO................................>........ CONSUMER PRICE IKDEX, A L L ITEMS..'.... ..... ..1957-59=100. 105.8 Special group indexes: All items less food........................... »..... .do... 106.7 105.8 All items less shelter.•••....••..•••••••••.•••••• .do. •-• 103.6 All commodities.•.•••••...••«. .•••••••••••.•••••••.do.•• 104.0 Uondurables •.. • •.......... • • • •..•••»...•..•-'.. • •... do... Durables „ •» .....do.., 101. T 110.1 Services....•••.••••••..••-.••.••••••••••.••••......do... 106.0 107.2 107-4 *107.6 •IO6.5 105,9 103.6 104.3 100.4 110.5 108. 107« 104, 105. 102, 112. 108.4 107.4 104.8 105.4 102.5 112.3 108.5 107.5 105.0 105.6 102.2 112.6 Apparel •......... •.......... • • • • •- • • • •••••••••••..••..•• do • •. 103. 103. Food ••••.•...•.....••..••••.••..•••••..••••••..••..'..• do... 103. Dairy products -•••••••,.•••••.•••» ."do... 100. Fruits and vegetables.'.• ••..••.••••••••••-»•• — ••• • .do.• • 102. Meats, poultry# and fish...........................do... 103.0 104.7 103.8 106.4 102.5 105.4 104.9 104.6 106.3 100.4 105.6 105.I 104.8 108.2 99.7 105.5 105.4 105.0 109.8 99.2 105.2 108.1 98.6 106.2 115-3 305*4 108.2 97.9 106.3 115.5 .106.3 108.1 98.7 107.1 117.4 106.6 108.0 98.8 107.2 H7.5 106.9 108.1 98.8 107.3 117.5 107.6 108.0 106.8 115.7 105.6 107.4 110.2 106.6 '105.3 115.7 105.7 108. 112, 109 107 117 108, 108.4 112.8 109.1 107.8 117.6 108.3 108.8 113.1 108.9 107.5 118.3 .108.3 9^5 9^.3 •93.1 **92.9 Housing. • Gas and electricity........ 9 Rbusefurnishings Rent, o Medical care ••...••••. ......•••• .do... .do. .do... i do... .do... Personal care. Reading and recreation. Transportation. Private • , Public. ..'....-.* Other goods and services. HSKJHASIRG POWER O F THE DOLLAR A S MEASURED BY-Consumer prices...... .do... do... • .do... do... .do... .do... ...do... v] R e v i s e d . * Index based on 1947-49=100 i s 1 3 2 . 0 . 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