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February 8, 1963 BUSINESS °* BUSINESS STATISTICS *<-°* 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, 1957-59 = 100 200 Index, 1957-59=100 200 Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots end steel for costings) 150 - A 150 100 - 100 50 - 0 I I 1 1 1 1 1,1 I., ^ J I.L 1 LJL 1 ! 1 JuX^i^J^, 1 1 1 1 |JLXJ™™1-J™JL™ 1 1 ! 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1961 I960 Billion Dollars 40 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES 80 Billion Dollars 70 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- and intermediate-term) (seasonally adjusted) Total (end of month) 60 50 «^T — ^0ss&^ ^^^^ Installment Credit (end of month) - ^ - 40 *Book value, end of month 20 L i 11 i 11 i i i i I i 11 H 11 H i 11 i i i i i 11 H i i I 11 i i i 11 n i i l 1959 1960 1961 40 30 «i i i ' i l.j, i i i \, - U l l l l l l l l ^ -JuU-J I960 1962 Index, 1910-14 = 100 325 PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS 1961 l l M l l J . 1962 j 1963 Billion Dollars 80 ! NEW CONSTRUCTION (seasonally adjusted annual rate) 300 ^0^^^^^^Sm^^ 60 X f - / Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) Total 275 40 J — Prices Received 250 20 -H Private Residenti al (non farm) 225 0 1960 1961 1962 1963 J_J_JO_iJj_iJ™J™L. J X U x L L i X l X . ..1.J...1 1 1 L.LXAJUU. _JL_JLOU_jJ~JLJLJLJL_l 1960 1961 1962 1963 J WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1962 1963 ITEM Jan. 27 COMMODITY PRICES/ WHOLESALE: A 11 commod ities . Farm products; . . . Foods, procesed A I I other 22 commodities 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES. ....... DEPARTMENT STORE SALES : ;. .. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. Jan. 19 Jan. 26 100.5 98.6 100.5 100.7 93.5 4,193 94 100.5 98.8 100.5 100/6 93.7 4,032 83 Feb. 2 100.4 98.5 100.5 100.6 93.8 84 82 385 3,012 2,490 389 347 2,979 2,466 345 522 2,758 2,570 315 441 2,753 2,563 286 384 321 320 33,070 30,185 19,972 701 32,793 29,678 19,758 531 35,022 33,286 20,300 44! 34,694 32,784 20,101 523 34,361 32,464 19,915 484 34,080 31,916 19,631 364 64,762 30,563 I18,038 34.312 31,981 13,406 4.70 68.40 72.27 64,362 30,640 118,531 34,475 31,992 13,420 4.70 68.84 72.77 64,787 34,993 128,641 31,961 34,937 15,520 4.50 64.59 67.48 65,447 35,042 129,012 32,409 34,612 15,565 4.49 64.67 67.55 64,410 35,106 127,482 32,116 34,291 15,585 1,371 16,686 165,929 7,420 2,390 128.3 534 281 1,373 16,440 162,379 7,406 2,446 131.3 549 294 1,434 17,467 189,385 7,289 1,912 102.6 522 284 1,418 18,110 183,409 7,299 1,915 102.8 502 273 1,228 18,321 178,531 7,245 * 100.8 *97.9 *102.0 *IOI.O '98,2 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY Jan. 12 100.4 97.6 100.4 100.7 93.0 4, 189 99 1957-59= 100 ..... . . .do. . do. . do. . do. . mil. $ ; 1957-59=100 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 11 programs do.. State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico) do.. FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/.....do.. Hember bank reserve balances 3/ .;...-,. do.. Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do.. Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) In leading cities:4/ Demand deposits, adjusted mi I. $ Sav i ngs depos i ts do.. Loans and investments (adjusted), totaI.... do.. U.S, Government ob I ? gat i ons do.. Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.. Real estate loans (gross).... do.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody*s) 3/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor*s) 4_/..1941-43=10 Industrials, 425 stocks do.. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ thous. sh. tons Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches) number Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bb I Steel thous. sh. tons Index of production 1957-59=100 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL thous. cars M i see 11 aneous do.. Feb. 3 97.6 3/ Daily average. 4 7 Wednesday data. 4.49 65.62 68.59 1,863 100.0 462 254 4.48 65.85 68.84 184,023 1,874 100.6 * Monthly index for Jan. 1962. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1961 1962 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. 14,045 16,149 14,802 15,818 12,777 15,249 15,318 15,373 r12,926 r14,863 13,925 14,880 32.18 15.66 2.17 1.72 5.03 3.84 .87 .80 16.53 4.89 .45 1.32 1.16 2.55 3.16 31.21 15.35 2. 18 1.62 5.14 3.82 .76 .68 15.86 4.70 .40 1.25 I. II 2.39 3.31 33.46 15.95 2.00 2.05 5.28 3.45 .94 .86 17.51 5.26 .42 1.44 1.22 2.76 3.07 36.10 17.61 2.17 2.08 5.57 4.36 1.02 r34.l3 M6.67 r2. II rl.84 r5.34 r4.24 .95 r.86 M7.46 r5.30 .45 .45 1.51 1.30 2.92 3.30 rl.44 rl.2l r2.66 3.22 31.94 r 15.73 1.92 1.59 5.31 4.20 .78 .72 16.21 4.86 .42 1.29 I. 13 2.47 3.32 32.18 15.62 2.19 1.80 5. II 3.62 .88 .83 16.56 4.84 .43 1.27 I. 19 2.65 3. 17 32.40 15.66 2.27 1.80 5. 13 3.55 .87 .80 16.74 4.94 .40 1.34 1.22 2.66 3.15 33.68 16.34 2.05 1.9! 5.32 4.05 .89 .82 17.34 5.18 .43 1.39 1.22 2.70 3.25 33.48 16.34 2.07 1.92 5.28 4.03 r33.86 r16.46 r2.i7 rl.92 r5.43 r3.80 r.95 r.87 r 17.41 r5.22 Nov. Dec. INDICATORS NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number. Seasonal ly adjusted do... MANUFACTURERS 1 SALES: VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL bi I. $. Durable goods industries, total J_/ do... Primary metal... do... Fabr i cated meta I do... Machinery (including electrical).... do... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do... Lumber and f urn i ture do... Stone, clay, and glass do... Nondurable goods industries, total J_/ do... Food and beverage do... Tobacco do... Text i I e do... Paper do... Chemical do... Petro I eum and coa I do... VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do. . . Dur ab I e goods i ndustr i es, tota I J/ do... Primary metal do... Fabr i cated meta I do... Machinery (incIuding electr icaI) do..: Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do... Lumber and furniture........ ..do... Stone, clay, and glass ...do... Nondurable goods industries, total ±/ . do.., Food and beverage do... Tobacco • do.., Texti Ie - .do.. Paper .do. ^. Chemical ; .-do.., Petroleum and coal .do... j-/ Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 30331 .94 18.50 5.52 .93 .84 17. 14 5. 10 .44 .42 1.34 1.21. 2.72 3.24 rl.37 rl.22 r2.76 3.21 | 33.63 r16.27 2.04 1.80 5.42 3.94 .90 .86 17.36 5.18 .43 1.40 1.26 2.78 3.20 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1961 1962 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS 1 INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: BOOK VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL bf I. $, Durable goods industries, total J./ . ..do.., Pr imary meta I ...... .. do.. Fabr icated meta I... do.. Machinery (including electrical) do... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles).do... Lumber and f urn i ture.. do.., Stone, clay, and glass do... 54.59 30.99 4.82 2.97 10.22 6.991.81 1.42 55. 19 31.23 4.91 3.00 10.31 6.93 1.84 1.46 56.80 32.54 4.73 3. 14 10.99 7.38 1.83 1.50 57.01 32.48 4.72 3.06 I 1.04 7.43 1.81 1.49 r56.99 r32.38 r4.67 2.99 r I I . 10 r7.42 1.80 rl.49 do... ...do... do. .. .do.., do.. do.., do... do.., 23.60 5.46 2.11 2.64 1.66 4.23 3.46 1. II 23.96 5.44 2.28 2.68 1.68 4.35 3.43 1.13 24.26 5.48 2. 10 2.73 1.71 4.31 3.53 I, 18 24.53 5.63 r24.6l r5.64 2. 14 r2.76 1.72 r4.44 3.51 r l . 19 BOOK VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL.. do.., Durable goods industries, total J/..... do... Pr i mary meta I do... Fabricated metal do... Machinery ( incIuding electri ea I).. do.. , Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles).do.., Lumber and furniture do.. Stone, clay, and glass do.. 55.03 31.53 4.74 3.15 10.42 7.04 1.85 1.48 55.20 31.47 4.78 3.16 10.46 6.87 1:86 1.47 57. 19 32.74 4.74 3.21 I I. 12 7.33 1.83 1.55 57.27 32.76 4.67 3.16 I!.23 7.35 1.82 1.55 r57.19 r32.66 r4.60 r3.l5 r11.23 r7.36 1.81 r 1.55 Nondurable goods industries, total J/ do.. Food and beverage do. . Tobacco do. . Text M e do. . . Paper do... Chem i ca I do... Petroleum and coal do... Rubber do... MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: New orders, net (unadjusted), total do.. Durab le goods industries, total J/ do. . Primary metal do. . Fabr i cated meta I do. . Mach i nery (i nc I ud i ng el ectr i ca I) do.., Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.. Nondurable goods industries, total do.. 23.50 5.19 2. 12 2.75 1.70 4.21 3.37 1.12 23.72 5.24 2.17 2.74 1.68 4.28 3.42 1.13 24.44 5,37 2. 14 2.85 1.75 4.42 3.44 1.20 24.51 5.38 13 89 74 44 41 1.22 r24.53 r5.35 r 2 . 12 r2.90 rL74 r4.44 r3.42 1.22 32.44 15.86 2.36 1.71 5.11 3.80 16.58 31.61 15.81 2.69 1.68 5.06 3.82 15.79 32.86 15.40 1.88 1.98 5.24 3.34 17.46 35.78 17.30 2. 12 2.00 5.42 4.51 18.48 r33.47 M6.07 r 2 . 10 1.81 r5.08 r4.04 M7.40 New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total do.. Durable goods industries, total U do.. Primary metal do.. Fabricated metal do.. Machinery (including electrical) do.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.. Nondurab I e goods i ndustr i es, tota I do.. 32.70 16.10 2.33 1.85 5.46 3.53 16.60 32.85 16.24 2.82 1.84 5.14 3.32 16.61 33.23 15.89 1.97 1.84 5.18 4.06 17.34 33.82 16.57 2. 17 1.86 5.42 4.05 17.25 r33.76 r!6.34 r2.07 rl.95 r5.42 r3.82 r17.42 UnfiI led orders, end of month (unadjusted), total....do.. Durab le goods industries, tota! U do.. Pr imary meta I do.. Fabr i cated meta I : do. . Machinery (including electrical)' do.. Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.. Nondurab le goods industries, total do.. 47.80 44.66 4.25 2.93 18.18 14.64 3.14 48.20 45. 12 4.76 2.98 18. 10 14.64 3.08 46.82 43.95 3.74 3.01 18. 15 14. 13 2.88 46.50 43.64 3.68 2.93 18.00 14.28 2.86 r45.84 r43.03 3.67 r2.90 r17.73 r14.08 2.80 55,915 42,737 57,678 43,527 60,126 46,310 60,624 46,720 61,473 47,274 do.. do. . 4,312 4,071 4,835 4,041 4,098 3,992 4,913 4,501 4,932 4,380 do.. do. . 4,332 4,063 4,409 4,061 4,491 4,289 ,682 ,298 4,961 4,380 Jan. Oct. Nondurable goods industries, total J_/ Food and beverage Tobacco Text i I e Paper. Chem i ca I Petro I eum and coa I... Rubber .:..................,.. FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month Instal Iment credit, total Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, tota I Repa i d, tota I Adjusted: Extended, total Repa i d, tota I mi I. $ -.do. . 1962 1961 Nov. Dec, COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS... 1910-14=100. L i vestock and products do... PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: A I I commod i t i es and serv i ces do... All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do... PARITY RATIO do... £_/ Revised. ±/ 240 224 254 242 225 257 245 226 261 245 227 262 242 224 258 277 302 79 278 304 80 281 307 80 281 307 80 282 r309 79 Includes data for "other industries" not shown. CORRECTION for Jan. 1963 SURVEY, p. S-20: Dividends per share, Dec. 1962, should read $6.15 for 2 0 0 stocks; $6.64, industrials; $3.07, public utilities; $3.42, railroads; $4.35, banks; $5.65, insurance. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 30331 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1962 1961 1963 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. r5,339 r3,78l r2,137 r 1,646 r380 r4,899 r3,546 r2,OI2 r f,554 r35l 4,346 3,253 1,856 1,423 331 Jan. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE 4,659 3,345 1,896 1,432 366 4,082 2,962 1,629 1,208 324 908 221 398 203 97 427 863 225 365 175 92 360 1,021 245 454 2S7 S32 520 1,010 244 454 212 rl 13 r495 964 243 428 S89 r95 r45f 899 241 382 S55 93 382 1,314 39! 79 490 f, 120 385 54 332 1,860 463 S29 800 rI,558 r4S8 113 589 rS,353 r39l •1,093 386 59,006 41,88! 24,440 59, 166 41,077 23,187 63,517 43,843 25,013 r62,6IO r44,059 r25,432 r61,954 r44,264 r25,8!l Nonresidential buildings, total J/.................do. I ndustr 1 a I........ do. Commercial .do. Stores, restaurants, and garages. .do. Farm construction do. Pub Ii c ut iIi t i es............. do SO, 564 2,537 4,641 2,434 1,337 5,337 10,982 2,590 4,928 2,612 1,316 5,357 IS,419 2,885 5,018 2,316 1,526 5,575 11,261 2,820 4,967 2,245 r1,436 r5,637 11,205 2,788 4,979 2,262 r!,332 r5,630 Pub JI c, tota I do. Nonresidential b.ui Idings .do. Mi Iitary faciS sties................................do. HI ghways do. CONSTRICTSON COST INDEXs DEPARTMENT OF COWERCE COMPOS ITE . 1947-49:= !00 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES CENR): Bui Iding 1957-59=100 Construct Ion do.. 17, 125 5,087 1,001 6,235 18,089 5,058 924 7,250 19,674 5, 192 1,492 7,786 rl8,55.l r5,2!6 1,003 r17,690 r5,107 NEW CONSTRICTION PUT IN PLACE CUNA0J o ), TOTAL Private, total Res I dent Sal (nonfarm) New hous i ng un I ts.........r. ............. Additions and alterations.......... ml I. do do do do Nonres1 dent fa J buI IdIngs, tota I ±/ do Industrial........................................do Coroner c 1 a I do Stores, restaurants, and garages. do Farm constructIon................... do Pub lie utiI ities........................... .do Pub 1I c, totaI........................ do NonresI dent 1 a I builds ngs do Milltary faciIi 11es................................ do Highways .do NEW CONSTRICTION PUT SN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL....................................mi I. Private, total .do. Residential (nonfarm) do. 5,748 3,888 2,187 l,702_ 374 °496 62,590 45,003 26,334 S 1,348 2,773 5,086 2,310 1,344 5,672 17,587 5,070 6,343 6,922 145 145 149 148 149 rl48 108.2 112.5 108.3 rS12.6 rl I 1,0 IS5.8 ISO.8 115.8 110.8 I 15.8 110.9 I 16 I EMPLOYMENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED.. Agricultural emp loyment Nonagr i cu I tura I emp I oyment UNEMPLOYED Percent of civi M a n labor force. thous. do... .do... do.. . do.. . 70,559 66,467 4,418 62,049 4,091 5.8 69,721 65,058 4,417 60,641 4,663 6.7 72,187 68,893 5,475 63,418 3,294 4.6 7 1,782 67,981 4,883 63,098 3,801 5.3 71,378 67,561 4,066 63,495 3,817 5.3 70,607 65,935 4,206 61,730 4,672 6.6 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED EMPLOYED. Agricultural emp loyment Nonagr i cu I tur a I emp S oyment UNEMPLOYED Percent oi civi S ian labor force. thous. do.. . .do.. . do... do. . . 71,272 66,936 5,204 61,618 4,274 6.0 71,435 67,278 5,453 6 i,690 4, 159 5.8 71,899 67,875 5,023 62,915 3,977 5.5 71,926 67,778 4,988 62,784 4, 164 5.8 72,099 68,037 4,789 63,054 4,002 5.6 72,343 68,185 5, 193 62,798 4, S65 5.8 j r / Revised. j [ / Excludes farm and p u b l i c USC0MM-DC--3033I utilities. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DSVSSSON OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 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