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January 17, 1964 BUSINESS ^^sosRIsstco* 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, 1941-43=10 90 Index, 1941-43 = 10 90 1960 J FMAMJ 1963 1962 1961 JASOND Thousands 250 Thousands 1,000 800 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Monthly K (cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants) 600 400 200 i i i i i | i i i i i 1960 1 1 ,1 1 1 1 1 .J I 1—1—,. .1 ,1 L J — L - L . J 1961 . ... 1.1 L .1 JM J_L_.L-JL..L L, . 1962 1963 Dollars 2.80 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 2.60 2.40 46 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 44 A 2.20 2.00 42 Average Hours Per Week (right scale) 40 Seasonally adjusted, 1960 1961 1962 1963 48 1.80. »i »< 11... i . . . . . i . 1960 1961 1962 linulr 1963 38 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1963 ITEM Jan. 12 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 100.5 95.0 100.9 101.1 95.5 5,386 2,629 241 93.0 4,220 99 .522 2,758 2,570 315 100.2 93.1 100.7 101.1 94.6 6,619 287 438 2,019 1,877 232 453 2,402 2,248 158 35,349 34,104 21,079 1,034 35,022 33,286 20,296 438 37,621 36,507 20,665 488 37,752 37,040 20,998 508 37,722 37,153 21,433 776 65,843 34,920 131,094 32,369 35,351 15,519 4.50 62.69 65.48 64,787 34,993 128,641 .31,961 34,937 15,520 4.50 64.59 67.48 66,609 37,765 138,912 28,577 37,999 17,915 4.55 74.63 78.85 66,077 37,787 138,931 28,576 37,858 17,921 4.56 #73.97 #78.16 67,882 38,043 141,370 29,018 38,749 17,880 4.57 #75.02 #79.25 1,420 16,874 133,640 7,280 1,879 100.9 422 233 1,434 17,467 89,385 7,289 1,912 102.6 522 284 1,499 19,814 215,952 7,597 2,003 107.5 498 268 1,245 17,932 154,400 7,603 1,804 96.8 376 212 1,563 18,152 146,385 7,574 2,037 109.3 500 249 Jan. 5 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A11 commodi t i es 1957-59« 100.. Farm products.•••••• .. .do.... Foods, processed.••••..••••••••••••••••• .do.... All other do.... 22 commodities 2/ do.... ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES.. ...mil. $.. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES I957-59«I00.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, St ate, programs.. thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all 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.... Member bank reserve balances 3/... .............do.... Excess reserves, estimated 3/... ......do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading citiess4/ Demand deposits, adjusted.. ••••..••••mil. $.. Savings deposits.... do.... Loans and i nvestments (adjusted) / tota I............ .do.... do.... U.S. Government obi igatlons... 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) !94l-43=!0es Industrials, 425 stocks. ......... ..do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities .....mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses).... number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bbl.. Steel thous. sh. tons.. I ndex of product i on 1957-59« 100.. FREIGHT CARLOAD IN6S, TOTAL.. thous. cars.. M i see 11 aneou s. .»••••••••••••... •••..•••••••do.... 1964 *I00.4 *97.3 *100.9 *I00.7 **93,I 4,200 91 471 2,816 Jan. 4 100.6 95.5 101.6 101.1 95.4 4,543 98 447 160 204 jy Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Dec. 1962. ••"Wednesday price. # Tuesday data. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ITEM 1963 1962 Nov. Dec. Sept. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES.: ESTIMATEO SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL J./ mil. $, Durabte goods stores.••.•••••••••••.••••••••••••••.do.., Automotive group.... do.., Lumber, building, hardware group do.., 20,911 6,742 3,869 976 24, 127 6.766 3,434 921 19.267 5,999 2,990 1,055 r2I,528 r7,599 r4,387 1,119 r2l,555 r7,038 r3,968 Nondurable goods stores..... ....... do.., Apparel group do.., Eating and drinking places.......................do.., Food group do.., General merchandise group........................do.. 14,169 1,320 1,445 4,917 2,711 17,361 2,127 1,479 5,237 4,119 20,112 6,437 3,704 942 13,675 r20,622 r6,786 3,810 1,471 4,860 2,354 20,253 6,488 3,731 950 13,765 1,241 1,473 4,908 2,348 r13,929 rl,191 r 1,556 r4,9IO r2,44l r20,7l6 r6,94l r3,980 986 rI3,775 rl,150 r1,530 r4,943 r2,324 14,517 r 1,292 rI,485 r5,165 r2,754 ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/ do.. Durable goods stores ...do.., Automotive group. .do.., Lumber, building, hardware group. do.., Nondurable goods stores.•••••••••••• .do.. Apparel group ..do.. Eating and drinking places do.. Food group. do.. General merchandise group do.. ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, totai......•••••.. do.. Adjusted, tota I... »'...•«••••. .do.. RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total do.. RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total'..................do*. AppareI group . do.. Eating and drinking places*......... ......do.. General merchandise gfougr*..... .do.. Grocery stores .do.. Lumber yards, building materials dealers...........do.. fire, battery, accessory dealers...................do.. 13.268 1,161 1,526 4,684 2,295 20,426 6,606 3,717 975 13,820 1,204 1,470 4,897 2,411 28,947 27,729 27,071 27,938 27,894 28,147 r29,153 r28,373 29,865 28,540 6,044 7.767 5,546 r5,947 6,416 5,056 346 99 1,734 6,526 546 101 2,664 2,103 52 4,611 309 107 1,546 1,825 71 83 r4,9l6 310 109 r1,640 rl;965 75 93 5,364 347 105 1,867 2,140 64 94 Oct. Nov. DOMESTIC TRADE r/ Revised. }J Data for Dec. 1963 are advance estimates. 36208 1,220 2,000 66 92 126 1,008 1,000 r13,836 1,173 1,505 4,984 2,376 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued ITEM 1963 1962 Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. sJ DOMESTIC TRADE—Continued RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES—Cont 1 nued 4,713 317 100 1,508 1,940 63 92 4,774 319 101 1,520 1,967 63 96 4,871 316 105 1,626 1,970 '63 89 r4,809 298 107 r1,544 r1,993 64 91 4,922 310 105 1,619 2,015 63 92 141 118 212 117 121 121 116 113 rp 141 pi 17 229 127 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED * 71,782 67,981 4,883 63,098 3,801 5.3 71,378 67,561 4,066 63,495 3,817 5.3 73,062 69,546 5,326 64,220 3,516 4.8 73,344 69,891 5,350 64,541 3,453 4.7 73,261 69,325 4,777 64,548 3,936 5.4 72,462 68,615 4,039" 64,576 3,846 5.3 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED..... 71,827 67,691 4,983 62,708 4,136 5.8 72,084 68,091 4,843 63,248 3,993 5.5 73,136 69,076 4,884 64,192 4,060 5.6 73,101 69,075 4,919 64,156 4,026 5.5 73,337 69,045 4,892 64,153 4,292 5.9 73,263 69,206 4,883 64,323 4,057 5.5 56,205 16,858 640 2,942 3,896 56,211 16,851 633 2,913 3,898 57,453 17,076 632 3,071 3,950 r57,646 r17,119 r629 r3,066 r3,937 r57,623 r17,062 r628 r3,059 r3,933 57,805 17,127 623 3,112 3,921 11,637 2,821 8,063 9,348 11,629 2,822 8,079 9,386 11,922 2,873 8,377 9,552 r11,935 2,887 8,430 r9,643 r11,945 r2,888 r8,459 r9,649 11,935 2,891 8,493 9,703 12,613 12,452 7,026 6,932 . 529 326 486 12,459 12,443 6,962 6,935 512 323 467 12,923 12,611 7,193 7,097 551 333 510 r12,895 r12,649 r7,204 r7,110 543 334 504 r12,763 r12,599 r7,182 r7,084 r53l r332 r502 12,670 12,661 7,153 7,129 518 330 487 .....mil. $.. do.... ..do.... Eating and drinking piaces*.t»(«.»,.,t,(a.(a do.... Genera1roerchandisegroup• •'•.•••••«••••••••• do.... do.... Lumber yards, building materials dealers,.,. ..do.... Tire battery, accessory dealers.••••••••••• DEPARTMENTT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL: 1957-59=100.. EMPLOYMENT, "HOURS, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: Miscellaneous manufacturing industries.... .......do.... Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted J./.. .......do.... Paper and allied products........................do.... HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj •••••.hours.. Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted..... Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg. industries... LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Arroceinn r»+o 1 mrvn+h 1 v pji+p nor I0(\ emnlnvAOS.. .do.... Seasona11y adjusted••••••••••••..«•••«...» .......do.... New hires. do.... Separation rate, totaI.................«.««... do.... Seasona1ly adjusted.••••••••••••»••••«••«. .......do.... Quit do.... Layoff do.... Seasona11y adjusted•••••••••....•.••...... 893 874 U039 1,086 1,104 234 331 899 869 1,040 1,080 1,1.12 233 306 942 909 1,055 • 1,067 1,125 240 341 r929 913 1,056 1,074 rl,149 240 r342 r930 r908 1,059 r1,068 1,155 r24l r337 937 907 1,070 1,064 1,162 240 320 5,587 5,520 1,182 810 1,141 489 5,497 5,508 1,143 802 1,126 488 5,730 5,514 1,285 803 1,180 495 r5,69l r5,539 1,248 804 1,180 493 r5,58l r5,5l5 r 1,171 r802 r 1,162 492 5,517 5,532 1,132 795 1,155 491 40.4 40.4 41.0 40.9 39.6 39.5 40.5 40.2 41.2 41.1 39.7 39.4 40.7 40.7 41.3 41.3 : 39.9 39.7 40.7 40.6 41.4 41.2 39.9 39.8 r40.5 r40.5 r4i.2 r4l.l r39.6 r39.5 40.8 40.5 41.5 41.4 39.9 39.6 2.41 2.58 2.18 2.42 2.61 2.19 2.47 2.65 2.24 2.47 2.65 2.23 2.49 r2.67 2.25 2.50 2.68 2.26 3.0 3.8 1.8 4.0 3.9 I.I 2.3 J.9 2.4 3.8 1.2 3.8 3.8 .8 2.5 2.0 4.8 3.9 3.1 4.9 3.9 2.4 1.8 1.8 r3.9 r3.9 2.6 4.1 3.7 1.5 1.9 1.7 15,977 1.192 15,978 1.199 15,582 1.293 15,583 1.293 p2.8 p3.5 . pi.8 p3.7 p3.6 pi.! p2.0 pi.7 FINANCE GOLD, monetary stock, U.S., end of month... .....ml 1. $.. SILVER, price at New York.... dol. per fine oz.. r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 1/ Includes data for Industries not shown separately* 36208 ~ r15,582 1.293 15,513 1.293 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 ITEM 1963 1962 Oct. Nov. Sept. Aug. Oct. FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS VEGETABLE OILS AND RELAtED PRODUCTSs Coconut 611: Production, crude. „....»..«,.........mi I. lb. Corn oils Production, crude... . -do... Cottonseed cake and. meals Production .......thous. sh. tons. Stocks (at oil mills), end of month « do... Cottonseed oil: Production, crude..«.••••.••...•• ......mi i. lb. Linseed oiI: Production, crude (raw). ...do... Soybean cake and meaIs Production... thous. sh. tons, Stocks (at oil mills), end of month.. do... Soybean oil? Production, crude.•..••..••••• ....mil. lb, METALS AND MANUFACTURES CASTINGS, TOTAL SHIPMENTS: Gray iron.... ••••••••• thous. sh. tons. Mai leabie iron ••...do:.. Steel .....do... STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS; Total (al I grades) .do... Structural shapes (heavy), steleI piling.. do... Plates ..... do... Bars and tool steeI, total ....do... Pipe and tubi ng do... T1 n ml 11 products. do... Sheets and strip Unci. electrical), total ..do... FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL: Orders, new (net)0. ..8thous. sh. tons. Shipments...... do... Backlog, end of month...... •••••• do... Barrels and drums, steel, heavy types (for sale): Orders, unfilled, end of month. thous. do. .. Shipments Aluminum shipments: Ingot and mill products (net). .mi I. lb. Mi 11 products, totaI . .. ....do... Plate and sheet (excl. fo'll) ....... do... Castings.. do... Radiators and convectors, cast iron: Shipments... ...mil. sq. ft. radiation. Stocks, end of month ......... do... 011 burners: Shipments .thous. Stocks, end of month ..do... Stoves and ranges, dom. cooking (exc. electric): Shipments, total (excI. liquid-fuel types) do... Gas J/.... •••••••••• do... Stoves, domestic heating (exc. electric), shipments....do... Gas... do... 44.3 43.1 26.3 31.3 33.5 32.2 30.3 34.8 31.9 34„7 348.3 92.9 362.9 I0I.0 224.1 99.2 154.8 159.2 343.1 167.4 255.4 70.5 156.7 39.9 37.4 736.9 139.1 944.4 r142.2 243.9 49.0 241.3 41 o I 914.8 68.3 988.2 64.4 25.9 901.0 139.4 428.6 452.3 426.9 345.9 442.1 1,045 81 112 988 77 985 106 68 119 1,037 74 121 1,194 87 135 5,579 394 453 915 595 376 2,297 5,499 375 483 88! 485 337 2,401 5,895 456 579 910 631 541 2,232 5,455 417 587 848 569 405 2,084 5,927 464 .614 948 605 404 2,293 301 357 2,351 324 315 2,475 350 411 2,323 289 371 2,297 r322 41! 1,277 1,924 1,266 1,816 1,274 2,058 1,281 1,956 1,233 1,994 r476.9 r325.I 143.5 85.6 473.4 318.5 139.6 82.9 552.9 377.7 179.7 75.5 r535.6 r345.8 r161.3 r77.0 584.9 422.7 210.0 85.0 2.1 1.6 I.! 2.1 1.0 2.4 1.4 1.9 1.4 1.4 62.7 52.7 34.4 53.0 58.5 63.8 75.7 51.8 72.4 49.5 195.9 191.6 281.3 166.5 165.2 161.9 201.5 142.7 185.0 181.3 254.2 171.4 198.9 194.9 239.1 146.3 207.3 202.5 258.2 170.4 2,260 r/ Revised. 1/ Shipments of cooking tops, not Included above, totaled 33,500 units in Oct, 1963. 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