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January 3. 1964
STATISTICS
BUSINESS
A W E E K L Y S U P P L E M E N T TO T H E 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=1
Index, 1957-59 = 100
150
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
(E. E. I. seas. adj. index)
Thousands
1,000
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
Monthly
Thousands
250
K
(cars, trucks, coaches; U. 5. plants)
800
600
400
200
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i
L.J.
L L I ^ L J J ^ .
i i i ( i 1 i i i i i
t i i i i 1 i i i i i
f i i i i 1 i i i i i
1961
1962
1963
1960
Index, 1957-59 = 100
115
CONSUMER PRICES
Index, 1910-14 = 100
325
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
110
300
All Services
\
105
95
All Ifrmt
275
Food
100
1961
Prices Received
V
250 225 Lu
• i i . . I . . . . . .. i . .
I960
/
Price* Paid
(incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates)
1962
1963
M I I I I I I I
1960
1 II
1961
II I I ' I I II I M I I I I I M I I I I I I M I I I
1962
1963
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1963
1962
ITEM
Dec. 22
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
All commodities..
1957-59=100..
Farm products
do.
Foods, processed.
.do....
A11 other
do....
22 commodities 2/
do....
ALL RETAIL ST0RES7 SALES
mil. $..
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
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....
Member bank reserve balances 3/m
...do....
Excess reserves, estimated 3/
do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) In leading cities: 4/
Demand deposits, adjusted........
mil. $..
Savings deposits
.
....do,...
Loans and investments (adjusted), total
do....
U.S. Government obligations..........
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, buses)
.......number..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/.....
thous. bbl..
Steel
.thous. sh. tons..
Index of production
1957-59=!00..
FREIGHT CARLOAD I NGS, TOTAL
thous. cars..
Miscel laneous
..do....
Dec. 29
Dec. 7
*100,4
*97.3
* 100.9
*I00.7
**92.7
4,721
121
4562,501
2,333
143
92.5
6,451
271
412
2,157
2,006
249
95.1
5,723
232
377
1,895
1,748
265
Dec. 14
Dec. 21
100.2
92.7
101.4
101.0
94.5
6,156
265
378
1,960
1,811
257
100.2
93.0
100.8
101.1
94.6
6,683
285
438
232
35,366
33,163
19,953
515
35,471
33,733
20,325
561
37,273
36,010
20,320
585
37,487
35,945
19,996
193
37,621
36,507
20,660
488
66,326
34,607
129,361
31,619
35,075
15,483
66,263
34,712
129,940
31,808
35,166
15,504
65,412
37,740
136,749
28,485
37,476
17,879
66 618
4.52
62.58
65.52
4.52
63.02
65.97
63,527
37,729
135,697
28,393
37,326
17,855
4.54
73.80
78.04
4.54
73.90
78.05
37,765
138,933
28,577
38,013
17,915
4.55
74.63
78.85
1,556
17,560
194,326
7,340
1,874
100.6
512
274
1,263
16,435
129,731
7,362
1,583
18,427
218,236
7,597
2,042
109.6
558
305
1,583
18,993
218,145
7,619
2,037
109.3
540
297
1,508
19,814
214,410
7,597
2,003
107.5
498
268
1,715
92.1
357
197
\_/ 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
1963
1962
ITEM
Oct.
Nov.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL ITEMS
Special group indexes:
1957--59=100..
...do....
...do....
Private
Public......
Other goods and services
••••••
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Consumer prices
FINANCE
LIFE INSURANCE (Institute of Life Insurance):
.bil. $..
ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES
Bonds (book value), domestic and foreign, total.. •..do....
U.S. Government.•••»..••....*....•......•.««.•. ...do....
106.0
106.0
107.1
107.1
107.2
*I07.4
106.7
106.1
J 04.0
104.4
102.0
109.8
106.7
106.0
103.9
104.2
102.2
110.0
107.6
107.2
104.7
105.5
101.4
111.7
107.8
107.1
104.6
105.3
101.5
111.9
108.1
107.2
104.7
105.2
102.2
112.1
108.4
107.4
104.8
105.4
102.5
112.3
104.9
104.3
104.3
102.0
104.1
104.3
104.1
104.2
102.1
103.5
104.0
106.0
104.2
114.2
101.4
104.8
105.4
104.3
108.1
101.5
105.4
104.9
104.6
106.3
100.4
105.6
105.1
104.8
108.2
99.7
105.0
108.0
98.8
106.1
114.9
105.1
108.1
98.7
106.2
115.0
106.0
107.2
98.3
106.8
117.1
106.2
108.0
98.6
107.0
117.2
106.3
108.1
98.7
107.1
117.4
106.6
108.0
98.8
107.2
117.5
106.9
109.5
108.1
106.9
116.0
105.6
107.1
110.1
108.3
107.2
115.4
105.6
10810
112.1
108.3
106.9
117. 1
108.0
108.2
112.3
107.9
106.5
117. I
108.0
108.4
112.7
109.0
107.7
117.6
108.2
108.4
112.8
S09.I
107.8
117.6
108.3
94.3
94.3
93.4
93.4
93.3
**93.1
138.76
65.79
5.82
3.89
139.61
66.08
5.83
3.89
132.58
131.81
64.06
63.85
6.40
6.36
4.06
4.05
* jndex based on 1947-49=100 is I3S.8. ** Index based on 1947-49=!00 is 75.9.
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138.36
65.72
5.81"
3.94
3
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
f
i
\
FiNANCF.—Continued
LIFE INSURANCE (institute of Life insurance)—Continued
ASSETS-*-Cont i nued
Bonds—Conf i nued
Public utility (U.S.).......B
do..,..
Stocks (book value), domestic and foreign, total
do
»
do
do*
.o..do.o••
Po J ? cv ioans and prernhim note?s 4 .» 8 , * a
Cash*
PA W E NTS TO POL -CWOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN U.S
do....
do..,.
Surrender vaiuos0 .„.,....»„. a „. c
or.
Oct.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
Nov.
f
.....dO.e..
Ncnf arm, .*...«.*.• * » e
1963
1962
ITEM
»,,.»oo....
.....do
i6.4i
3.58
28.63
56.42.
3.57
28.69
16.49
3.48
30.23
56.46
3.47
30.21
16.47
3.46
30.50
5.11
2,23
2^79
46.02
42.65
5.54
2.24
2.82
46.35
12.97
5»!?0
2.29
3.1!
48.96
15.29
5.56
2.30
3.17
49.23
15.52
5.56
2.29
3c 18
49.54
45.80
4.12
6.17
1.30
5.25
4.13
6.20
1.34
5.36
776.5 j
316.6
63.4
13,4
66.7
146.&
169.8
741.8
318.9
60.!
II.5
68.9
133.2
149.2
j
1
I
i
1
4.3!
6 55
:
6,X'780,6
343.3
643 7
12.7
62.3
154,1
143.0
!
i
|
?
\
\
j
;
4.34
6.53
i.34
5,92
j
!
j
798*5
324.6
63.8
12.6
71.9
143.7
181.9
j
|
?
4.36
5.62
1.34
6.11
860.7
368.1
70.6
i3.l
76.0
149.4
183.5
DOMESTIC TRADE
PRINTERS' INK ADVERT!SiNG INDEX, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ;
COMB 1 NED 1NDEX
.
.
....... 1957-59*= 100..
do....
do....
**r131
** 107
** 12.1
116
no
!28
121
I 16
132
* 103
*r87
*67
* 126
**:02
**r92
**79
** 122
104
81
103
i27
NO
79
93
130
91.8
6.8
12.8
2.4
96.3
5.4
M.3
1.9
54.5
5.1
3.8
1.4
82.1
9.J
6.1
3.0
99.6
7.0
14.8
2.2
8.6
13.1
5.1
7.6
9.9
14.1
6.2
7.0
6.4
7.8
2.9
2.8
8.0
8.9
4.2
5.8
9.9
12.4
5.5
8.4
4.4
1.0
2.8
27.2
4.6
1.4
2.8
31.7
3.0
.7
2.7
17.9
4.5
1.0
3.0
28.4
5.1
1.4
3.3
29.6
14.2
12.7
12.1
12.8
14.0
42.3
30.3
18.6
61.4
44.1
38.4
27.0
15.7
58.9
39.6
47.7
27.0
21.6
63.0
41.2
43.3
25.5
21.2
62.8
42.2
47.2
30.2
23.9
69.3
48.4
109.0
138.9
176.6
106.1
132.1
170.3
126.6
153.7
189.3
130.1
156.5
183.3
136.5
167.4
202.4
.mi 1. bb1..
do....
7.41
7.17
10.07
6.50
6.75
9.38
9.38'
9.26
11.18
7.42
7.37
10,72
7.93
7.95
10.19
. tax ga1..
14.84
r 14.63
r875.84
14.40
12.70
874.62
8.52
10.02
874.49
9.42
11.11
869.81
15.99
14.57
867.44
do....
8.71
11.06
851.27
r10.76
r8.35
10.13
9.63
349.18
9.31
7.12
5^06
6.46
851.80
6.73
4.62
5.80
8.02
846.88
7.74
5.68
10.13
10.85
843.02
10.88
8.35
Outdoor .....«..c..*.n«.«....0...a.».«.....o...a. .....do
Rad i O ( network ) •••••« «..e«..>.a...soa...<>eoooe..*o . . . « d o . . . .
do;...
Te 1 evision (network).. e.• •••...».•..•>...•...*«.«
MAGAZINE ADVERTISING:
...mil. $..
do.,..
Household equipment, supplies,
furnishings
..
*l 12
* 104
* 117
do.....
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION:
Thermosetting resins:
Coumarone-indene and petroleum polymer resins...
do....
do....
Thermoplastic resins:
Styrene-type plastic materials (polystyrene)....
Vinyl resins (resin content basis)
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO
BEER:
DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL):
Taxable withdrawals
Whisky:
Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total
Whisky
mil. proof ga1..
rj Revised. * Data are for Aug. 1962. ** Data are for Sept. 1962.
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1963
1962
ITEM
Oct.
Nov.
Aug.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS
NEWSPRINT, CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND)5
Production
..thous. sh. tons,
Shipments from ml I is
.......^...do.^
Stocks at mills, end of month
„„ 0 ....M».......<lo e( ,
NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES:
Production.....*.......
<>••••
»
...do..,
Shipments from ml I Is...
.
do..
......do..,
Stocks at mills, end of month
Consumption by publishers
do !S
Stocks at and in transit to publishers, end of m o d o . „
Shipping containers, corrugated and solid fiber, shipments
...••ml I. sq. ftc surf, area
618
646
218
609
625
202
586
576
265
551
580
235
630 "
638
227
613
611
229
188
192
35
51!
609
183
184
34
508
597
191
178
44
443
632
164
172
36
490
606
194
193
37
529
588
190
189
38
524
559
11,533
10,562
11,804
10,797
12,457
10,598
62.6
45.9
60.3
46.4
r59.3
r48.4
r59„2
r48.7
63.9
52.6
62.9
47.4
58.4
48.4
59.6
41.8
58.5
32.1
56.9
33.9
53.1
38.5
50.4
35.6
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
MANMADE FIBERS (RAYON AND ACETATE):
Production:
Filament yarn
•••••••••••••••••••••••••mil* lb
Staple, incl. tow (rayon)
do..
1
Stocks, producers ,. end of month:
Fi Iament yarn.
do..
Staple, incl. tow (rayon)
t t „»o...do„
Nov.
-Sept.
Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Dec.
COMMODITY PRICES
244
224
215
268
147
243
224
238
261
153
241
232
189
276
171
241
234
201
278
162
241
241
255
274
158
237
241
241
264
164
do..
.do..
.......do..
do..
do..
230
224
244
147
510
231
199
247
147
505
213
260
253
163
498
223
275
264
140
496
224
294
271
144
483
226
309
265
144
488
.do..
.do..
..do..
...do..
...do..
260
268
311
151
252
259
263
309
153
249
249
260
293
148
258
247
268
286
146
258
242
271
272
150
262
234
268
259
144
266
PRICES PAID BY FARMERS:
All commodities and services
Fami ly living items
Product Ion items.
All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates
do..
do..
.do..
do..
281
296
271
308
282
296
273
309
283
297
273
311
282
297
272
311
282
298
271
311
282
297
271
310
PARITY RATIO
.do..
79
79
77
77
77
76
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS..... 1910-14=100
Crops
do..
Commercial vegetables.........
.do..
Cotton o a e o o e o a o o o e e o a o o e a o o a o o . o o e . e o o . o o o o a o o e e e o e e e d O « o
Feed grains and
Food gra ins..
Fru it.................
Oi {-bearing crops.
Potatoes (including dry edible beans)
Tobacco.
...»
Livestock and products.
Dairy products.
Meat animals........
Poultry and eggs.......
Wool...
........
r/ Revised.
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