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„ R 1MENT O f

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July 19, 1963

BUSINESS

STATISTICS

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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 t o those published In the latest monthly SURVEY

SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Thousands.
1,000

1960

1962

1961

Billion Dollars

Index, 1957-59=100
160
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

SALES OF RETAIL STORES
20

1963

(seasonally adjusted)

(F. R. B. seas. a d j . i n d e x )

140

-

120

-

-

15

^y^

10 h

-

100

5h
80
1960

1961

1962

1 1 1 • ' M•J M M 1 • t • ! •

1 1 I I 1 1, 1. 1 ,1 JU-.
-LIU 1 1 1 . , III

Index, 1957-59 = 100

Dollars
2 8 80
MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS
2.60

m

FREIGHT CARLOADINGS
110

~~ (seasonally a d j u s t e d )

\

46
Average

2 e 40

• < .11

1963

Hourly

Gross
Earnings
(left scale)

100
44

w
\

2 e 20

42
Average

Hoi ir$ Per
(right scab)

2„00

£X

f****«\»°< W ^

40
80

•Seasonally adjusted,

1.80

1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 U -• L
I .1 1 I I I i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 U _ L j J

I960



90

Week"

1961

1962

1963

38

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i ,i

1960

u a .a

A

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-

xi

t i l

1961

•II

' M 1 1 1 1 1 -•I H J U L I J . . UJ.I 1

1962

1963

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1963

1962
ITEM

July 14

June 22

June 29

July 6

92.4
4,485
96
307
1,742
1,584
253

99.9
94.3
100.6
100.6
93.5
4,774
103
229
1,617
1,460
274

100.1
95.1
100.9
100.5
92.7
4,948
102
241
1,546
1,398
296

100.2
96.0
101.1
100.6
93.6
4,483
93
332

33,863
31,597
20,240
543

34,155
31,729
20,141
546

35,331
33,498
19,796
498

60,865
32,740
122,775
32,195
33,183
14,311
4.62
••56.49
••59.10

61,567
32,860
122,506
32,237
33,278
14,400
4.63
57.73
60.42

1,553
15,442
130,514
7,237
1,239
66.5
420
245

930
16,749
171,114
7,230
1,370
73.5
498
284

July 7

July 13

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
1957-59=* 100..
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do....
do....
do....
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
1957-59=100..
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES....
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
do
1NSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a11 programs
State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico)
do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/,...do....
do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) In leading cities:±/
do....
Loans and investments (adjusted), total
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)

do
do....

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's)
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's > 4/..1941-43*10..
do....
Industrials, 425 stocks
PRODUCTION:
.thous. sh. tons..
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches)...
Stee1

.thous. sh. tons..
1957-59*100..

FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL
do

•100.0
•95.3
•99.8
•100.7
92.7
4,324
85
407
1,754
1,603
284

100.4
96.9
101.6
100.6
94.3

228

273

35,279
33,714
20,054
379

35,574
34,273
20,241
433

35,899
34,744
20,086

62,191
36,220
131,935
29,791
35,489
16,703
4.47
70.09
73.60

62,010
36,355
133,116
30,377
35,599
16,771
4.47
69.41
72.80

61,023
36,518
132,405
29,831
35,459
16,824

1,636
17,369
200,334
7,541
2,426
130.2
599
313

1,683
17,925
199,439
7,508
2,313
124.2
602
311

1,990
17,076
147,456
7,583

4.48
69.94
73.40

2,045
109.8
441
257

480

4.48
69.89
73.36

2,077
III.5

±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. • Monthly index for June 1962.
** Tuesday data.

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1962

1963

ITEM

May

June

NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: 1/
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil. $.
Compensation of employees, total
do...
1
Proprietors income, total
do...
Business and professional
do...
Farm
do...
Rental income of persons
do.
Corp.profits and inventory valuation adj.,total..do.
Corporate profits before tax, total
do.
Corporate profits after tax
do.
Net interest
do.

r^444.7
r^3l6.0
r^49.5
r^36.0
r^l3.5
r^l2.0
r^46.I
r*45.9
r^24.2
r^2l.2

r^462.2
r**327.7
r*»50.3
r^36.9
r*HM3.4
r*HM2.0
r^49.3
r**4Q.A
r**25.5
23.0

r466.7
r332.0
50.7
r37.2
rl3.5
rl2.0
r48.8
r48.3
r25.4
r23.3

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
Personal consumption expenditures, total
Durable goods, total
Automobiles and parts
Furniture and household equipment
Nondurable goods, total
Clothing and shoes
Food and alcoholic beverages
Gasoline and oil
Services, total
HousehoId operation
Housing
Transportation
Gross private domestic investment, t o t a l
New construction
Producers' durab le equ ipment
Change in business inventories
Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Imports

r^544.5
r^348.8
r^47.3
r*M9.7
r^20.0
r^l58.9
r^29.7
r^82.7
•12.1
r^l42.6
•21.3
r^45.6
r»||.|
r^77.3
r^4l.7
r*21.4
r^8.l
r^3.3
r**27.9
r^24.6

r^565.2
r^*362.9
r^50.5
r*H*22.2
r**20.6
r*Ht|63.6
r**29.9
r*H*85.2
r*HM2.6
r**148.9
r**2!.8
r*H*47.6
r**ll.6
r^78.8
••45.0
••29.9
r**4.0
^•3.3
r*»*28.8
r<«*25.5

571.8
r367.4
r50.6
r22.0
r20.9
r165.3
r30.2
r85.8
rl2.8
M5I.4
r22.2
r48.2
rll.8
r77.8
r43.7
r29.0
r5.l
r3.6
r28.6
r24.9

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.

r/ Revised. • Data are for 1st qtr. 1962. •» Data are for 4th qtr. 1962. ±/ Revised series; for revised data back to I960, see July
1963 SURVEY.

Digitized for36036
FRASER


MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

3

1962

1963

ITEM
May

June

..do....

r*M5.l
r*6l,8
r*52.5
*53.3

r*»120.2
r**63.6
r**54.3
r**56.6

r123.0
r65.5
r56.4
r57.5

..do....
..do....
..do....
..do....
..do....
..do....
..do....
..do....
..do....

r*536.3
r*268.1
*99.9
r*l68.2
r*209.0
r*59.2
r*8.l
r*4.8
r*3.3

r**56l.2
r**277.4
r**l03.5
r**174.0

r566.6
r28l.7
r106.3
rl75.3

PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total

..do....

Equals:

..do....

r*433.5
r*56.2
r*377.3
r*28.5

r**449.9
r**58.5
r**39l.4
r**28.5

r453.9
r59.4
r394.5
r27.l

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES).1957- 59=100..
BY INDUSTRY:

rl18.4

119.9

122.5

rl19.3
118.8
r 11-9.9
r105.6

rl20.5
119.2
r122.3
rl07.6

..do....

118.5
rll8.4
rll8.9
rll8.3
116.5
r 120.2

rl2l.l
121.3
r120.8
rl18.9
116.1
rl2l.7

..do....

rl18.3

rll8.4

rl!8.9
r118.1
101.3
rll8.3
r124.2
119.4
r123.2
r110.6
107.1
129.3

r118.8
rll7.6
r97.7
rll9.7
rl25.3
rll6.6
r124.1
rlll.l
107.5
rl28.5

rM9.8
rll6.6
118.3
102.9
119.9
114.9
135.7
112.6
rl3l.6
rll3.3
112.5

May

June£/

123.1

r124.7

126.7

r 123.3
123.2
r 123.4
r104.5

r124.1
124.3
123.7
r106.9

r!25.9
r126.7
rl24.9
rl08.2

127.9
128.7
127.0
110.8

123.7
123.9
123.1
rl2l.5
rl18.5
rl24.5

r122.1
r122.1
r122.1
r124.0
122.0
r126.1

r122.6
rl22.6
rl22.6
r126.5
126.2
rl26„9

126.1
126.7
124.8
127.2
127
127

121.3

122.5

r 124.1

125.1

121.9
121.5
rill.9
119.3
126.2
122.1
127.2
114.6
115.7
128.3

r123.1
r122.8
120.0
120.2
r125.9
r 123.7
r126.6
rM5.5
r108.0
r129.3

r124.8
rl25.2
126.8
r123.8
127.0
r124.9
130.8
115.7
109.3
132.7

126.1
126.9
125
125
130
131
131
117

120.3
r I 16.9
rll9.0
rl02.8
119.6
r l 15.5
rl37.4
115.1
r133.6
112.9
108.2

r122.5
rll4.3
122.5
r98.8
123.9
109.7
r143.6
115.5
r140.3
115.7
114.2

r123.5
r!l6.l
r122.9
95.4
r122.8
rl16.5
r146.3
rl15.8
138.8
rll4.7
112.7

124.3
117.2
123.2

125.0

r105.1
r93.0
r104.6
V126.2
rl30.2
rl32.4

r105.2
r92.8
r105.4
rll9.4
132.4
135.1

105.4
93.9
r105.9
115.7
136.4
138.1

r107.4
100.8
rl07.2
rll4.6
r135.7
136.8

r107.8
rl04.5
107.3
116.3
136.5

137.0

NI9.4
rl20.0
rl27.8
rll7.3
rll8.3
NI7.4
rM4.9
rM9.9

rl19.9
rl20.0
rl25.2
rll8.2
r119.8
r117.2
113.7
r 120.9

r122.4
123.1
rl3I.O
r120.5
120.7
120.2
rll8.0
r122.6

rl2l.9
r122.5
rl3|.2
rll9.7
r120.9
r122.9
121.1
r124.8

123.0
r 123.5
rl32.6
120.6
r122.0
r125.3
r124.1
126.6

124.6
125.0
137
121
123.9
125.2
124
127

9,796
787
4,973
4,037

10,846
727
6,445
3,674

8,131
1,042
4,872
2,217

10,216
521
6,415
3,279

12,343
742
7,657
3,944

9,793
357
5,649
3,788

Mar.

Apr.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Cont 1 nued ±/
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con.
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT—Continued
Govt, purchases of goods and services, t o t a l . . . b i l . $ . .

By major type of product:

Disposable personal income

..do....

|

r**220.2
r**63.6
r**4.0
r**l.3
r**2.6

BY MARKET GROUPING:
..do....

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)
BY INDUSTRY:

..do....
..do....
Instruments and related products
Lumber and products

..do....

.do....
.do....
Rubber and plastics products

..do....
.do....

.do....
UTILITIES
BY MARKET GROUPS:
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL

•do....
MATERIALS

,
.do....
.do....

!

r222.5
r62.5
r5.l
rl.l
r4.0

123.3
118.6
147.0
116.2

132

120

115.3
108.7
105
108

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
Highway concrete pavement contract awards: 2/
. yds..

|

jr/ Revised. &/ Preliminary. * Data are for 1st qtr. 1962. ** Data are for 4th qtr. 1962. ±/ See corresponding note on p. 2. £/ Data
for. May 1962 and Apr. 1963 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks.

Digitized for 36036
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4

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1963

1962
ITEM
May

Apr.

May

June

Mar.

20,254
6,786
3.944
ls068

19,653
6,383
3,926
795

r20,5l8
r6,982
r4,262
r977

r2l,298
r7,263
r4,302
!,086

20,573
6,976
4,065

13,398
1,183
1,486
4,79!
2»20i

13,468
I,l2i
1,537
5,033
2,14!

13,270
1,08!
1,42!
4,976
2,075

r13,536
rl,268
rl,463
r4,677
r2,299

r14.035
r1,170
rl,568
r5,065
r2,297

13,597
1,137
1,543
4,932
2,284

i9,508
6 J 69
3,520
946

19,163
6,029
3,436
923

7.0,365
6,625
3,778
955

r20,320
r6,660
r3,90C
r948

r20,3!9
r6,588
3,775
968

20,309
6,565

Nondurab I e goods stores
..,».„
=».do..»,
Appare I group.. ..,,...
.....,*-,
do..,.
Eating and drinking places,,, .,.„ ,.
,
do. r „.
Food group
,...«.
,
,
do...,,
Genera I merchand i se group
,.,„.„,.„,
.do,..,
ESTIMATED INVENTORIES:
Unadjusted j tota I.. r..
,, „,, b i!, $...
Adjusted, tota I
,
do,.,,
RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total.,.
m
i
l . $..
0
RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES:
Est imated sa Ies (unadjusted), tota I
do. „., .
Appare I group
.........do..,,
Eating and drinking places
„
do....
General merchandise group
„
....do....
Grocery stores
,...,,
do,....
Lumber yards, bu iIcing mater sals deaIers
, „ „,
do....
Tire, battery, accessory dealers.....,,,,
,.do..,.

13,339
1,196
1,444
4,80!
2,263

13,134
!, ! 14
1,464
'1,722
2, 193

13,740
1,212
1,513
4,807
2,471

r13,660
r!,l70
rl,522
r4,846
r2,328

rl3,73l
1,176
1,519
4,856
2,357

13,744

27.44
26.94

27.02
27,08

28,18
27.67

r28,26
r27.64

28.07
27,59

5,396

5,499

5,469

r5,574

5,787

4,594
315
103
1,424
1,908
69
100

4,698
299
106
1,402
2,041
71
101

4,571
283
102
1,329
2,067
52
77

4,651
353
!02
1,504
1,862
63
92

4,857
315
107
1,499
2,063
72
97

Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total
...do....
Apparel group
,
„,
do.«,,.
Eating and drinking places
,...do, PI ,
General merchandise group
do,..,
Grocery stores
do....
Lumber yards, building materials dealers
do....
Tire, battery, accessory dealers
do...,
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL:
Unadjusted index
1957-59=100..
Seasonally adjusted index
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WHOLESALE TRADE:
Sales, estimated (unadjusted), total
bil. $..
Durable goods establishments
do,.,.
Nondurab I e goods estab I i shments
,
do....
Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total
do....
Durable goods establishments
do....
Nondurable goods establishments
do....

4,59!
311
!02
1,451
1,906
61
89

4,523
291
102
1,420
1,899
61
87

4,799
318
104
1,600
1,927
63
91

4,713
305
105
1,519
1,944
64
90

4,741
314
105
1,522
1,955
64
87

110
115

105
III

101
119

112
115

rpll?.
rpl 17

13.52
4.76
8.76
13.59
7.05
6,54

13.12
4.69
8.43
13.7!
7.08
6.63

13.19
4.5!
8.68
13.98
7.09
6.89

r13.54
r4.8l
r8.74
r13.97
r7.08
r6.89

13.88
4.89
8.99
13.87
7.K
6.73

June

DOMESTIC TRADE
RETAIL T R A D E , A L L RETAIL S T O R E S :
ESTIMATED SALES ( U N A D J U S T E D ) , TOTAL J./
Durab le gooda stores. ..„..„„ t „
.,„,..„.>
Automot i ve group.,.„»., (1 „.....
„
Lumber, building, hardware group ,„«,.,„
Nondurab Ie goods stores
„.,
Appare I group..»
Eating and drinking places.
Food group
Genera I merchand i se group
ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 1 /
Durab le goods stores.. „,
Automot i ve group,.........,.,
Lumber, building, hardware group

r/
Revised, j ) / Preliminary.
USC0MM-DC--36036

mii„ $,„
20,226
.. .do., , „,
6,828
.,« ., do, . „ „
4,026
,,
do. ,...
1,063
,. ., „., „ „„do„ „ =, „
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,
do.. ..,
do.,.,

,.

,
„
t

,„

pl!4
pl20

J./ Data for June 1963 are advance estimates.

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