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BUSINESS
i ^ u u
STATISTICS
W t t K L Y SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT
BUSINESS
ailable 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
2
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS V
1959
I960
ITEM
July 11
Commodity prices, wholesales
A11 commodities
1947-49=100..
Farm products
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••do....
Foods, processed..•••••»••••••••.••••••••••••••..••.do....
A11 other.
••••••<,.••••.•••••••••... do....
22 commodities 2/
«...
.do....
Department store sales
do....
1nsured unemployment, tota1
3 / . . t h o u s . .
State programs (inc1. Alaska and Hawai i)e.............do....
Failures, industrial and commercial......
number..
Finance:
Currency in circulation 4/..
.mi 1. of dol..
Federa1 Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/
do....
Member bank reserve ba 1 ances 4/»
do....
Excess reserves, estimated 4/
do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: J5/
Demand deposits, adjusted.•••••••••••••••••«.mi 1. of dol..
Time deposits, except interbank.••••••••••••••••••••do....
Loans and investments (adjusted), totaI............*do...0
U. s . Government ob1igations.•••..•••••••••••..•..do....
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)...........do....
Real estate loans (gross^e««a-s-«-»s®©a«ae®©see®esdoe®-o
.........
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4/.
.per cent .a
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 5/...1941-43=10..
Industrials, 425 stocks
•...••••.do....
Productions
Bituminous coal 4/....
thous. of short tons..
Electric power, by utilities...
a9 m?1 e of kw«-hr 8 .
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches)
........number..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/...••...•.thous. of bb 1..
Steel 6 /
.thous. of short tons..
87.0
126
1,477
1,353
237
* 119.7
*89.8
*108.1
*I28.2
86.7
I 18
1,503
1,367
242
June 25
July 2
July 9
July 1
119.5
88.4
107.7
128.3
85.4
124
1,674
1,566
296
119.4
87.7
107.5
128.3
85.3
126
1,654
1,547
278
119.5
88.0
107.6
128.4
85.3
109
115
88
108
128
85
271
2
32,105
28,319
18,452
A35
32,194
28,462
18,640
411
31,927
28,135
18,601
559
31,867
27,739
18,343
489
32,155
28,063
18,322
438
60,498
30,913
104,383
30,966
28,395
12,217
61,199
30,882
105,457
31,502
28,499
12,259
59,607
30,950
103 776
25,572
31,608
12,535
58,649
31,157
103,424
25,359
31,645
12,543
57,646
31,116
103,282
25,266
31,449
12,521
4.72
60.03
64.56
4.72
59.59
64.08
4.78
57.28
61.05
4.78
56.94
60.59
4.77
56.94
60.54
4.
56.
59.
864
13,502
150,586
6,802
1,224
13,415
154,722
6,858
1,564
14,213
166,983
6,820
1,855
14,247
150,217
6,81 1
744
13,031
104,955
6,831
a 0 0 e 9 ® «
2,252
1,097
#38.7
585
298
1,739
61.0
642
307
1,510
53.0
549
305
1,203
42.2
456
246
.1,4
51
a5
#19
freight carloadings, totai....................thous. of cars..
July 18
552
306
32,3
28, 1
18,3
5
a oa a«. s
124,2
JJ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following program!
State; R.R.; Federal employees; and ex-servicemen* 4/ Daily average. 5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Estimates for week beginning July 18, I960
Production, 1,556 thous. short tons; operating rate, 54.6 percent. * Monthly index for June 1959. § Based on Jan. I, 1959, annual capa<
(147,633,670 tons); I960 rates are based on Jan. I, I960, annual capacity (148,570,970 tons).
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
I960
1959
ITEM
March
-
Apr i 1
January
February
March
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT'. ±/
qPA^ONAI 1 Y ADJUSTED 0UARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
mat i rsMA i i Kinruic TfiTA 1
h 5 1 nfrir>1 _
O/MnnaneA^iAn fi*f omn InUOOQ +nt?l 1
.do....
do....
U»noc »nri cat 1 i p<; +n+al
..do....
Pr ivate
«...«..«•»....
do....
Mil I+*r«
_ _.
do....
/or-nmo/»l\i{ i San
^r402.8
*28 ia6
*26I.5
*r215.6
*9.8
*r36.1
414.4
r290.2
r268„7
r222.1
9.9
r36.7
do....
do....
do....
19.0
r46.8
r33.8
r 13.0
r 12.3
*r20.1
*r46.3
*35.1
*r 11.2
*r 12.5
r21.5
r46 e 0
35.4
r 10.6
r 12.5
Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj. ,total..do....
f'npnnpa-i-a
do
uOrporaTB nrnf
pi O.it+C
l isKfi^ftTO
> uciw c+9V
ioaj tutI a i e • • • •
O/xrnnra+a nrnf
+av I 1 7th I 1 5+V
do . .
rnrnnrR+is rsrnfi
after +3X- ........ ........do....
1 nt/an^^rtf wa 111s
arl IIIC'f"rnPnT
.do ...
f nfarac^
..............
do....
45.5
r46.4
r22.9
r23.5
-.9
rT5.9
*r45.5
*r44.8
*r22.1
*r22.7
*r .7
*r 16.9
.48.0
48.8
23.8
25.0
r 17.8
.do....
do....
do....
....do....
do....
r473.1
r306.1
r4l .6
145.3
r119.2
*r486.4
*r3l9.6
*r43.5
*r149.6
*r126,6
r501.3
r323.3
r44.2
r150.5
r128.6
Gross private domestic investment, totaI.,>••>••<••do....
MAUI
Inn
........
..do....
DmMurare ' Hiirah lo onii! nntPrii1
.do....
PKan^a ! n hticinocc ~ 1 nv/On"t"nr 1 P^
do.. .
avnnc+e
/"tfv~»Hc »nH cprv 1 rpc
do
do....
r70.9
r39.4
23.9
r7.6
r-1.0
r2l .8
r22.8
*r70.8
*r39.4
*r26.8
*r4.7
*r-.4
*r23.5
*r23.9
Supplements to wages and salaries
Dr/MMr i o+fti^c ® i n^nmo
i
Diieinaec anrl nrA^oCQ i An^ I
....
Dan+a 1 1 nrnmo A"f nOfdnriQ
RRHQ^ MAT 1 HWfl 1 PR mi !PT TOTAI
Persona 1 consumption expenditures, tota1.,.
8 o n/wic
Klnnrltirnh 1a nncHc;
.
Cor 1/1 r-oc
r/ Revised.
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* Data are for the 4th quarter 1959.
Apr I 1
do....
r390.9
r270.4
r251.4
r206.8 •
r9.9
34.8
r79 e 3
r40»8
r27. 1
r 11.4
1.2
r25.2
r23.9
VI Revised beginning 1957; data for periods not shown will appear in the July I960 SURVEY*
ITEM
March
Apri1
January
February .
March
Apri1
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT \J - Continued
\TES — Co
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT - Continued
Government purchases of goods and services,
tota 1
...............
bi I. of dol
do..
Federal (less Government sales)
NatIona1 defense®•••••••••••••••••••••.. .*.•.do..
r97. 1
r53.3
r45.9
........
7
........
Personal 1ncome, quarter Iy tota1
Less: Personal tax and nontax payments
June
May
r97.!
r5I.i
r44.'9
r45."7
*r96.
*r52.
*r45.5
*r43.
*r389.
*r46.
*r342.
*r22.
«
Marcfii
Apr 11
r396.!
r49.:
r347J
r23.
May
June
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: 1/
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
1. of dol
do..
do..
r397.0
r269.3
-tii
C
"III, o
r88ffl,8
r70.t8
r40.,0
r46.9
n o ,8
r40I.9
r27!.7
r-l iO i
ri
i
88.6
8
r7I.
r40.5
r47e3
rIO.8
r404.7
r273.i6
liI-^
5-?®,^
3
r89.!
5
r72jD
r40.7
r47ai6
n o . 19
405.8
273.9
i11"^
U»v6
89.1
72.2
41.1
47 s 7
11.0
,2
r23.
,6
r26.
,9
r7.
,0
r371.
35.,4
r 10,,1
r 12,,5
r13,,9
r25.,9
r28a,3
r9.,2
r382.,7
r35.7
r11,7
r 12. 5
r13.,9
r26.2
r28.6
r9.2
- r385.9
r36.i0
r 12.I
r 12.5
r 13.9
r26.5
r28.4
r9.3
r388.3
36.1
12.5
12.5
13.9
26,; 8
28.4
9.3
389.1
ic>9
II10
I 11
II0
r 110
p 110
>9
IC>9
n0
ic)0
1111
\ !i I
11II
IC)0
II11
10
II
.113
1 <)5
11o
IC>8
II4
r?)1
i r0107
rti4
r97
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)9
IC)8
11f I
II15
1110
IC)3
1111
" 114
1
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1110
1!12
14
11
1112
IC)6
1110
IC)8
1 12
!
i()9
I 11
1115
1250
113
IC>4
IC>8
IC>6
HII
IC)9
r 1 2I
r 115
"120
r 113
105
rIO8
rIO5
II0
110
r386a,8
r262. 1
r384.8
r260.5
Q
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c
rrIi IA
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6
4
!
1
r 10.0
,6
r87.
,9
r68.
r37a,4
r45.4
rIO.1
r35.0
9
r 12 3
2
r23. 1
6
r26.
r7.8
0
•369.
,0
r35.
,0
. r 12,
|2, 4
Propr i etors1 Income:
do..
do..
do
, ,
Less personal contributions for socia1 insur ance.do..
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.INDEX OF PHYSICAL VOLUM E):
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES)... .1957=100
BY INDUSTRY:
Durab le manufactures..
.
.ss-9,dOos
do..
BY MARKET GROUPING:
do..
3
IC)8
IC)I
II0
II12
IC)8
ic)9
do
.....do..
do..
do..
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.).. .....do..
BY INDUSTRY:
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL.....
do..
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1212
p 1 10
p 106
p 115
p98
p 113
p 117
p 120
p 116
p 104
p 107
pl05
pi 10
pi 09
!
1 10
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1512
12>4
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IC)4
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1118
1119
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r IC)4
K)7
K72
1114
110
in
7
ri-iu
r94
r92
rIO8
rIO9
n o>4
r 116
pi 10
p 106
p87
p82
pI09
p 109
p 105
do
do..
do
do
!()4
} 11
!
<?7
I10
i
|()5
I 13
<96
1 14
K)4
I 18
I39
1 19
I
C)2
I 15
i39
I 17
r 106
r 12.0
r9>3
!l9
p 104
p 120
p87
p 119
do
do..
do
12
118
|16
!()9
I 16
I 12
I 17
rl 11
HD6
I 10
I 16
I 14
I 10
rl 14
.K12
I 13
II I
HI
r 12'A
r 115
pl 13
.........
p!23
pl 15
11
I15
i:22
i13
i12
n34
I II
I 19
i
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I
"07
I 10
|i04
1 12
I If
i:24
r<99
I 12
b08
I 13
1 10
i:27
1
I 13
l
<39
rll5
II
12
p 115
1 19
I03
I 15
I08
1 13
r I!
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rH07
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l
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do .
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do
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do.
. .do.,
do
.....do.,
Foods and beverages . «•«.•••••......... .....do.,
r/ Revised.
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* Data are for the 4th quarter 1959.
1
15
n05
V05
08
rl II
|16
I08.
I 17
I06
r!03
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rll12
iS13
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........
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p 115
p i n
.........
p 109
ITEM
—
1*1 «y
• JUIIO
may •
npi i i
June
ftFNFRAI R||Q IMCCC 1 wn 1fATfiR^ - Pnn+1 niiori
MDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.INDEX OF PHYSICAL VOLUME) - Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX (INCL. UTILITIES) - Con.
BY 1NDUSTRY:
MINING...................................... 1957=100.,
Crude ©i1 and nature 1 gas..«.. 3 ....o. =.0....do....
Metal mining.
do....
UTILITIES
do....
E lectr ic
....................do....
BY MARKET GROUPING:
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL...........................do....
Automotive and home goods.......
do....
• Automotive products.......................do....
Home goods
....••...........•...••.do....
. Apparel and s t a p l e s . . . a . . . d o . . . .
Equipment, including defense
do.... •
MATERIALS.
........do....
Durable goods mater i a 1 s
do....
Nondurabl.e materials.......0.0..
..do....
©USTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES:
Fai lures, t o t a l „ „ „ .
number**
Commercial service.o„«C0.0..e0<,„c<s.o„9o.oo00a..o„ad0....
Construction..
.do....
Manufacturing and m i n l n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Reta 11 trade.
do....
Wholesale trade...................................do....
Liabilities (currenr;, tota1...............thous. of dol..
Commercia 1 serv ice.....
.do....
Manufacturing and mining<,0...coc«000.............. do... „
Reta i 1 trade.
8 9 „. s s ,..,do
Who 1 esa 1 e trade
»,„ 099 ,.»5S5..,do..„
r 100
89
100
102
1 14
1 14
115
98
83
100
r95
116
117
115
95
86
r96
104
124
123
97
87
96
r 106
r 124
r 122
r96
86
r95
102
123
121
p97
p77
p98
s. ......
p 124
p 122
1 10
113
114
114
1 14
1 13
104
108.
107
rl 10
III
115
1 17
117
1 17
114
r 102
r 107
105
110
rl 13
r 117
120
r 121
120
115
r 105
107
r 105
r 110
pi 12
pi 17
p 120
p 122
112
108
108
IIS
115
113
. 1 17
110
102
110
112
109
1,135
104
172
199
567
93
1,244
I 1i
167
203
633
130
' ,370
121 .
220
215
674
140
1,273
131
214
229
564
135
S ,334
103
213
228
680
110
108
1 1 1
113
1 10
116
III
too
no
50,917
3,336
12,262
10,835
19,638
' 4,846
49,197
5,069
8,519
12,143
18,234
5,232
1,335
120
24!
224
607
143
70,193
7,809
19,427
19,170
14,116
9,671
69,192
7,065
13,661
18,483
18,563
11,420
73,307
6,095
10,877
31,963 •
17,588
6,784
p 116
p 103
P106
p 103
pi 10
126,450
22,597
18,613
41, M l
28,497
15,632
r r M M r r t i1TV
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1 TPDr iKrl cUct a
HOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
ALL COMMODITIES..
1947-49=100..
Farm products.
do...,
Foods, processed
.........
.do....
Commodities other than farm prod, and foods
do....
Chemicals and allied products..
do...,
Fuel, power, and Sighting mater i a Is.
.do....
Hides, skins, and leather products
| timhpr and wrwl nj~r»dtir*+^
Machinery and motive products.
do....
do
do....
1 19.9
90.8
107.7
128.4
1 10.0
113.4
j 23 5
1 I8*.5
128^2
152^5
153.0
Nnnnipf
1 I f f IVrf
miHi
np
1 ? u1
^ t n i r + t iUU
r a 1I Ul Ql e t es «.» ..........
do
isUI title? lull
18r nltS%
UVe ...
138.4
132.0
Pu1p paper and aliied products ....... .......do....
148.0
Rubber and products
do....
94.5
Textile products and appare 1.................... do....
132.2
Tobacco manufactures and bott1ed beveraaes......do....
S 19.7
89.8
108. 1
128.2
S 10.0
11 1.2
123 6
1 ?8l9
120.0
90.4
107.3
128.6
1 10. 1
112.3
123.7
11 r.8
120.0
91.1
106.8
128.7
1 10.2
1 12.2
123.5
1 12*. 1
1 19.7
90.4
107.3
128.2
110.2
110.8
123.2
rill ".2
119.5
89.0
i07.6
128.2
110.2
1 12.3
123. !
110^3
128.9
153^0
153.3
137.4
132.3
146.6
94.9
132.2
124.5
153.9
154.5
138.2
133. 1
145.2
96.3
131.7
124.3
154.0
154.5
138.3
133. 1
145.1
96.3
131.7
!23i7
r153.5
r154.2
r138. 1
r133.4
146.7
96.3
131.7
122.6
153.4
153.9
138.0
133.6
146.9
96.3
131.7
jr/ Revised. j>/ Pre I imi nary.
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