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July 5, 1963
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SURVEY O F
CURRENT
BUSINESS
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
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
PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
80
Index, 1941-43 = 10
90
Monthly
(daily
-
avg.
close)
^f
70
60
-
50
-
40
Ar^- 1
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1 I
1 l
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1960
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1961
1 1
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1962
1963
Index, 1957-59=100
150
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by ufiSIties)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Index, 1957-59=1
Monthly
{E. E. 1. seas. a d j . i n d e x )
140
130
120
110
-JLJ-~JL™L-J_-±._i_-LJ—L„JL™ . . I . I
1960
1 1 1 !
| ,1 1 1„ | ,,
1
I
1 1 1 1 1 1 i
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!
1
I
1 1 1 1 1 1 J L-J_J
1962
1961
Billion Dollars
40
MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES
80
(seasonally adjusted)
1963
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Index, 1957-59=100
115 t
CONSUMER PRICES
70
60
50
*Book value, end of month
I
20
J-a^J^LjJ„
1960
1961
1962
1963
40
95
M l l l O J
1960
1961
1962
1963
2
WEEKLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1963
1962
ITEM
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
Al 1 commodities
1957-59=100..
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
mil. $..
1957-59= 100..
thous..
do....
June 22
June 29
94.0
4,826
120
248
1,696
1,526
303
100.1
94.7
101.3
100.5
93.9
4,926
126
241
1,657
1,488
304
99.9
94.3
100.6
100.6
93.5
4,774
103
100.0
95.0
100.9
100.5
92.7
33,584
31,236
20,062
493
35,099
32,868
19,439
343
35,298
33,261
19,428
418
35,331
33,498
19,796
498
62,226
32,384
122,872
32,526
33,328
14,227
4.59
54.78
57.41
61,472
32,514
122,806
32,418
33,354
14,268
4.61
52.60
55.10
61,452
36,126
129,645
29,660
34,962
16,566
62,191
36,220
131,935
29,791
35,489
16,703
4.47
70.53
74.10
62,785
36,181
129,961
29,566
35,034
16,645
4.47
70.41
73.98
4.47
70.09
73.60
4.47
69.41
72.80
1,568
16,628
133,020
7,284
1,529
16,520
150,281
7,260
1,578
17,368
198,407
7,432
1,629
17,839
202,939
7,512
1,608
17,369
200,339
7,541
198,578
1,563
83.9
593
298
1,501
80.6
590
297
2,513
134.9
606
319
2,464
132.3
616
321
2,426
130.2
599
313
June 30
93.3
4,536
97
277
1,650
1,463
265
* 100.0
*95.3
*99.8
* 100.7
93.4
4,668
94
275
1,598
1,429
302
33,654
31,423
20,038
470
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/....do....
June 8
June 15
June 23
229
274
35,279
33,714
20,025
448
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) £/..1941-43=10..
I
PRODUCTION:
Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL
1957-59-100..
thous. cars..
2,313
124.2
±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price, "bj Daily average. £/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for June 1962.
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1962
1963
ITEM
Apr.
May
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
.number..
15,653
15,372
16,408
15,363
14,012
15,398
16,259
15,604
16,294
15,257
16,794
15,739
.bil. $..
33.17
16.41
2.37
1.80
34.67
17.24
2.31
2.01
31.87
15.36
2.01
1.68
34.90
16.98
2.32
1.83
r35.43
r17.52
r2.47
rl.98
36.29
18.10
2.66
2.13
5.37
3.94
.88
.79
5.61
4.23
.94
.87
5.16
3.80
.83
.71
5.72
4.11
.93
.82
r5.64
r4.24
r.96
.91
5.78
4.24
1.00
16.76
4.84
.41
1.34
17.43
5.15
.46
1.37
16.51
4.84
.38
1.36
17.91
5.23
.40
1.45
r17.92
r5.l7
.44
rl.43
18.19
5.37
...do....
...do....
...do....
1.18
2.83
3.06
.56
1.22
3.00
3.19
.59
1.18
2.59
3.13
.51
1.28
2.92
3.22
.58
1.25
3.11
r3.20
r.65
1.30
3.74
3.70
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
33.48
S6.40
2.37
!.84
33.50
16.40
2.19
1,92
34.09
16.54
2.11
1.96
34.33
16.63
2.22
1.91
r34.9l
rl7.IO
r2.4l
rl.98
34.87
17.09
2.53
2.01
Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles )..do....
...do....
...do....
5.32
3.92
.89
.30
5.42
3S96
.90
.79
5.41
3.95
.95
.87
5.48
3.97
.95
.86
r5.46
r4.07
r.96
.91
5.53
3.91
.95
May
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.)
MANUFACTURERS' SALES:
VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL
do
Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles) ...do....
...do....
Rubber
VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAl
r/ Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.
Digitized for36001
FRASER
.99
.49
1.43
.64
.91
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
3
1963
1962
ITEM
Apr.
May
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued
MANUFACTURERS» SALES—Cont i nued
VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)~Conti nued
Texti le
17.08
5.07
.44
1.41
1.19
2.72
3.16
.54
17.10
5.00
.44
1.39
1.18
2.77
3.20
.56
17.55
5.18
.43
1.40
1.25
2.82
3.26
.58
17.70
5.23
.44
1.44
1.26
2.86
3.21
.58
rl7.8l
r5.29
.44
1.45
rl.23
r2.92
r3.24
r.62
17.78
5.21
.46
1.44
1.25
2.96
3.21
.60
57.00
32.82
4.80
3.38
10.97
7.27
1.82
1.55
57.14
32.96
4.78
3.41
11.10
7.24
1.83
1.55
58.03
33.02
4.63
3.12
11.32
7.50
1.83
1.58
58.29
33.26
4.58
3.20
11.40
7.56
1.83
1.60
r58.45
r33.45
r4.53
r3.26
rll.53
r7.59
rl.82
1.59
58.82
33.87
4.52
3.32
11.66
7.74
1.85
1.58
24.19
5.15
2.20
2.91
1.76
4.41
3.35
1.21
24.18
5.10
2.14
2.96
1.77
4.33
3.37
1.20
25.01
5.36
2.30
2.91
1.78
4.70
3.29
1.29
25.03
5.28
2.26
2.94
1.80
4.70
3.35
1.32
r24,99
5.20
r2.20
r2.97
1.81
r4.66
r3.39
rl.32
24.95
5.13
2.13
3.00
1.80
4.58
3.41
1.32
56.69
32.47
4.86
3.29
10.81
7.22
1.82
1.49
56.81
32.58
4.85
3.26
10.85
7.29
1.84
1.50
57.69
32.87
4.61
3.15
11.32
7.37
1.83
1.54
57.91
32.92
4.60
3.15
11.26
7.44
1.83
1.55
r58.11
r33.11
r4.58
r3.16
11.36
r7.56
rl.82
1.53
58.44
33.47
4.58
3.18
11.40
7.80
1.86
1.53
24.22
5.32
2.17
2.80
1.73
4.37
3.44
1.18
24.23
5.34
2.18
2.84
1.74
4.36
3.40
1.18
24.82
5.35
2.17
2.87
1.76
4.60
3.38
1.27
24.99
5.42
2.19
2.85
1.78
4.61
3.45
1.27
r25.00
r5.37
r2.l7
r2.86
1.78
4.62
r3.47
rl.29
24.97
5.36
2.17
2.87
1.77
4.61
3.44
1.30
32.45
15.71
1.69
1.80
5.31
3.99
16.74
33.99
16.48
1.98
1.95
5.36
4.02
17.51
32.73
16.19
2.32
1.75
5.37
4.09
16.53
36.14
18.24
2.70
1.90
5.90
4.62
17.90
r35.75
r17.74
r2.8l
rl.99
r5.60
r4.03
rl8.0l
36.69
18.31
2.64
2.15
5.80
4.30
18.38
32.73
15.73
1.75
1.84
5.25
4.00
17.00
33.07
15.97
1.83
1.88
5.28
3.96
17.10
34.59
17.09
2.24
1.95
5.54
4.40
17.50
35.06
17.48
2.55
1.95
5.50
4.36
17.59
r35.80
r17.89
r2.89
r2.03
r5.47
r4.23
M7.9I
35.56
17.67
2.48
2.06
5.73
4.16
17.89
47.81
44.59
4.30
3.12
18.21
14.00
3.22
48.28
45.22
3.06
47.25
44.40
4.16
3.02
18.10
14.57
2.85
46.90
44.01
2.89
48.50
45.66
4.55
3.09
18.28
15.08
2.84
do....
48.48
45.34
4.64
3.17
18.47
14.21
3.14
48.62
45.52
3.10
48.25
45.43
2.82
r48.82
r45.88
r4.88
r3.10
r18.24
r14.88
r2.93
r48.96
r46.07
r2.89
49.22
46.10
4.86
3. 1 1
18.25
14.94
3.12
49.72
46.75
2.96
1957-59=100..
105.2
105.2
106.1
106.2
106.2
* 106.2
106.0
105.2
103.1
103.5
101.4
109.2
106.0
105.2
103.0
103.2
101.5
109.4
106.6
106.1
103.8
104.5
100.6
110.5
106.8
106.1
103.7
104.4
100.8
110.8
107.0
i06.1
103.6
104.2
100.9
111.1
107.0
106.1
103.6
104.2
101.0
lll.l
do....
MANUFACTURERS1 INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Transportation equipment (inci.motor vehicles).do....
Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles).do....
MANUFACTURERS1 ORDERS:
Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles)...do....
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total
do....
Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles)...do....
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total....do....
Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles)...do....
Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.), total....do....
Nondurable goods industries, total
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL ITEMS
Special group indexes:
r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. * Index based on 1947-49=100 is 130.3.
36001
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1963
1962
ITEM
Apr.
May
Feb.
Apr.
Mar.
May
COMMODITY PRICES—Continued
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX—Continued
Apparel.
1957-59=100,
Food
„
do..,
Da i ry products,
,
„
do..,
Fru its and vegetab les„
„.,,,,
do..,
Meats, poultry, and fish
do..,
Hous ing
«
do..,
Gas and electricity
do..,
Housef ur n i sh i ngs „
do..,
Rent
......
do..,
Med i ca I care
do..,
Persona I care. n „
do..,
Reading and recreation
„
do...
Transportation
*...,„.,
do..,
Pr i vate
..
do..,
Pub I ic
„. „
do...
Other goods and services
do..,
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Consumer prices.
do..,
t
102.7
103.4
103.7
108.6
100.1
104.6
107.8
99.3
105.4
113.9
106.3
109.4
107.2
106.0
115.6
105.1
102.7
103.2
103.0
S09.4
99.6
104.7
107.7
99.0
105.5
114. I
106.4
109.5
107.3
106.0
115.6
105.1
103.3
105.0
103.6
109.4
102.1
105.4
108.0
98.3
106.4
115.6
107.3
I 10.0
106.R
105.3
116.3
105,7
103.6
104.6
103.5
109.6
100.7
105.7
108.0
98.6
106.4
115.8
107.3
110. I
107.0
105.6
I 16.4
105.7
103.8
104.3
102.9
112.0
98.3
105.8
107.5
98.5
106.5
i 16.1
107.6
I II.0
107.0
105.5
116.5
105.8
103.7
104.2
102.8
113.9
98.0
105.7
107.4
98.4
106.6
116.4
107.8
110.7
107.4
106.0
116.5
106.0
95.1
95.1
94.3
94.2
94.2
*94.2
May
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100,
Crops
«
„
do...
CommerciaI vegetab les
do...
Cotton
do...
Feed grains and hay
do...
Food grains
do...
Fruit
do...
0 i I -bear i ng crops
do...
Potatoes (including dry edible beans)
do...
Tobacco
do...
Livestock and products
do...
Dairy products
do...
Meat animals
do...
Pou I try and eggs
do...
Woo I
do...
PRICES PAID BY FARMERS:
All commodities and services
do...
Family living items
do...
Production items
do...
All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do...
PARITY RATIO
do...
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF M0.:
Consumers (manufacturers only)
mil. sh. tons.
Receipts during month
do...
Consumption during month
do...
Warehouses (merchant wholesalers)
do...
Producing mi I is:
In process (ingots, semifinished, etc.)
do...
Finished (sheets, plates, bars, pipe, etc.)
do...
r / R e v i s e d . p_/ P r e l i m i n a r y .
USC0MM-DC—36001
*
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
241
239
284
284
159
230
208
255
172
543
243
233
304
130
260
239
234
234
283
157
230
203
253
204
543
242
231
304
128
261
240
238
237
270
161
234
268
258
151
501
242
249
281
155
274
242
244
243
278
161
239
308
254
140
501
240
240
288
144
279
240
246
242
275
162
233
327
258
156
500
235
234
286
134
272
24!
244
244
277
169
215
317
258
153
500
239
232
294
133
272
280
296
269
307
79
279
294
268
r306
78
283
297
274
310
77
283
297
273
311
78
283
297
273
311
77
283
298
272
311
77
12.1
4.5
4.8
3.6
11.4
3.9
4.6
3.5
9.2
4.9
4.6
3.1
r9.6
p3.3
10.3
5.8
5.1
P3.3
6.7
6.8
7.5
7.1
7.6
7.2
7.5
7.4
r5.3
4.9
Index based on 1947-49=100 i s 7 6 . 8 .
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PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO A V O I D
PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
FIRST CLASS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
OF CURRENT
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FRASER
June
BUSINESS
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