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*»1MENT O f r „ June 14, 1963 BUSINESS STATISTICS ^BOsSfSt^ 0 ^' 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, 1957-59=100 200 index, 1957-59 = 100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (Ing©fe and steel for 150 Monthly \ costings) - ~^X J^ 100 - 50 0 -JLJ 1 i 1 1 1 1 11 ] _ J — ^ a _ i ^ j _ L j _ j m j__L m i m 1961 1960 i i i i '1 i i i i i t I I i 1962 Billion Dollars I 1 i I i I I 1963 Dollars 2 e 80 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 20 i (seasonally adjusted) 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 2e60 15 2 o 40 10 2 e 20 46 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 44 42 a Average Hotns Per Week"' c^ ( r '9 ht seal.) 2.00 1960 1961 1962 1963 o-^^ 40 ^Seasonally adjusted, , ^ 1.80 /H> 1 . i , ,, I960 » •• 1961 1 • , , , •• 1962 1 1963 Index, 1910-14 = 100 325 PRICES R l CEIVED ANC1 PAID BY IFARMERS Billion Dollars 70 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- and intermediate-term) 300 Prices Paid taxes, and wage rates) (incl. inte rest, 275 _ - j 1 j Prices I leceived 250 f^r° ^\T^ 225 30 1960 1961 1962 1963 I I I M I I I I H 1960 1961 1962 . i . . , i 1 • • , - , . 1963 . 38 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1963 1962 ITEM May 18 June 9 June 2 May 25 June 1 June 8 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES........... DEPARTMENT STORE SALES......;....... 4,639 109 99,9 94,6 100.6 100.5 95.1 4,692 110 100.0 94.5 101.1 100.5 95.5 4,636 107 231 1,774 1,538 280 245 1,730 1,507 306 231 1,79! 1,616 268 244 1,72! 1,549 338 33,33! 30,935 19,809 607 33,534 '31,198 19,80! 512 34,933 33,077 !9,659 459 34,896 33,163 19,682 453 34,911 32,667 19,601 478 61,62! 32,116 120,660 32,256 32,854 14,068 61,504 32,171 120,816 32,266 32,79! 14,084 61,006 35,952 130,716 30,481 35,433 16,42! 61,245 36,014 130,540 30,225 35,267 16,502 61,212 36,02! 129,875 29,957 35,097 !6,530 4.57 **58,08 **61.13 4.58 58.39 6!.26 4.47 70.43 73.87 4.47 70.14 73.54 4.47 70.33 73.78 1,365 15,47! 142,822 7,2!8 1,586 85.1 529 277 1,440 15,876 177,393 7,197 1,504 16,787 191,935 7,515 2,605 139.8 601 322 1,546 16,523 J77,465 7,492 2,626 141.0 598 316 ! ,535 16,105 164,253 7,453 *!00.2 *96.2 *99,6 * 100.9 92,9 4,507 99 do.... do.... do.... .....mi 1. $.. »....1957-59=100.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs ...-do 1NSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 11 programs......... ... State programs (50 States and Puerto Ri GO).....~ do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & BradstreeT)eenumber.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/....do..,. Member bank reserve balances 3/ • ••••«.-• d« Excess reserves, estimated 3/... ......do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) In leading citiesz±/ Demand deposits, adjusted »......,»«mi i. $.. do.... Loans and Investments (adjusted), total ..----.--..-do U.S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial loans (gross).,... do..,. Real estate loans (gross) ....... --do Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody*s) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's ) 4/..1941-43=10.. * "99zl& 100.1 95.5 101.6 100.5 95.6 4,736 100 222 iOO.O 95.3 !00.6 100,5 94.0 235 35,099 32,868 19,483 378 9e9Soe9S 4.47 70.53 74„ !0 PRODUCTION: ,thous. sh„ tons.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches)... Steel .thous. sh, tons,. ..... 1957-59-100.. FREIGHT CARLQADINGS, TOTAL.... do ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. ** Tuesday data. MONTHLY 1,580 84.8 58! 303 3/ Daily average. 2,608 140.0 548 290 !99,963 2,5!3 134.9 4/ Wednesday data, * Monthly index for May !962, BUSINESS STATISTICS 1962 1963 ITEM Apr. May Feb. 15,653 15,372 16,408 15,363 14,012 15,398 r16,259 r15,604 16,294 15,257 19,251 6,284 3,763 950 20,226 6,828 4,026 1,063 17,087 5,432 3,309 649 r19,653 r6,383 r3,926 r795 r20,550 r6,965 r4,248 979 21,335 7,212 4 248 12,967 1,307 1,371 4,520 2,152 13,398 1,183 1,486 4,791 2,201 11,655 826 1,254 4,467 1,627 r13,270 rl,08l rl,42l r4,976 r2,075 r13,585 r1,269 r1,465 r4,7ll r2,3!2 14,123 1,190 1,578 5,129 2,253 19,673 6,332 3,646 972 19,508 6,169 3,520 946 20,350 6,583 3,792 926 r20,365 r6,625 r3,778 r955 r20,355 r6,644 3,888 950 . 20,365 6,547 13,341 1,207 1,426 4,787 2,248 13,339 1,196 1,444 4,801 2,263 13,767 1,214 1,502 4,897 2,319 r13,740 rl,2l2 rl,5!3 r4,807 r2,42l r13,711 1,172 1,524 4,881 2,340 13,818 27.54 26.87 27.44 26.94 27.29 2/.59 5,236 5,396 4,592 Mar. Apr. May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ........do.... do.,.. do.... do,... ........do.... ! i ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: bi 1. $.. [ r28.18 r27.67 28.29 27.66 r5,469 5,580 RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: r/ Revised. ±/ Data for May 1963 are advance estimates. Digitized for30539 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1963 1962 ITEM Apr. May Feb. Mar. Apr. May £/ DOMESTIC TRADE—Continued RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: ....mi 1. $.. ......do.... do,... Lumber yards, building materials dealers..... •••...do.... ......do.... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total... . . • . « « Q O « . . . ......do.... ......do.... do.... do.... Lumber yards, building materials dealers do ......do.... DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL: 957-59=100.. 4,464 361 98 1,398 1,805 62 87 4,582 302 100 1,414 1,921 65 89 4,594 315 103 1,424 1,908 69 100 4,591 311 102 1,451 1,906 61 89 3,826 202 89 1,035 1,790 42 62 4,732 319 101 1,510 1,951 61 86 r4,57l 283 102 r1,329 2,067 52 77 r4,799 318 104 r1,600 1,927 63 91 4,651 353 102 1,504 1,862 63 92 4,713 305 105 1,519 1,944 64 90 112 113 no 115 85 114 101 119 rpll2 rpl!5 12.60 4.54 8.06 13.61 6.98 6.62 13.52 4.76 8.76 13.59 7.05 6.54 12.15 4.07 8.08 13.83 6.92 6.91 M3.I9 r4.5l 8.68 r13.98 r7.09 r6.89 13.58 4.82 8.76 13.87 7.07 6.79 70,769 66,824 4,961 61,863 3,946 5.6 71,922 68,203 5,428 62,775 3,719 5.2 71,650 67, 148 4,337 62,812 4,501 6.3 71,585 67,591 5,296 62,295 3,994 5.6 71,782 67,821 5,269 62,552 3,961 5.5 71,275 66,358 4,049 62,309 4,918 6.9 72,501 68,086 4,841 63,245 4,415 6.1 72,698 68,636 5,008 63,628 4,062 5.6 72,161 68,097 4,673 63,424 4,063 5.6 73,002 68,874 5,023 63,851 4,128 5.7 55,260 16,848 656 2,734 3,935 11,546 2,778 7,675 9,088 55,403 16,891 659 2,716 3,936 11,596 2,786 7,692 9,127 55,730 16,665 625 2,646 3,913 11,679 2,836 7,917 9,449 r55,963 rl6,77l 625 r2,634 r3,9l5 r11,765 r2,844 r7,937 r9,472 r56,189 r16,908 r635 r2,734 r3,9l5 r11,764 r2,843 r7,9!5 r9,475 56,359 16,984 12,338 12,541 6,931 7,000 527 313 454 991 851 1,025 1,019 1,118 226 308 5,407 5,541 1,111 796 1,096 475 596 527 128 294 318 12,372 12,566 6,975 7,037 546 314 467 964 861 1,026 1,025 1,133 227 315 5,397 5,529 1,121 797 1,080 475 595 525 129 298 313 12,173 12,284 6,848 6,874 514 313 428 915 844 1,024 1,032 1,159 229 293 5,325 5,410 1,077 766 1,112 471 576 517 118 302 313 r12,240 r12,386 r6,883 r6,930 r5l8 313 436 r93l r846 r1,028 r1,024 rl,!58 230 r300 r5,357 5,456 r1,086 769 r1,128 473 r580 r523 ri 18 r302 310 12,319 r12,521 6,967 r7,036 r528 r3l4 460 r952 r858 r1,034 rl,OI9 r1,173 231 r302 5,352 r5,485 r1,090 r770 r1,106 r475 r590 r532 120 303 r30l 12,387 12,578 7,037 7,097 551 311 469 964 40.4 40.8 41.1 41.3 39 6 4o!2 40.5 40.6 41.1 41.1 40.0 40.3 40.7 41.0 39.2 39,5 40.2 40.4 40.8 41.0 39.4 39.8 1 11 116 WHOLESALE TRADE: ....bi 1. $.. do.... InN/entories, estimated (unadjusted), total..... ......do.... Nondurab ie goods estab!ishments9ssooe.S.S = I C C do,,.. EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED . do.... do.... UNEMPLOYED CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED do.... UNEMPLOYED 73,127 69,061 5, 178 63,883 4,066 5.6 72,989 68,676 5,033 63,643 4,313 5.9 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRlCULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): do.... do.... do.... PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED do.... do.... Seasona1ly adjusted Furniture and fixtures do.... do do.... do.... Miscellaneous manufacturing industries Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted J./... do.... do.... do.... do do.... do.... do.... Printing, publishing, and allied industries do.... do.... Petroleum refining and related industries.. • •. ••.do.... Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products.. ••••..do.... HOURS AND EARNINGS PER WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MFG. ESTAB.: Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj. Seasonal !y adjusted do.... Seasonally adjusted* NnnriurahJe goods industries, unadjusted...... Seasona 1 ly adjusted £/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. ±/ 30539 do.... ~i~. Includes data not shown separately. TO O 40.1 39.9 40.3 | r40.6 ! r40.8 39.0 i 39.6 637 2,716 3,922 1 1,807 2,851 7,930 9,512 869 1,034 1,027 1,177 231 309 5,350 5,481 1,091 770 1,102 476 592 526 122 304 303 40.4 40.5 41.0 41.0 39.6 39.9 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1963 1962 ITEM Apr. May Feb 0 Apr* EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS—Con. EARNINGS PER WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MF6 S ESTAB.--Con. Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg e industries.......dollars. Durab Se goods industries 6 9 8 8 e e 8 .,,, S 9 ( ,. < , s . 8 , 9 B 6 3 8 8 9 do.., Nondurable goods Industries,,... e . s . . e . . . . e o . s o . e e e .do. se LABOR TURNOVER SN .MANUFACTURING ESTABLSSTENTS? Accession rate, tota! 0 .. s ..monthly rate per 100 employees. SeasonaI ly adjusted,,............................,do«.. Nejr' h i res ..•.....•..•..•••...••...•.•......•....... do.... Separation rate, total 0 o @ e 9 S 0 ........... o e e ... O B s a a o .do.. 0 Seasona I Iy adjusted e a « . . . . . . . . „ . . . . . . . . . . . 0....» .do... QuitesBes,4e.,9„89oe8.,8.e„068»o»e88S8,.8o.....do»„ Layoff ••••.••••••.••••.••.••••••.*••.••..•••••..... do... FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTHj Assets, total.......................................mil. $. Reserve bank credit outstanding, total S O O O o. e s o o ...do... Discounts and advances.••..••••.•«••..•..•»....•.do... U.S. Government secursties......... eo ............do.. 0 Gold certificate reserves 0 .... aoooo . o ..............do®.*, Liabi i Ities, fofai, 9 . 0 6 0 o. 6 8 S 9 6 8 e 0 o 9 «o< i e 0 o«..o» 8 S 9 0 6 8 .cio 8 ., DeposIts, totaI....................................do... Member-bank reserve baIances.....................do..8 Federal Reserve notes In circulation.. ..... ••••••••do... Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit and FR note I i-abi I ities combined........................... per cent. CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND SNTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month e @ a e e ............ ...ml I. $e Installment credit, total , „.B.9„.do,!8 Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted; Extended, total,.,,,..,,...,,,,,..,,,.,,.,.,,,,...,,..^., Repaid, totaI....................................do... Adjusted? Extended, totaI.,..........................o....ado®., Repaid, tota I....................................do..-. METALS AND MANUFACTURES IRON ORE CINCL. FOREIGN ORE): Receipts at iron and steel plants.........thous. Ig8 tons. Consumption at Iron and steel plants.................do... Stocks, end of mo.? At furnace yards...................................do... At U.S. docks......................................do,.. STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS % Total (all grades)• ••••••••••<. ••••••••••••thous. sh s tons. Structural shapes (heavy), steel pi I ing......... ....do... PIates............................................•do.•• Bars and tool steel, total.........................do... Pipe and tubing....................................do... Tin mill products.••••••..••.......................do... Sheets and strip U n c i , electrical), totaI......... do... 2.39 2.56 2.I6 2.39 2.56 2.17 2e43 2e6l 2.20 2 6 44 2.61 2e2l 2*45 2e62 2.21 4.0 4.4 2.4. 3.6 3.7 1.3 I.6 4.3 4.3 2.8 398 4.1 1.5 1.6 303 3.9 1.8 3e2 3..7 1.0 1.6 r3s5 r4el 2.0 r3e5 r3@7 1.2 1.6 p3e7 p4.1 p2a2 p3„4 p3e9 pfe3 pl.5 52,739 30,64 8 I20 29,I82 16,222 52,654 30,705 131 29,622 16,158 54,614 32,608 209 30,586 15,595 53,935 32,585 201 30,963 15,606. 54,612 32,825 153 31,182 15,595 54,207 32,808 208 31,254 15,524 52,739 18,207 17,035 28,537 52,654 17,739 I6,6S4 28,744 54,614 18,205 16,850 29,868 53,935 18,046 16,748 29,934 54,612 18,222 16,904 30,010 54,207 17,573 16,574 30,303 34.7 34.8 32e4 32.5 32.3 32.4 57,314 43,837 58,318 44,495 62,219 48,025 62,276 48,190 63,267 48,873 4,737 4, S II 4,950 4,292 4,033 4,138 4,675 4,510 5,279 4,596 4,659 4,166 4,650 4,211 4,885 4,449 4,940 4,540 5,020 4,490 5,078 9,609 S2,997 1 ,965 2,612 7,691 3,426 9,339 4,026 9,69! 37,609 4,854 42,641 4,938 52,641 6, 148 46,720 5,885 41,054 5,290 6,783 434 639 1,048 660 532 2,794 6,183 431 567 980 663 564 2,,356 5,604 366 514 849 433 495 2,384 6,691 442 613 1,009 564 567 2,840 7,308 498 632 1,119 706 567 3,038 p2e45 p2*62 p2„22 rj Revised. j>/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 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