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r„

OF

June 19, 1964

BUSINESS

STATISTICS

°^SS°*

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
Billion Dollars
550
PERSONAL INCOME

Index, 1957-59 = 100

160

500

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(F. R. B. seas. adj. index)

(seasonally adjusted, at annual rates)

140

-

120

_

100

_

450
400
350
300
250

80

I < > I I I I I • i i^^JL.j^JmJm'^^^

1961

1962

1963

1964

-JL^-LXJ-I-U-L^

1961

(

•i^^ijJ^i-.LiaJ™

1962

=J^XXAOJ»J=J=J_JL=L OT

1964

1963

i for March and July 1961 and January 1963 and 1964 ineiu
ernment Life insurance dividends.

Billion Dollars

Index, 1957-59 = 100
110
WHOLESALE PRICES

SALES OF RETAIL STORES
(seasonally adjusted)

25
Total

Nondvm Me Goods

15
*

95 h

®

\

/

/

f

I

_

^

Durable ©o© sis

Farm Product1.

5

IMll

• I I I I •>!

1961

»^a

^3 mem

\ /Vl v /
*

90

:

iBme® g j ^ B g ^ a s ^ ^

1962

1963

IHMIIMMM! 1 ? 11 . 1 ?'?" ^JJULjJjUL^XO-JLd

1™LJ_L.

1964

Dollars
2.80 1

Hours
|48
MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS

2.60

46

42

2.00
1.80

/J#-<*#w*%'*««^4l

40

- ^
I I I » I I HI

1961



38

,1 I I I I I I I I I I

1962

1963

1964

1961

1962

1963

1964

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BUSINESS STATISTICS'
.
1963

1964

ITEM
June 8
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
AS 1 commodities......
...................1957-59-100..

*I00.0
*94.4
*I0I.7
*I00.5
94.0
4,862
3,279
248
1,696
1,526
303

State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total

3/....do....

Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/
Demand deoosits, adjusted
......
..mi!. $..
Savings deposits, ....................
,... .do....

Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
Real estate loans (gross).,
....„„*

do....
do....

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor : s) 4/..1941-43=10..
S ndustr i a 1s, 425 stocks.......... e .................do,...
PRODUCTION:
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses).......

index of production.........

y

number..

..1957-59-100..

Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

May 23

June 15

100. 1
93.8
99.5
101.I
95.1
5,088
3,332

93.9
4,964
3,281

June 6

May 30

June 13

100. 1
93.7
99.4
101.0
95.2
5, 149
3,504
213

100.2
93.4
100.0
101. 1
95. 1

293

252

37,!23
35,844
20,116
334

37,257
36,222
20,196
297

37.487
36,597
20,202
366

100. 1
93.5
99.6

101.0
94.8
5, 1 19
3,227
194
1,507
1,352
236

241

216

1,654
1,488

1,565
1,406

304

255

35,108
32,868
19,438
340

35,298
33,261
19,428

37,154
36,179
20,303

419

407

fi! 4<S?

36,126
129,645
29,660
34,962
16,566

62,785
36,181
129,96i
29,566
35,034
16,645

38 ,-632
139,185
26,488
38,416
18,658

61.656
38,664
139,030
26,31i
38,321
18,700

61.318
38,7 19
139,750
26,577
38,226
18,710

4.47
70.53
74.10

4.47
70.41
73.98

4.59
80.66
85.67

4.59
80.26
85.22

4.59
79.49
84.33

4.59
79.44
84.24

!,567
17,368
198,449
7,432

1,618
17,839
202,982
7,512

1,545
18,277
206,497
7,640

1,683
17,734
193,910
7,637

1,568
17,834
209,666
7,624

215,651

2,513
134.9

2,464
132.3

605
319

616
321

2,511
134.8
595
321

2,462
132.2
577
316

2,445
131.2
580
310

3_/ Daily average.

60,69?

2,417
129.7

4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for May 1963.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1964

1963
ITEM
Apr.

GENERAL BUSINESS

May

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May £ /

INDICATORS

PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE;
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:

Commod ity-producing

industries s

Distributive industries

b i i. $..
..do
!=docsss
..do
..do
..do
..do
..do....

457.4
308.7
122.5
97.2
79.2
48.7
58.3
12.5

460.1
311.2
123.8
98.4
79,7
49.1
58.6
12.6

478.8
324.2
128.4
101.9
82. !
51.2
62.5
12.9

480.9
325.3
128.8
102.3
82,2
51.4
62.8
12.9

r483.6
,-327.3
r129.9
r103.2
r82.5
r5l.7
63.1
12.9

484.8
328.0
130.0
103.3
82.7
51.9
63.4
13.0

37.3
12.8
12.0
17.3
31.9
36.4
11.6
440.0

37.4
12.6
12.0
17.3
32. 1
36,6
11.7
443. 1

38.6
12.1
12.3
19. 1
34.3
37.7
12.4
462.4

38.7
12.3
12.3
19.3
34.5
38.0
12.4
464.3

38.7
12.2
12.3
r 19.5
34.8
r38.3
12.4
r467.0

38.9
12.1
12.4
19.5
35. 1
38.3
12.5
463.3

123. 1

125. 1

128.3

rl29. 1

rl3l.1

131.7

124.0
124.4
123.7
106.9

126. 1
126.9
125.1
108.9

129. 1
r129.5
128.5

130. 1

M08.3

r 131. 4
r128.4
rl07.6

r132.6
r133.8
rl3l.l
r108.3

133.0
134. 1
131.5
i 1 19

122. 1
122. 1
122. !
124.0
122.0
126.0

123.0
123. I
122.8
126.9
126.5
127.3

r 128.5
128.9
r 127.5
128.1
M25.3
r!3l.O

r 12.7.7
-130. i
r 129.6
r127.4
r13 1.9

r130.3
r129.8
r131.3
r131.9
130.7
r133.1

129.7
128.9
131.4
133.5
133
134

Pr op r i etors' in come:
..do
..do
..do
..do
..do
..do
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance. ..do....
..do
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTSLSTIES).1957- 59=100..
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
. .do
..do
..do
.do..
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
..do....

r/ Revised. £./ Preliminary.

36466


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

r128.5

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1963

1964

ITEM
Apr.
GENERAL BUSINESS

May

Feb.

J

Mar.

|

Apr.

May £ /

INDICATORS—Continued

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R . INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)- - C o n .
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX ( 1 N C L . U T I L . ) . i 9 5 7 » 5 9 = 1 0 0 . .
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MANUFACTUR1NG, TOTAL
,do
.do
.do
.do
.do
do
.do
.do
.do
„. -do....

Lumber and p r o d u c t s
F u r n i t u r e and f i x t u r e s . . .

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

do....
MINING
Coa 1

.

MATER 1ALS
D u r a b l e goods m a t e r i a l s

124.5

M27.9

r 128.3

N29.6

130.3

123.1
122.8
120.1
120.2
125.9

125.2
175.6
127.4
123.3
128.4
124.5
130 ,.2
115.9
108.9
132.8

M29.3
r129.6
r120.9 1
r 129.1
N35.8
r129.0
132.5
126.0
r l 17.3
r i 37.6

r!30.7
M3I.2
123.5
r!3!.6
r138.1
r131.4
r132.6
r124.2
113.8
ri38.7

131.2
131.6
126
131
!38

123.7
126.6
1 15.5
108.0
129.3

H28.7
r128,6
r118.7
127.6
r133.5
r-130.3
132.4
r124.8
116.1
137, !

123.4
115.9
122.9
95.4
122.8
116.5

124.8
116.3
122.6
97.5
123.4
118.4

128.9
rl19.2
ri3i.7
r99.3
r129.1
121. 1

r128.8
r!19.3
128. 1
96.4
127.9
r 1 2 1.2

rl30.1
120.5
128.5

130.8

146.1
115.8
138.8
114.8
112.7
107.4
100.8
107.2
114.5
135.7
136.8

147.8
1 16.9
140.7
116.2
118.1
108.5
104.5
108.3
116.4
139,1
140.9

ri53.5
119.!
M42.2
r120.6
105.6

155.6
120.2

M08.5
99.2
r108.4
I 18.8
143.6
146.8

ri54.2
r!!9.7
145.1
rlS9.6
i 18.2
ri08.3
94.5
r108.7
r 121.1
r144.2
147.5

122.1
122,5
131.3
1 19.8
120.4
122.9
121.2
124.7

123.5
124.1
133.1
121.3
122.1
125.7
124.5
126.9

r128.1
M28.7
r140.1
rl24.5
126.7
M27.8
r124.8
130.3

99.7

100.0

95.0
99.9
100.8

132
133
122
139

133.0
r123.0

!?5

119.8
r109.3
r98.7
108.5
126.2
145.0

I 10.7
106
! 10

r 128.1
r128.2
M38.5
r124.5
r127.9
rl28.5
126.4
r130.1

rl29.4
rl29.3
M40.9
125.6
N29.7
M29.5
r!27.S
131.3

130.0
129.6
140
126
130.6
130.4
129
132

100.5

100.4

100.3

100.1

94.2
100.5
101.1

94.0
101.2
101.6

94.3
100.9
101.5

94.2
100.9
101.3

93.5
100.6
101.2

100.6
99.0
95.4
99.6
105.1
88.2
99.3
102.9
90.3

100.8
99.4
94.4
99.8
102.9
86.8
101.7
103.4
91.9

101.8
99.5
94.5
97.9
102.0
82.8
100.9
107.4
88.9

102.0
99.2
95.2
104.9
99.1
83.8
100.5
107.5
88.7

102.2
98.9
r94.4
r105.9
103.3
82.4
100.4
N07.3
88.3

102.4
98.3
93.7
107.4
103.2
81.2
99.4
106.2
86.9

100.4
96.3
100.3
98.1
101.9
99.4
101.5
99.0
100. 1

100.5
96.4
100.4
98.0
102.0
99.9
101.3
99.1
100.2

1,01.2
96.4
99.0
98.5
102.5
101.8
101.2
99.9
101.2

101.1
96.5
r97.0
98.5
102.7
102.0
101.1
99.3
101.2

101.1
96.6
96.1
98.6
102.9
r102.2
101.3
99.1
101.1

101.0
96.7
96.3
98.7
103.3
102.1
101.3
98.6
IOi.0

100.3

100.0

99.5

99.6

99.7

*99.9

$..

20,518
6,982
4,262
977

21,228
7,239
4,301
1,068

18,758
6 , 122
r3,684
709

r20,540
r6,74l
r4,058
r796

r21,183
r7,36!
r4,446
932

22,439
7,503
4,495

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

13,536
1,268
1,463
4,677
2,299

13,989
1, 163
1,562
5,066
2,278

12,636
r927
r1,386
4,849
1,875

r13,799
r1,283
r1,485
r4,929
r2,303

r13,822
r1,140
r1,534
r4,928
r2,322

14,936
1,330
1,629
5,278
2,506

.do....

UT1 L I T 1 E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B _ e „ . 6 0 e . a . B a e . a o a e 9 e e
E lectric
,..,...,
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL
Consumer g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a . . * . . . . _ a . . a a a a a s
A u t o m o t i v e and home goods
A D p a r e l and s t a p l e s

122.5

,do5C0,
.do

•do....
.do....
„do
do
.do
.do

146.5

COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
ALL COMMODIT 1ES
1957-5> 9 = i 0 0 . .
By s t a g e o f p r o c e s s i n g :
Crude m a t e r i a l s f o r f u r t h e r p r o c e s s i n g
.do
I n t e r m e d i a t e m a t e r i a l s , s u p p l i e s , and componentsJ . d o . . . .
By d u r a b i l i t y

Fruits

of

product:

and v e g e t a b l e s ,

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

f r e s h and d r i e d

F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s , canned and f r o z e n
M e a t s , p o u l t r y , and f i s h

.do
.do

C o m m o d i t i e s o t h e r t h a n f a r m p r o d u c t s and f o o d s
C h e m i c a l s and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s

U .do
.do
.do
.do
.do
.do
.do
.do....
.do

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y „do
DOMESTIC TRADE
RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES:
ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 2 /

r/

Revised.

D_/ P r e l i m i n a r y ,


advance e s t i m a t e s .
36466


*

I n d e x based on

r ni i .
.do
.do
.do

1947-49=100 i s 8 4 . 1 .

±/

1

I n c l u d e s d a t a n o t shown s e p a r a t e l y .

2/

1

D a t a f o r May 1964 a r e

MOMTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Conflowed
1963

1964

ITEM
Apr.

May

Feb.

20,276
6,646
3,824
957
13,630
I, 166
1,518
4,864
2,301

20,200
6,512
3,740
940
13,688
1,156
1,504
4,890
2,322

21,533
7,262

28,637
28,061

Apr.

Mar.

May £/

DOMESTIC T R A D E — C o n t l n u e d
RETAIL T R A D E — C o n t i n u e d
.mllo .
ESTIMATED SALES CSEAS Q A D J e ) , TOTAL J/.....,.
Durable goods stores G •..eoo ..0 •..««.«•«...»
0 „.d© o
AutomotIve group
...do.
Lumber, building, hardware group 0 000. „ „ . „
0Ood©s
Nondurable goods s t o r e s 0 6 < l o e s 0 9 6 e < ) o e o o i l o o o o
...do.
...do.
A p p a r e l g r o u p . ..-.............. o.<,„..,,.....
...do.
Eat'Ing a n d d r i n k i n g p l a c e s . s a o . 0.... . ••••
F o o d g r o u p . „«•. .„ . . 0 « e « . .<>*> * o.«<>. o . <,.o .«.<»...do.
,,.do.
General merchandise g r o u p s 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 „ „
ESTIMATED -INVENTORIES;
Unadjusted, tota I..........................
oa3do.
Adjusted, total. e..,•.. . ...e s a 00 „ 60 „ . 0QO o o e o
aoodoa
RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES?
Estimated sales (unadjusted), t o t a l „ „ 0 . o o s O Q O
o..do«
RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORESs
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total 0 < ,o..,. 0 ,.
003do0
, e .do e
AppareI group
Eating and drinking p laces*, ... oao . . a . . oe . .. ...do.
• • .do.
Genera I merchandIse group„
...do.
Grocery stores.................o...........
...do.
Lumber yards, building materials dealers...
Tire, battery, accessory d e a i e r s s < ) 0 0 0 . 0 „ 6 0 ( )
080do.
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total.
...do.
• Apparel group,,....e a e . oe BS.... 0 . . OB .. „ oc «, 0
...do.
Eating and drinking p laces...0 • . . o a a ... ..e.
8.8do.
General* merchandise g r o u p . s s „ a a . » o s . . . o e s . .
...do.
Grocery stores..............................
(,.do,
Lumber yards, building materials dealers...
ooado.
T i r e , battery, accessory dealers 0 ...„......
...do.

2,592

r21,263
r6,939
r3,894
r936
r14,324
r1,228
rI,584
r5,152
r2,489

r21,399
r7,OI4
4,020
906
r14,385
S,272
1,586
5,097
2,529

28,439
28,062

28,709
28,972

r29,5l2
r28,985

29,819
29,222

5,574

5,776

5, 143

r5,773

5,798

4,65 I
353
102
1,504
1,862
63
92
4,705
309
103
1,503
1,946
63
90

4/849
315
107
1,491
2,063
72

4,330
228
100
1,246
1,982
47
72
5, I I I
337

56,873
17,037
3 5 005
S 1,784
8, 199
9,466

57,060
17,095
3,019
11,825
8,228
9,480

58,183
17,175
3 , 169
12,143
8,515
9,712

r58,327
r17,242
r3.162
rl2,143
r8,552
r9,755

r58,463
r17,287
r3,140
r 12,201
r8,540
r9,785

58,503
17,311
3, 100
12^184
8,577
9,815

12,604
7,070

12,647
7,081

12,697
7, 148

r 12,759
7,207

r12,806
r7,255

12,820
7,242

39
40
40
40
38
39
2.44
2.62
2.21

5
5
2
I
6
7
45
63

40.3
40.6
41.0
41.3
39.4
39.9
2.51
2.68
2.26

40
40
41
41
39
39
2.51
2.69
2.27

r40.5
r40.7

40.7
40.7
41.4
41.3
39.7
39.8
2.53
2.71
2.28

r4,162
1,007
14,271

rl,29l
r f,593
4,991

97

4,730
309
104
1,512
1,955
64

NO
1,743
2,018

67
98

4,859
365
II I
1,564
1,970
52
82
5, 126
326
I 12
1,721
2,055
62
96

21,694
7,030
14,664

4,858
304
II I
1,592
1,975
61
96
5, 105
343
I 12
1,718
2,030
61
96

EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS
EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS CNONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS);

TOTAL, SEASONALLY- ADJUSTED 2 / 0 . , „ „ s „ „ „ ( 4 t , 0 . „ .thous
ManufacturIng..••••••..••.................•••..•...do..
Contract construct Ion...eo......oo.o...............do,.
Wholesale and retail trade9»o8.„«,..11„11....1).0.„<1..do..
Services and mi see I faneousoa ....... ............... .do..
Government..„...„„............................„„...do..
PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS:
TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED.......... .................do..
Durable goods industries...........................do..
HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Average weekly gross hours, mfg. Indus., unadj......hours
Seasonally adjusted.....e........................do..
Durable goods industries, unadjusted...............do..
Seasonally adjusted..............................do..
Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted............do..
Seasonally adjusted 0 S ............................do..
Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg a industries.......dot Iars
Durable goods Industries.......................,...do..
Nondurable goods industries........................do,.
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