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June 28, 1963
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SURVEY OF
CURRENT
BUSINESS

BUSINESS

STATISTICS

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
150
TOTAL LOANS A N D

Billion
(average of Wednesday

INVESTMENTS

(Wednesday

data)

Dollars
150

data)

( W e e k l y R e p o r t i n g M e m b e r Banks o f F e d e r a l Reserve System)

140

140
1963

130

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130

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120

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120

110

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100

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1960

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Thousands
250

Thousands
000
MOTOR VEHICLE

Monthly

PRODUCTION

(cars, trucks, c o a c h e s ; U. S. plants)

BOO

-

600

-

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400

200

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1961

1960

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1963

Index, 1957-59=100

Millions
2.5

130

2.0

120

PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS'

COTTON

CONSUMPTION

( d o i l y a v e r a g e ; seas, a d j . )

1.5

1.0

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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1963

1962
ITEM
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
All commodities
..1957-59=100..
Farm products
-.
do....
Foods, processed
„....,
..
do....
All other
....do....
22 commodities 2/
'....do....
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
mil. $..
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
1957-59* 100..
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
thous..
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
do....
State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico)
do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
mil. $..
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ,3/....do....
Member bank reserve balances 3/
do....
Excess reserves, estimated 3/
'...do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/
Demand deposits, adjusted
mil. $..
Savings deposits
do.• •.
Loans and investments (adjusted), total
do....
U.S. Government obligations
do....
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
do....
Reai estate loans (gross)
do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10..
Industrials, 425 stocks
*....do....
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal 3/
thous. sh. tons..
Electric power, by utilities
mil. kw.-hr..
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches)
number..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/
..thous. bbI..
Steel
Index of production
FREIGKT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL
Mi see I laneous

thous. sh. tons..
1957-59= 100..
thous. cars..
do....

June 16

June 23

92.7
4,635
112
238
1,671
1,464
354

*I00.0
*95.3
*99.8
*I00.7
93.3
4,536
97
277
1,650
1,463
265

95.6
4,785
100
222
1,750
1,578
235

94.0
4,826
120
248
1,697
1,526
303

304

274

33,663
31,115
19,638
393

33,654
31,423
20,038
470

34,911
32,667
19,601
478

35,099
32,868
19,439
343

35,298
33,261
19,428
418

35,331
33,498
19,764
502

62,769
32,287
121,640
32,255
32,894
14,161

62,226
32,360
122,872
32,526
33,328
14,227

61,143
36,048
129,843
29,966
35,068
16,537

61,452
36,126
129,645
29,660
34,962
16,566

62,785
36,181
129,961
29,566
35,030
16,645

4.58
55.50
58.09

4.59
54.78
57.41

4.47
70.33
73.78

4.47
70.53
74.10

4.47
70.41
73.98

1,479
15,991
175,690
7,268

1,568
16,628
133,020
7,284

1,521
16,105
164,252
7,453

1,578
17,368
198,407
7,432

1,609
17,839
202,895
7,512

1,587
85.2
590
304

1,563
83.9
593
298

2,608
140.0
548
290

2,513
134.9
606
319

2,464
132.3
616
321

June I

June 8

June 15

June 22

100.1
94.7
101.3
100.5
93.9
4,926
126
241

99.9
94.3
100.6
100.6
95.0

70.09
73.60

199,970
2,426
130.2

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

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1962

1963

ITEM
Apr.

May

Feb.

Mar.

May

Apr.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SALES: J./
Value (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Va1ue (seasona11y adjusted):

...bit. $••

16.41

17.24

15.36

r16.98

17.50

18.1

do....

16.40

16.40

16.54

r16.63

17.08

17.1

do....

15.71 .

16.48

16.19

r18.24

17.90

18.3

do....

15.73

15.97

17.09

rl7.48

18.02

17.8

do....

45.34

44.59

44.40

r45.66

46.05

46.2

do

45.52

45.22

44.01

r45.43

46.24

46.8

1,504
119
273
200
767
145

1,378
102
237
229
664
146

1,304
112
228
199
629
136

1,296
126
221
225
595
129

1,287
116
212
189
620
150

1,303

.thous. $..
do....
do....
do....
do....

121,831
5,440
24,586
49,677
31,691
10,437

91,512
8,270
15,798
29,659
27,569
10,216

94,715
7,198
22,530
26,971
26,098
11,918

100,502
6,957
19,017
34,907
26,148
13,473

Failure annual rate (seas, adj.)..No. per 10,000 concerns..

65.0

58.7

60.7

54.4

MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: J./
New orders, net (unadjusted):
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.):

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.):
do....
do....
do....


r/ Revised. \J Data for May 1963 are advance estimates.


1

III
217
241
'

595

139

100,755
4,960
14,434
32,286
28,847
20,228

118,274
14,502
19,828
33,496
39,291
11,157

54.2

56.4

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

3

1962
ITEM

Apr.

1963

May

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

CONSTRUCTJON AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:
151.6
147.0
149.5
144.9

156.6
154.2
155.1
152.7

87.6
86.5
86.1
85.0

r128.1
r124.4
r 126.3
r122.6

r158.8
r156.9
r156.0
r154.1

170.9
168.3
167.6
165.0

1,542
1,521

1,579
1,566

1,280
1,255

rl,534
rl,5IO

rl,647
rl,6l8

1,722
1,690

5,594
2,922
719
1,953

5,678
2,948
694
2,037

5,926
3,089
775
2,062

6,024
3,118
761
2, 146

6,143
3,147
745
2,251

6,229
3,176
702
2,351

42.2
78.4
41.7
28.2

41.9
78.8
40.8
28.0

43.6
84.6
42.7
28.3

43.9
85.8
43.1
28.2

r44.3
82.2
44.2
r29.6

44.2
85.0
43.1
29.!

1,102
508.3
75.4
423.1

1,133
510.7
96.9
432.8

1,067
501.6
68.3
406.8

1,195
571.4
76.5
458.6

89.1
292.3
8,577
209.4
394.1

89.1
305.9
8,083
232.5
404.1

77.4
341.7
r9,145
218.2
348.7

91.7
363.8
11,131
260.2
413.2

11.5
454.9
51.6

II.1
464.3
55.1

10.7
426.9
44.0

10.9
493.5
53.3

106.2
1,675.9

106.5
1,692.3

88.4
1,563.4

91.6
1,761.4

365

258

167

284

490

248
302

255
253

r247
r490

r27l
r399

294
239

8.35
7.46
11.07

9.76
9.06
11.20

6.60
5.75
10.43

8.11
7.22
10.82

9.14
8.12
11.27

345.4
441.0
579
170.9
18.5
315.9
253
156

386.9
460.1
585
148.7
17.9
338.5
220
132

328.3
360.0
557
188.8
21.0
275.4
291
176

345.5
343.4
637
201.6
22.8
332.6
251
153

r356.7
r354.8
r686
r197.4
23.7
r374.5
210
117

379.6
378.0
672
198.1
22.0
362.1
186
97

52
60
125

319
85
137

29
38
175

51
38
154

r56
r58
r!59

218

31.9

28.0

23.4

21.0

24.7

22.4

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:

FINANCE
AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES
SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.:

TURNOVER OF DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT INTERBANK AND U.S.
GOVERNMENT, ANNUAL RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED:

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
INORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION:
Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous (commercial).thous. sh. tons..

Sodium silicate (soluble silicate glass), anhydrous..do....
Sodium sulfate (anhydrous, refined; Glauber's salt;

FERTILIZERS:
Superphosphate and other phosphatic fertilizers (I00# P2O5):

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS
Beer:

STOCKS, COLD STORAGE, END OF MONTH:

Eggs:

83
172

VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS:
Coconut oi1:
Corn oil:
31.3

32.3

27.3

33.1

31.8

32.8

192.1
156.9

130.9
164.0

292.1
122.6

254.7
148.8

194.2
197.7

135.2
216.6

146.3

98.2

206.3

182.6

139.0

98.4

31.7

23.3

30.9

36.6

35.2

38.0

840.3
96.0

891.4
101.8

893.3
78.7

960.0
123.3

823.3
96.0

945.6
102.7

397.4

425.4

413.1

451.5

386.4

443.7

Cottenseed cake and meal:
Cottonseed oi1:
Linseed oi1:
.Soybean cake and mea1:
Soybean oi1:


r/ Revised.
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued

4

1963

1962
ITEM
Apr.

May

Feb.

Mar.

Apr „

.thous. lb..

13,988

15,033

i3,093

13,285

14,430

do„...
do...,
.thous. lb..

3,225
38,592
510
13,849

3,725
45,094
623
14,646

3,338
37,969
452
12,503

3,428
39,555
475
12,942

3,483
42,271
554
14,139

6,425

5,458

5,316

6,449

6,763

331
122
92

311
123
94

305
III
82

310
122
92

323
124
92

43.70
34.45
48.70
35.30
4.3

51.65
41.65
54.60
36.40
4.1

53.35
44.80
43.05
34.30
4.6

61.55
49.55
50.00
41.65
5.0

r62.20
r48.50
r46.55
r39.35
r5.2

16.20
11.60
11.65
8.10
5.0

11.95
9.60
12.10
9.25
5.1

19.20
16.50
14.05
10.05
5.1

12.85
11.85
17.35
14.60
4.7

574
601
269

444
420
287

513
458
342

550
554
338

599
634
304

3

174
168

356
604

193
187
43
435
583

184
193
34
490
570

204
201
37
516

659

666

809

693

i

18,630
15,995

9,316 1

9,394

18,586
15,890
11,482
459
9,771

18,509
15,737
9,277
464
7,856

May

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS—Con.
TOBACCO, MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS:
Consumption (withdrawals):
Cigarettes, smalls

METALS AND MANUFACTURES
PIG IRON:
Production (excluding blast furnace production of ferro. sh. tons..
Steel forgings (for sale):
do....
do....
do....
MACHINE TOOLS:
Metal cutting tools:
do....
do....
do....

7,436

66.20
45.85
52.10
44.50

5.2

Metai forming tools:
do....
do....
do....

|

13.35
10.80
18.70
15.90

r16.05
ril.55
N4.35
rli.60
4.7

4.2

PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS
NEWSPRINT, CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND):
1

. sh. tons..
do....
do....

525
543
296

do....
do....
do....
do....
Stocks at and in transit to publishers, end of mo....do....

173
180
36
487
550

190
187
39
499
547

868

713

18,870
16,982
11,618
465
10,436

18,799
16,879
9,529
476
8,532

NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES:

1

7

585

TEXTILE PRODUCTS
COTTON: ±/
ous. bales..
Manufactures:
Spindle activity (cotton system spindles):
do....
Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total.. ..mi 1 lions..1
do....
1
do

18,541
16,029

1
|
!

466
8,044

470
8,043

1

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