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June 7, 1963 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 t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars 150 Billion Dollars 150 (Wednesday data) 140 140 1963 130 ,130. 120 120 110 H 110 100 i Index, 1957-59=100 150 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) i i i i l i i i i t ^ 100 J P M A M J J A S O N D 1963 1962 1961 1960 Index, 1957-59=100 150 Monthly Weekly 1963 (E. E. I. seas. adj. index) fj 140 140 130 130 / 1962 120 120 110 1 I 1 I 1 1 • 1 1 1 1 I ™i-JLJL™jL. 1 1- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! Biilion Dollars 40 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally 1 1 1 1 \ 1 ,1™ - J — L - J - J L J . J 1962 1961 1960 80 1 .1 1 i-,i i- '• -i '• • -1 i- -• • •- i I 1 1 0 J F M A M J . 1963 JASO'ND. Billion Dollars 80 NEW CONSTRUCTION adjusted) (seasonally adjusted annual r a t e ) 70 60 40 50 Private *Book value, end of month 20 I, ' ' I " I I I I I M • I • M ' J i i i i l i n n 1960 1961 1962 1963 Residential (non farm) 40. m l 1960 1961 1962 III,.I i 1963 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1963 1962 ITEM June 2 May 26 May 18 May 11 May 25 June I COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $.. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES 1957-59= 100.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. 1NSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 11 programs do.... State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ^3/....do.... 247 1,855 1,680 322 99.9 94.6 100.6 100.5 95.1 4,692 110 231 1,794 1,616 268 100.0 94.5 101.! 100.5 95.5 4,636 107 251 33,331 30,935 19,809 607 34,755 33,081 19,716 362 34,933 33,077 19,659 459 34,896 33,163 19,682 453 34,911 32,667 19.. 570 431 61,888 35,909 129,777 30,277 35,232 16,310 4.57 61.11 64.21 61,621 32,094 120,660 32,256 32,854 14,068 4.57 **58.08 **6I.I3 4.48 70,01 73.55 61,006 35,952 130,716 30,481 35,433 16,421 4.47 70.43 73.87 61,245 36,0i4 130,540 30,225 35,267 16,502 4.47 70,14 73.54 4.48 70.33 73.78 1,362 16,202 179,647 7,279 1,646 88.4 580 306 1,365 15,471 142,822 7,218 1,586 85.1 531 278 1,536 16,529 200,718 7,485 2,548 136.8 599 322 1,504 16,787 191,935 7,515 2,605 139.8 601 322 1,523 16,523 177,458 7,492 2,626 141.0 598 316 * 100.2 *96.2 •99.6 * 100.9 94.5 4,490 106 245 1,755 1,507 285 92.9 4,507 99 231 1,774 1,538 280 33,327 31,153 19,831 532 60,857 32,066 120,832 32,320 32,978 14,041 99.8 94.7 99.7 100.5 94.7 4,814 127 100.1 95.5 101.0 100,5 95.6 338 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading citiesi4f Loans and investments (adjusted), total Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. PRODUCTION: Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. ** Tuesday data. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 155,953 2,608 140.0 3/ Daily average. £/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for May 1962. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1962 ITEM Mar. 1 Apr. Jan. Mar. Feb. Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SALES: VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL ...bi 1. $.. do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehic es)..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehic les)..do.... do.... do.... 1 do.... r/ Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 30534 34.56 17.06 2.61 1.86. 5.64 4.03 .88 .76 17.50 5.02 .41 1.40 1.27 2.84 3.27 .57 33.17 16.41 1 2.37 1.80 5.37 3.94 .88 .79 16.76 4.84 .41 1.34 1.18 2.83 3.06 .56 32.34 15.51 2.08 1,70 5.02 3.96 .83 .74 16.83 4.93 .42 1.29 1.21 2.69 3.44 .56 31.87 15.36 2.01 1.68 5.16 3.80 .83 .71 33.22 16.33 2.46 1.89 5.30 3.78 .88 .78 16.89 4.92 -42 1.37 1.22 2.72 3.18 .56 33.48 16.40 2.37 1.84 5.32 3.92 .89 .80 17.08 5.07 .44 1.41 1.19 2.72 3.16 .54 33.13 16.01 2.03 1.88 5.29 3.72 .93 .87 17.13 5.06 .44 1.33 1.23 2.74 3.26 .55 34.09 16.54 2.11 1.96 5.41 3.95 .95 .87 17.55 5.18 .43 1.40 ! 16.51 4.84 .38 1.36 1.18 2.59 3.13 .51 1 1.25 2.82 3.26 .58 1 r34.90 r16.98 r2.32 rl.83 5.72 r4.ll r.93 .82 rl7.9l r5.23 .40 1.45 1.28 r2.92 r3.22 .98 35.40 17.50 2.49 1.97 5.68 4.21 .94 r34.33 r16.63 r2.22 rl.9l 5.48 r3.97 r.95 r.86 r17.70 r5.23 r.44 1.44 1.26 r2.86 r3.2l .58 34.86 17.08 2.43 1.97 5.48 4.04 .94 •91 17.89 5.16 .44 1.42 1.25 3.11 3.18 .64 .91 17.78 5.28 .44 1.45 1.22 2.91 3.22 .60 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1962 1963 ITEM Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: BOOK VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 56.87 32.70 4.87 3.32 10.88 7.25 1.84 1.54 57.00 32.82 4.80 3.38 10.97 7.27 1.82 1.55 57.69 32.68 4.65 3.09 11.19 7.43 1.82 1.55 58.03 33.02 4.63 3.12 11.32 7.50 1.83 i.58 r58.29 r33.26 r4.58 3.20 r I 1.40 r7.56 rl.83 1. £0 58.57 33.56 4.52 3.27 M . 54 7.66 J.83 1.59 adO.... 24.17 5.18 2.27 •2.89 1.75 4.44 3.31 1.21 24.19 5.15 2.20 2.91 !.76 4.4! 3.35 1.21 25.01 5.47 2.30 2.86 1.76 4.64 3.35 i.25 25.01 5.36 2.30 2.91 1.78 4.70 3.29 1.29 r25.03 r5.28 2.26 r2.94 1.80 4.70 r3.35 rl.32 25.02 5.20 2.2! 2.99 1.81 4.67 3.38 1.31 adO.... adO.... 56.57 32.41 4.91 3.27 10,76 7.14 1.84 1.49 56.69 32.47. 4.86 3.29 10.8! 7.22 1.82 1.49 57.48 32.73 4.59 3.19 11.31 7.28 1.82 1.54 57,69 32.87 4.61 3.15 11.32 7.37 1.83 1.54 r57.9l r32.92 .-4.60 3.15 r11.26 r7.44 rl.83 rl.55 58.2! 33.19 4.57 3.17 11.36 7.62 1.83 !.53 24.16 5.31 2.19 2.81 1.73 4.36 3.41 1.18 24.22 5.32 2.17 2.80 1.73 4.37 3.44 1.18 24.76 5.34 2.13 2.86 1.76 4.58 3.44 1.24 24.82 5.35 2.17 2.87 1.76 4.60 3.38 1.27 ,-24.99 r5.42 2.19 r2.85 1.78 4.61 r3.45 rl.27 25.02 5.38 2. 18 2.87 1.78 4.62 3.46 1.28 34.30 16.74 2.36 1.86 5.71 3.90 17.57 32.45 15.71 1.69 i.80 5.31 3.99 16.74 33.08 16.17 2.29 1.76 5.15 4.13 16.91 32.73 16.19 2.32 1.75 5.37 4.09 16.53 r36.14 r18.24 r2.70 rl.90 r5.90 r4.62 r17.90 35.90 17.90 2.83 2.02 5.67 4.07 18.00 .do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles).. .do.... .do.... 32.95 16.00 2.21 1.88 5.27 3.79 16.95 32.73 15.73 1.75 1.84 5.25 4.00 17.00 33.90 16.71 2.14 1.92 5.51 4.02 17.19 34.59 17.09 2.24 1.95 5.54 4.40 17.50 r35.06 r17.48 r2.55 ri.95 r5.50 >4.36 r17.59 35.91 18.02 2.91 2.06 5.54 4.24 17.90 Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total... •do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). .do.... .do.... 49.20 46.04 5.32 3.17 18.53 14.16 3.16 48.48 45.34 4.64 3.17 18.47 14.21 3.14 46.39 43.57 3.85 2.96 17.89 14.27 2.82 47.25 44.40 4.16 3.02 18.10 14.57 2.85 r48.50 r45.66 r4.55 r3.09 r18.28 r15.08 r2.84 48.99 46.05 4.89 3. 14 18.28 14.94 2.94 Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.), total... .do.... .do.... .do.... 49.01 45.86 3.14 48.62 45.52 3.10 46.28 43.40 2.88 46.90 44.01 2.89 r48.25 r45.43 r2.82 49.14 r46.24 2.90 u. ft., Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous (commercial).thous. sh. tons., .do.... .do.... 1,159 494.8 73.5 437.5 1,102 508.3 75.4 423.1 1,139 501.3 72.7 434.1 1,067 501.6 68.3 406.8 .do.... .do.... u. ft,, tons.. 89.9 300.9 9,161 212.2 400.7 89.1 292.3 8,577 269.4 394.1 83.6 362.9 9,547 217.7 344.2 77.4 341.7 9,141 218.2 348.7 .do.... .do.... Sodium silicate (soluble silicate glass), anhydrous. •do.... Sodium sulfate (anhydrous, refined; Glauber's salt; .do.... 11.0 466.3 47.8 11.5 454.9 51.6 10.6 452.8 40.8 10.7 426.9 44.0 113.7 1,725.6 106.2 1,675.9 97.3 1,678.5 88.4 1,563.4 b il. $.. Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles) .dO.... .do adO.... Transportation equipment Cine I.motor vehicles) .dO.... .do.... .do.... .do.... MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles).. .do.... .do.... New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total .do.... .do.... CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION:' xj Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for 30534 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1963 1962 ITEM May Feb. Mars Apr. 4,600 3,325 1,928 ! f 345 487 5,319 3,821 2,308 1,514 692 r3,990 2,930 1,579 1,156 323 r4,346 r3,132 r 1,736 r1,275 r364 r4,778 r3,483 r2,063 r1,447 r5l9 5; 491 3,938 2,428 1,618 710 839 223 348 161 107 433 894 229 383 185 122 476 869 235 368 151 93 377 r850 r227 363 155 102 r423 837 225 353 148 112 r45l 871 225 372 161 130 484 1,275 425 103 339 408 1,493 436 !I4 509 439 r1,052 352 r86 277 337 rl,2l4 r406 94 337 377 r1,295 r436 1,553 448 58,279 41,747 23,484 60,764 43,472 25,018 r6l,OI8 r42,483 r23,978 r60,473 r43,65l r25,132 62 739 44,832 26 401 do.... do.... 1 1,234 2,792 4,793 2,353 1,385 5,388 i1,257 2,886 4,752 2,268 1,466 5,481 r60,163 42,313 23,878 M,2i9 2,716 4,999 2,256 1,328 5,588 r11,224 r2,722 4,982 2,266 !,366 r5,6l9 11,185 2,815 4,846 2,162 1,464 r5,588 10,986 2,837 4,630 1,979 1,576 5,575 do.... do.... do.... do.... 16,532 5,106 1,381 5,057 17,292 5,122 1,354 5,830 r17,850 5,096 r1,494 6, 181 rIS,535 r5,240 1,312 6,948 r16,822 r5,233 17,907 5,265 r 151 Apr. May CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE . ...mi i. $.. , do •>... .do,,.,. NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Res i dent i n 1 (non-farm) . , . „ . . . . . , . . do.... do.... do..,. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... .....do.... do do NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL mil. £.. do.... do.... do.... do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOS ITE 352 416 5,254 1947-49=100.. 148 147 150 150 sh. tons.. do.... do.... do.... 12.4 4.9 4.5 3.6 12.1 4.5 4.8 3.6 8.9 4.2 4.1 3.2 r9.2 r4.9 4.6 3.1 9.7 5.4 4.9 do.... 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.5 7.1 7.6 7.2 sh. tons.. do.... do.... 274 312 2,414 294 357 2,352 286 244 2,708 312 306 2,864 389 355 2,613 474.1• 315.9 142.2 499.0 354.3 160.4 r47I.O r307.l r136.7 495.3 344.3 159.8 150 METALS AND MANUFACTURES STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF MO.: Producing mi lis: Finished (sheets, plates, bars, pipe, etc.)... 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