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^tMENTOf c June 8, 1962 TATKT PS I ft 1 S O I I \j\) ^WEEKLY SUFPLLMENr TO THE S U i V l Y OF CUHftENT BUSINESS Availab'e only with subscription to the SURVP' OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly ancr Tortisy na\<j s t b s e q u e i / t o those o t / i ished in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1957-59=100 200 Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (&rag®% and! Heel foir costings) 150 h 100 h 50 0 1 L_1L--LJL-JL.-LJL_J l—JL-J L..J I L f 1959 1__ 1 j JL.JL—LJL.J L_L_J j L-i—LJL—'..—J I960 I I » » . L_l—JL-JL—I 196! Billion Dollars 40 80 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES t J i I J F M A M J J A S O N D 1962 Billion Dollars 80 NEW CONSTRUCTION (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted, annual rate) H 70 60 60 40 -i 50 20 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ r%^ Total _ - 0<r0^^>-o-o-o<K, ^ JPswaf© Residenfk ll (nonform) *Book value, end of month 2 0 tjajL-U-LLj 1959 40 J.JLJ-j„l„iLJLJLJ 1960 1961 0 J J J J L I _ L L 1 _ 1 _ A J . -LXJL 1 \ LUULJL-L- 1962 Billion Dollars 70 | index, 1910-14 = 100 320 PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY P A i M i f t S CONSUME CKfiocr ^yyjrm mmim(bhort- a i o mien nedlo/o-zeti i* 60 r 260 240 220 1959 1960 1961 1962 [^J^J^IJ^^^ 1959 -1960 1961 1962 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1961 ITEM S962 June 3 May 27 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: 1957-59-100.. do.... do.... do.... 1947-49=100.. 22 commodities 2/ DEPARTMENT STORE SALES INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs 1NSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 11 programs do FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ,3/....do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/Ba ...do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) In leading cities:^/ Demand deposits, adjusted... ,... do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do...Commercial and industrial loans (gross)... do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. 85.8 137 *I00.0 *94.8 *99.7 *!00.8 85.5 132 100.4 96.8 99.9 100.9 82.7 168 100.3 96.3 99.7 100.9 82.7 156 100.2 95.7 99.6 100.9 82.0 148 280 3,158 2,201 368 283 3,159 2,191 254 253 1,889 1,601 310 248 1,829 1,560 329 245 285 280 32,001 28,070 18,917 565 32,058 27,904 18,872 615 33,267 31,025 19,852 457 33,406 30,970 19,812 485 33,327 31,153 19,829 530 33,33! 30,935 19,759 534 61,876 28,131 111,927 31,188 31,586 12,842 62,120 28,202 112,147 31,397 31,460 12,855 61,842 31,871 120,379 31,667 32,910 13,923 60,657 31,955 121,312 32,125 33,123 13,990 60,857 32,045 120,832 32,320 32,978 14,041 4.58 66.26 69.99 4.60 66.56 70.46 4.59 64.26 67.64 4.58 64.27 67.66 4.57 61.11 64.21 1,365 14,390 154,198 7,054 1,339 13,887 102,597 7,061 1,36! 15,445 183,300 7,260 1,376 16,008 180,049 7,267 1,375 16,202 179,675 7,279 2,077 2,052 110.1 531 275 1,765 94.7 584 313 1,662 89.2 587 311 1,646 88.4 580 306 100.1 95.5 99.6 100.8 80.6 4.57 58.08 61. 13 PRODUCTION: thous. sh. tons.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches)..., thous. sh. tons.. ....i957-59-i00.. Stee1 i i i .5 579 305 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL do 141,437 1,586 85.! J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ DaMy average. 4_/ Wednesday data (Tuesday in June 2 column). * Monthly index for May 1961. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1961 1962 ITEM March April January February 31.43 15.09 2.33 1.64 4.84 3.73 .77 .68 16.34 4.73 .41 1.29 1.17 2.63 3.38 ,53 30.62 14.86 2.26 1.56 4.95 3.55 .78 .65 15.76 4.58 .37 1.31 1.12 2.50 3.00 .49 32*85 15.95 2.41 1.83 5.22 3.60 .88 .80 16.89 4.95 ,43 1.37 1.21 2.75 3.17 .56 March Apri 1 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SALES: VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL ...bi 1. $.. do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehic es)..do.... do.... do.... Textile... VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... .....do.... do.... do.... Machinery (including electrical), do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehic es)..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Digitized for £./ FRASER Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 5484 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 31.28 14.58 1.96 1.60 5.10 3.29 .79 .75 16.70 4.94 .42 1.22 1.17 2.51 3.27 s 50 29.55 13.69 1.79 1.60 4.71 3.02 .77 .73 15.86 4.80 .42 1.16 1.10 2.38 3.08 ,49 29.36 13.96 1.94 1.55 4.78 3.19 .77 .69 15.39 4.51 .37 1.12 1.10 2.44 3.10 ,48 30.09 14.14 1.95 1.62 4.85 3.15 .80 .69 15.96 4.80 .40 1.20 l.ll 2.40 3.25 ,48 32.04 15.50 2.27 1.80 5.10 3.48 .85 .80 16.54 4.86 .43 1.33 1.19 2.66 3.19 .52 34.56 r17.06 2.61 rl.86 5.64 r4.03 r.88 .76 r17.50 r5.02 .41 1.40 1.27 r2.84 r3.27 .57 r33.22 r16.33 2.46 ri.89 r5.30 3.78 .88 r.78 r16.89 r4.92 .42 1.37 1.22 r2.72 r3.18 ,56 33.26 16.43 2.37 1.80 5.36 3.99 .88 .79 16.83 4.87 .41 1.32 1. 18 2.80 3.14 .56 33.57 16.42 2.37 1.83 5.30 3.96 .89 .79 17.16 5.11 .44 1.39 1 18 2 69 3.25 .54 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1961 1962 ITEM March Apri I January February March GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: BOOK VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL bil. $ Durable goods industries, total J_/ „ do., Pr imary meta I do.. Fabr i cated meta I . do.. Machinery (including electrical) ..do.. Transportation equipment Unci.motor vehicles).do.. Lumber and furniture do.. Stone, clay, and glass do.. Nondurable goods industries, total J/ Food and beverage „9 Tobacco.... .......... Text i Ie...., Paper Chem i ca I Petroleum and coal Rubber e .....do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... BOOK VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do... Durable goods industries, total _[/ do... Primary metal do... Fabricated metal do... Machinery (including electrical)..... do... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles).do... Lumber and furniture do... Stone, clay, and glass..... do... 53.81 30.77 4.52 3.02 10.37 6.83 1.84 1.47 53.73 30.63 4.48 3.02 10.38 6.70 1.84 1.48 55.98 31.84 4.91 3.12 10.46 7.14 1.86 1.49 56.51 32.33 4.90 3.22 10.67 7.24 1.84 1.52 r56 .87 r32 .70 r 4 .87 r 3 .32 r I O .88 r 7 .25 r l .84 1. 5 4 23.05 4.94 2.05 2.81 1.66 4.27 3.26 1.16 23.10 4.92 2.01 2.84 1.68 4.27 3.29 1.15 24.14 5.40 2.34 2.78 1.70 4.35 3.31 1.16 24.18 5.27 2.31 2.83 1.73 4.41 3.30 1.19 r24 .17 r 5 .18 2 .27 2 .89 r ! .75 r 4 .44 r 3 .31 r l .21 53.31 30.30 4.47 2.95 10.25 6.69 1.84 1.41 53.38 30.15 4.51 2.92 !0.2! 6.60 1.83 1.42 55.73 31.88 4.84 3.23 10.56 7.00 1.86 1.48 56.18 32.19 4.89 3.25 10.65 7.12 1.84 1.48 r 5 6 .57 r 3 2 .41 r 4 .91 23.01 5.06 1.98 2.76 U62 4.19 3.37 1.12 23.22 5.14 1.98 2.76 l 3 64 4.26 3.37 1.13 23.84 5.27 2.18 2.78 l 0 70 4.29 3.36 1.14 23.99 5.26 2.19 2.78 !s7! 4.31 3.39 1.17 r24 r5 2 2 r! r4 r3 31.35 14.51 2.12 1.62 5.16 2.97 16.84 32.20 15.89 3.01 1.75 5.01 3.47 16.31 32.94 16.43 2.84 1.93 5.37 3.40 16.51 31.13 15.33 2.38 1.64 5.14 3.48 15.81 33.08 16.19 2.33 1.83 5.35 3.70 16.89 r 3 4 30 r l 6 74 r 2 , 36 r l , 86 r 5 , 71 r 3 .90 r ! 7 , 57 r3 9 27 r I O .76 r 7 .14 r l .84 1 .49 Nondurable goods industries, total J/ , do... Food and beverage do... Tobacco* do... Text ile. do... Paper 8 , , e c t s o 5 „ , . o s o 9 s a o o , „ „ s , 8 5 8 , „ 3 „ s „ . „ a , d o 8 0 8 Chemical do... PetroIeum and coaI do... Rubber do... MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: New orders, net (unadjusted), total .do... Durable goods industries, total U do... Primary metal do... Fabr i cated meta I do... Machinery (including electrical) do... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total.... do... Durable goods industries, total ±/ do... Pr imary meta I do... Fabr i cated meta I do... Machinery (including electrical) do... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... 29.85 13.82 1.88 1.62 4.76 3.02 16.03 29.60 14.08 2.06 1.53 4.73 3.19 15.52 30.41 14.38 2.19 1.58 4.74 3.28 16.03 Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total....do... Durable goods industries, total J/. do... Pr imary meta I.. do... Fabr i cated meta I..... do... Machinery (including electrical) do... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do... Nondurable goods industries, total ..do... 45.59 42.72 3.75 2.78 17.42 14.39 2.87 45.83 42.84 3.87 2.76 17.37 14.38 2.99 48.97 45.92 5.45 3.10 18.27 14.38 3.05 49.46 46.37 5.57 3.18 18.47 14.30 3.09 r 5 . 32 r 3 . 17 r ! 8 . 53 r l 4 . 16 r 3 . 16 mil. $. do... 53,641 41,465 53,756 41,423 56,278 42,846 55,592 42,632 55,680 42,704 do... do... 3,907 4,104 3,721 3,764 3,756 4,073 3,566 3,780 4,301 4,229 do... do... 3,894 3,907 3,800 3,907 4,194 3,979 4,302 4,066 4,363 4,094 do... do... .do... 11,878 8,524 88 7,359 5,125 73 ,959 ,357 100 9,773 6,729 85 12,354 9,104 104 do. .....do. do. do. 3,171 5,799 1,348 1,472 4,319 493 736 1,738 ,570 466 353 ,470 5,910 400 2,080 1,298 3,728 5,879 1,188 1,456 do,. ..••••• do.. do.. do.. do.. 7,012 726 480 4,279 1,528 6,450 722 443 3,754 1,532 7,395 803 471 4,316 1,890 6,858 755 449 4,094 1,575 7,749 733 3/449 3/4,597 1/1,972 .16 .31 .19 .81 73 36 .41 r 1 18 r32, 95 r l 6 . 00 r2.2l r l . 88 r 5 . 27 r 3 . 79 r ! 6 . 95 r49.20 r46. 04 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month Installment credit, total Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, tota I Repaid, tota I Adjusted: Extended, tota I Repaid, total , FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Rece i pts, tota I. Receipts, net 27 Customs „ Individual income taxes Corporation income taxes Emp loyment taxes Other internal revenue and receipts Expenditures, total 2/ Interest on public debt Veterans' services and benefits Nationa I defense All other expenditures jr/ Revised- j)/ Preliminary. J_/ include ria+a -for "other Industrie?" not shown^ 2/ D^+a reflect pyrlusinn of c^f+ain in+erftind trans actions. 3/ Data beginning Mar. 1962 reflect revised classifications; not comparable with earlier figures. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 5484 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued S962 1961 I TEN Apr 1 1 May February March Apr! 1 May COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM P R O D U C T S ^ I 9 I C M 4 = I 0 0 0 0 o o ooc o odOo o o o ....... do..... r24Q r228 r250 r237 r232 241 243 244 r226 257 233 254 242 236 246 242 243 277 302 79 277 302 78 279 305 80 279 305 80 280 306 79 280 306 79 4,372 3, 1 10 1,735 1,173 469 809 234 337 150 116. 428 4,853 3,442 1,973 1,256 3,773 2,769 1,472 1,078 619 842 226 363 170 298 835 224 346 163 136 467 90 355 r4,131 r2,987 r1,629 rl„l92 r343 833 221 348 167 r96 r4IO r4,60! r3,328 r1,931 r 1,348 r487 839 223 348 161 rl07 r433 5,208 3,797 2,285 5,524 659 894 229 383 S85 127 470 1,262 433 118 338 1,411 1,004 9A? -.- PRICES PAID BY FARMERS? ooooooodOoooc All commod.,services, into, taxes, and wage ratesoo.odo..,. <- c c o o o e dO 0 a os CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT I'N PLACE (UNADJoK TOTAL.oa ooooomilo loo ooooooodOoooo o o . o . A . . . ,. do,.,, ooooooodOoooo Nonresidential buildings, total 2 / o s a 3 8 C S 6 C C „„.,„do..„, ooooooodOoooo ooooo.odOoooo Stores, restaurants p and gar ageso'0 ooooo? , „ „ . . d o . „ . . 0 0 0 , 0 1 do.,„ Pub 1ic utilities.„o-oooooooo 0 o.oc.o 0 o n e o«.oo o o o o a o , d 0 0 0 0 0 ooooooodOoooo ooooooodOoooo Mi S itary faci lities.00o.o..o..o.<,ofll,o.,oee.«o o o o o o e d O o o oo ooooooodOoooo 440 353 127 435 70 24 S rl,S44 r392 r95 279 r1,273 r424 rl03 r339 1,411 431 i 11 437 55,504 38,986 21,042 10,803 2,921 4,636 2,192 1,508 5,323 55,518 39,232 21,257 10,628 2,849 4,515 2,095 5,686 5,383 56,81S 39,909 22,245 10,849 2,592 4,756 2,444 1,284 5,274 r57,86l r40,553 r22,507 11,033 2,653 4,795 2,442 r1,295 r5,449 r58,33S r41,785 r23,5l6 r1 S,234 2,792 r4,793 2,353 r1,387 r5,392 59,674 43,349 24,886 11,257 2,886 4,752 2,268 1,532 5,424 16,518 5,222 86,902 5,120 1,248 5,414 r17,308 r5,087 r1,409 5,771 r16,546 r5,092 r!,434 r5,057 16,275 5,077 1,320 4,995 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), T O T A L o o o c o o o o o o o o o o - o o o o o o - o o o o . o o c o o o o o oRli 1 o $o o o o o o © 0 odOo o o o ooooooodOoooo Nonresidentis! buildings, total 2/ooooooooa. o o o o o o o d O o o o o ooooooodOoooo ooooooodOoooo Stores, restaurants P and g a r a g e s c o o o o o o > o o o o o o o d O o o o o ooooooodOoooo PubliC Utl lit I8 S „ o c o o - o o , o 0 0 o o » , - o ~ o o o o o . o o o c o o o o o o o d O o o oo ooeoooadOooco 1,651 5,060 16,286 5,186 1,507 4,983 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXi DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE C O M P O S I T E . 0 0 e o 0 o 0 0 0 „ a 0 o 1947-49^100 eo 145 145 147 147 147 S47 70,696 65,734 60.734 4,962 7o0 71,546 66,778 61,234 4,768 6,7 70,332 65,789 61,211 4,543 6,5 71,410 66,398 61,101 4,950 609 71.475 66,5 52 61,234 5,019 7a0 7!,841 67,894 62,206 4,008 506 70,697 66,316 61,533 4,382 602 71,774 67,947 62,280 3,914 5o5 70,769 66,824 61,863 3,946 5.6 71,484 67,499 62,236 3,963 5o5 71,922 68,203 62,775 3,719 502 71,850 67,931 62,775 3,903 5o4 ooooooodOoooo ooooooodOoooo ooooooodOoooo EMPLOYMENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL UNADJUSTED 3 / O O Q O O a « o o o o o t H O U S o o EMPLOYED,, ooco.ooooooo.co.ooooo.ooooooooo.oo.o 0000„,!i0o8„9 ». n B . 0 odo. O B « CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS 0 ADJUSTED 3 / 0 0 o o o o o e t h O U S o . EMPLOYED*, o o o o o o o d O o o oo Nonagr s cy 1 tora 1 emp Soynsent0 coooooooooooooooo o o o o o o d O o o o o UNEMP^ 0YED o r>~--ooooo-.ooooocoot-po~o0ooe«ooo«ooo „... .do...„ and public utilities,. 3/ Effective Apre 1962, data not strictly comparable with earlier figures;; see footnote, Nay 1962 SURVEYo 5/ E USCOMM-DC—5484 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEIICLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $30©
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