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-TMENTOfc June 9, 1961 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 t o those published in the latest m o n t h l y SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 200 Index, 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 200 Monthly Weekly STEEL PRODUCTION fing@t§ and steel ffer castings) 150 150 100 100 50 0 JLJL^l^^J^JLl.^JL-JL^^ l^v^.^L^^^L^L* J L ^ ^ J ^ L 1958 1959 1 1 1 I960 J F M 1961 A M J J A S O N Thousands 1,000 D Thousands 2 50 Monthly MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 800 ( c a r s , t r u c k s , c o a c h e s ; U. S. p l a n t s ) 600 H 200 h 150 400 soo 2 0 0 h0 Lj»«i»J™-iaj»J«™a^ mt n \ 1958 \ | ,f ....; ,.4.._..i i 1 i i i \ 1959 $ ,i ,| | ?„ J, M J»JL-A»»L»™L. I960 1961 Billion Dollars 60 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING Billion Dollars 80 f, | , , i „ | NEW CONSTRUCTION (seasonally adjusted/ annua! rate) Total^. 60 - 40 40 -1 Private Residei itial (nonfarm) 20 - ^©-o^^ X * * * * * , r ^ 0 n u l l u m http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 1958 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis -1 •fc New basis beginning 1959; not comparable with prior data i 11 i 1 1 M i i 1 1 > 1 i i i S 1 i 1 1i t8 1 j 1 1 1 1 1 t 1959 I960 1961 M 2 0 [.j M M I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I M 1958 1959 1 I M I I I I M I .1 I I I I M I I I I I | I960 1961 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 I960 1961 ITEM Commodity prices, wholesale: A!1 commod i t i e s s . e s 5 =s e . a e . a . a s 8 . s s s s . s a . e s . a . = !947-49=!00s B State programs (50 States and, in 1961, Puerto Rico)..do.... Failures, indust. and commercial (Dun & Bradstreet)...number.. Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _4/ do,... May 2 8 June 4 ,iSiSiii, 86.3 139 1,734 1,620 299 *!!9S7 *90.4 *I07.5 *I28.2 86.2 151 1,758 1,642 274 119.1 86.9 108.4 12.7.8 86.5 157 5,550 2,595 368 1 19,1 87.1 108.2 127.9 86.7 146 3,505 2,507 505 118.9 86. 1 107.8 127.8 85.8 137 118.9 86.5 107.7 127.8 85.5 568 254 31,684 27,338 18,168 452 51,812 27,358 18,121 437 31,968 27,914 18,747 475 52,081 28,180 18,915 52,001 28,070 18,918 567 52,055 27,904 18,825 574 62,246 28,007 ! 1 1,272 30,290 3!,803 12,803 61,515 28,079 112,822 51,458 51,885 12,825 4.-60 66.56 70.46 May 15 Reporting member banks (of F.R,System) in leading cities: 5/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. of dol.. Loans and investments (adjusted), total. do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross)............a............do.... Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) j5/...1941-45=10.. 104,044 26,!40 31,368 12,877 4.81 55.67 59.32 4.81 55.89 59.57 1,429 13,938 172,319 6,815 1,427 13,505 158,005 6,781 1,870 100.4 640 325 1,726 92.6 574 287 May 27 May 20 601 4.58 66.4! 70.26 4.58 67.59 71.25 61,796 28,155 111,957 51,189 5!,608 12,859 4.58 66.26 69.99 i ,227 14,278 153,750 7,013 i, 503 14,552 148,228 7,06! 1,330 14,590 154,205 7,054 June 5 Production: Index of production 1957-59-100.. 1,988 106.7 551 298 2,057 109.5 568 504 2,077 II 1.5 579 505 101", 222 2,052 110.1 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ in addition to State programs, includes the following: Railroad; UCFE (Federal employees); UCX (ex-servicemen); and, effective with week of April 15, 1961, TEC (temporary extended compensation). Also effective with week of April 15, 1961, includes persons under extended duration provisions. 4/ Daily average. _5/ Wednesday data; finance data on revised basis. * Monthly index for May I960. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS I960 1961 ITEM Apr i I May February March Apri I May CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE 4, 192 3,022 1,727 1,281 378 4,648 5,265 1,885 1,552 460 do.., do.., ..do.., do.., do.., 749 224 297 102 425 784 222 521 1 11 462 do.., do.., do.., do.., 1,170 378 88 356 do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., ...do.., .do.., do.., do... do... do... do... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL....mi I. of dol, Private, total do.., Res i dent i a I (nonf arm) do.,, New dwelling units do.. Additions and alterations do.,, Nonresidential buildings, total I ndustr ial Commercia I Farm construction Pub I ic uti I ity Pub I i c, tota I Nonresidential bui Idings Mi 1 itary faci iities Highway NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL Pr i vate, tota I Res i dent ial (nonf arm) Nonresidential buildings, total I ndustr ial Commerc iai Farm construct ion Pub I ic uti I ity Pub I ic, total Nonresidential bui Idings Mi I itary faci I ities Highway CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMPOSITE r_/ Revised. 9415 1947-49=100. 5,61 I 2,572 1,287 926 271 r3,909 r2,772 r1,448 r1,058 r500 r4,289 r5,050 r1,676 rI,185 r599 4,773 3,292 1,849 1,285 467 826 260 527 85 555 806 248 524 r95 r405 789 255 318 rl08 435 822 227 344 122 475 1,583 394 103 515 1,059 556 109 267 r! 157 405 rl 19 271 r1,259 r436 rill r359 1,481 443 109 525 54,166 38,722 21,930 9,948 2,772 4,056 1,324 5,256 55,260 38,9 16 22,180 9,828 2,760 3,960 1,328 5,516 54,846 57,096 19,671 10,749 5,057 4,536 1,094 5,262 r55,l77 r57,80l r20,287 10,595 2,986 4,4iJ> rl,240 5,562 r55,525 r58,858 r21,265 10,446 2,910 4,525 rl,4l7 5,406 56,461 39,264 21,728 10,295 2,824 4,242 1,501 5,476 15,444 4,560 1,236 5,504 16,544 4,692 1,200 6, 168 17,750 5,218 1,805 5,934 r17,576 r5,2l5 rl,84l 5,662 r16,485 r5,268 r1,555 r5,059 17,197 5,278 1,256 5,989 rl45 144 145 144 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 I960 1961 ITEM Apri I February May March Apri I EMPLOYMENT .thousands. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL EMPLOYED do... Agricu I fur a I employment . do... Nonagr I cu I tura I emp Ioyment „ do... UNEMPLOYED do... LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, tota I .......monthly rate per 100 employees. New hires do... Separation rate, total do... Quit9eosass cio... Layof f do... 69,819 70,667 70,360 71,011 70,696 66,159 5,393 60,765 3,660 67 ,208 5 ,837 61 ,371 3,459 64,655 4,708 59,947 5,705 65,516 4,977 60,539 5,495 65,734 I 5,000 ! 60,734 4,962 2.8 1.4 3.6 3.2 1.7 3.3 r3.3 l• l 2.0 1.6 2.7 .9 3.6 .6 2.5 r2.2 P.8 pi.6 51,983 27,131 571 25,558 19,066 51,144 27,262 342 26,035 19,059 50,438 27,866 53 26,667 17,075 50,188 28,060 115 26,688 17,099 50,549 27,950 67 26,772 17,089 51,983 18,976 17.850 27,258 51,144 i8,643 17,619 27,344 50,438 17,355 !6,?77 27,548 50, 188 17,546 16,!58 27,520 50,549 17,562 !6,4!9 27,415 41.2 41.4 38.0 37.9 38.0 52,353 40,651 52,991 41,125 54,102 42,264 53,906 42,058 53,972 41,988 4,509 3,878 4,499 3,935 4,375 3,901 4,255 3,911 3,241 3,759 3,803 4,01 I 3,995 4,201 4,002 3,954 3,765 3,835 3,883 4,022 5,847 913 597 4,337 6,065 929 656 4,480 5,327 896 526 3,905 8,879 3,627 605 4,647 6,135 1,186 581 4,368 94.2 102.3 3.84 94.1 102.1 3.85 96.3 109.7 97.0 108.9 3.38 96.3 108.0 3.44 1.0 r3.4 .7 p3. I pl.2 p2.8 FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total . mil. of dol. Reserve bank credit outstanding, total.... do... Discounts and advances do... United States Government securities do... Gold certificate reserve .o.. B ...............do... Liabi iities, total..... i!SS!BSiiido,„ Depos i ts, tota I do... Member-bank reserve b a l a n c e s , , , , r „ , - , , , s = = = s - i S = c = d o i i S Federal Reserve notes in circulation do... Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit and FR note I iabi i ities combined percent, CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month. Installment credit, total... Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total Repa i d, tota !.. Adjusted: Extended, total.... Repa id, tota I LIFE INSURANCE WRITTEN (NEW PAID-FOR Value, estimated total Group and wholesale Industrial Ordinary m i ! , of dol. do... do... do... .....do... do... INSURANCE): do... do... do... do... SECURITY MARKETS: Bonds (Standard & Poor's Corporation): Prices: Industrial, utility, and railroad (AI+ issues): Composite (21 bonds) dol. per $100 bond. Domestic municipal (15 bonds) do... Yields-, domestic municipal (15 bonds) percent. Stocks: Dividend yields, pref. stocks (14 high-grade) Standard & Poor's Corporation do... Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks). Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks)... Railroad (20 stocks) Prices (Standard & Poor's Corporation): Industrial, public utility, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks) Industrial, total (425 stocks) Capital goods (127 stocks) Consumers' goods ( 193 stocks) Public utility (50 stocks) Railroad (25 stocks) Banks: N. Y. City (II stocks) Outside N. Y. City (16 stocks) Fire insurance (15 stocks) 1941-43=10. do... do... do... do... do... 4.71 4.75 3 .33 4 .68 4.66 4.67 205 .04 619 .98 39 .10 142 97 203 .39 615 .64 88 .91 140.60 219 .89 650 .01 107 .70 143 i2 225.64 670.56 I 10.00 145.47 228.42 684.90 112.02 142.53 55 73 59 46 55 22 58 84 59 81 46. 64 45. 75 30. 18 62 17 65 71 63 71 55. 64 32. 17 64.12 67.83 65.77 53.27 57.06 32.93 65.83 69.64 66.12 54.33 59.09 32.35 60.31 46 75 45 53 30.59 50.85 do... do... do... 26,36 52.54 33.78 26.06 51.25 32.69 29. 60 59.48 42. 34 30.55 63.94 42.95 30.85 64.92 42.64 thous. of animals. do... do... 394 1,412 1,569 378 ,606 ,827 385 1,435 1,397 457 1,627 1,629 378 1,502 1,541 do... do... 5,571 2,578 ,483 ,672 5,078 2,234 6,110 2,530 5,049 2,248 do... do... 1,054 902 1,110 1,086 I, 117 835 1,311 938 1,247 988 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS LIVESTOCK: Cattie and caives: Slaughter (federally inspected): Calves Catt Ie Receipts, principal markets Hogs: Slaughter (federally inspected) Receipts, principal markets** Sheep and lambs: Slaughter (federally inspected) Receipts, principal markets r_/ Revised. _j>/ Preliminary. 9415 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISHCS-~ Continued 1 I960 nm j March u e ,, ,. ;, * 0 ., ;, f. .. c j c .-. 3.,.-;» «o :o .-. « . o <- .-o n o o , «.- o a * o » c u o d O , o, o « j Y o u t h s * a n d b o y s • c.c „ 0 r. n s .< « . . . o . . , o o «,.<,.. a o o , . . , . d O * W o m e n s s , :.;,,,.... ,, :>. , ,,,....:,,.. ., ,,,1,,,...,,«.«,.„,,,,,,,,,, d o . o , o a S =0 M! sses 3 a n d ch i ! dren ,J s „ 0 O O O O O C -, C 8 . O O C » e.,C » « O C O 3 * d O c o B Infants s and b a b i e s s . 0 s . „ , 0 . . • o o « c » . . . o * o . • » . G e » o . . . d o . c o S 1! ppers for housewear„ - 0 r c e 0 « . . . . o c o o o „ o o o . o c o . - . . . d O . . „ A t h i et i c... „. * o o 9 •»o o i. o ooc..,,> . ao. . . . . . . . . o . . d O « . . Other f o o t w e a r o n o o - o n o ^ . ^ o a o e o o : . e . . a o o o . o « . . . . i G o . . c'dO. o o S S r March I LEATHER AND PRODUCTS Shoes and slippers, production, tota!o . „ . e a 3 c t h o u s c of pa 1rs. ; } Shoes, sandals, and pi ay shoes , e x e , a t h l e t i c , t o t a ! . 0 do, 5 0 .. j M e n '" S (: ,. , ,, r i\pr ? 0 0 U u a 57,86! 51,408 9,796 2,275 28,733 48,756 42,820 8,660 i,9!8 24,069 50,659 46,809 8,345 2,105 26,- !93 6,921 3,680 5,46! 602 390 5,226 2,947 5, 100 542 294 6,856 3,3s0 3 ? !!5 439 296 382 1,144 500 836 [,052 58! 50,305 j 46,24! \ 57,5c* 5 !,597 9,800 2,. 120 29,677 47,02! 6,762 3,291 3,328 432 304. 6,542 3,458 4 915 9 573 476 4 V 776 2,784 4,795 524 458 600 760 406 62! 702 373 652 S56 497 79 71 39 52 58 34 48 51 30 45 58 144 110 127 97 96 77 93 72 !07 83 330 184 273 72,2 363 209 300 6i.8 r289 60ffl8 r292 r[7l r239 57.1 312 j 62 c 3 159,9 97*9 )23.7 81.3 99, j H5.2 1.9 257.9 2.27.6 15.0 444,4 1.0 2.6 350 o 0 305,6 ,384.I 497.5 ,7 .3 265„0 209.7 i,i24.9 r405.8 8,465 j *,993 ' 23,730 4 \,. 244 3^702 1,842 23;. 140 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Castings' Gray irons Orders,, unf \ \ lecf for sale,, end of month thous. of short tons, Shipments, tota I „> c o o r. , ,-, o « c, o » c e o o o o o . c o 9 » J o o a 0 a o , e , d O . . For sale, . o o o o • » o r » o . . o . • o . o . . . • c a o o o . . c ., .. o <. d O . . o Ha IS eabIe Iron: Orders, unf i ! led,, for sale, end of month. « • o o cdOe 0 Shipments, total. .....do.. For saie3,,,, oc;, „ o a no., G O , . Steels Sh!pments, tota !. „,oo0doso For sale,, rota! .....do.. Cans, rnetai, shipments (in terms of steel consumed), total for sale and own use, „ c, „., =:,.. „ „ ,, „„„ . t h o u s B of short tons, 3 rt F O O d . . . . . . g o . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • , . . . . . O O o a c. Shipments for sale..... «.. do.., A luminurn cast ings, shipments, ,,..*.,,,,...,.„.,.... .mi !. of lb. Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net moi; avg„ shipments., i 947-49=: 100 „ Furnaces, i ndustr I a I, nev; orders, net; Electric processing.,.......,...•.•.........•••mii. of doi. Fue l-f ired (except f cr hot ro I If ng stee I ) . . . , . . . . . . . . s.do;,., Vacuum c!eaners (standard type), sa ies billed..,,,, .thousands, Washers, saies billed (domestic and export) J./.....,,,,,do... Radio sets, production 2/,...,... , do.., Television sets (incl. combination), production 27.. aao «do„ ., 85 86 50 j r 171 237 374 •'I'M I.! 5a6 339,9 305.6 ,667.6 549,5 i'. ! 6.9 278.4 235.8 i,230o3 422,6 4,5 242.5 228,9 ,090,i 367.9 575.0 517,9 283.2 547.. ! 589.0 241.3 545,4 509.2 176,0 511*9 468.8 219.! 571.7 528„i 262,7 549. ! 559.5 252,3 172.3 166.0 38.4 469.9 646, I !68„7 173.5 33.6 476.9 65 k I 184.3 166.5 43.3 422.4 632,7 163,2 167., 7 38.3 392,4 648.4 186.0 177.5 47.3 469,, ! 6!0„7 162.8 176.4 33.7 479.3 594.4 !96i B 2/ Data for U PAPER AND PRINTING NEWSPRINT, CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND): Product i o n 5 ! S S „ „ J 8 , ! £ S . . . ) S ! : S 8 . , . „ 8 B .thous u o f s h c r l t o n s Shipments from mills........................ . . . . . . - . . » . d o . . Stocks at mills, end of month............... . . . . . . . . . d o . . NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES: Production...••..........,...•.•..•.••.••.•. . . . . . . . . . d o . . Shipments from ml I Is........................ . . . . . . . . P . d o . , . Stocks at mills, end of month.....u........* .do.. Consumption by pub Iishers................... .do.. >f month., Stocks at and In transit to publishers, end of month... d o . . rj Revised* \j Data exclude saies of combination washers; such. March i960 and March 196! cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks, USC0MM-DC-94I5. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D, C OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER OF CURRENT ien totaled 3,800 units (excluding exports) in Apr!? BUSINESS
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