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March 11, 1960 STICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected v^eekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1947-49 = !0Q 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and steel for costings) Monthly Weekly Index, 1947-49= 100 200 _^!960 En 150 150 100 SO© 1959 50 50 1959 J F M A M J J A S O N D I960 Thousands 1,000 800 6 0 0 h- 400 h 200 Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 40 80 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES Billion Dollars 60 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (seasonally adjusted) (short- a n d intermediate-term) 35 70 50 Total (end of month) \ Sales (left scale) 30 25 Inventories* (right scale) 20 40 50 30 Installment Credit (end of month) S * Book value, end of month ; I I I 1 I I I I I I I I J M 1 H M I 1957 60 1958 ' i I i l 1 i I I i I 1 i ( i i i I i | ' ' 1959 I960 40 20 L u l l i i i i i t j 1 i i i i i I i i i i i ...I, ijLjLj i 1. i _ i i i I 1 i i i i i I i j i i i 1957 1958 1959 I960 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1959 ITEM Feb. 28 I960 Mar. 7 Feb. 20 Feb. 13 Feb. 27 Mar. 5 Commodity prices, wholesale: 84.2 118 2,499 2,302 296 Insured unemployment, total 3/............•••••••••••••thous.. *II9.5 *9I.I *I07.6 * 127.8 84.3 118 2,407 2,214 288 119.2 87.0 105.5 128.6 84.6 115 2,344 2,177 317 119.2 86.8 105.6 128.6 84.3 107 2,318 2,150 289 119.3 87.3 105.9 128.6 83.3 110 277 299 31,516 27,102 18,035 339 Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 47.....do.... 119.4 87.7 106.7 128.5 83.5 31,111 26,965 18,389 410 31,129 26,892 18,375 418 31,599 27,135 18,280 423 31,631 27,535 18,231 468 31,562 27,235 18,046 370 61,268 30,128 60,399 30,193 59,744 30,127 101,375 25,525 30,186 12,623 4.86 •55.74 59.54 4.86 55.62 59.38 170,011 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: _5/ 11,599 11,586 60,597 30,148 101,699 26,117 30,063 12,610 4.41 55.24 58.83 4.40 56.35 60.06 4a90 55.49 59.25 59,395 30,159 101,597 25,713 30,278 12,645 4.87 55.03 58.71 1,373 12,972 153,394 7,199 1,286 12,945 156,981 7,213 1,382 14,071 183,235 7,256 1,233 14,226 190,304 7,312 i,386 14,092 185,278 7,318 2,506 #88.5 575 305 2,556 #90.3 596 324 2,687 94.3 580 311 2,674 93.8 572 313 2,690 94,4 553 298 Loans and investments (adjusted), total.............do.... 33,199 Commercial and industrial loans (gross),..........do.... Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poorfs) .5/...1941-43=10.. Production: Steel 6>/eess s s e S 9 S s e e S 5 =* 8 S ,*c»e S thous e of short tons.. 2,645 92.8 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices* 3/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs: State; R.R.; Federal employees; and ex-servicemen. 4/ Daily average. 5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Week beginning Mar. 7, i960: Production, 2,647 thous. short tons; operating rate, 92.9 percent. * Monthly index for Feb. 1959. # Based on Jan. !> 1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons); not comparable with I960 rates which are based on Jan. I, I960, annual capacity (148,570,970 tons). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1959 1958 i960 ITEM December i January October November December .January GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS* SALES: •mi 1. of dol.. do.... do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor yen cles)..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor veh ides)..do,... do.... ..-.do.... Nondurable goods industries, total J/.eose9 6 do 4 S 9 . do.... ..do.... do do.... do..,. do r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9274 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 27,954 13,717 2,117! 1,415; 4,085| 3,646 831 583 27,329 13,066 2,195 1,417 3,797 3,275 829 56! 30,849 14,528 1,269 1,800 4,822 3,570 1,034 782 28,530 13,305 1,907 1,527 4,521 2,701 897 652 r30,629 r15,235 r2,699 rl,6!6 r4,848 r3,498 r844 r649 29,580 14,651 2,618 1,547 4,346 3,727 786 615 14,237 4,353 422 1,071 898 1,833 3,237 502 14,263 4,251 377 1,083 942 1,947 3,195 503 16,321 4,950 409 1,346 1,086 2,339 3,037 569 15,225 4,585 441 1,256 974 2,120 3,103 439 r 15,394 r4,590 r4l7 r1,223 r986 r2,175 r3,353 r48l 14,929 4,425 348 1,181 986 2,231 3,184 499 28, 135 13,613 2,256 1,586 3,975 3,184 884 655 28,143 13,541 2,230 1,537 4,017 3,167 879 668 29,384 14,047 1,186 1,631 4,666 3,778 952 704 28,972 13,479 1,956 1,623 4,717 2,514 922 662 r30,75l r14,975 r2,802 r1,760 4,699 r2,950 r909 r729 30,787 15,352 2,656 1,690 4,695 3,622 843 737 14,522 4,481 414 1,079 955 2,004 i 2,970 518 1 14,602 4,522 428 1,102 942 1,932 3,043 15,337 4,609 399 1,197 1,006 2,219 3,037 555 15,493 4,643 443 1,209 994 2,236 3, 183 482 r 15,776 r4,702 r409 r1,261 r1,060 r2,378 r3,105 r496 15,435 4,723 387 1,226 994 2,268 3,044 506 508 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1958 3 1959 I960 ! TEM December January October November December January GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: 49,468 27,873 4,297 2,810 8,852 6,639 1,728 1, 188 49,776 28,178 4,293 2,903 8,967 6,695 1,713 1,219 51,434 29,224 3,981 2,854 9,700 7,062 1,819 1,257 51,782 29,431 4,116 2,860 9,703 7,114 1,834 1,296 r52,877 r30,264 r4,3l0 r2,960 r9,884 r7,385 r 1,861 rl,343 53 510 30,713 4,280 3,029 10,133 7,449 1,870 1,395 7.7 11.3 9.0 21,595 4,891 1,978 2,422 1,443 3,791 3,264 1,004 7.6 11.5 9.1 21,598 4,831 1,994 2,462 1,451 3,787 3,199 1,023 8.2 11.9 9.1 22,210 5,021 1,926 2,431 1,444 3,944 3,443 1,087 8.3 11.8 9.3 22,351 5,098 1,923 2,451 1,466 4,000 3,398 1,114 8.5 12.1 9.6 r22,6!3 r5,0!2 r2,037 r2,5l3 r1,506 r4,076 r3,355 r1,155 12.3 9.9 22,797 4,926 2,093 2,574 1,533 4, I i9 3,320 1,177 8.9 2.9 9.8 49,179 27,815 4, 1 II 2,897 8,904 6,543 1,740 1,200 8.8 3.0 9.8 49,489 28,106 4,180 2,962 9,008 6,587 1,724 1,207 8.8 3.1 10.3 51,515 29,249 3,870 2,912 9,807 6,887 1,855 1,320 9.0 3.0 10.4 51,625 29,347 3,986 2,918 9,731 6,928 1,861 1,336 r9.3 3.0 10.4 r52,426 r30,085 r4,120 r3,052 r9,9l5 r7,!79 r1,870 r1,357 of dol.. ...do ...do.... of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 7.5 11.3 9.0 21,364 4,670 1,920 2,444 1,443 3,739 3,264 994 7.7 1 1.4 9.0 21,383 4,700 1,881 2,449 1,458 3,727 3,281 998 8.0 11.8 9.4 22,266 4,810 1,955 2,536 1,481 4,037 3,295 1,115 8.1 11.8 9.4 22,278 4,814 1,942 2,542 1,496 4,041 3,283 1, 120 r 12. 1 9.7 r22,34l r4,788 rI,978 r2,530 r1,506 r4,032 r3,322 rl,138 of dol.. ...do ...do.... 8.6 3.0 9.8 8.6 3.0 9.8 9.0 3.1 10.2 8.9 3.1 10.3 r8.9 r3.0 10.4 of dol.. 28,033 13,796 2,294 1,429 4,052 3,501 14,237 28,215 13,897 2,835 1,462 3,868 3,057 14,318 31,258 14,980 1,818 1,863 4,794 3,626 16,278 28,559 13,299 2, 149 1,596 4,282 2,61 1 15,260 r30,609 r15,066 r2,699 r1,605 r4,859 r3,572 r 15,543 29,004 14,024 2,257 1,505 4,386 3,357 14,980 28,365 13,673 2,210 1,458 4,047 2,958 14,692 28,502 13,900 2,727 1,523 3,937 3,038 14,602 30,449 15,099 1,870 1,791 4,982 3,661 15,350 29,222 13,721 2,141 1,818 4,673 2,303 15,501 r30,725 r14,757 r2,682 r1,667 r4,850 r2,806 r 15,968 29,698 14,231 2,196 1,599 4,586 3,270 15,467 46,797 44,008 4,351 3,060 16,012 16,504 2,789 47,683 44,839 4,991 3, 105 16,083 16,286 2,844 51,477 48,304 6,520 3,270 18,015 15,743 3, 173 51,506 48,298 6,762 3,339 17,776 15,653 3,208 r5 1,486 r48,129 r6,762 r3,328 r17,787 r 15,727 r3,357 50,912 47,504 6,403 3,286 17,827 15,357 3,408 5,867 3,382 2,485 5,571 9,594 5,752 3,5i7 2,236 6.020 9,331 2,741 1, 105 1,635 2,539 9,846 5,450 2,921 2,529 5,373 9,928 p7,962 p4,455 p3,507 p7,864 p10,025 197 267 1,809 64.2 236 224 1,794 68.9 244 195 1,891 67.5 260 181 2,068 r54.6 366 236 2,195 64.9 of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles )..do By stages of fabrication: of dol.. ...do.... Food and beverage..» S 9 . S 6 s o s s o e o e . of dol.. doS9#s eee ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Rubber... „ * . „ . . « . * e « * * s s s e . s s a s s a o s s s s a i s s a s . e s i a s d o S 6 9 S By stages of fabrication: of dol.. ...do.... ...do.... BOOK VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL mil. of dol.. Durable goods industries, total !/..„ . a ...do.... ...do.... Machinery (including electrical) ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles )..do ...do.... 8.5 9.3 3. 1 10.4 53,182 30,622 4, 172 3,091 10,174 7,308 1,886 1,381 By stages of fabrication: 8.3 8.6 12.2 9.8 22,560 4,796 1,975 2,554 1,541 4,050 3,405 1, 148 By stages of fabrication: 9.0 3. 1 10.4 MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: ...do.... ...do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). .•.do.... New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total........ ••.do.... Pr i mar y meta l e e 9 .*.«*. ...do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). ...do Nondurable goods industries, total...... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total... ...do Durable goods industries, total 1/ ...do Machinery (including electrical) Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). ...do.... Nondurable goods industries, total METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron and steel scrap: Production and receipts, total Purchased scrap received (net) Consumpt i on, tota1 . Stocks, consumers', end of month FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL: ..thous. of sho -t tons.. ...dc... . s *do e e s e . of lb.. Revised. £/ Preliminary, j / Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized forr/FRASER 9274 221 209 2, 1 16 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued S 958 l 1959 1960 .ITEM December October January November December January PAPER AND PRINTING PAPER, EXCLUDING BUILDING PAPER, NEWSPRINT, AND PAPERBOARD: Orders,, n e w s o . .00 „ so . aos . 0 .. . .. „.. .thous. of short tons a o Orders, unfilled, end of month,, „ 0 . . 00 . . a 0.. . „ 0OB . 0 .do.00. P r O d U C t l O n 5 h I p m e n t S Q o e o e S S O S o o a o G , O S 9 S o < o o e 5 . ° 0 ® 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 « 1 o c > ° o o o o o 0 0 o 0 , , c o o o o 0 e « o 1 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 e o > o 0 0 e . o 0 ® . , < 0 ! . » d O . . . . o c > . . c , d 0 o t > e o Stocks, end of month* . •...»... ....... „........ •... .do. ... Fine paper: Orders, new.... ....................................do.... Orders, unfilled, end of month Q „ 0... „...... 0. „. ... .do.... Producti on..... J ....o..o.. a .... ............ ....... ..do....» Shipments,*.......o...o«o..«<.o 0 . 00 « 0 oo.o.o e <,oo.«c«. e do. ... Stocks, end of m o n t h ® „ . „ 0 . 0 „ 0 0 0 D O „ 0 0 „ 0 . o s 0 0 „ . „ o o a „ . d o . . . . Printing paper; Orders, new s o 000».o»»o0ooeooeoooo,,ooo0.>.«>0oo00<.<,o..do...0 Orders, unfilled, end of month Q .... ......... •.so.. .do.... Product i on...„......»°..•..•.•.o......... =.....•.••do.. „ „ Shipments....o 0 o«o 0 o. 0 «.o...ocoo 0 o.oo.o 0 ... 0 0 .oe e . 0 .do,... Stocks, end of month..«,. 0.. „.. . . .. „. .. . 00 . „ .. . 00. . O do... a Coarse paper; Orders, new .... „ <>.. 0 *«, o .>O..o,do« ... Orders, unfilled, end of m o n t h 0 0 o <= **«.... » o oo. o oo. 0 0 do„ „.. Product? on . o o r o « 0 0 a 0 « S o o a s B o O O S O o o 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 « , S O Q O o o o o „„do..ao Shipments...,,. .. „ 0e0o«, <, on o <>.. .....».. *«.. aa .... .ao e d o 0 . . <, Stocks, end of month do.... 923.2 601.6 1,054.7 873 0 3 534o 0 r1,008.0 r725 s 2 rl,I9S.8 r990 s 8 r580 e 9 r863.5 r663 0 9 r1,068.0 r904 o 4 r579.1 *8!2e0 *593o0 *84ls0 *828.0 *52I.O 1 15.3 66.6 138.0 ! 18.7 145.9 149.2 78.6 I38 s 4 141.9 142.9 74.4 151.1 !44 s i 131.4 r130.3 r70.3 r 139.2 r130.3 r 14 1.6 133.0 67.0 137.0 131.0 147.0 345.5 394.8 329.0 329.3 226.6 384ffl0 329.3 358.2 353.2 236.5 r4!9„7 r4!8.5 r4l3.3 r4l1.6 r367.7 r386 e 1 r38l.6 r38l.5 r257.6 387.0 369.0 391.0 391.0 258.0 298.0 131.0 298s 0 2940 9 96.6 330.4 147.5 320.6 3I9 S 8 101. 1 r374.9 r182.2 r363.8 r365*5 rlI3 e 3 r306ffl7 r!63sl r3l4.7 r33l.l r106.3 292.0 157,0 313.0 306.0 819.5 640,3 986.8 797.5 537.8 131.3 257 . 5 February o e o o a o e o o o s s a s a e o s ......... a o o o o o o o a . s . o o o o o o o . o o o o o . o o o . . . . . . . osooooooo 3 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 esoo6ffleoo o c o o e a a o . O . . O B O O O O ......... e o o . o s o o o 1 16.0 1959 January ooooooaoo ......... I960 November December January February F1 NANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT™ AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): ±/ Total outstanding, end of m o n t h 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 B . a . O B 0 m i ! . of doi c o Installment credit, total..........................do...• Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, tota 1 s e 3 S .. .....oee .....ss . s d o 0 ... Repa 1 d, t o t a l e e a o s S o o 0 « » e s e o e o e o o 0 o S o S O d o a „ . . Adjusted: Extended, tota 1...... . seo .. 3S.. €eo e0 O O S 8 d o 0 . . e Repaid, t o t a U ,....M»..»...»»....do„88 Stock prices; Public utility (15 stocks)., ......J8..,...c.,.,, Standard and Poor's Corporation: Combined index (500 stocks). 1941-43-10.. Capital goods (129 stocks).....................do.... Consumers' goods (196 stocks)........... e ......do.... 45,094 34,029 44,748 34,025 50,379 38,723 52,046 39,482 51,356 39,358 3,369 3,447 3,862 3,460 3,290 3,294 3,849 3,510 3,928 3,626 4,083 3,700 4,686 3,927 4,046 3,776 3,534 3,658 4,217 3,824 206.2! 592.29 91.66 163.87 205.02 590.72 91.03 161.69 211.25 646.43 86.56 150.26 217.52 671.35 87.09 153.79 214.81 655.39 86.78 156.15 55.62 59.30 58.98 44.65 43.96 35.53 54.77 58.33 59.33 44.23 43.71 35.20 57.23 61.46 64.63 48.81 43.7! 32.80 59.06 63.56 58.03 62.27 65. 14 49.00 44.50 33.68 r_/. Revised. * December data exclude estimates for tissue and miscellaneous papers, for Hawaii beginning August 1959. 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