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^INCOME March 15, 1963 Jp^ENTS p%r* SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent,to those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars 150 Billion Dollars 150 TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS (average of Wednesday (Wednesday data) data) (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 140 140 1963 130 130 120 120 110 100 -i—J Billion Dollars , I ' I I I I •I I I I I j F M A M J L 1963 I I I 1 I L J A S O N D BillipB Dollars 80 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 20 LJLJL.JLJL-JL_I- 1962 1961 1960 NEW CONSTRUCTION (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted a n n u a l 60 rate) \ _***®***^^ / 15 h Total 40 10 \ ~ Nondurable Goods Durable Goods 20 Private Residential (non farm) 0 1960 1960 index, 1957-59=100 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS 130 — (seasonally • X J U - l 1 1 t i 1 M - I I I i iJ-1.1 i l I • J U L X J - O j - U . . 1 1 • M i l l 1963 1962 1961 - adjusted) 1961 1962 1 1963 Billion Dollars 70 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- a n d i n t e r m e d i a t e - t e r m ) Total (end of month) 60 rh ~ ^ * # ^ j^8^^^ - 120 h Stocks xxxxi (end of month) \ 110 h ^ J^/A V jf\ m 50 ^Krv V Sales p^ Installment Credit (end of month) ~ 40 100 u u _ j j - j - i j _ i _ i _ j _ i _ _L_l_L_J_L._Li | |.,,J ! , , , 1 1 . I 1 l . . ^I. . t 1960 1961 1962 i j o J LJ_AJ-XJu- 1963 30 JO^^XAJ^J^L. 1960 - X J U ^ J ^ ^ O O . -J » 1 M-,'1 H...J.. .1.. .*. 1 1961 1962 1963 100 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1962 1963 ITEM Mar. 3 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A11 coramod It ies... 1957-59= 100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES....................... INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs roil. State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico)..........do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).number.. FINANCE: 3/...do..... Feb. 16 Feb. 2 3 100.2 97.0 100.2 100.6 93.0 4,137 89 100.2 96.8 100.0 100.7 93.2 4,340 82 291 2,717 2,537 297 310 311 302 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 •100.7 •98.2 •101.8 •100.8 95.8 96.6 85 315 2,891 2,397 311 86 306 2,834 2,345 364 100.1 96.2 100.3 100.6 ••93.3 4, 156 89 311 2,733 2,555 311 32,857 29,778 19,485 520 32,908 29,974 19,484 446 34,263 32,330 19,622 501 34,293 32,312 19,51! 34,228 32,219 19,477 34,279 32,444 19,526 424 467 445 63,104 31,082 118,928 33,5!0 32,204 13,497 62,286 31,248 117,995 32,908 32,203 13,484 62,593 35,328 127,409 31,735 34,389 15,688 61,958 35,384 127,738 31,716 34,534 15,748 62,654 35,426 128,344 31,446 34,564 15,768 4.69 69.96 73.89 4.68 69.69 73.57 4 e 48 66.15 69.1! 4.47 65.83 68.79 4.47 65.01 67.91 1,369 17,672 179,325 7,441 2,054 HO.3 512 279 1,328 17,489 (74,660 7,449 1,385 17,505 178,380 7,417 $.. thous.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Mar. 10 100 1 95.9 99.7 100.7 92.7 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4V 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.. 4.47 64.85 67.77 PRODUCTION: Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches) s e o a .... D e e .number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3 / e s o a o thous. bb1.. 1,285 16,514 162,593 7,403 2,361 126.7 529 291 1,334 16,418 (57,386 7,266 2,367 127. 1 526 285 2,086 112.0 489 267 181,822 2, 130 1 (4.3 -533 291 2, 178 i 16.9 Index of production... FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. •• Wednesday price. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/.Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. • Monthly index for Feb. 1962. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1962 1963 ITEM Jan. Febt Nov. Dec. Jan. r4,888 r3,535 r1,999 r1,54 I 351 r4,304 r3,131 r1,734 rI,306 r326 Feb. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL.. .mi 1. $.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do 4,082 2,962 1,629 1,208 324 3,773 2,769 1,472 1,078 298 ...do ...do ...do.... ...do ...do ...do.... 863 225 365 175 92 360 835 224 346 163 90 355 1,010 244 454 212 1 13 495 964 243 428 189 95 r453 899 24 1 382 155 r92 r383 864 235 368 151 94 385 1,004 353 70 241 1,558 418 1 13 589 1,353 r390 104 496 r1,173 r384 1,055 355 r61,823 r44,134 r25,654 r62,451 r43,308 r24,633 59,533 41,656 23,121 11,348 2,773 5f086 2,310 r1,330 r5,692 11,219 2,716 4,999 2,256 1,326 5,690 17,877 5, 143 1, 120 385 54 332 5,339 3,781 2, 137 1,646 380 ..*do.... ...do ...do.... , do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL .mi 1. $.. RATE S ) , TOTA L ...do ...do 59,166 41,077 23,187 56,714 39,909 22,245 62,610 44,059 25,432 ...do ...do.... ...do ...do ...do ...do 10,982 2,590 4,928 2,612 1,316 5,357 10,849 2,592 4,756 2,444 1,284 5,274 1 1,261 2,820 4,967 2,245: 1,436 5,637 11,205 2,788 4,979 2,262 1,332 •r5,657 ...do.... ...do ...do ...do.... 18,089 . 5,058 924 7,250 16,805 5, 1(6 1,21 I 5,414 18,551 5,2(6 1,003 6,922 r17,689 r5,083 1,324 6,343 r19,143 r5,04i -49=100.. 145 147 148 149 149 Pub ! ? c u 11 lities ,, •.»,«,,, 3,955 2,900 1,532 1, 140 294 338 7,483 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: r/ Revised. \_l Excludes farm and public utilities. 30391 150 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1963 1962 ITEM Nov. Feb. Jan. Feb. £/ Jan. Dec. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ mi I. $.. do.... .......do.... do.... do.... .......do.... .......do.... do.... do.... do do.... ...do.... ..do.... do.... do .......do Eating and drinking places.. .••.••...-...« do.... do.... ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: bi 1. $.. do RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: .....mi 1. $.. RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: do do.... ..do General merchandise group,.......... s .„..„ e sees .. e do .-..do.... Grocery stores dO.... Lumber yards, building materials dealers...: rl7,007 5,174 3,106 687 r11,833 948 1,272 4,470 1,632 r16,042 4,980 2,994 652 r11,062 795 1,185 4,314 1,513 r20,9ll 6,742 3,869 976 rl4,169 1,320 1,445 4,917 2,711 r24,127 r6,766 r3,434 921 M7,36l r2,127 r1,479 r5,237 r4,I 19 r18,255 r5,650 r3,458 691 17,050 5,324 3,235 r 12,605 r988 r1,345 r4,752 r 1,758 11,726 831 1,250 4,491 1,627 r18,898 5,920 3,348 927 r12,978 1, 185 1,387 4,684 2, 155 r19,027 5,977 3,361 932 r13,050 1,170 1,414 4,732 2,138 r20,230 6,523 3,760 961 r 13,707 1,231 ' 1,486 4,813 2,393 r20,205 r6,455 r5,662 r955 r15,750 rl,2l9 r1,465 r4,928 r2,340 r20,24l r6,429 3,696 955 rl5,8!2 1,224 1,475 4,958 2,522 20,291 6,459 25.82 26.86 26.56 26.90 28.57 27.49 r26,56 r27.43 26.45 27.46 4,564 4,306 6,044 r7,767 4,852 4,075 252 91 1,120 1,897 45 69 4,751 515 98 1,505 1,965 61 88 do do do ...do.... do do do.... 5,866 224 95 1,052 1,784 42 72 4,501 514 101 1,408 1,865 56 92 3,675 198 88 965 1,744 44 64 4,525 515 99 1,407 1,890 65 88 5,056 346 99 1,754 2,000 66 92 4,745 520 102 1,523 1,937 65 94 6,526 546 101 2,664 2, 105 52 126 4,741 309 101 1,503 1,965 64 98 1957-59-100.. ...do 85 no 85 rill 141 118 r2l2 117 p86 pi 14 Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total. Lumber yards, building materials dealers.. 13,832 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL: WHOLESALE TRADE: , Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total... 85 113 b? 1. $.. do do do .do do 12.53 4. 14 8.19 13.59 6.72 6.87 11.57 5.96 7.61 15.56 6.79 6.77 13.89 4.62 9.27 14.15 6.95 7.20 rl3.13 r4.26 r8.87 M3.8I 6.83 r6.98 12.44 4.27 8.17 15.85 6.81 7.02 do.... do do do 69,721 65,058 4,417 60,641 4,665 6.7 70,552 65,789 4,578 61,21 I 4,545 6.5 71,782 67,981 4,883 63,098 3,801 5.3 71,578 67,561 4,066 65,495 5,817 5.5 70,607 65,955 4,206 61,750 4,672 6.6 71,275 66,358 4,049 62,309 4,918 6.9 r71,454 r67,262 r5,580 r6l,882 r4,l72 5.8 c7l,7l3 r67,629 r5,481 r62,148 r4,084 r5.7 r71,827 r67,691 r4,983 r62,708 r4,156 5.8 r72,084 r68,091 r4,845 r65,248 r5,995 r5.5 r72,548 r68,171 r5,!85 r62,988 r4,177 5.8 72,501 68,086 4,841 65,245 4,415 6.1 EMPLOYMENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED Percent of civilian labor force...... .. « CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED.... ......thous.. do.... EMPLOYED do .do.... do UNEMPLOYED Percent of civilian labor force LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, total monthly rate per 100 employees.. do do.... .......do.... do do Quit 4.1 4.4 2.2 5.9 5.9 I.I 2. 1 5.0 5.6 1.8 4.0 5.9 1. 1 2.5 3.5 4. 1 2.0 3.4 3.9 I.I 1.7 r2.4 r5.5 1.2 5.8 5.9 .8 2.5 j ! P3.5 p5.8 pi.9 p5.8 p5.8 Pl.l p2. I I ! F1 NANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM) Installment credit, total installment credit extended and repaid: ... do.... do.... do.... do.... .......do GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U. S., end of month..... per fine oz.. 56,711 45,265 56,093 45,074 61,475 47,274 5,878 4, 140 4,527 4,048 16,815 1.045 5,611 5,802 4,556 4,084 16,790 1.025 4,952 4,580 4,961 4,580 15,977 * 1.192 » ' 62,741 48,143 r65,458 r48,245 r5,579 r4,4IO r4,829 r4,57l 15,978 *•'(. 199 1 4,381 4,481 4,893 4,376 15,928 * 1.244 r/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. * For silver in commercial bar form (now priced 4/10 cent higher than on old basis). 1963 are advance estimates. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 50591 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis i 15,878 *i.256 1/ Data for Feb. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 196! 1962 1963 ITEM Dec. Jan. 0ct e Nov. Dec Jan. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTIONS Acetic anhydride.................................mi 1. lb.. AcetylsalicyiIc acid (aspirin) f f l E O a .. 0 .....„.. o o a ... 0 do„... Alcohol, ethyls Product ion.••••••..•••....•...•.....„••.mi 1. proof ga1 d „ Stocks, end of month, t o t a l „ . 0 „ „ „ „ . 0 „ 0 „ 0 . . . . . . . 0 0 0 do.... Used for denaturat Son.............................do.... Taxable withdrawals* ............................. .do.... Alcohol, denatured? Product i o n M , , 9 9 S , . 6 . . e . , , . . B . . . . . . . . , 8 . j i l . w i ne ga 1.. Consumption Cwithdrawa Is) .........................do... „ Stocks, end of m o n t h e e 8 0 „ „ 0 . 8 . 0 . , a , . . „ „ 0 . 0 , „ , , d o „ , , Creosote oi 1....................................mi-1. gal.. D U f . „ . . 6 , t 8 . „ , , , . . » 8 . . . » . » . , » . . , , » , . 8 . » s . . J ) l . lb so Ethyl acetate ( 8 5 ^ 8 0 . 0 , „ 5 0 e „ . e o e . e e . . e o o , 3 , 0 » s o o „ . d o e o o o Ethy1ene g1yco1..................................«..do.... Formaldehyde (37$ HCHO)......................... . o s s d o 6 0 . . Methanol* s y n t h e t i c . . . ......•.••..•......••.•.mi 1. gaf o e Phthal ic anhydride,,,,.............................mi 1. lb BO SYNTHETIC PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTIONS Cellulose acetate (sheets, rods, and tubes and molding and extrusion materials) and nitrocellulose (sheets. rods, and tubes)...............................mi 1. tb 0 . Phenolic and other tar acid r e s i n s . B . , 0 „ 0 , , „ „ , „ , d o . , , , Polystyrene* a .......................................do.... Urea and me 1 amine resins®....... .o.» .. ....... ..... . . d o e E O O V i ny 1 res 1 ns a........ ............................... do.... Alkyd r e s t n s e e e e . aoa..... aea....... ooefflB. .... os... a o do.. .. Po1yester res Ins....................................do.... Po 1 yet hy 1 ene res ins................................... do.... METALS AND MANUFACTURES STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS? Total (all grades).......................thous. sh„ tons.. Structural shapes (heavy), steel pi 1 ing...........do.... P1 atese . a...........•.•..... •... •. o... •.. a..... •.. do.... Bars and tool steel, t o t a l „ , . „ . „ ,„, do,,., Pipe and tubing...................................do.... Tin mill products......................;.»........do.... Sheets and strip U n c i , electrical), total.......-.do.... FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL: Orders, new (net) , .,,,....,,, do..,. Shipments...........................................do.... Il7 e 3 2.3 96 a 5 2.0 I05„! 2.5 99.5 297 114.6 2S4 55*3 141.1 43,7 4.2 53 e 7 145 s 9 43.9 4.3 65.5 150,7 43 e 5 7.7 52 e 6 r!44 s 7 41.4 6.4 58 e 7 156.8 41.6 406 23.5 24.2 5.2 23.7 23.6 5.4 23.8 23.4 2. 1 22.8 21.9 3.0 22.9 22.7 3.2 6.4 12.9 7.3 97.3 156.6 27.7 30.9 6.1 SO.3 9.6 91.3 155.8 26.4 28,7 7.9 15.5 7.6 1 12.9 188.3 29.2 36.1 785 S4.7 10.7 114.4 179.0 27.8 35.8 8.1 13.5 6,3 117.9 169.8 29.2 38.4 14.1 52.5 95.9 32.2 12.8 58.0 99.9 39.2 I4 e 2 61.4 109.0 44.! 12.7 r58 3 9 106.1 39.6 I2 B 0 55.4 99.6 38.0 108.5 31.0 13.3 153.2 113.3 37.0 15.9 150.6 138.9 42.3 18.6 176.6 132. S r38*4 15.7 170.3 128.8 35*4 14.5 170.8 ........ 5,787 404 590 868 448 357 2,564 6,906 402 648 1,028 506 614 3,080 5,579 394 453 9S5 595 376 2,297 5,499 375 483 881 485 337 2,401 5,001 330 460 778 394 303 2,257 5,731 354 484 878 440 539 2,491 373 296 2,723 314 284 2, 596 301 357 2,351 324 315 2,475 478 282 2,624 328 235 2,609 1,510 1,607 1,491 1,887 1,277 1,924 1,266 1,816 1,285 1,537 336 383 333 327 527 503 525 504 576 538 573 536 981 1,328 2,249 2,195 1,730 98 s 7 260 | .aoooooo oooo.o.o el . .. BSO .oeaeS8. ........ ........ 7.6 14.9 6.9 121.9 167.8 -27.0 35.2 oo.eoooe O 0 S B . O O O . ....... ........ o.s.osoa ooo.oese Barrels and drums, steel, heavy types (for sale); Industrial trucks (electric), shipments? Hand (motor ized)................... ...number.. Industrial trucks and tractors (gasoline-powered), shipments number as 2,881 xj Revised. 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