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'March 20,1964 BUSINESS STATISTICS O'susKlsstto* 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 to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars 160 TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS Billion Dollars 160 (average of Wednesday data) (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 150 i 1962 1961 1963 I . Billion Dollars Index, 1957-59 = 100 550 160 PERSONAL INCOME (F. R. B. seas. adj. index) * Total \ ^ A 450 140 - -™-fflf-^^ - 400 Wage and Salary Disbursements 350 J A S O N D TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) 500 J F M A M J 1964 120 - - 100 A J 0S 300 250 •J J, 1 J,l 1,1,1 IJ..L. ..JuJ^LJ-tJ 1, 1 IJLJL. -1 .1 1 1 1 L »• 1, LJL1-JUU-JLjJ-LJLiJLjJ 1961 1962 1963 80 , ..i i i >,. i 1. i i i i i I.JLJ-l.JI.1 J-L II L ,L.-JUU..JUL.L. l,„.UL.lL-lJ 1962 1961 1964 1963 1964 * Data for March and July 1961 and January 1963 and 1964 include special Government Life Insurance dividends. Index, 1957-59 = 100 Dollars 2.80 110 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS WHOLESALE PRICES 105 Hours 48 2.60 ~~ \ 2.40 100 f\ si ft 1 •"». 95 90 \ M y-1 I.i m i 1961 / 1 v/ V/\/,k 1 '• ... L L . I U u U j L i J J U ULX.I 1962 42 S\ y*i, * * * * * L%**w**y 2.00 40 . - • ^ 'Seasonally adjusted l l l l l l l l - I O J - ^ U .J U . I H 1 1963 44 Average Hours Per Week* (right scale) 2.20 *% All Commodities Farm Products 46 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) Commodities other than farm Products and Foods 1964 1.80 i 1961 1962 i • I i i 1963 i i i I • • i • • 1 • • 1964 • • • 38 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1964 1963 ITEM Mar. 9 Mar. 14 Mar. 7 Feb. 29 Feb. 22 Mar. 16 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)...number.. FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: ,4/ Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. 100.6 95.5 100.7 101.2 94.4 100.4 95.0 100.3 101.2 94.0 4,477 3,143 92.7 4,293 2,965 ' 291 2,591 2,418 302 *99.9 *95.4 *99.0 *I00.6 92.2 4,356 2,959 268 2,519 2,348 348 94.2 4,327 2,930 286 2,408 2,243 316 94.8 4,583 2,999 269 2,372 2,208 337 34,282 32,444 19,517 396 34,454 32,402 19,422 489 36,469 35,088 , 20,173 424 36,308 .34,846 20,032 347 36,345 35,204 20,185 493 62,885 35,562 128,158 30,940 34,639 15,784 4.47 64.85 67.77 63,232 35,657 128,491 30,722 34,746 15,827 4.47 65.91 68.97 62,090 38,264 136,987 27,682 37,619 18,127 4.55 77.55 82.17 62,565 38,291 136,847 27,591 37,590 18,161 4.54 77.87 82.52 62,293 38,352 137,551 28,060 37,587 18,165 4.55 78.07 82.79 1,239 17,061 180,989 7,460 2,178 116.9 518 289 1,221 16,949 180,564 7,437 2,225 119.4 517 296 1,395 18,661 203,281 7,706 2,299 123.4 516 289 1,425 18,740 205,583 7,655 2,333 125.2 529 299 1,342 18,226 193,669 7,631 2,312 124.1 518 295 272 300 36,538 35,385 19,996 359 4.55 78.95 83.79 PRODUCTION: Electric power, by utilities FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL mil. kw.-hr.. thous. cars.. 196,680 2,315 124.3 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. .3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Mar. 1963. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 i964 1 ITEM Jan. Nov. Feb. Feb. £/ Jan. Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: *454.0 302.8 119.5 94.7 77.9 47.8 57.6 12.3 452.9 304.7 120.1 95.5 78.6 48.3 57.8 12.5 472.6 319.2 126.2 100.2 81.0 50.6 61.3 12.8 476.0 320.8 127.2 10!.! 81.3 50.8 61.6 12.8 r*478.1 r32l.7 r126.9 r!0!.! 81.7 r50.9 62.2 12.8 478.3 323.8 128.3 101.8 81.9 51.1 62.5 12.9 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do Less personal contributions for soc. insurance...do.... 37.1 13.6 12.0 17.0 31.5 *39.l 11.4 •435.9 37.2 13.5 12.0 17.2 31.7 35.7 11.5 434.9 38.2 12.6 12.2 18.5 33.5 37.6 12.0 455.7 38.4 12.5 12.2 19.8 33.8 37.7 12.1 459.2 38.4 rl2.2 12.2 19.0 34.1 r*39.9 12.3 r*46l.6 38.5 12.0 12.3 19.0 34.3 37.9 12.4 462.1 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES).1957-59*100.. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: 117.9 120.5 r 127.1 r124.6 do.... do.... 1 ,.do.... 117.8 118.3 117.2 102.6 120.7 120.7 120.6 104.9 r128.2 128.4 r127.9 rl08.l do.... do.... do.... 1 do.... do.... do.... 120.0 119.0 122.1 115.9 112.3 M9.7 122.4 122.4 122.6 118.7 114.6 i22.9 r127.7 128.5 ri26.i r126.5 123.2 r129.8 b:l. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Propr i etor s• i ncome: ! r125.1 127.2 r122.6 r106.4 ! | | 1 r125.7 127.7 r125.8 r126.6 r124.8 r107.4 128. i 128.4 127.7 107.4 126.6 r125.8 r!28.4 r124.8 120.9 r 128.7 128.9 129.2 128.2 126.5 BY MARKET GROUPINGS: 1 r125.5 r124.2 r128.5 123.9 r 120.9 r126.8 123 13! r/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. * Jan. 1963 and Jan. 1964 data include, respectively, $3.6 bil. and $2.1 bil. ($298 mil. and $172 mil. con- to annual rate), reflecting stepped-up rate of Govt, life insurance payments to veterans (Jan. 1963 total also includes special GLI Digitized for verted FRASER d I v i rlpnd Davments). MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1963 1964 ITEM Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. £ / INDICATORS—Continued INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R . INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX ( I N C L . U T I L . ) . 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . . BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 119.2 120.2 r126.7 119.8 119.0 99.6 118.4 125.2 120.6 120.0 105.2 118.5 126.4 ..do.... ..do.... 122.4 125.7 113.9 105.7 129.2 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 127.0 r127.2 127.6 r127.5 126.6 109.5 r 126.0 132.6 r127.9 r127.0 r110.5 r125.6 r133.3 r127.9 r127.3 rill.9 r126.0 r133.7 128.3 127 8 115 127 133 122.3 127.0 110.7 108.2 126.6 130.8 131.9 120.9 lll.l 136.7 M30.6 r132.6 r122.4 rill.7 r137.4 130.0 M3I.9 r122.5 114.7 r137.1 131 133 122 120.7 113.4 122.5 96.4 120.3 110.2 121.4 112.6 123.2 98.7 123.3 110.5 r128.6 r122.0 r129.8 103.7 128.5 118.5 r129.0 rl2l.8 rl3l.5 104.3 127.5 rl2l.5 r 128.7 119.3 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 140.0 114.3 131.4 115.2 113.0 141.4 114.3 132.8 115.0 114.6 r154.6 118.5 r147.9 117.4 114.6 r153.9 MI6.6 145.7 MI8.6 115.8 153.5 116.2 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 104.7 96.1 105.3 114.3 138.2 140.3 r107.5 102.1 rl08.0 r106.4 144.5 146.2 rl06.4 103.4 r105.4 rill.6 r145.2 147.0 M07.8 104.0 r106.7 114.0 146.0 107.4 99 107 ..do.... 103.0 95.1 102.6 110.1 135.9 138.0 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 122.3 121.8 130.0 119.2 122.0 122.6 122.9 130.7 120.4 121.5 128.0 128.2 M39.5 r 124.6 r127.6 r128.6 r 128.5 rl39.4 r125.0 r128.8 r128.4 r128.5 r139.4 125.0 r128.6 128.8 129 5 141 126 127.1 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 116.8 113.3 120.5 118.0 114.4 121.8 rl25.8 r122.5 rl29.1 r!25.5 r122.2 r128.9 r125.9 122.4 r129.6 126 123 130 1957- 5 9 * 1 0 0 . . 93.5 90.7 95.5 93.3 90.8 95.1 95.7 93.4 97.3 95.0 91.1 97.7 95.5 91.5 98.5 94 4 88 9 98 5 100.5 100.2 100.7 100.3 101.0 100.5 96.8 100.2 101.8 95.6 100.1 101.5 95.1 101.0 101.8 92.6 101.1 101.4 r95.l 101.3 102.1 94.1 101.2 101 6 100.7 100.2 98.5 104.0 102.0 94.1 100.7 99.7 96.5 96.5 103.0 89.5 101.5 100.0 96.2 96.1 100.3 87.9 101.6 99.2 93.3 94.8 101.8 79.9 rlOI.7 100.3 96.3 r95.9 103.9 84.7 101 9 99 4 94.5 97.9 102.0 82.8 100.8 107.4 107.8 100.0 97.9 100.5 108.6 108.0 99.8 95.6 102.5 107.3 107.9 106.4 91.7 100.4 106.9 108.1 106.8 87.7 rl02.5 107.0 108.0 107.2 91.8 100.9 107.2 107.5 107.3 88.8 100.7 96.9 100.4 98.3 106.0 95.9 100.6 96.7 100.3 98.2 105.1 96.1 100.9 96.3 97.9 98.1 103.5 99.2 101.2 96.2 99.3 98.0 103.0 99. 1 101.3 96.3 99.5 r98.4 rl02.7 r99.0 101.3 96 4 99.0 98.4 102.5 99.8 102.3 99.5 101.4 99.0 94.3 100.4 104.3 102.2 99.4 101.5 99.1 94.2 I00a3 104.3 102.5 101.1 107.5 102.6 101.3 101.3 99.4 93.8 101.2 107.5 102.5 rlOI.7 101.! r99.8 93.7 rlOI.2 107.6 102.7 101.8 101.2 99.9 93.6 101.2 107.1 99r5 99.8 99.3 99.7 99.0 *99.5 ..do.... F u r n i t u r e and f i x t u r e s MINING Coa 1 UTILITIES BY MARKET GROUPINGS: FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL MATER1A LS 127.6 r119.6 136 129 0 121 119.8 147 0 COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 commodities 9 foodstuffs ..do.... ALL COMMODITIES By s t a g e of p r o c e s s i n g : 1ntermed i a t e mater i a 1s, s u p p l i e s , and components • . d o . . . . By d u r a b i l i t y of product: ..do.... ..do.... F r u i t s and v e g e t a b l e s , canned and f r o z e n Commodities o t h e r t h a n farm p r o d , and foods Chemicals and a l l i e d products •.do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Tobacco products a n d ' b o t t l e d beverages PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY— Wholesale p r i c e s r/ Revised. 2./ Preliminary. * index based on 1947-49*100 is 83.8. 36321 101.0 101.2 99.4 94.2 ! ! 1 1 1 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1964 1963 ITEM Dec. Feb. £/ Jan. Feb. Nov. 56,333 16,871 631 2,967 3,821 56,458 16,872 631 2,920 3,899 57,580 17,061 630 3,057 3,928 r57,748 r 17,127 r630 r3,069 r3,9l5 r57,802 r17,121 r626 r2,992 r3,924 58,082 17,176 625 3,143 3,926 11,685 2,834 8,110 9,414 11,729 2,839 8,144 9,424 11,941 2,887 8,423 9,653 r11,963 2,892 r8,447 r9,705 r12,047 r2,906 r8,47l r9,7l5 12,079 2,910 8,497 9,726 12,286 12,453 6,896 6,950 501 319 452 12,276 12,455 6,884 6,956 496 317 447 12,756 12,590 7,180 7,081 534 332 501 r 12,665 r12,653 r7,l55 7,129 r522 r329 r486 r12,482 r12,650 r7,070 r7,127 r500 r324 r465 12,522 12,703 7,079 7,153 498 327 466 900 857 1,043 1,069 1,112 232 289 914 854 1,046 1,058 1,105 232 295 928 907 1,059 1,065 1,157 241 337 941 904 rl,077 r1,062 1,163 240 313 r948 891 1,083 rl,054 rl,154 236 r296 960 891 1,079 1,050 1,151 236 304 Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted J/ do.... Seasona 11 y adjusted do.... Food and kindred products do.... Textile mill products do.... Apparel and related products do.... Paper and allied products do.... HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj hours.. Seasona I i y adjusted do.... Durable goods industries, unadjusted do.... Seasonal ly adjusted „ do.... Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted do.... Seasona 11 y adjusted do.... 5,390 5,503 1,094 790 1,109 483 5,392 5,499 1,072 790 1,141 480 5,576 5,509 1,169 802 1,161 492 r5,5IO r5,524 rl,l28 795 1,150 491 r5,4l2 r5,523 rl,083 r788 rl,|35 r484 5,443 5,550 1,060 795 1,170 484 40.1 40.4 40.7 40.9 39.2 39.6 40.0 40.3 40.7 41.0 39.2 39.7 40.5 40.5 41.2 41.1 39.6 39.5 r40.8 r40.5 41.6 41.5 39.9 39.6 r39.8 r40.l r40.6 r40.8 r38.7 r39.1 40.3 40.6 41.0 41.3 39.4 39.9 Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg. industries.00000.dollars.. Durable goods industries........ ...do.... Nondurable goods industries ...do.... 2.43 2.60 2.20 2.43 2.61 2.19 2.49 2.67 2.25 2.51 2.69 2.26 r2.5l 2.69 r2.27 2.51 2.69 2.26 1,010.4 960.1 2,097.8 2,014.3 2,104.5 2,028.5 2,155.4 2,092.3 p2,106.5 p2,014.0 984.8 2,117.5 1,944.6 2,049.4 p2,026.0 Jan. EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (N0NA6RI CULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED thous. Manufacturing „ do... Mining .... do... Contract construction do... Transportation and public utilities do... Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Serv ices and mi see 11 aneous Government PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Durable goods industries, unadjusted Jj Seasonal ly adjusted Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products do. ....do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. .....do. Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products Mach i ner y Electrical equipment and supplies Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing industries do.... do.... do.... do..., do.... do.... do.... FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense shipments Seasona 11 y adjusted rj Revised. j>/ Preliminary. USCOMM-DC—36321 ....mil. $.. ....do..,. „ \J Includes data for industries not shown separately. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS do. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $ 3 0 0
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