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March 27, 1964 BUSINESS 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 to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1957-59 = 100 Index, 1957-59 = 100 160 160 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by. utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) 150 150 140 - 130 - 120 ._ ^ ^ 110 ^JL^X-r^^r^k^X^J, ^ - IU... I„ M JU.-L-.0-.. - t a - J u a ^ J L , i .. ^ a . ^ J ^ J , 1962 1961 1 L ^ l ^ L J U . —i—IU_J—L»J—1—i—i—i™a„J— 1963 J F M A M J 1964 J A S O N D Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 H 150 100 Milli 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* J F M A M J 1964 1963 1962 1961 J A S O N D Index, 1957-59 = 100 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION (daily average; seas, adj.) 120 2.0 1.5 1.0 ^^f^K^Y 110 100 / y [\y/vVy 90 *Seasonaliy adjusted, at annual rates ' ' ' 1 I I ' ' ' M ' ' 1961 1962 • i,,f ,i ,?, I i i .i i .i 1 i i i i » I i i i i i 1963 1964 oO I ii i ii i i i 11 1961 i I i i I.I i i iii 1962 i i I i i ii i i i i i i i I i i i i 1963 1 1 1964 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1963 1964 ITEM Mar. 16 Mar. 23 92.2 4,356 2,959 268 2,519 2,348 348 *99.9 *95.4 *99.0 *I00.6 91.8 4,431 2,952 263 2,406 2,241 295 34,454 32,402 19,422 489 Mar. 14 Mar. 21 94.8 4,583 2,999 269 2,371 2,208 337 100.4 95.0 100.3 I0I.2 94.0 4,477 3,143 100.6 95.5 100.7 101.2 94.4 4,511 3,069 100.5 95.4 100.8 101.2 93.9 272 2,321 2, 161 300 265 34,511 32,441 19.502 370 36,308 34,846 20,032 347 36,345 35,204 20,185 493 36,538 35,385 19,978 316 63,232 35,657 128,491 30,722 34,746 15,827 4.47 65.91 68.97 61,936 35,751 129,106 30,912 35,289 15,872 4.47 65.95 69.02 62,565 38,291 136,847 27,591 37,590 18,161 62,353 38,360 137,748 28,197 37,599 18,163 63,457 38,428 137,589 27,865 37,507 18,217 4.54 77.87 82.52 4.55 78.07 82.79 4.55 78.95 83.79 1,221 16,949 180,564 7,437 2,225 119.4 517 296 1,333 16,860 186,775 7,461 2,330 125.1 535 299 1,425 18,740 205,583 7,655 2,333 125.2 529 299 1,318 18,226 193,670 7,631 2,312 124. I 518 295 1,315 18,240 196,528 7,626 2,315 124.3 521 300 Feb. 29 Mar. 7 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: ,1957-59-100.. do.... ...do A 11 other do ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES do INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs..... ...=. do INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)...number.. F1 NANCE: do Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ ........do.......do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in lead ing cities: 4/ mi 1. $.. Demand deposits, adjusted do Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. 306 36,692 35,480 20,200 405 4.56 79.38 84.33 PRODUCTION: us. sh. tons.. 1957-59-100.. .thous. cars.. do FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL.. ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 197,142 2,362 126.8 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Mar. 1963. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS f SHI PMENTS: J./ Value (not seasonally adjusted): .bil. $.. 15.9 17.8 18.5 r 18. i 17.5 19.2 ...do 17.3 17.6 18.3 rl8.5 19.0 19.0 ...do.... 17.3 18.7 18.1 rl7.6 18.2 19.7 ...do 18.5 18.2 18. I rI8.0 19.4 19.3 ...do 45.1 45.9 46.7 r46.2 47.0 47.5 ...do 45.1 45.7 47.1 r46.7 46.9 47.2 .bil. $.. ...do.... ...do.... 325.9 137.2 66.3 274.5 116.6 55.2 296.6 I 16.7 63.8 357.! 151.0 74.6 r360.8 153.9 73.5 295.0 121.1 60.5 ...do 307.1 128. I 62.8 116.2 301.5 127.7 61.2 112.6 312.7 125.4 67.3 120.0 333.0 139.6 69.7 123.7 339.1 142.9 69.6 126*6 316.1 129.4 65.5 123.2 134.01 64.44 6.31 4.09 16.54 3.54 28.82 134.50 64.66 6.24 4.08 16.54 3.54 28.98 140.2S 66.36 5.79 3.89 16.48 3.45 30.98 140.90 66.10 5.76 3.88 16.43 3.43 30.94 141.87 66.63 5.78 3.86 16.44 3.42 31.41 •....••• Value (seasonally adjusted): MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: ±/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): New orders, net" (seasonally adjusted): Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.): FINANCE BANK DEBITS: Unadjusted: New York City Seasonally adjusted: New York C1 ty ...do.... LIFE INSURANCE (Institute ot Life Insurance): ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES ... •bil. $.. Bonds (book value), domestic and foreign, total. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Public utility (U.S.). Ra i 1 road (U.S.) w.......... ...do r/ Revised. \_( Data for Feb. 1964 are advance estimates. Digitized for36334 FRASER s....... MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1963 1964 ITEM Dec. Jan. Jan. FINANCE—Continued LIFE INSURANCE (Institute of Life Insurance)—Continued ASSETS—Cont i nued Stocks (book value), domestic and foreign, total..biI. $. Preferred (U.S.) do... Common (U.S. ) .do... Mortgage loans, total............ ....do... Nonf arm do... 5.24 2.24 2.91 47.20 43.80 5.28 2.25 2.94 47.35 43.93 5.58 2.31 3.18 49.81 46.06 5.68 2.34 3.25 50.54 46.75 5.74 2.35 3.29 50.83 47.0! 4.15 6.24 1.28 5.44 4.17 6.28 1.27 5.50 4.37 6.65 1.32 6.11 4.35 6.69 1.44 6.10 4.37 6.73 1.28 6.29 844.7 369.5 71.5 759.2 332.2 59.2 73!. 307. 67.4 ,083.0 369.7 73.1 885.8 400.3 78,7 13.4 95.2 152.6 142.5 11.2 75.5 136.9 144.2 11.5 71.9 127.1 145.9 14.8 74.4 163.5 387.5 12.6 93.2 151.5 149.5 43.5 83.7 44.1 28.8 43.6 84.6 42.7 28.3 43.6 80.7 46.0 29.0 46.3 89.0 47.5 29.8 47.1 92.1 47.8 r30.5 363.22 7,692 354.33 7,719 401.60 8,042 411.32 8,108 422.5! 8,183 . . . m i l . $. do... 1,010.4 960.1 2,097.8 2,014.3 2,104.5 2,028.5 2,155.4 2,092.3 r2,H7.5 r2,025.0 do... 984.8 2,117.5 1,944.6 2,049.4 r2,037.3 mi I. bb I. do... do... 7.57 6.35 10.00 6.60 5.75 10.43 6.85 6.73 9.85 7.31 7.05 9.67 7.63 6.74 10.08 mil. tax gal. do... .. do... 14.24 8.69 879.27 12.96 8.37 881.44 r13.39 11.36 865.87 14.18 8.56 870.00 13.89 9.34 871.77 11.74 5.98 854.33 r6.50 4.51 10.47 6.10 856.70 5.58 4.16 r8.49 8.38 840.03 8.15 6.24 9.99 5.91 842.40 .5.87 4.15 10.38 6.46 844.01 6.35 4.33 .33 .26 2.48 .48 .19 2.75 .37 .57 2.86 .44 .59 2.65 .43 .34 2.71 3.85 12.78 r214.65 5.21 3.41 12.19 201.99 2.05 21.47 14.07 249.05 70.11 4.76 13.71 229.08 18.48 2.73 13.57 213.89 5.10 Rea I estate do... Policy loans and premium notes.... ....do... Cash . do... Other assets. ... do... PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN U.S.• TOTAL ......... ..mil. $. Death benef its ,do... Matured endowments. ... .do... Disabi I ity payments.. ....do... Annuity payments .. do... Surrender va I ues ... do... Pol icy dividends . ...do... TURNOVER OF DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT INTERBANK AND U.S. GOVERNMENT, ANNUAL RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: Total (344 centers)..... .ratio of debits to deposits. New York ;C i ty.............. do... 6 other centers .do... 337 other reporting centers. do... SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Shares listed, New York Stock Exchange, end of month: Market value, all listed shares bil. $. Number of shares listed... millions. FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL.. Excl. Department of Defense shipments.. Seasonal ly adjusted FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS,- TOBACCO BEER: Production Taxable withdrawaIs Stocks, end of month. DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL): Production Taxable withdrawals..... Stocks, end of month Whisky: Production..... Taxab le withdrawaIs Stocks, end of month Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total Wh S sky. WINES AND DISTILLING MATERIALS: Effervescent wines: Production Taxab I e w i thdrawa Is.... Stocks, end of month Sti11 wines: Production Taxable withdrawals. Stocks, end of month Distilling materials produced at wineries do... do... do... mil. proof gal. do... mil. wine gal. do... do... do... do... do... do... METALS AND MANUFACTURES PIG IRON: Production (excl. prod, of ferroalloys)....thous. sh. tons. STEEL INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS: PRODUCT I ON do... I ndex 1957-59= 100. Steel forgings (for sale): Orders, unfilled, end of month... .....thous. sh. tons. Sh i pments, totaI do... Drop and upset. do... MACH S NE TOOLS; MetaJ cutting tools: Orders, new (net), total .....mil. $. Domest ic„. .do... Sh i pments, tota I.. do... Domest sc„ do... Estimated back log. . months. e r / Revised. Digitized for36334 FRASER 5,584 5,316 5,565 5,897 6,291 8,391 101.7 8,222 110.3 8,488 106.3 8,753 106.1 9,515 115.3 282 r l 16 85 305 III 82 311 84 312 r!!4 r88 319 139 110 46.20 37.40 35.80 29.75 4.2 53.35 44.80 43.05 34.30 4.6 59.10 49.65 52.35 41.75 5.6 77.40 64.15 69.00 56.30 5.6 r80.!5 r60.60 r50.35 r39.85 r6.2 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1964 1963 ITEM Jan. Nov. Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. METALS AND MANUFACTURES—Continued Machine tools—Continued Metal forming tools; Orders, new (net), t o t 3 L B t o s e „ . , e 8 . . . . » . . o , , . . ,.miL $.. Domest i c ^ . , ^ , , , . . , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , . ^ . ^ . . . . ....do.... ....do.... S h i pments , tota 1 ..... o ... <>.... ......... • °.»-«<=°» ....do.... Domestic.. ..months.. Estimated backlog,,., ... S3.95 12.20 13.30 11.50 4.8 19.20 16.50 14.05 10.05 5. 1 5.6 S9.80 14.30 12.50 5.8 r48.80 r47.40 rS5.00 M2.40 r7.6 21.20 1 15.95 15.20 14.05 1.1.30 18.55 17.55 18. 15 15.95 8.2 PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS NEWSPRINT, CANADA: Product-ion.... ..•••.....•••....••.••.•.•..•. .thous. sh. tons.. Shipments from mUls.........••....••............. ....do.... Stocks at mills, end of m o n t h „ 8 „ 8 0 . . . . 0 0 . o . . . . . . . ....do.... NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES: Product ion......................................... ....do.... Shipments from m i l l s . 8 e 8 . 3 „ , s e „ 0 0 8 . 0 ( 1 , 0 S . 8 9 » . » . B a c ....do.... Stocks at mills, end of month......... ee ........., ....do.... Consumption by pub 1 Ishers... .. 8Ba.............., .......do.... Stocks at and in transit to publishers, end of mo. ....do.... 518 433 264 444 420 287 613 611 229 535 578 186 564 533 217 549 491 275 190 183 32 376 606 174 168 37 356 604 190 189 38 524 559 180 184 34 522 545 198 189 43 455 569 S74 186 32 452 572 40.98 69.29 37.58 80.58 34.72 61.32 35.13 59.83 39.59 62.44 ........ ........ 138.55 114.95 281.20 12,430 11,225 4,113 29,054 3,954 5,074 8,938 128.47 103.53 274.32 11,709 9,235 3,600 31,693 3,595 3,572 8,974 134.81 r109.32 r275.28 11,502 10,746 4,366 28,272 2,827 2,958 9,088 140.95 | r107.46 i r282.29 11,496 10,491 4,470 29,407 3,138 j 2,799 9,529 143.30 120.74 279.51 12,681 12,640 4,337 29,556 3,914 5,416 8,181 ........ 790 656 678 605 814 683 18,611 16,222 11,206 448 9,705 18,541 16,029 9,316 466 8,044 18,660 15,653 9,538 8,000 18,625 15,656 8,563 428 7,220 18,591 15,596 11,579 463 9,742 18,543 15,521 9,494 '475 7,978 791.0 768.6 670.2 658.0 120.8 110.6 723.7 698.8 607.9 592.8 115.8 106.0 873.3 836.8 748.5 725 2 124.7 110.6 881.8 846.4 754.0 733 Q 127.8 1.13.5 859.6 831.5 726.2 709.0 133.5 122.5 ........ RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natural rubbers Gonsumpt ion....•••.•.........»....••....•.•thous. Sg„ tons.. Stocks, end of month ......•....•...•.•.....•.....•, ....do.... Synthetic rubbers Product i on................................... .....,....do.... Stocks, end of month....... 8 .............•......., ....do.... do Stocks, end of month........... ....do.... S oner tubes: Product I on.....„............... „.........do.... S h i pments ....do.... ....do.... ........ ........ ........ ........ i .- TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTONs ±/ Consumption....................................thous. bales.. Manufactures• Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): Active spindles, last working day, total..... ...thous.. Consuming 100 percent cotton,....,.,..,.,,,. ....do.... Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total.... mill ions.. Average per working day.................. ....do.... Consuming 100 percent cotton............... ....do-.... i 477 TRANSPORTAT1ON EQU1PMENT MOTOR VEHICLES: FACTORY SALES, TOTAL............................. ...thous.. Domest ic.0„..e,,6eo.oao...»..„.„.............. ....do.... Passenger cars, tota1..............................do.... ..do.... Trucks and buses, total............................do.... Domest ic..................................... ....do.... 1 1 ! 1 I ........ ........ . - . « • - . . . r_/ Revised. J_/ Data f o r Jan. 1963 and Jan. 1964 cover 5 weeks: other months, 4 weeks. USC0MM-DC--36334 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O A V O I D PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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