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March 29, 1963

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 t o those published in the latest monthly SURVEY

SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Index, 1941-43 = ]

Index, 1941-43 = 10
90
PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

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(daily

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Index, 1957-59=1

Index, .1957-59= 100
150
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)

Monthly

(E. E. I seas. a d j . i n d e x )

140

130

120

110 I • i i i i I
1960

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130
COTTON CONSUMPTION

PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS*

(daily a v e r a g e ; seas, a d j . )

120

2.0

1.5

1.0

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100

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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS'
1962

1963

ITEM
Mar. 16

Mar. 23

93.2
4,398
82
297
2,678
2,502
311

100.2
96.1
99.9
100.7
92.7
4,323
92
291
2,592
2,418
302

100.0
95.4
99.1
100.7
92.2
4,382
103
268

99.9
95.6
99.1
100.6
91 8

348

295

33,048
30,176
19,665
484

34,228
32,219
19,477
467

34,279
32,444
19,519
397

34,454
32,402
19,421
488

34,511
32,441
19,473
363

4.67
70.91
74.93

61,904
31,506
119,478
32,556
33,145
13,599
4.66
70.51
74.42

62,654
35,426
128,344
31,446
34,564
15,768
4.47
65.01
67.91

61,703
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

4047
65.95
69.02

1,388
16,142
160,272
7,335
2,387
128.1
545
296

1,392
15,879
165,364
7,357
2,394
128.5
556
305

1,400
17,505
178,659
7,417
2, 130
1 14.3
533
291

1,231
17,061
180,989
7,460
2,178
116.9
518
289

1,183
16,845
180,552
7,437
2,225
119.4
517
296

Mar. 17

Mar. 24

97.3

•100.7
•98.4
•101.6
•100.8
97.2

99
270
2,759
2,271
339

101
255
2,631
2,149
351

33,066
29,917
19,348
478
63,090
31,400
1 I8;435
32,585
32,607
13,546

Mar. 2

Mar, 9

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
1957-59=100..
..do....
do....
do....

A11 other
22 commodities 2 /
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES..
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs

1957-59-100..
..

do

FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
F1 NANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, tota
Member bank reserve balances j>/ e e sso
Be

3/....do
..do....
do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leac ing cities:4/
.......do....
Loans and investments (adjusted), total
U*S» Government ob 1 igations s s
ss
Commercial and industrial loans ( g r o s s ) e e e

do.....

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4 / . .1941-43=10..
;do....
PRODUCTION:
s. sh. tons.,
mi 1. kw.-hr..

Stee 1 s.. se • •

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FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL

.thous* bbl..
s6 sh. tons..
+hou
1957-59=100..
thous. cars..
...do

±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

184,688
2,330
125. 1

3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Mar, 1962.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1962

1963

ITEM
Jan.

Feb.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

.bil. $..

15.09

14.86

16.67

r15.64

M5.67

15.5

...do....

15.50

15.95

16.46

r!6.!8

H6.I8

16.7

...do....

15.89

15.33

!6,07

M5.52

r16.04

16.2

...do....

16.43

16.19

16.34

r!6.02

r16.67

17. 1

...do....

45.92

46.37

43.03

r42.92

r43.28

44.0

...do

45.74

45.96

r43.03

r43.00

43. 11

43.6

.bi 1. $•..

...do
...do

294.6
118. 1
61.5

239.4
94.3
49.0

288.2
116.5
59.4

320.9
141.6
63.7

325.9
137.2
66.3

274.5
116.6
55.2

O 0 .do o s o o
...do
...do
...do....

277.7
110.3
58.2
109.3

263.0
103.3
54.4
105.4

296.4
122.2
61.1
113.1

306.4
134.2
60.9
III.3

307.1
128.1
62.8
116.3

301.5
127.7
61.2
1 12.7

127.31
61.66
6.31
3.96
16.23
3.65
27.23

127.73
61.85
6.34
3.96
16.25
3.64
27.35

132.50
64.07
6.40
4.06
16.42
3.57
28.66

133.17
63.88
6.19
4.06
16.51
3.56
r28.64

134.01
64.44
6.31
4.09
16.54
3.54
28.82

Feb.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SALES: ±/
Value (unadjusted):
Value (seasonally adjusted):
MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: J/
New orders, net (unadjusted):
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) :
FINANCE
BANK DEBITS:

Unadjusted:

Seasonally adjusted:

LIFE INSURANCE (INSTITUTE OF LIFE INSURANCE):
...do
ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES
Bonds (book value), domestic and foreign, total. ...do
...do
State, county, municipal (U.S.)
...do
Public utility (U.S.)
...do....
Rai Iroad (U.S.)

r/ Revised. J/ Data for Feb. 1963 are advance estimates.

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1962

1963

j

ITEM
Jan.

Feb.

Nov.

Feb.

Jan.

Dec.

FINANCE—Continued
LIFE INSURANCE—Continued
ASSETS—Cont i nued
Stocks (book value), domestic and foreign, total.bil. $..

PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN U.S.:
TOTAL
do....

4.82
2.11
2.64
44.38
41.21

4.86
2.12
2.67
44.49
41.30

5.16
2.22
2.85
46.38
43.00

5.18
2.24
2.86
46.98
43.58

5.24
2.24
2.91
47.20
43.80

3.97
5.77
1.28
5.43

3.99
5.79
1.28
5.46

4.13
6.18
1.30
5.28

4.12
6.21
1.41
5.38

4.15
6.24
1.28
5.44

808.9
349.1
74.7
12.5
91.0
152.7
128.9

704.3
295.6
56.8
10.9
66.3
140.4
134.3

741.8
318.9
60.1
11.5
68.9
133.2
149.2

994.1
358.1
63.3
10.3
62.7
153.0
346.7

844.7
369.5
71.5
13.4
95.2
152.6
142.5

39.7
70.9
40.6
27.7

38.5
68.1
38.4
27.1

42.9
80.7
43.5
28.5

44.2
88.9
43.4
27.7

r43.6
83.7
44.1
28.8

.33
.27
r2,24

.50
.20
2.51

.30
.56
2.62

.34
.49
2.43

.33
.26
2.48

3.28
12.22
r194.30
9.68

2.70
11.11
187.44
4.08

14.79
15.26
239.38
39.81

5.66
12.95
224.60
9.46

3.85
12.78
214.60
5.21

38.0

38.8

43.1

28.4

27.8

30.3

299.1
84.9

268.5
1 13.6

219.1

200.7

33.3

33.4

39.9

33.8

39.1

3C.9

946.7
101.4

841. 1
89.2

988.2
64.4

981.9
88.8

987.2
99.3

893 3
78.7

442.4

395.0

452.3

450.4

456.2

14,335

12,880

14,337

1 1,212

14,236

TURNOVER OF DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT INTERBANK AND U.S.
GOVERNMENT, ANNUAL RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED:
New York City.

do....

43.6
84.6
42 7
28.3

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS
WINES AND DISTILLING MATERIALS:
Effervescent wines:
Stocks, end of month. s oa .. 8
Sti11 wines:

..

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do.,,,

VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS:
Coconut oil:
38.7

23 4

26.3

31.0

27.3

362.9
99.2

300.0
98.5

322.1
105.2

290 5
122.5

255.4

21 1.4

228.3

705 2

Corn oi1:
Cottonseed cake and mea1:
Cottonseed oil:
Linseed oil:
Production, crude (raw)
Soybean cake and mea1:

do.,..

1

Soybean oi1:
413 1

TOBACCO, MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS:
Consumption (withdrawals):
Cigarettes, smal1:

3,299

3,283

3,661

3,514

2,417

41,114
490
r14,045

35,836
432
11,754

42,546
662
13,863

34,734
336
11,953

43,467
494
13,903

6,833

6,421

5,094

5,337

5,584

104.5

108.5

100.6

99.2

S34. 1

42.05
34.30
43.05
30.65
4.8

33.95
26.30
42.10
30.15
4.7

47.25
40.65
48.05
38.85
4.0

51.65
43.30
55.15
43.00
3.9

r46.20
r37.40
r35.80
r-29.75
r4.2

16.70
12.35
10.25
6.80
3.3

15.15
13.05
11.95
8.30
3.7

14.65
12.25
12.70
9.40

15.15
14.10
14.15
10.55
4.7

r13.95
12.20
r13.30
r11.50
r4.8

METALS AND MANUFACTURES
PIG IRON:
Production (excluding blast furnace production of ferroMaterial handling equipment (industrial):
New orders i ndex
MACHINE TOOLS:
Metal cutting tools:

1957-59= 100..

5 316

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54.30
45.45
43.80
34.85
4.7

Metal forming tools:


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30439Bank of St. Louis
Federal Reserve

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4.7

18 80
16.05
14 05
J0 05
5.2

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MONTHLY BUSINESS ' STATISTICS — Continued
1963

1962

ITEM
Jan.

Feb.

Nov.

Jan.

Dec.

Feb.

PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS
ASPHALT AND TAR PRODUCTS, SHIPMENTS!
Asphalt roofing, t o t a l . . . 0 8 e e e s o e a o e o e s o B t h o u s 4
Roll roofing and cap sheets O E e o o
Shingles, all types SEBfflfflese .....
AsphaIt siding.•••••••.•••.-••••.••
Snsu Iated siding s ...............
Saturated felts e o 8 .
......thous.
PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS

squares.
....do...
s«..do.8ffl
....do...
....do...
sh. tons.

NEWSPRINT, CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND)!
Product ion................................. thou s. s h. tons.
Shipments from mills
,
•.do...
Stocks at mills, end of month. . ees>6oosoessB0 oees.00. ..do....
NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES?
ProductIon...,..................................... ..do...
Shipments from m n i s 6 8 9 „ 6 0 9 8 , 8 6 0 ! ! 0 , 0 < 1 0 e . e e 8 o » 0 o » 0 o !edos.ffi
Stocks at mills, end of month.. BB0 .•„.••.•. o*. o® ... ..do...
Consumption by pub I ishers.................... ........do...
Stocks at and In transit to publishers, end of mo..,„d© eo .
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
COTTONS 1 /
Consumpt i on ..............................
thous. bales 0
Manufactures?
Spindle activity (cotton system spindles)?
Active spindles, last working day, 6 S B I > , 8 .., e 8 8 „ .thous.
Consuming 100 percent cotton................. ..do...
Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total....mi IS sons.
Average per working day „.««,.eea.. oo0oases .. ..do...
Consuming 100 percent cotton.,...
.....»„ ..do...
MANMADE FIBERS CRAYON AND ACETATE):
Productions
Filament yarn ss .................................m il. lb.
Staple, incl. tow (rayon) 9 „..., o e a ,.o. e o ...,»... ..do...
Stocks, producers', end of months
Fi lament y a r n s o a e ...................................do...
Staple, incl. tow Crayon) o s . @ e & *. e e e ....... ....eo ..do...

5, SI9
1,771
3,348
75
32
97

2,531
903
1,628
36
38
48

5,286
1,984
3,302
80
64
88

3,665
1,162
2,503
57
31
65

4,165
1,534
2,631
67
42
85

554
498
223

515
469
268

609
625
202

506
530
178

518
433
264

444
420
287

185
175
43
434
585

169
170
42
415
586

183
184
34
508
597

166
S76
25
44 S
604

190
183
32
376
606

S74
168
37
356
604

870

717

667

590

790

659

18,971
17,120
11,661
466
10,513

18,990
17,127
9,574
479
8,615

18,730
16,395
9,253
463
8,035

18,750
16,374
8,450
422
7,317

18,611
16,222
IS,206
448
9,705

18,54!
16,029
9,316
466
8,044

64 e !
42 8 l

59.0
39.8

60.3
46.4

58.9
45 e 6

58.6
49.7

54. S
43.8

47.4
42 e 8

48.0
45.4

59.6
'41.8

62.7
40.0

62.1
4l e 9

62e 2
39.8

2,128
1,250
878

2,690
1,772
918

2,205
1,660
545

1,336
563

2,445
1,330
1,115

3,074
1,820
1,254

336
729
607

1,466
I, 127
339

3,570
2,959
611

r4,3l7
r1,736
r2,58l

r3,945
r3,090
r855

19,011
8,611
10,400

17,737
7,970
9,767

13,502
7,039
6,463

16,122
7,446
8,676

17,565
9,177
8,388

5,976
3,436
2,540
19,952
10,785
9,167

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT, AMERICAN RAILWAY CAR INSTITUTE?
Freight cars?
Shipments
..number.
Equipment manufacturers, total
..do...
Railroad shops, domestic...
.....do...
New orders..
..do.
Equipment manufacturers, total...................do.
Railroad shops, domestic.................
...do.
Unfilled orders, end of month....
Equipment manufacturers, total.
Railroad shops, domestic.......

....do.
....do.
....do.

r./ Revised. ±/ Data for Jan. 1962 and Jan. 1963 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks.
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