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March 6, 1964 STATISTICS BUSINESS 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 weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e 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 -j 140 130 - - 120 - J***^^ - 110 — i — i — i — i — i — 1 — i — i — i — i — i — —J—i i i i—J I _ J — i — —i—i i t i i 1962 1961 i 1 i i i—i i i i i i i—1—i i i i—i— J F M A M J 1964 1963 Index, 1957-59= Index, 1957-59=100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) Monthly - 150 m>s j/ 100 50 0 J A S O N D ^ -J -j - • • • • • * • « » • • i i i i i 1 i i i i i —i 1962 1961 i i i i I i i i i i -1 I.-..., I . I . Billion Dollars 40 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 80 (seasonally adjusted) JLU-I-LJ J F M A M J 1964 1963 J A S O N D Index, 1910-14 = 100 350 PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS 325 70 300 / Prices Paid (incf. interest, taxes, and wage rates) H 60 275 50 Prices Received 250 *+< *Book value, end of month 20 i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1961 1962 I I l l l l l 1 I l l l l I l I 1963 1964 40 225 V**" r^/^-kA*^-. l l l I I I I I i i l 11111 i i 11 1961 1962 • 1 1 i • 1963 * * i 1 1 1 1 i • i • i 1964 * 1 1 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1964 1963 ITEM Feb. 23 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A11 commodities. . l957-59sl00.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES *I00.2 *96.5 *ibo.5 *100.6 93.0 4,202 2,876 291 2,717 2,537 .mil. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. State programs (50 States and Puerto R i co)...........do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total <3/»-«*do»««« Feb. 8 Mar. 2 100.5 94.8 101.1 101,2 94.5 4,365 3,008 326 2,414 2,246 .««.*... 93.2 4,410 2,935 297 2,678 2,502 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Feb. 29 100.5 94.6 .100.9 101,1 94.4 4,331 2,990 283 2,445 2,276 100.4 94.8 100.9 »0is! 94.2 4,320 2,930 100.4 94.9 100.5 !OL! 94.8 286 310 3tl 288 294 316 337 34,293 32,312 19,512 34,228 32,219 19,477 36,287 34,771 20,220 36,462 35,208 20,177 36,469 35,088 20,173 36,308 34,846 20,034 425 467 368 400 424 323 61,958 35,384 127,738 31,716 34,534 15,748 4.47 65.83 68.79 62,654 35,426 128,344 31,446 34,564 15,768 4.47 65.01 67.91 64,015 38,172 136,328 27,590 37,314 18,021 4.55 76.75 81.21 63,718 38,218 136,842 27,728 37,368 18,081 4.55 77.57 82.14 62,090 38,264 136,987 27,682 37,619 18,127 4.55 77.55 82.17 4.54 77.87 82.52 1,328 17,489 174,660 7,449 2,086 112.0 489 267 1,400 17,505 178,659 7,417 2,130 114.3 533 291 1,435 18,542 199,862 7,675 2,220 119.2 529 293 1,411 18,727 196,225 7,653 2,277 122.2 528 293 1,395 18,661 203,278 7,706 2,299 123.4 516 289 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ 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. & Poo^s) £/.. 1941-43*10.. 1 PRODUCTION: FREIGHT CARL0AD1N6S, TOTAL jj thous. cars.. 204,498 2,333 125.2 Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Feb. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1962 1964 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. do.... ......do.... do.... ......do.... 31,603 16,489 745 2,495 1,676 31,223 15,930 724 2,665 1,636 36,821 19,180 1,089 2,928 2,054 35,377 18,457 960 2,852 1,881 r34,594 r18,118 r798 r2,745 r1,807 33,954 17,479 do.... do.... do.... do.... 2,299 2,329 4,722 611 2,153 2,106 4,471 510 2,544 2,522 5,268 610 2,470 2,484 5,221 610 r2,577 r2,490 r5,237 r636 2,451 2,248 4,893 538 do.... do.... do.... 15,114 5,403 362 1,182 15,293 5,397 344 1,158 17,641 6,184 383 1,501 16,920 5,983 394 1,456 r16,476 r5,9l3 393 r1,356 16,475 5,967 1,234 2,193 1,416 668 1,270 2,340 1,424 687 1,427 2,674 1,442 856 1,359 2,509 1,424 763 rl,304 r2,369 rl,52l r784 1,276 2,571 1,506 Jan. Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS • SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL.. do.... do.... do.... 33,542 35,214 35,004 r36,021 16,832 890 2,705 1,764 17,301 934 2,753 1,842 18,590 986 2,904 1,943 18,272 977 2,892 1,913 r18,476 r953 r2,98l rl,9IO 2,361 2,270 4,465 574 2,369 2,311 4,607 573 2,615 2,385 5,158 589 2,582 2,369 4,966 594 r2,652 r2,432 r4,909 r59l 32,945 1 780 2,951 1,779 324 1,320 i 743 36,500 By industry group: r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 36306 i ! 19,008 1,007 3,050 1,996 2,696 2,473 5,058 608 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1962 3 1963 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. 16,||3 5,653 371 1,281 1,339 2,446 1,374 712 16,24! 5,670 377 1,289 1,334 2,456 1,385 728 16,624 5,870 384 1,363 1,373 2,576 1,428 794 !6,732 5,961 379 1,400 i,366 2,578 1,409 781 r17,545 r6,193 403 rl,466 rl,4!5 r2,640 rl,475 r836 3,240 7,048 4^112 3,245 2,555 12,745 3,309 7,108 4,055 3,397 2,692 12,981 3,207 7,288 4,376 3,797 2,933 13,613 3,169 7,382 4,286 3,635 2,907 T3,625 r3,473 r7,672 r4,435 r3,538 r2,8ll r14,092 57,419 33,891 23,528 57,970 34,292 23,678 59,026 35,300 23,726 59,445 35,359 24-, 086 r59,738 r35,565 r24,173 do. 57,753 57,883 59,322 59,780 r60,147 do. do. ...do. .....do. do. do. do. ...do. 34,326 1,492 5,873 3,861 6,486 4,900 6,799 1,365 34,390 1,501 5,850 3,846 6,531 4,929 6,775 1,373 35,581 1,517 5,861 3,913 6,800 5,043 7,256 1,454 35,704 1,535 5,903 3,917 6,839 5,066 7,220 1,452 r36,028 rl,544 r5,9l8 r3,999 r6,9IO r5,055 r7,33l r1,468 Nondurable goods industries, total J/....... do. Food and kindred products........... do. Tobacco products » do. Textile mill products do. Paper and allied products....... do. Chemicals and allied products.... .........do. Petroleum and coal products....................do. Rubber and plastics products. ......do. By market category: Home goods and apparel..... ........do. Consumer staples .do. Equipment and defense products, excl. auto.......do. Automotive equ?pment ................do. Construction materials and supplies..............do. Other materials and supplies........ ..do. 23,427 6,080 2,391 2,608 1,688 3,600 1,809 1,138 23,493 6,049 2,419 2,624 1,686 3,630 1,808 1,127 23,741 6,057 2,317 2,800 1,757 3,734 1,788 1,159 24,076 6,060 2,345 2,895 1,772 3,769 1,795 1,167 r24,119 r6,028 r2,3l4 r2,886 r!,800 r3,8l8 rl,736 rl,!57 5,955 9,515 5,997 9,492 11,865 2,996 5,070 22,463 6,179 9,502 12,189 3,258 5,135 23,059 6,321 9,571 11,828 3,001 5,042 22,412 12,277 3,200 5,189 23,222 r6,389 r9,525 r12,363 r3,245 r5,290 r23,335 do. do. ...do. do. 32,213 17,289 14,924 33,355 32,715 17,338 15,377 34,742 r36,60l r18,883 17,718 35,354 35,174 18,140 17,034 34,953 r34,045 rl7,623 rl6,422 r35,6!9 do. do. ...do. do. .do. .do. 17,330 2,570 1,722 2,314 2,349 5,039 18,466 2,763 1,888 2,489 2,426 5,289 18,622 3,013 1,910 2,669 2,410 5,094 18,113 2,964 1,858 2,617 2,477 4,680 r17,974 r2,938 rl,9l4 r2,74l r2,463 r4,327 Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS1 SHIPMENTS (SEAS, ADJ.)--Continued By industry group—Continued Nondurable goods industries, total J/ee9,,,.,.,9emilB $. Food and kindred products do... Tobacco products. do. •. Textile mill products • .......do... Paper and allied products ...» ....do... Chemicals and allied products .do... Petroleum and coal products....... do... Rubber and plastics products do... By market category: Home goods and apparel do... Consumer stapIes do... Equipment and defense products, excl. auto do... Automot i ve equ i pment do... Constructfon materials and supplies.... do... Other materials and supplies.... .do... INVENTORIES, END OF YEAR OR MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total • do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total............ do... Book value (seasonally adjusted), total..... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/..... Stone, clay, and glass products..... Primary metaIs........................ Fabricated metal products...... Machinery, except electrical EIectricaI machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products... NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total...... Nondurable goods industries, total... NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ±/ Pr i mar y meta Is.... Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical ElectricaI machinery Transportation equ ipment Nondurable goods industries, total.. do. Industries with unfilled orders do. Industries without unfilled orders...... do. By market category: Home goods and apparel ....do. Consumer stap les. • .do. Equipment and defense products, excl. auto.........do. Automotive equipment do. Construction materials and supplies .do. Other materials and supplies... ......do. 16,025 4,081 11,944 16,276 4,243 12,033 16,732 4,528 12,204 16,840 4,635 12,205 r17,645 r4,835 rl2,8IO 3,216 7,060 4,653 3,332 2,502 12,592 3,376 7,118 4,929 3,421 2,672 13,226 3,199 7,298 4,069 3,806 2,938 14,044 3,136 7,371 4,289 3,611 2,807 13,739 r3,503 r7,682 r4,133 r3,475 r2,723 r14,103 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF YEAR OR MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL..do.... Durable goods industries, total..... .....do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.....do.... 46,242 43,666 2,576 47,789 45,126 2,663 49,902 46,999 2,903 49,696 46,684 3,012 r49,149 r46,193 r2,956 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF YR. OR MO. (SEAS.ADJ.), TOTAL..do.... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ±/ do.... Pr imary meta Is .do.... Fabricated metal products... do.... Machinery, except electrical do.... EI ectr i ca I mach i nery do.... Transportat ion equ i pment. .do.... 46,784 47,809 50,140 50,132 r49,796 44,094 3,761 3,944 6,304 6,964 18,062 45,057 3,768 3,972 6,394 6,953 47,169 3,859 4,104 6,884 7,058 47,076 3,930 4,059 6,933 7,111 18,757 20,060 19,869 r46,676 3,930 r4,062 r7,027 r7,114 rl9,368 Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.., 2,690 2,752 2,971 3,056 r3,120 jr/ Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 36306 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1963 1964 ITEM Jan. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS.,>.1910-14*100.. ! .........do..BO ! Commerc I a S vegetab Ies•*••• •»».••.».<>•« > e a • e s> « » • O O . o • © , do.... ...do.... .........do.... ! do.... •••••.*..do.... do.... Feb.' 1 Nov. 1 Jan. Dec. Feb. 245 i 230 276 254 157 242 231 252 251 161 241 241 255 274 158 237 241 241 264 164 243 243 261 254 166 240 242 278 249 164 231 216 251 150 488 234 227 258 155 501 224 294 271 144 483 226 309 265 144 1 488 | 230 306 268 150 489 229 298 263 156 490 257 259 308 152 255 251 256 294 157 264 242 271 272 150 262 234 | 268 1 259 144 266 242 265 ! 274 154 274 238 261 269 147 281 284 ! 297 274 312 79 284 298 274 312 78 282 298 271 311 77 282 298 270 311 76 283 298 273 313 78 283 299 271 313 77 6,285 5,533 80 3,636 517 429 1,623 8,013 858 486 4,547 2,215 10,997 7,305 103 6,206 422 2,596 1,671 6,763 809 445 4,102 1,432 8,911 7,131 106 5,541 396 1,440 1,428 7,784 863 454 4,081 2,386 10,379 8,803 1 103 3,582 3,726 1,147 1,820 8,289 903 455 4,523 2,434 6,580 5,853 101 3,873 583 404 1,619 8,492 925 480 4,348 2,820 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 r77.40 r64.l5 r69.00 r56,30 576 79.45 59.05 50.45 39.80 6.8 13.95 12.20 13.30 11.50 4.8 19.20 16.50 14.05 10.05 5.1 15.95 15.20 14.05 11.30 5.6 r2l.20 r19.80 r14.30 r12.50 r5.8 48.50 47.20 13.75 12.20 7.9 PRICES PAID BY FARMERSs .........do.... do.... A H commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.... FINANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: do.... do.... Other Internal revenue and receipts.... <>..e.oo.e...0O»... do.... ..do.... METALS AND MANUFACTURES MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting tools: 1 do.... ••....•••do.... Metal forming tools: do.... •••••••••do.... .........do.... r / Revised. J / Data r e f l e c t exclusion of c e r t a i n interfund transactions* fcJSGOMM-DC—36306 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 TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300
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