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^tWENTOfc .March 8, 1963 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 t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 Index, 1957-59=100 200 Weekly Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots ond steel for costings} - 150 f 100 h~ 1962 150 n 100 mm 1963 - 50 0 ___L 1 J 1 1 _ 1 J .. I J I ,,,,,, 1 1 L_L J 1961 I960 Billion Dollars 40 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES (seasonally L_J L . L „ L L_J L i 1 1 _.l 1962 80 adjusted) 70' 1 1 1 i J 50 l_J 1963 J F M A M J J A S O N Index, 1957-59=100 115 C O N S U M E ! PRICES 110 60 50 ]00 *Book value, end of month 20 40 I960 1961 1962 (daily average; seas, adf.) '100 90 80 - \- v / j j j a a X L i j u i - L , ^ L J ^ J ^ ^ L . rJr^UU-jdU-XJ^LX- 1961 1961 1962 1963 1962 300 - J\A r l/ jfa (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) 275 V, 1960 -JuaJj J-JLXJJ.JUJJJUL-U-. Index, 1910-14 = 100 325 » i € E $ RECEIVED A M D PAID BY FARMERS 120 %«^ U«JUU™)JLLJ I960 Index, 1957-59 = 100 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION 110 95 1963 l Priees H ^JUJ^UIUJLUUUULJ 1963 Received 250 225 L-.L_L._IJU 1960 i a a j u J . J^IJ-ULJJ, 1961 U^JLJ^LJ^IJ^JLJUJL^J. 1962 1963 D WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1965 1962 ITEM Feb. 24 Mar. 5 Feb. 16 Feb. 9 Feb. 23 Mar. 2 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES DEPARTMENT STORE SALES 100.1 96.2 100.5 100.6 **95.5 4, 156 89 100.2 97.0 100.2 100.6 93.0 4, 137 89 100.2 96,8 100.0 100.7 93.2 86 85 100.4 97.7 100.7 100.6 95.6 4, 190 89 292 2,958 2,456 509 515 2,891 2,597 511 575 2,751 2,569 529 511 2,756 2,555 5! 1 291 310 311 32,870 29,913 19,580 533 52,857 29,778 19,485 520 54,105 52,194 19,687 460 54,265 52,550 !9,622 50 i 34,295 52,312 19,511 424 34,228 52,219 I9,52S 482 62,148 31,012 117,829 33,492 32,176 13,475 4.70 70.32 74.29 65,104 51,075 118,928 55,510 52,204 15,497 4.69 69.96 75.89 65,155 55,267 127,662 52,050 54,588 15,641 4.48 66.40 69.49 62,595 55,528 127,409 31,735 54,589 15,688 4.48 66.15 69.11 62,081 35,584 127,750 31,715 34,520 15,742 4.47 65.83 68.79 4.47 65.01 67 91 1,355 16, 1 10 159,780 7,450 2,405 129.1 511 274 1,248 16,514 162,559 7,403 2,561 126.7 528 291 1,418 17,552 182,895 7,370 1,975 106.0 529 287 1,569 17,672 179,525 7,441 2,054 1,339 17,489 174,928 7,449 2,086 I 12.0 489 267 *I00.7 *98.2 *I0I.8 *I00.8 96.1 ......mil. $.. 1957-59-100.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs ....thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do.... State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Currency in circu lation 5_/seo e e e e =es e e s ..mil* $ e s Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 5_/... .do.... 95.8 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. & Poor's) 4/..1941-45=10.. PRODUCTION: Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59-100.. thous. cars,. \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. ** Wednesday price. no.3 512 279 178,186 2,150 114.5 2/ Tuesday price. 3_/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Feb. 1962. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1961 1962 1965 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SALES: VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL ....bi I. $.. do.... do.... do.... Transportation equipment U n c i , motor vehic les)..do.,8. ......do.... ......do.... .do do.... do.... VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do do ......do.... o e o e s E dOaseo do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehic les)..do..., ..do.... do.... ......do.... do ......do.... do.... do.... do,... r_/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 50582 31.21 15.35 2.18 1.62 5.14 3.82 .76 .68 51.43 15.09 2.53 1.64 4.84 3.73 .77 «68 36.10 17.61 2.17 2.08 5.57 4e36 1.02 s95 34.15 16.67 2.11 1.84 5.54 4.24 .94 e86 r3l.66 r15.64 1.92 rl.63 r5.30 r4 o 09 r.77 s 72 52.40 M5.67 2 08 1 72 5.07 4.02 82 76 15.86 4.70 .40 1.25 i.M 2.39 3.31 .49 16.34 4.73 .41 1.29 1.17 2.63 3.38 .53 18.50 5.52 .45 1.51 1.50 2.92 5.50 .62 17.46 5.50 .45 1.44 1.21 2.66 5.22 .54 r16.05 r4.8l .42 rl.27 rl.ll r2.42 r5.29 r.50 16.75 4.95 .42 1.51 1.21 2.66 5.41 .56 32.40 15.66 2.27 1,80 5.13 3.55 .87 .80 32.04 15.50 2.27 1.80 5.10 3.48 .85 .80 33.48 16.34 2.07 1.92 5.28 4.03 .93 .84 55.86 16.46 2.17 l„92 5.45 5.80 .95 .87 r33.36 M6.I8 2.04 ri.84 r5.4l r3.83 r.89 .86 55.20 rl6.I8 2.05 1.90 5.54 5.78 .92 .89 16.74 4.94 .40 1.54 1,22 2.66 5 1C: *55 16.54 17.14 5.10 .44 1.34 1.2! 2.72 3.24 [S5 17.41 M7.I7 r5. 12 r.42 ri.39 rl.24 r2.75 r3,!7 r.55 17.02 .43 1.33 1.19 2.66 3.19 ,52 "."42 1.57 f.22 2.76 3.21 .58 44 1.54 1.25 2.70 ^ 91 .55 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1961 1963 1962 STEM F Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS 3 Jan. Oct. Jan. Dec. Nov. INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: BOOK VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL b i 1. $.. ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles ).do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... BOOK VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Fabr i cated meta 1 ..do . . .• eedoe... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles ).do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Rubber MANUFACTURERS 8 ORDERS: ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ..do.... ..do New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ..do ..do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.. ..do ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles) ..do.... ..do.... NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, inc.): number.. ..do.... 55.19 31.23 4.91 3.00 10.31 6.93 1.84 1.46 55.98 31.84 4.91 3.12 10.46 7.14 1.86 1.49 57.01 32.48 4.72 3.06 11.04 7.43 1.81 1.49 56.99 32.38 4.67 2.99 11.10 7.42 1.80 1.49 r57.2l r32.34 4.73 r3.00 r11.06 r7.3l rl.80 1.52 57.61 32.65 4.66 3.08 11.17 7.41 1.82 1.56 23.96 5.44 2.28 2.68 1.68 4.35 3.43 1.13 24.14 5.40 2.34 2.78 1.70' 4.35 3.31 1.16 24.53 5.63 2.16 2.74 1.71 4.38 3.53 1.19 24.6! 5.64 2.14 2.76 1.72 4.44 3.51 1.19 r24.88 r5.58 r2.24 r2.80 rl.74 r4.57 r3.47 rl.22 24.96 5.46 2.30 2.86 1.75 4.64 3.34 1.25 55.20 31.47 4.78 3.16 10.46 6.87 1.86 1.47 55.73 31.88 4.84 3.23 10.56 7.00 1.86 1.48 57.27 32.76 4.67 3.16 11.23 7.35 1.82 1.55 57.19 32.66 4.60 3.15 11.23 7.36 1.81 1.55 r57.40 r32.69 4.62 r3. 17 r11.26 r7.29 ri.82 1.54 57.40 32.70 4.60 3.18 11.29 7.25 1.82 1.54 23.72 5.24 2.17 2.74 1.68 4.28 3.42 1.13 23.84 5.27 2.18 2.78 1.70 4.29 3.36 1.14 24.51 5.38 2.13 2.89 1.74 4.44 3.41 1.22 24.53 5.35 2.12 2.90 1.74 4.44' 3.42 1.22 r24.7l r5.40 r2.!4 r2.87 ri.75 r4.5l r3.46 rl.22 24.70 5.33 2.13 2.86 1.76 4.58 3.43 1.24 32.20 15.89 1.75 5.01 3.47 16.31 35.78 17.30 2.12 2.00 5.42 4.51 18.48 33.47 16.07 2.10 1.81 5.08 4.04 17.40 r3i.48 r!5,52 rl.89 rl.62 r5.33 r4. 1 1 r!5.96 32.72 r16.04 2.29 1.74 5.25 3.88 16.68 32.85 16.24 2.82 1.84 5.14 3.32 16.61 32.94 16.43 2.84 1.93 5.37 3.40 16.51 33.82 16.57 2.17 1.86 5.42 4.05 17.25 33.76 16.34 2.07 1.95 5.42 3.82 17.42 r33.04 r16.02 r2.00 r 1.81 r5.44 r3.66 r 17.02 33.62 r16.67 48.20 45.12 4.76 2.98 18.10 14.64 3.08 48.97 45.92 5.45 3.10 18.27 14.38 3.05 46.50 43.64 3.68 2.93 18.00 14.28 2.86 45.84 43.03 3.67 2.90 17.73 14.08 2.80 r45.65 r42.92 r3.64 2.90 r17.76 r!4.!0 r2.74 1.89 5.62 3.84 16.95 45.98 r43.28 3.86 2 92 17.94 13.96 2 69 31.61 15.81 2.69 1.68 5.06 3.82 15.79 i 1 | 3.01 i 2 14 14,802 15,818 18,343 15,124 15,318 15,373 12,926 14,863 13,925 14,880 17,348 14,462 1957- 59=100.. 104.5 104.5 106.0 106.0 105.8 *I06 6 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 105.5 104.4 102.4 102.6 101.1 108.5 103.5 105.3 104.4 102.3 102.6 100.8 108.7 101.8 106.7 106.1 104.0 104.4 102.0 109.8 104.9 106.7 106.0 103.9 104.2 102.2 110.0 104.3 106.7 105.8 103.6 104.0 101.7 110. 1 103.9 106 105 103 104 100 110 102.0 105.6 99.8 98.5 104.4 107.8 99.2 105.0 102.5 105.6 100.6 99.8 104.4 107.8 98.7 105.1 104.3 104.3 102.0 104.1 105.0 108.0 98.8 106. 1 104. 1 104.2 102.1 103.5 105.1 108.1 98.7 106.2 103.5 103.9 100.2 102.5 105.2 108.1 98.6 106.2 1 104 7 103 8 106 4 102 5 1 J 05.* 4 108.2 M2.5 105.2 108.2 106.0 104.9 112.6 105.6 108.5 106.0 104,9 114.9 106.9 109.5 108.1 105.6 95.7 95.7 94.3 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL ITEMS Special group indexes: ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Housef urn i sh i ngs Rent . Med i ca 1 care Persona 1 care. Reading and recreation..... ..do.... 4 , '.......do.... ..do.... ..do ..do.... i | i ! 1 I ! ! I 115.0 107.1 110. 1 108.3 105.6 115.3 107.6 110.0 I08.Q 105.6 94.3 94.5 PURCHASING PWIER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-- Consumer pr i ces do. 5 9* 6 3 4 5 I03*.0 97 9 I06i3 1 115.5 107.4 110.2 106.6 105.7 **94.3 £./ Revised, U Includes data for "other industries" not shown. * Index based on 1947-49=100 is 130.1. ** Index based on 1947-49-100 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ is 76.9. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1962 1963 ITEM Feb. Jan. Nov. Dec e Jari, Feb Q COMMODITY PRICES—Continued PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS*..1910-14=SGO,. Crops... 0 „ , „ Q O .. ... .. ,.OO0.... sa&. ... o. .. ..H „ e .. ... . .do.. 0 . C o m m e r c i a 1 vegetab les 6 ,. „ 0 . 0 . 00 . 0 . 0 0 „ ... „.. ..„.. „ . .do.. „, CottOn a o o . oo • . • • . c o o o o o o . . . o o o o o e ° o c o o o o o o o o o o o . . . s dO„ Feed g r a i n s a n d h a y , 8 ( s „ e s , „ „ , , 8 8 „ , , „ e „ 0 „ „ . 6 „ , „ a 8 6 ,do,,,, Food gra I nsa e , 0 „ „ . 0 e „ c 0 „ 0 , „ „ 0 0 , „ „ 0 „ 0 0 „ „ . „ . 0.0.0 .».. do... „ Fruit. , , do,,,. Oi l-bearlng crops 0 8 « 8 , 8 1 , 8 0 , , . 8 8 , „ 8 . . . „ ( , , 0 . 8 0 . 8 . , , , ( , d o , 0 , 8 Potatoes (Including dry edible b e a n s ) 8 , 8 8 . . e < , , O D o a s d o c 8 8 8 T O b a C C O a . . . . . . , . , . o o . o .O S O O . . . . . . . . . . . . .o a. . oo o * o . . d O . . . . Livestock., and products,.,. • •... •... • • <>. •... •. ,.... ...do. .., Dairy products.,.,. 0 s a* .* o. *, ..<, .....<»............. .do. ... Meat anifnals,,,,,,,.,,^..,.,,.,,..,,,...,.,.,,.,^,,,, do.... Poultry and eggs , do,.., WOOf . , o a e s e o • . . . . . . o . o o s o o s a o o o . o o o o o e . o o o o o o o oo . . . d O . . , , PRICES PAID BY FARMERS? A ! 1 commod i 15 es and ser v I ces ............o............ do..,. Fam sly living 5 terns,............... -.... •.....•.,. -... do..,. Production items...................................do.... All commod 0 , services,, int., taxes, and wage rates 0 . 0 do..., PARITY RAT 10...........................................do.... 242 225 259 257 152 218 208 250 127 538 257 268 304 149 231 243 226 272 246 152 219 216 253 125 542 257 263 305 154 237 245 227 233 268 !47 230 224 244 144 520 262 268 314 151 252 242 224 236 261 153 231 244 228 266 254 157 231 S98 247 147 505 258 263 308 151 249 216 25 S 150 485 257 257 308 152 255 278 293 268 304 80 279 294 268 305 80 281 295 271 307 80 282 296 273 309 78 284. 297 274 3JI 78 284 298 274 52,311 29,612 129 28,532 16,542 52,311 17,749 16,872 28,536 52,547 29,928 139 28,360 16,530 52,547 17,850 16,808 28,483 53,940 32,448 71 30,454 15,706 53,940 17,741 16,648 30,092 53,872 31,959 87 30,289 15,660 53,872 17,989 16,644 29,846 54,614 32,608 54,614 18,205 •16,850 29,868 35.7 35.7 32.8 31.8 32.7 32,4 673 981 512 68! 924 474 669 988 535 693 892 464 ........ ........ ........ 70 75 43 69 70 40 79 77 45 82 70 39 ...,«... ........ .....',.. ........ ........ ........ 200 1 19 93 198 126 !00 175 S06 83 181 109 86 ....... 0 . O . . . . . 145.3 175.3 !06 c 9 242 232 261 251 161 234 226 258 155 502 251 254 294 157 264 31 I 78 FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH; Assets, total...,..,,..,.,...,....o...co.....o...,.mi1. $.. Reserve bank credit outstanding, total e o „....... ...do..".. Discounts and advances...........................do.... ; U.S., Government securities..,.„».»................do,... Gold certificate r e s e r v e s B . . . 0 . „ 0 0 a 0 a o . . . . . , „ . . . . . . d o . . . . L i ab i 1i t i e s , t o t a l 8 . 8 l > 8 ) , 8 9 8 8 8 < , 8 0 ( ) 8 ( ) e 8 8 8 8 , s 8 . 8 . a i l 8 8 , 8 . d o . e 8 I , Depos i ts, tota let,.&9.ti.0..^..ot>.o..l,a.0e..^........ do.... M e m b e r - b a n k r e s e r v e balances,,«. *> <... c oe00 .«,.«> <,«.. . d o . . . . Federal R e s e r v e n o t e s in c i r c u S a t i o n e o a , . . . . . , . . . . . d o . . . . Ratio of gold certificate reserves to deposit and FR note liabilities comb Ined..,........•.•.•..••....•.percent.. METALS AND MANUFACTURES CASTINGS; Gray Irons Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo. 0 0 thous. sh. tons.. Shipments, totals..................,.. e......,,....do.... For sale, 8 , 8 ) , 9 .„,,...,,. 8 .,.«,......,.. 8 ,..,,. ..do..,. Ma 1leable iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo..............do.... Sh i pments, tota1....a.............................. do.... For sa le.,,.....,,.„.............................do.,., Stee 1: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo..............do.... Shipments, tota L,......,,,........................do..„. For sale, total......••....,.•..•.••.......•.....do.•.. Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net mo. avg. shipments, 1947-49=100.. I53 e 2 56,020 33,902 38 30,820 S 5,696 56,020 J8,722 17,454 : 30,643 209 30,586 15,595 « « . . . 3 > . ........ ........ ....«..» ........ 177.1 . . . . o . . - - USCOMM-DC— 30382 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO A V O I D UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 PfViSSON OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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