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^TMENTQr r „ May 25, 1962 STATISTICS BUSINESS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription to 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, 1941-43 = 10 100 Index, 1941-43 = 10 100 Monthly PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (daily avg. close) 90 ' 80 70 60 50 [^^j^uxu^i^^i^a.^LJu 1959 JjJ 50 1960 1961 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1962 Thousands 1,000 Thousands 250 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Monthly (cars, trucks, c o a c h e s ; U . S. plants) 800 h 200 600 400 200 h 0 L i I, > I I I I L^L^L. > i 1959 i i i I i i i i i 1 i 1960 i i i « l i i i i i 1 ,i i i 1961 i i l i i i i 1962 Millions 2.5 Index, 1957-59=100 110 WHOLESALE PRICES PRtVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS 2.0 105 h Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods 1.5 100 1.0 r^v^vA^y .5 h *Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates 90 I t i i i i t i i t I„,I I , i , n , ,i • iI M ) I J....1 1 1 1 Hj l l l l 1959 I960 1961 1J_JLJ_J^_J_JLXJLJ 1962 M t M I I 1959 M • ' • ' ' ' ' • 1960 ' I ,1 I I 1 1 U I M 1 ' I J 1 L l I I L LJ. 1961 1962 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1961 1962 ITEM May 13 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A! 1 commodities May 20 ...1957-59-100., 22 commodities 2 / DEPARTMENT STORE SALES s May 5 Apr. 28 May 12 May 39 100.3 96.6 300.0 100.9 82,7 i947-49-100.. do.... ""**86.5 157 *I00.0 *94,8 *9907 *!00 o - 8 8607 146 ....thous.. do... e 308 3,345 2,393 368 292 3,281 2,307 303 244 2,066 1,727 335 272 i,971 1,653 3S4 '3I6 329 31,968 27,914 18,754 478 32,081 28,180 18,909 602 33,244 30,722 !9,878 '550 33,132 30,704 !9 ; 868 458 33,267 31,025 J9.852 457 33,406 30,970 I9..769 4S2 62,246 27,994 111,272 30,290 31,803 i2,803 61,313 28,066 112,822 31,438 31,883 12,825 64,321 31,723 120,432 32,097 32,778 13,840 63,071 31,757 S2!,909 32,069 32,937 13,874 61,818 3i,857 120,369 31,667 32,898 13,913 4.58 66.41 70.26 4.58 67.39 71.25 4.61 67.71 71.27 4.61 65.99 69,49 4.59 64,26 67,64 1,236 14,278 153,723 7,013 l,3!3 14,352 148,222 7,061 1,419 15,054 180,019 7,345 1,375 15,369 175,290 7,290 1,349 15,445 133,294 7,260 1,988 106.7 551 298 2,037 109.3 568 304 1,957 1,820 97.7 587 315 1,765 94.7 584 313 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs., FAILURES, INDUST. AMD COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)....number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do,... 82.4 153 81.8 i61 I00 s 4 96.8 99.9 ICO,9 82,7 169 253 Reporting member banks (of F.R. System) in leading cities: 4/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor f s) .4/....1941-43=10,. ......... 4.58 64.27 67.66 PRODUCTION: Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches) FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL number,. thous, cars.. tr\K n 578 313 182,680 i, 662 «9 ? ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3_/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for May i96i. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1961 1962 ITEM March GENERAL BUSINESS Apr! 1 February January March April INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SALES: ±/ Value (unadjusted): bi 1. $.. 14.6 14.0 15.1 rl4.9 N7.0 16.4 do.... 13.7 14.1 rl5.5 r!6.0 rl6.3 16 4 do.... 14.5 14.1 15.9 r!5.3 ri6a4 15 9 Value (seasonally adjusted): MANUFACTURERS 1 ORDERS: J./ New orders, net (unadjusted): New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): do.--- 13.8 14.4 r!6.4 r!6.2 M5.7 15 7 do.... 42.7 42.8 45.9 r46.4 45n8 45.2 ,1957-59=100.. do..., 101.0 98.1 99.8 95.2 96.6 100.5 96u6 94.4 91.9 95.3 100,8 97 a 9 97.0 97.2 95.7 100.7 98,2 103.9 96.7 94.5 I0097 r98.4 105.7 97.4 95.7 100,4 96.9 99.3 98.5 94. i i0i.6 104.7 106.9 103.7 97.1 i00.6 104.7 106.2 103.3 95.3 101,0 106.9 109.1 99.3 99.2 101.7 107.3 109.1 99.8 98.7 10!.4 107.4 108,0 r99o0 98.4 100.! Commodities other than farm prod, and foods. ........oo.,,. ........do.... do.... 101.2 100.1 102.9 99.4 101.1 100.2 100.9 99.6 101.0 98.4 101.0 99.3 100.8 98.1 100.4 99.1 r100.8 98.0 98.9 99.0 100,9 97 9 100.3 99.0 do.... do.... eessssesdosss. 104.5 95.4 102,5 104.9 97.5 102.3 108.2 94.7 102.3 107.7 95.2 102.3 r107.4 96.2 102.3 106 6 96„8 102.3 Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried.,.. 99999999OO...e do..,. . .„ do.,,. do.... do...„ Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen.. 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 aOO. a a e do.... Machinery and motive products„.... o s s jr/ Revised. J./ Data for Apr. 1962 are advance estimates. Digitized forCORRECTION FRASER for May i962 SURVEY, p . S - 3 2 : Sltft?! ( d i i i pi u u u c t s http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 5469 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis impc G," 1962 chsB 1 '* -**•*< ^ o nnn + ™ e 108, 1 106.0 98.9 95,5 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1962 9961 March Aprs I January February March CONBMOOiTY PR I OF S — C o n t i n u e d WHOLESALE PRICE 1NDEX—Cont!nued Commodities other than farm prod, and f o o d s — C o n t . Metals and metal products „ . 1957-59=100, Nonmetalllc mineral products. « ...cdo,,, Pulp, paper, and allied products. ..do.., Rubber and products.. Textile products and apparel Tobacco products and bottled beverages PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Who 1 esa I e pr I ces „ 8 100.4 «0i.9 100.4 100 6 s0i« 9 100, 1 10,'.9 99.9 100.6 102. f 99.9 100.4 102.2 rIOI.O 96.5 99.7 102.8 96. 7' 99, 4 102, 7 94.3 100.3 103.8 93.3 100.4 103.8 r93.8 100.5 104.0 99.0 99.5 99.2 99.3 99.3 fhous, do.., 109.7 104.6 115.3 111.0 83.0 80.6 r77.6 r76.4 r'i 17.6 r I 15.8 do.. ( do.., 107.3 102.2 113.0 108.7 81.7 79.3 r76.7 r75.3 rl16.0 r I 14.2 1,296 1,262 1,166 1,143 1,273 rl,152 rl,134 N,434 ri,410 733 807 808 696 713 735 808 808 696 713 748 824 825 711 733 748 824 825 711 733 749 824 825 711 735 5,023 2,640 665 1,718 5,110 2,669 650 1,790 2,848 716 1,757 5 4!! 2^868 730 1,812 5,502 2,899 728 !,875 121.47 59.36 6.54 3.74 15.96 3.72 25.56 121.92 59.54 6.49 3.77 15.98 3.71 25.67 127.31 61.66 6.31 3.96 16.23 3.65 27.23 127.73 61.85 6.34 3.96 16.25 3.64 27.35 128.1! 62.06 6.26 4.08 16.29 3.64 27.48 ...do.., do.,, do.., do. •, 100.7 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, inci. farm Cpubilc and private).... Privately owned Total nonfarm (public and private). Private!y owned Seasonally adjusted at annua! rates: Total, incl. farm (private o n l y ) . . . do... Total nonfarm (private only) do.., Construction cost indexes, The American Appraisal C o . : Average, 30 cities..,.. .„„.... 1913=100, At I anta. do.., 0. New York ..„..,, ..••..... .....do.., San Franc I sco do.., St. Lou is..... « „ do.., i ,247 FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month mil. $, Farm mortgage loans: Federal Sand banks .....do.., Loans to cooperatives ...» do.., Other loans and discounts., ••••....•••... do.., LIFE INSURANCE (INSTITUTE OF L2FE INSURANCE): ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES..........9 a ........bI I. $ a Bonds (book value), domestic and foreign, total......do... U.S. Government. . do.., State, county, municipal ( U . S . ) . do.., Public utility (U.S.) do.., Ra i i road ( U . S . ) . do.., Industrial and miscellaneous (U.S.) ..........do.., Stocks (book value), domestic and foreign, total Preferred (U.S.) Common ( U . S . ) . . . . . Mortgage loans, total Nonfarm do.., do.., do.., do... do.., 4.24 1.94 2.23 42.35 39.35 4.25 1.96 2.23 42.55 39.52 4.82 2.11 2.64 44.38 41.21 4.86 2.12 2.67 44.49 41.30 4.89 2.12 2.69 44.64 41.42 ReaI estate. Policy loans and premium notes Cash Other assets G do.., do.., do.., do.., 3.82 5.41 1.22 5.07 3.83 5.46 1.23 5.06 3.97 5.77 1.28 5.43 3.99 5.79 1.28 5.46 3.99 5.83 1.20 5.49 57,106 36,094 13,239 3,779 2,398 56,636 32,322 11,631 3,871 2,459 59,726 39,439 12,696 3,974 2,621 54,556 37,540 12,140 3,591 2,344 8.70 64 118 9.57 65 114 9.00 61 109 9.17 63 114 8.87 63 123 .37 .22 2.63 .37 .23 2.73 .33 .27 2.23 .50 .20 2.5! .42 .25 2.67 2.56 15.29 177.23 1.30 2.20 11.86 164.89 .50 3.28 12.22 194.33 9.68 2.70 II. II 187.44 4.08 2.53 14.33 172.67 1.43 50 63 87 182 109 133 229 172 107 167 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SCHEDULED AIRLINES (DOMESTIC TRUNK), OPERATING RESULTS: Miles flown (revenue) .....thous, Express and freight ton-miles flown ....do.., Mail ton-miles flown do.., Passengers originated (revenue) .....do... Passenger-miles flown (revenue). mil, HOTELS: Average sale per occupied room... . dollars. Rooms occup i ed „ , % of tota I, Restaurant sales index. same mo. 1951=100, FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS Wines and distilling materials: Effervescent wines: Production mil. wine gal, Taxab 1 e withdrawaIs...... .do.., Stocks, end of month. ..do... St i iI w i nes: Product) on. „, do.., Taxab I e w i t hdr awa Is do.., Stocks, end of month..... do.., Distilling materials produced at wineries do... Rice, California: Receipts, domestic, rough.*......*. m ? ! s lb. Shipments from mills, milled rice do... Stocks, rough and cleaned (cleaned basis), end of mo.,.do... r_/ Revised. 5469 * Index based on 1947-49=100 is 83.9. 101 76 I 19 no 119 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued °°"' ~-~-~---~---~.~...-, — .- .- - ~~ : - • • j — .___—__ 1962 1961 ITEM .March April January °™™~~~~~1 February i March April ~ FOOD AND K1MDRED PRODUCTS—Cont!nued Tobacco,, manufactured products? Product ion? total..•...•...••••oo.•-•••••••••••••+hous # lb.. Consumption (withdrawals)? 1 Cigarettes^ smalls Tax-exempt,........................•.••.•••••.mi11Ions es i Taxab 1 e ......••.••-.•..••••••••••••••••<•••••••••••• do. ••. Cigars (large), taxab i e a e e a o o 9 f f i S e e e s < > o a s 8 . @ ! 5 0 S o 0 ^ o e @ s d o 9 Q S O Manufactured tobacco and snuff, taxable.ee.. eeo thous. lb.. 15,918 14,077 14,335 1 12,880 14,772 3,642 j 42,354 I 3,173 37,151 3,299 41,114 3,283 35,836 3,528 42,645 523 482 490 432 514 15,556 13,661 S3,999 11,754 14,085 4,999 2,914 j 2,086 4,983 | 8,613 ! 5,071 2,936 2,135 5 ? 226 8,465 p6,2ll p3,940 p2,271 p6,528 p8,457 p6,229 p3,8ll p2,4!8 p6,184 p8,505 4,514 4,680 6,833 6,421 262 96 r7l 264 96 70 340 114 85 r396 e 7 r28l.4 r127.3 r36l.5 r269.1 r123.6 572 528 263 549 559 252 186 178 47 469 611 163 S76 34 479 594 0 . 0 « * * S 0 o . o e o o o * • • • • • • • f t ses9s «, 8ffl ........ METALS AND MANUFACTURES Iron and steel scraps Production and receipts, total.............thous. sh. tons Q O Home scrap produced. , 9 , s # 6 9 , 8 , 1 ) 4 5 « . 8 . . » e » o » o 6 , . , , 8 c i o , s ! 8 Purchased scrap received (net)*..••• »•••••• • • 9 e e .. 9 .do. s < , 8 Consumpt 1 on, t o t a S , , . , , » . e M . o n . e e o 9 . » ^ » c t g » « . » . d o Q . . . Stocks, consumers 1 , end of month.*, •••••••••<,• ••••••••do«... PIG IRON, production (excl. ferroalloys)................do.... Steel forglngs (for sale)* Orders, unfilled, end of i r s o n t h ^ . ^ ^ ^ o ^ ^ . ^ ^ ^ e o J o . o ^ Shipments, total0.......se e ...o.e.... S as...........oe«do... © Drop and upset» eE . 9 . s * s ® 300s < a eo e «9 @aEsases ®®e.e 0 «>«<», }a »do...• Aluminum shipments? Mill products and pig and Ingot (net).......•...•• .mi 1. Ib se MI SI products, total................................do.... 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PrOdUCtIOH••••••••...a.••^••••••••••••. ••••••••. ..••••dO ## .« Shipments from ml 1 i's se . aooeeaeee@eseseo . se< , e ...o S . s<! ,« a dG 1!> , s .. Stocks at mills, end of month 9 s a 8 e e a e 9 e «. e .... e . a .....do...« Consumption by publishers........•••••••••••••••••••••do.... Stocks at and In transit to publishers, end of mo a ....do«... TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RAILROAD EQUIPMENT, AMERICAN RAILWAY CAR INSTITUTE? Freight cars* S h i pments ••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••..•o. number.. Equipment manufacturers, tota1....................do.... Railroad shops, d o m 8 s t S c e < s e o 9 0 s s e e s 9 e 8 4 6 » do.... i Equipment manufacturers, tota? e . e .....••••••••....do.... Railroad shops, domestic..,,.•••••••••••••••••.••• «do.... Unfilled orders* end of month....................... do.... Equipment manufacturers, total e s a .. s .. s ... o s e e < 9 . e .do.» 8 . Railroad shops* domest !c.... .....*.<»....<,...«.»*..do. 8Sa 3,895 2,202 1,693 2,933 1,15.6 ' 1,777 878 6 r2,039 r823 1,216 5,336 j 2,729 2,607 1 15,807 4,284 11,523 S3,664 3,902 9,762 19,011 8,611 10,400 1,768 1,762 j 918 1,467 1,128 339 17,737 7,970 9,767 r57 j 15,265 6,44S 1 8,824 | 14,244 6,152 8,092 jr/ Revised. j>/ Pre I iminary. USC0MM--DC--5469 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOSD PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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