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>«TMENTQf r„ May 29, 1964 STATISTICS BUSINESS 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, I957-59 = 100 index, 1957-59 = 100 160 160 ELECTOIC POWEft PRODUCTION (by utilities) Monthly (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) 150 150 140 - 130 - 120 - 110 i i _ 1 _ L _ . . - ^ - ^ J L - , ^ _ W ^ ^ ^ -J^4-™Ua^U^U_)^l^XJ 1962 1961 -~0»r -4 ™. tr^O^a.-njLwJU^J- . „ JUWk, -J , 1963 J F M A M J 1964 J A S O N D. Thousands 300 Thousands 1200 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1000 _ 800 600 400 ~ y\i V \ V ^U^M^A^n^—U-a-J-U^JU-i^ - 1 H = _a~«j-=Ju~a = »a, OT JL^^ 1962 1961 - V w V ^^l^^L^J^J^L^^^ \X ^O / 1/ f ^ /-7V ^J\ 200 0 Monthly (cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants) »••; ,', ', 1963 Index, 1957-59=100 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION f, ' t ! ' • „ • •' n ,.„ J F M A M J 1964 J A S O N MiSSi 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* (daily average; seas, adj.) 120 2.0 110 1.5 100 /IVr ^i^^r 1.0 h 90 h 80 LJUI i i I • i. 1961 0 I I I I I I M L - L u i I, J ,11 I,, I »-„U„L 1962 1963 1964 LxjLJUuuLjuua^A.i lll i UXJLJL! 1961 1962 i J » I 11 I 14 I < I » 1 . 1963 1964 D' 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1963 S964 ! ITEM May 18 May 9 May 2 May 25 May 16 May 23 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES *..mi 1. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... 95.1 4,713 3,105 231 1,790 1,616 268 *I00.0 *94.4 *I0I.7 *I00.5 95.5 4,654 3,027 244 1,720 1,549 338 96.1 5,118 3,257 226 1,764 1,597 278 96.0 5,13! 3,468 243 1,699 1,535 257 34,933 33,077 19,660 459 34,896 33,163 19,683 453 36,813 35,083 19,966 266 36,908 35,723 20,277 289 37,150 36,020 20,292 61,006 35,952 130,716 30,480 35,393 16,42! 4.47 70.43 73.87 61,245 36,014 130,540 30,225 35,267 16,502 4.47 70.14 73.54 63,959 38,437 138,680 26,713 38,057 18,520 4.59 79.70 84.68 62,261 38,533 139.050 26,664 38,307 18,530 61,797 38,571 138,888 26,440 38,394 18,606 1 4.59 ! 81.06 86.25 4.59 80.97 1,498 16,787 195,952 7,515 2,605 139.8 601 322 1,536 16,523 177,478 7,492 2,626 141.0 598 316 1,509 17,663 215,845 7,647 2,456 131.8 568 3.12 100.1 93.8 99.5 101.1 95.4 5,007 3,300 100.1 93.8 99.5 101.1 95.1 217 277 401 37,154 36,179 20,299 395 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/ Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43*10.. i t 86.08 ........ ........ 4.59 80.66 85.67 PRODUCTION: Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL ±/ 1957-59=100.. ....thous. cars.. Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. ±/ 1 ! j ! i Wednesday da-.a. 1,531 17,836 212,808 7,642 2,492 133.8 582 313 ! 1,549 17,812 207,*577 7,629 2,503 134.4 591 319 206,481 2,511 134.8 * Monthly index for May 1963. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 ITEM Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' S H I P M E N T S : ! / Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries., total bil. $ 18 2 18 7 17. 6 19.3 19,5 20.3 do.. 17 .6 17 9 19, 19,0 18,9 19.4 do.. 19 .5 19 .2 18.6 20 0 20 0 20.8 do.. 18.8 19 ,0 19 7 19 5 19 .3 20.6 do.. 47 .2 47 .5 47 2 47 .9 48 .3 48.9 do.. 46.7 47 .5 47 .1 47 .6 47 .8 49.0 thous .do.. do.. 128 1 80 6 100 8 55 3 99 6 101.1 r63.7 100.3 133.4 83.4 130.2 154.1 124 4 160.3 105.7 158.2 'l5l!l 1 MANUFACTURERS ORDERS: ±/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) : Durable goods industries, total CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private)..... One-fami ly structures Privately ownedi. Total nonfarm (public and private) f n metropo 11 tan areas Privately owned do.. do.. do.. 126 3 88 9 122 .6 157.5 I 11.2 155.4 99 5 75 0 98 3 98.5 r73.8 97.7 131.6 r96.6 128.4 151.0 103.3 148.0 Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Tota I, incl. farm (pr i vate on I y) Tota! nonfarm (pr!vate on!y) do.. „. do.. 1,575 i, 549 1,618 i,590 1,718 i, 688 1,657 1,613 1,665 1,640 ! ,558 1,526 r/ Revised. 36447 J_/ Data for Apr. 1964 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1963 ITEM Mar. 1 1964 Jan. Apr. Feb. J J Mar. Apr. FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks do.... 6,024 3,118 761 2, 146 6,542 3,364 849 2,330 6,460 3,333 866 2,261 6,143 3, 147 745 2,251 6,627 3,406 815 i 2,405 j 6,727 3,445 786 2,496 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SCHEDULED AIRLINES (DOMESTIC TRUNK), OPERATING RESULTS: 62,393 46,919 1 14,191 4,553 2,986 62,735 46,423 14,382 4,264 2,855 *62,863 *50,2I2 1 *I4,05I *4,458 *r2,949 66,274 50,710 14,547 4,801 3,245 *67,48l *54,522 *I5,488 *5,008 *3,3I6 ........ 9.26 60 109 790 8.87 59 108 1,000 9.86 67 116 1,276 HOTELS: Rooms occup ieds e9 s s 9s e % of tota I.. 8.87 61 116 928 9.67 63 107 1,434 9.09 13.9 13.2 11.6 13.0 15.1 45.0 29.1 22.0 63.3 44.8 47.3 24.3 23.1 60.8 43.4 44.4 26.0 22.7 66.3 42.8 r44.0 r25.0 64.0 39.6 49.7 27.6 25.4 72.6 43.1 122.8 144.7 189.3 123.2 147.9 178.5 132.3 150.5 210.8 r136.6 158.3 208.7 146.1 173.0 210.1 8.11 7.22 10.82 9.14 8.12 11.27 7.63 6.74 10.08 7.50 6.42 10.68 8.95 7.80 11.30 .47 .24 2.96 .41 .28 3.07 .43 .34 2.71 .48 .27 2.88 .63 .34 3.14 2.95 14.87 191.40 1.95 2.45 r!3.05 174.43 8.44 2.73 13.57 213.89 5.10 2.97 13.76 201.61 8.38 3.40 15.96 185.83 5.53 21.0 24.7 30.0 30.0 33.1 31.8 32.7 34.6 37.2 36.6 r257.5 r149.6 r197.1 r200.3 326.5 207.5 292.8 241.4 259.1 259.9 212.9 295.7 182.6 139.0 231.4 207.4 185:8 154.7 57 1 105 ! 686 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION: Thermosetting resins: Coumarone-indene and petroleum polymer resins Thermoplastic resins: Styrene-type plastic materials (polystyrene) do.... do.... 23.9 I FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO BEER: WINES AND DISTILLING MATERIALS: Effervescent wines: St i11 w i nes: VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS: Coconut ol1: ** 18.6 Corn oil: Cottonseed cake and mea1: Cottonseed oi1: Linseed oi1: 36.6 35.2 35.3 33.6 33.5 31.5 960.0 123.3 823.3 96.0 842.0 152.4 807.3 162.4 790.7 157.2 819.0 143.1 451.5 386.4 388.6 376.2 368.9 385.6 418 r 1,769 1,176 2,675 462 1,798 1,191 2,772 386 1,844 1,325 2,552 414 1,790 1,047 2,727 484 1,840 1,054 2,744 6,449 6,763 6,291 6,199 6,910 Soybean cake and mea1: Soybean oil: LEATHER AND PRODUCTS LEATHER PRODUCTION: METALS AND MANUFACTURES PIG IRON: Production (excluding blast furnace production of ferro6,973 Barrels and drums, steel, heavy types (for sale): 1,297 2,053 1 1,288 2,029 1 1,184 1,858 1 1,202 1,812 1,389 L-955 342 1 r293 34,1 iSSS Cans (tinplate), shipments (metal consumed), total for sale £./ Revised. available. 36447 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 340 383 * Reflects substitution of data for one intra-A laskan carrier in Feb. 1964 and for two such carriers in Mar. 1964. ** Not Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1964 ITEM Apr a Jan. Feb. Apr. METALS AND MANUFACTURES—Continued Foundry equipment (new), new orders* net mo 6 avg. shipments, !957-59=100, Furnaces (industrial) and ovens, etc., new orders (domestic), net ^.c ...nil., $. E iectr ic processing. ,.»............................. .do... Fuel-fired. ......i do... Material handling equipment (industrial); Orders (new), index, seas. adj e ..............„1957-59=!00. MACHINE TOOLS-. Metal cutting tools! .miI. $ 0 Orders, new (net), t o f a l , „ . . . . 8 „ „ 0 4 8 „ s . . . ...do... Domestic. ...do... Sh1pments, tota!...............„........... ...do... Domest ic,.,..,,,.,.,...,,,..,.,,,,.,....^. ^months* Estimated backlog,, Metal forming tools; .miI. $„ Orders, new (net);, total...c ......0 ........ ...do... Domestico...........••«..................... Sh1pments, totaI........................... ...do... Domestic. ...do... Estimated backlog,, .months 0 87.9 107.3 235.8 251.8 272.9 15.0 L0 5.5 8.1 1.9 3.1 5.8 .8 2.4 r907 1.0 r5.7 10.5 1.3 6.8 116.5 136.5 146.5 I5303 170,8 61.55 49Q55 50.00 41.65 5.0 62.20 48 o 50 46„55 39.35 5.2 80.15 60..60 50.35 39.85 602 74.50 60.45 51.25 3 9 . 10 6.3 r77.70 r6i.40 r63.80 r48.45 6B4 91.20 79.05 65.25 52.55 6.7 12.85 11.85 17.35 !4o60 4.7 16,05 11.55 14.35 11.60 4.7 48.80 47.40 15.00 12.40 706 20.30 18.85 19.15 16.15 7.7 r24.10 M9.35 r16.90 r!5.40 r8.0 46 a 55 44 a 25 18.95 17.85 9.0' 809 314 683 673 831 18,591 15,596 11,579 18,543 15,521 9,494 18,492 15,440 463 475 9,742 7,978 9,294 465 7,798 18,484 15,381 11,503 242.6 7.41.2 398 TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTONs 1 / thous 0 bales. Consumpt ion , ,. Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles); Active spindles, last working day, total. ....thous. Consuming S00 percent; co'tton........... .....do... Spindle hours operated,'alI fibers, total .miI 1ions. Average per working"day.... e o .. 0 0 «o 0 o .....'do.'.. Consuming 100 percent cotton.........•.. .....ao E O . MANMADE FIBERS CRAYON AND ACETATE): Production; F iIament yarn II. lb. ..do... Staple, incl„ tow (rayon) , Stocks, producers 5 , end of month; .do. F i I ament yarn... .0....................-.,.... .do. Staple, inci. tov/ Crayon)....... ... ........ Men's apparel, cuttings; Tailored garments; thous. units. Suits.,,,.,,,...,..,., ........do... Overcoats and topcoats.................. Coats (separate), dress and sport... s .. ........do... Trousers (separate), dress and sport. O B ........do... Shirts (woven fabrics), dress and sport.. ..thous. doz. juniors 8 outerwear, cuttings; Women f s, misses Coats........ .thous. units. Dresses .........do... Suits...................... .........do... Blouses, waists, and shirts ...thous. doz. Skirts..,..,....,..,.....,, .........do... 18,630 15,995 9,394 470 .8,043 18,586 15,890 I 1,482 459 9,77S 460 9,609 45.7 46.6 65.7 56.6 59 0 50.4 r64.9 r55*.2 62.9 52.6 60.2 36.8 59.1 36.2 44.7 40.3 43.6 41.9 41.0 48.3 37.9 52.5 1,965 268 1, 181 9,229 2,235 2,026 388 1,262 9,659 2,237 1,934 1,771 189 209 1,169 9,560 2, 138 2, 101 1,664 225 1,021 9,698 2,020 2, 155 27,320 1,041 1,538 776 826 30,486 682 1,617 896 r2,445 r24,866 r1,362 1,511 r776 1,584 28,149 868 1,460 761 r2.,247 21,920 r1,259 1,428 741 " 1,030 9,587 r./ Revised. J/ Data for Apr. 1963 and Jan. and Apr. 1964 cover 5 weeks? other months, 4 weeks. USC0MM-DC—36447 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N 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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