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iovember 11,1960
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 to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS V
1959
I960
ITEM
Oct. 31
Commodity prices, wholesale:
A11 commodities.........
Farm p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • •
Foods, processed.••••••.....••••••••..••••••
A11 other
22 commodities 2/
Department store sales
State programs (incl. Alaska and Hawaii)
1947-49=100..
.do....
.do....
. • do....
.....do....
do....
do....
Finance:
Currency in circulation^/
mil. of dol..
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, tota! 4/
do....
Member bank reserve balances 4/.......................do....
Excess reserves, estimated 4/
••••••••••••do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities: 5/
Demand deposits, adjusted
.
..... . ...mil of dol..
Time deposits except interbank
....... .
.. ..do ...
! nans and
(ar! ? > i c^prl ^ fAfa 1
rfn
U. S. Government ob1igations.••••••••••.«••••••••.do.•..
flffltiniprria 1 and industrial loans forns?!
do
Real estate loans (gross)
.
«
do
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4/.„
percentss
Stock prices, 500 stocks "(Stand. & Poor's) 5/... 1941-43=10..
•••••••••• .do....
Industrials, 425 stocks
Production:
Bituminous coal 4/....a...............thous. of short tons..
E1ectric power by utilities
.
...... mil of kw — hr..
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches)....
....number..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/
..thous. of bb 1..
Steel 6/
..thous. of short tons..
Percent of capacity.......««..............................
Freight carloadings total...........••••••••.thous. of cars..
Nov. 7
86.9
145
1,61 1
1,444
273
* 119.1
*86.5
* 106.4
* 128.4
**86.6
155
1,709
1,534
265
Oct. 15
1 19.2
89.0
108.3
127.7
83.8
155
1,832
1,669
326
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
1 19.0
87.7
108.2
127.6
83.4
157
1,847
1,685
270
1 19.0
87.8
108.0
127.6
83.4
149
Nov. 5
1 19.0
87.8
108.0
127.6
82.9
331
31,873
28,353
18,568
302
31,924
28,443
18,711
400
32,276
28,568
18,641
691
32,304
28,621
18,812
850
32,120
28,417
18,712
511
61,239
30,532
103,388
28,194
29,516
12,527
60,615
30,489
103,879
28,056
29,687
12,506
58,553
32,315
105,57!
27,473
31,521
12,543
59,705
32,391
105,647
27,776
31,549
12,541
60,332
32,421
107,436
29,566
31,435
12,529
4 S 85
57.46
61.62
4.86
57.26
61.47
4,63
54.15
57.34
4.64
54.25
57.46
4.65
53.05
56.18
1,322
12,978
I 18,330
6,887
1,304
13,019
77,030
6,899
1,421
13,736
162,550
6,824
1,423
13,805
163,163
6,771
1,332
13,883
168,212
6,821
371
#13. !
588
306
368
#13.0
561
287
1,579
55.4
653
331
1,579
55.4
637
325
1,545
54.2
621
322
32, 102
28,662
18,855
589
4.64
54.22
57.51
164,045
1,478
51.9
J./ Da+a do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs:
State; R.R.; Federal employees; and ex-servicemen. 4/ Daily average. 5/
Wednesday data. 6/ Estimates for week beginning Nov. 7, I960:
Production, !,464 thous. short tons; operating rate, 51.4 percent. * Monthly index for Oct. !959. ** Wednesday price. # Based on Jan. I,
1959, annual capacity (147,633,670 tons); I960 rates are based on Jan. I, I960, annual capacity (148,570,970 tons).
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1959
I960
ITEM
September
October
July
August
September
October
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
Highway concrete pavement contract awards: J_/
A i r ports.
Roads
Streets and a 11 eys
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, CCMP0S ITE
.
do....
.do....
do....
1947-49-100..
6,703
283
3,000
3,420
4,604
#-213
2,565
2,252
10,637
1,526
5,230
3,881
142
142
143
143
*47,544
*3,000
* 13,931
*9,601
*5,597
*6,189
*9,226
**46,641
**3,27I
**13,404
**8,971
**5,I53
**6,352
**9,490
r55,778
3,796
r14,508
8,786
4,377
5,464
18,848
50,882
3, 174
16,888
9,590
5,619
6,254
9,358
1 1,216
684
6,366
4, 166
7,446
405
3,829
3,212
r 144
144
DOMESTIC TRADE
TELEVISION ADVERTISING, NETWORK:
Gross time costs, total......................thous. of dol..
Automotive inc1uding accessories•••••••••••••«•••*.do....
Drugs and toiletries.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.do....
Foods, soft drinks, confectionery.•••••••••••••••...do....
MAGAZINE ADVERTISING:
Cost, total.......
.thous. of dol..
Apparel and accessories..••••••••••••••••••••••••...do....
Automotive, including accessories...................do...«
Bui 1 ding materiais..................................do....
Drugs and toiletries...•••••••••.•••••••••..••••••••do....
Foods, soft drinks, confectionery...................do....
Beer, wine, liquors......................
......do....
Household equipment- sunn lies, furnishings..........do....
1 ndustria1 mater ials................................do....
Soaps, cleansers,
e
t
c
.
.
d
o
.
.
.
.
Smok i ng mater ials...••••••••.••••••..*••••••••••••..do....
Linaqe, tota1•••••••••••••••••••••••••••...thous. of lines..
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL:
Unadjusted index
1947-49-100..
69,709
7,482
3,828
4,778
6,325
7,782
4,135
6,002
4,826
691
2,518
5,434
90,21 I
5,846
12,806
3,603
7,839
11,036
5,523
9,014
5,977
1,075
2,354
5,792
145
144
150
147
51,260
742
5,639
2, 1 18
6,257
7,816
3,344
3, 142
3,870
585
2,092
3,619
122
149
51,089
5,265
4,048
1,905
5,683
7,541
2,682
3,005
3,531
528
2,082
4,457
69,563
8,697
3,215
4, 139
6,221
8,724
3,857
5,524
4,969
704
1,918
5,314
132
r 143
rp 145
rp 144
p 153
pi 50
r./ Revised, g j Preliminary. * Data are for July 1959. ** D ata are for A,ugust 1959. # Negative fiigure due to •termination olP contract
reflected in earlier data. U Data for September 1959 and Augu st I960 are 1 or 5 weeks; c>ther months, 4 weeks.
3
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
I960
1959
ITEM
September
October
July
August
September
October
FINANCE
CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM):
53,653
41,687
53,928
41,995
54,128
42,136
4, 141
3,816
4,227
3,978
4,301
3,993
4,029
3,861
3,965
3,824
4,082
3,890
1 15,992
121,746
133,757
134,897
107,194
109,017
141,290
143,3!6
114,373
119,997
130,349
132,295
104,218
106,038
4.80
4.81
4.70
4.61
4.69
4.75
57.05
61.21
64.16
48,15
43.59
33.78
57.00
61.04
64.25
48.22
44.11
34.32
55.84
59.25
59.58
47.58
48.02
30.19
56.51
59.96
59.76
48.16
48.65
30.19
54.81
57.96
56.77
46.51
48.64
28.76
53.73
56.90
55.25
45.68
47.34
27.77
26.72
53.02
26.31
53.81
25.71
52.09
25.26
52.64
25.63
52.89
25.43
52.32
63,321
31,230
9,307
4,032
2,515
64,247
32,789
10,138
3,988
2,385
63,132
29,109
10,030
4,013
2,706
64,034
32,474
10,786
4, 166
2,745
49,872
38,421
of dol..
49,350
37,962
•..do....
•••••••••••••••••• ...do....
....do....
....do....
4,061
3,609
4,172
3,660
4, 185
3,726
4,219
3,697
thous . of dol..
156,380
153,568
143,838
i45,716
....do....
do
154,805
151,824
Installment credit extended and repaid:
Repaid
total
SECURITY MARKETS:
Bonds:
Sales, excl. U. S. Gov. bonds (SEC):
All registered exchanges:
Market value
Face value.
On New York Stock Exchange:
Stocks (Standard & Poor's Corp.):
Dividend yields, pref. stocks, 14 high-grade....percent..
Pr i ces:
Industrial, public utility, and railroad:
Combined index (500 stocks)
1941-43a 10..
Srs.-isjQ+r Ss ! _
I IdVI
stocks^-.
do
Capital qoods (127 stocks)............. ....do....
Consumers' goods (193 stocks)
a , e .do.. e .
....do....
Public utility (50 stocks)
....do....
Railroad (25 stocks).........
Banks:
....do....
N• Y« City (II stocks)
....do....
Outside N. Y. City (16 stocks)
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
OPERATING RESULTS ON SCHEDULED AiRLfNES (DOMESTIC TRUNK):
....do....
Mai1 ton—mi1es f1own•••••••••••••••.»••.«..«....• ....do....
....do....
Passengers originated, revenue.««••........
mi 11 ions..
... . ... .
Passenger—mt1es flown revenue
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS
MEATS:
PrrkHnr+ i on _ +r»+« 1 .
.
.mil. of
Beef and veaI............••••«.*..•••*.•.«•«•*• ....do.,..
Lamb and mutton••«••••••••.•••.•••••..•••«•...• ....do....
Pork, inc1uding 1ard•••••••.••••••••..••••••••• ....do....
do....
Lard
Baking or frying fat's (incl. shortening):
do....
Production. ••••••••.••.••••.•••••••••••••»».*•••
do
Stocks (producers' and warehouse), end of month..
Salad or cooking oils:
Product i on•••••••••••••••••••••..••••••••»»•»*«••
Stocks (producers' and warehouse), end of month.. .•..do....
Margarine:
Product i on••••••••••••••••*••••••«•••»».*....*•••....do..,.
Stocks (producers' and warehouse), end of month.. ..-.do....
Animal and fish fats:
Tallow, edible:
Prr»Hiir+lon fnnan+I + l+PS rpndpred)
....do,...
Consumption (factory)
Stocks (factory and warehouse), end of month... ....do....
Tallow and grease (except wool), inedible:
Production (quantities rendered)............... ....do....
Consumpt ion (factory).....*.•.........••...•... ....do....
Stocks (factory and warehouse), end of month* c.c.do oaee
Fish and marine mammal oils:
Product i on•«.•.••....•«•..••.•*•.....•..••••..* ....do....
do....
Consumption (factory)....... ....**...*»..•«»••
Stocks (factory and warehouse), end of month... ....do....
Vegetable oils and related products:
Coconut oil:
Product ion ref i ned•..•••••••••••...•••.•••»«•« ....do....
Consumption in end products
•...do....
Stocks, crude and ref. (factory and warehouse). ....do....
Corn oil:
Product ion ref i ned•••••.«*•«••..•..•••••••••.•....do....
Pftncnmn+inn in prid nroducts
-....do....
do....
Stocks, crude and ref. (factory and warehouse).
Cottonseed oil:
Dr r*rli i/-**4* l Art rD^ ! rtoH
.... do....
....do....
Consumption in end products
Stocks, crude and ref. (factory and warehouse). ....do
Soybean oi1:
, ,.do
Stocks, crude and ref. (factory and warehouse). ....do....
r/ Revised.
FRASER
9140
Digitized for
2,038
962
54
1,022
182
2,238
991
56
1, 190
210
1,834
976
50
808
146
2,097
1,092
57
949
170
2,081
1,095
59
927
162
186.9
106.1
200.0
1 1 1.0
151.8
109.1
218. 1
108.3
189.4
1 11.8
128.8
40.9
120.3
41.7
145.7
50.6
164.9
48.6
133.6
41.2
130.9
30.2
146.1
32.6
120.1
35.2
135.2
33.5
134.6
33.7
22.6
20.8
21.5
23.2
22.0
19.2
24.5
21.7
23.0
30.0
28.2
23.8
27.6
22.6
27.0
240.6
153.2
327,0
268.2
153.3
333.1
233.9
117.3
301 J
2.55.0
161.4
r3!0 o 7
257.4
157.5
347,2
17.5
6.0
136.2
15.6
6. 1
130.9
40.0
8.2
91.9
r36.8
r 10.6
r95.0
26,2
8.8
105.1
30.8
46.4
43.7
31.0
47.3
51.1
27.5
35.7
322.4
36.8
54.7
r327.0
32.6
49.5
325.6
28.1
29.8
23.6
23.6
20.8
31.0
24.3
24.4
42.6
32.0
29.5
37.7
25.5
26.5
38.7
103.7
87.8
203.4
143.1
98.5
31 1.6
46.9
86.9
286.2
55.9
107.6
r200.0
71.5
91.8
216.8
236.8
258.9
298.3
272.9
266.6
321.4
238.5
245.5
450.5
306.7
r303.0
r3l 1.8
264.3
265.4
307.5
MONTHLY BUSINESS S T A T I S T I C S — C o n H n u a d
i960
1959
ITEM
August
September
June
August
July
September
LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES
LUMBER (NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)s
Dv>A<t></^-1 An
I
mH i <v£ KH fi
c A+^kiAArt'e
rin
Cklnnatt^e 4>A<9>e. {
r|n
3 j7|
2,528
3, 137
2,530
8,816
K OQQ
3,324
2,689
3 119
2,553
9,022
3, 194
2,563
3; 09 7
2,516
10,050
6,368
2,693
2,082
2p605
2;069
9,902
6„ 145
3,175
2*574
3,035
2,475
10,036
6,22®
2,973
2,396
2,867
2,331
10,142
6,302
2,276
925
5,352
2,100
9,490
2,547
1,069
1,478
2,368
9,644
5,210
3?2S 1
1,999
5,024
9,661
4,150
2,555
1,595
4, 120
9,700
r4,650
r2,852
r1,798
r4,724
r9,629
p4,553
p2,742
pi,81I
p4,663
p9,509
3,083
1,508
3,558
1,464
16,293
8,060
15,705
7,014
13,894
6,729
S 1,049
6,356
49,498
7,295
51,592
8,96!
47,097
4,670
55,787
5,431
62,953
5,949
67,645
6,484
»948
1,003
3,496
*949
*1,088
R
5,261
5,255
X AAA
4,480
4,354
T fee
4,470
r4,6S6
4,108
p4,275
AIA
197
220
1,772
56.0
284
183
1,871
66.3
268
333
2,219
60.1
270
301
2,203
45.7
262
332
2,114
58.6
?34. i
§38.3
164.8
80.0
92.4
1.6
5.7
1.8
1.6
1.1
1.0
1.3
1.2
i.l
4.4
1.2
1.7
Equipment manufacturers, totaI........••»••••••• .do....
Railroad and private-line shops, domestic........do.,..
5,003
3,688
1,315
2,615
1,516
1,099
6,042
3,697
o HA C
3,968
2,556
I A \*>
4, 180
2,371
1 OAQ
4,320
2,949
1 Vf t
I,->/1
Equipment manufacturers, total....«...•••«.•«•••• do....
Railroad and private-line shops, domestic........do....
1,653
1,653
u
943
941
Z
311
244
AI /
o
1,306
647
fCQ
Oyy
1,344
709
OJ3
2,061
2,050
11
37,202
17,546
19,656
35,646
16,988
18/658
29,770
14,349
15,421
26,798
12,440
14,358
23,951
10,773
13,178
21,692
9,874
11,818
4
153
6
198
13
282
7
315
27
288
32
256
Stocks (gross), mil, end of month, total
••••••«.do0...
UCTAl e AND
AMn MANlr
UAMlCA^TinCC
METALS
AGrUKe5
8ron and steel scraps
Stocks, consumers1* end of month•«»e....«c.e*«««o.»*.do.• •.
IRON ORE CINCL. FOREIGN ORE),OPERATIONS IN ALL U.S.DISTRICTS:
Receipts at iron and steel piants.«...thous« of long tons..
«tock9 , cnu oi mon • fi •
At furnace vai°ds.»
_ _ , . _rfo
At U S docks « «
,« » „ .
^
do{P9G II^OK:
Production (excluding ferroa1\oys),..thous. of short tons..
Stocks (consumers' and suppliers*}, end of month.....do....
FARRIHATfn
STEEL
°
i? 1 nuwi wnnL>
dituUi
« nunivxiibv STRUCTURAL
ArHar c haw /na4Y
+ Kaj I e nf c kftfi- "fastiic
Shipments
,
^... „„„„ „
do.-.Backlog, end of nonth§• ••••••••••^•^•••••••••ovcoa*»do9#9»
Aluminum eastinfls ch?nmen+s
I . of
Foundrv
(n&\isii |new
ordftrs.
5
vWHyi jr vvjUi InmAni*
pllivrl )
ilww
vi Vvl n^f
p *lv I
mo. avg. shipments, I947~49®i00*.
'Furnaces, Industrial, new orders, nets
Electric processing•••••••••.....•••••••••••..mil. of dol..
Fuel-firad (except for hot rolling steel)
«.o«...dOi...
r - f f W o
260
324
2,058
158. §
TRAN^PfiftTATlfJW
Pfilulltrncns
PMFMT
irwworwmi iuw cy
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT, AMERICAN RAILWAY CAR INSTITUTE:
Freight cars:
Unfilled orders, end of month......
....do.,..
Equipment manufacturers, totaI...................do....
Railroad and private-line shops, domestic........do....
Passengers cars (equipment manufacturers):
Unfilled orders, end of month, total
jr/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary.
do....
* Includlnq ferroalloys.
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