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.November 16, 1962 -(•INCOME IPAYMENTS p ^ 7 ^ SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS BUSINESS STATISTICS ^BusHS^^ 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 Billion Dollars 140 Billion Dollars 140 (average of Wednesday TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS 130 I (Wednesday data) data) (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 120 no h 100 100 9 0 i^ji-J—i-J -JL-J-JLJLJLJL_1_JL.J-J—.L. i_L_JL-L. i i I960 1959 I i I i i I i i I i I ! » i 1961 I i I i I ' ' i i ' J ' ' I Index, 1941-43 = 10 100 Index, 1941-43 = 10 100 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Weekly (Wednesday Mon thl , . .. , \ (daily avg. close) 90 \ 70 90 "1 VX a B X 60 JliA \ 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' —L J \ 1959 1 )• L J 1. J ^ - L ^ L - • _ L J L M L U - a J L j L J , J L X . - L . , —J—L 1 „„l 1960 1961 1 ,1 1 L„ H I I I 1962 Thousands ,000 800 W r 1 1 l—ll t 1959 f l-JLJ 1 K \f) }J\ V1 V "HA/ -J I i i j j 50 a f"V-, 200 0 i i J A S O N D Monthly (cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants) 400 II i M , I J F M A M J Thousands 250 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 600 close) -j 80 50 » ' 'j\J 90 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1962 ^ -A 1/1 V I Y 1 I,' 1 1 1 1 1 1960 L^L-J^. ~~-LJ 1 i LJL_i_J_JL_l__J-_ 1961 / 1 1 L-L-l L L 1962 1™LJLJ„„J 200 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1962 196! ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE? Al 1 commodities........ Nov. II Nov. 4 1957-59=100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES . .....mil. $.. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES 1957-59-100.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State progran?s BBS8Seseees thous ee FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/..,.do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/......................do.... Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Oct. 27 100.7 98.1 S01.9 100.7 93.8 4,645 116 274 1,578 1,428 290 100.8 99.0 102.0 100.7 93.7 4,810 117 296 100.7 98.1 101.9 100.7 **93.5 320 295 34,039 3!,491 19,807 452 34,231 31,686 19,590 6!6 11! 299 2,031 1,526 344 122 314 2,101 1,595 336 100.7 98.8 101.7 100.7 92.7 4,55! 117 272 1,542 1,393 332 32,802 29,404 S9,75! 543 32,967 29,760 S9,67! 473 34,256 32,229 20,303 484 34,115 32,116 20,358 506 63,423 29,621 117,467 34,087 32,085 13,245 4.71 68.73 72.20 62,388 29,708 i16,899 33,770 35,010 13,269 4.70 70.87 74.5! 61,511 34,S26 125,093 31,846 34,221 15,084 4.57 56.89 59.39 62,3!1 34,185 124,200 31,444 34,009 15,155 4.57 55,2! 57.76 1,482 15,396 179,515 7,154 2,044 m a "7 619 330 1,530 15,520 176,602 7,178 2,046 1,468 16,178 190,361 7,346 !,739 93.3 613 326 1,448 16,149 192,043 7,341 1,768 94,9 615 326 * 100.0 *95.l *100.5 *!00.5 95.9 ........ **95.6 Nov. 10 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/ Loans and investments (adjusted), total....... do..,. Commercial and industrial loans (gross)..........do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody1s) 3/......percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. 62,939 34,242 !OC A-7K 31,432 34,276 15,193 4.57 56.52 59.09 soosoeeo 9aa9S9ss as9sssss ee.eee*. 4.56 58.71 61.48 PRODUCTION: FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL. ....thous. cars.. IOO P 605 315 U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. £/ Tuesday price (note shift to 1957-59 reference base). data, * Monthly index for Oct. 1961. ** Wednesday price. MONTHLY 1,464 16,247 191,273 7,314 1,778 95.4 609 328 1,804 96s8 3/ Daily average. j4/ Wednesday BUSINESS STATISTICS 1961 1962 ITEM Sept. Oct. £/ r19,852 r6,32l r3,42l r1,096 r18,839 r5,589 r2,80l 1,005 20,913 7,169 4,204 12,738 971 1,566 4,733 1,930 19,682 6,378 3,658 978 r!3,53l r 1,096 r.1,630 r4,997 r2,247 r19,569 r6,128 r3,423 r95l r13,250 r1,177 r1,524 r4,855 r2,240 r19,662 r6,108 3,364 938 13,744 1,193 1,583 4,838 2,461 20,071 6,607 12,722 1,173 1,369 4,646 2,101 13,304 1,200 1,404 4,835 2,287 r13,44! r1,224 rl,46l r4,856 r2,30l r13,554 1,188 1,465 4,948 2,340 13,464 26.26 26.34 27.00 26.40 26.91 27.18 r26.66 r27.05 26.97 27.19 5,273 5,231 5,041 r5,526 5,408 4,499 305 10! 1,352 1,953 71 82 4,414 310 98 1,421 1,771 74 87 4,269 250 105 1,262 1,818 72 96 4,670 291 106 1,459 1,960 76 91 4,557 318 10! 1,436 1,893 67 86 Sept. Oct. July 18,149 5,377 2,722 985 18,751 6,037 3,598 1,028 19,068 6,330 3,567 1,070 do.... do.... do.... 12,772 1,153 1,440 4,816 2,070 18,131 5,610 3,109 875 12,714 1,188 1,409 4,523 2,165 18,577 5,855 3,268 918 do.... do.... do.... .......do.... .......do.... 12,521 1,106 1,377 4,602 2,075 do.... Aug. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ ..., do.... do.... do.... .do.... do.... ......do.... ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total... e «« 6eooo ,e...mf1. $oo RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: do.... .......do.... do.... do.... Lumber yards, building materials dealers.... .•••...do.... .......do.... r./ Revised. £/ Preliminary. ±/ Data for Oct. 1962 are advance estimates. Digitized for30198 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1962 1961 ITEM Sept. DOMESTIC TRADE—Continued FIRMS WITH SS OR MORE STORES—Continued Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total .mil. $. AppareI group...... . ••••••••••••••••••• . .do... Eating and drinking places,,,.,,,,,.,, ••••••••do.*.. General merchandise group,,,,. ,. , do,,. Grocery stores•••••••••••••• ••••••••• .-w«.«do,• • Lumber yards, building materials dealers ,.,do,,a Tire, battery, accessory dealers,.....,, ..do,.. WHOLESALE TRADE: Sales, estimated (unadjusted), total ,...bll. $. Durable goods estabIIshments......„,,,............edo... Nondurable goods establishments........ .......do... Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total...........do... Durable goods establishments, ,„ M,doM. Nondurable goods estabIIshments............8S do... EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS); TOTAL. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED...• .thous. ManufacturIng.• •••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••..do..• Mini ng...,,•••......,.,...,..,., ••••••••••••••do..e Contract constructIon.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••e-do.•. Transportation and public utilities....... ...do... Wholesale and retail trade ....do.. Finance, insurance, and real estate........ ..do.. Services and miscellaneous,.............. do.. Government. ., do,. PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED.,.....,.. .......do.. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED..... ...do.. Durable goods Industries, unadjusted...............do.. Seasona M y adjusted do.. Ordnance and accessories.................. do.. Lumber and wood products............ ..do.. Furniture and fixtures...... .do.. Stone, clay, and glass products „ ....do.. Primary metal industries.. , ..do.. Fabricated metal products....,.,..... ...do.. M Q C n 1 n @ r y . e s o o o e o o o e o s e e . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • « « e'. . . . , 0 0 . . Electrical equipment and supplies... do.. TransportatIon equIpment do.. Instruments and related products..., .do.. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries...........do.. Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted.... ..do... SeasonaIJy adjusted do... Food and kindred products......... .......do... Tobacco manufactures. do... Textile mill products .do... Apparel and related products. ..............do... Paper and allied products.. do... Printing, publishing, and allied industries......do... Chemicals and allied products do... Petroleum refining and related industries ..do... Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products ..do... Leather and leather products do... HOURS AND EARNINGS PER WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MFG. ESTAB.: Average weekly gross hours, rafg. Indus., unadj. hours, Seasona 11 y adjusted ....,, .....do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted...............do... Seasona 11 y adjusted ,..••,•••• , do... Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted............do... Seasona 11 y adjusted , ,..,,.. .do... Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg. industries.......dollars. Durable goods Industries. .,, .,...,.do... Nondurable goods industries....,,.,,. ,, ,,do... LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, total......monthfy rate per 100 employees. Seasona I ly adjusted , , , .do... New hIres do.,, Separation rate, total.. .••,•••• .....do... SeasonaIly adjusted••.,...•.••• .do... Quit ...,. .do... Layoff.........,.,....,.., ,.,.,...... .do.,. FINANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Public debt and guaranteed obligations: Gross debt (direct), end of month, total.,.......biI. $.. Interest bearing, totaI. do.... Public issues...... do.... Held by U.S. Government investment accts....,do,.,. Special issues do.... Noninterest bearIng........ do.... rj Revised. £,/ Pre I iminary. Digitized for 30I9R FRASER Oct. Aug. July Sept. 4,377 288 98 1,350 1,856 61 87 4,432 308 96 5,379 S,845 64 88 4,635 314 99 1,472 1,913 64 89 4,670 330 99 1,487 1,92! 62 86 4,689 313 99 1,496 1,936 61 93 12.61 4.42 8.19 13.57 6.82 6975 13.69 4.74 8.95 13.74 6.77 6.97 12.71 4.47 8.24 13.70 7.06 6,64 r!3.7l r4.78 r8.93 r13.76 r7.0l r6075 12.89 4.51 8.38 13.76 6.96 6.80 54,304 16,323 666 2.754 3,939 11,363 2,756 7,567 8,936 54,385 16,361 661 2,758 3,929 S1,365 2,764 7,580 8,967 55,617 16,908 648 2.738 3,913 11,652 2,792 7,783 9,183 r55,536 r16,795 .r646 r2,73! r3,932 r I 1,627 2,796 r7,805 r9,204 r55,582 r16,797 r642 2,709 r3,924 r11,614 r2,799 r7,820 r9,277 12,407 12,104 6,753 6,673 97 565 314 477 955 839 960 982 1,013 226 326 12,379 12, 129 6,771 6,676 98 555 317 470 950 848 955 997 1,021 226 334 12,403 12,551 6,925 7,024 12,544 r 12,432 r6,862 r6,925 568 313 476 903 852 1,020 1,031 1,121 226 316 r576 323 481 r906 r85l 1,015 r1,041 r1,008 r229 331 r 12,748 r 12,447 r7,039 r6,960 ** '01 r566 r323 r480 r9l2 r873 rl,02l r1,060 rl,136 231 r336 5,654 5,431 1,335 106 804 1,082 476 599 509 133 292 319 5,608 5,453 1,286 96 806 1,087 477 602 510 132 294 317 5,478 5,527 1,224 65 786 1,071 476 592 521 130 296 316 r5,682 r5,507 r1,304 r90 798 rl,l29 r484 596 r523 rl28 303 327 r5,709 r5,487 r1,320 rtOO r796 r1,127 r485 r603 r524 rl25 309 320 39.8 39.6 40.0 39.8 39.5 39.2 2.33 2.50 2.12 40.4 40.2 40.9 40.6 39.8 39.6 2.34 2.51 2.13 40.5 40.5 40.8 41.0 40.0 39.8 2.39 2.56 2.17 40.4 40.2 r40.9 r40.9 39.9 39.4 2.37 2.54 2.16 40.6 40.4 r4l.2 r4I.O r40.0 r39.7 r2.40 r2.57 r2.!8 4.7 3.7 3.0 5.1 4.1 2.3 2.0 4.3 4.4 2.7 4.1 3.6 1.4 2.0 4.5 4.1 2.9 4.4 4.6 1.4 2.2 r5.l r4.0 r3.2 r5.2 r4.8 r2.l r2.3 p4.7 p3.7 p2.9 p5.0 p4.1 p2.3 p2.0 293.75 290.77 245.77 10.81 45.01 2.98 295.66 292.71 248.82 11.01 43.89 2.95 297.88 293.92 250.12 11.58 43.80 3.96 301.84 297.90 252.48 11.47 45.43 3.94 299.50 295.57 251.01 :?:? irvo 44.56 3.93 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued """"* " ' ' — — - — — — - — - — — — - - — — - - - — - — - — - — — - — — - — - — — — - — • • — - — - - I 1962 1961 ITEM Sept. Oct. Sept. Aug. July Oct. FINANCE—Continued FEDERAL GOVERNMENT F1 N A N C E — C o n t ! niied Public debt" and guaranteed ob 1 fgatfons-^Contirsued Guaranteed obligations not owned ..by U.S® Treasury, end of m o n t h @ e @ s e S o O o e s e e e 9 © e e o 0 e , o o o o o o o o o o o o O S b l S0 $« 0 U.S. savings bondsj Amount outstanding* end of month.. 0 .........oo.o.do..o. Sales, series E and H.............. 0 . a ........-....do«c«. K e d e C n p T § O O S o©©e>.«s©»(e<!>B©e©<»©o6>a*©®@©«<eee8>Qe9ee«jes© O O o o o o GOLD^ MONETARY STOCK* U e S 9 , end of month.............m?1. $.. .27 .30 .45 47.89 47.95 47.86 47.90 .34 .42 .37 .41 .36 .45 .36 .43 17,376 17,300 .1.6, 147 74,466 67,297 55,366 11,931 7,169 6,946 74,471 66,848 55,373 S1,475 7,623 7,377 223 .47 • .49 A9 47.91 .30- 47.87 .40 .36 .51 S6,098 r16,067 15,978 80,322 72,933 59,479 13,453 7,390 7, 143 84,093 76,439 63,226 13,213 7,654 7,405 77,018 69,680 57,695 SS,985 7,338 7,106 246 247 249 233 44.8 45.7 35.6 30. f, 37 £ 7 ........ 29.1 28.2 30.3 33.3 29.6 ........ 149.6 73.3 339.6 96.7 85.2 133.9 103.2 94.2 236.0 99.! ........ ........ 109.4 255.1 63.7 75.1 165.8 ........ 44.8 ....... ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION* TOTAL...............................mit. kw.^hr.. Electric utilities, to+a1..«..o. 9 .... oe*.*dofC„ By fuels.................»..».........••••••.•.••••do.... By waterpower e ... 9........ *s o ®E O-G .e o *.. 0 . o e . e « . . *.-.do*„.. industrial establishments, total.....................do.... D y Y IJ@ I ^ ® ® Q ® ® ® ® & ® ® ® ® ® ® ® & Q & ® ® Q ® ® & & 0 0 & Q ® ® O @ & ® © ® Q Q & ® -® & Q O © 0 © © By water power........................... ......<»••.• do.... FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS! Coconut olSi Production,, c r u d e , 9 8 , B , , 8 M , 8 , 8 6 9 8 e 8 „ , „ , 9 e e » . 1 , j i I 9 lb.. Corn ol1i Product Son * crude. • •••.•••••.•••••••••••••••...••••. .do.... Cottonseed cake and mea1: Production..........••••..•••••••••»....thous. sh. tons.. Stocks (at oil mills), end of month................do.... Cottonseed olS t Production, crude.......................««......mi1. lb.. Linseed of Is Production, crude (raw)....;........... 1 »....<.......do.... Soybean cake and mea1t Productfon...•••••••••••••••••••••••••••thous. sh. tons.. Stocks Cat' oil ml 1 Is)^ end of month................do..«. Soybean oils Production, crude..•••••.•*••••••••••••••••.••• .mi 1. lb.. aaso.sso ...ossoo .ooe.eoo .oaeo.ee ........ ...608.. ..<*..... 40.7 34.0 14.3 27.1 529.7 71.9 838.7 62.4 807.7 91.2 799.0 72.9 709.2 85. S 253.3 396.9 383.9 379.7 334.4 12,116 8,965 11,999 9,68! 13,457 5,965 12,228 6,670 10,543 6,764 9 0 6 . . . »S 65,238 5,756 67,556 6,085 62,472 | 5,858 66,250 6,407 ........ ........ 108.4 106.9 161.2 114.S ........ 377 349 495 370 1 517 •528 420 506 .»•••••« 1,735 1,987 1 2,525 .""•«« • »•••••. eeaeeeeo ........ METALS AND MANUFACTURES IRON ORE CINCL* FOREIGN O R E ) : Receipts at Iron and steel plants.........thous. |g. tons.. Consumption at Iron and steel plants.................do.... Stocks, end of mo.s At U . S . d O C k S . . . . . . . . . . a . . * , e s e e o s , . . * . . * . . . ...... .do.... Foundry equipment (new)!, new orders, net mo. avg. shipments, 1947-49=100.. industrial trucks (electric), shipments^ RIder"type..*,•••••••••••••••••••••..................do.«.. Industrial trucks and tractors Cgaso!Ine-powered), shipments number.. 1 | 56,928 5,569 1 | 324.6 568 524 2,368 i 2,681 . . . . . . 8 . 1 ........ jr/ Revised. USCQMM-DC—30198 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE US€ TO AVOID 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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