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November 2, 1962 BUSINESS STATISTICS 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 the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars 140 Billion Dollars 140 130 (Wednesday data) (average: of Wednesday data) TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS I (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 120 110 V H 100 100 9 0 l^-i i i i i l i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i » i 1 t i t i 1960 1959 i 1 i i i i i 1 t i i i i I i i i i i i i i I i i i i i j j 90 t i J FMAMJ 1962 1961 Index, 1957-59 = 100 JASOND Index, 1957-59 = 100 140 140 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) 130 130 A 120 110 100 H i i i i i 1 i i i i i -J-l-L-L-i. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 JFMAMJ Billion Dollars 40 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES JASOND Index, 1957-59=100 80 115 CONSUMER PRICES (seasonally adjusted) 70 110 ~*~**** 1 All Services 60 All hems 105 j*** H 50 100 111) 111111111111111111 n 1 4 0 1961 1962 95 1 -J o^d^Food *Book value, end of month 20 [fi i i i i I n ) i i 1959 i i n i l i n 1960 l l l l l l l l l l i 1959 I I I I I I I I I I I 1960 l l l l l l l l l l i 1961 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1962 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1962 1961 ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A11 commod 111 es Oct. 21 Oct. 28 96.4 *I00.0 *95.l *I00.5 *I00.5 97.1 118 273 2,012 1,499 110 270 2,007 1,499 1957-?59= 100.. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs I957-59** 100.. thous.. State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico).... do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/....do.... Oct. 6 100.8 98.5 102.1 100.7 91.8 4,569 118 274 1,462 1,299 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 100.6 97.9 101.6 100.7 92.3 4,501 113 266 1,538 1,378 100.7 98.8 101.7 100.7 92.7 4,551 117 272 Oct. 27 100.6 98.1 101.9 100.7 93.8 398 304 318 298 332 290 33,010 29,737 19,804 32,849 29,544 19,825 33,909 31,816 20,171 34,102 32,416 20,337 34,256 32,229 20,303 34,115 32,116 20,371 574 548 435 481 484 483 63,410 29,516 !!7,777 34,608 32,020 13,221 4.72 68.21 71.68 63,920 29,565 !!7,035 34,327 31,877 13,247 4.72 68.34 71.77 60,744 33,921 124,897 31,995 34,081 14,940 4.59 56.16 58.68 61,377 34,058 124,344 31,513 34,085 15,008 4.57 57.24 59.74 61,511 34,126 125,093 31,846 34,221 15,084 4.57 56.89 59.39 4.57 55.21 57.76 1,465 15,162 167,588 7,118 2,042 109,6 651 341 1,551 15,263 184,130 7,128 2,057 110,4 648 340 1,470 15,987 176,418 7,345 1,746 93,7 595 318 1,486 16,317 180,179 7,327 1,746 93,7 607 326 1,468 16,178 190,403 7,346 1,739 93,3 613 326 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ Loans and investments (adjusted), total 66S »«do.... Commercial and industrial,loans (gross)..... do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ .percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43s* 10.. PRODUCTION: FREIGHT CARLOADINGS* TOTAL thous. cars.. ! ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks, 2/ Tuesday price (note shift to 1957-59 reference base). data. * Monthly index for Oct. 1961. MONTHLY 194,267 1,768 94.9 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday BUSINESS STATISTICS 1961 1962 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SALES: VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL ...bi 1. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehic es)..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Textile do.... do.... do.... .do.... do.... do.... VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do.... do.... do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehic es)..do...• do.... do.... .do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Textile.... , do.... r./ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 3018? 32.01 14.68 2.20 2.02 4.90 2.50 .99 .91 17.32 4.92 .46 1.35 1.22 2.65 3.33 .52 32.01 15.09 2.18 1.88 5.03 3.07 .90 .83 16.92 5.00 .42 1.33 1.17 2.67 3.13 .50 33.95 16.83 2.15 2.03 5.59 3.96 .94 .90 31.38 15.04 2.22 1.74 4.96 3.36 .88 .79 16.34 4.72 .43 1.23 1.13 2.57 3.22 .52 31.36 14.95 2.21 1.70 4.94 3.34 .83 .79 16.40 4.84 .42 1.27 1.14 2.53 3.21 .52 32.96 15.89 2.00 1.89 5.29 3.80 .88 .81 17.08 5.07 .41 1.39 1.20 2.71 3.18 .53 17.13 5.14 .44 1.40 1.23 2.78 3.14 .57 31.34 15.06 1.79 1.89 4.87 3.68 .83 .84 16.29 4.94 .45 1.21 1.10 2.58 3.10 .53 33.40 16.33 2.04 1.90 5.37 4.05 .89 .83 17.08 5.01 .45 1.37 1.17 2.79 3.18 .55 r34.03 15.96 r2.09 r2.l9 r5.38 r2.95 rl.05 r.95 r 18.07 r5.25 .47 rl.44 rl.28 r2.83 r3.26 .55 r33.29 r16.35 r2.06 rl.88 r5.38 r4.05 r.9l r.82 r 16.93 r5.04 r.44 1.32 rl.18 r2.72 r3.l3 .54 33.44 16.01 2.00 2.07 5.33 3.49 .94 .84 17.44 5.21 .42 1.44 1.23 2.78 3.07 .55 33.68 16.40 2.05 1.92 5.37 4.09 .90 .80 17.28 5.14 .43 1.39 1.23 2.71 3; 24 .57 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1961 1962 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Continued MANUFACTURERS1 INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: BOOK VALUE (UNADJUSTED),•TOTAL ..do.... 53.62 30.59 4.55 3.05 10.13 6.87 1.83 1.43 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.,,. ..do.... ..do.... 23.03 5.12 1.87 2,71 1.66 4.16 3.43 1.09 23.11 5.23 1.99 2.65 1.64 4.10 3.49 1.10 24.22 5.12 2.07 2.91 1,78 4,34 3,40 1.20 24.12 5.16 1.99 2.86 1.74 4.35 3.45 1.19 r24.08 r5.32 2.02 r2.79 ri.73 V4.32 3.45 rl.18 24.26 5.48 54.03 30.80 4.63 3.02 10.19 6.95 1.81 1.48 54.44 31.10 57.00 32.63 4.80 3.23 10.96 7.24 1.85 1.53 r56.97 r32.69 r4.77 r3.22 11.04 r7.29 1.82 1.54 57. i3 32.69 4.75 3.20 11.10 7.29 1,84 1.54 bil. $.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do Transportation equipment (Incl.motor vehicles).do,,,. Textile.... BOOK VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ ..do.... ..do.... _dn Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehicles).do..,. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ .. ..do.... Textile ..do.... 53.76 30.65 4.62 I 3.03 . 10.08 6.92 1.84 1.43 57.08 32.87 4.76 3.40 Il.ll 7.14 1.84 1.54 56.65 32.53 4.78 3.34 11.01 6.95 1.87 1.53 r56.64 r32.55 4.76 r3.26 . r10.99 r7.l7 1.84 1.50 56.69 32.42 4 74 3.13 10.96 7.28 1 84 1.49 2,10 2.74 1.71 4.30 3,52 1.19 1 4.67 i 3.12 10.23 6.97 1.85 1.49 56.9 i 32.58 4.83 3.22 10.89 7.29 1.84 1.52 23.23 5.12 2.00 2.74 1.68 4.24 3.38 1.13 23.34 5.15 2.05 2.74 1.70 4.20 3.42 1.12 24.34 5.40 2.18 2.83 1.76 4.37 3.42 1.20 24.37 5.39 2.17 2.81 1.75 4.39 3.43 1.21 24.28 r5.3l 2.17 r2.82 1.74 r4.39 3.40 rl.20 24.45 5.37 32.42 15.12 2.35 1.99 4.91 2.85 17.30 32.18 15.28 2.13 1.92 5.38 2.97 16.90 33.60 16.51 1.81 1.96 5.64 3.91 17.09 31.99 15.77 1.74 1.95 5.06 4.04 16.21 r33,36 r15.48 r2.04 r2.l6 r5.ll r2.89 r 17.88 33.09 15.64 1.86 2.00 5.47 3.36 17.45 32.10 15.63 2.41 1.82 5.04 3.61 16.46 32.20 15.74 2.31 1.78 5.38 3.49 16.47 32.43 15.44 1.76 1.86 5.16 3.76 16.99 33.26 16.27 1.90 1.92 5.30 4.16 16.98 r32.83 rl5,9l r2.06 rl.9l r5.23 r3.68 r16.92 33.38 16.04 1.96* 1.86 5.39 4.01 17.33 47.24 44.10 4.14 2.90 17.59 14.75 3.13 47.40 44.30 4.09 2.95 17.95 14.65 3.11 47.45 44.27 3.96 3.05 18.27 13.96 3.18 48.09 44.99 3.91 3.11 18.46 14.31 3.11 r47.43 r44.50 r3.86 r3.08 r18.19 r14.25 r2.92 47.07 44.14 3.72 3.01 18.33 14.12 2.93 15,079 15,213 13,616 15,419 15,234 14,904 14,957 15,247 14,955 15,104 12,777 15,249 104.3 104.6 105.3 105.5 105.5 *I06.I 104.9 104.3 102.5 102.9 101.0 107.7 105.3 104.5 102.8 103.1 101.0 107.9 106.1 105.3 103.1 103.4 101.6 109.5 106.1 105.4 103.1 103.5 101.5 109.8 106.2 105.5 103.2 103.5 101.7 109.9 106.6 106.1 104.1 104.7 101.6 109.8 102.5 102.7 104.7 107.1 98.3 103.6 102.6 05.1 102.3 99.2 102.8 103.5 102.7 II 1.9 99.7 102.9 103.8 103.5 109.9 100.8 102.5 103.8 103.9 105.2 102.6 104.6 104.8 104.2 102.2 106.3 103.8 107.7 99.1 104.4 104.0 107.8 99.7 104.7 1 104.8 107.7 99.1 105.6 104.8 108.0 99.0 105.7 J04.8 108.0 98.5 105.8 104.9 108.0 98.7 105.9 2.14 2.86 1.74 4.42 3.43 1.22 MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.... ..do.... New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)••do.... Nondurable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total.. ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.... ..do.... NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.): number.. COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL ITEMS Special group indexes: Gas and electricity Housefurn i sh i ngs 1957-59=100., r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. * Index based on 1947-49=100 is 130.2. 30T82 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 4 1962 1961 ITEM Sept. Aug. June Aug. July Sept. COMMODITY PRICES—Continued CONSUMER PRICE 1NDEX-~Contfnued do..., III.7 104.8 107.4 106.0 105.0 112.3 104.9 II 1.9 104.8 107.9 106.0 105.1 112.5 105.0 114.4 106.1 109.2 107.3 106.0 U5.6 105.2 114.6 106.8 110.0 106.8 105.4 115.6 105.6 114.6 106.8 110.3 107.4 106.2 115.7 105.5 114.7 106.8 110.0 107.8 106.7 115.7 105.6 do.... r95.8 95.6 95.0 94.8 94.8 *94.3 do0... .9 3.3 1.2 I.I 1.7 2.1 1.2 3.9 1.2 U6 1.0 1.6 30,623 15,336 13,466 6,503 1,710 30,633 14,797 13,559 6,625 2,173 28,444 14,987 12,571 5,479 796 r27,940 15,332 r11,579 r5,140 947 30,074 16,288 12,240 5,362 1,455 69,353 48,452 20,276 8,936 625 70,697 49,371 20,710 9,135 616 69,327 46,782 22,079 10,355 466 r66,098 45,153 r20,468 r8,257 477 68,489 47,340 20,619 8,277 530 945 661 1,134 •940 r972 r638 rl,191 r983 r905 r682 r1,063 r872 **925 **608 **948 **92l 1 148 74 1 162 154 rl67 r86 169 162 rl49 r97 143 rl45 154 87 170 167 398 362 398 397 r405 r356 r4!8 r4!9 390 r375 r364 365 410 369 421 421 335 170 319 322 r325 rl40 r329 r32l r295 r!42 r295 r292 361 152 357 333 57-59=100.. do.... Public PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y METALS AND MANUFACTURES Furnaces, industrial, new orders, net; PETROLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS Bituminous coal: sh. tons,. do.... Manufacturing and mining industries, total.... .....do.... Coke plants (oven and beehive).. .....do.... do.... Stocks, industrial and retail dealers1, end of m onth, sh. tons.. do.... Manufacturing and mining industries, total.... .....do.... do.... PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS PAPER, EXCLUDING BUILDING PAPER, NEWSPRINT, AND PA PERBOARD: sh. tons.. do.... do.... 971 648 1,172 959 .....do.... do.... do.... .....do.... 156 88 160 156 do.... do.... do.... do.... 408 352 404 402 j ! Fine paper: Printing paper: Coarse paper: .....do.... do.... do.... do 1 rj Revised. * Index based on 1947-49=100 is 76.9. USCOMM-DC—30182 | * * Excludes estimates f o r t i s s u e and special i n d u s t r i a l paper. 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