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October 12,1962 0- _ , SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS BUSINESS STATISTICS *^SS£^° 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 data) TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS (Wednesday data) (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 130 130 120 110 H 100 90 a ^ L J j J 90 1959 I960 1961 1962 J F M A M J J A S O N D Index, 1957-59=100 140 Index, 1957-59 = 100 140 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. !. seas. a d j . i n d e x ) A 130 130 120 - 110 - 100 -I l 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1- I 1959 1 1 1 l ,1 1 I960 1 1,1,1 1 \ „ ,! 1 ,„ J ,1 ,1 i i i 1961 Billion Dollars 80 NEW CONSTRUCTION i ^LJLJL^LJLJ. H 120 i .1 J FM AM J J A SOND 1962 Index, 1957-59=100 130 (seasonally adjusted, annua! rate) 120 h 40 100 Private Residential (nonfarm) 0 L i M i i J^I^JU^JAJ^±±AJJ. 1959 1960 J^i-JaJj^JLiJ^iJ^ 1961 1962 1959 1960 1961 1962 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1962 1961 ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: : A 1 1 commod Jties..-:. .. ..... ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Oct. 7 Sept. 30 e.. •I00 e 0 *95.2 * 100.2 * 100.7 96.5 * « * » » , » « * = 1957-59= IOO e . ; Sept. 22 Sept. 29 101. 1 100.5 103.2 100.8 92.6 4,400 113 243 1,507 1,336 270 101.0 100.0 102.6 100.8 92.5 4,389 117 101.0 99.5 103.0 100.8 92.6 4,468 116 232 100,8 98.4 102.1 100.8 91.8 305 318 33,909 31,816 20,198 481 96.4 mil. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs.. 113 261 2,060 1,519 286 ...thous.. State programs (50 States and Puerto. Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)..number.. F1 NANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... Oct. 6 Sept. 15 1 18 292 2,004 1,476 330 235 1,471 1,305 311 32,612 28,986 19,519 657 32,678 29,237 19,605 484 34,167 31,921 19,951 528 34,045 31,955 20,159 514 33,882 31,702 20,194 507 62,166 29,244 117,103 34,414 31,805 13,136 4.74 66.47 70.00 61,542 29,400 116,175 33,643 31,786 13,140 4.74 67.18 70.57 62,094 33,552 123,149 30,917 33,590 14,810 4.61 58.84 61.62 61,758 33,631 124,252 30,944 33,881 14,877 4.61 58.95 61.72 61,212 33,734 124,162 30,818 34,063 14,920 4.60 56.15 58.62 1,471 15,340 139,105 7, i56 2, 131 114.4 637 331 1,461 15,035 120,403 7, 1 i2 2, 102 112.8 640 333 1,459 16,837 138,481 7,308 1,682 90.3 587 304 1,473 16,439 166,574 7,376 1,715 92.1 592 309 1,463 16,023 171,220 7,355 1,766 94.8 597 317 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:_4/ U.S. Government obligations Commercial and Industrial loans (gross) ..do.**. do,... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/..,...percent. e Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. ooo.e.oe eoeeesee isss-SiS »».»•»». 4.59 56.16 58.68 PRODUCTION: Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. 178,893 1,746 93.7 * Monthly index for Sept. 1961. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1961 1962 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL.. 5,402 3,723 2,109 1,578 428 5,473 3,740 2,122 1,602 417 5,826 4,112 2,492 1,697 686 r5,743 r4,078 r2,388 r 1,759 r5l6 r5,8!3 r4,062 r2,339 r1,782 r443 5,851 4,075 2,335 1,802 421 937 213 416 215 160 497 949 218 42! 220 147 503 971 235 433 225 137 489 !,025 239 469 252 147 r49l 1,039 241 471 246 rl54 r503 1,037 245 465 234 152 522 1,679 462 113 651 1,733 463 138 685 1,714 472 157 618 r1,665 461 r94 643 rl,75l r464 1,776 465 do.... ........do.... r58,054 41,281 23,306 10,629 2,588 4,646 2,347 1,654 5,470 r58,896 41,709 23,782 10,711 2,610 4,718 2,398 1,590 5,422 62,678 44,842 26,118 11,403 2,950 4,865 2,352 1,531 5,539 r62,084 r44,908 r25,987 11,661 2,962 5,110 2,588 r1,533 r5,444 r62,483 r45,022 r25,804 11,830 2,936 5,273 2,688 r1,566 r5,524 62,953 45,371 26,059 1 1,723 2,930 5,214 2,549 1,649 5,623 do..,. ........do.... ........do.... ........do.... r16,773 r5,073 rl, 195 5,762 r17,187 r5,iOI r1,364 5,960 17,836 5,257 1,549 5,989 r17,176 r5,043 r1,170 5,876 r17,461 r5,067 17^582 5,108 .1947-49-100.. 146 145 148 148 148 Jm/acaosa.-. .,,,..,.do.... Nonresidential buildings, total do.... Publ ic uti 1 ities do.... .« do.... do.... Public, total do NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL mil. J.. do.... do.... ...do.... do.... ........do.... *700" 6,195 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: r/ Revised. ±/ Excludes farm and public utilities. 30143 148 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1961 1962 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. 47,424 4,760 2,735 1,752 79,994 8,616 7,078 3,645 72,946 2,925 7,577 2,554 50,197 5,163 3,603 1,413 4,564 7,356 2,519 2,339 7,718 9,016 3,828 6,224 8,097 10,348 5,070 5,023 51,716 899 4,362 1,675 6,410 8,832 3,615 3,381 2,717 4,785 457 645 2,228 15,995 2,612 25,827 4, 137 565 3,486 23,164 3,247 631 2,712 15,952 3,302 686 2,462 16,305 1957-59= 100. do... 100 110 109 105 III 96 rl 14 rpl04 rpll5 thous. 73,081 68,539 6,325 62,215 4,542 71,123 6.2 5.7 74,001 69,539 6,290 63,249 4,463 6.0 73,582 69,564 6,064 63,500 4,018 5.5 73,695 69,762 5,770 63,993 3,932 5.3 71,789 66,998 5,662 61,417 4,887 70,981 66,243 5,156 61,188 4,867 6.8 6.8 71,706 67,711 5, 190 62,747 3,917 5.5 71,578 67,735 5,143 62,809 3,828 5.3 72,392 68,194 5,166 63,172 4,218 5.8 54,333 16,381 54,304 16,323 55,535 16,923 652 2,671 3,934 11,621 2,788 7,749 9,197 r55,6l7 r16,908 r648 r2,738 r3,9!3 r55,556 r16,793 r648 r2,736 r3,93! rl 1,652 2,792 r7,783 r9,183 rI 1,629 2,796 7,813. r9,2IO 12,516 12,581 7, 025 7, 035 97 571 317 476 r12,403 r12,551 r6,925 r7,024 r99 568 r3!3 r476 r 12,544 r 12,434 r6,863 r6,928 r!02 r573 323 r48l 936 1,034 1,039 1,137 228 322 r903 r852 r1,020 r1,031 rl,!2l 226 316 r853 rl,OI5 r1,040 r1,009 r230 r33l r5,478 5,527 r1,224 65 786 r1,071 476 r5,68l r5,506 rI,307 r89 r798 rl,l27 r482 DOMESTIC TRADE MAGAZINE ADVERTISING: Cost, total Apparel and accessories Automot i ve, including accessor i es Bu i I d i ng mater i a I s..... mil. $. ....do... do... do... Drugs and toiletries Foods, soft drinks, confectionery Beer, wine, liquors Household equipment, supplies, furnishings I ndustr i a I mater ials Soaps, cleansers, etc Smoking materials. AI I other DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL: Unadjusted index Seasonally adjusted index do... do... .......do... ..do... do... ;do.,. do... do... no 4,955 7,053 2,849 2,408 EMPLOYMENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED ? Agricu I t u r a l emp ioyment..'. Noriagricultural employment UNEMPLOYED Percent of civilian .do... do... do... . labor force „.do.8. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED EMPLOYED „ Agricu Itural employment Nonagr icu Itura I emp Ioyment UNEMPLOYED Percent of civilian labor force thous. do... do... do... do... O / ,UJO 5,666 61,372 4,085 EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED • thous. Manuf actur ing do... Mining do... Contract construction do... Transportation and public utilities do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services and miscellaneous do... Gover nment do... PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED do... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted do... Seasonal ly adjusted ..do... Ordnance and accessor ies do... Lumber and wood products .........do... Furniture and fixtures... do... Stone, clay, and glass products ..do... Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products Mach i nery Electrical equipment and supplies Transportation equipment instruments and related products.. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted Seasonal ly adjusted. Food and kindred products Tobacco manufactures Textile mill products Apparel and related products Paper and allied products do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do. ........ ..do. .cs.do. do. do. ...do. ...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, mfg. Indus., unadj hours. Seasona 11 y adjusted do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted .do... Seasona I ly adjusted.. „ .do.. „ Nondurable goods Industries, -unadjusted.... do... Seasona 11 y adjusted „ do... Avg. hour Iy gross earnings, mfg. Industries .dollars. Durable goods industries .........do.'.. Nondurable goods industries..... ..............do... rj Revised. &/ Pre Iiminary. Digitized for 30143 FRASER 665 666 2,770 3,939 2,754 3,939 11,410 2,757 7,546 8,865 11,363 2,756 7,567 8,936 12,274 12,156 6,641 6,699 12,407 12, 104 6,753 6,673 94 568 311 477 97 565 314 477 940 831 950 968 955 839 960 982 96 J 1,013 222 317 226 326 5,633 5,457 1,318 5,654 5,431 1,335 89 802 106 804 1,100 1,082 475 476 5,491 5,546 I, 176 65 803 1,093 483 594 509 135 284 327 599 509 133 292 319 597 520 130 304 321 592 521 r!30 296 r3!6 r596 r524 rl29 r303 327 40.2 40.0 40.5 40.5 39.8 39.3 39.8 39.6 40.0 39.8 39.5 39.2 40.7 40.5 41.2 41.0 40.1 40.0 r40.5 r40.5 40.8 41.0 40.0 39.8 40.4 40.2 40.8 40.8 r39.9 r39„4 2.31 2.48 2.10 2.33 2.50 2.12 2.39 2.56 2.17 2.39 r2.56 2.17 2.37 2.54 2.16 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 " — — — — — — — — — - _ _ — _ — — - 1 1962 1961 ITEM June July Apr* May Ju ly June PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS Crude petroleums 1,734 239.6 80 1,735 257.0 83 1,527 243.0 81 2,126 256.3 83 1,732 258.8 288.0 307.3 31 1.2 312.6 305.4 313.7 213.1 28.7 278.2 272.4 138.5 7.8 37 s 0 31.6 8.5 3.6 13.8 16.4 817.0 261.1 38.2 517.8 215.7 29.4 286.1 281.2 137.4 9.2 39 e 2 39.3 8.0 3.5 14. S 15.7 r838.2 257.0 41.4 539.9 221.7 30.3 291.5 ' 286.4 129.5 10.6 53.7 40.5 8.9 3.8 6.9 18.4 783.9 255.9 32.8 495.2 223.0 30.4 298.0 292.5 140.7 9.0 44.6 38.6 10.0 4.0 11.2 17.8 798.4 255.7 35.3 507.4 217.7 29.1 13.8 17.5 224.0 31.0 296.2 291.0 I42e5 .10.9 40.6 33.7 8.7 3.6 14.9 19.0 812.5 247.7 37.3 527.4 830.. 1 242.4 39.1 548.6 123.8 183.7 M35.6 182.5 123.6 200.4 131.9 S92.4 132.7 185.5 139.7 9.4 11.6 9.6 10.7 9.7 10.6 II.1 10.3 10.8 I0 S 6 10.3 10.2 905 30.3 1 1e 1 32.4 lid 24.2 f 1.4 27.3 11.5 30.1 13.2 33.2 59.3 140.6 1.71 1 264.4 85 86 ALL OILS, SUPPLY, DEMAND,•AND STOCKS? Production; Natural-gas liquids, benzol (blended), etc...... i ,do.... Aspha11.... 0 ....„.... 0 0 . . „ . „ „ 0 0.. .....00 ... .. 0 ...do.... L iquef ied gases.0 ,«.. o •...... „ o. •..•..... „.......do,... Natura 1-gas 11qu1ds.....„. 0 „..„ 0 „ 0 .„„ 0 „„„„.„„„ 0 „...do.... Ret 1ned products...„....... 0 ..... .... .........„....do.... Refined petroleum products; Gasoline (inc.l.. aviation): Stocks, finished gasoline, end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . s o e * d o e o e e Aviation gasolines Stocks, end of month......;........................do.... Kerosene: Stocks, end of m o n t h . . . . O Q O e s o o e O 0 S 0 e o o 0 G O . . 0 S O S f f l s s d o . . . . Distillate tuel oil: 291.3 286.5 140.4 9.2 40.0 34.5 10.4 3.7 183.1 52.5 109.5 58.2 129.6 54.3 88.3 57.5 102.3 58.5 121.5 23.3 47.4 25.8 50.2 22.9 39.3 23.3 41.0 22.2 44.9 7.5 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.6 8.5 9.2 ..8.3 9.0 8.2 8.4 8.1 4.6 12.7 5.2 12.9 5.3 13.3 12.7 5.1 12.5 5.3 12.5 I009 19.3 11.8 17.7 8.5 20.8 IS.3 21.3 11.7 19.9 12.7 18.4 6.6 10.1 6.2 9.9 6.3 12.5 6.7 12.0 6.5 II.7 6.7 12.6 36.9 40.7 30.4 33.5 35.8 37.6 Residual fuel oil: . 23.2 50.7 Jet fuels Lubricants: 5.0 Asphalt: Liquefied petroleum gases: Stocks Cat plants, terminals, underground, and at rj R e v i s e d . 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