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^TMENTOf r~ October 16, 1964 BUSINESS STATISTICS ° f aoswSs tco' 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 Thousands 1200 1,000 _ MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 800 - VI 600 Monthly (cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants) l \ ~ if^ - / A 400 200 A - 0 -^a^a^Ju-^UJ^J^^^ .^J^A^J*,*,^^ 1962 1961 «mu^a^a==A==jraJ^ 1963 Billion Dollars J F M A M J 1964 J A S O N D Hours 48 Dollars 2.80 SALES OF RETAIL STORES MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS (seasonally adjusted) 25 2.60 15 h — ^ 2.20 Average Hours Per Wmek* (right scale) 1.80 1962 1963 /* ^•»<» ^M 1964 ^ **^ - 40 *Seasonally adjusted I II 1 M M l ,,,,,!,,,,, 138 g j u j u j ^ i J u a a a a J , ,< i „i „ i i, 1, ,J,,„«„.». L, i 1962 1961 350 1964 1963 PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS intermediate-term) 325 70 300 60 (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) 275 h 50 h 250 r ^ / ^ V W r > - -. V/*-*? 40 >, M„ I I M » I iJ»LiiJJUU 1961 1962 1963 1964 225 •J^UIOJ-LJUUAJI LLJ^XJA*. 1961 42 l / " * * * ^ * Index, 1910-14=100 Billion Dollars 80 CONSUMER CRID3T OUTSTANDING (short- and ^ 46 jp-*^ 2.40 2.00 1961 - Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 1962 ' ' „ ' ,,'n1,. ' ' • ' 1963 ',•' X-J...I x i L.,i ,1 J f i 1964 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1964 1963 ITEM Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES....•;•••••'•••• mil. $.. 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.... 96.0 4,817 3,139 252 1,452 1,307 100.7 95.6 102.1 101.1 99.7 4,770 3,329 201 1,249 1,118 100.7 95.6 101.9 101.1 100.3 4,918 3,213 200 1,244 1,113 100.5 94.0 101.6 101.1 I0LI 5,258 3,401 287 257 230 242 268 35,858 34,467 20,177 36,061 35,030 20,192 38,425 37,524 20,731 38,192 37,820 21,252 38,074 37,487 2I,S41 38,209 38,051 21,253 352 435 361 479 386 426 61,885 37,342 134,984 28,367 36,145 17,455 4.52 72.30 76.15 61,752 37,425 133,423 28,086 36,121 17,485 4.53 72.18 76.07 65,046 39,574 145,042 26,577 39,802 19,458 4.57 83.24 88.06 62,748 39,640 144,564 26,594 39,71S 19,509 4.56 83.91 88.81 63.709 39,832 145,839 27,207 39,932 19,533 4S56 84.18 89.12 « a e » « e ,« 1,635 17,106 194,531 7,596 1,883 101.1 632 333 1,637 17,255 203,03i 7,584 1,692 18,498 189,003 7,734 2,506 134.5 632 334 1,697 18,775 179,391 7,747 2,480 133.1 623 332 1,618 18,331 101,119 7,684 2,563 137,6 619 332 •100.3 *95.5 * 100.9 *I00.7 94.9 4,886 3,257 249 1,433 1,287 •••«•«•• 100.6 94.5 101,2 101.3 101,6 212 Reporting member banks (of FeR,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.. <»s., s . . « 84.80 89.77 PRODUCTION: Electric power, by utl!itses, 0 . 6S » ssesesse * e o e mi1, kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)...ee«eo.......number.. Index of production,..•••••••••••..•• FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL..... .1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. 1,915 102.8 636 337 97,674 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Sept. 1963. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1964 1963 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. 15,277 16,093 13,824 15,689 16,856 15,797 17,145 15,852 14,552 16,074 1,135 108 210 187 522 108 1,051 113 189 167 467 115 1,157 123 219 146 563 106 1,096 82 214 192 501 107 1,169 113 203 185 550 118 65,233 5,304 12,394 18,748 19,341 9,446 85,918 6,579 21,522 28,149 15,644 14,024 59.4 144,496 80,909 15,349 17,951 21,694 8,593 125,642 9,037 23,772 23,309 20,781 48,743 53.2 54.9 95,180 22,555 17,897 16,079 25,715 12,934 59.1 242 232 189 276 171 213 264 253 161 498 250 262 294 149 256 232 241 240 274 168 170 301 246 322 489 224 234 264 133 299 234 234 237 274 163 162 272 247 307 489 232 226 217 258 163 161 283 243 247 , 487 217 258 170 164 293 254 234 243 275 139 293 237 252 274 145 288 244 262 782 146 284 Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): do INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): do.... do.... do Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)..No. per 10,000 concerns.. 54.5 COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100.e ...do.... do.... Potatoes (including dry edible beans)...... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 242 232 194 271 168 206 274 255 200 479 250 251 303 142 260 236 228 202 482 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1963 1964 ITEM Aug. SePts June Sept. Aug. July COMMODITY PRICES—Continued PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: 283 298 273 312 78 283 297 273 311 78 21,018 6,556 3,529 992 1,138 19,267 5,999 2,990 980 1,055 14,462 1,167 680 1.698 5,318 1,730 2 444 282 300 269 312 75 282 300 269 313 74 282 299 270 313 75 22,242 7,719 4,387 1, 112 1,129 r22,156 r7,399 r4,159 1,098 rl,109 r21,786 r7,002 r*3,828 r!,S!2 1,049 21,102 6,848 3,686 1,056 13,268 1,161 647 1,526 4,684 1,599 2,275 !4,523 1,238 705 1,711 5,114 1,754 2,491 r14,757 rl,M8 r707 r1,796 r5,495 r1,820 r2,380 r14,784 r!,2!4 r705 rl,8IO r5,280 r1,806 r2,606 14,254 1,273 687 1,615 5,093 1,629 2,544 20,666 6,562 3,733 939 992 20,426 6,606 3,717 985 975 21,773 7,002 3,885 1,108 992 r21,946 r7,060 r3,989 r1,107 r954 r22,268 r7,3l1 4,230 1,095 935 22,027 7,449 13,820 1,204 688 1,470 4,897 1,605 2,390 14,77! 1,322 72! 1,623 5,202 1,683 2,620 r14,886 rl,3!6 r726 r1,642 r5,272 r1,701 r2,686 r14,957 1,369 719 1,638 5,230 1,694 2,749 14,578 do.... do.... 14,104 1,259 685 1,519 4,996 1,612 2,475 do.... 28,024 28,615 28,400 28,752 30,118 30,180 r29,85l r30,129 29,201 29,942 do 6,094 5,546 6,109 r6,168 6,193 do.... do.... do.... do,... 5,107 310 115 1,641 2,137 76 94 4,6! 1 309 107 1,526 1,825 71 83 5,107 335 13! 1,698 1,981 79 115 5,180 292 134 1,605 2,169 81 108 5,202 329 138 1,756 2,021 75 101 4,983 341 107 1,646 2,007 63 88 4,871 316 105 1,605 1,970 63 89 5,240 349 127 1,759 2,066 67 100 5,322 351 126 1,791 2,095 67 96 5,366 369 130 1,830 2,083 64 100 74,418 70,561 5,496 65,065 3,857 949 5.2 73,062 69,546 5,326 64,220 3,516 886 4.8 76,645 71,953 5,853 66,100 4,692 1,007 6.1 76,218 72,405 5,819 66,586 3,813 857 5.0 75,758 72,104 5,400 66,704 3,654 790 4.8 74,122 70,805 5,230 65,575 3,317 764 4.5 72,988 68,941 4,872 64,069 73,09! 69,044 4,877 64, 167 74,340 70,387 4,838 65,549 74,230 70,591 4,885 65,706 74,315 70,488 4,810 65,678 74,159 70,334 4,800 65,534 4,047 1,083 5.5 4,047 1,078 5.5 3,953 1,070 5.3 3,639 958 4.9 57,344 17,033 635 3,083 3,941 11,907 2,873 8,373 9,499 57,453 17,076 632 3,071 3,950 11,922 2,873 8,377 9,552 58,782 17,367 638 3, 179 3,964 12,268 2,937 8,596 9,833 r58,912 r17,409 643 r3, |'87 r3,985 r 12,300 i 2,944 | r8,655 r9,789 ,1910-14=100.; do.... do.... All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage ~ates...do e ... do.... PARITY RATIO •• B 282 300 269 313 74 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: mil. $.. ........do.... .. do.... do.... ........do.... do.... do do.... do.... ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J 9 ) , TOTAL 1/....... do..., ........do.... • .dO. . . . ...do.... do do do.... ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: ±/ RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES; , Lumber yards, building materials dealers... Tire, battery, accessory dealers do.... do.... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do Lumber yards, building materials dealers... ........ EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED ,. ..do.... do.... do UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED.... EMPLOYED do.... ....<....do.... do.... UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS)... _. do.... do EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ..thous.. s= Transportation and public utilities Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate.. Services and miscellaneous r/ Revised, p./ P r e l i m i n a r y . 16141 ±/ Data f o r Sept. ..do do.... ..do.... 1964 are advance estimates. i 3,827 902 5.1 r58,936 r-17,390 r634 r3,177 r4,003 rl2,3!0 r2,945 r8,68i, r9,796 | 3,825 929 5.2 ! p59,039 p!7,450 p635 p3,127 p4,007 p!2,304 p2,950 p8,68! p9,885 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued jj> 1963 1964 STEM Aug« Sept 0 Jun July Aug. EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS—Continued PRODUCTION W O R K E R S ON M A N U F A C T U R I N G PAYROLLS? TOTAL, UNADJUSTED, l 0 0 „ „ , , 0,co,,ooo,,,,0, „ , c 0,c0thouse SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, e ooo„o»ooo , , , <,-<>, 0 0 1 , o o 0 o 0 0 d o 6 J t D u r a D i e goods i n d u s t r i e s , u n a d j u s t e d , ^ n o o * - , , D , o « d o 3 « , : S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d -,r on. r 3r o> » ^do,,, ( mnbei ^nd v/uod p r o d u c t s . o ^ ^ o . o o . „ > , , .00 , „ d o „ F u r m r u r c aim r ? x r u r ? a , , 00c!o.u, JIOMJ ».»»/, and g l t j s s p r o d u c t s , , 0 J J f c , , , , , , ,do.> o ; ,J6 Mk»'y . t e l a I l u d u s t r i e s r o t £ . l-abs u^ated metes I p r o d u c t s , , . , . , » „ , MOlU) «i " l }»<• „ of oo o o o oc00 r o J , •, v »< •> ,<. , •»<>« . ^ r » n jOU C q u i p i i i d t i c ,-,«.„ > ou,,oo ° lubss uui^iii-s ana r & f a r e d p r u d u « v s e , r „ J/'J* ,^1 U u e o u s m a m . i & c t u r Ifiq s n d d s t r » e s r M'liclfirdo \<J guod;* t u d u s Y r ! e s , ,,do,„. , 11 ecir ' ca s equ 1 pment m i d *tpp f 12s u < |» c T U p i / i t03c!oei,f u , d u ^ - , „do P 0 < 0 ^ uo - 'jnsUju-aicJL „.(losoc do.0l -.ofto,,,; l( ; .dowc I-coo ^nt! I i»»U«3>J pruJiK*,.* ,, o ,c [oJ«u,o„t«odoJ.t l e ^ - i l i e mi i t p r o d u c e s 0 J „ 0 m 0 o ^ o ^ ^ ^ o o o - . J o ^ , M p p a r e i and s e s a f a d p r o d u c t s 0 o u o o , . > a , « , , uD , , , d o O 0 c Papei' and *u s fed p r o d u c t s ^00^0 <, 0 , J - o 0 OQ 0 =,o» u do 0 oc .JJURS AND EARNBNGb PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF Mr.„>IUr AcTUR 1 IT hSTABLIShSCNTS s hours A v e r a g e weekly gt oss n o u r s nu-gc InJUb uiadj S e c o n a l ?y 5 f ] C 3 « y J 3 <. ^ 0 - u c a . 0 0 udoco L j r u b ' e goods ^ n a u s ^ r i e s »«p^e*ji3Sied 0 0 0 OL, .do.c jO^Su'saS Sy c3iIjSIS«80'u MufTiduraol© goods „ , , 0 1 udus j r l e s ? 0 , . , , , oo u , u unadjusted,,,,,, =doeo ,dOoo S e a s o n s IS y a d j u s t e d 0 0o,,,,,,0,000,0,0,o,<>o,,»,,ocdo^ A v g , hourly g r o s s e a r n i n g s , mfg„ industries*. O «.,o u dol lar Durab Se g o o d s Industr ies,, c * c o o e , o,,,, o, c. o,& < .,,,,do, Nondurable goods industries,,. •oe...„oooo 0 .»...dOo LABOR T U R N O V E R IN M A N U F A C T U R I N G E S T A B L I S H M E N T S ; A c c e s s i o n r a t e , total 0 0 0 0 < > 0 m o n t h l y rate per 100 am Sovee S e a s o n s 1 S y a d j u s t e d . , .a,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*.,..., odo G New hlreso ,, 0 , o , , , , , , , , , 0 , o,,.,, o,,,,,,,,».,,.. 3 ,,.do. Separation rate., total 0 ,,.,,o..o., 0 .,oo..,.., 00 coooo«do. Seasons! I y adjusted* „ Q,,,, o,,,, 0 , o,,,,0,,,,,,.,,, e d o , QUI too 00,0 0000 o e o oo a 3 oooooco 0 =oo, C o,,o, 0 o, 0 oo.,o,,,d©, L a y O f f o o o o o o , o o o o e o o o o oo e o a o e o » o o o o 0 o o o o o o o • o o o o oo 0 dO e S e a s o n s 1 ly ad justed „, 8 »o o«, o»o«, o~.»»„.»..».0 o 0 o 8«, • O d o 0 12,705 12,575 6,995 7,05! 547 33! 5S6 946 889 1,044 1,048 984 240 332 12,923 12,611 7,193 7 P 097 55 S 333 510 942 909 1,055 1,067 1,125 240 341 12,892 12,864 7,332 7,278 554 337 521 1,000 927 I, 124 !,047 I, 146 239 330 = 12,814 12,892 r7,268 r7,3ll 558 336 r522 r998 r908 1,114 r1,046 1, 121 238 r32S r13,008 r12,885 r7,254 r7,3l5 r560 r345 528 5,710 5,524 1,272 803 1,183 495 5,730 5,514 S,285 803 1,180 495 5,560 5,586 1,119 r5,546 r5,58l r1, 164 r794 rI,!52 r492 r5,754 r5,570 r 1,253 r8!0 r1,214 r499 40 o 5 40.3 4.1,0 4!,0 40 o 0 39.6 2,43 2 0 61 2,2! 40.7 40,7 41,3 41.3 39,9 39 e 7 2 e 47 2,65 2,24 40, 40, 4!c 4S e r40.7 r40.6 41,3 41,4 39,8 39.5 2,53 2,71 2,29 40,9 40,7 r41,5 r4i,5 r40, ! r39.7 2,52 2,70 2,28 4,8 3.7 3,2 4e7 4,2 2,1 1.9 2,0 4,8 3ffl9 3,1 4,9 3,9 2.4 1,8 S,8 5, S 43i •3.6 3,5 3,9 1,4 1.3 1.6 r4.4 r4,1 2,9 r4,3 r4.2 1.5 r2.l r2.0 p4 s 9 p3,8 p3,2 p4. 1 p3 e 6 p2,0 pl.3 pi,4 66,308 5 S,526 66,538 51,718 7 1,907 55,914 72,456 56,496 73,069 57,055 5,242 4,610 4,755 4,563 5,949 5,155 5,747 5,165 5,519 4,960 5P\QQ 5,093 4,752 5,399 5,029 5,541 5,058 5,529 5,094 808 ! , 18! 498 39, 39, 2,53 2 0 7S 2,28 r1,005 r933 rl, 1 13 r1,059 r1,027 242 r339 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-^TERM)s Total outstanding^ end of month,,,,,,,, i..,,mil, $o D Installment credit^ total,,,. , ,..,.,.,...do,,,, Installment credit extended and repaid? Unadjusted? Extended, t o t a L o » , . » o » , » . » » 0 , o o , « » » , o , , , » . ! i o , . „ Repaid^, total,,.,,,,,..,,,.,,,,.0 o Q c 0 0 0 0 o a 00 ,.,,,do,, 81 Seasonally adjusted! Extended, total, oco Q oo«ooao 0 ooooooo 0 D 000 oooo n <. ,,,do,,.. Repa I d, tota loQooooo0«ooooo0oooScc,ooDo00oeoc,«,oo00 do,.,, 4,619 jr/'RevIsedo j ) / Preliminary, USC0MM-DC— 16141 UNITED STATES GOVIRNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEfClY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT ©F POSTAGE, $300
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