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ctober 20, 1961 BUSINESS t 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 Index, 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 - 1 0 0 200 Index, 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 200 Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION (Ingots and steel for castings) 150 H 150 S00 soo 50 8 1958 1959 ' ' ' S ' ' ' I » ! ' \ I » ! I I ' I960 Billion Dollars 450 PERSONAL INCOME i ' f J F M A M J §96! J A S O N D Index, 1957 = 100 140 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION * (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) (F. R. B. seas. adj. index) 400 - 120 350 300 SOO Wag© a n d Salary Disbursements 200 - 80 250 U.LLULLI I I I I ' L I I I I I t I H I 1 I u M I I M I I M I I M h I I I I 1958 !959 i960 60 -1. 1. I I 1 1 1 1 M ! 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 II 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I i 1 1 I I 1 1 196! - / June, July, and August 1958 include retroactive Federal salary payments; March and July 1961 include accelerated and special Government insurance dividend payments, respectively. index, 1947-49 = 100 S60 WHOLESALE PRICES 140 Millions 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS' 2.0 Commodities other than Farm Products a n d Foods &^09®®®®®^r*®®&®®®&&&&mtfr&&&&&®&@ 1.5 / 1.0 120 Ail Commodities 100 f a r m Products *Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates 80 | II II 1 I I M I I 1958 1 I I II I S959 i n i l i n 1960 l l iM i l 1961 1 I I II 1 II I M 1958 i l I I I I l I I I 1959 M II I I I M I I 1 I I M I I I I I I I 1960 1961 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 I960 196! ITEM 15 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 83.7 *II9.2 *87.7 *I08.I *127.9 83.8 M8.6 87.8 107.6 127.2 84.4 118.7 88.2 108.5 127.1 83.7 155 1,749 1,589 343 155 1,829 1,669 326 154 2,118 1,561 337 156 2,061 1,519 286 330 32,049 28,385 18,759 610 32,276 28,513 18,640 689 32,775 29,251 19,475 566 32,612 28,986 19,519 656 32,673 29,237 19,601 490 62, 166 29,244 107*261 28,059 5i,597 12,846 106,889 27,836 31,723 12,856 62,720 29,!56 115,920 33,181 31,937 13,126 61,525 29,375 116,172 33,642 31,783 13,140 4.61 53.39 56.52 4.63 54.15 57.34 4.74 66.96 70.53 4.74 66.47 70.00 4.74 67.18 70.57 4.72 68.17 71.60 1,380 158^446 6,803 1,449 14,!20 162,539 6,824 1,443 !5,025 91,005 7, 145 1,463 15,340 139,112 7, 156 1,433 !5,035 120,492 113,666 1,522 81.7 646 328 1,579 84.8 653 331 Oct. Oct. 8 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: DEPARTMENT STORE SALES... do.... INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, ALL PROGRAMS thous.. State programs (50 States and, in 1961, Puerto Rico).do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/....do.... 1 18.5 87.8 107.9 127.0 83.6 1 18.5 88.0 107.8 127.0 83.9 164 32,886 29,517 19,459 526 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:47 Loans and investments (adjusted), total Commercial and industrial 9 do.... loans (gross) do.59S Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..I94l-43=i0.. 1 17, 104 34,414 3 i,794 13,135 PRODUCTION: l£ Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59-100.. thous. of cars.. U Data do not always cover calendar weeks, 2 / Tuesday prices. cities are on revised basis. * Monthly index for September I960. MONTHLY I/V7 3/ Daily average. 2, 114 H3.5 606 308 1, 112 2,131 1 14.4 638 332 2, 102 1 12.8 640 333 2,071 1 1 1.2 4_/ Wednesday data; figures for member banks in leading BUSINESS STATISTICS I960 1961 ITEM August GENERAL BUSINESS September June July August September INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income bil. of do I, Wage and salary disbursements, total do.., Commodity-producing industries do.., Manuf actur i ng on I y do.., D i str i but i ve i ndustr i es do.., Service industries do.., Government do.., Other labor income do.., Propri etor s' i ncome: Business and professional do.., Farm ...do.., Rental income of persons ....do.., Dividends do.., Personal interest income... do.., Transfer payments do.., Less personal contributions for social insurance.do.., Total nonagricultural income do.., INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES) 1957=100, BY INDUSTRY: Manufacturing, total do.. Durab le manufactures do.., Nondurab le manufactures. * do.., M i n i ng BY MARKET GROUPING: Final products, total Consumer goods Automotive and home goods... Apparel and staples Equipment, including defense Materia Is.... Durable goods materials Nondurab le mater ials vj Revised. £./ Preliminary. * July 1961 data life insurance dividend payments to veterans. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 5125 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis do.. do.. do.. do.. .....do.. do.. ...do.. do.. do.. 405. 273. 110. 86. 72. 41, 49. 10.9 405.5 273.0 36. 12. I I. 14. 26, 29. 9, 388, 36.3 12.4 11.7 14.3 26.6 29.8 417.3 280.7 I 12.7 88.9 73.5 42.9 51.6 II.0 *42I.2 282.3 113.2 89.3 74.0 43.3 51.8 II.I T4I9.4 282.8 rl12.9 r89.0 74.2 43.6 r52.l rl 1.2 420.2 283.2 112.4 88.6 74.6 43.8 52.4 11.2 36. 12. I I. 14. 27, *35. 9. *404. 36 D 6 rl2.8 11.5 14.3 27.4 r32.5 389.0 36.4 13.0 11.5 14.3 27.1 33.0 9.8 400.2 r402.4 36. 12. I 1. 14. 27. 32. 9, 403.2 107 108 III 106 III p I 13 106 98 I 17 r99 108 102 II I 106 105 100 112 r95 rill pl 13 p!06 p!24 plOO r I 10 115 99 121 101 104 97 MO 1 10.0 86.7 72.3 41.3 49.4 10.9 9.4 rl 16 98 112 117 110 119 102 105 100 MO I 18 98 113 I 18 119 117 103 109 105 114 109 I 12 r!04 115 102 103 99 108 9.8 102 r!23 r99 113 r 1 19 97 rl26 r!02 109 103 rl 16 pl 17 pl23 pi 13 p!26 p!05 plil pi04 pll7 include $2.6 billion (218 mil lion converted to annual rate), reflecting special Government MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 I960 1961 ITEM August GENERAL BUSINESS September June July August INDICATORS—Continued INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)...1957=100. BY INDUSTRY: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do... Durab ie manufactures , do... Primary metals «... do... Fabricated metal products...... ....do... Machinery ........ do... 107 110 112 113 108 104 83 108 107 •107 102 80 106 105 II I 112 107 95 113 108 r98 III do. do. do. do. do. 101 122 112 102 121 rIOl 118 109 103 118 101 119 112 I II r 121 .do. ......do. do. ..do. do. ...,do. 115 III 127 103 112 113 113 106 122 97 112 112 rl 17 112 123 104 118 113 Chemicals and products do. Petroleum products ...... es..eeodo. Rubber and plastics products*.. s „ s »». f t .******do s Foods and beverages..5 ^ edo. Tobacco products do. MINI NG do. Coal ..do. Crude oi I and natural gas do. Metal mining do. UTILITIES do. E lectr ic ..do. BY MARKET GROUPING: FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL do. Consumer goods do. Automotive and home goods.... do. Apparel and staples do. Equipment, including defense do. MATER IALS do. Durable goods materials do. Nondurab Ie materials do. 124 112 115 109 114 98 80 100 r97 125 126 121 III ! M rl09 114 96 77 99 92 126 127 rl29 III 121 113 I 16 98 77 101 89 131 132 I II 115 115 115 103 105 100 III 110 114 114 114 103 104 99 109 113 I 18 118 118 102 109 104 114 Transportation equipment Instruments and related products.. Clay, glass, and stone products Lumber and products... Furniture and fixtures Nondurab ie manufactures. Textile mill products Apparel products Leather and products Paper and products.. Printing and publishing,,..,... 105 92 107 107 r!08 110 102 119 114 rll 1 121 119 115 127 101 117 rl!4 132 rl 16 123 r 1 14- no 98 77 101 r90 r 131 ri09 103 122 114 108 rl23 rl20 116 131 122 r ! 14 132 115 =ssss.cs 115 r98 81 101 88 133 132 114 115 rl20 r!20 rl20 119 j 104 110 118 120 r!05 rl04 111 106 116 r 1 17 COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL C0MM0D IT IES 1947-49= 100. By stage of processing: Crude materials for further processing ..do... Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.do... Finished goods do... Farm products Fruits and vegetables, fresh and dried... Grains Livestock and live poultry Foods, processed Cereal and bakery products Dairy products and ice cream Fruits and vegetables, canned and frozen Meats, poultry, and fish 119.2 119.2 118.2 I 18.6 r l 18.9 92.7 126.8 121.5 92.9 126.8 121.5 91.6 125.8 120.6 92.7 125.6 121.2 r94.8 125.5 M2I.4 86.6 98.7 74.3 80.7 87.7 104.7 74.9 79.0 85.1 103.3 74.2 75.4 87.1 104.3 77.8 75.5 r88.6 r97.3 78.1 80.3 107.8 122.0 118.0 106.6 96.8 108.1 122.4 120.5 107.7 96.0 106.7 123.7 I 19.7 108.7 89.9 107.5 123.9 120.4 109.0 92.5 rl08.l r123.9 r-121.0 r107.4 94.8 128. 110. 115. 122. 108. 119. 153. 127.9 I 10.4 I 16. I 122.8 108.1 I 18.7 151.4 127.4 109.3 I 14.3 122.4 I 10. I I 17.8 153.2 127.4 108.9 J 14.6 122.3 I I I.I 117.2 153.0 127.4 r108.4 114.4 r 122. I 113. I rl15.9 152.7 153.6 137.8 133.0 145.3 96. I 132.0 153.5 138.0 133.0 144.9 95.9 132.0 153.1 138.3 126.5 139.6 93.7 132.1 153.2 138.4 126.4 139.0 93.9 132.6 153.6 138.5 126.3 139.4 94.2 132.8 83.9 83.9 84.6 84.3 r84. I thousands. do... 135.1 130.3 102.6 96.9 138.3 132.4 r128.5 r125.2 r129.5 r126.4 do. .do. 133.0 128.2 100.6 94.9 135.3 129.4 r126.0 r122.7 r 126.7 r 123.6 ..do. ..do. I,355.0 1,335.0 1,089.0 1,067.0 1,381,0 1,351.0 rI,343.0 rl,318.0 r I , 32.1.0 r1,296.0 do... do... do... ...do... do.. .....do.. do.. ....do.. .do.. Commodities other than farm products and foods do.. Chemicals and allied products.... do.. Fuel and related products, and power do.. Furniture, other household durables. do.. Hides, skins, and leather products do.. Lumber and wood products ....do.. Machinery and motive products............ do.. Metals and metal products ., Nonmetallic mineral products ee Pulp, paper, and allied products Rubber and products Textile products and apparel Tobacco products and bott I ed beverages PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Who I esa I e pr i ces .. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private) Pr ivate Iy owned Total nonfarm (public and private). Pr ivate ly owned Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private only)..,,, Total nonfarm (private only)......... j r / Revised. j>/ Rrei iminary. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 5125 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis do... do... do,.. ....do... do... do... do... * index gsased on 1935-39=10(3 i s 4 4 . 1 . LY FI NANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTHS Assets, t o t a l „ . . . . . 0 51,696 29,213 28 27,799 17,099 . o <> • • ° o . . o . • » . . • • . • o • . . o » 0 r n i I Reserve bank credit outstanding^ tota ! . . 0 <,»o Discounts and advances c . <, « o»o»o.° . . « * 00 <» . o United States Government securitles....... Gold certificate r e s e r v e s „ , s o „ 0 , ( ) ( , » o e e o . o 0 LiabiIities, tota I seooee . es ......... o o o a . O Q O 0 0 . . . o 0 » 8 d o 0 c o Deposits, tota.I........0QE „ , . „0 „ ®0s00 Q o e o * „ *, e o * s <= < 3 S D do s „. Member-bank reserve baSances,,.,, t .,,»..o B .» 8 »»« e do, M Federal Reserve notes in c l r c u ! a t i o n e o f f i . a o a o o o e » e o s d o e a D Ratio of gold certificate reserves t o deposit and FR note I lab I I Ities combined,, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES Public debt and guaranteed obligations; Gross debt (direct)* end of month, total oe00 ml I. of d o L , 0 .do 0 . 0 I nterest bear 1 ng, tota I....«,.................. Pub Sic i ssues 3 .„do.. 0 ...do... Special issues... NonInterest bear i ng.......................„...s o s d o . 0 0 Obligations guaranteed by IKS Govt., end of month.do... U„ S 0 savings bonds? Amount outstanding, end of month o 0 . „ e e odo000 Sales, series E and H e ...... o e ..• B e . e s .do... Redempt i ons. edo.9. GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U 6 S., END OF MONTH... 8doOO0 SECURITY M A R K E T S — S T O C K S : CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED: TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS.................. eeodo... FInance„ Q....e s . ao 0&BOO., *®oe .. G O O . . . . . Manufacturing^ ..o a .s e s . ea ...oos .... •. Mintng••.•••••.••.••••...•••.••....... Pub I ic uti I ities: Communications*.,,. .................. Electric and g a s ^ . . , . ^ , , , , , , , ^ . . . , . RaiIroad.....••••...„.... 0 0 0 e 9 «.. „. „ B . Trade............. „ Mi see Ilaneous..... . . . . . . . . . . . „ . . . . . . . . 5 1,696 18,038 17,105 28,100 288,672 285,634 240,413 45,222 3,038 293,714 290,658 245,086 45,573 3,056 293,750 290,773 245,766 45,007 2,977 47,596 355 476 19,005 47,578 340 453 18,685 47,754 370 455 17,550 47,808 342 423 17,527 47,865 393 438 17,451 47,889 339 415 17,377 371.5 1,965.5 1,986.3 935.7 372.9 2,008.8 78.7 137.1 3a0 169.5 I,264.9 106.6 157.7 1,280.9 109.0 188.0 313.8 9.8 85.3 133.5 2.9 S,277.0 107.7 ...do... » B .do. e e ...do... 1.8 S12.2 4.2 25.0 9.5 94.6 I80 s 3 62.3 56.5 30.8 95.8 190.2 63.4 59.0 30.3 eoedo.o0 oO3do.80 so.do.S9 «, ee do eo . 0 ..dOe. 0 225, I 18. 16, 55, 8, rl.8 r!14.8 4.1 23.0 7.5 189.3 96.9 191.2 57.9 59.8 29.0 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MOTOR VEHICLES: FACTORY SALES, T O T A L . . 9 8 „ . . 6 . . 8 S 6 . e S 8 . . . . . .number. 390,326 463,943 681,784 497,994 243,464 Coaches, totaI.......................... Domestic.................»«e . • ••.. • <,„. Passenger cars, totaI.........„..„.. O Q .. Domest i c.............. .99do.oa OB8do.ffl9 ossdoeoffl ...do... 358 347 324,020 320,681 211 148 397 380 288 270 386,694 378,415 567,563 557,055 344 321 407,339 400,022 Trucks, totaI. Domesti c....................„„........ ...do... ee.do... 65,948 53,331 77,038 66,006 I 13,824 86,681 90,311 72,842 172,754 168,442 70,422 55,464 r/ Revised. USCOMM—DC—5 125 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FIRST CLASS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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