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BUSINESS
01
m e n
STATISTICS
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
2
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS V
1959
Oct. S7
Ccr* 10
Commodity prices, wholesale;
A1! commodities
*i19.7
*88,9
* J 07s 8 1
* 128.4
85.6
160
1,452
(,285
252
1947-49= 100..
..-.-.AP*
Foods, processeds^i^siijjsi.iii.^.^
22 commodities 2/
Department store sales
...do
do....
do....
Failures, industrial and commercial
number
Finance:
Currency in circulation 4/
mil, of dol..
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/,...do,...
Member bank reserve balances 4/
do..,*
Excess reserves, estimated 4/
do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:_5/
Demand deposits, a d j u s t e d . . . . . . . . . . . m i 1. of dol..
Time deposits, except i n t e r b a n k t . , . . . « » o . d o . . . .
Loans and investments (adjusted), t o t a d o . . . .
U» S. Government obiiqations.(••••••••••••••••»..do....
Commercial and industrial loans (grossjgc.^^ccioo,,.
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 4/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor1s3 i/..1941-43-iO..
Industrials, 425 stocks...
do....
Production:
Bituminous coal 4/
,,3..»ofl)n.ithous, of short tons..
Electric power, by u t i 1 i t i e s . m i ! . of kw.-hr..
Motor vehiclos (cars, trucks, coaches).••••••••••••number..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 4/.»*„.....thous. of bbl.»
Steel 6/
thous. of short tons..
Freight carloadings, total
thous. of cars..
Mi see 11aneous.•.•«•••.•••••.»....•.«••.*...*..>•.....do....
i960
...ee.w..
85.6
152
1,376
l,2!3
274
Sept. 24
! 19.4
87.5
!08s 3
128.2
83.6
i 48
1,734
1,571
321
Oct. i
Oct. 8
119.5
88.3
i08s 5
128.2
83.6
449
1,733
i, 57 1
304
Oct. 15
119,4
88.7
108.6
127.9
83 „ 8
1 19,5
88,4
108-4
128.1
83/7
I5S
343
326
32,171
28,!89
18,634
513
32,004
28,059
18,609
520
32,046
28,385
18,759
610
32,276
28,568
18,620
687
59.163
32, I 10
106,810
27,992
31,568
i2.559
58,813
32., 186
106,209
27,816
31,541
12.556
58.006
32,257
105,926
27,694
31,395
12,536
4.87
56. VI
60.69
4.58
i>4.5?
57.69
4.59
52.48
55,52
i ,295
13,086
M2,370
6,809
i, 328
I2,86i
157,336
6,839
1,370
14,156
140,472
6,877
362
#12.8
558
301
368
#13.0
58!
309
31,933
28,623
i8,636
483
32,096
28,667
18,501
489
60,061
30,630
i03,038
27,668
29,511
i2,462
60,837
30,595
102,802
27,446
29,706
12,494
4.88
56.94
60.96
1,547
54.3
618
314
i
S .376 |
13,779 !
155,878
6,849
1,558
54.7
632
323
4.6!
53.39
56.52.
4.63
54.15
57.34
1,353
13,725
I59,03i
6,803
167,919
1,522
53.4
646
328
1,579
55.4
±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Includes data for Alaska and Hawaii, and for the following programs:
State; R.R.; Federal employees; and ex-servicemen. 4/ Daily average. 5/ Wednesday data. 6/ Estimates for week beginning October M, I960:
Production, 1,556 thous. short tons; operating rate, 54.6 percent. * Monthly index for September 1959. # Based on Jan.i, 1959, annua!
capacity (147,633,670 tons); I960 rates are based on Jan. I, I960, annual capacity (148,570,970 tons).
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
I960
1959
I
!T1PM
LM
August
September
August
July
June
September
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Wage and s a l a r y disbursements, t o t a l
Comuod 1 t y - p r o d u c 1 ng 1 ndustr l e s
ProprIetor s1
do....
do....
383.3
258.6
105.8
83.8
69.2
30.0
45.6
10.3
384,3
259.0
106.1
84.3
69* 1
30.1
45.6
10.3
406.1
274.C
(12.9
89.2
72.2
41.1
47.8
11.0
407.3
275.1
112.8
88.7
72.4
41.3
48.5
II. 1
r408.2
275.1
rl'1.5
r87.7
r72.9
4! .6
49.0
»1,2
35.0
10.7
12.4
13.6
23.8
26.7
7.8
368.9
34.9
10.4
12.5
13.8
24.0
27.2
7.9
370.1
36.2
12.5
12.5
13.9
26.8
23.5
9.3
389.3
36.2
12.0
12.5
13.9
27.!
28.7
9.3
391.1
r 3 6 . 1 ji
r 12.2 j!
12.5
IA.0
27.4
29.1
9.4
r39l.8
s
2,792
2,760
1,253
1,507
374
883
235
3,351
3,321
1.646
1,675
372
1,034
253
2,509
2,464
905
5,559
413
875
246
2,754
2,687
1,236
1,451
399
779
256
3,023
2.991
1,4i3
1,578
384
113
117
Mi
136
154
123
101
84
114
HI
116
SC6
i23
132
116
128
128
128
152
168
141
116
90
135
128
132
126
143
149
138
Income:
Less personal c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s o c i a l
in&urance.do....
FARM INCOME AND MARKETINGS:
Cash r e c e i p t s f r o m f a r m i n g , including Go\»«roment payments,
total.........
>
. m l o f dot..
Farm market 1 ngs and CCC 1 oar.s i ' o + c ! . « . . . . n - » . * • • • • d o . . . .
Crops t t a « c * » « » e a A » t t . a < > r i * a t V - L g « o * - * v . - ? < : j . t * f . * « > d o . . • .
Dairy products.
.do..«.
Meat a n i m a l s . . . . . . • • • » • • • • • » » » . d o . . . .
P o u l t r y and e g g s . . . . . . . . . .
...»
do....
indexes o f cash r e c e i p t s fron; marketings and CCC loans: U
A11 convnodlties
>947-49«IOO..
C r o p s . « . . . » . . . . . . . . . . * . 4 i • «..»»»«•do....
L i v e s t o c k and p r o d u c t s
4do....
Indexes o f volume o f farm m a r k e t i n g s : ± /
A11 commod11 i e s . . • • • • . , • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • » • • • » « • . • , . • • . d o . . . .
r / Revised. J./ Unadjusted i n d e x .
9120
;
268
408.4
274.7
m.o
87.2
72.7
41.8
49.2
11.2
|
1
1
!
36.1
12.2
12.5
27.5
29,5
9.3
392.0
3
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
I960
i959
11 KM
September
August
July
June
August
September
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.INDEX OF PHYSICAL VOLUME):
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES).....1937=100..
BY INDUSTRY:
103
!05
i09
r 103
107
p 108
103
93
115
52.
!05
97
116
91
MO
106
116
98
103
r93
r 109
r94
107
r98
117
r98
p 108
plOI
p 117
p98
109
113
99
117
100
97
88
107
110
114
107
117
102
SCO
91
109
112
116
r 171
! 15
104
107
104
Mi
107
110
!04
112
102
100
96
r 104
Ml
r M6
r98
121
r 101
r 103
r97
MO
p 113
p 1 18
pill
p 120
p 102
p 105
p99
pll 1
do..,.
104
103
109
110
r 108
p 107
do....
!04
98
47
31
106
107
103
113
104
97
45
30
i06
i08
104
113
M0
105
88
84
108
r i09
105
1 14
M0
106
r85
r80
109
M0
107
114
100
104
r82
r76
r 108
r i07
r 103
r 1 14
p 107
p 102
p79
p73
p 105
p 105
plOO
p 113
98
103
93
117
112
113
I s5
102
120
84
121
114
109
123
r 102
r 113
r90
r 121
r 1 14
rill
124
r 101
115
89
r 12!
r 112
103
r 121
p 102
p 117
p88
pi 18
p 109
Furniture and fixtures...••••••••••••••do....
102
106
96
116
115
1 14
I 16
Nondurab 'e manufactures. ••«•...«,....•. ••••••••• .do....
Textile mill products..............c...«..«...do....
Appare rI products. . . . . k . . . . . . . ^ . . . . - d o . . « e
i eatho * and products .
... .....i>c. »•«.»•••• do....
Paper and products
: do s s e i
Printing and pubiishing......••..•.••••••••••.do....
113
117
121
107
1 13
107
113
1 i4
121
105
1 14
108
116
1 15
127
104
IS2
1 12
1 16
113
128
103
1 12
r 112
115
112
128
112
113
p 1 10
124
111
p 1 10
BY MARKET GROUPING:
Automotive and home
g o o d s , . d o . a e t
Apoarel and stap1es••••••*••*••••••••.•»•••«»•do....
Eou ipment, includino defer'ser......4n#.....a..e.dc..«.
Mater ials.....................
do....
Durab ie goods mater i a 1 s.. .,,,.«••••••.•»„••••••.• do.. *.
NondurabIp
m
a
t
e
r
d
o
.
.
.
.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)
BY INDUSTRY:
MANUFACTUR!NG, TOTAL.
Fabricated metal products.
*
.do.*..
None lectr I ca 1 mach i nery
.do,,,,
Flectrica1
m a c h i n e r y . . d o . . . .
Motor vehicles and parts
do..*.
Aircraft and other ec$u ipment...«
..do..,.
Instruments and related products
«do..*«
Cloy, gla^s, and stone products..... B.........do.....
Chemicals and products........................do. «<
Diihhpr anrfnla^fif; nrnrfiirts
........ do. . . ,,
Prods ?nd beverages..........••••...••.*.•....do....
Tobacco produ^+sP
........«.....«..do....
MINING.........
Coa I . . . . . .
Crude o i l and n a t u r a l
UTILITIES
,«•...«..
c i pCtr i c
.
Gas
BY MARKET GROUPING:
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL
..do....
do..,.
g a s . , , « • • • d o . . . .
*..
.»•
do....
».«do.. •«
••...»»••.....do*»
.
do..,.,
Automotive and home a o o d s • • • • « • • * • • i d o . . « •
Apparel and stap 1 es, a ( «t<««< i < . » • • > • * < * < • * . • • < * • • «
Fquipment, including defense••«..........».*..do.»••
M A T E R I A L S . , . . i . . * .
do.. -.
Durable goods n i a + 8 r ; 5 > l s » < . « , >.••<••••••«•«do....
p 119
p 1 14
117
107
120
108
i 14
119
106
120
108
!1 1
125
III
122
109
1 15
r 125
r 115
1 17
109
Ml
91
72
98
48
116
117
III
91
74
98
39
117
119
111
97
78
99
97
124
123
r97
78
r99
r95
125
124
r97
79
r99
96
125
109
112
! !4
105
120
112
103
98
90
107
109
i 12
Ml
98
121
112
103
99
91
107
M2
r 117
rl?.!
121
r 120
115
103
i06
102
Ml
112
116
r 115
114
r l 17
116
104
r 106
r 101
r 112
r S IS
r ! 15
r 115
r ! 15
115
rl!6
r 103
r 105
r 100
r 112
119.7
! 19.5
119.7
119.2
119.2
109
p96
p77
p98
.........
p 126
Dill
p 115
p 116
p i 18
pM5
p 102
p 104
p98
p i 10
COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
! 19.1
By s^age o f processing:
Crude materials for further .?roc«:bs inc.
do a...
{n-torrcediate materI a!s, sup;; J ies, or.d components. .do..,.
Finished goods.««. ,i • * v . < » . . *<>•••«•.•<<•»do
D a i r y oroducts and icc cream......
,.«
do...,
Fru?ts and vegetables, canncd and frozen..........do.,.„
r / Revised.
9120
]>/ P r e l i m i n a r y .
95.6
127,0
I2(;rt2
j
1
j
95.9
126.9
121.4
95.3
12/.,0
121.!
94.8
127.0
121.8
92,7
126.8
121.5
92.7
126.8
121.4
87.1
92.8
77.7
P3.
105.8
119.5
M4.7
107.9
94.8
i
'
88.9
103.1
76.2
82.1
i07.8
119.5
116.2
106.9
99.7
89.0
109.7
77.5
85.1
107.6
121.2
116.0
106.9
98.1
88.9
112.9
75.5
84.1
108.9
122.5
117.3
107.5
99.5
r86.6
98.7
74.3
80.7
r107.8
122.0
118.0
106.8
96.8
87.5
104.7
74.9
79.0
108.1
122.2
120.5
107.9
96.0
1
1
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1960
1959
ITEM
August
September
June
August
July
September
COMMODITY PRICES - Continued
Wholesale prIce Index - continued
Commodities other than farm prod0 and foods.1947-49-100..
Fuel, power, and 1ighting m a t e r i a 1 s . « 9 . 0 . . d o . . . 9
Furniture, other household durables.„...3„„.„„...do.„0.
Hides, skins, and leather products®
do,,,.
Lumber and wood products•••..••...*•„»»»,,•»».•••«do....
Machinery and motive
p r o d u c t s d o . . . •
Textile products and
a p p a r e 1 d o . . . •
Tobacco manufactures and bott1ed beveragese 6e0 • * .do..«.
MPTAI Q ANH MA Ml IFAPTIIRF^
iron and steel scrap:
Production and receipts, tota 1.. 0 <,
r^rtnci
c•
c.
thous. of short tonsaa
8 ac^ •S'A+a 1
cfismiQff®g ^ ^rkrl 4' i-Yi"f"K
Ma
Hr»
Pig Irons
Consumpt ion!9e,,oe«8s«oo»»9»8MM8»«».8<!»B«»«s».«s«t«do,,,s
Stocks (consumers8 and suppliers®)* end of month00.„.do....
Copper:
ProductIon %
Refinery, primary.....Ooo.....e.»eao..»e«.oo00.8c»..do..e.
128.4
109.7
112.2
123.5
S 19.7
128.5
153.8
128,4
109.9
III.9
123.4
1 19. 1
127.2
153.9
128.2
1 10.2
112.3
123.0
S 10.3
122.4
153.4
128.2
110.4
113.8
123.1
110.1
121.5
153.2
128.2
110.5
115.3
122.9
108.7
r119.6
153.2
128.0
110.5
116.0
122.9
108.1
119.2
151.9
152.8
137.4
132.3
141.0
95.7
131 .9
153.8
137.5
132.4
142.0
95.9
131.8
153.8
137.8
133.5
147.2
96.3
131.7
153.4
137.8
133.5
146.9
96.3
131.8
153.6
r137.8
r133.0
145.3
96.1
132.0
153.5
138.0
133.1
144.8
95.9
132.0
2,276
925
1,352
2t 100
9 490
2,547
1,069
j 47Q
2,368
9,644
5,210
3,211
S ,999
5,024
9,661
4, 150
2,555
1.595
4,120
9,700
p4,620
p2,835
p1,785
p4,684
p9,640
1,003
3,496
f
3 4z5
5,255
3,644
r4,354
r3,758
p4,6I9
p3,702
*70.7
*!3.8
1 17. 1
194.8
158.7
28 I
16.0
129.1
171.0
130.0
142.7
24 e 8
p122.0
p174.0
p101.0
124.7
23 s 4
p74.0
p197.0
pI 17.0
135.6
23.0
p122.0
pI98„0
pI 10.0
1,999.8
98.0
U123.4
195.2
255.3
I 12.6
215.2
2,157.0
q<:
vo. n.^
!,266.2
211.5
276.3
101.0
205.7
1,915.1
ic. r%
1,119.9
191.4
245.4
92 s 7
189.8
2,196.I
1 CO 7
\ ,276.7
208.1
274.9
108.6
225.1
900,1
284.1
542.6
73.4
855.7
25 1.6
531.5
72.6
922.5
301.8
535.6
85.0
r898.9
r300„4
522.3
76.2
932.7
317.5
543.3
71.9
r2,947
rI,267
1,373
r 14
r293
2,845
1,218
1,315
12
299
2,936
1,291
1,354
14
277
r2,567
1, 127
r1,174
r
in
r-iu
r256
2,960
1,293
1,364
i
291
PHI pp rnrunj
PAPPR rAwn
PR i1 wNT
ruLi
\iNL/ rn
i 88Nifxi
v>
WOOD PULP:
Production, tota1, ell grades.. 80 ««>. .thous. of short tons..
Sulfite o d .. 0 .„ 0 0 0 0 0 o 4 o a 8 o. a c e a o o o a o . a e 6 o a B C . 8 a ..oo.do o e e .
Soda, semichemica1, screenings, damaged, etc.
c
and r»"f rwin+h
+n+a § a 1 1 m! i I
.do....
do
2,129.6
958 0
1,216.0
209.3
270.2
1 16.2
222.8
At I paper and board mi lis, production:
r_( Revised® p/ Preliminary.
USC0MM-DC-9120
* Part of August S959 production Is Included In December 1959 data.
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