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October 23, 1964 O K I BUSINESS P ^ ^ - * — ^ j SURVIY OF CURRENT BUSINESS ° f STATISTICS SUSINESS tCC 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 Index, 1957-59 = 100 Billion Dollars 550 PERSONAL INCOME 500 (seasonally 160 adjusted, at annual TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. ft. B. seas. adj. index) rates) 140 - ~ 120 - 100 ~ 450 400 W a g e and Disbursements 350 tm~~ V 300 250 Salary i-XJ-jJ-JUL-l-J-iJ.-l-J-L-l..JL.l,.L-L-l-t JtJ...J_t.JLJL-L U^XOJUL-Lj^La, 1961 1962 1963 80 juu™xjJb-x^nXJ™ J U U i ^ u J ^ O J U X J U , •XAXXJU.LL.JUI.XJL. t .1 LJ ,l..l X.J...I.-L.A. 1964 * Data for March and July 1961 and January 1963 and 1964 include special Government Life Insurance dividends. Millions 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* 2.0 Index, 1957-59=100 110 WHOLESALE PRICES 105 Commodities Farm 15 1.0 -v^i^Y^Y^ Products other than and Foods ... \ \A- f\>'/ 95 v Ail Commodities Farm Products, 5 V»* ^Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates if I1 I \„l 1961 1.1 I M I il. i i i » i,l •i,.ja.i.jJ„.j 1962 1963 i ,i i ,i, I , u , u i FREIGHT CARLOADINGS (seasonally I I I I -I M I I f, I 1,1 I I I I I 1961 I M 1962 I I I 1,1.) 1963 I,.I 1964 Index, 1957-59 = 100 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION Index, 1957-59 = 100 110 90 1964 adjusted) (daily a v e r a g e ; seas, adj.) 120 100 90 yWTw/Vf^ no h 100 y^T\YP^A' 90 h 80 LX4-J LJ I » I I 1961 1962 JJLJ-XXXLXXXAX 1963 1964 80 . A A 8,.i J 1961 i, i l.i, I, i,i t . I J „i I,J LA I > 1,1,1 l.LA.l 1962 1963 X, I i X I, 1964 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1963 1964 ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A I ! commod I'*H es»..«, „....„» BO0 1957-59=100 ..do.. f arm products Foods, processed64,o...»*......<..»«0.»..«>...«..».o.. ..do O 0 A I I other o a do.. 22 commod it S es 2/. ...•..••'•••'••.....•..•••••••••• • ..do., ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES-. .............................. ml I. $ Nondurab!e goods stores...•.....•.•.•.,.••••...•• ..do.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs........ .thous 1NSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a I I programs................. ..do,. State programs (50 States, D „ C e , and Puerto Rico) ...do., FAILURES, -INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet.) number FINANCEi Currency In cireu lation 2>/................. e.es .e . ml I. $ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 25/. ..do.. Member bank reserve balances . 3 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..do.. Excess reserves, estimated 3/ ..do.. Reporting member banks (of F«,R.System) In leading cities:4_/ Demand deposits, a« usted.8 ml I. ..do.. Savings deposits*.. „«,... ..„«»«,„«....»...... Loans and Investments (adjusted), total.... ..do.. U.S. Government obligations............... ..do.. Commercial and Industrial loans (gross).. ..do.. Real estate loans (gross)„.I..... s ....... ..do.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/. .**.percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4_/ ,1941-43=10 Industrials, 425 stocks.................... .......do.. PRODUCTIONS Bituminous coal J5/ e ........ s e .....,.......thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utlI Itles« a ..„.„„,.....»...mil„ kw 0 ~hr 9 S Motor vehicIes Ccars, trucks, buses)....,..........number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate J3/a...........thous. bbI.. Stee I......1............... Index of production.„.„. FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL... M i see I 1aneous s0 ,thous. sh. tons. .......1957-59*100. .......thous. cars. do... j / Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 100.6 94.2 101.2 101.3 101.6 5,005 3,430 237 100.6 93.4 101.5 101.3 102.1 246 233 38,074 37,487 21,14! 386 38,209 38,051 21,264 439 38,465 37,876 20,974 425 62,748 39,640 144,564 26,594 39,711 19,509 63,722 39,873 145,878 27,207 38,153 19,533 4.56 83.91 88.8! 4.56 84.18 89.12 63,473 39,933 143,951 26,422 37,912 19,560 4.57 84.80 89.77 4.57 84.79 89.67 1,618 17,173 210,438 7,610 1,697 18,775 179,391 7,747 1,637 18,331 101,119 7,621 1,678 18,245 96,668 7,638 1,908 102.4 626 333 2,480 133.1 623 332 2,563 137.6 619 332 2,57! 138.0 633 334 Oct. 3 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 96.0 4,817 3, 139 252 1,452 1,307 257 *I00.5 *95. I *I02.2 *I00.9 95.7 4,877 3, 167 247 1,469 1,326 303 100.3 4,965 3,227 200 1,243 1,113 242 101.1 5,311 3,419 212 1,234 I, 106 268 36,061 35,030 20,192 435 36,235 34,737 19,989 386 38,192 37,820 21,252 479 61,752 37,425 133,423 28,086 36,12! 17,485 4.53 72.18 76.07 62,749 37,465 134,I 15 28,035 36.282 17,570 4.52 72.97 77.00 1,637 17,255 203,031 7,584 1,915 102.8 636 337 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 102,402 2,598 S 39.5 * Monthly Index for Oct. 1963. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. ]>/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 0JJARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL.................. ...bil. Compensation of employees, total„................do. Proprietors' income, total.......................do, Business and professionaI ........do. Farm,, .do. Rental Income of persons. ssasos . s =C!5 as s 9 ...........do. Corp.prof its and inventory valuation adj.,total..do, Corporate profits before tax, total............do, Corporate profits after -tax..................do, Net interest,.•..•••.....••..••••.••...•.••••....do. GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL.....................Ido. Personal consumption expenditures, total.........do. Durable goods, total......... -i do. Automobiles and parts........„...............do. Furniture and household equipment............do, Nondurable goods, t o t a L . , . . .......,...,„do, Clothing and shoes...........................do. Food and'alcoholic beverages.................do. Gasoline and oil.............................. do. Services, total , , , , , . , „ , . , . . . , , do, Household operation, ............................ «doe Housing....................................,. .do. Transportation... .......................... ....do. 48i.9 342.7 50.7 37.8 12.9 12.4 51.4 51.3 26.7 24.7 587.2 377.4 52.2 22.6 21.6 168.6 31.3 87.3 12.9 156.6 22.9 49.2 11.7 507.1 358.6 51.7 39.1 12.6 12.4 57.9 57.9 31.9 26.5 618.6 396*1 57.0 24. I 24.2 175.3 33.2 90.6 13.5 163.8 24.0 51.1 12.2 27.1 627.5 404.5 58.8 25.7 24.1 179.2 33.8 92.6 13.6 166.5 24.6 51.8 12.3 Gross pr 1 vate dornest Ic Investment, tots! s *. s s - s =.do. New construct ion...............................do. Producers' durable equipment...................do. Change in business inventories.... .......do. Net exports of goods and services................do. Exports......................................... .'do. Imports. do. 82.8 47.2 31.4 4.2 4.2 31.0 26.8 87.2 48,9 34.6 3.7 5.7 33.7 27.9 86.5 49. I 35.7 1.7 6.5 35.6 29.2 £./ Revised, j^/ Preliminary. Digitized for16148 FRASER 364.8 52.1 39.6 12.6 12.4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1963 1964 ITEM Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS Sept. 122.8 64.4 55.5 58.4 129.6 67.1 57.0 62.5 p130.0 p66.0 p55.7 p64.0 466.3 61.9 404.4 27.0 487.9 56.6 431.3 35.2 p494.5 p57.8 p436.7 p32.2 466. i 314.0 123.6 98.0 80.9 50.0 59.4 13.2 468.9 316.0 125.0 99.4 81.5 49.9 59.7 13.3 489.3 330.1 129.4 102.7 84.6 52.4 63.8 14.1 491.4 331.8 129.9 103.0 85.2 52,6 64.1 14.2 r494.9 r334.6 r130.8 r103.8 r85.7 r52.9 65.1 14.2 497.1 336.4 131.6 i04.6 86.1 53.3 65.4 14.3 37.8 12.9 12.3 17.8 33.4 36.6 11.9 448.8 37.9 !2S9 12.4 18.0 33.7 36.6 11.8 451.6 39.3 12.6 12.4 19.9 35.9 37.6 12.6 472.1 39.5 12.4 12.4 20.0 36.0 37.8 12.7 474.4 39.6 M2..6 12.4 r20.0 36.2 r38.0 rl2.8 r477.8 39.6 12.7 12.4 19.9 36.5 38.1 12.9 479.8 123.8 128.3 133.9 M27.6 r132.7 136.6 r133.0 r129.7 r137.0 MS3.7 137.5 136.9 138.3 114.4 M30.7 r130.4 131.5 M34.4 136.5 137.6 134.2 136.9 ........ . . . . Personal Aug. | £/ INDICATORS—Continued NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Continued SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con. GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT—Continued G o v t , p u r c h a s e s o f goods and s e r v i c e s , t o t a l . . . b i l . $ . . F e d e r a l ( l e s s Government s a l e s ) . , , , do,.,. National d e f e n s e . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • . • • • . d o . . . . Less; July June Sept. t a x and n o n t a x s a . e payments............do.... ..... ..". . . PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. AT ANNUAL RATES: Manufacturing only............................do.... Service i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Government.,, , ,.do,.., P r o p r i e t o r s ' incomes B u s i n e s s and p r o f e s s i o n a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . d o . . . . ' Personal interest Less p e r s o n a l income.........................do.... contributions for soc. insurance...do.... INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R . INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING U T I L I T I E S ) . 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . . BY INDUSTRY: 123.4 118.0 130.1 1 12.1 128.8 126.6 131.5 ill.3 135.2 r136.4 133.6 r112.6 M27.9 r128.8 r126.6 r106.7 123.8 124.3 122,7 123.8 129.9 131.7 126.2 126.8 H33.3 r133.2 133.5 r134.5 rl27.5 r126.2 r!3001 •127.7 125.4 BY MARKET GROUPING: Consumer g o o d s . . . e s e s 0 . o a e a a 8 . Equipment, i n c l u d i n g d e f e n s e . , „ . . , . do.... .do.... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL e U T I L . ) . . . . . . . d o BY INDUSTRY: Nondurab i e m a n u f a c t u r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « = d o . . . . BY MARKET GROUPING: FINAL PRODUCTS, T O T A L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A u t o m o t i v e and home ...do.... goodse„....a.............do.... Equipment, i n c l u d i n g defense. ..........do.... MATERIALS........................................do.... 125.7 131.6 rl32.9 r!33.7 133.9 125.7 125.0 109.5 125.7 130.3 128.2 134.8 126.2 125.6 107.8 125.6 131.9 129.4 135.3 132.4 133.2 r126.1 130.6 r!40.1 134.9 142.8 r133.9 r135.0 131.3 133.5 M4I.9 r134.3 r143.2 H34.6 r!36.0 r133.7 135.0 r142.9 135.1 r144.9 134.8 135.6 135 137 144 130 144 126.6 118.0 126.9 126.7 118.4 150.7 117.6 140. 1 127.0 119.0 127.2 125.9 118.4 152.5 117.0 142.6 131.5 r!19.2 r133.8 130.1 124.1 159.6 122. 1 i53.4 M32.5 M2I.0 r!34. 1 M32.7 124.5 r!58.7 r124.6 155.2 r133.0 123.9 133.7 II!.1 III.4 112.7 142.4 145.7 109.9 109.9 1 12.4 142. 1 145.2 rlll.4 rl10.8 119.2 r149.7 153.6 rll0.6 rl10.7 107.7 r151.4 155.5 r l 12.6 112.5 110.3 r152.0 152.0 126.0 126.5 135.5 123.7 125.0 124.9 126.3 126.4 136.4 123.2 126.0 !25,0 M3I.7 r131.5 M43.5 r127.7 132.0 M3I.8 M32.2 r132.0 r!44.9 r128.0 r132.7 133.6 r132.9 r132.4 r146.4 128.0 r134.0 M34.8 132.2 131.4 141 128 134.0 135.8 100.4 100.3 100.0 100.4 100.3 100.7 95.7 100.5 101.4 94.8 100.5 101.5 93.8 100.5 102.1 r94. 1 S0Q.4 101.9 95.7 S00.6 102.1 101.2 99.6 101.1 99.5 102.4 98.9 102.5 98.7 102.4 99.4 132.4 124.1 161.1 121.7 123 =e=.eoea | I 13.0 114 1 COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL C O M M O D I T I E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 - 1 0 0 . . By s t a g e o f p r o c e s s i n g : Crude m a t e r i a l s f o r f u r t h e r p r o c e s s i n g . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . I n t e r m e d i a t e m a t e r i a l s , s u p p l i e s , and c o m p o n e n t s . d o . . . . Finished goods.os ..do.... By d u r a b i l i t y o f p r o d u c t : DurabIe g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . NondurabIe g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . r/ Revised. _£/ Preliminary. 16148 j 92.4 100.3 101.7 102.3 98.4 | | MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continirad 1963 1964 ITEM Aug. Sept. July Aug. Sept. COMMODITY PRICES—Continued WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX—Continued Farm products. ...... 6.... ....«,* ® *. 0 . * ® .«>.«..1957-59= 100 0 Fruits and vegetables, fresh and drseda888,9osoe9do. .• Gr a InSBBOOo»s»e»eoe.o8ooooc.-sl»«)«.8a»o8,ao«8eeo80,0oo dO. , , Livestock and live poultry. ••.... •••.• so « ••«...<> a .do. o e Foods, processed * BO.« ...coo.,,..,,......,».eo....... . e . d o e o . Fruits and vegetables, canned and f r o z e n 0 8 0 8 9 0 0 0 0 d o 9 o 0 Meats, poultry, and f I s h e 9 8 , 6 9 8 9 o e a 6 8 0 o e 9 8 B e . o e B < ) 9 d o . 0 9 Commodities other than'farm products and foods.....do... Chemicals and allied products......... ss .. 0 ......do... Fuel and related products, and power..... •.......do. .. Furniture, other household durables.•.„..........do... Machinery and motive products,, ... .... . 0 . 0 0 0 . .... .do... Metals and metal products. o..oo»......s.do.., HonmetaSllc mineral products................ os ...do„,. Pulp, paper, and allied productsoc ... .... .. .... 0 .do.. „ Textile products and apparel.....................do... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — WhoSesaSe prIces................................. 0 ...do... 96.3 92.5 98.5 93.5 100.9 S04.8 95.2 SQ0.8 96.0 98.9 98.1 102.1 100.1 101.0 99.1 100.4 95.5 88.0 102 88 100 105 94 100.7 96.0 99.0 98. S 102.2 100.3 lOS.f 99.1 S00.5 93.2 113.1 89.8 82.3 100.2 106.1 90.2 100.9 96.5 96.3 98.5 103.0 102.3 I0S.4 98.7 101.0 94,1 108.9 85.7 87.7 101.2 105.3 93.3 93.6 r97.9 85.7 88.4 101.0 r102.3 93.3 101.1 96.6 96.7 98.6 103.1 102.5 101.5 98.7 I0S.I IOi.1 96.5 r96.4 98.6 r!02.9 r103.0 rl0l.7 98.7 101.2 95, 101. 90, 90, 102. 102, 96. 101.1 96.6 95.5 98.6 102.9 103.0 SOI.7 98.7 101.2 99.6 99.7 100,0 99.6 99.7 *99.3 148.4 94,0 146.4 S45.2 104,1 143.2 164.0 102. I 158.5. 161.3 118,0 155.8 r!45.S 91.5 r142.7 r 142.8 101.5 r140.4 rl43.7 127.9 r!4l.l rl4I.O 94.8 r138.4 125.0 125.6 °°S'j22°7 ,475 ,454 1,747 1,712 1,611 1,585 r!,505 p|.,483 r1,424 r1,402 1,484 1,458 1,286 738 1,371 764 1,306 720 r!,242 r663 r1,281 r70l 1,231 693 15,582 1.288 15,582 1.293 15,461 1.293 15,462 1.293 15,460 1.293 15,463 1.293 454. 96. S70. 2, ,230.6 233.1 ,406.0 I 10.0 2,566.0 229.3 1,722,5 112.3 1,157.8 241.1 362.! 16.6 475.3 115,5 166.2 4.1 2,517.5 273.9 1,625.2 III.O I I 1.6 225.8 63.9 65.6 35.0 288.7 14!.I 2S.I 70.3 16.8 '3.2 139.7 8.9 26.2 11.5 109.9 230.1 65.7 66.2 35.5 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED? Unadjusted: Totals i-ncl. farm (public and private)... . „.. 0o00 .thous. Qne-famSly structures.o«..o».ooo..o..o..o....... do... Pr I vate I y owned,, , „ do,.. Total nonfarm (public and prIvate).............. so .do... In metropolitan areas......................... .do... PrIvateIy owned..................................do,.. Seasonally adjusted at annual ratesi Total, incl. farm (private only)...................do... Total nonfarm (private on I y).......................do... NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (12,000 permit-Issuing places)? Seasonally adjusted at annual ratess Tota I............................................ .thous. 0ne-fami Iy structures.„„.. o»o.»..B do.,, FINANCE GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month..........., .mi 1. $ SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK.... Q ......... @e ..dol. per fine oz SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS, CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED: TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS......................... .mi 1. $ Finance....................................... ...do. , Manu facturi ng................................« ...do. O M s n i ng.......................................«...do. Public utiIitiesi Cornmu n i cat fons.................................do. Electric and gas............................ ...do. Ra iI road...................................... ...do. . Trade......................................... ...do. M 5 see SIaneous....................................do. . 149, 97, 146, 147, 101. 143, 3 0 131 9 8.7 32.2 9.6 120. 215. 56. 62, 27.8 r/ Revised. * Index based on 1947-49=100 Is 83.6. USC0MM-DC—16148 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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