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.fttM£NT O f r<t September 11, 1964 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars 160 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (w®rag® of Wednesday data) (Wednesday data) Billion Dollars 160 (Weekly Reporting Member Banks ©f Federal Reserve System) 150 150 1964 ^s~ 140 A A 130 120 110 1963 130 A ^ J^^^^^^^X^X^^^X1^A^J»^Asm 140 <^^~^^^L raj»»jCTa»a™aaraX^^ 1962 1961 — " — J »— l I l - i •-,„,»;, fl ; j j 110 J F M A M J J A S O N D ga-uu^ju^^^a^ «**J^J*™rJ^JU^^^ 1963 120 1964 Index, 1941-43-10 100 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOOCS , ^ ^ Index, 1941-43 = 10 100 . (avg. of daily close) 90 ~ r 80 A 70 A 60 A 50 ~«*^*J>™J°***Je^X^^ **^»«*J*z**M~a~^£^ ^J^4^^U m m JL-JL m i-^,-^l^--i,-J 1962 1961 1. J - 4 ™ J ™ X j J 1963 Billion Dollars 80 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTStANDSNG 250 1963 U - * V _ * * * W ^%<m$$0l m 225 •LJUL^JLLXJUUL 1962 J F M A M J J A S O N D Index, 1910-14=100 350 PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS (short- and intermediate-term) 1961 lU^JU^A-^A™^™] 1964 1964 «• m ^^^ L o g I II: I ULXJ-a, J - J J J J J L O J U U 1961 1962 1963 1964 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 2 S964 1963 ITEM Aug. 31 Sept, 7. Aug. 15 Aug. 29 Aug* 22 Sept. 5 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs 91.9 4,763 3,2.67 216 1,505 !,360 247 thous.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)...number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, totai 3/ Reporting member banks (of F,R.System) 35,728 33,901 19,554 408 do..,. iQO.6 94*7 102.0 SOL! 99.3 2S5 1,487 1,337 205 100.4 93.8 101.1 101.! 97.9 4,900 3,316 204 1,449 1,312 273 35,889 34,-80 19,684 480 38,1 14 37.393 20,598 476 30,H3 37; !97 20,582 36 i 37,998 37,137 20,617 477 38.006 36,968 20,482 359 61,547 35,949 132,365 28.066 s 35-348 17,223 1 4,r,; 72.64 Z&.26 62,613 39,302 14!,-237 25,305 38,874 19,227 52.393 39,421 141,389 25,96! 38.902 19,292 4.57 81.32 85.91 „., 32.17 85,50 61,332 39,369 142, 192 26.20* 38,91b 19,276 4.57 82.32 87,06 [,646 17,239 89,119 7,575 !, 655 19, i09 42,143 7,656 1,607 19,103 69,510 7,668 1.668 19,563 123,331 7,652 2,379 127.7 582 .30! 2,39?! 128.4 594 2,414 129.6 605 317 * 100.4 •96.3 * 100.9 *I00.8 92.5 4,433 3, 173 100.5 94,6 ;0J,3 101.1 97.7 4 ,364 3,309 196 !., 372 i,237 50.5 !00,9 96.7 •02.7 501.2 98 c 9 4,920 3,324 S87 263 in leading cities: 4 / 61,528 36,696 131,i26 27 < 58'^ 31", 204 17,269 *.50 72,04 V5.5Q Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand, e. Poor'1;) 4/--.1941-43=10.. /,r/7 4.57 82.3! 87.05 PRODUCTION: Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses).,. c Index of production....,, FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS . TOTAL „„ 1,622 :8,I8I 63,176 7,635 number.. i, 775 95.3 | 494 j 251 ! 1,765 94.7 583 296 .... 1957-59-100 o r thous. cars.. 2UL_ \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data,, * Monthly index for Aug. i963. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 ITEM July Aug. 15 959 15 431 55,277 16,093 i 155 May June July 16,394 15,932 16 856 15 797 17,145 15,852 J, 135 108 210 i87 322 ,075 > 5 57 ,79 ;38 501 !23 219 146 563 106 1,096 32 2i4 192 501 i 07 20 509 i 614 31 350 45 ,955 26 463 9 127 65,233 5.304 i2,394 i8,748 19,34i 9,446 93,419 10,245 14.687 37,782 23,291 7 414 »44 ,496 60 ,909 15,349 17.951 2! ,694 ft 593 •25,642 9,037 23,772 23,309 20,781 48,743 57.1 54., 5 49.4 53.2 54.9 5,780 4,034 2,470 1,919 5,999 4,038 2.446 », 943 5,483 3,895 2,345 1,703 i.CJO 234 451 210 117 404 1,066 243 483 228 120 423 !,0S7 254 44? 175 99 404 Aun. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, I n c . ) : Unadjusted number. Seasona I ly adjusted „..e do... INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Kali ureb, iota I.......... = , number. Commercial service do... Construct Ion. , do... Manufacturing and mining do. „ • Retai I trade »... ,oo..,. Wholesale trade. , ,.,, ..do... Liabilities (current), total Ccmmerc\a! service Construction. „, „ Manufacturing and mining. Rets i I trade ,. „ „6.. f.,,,,,, Who I esa I e trade thous, $. do... do, s . do,... do. „. do... Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)..No. per 10,000 concerns. 101 S80 173 590 no \\\ CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CCNSTRI.JCT i ON PUT IN PLACE ( UNAD J. ) , TOTA L Pr ? vate, f cfa I,*.,.».,», „ Res \6:-itiT is! (nonf arm) Nr-w housing un i ts i-iorv/esidoritial buildings, total .!/ \ ndustr; a I ,. „ CoiTmerc •; a j * Stores, restaurants, and garages Farm construction Pub I ic uti I ities r/ Revised. U Except farm and public utilities. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Io702 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis m i l . $. do... do... do... ,...do... do... do... do... do... do... r6 , 185 r4 ,222 r2 ,573 r! ,87<3 r6,167 r4,253 r2,55i r i,975 6,210 4,259 2,5 !7 i, 991 ;,.086 ri,130 r?69 r497 r220 115 r4!8 1 , 154 234 497 220 MS 435 738 480 207 \Q6 -421 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1964 1963 iTEM July Aug. May Aug. July June CONSTRUCTION A N D REAL E S T A T E — C o n t i n u e d H&H CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ. ) « C o n . Public, total , . m i l . $.. Nonresidentia! bui !dIngs...,...,...».,.., do..., Mi i iiary faci ! ities.... . do..., Highways -. ». , .... ...do.,.., Other types „ ..«,... .do... t NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED A T ANNUAL R A T E S ) , TOTAL m i l , $.. Pr ! vate, tota I , * . -do.... Res ident iaI (nonf arm) „«,..** , .do.. *, Nonresidential buildings, total J./ do.,.. I ndustr i a I •. . do.,,., Commercial . do.•.. Stores, restaurants, and garages ». do.,,,, Farm construct ion ,. .do..., Public uti I ities .. . do.... Pub I i c, tots I..,.•,.....•... do,.. , Nonresidential bui Id i ngs...., do.«., Highways.., „« a .8 . s9 9 *.........«... .do..., CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge C o r p . ) : TOTAL VALUATION *.*..„„ = mi U $-. Bu i I a i ng, tota i „ .do... „ C O N S T R U C T I O N C O S T INDEX: D E P A R T M E N T Of COMMERCE COMPOS ! T E , * ,...J 957-59= 100.. 1,588 517 !, 963 r597 r1.914 r535 481 477 710 r534 740 525 64,983 45,780 26,678 12,756 3, 149 5,542 2,252 r66,576 r46,006 r26,6l2 12,900 3,204 5,562 2,268 r66,6S7 r46,2IV r26,692 r13,063 r3,334 r5,574 r2,302 60,025 46,23! 26,51i 13,271 3,505 5,609 2,38! 1,266 4,704 19,348 5,444 6,973 S.250 4,746 19,203 6,040 6,410 1,247 r4.832 r20,570 re,528 6,888 1,2.42 r4,800 r20,470 r5,929 7,549 1,237 4,826 19,794 6,008 4,051 3,205 A , 639 3,412 4.504 3,397 4,601 3,548 1,746 482 131 652 481 i,9ll 493 148 765 505 62,265 43,693 25,843 i1,610 2,896 5,044 2,195 63,653 44,305 25,752 12,219 3,005 5,449 2,471 i,267 4,619 18,572 5,358 6, 52 I 4. i25 3,204 1,951 547 110 no M2 112 75,173 70,851 5,969 64,882 4.322 933 5.7 74,418 70,561 5,496 65,065 3,857 949 5.2 74,742 71,10! 5,007 66,094 3,640 1,084 4.9 76,645 71,953 5,853 66,100 4,692 i,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 73,207 69,101 5,009 64,092 4,106 1,042 5.6 72,988 68,941 4,872 64,069 4,047 1,083 5.5 74,595 70,754 4,865 55,889 3,841 934 5.1 74,340 70,387 4,838 65,549 3,953 1,070 5.3 74,230 70,59 J 4,885 65,706 3,639 958 4.9 74,315 70,488 4,810 65,678 3,827 902 5.1 4.3 4.0 2.7 4.1 4.0 1.4 2.0 1.9 4.8 3.7 3.2 4.7 4/2 1.9 2.0 3.9 3.8 2.5 3.6 4.0 1.5 S.4 1.7 r5.i r4. ! r3.6 r3.5 r3.9 1.4 rl,3 rl.6 p4.2 p3.9 p2.9 p4.l p4.0 pi.5 pi,8 ol.8 65., 491 50,894 66 ,308 51 ,526 70,945 55,120 7!,907 55,914 72,456 56,496 5,365 4,778 5 .242 4 ,610 5,584 4,846 5,949 5,!55 5,747 5,165 5, 100 4,59! $, 100 4 ,6i9 5,552 5,059 5.399 5,02:? 5.54S 5,058 A, 87! 3,547 117 1,676 374 537 1,967 7,863 882 46 B 4,178 2,579 9 ,977 ~,290 !08 5 ,785 386 2 ,064 1,633 8 ,305 850 466 4 ,469 2 ,572 D14.438 p12,3 SO pi iv p4,8!0 p6,196 pI,460 pi,855 p9,5!3 p948 p500 p5,66l P2.45I 5,131 3,437 120 1,549 646 624 2,!92 7,410 95-.; •142 3,330 2,958 113 ! 12 EMPLOYMENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED..... Agr icu Itura I emp loyment...,,,.,•„» Nonaor icu Itura S err>p I oyment UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term (15 weeks and over > Percent of civilian labor force „ thous.. do..., ,do s .. , . .do. .«. do.... do..., CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED..... thous.. EMPLOYED do.... Agr icu Itura I employment. ,., -., do.... Nonagr I cu I tura I emp I oyment. do.... UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) doB.se Long-term (15 weeks and over). .....do.... •Percent of civi I ian labor force,.... „ LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, total monthly rate per 100 employees.. Seasonal ly adjusted..... „ do.,., New hires.. «.,.„«. do.... Separat ion rate,, tota I do.... Seasona I iy adjusted do. *.. Qu it........,,. do.,. „. Layoff •••••.•...••. •do.„ . . Seasor.aI iy adjusted. ,. , do.... F j NANCE r/ Revised. £/' P r e l i m i n a r y . 1 2.1 I CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERNED JATE-TERM): Total outsTanding, end of month . mil„ $„. i nsta i Intent cred it, totaI. „. do.... installment credit ex+^ndod and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended., rota i do..„. Repaid, totsI •.....••...•. do„... SeasonaI!y adjusTed: Extended., f O T B i ...„.,„. „ do.... Repa id,, tota! „ do.... FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Budget receI pts, tota !...„... do.... Receipts, not Z/u dc e ... Customs... • ,...-,...., * do.,.. Individual Income taxes. , do.... Corporation income taxes do Emp loyment taxes... 6 ,„ , do.,.., Other i nterna I revenue and rece ipts... „ ..do..,. Budget expend i-|ures, tota i 2 / ..•••*.-„*.•*,..,• -do.... I nterest on pub i ic debt . ..do.... Veterans' services and benefits do,... Nat iona I defense. do A ! S other expend itures ,, .do.... SECURITY MARKETS' (STANDARD & POOR'S C O R P . ) : Bond prices: industrial, utility, and railroad (AI+ issues): Co.Tposite (2s bonds).*.,.., do!, per $100 bond.. Domest i c mun i c i pa - (j 5 bonds) , do Digitized for 16102 FRASER | \J E x c e p t farrn and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s . 10,525 6.136 100 5,598 491 2,364 : , 672 ( i ! 1 1 1 7 ,!"•<! •iv9 449 4,666 1,523 1 ! j sI i ......... mM * ....... | 1 1 i 96.6 110,3 36.5 111.4 94.7 1 M.6 I 94.9 IM.6 2/ E x c l u d e s c e r t a i n i n t e r f u n d t r a n s a c t i o n s . 95,2 1 ! J2. ! 95.3 II 1.8 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued S964 S963 ITEM June June May Apr, July July FINA MCE — C o n t i n u e d LIFE INSURANCE (Institute of Life Insurance)? ASSETS, TOTAL^ A L L U,S, COMPANIES,, ..... ...... .. .. ,.b I I. $ „ , Bonds (book v a l u e ) , domestic and foreign,, total.... 8 d o , 0 0 . U,S, Government,• ••••...•••.••..«.«•.«>,..,,.,««••,do, e , e State, county* municipal. (U.S.).....»..........«...do.... Public utility (U.S. ).....••<........................do.... 65.58 5.84 3.95 16.. 49 3,48 30.07 143,68 66.91 5.69 3,85 16.43 3.41 31,64 144.31 67, SI 5.73 3.83 16.47 3.40 31.76 144,96 67,12 5,63 3,82 16,47 3.39 31,90 5.45 2,27 3,10 5.45 2,28 3.08 5,90 2.37 3,43 5,94 2,39 3,44 6,02 2,42 3,49 48.42 44.83 4.24 6.44 1.21 5.7! 48.66 45,03 4,26 6.51 1,26 5,94 51.81 47.82 4.40 6.87 1.17 6,6! 52.12 48.08 4,42 6,91 1.18 6.64 52.47 48.38. 4,44 6.96 1.26 '6.71 824.9 325.0 65.9 12.4 73.5 !47,8 200 9 3 798.3 352.3 63,9 13.5 80,3 850, S 138.2 885.5 386,5 75,5 . 13,7 79.6 S58.5 171.7 830.2 356,9 72,0 I3;7 75.0 S47 e 8 164.8 917.4 377.7 78.1 I4.-479.5 165,7 202,0 1,865.6 1,779,2 1,784.7 1,356,5 1,420.5 1,818.0 1,713,6 1,823.0 1,502.6 1,457.5 2,206,7 2,120,4 2,046.0 1,562.3 1,542,1 2,256,6 2,204,3 2,052,1 1,457.91,548.1 2,099.1 2,031,S 2,004.3 1,595.5 S,505,5 297 r 117 r86 306 96 74 334 137 S07 33S 131 101 340 136 104 57.90 47.90 Est imated back log, ••.••.••••••••••••••..••••••••• .months,. 57.10 44.40 53.55 46.50 5.2 91.55 79.55 64.85 52.35 6.7 85.00 70. 10 70.75 57.50 6.6 rIOO.iO r83,35 r73,80 r62.25 6,6 79.35 67.65 59.35 51.10 6.7 Metal forming tools; Orders, new (net), total..........................ml 1. $», Domestic ,.....,,,,,,,..,,,»,.a,,,,,,,**,,,*..,*,,,, .do,... Shipments, tota1.....................................do,.., Domest1c..........................................do.... ! Estimated backlog........... ,«>,,.„ .. • • .... .... s e o a months e , 14.80 13.15 18.85 17,45 3e9 45.80 43.30 19,80 18,25 8.9 32.55 30,35 18,20 16,50 9,3 r63.10 T56.95 r2l.40 r19.85 rl0,8 28.10 25,60 18.65 16,05 11.4 K 8 1 IF O S Q %U©^©Js©s©®a©®s©<9seaa«s®s®®asoooeosoe>©9oos OO a o oa Industrial and miscellaneous (U.S.)................do.... Stocks (book v a l u e ) , domestic and foreign* total....-do.... Preferred ( U . S . ) • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . •<,do s .,. COStSTJOn ( U . & . J a e ' . A O . e . e a e . . . . . . a . e a e s . a a a . a a e . a , , . . . , CJ00 . o . Mortgage loans, total...............i................dp.... Nonf arm... ,,,,,as,,,,«,,,, e s s s , s ,,,,<»,e B a ,,09e,,o e B , ,do,.. „ Policy loans and premium n o t e s , 8 0 „ 0 o 8 3 1 ! ( 1 6 9 8 0 ! > „ 1 1 , e o , d o . 9 1 > 0 wO§Sl © © © © © © © © © © © © @ © © © © a © © ® © ® ® « > ® © © © i a s i © o © © ® © o © * © ; 3 Q Q © © © a © Q Q © & & a Other assets.• •..•.••..•.••.•••....•'.«••-•.••....••• .do,... PAYMENTS T O POLICYHOLDERS A N D BEMEFICIARIES IN U . S . : I L / i ^ l - © © © © @ S © a ^ © © © © © © O Q O ^ O O © ^ © © © © © © © © © © © © 0 © © © O O O O # Q » « ^ H 8 © 137.67 1 136.70 65.23 5,76 3,98 "16.52 3,50 29*77 ^ © © Death benefits.^ ..•••!••• >i>«.o....do,... Matured endowments••••••••••*•••*••••.<>......««...do,,.« 01sab 11 ity payments.•••..••••••...........o...... 0 do,... Annuity. payments®• •.•.••.••••.•••.•••••••...<,••.••,do,... Surrender va 1 ues......................................do.. a . Po 11 cy d 1 v Idends........... ............... ,..... 0 .do,... [ ••••••oa 9®..,,,, ........ G.«a. . . , . O.S'. .as. ,,,,,.,, .-.„-.... ......... 000,9,®® ......... ........ as©,,,,. ,,,,,»,, a,-,.,.,. ©,,,,,»© «.,..,,, ,.,.,,.. .,,...,. ,,..,,,© ©,©,,,©, .».»«»», a®,®,,,. .....••• FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS CMDSE.), 1NCL* REEXPORTS, TOTAL,,,,,,,...9,...ml1. $.. ExcS, Department of Defense shipmerrts.................do.... Seasona11y adjusted,.• ••••.•••••••••••••.••••••«••••• do. ••. GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL.....................................do..... Seasona!Sy adjusted••.•••••••••••••••••.•••••...•.••••do,... 2,1.14.1 2,039.3 2,111.4 1,6.12.4 S,589,6 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Steel forglngs (for sale)s Orders, unfilled, end of mo..••••••.•••....thous.< sh. tons,. S'hipments, tota!,,.,,,»„,,,a,,,,.,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,®*.*®ado,... Drop and upset,,,,,,,, , , ,.,.do., 0 , Machine tools % Metal cutting tools? Orders* new (net), total ••••••..••.. ••••••••• .....mi 1. $,, Shipments, tota I..........••,••«•.,•••••••.••«•,••• .do.... 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