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-RlML«.OFr- September 13, 1963 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 t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1957-59=1 Index, 1957-59 = 100 150 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. I. s@as. adj. index) 140 130 120 index, 1957-59=100 Billion Dollars 80 NEW CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT STORE SALES & STOCKS 130 120 h 40 100 h (non farm) 0 LjLl_JLi_JLjLjLJLJ^^ I960 I I t. I,J „> t J JULXJUJLUX 1961 1962 I I i M 8, 1 l I I I 1960 1963 I i n 1961 i i I I I » M ,L I I I M I ) I I I t. 1962 1963 Index, 1910-14 = 100 325 PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS BiiSion DoSSars 300 X (ind. 275 250 rvAn La 225 I960 1961 1962 1963 11.1 11 i 11 i i 11 I 11 i 11 11 i M 1960 1961 A I I I I I I i I I. M I. 1962 1963 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1963 i962 ITEM Sept. 8 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 *I00.5 *97.6 *I0I.5 *I00.6 92.2 4,658 116 236 1,569 1,401 282 92.2 4,325 105 229 1,564 1,389 204 100.4 96.6 101.4 100.8 92.8 4,65! 113 242 1,598 1,449 287 100.4 96.1 101.7 100.7 92.1 4,602 117 223 1,554 1,406 275 100.4 96.0 101.7 100.7 91.9 4,813 126 212 100.3 95.5 101.7 100.7 97.5 247 208 33,870 31,433 19,914 535 33,977 31,685 19,839 421 35,879 34,075 19,704 478 35,850 34,167 19,657 404 35,728 33,901 19,552 404 35,879 34,180 19,667 60,638 33,404 122,068 31,075 33,442 14,696 4.63 58.66 61.38 60,899 33,48! 122,592 31,370 33,392 14,728 4.62 58.12 60.76 61,249 36,850 131,255 28,118 35,198 17,153 4.50 71.07 74.56 60,828 36,887 131,440 27,957 35,264 17,203 4.50 71.29 74.72 61,487 36.891 131,111 27,655 35,210 17,262 4.50 72.04 75.58 1,459 17,088 49,799 7,266 1,478 15,999 80,229 7,321 1,564 18,053 29,725 7,661 1,592 18,082 42,563 7,667 1,613 18,131 63, 111 7,635 1,672 89.8 583 301 1,641 88.1 495 256 1,742 93.5 577 290 1,761 94.5 595 303 1,765 94.7 583 296 Sept. 1 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A11 commod it les 1957-59= 100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES DEPARTMENT STORE SALES INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs 1NSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 11 programs mil. $.. 1957-59=100.. thous.. do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total J3/....do.... Aug. 31 Sept. 7 447 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading citiess4/ Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... 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.. 4.51 72.64 76.26 PRODUCTION: Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59=100.. thous. cars., \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. I ±/ Wednesday data, 91,045 !,775 95.3 * Monthly index for Aug. 1962. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1962 1963 ITEM Aug. July 1 May June July Aug. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL.. mi I. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Mi 1itary faci1ities do.... do NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL mil- $.. Pub lie, tota1 do.... i i Pub 1i c ut i1i t i es Pub 1i c, tota1 Nonres i dent»a 1 bu i1d i ngs Mi 1itary faci1ities CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE do.... .1947-49=100.. r/ Revised. J./ Except farm and public utilities. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 36084 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 5,743 4,078 2,388 1,759 516 1,025 239 469 252 147 491 5,844 4,082 1 2,353 1,794 445 1,039 241 471 246 152 511 5,470 3,972 2,457 1,632 725 87! 225 372 161 130 489 r6,035 r4,2!8 2,631 r1,823 r706 923 226 402 183 140 r494 r5,973 r4,183 r2,507 r!,902 r500 991 238 437 208 147 r505 6,057 4,177 2,434 1,903 1,665 461 94 643 467 1,762 464 117 700 481 1,498 456 107 488 447 rl,8!7 r5l7 142 689 469 r1,790 r485 1,880 62,084 44,908 25,987 11,66! 2,962 5,110 2,588 1,533 5,444 62,829 45,244 25,957 11,830 2,936 5,273 2,688 i,533 5,626 62,451 45,170 26,689 10,986 2,837 4,630 1,979 1,376 5,625 r64,928 r46,060 r27,632 10,912 2,833 4,566 1,909 1,595 r5,599 r64,636 r46,!32 r27,284 11,335 2,948 4,792 2,129 1,551 r5,6l6 65,023 46,273 26,785 11,991 3,056 5,233 2,456 1,530 5,606 r18,504 r5,327 18,750 5,550 1 17,176 5,043 1, 170 5,876 17,585 5,083 1,244 6, 195 148 149 | i i | 1 151 1 151 251 467 225 150 510 507 692 490 1 1 r18,868 r5,738 1,400 6,661 17,28! 5,361 i,277 5,586 419 1,050 6,315 1 r!52 152 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1963 1962 ITEM July Aug. 19,138 6,330 3,567 1,070 19,920 6,321 3,421 1,096 12,808 971 1,566 4,733 1,926 May June July DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1 / roil. Durable goods stores Automot i ve group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurab le goods stores Appare I group Eating and drinking places Food group General merchandise group $, do.., do.., do.., do.., do. •, do.., do.., do.., ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/, 2 / do.., Durab ie goods stores do.., Automotive group do.., Lumber, building, hardware group do.., Nondurab le goods stores do. •, Appare I group do.., Eating and drinking places do.., Food group ..do.., General merchandise group ..do.., ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total bit. $, Adjusted, totaI do.., RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total mil. $, RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total. do... Appare I group do. •, Eating and drinking places do.., General merchandise group do.., Grocery stores do. •, Lumber yards, building materials dealers .....do.., Tire, battery, accessory dealers do.., Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total 2/ do.., Appare I group do. •, Eating and drinking places do.., General merchandise group do.., Grocery stores do.., Lumber yards, building materials dealers do.., Tire, battery, accessory dealers... do.., DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL: Unadjusted i ndex 1957-59= 100, Seasonally adjusted index do.., WHOLESALE TRADE: Sales, estimated (unadjusted), total bii. $, Durable goods establishments do.., Nondurab le goods estab I i shments do.., Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total do.., Durable goods establishments.... do.., Nondurable goods establishments do.., EMPLOYMENT CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED AgricuituraI employment Nonagr icu Itura I emp loyment UNEMPLOYED Percent of civilian labor force CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED EMPLOYED Agr icu Itura I emp loyment. Nonagr i cu I tura I emp I oyment UNEMPLOYED Percent of civilian labor force . r20,584 r7,008 r4,037 1,100 13,599 1,096 1,630 4,997 2,241 21,228 7,239 4,301 1,068 13,989 1,163 1,562 5,066 2,278 r20,737 r7,044 r4,126 1,050 r 13,693 rl,l27 r1,592 r4,957 r2,287 r 13,576 rl,OI2 rl,658 r4,987 r2,138 r19,658 r6,305 r3,632 r954 r13,353 rl,l89 r1,426 r4,833 r2,263 r19,671 r6,2l9 r3,528 r939 r13,452 rl,200 1,461 r4,848 r2,279 r20,200 r6,5l2 r3,740 r940 r13,688 r1,156 r1,504 r4,890 r2,322 r20,486 r6,630 r3,843 r962 r13,856 rl,179 ri,5ll r4,923 r2,434 r20,759 r6,804 3,974 958 rI3,955 1,216 1,508 5,015 2,450 26.91 27.18 26.66 27.05 28.06 27.59 r27.74 r27.79 27.73 28.00 5,041 5,526 5,776 5,685 5,492 4,269 250 105 1,262 1,818 72 96 r4,640 r3l2 rlOO rl,466 rl,929 r62 89 4,670 291 106 1,459 1,960 76 91 r4,646 r32l rlOO rl,464 rl,924 62 86 4,850 315 107 1,491 2,063 72 97 r4,732 r309 rl04 rl,5l2 1,955 64 r88 4,767 307 108 1,536 1,950 73 103 r4,846 r3ll 104 rl,6l6 rl,964 65 93 4,601 263 III 1,436 1,915 75 102 4,914 324 105 1,628 1,992 64 92 96 114 104 115 112 117 r 114 120 plOI pl20 12.71 4.47 8.24 13.70 7.06 6.64 13.71 4.78 8.93 13.76 7.01 6.75 13.91 4.91 9.00 14.04 7.23 6.81 r13.06 r4.76 r8.30 M4.I5 14.01 4.87 9.14 14.19 7.19 7.00 73,582 69,564 6,064 63,500 4,018 5.5 71,730 67,833 5 J 18 62,715 3,897 5.4 73,695 69,762 5,770 63,993 3,932 5.3 72,197 68,104 5,087 63,017 4,093 5.7 73,127 69,061 5,178 63,883 4,066 5.6 72,989 68,676 5,033 63,643 4,313 5.9 75,165 70,319 5,954 64,365 4,846 6.4 4,909 63,693 4,118 5.7 75,173 70,851 5,969 64,882 4,322 5.7 73,269 69,161 5,024 64,137 4,108 5.6 mil. $, do.., 59,364 45,650 60,003 46,204 64,165 49,494 64,892 50,220 65,364 50,792 do.., do.., 4,720 4,278 4,862 4,308 5,263 4,605 5,134 4,408 5,348 4,776 do.., do* =, 4,669 4,283 4,619 4,261 4,950 4,516 5,011 4,578 5,106 4,605 do.., do.., 151.86 156.85 117.84 125.30 151.22 151.22 126.55 127.69 116.30 113.84 do.., do.., 148.25 152.98 112.35 M9.58 142.52 142.91 119.48 122.36 110.37 109.00 thous, do.., do.., do.., do.., , thous, do.., do.., do.., do.., , 7.29 r6.86 72,720 68,602 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month Installment credit, total Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, tota I Repa i d, tota I Seasonally adjusted: Extended, tota I Repa i d, tota! SECURITY MARKETS: Bonds, sales, excl. U.S. Gov't bonds (SEC): A11 reg i stered exchanges: Market va Iue Face va I ue New York Stock Exchange: Market va I ue Face va I ue jr/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. ±/ Data for Aug. 1963 are advance estimates. 2/ Seasonally adjusted data revised back to Jan. 1953 (re virions for periods not shown here will appear in the Sept. 1963 SURVEY and a forthcoming Census report). http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 36084 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1962 1963 ITEM May June July 4,026 9,691 12,050 10,701 13,177 10,018 13,070 8,758 56,934 5,569 41,054 5,290 42,378 4,947 45,033 4,934 49,358 4,981 4,582 4,211 6,763 7,436 6,940 5,989 990 74 127 800 57 97 1,154 82 130 1,218 85 145 1, 140 5,360 402 453 830 676 587 1,862 4,505 351 381 701 600 506 1,509 7,308 498 632 1,119 706 567 3,038 8,061 548 715 1,245 768 606 3,373 7,375 479 652 1,136 724 560 3,094 6,460 451 636 966 699 533 2,599 11.4 3.9 4.6 3.5 10.9 3.5 4.0 3.5 9.6 5.3 4.9 3.3 10.4 5.9 5.1 3.3 rll.2 5.6 r4.8 3.4 pi 1.8 p4.9 p4.3 p3.4 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.6 7.6 7.2 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.3 p7.3 p7.l 292 349 2,406 239 308 2,357 389 355 2,613 409 390 2,668 345 360 2,396 302 370 2,458 131.5 233.9 107.3 148.7 135.1 127.6 2.1 1.2 3.9 1.9 3.1 1.0 4.7 1.5 1.4 1.0 1.6 129.4 110.2 145.9 150.4 119.3 50.00 40.25 60.00 41.90 3.9 46.60 37.45 39.45 28.95 4.0 62.20 48.50 46.55 39.35 5.2 66.50 46.30 53.65 45.85 5.2 r57.IO r44.40 r53.55 r46.50 5.2 59.00 48.80 45.10 39.10 5.4 13.40 10.40 13.70 10.40 5.0 14.00 9.40 12.50 10.65 5.0 16.05 11.55 14.35 11.60 4.7 13.40 10.85 18.60 15.85 4.2 M4.80 M3.I5 r18.85 r17.45 3.9 15.70 14.30 14.20 12.80 3.8 June July 13,553 6,747 13,449 5,962 49,447 5,183 Apr. METALS AND MANUFACTURES IRON ORE (INCL. FOREIGN ORE)s Receipts at iron and steel plants,.....o^thous, ig„ tons, Consumption at iron and steel plants......... ...do.., Stocks, end of mo.: At furnace yards do.., At U.S. docks do.., PIG IRON: Production (excluding blast furnace production of ferroalloys) thous. sh. tons, CASTINGS, TOTAL SHIPMENTS: Gray tron do.., Mai ieable iron. • do.., Stee I do.., STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS: Total (ail grades) do.., Structural shapes (heavy), steel piling do.., PI ates do. •, Bars and tool steel, total do.., Pipe and tubing do.., Tin mill products do.., Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), total do.., STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF MO.: Consumers (manufacturers only) mil. sh. tons, Receipts during month do.., Consumption during month do.., Warehouses (merchant wholesalers) do.., Producing mi I Is: In process (ingots, semifinished, etc.) do.., Finished (sheets, plates, bars, pipe, etc.) .do.., FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL: Orders, new (net)........ thous. sh. tons, Shi pments do. •, Backlog, end of month do.., Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net mo. avg. shipments, 1957-59*100, Furnaces, industrial, new orders, net: Electric processing mil. $, Fuel-fired (except for hot rolling steel) do.., Material handling equipment (industrial): New orders index 1957-59*100, MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting tools: Orders, new (net), total mil. $, Domest ic do.., Sh i pments, tota I do..., Domest i c do.., Estimated back log months, Metal forming tools: Orders, new (net) mil. $, Domestic do.., S h i pments do. •. 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