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September 2, 1960
BUSINESS
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 t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY
SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Billion Dollars
130
TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS
Billion Dollars
130
(average of Wednesday data]
(Wednesday data)
(Weekly Reporting Member Bonks ©f Federal Reserve System)
120
H
I 10
120
H no
1960
100
H too
90
H 90
80
Lj^J^-L_L-L_J—g^-JL-JUJU
^ g ^ s S e g S i i l B S p s a P
1957
1958
•J. 8 I
1959
f
U L L ± J L X
i § i i i-l
ii i > i V / J
J FM A M J J A S O N D
1960
Thousands
S,000
M 0 T O R VEHICLE PRODUCTION
Monthly
BO
Thousands
250
Weekly
(cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants)
800
H
h
200
6 0 0 h-
150
4 0 0 h-
100
200
h
H
JLJLJUJL
1957
Jl—L^JLO-J
L-J—l»J X » , L — L l
t , I J—J—L
1958
•J—L-1-J--L—I
L-L-J
I JL.
Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 100
200
\
150
§00
\
50
0 -J»»LJLJL™d»J™J« ra J™J»^^
1957
1958
^X^X^A^A^J^J^^^^^l^JL^^
S959
^J^J^J^J^l^J^X^^
I960
i
i > i i i
i i
1
o
-
150
~~
100
1
•^JUJs.Os^JUlJLj^^
i i
Index, 1947-49=100
200
Monthly
STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots a n d s t e d for castings)
i
J F M A M J J A S O N D
i960
1959
50
LJ
Strike
period
50
LJ > ,1, \ \ I i,J 1,1 J I 0
J F f t / f A M J J A S Q N D
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
\ Q60
S959
ITEM
Aug. 22
Aug. 29
Aug. S3
Aug. 6
Aug. 20
Aug. 27
Commodity prices, wholesale;
OS.......
rarm products«*«.«•«.«»«».*«•«»»•««»«•»•..«••••«•«••do.«.0
»».*«..»•
© ........
^<t CORWIOQ ITS 6 S 2 / • « t < « « « o « 9 « « t < « e i e $ s e « « « » e t g » t « « e t « « CJO. « . e
86.5
*II9.I j
*878l
*I05.8
* 128.4
87 a 0
119.4 !
87.2
107.9
128.3
85.7
-119.4
87wf
107.8
128.3
85.5
132
139
128
S3!
1,443
1,294
1,430
1,279
1,794
S,648
1,799
S,654
263
119*3
86.6
107.8
128.3
85.4
119.4
86.9
108.0
128.3
85.6
139
<»»#»».©.»
*«. »©»»••
269
308
279
315
32,044
28,165
18,593
32,129
28,246
18,524
32,184
28,469
18,564
32,087
28,245
18,386
493
502
582
455
257
Finance:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/e0fflsed©ffi9e.
32,051
28,562
18,509
431
31,951
28,485
18,586
437'
Reporting member banks Cof F*R„System) In leading cities: 5/
Loans and Investments (adjusted), tota!.....*...e<B„.d©..*.
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
Real estate loans <gr«ss) sss * s## ...........
do....
do....
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) j|/...I941-43*l0ee
60,030
30,723
104,037
29,451
28,912
12,327
4.70
58.27
62.45
60,786
30,695
103,888
29,270
28,978
12,353
4.73
59.07
63834
59,392
31,568
105,148
27,062
31,104
12,510
4.67
54.72
58.03
58,967
31,498
104,720
26,903
31,069
12,516
4.64
56.07
59s55
58,163
31,680
105,003
27,169
31,114
12,516
4.60
56.84
60.30
1,187
14,003
46,686
6,761
1*217
14,109
33,573
6,765
1,298
14,709
118,052
6,837
1,339
14,622
97,050
6,834
1,337
14,453
63,173
6,842
328
#11.3
542
291
332
#11.7
549
295
1,537
53.9
594
285
1,525
53.5
600
289
1,558
54.7
596
290
•••••••••
4.57
58.07
61.67
Production:
53,712
1,547
54.3
J/ 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. Af Daily average. £/ Wednesday data. j6/ Estimates for week beginning August 29, I960:
Production, 1,533 thous. short tons; operating rate, 53.8 percent. * Monthly index for August 1959. # Based on Jan. 1, 1959, annual capacity
(147,633,670 tons); I960 rates are based on Jan. I, I960, annual capacity (148,570,970 tons).
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
I960
1959
ITEM
June
July
April
May
June
July
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS:
New Incorporations (49 States, incl. Hawaii)..
16,208
16,650
15,446
15,530
16,676
14,676
.1947-49-100..
124.5
124.9
126.2
126.3
126.5
*I26.6
........do.;..
........do....
127.5
122.2
116.6
118.2
112.8
145.4
127.9
122.7
117.0
118.7
113.1
145.8
129.8
123.7
117.4
119.4
112.1
149.4
129.7
123.8
117.3
119.4
III.9
149.6
129.7
124.0
117.6
119.8
111.5
149.7
129.9
124.2
117.7
120.0
III,!
150.0
107,3
118.9
112.3
134.5
111.6
107.5
119.4
113.3
130.8
112.0
108.9
119.5
115.3
129.9
109.3
108.9
119.7
5 15.0
132.9
109.7
108.9
120.3
115.0
136.1
110.3
109.1
120.6
115.8
134,4
110.8
128.9
119.3
104.1
139.5
150.6
129.0
119.5
104.0
139.6
151.0
S3I.4
124.4
104.7
141.4
155.5
131.2
124.7
104.3
141.4
155.9
131.3
124.7
104.3
156.1
131.3
124.8
104. I
141.8
156.4
131.1
118.1
145.9
134.9 |
192.7 !
129.2 |
131.3
119.1
146.3
135.2
194.2 !
130.8 !
132.9
121.1
146.1
134.4 !
I99«4 1
131.9 |
133.2
121.4
145.6
133.9
199.4
131.9
133.2
121.1
845.8
134.1 [
199.7 !
132.0
133.4
121.6
145.9
134.2
200.3
132.2
83.5 I
80 a 3 |
83.7 !
809l ;
83.3
79.2
83.5
79.2
83.7 |
79.! j
**83.5
**79.0
COMMODITY PRICES
Special group indexes:
i..do....
.do....
do....
.do...-.
........do....
........UO....
Rent... •«.....««•«•*»*««.«•••««•*« <*• ••••••«*•
Persona! car©..«.«>.......»....«».«.&««».......a . . . . . . . G O . . * »
1
......a.GO.... !
Transpor T aT i on «...««»&«•.«<*.««.....*« «»«««•««.
r r 1 V 3 T e . . . . . . . . . » . . . « > a . . « « . « a e o » . . . . « • » « « . » .........do.... |
1
1
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
141.6
* Index based on I935-39»I00 is 211.7. *» Indexes based OR 1935-39^10© are as follows: Measured by—wholesale prices, 43.7; consumer
Digitized forprices,
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1959
I960
ITEM
June
July
Apri 1
May
June
July
DOMESTIC TRADE
TELEVISION ADVERTISING, NETWORK:
of dot..
48,086
3,406
14,415
9,353
47,544
3,000
13,931
9,601
55,923
4,527
14,896
10,782
r55,500
5,056
r15,108
10,059
52,912
3,532
16,175
10,043
,..do...»
,..do..e.
...do....
t lines..
5,323
5,829
9,759
4,067
5,597
6,189
9,226
3,420
6,089
6,486
13,144
5,492
5,755
6,410
13,112
4,961
5,768
6,651
10,744
4,002
LIFE INSURANCE WRITTEN (NEW PAID-FOR INSURANCE);
Value, estimated total.
,ee,
mil, of d©!s*
(
.••do.,..
...do....
<L}fQ 1 n a r y . e e . e . o e o e a o e e e e e o e . s e o e o o e s e e . e s e e s s s e . e s S6 do ss ««
6,266
1,138
601
4,527
5,592
731
543
4,318
5,842
913
597
4,332
6,069
929
656
4,484
6,716
1,611
607
4,498
64,056
28,543
65,895
27,841
61,874
30,280
61,498
30,236
59,825
30,890
9,200
4,112
2,628
9,128
3,982
2,593
10,857
4,019
2,505
10,364
4,002
2,444
10,512
4,183
2,720
ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION:
Acetic acid (synthetic and natural)•••..••••••thous, of lb..
..do....
..do....
of ga!..
. of lb..
57,445
88,733
1,393
9,052
14,604
58,546
92,679
1,012
6,660
12,809
59,955
89,193
2,056
9,688
13,393
67,261
98,308
1,992
7,946
13,748
65,844
94,200
1,906
7,953
12,444
..do....
..do....
..do....
9,359
94,808
149,652
7,248
91,956
126,515
7,338
96,402
147,933
5,895
97,062
138,955
7,705
100,626
143,938
of gal..
..do....
PhthalIc anhydride.•••••••••••••••••••••••....thous, of lb..
Explosives (industrial), shipments:
..do....
..do....
SYNTHETIC PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION:
Cellulose acetate and mixed ester plastics:
Sheets, rods, and tubes....••••••••••••••...thous, of lb..
..do....
192
21,800
31,850
192
22,265
32,731
189
22,074
30,858
199
24,502
35,068
199
21,653
31,989
124
80,696
84
72,245
42
84,515
81
87,324
50
87,071
4,437
8,012
250
39,952
65,723
3,442
7,467
43,140
72,840
4,167
7,494
245
r43,7!3
73,536
4,643
8,055
..do....
..do....
4,028
8,292
304
46,320
72,312
43,752
74,407
..do....
..do....
..do....
..do....
33,967
98,405
34,395
12,601
23,470
94,272
30,587
10,706
.
98*907
100*477
30,903
98,122
33,003
11,366
j5 Q54
Ii4'oi9
r29,540
r97,877
r32,297
rl 1,596
r15,359
120,159
28,435
93,688
34,126
11,460
13,86!
102,264
ne gal..
349
268
2,188
305
167
2,308
398
242
2,452
r375
289
2,520
507
284
2,712
..do....
.".do....
..do....
1,601
11,283
138,073
2,885
1,410
9,671
126,029
2,185
1,854
12,460
164,495
1,577
1,846
11,929
155,882
1,779
2,067
12,039
142,603
4,789
of lb..
..do....
1,916.2
926.9
48.0
941.3
175.7
1,991,2
975.7
50,0
965.4
184.0
1,959.0
887.7
52.4
1,018.9
179.1*
2,071.0
1,004.8
53.3
1,012.9
180.2
2,054.I
1,044.7
52.1
957.3
175.7
1,833.9
976.2
50.0
807.8
146.5
183.5
142.5
147.2
116.7
185.7
118.7
193.8
115.9
206.8
r 126.2
151.8
109.1
186.0
51.6
155.2
48.7
136.4
54.3
156.8
56.2
164.1
r49.7
145.7
47.5
122.7
33.5
115.7
33.9
139.6
39.1
123.7
32.8
J32.6
r39.9
120.1
35.2
3,619
FINANCE
5,923
1,327
541
4,055
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
OPERATING RESULTS ON SCHEDULED AIRLINES (DOMESTIC TRl»iK):
>usands..
•..do....
Passengers originated, revenue...••••«••••••••••••• ..do....
Nlions..
e
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Ethyl acetate (85£)......••••••..
Formaldehyde {37% HCHO)......
Methanol:
••••
!
do
69
76,781
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS
Wines and distilling materials:
Effervescent wines:
..do....
Sti11 winss:
MEATS:
..do....
Baking or frying fats (incl. shortening):
Stocks (producers' and warehouse), end of month
Salad or cooking oils:
..do,.*.
Stocks (producers* and warehouse), end of month.ae. ..do....
Margarine:
Stocks (producers' and warehouse), end of month..,. ,..do....
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1959
I960
ITCH
June
July
Apr! 1
May
June
July
FOOD AMD KINDRED PRODUCTS - Continued
VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTSs
Coconut ©Its
41,4
3490
43e6
43a7
26.9
24.4
25.0
29 e 0
28ffi5
27e7
116.6
!30a0
9794
100.3
373,7
5969 0
252,4
357,3
I76 e 6
191.1
142,7
104.8
55.1
153.7
45.5
116.3
I75«8
188.9
116.9
204.5
83,0
202.8
70.0
I89e9
41,5
35,0
!30o9
8(5.7
62,6
5ls3
37.9
54a8
70.0
40s5
27.8
30.4
20,0
32.9
21.7
2!«9
33a0
39.3
2985
21.7
23@8
I588
957.4
1,090.8
992.8
1,620.2
995.9
1,405.4
939.6
i,29fa5
941 a3
S,0I693
Ps49!e4
^232s8
!„507c6
*247e8
1,513,6
'269.8
l,443e2
225 9 4
l,44U6
*251eG
350*0
39.0
44s7
Corn ©IS:
P r o d u c t !OI1,
CriSCJe a , » s o e o * e « 9 a < * f i > o w 8 o © o » 0 < » o « » a Q s o e s s s , © ®
Q
dO
e
«0 .
Cottonseed:
Consumption Ccrushlngs) e e 8 0 „ e 0 0 c o ..thous. of short tons.,.
Stocks Cat oil mills), and of month......
Cottonseed cake and mea1:
Produ ct I on •••••••.•••.••••••••••••••••••...,........do....
,Stocks Cat oil mills), end of month,,..*.
Cottonseed o i 1 :
Production,
crude...as...^,.,,..®....*,,* ,, c .mll s of Sb„s
f1axseedi
Consumption (crush!ngs) a a s a e i J , a a s S 9 a thous s of short tortssg
Stocks Cat oil mills), end of » n t h 8 „ a ( , 6
do..„.
Linseed of 1:
Production, crude ( r a w ) , , e 8 9 t e » » 8 e , 6 , , t , 0 • «. »mi 1 s of lb,,®
Soybeans:
Consumption (crushings).........,..thous s of short tons**
Stocks Cat oil mills), end of month # s e s s s ,
Soybean cake and mea1:
- s s -Hi! 1 c Of |b» s
Stocks Cat oil mills), end of m a n t h e Q ® @ 9 e ••••.••...do....
Soybean ol 1:
Production, crude,.......<$8©a,e®«>e®s©s«©Sse
Tobacco, manufactured products;
Production, totaI..,.,,,,.,.••»•«,•,,,.,e«. eethOUS s Of ! b s s
Chewing, plug, and twist.................
®.o«5s®»«e® " v « . a a
®e99®sea®e<5S*sa9SSSi®affi&9*®9e08>99S8
Snuff
«««««<&©««« G © «9 © .
48.7
26.8
994.7
1,346,5
1^540^4
306 . 4
35592
344sl
366.4
365.9
348»6
15,368
6,048
6,442
2,885
14,094
6,065
5,896
2?I33
14,257
6*389
•2,631
r15,745
5,811
6,494
3,440
16,S78
6,102
6,592
3,483
3,240
38,413
650,072
15,227
3,514
39,908
514,704
13,148
2,642
36,929
502,308
54,054
3, 177
41,355
r623,797
r15,156
3,679
43,631
571,924
15,543
9ss0ees@e
7,232
3,544
•6,760
6,331
5,261
4,480
268
333
2,2S9
270
301
2,203
Consumption (withdrawals):
Cigarettes, smal1:
,,, 6ea mi S1Ions es
Tax~pa id!!I*i!!!!!II!II!!I!!!II!!!!I!*I
, , , , , , „ , , dOffl 9 © 9
Cigars (large), tax-paid, *«,«*..»«,,.,*,****„ e9 thousands 99
Manufactured tobacco and snuff, tax-paId. e s thous e of !b s s
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Pig iron, production (excluding blast furnace production
of ferr©a 11©ys)•••••••»••••«•••••••thous. of short tons e 9
FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL:
Orders, new (net).....•••••••••••••••••..•• • •••.....'•do....
D?11 p m e n T S »
»s,,,seeeeeS(ae«iiieeeaee0asep8e»ee»
Backlog, end of snonth 9 „«,,» s „«» 9 »« 9e ,,»,»»«
Furnaces, industrial, new orders, net:
Fuel-fired (except for hot rolling steel),
,..*..do...,
MACHINE TOOLS (METAL-CUTTING AND METAL-FORMING):
New orders (net), tota t, a ••••.»,•.«•••«•.,,
- do.
•.......••do....
Shipments, total »•.••••.•••,•»,,..•,•,••••• a
DOmeSt
»9 s o a a . .
ICe.sseossseeeesoeesesessaeseeeeeeee
S
dO,
a
oe
29!
365
1,717
259
239
1,679
345
287
2,401
270
285
2,237
1.5
3.1
2.2
6,2
1,8
6,9
S.3
3J
LI
1.0
1.5
65.40
60, SO
50.05
44.95
4,2
63,40
53.25
40,60
37.00
4.8
51.85
40,30
55. SO
45a05
•4,5
49.95
32.40
56,35
44.75
4,3
r55.IO
r35.75
r63.80
r5la00
4,0
p42,00
p28.05
P5I.65
p4S,30
p3.9
1.2
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