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^WENTOfc 0 September 22, 1961 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 Index, 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 - 1 0 0 200 Index, 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 ^ 1 0 0 200 Monthly Weekly STEEL PRODUCTION (ingofs and steel for costings) 150 h 150 100 100 50 0 I • . i i • ml^^„imL_l„i_L^,L~J„ I 1958 Billion DoSiqrs 450 index, 1957 = 100 140 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION * PERSONAL INCOME (F. R. B. seas. adj. index) (seasonally adjusted, at annual rates) 400 Total J F f V t A M J J A S O N D 1961 I960 1959 120 - ^ _ _ 350 300 80 250 2 0 0 [^ i i i i I i i i i i ' i i i i i I M i i i h i i i i h M i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1958 — 100 Wage and Salary Disbursements 1959 I960 - 60 ~ 1 l 1 I I 1 I I l I i1 I96S 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1....JL. 1958 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1959 I960 S96I - ' June, July, and August 1958 include retroactive Federal salary payments; March and July Index, I 9 4 7 ~ 4 9 = S00 160 WHOLESALE PRICES index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 120 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS * (seasonally adjusted) 140 L_ Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods - -N a afflai 120 ^ ^^^^ All Com modifies 100 80 - 100 m^ 80 Farm Products _L_U_.I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1958 I I 1 I I 1 I I 1 1 11 1 M 1 1 i i 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 i-LJJ 1 I I I S959 I960 1961 60 r V\T i 11111 11111 1958 1959 M 111 11111 i V WVsyv *Average per working day I 1 l l l l l l li l l 1 l l l l l 1 1 11 I960 1961 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1961 I960 ITEM Commodity prices, wholesale: At ! commodities............ Sept. 17 84.8 130 1,868 1,649 276 *II9.2 *87.7 *108.I *127.9 84.3 150 1,786 1,591 305 85.0 152 2,268 1,670 352 84.9 154 2,162 1,587 321 .....£.. 292 32,174 27,941 18,358 658 32,291 28,036 18,582 821 32,594 28,681 19,202 597 32,474 28,447 19,169 602 32,663 28,931 19,117 545 32,836 29,052 19,203 628 106,404 27,774 31,134 12,867 .106,865 27,855 31,509 12,874 61,434 29,015 114,224 33,322 31,498 13,038 61,950 29,110 114,301 33,464 31,476 13,061 61,927 29,070 1 14,268 33 348 31*514 13,058 4.56 55.79 59.02 4.57 55.40 58.60 4.74 67.98 71.82 4,74 67.81 71.57 4 6 74 68.46 72.27 1,341 14,615 65,821 6,874 1,388 14,298 106,517 6,847 1,349 15,491 83,361 7,054 1,381 16,214 115,156 7,051 1,401 75.2 480 237 1,510 81.i 599 298 2,020 108.4 592 300 2,030 109.0 599 310 1,424 15,838 102,512 7,162 2,032 109.1 513 262 . 1947-49-100.. State programs (50 States and, in 1961, Puerto Rico)..do.... Failures, indust. and commercial (Dun & Bradstreet)...number.. Finance: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4_/ do..... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:j>/ Demand deposits, adjusted •••••••••••••••mil. of dol.. U, S, Government o b 1 i g a t l o n s . . . . s s s . . . s s s s s = s 5 s = i S d o s i i i Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 1/...1941-43=10.. Sept. 2 Sept. 10 Aug. 26 Sept. 9 118.7 86.9 108.2 127.4 85.1 129 Sept. 16 1 18.7 87.4 107.9 127.3 85. I 4.75 68.01 71.76 Production: Sndex of production 1957-59-100,. 79,870 2,032 109. 1 J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 27 Tuesday prices. 3/ In addition to State programs, includes the following: Railroad; UCFE (Federal employees); UCX (ex-servicemen); and, effective with week of April 15, 1961, TEC (temporary extended compensation). Also effective with week of April 15, 1961, includes persons under extended duration provisions, 4_/ Daily average. 5/ Wednesday data; figures for member banks in leading cities are on revised basis. * Monthly index for September I960. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS I960 1961 ITEM July August May June July August GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL,. ....bil. of dol. Compensation of employees, total.-,............ •..-.do... Wages and salaries, total............. ..do... Supplements to wages and salaries do... Proprietors' income, total do... Business and professional .........do... Farm ••••••••• do.., Rental income of persons.. .....do... Corp.profits and inventory valuation adj s ,totaU so do i8s Corporate profits before tax, total..... .do.,. Corporate profits tax liability.......... .do... Corporate profits after tax.. do.,, Inventory valuation adjustment.... , do.,. Net i nterest ••... do... PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income.. ...do... Wage and salary disbursements, total do... Commodity-producing industries .do... Manufactur ing on ly. • do... Distributive industri es ..dos.. Service i ndustr ies do, „. Government •••••••••• do„« Other labor income ...do... Proprietors' income: Business and professional... .............do... Farm.., ... ,,.••••••......do... Rental income of persons ..do... Dividends do... Personal interest income. do... Transfer payments.. do... Less personal contributions for social insurance..do... Total nonagr icu Itura I income. .....do;.. *4I9.2 *294.6 *272.4 *22.2 *48.6 *36.4 *I2.3 *ll.7 *45.9 *46.3 *23.0 *23.3 *-,4 *I8,3 **4I2.2 **292.6 **270.I **22.5 **48.9 **36.0 **I2.9 **ll,5 **40.0 **39.6 **I9.6 **20.0 **.4 **I9.2 426.0 300. 277. 22. 49. 36. 12. II. 45. 45. 22. 22.8 .3 19.6 404.7 273.6 III.3 88.0 72.6 41.1 48.6 10.9 405.2 273,2 110.2 86.9 72.6 41.2 49.1 10.9 413.2 277.2 110.5 87.6 72.9 42.5 51.3 10.8 417.3 280.7 112.7 88.9 73.5 42.9 51.6 I 1.0 ±/r421.2 r282.3 r113.2 r89.3 r74.0 r43.3 r5l.8 M.I 419.3 282.8 I 13,1 89.2 74,2 43.6 52.0 II.I 36.3 12.3 11.7 14.0 26.3 28.8 9.3 388.3 36 12 II 14 26 29 9.3 388.7 36.3 12.9 11.5 14.2 27.0 33.0 9.7 396.4 36.4 13.0 11.5 14.3 27.1 33.0 9.8 400.2 36.6 12.9 11.5 14.3 27.2 1/r 35.2 9.8 JL/r 404.0 36, 12, I I, 14, 27, 32, 9, 402.0 rV Revised. * Data are for 2d quarter I960. ** Data are for 1st quarter 1961. J./ July 1961 data include $2.6 billion ($218 million converted to annual rate), reflecting special Government life insurance dividend payments to veterans. 5078 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS-Continued *3 I960 1961 ITEM July August May June July August GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS - Continued INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.INDEX OF QUANTITY O U T P U T ) : UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES) I957-IOO.. BY INDUSTRY: 106 103 107 108 Ml 103 99 109 94 106 98 117 98 108 103 115 98 Ml 106 118 r98 107 110 114 113 113 118 r I 19 112 102 100 96 104 III 115 99 121 101 104 97 MO M4 102 rl 17 103 107 101 109 105 113 rl 14 108 p I 13 pi 18 P97 p!25 pl03 p|09 p!03 pll4 do.... 110 108 108 MO 112 p 1 13 Durab1e manufactures....*„.- S ee = e e e s e s * s * s e e s s s s do e . a • no !06 108 103 90 105 104 rill 105 92 107 107 rl 12 r!07 r95 rl09 MO pi 13 p!08 85 109 NO 108 104 83 108 107 102 121 114 III 124 101 122 112 102 121 99 116 107 rl02 rl 19 pi03 p!22 114 pM4 rl07 117 101 119 112 rill 120 112 ri2i pS2l 116 113 128 103 112 112 115 ill 127 103 112 113 r i 10 120 100 117 IN 118 112 123 104 118 119 115 125 115 117 110 Mi 97 78 99 94 124 124 124 112 115 109 M4 98 80 100 96 125 126 112 116 116 116 104 106 101 112 III 115 115 115 103 105 100 111 13.1 14.1 15.2 r!5.8 N3.2 14.7 14.7 14.4 14.6 rl4.7 ri4.8 14.9 13.2 14.1 15.0 rl5.9 r 14.1 15.0 15.3 r!05 rlOO rl 12 96 pill pi 10 pi02 p 121 plOO BY MARKET GROUPING: no 104 Materials,.e s e o e e e do.... e8#e SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) BY INDUSTRY: Furniture and f i x t u r e s . o s a c e e o a a e e e 8 e . „ . „ . . . . . d o . . . . Appare 1 products .do.... Rubber and plastics products. ,,,5,.,se,do,oSS MINING do.... E lectric 0..... BY MARKET GROUPING: FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL •• . • ....do.... ....do.... 116 127 1! 1 114 112 i!6 rl 13 rl30 rill 12! 113 97 81 100 86 130 1 16 98 r77 101 r89 131 131 132 III 115 113 113 118 118 116 rl02 106 118 102 109 101 112 104 114 109 rl 12 rl03 115 102 rl03 99 P 97 pill pill pM9 127 117 rM5 pM5 132 rl 14 113 r98 r77 101 94 r!34 p99 p8l plOI 114 119 r 1 19 119 104 rl 10 rl05 116 p 1 15 pM9 pi 18 pi20 p|06 pill p!06 pi 16 pl33 MANUFACTURERS' SALES: U Value (unadjusted): Value (seasonally adjusted): MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: _[/ New orders, net (unadjusted): New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): 13.8 14.4 14.8 rl4.9 rl5.0 44.6 44.6 42.6 r42.8 r43.7 44.0 119.7 119.2 118.7 118.6 1 19.0 94.8 127.0 121.8 92.7 126.8 121.5 r93.2 r126.3 120.7 88.9 112.9 75.5 84.1 86.6 98.7 74.3 80.7 86.8 101.4 74.8 78.2 Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES By stage of processing: 1947-49-100.. intermediate materials, supplies, and components..do.... Finished goods.... do.... r/ Revised, 5078 D,/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for August 1961 are advance estimates. 1 18.2 91.6 125.8 120.6 r92.7 r 125.6 121.2 94.9 125.5 121.5 85.1 103.3 74.2 75.4 r87.l r104.3 77.8 75.5 88.8 97.7 78.1 80.3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 1961 ITEM July August July May August COMMODITY PRICES - Continued WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX - Continued All commodities - continued Foods, processed........,.....,...„« o...o«,..o 1947-49=100. Cereal and bakery p r o d u c t s 0 0 0 0 0 o 5 ! , do.,, Dairy products and Ice c r e a m 0 6 8 S 0 1 do,,, Fruits and vegetables^ canned and f r o z e n o o o 0 0 < ! 4 i J 8 ( , d o 8 e e Meats^ poultry,, and f ish,, .. ,<=,*„*, do... 108.9 122,5 117.3 107,3 99 a 5 107,8 122,0 118.0 106,6 96,8 107,5 !23 6 6 119,5 109,0 91,8 106,7 123.7 I 19,7 !08,7 89,9 107,5 r!23s9 120,4 r109,0 Commodities other than farm products and foods,,,.,.do. Chemicals and allied products,... e o e o , ^ ^ . . ^ . . o ^ d o . Fuel and related products, and p o w e r „ 4 0 S O ! ! O M o ,0 , ®do. Furniture, other household durab les. .., ....... oee .do, Hldes^ skins^ and leather products e .. „... .. 00 • • .. .do. 128.2 I 10.4 113,8 123.1 I 10,1 128,2 !I0,5 115,3 122,9 108,7 127,6 109,9 113.6 122,4 110.7 127,4 109,3 114,3 122,4 I 10,1 127,4 108,9 114.6 122,3 rl II.I 127,4 108,7 114.4 122,3 ! 13,1 121.5 153.3 153,4 137,8 119,6 153,3 153,6 137,8 117,6 153.1 153,0 138,5 117,8 153,2 153.1 138.3 rS 17. rS53 e r!53e I38« 116,0 152,7 153,6 138,5 133,5 146,9 96 8 3 I3i a 8 133,0 145,3 96,1 132,0 126.1 140,2 94,0 132,1 126,5 139,6 93,7 132,1 126,4 r139,0 r93,9 132,6 126,3 139,4 94 e 2 132,8 83,5 83.9 84,2 84,€ 84,3 *84,0 896.7 184,6 310,9 9,0 37I-.5 78,7 137,1 3,0 367,9 84,1 133,7 4,3 1,986,3 157,7 1,280,9 109,0 7 0 8 8 372,9 85,3 133,5 2,9 201.7 106,1 18,0 56,3 10,1 112,2 4.2 25,0 9.5 2,! .112.8 ,9 22,3 7,7 95,8 190,2 63,4 59,0 30,3 225 1 ! 18A 16 9 55 2 8 5 1,7 I 14,9 4,1 23,0 7,5 4,70 4,61 ..63 4.66 4.69 4,69 55,84 59.25 59,58 47.58 48.02 30,19 56.5! 59,96 59,76 48, 16. 48.65 30,19 66,50 70.34 67.41 55.29 59.59 33,08 65.62 69,48 67.49 55.61 58.43 32.41 65.44 69,15 66.24 56.21 59.42 31,74 67,79 71,69 69.18 58,73 61.19 32,76 25.71 52.09 34,24 25.26 52.64 34.81 31,30 67.14 42,97 32.9! 68.38 43.98 33,55 69,98 44.8! 35.64 74.47 47.19 Lumber and wood products..... a ,....„, ...oooo.oo •>.. do. Machinery and motive products.,,,,,...,..., 0oe „ 0 . 0 do, Metals and metal products s , e o e > a o o e 0 a0 o O«ooC00085..doa Nonmetallic mineral products.,...,, a ......o.......do. Pulps, paper, and allied products,,..... , OG , , .. 0 ,o,,do. Rubber and products,,,.,.,,,.,... 0 , 0 ...«.»•»•.....do. Textile products and apparel...............,...,,.do. Tobacco products and bottled beverages,,,,,,.,,,, .do s PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Wholesale prices, ...».,„......,..........a*......,.,,, .do, 92,5 108.2 124,0 1-21.3 107,7 94,8 FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS—STOCKS? CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED: TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS.,,,..,........., ,mi I „ of dol. FI nance ..«,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,*>,,,,,,,, ........do... Manuf actur ing ••••,,.•.••••<,•••.•••••. ........do... Mining,,,., ,.o....« e ». .. , .... .do... Pub I Ic utl I It Iest CommunScat Ions„.,,„.,..,,.. o0 , 0 ,,„. ,S0688o,d0„ee Electric and gas-..',.......,........ ,«......do... Ral I road., a,.,,,,,,,,,,,.*,,,,,.,,,,,., ,,,,,,»,do,,. Trade,, ........do... MIsee Ilaneous....,.,.,............... ........do... STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION; Dividend yields^ pref. stocks (14 high-grade ) . . . ,percent. Prices? Industrial* public utility,, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks)••••.,,..•••• .1941 -43=10, Industrial, total (425 stocks)........ „do.a. Capital goods (127 stocks).....,.... ..do... 8 Consumers goods (193 stocks)....... ..do,,. Public utility (50 stocks),....,..,... ..do.., Railroad (25 stocks),.....,.....,.,-.,.. ..do..., Banks: New York City (II stocks).,............. ..do... Outside N 6 Y Q City (16 stocks)..-......... ..do... Fire Insurance (15 stocks)..«••••••••••••• ..do-... 935 188 313 9 r / R e v i s e d . * Index based on 1935-39=100 Is 4 4 , 0 , USCOMM-DC-5078 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. 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