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„»1MENT O f r ^ September 25, 1954 BUSINESS °F STATISTICS BUSINESS E c ° A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED 3USSNESS INDICATORS Index, 1957=59=100 Index, 1957-59 = 100 160 160 Monthly ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. S. seas. adj. index) 150 140 - 130 - 120 110 V 1 - **^^ ™a™j™a™-x~j—LJU™^™^™^™^™. ^ ^ J ^ ^ ^ ± ^ ^ ^ ^ ™UJ—U™4^X™1™J—iua~wU.,a L,—1 ! _ k 1 1 1963 1962 1961 1 50 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D Index, 1957-59=100 200 Monthly - H 150 ^-v^ yf%^^^ 100 L,™ 1964 Index, 1957-59-100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) 150 L—1 1 H 120 - 100 - - ^u^^x™™^™^^^.™!^™!™^—u.a,„..i 1 J J J.. J J 1 U-^L „ • ,,), . > >„,-« t. 1 J^^^L^J^^^JL^^^J^U^.L ™ i ™ - u - k ™ j i — i — 1 0 ^ , 1 ^ 1963 1962 1961 k. IU™ J F M A M J 1964 J A S O N D Index, 1957-59=100 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION Millions 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* (da\\y average; seas, adj.) 2.0 - - 120 15 jk i % / ^ ®*f\/^ %# ^W' 110 ^ M - 1.0 100 1A J\\AA X r %r - .5 90 1 \ H *Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates 0 i , , , 1961 j u u a a l m j j L 1962 1 1111I 1963 ^^LJ^Aa^^^l±M±J^J^ 1964 80 -jjj.auj^ajuj-uu 1961 ^LJJJ^-iu^J^JUAjJ ^JU^LLL^M^ 1962 1963 -L-L-i ! ...l-Lj-i ,lOjJ 1964 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1963 1964 ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE; A! I commodities.... „.„»*„,»ooeooo«fflffl . 1,957-59=IOO e Farm products B o o « B O S „ o a f f l O O l O B f f l e a 0 a „ o <, f f l o i e.do„OB Foods, processed^ 9.do.s0 AfI other ..,do... 22 commodities 2/......„....-..o.o...o..o. ..do... A H R£TA SI STORES, SALES. „„ „ „. „««>... a „ «>., „« mil.'$. Nondurable goods stores. •••'•••••••....;•. s.do... INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs.. .... .... .thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs,,.......... ...... .. ..do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do... FAILURES, INDUSTffi AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number. FINANCE! Currency In circulation 3 / »„..0 mil. $c Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/oe>oedo. „«, Member bank reserve balances 3/ do,.. Excess reserves, estimated _3/.....................»do..„ Reporting member banks Cof F.RSSystem) in leading cities°Af Demand deposits, adjusted. „.ffla o0............ • OD.. e mi i. $, Savings deposits.....................•..•..*•..••.»do.., Loans and investments (adjusted), totaI.„. a ........do..< U.S. Government ob11gations........... a o . s o .do... Commercial and industrial loans (gross)..........do... Real estate Joans ( g r o s s ) „ 0 f f l o s e o o o o o . o o e 0 „ 6 . 9 O . f f l e d o . . , Oond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/......percent, Stock prices, 5 0 0 stocks (Stand. & Poor , s)""4/.. S94-1-43=10, Industrials, 42.5 stocks..••••••..•..•...••••••.....do.., PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/B ., 0 0 ..» 0 « 0 » f t .thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by u t i I ! t i e s o s o o e a a . . . « „ „ . . » » . m i 1. kw,-hr« Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)................number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3_/., .....thous. bbl. .thous. sh. tons, index of p r o d u c t i o n . o o o o e ,.... 1957-59=100. FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, T O T A L . „ . .....thous, cars, Ml see I laneous , do... Sept. 5 Aug. 29 Sept, 12 Septo 14 Sept0 21 92.5 .4,639 3,224 225 1,439 1,290 288 *I00.3 *95.5 *I00.9* * 100.7 92.8 4,500 3,150 238 1,429 1,283 281 98.9 4,934 3,348 187 1,314 1,582 263 99,3. 5,163 3,673 196 1,254 1,129 240 36,066 34,553 19,814 50 S 36,016 34,465 S9,900 348 37,998 37,137 20,617 477 62,717 36,996 132,599 27,863 35,498 17,290 63,190 37,055 134,548 28,019 35,864 17,359 4.51 73.20 76.98 1,676 18,107 139,443 7,559 i,804 96.8 594 305 Sept. 19 100.6 95.0 101.7 101. I 99.2 4,535 3,19! 171 100.6 95.5 102.1 lOi.i 99.7 213 230 38,005 36,968 20,521 388 38,243 37,716 20,687 506 38,425 37,524 20,606 303 62,393 39,421 141,389 25,961 38,902 19,292 62,689 39,477 142,946 26,392 39,091 19,320 62,949 39,533 141,918 26,147 39,024 39,366 4.52 72.80 76.60 4.57 81.32 85.98 4,57 82,31 87.05 4.57 83.05 87.87 1,674 17,478 170,578 7,598 1,863 !00ffl0 596 307 1,662 19,563 123,33! 7,652 2,414 129.6 605 317 1,664 19,792 153,223 7,741 2,436 130.8 610 323 1,736 18,937 142,636 7,734 2,464 !32.3 53! 277 4.57 83.24 88.06 3 96,906 2,506 134.5 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Sept. 1963. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 ITEM July Aug. May July June Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: J./ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total ,.bil. $..| Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total ....do.... | MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: ±/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods Industries, total .........do.... [ New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total ...do....| Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total ...do....| Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.): Durable goods industries, total do.... | CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE 17.0 | 16.9 j 19.8 j 20.5 | 17.8 17.7 18.7 | 18.2 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.8 19.2 17.1 | 16.9 j 20.1 | 21.2 | 19.6 18.0 18.3 | 18.1 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 21.3 19.4 47.0 j 47.1 I 49.1 | 49.8 | 51.6 51.8 46.7 | 46.7 | 49.2 | 50.0 | 51.5 51.6 thous.. I do.... ...do.... | rl53.5 r99.1 r 151.3 I rl49.9 r97.9 H46.3 I r160.5 rlOI.4 rl57.5 I rl64.0 101.8 rl58.5 | rl43.3 141.0 | rl4|.0 I39."6 do....| do.... do.... | r 151.9 rl06.2 r!49.7 | I j rl4l.l 103.7 r 138.8 138.4 | rl6l.3 r116.4 rl55.8 I | rl58.2 r 115.1 rl55.2 I ] r!47.5 r 101.1 rl43.9 do....| do.... | r 1,599 r 1,584 I | rl,475 r!,454 I | r 1,529 r 1,507 I | r1,611 r 1,585 I | r 1,488 r 1,466 1,402 1,380 NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (12,000 permit-issuing places): 2/ Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total ..co„.„...........thous.. i One-family structures....... ..do.... | ri,320 r739 i ] r 1,286 r738 I | rl,27l r7l4 j | ri,306 r720 j | r 1,246 r667 1,282 709 NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: g/ Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (pub 11c and private) One-family structures Privately owned Total nonfarm (public and private)... In metropolitan areas Privately owned Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl, farm (private only) Total nonfarm (private only) | | | 136.4 r,/ Revised. J/ Data for- Aug. 1964 are advance estimates. 2/ Revisions for !963 and 1964 for periods not shown here will be available Digitized forlater. FRASER I6II7 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 ! 963 1964 ITEM July Aug. May July June Aug. FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks do.... BANK DEBITS: Unadjusted: Total (544 centers) bil. $.. 6,408 3,218 711 2,479 6,428 5,240 706 2,482 6,815 5,481 747 2,585 6,940 5,516 757 2,667 320.7 129.9 66.8 500.1 119.5 61.9 529.6 155.5 68,6 r555.7 151.2 70.9 320.1 150.5 66.9 122.8 510.2 127.8 65.5 119.2 527.8 155.1 67.7 125.0 504.84 300,94 257.2! 15.20 45.72 5.90 506.54 302.52 257.01 15.21 45.52 4.01 511.55 307.21 262.18 .65 48.58 .41 i i i 7,048 5,551 782 2,715 7,081 3,586 787 2,707 ! 568.6 160.1 72.9 325 8 152.7 65 8 r334.2 i40.2 67.5 rl26.6 559.6 157.0 71.4 131.1 542.9 145.2 68.8 l?8 9 311.18 306.86 261.12 14.02 45.74 4.35 314.09 309.62 262.18 14. 16 45.03 4.32 311.71 307.36 260.73 14.34 46.63 4.36 .67 .80 .81 .82 .85 .44 48.70 .40 .59 49.37 .37 .4! 49.44 .38 .45 49.50 .59 .47 49.57 .56 .41 15,655 1.290 15,582 1.288 15,463 1.293 15,461 1.293 15,462 1.295 15,461 1.295 149.5 51.8 117.7 106.2 7,8 149.2 51.9 117.5 107.5 6.5 152.4 35.0 1 19.4 1 18.1 6.9 153.6 35.5 120.5 1 19.2 7.8 155.2 55.7 121.5 120.1 7.0 155. 1 55.8 121.5 121.1 6.4 151.0 51.6 119.4 105.6 151.2 51.8 119.5 107.1 154.5 53.3 121.3 117.4 155.6 55.4 122.1 118.5 156.7 55.5 125.5 119.4 157.2 55.7 125.5 120.6 45.8 85.1 46.8 30.5 44.9 88.9 44.2 29.5 46.8 90.9 47.6 30.4 47.5 94.5 47.1 50.5 50.5 105.8 49. 1 31.2 47.6 96.0 47. 1 30.5 1,081.5 220.7 555.5 15.5 454.5 96.0 170.1 2.8 454.2 104.0 164.5 5.9 1,157.8 241.1 362.1 16.6 475.3 1 15.5 166.2 4. 1 258.4 155.9 16.7 64.2 16.6 5.0 151.9 8.7 52.2 9.6 5.5 157.5 5.7 25.7 1 1.4 III.6 225.8 65.9 65.6 55.0 288.7 141.1 21.1 70.3 16.8 5.2 159.7 8.9 26.2 1 1.5 107.0 2.2 7.4 17.7 7.9 105.7 2.1 8.8 14.8 9.6 115.2 2.1 10.6 15.0 8.0 106.5 2.5 9.8 rl2.l 11.9 III.6 2.1 10.7 II.0 5.5 SI8.0 190,7 127.8 218.5 116.9 225.2 N55.3 r229.5 154.1 211.4 21.5 20.8 26.5 55.6 25.9 19.1 51.7 57.1 25.7 27.7 54.4 49.9 r28.0 r5!,5 51.1 48.5 22.9 32.0 32.8 44.4 58.1 175.7 42.8 4.8 49.7 177.2 44.0 5.0 r55.5 184.9 45.5 5.5 Seasonally adjusted: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Public debt and guaranteed obligations: Gross debt (direct), end of month, total do..,. Held by U.S. Government investment accts do.... 47.44 4.46 Guaranteed obligations not owned by U. S. Treasury, U.S. savings bonds: Redemptions ,,,,** s do s s , s GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month mil. $.. SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK dol. per fine oz.. MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA (avg. of daily fig.): Unadjusted for seas, variation: Adjusted for seas, variation: Total money supply Currency outside banks do.... do.... TURNOVER OF DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT INTERBANK AND U.S. GOVERNMENT, ANNUAL RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: New York City do.... SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS, CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED: TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS Manufacturing mil. $.. do.... 2,566.0 229.5 1,722.5 1 12.5 Publ \r. nti l ities: CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION: Creosote o i 1,.«, B 0 „..., Ethyl acetate (85#) mil. ga i.. do,... Glycerin, refined, all grades: ALCOHOL: Ethyl alcohol and spirits: Used for denaturation r/ Revised. 16117 1 do.... , | 50.5 183.4 44.8 1 5.6 | 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1963 1964 ITEM July Aug. May July June Aug. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS—Continued ALCOHOL—Cont I nued Denatured a S cohoI % Product ion......••••..•••• Consumption (withdrawals). Stocks, end of month* S8Bsa 0rni I. wine g a l . ..........do... sos.000000do000 23.1 23.4 3e3 23B8 24.3 2e8 23s8 23.5 304 24e 2 24e4 306 88,703 81,000 66,827 14,173 7,703 7,474 229 89,861 81,973 68,440 13,533 7,887 7,665 222 87,226 78,894 63,031 15,863 8,332 8,027 305 90,585 82,294 68,34! 13,953 8,292 8,045 246 95,724 87,606 73,343 14,263 3,992 4,213 4,428 4,120 3,952 4,478 4,186 3,898 4,660 ELECTRIC POWER 8miI. kw.-hr. ........do... ODeooo90do.es ........do... oooeoasodoBSO PRODUCTION, TOTAL*.8ea. Electric utilities, total. By fuels eoaeeosO e OS 0o Oeffl By waterpower......... •. Industrial establishments, t o t a S. By fuelseBOBOE , 000 «, SO o 00e By waterpower. o.»... »-«•» se..oB.8do,„ 8, S18 7,892 226 PULP, PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS PULPWOOD: Rece 5 pts....••••....•.••.••.••.thous. cords (128 cu. ft.). ,doaos Consumpt ion , ,doo0o Stocks, end of month ., Waste paper: Consumpt i on „...........<>.»...., 80=othouss shs tons0 Stocks, end of montheoo„61>()S6sl o o do 0 o a WOOD PULP: Production, total, all grades0, B 8 do o o a Dissolving and special alpha, 3.doe.0 Sulfate.*.................... ..do... Sulf ite 0 . B O « 6 0 o a ( , a B e a o o o a e .., ..do... ..do... Groundwood0 e 0 o O S O O e. 0 e S o O E oo a 0 o S O O e o e o o o o 0 a 0 oc Def i br ated or exp I odedO..0........0.o.o...... » 8 do 8 „ Soda, semichernicaS, screenings, damaged, etc„ oa do e . E PAPER AND BOARDS Production (Bus of the Census): All grades, total, unadjusted oeosos . 00KS . so .. ....do. Paper ....................................... ....do. Paperboard .....••.•.•.•...•..••.. ....do.. Wet-machine board.......................... ....do. Construction paper and boardfflss...oe..,.„.. ....do. ,656 ,555 ,8S9 4,370 4,150 5, 180 663 529 762 5S5 803 468 795 467 686 485 2,308 108 1,361 209 2,576 S2I 1,549 229 2,821 129 1,729 241 2,608 132 1,543 223 2,509 107 1,545 211 274 111 245 295 120 262 335 131 256 324 S27 260 300 123 222 r3,004 rI,308 1,387 9 r300 3,456 1,508 1,605 II 333 r3,5!5 r1,524 r1,648 rl2 r33S 3,445 1,484 1,615 12 333 3,283 1,409 1,550 10 315 685 667 687 683 741 712 18,634 15,688 9,71 i 388 8,151 S8,68i 15,757 9,344 467 7,870 18,442 15,292 9,481 474 7,892 18,376 15,208 9,422 471 7,836 18,446 15,238 SO,272 411 8,455 18,543 15,273 9,678 484 7,981 TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTONs 1/ Consumption,,.tt,8„..... ...•.•••.•••••• thous. Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles)• Active spindles, last working day, total. Consuming S00 percent cotton....„„,,... Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total Average per working day,„,9,,8,,9,,,30 Consuming 100 percent cotton90<,.,,„... r_/ R e v i s e d . J / D a t a f o r J u l y USC0MM-DC— 161 17 S963 and J u l y thous,. 0 do B e i > e 1 ions.,, *doe... o do. ffi0ffl 1964 cover 5 weeks; o t h e r m o n t h s , 4 w e e k s . 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 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER ba!es0B BUSINESS
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