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September 4F 1964
BUSINESS
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STATISTICS
SUSJNESS £ c ° '
A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUS1MESS, 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, 1957-59 = 100
index, 1957-59 = 100
160
160
JH®#f#Mjf
ELECTKIC P O W E i PRODUCTION {by utilities)
150
150
V
140
130
-
120
-
110
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1200
1,000
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196.2
1961
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1963
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1964
Thousands
300
MOTGft VEHICLE PRODUCTION
Monthly
-
(cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants)
800
-
600
-
400
-
200
-
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1962
1961
Billion Dollars
40
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS
& INVENTORIES
80
(seasonally a djusted)
— 70
35
*
•^—iuJ F M A M J
1964
J A S O N D
Index, 1957-59 = 100
120
CONSUMER PRICES*
%
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Shipments
(left scale)
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30
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(right scale)
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1961
1962
1963
1964
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1
1963
STEM
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
A11 comrnod it les.
• .••••.••••.••-.•;.m! I. $..
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do..,.
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCE:
Aug. 15
Aug. 22
Aug, 29
100.4
93.8
101.1
101,1
97.9
4,900
3,316
204
1,451
1,312
273
100.5
94.6
101.3
iOl.i
97.7
4,884
3,309
196
101.0
96.7
102.8
101.2
98,9
Aug. 31
"*"#92*l
4,555
3,108
228
1,574
1,427
275
*i00s4
*96.3
*I00.9
* 100.8
91.9
4,763
3,267
216
1,505
1,360
247
100.1
92.5
100,5
iOi.5
96.6
4,940
3,360
35,850
34,167
19,654
402
35,728
33,901
19,554
408
37,885
36,892
20,555
346
'38,114.
37,393
20,598
476
38,113
37,197
20,582
36!
60,828
36,887
131,440
27,957
35,264
17,203
61,528
36,896
131,126
27,683
35,204
17,269
62,952
39,242
141,660
26,049
38,700
19,157
62.613
39,302
141,237
25,805
38,874
19,227
61,287
39,369
142,192
26,205
38,915
19,276
4,50
71.29
74.72
4,50
72,04
75.58
4,57
82.09
86.82
4,57
82,17
86.90
4.57
82.32
87.06
S,604
18,082
42,566
7,667
1,622
18,18!
63,176
7,635
1,585
20,105
22,607
7,63!
1,655
19,109
42,143
7,656
1,607
19,103
69,505
7,668
1,761
94.5
595
303
!,765
94.7
583
296
2,300
123.5
574
294
2,379
127.7
582
301
2,392
128.4
594
311
............ I 957-59- tOO..
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES.....
!964
Aug. 8
Aug. 24
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ,3/...»do..0.
Member bank reserve balances 2>/.»•.•.......„..•......do....
265
1,477
f,336
276
303
37,998
37,137
20,577
39!
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) In leading cities:^/
U.S. Government obligatioRS„ s . !5se .„ SSSS! .. S5Sts do 6 ,, 9
Commercial and industrial loans (gross) esse&sseS! .do eese
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) £/.. 1941-43=10..
4.57
81,32
85.91
PRODUCTION:
Index of production.........
1957-59-100..
±f Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price.
MONTHLY
!23,762
2,414
129.6
3/ Daily average. ±[ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Aug. 1963.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1963
1964
ITEM
May
June
July
Apr.
...do....
...do....
36,527
19,599
1,069
3,342
2,019
32,744
17,014
999
2,727
1,785
38,091
20,242
987
3,370
1,989
37,465
19,781
1,017
3,318
1,975
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
2,742
2,585
5,165
614
2,301
2,179
4,679
524
2,957
2,498
5,619
609
2,939
2,440
5,304
604
r3,114
r2,605
r5,43!
r656
2,668
2,282
4,380
584
...do....
...do.,..
...do....
16,928
5,961
40!
1,452
15,730
5,637
390
1,201
17,849
.6,101
379
1,463
17,684
6,247
399
1,428
r18,080
r6,429
r425
r1,506
16,869
6,100
407
1,293
...do....
...do....
...do....
1,388
2,632
1,478
805
1,254
2,396
1,435
712
1,427
2,992
1,484
901
1,390
2,953
1,501
863
r1,468
r2,854
r 1,540
r9!0
1,33!
2,590
1,532
753
...do....
34,942
1
35,641
37,167
37,186
r36,791
37,867
...do....
S 9 S do* e e s
...do....
18,242
948
3,148
1,866
:
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18,746
962
3,159
1,925
S9,359
952
3,174
1,943
19,138
929
3,554
1,906
r19,023
r940
r3,S02
r1,908
19,777
937
3,397
2,038
2,497
2,461
4,814
582
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2,530
2,531
5,056
600
2,738
2,530
5,231
616
r2,838
r2,470
r5,036
r6!9
2,918
2,594
5,000
655
June
July
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
.mil. $..
...do....
r38,622
r20,542 J
r1,070 !
r3,333
r2,075
34,693
17,824
989
2,940
1,906
By industry group:
Primary metaIs
.„».*»»
«
...do....
...do....
Transportation equipment,••••••••••••••••••• ...dO.ee,
r./ Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.
Digitized for16080
FRASER
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2,782
2,530
5,056
61!
1
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued
1963
!964
ITEM
June
July
Apr,
May
16,895
5,820
374
1,405
1,379
2,611
1,462
793
17,808
6,202
394
1,472
1,404
2,827
1,520
873
18,048
6,325
389
1,481
1,395
2,818
1,546
853
r17,768
r6,279
r397
rl,432
r1,399
r2,736
r 1,532
r848
18,090
6,306
393
1,506
1,468
2,811
1,555
835
3,407
7,258
4,385
3,738
2,844
14,013
3,415
7,766
4,572
3,879
2,916
14,619
3,524
7,865
4,618
3,676
2,934
14,569
r3,459
r7,802
r4,582
r3,677
r2,906
r 14,365
3,519
7,905
4,805
3,61!
3,050
14,977
58,568
35,187
23,381
60,807
36,608
24,S99
60,950
36,785
24,165
r60,704
r36,8f5
r23,889
60,171
36,403
23,768
June
July
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Continued
By industry group—Continued
16,700
Nondurable goods industries, total J/.........•..ml I. $„,
5,816
Food and kindred products........................do....
375
Tobacco products
••••
.' •
.,..„.,. do.„.,
1,379
Textile mil I products
,..,.,,
«,.do....
1,328
Paper and allied products........«„,....„........do..,.
2,515
Chemicals and allied products.„0.«.8...,,.8„...ffl.do...«
1,482
Petroleum and coal products,,.0
89...8,....do09.«
752
Rubber and plastics products,...
...-.do....
By market category;
Home goods and apparel.„.,e
do....
3.478
Consumer stapIes..• .•••••••.•.,...••...•;..•.......9do0...
7,168
Equipment and defense products, excl. auto.••••••••do....
4,167
AutomotIve equ ipment.••••.••.,,...,•...•.•.........do.•..
3,620
Construction materials and suppl ies................do....
2,771
Other materials and supplIes.......................do....
13,738
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Book value (unadjusted), total.,.....»..•.
......do,,..
58,997
Durable goods Industries, total........
..••...do....
35,483
Nondurable goods Industries, total,.••••••....
do....
23,514
Book value (seasonally adjusted), total,.............do...„
By Industry groups
Durable goods Industries, total. J./
..•••• ..do....
Stone, clay., and glass products................do....
Primary metais....................
,...„...do....
Fabricated metal products,.......a.............do....
Machinery, except electrical...
..do..,.
EI ectrIeai machInery.••••••„••..•
••••••• .do.•...
Transportation equipraent
do,.• •
Instruments and related products 3 0 c 0 3 C a e e o o s e o e do e a . s
58,706
58,884
60,531
60,528
r 60,398
60,443
35,156
1,506
5,873
3,879
6,627
4,970
7,237
1,405
35,346
1,491
5,831
3,927
6,712
4,968
7,370
1,416
36,277
1,551
5,954
3,971
6,955
5,094
7,446
1,527
36,300
1,579
6,014
3,951
6,963
5,062
7,389
1,540
r36,492
r1,595
r6,OI9
r3,962
r7,035
r5,06l
r7,428
r1,540
36,549
1,578
6,003
3,973
7,065
5,081
7,471
1,531
Nondurable goods industries, total J./............do....
Food and kindred products,.
do....
Tobacco productseee .
see=eecoosoass-s.a.do.
Textile mill products.,.
.....do....
Paper and allied products..
.......do....
Chemicals and allied products
............do....
Petroleum and coal products..........
do,...
Rubber and plastics products..*.....
do,...
By market category:
Home goods and apparel........
......do....
Consumer stap Ses.......
.do....
Equipment and defense products, excl. auto.......do....
Automotive equ ipment.
.do.
'Construction materials and supplies
do.,..
Other materials and supplies.....................do....
23,550
5,952
2,389
2,661
1,711
3,667
1,834
1,167
23,538
6,000
2,362
2,690
1,725
3,694
1,835
1,173
24,254
6,165
2,363
2,789
1,789
3,926
1,768
1,13!
24,228
6,137
2,353
2,768
1,801
3,935
1,767
1,133
23,906
r5,99I
r2,322
r2,754
r!,8i2
r3,9I0
r1,732
rl,!27
23,894
6,019
2,299
2,745
1,833
3,944
1,701
1,134
6,083
9,470
12,042
3,221
5,072
22,818
6,005
9,525
12,149
3,248
5,076
22,881
6,313
9,782
12,370
3,359
5,352
23,355
6,296
9,745
12,361
3,342
5,353
23,431
r6,2IO
r9,563
r12,494
r3,356
r5,386
r23,389
6,200
9,578
12,439
3,448
5,370
23,408
35,833
18,867
16,966
34,425
32,829
17,089
15,740
35,207
38,517
20,662
17,855
38,184
37,859
20,095
17,764
37,893
r39,3!7
r2I,249
r18,068
r37,782
36,450
19,624
16,826
39,393
17,682
2,650
1,950
2,524
2,437
4,698
18,275
2,605
1,875
2,608
2,414
5,246
20,461
3,641
2,071
2,938
2,520
5,607
19,945
3, 175
1,968
2,956
2,571
5,538
r20,OI6
r3,472
r2,OI3
r3,030
r2,448
r5,364
21,346
3,503
2,072
2,951
2,795
6,299
16,743
4,301
12,442
16,932
4,560
12,372
17,723
4,678
13,045
17,948
4,739
13,209
r 17,766
r4,694
r13,072
18,047
4,871
13,176
3,502
7,174
4,204
3,487
2,828
13,230
3,438
7,263
4,304
3,646
2,919
13,637
3,396
7,756
4,858
4,040
3,038
15,096
3,480
7,859
5,323
3,641
3,017
14,573
r3,402
r7,809
r5,237
r3,7!7
r3,004
rl4,6l3
3,568
7,897
5,619
3,742
3,095
15,472
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL
do....
Durable goods industries, total......................do,...
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders
do....
49,836
46,929
2,907
49,916
47,004
2,912
51,626
48,764
2,862
52,018
49,076
2,942
r52,7!7
r49,785
r2,932
54,472
51,583
2,889
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL......do
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total J/
....do....
Pr Imary meta Is
.do....
Fabricated metal products
...do....
Machinery, except electrical....
do....
EI ectr ical machinery..
do....
Transportat ion equ ipment
.do....
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.... '
50,052
49,542
51,679
52,004
r52,833
54,232
47,285
4,737
4,204
6,628
7,053
19,507
46,745
4,220
4,180
6,71!
6,991
19,430
48,840
4,485
4,311
7,325
7,347
20,294
49,225
4,513
4,366
7,421
7,402
20,443
r5G,037
r4,795
r4,45!
r7,6l8
r7,4!3
r20,&79
58,461
5,061
4,481
7,632
7,656
21,654
2,767
2,797
2,839
2,779
2,796
2,771
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
do....
Durable goods industries, total..
do,...
Nondurable goods industries,, total.......
.....do....
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
......do....
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total J./..,......,.......do....
Primary metaIs.....,...,,,.....
do....
Fabricated metal products
«....do....
Machinery, except electrical............
do....
EIectr?caI machinery
.do....
Transportat ion equipment
do....
Nondurable goods industries, total......
..do....
Industries with unfilled orders......
....do,...
Industries without unfilled orders
...do....
By market category:
Home goods and apparel
••••••v.J
do....
Consumer stap Ies...,.
..
do....
Equipment and defense products, excl. auto....
do....
Automot i ve equ i pment
do....
Construction materials and supplies...........
do....
Other materials and supplies.......
do,,..
rj Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.
16080
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
-1964
1963
ITEM
July
Aug.
June
May
July
j
Aug.
]
COMMODITY TOICES
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS^ ALL FARM PRODUCTS. e o !9!G-f4=I0G Be
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243
242
232
237 J
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277 |
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168 J
194
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256
181
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496
479
490
..oo...odO,o,8
249
250
224
„
242
308
138
275
251
303
142
260
237
263
131
301
284
299
273
313
78
283
298
273
312
78
282 •
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232 j
241
240
248
235
168
206
274
255
200
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j
!!
168 |
170
301 f
246
322
489
224
234
264
433
299 •
246 "
251
243
275
139
293
282
300
269
312
75
282
300
269
313
74
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237
274
163
162
272 1
247
307
Z/4- .1
218
327
232
226
217
258
163
16!
283
243
247
487
237
252
274
145
288
234
234
489
234
PRICES PAID BY PARSERSs
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„1957-59=100,0
Special group indexes:
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102. i
100,5
1I8.S
103.5
i13.i
106.2
100.2
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118,7
106.0
IQ7.0
106.7
S07. 1
106.7
102,4
106.0
101.4
104,2
114.2
106.0
107.0
106.8
107.1
S06.4
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PURCHASING POWER-OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-
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.........do.-.. j
* A l l items index on o l d basis (discontinued with June Index).
USCOMM-DC—16080
1
104.5
107.8
106.4
I 16.6
III.7
117.3
108.0
III.5
!
93.4
1
|
!
* * New s e r i e s .
104.7
108.3
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