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• • " * " " * ' - September 7, 1962 STATISTICS BUSINESS 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 Billion Dollars 140 Billion Dollars 140 (Wednesday data) (average of Wednesday data) TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 130 100 1 1959 1960 1961 » • » • • • • • 1962 i i i l l I I I i, I i j j J F M A M J J A S O N D Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 Monthly STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) 150 100 50 0 t r^ ~/~\ r\1// ' • ' • • ' ' • ' • • V^~~* ^^^V ^^ i 1959 i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1960 1961 Billion Dollars 40 MANUFACTURERS' SALES & INVENTORIES 80 I i i l 1 J F M A M J 1962 J A S O N D Billion Dollars 70 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- and intermediate-term) (seasonally adjusted) 70 60 50 *Book value, end of month 20 [fi I I i I I l I i i i i i 11 1959 90 11 11 11 i i 1960 • • i i I i i i i i I i i ••• I 1961 1962 I 4 0 3 0 [pi i i i i 11 i i i i I i i i i i I i 11 i 1959 1960 I I I M I I I I I I 1961 1962 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1961 1962 ITEM August 26 I September 2 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: All commodities.. 1957-59*100.. Farm products do.... Foods, processed do.... A11 other do.... 22 commodities 2 / 1947-49-100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $.. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES 1957-59=100.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do.... State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (DUN & BRADSTREET)..number.. FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated. 3/ do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $.. Savings deposits do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U.S. Government obligations do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross) do.... Bond yieids, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)"~4/..1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, coaches).., number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bbl.. Steel thous. sh. tons.. Index of production 1957-59=100.. FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL thous. cars.. Mi see I laneous do.... August 18 August 25 September I 247 2,268 1,670 352 III 242 2,164 1,587 321 100.6 97.6 101.5 100.8 80.3 4,357 100 281 1,658 1,502 306 32,594 28,681 19,202 597 32,474 28,447 19,160 594 33,938 31,559 19,818 493 34,059 31,642 19,815 575 34,003 31,795 20,008 563 33,870 31,433 19,895 495 61,434 29,015 I 14,224 33,322 31,498 13,038 4.74 67.98 71.82 61,855 29,030 114,301 33,464 31,476 13,055 4.74 67.81 71.57 61,308 33,242 121,149 30,959 33,120 14,542 4.64 57.51 60.20 60,518 33,304 122,717 31,747 33,360 14,604 4.65 58.66 61.48 60,484 33,369 122,328 31,450 33,418 14,656 4.63 59.78 62.67 4.63 58.66 61.38 1,358 15,491 83,353 7,054 2,020 108.4 592 300 1,389 16,214 115,164 7,051 2,030 109.0 599 310 1,377 17,159 105,181 7,261 1,578 84.7 566 287 1,442 16,838 17,520 7,284 1,616 86.7 583 294 1,465 17,320 19,775 7,313 1,611 86.5 583 298 *I00.I *96.7 * 100.2 * 100.6 84.9 85.0 iio ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY August 11 100.6 97.9 101.6 100.8 80.4 4,381 106 275 1,657 1,499 285 100.7 98.0 101.9 100.8 80.5 4,307 108 231 100.6 97.6 101.9 100.7 79.9 302 49,055 1,672 89.8 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Aug. 1961. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1961 1962 ITEM June July April May June 31.43 15.06 1.80 1.89 4.88 3.67 •84 July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS• SALES: VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL b i1. $.. .do.... .do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). •do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... Text i1e VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL .- .do.... .do.... .do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles). •do.... •do.... .do.... Text!le •do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... .do.... r/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 30086 32.22 15.75 2.27 1.83 5.15 3.61 .90 .84 16.47 4.88 •45 1.31 1.19 2.60 3.24 .54 28.47 13.16 1.86 1.64 4.31 2.85 .79 .74, 15.30 4.66 .43 1.06 1.03 2.28 3.15 .46 33.17 16.41 2.37 1.80 5.37 3.94 .88 .79 16.76 4.84 .41 1.34 1.18 2.83 3.06 .56 34.67 17.24 2.31 2.01 5.61 4.23 .94 .87 17.43 5.15 .46 1.37 1.22 3.00 3.19 .59 r33.95 r16.83 2.15 r2.03 r5.59 r3.96 r.94 .90 rl7.l3 r5.l4 .44 rl.40 1.23 r2.78 r3. 14 r.57 30.85 14.67 2.07 1.72 4.81 3.41 .84 .74 31.11 14.78 2.20 1.70 4.85 3.32 .89 .76 16.33 4.80 .43 1.24 1.12 2.50 3.29 .47 33.48 16.40 2.37 1.84 5.32 3.92 .89 .80 33.50 16.40 2.19 1.92 5.42 3.96 .90 .79 r32.96 r15.89 r2.00 rl.89 r5.29 r3.80 r.88 .81 33.49 16.33 2.04 1.90 5.38 4.04 .89 17.08 5.07 .44 1.41 1.19 2.72 3.16 .54 17.10 5.00 .44 1.39 1.18 2.77 3.20 .56 r!7.08 r5.07 .41 1.39 1.20 r2.7l r3.18 r.53 17.16 5.02 16.18 4.70 .41 1.27 1.14 2.51 3.22 .50 .84 16.37 4.95 .45 1.21 1.10 2.60 3.12 .52 .83 .45 1.37 1.17 2.81 3.20 .§4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1961 1962 ITEM June GENERAL BUSINESS July Apr i 1 May June 57.14 32.96 4.78 3.41 11.10 7.24 57.08 r32.87 r4.76 3.40 rll.li 7.14 July INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS 1 INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: BOOK VALUE (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ ...bi 1. $.. do.... do.... do.... 53.59 30.49 4.44 3.10 10.37 6.57 1.82 1.45 53.23 30.25 4.52 3.07 10.20 6.46 1.82 1.45 23.10 4.84 1.88 2.82 1.68 4.20 3.36 1.12 22.97 4.90 1.80 2.79 1.66 4.19 3.41 1.10 53.36 30.20 4.60 2.92 10.14 6.64 1.80 1.43 1.55 1.54 56.65 32 56 4.'79 3.34 11.00 6.97 1.87 1.54 24. 19 5.15 2.20 2.91 1.76 4.41 3.35 1.21 24.18 5.10 2.14 2.96 1.77 4.33 3.37 1.20 r24.22 r5.l2 r2.07 r2.9l 1.78 r4.34 r3.40 rl.20 24.09 5.15 1 99 2 85 1.75 4 34 3.44 1 19 53.55 30.37 4.66 2.95 10.17 6.64 1.80 1.45 56.69 32.47 4.86 3.29 10.81 7.22 1.82 1.49 56.81 32.58 4.85 3.26 10.85 7.29 1.84 1.50 56.91 r32.58 r4.83 3.22 r10.89 r7.29 rl.84 1.52 57.00 32.65 4.81 3.23 10.96 7.27 1.85 1.54 23.18 5.09 1.96 2.75 1.66 4.25 3.38 1.13 24.22 5.32 2.17 do.... do.... 23.16 5.05 1.96 2.75 1.67 4.24 3.37 1.13 1.73 4.37 3.44 1.18 24.23 5.34 2.18 2.84 1.74 4.36 3.40 1.18 r24.34 r5.40 2.18 r2.83 1.76 r4.37 r3.42 rl.20 do.... do.... do.... do.... do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.... Nondurable goods industries, total do 32.36 15.90 2.20 1.89 5.25 3.52 16.46 29.34 14.04 1.97 1.72 4.55 3.21 15.31 32.45 15.71 1.69 1.80 5.31 3.99 16.74 33.99 16.48 1.98 1.95 5.36 4.02 17.51 r33.60 rl6.5l r|.8l 1.96 r5.64 r3.9l rl7.09 New orders, net (seasonally adjusted), total.... .....QO.... 31.05 14.90 2.20 1.82 4.75 3.34 16.15 31.28 15.02 2.33 1.75 4.87 3.45 16.27 32.73 15.73 1.75 1.84 5.25 4.00 17.00 33.07 15.97 1.83 1.88 5.28 3.96 17.10 r32.43 r15.44 1.76 rl.86 r5.l6 r3.76 r16.99 33.28 16.24 |a9l 1.91 5.31 4.16 17.05 45.95 42.79 3.88 2.85 17.34 14.04 3.16 46.82 43.66 3.99 2.93 17.58 14.40 3.16 48.48 45.34 4.64 3.17 18.47 14.21 3.14 47.81 44.59 4.30 3.12 18.21 14.00 3.22 r47.45 r44.27 r3.96 r3.05 r18.27 r13.96 r3.18 47.91 44.82 3.91 3.10 18.46 14.20 3.09 do.... 54,602 41,888 54,505 41,909 56,650 43,285 57,593 43,893 58,277 44,559 58 521 44 967 do.... do.... 4,347 4,042 3,905 3,885 4,658 4,077 4,858 4,250 4,830 4,164 4 641 4,233 do.... do.... 3,962 3,962 3,909 3,937 4,625 4,108 4,593 4,180 4,477 4,159 4 580 4,239 100.8 2.0 8.9 14.7 9.5 97.0 139.1 24.6 90.9 I.I 8.8 14.9 6.1 94.4 125.7 1 24.3 33.0 | 102.2 2.1 8.6 12.1 7.3 88.8 165.3 27.9 33.7 | 105.0 2.4 8.0 14.5 7.9 98.4 172.2 28.0 31.5 | 107.4 2.0 7.7 13.4 rl2.4 103.6 164.1 26.5 1 101.5 1.8 7.2 15.5 5.2 1 19. 1 150.4 29.8 33.6 Transportation equipment Unci.motor vehlc les).do.... .....do.... do.... do.... Text i1e do.... do.... BOOK VALUE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do.... do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl.motor vehic les).do.... do.... do.... do.... [ 1 57.00 32.82 4.80 3.38 10.97 7.27 1.82 1.55 1 2.80 1 1.83 1 1.84 j ' 1 24.35 5.38 2 17 2.80 1.75 4.38 3.42 1 21 MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: do.... do.... do.... do.... Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehic1 Bs)..do.... do Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted), total....do.... do.... do Transportation equipment (incl. motor vehicles)..do.... ! 1 1 1 1 | 1 31.89 15.61 1.75 1.94 5.07 3.91 16.28 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Adjusted: CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION: do.... .mi 1. gal.. DDT Ethyl acetate (85*) Formaldehyde (37* HCHO) do.... do.... do.... .mi 1. gal.. rj Revised. J/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 30086Bank of St. Louis Federal Reserve 33.5 1 33.3 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1962 1961 ITEM June July Apr i 1 June May July METALS AND MANUFACTURES STEEL INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS: Index „ -,„ 1957-59=100.. Steel castings: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo, „09„thousf. sh. tons.,, 8,552 107,1 8,092 98.1 151 109 84 152 77 57 206 130 102 190 136 107 172 127 101 298 361 456 287 274 312 294 357 292 349 239 308 2,415 2,517 2,414 2,352 2,406 2,357 3,142 2,085 1,057 ' 1,217 1,082 1,234 3,421 1,677 1,744 2,450 1,437 1,013 14,244 6,152 8,092 3,758 1,909 1,849 3,290 2,855 3,911 2,219 1,692 3,411 2,294 1,117 13,274 7,171 6,103 3,181 2,289 9,236 115.7 7,536 91.3 6,692 83.8 6,! 74 74.8 » o » €.• a a r. 9 Fabricated structural steel: TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RAILROAD EQUIPMENT, AMERICAN RAILWAY CAR INSTITUTE: Freight cars: 764 470 2,587 2,429 135 158 11,830 3,341 8,489 10,785 5,008 5,777 May August July 435 13,778 7,100 6,678 892 3,127 1,659 1,468 13,192 6,516 6,676 July June August COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED-BY"'FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS... 1910-14=100.. 235 229 238 266 156 201 240 228 201 276 154 209 242 243 325 276 159 230 239 236 258 275 157 230 240 231 229 275 155 229 244 229 201 275 151 226 239 261 173 519 244 259 153 536 210 255 189 543 203 253 220 543 191 252 205 542 243 245 174 518 241 248 289 138 232 250 256 301 141 231 242 232 303 | 130 260 242 230 248 239 256 248 305 1 310 128 261 133 257 141 253 276 280 296 269 306 1 79 279 294 268 305 78 279 294 268 305 79 279 294 268 305 80 | 318 PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: 275 291 264 300 All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.... ! 78 | 290 265 301 80 1 1 USCOMM-DC—30086 PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON 25, D. 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