BUSINESS March 29, 1963

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, 1941-43 = 10 90

Index, 1941-43 = ]

80

50

40

PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Monthly (daily o v g . close)

tJi i i i t J L L X - L I » I I I I I ! I 1__L_1___JL i I | i i i | I i | | t i J_JL.JL_L_J._JL

I960 1961 1962 1963 J F M A M J J A S O N D

Index, .1957-59= 100 150

140

130

120

ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. I seas. a d j . index)

Monthly

110 I • i i i i I I I I I I I I I 1 » I I I I I » I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I t I I I I I I

Index, 1957-59=1

1960 1961 1962 1963

Mil)i< 2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS*

Uw^ ,1 I, ,11 1 ,1 LJLJ——U -« K i - IX l , . ! , , , !

*Seasona!!y adjusted, at annua! rates

I I 1,1 i l i i . i I I i u I I 1 , 1 I n I I

1960 1961 1962 1963

Index, 1957-59=100 130

120

110

100

90

COTTON CONSUMPTION (dai ly average; seas, adj . )

r\yT\ 8 0 Li \ i ' i 8 i i i i i 1 i LXJ IJ^-JL—-_iJ-i i i i i i i i i i I t i i i >

1960 1961 1962 1963 Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS'

ITEM

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:

A11 other 22 commodities 2/

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES.. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs

1957-59=100.. ..do....

do.... do....

1957-59-100..

.. do

FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. F1 NANCE:

Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, tota Member bank reserve balances j>/ees so Be

Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leac

Loans and investments (adjusted), total U*S» Government ob 1 igationsss ss

Commercial and industrial loans (gross) e e e

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.

PRODUCTION:

Stee 1 s.. s e • • , * e = =»» +hou

FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL

3/....do ..do.... do....

ing cities:4/

.......do....

do.....

.1941-43=10.. ;do....

s. sh. tons., mi 1. kw.-hr..

.thous* bbl..

s6 sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. thous. cars..

...do

1962

Mar. 17

97.3

99

270 2,759 2,271 339

33,066 29,917 19,348

478

63,090 31,400 1 I8;435 32,585 32,607 13,546

4.67 70.91 74.93

1,388 16,142 160,272 7,335

2,387 128.1 545 296

Mar. 24

•100.7 •98.4 •101.6 •100.8 97.2

101

255 2,631 2,149 351

33,048 30,176 19,665

484

61,904 31,506 119,478 32,556 33,145 13,599

4.66 70.51 74.42

1,392 15,879 165,364 7,357

2,394 128.5 556 305

Mar. 2

93.2 4,398

82

297 2,678 2,502 311

34,228 32,219 19,477

467

62,654 35,426 128,344 31,446 34,564 15,768

4.47 65.01 67.91

1,400 17,505 178,659 7,417

2, 130 1 14.3 533 291

1963

Mar, 9

100.2 96.1 99.9 100.7 92.7 4,323

92

291 2,592 2,418 302

34,279 32,444 19,519

397

61,703 35,562 128,158 30,940 34,639 .15,784

4.47 64.85 67.77

1,231 17,061 180,989 7,460

2,178 116.9 518 289

Mar. 16

100.0 95.4 99.1 100.7 92.2 4,382

103

268

348

34,454 32,402 19,421

488

63,232 35,657 128,491 30,722 34,746 15,827

4.47 65.91 68.97

1,183 16,845 180,552 7,437

2,225 119.4 517 296

Mar. 23

99.9 95.6 99.1 100.6 91 8

295

34,511 32,441 19,473

363

4047 65.95 69.02

184,688

2,330 125. 1

±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Mar, 1962.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS' SALES: ±/ Value (unadjusted):

Value (seasonally adjusted):

MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: J/ New orders, net (unadjusted):

New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):

Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):

Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.):

FINANCE

BANK DEBITS: Unadjusted:

Seasonally adjusted:

LIFE INSURANCE (INSTITUTE OF LIFE INSURANCE): ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES

Bonds (book value), domestic and foreign, total.

State, county, municipal (U.S.) Public utility (U.S.) Rai Iroad (U.S.)

.bil. $..

...do....

...do....

...do....

...do....

...do

.bi 1. $•..

...do

...do

O0.doosoo

...do

...do

...do....

...do

...do

...do

...do

...do....

1962

Jan.

15.09

15.50

15.89

16.43

45.92

45.74

294.6 118. 1 61.5

277.7 110.3 58.2 109.3

127.31 61.66 6.31 3.96 16.23 3.65

27.23

Feb.

14.86

15.95

15.33

16.19

46.37

45.96

239.4 94.3 49.0

263.0 103.3 54.4 105.4

127.73 61.85 6.34 3.96 16.25 3.64

27.35

Nov.

16.67

16.46

!6,07

16.34

43.03

r43.03

288.2 116.5 59.4

296.4 122.2 61.1 113.1

132.50 64.07 6.40 4.06 16.42 3.57 28.66

Dec.

r15.64

r!6.!8

M5.52

r!6.02

r42.92

r43.00

320.9 141.6 63.7

306.4 134.2 60.9 III.3

133.17 63.88 6.19 4.06 16.51 3.56

r28.64

1963

Jan.

M5.67

H6.I8

r16.04

r16.67

r43.28

43. 11

325.9 137.2 66.3

307.1 128.1 62.8 116.3

134.01 64.44 6.31 4.09 16.54 3.54

1 28.82

Feb.

15.5

16.7

16.2

17. 1

44.0

43.6

274.5 116.6 55.2

301.5 127.7 61.2 1 12.7

r/ Revised. 30439

J/ Data for Feb. 1963 are advance estimates. Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

ITEM

FINANCE—Continued

LIFE INSURANCE—Continued ASSETS—Cont i nued Stocks (book value), domestic and foreign, total.bil. $..

PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN U.S.: TOTAL do....

TURNOVER OF DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT INTERBANK AND U.S. GOVERNMENT, ANNUAL RATE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED:

New York City. do....

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS

WINES AND DISTILLING MATERIALS: Effervescent wines:

Stocks, end of month. s oa.. 8 .. , do.,,, Sti11 wines:

VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS: Coconut oil:

Corn oi1:

Cottonseed cake and mea1:

Cottonseed oil:

Linseed oil: Production, crude (raw) do.,..

Soybean cake and mea1:

Soybean oi1:

TOBACCO, MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS:

Consumption (withdrawals): Cigarettes, smal1:

METALS AND MANUFACTURES

PIG IRON: Production (excluding blast furnace production of ferro-

Material handling equipment (industrial): New orders i ndex 1957-59= 100..

MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting tools:

Metal forming tools:

1962 j

Jan.

4.82 2.11 2.64 44.38 41.21

3.97 5.77 1.28 5.43

808.9 349.1 74.7 12.5 91.0 152.7 128.9

39.7 70.9 40.6 27.7

.33

.27 r2,24

3.28 12.22

r194.30 9.68

38.0

28.4

299.1 84.9

219.1

33.3

946.7 101.4

442.4

14,335

3,299

41,114 490

r14,045

6,833

104.5

42.05 34.30 43.05 30.65 4.8

16.70 12.35 10.25 6.80 3.3

Feb.

4.86 2.12 2.67 44.49 41.30

3.99 5.79 1.28 5.46

704.3 295.6 56.8 10.9 66.3 140.4 134.3

38.5 68.1 38.4 27.1

.50

.20 2.51

2.70 11.11 187.44 4.08

38.8

27.8

268.5 1 13.6

200.7

33.4

841. 1 89.2

395.0

12,880

3,283

35,836 432

11,754

6,421

108.5

33.95 26.30 42.10 30.15 4.7

15.15 13.05 11.95 8.30 3.7

Nov.

5.16 2.22 2.85 46.38 43.00

4.13 6.18 1.30 5.28

741.8 318.9 60.1 11.5 68.9 133.2 149.2

42.9 80.7 43.5 28.5

.30

.56 2.62

14.79 15.26

239.38 39.81

43.1

30.3

362.9 99.2

255.4

39.9

988.2 64.4

452.3

14,337

3,661

42,546 662

13,863

5,094

100.6

47.25 40.65 48.05 38.85 4.0

14.65 12.25 12.70 9.40

1 4.7

Dec.

5.18 2.24 2.86 46.98 43.58

4.12 6.21 1.41 5.38

994.1 358.1 63.3 10.3 62.7 153.0 346.7

44.2 88.9 43.4 27.7

.34

.49 2.43

5.66 12.95

224.60 9.46

26.3

300.0 98.5

21 1.4

33.8

981.9 88.8

450.4

1 1,212

3,514

34,734 336

11,953

5,337

99.2

51.65 43.30 55.15 43.00 3.9

15.15 14.10 14.15 10.55 4.7

1963

Jan.

5.24 2.24 2.91 47.20 43.80

4.15 6.24 1.28 5.44

844.7 369.5 71.5 13.4 95.2 152.6 142.5

r43.6 83.7 44.1 28.8

.33

.26 2.48

3.85 12.78

214.60 5.21

38.7

31.0

322.1 105.2

228.3

39.1

987.2 1 99.3

456.2

14,236

2,417

43,467 494

13,903

5,584

S34. 1

r46.20 r37.40 r35.80 r-29.75 r4.2

r13.95 12.20

r13.30 r11.50 r4.8

Feb.

43.6 84.6 42 7 28.3

23 4

27.3

290 5 122.5

705 2

3C.9

893 3 78.7

413 1

5 316

| 54.30 45.45 43.80

! 34.85 4.7

18 80 16.05 14 05 J0 05 5.2

r/ Revised. 30439

Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

4 MONTHLY BUSINESS ' STATISTICS — Continued

ITEM

PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS

ASPHALT AND TAR PRODUCTS, SHIPMENTS! Asphalt roofing, total... 0 8 e e e s o e a

Roll roofing and cap sheets O E e o o Shingles, all typesSEBfflfflese.....

AsphaIt siding.•••••••.•••.-••••.•• Snsu Iated sidings ...............

o e o e s o Bthous 4 squares. ....do... s«..do.8ffl ....do... ....do...

Saturated felts e o 8. ......thous. sh. tons. PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS

tons. •.do... ..do....

..do... !edos.ffi ..do... ..do... ,„d©eo.

thous. bales0

NEWSPRINT, CANADA (INCLUDING NEWFOUNDLAND)! Product ion................................. thou s. s h. Shipments from mills , Stocks at mills, end of month. . ees>6 oosoessB0 oe es.00.

NEWSPRINT, UNITED STATES? ProductIon...,..................................... Shipments from mnis 6 8 9„ 6 0 9 8, 8 6 0 ! ! 0, 0 < 1 0e. e e 8o» 0o» 0o Stocks at mills, end of month.. BB0 .•„.••.•. o*. o® ... Consumption by pub I ishers.................... ...... Stocks at and In transit to publishers, end of mo..

TEXTILE PRODUCTS

COTTONS 1/ Consumpt i on .............................. Manufactures?

Spindle activity (cotton system spindles)? Active spindles, last working day,6SBI>,8..,e88„

Consuming 100 percent cotton................. Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total....mi

Average per working day „.««,.eea.. oo0oases.. Consuming 100 percent cotton.,... .....»„

MANMADE FIBERS CRAYON AND ACETATE): Productions

Filament yarnss.................................m Staple, incl. tow (rayon)9„...,oea,.o.eo...,»...

Stocks, producers', end of months Fi lament yarn s o a e ................................. Staple, incl. tow Crayon)os.@ e &*.eee....... .... eo

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT

.thous.

..do... IS sons. ..do... ..do...

il. lb. ..do...

..do...

..do...

RAILROAD EQUIPMENT, AMERICAN RAILWAY CAR INSTITUTE? Freight cars? Shipments ..number.

Equipment manufacturers, total ..do... Railroad shops, domestic... .....do...

New orders.. ..do. Equipment manufacturers, total...................do. Railroad shops, domestic................. ...do.

Unfilled orders, end of month.... Equipment manufacturers, total. Railroad shops, domestic.......

....do.

....do.

....do.

1962

Jan.

5, SI9 1,771 3,348

75 32 97

554 498 223

185 175 43 434 585

870

18,971 17,120 11,661

466 10,513

64 e! 428l

47.4 42e8

2,128 1,250 878

336 729 607

19,011 8,611 10,400

Feb.

2,531 903

1,628 36 38 48

515 469 268

169 170 42

415 586

717

18,990 17,127 9,574 479

8,615

59.0 39.8

48.0 45.4

2,690 1,772 918

1,466 I, 127 339

17,737 7,970 9,767

Nov.

5,286 1,984 3,302

80 64 88

609 625 202

183 184 34 508 597

667

18,730 16,395 9,253 463

8,035

60.3 46.4

59.6 '41.8

2,205 1,660 545

3,570 2,959

611

13,502 7,039 6,463

Dec.

3,665 1,162 2,503

57 31 65

506 530 178

166 S76 25 44 S 604

590

18,750 16,374 8,450 422

7,317

58.9 45e6

62.7 40.0

1,336 563

r4,3l7 r1,736 r2,58l

16,122 7,446 8,676

1963

Jan.

4,165 1,534 2,631

67 42 85

518 433 264

190 183 32

376 606

790

18,611 16,222 IS,206

448 9,705

58.6 49.7

62.1 4le9

2,445 1,330 1,115

r3,945 r3,090

r855

17,565 9,177 8,388

Feb.

444 420 287

S74 168 37

356 604

659

18,54! 16,029 9,316

466 8,044

54. S 43.8

62 e2 39.8

3,074 1,820 1,254

5,976 3,436 2,540

19,952 10,785 9,167

r./ Revised. ±/ Data for Jan. 1962 and Jan. 1963 cover 5 weeks; USC0MM-DC—-30439

other months, 4 weeks.

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