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BUSINESS November 15. 1963

°A BUsSfsS i<-°* 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

PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

Index, 1941-43 = 10 90

80

70 h

60 h

50

40 Li_i«j_i_L_Lj_ I960

(daily avg. close)

index, 1941-43 = 10 90

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

Thousands ,000

800

600

400

200

0

MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (cars, trucks, coaches; U. S. plants) g^

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Monthly .

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Thousands 250

200

1960 1961 1962 1963

Billion Dollars Billion Dollars

20

15

10

5

SALES OF RETAIL STORES — (seasonally adjusted) ^ ^ « ^ ^

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J J X u i L U J i

Total

»/e Goods

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60

50

40

30

CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- and intermediate-term) j f

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Total ^g&e^ (end of month) ^^^^

Installment Cr@dit (end of month)

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

ITEM

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: All commodities , 1957-59=100.. Farm products, ........... do.... Foods, processed. .do.... A 11 other do....

22 commod it les 2/ do.... ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES ..mil. $.. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES 1957-59= 100..

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs .....thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs T.,... ..do.... State programs (50 States and Puerto Rico)... do....

FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Currency in circulation^/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... Member bank reserve balances^/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated 5/ *do*S3S

Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ Demand deposits, adjusted .mil. $. Savings deposits do,,. Loans and investments (adjusted), total. do... U.S. Government obligations do... Commercial and industrial ioans (gross) .....do... Real estate loans (gross) do...

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 5/. percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.

Industrials, 425 s+«̂ cks • •••'•••••••• dosee

PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal ,3/.,. thous, sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities = sisas*s*s = ssmlI. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number. Petroleum (crude) snd condensate 3/s, ...thous. bbI.

Steel thous. sh. tons. Index of production 1957-59=100.

FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL thous. cars. Ml see I laneous.. .••••.........•.<,.»...•••• do...

1962

Nov. 3

*100.6 *98.7 *I01.5 *!00.7 93.7 4,825

117

296 1,606 1,457 320

34,042 31,491 19,807

454

63,025 34,246 125,533 31,432 34,290 15,203

4.57 56.52 59.09

1,475 16,247 191,199 7,314

1,778 95.4 609 328

Nov. 10

**93.5 4,689

125

310 1,682 1,529 295

34,231 31,686 19,559

549

61,472 34,355 124,672 30,952 34,322 !5,23l

4.56 58.71 61.48

1,465 16,491 193,918 7,340

!,804 96.8 586 315

1963

Oct. |y

100.3 95.2 101.5 100.7 95.7 4,834

122

245 1,469 1,326 303

36,235 34,737 19,987

383

62,749 37,465 134,115 28,035 36.282 17,570

4.52 72.97 77.00

1,603 17,173

2(0,443 7,610

1,908 102.4 626 333

Oct. 26

100.4 95.2 102.1 100.7 96.2 4,674

112

258 1,501 1,359 279

36,165 34,589 19,941

428

63,041 37,503 133,183 27,794 36,310 I7,6!2

4.53 73.00 77.06

1,619 17,261

212,492 7,608

1,915 102.8 625 328

100.2 94.6 101.7 ,100.7 96.2 4,898

119

273

285

36,066 34,163 19,756

350

63,089 37,534 133,754 27,990 36,296 17,651

4.53 73.80 78.10

1,593 17,457

208,320 7,571

1,944 104.4 623 331

100. 94. 101. 100,

**96.

36,250 34,842 20,174

525

4.53 72.81 76.96

219,496

i,958 105.1

!/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. •** Wednesday price.

2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Oct. 1962.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM 1962

Sept. Oct.

1963

July Aug. Sept, Oct.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted ••••••.••••••••. •• number. Seasona I Iy adjusted. do...

DOMESTIC TRADE

RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL!/ mil. $. Durab le goods stores. do... Automotive group.. do... Lumber, building, hardware group.. do...

Nondurable goods stores.... do... Appare I group do... Eating and drinking places do... Food group.. „ .do... Genera! merchandise group. .........do...

ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/ do... Durab I e goods stores do.., Automotive group. ...do... Lumber, building, hardware group do...

Nondur ab I e goods stores do... Appare I group do,.. Eating and drinking places. do... Food group........ do... Genera i merchand i se group „.... do...

ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total. „ ..bll. $. Adjusted, tota I do...

RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total mil, $.

r/ Revised. ±/ Data for Oct. 1963 are advance estimates. 36146

12,777 15,232

18,863 5,604 2,808 999

13,259 1,193 1,513 4,823 2,232

r19,844 r6,273 r3,548

952

13,571 1,202 1,458 4,877 2,321

27.02 27.24

5,413

15,318 15,121

20,576 6,988 4,082 1,068

13,588 1,214 1,485 4,803 2,372

19,875 6,391 3,704 939

13,484 1,178 1,456 4,881 2,270

28.04 27.40

5,622

15,893 15,355

20,540 6,976 4,003 1,100

13,564 1,010 1,646 5,003 2, 129

20,719 6,773 3,940 958

13,946 1,214 1,497 5,030 2,441

27.68 27.94

5,518

15,197 16,201

r2l,OI8 r6,556 r3,529 rl,138

r14,462 rl,167 rl,698 r5,3l8 r2,465

r20,666 r6,562 r3,733 r992

r 14, 104 rl,259 rl,5l9 r4,996 r2,497

r27.3! r27.88

r6,094

13,753 15,575

rl9,236 r5,936 r2,940 1,054

r13,300 rl,!48 rl,534 r4,7!7 r2,292

r20,385 r6,53l 3,654 974

r13,854 1,190 1,478 4,931 2,408

27.60 27.98

5,527

21,588 7,449 4,242

14,139 1,176 1,606 5,045 2,459

20,861 6,848

14,013

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3

ITEM

DOMESTIC TRADE—Continued

RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES:

Lumber yards, building materials dealers,...

Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total..

Lumber yards, building materials dealers....

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, UNITED STATES TOTAL:

WHOLESALE TRADE:

Inventories, estimated (unadjusted), total,,..

EMPLOYMENT

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED.. EMPLOYED ..........^

UNEMPLOYED ««*,,,*

CHILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED EMPLOYED

UNEMPLOYED

do.... do....

do....

do....

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do.... do..,.

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1957-59=100..

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LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, total....,.monthly rate per 100 employees..

Separation rate, total

Quit

FINANCE

CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month e s 8 8 C, s e s,

Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted:

Extended, tota 1 Repaid, total

Seasorally adjusted:

SILVER, price at New York dol.

METALS AND MANUFACTURES

CASTINGS, TOTAL SHIPMENTS:

Stee1 STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS:

Structural shapes (heavy), steel piling

Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), total.. STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF M0„:

Producing mi 1 Is:

In process (ingots, semifinished, etc.) Finished (sheets, plates, bars, pipe, etc.).

do....

do....

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

mil. $.. .......do....

do.... do....

per fine oz..

s. sh. tons.. do....

do a„,

do....

do.... do

1. sh. tons.. do....

do .

do....

1962

Sept.

4,559 318 101

1,436 1,893

67 86

4,698 316 99

1,498 1,943

62 93

117 117

12.86 4.50 8.36 13.85 7.00 6.85

72,179 68,668 5,564 63,103 3,512 4.9

72,254 68,188 5,114 63,074 4,066 5.6

4.9 4.0 3.1 5.0 4.0 2.4 1.9 1.9

60,126 46,310

4,098 3,992

4,491 4,289 16,067 1.155

922 68 101

5,125 351 430 824 623 453

1,947

9.6 3.8 4.3 3.3

6.8 6.4

Oct.

4,692 314 103

1,519 1,890

73 92

4,647 304 101

1,443 1,954

62 89

113 110

14.33 4.97 9.36 14. S3 6.97 7.16

72,187 68,893

5,475 63,418 3,294

4.6

71,915 68,076 5,040

63,036 3,839

5.3

3.9 3.9 2.5 4.4 4.0 1.5 2.2 2.0

60,"626 46,722

4,913 4,501

4,682 4,298

15,978 1.206

1,045 81 112

5,579 394 453 915 595 376

2,297

8.9 4.2 4.9 3.2

6.7 6.4

1963

July

4,601 263 111

1,436 1,915

75 102

4,914 324 105

1,628 1,992

64 92

100 120

13.96 4.87 9.10 14.23 7.22 7.02

75,173 70,851 5,969 64,882 4,322 5.7

73,269 69,161 5,024 64,137 4,108 5.6

4.3 4.0 2.7 4.1 4.0 1.4 2.0 1.9

65,364 50,792

.5,348 4,776

5,106 4,605 15,633 1.290

1,003 68 105

6,460 451 636 966 699 533

2,599

1 1.9 4.9 4.2 3.4

7.3 7.2

Aug.

r5,l06 310 115

1,662 r2,136

76 94

r4,983 341 107

1,666 r2,007

63 88

113 rl26

M4.I3 r4e94 r9s20 M4.45 r7.23 r7.22

74,418 70,561 5,496 65,065 3,857 5.2

72,915 68,917 4,838 64,079 3,998 5.5

r4.8 r3.7 r3.2 4.7 4.2 r2.l rl.9 r2.0

66,137 51,421

5,230 4,601

5,049 4,624 15,582 1.288

985 68 119

5,895 456 579 910 631 541

2,232

1 1.6 4.1 4.4 p3.5

r7.2 r6.8

Sept.

4,611 309 107

1,546 1,825

71 83

4,871 316 105

1,626 1,970

63 89

rp!2l rpl2!

13.86 4.83 9.02 i4e57 7.21 7.37

73,062 69,546 5,326 64,220 3,516 4.8

73,136 69,076 4,884

64, 192 4,060 5.6

p4.5 p3.6 p3.0 p4.8 P3.9 P2.3 pl.7 pl.7

66,343 5!,627

4,745 4,539

5,031 4,710 15,582 1.293

= 5,455 417 587 848 569 405

2,084

pl0.9 p4.0 p4.7

p7.4 p6.8

Oct.

p 1 16 p t 13

73,344 69,891 S350 64,541 3,453 4.7

73,101 69,075 4,919

64, 156 4,026

5.5

15,583 1.293

r/ Revised. 36746

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BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

ITEM

PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS

Crude petroleums

ALL OILS, SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND STOCKSs

Productions

Natural-gas .liquids, benzol (blended), etc.......do..BS

Demand total,..,.. , .. do

Refined petroleuro products? Gasoline Cinci. aviation)s

Aviation gasolines

Kerosenes

Distillate fuel oils

Residual fuel oil:

Jet fuels

Lubricants?

Asphalts

Liquefied petroleum gasess

Stocks Cat piants, terminals, underground, and at re-

S962

July

_

U7U. 264.4

85

3I307

224.0 31.0

296.2 29lo0 142.5 10.9 40.6 33.7

8.7 3,6 S4.9 19.0

830.1 242.4 39. S

548.6

139.7 S83.I

11.3

10.2

13.3 33s2

59.4 140.6

23.2 50.7

8.5 8.!

503

12.5

12*7 18.4

6.7 12.6

37.6

Aug.

_

2,028 262.5

85

3|9e5

224.2 30.4

302,2 296.8 147.2 10.6 3696 35.0

10.1 3.8 17.2 18.4

847.4 243.6 40.3

563.5

136.6 173.0

11.0 9.8

12.6 35.7

59.0 S63.Q

22.9

54.!

9.7 8.7

5.0 12.2

12.7 14.4

6.3 12.2

39.4

May

1,737 • 263.9

85

3290l

234.5 33.1

311.0 304.7 I43s3 10.2 48.2 37.0

10.9

4.1 14.4

15. S

813.6 255.7 31,6 526.4

133.4 195.7

11.2 12.0

If.9 29.6

60.2 103.2

21.0 46.6

8.6 9.6

5.5 13.2

II.1 20.9

5.0 II.1

27.2

1963

June

1,542 263.6

88

312.9

226.9 31.9

293.2 287.6 r140.7

9.8 39.7 35.0

8.7 3.8 13.8 14.8

833.4 250.0 35.4 547.9

136.8 192.6

10.9 1 1.6

11.7 32.3

60.1 123.4

21.8 48.1

9.0 10.2

5.3

13.4

S2.I 19.8

4.9 10.6

31.9

July

1,860 272.7

88

333.7

235. S 33.3

314.4 308.3 150.0 10.9 40.3 36.2

10.8 3.7 16.5 S7.0

852.7 250.0 38.8 563.9

141.5 184.7

IS.O 10.4

S2.9 35.2

62.4 145.2

21.7

50.9

9.1 • 10.2

5.6

13.4

12.9 16.8

5.0 12.7

35.5

Aug.

-l>-809 273.5

88

333. S

236.8 34.0

321.7

315.2 151.7 S2.4 43.2 36. S

M.8 4.0 16.2 17.2

864.0 249. S 41.4 573.6

144.0 S77.7

SS.2 9.5

12.5 36.2

63.3 164.9

2S.8 52.5

8.9 9.6

5.4 S3.4

13.2 14.5

4.9 12.8

38.5

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