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BUSINESS September 1, 1961

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 9 0

8 0

7 0

6 0

5 0

4 0

Monthly

PRICES OF 4 2 5 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (daily am dose)

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1—S L__J 1

!od@x8 1941-43 = 10 90

Weekly (Wednesday close)

H 80

/ I960

1958 1959 I960 S96S 1 I I L_J_J L_i I 1 f ^J 4 0

J F ^ A f ^ J J A S O N D

60

50

Index, 1 9 4 7 - 4 9 = 1 0 0 3 0 0

275

2 5 0

225

ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E„ E. I. seas. adj. index)

2 0 0 [j%i i i ! » I i i i i i 1 i \ L_J L_! i—i s i i 1 i L__J i i I i i L

S958 S959

Monthly

_J l i I ! I I L_

Index, 1947-49 = 100 300

I 9 6 0 1961

-\ 2 5 0

Index 135

130

125

120

115

, 1947-49 = 100

CONSUMER PRICES

-All items

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food Brao.

VAv i i i n l i l l l l

kT I M I I 1 m n 1

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i I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i

Billion Dollars 8 0

6 0

4 0

2 0

0

NEW CONSTRUCTION (seasonal ly a d j u s t e d / a n n u a l r a t e )

Total ^^

1 l l i l 1 1 M M

Private Resides (nonfarm)

itial

'fc New basis beginning 1959; not comparable with prior data

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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

Commodity prices, wholesale: Al 1 commodities 1947-49-100..

State programs (50 States and, in 1961, Puerto Rico)..do.... Failures, Indust. and commercial (Dun & Bradstreet)...number.. Finance:

Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 4/...,.do.... Member bank reserve balances ^/•••••••••••••••••••••••do«a«.

Reporting member banks (of FeR, System) in leading cstiesj.S/

Loans and investments (adjusted). totaU..ss.!t.iss-do5iSe

Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 1/...1941-43=10..

Production:

Index of production., 1957-59=100..

I960

August 20

85.4' 139

1,821 1,679 279

32, 184 28,469 18,564

581

106,319 27,534 31,323 12,837

4.60 56.84 60.30

1,351 14,866 63,153 6,842

1,558 83.6 596 290

August 27

*II9.2 *86.6 *I07.8 * 128.2 85.6 144

1,809 1,666 315

32,087 28,245 18,404

466

105,745 27,514 31,107 12,879

4.57 58.07 61.67

1,307 15,018 53,839 6,846

1,547 83.0 595 290

1961

August 5

84.7 132

2,531 1,884 406

32,449 28,508 19,286

476

62,381 28,862 1*4.923 33,790 31,499 12,956

4.72 66.94 70.89

1,321 16,137 45,589 7,024

1,850 99.3 589 288

August 12

118.8 87.5 107.7 127.5 84.8 131

2,450 1,818 343

32,564 28,777 19.208

558

61,998 28,955 114,041 33,327 31,359 12,973

4.73 67.74 71.69

1,370 16,080 28,162 7,045

1,910 102.5 591 291

August 19

119.0 88,2 108.3 127.4 85.3 142

366

32,664 28,676 19,197

604

61,017 28,985 114,555 33,328 31,592 13,002

4.74 67.73 71,66

1,367 15,665 29,811 7,073

1,944 104.4 595 294

August 26

118.9 88.2 108.1 127.4 85.0

352

32,594 28,681 19.220

622

4.74 67.98 71.82

83,002

2,020 108.4

J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 2»/ In addition to State programs, includes the following: Railroad; UCFE (Federal employees); UCX (ex-servicemen); and, effective with week of April !5, 1961, TEC (temporary extended compensation). Also effective with week of April 15, 1961, includes persons under extended duration provisions. 4/ Daily average. _5/ Wednesday data; figures for member banks in leading cities are on revised basis. * Monthly index for August I960.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS(DUN & BRADSTREET,

COMMODITY PRICES

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL ITEMS. Special group indexes:

Public Other goods and services ,..•,....••.

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-

INC,)...number.,

... 1947-49=100..

..do....

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

do.... do....

o . o . s . s a s e d O . e . .

I960

June

16,710

126.5

129.7 124.0 117.6 1 19.8 III.5 149.7

108.9 120.3 115.0 (36.1 110.3 131.3 124.7 104.3 141.6

156.1 133.2 121.1 145.8 134.1 198.3 132.0

79.1

July

r14,709

126.6

129.9 124.2 117.7 120.0 1 1 1.1 150.0

109.1 120.6 115.8 (34.4 110.8 131.3 124.8 104.1 141.8

156.4 133.4 121.6 145.9 134.2 198.9 132.2

79.0

1961

Apr i 1

14,815

127.5

130.8 125.0 117.9 •20.4 110.7 152.3

109.5 121.2 117.9 131.4 110.5 132.3 125.8 103.8 143.3

159.9 133.8 124. 1 145.8 133.4 206.5 132,6

78.4

May

16,371

127.4

131.0 124.9 117.7 120.2 110.8 152.5

109.6 120.7 117.5 132.2 108.7 132.2 126.2 103.5 143.4

160.4 133.8 123.9 146.6 134.2 206.5 133,1

78.5

June

rl6,4l8

127.6

131.2 125.2 118,0 120.4 II 1.2 152.7

109.6 120.9 117.3 (35.4 107.4 132.4 126.3 103.9 143,5

160.9 133.9 123.5 147.7 135.3 207.3 !33e!

78.4

July

14,382

*I28.I

131.4 125,7 118.7

l?l.l III.5 152.8

109.9 122.0 1 18.0 138.2 107.8 132.4 125.6 103.6 143.6

161.2 134.3 124. 1 148.3 135.9 208.5 133,6

**78.1

jr/ Revised. * Index based on 1935-39=100 is 214.2. ** Index based on 1935-39=100 is 46.7. CORRECT ION for August 1961 SURVEY, p. S-36: Data for pulpwood and wastepaper, wood pulp, and paper and products are for the month previous to the one indicated at top of page. 5061 Digitized for FRASER

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS - Continued

ITEM

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE

NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL...mil. of dol..

Public utiIlty

P U b 1 1 C , T O T a I . , , , , » a 8 9 e e . e » « e e e 8 e . » e » e 8 « e e «

Military facilities %

.....do....

do.... do....

s e o o . s e o e e Q O o . a s

do....

NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL do

Mi litary faci lities ..

CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (FeWe DODC TOTAL VALUATI ON

do....

do.... do....

do....

... 1947-49-100..

JE C0RPe):

Highway concrete pavement contract awards: J/

FINANCE

BANK DEBITS, TOTAL (344 CENTERS) do

6 other centers.... 9ee 8e do,... LIFE INSURANCE WRITTEN (NEW PAID-FOR INSURANCE):

Value, estimated total do do....

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CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS

ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION:

DDT

Ethyl acetate (85#)...

FormaIdehyde (31% HCHO)

Methanol:

A1cobo J, ethy1:

Used for denaturation Withdrawn tax-paid 2/

Alcohol, denatured:

Consumption (withdrawaIs) Stocks, end of month

.thous. of gal..

.thous. of gal..

..thous. of lb.J

. of proof gal.. do....

do....

s. of wine gal.. do....

I960

July

5,168

3,587 2,093 1,526 487

872 230 363 123 473

1,581

116 601

55,750

39,487 22,748 9,938 2,839 3,976 1,277 5,252

16,263 5,131 1,340 5,524

144

June

3,472 2,593

11,069 1,284 5,784 4,000

250,852 99,809 50,415

6,325 1,106 611

4,608

65,844 94,200 1,906 7,953

12,444 7,705

100,626 143,938

199 21,653 31,989

47,884 33,259 41,620

706

22,409 22,094 3,721 |

August

5,205

3,556 2,031 1,524 426

884 237 360 126 489

1,649 448 141 645

55,837

39,474 22,448 10,061 2,880 4,033 1,272 5,410

16,363 4,896 1,444 5,724

144

July

3,597 2,481

10,637 1,526 5,230 3,881

223,539 86,063 45,254

6,144 1,473 558

4,113

71,165 88,703 1,696 7,357

13,531 7,648

112,629 110,367

187 25,300 30,612

43,686 127,911 43,132 3,993

23,154 23,611 3,281 1

1961

May

4,903

3,492 2,023 1,256 669

842 226 363 136 467

1,411 440 127 435

55,892

39,606 2i,63l 10,628 2,849 4,515 1,686 5,383

16,286 5,186 1,507 4,983

146

Apr i 1

3,298 2,504

10,522 202

7,232 3,088

241,062 101,151 48,529

6,297 1,250 592

4,455

58,005 82,147 1,718 6,864

14,249 10,983 95,734 138,344

165 24,663 34,707

49,758 141,834 42,527 4,681

22,917 22,771 6,307 1

June

r5,35l

r3,740 r2,188 r1,407 r682

r900 219 401 rl56 473

r1,61! r468 rl36 r574

r57,6!5

r40,737 r22,680 r10,584 2,750 4,510 r1,839 5,382

r16,878 r5,229 r1,382 r5,527

145

May

3,501 2,659

10,482 110

5,994 4,378

268,910 111,463 53,782

6,595 1,154 677

4,764

r62,720 98,232 rl,84l 8,457

15,786 6,796 98,426 148,430 |

191 25,905 r36,309

54,576 154,395 41,483 5,271

22,326 21,409 7,182 J

1 July

r5,389

r3,746 r2,l37 r 1,524 r5l3

r932 ! 216

419 rl64 r49l

r{,643 r454 rl27 r630

r58,2l7

r4l,3IO r23,252 r10,608 2,672 4,578 r1,759 r5,457

r16,907 r5,007 r1,475 r5,770

145

June

3,602 2,779

11,216 582

6,119 4,514

r*271,724 r*113,228 r*54,276

6,255 1,141 628

4,486

65,713 100,764 1,969 8,897

14,690 9,536 96,978 139,063

144 24,571 33,490

45,985 139,190 41,799 5,635

22,500 23,068 6,592 1

August

5,433

3,727 2, 120 1,584 433

937 213 416 158 492

1,706 461 123 676

58,286

41,322 23,418 10,629 2,588 4,646 1,632 5,421

16,964 5,037 1,259 5,989

145

July

3,529 2,656

9,041 938

4,328 3,774

247,657 100,591 49,085

6, 125 1,312 589

4,224

r_/ Revised. * Old basis. ±/ Data for May 1961 cover 5 weeksj other months, 4 weeks. "spirits" are included with ethyl alcohol instead of distilled spirits as formerly. 5061

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MOMmiY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

ITEM i960 1961

June July Apr! I May June

CHEMICALS AMD ALLIED PRODUCTS - Continued

SYNTHETIC PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION? Cellulose acetate and mixed ester plastics?

Sheets, rods, and tubes 8 6 6 e„„ D S e o o S 8 0 0 6 9 SthouSo of \h0 Molding and extrusion materials....e,00.0o»..»o«ee*do.