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BUSINESS December 28, 1962

o^susHfsstto* 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

Billion Dollars 140

130

120

110

100

TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

New basis

(average of Wednesday data)

V

90 l^i i i i i I i i i i i 1 i i I i i i i i I i i i * i I i- i i i i 1 » i t t i I

Billion Dollars 140

(Wednesday data)

1959 1960 1961 1962 I I i l l I i i i i I AJ 90

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Index, 1957-59 = 100

140

130

120

no

100

ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index)

-

i i • i i 1

1959 i i i i i I i i i i i

1960 i i i i i I i i i i i

1961

Monthly

A

A

• i i i i i i i i i i 1

1962

Index, 1957-59=100 140

Index, 1957-59=100

115

110

105

100

95

CONSUMER PRICES

All Service*

1 M i l 1 1,1 1 1,1

o^ /^Food

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 f I I 1

All Hems

I I I H J I I I I I

^******* I

^ M H

i i 1111111 i 11

1959 1960 1961 1962

Millions 2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS*

hvvO^ •5h

0 I • i i i t I i « i i i 1 t • • • • I x |

'Seasonally adjusted, at annual rates

I I I I I M I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I

1959 1960 1961 1962

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Wbt ^ ... cas STATISTICS1

ITEM

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: All commodities 1957-59=100..

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES 1 1957-59=100..

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs .....thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 11 programs do....

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

Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ,3/....do....

Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) In leading cities :£/

Loans and investments (adjusted), tota1 do....

Commercial and industrial loans (gross). do....

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's^ 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks- (Stand. & Poor1s)~4/..1941-43*10..

PRODUCTION:

Index of production 1957-59=100.. FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL * thous. cars..

1961

Dec. 16

97.5

240

380 2,458 1,944 306

33,937 30,780 19,742

566

65,987 29,894 117,860 33,931 32,233 13,386

4.71 72.53 76.60

1,473 16,695 193,863 7,355

2,200 118.1 533 285

Dec. 23

*I00.4 *95.9 *IOI.O *»00.9 97.8

259

410 2,530 2,027 285

34,072 31,401 20,234

578

66,185 29,944 120,36! 34,501 32,733 13,419

4.72 71.12 75.22

1,471 16,630 174,591 7,300

2,225 M9.4 520 272

Dec. 1

92.9 5,17*2

168

343 1,906* 1,748 322

34,803 32,259 19,619

539

63,007 34,459 125,472 31,124 34,680 15,399

4.54 62.12 65.13

1,483 16,699

202,396 7,313

1,876 100.7

j 562 306

1962

Dec* 8

100.4 97.4 100.7 100.7 93.1 5,366 212

368 1,984 1,825 294

34,854 32,373 19,527

376

62,762 34,535 126,133 31,277, 34,779 15,415

4.54 62.89 65.95

1,282 17,005 197,327 7,335

1,858 99.7 537 303

Dec. 15

100.4 97.5 101.0 100.7 92.4 5,765 246

444

252

35,226 32,629 19,526

447

65,029 34,572 126,817 31,231 34,807 15/470

4.53 62.63 65.60

1,260 18,009

204,616 7,341

1,832 98.3 501 283

Dec. 22

100.5 98/fc 100.8 100.7 92.5

35,366 33,163 19,945

516

62.58 65.52

\_f Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. £/ Wednesday data. * Monthly Index for Dec. 1961.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS' SALES: ±/ Value (unadjusted):

Value (seasonally adjusted):

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

New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):

Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):

NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet,

COMMODITY PRICES

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL ITEMS. Special group indexes:

bil. $..

do

do....

do....

Inc.):

....*...do....

,1957-59=100..

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

do....

.do.... ..do.... do...*

1961.

Oct.

16.0

15.3

16.1

16.1

44.5

15,492 16,286

104.6

105.5 H04.7 102.9 103.0 101.7 108.0 103.9

J02.5 105.1 99.4 99.5 104.1 107.8 99.5 104.8

Nov,

15.7

15.6

15.9

16.1

44.7

14,045 16,149

104.6

105.6 104.5 102.6 102.7 101.6 108.2 103.7

101.9 105.5 98.4 98.5 104.2 107.8 99.3 104.9

1962

Aug.

16.0

16.4

15.5

15.9

44,5

14,955 15,104

105.5

106.2 105.5

1 103.2 | 103.5 j 101.7

109.9 102.5 j

103.8 1 103.9

105.2 102.6 104.8

1 108.0 I 98.5 1 105.8

Sept.

16.0

rl6.3

r!5.4

rl5.9

r44.0

12,777 15,249

106.1

106.6 106.1 104.1 104.7 101.6 109.8 104.6

104.8 104.2 102.2 106.3 104.9 108.0 98.7 105.9

Oct.

rl7.5

rl6.2

rl7.2

rl6.4

r43.6

rl5,3l8 r15,373

106.0

106.7 106.1 104.0 104.4 102.0 109.8 104.9

104.3 104.3 102.0 104.1 105.0 108.0 98.8 106.1

Nov.

16.6

16.6

16.2

16.5

43.3

12,914 14,849

*I06.0

106.7 106.0 103.9 104.2 102.2 110.0 104.3

104. 1 104.2 102.1 103.5 105.1 108.1 98.7 106.2

r/ Revised. 30251

±/ Data for Nov. 1962 are advance estimates. * Index based on 1947-49=100 is 130.1. Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3

ITEM

COMMODITY PRICES—Continued

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX—Continued

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE

NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted:

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:

FINANCE

AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.:

Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks ..do....

BANK DEBITS: Unadjusted:

Seasona11y adjusted:

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS

INORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION:

Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous (commercial).thous. sh. tons..

Sodium silicate (soluble silicate glass), anhydrous..do.... Sodium sulfate (anhydrous, refined; Glauber's salt;

SYNTHETIC PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION: Cellulose acetate (sheets, rods, and tubes and molding

and extrusion materials) and nitrocellulose (sheets,

METALS AND MANUFACTURES

Iron and steel scrap:

Pig iron:

Stocks (consumers1 and suppliers'), end of mo. do....

1961

Oct.

112.3 104.6 IQ8.3 106.7 105.8 112.5 105.0

95.6

129.9 124.8

127.4 122.3

1,443 1,413

5,313 2,800 679

1,834

274.7 113.7 54.3

272.4 M3.6 54.0 104.7

1,101 425.5 78.8 409.5

83.0 297.5 7,626 195.6 408.1

11.6 443.8 54.6

97.4 1,543.5

14.1 57.2 98.1 37.6

116.8 37.2 15.2 146.2

6,151 3,658 2,493 5,851 8,967

6,327 3,057

Nov.

112.4 104.8 108.1 106.8 105.9 112.7 105.0

95.6

106.1 103.0

104.4 101.3

1,368 1,345

5,252 2,812 695

1,745

272.6 112.5 54.2

273.8 M5.2 54.4 104.2

1,115 435.4 69.3 411.4

86.9 298.8 7,667 184.9 410.2

10.5 433.7 58.9

105.2 1,556.9

13.9 54.6 92.7 36.0

110.9 34.4 15.5 148.4

5,798 3,533 2,265 5,655 9,108

6,051 3,147

Aug.

114.6 106.8 U0.3 107.4 106.2 115.7 105.5

94.8

147.8 146.1

144.7 143.0

1,529 1,500

5,833 3,003 680

2,150

281.1 110.8 57.5

283.9 115.8 57.4 110.7

1,089 464.2 107.8 441.1

89.6 299.7 8,103 195.5 390.4

9.6 469.7 44.8

100.6 1,499.9

12.9 60.1 102.3 40.7

131.9 44.3 18.3 170.8

4,890 3,046 1,845 4,967 9,199

4,757 3,368

1962

Sept.

114.7 106.8 110.0 107.8 106.7 115.7 105.6

94.3

r115.3 r H3.6

r112.7 rl 11.0

r1,289 r1,261

5,814 3,021 690

2,103

263.3 109.7 53.4

286.6 120.9 58.1 107.6

1,128 r470.5 r92.i 428.2

r90.0 303.7 8,129 195.0 378.4

9.5 451.2 r42.3

99.2 rI,466.8

13.0 57.9

r!05.1 42.0

133.9 r38.l I5..I. 170.1

r4,706 r2,985 1,721

r5,025 r8,884

4,825r r3,26S

Oct.

114.9 106.9 109.5 108.1 106.9 116.0 105.6

94.3

r136.2 rf33.4

N32.3 r129.5

r1,548 r1,502

5,762 3,031 738

1,993

308.7 127.5 64.1

r299.2 124.5 62.3 H2.4

1,092 489.1 89.8 444.9

92.5 314.7 8,800 210.3 391.4

II.1 474.6 53.7

103.5 1,628.1

14.2 61.4 107.3 44.1

138.9 42.3 18.6 176.6

p5,530 p3,24l p2,289 p5,508 p8,9!7

p5,2l2 p3,l45

Nov.

115.0 107.1 110.1 108.3 107.2 115.4 105.6

*94.3

118.7 117.1

117.9 116.3

1,544 1,533

5,719 3,037 746

1,936

288.2 116.5 59.4

296.4 122.2 61.1 113.1

rj Revised. 30251

o/ Preliminary. * Index based on 1947-49-100 is 76.9. Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

4 MONTHLY BUSINtaa a. n.JSTICS—Continued

ITEM

METALS AND MANUFACTURES—Continued

Radiators and convectors, cast iron;

Ot1 burners:

Stoves and ranges, dom. cooking (exc. electric)? Shipments, total (excl. liquid-fuel types) ±/

Stoves, domestic heating (exc. electric), shipments...

PETROLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS

Bituminous coal:

Manufacturing and mining Industries, total.....,.,

Stocks, Industrial and retail dealers', end of montt

Manufacturing and mining industries, total..

TEXTILE PRODUCTS

Men's apparel, cuttings; 2/ Tailored garments:

Work clothing:

COTTON: 3/

Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles):

Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total....mi

MANMADE FIBERS (RAYON AND ACETATE): Production:

Stocks, producers', end of mo.:

at ion..

thous.. .do....

.do.... •do.... .do....

tons., .do.... .do....

. tons..

,.do.... .do.... ».do....

units..

s. doz.«

,„do

bales..

.thous..

..do.... 11 ions.. ..do.... ..do....

il. lb.. ..do....

..do

1961

Oct.

1.5 2.9

62.4 41.8

189.7 290.3 152.4 214.6

33,367 15,352 15,052 7,069 2,860

72,612 50,268 21,714 9,813 630

1,744 360

1,076 7,936 2,020

320 320

716

19,089 17,313 9,685 484

8,782

1 57.5 | 33.6

48.6 43.4

Nov.

1.3 2.7

46.1 41.4

164.6 167.8 99.6 193.7

34,018 15,734 15,396 6,989 2,789

73,851 50,421 22,808 10,454

622

1,835 345

1,160 7,445 2,285

310 350

875

19,017 17,205 11,872

475 10,753

59.2 37.6

45.9 40.3

1962

Aug.

1.3 i 2.7

50.1 62.2

182.0 277.2 134.5 226.1

r30,070 16,288

r12,236 r5,358 1,455

i 68,489 47,340 20,619

1 8,277 | 530

2,002 533

1,354 10,028 2,208

387 334

693

18,798 16,731 9,432 472

8,382

63.2 41.4

54.0 |_ 54.4

Sept.

1.4 2.5

62.0 55.2 '

r!86.5 r25l.8 154.4 194.4

29,371 14,995 12,223 5,350 2,065

r70,24l 49,274 r20,445 r8,180

522

1,750 442

1,093 8,247 2,021

302 289

661

18,689 16,543 9,131 457

8,034

59.0 38.0

57.1 52.9

Oct. j

1.6 2.1

62.7 52.7

195.9 281.4 153.2 255.6

31,960 15,968 13,436 5,574 2,464

72,818 51,442 20,867 8,622 509

2,126 452

1,302 8,915 2,216

1 321 | 341

823

18,712 . 16,495

[ 11,565 463

10,134

62.6 r45.9

58.4 1 r48.4

Nov.

667

i 18,730 1 16,395

9,253 1 463 | 8,035

60.3 46.4

59.7 j 41.7

r/ Revised. J/ Excludes shipments of cooking tops; such shipments totaled 32,100 units in Oct. 1962. 2/ Data for Oct. 1961 and Nov. 1961 cover 4 anc? 5 weeks, respectively; 1962 figures are for calendar months. 3/ Data for Nov. 1961 and Oct. 1962 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. USC0MM-DC—30251

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