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Includes macroeconomic reporting on gross national product in 1962, consumer income and spending patterns with durable and non-durable demand, and workforce shifts driven by youth labor-force expansion. 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The document ties the shift to broader labor-market dynamics.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"How does the document describe 1962 gross national product and its growth?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Gross national product totaled $553.9 billion in 1962, with an increase of 5.4% after allowing for price changes. The breakdown includes consumer spending, business investment, government purchases, and net exports.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"What does the report say about consumer financial behavior in the fourth quarter of 1962?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"Consumer income rose before and after personal taxes, supported by strong sales of automobiles and other durable goods. 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earning anaverage salary of $16,980 per year,if same ratio between engineers'aver-age starting salaries in 1952($305 per month)and their average salariesten years later($906)persists during 1963-1973 decade.  \nNonetheless,enrollments in 207 engineering schools are down 2.3%thisyear,according to Engineering Manpower Commission.Percentageengineers among all college freshmen has dropped from 10.8 in 1957 toabout 5.9 today.  \nDecline is despite starting salaries awaiting men with bachelor's degreesthis field ($7,056 per year average,compared to $5,592 offered generalbusiness trainees this year),according to survey by Dr.Endicott(North-western University).Women engineers in Class of 1963 will be offeredaverage starting salary of $6,684-well over U.S.median family income($5,737 in 1961).  \nOf 218 firms in survey sample,210 plan to recruit total of 7,961 maleengineers from among 1963 graduates,with greatest demand for electricaland mechanical engineers,in that order.Recruitment quotas for womengraduates are up7.3%with 40%of surveyed firms planning to hire coedsin 1963;to offer top pay($577 per month)to lady engineers,$499 tochemistry majors and $440 to mathematicians.  \n# GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT\n\nGross national product,the value of goods and services produced,totaled$553.9 billion in 1962,according to preliminary estimates.After allow-ing for price changes,this showed an increase of 5.4%over the previousyear.Consumers spent $356.7 billion last year,business investmenttotaled $76.6 billion,government purchases of goods and servicesamounted to $117.3 billion,and on net $3.3 billion worth of goods andservices were exported.  \nAfter allowing for price changes,all components except exports showed anotable increase in 1962:consumer expenditures-4.6%,business invest-ment-9.5%,and government purchases—7.0%.  \n# YOUTH AND THE LABOR FORCE\n\nBig push on working population growth now coming from younger workers.  \nIn 1963,number of youths reaching 18—when most either go to collegeor enter work force—will be about 50%higher than in 1960.  \nDuring 1960's those under 25 will account for nearly half of labor forcegrowth while number of more experienced and skilled workers—in 2444age bracket—will increase only slightly.Younger workers can fill gap only  \nMARCH 1963  \n# Changes in Real GrossNational Product\n\nFINANCE FACTS  \nMARCH 1963  \nif they continue education or obtain training to prepare for occupationswhich are expanding.  \nNumber of white-collar workers expected to increase by over 30%during1960's....blue-collar workers about Vz that percentage.Growing op-portunities expected in professional,technical,clerical,service fields.Continuing advances in automation and technology increase need formore highly skilled and better educated young office workers.  \nLikewise,greatest demand for blue-collar workers will be for those skilledthrough training or experience.  \nLitle change expected in employment of unskilled non-farm laborers,and a decline expected in the number of farm workers.  \n# CONSUMER FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR\n\nConsumer income is on the rise,both before and after payment of per-sonal taxes.These signs from indexes of consumer financial behaviorfor the fourth quarter of 1962.  \nHigh level sales of automobiles and other durables contributed to con-siderable rise in durable goods purchases.Fourth quarter figures alsoshowed continuing uptrend in purchases of non-durable goods andservices.  \nWith increase in durable goods purchased,personal saving dropped offand credit extended increased.  \nBased on 1957-59 index of 100,the following table compares third andfourth quarter statistics:  \nThird Quarter Fourth QuarterPersonal Income121.2122.7*Personal Taxes(131.4 in SecondQuarter)133.3133.7*Disposable Personal Income119.5121.2Personal Saving(112.1 in SecondQuarter)108.3107.5Expenditures on Durable Goods116.6122.8Expenditures on Services129.1130.9Expenditures on Non-durable 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The document ties the shift to broader labor-market dynamics.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document describe 1962 gross national product and its growth?\",\"answer\":\"Gross national product totaled $553.9 billion in 1962, with an increase of 5.4% after allowing for price changes. The breakdown includes consumer spending, business investment, government purchases, and net exports.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the report say about consumer financial behavior in the fourth quarter of 1962?\",\"answer\":\"Consumer income rose before and after personal taxes, supported by strong sales of automobiles and other durable goods. With higher durable purchases, personal saving dropped and credit extended increased.\"}]","VANISHING ENGINEERS - March 1963 | PDF",1789963871]