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April 22, 1966

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
B U SI N E S S I N D I C A T O R S

Billion Dollars
70 -

Billion Dollars

TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS

170

( W e e k l y Reporting M e m b e r Banks o f Federal Reserve System)

60

~

50

-

40

~

~
( a v e r a g e of Wednesday

data)

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Data: Federal Reserve Board

Index, 1941-43 =

Index, 1941-43=10
110 -

PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

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90

~

80

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Monthly

70

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Index, 1957-59 = 100
180
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

MiHi<
2.5
PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS*

(F.R.B. seas. a d j . index)

160

~

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1.5

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140

1.0

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120

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1964

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1965

1966

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Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

^Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement

 provides selected


1964

weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY

1965

I 1 I I 1 1 U..JULL :

1966

WEEKLY

2

BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1965

1966

ITEM
Apr. 10
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
A! I commodities
Farm products
Foods, processed
All other.....
22 commodities 2 /
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurab le goods stores

.

o e o .......

.

1957-59=100..
do....
.do....
do....
do...,
mil. $..
do....

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
thous..
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
do
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
F INA NICE ;
Currency in circulation 3/.,..-.
.......mil. $..
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/... .do....
Member bank reserve balances 3/
do....
Excess reserves, estimated 3_/
do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4_/
Demand deposits, adjusted
mil. $..
Savings deposits
do....
Loans and investments (adjusted), total
do....
U.S. Government obligations
do....
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
do....
Real estate loans (gross)
do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3_/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10..
Industrials, 425 stocks
..do....
PRODUCT 1 ON:
Bituminous coal 3_/
thous. sh. tons..
Electric power, by utilities
...mil, kw.-hr e .
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)
number..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3/,
thous. bbl..
Steel
Index of production...
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL
Mi see I laneous,

U Data do not always cover calendar weeks,

2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

Apr.

104.9
5,294
3,529

*I0I
*97
*I02
*!02
105
5,692
3,484

262
1,705
1,551
304

215
1,652
1,498
268

165
1,301
1,224
252

38,862
39,863
21,501
375

39,092
39,883
21,289
278

41,459
43,193
22,394
373

63,753
42,352
151,296
24,70!
44,363
20,344

65,036
42,216
154,194
24,513
44,448
20,437

65,306
45,099
162,695
2!,193
52,470
22,806

4.56
86.55
91.43

4.56
88.24
93.37

5.16
.89.13
95.24

5.19
88.78
94.98

5.17
91.56
98.15

1,598
18,879
184,465
7,860

1,752
20,827
235,161
8,350

1,738
20,897
230,002
8,316

1,699
20,598
171,324
8,301

2,785
149.5
555
315

2,709
145.4
570
326

2,744
147.3
544
312

2,686
144.2
568
318

1,626
19, 187
251,891
7,876
2,776
149.0
557
318

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

Apr. 2

26

Apr

I 13.0
5,661
3,710

I 12.7
6,030
3,924
161
1,226
1,153
263
41,448
42,916
22,169
274
66,292
45, I I I
163,662
2!,474
52^640
22,867

3/ Daily average. _4/ Wednesday data.

105.2
106.0
I 10.6
104.0
113.0
6, I 16
4,241
196

270
4 1,504
43,325
22,373
352
66,573
44,537
164,003
2!,688
52,431
22,850

* Monthly index for Apr. 1965.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1964

1966

1965

ITEM
IV

1

II

111

IV

1 i/

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
Personal consumption expenditures, total..

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

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

Gross private domestic investment, total

...do....
...do....
...do....
...do,...

...do....
Govt, purchases of goods and services, total,. ...do....
...do....
...do....

2./ Pre! irainary.
29446




641.1
405.9
57.9
24.8
24.8

657.6
416.9
64.6
30.3
25.5

668.8
424.5
63.5
29.3
25.4

681.5
432.5
65.4
30.3
26.0

697.2
441.0
66.4
30.1
27.3

714.1
452.6
68.8
31.5
28.0

180.9
34.0
94.1
14.2
167.1
24.8
61.4
11.9

182.8
34.3
94.8
14.2
169.5
24.9
62.7
11.9

187.9
35.0
97.3
14.7
173.1
25.5
64.0
12.1

190.5
35.2
99.3
14.8
176.7
26.3
65.3
12.3

195.0
35.9
102.2
15.0
179.6
26.6
66,7
12.5

201. 1
37.5
105.0
15.6
182.7
26.9
68.0
12.7

97.7
90.2
63.5
26.7
7.5

103.4
94.6
66.9
27.7
8.8

102.8
96.4
68.4
28.0
6.4

106.2
98.6
70.9
27.7
7.6

110,3
100.2
73.0
27.2
10. 1

III.8
103.5
75.4
28.1
8.3

8.9
58.4
29.5
128.6
64.3
48.8
64.3

6.0
34.7
28.6
131.3
64.9
48.8
66.4

8.0
40.4
32.4
133.5
65.7
49.2
67.8

7.4
40.1
32.7
135.4
66.5
49.8
68.9

6.9
40,8
33,9
139.0
69.2
52.0
69.8

6.1
41.1
35.0
143.6
72.5
55.0
71.1

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

3

1965

1964

!966

ITEM
IV
GENERAL BUSINESS

1

II

III

IV

1 £/

INDICATORS—Con.

NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Continued
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con.
bit. $..
NATI0NAL INCOME, TOTAL.

C o r p . p r o f i t s and i n v e n t o r y v a l u a t i o n

PERSONAL INCOME, q u a r t e r l y t o t a l

do....
do....
do....
do....
adj.,t o t a l . . d o . . . .
do
do....
do....
do....

do....
do

540.6
382.4
51.9
39.9
12.0
18.5
71.7
73.1
43.6
16.1
516.2
64.8
45 1.4
428.1
23.3

526.3
375.4
51.8
39.6
12.2
18.5
64.9
65.9
37.8
15.7
507.1
60.7
446.4
416.9
29.5

1965
Mar.

Feb.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R . INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):
1957-59=100..
SEASONALLY A D J . , TOTAL INDEX ( I N C L . U T I L . )
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS?
...do,...
MANUFACTUR1NG, TOTAL
do....
do....
do....
do....

M|N1NG
Coa 1

UTILITIES

549.5
387.9
54.6
40.1
14.5
18.6
72.0
73.9
44.1
16.4
524.7
66.2
458.5
436.1
22.4

Dec.

557.9
393.7
55.4
40.4
15.0
18.6
73.5
74.6
44.5
16.7
536.0
64.8
471.2
444.4
26.8

570.8
403.6
56.2
40.7
15.5
18.7
75.2
77.0
45.9
17.1
546.0
65.7
480.3
453.2
27.1

Jan,

1966
Feb.

!

416.2
56.9
41.0
15.9
18.8

17.6
556.9
68.1
488.7
465. 1
23.6

Mar.

139.2

140.7

148.7

rl50,0

r 151.4

152.9

140.8
142.7
136.9
145.0
152.5

142.3
144.8
140.4
145.2
153.9

150,6
155.0
126.5
M56.3
170.7

r152.2
157.6
rI3I.O
r157. 1
rl74.3

N53.9
M59.5
rl32.3
160.8
176.5

155. 1
161.0
136
161
177

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

139.7
145.3
131.8
115.6
154.3

144.4
146.9
129.2
120.5
154.3

M60.7
162.2
137.6
125.4
164.3

r163.1
rl66.0
N39.4
N25.6
rl65.4

163.2
rl7l.l
r140.9
125.8
167.1

166
173
142

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

138.4
132.0
143.7
106.6
137.5

139.1
131.5
144.0
106.1
139.0

N45.I
rl40.3
148.5
1 13.9
147.7

rl45.4
rl40.4
143.1
III.8
r!48.7

M46.8
140.7

147.7

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

127.7
167.8
121.5
171.1
123.4
123.5

128.5
169.5
122.2
172.6
123.4
127.2

134.2
180.6
127.8
181.3
125.3
117.1

N35.7
rl80.7
rl32.0
183.5
rl26.0
1 19.6

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

III.8
103.2
110.6
123.4
156.1
159.6

112.5
103.1
III.4
124.6
158.5
162.4

rl17.9
118.5
r114.5
120.6
165.5
170.9

rl17.2
114.4
r113.4
M33.4
rl64.8
169.7

r I 17.5
III.2
rl14.8
130.3
N66.0

do....

138.5
138.0
157.3
163.8
178.9
143.9
131.9
139.4
149.2
139.7
139.0
140.5

140.1
140.0
161.9
173.1
194.2
145.2
133.2
140.4
150.1
141.7
142.6
140.6

148.8
144.1
rl66.7
169.4
182.4
152.4
136.5
158.8
168.9

r!5I.O
r!44.9
rl66.3
M67.2
rl77.8
153.3
138.0
r164.2
rl73.7

139
165.8
175

r148.7
146.7
N50.7

r149.3
rl43.7
r166.9
H68.5
180.3
r!53.0
N37.0
N6I.3
N70.5
r150.2
r150.0
M50.5

rl5l.7
151.6
151.7

153.4
154
153

87.9
85.4
87.1
84.7

124.9
120.7
123.0
118.8

103.2
102.3
101.6
100.7

r87.3
r84.'6
r86.3
r83.7

r80.5
r77.7
r79.1
r76.3

128.7
124.1
126.5
121.9

1,482
1,468

1,489
1,465

1,769
1,735

rl,6ll
r1,585

r1,365
r1,340

1,543
U5I2

1,224
713

1,269
711

U325
735

1,262
709

rl,l9l
r659

1,299
755

169

148.8
138.4
183.4
131.0

139

126.4

120.2
1 18
1 17
167.0

BY MARKET GROUPINGS:

A u t o p a r t s and a l l i e d

products....

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

|
j

152.2
146.0
168
171
184

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED;
Unadjusted:

do....
S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a t annual

rates:

do....
do....
NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS
(12,000 p e r m i t - i s s u i n g p l a c e s ) :
S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a t annual r a t e s :
Tota1
do....
One-family structures

r/ Revised. £./ Preliminary.
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4

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1965

1966

STEM
Dec.

Mar.

Feb.

Jan.

CONSTRUCT ION AND REAL ESTATE—Con.
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXi
Eng i neer i ng News-»Record s
BuS ! d i n g 0 o S e o e o 0 e o 0 o 9 0
Construct Ion Q •».o.«o•.

so o.l 957-59*100.
OBOOSS<SOB..do.B8

FINANCE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FI NANCEs
Public debt and guaranteed obligations?
Gross debt (direct), end of months t o t a l e o o 9 0 . e ..bll. $
Interest bearSng, t o t a I . . v •••....•••.....••. e ...do 0 •
Pub ! Ic Issues
T.,,*
o s „.do. »
Held by U e S D Government Investment accts® ....do.
Special Issues..... 0.., os,0 ®*>® • • • • *<* • • •...-.do.
•• • • .
•
Non I nterest bearing® SSSSB... • ... «,*<>» aS«,sa. B9....do.
•
.
Guaranteed obligations not owned by U.S. Treasui
end of month. 0 .. 0 00s..0..0.......0.,......, o s e s d o a .
U.S. savings bondss
Amount outstanding, end of month............. ....do.
Sales, series E and H..............•••••.•••• * O O B d o . •
Redempt S ons.....,.. B ........„.......,............do. ,
LIFE INSURANCE (Life Insurance Agency Management As:sn.):
Premi urns co11ectedi
Total life Insurance premiums..00..>.»o.o....... ..mil. $
Ord i nary...„......„.. 0 e 38ffi..e@0.0...0•••....•
8.9.do9 •
Group and w h o l e s a ! e e 8 e 8 . 8 „ 0 0 8 e e o o » , 3 . 8 o 0 . » 9 s ....do. e
I ndustr1 a I....,...........„... 0 .o»..••.•..•.•a o ..do a .

117.9
126.0

S 18.0
!26 o 0

120.4
130.0

120.5
130.0

121.7
131.2

*I22.0
*I3I.4

322.00
317.60
273.24
15.53
44.36
4 B 40

323.31
318.92
273.14
15.82
45.78
4.39

321.00
316.58
270.62

319 .88
315 .54
269 .98
14.67
45 .57
4 .34

317.70
313.33
267.67
14.85
45.66
4.36

320.90
316.52
270.26
15.51
46.26
4.39

.69

.72

• .46

e42

.43

50 .01
.39
.45

50.06
.41
.49

50.46
.33
.42

50.44
.47
.65

50.45
.35
.46

1/ 159
578
180
100

1,308
994
209
105

1,532
1,026
278
228

1,251
953
188
i 10

1,216
914
206
96

GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U e S 0 , end of month.. s e .. 0 0 @ .. „ a 9 8 d o 9 .

14,937

14,563

13,733

!3,732

13,730

13,634

SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORKo.. 9 S e a . s e .... B *, s doS. perfine oz
SECURITY MARKETS:
Bond yleIdss
Domestic corporate (Moody ? s)„ 0 ..... Bffl . 0 . eo ,
a percent 0
By ratings?
....do...
....do...
Aaa. . . o . , . . . . o . . . . • . • • . • . . • a . • • • a • • . « e ,
o o a .do. O 0
....do...

1.293

1.293

1.293

1.293

S.293

1.293

4.55

4,56

4.84

4.89

4.94

5.10

4.41
4.46
,54
,78

,42
48
54
,78

4.68
4.80
4.85
5.02

,74
,83
,91
5.06

78
,90
,96
12

4.92
5.05
5.12
5.32

....do...
s o e o do...

,52
,51
,62

52
,51
63

4.79
4.82
4.9!

4.84
4.85
4.97

91
90
5.02

5.06
5.08
5.18

..mi I. $,
....do...
....do...
....do...

613
214
175
4

,623
260
,725
117

3,881
572
2,504
187

1,561
428
460
23

756
326
193
4

2,870
293
1,880
124

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

2
151
9
46

I 12
234
70
67

118
252
113
81

343
156
19
107

3
159
9
48

121
258
74
73

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Baa

B

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o o

oo • o o . . o o . o o . . a o c o e o . o . o o . . . .

By groups?
I ndustr la 1.0. B«, 0.. . B. 0 B. s. „. 0 . „. . 6a. „.,
Pub Iic utiIity s a o B B B
RaiI road
STOCKS:
CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED:
TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS..................
F 5 nance e . . . . . . . . . e a e . 8 . e o . . o e s e 8 . . e o . . < .
Manufacturings eo.......,.......08.....,
M i n i n g . e o 9 9 . e e o e 9 6 e s aeBsee.SBS...eBe ..,
Pub!ic utiIities:
Communications. o s ..„. s o .,. a o O B <** B 0 ..
Electric and g a s 8 8 . . . 9 8 , , 9 9 . 9 . 8 9 6 9 B „
RaiI roads o s .,....... 9 S 8 ..... e a . o a . s e ...
Trade,.......,.
* Indexes as o f A p r . I B, @ ......
1966s a SBE ....
u i l d i onsgo s,s ••„,
123.I;

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construction,

00

45. 9 96
4.42

50.49
.46
.54

132.4.

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