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Apri! 23, 1965

BUSINESS

STATISTICS

BUSINESS*0*

'EEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT

BUSINESS

Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected
weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY

SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Index, 1957-59=1

Index, 1957-59=100
180
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)

Monthly

(E. E. S. seas. adj. index)

170

160

f

^a/M^^

150

-

^^^^^

140
130

-

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1962

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1

1

1

1963

1

1

1

1

1

1

1—

-,..JI—j--i,..a....a....1—,i.....u.,.i,,.l.a

1964

130

u....
J F M A M J

1965

J A S O N D

Billion Dollars
550
PERSONAL INCOME

Index, 1957-59=100
180
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(F.R.B. seas. adj. index)

(seas, adj., at annual rates)

500

-

160

Tofa/-^^

^

^ / ^ ^

^

450
140

400

**

-

-

Wage and SaU zry
Disbursements

350

*>»**"

\

-

120

~

»*•

300
100

l < i i i i i i i I I , . i i i i i 1 i i i i i . i i i i i 1 i i i i i ,, - H 1 1 1 1 > 1 1 1 1

1962

1963

1964

250

1965

•J.,1, 1 1 1 1 1,1 1 1 1 i

,i i, i i i 1

i » i i ,.,i i i i i 1 i I I i. .1... i i i i i 1 I,I i i i

I

1964

1963

1962

1965

* Data for January 1963, 1964, and 1965 include special Government Life Insurance dividends.

Index, 1957-59=100
110

Millions
2.5
.PRIVATE'NONFARM HOUSING STARTS*

FREIGHT CARLOADINGS
(seasonally adjusted)

2.0

100

90

W

1.5

:WM T

ywWV^K

1.0

80

*Seas. adj., at annual rates
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1962



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1963

1964

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1965

1962

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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1965

1964
i

IEM

Apr. II
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
Al 1 commodities

1957-59-100..

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores

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..
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
mil. $..
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2>/....do....

Apr. 10

Apr. 17

101.3
95.2
102.2
102.0
104.1
5,479
3,514

101.5
95.9
102.2
102.0
104.9
5,348
3,537

101.6
97.5
102.2
102.0
105.0

227
1,757
1,599
275

262

304

268

38,710
39,444
21,378
378

38,862
39,863
21,538
434

39,092
39,883
21,022
244

62,511
42,096
151,374
25,140
44,310
20,305

63,404
42,322
151,967
24,965
44,620
20,326

63,756
42,350
151,293
24,700
44,363
20,340

4.59
80.09
85.10

4.56
87.09
92.02

4.56
86.16
90.98

4.56
86.55
91.43

1,383
17,870
208,977
7,649

1,640
17,590
218,363
7,622

1,438
19,924
250,177
7,883

1,541
19,555
248,535
7,843

1,611
19,187
251,882
7,876

2,447
131.4
523
297

2,457
131.9
581
328

2,785
149.5
541
313

2,771
148.7
549
322

2,776
149.0
565
322

Apr. 18

Mar. 27

*I00.4
*95.2
*I00.5
•101.1
95.9
4,779
3,167

97.0
4,930
3,248

282
1,994
1,856
288

232
1,947
1,761
289

101.3
95.6
102.2
101.9
103.1
4,976
3,259
213
1,812
1,654
303

36,839
35,898
20,350
422

36,998
35,891
20,368
299

38,796
39,900.
21,518
463

63,083
38,672
138,844
27,960
37,964
18,393

65,987
38,483
139,288
27,261
38,252
18,461

4.58
79.75
84.71

Apr. 3

Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading citiess.4/

Commercial' and industrial

ioans (gross)

do....

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

4.56
88.24
93.37

PRODUCTION:

Petroleum (crude) and condensate ,3/

ssssthousc

Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL

bbl.*

1957-59-100..
thous. cars..

183,458
2,785
149.5

±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Mar. i64.

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1964

1965

ITEM
Feb.-

Mar.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar. j>/

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil. $
Compensation of employees, total.....
do..
Proprietors' income, total
do..
Business and professional
do..
Farm.
do..
Rental income of persons....
...do..
Corp.profits and inventory valuation adj.,total..do..
Corporate profits before tax, total
.......do..
Corporate profits after tax
do..
Net interest
do..
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAI
Personal consumption expenditures, total
Durable goods, total
Automobiles and parts.....
Furniture and household equipment
Nondurable goods, total
Clothing and shoes.........
Food and alcoholic beverages....
Gasoline and oil

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

Serv i ces, tota I •••••. •
do..
Househo I d oper at ion..,
do..
Hou sing
•••••••••.•••.••••do..
Transportat ion
do..
Gross private domestic investment, totaj,...„.„..do..
New construct i on
do..
Producers1 durable equipment.
do..
Change in business inventories
...do..
Net exports of goods and services
.do..
Exports.
.
.do..
I mports
do..
jr/ Revised. £,/ Preliminary.

16422


498. 4
352. 5

r520. 6
370. 6

51.2
38.6
12.6
12.4
56.4
56.6
31.2
25, 9

52.8
39.9
12.9
12,5
r57. 0
r57. 7
r3l. 9
27. 6

52,7
40.4
12.2
12,5

608, 8

634. 6
406. 5

649, 0
418.2

56 3
22 8
24 5
181 3
34 3
93 .6
13.7

61. 7
28 1
24 5
184 .8
35 2
95 2
14 0

169 .0
25 .1
52 A
12.3
90 .4
48 .7
36 .0
5 .7
7 .7
37 .1
29 .4

171 6
25 ,6
53 I
12 .5
94 .4
50 .0
37 .9
6 .5
6 .4
33 .8
27 .3

390 0
55 ,9
24 .3
23 .1
172 .9
32 .1
89 .7
53,3
161 J
23 .5
50 .5
12.0
85 .9
49 .2
34 ,2
2 .5
7 .7
34 .5
26 .8

378. 3

28,2

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

3
1965

1964
ITEM
Feb.
GENERAL BUSINESS

BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
Final products, total.. a
9eaoeo
Consumer goods
Equipment, including defense
Mater ials
Durable goods materials
Nondurab I e mater ia I s
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL.UTIL.)
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL
Durab le manufactures
Primary metaIs
Fabricated metal products
Machinery.
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products...
Clay, glass, and stone products
Lumber and products
Furniture and fixtures
Nondurab le manufactures
Textile mill products
Appare I products.
Leather and products
Paper and products

130.0
65.3
55.3
64.6
502.2
60.2
442.1
35.5

482.9
325.1
127.4
101.1
83.1
51.9
62.7

505.9
342.6
134.6
106.8
87.7
54.1
66.2

13.8

38.8
12.4
12.4
19.6
35.3
37.8
12.4
466.1

Feb.

*5I0,
344,
135.
108,
88.

rSII.O
r347.3
r136.7
108.8
r89.0
54.8
66.8

128.3

129.1
129.5
128.5
108.3

.doss.e
do....
do....
do....
do....
.do....

54.
66.
14.

488.6

40.3
12.7
12.5
20.4
37.4
*40.8
13.2
*493.2

40.4
r!2.2
12.5
20.6
37.6
38.9
T3.2
r494.5

129.0

135.2

r136.5

r139.0

130.0
131.3
128.4
107.6

136.2
140.4
131.0
III.9

r137.4
r140.6
r133.3
r l 11.0

140.4
N43.1
r137.0
rill.7

128.5
128.9
127.5
128.1
125.3
131.0

128.5
127.7
130.1
129.6
127.4
131.8

134,6
rl32.6
139.0
r135.8
135.0
r136.6

r!36.2
r135.3
r!38.l
r136.8
r135.7
rl38.0

r137.9
• r!37.l
r139.5
M40.I
138.2
r!42.I

do....

128.2

129.0

r 137.7

r138.2

r138.9

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

129.1
128.9
117.6
T29.0
133.6

I29;9
130.0
120.9
129.3
135.9

r!39.l

r139.7
r149.3

r139.8
M4I.9
r139.6
r140.7
r150.3

r140.5
r142.3
r136.5
r145.1
151.5

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

131.1
133.6
124.1
117.3
138.1

130.1
134.2
125.3
116.1
139.0

140.3
142.0
130.2
105.5
151.5

r!4l.4
r!42.7
r132.6
rill.9
r150.6

r139.9
r!45.I
rl3l.6
113.9
r154.3

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

129.4
119.8
131.7
99.3
129.1

129.8
118.9
131.8
96.3
130.4

r!37.3

137.1
ri32.l
141.0
101.7
134.0

r138.3
1.32.9

121.2
154.5
119.1
145.3
120.6
105.6
108.9
99.2
109.1
I 18.8
143.4
146.5

121.8
155.2
119.7
145.1
120.3
118.2
108.8
94.5
109.7
1 19.8
144.8
148.3

125.6
r166.5
120.6
r164.0
r!23.5

r126.6
r167.0
rl19.5

r127.9
168.2
122.8

167.6
r 123.6

*"122.7

125.4
112.3
107.2
110.7
121.8
154.7
158.1

122.2
rll2.l
107.7
r110.I
r!26.7
r!54.3

128.1
128.8
140.7
125.0
127.1
S28. I

128.7
128.8
139.7
124.6
128.8
129.3

137.4
137.0
155.5
N3I.2
138.3
r137.7

r137.7
r137.5
rl56.9
131.3
r!38.l
M38.9

Printing and publishing
do....
Chemicals and products
do....
Petro I eum products
.do....
Rubber and plastics products
do....
Foods and beverages
do....
Tobacco products
do....
MINING
do....
Coa I
do....
Crude oil and natural g a s e o . . .
...do....
Meta I mining
.
do....
UTILITIES....,
do....
EI ectr i c..,
do....
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL........
.do
Consumer goods.
do....
Automotive and home goods....................do....
Apparel and staples...........
do....
Equipment, Including defense....................do....
MATER IALS
do
£ / Preliminary.

480.5
323.6
127.1
100.7
82.8
51.4
62.4

125
64
54
60,
480
61
419
29

38.7
12.6
12.4
19.4
35.0
37.5
12.3
463.5

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES).1957-59=100..
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
Manufacturing, total
do....
Durab Ie manufactures
do....
Nondurab\e manufactures
do....
Mining.
do....

r/ Revised.

Jan.

INDICATORS—Continued

NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Continued
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL R A T E S — C o n .
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT—Continued
Govt, purchases of goods and services, total...biI. $..
Federal (less Government sales)
,.,do....
NationaI defense
.do....
State and I oca I
........ ........... .do....
PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total
do
Less: Personal tax and nontax payments.......
do....
Equals: Disposable personal income
do....
Persona I savi ng
do....
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income.
...do....
Wage and salary disbursements, total
do....
Commodity-producing industries.....
do....
Manufacturing only
.....do....
D i str i but i ve i ndustr ies
.
do....
Serv ice i ndustr ies
do....
Government.
do....
Other labor Incorne........ 0 ............o.........do....
?
Propr i etors i ncome $„
Business and professional
do....
Farm
.
do....
Rental income of persons
...do....
Dividends
do....
Personal interest income
do....
Transfer payments
..do....
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance...do....
Total nonagricultural income
do....

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Mar.

Dec.

* includes $2.0 bil. ($165 mil

40,
13,
12.
20,
37.
38.
13.

140.6
137.9

130.9
140.6
r103.3
r140.2

143.1

rll2.4
103.2
III.3
124.1
N55.0

157.3
r!37.8
r137.2
rl56.8

"rl39il
r140.0

converted to annual rate), reflecting stepped-up rate of Govt, life in-

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
S965
ITEM
Feb e

Mar 9

Dec.

Jan.

Feb 9

Mar.

COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
ALL COMMQDITIES.......................... .....1957-59=100,
By stage of processings
Crude materials for further processing*.........0do„.,
Intermediate mater ialSj, supplies, and components.doe.,
FIn1 shed goods.....................e.............do...
By durability of products
Durab Se goods,, ................................. . .do..,
Nondurab i e goods.................................. do.,,
Farm products,••...«.«•..,......................,0.do..«
Foods, processed„
,,..
„.. 8 ., BB do e81
Commodities other than farm products and foods*... .do. ot
Chemicals and allied products,. oa . ....... o s e . ... .do..,
Fuel and related products, and power.............doffl.,
Furniture, other household durables,,.*.........„.do..,
Lumber and wood products........ .............. .. .do...
Machinery and motive products..*..„«„......».....do..,
Metals and metal products......
..........do...
Textile products and apparel................,...,do.,,
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Wholesale prices,,
..••.......................do...
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED?
Unadjusted;
Total, incl. farm (public and private)....
thous.
PrivateIy owned..
..
.
...do..,
Total nonfarm (public and private)..........
do..,
Pr i vate I y owned
.•.......••.
do.»,
Seasonally adjusted at annual ratess
Total, incl. farm (private only)
••.•••...do.,.
Total nonfarm (private only)
.. e 6 » 8 S 8 f , s do,.,
NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS
(12,000 permit-issuing places);
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Tota I....,
„................
.thous,
Qne-fami Iy structures
do,,,

100.5

100.4

!00e7

101.0

101.2

101.3

94.0
101.2
101.6

94a3
100.9
101.5

94 s 0
101,4
101.9

94.2
101.6
102.3

,95 .'5
l"01.6
102.3

95.8
101.6
102.4

101.8
99.5
94.5
100.9
101.2
96.4
99.0
98.5
99.9
102.5
101.8
101.2

102,
99,
95,
100.
SOS,
96,
97.
98.
SOL
102,
102,
101.

103,0
99.0
92.7
100.8
101.8
97.2
98.1
98.4
99.4
103.1
104.7
101.5

103.1
99.5
93.0
S02.2
101.9
97.3
98.5
98.3
100.8
103.3
104.5
101.5

103.2
r99.6

r97.9
r98.2
r100.8
103.5
S04.6
101.5

103.3
99.8
95.5
101.8
102.0
97.5
97.9
98.3
160.6
103.5
104.8
101.5

94.5
rS02.S
101.9

97.5

99.5

99.6

99.3

99.0

98.8

101.1
100.3
98.5
97.7

133.3
130.1
131.5
128.3

100. I
98.5
98.2
96.6

r85.6
>8I,5
r84.2
r80. I

r87.8
r85.4
r87.l
r84.7

123.4
119.5
121.5
I 17.6

1,657
1,613

1,663
1,638

1,646
1,609

rl,462
r1,430

r1,420
r1,407

1,549
1,522

1,404
810

rI,357
767

1,173
718

1,312
764

r1,231
r7!5

1,293
712

15,462
1.293

15,461
1.293

15,388
1.293

15,185
1.293

14,937
1.293

14,563
1.293

594.7
209.3
170.8
2.2

2,377.0
240.2
1,542.9
I 10.6

3,520.3
493.1
2,282.9
183.0

1,385.2
374.8
408.1
20.0

613.3
214.1
175.5
3.6

2,622.9
259.6
1,725.4
117.5

112.6
236.9
96.8
71.2
43.8

290.8
146.1
19.1
102.1
24.2

2.0
151.4
9.1
45.5
12.1

ill.8
233.9
69.8
67.3
37.6

FINANCE
GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month
....mil. $,
SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK
dol. per fine oz.
SECURITY MARKETS:
STOCKS, CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED:
TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
mil. $.
F i nance.
do.. .
Manuf actur ing
do...
Mining..
do...
Public utilities:
Commun i cat i ons
do..,
Electric and gas
do...
Rai Iroad
.*
do...
Trade
do...
M i see 11 aneou s.
..........do...

3.0
140.1
8.8
47.7
12.8

109.6
223.8
62.4
57.4
30.1

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