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April 29, 1966
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
SELECTED BUSINESS
INDICATORS
Index, 1957-59 = 100
180
-
Index, 1957-59 = 100
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
180
(E. E. 1. seas. adj. index)
170
/
-
J60
-
150
Monthly
140
i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 !
1963
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1966
F M A M J
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A S O N D
Data: Edison Electric Inst.
Thousands
Thousands
350
1,400
M O T O R VEHICLE PRODUCTION
-
(cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants)
-
/1ft
fa if
1966
r
S
1
_
1963
1964
1965
I i i l \ l I
1966
0
-
_
Weekly
i
J
,
i
» i *
A S O N D
. . 1 . .
F M A M J
J
200
150
I
Monthly
250
r
I
1965
300
100
50
0
Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn.
Index, 1957-59=100
250
index, 1957-59 = 100
250
STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings)
200 -
-
150
100
50 1 t i i i i 1
1963 ,
1964
1965
1966
Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst.
^ A v a i l a b l e or.!y with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement
provides selected weekly and monthiy data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY
J FMAM J J A S O N D
200
WEEKLY
2
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1965
ITEM
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
All commodities
Farm products
Foods, processed
A I I other
22 commodities 2/
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores
Apr. 17
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 & Rradstreot)..number.
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation^/
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
4idota.
loans and investments (adjusted), tn+ri K
do.
U*S4 Government obligations
do...
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
do...
Reai 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...
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal 3/
thous. sh. tons.
Electric power, by utilities
mil. kw.-hr.
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)
number.
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/
thous. bb I.
Steel
thous. sh. tons.
Index of production
1957-59=100.
FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL
thous. cars.
M i see I I aneous
do...
U Data do not always cover calendar weeks.
2./ Tuesday price.
MONTHLY
1966
Apr. 24
Apr. 2
105.0
5,692
3,484
* 101.7
*97.6
* 102.3
* 102. I
105.8
5,253
"5,401
I 12.7
6,030
3,924
215
1,652
1,498
268
203
1,584
1,432
299
161
1,2.24
I, 153
263
39,092
39,883
21,289
278
39,058
40,230
21,722
474
4 I ,448
42,916
22,169
274
65,031
42,2 ! 7
!5!,693
24,' 5 13
44,448
20,437
66,292
45,!I!
!63,662
2M-74
52,640
22,867
4.56
88.24
93.37
65,244
42,!70
I5?, 866
24,583
44,525
20,440
4.56
88.30
93.50
1,600
18,879
184,465
7,860
2,785
149.5
548
312
1,643
18,719
246,657
7,843
2,806
150.6
579
323
_3/ Daily average.
Apr. 9
I 13.0
6, I 16
4,241
196
I, 181
1,11?
270
105.2
106.5
I 10.6
104.0
I 12.9
5,580
3,743
161
2.75
4 I,504
43,325
22,373
352
41,864
43,431
22,404
372
67,991
43,891
164,123
2.1 724
52,575
22,942
5. 19
88.78
94 .98
66,682
44, "539
!64,!?8
2 11779
52,423
22,845
5. 17
91.56
98. 15
1,738
20,897
230,002
8,316
2,744
147.3
544
312
1,714
20,598
171,41 I
8,301
2,686
144.2
568
318
983
20,556
252,504
8,278
2,686
144.2
543
327
4V Wednesday data.
5. 16
91.54
98. I I
* Monthly index for Apr. 1965.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1966
1965
ITEM
Apr. 16
Feb.
Mar.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
1ANUFACTURERS1 SHIPMENTS: ±/
Value (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Primary metals
Transportation equipment
Value (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Primary metals
Transportation equipment
1ANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: U
New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted):
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Primary metals
Transportation equipment
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
do
20.7
3.6
5.8
21.9
3.9
6.2
21.7
3.2
6.3
20.8
3„
0,0
?? .9
5„8
6.5
23.7
3.9
6.6
do
do
20.4
3.5
5.4
21.3
3.6
5.9
22.3
3.5
6. 1
22.3
3.
6.0
2.2.4
3.6
6. 1
2.3 „0
3.7
6.2
21.9
22.5
22.4
23. 1
24.5
25.4
21.1
3.8
5.7
21.7
3.6
6.3
23.4
3.7
6.2
23.6
3.6
6.5
23.6
4.0
6.5
24.2
4.0
6.6
55.6
56.2
6 1 .5
63u 8
65.4
67. 1
55. 1
7. 1
2 1.4
55.5
7. 1
21.8
62.5
5.6
26.0
63.8
5.8
26.6
65.0
6. 1
27.0
66.2
6.4
27.4
do
Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.):
Transportation equipment
do....
INDUSTRIAL AMD COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun h Rradstreot, |nn_.) :
Failures, total
Commercial service
Construction
Wholesale trade
Liabilities (current), total
Commercial service
do
Construction
Manufacturing and mining
do....
Retail trade
Wholesale trade
Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)..No. per 10,,000 concerns..
± / Data for Mar. 1966
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are advance ostinatos.
1, 1 14
103
199
185
525
102
111,985
9, 1 i 1
19,881
43,269
28,6fo
11,061
51.7
1,332
124
23C
218
62 1
139
146,579
?•';•, 487
21,075
4 7,868
29,913
23,236
54.8
1 ,090
1 19
2 10
156
/1.07
1 13
97,575
7,895
22,741
24,972
28,793
13,174
5 4. 2
1 ,084
101
203
160
515
!05
103,175
8,021
13,877
23 029
42\2 16
16,032
50.7
946
103
167
139
4 "50
107
95,536
8, 595
24,306
18,163
35,165
9,307
-l-l. 1
1 ,226
130
209
171
60 1
1 15
1 03 , r-'J I
11,005
16,630
yc, qofj
29'749
16, 1 r<('
50.2
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
1965
ITEM
Feb.
Mar.
1966
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:
Unadjusted indexes:
All items
Special group indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less food.......
Commod ities
Nondurab les
Durab les
New cars
Used cars....
Commodities less food
Services.
Services less rent
1957-59=100
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
...do..
do..
108.9
109.0
11 1.0
I I 1.0
108.6
109.8
105.5
106,3
103.3
101.0
121.7
104.7
I 16.9
I 18.9
108.7
109.9
105
106
103
100
104.8
I 17.0
I 19. 1
I 10.8
I I 1.3
107.4
109.4
102.4
98.7
1 18.2
105.7
I 19.3
121.6
I 10.8
I I I. I
107.4
109.6
101.9
97.4
1 14.8
105.3
I 19.5
121.8
106.9
99.6
105.0
1 15.3
I 10.6
I 10. 1
106. I
I I 1,0
I I 1.4
I 12.9
108.2
109.4
I I 1.8
109.5
1 12.9
109.2
121
Food
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products....
Fruits and vegetables
do.
do.
do.
do.
106.6
Housing
Shelter
Rent
Homeowner sh ip
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation.....
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
108.2
1 10.2
108.5
1 SO.9
107.4
106.7
107.8
102.8
I 10. I
108.7
1 10.8
107.4
106.5
107.7
103. 1
108.0
103.6
Apparel and upkeep
Transportat ion
Pr i vate
Pub lie..
do..
do..
do..
do..
105.8
106.0
108.
109. 1
121.2
109.0
121.3
1 14.7
121.0
I 10. I
I 15.2
I 14.9
121.4
I 10.4
I 15.4
Health and recreation
...do..
Medical care
do..
Personal care......
do..
Reading and recreation
do..
Seasonally adjusted indexes:
Food
do..
Apparel and upkeep
do..
Transportat ion
do..
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Consumer prices
1957-59=$ 1.00.
99.5
105.2
I 13,3
I 10.6
I 10.6
108.1
108.6
106.6
I I 1.3
I 12.0
109.7
1 13. 1
106.4
108.9
107.9
103.6
I t 1.6
I I 1.4
III.3
108.0
I 10
101
97
I 14
105
119
122
I 13. I
I 15.7
107.0
I 16,5
109.4
I 12. I
109.8
I 13.3
106.5
109.0
108.2
103.8
I
I I 1.6
I 10. I
107.3
I I 1.2
109.6
107.6
I I I. I
109.6
1 16.6
123.7
I 10.0
1 15.4
I 16.9
124.2
I 10.4
I 15.7
I 17. 1
124.5
I 10.8
I 15.9
I 10.8
107.6
111.3
I I 1.6
107.8
I 10.8
I 13. I
$0,901
122.0
122.0
122.0
108.0
I 1 1.4
$0,896
$0,918
3.917
$0,901
mil. $.
3,997
3,003
2,948
3,084
2,995
.do..,
.do...
.do..,
.do..,
3,842
637
130
24
2,860
1,215
82
60
2,789
1,487
72
86
2,894
1,220
70
1 19
2,862
I, 168
59
75
.do..,
.do...
.do..,
.do..,
.do..,
.do..,
.do..,
791
212
7
230
39
45
220
1,358
555.
14
289
47
30
248
1,646
492
64
307
14
60
437
1,410
428
2!
407
46
127
152
1,301
556
20
257
42
148
152
Noncorporate, total.
do..,
U.S. Government..
do..,
State and municipal
do..,
New corporate security issues:
Estfmated net proceeds, total
;.do..,
Proposed uses of proceeds:
New money, total
do...
Plant and equipment..........
........do..,
Working capital......
do...
Retirement of securities.
..do...
Other purposes
do..,
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
3,205
2, 129
933
1,646
413
1,003
1,302
331
768
1,674
475
1, 176
1,694
345
804
779
1,343
1,632
1,395
1,287
687
443
244
33
59
1,039
667
372
146
157
1,279
699
580
136
217
1,21 I
91 I
300
50
135
1,086
.thous. Ig. tons.
.....do...
5, 160
652
7,670
822
5,442
789
7, 123
780
6,340
762
thous. skins.
thous. hides and kips.
thous. skins.
do...
565
1,884
1,085
2,450
588
2,033
1,235
2,508
523
2,064
1,523
2,657
500
r 1,965
1,371
2,550
445
1,927
1,255
2,654
FI NANCE
SECURITIES ISSUED:
Securities and Exchange Commission:
Estimated gross proceeds, total
By types of security:
Bonds and notes, total..
Corporate
Common stock
Preferred stock
By type of issuer:
Corporate, total
Manuf actur i ng
Extractive (mining)
Publ ic uti I ity
Rai iroad
Cornmun i cat ion
Financial and real estate
...,
Waterway traffic:
Panama Canal, total
In United States vessels.
802
283
36
165
LEATHER AND PRODUCTS
LEATHER PRODUCTION:
Calf and whole kip
Cattle hide and side kip
Goat and kid
Sheep and lamb
r./ Revised.
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STEM
1966
1965
Feb.
Mar.
Dec.
Feb.
Jan.
Mar.
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
PIG IRON:
Production (excluding production of ferroa1loys)
thous. sh. tons..
STEEL INGOTS AND STEEL FOR CASTINGS:
do
PRODUCT ION
Index
dai ly average 1957-59-100..
Industrial trucks (electric), shipments:
Hand (motorized)••.»•••••••«•...•••.••••»•••••«»
RI rip>r»tvr>p
. , do....
1nd. trucks, tractors (combustion engines), shipments..do....
MACHINE TOOLS:
Metal cutting too 1s:
...mi 1. $ o e
Orders, new (net), tota 1
.e
Domestic. .•.••..•.••.•.•••••.••••.•••...••.• .o.. 0 do 8 „..
Shipments, tota I..........
.
.. oseeffl do 8006
Domestic.• ••••..••••..••<••••••...•••••...... o s . .do... c
Estimated back log, end of nionth oe< , e , 9C , oeoooo5<1 .e.months...
Metal forming tools:
Orders, new (net), tota 1 . • • • . . . • • • . .
Domestic.
Sh1pments, tota1..........>.»......».
soo*0doasee
Domest ic. ••.......•<.
Estimated back log, end of month®....s........a
7,312
8,204
6,327
6,910
6,834
7,937
10,866
145.8
12,347
149.7
9,627
1 16.7
10,577
128.2
10,249
137.5
12,083
146.5
572
627
3, 176
629
808
3,445
883
1,228
4,052
722
965
3,53!
749
776
3,619
91.40
78.00
70 e 35
60.45
6S7
97.80
86 a 65
90.30
77.75
6.6
128.50
116.50
109.10
98. 15
7ffl6
126.50
115.50
79 o 30
70.20
8.2
r135.45
r121. 10
r83.00
r73„55
8.7
159. 15
140.05
106.30
95.35
9.3
22.50
20.55
24.55
22 9 80
I0e2
24.95
23.30
27.65
25.10
9e7
27.60
23.95
30.30
27.55
9e9
29.75
26.10
23.35
22.25
10.0
r30.50
r29.40
r28.70
r26.15
r 10.2
25. 15
22.50
30.00
28.35
10*2
r38,7l1
19,608
r16,360
7,554
2,743
41,394
21,134
17,887
8,445
2,370
42,851
22,646
17,556
7,397
2,625
r45,157
24,063
r17,904
r7,538
3, 189
40,563
21,263
16,353
7, 199
2,947
s.
e o . a a 0 •e
• 6 S • • e e.s
67,141
46,589
20,296
9,225
256
64,923
44,670
20,070
9,424
183
77,393
53,437
23,603
10,506
353
71,889
49,779
21,833
10,137
277
69,162
47,197
21,726
9,966
239
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741
914
831
753
753
947
18.8
15.3
10.0
.502
8*2
18.7
15.2
12.3
.494
10. 1
18.9
14.7
11.8
.470
9.3
18.9
14.7
10.4
.522
8a2
18.8
14.6
10.5
.525
8o2
19.2
14.7
13.0
.518
10.0
63.0
52.4
74.2
60.0
69.5
54.2
67.6
56.3
r62.9
52.2
70.9
58.0
32.4
49.0
32. 1
51.8
59 e 8
55.8
61.6
58.7
61.1
56.7
60 e 0
53.9
PETROLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS
BITUMINOUS COAL:
1ndust. cons, and retai1 de1., tota1......thous. sh. tons..
E lectr ic power uti 1 ities..
...
Manufacturing and mining industries, totai.... 80eaadoOffl4,a
Coke p1 ants (oven and beehive)..............
Retai1 deliveries to other consumers.
. ... .do..„.
Stocks, industria 1 and retail dealers 8 , end of month,
tota 1 . • • • . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • . . t h o u s . sh. tons..
Electr ic power uti1 ities.......8........
Manufacturing and mining industries, tota1.... ...o.do....
Oven-coke p1 ants
Reta i 1 dea ! erss .« s ®fflfflBs3 0aa0sees ses 9Qe . s s ese s
•®a..a.9
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
COTTON: 1/
Consumpt ion.
.thous. bales..
Manufactures:
Spindle activity (cotton system spindIes):
Active spind Ies, last work i ng day, tota !,„„.,.mi 11 ions..
Consuming 100 percent cotton
Spindle hours operated, a 1 1 fibers, tota1....bill ions..
Average per working day
Consuming 100 percent cotton
Manmade fibers:
Production:
Filament yarn (rayon and acetate)
..ml 1. lb..
Stap le, incl. tow (rayon)
„ ® e *„„do9.
1
Stocks, producers , end of month:
.....do....
Filament yarn (rayon and acetate)..
do
Stap le, i nc 1. tow (rayon)
j~/ Revised. ±/ Data for Mar. and Dec. S965 and Mar. 1966 cover 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks,
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