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April 7, 1967 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Thousands 350 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants) Monthly 1964 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. I 1966 1965 I I I LU-^U 1967 J F M A M J Index, 1957-59=100 250 R A W STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) J A S O N D Index, 1957-59 = 100 250 200 - - 100 Monthly 50 I i | i t i I i » i t i I i I I I I I I I I I I 1964 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. 1965 I I I I I I I I I \ I Billion Dollars 50 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 1966 90 fsf»nsr>nnllv nrliuctecO I I I I I I L_J I I L. 1967 J F M A M J J A S O N D Billion Dollars CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED A N D REPAID * 80 Extended _ 70 Inventories* (right scale) 60 *Book value, end of month 30 1964 • '''1 1966 11 M i 111 i 11 ' ' ' ' ' I ' 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce ' ' ' ' ' I ' ' ' ' 50 ' 1967 4.0 - ^Seasonally adjusted — 1964 * 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 1965 Data: Federal Reserve Board M I ,1 I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I M I I I 1966 1967 200 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1966 ITEM Mar. 26 1967 Apr. 2 Mar. II Mar. 18 1 13.0 1 12.7 100.8 100.3 99.7 ..mil. $.. do 5,650 3,659 6,020 3,872 5j,510 3,,839 5, 682 3,,964 6, 060 4,,260 ...thous.. I N I T I A L UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS S t a t e programs do.... INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a l l programs S t a t e programs (50 S t a t e s , D . C . , and P u e r t o R i c o ) . . . . d o FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & B r a d s t r e e t ) . . n u m b e r . . 165 1,301 1,224 252 161 1,224 1, 153 263 241 1;,650 1,, 578 336 225 1,,596 1;,524 265 215 ..mil. $.. do do.... , . ,do 41,459 43,193 22,396 371 41,348 42,916 22, 176 288 43,,571 46,,451 23,,207 371 A s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of l a r g e commercial banks: 1 / Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted....» . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mil. $.. do.... Savings d e p o s i t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • Loans and investments ( a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . U S Government o b I i g a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . do.... Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l loans ( g r o s s ) . . . . . • do.... Real e s t a t e 'oans ( g r o s s ) ................... 71,511 50,592 176,217 23,468 55,057 25,986 ,percent.. 1941-43=10.. , .do 5. 16 89. 13 95.24 . t h o u s . sh. t o n s . . ..mil . kw.-hr.. 1,779 20,827 235,161 8,350 1,738 20,897 230,002 8,316 2,709 145.4 571 327 2,744 147.3 544 312 WHOLESALE P R I C E S , 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES 1957-59=100.. SALES FINANCE: F e d e r a l R e s e r v e bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t a l Bond y i e l d s , domestic c o r p o r a t e (Moody's) 3/ Stock p r i c e s , 500 s t o c k s ( S t a n d , h P o o r ' s ) 4/ PRODUCT 1 ON: Bituminous coal 3/ E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s Motor v e h i c l e s ( c a r s , t r u c k s , buses) Petroleum ( c r u d e ) and condensate 3 / . . thous. bbl.. thous. sh. t o n s . . 1957-59-100.. thous. c a r s . . do S t e e l , raw Index of production FRP IRHT HARI DAH 1 wn.s TOTA! U 3/ Data do not always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY mi 1. $ . . do do .......do do Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l E l e c t r i c a l machinery T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment Instruments and r e l a t e d products total 1/ PaDer and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s Chemicals and a l l i e d products Petroleum and c o a l products Rubber and p l a s t i c s products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By i n d u s t r y group: Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1/........ S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . Primary metals F a b r i c a t e d metal products M a c h i n e r y , except e l e c t r i c a l E l e c t r i c a l machinery r / Revised, 19369 JJ I n c l u d e s data f o r " o t h e r 234 280 43,,753 46,,271 23,,288 387 43, 718 46,,947 23,,692 566 43,674 46,480 23,303 370 70.,969 46.,721 184;,782 25,, 183 60;,865 21 . 124 75.5 i7 46.,806 190,,482 27,, 185 61;,966 27,. 149 72,, 164 46,,907 189,,619 26,,705 62,, 104 27., 148 5 c 43 8*3.27 5.43 89. 19 95.64 5.42 90.25 96.87 1,506 22 ,631 193,226 8,685 1.,703 22,684 197,986 8,659 1, 800 22,,216 162,014 8,670 2,,464 132.3 522 305 2.,476 132.9 537 307 2, 472 132.7 530 298 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. 44,711 23,425 •959 3,731 2, 142 43,501 22,982 877 3,575 2,094 r41,626 r21,395 r835 r3,632 r 1,918 44,812 23,111 869 3,788 2, 124 5.41 90.7.3 97.35 198,028 2,434 130.7 4/ Wednesday d a t a . Feb. 1967 INDICATORS products.... Nondurable goods . i n d u s t r i e s , Food and kindred products Tobacco products T e x t i l e m i l l products ,... 1966 Jan. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1/ S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s products F a b r i c a t e d metal 3/ D a i l y a v e r a g e . • . . . 98.8 BUSINESS STATISTICS ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS 5= ! 9 88.78 94.98 Apr. 1 Mar. 25 39,982 20,751 856 3,379 1,908 43,570 22,878 885 3,773 2, 1 10 do do do do 2,952 2,854 5,981 678 3,312 3, 193 6,485 742 3., 270 3.540 6,585 880 3,449 3,449 6,477 917 r3,169 r3, 149 r 5,822 r740 3,618 3, 450 6,061 809 do do do do 19,231 6,861 387 1,495 20,692 7,234 410 1,672 21,286 7,354 433 1,777 20,519 7,348 417 1,628 r20,23l r7,085 r384 r1,587 21,701 7,448 406 1,730 do do do 1,632 2,998 1,622 986 1,743 3, 145 1,668 1,061 1,860 3.077 1,733 1,008 1,782 2,933 1,753 1,039 r1,787 r3, 148 r1,704 r1,009 1,910 3,323 1,741 1,098 42,665 42,702 44,393 45,51 1 r44,460 43,935 22,307 1,092 3,499 2, 130 22,433 1,042 3,643 2,202 23,237 979 3,812 2, 180 23,715 1,068 3,893 2,267 r23,060 r1,061 r3,758 r2,135 22,674 1,018 3,657 2,218 3,257 3, 145 5,962 764 3, 179 3, 120 6,049 740 3,468 3,386 6,226 856 3,583 3,389 6,268 845 r3,492 r3,463 r5,881 r834 3,477 3,367 5,664 808 do.... ..do do do i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1967 1966 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS ( S E A S . By i n d u s t r y group—Con. ADJ.)—Con. .mi 1. $ . . ...do 20, ,269 7,, 1 14 433 1;, 624 2 1, j156 7 ;,334 416 1;,734 21,796 7,672 426 1,752 r 2 1,400 r7,38I r424 r 1,75 1 21,261 7,323 429 1,678 ...do ...do ...do ...do 1,717 3, 143 1,605 1,055 1;,710 3;, 127 1;,638 1,,051 1;,878 , 191 1;,739 l ;,036 1,903 3,286 1,719 1,111 r1,880 r3,297 r1,688 r1,079 1,875 3, 306 1,717 1,088 ...do ...do ...do ...do 68,651 42,463 26,188 68,594 69 j,441 43,,070 26;,37 1 69,,040 76;,383 48;,764 27;,619 76;,896 77,392 49,432 27,960 77,897 r78,881 r50,433 r28,448 r78,886 79,722 51,220 28,502 79,297 ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . a „ 00,do 42,589 1,638 6,438 4,828 8,521 6, 177 8,984 1,806 42 ;,884 1,643 6 ;,486 4j,829 8,,575 ,2 10 9,.047 1,,822 • 49;,310 1,722 7,057 5;,214 9;,852 7;,580 ,091 1 1, 2;, 174 50,037 1,746 7, 109 5,314 9,942 7,653 11,369 2,214 r50,620 r 1,772 r7,140 r5,272 r10,029 r7,799 r 1 1,717 r2,2l1 ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do.... . . . do- 26,005 6,243 2,334 3, 1 19 1,970 4,409 1,787 1,296 26;, 156 6,,230 2;,338 3;, 169 ,981 4,,460 ,816 1; 1;,293 27;,586 6,,383 2;,307 3j,286 2;,230 5;,000 | ;,835 1;,422 27,860 6,394 2,343 3,333 2,271 4,039 1,869 1,402 r28,266 r6,593 r2,336 r3,325 r2,265 r 5 , 145 r1,930 r1,444 28,273 6,578 2,37 1 3,351 2,270 5, 170 1,923 1,429 ...do ...do ...do ...do 42,379 23,052 19,327 43,986 45 j,434 24,,578 20,,856 44,, 129 43;,927 22;,738 21 ,; 189 44;,052 43,377 22,949 20,428 45,845 r41,779 r 2 1,562 r20,217 r43,408 44,711 23,028 21,683 43,436 ...do ...do do do . do 23,578 3,603 2, 177 3,427 3,462 6,526 23,,741 3;,994 2,,247 3,,317 3,,332 6;,574 23;,027 3;,588 2;,275 3,,675 3j,507 5;,714 23, 960 3,677 2,403 3,582 3,358 6,540 r22,072 r3, 315 r2,049 r3,391 r3,552 r5,577 22,243 3,480 2, 189 3,251 3,362 5,716 do ...do 20,408 5,580 14,828 20 ;,388 5,604 14,784 . 21 ,025 5;,799 15;,226 21,885 6,091 15,794 r21,336 r5,934 r15,402 21,193 5,795 15,398 67,293 63,844 3,449 67,388 69,, 156 65;,543 3,613 68,,814 78;,753 75,346 3 ,407 79.,581 78,630 75,315 3,315 79,917 r78,787 • r75,485 r 3,302 r78,863 78,686 75,401 3,285 78,362 63,803 5,750 5,513 10,475 10, 147 26,557 3,585 65;, 1 10 6;, 102 5,,558 10 ,613 10., 358 27.,082 3,,704 76., 170 7,, 125 6 ,084 12.,818 12,310 32,078 3.,41 1 76,415 6,909 6,221 12,816 r 12,279 32,350 3,502 r75,427 r6,466 r6,135 r12,716 r12,368 r32,046 r3,436 74,995 6,288 6, 106 12,489 12,363 32,098. 3,367 87,027 68,314 86 ,565 68.,279 92,498 73 ,491 94,786 74,656 93,479 74,015 92,517 73,598 , do ...do 5,586 5,837 5,5 17 5 ,552 6;,61 1 6, 193 7,442 6,277 5,674 6,315 5,488 5,905 do do 6,544 5,947 6.,492 5 ,954 6 ,657 6 ,213 6,433 6, I 12 6,501 6,221 6,497 6,281 47.8 65.6 131.7 43.7 59. 1 146.3 43.3 60.2 178.7 4 1.9 60.0 195.6 r52.4 r65.9 r194.5 45.0 56.4 217.8 30.3 30.0 30.3 31 .2 32.2 29.6 36.0 33.4 55.2 33.6 34.0 53.5 34.0 34.2 r47.0 30.3 33.7 45.3 Rubber and p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s . . INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book v a l u e ( u n a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l Book v a l u e ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l By i n d u s t r y group: Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1/ S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s products Pr imary metaIs instruments and r e l a t e d 20,358 7, 157 427 1,659 Food and kindred products Tobacco p r o d u c t s . . T e x t i l e m i l l products Chemicals and a l l i e d products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s . . . . NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By i n d u s t r y group: F a b r i c a t e d metal p r o d u c t s . . . . Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l Industries with u n f i l l e d orders Industries without u n f i l l e d orders . ...do UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH ( U N A D J . ) , TOTAL Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l ...do No'ndurab te. goods i n d u s t r i e s with u n f i l l e d o r d e r s . . . . . d o UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH ( S E A S . A D J . ) , TOTAL... . . . d o By i n d u s t r y group: ...do Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1/ , do Primary metals F a b r i c a t e d metal products • , do Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l ...do E l e c t r i c a l machinery.. do ...do T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s w i t h u n f i l l e d o r d e r s . . . d o 51,024 1,790 7, 172 5,291 10,101 . 7,849 11,889 2,225 F1 NANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): T o t a l o u t s t a n d i n g , end of month I n s t a l l m e n t c r e d i t , extended and r e p a i d : Unadjusted: Extended, t o t a l Repaid, tota 1 Seasonally adjusted: Extended, t o t a l Repaid, t o t a l . . . mil. $.. ...do.... FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO Vegetable o i l s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s : Coconut o i l : Production, refined mil. lb.. Consumption in end products ...do S t o c k s , crude and r e f . ( f a c t o r y and w a r e h o u s e ) . . . . . d o Corn o i l : Production, r e f i n e d . . . . . . . . do Consumption in end products S t o c k s , crude and r e f . ( f a c t o r y and w a r e h o u s e ) . . . . . d o . . . . r./ R e v i s e d . J_/ I n c l u d e s data f o r " o t h e r 19369 industries" not shown. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1966 ITEM 1967 Jan o Feb. Nov. Dec. 181.4 131 .0 335.6 166.4 125.4 366.3 137.6 92.7 309.4 162.4 95. 1 381.8 128.7 r82 a 5 r434.9 1 16.2 84.5 471.4 468.6 453.5 414.8 416.5 415.8 444.2 427.0 434.8 488.0 465.3 465.7 510.9 r460.4 r452.2 r566.1 406.5 418.2 576.6 423 339 3,222 456 345 3,273 404 382 3,234 345 374 3, 141 307 341 3,251 325 331 3,078 638.6 489.6 219.0 267.2 203.9 434,5 317.4 186.7 715.4 512. 1 236.5 198.2 208.6 517.0 364.7 193.2 685.5 495.2 216.7 219.5 204.2 509.5 304.6 201.6 r700,4 r482.8 r2l8.1 317. 1 212.8 458.8 245.3 201.9 709.5 493.4 225.7 216.6 *2 12.4 454.9 317.0 r220.4 444.3 325.4 202.2 Feb. Mar. Jan. Feb. Jan. Feb. FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO - Continued Vegetable o i l s and r e l a t e d Cottonseed o i l : p r o d u c t s --Con. mi 1. l b . . ..do Consumption in end p r o d u c t s . « . . . S t o c k s , crude and r e f . ( f a c t o r y and warehouse)... ..do Soybean o i I t Production, r e f i n e d . „ . „ 0 e . . , . e . . . . o o o e a a e e s c o o o s t o. do ..do Stocks, crude and r e f . ( f a c t o r y and warehouse)... ..do METALS AND MANUFACTURES Fabr i cated s t r u c t u r a 1 s t e e I : Orders, new ( n e t ) » e » , 8 , , „ , , , . » . . , S h i pments thous. sh . tons.. <,..„.„.... . . d o . . „ . A 1uminum shipments: ..do i |. | b . . ..do.... ..do P l a t e and sheet ( e x c l . f o i l ) . . Foundry e q u i p . , new o r d e r s . . . m o . avg sh i pments 1957-59=100.. M a t e r i a l handling e q u i p . , new orders index, s.a.1957-59=100.. .thous.. Vacuum c l e a n e r s , home t y p e , sa les b i 1 led . ..do.... ..do.... Dr i e r s (gas and e l e c . ) , s a l e s (dom. ;and export) 195.8 1967 1 °66 Dec. Mar. COMMODITY PRICES 270 232 312 224 269 231 29 1 236 258 230 279 186 255 224 282 168 252 223 283 175 250 224 282 173 ..do.... , , do , do . .do 174 173 232 545 170 171 234 545 187 191 219 564 186 187 201 555 184 179 195 561 186 189 196 559 , .do ,,do.... „ do , .do 303 277 384 170 303 277 380 174 282 321 322 158 281 31 1 330 152 277 307 328 142 273 301 323 144 295 312 282 329 r296 r3|3 284 331 300 318 287 337 30 I 318 289 340 •301 318 288 339 302 319 289 340 82 81 77 75 74 74 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910- 14=100.. ..do.... , do.... Commerci a 1 vegetab les Cotton ,.do.... Feed g r a i n s and Food grai ns hay,,,.,,....,.. Tobacco. Da i ry products Meat an ima Is Pou 1 t r y and eggs PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: A 11 commodities and s e r v i c e s Product ion items A l l commod., s e r v i c e s , int., . - do , do , .do taxes , and wage r a t e s . ..do ,.do.... PARITY RATIO r / Revised. ^Revised back t o 1961 t o incorporate new seasonal f a c t o r s ; Mar.-Nov. 204.8; 216.4; 215.7; 218.9; 204.2. USCOMM-DC— 19369 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 1966 data (1957-59=100); 199.9; 196.8; 198.3; 198.5; POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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