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August 13, 1965 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS ELECTED B U S I N E S S INDICATORS index, 1957-59™100 200 Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and sted for castings) 150 100 50. h 1962 1963 1964 NEW CONSTRUCTION _. (seasonally adjusted at annual rate) (seasonally adjusted) Total w-< L 60 J'ASOND Billion Dollars 30 SALES OF RETAIL STORES Billion Dollars 80 Jf'MAMJ 1965 " 25 " 20 Total i Nondurable Goods 15 Private Reside ntial 40 (non f a r m ) \ ^^m — m.* ^ ^ B B W S O ^ * \\ __ 1 *•-«««.„ 1 lb flBlOHflB BBS \ 1964 1962 1965 Delia 2.80 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS \ i 5 •J i 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 MU.,-I-UI..UL I .J..;-LJ. -AU^-J-^JLUJ^UU^, •JU-L.JLA •L.^.i.a^LX. 1963 - Durable Goods 20 1962 a * , * " * * 8 „ „ „ ,_, «3i Htt * ffl * 6S S5M ^ j (SB iE»«B H E , * ^ K» Ifflp. B* fflj* • * Hours 4B 1963 1964 1965 Sndex, 1957-59 = 100 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION (daily average; seas, adj.) 2.60 / 2.40 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) Average Hours Per Week* (right scale) 2.20 2.00 w/n- 120 44 110 42 100 - 40 90 - 38 80 ^Seasonally adjusted 1.80 i I I I I I i I 1 I I I i l l l I I I 1962 1963 1964 1965 - 46 NV , • ^ A - i - ^ O u - L J - L a - ..L-UJ-Lxl .ULXJUU «XJ_l,.a.jJ™J„.L -LJL_U 1962 * 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 - 1963 1964 1965 WfcfcKJLY BUdirotdd SIAIISm**' 1964 1965 ITEM Aug. 1 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE? A i1 commodIties.............. =,.....,.........1957-59=100.. Ail RETAIL STORES, SALES . mil. $.. • NITIAl UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State program's.. B O .......thous.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. F"! NANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2>/. ...do.... Aug. 8 July 17 July 24 July 31 102.2 99.4 105.9 102.5 102.8 5,266 3,475 232 1,240 1,116 261 102.6 98.8 105.7 102.2 103.4 5,506 3,544 217 102.6 98.8 105.8 102.5 104.0 243 304 Aug. 7 *I00.4 *94.l *I0!.2 *!0l.i 95.6 5,074 3,271 264 1,479 1,337 230 96.6 4,951 3,380 265 1,477 1,336 276 102.8 100.0 106.3 102.4 103.0 5,347 3,537 256 1,296 1,171 226 37,814 36,381 20,335 377 37,885 36,892 20,555 346 40,201 42,128 22,103 525 40,065 41,535 21,515 195 39,901 41,20! 21,597 323 39,939 41,418 21,763 384 63,674 39,168 140,332 25,701 38,498 19.120 4 S 57 82.92 87.73 62,952 39,242 141,660 26,049 38,700 19=157 4,57 82.09 86.82 63,116 43,287 156,991 23,745 46,706 2! ,262 4,63 85.87 90.95 63,313 43,376 156,086 23,604 46,445 21.336 4,64 84.07 89.01 64,173 43,44! 155,796 23,667 46,262 21.370 4.64 84.03 89.29 4.64 85.79 90.88 1,674 20,036 79,625 7,657 2,270 121.9 565 285 1,610 20,105 22,597 7,631 2,300 123.5 574 294 1,915 21,246 218,777 7,815 2,640 141.7 581 303 1,738. 21,276 191,781 7,820 2,603 139.7 588 303 1,733 21,229 174,358 7,794 2,607 139.9 598 308 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading citiesr4/ Commercial and industrial loans ( n r o s s ) j i i i i i i S i ; d O i . i i ReaI estate Ioans (gross) do,... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/.„,,,,percent,, Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. PRODUCTION: Index of production .„ 1957-59=100.. PRE!GHT CARLOAD iNGS, TOTAL..........e..........„thouse cars,. \_f Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3_/ Daily average. Aj Wednesday data. 135,470 2 644 141 9 * Monthly index for July 1964. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1964 1965 ITEM June CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL... • ..do Pubi ic, total.8B,tn. SS6........ o o o e . do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL... a „...»---- -mi 1. $ _ _ ........do.... do,... ..do.... i ndustr ia! ........do.... Commerc i a f »....* --.....».» .-.»»•<•......... do.... ''Stores^ restaurants, and garages,.. s. = a ........do.... ........do.... do.... ........do.... ..do.... July Apr. May June July 6, 140 4,221 2,570 1,919 6,135 4,253 2,546 1,882 5,132 3,713 2,134 1.419 r5,609 r4,045 r2,37l r1,564 r6,37l r4,434 r2,637 r1,937 6,388 4,512 2,625 1,876 66,361 46,168 26,586 13,079 3,218 5,742 2,419 1,223 4,870 20,193 6,344 804 7,224 66,384 46,088 26,551 13,027 3,280 5,642 2,348 1,220 4,900 20,296 5,988 875 7,727 67,590 47,544 26,675 14,047 3,997 6,089 3,022 1,209 5,181 20,046 r69,024 r48,628 r27,308 r!4,599 r4,040 r6,574 r3,290 6, 173 888 7,396 r67,572 r47,982 r27,070 14,240 4,012 6,254 3,127 1,201 r5,034 rl9,590 r6,32l 887 6,862 69,198 48,904 27,333 14,901 4,076 6,841 3,317 1, 188 5,099 20,294 6,609 112 112 114 114 22,145 7,399 4,159 i,098 1,109 14,746 1,118 707 1,796 5,484 1,820 2,380 23,525 8,061 5; 036 1,000 999 15,464 l,4!i 736 1,699 5,38i 1,769 2,779 r23,820 r8,225 r4,984 r 1,045 rl,M8 r15,595 1,281 r749 r1,818 r5,44l r1,847 r2,744 1, 196 r5,U5 r20,396 r6,298 7,580 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX? ,1957-59=100.. r 1 15 115 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: EST 1MATED SALES (UNADJ USTED), TOTA L 2 / ......mi 1. $.. do.... .do.... ........do.... r/ Revised. 2.9042 U Except farm and public utilities* 22,242 7,719 4,387 1,112 1,129 14,523 1,238 705 1,711 5, 1 14 1,754 2,491 2/ Data for July 1965 are advance estimates. r23,790 r8,432 r5,044 rl,M8 1,182 rl5,358 r 1,226 r747 r1,854 r5,4!3 r1,888 r2,693 24,138 8, 127 4,746 1, 190 1,173 16,011 1, 189 761 1,987 5,934 1,988 2,609 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1964 1965 ITEM July Apr. 21,773 7,002 3,885 1,108 992 14,77! 21,935 7,060 3,989 1,107 954 14,875 22,865 7,550 4,455 1,086 968 15,315 r23,352 r7,703 r4,538 r1,085 r1,030 r15,649 r23,299 r7,744 4,560 1,115 1,048 rl5,555 .do..., do..., do..., do..., do..., do..., 1,322 721 1,623 5,202 1,683 2,620 1,316 726 1,642 5,261 1,70! 2,686 1,253 760 1,741 5,400 1,798 2,781 1,326 r749 r1,767 r5,405 r!,8!8 r2,9l3 1,301 76! i,75l 5,480 1,819 2,806 do..., do..., 30,118 30,180 29,851 30,129 31,583 30,951 31,514 31,077 31,31! 31,338 May June DOMESTIC TRADE—Continued RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Continued ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL!/ Durable goods stores Automot i ve group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores mil. $., do..., do..., do..., do..., ....do..., Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group . Gasoline service stations „ General merchandise group ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, tota I Adjusted, tota I RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total.. Appare I group Eating and drinking places General merchandise group Grocery stores Lumber yards, building materials dealers Tire, battery, accessory dealers do..., 6,109 6,157 6,794 r6,694 6,624 do do..., do..., ....do..., do..., do..., do..., 5.107 335 131 1,698 l,98i 79 115 5, 169 292 134 1,605 2,158 81 108 5,594 406 132 1,868 2,222 67 108 5,507 349 140 1,863 2,163 84 115 5,446 338 144 1,833 2,11! 90 118 Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total Apparel group Eating and drinking places General merchandise group... Grocery stores Lumber yards, building materials dealers Tire, battery, accessory dealers do..., do..., do..., do..., do..., do..., do..., 5,240 349 127 1,759 2,066 67 100 5,311 351 126 i,79i 2,084 67 96 5,470 346 134 1,842 2,164 66 107 5,619 352 137 1,968 2,176 78 109 5,563 351 138 i,883 2,190 77 103 thous., do..., do..., do..., do..., do!e! , 76,645 71,953 5,853 66,100 4,692 1,007 6.1 76,218 72,405 5,819 66,586 3,813 857 5.0 74,621 71,070 4,473 66,597 3,552 1,050 4.8 75,74! 72,407 5, 128 67,278 3,335 804 4.4 78,003 73,716 5,622 68,094 4,287 762 5.5 74,305 70,345 4,826 65,519 3,960 1,066 5.3 74,188 70,496 4,864 65,632 3,692 962 5.0 75,377 71,717 4,843 66,874 3,660 809 4.9 75,443 7 1,937 4,958 66,979 3,506 696 4.6 75,676 72,I 18 4,659 67,459 3,558 806 4.7 58,104 17,285 639 3,106 3,965 12,187 2,943 8,509 9,470 58,256 17,344 639 3,107 3,983 12,223 2,948 8,561 9,451 59,913 17,896 629 3,186 4,04412,563 2,997 8,763 9,835 r60,I 10 rl7,9l5 629 r3,207 r4,057 r12,636 r3,005 r8,797 r9,864 r60,362 r18,040 r63l r3,2IO r4,067 r12,663 r3,0ll r8,8l6 r9,924 12,847 12,794 7,292 7,219 12,768 12,839 7,227 7,271 13,176 13,318 7,619 7,649 r13,254 rl3,32l r7,674 r7,644 r13,489 r13,429 r7,8l2 r7,733 EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED Agr i cu I tura I emp I oyment Nonagr icu Itura I emp loyment UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term (.15 weeks and over)..., Percent of civilian labor force CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED thous., EMPLOYED do... Agr icu Itura I emp loyment do..., Nonagr icu Itura I emp loyment do..., UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) do... Long-term (15 weeks and over) do..., Percent of civilian labor force EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED thous., Manuf actur i ng do... Mining ..do..., Contract construction do... Transportation and public utilities do... Wholesale and retail trade do..., Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services and miscellaneous do... Government do... PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED do... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted do... Seasonal ly adjusted „ do... Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products Mach i nery Electrical equipment and supplies Transportat i on equ i pment Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted Seasona I ly adjusted Food and kindred products Textile mill products Apparel and related products Paper and allied products..... „,...«„„„ „* „ * „ Printing, publishing, and allied industries Chemicals and allied products do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 556 334 513 1,005 927 1,130 1,022 I, 143 560 333 514 1,003 909 1,120 1,022 1,117 518 349 498 1,061 972 1,197 1,108 1,248 r533 r346 r506 rl,06l 982 r1,199 rl,M5 rl,26l r559 r352 r5l7 rl,080 r999 rl,2l3 r1,136 1,268 do... do... do... do... do... „dc,.. do... do... 5,555 5,575 1,126 807 1,161 498 603 533 5,541 5,568 1,171 793 1,133 492 599 530 5,557 5,669 1,052 822 1,191 496 615 546 r5,580 r5,677 r1,072 822 I, 192 r496 r6l5 r545 r5,677 r5,696 r!,M2 r83i r1,217 r505 r-618 544 r/ Revised. £./ Preliminary. J/ Data for July 1965 are advance estimates. 29042 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1965 ITEM July EMPLOYMENT AND'POPULATION—Continued PRODUCT!ON W O R K E R S O N M A N U F A C T U R I N G P A Y R O L L S — C o n t i n u e d A g g r e g a t e weekly payroll index; Manufacturing (production w o r k e r s ) , unadjc * <, E9r57—59=i00o., HOURS AMD EARNINGS PER P R O D U C T I O N WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF M A N U F A C T U R I NG E S T A B L I S H M E N T S s A v e r a g e weekly gross hours., mfg„ Indus.,, u n a d j 0 w , > „hours, „ ..do..,. Seasonal iy a d j u s t e d . „ Apr. May June •25 a 8 i24Bl 131,7 134.7 r137.7 40,9 40.6 40.7 40.6 40.7 40.9 4S.2 41.1 41.3 41.0 D u r a b l e goods Industries,, unadjusted o c , ,00 „ S e a s o n s \ iy a d j u s t e d u a ,do B .,-. ..do..,. 41.7 4L4 41,3 41.3 41.6 41.7 42.1 41.9 42.2 41.9 Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted* c ,. Seasons I \ y adjusted„,, 0 ,. e.,u.,.., ._..a f,c.,:.. 0. u a c .«,dot..t.B ..do,. a o 39.9 39.6 39.8 39.5 39.4 39.8 40.0 40,0 40.1 39.8 2.53 2.71 2.29 2.53 2.7 i 2.29 2.60 2.78 2.34 2.61 2.80 r2.35 2.62 2.80 2„35 5.1 4. ! 3.6 4.4 4.0 2.9 3.8 3.9 2.6 r4. I r4^0 r2.9 p5.5 p4.4 p4.2 3.3 3.9 4.4 4,2 3.7 4.1 r.3.6 r3.9 p3.4 p3.8 1.4 1.6 1.5 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.5 rl.7 1. I 1.4 pi.7 pi.0 pi.3 . . m i l , $ao oa,„do.,BO„ ,.,cdo..ui ,.81doi(„ o.s.do.... 57,742 36,589 79 34,794 15,185 57,882 36,797 239 35,05; 15,188 61,688 40,071 568 37 ; 754 14,144 6! ,475 41,169 545 38,686 14,023 62,632 A!,159 657 39,100 13,670 !. i ab i 111 i e s , t o t a \ :aj. a..».<,„ „. <,«c .,,. aft.0do3... D e p o s 1 ts ; , tota I a „ . u.. it 0 0 . » . .•.. u .. <>....»...... . . . „ d o . , Q . M e m b e r — b a n k reserve b a ! a n c e s , oa,. o c . U o o . a. ....do..„. Federai Reserve notes in circuiat ion....... ....do.... Ratio of goJd certificate reserves to FR note liabilities bi I i t i e s 57/742 18,250 16,973 32,835 57,882 !8,445 17,327 33,109 6!,688 19,557 18,259 34,662 61,475 19,625 18,006 34,974 62,632 !9,278 18,229 35,444 percent.., 46.2 45.9 40.8 40.1 38.6 4,745 10,217 -5,472 10,492 i1,857 10,567 1,290 15,306 11,535 3,771 Avg„ hourly gross earnings,; mfg„ ;ndustr test e,, u (), :a do M a r s . , Durable goods industr ies a „. = ....:....... * i»n ,..:..<-.. .do.... Nondurab le goods industries* eo„o«..:.o«,o.o<.».o.o0.,..dOe00a LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS; Accession rate, tote! aii 0 . ao month ly rate per iOO employees,,. Seasonal iy a d j u s t e d u „ „,, a „,,S!ao „ „ c a aoooo .--,..».,. o. .. *do„c.. w e w h i r e s „ . .., 0.. „ a L.. 4. „,,.,. 0 . » ° r» ».««, 3.. <....»<,.. »....do..6. S e p a r a t ion r a t e , t o t a L . o t -.a. u o«c.. ^ e:. a... c B *.. s J . « a . do t . „ „ Seasona I I y a d j u s t e d a . . „., 0,., c „,„,,.u „.0 „ „ „ . , , „ , „ , , , d o , . „, QU !t, „ , , a .c ., , ,. , ,, r , „ „ 03 r. =c „ ,e , * , ,. Layoff o a *.6 . «. o o f. -^ a e , , o , , , - , ,.«..,.„« d O , r ., ,, c. o . 3 u c, C o o a - o » . c 3 » o . . o e o c o c o . o u u . « d O » . o . S e a s o n a i i y adjusted,,BO 3 . » B . » « . . . . a . . . . . . . . » o w.... do.... i -a FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH. Assets.. tota! * . „ . „. „ „ 0.. „,.. a <> c.. . <-... D e. . . ,, Reserve bank c r e d ! t outstand i ng, tota i „ u a,,, D \ scounts and advances....;, f.,.....,,...,,.,,,.,.,..,.. r., U o S a G o v e r n m e n t secur iti'es0 3 0 ., - .,, „ :>nn., 0 J = G o i d cert I f! cate r e s e r v e s „ ouaooo. a... ,•, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCEt Net cash transactions (Federal) with the public 1/ Rece I pts from,, „... 0. c... ^... e. „ „. B „... „ „.... „, . . m i l . $ . . Payments to...•.•...••...............••....•• . . . . d o . . . . (-).„........ .....do.,.. 14,376 10,502 3,874 Seasonally adjusted q u a r t e r l y t o t a l s ; Rece I p t s 1 1 0 3 . , Q . B . a o 0 o o . . o w . U C B O t f . . . e o 3 . o s . 0 Payments..BB......0........................ Excess o f r e c e i p t s , or n a v 'ments !*™"1 ....do.JBO ....do.... ....do.... r28,655 29,869 r™ i 2 !4 Excess o f r e c e i p t s , or payments r/ Revised. £ / P r e l i m i n a r y , USC0MM-DC—29042 32,737 32,255 482 j / Other than b o r r o w i n g . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFiCiAi. 8USSNESS First (Mm l u l l WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT 10,476 .16 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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