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August 19, 1967
A WEEKLY

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
SELECTED BUSINESS IN DIG ATORS
Thousands
350

Thousands
1,400
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
1,200 — (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants)

\/^s/\

1,000

/s/^--^

r\

"I
\

800

\ hJ
V

600
400
200

A*—' \

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-

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1964

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1965

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1966

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1967

J

F M A M J

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A S O N D

Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn.

Index, 1957-59=100
250
RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms)
200

index, 1957-59 = 100
!250

-

-

150

100

200

Monthly

50

J

I

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1 _ l

1

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1964

L... 1 _. JL. i.. J

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1

1 1 1 (

1965

1 1 1 1 1 1
J F M A M J J A S O N D

iy6/

Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst.

Billion Dollars
700
PERSONAL INCOME
600

Billion Dollars
80

NEW CONSTRUCTION
(Seas, adj., at annual rates)

i

500
Wage

and

Salary

Private Resid sntial

40

(nonfarm

Disbursements >
L/»Dvrsemenr5 \

400

r

)

- _ \ .

_ — — - "*

20
L I I • » I I I I I I I ' I I I I I 1 I I I I I l I i-L-l I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I

1964

1965

1966

1967

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

* A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS,
p r o v i d e s selected w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a subsequent t o those published


-

Total Put in Place

60

Total

300

-

^—s.

(seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates)

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1' iMi

1964

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

a t $ 6 . 0 0 a n n u a l l y , this S u p p l e m e n t
in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY

i

1 • '

1965

'

'

i

1 1
1 1 M 1 1 1 J 1- l _L. 1 .1. 1 1 1 1 _i_J_LJ

1966

1967

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1966
STEM.

1967

Aug. 6

Aug. 13

July 22

July 29

Aug. 5

Aug. 12

ill. 1

II!,!

97.0

96.9

96.9

96.7

...mi 1. $..

5,670
3,894

5,616
3,824

5,974
3,951

6,009
3,9)5

6,072
4, 136

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
thous..
1NSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 1 1 programs
do
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..

227
1,074
1,020
285

180
1,031
978
235

283
1,248
1, 184
214

244
1,270
1.204
202

42,752
45,713
22,987
353

42,908
45,743
22,878
46 i

45,085
48,455
23,883
245

44,864
48,479
24,018
424

70,784
47,500
182,445
22,340
59,039
26,939

69,904
47,364
181,317
22,135
58,984
26,945

72,827
47,822
194,909
26,574
63,859
27,729

73,581
47,817
194,253
26,169
63,708
27,780

74,566
47,836
195,654
26,091
63,464
27,788

5.85
93.65
101.08

5.86
94.06
101.56

5.88
95.78
103.56

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 /

1957-59- 100. „

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES

250
239

186

FINANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total
Member bank reserve balances 2>/. 999 .

do....
sesssdo„see

44,985
48,536
23,959
4!5

44,845
48,470
23,967
29!

Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 47

Commercial and industrial loans (gross)

do....

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody 5 s)
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)

3/......percent..
1941-43=10..

5.43
83.15
89.03

5.45
83. 1 i
89.01

5.89
95.78
103.52

PRODUCTION:

Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL

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

U Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

1,771
23,064
31,747
8,257

1,823
23,244
!9,85i
8,251

1,815
23,494
104,357
9,213

1,862
25,227
54,900
9,227

1,819
25,343
33,691
9,416

2,454
131.7
584
297

2,509
134.7
581
297

2,220
119.2
483
243

2,23i
119.8
549
276

2,237
120.1
549
281

3/ Daily average.

43,530

2,338
125.5

47 Wednesday data.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1966

1967

ITEM
IV
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
bil. $
Personal consumption expenditures, total
do..
Durable goods, total
do..
Automobiles and parts
....do..
Furniture and household equipment
do..
Nondurable
Clothing
Food and
Gasoline

goods, total
and shoes
beverages
and oil

Serv i ces, tota I
Househo I d operat i on
Housing
Transportation

a

Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Imports
,,
es s,. =ss

,

748.8
470.1
70.9
29.8
30.6

762. I
473.8
70.6
29.6
30.6

766.3
480.2
69.4
27.3
31.4

r775.I
r489.7
r72.5
r29.7
r3l.9

203.2
39.5
105.2
15.8

207.1
39.8
107.0
16.2

209.5
41.0
107.3
16.3

210.3
40.8
107.2
16.6

214.
41.
109.
17.

r2!7.2
r43.2
rl10. I
rl7.5

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

183.5
26. I
66.2
13.2

186.3
26.9
66,
13,

189.8
27.4
67.4
!3.7

192.9
27.7
68.5
14.0

196.6
27.8
69.6
14.4

r200.0
r28. i
r70.6
14.6

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

115.2
105.3
78.3
27.0
9.9

I 18.5
104.5
78.7
25.8
14.0

I 16.4
104.9
81.2
23.7
11.4

122.2
103.7
82.8
20.9
18.5

I 10.4
103.
81.
2i.
7.

rl05.!
M04.6
r8!.5
r23. I
r.5

6.
42.
36.

5.
42.
37.

4.
43.
39,

4.3
44.0
39.7

5.
45.
39.9

r5„3
r45. I
r39.8

146.5
72.1
55. I
74.3

151,
74.
58,
76.

157.
79.
63.0
78. I

161.7
81.5
65.6
80.2

170.4
87. S
70.2
83.3

M75.0
89.5
r72.5
r85.4

do..
.do..
ss = S ! d o s .

Govt, purchases of goods and services, totai
rederal
National defense
State and local




736.7
461.6
68.2
28.5
29. I

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

Gross private domestic investment, total
F ix«<l i nvestment
Nonres i dent i a I
r
Res ident iol structures
Change in business inventories

£./ Revised.
9064

725.9
458.2
71.6
31.4
29.4

do..
do..
do..
do. „

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

3
1967

1966
ITEM
II

III

IV

1

600.3
420.8
60.0
42.8
17. 1
19.2

610.4
430.7
59.3
43.3
16.0
19.3

622. 1
441.2
59.2
43.3
15.9
19.4

634.1
450.2
58.6
43.4
15. 1
19.6

636.4
459. 1
57.8
43.2
14.6
19.8

P64I.9
r463.4
r57.8
43.4
14 3
20.0

81.1
83.7
49.2
19.3
567.8
70.4
497.5
470.9
26.6

81.3
83.6
49.2
19.8
577.3
74.1
503.3
474.6
28.7

81.9
84.0
49.4
20.4
589.3
76.9
512.4
483.2
29.2

84.6
83.9
49.3
21. 1
601.6
79.6
522.0
487.4
34.6

78.1
79.0
46.5
21.6
612.9
80.2
532.7
493.9
38.8

p78.5
p79.2
p46.6
22. 1
r6l9.1
r79. i
r540.0
r504.0
r36.0

May

June

July

1

II

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con.
..

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

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 a d j . , t o t a l . . d o . . . .
Corporate p r o f i t s before t a x , t o t a l
do....
do....
PERSONAL INCOME, q u a r t e r l y t o t a 1
Less:
P e r s o n a l t a x and n o n t a x p a y m e n t s . . . , . . , . . . , - d o , . * ,
do....
do....

1967

K 66
Apr.

June

July

581.1
393.9
159.5
128.1
93.7
63.4
77.3
20.7

584.7
397.1
159.6
128.2
94.8
63.8
78.8
20.9

616.5
416.7
165.0
132.5
99.1
68.2
84.5
22.6

618.2
417.2
164.3
132.2
99.3
68.6
85.0
22.8

r622.6
r420.9
r165.2
r133.0
r100.4
r69.5
r85.7
23. 1

627. 1
423.9
166.2
133.4
101.5
69.9
86.2
23.3

43.5
15.6
19.3
21.6
42.2
41.8
17.5
560.7

43.3
16.0
19.4
21.6
42.5
42.4
18.3
563.9

43.3
14.4
20.0
22.8
45.8
51.0
20.1
596.9

43.4
14.4
20.0
23.1
46.0
51.5
20.1
598.8

r43.6
14.3
20.1
23.3
r46. 1
r5l.6
r20.3
r603.2

43.7
14.4
20.2
23.6
46.5
51.9
20.4
607.5

r6,875
r4,6l8
r2,290
r1,760
r 1,619
r609
r576
r2,257

r6,948
r4,653
r2,323
r 1,753
r1,621
r6l8
r596
r2,295

r5,75l
r3,673
r1,642
rl,188
1,419
464
557
2,078

r6,337
r4,024
r1,866
r1,378
r1,504
r502
r597
r2,3l3

6,928
4,359
2,105
1,594
1,557
520
595
2,569

r74.5
r5l.5
r24.9
rl8.6
r7.0
r6.7
r23. 1

r73. 1
r50.5
r24. 1
rl8.4
r7.0
r6.8
r22.6

r72.2
r46.0
21.1
17.3
5.6
6.9
26.1

r74.2
r47.8
r22. 1
rl7.9
r6.0
r7. 1
26.4

74.9
48.6
22.8
17.8
5.9
6.9
26.3

PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
b i 1. $ . .

do....

do....
P r o p r i e t o r s ' income:
B u s i n e s s and p r o f e s s i o n a l .

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

Less p e r s o n a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s
T o t a l nonagr i c u I t u r a 1 income

for

soc.

insurance...do....
do
r

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE ( U N A D J . ) , T O T A L . .
do....
do....
do
do
do....
do
Pub 1 i c , t o t a l
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL
RATES), TOTAL
b
i
l . $..
r
Pr i v a t e , t o t a 1
do....
..do....
do....
Public, tota !
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE
Associated General C o n t r a c t o r s ( b l d g .

1957-59-100..

121

122

123

124

126

only).. .......do....

127

128

129

130

131

133

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

25,950
8,776
5,233
1,229
1,159

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

17,174
1,373
829
2,071

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

DOMESTIC TRADE
RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES:

General merchandise group
ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 2 /

r/ Revised.
9064

Ej

Preliminary.




25,329
8,162
4,755
1,239
1, 1 16

25,081
8,205
4,955
1 . 160
999

r26,557
r8,928
r5,4l3
1.245
r l , 1 15

r27,539
r9,353
r5,6l5
r1,317
1,177

26,286
8 734
5 108
1 312

17,167
1,253
828
2,219

16,876
1,375
851
1,99 1

r17,629
r1,439
r894
r2,093

r18,186
r1,485
r908
r2,l70

17,552
1,340
869
2,259

5,979
2,002
3,208

6,262
2,056
2,965

5,810
1,940
3,049

r5,888
r2,034
r3,322

25,394
8,056
4,771
1,208
1,006

25,362
8 , 106
4,764
1,258
1,007

25,918
8 , 104
4,660
1,286
1,048

r25,897
r8,187
r4,752
1,306
r1,001

J/ Except farm and public utilities.

i

2/

Data for July 1967 are advance estimates.

r6,272
r-2, 1 14
r3,475
r26,478
r8,508
5,043
1,299
1,023

6,165
2,214
3 (20

i

26,740
8,785

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
"~~~

1967

!966
ITEM

June

July

Apr.

May

I

j

J u ne

j

Ju ly

DOMESTIC T R A D E — C o n .
RETAIL TRADE, A L L RETAIL S T O R E S — C o n .
ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n .
fin

I

.
do....!
.....do....

.....do....l
ESTIMATED

17,338

j

1 ylAQ

1

17,256

r17,970
i,537 I
921 i
2,034
6,063
2,019
3,596

17,955

844
i,996
5,924
1,918
3,365

17,814
1 3Q5
906
2,034
5,985
1,992
3,479

rl7,7IO
r 1,490
r903
r2,038
r5,996
r1,996
r3,468

36,467
36,325

36,155
36,3S2

37, i 99
36,236

36,935
36,263

36, 337
36,087

.......
»..«,...

6,608
6,702

6,5! !
6,664

6,500
6,993

6,839
6,948

7,252
7, 171

.......
.......

77,628
74,038
69,333
3,591
4.6

77,703
74,655
70,076
3,048
3.9

76, 1 i !
73,445
69,724
2,666
3.5

76,095
73,637
69,812
2,457
3.2

79,020
75,391
70,996
3,628
4.6

79,47i
76,22!
71.705
3,250
4. 1

75,668
72,730
68,749
2,938
3.9

75,770
72,846
68,920
2,924
3.9

76,740
73,910
70,020
2,830
3.7

76,189
73,289
69,637
2,900
3.8

77,237
74,147
70,420
3,090
4.0

77,505
74,489
70,633
3,016
3.9

66,520
44,656
292
42,169
12,993

67,574
45,816
877
42,380
12,890

69,015
47,267
54
45,460
12,604

|
|

70,135
48,268
68
46,718
12,610

70,516
47,603
41
46,804
12,604

66,520
20,083
!8,567
38,258

67,574
21,354
19,155
38,583

|

70,135
21,474
19,505
39,934

70,516
20,813
18,877
40,199

34.0

33.4

31.9

31.6

31.4

319.91
315.43
264.31
15.50
51.12
4.48

319.28
314.88
264.18
15.58
50.70
4.40

330.89
326.99
271.82
19.33
55.17
3.89

326.22
322.29
266.13
19.55
56.16
3.94

1

330.64
327.13
270.92

j
I

56.21
3.50

848
1,967
5,975
1,927
3,355

1

j

ACA

.......

INVENTORIES:

Adjusted, tota i. „.............„. •...... •..... 0 « s .do.»., j
RETAIL FIRMS W I T H il OR MORE STORES;
Estimated sales ( u n a d j u s t e d ) , total..........« .....do....
Estimated sales (seasonally a d j u s t e d ) , total.. on 0 e O d O . ...
EMPLOYMENT A N D POPULATION
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, T O T A L , UNADJUSTED......... ....thous..
.....do....
EMPLOYED.
.....do....

UNEMPLOYED.o

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, S E A S 9 A D J U S T E D , a . a 9 . . . . . . . ....thous..
EMPLOYED................o...................., 0 , t e .do..,,
Nonagricu itural emp ioyment..
do
UNEMPLOYED (ail civilian w o r k e r s ) . . . . .
.....do....
FINANCE
FEDERAL RESERVE B A N K S , CONDITION, END OF MONTH:
Reserve bank credit outstanding, tota1 e .. „ 0, .....do....
Discounts and advances..................,. .....do....
U.S. Government securities...............=
do,...
.....do....

.....do....
Member-bank reserve balances,,,,,,,.,^,,,,, .....do....
Ratio of gold certificate reserves t o FR note 1 iabi 1 ities
percent..
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT F I N A N C E :
Public debt and guaranteed obligations:
Gross debt ( d i r e c t ) , end of month, total.... ...bi 1. $..
do....
do
Held by U . S . Government investment accts...do....
do

1
1
1

|

|
!

I
j

1
!
|

69,015
21,353
19,410
39,070

1

327.80
323.88
272.23
18.65
51.65
3.93

1

4i5

Guaranteed obligations not owned by U . S . Treasury,
do

jr/ Revised.
±/ Data f o r July 1967 are advance estimates.
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i

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j

46,066
12,608
68,862
20,844
19,634
39,499

32.3

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68,862
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