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August 25, 1967 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43 = 10 — 120 r " PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Index, 1941-43 = 10 120 110 100 90 80 Monthly (avg. of daily close) 70 1964 1965 JL_J_J 1966 I I L_J I L-X. 1967 J F M A M J J A S O ND Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. index, 1957-59=100 200 index, 1957-59=100 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index) : 190 f' 180 170 - 160 Monthly 150 A i i i i i ' i i i i 1964 i i i i i.. i ,i i i i i i i i i ?65 i i i i i i i i . . 1966 i i 1 . i i . _ i J F AA A AA J J A S O N D 1967 Data: Edison Electric Inst. index, 1957-59=100 200 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Million 2.5 I PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) (Seas, adj., at annual rates) 2.0 180 1.5 h 1 AH lOU 1.0 h - 140 120 !,,!,, 1964 i i l i i I i i i i i ! i i i i i I i i i M 1965 1966 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1967 Data: Federal Reserve Board * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published 1964 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce at $6.00 annually, this Supplement in the latest monthly SURVEY IVOO 1967 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 96.9 96.9 96.7 96.5 5,721 3,889 6,009 3,915 6,066 4, 130 5,866 4,038 157 978 926 250 1,240 1, 174 186 193 25 i 244 1,271 1,204 202 42,908 45,743 22,878 461 43,000 45,305 22,606 277 44,864 48,479 24,018 424 70,036 47,478 181,594 22,188 58,994 7.7,016 70,489 47,341 Aug. 20 Aug. 13 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 / 1967 1966 ITEM 1957-59-100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, ali programs do.... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)...do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).number.. 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1.7 5,616 3,824 180 1,031 978 235 239 222 44,845 48,470 23,967 291 44,985 48,536 23,980 386 45,135 48,292 23,740 387 181,155 22,140 58,925 27,016 73,581 47,817 194,253 26,169 63.708 77,780 74,348 47,836 195,538 26,004 63.445 27,797 72,598 47,899 194,057 25,458 62,899 27,854 5.45 83. ii 89.01 5.50 81. 18 86.99 5.86 94.06 101.56 5.88 V5. /b 103.56 5.89 95.78 103.52 5.91 94.55 102.15 mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bb !.. 1,813 23,244 19,851 8,251 1,919 23,698 38,809 8,249 1,862 25,227 54,900 9,227 1,799 25,343 33,578 9,416 1,840 24,556 44,904 9,392 66,067 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. 2,509 134.7 582 298 2,501 134.3 592 302 2,237 120.1 549 281 2,338 125.5 552 282 2,318 124 4 July pj F1 NANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do.... Assets and iiabi iities of large commercial banks: 4/ Loans and investments (adjusted), tota i do.... Commercial andindustria 1 loans (gross).......,..do..,, Real estate loans (gross)....-... .do, S S i s Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor*s)....i 94 i-43=iO.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3_/ Dai ly average. 2,231 1 19.8 549 276 4_/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1967 ITEM June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)... 1957-59=100, BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do.., Durab le manufactures do.., Pr imary meta Is do... Fabricated metal products do... Mach inery .do... July Apr. May June M55.3 156.3 M56.6 r161.7 128.2 160.3 177.9 157.5 163.2 128 161 182 172 185 134 156.5 157.2 M56.3 155.5 158.9 165.4 148.0 161.8 182.8 159.4 166. 1 148.6 162. 1 186.6 r158.2 rl62.8 r129.1 160.2 r181.8 r157. I M62.5 do... do... do... do... do... 167. I 176.5 141.0 122.9 174.6 166.0 177.0 138.5 1 19.9 169.7 167.7 185.2 rl36.0 r 121.5 166.5 rl69,I r!85.3 r134.9 ri17.4 166.5 M70.5 do... do... do... do... do... 150.7 144.0 152.0 I 14.2 154. I 151.3 143.4 149.7 M50.2 r134.6 141.8 105.0 r150.1 M50.2 134.5 1 I !.! 156.2 r 152.4 rl35.1 141.9 r107.1 r150.7 do... do... do... do... do... do.., 144.1 192.7 127.7 184.1 127.1 122.7 144.8 194.5 126.9 188.7 128. 1 1 16.5 r148.3 r 199.2 rl33. 1 186.9 rl32.7 128.8 r147.4 r199. I r130.I 164.0 r131.4 I 17.4 147.8 197.9 130.2 MINING... Coa I Crude oil and natural gas Metal mining do... do... do... do... 122.0 120.7 119.3 134.2 122.0 120.8 1 19.2 134.0 r 122.1 125.5 r 1 17.2 r149.5 rl2l, 120. r l 19. rl32. r123.8 r122.5 121.2 137.3 128.3 123 129 UTILITIES Electric do... do... 171.7 177.2 175.7 182.4 r179.2 185.2 rl82. 189. r183.5 182.0 Transportation equ ipment 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 Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Food and beverages Tobacco products Revised. j)/ Preliminary. Digitized for r_l FRASER 9068 129.0 M60.7 r180.5 184. 1 133.4 1 16.5 166.3 164 150.4 150.0 148 131.6 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1966 1967 ITEM June GENERAL BUSINESS July Apr. May June INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED iNDEX—Con. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total 1957-59=100.. Consumer goods do.... Automotive and home goods do.... Automotive products do.... Autos do.... Auto parts and allied products do.... Apparel and staples do.... Equipment, including defense do.... Business equ ipment do.,.. Materials Durable goods materials Nondurab Ie mater i a I s MANUFACTURERS' S H I P M E N T S : ! / Value (not seasonal!y adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metaIs Transportation equipment 154.9 147. I 165.8 162.3 167.8 155.2 141.6 171.4 180.0 155.3 146.5 162.5 154.5 151.5 158.6 141.4 174.4 182.7 158.0 159.3 158.0 158.8 159. I 158.6 24.7 4.1 6.6 20.6 3.5 4.9 72.9 3.8 6.1 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do.... do.... do.... .......bil. $,. do.... . ..do.... Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable good?; industries. tota|= ... ss Pr i mary meta Is Transportation equipment MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: ±/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total... New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Pr imary meta Is Transportation equipment Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) : Durable goods industries, total Pr imary meta Is Transportation equipment ssdos do. do. r157. 1 r146.7 H55.3 151.5 149.6 154.1 143.9 179.4 183.8 r156. I r145.7 M53.3 M45.8 149.9 r140.5 143.3 r178.4 r182.0 155.8 151.3 160.4 r!55.0 ri50.5 159.6 r149.8 23.3 3.7 6.4 23.5 3.6 6.6 24.8 3.7 6.9 73.0 4.0 5.7 27 = 3 3.4 5.9 22,9 3.4 6.4 23,0 3.5 6.5 26.1 22.5 23.2 23.6 25.8 24.6 4.1 6.9 24.4 4. I 22.2 3.2 6. I 23.9 3.6 7.2 24.2 3.6 7.3 70.9 72.8 74.6 74.7 75.7 71.3 7.3 29.4 72.7 7.4 30.3 74.0 5.6 32.2 75.0 5.7 33.1 76. I 5.9 33.9 4,902 2,362 3,359 4,293 5,809 r 123.8 r120.6 r 121.5 r I 18.2 r100.1 r99.3 r98.4 r97.6 r l 15.9 rl13.7 rl14,2 r l 12.0 r 134, M32. r 131. rl29. M30.9 r 124.7 rl28.9 r122.7 rl,185 r-1, 16 I r1,079 rl,06l r l , 116 r1,099 rl,274 r 1,254 r1,227 r1,208 954 574 921 543 1,028 578 1,033 601 rl,109 r630 124.5 135.4 124.6 136. 1 125.9 137.8 127.2 139.9 128.1 141.I 6,783 7,342 4,782 4,421 4,302 1,629 1,234 1,339 rI,738 r2,162 340 823 466 266 643 325 312 586 441 r400 r779 r559 r435 rl,046 r68l 162.51 71.10 7.33 62.55 57.38 163.49 71.59 7.38 62,97 57.78 170.57 72.98 7.91 66,02 60.72 171.24 73.26 8.00 66,25 60.92 4.74 8.16 1.00 7.63 4.78 8.29 1.12 7.36 4.94 9.54 1.18 8.00 4.95 9.62 1.35 7.80 1 !55.9 r 146.0 r154. I r 151.3 156.0 145. I 'rl77.3 180.2 154.9 160.1 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: Advance planning (ENR) 2 / mil. $. NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private) thous. Privately owned do... Total nonfarm (public and private) do... Pr ivately owned do... Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private only) do... Total nonfarm (private only) do... NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (12,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Tota I thous. One-fami ly structures do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: Eng i neer i ng News-Record: Bu i Id ing 1957-59= 100. Construct ion do... Federal Home Loan Banks, outstanding advances to member institutions, end of period mil. $. New mortgage loans of a I I savings and loan associations, estimated total mil. $. By purpose of loan: Home construction do... Home purchase do... r All other purposes do... FI NANCE LIFE INSURANCE (Institute of Life Insurance): ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES Bonds (book value), total Stocks (book value), total Mortgage loans, total Policy loans and premium n o t e s jr/ Revised. £/Preliminary. bil. $. do... do... do... ±/ Data for July 1967 are advance estimates. 171.88 73.48 8. 12 66.41 61.04 4.99 9.70 1.30 7.89 2/ Data for June 1966 and June 1967 are for 5 weeks; other Digitized for months, FRASER4 weeks. * Index as of Aug. I, 1967: Building, 129.4; construction, 157.0. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9068 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued! 4 1966 1967 ITEM June FINANCE--Con. LIFE INSURANCES PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN U.S. TOTAL. . ........«mi I. $. ..do... Death benefits Matured endowments..no........... e »..*......... ..do... ..do... Disabi i ity payments.. Annunity payments..... 0 ..... 0 .................. ..do... ..do... Surrender values,. Po!icy dividends............................... ..do... Premiums collected (LIAMA): Total life insurance premiums., „ ,o,...do... Ord i nary....................................... ...do... Group and who Iesale...............................do... Industr ial ...do... GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U „ S 8 , end of month.., ...do... SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK.................. do I. per fi ne oz. METALS AND MANUFACTURES IRON ORE (U e S 0 and foreign ores and ore agglomersl ss)s Receipts at iron and steel piants.„.... O0 .thous t ig. tons. Consumption at iron and steel pI ants....•....•.< .doKOO Stocks, end of m o 6 : A t furnace yards............... 0 d o . 6 o At U.S. docks.................. .do... STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS: Total Call grades)........................thous. sh. tons, Structural shapes (heavy), steel piling .do... .do.., Bars and too I stee \, tota I.........•••••.„........ .do... Bars: Hot rolled (!ncl0 light shapes).......... .do... Pipe and tubing.,....,,,,....,...,,.,,. ..do.., W i re and w Ire products 0 „.. c P „,,. „ c „ „ e .....». *»...-,...do... Tin mill products..............„.„.,.....„.„..„....do.„, Sheets and strip Cinci. electrical), totai.........do.., Sheets; Cold rolled,,,.,, »... ...do.,, A i urni num shi pmentsi Ingot and mill products (net).....................mi I. lb, Mill products, total......................... ao ...„do*», Plate and sheet (excl. foi I).....................do.., MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting tools: Orders, new (net), total.. ..........mil. $, Domestic. .do.., Shipments, total ....do.., Domestic ...do.., Estimated backlog, end of month ....months, Metal forming tools: Orders, new (net), total. ....mi I. $, Domesti Co••••..••••••••••.••••••••••.••...••••...do.., Shipments, total .do,., Domest i c „ do.,, Estimated backlog, end of month 0 .................months, July Apr. May June i,103.2 492. i 85.6 15. I 101.I 195.7 213.6 I,137.5 477.4 87.9 17.5 102.2 199.2 253.3 1,321 1,004 2!9 98 1,461 i,093 264 103 1,346 1,030 222 94 13,332 13,109 13,109 1.293 i.293 1.296 14,628 10,758 r-44, 190 2,276 6,988 9,816 32,311 2,315 14,349 10,015 36,645 2, 162 15,240 8,853 43,032 2, 181 8,033 582 815 1,324 820 7,179 548 758 7,247 538 667 1, 162 719 6,763 536 665 5,069 650 I, 106 662 7,029 481 660 i,093 637 900 334 582 3,021 1,307 859 279 534 2,613 I, i 14 722 270 589 2,432 1,085 897 275 564 2,737 i,238 908 280 60 i 2,590 I, li I 774.5 594. i r274.6 649.! 520. I 241.1 730.4 525.5 243.3 752. i 546.9 r242.5 744. i 543.8 252.4 135.20 123.15 I 12.00 102.35 9.8 120.75 109. 10 79.30 72.70 10.2 85.40 77.65 97.10 86.80 9.9 r94.90 r85.35 rl 10.90 r100.65 9.7 104.15 93.85 122.05 108.50 9.3 39.15 33.00 30.60 29.35 9.5 27.95 26.60 24.00 23.30 9.8 18.05 14.65 28.85 27.70 6.8 15.60 13.20 28.85 26.50 6.5 20.45 18.10 33.00 28.55 6.0 1,081. 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