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August 26, 1966 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS S E L E C T E D B U S I N E S S INDICATORS index, 1957-59=100 Index, 1957-59 " 1 0 0 190 180 170 °H160 150 ,„UJ 1 I I L~J J U„.U,.Lr- J FMAMJ 1963 J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. index, 1957-59 = 100 250 Index, 1957-59 = 100 250 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) H 200 200 150 100 Monthly 50 -J I I I I I I I I I _J L- I I I I I L_ „L_J L_J _L_J L I I I I I I, I I I 1965 1964 1963 I J FMAMJ 1966 J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Index, 1957-59=100 125 CONSUMER PRICES 120 — Millions 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* All Services - ^ + \ 115 1.5 /" v «»^ \ 2.0 " All Items 110 1.0 on***** - 105 *>..../'*'-«"' •5 h Food 100 *Seas. adj., at annual rates -JUX 1.JL..I..I \ L.i J J L _L_U i i.l I U L I.J_ . i i i i 1 1963 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1964 1965 i i i i i 1 i i i 1966 , , I I ,) I I I I I I I I I I I l-L- 1963 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce *Avaiiable only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected 1964 M i n i 1965 I 1 IJ I I I 1 I I M I 1966 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1966 1965 ITEM Aug. 14 Aug. 21 July 30 Aug. 6 Aug. 13 Aug. 20 106.4 107.8 112.1 105.1 Ni.l 5,700 3,900 106.5 107.2 112.8 105.1 III.7 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: 104.6 5,223 3,555 219 1,233 i, 116 245 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs ..thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a!! programs .do..,. 9 State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. F! NANCE: 40,125 41,786 21,600 423 Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do». e . Excess reserves, estimates 3/..... ...D•...-...do.... Large Commercial Banks in leading cities; 4/ Sav i ngs depos its , s..., e . a.. Loans, net (adjusted) and investments, total Commercial and industrial loans do.... do.... (gross)..,„.*....do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..i94i-43si0.. !ndustr Ia !s. 425 stocks , do,.,. PRODUCTION: Electric power, by utilities .... ...mil. kw.-hr.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/.,.......«,.thous. bb!„„ FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL thous. cars.. ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. *!02.9 *99.1 *I06.7 *I02.7 105.2 5,199 3,546 ill.! 5,755 3,970 21! 1,225 1,111 245 113.3 5,877 3,850 226 1,039 985 255 227 1,075 1,020 285 235 25! 40,202 41,434 21,514 329 42,747 45,396 22,934 248 42,744 45,713 22,987 362 42,908 45,743 22,898 481 43,000 45,305 22,61! 264 71,117 47,453 181,842 22,575 58,693 26,840 70,654 47,396 182,172 22,287 59 008 26,868 69,922 47,386 18!,337 22,141 58,963 26,953 68,637 48,869 169,230 25,76! 49,04! 24,445 4.64 86.13 91.26 4.66 86.99 92.23 5.41 84.10 90.02 5.43 83.15 89,03 5.45 83.11 89.0! 1,775 2!,46! 121,911 7,786 2,617 140.5 589 299 1,759 22,043 78,471 7,78! 2,526 135.6 597 305 !,883 23,976 92,192 8,259 2,413 129.5 593 299 1,774 23,064 31,747 8,257 2,454 131.7 583 296 1,79! 23,244 19,760 8,25! 2,509 134.7 581 297 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. MONTHLY 180 5.50 81.18 86.99 37,843 2,501 134.3 * Monthly index for August 1965. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1965 1966 ITEM June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: ±/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total bii. $ Pr i mary meta i s... „ do.. Transportat i on equ i pment „ do.. Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment ..do.. MANUFACTURERS f ORDERS: ±/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Pr imary meta Is do.. Transportation equipment..,. do.. Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.): Durable goods industries, total do.. Pr imary meta Is do.. Transportat i on equ i pment do.. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL'FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.) Fai lures, totai number Commerc i a I ser v i ce .... do. • Construct ion do. • Manufacturing and mining do.. Reta i I trade... # ., ,... do.. Who I esa I e trade do.. Liabilities (current), total thous. $ Commercia I serv ice.. „.. „do e . Con str u ct i on a do.. Manufacturing and mining do.. Reta i I trade do. m Wholesale trade do.. Failure annual rate (seas, adj.) No. per 10,000 concerns. ±1 Data for July 1966 are advance estimates. 19086 July Apr. May June July 22.3 3.66.1 19.6 3.3 5.1 23, 4, 6. 23.6 4.0 6.4 24.6 4.1 6.6 20.7 3.6 4.9 20.7 3.4 5.7 21. 3. 5. 22. 3. 5. 22.9 3.8 6.2 22.8 3.8 6.1 23.1 4.1 5.7 22.7 20.4 25.2 24.0 25.8 22.2 21.3 3.5 5.9 22.2 3.5 6.4 24.2 3.9 6.6 24.3 4.3 6.5 24.3 4.1 6.8 24.0 4.1 6.3 57.1 57.9 69.0 69.4 70.6 72.1 57.5 6.6 23.1 57.8 6.3 23.6 68.2 6.5 28.3 69.6 7.0 28.6 71.1 7.3 29.3 72.0 7.3 29.9 1,094 90 205 172 510 117 144,607 54,207 35,601 22,435 22,353 10,011 50.1 1,074 82 205 157 514 !!6 121,485 4,891 53,372 31,145 21,352 10,725 52.8 997 108 210 121 459 99 96,376 26,400 23,832 20,164 17,054 8,926 45.8 1,077 100 212 157 511 97 123,575 27,123 20,736 28,330 32,528 14,858 49.4 1,017 94 186 144 492 iOi 69,876 4,459 18,233 19,230 18,757 9, 197 52.3 I, 106 121 206 154 509 ! 16 110,141 20,761 35,024 22,011 22,444 9,901 47.4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1966 1965 ITEM June July | Apr. May June j July C O M M O O I T Y PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted indexes: Special group ..1957-59=100.. MO.I 110.2 112.5 M2.6 M2.9 113.3 do.... do.... do.... ..do.... MO.O MO.3 106.9 108.6 102.6 97.4 122.7 105.1 M7.6 119.7 MO.I 106.4 104.0 125.9 108.2 M0.3 106.8 iM.O 106.9 I03s4 107.8 103.1 106.9 III.2 I09e7 121.3 115.7 122.2 IM.O 115.7 MO.I 110.2 106.9 108.7 102.3 97.2 123.0 104.7 117.8 120.0 110.9 109.2 104.3 124.3 108.3 110.6 108.9 II 1.2 106,6 103.2 106,9 102.9 106.1 III.5 MO.O 121.4 115.3 122.7 108.7 114.6 112.4 M2.2 108.8 III.4 102.3 97.4 117.4 106.0 121.1 123.6 114.0 M5.6 108.9 119.8 110.3 113.0 ! 10.1 114.3 108.3 108.5 I08e3 104.4 108.7 1 12.0 MO.5 122. I 1 18.1 125.8 1 1 1.6 116.8 112.4 112.5 108,8 III.3 102.5 97.0 M7.5 106.3 121.5 124.1 113.5 M3.9 109.3 M9.2 M0.7 113.5 MO.2 115.0 108.2 108.0 108.2 104.6 109.3 112.0 M0.5 122.1 118.4 126.3 112.0 116.8 112.6 112.8 109.0 IM.5 102.6 96.8 118.2 i06.4 122.0 124.8 M3.9 114.2 109.6 121.7 Ml.i 114. I ! 10.2 M5.8 108.0 107.0 108.1 104.8 109.4 1 12,2 MO.7 122.8 118.7 127.0 112.2 117.0 M3. 1 M3.2 109.3 III.8 103.0 96.7 120.3 106.7 122.6 125.5 M4.3 114.3 II 1.0 121.5 III.3 1 14.4 114.3 108.8 112.3 114.0 109.4 112.0 114.0 109.5 112.3 M3.2 109.6 1 13.4 indexes: do.... do.... I C O C J s f s s s s e « 3 9 3 S 9 S 6 e e e s e » s e s s s e e s s e e « f t a a i j ••••••aituOitii ... do.... „doe,se do.... S he 1 +©r do.... ..... do do.... Household furnishings and operation.,. do .........do.... do.... do.... i i n •* 116.2 107.9 107.0 108. ! 105.1 109.2 ! 13.5 1 1 1.5 129. I I 19. 1 127.7 1 12.5 117.2 Seasonally adjusted indexes: do.... do.... do.... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY1957-59=$1.00.. $0,908 $0,907 $0,889 $0,888 $0,886 $0,883 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL, • •••••.mi 1. $.• do.... .. do.... 6,768 4,647 2,630 1,935 1,423 440 560 102 456 2,121 708 40 83 778 6,768 4,587 2,591 2,019 1,397 422 548 109 454 2,181 596 44 78 880 6,066 4,308 2,191 1,620 1,546 565 550 91 431 1,758 678 41 66 538 r6,523 r4,497 r2,367 r1,734 r1,533 r557 r537 96 458 r2,026 r783 r42 56 r675 r7,073 r4,755 r2,5!9 r1,833 1,602 577 578 102 r495 r2,3l8 r855 r47 7, 171 4,745 2 449 1,883 r807 910 71,756 50,317 27,224 16,300 5,426 6,199 1, 196 5,187 21,439 7,315 451 834 7,523 70,358 49,122 26,983 15,406 4,907 5,882 1,188 5,185 21,236 7,382 471 980 7,499 76,844 54,347 27,437 19,572 7,175 7,097 1,197 5,458 22,497 8,149 535 887 7,360 r75,790 r52,284 r27,023 r18,227 r6,856 r6,126 1,201 5,301 r23,506 r8,959 r52l 650 r7,853 r75,239 r5l,7ll r25,996 18,475 7,116 6,398 1,205 r5,6l7 r23,528 r8,899 r527 74,656 51,045 25,500 !,2!0 5,498 23,61 I 8,944 527 r7,80i 7,750 102.7 101.9 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... __• d o NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL nil. *._ do.... do.... ...do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... e e e e * e e a » u Q « » * « NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private).... do.... Pr i vate 1 y owned Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: ......... do.... Total nonfarm (private only) do.... NEW PRIVATE HOUSING -UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILD" NG PERMITS (12,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Tota1 do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: r_/ Revised. J./ Excludes farm and public utilities. 19086 i | 1 1 1 482 2,426 848 48 162.3 155.5 159.7 152.8 143.9 141.3 141.6 139.0 149.2 147.1 146.9 144.8 r139.3 r135.4 r136. 1 r132.2 r129.6 r 126.3 r 127.2 r123.9 101.0 100 ."2 1,566 1,539 1,473 1,447 1,502 1,481 rl,3l8 r1,287 r 1,273 r 1,249 1,064 1,044 1,245 698 1,234 710 1,185 660 1,098 596 r954 574 902 551 116 116 119 r 121 121 ! r!20 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued FINANCE LIFE INSURANCE (Institute of Life Insurance); ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U0Sft COMPANIES..........„.,.... b i i . $ D O Bonds Cbook vaSue), total.o.ee.o..9.o............ . . d o . . . . Stocks (book va i ue), tota! D0 0,,„ „ 0 , „ u c „ „ 0 „ „ . 0 . 0 „. . . d o . . . . M o r t g a g e ! oans,. tota i,„ . . o..<-. o«,, 0 . s „ o o . . . . . . . . ....d o . . . . ..do.... Nonfarm. a.dO.... Rea S estate* •. ..., • •, u • 0 0 . . » • ... e <. ... .. • . e..«»>.. ..do.... Po!i cy S cans and prem\um notes ..do.... Cash. Other a s s e t s O p . e o « i > o a * o » . . e o . . . . . . o . . . . a . w . . . . o . . . . . d o . . . . PARENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND 8ENEF V A R I E S IN U.S mi 1 . .$„,. TOTAL Death b e n e f i f s < > s , » t ! , < 1 ( i , l , S o » 1 o J » . o e e c ! 1 c « . c , e O . d o 3 o a o Matured endownments..o.o...a..<:r S .o«ao...c.«.. c d o . . 0 0 D i sab i ! i ty payments., c» e ° c <>. a » ( , * -..»u .<> -,•<..<> ns „o sd •o 9o8 0 „ A n n u ! ty p a y m e n t s . . „ . *„...<.•.. »»o»»•. 0 »« u ..<>.. «> . . d o . . . . Surrender va3ues f i ooooo.e 0 o 3 c a o<. 0 = o o o o 3 o 0 u n c 0 u . . . d o . . o . P O 1 1C y d I V ?d e n d S o . o o c a o . c o o o a - . o e o . o o . o e . o o a . a e - . d o . . . . SECURITIES ISSUED; Securities and Exchange Commission: list 1 mated gross proceeds, total O .*oooo..oo....... . . d O . . . By type of security? Bonds and notes, tota! „ 3 ,, a 0 o ° « a » 0 o o o»., n o c . «i e•8 d o 8 0 ( ! , COrpOrSte COmmOn 0 O 1966 1965 ITEM COOOa:»6»*»GCftOOC>0UOO0O«0Q»O0O.O S t O C k „ o o o r. o o o e o o a a a o a o o c o a a a o a e . a e . a a , 3 edO B O O , »adO„e a Preferred stock 0 0 „ „ „.«. „(,,-, . . c Q o . o . o . a . o » •. 0o». d o . . . By type of Issuer; Corporate, tota1 0 , c . 0 „...„ 0 .„ 0 e • „ • • « • • • • . » . . >. . d o . . 0 .83do.0(5 Manuf actur ing c.no Extract! ve (mi n i ng)..„.o.». .a......<,...•• •. . . d o . . . PubjIc utiIity.o«»«.o a «.«........a...»«e.« . . . d o . . . RaIi road.•*„.••••••......„„.ao*««o* s ».«o.« , . . d o . . . Commun i cat \ on „ „ „ 0 0 „»»..«.... o c. 0 » • . . D » > « d O , a financial and real estate 0 g.g.. ! S a d o . „ 0 Noncorporate, tota I .. „. ..c „ a a „. „ ea „«,..... .. . , . . d o . . . U.S. Government........................... , 3 . d o , . . State and municipal „„,,. . . . d o . . . New corporate security issues: Estimated nei proceeds, total oau. 0 f , o o a o o «.. » os , m i I , $ , Proposed uses of proceeds; New money, totaI.........................., . . d o . . . Plant and equipment..................... , . . d o . . . Working cap i taI......................... . . d o . . . i9 B r ..do... Retirement o f s e c u r i t i e s 69. Other p u r p o s e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . June July Apr. May 153.50 69.16 6.74 57.38 52.81 4.61 7.4! 1.23 6.97 154.42 69.63 6.75 57.66 53.04 4.64 161.48 71.15 7.28 65,71 56.65 4.73 7,96 .90 7.74 162.04 71.18 7.31 6 2 . 10 56.98 4.74 8.05 1.01 7.65 162.51 71.10 7.33 62.55 57.38 4.74 8.16 1.00 7.63 950.2 399.3 80.9 14.8 89.0 162.9 203.3 911.6 388.0 71.1 12.3 84.6 157.1 198.5 984.2 4!8.i 82.3 13.6 90 n 9 178.6 200.7 978.7 425,1 80.9 14.0 92.5 178.2 188.0 l,08i.l 450.0 88.0 15.2 95.7 189.4 242.8 4,297 2,936 r3,668 r3,182 5,072 3,988 2,814 1.322 78 44 r3,457 r1,372 rl82 28 r3,114 r ,037 56 r|3 4,261 1,616 737 74 r1,582 r703 r!.5 r37! 35 77 r!22 r2,086 r ,106 r392 r50 r277 47 r44 M57 r2,076 412 r877 2,427 1,168 53 195 16 99 1,045 2,260 362 1,000 1,443 454 43 228 27 S54 206 1,492 388 1,055 2P0i8 1,427 ri,559 r ,095 2,391 1,665 651 1,014 72 281 I , 168 735 433 !37 i22 rI,399 rl,137 r262 r7 r!54 r ,000 r746 r254 r38 r58 2,245 1,786 459 27 119 18.7 15.0 12.3 .492 9.8 18.8 15.0 8.3 .417 19.2 14.7 10.5 .525 6.7 8.0 19.3 14.7 10.7 .536 8.2 19.3 14.8 12.9 .515 9.9 1,729 154 155 2,038 484 14 7.46 1.28 7«0Q 426 I, 181 June 1 330 16 279 283 2,645 397 1,118 TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTON: J , / Manufactures: S p i n d l e a c t i v i t y ( c o t t o n system s p i n d l e s ) : A c t i v e spindles, last working day, t o t a l Consuming 100 p e r c e n t c o t t o n « , o s o SpindEe h o u r s o p e r a t e d , a l l f i b e r s , t o t as l . Average per w o r k i n g d a y « a e e e o o e Consuming 100 p e r c e n t c o t t o n . . . . . rj R e v i s e d . } / D a t a f o r June USCOMM-DC—I9086~ a a e.dO. eo a...dOs.. 1965 and June 1966 cover 5 weeks; o t h e r m o n t h s , 4 w e e k s . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS mi I I i o n s . ....do.,. b i l l ions, POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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