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August 27, 1965 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1957-59 = 1 Index, 1957-59 = 100 180 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) Monthly (E. E. !. seas. a d j . index) 170 160 J^****^ - ^^^\f\r^ 150 - 140 130 ^^.L^^^J^U^^J^J 1963 1962 , , 1964 1965 J F M A M J J A S O N D Thousands 300 Thousands 1,200 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,000 — J, 800 600 J& ^ 1 ^r \ — f\y I - / \J 400 200 \ (cars, trucks, coaches,- U.S. plants) - ~ Monthly 0 ,^j^-a»„^^j=^xI_l»j«~umu^J™=a^ —i—i—i—i—i—1—i—i—i—i—i— 1962 1 J, ~U >- JUw- ,...., 1964 1963 Index, 1957-59=100 110 JJ„..i...„X.,J,..l,J,. I | .... , 1965 J F M A M J J A S O N D Millions 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* FREIGHT CARLOADINGS (seasonally adjusted) 2.0 1 iK^Ar^r 1.5 vWv /VN Nr^ 1.0 .5 80 *Seas. a d j . , a t annual rates 1 1962 • • 1963 • » • i • • • • • i 0 ' 1964 1965 i i i i 11 i i i 1962 * A v a i l a b l e only with subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, a t $ 6 . 0 0 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent t o those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1963 1964 1965 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 i964 ITEM Aug. 15 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A I I commodities 1957-59=100.. Farm products do.... Foods, processed do.... A I I other ...do.... 22 commodities 2/ do.... ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES ' mil. $.. Nondurable goods stores do.... INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do State programs (50 States, D.C., and(Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FI NANCE: Currency in circulation^/ ......mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/... .do.... Member bank reserve balances j5/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated J>/.. do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ Demand deposits, adjusted.# .»* ....mi!. $.. Savi ngs deposits ...do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U.S. Government obligations.... do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross) do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3_/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCT I ON: Bituminous coal 3/ thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ .....thous. bbI.. Steel... Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADJNGS, TOTAL M isce I laneous , ....thous. sh. tons.. ...........1957-59=100.. .thous. cars.. do.... U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY Aug. 22 *I00.4 *94.l *I0I.2 *I0I. 1 97.9 4,913 3,338 204 1,449 1,312 273 97.7 4,898 3,332 196 1,372 1,237 303 38, 1 14 37,393 20,598 476 July 31 Aug. 7 102.6 98.8 105.7 102.2 103.4 5,510 3,535 217 1,221 102.7 99.0 106. 1 102.6 104.0 5,285 3,599 102.8 99.4 106.3 102.6 104.6 5,210 3,521 245 219 Aug. Aug. 1, 100 1,225 1, 105 243 304 245 245 38,113 37,197 20,582 391 39,901 41,201 21,597 39,939 41,418 21,779 40,125 41,787 323 383 21,601 418 40,202 41,434 21,530 338 62,613 39,302 141,237 25,805 38,874 19,227 4,57 82.17 86.90 6 1,332 39,369 142, 192 26,205 38,915 19,276 4 S 57 83.32 87.06 64,179 43,429 155,795 23,667 46,262 21,368 4.64 84.03 89.29 63>286 43,543 156,659 23,562 46,590 21,419 4.64 85.79 90.88 62,888 43,644 156,349 23,325 46,720 21,505 4.64 86.13 91.26 4.66 86.99 92.23 1,679 19,109 42,225 7,656 1,629 19,103 69,540 7.668 1,739 21,229 174,347 7,794 1,815 20,807 139,319 7,768 1,773 21,461 121,648 7,786 2,379 127.7 574 295 2,392 128.4 594 31 1 2,607 139.9 2,644 141.9 598 308 595 304 2,617 140.5 596 302 2>/-Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. ITEM July Apr. May June r*54! .4 r*383 . 1 r*5l .9 r*39 .9 r*l2 .0 r*l8 .5 r*7l .7 r*73 . 1 r*44 .0 r*|6 . 1 p550 .4 r388 .7 r*656 .4 r*4l6 9 r*63 .9 r*29 .7 r*25 3 r*l83 0 r*34 3 r*94 9 r*l4 2 r*l70. 0 r*24. 9 r*62. 7 r*l2. 0 r665 9 r424 4 do... r642 .2 r396 .0 r59 .1 r25 7 r25 1 rl75 7 r33.2 r9l 3 rl3 9 r 161 2 r24. 4 r58 8 rl 1.7 Gross private domestic investment, total do... Fixed investment !do** * Nonresidential „ !!!!!!! !!! !do!!" Res i dent i a I structures \ \ [ [ [do!'.'. Change in business inventories , do.!! Net exports of goods and services do... Exports # # # # # #do..'. Imports ..do... r90. Q 86. 8 58. 9 27. 9 r4. 1 r7. 7 r36. 0 r28. 2 r*l02 a 4 *93. 7 *66. 0 *27, 7 r*8. 7 r*6.2 r*34.8 r*28. 6 \W \6o\ \ Rental income of persons do.. Corp.prof its and inventory valuation adj.,totaI..do.. Corporate profits before tax, total do.., Corporate profits after tax do.., Net i nterest. do. H °us i ng Transportat i on £/ Revised, JD/ Preliminary. 29073 do.., do.., do..! do.., do.., do.., do... do... do... do... do. !! !do! ! \ *Data are for 1st qtr. 1965 2,526 • 135.6 1965 r5IO .5 r36i .9 r5l .0 r39 .0 rl2 .0 rl8 . 1 r64.5 r64 .5 r37 .0 rl5 .0 GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL Personal consumption expenditures, total Durable goods, total Automobiles and parts Furniture and household equipment Nondurable goods, total Clothing and shoes Food and alcoholic beverages Gasoline and oil Services, total Household operation 78,203 ^Monthly index for July 1964 1964 June Farm. 102.8 98.9 106.5 102.6 105.2 BUSINESS STATISTICS GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: U SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $ Compensation of employees, total do.. Proprietors' income, total do."." Business and professional do.. \J 21 July r54 .6 r40 . 1 rl4 .5 rl8 .6 p72 1 p73.8 p44 .4 rl6 .4 r63 7 r28 9 r25 6 rl87 6 r35 0 r97. 2 rl4. 7 rl73. 1 r25. 3 r64. 0 M2. 1 rIOI. 1 94. 4 66. 4 28. 0 r6. 7 rl. 5 r39. 8 r32. 3 Revised series; for revised data back to 1929, see Aug. 1965 SURVEY. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 ITEM 1965 June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Conti nued ±/ SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTFRI Y TOTAI S AT ANNUAL R A T E S — C o n . GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT—Cont i nued Govt, purchases of goods and services, total...bi I. $. Federa I . .do... National defense do... State and loca I do... PERSONAL INCOME, quarter ly tota I do... Less: Personal tax and nontax payments do... Equals: Disposable personal income do... Less: Personal outlays 2/ do... Equals: Personal saving do... PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: J./ SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income bil. $. Wage and salary disbursements, total....... do... Commod i ty-produc i ng i ndustr ies do... Manuf actur i ng do... Distr ibutive i ndustr ies Service i ndustr ies Government Other labor income Proprietors' income: Business and professional Farm r129.7 r67.0 r5l. r62. r490. r56. r433. 406. r27. r492.8 r332.I r133.6 r106.8 Apr. May r132.9 r65.9 r49.4 r67.0 r524.9 r66.0 r458.9 436.0 r23.0 r*130.9 r*64.9 r*48.9 r*66.0 r*5l6.6 r*64.8 r45l.9 *428.I r*23.8 r496 9 I r334.3 r134.2 r107.3 June r520.7 r352.7 rl42.3 r I 14.4 r525.3 r355.2 r143.3 r i 15.0 r528.8 r356.9 r144.2 r! 15.7 do... .do... do... do... r80.8 r53.8 r63.9 rl6.4 r8l.7 r54.3' r64. I rl6.6 r85.8 r57.2 r67.4 rl7.4 r86.5 r57.7 r67.7 rl7.5 r86.7 r57.9 r68.0 rl7.6 do... do... r39. I M2.I r39.4 r l 1.8 r40.0, rl2.9 r40. 1 rl4.7 r40. 1 M5.9 r 17 r34 r36 rl2 rl8.3 rl7.4 r34.5 r36.4 rl2.5 r 18.6 rl8.0 r36.5 r37.8 r 13. I rl8.6 r 18. 1 r36.7 r37.4 rl3. 1 r 18.6 rl8.6 r37.0 r37.2 M3.2 Rental income of persons do... Dividends. do... Personal interest income do... Transfer payments do... Less personal contributions for soc. insurance...do... Total nonagr icu Itura I income MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 3/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Pr imary meta Is Transportation equ i pment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total..... Pr imary meta Is Transportation equ i pment MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 3/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total „ New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Pr imary meta Is Transportation equ ipment Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.): Durable goods industries, tota! Primary rneta Is Transportat ion equ i pment July do... r476.3 r479.9 r503.4 r506.I r508.5 bil. $. do... do... 20.5 3.3 5.4 22.0 4. I 5.9 21.2 3.6 5.8 22. 3, 6. do... do... do... 19.0 3.1 5.0 20. 5.0 5.4 20.5 3.4 5.5 20. 3. 5. ...do... 21.2 19.5 22.4 21.2 22.3 do... do... do... 20.0 3.5 5.4 21.3 3.5 6.2 22, 3, 6, 21.0 3.3 5.9 20.9 3.5 5.6 do... 49.8 51.4 56.7 56.7 56.7 do... do... do... 50.0 4.8 20.7 51.3 5. I 21.6 56.4 6.7 22.7 56.9 6.6 23.0 57. I 6.6 22.8 thous. do... 164.9 159.4 162.2 156.7 146.0 143.5 154.9 152.2 162. I 157.5 143.8 141.2 152.8 150. I 1,62 I 1,593 ,500 ,475 ,305 726 1,264 683 4,535.4 1,928.0 2,607.4 992.5 1,614.9 4,833.7 2,087.0 2,746.7 1,058.9 1,687.8 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private) Pr i vate ly owned Total nonfarm (public and private) do... Pr i vate ly 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... 1,552 1,532 , 187 677 M59.8 M55.2 r161.9 rl55.I M59.2 r152.4 1,516 1,501 rI,562 r1,535 ,240 722 r1,254 r703 4,825.6 1,954.1 2,871.5 1,082.7 1,788.8 r5,327.8 2,308.4 r3,OI9.4 I,146.8 rl,872.6 FINANCE Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, a d j . : Total (225 SMSA's) bil. $. New York SMSA do... Total 224 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do... 6 other leading SMSA's do... Y 218 other SMSA s .do. 5,I 13.3 2, 151.3 2,962.0 I,131.7 1,830.3 r/ Revised. *Data are for 1st qtr. 1965. J./ See corresponding note on p. 2. 2/Personal outlays comprise personal consumption expenditures, interest paid by consumers, and personal transfer payments to foreigners. 3_/ Data for July 1965 are advance estimates. 29073 for FRASER Digitized MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1964 ITEM June 1965 July Apr. May June FINANCE—Continued Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annual rates, seasonally adjusted! Total (225 SMSA ! s)...........ratio of debits to deposits.. New York SMSA „.,., , do.... Total 224 SMSA's (except N.Y.) ....do,... 6 other leading SMSA's. . .....do.... 218 other SMSA's ...........................do,... 45.0 91.2 32.9 40.9 29.3 46.3 95.8 33.3 42.3 29.4 48.4 100.0 35.2 44.5 31.2 47.0 96.0 34.7 44.3 30.6 r50.9 107.0 36.3 45.5 r32.2 9.83 64 113 3. 10 56 112 9.96 65 110 9.36 65 123 10.03 63 I 15 13.7 I 1.3 14.2 r 14.4 15.8 49.8 27.7 26.7 65.5 43.1 45.5 27.5 23.3 53.8 37 e 4 51.1 28.7 34.5 76.4 r44.2 r50.0 26.1 r33.7 71.8 46.9 54.5 25.4 35.5 72.9 48.2 147.5 170.9 215.9 129.2 156.8 216.8 165.4 190.8 237.8 M67.8 r181.6 256.9 168.9 181.4 256.4 653 636 581 519 540 663 557 820 765 848 3, 109 3,003 2,604 3,242 3,625 10 50 00 70 6.7 96.05 85.70 77.75 68.20 6.6 74.75 67.10 82.45 71.75 6.4 r93.65 r87.10 r83.75 r 7 l . 15 r6.5 90 45 80 30 . 1 20.15 17.75 21.25 19.40 9.5 24.05 22.55 27.90 24.80 9.0 r40.85 r39.70 r26.00 r23.55 r9.4 12, I 12 I 1,865 12,674 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS HOTELS: Average sale per occupied room. Rooms occup ied,..,.,,,....,.... Restaurant sales index......... ..............dollars.. ...........j£ of total.. ....same mo. 195l«100.. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTIONS Cellulose plastic materiaIs.,............... Thermosetting resins: Alkyd resins.............................. Coumarone-indene and petroleum polymer res PoIyester res i ns.......................... Phenolic and other tar acid resins... Urea and me I amine resins,......,........,. ..do... ..do... ..do... ..do... ..do... Thermoplastic resins: Styrene-type plastic materials (polystyrene). do. Vinyl resins (resin content basis)........... ....do. Polyethylene ooe .....„....,,,„..,.,.,.,.,,.... , 5 ..do. METALS AND MANUFACTURES Industrial trucks (electric), shipments: Hand (motor i zed).............................•....number.. Rider-type.. .......do.... Industrial trucks and tractors (internal combustion engines), shipments... number.. MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting tools: Orders, new (net), tbtaI mil. $.. Domestic do.... Shi pments, tota I do.... Domestic. do.... Estimated backlog , months.. Metal forming tools: Orders, new (net), totaI.........., ....mil. $... Domest i c....,,..,.......,.. =............* do.e.= Shipments, tota I do.... Domestic. ........do.... Estimated backlog ....months.. PULP, PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS Shipping containers, corrugated and solid fiber, shipments mil. sq. ft. surf, area.. 100.10 83.35 73.80 62.25 6.6 78 66 60 51 63. 10 56.95 21.40 19.85 10.8 27 25 18 16 1 I 1,068 I I, 159 £,/ Revised. USCOMM-DC—29073 POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER O F CURRENT BUSINESS