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August 4, 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, 1957-59=100 250 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) Index, 1957-59=100 I 250 200 150 - 100 - - Monthly 50 -J I t ) J—I—'. L LJ^l^. 1964 , , , , , ! 1965 —L_J—L_J. 1 I I I I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 i l l 1 1967 1966 J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion Dollars 50 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 90 (seasonally adjusted) Index, 1910-14=100 375 PRICES RECEIVED AND 350 h PAID BY FARMERS 80 325 70 Inventories -^ (right scale) Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) 300 275 V 250 -^Book value, end of month 30 i i i i I i i i i i I I I I I I I I I I I 1964 1965 50 i I I I l I I i l l I I I M 1966 / - ^ ' \ Prices Received 60 225 I II I I I I I I I I 1967 M I I I I I I I I I 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce "•v' ._/ I I I I I I I 1965 1966 I I I I 1 I I I I 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Index, 1957-59=100 115 WHOLESALE PRICES Index, 1957-59=100 140 110 105 industrial Commodities 100 AllI V 95 90 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1965 1966 1967 Commodities .n* Farm Products ' ' ' ' I ' ' ' ' ' I ' ' ' I ' ' ' ' 1964 U.S. Dept. of Labor * 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 1965 'I 1966 I i i i i i I i i i i i 1967 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1966 ITEM July 23 1967 July 30 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 96.9 II3.X) 113.3 *97.9 97.0 97.0 5,708 3,824 5,831 3,837 5,737 3,932 5,957 3,981 5,877 3,893 252 1,002 948 210 226 1,039 985 255 324 1,196 I, 139 158 309 1,271 1,212 212 283 214 202 mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... 42,921 45,615 22,935 171 42,747 45,396 22,947 269 44,851 48,543 23,897 482 45,256 49,097 24,062 661 45,085 48,455 23,883 245 44,864 48,456 23,970 457 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: £/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $.. 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.... 71,310 47,675 182,755 22,639 58,845 26,858 71, 117 47,453 181,842 22,575 58,693 26,840 73,061 47,848 192,957 24,348 64,052 27,519 73,I I I 47,791 195,041 26,780 63,844 27,635 72,820 47,822 194,907 26,574 63,877 27,729 5.37 85.51 91.56 5.41 84.10 90.02 5.86 91.36 98.52 5.86 92.40 99.67 5.85 93.65 101.08 1,836 23,625 139,434 8,2^2 1,883 23,976 92,192 8,259 2,607 2 1,766 157,686 8,918 2, 137 24,500 165,489 8,919 1,815 23,494 104,127 9,213 2,424 130.1 573 296 2,413 129.5 593 299 2, 143 115.0 406 237 2, 170 116.5 530 273 2,220 119.2 483 243 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 / 1957-59=100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil. $.. 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.. FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Member bank reserve balances .3/ Excess reserves, estimated 3/ Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) j5/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)..#.1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: 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. bbl.. Steel, raw Index of production FREIGHT CARLOAD I NGS, TOTAL... M i see I I aneous thous. sh. tons..* 1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. -. do.... J_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 3/ Daily average. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do.... Food and k i ndred products do.... Textile mill products do.... ±/ June Mar. Apr. May June 46,244 24,652 1, 114 4,066 2,332 46,033 23,946 928 3,732 2, 187 45,256 23,342 959 3,681 2, 116 r45,136 r23,528 r998 r3,6l3 r2,168 46,973 24,756 1,048 3,719 2,285 3,440 3,181 6,415 790 3,641 3,396 6,610 861 3,752 3,500 6,505 851 3,733 3,177 6,401 829 r3,647 r3,196 r6,609 r865 3,872 3,532 6,877 927 20,713 7,245 427 1,662 21,592 7,508 465 1,789 22,087 7,571 408 1,752 21,914 7,466 425 1,743 r21,608 r7,629 r4ll r1,766 22,217 7,812 479 1,835 1,784 3,365 1,685 1,094 1,929 3,401 1,748 1, 127 1,928 3,457 1,739 1, 138 1,839 3,648 1,759 1, 133 r1,846 r3 503 r1,746 r1,136 1,943 3-497 1,839 1, 166 do 44,071 44,125 44,866 43,943 r44,945 44,867 do.... 22,915 932 3,798 2, 129 22,898 979 3,840 2, !44 23,137 1,020 3,517 2,272 22,269 927 3,439 2,080 r22,900 r9!4 r3,434 r2,092 23,031 921 3,464 2, 100 3,254 3,313 6,176 801 3,321 3,230 6, 114 813 3,489 3,435 6,061 845 3,453 3,222 5,912 836 r3,455 r3,323 r6,380 r876 3,519 3,360 6,452 876 do.... ........do.... r/ Revised. 1967 44,287 23,574 1,020 3,996 2,206 ........do.... do do.... do do.... Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for9033 FRASER 2,231 119.8 * Wednesday price. 1966 May SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Wednesday data. 50,654 BUSINESS STATISTICS ITEM Paper and a 11i ed products Chemicals and allied products ±/ 5.86 94.06 101.56 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1966 ITEM May 3 J 1967 June Mar. Apr. May I June GENERAL BUSINESS 1 NO 1 CATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group—Con. .mi 1. $.. Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: ...do.... ...do.... 21,156 7,340 416 1,723 21,227 7,334 435 1,704 21,729 7,562 428 1,726 21,674 7,549 438 1,726 r22,045 r7,728 r400 r1,830 21,836 7,630 448 1,747 ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 1,790 3,214 1,734 1,082 1,839 3,260 1,734 1,050 1,878 3,378 1,789 1, 106 1,808 3,388 1,792 1,087 r1,851 r3,33l r1,797 r1,124 1,852 3,362 1,828 1,087 71,668 44,910 26,758 71,103 72,380 45,444 26,936 71,949 80, 162 51,580 28,582 79,708 80,817 52, 107 28,710 80,330 r81,267 r52,558 r28,709 r80,578 80,931 52 339 28,592 80,416 44,275 1,688 6,700 4,758 8,756 6,552 9,483 1,932 45,003 1,697 6,700 4,782 8,958 6,688 9,634 1,987 51,216 1,794 7,213 5,273 10, 152 7,825 12,004 2,251 51,593 1,819 7,338 5,269 7,783 12,164 2,290 r5l,784 r1,842 r7,45l r5,229 r10,234 r7,755 r12,184 r2,303 51,803 1,850 7 482 5 144 10,273 7 691 12,241 2,299 26,828 6,515 2,394 3,156 2,028 4,632 1,795 1,309 44,748 23,969 20,779 45,321 26,946 6,503 2,383 3,248 2,068 4,664 1,776 1,323 47,664 26,120 21,544 45,833 28,492 6,669 2,389 3,356 2,286 5,203 1,915 1,446 45,214 23,204 22,010 43,700 28,737 6,756 2,383 3,372 2,300 5,290 1,950 1,453 45,091 23,157 21,934 43,849 r28,794 r6,737 r2,377 r3,338 r2,305 r5,4!2 r1,960 r1,428 r45,199 r23,600 r21,599 r45,738 28,613 6,657 2,375 3,366 2 303 5,422 1 907 1,415 47,928 25,760 22,168 46,026 24,276 4,305 2,237 3,553 3,466 6,488 24,593 4, 109 2,163 3,609 3,487 6,902 22,065 3,013 2,247 3,351 3,273 5,911 22,226 3,236 2,136 3,429 3,196 6, 140 r23,857 r3,606 r2,106 r3,497 r3,250 r7,209 24,194 3,614 2,045 3 587 3,474 7 318 21,045 5,692 15,353 73,279 69,410 3,869 73,297 21,240 5,834 15,406 74,705 70,883 3,822 75,009 21,635 5,824 15,811 77,959 74,795 3,164 77,290 21,623 5,840 15,783 77,794 74,609 3,185 77,194 r2l,88l r5,948 r15,933 r77,856 r74,679 r3,177 r77,988 21,832 5,950 15,882 78,810 75,681 3,129 79,146 69,609 7,042 5,847 11,468 11,061 28,646 3,688 71,308 7,312 5,866 11,757 11,318 29,434 3,701 74,060 5,771 6,119 12,359 12,232 32,009 3,230 74,016 5,569 6, 176 12,335 12,206 32,237 3, 178 r74,973 r5,74l r6,189 r12,376 r12,133 r33,066 r3,0!5 76,136 5,891 6, 135 12,444 12,247 33,932 3,010 1957--59=100.. 112.6 112.9 115.0 115.3 115.6 1 16.0 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 112.4 112.5 108.8 III.3 102.5 97.0 117.5 I 12.6 112.8 109.0 III.5 102.6 96.8 118.2 114.6 115.4 1 10.0 112.9 102.9 97.2 115.9 114.8 115.9 110.2 113.0 103.4 97.0 118.8 115. 1 116.3 110.5 113.2 103.9 96.9 121.4 1 15.6 1 16.5 1 11.0 1 13,8 104. i 96.8 122.4 106.3 121.5 124.1 113.5 113.9 109.3 119.2 110.7 113.5 110.2 M5.0 106.4 122.0 124.8 113.9 M4.2 109.6 121.7 Ml.l 114.1 110.2 115.8 107.8 126.3 129.5 1 14.2 1 10.0 M5.7 115.2 M3.3 116.6 Ml.8 118.6 108.4 126.6 130.0 113.7 109.0 115.7 114.2 113.6 M6.9 111.9 119.0 108.7 127.0 130.4 113.9 108.5 115.9 116.4 113.9 117.5 112.1 119.7 108.9 127.4 130.8 115.1 1 1 1.6 116.3 1 19.9 1 14. 1 1 17.7 112.2 H9.9 ...do.... Nondurab le goods industries, total By industry group: ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 1 ...do.... Food and kindred products ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do ...do.... Rubber and plastics products ...do.... NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL.... ..do.... ..do.... Nondurable goods industries, total ..do.... NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL ..do By industry group: Chemicals and allied products. Primary metaIs Transportat i on equ i pment Industries with unfilled orders ...do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... »•.do.... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total..... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.. ..do.... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL... >•.do.... By industry group: ..do.... ..do.... ...do.... ..do.... ..do.... ...do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders ...do.... COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted indexes: Al 1 items..... Special group indexes: ..do.... Meats, poultry, and fish ..do.... ..do.... r_/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 9033 10,173 1 j 1 i MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 ' " 1966 STEM May 1967 June Mar. Apr. May June COMMODITY PRICES—Con. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX--UNADJ.— Con. Housing--Con. Fuel and uti1ftles............. ....... .1957-59=100.. Fuel of! and coal e e . o e . S S ) e o a e . . 9 „ . o e ........do.... Gas and electricity...........•••••. ........do.... Household furnishings and operation... ••••••••do.... • ..do... . Transportat ion••••••»••••.....•.•••...•• »..•....do.... r U U i S C . . . . e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s . . . . . . . . .••••••••do.... Health and recreat 1on••••••••••••....... ...•••••do.... Med i ca 1 care ..........................•••••••.do...• Persona 1 care. ........................ ........do.... Reading and recreation................ . s o . 9 e e e U O . e s s Seasonally adjusted indexes: r O O O 9 © e © e © « e e 9 o e ® B © 8 a . . . e . e . e s . e . 0 ® © . . s » o ® ..•••••.dO.... Apparel and u p k e e p . . 0 . e < S 9 . e e 9 e e e s . s @ . . e . . 9 ©..©..©.C30®... Tr ansportat ion............................ . . . . . . . . O O © . . . 108.7 110*8 108.3 107.9 108.6 110.5 108.2 108.1 1 14.4 I 18.9 108.8 II 1.0 108.4 107.7 113.0 115. 1 113.2 130.6 122.6 135.1 1 14.9 119.4 I 13.8 115.5 113.6 130.9 122.8 135.7 115.0 119.6 I 13.9 115.7 113.7 132.2 123.2 136.3 115.3 I 19.7 114.0 109.5 I 12.3 1 14.3 112.9 114.5 1)3.9 1 13.1 115.3 114.5 113.7 115.6 115.3 113.9 115.9 July Apr. May June July j>/ 108.2 108.0 108.2 104.6 109.3 112.0 110.5 122.1 SI8.4 126.3 SI2.0 116.8 S08.0 107.0 108.1 104.8 109.4 I 12.2 110.7 122.8 118.7 127.0 112.2 117.0 114.0 S09.4 112.0 108.7 Hi.! 108.3 107.3 112.6 114.2 112.2 130.5 122.2 134.6 S966 June PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS. .1910-I4»100.. w F O p S ©soG©©s©s©s>eoss<9fflSSSessooo©6eos>ooe©o(SSoe »8s»»e»iOOs»»» Livestock and products...................... ..do.... Dairy products @ e S 0 .••••••••••••••••••••••• . . . . . . . . u O . e . . 1967 255 227 279 288 353 123 257 225 285 292 358 133 302 303 320 289 342 321 290 343 74 74 304 323 291 345 74 264 240 284 268 360 148 268 246 287 287 353 153 245 223 264 29! 319 130 252 221 279 288 351 126 296 297 301 314 283 333 315 285 334 318 288 341 79 80 72 105.7 104.2 112.0 104.9 97.6 101.5 98.9 122.9 107.7 108.1 108.7 102.5 103.0 95.4 102.2 106.9 106.4 107.8 113.8 105.2 97.9 101.4 99.0 122.7 106.6 108.3 108.8 102.7 103.2 95.1 102.4 107.1 $0,946 .886 $0,940 .883 PRICES PAID BY FARMERS? do.... do.... A M commod., services, Int., taxes, and wage rates..do.... PARITY RATIO.................................. ........do.... WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX? .1957-59=100.. do.... Foods and feeds, processed................ ........do.... ........do.... Fuels and related products, and power... ........do.... ...do.... do.... do.... ........do.... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y Who! esa Se pr Ices 1957-59=$ 1.00.. 105.3 97.6 1 10.0 106.0 98.8 103.3 100.6 rl 15.7 104.1 111.6 109.1 103.9 103.9 95.9 101.8 108.0 105.8 100.7 110.7 106.0 98.8 104.4 100.8 rl 15.2 104.2 I 11.6 108.9 103.8 103.9 95.8 106.3 102.4 rl12.6 106.0 98.5 104.0 100.8 115.6 104.7 1 11.6 108.9 103.9 103.9 95.8 101.6 108.0 101.6 109.6 $0,950 .867 $0,945 .865 $0,941 .862 106.5 102.4 113.2 106.1 a e e a . a e $0,939 £ / Revised. js/ P r e l i m i n a r y . USC0MM-DC--9033 "' POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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