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AUGUST 5, 1966 BUSINESS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE 11 111 I 1 3 1 I w w SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS mm SMS1NESS INDJ©ATQF*S Index, 1941-43 = 10 Index, 1941-43 = 10 110 k PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS | 110 1966 100 100 90 90 / 80 80 Weekly Monthly 70 (avg. of daily _J 1963 1964 dose) ! i (Wednesday 1966 1965 close) I 70 I I I I I I I J I LF M A M'J J A S O N D I—L_ Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants) 1,000 JW jfi^JL \J \/v V V^^ 800 600 h \ / - V 400 T 200 0 I ' l l ! 1 1 1 I 300 F V^A \ / V nr 250 ] Mr 1966 150 F 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i , i. i 1964 I\ 1 - i 1 i i i, i i °5 100 Weekly 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l . 1 1965 19 - Monthly 1963 200 f 1 1966- J F M A M J J 1 l 1 l 1 A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Biliion Dollars 45 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES f J P ^ ^ ^ ^ 40 — (seasonally adjusted) r f^ — 80 x Shipments (left scale) 35 Inventories* (right scale) 90 ^ + ' Index, 1910-14=100 350 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 325 h 300 1''' 70 1 Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, a n d w a g e rates) 275 Prices 30 60 LUU.I 1 1.1. J LJ 1 1963 t i l l H.J.J.,1 I..J-J- 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce i i i i 111 i i i i 1 1 ! LJ-L-I 1 1 1 1 1965 1966 **#«""*>^ 225 I 1 I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I I 1963 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture * 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, a t $ 6 . 0 0 a n n u a l l y , this Supplement p r o v i d e s selected w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY \ <N-,' 250 * B o o k v a l u e , end o f month 25 /w Received I I I I I I I I 1965 I II I III II I I 1966 50 0 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 !965 STEM 1966 July 31 July 24 July 9 July 23 July 16 July 30 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: . O • . 9 « . 102.8 5,268 3,477 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State proqrams. . thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 1 ! programs ..... „do State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do,... FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 232 1,238 i, 116 261 40,065 41,535 21,663 3/,,..do..,. 194 *I02.9 * 100.0 *I06.6 *I02.5 103.4 5,504 3,545 112.6 5,464 3,70! 113.0 5,709 3,791 217 1,221 283 983 246 1,017 1,100 243 930 183 963 304 210 255 39,901 41,20 5 21,594 322 42,634 45,649 23,S93 43,019 46,085 23,245 42,921 45,615 22,924 42,747 45,396 22,903 370 725 172 239 ....... 70,379 48,021 183,827 22.58! 58,630 26,675 5.32 87.06 93.35 70,519 47,681 182,676 22.525 58,732 26,742 71,176 47,561 182,473 22.583 58-804 26,820 5.35 86.30 92.40 5.37 85.5! 91.56 5,38 84. 10 90.02 2,050 22,752 151,894 8,267 i,994 24,522 174,545 8,248 S,775 25,625 139,397 8,282 ....... «.«...« 2,484 133.3 445 254 2,469 132.5 565 294 106.4 109.0 1 1 1.4 105.0 113.0 5,638 3,765 106.3 107.8 III.8 !05.0 113.3 252 Large Commercial Banks in leading cities: 4/ Loans, net (adjusted) and investments, total.,...„.do...„ Commercial and industrial loans (gross)... do,... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand.& Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. 69,119 48,573 168,915 26,035 48,767 24,256 4.64 84.07 89.01 .s0 „ , „ „ 1,74! 21,276 191,781 7,820 1,739 21,229 174,347 7,794 2,603 139.7 583 301 2,607 139.9 598 308 c » a a a • a 4.64 84.03 89.29 0 9 • 3 * „ » . • a . » .1 . 9 » J . e 5 !• «...»... PRODUCTION: Petroleum (crude) and condensate J 3 / 4 . . o a i o « s o . . t h o u s . bb I, e FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL.... ±/ thous. cars.. Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. , I ±/ Wednesday data. 2,424 $30. 1 573 296 *-Monthly 93 398 2,413 • 29.5 ....... ! 11.1111! index for July 5 963. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1965 ITEM May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS• SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total JL/.... Stone, clay, and glass products Pr i mar y meta Is Fabr icated meta I products Machinery, except electrical E lectr ical machinery Transportation equ ipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total ±/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and a 11 ied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ±/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals , Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical E lectr ica I machinery Tr ansportat ion equipment Instruments and related products June Mar. Apr. May June 41,914 22,280 1,095 3,639 2,147 3,299 2,844 44,918 23,869 1,028 4,074 187 506 218 496 794 r44,287 r23,574 r1,020 r3,996 r2,206 r3,440 r3,181 r6,4!5 r790 46,128 24,595 6, 106 732 45,218 23,996 976 3,955 2,203 3,526 3,332 6,655 809 19,634 6,825 439 1,679 1,653 3, 189 1,647 1,028 21,222 7,259 430 1,754 1,810 3,404 1,597 !, 113 21,049 7,177 398 1,685 1,770 3,498 !,722 I, 124 r20,7l3 r7,245 427 rI,662 r1,784 r3,365 r!,685 r!,094 21,533 7,520 mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.. •. do.... do..., do.. •. do.... 40,074 21,157 !,0I0 3,613 2,025 3,164 2,646 5,755 do,.., do..., do.. . < do..., do..., do.,„, do..., do 18,917 6,575 do.... 39,814 39,943 44,!2I 43,540 r44,07l 44,000 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... .do.... ,do.... do.... 20,513 23,238 1,078 3,726 2,288 3,285 3,266 6,243 803 22,708 995 3,803 2,148 3,226 3,284 5,939 800 r22,9l5 r932 r3,798 r2,129 r3,254 r3,3!3 r6,!76 r80l 22,839 679 374 1,553 1,566 3,180 1,584 998 3,435 1,955 2,993 2,748 5,519 I i 20,652 962 3,389 1,974 3,009 2,701 5,668 688 1 691 923 I, 101 4,065 2,326 3,620 3,392 6,577 860 464 1,776 1,918 3,394 1,740 !, 127 967 3,838 2,138 3,300 3,227 6,083 811 r/ Revised. U Includes data for items not shown separately. CORRECTIONS FOR THE JULY 1966 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS: Page S-4, the April 1966 figure for the autos component of the industrial production index should read 180.6 instead of 189.6. Page S-5, all inventory-sales ratios and manufacturers' export sales of durable goods industries appearing in the May 1966 column are April 1966 data; those appearing in the June 1966 column are May 1966 data; no figures for these two series should have appeared in the June 1966 column. Page S-7, the May 1966 figure for the homeownership component of the consumer price index should read I15.0 instead of 115.2. Page S-37, the April 1966 figure for synthetic rubber consumption should read 141.02 instead of 411.02. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 19054 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1966 !965 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS » SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)~-Contsnued By industry group—Continued Nondurable goods industries, total J./.,..........mi 1. $.. Chemicals and allied products ,,.,, do.... May June 19,301 6,661 364 1,610 !,572 3,030 1,631 988 19,291 Mar. Apr. 6,67 i 20,883 7,257 20,832 7,255 41! 450 411 1,600 1,575 3,057 1,637 958 1,729 1,763 3,326 1,640 1,081 64,769 40,033 24,736 64,269 64,979 40,321 24,658 64,625 39,475 1,620 5,996 4,544 7,763 5,662 8,104 i,676 May June 21,161 7,341 1,670 1,740 3,260 1,756 1,079 r21,156 r7,340 416 r!,723 r1,790 r3,2l4 r 1,734 r1,082 70,049 43,594 26,455 69,648 70,755 44,219 26,536 70,346 r71,668 r44,9IO r26,758 r7S,i03 72,426 45,459 26,967 71,994 39,951 1,623 6,074 4,565 7,878 5,726 8,267 1,687 43,273 1,652 6,553 4,779 8,610 6,334 9,186 1,851 43,779 1,662 6,594 4,754 8,658 6,408 9,481 1,883 r44,275 r!,688 r6,700 r4,758 r8,756 r6,552 9,483 r1,932 45,019 1,708 6,775 4,795 8,949 6,690 9,613 1,980 24,794 6,100 2,328 2,826 1,885 4, 174 !,775 1,221 24,674 6,040 2,317 2,879 1,882 4,133 1,765 1,234 26,375 6,357 2,394 3,174 1,985 4,460 1,809 1,295 26,567 6,480 2,395 r26,828 6,515 2,394 r3,156 2,028 r4,632 r1,795 r1,309 26,975 6,508 2,373 3,268 2,080 4,650 !,780 1,317 40,162 21, 166 !8,996 40,18! 42,357 22,651 19,706 40,689 47,398 26,099 21,299 45,833 46,401 25,238 21,163 45,064 r44,748 r23,969 r20,779 r45,32l 47,322 25,820 21,502 45,482 20,992 3,286 2,027 3,108 2,801 5,878 19,189 5,157 14,032 21,310 3,454 2,042 3,189 2,874 5,870 19,379 5,298 14,081 24,888 4,057 2,41 1 3,529 3,489 6,873 20,945 5,745 15,200 24,197 3,905 2,206 3,538 3,612 6,561 20,867 5,650 15,217 r24,276 r4,305 2,237 r3,553 r3,466 r6,488 r21,045 r5,692 r15,353 24,293 4, lit 2,150 3,528 3,421 6,759 21,189 5,814 15,375 59,869 56,694 3,175 59,897 60,309 57,064 3,245 60,588 71,337 67,646 3,691 70,527 72,822 69,018 3,804 72,049 r73,279 r69,4IO r3,869 r73,297 74,474 70,636 3,838 74,780 56,875 6,569 5,051 8,782 8,555 22,951 3,022 57,454 6,637 5,093 8,963 8,773 23,069 3,134 66,762 6,434 5,68! 10,857 10,581 27,712 3,765 68,250 6,536 5,740 11,169 10,909 28,333 3,799 r69,609 r7,042 r5,847 r11,468 r 11,061 r28,646 r3,688 71,063 7,315 5,859 11,696 11,255 29,322 3,717 1,183 126 204 1,094 90 205 1,226 130 209 1, 106 121 206 997 108 210 1,077 'lOO 212 191 549 113 172 171 154 121 157 510 117 601 115 509 116 459 99 511 97 133,113 48,806 17,729 144,607 54,207 35,601 103,471 11,005 16,630 *10,14! 20,761 35,024 96,376 26,400 23,832 123,575 27,123 20,736 32,978 20,944 12,656 22,435 22,353 10,011 29,928 29,749 16,159 22,011 22,444 9,901 20,164 17,054 8,926 28,330 32,528 14,858 54.1 50.1 50.2 47.4 45.8 49.4 4,864 145 3,849 4,625 139 3,631 4,737 158 3,729 5,098 161 3,964 5,132 156 3,796 4,854 147 3,713 434 1,692 1,828 3,253 1,726 5,051 INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Nondurable goods industries, total do.... Book value (seasonally adjusted), total...... ..do*,**. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/.. a.do«... Stone, clay, and glass products.................do.... ElectrseaS mach 1 nery.••.•••••••• .do..., Instruments and related products...............do,... Nondurable goods Industries, total J/ a..,.do..,« NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL.......do.... Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Sy industry group: do.... do.... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.),TOTAL By industry group: do.... do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.... INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Failure annual rate (seas, adj.) No. per 10,000 concerns... 3, 173 1,997 4,504 1,802 1,299 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F. W. DODGE CO.): rj Revised, 19054 \J includes data for items not shown separately. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1966 1965 ITEM May FINANCE LIFE HMSURANCE; Life Insurance Agency Management Assoc! at Sorts insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value , est 5 mated tota !. a =.••-•<• » Ge. *..,, ,., 0 . ..,,.„..o .-. m i I» $» 9 .094 6 845 Ord i nary, oo....:.,,,*...!,*..,,,,.,,..,,...,,..,...,,, «do. <. o 564 Group and w h o i esa i e. „.,. «,-»»:...,0......«.«.. •«. *., G O . , . 685 Industr ial , ..do.„. Hay A Dr. June June 9,938 7,43! i, 878 629 9,628 7, 176 ! ,524 628 I i.. 352 7,980 2,750 622 7*308 ! 2,291 \ 574 j 9 ,390 5 923 642 9, 134 5,544 i, 156 !!,546 /.572 2 ; 253 10,968 7,0-18 1-975 10,170 6,685 1,895 ....... Equipment manufacturers, total ..o. a »•••• do, •• Railroad shops, domestic..........,.•••••.,.,»»•.do.,. 5 873 3 976 I,897 5,8i3 4,659 2,154 8,054 6,009 2,045 7,262 5,689 1,573 7,500 5,473 2,027 7,508 5,307 2,20! New orders.......... „ „ c . . . , . . . . . « 0 „ „ „ . 0 . . „.«,. # .0 o. • d o . . . Equipment m a n u f a c t u r e r s , t o t a I . . . . . . . . , „.....»•..do... Railroad s h o p s , domestic ........do... a 5 ,839 5 ,24! 598 8,555 7,971 584 11,244 r9,229 2,015 12,220 7,957 4,263 r9,520 r8,8l8 702 6,338 5,208 1, 130 Unf it I ed orders, end of month . .„..«,„. ..... 0. n.«, • * ••do..• Equipment m a n u f a c t u r e r s , t o t a ! „ . . ....„.....„.,...do... Rai iroad s h o p s , domestic do,,, 8 35 ,207 20 ,875 14,332 36,744 23,982 12,762 54/72! 42,905 11,816 59,652 45,219 14,433 61.596 48,478 13,I 18 60,378 48,341 12,037 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Truck t r a i l e r s , shipments? Camp !ete t r a \ Iers and c h a s s i s . 0 . 0 . o , o . . . , . » • * 0 » « 0 o - . n u m b e r . V a n S . . „ » . . o. • • • • • • . • • « • e . . . . o . . a , , o o :.« o o o • o . . o o « . . . d O « . . T r a i l e r s and chassis (detachable), sold separately,, . . d o . . . RAILROAD EQUIPMENT,, American Railway Car I n s t i t u t e s Freight c a r s : 2>f! 9 p m e n T S s o o . o B e c e o . s . o e o s . G o o o s e a a o o o o o o o e o e o s e o o o QO. o a i 1966 1965 June COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...S910- i 4= 100 Commercial vegetab les do,. Cotton.............................................do.. Feed grains and hay. ........do.. Food gr aIns,,,,.,,,.,^,,,,...,.,,,., do,. Fru it,,..„„.«,«.....,„,,<,..3.es,eeo69. .do.. Tobacco.••..... .........so...................do,. Livestock and products ..........do.. Da i ry products do.. Meat an ima I s....' do.. Poultry and eggs....... do.. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS; All commodities and services do.. Family living items do.. Product i on i terns do.. All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.. PARITY RATIO ...do.. 9,945 7^468 s,908 569 July Apr, May June July 254 241 282 254 180 157 228 499 252 232 249 253 177 160 197 501 265 236 313 240 172 !68 243 547 263 239 290 240 175 174 262 546 264 241 28! 246 !75 !89 269 546 267 245 304 252 182 204 224 546 265 240 342 139 269 249 343 142 291 272 365 161 284 266 36! !50 283 267 359 147 285 285 351 153 290 307 278 323 290 307 278 323 296 314 283 333 296 315 283 333 296 314 283 333 297 315 285 334 79 78 79 79 80 r/ Revised. USCOMM-DC—19054 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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