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December 15, 1967
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
INDICATORS
Index, 1957-59=100
Index, 1957-59=100
200 r
210
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
(E. E. I. seas. adj. index)
Monthly
' I f ' • ' '
1964
1966
1965
J
1967
F M A M J J A S O N D
Data: Edison Electric Inst.
Thousands
350
Thousands
1,400
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
1,200 — (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants)
fx/^A
1,000
800
—
_V
\
/v/\-^\
r\
/
\
/
\
\ 1
600
/
\
\ /
/
V
400
200
0
~
Monthly
1 1 1 1 1 i
1 1 1 1 1
,....!
1964
L 1 L_J
1 l„_l
1 1 1
—1—1—L...L J
1965
1 1 l.„l
1 i . „ , ...™1_ 1 I
1966
I, . J
1—L_J—1—1—1
1967
J
F M A M J J A S O N D
Data: Automobile Mtrs. Assn.
Billion Dollars
35
SALES OF RETAIL STORES
Index, 1957-59=100
WHOLESALE PRICES
30
(seasonally adjusted)
25
Nondurable Goods
20
..A-
15
Durable Goods
10
90
i i i I i
i i i i i i 11 i i i
1964
Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor
1965
5 I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I 11 i i i I i i i i 111 i M i I i i i i 1 1 1 i i i i
I I Mill
1966
\ .
1967
1964
1965
Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
* 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
j
1966
1967
2
WEEKLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS'
1966
1967
ITEM
Dec. 3
Dec. 10
Nov. 18
Nov. 25
Dec. 2
102.6
103.0
94.9
95.1
95.5
mil, $..
6,646
4,602
6,963
4,954
6,368
4,395
6,137
4,308
6,878
4,730
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State proarams
thous..
1NSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 1 1 programs
do
State p-ograms (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
244
1,092
1,038
263
303
1, 185
1, 129
280
209
1,021
952
196
201
1, 133
1,060
182
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Dec. 9
95.6
228
215
199
FINANCE;
Federal reserve bank credit outstanding, totai .3/....do....
Excess reserves, estimated 3/
Assets and
„
„
do....
44,106
46,191
23,226
460
44,210
46,399
23,188
181
45,878
49,570
24,675
505
46,089
49,796
24,621
217
73,134
47,038
181,656
23,491
60,042
27,56i
71,719
46,934
180,883
23,223
59,921
27,447
75,831
48.489
200,955
29,053
63,857
28,692
74,382
48,527
199,508
28,212
63,885
28,731
76,557
48,541
199,690
28,400
63,733
28,755
5.68
80.45
85.57
5.69
81.72
87.04
6,38
91.76
99.84
6.40
93.65
101.99
6.44
94.47
102.89
1,874
22,715
243,009
8,493
1,853
22,906
235,623
8,560
1,883
23,715
205,079
8,988
1,879
22,799
180,614
8,994
1,792
24,397
239,301
9,030
2,436
130.8
572
318
2,383
127.9
563
315
2,662
142.9
572
318
2,707
145.3
490
275
46,347
50,117
24,647
374
50,696
24,855
315
liabilities of large commercial banks: 47
Commercial and Industrial
loans (gross)..
do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/......percent,.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10,.
6,49
95.64
104.35
PRODUCTION?
Index of production...
FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL
1957-59-100..
thous. cars..
J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. _3/ Daily average.
MONTHLY
2,703
145. 1
555
309
2,723
146.2
4/ Wednesday data.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1967
1966
ITEM
Oct.
Nov.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX;
ALL C0MM0DITIES
„
Fuels and related products, and power
1957-59- 100..
.....do....
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Wholesale prices
1957-59-$ 1.00..
106.1
97.1
III.7
M06.8
106.2
104.4
113.9
105.3
105.9
102.5
112.6
105.5
106,1
99.2
1 12.1
106.3
106.2
98.4
112.7
106.5
97.9
102.6
99.7
1 18.7
98.0
102.7
100.3
117.5
98.0
104.7
1 14.4
97.9
104.5
101.2
1 14.4
98.2
103.0
101.7
114.8
104.8
109.4
108.6
103.2
103.0
110.2
109.0
103.3
106. 1
1 1 1.8
109.2
104.5
108.7
III.9
109.6
104.7
107.3
1 12.2
109.8
104.9
103.1
94.6
102.2
107.2
103.0
95.0
102. 1
107.4
104.0
97.8
101.7
1 10.0
104. 1
98.2
102.0
110.2
104.3
98.8
102.2
110.5
$0,942
$0,944
4, 106
139
3,020
3,461
130
2,500
129
129
101.0
$0,942
$0,943
5, 104
165
3,759
4,695
168
3,526
5,053
171
3,761
133
133
.34
$0,943
pl06.1
p96.5
pll 1.0
pl07.0
$0,943
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
CONSTRUCT SON CONTRACTS
TOTAL VALUATION
IN 40 STATES CT. W. Dodye Cu.)s
.
mil. $..
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES;
Associated General Contractors (bldg. only)...1957-59=100..
r7 Revised, j)/ Preliminary.
9178
134
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
3
1966
1967
ITEM
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
DOMESTIC TRADE
RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES:
ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1 /
Durable goods stores
Automotive group
Furniture and appliance group
Lumber, building, hardware group
mil. $..
do....
do....
do....
do....
Nondurab !e goods stores. „
Apparel group
Drug and proprietary stores
Eating and drinking places..
Food group
Gasoline service stations
General merchandise group
dc....
do.. ..
do....
do....
do....
,do....
do..,.
ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , T O T A L ! /
do
25,923
8,625
5,096
!,332
1,077
26 158
S ,410
4 .899
!7,29S
i ,4.78
17 748
! 553
340
i 384
5 755
l 922
2 958
2,006
5,922
!,959
3,375
!,391
!0i2
26,201
8,298
4,669
1,325
I, 167
r26,239
r4,5l5
ri,367
rl,121
r26,!96
r3,576
r4,873
J-I ,365
!, 143
' 7,903
i .45 1
888
2,3i6
6,059
2, i 13
3,502
r18,039
rl,574
r882
r2, 178
r6,236
r2,030
r3,5i6
r I ~f, 620
r i,488
r-887
r2,14 1
r5,828
r2,029
r3,522
26,422
8,503
5,053
!,299
1,025
r26,732
r3,743
r5,224
rI,347
r26,122
r8,236
4,710
1,300
1,035
17.914
1,562
913
2,094
r!7,989
r!,559
r90l
r2,I 10
r!7,886
1,501
6,040
2,009
3,546
.-ef20c
25,550
3,276
4,92!
1,266
971
25,610
5 i43
dos. s s
do....
do....
do....
17,274
1,466
859
1,974
17,467
1,463
876
! , 979
,... .do....
do....
.do....
5,949
1,925
3,354
5,921
1,939
3,476
6,019
2,003
3,565
r6,042
r2,028
r3,587
do....
do....
37,193
36,630
38.171
36,734
35,106
36,028
35,705
36,143
do....
do....
6,304
6,371
7, !90
6,856
7,063
7,013
7,292
7,215
7,033
7, 137
FI NANCE
AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES
SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.:
Total, end of month
mil. $..
Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks
do....
9,381
4,926
9, 357
4,'938
10,661
5,404
10,624
5,449
10,661
5,502
do....
do....
1,219
3,236
1,276
3, 143
1,368
3,889
!,384
3,790
1,438
3,721
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
67,257
45,501
4!0
42,975
12,776
68,376
46,281
458
43,912
12,667
70,126
48,363
36
46,555
12,499
7 I,i 93
48,860
74
46,916
12,510
7 1,383
48,873
120
47,390
12,410
67,257
20,767
19,338
38,759
68,376
19,987
19,093
39,581
70,126
21,433
19,789
40,363
71,193
22,072
20,686
40,413
71,383
21,877
20,604
40,628
33.0
32.0
31.0
31.0
30.5
6.29
6.00
6.33
6.00
5.62
6.00
5.64
6.00
5.66
6.00
7,910
5,81 I
170
9,819
7,394
179
10,768
7,301
178
15,090
12,404
163
8,979
6,823
179
3,711
797
1,220
2,011
5,303
580
1,868
1,888
5,375
642
2,646
1,927
7, 100
4,032
2, 106
1,689
4,468
913
1,390
2,029
10,977
i,096
546
5,536
4,122
10,386
1,100
555
5,500
3,233
12,730
I, 128
550
6,792
4,364
12,468
I, 145
543
r6,586
r4,257
11,530
!, 154
599
6,630
3,389
9,880
7^412
1,878
590
!0,095
7^698
1,835
562
!0,825
8^042
2,241
542
! 0 35!
7,'484
2,325
542
8,659
2,572
584
1,354
1,024
222
108
!,303
982
222
99
1,405
1,050
257
98
1,315
990
231
93
!,444
1,107
232
105
Durable goods stores
Automot i ve group
Furniture and appliance group.
Lumber, building, hardware group
Nondurab le goods stores- r
Apparel group
Drug and proprietary stores
Eating and drinking places
s
„
do....
do....
do....
do....
£
Food group
Gasoline service stations
General merchandise group
ESTIMATED INVENTORIES?
Unadjusted, total
Adjusted, total
RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total
Loans to cooperatives
Other loans and discounts
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH:
Assets, total
Reserve bank credit outstanding, total
Discounts and advances
U.S. Government securities
Gold certificate reserves....
Liabi I ities, total
.do....
Depos i ts, tota I
do....
Member-bank reserve balances
do..,,.
Federal reserve notes In circulation.
do....
Ratio of gold certificate reserves to FR note liabilities
percent..
MONEY AND INTEREST RATES:
Federal intermediate credit bank loans
do....
Federal land bank loans
do....
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE:
Budget receipts, total
o«...mil 0 $..
Receipts, net 2/
do....
Customs
do....
Individual income taxes
Corporation income taxes
Employment taxes
Other internal revenue and receipts
do....
do....
do....
dc...
Budget expenditures, total 2/
do....
interest on public debt
...do....
Veterans' services and benefits
do....
National defense
do....
All other expenditures
do....
Life Insurance Agency Management Association:
insurance written (new paid-for insurance):
Va ! ue. est • mated tota !Si..,,,.,..,..ii...................do S i i i
Ordinary
do....
Group and mass-marketed ordinary
do....
Industrial
do....
Premiums collected:
Total life insurance premiums...
do....
Ord i nary
do....
Group and mass-marketed ordinary....,
do....
I ndustr i a I
do....
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jr/ Revised. \_l Data for Nov. 1967 are advance estimates
9178 Bank of St. Louis
Federal Reserve
2/
4,'76 I
1,283
Excludes certain interfund transactions.
r• 1 , 0 4 i
913
2, 124
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
i966
1967
ITEM
Aug.
Oct.
Sept.
Oct.
FINANCE--Con.
SECURITY MARKETS:
STOCKS:
Prices^,
Dow-Jones averages {65 stocks) ,.„,„..,.<>.,...........
industri a I (30 stocks).............................
Public utility CI5 stocks).........................
Railroad (20 stocks)...............................
Sales (SEC):
Total on all registered exchanges:
Market va I ue...............................miI. $
Shares sold...............................mi S I ions
On New York Stock Exchanges
Market va I ue...............................m iI. $
Shares sold..............................mi I I ions
273.35
778. 10
129.70
192.07
285/23
806.55
136.43
20I.94
329.62
912.46
132.43
262.85
330.87
923,45
131.33
261.79
32 .30
90"' . 5 4
126.08
25C).55
8,658
223
8 , 102
219
14,023
392
13,092
369
14 499
409
7,209
166
6,638
!62
10,920
251
9,964
228
1 1006
249
14 ,613
; ;, 184
57 ,010
2 ,719
11 ,490
10 ,257
58 ,242
2 .818
!4 ,373
9 ,456
53 ,764
2 ,508
12,627
9,562
56,829
2,736
12,631
10,307
59,153
2,935
7 ,495
572
752
i ,261
798
7 ,239
539
708
!,239
780
7 , !69
492
645
1,124
663
6,700
494
597
i,024
617
7 , 181
51 i
640
1, 108
650
665
289
432
3 ,064
1, 396
640
256
402
2 ,968
1,356
820
276
596
2 ,790
1,267
718
267
685
2,508
1,121
710
270
560
2,924
1,301
10.6
5.6
6.0
5.0
10.4
5.3
5.5
5.0
9. 1
5.3
r8.8
r5.l
1-5.4
p5.4
P9.I
P5.5
P3.2
9.9
8.6
9.8
8.8
10.7
8.7
number,
do...
do..,
7,797
6,513
1,284
7,368
5,757
1,61 I
916
779
137
6,262
4,344
1,918
6,039
4,291
1,748
do,.,
do..,
do..,
.........do..,
do..,
........do...
5,962
5,214
748
57,883
45,328
12,555
C,209
4,466
!,743
56,437
43,781
12,656
6 683
2 338
4,34 5
26,483
16,712
9,771
r4,609
r3,949
660
24,819
16,306
8,513
2,398
2,352
46
21,082
14,31i
6,771
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
IRON ORE (U.S. and foreign ores and ore agglomerates):
Receipts at iron and steel pI ants.........tnous. Ig. tons
Consumption at iron and stee! p ! a n t s e 0 S S 8 .
...,,doss
Stocks, end of mo.s At furnace yards,,
,,.,, s ,,do. 0
At U.S. docks „.................. do..
STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS:
Total (ail grades)........„.. s ...o.oooo...thous. sh. tons,
Structural shapes (heavy), steel pi I ing...........,QO..,
P Sates, 00 ........a................................. do..,
Bars and tool stee!, totsi,,,.
,
do,. (
3ars? Hot rolled (incl. light shapes)..
...do..,
Pipe and tubing....................................do..,
Wire and wire products.............................do..,
Tin mill products
do..,
Sheets and strip (inc!. electrical), total.........do..,
Sheets: Cold roi led..,,,.............,., „. „..... .do.,,
STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Consumers 5 (manufacturers on Iy).............mi!. sh. tons,
Receipts during month..............................do..,
Consumption during month............ e .,.„...„......do..,
Service centers (warehouses).........................do..
Produci ng mills:
In process (ingots, semifinished, e t c , ) . . . . . . .
do..,
Finished (sheets, plates, bars, pipe, etc.)........do..,
1 1. 1
8.8
pi L 6
p8.8
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT, American Railway Car Institute:
Freight cars:
Shipments
Equipment manufacturers, total
Railroad shops, domestic.....
Mew orders... .„
Equipment manufacturers, total...
Railroad shops, domestic.....
Unfilled orders, end of month........
Equipment manufacturers, total....
Railroad shops, domestic........
r_l Revised. j>/ Preliminary.
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