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December 8, 1967 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS ^Tm&.<:mi^MMSB4BM!^t^PiS4 thousands 1.400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S, plants) 1,200 Thousands 350 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 L..J I . I i....U 1964 1965 1966 1967 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Biiiion Dollars 50 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 45 90 (seasonally adjusted) index, 1957-59=100 140 80 Shipments (left scale) 40 70 35 60 50 30 1964 1965 1966 1967 1964 Billion Dollars 80 1965 1966 1967 Data: t).S. Dept. of Labor Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Billion Dollars NEW CONSTRUCTION 8.0 - CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED A N D REPAID (Seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates) - (Seasonally adjusted) - 7.0 Total 60 Put in Place Extendec1 \ 6.0 Private 40 ^ ^ ^^^y^-"^ • ~ Residential (nonfarm) 5.0 20 Repaid 4.0 I I I I i ! 1 1,-L.l 1 .1. I I I l - l _ U U _ i _ l - l 1964 1965 1966 1967 _i_X_L_L.jJ_JLJ_l_.i_.i_ -J_l_LJ_iJ_Li_L_LJ_ _l_l_LJL_l_Lj. I.JL. .'...!_ i L i LJ. 1 1 1.1 J-JLJ 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, a t $ 6 . 0 0 a n n u a l l y , this S u p p l e m e n t 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 the latest m o n t h l y SURVEY 1965 1966 1967 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1966 1967 STEM WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.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, bb !,. Steei, raw Index of production FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL Mi see I laneous 94.9 95.1 6,646 4,602 6, 176 4,281 6,368 4,395 6, 137 4,308 206 1,043 202 1,018 950 228 209 1,021 952 196 201 204 244 1,091 1,038 263 182 199 43,876 45,967 22,923 184 44,106 46,191 23,226 460 45,565 49,458 24,772 356 45,878 49,570 24,675 505 46,089 49,796 24,621 217 46,347 50, 102 24,61! 323 70,335 47,879 179,776 22,512 59,995 27,516 72,996 46,924 181,373 23,438 59,938 27,491 74, I 13 48,501 199,316 28,488 63,527 28,576 75,831 48,143 200,955 29,053 63,857 28,692 74,382 48,502 199,508 28,212 63,885 28,731 5.67 80.2! 85.20 5.68 80.45 85.57 6.30 91.14 99.25 6.38 91.76 99.84 6.40 93.65 101.99 2,003 21, 119 184,459 8,489 1,833 22,715 243,009 8,493 1,939 23,631 157,204 8,945 1,883 23,715 205,079 8,988 1,879 22,799 178,767 8,994 2,528 135.7 524 289 2,436 130.8 572 318 2,577 138.3 568 314 2,662 142.9 572 318 2,707 145.3 490 275 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 95.5 94.7 thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. do.... \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. Dec. 2 102.6 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. Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 47 Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $.. Savings deposits do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), tota! 6 s e s 8 , e s e 8 0 do= o c 9 U.S. Government obligations do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross) do.... Nov. 25 102.6 mi I. $. do... FINANCE: Currency in circulation^/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total V...do... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do... Excess reserves, estimated^/ do... Nov. 18 5,957 4, 108 1957-59=100. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Nov. I I 3/ Dai ly average. 6.44 94,47 102.89 238,525 2,703 145.1 ±/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1967 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Jj Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $. do... ..do... do... do... Sept. Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. 46,170 23,753 1,075 3,954 2,341 46,326 24,158 1,075 3,851 2,232 41,188 20,580 943 3, 105 1,939 44,413 22,089 1,083 3,401 2,222 r46,657 r23,565 rl,106 r3,449 r2,230 46,277 23, 028 1,088 3,470 2,240 3,272 3,028 5, 168 832 3,436 3,357 5,023 926 r3,67l r3,668 r5,746 r998 3,520 3,620 5,501 960 r23,092 r8,144 r43l 23,249 8,219 414 Machinery, except electrical E lectr ica I mach inery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do. do. do. .do. 3,406 3,668 5,857 892 3,465 3,641 6,537 974 Nondurable goods industries, total J/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products do. do. do. do. 22,417 7,787 440 22,168 7,546 418 20,608 7,352 447 22,324 7,634 454 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products do. do. do. do. 1,927 3,375 1,743 1,078 1,908 3,313 1,794 1,109 1,703 3,283 1,811 1,010 1,918 3,581 1,789 1,112 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/ Stone, clay, and glass products Pr imary meta Is Fabr i cated meta I products do. 44,091 44,487 45,402 45,675 r44,723 44,427 do. do. do. do. 22,971 980 3,919 2,201 23,451 971 3,839 2,098 23,192 897 3,581 2,068 23, 633 959 3,519 2,092 r22,949 rl,0l0 r3,4l9 r2,094 22,317 985 3,460 2,106 3,422 3,413 5,845 833 3,559 3,445 6,389 847 3,672 3,423 6,577 965 r3,690 r3,4l2 r5,909 r932 3,614 3,423 5,357 932 Machinery, except electrical E lectr i ca I mach i nery Transportat i on equ i pment Instruments and related products rj Revised. 9170 ±/ do. do. do. do. Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 3,587 3,468 6, 172 933 r1,922 r3,795 r1,796 I, 126 1,904 3,785 1,782 1,192 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1966 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS Sept. 1967 Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By i n d u s t r y g r o u p — C o n . mi 1 . $ . . ..do.... ..do.... 21,120 7,360 430 21,036 7,220 418 22,210 7,61 1 431 22,042 7,695 432 r 2 1,774 r7,690 r42l 2 2 , 1 10 7,864 414 ..do.... ..do.... ..do ..do.... 1,843 3,170 1,728 1,043 1,841 3,219 1,781 1,029 1,879 3,616 1,838 1, 126 1,870 3,638 1,762 1,136 r1,839 r3,578 r1,780 1,088 1,835 3,687 1,768 1, 107 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 74,417 47,319 27,098 74,884 75,297 47,993 27,304 75,788 80,628 5 2 , 194 28,434 80,897 81,013 52,631 28,382 81,370 r80,657 r52,287 r28,370 r81,176 81,009 52,561 28,448 81,543 47,568 1,675 6,908 5,048 9,536 7,205 10,557 2,106 48,352 1,703 6,971 5 , 109 9,665 7,383 10,780 2,150 52,346 1,835 7,495 5,142 10,313 7,730 12,706 2,313 52,784 1,813 7,482 5 , 179 10,362 7,765 13,082 2,316 r52,572 r 1,769 r7,440 r5,230 r10,451 r7,749 r 12,824 r2,328 52,939 1,790 7,469 5,279 10,453 7,835 12,934 2,355 27,316 6,274 2,339 27,436 6,284 2,340 28,551 6,662 2,373 28,586 6,512 2,366 r28,604 r6,39l r2,348 28,604 6,383 2,338 2,194 4,880 1,813 1,368 48,083 25,810 22,273 46,318 2,214 4,937 1,819 1,386 46,649 24,518 22,131 45,243 2,310 5,383 1,935 1,402 42,417 21,754 20,663 45,977 2,307 5,400 1,923 1,398 44,630 22,268 2 2 , 362 45,900 r2,300 r5,433 1,920 r!,389 r47,005 r23,888 r23,117 r45,274 2,284 5,406 1,925 1,398 46,908 23,636 23,272 45,490 25,274 4,047 2 , 106 3,715 3,676 7,561 21,044 5,792 15,252 79,213 75,673 3,540 7 9 , 170 24,244 3,817 2,231 3,647 3,579 6,860 20,999 5,822 15,177 79,537 76,033 3,504 79,923 23,715 3,646 1,979 3,564 3,579 6,697 22,262 6,198 16,064 80,085 76,908 3,177 79,764 23,726 3,470 2,254 3,945 3,640 5,950 22,174 6 , 152 16,022 80,400 77,187 3,213 79,985 r23,4l6 r3,6l2 r2,009 r3,679 r3,554 r6,OI9 r21,858 r5,966 r15,892 r80,749 r77,5IO r3,239 r80,537 23,357 3,470 2,262 3,571 3,525 6 , 160 22,133 5,904 16,229 81,379 7 8 , 1 19 3,260 81,601 75,591 7,372 5,856 12,524 12,056 3 2 , 119 3,579 76,382 7,350 5,989 12,611 12,189 32,590 3,541 76,710 5,935 6 , 116 12,426 12,341 34,453 3,054 76,801 5,886 6,277 12,699 12,558 33,826 3,184 r77,268 r6,078 6 , 193 r12,688 r12,700 r33,935 r3,269 78,307 6,088 6,348 12,646 12,802 34,738 3,294 10,000 cc> n c e r n s . . 1,042 123 195 159 470 95 129,162 14,435 24,513 50,411 23,928 15,875 56.6 1, 150 138 213 154 542 103 108,046 8,230 24,399 34,992 26,043 14,382 5.72 843 82 132 129 405 95 72,551 4,690 16,191 27,100 17,062 7,508 43.2 1,017 98 159 172 490 98 108,901 12,310 12,758 33,294 37,861 12,678 49.3 1957-- 5 9 = 1 0 0 . . 114. 1 1 14.5 1 16.5 1 10.0 i 12.9 102.7 94.4 120.1 107.0 110.3 ! ! TL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: By i n d u s t r y group: ..do ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... C h e m i c a l s and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s eedO, NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH ( U N A D J . ) , TOTAL N o n d u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s w i t h u n f i l l e d UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : ..do.... ..do..,. ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do ..do.... orders... ..do.... TOTAL..., . . d o . . . . ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... N o n d u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s w i t h u n f i l l e d o r d e r s . • . d o . . . . INDUSTRIAL AMD COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & B r a d s t r e e t , I n c . ) : number.. ..do.... ..do.... ous. $ . . Retai1 trade Wholesale t r a d e Failure a n n u a l r a t e ( s e a s . a d j . ) . N o . per 913 93 152 145 431 92 93,943 6,344 11,536 29,177 37,769 9 , 1 17 r49. 1 949 108 197 130 426 88 81,633 11,052 14,192 14,705 33,652 8,032 47.4 1 16.9 117. 1 i 17.5 1 11.5 1 11.9 112.0 1 12.4 ! ! A \ ! ! A ! ! K COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted indexes: Al 1 items S p e c i a l group i n d e x e s : ..do.... r_l Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for 9170 FRASER S 103! 5 98.4 120.8 107.6 X 104.4 97.0 124.8 109.1 '. A es 1 I'c.y 104.7 96.9 125.2 109.4 O 104.8 96.1 126.2 110,0 ! 105.7 101. 1 126.0 1 10.6 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1966 ITEM 1967 j Sept. Oct. July 115.6 I 1 1.8 i !0 o 7 113,3 i 19.9 i 15,6 ! 12.2 1 16.0 114.3 1 1 i. 5 115.3 1 10.5 1 13.5 1 15.8 1 10,8 Sept. Aug. Oct. COMMODITY P R I C E S — C o n t i n u e d CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, U N A D J . — C o n . Food. .................................. 1957-59= 100..' Hous ing , , do,,.. Appare i and upkeep... . , „ . . . . ...„..•.„,...».. «..„•.,... do. „ . „ Transportat ion do..,. Health and recreation..,,.,,. „. s do.... Seasonally adjusted indexes: PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Consumer pr ices.................... e ........1957-59=$1,00.. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL........mi 1. $.. Pr ivate, total..................................,. J O ,do,... Residential Cnonfarm)..•••..••......„•.......•.... .do...» Nonresidential buildings, total J./.................do.... Industrie l. # .... c ................................do...„ Comm.'*rc i a ! , . , o t ,,,,,„. B,,do,,,. NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL R A T E S ) , TOTAL...........o. 0 ...... 0 ...............bil. $.. Residential (nonfarm).„.••.........................do.... Nonresidential buildings, tota 1 J_/. do.... Pub lie, total „................. so ..».....do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: 1 14s3 120.4 i 14. i $0,876 i 13.7 ! I692 123.6 1 16.6 1 14.7 1 13.8 1 16.4 124.2 1 15.9 1 15.0 1 15. 1 i 16.8 124.9 1 15.7 1 15.3 116,0 i 17.7 125.5 1 15.0 i 14.2 ! 16.0 1 15.8 1 14.3 1 16.3 1 15.6 1 14.9 1 17.0 1 15.8 i 15,4 i 17.3 $0,873 $0,858 $0,855 $0,854 $0,851 6,656 4, 378 !,948 1,443 1,670 7,398 4,696 2,384 1,810 1,589 r530 r597 2,702 r7,392 r4,778 r2,377 r1,835 r1,678 r592 r626 r2,6l4 7,236 4,680 2,343 1,846 S,590 508 610 2,556 6,928 4,636 2, 133 i ,575 1,762 622 659 2,292 2,278 7,247 4.532 2,280 1,732 1,554 541 593 2,715 74.0 50.1 22.7 19.3 6.9 7. 1 23.9 72.3 47.9 2106 18.3 6.7 6.7 24.4 75.9 49.2 23.7 17.6 6.2 6.7 26.8 77.0 50.2 24.6 17.6 6.0 6.4 26.9 r78.9 r5l.7 r25.3 rl8.4 r6.6 r6.7 r27.2 78.7 51.4 25.9 17.5 5.8 6.4 27.3 122 122 127 !27 128 128 91,639 72,829 91,899 73,073 95,684 75,889 95,886 76,039 96,094 76,223 587 535 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMED1ATE-TERM): Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, tota 1 do.... 95, 1 15 75,348 6, 189 6,000 6,403 6, 159 6,859 6.562 7,223 6,682 6,590 6,440 6,912 7.628 6,578 6, 103 6,522 6, 142 6,776 6,55! 6,929 6,585 6,973 6,689 6,942 6,631 Nov. Aug. Oct. Nov. Seasonally adjusted: 1966 Oct. ~~ 1967 Sept. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100.. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commod., services, int.,taxes, and wage rates....do.... PARITY RATIO do.... 266 300 337 79 [ 259 256 252 251 300 337 77 303 343 75 303 344 "73 304 345 73 250 j 303 344 73 r/ Revised. U Except farm and public u t i l i t i e s . USCOMM-DC—9170 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 SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS
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