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December 9, 1966 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Index, 1941-43 = 10 Index, 1941-43 = 10 110 - PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS ,— 100 90 ^""\ - 80 /Monthly 70 (avg. i i i i i ! i i i s i i , • „!„ 1 1 1 1 i ! i > i _JL !_.. 1 1 1964 1963 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1_J 1965 oi daily L 1 close) L 1 I i 1 1966 _L_J I I I L.J J F M A M J j I ! I L_ A S O N D Stand. & Poor's Corp. Index, 1957-59=100 250 Index, 1957-59=100 250 200 h 200 150 h H 150 100 100 Weekly -J 1963 1964 1965 1966 i i i L_l I i L_ 50 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion Dollars 45 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 40 - (seasonally ac justed) Dollars MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS -f^*^ / 35 46 80 Shipments (left scale) / , - ' - 70 Inventories* (right scale) 42 2.40 Ju^ 30 Hours 48 90 60 end of month -L-l-L I I 1 1 1 1.1..1 , 11.J-I 1 1 1 1 1 1 L. i i i i i 1 i i i i.i ,.),!.,1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 2.20 «»^*»-*^** *+**—-+< 1963 1964 U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1965 1966 2.00 40 I i I I i i 1 i i I M II I I I I 1 I I i I I I I I I II 1963 U.S. Dept. of Labor * 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 S u p p l e m e n t p r o v i d e s selected *-<*-•' Average Hours Per Week* (right scale) I *Book value, ?5 'M w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a subsequent t o those p u b l i s h e d in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY 1964 1965 1966 38 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1965 1966 ITEM Nov. 27 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A I I commodities Farm products Foods, processed A I I other 22 commodities 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores , *I03.5 *I00.3 *I07.6 * 103.2 106.1 5,710 3,867 1957-59=100. do... „ do... do... do... mil. $. do... Stee! Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL Mi see I laneous 41,520 42,501 21,750 236 102.7 5,981 4,075 105.8 102.8 I I 1.0 105.2 102.7 6, 143 4,218 105.8 102.9 1 10.7 105.3 102.6 5,946 Dec. 3 105.8 102.7 1 10.7 105.2 102.6 4, 14! 217 931 880 293 206 204 263 41,734 43,018 2 2 , 192 425 43,406 46,100 23,377 416 43,765 46,165 23,353 549 43,876 45,967 22.918 167 44,101 46,191 23,192 429 69,396 47,014 180,566 22,482 59,797 27,458 7 1,687 46,977 180,812 22,507 60,203 27,512 70,433 46,971 179,788 22,512 59,973 27,516 5.67 80.21 85.20 4.78 91.50 97.37 5.64 81.38 86.52 5.64 82.37 87.61 1,954 19,669 205,658 7,990 1,801 21,059 257,921 8,022 1,865 2 1,952 233,815 8,475 1,854 22,033 240,221 8,458 2,560 137.4 586 328 2,565 137.7 609 332 2,064 110.8 515 279 Nov. 26 194 908 857 234 4.77 91.94 97.80 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY Nov. 19 257 1,244 i, 152 257 70,207 50,364 174,067 26,684 51,398 25,431 thous. sh. tons, 1957-59=100, thous. cars, do... J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 1965. 106.6 6,624 4,590 229 1,231 i, i38 202 INITITAL 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^/ mil. $, Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/...do... Member bank reserve balances 3_/ do... Excess reserves, e s t i m a t e s ^ / do... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 47 Demand deposits, adjusted do... Savings deposits do... Loans, net (adjusted) and investments, total do.., U.S. Government obligations do.., Commercial and industrial loans (gross) ..do... Real estate loans (gross) do... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2>/ 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 I. Dec. 4 Nov. 12 2, I 19 113.7 583 321 2>/ Dai ly average. 47 Wednesday data. 1,961 21, 1 19 184,676 8,489 2,528 135.7 524 290 5.68 80.45 85.57 243,235 2,436 130.8 * Monthly index for November BUSINESS STATISTICS 1965 1966 ITEM Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total U Stone, clay, and glass products Pr imary meta is Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical E lectri ca I machinery Transportation equipment instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total U Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Machinery, except electrical E lectr ical machinery Transportation equ ipment Instruments and related products r_/ Revised. 19213 ±/ Aug. 43,109 21,432 1,074 3,790 2,263 Sept. Oct. r46,170 r23,753 r1,075 r3,954 r2,34l 46,313 24,150 1,082 3,853 2,232 r3,406 r3,668 r5,857 r892 441 627 535 872 r22,4l7 r7,787 r440 r1,845 22,163 7,523 418 1,850 2, 122 do. do. ..do. .do. 3,063 3,002 5,035 742 3,048 3,063 6,057 728 3,075 3,065 4,925 752 do. do. do. do. 20,420 7,215 425 1,725 20,437 7,154 405 1,751 19,813 7,031 432 1,462 1,706 1,718 3,070 i,650 1,032 1,699 2,980 1 7Q9 *97! 40,548 44,327 44,206 r44,09l 44,478 20,924 953 3,237 1,995 21,146 947 3,204 1,963 23,031 940 4,045 2, 142 22,874 951 3,922 2,130 r22,97l r980 r3,9!9 r2,20l 23,445 977 3,841 2,098 3,081 2,796 5,863 694 3,127 2,906 5,973 707 3,363 3,496 5,742 844 3,364 3,377 5,915 851 r3,422 r3,413 r5,845 r833 3,535 3,433 6.388 846 do. do. do. do. do. do.. do.. do.. do.. 3, 133 1,628 983 40,173 Includes data for "other industries" not'shown. July 42,185 21,748 1,050 3,215 2,088 mil. $. do... do... do... do... Paper and allied products do. Chemicals and allied products do. Petro!sum and coaI products.....................do. Rubber and plastics products do. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total U Stone, clay, and glass products Primary meta Is Fabricated metal products 41,198 20,778 1,046 3,266 Oct. 40,412 20,599 990 3,507 . 2,006 3, 162 3,315 4,437 817 21,677 7,411 447 1,791 1,926 3, 187 ! 743 U042 r1,927 r3,375 r !,743 r 1,078 1,923 3,310 1,775 I, 114 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1966 1965 STEM Oct. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS July Sept. Aug. INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS, A D J . ) — C o n . By industry g r o u p — C o n , Nondurable goods industries, total J/... mil. $ Food and kindred products ,., s do.. Tobacco products „ , ............ o'o.. Texti le mi I I products. ..... ....... .do.. Paper and allied products ......do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Petroieum and coal products.. do.. Rubber and plastics products ..do.. INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total do.. Durable goods industries, total .....do.. Nondurable goods industries, total do.. Book value (seasonally adjusted), total „ do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ±/ do.. Stone, clay, and glass products do.. Primary metals do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Machinery, except eiectricai do.. E Iectr ica I mach i nery do., Transportation equipment .do.. Instruments and related products do.. Nondurab le goods industries, total J/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Texti le mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total do.. do.. do.. do.., do.., do.. do.. OBdo=s do.., do.., ...do.., 19,402 6,845 405 1,609 1,656 2,982 1.639 958 21,296 7,274 417 !,7!7 1,875 3,237 1,733 i,080 2 i, 332 7,476 425 1, 725 1,878 3,203 1,718 1,064 r2l.!20 r7,360 r430 r i,688 r 1,843 r3,170 r1,728 rl,043 65,869 41,096 24,773 66,267 66,218 41,212 25,006 66,642 72,684 45,634 27,050 72,958 73,770 46,680 27,090 74,!10 r74,4l7 r47,3!9 r27,098 r74,884 41,300 1,614 6,224 4,766 8,298 5,907 8,707 1,711 41,523 1,640 6,275 4,772 8,364 5,947 8,706 1,714 45,790 1,692 6,787 4,837 9,097 6,841 10,006 2,023 46,814 1,698 6,902 4,916 9,329 6,998 10,399 2,062 r47,568 r1,675 r6,908 r5,048 r9,536 r7,205 rlO,557 r2,106 24,967 5,881 2,286 3,038 1,922 4,258 1,696 1,262 42,259 21,818 20,441 25,I 19 5,861 2,328 3, 119 1,919 4,285 1,718 1,273 43,104 22,648 20,456 27,168 6,534 2,366 3,297 2 , 131 4,741 1,804 1,345 42,314 22,521 19,793 27,296 6,361 350 348 171 819 829 !,364 43,805 22,244 21.561 r27,3l6 r6,274 r2,339 r3,322 2,194 r4,880 r 1,813 rI,368 r48,083 r25,8IO r22,273 19,249 6,821 415 !, 58 i 1,631 2,942 1,614 95 i NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ±/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical E lectr i ca I mach i nery Transportat i on equ i pment do.., 41,483 41,843 45,625 44,842 r46,3!8 do.., do.., do.., do.. do.., do.., 22, 163 2, 908 2, 013 3, 315 2, 995 6,853 22,425 3, 148 2,050 3,349 2,983 6,920 24,371 4 , 106 2,231 3,426 3,744 6,639 23,512 3,792 2 , 128 3,774 3,603 5,986 r25,274 r4,047 2, 106 r3,7l5 r3,676 r7,56l Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders .do.., ..do.., do.., 19,320 5,267 14,053 19,418 5,307 14, III 21,254 5,952 15,302 21,330 5,936 15,392 r2l,044 r5,792 r15,252 62,758 59,479 3,279 62,699 63,676 60,379 3,297 63,993 76,602 72,801 3,801 76,310 77,300 73,615 3,685 76,942 r79,2l3 r75,673 r3,540 r79,170 59,385 5,431 5,137 9,547 9,376 24,891 3,314 60,664 5,375 5,224 9,769 9,453 25,838 3,329 72,651 7,374 5,954 11,820 I 1,567 30,332 3,659 73,286 7,244 5,952 12,230 11,793 30,402 3,656 r75,59l r7,372 r5,856 r 12,524 r12,056 r32,119 r3,579 15,962 17,138 15,889 16,744 15,336 16.688 16,149 16,224 14,528 15,564 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do.., Durable goods industries, total do.. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.., UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL do.., By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ±/ , do.. Primary metaIs do.. Fabr i cated meta I products do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. E lectr i ca I mach i nery do.. Transportat i on equ i pment do.. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.. NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number Seasona M y ad j us ted do.. 1966 1965 Oct. Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. OUFUVIUUI ! T r K I U t 3 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS. Crops. Commercial vegetables Cotton Feed grains and hay Food grains Fru it Tobacco „ Livestock and products Dairy products Meat animals Pou Itry and eggs jr/ Revised. 19213 J/ 1910-14^100. do... .do... .do... do... .do... do... do... ....do.. do.. .....do.. do.. 249 221 252 248 161 164 234 528 249 219 259 245 156 !67 21 I 550 272 241 309 179 188 199 241 559 270 236 270 179 190 198 255 571 266 233 259 190 184 188 274 563 273 277 332 151 275 282 332 155 298 301 365 162 299 318 354 168 294 328 343 160 includes data for industries not shown separately MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1965 1966 STEM Oct., Nov, Aug. Oct, apt. COMMODITY P R I C E S — C o n . PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: A I! commodi t ies and ser v ices.... 0 ............. 1910-i4=100.. Fam I ! y I i v i ng i terns , „ -., — ,,,,.. do, Production iterns. ..do.... A!i commod•, services, int„, taxes, and wage rates. ..do.... ..do.... PARITY RATIO.............................. 300 3!8 287 337 79 300 3iR 286 337 77 77,251 74,730 70,430 2,521 439 77, i35 74, 163 70,!92 2,972 520 77,646 75,006 7!,036 2,640 398 77,927 75,076 70,968 289 306 276 322 77 289 307 276 322 77 299 317 287 335 8! 75,-953 73,196 68,242 588 75,846 72,561 63,010 3,285 697 75,803 72,837 68,709 2,966 53! 76, I M 72,914 68,641 3,197 644 79,290 76,369 7!,662 2.92 i 385 77,371 74,338 70,180 3,033 45! 4.3 209 4.2 13.2 4.2 2.8 4,3 12.3 2.5 3,9 i 1.6 3.8 2.4 3.R 12.2 61,437 18,242 3, 186 12,809 9,226 10,235 6 i,864 18,392 3,234 12,880 9,282 10,320 64,199 i9,262 3 ,25 I 13,264 9.647 !0,934 r64,168 r19,204 r3,228 13,268 r9,649 r!0,923 r64,428 r19,315 r3,203 r13,331 r9,706 r!0,983 p64,699 p19,408 p3,191 p i 3,355 p9,770 p I 1,065 13,793 13,567 7,908 7,825 13,81 i 13,706 7,959 7,905 14.417 14,330 8,304 8,395 r14.582 r14,268 r8,50l r8.395 r14.585 r14.358 r8,530 r8.445 pl4,555 pl4,44l p8,470 p8,470 164. I 14!.3 99.8 150. I 142.9 98.0 !80.8 151.9 J06.2 r!77.0 M56.7 r105.4 rl73.2 r156.9 M05.6 p!54.8 p!56.4 p101.4 41.3 41.2 42.1 42.1 40.2 40. I 41.4 41.4 42.2 42.2 40.3 40.3 41.4 41.4 42.0 42.! 40.5 40.2 41. 41 . 42. 42. 40. 40. 41.4 41.3 r42.2 r42.2 r40.2 r40. I P4I.3 p4i.3 p42, I p42. I p40. i p40. I 2.64 2.52 2.82 2.68 2.38 2.28 2.65 2.53 2.83 2.69 2.39 2.29 2.70 2.57 2.87 2.73 2.45 2.34 2.74 2.6! 2.93 2.78 2.47 r2.36 2.75 2.62 r2.93 2.79 2.48 2.37 p2.76 p2.63 p2.94 p2.80 p2.49 p2.39 30! 3!R 289 337 80 EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN. LABOR FORCE, UNADJUSTED ...... ,+hous.. ..do.... EMPLOYED, TOTAL. ..do.... Nonagr i cu ! turaI emp ioyment............ ...do.... UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS)...,... ..do.... Long-term (15 weeks and over)... c „..„. ..do.... CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED,, ..do,.., EMPLOYED, TOTAL.......................... ..do.... Nonagricu!turaI employmeni••...••...•. ..do.... UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS)....... ..do.... Long-term (15 weeks and over)...„... Rates (unemployed in ea. group as percent of that group): All civ1 11 an workers ..••..........•.< Men, 20 years of age and over. s ............. c ........ W o m e n , 2 0 years of age and over „, Both sexes, 14-19 years of age e .., ...... EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED J./...... .............thous.. Manuf actur ing.., ,e... .do.... Contract construct i on do..., Wholesale and retail trade do.... Serv ices and m i see I!aneous do..., Government. .do.. ., PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED .........do.... Seasona I I y ad j usted do..., Durable goods industries, unadjusted......,.,...,..do..., Seasona!ly adjusted..,.........................do.. ., Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls (unadj.): Construction (construction workers)... 1957-59=100., Manufacturing (production workers) ....do..., Mining (production workers)...... ......do..., HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING- ESTABLISHMENTS: Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj hours., Seasonal ly adjusted do..., Durable goods industries, unadjusted do..., Seasonal ly adjusted do..., Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted do..., Seasonal ly adjusted do..., Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg. industries dollars. Excluding overtime ***,.*.***.*.-****.«.*.do..., Durable goods industries do..., ExcIuding overtime do..., Nondurable goods industries do..., Exc I ud i ng overt ime do... r_l R e v i s e d . j ) / Preliminary. USCOMM-DC— 19213 \J I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r i n d u s t r i e s n o t shown '4, !65 '0, i 16 2, 948 499 3.9 2.4 4.0 ! 1.9 2,85! 483 2.4 3,5 i i.O separately. POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 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 OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER 2,157 76,823 74,25! 69,878 2,573 4 i7 77, i 13 BUSINESS
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