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February 19, 1965 I INCOME fPAYMENTS P % ? * SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available on!y with subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published \n t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1957-59 = 100 180 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Billion Dollars 550 PERSONAL INCOME (seas, adj., at annua! rates) 500 Total -v, 450 - (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) ^ ^a^^ 160 - 140 - - ^ ^ g K ^ 400 ~ Wage and SaUmy Disbursements 350 \ & & ** •• ** - 120 - ^ _ — « — • • 100 j _ ^ . j - L i - u i _ j _ i _ . ™L_Ui„L»iJ_^..J^_J™a_ - 300 - ^ - a * * ' — ' 250 JL.iUL^J.JnJL.J^U.^J™. =^LJ-J„J«jJ™J«J~LJui-, -JLJ_^X4J~J_J™LJU1. ^ = X J _ J _ t i „ i „ l , ^ L J = J ™ 1962 1963 1964 1962 1965 1_1_1 ! > I ! 1 ! ,I.J_ . J . X - U J U L L U . I , L . U 1963 1964 1965 * Data tor January 1963, 1964, and 1965 include speciai Government Lite insurance dividends. index, 1957-59 = 100 110 WHOLESALE PRICES Billion Dollars 30 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) 25 105 Total - Commodities other than farm Products and Foods 20 ^ Nondurable Goods 100 l\ 15 ^WSSBBBB^^T^^^ 8 1 ** 3 3 ^ 95 10 Durable Goods * __ V f| * 4 1 / Commodities 1 \ /\r\ Farm Products * •ll„.Mill,....U*f*«"-«»w,,S1^ 5 I I I i I I I I I I 1 1 1 I I 1963 1962 L±J 90 J_i™Ui^J_X_L_ 1964 1965 Hours 48 Dolla 2.80 _l J ! 1 !J _J_!_!__!__!_ • i i i i 1 i i i i i 1962 1963 SA s 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 i M 1 -JLiXJ-JL 1964 1 • • 1965 Index, 1957-59=100 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 110 2.60 <»*» - iV \ I \ FREIGHT CARLOADINGS (seasonally adjusted) 46 / / 100 Average Hourly Gross Earnings Average Hours Per Week (left scale) (right scale) 2.20 h . / 42 90 #»•*«** B * * * , / -"WMM 40 2.00 80 *Seasonally adjusted 38 1.80 1962 1963 1964 1965 lJ-JLJ_AJL»,lJ^-XJ«.ijJ- iu=ij_ju_i_i=iji 1962 1963 1964 1965 • • • 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1964 1965 ITEM Feb, 8 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE? A S i commod it ies...„.,„,* „.. 1957-59*= 100.. f:arm products. ••••...•••... ,do,. „, Foods, processed ., «*do so 9e A11 other • .,..••.....•...«.. , ......do.... 22 commodities 2/........... do, ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES......... ........mil. $.. Nondurab le goods stores, do*... f, „ INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs...... .thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a I 1 programs ....do.... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do., r . FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Currency in circulation .3/. „ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/...,do s ... Member bank reserve balances 3/a. . ss .e.. =e sss .,do...* Excess reserves, estimated 3/ doOMS Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities :,4/ Demand deposits, adjusted ...mil. $7. Savings deposits,-.. , .do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do,... lLS e Government ob I i gat ions. . e - ~ -,» s * s do s rs s Commercial and Industrial loans ( g r o s s ) 5 i i i i i ^ i 5 d o a v l v flea I estate ! cans (gross) .. do... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) ,3/......percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 47..1941-43=10. industrials, 425 stocks.... ...do... PRODUCTIONS 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. bbi. Steel 8oe e . „ . , 00 9 0 thous. sh. tons. s Index of production 1957-59=100. FRESGKT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL.. thous. cars. M i see i I aneous „ do... y Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY Feb, 15 Jan. 30 Jan. 23 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 101.I 94.1 102.3 101.9 102.6 4,671 3,270 320 101.2 94.6 102.3 101.9 .102.5 282 298 38,644 •38,631 21,260 34! 38,556 38,923 2!,404 384 38,641 39,384 21,289 492 65,897 41,220 148,145 26,671 4•,834 20,075 64,915 41,327 849,009 76,381 42,193 20,080 4,55 77.57 82.14 66,069 41,132 148,792 26,939 41,863 20,054 4.57 86.60 91.50 4.56 87/23 92.21 4.56 87.63 92.64 1,41 I 18,727 196,225 7,653 2,277 122.2 528 293 1,534 20,547 246,469 7,835 2,680 143.9 529 300 1,57! 20,336 235,775 7,828 1,423 20,818 240,521 7,903 2,674 143.5 508 292 94.5 4,452 3,023 326 2,414 2,246 288 * 100.5 *94.5 * 100,9 *I0I.2 94.4 4,414 3,003 283 2,445 2,276 294 102,, 4 4,593 3,111 326 2, 120 1,980 279 102.8 4,754 3, 133 291 2,111 1,972 258 36,292 34,77! 20,220 366 36,462 35,208 20,178 402 38,927 39, 1 12 21,439 389 64,015 38 y 172 136,328 77,590 37,314 18^021 63,718 38,218 136,842 27,728 57,368 !8,Q8i 4,55 76.75 81.21 1,435 18,542 199,862 7,675 2,220 119.2 522 288 2,709 145.4 534 307 25/ Daily average. £ / 'Wednesday data. 4.55 86.46 91.32 238,729 2,676 143.6 * Monthly index for Feb. 1964. BUSINESS STATISTICS i963 1964 1965 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL.. ., bil. $. Compensation of employees, total do... 1 Proprietors income, total,. do. „, Business and professional.......... do... Farm... do. 3. Rental income of persons.........„ .do... Corp.prof its and inventory valuation adj.,tota!..do... Corporate profits before tax, total 8S..do.„a Corporate profits after tax..... ....do... Net inter est .do.., GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL... .do... Personal consumption expenditures, total ...do,,, Durable goods, total ,,..,do.., Automobiles and parts .do... Furnfture and household equipment,...........do.., Nondurab I e goods, tot a I GO,,, Clothing and shoes., ,do..„ Food and alcoholic, beverages .....do... Gasoline and oi !.. do,,,. Services, total .....^ •..•.••.......'••..••••... .do„., HousehoId operat i on.... 9 ..................... do. 4 . Hous i ng.......,...........••...............•.do*.« Transportation. ec.......»» ..do. Gross private domestic investment, total..........do... New construction.. .«•••...... .do.., Producers5 durable equipment. ....do... Change in business inventories.................do... Net exports of goods and services...,,,,., do,,, Exports do.., Imports do,,,, £/ Revised, j>/ Preliminary. Digitized for16319 FRASER * Data are for 3d qtr. 1964. 490.0 347.7 51.5 38.3 13.2 12,4 53.1 54.3 28,3 25,4 *5!4.5 *364.8 *52.1 *39.6 *I2.6 *!2.4 *58. I *58.0 *32.0 *27.l 599. 38!. 53. 23. 22, 168. 30. 87a 13. *628.4 *404„6 *58.7 *25.6 *24.2 *S79.5 *33.8 *92.8 *!3.5 * 166.4 *24.8 *5i.8 *!2„2 *87.3 *48.9 *35.6 *2.8 *7.0 *35.7 *28.7 158.8 23.0 49.6 11.8 87, 48. 32, 5. 32, 26. p370.6 p52.8 p39.9 pl2.9 p 12.5 p27.6 r634.6 r406.5 r56.3 r22.8 r24.5 r!8!„3 r34.3 r93.6 rl3.7 r169.0 r25. i 52.4 r!2.3 r90. r48. r36. r5. r7. r37. r29„4 Jan. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1963 1 Dec. j 3 1964 1 1965 | J a n . £,/ ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS Less p e r s o n a l Nov. Dec. 124.8 64.9 55.3 59.9 *I29.5 *65.5 *55.2 *64. 1 592.6 290.3 110.4 179.9 234.5 67.8 6.4 3.0 3.4 *625.7 *3I0.5 *I20.7 *I89.8 *246.0 •69.2 *2.8 *l.3 •1.5 474.5 63.3 411.2 29.9 *494.5 •58.8 *4-35.6 *3I.O r130.0 r65.3 r55.3 64.6 | product: Less? P e r s o n a l t a x and n o n t a x payments doOOB. Equals? D i s p n s a b |e p e r s o n a ! i n c o m f i 8 S S i l i S S i i i d o 4 „ . Personal saving* . • • • . < . . . » • * , . . a s . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . . • • . d o . . . , PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATESs Proprietors5 1 INDICATORS—Continued NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—-Continued SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con. GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT—Continued I G o v t , p u r c h a s e s o f goods and s e r v i c e s , t o t a i . . . b i l . $ . . By m a j o r t y p e o f Oct. Jan. ! ! 628.8 309.6 117.9 191.7 250.3 69.0 5.7 3.7 2.1 502.2 60.2 J-/M2. I r35.5 477.1 320.0 126.0 100.2 82.0 50.5 6!.5 13.5 **479.4 320.8 125.6 100.0 82.4 50.8 62. i 13.6 498.7 337.3 130.7 103.4 86.8 53.7 66.0 '14.4 502.3 340.4 133.2 105.6 87.3 53.9 65.9 14.5 r505.9 r342.6 M34.6 rl06.8 r87.7 r54. 1 66.2 14.5 **509.6 343.9 135.4 107.8 87.8 54.3 66.5 14.6 38.4 13.2 12.4 20.1 34.4 37.2 12.1 459.5 38.3 12.8 12.4 19.3 34.7 **39.7 12.2 **462.1 39.8 12.7 12.5 19.9 36.7 38.3 12.9 481.4 39.9 12.9 12.5 19.9 36.9 38.4 13.0 485.0 r40. 1 13.1 12.5 20.6 37.2 r38.5 13.1 r488.6 40.3 12.8 12.5 20.4 37.4 **40.8 13.2 **492.4 127.0 127.7 M3I.2 134.8 137.0 137.7 127.9 127.3 110.5 126.8 133.9 13!.3 132.7 120.5 I I 1.0 137.6 128.5 128.1 113.6 128.2 134.7 130.8 132.2 121.2 112.2 137.3 r131,7 M29.4 M3I.8 rl30.7 144.7 105.3 137.6 126.9 1 10.8 147.4 M35.8 136.5 r!34.6 r!37.0 r147.0 M29.2 rl40.2 N27.7 r!09.2 rl49.3 rl38.5 r140.1 M36.7 139.4 rl48.5 N40.2 142.1 r130.1 106.7 151.6 139.1 140.8 137 140 150 142 144 130 128.7 119.4 129.1 101.2 127.6 121.3 154.5 116.6 144.3 ! 19. ! 114.9 128.9 118.8 129.4 97.8 128.7 119.5 154.7 116.0 145.0 120.8 112.7 134.5 127.5 r137.2 102.4 137.0 rl23.6 r 162.5 122.9 161,0 120.7 123.3 r134.9 N28.9 138.7 103.2 rS34.! 123.9 M62.2 N2I.6 159.4 r122.8 121.0 r136.4 130.0 137.0 107.3 105.1 106.2 112.9 143.0 108.8 104.0 108.3 116.4 144.5 148.3 j ri!2.0 109.2 rlll.l 115.7 r!53.8 157,4 112.8 108.7 r!!0.4 r 127.1 r!52.i 155.0 ! 1 1 130.3 129.2 127.3 129.8 132.6 r132.2 r134.6 H33.6r 145.1 130.0 136.7 135.4 income: contributions for soc. insurance...do.... INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F 0 R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX ( I N C L . U T I L . ) . 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . . BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: 1 UTILITIES. '.do.... I BY MARKET GROUPINGS: F SNAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL. .do.... j MATER I A L S . . . .do 146. 1 128.0 128.0 139.1 124.5 128. 1 125.9 [ 128.5 1 1 128.9 139.7 125.5 127.9 126.7 j i 1 153 ........ 139.3 125.6 163.3 120.6 127 123.4 112.0 106 Ml i rl12.0 107.2 IS0.5 1 ! 119.7 M52.0 1 1 r!37.0 136.8 M55.5 1 | j r130.8 r137.6 j I 1 M36.9 131 138.1 137.6 i 153.0 137.5 I37 ( ,2 157 COMMODITY PRICES W1-10LE SA LE PR ICE 1NDEX: A LL COMMOD S T I E S . . . , 1957- 5 9 - - 1 0 0 . . By s t a g e o f p r o c e s s i n g : Crude m a t e r i a l s f o r f u r t h e r p r o c e s s i n g , , . . . „ do.... I n t e r m e d i a t e m a t e r i a l s , s u p p l i e s , and c o m p o n e n t s . . . d o . . . . Finished goods. „ . . . . . . .................. do.... jr./ Revised. 100.3 101.0 92.6 101.1 101.4 95. i 101.3 102,1 100.8 100.7 | r100.7 101.0 j 94.3 101.1 I 102.1 94.0 iOI.I 102.1 1 ! ! 94.0 101.4 101.9 94.2 101.6 102.3 £./ Preliminary. * Data are for 3d qtr. 1964. ** Jan. 1964 and Jarr. 1965 data include, respectively* $2.1 bil. and $2.0 biI converted to annual rate), reflecting stepped-up rate of Govt, life insurance payments to veterans. Digitized for ($172 FRASER mii. and $165 mil. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 16319 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1963 1965 1964 STEM Dec, Oct, Jan., Nov., Dec. Jan. COMMODITY PRICES—-Continued WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX—Cont I nued Farm products...,•••..••.....•••.••.*».o.....l957-59=I00, Foods , processed e «..o.•••........................o. do.. Commodities other than farm products and foods,... O do 0 .. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — WhoiesaIe prices do,, DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL J./.............mi I. $ DurabIe goods stores , do,, Automat ive group,,,,,.• • •* .,,««.,•*,,,,,••••,,•••do.. Furniture and appliance group,,,.,..,... e ..« a .,..do. . Lumber, building, hardware group,„«„., 0 0 3 « 0 .« s s ..do,, Nondurab Se goods stores ...,do,. AppareI group a ,. .............................I...do.. Drug and proprietary stores „ , do.. Eating and drinking places,,„ aa .,...,,,....,,..,.do,, Food group«• ••.........................••......., do e . GasoIi ne serv i ce stat ions........................do.. Genera! merchandise g r o u p . . o s . , . J « e e o » e . . ...do,, ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J S ) , TOTAL J./...............do.. DurabIe goods stores................................do,. Automot i ve group..,.„. „........ aa................do,, Furniture and appliance group,„,..,. un ..,,..,,...do,. Lumber, building, hardware group,.„..„ c ..........do,. Nondurab le goods stores •••••., .do.. Apparel group..••••••.••••.....,,,,,, ,,,.,do,, Drug and proprietary stores,.. r ................. .do.. Eating and drinking places...,..,,, .^......do.. Food group..•....,•.•.••.......•...•.•...••••.••.do.. Gasoline service stations............„..... 0 ,«..Odo.„ Genera I merchand i se group.... 0 .,„..... c..»....... . doe.. ESTIMATED INVENTORSESs Unadjusted, totaI ,.do.. Adjusted, total .••....••...•*...........•...do.. RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES? Estimated sales (unadjusted), total.. a o „............ .do. „ RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORESs Estimated sales (unadjusted), total........... ..do., Apparel group ...... »..do e . Eating and drinking places,... .„ ..do.. General merchandise group ,,..........., do.. Grocery stores. B ........ s .do.. Lumber yards, building materials dealers... do.. Tire, battery, accessory dealers..,, .....do.. Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total ..do.. Apparel group. .do.. Eating and drinking places ......do.. General merchandise group,.,., ,,...»... 8i ,»,,.do,. Grocery storess ******.********„**„.,*„***.,*.,,..,,.,„ .„ .do.. Lumber yards, building materials dealers...... do.. Tire, battery, accessory dealers..,...••••„••..•••.do.• 93.3 100.4 iOi.2 96.3 102.5 101.3 93,8 iOl.,7 101.5 94.0 100 a 9 101.6 r92.7 100.8 SOi.8 93,0 102.2 101.9 99.7 9990 99.2 99.3 r99.3 *99.0 22,605 7,133 3,858 1,182 r2!,720 r6,8!3 3,713 r1,169 r995 r14,907 r1,355 r689 rI,568 5,017 r 1/712 r3,02i r2l,66l r6,695 3,685 r1,098 r982 r14,966 ri,310 r72.4 r1,609 5,258 rI,738 r-2,738 r27,578 r8,106 r4,337 r1,460 997 r19,472 r2,3l3 r967 1,639 r5,76l r 1,787 r5,030 r22,667 r7,567 4,553 !,093 1,010 r15,100 1,295 731 1,635 5,408 1,752 2,750 20,116 6,372 3,955 933 25,104 7,208 3,690 !,333 918 17,896 2,172 906 1,533 5,194 i ,713 4,399 21,019 6,831 3,935 1,021 952 14,188 1,250 694 1,528 4,991 1,68! 2,474 21,000 6,855 3,951 1,019 949 14,145 1,250 694 1,580 5,031 1,638 2,48! 28,500 29,383 28,595 29,608 r29,567 r29,3l2 r30,295 r29,35l 28,431 29,594 8,239 5,328 6,766 r6,566 9,246 6,943 567 107 2,995 2,081 50 !32 5,043 326 106 !, 674 2,017 61 99 4,478 247 102 1,262 2,086 46 75 5,089 336 ill 1,698 2,041 5,637 361 127 1,877 2,293 75 104 5,309 341 123 1,783 2, 1 13 63 100 19,154 6,031 3,677 905 712 13,123 1,026 67 S 1,436 5,018 i,566 1,872 63 99 1, 118 15,472 1,376 724 1,688 5,528 1,761 2,80! 21,383 6,496 3,495 1,088 983 14,887 1,301 739 i,637 5,229 1,722 2,664 5,451 367 120 2,004 1 68 102 382 349 122 830 MO 66 106 ' 13," 744 1,092 724 1,516 5,300 1,607 2,085 22,379 7,537 14,842 7,734 626 123 3,358 2,332 56 142 5,440 353 122 1,819 2,174 66 103 r/ Revised, \J Data for Jan. 1965 are advance estimates,, * Index based on 1947-49=100 is 83 c 4« USC0MM-DC—16319 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE TO AVOID PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300