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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«
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