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February 26, 1965 BUSINESS STATISTICS ° A «us™ss i<.o' A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars 160 Billion Dollars 160 TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 150 140 - - 130 - 120 (average of Wednesday 110 -xa-j—i—t™!—U™L™J—I^J^M 1962 ^ j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ J ^ ^ u ^ ^ 1963 — J U A—A ..J 1964 1 1 1 1 1 data) 1 U 1965 J F M AM J Index, 1957-59=100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) J A S O N D Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 150 150 100 50 Monthly 0 ™™l 1 \ 1 1 L-J !—J L™J - » 1962 1963 J-J JL L . 1 1964 1 1 1 < 1 1 1965 J F M A M J Millions 2.5 PRIVATE! .NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* Index, 1957-59=100 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION 2.0 120 J A S O N D (daily average; seas, adj.) 1.5 f x * ^\M fV¥^ ^ 100 1.0 90 .5 Kv/Vl *Seas. adj., at annual rates 1 0 - 4 _ X O ^ L X J L O J » - U ™ U J™JULJLJwLjlU»A-X™l_, • «-«-i * .1 l-i 1962 1963 l.J-.L.l-.L.L.l.i 1964 LjJLuUUUU 1965 80 I ) I I I I I M 1962 1963 1964 1965 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1964 1965 ITEM Feb. 15 Feb. 22 94.4 4,414 3,003 *I00.5 *94.5 *I00.9 *I0I.2 94.2 4,398 2,940 102.8 4,754 3,133 101. 1 94.1 102.3 101.9 102.6 4,671 3,270 283 2,445 2,276 294 286 2,408 2,243 •316 291 2,11 1 1,972 258 320 2,080 1,944 " 282 269 298 287 36,462 35,208 20,178 402 36,469 35,088 20,171 420 38,644 38,631 21,260 341 38,556 38,923 21,404 384 38,641 39,384 21,314 500 38,715 39,189 20,99! 294 63,718 38,218 136,842 27,728 37,368 18,081 62,090 38,264 136,987 27,682 37,619 18,127 65,897 41,220 148,145 26,671 41,834 20,075 64,998 41,34 1 149,218 26,520 42,239 20,078 64,313 41,485 148,620 26,099 42,337 20,i08 4.55 77.57 82.14 4.55 77.55 82.17 4.55 87.23 92.21 4.56 87.63 92.64 4.55 86,46 91.32 1,395 18,661 203,281 7,706 1,57 1 20,336 235,775 7,828 1,433 20,818 240,490 7,903 1,536 19,801 236,382 7,8"75 2,299 123.4 516 289 2,709 145.4 534 307 2,674 143.5 508 292 2,676 143.6 519 *298 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 101.2 94.6 102.3 101.9 102.5 4,678 3, 159 101.2 94.2 102.3 101.9 102.3 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, 1NDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. F1 NANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/... .do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:_4/ U. S. Government obIiga+ions.......... s . Commercial and industrial loans (gross) doIiei do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) £/..1941-43=10.. 4 S 55 85.77 90.53 PRODUCTION: 1,4! 1 18,727 196,225 7,653 Index of production FREIGHT CARL0ADINGS, TOTAL 2,277 122.2 522 288 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. \_( Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3_/ Daily average. 47 Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Feb. 1964. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1964 1963 ITEM Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: U Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportat ion equ ipment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Pr i mary meta Is Transportation equipment MANUFACTURERS 1 ORDERS: U New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Pr i mary meta Is Transportation equipment Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) : Durable goods industries, total -. Pr i mary meta Is Transportat i on equ i pment 18.1 2.7 5.2 17.6 3.0 4.9 19.2 3.3 4.3 19.4 3.4 5.0 20.0 3.3 5.7 do... do.., do.., 18.5 3.0 4.9 19.1 3.1 5.1 18.6 3.3 4.2 19.3 3.4 4.7 20.6 3.7 5.4 do.., 17.6 18.6 19.9 !9,3 20.3 do.., do.., do.., S8.0 2.9 4.3 19.7 3.1 5.4 3.8 4.5 I935 3.7 4.3 20.7 3.8 5.2 do.., 46.2 47.2 52.7 52.7 53.0 do.., do.., do.., 46.7 3.9 !9.4 47.1 4.0 19.7 53.1 6.1 21.3 53.4 6.4 20.9 53.9 6.6 21.0 thous, do.., do.., do.., 97.4 95.7 95.1 93.4 100.8 99.6 99.5 98.3 S43.1 141.0 140.6 138.5 MI3.8 rlli.4 rill.6 r109.2 r97.0 r95.4 r95.2 r93.6 do.., do.. 1,570 1,524 i,7!8 1,688 1,591 1,559 rl,455 r!,429 r1,596 rl,559 bil. $. do.., do.., CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private) Pr i vate I y owned Total nonfarm (public and private) Pr I vate I y owned Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private only) Total nonfarm (private only) rj Revised. J./ Data 16327 for Jan. 1965 are advance estimates. 2,757 148.0 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1963 3 1964 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—Continued NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (12,000 permit-issuing places); Seasonally adjusted at annual ratess Tota I thous. One-fami ly structures do... 1,402 715 1,333 742 1,220 689 1,258 741 rl, 173 r7!8 67,844 64,940 64,999 64,607 68,041 104,335 74,513 5,338 4,556 13,320 90,224 67,605 4,926 1,545 10,739 94,544 68,627 5,035 3,389 11,699 97,707 69,515 5,333 4,364 12,548 102,579 73,658 5,239 4.563 12,540 FI NANCE Weekly reporting member banks of Federal Reserve System, condition, Wednesday nearest end of month; Deposits; Demand, adjusted mil. $. Demand, total U Individuals, partnerships, and corp States and political subdivisions U. S. Government.. Domestic commercial banks do... do... do... do... do... "!' i me, tota i \j e .ff,„„.,, „ ; jndividuais, partnerships, and corp.; Savings ." Other time S 5 S = = 5 ........«».•*--•••-.• do... 59,227 60,276 O j , «+ / u 65,670 66,88! do.,. do... 38,083 13,310 38,131 14,057 40,06i 16,464 40,312 1 16,237 40,698 16,407 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 92,901 38,793 6,621 8,595 17,880 23,809 48,404 29,018 23,127 19,386 89,122 37,195 5,929 7,339 17,991 24,606 46,746 27,759 22,362 18,987 96,545 39,882 5,863 8,030 19,719 27,267 47,818 26,928 21,655 20,890 98,992 40,999 5,865 8,431 19,909 28,355 48,005 27,256 22,103 20,749 102,227 42,119 6,677 9,032 20,008 29,156 48,783 27,679 21,979 21,104 do... 2,312 2,482 r2,909 r4,607 3,111 r4,555 r650 r43 9 2,969 1,434 94 Loans (adjusted), total.... Commercial and industrial For purchasing or carrying securities To nonbank financial institutions Real estate loans.... Other loans.. Investments, total U. S. Government obligations, total.... Notes and bonds Other securities SECURITIES ISSUED: Securities and Exchange Commission; Estimated gross proceeds, total By types of security: Bonds and notes, tota! Corporate Common stock Preferred stock By type of issuer: Corporate, tota I Manuf actur ing Extractive (mining) Pub lie uti I ity •. Rai I road Communication Financial and real estate do... do... do... do... 2,229 1,376 53 30 2,360 863 95 27 r2,696 r8l9 rl88 r25 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 1,459 531 2 203 44 65 426 985 166 54 137 30 159 335 r1,032 r269 r58 r339 16 r88 rl97 r702 r2l3 r23 r47 15 rl7 r209 1,577 637 52 205 29 31 407 do... do... do... 853 357 483 1,497 474 1,006 rI,878 367 816 r3,904 3,242 566 1,534 373 1,097 do... 1,444 972 r1,015 r695 1,560 do... do... do.. „ do... do... 1,098 674 424 30 316 845 473 372 43 85 r750 r539 r2l 1 r66 r!99 r533 r232 r30l r49 rl 12 1,256 603 653 141 163 dollars. % of total. same mo e 1951=100, 8.90 47 107 9.09 57 105 10.24 70 112 10. I I 57 103 9.08 48 112 7.3! 7.05 9.67 7.63 6.74 10.08 7.73 7.65 10.68 6.95 7.03 10.13 8.10 7.71 9.99 thous. lb, r!l,96l 15,068 16,189 13,470 12,849 mi I I ions, do.., do.., .thous. lb, 3,360 36,684 407 r12,455 3,344 40,980 594 '14,863 3,571 47,136 777 15,139 3,237 41,548 784 13,727 4,557 39,898 444 13,306 Noncorporate, tota 1 U. S. Government State and municipal New corporate security issues: Estimated net proceeds, total Proposed uses of proceeds: New money, tota I Plant and equipment Working capital Retirement of securities Other purposes TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS HOTELS: Average sale per occupied room.. Rooms occupied Restaurant sales index FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO BEER: Production Taxab I e w i thdr awa I s.....• Stocks, end of month TOBACCO, MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS: Production, total Consumption (withdrawals): C i garettes, sma11: Tax-exempt Taxab ie Cigars (large), taxable Manufactured tobacco, taxable „ mi I. bb t-. do.., do.., r/ Revised. J/ Includes data not shown separately. 16327 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1964 1963 STEM Dec,, Jan. Oct., LEATHER AND PRODUCTS LEATHER PRODUCTIONS Calf and whoie k i p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 S t h o u s 0 skins., C a t t l e hide and side k i p . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . hides and kips,, G o a t and k i d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . . . ,..thous 0 s k i n s o s do..,. Sheep and i amb 637 1,2! 2 2,693 386 1,844 1,325 2,552 639 2,057 !,092 2,750 629 i,840 942 2,630 i , 896 I, 120 2.333 27.24 26.00 28.94 29.00 35.41 38.00 r36,39 r39.50 D36.97 p40.00 3,543 1,846 i I,175 4,067 1.406 13,477 7,730 i0,201 i0,439 5,290 7,678 8,05 i 4,459 2,945 9,565 5. i 1.0 3,0 5.8 .8 2.4 13.7 1.8 6.4 8,3 I. ! 13.6 1 ,4 4. ! 5.6 590 630 491 484 604 688 585 57! 724 694 2,830 2,543 3,316 3,208 3,762 77.40 64.15 69.00 56.30 5.6 80 15 60 60 50 35 39 85 6.2 81.00 67.70 71.65 69.95 57.85 65.65 52.75 6.8 rSI r70 r86 r70 2L20 19.80 14.30 12.50 22.75 19.45 21.15 18.70 M.I 23.95 20.40 20.35 18. 10 I 1.2 r38 25 r36 35 r24 20 s-22 00 5.8 48. 80 47. 40 15 00 12 40 7.6 r596 r8l9 882 723 799 18,625 15,656 8,563 428 7,220 18 59! 15 596 .579 1 ! 463 9 ,742 18 672 15 350 12 175 487 10 003 18 744 15 398 9 909 495 8 166 18 667 15 286 1 ! 093 444 9 155 6,503 4, 139 459 6 135 3 ,802 342 6 97! 4 !77 678 5 964 3 55 1 987 7 145 4 510 867 47! !, 798 M E T A L S AND MANUFACTURES Iron and steel s c r a p : P r i c e s , steel scrap, N o 9 I heavy meltings C o m p o s i t e (5 m a r k e t s ) . . . „ . . e .....$ per ig s t o n . . Pittsburgh d i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , f f . . . . . . . . . I 0 d o a s n o iron ore (operations in al! U. S. districts): Mine production...........................thous. igc tons,. Shipments from mines,,...............................do.... Stocks at mines, end of month ..do. new orders Furnaces (industrial) and ovens, etc mil. $.. (domestic), net 8 ..................... E I ectr i c process ing.,,,..,,,, „... ..do.... Fuel-fired (exc. for hot rolling steel) ..do.... Industrial trucks (electric), shipments: number,. Hand (motor i z e d ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,.do... e R i der-type............................. Industrial trucks and tractors (internal combustion engines) shipments...........a.....»...............,»,......, .number. MACHINE TOOLS; Metal cutting tools: Orders, new (net), total.,....„.„. mil. $. Domestic. ......<,.........•...«...••.,.......,.•.. .do... Shipments, total do... Domest i c do... Estimated backlog... „ months. Meta! forming tools: Orders, new (net), total.........................mi !. $. Domestic .e .do... Shipments, total 3 do„.. Domestic. do... Estimated backlog. ....•••.••...... .months. 54.40 05 75 50 35 r6.3 r 10.9 TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTON: J/ Consumption thous. ba les. Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): Active spindles, last working day, totai thous. Consuming 100 percent cotton... do... Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total....mi I I ions. Average per working day do... Consuming 100 percent cotton. do... TRANSPORTATI ON EQUIPMENT Truck trailers, shipments: Complete trailers and chassis. ...number. Vans... „ ... .do... Trailers and chassis (detachable), sold separately...do... r/ R e v i s e d . j>/ P r e l i m i n a r y . USC0MM-DC—1632? J , / Data f o r Jan. and Dec. 1964 c o v e r 5 weeks: e t h e r months, 4 weeks. 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