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January 12, 1968 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF C U M H M W 5 M t $ j r * U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1957-59 = Index, 1957-59=100 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) J F M A M J J A S O N D Index, 1957-59*100 ~1250 Index, 1957-59 = 100 250 200 200 h *d 150 ^19<&8 150 1?67 H IOO 100 h Wekkly 1965 1967 1966 • • ?. I I lit I ill J F M A M J J A S O N D 1968 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 50 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 90 80 (seasonally adjusted) NEW CONSTRUCTION ~~ (Seas, adj., at annual rates) - ^*»-N. H 80 Total Put in Place 60 Shipments (left scale) - 70 Private Residt intial (nonfarm 40 Inventories -*/ (right scale) 60 20 -^Book value, end of month 30 • • ' • ' ' ' ' ' • 1964 i I II l i I i I I i i 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i 1966 1967 50 i i i i i 1 i i I i i I I I l I 1 i l I i i 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected 1965 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 11 . L - i - L l I 1 1 1 1966 1967 50 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1966 1968 1967 ITEM WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ „.......1957-59-100.. Dec. 3! 102.9 Jan. 7 102.5 Dec. 16 96.5 Dec. 23 96.4 Dec. 30 96.2 5,589 3,914 5,032 3,592 7,680 5,487 8,713 6,416 5,866 4,069 374 1,562 1,496 210 346 1,679 1,597 189 242 1,280 1,201 200 290 1,338 1,259 191 333 168 171 44,773 47,468 24,165 437 44,670 47,491 24,662 395 46,918 50,762 24,701 327 47,093 51, 112 25,187 237 47,293 51,785 25,701 458 47,200 52,224 26,340 566 75,120 47,213 186,263 24,803 60,779 27,492 75,655 47,099 187,470 25,199 60,895 27,475 78,289 48,442 201,171 27,991 64, 1 19 28,815 78, 734 48,437 204,335 28,173 65,536 28,892 79,420 48,588 204,644 28,049 65,805 28,896 5.69 80.61 85.57 5.67 80.55 85.45 6.51 95.34 104.03 6.53 95. 15 103.77 6.53 95.91 104.49 1,798 22,209 139,487 8,577 1,875 22,500 176,567 8,699 1.733 24,796 238,322 9,004 1,730 24,819 225,105 8,996 1,599 23,624 183,337 8,996 2,220 119.2 416 232 2,380 127.8 451 251 2,747 147.5 532 305 2,747 147.5 501 289 2,615 140.4 396 232 2,650 142.2 Oct. Nov. 46,657 23,565 1, 106 3,449 2,230 r46,574 r23,OI9 r1,067 r3,485 r2,227 47,019 23,744 1,049 3,505 2, 148 3,671 3,668 5,746 998 r3,537 r3,590 r5,509 r967 3,556 3,722 6,228 954 22,324 • 7,634 454 23,092 8,144 431 r23,555 r8,465 r4l5 23,275 8,407 429 1,918 3,581 1,789 1,1 12 1,922 3,795 1,796 1,126 r1,945 r3,762 r1,791 rl,195 1,933 3,655 1,830 1, 126 State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. Jan. 6 96.4 F1 NANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... Assets and iiabiiities of iarge commercial banks: 4_/ Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Reai estate loans (gross)..ss . do, s = . do e o e s Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/......percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..194i-43=iO.. 6.54 95.67 104.09 PRODUCTION; FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL thous. cars.. _[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Dai ly average. £/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 ITEM 1967 Oct. Nov. Aug. do do do.... do.... 46,326 24,!58 1,075 3,851 2,232 44,711 23,425 959 3,731 2, 142 44,413 22,089 1,083 3,401 2,222 do do.... do.... do.... 3,465 3,641 6,537 874 3,270 3,540 6,585 880 3,436 3,357 5,023 926 do.... 22,168 7,546 418 21,286 7,354 433 1,908 3,313 1,794 1,109 1,860 3,077 1,733 1,008 44,487 44,393 45,675 44,723 r44,7l2 46,848 23,451 971 3,839 2,098 23,237 979 3,812 2, !80 23,633 959 3,519 2,092 22,949 1,010 3,419 2 094 r22,3ll r966 r3,475 r2 094 23,654 1,072 3,586 2, 187 3,559 3,445 6,389 847 3,468 3,386 6,226 856 3,672 3,423 6,577 965 3,690 3,412 5,909 932 r3,63l r3,394 r5,366 r938 3 767 3 569 5 947 929 Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL „......do do.... do SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Fabr i cated meta 1 produr.+s Si............ Machinery, except electrical Electrica1 machinery...... Instruments and related products jr/ Revised. 921 I ±/ do.... do.,.. dc.... do Includes data for "other industries" not shown. STATSSTiCS — Continued MONTHL 1967 1966 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS Oct. Nov. Aug. mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... 21,036 7,220 418 21, 156 7,334 416 22,042 7,695 432 do.... do.... do.... do.... 1,841 3,215 1,781 1,029 1,878 3, 191 1,739 1,036 do.... do,9e, dossss do.... 75,297 47,993 27,304 75,788 do.... do.... do.... do.... 60.... do.... do.... do.... Oct. Nov. 21,774 7,690 421 r22,40l r8,099 r4!5 23, 194 8,387 411 1,870 3,638 1,762 1,136 1,839 3,578 1,780 1,088 r1,876 r3,666 r 1,776 rl,IIO 1,950 3,809 1,836 1,156 76,383 48,764 27,619 76,896 8i,0i3 52,63! 28,382 81,370 80,657 52,287 28,370 81,176 r80,95i r52,54! r28,4IO r8l,48l 81,530 52,930 28,600 82,083 48.352 1,703 6,971 5,109 49.310 1,722 7,057 5,214 52,784 1,813 7,482 5,179 52,572 1,769 7,440 5,230 r52,9!8 rl,792 r7,464 r5,268 53,505 1,782 7,466 5,341 9,665 7,383 10,780 2, 150 9,852 7,580 11,091 2,174 10,362 7,765 13,082 2,316 10,45 i 7,749 12,824 2,328 ri0,425 r7,830 r12,941 r2,357 10,591 7,876 13,199 2,351 Sept. INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS 1 SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By industry g r o u p — C o n . Nondurable goods industries, total ±/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products. Text i I e mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and'coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH; Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total , Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group; Durable goods industries, total J./ Stone, clay, and glass products Pr i mar y meta Is Fabricated metal products Mach i nery, except e Iectr i ca I Electrical machinery.. Transportat i on equ i pment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total _[_/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile 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 NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group; Durable goods industries, total J/ Pr i mary meta Is Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical E lectr i ca I mach i nery Transportat i on equ i pment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders.... Industries without unfilled orders do.... ..do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 27,436 6,284 2,340 27,586 6,383 2,307 28,586 6,512 2,366 28,604 6,391 2,348 r28,563 r6,425 2,338 28,578 6,497 2,312 "2f2.'\l 4,937 1,819 1,386 2,230 5,000 !,835 1,422 "2,307 5,400 1,923 1,398 "^ioo 5,433 1,920 1,389 'r2*,279 r5,407 1,925 1,398 " 2^283 5,455 1,932 1,420 do.... do.... do.... do.... 46,649 24,518 22,131 45,243 43,927 22,738 21,189 44,052 44,630 22,268 22,362 45,900 47,005 23,888 23,117 45,274 r47,2lI r23,660 r23,55l r45,782 46,739 23,399 23,340 47,088 do..., do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 24,244 3,817 2,231 3,647 3,579 6,860 23,027 3,588 2,275 3,675 3,507 5,714 23,726 3,470 2,254 3,945 3,640 5,950 23,416 3,612 2,009 3,679 3,554 6,019 r23,38l r3,467 r2,246 r3,588 r3,473 r6,24! 23,843 3,758 2,379 3,369 3,399 5,769 do.... do.... do.... 20,999 5,822 15,177 21,025 5,799 15,226 22,174 6, 152 16,022 21,858 5,966 15,892 r22,40l r6,044 r16,357 23,245 6, 167 17,078 79,537 76,033 3,504 79,923 78,753 75,346 3,407 79,581 80,400 77,187 3,213 79,985 80,749 77,510 3,239 80,537 r81,385 r73,150 r3,235 r8l,6IO 81,109 77,808 3,301 81,849 76,382 7,350 5,989 12,611 12,189 32,590 3,541 76,170 7,125 6,084 12,818 12,310 32,078 3,411 76,801 5,886 6,277 12,699 12,558 33,826 3, 184 77,268 6,078 6, 193 12,688 12,700 33,935 3,269 r78,340 r6,070 r6,345 r12,645 r 12,779 r34,8lI r3,270 78,526 6,242 6,537 12,746 12,609 34, 633 3,323 6,656 4,378 1,948 1,443 1,670 587 635 2,278 6,281 4, 178 1,770 1,298 1,672 609 624 2,103 7,398 4,696 2,384 1,810 1,589 530 597 2,702 r7,135 4,778 2,377 1,835 1,678 592 626 r2,357 r7,065 r4,757 r2,345 r1,848 rl,665 r547 r663 r2,308 6,736 4,610 2,323 1,855 1,576 494 642 2, 126 72, 47, 21. 18. 6. 6, 24.4 72.0 47.1 20.3 18.7 6.9 6.7 24.9 77.0 50.2 24.6 17.6 6.0 6.4 26.9 r76. 51, 25, 18. 6, 6. r24.6 r76.9 r52.2 r?_6.0 rlS.3 r6.2 r7.0 r24.7 77.2 52. 1 26,6 17.6 5.6 6.9 25.1 122 122 r!29 r!29 rl30 130 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 J_/ do.... Primary metals „ do.... Fabr icated meta I products do.... Machinery, except electrical do.... E I ectr i ca I ma ch i nery do.... Transportat ion equ i pment do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $.. Pr i vate, tota I do.... Residential (nonfarm) do.... New housing units do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ do.... I ndustr ial do.... Commercial do.... Pub I i c, tota I do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $.. Pr i vate, tota I do.... Res id ent ial (nonfarm) do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ do.... I ndustr ial do.... Commercial do.... Pub I ic, total do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1957-59=100.. £/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for 9211 FRASER 2/ Except farm and public utilities. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1966 1967 ITEM Oct. Nov. Aug* Sept. Oct. 91,899 73,073 30,852 18,714 3,770 19,737 92,498 73,491 30,937 18,945 3,772 19,837 95,684 75,889 31,455 19,755 3,743 20,936 95,886 76,039 31,296 19,914 3,742 21,087 96,094 76,223 31,237 20,042 3,746 21,198 64,792 31,878 16,771 8,391 5,863 1,889 8,281 489 18,82.6 7,768 6,656 i,!!2 6,107 898 4,951 65,046 31,978 16,790 8,480 5,881 1,917 8,445 490 19,007 7,807 6,678 1,129 6,199 878 5,001 67,273 33,536 16,755 8,991 6,036 1,955 8,616 508 !9,795 8, 136 6,950 1,186 6,368 1,057 5,291 67,376 33,637 16,70! 9,026 6,067 1,945 8,663 507 19,847 8,179 6,994 1,185 6,387 1,083 5,281 67,513 33,723 16,698 9,054 6,086 1,952 8,710 506 19,871 8,189 7,001 i,S88 6,471 1,056 5 ? 2! I 6,403 2,369 1,949 2,085 6,159 2,310 1,799 2,050 6,611 2,346 2,044 2,221 6,193 2,261 1,813 2,119 7,223 2,392 2,229 2,602 6,682 2,301 2,081 2,300 6,590 2,042 2,205 2,343 6,440 2,201 2,046 2,193 6,912 2,355 2,215 2,342 6,728 2,414 2,087 2,227 6,522 2,378 2,203 6,142 2,244 1,820 2,078 6,657 2,461 1,947 2,249 6,213 2,255 1,836 2, 122 6,929 2,285 2,212 2,432 6,585 2,240 2,079 2,266 6,973 2,322 2,234 2,417 6,689 2,280 2,106 2,303 6,942 2,321 2,165 2,456 6,631 2,301 2,093 2,237 9,880 7,412 1,878 590 10,095 7,698 1,835 562 10,825 8,042 2,241 542 10,351 7,484 2,325 542 11,815 8,659 2,572 584 273.35 778.10 129,70 192.07 285.23 806.55 136.43 201.94 329.62 912.46 132.43 262.85 330.87 923.45 131.33 261.79 321.30 907.54 126.08 250.55 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM); Total outstanding, end of mo... ...„. **......... I nsta i iment cred it, totaI , Automobi I9 paper.„o«,»..a..«B...»»......o..«. Other consumer goods paper , > Repair and modernization loans.. O O 9 C O 0 o c o o , Persona I ! oans e 9 o e o» u 9 8 e e 8 < i ,. B O O o».. 6 9 .. f f l o 9 1 By type of holder; Financial Institutions, t o t a ! e o o o 3 e o e e o o o e « CommercI a I banks Sales finance companies.................! »rni |„ ...do. ..-.do. 3 * 0 do o » a .do. do. 9 9 do... do... do9oa C r e d it U n I O n S a . . . . . • • • • • • • . • • • . , , • • • . . • • • , Consumer finance companies 8 < ,« O B . 9 0 8 . 9 9 0 e . e .. e o a 9 do 9 . Other 8 « 9 «,.».8 e. ............»*«>.»*.<,.. do,. .Retail outlets, t o t a l o o o e o e s o e a 6 0 0 0 0 s o o . . . 6 8 6 0 a o o a d o . . Automobi ie d e a l e r s e . a 9 S 9 9 S S O O o 0 0 9 . e 8 0 0 9 . . . . . . . . . d o , . Moninstal Intent credit, total,, do.. Single-payment loans, total••.••••..••••••••• do a 8 Commercial banks..... ...••••».. .••.••.••.••... ..do.„ Other financial institutions.„..„...,...„.*..„..do.. Charge accounts, total»».......... a .„.....••••....do.. Credit cards..•••...•................••.........do.. Service credit....... 8 ....... a ........... 8 . 8 ..... 0 do. 0 Installment credit extended and repaid; Unadjusted; Extended, totala..................................do., Automob i Ie paper . do.. Other consumer goods paper ,,...,,co«.,...do., A I I other .,,.,, ,„ .....do.. Repaid, total .......... c „......,„ 0 .., 00ffl o. 090 . 00099 9 do 9 . Automob i ie paper.., 0 .do.. 0 Other consumer goods paper, , ......do,, Ail O i h e r o . . . a o o » s o e o o o o u e a » o crt© o o c o o o o c o . o o a e c e G O . s, Seasonally adjusted; Extended, total...................................do.. Automobi Ie paper do. 9 89 Other consumer goods paper...•••••••••..........do.. t\ I I O T n e r . • 8 . . o . . 9 0«0 9 9 .o0«3ea»eee 9 o9«9 8 e«>0O..a. GO. . Repa i d, tota I 8......... 8.......... .do.. Automob I Ie paper do.. Other consumer goods paper do 8 8 A11 other do.. Life Insurance Agency Management Association; Insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value, estimated total „ <>....do.a Ord i nary do.. Group and mass-marketed ordinary do.. I ndu str ial do.. SECURITY MARKETS; STOCKS, PRICES; Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks)......, Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Railroad (20 stocks) *Indexes f o r Dec. 1967: USC0MM-DC---92I I 65 stocks, 309.77; i n d u s t r i a l , 887.20; public u t i l i t y , DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER O F CURRENT 125.19; r a i l r o a d , 233.20. POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. i , ^41 BUSINESS
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