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J a n u a r y 13, 1 9 6 7 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO T H E SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Thousands 1,400 Thousands 350 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION L (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants) 300 WTft ff Jl966 f * L i 1^1967 f 1963 1964 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1965 1965 IT Monthly U Weekly 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1966 200 150 f 1 1 /| 250 100 50 0 Index, 1957-59 = 100 250 Index, 1957-59 = 100 250 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) 200 200 1964 1963 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. 1966 1965 Dollars 3.00 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) 25 J FMAM'J J A S O N D MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS Hours 48 2.80 20 Nondurable Goods 2.60 15 Durable 10 46 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 42 2.40 Goods * 2.20 5 I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I | I I I I | | | | I I I I I I I M I 1 I I 1963 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1965 1966 2.00 v / N 40 Average Hours Per Week* (right scale) i i i i i.l i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1963 1964 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 44 \ i II i i 1966 38 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1966 ITEM Jan. COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A l l commodities Farm products Foods, processed AI I o t h e r 22 commodities 2 / ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods s t o r e s 1957-59=100. do... do... do... do... m i l . $. do... INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, S t a t e programs thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a l l programs do... S t a t e programs (50 S t a t e s , D . U . , and P u e r t o R i c o ) . . . . d o . . . FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & B r a d s t r e e t ) . . n u m b e r . FI NANCE: Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n ^ / . . . . m i l . $. Federal Reserve bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t a l 3 / . . . . d o . . . Member bank reserve balances 3 / ..do... Excess r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d 3 / do... Assets and l i a b i l i t i e s o f large commercial banks: 4 / Demand d e p o s i t s , a d j u s t e d . . . m i l . $. Savings d e p o s i t s ...do... Loans and investments ( a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l do... U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s do... Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l loans ( g r o s s ) do... Real e s t a t e loans ( g r o s s ) . . . do... Bond y i e l d s , domestic c o r p o r a t e (Moody's) 3 / percent. Stock p r i c e s , 500 s t o c k s ( S t a n d . & P o o r ' s ) 4 / . . 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 1 0 . I n d u s t r i a l s , 425 s t o c k s do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3 / t h o u s . sh. t o n s . E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s mil. kw.-hr. Motor v e h i c l e s ( c a r s , t r u c k s , buses) number. Petroleum ( c r u d e ) and condensate 3 / . thous. bbI. Steel Index of p r o d u c t i o n FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL M i s c e l laneous t h o u s . sh e t o n s 9 1957-59=100. thous. cars. do... _[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday p r i c e . Jan. 8 I * * * * Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 105.6 101.3 I 10. I 105.4 109.8 5,269 3,617 104.6 104.4 I 10.2 103.5 110.7 5,361 3,742 102.9 7,426 5,345 8 , 123 377 1,626 i ,538 203 403 1,753 i , 657 230 255 1,263 1,205 256 289 1,327 1,269 222 210 42,348 44,309 23,080 463 42,053 44,181 23,270 319 44,603 46,407 23,512 508 44,675 46,828 23,875 196 44,773 47,468 24,176 455 74,768 46,872 182,814 24,010 60,243 27,464 75,283 46,885 185,219 24,490 60,969 27,430 75,266 47,034 186,036 24,802 60,647 27,419 80.61 75,901 50,695 178,598 26,638 5 3 , I 12 25,575 105.8 102. I I 10.3 105.4 102.9 5,528 3,891 102.8 6,010 374 5.69 4.87 91.81 97.77 4.88 92.85 98.96 5.69 82.64 88.02 5.69 81.38 86.52 1,946 20,427 185,426 8,080 1,654 21,558 229,713 8,255 1,898 23,358 233,771 8,559 1,858 23,130 194,500 8,588 1,817 22,209 139,527 8,577 2 , 185 117.3 458 254 2,312 124. I 508 279 2,431 130.5 551 308 2,377 127.6 523 286 2,220 3 / D a i l y average. 4 / Wednesday d a t a . 85.57 I 19.2 416 232 * Monthly index January 1966. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1965 ITEM Sept. Oct. Nov. Nov. Dec. 3,745 141 3,024 3,,698 153 2,,879 4, 083 146 2 , 937 4,106 139 3,020 3,461 130 2,500 124 124 128 128 129 123.3 124.5 123.4 121.2 124.0 125. 1 124.2 121.8 124.7 125.6 125.0 122.2 Dec. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES ( F . W. Dodge C o . ) : TOTAL VALUATION 1957-59-100.. Index ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) . . . . . . . Bui 1 d i n g , t o t a 1 . . . . . . . CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: Associated General C o n t r a c t o r s ( b l d g . o n l y ) . . .1957-59=100.. E. H. Boeckh and A s s o c i a t e s : Average, 20 c i t i e s : do.... A 11 t y p e s c o m b i n e d • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . Apartments, h o t e l s , o f f i c e b u i l d i n g s . . . do.... do.... Commercial and f a c t o r y bui I d i n g s . . . . . . . Res i dences «••••• 129 1 18.9 120. 1 1 18.9 1 17.0 1 19.5 120.7 1 19.5 1 17.6 25,!58 8', 390 4,954 1,318 1,098 30,,60! 8,, 976 4,,835 1,,619 \ ,084 24,,864 7;^659 4,,095 1;,31 1 1,,082 r25,923 r8',625 5,096 r1,332 r1,077 r26,253 r8^453 r4,936 r1,397 1,013 31,753 8,865 4,615 1,734 16,768 1,455 786 1,747 5,577 1,849 3,600 21 ,625 2,,418 1,089 1,881 6 ,559 I ,889 5 ,644 17;,205 1,,469 821 2,,034 6 ,039 1,923 3 ,274 r17,298 r1,478 r84l r2,006 r5,922 r1,959 r3,375 r17,800 r1,533 r84l 1,894 r5,775 r1,938 r3,968 22,888 2,513 1,256 2,019 6,748 1,940 6,052 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ mi!. $.. do.... do.... Lumber, b u i l d i n g , hardware g r o u p . . Drug and p r o p r i e t a r y stores.............. General merchandise arouo r,/ Revised. 19239 do.... do J./ Data f o r Dec. 1966 are advance e s t i m a t e s . 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —- Continued 1966 1965 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Nov. Oct. Dec. £./ DOMESTIC TRADE—Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 1/ Durable goods s t o r e s mi 1. $ . . F u r n i t u r e and a p p l i a n c e g r o u p . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . d o . . . . Lumber, b u i l d i n g , hardware g r o u p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . ...do.... group•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ESTIMATED INVENTORIES; ...do.... Adjusted, t o t a I . . . . • • • • • • • •...do.... RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: ...do.... ...do.... Estimated sales (seasonally a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l Food 24,647 8,092 4,776 1,218 1,074 24,816 8,252 4,953 1,207 1,070 25,703 8,394 5,034 1,293 975 r25,550 r8,276 4,921 r1,266 r971 r25,706 r8,185 4,797 1,289 987 25,362 8, 143 16,555 1,384 818 1,810 5,757 1,860 3, 199 16,564 1,340 828 1,875 5,956 1,838 3,069 17,309 1,472 860 1,975 5,947 1,931 3,341 r17,274 r1,466 r859 r1,974 r5,949 r1,926 r3,354 r17,521 1,445 877 1,989 5,941 1,956 3,485 17,219 35,260 33,916 33,435 34,607 35,628 36,355, 37,193 36,680 38,171 36,734 6,591 6,373 9,275 6,445 6,759 6,762 r6,804 r6,871 7, 190 6,856 75,803 72,837 68,709 2,966 531 75,636 72,749 69,103 2,888 600 76,823 74,251 69,878 2,573 417 77,251 74,730 70,430 2,521 439 77,646 75,006 71,036 2,640 398 77,344 74,612 71,147 2,732 455 76,111 72,914 68,641 3, 197 644 76,567 73,441 68,955 3 , 126 660 77, 1 13 74,165 70,116 2,948 499 77,135 74,163 70,192 2,972 520 77,927 75,076 70,968 2,851 483 78,189 75,226 70,972 2,963 501 4.2 2.8 4.3 12.3 4.1 2.6 4.0 12.9 3.8 2.4 3.8 12.2 3.9 2.4 4.0 11.9 3.7 2.4 3.5 11.0 61,864 18,392 3,234 12,880 9,282 10,320 62,241 18,492 3,334 12,941 9,329 10,380 64,168 19,204 3,228 13,268 9,649 10,923 r64,466 r 19,312 r3,202 r13,340 r 9 , 7 12 r11,008 r64,818 r19,422 r3,212 r13,380 r9,780 r 1 1,099 65,066 19,465 3,282 13,390 9,814 1 1,175 13,811 13,706 13,769 13,779 14,582 14,268 r14,581 r14,350 r14,562 r14,450 14,464 14,467 7,959 7,905 7,980 7,973 8,501 8,395 8,530 r8,442 r8,540 r8,480 EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED, TOTAL UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) ...do CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EMPLOYED, TOTAL . ...do.... UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term (15 weeks and o v e r ) •..do.... Rates (unemployed i n ea. group as p e r c e n t o f t h a t g r o u p ) : Men, 20 years of age and over^ „........ Both sexes, 14-19 years of age EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 2 / ...do.... Contract construction ...do.... PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED ...do.... Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , ...do ...do unadjusted Indexes o f aggregate weekly p a y r o l l s ( u n a d j . ) : C o n s t r u c t i o n ( c o n s t r u c t i o n workers) . . . . . 1 9 5 7- 5 9 = 1 0 0 . . ...do.... Manufacturing ( p r o d u c t i o n workers) Mining ( p r o d u c t i o n workers) HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Average weekly gross h o u r s , mfg. i n d u s . , u n a d j . . . Seasonally adjusted 3.8 2.4 3.8 1 1.4 8,515 8,501 150.1 142.9 98.0 145.2 144.3. 100.0 177.0 156.7 105.4 r173.0 156.9 r105.2 r155.9 156.4 r101.7 149.4 156.7 102.4 41.4 41.4 42.2 42.2 40.3 40.3 41.7 41.3 42.6 42.2 40.4 40.2 41 .5 41.5 42.3 42.3 40.3 40.2 41.4 41.3 42.2 42.2 r40.3 r40.2 41.3 41 . 3 r42.0 r42.0 r40.2 r40.2 41.4 41 . 0 42.3 41.9 40.2 40.0 dollars.. 2.65 2.53 2.83 2.69 2.39 2.29 2.66 2.54 2.84 2.70 2.40 2.31 2.74 2.61 2.93 2.78 2.47 2.36 2.75 2.62 r2.94 2.79 2.48 2.37 2.76 2.63 2.94 2.80 2.49 r2.38 2.77 2.64 2.95 2.81 2.50 2.40 HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEAS. ADJUSTED 1957 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . . LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession r a t e , t o t a l monthly r a t e per 100 employees.. Seasona 1 ly a d j usted ...do.... 181 186 189 193 p 194 3.9 4.9 2.9 3.1 4.8 2.2 6 . 1. 5.0 4.7 r5.1 r5.1 4. 1 P3.9 3.9 4.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 4. 1 4.3 1.4 1.9 1.4 6.6 5. 1 4.5 1.0 1.1 4.8 4.5 2.8 1. 1 1.0 p4.2 p4.4 p2.1 pi.3 pl.l 85,291 67,168 87,884 68,565 91,639 72,829 Seasona 1 ly a d j u s t e d Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , Seasona 1 ly a d j u s t e d unadjusted Avg. hour 1y gross e a r n i n g s , mfg. i n d u s t r i e s Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s Exc1uding o v e r t i m e Excluding overtime Separation r a t e , t o t a I . . Seasona11y a d j u s t e d Quit Layoff » • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Seasona11y a d j u s t e d ...do.... ...do.... ••••••••• p4.9 p3.1 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND 1NTERMEDIATE-TERM): T o t a l o u t s t a n d i n g , end of m o n t h • • • • • • • • • • . . * • • . . . . m i l . InQ+al Iment c r e d i t , t o t a l _r/ R e v i s e d . 19239 j>/ P r e l i m i n a r y . J_/ Data f o r Dec. $., 1966 are advance e s t i m a t e s . 2/ 91,899 73,073 92,498 73,491 Includes employment i n i n d u s t r i e s not shown s e p a r a t e l y . 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1966 1965 ITEM 0cte Nov. 6 , 189 6,000 6,403 6,159 6,61 1 6 , 193 6,489 5,855 6,578 6, 103 6,522 6, 142 6,657 6,213 10,296 7,286 2,374 636 12, 180 7,601 4,055 524 9,558 6,885 2 , 1 17 556 9,714 7,246 1,878 590 9,898 7,501 1,835 562 335.45 953.31 157. 1 1 238. 1 1 337.09 955.19 152.00 245.33 276.79 791.65 126.20 i 97 o 05 273.35 778.10 129.70 192.07 285.23 806.55 136.43 201.94 13.8 2.0 7.7 14.2 2.6 7.9 12.2 1.3 8. 1 45.41 98.36 44.26 100.01 r47.56 r86.62 48.47 87.64 157.87 133.44 302.99 166.12 135.82 311.95 r164.20 r143.88 r337.22 168.08 153.83 335.30 22.83 21.45 28.84 24.66 22.75 30. 16 r21.74 r 2 1.29 r30.72 23.94 23.38 30.67 793.9 47.3 122.5 908.7 57. 1 147.7 573.8 64.4 121.9 766.7 64.7 128.0 732. 1 51.7 120.1 6,983 4,598 7,661 5,606 42,736 32,47! 8,895 6,513 9,997 5,838 45,266 32,873 7,436 5,982 r7,690 5,922 59,508 46,407 7,787 6,503 r5,966 r5,218 57,883 45,328 7,368 5,757 6,25! 4,494 56,437 43,781 Nov* Dec. 6,608 5,955 7,519 6 , 120 6,530 5,831 Sept. Dec. FINANCE—Continued CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND 1NTERMED1ATE-TERM)—Con I n s t a 1 I m e n t c r e d i t , extended and r e p a i d : Unadjusted: txtended, t o t a 1 . 0 0 . e . • . . • • • • • < > • . . . . . o a . . . . . . . .miI» $ . . Repaid, t o t a 1 . . o o . . . . t o . * . . . . . o..do.... Seasonally adjusted? ....do.... Extended, t o t a 1 Repa i d , t o t a 1 . . . „ ....a.......... BO..do.... L i f e Insurance Agency Management A s s o c i a t i o n : Insurance wr i t t e n (new p a i d - f o r i n s u r a n c e ) : ....do..,. Value, estimated t o t a 1 . do Ordi n a r y . do..„. Group and mass-marked o r d i n a r y . o„.,do8oeo 1 nd u s t r i a l . SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: PRICES: Dow-Jones averages (65 s t o c k s ) Pub 1 i c u t i l i t y ( 15 s t o c k s ) Rai Iroad ( 2 0 s t o c k s ) .. .......... . C O . 285. 52 800.,86 135..68 205. 78 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Furnaces and ovens ( i n d u s t . ) , dom. new o r d e r s , n e t . . . m i 1. $ . . E 1 e c t r i c p r o c e s s i ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....do do Fue l - f i r e d ( e x c e p t f o r h o t r o 1 1 i ng s t e e 1 ) 17.6 1.5 7. 1 9.0 1 .9 4. 1 RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS Natura1 rubber: Consumpt i o n • • » • • • • • . • • . • • • • • • • • • « . . . • • • » • . t h o u s . l g . t o n s . . do.... S t o c k s , end o f month. Synthetic rubber: Prod u c t i o n • • • » • . • • • . • • • * . . . . . . . • • . . « . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consumpti o n . • . • • • • • • • • • • . . . . • • « • . . . • • « . . . . » « . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . .do.... O I U(_rS£>} CIIU Ul IIKJII l l l < ( l < t . ( t i a a ( . t . . . . t t . ( . . . t . . < Reclaimed r u b b e r : do.... Product i o n • • • « . . . . • • • • • • . . . . . • • . • • . » . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consumption. •.•••••••••...••...«........•.•..... . . . . d o.... Stocks end of p e r i o d • • . • • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . . • » . . * • . . ....... TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT REGISTRATIONS (motor v e h i c l e s ) : ± / thous.. New passenger c a r s . Foreign c a r s . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . . . • • • . . . . . « . . • do.... New commercial c a r s ( t r u c k s ) • • • • • • • • • • • • • « . . . . . • • RAILROAD EQUIPMENT (American R a i l w a y Car I n s t i t u t e ) Freight cars: Sh i pments . . . . . . . ••••••••••..•••••••«....... do.... Ec|uipmerit m a n u f a c t u r e r s t o t a 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....do.... New o r d e r s , Eq U jpixient m a n u f a c t u r e r s t o t a 1. , .. do.... do.... Unf i 1 led o r d e r s end of month. Fnni nman+ mam if i ir or P i_ _ _ _ . do r_/ R e v i s e d . J_/ C o u r t e s y of R. L . Polk & C o . ; r e p u b l i c a t i o n USCOMM-DC— 19239 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS prohibited. 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