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January 14, 1966 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* UBS* DEPARTMENT OF COIVIIVIERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1957-59=100 180 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) Index, 1957-59=100 180 Monthly (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) 170 s***~«^ 160 ^y_^^>*r~ 150 140 - m Jf00s^ ^^amm^^ , 130 L__l 1 !_J 1962 L_J Data: Edison Electric Inst. L^_J 1 1 1 1 1963 1 1 J , ! 1 1 1 L__J 1 1• ™ J L ™ J — i — i — i — ! — i . 1964 J F M A M J Billion Dollars 30 SALES OF RETAIL STORES Billion Dollars NEW CONSTRUCTION (seasonally adjusted a t a n n u a l rate) 80 „L-JI—i—u™ 1<W5 J A S O N D Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce (seasonally adjusted) 25 60 20 h Nondurable Private 40 \ 15 Residential Goods (non farm) 10 Durable Goods 20 l....nt«.».»»«.|t«.«ip'-«« Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1962 , "»,,,'%v^ i i i i i I i i ) i i I I I I 1 I I I 1 I I I I I I I I 1 I I M I 1963 1964 1962 1965 Dollars Hours 1963 1965 1964 Billion Dollars 90 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- a n d intermediate-term) 80 Total / Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 2.20 Average Hours Per (end of month) 70 V Installment Week* 42 60 40 50 38 40 (right scale) 2.00 P&9** m**e%^ J% ^y» ^ 0* Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1.80 P » * » « « W / I / w 1962 1963 1964 1965 I i i I I I i I I I 1962 * A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, a t $ 6 . 0 0 a n n u a l l y / t h i s Supplement provides selected w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY -4-' .*»— I *Seasonally adjusted i I i i i i i M i i i i I i i i i \ I i i i i i I i i *** Credit (end o f month) 1963 1964 1965 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1965 1966 ITEM Jan. 9 Jan. 2 Dec. 18 Jan. 1 Dec. 25 Jan. 8 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE? 1957-59-100.. do.... do do.... ..mil. $.. ...do ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs: do.... INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... 7 do.,.. do Reporting member bank (of F.R.System) in leading cities: 4/ mi 1. $.. do Loans and investments (adjusted); tota! == . ...do,..,. U.S. Government ob ! sgatlons S B B S s ...*.,....,„ do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. *IOI.O *93.0 *I02.2 *I0I.9 102,4 4,871 3,371 102.1 4,964 3,426 7,008 4,900 103.9 102,8 108.6 103.1 109.3 7, 1 19 5, 1 15 392 2,145 2,011 169 442 2, 165 2,023 281 263 1,326 1,237 277 287 1,443 1,355 242 39,852 40,409 21,991 562 39,552 40,111 22,199 353 42,2.60 43,571 22,461 559 68,045 40,698 151.010 27,679 42,119 20,008 66,202 40,860 149,784 27,488 42,084 20,012 4.58 84.30 89.12 109.6 104.0 102.9 108.8 103.1 109.8 5, 189 3,555 377 103.9 102. 1 108.9 103.2 1 10.7 203 230 42,367 44,066 22,804 236 42,348 44,289 23,08i 464 42,039 44,181 23,293 382 69,785 45,160 164,501 23,953 49,992 22,518 68,209 45,190 165,292 24,279 50,51! 22,559 69,668 45,412 165,459 24,252 50,521 22,570 4.58 84.89 89.76 4.85 92.02 97.98 4.87 92.29 98.31 4.87 91.81 97.77 1,618 20,072 248,402 7,829 1,848 21,634 249,264 8,137 2,214 20,500 175,905 8,143 1,965 20,100 185,230 8,080 2,656 142.6 538 302 2,224 119.4 555 310 2,153 115.6 471 262 2, 185 117.3 458 254 4.88 92.85 98.96 PRODUCT 1 ON j Electric power, by utilities .thcus. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. ' 2,620 140.6 426 244 .thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59-100.. Stee1 FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL do U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 1,570 18,767 143, i 10 7,797 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Jan. 232,012 2,31? 124. 1 1965. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1964 1965 ITEM III GENERAL BUSINESS fl. $.. .do.... .do.... .do .do.... .do.... .do.... „do .do.,.. Corp.prof its and inventory valuation adj.,total. .do Corporate profits before tax, total .do.... .do PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total .do Less: Personal tax and nontax payments .do.... j r / Revised. 29284 1 II II 1 INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL „ b Personal consumption expenditures, total .do.... .do.... .do.... .do Gross private domestic investment, total .do.... .do do .do .do.... .do do .do Govt, purchases of goods and services, total.,.. .do.... NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL IV . .do.... 634.8 404.6 60.5 179.8 164.3 92.6 88.8 61.6 27.2 3.8 8.8 37.3 28.5 128.7 64.9 49.5 63.8 641.1 405.9 57.9 180.9 167.1 97.7 90.2 63.5 26.7 7.5 8.9 38.4 29.5 128.6 64.3 48.8 64.3 r657.6 416.9 r64.6 rl82.8 rl69.5 r103.4 r94.6 r66.9 27.7 r8.8 r6.0 r34.7 28.6 N31.3 64.9 r48.B r66.4 r668,3 r424.5 r63.5 M87.9 173.1 r102.8 r-96.4 r68.4 28.0 r6.4 rS.O r40.4 r32.4 ri33.5 r65.7 r49.2 r67.8 r 65 1.5' r432.5 rc5.4 r190.5 M76.7 M06.2 r98.6 r70.9 r27.7 r7.6 r7.4 r40„ 1 r32.7 M35.4 r66.5 r49.8 r68.9 519.5 369.0 51.4 39.4 12.0 18.3 65.5 65.3 37.5 15.4 499.1 58.8 440.3 415.3 25.0 526.3 375.4 51.8 39.6 12.2 18.5 64.9 65.9 37.8 15.7 507.1 60.7 446.4 416.9 29.5 r540.6 r382.4 51.9 39.9 12.0 18.5 71.7 73.! r43.6 16.1 r5l6.2 64.8 r45l.4 428.1 r23.3 r549.5 r387.9 54.6 40.1 14.5 18.6 72.0 r73.9 r44. 1 16,4 r524.7 r66.2 r458.5 r436.I r22.4 r557.9 r393.7 r55.4 40.4 rl5.0 18.6 73.5 74.6 r44.5 16.7 r536.0 r64.8 r471.2 r444.4 r26.8 IV MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1964 1965 ITEM Nov. Dec. 14,098 17,103 17,459 17,154 5,754 4,000 2,229 1,788 1,178 307 522 244 Oct. Nov. 15,962 17,138 15,889 16,744 15,130 17,480 5,377 3,767 2,076 1,670 1,122 320 483 211 6,484 4,394 2,450 1,955 1,336 350 617 301 r6,316 r4,320 2,370 1,897 1,319 352 600 283 r6,l35 r4,242 r2,278 rl,83l rl,33l r354 r6ll r293 5,645 3,996 2, 101 1,686 1,312 356 599 286 101 466 1,754 495 94 714 451 97 447 1,610 493 63 640 414 107 465 2,090 618 91 840 541 104 r487 r1,996 r620 82 766 528 99 491 r1,893 r557 95 447 1-649 530 65,153 45,368 25,638 13,190 3,521 5,709 2,600 66,178 45,684 25,953 13,034 3,610 5,641 2,549 69,311 48,068 26,413 14,885 4,114 6,754 3, 101 r67,6l6 r47,844 r26,343 14,683 4,099 6,529 2,897 r69,349 r48,045 r26,195 r14,847 r4,050 r6,675 r3,118 69,330 48,394 26,239 15,264 3,998 7,029 3,463 1,212 5,012 19,785 6,212 1,033 7,087 1,209 5,165 20,494 6,440 756 7,583 1, 186 5,208 21,243 6,828 1,025 7,636 1,185 r5,l96 rl9,772 re,819 832 6,384 1,183 r5,305 r21,304 r6,992 1, 182 5, 177 20,936 6,877 113 113 116 117 27,719 8,201 4,370 1,488 992 19,518 2,324 966 1,658 5,762 1,790 5,043 22,781 7,645 4,588 1,113 1,004 15,136 1,300 731 1,653 5,409 1,755 2,762 22,741 7,131 3,729 1,158 1,129 15,610 1,327 769 1,86! 5,501 1,823 2,869 23,774 7,789 4,594 1,136 1,024 24,892 8,414 4,814 1,239 24,512 8,223 4,737 1,290 30,173 8,91 1 4,638 1,584 " 16*478 1,395 811 1,958 5,867 1,865 3,026 23,959 7,838 4,457 1,167 16,289 1,455 783 1,786 5,402 1,813 3,455 24,013 7,927 4,572 1, 191 21,262 2,491 1, 100 1,850 6,408 1,846 5,446 24,303 8, 1 12 15,985 1,347 807 1,805 5,626 1,834 2,946 16,121 1,354 828 1,897 5,670 1,825 2,967 16,086 1,377 818 1,855 5,590 1,826 3,055 16,19! do.... 21,720 6,813 3,713 1,169 995 14,907 1,355 689 1,568 5,017 1,712 3,021 21,661 6,695 3,685 1,098 982 14.966 1,310 724 1,609 5,258 1,738 2,738 do.... do 31,860 30,559 30,181 31,130 32,527 33,045 r33,708 r33,296 34,771 33,533 74,166 70,793 4,545 66,248 3,373 759 4.5 74.409 70,755 4,671 66,.084 3,654 932 4.9 73,841 70,375 3,785 66,590 3,466 802 4.7 74,706 71,004 4,541 66,463 3,702 889 5.0 75,321 72,446 4,778 67,668 2,875 609 3.8 75,483 72,182 4,405 67,777 3,301 736 4.4 75,953 73,196 4,954 68,242 2,757 588 3.6 75,778 72,486 4,551 67,935 3,292 703 4.3 75,803 72,837 4,128 68,709 2,966 531 3.9 76,052 72,839 4,244 68,595 3,213 652 4.2 Sept. Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS— Cpntinued ): NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, 1nc CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... do ....do.... do.... ....do.... ....do.... do do.... do NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATE S ) , TOTA l.s , 9.'..,,,.,,. B „,,-.•..,,,.„•..,. -..mi 1. $.. ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... do do.... do.... do 771 483 7,609 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: 1 17 117 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 2/ P ..mll. $.. do .....do do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... General merchandise group-.- doesas do.... do.... do.... do.... do ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKFRS) do.... do.... do.... do Civil IAN IABOR FORCF. TOTAI . SEAS- ADJUSTED....... EMPLOYED do UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKFRS) do.... £,/ Revised. 1/ Except farm and public utilities. 2./ Data for Oct.-Dec. 1965 are advance estimates. 29284 75,636 72,749 3,645 69,103 2,888 600 3.8 76,534 73,412 4,417 68,995 3,122 665 4.1 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1964 1965 STEM Sept. Oct. Nov9 EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION—Continued EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRI CULTURAL .STABLISHMENTS): U TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED O O C U O O C O O O B O J « + h O U S „ Manuf actur i ng „,, u:, c.,,, „0 „ „ „,. „...... ,...!(„ „0 „ „ „3,,...., „ „ „ „ 0 «,o« , do,, . . M i n ! ng „ =:, s „ „ o & » 3 -.- c o a o u o . u o - u „ o u a a,r.a3^r.. 3 Q„„sn3., a BO a . ,.„„.„„, Contract construct' on,,,, „:, -,, c ....,,, -.„,,.., .-, ..„<,„.= .•. ,5«do„, ..do... Transportation and public uti ! ities. .„„.„.,.. ..do... Wholesales and reial! trade „ Finance, insurance, and reai estate„...„„.„. ..do... Ser v I ces and m I see S i aneous 1:„ . „ „ „ 0 » « » . <...„... ..do... Government a o.**»,, c-., B.00n«,oe>,. c, 0* .>«»<>*.e«,o00.. B8 do„, ;o PRODUCTION! WORKERS OH MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: U o.do.U!. TOTAL, UNADJUSTED,, ..do... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, ..do... Durable goods Industries, unadjusted,,. „... .. • ..do.., Seasonal ly adjusted =... 0c „ „ „ * u = •>„ »*««. •„ „ n 0 * Nondurable goods Industries, unadjusted,, oot. 0 ..do... Seasona* iy adjusted,,fi, „ c ,, .„ „ -.,c s „„ ooc t,,. „ n .,do„,c Aggregate weekly payro!i index? Manufacturing (production w o r k e r s ) , u n a d j . \/u 1957-59= 100.. HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: U Average weekly gross hours, mfg:, Indus,,, unad, „ B hours. 0 Seasona I ! y ad justed „, „ e., a a „ ,, „ „ a..,. 3 „3 „..,. 0 a,, ...do..,. Durable goods industries., u n a d j u s t e d . , o o a o u ...do.... Seasona!. iy a d j u s t e d 0 „ . * . 0 . . . . . B . . . . . . . . . . ...do.*.. Nondurabie goods industries, unadjusted..,,„ .-.do.... Seasona 1 I y adjusted . . . a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...do.... Avg„ hourly gross earnings, m f g . \ndustriesos do!iars BO Durable goods industries « ...do.... Nondurable goods ! ndustr ies a ..«. „ uD „ „.......,. ...do.... 12,303 2,999 8,705 9,783 60,756 18,098 617 3. 186 4,067 12,641 3,06i 8,967 )0, i 19 r61,001 r18,163 r622 r3/202 r4,07! r 12,684 r3,069 r9,0!9 rIO,17! r6l,430 r 18,323 r627 r3,27! r4,08! r12,744 r3,073 r9,060 riO,251 13,078 12,960 7,412 7,349 5,666 5,61! 13,035 13,045 7,435 7,427 5,600 5,618 13,773 i3,457 7,887 7,781 5,886 5,676 r13,754 r!3,507 r7,900 r7,798 r5,854 r5,709 ri3,768 r13,642 r7,950 r7,877 r5,8!8 r5,765 128.9 131.5 140.3 r141.4 r142.3 40.9 40,9 41,7 4i.7 39.9 39.9 2.55 2.72 2.31 41.5 4i.2 42,4 42.0 40.3 40. i 2.58 2.76 2.32 41,0 40.9 4!„7 4!.6 40.2 40. i 2.63 2.8! 2,38 r4l.3 r4l.2 r42.0 40.2 40.! 2.63 r2.82 2.38 41.4 41.4 42 „ 2 42.2 40.3 40.3 r2 a 65 r2.83 2.39 74,37i 58,085 76,8i0 59,397 81,924 64,846 82,569 65,368 83,390 66,0i2 5,323 5,064 6,767 5,455 5,992 5,539 , 144 ,622 6,501 5,857 5,456 5, 155 5,816 5,256 6,33i 5,648 306 717 6,405 5,748 204.06 193.97 211.88 200.92 398.73 332.00 424.51 345.52 373.10 296.25 189.71 180.23 311.04 880.04 i54.33 217.16 203.14 192.02 304.50 866.73 154.49 206.46 389.95 323.26 321.61 922.18 157.5i 218.86 414.32 336.49 330.89 944.77 157.19 231.09 361.09 285.05 335.45 953.31 157.ii 238.11 58,879 !7,477 636 3, 124 3,972 i2,250 2,994 8,674 9,752 59,163 17,565 635 3, 179 3,994 r42. I FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- A N D INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of (nonth.,1(,.oe o. s . s .mi!„ $, fnsta!Iment cred!t, t o t a I . c o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . « d o , . . installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, totaI.„..,„.„...,. a ..................,.. do... Repa!d, totaI..................................... do... Seasonally adjusted: Extended, tota i do... Repa i d, tota i00„».se...«,...»««>»<».»................ do.. „ SECURITY MARKETS: Bonds, sales, excl. U.S. Govt, bonds (SEC): All registered exchanges: Market value.................................. ,do.. Face vaiue ,.,.„.»»....... •»...»...... .do.. New York Stock Exchange: Market vaIue.............n .....................do.. Face value.„.„..„...............................do.. Stock prices: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks),.,,,.. industrial (30 stocks).......,.,.......... Public utility (15 stocks) Ra SI road (20 stocks)...........a.......... jr/ Revisedo g/ Preliminary,. 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