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^TMENTOf r^ January 15, 1965 STATISTICS BUSINESS 'EEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Available only with subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $4.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS index. 1941-43 = 10 100 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS (avg " ^ 90 (Wednesday dose) b^l965 ^•^"V 1954 "* r 80 70 60 Weekly dose) Index, 1941-43 = 10 100 ^^^^BUST \ \ ~ - 50 1 ! U-J 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ; ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 _Jm^JL^X^J-_U_J_^™L_J_. • • • • . . 1963 1962 1961 H 60 50 1 J F M A M J 1964 J A S O N D Billion Dollars 80 NEW CONSTRUCTION Billion Dollars SALES OF RETAfL STORES (seasonally a d j u s t e d ) (seasonally adjusted at annual rate) 25 60 Total 40 Nondurable Goods ~~ 9 rivate Residentia — ; (non farm) 15 20 Durable Goods Ls»»*m*«..«»»»«j»! ****'W"***f •amamEffliU -I i 1 I ; 1 1 I I I I I I <-L-L 1962 1961 . I . Dollc 2.80 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 2.60 Average • 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 -1U - J L i - I . L . l 1961 Hours 48 Hourly Gross 0 • , • 1964 1963 I.J.J.I 1962 _L 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1963 1964 Billion Dollars 80 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING (short- a n d intermediate-term) 46 Earnings (left scale) \ 2.40 Average Hours Per Week* 2.20 42 (right scale) fHS~e^Si&* + ~*\+J++++mm****\< ^*v 2.00 40 ^Seasonally adjusted 1.80 1 • • ' • • ' • • • I I 1961 Ml.il 1962 -J I M I 1 I I l I I 1 l, 1963 1964 38 40 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 -i 1 1 I I I I <JLi-Ji-JUUL 1961 1962 X.I 1963 I I I I I .1 I I I 1964 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 !964 1965 ITEM Jan. II Jan. 4 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALES A11 commod It ies *I00.3 *93.3 *100.4 •101.2 95.4 4,479 3,184 1957-59-100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs 95.7 4,370 3,046 507 2,57! 2,404 321 447 2,646 2,484 thous.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE; 204 37,730 37,!53 21,449 Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... Member bank reserve ba 1 anees 3/ „ do. s .. 786 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities s.4/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil- $ o e csss Commercial and Industrial loans (gross).-. 67,844 38,083 141,305 29,018 38,793 17,880 do.... 4.57 **75.02 **79.25 Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand, & Poor's) 4/. s 1941-43=!0 i S Dec, 19 Dec. 26 100.7 93.0 100.6 101.7 103.8 6,619 4,623 311 1.707 !,583 100.8 93.6 100.7 101.7 (02.9 6,264 4,462 100.8 93.8 101.1 101.7 102.4 4,792 3,311 371 !,926 1,800 392 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 100.8 93.0 101. 1 101.8 102.1 22.4 162 169 281 37,306 36,706 2!,!69 463 39,743 39,632 21,385 39,834 40,175 21,846 39,852 40,409 21,993 388 409 552 39,525 40,111 22,237 444 65,239 38,043 !38,8I6 28,60! 37,818 17,889 4.57 76e00 80.31 68.194 40,371 148,993 27,24! 41,668 i9,948 66.161 40,431 149,448 27,340 41,668 20,010 68.022 40,652 150,956 27,679 42,038 20,008 4.58 83.55 88.20 4,58 84 S I5 88.94 4 S 58 84,30 89.12 1,560 18,869 207,381 7,661 2, 120 113.8 542 295 1,648 20,580 256,407 7,780 1,432 18,537 143,115 7,771 1,505 18,767 143,217 7,797 2,645 142.0 546 306 2,557 137.3 417 236 2,620 140.6 4.58 84.89 89.76 PRODUCTIONS 1.570 18,152 146,525 7,574 Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 2,037 109.3 445 245 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. ** Tuesday data. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 247,487 2,656 142.6 431 246 * Monthly index for Dec. 1963. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS Nov. Dec. Sept, Oct. Nov. 12,975 15,759 15,472 15,867 15,465 I6,7!5 16,394 16,559 14,098 17,123 5,720 4,021 2,357 1,909 5,104 267 493 218 105 431 1,699 466 685 431 5,260 3,760 2,153 1,734 1,070 270 471 197 10! 414 1,500 458 549 386 6,189 4,179 2,417 1,911 1,172 293 506 232 III 448 2,010 568 794 533 r6,092 r4,109 r2,323 r1,843 1,184 299 517 242 107 r469 r1,983 569 787 r504 r5,774 r4,025 r2,230 r1,779 1,188 312 520 239 102 r479 r1,749 r500 678 454 5,308 3,736 2,031 1,615 1,144 65,072 45,488 27,000 12,480 3,136 5,469 2,335 1,261 4,473 19,584 5,803 7,254 65,193 45,778 26,896 12,592 3,158 5,515 2,333 1,261 4,753 19,415 6,075 6,713 66,454 45,861 25,972 13,386 3,514 5,746 2,530 1,232 4,923 20,593 6,313 7,273 r65,686 r45,531 r25,582 13,453 3,655 5,767 2,556 r1,223 r4,969 I-20J55 r6,2l6 7,151 65,709 45,402 25,416 13,442 3,791 5,639 2,443 !,2!9 5,009 20,307 6,210 III II! 113 !S3 113 Dec. INDICATORS NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.); do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL.. • « c o • » m ! l . 3>.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Public utilities do.... do NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL doe... do.... do.... ...do.... do.... r65,335 r45,521 r25,679 13,406 3,540 . 5,776 2,621 1,226 r4,9l5 r!9,814 r6,330 6,667 324 482 2.07 98 438 1,572 472 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXs .1957-59=100.. r/ Revised. J/ Except farm and public utilities. 113 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1964 1963 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. 21,494 6,985 3,949 1,077 1,002 25,104 7,208 3,690 1,333 918 21,313 6,893 3,728 1,088 1,045 r22,605 r7,133 r3,858 rl,182 rl,M8 r2l,69l r6,823 r3,7l3 rl,l80 997 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 14,509 1,308 666 1,486 5,153 1,625 2,728 17,896 2,172 906 1,533 5,194 1,713 4,399 14,420 1,289 701 1,671 5,099 1,701 2,550 r15,472 rl,376 r724 rl,688 r5,528 r1,761 r2,80l r 14,868 rl,329 r696 r1,565 r5,OI7 r1,725 r3,00l do do.... do.... doe... do.... 20,558 6,734 3,79i 986 994 21,019 6,831 3,935 1,021 .952 22,254 7,541 4,53i 1,067 966 r2l,383 r6,496 r3,495 rl,088 r983 r2l,63i r6,704 3,685 1,108 984 13,824 1,186 677 1,506 4,973 1,638 2,355 14.188 1,250 694 1,528 4,991 1,681 2,474 14,713 1,285 r14,927 1,284 1,600 5,250 1,695 2,59! r14,887 rl,30l r739 r1,637 r5,229 r!,722 r2,664 do. s .. do...«. 30,606 29,254 28,500 29,383 29.672 30,082 r29,988 r29,267 30.737 29,348 do.... 6,411 8,239 6,186 r6,766 6,547 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 5,364 348 105 1,843 2,140 64 94 6,943 567 107 2,995 2,081 50 132 5,133 341 129 1,717 1,999 77 93 5,637 361 127 1,877 2,293 75 104 5,451 367 120 2,004 1,981 68 102 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... .....do.... 4,922 310 105 1,600 2,015 63 92 5,043 326 106 1,674 2,017 61 99 5,296 337 125 1,755 2,105 68 97 5,309 341 123 1,783 2,113 63 100 5,382 349 122 1,830 2,110 66 106 .thous.. do.... do.... do.,... do,... -..do.... 73,261 69,325 4,777 64,548 3,936 864 5.4 72,461 68,615 4,039 64,576 3,846 928 5.3 74,122 70,805 5,230 65,575 3,317 764 4.5 74,375 7i,!23 5,126 65,997 3,252 780 4.4 74,166 70,793 4,545 66,248 3,373 759 4.5 thous.. do.... do.... do.... 73,572 69,222 4,903 64,319 73,224 69,205 4,890 64,315 74,159 70,334 4,800 65,534 74,187 70,325 4,745 65,580 74,426 70,699 4,670 66,029 UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) do Long-term (15 weeks and over) do.... Percent of civilian labor force EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED thous.. Manufacturing do.... Mining do.... Contract construction. do.... Transportation and public utilities do.... Wholesale and retail trade do.... Finance, insurance, and real estate do..., Services and miscellaneous. do.... Government do.,. „ PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED. do.... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED .do Durable goods industries, unadjusted do.... Seasona I I y adjusted „ do.... Lumber and wood products do.... Furniture and fixtures .....o do.... Stone, clay, and glass products do.... 4,350 1,060 5.9 4,019 1,022 5.5 3,825 929 5.2 3,862 945 5.2 3,727 931 5.0 57,101 17,059 635 3,015 3,932 11,910 2,896 8,352 9,302 57,291 17,115 636 3,052 3,93i 11,950 2,904 8,366 9,337 58,458 17,449 634 3,080 4,005 12,229 2,960 8,592 9,509 r58,382 r17,171 638 r3,106 r3,996 r 12,278 r2,964 r8,633 9,596 r58,87l N7,5I2 r640 r3,167 r3,997 r12,307 r2,970 r8,630 r9,648 i 2,722 12,592 7,147 7,071 536 330 495 12,631 12,647 7,12! 7,115 522 328 480 13,280 12,956 7,490 7,377 555 344 519 rl2,9l5 r!2,66l r7,190 r7,089 543 r347 511 r 13, 142 r13,009 r7,470 r7,39! 534 345 r507 Oct. Nov. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL J/.., Durab le goods stores Automot t ve group ....... * c....... . Furniture and appliance group. Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores.. » Appare I group....... .,...*» Drug and proprietary stores „ Eating and drinking places..,,..... Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group.... ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 1 / Durable goods stores Automotive group „...„ Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods s t o r e s s z s s s s s s s AppareI group » „ Drug and propr I etary stores Eating and drinking places.,.. so Food group *».* Gasoline service stations Genera! merchandise group ESTIMATED INVENTORIES2 Unadjusted, tota I » „ Ad j usted, tota I . RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Apparel group Eating and drinking places Genera I merchand i se group Grocery stores Lumber yards, building materials dealers Tire, battery, accessory dealers . „ mil. $.. .. .do.... do.... do.... do.... ==ssss . s s .do.,. s Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total Appare I group Eating and drinking places Genera I merchand i se group Grocery stores Lumber yards, building materials dealers Tire, battery, accessory dealers do.... •••• do.... e,se,,.doe55< do.... do.... do..„. -iiA "711 1,606 5,258 1,752 2,718 EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED Agr I cu I tura I emp I oyment Nonagr i cu I tura I emp I oyment UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term (15 weeks and over) Percent of civilian labor force CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED EMPLOYED Agricultural employment Nonagr icu I tur a I emp I oyment rj Revised, &/ Preliminary. 16232 _ ] / D a t a f o r D e c . 1964 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 4 1963 1964 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Dec. 2./ Oct. EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, A N D EARNINGS—Continued PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING P A Y R O L L S — C o n t 0 Durable goods Industries, u n a d j u s t e d — C o n t ^ Pr Imary meta I I ndustr !es„. ...o.^..*........<>.•* .thous. Fabr 5 cated meta I products *..do»,, Mach! nery. ., a „ „ o o a o B . , 0 o * 0 * o o . .. o . » . « . . . . . . <. <> '.<>» 9 do„,. Electrical equipment and supplfes••...•..........do..• Transportation equIpment do,,. instruments and related products.................do... M \ see I! aneous manuf actur I ng i ndustr ies do.. s Nondurable goods industries, u n a d j u s t e d . „ „ a o „ . . . . 0 , d o a . . SeasonaI iy adjusted do,,. Food and kindred products,...„.........„....„..„.do... Text H e mill products......... 9 .................. do... Apparel and related products............... 0 .... 0 do... Paper and a M I ed products .....a................... d o B . . HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTUR1NG ESTABL!SHMENTSs Average weekly gross hours., mfg 0 Indus., unadj......hours. Seasona! !y adjusted..••.•••..•.•••..•••.....••.. .do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted...............do... Seasonal ly ad justed............... .-..e ..„»»... ..do.«.. Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted.„„...„.„...do... Seasona I 1 y adjusted....,,«.».E . < , „ . . c. *. .*.„.»» „ „ „.do... Avg..hourly gross earnings, mfg. 1ndustrIes.. a o ...dollars. Durable goods IndustrIes...........................do..• Nondurable goods Industries.................„ S B ....do.., LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, tota I,. e<s ..month !y rate per 100 employees. Seasona!S y adjusted do... New hires do... Separation rate, total................. .•••••........do 4 .. Seasona! I y adjusted 0 . „ , „ . <>..... o *... n „ «........«.„. do... Qu It .......•..•....••.•.....,•..•.. n................ do... Layoff ..••••••....••••..••.. ...r do... Seasonal ly adjusted,,............................,do„„. FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month,.,, „., m j i , $. Installment credit, total .........do... installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, totaI ••••.••....••...•.••.••.do... Repa i d, tota I do... s Seasonally adjusted: Extended, tota I ......•....•..•••.••.... do... Repaid, tota! .do... 933 908 1,065 1,043 S, 156 235 330 946 904 ,083 ,040 ,161 234 .307 8,027 961 !,I42 i,068 1,186 237 345 r1,013 r9l8 r 1, 132 1,075 r964 r234 1,146 491 5,510 5,532 1,135 794 1,135 490 40.5 40.5 41.2 41.2 39 a 6 39.7 rJ3\ r1,028 r945 r!,!29 r1,087 r1,206 r238 r348 1,037 946 1,148 1,089 1,217 237 326 5,790 5,579 1,272 813 1,196 50! r5,725 r5,572 r 1,224 811 rl,!89 r499 r5,672 5,618 r1,165 r8i3 rl,l96 499 5,599 5,620 1,125 807 1,180 494 40.9 40.7 41.6 4!„3 39.9 39.7 40.7 40.5 41.5 41.4 39,6 40.9 40.9 41.6 41.6 r39„8 r39.9 2.49 2.67 2.25 2.5 S 2.69 2.27 2.57 2.75 2.32 40.7 40.5 r4i.3 r4l.2 r40.0 r39.9 2.53 2o70 2.30 41.3 41.i 42.2 41.9 40.0 39.8 2.58 2.76 2.32 2,9 3.7 1.8 309 3.9 I.I 2.1 1.8 2.5 4.0 1.4 3.7 3,8 ,8 2.3 1.7 4.8 3.8 3.5 5* I 4.1 2.7 1.5 1.5 67,746 52,695 69,890 53,745 73,495 57,446 73,928 57,826 74,37! 58,085 4,98! 4,543 5,974 4,924 5,393 5,002 5,552 5, 172 5,323 5,064 4,979 4,596 5,272 4,812 5,617 5,104 5,507 5,097 5,456 5,155 2,104.5 2,028.5 1,944.6 2,155.4 2,092.3 2,049.4 2,138.9 2,084.5 2,271.2 5,575 5,52! i, ! 75 80! 39 „ 4 r4,0 r4.0 r2.8 r4,2 r3.9 r i .7 rl.8 ria7 2.56 r2.73 2,31 p3.0 p3.9 P 2.l p3.5 p3.5 pi. 2 pi.7 pi.5 FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL.... ....mil. $. Excl, Department of Defense shipments....... do... SeasonaI Iy adjusted................................do... £,/ Revised,, JD/ Preliminary, USCOMM-DC—16232 2,267.0 2,182.9 2,184.1 c./ Corrected. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE T O A V O I D UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE PAYMENT OF POSTAGE, $300 DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 2,286.5 c2,255. I 2,134.3 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT <9VEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS
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