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July 15, 1966 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDieATORS Billion Dollars 170 - Billion Dollars - TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 160 - 150 - 140 ^ « * ^ ^ — ^ * * 0 ~ ^ (average of Wednesday data) 130 i i i i i 1 i i i i i -J 1—1 1963 L_J 1 1 L ,J.,.| 1 —L_J—L-J—1—1—L«i, Jl L ,J, „ 1 1965 1966 1964 i i i i i J FMAMJJASOND Data: Federal Reserve Board Index, 1957-59 = 100 110 WHOLESALE PRICES BILLIONS O F DOLLARS SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) 25 Commodities other t h a n 105 Farm Products and Foods 20 Nondurable 15 I 100 10 V'Xk.A. 95 90 Goods niuki""^ ^*.l I.B«M«««»«M«M|*««»MT«*»""«**** »* " W 5 Products i i m l i i i i l l l i i i l l i i 1963 Durable , / Farm Goods i.L I 1964 I I I I l I I I I I I I I I I I I l-l I I I I I I l - l - l I I I I I I I I I I • I I I I I I i n i i l i i i n 1965 1963 1966 1964 1965 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce U.S. Dept. of Labor Dollars Hours 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS Billion Dollars 8.0 46 CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED A N D REPAID* 44 42 2.40 2.20 m^*®***^"* Average 2.00 •UA.1,1 w p # % * ^ ^ < %•*-•" 40 Hours Per ( r i g h t scale) Week* I ^Seasonally adjusted ' ' 1 »•'•'•' i I i i i i i I t i | i i 1 i i i i i I t i.i i i l ' l > I1,1,1 1963 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1965 1966 38 i i I I I I l i I M 1 I l i i i I i i I l I 1963 Data: Federal Reserve Board * 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 , this S u p p l e m e n t p r o v i d e s selected w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a subsequent t o those p u b l i s h e d i n t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY 1964 1965 1966 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1965 ITEM 19.66 July 10 July 3 June 18 June 25 July 2 July 9 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES 307 1,298 1,172 226 152 835 786 180 150 832 783 243 39,513 41,102 21,893 338 39,895 41,955 22,168 348 42,356 44,450 22,323 462 42,327 44,665 22,720 288 42,25 8 44,783 22,926 447 63,809 43,128 158,440 24,254 46,847 21,149 63,035 43,137 157,499 23,829 46,688 21,193 68,91! 43,007 167,585 20,586 54,889 23,371 65,55I 42,988 168,178 20,038 55,518 23,433 65,2i2 43,036 169,490 20,216 55,769 26,196 4.62 84.12 89.12 4.63 84.67 89.65 5,28 86.73 92.88 5.30 86.85 93.07 5.30 84.86 90.81 2,024 20,707 228,179 7,798 1,894 19,708 190,797 7,806 1,923 21,967 226,590 8,332 1,946 22,578 227,408 8,336 2,069 23,747 217,242 8,336 2,645 142.0 542 315 2,615 140.4 454 260 2,670 143.3 625 323 2,645 142.0 617 319 2,571 138.0 554 320 State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Reporting member banks (of F.R.SN/stem) in leading cities:^/ Demand deposits, adjusted rr.i!, $.. Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... ...•«.• IN.5 5,773 3,841 thous.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2>/....do.... 236 1,167 1,049 259 105.7 104.1 MO.9 104.9 III.5 6,102 4,032 M0.9 5,923 3,980 mil. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs 104.1 5,748 3,764 *I02.9 *I00.0 *!06.6 *!02.5 103.8 5,075 3,411 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. 105 9 105.7 110.7 104.9 112.6 188 294 183 42,634 45,659 23,!80 371 5.32 87.06 93.35 PRODUCTION: Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr.. FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL thous. cars.. ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 2,484 133.3 t'tftf * Monthly index for July 1965. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1965 ITEM May June Mar. Apr. May June COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES . ..1957-59-100.. By stage of processing: Crude materials for further processing do.... Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.do.... 102.1 102.8 105.4 105.5 rl05.6 105.7 98.3 101.9 103.2 100.6 102.2 103.9 106.9 103.9 106.4 r 106.3 104.3 106.3 r105.7 104.8 106.2 105.5 104.9 106.4 103.6 100.8 98.4 103.3 103.7 i02.0 100.3 106.! 105.3 105.3 106.8 III.5 105.7 t05.i 106.4 110.6 106.1 105.0 104.5 110.5 106.2 105.2 102.3 97.6 98.4 98.0 107,4 100.4 102.5 97.4 98.7 98.0 107.7 100,3 104.0 97.6 99.9 98.4 118.7 105.6 104.3 97.6 100.0 98.6 120.8 !0884 104.7 97.7 r100.4 98.9 r122.9 r109,6 104.9 97.7 101.5 98.9 103.7 105.7 101.9 100.0 92.9 !0i.6 108.1 103.8 105.9 102.0 100.0 93.1 101.9 107.6 105.0 108.0 102.1 101.8 94.3 S02o! 109.2 105.2 108.2 102.3 102.3 95.4 102.2 J09.4 r105.8 108.4 102.4 r102.7 95.4 102.2 109.4 105.9 108.7 102.4 103,0 95„4 102,2 109.8 $0,979 $0,973 $0,949 $0,948 r$0.947 By durability of product: do.... Commodities other than farm prod, and foods do.... Fuel and related products, and power.... Furniture, other household durables ...do.... .........do.... do.... do.... .........do.... do.... Tobacco products and bottled beverages., do..,. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY Wholesale prices.,,,. ! 957-59=:$ !.„00t. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE 104. 1 110.5 123.1 108.0 $0,946 NEW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: 4,902 4, 174 4,608 r_/ Revised. J./ Data for June 1965 and Mar. and June 1966 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 19012 2,962 3,686 3,578 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1965 1966 ITEM May June Mar. Apr. May CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—Continued CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: American Appraisal Co., The: Average, 30 cities At I anta New Yor k San Franc i sco St. Lou is Associated General Contractors (building only) 1913=100. do... do.. • do,. . do... 818 901 917 804 810 820 901 917 804 809 845 917 949 841 830 854 926 954 852 836 858 927 954 852 853 1957-59=100. E . H. Boeckh and Associates: Average, 2 0 cities: All types combined do... Apartments, hotels, off ice bui Idings dosee Commercial and factory buildinas doss. Res i dences do... E ng i neer i ng News-Record: Building , do... Construction do... Federal Home Loan Banks, outstanding advances to member institutions, end of period mil. $, New mortgage loans of aii savings and "loan associations, estimated total mil. $. By purpose of loans; Home construct ion do... Home purchase do... All other purposes do... 122 123 124 125 126 i 16. I 117.5 I 16,1 114.1 M7.2 M8.4 3 17.3 115.0 119.8 120.8 M9.8 118.0 120.3 121.4 120.3 118.7 121.2 122.3 121.1 119.4 M7.8 126.0 iiS.S 127.6 i22.0 131.4 123. i 132.4 123.7 133.4 5,227 5,586 5,687 6,516 6,704 2,022 2,399 1,998 r1,888 1,663 526 861 635 614 1,099 686 454 814 730 r430 r798 660 383 759 521 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL J./ Durable goods stores Autoraot i ve group Furniture and appliance group.. Lumber, building, hardware group mil. $. do... do... do... do... 23,820 8,144 5,006 1,044 1,090 23,825 8,362 5,094 1,106 1,143 24,712 8,606 5,430 I, 150 980 r25,477 r8,372 r5,138 r1,097 1,038 r24,847 r8,097 r4,807 rl,!29 1,093 Nondurable goods stores Appare I group Drug and proprietary stores... Eating and drinking places... Food group Gasoline service stations.... General merchandise group. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 15,676 1,256 751 1,831 5,496 1,844 2,809 15,463 1,208 746 1,865 5,477 1,895 2,746 16, 106 1,277 798 1,809 5,808 1,827 2,887 rl7,105 r1,456 r824 rl,90l r6,075 r1,898 r3,080 r16,750 r1,355 r825 r1,972 r5,747 r1,963 r3,035 do. do. do. do. do. 23,317 7,616 4,555 1,088 1,004 23,322 7,665 4,606 1,099 1,011 25,536 8,649 5,121 1,249 1,150 r24,949 r7,939 r4,580 rl,202 1,034 r24,555 r7,532 4,306 1,183 998 do. do. do. do. 15,701 1,299 755 1,769 15,657 1,278 760 1,769 16,887 1,377 816 1,935 rl7,0l0 r1,389 r843 r1,924 r17,023 1,421 837 1,916 do.. do.. .do.. 5,497 1,81! 2,940 5,534 1,824 2,894 5,917 1,907 3,225 r5,98l r 1,927 r3,194 5,930 1,936 3,213 dos, do.. 33,277 32,823 33,087 33,014 35,285 34,556 35,699 34,737 35,977 35,266 do... do... 5,960 6,044 5,898 6,037 6,214 6,610 6,661 6,574 6,291 6,536 thous. do... do... 75,741 72,407 67,278 78,003 73,716 68,094 75,060 72,023 68,244 75,906 73,105 68,900 76,706 73,764 69,472 do. do. 3,335 804 4,287 762 3,037 749 2,802 779 2,942 602 do. do. do. 75,306 71,816 66,947 75,652 72,085 67,434 76,341 73,435 69,072 76,666 73,799 69,317 76,268 73,231 69,155 3,490 715 3,567 779 2,906 588 2,867 603 3,037 536 4.6 3.3 4.4 14.0 4.7 3.2 4.8 14.0 3.8 2.6 3.6 11.7 3.7 2.4 3.6 12.0 4.0 2.4 4,0 13.4 . . ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , T O T A L ! / Durable goods stores Autoraot i ve group 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 INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, totaI ••-.••........ Adjusted, tota I RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED NonagricuIturaI employment UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term <S5~weeks and over) . CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED EMPLOYED....,, Nonagr icu SturaI emp loyment....«*«....,.. UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) do.... Long-term ( 15-weeks and o v e r ) . . . .....do..,. Rates (unemployed in ea. group as percent of that group): A H civilian workers Men, 2 0 years of age and over,,..,,, a Women, 2 0 years of age and over Both sexes, 14-19 years of age jr/ Revised. 19012 \J Data for June 1966 are advance estimates. * Index as of July 1, 1966: Building, 124.6; construction, 137.4. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued _ _ T======-J====.-^====-.-=-^ «_ : ^ 1966 S965 STEM 1 May EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION—Continued EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS CNONAGR!CULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS); TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, s o c e o o . e o e » e o s o c .. S8 ... „ a thous 0 . Manufactur ing D..o»oS5t.»t,. <> „ do* efflr, June j>/ 60,290 17,943 626 3, S95 4,034 62,918 18,780 632 3,462 4, 107 r62,935 18,860 r59i r3,370 r4,112 r63,060 r 18,939 r624 r3,275 r4,123 63,384 19,047 630 3,332 4, 128 12,532 1 3,032 8,843 9,955 12,580 3,041 8,857 !0,0I4 13,015 3, 100 9,251 10,571 r13,004 r3,101 r9,26S 10,636 r13,016 r3,105 r9,283 r10,695 13,060 3, 115 9,303 10,769 13,180 13,252 7,621 7,599 1,066 968 1,192 1, i 14 1,240 13,412 S3,340 7,750 7,662 1,085 984 1,206 1,136 1,244 13,828 14,003 8,098 8, 177 i,060 1,023 !,277 1,265 1,355 r!3,9!7 r14,054 r8,19! r8,2!4 r1,077 1,033 r!,285 r1,290 r1,357 r14,030 r14,105 r8,267 r8,247 r1,082 1,038 r1,296 r1,304 r 1,368 14,263 14, 187 8,386 8,294 1, 100 1,054 1,312 1,330 1,359 5,559 5,653 5,662 5,678 5,730 5,826 r5,726 r5,840 133.8 136.7 144,7 146.1 r148.4 151.2 dollars.. | 41.2 41.1 42.1 42.0 40.0 40.0 2.61 1 2.50 ! 2.79 2.66 1 2.35 2.26 4S.3 41.0 42.2 41.8 40.2 39.9 2.6! 2.50 2.79 2.67 2.35 2.26 41.4 41.5 42.2 42.3 40.2 40.4 2.68 2.56 2.86 2.72 2.41 2.31 41.2 41.5 42.2 42.4 r39.9 r40.4 2.70 2.58 2.88 2.74 2.43 2.33 41.5 4S.4 42.3 42.2 40.3 40.3 2.70 2.58 2.88 2.74 2.43 2.33 41.5 41.2 42.3 41.9 40.4 40.1 2.70 2.58 2.88 2.74 2.44 2.34 80,469 62,807 81,717 63,850 87,059 68,827 88,184 69,543 6,253 5,330 6,839 5,796 6,865 6,317 6,658 5,942 6,167 5,5!! 6,196 5,60! 6,673 6,024 1.293 i.293 M 1 M i ICQ o o o c © e a o o © <> o e e e © o a © o 0 © ©ftQ o © ® a o o » © e o » o o o » a c G o o G O s o e « Finance, insurance, and real estate,,,.,, . e ..do,.. c Services and mi see 1 ianeoijs00o«,00fl8<,oo.00,,0.00..00.0do. O<so Government, ,ei».ee»«e*080o0..eeooeo8.o<»0!,0fi00«,Be„,00 .do. „. „ PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED,............„ „.....................do.... Seasona1ly adjusted.............................edo.... Durable goods industries, unadjusted. oeo .. s . 30eD ...do... „ Seasonal iy adjusted.*..*..... oeo«.oo..............do.... Electrical equipment and supplies ci)<> .^. e ., 0 .. e ..do a .,, Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted.„........« .do. »ee, Aggregate weekly payroll index: Manufacturing (production workers), unadj.....1957-59=100.. HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS; Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj,.....hours.. hourly gross earnings, mfg. industries May Apr. 60,032 !7,835 627 3, 188 4,020 | Contract constructsona»«, 0 « e « » „ * o * » » B <,->•., 0 » a a »»«, c « o « . d o . „ „ 0 Avg. Mar. June | | 1 ! 1 1 ! r5,763 r5,858 . 5,877 5,893 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND 1NTERMEDIATE-TERM): ! 89,092 70,209 Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: 6,694 6,028 Seasonally adjusted: Repaid, tota \s issssssss ******„.*»«,.* !':!!!_ £,/ Revised, j ) / Preliminary. USCOMM-DC—19012 1 6,505 5,974 1.293 | ! 6,4 72 5,979 1.293 1.293 POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Goss Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT * *do*... BUSINESS
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