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July 21, 1967 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43=10 120 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Index, 1941-43=10 120 110 — 100 - 90 - 80 Monthly (avg. 70 i i i i i. 1 i i i i i i i i i 1964 i 1 i i i i i 1 ,! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1965 of daily close) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1966 1967 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Index, 1957-59=100 250 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) Index, 1957-59=100 I 250 - 200 150 - 100 - 200 - Monthly 50 . i i i i J- 1 i i i i i i i i i i I i i i i i i i i 1964 . i I i i i i i J 1 1 1966 1 1 I l 1 1 1 _JL A S O ND 1967 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Index, 1957-59=100 200 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Billion Dollars NEW CONSTRUCTION 80 h (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) (Seas, adj., at annual rates) — 180 60 ^ ^ 160 40 - 140 i 20 1 120 i i i i i I i i i i i u i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i J-J-.il 1 i i I l 1964 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1965 1966 M i i i 1 i i i M 1967 1964 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 gnnuqlly, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1966 1967 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1967 i966 ITEM July 16 July 9 June 24 July I July 8 July 15 *97.9 97.0 I 12.6 I 13.0 mil. $.. do.... 5,531 3,755 5,783 3,849 6,046 3,959 6,353 4, 072 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do.... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)...do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).number.. 283 983 930 183 246 1,017 963 304 178 l r 060 1,009 221 206 1,029 979 243 324 158 212 42,637 45,659 23,173 350 43,019 46,085 23,252 724 44,598 47,552 23,763 261 44,574 47,642 23,541 420 44,851 48,543 23,897 482 45,256 49,097 24,010 666 70,215 48,161 184,239 22,767 58,680 26,718 70,519 47,681 182,676 22,525 58,732 26,742 72,659 47,532 193,51 I 25,279 63,860 27,496 73,173 47,739 191,825 24,126 63,784 27,547 73.065 47,848 192,960 24,348 64,038 27,518 5.32 87.06 93.35 5.35 86.30 92.40 5.82 91.31 98.55 5.86 91.36 98.52 2,089 22,752 15 1,894 8,267 1,994 24,522 174,545 8,248 2,492 23,898 208,688 8,586 2.487 21,766 157,825 8,918 2,484 133.3 445 254 2,469 132.5 565 294 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 / 1957-59=100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FI NANCE: Currency in circulation 3_/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Member bank reserve ba lances 3_/. *., Excess reserves, estimated 3_/..... mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4 / Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $.. Savi ngs deposits do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total.. do.... U.S. Government obligations.... do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross) do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3_/.. .„ .percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's).... 1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks sse9do.... PRODUCT I ON: Bituminous coal 3/ thous. sh. tons,. Electric power, by utilities........... mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate ,3/ thous. bb I „. Steel, raw Index of production FREIGHT CARLOAD I NGS, TOTAL Mi see I laneous _f thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. ...do.... _[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3_/ Daily average. 98.6 5.77 92.20 99.56 1,908 24,404 21 I, 105 8,625 2,250 120.8 565 299 5,737 3,932 2, 173 I 16.6 506 298 4/ Wednesday data. 2, 143 I 15.0 406 237 5.86 92.40 99.67 164,904 2, 170 116.5 -^Wednesday price. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1967 ITEM May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)...1957-59=100. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTUR ING, TOTAL do..« Durab le manufactures . do... Pr imary metals „ do... Fabricated metal products . do... Machinery do... Apr. May June £ / 155.3 156.5 156.4 r156.2 155.5 155.2 157 .6 164 2 146 .5 162 .9 180 6 158.9 165.4 148.0 161.8 182.8 158. I 162.9 129.2 162.9 183.8 r158.0 r162.6 r129.0 r160.2 r181.7 r l 5 7 .2 r l 6 2 .3 r l 2 9 .0 r 16 1. 3 rl80 3 156.7 161.6 128 160 177 8 4 5 7 8 167.1 176.5 141.0 122.9 174.6 164 5 185.8 r134.9 120.2 166.5 M67.7 r185.2 r134.0 r120.8 M66.5 r l 6 8 .2 rl85 . 1 r133.2 117 .2 166 5 171 184 133 do... do... do... do... do... 149, 4 143 7 149 9 1 12 1 153. 0 150.7 144.0 152.0 I 14.2 154.1 r152.0 r136.2 r143.6 100.5 152.4 r!52.3 r135.0 r150.8 135 0 141.9 106.2 r151.9 152 2 do... .do... do.«,. ...do... do... ...do... 142. 1 191. 4 127. 4 184. 3 126. 1 117. 9 144. I 192. 7 127, 7 184. I 127, I 122. 7 146.8 r199.3 130. I r191.5 131.7 I 16.2 r147.9 M98.8 rl3l.9 rl47 6 198 1 128 4 186.9 r132.6 128.8 131 6 MINING , Coa I Crude oil and natural gas Meta I mining do... do... do... do. •120. 7 1 16.9 1 19.1 133. 6 122.0 120.7 I 19.3 134.2 r121.6 rl15. I r I 18.3 143.7 r122.8 M25.5 rl18.2 r149.6 rl20. 7 120. 1 1 18.2 133. 9 123.1 117 121 UTILITIES E lectric. do... do... 170.2 175. 5 171.7 177.2 180.6 186.7 179.5 185.2 r 181 0 181.5 Transportation equipment.. Instruments and related products Clay, glass, and stone products Lumber and products Furniture and fixtures.. Nondurab le manufactures Textile mill products..0 Appare I products. Leather and products.. Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Food and beverages Tobacco products r/ Revised. £ / Preliminary, Digitized for on FRASER iA do... do... do... .....do... do... 165 176 139 122 173 '166" 150.5 147 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1967 1966 ITEM May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX—Con. BY MARKET GROUP!NGS: Final products, total 1957-59=100. Consumer goods ....do... Automotive and home goods .....do... Automot i ve products do... Autos do... Auto parts and allied products. do... Apparel and staples do... Equipment, including defense do... Bus i ness equ i pment .. do... Mater i a I s Durable goods materials..... B Nondurab le materials NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS(Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.)! Unadjusted Seasonal ly adjusted o..... do... do... .do... number. do... June Apr. Mar. May 153.7 146.2 166.1 160.7 166.0 153.6 139.8 169.8 178.3 154.9 147.1 165.8 162.3 167.8 155.2 141.6 171.4 180.0 156.7 146.0 153.9 144.6 136.5 rl55.3 r143.3 179.6 184.4 r157.0 r146.6 r155. 1 r151.5 r149.6 r154. 1 143.9 r179.4 r183.8 156.3 r 146.1 M53.I r146.2 r149.9 141.3 157.1 157.7 156.5 158.0 159.3 158.0 155.8 r152.2 r159.4 r155.8 151.3 r160.4 155.1 r150.7 r159.6 17,036 16,644 17,500 16,577 19,036 16,244 16,511 16,760 18,700 17,627 6,579 4,497 2,367 1,734 1,533 557 537 2,082 7,044 4,789 2,534 1,848 1,621 612 573 2,255 r5,160 r3,33l r1,430 r1,030 1,357 473 512 r1,829 r5,703 r3,625 r1,638 rl,184 r1,419 r464 r557 r2,078 6,189 3,875 1,843 1,355 1,417 473 556 2,314 76.1 52.3 27.0 18.2 6.9 6.1 23.9 74.8 52.1 26.2 18.7 7.5 6.3 22.7 r73.0 r46.6 r20.9 rl8.2 r6. I r7.2 r24.6 r7l.5 r45.4 r2l.l rl7.3 r5.6 r6.9 r26.l 72.5 46. 1 21.8 16.9 5.7 6.6 26.4 120 121 123 123 124 126 127 129 129 130 64,797 43,940 441 41,480 13,092 66,520 44,656 292 42, 169 12,993 67,385 46,507 42 44,908 12,61 I 69 015 47 267 54 45 460 12 604 68,862 47,799 415 46,066 12,608 64,797 19,673 66,520 20,083 18,567 38,258 67,385 20,561 19,148 39,013 69 015 21 353 39 070 68,862 20,844 19,634 39,499 34.6 34.0 32.3 32.3 31.9 322.36 317.93 269.12 15.58 48.80 4.43 319.91 315.43 264.31 15.50 51. 12 4.48 330.95 327.01 274.95 18.51 52.06 3.94 327.80 323.88 272.23 18.65 51.65 3.93 330.89 326.99 271.82 19.33 55.17 3.89 .47 .46 r178.3 M8I.7 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $. Pr i vate, tot a I do... Res i dent i a I (nonf arm) do... New housing units....... do... Nonresidential buildings, total ±/ . do... Industrial do... Commerc i a I do... Pub I i c, tota I do... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $. Private, total do... Res i dent i a I (nonf arm) do... Nonresidential buildings, tota I J_/ do... I ndustr i a I do... Commercia I do... Pub I i c, tota I do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOS ITE 1957-59= 100. Associated General Contractors (bldg. only) do... FI NANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total..... Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Discounts and advances... U.S. Government securities Gold certificate reserves mil. $. do... do... do... ..do... Liabi I ities, total do..,. Depos i ts, tota I do.... Membei—bank reserve balances do.... Federal reserve notes in circulation do.... Ratio of gold certificate reserves to FR note liabilities percent.. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Public debt and guaranteed obligations: Gross debt (direct), end of month, total bil. $.. Interest bearing, total do.... Pub I ic issues do.... Held by U.S. Government investment accts do.... Special issues do.... Noninterest bear ing do.... Guaranteed obligations not owned by U.S. Treasury, end of month do.... GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S. end of month do. SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Prices (Stand. & Poor's Corporation): Industrial, utility, and railroad (AAA issues): Composite $ per $100 bond.. Domestic municipal (15 bonds) do.... Yields: Domestic corporate (Moody's) percent.. By ratings: Aaa eaodoeeee Aa do.... A do.... Baa..... do.... By groups: I ndustr I a I do.... Pub I ic uti I ity do.... Rai I road do.... 18, 119 37,880 .51 .51 13, 107 13,109 13,109 87.0 103.2 85.6 105.8 85.4 104.9 83.4 101.I 5.28 5.43 5.42 5.56 5.13 5.23 5.49 5.85 5.11 5.26 5.46 5.83 13,532 13,433 87.6 104.5 5.18 r,/ Revised. £./ Preliminary. J_/ Excludes farm and public utilities. 9016 .98 .10 ,17 .48 .12 .23 ,20 .51 19,410 5.25 5.32 5.26 5.37 5.37 5.51 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1966 1967 ITEM May June Mar. Apr. May June FINANCE—Con. STOCKS: Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody's)? Dividends per share, annual rate, composite*.....do!lars, Industrials..............# ..........,. ......,.....do... Pub lie uti lities,.,^..,.,.,,,,,,, „ a . 8 0 8 e 0 B 8 . . .do... RaiIroads.. N. Y. banks .......... Fire insurance companies......... Price per share, end of mo., compos Industr i a l s , , t „ 0 „ , 0 8 0 , , . , „ , „ 8 o a 8 . Pub lie uti I ities.. ......... .. .... Rai[roads.. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. Yields, composite.......... percent, I ndustr ials.............. ...do... Public utiIities 0 8 ....... ...do... Rai Iroads................ ...do... N e Y 0 banks.............. ...do... Fire insurance companies. ...do... Dividend yields, pref. stocks 10 high grade (Standard & Poor's Corporat ion)...... .. •.. . •. •. •.....•«•.percent, PRICES? Standard & Poor's Corporations Industrial, public utility, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks) 1941-43=10 Industrial, total (425 stocks)................do.. Capital goods (122 stocks) do., Consumer goods (181 stocks).................do.. Public utility (55 stocks).... .........do... Railroad (20 s t o c k s ) , . a 9 , 8 e e S 8 9 0 ( .....do... Banks? N. Y. City (10 stocks). .do... Outside N. Y. City (16 stocks) .......do... Fire and Casualty insurance (20 stocks)...........do... 8.24 9. 18 4.09 8.26 9. 18 4. 10 8.32 9. 17 4,27 4.35 4.94 6.65 236.0! 274.18 102.45 93.56 4.39 5.14 6.65 230.25 267.22 99.95 92.58 4.63 5.28 7.81 242.02 278.90 106.81 93.52 3.49 3.35 3.99 4.65 3.95 2.97 59 44 10 74 18 05 3.44 3.29 4.00 4.95 3.84 3.28 4.83 4.93 86.78 92.85 88.78 8.33 9.18 4.27 8. 19 8.95 4.32 8.20 8.95 4.38 4.63 5.28 7.81 238,37 277.83 102.58 94.89 242.22 282.15 100.73 97.92 3.31 3. 13 3.92 4.95 3.83 3.31 3.44 3.22 4.21 4.88 3.96 3.51 3.39 3.17 4.35 4.73 3.98 3.43 5.04 5.03 5.17 5.30 75. 12 86.06 92.14 87.34 73.75 89.42 95.86 90.08 75. 10 90.96 97.54 92.37 77.53 92.59 99.59 95.10 79. 13 91.43 98.61 96.34 78.94 68.49 47.00 67.51 46.35 70.03 46.78 71.70 45.80 70.70 47.00 67.39 48.19 32.32 61.22 63.33 32.39 61.32 61.64 35.32 66.00 65.86 36.01 66.56 64.86 35.43 65.81 62.60 35.35 63.97 61.34 18,370 17,460 18,996 19,337 18,040 18,485 rl9,185 r17,458 19,128 18,860 1,713 1,653 2,056 r1,804 1,817 4,432 2,763 3,885 1,682 3,069 r4,023 r2,796 r3,890 r1,495 r2.959 4,220 3,310 4,313 1,602 3,074 505 93 425 r66 453 71 31,943 33,462 32,814 4.63 5.28 7.81 251.52 293.28 108.90 93.60 4.63 5.29 7.81 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS Glass containers: Production thous. gross. Shipments, domestic, total do... General-use food: Narrow-neck food . do... Wide-mouth food (incl. packers' tumblers, jelly glasses, and fruit jars) do... Beverage. . do... Beer bott I es do... Liquor and wine......... . do... Medicinal and toilet „ do... Chemical, household, and industrial do... Dairy products do... Stocks, end of month.... ..do... 151 561 549 539 350 516 32,814 ,580 ,350 , 197 ,540 ,415 510 92 ,892 rV Revised. USC0MM-DC--9016 POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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