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July 7, 1967 BUSINESS 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 Index, 1941-43=10 120 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 110 — 110 -i - 100 90 ^ - N - ^ - 80 80 Weekly Monthly (avg. 70 —i—i—i—i—I 1 i i—i \ n— 1964 i. i i i i I i i.J J™,.J_ 1 1 1 J 1965 1 I 1 I 1~J 1 of daily close) (Wednesday close) _J_J_JLJL™J—1—L_L_JL~L 1966 _L-J I I I I I I L_i_ J F M A M J J A S O N D 1967 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 90 45 h (seasonally adjusted) Index, 1957-59=100 140 CONSUMER PRICES 80 Billion Dollars 50 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 130 All Services Shipments (left scale) 70 40 h 120 Inventories -^ (right scale) «— - -** """ — « — • *"•* """" " " " 35 60 All Items ^Book value, end of month 30 i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i 1964 1965 I I l I l I I l l i i I i i i i 1966 Food 50 100 I M I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1964 1967 il I I I l I 1966 1965 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor U.S. Dept. of Commerce Index, 1957-59=100 Index, 1910-14 = 100 375 PRICES RECEIVED A N D 350 ~ PAID BY FARMERS WHOLESALE PRICES — 325 300 - Prices Paid (incl. inter est, taxes, a n d wc g e rates) 275 Prices Recehfed v f 250 225 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1965 1966 1967 i . . . . 1 . . i i i v 1 1 I I I 1 1 1 I I 1 .1 11 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 M l 1 ' 1964 1965 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture # Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually/this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1966 1 1967 70 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1967 1966 STEM June 25 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ June 10 Ml.5 !00,3 98.8 98.6 6,194 4, 137 6,367 4,283 188 1,092 1,038 242 177 1,077 1,023 238 221 42,251 44,783 22,936 459 44,438 47,478 23,183 343 44,600 47,118 23,215 367 44,598 47,552 23,763 261 71,908 47,396 189,288 25,201 61,478 27,332 74,224 47,429 191,244 25,411 62,383 27 422 72,659 47,532 193,512 25,279 63,860 27,496 6,271 4, 122 150 831 783 243 42,327 44,665 22,719 282 Stale programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)...do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).number.. 98.3 178 5,931 3,925 thous.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs July 1 6,062 3,995 mil. $.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES June 24 June 17 188 835 787 294 1 1 1.5 •.,,...1957-59=100.. July 2 F1 NANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...do.... 44,574 47,642 23,562 445 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 47 Loans and investments (adjusted), total 71,801 48,433 181,930 22,291 58,109 26,659 do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... 5.30 86.85 93.07 5,30 84.86 90.81 5.70 90.91 97.90 5.73 92.40 99.74 5.77 92.20 99.56 5.82 91.31 98.55 1,955 22,578 227,408 8,336 1.786 23.747 217,328 8,336 1,914 22,928 208,525 8,542 1,910 24.523 205,993 8,475 1.916 24.404 210,586 8,625 206,600 2,645 142.0 616 319 2,571 138.0 554 320 2,281 122.4 577 303 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10.. PRODUCTION: Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr.. Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY _3/ Daily average. 2, 173 1 16.6 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1967 1966 ITEM Apr. May 2, 121 46,033 23,946 928 3,732 2, 187 r45,256 r23,342 r959 r3,68l r2, 1 16 44,959 23,489 991 3,621 2,174 3,626 3,419 6,086 806 3,752 3,500 6.505 851 r3,733 r3, 177 r6,40l r829 3,657 3, 181 6,415 790 20,713 7,245 427 1,662 21,746 7,490 398 1,725 22,087 7,571 408 1,752 r2l,9l4 r7,466 r425 r 1,743 21,470 7,539 397 1,758 1,784 3,365 1,685 1,094 1,891 3,342 1,745 1,086 1,928 3,457 1,739 r1,839 r3,648 r1,759 rl,133 1,842 3,509 1,747 1,124 Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS 2,250 120.8 565 299 2,210 i 18.6 571 301 May Feb. 44,918 23,869 1,028 4,074 2,187 44,287 23,574 1,020 3,996 2,206 44,808 23,062 864 3,748 3,506 3,218 6,496 794 3,440 21,049 7,177 398 1,685 Mar. INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS'SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do do do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 1,770 3,498 1,722 1, 124 1, 138 3, 168 6,578 862 do.... 43,540 44,071 43,932 44,866 r43,943 44,762 do.... do do do.... 22,708 995 3,803 2, 148 22,915 932 3,798 2, 129 22,622 !,0!3 3,618 2,214 23,137 1,020 3,517 2,272 r22,269 927 r3,439 r2,080 22,859 907 3,441 2,098 do.... do.... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: 3,226 3,284 5,939 800 3,254 3,313 6, 176 801 3,485 3,336 5,686 805 3,489 3,435 6,061 845 r3,453 r3,222 r5,9l2 r836 3,465 3,295 6,347 873 do £./ Revised. \_l Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for9001 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1966 1967 ITEM Apr. May mil. $. do... do... do... 20,832 7,255 411 1,670 21,156 7,340 416 1,723 21,310 7,370 420 1,674 2 1,729 7,562 428 1,726 r2l ,674 r7 ,549 -438 rl ,726 Paper and allied products do... Chemicals and a I I ied products do... Petroleum and coal products do... Rubber and p I ast i cs products do... INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurab !e goods industries, total do... Book value (seasonally adjusted), total do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total _ ] / do... Stone, clay, and glass products do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products --«-„-.„_-_,,,.,.do„ , Mach i nery, except e lectr ica!... e . sss _ _ do. s s E lectr ical machinery do... Transportation equipment do... Instruments and related products do... 1,740 3,260 1,756 1,079 1,790 3,214 1,734 1,082 1,856 3,325 1,722 1,075 1,878 3,378 1,789 I, 106 rl ,808 r3 ,388 rl ,792 rl ,087 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By industry g r o u p — C o n . Nondurable goods industries, total _[/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Nondurable goods industries, total _[/ do... Food and kindred products do... Tobacco products do... Textile mill products do... Paper and allied products do Chemicals and allied products do... Petro I sum and coa ! products do... Rubber and plastics products do... NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J_/ do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical do... E lectr ical machinery do... Transportati on equipment do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... Industries with unfilled orders do... Industries without unfilled orders do... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ±/ do... Primary metals do... Fabr icated meta I products do... Machinery, except electrical do... E lectr ical machinery do... Transportation equipment do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do... Apr. Feb. 70,755 44.219 26,536 70,346 7 1,668 44.910 26,758 71,103 79,817 51.274 28,543 79,394 80,162 5 1.580 28,582 79,708 r80 ,817 r52 .107 r28 ,710 r80 330 43,779 1,662 6,594 4,754 8,658 6^408 9,481 1,883 44,275 1,688 6,700 4,758 8,756 6,552 9,483 1,932 51,079 1,787 7, 174 5,295 10, ||7 7,857 I 1,92 I 2,222 51,216 1,794 7,213 5,273 10, 15? 7,825 12,004 2,25! r5l 593 rl ,819 7 338 r5 269 r!0 !73 r7 783 rl2 164 r2 290 26,567 6,480 2,395 3 , 173 1,997 4,504 1,802 1,299 46,401 25,238 2 1 , 163 45,064 26,828 6,515 2,394 3 , 156 2.028 4,632 1,795 1,309 44,748 23,969 20,779 45,321 28,315 6,594 2,376 3,349 2,272 5, 175 1,925 1,427 44,802 23, I 17 2 1,685 43,527 28,492 6,669 2,389 3,356 2,286 5,203 1,915 1,446 45,214 23,204 22,010 43,700 r28 737 r6 756 r2 383 r3 372 r2 300 r5 290 1 950 rl 453 r45 091 r23 157 r2l, 934 r43,849 24,197 3,905 2,206 3,538 3,612 6,561 20,867 5,650 15,217 72,822 69,018 3,804 72,049 24,276 4,305 2,237 3,553 3,466 6,488 21,045 5,692 15,353 73,279 69,410 3,869 73,297 22,329 3,427 2,224 3,266 3,362 5,799 21,198 5,750 15,448 78,777 75,536 3,241 78,455 22,065 3,013 2,247 3,351 3,273 5,911 21,635 5,824 15,81 I 77,959 74,795 3, 164 77,290 r22 226 r3 236 r2 136 r3 429 r3 196 r6 140 r2l 623 r5 840 r 15. 783 r77 794 r74, 609 r3 185 r77, 194 68,250 6,536 5,740 11,169 10,909 28,333 3,799 69,609 7,042 5,847 11,468 I 1,061 28,646 3,688 75,131 6,274 6, 144 12,497 12,394 32,158 3,324 74,060 5,771 6, I 19 12,359 12,232 32,009 3,230 r74, 016 r5, 569 r6, 176 rl2, 335 rl2, 206 r32, 237 r3, 178 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted indexes: A! I items Special group indexes: All items less shelter All items less food Commod i t i es Nondurab les Durab les New cars Used cars I 12.5 112.6 ! 14.8 I 15.0 115.3 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... I 12.4 I 12.2 108.8 I I 1.4 102.3 97.4 117.4 I 12.4 I 12.5 108.8 I I 1.3 102.5 97.0 117.5 I 14.3 115.2 109.9 112.7 102.8 97.3 I 14.0 I 14.6 I 15.4 I 10.0 112.9 102.9 97.2 115.9 I 14.8 I 15.9 I 10.2 113.0 103.4 97.0 118.8 Commodities less food Ser v i ces Services less rent Food Meats, poultry, and fish Da iry products Fruits and vegetables do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 106.0 121.I 123.6 114.0 115.6 108.9 I 19.8 106 121 !24 113 113 109 119 107.6 125.9 129.2 I 14.2 I 10.7 I 16. I I 14.2 107.8 126.3 129.5 I 14.2 I 10.0 115.7 I 15.2 108.4 126.6 130.0 113.7 109.0 115.7 I 14.2 Housing She I ter Rent Homeownersh ip do... do... do... do... I 10.3 113.0 110. I 114.3 110.7 113.5 110.2 I 15.0 113.3 I 16.8 I 11.7 I 18.9 113.3 116.6 I 11.8 I 18.6 I 13.6 I 16.9 III.9 119.0 r/ Revised. J./ Includes 9001 1957-59=100. data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Confinu«d i 966 1967 ITFM Apr, COMMODiTY PRICES 0 t t .» 6 .. 0 o.oo 6 o U o Apr, Feb. May Con 0 CONSUMER PR ICE 8 N D E X — U N A D J. '--Con „ Housing—Con. Fus ! and ut 1 Ii t i es„„., , „ „ . , 0 „ , p i l . J Q57~f>9= ! 00,. F u e i o i l a n d c o a i „, „ „«, 0 . . . . o.««->...»,».. > » . . 3do.,.. • > Gas and e iectrIc S ty„ 0 0 .. 0 .»•>...« «.<.<>.BS.c..«..do.,. Househoid furnishings and operation.o...„ B .....do.,. Appare ! and upkeep 0 ..0 v • o . . ...... 0 . .. •.».»... .«<>..do.., Transportat i on....,«„ 0 ............................do... Pr I vate . . . . . . B O . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . c o . . . . . . . . . . . do... Pub lie do,.. Hea Ith and recreat ion 0 . .............„„..o, 8 .«.«>.».do. •. Med i ca I care. , . . . „ • . . „ 0 co...................a».. .do. „ u Persona I care.... O .........o e ,.o<>o.......o a ....do,.. Read i ng and recreat i on 0 0 B „ , . . . . =,. „ « . » . « . . ° . . « , .. d o , „ c Seasonally adjusted indexes? FOOd .or4Coo..oo May 0 o e * u ..o.o =0 , c o o o . o o » d O „ c . AppareI and upkeep.......•••...••......•..•o.......do. .. Transportat i on. „ 0a „. „., „ . a .u.. 0 „ 0..,. . , » 0 . 0 , , , . . ..... do.. . I0R 3 108. 5 108 ~ 104. 4 108, 7 i 12 0 I 10 5 122, I I 18 i 125 8 I II 6 ! 16 8 I08..7 100.0 108.2 104,6 109.3 I 12.0 I 10.5 122. i ! 18,4 !26.3 I 12,0 I 16,8 ;08 7 i 11 3 i08 107 0 9 1 1 i 113 8 ! M 8 130 0 !2I 8 133 6 1 14 1 . ,6 ! 18 ! OB ! I 1,1 3.3 107.. 3 i 12.6 . I 14.2 . 112.2 130.5 122.2 134.6 I 14.4 ! 18.9 108,8 ! I 1.0 108.4 107.7 I 13.0 I 15.1 i 13.2 130.6 122.6 135. ! I 14.9 1 19,4 108.7 i 10.8 108.3 107.9 113.8 I 15.5 113.6 !30.9 122.8 135.7 i 15.0 119.6 1 14 3 ! 14.0 109.4 I 12.0 .0 1 14 .3 1 12 ,3 ! 14 I 14.3 ! 12.9 ! 14.5 113,9 i 13.1 1 15.3 I 14.5 1 13.7 ! 15.6 May June 108 8 1 12 3 1966 1967 May PRICES RECEiVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS 3 .. 1910-!4=100, Crops0. do.., L1vestock and products............................... do.,, Dairy products.... do.., Meat an i ma 1 s do.., Poultry and e g g s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do.., PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services. do.., Family living items................................do... Production items...................................do.„, Ail commod,., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.. PAR I T Y RAT i 0 do.. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES.. ....... .............. 1957-59=100, Farm products,......................................do.., Foods and feeds, processed.........................do.., Industrial commodities .do.., Chemicals and allied products ..do.. Fue is and related products, and power.. do.., Furniture and household durables ....do.., 0 Hides, skins, and leather products....... do.., Lumber and wood products....... e .................do.. Machinery and equipment ..do.., Metals and metal products do.. Nonmetallic mineral products... do.. Pulp, paper, and allied products.................do., Rubber and products do.. Textile products and appare I.....................do.. Mi see I laneous products. do.. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices. .. i 957-59=$ S .00 Consumer pr ices.... .do.. June 263 239 284 266 36! 150 264 240 204 268 360 148 250 224 272 300 323 144 245 223 264 291 319 130 252 221 283 351 126 255 227 279 288 353 123 296 314 283 333 79 296 314 283 333 79 301 318 289 340 74 30! 318 288 341 72 302 320 289 342 74 303 32! 290 343 74 105.6 104. 105.7 104.2 i 12.0 104.9 105.3 97.6 1 10.0 106.0 i06.9 105.7 99.6 I 10.6 106.0 98.5 103.7 100.6 I 17.0 103.6 I 1 1.5 i09.4 103.8 103.6 95.9 101.8 107.7 $0,946 .886 $0,946 .870 $0,950 .867 I I I. 104. 97. 100. 98. i22.8 109.6 107.8 108.4 102.4 102.7 95 „ 4 102.2 106.8 $0,947 97.6 101.5 98.9 122.9 107.7 108. I 108. 102. 103, 95, 102. Ma Apr. 279 103.3 100.6 ! 16.0 104.1 I I 1.6 109.1 103.9 103.9 95.9 101.8 108.0 105.8 r100.7 I 10.7 106.0 98.8 104.4 100.8 1 15.4 104.2 I 1 1.5 108.9 103.8 103.9 I pl06.3 p102.4 pi 12.5 pl06.0 .... ... .... ... 95.8 101.6 108.0 $0,945 .865 $0,941 r./ Revised. 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