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July 8, 1966 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=10 110 - Index, 1941-43=10 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 110 100 ^•y 90 - 80 Monthly 70 (avg. —1—1—1—I—L 1 1 J—1 1—1— 1 l I 1 1 1 1 1963 IJUJ—1— 1 . » 1 1964 of daily 1 1 1 1 I • 1 1965 close) 1 1 1 « 1 1 1966 Weekly ~~ (Wednesday close) I i I \ I I I I I I L_ J F M A M ' J J A S O N D 70 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Index, 1957-59 = 100 250 Index, 1957-59 = 100 250 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) 200 200 150 V 8 **** 100 Monthly 50 i i i i i i i i .i .i i i i i t i 1. i . i. i. . . i. i i i. i . . . 1 i 1964 1963 i. i i. i. ,l-LlJ,LJ,d^U^-L.L.. 1965 J F M A M ' J J A S O N D 1966 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion Dollars 45 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES _ 40 90 J * / 80 (seasonally a d usted) Shipments (left scale) Index, 1910-14=100 350 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 325 300 70 35 Inventories* (right scale) Prices Paid (inch interest, taxes, and wage rates) 275 /%» Prices Received 30 250 * .W******* * B o o k value, end of month ?5 i i i i i 1 i i i i i ..I 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 M 1 1H ' ' ' • ' ' • 1963 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1965 50 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 M 1966 'N-„' 1 *wN- 225 I I I I I M I I I 1963 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture # Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected 1964 1965 I I I I I I I I I I I 1966 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1965 i966 ITEM June 26 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A11 commodities............... Farm products.............. Foods, processed•••••••• AI I ot her 22 commodities 2/ • ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES.. Nondurable goods stores.... July 3 June iI June 18 June 25 July 2 1957-59=100., .do, •., •••• .do.• •, do..., ..do.... mil. $., ...do..., *I02.8 *I00.3 *I06.I *I02.5 104.1 5,462 3,515 104.1 5,748 3,764 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.. FINANCE: Currency in circu lation 3/ ....mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total J3/.,..do.... Member bank reserve balances j5/ do.... Excess reserves, est imated 3/ do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $.. Savings deposits... do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U.S. Government obligations do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross) do.... 199 1,163 1,046 261 236 1,167 1,049 259 149 850 799 271 152 837 786 180 243 294 39,528 41,455 22,057 415 39,513 41,102 21,893 338 42,226 44,230 22,216 226 42,356 44,450 22,323 462 42,327 44,665 22,720 288 42,251 44,783 22,906 421 62,959 42,779 155,979 23,533 46,320 21,071 63,807 43,127 158,438 24,254 46,839 21,149 64,964 43,057 165,187 20,254 53,647 23,280 68,911 43,007 167,585 20,586 54,889 23,371 65,551 42,988 168,177 20,038 55,511 23,433 4.61 84.67 89.80 4.62 84.12 89.12 5.26 84.93 90.85 5.28 86.73 92.88 5.30 86.85 93.07 1,827 20,452 239,400 7,784 2,048 20,707 228,179 7,798 1,903 21,863 228,875 8,325 1,923 21,967 226,590 8,332 1,941 22,578 227,334 8,336 2,685 144.1 610 318 2,645 142.0 547 318 2,660 142.8 621 323 2,670 143.3 625 323 2,645 142.0 617 319 Bond yieids, domestic corporate (Moody*s) 3/......percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4./..1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/....,... thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities... ....rail, kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) ...number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate^/.... thous. bbl.. Steel Index of production FREIGHT CARLOAD I NGS, TOTAL M i see 11 aneous ....thous. sh. tons.. .1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. do.... 110.9 5,923 3,980 I 11.2 5,854 3,943 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. MONTHLY 105.8 104.6 III.I 104.9 III.5 5,773 3,841 105.7 104.1 110.9 104.9 III.5 150 5.30 84.86 90.81 2,571 138.0 * Monthly index for June 1965. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1965 1966 ITEM Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total J./ Stone, clay, and glass products Pr imary meta Is Fabricated metal products Mach i nery, except e I ectr i ca I... EI ectr i ca I mach i nery Transportat i on equ i pment Instruments and related products mil, $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... May Feb. Mar. Apr. 45,218 23,996 r44,9!8 r23,869 r1,028 r4,074 r2,187 44,254 23,619 1,019 3,984 2,204 r3,506 r3,2l8 r6,496 r794 3,441 3,189 6,454 794 20,635 7,218 427 1,655 1,783 3,356 1,693 1,080 41,282 21,968 967 4,074 2,085 40,074 21, 157 1,010 3,613 2,025 43,570 22,878 885 976 3,773 2,110 3,955 2,203 3,228 2,718 5,866 696 3, 164 2,646 5,755 3,312 3,193 6,485 3,526 3,332 6,655 679 742 809 Nondurab le goods industries, total jy Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products do.... do.... do.... ....do.... 19,314 6,594 427 1,574 18,917 6,575 20,692 7,234 21,222 7,259 374 410 430 1,553 1,672 1,754 r21,049 -r7,l77 r398 r1,685 Paper and allied products..... Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products.... do.... do.... ...do.... do.... 1,617 3,221 1,553 1,007 1,566 3,180 1,584 1,743 3,145 1,668 1,061 1,810 3,404 1,597 1,113 r1,770 r3,498 r1,722 r 1,124 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/ Stone, clay, and glass products Pr i mar y meta Is..... Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical.... E I ectr i ca I mach i nery Transportat i on equ i pment Instruments and related products do.... do.... do.... ...do.... do.... .....do.... do.... do.... do.... 40,044 39,814 42,702 44,121 r43,540 44,030 20,915 935 3,796 2,048 20,513 3,435 1,955 22,433 1,042 3,643 2,202 23,238 1,078 3,726 2,288 r22,708 r995 r3,803 r2,148 22,961 931 3,788 2, 127 2,984 2,757 5,408 701 2,993 2,748 5,519 3,179 3,120 6,049 3,285 3,266 6,243 688 740 803 r3,226 r3,284 r5,939 r800 3,255 3,322 6,214 804 r/.Revised. J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 19004 998 May 923 i MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1966 1965 ITEM Apr. May Feb. Mar. Apr. May 19,129 6,667 440 1,564 1,591 3,009 1,583 967 19,301 6,661 364 1,610 1,572 3,030 1,631 988 20,269 7,114 433 1,624 1,710 3,127 1,638 1,051 20,883 7,257 450 1,729 1,763 3,326 1,640 1,081 r20,832 r7,255 r4ll r1,670 r1,740 r3,260 r1,756 r1,079 21,069 7,313 416 1,715 1,789 3,204 1,743 1,069 64,366 39,633 24,733 63,999 64,769 40,033 24,736 64,269 69,441 43,070 26,371 69,040 70,049 43,594 26,455 69,648 r70,755 r44,2l9 r26,536 r70,346 7l',599 44,894 26,705 71,032 39,233 1,606 5,900 4,517 7,726 5,628 8,095 1,653 39,475 1,620 5,996 4,544 7,763 5,662 8,104 1,676 42,884 1,643 6,486 4,829 8,575 6,210 9,047 1,822 43,273 1,652 6,553 4,779 8,610 6,334 9,186 1,851 r43,779 rl,662 r6,594 r4,754 r8,658 r6,408 r9,48l r 1,883 44,256 1,695 6,7i9 4,761 8,758 6,501 9,483 1,933 24,766 6,182 2,307 2,828 1,865 4,106 1,792 1,222 41,842 22,435 19,407 41,120 24,794 6, 100 2,328 2,826 1,885 4,174 1,775 1,221 40,162 21,166 18,996 40,181 26,156 6,230 2,338 3,169 1,981 4,460 1,816 1,293 45,434 24;578 20,856 44,129 26,375 6,357 2,394 3,174 1,985 4,460 1,809 1,295 47,398 26,099 21,299 45,833 r26,567 r6,480 r2,395 r3,173 1,997 r4,504 r1,802 r 1,299 r46,40l r25,238 r2l,l63 r45,064 26,776 6,515 2,394 3 , !53 2,028 4,620 1,798 1,305 44,584 23,879 20,705 45,152 22,043 3,456 2,098 3,107 2,929 6,453 19,077 5,130 13,947 20,992 3,286 2,027 3,108 2,801 5,878 19,189 5,157 14,032 23,741 3,994 2,247 3,317 3,332 6,574 20,388 5,604 14,784 24,888 4,057 2,411 3,529 3,489 6,873 20,945 5,745 15,200 r24,197 r3,905 r2,206 r3,538 r3,6l2 r6,56l r20,867 r5,650 r!5,2!7 24,189 4,263 2,237 3,542 3,401 6,508 20,963 5,695 15,268 59,779 56,684 3,095 59,463 59,869 56,694 3,175 59,897 69,156 65,543 3,613 68,814 71,337 67,646 3,691 70,527 r72,822 r69,OI8 r3,804 r72,049 73,154 69,280 3,874 73,171 56,374 6,683 4,911 8,688 8,448 22,664 3,089 56,875 6,569 5,051 8,782 8,555 22,951 3,022 65, 110 6,102 5,558 10,613 10,358 27,082 3,704 66,762 6,434 5,681 10,857 10,581 27,712 3,765 r68,250 r6,536 r5,740 rll,169 r10,909 r 28,333 r3,799 69,479 7,012 5,850 11,456 10,988 28,627 3,692 17,712 16,504 16,540 16,043 16,585 17,868 20,156 17,305 17,299 17,022 17,036 16,603 28.0 26.8 6.0 27.2 27.5 5.8 24.9 24.3 4.0 28.0 28.1 3.8 .24.6 24.6 54.0 187.0 52.2 5.6 58.9 190.4 50.8 5.3 49.5 211.9 46.4 5.1 54.6 211.5 52.0 6.5 53.1 208.5 45.7 15.72 10.95 870.39 14.44 11.30 871.05 17.02 10.58 881.60 19.82 12.07 886.20 17.63 11.93 888.94 It.50 6.84 840.21 7.42 5.06 10.05 6.92 840.97 7.24 4.88 12.49 7.50 842.55 6.98 4.83 15.06 7.87 846.87 8.50 5.81 13.18 7.41 850.07 8.10 5.36 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Continued By industry group—Continued Nondurable goods industries, total J/..... mil. $. Food and kindred products. do... Tobacco products ••••• do... Textile mill products do... Paper and allied products • do... Chemicals.and allied products.... • do... Petroleum and coal products......... do... Rubber and plastics products... ...do... INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total ..do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... Book value (seasonally adjusted), total do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/ .....do... Stone, clay, and glass products do... Primary metaIs * ss .,«*,do.«. sss Fabricated metal products doeee ssssa9S Machinery, except electrical do... E lectr icaI machinery do... Transportation equipment do... Instruments and related products do... Nondurable goods industries, total J/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products. Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/ Pr imary meta Is., Fabricated metal products.. Machinery, except electrical E lectr ica I machi nery Transportat ion equ i pment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. .do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. .do. ....do. 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. ADJ.), TOTAL do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/ ....do... Pr imary meta Is do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical... .do... E I ectr i ca I mach i nery do... Transportat ion equ i pment do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do... NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number. SeasonaI ly adjusted do.•. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Alcohol, denatured: Production mil. wine gal. Consumpt ion (w ithdrawa Is).... .do... Stocks, end of month. • do... Alcohol, ethyl, and spirits: Production ...mi I. tax gal. Stocks, end of month ....do... Used for denaturation.. .....................do... Taxab Ie w i thdrawa Is do. • • FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL): Production mil. tax gal. Taxable withdrawals............ do... Stocks, end of month do... Whisky: Product ion •••••••••••• .do. •. Taxab Ie withdrawa Is do... Stocks, end of month do... Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total....mi I. proof gal. Wh i sky do... r/ Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 19004 3.7 6.1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS - Continued 4 1966 1965 ITEM May Apr. METALS AND MANUFACTURES Castings, gray Irons Orders, unf 11 led, for sale, end of moss,9thouss sh. tonsoe Shipments, totsS<»®®<»«@®®@s<s>@@0®t>®@@©«>@®o0®$®«s@@e>o0do0®• • rOr May Apr. 1,008 1,380 671 152 96 53 174 97 55 187 112 r67 193 96 57 362 173 137 355 164 I3S 452 168 137 r525 r209 rl73 583 185 153 15.1 15.5 11.3 10.9 7.4 6.0 4.2 6.2 5.8 4.2 4.9 5.6 10.8 r599 r6„0 p4.7 PII.O P6.l P5e9 *4*7 5.9 6.3 4e7 7.8 6.7 8.1 7.1 9.5 8.1 9.2 8.3 r9.0 8.2 p8.9 p8.0 439 351 570 318 456 345 538 440 504 407 474 386 3,279 3,273 3,347 3,382 3,609 May June 960 977 1,376 1,229 816 822 139 100 56 »«QO» ee » Steel castings? Orders, unf 1 1 led,' for sale, end of m© e@9 ee eo ...«„«..do.ee. Shipments, totaIee9®®s®eee®e®e8 «><»©«>«..ee«»9®ee«»eeee»do»«.. F Or Mar. r975 r1,469 r825 940 S3!@osooseooos©oooeeooooooaooosooooooooooooeoQOooBo S 8!eoooessesaosoooss©s300030oo©c®oQS®soooso Feb. 1,404 Castings, malleable Irons Orders, unf i 1 led, for sale, end of mo.**.«.«...... .do.... Shipments, total•••••••••••••••••••..•••••••.••,.e.dooe.« FOr 1 S a J©sso<5eoe>eeese)ooe©oooeeoa&OQoe>oQ3©9eosQOGoe O O o oo e ' . s e a a o e e 0 e e 0 » o 802 . . . «... 0 ....... 9 • ee 9 e 0 . • e e e e e ....... STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF MO.: Receipts during month..•••••••••••••••••••••••••.do.... Consumption during month<, eoeaoaeooe(9eee . 6e do e 8 9 S Producing mi 1Sss In process (ingots, semifinished, etc.)«•»••*.*«.do..*. Finished (sheets, plates, bars, pipe, etc*>.eo*e*doSOe* Fabricated structural steels Orders, new (net)............,..••..•...thous. sh. tons.. 3,072 Backlog, end of p«riod S 9 < , e o e e e e e o s > e o e e a e e s 9 s o s e o o s e do o e 9 e 1966 1965 Ma-/ June Mar. Apr. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS.1910-14=100.. U r O p S . . . . . s e e s , a e e e s e e e e e . e s a . e o s . e e . . . s e e s s . e s . sea O O . ess Commercia 1 vegetab t es«...ee...» .............do.... rruiTeo0e0ooooseee8sse0eseeoaeeeee99eesesaaea9e.9OOe.es 251 247 321 252 182 162 249 499 254 241 282 254 180 157 228 499 269 231 291 236 170 171 234 545 265 236 313 240 172 168 243 547 263 239 290 240 175 174 262 546 264 241 281 246 175 189 269 546 254 241 319 137 265 240 342 139 303 277 380 1 291 272 365 161 284 266 361 150 283 267 359 147 290 307 277 323 290 307 278 323 297 314 296 331 296 314 283 333 283 333 296 314 283 333 78 79 81 80 79 79 174 | PRICES PAID BY FARMERS; All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates.do.,ee r / Revised, J>/Pre!iminary. USCOMM-DC—19004 315 ! * Jan. 1966, 4 . 9 m i l . short t o n s . 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