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June 18, 1965

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
;TED B U S I N E S S I N D I C A T O R S

Index, 1941-43=10
100 -

Index, 1941-43=10

PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

100
1965

-

^

80

70

~

\

,-V^

(avg.

*

i

1962

i

i

»

i,

>

>

i

i

'

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1

H >„!•!•>

1963

80

Weekly
close)

' (Wednesday

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close)'

I &0

1 _

1965

J F M A M J

J A S O N D

Billion Dollars
30
SALES OF RETAIL STORES

(seas. adj. # a t annual rates)
Tota/^^

!.„ 1

1964

Billion Dollars
550
PERSONAL INCOME
500

I,

of daily

90

70

Monthly

\y^\f

60

^

-

(seasonally adjusted)

25

t*^^

H

450
400

r>V^

r0""^

90

-

Wage

-

and Salt iry

***** , « * -

\

_

300

Goods

IV..

15

Disbursements

350

Nondurable

10

Durable

Goods
f*»»IHI

250

•j-i.i i i 1 i • i t i

-J-J..J..^.JLi-L-1-L.i..i-

1962

1963

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1964

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1965

II

1963

1964

M U I I I I

1965

* Data for January 1963, 1964, and 1965 include special Government Life Insurance dividends.

Index, 1957-59 = 100
110
WHOLESALE PRICES

Dollars
2.80
MANUFACTURING

HOURS & EARNINGS

2.60
105

Commodities

other

Hours
48
46

than

/

Farm Products and Foods

2.40

44

A v e r a g e Hourly
Gross Earnings
(left scale)

100
2.20

Average

42

Hours Per Week

(right scale)

+&^m++/
Farm

90

il i i n

1962

1963

H40

2.00

Products

1964

1965

^Seasonally adjusted
i i i I i i i • i l,i i i i i ) i i

1.80
1962

* A v a i l a b l e only with subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, a t $ 6 . 0 0 annually, this Supplement
provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent t o those published in the latest monthly SURVEY




1963

1964

1965

38

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1964

1965

ITEM
June 6
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
Ai 1 commodities

June 13

*I00.I
*93.7
*99.4
*IOI.O
95.2
5,153
3,472

1957-59=100..

213
1,494
1,339

State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do....
FAILURES, 1NDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do....

May 22

June 5

May 29

95. 1
5,056
3,340

102.2
100. 1
103.5
102.2
105.4
5,391
3,486

102.3
100. 1
104.1
102.2
105.1
5,655
3,595

216
1,460
1,309

179
1,293
1,157

176
1,227
1,095

102.4
100.4
104.5
102.2
104.7
5,201
3,527

June 12
102.5
100.4
105.1
102.3
104.8

168

293

252

266

215

280

232

37,257
36,222
20,196

37,487
36,597
20,185

39,095
40,333
21,443

39,047
40,146
21,364

39,237
40,772
21,419

39,472
41,006
21,387

297

329

329

310

331

339

61,472
38,726
139,791
26,567
38,243
18,706

63,140
38,774
140,053
26,391
38,234
18,764

60,570
42,387
153,109
24,239
45,458
20 734

62,276
42,448
153,117
24,034
45,223
20,804

62,611
42,538
154,161
24,026
45,265
20 848

4.59
79.49
84.33

4.59
79.44
84.24

4.57
89.67
95.15

4.58
88.30
93.66

4.59
87.09
92.37

1,625
17,834
209,606
7,624

1,650
18,938
217,314
7,702

1,753
19,343
248,355
7,730

1,769
19,759
234,237
7,709

1,795
18,893
200,544
7,745

2,445
131.2

2,417
129.7

2,701
145.0

2,727
146.4

2,747
147.5

574
304

611
317

606
333

609
334

537
289

.

Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/
Savings deposits

do....

Commercial and industrial

loans (gross)..

do....

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/......percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10..

4.60
85.04
90.20

PRODUCTION:

Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/

_]_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

..thous. bbl..

2 / Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

3/ Daily average.

4/ Wednesday data.

244,273
2,692
144.5

* Monthly index for May 1964.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1964

1965

ITEM
Apr.

GENERAL BUSINESS

Compensation of employees, total
Proprietors' income, total
Rental income of persons

do.
do.
do.

Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj.,total.do.
Corporate profits before tax, total
do.
Corporate profits tax liability
do.
Corporate profits after tax
do.
Inventory valuation adjustment
do.
Net interest
.do.
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
.....do.
Wage and salary disbursements, total
do.
Commodity-producing industries
..do.
Manuf actur i ng on I y
do.
D i str ibut i ve i ndustr ies
do.
Service industries
„..
.do.
Government
do.
Other labor income..„
do.
Proprietors' income:
Business and professional
do.
Farm.
...*.....
do.
Rental income of persons
do.
Dividends.
.
..do.
Personal interest income
„
do.
Transfer payments
do.
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance...do.
Total nonagri cultural income
..do.
r/ Revised.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr

May

517.
351.
138.
110.
90.
55.
67.

INDICATORS

NATIONAL INCOME:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil. $..

* Data are for 1st qtr. 1964.

16503



May

*498.4

**520.6

r534.5

*352.
*5I.
*I2.

**370.6
**52.8
**I2.5

378,
52.
12,

*56.
*56.
*25.
*3I.

**57.0
**57.7
**25.9
**3I.9
*-*-.7
**27.6

*-.

*25.

486.6
327.7
128.8
102
83
52
63
13
39,
12,
12.4
19.8
35.5
38.2
12.5
469.7

** Data are for 4th qtr. 1964.

r62.9
r64.3
r27.7
r36.6
-1.4
28.2

487.8
328.7
128.7
102.3
84.2
52.3
63.4
14.0

511.0
347.3
136.7
108.8
89.0
54.8
66.8
14.7

513.8
349.6.
138.0
109.9
89.6
55.0
67.1
14.7

P5I5.0
r349.9
r137.4

39.1
12.6

40.4
12.2

40.5
11.9

40.6
12.1

40.7
12.3

12.4
19.8
35.7
38.0
12.5
470.7

12.5
20.6
37.6
38.9
13.2
494.5

12.5
20.7
37.8
39.2
13.2
497.6

12.5

12.5
20.8
38.2
39.3
13.3
500.4

N09.6

r89.9
r55.2

67.4
14.8

r20.8
38.0

r39.5
rl3.3

r498.6

14.8

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

3

1964

1965

ITEM
Apr.

Mar.

May

Apr.

COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
ALL COMMODITIES
,
1957-59= 100.
By stage of processing:
Crude materials for further processing
v...do...
Intermediate materials, supplies, and components...do...
Finished goods
do...
By durability of product:
Durab le goods
do...
Nondurab le goods
do...
Farm products
•
..do...
Foods, processed
do...
Commodities other than farm prod, and foods
.do...
Chemicals and allied products
do...
Fuel and related products, and power.
do...
Furniture, other household durables....
do...
Hides, skins, and leather products
do...
Lumber and wood products
do...

100.3

100.1

101.2

.101.3

101.7

94.2
100.9
101.3

93.5
100.6
101.3

95.5
101.6
102.3

95.8
101.6
102.4

r96.9
101.8
102.8

102.2
98.9
94.4
100.4
101.I
96.6
96.1
98.6
104.5
101.8

102,
98,
93,
99,
101,
96,
96
98.6
104.7
101.8

103.2
99.6
94.5
102.1
101.9
97.5
97.9
98.2
105.1
100.8

103.3
99.8
95.4
101.8
102.0
97.5
97.9
98.3
105.7
100.7

103.4
103.7
97.6
102,
102,
97,
r97,
r98,
106,
100,

102,
102,
101.
99,
93.1
101.1
107.1

103.3
102.1
101.3
98.7
92.6
101.2
107.3

103.
104.
101.
99.
92.
101.
107.

103.5
104.8
101.9
99.5
92.2
101.5
107.5

r103.7
rl05.2
101.9
99.8
92.3
101.5
r!07.8

99.7

99.9

98.8

98.7

21,186
7,360
4,453
1,004
938
13,826
1,140
665
1,547
4,898
1,617
2,310

22,508
7,693
4,551
1,043
1,047
14,815
1,282
713
1,650
5,248
1,708
2,479

19,608
6,664
4,247
903
697
12,944
917
692
1,453
4,854
1,561
1,998

r2l,9l5
r7,709
r4,958
rl,000
r829
r14,206
r1,072
r73l
rl,595
r5,l58
rI,698
r2,39l

r23,558
r8,076
r5,053
rl,009
997
r15,482
rl,4l3
r730
rI,696
r5,403
rl,783
r2,820

21,392
7,010
4,026
1,095
912
14,382
1,272
689
1,599
5,064
1,674
2,514

21,777
7,218
4,126
1,080
974
14,559
1,295
713
1,589
5,034
1,670
2,589

23,317
7,966
4,855
1,081
991
15,351
1,335
745
1,720
5,338
1,798
2,848

r22,805
r7,669
r4,592
r1,094
r970
rl5,!36
1,261
r748
rl,699
r5,30l
rl,774
r2,80l

r22,90l
r7,564
4,470
1,096
966
r15,337
1,255
754
1,738
5,423
1,812
2,822

do.
do.

30,566
29,961

30,352
29,926

29,778
30,080

r3l,!39
r30,544

31,557
30,925

do.

5,819

6,253

5,391

r6,099

6,825

do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.

4,858
304
III
1,592
1,975
61
96

5,233
350
120
1,696
2,125
69
106

4,368
225
III
1,286
1,952
46
74

,972
290
126
,580
,081
56
89

5,611
406
132
1,885
2,222
67
108

do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.

5,105
343
112
1,718
2,030
61
96

5,165
348
115
1,768
1,999
64
99

5,439
347
127
1,870
2,133
65
106

5,397
333
128
1,867
2,117
65
102

5,487
346
134
1,859
2,164
66
107

57,827
17,224
633
3,081
3,964
12,096
2,931
8,461
9,437

57,931
17,225
631
3,093
3,968
12,135
2,934
8,489
9,456

59,676
17,772
635
3,281
3,997
12,532
2,987
8,730
9,742

r59,992
r17,849
633
r3,304
4,042
r12,622
r2,997
r8,754
r9,79l

r59,9!6
r 17,894
r629
r3,188
r4,045
r12,568
r2,998
r8,764
r9,830

Machinery and motive products........
do.
Metals and metal products
do.
Nonmeta 11 i c mi ner a I products
.....do.
Puip, paper, anu aiiie<j products.a.................do.
Rubber and products
do...
Textile products and apparel
do...
Tobacco products and bottled beverages
do...
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Who Iesa Ie pr i ces
do...
DOMESTIC TRADE
RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES:
ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1 /
Durab I e goods stores
Automot i ve group
Furniture and appliance group
Lumber, building, hardware group
Nondurable goods stores
Apparel 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..
Automot 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, tota I
.
Adjusted, total
RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total
RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), 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
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total
Appare I group
Eating and drinking places
General merchandise group
Grocery stores
Lumber yards, building materials dealers
Tire, battery, accessory dealers

mil. $.
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
..do...
.do...
do...
do...
do.
do.
do.
....do.
...do.
do.
do.
do.
*.do.
do.
do.
....do.

EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION
EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS):
TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
thous..
Manuf actur i ng
do....
Mining.....
do....
Contract construct ion
do....
Transportation and public utilities
do....
Wholesale and retail trade
do....
Finance, insurance, and real estate
do....
Services and miscellaneous
do....
Government.
do....
rj Revised. £,/ Preliminary,

16503


Index based on 1947-49=100 is 82.4.

\J Data for May 1965 are advance estimates.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1964

1965

ITEM
Apr.

May

B .do. o e

12,592
12,732
7,160
7, 188

!2,666
12,736
7,201
7, 174

13,01 I
13,227
7,467
7,570

rl3,108
r13,298
r7,523
r7,6l5

rl3,175
r!3,3!4
r7,6!6
r7,645

pl3,24!
pS3,306
p7,665
p7,635

..do...
; 6 do B t > 0
..do...
„do,.c
BOdoB88
..do e o o
s.do8oa
s< ,do OBO

519
328
487
984
907
1,118
1,012
1,157

534
325
x 499
994
911
1,121
1,010
1,155

507
342
474
1,045
958
1,173
1,092
!,222

r5l I,
346
484
rl,053
r94I
1,191
rS,100
1,237

r5!9
r349
r498
1,060
r972
r1,196
rl,109
rl,246

p535
p348
p509
pi,054
p978
pi,196
pi,118
pi,259

Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted^.. OB „ aa ....do.„
Seasonal ly adjusted., osooffls « >oease9ffloso<SO o (9ao « >0 «, «do<,.

5,432
5,544

5,465
5,562

5,544
5,657

r5,585
r5,683

r5,559
r5,669

p5,576
p5,67i

Food and kindred products.«, eo oe «,.... .•••••••.., ..do.
Text I ! e mil! products ..„„«,„.<,*„<,..«,......„«,.,,.,
..do.
Apparel and related products..... s o O B e e . e a o . B O , ..do.
Paper and allied products,,. .„... ..... B .. .. ...., ..do.
Printing, publishing, and allied Industries^.„, ..do.
Chemicals and allied products. B 8 . B9BB........., ..do.
HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus 8 , unadj...., .hours*
Seasona I ly ad justed,, „
..do...
Durable goods Industries, unadjusted. e 8 0 8 .. e O B O B , B . d o B B 6
SeasonaI Iy adjusted
..do...
Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted.......... ..do...
Seasona I I y adjusted ......•..•.......„...._....,,s s d o s e e

1,070
798
1,137
488
599
533

1,085
800
1,141
490
601
534

1,057
811
1,200
490
611
532

r1,059
8i8
1,215
r494
r614
r540

r1,052
r822
rl,!9l
r497
r6S6
r547

pi,064
p823
pi,191
p497
p6I6
p546

40.5
40.7
41.3
41.4
39.4
39.8

40.7
40.6
41.5
41.3
39.7
39.7

40.9
41.3
41.7
42.0
39.8
40.2

41.2
41.4
42.1
42.3
40.0
40.2

r40.7
r40.9
r4l.7
r4l,8
39.4
39.8

p4l.2
p4l.l
p42.0
p4l.8
p40.0
p40.0

Avg s hourly gross earnings, mfg s IndustrIes s o . s e o e dollars.
Durable goods industr sese .... * 0 . „ 8 „ » , „ . 8 „ ,
do...
Nondurable goods industries...**..... 86B08 .<, B .... 8 .do.* *

2.53
2.70
2.28

2.53
2.71
2.29

2.59
2.77
2.33

2.60
2.78
2.34

2.60
2.78
2.34

p2.6S
p2.79
p2.35

15,462
1.293

15,463
1.293

14,937
1.293

14,563
1.293

rl4,4IO
1.293

14,291
1.293

454.2
104.0
164.5
3.9

613.3
214.1
175.5
3.6

2,622.9
259.6
1,725.4
117.5

,243.8
267.5
391.2
18.4

487.4
106.5

3.5
137.5
5.7
23.7
11.4

2.0
151.4
9.1
45.5
12.1

III.8
233.9
69.8
67.3
37.6

292.4
152.2
25.7
74.2
22.2

Apr

Mar.

May

EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION—Continued
PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS:
TOTAL, UNADJUSTED
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED..
Durab!e goods industries, unadjusted^ o e . O D „.. •
Seasona S 1 y ad justed* B S e a B B B . B S o B S o B o B . 0 < . ® s
Lumber and wood 'products..............
Furniture and f Sxtures sa ....... oaoo ...
Stone, clay, and glass products* e o e o o .
Primary metal Industr ies B B .... ..0® „ 0.0
Fabricated metal products s ..... B O e o . s o
MachInery............:.................
Electrical equipment and s u p p ! i e s o o e e e
Transportation equ ipment. ... B .oooo B ». B

0 thous 0
0 0 do.„ s
O9do.a.

FINANCE
GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S.. end of month.............mi I. $.
SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK.
dol. per fine o z .
SECURITY MARKETS:
STOCKS, CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED:
TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS...
............
..mil. $.
Finance. ...... ......... ......,,. .......••.......•• „do. B 8
Manuf actur i ng
.
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