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June 25, 1965

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
_ E C T E D B U S I N E S S INDICATORS

Thousands
1,200

Thousands
300
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION

1,000

—

(cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants)

, - < Jfe

1^
800
600
400

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1963

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Index, 1957-59=100

Index, 1957-59 = 100
180
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

FREIGHT CARLOADINGS

110

(F.R.B. seas. adj. index)

-

(seasonal!/ adjusted)

-

160

100
140

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1962

1963

1964

1965

1 .... .

1962

Index, 1957-59 = 100
130
COTTON CONSUMPTION

Mii!!
2.5

1963

1964

1965

PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS*

(daily average; seas, adj.)

120
110
100

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1962

1963

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1964

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1965

1962

^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




1963

1964

1965

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1965

1964
ITEM
June 20

June 13
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
Ai I commodities
1957-59=100..
Farm products
do....
Foods, processed
do....
A I I other
, do....
22 commodities 2/
do....
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
mil. $..
Nondurab I e goods stores
,
do....
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 circulation 3/
mi I. $..
Federal ^Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/e.. .do....
Member bank reserve balances 3(„
do....
Excess reserves, estimated 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 ob I i gat ions
.do.,..
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)....,
do....
Reai estate loans (gross)
.....do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) J3/.
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10..
Industrials, 425 stocks
do....
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. bbl..
Steel
Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL
Mi see I laneous

thous. sh. tons..
1957-59=100..
thous. cars..
... ..do....

±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

May 29
102.3
100. I
104. I
102.2
105.1
5,655
3,595
176
1,226
1,095
215

*!00.i
*93,7
*99.4
*IOI.O
95.1
5,056
3,340
216
1,460
1,309
252

95.2
5,143
3,419
212
1,434
1,284
238

37,487
36,597
20,185
329

37,613
36,811
20,614
453

39,047
40,146
21,364
310

63,140
38,774
140,053
26,391
38,234
18,764
4.59
79.44
84.24

63,274
38,797
142,013
26,500
38,885
18,836
4.60
80.81
85.79

1,650
18,938
217,314
7,702
2,417
129.7
596
317

June 12

June 5

102.6
100. I
105.3
102.4
104.8
5,447
3,593
182

102.4
100.4
104.5
102.2
104.7
5,201
3,527
169
1,230
1,095
280

June 19
102.6
99.8
105.6
102.4
104.4

232

288

39,237
40,772
21,419
331

39,472
41,006
21,367
301

39,555
41,131
21,642
437

62,276
42,448
153,117
24,034
45,223
20,804
4.58
88.30
93.66

62,61 I
42,538
154,161
24,026
45,270
20,848
4.59
87.09
92.37

62,976
42,622
153,642
23,702
45,257
20,899
4.60
85.04
90.20

4.61
85.20
90.35

1,691
19,233
212,015
7,699

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

1,810
18,893
200,544
7,745

1,813
20,281
246,828
7,749

2,349
126.1
603
310

2,727
146.4
609
334

2,747
147.5
537
289

2,692
144.5
612
324

246,388
2,740
147.1

3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for May 1964.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1964

1965

ITEM
Apr.

May

Feb.

Apr

May j_/

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING UTILITIES).1957-59=100,
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
Manufacturing, total
do..,
Durab le manufactures.
do..,
Nondurab le manufactures
do..,
Mining
do..,
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
Final products, total
do..,
Consumer goods
do...
Equipment, including defense
do..,
Mater ials
do..,
Durable goods materials
do...
Nondurab I e mater ials
do...
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL.
Durab le manufactures
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Transportation equ ipment
Instruments and related products
Clay, glass, and stone products
Lumber and products
Furniture and fixtures...
Nondurab le manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel products
Leather and products
Paper and products
v_l Revised. £/ Preliminary.
Digitized for .FRASER
16513



131.7

132.3

rl39.0

r 141.5

r141.4

142.5

133.0
134.1
131.7
109.8

133.7
134.8
132.3
111.7

r140.4
r143.4
M36.5
rl10.8

143.3
M47.0
M38.6

r143.3
r147.3
rl38.3
rl 12.3

144.6
148.2
140.1
I 14.4

130.7
130.3
131.5
132.6
131.2
134.0

130.5
130.0
131.8
133.9
133.9
133.9

138.1
137.4
139.8
rl39.7
M38.7
r140.8

M40.6
rl40.I
r141.6
rl42.4
rl42.9
r141.8

M38.5
M37.0
N4I.7
r144.0
rl44.3
N43.8

139.7
137.9
143.6
144.8

I 10.9

146
144

do...

130.5

131.3

r 139. I

140.5

140.8

141.3

do..,
do..,
do..,
do...
do..,

131.4
131.6
123.8
129.5
137.5

132.2
132.6
127.1
130.3
138.5

rl40.6
M42.6
rl36.9
rl44.9
152.3

rl42.l
144.7
H40.5
rl45.0
M53.6

M42.3
rl45.I
141.0
rl47.5
r 155.I

142.8
145.8
140
148
156

do...
do..,
do..,
.......do..,
do...

133.0
134.7
125,2
I 15.4
139.8

134.1
134.6
124.3
I 14.9
i40.5

139.7
145.3
131,8
115.6
154.3

N44.4
r146.9
rl29.2
M20.5
N54.3

M43.8
rl45.5
rl29.8
114.0
r i 55.4

146
145
131

do...
do..,
,. .do..,
do...
do...

131.I
I 19.4
130.5
98.4
132.9

131.7
I 19.3
132.8
104.7
134.3

r!38.l.
r131.4
M43.7
r101.2
137.5

M38.8
r130.9
144.0

rl38.8
131.6

139.1

99.2
r!39.0

140.7

156

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued

3
1965

1964
ITEM

Apr.
GENERAL BUSINESS

Feb.

May

Apr.

INDICATORS—Continued

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, SEAS. ADJ.—Continued
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS—Continued
Nondurable manufactures—Continued
Printing and publishing..
Chemicals and products
Petroleum products
.
Rubber and plastics products
Foods and beverages
Tobacco products
MINING.....
Coa I
Crude oil and natural gas...
Metal mining
UTILITIES
EIectr i c
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: ±/
Value (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Primary metaIs...
Transportation equipment
Value (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total..
Pr i mary meta Is
Transportation equipment

1957-59=100
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do.,
do.,
do.,
do.,
do.,
do..

„.
„

MANUFACTURERS 1 ORDERS: J_/
New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
„
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total....
Pr imary meta Is
„
Transportat i on equ i pment
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) :
Durable goods industries, total..
Primary meta Is
Transportation equipment

123.6
157.0
120.8
149.4
120.6
127.5

123.9
156.7
122.0
152.2
I20.-0
129.2

127.7
M67.8
r121.5
rl7l.l
123.2
123.5

N28.5
rl69.4
r122.2
173.3
M23.0
127.2

109.9
98.7
I 10.0
124.2
147.5
151.3

III.3
106.1
110.7
119.4
148.3
152.3

rill
103
rl 10
r!23
rl57
r!59

rl12.3
103.1
III.I
r124.3
r!59.7
162.4

rl28.5
168.8
121.9
"|23!2

rl12.4
M07.9
III.3
122.8
r160.0

bi I. $.
do...
do...

20.2
3.4
5.6

3.3
5.3

20.
3.
5.

21
3
6

22.0
4.1
5.9

do...
do.
do.

19.4
3.2
5.2

19. 1
3.2
5.1

20.
3.
5.

2!
3
5

21.0
3.8
5.4

do...

20.7

20.1

21.9

22.5

22.5

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

20.5
3.6
5.6

19.9
3.2
5.5

21.1
3.8
5.7

21.7
3.6
6.3

22.1
3.4
6.5

..do...

48.8

49. 1

55.6

56.2

56.7

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

48.8
4.5
20.3

49.2
4.5
20.4

55.1
7.1
21.4

r55.5
r7.l
21.8

r56.4
r6.7
22.7

3, 165

3, 190

4,013

3,476

3,322

152.3
148.5
149.5
145.7

160.5
157.5
158.2
155.2

87
85
87
84

rl24.9
r120.7
rl23.0
rl18.8

rl54,
r 151.
rl52,
rl49,

1,531
1,501

1,529
1,507

1,418
1,450

rl,489
r1,465

r 1,546
r 1,526

1,280
700

1,271
714

1,231
715

rl,269
r7ll

rl,187
r677

121

121

121

115.3
121.9

115.6
122.3

1 17.9
126.0

I 18.0
126.0

117.8
126.0

6,727
3,445
786
2,496

6,813
3,481
747
2,585

7,356
3,818
1,037
2,501

7,472
3,889
1,007
2,576

7,607
3,950
978
2,679

63,959
91,232
66,813
5,529
2,948
10,464

61,472
91,474
64,312
5,300
4,997
!1,218

63,507

63,377

64,744

96,238
68,127
5,423
4,036

99,178
67,642
5,570
5,988
12,662

96,133
68,572
5,270
5,266
10 965

do..

62,223

63,100

70,341

7 1, 1-40

72,081

.do..
.do..

38,437
14,950

38,726
15,468

4I,744
18,359

42,323
18,456

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
New construction:
Advance planning (ENR) 2/
,
.mi I.
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:
Total, incl. farm (public and private)
thous.
Privately owned
do...
Total nonfarm (public and private)
do...
Pr i vate I y owned
do...
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total, incl. farm (private only)
do...
Total nonfarm (private only)
do...
NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS
(12,000 permit-issuing places):
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total
thous.
One-f ami ly structures
.do...
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
Associated General Contractors (bldg. on Iy)... 1957-59=100.
Engineering News-Record:
Bui I ding
do...
Construction
do...

117

9
4
1
7

FINANCE
AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES
SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.:
Total, end of month
mil. $.
Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks
do...
Loans to cooperatives
do...
Other loans and discounts
do...
Weekly reporting member banks of Federal Reserve System,
condition, Wednesday nearest end of month:
Deposits:
Demand, adjusted
mil.

$..

Demand, total _3/
Individuals, partnerships, and corp
States and political subdivisions
U.S. Government
Domestic commercial b a n k s , S S B i i

do..
do..
do..
do..
s ..,,..,.....do..

Time, total 3/
-.
Individuals, partnerships, and corp.:
Savings.
Other time.

r42,149
r19,051

r/ Revised, JD/ Preliminary.
\_l Data for May 1965 are advance estimates. 2/ Data for Apr. 1964 and Apr. 1965 are for 5 weeks; other
months, 4 weeks. 3/ Includes data not shown separately. * Index as of June 1, 1965: Building, 118.7; construction, 127.8.


16513


MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Contlrweci

4

1964

1965

ITEM
Apr.

May

92,208
38,057
5,952
7,881
18,520
26,029
46,472
26,713
22,752
19,759

93,658
38,243
6,598
8,013
18,706
26,010
46,133
26,567
22,588
19,566

Apr

Mar,

FINANCE—Continued
Weekly reporting member banks of Federal Reserve System,
condition, Wednesday nearest end of month—Continued
Loans (adjusted), total............................miI.
Commercial and industrial....,..............„....0.do.
For purchasing or carrying securities,, , . „ 0 ,. .. 0 .. . „do0
To nonbank financial institirMons..................do.
Real estate loans a .....,....... ....................do.
Other loans..,..».„„ O.o .,<,,*a0 = „ =,«0».«,. B , . . . . . « . . . .do.
Investments, totaI
,
,0doa
U.S. Government obligations, total„00D,.„..„,o0....do.
Notes and b o n d s . . „ „ „ . . 0 . . 0 .. „ 0 0 « . . „. 0 .... 0 .......do.
Other s e c u r i t i e s .e 9 9 B . a.. „ a. „»„ 0s...... „. „. „. „ „ „ „ ..do.
M O N E Y S U P P L Y A N D R E L A T E D DATA C a v g 0 of daily f i g u r e s ) :
Unadjusted for s e a s , variations
Total m o n e y s u p p l y . . . . . . . „ 0..„ „..... .... ... „..„..biI.
C u r r e n c y outside b a n k s e „ . . . 0 , . . . . . . „..... 0 ...„..„do e
Demand d e p o s i t s 0 . . , „ . . . „ . „„ s ,„«,.,.,.»„. * <,. e ,»...a. .do.
Time deposits adjusted............ ....„............do.
U.'S. Government depositsB......................... .do.
Adjusted for seas/8, variations
Total money supply,, S86 , 0 , 0 , 6se «, 0 ..., 00 . 00 „.. 8 .„. ( , 1 ,do„
Currency outside b a n k s e 8 # a „ 6 0 . . 6 . , „ „ t . 8 „ 0 8 „ 8 , „ „ d o .
Demand deposits,, s0 s »o «.<=«,«<>ee o «> „ ® „., a-. 00..a ..„ „ „..do.
Time deposits adjusted*...„....„.....„......„......do.

102,301
43,343
6, 151
8,404
20,188
28,860
47,931
25,963
2 1,354
2 1,968

104,817
44,620
6,449
8,897
20,326
28,906
47,150
24,965
r2l,159
22,185

105,229
r44,604
6,573
8,703
20,555
r29,968
47,440
24,512
20,843
22,928

155,
32,
122,
116,
4,

152.4
33.0
I 19.4
I 18.1
6.9

159,
34,
124.
130,
5.

158,
34.
124,
132,
6,

161.I
34.4
126,
133,
5,

154.
33,
121,
I 16,

I540
33.
121.
117,

159.1
34.6
124.5
131.I

159.8
34.6
125.2
132.4

160.5
34.7
125.8
133,3

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
HOTELS:
Average sale per occupied room...,
Rooms occupied,,,,,,.,,,,,.,
<
Restaurant sales index............

............dollars.
.........^ of total.
..same mo. 1951=100.

9.86
67
I 16

9.18
62
119

9.54
61
113

3.14
63
119

9.96
65
110

581
510

581
523

572
627

629
808

540
663

3,032

2,961

3, 176

3,445

2,604

741

914

735

METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Industrial trucks (electric), shipments;
Hand (motorized). 0 . s . s 0...s.e..e... s... 0...........number..
Rider-type...........................................do....
industrial trucks and tractors (Interna! combustion engines),
shipments,, ................................o....... ..number. „
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
COTTON: 1/
Consumption..................................thous. ba les..
Manufactures:
Spindle activity (cotton system spindles):
Active spindles, last working day, total........thous..
Consuming 100 percent cotton...................do....
Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total....mi I I ions..
Average per working day
do....
Consuming 100 percent cotton...................do....
MANMADE FIBERS (RAYON AND ACETATE):
Production:
Filament yarn...................................mi I. lb..
Staple, incl. tow (rayon).........,.....
do....
Stocks, producers', end of month:
Fi Iament yarn
„
do,..,
Staple, incl. tow (rayon)..........................do....
r_/ R e v i s e d . ±/
USCOMM-DC—16513

832
18,484
15,381
11,503
460
9,609

18,442
15,292
9,481
474
7,892

18,750
15,308
10,031
502
8,214

18,651
15,157
12,341
494
10,079

18,676
15, 126
9,938
497
8,084

62.9
52.7

62.6
44.0

63.0
52.4

74.2
60.0

70.0
r54.4

37.9
52.5

36.1
56.6

32.4
49.0

32.1
51.8

32.9
r52.2

Data f o r A p r . 1964 and M a r . 1965 cover 5 weeks; o t h e r m o n t h s , 4 weeks.

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