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June 3, 1966 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS ^dgj'^M'S-3-^tt^^^oMs:, Thousands Thousands 350 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants) 1,000 j v „ 600 - 400 \j 0 i i i . i i• i i 1963 i • v ^ r>V \ \H V \ f 200 / J^^L ^^\h V 800 V 1 Monthly . 1 1 1 ! • 1 1 1 1 1 1 -™L™I—1—l_J—1—I—L 1964 1 1 1 1965 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1966 J FMAMJJ ASOND Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Billion Dollars 170 - Billion Dollars - TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 160 - 150 - 140 (average of Wednesday data) 130 —I—i—i—i—i—1—i—i—i—J—i 1963 1964 i i i i i 1 i 1965 i i i i •1 J J. 1, i 1 1 1 1,1 1 1966 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board Index, 1957-59 = 100 250 ndex, 1957-59=100 250 200 h 200 150 h 150 100 100 j ^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 r / v \ A M j J M . WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 i965 ITEM May 22 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A I I commod ities .. 1957-59= 100.. Farm products .. .do.... Foods, processed do.... A I I other,.... ...... « do.... 22 commodities 2 / do.... ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES. .* mil. $.. Nondurable 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 circu lation 3/ ....mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/. . .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), totaI.,.........do.,,. U.S. Government ob I igat ions... . . do.,.. Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross).. do.... 4 1,600 43,560 22,743 279 4 1,834 43,831 22,603 358 60,572 42,387 153, I 12 24,240 45,458 20,735 62,276 42,448 153,I 17 24,034 45,223 20,804 65,809 43,289 166,475 2 1,739 53,084 23,046 65,107 43,252 166, 105 2 1,730 53,142 23,129 4.57 89.67 95. 15 4.58 88.30 93.66 5.16 89.39 95.75 5.17 87.23 93.34 1,755 19,343 248,355 7,730 1,769 19,759 234,316 7,709 1,717 20,443 234,062 8,384 1,778 20,726 229,741 8,365 2,701 145.0 599 333 2,727 146.4 609 334 2,765 148.4 602 328 3_/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. May 21 105.3 104.5 I 10.7 104.3 I 10.5 5,712 3,843 147 I 10.3 5,659 3,804 151 940 882 288 39,047 40,146 2 1,368 330 2 / Tuesday price. MONTHLY I 10.4 5,919 4,071 164 977 917 213 May 14 39,095 40,333 21,445 343 ..thous, sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. do.... _[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. May 7 *I02.I *98.4 *I03.3 *I02.3 105. I 5,637 3,599 176 1,226 1,095 215 105.4 5,373 3,487 179 1,293 I, 157 266 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks ............do.... PRODUCT I ON: Bituminous coal 3/.B thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities , mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate V thous. bb I.. Steel....... Index of production FREIGHT CARL0ADINGS, TOTAL.... Mi see I laneous. May 29 May 28 105. 103, I 10. 104. I 10. 241 4 1,924 43,771 22,523 31 I 4 1,859 43,827 22,235 302 63,028 43,215 165,517 20,881 53,566 23,189 5. 19 85. 12 91.04 1,783 2 1,004 235,523 8,384 2,765 148.4 609 324 2,776 149.0 61 I 330 521 87.07 93.22 2,744 147.3 * Monthly index for May 1965. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1965 ITEM 1966 Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. r45,2l8 r23,996 r976 r3,955 r2,203 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 Machinery, except electrical E lectr ica I machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products 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 piastic products SEASONALLY.ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total !/ Stone, clay, and glass products Pr imary meta Is „ Fabricated metal products Machinery, except e lectr ica !, E lecfr ica I machinery Transportation equipment , Instruments and related products mi I. ..do. do. do. do. 41,231 2 1,928 924 3,859 2,012 41 ,282 21 ,968 967 4 ,074 2 ,085 39 ,982 20 ,751 856 3 ,379 1,908 43,570 22,878 885 3,773 2 , I 10 do. do. do. .do. 3,207 2,748 6, 176 704 3,228 2 ,718 5 ,866 696 2 ,952 2 ,854 5 ,981 678 3,312 3, 193 6,485 742 do. do. do. do. 19,303 6,578 394 1,636 19,314 6 ,594 427 1,574 19,231 6 ,861 387 1,495 20,692 7,234 410 1,672 do. do. ...do. do. 1,640 3,073 1,530 983 1 617 3 221 1 553 1 007 1 632 2 ,998 1 622 986 1,743 3, 145 1,668 1,061 do. 40,285 40,044 42,665 42,702 r44,121 43,656 do. do. do. do. 21,284 1,019 3,629 2,087 20 915 935 3 796 2 048 1,092 3,499 2, 130 1,042 643 202 r23,238 r1,078 r3,726 r2,288 22,746 980 3,801 2, 154 2,996 2,690 5,859 699 2 984 2 757 5 408 3,257 3, 145 5,962 764 179 120 049 740 r3,285 r3,266 r6,243 r803 do, .do. .do.... .do.... rV Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 29498 70 i r3,526 r3,332 r6,655. r809 r2l,222 r7,259 r430 rI,754 r1,810 r3,404 rI,597 r I, I 13 45,040 23,909 1,013 4,07 1 2, 193 3,530 3,238 6,520 796 2!,131 7,220 403 1,704 1,766 3,507 1,717 I, 125 249 306 959 802 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1966 1965 ITEM Apr. Feb. Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Continued By industry group—Continued Nondurable goods industries, total J_/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products.... mil. $. do... do... ...do... do... 19,001 6,566 413 1,618 1,598 19,.129 6,667 440 1,564 1,591 20,358 7, 157 427 1,659 1,717 do... do... do... 3,006 1,571 954 009 ,583 967 3, 143 1,605 1,055 3, 127 1,638 1,05! r3,326 r1,640 ri,08i ....do... do... do... 64,065 39,265 24,800 63,708 64,366 39,633 24,733 63,999 68,651 42,463 26,188 68,594 69,441 43,070 26,371 69,040 r70,049 r43,594 r26,455 r69,648 do... do... do... do do... do... do... do... 38,972 1,593 6,071 4,420 7,668 5,574 7,945 1,646 39,233 1,606 5,900 4,517 7,726 5,628 8,095 1,653 42,589 1,638 6,438 4,828 8,52! 6, 177 8,984 1,806 42,884 1,643 6,486 4,829 8,575 6,210 9,047 1,822 r43,273 r 1,652 r6,553 r4,779 r8,6IO r6,334 r9,186 r1,85 I do... do... do... do... do... ...do... do... do... 24,736 6, 196 2,328 2,820 1,855 4,072 1,800 1,213 24,766 6, 182 2,307 2,828 1,865 4, 106 1,792 1,222 26,005 6,243 2,334 3, I 19 1,970 4,409 1,787 1,296 26,156 6,230 2,338 3, 169 1,981 4,460 1,816 1,293 r26,375 r6,357 r2,394 r3,174 r1,985 r4,460 rl,809 rl,295 do... do... do... do... 41,820 22,507 19,313 40,712 4 1,842 22,435 19,407 41, 120 42,379 23,052 19,327 43,986 45,434 24,578 20,856 44,129 r47,398 r26,099 r2l,299 r45,833 do... do... do... do... do... do... 21,714 3,593 2,065 3, 100 2,71 I 6,301 22,043 3,456 2,098 3, 107 2,929 6,453 23,578 3,603 2, 177 3,427 3,462 6,526 23,741 3,994 2,247 3,317 3,332 6,574 r24,888 r4,057 r2,4l1 r3,529 r3,489 r6,873 do... .do... do... 18,998 5,203 13,795 19,077 5, 130 13,947 20,408 5,580 14,828 20,388 5,604 14,784 r20,945 r5,745 r15,200 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 groups: Durab le-goods industries, total _l_/ do... Pr imary meta Is do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical do... E lectr'ical machinery do... Transportation equ ipment do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders..do... 59,217 56,215 3,002 58,595 59,779 56,684 3,095 59,463 67,293 63,844 3,449 67,388 69,156 65,543 3,613 68,814 r71,337 r67,646 r3,69l r70,527 55,531 7,058 4,897 8,563 8,302 21,776 3,064 56,374 6,683 4,91 I 8,688 8,448 22,664 3,089 63,803 5,750 5,513 10,475 10,147 26,557 3,585 65, 1 10 6, 102 5,558 10,613 10,358 27,082 3,704 r66,762 r6,434 5,681 r10,857 r 10,581 r27,7l2 r3,765 4,995.6 2,071.8 2,923.8 1,115.4 1,808.4 5,113.3 2, 151.3 2,962.0 I,131.7 1,830.3 Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products.... Rubber -and plastics products..... INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total... Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (.seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J_/. Stone, clay, and glass products Pr imary meta is Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical E lectr ica I mach inery Transportation equ ipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total _[/.. 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 \_l Pr imary meta Is Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical E lectr ica I mach i nery Transportat i on equ i pment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders a<sa ,. 0 do... 20,269 7, I 14 433 1,624 1,710 r20,883 r7,257 r450 r1,729 r1,763 FI NANCE Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, a d j . : Total (225 SMSA's) bil. $. New York SMSA do... Total 224 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do... 6 other leading SMSA's do... 2 18 other SMSA ' s do... FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Budget rece i pts, tota 1 mi I. $. Receipts, net 2/ do... Customs do... individual i ncome taxes do... CorporatiQn income taxes do... Emp loyment taxes. do... Other internal revenue and receipts do... Budget expenditures, total 2_/s s. „ , , . s.s Interest on public debt Veterans' services and benefits Nat iona I defense A i I other expend i tures do... do... do... .do... do.. . 5,509.6. 2,311.5 3,198.1 1,218.4 1,979.7 5,605.6 2,341.7 3,263.9 1,251.2 2,012.7 5,811.7 2,414.6 3,397.I 1,336.6 2,060.5 5,934.1 2,544.0 13,072 9,929 151 7,341 2,440 1,320 1,821 8,362 1,013 288 4,995 2,079 14,517 I I, 188 155 4, 135 6,759 1,459 2,099 I 1,423 8,549 139 6,943 I, 187 1,31 I 1,843 7, 137 6,453 136 4, 140 682 423 1,756 12,432 8,335 129 6,986 573 3, I 17 1,627 15,701 I 1,297 168 4,376 7,244 2,040 1,873 8, 139 961 459 4,497 2,224 8,268 948 452 4,351 2,526 8,809 1,035 530 4,605 2,712 8, 156 976 513 4,483 2,200 10,193 1,035 525 5,586 3,052 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ £./ Revised. _]_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2 / Excludes certain interfund transactions.' Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 2Q4QR 3,390.I 1,304.2 2,085.9 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 «==»——^^ 1965 ^MarT" I ITEM 1966 Apr. I Jan. — " Feb. ] Mar. Apr 0 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Alcohol, denatured: Production,,....................>.»..».>.«>..».o=mil. wine ga 1.. Consumption (withdrawa I s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....do..,. ....do.... Stocks, end of month, t . s l , 9 31.0 29.6 5.0 Alcohol, ethyl, and spirits: Products on.................... .. •.•........omi1 tax ga1.. Stocks, end of -month.......................'.........do.... Used for denaturat ion a ........ „,..........,.. .......do.... 1 Taxable withdrawa Is................... „........ ,....do.... 28.0 26.8 6.0 27.2 29.2 3.4 24.9 24.3 4.0 28o0 28 e 1 3.8 64.2 191.2 55.6 6,6 54 e 0 187.0 52 e 2 5.6 54„8 208.4 50 a 6 4.9 49.5 21 1.9 46.4 5.1 54.6 21 1.5 52.0 6S5 ! ....... ....... . . »*=> . . ....... ....... PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION: lb.. Ce ! 1 u 1 ose p 1 ast i c mater ia!s ei>1) o 0 . 0 «.« 0 ..».»,.mil. S8S . Thermosetting resins: A Ikyd res ins e o ..........* „ oas ... „ „ „ 0 »....... •.....do.... Coumarone-indene and petroleum polymer resins .....do.... Polyester resins* .....do.... Phenolic and other tar acid resins*... s . e .. e , .....do.... Urea and melamine resins..................... .....do.... 14,6 14,2 13. 1 !4„5 17.0 53.9 29.9 33.9 80.2 47.5 51. 1 28.7 34.5 76 e 4 44.2 47.7 25.0 35.7 80 o 6 52.6 r48.8 r25.7 r36.3 r80. i 52.7 59.0 28.0 40 e 5 87 e 8 56.3 Thermoplastic resins? Styrene-type plastic materials (poiystrene).. .....do.-... Vinyl resins (resin content basis)....„„..... .....do.... Pol yethylene. .....do.... 171.9 194.4 241.2 165.4 190.8 237.8 179.0 215.7 279.9 177.4 r2l4.7 260. 1 191.5 221.6 291. 1 PRODUCT 1 ON, TOTAL..............................mi1. kw.-hr.. Electric utilities, total...................... .....do.... By fuels..........................................do.... By water power .....do.... 96,601 87,839 70,490 17,350 90,336 81,852 64,997 16,856 105,254 96,468 79,896 16,571 94,962 86,865 7 1,577 15,288 101,899 93,057 74,890 18, !67 ....... ......'• Industrial establishments, tota1............... .....do.... .....do.... By waterpower ..........,..................... .....do.... 8,762 8,450 3!2 8,786 8,520 266 8,097 7,835 262 8,841 8,527 315 ....... 16.3 1.6 rl0 8 7 13.7 1.8 6. 1 16.1 1.7 9.9 25.6 3.5 16.4 ....... ....;.. ....... ....... ELECTRIC POWER i i 8,484 8,173 311 ....... ....... METALS AND MANUFACTURES Furnaces (industrial) and ovens, etc, new orders mi 1. $.. ,do.... do.... 16.0 4.3 7.5 9.4 1.7 4.6 do.... do.... Shipments, tota 1.............................. .....do.... Domest ic................................... .....do.... Estimated backlog, end of month.............. months.. Metal forming tools: Orders, new (net), total..................... ...mi 1. $.. •Domest ic................................... .....do.... .....do.... Shipments, tota1............................. 97.80 86.65 90.30 77.75 6.6 96.05 85.70 77.75 68.20 6.6 126.50 115.50 79.30 70.20 8.2 135.45 121.10 83.00 73.55 8.7 M55.85 r137.45 r105.05 r94.25 r9. 1 133.75 117.75 84.30 76.60 9.6 24.95 23.30 27.65 25.10 9.7 20.15 17.75 21.25 19.40 9.5 29.75 26.10 23.35 22.25 10.0 30.50 29.40 28.70 26.15 10.2 r3l.25 r28.65 r30.45 r28.75 rIO.O 22.90 21.45 26.90 25.40 9.5 ,. Fuel-fired (except for hot rolling steel)...... MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting tools: Orders, new (net), tota1 Estimated backlog, end of month... ., months.. 1 £_/ R e v i s e d . USCOMM-DC—29498 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D . C 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS