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March 12, 1965 BUSINESS STATISTICS BUSINESS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 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 SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars 160 Billion Dollars 160 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 1962 1963 1965 1964 J F M A M J J A S O N D Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 STEEL PRODUCTfON (ingots and steel for castings) 150 100 50 Monthly 1962 1963 1964 J F M A M J J A S O N D Billion Dollars 80 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING Billion Dollars NEW CONSTRUCTION 80 _ (seasonally adjusted at annual rate) (short- and intermediate-term) Total (end of month) 70 - Total V 60 1965 V Installment Credit (end of month) 40 Private \ Residential (non farm) Y 1962 1963 50 i i i i i i i..i i I.I 1964 1965 1962 1963 1964 1965 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1965 ITEM Feb. 29 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALES All commodities 1957-59=100. Farm products .do... Foods, processed.. ..do... A 11 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. F i NANCE: Currency in circu I at ion 3/ mil. 3>. 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:4/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $. Savings deposits do... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do... U.S. Government obligations , 9 do o e B Commercial and industrial loans (gross) ..do... Real estate loans (gross) do... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coai 3/ thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bb i. Steel thous. sh. tons. Index of production 1957-59=100. FREIGHT CARLOAD I NGS, TOTAL thous. cars. Mi see 11 aneous.. do... ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. * 100.5 *94.5 * i 00.9 *I0I.2 94.8 4,661 3,008 269 2,37! 2,208 337 Mar. 7 Feb. 13 101.2 94.0 4,568 3, 164 272 2,320 2, 161 300 94.6 102.3 101.9 102.5 4,678 3, 159 269 2,099 i ,962 298 Feb. 20 101.2 94.2. 102.3 101.9 102.3 4,729 3, 149 262 2,045 1,912 287 36,308 34,846 20,036 353 36.352 35,204 20,183 490 38,641 39,384 21,314 500 38,715 39,189 21,048 312 62,565 38,291 136.847 27,59 i 37,590 18,i 6 i 4.54 77.87 82.52 62.353 38,360 137,748 28,>97 37,599 18,i 63 4.55 78.07 82.79 64,313 4 1,485 148.620 26,099 42,337 20,108 4.55 86.46 91.32 62,2.54 41,567 149,217 25,898 43,012 20,136 4.55 85.77 90.53 1,489 18,740 205,583 7,655 2,333 125.2 524 294 1,375 18,226 193,670 7,631 2,312 124. I 518 295 i ,544 19,801 236,463 7,875 2,676 143.6 519 298 i ,556 19,935 234,881 7,865 2,757 148.0 536 305 3/ Daily average. Feb. 27 101. [ 93.8 !02. \ 101.9 101.9 4,783 3, 131 22.6 274 38,613 39,162 21,185 533 62,992 41,630 149,314 25,859 43,041 20,171 4.55 87.17 92. i 1 1,513 20,086 19 i,142 7,894 2,723 146.2 511 291 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Feb. 1964. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ITEM 1965 1964 Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. 18,825 16,250 15,495 16,018 14,098 17,103 17;,459 17,, 154 18,180 17,275 Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): number.. Unadjusted. do.... Seasona1ly adjusted. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL., do.... Private, total., Res i dent i a 1 (nonfarm)»..•......•......•..., do.... New housing un its. do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 1 /........, do.... 1 ndustrial. do Commerc iai do.... Stores, restaurants, and garages....... do.... Farm construction ....do Public utilities do.... Public, total do.... Nonres i dent ial bu i 1 d i ngs.•..•••..••••.••••< H i n hw;w?; . do Other types (excl. military facilities) do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES). TOTAL - • a . * mil, $ s s Pr ivatfa. tnta 1 -. ....... do. ... .........do.... Res i dent ial ( nonf arm) do.... Nonresidential buildings, total I/......... do 1 ndustr ial............................... do.... Commerc ial do.... Stores, restaurants, and garaaes......, Farm construction. Public utilities do Public, total do.... Nonres i dent ial bu i 1 d i ngs.••••••••..•••••••< do CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: ,,1957-59-100.. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE r_/ Revised. ±/ Except farm and public utilities. 16335 4,579 3,258 1,813 1,451 1,015 268 434 168 98 312 1,321 435 397 392 4, 177 3,021 1,626 1,316 993 264 425 163 95 286 1, 156 429 266 376 5,763 4,022 2,235 1,784 1, 188 312 520 239 102 471 1,741 497 678 449 r5,,429 r3,,800 r2,,080 M ;,664 i,, 144 324 482 207 98 r453 rl,.629 r494 613 415 r4,726 r3,339 r1,784 r1,425 r1,089 r332 r439 175 95 r345 r1,387 r470 422 398 4,325 3, 105 1,595 1,283 1,073 337 42.7 177 92 319 1,220 439 64,684 45,440 26,907 12,476 3,060 5,499 2,330 1^258 4,547 19,244 5,761 6,685 65,528 46,274 27,600 12,581 3,058 5,546 2,300 1,254 4,547 19,254 6, 171 6, 169 65,588 45,497 25,642 13,453 3,655 5,767 7,556 1,223 4,875 20,091 6, 193 7„ 151 r67,,3! 1 r46j, 184 r26.,016 S3.,442 3,,791 5j,639 2 j,443 1,,219 r5j, 191 r2 1,j127 r6j,563 7,,500 r66,597 r46,432 r26,494 r13,339 r3,788 r5,579 r?., 436 1,219 r5,056 r20,165 r6,193 7,098 67,696 47,244 27,083 13,517 3,905 5,587 2,49! 1,218 5,056 20,452 6,289 III 1 13 1 13 1 13 111 ........ 1 13 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1965 1964 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. thous., .do..., .'.do..., do.. „, ...do..., do..., 71,793 67,228 3,993 63,234 4,565 1, 106 6.4 72,527 68,002 3,931 64,071 4,524 1, 163 6.2 73,841 70,375 3,785 66,590 3,466 802 4.7 thous., do... do... do... ...do... do... 73,654 69,568 4,883 64,685 4,086 ! .077 5.5 1 16 73,819 69,842 4,791 65,051 3,977 1,003 5.4 74,166 70,793 4,545 66,248 3,373 759 4.5 74,409 70,755 4,671 66,084 3,654 932 4.9 134 137 72,992 68,996 3,739 65,257 3,996 845 5.5 74,914 71,284 4,513 66,771 3,630 823 4.8 137 EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED... EMPLOYED. .......... . Agr icu Itura ! emp loyment. Noriagr S cu Itura I emp loyment. UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS)... Long-term (15 weeks and over) Percent of civilian labor force CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED EMPLOYED Agr i cu I tura 1 emp I oyment Nonagr icu Itura I ernp loyment. UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term (15 weeks and over) Percent of civilian labor force...... Help-wanted advertising, seas, adjusted . .... ....1957-59=100. 1 17 74,706 71,004 4,541 66,463 3,702 889 5.0 . FI NANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDiT ADM. ; Totai, end of month........... .-. rnil. $. Farm mortgage loans; Federal land banks,, .do... Loans to cooperatives do.., Other loans and d i scounts. do... CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month... .do... do... I nstal Iment credit, total Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, tota I do... Repaid, tota I f? do... Seasonally adjusted? Extended, total do... Repaid, total do... FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Budget receipts, total do... Receipts, net U do... Customs do... individual income taxes do... Corporation income taxes do... Employment taxes do... Other internal revenue and receipts do... Budget expenditures, total U do... Interest on public debt do... Veterans' services and benefits do... National defense do... All other expenditures do... LIFE INSURANCE (Institute of Life Insurance): ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES, .....bil. $. Bonds (book value), domestic and foreign, totaI....do... U.S. Government do... State, county, municipal (U.S.) do... Pub I ic uti I ity (U.S.) do... Rai I road (U.S.) do... do,.. Industrial and misceI laneous (U.S.) Stocks (book value), domestic and foreign, totaI...do... Preferred (U.S.) do... Common (U.S.). do... Mortgage loans, total . .do... Nonfarm . do... ReaI estate do... PoI icy loans and premium notes. do... Cash ...do... Other assets do... PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN U.S.: TOTAL mil. $. Death benefits do... Matured endowments. .do... Disability payments... do... Annuity payments do... Surrender values... do... Po I i cy d i vidends do... GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month .do... SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK. dol. per fine oz. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS ALCOHOL: Ethyl aIcohoI and spirits: Production Stocks, end of month Used for denaturat ion. Taxable withdrawals Denatured a IcohoI: Production Consumption (withdrawals) Stocks, end of nonth 6,460 3,333 866 2,261 6,542 3,364 849 2,330 7,057 3,680 975 2 >402 7, 104 3,718 958 2,428 7,223 3,765 1,020 2,438 69,203 53,597 68,786 53,552 74,371 58,085 76,810 59,397 76,145 59,342 4,784 4,932 4,552 4,597 5,323 5,064 6,767 5,455 5,023 5,078 5,276 4,848 5,421 4,842 5,456 5, 155 5,816 5,256 5,883 5,213 6,580 5,853 101 3,873 583 404 1,619 1*1,235 8,047 87 6,975 451 2,835 1,887 8,972 7,037 124 5,068 449 1,491 1,840 10,025 8,856 125 3,398 3,953 779 1,769 8,492 925 481 4,348 2,819 7,521 880 450 4,365 1,946 7,051 917 366 3,997 1,780 8,770 955 495 r4,473 r2,866 6,329 5,642 76 3,688 607 399 1,560 7,676 966 450 3,987 2,349 141.87 66.63 5.78 3.86 16.44 3.42 31.41 142.53 66.79 5.80 3.86 16.42 3.42 31.46 5.77 2.35 3.32 51.13 47.27 4.38 6.77 1.27 6.43 148,75 68. 17 5.70 3.84 16.33 3.38 32.77 6.31 2.56 3.64 54.40 50.15 4.51 7.09 1.39 6.87 149.32 67.97 5.51 3.81 16.29 3.36 32.93 6.39 2.57 3.71 55.18 50.88 4.52 • 7.13 1.44 6.68 803.8 342.6 75.2 12.6 77.1 136.0 160.3 1, 179.3 432.8 79.2 17.6 81.5 173.0 395.2 15,386 1.293 15,388 1.293 5.74 2.35 3.29 50.83 47.01 4.37 6.73 1.28 6.29 885.8 400.3 78.7 12.6 93.2 151.5 149.5 15,512 1.293 838.2 364.6 72. 1 12.1 77.4 146.6 i65.4 15,462 1.293 .mil. tax gal. do... do.., do.., 60.5 179.5 49.5 4.9 56. 1 183.0 44.0 4.7 60.7 188.7 47.1 6.7 59.7 192.9 46.3 5.5 mil. wine gal, do,., ....do.., 26.6 26.4 3.2 23.7 23. 1 3V7 25.4 24.7 4.0 24.9 25.5 3.4 r,/ Revised. J_/ Excludes certain interfund transactions. 16335 r15,185 1.293 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1964 1963 ITEM 1965 Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov a Dec. 14. 18 8.56 870.00 13.89 9 0 34 871.77 17.07 14.79 860.08 16.07 13.30 859.49 15.53 10. 16 862.42 9.99 5.91 842.40 10.38 6.46 844,01 1 1.06 10.85 832.56 10.40 9.60 830.05 1 1.42 6.83 832. 18 Jan. FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL): Production • mi 1• tax ga 1.. Taxab Se w i thdrawa 1 s . . . . . .......0 • • > •«• •«..„ •„ • 8 d o a „ 6 Whisky: do Taxabie 'withdraws Is.. Stocks, end of month. do Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total....mil. proof ca i.. •.•..dO.... Whisky. WINES AND DISTILLING MATERIALS: Effervescent wines: Production.. . ...... .......mi 1. wine gal.. Taxab1e withdrawaIs................ 0 ... . ».,..do.... .....do.... Stocks, end of month . Sti1i wines: .....do.... Product ion do Taxab 1 e withdrawa Is ..... Stocks, end of month .»co.do...o .....do.... D1 si-1 1 1,1 ng materials produced at wineries. ...... ..eoeeeo .....OB. ........ ........ ........ 5.88 4. 15 6.35 4.33 10.95 8.26 9.74 7.24 7.65 5„ 19 .44 .59 2.65 .43 .33 2.71 .59 .67 3.25 .50 .72 3.00 o 50 .75 2.66 4.76 13.71 229.08 18.48 2.73 13.57 213.89 5. 10 95.09 15.38 251.82 146.22 13.26 15.01 243.53 r35.19 60 68 14.66 231.23 18.26 ........ 5,897 6,291 7,780 7,674 7,958 8,013 pi 1 .9 p6.0 p5.3 p4. 1 ........ ........ METALS AND MANUFACTURES PIG IRON: Production (excl. prod, of ferroalloys)...thous. sh. tons.. STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF MO.: Consumers (manufacturers only)......0.••«•..ml!• sh. tons.. Receipts dur ing month. .. ... .....do.... Consumption during month. .....do.... Warehouses (service centers) ..., .. 9 B .d'o. B .. • Producing mills: In process (ingots, semifinished, etc.).....•. F inished (sheets, p 1ates, bars, pipe, etc.) „.......do.... Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net mo. avg. shipments, 1957-59=100.. Vacuum cleaners, sales billed. ...... ....thous.. Washers, sa les (domest i c and export) .......do.... Dr iers (elec., gas), sales (domestic and export).. .... ado.... TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RA1LR0AD EQUIPMENT, American Railway Car Institute: Freight cars: ...number.. S h i pments... .....do Equipment manufacturers, tota1 Equ ipment manufacturers, tota1 Rai Iroad shops, domestic 9.3 4.6 4.8 3.5 9.4 5.2 5. 1 3.4 10.0 5. 1 4.7 3.8 10.5 5.5 5.0 3.9 r 1 1.2 r6„G 5.3 4. 1 7.8 7.2 7.8 7.2 8.8 8.3 9.0 8.5 9. 1 8.7 p9.2 p8.6 129.6 349.7 273.5 153.2 235.8 324.7 302.5 142.8 122.1 437.9 391.0 233.8 201 .6 409* 6 333.8 199.4 358.5 372.4 316. 1 193. 1 380.8 377.9 305.8 144.2 4,442 3,087 1,355 5,253 3,299 1,954 5, 124 3,629 i-,495 5,820 4,260 1,560 6,501 4,676 1,825 6, 130 4,272 1,858 6,763 3,387 3,376 r6,436 2,316 r4,120 r9,903 r6,708 3, 195 9,446 4,592 4,854 30,452 20,249 10,203 29,824 17,187 12,637 33,167 19,190 13,977 36,465 i 9,500 16,965 .....do .....do 9,727 7,868 1,859 do do 32,311 20,161 12,150 10,552 3,441 7, 1 1 1 37,836 20,291 17,545 rj Revised, j>/ Pre I iminary. 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