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March 17, 1967 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUBINESS INDIGATORS Index, 1957-59=100 Index, 1957-59=100 200 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. I. seas. adj. index) 190 180 170 160 Weekly J 150 16Q I 1964 1965 1966 I I I I I L-J I I L J FMAMJ J A S O N D 1967 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Index, 1957-59=100 I 250 Index, 1957-59=100 250 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) 200 200 150 100 Monthly 50 I l I I ! L_J J I I I I I I L_JL_«L_J 1964 I I I I L_J I I I I I l_J L. 1965 I I I I I I L_l I I L_J I L_X- 1966 J FMAMJ 1967 J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion Dollars 35 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 30 Dollars 3.00 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS Hours 48 (seasonally adjusted) 2.80 25 — Averagt i Hourly Gross f arnings (lefts cale) \ H 46 _ 2.60 44 Nondurable Goods 20 --%'%. ^-•'""* ~ Durable Goods 10 _ 42 H 2.40 \ - 15 2.20 1964 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce i i i i i i i i i i 1966 1967 2.00 \ \ 40 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LI 1,1 1i i1i 1i iI 1I Ii 1t i I 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor * 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 N Average Hours Per Week* (right scale) .\ I I I M I I 1 I l i l I I i l l i i N'^ 1965 1966 1967 38 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1966 1967 ITEM Mar. 12 Mar. 5 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Mar. I I 100.8 1957-59=100. 114.5 114.2 102. I 101.7 101.4 mi!. $. do... 5,491 3,653 5,407 3,578 5,376 3,748 5,412 3,715 5,603 3,905 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. 198 1,556 1,47! 301 177 1,459 1,376 290 248 1,651 1,579 286 248 1,697 1,625 294 327 F i NANCE: • 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... 41,235 42,731 22, 1 12 293 41,319 42.987 22,045 360 43,614 46,747 23,721 416 43,568 46,81 I 23,794 553 71,768 46,506 185,315 25,926 60,404 27,253 69,756 46,574 184,997 25,622 60,404 27,210 72,600 46,609 186,506 25,626 60,691 27,168 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES. Nondurable goods stores...... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ 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... Real estate loans (gross) .....do... 71,506 50.524 176,657 24,707 53,887 25,893 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/ 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, raw Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, 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 43,540 46,183 23,381 I 15 5,0! 89.15 95.41 5.05 88.96 95.14 5.34 88.27 94.38 5.38 *87.34 *93,36 5 S 42 87.68 93.84 1,685 2 1,399 233,128 8,318 1,713 21,424 239,898 8,342 1,805 23,144 178,075 8,712 1,725 23,493 159,310 8,751 1,734 23,209 131,242 8,685 2,692 144.5 558 318 2,476 132.9 531 294 2,582 138.6 504 283 2,528 135.7 534 302 2,660 142.8 545 31 I 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 336 289 43,571 46,451 23,196 367 5.43 88.27 94.50 193,682 2,464 132.3 * Tuesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1967 j ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. 19,731 18,087 16,585 17,451 13,982 16,206 16,467 16,583 !8,7!4 16,703 3,384 3,942 4,434 6,940 4,940 5.401 124 124 129 129 129 129 120.5 130.0 121.7 131.2 125.0 136.4 124.9 135.2 125.2 137.3 *I25.5 *I37.5 r22,084 6,985 4,300 1,058 2!,260 6,998 4,366 1,015 774 26,158 8,410 4,899 1,39! 1,012 r31,804 r8,9!6 r4,638 r!,7l2 r i, 0 i 4 r22,589 r7,002 r4,194 r1,125 774 21,459 6,590 3,905 1,046 14,262 1,009 752 1,618 5,348 1,667 2,285 17,748 1,553 840 1,884 5,755 1,922 3,958 r22,888 r2,540 rl,195 r2,039 r6,679 r1,972 r6,111 r15,587 r1,218 r846 r!,858 r5,549 r1,825 r2,502 14,869 999 837 1,754 5,397 1,695 2,419 25,610 8,143 4,761 1,283 986 r25,368 r8,156 r4,745 r1,270 r997 r25,703 r8,178 4,60! 1,299 1,057 25,277 7,733 Feb. INDICATORS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): .... do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: Associated General Contractors (bldg. only). . 1957-59=100.. Engineering News-Record: ........ do.... do.... DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 2 / Lumber, bui Idino, hardware group mil. $.. do.... ...do.... do do,... .do do do.... do do.... do.... ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 2 / do.... do.... ..do.... do.... Q 1 "7 r15,099 1, 152 778 1,708 r5,630 1,815 2,375 ( r25,08l 8,324 4,884 1,208 1,149 jr/ Revised. \_l Data for Dec. 1966 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. March 1967: Building cost !25 s 9: construction cost 137.8. Digitized for19342 FRASER 25,049 8,185 4,781 1,220 1, 1 14 2/ j Data for Feb. 1967 are advance estimates. * Index for MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1967 1966 ITEM Jan. Dec. Feb. Jan. DOMESTIC T R A D E — C o n . RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL S T O R E S — C o n . ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL _[/—Con. Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group „ ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total mil. $, do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., r16,757 1,417 806 1,879 r5,84l 1,907 3,230 16,864 1,450 806 1,945 5,879 1,907 3,225 17,467 1,463 876 1,979 5,921 1,939 3,476 r17,212 r1,386 r892 r2,0!9 r5,86! r 1,915 r3,3ll 525 508 887 051 913 929 3,406 do... do... 33,610 34,745 34,670 34,922 38,171 36,734 35,846 36,961 35,823 36,888 do... do... r5,524 r6,533 5,256 6,598 7, 190 6,856 9,940 r6,700 5,684 6,885 62,469 18,566 3,318 13,009 9,363 i0,435 62,811 18,722 3,323 13,045 9,410 10,521 64,823 19,415 3,204 13,393 9,778 11,104 r65,076 19,445 r3,293 r 13,392 r9,82l r11,244 r65,372 r19,469 r3,30i r13,499 r9,870 rl1,244 13,617 13,833 7,942 8,033 13,775 13,967 8,038 8, 123 14,548 14,436 8,527 8,467 14,440 r 14,446 r8,482 r8,47l r14,245 r14,462 r8,381 r8,469 131.4 141.3 97.5 125.4 143.8 96.5 155.7 156.4 102.0 r!50.3 M55.8 r103.! r139.3 r 152.2 rIOI.O 41.2 41.4 42.1 42.4 39.8 40.2 41.3 41.5 42.2 42.4 40.2 40.5 41.3 41.3 42. 1 42. 1 40.2 40.2 41.3 40.9 42.1 41.7 40. 1 39.9 r40.8 r4l.0 r4l.6 r41.9 39.7 40. I do. .. 2.67 2.56 2.85 2.72 2.40 2.31 2.67 2.56 2.86 2.72 2.41 2, 31 2.76 2.63 2.94 2.80 2.49 2.39 2.77 2.65 2.95 2.82 2.50 2.40 r2.77 r2.66 r2.95 r2.83 2.51 2.42 mil. $ . do... do... do... do... 64,246 43,085 239 40,565 13,436 63,794 42,717 315 40,189 13,432 68,376 46,281 458 43,912 12,667 70,332 47,192 173 44,282 12,674 67,493 45,602 71 43,464 12,678 do... do... do... do... liabilities percent. 64,246 20,098 18,751 37,337 63,794 19,205 18,014 37,322 68,376 19,987 19,093 39,581 70,332 20,972 19,794 40,196 67,493 20,171 18,773 39,216 36.0 36.0 32.0 31.5 32.3 322.00 317.60 273.24 15.53 44.36 4.40 323.31 318.92 273.14 15.82 45.78 4.39 329.41 324.86 272.31 16.29 52.55 4.55 329.32 325.02 273.03 16.69 51.99 4.30 328.87 324.94 273.69 16.90 51.25 3.93 .42 .43 .49 .49 .50 173.0 36.5 136.5 147.3 3.8 167 .8 36 4 131 4 148 7 5 2 171, 38. 132. 155. 3. 175 39 136 156 3 2 1 2 3 5 r174.6 r38.4 M36.2 M60.0 4.2 168.0 36.6 131.4 147.8 168 36 131 148 169.2 38.0 131.2 156.8 170 38 132 158. 3 3 1 0 M69.6 38.5 rl3l. I M60.5 EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 2 / .... thous. Manufacturing.. . ..do... Contract construct i on . .. do.,, Wholesale and retail trade ,... ....do... Services and miscellaneous. ..do... Government ....do.., PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED. .do... Seasonally adjusted........ .do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted. do... Seasonal ly adjusted „ ...do... Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls (unadj.): Construction (construction workers),. 1957-59=100. Manufacturing (production workers)„„ ........do... Mining (production workers) .......do... HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj .hours. Seasonal ly adjusted do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted...............do... Seasonal ly adjusted do... Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted do... Seasona I ly adjusted .do... Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg 0 Excluding overtime Durable goods industries Exc ludi ng overtime Nondurable goods industries industries O do!lars» .do... do... .do. .. .do... Exclud ing overtime. FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total...., Reserve bank credit outstanding, total.. D i scounts and advances U.S. Government securities. Gold certificate reserves...., Liabi I ities, total 0 Depos i ts, tota I Member-bank reserve balances Federal reserve notes in circulation.... Ratio of gold certificate reserves to FR note FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Public debt and guaranteed obligations: Gross debt (direct), end of month, total bil. $. I nterest bear i ng, tota I do... Pub I ic issues do... Held by U.S. Government investment accts do... Special issues do... Noni nterest bear ing...... do... Guaranteed obligations not owned by U.S. Treasury, end of mont h do... MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA (avg. of daily figures): Unadjusted for seas, variation: Total money supply..... do... Currency outside banks do... Demand deposits <jo... Time deposits adjusted do... U.S. Government deposits.. do... Adjusted for seas, variation: Total money supply do... Currency outside banks do... Demand deposits do..., Time deposits adjusted do..., £./ Revised. 19342 _£/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for Feb. 1967 areadvance estimates. 2 8 4 5 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 4 1966 1967 ITEM Feb. Nov 0 Dec 0 89.5 105.2 3*63 83Q5 101.0 3.93 I02a4 1 8, 18 9.10 4.03 8,22 9 0 16 4o03 8/22 9,07 4035 4.94 6.59 4.35 4,94 6 9 59 2.57.90 300.28 1 11.34 109.88 252.36 293.20 106,81 110.59 jan„ Jan, Feb. FINANCE—Con. SECURITY MARKETS: Bonds (Standard & Poor 5 s Corporation)s Pr1ces s Industrial, utility, and railroad (AAA Issues}? Composite.,.,,,,,,.,,,, dol, per $100 bond o s , Domestic municipal (15 bonds).... ..... .. .. •. • •.. *do 0 ... Yieldss Domestic municipal (15 bonds)........„ 0 percent 0 . STOCKS: Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody's)• Dividends per share, annual rate, composite..,dolIars.. Industr ials . ,do 0 . .. PubS ic uti I i t i e s O B o a o e o e a o 0 o o , 0 0 0 < 5 0 0 0 0 c o o „ 0 e 0 0 0 d o a o o e Ra iI roads...........,„....,................. c ..do e ... No Y. banks do,,., Fire insurance companies.,. „ . „ „ 0 „ , . „0.,... ,.»., ,do.,., Price per share, end of m o s , composite, ,... . . „.. ,do„..'. industrials.,... .............. •. ... .....,...,. .do..., Pub lie uti Iities 00 . fflSO ., .,„, 000000ffl00 . O o ao do.. ,, Rai Iroads,, ,„,„,,,,. .,„„ ,, do.,., Yields, composite,,.., oas,... ,„.. •.,». • ........percent., I ndustr ials „..„, ,,,,, do.... Pub lie uti I ities D O 0000ffl0 0005,os oooffl8 O O S S O o o e o s o o d o o o o s , RaiIroads,,.,,...,,,..,........................do 009 . N s Y, banks....................................do.... Fire insurance c o m p a n i e s , . , . , , .,.,,..,..do,.,, 90 o 5 106,9 3*52 | 83.0 3„83 | 85,9 106.0 3,58 8,23 9o08 4, 18 8,29 9, 15 4. 18 4.6 I 5, 14 7.42 4,61 4,63 5,22 7,53 218.34 248,93 103,47 83.25 217,56 246.38 105,99 82,9! 233.54 266.77 108. 12 93. 13 3.78 3.69 3,94 5.56 3,80 2.92 3.55 3.43 3.87 4.97 3,79 2,93 6,69! 10,275 54,658 2,707 3,400 10,203 47,843 2,644 4. 15 5. 14 1 7,53 | 3 Q I7 3.03 3.62 3.96 3 9 55 2.70 3,26 3, 12 3.77 3.93 3,78 2.79 3,069 9,595 r47,60l 2,488 3,232 9,499 41,295 2,305 916 i,227 661 977 1,229 671 r964 r1,268 r7l I 962 1,210 663 176 98 56 174 97 55 193 92 59 182 89 56 443 175 145 452 168 137 r6l9 rl76 147 591 179 148 423 339 3,222 456 345 3,273 404 382 3,234 345 374 3, 141 307 34 1 3,251 722 965 3,531 749 776 3,619 1,031 I, 147 4,285 1,029 !,402 4,202 826 886 3,465 86 B 4 106,3 3a56 8.30 9, 16 4,20 4,63 5.28 7,8! 233023 267,35 105. 18 92.56 3.56 3.43 3.99 5.00 3.94 3. 17 METALS AND MANUFACTURES IRON ORE ( U . S . and f o r e i g n o r e s and o r e a g g l o m e r a t e s ) ? Receipts at iron and steel plants.........thous. |g. tons.. Consumption at iron and steel p I ants,.........,......do,.,, Stocks, end of mo,; A t furnace yards, do,.., At U.S. docks...................do.... Castings, gray iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo thous, sh. tons.. Shipments, tota I, „.,,.. .do.... For sale , do.,., Castings, malleable iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo................do.... Shipments, total ..........do.... For sale ., do.... Steel castings: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo „...do..„. Shipments, tota I .do.... For sa le do.... Fabricated structural steel: Orders, new (net) thous. sh. tons.. Shipments , do.... Backlog, end of month.......... do.... Industrial trucks (electric), shipments: Hand (motorized) number.. Ridei—type,,. do.... Ind. trucks, tractors (combustion engines), shipments..do.... i1,490 10,257 58,242 2,818 r/ Revised. 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