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March 18, 1966 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS'MDIGATORS:; Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 170 - - TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS H170 ( W e e k l y Reporting M e m b e r Banks o f F e d e r a l Reserve System) 160 - 150 - 140 - ~ (average of Wednesday data) 130 1.™L.„L._J i J L™i™L l _ J — _ J L—i_J—J 1963 L ~JL~JL._L-.L-.J -J 1 I I 1964 L_J 1 1 L_1_J ™.JL-.JL L-J 1965 1 1 J l 1 1. _ l _ 1966 J F M A M J J A S O N O Data: Federal Reserve Board Index, 1941-43 = index, 1941-43 = 10 110 - PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 100 r°* - 90 80 - A Monthly 70 (avg. J-^™__-L-J^_l_^J_™L__— 1 1 1 1 1 1963 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I ! 1 I I. . 1 1 ! 1965 1964 at daily dose) ~ 1 1 1 ..-1......1-.-JL.J 1966 J F M A M J j A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 600 PERSONAL INCOME 550 8.0 CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID* (seas, a d j , , a t a n n u a l rates} Total 500 Extended 450 400 h Wage and Salary Disbursements 350 ******** .—r 300 L_*iHj£jLi 1963 I I 1 ! I ! ! I I 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce ^'Seasonally adjusted .J__J_IJ___ULJ 1965 - J - l j J j . J - i J - l J . J L M l ! 1_L1-LJLJL _LXJ_J_JLLJ_J_±J. 1966 1963 Data: Federal Reserve Board ^ A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, a t $ 6 . 0 0 a n n u a l l y , this Supplement provides selected w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent t o those published in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY 1964 1965 1966 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1966 1965 ITEM Mar. 6 Feb. 19 Mar. 13 Feb. 26 Mar. 12 Mar. 5 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total J3/... .do.... 104.9 106.0 III.4 103.4 114.5 5,338 3,615 198 104.9 106.0 III.4 103.4 114.2 301 290 41,219 42,912 22,104 387 41,230 42,731 22,1 12 285 41,319 42,987 22,082 395 64,369 45,049 162,574 23,085 51,008 22,711 64,056 45,064 162,104 22,529 51,059 22,742 65,231 45,064 163,161 22,4i8 51,335 22,730 4.55 86.54 91.40 4.95 93.16 99.62 4.98 91.48 97.86 5.0! 89.15 95.41 1,517 19,816 242,162 7,869 1,520 19,609 250,703 7,877 1,643 21.67! 239,765 8,255 1,733 21,726 233,629 8,302 1,685 21.399 233,100 8,318 2,765 148.4 532 308 2,771 148.7 556 323 2,575 138.2 538 302 2,626 141.0 536 297 2,660 142.8 545 310 102.8 4,722 3,270 *I0I.3 *95.4 *I0I.8 *I02.0 102.9 4,766 3,178 114.3 5,169 3,516 5,295 3,523 242 1,964 1,837 316 222 1,878 1,755 293 209 1,633 1,546 281 195 1,632 1,545 229 38,625 39,221 21,136 212 38,756 39,475 21,062 367 41,283 43,130 22,142 328 63,509 41,743 150,235 25,965 43,343 20,188 64,249 41,910 149,679 25,661 43,163 20,202 4.55 87.26 92.2! Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:47 Comrnerciaj and industrial loont> (yi o^s) do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. 5.05 88.96 95.14 PRODUCTION: Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 238,224 2,692 144.5 * Monthly index for Mar. 1965. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1965 1966 ITEM Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS Feb. Nov. Dec. •526.3 f-375.4 *5!.8 *18.5 **557.9 **393.7 **55.4 **I8.6 p570.8 p403.6 p56.2 p!8.7 Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj.,total.do..., Corporate profits before tax, total do..., Corporate profits tax liability do..., Corporate profits after tax do..., *64.9 *65.9 *28.1 *37.8 **73.5 **74.6 **30.i **44.5 p77.0 p3l.l p45.9 *-I.O *I5.7 **-l.2 **!6.7 p-1.8 PI7.1 Inventory valuation adjustment Net i nterest PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income Wage and salary disbursements, total Commodity-producing industries Manuf actur i ng on I y do..., do..., bil. $., do..., do..., do..., 515.4 346.5 139.8 112.2 515.2 348.9 140.8 113.0 546.1 368.3 148.1 119.i do..., do..., do..., do..., 83.8 56.3 66.6 17.4 84.7 56.6 66.8 17.5 88.2 60,0 72.0 18.9 do..., do.. ., do..., do..., 39.8 12.4 18.5 17.9 39.9 12.0 18.5 1-8.0 Persona! interest income do..., Transfer payments do..., Less personal contributions for soc. insurance...do..., Total nonagricu Itural income do..., 35.7 40.1 12.9 498.7 36.0 37.4 12.9 499.0 rj Revised. 29388 £./ Preliminary. Feb. INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $., Compensation of employees, total do..., 1 Proprietors income, total do..., Rental income of persons ..do„.., Distributive industries Serv i ce i ndustr ies Government Other labor income Proprietors' income: Business and professional Farm Rental income of persons Dividends Jan. * Data are for 4th qtr. 1964. ** Data are for 3d qtr. 1965. 550 371 149 120 r552.3 r373.8 r!50.4 ri2!.l 556.3 376.6 151.9 I22 s 5 88 60 72.6 19.0 r89.4 60.7 73.2 19.2 89.9 61.0 73.8 19.3 40.7 15.5 18.7 !9 9 9 40.8 15.7 18.7 20.2 40.9 15.7 18.8 20.4 41.0 15.8 18.8 20,6 38.2 39.6 13.6 526.3 38.5 40.3 13.7 530.7 r38.9 r41.2 ri6.6 r532,3 39.3 41.5 16.7 536.1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1965 Jan. Feb. 1966 Nov. Dec. Jan. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction: Advance planning (ENR) U mil. $.. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: Associated General Contractors (bldg. only)...1957-59=100.. E . H. Boeckh and Associates: Average, 20 cities: All types combined do.... Apartments, hotels, office buildings..., do.... Commercial and factory buildings do.... Res idences do.... Engineering News-Record: Building do.... Construct ion do.... 2,614 4,013 4,618 5,707 3,384 121 121 124 124 124 114.9 116.1 114.8 113.0 115.4 116, 115. 113, 118.9 120.1 118.9 117.0 M9-.5 120.7 119.5 M7.6 I 19.7 121.1 119.8 117.1 M6.9 124.7 117. 126, 120.2 129.7 120.4 130.0 120.5 130.0 r30,568 r8,934 r4,839 ri,597 1,094 r2l,679 r6,890 r4,336 r i,035 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 2 / Durab I e goods stores Autornotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group 20,581 6,605 4,237 96 i 725 19,608 6,608 4,265 9i9 68 i r25,i58 r8,390 r4,954 ri,3IS ri,098 do.... do.... do.... ....do.... do.... do.... do.... 13,976 1,08! 718 i,575 5,300 1,676 2,123 13,000 900 694 1,468 4,907 1,559 2,025 r16,768 rl,455 r786 r1,747 r5,577 r1,849 r3,600 r2!,634 r2,4IO rl,093 rS,86! r6,584 rl,892 r5,64l r14,789 rl,068 r760 rl,684 r5,564 rl,737 r2,376 do do.... do.... ....do.... ••••do.•.• 22,933 7,759 4,730 1,101 1,019 23,168 7,841 4,875 1,038 980 r24,656 r8,107 r4,776 rl,233 r1,074 r24,793 r8,223 r4,956 rl,l92 1,078 r24,592 r8,l8l 4,927 1,180 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do. 15,174 1,301 740 1,714 5,305 1,757 2,844 15,327 1,297 744 1,729 5,340 1,784 2,895 r16,549 rl,384 r8l8 rl,8l2 r5,754 rl,860 r3,194 r16,570 rl,336 r83l rl,855 r5,979 rl,840 r3,066 rl6,4ll rl,304 788 1,853 5,792 1,826 3,217 do.... do.... 30,486 31,478 31,298 31,635 34,771 33,533 r32,903 r33,957 33,103 34,I 13 do.... 5,735 5,391 r8,5!6 I 1,846 do.... do.... 5,079 5,780 4,715 5,863 r6,59! r6,373 9,275 6,430 thous.. do do.... do do.... 72,992 68,996 65,257 3,996 845 73,714 69,496 65,694 4,218 1,050 75,803 72,837 68,709 2,966 53! 75,636 72,749 69,103 2,888 600 74,519 71,229 67,652 3,290 678 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED do EMPLOYED... do.... Nonagr i cu I tura I emp I oyment do.... UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) do Long-term (15 weeks and over) do.... Rates (unemployed in ea.group as percent of that group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years of age and over Women, 20 years of age and over Both sexes, 14-19 years of age 74,88! 71,252 66,719 3,629 824 75,066 71,326 66,718 3,740 887 76,111 72,914 68,641 3,197 644 76,567 73,44! 68,955 3, !26 660 76,754 73,715 69,286 3,039 661 4.8 3.5 4.5 15.2 5.0 3.5 5.! 14.5 4.2 2.8 4.3 12.3 4.1 2.6 4.0 !2.9 4.0 2.6 3.8 !2.0 76,i45 59,342 75,741 59,363 83,390 66,012 85,983 67,406 85,089 67,157 5,023 5,078 5,007 4,986 6,501 5,857 7,415 6,021 5,50! 5,750 5,883 5,213 6,022 5,38! 6,405 5,748. 6,398 5,75! 6,452 5,830 < Nondurab Ie goods stores.............. „ Appare I group * Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places........ Food group ••.••••••••.. Gasoline service stations...., „ General merchandise group... ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 2 / Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, bu i I d i ng, hardware group „ Nondurable goods stores Appare I group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations Genera I merchand i se group ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, totaI Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH Estimated sales RETAIL FIRMS WITH Estimated sales Estimated sales 4 OR MORE STORES: (unadjusted), total II OR MORE STORES: (unadjusted), total (seasonally adjusted), total mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED Nonagr i cu I tur a I emp i oyment UNEMPLOYED (ALL CiViLiAN WORKERS) Long-term (15 weeks and over) FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month.... installment credit, total Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, tota I Repa i d, tota I Seasonally adjusted: Extended, tota I Repaid, total mil. $.. do.... „. do.... do.... do.... do.... rj Revised. J_/ Data for Dec. 1965 are for 5 weeksj other months, 4 weeks. * Indexes as of Mar. I, 1966: Building, 122.0; construction, 131.4. 29388 2/ Data for Jan. and Feb„ !966 are advance estimates. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Contmumd 1965 S966 STEM Jan. Feb B 317.98 313,68 269,44 14.68 44.24 4.31 319.88 315.54 269,98 S4.67 45.57 4.34 .66 Dec* Jan. Feb. 321.71 317.36 270.30 15.65 47.05 4.36 320.90 316.52 270.26 15.5! 46.26 4.39 322.00 317,60 273.24 15.53 44.36 4.40 323.3! 318.92 273.14 .69 .46 ,46 .42 .43 49,94 .43 .53 50.0? .39 ,45 50.42 .34 .40 50 ,.46 .33 .42 50.44 .47 .65 50.45 3 35 ,46 164.4 34.4 130. I 328.3 4.2 159.5 34.2 125,3 130.8 5.7 167. 36, 130. 144, 4. 172.0 37.0 135.0 145.3 4.5 r173.0 36.5 136.5 147.4 3„7 167.9 36,3 I3I C 6 148.7 5.1 160.0 34,5 125,5 128.8 159.7 34,7 125. S 131.0 165.7 36.1 129.6 145.5 167, 36, 131. 147, ri68.4 r36.7 r135.8 148.0 168.1 36.8 131.2 148.8 95.5 114.0 3.06 95.5 313.3 3„!0 92.3 107.7 3.47 91.1 106.3 3.56 90.5 106.9 3.52 89.5 105.2 3,63 73.5 59.4 15.6 5.4 3.7 67.4 60.7 15.1 4.9 3.2 78.8 85.2 S9.9 5.9 3.8 84.5 92.9 29.4 8,050 566 844 1,199 848 7,839 530 742 1,157 786 ,200 512 777 972 592 6,06! 60! 273 635 3,415 1,610 688 280 636 3,256 1,507 534 226 63 i ,116 880 592 240 302 604 256 382 2,280 2,655 1,243 FINANCE—Continued FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE? Public debt and guaranteed obligations? Gross debt (direct), end of month, totai 0 0 f f l „ 0 8 0 B B bi 1, $ 1 nterest bearing, totaI ,-• . do,, Pub I Ic issues. 6 0 „ n a oo...........o.....o«>.o. o a J O d o „ s Held by U.S. Government Investment accts.....do... SpecIaS Issues...• • a * . . * * , » , 3 , = ** = ».*..do,. Noninterest bearIng... „ do., Guaranteed obligations not owned by U.S. Treasury, end of montb, B o a o a ( B O O O B O O B...,,... «,„ 9 ». e . o o e s B O O bi S. $, U.S. savings bondss Amount outstanding, end of month................. do, „. Sales, series E and H......... ...................do.. Redemptrons ••...••..•••.•••.••.do.. MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA (avg. of daily figures); Unadjusted for seas, variations Total money suppIy.••.•••••.....•••.•...•........biI. $ Currency outside banks...••....••••.•......••••..do.. Demand deposits.,.».,,.»., f f l o s o o o „e.e 0 . 0 . 8 ,, i a o », 0 .do.. Time deposits adjusted. ao ...••....••••.......**.*,»do.. U.S„ Government deposits... ,»«„».«,,.,» do.. Adjusted for seas, variations Total money supply.................................do.• Currency outside banks,,..........................do.. Demand depos its , ,.. do... Time deposits adjusted.................•••••....••.do.. SECURITY MARKETS: Bonds (Standard & Poorss Corporation)? Prices? Industrial, utility, and railroad (AAA issues): Composite.•••.....••..•.....•..•.doI. per $!00 bond Domestic municipal (15 bonds)..... ., do.. Yields: Domestic municipal (85 bonds)..........percent 45.78 4.39 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SCHEDULED AIRLINES (DOMESTIC TRUNK), OPERATING RESULTS: Miles flown (revenue)8.ffl0.a.0«.eo„co,a.009a,.c,c,.mi IS ions Express and freight ton-wiles flown..................do... Mai I ton~mi Ies f Iown .,,...... do.. Passengers originated (revenue) .,,..„,„ do,, Passenger-mi les flown (revenue) , ......bf 11 ions 6.3 4.5 METALS AND MANUFACTURES STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS: Total (ail grades) thous. sh„ tons Structural shapes (heavy), steel piling .......do.. PI ates „ „.. do.. Bars and tool steel, total „ .do.. Bars: Hot rolled Unci, light shapes) do.. Pipe and tubing.... do.. Wire and wire products « do., a Tin mill products.,,..,,.,. .«».do„. Sheets and s t r i p U n c i , e l e c t r i c a l ) , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . d o . . Sheets: Cold r o l l e d , . . „. . , . . . . . , . . , .do. „ 529 698 964 587 997 6,602 536 675 1,013 649 r_! Revised. USC0MM-DC—29388 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ririf Ciiii ftili WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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