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March 31, 1967 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS iMpJ^ATORS Index, 1941-43=10 120 index, 1941-43=10 120 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 110 — — 100 - A 100 ~ .*—%^ 90 H 11.0 80 Monthly (avg. 70 ._L..1_JL..L.J_ I I 1 , 1 1S t i l l ) ! 1 i 1 1 i 1 1 ! ! i 1965 1964 ! 1 i 1 1 1 ,.J J, of daily 1 1 1966 I close) 1 , , l , 1,, i,, 1 1,™,. J I I I I I L I I I L_ J F M A M J J A S O N D 1967 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Index, 1957-59=100 Index, 1957-59=100 200 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. f. seas. adj. index) 190 Monthly _ ,.] J i i , , ! . i „i i J L. J L_J 1964 I I I L_JL_.i_JL.J-. -J_-JL_J I—I 1965 I I I I I -1-L. I I,. I 1966 I 1 L__l L-J L. 1967 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants) 1,000 Thousands 350 .— tN/ ^ ^ \ /sj^~*\ 300 1966 r\ 250 \ 800 200 - 600 150 1967 ~ 400 200 0 - I 100 Monthly L_l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L-J 1964 1 L-J L-J 1 ' 1965 ' » | | I i i I I 1 1 I 1966 t i i -J—1—J—1 i 1 1.1,1 1967 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. # Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually/this Supplement http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1 1 I? Weekly i i i i i 1 i i i i i J F M A M J J A S O N D 50 0 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1967 1966 ITEM Mar. 26 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 25 1 14.5 113.0 101.4 100.8 100.3 99.7 mil. $.. 5,633 3,676 5,650 3,659 5,603 3,905 5,510 3,839 5,682 3,964 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.. 162 1,370 1,291 245 165 1,301 1,224 252 327 1,693 1,621 289 241 1,649 1,578 336 41,480 42,848 2 2 , 121 363 41,459 43,193 22,396 371 43,540 46,183 23/381 115 43,571 46,451 23,207 371 72,600 46,609 186,497 25,629 60,730 27,168 70,969 46,721 184,782 25,183 60,865 27,124 75,468 46,841 190,173 26,979 61,946 27,149 Mar. 19 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22'COMMODITIES 2 / 1957-59-100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES 225 234 265 FI NANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/...do.... 43,753 43,718 46,947 46,271 23,288 387 2\704 579 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 47 Commercial and industrial loans (gross) 73,692 50,596 177,766 2 4 , 146 55,029 26,058 do.... 5.i2 87.86 93.89 5,16 89.13 95.24 5.42 87.68 93.84 5.43 88.27 94.50 5.43 89.19 95.64 1,795 20,709 237,966 8,337 1,752 20,827 235,161 8,350 1,734 23,209 131,314 8,685 1,506 22,631 193,226 8,685 1,703 22,684 198,159 8,659 2,730 146.5 573 325 2,709 145.4 570 326 2.528 135.7 534 302 2,464 132.3 522 305 2,476 132.9 537 307 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10.. 5.42 90.25 96,87 PRODUCTION: Steel, raw Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL .thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. _[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3_/ Daily average. 2 472 132.7 47 Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1967 1966 ITEM Feb. Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS 162,750 Nov. Jan. Dec. Feb. INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Failure annual rate (seas. a d ^ K N o . per 10,000 concerns.. 1,084 101 203 946 103 167 160 515 105 139 430 107 103,175 8,021 13,877 95,536 8,595 24,306 106,732 6, 161 24,523 23,029 42,216 16,032 18,163 35,165 9,307 50.7 3,453 152 2,545 1,112 127 214 1,055 III 219 1, 191 113 223 1,216 157 454 114 171 558 126 160 555 113 161,481 11,654 67, 1 10 108,172 8,044 19,361 113,450 12,746 25,050 33,768 27,343 14,937 29,338 38,631 14,748 32,818 27,301 20,648 32,325 32,887 10,442 44.1 55.6 52.4 55.4 56.6 3,592 157 2,776 3,461 130 2,500 3,189 133 2,262 2,838 126 2, 112 3,300 2,486 8,367 4,385 1,145 2,837 9,357 4,938 1,276 3,143 9,452 4,958 1,290 3,205 9,560 4,986 1,323 3,251 9,771 5,036 1,342 3,343 145 i 526 100 152 236 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F. W. Dodge C o . ) : Index (seasonally adjusted) 1957-59-100.. | 143 FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT A D M a : Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks 8,206 4,328 do.... 1 1 1,113 2,766 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1966 ITEM FINANCE—Con. Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj.: Total (233 SMSA's) bil. $.. New York SMSA Ho Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do.... 6 other leading SMSA's.. do.... 226 other SMSA's ......do.... MONEY AND INTEREST RATES: 1967 Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. 5,557.8 2,299.4 3,258.4 1,243.1 2,015.3 5,673.0 2,375.6 3,297.4 1,265.1 2,032.3 6,078.5 2,566.6 3,511.9 1,373.8 2,138.1 6,406.5 2,844.6 3,561.9 1,405.1 2,156.8 5.22 5.43 5.35 5.43 6.33 5.96 7, 137 6,453 136 4, !40 682 423 1,756 12,432 8,335 129 6,986 573 3.117 1,627 9,819 7,394 179 5,303 580 1,868 1,888 8,809 1,035 530 4,605 2,712 8, 156 976 513 4,483 2,200 10,386 1, 100 555 5,500 3,233 9,512 1, 160 610 5,911 1,861 6, 160 2,279 9,459 1, 108 562 5,764 2,042 50.7 104.1 37.! 47.4 32.9 50.6 105.2 36.8 47.5 32.5 54.6 III.3 39.6 52.5 33.9 56.9 121.8 40.0 53.2 34.2 57.2 124.7 39.4 50.9 34.8 55.6 1 19,4 39.4 52.6 34.2 27.2 29.2 3.4 24.9 24.3 4.0 25.8 26.5 3.2 25.9 26.2 3.5 30.4 30.7 3.2 54.8 208.4 50.6 4.9 49.5 211.9 46.4 5.1 59.6 199.0 47.7 6.8 59.4 204.0 48.0 5.2 57.0 203.1 56.6 5.1 17.32 9.40 877.92 17.02 10.58 881.58 17.06 14.32 878.48 15.20 10.05 880.42 17.20 9.91 885.49 13.28 6.20 840.16 6.45 3.95 12.49 7.50 842.55 7.10 4.85 9.92 10.06 835.18 9.92 6.46 9.85 6.55 835.46 6.92 3.99 12.73 6.49 839.32 6.49 3.60 .76 .40 3.40 .79 .35 3.78 .73 1.01 3.88 .96 1.00 3.75 .86 .51 4.01 7.37 12.00 254.73 11.33 2.59 12.42 239.53 4.50 17.88 16.09 282.06 35.20 8.28 14.47 265.10 18.65 3.49 13.43 253.50 8.68 481 1,831 132 682 673 2,738 221 294 196 783 777 2,600 1,073 357 82 776 759 2, 142 896 232 7 889 871 2,594 561 2,074 170 674 658 r2,G32 35.4 34.3 36.1 334,4 94.6 305.4 115.0 232.6 214.7 183. 1 37.5 38.1 39.0 1,163.8 105.0 1,042.7 113.7 533.2 478.4 Jan. Feb. 6,409.i 2,847.3 3,561.8 1,362.2 2, 199.6 6,294.9 2,724.7 3,570.2 1,389.5 2,180.7 6.38 5.96 6.38 5.96 6.38 5.96 12,815 10,606 161 4,217 4,636 1,655 2, 146 11,324 9,386 160 6,749 823 1,673 1,918 12,046 7,757 ! FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: do.... do do.... do.... do do do do do.... do Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annua! rates, seasonally adjusted: Tnta! (233 SMSA's) ratio of debits to deposits.. ..do New York SMSA do do do 226 other SMSA's CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Alcohol, dentured: . wine gal.. do.... do.... Alcohol, ethyl, and spirits: 1. tax gal.. do.... do Budget expenditures, total _!_/« = *•••• 134 6,212 635 3,352 1,713 9,987 1,173 467 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS, TOBACCO DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL): 1. tax gal.. do.... do.... Whisky: do.... do.... Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total....mi1. proof gal.. Whisky WINES AND DISTILLING MATERIALS: Effervescent wines: . wine gal.. do do StiI1 wines: do do.... do do Sugar, U.S. deliveries and supply (raw basis): . sh. tons.. do do do do.... do VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS: Corn oi1: ...mil. lb.. Cottonseed cake and mea!: . sh. tons.. do Cottonseed oil: Production, crude Linseed oi1: Production, crude (raw) Soybean cake and mea1: . sh. tons.. do Soybean oi1: ...mi 1. lb.. r./ Revised. 19356 JD/ P r e l i m i n a r y . j_/ Excludes c e r t a i n interfund transactions. 259.9 9!.7 1,147. 1 129.0 521.9 j 246 143 p2,724 34. 1 34.3 249.2 94.2 r237.6 rl 1 1.6 178.0 123. 1 175.1 rl68.0 125.4 r33.3 29.7 30. 1 1,133.1 120.0 512.3 33.9 rl,157.6 r134. 1 r529.0 1,029.9 109.2 | 472.2 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 'Z^z^zzr^^j^z^zt—^1^:..;::^^;^=:^:^^ : • ! 1967 ! 966 ITEM j Jan „ | LEATHER AMD PRODUCTS LEATHER PRODUCTION: I 500 C a i f a n d w h o i e ki p . „ ..„ . „ t a. . ....... .......... .thous. skins.. Cattie hide and side kip.............thous. hides and kips.. 1,965 i, 3 7 1 Goat and kid.. ...thous. skins,. 2,550 Sheep and lamb.............. „, „.. „ ,,...................do.,.. METALS AND MANUFACTURES PIG IRON: Production (excluding production of ferroalloys) 6,910 thous„ sh. tons,,,, Monferrous metals prices: .3613 Copper; Bars, electrolytic (N.Y.)......... .....„..$ per lb.. . 1600 Lead: Common grade (N.Y.) ............................do.... . 1450 Zinc; Prime Western (East St. L o u i s ) . . . . . . ......do.... 16.3 Furnaces and ovens ( i n d u s t . ) , dom s new orders, net,...mil. $.. 1.6 Electric processing.,... ......., .......•.•.<....»....• ..do.... !0ffl7 Fue 1 -f i red (except for hot ro! I i ng stee i)...,. 0 „„ 0 „. „,„.do....., « MACHINE T O O L S : MetaI cutt i ng too 1s: !26 e 50 Orders, new ( n e t ) , tota l............., O B ...„,,.„,,mil. $.. 115.50 Domest ic......o..«,..„0....».«Oo.o.«.».»•.•.•..»....».. do*... 79.30 Sh1pments, tota 1.................................... do.... 70.20 Domest i c.....................»,«,«.„ P » 3 1 <...»«,»« ^. a... do.... Estimated backlog, end of month...................months.. 8.2 Meta1 formi ng t o o ! s : Orders, new (net)., total............... a ..........mi 1. $.. Domest i c -...................,do.,.. Shipmerrts, tota1.................................... do.... Estimated backlog, end of month........... B .......months.. Washers, saies (domestic and export)..,,.... ...thous.. Driers ( e l e c , g a s ) , saies (domestic and export)........do.... RUBBER AND RUBBER Tires and tubes; Pneumatic c as I rigs : inner tubes; Feb.. Nov, Dec. Jan.- 341 | 1 ,925 Feb. "~ 948 913 2,350 1,960 299 1,906 919 2,012 6,834 7,470 7,350 7,374 6,804 . 3604 „ 1600 .1450 13.7 1.8 ,3699 . 3624 . 1400 . 1450 10.7 .3787 , 1400 , 1450 .3810 . 1400 . 1450 18.2 445 !, 927 1,255 2,654 397 2;0I6 . 1400 . 1450 9.0 L9 4. ! 6, ! 8„9 ,8 1.3 2.9 103,50 93(!20 96.60 85.20 1 1.! 113. 10 100.80 127.05 113.40 30.50 29.40 28,70 26.15 10.2 364.7 193.2 24.30 22.75 28.00 26.45 8.6 304.6 201 .6 16.45 13.90 28.75 27., 70 14,605 12,222 4,844 40,833 3,558 3,742 11,179 15,000 13,858 5,!7i 40,393 3,490 3,228 1i,704 i | ! ! ! i4,483 12^388 1 4,629 i 42,569 ! 3,434 3,219 i 1,996 753 753 759 ! 852 18.9 18.8 14.6 10.5 .525 19.5 15. i 10.2 .508 7.9 i | | 19.5 15.1 11.3 .453 8.8 135.45 121.10 83.00 73.55 8,7 29.75 26. 10 23.35 22,25 10.0 317.4 186.7 | I0 t 9 8.4 245.3 20 L 9 ....... 4* I 1.2 5.0 r88.50 r8i,10 r-86.45 r77.80 riO.,5 95.75 83. 15 94,30 85.05 i0„5 r13.80 rl3.70 r25.75 r24.10 r7.8 317,0 r220.4 16.85 15.15 28.45 25.25 7.5 325.4 202.2 PRODUCTS Production,.....................thous.. Original equipment.............do,.. „ Stocks, end of month...,..„.....,do.... Production..............................do..«. 15,308 13,912 4,907 38,366 3,507 4,351 11,216 | | | i | | 15,058 13,166 4, 143 44,678 3,502 4,643 10,841 ....... TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTON (exclusive of 1 inters): ±/ Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): Active spindles, last working day, tota1......mi !1 ions.. Spindle hours operated, ail fibers, total rV R e v i s e d . _1_/ D a t a f o r D e c . USC0MM-DC—19356 8.2 | 1 | 749 19.8 15.3 19.8 15.3 10.0 .499 10. I .503 7.8 7.8 1966 c o v e r 5 weeks; o t h e r months, 4 w e e k s . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS billions.. 14..7 10.4 .522 8.2 770 POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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