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March 4, 1966
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
BUSINESS
INDICATORS
Billion Dollars
Billion Dollars
170 h TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
-U70
( W e e k l y Reporting M e m b e r Banks o f Federal Reserve System)
(average
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Index, 1941-43=10
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PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
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Billion Dollars
45
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS
& INVENTORIES
(seasonally adjusted)
90
Index, 1957-59 = 100
120
CONSUMER PRICES
80
115
^f
All
Services
Shipments
(left scale)
70
Invenforie:
(right scale)
L—-^
30
H60
105
h*v/
1 0 0
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F©®€f
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2 5 -I i i t t t I i i i i i 1 i i i i i I 11 i i i 1 i i t M 11 ' • » M • » • ' « i • ' • • ' I 5 0
1963
1964
Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
1965
1966
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1963
Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor
^ A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, a t $ 6 . 0 0 a n n u a l l y , this S u p p l e m e n t
p r o v i d e s 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 monthly SURVEY
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1964
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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1966
ITEM
Feb,
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE?
AI I commoc! i t l e s ^
,.,,„...,
....
J957-59«I00..
Farm products,..».,,>...«,,•*...•»«••. •.•••.••.••••»^do*,.*
Foods, processed...
.. • •
••.••••••••••..c»o«,,s
AI! other
o^*
»
do,.»,
22 commodities 2/,,,,
•».e>do,.,,
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES...
.•••••.••....mi I, $,,
Nondurafe le goods stores, • . . . • • . . . • . • . • • • • . . „ • . . • • • • ..do....
20
Feb.
27
Feb.
5
102,3
4,791
3,377
262
2,042
1,912
287
226
2,04!
1,910
274
319
1,761
1,669
222
38,7S5
39,189
2!,067
314
38,613
39,162
21,186
536
41,081
43,005
22,542
346
41,196
43,425
22,350
370
41,283
43,130
22,142
328
62,248
41,560
149,204
25.894
43,012
20,132
62,986
4!,623
149,30!
25.855
43,041
20,167
68,220
45,015
163,582
23,942
50,462
22,638
65,413
45,053
16i,462
23.163
50,476
22,645
4.92
94.06
SCO.60
64,508
45,068
162,568
23,S02
50.999
22,710
1,630
21,687
234,504
8,213
2,530
135.8
534
299
1,67!
21,67 8
239,765
8,254
4.91
92,53
98.89
1,356
19,935
234,88!
7,865
!,5S8
20,086
191,787
7,894
i,423
22,793
209,682
8,204
Steel
,,,,... 9 ,,.....».»e.»«....thou5. sh» tons..
Index of production
1957-59=100..
FREIGKT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL
..
thous, cars..
M i see 11 aneou s.
•••••.•••••
....«,
.do....
2,757
148.0
530
302
2,723
146.2
511
29!
2,422
130.0
488
276
Tuesday price.
MONTHLY
105.0
106,8
INT.2
103,5
SI4.3
5,!69
3,516
104.9
106.5
110.7
S03.5
113.0
5,135
3,543
255
1,73!
1,640
226
4.55
87.17
92.fi
2/
Feb* 19
104.7
106.1
110.6
103.3
312.6
5,128
3,573
4.55
85.77
Data do not always cover calendar weeks.
!2
•101.2
•94.5
•102,8
•301.9
101.9
4,846
3,160
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs...........thous,.
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs,..,,,
, e , 0 ..*io.. s .
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCES
Currency In circulation ,3/....•••.•••
o.mii, $,,
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/.0..do....
Member bank reserve balances 3/....,.,.,.,..,
do....
Excess reserves, est 1 mated 3/.••.•••.....
do....
Reporting member banks Cof'F.R.Systeift) . In-leading c i t i e s ^ /
Demand deposits., a d j u s t e d 0 8 e , e s f t a ( B 0 S 0 B 0 , S B 0 e a e 0 0 0 m i I. $..
Savings depesits......
....,»
..
,.,do,...
Loans and investments (adjusted). total.. s c ,
do., s ,
U* S * Government ob SI gat I ons
.....^....^do..,.
Commercial and Industrial loans (gross) „.,..•,,,.,do....
Real estate loans (gross).
9 do„.. B
Bond yields, domestic corporate CMoody 8 s) 3/......percent.,
Stock'prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor*s) 4/.,S94i-43=IG.S
Industrials, 425 stocks...•••.••••••••..•...,...,..do....
PRODUCTIONS
Bituminous coal 3/oss,,,.»080<s>..0..coe.**..,thous, sh. tons„.
Electric power, by uti n i i e s ,
mil. kw.-nr,.
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)..,,
„,.number..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate ,3/...
thous. bbl..
±/
Feb.
.3/ Daily average.
4/ Wednesday data.
209
281
4.95
93.16
99.62
2,575
138.2
538
302
* Monthly Index for Feb.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1964
!965
ITEM
Dec.
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
37,631
19,969
837
3,347
1,93!
36,384
18,924
806
3,345
1,757
42,S85
2 5,748
!,050
3,215
2,088
4!,642
21,738
993
3,266
2,101
r40,766
r21,659
r934
r3,188
r2,OI4
.do..,.
•»do...
do...
do.„,
2,833
2,635
5,646
691
2,695
2,407
5,300
589
3,048
3,063
6,057
728
2,970
3,087
6,223
729
r3,124
r3,M7
r6„342
r773
Nondurable goods industries, total J/.
,,...do...
Food and kindred products.,...<..„•..•••••<>...•••• do...
Tobacco products B ... o ,.. 0S . e .. o ..........„•••••*.do,.,
Textile m ? M products...... ,...••••••.
..do...,
17,662
6,346
419
i,494
17,450
6,184
369
1,444
20,437
7,154
405
1,151
19,904
7,018
410
1,721
r19,107
r6,832
r400
r1,580
1,433
2,606
1,560
862
1,44!
2/723
1,542
8"?i
1,718
3,070
1,630
1,032
3,675
2,958
!,6I3
985
r1,649
r2.797
r1,625
r995
39,318
38,685
40,548
41,403
r42,622
20,559
1,022
3,656
2,077
20,4!5
1,030
'.%435
1,959
21,146
947
3,204
^,963
21,806
1,013
3,335
2 J 39
r22,3l6
r I s 140
r3,470
r2,!66
2,977
2,597
5,341
641
2,989
2,657
5,36?
561
3, 127
2,906
5,973
707
3 ,\ 50
2,962
5,907
7J0
r3,242
r3,073
r6,075
r7i3
Dec.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
E
MANUFACTURERS SHIPMENTS :
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL...........
.....mil. $.
Durable goods industries, total J/
....••••do...
Stone, clay, and glass products.,,
do,..
Pr l mar y met els
.,
.do...
Fabricated metal products,......••••••...,..,,.»• do...
Mach i nery, except e lectr lea I
E 1 ectricaI machinery••.•••.»•••.••••••
Transportat1 en equipmsnt....•••••.••••.••.••
Instruments and reiated products
Paper end a i!{ed products........................do...
Chemicals and allied products,,,,............... -.,..«do....
Petrotsum and coaS products.. •••••.•••.....»., >...do..,
Rubber and p | est S cs products.......,,f *.,..„..,.„..»do.„.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL.............
By Industry group;
Durable goods Ir.dustries, total J/.
Stone ; clay, and glass products..
Primery mete 1s e ..................
Fabricated metal products........
Machinery, except electrical.*..,
£ I ectr 3ca * mach1nery....••.•••••.
Transportation equ!pment,•••••..*
Instruments and related product's.
• do.
.do,
.do.
• do.
.do.
.do,
e dO.
ffldoe
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1964
3
1965
ITEM
Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
18,759
6,629
429
1,614
1,532
2,917
1,525
922
18,470
6,446
407
1,606
1,516
2,854
1,519
931
19,402
6,845
405
1,609
1,656
2,982
1,639
958
19,797
7,001
394
1,673
1,691
3,067
1,619
1,012
r20,306
r7,l3l
r4IO
rl,703
rl,762
r3,133
r1,594
rl,064
62,642
38,001
24,64}
62,944
63,299
38,403
24,896
63,213
66,218
41,212
25,006
66,642
66.777
41,407
25,370
67,192
r67,620
r4l,83l
r25,789
r68,0!5
38,412
1,587
6, M i
4,251
7.558
5,388
7,908
•a ,619
38,495
1,595
6,161
4,306
7.576
5,403
7,849
i,622
24,718
41,869
1,634
6,261
4,816
8.453
5,993
8,860
1,730
25,323
5,993
2,268
3,085
1.934
4,350
1.737
1,306
42,094
22,109
19,985
42,234
r42,324
r 1,626
r6,349
r4,856
r8.508
24,532
6,03-0
2,359
2,837
1,885
4,003
1,745
1,176
37,986
20,357
17,629
39,590
41,523
1,640
6,275
4,772
8.364
5,947
8,706
i,714
25,119
5,861
2,328
3,119
1,919
4,285
1,718
1,273
43,104
22,648
20,456
41,843
20,720
3,82!
21,271
3,739
2,068
3,092
2,891
5,546
18,433
22,425
3,148
2,050
22,389
3,392
2,213
3.396
3,20!
5,972
!9,845
5,454
14,391
64,129
60,752
3,377
64,82!
r23,403
r3,684
r2,335
r3,532
r3,2M
r6,|65
r5,7!7
r14,748
r64,896
r6l,543
r3,353
r66,068
25,838
3,329
6',445
5,432
5,298
10,014
9,692
25,903
3,376
r62,534
r5,646
r5,467
rI0,304
r9,830
r25,993
r3,534
1,033
103
201
155
477
97
71,722
7,635
14,420
22,539
20,606
6,522
51.4
!,090
!I9
210
156
492
M3
97,575
7,895
22,74!
24,972
28,793
13,!74
54.2
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Conf Spued
MANUFACTURERS 8 SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Continued
By Industry group—Continued
Nondurable goods Industries, total J,/*.,....
mil. $ .
Food and kindred products
........
do...
Tobacco products
..
,,....,dQ...
%
Text H e miil products
:.«...'
do...
Paper and allied products
*«.».<*. *....»do...
Chemicals and all led products
do...
Petroleum and coal products
do...
Rubber and plastics products
»...»do.««
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH;
Book value (unadjusted), total,
S9.
as ,,,do...
Durable goods industries, total...
•
do...
Nondurable goods Industries, total
do...
Book VRSue (seasonsi \y adjusted). tota!«..„
do...
By industry groupj
Durable goods industries, total ,!,/.,.*
...do...
Stone, clay, and glass products,. a **.*...«.....do. a s
Pr3mary metaIs...........
.
do...
Fabr i cated meta I products ..•••••.•••••,,.•••••••do,..
Mach?nery, except eIectrfc?ii
:::i;edo,e.
E I ectr I ca! mach I nery. e«.. 0 .........3 r .....o.. 0 . do,s .
Transportation equipment.
do...
instruments and related products
do...
Nondurable goods industries, total .£/......
do...
Food and kindred products.
.••>...•.....dc B ..
Tobacco products
•••••••••••••••••..
do,..
Textile miil products
do...
Paper and allied p r o d u c t s S B s e 3 B 3 S S = S S f f i S 3
do..,
Chemicals and allied products
do...
Petroleum and coa! p r o d u c t s - e s s s s e . s s s
do...
Rubber and plastics products
,
.o.do...
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
do...
Durable goods industries, total
.do...
Nondurable goods industries, total...
do...
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL..
do...
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total J./.......
...do..,
Pr irnary meta Is............a........ .,= ,... ...... ..do, ..
Fabricated metal products
•..........••
do...
Mach!nery, except eIectrleal..*....*....•......••do s s .
E I ectr I ca I mach i nery
•••••••••.••. •••..... do*..
Transportat ion equ i pment,
•....do. „ e
Nondurable goods industries, total
do.,.
Industries with unfilled orders.,
....do...
industries without unfilled orders
do...
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL..... d o . . .
Durable goods industries, tota!
..do...
Nondurable qoods industries with unfilled orders,....do...
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL
do...
By industry group;
Durable goods industries, total J./...••."••.• «,.»....do...
PrImary metaIs....,.•...•••••...•••
•••.....do,..
Fabricated metal products,..*,,*^.*..*.***»......dc. o a
Machinery, except eiectrlea!.....................do,..
EI ectr s ca 1 mach i nery
•>••••••••
<••••• do,. •
Transportat J on equ 3 pment.„•••••••
a do„,.
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders, t „do...
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.):
Fa Ii uros, tots ii, e
«*•«•••••
number.
ft.«8.
Commerc!a i servI ce. ••••.••.....„.. •
• •. • • do.» •
Construct ion,,,,,.
«..!>......:
do..,
Manuf actur i ng and mInIng.... *,••.•••..••.••....•...do...
Rets i 1 trade
•••
do...
Wholesale trade.... B ,.....».c.»o»»...... 0 «,....,.•..do„« c
Liabilities (current), tots!
„
..thous, $ .
Commercial service....,** ........
• ..do...
Construct i on. •••••••... •, • • •
•
do...
ManufacturIng and mining.......o... a ..,„•••••••••••do. a „
2,089
3,098
2,637
5 , S72
18,870
5,190
13,680
55,962
53,042
2,920
57,044
53,958
6,559
4,611
8,302
8, 103
21,090
3,086
6, 194
2,322
2,829
1,869
4,047
1.794
1,191
37,785
20,320
17,465
39,704
5,0j.j
13,415
57,363
54,439
2,924
57,317
54,280
6,656
4,85!
8,413
8,247
25,05!
3,037
IJ37
105
206
3.349
2,983
6,920
19,418
5,307
14, Mi
63,676
60,379
3,297
63,993
60,664
5,375
5,224
9,769
9,453
r-6,093
r8,930
r 1,788
r25,69l
r6,034
r2,37!
r3,130
r1.965
r4,335
rl.756
rl.279
r4l,53l
r22,448
r19,083
r43,868
r20,465
968
89
175
165
442
97
98,282
9,171
25,835
27,233
28,023
8.020
48.2
187
525
114
89,272
4,905
24,381
26,189
19,744
14,053
52,3
1,047
110
212
145
490
90
82,066
10,381
19,139
17,862
27,876
6,808
51.5
.1957-59=100.
108.8
108.9
110.4
110.6
111.0
.do.,,
odo...
108,6
109.6
105.7
106.5
103.4
101.6
123,7
104,9
116.2
118,2
108.6
109.8
105.6
106.3
103.6
101.5
123.7
104.9
116.6
118.6
110.2
110.9
106.9
108.
102,
97,
119,
105,
118,
121,
110
II!
107
108,
102
98
118
105,6
119.0
121,3
M0.8
11 1.3
107.4
109.4
102.4
98.7
M8.2
105.7
119.3
121.6
K © T 8 I a "j r S O S r «....» fj ) t s t « < n c 9 « < i « > s o t i . . i i . . c t a t > . e i CIO.
n
.
Who lesa I e trade. -.. „.•,-»»-<<»c......*...,,.......».o*» do...
Failure annual rate (seas,, adj.)..No. per «0,00Q concerns,,
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, all items..
Special group indexes:
All Iterns s ess s he j ter..».».,
AS 3 stems Hess food...„,.«.••
Commod it!es..
NondurabI es.........«:••••••
Durables.,..., •......••.....
New cars.»•••••••.•••••••
Used cars*.......•••...«• •
Commodities less food........
Services less rent.....*...
»doa«,.
•do...
.do...
•do...
•do...
.do...
•do. a o
r/ Revised,. ±/ Includes data for "other Industries" not shown. * Beginning with data for Jan. 1966, data for six additional areas
-XCfricInnati, Houston, Kansas CItv, Milwaukee, Mlnneaoolis-St. Paul, and San Diego) have been incorporated into the national CPI.
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
4
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! 964
ITEM
Dec.
1966
1965
1—
—
Jan.,
Nov.
Oct.
Jan.
Dec,
COMMOD iTY PR I C E S ~ C o n t 1 nued
CONSUMER
PRICE
INDEX—Continued
.!957-59=100..
......... do....
do..,.
do...,
do...,
........do....
........do....
........do,...
106.9
99.0
105.6
„ . ...,,„» . G O . . ,. .
........do....
107.9
!05.C
108.3
102.9
........do..,.
do....
do....
. «»=.,«»..do.»..
........do.,..
........do....
.,..
.do....
do....
106.6
1 10.5
109.0
120.3
I 14.3
120.3
i 10.0
114.9
o o «
B
. a ,, o C l O „ . . .
. . . :. „ -. « , d O . o , .
PURCHASING
S IA.5
107.8
109.5
108.4
110.0
106.6
99.2
105.6
! 12.4
!08„ 1
!09.9
100.4
! 10.6
107.9
106.5
108.0
102.8
109.7
108.9
105.5
108.5
109.0
1 1 1.2
109.2
i 12. i
107.7
106.9
107.9
103.3
109.7
108.5
105.8
109.9
109.2
i i 1.5
109.3
1 12.5
107.9
107.2
108.0
!03n3
I 10.6
106. 1
1 1 1.0
109.A
1 11.8
109.5
i 12.9
108. 1
108.6
108.0
103.6
1 1 1.4
i 12.9
106.6
II 1.3
109.2
112.0
109.7
113.!
106.4
108.9
107.9
103,6
105.6
107.8
i i 1.2
109.7
121.6
116.2
123.0
109,2
.! 15.2
108.1
! li.5
1 10. i
121.6
1 16..4
108.1
i 1 1.6
110. 1
122.0
1 16.6
123.7
110.0
! 15.4
107.3
1 i 1.2
109.6
122.0
1 16.9
124.2
! 10.4
115.7
MLI
109.7
120 .,6
! 14.5
120.6
i 10.0
! 15.0
! 10. 1
123 A
109.6
115.4
POWER OF T H E DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
957-59=$!.00..
$0,919
$0,906
$0,9i8
S0o90i
$0,904
_
1966
1965
COMMODITY
Jan.
Feb.
PRICES
.........do....
.........do....
.........do....
(including dry edible b e a n s ) . . . . . .
,
do
.........do....
236
234
234
233
174
168
272
275
322
488
238
234
237
233
176
167
257
281
331
497
248
218
258
245
156
167
215
246
182
526
259
223
259
236
166
170
228
.........do....
do
do
.........do....
„do
237
267
272
136
270
240
262
280
269
274
279
332
154
267
284
303
286
304
272
317
74
PRICES RECEIVED F3Y FARMERS, A L L FARM
PRODUCTS. ,.1910-14=100.,
...do....
.........do....
,...
.do
n........dO....
Potatoes
Dec,
Nov.
Feb.
Jan.,
$0,901
i
PRICES PAID BY F A R M E R S :
All commodities and services................ .........do....
.........do
do....
Product ion items.
A M commod., services, int., t a x e s , and wage rates... .do....
..do....
263
228
296
225
I7S
171
235
268
191
540
272
236
339
224
174
173
246
277
200
548
289
280
356
164
265
2.93
302
274
384
170
268
289
307
29!
309
293
309
273
318
276
322
278
32.4
281
327
295
312
282
329
75
77
80
80
83
i 37
2.55
'188
550
276
369
160
265
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