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^jjgagic^ March 5, 1965 BUSINESS STATISTICS 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 Index, 1941-43=10 Index, 1941-43 = 10 100 - PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 100 f** 90 80 - A \ 70 f Monthly V^^N/ 60 (avg. of daily dose) ~ -O-J--I_^_IMJLJ-^--I--J-JL-- 1962 1963 J F M A M J 1965 1964 J A S O N D Thousands Thousands 300 1,200 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,000 — (cars, trucks, coaches,- U.S. plants) Atfc H 250 800 " 600 - 400 - 200 200 Monthly 0 -®j i i—i i 1 i i—i i i L—i 1962 L—J—J 1 1 1 1 I L— 1 1 I 1 1 J 1963 1 1 1 1 1 Shipments (ieft scaie) Inventories* (right scaie) 30 1_1 1 1 1 1 l_J I J F M A M J 1965 90 Index, 1957-59 = 100 120 CONSUMER PRICES* ^M 80 115 70 110 J 60 105 & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) I—J 1964 Billion Dollars 45 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS 40 —1 L J A S O N D * All Ser vices ^ All Items * ** Food *New series beginning *Book value, end of month 25 J . J . X . I . J J L L . L J . 1 I I I I I I ^ - 1 - L L J L . L J L 1L.,LJ ,.LL 1962 1963 u I u II II 1.1 I.I I iI I I U.JL 1964 1965 January 1964 50 100 •.i-i-,i,„JL-L..Lj„i-l,.t-JL. • i i i i i 1 i 1 i i i 1962 1963 1..J..1 i i 1 i i-J i i l_i_.i.J. i L J . J J _ U . J J 1964 1965 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 ! 964 1965 ITEM Feb. 22 Feb. 29 94.2 4,398 2,940 *I00.5 *94.5 *I00.9 *I0I.2 94,, 8 4,661 3,008 101. 1 94. 1 !02,3 101.9 102.6 4,671 3,270 286 2,408 2,243 316 269 2,37i 2,208 337 320 2,080 1,944 282 36,469 35,088 20,17! 420 36,308 34,846 20,036 353 38,556 38,923 21,404 384 62,090 38,264 136,987 27.682 37,619 18,127 4.55 77.55 82.17 62,565 38,291 136,847 27,59i 37,590 18,16! 4.54 77.87 82.52 1,395 18,661 203,28! 7,706 2,299 123.4 508 283 Feb. 6 Feb. 20 Feb. 27 101.2 94.6 102.3 101.9 102.5 4,678 3, 159 101.2 94.2 102.3 101.9 102.3 4,729 3, 149 101.1 93.6 102.0 101.9 101.9 269 2,099 1,962 298 262 Feb. 13,' COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $.. 1 State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... 287 274 38,641 39,384 21,314 500 38,715 39,189 2 i,048 312 38,613 39, 162 2!,176 552 64,998 41,34 1 149,218 26,520 42,239 20,078 4.56 87.63 92.64 64,313 41,485 i48,620 26,099 42,337 20,108 4.55 86.46 91.32 62,352 41,559 149,220 25,96 i 42,972 20,136 4.55 85.77 90.53 4.55 87. 17 92.11 !,425 18,740 205,583 7,655 i,433 20,818 240,490 7,903 1,544 19,801 236,463 7,875 1,548 19,935 234,86! 7,865 2,333 125.2 529 299 2,674 143.5 508 292 2,676 143.6 519 298 2,757 148.0 536 305 Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities;^/ Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. PRODUCTION: Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr.. Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. J_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price., J3/ Daily average. MONTHLY _4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Feb. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1963 1964 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS Machinery, except electrical E I ectr i ca I mach i nery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total J/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products. Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J./.. Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals, Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical E I ectr i ca I mach i nery Transportation equipment. Instruments and related products Revised, Jan. Oct. 34,594 18,118 798 2,745 1.807 34, i 10 17,595 788 2,967 1,777 38,397 19,243 1,066 3,337 2,047 37,700 19,363 964 3,354 1,904 r37,63l r 19,969 r837 r3,347 r1,931 2,577 2,490 5,237 636 2,489 2,254 4,940 537 2,781 2,670 4,331 680 2,726 2,610 5,006 654 r2,883 r2,635 r5,646 r69l do.. do.. .do.. do.. 16,476 5,913 393 1,356 16,515 5,946 333 1,315 19,154 6,795 392 1,640 18,337 6,433 407 1,596 r17,662 r6,346 r4!9 r1,494 do.. ...do.. .....do.. do.. 1,304 2,369 1,521 784 1,302 2,573 1,492 767 1,517 2,93! 1,542 898 1,470 2,761 1,547 852 r1,433 r2,606 r 1,560 r862 do.. 36,021 36,677 36,81! 37,514 r39,318 ...do.. ...........do.. ,. e s do.. do.. 18,476 953 2,98! 1,910 19,144 1,018 3,067 1,994 18,633 960 3,329 1,924 19,291 984 3,434 1,937 | r20,559 r1,022 r3,656 r2,077 2,652 2,432 4,909 591 2,737 2,479 5,117 606 2,851 2,536 4,212 659 2,878 2,508 4,747 638 ! | r2,977 r2,597 r5,34l r64! mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. \_[ Includes "other industries" not shown. Digitized for 16332 FRASER Dec. INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS'SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total _]_/ Stone, clay, and glass products Pr imary meta Is Fabricated metal products rj Dec. 183,397 2,723 146.2 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued !963 3 1964 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 17,545 6, 193 403 1,466 1,415 2,640 1,475 836 17,533 6,247 365 1,465 1,368 2,703 1,455 815 18,178 6,500 392 1,505 1,46! 2,845 1,533 834 18,223 6,414 390 1,550 1,484 2,858 1,552 875 ri8,759 r6,629 r429 r1,614 r1,532 r2,9l7 r 1,525 r922 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 3,473 7,672 4.435 3,538 2,81 I 14,092 3,519 7,686 4,566 3,710 3,002 14,194 3,472 8,067 4,634 2,837 2,992 14,809 3,521 7,972 4,657 3,387 3,017 14,960 r3,7l3 r8,298 r4,79! r3,936 r3,154 rl5,426 do.. do.. »....do.. 59,738 35,565 24,!73 60,109 35 890 24^219 61,433 37,251 24,182 62,058 24,411 r62,642 r38,001 r24,64l do.. 60,147 60,006 6i,777 62,377 r62,944 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do,., 36,028 1,544 5,918 3,999 6,910 5,055 7,33i 1,468 35,970 1,539 5,923 3,97 I 6,926 5,073 7,272 1,480 37,517 595 096 062 381 221 71 I 572 38,040 1,593 6, 153 4, 149 7,514 5,307 7,810 1,584 r38,4i2 r1,587 r6,lII r4,25i r7,558 r5,388 r7,908 r 1,619 do.. do.. do.., do.., do.. do., do.., do.., 24,I 19 6,028 2,314 2,886 1,800 3,818 1,736 I, 157 24,036 6,052 2,357 2,846 1,792 3,872 1,775 1, 125 24,260 5,956 2,319 2,857 1,865 3,985 1,731 I, 176 24,337 6,031 2,303 2,790 1,869 4,000 1,752 1, 191 r24,532 r6,030 r2,359 r2,837 1,885 r4,003 r 1,745 rl, 176 do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., 6,389 9,525 12,363 3,245 5,290 23,335 6,242 9,597 12,303 3,241 5,311 23,312 6,358 9,525 12,788 3,629 5,500 23,977 6,405 9,590 12,978 3,720 5,533 24,151 r6,499 r9,660 rl3,24l r3,683 r5,629 r24,232 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total do.., do.., do.., 34,045 17,623 16,422 35,010 18,558 16,452 37,671 19,277 18,394 r37,986 r20,357 r17,629 NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total \_( Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical E lectr ical machinery Transportation equipment do.., 35,619 37,148 39,043 19,863 19,180 37,846 37,720 r39,590 do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., 17,974 2,938 1,914 2,741 2,^63 4,327 19,740 3, 147 2,043 2,808 2,687 5,433 19,623 3,767 1,991 2,994 2,542 4,544 19,454 3,663 2,01 1 2,971 2,763 4,283 r20,720 r3,82l r2,089 r3,098 r2,637 r5,172 do.., do.., do.., 17,645 4,835 12,810 17,408 4,53! 12,877 18,223 4,894 13,329 18,266 4,960 13,306 r18,870 r5. 190 r13,680 do.., do.., do.., ..do.., do.., do.., 3,503 7,682 4, 133 3,475 2,723 14,103 3,444 7,700 4,991 3,728 2,967 14,318 3,418 8,068 4,824 2,916 3,071 15,549 3,489 7,972 4,586 3,289 3,043 15,341 r3,750 r8,303 r4,738 r3,984 r3,098 r!5,7l7 do.., do... do.., 49,149 46,193 2,956 50,049 47, 154 2,895 55,637 52,742 2,895 55,605 52,652 2,953 r55,962 r53,042 r2,920 49,796 50,083 56,067 56,363 r57,044 46,676 3,930 4,062 7,027 7,114 19,368 47,072 4,022 4,081 7,069 7,153 19,724 53,137 6, 104 4,663 8,062 7,924 2I,346 53,406 6,370 4,762 8, 194 8,142 20,867 r53,958 r6,559 r4,8ll r8,302 r8,103 r21,090 3,011 2,930 2,957 r3,086 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Continued By industry group—Continued Nondurable goods industries, total ±/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products By market category: Home goods and apparel Consumer stap I es Equipment and defense products, exc!. auto Automotive equ i pment Construction materials and supplies Other materials and supplies INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total..... Nondurable goods Industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods Industries, total _[/ Stone, clay, and glass products,... Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical E I ectr I ca I mach i nery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total V Food and kindred products Tobacco products , Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products By market category: Home goods and apparel Consumer stap les. Equipment and defense products, excI. auto Automotive equipment Construction materials and supplies Other materials and supplies f Nondurable goods industries, total industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders By market category: Home goods and apparel Consumer stap les Equipment and defense products, exc I. auto Automotive equipment Construction materials and supplies Other materials and supplies UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL do.., By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J_/ .....do... Pr imary meta Is „.do,,, Fabr i cated meta I products do... Machinery, except electrical do.., E I ectr ical machinery do... Transportation equipment do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.., jr/ Revised. ±/ Includes "other industries" not shown. 16332 Dec. 3, 120 •Z.-7 e.fl-i 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1964 1965 ITEM Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS Feb, Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. INDICATORS—Continued INDUSTRIAL A N D C O M M E R C I A L FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, I n c . ) : Fai lures, tota i „ . „ .••...•,.......................... .number 3 . Commerclai s e r v i c e . . a. . „ « . . . u.. .... =,»«. „. ......... .do,.,. . Construct ion <>.„....... ... ».do«„ „ Manuf actur i ng and mining.............*.............. do...,. Reta i 1 trade .........„„.,.,........ >. do,... Who 1 esa 1 e trade,...»,,.«,.,.,..,,.„.. ».*,,„,»..e.. e 3 .,...do. a.-. Liabilities ( c u r r e n t ) , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . $ . . C o m m e r c i a i ser v i c e . . . ....<...... ( ..... u........ n.... do.... Construct ion ............... n......................... d o . . . . Manuf actur i ng and IT, I n \ ngc n,: ..„=,...-, „«. „ ..,,.•> ,> ..». . . ...do a ,., „ Reta i ! t r a d e . . . . „ „.a.d..................... „....... do„... W ho 1 esa I e trade....„,.. t .„..«,.,......or. . . , . . . , . . . . d o . . , . Failure annual rate ( s e a s . a d j . ) . . N o . per 10,000 concerns.. 1,241 109 204 21 1 572 145 123,935 7,238 14,933 26,260 22,680 52,824 55.3 967 100 180 !75 4i2 100 i19,324 4,870 22,953 59,!74 20,629 !1,698 50.3 243 240 234 283 313 78 *I07S7 283 313 77 #107.6 1,2! 7 109 2.0! 205 570 132 96/73 i 5,721 22,!66 29,649 27,376 i 1,819 53„9 968 89 175 165 442 97 , 98,282 9, 171 25,835 27,233 '28,023 8,020 48.2 1, 137 105 206 187 525 o .'« • n . S . ..«....!> a a . a c o a o » o * . c . •-• . ! !4 89,272 4,905 24,38! « o . o u a o i 26,189 19,744 14,053 52.8 ........ 234 236 238 282 313 75 * 108.7 283 313 75 *!08.8 285 317 74 * 108.9 286 318 75 ».»..».. C O M M O D I T Y PRICES PRICES RECEIVED B Y F A R M E R S , A L L FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100.. PRICES PAID B Y F A R M E R S : All commodities and services.........................do.... Ail commod., s e r v i c e s , int.,taxes, and wage rates...„do.... PARITY R A T 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a.........................do.... CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, all i t e m s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1957-59=100.. Special group indexess All items less s h e l t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . All items less food.......••.•.•.....••... 9 ........do.... Commod i t i es........................................ do.... New cars. e » onoooBB e 9 « 0 «, 0 »<» 000 ..................do.... Services...........................................do.,.. Rent do.... 107.6 i08.4 104.9 105.7 102.9 102.3 1 19.6 104.3 114.2 107.5 108.4 104.8 105.6 102.9 102.2 119.0 104.1 1 14.3 108.5 109.5 105.6 106.4 103.5 102.5 122.9 104.8 116.0 108.6 109.6 105.7 106.5 103.4 101.6 123.7 104.9 I 16.2 108.6 109.8 i05.6 106.3 103.6 101.5 123.7 104.9 116.6 105.8 98.3 105.0 112.4 106.9 108. 1 107.3 108.5 107.7 102.7' 105.0 109.4 108.0 1 18.3 112.7 118.2 108.5 113. 1 106.0 98.3 104.8 113.9 106.9 108.3 107.5 108.8 106.8 102.7 105. i 108.6 107.2 118.4 1 12.9 1 18.5 i08.4 113.3 S06.8 99.5 105.3 ! 13.0 107.7 109.3 108.3 109.8 107.5 102.9 i06.4 110.0 108.6 119.5 1 14.2 120.2 109.7 114.9 106.9 99.0 105.6 I 14.5 107.8 109.5 108.4 1 10.0 107.9 102.9 106.6 110.5 109.0 120.3 114.3 120.3 MO.O 1 14.9 106.6 99.2 105.6 112.4 108.1 109.9 108.4 110.6 107.9 102.8 105.6 1 1 1.1 109.7 120.6 1 14.5 120.6 110.0 115.0 - 92.9 92.9 92.0 91.9 *»»..!>.. r . . . . . . , »;....»,, PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — TJ Revised. * New series. 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