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,nT*ENTOfr„ May 14, 1965 STATISTICS BUSINESS °reuSS$£°* 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 Thousands 300 Thousands 1200 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,000 — v/ (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants) j, 800 J& f\. 600 1 - / 1/ 400 - 200 Monthly 0 _i < r i . I t i i i . —L i .JL 1962 j i La i i I i nU—J U X J L L.»J.....JL.,l.^X-» - a IM-M-ML, (L. t..,I L,.,,!, A—l—JL 1964 1963 1965 index, 1957-59 = 100 180 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) J F M A M J Weekly Monthly J A S O N D Index, 1957-59 = 100 180 (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index) 170 160 170 ~1965 - jj 1964 ~~ 160 / 150 - 150 140 - 140 130 -j_a_i_i_i_L,i 1962 i i , r . 1963 1 U-J.„< 1 »• l _ i _ J » J L . . .•»,i,,-.ju,-,i-u.l,j,l...„L.M„,l„.j..„a 1964 u-x—i—J ™J»™L-™t™J,. 1965 i J F M A M J 1 i>—! i—J.,-.!.- Hours 48 Dollars 2.80 Billion Dollars 30 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 130 J A S O N D MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS (seasonally adjusted) 25 2.60 46 2.40 44 Total 20 Nondurable Goods \ 15 2.20 42 Average Hours Per Week* (right scale) . / 10 Durable \L... 5 1962 1963 40 2.00 Goods *Seasonally adjusted 1.80 1964 1965 I I I I I I I 1 I I II I I I I M I 1962 1963 1964 1965 38 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1964 ITEM May 2 1965 May 9 \1 Apr. Apr. 24 May 8 May 1 COMMODITY PRICES, -WHOLESALE- Al 1 other. . do.... ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES....... mil. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT^ ail programs do.... State programs (50 States,. D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FI NANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading citiess47 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.. *100.3 *94.5 *'|00.4 *I0I.I 96. 1 5, 162 3,297 226 1,762 1,597 278 101.6 97.6 ' 102.1 102.0 105.0 5,754 3,862 96.0 5, 171 3,512 243 1,696 1,535 257 215 '1,652 1,498 268 36,813 35,083 19,966 268 36,910 35,724 20,277 289 39,092 39,883 21,286 264 63,959 38,437 138,680 26,713 38,057 18,520 4.59 79.70 84.68 62,261 38,533 139,050 26,664 38,307 18,530 4.59 81.06 86.25 1,560 17,663 215,809 7,647 2,456 131.8 560 305 1,581 17,836 212,828 7,642 2,492 133.8 582 313 101.6 97.5 102. i 102.1 105.8 5,303 3,404 210 1,585 1,432 299 101.6 97.2 102.2 102. 1 105.8 5,610 3,524 197 101.7 97.3 102.6 102. 1 105.5 278 280 39,058 40,230 21,734 475 38,802 39,548 21,423 215 38,819 40,137 21,792 379 65,036 42,216 154,194 24,513 44,448 20,437 4.56 88.24 93.37 65,244 42,170 152,866 24,583 44,525 20,480 4.56 88.30 93.50 64,744 42, 175 152,669 24,512 44,613 20,555 4.56 89.00 94.36 4.56 89.71 95.13 1,598 18,879 184,465 ' 7,860 1,643 18,719 246,659 7,843 2,806 150.6 579 323 1,642 18,798 245,216 7,833 2,776 149.0 601 334 PRODUCTION: Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL..... Mi seel laneous a ... e 8 a .ea ....1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. ...... do.... 2,785 149.5 555 315 249,890 2,715 145.7 J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Apr. 1964. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1964 1965 ITEM Mar. Apr. Feb. Jan. Mar. Apr. COMMODITY PRICES 239 241 275 259 166 215 293 260 167 490 236 243 230 267 168 225 316 252 191 490 236 233 226 233 174 168 271 275 322 485 238 235 239 233 176 i67 260 281 331 495 239 237 267 242 177 i66 245 282 336 495 244 243 289 249 180 i64 244 281 371 498 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 237 253 273 144 295 230 243 268 136 301 238 269 272 136 270 240 262 280 137 269 241 255 283 139 268 244 248 292 144 265 do.... 283 299 272 313 283 300 272 314 285 303 272 317 286 304 273 318 286 303 273 318 287 303 276 320 76 75 74 75 75 76 2,664 3,165 2,614 4,013 3,476 3,322 117 117 121 121 121 121 115.0 121.4 115.3 I2J.9 116.9 124.7 117.9 126.0 118.0 126.0 *l 17.8 *I26.0 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS.. .1910-14=100.. do.... do.... Cotton do do.... PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE New construction: CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: Associated General Contractors (bldg. only).. .1957-59=100.. Eng i neer i ng News-Record: do.... do.... ±/ Data for Apr, 1964 and Apr. 1965 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. * Index as of May I, 1965: Building, 117.8; construction, 126.0. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 16445Bank of St. Louis Federal Reserve MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1964 1965 ITEM Mar. Apr. Jan. mil. $. .do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 20,502 6,741 4,058 21,186 7,360 4,453 1,004 938 13,826 1,140 665 1,547 1,617 2,310 20,581 6,665 4,219 953 743 13,916 1,100 716 1,559 5,242 1,679 2,094 r19,608 r6,664 r4,247 r903 697 r12,944 r9l7 r692 rl,453 r4,854 rl,56l rl,998 r22,007 r7,769 r4,997 rl,008 832 r14,238 r1,073 r732 rI,592 r5,l70 rl,683 r2,4l2 ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 1 / do... Durable goods stores.. do... Automotive group do... Furniture and appliance group... do... Lumber, building, hardware group ....do... Nondurable goods stores. do... Appare I group. .do... Drug and proprietary stores ......do... Eating and drinking places do... Food group do... Gasoline service stations do... General merchandise group do... ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, tota I do... Adjusted, total . do... RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total... do... RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total... ....do... Apparel group. do... Eating and drinking places. do... Genera I merchand i se group do... Grocery stores do... Lumber yards, building materials dealers...........do... Tire, battery, accessory dealers ..do... 2 1,223 6,939 3,894 1,088 936 14,284 702 1,584 5,1 12 1,629 2,489 21,392 7,010 4,026 1,095 912 14,382 1,272 689 1,599 5,064 1,674 2,514 22,900 7,855 4,709 I, 103 1,050 15,045 1,327 734 1,704 5,192 1,749 2,832 r23,3l7 r7,966 r4,855 rl,08l r99i r!5,35l rl,335 r745 rl,720 r5,338 rl,798 r2,848 r22,898 r7,727 4,628 I, 102 975 rl5,l7l 1,261 749 1,695 5,313 1,759 2,826 30,200 29,661 30,566 29,961 29,035 30,025 r29,778 r30,080 31,146 30,551 5,773 5,819 5,735 r5,39l 6,110 4,859 365 III 1,564 1,970 52 82 5,126 326 112 1,721 2,055 62 96 4 ,858 304 III 1,592 1,975 61 96 5 , 105 343 112 1,718 2 ,030 61 ,699 263 115 ,375 ,125 48 80 4,368 225 III 1,286 1,952 46 74 4,972 290 126 1,580 2,081 56 89 5,367 355 124 1,897 2,045 70 105 5,439 347 127 1,870 2,133 65 106 5,397 333 128 1,867 2,117 65 102 72,992 68,996 3,739 65,257 3,996 845 5.5 73,714 69,496 3,803 65,694 4,218 1,050 5.7 73,909 70,169 3,989 66,180 3,740 -1,019 5.1 Feb. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1 / Durable goods stores.Automot i ve group Furniture and appliance group.. Lumber, building, 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 sales (seasonally adjusted), total Apparel group Eating and drinking places General merchandise group..... Grocery stores. Lumber yards, building materials dealers.. Tire, battery, accessory dealers do... .do... .....do... do... do... do... do... 973 798 13,761 1,283 680 1,485 4,891 1,585 2,303 1,228 4,898 EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED Agr icu Itural employment.. Nonagricu Itural emp loyment UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term (15 weeks and over) Percent of civilian labor force. thous. do... .do... do... do... do... CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED thous.. EMPLOYED do.... f Agr icu Itura I emp loyment. do.... Nonagricu Itural employment do.... UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) do Long-term (15 weeks and over)... do.... Percent of civilian labor force LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, total monthly rate per 100 employees.. Seasonal ly adjusted .do.... New hires.... do.... Separation r a t e , t o t a l ...do.... Seasonal l y a d j u s t e d do.... 00 Quit do.... Layoff do.... Seasonal ly adjusted. do.... EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED . thous.. Manufacturing.... „ „ do.... Mining .... „do.... Contract construction „ do.... o T r a n s p o r t a t i o n and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s do.... W h o l e s a l e and r e t a i l t r a d e do.... F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e . .....do.... S e r v i c e s and m i s c e l l a n e o u s . . ...do.... Government do.... jr/ Revised. £./ Preliminary. 16445 72 ,810 68 ,517 73,799 4,017 64 ,500 4 ,293 1,322 4,429 65,448 3,921 1,237 5.3 5.9 69,877 69 ,812 4 ,637 65 ,175 3 ,986 I,038 5.4 74,507 70,486 4,791 65,695 4,021 952 5.4 74,914 71,284 4,513 66,771 3,630 823 75,051 71,304 4,595 66,709 3,747 905 5.0 74,944 71,440 4,550 66,890 3,504 800 4.7 3.7 4.0 2.2 3.8 3.9 2.4 3.8 4.0 2.4 r3.5 r4. I r2.4 p3.9 p4.2 P 2.7 3.5 3.9 1.2 1.6 1.8 3.5 3.8 1.3 1.4 1.7 3.7 3.6 1.3 1.6 1.4- r3. I r3.6 1.3 rl.2 rl.3 p3.3 p3.7 pi.5 pi.2 pi.3 57 ,754 17,208 633 3 122 3 940 12 077 2 924 8 455 9 395 67,827 17,224 73,798 J/ Data for Apr. 1965 are advance estimates. 633 3,081 3,964 12,096 2,931 8,461 9,437 59,334 17,705 633 3,235 3,939 12,447 2,979 8,689 9,707 r59,676 r17,772 635 . 3,281 r3,997 r 12,532 2,987 r8,730 r9,742 r59,968 r17,852 r633 r3,30l r4,042 r12,609 r2,995 r8,752 r9,784 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1964 1965 STEM Apr. Jan. Feb. 12,941 13,168 7,421 7,518 502 341 473 1,035 950 I, 164 1,088 1,223 5,520 13,011 13,227 r7,467 r7,570 Mar. Apr. R/ EMPLOYMENT AND POPULAT fON—Con+ i nued PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS' TOTAL, UNADJUSTED.. .................................thous SEASONALLY ADJUSTED..............................do,. Durable goods industries, unadjusted...............do.. Seasonally adjusted............................do.. Lumber and wood products............ .............do.. Furniture and fIxtures...........................do.. Stone, clay, and glass products..................do.. Primary metal industries.........................do.. Fabricated metal products........................do.. Mach inery.........................................do.. Electrical equipment and supp1Ses................do.. Transportation equ i pment.........................do.. Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted............do.. Seasonally adjusted............................do.. Food and kindred products........................do.. Textile mill products............................do.. Apparel and related products.....................do.. Paper and allied products........................do.. Printing, publishing, and allied industries......do... Chemicals and allied products....................do... HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus 9 , unadj...... hours. Seasonally adjusted..............................do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted...............do... Seasonally adjusted..............................do... Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted............do... SeasonaI Iy adjusted..............................do... Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg. industries......„doliars. Durable goods industries...........................do.., Nondurable goods industries.....8 ..................do... 12,543 12,731 7,095 7, 181 507 326 474 972 898 I, I 10 1,013 I, 150 5,448 5,550 1,062 797 12,592 12,732 7,1607 , 188 r13,1 16 r13,302 r7,530 r7,6!8 r509 r346 r484 r1,055 944 ri,!9l r 1,102 r 1,237 r5,586 r5,684 r1,060 r8!8 N,2I5 r493 615 r541 598 529 519 328 487 984 907 I, I 18 1,012 !, 157 5,432 5,544 1,070 798 I, 137 488 599 533 40.4 • 40.6 41.0 41.2 39.5 39.7 2.51 2.69 2.27 40.5 40.7 41.3 41.4 39.4 39.8 2.53 2.70 2.28 40.9 41.4 41.7 42.2 39.7 40.1 2.59 2.77 2.33 40.9 41.3 r4l.7 r42.0 39.8 40.2 2.59 2.77 2.33 r41,2 r4l.4 r42.l r42.3 40.0 4002 2.60 r2.78 r2.34 13,961 10,148 108 3,991 6,654 1,579 1,629 9,559 6,609 6,329 5,642 76 3,688 607 399 1,560 11,329 7,518 106 6, 174 473 2,810 i ,765 14,517 I I,188 155 4,135 6,759 1,459 2,009 7,871 907 455 4,378 2 , 143 7,930 895 7,676 7, 146 933 478 3,835 1,940 8,139 961 459 4,498 2,223 7,890 5,746 1,536 9,709 7,088 1,989 632 I , 160 485 5,650 1,081 805 1,170 490 607 529 507 342 474 r1,045 958 rt, 173 1,092 1,222 r5,544 r5,657 1,057 81 1 r1,200 r490 r6l 1 r532 S3,174 13,316 7,608 7,638 510 348 499 1,060 971 1, 198 I, 107 1,250 5,566 5,678 1,059 823 1,197 494 617 545 40 40 41 41 39 39.8 2.60 2.78 2.34 FINANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE'. Budget receipts, totaI.............................mi I. $. Rece ? pts, net J_/.................................. do... Customs............................................do... individual income taxes............................do... Corporation income taxes..................... do... Emp loynent taxes. .do... Other internal revenue and receipts.................do... 3udget expenditures, total J./........................do... Interest on public debt............... do... Veterans' services and benefits.. ............do... National defense.. .do... Ail other expenditures....................... do... LIFE INSURANCE: Life Insurance Agency Management Association: Insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value, estimated totaI....................., .do. .do. Ordinary.................................. Group and w h o i e s a l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , do... Industr i a I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . , . £./ R e v i s e d , JD/ P r e l i m i n a r y . USC0MM-DC— 16445 1/ R e f l e c t s exclusion of c e r t a i n interfund 415 4,564 966 450 3,987 2,071 2,349 9,1 10 6,328 2 , 174 7,675 5,338 1,783 554 608 transactions. POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER OF CURRENT 8,560 6, 149 1,780 631 109 5,895 684 1,106 1,765 BUSINESS
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