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May 19, 196/ BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATORS Thousands Thousands 1,400 350 M O T O R VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants) N / ^^A 1,000 /s/^—"A 1966 - r\ A sT 250 \ 7s* 800 200 - 600 150 200 1967 _ - 400 0 - 300 - — ? Monthly -™JLJ—UJL-J. I . JL_L 1 J L J .1—U.1 1964 J—J 1 L-LJ-J—L_ - J 1—LJ 1—1—LJ—l_J 1 —LJ Weekly L J - 1 1 1 , 1 L_L,,.l 1966 1965 _ 100 „JL J 1967 J.„ 1 l 1 1 l 1 1 1 50 0 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Index, 1957-59=100 Index, 1957-59=100 I 250 250 R A W STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots a n d a l l o t h e r forms) 200 - ~ 150 ~ 100 Monthly 50 - J _ l, , 1 -J i l l 1,—J 1—1 ....J 1964 L_J_,„, 1 - J L L - L J - J 1 ——1—1—1 J J L 1 1 1 L. 1 _ i i 1966 1965 i i i 1 i i i I i J F M A M J J A S O N D 1967 Data: Amer. iron & Steei inst. Index, 1957-59=100 Billion Dollars 35 SALES O F RETAIL STORES 200 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (P.R.B. seas. adj. index) 30 (seasonally adjusted) — 180 25 160 " rs_ Nondurable Goods 20 \j 15 - 140 Durable Goods TO 120 • M 1 I 1 I I I I 1 J1J J L ± J L - L L L i - L I-. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i1 I 11 1 1 1 j_i_L_LJ~. 1964 1965 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1966 1967 \ i M i I l l I I i i l 1964 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected I l I I i l I i i I I l I l I I l l l I 1966 I I ' I I i i i I i 1967 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1966 1967 ITEM May 14 May 7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 / 1 10.4 1957-59-100.. Apr. 22 Apr. 29 May 6 May 13 98.6 I 10.3 97.8 98.1 98.5 5,899 4,015 $.. 5,909 4,060 5,655 3,798 5,852 3,898 6,027 3,888 I N I T I A L UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, S t a t e programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a l l programs do.... S t a t e programs ( 5 0 S t a t e s , D . C . , and P u e r t o R i c o ) . . . d o . . . . FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & B r a d s t r e e t ) . n u m b e r . . 164 977 917 213 151 938 882 288 218 1,402 1,342 281 217 1,363 1,302 301 41,605 43,560 22,735 286 41,834 43,831 22,593 340 43,894 47,024 23,572 470 43,754 46,888 23,383 240 72,487 46,845 190,843 25,920 62,441 27,111 72,576 46,868 189,670 25,320 62,345 27,139 71,347 46,961 190,171 25,326 62,608 27,090 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. 222 294 228 FINANCE: F e d e r a l R e s e r v e bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t a l A s s e t s and liabilities of large commercial 3/...do.... 44,015 47,567 23,436 323 43,792 47,369 23,627 399 banks: ,4/ Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s ( a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l do.... UeSo Government o b 1 i g a t i o n s , s o s o o o s e s e s o e o s o s c e s d o s e o e 72,051 48,748 180,179 24,090 55,652 26,236 C E A 1 -> •*+ 1 l"7 S S 0 0 0 9 O 89." 39 95.75 87!23 93.34 91.94 98.62 5.43 93.02 99.95 5.47 93.91 101.12 1,747 20,443 234,062 8,384 1,778 20,726 229,741 8,365 1,873 22,080 207,764 8,591 1,880 22,020 207,601 8,603 1,877 21,505 202,873 8,577 2,765 2,776 2,385 no A 558 316 2,447 131.4 566 318 2,401 128.9 562 310 2,403 129.0 Mar. Apr. Bond y i e l d s , d o m e s t i c c o r p o r a t e ( M o o d y ' s ) 3 / . . . . . p e r c e n t . . S t o c k p r i c e s , 500 s t o c k s ( S t a n d . & P o o r f s ) . . . . 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 1 0 . . 5.52 93.35 100.43 PRODUCTION: Index o f p r o d u c t i o n . FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL MO 1957-59=100.. thous. cars... ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 1 A C\ A 611 330 602 328 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY A 3_/ Daily average. 47 Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1967 1966 ITEM Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s . . . C l a y , g l a s s , and s t o n e p r o d u c t s . . . . ...do do .do ' d o do.... do.... do.... do.... .do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... UTILITIES jr/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 19526 Jan. Feb. INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY A D J . , TOTAL INDEX ( I N C L . U T I L . ) . . . 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . . BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do r do.... do.... do.... do.... MINING.... Coa 1 Apr. do.... 153.7 153.9 rl58.1 M56.4 156.4 155.9 155.9 161.9 141.8 161.7 176.1 156.6 162.9 142.4 161.4 178.6 rl60. 1 r165.5 r131.9 r166.6 r189.2 M58.3 r163.0 r131.6 M65.3 r186.3 158.3 r163.2 131.1 rl63.6 r183.7 157.6 162.7 130 161 181 166.1 171.9 143.0 129.3 168.8 165.9 174.6 141.9 130.7 169.6 164.6 186.2 r137.2 1 15.7 172.1 r159.4 r183.4 136.9 rl16.9 170.6 164.3 M85.9 136. 1 1 19.4 r166.6 169 186 135 148.5 142.0 149.4 112.2 150.2 148.7 143.5 150.3 115.5 150.2 153.3 r139.3 r150.2 r107.7 154.0 r152.4 136.7 146.4 103.6 r152.4 rl52. 1 136.0 151.3 139.8 187.8 125.6 184.5 127.5 126.8 138.6 187.7 127.7 186.9 127.8 1 15.8 145.5 r198.6 r128.7 rl98.8 131.9 1 18.5 r146.1 200.0 r 126.7 196.3 131.3 120.2 147.2 200.5 128.9 120.0 1 17.7 1 16.5 134.5 115.6 85.3 117.0 139.7 rl23.0 120.7 r l 19.3 140.3 r 123. 1 1 15.7 r120.6 r142.1 r122.5 1 15. 1 r l 19.6 144.2 168.8 174.0 169.1 174.1 179.6 185.7 r178.2 183.7 M79.5 164 150.5 148 130.8 122.9 120 120 179.5 • £/ MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1967 1966 ITEM Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX—Con. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total... 1957-59=100. Consumer goods do... Automotive and home goods do... Automot i ve products do... Autos do... Auto parts and allied products do... Apparel and staples do... Equipment, including defense do... Bus i ness equ i pment do... Mater i a I s do... Durable goods materials do... Nondurab le materials do... NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number. Seasonal ly adjusted do... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL ...mil. $. Pr i vate, tota I ..... do.„. Res ident ia I (nonf arm) do... New housing units do... Nonresidential buildings, tota I J_/ do... I ndustr ia I do... Commercial do... Pub I ic, total........ do... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $. Pr i vate, tota I do... Res i dent i a I (nonf arm) do... Nonresidential buildings, total J/ do... I ndustr i a I do... Commerc i a I do... Pub I i c, tota I .,, do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: _,_. , L I J ,N ,__ crt , ^ Associated General Contractors (bldg. on Iy).... 1957-59=100. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 2 / mil. $. Durable goods stores. do... Automot i ve 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... Genera I merchand i se group do... ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 2 / Durab le goods stores Automot i ve group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group do. do. do. do. do. Nondurab Ie 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, tota I do... RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total do... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total do... FINANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Public debt and guaranteed obligations: Gross debt (direct), end of month, total bil. $. Interest bearing, total do... Pub I ic issues ....do... Held by U.S. Government investment accts do... Special issues do... Noninterest bearing do... Guaranteed obIigat ions not owned by U.S. Treasury, end of mont h do... rV Revised. 19526 JD/ Preliminary. Jan. Feb. Mar. M56.5 145.8 r154. 1 r144.6 r136.5 155.3 152.5 146.2 166.6 170.0 180.5 156.2 139.7 166.2 175.4 154.4 155.6 153. I 152.9 146.4 168.4 168.4 178.9 154.6 139.4 166.9 175.9 154.5 156.7 152.3 158. I rl47.8 rl57.7 147.0 141.3 154.4 r144.2 r180.2 r187.4 r 158.0 r153.9 r161.7 156.2 r145.2 151.5 r135.7 120.5 M55.7 143.2 r180.0 r186.5 156.2 M52.0 r160.5 r 179.4 r184.6 rl55.9 152.4 rl59.5 20,156 17,266 17,299 17,057 18,714 16,703 15,225 15,987 19,036 16,244 5,544 3,861 1,873 1,443 1,452 511 530 1,683 6,228 4,308 2, 191 1,620 1,546 565 550 1,920 r4,857 r3,307 1,379 1,033 r1,404 r492 r529 rI,550 r4.42l r3,06l r1,244 r947 1,327 5, 107 3,389 1,504 1,085 1,341 79.5 55.1 27.3 20.5 7.1 7.7 24.4 78. 54. 27. 19. 7. 7. 24.: r72.9 r48.3 20.7 r20.3 r6.7 r8. I r24.7 482 490 479 506 r1,360 1,718 r73.4 r49.0 21.2 20.3 72.9 48.2 21.8 19.0 7.1 7.9 6.6 7.3 r24.4 24.7 124 125 129 129 129 24,712 8,606 5,430 1,150 980 16,106 1,277 798 1,809 5,808 1,827 2,887 25,477 8,372 5,138 1,097 1,038 17,105 1,456 824 1,901 6,075 1,898 3,080 22,567 7,018 4 , 197 1,136 777 15,549 1,224 837 1,845 5,548 1,827 2,511 r2I,648 r6,80l r4,OIO rl,101 r74l r14,847 r1,042 818 r1,726 r5,407 r1,722 r2,400 r25,7l3 r8,258 r5,003 rl,l9l 909 r17,455 r 1,516 r896 rl,93l r6,08l r1,872 r3,227 25,536 8,649 5, 121 1,249 I, 150 24,949 7,939 4,580 1,202 1,034 25,687 8,200 4,604 1,312 1,062 r25,470 r7,955 r4,394 rl,308 r1,058 r25,77l r8, 170 4,614 1,277 1,054 16,887 1,377 816 1,935 5,917 1,907 3,225 17,010 1,389 843 1,924 5,981 1,927 3,194 17,487 1,514 877 2,036 5,91 I 1,931 3,419 r17,515 rl,476 883 r2,026 r5,942 rl,968 r3,36l rl7,60l 1,448 892 2,037 6,026 1,934 3,358 35,840 35,101 36,280 35,346 35,856 36,924 r36,349 r36,644 37, 108 36,526 6,214 6,610 6,661 6,574 5,695 6,885 5,550 6,907 6,838 6,834 321.00 316.58 270.62 15.64 45.96 4.42 319.58 315.22 270.30 15.47 44.92 4.36 328.87 324.94 273.69 16.90 51.25 3.93 329.62 325.69 274.20 18.04 51.49 3.93 330.95 327.01 274.95 18.51 52.06 3.94 .47 .50 .46 \_l Excludes farm and public utilities. 2/ Data for April 1967 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1966 1967 ITEM Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. I?380 1,058 221 101 1.265 957 206 102 1.328 1,026 !96 106 1.272 1,446 a s o o « a . 953 226 93 1, 104 a . o o a o „ do..., 13,634 13,632 13,157 13,107 13,107 13,109 SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK,... s s * s ,***» e »-=dol. per fine o z s s SECURITY MARKETS? Bond yields; Domestic corporate (Moody!s)...........„«......percent.s By ratings? 1.293 1.293 1.293 1.293 1.293 1.293 5. 10 5.16 5.50 5.35 5.43 5.42 4.92 5.05 5.12 5.32 4.96 5. 10 5. 18 5.41 5.20 5.30 5.53 5.97 5.03 5. 18 5.38 5.82 5. 13 5.23 5.49 5.85 5. 1 1 5.26 5.46 5.83 5.06 5.08 5, 18 5.09 5.21 5.45 5.42 5.63 5.33 5.25 5.48 5.39 5.37 5.51 5.37 5.37 5.51 8,32 FINANCE—Continued LIFE INSURANCES Premiums collected (LIAMA): Total life insurance premiums..„............... s mi!. $ a 6 Ordinary® •••.•••...••••. *<> .« • .. •. .. •. <,e9 eB S9 oe . 8 do„... Group and wholesale.........0........••••••.....do.... Industrial.................... ... • • ..do,... GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U a S 0 , end of month. 9 9 , e e Aa„,,t8,.,..8a„....„. do..,. A...... o.............. o....... „.......... ......do.... By groups? Industr ial.................................... do.... Pub lie uti lity. 9 . 9 a o e s . 8 . 8 B 9 6 ( l e 9 8 . 8 9 ( ,.,, 0 ,, t , s do.... Ra ?1 road......................................do.... STOCKS: Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody's): Dividends per share, annual rate, composite.„dollars., Industrials. .do.. •. 5. 19 Mar. 242 99 Apr. ....... 8.23 9. 17 4.08 9. 18 4.08 8.29 9. 15 4. 18 8.30 9. 16 4.20 9. 17 4.27 8.33 9. 18 4.27 Rai1 roads„.....a..............................do.... N. Y. banks..,.. ...„...do..., 4.35 4.94 6.65 4.35 4.94 6.65 4.63 5.22 7.53 4.63 5.28 7.81 4.63 5.28 7.81 4.63 5.28 7.81 Price per share, end of mo., composite.....„....do.... 1ndustr1 a 1s...................................do.... 244.95 286.15 105.41 102.01 246.67 288.13 106.33 102.66 233.54 266.77 108. 12 93.13 233.23 267.35 105.18 92.56 242.02 278.90 106.81 93.52 251.52 293.28 108.90 93.60 3.36 3.20 3.87 4.26 3.81 2.95 3.34 3. 19 3.84 4.24 4.03 2.82 3.55 3.43 3.87 4.97 3.79 2.93 3.56 3.43 3.99 5.00 3.94 3. 17 3.44 3.29 4.00 4.95 3.84 3.28 3.31 3.13 3.92 4.95 3.83 3.31 13,051 337 12,895 356 11,653 320 11,181 316 14,515 418 10,451 224 9,893 221 9,320 224 8,792 216 1 1,465 268 523.93 10,245 536.36 10,276 522.75 10,989 527.04 11,046 549.49 11,073 8.23 Sales (SEC): Total on all registered exchanges: On New York Stock Exchange: Shares listed, New York Stock Exchange, end of month: 572.64 11, 1 14 USC0MM-DC--19526 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 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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