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May 21, 1965

BUSINESS

STATISTICS

°rBusSSs£v*

A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Available only with subscription t o t h e 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
Billion Dollars
160

Billion Dollars
160
TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

150

m**T

1 ACS

I4U

130

-

-

-

120 •^.y0000**"^

(average of Wednesday data)

110

i

i

i

> i

1962

i

i

i

•

i

i

,»™L—j—t.,

1963

(seas, adj., at annual rates)

_

^

Totals

-

1965

J F M A M J

J A S O N D

Index, 1957-59 = 100
180
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

450
400

....* J •a„ l -x.,„.uJ.—L,,„t .i....,x..l„„x„,u,.,

1964

Billion Dollars
550
PERSONAL INCOME
500

i..j—J—t...j, m .i-,a r o „.,j,^

-

Wage and Salt "Y
Disbursements

350

.-•»«»"

\

(F.R.B. seas. adj. index)

—

160

X 88

140

-

120

300
250

I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l-L.

1962

•J-L.1.J.J.J..-) U L - U L J L .

1963

1964

100

X U J J I I X ^ U

JUXU1LU,I.I

1962

1965

1963

,

i x u i m i x

1965

1964

* Data f o r January 1963, 1964, a n d 1965 include special Government Life Insurance dividends.

Index, 1957-59 = 100

Index, 1957-59 = 100
110
WHOLESALE PRICES

FREIGHT CARLOADBNGS

110
105

Commodities

(seasonally adjusted)

other than

Farm Products and Foods

IbwAf^T

100

95
*arm Products *

^f

*

t

80
90

h
• I I ' I.J , )„ i I , U

1962



1963

1964

1965

1962

XJL.L Jul. Jn. f, 1,1,1, X . A J U ,

i i i i i i i i

1963

1964

1965

WEEKLY

2

BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1964

ITEM

May 9

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE;
Al 1 commodities

1957-59-100..

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES

.

mil. $..

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs.
thous..
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
do....
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do....
FAILURES, BNDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number..
FINANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/... .do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/

Commercial and industrial loans (gross)..

..do....

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 47..1941-43=10..

1965
May 16

Apr. 24

May 8

May 1

May 15

101.8
97.2
102.8
102.2
105.5
5,580
3,737
210

102.0
98.8
103.2
102.2
105.0

210
1,585
1,432
299

I0L6
97.2
102.2
102.1
105.8
5,546
3,474
197
1,493
1,343
278

280

292

37,150
36,020
20,293
401

39,058
40,230
21,734
475

38,802
39,548
21,423
215

38,819
40,137
21,792
379

39,071
40,332
21,472
378

62,261
38,533
139,050
26,664
38,307
18,530
4.59
81.06
86.25

61,797
38,571
138,888
26,440
38,394
18,606
4.59
80.97
86.08

65,244
42,170
152,866
24,583
44,525
20,480
4.56
88.30
93.50

64,744
42,149
152,669
24,512
44,604
20,555
4.56
89.00
94.36

62,815
42,237
152,800
24,070
45,115
20,625
4.56
89.71
95.13

4.57
89.94
95.36

1,581
17,836
212,828
7,642
2,492
133.8
582
313

1,575
17,811
207,597
7,629
2,503
134.4
591
319

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

1,658
18,972
250,835
7,730
2,715
145.7
599
331

*I00.3
*94.5
*|00.4
*I0I.I
96.0
5,171
3,512
243
1,696
1,535
257

95.4
5,045
3,340
217
1,622
1,465
277

36,910
35,724
20,277
289

101.6
97.5
102.1
102.1
105.8
5,303
3,404

PRODUCTION:

Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL

1957-59-100..
thous. cars..

\_l Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

246,037
2,660
142.8

3_/ Daily average. 47 Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Apr. 1964.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1964

1965

ITEM
Mar.

Apr.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL... „„
.
bil. $.,
Compensation of employees, total
do...,
Proprietors' income, total
................do...,
Business and professional
do...,
Farm.
„
do...,
Rental income of persons
do...,
B
Corp.prof its and inventory valuation adj.,totaI..do...,
Corporate profits before tax, total.......
do...,
Corporate profits after tax
do...,
Net interest
..
do....

498.4
352.5
51.2
38.6
12.6
12.4
56.4
56.6
31.2
25.9

*520.6
*370.6
*52.8
*39.9
*I2.9
*I2.5
*57.0
*57.7
*3I.9
*27.6

p534.
378.
52.
40.
12.
12.
p62,
p64.
p36.
28.

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
Personal consumption expenditures, total
Durable goods, total
Automobiles and parts
Furniture and household equipment
Nondurable goods, total
Clothing and shoes
Food and alcoholic beverages
Gasoline and oil
Services, total
Household operation.....
Housing
Transportat i on

do
do...,
do....
do...,
do...,
...do...,
do...,
do....
do....
do....
.do...,
..do...,
do...,

608.8
390.0
55.9
24.3
23.1
172.9
32.1
89.7
13.3
161.1
23.5
50.5
12.0

*634.6
*406.5
*56.3
*22.8
*24.5
*I8I.3
*34.3
*93.6
*I3.7
*I69.0
*25.l
*52.4
*I2.3

r648.8
r4l8.
r62.
r28.
r24.
rl84.
r34.
r94.8
rl3.9
rl7le7
r25.5
53.1
12.5

Gross private domestic investment, total
New construction
Producers' durable equipment.. „
Change in business inventories..
Net exports of goods and services
Exports
imports
•

do...,
do....
do...,
do.B'e,
do....
do....
...do....

85.9
49.2
34.2
2.5
7.7
34.5
26.8

*90.4
*48.7
*36.0
*5.7
*7.7
*37.l
*29.4

r94.7
r49.9
37.9
r6.8
r5.0
r33.7
r28.7

r./ Revised, JD/ Preliminary. * Data are for 4th qtr. 1964.
Digitized for 16450
FRASER


MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

3
1965

1964
ITEM
Mar.
GENERAL BUSINESS

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

A p r . 2./

INDICATORS—Continued

NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Continued
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES — C o n .
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT—Continued
G o v t , p u r c h a s e s o f goods and s e r v i c e s , t o t a l . . . b I I . $ . .
.do

125.2
64.3
54.0
60.9

*I30.0
*65.3
*55.3
*64.6

M3I.0
r65.l
r54.4
r65.9

606.4
298.2
114.3
183.9
239.6
68.6
2.5
.7
1.8
480.9
61.4
419.5
29.5

*628.8
*309.6
*II7.9
*I9I.7
*250.3
*69.0
*5.7
*3.7
*2.l
*502.2
*60.2
*442s1
*35.5

641.9
316.9
122.8
194.0
254.7
70.3
6.8
5.9
.9
511.6
r63.3
r448.3
r30.2

482.9
325.1
127.4
101.1
83.1
51.9
62.7
13.8

486.6
327.7
128.8
102.3
83.7
52.1
63.0
13.9

**5I0.2
344.7
135.6
108.0
88.2
54.4
66.5
14.6

511.0
347.3
136.7
108.8
89.0
54.8
66.8
14.7

r513.8
349.6 •
r138.0
M09.9
89.6
55.0
67.1
14.7

514.5
349.5
137.3
109.4
89.7
55. 1
67.4
14.8

38.8
12.4
12.4
19.6
35.3
37.8
12.4
466. 1

39.0
12.5
12.4
19.8
35.5
38.2
12.5
469.7

40.3
12.7
12.5
20.4
37.4
**40.8
13.2
**493.2

40.4
12.2
12.5
20.6
37.6
38.9
13.2
494.5

40.5
M.9
12.5
r20.7
37.8
r39.2
13.2
r497.6'

40.6
12.1
12.5
20.9
38.0
39.3
13.2
498. 1

129.0

131.7

r136.8

M39.2

M4I.4

142.5

130.0
131.3
128.4
107.6

133.0
134.1
131.7
109.8

M37.6
140.6
rl33.8
111.0

r!40.5
M43.5
N36.9
rlll.l

M43.3
rl47.l
M38.5
rl10.9

144.7
148.0
140.6
1 12.5

128.5
127.7
130.1
129.6
127.4
131.8

130.7
130.3
131.5
132.6
131.2
134.0

rl36.5
N35.7
rl38.3
r!37.0
135.7
M38.3

r138.1
M37.4
N39.8
140.1
r138.9
r!4l.3

r140.3
rl39.6
r141.9
r142.3
rl43.0
r141.6

139.8
138.8
142.2
144.7
145
144

.do

129.0

130.5

r!38.4

r139.2

rl40.5

140.8

.do

129.9
130.0
120.9
129.3
135.9

131.4
131.6
123.8
129.5
137.5

r|40s0
141.9
139.6
rl40.6
rl50.4

r!40c8
M42.7
M37.4
145. 1
M52.3

r!42s3
r144.7
rl39.5
rl45.2
M53.8

142.5
144.8
141
145
154

130.1
134.2
125.3
116.1
139.0
129.8
118.9
131.8
96.3
130.4

133.0
134.7
125.2
1 15.4
139.8
131.1
119.4
130.5
98.4
132.9

141.4
142.7
132.6
1 1 1.9
150.6
M37.6
132.1
rl42.2
M03.6
N37.7

rl39.7
H45.3
rl3l,8
rl15.6
154.3
M38.4
M32.6
143.8
101.7
r!37.5

144.5
147.3
rl28.5
1 18.5
M55.7
r139.2
131.6

121.8
155.2
119.7
145.1
120.3
118.2
108.8
94.5
109.7
119.8
114.8
148.3

123.6
157.0
120.8
149.4
120.6
127.5
109.9
98.7
1 10.0
124.2
147.5
151.3

126.6
r166.9
rl19.0
r167.2
123.6
122.2
1 12.1
107.7
1 10. 1
126.7
M55.6
157.3

r127.7
rl68.0
r122.0
172.7
r123.2
123.5
r l 11.8
103.2
rll0.7
r123.8
M56.5
158.3

N28.7
169.8
124.0

,do....
By m a j o r t y p e o f

Apr.

products
.do
„do

,do
.do....
.do
.do....
.do
.do
.do
PERSONAL INCOME, q u a r t e r l y t o t a 1 . . „
.do
Equals: Disposable personal i n c o m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * d o s s s i
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCES
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
.do
.do

.do

Proprietors1

incomes

.do....
.do
.do
.do
.do
Personal i n t e r e s t i n c o m e . . . .
•do....
Less p e r s o n a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s o c . i n s u r a n c e . . . d o
.do....
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R . INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):
UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING U T I L I T I E S ) . 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . .
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
do
.do
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:

.do

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX ( I N C L . U T I L . ) . .
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:

Primary m e t a I s . . . . . . .

.do
.do....

.do....
.do

Nondurable manufactures

.do
do....

do

P r i n t i n g and p u b l i s h i n g . . . . . . .
C h e m i c a l s and p r o d u c t s . .

MIN1NG

.do....
.do....
,do
.do
,do....
.do....
.do
•do....
.do....

UTILITIES
.do


jr/ Revised. £./ Preliminary. * Data are for 4th qtr. 1964.
stepped-up rate of Govt, life insurance payments to veterans.
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
I6AR0
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

144
147
132
154
139.7

140.1
129

123.5
rl!2.2
103.1
lll.l
123.9
rl56.5

112.5
108
III
157.5

* * Includes $2.0 bil. ($165 mil. converted to annual rate), reflecting

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1964

1965

ITEM
Mar.
GENERAL BUSINESS

Apr.

Jan*

Feb.

M38.0
r!37.9
156.9
M3I.9
r138.2
M39.I

r138.2
r137.6
156.8
131.5

M39.7
r139.4

161.4

pI39.9
p!39.4
pi 59

rl39.3
140.0

140.3
r141.2

p141.0
p141.8

Apr.

INDICATORS—Continued

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.- INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)---Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX •<INCL.UTIL.)—Con.
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
FINAL PRODUCTS, TOTAL..................... 1957-59=100.
Consumer goods* ..........<>.................... .do...
Automotive and home goods.,....,.,.,,,,,
do...
Apparel and staples..........................do...
Equipment, including defense„.... 0 .,......„,.,.do.,.
MATERIALS........................................do...

128.7
128.8
139.7
124.6
128.8
129.3

130,
130,
142,
127,
130.
130,

100.4

100.3

101.0

101.2

101.3

pl0l.7

94.3
100.9
101.5

94.2
100.9
101.3

94.2
101.6
102.3

95.5
101.6
102.3

95.8
101.6
102.4

p97.0
plOI.8
p!02.8

102.0
99.2
95.2
100.5
101.
96.
97.
98.
101.
102.
102.0
101.2

102.2
98.9
94.4
100.4
101.I
96.6
96.1
98.6
101.8
102.9
102.2
101.I

103.1
99.5
93.0
102.2
101,
97,

103,2
99.6
94.5
102.1
101.9
97.5
97.9
98.2
100.8
103.5
104.6
101.5

103.3
99.8
r95.4
101.8
102.0
97.5
97.9
98.3
r100.7
103.5
104.8
101.5

p!03.4
pi 00. 4
p97, 6
p!02, 3

99.6

99.7

99.0

98.8

98.7

*p98.3

15,461
1.293

15,462
1.293

15,185
1.293

14,937
1.293

14,563
1.293

14,411
1.293

2,377.0
240.2
1,542.9
I 10.6

I,131. I
221.2
353.3

1,385.2
374.8
408. I
20.0

613.3
214.1
175.5
3.6

2,622.9
259.6
1,725.4
117.5

1,243.8
267.5
391.2
18.4

109.6
223.8
62.4
57.4
30.1

289.4
140. I
23.8
66.7
18.4

290.8
146.1

2.0
151.4

19. I
102.1
24.2

9. I
45.5
12.1

II 1.8
233.9
69.8
67.3
37.6

282.93
812.18
139.25
191.97

286.09
820.94
139.02
196.15

311.84
889.89
158.09
210.34

313.79
894.41
161.31
210.01

315.14
896.44
161.61
212.26

COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXs
ALL COMMODITIES. a ... 8 ......................... 1957-59=100.
By stage of processings
Crude materials for further processing......... ..do...
Intermediate materials, supplies, and component do...
Finished goods....
..do...
By durability of product;
Durab I e goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e . s » o e . . . . . . . . . ..do...
Nondurab le goods..... .••.•••.•••.••••...••••• ..do...
Farm products.................................. ..do...
Foods, processed............................... ..do...
Commodities other than farm products and foods. ..do...
Chemicals and allied products.„„............. ..do...
Fuel and related products, and power. B 9 ..„... ..do...
Furniture, other household durables.......... ..do...
Lumber and wood products.........................do...
Machinery and motive products....................do...
Metals and metal products........................do...
Textile products and apparel...............
do...
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Wholesale prices.....................................do...

I008
103.
104.
101.

pl02, 1
p97, 6
p97, 7
2
plOO 5
pl03.6
pl05.1
pl0l.5

FI NANCE
GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month.............mi I. $.
SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK..................dol. per fine oz.
SECURITY MARKETS:
STOCKS, CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED:
TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS..........................mi I. $.
Finance
...do...
Manufacturing.
.do...
Mining
do...
Pub Iic utiIitiess
Communications.................................do...
Electric and gas.
do...
Rai I road
.do...
Trade.
do...
M i see I Ianeous
do...
STOCK PR ICES:

Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks).
Industrial (30 stocks).......
Public utility (15 stocks)...
Railroad (20 stocks)

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292,
152,
25,
74.
22,
317.55
907.71
162.25
212.19

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