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May 26, 1967 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43=10 Index, 1941 -43 ==10 120 120 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 110 — — 100 r-\ 90 ^ — N ^ f 80 Monthly (avg. of daily close) 70 I 1 1 1 1 I ! 1 1 1 J _ 1 1 1 1 1 1964 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1965 —J—1—1—1—1—1 L™J—L-J—L_ .U^JL-l—L™! L_JL_1™L»X_J— 1966 1967 J F M A M J J A S O N D Index, 1957-59=100 Index, 1957-59=100 200 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) 190 f' 180 170 - 160 Monthly 150 J / T \ I 1 I..A_l_l_l_L_ 1964 Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1 1 L -1 - l _ 1 L_L._I_I 1965 —L_J—1 1 1 1 1 1-JL-l l _ 1966 Billion Dollars Million 700 2.5 PERSONAL INCOME 1 J _ L_l—1 1 L_J—1 1 1 1967 J F M A M J J A S O N D PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS (Seas, adj., at annual rates) (seas, adj., at annual rates) — 600 Total 2.0 h ^ - 500 Wage and 5alary DisbursemBnts v 400 • •K" - • " " """" 300 IX. I I I I 1 1 I I l1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1964 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1 1 1 1i .L-J-LLI I I I I I 1966 m i l l 1967 i i i I i I I i M i i I l i I M 1964 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * 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 I i I I i 1966 1967 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1967 1966 ITEM May 14 May 21 Apr. 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 98. 1 98.5 98.6 98.9 5,708 3,837 6,027 3,888 5,899 4,015 6,096 4, 1 10 938 882 288 147 906 853 241 217 1,362 1,302 301 222 1,300 1,242 228 41,834 43,831 22,593 340 41,924 43,771 22,475 319 43,754 46,888 -23,383 240 43,792 47,369 23,627 399 72,576 46,868 189,670 25,320 62,345 27,139 71,484 46,970 190,270 25,326 62,643 27,087 70,982 47,093 189,245 25,164 62,207 27,163 1 10.3 1 10.5 do.... 5,655 3,798 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs.... do INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. I5'l WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/.=.e.se..,.e 1957-59=100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES 189 233 294 FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, tota 3/....do do.... do 44,015 47,567 23,431 362 44,136 47,326 23,390 384 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 47 71,320 48,704 179,823 24,078 55,701 26,326 do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total.... Commercial and industrial ioans (gross).. do.... do.... do.... 5.17 87.23 93.34 5.19 85.12 91.04 5.43 93.02 99.95 5.47 93.91 101.12 5.52 93.35 100.43 ..thous. bb1.. 1,813 20,726 229,741 8,365 1,793 21,004 235,651 8,384 1,880 22,020 207,601 8,603 1,868 21,505 202,843 8,577 1,840 22,134 212,075 8,494 JS. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. .thous. cars.. do 2,776 149.0 611 330 2,765 148.4 609 324 2,447 131.4 566 318 2,401 128.9 562 310 2,403 129.0 576 315 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3_/. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)... ..1941-43-10.. do.... PRODUCTION: JS. sh. tons., mi 1. kw.-hr.. FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Dai ly average. IV Gross private domestic investment, total 1966 1967 II II 1 IV 1 721.2 455.6 70.3 31.4 29.6 732.3 460. 1 67. 1 28.5 29.2 745.3 469.9 70.2 30.1 30.7 759.3 474.1 69.6 29.8 30.7 r763.7 r479.9 r68.4 r27.9 31.1 .do .do.... .do „do 197.0 37.5 101.6 15.7 201.9 39.4 103.3 15.8 205.6 39.7 104.8 16. 1 208.1 41.1 105.5 16. 1 209.2 40.8 105.4 16.6 r2l2.5 r4l.6 r106.9 r!7.0 .do .do ,do •do.... 180.2 26.3 64.7 13.4 183.4 26.5 66.0 13.5 187.4 27.1 67. 1 13.9 191.5 27.6 68.2 14.2 195.3 27.7 69.5 14.5 r199.1 27.8 70.6 14.9 .do 1 1 1.9 101.5 73.9 27.6 10.4 1 14.5 105.6 77.0 28.6 8.9 1 18.5 106.2 78.2 28.0 12.3 115.0 105.1 80.3 24.8 9.9 120.0 103.5 81.6 21.9 16.4 r109.3 rl03.7 81.6 r22.l r5.6 6. 1 40.3 34.2 6.0 41.7 35.6 4.7 41.9 37.3 4.2 43.4 39.2 4. 1 43.6 39.5 r5.4 r45.6 40.2 141.2 69.8 52.5 71.4 145.0 71.9 54.6 73.1 149.0 74.0 57. 1 75.0 156.2 79.0 62.0 77.2 161. 1 81.7 65.5 79.4 r169. 1 r87.0 r69.7 r82. 1 .do.... .do.... Govt, purchases of goods and services, total.... .do .do.... 1 704.4 445.2 68.0 29.9 28.8 •do.... .do .do.... 19530 2,408 129.3 BUSINESS STATISTICS 1965 Services, tota 1„... „.. 0... e 210,062 47 Wednesday data. ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL b il. $.. Personal consumption expenditures, total .do.... .do.... .do.... 5.57 92.78 99.77 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1966 1965 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS IV III IV INDICATORS—Con. NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con, NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $, Compensation of employees, total do.. Proprietors' income, total do.., Business and professional do.,, Farm .do.., Rental income of persons do.., 577.8 406.5 57. I 41. I 16.0 18.5 595.7 419.6 58.4 41.4 17.0 18.7 604. I 427.9 57.9 41.6 16.3 18.8 613.8 438.3 57.3 41.9 15.4 18.9 626. 447. 57. 42. 15. 19. 76.9 78.7 46.3 18.7 552.8 66.7 486.1 457.6 28.5 80.0 82.7 48.7 19.1 564.6 69.5 495.1 468.4 26.7 79.9 82.8 48.7 19.6 573.5 73.6 499.9 473.3 26.6 79. I 81.9 48.2 20.2 585.2 77.4 507.8 483.3 24.5 81.7 81.8 48.1 21.0 598.3 79.8 518.4 488.0 30.4 Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. bil. $.. do.... do.... do..„. 569.0 382.9 155.4 124.0 570.5 384.7 156.0 125.2 r607.I 410.7 163.9 132.2 r609.3 411.2 163.0 131.I r6l2.7 r4l3.5 163.4 r131.5 do.... do.. •• do.... do.... 91.4 6l e 7 74.5 20.2 91. 62, 75. on 97.5 66.7 82.7 22.2 97.7 67.2 83.5 22.5 r98. I 67.8 r84.2 22.8 do.... do.... ....do.... do.... 41.5 17.3 18.7 20.9 41.5 16.7 18.7 21.0 r42, 15. 19, 21. Personal interest income do.... Transfer payments do.... Less personal contributions for soc. insurance....do.... Total nonagr icu Itural income.. do.... MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: ±/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.... Primary metaIs ..do.... Tr anspor tat i on equ i pment do.... Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total .....do.... Pr i mary meta Is ........................do.... Transportation equ ipment do.... MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: ±/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.... New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.... Pr imary meta Is do.... Tr ansportat i on equ i pment do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.... Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) : Durable goods industries, total do.... Pr imary meta Is do..., Transportation equipment do.... 41.4 42.9 16.9 547.0 41.8 42.6 17.0 549.1 45.7 50.0 19.7 r587.I 24.0 4.0 6.7 23.9 4. 6. 21.4 3.6 5.8 23.1 r3.7 6.1 r23.9 r3.7 r6.4 23.2 3.7 6.2 22, 3. 5. 23.1 3.8 5.9 r22.6 r3.6 5.7 r23. I r3.5 r6.0 26. I 25.2 21.6 r23. I r23.3 24.9 4.1 6.9 24.2 3.9 6.6 22.1 3.3 5.6 r22.3 r3.4 r5.8 r22.l r3.0 r5.9 67.6 69.0 75.5 r75.5 r74.9 66.8 6.4 27.7 68.2 6.5 28.3 75.4 6.5 32.0 r75. I 6e3 r32.2 r'74.2 5.8 r32. I 4,608 3,686 4,940 5,401 5,029 130.9 126.3 128.7 124.1 149.2 147. I 146.9 144.8 67. 65, 66. 63. 1,569 1,538 ,502 ,481 1,297 1,266 163 147 , 161 , 134 1,268 743 I, 185 660 942 549 894 551 928 558 Cor p.prof its and inventory valuation adj.,total..do.., Corporate profits before tax, total do... Corporate profits after tax do... Net interest do.., PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total do.., Less: Personal tax and nontax payments do... Equals: Disposab le persona I income do.., Less: Personal outlays........... do... Equals: Personal saving do.., 1967 1966 PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income... Wage and salary disbursements, total Commod \ ty-produc i ng i ndustr i es Manufacturing only .... Distributive industries Service industries Government... Other labor income Proprietors' income: Business and professional Farm Rental income of persons... D i v i dends r42.2 14.8 19. 21. 46. 51. 19. r589. r42, rl4, 19. 21. 46.3 r52.0 19.8 r593.I CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: Advance planning (ENR) 2/ mil. $.. NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private) thous.. PrivateIy owned do.... Total nonfarm (public and private) do.... Pr i vate I y owned do.... Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private only) do.... Total nonfarm (private on ly) ......do.... NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (12,000 perm it-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Tota I thous.. One-fami ly structures do.... jr/ Revised. js/ Preliminary. months, 4 weeks. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 19530 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis \_( Data f o r A p r i l 1967 are advance estimates. 65.9 64. I 64.7 62.9 96. 95. 94. 92, 2 / Data for Mar. 1966 and Mar. 1967 are f o r 5 weeks; other MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1966 ITEM Mar. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—Con. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES? American Appraisal Co., The: Average, 30 cities*............................1913=100.. At 1 anta8 e , s s 8 8 e S 8 8 S S 9 5 0 9 6 S e 5 6 e S S « 9 , 8 S 9 9 8 S S 9 9 9 = ^ . d o a 6 M New York*...,....................................do.... St. Louis.. , Engineering News-Records 9 ,,.,..do,, M Construct i on.•....................•.«.•....•••.••..do.»e. Federal Home Loan Banks, outstanding advances to member Institutions, end of period.••••••••..••.••••••••..mi 1. $.. 1967 Apr. Jan. Mar. Feb. Apr, 845 917 949 854 926 954 889 970 992 891 970 997 891 970 997 891 972 997 841 830 852 836 890 883 890 883 890 883 890 882 122.0 131.4 S23. 1 132.4 125.2 137.3 125.5 137.5 !25.9 137.8 *I25.9 *I37.8 5,687 6,516 6,340 5,800 5, 175 4,782 8,570 4,477 1,137 2,956 8,788 4,553 1, 148 3,087 9,560 4,986 1,323 3,251 9,72! 5,036 1,342 3,343 9,937 5, III 1,363 3,463 10,103 5, 175 1,337 3,590 FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month..,., ,,, ...D.,..mi 1. $.. Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks...........do.... Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annua! rates, seas, adj.: Total (233 SMSA's).................................bi1. $.. New York SMSA...••••••••• 9e..OJB•••••.••••••••• ...do.... 5,784.6 2,411.7 5,858.0 2,501.5 6,409.1 2,847.3 6,294.9 2,724.7 6,315.9 2,756.6 6,553.5 2,864.0 3,372.9 1,313.6 2,059.3 3,356.5 1,281.6 2,074.9 3,561.8 1,362.2 2,199.6 3,570.2 1,389.5 2,180.7 3,559.3 1,386.8 2,172.5 3,689.5 1,451.4 2,238.1 64,124 42,840 65,452 43,285 67,493 45,602 67,490 45,799 67,385 46,507 69,015 47,264 FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ....,,.*..... .do.... Ratio of gold certificate reserves to FR note liabilities percent.. Money and interest rates: 327 452 71 165 42 54 40,734 13,204 40,713 13,190 43,464 12,678 43,971 12,626 44,908 12,611 45,460 12,604 64, 124 19,233 18,000 37,432 65,452 19,841 18,736 37,536 67,493 20,17! 18,773 39,216 67,490 19,879 18,916 39,115 67,385 20,561 19,148 39,013 69,015 21,353 19,410 39,070 35.3 35.1 32.3 32.3 32.3 32.3 5.40 5.48 5.53 5.49 6.38 5.96 6.38 5.96 6.17 5.96 6.03 5.96 51.3 106.0 52.7 II 1.8 57.2 124.7 55.6 ! 19.4 54.8 117.2 57.7 123.0 37.6 48.5 32.9 37.6 47.9 33.2 39.4 50.9 34.8 39.4 52.6 34.2 39.1 51.2 33.9 40.8 54.2 35.1 Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annual rates, seasonally adjusted: New York SMSA..... *Index as of May I , 1967: USCOMM-DC— 19530 do.... Building, 127.2; construction, 139.9. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID 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 BUSINESS