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._^LLpffrl, ^ 1 INCOME May 28, 1965 ^PAYMENTS 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 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 100 H 1965 r0ms^ 90 80 - - piv^i - 70 (avg. of daily close) ~~ -i,,^,.^^,,! .l.,,l.l.l„.,..,l.,-,.J,-,„.,Ll,,,,J,..„,,, 1 f L™J 1 1962 1 1 1 1 1 1 .....I,..,,!,,.. L - J — J . 70 60 " (Wednesday close) J F M A M J 1965 Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for eastings) 150 J A S O N D Index, 1957-59=100 200 - _**"™ 100 ~ 50 ~ Monthly 0 m^»,-„i^MaJ.«JU,-j.^J..-J~,»j—L-j^i,. ! 1 1 1962 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - L , U , L - L - i X i , U i , L - i - J —1—0—L. 1963 1964 il.,,..L-,,.,i,-,X —t 1- L a,.. J F M A M J 1965 J A S O N D Millions 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* Index, 1957-59=100 130 COTTON CONSUMPTION (daily average; seas, adj.) - 120 110 100 A^ Kt -V r^H r 2.0 ^W/VN/YVN/S/) - >*A 1.0 h - 90 *Seas. adj., at annual rates 80 -»,.i 1 L.L..U L... Ui 1962 ^U.J.,.,,L,±.Ll.M,X,A..:,U 1963 JL_1_1_ _l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 •XJLJ L J - L u U - l 1964 1965 U 80 .L,I„J...»„J. I . - J . — J U . J — i — i — i — i — i — 1 — i — i — > — i — i — 1964 1963 90 Wmkly Monthly 60 IOO 0 l.i i i i i i • i i • i I i i • i • i • • • 1962 1963 i i I i i i i 11 i i i i i I i i i 1 1 1 1964 i i 11 i 1965 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1964 1965 iTEM May 23 May 16 May 1 May 15 May 8 May 22 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs..... thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do.... 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.... *i00.3 *94.5 *I00.4 *I0I.I 95.4 5,045 3,340 217 1,622 1,465 277 95.1 5,088 3,332 216 1,565 1,406 255 37,150 36,020 20,293 401 61,797 38,571 138,888 26,440 38,394 18,606 i02.3 100.1 103.6 102.2 105.4 i0i,6 97.2 102.2 102.1 105.8 5,546 3,474 101.8 97.2 102.8 102.2 105.5 5,580 3,737 i02.0 98.8 103.1 102.2 105.0 5,444 3,559 197 1,495 1,344 278 210 1,417 1,270 280 185 292 266 37,154 36,179 20,303 407 38,802 39,548 21,423 215 38,819 40,137 21,792 379 39,071 40,322 21,472 378 39,095 40,333 21,443 329 4.59 80.97 86.08 60,692 38,632 139,185 26,488 38,416 18,658 4.59 80.66 85.67 64,744 42,149 152,669 24,512 44,604 20,555 4.56 89.00 94.36 62,842 42,237 152,828 24,070 45,108 20,625 4.56 89.71 95.13 62,153 42,313 152,655 24,096 45,293 20,693 4.57 89.94 95.36 4.57 89.67 95. i5 1,575 17,811 207,597 7,629 2,503 134.4 591 319 1,594 18,277 206,517 7,640 2,511 134.8 595 321 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 1,663 19,181 245,531 7,739 2,660 142.8 602 334 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) 4/..1941-43=10.. PRODUCTION: Index of production........ FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL*... 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. 209,669 2,701 145.0 ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. Aj Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Apr. 1964. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1965 1964 ITEM Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: J./ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals. Transportation equipment. Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Pr i mary meta I s«. *. Transportation etfuipment MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: J/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total...... New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Pr i mary meta Is Transportation equipment Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.): Durable goods industries, total Pr i mary meta Is Transportat ion equ i pment • bil. $ do.. .do.. do.. do.. do.. 20.2 3.4 5.6 18.9 3.3 5.3 20.7 3.6 5.8 21.9 3.9 6.2 22.0 4.1 19.4 3.2 5.2 20. 3. 5. 20.4 3.5 5.4 21.3 3.6 5.9 20.9 3.8 5.4 do.. 20.0 20.7 20.3 21.9 22.4 22.4 do.., do.. do.. 19.3 3.1 5.2 20.5 3.6 5.6 21.3 3.7 5.5 21.1 3.8 5.7 21.6 3.6 6.3 22.1 3.5 do.. 48.3 48.8 54.4 55.6 56.1 56.6 ..do.. do.., do.., 47.8 4.1 19.8 48.8 4.5 20.3 54.3 6.7 21.1 55.1 7.1 21.4 55.1 6.7 21.7 55.8 6.2 22.6 133.3 130.1 131.5 128.3 152.3 148.5 149.5 145.7 85.6 81.5 84.2 80.1 r87.9 85.4 87.1 84.7 r 123.3 rl19.1 121.5 rl!7.3 155.3 152.6 153.1 150.4 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private) PrivateIy owned Total nonfarm (public and private) Pr i vate I y owned * jr/ Revised. thous, do.., do.., do.., S/ Data for Apr. 1965 are advance estimates. Digitized for16461 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1964 1965 ITEM Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.' CONSTRUCT!ON AND REAL ESTATE—Continued NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED--Continued Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: 1,663 1,638 1,531 1,501 1,462 1,430 rl,418 r1,405 r1,546 rl,5l9 1 548 1,524 1,357 767 1,280 700 1,312 764 1,231 715 r1,256 r705 1,204 4,419.5 1,822.2 2,597.3 999.5 1,597.8 4,603.0 1,909.2 2,693.8 1,038.4 1,655.4 4,870.9 2,067.6 2,803.3 1,065.5 1,737.8 4,842.5 1,997.4 2,845.1 1,077.2 1,767.9 4,995.6 2,071.8 2,923.8 1,115.4 1,808.4 143.07 66.76 5.73 3.85 16.44 3,4! 31.51 5.85 2.36 3.39 51.44 47,52 4.39 6.82 1.28 6.53 143.68 66.9! 5.69 3.85 16.43 3.4! 31.64 5.90 2.37 3.43 51.81 47.82 4.40 6.87 1.17 6.61 150.39 68.54 5.72 3.82 16.27 3.35 33,26 6.46 2.58 3.77 55.63 51.31 4.53 7.16 1.32 6.75 151.03 68.73 5.76 3.80 16.26 3.34 33.42 6.52 2.60 3.82 55.94 51.59 4.54 7.20 1.25 6.84 151.66 68.74 5.56 3.79 16.25 3.34 33.57 6.61 2.61 3.89 56.34 51.92 4.57 7.26 1.24 6.91 938.0 397.6 81.3 13.8 82.5 167.3 195.5 885.5 386.5 75.5 13.7 79.6 158.5 171.7 918.5 389.2 86.7 13.5 101.9 163.1 164.1 842.3 363.7 75.6 12.7 84.2 143.4 162.7 1,059.2 468.3 91.9 15.7 88.5 183.6 211.2 43.8 86.6 32.6 40.4 29.0 45.1 89.8 33.2 42.1 29.4 46.3 94.8 33.8 42.8 30.0 47.1 96.1 34.6 44.3 30.5 47.9 96.9 35.4 44.8 31.2 2,146 4,991 r2,333 r3,997 3,003 2,056 739 87 3 3,619 924 1,349 23 r2,202 r727 84 r47 r3,842 r637 130 r24 2,860 1,215 82 60 830 165 30 195 24 36 r354 1,316 399 844 2,295 195 45 174 48 1,387 317 2,696 1,444 1,204 858 r4l2 II r!20 26 r22 r!89 r1,475 433 811 r79l r2!2 r7 r230 r39 r45 r220 3,205 2,129 933 1,358 555 14 289 47 30 248 1,646 413 1,003 821 2,275 r850 r779 1,343 ..do.... ..do.... 697 343 354 43 81 2,145 1,835 311 38 92 r700 r4I0 r290 r54 r95 r687 r443 r244 33 r59 1,039 667 372 146 157 ..do.... ..do.... 253.06 240.93 288.43 228.37 204.50 194.12 215.95 195.74 321,07 295.71 261.23 257.53 ..do.... 244.06 232.30 282.05 222.06 195.35 185.17 203.26 185.24 305.46 282.15 251.67 248.48 NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERN1ITS (12,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: ..do.... 724 FINANCE Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except intert>ank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj, bil. $.. Tota 1 (225 SMSA's) ..do.... New York SMSA ..do.... 218 other SMSA's ..do.... LIFE INSURANCE (Institute of Life Insurance): ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES ., ..do.... Bonds (book value), domestic and foreign, total. •.do.... ..do.... Public uti 1 ity (U.S.) Rai I road (U.S.) * ..do.... ..do.... Stocks (book value), domestic and foreign, total, ..do.... Preferred (U.S.) ., ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ...do.... ..do.,.. do PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN U.S. mi 1. $.. TOTAL.. ..do.... ..do.... Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S Govt., annual rates, seasonally adjusted: Total (225 SMSA-'s) ratio of debits to d€jposits.. New York SMSA ...do.... ..do.... 6 other leading SMSA's ...do.... 218 other SMSAfs SECURITIES ISSUED: Securities and Exchange Commission: mil. $.. By types of security: Preferred stock-By type of issuer: -- ..do.... ..do.... ssssa.sss.s. ssdossss ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.i.. ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... 5 113 3 2, 151.3 2,962.0 1,131.7 1,830.3 48.4 100.0 35.2 44.5 31.2 New corporate security, issues: Proposed uses of proceeds: ..do.... ..do esee Retirement of securities SECURITY MARKETS: Bonds, sales, excl. U.S. Govt, bonds (SEC): All registered exchanges: New York Stock Exchange: j r / Revised. 16461 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1964 1965 STEM Apr. Jan8 Feb. Mar. A pi*.. FINANCE—Continued SECURITY MARKETS—Continued Stocks, sales (SEC):. Total on all registered exchanges? Market v a l u e , , M l l . t S M . . « o . « « . e . . ...mi I. $. • mi 11 ions,, 6,401 185 6,982 210 5,959 179 6,330 182 7,198 217 6,696 199 eoemlle 5/325 137 5,933 156 4,918 127 5,29! 131 5,979 152 5,508 136 HOTELSi Average sale per occupied room.•••••.•.....•••••••do 11ars.. Rooms occupied,,,,,,,,,, . . ^ M e M ^ M t i ^ of total«. Restaurant safes index*. 9 e. e .«„„.«.@9...same mo* 1951 = 100.. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 8*87 59 S08 9.86 67 116 9.36 56 102 9.54 61 SI3 9.14 63 119 9.96 65 NO PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION! Cellulose plastic materia Is.•••.••...••.••••.•••••mi I. Sbe» Thermosetting resinss 15.2 S3.9 10.3 12.1 14.6 48.5 27.6 25.4 72.6 43.1 49.0 29.8 27.2 71.5 45.9 41.9 24.8 24.5 69.2 43,0 44.4 25.4 r2899 r68.8 r43.6 146.3 173.3 210.1 144.7 174,4 217.8 159.8 182.2 229.1 145.5 168.8 216.2 171.7 194.4 236,2 1,389 r1,959 1,379 2, 108 1,243 1,711 1,303 1,665 ........ r341 88.5 383 90.1 318 90.1 r368 93.3 341 10.5 1.3 6.8 7.4 1.2 3.8 13.8 1.3 5.1 11.9 1.9 5.5 16.0 4.3 7.5 9.4 1.7 4.6 77.70 61.40 63.80 48.45 6.4 91.55 79.55 64.85 52.35 6.7 81.85 72.95 68.10 58.55 6.5 91.40 78.00 i 70.35 ! 60.45 6.7 r97.80 r86.65 r90.30 r77.75 6.6 91.10 80.90 74.40 64.65 6.6 24.10 19.35 16.90 15*40 8.0 45.80 43.30 19.80 18.25 8.9 20.00 18.45 21.20 19.60 10.5 22.50 20.55 24.55 • 22.80 ! 10.2 r24.95 r23.30 27.65 25.10 r9.7 D fl 31 © S S0IO©©Q©©©'©©©®©©©g)©e©0©®©© On New York Stock Exchange? Market va1ue e s . . . . „ * . e . . « . . ® . . . . e S hares so Id..... a ............... a $. .mi11 ions. TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Coumarone~sndene and petroleum polymer ressns.esiso„doaeo. Polyester res Phenolic and other tar acid resfns.aa........aaa...do.... Urea and melamine res!ns aaa .«. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa o.....do.... Thermoplastic reslnss Styrene-type plastic materials (poIystyrene)..„„...do.... Vinyl resins (resin content basIs). 8ee . 69ffle , ee . aee8 do eBes I O I y e T n y I e n e o o o e e o a e o o e o Q O f f l e o e e s e B e e o o o e e s o o o e o e o i o s O O . s» o o 1 ! 53.1 » « » « < ? . « . 29.9 33.9 80.1 47.4 1 . a . . . . . . ........ .»,..... ........ METALS AND MANUFACTURES Barrels and drums, steely heavy types (for sale)s Orders, unfilled^ end of month...•. a . a .. a ...... a ....thous.. Oil 8 pffl@n S S © s o © ® © © © © © © © © © © © © ® © ® ® © © © © © ® © © © ® © © © © © © © © © © © © © QOe &© © Cans (tinplate), shipments (metal consumed), total for sale and own u s e e o e s o o e o e . . s e 6 e s . , . e e „ @ 0 f f l 0 0 e e . . t h o u s 0 sh. tons.. Alumlnum castings* shipments........................mi I. lb oe Furnaces (Industrial) and ovens„ e t c 9 ? new orders (domestic)* E Iectr Ic processIng« 9 s , O 8 < B g , s f f i 9 O e .. o e e ». S 0 9 . e S B O a , O O f f l . o o do. 8 f f l . Fuel-fired (exc. for hot rolling steel)..,,.,.......,do.... MACHINE TOOLS? Metal cutting toolss Orders, new ( n e t ) , t o t a l s * . . . . , do,... U O m e S T i C , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , »,«'*.'* e o a a ® « o o ® «> o <a o © o e s o o o s o Q O . O a a Shipments, total ....oa.9, • ..-•». ••.•••••••••••••.•«e s do.... Domest ic.,.,,,., ,., .,....,.do.,,. Est imated back Iog.•••••••••••«••••...•••••••••••.months. a Metal forming toolss Orders, new (net), total mil. $ o a Shipments, totaI..•••••.••••.••.••.••.••••••.*.....do.... UOmeST SCoicoBoeeesossoacoanffloaesooosoeaBffloooOQooooOOoaos Est Imated back log,. •••••..••••••••••....•••••••• .months.. . . . . . . aa ! ! : 20.20 17.70 21.35 19.50 9.5 £,/ Revised. USCOMM-DC—16461 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS
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