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May 6, 1966 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SEWEGtEO BUSINESS INDICATORS Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 170 - - TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 170 ( W e e k l y Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 160 ~ 150 ~ 140 ~ (average of Wednesday dafa) 130 ^a^J^.i i 1 1 ,i,^J i J 1 I, 1963 1 I 1 1 1_ 1 L .1 1 1 -J, 1 1 1 1 L 1. L L i 1965 1964 1. 1966 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board Index, 1941-43=10 110 - Index, 1941-43=10 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS I 110 1966 100 100 f*\ - 90 90 / 1965 - 80 80 Weekly Monthly 70 (avg. i i i i i I i i i i i -J—1—1™J™J—1—l™J 1963 LJL ,l.„ l_J L 1 1964 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 _-J™J of daily L-i 1 1965 close) L l-L-JL-J (Wednesday 1 70 close) i i i i i I i i i i i J F M A M J J A S O N D 1966 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Billion Dollars 45 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES / S^^^^^ 40 — (seasonally adjusted) 90 J - 80 H Shipments (left scale) Index, 1910-14=100 350 PRICES RECEIVED AND _ PAID BY FARMERS 325 300 Inventories* (right scale) 275 H60 Vw' J 250 *«*^W^^ *Book value, end of month 25 i i i i i 1 i i i i i ™l 1 1 1,1,1 LJU-I 1 1 1 1 Li-Li,.!.. 1,1 1 1963 1964 1965 U.S. Dept. of Commerce i i i i i LL.L_U.J_ 1966 225 i i i,i. i i i.i-i i i 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY # - r*\ _ ui L I U 1 111.1,1,. I 1 I..I, i l l 1 I_1J_1_LX_J_J_1 LJ. 1 | L. 1963 * A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription to t h e SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, at $ 6 . 0 0 annually, this Supplement p r o v i d e s selected ~" Prices Received 30 ^ Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, a n d w a g e rates) 70 35 _ 1965 1966 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1965 1966 ITEM Apr. 24 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A j I commod ities „ Farm products.. Foods, processed ... AS ! other ...... 22 commod ities 2 / ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES...... Nondurable goods stores. May I Apr. 9 .1957-59= 100.. do.... do.... do.... do.... mil. $.. do.... *I0I.7 *97.6 *I02.3 *I02.I 105.8 5,253 3,404 105.8 5,557 3,525 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a I I programs do.... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCES Currency in circulation^/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/ 9s . 9 do. ss . Member bank reserve balances .3/.. = s = S i s s 14do,.., Excess reserves, estimated 3_/ ...do.... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities;^/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $.. Savings deposits do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.... U.S. Government obligations.... do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross)... do.... Real estate !oans (gross) do.... 203 1,584 1,432 299 * Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. I ndustr i a I s, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION; Bituminous coal 3/ ......... thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities. .....mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3_/ thous. bb I.. Steel. „ Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADJNGS, TOTAL M i see I I aneous 2/ Apr. 30 105.5 106.4 105.4 105.0 110.8 104.3 112.5 5,639 3,785 157 105.3 104.8 110.4 104.2 252 245 41,563 43,254 22,600 362 197 1,495 1,344 278 113.0 6,116 4,241 196 1,182 1,112 270 39,058 40,230 21,722 474 38,802 39,548 21,403 241 41,504 43,325 22,373 352 41,864 43,43! 22,404 372 41,768 43.293 22,608 375 65,243 42,171 152,859 24,586 44,524 20,474 64,744 42,149 152,669 24,512 44,604 20,555 66,682 44,339 164,128 21,779 52,423 22,845 69,266 43,520 166,233 22,073 52,723 23,001 4.56 88.30 93.50 4.56 89.00 94.36 5.17 91.56 98.15 67,99! 43,874 164,123 21,724 52,583 22,942 5.16 91.54 98.11 1,646 18,719 246,657 7,843 1,642 18,798 245,284 7,833 1,714 20,598 171,411 8,301 2,806 150.6 570 319 2,776 149.0 601 334 2,686 144.2 568 318 1,026 20,556 252,504 8,278 2,686 144.2 543 327 918 20,499 251,775 8,319 2,720 146.0 544 330 Tuesday price. MONTHLY Apr. 23 NO.9 104.2 112.9 5,580 3,743 161 1,135 1,067 275 thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. , do.... J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks, Apr. 16 3_/ Daily average. 47 Wednesday data. 5.16 92.08 98.69 I 11.5 5.16 91.76 98.35 249,651 2,682 144.0 * Monthly index for Apr. 1965. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1965 1966 ITEM Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS Paper and allied products..= . Chemicals and allied products.. Petroleum and coal products. Rubber and plastics products.. „. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. By industry groups Durable goods industries, total ±/ Stone, ciay, and glass products Primary metals.. * . Fabr i csted met a I T o d u c t s ...... 41,231 21,928 924 3,859 2,012 40,766 21,659 934 3,188 2,014 39,982 20,751 856 3,379 1,908 r43,570 r22,878 885 r3,773 r2,110 45,066 23,922 970 3,961 2,198 3,02! 2,676 5,755 650 3,207 2,748 6, 176 704 3,124 3,117 6,342 773 2,952 2,854 5,981 678 r3,3l2 3,193 r6,485 r742 3,514 3,308 6,639 803 18,695 6,378 399 1,601 19,303 6,578 394 1,636 19,107 6,832 400 1,580 19,231 6,861 387 1,495 r20,692 r7,234 r4IO r1,672 21,144 7,209 431 1,744 ....do.., do.., do.., do.., 1,559 2,919 1,545 940 1,640 3,073 1,530 983 1,649 2,797 1,625 995 1,632 2,998 1,622 986 r1,743 r3,145 r1,668 r1,061 1,812 3,374 1,590 1,125 do.., 38,693 40,285 42,622 42,665 r42,702 43,972 .do.., do.., do.., do.. 20,374 1,013 3,456 21 ,284 1,019 3 ,629 2 087 22,316 1, 140 3,470 2, 166 22,307 1,092 3,499 2, i30 r22,433 1,042 r3,643 r2,202 23,167 1,07! 3,732 2,282 2 996 2 ,690 5 ,859 699 3,242 3,073 6,075 713 3,257 3,145 5,962 764 r3,179 3,120 r6,049 r740 3,273 3,244 6,230 797 do.. do.., do.., do.., Nondurable goods industries, total J./... Food and kindred products... Tobacco products.. . Text i I e mill products . . .... Machinery, except electrical........... E lectr icai machinery. „ „ „ e T r a n s p o r t s i on oqu i p.nont !nstruments and re Iated products J/ Mar. 39,380 20,685 860 3,582 1,947 .......mil. $ do.. do.. ... do.. do.. Machinery, except electrical. Electrical, machinery, Transportation equ ipment.... Instruments and related products r/ Revised. 29466 Feb. INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS'SHIPME NTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. Durable goods industries, total J/ Stone, ciay, and glass products Primary metals. „ Fabricated metal products ...do.., do.., do.., do.., do... 0 ... .do... do... do.., includes data for "other industries" not shown Jan. 2,898 2,616 5,444 647 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1966 1965 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. mil. $, do.., do.. do.. do.., 18,319 6,267 422 1,560 1,530 19,001 6,566 413 1,618 1,598 20,306 7,131 410 1,703 1,762 20,358' 7,157 427 1,659 1,717 20,269 r7,114 r433 r1,624 rl,7IO do.. .do.,, do.., 2,902 1,519 930 3,006 1,571 954 3,133 1,594 1,064 3,143 1,605 1,055 r3,127 r1,638 r1,051 ..do.. do.., ..do.., do.., 63,761 38,875 24,886 63,382 64,065 39,265 24,800 63,708 67,620 41,831 25,789 68,015 68,651 42,463 26,188 68,594 r69,441 r43,070 r26,371 r69,040 do.., ....do.., do.. .....do.., do.. do.. .do.., do.., 38,692 1,595 6,153 4,325 7.638 5,473 7,869 1,635 38,972 1,593 6,071 4,420 7,668 5,574 7,945 1,646 42,324 1,626 6,349 4,856 8,508 6,093 8,930 1,788 42,589 1,638 6,438 4,828 8,521 6,177 8,984 1,806 r42,884 r1,643 r6,486 r4,829 r8,575 r6,2IO r9,047 r 1,822 do.., do.. do. ....do.. do.. do.., do.., do.., 24,690 6,197 2,312 2,811 1,869 4,055 1,812 1,183 24,736 6,196 2,328 2,820 1,855 4,072 1,800 1,213 25,691 6,034 2,371 3,130 1,965 4,335 1,756 1,279 26,005 6,243 2,334 3,119 1,970 4,409 1,787 1,296 r26,l56 r6,230 r2,338 r3,169 r1,981 r4,460 rl,8l6 1,293 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued MANUFACTURERS 1 SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Continued By industry group—Continued Nondurable goods industries, total ±/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products. Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH! Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonal ly adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ±/ Stone, clay, and glass products. Primary metaIs Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical........ E lectr?ca I machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total J/..... Food and kindred products Tobacco products. Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL..... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ±/ Pr imary meta Is.... Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical „ EI ectr i ca I mach i nery. Transportation equipment , do.. ( do.., do.., do.., 40,641 21,878 18,763 39,469 41,820 22,507 19,313 40,712 41,531 22,448 19,083 43,868 42,379 23,052 19,327 43,986 r45,434 r24,578 r20,856 r44,129 do.., • .do.., do.., do a s , do.., do.., 21,130 3,802 2,110 3,050 2,597 5,690 21,714 3,593 2,065 3,100 2,711 6,301 23,403 3,684 2,335 3,532 3,211 6,165 23,578 3,603 2,177 3,427 3,462 6,526 r23,74i r3,994 r2,247 r3,3!7 r3,332 r6,574 Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders...... do.., do.., do,., 18,339 5,054 13,285 18,998 5,203 13,795 20,465 5,717 14,748 20,408 5,580 14,828 r20,388 r5,604 r14,784 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL .....do.., Durable goods industries, total ,do.., Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.., UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL do.., By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ±/ do.., Pr 1 mary meta Is ....do.., Fabricated metal products... do.., Machinery, except electrical do.., EI ectr i ca I mach i nery do.., Transportation equipment do.., Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.., 58,629 55,636 2,993 58,160 59,217 56,215 3,002 58,595 64,896 61,543 3,353 66,068 67,293 63,844 3,449 67,388 r69,l56 r65,543 r3,6l'3 r68,8l4 55,092 7,073 4,910 8,467 8,269 21,363 3,068 55,531 7,058 4,897 8,563 8,302 21,776 3,064 62,534 5,646 5,467 10,304 9,830 25,993 3,534 63,803 5,750 5,513 10,475 10,147 26,557 3,585 r65,l10 r6,|02 r5,558 r10,613 r10,358 r27,082 r3,704 NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number, Seasona 11 y adjusted do.., 15,967 17,367 19,789 17,112 18,185 16,999 19,731 17,677 .mil. $, do.., 215.95 195.74 321.07 295.71 490.17 368.03 359.80 287.99 383.38 296. 12 do.., do.., 203.26 185.24 305.46 282.15 469.00 350.45 348.47 278.54 371.60 285.18 6,330 182 7,198 217 11,683 345 11,022 304 I 1, 169 302 5,291 131 5,979 152 9,200 231 8,651 206 8,789 198 i 16,585 17,868 FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: Bonds, sales, excl. U.S. Govt, bonds (SEC): All registered exchanges: Market value Face value New York Stock Exchange: Market value Face value Stocks, sales (SEC): Total on all registered exchanges: Market value. Shares sold. On New York Stock Exchange: Market value Shares sold do.., mi I I ions, ....mil, $, mi 11 ions, £_/ Revised, J./ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for 29466 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1965 1966 ITEM Feb 0 Dec 0 Feb.. Jaru FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO R i c e , California:? Receipts, domestic, rough,» ..,..mil. lb, Shipments from ml I Is, milled rice.,,„0,,s<,e,a00e«,«««»dooei S t o c k s , rough and cleaned (cleaned basis), end of mo 0 do es?t R i c e , Southern States (Ark a , La o p Tenn», Texas)? Receipts, rough, from producers,, 08 e s s e i , e 6 e o 8 ( , a e athous e lb, Shipments from mills, milled rice do.., S t o c k s , domestic^ rough and cleaned (cleaned basis) mil. lb, 186 182 161 197 IS4 189 133 85 207 I2S S37 158 80 49 S62 126 105 143 158 175 101 438 337 400 332 360 195 316 133 291 1,535 1,225 1,641 1,527 1,350 1,170 11.9 1.9 5.5 333,6 152,3 I6a0 I462 4„3 795 2.6 7S9 390e 0 I4508 357.1 238.8 16.3 1.6 6e8 3I7 0 4 I8667 13.7 1.8 6.1 364.7 1-93.2 S6.I 1.7 9.9 397.7 180.2 905.9 873.2 774 a 7 753, S 131.2 120.2 124.5 091.0 9570 4 937.9 167.1 153.1 1,043.0 1,006.7 88308 861.3 !59e2 145.4 950 t 921, 798, 780, 152, I40t 917.6 889.9 766.3 748.8 151.3 141.I METALS AND MANUFACTURES F y r n a c e s ( I n d u s t r i a l ) and ovens j, e t c 3 J , new o r d e r s ( d o m e s t i c ) , n e t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a o . o m i I . $, E I e c t r I c process!ng9S,o«o»<.9e<»986Mo(».»s»..0ae.8oo<)8.cloM( F u e l - f i r e d ( e x c e p t f o r h o t r o l l i n g s t e e l ) . 0 o o000o e o Q s d o B S , W a s h e r s ^ s a l e s ( d o m e s t i c and e x p o r t ) a o s < 3 £ ) S S o Q O O O C o 0 o e o t h o u s , D r i e r s ( e l e c e , g a s } ^ s a l e s ( d o m e s t i c and e x p o r t ) • • • „ . . . d o . . , TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MOTOR VEHICLES? FACTORY SALES, T O T A L 6 . e e o 0 0 9 0 0 e o e o G o f i , e » 0 , 0 0 9 9 0 s e , 0 » t h o u s , Domest i c „ , „ d o „ Passenger cars,, t o t a I o o o , o o 0 0 e o . o 0 3 0 , 0 0 0 8 0 B o o o , O D B 8 d o „ Domest I c f f l . . . • . . . . . • <,*<,<,«.«o • o e o . . s . < , » » » . • « . « « . o 0 • . d o a . , T r u c k s and b u s e s ? t o f a ! , 5 o . , , , . o o » o . 0 o o S o o e o o o ( , . o » . d o O B , Domesficos09QaS899.oo»800o»o6o60o0oeoo»ae»»»0oo»edos„, 1966 1965 Feb. Mar. Apr. 'Mar. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-I4«100, CrOpS . , o 0 * e o B a o 0 * . . . . 0 0 0 0 o « > o 0 o * o o o o o o n 0 o o o 0 o o Q o o . o o . « > dO„ . < 239 237 261 242 177 166 244 497 243 243 287 249 180 164 241 499 263 228 296 225 171 171 235 540 272 236 339 224 174 173 246 548 271 233 306 236 170 171 245 548 266 238 315 240 172 i68 254 550 Livestock and products.,0,0 do.,, D Da Iry products,.......„.... „......... „........B....doa., Meat animals ,,, do.., 0,.,,,t Poultry and eggs, a8e „ 6t , S o S » 3 oo.oo e8il «» 8 <» 8 .o 0 ., 8e ...do, e , PRICES PAID BY FARMERSIAll commodities and services........a.ao....••.•••••.do.., Family living i t e m s e e e 6 0 8 B B „ a „ 8 0 0 0 9 6 , e , ( 1 0 9 e 9 e 6 e e 6 » d o . 0 , production Items s ®QQe ®B a«, o <> ® 0 . ® 0E0 ®. «> e Q . * es * 9s . ® Q «*do e ., All commode, services,, int., taxes., and wage rates...do.., 24 S 256 283 139 244 248 292 144 293 276 369 160 302 274 384 170 303 277 380 174 291 272 365 161 286 303 273 318 287 303 276 320 293 309 281 327 295 312 282 329 r297 r3i4 284 331 296 314 283 333 PARITY R A T i 0 o e 8 e O » o » o 8 „ 3 e o , 9 e 8 » o o s e o . 9 O O 9 » 6 S o O . » e . 8 e d o e . , 75 76 80 83 82 80 CommercSaS vegetables e 6 0 0 e o 8 0 8 e o B e o o s o o 0 ( ) 8 0 ( l o o s e 0 o»clo 9 f ,, Cotton... &- „...,...., 9.. o o . o0 o*o o. o •. • • • •. • • « • • • • •. o d o . . , Feed grains and hay0005e900,0<,»oooo»<..«9o,o»s...9..doB9l Food grainsoo.0.0o.oooooooe>.0ooooooooo.»..»•«.o......dOe•, FrU it....... T0baCC0 8 0 8 0 8 ... 0 o. 0 o«o<.oo 3 ooooo.ooooo.oo. a oo» ..dO. . , , . . o o • • . a . . o• o . o o o o e . o . . o c o . • o o . o e • o a e o o . • • d O a . < r/ Revised. USCOMM-DC—29466 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C 20402 OFFICIAL First Class Mull WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT O F CURRENT Digitized for SURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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