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November 10, 1967 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS D BUSINESS INDICATORS index, 1957-59 =100 Index, 1957-59=100 200 - ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 210 (E, E. I. seas. adj. index) - 190 1967 180 200 1966 h/ 190 170 w \A j * i 180 160 - 170 _ 160 L Monthly 150 1964 1965 L,i J -—~* 1966 Weekly ! i... ,.L.,,i™. J—i.—!—1—L». J™, F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Billion Dollars 50 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES r - _ \fl ^ • / - 70 < Inventories -!/ (right scale) H - 60 ! 1 1 ! 1 I 1 I I I Ii i i 1964 I I 1 i ii i i 1965 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1966 50 i i i i i I i i i i i 1 I..I i i i I 1967 1964 2.60 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS Hours 48 1966 1967 46 Billion Dollars (Seasonally adjusted) ,* 7.0 \ / ^ - 2.40 - 8.0 - CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID \ - ^ \ Extendec 44 6.0 _^-^"^-*"" H 42 ^ - ^ 2.20 2.00 ' I' I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce (Hours seasonally adjusted) Average Hourly Gross E<irnings (lefts cale) ^ 20 U.S. Dept. of Commerce 2.80 Private Residential (nonfarm) 40 ««™-«>-*' Dollars 3.00 Total Put in Place 60 h -^Book value, end of month 30 (Seas, adj., at annual rates) H 80 Shipments (left scale) 35 NEW CONSTRUCTION 80 (seasonally ad usted) 45 40 Billion Dollars • 90 — < - —N'^-\ Average Hours Per Week (right scale) -Llll 11II II 1 _I_J_J_I_I J f. J J i-i-1 1964 1965 *w- 5.0 Repaid 40 4.0 i i i i i 1i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1966 1967 38 -L-l 1 1 1 1-1 1 1 1 ,1 1 I i I i 1 i I I i i .JLI 1 I I 1 1 L.I 1 1 1964 flata- II Q nont ni I ahnr * 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 1965 1966 1 i i i i i 1 1967 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1966 1967 ITEM ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Oct. 14 102.9 102.3 95.0 94.9 94.5 5,864 3,853 6,065 4,103 5,927 4,093 6,069 4, 158 6,009 4,059 !65 826 767 308 190 826 778 273 159 964 90 i 201 18! 954 891 219 mii. $.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)...do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).number.. Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 94,3 ....... 174 239 2 16 FI NANCEi Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total doesss 43,088 45,440 23,267 147 43,089 45,472 23,380 279 45,407 49,247 24,416 278 45,559 49,515 25,018 557 72,175 47,136 182,183 22,752 59,492 27,520 72,472 46,962 181,564 22,810 59,702 27,446 74,495 48,414 200,005 29, i14 63,385 28,393 75,024 48,409 199,538 28,849 63,300 28,446 75,669 48,428 199,078 28,658 63,08 i 28,482 5.65 79.58 84.55 5.64 80.88 85.90 6.08 96.37 104.87 6. 15 95.25 103.74 6.22 94.52 103.00 1,946 21,422 252,288 8,36i 1,888 22,089 237,862 8,45i 1,803 22,564 159,232 8,790 1,788 22,579 173,497 8,798 1,821 22,752 184,576 8,828 2,551 136.9 644 350 2,546 136.7 614 335 2,498 134. 1 583 330 2,575 138.2 589 335 2,561 137.5 591 331 45,429 48,773 24,561 '192 45,341 48,643 24,756 375 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: j4/ Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Bond yieids, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3_/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's).... 1941-43=10.. 6.25 92.7! 101.05 PRODUCTION: Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADING, TOTAL ±/ 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3_/ Dai ly average. 173,947 2,568 137.8 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1967 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. r4l,188 r20,580 943 3. 105 i . 939 r-44,413 r22,089 r1,083 r3, 401 r 2.222 46,366 23,363 1, 104 3,477 2,2i7 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total ±/ Stone, clay, and glass products Pr imary meta Is Fabricated tneto! products Machinery, except electrical Electrical 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 43,109 21,432 1,074 3,790 2,263 46,170 23,753 1,075 3,954 46,980 24,778 1,051 3,717 ....do. do. do. do. 3, 162 3,315 4,437 817 3,406 3,668 5,857 892 3,869 3,531 6,891 929 3,272 3,028 r5,168 832 r3,436 r3,357 r5,023 r926 3,646 3,6C4 5,615 997 do. do. do. do. 21,677 7,41 I 447 1,791 22,417 7,787 440 1,845 22,202 7,81 I 471 20,608 7,352 447 r22,324 r7,634 r454 23,003 8,097 429 do. do. do. do. 1,926 3, 187 1.743 1,042 1,927 3,375 1,743 1,078 1,891 3,564 1,822 I, 164 1,703 3,283 1,81 I 1,010 mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... r1,918 r3,58l r1,789 rl, 1 12 1,937 3,735 1,801 1, 126 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, T0TAI By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/ Stone, clay, and glass products Pr imary meta Is Fabricated metal products do... 44,206 44,091 44,888 r45,402 r45,675 44,448 do... do... do... .......do... 22,874 951 3,922 2,130 22,971 980 3,919 2,201 23,052 923 3,462 2,093 r23,192 897 3,58! 2,068 r23,633 r959 r3,5l9 r2,092 22,750 1,008 3,447 2,082 Mach i ner y, except e I ectr i ca I E lectrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do. do. do. do. 3,364 3,377 5,915 851 3,422 3,413 5,845 833 3,517 3,358 6,465 878 3,587 3.468 r6,172 933 r3,672 r3,423 r6,577 r965 3,663 3,352 5,777 931 1/ Includes r_/ Revised. 9149 data for "other industries" not shown. mwrvireLY DuaoiMcad 3 ^EASDM^—v-ormnuea 1966 1967 ITEM Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n , By-industry g r o u p — C o n . Nondurable goods industries, total _[_/ ,...mil. $.. Food and kindred products.. ........do.... Tobacco products „ „ ... do... .• Textile mill products...... .do.... Paper and ailied products . .....do,... Chemicals and allied products do.... Petroleum and coal products ...do,... Rubber and plastics products do.... INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total do.... Durable goods industries, total do.... Nondurable goods industries, total do.... Book vaiue (seasonally adjusted), totai .do.... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J./ do.... Stone, clay, and glass products do.... Primary meta Is do.... Fabricated metal products do.... Mach i ner y, except e i ectr i ca i ,,,,,,,,.cio, ef? E iectr icai machinery ...do.... Transportation equipment.. , .do..,, Instruments and related products do.... Nondurable goods industries, total J_/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products.e. „e .. ee 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 Nondurab le 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 E Iectr ica I machinery Transportation equipment Sept. June July Aug. 2 1,332 7,476 425 1,725 1,878 3,203 1,718 1,064 21, 120 7,360 430 1,688 1,843 3, 170 1,728 1,043 2 1,836 7,634 441 22,210 7,611 431 r22,042 r7,695 r432 "ii803 " 1*879 3,616 1,838 I, 126 'r l"870 r3,638 rl,762 rl,136 73,770 46,680 27,090 74, I 10 74,417 47,319 27,098 74,884 80,913 52,346 28,567 80,390 30,628 52,194 28,434 80,897 r8i,OI3 r52,63l r28,382 r81,370 46,814 1,698 6,902 4,916 9,329 6,998 10,399 2,062 47,568 1,675 6,908 5,048 9,536 7,205 10,557 2, 106 51,809 1,847 7,478 5, 162 10,275 7,682 12,236 2,301 52,346 1,835 7,495 5, 142 10,313 7,730 12,706 2,313 r52,784 rl,815 r7,482 r5,179 rlO,362 rl,165 r13,082 r2,3l6 do.... do.... do.... do,... do.... do.... do.... do.... 27,296 6,361 2,350 3,348 2, 17! 4.819 1,829 1,364 27,316 6,274 2,339 3,322 2, 194 4,880 1,813 1.368 28,581 6,634 2,380 28,551 6,662 2,373 r28,586 r6,5l2 r2,366 *"2*3i6 "2,3l6 "r2"367 5,381 1,918 1,415 5,383 1,935 1,402 r5,400 r 1,923 rl,398 do do.... do.... do 43.805 22,244 21,561 44,842 48.083 25,810 22,273 46,318 47.976 25,830 22,146 46,087 r42,417 r2l,754 20,663 r45,977 r44.630 r22,268 r22,362 r45,900 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 23,512 3,792 2, 128 3,774 3,603 5,986 25,274 4,047 2, 106 3,715 3,676 7,561 24,263 3,591 2, 108 3,590 3,455 7,327 r23,7l5 3,646 1,979 3,564 3,579 r6,697 r23,726 r3,470 r2,254 r3,945 r3,640 r5,950 21,330 5,938 15,392 77,300 73,615 3,685 76,942 21,044 5,792 15,252 79,213 75,673 3,540 79,170 21,824 5,873 15,951 78,854 75,732 3, 122 79,188 22,262 6, 198 16,064 80,085 76,908 3, 177 79,764 r22,l74 r6,152 r16,022 r80,400 r77,187 r3,2l3 r79,985 73,286 7,244 5,952 12,230 i 1,793 30,402 3,656 75,591 7,372 5,856 12,524 i2,056 32, I 19 3,579 76,185 5,870 6,205 12,449 12,230 33,929 3,003 76,710 5,935 6, I 16 12,426 12,34i 34,453 3.054 r76,80l r5,886 r6,277 r12,699 ri2,558 r 33,826 r3,184 mil. $.. do.... do do.... 009 708 264 1,668 6.928 4,636 2, 133 1,575 6,852 4,316 2, 110 1,599 ,247 .532 ,280 ,732 r7,398 r4,696 r2,384 r1,810 do.... do.... do.... do.... 1,699 615 643 2,301 1,762 622 659 2,292 1,509 515 577 2,536 ,554 541 593 ,715 rI,589 r530 r597 r2,702 73.4 50.5 23.4 74.0 50.1 22.7 74.2 48.1 22.9 75.9 49.2 23.7 r77.0 r50.2 r24.6 19.0 7.2 6.9 22.9 19.3 6.9 7. i 23.9 17.3 5.9 6.7 26. I 17.6 6.2 6.7 26.8 rl7.6 6.0 r6.4 26.9 122 122 126 rl27 rl27 Nondurable goods industries, total do.... Industries with unfilled orders do.... Industries without unfilled orders do.... 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. ADJ.), TOTAL do By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J_/ do.... Primary metals do.... Fabricated metal products do.... Machinery, except electrical do.... E iecir ica i machinery do.... Transportation equipment do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.... 3,432 1,81 I 1,085 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Pr i vate, tot a I Residential (nonfarm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ Industrial Commerci a I Pub I ic, total NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $.. Pr i vate, tota I do.... Residentia I (nonfarm) do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ Industrial Commercial Pub I ic, total CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE jr/ Revised. do.... do.... do.... do.... 1957-59=100.. \_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Excludes farm and public utilities 9149 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1967 1966 ITEM Sept. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNIN3S EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRI CULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): Total, seasonalSy adjusted.•...•».. e ............... e thous Mining do,. 0 Contract construction,. ........................... ..do, c Manuf actur ing do,. Durable goods industries. do,, Nondurable goods industries......................do.. Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc..do.. -do.. Wholesale and retai trade. Wholesale trade,. ..............................do.. ..............................do.. Retai i trade. ..do.. Finance, insurance, and reaI estate... ..do.. Services........... ..do.. Government......... ..do.. Federal..,....«,.. ..do.. State and local„ e ..do.. PRODUCTION WORKERS (MFG PAYROLLS), TOTAL, seas, adj, ..do,. Durable goods industries Nondurab le goods i ndustr ies, „..„,,.,, „,..,,, „ „ ..do.. HOURS AND HOURLY EARNINGS HOURS (GROSS), AVERAGE WEEKLY, PER PRODUCTION WORKER Manufacturing, seasonaIly adjusted,,,, ,„..»... Overt i me hours „ .. O .o«o......•••.......... Durable goods industries. , 0 .»....«..,.. <>.. „ Overtime hours. 0 O . o 0 6 . . e. ......,. ....«.. Nondurable goods industries........... s o ... Overtime hours. „.,.... ..»,,»,.. HOURLY EARNINGS, AVERAGE, PER PRODUCTION WORKER Manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted,,... „.. ExcIud i ng overt ime. Aug. 64,394 625 3,260 19,337 I 1,401 7,936 4, 184 64,694 623 3,239 19,422 I 1,457 7,965 4, 190 65,939 623 3,231 19,169 i1,218 7,951 4,292 r66,190 r606 3,223 r!9,3l8 13,279 3,455 9.824 3, I 18 9.619 10,972 2,597 8,375 14,363 8,448 5,915 13,354 3,469 9.885 3 120 9.675 I i,07 I 2,617 8,454 14,434 8,488 5,946 Oct. r I 1,35 I r7,967 r4,283 p66,165 p595 p3,224 p!9,166 pi 1,151 p8,OI5 p4,256 13.647 3,555 10.092 3.234 10.074 I 1,669 2,759 8,910 14,056 8, 170 5,886 r13,664 r3,569 r10,095 r3,253 10.!30 rI 1,713 2,746 r8,967 r!4,191 r8,299 r5,892 r13,706 r3,558 rIO.148 r3.263 rIO.167 r 11,658 r2,7l5 r8,943 r14,025 r8,1 13 r5,9!2 pi 3.748 p3,562 plO.186 p3.270 plO,177 pI 1,729 p2,704 p9,025 p14,026 p8,083 p5,943 r40.8 3,4 r4i,5 r3.6 r39.9 r3.3 p40.7 p3.4 p4l.4 P3,5 p39.6 p3.0 2.85 2.73 r3.03 «« 2,89 2a6l 2.50 p2.85 p2.73 p3.03 p2.90 p2.6l p2.5l 40.4 3.3 41,0 3.5 39,6 3.0 40.7 3.3 r4l.3 3.5 39,7 r3. I 2.75 2.61 2.93 2,78 2.47 2. 37 2.75 2.62 2.94 2.79 2.48 2.37 2.82 2.71 3.00 2.88 2.57 2.47 2.82 2.71 3.00 2,88 2.57 2.47 9I,639 72,829 9 1,899 73,073 95, I 15 75,348 .do. .do. 6, 189 6,000 6,403 6, 159 .do., .do.. 6,578 6, 103 276.79 791,65 126.20 197.05 .mi I. $. ...do... Sept. r66,047 r599 r3,235 r!9,153 rl !,163 r7,990 r4,266 41.3 3.9 42.1 4.3 40. I 3.4 ................ .,,,do. CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month.......... Installment credit, total.............. Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total Repa i d, tota I .„...., Seasonally adjusted: Extended, tota i Repa i d, tota I.-....................... SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS, PRICES: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks).. e ...... Industrial (30 stocks).....„......... Pub lie ut iIity (15 stocks)........... Railroad (20 stocks)................. July 41.4 3.9 42.3 4.3 40.1 3.4 D u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s , . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s Excl ud i ng o v e r t ime ft „ , - , . . - . « a . r * *.- r. c. «. . 0 n . N o n d u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s . . „ . . . . , « . . » . « , . « Excluding overt i me. .., FI NANCE Oct. 95,684 75,889 95,886 76,039 6,859 6,562 7,223 6,682 6,590 6,440 6,522 6, 142 6,776 6,551 6,929 6,585 6,973 6,689 273.35 778. 10 129.70 192.07 327.23 888.5 1 132.72 267.65 329.62 912.46 132.43 262.85 330.87 923.45 131.33 261,79 321.30 907.54 12.6.08 250.55 r/ Revised, £./ P r e l i m i n a r y . USC0MM-DC—9149 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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