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November 11, 1966 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS ED B U S I N E S S INDICATORS Index, 1941-43=10 Index, 1941-43=10 110 - PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 110 100 1AH IUU ^""x .^V 90 - 80 Monthly 70 (avg. 1 1 1 J—1—1—1—l—L-J—1 I i i 1963 I i 1 L-J 1 1964 1 1 1 1 1 I ) 1 —1 of daily close) L; 1 1 1 1 L-J—1—1, 1 - 1966 1965 J FMAM'J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Index, 1957-59=100 250 Index, 1957-59 = 100 250 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings) 200 H 200 150 150 100 H IOO Weekly Monthly 50 1963 1965 1964 _l I I I L J F M A M ' J J A S O N D 1966 50 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Index, 1957-59 = 100 110 WHOLESALE PRICES Dollars 3.00 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 46 2.80 Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods 105 h Hours 48 2.60 h Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 44 100 2.40 95 2.20 42 ****** . ^ • " • ^ / Farm Products M I I i IM I ii 90 1963 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1964 ^-•^ 40 Average Hours Per Week* (right scale) I i i i i i I i i i i i 1965 i i i i I i i 1966 2.00 i i i i i i i i i 1963 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor ^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 \l X,^ i i I t » 1964 I-I i I I i i i i i I 1965 I i i i i i 1966 38 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1965 ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A 1 1 commod i t i es Oct. 30 Nov. 6 105.9 5,921 3,786 *I03.5 *I00.3 *I07.6 *I03.2 105.7 5,775 3,882 104.8 5,871 3,966 188 1,012 922 242 205 1,017 927 232 153 799 752 258 165 801 754 237 308 273 43,228 45,891 23,368 434 43,267 45,532 23,307 479 43,088 45,440 23,264 147 43,084 45,472 23,387 293 70,160 47,085 181,064 21,784 59,568 27,373 71,734 47,014 182,294 23,045 59,584 27,412 72,038 47,022 180,901 22,699 59,483 27,448 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, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).number.. F1 NANCE: 40,729 41,642 21,840 197 Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/...do.... 1966 40,814 42,082 22,11 1 381 Oct. 15 Oct. Oct. 22 105.9 103.6 1 1 1.8 105.1 103.4 5,839 3,973 29 105.9 103.1 II 1.4 105.2 102.9 5,836 3,888 Nov. 5 105 7 101.9 III.3 105.2 102.3 165 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Loans, net (adjusted) and investments, total do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... 71,766 50,014 173,331 26,858 50,639 25,227 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 47.1941-43=10.. 4.72 92.51 98.47 4.73 92.31 98.18 5.67 77.04 82. 12 5.67 78.05 82.89 5.65 79.58 84.55 1,856 19,882 251,559 7,847 1,821 19,891 255,084 7,962 1,929 21,436 235,361 8,367 1,902 21,625 244,618 8,375 1,946 21,422 252,222 8,361 2,065 110.8 2,02! 108.5 619 338 2,607 139.9 637 346 2,588 138.9 624 340 2,55! 136.9 644 350 5.64 80.88 85.90 PRODUCTION: 1 ndex of product i on FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59- 100.. thous. cars.. \_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 631 347 _3/ Daily average. 47 Wednesday data. 243,322 2,546 136.7 * Monthly index for November 1965. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1965 ITEM Sept. COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMOD IT IES 1957-59=100 By stage of processing: Crude materials for further processing..... do.. Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.do.. F inished goods do.. By durability of product: Durab le goods do.., Nondurab le goods do.. Farm products do.., Foods, processed do.. Commodities other than farm prod, and foods do.., Chemicals and allied products do.., Fuel and related products, and power ..do.. Furniture, other household durables .do.. Hides, skins, and leather products .....dc Lumber and wood products do.. Machinery and motive products do.. Metals and metal products do.. Nonmetallic mineral products ....do.. Pulp, paper, and allied products do.. Rubber and products do.. Text i I e products and appare I do.. Tobacco products and bottled beverages..... .do.. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Who Iesa Ie pr i ces 1957-59=$ 1.00 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: E. H. Boeckh and Associates: Average, 20 cities: All types combined 1957-59=100 Apartments, hotels, office buildings do.. Commercial and factory bui Idings do.. Residences. do.. r/ Revised. 19183 Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. 103.0 103.1 106.4 106.8 106.8 106.2 100.0 102.5 104.1 100. I 102.6 104.3 107.8 105.4 107.0 107.4 105.8 107.5 106. I 105.6 108.1 103.6 105.3 107.7 103. 102. 106. 102. 97. 99. 97. III. 102. 103.8 106.2 101.6 100.0 93.3 102.1 107.7 104.0 102.4 99.4 106.9 102.8 97.6 99.4 97.8 113.3 101.6 103.9 106.3 101.6 100.5 93.4 102.0 107.7 106.2 106.4 107.8 I II, 105, 97, 101 106.2 107.0 108. I I 13.8 105 97, 102 122 106 106 108.8 102.7 103.2 95.1 102.4 110.0 99 121 106 106 108 102 103.2 95.1 102.4 I 10. I 106.2 107.1 108.7 rl13.8 r105.2 98.0 102.2 r99.2 I 19.9 M05.9 r106.3 108.4 103.0 rl03.I r94.7 r102.2 I 10. I 106.5 105.8 104.4 I 12.4 105.2 97.9 102.6 99.7 I 18.5 104.8 106.9 108.6 103.2 103.1 94.6 102.1 110. I $0,971 $0,970 $0,940 $0,936 $0,936 I 18.4 119.7 118.5 116.4 I 18.8 120.0 118.8 117.0 122.8 124.1 122.9 120.9 123.1 124.3 123.2 121.0 123.3 124.5 123.4 121.2 $0,942 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1965 ITEM EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, UNADJUSTED thous. EMPLOYED, TOTAL do... Nonagricu Itural emp loyment do... UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) do... Long-term (15-weeks and over) ..do... CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED do... EMPLOYED, TOTAL do... Nonagr i cu I tur a I emp I oyment.. do... UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) do... Long-term (15-weeks and over) do... Rates (unemployed in ea. group as percent of that group): All civilian workers • Men, 20 years of age and over Women, 20 years of age and over Both sexes, 14-19 years of age EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ±/ thous. Manuf actur ing do... Contract construct ion do„.. Wholesale and retail trade do... Services and miscellaneous ..............do... Government. .do... PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED do... Seasona I I y adjusted do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted ±/ do... Seasona I ly adjusted do... Primary metal industries do... Fabricated metal products do... Mach i nery. do... Electrical equipment and supplies do... Transportation equipment do... Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted do... Seasonal ly adjusted do... Indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls (unadj.): Construction (construction workers) 1957-59=100. Manufacturing (production workers) do... Mining (production workers) do... HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj.......hours. Seasona I ly adjusted do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted .........do... Seasona I ly adjusted do... Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted do... Seasona 11y adjusted. .do... Avg. hourly gross earnings, mfg. industries dollars. Exc I ud i ng overt ime do... Durable goods industries ..do... Exc I ud i ng overt ime do... Nondurable goods industries do... Excluding overtime do... LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, total.......monthly rate per 100 employees. Seasona I Iy adjusted do... New h i res do... Separation rate, total...., do... Seasona I Iy ad justed do... Quit... do... Layoff do... Seasona I Iy adjusted do... FI NANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total mil. $. Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do... Discounts and advances......... do... U.S. Government securities do... Gold certificate reserves do... Liabi I ities, total.. do... Deposits, totaI * * s *».do... Membei—bank reserve balances do... Federal reserve notes in circulation do... Ratio of gold certificate reserves to FR note liabilities percent. CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month mil. $., Instal Iment credit, total do..., Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, tota I do... Repaid, tota I do... Seasonally adjusted: Extended, tota I do... Repa i d, tota I do... r/ Revised. &/ Preliminary. 19183 3 1966 July Aug. Sept. 75,953 73,196 68,242 2,757 588 75,846 72,561 68,010 3,285 697 79,636 76,411 71,402 3,225 373 77,098 74,072 69,928 3,026 435 79,290 76,369 7 1,662 2,921 385 77,371 74,338 70,180 3,033 451 76,823 74,251 69,878 2,573 417 77, I 13 74,165 70,I 16 2,948 499 4.4 3.0 4.2 13.2 4.3 2.9 4.2 13.2 3.9 2.6 3.7 12.2 3.9 2.5 3.9 11.6 3.8 2.4 3.8 12.2 61, 180 18,157 3,168 12,765 9, 180 10,188 61,437 18,242 3,186 12,809 9,226 10,235 64,072 19,128 3,297 13,256 9,609 10,929 r64,199 19,262 r3,25l 13,264 r9,647 r10,934 r64,159 19,199 r3,229 r 13,268 r9,648 r10,920 13,811 13,503 7,896 7,794 1,071 1,005 1,221 I, 173 1,268 5,915 5,709 13,793 13,567 7,908 7,825 1,034 1,01 I 1,222 I, 196 1,287 5,885 5,742 14,159 14,201 8,277 8,293 , 102 1,035 ,324 ,302 1,299 5,882 5,908 r 14,417 r14,330 r8,304 r8,395 rl,100 r!,058 1,325 1,345 rI,215 r6,I !3 r5,935 r14,579 r14,266 r8,498 r8,392 rI,094 rI,070 1,333 1,366 rI,392 r6,08! r5,874 159.5 140.8 97.7 164. I 141.8 99.8 180.3 148.6 105.2 r180.8 M5I.9 r106.2 r177.7 r 156.8 r105.5 41.0 41.0 41.7 41.7 40.2 40.1 41.3 41.2 42.1 42.1 40.2 40. I 41.0 41.0 41.6 41.8 40.3 40.1 41.4 41.4 42.0 42.1 r40.5 r40.2 r4l.5 r4l.5 42.3 42.3 r40.3 r40.2 2.63 2.51 2.81 2.68 2.38 2.29 2.64 2.52 2.82 2.68 2.38 2.28 71 59 88 74 46 35 2.70 2.57 2.87 2.73 2.45 r2.34 2.74 r2.6l 2.93 r2.78 2.47 r2.37 5.5 4.5 4.0 5.7 4.4 3.5 1.3 1.4 4.5 4.5 I 6 9 3 0 5 0 7 r6.4 r5.l r4.8 r5.8 r4.8 r3.6 I.I 1.0 p5.8 p4.7 p4.6 p6.5 p5.0 p4.4 pl.l pi.2 63,504 41,905 510 39,657 13,582 63,504 !9,6!2 18.204 36,628 67,574 45,816 877 42,380 12,890 67,574 2!.354 19.155 38,583 66,342 44,450 386 42,518 12,788 66,342 !9.59! 17,399' 38,660 67,385 45,475 773 42,907 12,779 67,385 20,887 Sept. Oct. 75,321 72,446 67,668 2,875 609 75,611 72,297 67,879 3,314 728 63,384 41,704 174 39,774 13,587 63,384 19,59! 18, 149 36,319 I9,5?8 38,623 37.4 37.1 33.4 33.1 33.1 83,801 65,979 84,465 66,511 90,650 71,862 91,483 72,640 91,639 72,829 6,085 5,616 6,247 5,714 6,670 6,002 7,025 6,247 6, 189 6,000 6,434 5,748 6,425 5,805 6,732 6, 168 6,689 6,087 6,578 6,103 \_l Includes data not shown separately. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1965 1966 STEM Sept. Oct. July Sept. Aug. Oct. FINANCE—Continued SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Dividend yields, pref. stocks, 14 high grade (Standard and Poor f s Corporation)........... ........ ...percent.. PRICES: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks)............. >..»•••...... Public utility (15 stocks).............. ••...•••....• Railroad (20 stocks).................... »....«....•.• Standard & Poor's Corporation: Industrial, publ'c utility, and railroad Comb i ned i ndex (500 stocks)...... # .... ,194 i-43=10 es Industrial, total (425 stocks)...... .......do.... Capital goods (122 stocks)........ .......do..,„ Consumer's goods (181 stocks)..... , 0 . s . » 0 d o . o t . Public utility (50 stocks) 0 ......... a a o . . 8 B d o . o o s Railroad (25 stocks).......'......... .......do.... Banks: N. Y e City (10 stocks)................ . . 8 S » , 0 d o „ , 8 Outside N. Y. City (16 stocks) 6 9 ...... .......do.... Fire insurance (20 stocks).............. 9eeeas .do.... 4.32 4.38 5.00 5. 18 5.23 5.28 321.61 922.18 157.51 218.86 330.89 944.77 157. 19 231.09 308.07 875.87 133.72 227.18 286.45 817.55 126.68 207.91 276.79 791.65 126.20 197.05 273.35 778.10 129.70 192.07 89.38 94.93 86.91 82.34 91.39 97.20 90.28 83.90 85.84 91.95 86.38 73.87 80.65 86.40 79.81 69.91 77.8! 83.11 74.74 67.89 77.13 82.01 72.67 66.67 76.10 46.96 76.69 48.46 67.30 45.50 63.41 42.12 63.1 1 40.3! 65.41 39.44 40.43 72.74 60.79 39.68 71.68 58.58 32.50 62.38 62.63 30.09 59.33 61.28 28.87 57.44 59.52 32.30 61.04 63.68 881 1,322 777 876 1,273 732 r1,036 rl, I 19 669 1,020 1,342 779 ....... ....... 176 90 54 172 95 54 196 73 46 198 95 60 ....... 393 171 138 404 160 128 r644 138 1 14 654 174 147 316.9 295.0 99.85 87.00 99.25 93.00 80.80 70.90 7.6 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Castings, gray irons Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo„ s o a .thou s. sh. tons.. Shipments, total.............................. .......do.... For sale.................................... .......do.... Castings, malleable irons Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo......... .......do.... Shipments, total.............................. .......do..... For sa 1 e...........................................do.... Steel castings: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo......... ....... do.... .......do.... .......do.... Foundry equipment (new), new orders, net mo. avg. shipments, 1957-59=100.. MACHINE TOOLS? Meta1 cutt i ng too 1s: Orders, new (net), tota 1 98e ..mi1. $.. Estimated backlog, end of month Metal forming tools: ....... 319.5 243.9 326.9 120.75 109.10 rl13.05 r107. 10 140.40 128.90 91.05 75.60 7.6 79.30 72.70 10.2 r80.95 r74.40 rl0.3 106.60 95.70 10.9 25.60 24.00 35.20 33.45 27.95 26.60 r24.65 r22.70 18.40 16.40 21.20 18.95 9.8 24.30 21.90 10.3 24.00 23.30 9.8 r26.70 r24.40 r9.7 29.10 27.00 9.4 1 j . ....... ....... ....... ....... £./ Revised. 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