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November 12, 1965

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
I

SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
'••#^S^E3^M^<^IT^j^S>:
Index, 1941-43=10

Index, 1941-43=10
00 -

-

PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

90

-

80

-

70

H
Monthly

60

(avg.
„~1—J

1. -J. U.J

1962

LJ_XJ

1

^x^x^u^

of daily

close)

H 100

-

L. L i . j L - i - u - a —

1964

1963

1965

J F M A M J

J A S O N D

Index, 1957-59 = 1

Index, 1957-59=100
180
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)

Monthly

(E. E. I. seas. a d j . index)

170

160

f****^

^y^^y/^ss

150

-

^ ^ . / ^

140
130

i —i

ujfi

JII H ^ h m

i—i—i—

1

1

U_J

1962

l — l M.I

1

1

I—I

i

1

J-

1

1963

1

I..JL-I

• ..J

1—i 1 J

1,11,1

i__

1965

(seasonally a d j u s t e d a t a n n u a l rate)

J F M A M J

J A S O N D

( d a i l y a v e r a g e ; seas, a d j )

-

120

Total

60

110

-

Private
Reside ntial
(non farm)

40

L.,-1

l_..

Index, 1957-59=100
130
COTTON CONSUMPTION

NEW CONSTRUCTION
_

.

1964

Billion Dollars
80

-

\

—

NV~

i

100

-

90

-

20
1 1 I I 1 1 •J-i.JLJL.J.. . . . . .

1962

1 . . . . .

1963

1 1 1 1 Li-LJUiJ.L.

1964

1965

80

n i . i l

i .... i . 1 . . . . . i i i i i 1 i i f i i

1962

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weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY

 provides selected


1963

1964

M M l h i l l l

1965

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WEEKLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1965

1964
ITEM
Nov..7

Oct. 31
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
A I I commodities
Farm products
Foods, processed
A I I other
22 commodities 27
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores

1957-59=100..
do....
do....
do....
.....do....
mil. $..
do....

Steel
Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL
M i see I I aneous

U

235
1,279
I, 158
249

2/

Oct. 30

103.0
99.2
104.6
102.8
105.7

242

232
40,810
42,082
22,089
368

105.6
5,531
3,596
178
1,021
"923
228

105*6
5,472
3,551
193
1,018
923
279

40,814
42,061
2 1,706
298

40,848
42,347
22,273
484

40,729
41,642
21,840
192

64,999
40,061
144,363
26,928
39,882
19,719
4.57
84.69
89.51

64,019
40,128
145,619
26,829
40,192
19,741
4.57
85. i4
90.05

63,817
44,589
160,859
24,320
48,370
22,126
4.72
91.34
97. 12

65,145
44,660
160,570
24,492
48,24!
22,153
4.72
91.78
97.61

65,704
44,719
160-, 286
24,414
48,220
22,203

1,762
18,41I
141,769
7,716

1,737
18,408
181,557
7,722

1,849
19,695
242,215
7,858

1,842
19,838
247,834
7,862

I ,854
19 882
251 592
7,847

2,644
141.9
647
341

2,634
141.4
628
339

441

3/ Daily average.

4.72
92.51
98.47

2,032

2, 141
I 14.9
633
343

109. I
623
338

47 Wednesday data.

* Monthly

Nov. 6

102.8
98.9
105.9
102.7
105.9
5,789
3,687

38,446
37,910
2J,2I0

Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

246
1,305
I, 182
277

Oct. 23

38,333
37,203
20,769
304

thous. sh. tons..
1957-59=100..
thous. cars..
do....

Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

*I00.7
*94.0
*I00.9
*I0I.6
102.8
4,994
3,494

102.9
5,002
3,356

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..
FI NANCE:
Currency in circulation 3_/
mil. $..
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/...do....
Member bank reserve ba lances 3/
do....
Excess reserves, estimated 3_/
.do....
Reporting member bank (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4_/
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 loans (gross)
do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3_/.... .percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 47.1941-43=10..
Industrials, 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..

Oct. 16

2,065
I 10.8
635
349

4.73
92.31

255,913
2,021
108.5

index for Nov. 1964.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1965

1964
ITEM
Sept.

Oct.

Aug.

Sept.

6,331
4,484
2,591
2,019

r6,409
r4,466
r2,527
r2,009

r6,470
r4,387
r2,437
rl ? 942

6,397
4,296
2,347
1,873
1,316
353

July

Oct.

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL.

6,076
4,089
2,311
1,842

mi 1. $..
do
do....
do....

6,178
4,168
2,405
1,910

do....
do
...do

1,166
289
508
237

1, 176
295
519
247

1,294
330
611
318

1,331
342
624
315

rl,336
r350
r6!7
r30l

110
456
2,010
566
816
533

107
469
1,987
568
806
505

109
454
1,847
559
709
501

1 12
r465
1,943
599
717
r54l

107
r47l
r2,083
r6l5
840
540

65,968
45,571
25,934

64,861
45,294
25,685

68,599
48,603
26,983

r67,953
r48,194
r26,62l

r69,178
r48 r 000
r26,276

68,191
47,599
26,091

13,018
3,400
5,587
2,454

13,115
3,445
5,653
2,543

14,887
4,073
6,826
3,336

14,921
4,096
6,815
3,232

r 14,885
r4, 114
r6,754
r3,101

14,665

1,217
5,071
20,397
6,261
7,414

1,215
4,990
19,567
6,237
6,739

1,188
5,185
19,996
6,388
7,156

1,186
r5,142
r19,759
r6,642
6,529

I, 186
r5,277
r2l,l78
r6,8l5
7,636

1, 185
5,231
20,592
6,684

113

113

116

117

117

117

do....
do....
do
do....
do
Other types (excl. military facilities)
do....
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL
do
do....

do....
do....

do....

do....

598
282
104

490
2,101

609

4,117
6,507
2,891

CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX:
.1957-59=100..

r/Revised.
29191

J_7 Except farm and public u t i l i t i e s .




MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

3
1965

1964

ITEM

Sept.

Oct.

July

Aug.

Sept.

74,122
70,805
5,230
65,575
3,317
764
4.5
74,280
70,465
4,815
65,650
3,815
924
5.1

74,375
71,123
5,126
65,997
3,252
780
4.4
74,259
70,379
4,721
65,658 /
3,880
933
5.2

78,457
74,854
5,626
69,228
3,602
587
4.6
76,181
72,766
4,674
68,092
3,415
659
4.5

77,470
74,212
5,136
69,077
3,258
612
4.2
75,772
72,397
4,576
67,821
3,375
705
4.5

75,321
72,446
4,778
67,668
2,875
609
3.8
75,483
72,182
4,405
67,777
3,301
736
4.4

588
3.6
75 ,778
72 ,486
4 551
67 935
3 292
703
4.3

59,421

59,643
37,900
415
35,709
15,185
59,643
18,884
17,883
33,852

61,914
41,166
536
39,207
13,591
61,914
19,304
18,008
35,796

61,429
40,619
237
39,049
13,596
61,429
18,645
17,191
36,021

63,384
41,704
174
39,774
13,587
63,384
19,591
18,149
36,319

63 ,504
4 I ,905
5i0
39 ,657
13,582
63 ,504
19,612
18,204
36 ,628

44.9

38.0

37.7

37.4

37.1

1,385
698.2
1 14.2
540.0
105.8
350.2
15,064
306.9
41 1.8
9.5
572.0
45.4

1,358
683.1
1 12.6
533.6
102.9
386.7
15,494
330.3
409.2
10.6
556.8
50.3

Oct.

EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED
do....
do....
do....
do....
do

UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN W O R K E R S ) . . . . :
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED
EMPLOYED

UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN W O R K E R S ) . . .
Long-term (15 weeks and o v e r ) . . . . .

do....
do....
do...-.
do....
doeosa

*....

75 ,953
73 196
4 ,954
68 ,242
2 ,757

F1 NANCE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH:
...mi 1. $,•

.....do....
do....
do....

Ratio of go id certificate

37, I ! I
95
35,350
15,190
59,421
18,396
17,121
33,590

reserves t o t-R note i iabi i ities
percent..

45.2

1. cu. ft.,

1,357
589.3
100.6
494.6
103.1
371.6
13,264
268.6
408.9
10.9
517.3
54.8

1,378
613.9
90.9
513.5
107.3
419.5
14,059
278.6
428.6
11.4
539.7
57. 1

108.0
1,853.3

112.1
•1,959.0

108.1
r2,00l.6

14.36
12.04
863.74

17.07
14.79
860.08

8.32
9.85
866.20

17.00
10.65
865.42

9.69
8.41
837.21
8.42

1 1.06
10.85
832.56
10.95

3.76
5.65
836.60
6.31

13.33
6.62
836.20
7.54

CHEMICALS A N D ALLIED PRODUCTS
INORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION:
Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous (commercia1).thous. sh. tons..
do....
Carbon dioxide, liquid, g a s , and solid..........
Chlorine, gas.......
••...do....
do....
do....
1. cu. ft..
sh. tons..
do....
Sodium carbonate (soda a s h ) , synthetic...
do....
Sodium bichromate and chromate
Sod i urn hydroxi de.
do
Sodium silicate (soluble silicate g l a s s ) , anhydr ous..do....
Sodium sulfate (anhydrous, refined; Glauber's sa i+;
crude sa It cake)
do
do....
Sulfuric acid....

Nitric acid,.

1 17.5
2,078.7

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO
DISTILLED SPIRITS ( T O T A L ) :
. tax ga1..
* do....
do....

Stocks, end of month
Whisky:
do....
Product ion
do....
Taxab le withdrawa Is
do....
Stocks, end of month
.'
Rectified spirits and wines, prod., tota1....mi 1. proof ga1..
Vegetable oils and related products:
Coconut o i l :
Product i on, ref i ned
i
..mi 1. lb..
do....
Consumption in end products....
Stocks, crude and ref. (factory and warehouse)
do
Corn o i l :
do....
Product i on, ref i ned
t

39.8
66.2
161.7

46.9
74.0
131.8

25.6
44.5
137.8

41.4
63.2
r 123.5

35.6
59.6
115.3

29.9
31.2
61.9

41.3
42.6
52.4

31.1
35.8
39.3

37.9
35.3
38.5

34.8
36.6
35.4

do....
do....
do

86.7
127.9
432.8

143.9
140.3
450.1

92.1
105.8
420.6

80.3
113.0
292.5

95.5
130.6
253.8

do....
do....
do

458.4
434.8
577.8

444.3
432.5
538.4

340.2
362.6
499.0

r375.8
373.8
423.0

357.6
383.7
298.3

sh. tons..

do....

9.6
5.4
5.3
3.7

10.0
5.1
4.7
3.8

16.3
5.5
5.0
4.4

rl7.2
6.0
r5.l
r4.6

PI7.0
P5.3
p5.5
p4.6

Finished (sheets, plates, bars, pipe, e t c . ) . . . .....do....

8.6
7.8

8.8
8.3

8.2
7.0

p8.2
p7.3

Stocks, crude and ref. (factory and warehouses )
Cottonseed oil:

Stocks, crude and ref. (factory and warehouse)
Soybean oi1:

Stocks, crude and ref. (factory and warehouse)

do

METALS AND MANUFACTURES
STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF MO.:

Warehouses (service centers).....
•Producing mi 1 Is:

r_/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary.
29191




8.4.
7.5

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1964

1965

ITEM
Aug.

Sept.

June

Ju ly

Aug.

Sept.

PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS
Crude petroleum:
Oil we ! 1 s comp1eted
0 ..number..
Runs to s t i l l s , , 9 . , . . . . 8 8 . , „ 8 < , 9 . a o s , 0 0 , . 9 „ „ o e „ , .mi 1. bbl..
Refinery operating r a t i o s . . „ . . , e , 0 . „ 6 a a „ „ 0 „ . „ 0 0 % capacity..
ALL OILS, SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND STOCKS:
New supply, total............................... .mi I. bbl..
Production:
Crude petroleum, ... ........,. ....................do....
Natural-gas liquids, benzol (blended), etc..
.....do....
Demand, tota 1 .................*.......................do....
Domestic demand, t o t a l e ) e , „ , e , , „ , , B „ , . , , , 0 1 . „ .....do....
Gaso1i n e 9 . . . . „ . „ . . „ . 0 , „ „ . „ . . . . 0 . . 0 . . „ . „ . „ 0 . . .....do....
Kerosene
.....do.i..
Distillate fuel oi1...........„„.......... 0 . .....do....
Residual fuel oi 1
„
, .....do....
Jet fue1.................................... .....do....
Lubr icants.................................. .....do....
.....do....
Stocks, end of month, tota1. e ................... .....do....
Crude petroleum............................... .....do....
Natura l-gas 1 iquids................................do....
Ref ined products.............................. .....do....
Refined petroleum products:
Gasoline (incl. aviation):
.
do....
.....do
Aviation gasoline:
.....do....
.do....
Kerosene:
Product ion.................................... .....do....

1,892
281.0
88

1,945
269. 1
87

1,583
273. 1 [
87

1,52 1
288.7 i
89 !

1,784
286.1
89

335.5

325.0

340.9

345.5

347.4

232.6
34.9
319.0
312.8
150, 1
12.8
41.4
36.7

227.9
34.7
321.8
316.2
145.6
13.7

232.4 '
35.2
327.5
321 .2
155.2
4.5
41.8
38.6

237.6
36.6
r332.3
r326.2
156.7
4.9 !
r44.3
37.8
18.6
4. 1
17.2
17. 1
853.2
242. 1
43.6
r567.6

48. 1
38.3

10.7
3.7
16.7
18.6
873.3
237.9
46.6
588.7

15.5
18.8
876.5
232.8
46.8
596.9

18.2
4.3
15.7
17. 1
840. 1
253.6
38.7
547.8

149.4
190.9

142.5
188.6

141.6
192.6

10.6

3.9

1 1.6
8.9

1 1.2
8.5

13.4
36.0

13.9
37.3

1

148.5
185. 1

.......

240.2
36.5
336.0
330.2
154.4
5.9
47.9
36.8
19.4

4.0
17.8
17.9
864.7
• 236.4
46.7

58 1 .6

.......

150.4
181.8

4.0
8.2

4.2
8.2

7.0
23.4

6.7
25.3

6,6
26.0

4. 1
8.5

Disti1 late fuel oil:
.....do....

62.0
175.0

59.4
186.7 j

58.7
116.6

65.5
M38.5

66,4
158.4

do....
do

21. 1
44.6

21.3 1
45.4

20.9
45.2

21.6
50.2

21. 1
53.8

do
do....

10.4
10.7

8.9
9.6

15.7
20.5

16.8
21.0

16.0
20.4

do....
do

5.4
12.9

5.3
13.0

5. 1
12.9

5.4
12.8

5.4
13.3

do
do

13.7
15.4

12.5
12.8

12. !
20.7

14.4
18.5

14.6
16.2

4.9
14,0

i4. r

4.8
12.8

4.9
12.3

4.8
13. 1

43.9

44.3

35.3

40. 1

43.5

Residua 1 fuel oi1:
Jet fuel:
Lubr icants:

Asphalt:
.
Liquefied petroleum gases:

Stocks (at plantss> terminals, underground, and at rerni 1. bbl..

4.6, ,

r_/ Revised.
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