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November 19, 1965

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
BU SI NiE SS IN PJieW© RS
Thousands
300

Thousands
1200
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
1,000

—

(cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants)

/ \y\

jfe

| _
1 1 -

800
600

1/

I f

-

400
200

Monthly

0

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1962

L™X™JL™Ui_,

!

1

Total

1

1

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J F M A M J

1965

105

Commodities other than
Farm Products and Foods

100

Wage and Salary
Disbursements

h

I

\

+\

I

-"'

95

\

_V

f V Ig^ ^
*f 4\ I

300

All

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1962

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1963

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1964

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1962

1965

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1965

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1962

^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


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Durable Goods
. «BHiBsaiL*«iS»»»uti

1963

I

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15

1962

-J

25

-

, I ..U..JUL, O J J J J L U L U U .

1964

t

(seasonally adjusted)

(F.R.B. seas. adj. index)

X U J

-L,,..l-U,L..xL.ULJ-JI.J

1963

/ V "i

Billion Dollars
30
SALES OF RETAIL STORES

Index, 1957-59 = 100
S80
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

100

^^Wflfl

Farm Products *

250

120

J A S O N D

Index, 1957-59 = 100
110
WHOLESALE PRICES

^

400

160

1™4

(seas, adj., at annual rates)

450

350

l™J

1964

1963

Billion Dollars
550
PERSONAL INCOME
500

1

19 A 3

1964

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1964

1965

ITEM
Nov. 7

Nov. 14

Oct.

23

Oct.

30

Nov. 6

Nov. 13

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES

102.8
4,994
3,494
246
1,305
1, 182
277

103.0
99.2
104.6
102.8
105.7
5,603
3,777
205

103.1
99. 1
106.8
102.9

232

283

105.6
5,559
3,609
193
1,018

105.9
5,880
3,745
188
1,014

197

923
279

922
242

38,446
37,910
21,210
441

38,793
38,201
21,015

40,848
42,347
22,273

40,729
41,642
21,840

369

484

192

378

64,019
40,128
i45,6i9
26,829
40,192
19,741
4.57

63,890
40,197
i45,0io
26,552
40,295
19,789

65,145
44,660
160,570
24,492
48,241
22,153

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

64,796
44,798
160,477
23,99!
48,756
22,231

85. 14
90.05

4.57
85.08
89.94

4.72
91.78
97.61

4.72
92.51
98.47

4,73
92.31
98. 18

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

1,779
18,558
208,890
7,684

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

1,845
19,882
251,559
7,847

1,790
19,891
255,090
7,962

2,634
141.4
619

2,612
140.2
627

2,032
109. 1
623

2,065
110.8
635

2,021
108.5
619

332

336

338

349

338

mil. $..

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State proqrams
thous..
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a 1 1 proqrams
do
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)...do....
FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).number..
FI NANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...do....

*I00.7
*94.0
* 100.9
*10l.6
102. 1
5,042
3,466
250
1,380
1,255

40,810
42,082
22, 1 10

106. 1

41, 1 12
42,616
21,888
396

Reporting member bank (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/

Loans and investments (adjusted), total
8 ,,,',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) 4/.1941-43=10..
Industrials, 425 stocks
do....
PRODUCT I ON:

Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/

thous. bb 1..

1 ndex of product ion
FREIGHT CARLOAD 1NGS, TOTAL
M i see 1 laneous

1957-59- 100..
thous. cars..
do....

±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

3/ Daily average.

4_/ Wednesday data.

Sept.

1965
Oct.

July

Aug.

Sept.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
bil. $,
Personal consumption expenditures, total
do...
Durable goods, total
do..,
Automob i les and parts
do...
Furniture and household equipment
do..,
do...
do..,
do.. ,
do..,
do.. ,
do. .,
do..,
do..

Gross private domestic investment, total
do..,
F ixed investment
do..,
Nonres ident ia I
do..,
Residentia I structures
do..
Change in business inventories
do..
Net exports of goods and services
•
do..,
Exports
'.
do..,
Imports
do..,
Govt, purchases of goods and services, totaI....do..,
Federa I
do..
Nat iona I defense
do..,
State and I oca I
do..
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
Compensation of employees, total
Proprietors' income, total
Business and professional
Farm
t


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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

do..
do..,
do..
do...
do. .

* Data are for 2nd q t r .

2,030
109.0

* Monthly index for Nov. 1964.

1964

'.

257,108

BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

Nondurab le goods, tota I
Clothing and shoes
Food and beverages.
Gasoline and oil
Services, tota I
Household operat ion
Hous ing
Transport at ion

4.75
91.83
97 61

1965.

634.8
404.6
60.5
27. I
25.0

*665.9
*424.4
*63.7
*28.9
*25.6

r677.5
432.2
r65.0
r29.8
r26. I

179.8
33.8
93.3
14.0
164.3
24.8
60. I

*I87.6
*35.0
*97.2
*I4.7
*I73.1
*?5.3
*64.0
*I2. I

rl9l.I
r35.7
r99.3
14.8
r176.I
r25.9
65.3
12.2

92.6
27.2
3.8
8.8
37.3
28.5
128.7
64.9
49.5
63.8

*I0I.I
*94.4
*66.4
*28.0
*6.7
*7.5
*39.8
*32.3
* 132.9
*65.9
*49.4
*67.0

r102.0
r95.9
r68.3
27.6
6. I
r8.l
r40.0
r3|.8
M35.2
r67. I
50.8
r68. I

519.5
369.0
51.4
39.4
12.0

*550-.3
*388.7
*54.6
*40. I
*I4.5

p558.4

395.2
54.6
40.4
14.2

Oct.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

3

1964
ITEM

Sept.

1965
Oct.

Ju ly

Aug.

Sept.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Conti nued
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Continued
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL R A T E S — C o n .
NATIONAL INCOME—Continued
Rental income of persons
bil. $..
Corp.prof its and inventory valuation a d j . , totaI..do....
Corporate profits before tax, total
do....
Corporate profits after tax
do....
Net interest
...do....
PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total
do....
Less: Personal tax and nontax payments
........do....
Equals: Disposable personal income
..........do....
Less: Personal outlays
do....
Equals: Personal saving
do....
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
do....
Wage and salary disbursements, total
do....
Commod i ty-produci ng i ndustr ies
do....
Manufactur ing on ly
* * *. s ,ss s * * = * = „, »do»,..
Di str ibuti ve i ndustr ies
,
d
ee 8 oSBS8
Service industries
do....
Government
do....
Other labor income
do....
Proprietors' income:
Business and professional
do....
Farm
do....
Renta i income of persons
do....
Dividends
do....
Personal interest income
do.,,.
Transfer payments
do....
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance....do....
Total nonagr icu Itura I income...
do....
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.).1957-59=100..
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MANUFACTUR I NG, TOTAL
do
Durab le manufactures
do....
Pr imary meta Is
do....
Fabricated metal products
do....
Machinery
do....
Transportation equ ipment
do....
Instruments and related products
do....
Clay, glass, and stone products
do....
Lumber and products
do....
Furniture and fixtures
do....
Nondurab le manufactures
do....
Textile mill products
do....
Appare I products
do....
Leather and products
...do....
Paper and products
do....
Printing and publishing
do....
Chemicals and products
do....
Petroleum products
do....
Rubber and plastics products
do....
Foods and beverages
do....
Tobacco products
do....
MINING
do
Coa I
do....
Crude oil and natural gas
do....
Meta I mining
do....
UTILITIES
do
E lectr ic
-....do....
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
Final products, total
do....
Consumer goods
do....
Automotive and home goods
do....
Automotive products
do....
Autos
do....
Auto parts and allied products
do....
Apparel and staples
do....
Equipment, including defense....
do....
Bus iness equ ipment
do....
Mater ials
do....
Durable goods materials
do....
Nondurab le mater ials.
do....

18.3
65.5
65.3
37.5
15.4
499. 1
58.8
440.3
415.3
25.0

1
1

*I8.6
*72.0
*73.7
*44.4
*I6.4
*524.9
*66.0
*458.9
*436.0
*23.0

18,
P 73.

p74,
p44,
16,
535,
64,
471.
444.
27.

501.7
338.7
136.2
109.6
81.9
55.1
65.6
16.8

502.8
339.4
135.2
107.9
82.6
55.6
66.1
17.0

530.5
359.2
145. 1
1 16.7
87.2
58.5
68.3
17.7

532.0
360.7
145.8
117.3
87.5
58.8
68.7
17.7

r545.7
r363.3
146.0
I 17.6
r87.8
r59..2
r70.2
17.7

39.4
12.1
18.4
17.4
35.0
36.4
12.6
485.5

39.4
12.0
18.4
17,5
35.1
36.6
12.6
486.5

40.3
14.6
18.6
18.5
37 s 2
37.6
13.3
51 1.4

40.
14,
18,
18,
37,
37.
13.
513,

40.5
14.0
18.6
18.8
r37.7
48.4
13.4
r527.5

144.2

r144.4

r143.0

134.0
134.8
135
132
134
144
131
138
127.0
109.7
144. I
134.2
125.5
135.8
102.7
133.5
123.0
165. I
120.2
163.0
120.4
120.6
112.2
107.0
112.3
Ml.I
155.0
157.5

132.0
129.9
133.6
130.7
145.2
105.3
137.6
126.9
1 10.8
147.4
134.6
127.8
137.2
104.8
137.0
123.0
163.0
122.7
163.2
120.3
123.3
1 12.0
108.9
1 1 1. 1
1 15.4
154.9
157.0

rl45.7
150.0
148.7
r148.0
160.6
149.8
152. 1
132.6
1 15.4
155.8
r140.4
133.8
r143.8
107.7
r 142. 1
131.3
172.8
r124.5
r170.2
123.1
1 19.9
rl16.0
1 17. 1
rl13.0
126.4
r161.6
165.8

46.0
50.3
45.0
47.6
61.4
51.5
52.6
33.5
17.2
56.
40.
34.
43.
07.
41
33.
73.8
25.8
70.3
22.5
20.7
17.2
15.2
14.5
30. I
61.9
66.2

132.8
132.5
142.3
144.7
146.0
143.0
129.4
133.5
14!.4
135.6
135.3
135.8

130.5
129.5
128.3
105.9
83.0
136.1
129.9
132.5
140.6
132.6
128.6
136.7

141.7
r139.3
rl58. 1
167.8
184.6
145.8
r133.7
147.0
156.4
r146.4
148.4
r145.0

42.3
39.7
58.2
69.8
84.3
50.7
33.8
48.0
57.3
45.9
47.0
44.8

100.7

100.8

102.9

102.9

103.0

95.
100.
102.

94.3
101. I
102. 1

100.5
102.3
104.0

100.8
102.4
103.8

100.0
102.5
104. I

102.
99.

102.8
99.2

103.7
102.2

103.9
102.0

103.9
102.2

rl44
r 147
rl29
146
r 161
rl49
rl55
133
115
rl56
r 140
134

6
8
9
4
7
4
7
8
9
8
6
6

142
M29
175
125

5
3
3
0

122 5
r l 13
rl06
rill
123
r 163

4
7
7
4
0

142
139
rl57
r 166
178
150

6
7
6
2
1
6

r 148 9
158. 7
r 143 0
142 3
rl43 6

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....
Finished goods
do....
By durability of product:
Durab le goods
do....
Nondurab le goods
do....


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iminarv.

* Data are for 2nd qtr. 1965

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1965
Ju ly

Sept.

Sept.

Aug.

COMMODITY PRICES—Continued
WHOLESALE PRiCE INDEX—Continued
Farm products.................. .............I 957-59=100,
Foods, processed . ......... .............«.....»..... .do..,
Commodities other than farm prod, and foods. e .„„.„ 0 do 0 ..
Chemicals and ailied products.
,do,.
s,
Fuel and related products, and power.............do..
Furniture, other household durab les..............do..
Hides, skins, and leather products...............do..
Lumber and wood products.........................do..
Machinery and motive products...........
Metals and metal products...............
NonmetaI Iic mineral products...,........
Pulp, paper, and allied products........
Rubber and products.....................
Textile products and appareI............
Tobacco products and bottled beverages..
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BYWholesale pr i ces............................
DOMESTIC TRADE

105.
100.

93.8
101.7
101.5
96.9
96.7
98.5
106.0
100.3

100.0
106.6
102.5
97.4
98.7
97.8
108.8
100.5

99. I
106.7
102.7
97. I
99.0
97.7"
I 12.2
101.8

99.5
106.7
102.7
97.2
99.2
97.7
1 I 1.3
r102.0

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

102.9
103.0
101.8
98.7
91.9
101.2
107.5

103.0
103.8
101.8
99. I
92. i
101.4
107.6

103.7
105.8
101.9
99.9
93.0
101.9
107.6

103.8
106.2
101.6
99.9
93.2
101.9
107.6

103.8
r106.2
r101.6
r100.0
93.3
r102. I
107.7

.do.

99.3

97.2

97.2

RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES:
ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/.............ml I. !
Durable goods stores................................do..
Automot i ve group................................. do....
Furniture and appliance group....................do...
Lumber, building, hardware group.................do...
Nondurable goods stores............................do...
Apparel group....................................do...
Drug and proprietary stores......................do...
Eating and drinking places
.................do...
Food group.......................................do...
Gasoline service stations........................do...
General merchandise group........................do...
ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS, A D J . ) , TOTAL 1/*..
........do...
Durable goods stores...............................do...
Automotive group,................................do...
•Furniture and appliance group....................do...
Lumber, building, hardware group..................do....
Nondurable goods stores...
do...
AppareI group
.do...
Drug and proprietary stores......................do...
Eating and drinking places.......................do...
Food group.
.do...
Gasoline service stations...
......do...
Genera! merchandise group
do...
ESTIMATED INVENTORIES;
Unadjusted, total
.do...
Adjusted, tota I
.do...
RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), tota I..................do...
RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total.....
.......do...
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), totaI.........do....
r_/ Revised.
USCOMM-DC-29206

*

Index based on 1947-49=100 is

7 133
3 858
1 182
I 1 18
15 472
1 376
724
1 688
5 528
1,761
2 801

24,129
8, 154
4,800
I, 136
I, 193
15,975
I, 166
764
2,001
5,983
1,967
2,608

r22,989
r7,539
r4,225
• r I, 143
rl, 151
r15,450
rI,197
r755
r1,969
r5,402
rI,930
r2,793

r22,74l
r7,131
r3,729
rl, 158
I, 129
r15,610
rI,327
r769
r1,861
r5,50l
r 1,823
r2,869

22,254
7,541
4,531
1,067
966
14,713
1,285
734
1,600
5,250
1,695
2,591

21 383
6 ,496
3 ,495
1,088
983
14,887
1,301
739
1,637
5 ,229
1,722
2 ,664

23,743
7,922 '
4,720
I, 135
1,049
15,821
1,347
776
1,814
5,546
1,835
2,912

r23,544
r7,837
r4,639
r I, I 32
rl,025
r15,707
rI,336
r779
r1,775
r5,5l7
rI,826
r2,889

r23,774
r7,789
4,594
I, 136
1,024
r15,985
1,347
807
1,805
5,626
1,834
2,946

30,799
31,263

31 ,071
30 ,486

32,935
33,088

r32,743
r33,360

32,527
33,045

6, 186

6,766

6,843

r6,637

6,837

5, 133
5,296

5,637
5,309

5,641
5,654

5,450
5,694

5,631
5,'782

21,313
6,893
3,728
045
420
289
701
67 1
.099
701
550

22,605

\J Data for Oct. 1965 are advance estimates.

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POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID

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1.7.

95.7
102.2
101.I .
96.6
95.2

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