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November 3, 1967 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATORS Index,. 1941-43=10 120 Index, 1941-43=10 120 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 110 - ~ ~ 100 90 - s>~~^s - 80 Monthly (avg. 70 ,.. _ J — i — i — i — i 1—i—i—i—i, 1 i 1 1 I > 1964 1 1 1 1 1 ! ^ O J 1 J 1965 1—L™L 1, 1 1 „™JLJ of daily L™L™J close) l_i_J™JL_JL, J F M A M J 1967 1966 J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants) /I^ / ^ A 1,000 800 — y/ \ /v/^-^i r\ / S w \ / \ 600 \ / V 400 200 0 - Monthly 1 ..._ ...1 _L_I . . L _ l l.J_ • 1 __J . 1964 1 1 l_J 1 1 1 ! 1 L-_ i i i i I 1 1 1 l l l i i i i 1966 1965 i 1 i i i i i J F M A M J J A S O N D 1967 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Index, 1957-59=100 140 Index, 1957-59=100 WHOLESALE PRICES i 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1965 1966 1967 i i i i i i i i I i 1964 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 i i i i i 11 i i i 11 i i i 111 i i i i 11 i i i i I i i i i i 1965 1966 1967 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 ITEM Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 1957-59=100. 103.4 102.9 95.5 95,0 94.9 94,6 mil. $. do.., 5,865 3,937 5,864 3,853 6,026 4, 124 5,927 4,093 6,069 4, 158 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. 165 801 754 237 165 826 767 308 195 921 858 232 159 965 901 201 219 239 m i l . $, do... do... do... 43,267 45,512 23,318 489 43,088 45,440 23,267 147 45,107 48,773 24,654 421 45,407 49,247 24,416 278 45,559 49,515 25,018 557 45,429 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: _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... Reai estate loans (gross) do... 71,871 47,128 182,576 23,098 59,580 27,482 72,038 47,022 180,901 22,699 59,483 27,448 74,639 48,391 198,135 26,835 63,569 28,342 74,495 48,414 200,005 29,I 14 63,385 28,393 74,986 48,411 199,584 28,849 63,339 28,445 5,67 78.05 82.89 5.65 79.58 84.55 6.06 96.43 104.79 6.08 96.37 104.87 6.15 95.25 103.74 1,920 21,625 244,618 8,375 1,926 21,422 252,288 8,361 1,789 22,751 166,096 8,848 1,803 22,564 159,232 8,790 1,799 22,579 173,499 8,798 2,588 138.9 624 340 2,551 136.9 644 350 2,434 130.7 581 324 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 / . . ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES. Nondurable goods stores 181 F i NANCE: Currency in c i r c u l a t i o n ^ / Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Member bank reserve balances 3/ Excess reserves, estimated 3/ Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent, Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor!s)....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. Steel, raw Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADING, TOTAL Mi see I laneous thous. sh. tons. 1957-59=100, thous. cars. do... J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 2,575 138.2 589 335 2,498 134. I 583 330 48,765 24,575 222 6.22 94.52 103.00 175.378 2,561 137.5 ±/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1967 1966 ITEM Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS Sept. June July Aug. Sept. INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): do.... do do.... Liabilities (current), total do.... Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)..No. per 10,000 concerns.. 1,249 112 276 191 567 103 1,042 123 195 159 470 95 1,047 105 180 163 500 99 843 82 132 129 405 95 1,017 98 159 172 490 98 913 93 152 145 431 a? 178,088 38,358 33,193 43,497 30,488 32,552 60.8 129,162 14,435 24,513 50,411 23,928 15,875 56.6 104,643 6,896 26,912 26,062 27,931 16,842 48.6 72,551 4,690 108,901 12,310 12,758 33,294 37,861 12,678 49.3 93 943 6 344 1 1,536 29 177 37 769 16,191 27,100 17,062 7,508 43.2 9 1 17 48.9 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted indexes: Al 1 items Special group indexes: A M items less shelter do.... .....do.... do.... Used cars do.... do Meats, poultry, and fish Fruits and vegetables.. Digitized for9142 FRASER do.... 113.8 114. 1 I 16.0 116.5 I 16.9 1 17 1 113.6 113.4 109.8 112.5 103.0 95.8 122. 1 106.6 123.0 125.9 1 15.8 114.5 114.8 122.3 113.9 113.8 MO.O 112.9 102.7 94.4 120. 1 107.0 123.5 126.5 1 15.6 1 14.8 1 16.0 1 16.6 1 15.6 1 16.5 1 I 1.0 M3.8 104. 1 96.8 122.4 108.9 127.4 130.8 115. 1 1 1 1.6 1 16.3 1 19.9 1 16. 1 116.5 117. 1 1 16.7 1 17.7 II 1.9 114.8 104.7 96.9 125.2 109.4 128.2 131.7 1 16.6 113. 1 116.6 122.7 1 12 0 1 14 9 104 8 1 16.8 I 11.5 1 14.3 104.4 97.0 124.8 109. 1 127.7 131.2 1 16.0 1 12.3 116.4 124.4 96. 1 126.2 1 10.0 128 7 132.3 115.9 113.4 1 17.3 1 15.6 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1967 1966 ITEM Aug. Sept. June Ju Iy Aug. 1 Sept. CCMMODITY PR i C E S — Con. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX—UNADJ . — C o n , II 1.5 114.6 110.6 116.4 107.9 107.0 108. 1 105.2 1 1 1.8 115.0 110.7 1 16.8 108.0 107.4 108.1 105.7 1 14. 1 117.7 ! 12.2 I 19.9 108.6 1 10.5 108.2 108. 1 1 14.3 117.9 I 12.4 120.2 108.9 II 1.4 108.3 108.2 1 14.7 1 18.4 1 12.6 120.8 109.1 1 1 1.7 108.5 108.3 115.0 1 18 7 112.8 121 1 109.4 1 12 3 108.9 108.8 do.... do.... do.... do.... 109.2 113.5 II 1.6 129.2 119.5 1 10.7 I 13.3 II 1.3 129.5 1 19.9 113.9 1 15.7 1 13.7 132.2 123.2 1 13.7 116.2 1 14. 1 132.7 123.6 113.8 1 16.4 114.4 132.8 124.2 I 15 j 1 16.8 1 114 8 133 0 124.9 do.... do do.... 128.4 112.7 117.4 129.4 113.0 1 17.5 136.3 115.3 1 19.7 136.9 1 15.5 1 19.8 137.5 1 16. 1 j 120.0 | 138.5 116,4 120.5 do.... do.... .do.... 115.5 109,6 113.5 1 15.3 110.5 113.5 115.3 I 13,9 1 15.9 1 15.0 1 I4..2 1 16.0 1 15.8 1 14.3 116.3 1 14 9 1 i7.0 1957-59=100.. 4,323 139 3,244 4, 103 146 2,957 5,414 164 4,070 4,879 149 3,577 5, 104 165 3,759 4,695 168 3,526 1957-59=100.. She Iter do.... do.... do.... Public Persona 1 care Seasonally adjusted indexes: 1 15.6 1 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F. W. Dodge C o . ) : Index (seasonally adjusted) CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: American Appraisal Co., The: do.... 881 952 971 883 953 980 909 982 997 915 995 1,013 917 998 1,015 919 1 001 1 016 do.... do.... 888 863 890 864 891 912 923 912 924 912 928 912 do.... 10,586 7, 197 179 14,833 12,475 170 p22,007 p18,249 pi 76 9,018 6,371 160 10,768 7,301 178 15 090 12 404 163 5,268 606 2,614 1,920 6,400 4,547 1,793 1,924 p7,229 p9,324 p2,546 p2,7l4 4, 107 946 1,970 1,835 5,375 642 2,646 1,927 7 100 4 032 2, 106 1,689 11,042 1,064 444 5,560 4,025 1 1,883 1,086 532 5,973 4,345 plO,145 pi, 128 p452 p6,119 p2,481 i 1,502 1, 142 543 6,425 3,440 12,730 1, 128 551 6,792 4,363 12,468 11,547 8,333 2,649 565 9,930 7,41 1 1,960 559 10,825 8,042 2,241 542 10,351 7,484 2,325 542 ... 1913-100.. New York „ F1 NANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: 1nd i v i dua1 i ncome taxes do.... do.... do Interest on public debt Veterans' services and benefits do.... do do 1, 145 542 6,587 4,257 Life Insurance Agency Management Association: Insurance "written (new paid-for insurance): do do.... do 9,778 7,307 1,910 561 9,725 7,052 2, 1 17 556 SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Sales, excl. U.S. Govt, bonds (SEC): All registered exchanges: 306.60 291.76 322.01 315.08 539.46 464.38 541.91 455.80 r529.22 1-471.09 494.25 439.68 295.65 279.97 312.43 304.96 463.58 406.43 468.83 402.31 466.98 422.84 438.28 385.75 9,663 236 8,750 215 13,891 374 13,319 393 r 14,023 r392 13,092 369 7,805 168 7,272 161 10,80! 243 10, 1 14 241 10,920 251 9,964 228 10.99 10.44 12.25 9.00 8.95 1 1.21 10.51 12.83 10.64 9.63 13.03 10.74 10.48 12.48 New York Stock Exchange: do.... STOCKS: Sales (SEC): Total on al1 registered exchanges: On New York Stock Exchange: FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS: TOBACCO BEER: Taxab le withdrawals Stocks, end of month r./ Revised. „ £./ Preliminary. Digitized for 9142 FRASER ...mi 1. bbl.. do.. .. do ±/ Excludes c e r t a i n inter fund transactions. 1 1.62 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1967 1966 ITEM Aug. June July Aug. 129.5 192.0 6.2 173.3 104.9 172.4 7.9 152.0 86.2 i59.4 3.4 141.9 6.8 88.5 7.2 202.4 8.2 157.5 5.1 130. i 266 109 168 104 58 135 144 122 113 202 !53 118 Sept. Sept. FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; T O B A C C O — C o n . Dairy products, productions Butter, creamery ( f a c t o r y ) . . . „ . „ e „ . » 0 . « . . . . . . t h o u s . of !b.. Cheese (factory), total ...........a...................do.... Condensed mi !k (sweetened), case goods...............do.... Evaporated milk (unsweetended), case goods......„... .do.... Dry mi Ik; Nonfat dry milk (human food) s ....„.......„........ .do... • Rice, California^ Receipts, domestic, rough.......... ••••.....•..•••mi 1. ib„. Shipments from mi ! is, milled rice , do.... Stocks, rough and cleaned (cleaned basis), end of mo.do..,. 76,5 154.9 12.2 160.3 68.7 M4I.4 12. i 133.4 7.3 ! 12.6 82 53 97 o o . » o . o 165 145 70 1967 1966 Sept. 75.3 140.8 Sept. Aug. July Oct. Oct. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS... 1910-14=100.. Crops................................................do.... Livestock and products...............o................do.... Dairy products. .do.... Meat an i ma 1 s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do.... Poultry and eggs...................................do.... PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: Production items..,................................do.... All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.... PARITY RATIO...........................................do.... WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX J Foods and feeds, processed 0 ........................do.... Industr ia1 commodities.............................do.... 270 235 300 320 355 167 266 233 293 326 343 160 257 225 285 292 358 !33 256 224 283 302 352 128 252 217 283 312 344 133 25! 224 275 320 330 122 301 318 289 337 300 r3|9 287 337 304 323 291 345 303 323 289 343 r303 323 r289 344 304 324 289 345 80 79 74 75 73 73 106.2 r98.4 rl12.7 i06.5 p!06.i p97.l pll 1.7 p106.7 106.8 108.7 115.5 105.2 106.2 104.4 1 13.9 105.3 106.5 102.8 113. 1 106.0 106.3 98.0 102.2 99.2 1 19.9 105.9 108.9 97.9 102.6 99.7 1 18.7 104.8 109.4 98.3 103.9 100.9 1 15.2 105.3 1 11.6 98.0 104.7 101.0 1 14.4 106.1 1 11.8 97.9 104.5 101.2 1 14.4 108.7 III.9 108.4 103.0 103.1 94.7 102.2 109.0 104.2 104. 1 95.8 101.5 109.7 109.2 104.5 104.0 97.8 101.7 110,0 109.6 104.7 104.1 98.2 102.0 107. ! 108.6 103.2 103.1 94.6 102.2 107.2 1 110.2 $0,936 .876 j $0,942 .873 $0,943 j $0,942 .854 106. 1 99.2 I 12. 1 PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — | $0,939 .858 1 r.855 $0,943 £./ Revised. ja/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 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