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November 5, 1965 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS^ U S , DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS' SELECTED BUSI N ESS INDICATORS Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for costings) 1965 150 ">v ^v ^*^MSSSs^^w^ 100 - 50 - \ 1964 < * H 100 50 Weekly Monthly 0 • ^ ^ ^ . . i U j • 1, X 1964 1963 1962 Billion Dollars 45 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 40 _ 90 (seasonally adjusted) J^%# ^ Shipments (left scale) J 30 — _ H 35 Inventories* (right scale) „--S S _J_I 1962 ! 1 l-l 1 1 1 1 1963 80 115 70 110 60 105 All Ser vices 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1964 1 1 1 1 l_ ^y ^ 0i ^C?5 Food ^ *New series beginning January 1964 (short- and intermediate-term) <&>» 60 j - t - __!_!_. ! I.I..I..I ! . • 1 . ••. . L J U _ J _ J L J _ I _ 1964 1965 275 • 1964 • • • \965 Prices Received / -«.. f*-; S s ^ ^ ^ V ^ 225 i 1962 * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides I.J 1963 Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) o*' Installment Credit (en d of month) . - - - " " 1963 ...a. u i i.J-i 1962 250 1962 M 1 I I 1 M -1 M 300 h 50 40 100 ^00^ JT^ u>r^ d r ^ 50 Index, 1910-14 = 100 350 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 325 80 Total (end of month) J A S O N D All Items 1965 Billion Dollars 90 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING 70 l ^ ._—-^' 1 _ J L J .1 , Index, 1957-59 = 100 120 CONSUMER PRICES* ^H*"*** 1 ,, ,, , , J F M A M J 1965 *Book value, end of month 25 , ,^0,^-guJ^j—i—L™J—U~J—x^x-,. ^ H 150 p^^n i • • < 1963 «*\^*sJ>^ a 1964 1965 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 9 1964 1965 ITEM Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 103.0 99.4 106.6 102.7 105.6 5,472 3,551 193 102.8 98.9 105.9 102.7 105.9 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: 22 commodities 2/,,.».........,»...,,,,.8 „,.,„,.., ,do 5 ,,. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES. ........................... .mi 1. $.. Nondurab1e goods stores *„ e „..„.„......, a „....„...„.. do.... INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs. ...-..... s thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs....................do.... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rlco),„.do0i,,B FAILURES, INDIJST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet) .number.. F1 NANCE: Currency in circulation 3_/.„»ao..e„..„. „KO,..... e„mi i. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/. t ,„ ee ..„„.... a .. a .. 6 do„... Excess reserves, estimated 3/. „„,.. oa.........;... .do.... Reporting member banks (of F a R e System) In leading cities: 4-/ Demand deposits, adjusted*...........0..........ml 1„ $.. Savings deposits,, , O O S 6 8 „„ 0 6 e o,». s ,. 8 .. e o,,,„, ( ,.. 9 ,do,. a , Loans and investments (adjusted), total......., „„«, do... * U.S. Government ob1igat ions.....................do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross),, do., 6 8 Real estate loans (gross)... e , s 9 „ < l 9 a o .,.„ 9 ,. a a o 8 do 8 6 ( 1 I 1 3 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody s) 3/.....percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand* & Poor 8 s) 4/.1941-43*10.. Industrials, 425 stocks...........................do.... PRODUCT!ON. Bituminous coal 3/.......... oe .. B ........thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by uti1ities.................mi 1. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)...e. •»...... .number. „ Petroleum (crude) and condensate ,3/...........thous. bb1.. Stee I ..„„., e , thous. sh„ tons.. Index of production........................ 1957-59=100.. FREIGHT CARLOADSNGS, TOTAL.....................thous. cars.. Mi see 1 laneous0 do.,,. W Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY *I00.8 *93.8 *I01.7 *I0I.5 102.9 5,002 3,356 102.6 4,877 3,332 228 1,28! 1, 157 232 235 1,279 1, 158 249 105.4 5,443 3,664 200 1,002 899 242 279 242 40,814 42,061 21,706 298 40,848 42,347 22,273 484 40,729 41,642 21,86! 201 63,558 44,506 158,4!i 22,577 48,132 22,046 4.71 90.54 96.25 63,817 44,589 160,859 24,320 48,370 22,126 4.72 91.34 97.12 65,132 44,660 160,572 24,492 48,221 22,153 4.72 91.78 97.61 4.72 92.51 98.47 1,793 19,549 219,177 7,850 1,849 19,695 242,215 7,858 1,842 19,838 247,873 7,862 2, 141 114.9 633 343 2,032 109.1 623 338 38,432 37,878 21,001 427 38,333 37,203 20,769 304 40,488 42,196 22,054 442 64,307 40,029 143,734 26,109 39,913 19,680 4.57 85.10 89.98 64,999 40,061 144,363 26,928 39,882 19,719 4.57 84.69 89 S 5I 1,745 18,341 i08,504 7,658 1,762 18,411 141,769 7,716 2,621 140.7 637 333 2,644 141.9 657 348 3_/ Daily average. 105.6 5,531 3,596 178 1,022 923 228 2,173 1 16.6 614 328 4/ Wednesday data, oeoee(Sa 251,435 2,065 1 10.8 * Monthly index for Oct. 1964. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1964 1965 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS s SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL.................. ..mil. $.. Stone, clay, and glass products.............. ....do.... Transportat i on equ i pment.....•.••....•.•••.. ....do.... Instruments and related products............ ....do.... Nondurable goods Industries, total I/..„.....„ Food and kindred products........„ ,-.... ....do.... Textile mill products......,.»,..».,,,..,... Paper and allied products.. ....do.... Chemicals and allied products....,.,.,....., Petroleum and coal products. . ....do.... Rubber and plastics products........... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. By Industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/.......... Stone, clay, and glass products.... „, Machinery, except electrical.............. ....do.... E I ectr i ca 1 mach i nery. . 0 0 . 0 B D 0 <,<>...... ....do r_f Revised^, _!_/ Includes "other industries" not shown. Digitized for29180 FRASER 36,001 17,707 1,040 3,111 2,029 38,874 19,759 1,057 3,331 2,094 41,914 22,280 1,095 3,639 2, 147 37,844 19,564 1,022 3,273 1,905 r39,443 rl9,8l3 r1,046 r3,590 r2,089 41,1 17 20,723 1,052 3,247 2, 122 2,610 2,452 3,572 636 2,834 2,660 4,801 656 3,299 2,844 6, 106 732 2,857 2,539 5,069 650 r2,8l4 r2,746 r4,355 r675 3,037 2,980 5,050 743 18,294 6,422 416 1,523 19,115 6,769 413 1,61 1 19,634 6,825 439 1,679 18,280 6,545 415 1,368 r19,630 r6,780 r407 r1,686 20,394 7,214 425 1,744 1,458 2,778 1,535 836 1,518 2,987 1,551 895 1,653 3, 189 1,647 1,028 1,503 2,823 1,624 883 r1,658 r2,944 r1,637 r948 1,706 3,125 1,627 978 37,168 37,312 39,943 41,452 r40,5l8 40,115 19 J 64 921 3,216 1,914 19,284 962 3,301 1,970 20,652 962 3,389 • 1,974 21,820 969 3,782 2,036 r2l,191 r926 r3,708 r1,968 20,889 958 3,218 1,996 2,780 2,501 5, 102 661 2,848 2,481 4,968 613 3,009 2,701 5,668 691 r2,990 r2,800 r5,803 r703 3,054 2,776 5,896 696 3, 1 19 2,894 5,870 728 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1964 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS Aug. 3 j Sept. 1965 June 1 July 1 Aug. Sept. INDICATORS—-Continued MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Continued By industry group—Continued mil. $.. ..do ..do.... ..do.... . „do ..do.... ..do ..do 18,004 6,478 395 1,459 1,420 2,793 1,517 854 18,028 6,400 404 1,478 1,451 2,808 1,541 866 19,291 6,67 1 41 1 1,600 i, 575 3,057 1,637 958 19,632 6,777 400 1,603 1,656 3,063 1,648 980 r19,327 r6,843 r387 rl,6l9 r1,616 r2,957 r1,615 r968 19,226 6,821 416 1,599 1,632 2,935 1,613 945 ..do ..do ..do 60,458 36,684 1 23,774 60,763 60,658 23,802 61,019 64,979 40,321 24,658 64,625 65,088 40,410 24,678 65,394 r65,481 r40,704 r24,777 r65,788 65,837 41.091 24,746 66,235 36,790 1,586 6,056 4,006 7, 161 5,086 7,531 1,533 37,037 1,572 6,063 4,042 | 7,277 5,147 7,539 ' 1,556 39,951 1 1,623 6,074 4,565 ! 7,878 5,726 8,267 1,687 40,600 1,600 6,163 j 4,611 | 7,988 5,810 8,653 1,683 r40,8!4 r1,618 r6,142 r4,685 r8,142 r5,873 r8,600 rI,696 41,296 1,616 6,218 4.767 8,308 5,915 8,676 1,719 ..do , ..do.... 1 , ,do ..do ..do ..do ..do.... ..do 23,973 5,910 2,263 2,803 1,859 3,936 1,733 1, 154 36,190 17,923 18,267 37,509 23,982 5,837 2,241 2,819 1,85 i 3,973 1,717 1, 159 39,361 20,239 19,122 38,018 24,674 6,040 2,317 | 2,879 1,882 4,133 1,765 1,234 42,357 22,651 19,706 40,689 i 24,794 6,073 2,281 : 2,952 j 1,900 4,203 1,746 1,244 38,713 20,404 18,309 41,846 r24,974 r6,000 2,286 r3,003 1,916 r4,240 r1,727 r1,258 r39,964 r20,348 r19,616 r40,926 24,939 5,878 2,297 3,037 1,916 4,250 1,700 1,261 41,961 21,534 20,427 4 1,205 ..do ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... ..do 19,342 3,280 1,946 2,952 2,694 4,771 19,907 3,847 2,045 2,923 2,581 4,760 21,310 3,454 2,042 3, 189 2,874 5,870 22,195 3,493 2,058 3, 140 3,099 6,363 r21,509 r3,119 r1,974 r3,3l8 r3,000 r6,141 21,897 2,889 1,994 3,285 2,943 6,745 ..do ..do UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL ..do ..do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.. ..do 18,167 4,883 13,284 54,501 51,637 2,864 18, 1 1 1 4,866 13,245 54,990 52, 1 19 2,871 19,379 5,298 14,081 60,309 57,064 3,245 19,651 5,444 14,207 61, 178 57,904 3,274 r19,417 r5,347 r14,070 r61,697 r58,438 r3,259 19,308 5,263 14,045 62,540 59,248 3,292 54,216 55,042 60,588 60,981 r61,391 62,480 51,366 5,049 4,520 7,794 7,795 21,210 2,850 52,135 5,699 4,565 7,931 7,913 20,977 2,907 57,454 6,637 5,093 8,963 8,773 23,069 3,134 57,830 6,348 5, 1 15 8,984 8,978 23,563 3, 151 r58,148 r5,760 r5,120 r9,3l3 r9,178 r23,90l r3,243 59,155 5,431 5, 1 19 9,543 9,346 24,749 3,325 number.. ..do.... 14,552 16,074 15,465 16,605 17,635 16,671 16,794 16,369 -59=100.. 108.2 108.4 1 10. 1 1 10.2 ..do.... ...do ...do.... ...do ..do ...do ...do ...do ...do.... 108. 1 108.9 105.2 106. 1 102.8 99.9 122.2 104.2 1 15.4 108.2 109.0 105.4 106.4 102.8 98.7 121.9 104.3 115.5 1 10.0 110.3 106.9 108.6 102.6 97.4 122.7 105.1 M7.6 1 10. 1 ! 10.2 1 106.9 108.7 102.3 97.2 123.0 104.7 1 17.8 Meats, poultry, and fish ...do ...do.... Fruits and vegetables ...do ...do 106.9 99.2 104.4 1 17.3 107.2 108.8 107.9 109.2 107. 1 102.6 107.2 101.4 104.6 1 12.2 107.4 109.0 107.9 109.5 107.2 102.8 NO.1 106.4 104.0 125.9 108.2 110.3 108.8 1 1 1.0 106.9 103.1 I 10.9 109.2 104.3 124.3 108.3 110.6 108.9 II 1.2 106.6 102.9 not shown. 2 / New s e r i e s . INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: 36,856 1 By industry group: ..do.... [ ..do ! ..do I ..do j ..do.... ..do.... ..do | Chemicals and allied products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electr ica1 mach i nery Transportat ion equ i pment Industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL By industry group: ..do ..do.... ..do.... ..do ..do Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders ..do NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.) 16, 1 14 16,957 15,962 17,138 COMMODITY PRICES 1 10.0 1 10.2 Special group indexes: All items less food Commodities less food Household furnishings and operation http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ r_/ Revised. _]_/ Includes "other i n d u s t r i e s " Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 109.8 110.2 106.6 108.5 101.8 97.1 120.3 104.7 117.9 110. 1 109.8 105.0 114.6 108.2 110.7 109.0 1 1 1.4 105.3 1 102.9 1 10.0 110.6 106.6 108.6 101.7 96.5 118.9 104.9 118.5 109.7 109.8 105.3 108.5 108.6 1 10.8 109.1 111.6 107.4. 103.1 MONTHLY BUSINiSS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1965" 1964 ITEM Sept. Aug. June July Sept. Aug. COMMOD!TY PR iCES-~Conti nuod CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 1 / — C o n t i n u e d Appare ! and upkeep „ „. n . . . . « , » „ < > » . . » * „ . . „ „ . „ „ „ n , i957-59=100. u do.,.. Transportati on „a „c „ „ « » 0 => o , 0 a a <., ... « .-.»»-.., . <, . o « . . .-. Pr ! vats,. . .»,B •., <> * . . « . . « « = ««•»., „... 0.*u = .e =>.„„=,„0 do..., Public do.... Heaith and recreat i on ....... B d0. 0 .. Med i ca i care„»..,. „ . „,.. , „ „. *......... „.....,... ........do.... <>» per sona1 care ........do.... Read i ng and recreat 1 on a „ „ c „ a,.,.., ,. 0!:, ..„„„...., ,„..,,.„do.... PURCHASING^POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED 3 Y — ........do.... Consumer pr i ces ..„.„. „ , .«„ B«», „ .,,a „ „ B a a „ „ FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM);; Tota ! outstand : ng, end of month„„.„.„..„.,» u », mii. 5.. 1 nsta 1 ! ment cred i t, tota I.................. ........do.... Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjustedi Extended , tota!.......................... ........do.... Repa i d, rota i „ ., ,.. „. „ , ......,..•«.........« ........do.... Seasonally adjusted; Extended, tota i . „ . „,. „ „ „ „. „,. a „ 6 „....„.. „ „........do„... do.... Repa i d, tota 1................... •., ................. .. 105.3 109.3 107,9 1 19.1 105.9 f08.9 107.4 i 19.3 106.9 106. ! 106.4 107,2 I I 1.2 11 L5 ! !0„0 12 1.A 1 i 1.0 109.5 121.5 1 I 1.0 109.5 S2S.6 I 13,8 1 19.8 109.4 ! 14.2 113.9 ! 19.7 109,5 i !4.3 i 15.7 122.2 \ 15.3 ! 1 i.O i 15.7 122.7 108.7 ! 14.6 i ! 5.6 122.8 109.0 i 14.3 1 15.8 122.8 109.2 ! 14.8 92.4 92.3 90.8 90.7 90.9 *90.7 73,069 57,055 73,495 57,446 79,887 62,790 80,686 63,609 8 1,454 64,393 81,924 64,846 5,519 4,960 5,393 5,002 6,780 5,729 6,429 5,610 6,394 5,610 5,992 5,539 5,529 5,094 5,6 17 5, 104 6, 139 5,537 6,278 5,612 6,288 5,679 6,33! 5,648 Sept,, Oct. 109,7 121.3 Sept. Aug. July Oct, COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS.. .1910-14=100.. Crops. ........do.... Commerc i a 1 vegetab ! es., n.,,, a 0,,., . ,. „.,... a 0 .0 „,,0 „ a do.ou. Cotton do.... 237 229 223 258 236 233 229 26! 253 236 254 253 250 224 235 244 250 248 22.4 23 i 22.0 249 236 248 do.... Feed grains and hay.......... s ...„...„...«. Food grains „.„. „. ........do.... ........do.... Fru it 170 164 295 165 165 319 177 160 219 171 162 242 171 160 263 161 164 241 .... Potatoes (including dry edible b e a n s ) . . , . , . do.... .do.... ........do.... 254 203 487 260 206 497 269 386 498 258 23 i 508 245 179 531 244 181 527 Meat an i ma Is ........do.... do.... do.Be. do.... ..do 244 265 281 147 281 239 274 267 144 288 269 247 344 142 268 272 256 344 146 269 27 1 267 334 150 266 273 277 332 150 268 ........do do Production items. ...... All commed., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.... 282 299 270 "313 282 300 269 312 290 307 278 323 289 305 277 32! r288 305 .277 32! 288 305 276 322 75 76 78 78 78 77 Woo 1 PRICES PAID 3Y FARMERS: PARITY RATIO.. r_l R e v i s e d . * USC0MM-DC—29 180 do Index based on 1947-49=100 i s 7 4 . 0 . 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