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October 22, 1965

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
S E L E C T E D BUSINESS INDICATORS

Index, 1957-59 = 100
180
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
170

Index, 1957-59 = 100
180

Monthly

(E. E. I. seas. adj. index)

160
150
140
130

1962

1964

1963

Billion Dollars
550
PERSONAL INCOME
500

1965

J F M A M J

J A S O N D

Index, 1957-59 = 100
180
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(F.R.B. seas. adj. index)

(seas, adj., at annual rates)

160

450
400

140

Wage and Salary
Disbursements

\

350

-

120

-

300
250

i •
1962

i • •

1963

1 1 1 11

1964

f

1

1965

Iii i

WHOLESALE PRICES

1963

1964

1965

2.0

105

Commodities other than
Farm Products and Foods

1.5

V .

100
All
S

95

*

i

X

/

Commodities
* W %

/ V

Farm Products *

90

.1 ...... 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . .

1962

Millions
2.5
PRIVATE N O N F A R M HOUSING STARTS*

index, 1957-59 = 100

110

....
100 L

1962

1963

\

vwV V A f

1.0
4

/ *

• Mill

1964

.5

\
Ml III

Mill

1965

0

*Seas. adj., at annual rates

1962

$ Available only with subscription to the SURVFY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement
and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY

 provides selected weekly


1963

1964

1965

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1965

1964
ITEM

Oct. 10

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
A l l commodities
Farm products.
Foods, processed
A I I other
22 commodities 2/
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods s t o r e s

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

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, S t a t e programs
thous..
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a l l programs
do
S t a t e programs (50 S t a t e s , D . C . , and Puerto R i c o ) . . . d o . . . .
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & B r a d s t r e e t ) . n u m b e r . .
FI NANCE:
Currency in c i r c u l a t i o n 3/.
mil, $..
Federal Reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding, t o t a l 3 / . . . d o . . . .
Member bank reserve balances 3/
....do....
Excess r e s e r v e s , estimated 3/
do....
Reporting member banks ( o f F.R.System) in leading c i t i e s : 4 /
Demand d e p o s i t s , adjusted
mil. $..
Savings deposits
do....
Loans and investments ( a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l
do....
U . S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s
do....
Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l loans ( g r o s s )
do....
Real e s t a t e loans ( g r o s s )
do....

Oct. 2

Oct. 9

106.2

102. I

102.7
105.4
5,443
3,664

105.7
5, 175
3,534

105.5
5,457
3,607

I , 136
233

171
1,013
908
246

177
1,006
901
230

38,209
38,051
21,264
439

38,465
37,876
20,982
400

40,319
41,918
2 2 , I 14
436

40,286
41,578
21,890
332

•4CU488
42, 196
'22,Q54
442

63,522
39,933
143,951
26,422
39,743
19,560

63,512
39,974
144,094
26,419
39,964
19,638

63,618
44, 100
159.199
23,060
47,955
21,930

64,133
44,319
1-^8 778
22,83,6
4 8 , I IT

63,559
44,506
158,41 I
22,577
48,170
22,045

4.57
84.80
89.77

4.57
84.79
89.67

4.69
90.22
95.86

4.70
90.02
95.69

4.71
90.54
96.25

1,697
18,245
96,682
7,638

1,708
18,074
101,502
7,652
2,598
139.5

1,570
21,065
186,894
7,515
2,259
121.3

1,764
19,631
206,045
7,705
2,229
I 19.7

1,726
19,549
219,227
7,850
2 , 173

5,001

4,933
3,386
203

3,423

237
1,241
I , I 12
246

thous. sh. t o n s . .
1957-59=100..
thous. c a r s . .
do....

±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

S e p t . 25

102.9
99.0

* 100.8
*93.8
* 101.7
* 101.5
lOt.6

Bond y i e l d s , domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock p r i c e s , 500 stocks (Stand & P o o r ' s ) 4/..1941-43=10..
I n d u s t r i a l s , 425 stocks
do....
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal 3/
thous. sh. t o n s e »
E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s
m i l . kw.-hr*.
Motor v e h i c l e s ( c a r s , t r u c k s , buses)
number..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/
thous. b b l . .
Steel..
Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL
Miscellaneous

Oct. 17

2/ Tuesday p r i c e .

1,262

2,571
138.0

3/ D a i l y average.

m

200
242

22,012

4/ Wednesday d a t a .

m

I 16.6
tit

* Monthly index for Oct.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1964
ITEM
GENERAL BUSINESS

Aug.

Sept.

June

INDICATORS

NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
bil. $
Personal consumption expenditures, t o t a l
do..
Durable goods, t o t a l
.do..
Automobiles and p a r t s . . . . .
do..
F u r n i t u r e and household equipment
....do..
Nondurable goods, t o t a l
C l o t h i n g and shoes
Food and beverages
Gasoline and o i l
Services, total
Household operation
Hous i ng.
Transportat ion

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

Gross p r i v a t e domestic investment, t o t a l . . .
do..
Fixed investment
do,.
Nonres i dent i a I
do..
Residential structures
.....do..
Change in business i n v e n t o r i e s
do..
Net exports of goods and s e r v i c e s . . . .
do..
Exports
do..
Imports
do..
Govt, purchases of goods and s e r v i c e s , t o t a I . . . . d o . .
Federa I
do..
National defense
.....do..
S t a t e and local
do..
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
Compensation of employees, t o t a l
P r o p r i e t o r s ' income, t o t a l
Business and p r o f e s s i o n a l
Farm*


jd/ Pre I iminary.
29 145


1965

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

634.8
404.6
60.5
27. 1
25.0

665.9
424,4
63.7
28.9
25.6

179.8
33.8
93.3
14.0
164.3
24.8
60. 1
1 1.8

187.6
35.0
97.2
14.7
173.1
25.3
64.0
12.1

92.6
88.8
61.6
27.2
3.8
8.8
37.3
28.5
128.7
64.9
49.5
63.8

101. 1
94.4
66.4
28.0
6.7
7.5
39.8
32.3
132.9
65.9
49.4
67.0

519.5
369.0
51.4
39.4
12.0

550.3
388.7
54.6
40. 1
14.5

July

Aug.

1964.

3

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1964
ITEM
GENERAL BUSINESS

Aug.

PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Wage and s a l a r y disbursements, t o t a l

June

July

Aug.

S e p t . j)/

.do..,.
.do

Other labor income
P r o p r i e t o r s ' income:
Business and p r o f e s s i o n a l

s do

.do
.do
Rental income of persons.
.do
.do
.do
Less personal c o n t r i b u t i o n s for soc. i n s u r a n c e . . .do
.do
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R . INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX ( I N C L . UTIL.)1957-59= 100..
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL

40. I
15.9
18.6
18.6
37.0
37.2
13.2
508.5

40.
14.,6
18.,6
18. 5
37.,2
37.,6
13.,3
511.,4

40 e 4
r 14.0
* 18 • 6
r 18.6
r37.5
r37.7
13.4
513.6

134.0

134.0

142.7

144.,2

r144.3

142.8

145.,8
150,,0
148.,7
148,, 1
160,,6

r145.8
r 149.9
r144.2
r148.2
r160.8

144.3
147.0
130
146
162

r
r
r
r
r

r139.0
r132.2
r145.4
r105. 1
139.4
130.0
169.9
121.8
r169.1
122.3
121.8

r 140,,5
r 133,.8
144,.8
107,.7
r 142,.3
r 131,,3
r 172,.8
r 126,.3
169,.4
r 123,. 1
.9
1 19,

r140.6
133.9

1 12. 1
109.5
1 I I .3
1 12. 1
153.9
156.4

1 12.2
107.0
1 12.3
1 1 1. 1
155.0
157.5

r 1 15.3
r117. 1
r112.5
123.7
163.2
167. 1

.7
r 1 15,
. 1
1 17,
.6
r 1 12,
r 126,.4
r 162,.3
165,.8

r117.0
1 15.2
r114.5
127.4
r163.0

1 13.8
1 12

133. I
133. 1
147.5
155.8
165.0
143.8
128.5
129.6

132.8
132.5
142.3
144.7
146.0
143.0
129.4
130.4

r 140.7
r138.7
158.2
168. 1
187. 1
143.0
132.8
132.7

r 141,.7
r 139 .2
r 157 .2
167 .8
184 .6
r 145 .8
133 .8
r 134 . 1

r142.3
r139.6
r156.9
r168.4
184.3
147.5

142.6
139.7
156
165
178

134.4

135

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

133.2
141 . 1
139.6
145.5
141.9
138.0

133.5
141.4
140.4
147.6
139.0
134. 1

144.9
154.6
151.9
164. 1
157.8
143.7

r
r
r
r
r

147 .0
156 .4
155 . 1
165 .2
155 .0
145 . 3

r148.1
r 157.2
153.7
166.0
162.0

148.6
158

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

135.3
135.2
167.6
125.9
135.3

135.6
135.3
153. 1
125.8
135.8

144.5
146. 1
169.9
131.3
r143.4

r
r
r
r
r

146 .5
148 .4
171.8
132 .7
145 . 1

r145.9
r146.6
167.0
133.5
145.2

142.8
142

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

.do
Autos
Auto p a r t s and a l i i ed p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Appare 1 and s t a p l e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Consumer s t a p l e s

144. 1
148. 1
143.0
r146.4
159.0

40.5
14.0
18.6
18.8
37.8
*48.4
13.4
*527.0

134.2
125.5
135.8
102.7
133.5
123.0
165. 1
120.2
163.0
120.4
120.6

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

*

39.4
12. 1
18.4
17.4
35.0
36.4
12.6
485.5

133.2
123.7
135. 1
105.5
132.8
124.3
160.7
121 .0
161 .2
120. 1
12 1.4

do....
Chemicals and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . .
do....
Petro1eum products
Rubber and p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
do....
Foods and beverages
do....
Tobacco products

j)/ P r e l i m i n a r y .

39.3
12.0
18.3
17.3
34.8
36.4
12.5
483. 1

*545.3
362.9
146.0
1 17.6
87.7
59.1
70. 1
17.7

151.3
r151.5
133. 1
1 14.5
r 157.2

.do
T e x t i l e m i l l products
do....
Appare 1 products
Leather and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Paper and p r o d u c t s • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . * . . . . • . d o . . . .

Consumer durable
Construct ion
Nondurable m a t e r i a l s

r 532.0
r360.7
r145.8
r 1 17.3
r87.5
58.8
r68.7
17.7

149,,8
152,, 1
132,.6
,4
r 1 15..
r 155,.8

.do

Business equipment
I n d u s t r i a l equipment
Commerc i a 1 equ i pment
F r e i g h t and passenger equipment.
Farm equ i pment.

530. 5
359.2
145. 1
1 16.7
87. 2
58. 5
68. 3
17. 7

149.5
149.8
131.6
1 12.8
156.8

.do

BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
F i n a l products, t o t a l
Consumer goods
Automotive and home g o o d s . . .

528.8
356.9
144.2
1 15.7
86.7
57.9
68.0
17.6

131.3
138.6
127.0
109.7
144. 1

F u r n i t u r e and f i x t u r e s

Crude o i l and n a t u r a l gas

501.7
338.7
136.2
109.6
81.9
55.1
65.6
16.8

135.9
137.4
125.6
1 14. 1
144.4

C l a y , glass^and stone products

UTILITIES

499.5
337. 1
135.2
108.3
82.0
54.6
65.2
16.7

16.7
535.9
64.6
471.3
444. 1
27.2

134.8
135.3
132.9
134.3
144.4

.do

MINING

18.6
72.0
73.7
44.4
16.4
524.9
66.0
458.9
436.0
23.0

134.9
136.2
134.4
134.9
143.2

.do
, do
.do

Primary metals
F a b r i c a t e d metal products

18.6

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

.do....
.do....
.do....
.do....
.do....
•do....
.do....
.do....
.do....

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

D i s t r i b u t i v e industries
Service industries

r/ Revised,

Sept.

INDICATORS—Continued

NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Continued
SFASONAI 1 V ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con.
NATIONAL INCOME—Continued


29145


1965

includes r e t r o a c t i v e payment of s o c i a l s e c u r i t y b e n e f i t s of $10.6 b i l .

.....

141.6
r132.9
174.4
125.2

148
154
133
157
140.8

130

. 122.8

164.5

144

4

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1965

1964
ITEM

Aug.

Sept.

June

Aug.

July

Sept.

COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
ALL C 0 M M 0 D I T I E S . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1957 -59=100-..
By s t a g e of p r o c e s s i n g :
Crude m a t e r i a l s f o r f u r t h e r p r o c e s s i n g . . . . . . . . . . . d o
I n t e r m e d i a t e m a t e r i a l s , supp1ies, and components.do..•.
By d u r a b i l i t y of

product:
...do....
.0.do....

Commodities other than farm prod. and

foods.....

products..........«....do....
...do....
...do
...do....
...do....
Pu Ip, paper, and a 1 1 ied p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . ,>. 0 . • - d o . . . .
::.do....
T e x t i l e products and appare 1 . . . . . . . . . . „ . . . . . . .: . . d o . . . .
Tobacco products and b o t t l e d b e v e r a g e s . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y , do
Hides, s k i n s , and l e a t h e r

103.0

100.3

100.7

102.8

102.9

102.9

94. 1
100.4
101.9

95.7
100.6
102. I

100.6
102.2
103.9

100.5
102.3
104.0

r100.8
102.4
103.8

102.5
98.7
93.6
101.0
101. 1
96.5
96.4
98.6
105.6
100.9
102.9
103.0
101.7
98.7
91.8
101.2
107.5

102.4
99.4
95.7
102.2
101. 1
96.6
95.2
98.6
105.4
100.6
102.9
103.0
101.8
98.7
91.9
101.2
107.5

103.7
102.0
100.3
106.1
102.5
97.4
98.7
98.0
107.7
100.3
103.8
105.9
102.0
100.0
92.8
101.9
107.6

103.7
102.2
100.0
106.6
102.5
97.4
98.7
97.8
108.8
100.5
103.7
105.8
101.9
99.9
r93.0
101.9
107.6

103.9
102.0
99. 1
106.7
r102.7
r97. K
97.7
97.7
r112.2
r101.8
r103.8
106.2
r101.6
99.9
r93.2
r101.9
107.6

99.7

99.3

97.3

97.2

97.2

*97. 1

145.7
142.3
143.2
139.7

127.4
124.0
125.3
121.9

162.3
155.5
159.6
152.8

r143.9
r141.3
r141.6
r 139.0

r137.5
r134.1
r135.6
r132.2

123.3
121.7
121.7
120. 1

1,513
1,489

1,445
1,422

1,566
1,539

r1,473
r1,447

r1,422
r1,404

1,424
1,407

1,285
694

1,243
705

1,254
703

1,243
704

r1,217
r692

1, 158
675

15,460
1 .293

15,463
1.293

13,934
1 .293

13,857
1.293

13,857
1.293

13,858
1.293

475.3
1 15.5
166.2
4. 1
3.2

2,517.5
273.9
1,625.2
1 1 1.0
109.9

.

100.0
102.5
104. 1
103.9
-102.2
99.5
106.7
102.7
97.2
97.7
97.7
1 1 1.3
101.8
103.8
106.3
101.8
100. 1
93.3
102.0
107.7

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:
T o t a l , inc 1. farm ( p u b l i c and

private)..........

S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a t annual r a t e s :
T o t a l , i n c l o farm ( p r i v a t e o n l y ) . . . . . .

,..do
...do....
.aodO.o.,

. . . . . ..-do....
.-do....
NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS
(12,000 p e r m i t - i s s u i n g p l a c e s ) :
Seasona1ly a d j u s t e d a t annual r a t e s :
Tot a 1
...do....
F1 NANCE
,mi1. $ . .
GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U . S . , end of m o n t h . . .
S I L V E R , PRICE AT NEW YORK
do 1. per f ine o z . .
STOCKS, CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED:
TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS
„ , .do....
,...do
n„.do....
Mining
.
,...do....
Pub l i e u t i 1 i t i e s :
Communications
E l e c t r i c and g a s , , » .
,,,do
£/ Revised.
*
OfiCOWM-DC—29145

^66.2

74.3

1,279.3
270.8
399.6
19.4,
31 1.9
81.6

507.0
1 14.6
189.5
.9
2.3
,50.5
28.6

2,735.1
305.6
1,762.3
121.4
1 14.4
76.0

Index based on 1947-49=100 i s 81.8.

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