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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. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 26.2 2,863.7 251.2 1,951.0 121.2 1 14.8 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE