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October 7, 1966

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
SELECTED BUSINESS

INDICATORS

Index, 1957-59-100
250

Index, 1957-59 = 100
250
STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings)

-

200

150

200

H 150

S***0**^

-

100

H 100

Monthly

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1964

1966

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ta: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst.

Index, 1957-59 = 100

Billion Dollars
45
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS
& INVENTORIES
40 h

90

(seasonally adjusted)

r

CONSUMER PRICES

80

\
Shipments
(left scale)

35 h

H70
Inventories*
(right scale)

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30

60
105
Food
*Book value, end of month

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1966

1965

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1963

U.S. Dept. of Commerce

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1964

1965

1966

Index, 1910-14 = 100
350
PRICES RECEIVED AND
PAID BY FARMERS
325

Billion Dollars
8.0

M i Il I l I I
Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
EXTENDED AND REPAID*

300

Prices Paid
(incl. interest, taxes, a n d w a g e rates)

275
Prices

Received

•N-/

250
*Seasonally adjusted '
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1963

1964

Federal Reserve Board

 provides selected


1965

1966

225

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^ A v a i l a b l e only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, at $ 6 . 0 0 annually, this Supplement
weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY

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WEEKLY

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BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1965

ITEM
Sept. 25
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
A ! I commod i t i e s
Farm products
Foods, processed
All other.
.
22 commodities 2/
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores

2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

Sept. 17

Sept. 24

106.5
106.7
113.0
105. I
106.6
5,605
3,942

Oct. I
106,
105,
112.
105.
106,

* 102.7
105.7
5,251
3,600

105.5
5,542
3,678

108.7
5,488
3,872

108.3
5,733
3,985

171
1,013
908
246

177
1,006
901
230

135
821
773
195

155
803
756
273

264

281

40,319
41,918
22,114
435

40,286
41,578
21,911
357

42,982
45,531
22,700
377

43,228
45,971
23,216
508

4 3,000
45,841
23,749
584

42,804
45,399
23,133
82

70,028
47,196
181,341
22,750
58,284
27,149

71,593
47,142
181,765
22,840
58,619
27,231

71,291
47, 155
182,923
22,66!?

5.72
77.71
82.94

69,554
49,374
172,253
25,520
50,353
24,918

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent,
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)47...1941-43=10,
Industrials, 425 stocks
...do..,
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal 3/. e
thous, sh. tons,
Electric power, by utilities.
..mil. kw.-hr,
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)....
number.
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/
thous. bbl,
Steel....
..
.thous. sh. tons,
Index of production
1957-59=100,
FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL
thous. cars.
Mi see I laneous..
do..,
Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

Sept. 10

* 103.0
*99.5
* 106.7

1957-59= I OO,
.do..,
do..,
do..,
do..
mil. $,
do..,

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,
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/...
..
......mil. $,
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3>/....do..,
Member bank reserve balances 3/
do..,
Excess reserves, estimates 3_/
do..,
Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 47
Demand deposits, adjusted....
do..,
Savings deposits....
do..,
Loans, net (adjusted) and investments, total.
do..,
U.S. Government obligations
do,.,
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
do..,
Real estate loans (gross)
do.s •

±/

Oct. 2

4.69
90.22
95.86

4.70
90.02
95.69

5.57
76.34
81.51

5.72
79. 13
84.55

1,584
21,065
186,894
7,515
2,259
121.3
580
314

1,764
19,631
206,045
7,705
2,229
119.7
603
326

1,968
21,674
125,685
8,299

1.875
21,848
182,501
8,298
2.670
143.3
616
326

3/ Daily average.

2,615
140.4
531
275

47 Wednesday data.

144

59,418
27,264

I ,840
2!,462
207,374
8,302
2,645
142.0
612
328

5.71
77. 1 I
82.26

222,236
2,615
140.4

* Monthly index for September 1965.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1965

1966

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS

Aug.

46,244
24,652
1, 114
4,066
2,332

r40,4l2
r20,599
r990
r3,507
r2,006

42 982
21,376
1,073
3,788
2.268

3,440
3,181
6,415
790

3,641
3,396
6,610
861

r3,075
r3,065
r4,925
r752

3 151
3,301
4 421
813

19,630
6,780
407
1,686

20,713
7,245
427
1,662

21,592
7,508
465
1,789

r19,813
r7,03l
r432
r 1,462

2 1,606
7,386
447
1,779

1,503
2,823
1,624
883

1,658
2,944
1,637
948

1,784
3,365
1,685
1,094

r1,699
r2,980
r1,709
r97l

1,891
3, 176
1,736
1,047

do

41,452

40,518

44,071

44,125

r44,327

44,076

do
do
do
do

21,820
969
3,782
2,036

21,191
926
3,708
1,968

22,915
932
3,798
2, 129

22,898
979
3,840
2, 144

r23,03l
r940
r4,045
r2,142

22,817
950
3 920
2 136

2,990
2,800
5,803
703

3,254
3,313
6, 176
801

r3,363
r3,496
r5,742
r844

3 351
3 364
5 897
847

Aug.

37,844
19,564
1,022
3,273
1,905

39,443
19,813
1,046
3,590
2,089

44,287
23,574
1,020
3,996
2,206

2,857
2,539
5,069
650

2,814
2,746
4,355
675

......do....

18,280
6,545
415
1,368

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

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

do....
do....

do....

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total

1/

Fabricated metal products

Electrical machinery..
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
r./ Revised.

May

INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL

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

3, 1 19
2,894
5,870
728

\J Includes data for "other industries" not shown.

Digitized for19138
FRASER


June

July

July

1,929
3,401
1,748
1, 127

3,321
3,230
6, 1 14
813

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

3
!966

1965

ITEM
July
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.>—Continued
By industry group—Continued
Nondurable goods industries, total ±/
Food and kindred products....
Tobacco products
Textile mill products.......
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products.
Rubber and plastics products
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Book value (unadjusted), total........
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries, total
Book value (seasonal ly adjusted), total
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total ±/
Stone, clay, and glass products....
Pr i mary meta Is
Fabr i cated meta I products
Macni nery, except e iectr ica I
E I ectr i ca I mach i nery
Transportation equ ipment
Instruments and related products
Nondurable goods industries, totai ±/
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Paper and allied products..
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and p I ast i cs products

Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l ±/
Primary metals
Fabr i cated meta I products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
esss
Transportat ion equ i pment

May

July

mil. $.,
do...
do...
do..,,
do...,
do...
do...,
do...

19,632
6,777
400
1,603
1,656
3,063
1,648
980

19,327
6,843
387
1,619
1,616
2,957
1,615
968

21,156
7,340
416
1,723
1,790
3,214
1,734
1,082

21,227
7,334
435
1,704
1,839
3,260
1,734
1,050

r2l,296
r7,274
r4l7
rl,7l7
r1,875
r3,237
rl,733
rI,080

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

65,088
40,410
24,678
65, 394

65,481
40,704
24,777
65,788

7 1,668
44,910
26,758
71,103

72,380
45,444
26,936
7 1,949

r72,684
r45,634
r27,050
r72,958

do...,
do....
.do....
do...,
do, ..,
do....
do...«
do....

40,600
1,600
6,163
4,611
7,988
5,810
8,653
1,683

40,814
1,618
6, 142
4,685
8,142
5,873
8,600
1,696

44,275
1,688
6,700
4,758
8,756
6,552
9,483
1,932

45,003
1,697
6,770
4,782
8,958
6,688
9,634
1,987

r45,790
rI,692
r6,787
r4,837
r9,097
r6,84l
r10,006
r2,023

24,794
6,073
2,281
2,952
1,900
4,203
1,746
1,244

24,974
6,000
2,286
3,003
1,916
4,240
1,727
1,258

26,828
6,515
2,394
3, 156
2,028
4,632
1,795
1,309

26,946
6,503
2,383
3,248
2,068
4,664
1,776
1,323

r27,168
r6,534
2,366
r3,297
r2,131
4,741
r1,804
rI,345

38,713
20,404
18,309
41,846

39,964
20,348
19,616
40,926

44,748
23,969
20,779
45,321

47,664
26,120
2 1,544
45,833

r42,3l4
r22,52l
r19,793
r45,625

22,195
3,493
2,058
3, 140
3,099
6,363
19,651
5,444
14,207

21,509
3, I 19
1,974
3,318
3,000

6, 141
19,417
5,347
14,070

24,276
4,305
2,237
3,553
3,466
6,488
2 1,045
5,692
15,353

24,593
4, 109
2, 163
3,609
3,487
6,902
21,240
5,834
15,406

r24,37 I
r4,106
r2,23l
r3,426
r3,744
r6,639
r2l,254
r5,952
r15,302

do
do....
do...
do...!

61, 178
57,904
3,274
60,981

6 1,697
58,438
3,259
61,391

73,279
69,410
3,869
73,297

74,705
70.883
3,822
75,009

r 76,602
r72,80l
r3,80l
r76,3IO

do....

57,830
6,348
5, 115
8,984
8,978
23,563
3, 151

58,148
5,760
5, 120
9,313
9, 178
23,901
3,243

69,609
7,042
5,847
I 1,468
I 1,061
28,646
3,688

71,,308
7,,312
5,,866
I I ,757
,
i 1,318
29,434
3,701

r72,65l
r7,374
r5,954
rI 1,820
r i i,567
r30,332
r3,659

82,539
64,704

83,319
65,508

89,092
70,209

90,070
7 1,194

90,650
7 1,862

do....
do....

6,537
5,682

6,493
5,688

6,694
6,028

7,236
6,251

6,670
6,002

do....
do....

6,383
5,659

6,385
5,729

6,472
5,979

6,675
6, 126

6,732
6, 168

070
807
137
661
727
629
915
240
000
210
848
261

10,586
7,350
145
5,540
482
2,501
1,918
8,990
966
483
4,372
3,261

13,746
8,452
158
7,389

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

NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
do
Durable goods industries, total......
do....
Nondurable goods industries, total
.....do....
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
do....
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total ±/
do...,
Pr imary meta Is
do....
Fabricated metal products
.....do....
Mach i nery, except e Iectr ica I
.do....
E Iectr ica I machinery.
,
do....
Transportation equipment
do....
Nondurable goods industries, total
do....
Industries with unfilled orders
do....
Industries without unfilled orders
do....
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL..
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL
By industry group:

Aug,

do....
do....
do....
cssessSSi...........do.
do....

Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do....
FINANCE
CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM):
Total outstanding, end of month
Installment credit, total
Installment credit, extended and repaid:
Unadjusted:
Extended, tota I
Repa i d, tota I
Seasonally adjusted:
Extended, tota I
Repaid, total
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE:
Budget receipts, tota I.
Rece i pts, net 21
Customs
„
I nd i vi dua I t ncome taxes
Corporation income taxes
Emp loyment taxes
,
Other internal revenue and receipts
Budget expenditures, total 2/
Interest on public debt
Veterans' services and benefits....
National defense
All other expenditures
r/ Revised.

£./ Preliminary.

19138



mil. $..
do....

do.
do....
do.
do.
do....
do.
.do....
do....
do...!
do....
do....
do....

J_/ Includes data for "othe r industries" not shown.

751
3,615
1,833
9,055
1,025
485
4,895
2.650
2/

P 20,7I2

p17,054
pi 72
p7,252
p8,252
p2,7 19
p2,3!7
p9,378
pI,088
p358
p6,247
pI,728

7,993
5,702
158
3,725
878
1,674
1,558
0,263
I ,091
450
4,891
3,870

Excludes certain inter fund transactions.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued

4

1966

1965
ITEM
Ju ly

Aug.

May

June

July

!

Aug.

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO
DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL):
ProducMon................................,mi1. tax gal..
Taxab Ie w11hdrawalsea..e(»9...0ffis,s,i,eo,»..e,5,e.(!,B.eeeo<!,do...B
Stocks, end of m o n t h s o e 6 e 09e,» e e e o e . .........,
odo....
Whisky*

Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total e e o .mi1. proof gal..
Mhisky,,e>e,s,.,.,te>,.e
.,,.,.,..
«....,,,.do.. a ,
Rice, California;

Stocks, rough and cleaned (cleaned basis), end of mo.do..,,.

8.32
r9.84
r866.06

13.04
10.65
865.42

17.59
13.40
889.41

16.70
12.63
890.76

9.24
9.89
888.10

3.76
r5.64
r836.61
6.31
4.38

9.36
6.62
836.20
7.54
5.09

12.71
8.15
851.45
9.49
6.38

11.50
7.56
852.97
8.12
5.06

4.94
6.00
849.98
5.93
3.83

•••••••

79
76
70

65
28
87

76
97
80

117
61
1 II

66
54
99

82
53
97

65
401
198

98
317
191

90
258
260

43
407
198

48
589
188

817
163

957
950

1.006

996

837
825

976
967

1,928

1,658

2,300

1,982

1,038
1,028
•r 1,671

pi,360

338
113

533
191

448
168

373
109

443
104

576
230

•••..••
.......

Sugar, U. S a , deliveries and supply (raw value)'
Entries from off-shore, total,..... .. .,..... BB.
.do....
Hawaii and Puerto Rico.............................do....
De1i ver i es, tota1.................................... do....
For domest i c consumpt i on........................... do....
Stocks, raw and refined, end of mo...thous. of short tons..
L i vestock:
Shipments, feeders, to 9 corn-belt States:

1966

1965
Aug.

Sept.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

COMMODITY PRICES
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100..

249
223
233
244
171
162
230
517

249
1

223

237
1

249

171
160
248
528

264
241
281
246
175
189
269
546

267
245
304
252
182
204
224
546

272
241
309
179
188
199
241
559

270
236
270
179
190
198
255
571

283
267
359
147

285
285
351
153

298
301
365
162

299
318
354
168

272
258
341
147

271
270

289
305

r289

305

296
314

297
315

299
317

277
322

277
r322

283
333

285
334

287
335

301
318
289
337

77

r77

79

80

81

80

333 •

150

PRICES PAID BY FARMERS:

All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do....
PARITY RATIO
jr/ Revised.
£./
USCOMM-DC— 19138

.......do
Preliminary.

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