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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 50 i i i i i i i i , i ™i—i— I I 1 • L„J,„I 1963 1 , l _ L _ J — L _ -J—1—1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1965 1964 1966 J F M A M ' J J A S O N D 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) I '' 30 60 105 Food *Book value, end of month 2 5 Iiiii i i ii i iiIii i i i 1963 i1 1i i1 1 i i t 1964 i111 ii i 1 1 iii i iii i i i i I 5 0 100 1966 1965 1 l M Iil I M 1963 U.S. Dept. of Commerce I 1 l l I 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 ' i i i i i I i i i i i 1 i i i i i I i i i i i 1963 1964 Federal Reserve Board provides selected 1965 1966 225 i i i I i III i ii • 1963 i 'i i Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture ^ 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 i' I i i 1964 » i i I I I I I I I | M 1965 i i i 11 i i i i i 1966 WEEKLY 2 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. POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICX DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS