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A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS^
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
BUSINESS
INDICATORS
Thousands
300
Thousands
1,200
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
1,000
—
^ / V/\
(cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants)
Afe
I
800
600
1
-
400
200
Monthly
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1963
1962
UrJ , )
1964
Billion Dollars
45
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS
& INVENTORIES
40 h
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1965
J F M A M J
J A S O N D
Billion Dollars
90
NEW CONSTRUCTION
-
80
_
(seasonally adjusted)
(seasonally adjusted a t a n n u a l rate)
80
Total
60
Shipments
(left scale)
35
70
\
\,m
60
20
* B o o k value, e n d of month
25
I I I I I I I I
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I
1963
1964
1962
' ' ' ' ! i ' I '
115
All Services
' ' I ' ' • ' '
^m
1964
•J^I-J
L - u L a L.J..J i _
1965
80
Total
^s^***
(end of month)
70
All
M M
1963
(short- a n d intermediate-term)
-
*>&**
i n
Billion Dollars
90 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING
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. 11.1111
1962
««•*
^ ^ • s * * ^
50
1965
Index, 1957-59 = 100
120
CONSUMER PRICES*
110
(non f a r m )
^
30
-
Residential
Private
40
Inventories
(right scaie;
scale)
^
Items
j
^
^
Installment
Credit
(end of month)
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60
/**«*'•{«•*
105
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50
Food
* N e w seri es b e g i n n i n g
January 1964
100
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1962
1
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1963
_L_1_L_I_LI_1_J_1_I
1964
1 1 I I
1 111
1 1 1 1
1965
1
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1962
^ A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, a t $ 6 . 0 0 a n n u a l l y , this Supplement
provides selected w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent t o those published in the latest monthly SURVEY
i i , I i 1
1963
i l . M i M M ,
1964
1965
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1965
1964
ITEM
Sept. 26
Oct. 3
Sept. 11
Sept. 18
Sept. 25
Oct. 2
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE:
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
*I00.7
*95.6
* 102.2
*I0I.I
100.3
5,013
3,263
mil. $..
200
1,243
1, 113
242
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:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total .3/...do....
101. 1
5,362
3,457
105. 1
4,921
3,418
105.4
5, 145
3,525
212
1,235
i, 106
268
163
1, 139
1,025
251
177
1,049
941
243
102.9
99.0
106.6
102.7
105.7
5, 145
3,497
171
246
38,192
37,820
21,252
479
21,141
386
40,307
41,586
21,415
375
40,488
41,508
21,583
464
40,319
41,918
22, 1 14
436
62,748
39,640
144,564
26,594
39,711
19,509
63,722
39,873
145,878
•27,207
38,153
19,533
63,035
43,932
156,744
22,614
46,794
21,780
66,203
43,967
159,423
22,987
47,697
21,869
63,618
44,1 10
159,199
23,060
47,955
21,930
4.56
83.91
88.81
4.56
84.18
89.12
4.69
88.66
4.69
89.52
95.09
4.69
90.22
95.86
1,745
18,775
179,465
7,747
1,669
18,331
101,211
7,621
1,856
19,977
82,347
7,785
1,657
21,025
155,098
7, 164
1,547
21,065
186,892
7,515
2,480
133.1
615
326
2,563
137.6
619
332
2,390
128.3
517
266
2,343
125.8
590
316
2,259
121.3
585
317
38,074
37,487
102.7
98.2
105.7
102.7
105.5
230
40,286
41,578
2 1,924
340
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:_4/
Loans and investments (adjusted), to+al...........do....
U.S. Government ob1igations. e *»
dooeee
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)4/..1941-43=10..
94. 10
4.70
90.02
95.69
PRODUCTION:
Index of production
FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL
*.. 1957-59-100..
thous. cars..
J,/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks.
2/
Tuesday price.
MONTHLY
3/ Daily average.
4/ Wednesday data.
2,229
I 19.7
* Monthly index for September 1964.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1964
1965
ITEM
July
Aug
May
June
34,774
17,895
984
2,983
1,91 I
36,001
17,707
1,040
111
,029
40,074
21, 157
1,010
3,613
2,025
41,914
22,280
1,095
3,639
,610
,452
,572
636
3, 164
2,646
5,755
679
July
Aug.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total _]_/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary meta Is
Fabricated metal products
Mach i nery, except e I ectr i ca I
E lectr ical machinery
Transportation equ ipment
Instruments and related products
Nondurable goods industries, total J_/
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Text i Ie mill products
mil. $
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
2,683
2,305
4,387
590
16,879
6, 104
403
1,298
18,294
6,422
416
1,523
18,917
6,575
374
1,553
2} 147
r37,844
r19,564
r1,022
r3,273
r!,905
3,299
2,844
6, 106
732
r2,857
r2,539
r5,069
r650
19,634
6,825
439
1,679
1,653
3, 189
1,647
1,028
39,456
19,819
1,045
3,588
2,085
2,804 .
2,750
4,352
677
r18,280
r6,545
r4l5
r1,368
19,637
6,697
406
1,692
r1,503
r2,823
r1,624
r883
1,656
2,958
1,639
960
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
.do..
do..
do..
do..,
1,332
2,597
1,516
759
1,458
2,778
1,535
836
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total ±/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Pr imary meta Is
Fabricated metal products
do...
37,963
37,168
39,814
39,943
r4 1,452
40,522
do..
do..
do..
do..
19,861
932
3,447
2,040
19 164
921
3 ,216
1 914
20,513
923
3,435
1,955
20,652
962
3,389
1,974
r21,820
r969
r3,782
r2,036
2 1,190
925
3,706
1,964
do..
do..
do..
do..,
2,936
2,622
5,008
663
2 780
2 501
5 102
661
2,993
2,748
5,519
3,009
2,701
5,668
691
r3,119
r2,894
r5,870
r728
2,978
2,803
5,797
705
Machinery, except electrical
E lectr i ca I mach inery
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products.
r./ Revised. J_/ Includes "other industries" not shown.
29130
1,566
3, 180
1,584
998
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
3
1964
1965
ITEM
July
Aug.
May
June
July
GENERAL BUSINESS I N D I C A T O R S — C o n t i n u e d
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n t i n u e d
By industry g r o u p — C o n t i n u e d
Nondurable goods industries, total J_/
Food and kindred products
\
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
mil. $.
do...
do...
do...
18, 102
6,310
389
1,513
18,004
6,478
395
1,459
19,301
6,661
364
1,610
19,291
6,671
411
1,600
r19,632
r6,777
r400
r 1,603
do...
do...
...do...
do...
1,468
2,820
1,539
841
1,420
2,793
1,517
854
1,572
3,030
1,631
1,575
3,057
1,637
958
r 1,656
r3,063
rI,648
r980
do...
do...
do...
60,214
36,451
23,763
60,458
36,684
23,774
64,769
40,033
24,736
64,979
40,321
24,658
r65,088
r40,4IO
r24,678
do...
60,488
60,763
64,269
r64,625
r65,394
do...
do...
do...
do...
36,597
1,574
6,001
3,992
36,790
1,586
6,056
4,006
39,475
1,620
5,996
4,544
39,951
1,623
6,074
4,565
r40,600
rI,600
r6,163
r4,6lI
Machinery, except electrical
E lectrica I machinery
Transportation equipment.
Instruments and related products
do...
do...
do...
do...
7,070
5,069
7,497
1,534
7,161
5,086
7,531
1,533
7,763
5,662
8, 104
1,676
7,878
5,726
8,267
1,687
r7,988
r5,8IO
r8,653
r 1,683
Nondurable goods industries, total U
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
do...
do...
do...
do...
23,891
6,009
2,297
2,763
23,973
5,910
2,263
2,803
24,794
6, 100
2,328
2,826
24,674
6,040
2,317
2,879
r24,794
r6,073
r2,28l
r2,952
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries, total
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total _[/
Pr imary meta Is
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
E lectr ica I machinery.
Transportation equipment
do...
do...
do...
.do...
do...
do...
..do...
do...
1,836
3,934
1,708
1,137
36,367
19,530
16,837
39,315
1,859
3,936
1,733
I, 154
36,190
17,923
18,267
37,509
1,885
4, 174
1,775
1,221
40,162
21,166
18,996
40,181
1,882
4, 133
1,765
1,234
42,357
22,651
19,706
40,689
rI,900
r4,203
rl,746
r 1,244
r38,7l3
r20,404
r18,309
r4l,846
do...
do...
do...
do...
.do...
.do...
21,254
3,539
2,069
2,909
2,807
6,218
19,342
3,280
1,946
2,952
2,694
4,771
20,992
3,286
2,027
3, 108
2,801
5,878
21,310
3,454
2,042
2, 189
2,874
5,870
r22,195
r3,493
r2,058
r3,140
r3,099
r6,363
Nondurable goods industries, total
Industries with unfilled orders
Industries without unfilled orders
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders
'do...
do...
do...
..do...
do...
do...
18,061
4,887
13,174
54,313
51,422
2,891
18,167
4,883
13,284
54,501
51,637
2,864
19,189
5, 157
14,032
59,869
56,694
3, 175
19,379
5,298
14,081
60,309
57,064
3,245
r19,65 I
r5,444
14,207
r6l,178
r57,904
r3,274
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL
do...
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total U
do...
Primary metals
do...
Fabricated metal products
do...
Machinery, except electrical
do...
E lectr ica I machi nery
do...
Transportation equipment
do...
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do...
54,075
54,216
60,588
r60,98l
,302
,051
,475
,576
,646
,569
,773
51,366
5,049
4,520
7,794
7,795
21,210
2,850
56,875
6,569
5,051
8,782
8,555
22,951
3,022
57,454
6,637
5,093
8,963
8,773
23,069
3, 134
r57,830
r6,348
r5,l15
r8,984
r8,978
r23,563
r3,151
17,145
15,979
14,552
16,074
16,540
16,043
17,635
16,671
16,794
16,369
108.3'
108.2
109.6
I 10. I
I 10.2
IC
108.1
108.9
105.2
106. I
102.8
99.9
122.2
104.2
I 15.4
106.9
99.2
104.4
I 17.3
109
I 10
106
107
102
100
121. I
105.2
I 17.5
107.9
'00.3
i04.2
121.4
I 10.0
110.3
106.9
108.6
102.6
97.4
122.7
105.1
I 17.6
I 10. I
106.4
104.0
125.9
I 10. I
I 10.2
106.9
108.7
102,
97,
123,
104.
I 17.
I 10.
109.
104.
124.
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 (seasonally adjusted), total
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total J_/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Pr imary meta Is
Fabricated metal products
NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.):
Unadjusted
number.
Seasona I ly adjusted
do...
59,897
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, all items 2 /
Special group indexes:
All items less shelter
All items less food
Commodities
Nondurab les
Durab les
New cars
Used cars
Commodities less food
Services
Food
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
1957-59=100.
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do.
do.
do.
£_/ Revised. _]_/ Includes "other industries" not shown.
29130
IC
105
106
102
100
122
104
115.3
107.2
98.9
104.3
122.3
2/ New series.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
4
1965
1964
ITEM
Aug.
July
July
June
May
Aug.
COMMODITY PRICES—Continued
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 1/—Continued
Housing,*............................•.... .. ..S957r59=l0064
S he 1 ter............................................do....
Rent.
........do....
........do....
Apparel and upkeep........................... ........do..,.
Pr i vate............................................do....
Health and recreation,,,,.,..
.,....»,,,, ........do....
........do....
Persona 1 care..............................
........do....
Reading and recreat'on..................... ........do....
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Consumer pr i ces.............................. ........do....
108.2
107. 1
108.6
107.8
108.9
107.0
102.8
105.5
109.4
107.9
1 19.0
1 13.7
1 19.5
109.3
1 14. 1
i07.2
108,8
107.9
109 2
107. 1
102.6
105.3
109.3
107.9
1 19. 1
1 13.8
1 19.8
109.4
1 14.2
1 10.2
108.8
1 10.8
107. 1
103. I
106.8
1 1 1.4
1 10.0
121.3
115.6
121.8
1 1 1.0
1 15.9
108.2
110.3
108.8
1 1 1.0
106.9
103. 1
106.9
1 1 1.2
109.7
121.3
115.7
122.2
II 1.0
1 15.7
108.3
1 10.6
108.9
II 1.2
I06;6
102.9
106.1
1 1 1.5
i 10.0
121.4
115.3
122.7
108.7
1 14,6
92.3
92.4
91.2
90.8
90.7
*90.9
72,456
56,496
73,069
57,055
78,687
61,739
79,887
62,790
80,686
63,609
81,454
64,393
5,747
5, 165
5,519
4,960
6, 189
5,253
6,780
5,729
6,429
5,610
6,394
5,610
5,541
5,058
5,529
5,094
6, 105
5,435
6, 139
5,537
6,278
5,612
6,288
5,679
108.2
1 10.7
109.0
1 1 1.4
105.3
102.9
106.4
1 1 1.0
109.5
121.5
115.6
122.8
109.0
1 14.3
FI NANCE
CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM):
1nsta 1 Iment cred it, tota1..........................do....
Installment credit extended and repaid:
Unadjusted:
Extended, tota1.......................... ........do....
Seasonally adjusted:
........do....
........do....
Aug.
Sept.
June
Sept.
July
Aug.
6,364
4,433
2,630
1,931
r6,33l
r4,484
r2,59i
rI,847
r6,403
r4,460
r2,5l6
r1,943
68,950
48,616
27,224
14,599
4,040
6,574
3,290
1, 196
5, 187
20,334
7,546
r68,599
r48,603
r26,983
14,887
4,073
6,826
3,336
1, 188
r5,185
r 19,996
7, 156
r67,878
r48,136
r26,5IO
r14,921
r4,096
r6,8l5
r3,232
1, 186
r5,195
r19,742
6,529
68,529
47,974
26,138
15,109
1 16
1 16
rl 17
117
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL..
.
...do....
........do....
do....
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL
mi 1. $..
RATES), TOTAL
do....
Pr i vate, tota1
do
Res i dent i a 1 (nonf arm)
..do
do
1 ndustr ial
,
do....
Commer cial
do
....
do
do....
Pub 1 ic uti 1 ities
....
do
.do
Hi ghways.
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX:
1957-59-100..
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE..
r/ Revised.
*
USCOMM-DC—291.30
Index based on 1947-49=100 i s 7 4 . 1 .
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
First Class Mail
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
±/
6,201
4,223
2,492
1,978
65,480
45,508
26,252
12,917
3,361
5,493
2,302
1,219
4,761
19,972
7,262
New s e r i e s .
1 14
6, 178
4, 168
2,405
2,010
65,968
45,571
25,934
13,018
3,400
5,587
2,454
1,217
5,071
20,397
7,414
1 13
2/ E x c e p t f a r m and p u b l i c
6,406
4,382
2,424
2,024
4, 145
6,819
3, 155
1 . 186
5,302
20,555
utilities.
POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
@FedFRASER