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September 10, 1965 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43=10 100 90 Index, 1941-43=10 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS - - ^ 80 _ 70 - 100 1965 1964 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 80 - \ - - ~ ~ 70 Monthly y / V 60 Weekly (avg. of daily close) .,L 1 1 1962 J1 i 1963 J. _1_ 1 i i i i i i i >i i i < > . < ! ! . 1 , I (Wednesday close) (short- and intermediate-term) 1965 300 J F MAM J J ASON D Prices Paid (inci. interest, taxes, and w a g e rates) 275 Prices 250 1962 1963 1964 1965 225 i i i 1962 * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY ~ 1 Index, 1910-14 = 100 350 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 325 - Billion Dollars 80 CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING 1963 90 Received 1 I I I M I f, I M I 1964 1965 60 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 Sept. 5 Aug. 29 COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A I I commodities........... 1957-59=100. Farm products.....................................do... Foods, processed. .do... A I I other ..do... 22 commodities 2/ ..... .do... ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES.... ...mil. $. Nondurable goods stores ...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, estimated 3/ do... Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/ Demand despos its adjusted..... ..mil. $. Savings deposits do... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do... U.S. Government obligations.. do... Commercial and industrial loans (gross).... do... Real estate loans (gross)........ do... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)4/..1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks do... PRODUCT I ON: Bituminous coal 3/ ....thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities... mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bb I. Steel Index of production FREIGHT CARLOAD I NGS, TOTAL M i see I laneous 1965 1964 ITEM thous. sh. tons. ..1957-59=100. thous. cars. do... \_f Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. * 100.4 *94. I * 101.2 * 101.I 98.9 4,934 3,348 187 1,314 I, 182 263 Aug. 14 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 102.8 102.8 102.8 98.9 99.4 106.3 102.6 99.3 5,210 3,689 196 1,256 I, 129 240 38,007 36,968 20,531 398 62,393 39,421 14!,389 25,961 38,902 19,292 62,689 39,477 !42,946 26',392 39,091 19,320 4.57 81 .32 85.91 4.57 82.31 87.05 4.64 86. 13 91 .26 I ,688 19,563 122,819 7652 1,692 19,792 153,280 7,741 2,414 129.6 605 317 40,125 41,787 2 1,60 I 418 2,436 130.8 610 323 3/ Daily average. 102.6 105.2 5, 187 3,512 21 I 1,226 1,111 245 104.6 5,210 3,521 219 1,233 I, I 16 245 37,998 37,137 20,617 477 99.4 106.4 102.5 104.6 5,367 3,588 198 106.6 62,891 43,645 156,350 23,325 46,720 21,505 273 40,202 41,434 21,512 326 40,119 41.409 21,518 403 6 1,588 43,719 156,970 23,043 47,002 21,617 62,791 43,779 156,834 22,885 46,897 2 I,68 I 4.66 86.99 92.23 4.67 86.81 92.06 I ,784 21 ,461 121,91 I 7,786 i ,759 22,043 78,47 1 7,781 1,713 21,269 56.410 7,771 2,617 140.5 596 302 2,526 135.6 597 305 2,528 135.7 593 310 4/ Wednesday data. ^Monthly index for July 1964. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1964 ITEM 1965 May Ju ly Aug. r233 233 230 275 232 226 223 258 25 1 248 325 251 Ju ly Aug. 256 243 299 255 253 236 254 253 250 224 235 244 June COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100.. Commercial vegetables Cotton do.... Feed grains and hay Food grains Fruit do.... 163 163 275 163 161 282 182 162 249 180 158 245 177 160 219 171 162 242 Oi l-bear ing crops Potatoes (including dry edible beans) Tobacco do 247 293 485 243 234 489 272 391 499 274 368 498 269 386 498 258 231 508 234 243 275 139 294 238 252 275 146 287 254 242 320 136 268 266 239 345 138 267 269 247 344 142 268 272 256 344 146 269 282 300 269 313 282 300 r268 313 290 308 278 323 290 307 278 323 290 307 278 323 289 305 277 321 74 74 78 79 78 78 6, 135 4,253 2,546 1,882 6,201 4,223 2,492 1,978 5,609 4,045 2,37 1 1,564 r6,364 r4,433 r2,630 r1,931 r6,305 r4,474 r2,587 r1,831 6,487 4,481 2,536 2,006 Livestock and products Dairy products Meat animals PouItry and eggs do.... PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: do All commodities and services. Fami ly 1ivinq items do.... Production items do All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do.... PARITY RATIO CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ. ), TOTAL„ Private, total... Residential (nonfarm). Public, total r_/ Revised. 29090 j 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1965 1964 ITEM Ju ly Aug. May 66,384 46,088 26,551 13,027 3,280 5,642 2,348 1,220 4,900 20,296 5,988 875 7,727 65,480 45,508 26,252 12,917 3,361 5,493 2,302 1,219 4,761 19,972 6, 123 988 7,262 67,572 47,982 27,070 14,240 4,012 6,254 3, 127 1,201 5,034 19,590 6,321 887 6,862 June July Aug. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE--Continued NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL .....mi I. $.. Private, total ...do.... Residential (nonfarm) do.... Nonresidential buildings, total U .......do.... I ndustr ia I .do.... Commercia I .do.... Stores, restaurants, and garages do.... Farm construction do.... Public utilities ...do.... Pub I ic, total do.... Nonres ident ia I bu i Id i ng do.... Mi I itary do.... Highways do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1957-59=100.. r68,950 r48,616 r27,224 14,599 4,040 6,574 3,290 1, 196 r5,187 r20,334 r6,244 833 r7,546 112 r 1 14 1 14 r 1 16 76,218 72,405 5,819 66,586 3,813 857 5.0 74,188 70,496 4,864 65,632 3,692 962 5.0 75,758 72,104 5,400 66,704 3,654 790 4.8 74,255 70,458 4,817 65,641 3,797 910 5. 1 75,741 72,407 5, 128 67,278 3,335 804 4.4 75,443 71,937 4,958 66,979 3,506 696 4.6 78,003 73,716 5,622 68,094 4,287 762 5.5 75,676 72, 1 18 4,659 67,459 3,558 806 4.7 r68,262 r48,491 r26,945 r14,8$7 r4,073 r6,826 r3,336 1, 188 i-5, 1 1 1 r 19,771 r6,332 68,650 48,335 26,712 14,986 4, 1 18 6,872 3,283 1, 186 5, 129 20,315 6,543 7, 156 r 1 16 1 16 EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED . thous.. EMPLOYED do Agricultural employment do.... Nonagr icu Itura I emp loyment „ „. do..., do UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term (15 weeks and over) do.... Percent of civilian labor force CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED thous.. EMPLOYED do Agricultural employment do.... Nonagr icu Itura I emp loyment do.... UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) do Long-term (15 weeks and over) do.... Percent of civilian labor force LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, total monthly rate per 100 employees.. Seasonally adjusted do.... New hires do.... Separation rate, total do.... Seasonally adjusted do.... Quit do Layoff do.... Seasonally adjusted do.... 4.4 4.0 2.9 4.4 4.2 1.5 2. 1 2.0 5. 1 4.0 3.4 4.3 3.8 2. 1 1 .4 1.4 4. 1 4.0 2.9 3.6 3.9 1.7 1. 1 1 .4 r5.6 r4.5 r4.3 r3.6 r4.0 1 .7 r I'. 1 r 1 .4 78,457 74,854 5,626 69,228 .3,602 587 4.6 76,181 72,766 4,674 68,092 3,415 659 4.5 77,470 74,212 5, 136 69,077 3,258 612 4.2 75,772 72,397 4,576 67,821 3,375 705 4.5 p4.4 p4.0 p3.l p3.9 P 3.7 pi.7 p 1 .4 pi.3 FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month mil. $.. Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks do.... Loans to cooperatives ...do.... Other loans and discounts.. do.... FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, tota I rni I. $.. Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do.... Discounts and advances. do.... U.S. Government securities.. do.... Gold certificate reserves do.... Liabilities, total do.... Depositis, total do.... Member-bank reserve balances do.... Federal Reserve notes in circulation do.... Ratio of gold certificate reserves to FR note liabilities percent., CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month mil. $.. Installment credit, total do.... Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, tota I do.... Repaid, total do.... Seasonally adjusted: Extended, tota I do.... Repaid, total do.... STOCK PRICES: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) RaiI road (20 stocks) 7,048 3,551 782 2,715 7,081 3,586 787 2,707 7,729 4,01 1 940 2,778 7,873 4,058 931 2,884 7,988 4,097 935 2,956 57,882 36,797 239 35,051 15, 188 57,882 18,445 17,327 33,109 57,964 36,941 185 35,164 15,192 57,964 18,365 17,055 33,330 61,475 41,169 545 38,686 14,023 61,475 19,625 18,006 34,974 62,632 41, 159 657 39,100 13,670 62,632 19,278 18,229 35,444 61,914 41,166 536 39,207 13,591 61,914 19,304 18,008 35,796 6 1,429 40,619 237 39,049 13,596 61,429 18,645 17,191 36,021 38.6 38.0 37.7 79,887 62,790 80,686 63,609 45.9 45.6 72,456 56,496 73,069 57,055 5,747 5, 165 40. 1 78,687 61,739 5,519 4,960 6, 189 5,253 6,780 5,729 6,429 5,610 5,541 5,058 302.02 844.24 147.37 218.78 5,529 5,094 298. 13 835.30 149.24 211 .25 6, 105 5,435 319.93 927.50 161.35 209.18 6, 139 5,537 302.72 878.06 154.93 195.79 6,278 5,612 303.66 873.43 155.71 199.51 51.8 187.0 45.7 5.0 55. 1 190.0 47.0 4.7 58.9 190.4 50.8 5.3 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS ALCOHOL: Ethyl alcohol and spirits: Production Stocks, end of month Used for denaturation Taxable withdrawals jr/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 29090 mil. tax gal.. do.... do.... do.... _[/ Except farm and public utilities. 55.5 190.9 50.5 6. 1 312.37 887.70 155.44 214.21 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1964 ITEM June 1965 July Apr i 1 May T27.2 27.5 5.8 June July CHEMICAL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS—Continued ALCOHOL; Denatured alcohol: 27. 1 27.9 5.1 24.2 24.4 3.6 24.7 25.3 2.9 28.0 28.8 6.0 mil . tax ga1.. do.... .....do.... 12.79 10.98 873.92 8.65 9.51 •871.04 15.72 10.95 870.39 14.44 1 1.30 871.05 do.... do.... .....do.... Stocks, end of month Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total., mil. proof ga1.. .....do.... Wh isky Rice, Southern States (Ark., La., Tenn., Tex.): 8.46 6.56 846.81 7.27 4.92 5.03 5.72 844.27 6.35 4.33 1 1.50 6.86 840.22 7.42 5.06 10.05 6.92 840.97 7.24 4.88 9.08 6.94 58 199 135 168 102 341 62 275 66 422 238 220 372 296 945 718 374 334 tons.. do.... do.... 834 1,245 r696 891 1,116 635 940 1,404 816 960 1,376 822 916 1,453 868 do.... do do 95 89 49 101 71 44 139 100 56 152 96 53 144 105 61 do.... do do.... 322 162 130 321 141 1 12 362 173 137 355 164 131 357 178 143 tons.. do do do 9.2 5.2 5.2 3.6 9.5 4.7 4.4 3.7 15. 1 7.4 6.0 4.2 15.5 6.2 5.8 4.2 15.8 6.2 5.9 p4.2 p 16.3 p5.5 p5.0 do do 8.3 7.7 8.6 7.5 7.8 6.7 8.2 7.3 p8.4 p7.5 do do do do 6,759 4, 190 4,289 3,550 30,631 20,383 5,258 4,055 4,644 3,627 28,618 19,757 6, 166 4,040 r4,809 r3,110 35,225 19,589 6,813 4,659 8,555 7,971 36,744 23,982 5,784 3,739 6,330 5,586 37,293 25,832 w i ne qa 1.. ....do.... do.... FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS'; TOBACCO DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL): Production. „. „ Whisky: Product ion .......... <>«.•. Stocks,'domestic, rough and cleaned (cleaned basis) mil. of lb.. 14.01 1 1.95 870.65 8. 10 5.45 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Castings, gray iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo....thous. sh. Shipments, tota 1.... . For sa le,............*•»..................... Castings, malleable iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo.......... Shipments, total........ For sa le.. Steel castings: Orders unfi 1 1 ed for sa1e, end of mo.......... Shipments, total...... For sa le STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF MO.: Consumers (manufacturers only) mil.. sh. Receipts during month Consumption during month Warehouses (service centers) Producing mi 1 Is: in process (ingots, semifinished, etc.) Finished (sheets, plates, bars, pipe, etc.).. TRANSPORTAT1 ON ECU 1PMENT RAILROAD EQUIPMENT (American Railway Car Institute): Freight cars: Shipments Equipment manufacturers, total New orders Equipment manufacturers, total Unfilled orders, end of month Equipment manufacturers, total.... jr/ R e v i s e d . j>/ 8. 1 7. 1 5,873 3,976 5,839 5,241 35,207 20,875 Preliminary. USCOMM-DC—29090 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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