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September 24, 1965 BUSINESS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE ^ IA1 I d I I wd SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S.DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS B U S I N E S S INDICATORS Index, 1957-59 = 1 Index, 1957-59=100 180 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) Monthly (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) 170 y/^*—^ 160 - 150 - ^ 140 130 —i—i—i—i—i—1—i—i—i—i—i—i —i—i—i—i—1—1—i—i—i—i—i—i i. T O .i. -IU—,1 1962 1963 1964 <•••„,( -1,.—i. (,.. t J,..-i..„„ 1965 Index, 1957-59=100 110 WHOLESALE PRICES Index, 1957-59=100 180 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) 160 0 10S 140 ^ 120 - 105 ~ 100 - 95 Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods Y arm Products * 100 tt t t i i i i i 1 i i i i i - L J U U L j J , ! 1 1 L.I 1962 1963 1964 •JULX.ijJ-1-LJ-l-L- ^ 1 / • i I i i i i i I i t i i i I i • i i i 1962 1965 Index, 1957-59=100 110 90 ^<# * Milli 2.5 1963 1964 1965 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS* FREIGHT CARLOADINGS (seasonally adjusted) 2.0 100 90 -"VAf^T 1 1.5 vWV /wv f^V^ 1.0 .5 h 80 *Seas. adj., at annual rates 11111 1962 1963 • t i l l 1964 I I I I I I I I I I I 1965 0[ • • • • • ' ' • 1962 * Available only with subscription tp the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I M I 1963 1964 1965 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 , 1965 i964 ITEM Sept. 12 Sept. Sept. II 18 19 A u g . 28 99.7 4,864 3,383 102.8 99.4 106.4 102.5 104.6 5,373 3,575 102.7 99. 1 106.3 102.5 104.7 5,605 3,892 102.7 98.7 106.4 102.6 105.1 4,921 3,418 201 1,249 1, 1 18 230 198 1,211 1,099 273 182 1, 151 1,043 297 163 251 243 40,488 41,508 21,501 402 Sept. Sept. 4 CuMMODiIY PR iCES, WHOLESALE:. 22 comrnod i t i es 2 / ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurab le goods S t o r e s *I00.3 *93.6 *IOI.O *I0I. 1 99.2 4,624 3,245 do.... mil. $.. .do.... I N I T I A L UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, S t a t e programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a l l programs do S t a t e programs ( 5 0 S t a t e s , D . C . , and P u e r t o 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 . . F1 NANCE: 38,243 37,716 20,679 497 38,425 37,524 20,739 367 40,119 41,409 21,518 403 40,055 4 1 , 170 21,575 430 40,307 41,586 21,415 375 62,949 39,533 141,918 26,147 39,031 19,366 65,046 39,574 145,042 26,577 39,802 19,458 62,791 43,779 156,334 22,885 46,897 2 i,68 i 63,505 43,827 158, 157 22,992 46,987 21,739 62,934 43,922 156,723 22,599 46,824 2 i,784 4.57 83.05 87.87 4.57 83.24 88.06 4.67 86.81 92.06 4.67 87.17 92.43 4.69 88.66 94.10 bbl.. 1,785 18,937 i42,665 7,734 1,722 18,498 189,023 7,734 1,723 21,269 56,180 7,771 1,750 20,370 86,482 7,762 1,819 19,977 82,430 7,785 1957-59-100.. ...thous. cars.. 2,464 132.3 524 2,506 134.5 632 354 2,528 135.7 593 _ - 3 | Q 2,413 129.5 600 -320 2,390 128.3 517 266 F e d e r a l Reserve bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t a l R e p o r t i n g member banks ( o f Loans and investments F.R.System) (adjusted), Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l loans in 171 1,290 1, 155 213 3/...do.... leading total 102.8 98.9 106.6 102.6 105.4 cities:4_/ ...do.... (gross).........do.... Bond y i e l d s , d o m e s t i c c o r p o r a t e ( M o o d y ' s ) 3 / percent.. S t o c k p r i c e s , 500 s t o c k s ( S t a n d . & P o o r ' s ) 4 / . 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 1 0 . . ....... 4.69 89.52 95.09 PRODUCT 1 ON: Petroleum (crude) and c o n d e n s a t e 3 / Index o f p r o d u c t i o n FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL ...thous. 271 [ .-Ji 152,792 2,343 125.8 m m t —•-.— U Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for August 1964. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1965 1964 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS July ! Aug. j May June July A u g . £./ INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ( F . R . INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): ±/ UNADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX (INCLUDING U T I L I T 1 E S ) 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . . BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: r127.9 r133.2 r142.6 M45.2 M39.6 r128.0 r128.9 r126.8 rl07.5 M33.3 r130.0 rl37.5 rl13.2 r144.6 M49.0 rl39.0 r114.4 M47.2 r 1 5 ! .7 r 141.6 r l 15.7 r140.4 r144.8 r134.9 rl13.4 ...do ...do.... ...do rl27.7 rl26.7 r130.0 r!28. 1 r!27.8 r128.3 r(3l.7 r132.0 r131.0 rl34.6 rl33.0 r!36.3 N39.8 M37.8 r144.2 r145.0 r146.9 rl43. 1 r 143.2 r141.6 r146.8 rl47.1 r149.5 r!44.6 r!38.4 r135.6 rl44.3 M40.7 rl43.2 r!38.0 141.4 139.2 146.1 145.5 145 146 ...do.... r133.3 r134.0 r141.6 r142.7 r144.2 144.4 ...do ...do ...do ...do ..do r134.2 M35.4 M3I.8 r133.4 r142.2 r134.9 r136.2 r134.4 r134.9 r143.2 r143.1 r146.4 r140.2 r146.0 M56.9 rl44. 1 r148.1 rl43.0 r!46.5 M59.0 M45.7 rl50.i r150.3 r 148.3 r160.4 145.9 150.0 147 146 162 r!35.3 r136.4 r126.4 r116. 1 r143.2 rI35.9 r137.4 M25.6 r 114. 1 rl44.4 r147.3 rl47.0 r130.3 rll7.l r!56.5 r!49.8 r 152.1 M32.6 rI14.9 rl56.2 151 153 133 r140.3 r132.0 140.5 ...do.... ...do.... 143.5 ! 144.2 143.4 145.1 1 18.7 BY MARKET GROUPINGS: ...do SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL INDEX ( I N C L . U T I L . ) BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s . . . . ...do.... Lumber and p r o d u c t s ...do.... .'..do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do ...do ...do.... ! I 1 r132.8 r122.0 r134.4 rl05.8 r132.8 r133.2 r123.7 M35.I rl05.5 1 N32.8 r138.8 r 131 . 6 r145.3 r110.9 r140.9 | j M49.5 r 149.8 r 131.6 1 r112.8 M56.8 j r139.1 r131.9 H45.3 r105.2 H39.4 159 ........ | r141.6 r/ Revised. £/ Pre I inary. J_/ Revised beginning January 1964; see pp. S-3 and S-4 of the September 1965 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. Digitized for291 FRASER 13 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1965 1964 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS June July M29.3 rl69.3 r 122.9 r168.2 M2I.9 rl16.5 r130.0 M69.9 r121.8 rl7l. I r122.3 M2I.8 r 131 5 rl7l 3 rl25 6 r!l2.l r109.5 r l 11.3 . r l 12. I M53.9 r!56.4 rl14.0 rl13.0 r l I 1.9 r 121.6 r160.9 r164.3 rl15. I rl17.2 r I 12.2 r123.7 r163.2 r167. I r l 17 r l 17 r l 14 r!24 r 161 1 1 7 3 5 rl33.I rl33.I M47.5 M55.8 r!65.0 M43.8 r128.5 129.6 r140.2 r 138.6 M58.5 rl68.I r184.9 rl46.0 r132.2 r132.2 r140.6 r138.6 r158:2 r168. 1 rl87.I N43.0 r132.8 r132.7 r 141 r 138 r 157 ri67 rl84 rl45 2 6 5 8 6 7 r 146 rl56 rl54 ri65 rl54 8 0 6 8 4 rl46 rl48 rl72 rl32 rl45 9 8 3 6 4 July Aug. r124.5 r158.7 r124.4 r158. I r120.0 N27.5 M24.3 r160.7 r 121.0 rl6l,2 r120.1 r121.4 rill.7 rl10.2 rill.I r107.8 N52.7 rI55.I r 132.3 r132.2 rl45.7 M52.6 r!62.6 r139.3 rl27.8 r129.0 . May INDICATORS—Continued INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, SEAS. ADJ.—Continued J 7 BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS—Continued Nondurable manufactures—Cont i nued Printing and publishing...... 1957-59=100, Chemicals and products ...... do.., Petroleum products do.., Rubber and plastics products.... do... Foods and beverages do.., Tobacco products do.., MINING do... Coa I...» do... Crude oil and natural gas ..do... Meta I min ing . do.., UTILITIES .do... E lectric * do... BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total..... do... Consumer goods do... Automotive and home goods......... do... Automotive products. do.., Autos do... Auto parts and allied p r o d u c t s , » . 8 , 0 8 a o a 8 d o . 8 1 Apparel and staples.... do... Consumer stap les do... Equipment, including defense Business equi pment Industr iaI equ ipment. Commercia I equ i pment Freight and passenger equipment Farm equ ipment Mater ia Is Durable goods materials Consumer durab le. Construct i on Nondurab le materia Is MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 2 / Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equ ipment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary meta Is Transportation equipment MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 2/" New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportat ion equ ipment Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) : Durable goods industries, tota i Pr imary meta Is Transportation equ ipment rl23 0 rl33 2 do... do... .do..« do... do... do... r132.5 r140.0 r138.5 rl45.7 r141.9 rl27.9 M33.2 r!4l.l M39.6 M45.5 r141.9 r138.0 r143.7 M53.5 rl50.6 r162.3 r157. 1 r141.7 r144.9 r'154.6 M5I.9 r164. I N57.8 r143.7 do.., do... do.., do... do... r134.5 r133.8 rl50.3 N25.7 r135.2 N35.3 r135.2 M67.6 rl25.9 r!35.3 M42.6 r143.4 rl62.3 M3I.4 r141.8 rl44.5 rl46. I M69.9 M3I.3 r!43.5 21.2 3.6 5.8 22.3 3.6 6. I 19 6 3 3 5 1 bil. $, do... do... 17.9 3.0 4.4 17.7 3. I 3.6 ...do.., do... do.., 19.9 3.4 5.0 19.2 3.2 5.1 20.5 3.4 5.5 20.7 3.4 5.7 21 9 3 8 5 9 do.., 19.5 17.9 21.2 22.7 20.4 ...do.., do... do... 21.3 3.5 6.2 19.3 3.3 4.8 21.0 3.3 5.9 21.3 3.5 5.9 22.2 3.5 6.3 -.do.., 51.4 51.6 56.7 57.1 57.8 do.., do.., do.., 51.3 5.1 21.6 51.4 5.0 21.2 56.9 6.6 23.0 57.5 6.6 23: I 57.8 6.3 23.5 95.8 86.8 102.5 97.9 87.7 105.7 105. 90, I 16.9 104.2 90. I 115.3 103.3 89.0 I 14.6 100.4 100.3 102.1 102.8 102.9 93.8 100.5 102.1 94.1 100.4 101.9 101 103.2 100.6 102.2 103.9 100. 102. 104. do.., do... .do.., do... 94. I 101.2 102.5 98.7 93.6 101.0 103.6 100.8 98.4 103.3 103.7 102.0 100.3 106. I 103.7 102.2 100.0 rl06.6 do.., ..do... .....do.., do... 101. I 96.6 96.7 98.6 101. I 96.5 96.4 98.6 102.3 97.6 98.4 98.0 102. 97. COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 commod i t i es 1957-59= 100. 9 foodstuffs do.., 13 raw industrials • do.., WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES do... By stage of processing: Crude materials for further processing..... do.., Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.do... F inished goods. do... By durability of product: Durab le goods. Nondurab le goods Farm products Foods, processed Commodities other than farm prod, and foods Chemicals and allied products Fuel and related products, and power Furniture, other household durables r 7 R e v i s e d , J D / P r e l i m i n a r y . J / See n o t e 291 13 I for p . 2 . 2/ D a t a f o r August 1965 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . 102.5 97.4 98.7 97.8 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1965 1964 ITEM July Aug. May June July Aug. COMMODITY PRICES—Continued WHOLESALE 'PRICES—Continued Commodities other than farm prod, and foods—Continued Hides, skins, and leather products,,..,.... .. 1957-59= SQQ„ 4 Lumber and wood products..........................„do e ,., Machinery and motive products......................do.*.. Metals and metal products..........................do.... Nonmetallic mineral products.......................do.... 105.4 101.2 103. I 102.5 101.5 105,,6 100,,9 102,.9 103,,0 101,.7 107.4 100.4 103.7 105.7 i0l.9 rl07«,7 100,,3 103,,8 105,,9 102..0 rl08,,8 r 100..5 rl03,,7 105..8 101,B9 98.7 91.8 101. I 107.3 98,J 91,.8 101,s2 107,,5 100.0 92.9 101.6 108. I 100,,0 92,.8 101..9 107,,6 99,s9 92,,7 101,,9 107,B6 p99.9 p93.0 p 102.0 p!07.6 99.6 99.7 97.9 97„3 97.2 *97.2 146.0 143.5 rl43.7 141.2 145.7 142.3 143.2 139.7 162. I 157.5 ri59.8 r!55.2 r 162.3 r 155.5 M59.6 M52.8 142.8 140.2 140.5 137.9 135.7 132.3 133.8 130.4 1,500 1,475 1,513 1,489 1,516 1,501 r1,566 r1,539 1,461 1,435 1,402 1,384 1,264 683 1,285 694 1,240 722 r1,254 r703 1,243 704 I, 195 68! 475.3 I 15.5 166.2 4. I 487.4 106.5 179.8 3.2 2,863.7 251.2 1,951.0 121.2 ,279.3 270.8 399, 6 4 507.0 1 14.6 189.5 .9 288.7 141. I 21. I 70.3 16.8 3.2 139.7 8.9 26.2 11.5 2.0 150.2 5.9 27.4 12.4 114.8 241.9 70.7 74.3 38.6 31 I 9 15! 5 21 5 81.6 23.0 4.37 4.29 4.30 4.38 4.38 83.22 88. 19 77.76 75.47 70.35 48.93 82.00 86.70 75.91 75.40 89.28 94.69 86.35 85.21 77.50 45.53 85.04 90. 19 81.62 80.04 74. 19 42.52 84.91 89.92 80.54 78.80 74.63 43.31 Pulp, paper, and allied products...................do.... Rubber and products................................do.... Textile products and appare I.......................do...., Tobacco products and bottled beverages.............do.... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale pr ices.....................................do.... pi I I. I p 101 .7 PI03.7 p!06.2 p 101.9 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private)....... thous.. Pr i vateIy owned do.... Total nonfarm (public and private).................do.... Pr i vateIy owned..................................do.... Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private only)....................do.... Total nonfarm (private only)......, do.... NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (12,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Tota I .thous.. One-fami ly structures do.... FI NANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS, CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED: TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS....... ....mil. $. Fi nance .do... Manufactur ing .do... Min ing. .do... Pub lie utiI ities: Commun icat ions .do... Electric and gas.., do... Rai I roads. do... Trade .do... Mi see I laneous., .do... Stocks (Stand. & Poor's Corporation): Dividend yields, pref. stocks (14 high-grade)...percent. Prices: Industrial, public utility, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks) ..1941-43=10. industrial, total (425 stocks)..... do... Capital goods (127 stocks) do... Consumers' goods (193 stocks) do... Public utility (50 stocks) do... Railroad (25 stocks) .do... I, 157.8 241. I 362. I 16.6 71. 17 47. 17 2.3 150. 28, I I, 86.49 91.68 83.25 80.23 74.71 46. 13 £_/ Revised. £ / Preliminary. *lndex based on 1947-49=100 is 8I.E USCOMM-DC—29 I 13 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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