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September 8, 1967 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS —5eBSBgErjsiiyiJi=yjuL»jJiJJry[ Index, 1941-43=10 120 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Index, 1941-43 = 10 120 110 inn - 90 - 80 Monthly (avg. of daily close) 70 ..1 J. _L_L_I_L_I_J._L.J_1—. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1964 1965 ..J„_... 1. . 1 .JL.- 1_J_J___J_J 1 1 1 1 1 I .___.„ 1 1967 1966 J FMA M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Index, 1957-59 = Index, 1957-59=100 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) Monthly 1964 1965 1966 J FMA M J J A S O ND 1967 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Billion Dollars 5U MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 45 (seasonally adjusted) A, r Shipments (left scale) 40 35 - v 90 ^ -^=5 Index, 1910-14 = 100 375 PRICES RECEIVED AND 350 PAID BY FARMERS 80 325 ,' - - < 70 Inventories -^ (right scale) 300 Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) 275 __, _ „«.—» - 60 H y~— 250 ^Book value, end of month 30 1 1 1 1 1 1 1964 U.S. Dept. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1i i i 1965 i i I I I 1 l i i l 1 1 i i i 1 I 1 I i I I50 1 1966 1967 225 i i i I i III I Ii ^v' I II I I III I 1964 1965 lata: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected /~v-/\ Prices Received I II I I 1966 1967 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1967 1966 ITEM Aug. 27 Sept. 3 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept. 2 1957-59=100.. 109.6 109.0 96.7 96.5 97.0 96.4 mil. $.. do.... 5,793 3,910 5,942 4, 123 5,866 4,038 5,998 4,079 6, 105 4, 167 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.. 144 9!6 867 28! i45 847 800 308 193 I, 197 1, 132 239 175 16! 1, 129 1,064 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 / ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goocis stores FINANCE: Currency in circu I at ion 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Member bank reserve ba lances 3/ Excess reserves, estimated 3/ Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2>/.... percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's).... 1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: 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!.. Steel, raw Index of production FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL Mi see I laneous. 2/ 44,918 47,651 23,453 228 44,985 48,536 23,980 386 45,135 48,292 23,746 45,020 48.238 23,775 366 458 69,653 47,409 180,467 22,232 58,678 27,14! 71,221 47,248 182, I i I 23,474 58,252 27,136 72,598 47,899 194,057 25,458 62,894 27,855 72,863 47,908 194,224 25,628 63,056 27,979 7 1.925 47,933 193,368 25,582 62,586 28,042 5.56 79.07 84.77 5.63 77. 10 82,65 5.89 95.78 103.52 5.91 94.55 !02.!5 5.93 93.6 i 101.17 1,913 22,828 66,335 8,245 1,915 23,449 I 10,556 8,260 1,826 24,556 44,70! 9,392 1,819 24, 128 64,982 9,403 1,758 24,218 115,947 9,40i 2,560 137.4 602 308 2,575 138.2 613 319 2,338 125.5 552 282 2,318 124.4 2,40! 128.9 569 296 551 296 3/ Daily average. Tuesday price. MONTHLY 260 42,771 45, I 14 22,641 364 thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. .do.... J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 260 42,894 45,121 22,454 374 mii. $.. do.... .do.... do.... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 47 Demand deposits, adjusted mii. $.. 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.... 222 93.07 100.52 2,428 130,3 4_/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1967 1966 ITEM June GENERAL BUSINESS mi 1. $.. do.... 46,244 24,652 1, 1 14 4,066 2,332 June July 40,412 20,599 990 3,507 2,006 45,256 23,342 959 3,681 45,136 23,528 998 3,613 2, 168 r46,980 r24,778 r 1,051 r3,7l7 r2,276 40,662 20,239 945 3,090 1,939 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: 2, 1 16 3,733 do.... do.... 3,075 3,065 4,925 752 3, 177 6,40i 829 3,647 3, 196 6,609 865 r3,869 r3,53! r6,89l r929 3,231 3,019 4,89! 818 do.... do.... ...do 21,592 7,508 465 1,789 19,813 7,031 432 1,462 21,914 7,466 425 1,743 21,608 7,629 41 1 i,766 r22,202 r7,8li r47l r1,841 20,423 7,327 1,699 2,980 1,709 971 1,839 3,648 1,759 1,133 1,846 3,503 1,746 1, 136 r 1,891 r3,564 r1,822 r1,164 1,674 3,226 1,835 1,030 do.... do.... do do 1,929 3,401 1,748 1, 127 450 1,539 do 44,125 44,327 43,943 44,945 r44,888 45,112 do do.... 22,898 979 3,840 2, 144 23,031 940 4,045 2,142 22,269 927 3,439 2,080 22,900 914 3,434 2,092 r23,052 ,-923 r3,462 r2,093 23,118 899 3,566 2,068 do.... 3,321 3,230 do.... 6, 1 14 813 3,363 3,496 5,742 844 3,453 3,222 5,912 836 3,455 3,323 6,380 876 r3,5l7 r3,358 r6,465 r878 3,542 3,457 6, 168 Instruments and related products includes data for "other industries" not shown. May 3,641 3,396 6,610 86! do.... ±/ Apr. INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. jr/ Revised. 9085 July 1 917 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1966 1967 ITEM June Juiy Apr. May June 21,227 7,334 435 1,704 21,296 7,274 417 1,717 21,674 7,549 438 1,726 22,045 7,728 400 1,830 21,836 r7,634 r44l rl,753 .....do. do. do. do. 1,839 3,260 1,734 1,050 1,875 3,237 1,733 1,080 1,808 3,388 1,792 1,087 1,851 3,331 1,797 do. ...do. do. do. 72,380 45,444 26,936 7 I,949 72,684 45,634 27,050 72,958 80,817 52, 107 28,710 80,330 81,267 52.558 28,709 80,578 r80,9l3 r52.346 r28,567 r80,390 ...do. do. do. do. do. ........do. do. do. 45,003 1.697 6,770 4,762 8,958 6,688 9,634 1,987 45,790 1,692 6,787 4,837 9,097 6,84! i0,006 2,023 51,593 1,819 7,338 5,269 10,!73 7,783 12,164 2,290 51,784 ! ; 842 7,451 5,229 10,234 7,755 12,184 2,303 r5 1,809 r!,847 r7,478 r5,162 r!0,275 r7,682 ri2,236 r2,30l 26,946 6,503 2,383 3,248 2,068 4,664 1,776 1,323 27,168 6,534 2,366 3,297 2, 131 4,74! 1,804 1,345 28,737 6,756 2,383 3,372 2,300 5,290 1,950 1,453 28,794 6,737 2,377 3,338 2,305 5,412 1,960 1,428 r28,58l r6,634 r2,380 r3,379 r2,3IO r5,38l rI,918 1,415 47,664 2 6 , 120 21,544 45,833 42,314 22,521 19,793 45,625 45,091 23,157 2 1,934 43,849 45,199 23,600 21,599 45,738 r47,976 r25,830 r22,146 r46,087 24,593 4, 109 2 , 163 3,609 3,487 6,902 24,371 22,226 3,236 2, 136 3,429 23,857 3,606 2, 106 3,497 3,250 7,209 r24,263 r3,59l r2,108 r3,590 r3,455 r7,327 21,240 5,834 15,406. 74,705 70,883 3,822 75,009 21,254 5,952 15,302 76,602 72,801 3,801 76,310 21,623 5,840 15,783 77,794 74,609 3,185 77,194 21,881 5,948 15,933 77,856 74,679 3, 177 77,988 r2 1,824 r5,873 r 15,951 r78,854 r75,732 r3,122 r79,188 7 1,308 7,312 5,866 I 1,757 11,318 29,434 3,701 72,651 7,374 5,954 I 1,820 11,567 30,332 3,659 74,016 5,569 6, 176 12,335 12,206 32,237 3, 178 74,973 5,741 6, 189 12,376 12,133 33,066 3,015 r76,185 r5,870 r6,205 r12,449 r12,230 r33,929 r3,003 17,500 16,577 15,336 16,074 16,51 I 16,760 18,700 17,627 87.0 103.2 86.0 100.9 85.4 104.9 312.44 258.46 254.63 222.05 381.00 333.15 534.32 451.62 539.46 464.38 301.98 248.57 247.12 215.03 349.76 309.72 484.92 413.73 463.58 406.43 3.94 3.66 3.92 3.99 5.00 5.03 5. 17 5.30 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS 1 SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods Industries, total J_/ 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 (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total _[/ Stone, clay, and glass products Pr imary meta Is , Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electr ica !... „* Electrical machinery s. Transportat ion equ ipment. Instruments and related products 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 mil. $., do.... do.... do.... ,...„ do. „„dc. .do. do. do. do. do. do. NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL... do.. Durable goods industries, total do. s Nondurable goods industries, total.... .....do.. NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/ do.. Pr imary meta Is „ do.. Fabricated metal products „...,, e do„. Machinery, except electrical do.. E Iectr i ca I mach i nery 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 do.!! Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.. UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL do..! By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/ do... Primary metals do. Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical ,do... E lectr ica I machinery do... Transportat i on equ i pment do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.,.do... NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number. Seasona I I y adjusted do... 4, 106 2,23! 3,426 3,744 6,639 3, 196 6, 140 I , 124 rl,803 r3,432 i-1,8 I I rl,085 18,591 !7,799 FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Prices (Stand. & Poor's Corporation): Industrial, utility, and railroad (AAA issues): Composite $ per $100 bond. Domestic municipal (15 bonds) .....do... Sales, excl. U.S. Govt, bonds (SEC): All registered exchanges: Market value mil. $. Face va I ue do. New York Stock Exchange: Market va I ue do. Face value do Yields: Domestic municipal, Standard & Poor's Corporation (15 bonds)....percent. STOCKS: Dividend yields, pref. stocks, 10 high grade (Standard & Poor's Corporation) percent. r;/ Revised. 9085 ±/ includes data for 'other industries" not shown. 4.93 83.4 101. I 81.7 100.2 5.34 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 .. . „-„_„ _„ 1 1966 n l EM 1967 ! Apr. May 85.84 91.95 86.38 73.87 90.96 97.54 92.37 77.53 92.59 99.59 95.10 79.13 91.43 98.6! 96.34 78.94 93.01 100.38 98.35 81.27 67.51 46.35 67.30 45,50 71.70 45.80 70.70 47.00 67.39 48. 19 67.77 49.91 32.39 61.32 61.64 32.50 62.38 62.63 36.0! 66.56 64.86 35.43 65.81 62.60 35.35 63.97 61.34 36.76 65,95 62.56 9,661 228 8,301 200 11,777 323 14,411 397 13,891 374 13,319 393 7,772 162 6,655 141 9,232 206 11,335 257 10,801 243 10,114 241 16.70 12.63 890.76 9.24 9.89 887.20 18. 17 1 1.70 895.69 20.27 13,46 899.46 16.46 12.95 900.42 ....... 11.50 7.56 852.97 8. 12 5.06 4.94 6.00 849.98 5.93 3.83 14.09 7.54 850.06 8.69 5.32 15.47 8.21 854.57 9.67 5,93 10.98 7.60 855.37 9.37 5.82 June July ! J J"iy__ June FINANCE—con. SECURITY MARKETS—Con. STOCKS—Con. | PRICES; Standard & Poor's Corporations ! Sndustria!, pubiic utility, and rai I roads Combined index (500 stocks)............ 1941-43=10.. ' Industrial, total (425 stocks).............do.... Capital goods (122 stocks).......... ..... .do.... Consumer goods (18! stocks) ••...do.... Public utility (55 stocks), 0 . s ...,,.... 8 ,,.do. 0 .. Rai iroad (20 stocks) do,,,, Banks; N. Y. City CIO stocks).......................do.... Outside N a Y. City (16 stocks)...............do.... Fire and casualty insurance (20 stocks) ,.. .„. *.do. .„ . Sales (SEC); Total on all registered exchanges; Market value,,,,.., ...,.,..,,. mil. $.. On New York Stock Exchanges Market value...... ....................mil. $., Shares so!d.,M.. 5 .o,.....,,,«. 9 .»,...c..mi 1 I ions.. 86.06 92. 14 87.34 73.75 ! FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS, TOBACCO DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL)-. Product ion................................. mi 1. tax gal.. Taxab!e w i thdrawa Is................................do.... Whisky: Production...............................no....... c do.... Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total....mi 1. proof gal.. W h i S k y . ^., , 0 0 . 0 0 . o n . ..«<;. n . o . o e . o o c O O U . . i . . o » o o . c » - J c : : . . d O . . . . 1966 ' ....... ....... ....... j 967 May Aug. July ! ! , • s o . . o 1 June July 1 Aug. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100.. 268 246 287 287 353 153 1 271 239 300 304 366 163 | 252 221 279 288 351 126 255 227 279 288 353 123 1 257 225 285 292 358 133 256 224 283 302 352 128 PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.... 297 315 285 334 299 317 287 335 302 320' 289 342 303 321 290 343 304 323 291 345 303 323 289 343 80 8! 74 74 74 75 USCOMM-DC—9085 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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