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September 9, 1966 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43=10 Index, 1941-43 = !0 110 - PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 110 100 -dioo *-v 90 ^ 80 - ^ - A Weekly Monthly 70 (avg. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J—1—I—1— _i—J 1964 1963 of daily close) (Wednesday I 1 1 1 1 1 L. 1 1 , I 1965 I i i i I 70 close) i i i J F M A M'J J A S O N D 1966 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. index, 1910-14 = 100 350 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 325 Billion Dollars 45 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES f ^ ^ f ^ 40 — (seasonally adjusted) 90 —A^^ / - 80 H ^ Shipments (left scale) 300 h y 70 35 Inventories* (right scale) 275 30 250 60 *Book value, end of month ?5 225 1963 1964 1965 • i i i i 1 1963 1966 1964 I I 1 1 1 L.I I . I J - L . 1966 1965 Billion Dollars Billion Dollars CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID* 80 NEW CONSTRUCTION (seasonally adjusted at annual rate) 60 Total P 40 ^Seasonally adjusted ii i i ii i i i i 1963 1964 Data: Federal Reserve Board I I l li I I l ll I 1 I l l l l I I l I l I 1965 1966 > ^ . n ~ ut in Place " Private Residt tntial (non farm] 20 I I 1 I J J ...JLLJ l - l . _uu 1963 LLLLLU. _l_l_l_L.I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1964 U.S. Dept. of Commerce # Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, at $ 6 . 0 0 annually, this Supplement provides selected i i i i i 1 i i i i i Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 8.0 1 i i i . i weekly a n d monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1965 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i...l,J_J_ 1966 50 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1965 1966 ITEM COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A 1 1 commodities , Aug. 28 Sept. 4 104.6 5,380 3,623 *I02.9 *99. 1 *I06.7 *I02.7 104.7 5,729 4,007 106.4 107.8 112.1 105.1 lll.l 5,700 3,900 198 1,211 1,099 273 182 1, 152 1,043 297 180 1,031 978 235 157 978 926 251 281 42,908 45,743 22,898 48! 43,000 45,305 22,598 272 42,894 45, 121 22,447 357 69,904 47,364 181,317 22.135 58,984 26,945 70,489 47,341 i8i,155 22,140 58,925 27,016 69,516 47,295 180,185 22, 179 58,606 27.070 1957-59=100.. 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 V...do.... 40,118 41,409 2!,52i 4! 1 Aug. 13 40,055 41, 170 2i,575 430 Aug. 27 Aug. 20 106.7 108.4 1 13.5 105.1 109.6 5,880 3,989 106.6 107.6 113.4 105.1 1 11.7 5,808 3,967 Sept. 3 106.6 107.3 113.3 105.1 109.0 144 42,767 45, 1 14 22,578 269 Large commercial banks in leading cities: 47 68,545 49,014 169,757 25,319 49,242 24,645 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4_/.1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks.... ae aa „ do,,.. PRODUCTION: Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59-100.. thous. cars.. ±/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 4.67 86.81 92.06 4.67 87. i7 92.43 5.45 83.11 89.0! 5.50 81.18 86.99 5.56 79.07 84,77 1,723 21,269 56,i80 7,771 2,528 135.7 586 307 i, 750 20,370 86,482 7,762 2,413 129.5 600 320 i,823 23,244 I9,85i 8,251 2,509 134.7 581 297 1,919 23,698 38,809 8,249 2,501 134.3 592 302 i,924 22,828 66,293 8,245 2,560 137.4 601 307 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY _3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5.63 77. iO 82.65 i23,654 2,575 138.2 * Monthly index for August 1965. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1965 ITEM May June July 4l,9i4 22,280 1,095 3,639 2, 147 37,844 19,564 1,022 3,273 1,905 44,918 23,869 1,028 4,074 2,187 44,287 23,574 1,020 3,996 2,206 r46,244 r24,652 rl, 114 r4,066 r2,332 40,486 20,592 993 3,515 2,021 2,857 2,539 5,069 650 3,506 3,218 6,496 794 3,440 do.... do.... 3,299 2,844 6,106 732 3, 181 6,415 790 r3,64l r3,396 r6,6IO r86l 3,074 3,032 4,920 747 do.... do.... do.... do.... 19,634 6,825 439 1,679 18,280 6,545 415 1,368 21,049 7,177 398 1,685 20,713 7,245 427 1,662 r21,592 r7,508 r465 r1,789 19,894 7,090 do.... do.... do.... do.... 1,653 3,189 1,647 1,028 1,503 2,823 1,624 883 1,770 3,498 1,722 1,124 1,784 3,365 1,685 1,094 r1,929 r3,40l r1,748 1,127 1,705 2,997 1,713 do.... 39,943 41,452 43,540 44,071 r44,125 44,404 do.... do.... do.... do.... 20,652 962 3,389 1,974 21,820 969 3,782 2,036 22,708 995 3,803 2,148 22,915 932 3,798 2, 129 r22,898 r979 r3,840 r2,144 23,014 942 4,053 2,157 3,009 2,701 5,668 691 3,119 2,894 5,870 728 3,226 3,284 5,939 800 3,254 3,313 6, 176 801 r3,32l r3,230 r6,114 r8l3 3,360 3,459 5,735 Apr. June July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SH1PMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do.... do.... do.... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By Industry group: r/ Revised. 19103 do.... _]_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 430 1,460 962 838 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1966 1965 ITEM July June GENERAL BUSINESS 3 Apr. May June 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 Nondurab ie 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 Machinery, except electrical.... E lectrica! machinery.... Transportation equipment »..,„ Instruments and related products * Nondurable goods industries, tota i J./ Food and kindred products s Tobacco products Textile mill products 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, tota I \_l Pr imary meta Is Fabr icated meta I products Machinery, except electrical E lectr ica I mach i nery Transportation equ ipment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders mil. $. do... do... do.,, do... do... do... do... 19,291 6,671 4-11 1,600 1,575 3,057 1,637 958 19,632 6,777 400 1,603 1,656 3,063 1,648 980 20,832 7,255 41 I 1,670 1,740 3,260 1,756 1,079 21, 156 7,340 416 1,723 1,790 3,214 1,734 1,082 r2l,227 r7,334 r435 rI,704 rI,839 r3,260 rI,734 rI,050 do... do... do... do... 64,979 40,321 24,658 64,625 65,088 40,410 24,678 65,394 70,755 44,219 26,536 70,346 71,668 44,910 26,758 71,103 r 72,380 r45,444 r26,936 r7l,949 do.., do.., do... do.., do,., do.., do.., do.., 39,951 1,623 6,074 4,565 7,878 5,726 8,267 1,687 40,600 1,600 6, 163 4,611 7,988 5,810 8,653 1,683 43,779 1,662 6,594 4,754 8,658 6,408 9,481 1,883 44,275 1,688 6,700 4.758 8,756 6,552 9,483 1.932 r45,003 rI,697 r6,770 r4,782 r8,958 r6,688 r9,634 rI,987 do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., .....do.., do.., 24,674 6,040 2,317 2,879 1,882 4,133 1,765 1,234 24,794 6,073 2,281 7?952 1,900 4,203 1,746 1,244 26,567 6,480 2,395 3, 173 1,997 4,504 1,802 1,299 26,828 6,515 2,394 3 . 156 2,028 4,632 1,795 I ,,309 r26,946 r6,503 r2,383 r3,248 r2,068 r4,664 r1,776 r 1,323 do.., do.., do.., do.., 42,357 22,651 19,706 40,689 38,713 20,404 18,309 4 1,846 46,401 25,238 21, 163 45,064 44,748 23,969 20,779 45,321 r47,664 r26,120 r2I,544 r45,833 do.., do.. do.., do.., do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 21,310 3,454 2,042 3,189 2,874 5,870 19,379 5,298 14,081 22,195 ,493 .058 , 140 ,099 ,363 19,651 5,444 14,207 24 197 3 905 2 206 3 538 3 612 6 561 20,867 5,650 15,217 24,276 4,305 2,237 3,553 3,466 6,488 21,045 5,692 15,353 r24,593 r4,109 r2,163 r3.609 r3,487 r6,902 r2l,240 r5,834 r15,406 60,309 57,064 3,245 60,588 61,178 57,904 3,274 60,981 72,822 69,018 3,804 72,049 73,279 69,410 3,869 73,297 r74,705 r70,883 r3,822 r75,009 57,454 6,637 5,-093 8,963 8,773 23,069 3,134 57,830 6,348 5,115 8,984 8,978 23, 563 3, 151 68,250 6,536 5,740 11,169 10,909 28,333 3,799 69,609 7,042 5,847 11,468 I 1,061 28,646 3,688 r7l,308 r7,3l2 r5,866 rI 1,757 rI 1,318 r29,434 r3,70l 81,717 63,850 82,539 64,704 88,184 69,543 89,092 70,209 90,070 71,194 90,650 71,862 do.. do.. 6,839 5,796 6,537 5,682 6,658 5,942 6,694 6,028 7,236 6,251 6,670 6,002 do.. do.. 6,196 5,601 6,383 5,659 6,505 5,974 6,472 5,979 6,675 6,126 6,732 6,168 July Aug. May June July Aug. 78,457 74,854 69,228 3,602 77,470 74,212 69,077 3,258 79,290 76,369 71,662 2,921 612 79,601 75,731 70,543 3,870 466 79,636 76,411 71,402 3,225 587 76,706 73,764 69,472 2,942 602 373 385 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 ±/ do.. Primary metals do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. E I ectr i ca I mach i nery do. • Transportat i on equ i pment do, e 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 Repa i d, tota I mil. $ do.. 1965 1966 EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED, TOTAL Nonagr i cu I tura I emp I oyment UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS) Long-term ( 15-weeks and over) £./ Revised. FRASER 19103 Digitized for ±/ thous. do... do... ...do... do... Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1965 1966 ITEM EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION—Continued CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED,,.tt«.......thous.. EMPLOYED, TOTAL....... ,.,.........,.....-„<,.........do.... Nonagricuitura! emp!oyment..••....o..«»^..o0..o.e.do..,. UNEMPLOYED CALL CIVILIAN WORKERS)..................edo.... Long-term <55-weeks and over).....,,..,.,,.,,. ......do.... Rates (unemployed In ea. group as percent of that group) All civilian workers,,,,,,,,,,,, 0..4.M..O.. Men, 20 years of age and over,,,,,,,, Women, 20 years of age and overc....,„,,..0()0., ,,.„..., Both sexes, ;4»I9 years of e g e „ c , „ 5 „ 0 , 0 „ , EHPLOYHb'S ON PAYROLLS (NONAGR!CULTURAL ESTABLiSHMENTS): ±/ TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 2L .thouso Manuf actur i n g , „ „ „ 0 4 „ / s l , o , M „ , ; „ , , M r.dO... Contract constructton,......•.••oo....... ..do... Wholesale and retail trBde,e.:«..o»..1.o». ..do,., Services and misces i8neous,e«,o,c8oo..,o ••do... ..do... Gover nmen I-.•»•«.,»»• •.... ........ • • • •...„ PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS; It ,. do, B „ TOTAL, UNADJ USTED ................. ».do,., Seasonal ly adjusted.,,,„»„..,...,„.,.0. ..do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted...., ..do... Seasona iIy adjusted...... *.•.•....,••. ..do... Primary metal tndustr ies„.,....,...,.,.» e *dO. . . Fabricated metal products......,.,,,.... ..do... Mach i nery...,......,.,................. ..do... Electrical equipment and supplies...... ..do... Transportation equipment............... ..do... Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted.. ..do... Seasonal !y adjusted.,,......,...»»..... July Aug. 76,054 72,618 67,979 3,436 75,772 72,387 67,815 3,385 685 May June July 76,268 73,231 69,155 3,037 77,086 73,997 69,759 3,089 77,098 74,072 6f;-,928 3,026 7S7 536 476 435 4.5 3.2 4,4 4.5 3.1 4.4 4.0 2.4 4.0 4.0 2.6 3.9 3.9 2.6 3.7 !3,4 12,9 13.4 12,3 12.2 60,84! 18,069 3,132 <2,7!4 9,123 61,021 IS,129 3,162 12,717 9, i52 10,150 63,517 19,002 3,238 i3, 164 9,515 10,762 63,983 !9,167 3,300 13,217 9,549 10,885 64,089 19,138 3,289 53,252 9,604 10,957 13,398 13,436 7,711 7f724 1,082 980 1,213 1,126 1,215 5,687 5,712 13,578 13,487 7,692 7,776 1,078 1,205 1,141 I, 142 5,886 5,711 14,074 14,154 8,277 8,26i i,085 1,046 i,309 1,291 1,365 5,797 5,893 14,35! 14,281 8,419 8,328 1, 108 1,061 !,326 1,322 1,363 5,932 5,953 14,!83 14,226 8,278 8,296 1, 102 1,036 1,526 1.308 1.286 5,905 5,930 252 232 249 253 177 160 !97 501 249 223 233 244 171 162 230 517 263 239 290 240 175 174 262 546 264 241 281 246 175 189 269 546 267 245 304 252 182 204 224 546 269 249 343 142 272 258 341 147 284 266 361 150 283 267 359 147 285 285 351 153 290 307 278 323 289 305 277 r322 296 315 283 333 296 314 283 333 297 315 285 334 78 r77 79 79 80 10, Ml 985 COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS..1910-14=: 100.. K/V O p S c e o , , s o o o a . , a . , e o o e e . , s o a a o a o e a a « . o > o . o e . < / a o . o . U O . « a . Commerc i a I vegetabIes„,,,„ do..,. Cotton, c ...••••.•••....•••.•.•..•.•••,<•..•.••.•,• .do.,.. Feed grains and hay..,.„.„.„,,,.,o.,,e,„„...,Oo...do,... Food grains, , , , »do.... r r U i T , . , . . . . o . . u o a . e e .. . . . .o.o e a o . a... . . . . . • • « • « . . Q O *.,. Tobacco, ...•••,.•••,..••. ».,... .do.... Livestock and products...,. „„,, ,.«..do,... Dairy products,„ do..., Meat anima Is , ..,. do. •.. Poultry and eggs.,„,,„,....,,.,,,,.,,.,,,.,,...,,,do,.,. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services , do.,,. Family living items.. .., do,... Production iterns..,o.o.. ....do.... All commod,, services, int,, taxes, and wage rates.,do.,,. 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