BUSINESS STATISTICS

June 3, 1966

A WEEKLY

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TO THE

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS

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Thousands

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants)

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Monthly

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Thousands

350

1963 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn.

1964 1965 1966 J F M A M J J A S O N D

Billion Dollars

1963 Data: Federal Reserve Board

1964 1965

Billion Dollars

170

160

150

140

130

- TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

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(average of Wednesday data)

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Index, 1957-59 = 100 250

200 h

150 h

ndex, 1957-59=100 250

200

150

100 100

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ITEM

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A I I commod ities .. 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 circu lation 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:^/

Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $..

Savings deposits.. do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), totaI.,.........do.,,.

U.S. Government ob I igat ions... . . 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/.B thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities , mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate V thous. bb I..

Steel....... ..thous, sh. tons.. Index of production 1957-59=100..

FREIGHT CARL0ADINGS, TOTAL.... thous. cars.. Mi see I laneous. do....

i965

May 22

105.4 5,373 3,487

179 1,293 I, 157 266

39,095 40,333

21,445 343

60,572 42,387 153, I 12 24,240

45,458 20,735

4.57 89.67 95. 15

1,755 19,343

248,355 7,730

2,701 145.0 599 333

May 29

*I02.I *98.4

*I03.3 *I02.3

105. I 5,637 3,599

176 1,226

1,095 215

39,047 40,146 2 1,368

330

62,276 42,448 153,I 17 24,034 45,223 20,804

4.58 88.30 93.66

1,769 19,759

234,316 7,709

2,727 146.4 609 334

May 7

I 10.4 5,919 4,071

164 977 917 213

4 1,600 43,560 22,743

279

65,809 43,289 166,475 2 1,739 53,084 23,046

5.16 89.39 95.75

1,717 20,443

234,062 8,384

2,765 148.4 602 328

May 14

I 10.3 5,659 3,804

151 940 882 288

4 1,834 43,831 22,603

358

65,107 43,252 166, 105 2 1,730 53,142 23,129

5.17 87.23 93.34

1,778 20,726

229,741 8,365

2,776 149.0 61 I

330

May 21

105.3 104.5 I 10.7 104.3 I 10.5 5,712 3,843

147

241

4 1,924 43,771 22,523

31 I

63,028 43,215 165,517 20,881 53,566 23,189

5. 19 85. 12 91.04

1,783 2 1,004 235,523 8,384

2,765 148.4 609 324

May 28

105. 103, I 10. 104. I 10.

4 1,859 43,827

22,235 302

521

87.07

93.22

2,744 147.3

_[/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3_/ Daily average. 4_/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for May 1965.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

1965

Apr.

1966

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS :

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL mi I. Durable goods industries, total J/. ..do.

Stone, clay, and glass products do. Pr imary meta Is. do. Fabricated metal products do.

Machinery, except electrical do. E lectr ica I machinery do. Transportation equipment do. Instruments and related products .do.

Nondurable goods industries, total J_/ do. Food and kindred products do. Tobacco products do. Textile mill products „ do.

Paper and allied products do. Chemicals and allied products do. Petroleum and coal products ...do. Rubber and piastic products do.

SEASONALLY.ADJUSTED, TOTAL do.

By industry group:

Durable goods industries, total !/ do.

Stone, clay, and glass products do. Pr imary meta Is „ do. Fabricated metal products do.

Machinery, except e lectr ica !, do, E lecfr ica I machinery .do. Transportation equipment , .do.... Instruments and related products .do....

41,231

2 1,928 924

3,859 2,012

3,207

2,748 6, 176

704

19,303 6,578

394 1,636

1,640 3,073 1,530 983

40,285

21,284 1,019 3,629 2,087

2,996 2,690 5,859

699

41 21

4 2

,282 ,968 967 ,074

,085

3,228 2 5

19 6

1

1 3 1 1

,718 ,866 696

,314 ,594 427 ,574

617 221 553 007

40,044

20

3 2

2 2 5

915 935 796 048

984 757 408 70 i

39 20

3 1

2 2 5

19 6

1

1 2 1

,982 ,751 856 ,379 ,908

,952 ,854 ,981 678

,231 ,861 387 ,495

632 ,998 622 986

42,665

1,092 3,499 2, 130

3,257

3, 145 5,962

764

43,570 22,878

885 3,773 2, I 10

3,312 3, 193 6,485

742

20,692 7,234

410 1,672

1,743 3, 145 1,668 1,061

42,702

1,042 643 202

179 120 049 740

r45,2l8 r23,996

r976

r3,955 r2,203

r3,526 r3,332 r6,655.

r809

r2l,222 r7,259

r430 rI,754

r1,810 r3,404 rI,597 r I, I 13

r44,121

r23,238 r1,078 r3,726 r2,288

r3,285 r3,266 r6,243 r803

45,040 23,909 1,013 4,07 1 2, 193

3,530 3,238 6,520 796

2!,131 7,220 403

1,704

1,766 3,507 1,717 I, 125

43,656

22,746 980

3,801 2, 154

249 306 959 802

rV Revised. ±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 29498

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ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Continued By industry group—Continued

Nondurable goods industries, total J_/ mil. $. Food and kindred products do... Tobacco products do... Textile mill products ...do... Paper and allied products.... do...

Chemicals and allied products do... Petroleum and coal products.... do... Rubber -and plastics products..... do...

INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total a<sa,.0do...

Durable goods industries, total... ....do... Nondurable goods industries, total do...

Book value (.seasonally adjusted), total do... By industry group:

Durable goods industries, total J_/. do... Stone, clay, and glass products do... Pr imary meta is do... Fabricated metal products do Machinery, except electrical do... E lectr ica I mach inery do... Transportation equ ipment do... Instruments and related products do...

Nondurable goods industries, total _[/.. do... Food and kindred products do... Tobacco products do... Textile mill products do... Paper and allied products do... Chemicals and allied products ...do... Petroleum, and coal products do... Rubber and plastics products....... do...

NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total do...

NEW ORDERS, NET \SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do... By industry-group:

Durable goods industries, total \_l do... Pr imary meta Is do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical do... E lectr ica I mach i nery do... Transportat i on equ i pment 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. ADJ.), TOTAL do... By industry groups:

Durab le-goods industries, total _l_/ do... Pr imary meta Is do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical do... E lectr'ical machinery do... Transportation equ ipment do...

Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders..do...

FI NANCE

Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj.:

Total (225 SMSA's) bil. $. New York SMSA do...

Total 224 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do... 6 other leading SMSA's do... 2 18 other SMSA ' s do...

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Budget rece i pts, tota 1 mi I. $.

Receipts, net 2/ do... Customs do... individual i ncome taxes do... CorporatiQn income taxes do... Emp loyment taxes. do... Other internal revenue and receipts do...

Budget expenditures, total 2_/s s. „ , , . s. s do... Interest on public debt do... Veterans' services and benefits do... Nat iona I defense .do... A i I other expend i tures do.. .

1965

19,001 6,566

413 1,618 1,598

3,006 1,571 954

64,065 39,265 24,800 63,708

38,972 1,593 6,071 4,420 7,668 5,574 7,945 1,646

24,736 6, 196 2,328 2,820 1,855 4,072 1,800 1,213

41,820 22,507 19,313 40,712

21,714 3,593 2,065 3, 100 2,71 I 6,301

18,998 5,203

13,795

59,217 56,215

3,002 58,595

55,531 7,058 4,897 8,563 8,302

21,776 3,064

4,995.6 2,071.8 2,923.8 1,115.4 1,808.4

14,517 I I, 188

155 4, 135 6,759 1,459 2,099

8, 139 961 459

4,497 2,224

Apr.

19,.129 6,667

440 1,564 1,591

009 ,583 967

64,366 39,633 24,733 63,999

39,233 1,606 5,900 4,517 7,726 5,628 8,095 1,653

24,766 6, 182 2,307 2,828 1,865 4, 106 1,792 1,222

4 1,842 22,435 19,407 41, 120

22,043 3,456 2,098 3, 107 2,929 6,453

19,077 5, 130 13,947

59,779 56,684 3,095

59,463

56,374 6,683 4,91 I 8,688 8,448

22,664 3,089

5,113.3 2, 151.3 2,962.0 I,131.7 1,830.3

I 1,423 8,549

139 6,943 I, 187 1,31 I 1,843

8,268 948 452

4,351 2,526

1966

20,358 7, 157

427 1,659 1,717

3, 143 1,605 1,055

68,651 42,463 26,188 68,594

42,589 1,638 6,438 4,828 8,52! 6, 177 8,984 1,806

26,005 6,243 2,334 3, I 19 1,970 4,409 1,787 1,296

42,379 23,052 19,327 43,986

23,578 3,603 2, 177 3,427 3,462 6,526

20,408 5,580 14,828

67,293 63,844 3,449 67,388

63,803 5,750 5,513 10,475 10,147 26,557 3,585

5,509.6. 2,311.5 3,198.1 1,218.4 1,979.7

7, 137 6,453

136 4, 140 682 423

1,756

8,809 1,035 530

4,605 2,712

Feb.

20,269 7, I 14 433

1,624 1,710

3, 127 1,638 1,05!

69,441 43,070 26,371 69,040

42,884 1,643 6,486 4,829 8,575 6,210 9,047 1,822

26,156 6,230 2,338 3, 169 1,981 4,460 1,816 1,293

45,434 24,578 20,856 44,129

5,605.6 2,341.7 3,263.9 1,251.2 2,012.7

12,432 8,335

129 6,986

573 3, I 17 1,627

8, 156 976 513

4,483 2,200

Mar.

r20,883 r7,257

r450 r1,729 r1,763

r3,326 r1,640 ri,08i

r70,049 r43,594 r26,455 r69,648

r43,273 r 1,652 r6,553 r4,779 r8,6IO r6,334 r9,186 r1,85 I

r26,375 r6,357 r2,394 r3,174 r1,985 r4,460 rl,809 rl,295

r47,398 r26,099 r2l,299 r45,833

23,741 3,994 2,247 3,317 3,332 6,574

20,388 5,604 14,784

69,156 65,543 3,613

68,814

65, 1 10 6, 102 5,558 10,613 10,358 27,082 3,704

r24,888 r4,057 r2,4l1 r3,529 r3,489 r6,873

r20,945 r5,745 r15,200

r71,337 r67,646 r3,69l r70,527

r66,762 r6,434 5,681

r10,857 r 10,581 r27,7l2 r3,765

5,811.7 2 ,414 .6 3 ,397.I 1,336.6

2 ,060 .5

15,701 I 1,297

168 4,376 7,244 2 ,040 1,873

10,193 1,035 525

5,586 3,052

5,934.1 2,544.0 3,390.I 1,304.2 2,085.9

13,072 9,929

151 7,341 2,440 1,320 1,821

8,362 1,013 288

4,995 2,079

£./ Revised. 2Q4QR

_]_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Excludes certain interfund transactions.'

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ITEM

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS

Alcohol, denatured: Production,,....................>.»..».>.«>..».o=mil. Consumption (withdrawa Is)...................... Stocks, end of month,t.sl,9

Alcohol, ethyl, and spirits: Products on.................... .. •.•........omi1 Stocks, end of -month.......................'.... Used for denaturat iona........ „,..........,.. .. Taxable withdrawa Is................... „........

PLASTICS AND RESIN MATERIALS, PRODUCTION: Ce ! 1 u 1 ose p 1 ast i c mater ia!sei>1)o0.0«.«0..».»S8S. Thermosetting resins:

A Ikyd res inseo..........* „ oas... „ „ „ 0»....... • Coumarone-indene and petroleum polymer resins Polyester resins* Phenolic and other tar acid resins*...s.e..e, Urea and melamine resins.....................

Thermoplastic resins? Styrene-type plastic materials (poiystrene).. Vinyl resins (resin content basis)....„„..... Pol yethylene.

ELECTRIC POWER

PRODUCT 1 ON, TOTAL..............................mi Electric utilities, total......................

By fuels..................................... By water power

Industrial establishments, tota1...............

By waterpower ..........,.....................

METALS AND MANUFACTURES

Furnaces (industrial) and ovens, etc, new orders

Fuel-fired (except for hot rolling steel)...... MACHINE TOOLS:

Metal cutting tools: Orders, new (net), tota1

Shipments, tota 1.............................. Domest ic...................................

Estimated backlog, end of month.............. Metal forming tools:

Orders, new (net), total..................... •Domest ic...................................

Shipments, tota1.............................

Estimated backlog, end of month...

wine ga 1.. ....do..,. ....do....

tax ga1.. .....do.... .....do.... 1 ,....do....

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1965

^ M a r T " I

31.0 ! 29.6 5.0

64.2 191.2 55.6 6,6

14,6

53.9 29.9 33.9 80.2 47.5

171.9 194.4 241.2

96,601 87,839 70,490 17,350

8,762 8,450 3!2

16.0 4.3 7.5

97.80 86.65 90.30 77.75 6.6

24.95 23.30 27.65 25.10 9.7

Apr. I

28.0 26.8 6.0

54e0 187.0 52e2 5.6

14,2

51. 1 28.7 34.5 76e4 44.2

165.4 190.8 237.8

90,336 81,852 64,997 16,856

8,484 i 8,173

311

9.4 1.7 4.6

96.05 85.70 77.75 68.20 6.6

20.15 17.75 21.25 19.40 9.5

Jan.

27.2 29.2 3.4

54„8 208.4 50a6 4.9

13. 1

47.7 25.0 35.7 80o6 52.6

179.0 215.7 279.9

i 105,254 96,468 79,896 16,571

8,786 8,520 266

1 16.3 1.6

rl087

126.50 115.50 79.30 70.20 8.2

29.75 26.10 23.35 22.25 10.0

1966

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24.9 24.3 4.0

49.5 21 1.9 46.4 5.1

!4„5

r48.8 r25.7 r36.3 r80. i 52.7

177.4 r2l4.7 260. 1

94,962 86,865 7 1,577 15,288

8,097 7,835 262

13.7 1.8 6. 1

135.45 121.10 83.00 73.55 8.7

30.50 29.40 28.70 26.15 10.2

Mar.

28 o0 28e 1 3.8

54.6 21 1.5 52.0 6S5

17.0

59.0 28.0 40e5 87e8 56.3

191.5 221.6 291. 1

101,899 93,057 74,890 18, !67

8,841 8,527 315

16.1 1.7 9.9

M55.85 r137.45 r105.05 r94.25

r9. 1

r3l.25 r28.65 r30.45 r28.75 rIO.O

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25.6 3.5 16.4

133.75 117.75 84.30 76.60 9.6

22.90 21.45 26.90 25.40 9.5

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