BUSINESS STATISTICS

May 6, 1966

A WEEKLY

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE

SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

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

S E W E G t E O B U S I N E S S I N D I C A T O R S

Billion Dollars

170

160

150

140

130

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

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Billion Dollars

170

1963 Data: Federal Reserve Board

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

Index, 1941-43=10

110

100

90

80

70

- PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

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1966

/ 1965

Index, 1941-43=10

I 110

100

90

80

70 Weekly

(Wednesday close)

1963 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.

1964 1965 1966 i i i i i I i i i i i

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Billion Dollars 45

40

35

30

25

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS J & INVENTORIES /

— (seasonally adjusted) S^^^^^

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Inventories* (right scale)

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Shipments (left scale)

*Book value,

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end of month

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90

H 8 0

70

H60

1963 1964 U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1965 1966

Index, 1910-14=100 350

325

300

275

250

225

PRICES RECEIVED AND _ PAID BY FARMERS _ ^

Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates)

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1963 1964 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

1965 1966

* Ava i l ab l e only wi th subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6 .00 annually, this Supplement

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

ITEM

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A j I commod ities „ .1957-59= 100..

Farm products.. do.... Foods, processed ... do.... AS ! other ...... do....

22 commod ities 2/ do.... ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES...... mil. $..

Nondurable goods stores. * do....

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a I I programs do.... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do....

FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCES

Currency in circulation^/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/9s.9do.ss. Member bank reserve balances .3/.. = s = Si s s 14do,..,

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), total do....

U.S. Government obligations.... do....

Commercial and industrial loans (gross)... do.... Real estate !oans (gross) do....

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10..

I ndustr i a I s, 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 I..

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

FREIGHT CARLOADJNGS, TOTAL thous. cars.. M i see I I aneous , do....

1965

Apr. 24

*I0I.7 *97.6

*I02.3 *I02.I 105.8 5,253 3,404

203 1,584 1,432 299

39,058 40,230 21,722

474

65,243 42,171 152,859 24,586 44,524 20,474

4.56 88.30 93.50

1,646 18,719

246,657 7,843

2,806 150.6 570 319

May I

105.8 5,557 3,525

197 1,495 1,344 278

38,802 39,548 21,403

241

64,744 42,149 152,669 24,512 44,604 20,555

4.56 89.00 94.36

1,642 18,798

245,284 7,833

2,776 149.0 601 334

1966

Apr. 9

113.0

6,116

4,241

196

1,182

1,112

270

41,504 43,325 22,373

352

66,682 44,339 164,128 21,779 52,423

22,845

5.17 91.56 98.15

1,714

20,598 171,411 8,301

2,686 144.2 568 318

Apr. 16

105.5 106.4 NO.9 104.2 112.9 5,580 3,743

161 1,135 1,067 275

41,864 43,43! 22,404

372

67,99! 43,874 164,123 21,724 52,583 22,942

5.16 91.54 98.11

1,026 20,556 252,504 8,278

2,686 144.2 543 327

Apr. 23

105.4 105.0 110.8 104.3 112.5 5,639 3,785

157

252

41,768 43.293 22,608

375

69,266 43,520 166,233 22,073 52,723 23,001

5.16 92.08 98.69

918 20,499 251,775 8,319

2,720 146.0 544 330

Apr. 30

105.3 104.8 110.4 104.2 I 11.5

245

41,563

43,254 22,600

362

5.16

91.76

98.35

249,651

2,682 144.0

J./ Data do not always cover calendar weeks, 2/ Tuesday price. 3_/ Daily average. 47 Wednesday data. * Monthly index for Apr. 1965.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM 1965

Mar.

1966

Jan. Feb. Mar.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS'SHIPME NTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. .......mil. $

Durable goods industries, total J/ do.. Stone, ciay, and glass products do.. Primary metals. „ ... do.. Fabricated metal products do..

Machinery, except electrical. do.. Electrical, machinery, do.., Transportation equ ipment.... do.., Instruments and related products do..,

Nondurable goods industries, total J./... ...do.., Food and kindred products... do.., Tobacco products.. . do.., Text i I e mill products . do..,

Paper and allied products.. = . ....do.., Chemicals and allied products.. do.., Petroleum and coal products. do.., Rubber and plastics products.. „. . do..,

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. .... do.., By industry groups

Durable goods industries, total ±/ .do.., Stone, ciay, and glass products do.., Primary metals.. * . do.., Fabr i csted met a I Toducts ...... do..

Machinery, except electrical........... do... E lectr icai machinery. „ „ „ e 0... .do... Transports i on oqu i p.nont do... !nstruments and re Iated products do..,

39,380 20,685

860 3,582 1,947

3,02! 2,676 5,755

650

18,695 6,378

399 1,601

1,559 2,919

1,545 940

38,693

20,374 1,013 3,456

2,898 2,616 5,444

647

41,231 21,928

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 1 3 2

2 2 5

,284 ,019 ,629 087

996 ,690 ,859 699

40,766 21,659

934

3,188 2,014

3,124 3,117 6,342

773

19,107 6,832

400 1,580

1,649 2,797 1,625 995

42,622

22,316 1, 140 3,470 2, 166

3,242 3,073 6,075 713

39,982 20,751

856 3,379 1,908

2,952 2,854 5,981 678

19,231 6,861 387

1,495

1,632 2,998 1,622 986

r43,570 r22,878

885 r3,773 r2,110

r3,3l2 3,193 r6,485 r742

r20,692 r7,234 r4IO

r1,672

r1,743 r3,145 r1,668 r1,061

42,665 r42,702

22,307 1,092 3,499 2, i30

3,257 3,145 5,962 764

r22,433 1,042

r3,643 r2,202

r3,179 3,120 r6,049 r740

45,066 23,922

970 3,961 2,198

3,514 3,308 6,639 803

21,144 7,209 431

1,744

1,812 3,374 1,590 1,125

43,972

23,167 1,07! 3,732 2,282

3,273 3,244 6,230

797

r/ Revised. 29466

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Continued

MANUFACTURERS1 SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Continued By industry group—Continued

Nondurable goods industries, total ±/ 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 ..do..

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

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

Durable goods industries, total ±/ do.., Stone, clay, and glass products. ....do.., Primary metaIs do.. Fabricated metal products .....do.., Machinery, except electrical........ do.. E lectr?ca 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 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 ±/ do.., Pr imary meta Is.... • .do.., Fabricated metal products do.., Machinery, except electrical „ do a s, EI ectr 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. ADJ.), TOTAL do.., By industry group:

Durable goods industries, total ±/ do.., Pr 1 mary meta Is ....do.., Fabricated metal products... do.., Machinery, except electrical do.., EI ectr i ca I mach i nery do.., Transportation equipment do..,

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

NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number, Seasona 11 y adjusted do..,

FINANCE

SECURITY MARKETS: Bonds, sales, excl. U.S. Govt, bonds (SEC):

All registered exchanges: Market value .mil. $, Face value do..,

New York Stock Exchange: Market value do.., Face value do..,

Stocks, sales (SEC): Total on all registered exchanges:

Market value. do.., Shares sold. mi I I ions,

On New York Stock Exchange: Market value ....mil, $, Shares sold mi 11 ions,

Feb.

18,319 6,267

422 1,560 1,530

2,902 1,519 930

63,761 38,875 24,886 63,382

38,692 1,595 6,153 4,325 7.638 5,473 7,869 1,635

24,690 6,197 2,312 2,811 1,869 4,055 1,812 1,183

40,641 21,878 18,763 39,469

21,130 3,802 2,110 3,050 2,597 5,690

18,339 5,054

13,285

58,629 55,636

2,993 58,160

55,092 7,073 4,910 8,467 8,269

21,363 3,068

15,967 17,367

215.95 195.74

203.26 185.24

6,330 182

5,291 131

1965

Mar.

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 2,711 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

19,789 17,112

321.07 295.71

305.46 282.15

7,198 217

5,979 152

Dec.

20,306 7,131 410

1,703 1,762

3,133 1,594 1,064

67,620 41,831 25,789 68,015

42,324 1,626 6,349 4,856 8,508 6,093 8,930 1,788

25,691 6,034 2,371 3,130 1,965 4,335 1,756 1,279

41,531 22,448 19,083 43,868

23,403 3,684 2,335 3,532 3,211 6,165

20,465 5,717 14,748

64,896 61,543 3,353 66,068

62,534 5,646 5,467 10,304 9,830 25,993 3,534

18,185 16,999

490.17 368.03

469.00 350.45

11,683 345

9,200 231

Jan.

359.80 287.99

348.47 278.54

11,022 304

8,651 206

1966

Feb.

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 8,521 6,177 8,984 1,806

26,005 6,243 2,334 3,119 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

19,731 17,677

20,269 r7,114 r433

r1,624 rl,7IO

r3,127 r1,638 r1,051

r69,441 r43,070 r26,371 r69,040

r42,884 r1,643 r6,486 r4,829 r8,575 r6,2IO r9,047 r 1,822

r26,l56 r6,230 r2,338 r3,169 r1,981 r4,460 rl,8l6 1,293

r45,434 r24,578 r20,856 r44,129

r23,74i r3,994 r2,247 r3,3!7 r3,332 r6,574

r20,388 r5,604 r14,784

r69,l56 r65,543 r3,6l'3 r68,8l4

r65,l10 r6,|02 r5,558 r10,613 r10,358 r27,082 r3,704

i 16,585 17,868

383.38 296. 12

371.60 285.18

I 1, 169 302

8,789 198

£_/ Revised, 29466

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

ITEM 1965

Feb0 Dec0

1966

Jaru Feb..

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO

Rice, California:? Receipts, domestic, rough,» ..,..mil. lb, Shipments from ml I Is, milled rice.,,„0,,s<,e,a00e«,«««»dooei Stocks, rough and cleaned (cleaned basis), end of mo0does?t

Rice, Southern States (Arka, Laop Tenn», Texas)? Receipts, rough, from producers,, 0 8essei,e6eo8(,aeathouse lb, Shipments from mills, milled rice do.., Stocks, domestic^ rough and cleaned (cleaned basis)

mil. lb,

METALS AND MANUFACTURES

F y r n a c e s ( I n d u s t r i a l ) and ovens j, e tc 3 J , new o r d e r s ( d o m e s t i c ) , n e t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a o . o m i I . $,

E I e c t r I c p r o c e s s ! n g 9 S , o « o » < . 9 e < » 9 8 6 M o ( » . » s » . . 0 a e . 8 o o < ) 8 . c l o M (

F u e l - f i r e d ( e x c e p t f o r ho t r o l l i n g s t e e l ) . 0 o o000o e o Q s do B S , Washers^ s a l e s ( d o m e s t i c and e x p o r t ) a o s < 3 £ ) S S o Q O O O C o 0 o e o t hous , D r i e r s ( e l e c e , gas}^ s a l e s ( d o m e s t i c and e x p o r t ) • • • „ . . . d o . . ,

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT

MOTOR VEHICLES? FACTORY SALES, T O T A L 6 . e e o 0 0 9 0 0 e o e o G o f i , e » 0 , 0 0 9 9 0 s e , 0 » t h o u s ,

Domest i c „ , „ d o „ Passenger cars , , t o t a I o o o , o o 0 0 e o . o 0 3 0 , 0 0 0 8 0 B o o o , O D B 8 d o „

Domest I c f f l . . . • . . . . . • <,*<,<,«.«o • o e o . . s . < , » » » . • « . « « . o 0 • . d o a . , T r u c k s and buses? t o f a ! , 5 o . , , , . o o » o . 0 o o S o o e o o o ( , . o » . d o O B ,

D o m e s f i c o s 0 9 Q a S 8 9 9 . o o » 8 0 0 o » o 6 o 6 0 o 0 o e o o » a e » » » 0 o o » e d o s „ ,

COMMODITY PRICES

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-I4«100, CrOpS . ,o 0 *eo B ao 0 * . . . . 0 0 0 0 o«>o 0 o*oooooon 0 ooo 0 ooQoo .oo .«> dO„ . <

CommercSaS vegetablese600eo808eoBeoosoo0()80(loose0o»clo9f,, Cotton... &- „...,...., 9.. o o. o 0 o*o o. o •. • • • •. • • « • • • • •. o d o . . , F e e d g r a i n s a n d h a y 0 0 0 5 e 9 0 0 , 0 < , » o o o o » < . . « 9 o , o » s . . . 9 . . d o B 9 l

F o o d g r a i n s o o . 0 . 0 o . o o o o o o o e > . 0 o o o o o o o o o . » . . » • « . o . . . . . . d O e • , F r U i t . . . . . . . 0 8 0 8 . . . 0 o . 0 o « o < . o o 3 o o o o o . o o o o o . o o . a o o » . . d O . . ,

T 0 b a C C 0 8 , . . o o • • . a . . o • o . o o o o e . o . . o c o . • o o . o e • o a e o o . • • d O a . <

Livestock and products.,0,0 D do.,, Da Iry products,.......„.... „......... „........B....doa., Meat animals ,,, 0,.,,,t do.., Poultry and eggs,a8e„6t,SoS»3oo.ooe8il«»8<»8.o0.,8e...do,e,

PRICES PAID BY FARMERSI-All commodities and services........a.ao....••.•••••.do..,

Family living items e e e 6 0 8 B B„ a„ 8 0 0 0 9 6, e, ( 1 0 9 e 9 e 6 e e 6»do. 0, production Itemss ® Q Q e ® B a«, o <> ® 0. ® 0 E 0 ®. «> e Q . * e s * 9 s. ® Q«*doe.,

All commode, services,, int., taxes., and wage rates...do..,

PARITY RATi0o e 8e O»o»o 8„ 3 eo, 9 e 8» o o s eo. 9 O O 9» 6 So O.» e. 8 edo e.,

r/ Revised. USCOMM-DC—29466

186 182 161

158 175

1,535

11.9 1.9 5.5

333,6 152,3

905.9 873.2 774a7 753, S 131.2 120.2

197 IS4 189

101 438

1,225

133 85

207

337 400

1,641

I6a0 4„3 795

390 e0 I4508

124.5 091.0 957 0 4 937.9 167.1 153.1

I462 2.6 7S9

357.1 238.8

1,043.0 1,006.7 88308 861.3 !59e2 145.4

I2S S37 158

332 360

1,527

16.3 1.6 6e8

3I704 I8667

950t

921, 798, 780, 152, I40t

80 49 S62

195 316

1,350

13.7 1.8 6.1

364.7 1-93.2

917.6 889.9 766.3 748.8 151.3 141.I

1965 Mar.

239 237 261 242 177 166 244 497

24 S 256 283 139

286 303 273 318

75

243 243 287 249 180 164 241 499

244 248 292 144

287 303 276 320

76

263 228 296 225 171 171 235 540

293 276 369 160

293 309 281 327

80

Feb. 1966

272 236 339 224 174 173 246 548

302 274 384 170

295 312 282 329

83

'Mar.

271 233 306 236 170 171 245 548

303 277 380 174

r297 r3i4 284 331

82

126 105 143

133 291

1,170

S6.I 1.7 9.9

397.7 180.2

Apr.

266 238 315 240 172 i68 254 550

291 272 365 161

296 314 283 333

80

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