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150

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ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. I. seas. adj. index)

Index, 1957-59=100

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1963 Data: Edison Electric Inst.

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ITEM

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: Al 1 commodities ........ 1957-59-i 00..

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES • mil, $..

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs.... thous*.

State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. F1 NANCE:

Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ,3/....do....

Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:4/

Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do....

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

PRODUCTION:

Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) ........number..

Index of production .1957-59-100.. FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL thous. cars..

1965

May 29

*I02.I *98.4

* 103.3 *I02.3 105.1 5,637 3,599

176 1,226 1,095 215

39,047 40,146 21,368

330

62,273 42,449 153,118 24,033 45,223 20,804

4.58 88.30 93.66.

1,770 19,759

234,316 7,709

2,727 146.4 601 330

June 5

104.7 5, 188 3,502

169 1,230 1,095 280

39,239 40,772 21,417

33!

62,611 42,538 154,161 24,026 45,270 20,848

4,59 87.09 92.37

1,810 18,893

200,544 7,745

2,747 147.5 537 289

1966

May 14

1 10.3 5,659 3,804

151 938 882 . 288

41,834 43,83! 22,603

358

65, 107 43,252 166,105 21,730 53,142 23,129

5,17 87.23 93.34

1,778 20,726

229,741 8,365

2,776 149.0 61! 330

May 21

110.5 5,712 3,843

147 908 853 241

41,924 43,771 22,523

311

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

5.19 85.12 91.04

. 1,793 21,004

235,651 8,384

2,765 148.4 609 324

May 28

105.2 103.9 110.7 104.3 110.9 5,938 3,993

151

230

41,859 43,827 22,238

309

64,236 43,199 165,531 20,733 53,462 23,243

521 87.07 93.22

1,845 21,13!

222, 158 8,378

2,744 147.3 612 325

Jun® 4

105.3 104.0 1 10.9 104.4 III.5

221

41,987 44, 139 22,374

448

5123 86.10 92JI7

179,772

2,726 !46t3

±/ 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

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.):

do....

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.):

Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)..No., per 10

EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, UNADJUSTED EMPLOYED.

UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS)

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, TOTAL, SEAS. ADJUSTED... EMPLOYED

UNEMPLOYED (ALL CIVILIAN WORKERS)

Rates (unemployed in ea. group as percent

do.... do.... do.... do.... do....

do.... do do.... do

....do.... ,000 concerns..

do.... do.... do.... do....

do..,.

do do....

of that group):

1965

Apr.

17,712 16,504

1, 179 99

228 183 535 134

83,247 6,039 19,554 26,090 20,067 11,497 54.1

74,621 71,070 66,597 3,552 1,050

75,302 7 1,688 66,9 i 9 3,614

813

4.8 3.4 4.6 14.7

May

16,540 16,043

1, 183 126 204 191 549 113

133, i 13 48,806 17,729 32,978 20,944 12,656 50.1

-75,741. 72,407 67,278 3,335

804 75,306 71,816 66,947 3,490

715

4.6 3=3 4.4 14.0

1966

Feb.

16,585 17,868

946 103 167 139 430 107

95,536 8,595

24,306 18,163 35,165 9,307 44.1

74,708 71,551 67,939 3, 158

685 76,355 73,52! 69,079 2*834

579

3.7 2.6 3.6 10,9

Mar.

20,156 17,305

1,226 130 209 17! 60! 115

103,471 11,005 16,630 29,928 29,749 16,159 50.2

75,060 72,023 68,244 3,037

749 76,341 73,435 69,072 2^906

588

3.8 2.6 3.6 11.7

Apr.

17,299 17,022

1,106 121 206 154 509 1 !6

110,141 20,761 35,024 22,011 22,444 9,901 47.4

75,906 73, 105 68,900 2,802

779 76,666 73,799 69,317 2,867

603

3.7 2,4 3.6 12.0

May

76,706 73,764 69,472 2,942 602

76,268 73,231 69,155 3,037 536

4,0 2.4 4.0 13.4

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued

ITEM

1965

Apr. May

J 966

Feb. Apr.

EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATI ON—Continued

EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. thous.

Manuf actur i ng.......... do... M i n i ng...... , do... Contract construct I on ................ do... Transportation and public utilities do...

Wholesale and retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services and ml seel laneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Government . do...

PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED.,. do...

Seasonal ly adjusted............ do... Durable goods industries, unadjusted do...

Seasona I ly adjusted do... Primary metal industries ....* do... Fabr \ cated meta I products do... Mach i nery , do... Electrical equipment and supplies .....do... Transportat i on equ i pment . do,..

Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted............do... Seasonally adjusted ..do...

Aggregate weekly payroll index: Manufacturing (production workers), unadj 1957-59=100.

HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS OF MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:

Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus., unadj hours. Seasonal ly adjusted do...

Durable goods industries, unadjusted do... Seasonal ly adjusted........... ..do...

Nondurab le goods industries, unadjusted do... Seasonal ly adjusted... do...

Avg* hourly gross earnings, mfg. industries.. dollars. ExcIud ing overtime do...

Durable goods industries do... Exc I ud i ng overt i me do...

Nondurable goods industries do... Excluding overtime ....do...

LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Accession rate, total monthly rate per 100 employees.

Seasona 1 ly adjusted do... New h i res do...

Separation rate, total.,., do... Seasona My' adjusted do...

Quit..... do... Layoff. ..do...

Seasonal ly adjusted do...

FINANCE

AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.:

Total, end of month... mil. $., Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks.. do,.., Loans to cooperatives do.*. Other loans and discounts do...,

FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, tota I do...,

Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do..., Discounts and advances do..., U.S. Government securities ..do...,

Gold certificate reserves..... do...,

Liabi I ities, total do..., Depos i ts, tota I ,.. do....

Membei—bank reserve balances do.... Federal Reserve notes in circulation... do...,

Ratio of gold certificate reserves to FR note liabilities percent.,

CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month mil. $.,

Installment credit, total.. .do..., Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted:

Extended, tota 1 do..., Repaid, total , do...,

SeasonaI Iy adjusted: Extended, tota I do. Repaid, tota i do...,

LIFE INSURANCE:

Life Insurance'Agency Management Association: Insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value, estimated total do.... Ord i nary do.... Group and wholesale do.... I n d u s t r i a l . . . d o . . . .

59,846 17,803

629 3,145 4,013

12,494 3,024 8,814 9,924

13,108 13,238 7,570 7,588 1,065

958 1,190 1,106 1,227

5,538 . 5,650

130.9

40.7 41.0 41.7 41.9 39.4 39.9 2.60 2.50 2.78 2.67 2.34 2.26

3.8 3.9 2.6 3.7 4.0 1.7 1.3 1.5

7,607 3,950

978 2,679

61,688 40,071

568 37,754 14,144

61,688 19,557 18,259 34,662

40.8

79,237 61,886

6,554 5,531.

6,245 5,500

9,109

1,595 626

60,032 17,835

627 3,188 4,020

12,532 3,032 8,843 9,955

13,180 13,252 7,621 7,599 1,066 968

I, 192 I, I 14 1,240

5,559 5,653

133.8

41.2 41.1 42.1 42.0 40.0 40.0 2.61 2.50 2.79 2.66 2.35 2.26

4.1 4.1 3.0 3.6 3.9 1.7 I.I 1.4

7,729 4,01 I

940 2,778

61,475 41,!69

545 38,686 14,023

61,475 19,625 18,006 34,974

40. I

80,469 62,807

6,253 5,330

8,928 6,688 1,549 691

62,50.1 18,691 '

631 3,374 4, 104

12,942 3,082

9,205 10,472

13,727 13,937 8,024 8, 122' 1,049 1,018 1,266 1.261 1,340

5,703 5,815

r62,9l8 r18,780

r632 3,462

r4,107

rl3,OI5 r3,100

r9,25l rlO,57l

r13,828 r 14,003 r8,098 r8, 177 1,060

r1,023 1,277

r1,265 r1,355

r5,730 r5,826

143.2

41.3 41.6 42.1 42.4 40.2 40.6 2.67 2.56 2.86 2.72 2.40 2.31

4.2 4.8 3.1 3.6 4.3 1.8 1.0 I.I

8,367 4,385 I, 145 2,837

63,794 42,717

315 40,189 13,432

63,794 19,205 18,014 37,322

36.0

86,565 68,279

5,517 5,552

6,492

8,333 6,418 1,382 533

r144.7

41.4 41.5 42.2 42.3 40.2 40.4 2.68 2.56 2.86

r2.72 2.41 2.31

r4.9 r5.2 r3.7 r4. I r4.6 2.3

rl.O rl.l

8,570 4,477 I, 137 2,956

64,124 42,840

327 40,734 13,204

64,124 19,233 18,000 37,432

35.3

87,059 68,827

6,865 6,317

6,673 6,024

II,120 7,797 2,694

629

r62,933 r18,860

r592 r3,375 r4, 114

r12,992 r3,102 r9,262

r10,636

r13,921 r14,055 r8,193 r8,2!3 r 1,076 r1,033 r 1,286 r1,289 rl,358

r5,728 r5,842

r146.I

41.2 41.5 42.2 42.4

r39.8 r40.3 r2.70 r2.58 r2.88 r2.74 2.43 2.33

p4.5 p4.7 p3.6 p4.l p4.4 p2.4 P.9

pl.O

8,788 4,553 I, 148 3,087

65,452 43,285

452 40,713 13,190

65,452 19,841 18,736 37,536

35.1

88,184 69,543

6,658 5,942

6,505 5,974

9,928 7, 124 2,230

574

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4 MONTHLY 1US1N1SS STA1BTICS —Contimiftd

ITEM

FINANCE—Continued

Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annual rates, seasonaIly "adjusted:

Total (225 SMSA ! s ) . . . . . . . . . . . .ratio of debits to deposits. New York SMSA ..,„ „M....,8......do..,

Total 224 SMSA's (except N„Y.).....................do..« 6 other Iead ing SMSA ' s.. ................, do.., 2!8 other SMSA's..s....8„.,8.,.,. .......do..,

SECURITY MARKETS: Stock prices: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks)........,...,

Industrial (30 stocks)................... Public utility (15 stocks).............., Railroad (20 stocks)

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS

ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION: Acetic anhydride. .mi I. lb, AcetyIsaIi cy i ic ac i d (asp i r i n).......................do... Creosote oil.... ..mil. gal, DDT.................. ..mi I. lb, Ethyl acetate (85JO do..,

Forma Idehyde (37$ HCHO).............................. do.., Glycerin, refined, all grades*.

Product i on do.., Stocks, end of month.......... do...

Methanol, synthetic and natural... ...,mil. gal Phthalic anhydride .......mil. lb,

METALS AND MANUFACTURES

STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF,M0.: Consumers' (manufacturers only)... ....mil. sh. tons

Receipts during month.. ........................... ..do.. Consumption during month .....do..

Service centers (warehouses) .....do.. Producing mi I Is:

In process (ingots, semifinished, etc.) do.. Finished (sheets, plates, bars, pipe, etc.) do..

Washers, sales (domestic and export) thous Driers (elec., gas), sales (domestic and export) .do..

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT

TRUCK TRAILERS, SHIPMENTS: Complete trailers and chassis number

Vans do.. Trailer bodies and chassis (detachable), sold separately

number RAILROAD EQUIPMENT (American Railway Car Institute):

Freight cars:

Shipments do.. Equipment manufacturers, total do..

New order s do.. Equipment manufacturers, total.... do..

Unfilled orders, end of month do.. Equipment manufacturers, total do..

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1965

Apr.

48.4 100.0 35.2 44.5 31.2

317.55 907.71

162.25 212. 19

47.0 96.0 34.7 44.3 30.6

319.93 927.50 161.35 209.18

I 17.0 2.4 1.0.0 12.8 8. I

256.7

25, 27. 36.

15. I 7.4 6.0 4.2

7.8 6.7

298.0 91.9

9,337 5,753

422

May

I 16.5 2.3 10.4 13.7 10. I

250.3

31.4 30.1 37.5 51/3

7. 315. 83.

9,390 5,923

642

6, 166 4,040 4,753 3,065 35,225 19,589

5,873 3,976

1 5,839 5,241 35,207 20,875

1966

Feb.

50 105 37 47 32

347. 977. 145. 264.

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.6

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.6

.5

42 15 87 99

130.6 2.7 7.6 12.3 8.0

269.9

28.6 28.6 36.0 49.0

1 1.3 4.9 5.6

9.5 8. I

364.7 193.2

r8,489 r5,593

,621

6,262 4,550 12,566 I 1,064 5 1,760 39,878

Mar.

52 107 38 49 33

331. 926. 141. 252.

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. 1

.3

. 1

.5

16 43 49 80

135.2 3. I

10.5 12.0 8.3

309.7

r29.8 30.0

r39.6 57.3

r 10.9 r5.9 r6 .3

r9.2 8.3

397.7 180.2

11,452 7,527

2,261

8,054 6,009

r l1,256 r9,24l 54,721 42,905

Apr.

52.8 ! 12.0 37.7 47.8 33.3

337.27 943.70 140.26 260.64

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314 890 137 233

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62 ,70 32 07

129.0 2.8 8.6

14.2 11.9

290. I

30.1 11.7 39.1 54.9

10.8 5.8 5.9

8.2 351.6 128.0

7,262 5,689 12,270 8,007

59,652 45,219

May

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