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BUSINESS STATISTICS

June 24, 1966

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 = 10

no

100

90

80

70

- PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

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1963 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.

1964 1965 1966 J FMAM'J J A S O N D

Index, 1957-59=100 250

200

150

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STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and steel for castings)

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1963 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst.

Index, 1957-59=100 250

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r\966 1965 \d

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50 1964 1965 1966 J F M A M J J A S O N D

Index, 1957-59 = 100 110

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WHOLESALE PRICES

Commodities other than Farm Products and Foods

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I I I I I 1 I H I I 1963 1964 U.S. Dept. of Labor

i i i i I i i i i I i M M I i i i i i 1965 1966

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

1965 1966

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

ITEM

COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: A I I commodities 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 C50 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: 4.4 Demand deposits, adjusted mil..$.. Savings deposits ..doe iS e Loans and investments (adjusted), total , s s d o s s e e U.S. Government obligations. 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) 47..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 I.. Steel thous. sh. tons..

Index of production 1957-59=100.. FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL thous. cars..

Mi see I laneous. do....

1965

June 12

104.8 5,439 3,569

182 I, 185 1,061 232

39,472 41,006 21,467

302

62,977 42,622 153,644 23,701 45,258 20,905

4.60 85.04 90.20

1,782 20,281

246,828 7,749 2,692 144.5 604 321

June 19

*I02.8 *I00.3 *I06.I *I02.5 104.4 5,514 3,649

183 I, 168 1,047 288

39,555 41,131 21,649

402

65,064 42.693 156,325 23,709 46,473 21,005

4.61 85.20 90.35

1,816 19,740

248,061 7,773

2,740 147.1 611 323

1966

May 28

110.9 5,921 3,979

151 865 814 230

41,859 43,827 22,238

309

64,159 43,133 165,402 20,571 53,454 23,246

5.21 87.07 93.22

1,867 21,131 222,258 8,378

2,744 147.3 612 325

June 4

III.5 5,604 3,801

142 868 816 221

41,987 44,139 22,368

425

65,630 43,093 167,093 20,704 53,839 23,260

5.23 86.10 92.17

1,878 20,237 179,814 8,363

2,726 146.3 548 288

June I I

105. 103, III. 104. Ml. 5,854 3,943

149

271

42,226 44,230 22,216

226

64,964 43,057 165,187 20,254 53,647 23,280

5.26 84.93 90.85

1,882 21,863.

228,773 8,325 2,660 142.8 621 323

June 18

105.6 103.8 110.5 104.8 110.9

180

42,356 44,450 22,327

447

. 5.28 86.73 92.88

225,376

2,670 143.3

\_l Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. ±/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for June 1965.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM 1965

Apr. May

1966

Feb. Mar. Apr. May £/

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1957-59=100, BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do... Durab le manufactures., do...

Pr imary meta is. do... Fabricated metal products ....do.., Machinery.. do..,

Transportation equ ipment .do... Instruments and related products... do... Clay, glass, and stone products. do... Lumber and products .do. Furniture and fixtures do...

Nondurab le manufactures. do... Textile mill products ..do... Appare I products ., .do... Leather and products do.., Paper and products do... Printing and publishing do...

Chemicals and products do.., Petro leum products do.., Rubber and plastics products .......do... Foods and beverages do... Tobacco products do...

MINING do... Coa I do.., Crude oil and natural gas,... , .do... Meta I mining .do...

UTILITIES do... E lectric do...

jr/ Revised, JD/ Preliminary. 29520

140.9

142.4 145.5 141.4 147.4 155.4

144.6 145.5 129.9 I 14.2 155.6

138.5 132.2 144.3 105.0 140.0 128.3

169.2 121.5 167.7 122.5 120.9

113.0 107.9 112.0 125.8

M59.2 164.0

141.6

143.1 146.4 140.2 146.0 156.9

147.3 147.0 130.3 117.I 156.5

138.8 131.6 145.3 I 10.9 140.9 129.3

169.3 122.9 168.2 121.9 116.5

114.0 113.0 I I 1.9 121.6

r159.7 164.3

M 5 I . 9

r l 5 4 . I M59.7 r133.6 r160.7

176.7

163.2 r169.4 r141 .4

126.5 166.8

r147.0 r140.7 r148.3

110. I r148.5

138.2

r184.3 125.5 183.3

r127.0 r126.7

I 17.7 I I 1.2 115.0 130.8

M68.9 M74.7

r153.3

r l55 . r 161. r l 4 | , r l60 ,

176,

M65.8 r 171.9

•r 143.2 r126.6 r168.8

r148.0 r140.7

149. I 110.5

M53.2 r139.0

M85.8 r126.I

182.0 r127.7

126.8

r120.0 117.7

r I i 6 . 4 r134.5 r l68 .8

174.2

r153.6

M56.3 r162.8 r143.0 r160.9

178.1

r166.2 r174.8 r143.0

129.4 169.6

r148.2 141.6

150.0 r138.4

187.1 127.4

'"\2l'.5

M I 5 . 0 85.3

r i io .7 134.2 170.0

154.8

157.1 163.7

148 162 180

164 177 142

148.9

139

120.4 117

170.5

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX—Con.

BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total. .1957-59=100.. Consumer goods... ..do....

Automotive and home goods....................do.... AutomotIve products........................ do....

Autos. .do..., Auto parts and a 11ied products...........do....

Apparel and staples ...do....

EquIpment, i n'cIud i ng defense,.,,,,,,,.,»..,,,,.do.... Bus i ness equ i pment. .........'..,;.'............ .do.,..

Mater I a Is........................................do.... Durable goods materials........................do.... Nondurab I e mater i a Is.. do....

MANUFACTURERS'SHIPMENTS: J./ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total..................bii. $..

Pr i mary meta Is do.... Transportation equipment... ..do....

Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total....................do....

Pr i mary meta Is do.... Transportati on equ i pment do....

MANUFACTURERS! ORDERS: ±/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted):

Durable goods industries, total...,. do.... New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total....................do....

PrImary metaIs...................................do.... Transportation equipment...... do....

Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total... do....

Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.): Durable goods industries, total. do..-..

Pr i mary meta Is.. do.... Transportation equipment. do....

COMMODITY PRICES

WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES ..1957-59=100..

By stage of processing: Crude materials for further processing .do.... Intermediate materials, supplies, and components.do.... F i n i shed goods do....

By durab iIi ty of product: Durab le goods.... ..........do.... Nondurable goods.................................do....

Farm products......................................do.... Foods, processed .do.... Commodities other than farm prod, and foods........do....

Chemicals and allied products.. ...do.... Fuel and related products, and power.............do.... Furniture, other household durables...............do.... Hides, skins, and leather products...............do.... Lumber and wood products do.... Machinery and motive products....................do.... MetaIs and metaI products........................do.... NonmetalIic mineral products ................do.... Pulp, paper, and allied products.................do.... Rubber and products .do.... Textile products and apparel. ...do.... Tobacco products and bottled beverages do....

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices do....

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE

NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (public and private) thous..

Privately owned do.... Total nonfarm (pub Iic and private)....,.... do....

Pr i vate 1 y owned , .,. do.... Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private on Iy) do.... Total nonfarm (private only) do....

NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (12,000 permit-issuing places):

Seasonal Iy adjusted at annual rates: TotaI. ..thous,.

One-fami ly structures , do....

1965

Apr.

139.4 138.5 158.2 166.9 183.5 145,1 132,3

141.2 150.9 142.6 142.9 142.4

22. 4, 5.

20. 3, 5,

22.4

22. 3, 6.

56.7

56.4 6.7

22.7

101.7

96.9 101.8 102.8

103, 100. 97.

102. 102, 97, 97.

4 4 6 3 I 6 6

98.0 106.3 100.5 103.7 105.2 101.9 99.8 92.3

101.5 107.8

$0,983,

154.9 152.2 152.8 150.1

i,552 1,532

i, i87 677

May

140.2 138.6 158.5 168.1 184.9 146.0 132.2

143.7 153.5 142.6 143.4 141.8

21.2 3.6 5.8

20.5 3.4 5.5

21.2

21.0 3 .3 5.9

56.7

56.9 6.6

23.0

102.1

98.3 101.9 103.2

103.6 100.8 98.4

103.3 102.3 97.6 98.4 98.0

107.4 100.4 103.7 105.7 101.9 100.0 92.9

101.6 108.1

$0,979

162.1 157.5 159.8 155.2

1,516 1,501

1,240 722

1966

Feb.

r151 .4 r l 4 5 . 5

166.8 167.6 177.8 154.3

r138.7

r164. I 173,2

r152.0 M52.0 r152.0

22 .9 3.8 6.5

22 .4 3 .6 6.0

24 .6

23.7 4 . 0 6.6

65.5

65.1 6.1

27.1

105.4

107.5 103.8 106.3

104.9 105.5 107.4 III.8 103.8 97.6 100.3 98.4 117.8 103.7 104.7

5 I 3 I 0 0

107, 102, 101, 94, 102, 108,

$0,949

81.0 78.2 79.5 76.7

1,374 1,349

1, 191 659

Mar.

rl52.6 rl46.3 rl67.6 r 171.6

183.8 M55.5

139.5

r166.2 M75.4 r154. I r l 55 .5 r !52.6

24. 4. 6.

23, 3. 6.

26.1

24 4 6.

67

66 6.

27.

9 1 9

6

8 4 7

105.4

106.9 103.9 106.4

105.3 105.3 106.8 111.5 104.0 97.6 99.9 98.4 118 105 105 108 102 101 94 102 109

$0,949

r130.9 r126.3 r128.7 r124. I

r!,569 r1,538

1,293 760

Apr.

153 rl46 168.

rl69

1 5 1 0

r180.6 153.8

rl67. r!76 rl54. 156.

rl5l.

23. 4. 6.

22. 3.

3 2 2 6 8

9 1 5

7 8

6.0

25.2

24, 3. 6.

68.9

68, 6,

28.3

105.5

106.4 104.3 106.3

105.7 105.1 106.4

rl10.6 104.3 r97.6 100.0 r98.6

r120,8 4 2 2 3 3

108, 105,

rl08, r!02, 102, 95.4 102.2 109.4

$0,948

r148.8 r146.7 M46.6 r 144.5

r1,499 r 1,478

1, 169 r64l

r,/ Revised, JD/ Preliminary. 29520

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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

ITEM

FINANCE

LIFE INSURANCE (Institute of Life Insurance)' ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U sS e COMPANIES..............

Bonds (book value), total.................... Stocks (book value), tota1.......0....00.....

Nonfarm....................................

PoI icy loans and premium notes....,.....,.... Cash.e..sa.....e....asas..................... Other assets.--.

SECURITIES ISSUED? Securities and Exchange Commission?

Estimated gross proceeds, tota 1.. ... ...,, ..ss By type of security?

Bonds and notes,'tota1................... Corporate...... .........................

Common stock••.•.•..•..,..•...,..••••••.. Preferred stock..........................

By type of issuer* Corporate, tota1.........................

Manufactur ing.......................... Extractive (mining).........„...0.„.... Pub lie uti1ity......................... Ra i1road............................... Communication.......................... Financial and real estate..............

Noncorporate, tota 1...................... U.S. Government........................ State and municipal....................

New corporate security issues: Estimated net proceeds, tota 1 • j . . . . . . . . . . . .

Proposed uses of proceeds: New money, tota1..........a............

Working capita 1...................... Retirement of securities................ Other purposes.........................

SECURITY MARKETS Stocks (Stand. & Poor's'Corporation):

Dividend yields, pref. stocks (14 high-grade) Pr i ces:

Industrial, public utility, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks)...,.

Industrial, total (425 stocks)

Railroad (25 stocks) Banks:

N. Y. City (II stocks) Outside N. Y. City (16 stocks)

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1941-43=10.. do....

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S 9 e e e.do e s e. ......do....

1965

Apr.

152.27 68.85 6.62

56.69 52.21 4.57 7.31 1.20 7.02

3,050

2,887 1,070 127 35

1,233 562" 75

212 21 18

251 1,817 390 971

1,214

939 680 260 61

213

4.28

87.97 93.08 84.85 83.78 77.24 46.63

40.00 71.81 69.49

May

152.92 69. 12 6.67

57.00 52.48 4.58 7.36 1.19 7.00

3, 160

2,712 1,324 384 65

1,773 735 20 275 24 145 373

1,387 356

1,020

1,746

1,560 993 566 55 132

4.30

89.28 94.69 86.35 85.21 77.50 45.53

38.91 71.23 67.67

1966

Feb.

160.23 70.66 7.29

60.88 55.99 4.70 7.77 1.30 7.63

r3,008

r2,878 rl,143

r55 75

r1,273 r54l r34

r249 42

rl63 rl 16

r1,735 345

r845

r1,259

r1,068 r8l7 r25l r22

rl69

4.63

92.69 99.11 93.69 83.48. 71.87 54.78

36.10 70.51 66.98

Mar.

160.80 70.98 7.27

61.29 56.32 4.72 7.85 1.02 7.67

4,250

3,833 2,065 396 21

2,482 1,001

28 344 40 304 296

1,768 457 848

2,452

2,039 1,482 557 7

407

4.83

88.88 95.04 90.28 78.96 69.21 51,52

34. 11 65.19 63.28

Apr.

161.48 71.15 7. 17 61.71 56.65 . 4.73

j 7.96 .90

.7.74

3,667

| 3,458 1,383 181 28

1,592 673 14

368 35 77 173

2,075 426

1, 181

1,570

1,421 1,077 344 16

133

4.78

91.60 98.17 93.54 79.28 70.06 52.33

33.67 64.17 65.27

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4.83

86.78 92.85 88.78 75. 12 68.49 47.00

32.32 61.22 63.33

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