December 8, 1967 BUSINESS A WEEKLY … weekly supplement to the ... 184 70,335 47,879 179,776 22,512 59,995 27,516 ... 91.14 99.25 1,939 23,631 157,204 8,945 2,577 138.3 568

BUSINESS STATISTICS

December 8, 1967

A WEEKLY

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE

SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

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

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thousands 1.400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

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

Thousands 350

0 L..J I . I i....U 1964

Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1965 1966 1967 J F M A M J J A S O N D

Biiiion Dollars 50

45

40

35

30

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted)

Shipments

(left scale)

90

80

70

60

50 1964 1965

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1966 1967

index, 1957-59=100 140

1964 1965 Data: t).S. Dept. of Labor

1966 1967

Billion Dollars

80

60

40

20

NEW CONSTRUCTION (Seas, ad j . , at annual rates)

Total Put in Place

Private Residential

(nonfarm)

I I I I i ! 1 1,-L.l 1 .1. I I I l - l_UU_i_ l - l

1964 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1966 1967

Billion Dollars

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

- CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID (Seasonally adjusted)

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

STEM

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59=100.

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mi I. $. 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 circulation^/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total V...do... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do... Excess reserves, estimated^/ do...

Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 47 Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $.. Savings deposits do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), tota!6ses8,ese80do=oc9

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) 4/.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 !,.

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

FREIGHT CARLOAD INGS, TOTAL thous. cars.. Mi see I laneous do....

1966

Nov. 26

102.6

5,957 4, 108

206 1,043

204

43,876 45,967 22,923

184

70,335 47,879 179,776 22,512 59,995 27,516

5.67 80.2! 85.20

2,003 21, 119 184,459 8,489

2,528 135.7 524 289

Dec. 3

102.6

6,646 4,602

244 1,091 1,038 263

44,106 46,191 23,226

460

72,996 46,924 181,373 23,438 59,938 27,491

5.68 80.45 85.57

1,833 22,715 243,009 8,493

2,436 130.8 572 318

1967

Nov. I I

94.7

6, 176 4,281

202 1,018 950 228

45,565 49,458 24,772

356

74, I 13 48,501 199,316 28,488 63,527 28,576

6.30 91.14 99.25

1,939 23,631 157,204 8,945

2,577 138.3 568 314

Nov. 18

94.9

6,368 4,395

209 1,021 952 196

45,878 49,570 24,675

505

75,831 48,143 200,955 29,053 63,857 28,692

6.38 91.76 99.84

1,883 23,715 205,079 8,988

2,662 142.9 572 318

Nov. 25

95.1

6, 137 4,308

201

182

46,089 49,796 24,621

217

74,382 48,502 199,508 28,212 63,885 28,731

6.40 93.65 101.99

1,879 22,799 178,767 8,994

2,707 145.3 490 275

Dec. 2

95.5

199

46,347 50, 102 24,61!

323

6.44 94,47 102.89

238,525

2,703 145.1

\J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Dai ly average. ±/ Wednesday data.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM 1966

Sept. Oct.

1967

July Aug. Sept. Oct.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL mil. $. Durable goods industries, total Jj do... Stone, clay, and glass products ..do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products do...

Machinery, except electrical do. E lectr ica I mach inery 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.

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total J/ do. Stone, clay, and glass products do. Pr imary meta Is do. Fabr i cated meta I products do.

Machinery, except electrical do. E lectr i ca I mach i nery do. Transportat i on equ i pment do. Instruments and related products do.

46,170 23,753 1,075 3,954 2,341

3,406 3,668 5,857 892

22,417 7,787 440

1,927 3,375 1,743 1,078

44,091

22,971 980

3,919 2,201

3,422 3,413 5,845 833

46,326 24,158 1,075 3,851 2,232

3,465 3,641 6,537 974

22,168 7,546 418

1,908 3,313 1,794 1,109

44,487

23,451 971

3,839 2,098

3,559 3,445 6,389 847

41,188 20,580

943 3, 105 1,939

3,272 3,028 5, 168 832

20,608 7,352 447

1,703 3,283 1,811 1,010

45,402

23,192 897

3,581 2,068

3,587 3,468 6, 172 933

44,413 22,089 1,083 3,401 2,222

3,436 3,357 5,023 926

22,324 7,634 454

1,918 3,581 1,789 1,112

45,675

23, 633 959

3,519 2,092

3,672 3,423 6,577 965

r46,657 r23,565 rl,106 r3,449 r2,230

r3,67l r3,668 r5,746 r998

r23,092 r8,144 r43l

r1,922 r3,795 r1,796 I, 126

r44,723

r22,949 rl,0l0 r3,4l9 r2,094

r3,690 r3,4l2 r5,909 r932

46,277 23, 028 1,088 3,470 2,240

3,520 3,620 5,501 960

23,249 8,219 414

1,904 3,785 1,782 1,192

44,427

22,317 985

3,460 2,106

3,614 3,423 5,357 932

rj Revised. 9170

±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By i n d u s t r y g roup—Con .

INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:

By i n d u s t r y g r o u p :

Chemica ls and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s

NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL

NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By i n d u s t r y g r o u p :

UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ. ) , TOTAL

Nondurab le goods i n d u s t r i e s w i t h u n f i l l e d o r d e r s . . . UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , T O T A L . . . ,

By i n d u s t r y g r o u p :

Nondurab le goods i n d u s t r i e s w i t h u n f i l l e d o r d e r s . INDUSTRIAL AMD COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & B r a d s t r e e t ,

R e t a i 1 t r a d e Who lesa le t r a d e

F a i l u r e annual r a t e ( s e a s . a d j . ) . N o . per 10,000 cc

COMMODITY PRICES

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unad jus ted i n d e x e s :

A l 1 i tems 1957-S p e c i a l group i ndexes :

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I n c . ) : number . .

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. . d o . . . . o u s . $ . .

> n c e r n s . .

-59=100 . .

. . d o . . . .

1966

S e p t .

21 ,120 7 ,360

430

1,843 3 ,170 1,728 1,043

74,417 47 ,319 27 ,098 74,884

47 ,568 1,675 6,908 5,048 9,536 7,205

10,557 2 ,106

27 ,316 6,274 2 ,339

2 ,194 4 ,880 1,813 1,368

48 ,083 25 ,810 22 ,273 46,318

25,274 4 ,047 2 , 106 3,715 3,676 7,561

21,044 5,792

15,252 79,213 75,673

3 ,540 7 9 , 170

75,591 7,372 5,856

12,524 12,056 3 2 , 119

3,579

1,042 123 195 159 470

95 129,162

14,435 24 ,513 50,411 23 ,928 15,875

56 .6

114. 1

1 10.0 i 12.9 102.7 94 .4

120.1 107.0

O c t .

21 ,036 7 ,220

418

1,841 3,219 1,781 1,029

75,297 47 ,993 27 ,304 75,788

48 ,352 1,703 6,971 5 , 109 9,665 7 ,383

10,780 2 ,150

27 ,436 6 ,284 2 ,340

2 ,214 4 ,937 1,819 1,386

46 ,649 24 ,518 22 ,131 45 ,243

24,244 3,817 2 ,231 3,647 3,579 6 ,860

20 ,999 5,822

15,177 79,537 76 ,033

3,504 79 ,923

76,382 7 ,350 5 ,989

12,611 12,189 32 ,590

3,541

1, 150 138

213 154 542 103

108,046 8 ,230

24 ,399 34,992 26 ,043 14,382

5 .72

1 14.5

110.3 ! ! TL S

103! 5 98 .4

120.8 107.6

1967

J u l y

2 2 , 2 1 0 7 ,61 1

431

1,879 3,616 1,838 1, 126

80 ,628 5 2 , 194 2 8 , 4 3 4 80 ,897

52 ,346 1,835 7 ,495 5,142

10,313 7 ,730

12,706 2 , 3 1 3

28 ,551 6 ,662 2 , 3 7 3

2 , 3 1 0 5 ,383 1,935 1,402

42 ,417 21 ,754 2 0 , 6 6 3 45 ,977

23 ,715 3 ,646 1,979 3 ,564 3 ,579 6 ,697

22 ,262 6 ,198

16,064 80 ,085 76 ,908

3 ,177 79 ,764

76 ,710 5 ,935 6, 116

12,426 12,341 34 ,453

3 ,054

843 82

132 129

405 95

72 ,551 4 , 6 9 0

16,191 27 ,100 17,062 7 ,508

4 3 . 2

1 16.5

1 11.5 ! ! A X

104.4 9 7 . 0

124.8 109.1

Aug .

22 ,042 7 ,695

432

1,870 3 ,638 1,762 1,136

8 1 , 0 1 3 52 ,631 28 ,382 81 ,370

52 ,784 1,813 7 ,482 5 , 179

10,362 7 ,765

13,082 2 , 3 1 6

28 ,586 6 ,512 2 , 3 6 6

2 ,307 5 ,400 1,923 1,398

4 4 , 6 3 0 22 ,268 2 2 , 362 4 5 , 9 0 0

23 ,726 3 ,470 2 ,254 3 ,945 3 ,640 5 ,950

22 ,174 6 , 152

16,022 80 ,400 77 ,187

3 ,213 79 ,985

76 ,801 5 ,886 6 ,277

12,699 12,558 33,826

3 ,184

1,017 98

159 172

490 98

108,901 12,310 12,758 33 ,294 37 ,861 12,678

4 9 . 3

1 16.9

1 11.9 \ '. A es 1 I ' c . y

104.7 9 6 . 9

125.2 109.4

S e p t .

r 2 1,774 r 7 , 6 9 0

r 4 2 l

r 1 , 8 3 9 r 3 , 5 7 8 r 1 , 7 8 0

1,088

r 8 0 , 6 5 7 r 5 2 , 2 8 7 r 2 8 , 3 7 0 r 8 1 , 1 7 6

r 5 2 , 5 7 2 r 1,769 r 7 , 4 4 0 r 5 , 2 3 0

r10 ,451 r 7 , 7 4 9

r 12,824 r 2 , 3 2 8

r 2 8 , 6 0 4 r 6 , 3 9 l r 2 , 3 4 8

r 2 , 3 0 0 r 5 , 4 3 3

1,920 r ! , 3 8 9

r 4 7 , 0 0 5 r 2 3 , 8 8 8 r 2 3 , 1 1 7 r 4 5 , 2 7 4

r 2 3 , 4 l 6 r 3 , 6 l 2 r 2 , 0 0 9 r 3 , 6 7 9 r 3 , 5 5 4 r 6 , O I 9

r 21 , 858 r 5 , 9 6 6

r 1 5 , 8 9 2 r 8 0 , 7 4 9 r 7 7 , 5 I O

r 3 , 2 3 9 r 8 0 , 5 3 7

r 7 7 , 2 6 8 r 6 , 0 7 8

6 , 193 r 1 2 , 6 8 8 r 1 2 , 7 0 0 r 3 3 , 9 3 5

r 3 , 2 6 9

913 93

152 145

431 92

93 ,943 6 ,344

11,536 29 ,177 37 ,769

9 , 1 17 r 4 9 . 1

117. 1

112.0 ! ! A O

104.8 9 6 . 1

126.2 110,0

O c t .

2 2 , 1 10 7,864

414

1,835 3 ,687 1,768 1, 107

81 ,009 52,561 28 ,448 81 ,543

52,939 1,790 7 ,469 5 ,279

10,453 7,835

12,934 2 ,355

28 ,604 6 ,383 2 , 3 3 8

2 ,284 5 ,406 1,925 1,398

46 ,908 23 ,636 2 3 , 2 7 2 45 ,490

23 ,357 3,470 2 ,262 3,571 3 ,525 6 , 160

22 ,133 5,904

16,229 81 ,379 78 , 1 19

3 ,260 81 ,601

78 ,307 6 ,088 6,348

12,646 12,802 34 ,738

3 ,294

949 108 197 130

426 88

81 ,633 11,052 14,192 14,705 33,652

8 ,032 4 7 . 4

i 17.5

1 12.4 ! ! K !

105.7 101 . 1 126.0 1 10.6

r_l Revised. 9170

±/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.

Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

ITEM j

COMMODITY PRICES—Continued

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, UNADJ.—Con. Food. .................................. 1957-59= 100..' Hous ing , , do,,.. Appare i and upkeep... . ,„.... ...„..•.„,...».. «..„•.,... do. „ . „ Transportat ion do..,. Health and recreation..,,.,,. „.s do....

Seasonally adjusted indexes:

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Consumer pr ices.................... e........1957-59=$1,00..

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE

NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL........mi 1. $.. Pr ivate, total..................................,. J O,do,...

Residential Cnonfarm)..•••..••......„•.......•.... .do...»

Nonresidential buildings, total J./.................do.... Industrie l.#....c................................do...„ Comm.'*rc ia!,., o t , , , , , „ . B,,do,,,.

NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL...........o. 0...... 0...............bil. $..

Residential (nonfarm).„.••.........................do.... Nonresidential buildings, tota 1 J_/. do....

Pub lie, total „.................so..».....do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:

FINANCE

CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMED1ATE-TERM):

Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted:

Extended, tota 1 do....

Seasonally adjusted:

COMMODITY PRICES

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100.. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS:

All commod., services, int.,taxes, and wage rates....do.... PARITY RATIO do....

1966

Sept.

115.6 I 1 1.8 i !0o7 113,3 i 19.9

115.3 1 10.5 1 13.5

$0,876

6,928 4,636 2, 133 i ,575 1,762 622 659

2,292

74.0 50.1 22.7 19.3 6.9 7. 1

23.9

122

91,639 72,829

6, 189 6,000

6,578 6, 103

Oct.

i 15,6 ! 12.2 1 1 i. 5 1 14s3 120.4

1 15.8 1 10,8 i 1 4 . i

$0,873

6,656 4, 378 !,948 1,443 1,670 587 535

2,278

72.3 47.9 2106 18.3 6.7 6.7

24.4

122

91,899 73,073

6,403 6, 159

6,522 6, 142

1966

Oct.

266

300 337 79

Nov.

259

[ 300 337 77

July

1 16.0 114.3

i 13.7 ! I692 123.6

1 15.0 i 14.2 ! 16.0

$0,858

7,247 4.532 2,280 1,732 1,554 541 593

2,715

75.9 49.2 23.7 17.6 6.2 6.7

26.8

127

95, 1 15 75,348

6,859 6.562

6,776 6,55!

1967

Aug.

1 16.6 1 14.7 1 13.8 1 16.4 124.2

1 15.8 1 14.3 1 16.3

$0,855

7,398 4,696 2,384 1,810 1,589 r530 r597

2,702

77.0 50.2 24.6 17.6 6.0 6.4

26.9

!27

95,684 75,889

7,223 6,682

6,929 6,585

Sept.

1 15.9 1 15.0 1 15. 1 i 16.8 124.9

1 15.6 1 14.9 1 17.0

$0,854

r7,392 r4,778 r2,377 r1,835 r1,678

r592 r626

r2,6l4

r78.9 r5l.7 r25.3 rl8.4 r6.6 r6.7

r27.2

128

95,886 76,039

6,590 6,440

6,973 6,689

Oct.

1 15.7 1 15.3 116,0 i 17.7 125.5

1 15.8 i 15,4 i 17.3

$0,851

7,236 4,680 2,343 1,846 S,590 508 610

2,556

78.7 51.4 25.9 17.5 5.8 6.4

27.3

128

96,094 76,223

6,912 7.628

6,942 6,631

~~ 1967

Aug.

256

303 343 75

Sept.

252

303 344 "73

Oct.

251

304 345 73

Nov.

250

303 j 344

73

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