BUSINESS STATISTICS
June 18, 1965
A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
;TED BUSINESS INDICATORS
Index, 1941-43=10
100
90
80
70
60
- PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
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Index, 1941-43=10
100
r>V^ 90
80
70
Weekly
' (Wednesday close)' I & 0
1962 1963 1964 1965 J F M A M J J A S O N D
Billion Dollars 550
500
450
400
350
300
250
PERSONAL INCOME (seas. adj.# at annual rates) ^
T o t a / ^ ^ t * ^ ^
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Wage and Salt iry
Disbursements
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1962 1963 1964 1965
Billion Dollars 30
25
15
10
SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted)
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Nondurable Goods
IV.. Durable Goods
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1962 1963 1964 1965 * Data for January 1963, 1964, and 1965 include special Government Life Insurance dividends.
Index, 1957-59 = 100 110
105
100
90
WHOLESALE PRICES
Commodities other than
Farm Products and Foods
Farm Products
i l i i n
Dollars 2.80
2.60
2.40
2.20
2.00
1.80
MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS
/ Average Hourly Gross Earnings
(left scale)
Average Hours Per Week
(right scale)
+&^m++/
^Seasonally adjusted i i i I i i i • i l,i i i i i ) i i
Hours 48
46
44
42
H40
38 1962 1963 1964 1965 1962 1963 1964 1965
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provides selected weekly and monthly da ta subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY
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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
ITEM
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE: Ai 1 commodities 1957-59=100..
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, 1NDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. FINANCE:
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do....
Reporting member banks (of F.R.System) in leading cities:^/
Savings deposits do....
Commercial and industrial loans (gross).. do....
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/......percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10..
PRODUCTION:
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ ..thous. bbl..
1964
June 6
*I00.I *93.7 *99.4
*IOI.O 95.2
5,153 3,472
213 1,494 1,339 293
37,257 36,222 20,196
297
61,472 38,726 139,791 26,567 38,243 18,706
4.59 79.49 84.33
1,625 17,834
209,606 7,624
2,445 131.2 574 304
June 13
95. 1 5,056 3,340
216 1,460 1,309 252
37,487 36,597 20,185
329
63,140 38,774 140,053 26,391 38,234 18,764
4.59 79.44 84.24
1,650 18,938
217,314 7,702
2,417 129.7 611 317
1965
May 22
102.2 100. 1 103.5 102.2 105.4 5,391 3,486
179 1,293 1,157 266
39,095 40,333 21,443 .
329
60,570 42,387 153,109 24,239 45,458 20 734
4.57 89.67 95.15
1,753 19,343
248,355 7,730
2,701 145.0 606 333
May 29
102.3 100. 1 104.1 102.2 105.1 5,655 3,595
176 1,227 1,095 215
39,047 40,146 21,364
310
62,276 42,448 153,117 24,034 45,223 20,804
4.58 88.30 93.66
1,769 19,759
234,237
7,709
2,727 146.4 609 334
June 5
102.4 100.4 104.5 102.2 104.7 5,201 3,527
168
280
39,237 40,772 21,419
331
62,611 42,538 154,161 24,026 45,265 20 848
4.59 87.09 92.37
1,795 18,893
200,544 7,745
2,747
147.5 537 289
June 12
102.5 100.4 105.1 102.3 104.8
232
39,472 41,006 21,387
339
4.60 85.04 90.20
244,273
2,692 144.5
_]_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. * Monthly index for May 1964.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
ITEM
1964
Apr. May
1965
Feb. Mar. Apr May
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $..
Compensation of employees, total do. Proprietors' income, total do. Rental income of persons do.
Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj.,total.do. Corporate profits before tax, total do.
Corporate profits tax liability do. Corporate profits after tax do.
Inventory valuation adjustment do. Net interest .do.
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income .....do.
Wage and salary disbursements, total do. Commodity-producing industries ..do.
Manuf actur i ng on I y do. D i str ibut i ve i ndustr ies do. Service industries „.. .do. Government do.
Other labor income..„ do. Proprietors' income:
Business and professional do. Farm. ...*..... do.
Rental income of persons do.
Dividends. . ..do. Personal interest income „ do. Transfer payments do. Less personal contributions for soc. insurance...do.
Total nonagri cultural income ..do.
*498.4
*352. *5I. *I2.
*56. *56. *25. *3I. *-.
*25.
486.6 327.7 128.8 102 83 52 63 13
39, 12,
12.4 19.8 35.5 38.2 12.5
469.7
**520.6
**370.6 **52.8 **I2.5
**57.0 **57.7 **25.9 **3I.9 *-*-.7
**27.6
487.8 328.7 128.7 102.3 84.2 52.3 63.4 14.0
39.1 12.6
12.4 19.8 35.7 38.0 12.5
470.7
511.0 347.3 136.7 108.8 89.0 54.8 66.8 14.7
40.4 12.2
12.5 20.6 37.6 38.9 13.2
494.5
r534.5
378, 52. 12,
r62.9 r64.3 r27.7 r36.6 -1.4 28.2
513.8 349.6. 138.0 109.9 89.6 55.0 67.1 14.7
40.5 11.9
12.5 20.7 37.8 39.2 13.2
497.6
P5I5.0 r349.9 r137.4 N09.6 r89.9 r55.2 67.4 14.8
40.6 12.1
12.5 r20.8 38.0
r39.5 r l 3 . 3
r498.6
517. 351. 138. 110. 90. 55. 67. 14.8
40.7 12.3
12.5 20.8 38.2 39.3 13.3
500.4
r/ Revised. 16503
* Data are for 1st qtr. 1964. ** Data are for 4th qtr. 1964.
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3
ITEM
COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES , 1957-59= 100.
By stage of processing: Crude materials for further processing v...do... Intermediate materials, supplies, and components...do... Finished goods do...
By durability of product: Durab le goods do... Nondurab le 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. Metals and metal products do. Nonmeta 11 i c mi ner a I products .....do. Puip, paper, anu aiiie<j products.a.................do. Rubber and products do... Textile products and apparel do... Tobacco products and bottled beverages do...
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY--Who Iesa Ie pr i ces do...
DOMESTIC TRADE
RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES:
ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ mil. $. Durab I e goods stores do...
Automot i ve group do... Furniture and appliance group do... Lumber, building, hardware group do...
Nondurable goods stores do... Apparel group.. do... Drug and proprietary stores do... Eating and drinking places ..do... Food group .do... Gasoline service stations.... do... General merchandise group do...
ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/ do. Durable goods stores.. do.
Automot i ve group do. Furniture and appliance group... ....do. Lumber, building, hardware group ...do.
Nondurable goods stores do. Appare I group do. Drug and proprietary stores do. Eating and drinking places *.do. Food group. do. Gasoline service stations do. General merchandise group ....do.
ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, tota I . do. Adjusted, total do.
RETAIL FIRMS WITH 4 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total do.
RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total do.
Appare I group do. Eating and drinking places do. Genera I merchand i se group do. Grocery stores do. Lumber yards, building materials dealers do. Tire, battery, accessory dealers do.
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total do. Appare I group do. Eating and drinking places do. General merchandise group do. Grocery stores do. Lumber yards, building materials dealers do. Tire, battery, accessory dealers do.
EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION
EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED thous..
Manuf actur i ng do.... Mining..... do.... Contract construct ion do.... Transportation and public utilities do.... Wholesale and retail trade do.... Finance, insurance, and real estate do.... Services and miscellaneous do.... Government. do....
rj Revised. £,/ Preliminary, 16503
1964
Apr.
100.3
94.2 100.9 101.3
102.2 98.9 94.4 100.4 101.I 96.6 96.1 98.6 104.5 101.8
102, 102, 101. 99, 93.1 101.1 107.1
99.7
21,186 7,360 4,453 1,004 938
13,826 1,140 665
1,547 4,898 1,617 2,310
21,392 7,010 4,026 1,095 912
14,382 1,272 689
1,599 5,064 1,674 2,514
30,566 29,961
5,819
4,858 304 III
1,592 1,975
61 96
5,105 343 112
1,718 2,030
61 96
57,827 17,224
633 3,081 3,964 12,096 2,931 8,461 9,437
May
100.1
93.5 100.6 101.3
102, 98, 93, 99, 101, 96, 96 98.6 104.7 101.8
103.3 102.1 101.3 98.7 92.6
101.2 107.3
99.9
22,508 7,693 4,551 1,043 1,047
14,815 1,282 713
1,650 5,248 1,708 2,479
21,777 7,218 4,126 1,080 974
14,559 1,295 713
1,589 5,034 1,670 2,589
30,352 29,926
6,253
5,233 350 120
1,696 2,125
69 106
5,165 348 115
1,768 1,999
64 99
57,931 17,225
631 3,093 3,968 12,135 2,934 8,489 9,456
1965
101.2
95.5 101.6 102.3
103.2 99.6 94.5 102.1 101.9 97.5 97.9 98.2 105.1 100.8
103. 104. 101. 99. 92. 101. 107.
98.8
19,608 6,664 4,247
903 697
12,944 917 692
1,453 4,854 1,561 1,998
23,317 7,966 4,855 1,081 991
15,351 1,335 745
1,720 5,338 1,798 2,848
29,778 30,080
5,391
4,368 225 III
1,286 1,952
46 74
5,439 347 127
1,870 2,133
65 106
59,676 17,772
635 3,281 3,997 12,532 2,987 8,730 9,742
Mar.
.101.3
95.8 101.6 102.4
103.3 99.8 95.4
101.8 102.0 97.5 97.9 98 .3
105.7 100.7
103.5 104.8 101.9 99.5 92.2
101.5 107.5
98.7
r2l,9l5 r7,709 r4,958 rl,000
r829 r14,206 r1,072
r73l rl,595 r5,l58 rI,698 r2,39l
r22,805 r7,669 r4,592 r1,094
r970 rl5,!36
1,261 r748
rl,699 r5,30l rl,774 r2,80l
r3l,!39 r30,544
r6,099
,972 290 126 ,580 ,081 56 89
5,397 333 128
1,867 2,117
65 102
r59,992 r17,849
633 r3,304 4,042
r12,622 r2,997 r8,754 r9,79l
Apr.
101.7
r96 .9 101.8 102.8
103.4 103.7 97.6
102, 102, 97,
r97, r98, 106, 100,
r103.7 rl05.2 101.9 99.8 92.3 101.5
r!07.8
r23,558 r8,076 r5,053 rl,009
997 r15,482 rl,4l3
r730 rI,696 r5,403 rl,783 r2,820
r22,90l r7,564 4,470 1,096 966
r15,337
1,255 754
1,738 5,423 1,812 2,822
31,557 30,925
6,825
5,611 406 132
1,885 2,222
67 108
5,487 346 134
1,859 2,164
66 107
r59,9!6 r 17,894
r629 r3,188 r4,045
r12,568 r2,998 r8,764 r9,830
Index based on 1947-49=100 is 82.4. \J Data for May 1965 are advance estimates. Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
ITEM
EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION—Continued
PRODUCTION WORKERS ON MANUFACTURING PAYROLLS: TOTAL, UNADJUSTED
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED.. Durab!e goods industries, unadjusted^oe.OD„.. •
Seasona S 1 y ad justed* B S e a B B B. B So B So Bo B. 0<.® s
Lumber and wood 'products.............. Furniture and f Sxturessa ....... oaoo... Stone, clay, and glass products*eoeoo. Primary metal Industr iesBB.... .. 0® „ 0.0 Fabricated metal productss.....BOeo.so
MachInery............:................. Electrical equipment and supp!ies o o e e e
Transportation equ ipment. ...B.ooooB».B
0thous0
00do.„s
O 9do. a. B.do. o e
..do... ;6doBt>0
..do... „do,. c
B O d o B 8 8
..do e o o
s.do 8 o a
s<,doOBO
Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted^..OB„aa....do.„ Seasonal ly adjusted., osooffls«>oease9ffloso<SOo(9ao«>0«, «do<,.
Food and kindred products.«, eo oe«,.... .•••••••.., Text I ! e mil! products ..„„«,„.<,*„<,..«,......„«,.,,., Apparel and related products..... s o O B e e. e a o. B O, Paper and allied products,,. .„... ..... B .. .. ...., Printing, publishing, and allied Industries^.„, Chemicals and allied products.B8. B9BB.........,
HOURS AND EARNINGS PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Average weekly gross hours, mfg. indus8, unadj...., Seasona I ly ad justed,, „
Durable goods Industries, unadjusted.e808..eOBOB, SeasonaI Iy adjusted
Nondurable goods industries, unadjusted.......... Seasona I I y adjusted ......•..•.......„...._....,,
..do.
..do.
..do.
..do.
..do.
..do. OF
.hours*
..do... B.do B B 6
..do...
..do... s sdo s e e
Avgs hourly gross earnings, mfgs IndustrIesso.seoedollars. Durable goods industr sese .... * 0. „ 8„»,„. 8„, do... Nondurable goods industries...**.....86B08.<,B....8.do.* *
FINANCE
GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S.. end of month.............mi I. $. SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK. dol. per fine oz. SECURITY MARKETS:
STOCKS, CASH DIVIDEND PAYMENTS PUBLICLY REPORTED: TOTAL DIVIDEND PAYMENTS... ............ ..mil. $.
Finance. ...... ......... ......,,. .......••.......•• „do.B8
Manuf actur i ng . do... Mining „ do... Pub!Ic utiIities:
CommunIcat i ons * ..........B „.*... do... Electric and gasOB8B8BB......,,................eedo89.
Ra 11 roads •••..•••••••••... do... Trade. «,.„. .do... Mi see I laneous. .„.„.....«,.»...................a... do...
1964
Apr.
12,592 12,732 7,160 7, 188
519 328 487 984 907
1,118 1,012 1,157
5,432 5,544
1,070 798
1,137 488 599 533
40.5 40.7 41.3 41.4 39.4 39.8
2.53 2.70 2.28
15,462 1.293
May
1,131, 221. 353, 18,
289.4 140.1 23.8 66.7 18.4
!2,666 12,736 7,201 7, 174
534 325
x499 994 911
1,121 1,010 1,155
5,465 5,562
1,085 800
1,141 490 601 534
40.7 40.6 41.5 41.3 39.7 39.7
2.53 2.71 2.29
15,463 1.293
454.2 104.0 164.5 3.9
3.5 137.5 5.7
23.7 11.4
1965
13,01 I 13,227 7,467 7,570
507 342 474
1,045 958
1,173 1,092 !,222
5,544 5,657
1,057 811
1,200 490 611 532
40.9 41.3 41.7 42.0 39.8 40.2
2.59 2.77 2.33
14,937 1.293
613.3 214.1 175.5 3.6
2.0 151.4 9.1
45.5 12.1
Mar.
rl3,108 r13,298 r7,523 r7,6l5
r5l I, 346 484
rl,053 r94I 1,191
rS,100 1,237
r5,585 r5,683
r1,059 8i8
1,215 r494 r614 r540
41.2 41.4 42.1 42.3 40.0 40.2
2.60 2.78 2.34
14,563 1.293
2,622.9 259.6
1,725.4 117.5
III.8 233.9 69.8 67.3 37.6
Apr
rl3,175 r!3,3!4 r7,6!6 r7,645
r5!9 r349 r498 1,060 r972
r1,196 rl,109 rl,246
r5,559 r5,669
r1,052 r822
rl,!9l r497 r6S6 r547
r40.7 r40.9 r4l.7 r4l,8 39.4 39.8
2.60 2.78 2.34
rl4,4IO 1.293
,243.8 267.5 391.2 18.4
292.4 152.2 25.7 74.2 22.2
May
pl3,24! pS3,306 p7,665 p7,635
p535 p348 p509
pi,054 p978
pi,196 pi,118 pi,259
p5,576 p5,67i
pi,064 p823
pi,191 p497 p6I6 p546
p 4 l . 2 p 4 l . l p42.0 p 4 l . 8 p40.0 p40.0
p2.6S p2.79 p2.35
14,291 1.293
487.4 106.5 179.8
3.2
2 150
5 27 12
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