the BUSINESS SITUATION - Bureau of Economic Analysis

S-4 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS November 1965
Unless otherwise stated, statistics ihn>ugli 1962
and descriptive notes are shown in the 1963
edition of BUSINESS STATISTICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION-Contfnned
Federal Reserve Index of Quantity Output— Con.
Seasonally adjusted indexese— Continued
By industry groupings—Continued
Nondurable manufactures— Continued
Printing and publishing 1957-59=100..
Newspapers do
Chemicals and products _ do
Industrial chemicals .do _
Petroleum products.... __do._ _
Rubber and plastics products do
Foods and beverages., do____
Food manufactures. do
Beverages do
Tobacco products _____ _ - do _
Mlnin 01 do
Coal _ do
Crude oil and natural gas. ._ do
Crude oil - do
Metal mining _ do -
Stone and earth minerals... ,_ do_.
Utilities do
Electric - do
Gas --- - do
By market groupings: ©
Final products, total _ - do
Consumer goods do
Automotive and home goods. do._
Automotive products do
Autos - - - - do
Auto parts and allied products.. .do
Home goods 9-. . . do
Appliances, TV, and radios -do
Furniture and rugs. _„„__ ... do
Apparel and staples do
Apparel, incl. knit goods and shoes_do____
Consumer staples _ do
Processed foods _____ do
Beverages and tobacco. .. do
Drugs, soap, and toiletries __do
Newspapers, magazines, books do
Consumer fuel and lighting do
Equipment, Including defense 9 do
Business equipment . _do____
Industrial equipment. _ do
Commercial equipment. -__do___
Freight and passen ger equipment. _do___.
Farm equipment. __ _ .do
Materials ... do
Durable goods materials 9 ------- do
Consumer durable _____do
Equipment . . do
Construction do
Nondurable materials 9 ._..__do
Business supplies ..do
Containers _ _ do
General business supplies do
Business fuel and power 9 „ do
Mineral fuels _ _ do
Nonresidential utilities do___.
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES §
Mfg. and trade sales (seas, adj.), totalj f mil. $_.
Manufacturing, totalf ___„_ do
Durable goods industries.. do
Nondurable goods industries...... __ do____
Manufacturing, totalf— do. _
Durable goods industries ""do
Nondurable goods industries IlldoIII.
Retail trade, totalf do
Durable goods stores. __ do
Nondurable goods stores. .... do
Merchant wholesalers, totalfcf. ... """do""""
Durable goods establishments "do
Nondurable goods establishments^ 1 -. do ""
1963 | 1964
Monthly
average
1964
Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS— Continued
116. 4
108. 0
148. 6
1(52. 7
117. 1
140. 0
116. 9
116. 8
117. 8
115.2
107. 9
102.5
107.9
108.1
112.3
112. 1
140.0
142. 6
131. 9
124. 9
125. 2
134.4
141.2
149. 5
130. 2
129.6
125. 1
131.3
122,, 3
117. 6
123.7
116.6
116.9
140.1
117.8
133.5
124.2
128.3
123. 0
142.4
132. 2
121. 6
123.7
121. 2
137. 2
125. 4
116. 3
126. 3
120.3
120. 2
120. 4
117. 2
109. 3
138. 7
168,002
34, 774
18,071
16, 704
60, 147
36,028
24, 119
29,383
12, 509
16, 874
15, 597
8,447
7,150
123.3
117.0
159.6
178.4
121.0
156.3
120.8
120.1
124.4
120.8
111.3
107.1
110. 4
109.9
117.4
118. 7
151.3
153.9
143.4
131.8
131. 7
142.8
145.1
150.6
138.0
141.1
137.1
142.4
128.1
124.2
129. 3
119.9
123.2
146.9
123.7
142.3
132.0
139.1
137.0
145.3
141.0
133. 1
132.8
131.2
145.8
134.4
124.5
134.3
127.4
127.9
127.1
122.6
112.2
149.6
72, 647
37, 129
19, 231
17,898
62, 944
38, 412
24, 532
31, 130
13, 282
17, 848
16, 461
9,077
7.384
123.0
115.9
165.1
185.2
120.2
163.0
120.4
119.1
127.6
120.6
112.2
107.0
112. 3
111.1
111.1
119. 6
155.0
157. 5
147.1
132.8
132. 5
142.3
144.7
146.0
143.0
140.6
138.9
141.0
129.4
125.8
130.4
118.7
125.2
152.6
121.3
145.8
133.5
141.4
140.4
147.6
139.0
134.1
135.6
135.3
153.1
137. 1
125. 8
135.8
126. 4
125.4
126.9
124.3
113. 4
152.1
73,358
37, 312
19, 284
18, 028
61, 019
37, 037
23, 982
31, 263
13, 738
17, 525
16, 222
8,871
7. 352
123.0
114.3
163.0
181.0
122.7
163.2
120.3
120.2
120.6
123.3
112.0
108.9
111.1
110.8
115.4
119.7
154.9
157.0
148.4
130.5
129. 5
128. 3
105.9
83.0
136.1
144.0
143.1
145.5
129.9
127.1
130.7
120.0
121.5
151.9
121.8
147.2
132.5
140.6
140.4
149.3
128.6
142.2
132.6
128.6
112.8
137.7
124. 1
136.7
129.3
131.8
128.0
124.0
113.3
151.0
72, 131
36, 811
18, 633
18, 178
61, 777
37,517
24, 260
30, 486
12, 894
17, 592
16, 276
8,949
7. 328
124.2
117.0
163. 2
182.9
121.7
163.7
123.5
122.6
128.5
121.0
112.8
109.6
110.4
110.2
126.6
123.9
155.4
157. 4
149.0
135.2
134.5
145. 7
143.0
145.1
140.2
147.7
145.6
148.3
131.0
128.0
131.8
122.0
126.0
149.7
122.8
147.0
136.7
146.1
144.5
151.0
149.1
135.1
135.9
134.9
147.4
139.2
126.8
137.0
129.0
132.3
127.3
124.0
113.0
151.2
73, 371
37, 514
19, 291
18, 223
62, 377
38,040
24, 337
30, 559
12, 874
17, 685
16, 384
9, 002
7. 381
126.2
122.6
166.4
187.9
120.9
165.7
123.8
122.9
128.6
125.4
112.5
110.1
110.4
110.9
121.8
123.4
157.1
159.4
149.6
138.1
138.0
156.9
166.2
183.0
144.0
150.5
149.4
149.7
132.0
129.4
132.7
122.5
127.5
151.8
124.3
146.9
138.4
148.5
145. 9
152.4
155.2
142.1
138.0
136.8
156.1
141.5
127.5
139.2
132.7
135. 3
131.4
125.1
113.3
154.6
76, 277
39, 318
20, 559
18, 759
62,944
38, 412
24, 532
31, 130
13, 282
17, 848
16, 461
9,077
7. 384
1965
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. »
126.8
121.4
166.7
186.0
119.0
164.7
124.3
123. 0
131.4
122.2
111.8
107.7
109.8
109.8
126.7
120.8
' 154. 9 ' 156. 1
158.5 159.6
' 143. 6 ' 145. 4
Retail trade, total* _ do
Durable goods stores _ do
Nondurable goods stores. do
Merchant wholesalers, totalf cf._ do
Durable goods establishments do
Nondurable goods establishments^ 1 . _ _ _ _ . do
Mfg. and trade inventories, book value/end of year
20, 536
6,675
13, 861
12, 692
5, 244
7, 448
21, 802
7,093
14, 709
13, 715
5,749
7,967
22, 254
7, 541
14, 713
13, 792
5,776
8,016
21, 383
6,496
14, 887
13, 937
5,801
8,136
21, 661
6,695
14,966
14,196
5,977
8,219
22, 781
7,645
15, 136
14, 178
5,982
8,197
22, 900
7,855
15, 045
14, 128
6,069
8,060
23, 317
7,966
15, 351
13, 946
6,098
7,848
22, 805
7,669
15,136
14, 725
6,240
8,485
22, 865
7,550
15,315
14, 620
6,213
8,407
23, 352
7,703
15, 649
14, 718
6,352
8,366
23, 331
7,760
15, 571
14, 736
6,243
8,493
23,743
7,922
15,821
14,828
6,369
8,458
'23, 544.
'7,837
'15,707
'14,829
6,415
'8,414
23, 774
7,789
15, 985
14, 864
6,345
8,519
or month (seas, adj.), total t .. __mil. $_. 105, 127 110,535 108, 504 108, 539 109,320 110, 535 111, 465 111,884 113,032 113, 761 114, 542 115,049 116,012 '116, 683 116,739
'» Preliminary. 1 Total and components are 1 on unadjusted data.
... marked "cf" on p. S-3.
9 Includes data for items not shown separately
5 ThA or
* "business" here includes only manufacturing and trade. Business inven-
1
"" - S-l cover data for all types of producers, both farm and nonfarm.
.- X.- ,.._ . . , ... - g_^
For a
138.4
138.4
157.4
165.7
182.8
143.1
151.7
147.2
150.6
132.4
131. 6
132.6
122.3
128.3
154. 2
125.8
143. 9
138.2
147.7
144.8
152.5
154.0
142.5
138.8
138.0
159.6
142.6
128.3
139.5
133.2
136.3
131.6
124.1
112.1
153.8
75, 913
38, 885
20, 415
18, 470
63, 213
38, 495
24, 718
31, 478
13, 635
17, 843
16, 774
9,275
7.499
127.7
120.9
167.8
188.2
121.5
171.1
123. 4
122.6
127.4
123.5
111.8
103.2
110.6
108.6
123.4
122.9
138.5
138.0
157.3
163.8
178.9
143.9
152.7
148.7
152.6
131.9
131.8
131.9
121.3
126.1
152.8
125.3
145. 4
139.4
149.2
147.1
156. 2
150.7
141.3
139.7
139.0
164.9
143.8
130.8
140.5
135.6
138.0
134.4
123.9
111.1
155.6
75, 956
38, 693
20, 374
18, 319
63, 382
38, 692
24, 690
31, 635
13, 799
17, 836
16. 867
9,323
7. 544
128.5
121. 0
169.5
190.8
122.2
172.6
123.4
122.4
128.6
127.2
112.5
103.1
111.4
110.5
124.6
124.1
' 158. 5
162.4
' 146. 0
140.1
140.0
161.9
173.1
194.2
145.2
154.0
150. 8
152. 7
133.0
132. 5
133.2
122. 1
128.1
154.2
128.6
146.5
140.4
150.1
148.3
159.1
148. 2
140. 4
141.7
142.6
166.3
146.9
133. 5
140.6
134.2
129.7
136.5
125.7
112.3
158.5
77, 815
40, 285
21, 284
19, 001
63, 708
38, 972
24, 736
32, 260
14, 220
18, 040
17, 064
9,428
7. 635
128.3
120.7
169.2
191.6
121.5
167.7
122.5
122.6
121.8
120.9
113. 0
107. 9
112.0
111.4
125.8
118.2
r 159. 9
164.0
r 147. 2
139.4
138.5
158.2
166.9
183.5
145.1
152.1
149.0
152. 0
132.3
131.8
132.4
122.1
121.5
152.6
126.9
148.8
141.2
150.9
148.4
161.3.
150.8
138.3
142.6
142.9
163.4
147.5
130.5
142.4
135.1
137.3
134.0
127. 2
114.3
159.6
77, 529
40, 044
20, 915
19, 129
63, 999
39,233
24, 766
32,546
14, 440
18, 106
17, 216
9,454
7 7fi3
129.3
121.5
169.3
191.7
122.9
168. 2
121.9
120. 6
129.0
116.5
114.0
113.0
111.9
111.3
121.6
123.9
' 160. 4
164.3
147.8
140.2
138.6
158.5
168. 1
184.9
146.0
151.8
147.6
154.4
132.2
132.5
132.2
121. 1
124.8
151. 9
126.6
148.2
143.7
153.5
150.6
162.3
157.1
141.7
142.6
143. 4
162. 3
148. 7
131.4
141.8
134.1
132.0
135.2
127.9
115.1
160.1
77, 884
39, 814
20, 513
19, 301
64, 269
39, 475
24,794
32,823
14, 707
18, 116
17, 450
9,589
7 SRI
130.0
124.7
169.9
192.9
121.8
169.1
122.3
121.2
128. 5
121.8
115.3
117.1
112.5
112. 2
123.7
125.8
' 162. 5
167. 1
147.9
140.7
138.7
158.2
168.1
187.1
143.0
151.3
148.8
153.5
132.8
133.2
132.7
120. 7
126.2
152.9
125.6
150.6
144.9
154.6
151.9
164.1
157.8
143. 7
144.5
146.1
169.9
150.0
131.3
143.4
134.8
132.0
136.2
129.9
116.9
162,4
78,010
39, 943
20, 652
19, 291
64, 625
39, 951
24, 674
33, OH
14,692
18, 322
17, 410
9 592
7 81Q
131.3
126.2
172.8
194. 9
' 124. 5
'170.2
123.1
122.6
125.9
119.9
' 116. 0
117.1
' 113. 0
112.1
126.4
127.3
' 161. 6
165.8
141.7
' 139. 3
r 158. 1
167.8
184.6
145.8
'151.2
r 146. 5
' 154. 0
' 133. 7
'132.2
134.1
122.4
123. 9
157.0
128.0
'151.2
147.0
156.4
155.1
165.2
155.0
145.3
' 146. 4
148.4
171.8
153.3
132.7
145.0
137.6
136.1
138. 3
128.9
117.0
158.8
80, 023
41,452
21,820
19,632
65,394
40,600
24,794
33, 088
14, 744
18, 344
17,530
9,779
7 751
' 133. 0
129.7
'173.8
194.8
' 125. 8
170. 3
' 122. 5
' 121. 9
125.9
120.7
'117.2
115.2
114.5
' 113. 4
' 130. 1
' 129. 1
'161.9
166.2
142.3
' 139. 7
'158.2
' 169. 8
184.3
' 150. 7
' 150. 0
' 145. 2
' 152. 3
133.8
132.6
' 134. 1
' 121. 6
124.1
' 160. 1
' 128. 0
150.6
' 148. 0
' 157. 3
'153.8
'165.2
' 163. 6
147.3
145.9
'147.0
' 167. 9
' 154. 7
' 134. 6
' 144. 8
' 135. 6
'132.1
' 137. 3
' 129. 3
' 117. 4
160.1
'78,891
'40,518
'21, 191
'19,327
'65,788
'40,814
'24,974
_qo £Aft
14,965
'18,395
'17, 535
'9,820
r7 715
' 129. 3
120.1
175.3
125.0
122. 5
121.9
'113.4
' 106. 7
'111.7
' 110. 5
123.4
127.4
' 163. 0
142.6
139.7
' 157. 6
'166.2
178.1
150.6
151.5
147.1
152.0
' 134. 4
121.6
161.3
126.1
'148.9
158.7
155.3
166.4
164.2
' 143. 0
142.3
164.1
154.3
134.2
' 143. 6
134.4
133. 5
134.8
' 126. 7
' 113. 2
78, 753
40, 115
20, 889
19,226
66,235
41, 296
24,939
33,045
14, 761
18,284
17. 459
9, 749
7.710
128
116.0
117
113
113
164.0
144.1
140.3
159
pp. 16-19 of the Dec. 1963 SURVEY; see p. 28 of the Sept. 1964 SURVEY and p. 3 of the Aug. 1965
SURVEY for current revisions (Jan. 1963-May 1964) affecting the retail inventory and total
manufacturing and trade inventory series. cf Total manufacturing and trade sales and
inventories and merchant wholesalers sales and inventories have been expanded to cover all
merchant wholesalers, including wholesalers of farm product raw materials; also, seasonally
adjusted data beginning Jan. 1960 for merchant wholesalers' sales and inventories revised
to reflect new seasonal and trading day factors. Revisions for earlier periods appear on p. 24
of the May 1964 SURVEY.
168
181
135
152.2
161
143.2
142
145
129
117