the BUSINESS SITUATION - Bureau of Economic Analysis

November 1965 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS S-21
Unless otherwise stated, statistics through 1962
and descriptive notes are shown in the 1963
edition of BUSINESS STATISTICS
SECURITY MARKETS— Continued
Stocks— Continued
Dividend yields and earnings, common stocks
(Moody's):
Yields composite percent __
Industrials - do _
Public utilities _ _ . _ ___do_
Railroads do
N Y banks _do_-_
Fire insurance companies do_- -
Earnings per share (indust., qtrly. at ann. rate;
pub. util.andRR., for 12 mo. ending each qtr.):
Industrials dollars
Public utilities do
Railroads do
Dividend yields, preferred stocks, 14 high-grade
(Standard & Poor's Corp.).... ..percent-
Prices:
Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks)
Industrial (30 stocks) _
Public utility (15 stocks)
Railroad (20 stocks)
Standard & Poor's Corporation:^
Industrial, public utilitv, and railroad:
Combined index (500 stocks) 1941-43=10..
Industrial, total (425 stocks) 9 do
Capital goods (122 stocks). do_...
Consumers' goods (188 stocks). _..__do
Public utility (50 stocks) do _
Railroad (25 stocks) _ do
Banks:
New York City (10 stocks). ..__ do
Outside New York City (16 stocks) .._.do_._.
Fire and casualty insurance (22 stocks)!- -do
Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission):
Total on all registered exchanges:
Market value mil $
Shares sold millions. _
On New York Stock Exchange:
Market value . __ mil. $__
Shares sold (cleared or settled) millions..
Exclusive of odd-lot and stopped stock sales
(NY S E ; sales effected) millions
Shares listed, N.Y. Stock Exchange, end of mo.:
Market value, all listed shares . ...bil. $._
Number of shares listed. .millions. -
FOREIGN TRADE
ValneJ
Exports (mdse.), incl. reexports, totalfO —mil. $.
Excl. Dept. of Defense shipments __do
Seasonally adjusted do
By geographic regions: A
Africa do
Asia do
Australia and Oceania.. __do
Europe _ do
Northern North America do
Southern North America __ do...
South America _ do
By leading countries:
Africa:
United Arab Republic (Egypt Reg.)_..do
Republic of South Africa— -_... do
Asia; Australia and Oceania:
Australia, including New Guinea.... do
India do
Pakistan do
Malaysia© _ .__ do
Indonesia _ do
Philippines.. do
Japan... . do
Europe:
France do
East Germany _ do
West Germany. _ do
1963 | 1964
Monthly
average
3.17
3.20
3.12
4.46
3.15
2.51
U2.43
i 4.99
16.29
4.30
253. 67
714. 81
138. 36
165. 30
69.87
73.39
63.30
62.28
64.99
37.58
36.75
74.81
63.38
5,359
153
4,574
113
96
386. 63
7,906
1,945.8
1,868.7
3.00
2.98
3.15
4.05
2.97
2.50
i 14. 39
15.41
16.97
4.32
294.23
834. 05
146. 02
204. 36
81.37
86.19
76.34
73.84
69.91
45.46
39.64
77.54
67.20
6,012
170
5,035
124
103
454. 14
8,732
1964
Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2.90
2.87
3.09
3.98
2.76
2.52
12.60
5.26
7.26
4.25
305. 85
863. 55
151.85
214. 44
83.41
88.27
77.97
77.74
72.07
47.14
41. .60
77.48
68.46
5,823
168
4,914
120
no
472.02
9,010
FINANCE— Continued
O QQ
2.89
3.03
3.87
2.89
2.56
4.25
311. 73
875.26
153. 93
222. 00
84.85
89.75
79.13
79.08
73.37
48.69
41.75
80. 50
67.99
6,245
185
5,268
131
107
476. 39
9,095
2.95
3.00
3.02
4.17
2.93
2. 60
4.25
311. 04 304. 50
880. 04 866. 73
154. 33 154. 49
217. 16 , 206. 46
85.44
90.36
78.97
79. 18
74.39
48.01
41.61
81.20
66.82
5, 195
155
4,371
108
94
472. 15
9,136
3.03
3.00
3.19
4.35
2.99
2.62
15.96
5.41
6.97
4.23
83.96
88.71
77- 24
77.58
74.24
45.75
40.08
76.08
66. 14
5,773
170
4,872
121
104
474. 32
9,229
1965
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
2.97
2.92
3.13
4.22
3.08
2.56
4.18
311. 84
889. 89
158.09
210.34
86. 12
91.04
80.19
79.69
75.87
46.79
40.40
75.13
66.80
5,959
179
4,918
127
109
491. 85
9,292
3.01
2.96
3.14
4.26
3.25
2.55
4.22
313. 79
894. 41
161.31
210.01
86.75
91.64
82.52
80.74
77.04
46. 76
39.43
73.30
68.47
6,330
182
5,291
131
112
493.48
9,336
3.05
3.00
3.20
4.28
3.33
2.59
15.90
5.51
6.79
4.26
315. 14
896. 44
161. 61
212. 26
86.83
91.75
83.62
81.50
76.92
46.98
38.96
71.13
68.26
7,198
217
5, 979
152
125
490. 25
9,481
2.95
2.87
3.18
4.28
3.24
2.51
4.28
317. 55
907. 71
162. 25
212. 19
FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES
82.7
401.1
44.3
593. 1
343.3
145.1
153.6
17.5
23.2
37.1
68.1
32.3
9.1
26.9
142.6
56.8
.5
93.4
2,203.5
2,135.0
101.6
435.5
61.5
692. 0
395.6
170.4
176.9
22.3
32.8
52.3
79.6
31.3
6.4
5.7
30.0
159.0
66.8
1.7
109.2
2,139.1
2,084.7
93.5
422.9
75.6
639.4
389.4
175.0
188.6
18.0
30.1
65.6
88.6
32.2
6.6
4.6
32.6
139. 9
55.2
.8
114.2
2,290.3
2,258.9
111.9
446.6
72.1
733.4
429.7
184.4
172.3
21.6
40.7
61.8
91.1
34.9
5.7
6.0
29.5
155.7
67.0
.5
119.1
2,267.0
2,182.9
97.8
447.4
67.3
719.6
390.9
177.1
191.1
19.3
30.8
58.4
80.7
38.1
6.3
7.4
27.1
164.0
64.6
.8
104.0
Italy __ . do
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ....do
United Kingdom __ do
73.7
1.7
96.9
69.3
12.0
122.4
67.9
1.2
125.8
66.8 ,
.8
151.2
70.5
1.8
138.6
r
Revised. » Preliminary. 1 Calendar year total.
cfNumber of stocks represents number currently
a used; tr e chang< 3 in nuniber
doe* 3 not
ffect continuity of the series. 9 Includes data nc>t
shown separately.
tllevised
series;
former series covered fire insurance only. JRevisicns
for various
peiiods
prior
to Feb 1963
will be shown later. OBeginning Jan. 1965, data refleet
adoiDtionofr
3vised export
schedule;
2,613.0
2,560.9
122.1
575.5
64.8
825.4
432.7
204.3
225.2
34.7
37.3
55.6
104.2
44.3
6.7
7.5
30.1
212.6
82.8
2.7
139. 5
82.0
2.1
143.6
insom
items
those f
tary A
eludes
1,247.4
1,188.1
33.9
273.7
24.2
352.2
296.9
126.5
73.3
6.9
14.6
19.5
41.9
14.2
4.3
1.7
13.9
116.6
42.3
.1
59.6
1,598.1
1,513.7
49.1
283.7
63.3
509.3
354.1
142.4
116.4
5.5
23.7
56.1
28.3
13.3
5.6
2.5
21.2
135.8
49.5
1.6
91.4
2, 974. 1
2, 891. 7
165.5
680.2
87.4
1, 009. 3
495.9
194.4
216.1
26.2
61.5
75.3
156.2
31.9
8.7
4.5
36.3
244.1
109.4
.8
163.4
87.97
93.08
84.85
83.78
77.24
46.63
40.00
71.81
69.49
6,696
199
5, 508
136
119
506. 58
9,516
3 02
2.97
3.21
4 43
3.39
2 70
4.30
319. 93
927. 50
161 35
209. 18
89.28
94.69
86.35
85.21
77.50
45.53
38.91
71.23
67.67
6,580
198
5,366
133
110
503 54
9,647
3.16
3.11
3.35
4.69
3.51
2.84
17 20
5.68
6.91
4.38
302. 72
878. 06
154.93
195.79
85.04
90.19
81.62
80.04
74.19
42.52
37.17
68.47
62.54
6,911
187
5,819
136
128
478 83
9,785
3.13
3.08
3.35
4.44
3.38
2.86
4.38
303. 66
873. 43
155.71
199. 51
84.91
89.92
80.54
78.80
74.63
43.31
38.18
70.22
60.95
5,655
154
4,783
116
85
487. 85
9,829
3.08
3.02
3.36
4.31
3.25
2 90
4.34
312. 37
887. 70
155. 44
214. 21
86.49
91.68
83.25
80.23
74.71
46.13
38.96
70.98
60.73
5,951
163
4,937
120
109
500 62
9,863
2, 612. 3 2,428.3 2, 335. 8 2, 244. 8 2,188.3
2, 529. 1 2,381.4 2, 219. 1 2, 172. 1 2, 123. 5
131.1
559.6
82.3
885. 1
456.8
190.1
210.2
21.9
43.9
70.2
93.3
42.8
9.1
4.4
34.0
189.5
84.8
.5
152. 5
120.4
466.7
76.7
806.3
517. 7
175.6
192.3
9.0
46.6
65.2
81.0
41.9
8.1
5.4
32.0
152.5
87.6
2.1
127.7
120.2
459.0
70.2
675.9
531.2
179.0
168.9
11.7
42.0
58.2
92.2
28.9
7.6
3.3
27.7
152.3
71.5
.8
113. 0
82.1
485.0
69.4
732.9
451.1
171.0
164.7
10.4
29.5
58.6
97.3
26.9
8.1
4.3
28.4
195.4
69.2
.1
.121.2.
111.9
422.1
104.9
670.4
440.1
170.9
172.2
23.6
41.9
78.1
75.2
31.3
7.5
2.1
24.7
156.7
72.7
.6
120. 1
3 00
2.92
3.33
4 29
3.17
2 94
4.32
321. 61
922. 18
157. 51
218. 86
89.38
94.93
86.91
82.34
76.10
46.96
40. 43
72.74
60.79
7 993
222
6 662
165
155
517 67
9,931
2,163.6
2, 140. 8
2,235.3 2, 154. 8 2, 196. 8 2, 430. 4 1,217.3 1, 592. 7 2, 752. 7 2,380.3 2,277.7 2, 184. 8 2, 262. 8 2,345.7 2,297.7
129.2
401.1
78.9
666.7
458. 5
172.8
191.9
17.8
50.0
60.9
72.9
14.0
7.1
4.3
34.5
145.6
61.8
.5
114.1
4.38
330. 89
944. 77
157. 19
231. 09
91.39
97.20
90.28
83.90
76. 69
48.46
39.68
71.68
58.58
164
532 83
9,984
33.1
.2
67.9
55.7
5.6
107.7
101.0
2.2
157. 6
95.2
7.4
144.8
74.8
8.8
132.2
63.6
3.1
118.7
67.5
2.0
128.5
60.7
3.1
117.5
59.5
1.5
126. 3
e instances,
becauseofregr
ouping of
commolities
ancIrelease
;>f some " special cjitegory"
:rom the restricte d list, d< ita for c( >mmodit ies and ( jountries are not comparable
with
or earlier periods. 1[Includes
grgtnt-aid
silipments
under t he Dept. of Defeiise
Milissistance
Prograni,
as wel as economic
aid shipmen ts under other pr< )grams. AEx-
"special category"
shipments.
O Country
desigrlation
es ;ablishec Jan. 1964.