1 །£* } Analyses of national economic trends.-Basic indicators of the condition of the national economy and analyses of business trends are prepared regularly and distributed to the public. 1. Preparation of national income and product data.Calculations are made of the gross national product, national income, personal income, and their components, providing an overall view of the state of the economy. 2. Analysis of business trends.-The business situation is assessed monthly, and the results of continuing analyses of the major factors underlying cyclical developments and long-range business trends are published regularly. 3. Computation of the balance of payments.-The U.S. balance of international payments is determined and analyzed, and the official statistics of foreign expenditures by the U.S. Government are maintained. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) Personnel compensation: 1966 estimate -392 Identification code 06-20-0400-0-1-506 15,571 15,887 Metropolitan Statistical Areas. In addition, estimates are prepared for retail inventory and accounts receivable, sales and inventories of merchant wholesalers, and receipts of selected service trades. An annual survey provides additional information on retail trade. A county business patterns report providing detailed and comprehensive data on employment and payrolls by kind of business and county, is prepared annually; this report covers most nonfarm employment included in the Social Security Program. In 1965 work begins on the systematic improvement of the current retail sample. 2. Manufacturing and industrial.-Periodic surveys are made of production, shipments, orders, and materials consumed for important industries and products. Data on manufacturers' sales, orders, and inventories for total manufacturing and for about 35 industry breakdowns and totals for durable goods, nondurable goods, and 6 market categories are provided monthly. An annual survey of manufactures produces data on the number, 15,887 size, industrial classification, and location of manufacturing establishments and on measures of factory operations such as employment, value added by manufactures, shipments, inventories, and investment. Data are also -312 developed to provide measures of the forces changing the location, structure, and growth of industry. 15,575 15,575 15,575 -312 15,575 13,625 15,271 71 Obligations affecting expenditures.. 13,592 72 Obligated balance, start of year.... 464 74 Obligated balance, end of year. -789 15,209 789 -1,001 77 Adjustments in expired accounts. 5 3. Transportation.-Methods are developed and tested for undertaking periodic surveys in transportation areas as directed by statutory requirements, and a catalog of available transportation data is being developed. 4. Foreign trade and shipping.-Monthly, quarterly, and annual reports are published on the kind, quantity, shipping weight, dollar value of imports and exports, and mode of shipping. In 1965 and 1966 work is being accelerated on the revision of the export commodity classifications to conform with the standard industrial classification, and the standard international trade classification and the information prepared regarding footwear imports (with coordinated production data) will be on a revised and more detailed basis. 5. State and local governments.-Reports are published annually which provide national and State-by-State statistics, by level of government, concerning governmental finances and public employment and payrolls, and comparative statistics on the finances and employment and payrolls of State governments and the individual cities of over 50 thousand inhabitants. National estimates of State and local tax revenue, by type of tax and level of government, are provided quarterly. 6. Construction and housing.-Monthly reports are published for housing starts, residential construction authorized by building permits, and the volume of construction activity. Reports are provided on expenditures for residential alterations and repairs. National and regional quarterly estimates are provided for housing vacancy rates, and technical assistance is available to local areas wishing to conduct vacancy surveys. In 1966, the monthly information regarding construction valueput-in-place will be improved. 7. Agriculture.-Information on cotton ginnings and production required by statute is compiled and published. Statistical services are provided on results from the census of agriculture and related operations. 8. Population. This activity includes current estimates of the number of households, the farm population, school enrollment, personal income, population mobility, and other characteristics of the population, as well as consumer buying intentions. It also provides annual estimates of the population of the United States and of each of the States, projections of future population, and annual estimates of the population for a limited number of Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's). In 1965, population estimates will be provided for additional SMSA's, and work is being undertaken to improve and expand local area estimates through the use of administrative records. In 1966, estimates will be provided for additional SMSA's, and surveys will be initiated to provide intercensal information regarding movement and characteristics of the population. 9. Statistical abstract and special reports.-Seasonally adjusted business cycle indicators are published monthly. The Statistical Abstract, issued annually, summarizes government and private statistics on the industrial, social, political, and economic activities of the United States. Other current general reports are published periodically. 10. Research and development.-Research is conducted on statistical survey methods and techniques, on questionnaire design and response errors, and on administrative operations for the purpose of increasing accuracy, output, and usefulness of statistical data per unit of cost. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 72 Obligated balance, start of year. 85 384 1,150 74 Obligated balance, end of year..... -384 -1,150 -669 90 Personnel compensation: Expenditures excluding pay increase 11.1 11.3 Permanent positions... supplemental... 1,206 15,329 6,050 91 Positions other than permanent.... 11.5 Other personnel compensation.. Expenditures from civilian pay in- This request provides funds for beginning the establis ment of a list of residential addresses to be used in taki a Population and Housing census in 1970. In the fir year of this 3-year program, Census expects to list approx mately 13 million addresses out of an expected total 45 to 55 million. Funds are also requested to explo problems in connection with census taking in hard enumerate areas, questionnaire design under self-enumer tion conditions, statistical measures relating to conditio of housing, and geographic mapping and identificatio coding. Object Classification (in thousands of dollars) 1964 actual 1965 1966 estimate estimate Other personnel compensation... 11 12 Operating costs: 79 220 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons 22 74 22.0 Transportation of things.___. 1 2,376 Unfunded adjustments to total operating 23.0 Rent, communications, and utilities. costs: Depreciation included above.... 55 25.1 Other services.. 7 8 Total operating costs, funded. 514 1,313 25.2 Services of other agencies. 28 37 21 2,338 38 26.0 Supplies and materials.. 31.0 Equipment........ estimat 221 benin 1967 CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS O For expenses necessary to prepare for taking, compiling, and publishing the 1967 census of governments, as authorized by law, $200,000, to remain available until December 31, 1969. (13 U.S.C. 161.) M 1966 blist akin! ald plore mers 明 Positions other than permanent.. 11.5 Other personnel compensation... Total personnel compensation.. 12.0 Personnel benefits.. 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons. 22.0 Transportation of things... 23.0 Rent, communications, and utilities.. 24.0 Printing and reproduction.. 25.1 Other services... 25.2 Services of other agencies. Total number of permanent positions.. Full-time equivalent of other positions. Average number of all employees.. Average GS grade.... Average GS salary. Average salary of ungraded positions. |