No. 746. DAILY AND SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS-NUMBER AND CIRCULATION, 1940 TO 1966, AND BY STATES, 1966

Circulation in thousands. As of October 1, except number of newspapers, beginning 1964, as of January 1 of following year. Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. For English language newspapers only. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series R 169-172]

49,282

Represents zero. 1 Beginning 1955, adjusted to account for all-day papers listed in morning and evening figures (circulations divided between them).

2 Adjusted to allow for duplication of Texarkana, Ark.-Tex., Bristol, Tenn.-Va., and Fargo, N.Dak.-Moorehead, Minn., papers in individual State tabulations (circulations divided between States); for Covington, Ky., papers also included in Ohio.

Source: Editor & Publisher Company, New York, N. Y.; Editor & Publisher Year Book-1967. (Copyright.)

No. 747. BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS

QUANTITY SOLD AND VALUE OF RECEIPTS: 1954, 1958, AND 1963

[1954, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Includes number of copies sold and dollar receipts reported by establishments classified in the "Books, publishing and printing" industry and by establishments reporting these receipts as "secondary" activities in other industries]

Not available. S Does not meet publication standards.

X Not applicable.

1 Detail will not add to total owing to differences in the reporting of individual establishments.

2 Includes receipts not specified by kind, as follows (in thousands of dollars): Textbooks, 3,113; technical, scientific and professional, 6,203; religious, 2,603; general, 7,256.

3 Includes private business and secretarial school, post high vocational schools, and institutes and training courses of college grade.

Includes 4,621,000 hardbound books; receipts, $2,805,000.

Objective tests, manuals, etc.; includes answer sheets.

6 "Standardized tests" included in "Pamphlets."

7 Represents books sold direct to the consumer through agents or distributors, usually on installment plan of payment. Includes multivolume encyclopedias, children's literature, biblical sets, etc. Copies sold represent number of volumes rather than sets. 1954 data not strictly comparable with later years due to difference in coverage. Includes nursing and dental subjects. Includes missals and, beginning 1958, prayer books. 10 For adults and juveniles. 11 "Other religious books, paperbound" included in "Other books, paperbound." 12 "Book club books" included in "Adult trade books, hardbound."

13 Digest size 44" x 631⁄2"; distributed 75 percent or more through magazine wholesalers.

14 "Wholesaled paperbound books" included in "Adult trade books, paperbound."

15 Sold primarily through booksellers or book dealers (retail and wholesale) at trade discounts. Juvenile books represent hardbound and paperbound books, excluding toy books.

Source: Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; U.S. Census of Manufactures: 1954, Series MC-27A and 1963, Series MC63(2)-27A.

No. 748.

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS PUBLISHED, BY SUBJECT: 1950 TO 1966 [Comprises new books (those published for the first time) and new editions (those published with changes in text or format). Excludes State and Federal publications; subscription books, except encyclopedias; dissertations; second, third, or fourth printings or impressions; periodicals and quarterlies; and pamphlets of under 49 pages. Beginning 1965, data not strictly comparable with earlier years because of internal shifts in classifications. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series R 165–167]

No. 749. BOOKS AND PERIODICALS-AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES, BY SUBJECT: 1956,

NA Not available.

Excludes paperbound books, government documents, and encyclopedias. Refers to books published in year stated. ? Average annual subscription prices.

Source: 1956 and 1960, Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education; The Cost of Library Materials: Price Trends of Publications, Circular OE-15029A. 1966, average prices of books, R. R. Bowker Co., New York, N. Y., Publishers' Weekly, February 13, 1967; and 1966, average prices of periodicals, American Library Association, Library Journal, July 1966.

No. 750.

BOOKS-IMPORTS AND TRANSLATIONS INTO ENGLISH: 1965 AND 1966

[Imports cover all books printed abroad and distributed in U.S. on exclusive basis. See also headnote, table 748]

Source: R. R. Bowker Co., New York, N.Y.; Publishers' Weekly, January 30, 1967.

No. 751.

REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHTS, BY SUBJECT MATTER: 1950 to 1966 [For years ending June 30. Comprises copyrights issued to citizens of the United States and residents of foreign countries. For information on patents, see table 794. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series W 52-65]

Section 19
Power

This section presents statistics on the supply, production, and distribution of power and energy. The principal sources of these data are the Federal Power Commission

and the American Gas Association.

The Federal Power Commission publishes various statistical reports containing information on the electric power and natural gas industries. At periodic intervals it issues publications containing information on the production of electricity, capacity of generating plants (industrial plants as well as utilities), fuels used in production, financial data, sales of electric energy, construction costs and production expenses of steam electric and hydroelectric plants, financial and operating statistics on both the electric and interstate gas pipeline utilities, hydroelectric power resources of the United States, sales by producers of natural gas to interstate gas pipeline companies, and depreciation practices of electric and interstate gas pipeline utilities.

The Commission also issues periodic reports on electric utility rates, including the national electric rate book, typical electric bills, and annual bills for all-electric homes. Maps showing principal natural gas pipelines and principal electric facilities in the United States are published from time to time. Other publications relate to the statutes and regulations administered by the Commission.

The American Gas Association, in its monthly and quarterly bulletins and its yearbook, Gas Facts, presents data on gas utilities, including sales, revenues, customers, prices, and other financial and operating statistics. Other important sources include the Bureau of Mines' Minerals Yearbook, containing data on coal, oil, and natural gas production and utilization; and the Edison Electric Institute's monthly and annual Statistical Bulletin, containing data on the distribution of electric energy by public utilities.

Historical statistics.-Tabular headnotes provide cross-references, where applicable, to Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1957. See preface.

No. 752. TOTAL HORSEPOWER OF ALL PRIME MOVERS: 1940 to 1966 [In thousands. As of January, except as noted. Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii, except as noted. Prime movers are mechanical engines and turbines, and work animals, which originally convert fuels or force (as wind or falling water) into work and power. Electric motors, which are secondary movers and obtain their power from prime movers, are excluded to avoid duplication. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series 8 1-14]

1 Includes passenger cars, trucks, buses, and motorcycles.

Beginning 1965, not strictly comparable with earlier years.

Includes Alaska and Hawaii.

Excludes horses and other work animals, which are included with "Work animals."
Includes private planes and commercial airliners.

Source: The Twentieth Century Fund, J. F. Dewhurst and Associates, America's Needs and Resources, A New Survey; and John A. Waring, Transactions of Canadian Sectional Meeting, World Power Conference, 1958, and unpublished estimates.