A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF OOMMERCE PUBLICATION BUSINESS

STATISTICS

September 5, 1969

A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE

SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS

B U S I N E S S INDICATORS

1941-43 = 10 130

120

PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

1966 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.

1967 1968

Monthy (avg. of daily dose)

I I I I I I I J ,

1941-43 = 10 140

1969 J F M A M J J A S O N D

1957-59 = 100

170 h ! I 1 I I L_l i i I I 1 I I I i I I L-±

1966 Data: Edison Electric Inst.

_JL_J—J I ' l ' L.

Monthly

I I I I I I I I l I I

1957-59 =

1967 1968 1969 J F M A M J J A S O N D

Billion$ 60

Billion$ Billion$

55 h

50

45 k

40

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted)

Inventories (right scale)

/ V

• \ J ~/

„LXLJ

,\ /

A' Shipments (left scale)

.y

Book value, end of month

J I II I M 1 1 I M 1 I I I M I,

ion.

100

90

80

70

60 1966 1967 U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1968 1969

100

60

40 h

NEW CONSTRUCTION (Seas, adj., at annual rates)

total Put in Place (left scale)

Private Residential (nonfarm) (right scale) \

i i i i i 1 i u i i i i i i i i I

- i ^ - * ^ . - ^

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Billion$

80

60

40

20

1966 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

J I I I I I I M I I . 1968 1969

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

ITEM

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59=100.

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES .mil. $. Nondurable goods stores do...

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do...

FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)...number.

FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/. .mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total jj,....do... Member bank reserve balances J2/. .do... Excess reserves, estimated 2L/ do...

Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: ij Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $ Savings deposits do.. Loans and- investments, gross adjusted, total do.. U.S. Government obligations do.'. Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.. Real estate loans (gross) do..

- Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) ^J percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) Zj/.. .1941-43=10 Industrials, 425 stocks . .... .do..

PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal ?J ........ .thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities. mil. kw.-hr... Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate jj* e .thous. bbl..

Steel, raw thous. sh. tons.. Index of production 0 1957-59=100..

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES .bil..

1968

Augo 24

93.9

6,447 4,390

149 1,004 936 135

48,252 55,457 26,225

503

75,836 48,422 216,516 27,818 68,547 30,891

6.34 #98.96 #107.70

1,920 28,950 76,831 9,217

1,963

Aug. 31

94.1

6,839 4,684

139 910 845 191

48,190 56,557 25,791

179

68,123 30,740

6.33 #98.81

#107.58

1,943 25,839

128,788 9,235

1,948 104.6

14.7

1969

Aug. 9

110.6

6,595 4,521

211 1,094 1,023

161

51,112 60,564 27,004

208

77,365 46,915

226,750 23,146 77,581 33,279

7.38 93.92

103.00

1,821 30,130 50,874 9,292

2,565

Aug. 16

111.4

6,627 4,528

168

1,034 964 149

51,433 60,786 26,839

216

79,049 46,820 225,898 22,916 77,276 33,398

7.35 92.70 101.70

1,803 30,490 107,593 9,276

2,604

Aug. 23

110.9

6,715 4,612

155

189

51,375 61,023 27,138

29

76,700 46,781 224,352 22,399 77,099 33,443

7.35 95.07 104.48

1,652 30,156 158,526 9,276

2,584

Aug. 30

110.8

51,294 60,663 26,868

158

94.49 103.84

2,635 141.4

1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average, ij Wednesday data. * Tuesday close.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM 1968

June July

1969

Apr. May June July

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL .......mil. Durable goods industries, total 1/ do. Stone, clay, and glass products do. Prijiiary metals .do. Fabricated metal products do.

Machinery, except electrical .. do.... Electrical machinery do.... Transportation equipment .do.... Instruments and related products do....

Nondurable goods industries, total l/« do.... Food and kindred products do.... Tobacco products do.... Textile mill products do....

Paper and allied products do Chemicals and allied products.. do Petroleum and coal products.. <, do.... Rubber and plastics products do....

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. Q do. By industry group: Durable goods industry, total 1/ do. Stone, clay, and glass products do. Primary metals 0.. .do. Fabricated metal products .do.

Machinery, except electrical „ .do. Electrical machinery .do. Transportation equipment .do. Instruments and related products ; do.

53,163 29,606 1,402 4,852 3,015

5,165 3,717 7,466

994

23,557 7,680

437 1,892

2,123 4,127 1,955 1,252

50,729

27,633 1,263 4,603 2,811

4,749 3,601 6,801

9kk

47,378 25,612 1,297 4,352 2,703

4,376 3,151 6,086

860

21,766 7,455

419 1,585

1,901 3,588 1,837 1,099

51,425

28,211 1,280 4,741 2,898

4,740 3,503 7,148

926

54,693 30,654

1,438 4,893 3,109

5,559 3,686 7,654 1,068

24,039 7,662 414

1,756

2,256 4,254 1,971 1,413

53,298

29,643 1,422 4,571 3,061

5,276 3,737 7,346 1,084

54,406 30,391

1,450 4,883 3,031

5,420 3,674 7,652 1,085

24,015 7,831

439 1,717

2,230 4,251 2,054 1,380

53,741

29,573 1,402 4,643 2,968

5,248 3,764 7,275 1,103

r57,484 r32,317 r l ,532 r4,991 r3,3l8

r5,918 r 4,076 1-7,954 rl ,217

r25,l67 r8,278

r462 r l ,854

1-2,343 1-4,274 r2,155 rl ,485

r54,786

r30,336 r l , 3 8 l r4,728 r3,094

r5,422 r3,943 r7,2A4 r l ,158

50,406 27,241 1,392 4,337 2,864

4,876 3,565 6,350 1,020

23,165 7,758

438 1,490

2,149 3,842 2,092 1,273

54,811

30,149 1,374 4,752 3,076

,284 ,964 ,568 ,097

r/ Revised. 7065

1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3

ITEM

GENERA! BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIFMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ mil. $.. Food and kindred products do.... Tobacco products do.... Textile mill products do....

Paper and allied products do.... Chemicals and allied products .do. 0.. Petroleum and coal products do.... Rubber and plastics products do....

INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total .do.... Durable goods industries, total do.... Nondurable goods industries, total do....

Book value (seasonally adjusted), total do.... By industry group:. Durable goods industries, total 1/ .do.... Stone, clay, and glass products do.... Primary metals • do..., Fabricated metal products do....

Machinery, except electrical .do.... Electrical machinery do.... Transportation equipment .do.... Instruments and related products do....

Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ do.... Food and kindred products do.... Tobacco products do.... Textile mill products do..„.

Paper and allied products do.... Chemicals and allied products do.... Petroleum and coal products do.... Rubber and plastics products do....

NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do Durable goods industries, total. .A do.... Nondurable goods industries, total. do....

NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY AD JUSTED), TOTAL do By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.... Primary metals do.... Fabricated metal products .do.... Machinery, except electrical do.... Electrical machinery , do.... Transportation equipment do....

Nondurable goods industries, total do.... Industries with unfilled orders do.... Industries without unfilled orders do....

UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.),, TOTAL do Durable goods industries, total do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do....

UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL do By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 2j • do.... Primary metals do.... Fabricated metal products do.... Machinery, except electrical do.... Electrical machinery do.... Transportation equipment do....

Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do....

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE

NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $.. Private, total do.... Residential (nonf arm) do.... New housing units do....

Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ do.... Industrial do.... Commercial do....

Public, total do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL

RATES), TOTAL bil. $.. Private, total do.... Residential (nonfarm) do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 2/. do.... Industrial. do.... Commercial do....

Public, total .do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1957-59=100..

r/ Revised. 2J Includes data for "other industries" not shown 7065

1968

June

23,096 7,499 399

1,804

2,045 3,966 1,911 1,182

85,775 55,756 30,019

55,442 1,957 7,506 5,963

11,107 8,352

13,603 2,042

30,140 7,262 2,278 3,440 2,326 5,664 2,021 1,693

52,469 28,866 23,603

49,850

26,701 3,867 2,824 4,810 3,725 6,259

23,149 6,271

16,878

83,861 80,706 3,155

84,048

80,970 6,586 8,895

14,225 12,829 32,767 3,078

7,519 4,963 2,628 2,015 1,523

429 689

2,556

82.0 55«0 28.2 17.7 4.9 8.1

on 1

132-

July

23,214 7,754

408 1,867 2,056 3,881 1,824 1,210

85,314 55,128 30,186 85,829

55,461 1,997 7,255 6,077

11,132 8,463

13,494 2,056

30,368 7,376 2,276 3,392

2,338 5,708 2,047 1,704

46,738 24,951 21,787

50,181

26,925 3,859 2,755 4,923 3,476 6,749

23,256 6,304

16,952

83,220 80,044 3,176

82,806

79,684 5,704 8,752

14,408 12,803 32,368 3,122

7,714 5,102 2,721 2,075 1,535 417 721

2,612

8I.7 55.0 27.8 17.6 4.8 8.3 26.7

132

1969

Apr.

23,655 7,755 421

1,758

2,226 3,913 1,988 1,333

91,779 59,973 31,806 91,018

59,426 2,391 7,682 6,267

11,946 8,762

14,482 2,345

31,592 7,293 2,203 3,581

2,439 6,255 2,061 1,811

56,010 31,896 24,1U

54,635

30,944 4,806 3,158 5,650 3,928 7,695

23,691 6,637

17,054

89,796 86,621 3,175

89,603

86,461 6,848 9,854

15,783 13,461 34,436 3,142

7,175 4,812 2,405 1,916 1,625

471 720

2,363

91.2 61.3 31-3 20.2 5.9 9.1

99,9

rl39

May June

24,168 7,869

439 1,751

2,241 4,063 2,067 1,335

92,808 6o,S05 32,003 92,139

60,222 2,390 7,764 6,305

12,149 8,957

14,689 2,339

31,917 7,416 2,209 3,565 2,458 6,336 2,077 1,837

54,204 30,175 24,029

54,133

29,998 4,772 3,119 5,579 3,710 7,228

24,135 6,634

17,501

89,595 86,407 3,188

89,986

86,878 6,975

10,002 16,113 13,408 34,388

3,108

r7,762 r5,201 r2,6l7 r2,076

1,742 503 783

r2,56l

r90.7 6I.5 30.8 20.6

5.9 9.3

r29*2

139

r24,650 r8,085

r422 r l ,771 r2,259 r4,095 r2,103 rl,4Q3

r92,509 r60,863 r31,646 r92,215

r60,479 r2,431 7,798

r6,358

rl2,294 r8,913

r!4,714 r2,387

r31,736 r7,4l8 r2,211 r3,539 r2,448 r6,332 r2,079 1,808

r56,743 r31,544 r25,199

r53,86l

r29,171 r4,825 r3,157 r5,627 r3,664 r6,341

r24,690 r6,748 rl7,942

r88,847 r85,631 r3,2!6 r89,058

r85,910 r7,073 rlO,066 rl6,334 rl3,127 r33,484 r3,148

r8,303 r5,555 r2,827 r2,241 rl,826 r535 r850

r2,748

r90.9 r6l.6 r30.2 r21.2 r6.1 rlO.O r29=3

141

2/ Except farm and public utilities.

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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

ITEM

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—Con.

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION....................................... .mil. $.

Index (seasonally adjusted)...................1957-59=100. Building, total......................................mil. $.

FINANCE

Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj.:

Total (233 SMSA's).....................................bil. $. New York SMSA.............. . =........................do...

Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.).........................do... 6 other leading SMSA's...............................do... 226 other SMSA's.....................................do...

COMMODITY PRICES

FRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS Crops...................................... Commercial vegetables.................... Cotton................................... Feed grains and hay...................... Food grains.............................. Fruit.................................... Tobacco..................................

Livestock and products..................... Dairy products........................... Meat animals............................. Poultry and eggs.........................

PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services................. Family living items...................... Production items.........................

All caramod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..

1910-14=100. .......do... .......do... .......do... .......do... .......do... .......do... . . . . . . . d o . . . •

.......do..'.

.......do...

.......do...

.......do...

1968

June

5,589 160

4,273

7,948.5 3,595.0 4,353.5 1,771.0 2,582.5

July

5,956 187

4,700

8,163.0 3,726.1 4,436.9 1,807.9 2,629.0

1968

July

..do..

..do..

..do..

..do.. PARITY RATIO. .do.

261 223 280 182 157 150 277 567 294 307 364 143

311 337 293 355 74

Aug.

261 225 271 220 147 149 310 574 292 317 353 145

r311 337

r292 354

74

1969

Apr.

5,895 183

4,682

8,883.9 3,902.0 4,981.9 2,028.9 2,953.0

May

7,081 210

5,301

,147.6 ,097.6 ,050.0 ,083.2 ,966.8

June

6,255 180

4,784

9,385. 4,155-5,229. 2,164. 3,065.

19'69

May

282 237 406 170 173 157 269 585 321 314 419 134

325 351 306 374

75

June

284 231 310 180 173 151 298 585 329 310 437 139

326 351 308 375 76

July

282 224 308 184 170 142 259 592 332 317 426 160

325 352 305 374 75

July

6,168 176

4,595

9,242.7 3,908.6 5,334.1 2,2/^.4 3,089.7

Aug.

279 220 297 173 167 145 257 607 330 325 422 153

324 352 304 373

75

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