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n n n o n f l L economic t r e d d s
PREPARED

M O N T H E N D IN G :

FEDERAL

BANK

OF

The

pace

of

e c o n o m ic

re co ve ry

fro m

th e

th e

a c tiv ity

p r e v io u s

a u t o m o b ile

has

ye ar,

been

m o re

r e f le c t in g

s tr ik e

in

th e

2 2 , 1971

j une

r a p id
to

a

fo u rth

in

la r g e
q u a rte r

4.3 p e r c e n t a n n u a l
r a t e fr o m D e ce m b e r 197 0 t o M a y 1 9 7 1 , c o m p a re d w it h a 3.9 p e r c e n t
d e c lin e i n th e p r e c e d in g y e a r and a 4.8 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e o f
i n c r e a s e fro m 1965 t o 1969 ( p a g e s 4 an d 5 ) .
P a y r o l l e m p lo y m e n t
in c r e a s e d a t a 1.8 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e fro m D e ce m b er 1970 to
M ay 1 9 7 1 , co m p a re d w it h a 0.8 p e r c e n t d e c lin e in th e p r e c e d in g
12 m o n th s ( p a g e s 2 a n d 3 ) .
P a y r o l l e m p l o y m e n t r o s e a t a 3. 7 p e r
c e n t a n n u a l r a t e fro m 1965 t o 1 9 6 9 .
T h e u n e m p lo y m e n t r a t e a v e r ­
a g e d 6 #1 p e r c e n t o f t h e l a b o r f o r c e i n t h e t h r e e - m o n t h p e r i o d
fro m M a rc h t o M ay 1 9 7 1 , co m p a re d w it h a 5.8 p e r c e n t a v e r a g e r a t e
in th e p r e v io u s 6 m o n th s.
of

1970.

ST. L O U IS

RELEASED:

1971 th a n d u r in g

e x te n t

RESERVE

3 1 , 1971

H ay

e a r ly

BY

In d u s t r ia l

p r o d u c tio n

ro se

at

a

in c o m e i n c r e a s e d a t a 9 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e
19 70 a n d M ay 1 9 7 1 , c o m p a re d w it h a 4.9 p e r c e n t
r a t e i n t h e l a s t 6 m o n t h s o f 1 9 7 0 a n d 6. 3 p e r c e n t i n t h e f i r s t
6 m o n th s o f 1970 (p a g e s 6 a n d 7) .
R e t a il s a le s ro se a t a 9 per
c e n t a n n u a l r a t e fr o m A u g u s t 1 9 7 0 , th e l a s t m o n th b e f o r e th e 1970
a u t o m o b ile s t r i k e , t o A p r i l 1 9 7 1 , c o m p a re d w it h a 4.9 p e r c e n t i n ­
c r e a s e i n th e y e a r e n d in g A u g u s t 1970 (p a g e s 6 and 7 ) .
P e rso n al

b e tw e e n

D ecem ber

The

ra te

c o m m o d it ie s

has

in

p r ic e s

co nsum e r

of

r is e n

in c r e a s e
s in c e

has

in

la s t

d e c lin e d .

w h o le s a le
ye ar,

and

W h o le s a le

p r ic e s
th e

of

ra te

p r ic e s

in d u s t r ia l

of
of

in c r e a s e
in d u s tr ia l

c o m m o d it ie s r o s e a t a 4.4 p e r c e n t r a t e i n t h e f i r s t 5 m o n th s o f
1 9 7 1 , co m p a re d w it h a 3.6 p e r c e n t in c r e a s e fr o m D e ce m b e r 1969 to
Decem ber 1 9 7 0 .
C o n su m e r p r i c e s r o s e a t a 3.5 p e r c e n t r a t e fro m
D e ce m b e r 1970 t o M ay 1 9 7 1 , c o m p a re d w it h a 5.5 p e r c e n t in c r e a s e
i n t h e t w e l v e - m o n t h p e r i o d e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 0 ( p a g e s 12 a n d 1 3 ) .
The

d e c lin e

in

1971 r e f l e c t s
not




e x p e cte d

th e
in

to

ra te

p art

a

of

in c r e a s e

fa ll

c o n t in u e .

in

in

co n su m e r

m o rtg a g e

p r ic e s

in t e r e s t

ra te s

in

e a r ly

w h ic h

is

2
TOTAL C IV IL IA N EMPLOYMENT
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OP CHANGE
T f M i m ________
MONTH

I N IT IA L

------- LSr-6? U “6?
11- 69
1 2 -6 9 -

\Z-W

1- 7 0

2-70

3-70

»«70

5-70

6- 70

7-70

THOUSANDS
OF PERSONS

MONTH
8-70

9 - 7 0 10 - 70 11 - 7 0 1 2 - 7 0

1- 71

2- 7 1

3-71

4-71
7 8 , 543

- U 4 __________

2. 1

78 , 7 2 8

2«9

10 - 69 11- 69 12 - 69

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

5-70

6-70

7-70

8-70

9 - 7 0 1 0 - 7 0 11 - 70 1 2 - 7 0

1- 71

2- 71

3-71

4-71

I N I T I A L MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T .
JUNE 4 , 1971

LOUIS

PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
TERMINAL
....... . ....... ..
HONTH
_________10- 69 11- 69 12 - 69
11- 69

-Q.. 5

12-6.9

CU1

-1=7.0..

INITIAL
1—70

2-70

3-70

4- 70

5-70

6-70

7-70

THOUSANDS
OF PERSONS

MONTH
8-70

9 - 7 0 1 0 - 70 11 - 70 1 2 - 7 0

1- 71

2- 71

3- 7 1

4-71
70 , 808
70 , 842
70 , 992

■_L«*..

10 - 6 9 11 - 69 12- 69




1- 7 0

2-70

3-70

4-70

5-70

6-70

7-70

IN ITIA L

8-70

9 - 7 0 1 0 - 7 0 11 - 7 0 1 2 - 7 0

1- 71

2- 7 1

3-71

4- 7 1

MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T .
JUNE 4 , 1971

LOUIS

3

E MP L OY ME N T
RATIO

RATIO

SCALE

MILLIONS

OF

PERSONS

SEASONALLY

MI L L IONS

ADJUSTED

OF

SCALE

PERSONS

90

80

70

60

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969
SOURCE:

P ER C ENT A GES

ARE ANNUAL RATES

L A T E S T DATA PLOT T E D:




OF CHANGE FOR P E R I O D S

1970

U.S.DEPARTMENT

1971
OF LABOR

INDICATED.

MAY P R E L I M I N A R Y

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST.

LOUI S

50

4

INDUSTRI AL PRODUCTION
TERMINAI
MONTH
10 - 6 9 11 - 69 12- 69

INITIAL
1- 70

2- 70

3-70

4-70

5-70

6-70

1957-»59 = 10O

MONTH

7- 7 0

8- 7 0

9 - 7 0 1 0 - 70 11 - 70 12 - 7 0

1- 71

2- 71

3-7!

4-71

-11.2

12- 69

-6.7

-2.1

1- 70

-6.1

-3.5

-4.8

2- 70

-4.4

-2.1

-2.1

3- 70

-2.8

-0.5

0. 0

2.5

4.3

i
o

-3.3

-1.7

-1.6

-0.5

-1.1

-6.1

jt
>Ii
o

171. 4

11- 69

-4.0

-2.8

-2.9

-2.4

-3.5

-7.1

... -1.71 9.X........
1 7 0. 4
0.7

...

....

17 U1
170. 2
-8.1

169. 0
168. 8

6- 7 0

-3.7

-2.6

-2.7

-2.2

-3.0

-5.3

-4.8

7- 70

-3.0

-1.9

-1.9

-1.4

-1.8

-3.3

-2.3

-1.4
0.7

2.9

8- 70

-3.0

-2.0

-2.0

-1.6

-2.0

-3.2

-2.4

-0.5

0.0

9-70

-A .6

-3.9

-4.1

-4.0

-4.7

-6.1

-6.1

-5.6

169. 2
16 8. 8

-2.«
165. 8

0
1
o

-6 .9 -11.5 -10.4

-6.2

-5.8

-6.1

-6.3

-7.1

-8.7

-9.1

- 9 . 3 -11.1

11- 70

-6.?

-5.8

-6.1

-6.2

-7.0

-8.3

-8.6

- 8 . 7 - I * . 1 -13.0 -16.2 -14.6

12- 70

-4.3

-3.8

-3.9

-3.8

-4.3

-5.2

-5.1

-4.6

- 1 5 . 3 - 21 .0 - 2 2 . 6

-5.1

-6.7 _ -7.6

162. 3
161. 5

-5.8

-3.3

8.0

23.8

164. 4

1- 71

-3.5

-2.9

-3.0

-2.8

-3.1

-3.8

-3.6

-3.0

-3.2

-4.2

-4.5

-0.4

8.4

16. 2

9. 1

2- 71

-3.4

-2.9

-3.0

-2.8

-3.1

-3.8

-3.5

-3.0

-3.2

-4.0

-4.2

-0.9

5.5

9.5

3.0

-2.9

3- 71

-3.1

-2.6

-2.6

-2.5

-2.7

-3.3

-3.0

-2.5

-2.6

-3.3

-3.3

-0.4

4.8

7.6

2.7

-0.4

2. 2

4- 71

-2.7

-2.2

-2.2

-2.0

-2.2

-2.6

-2.4

-l.R

-1.8

-2.4

-2.3

0.4

4.9

7.1

3.3

1. 5

3.7

5.2

5- 71

-2.1

-1.6

-1.6

-1.4

-1.5

-1.9

-1.6

-1.0

-l.n

-1.3

-1.2

1.4

5.3

7.3

4.3

3. 1

5. 2

6.7

8.2

10 - 69 11- 69 12- 69

1- 70

2- 7 0

3- 70

4- 7 0

5- 7 C

6-7«

7- 7 0

8-70

9 - 7 0 10- 70 11- 70 12 - 70

1- 71

2- 71

3- 71

4- 71

16 5. 6
t65.2
165. 5
1 6 6 . 2P
1 6 7 . 3P

I N I T I A L MONTH
P - PRELIMINARY




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST* LOUI S
JUNE 15, 1971

5

INDUSTRIAL
RATIO

PRODUCTION
RATIO

SCALE

1957-59-100

SEASONALLY

ADJUSTED

PER CENT A GES ARE ANNUAL R AT ES OF CHANGE FOR P E R I O D S
LATEST

DATA PLOTTED:




SCALE

1957-59-100

INDICATED.

MAY P R E L I M I N A R Y

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST.

LOUI S

ó
RETAI L SALES
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
n i L L I uri O \jr
DOLLARS

1 - 70

2- 7 0

3-70

4-70

5-70

6-70

7- 7 0

8- 7 0

9-70

°

9 - 6 9 10- 69 11- 69 12- 69

?

I N I T I A L MONTH

TERMINAI
MONTH

11 - 70 12- 70

1- 71

2-71

3- 7 1
29 , 620

10- 6 9

15 . 9

11- 69

4.4

-5.9

I 2- 6 9

7. 2

-4.0

-2.1

1- 70

1. 2

-0.7

2. 0

6.3

7- 70

6.0

1. 7

7. 1

12. 0

18. 0

1-7(1

1. 7

1. 5

1. 4

5.1

4.8

-6.9

4- 7 0

7_*6_

6.1

8.9

11. 8

13. 7

11. 7

34. 0

__5r_!0 „

6.4

5.2

__ ?*JL

9,8

7. 1

15. 0

-1.3

6-70

*>.8

4.6

7.9

5.5

10. 0

-0.4

29, 471
29 , 419

6. 7

7.6

2 9 , 570
2 9 , 980
29, 801
30,536
30,502
30 , 5 1 8

0. 6

7 - 7 0 ___

6. 1

5. 0

6. 5

7. 8

8. 0

6. 1

9. 6

2.6

4.5

8. 6

a—t o

5. 7

4. 7

6. 0

7.0

7. 1

5.4

8. 1

2.4

1.7

5. 1

______3 0 , 7 2 9 ____
2.0

30, 781

ro/

s T Q ./ /o

30,885

9-70

5.6

4. 7

5. 8

6.7

6.7

5. 2

7. 4

2.8

3. 8

4.9

3. 1

4.1

10- 7 0

4.0

3. 1

3.9

4.6

4.4

2.8

4.3

-0.0

0.3

0.2

-2.5

-4.7

2.9

I.8

2.5

2.9

2.6

1. 0

2.1

-I . 8

-1.9

-2.4

-5.0

- 7 . 2 - 1 2 . 5 - 12 .1

30,20«
30 , 481

1 7- 70

1. 1

7. 5
1

._A*A_
7- 7 1

5.6

5. 0

30 , 534

-12.8

1. 7

1.6

1.4

2. 0

3. 1

-0.3

-0.1

-0.2

-1.9

-2.9

-5.1

-1.0

11 . 4

4.9

5.4

5.4

4.3

5. 5

2.7

3. 2

3.6

2.8

2.9

2.6

8.4

20.3

30. 0

5.8

6.4

6. 4

5.4

6.6

4.2

4.9

5.4

5.0

5.5

5.7

11. 0

19.9

24 . 4

31,154
31, 611

19.1

6.7

6.2

7.0

7.7

7.8

7.0

8.3

6.2

7.0

7. 7

7.6

8. 4

9. 1

14. 2

21.9

25 . 6

23.4

4 - 7 1_

7. 1

6.6

7. 4

8.0

A .1

7.5

8. 7

6.8

7.5

8. 3

8.2

9.0

9.7

14. 0

20 . 1

22.4

20.0

20 . 4

32, ?66P
\
13. 3 J_____ 3?*604P___

13- 69 1 1- 69 12- 69

1- 70

2- 7 0

3-70

4-70

6-70

7- 7 0

8- 7 0

9-70

10- 70 1 1 - 7 0 12- 70

1- 71

2- 71

1- 71

9-69

1
-j
o

1-71

27.9

INITIAL

MONTH

P- PRELIMINARY

PERSONAL INCOME
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
TERMINAL
MONTH
10- 69

INITIAL
U-69

12- 69

L- 70

2- 7 0

3-70

4- 70

5-70

6-70

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T .
JUNE 10, 1971

BI L L I O N S OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

MONTH

7- 70

8-70

9-70

10- 70 11- 70 1 2 - 7 0

1 1- 69

6. 3

12-69

6. 1

5.9

1- 70

5. 9

5.7

5. 6

2- 70

5. 9

5.8

5. 7

5. 9

3- 70

6.7

6.8

7. 0

7. 8

9.8

4-70

10. 5

11. 4

12. 8

15. 3

20 . 3

31.9

5- 70

7. 5

7. 7

a. l

8. 7

9.6

9.6

-9.0

6- 70

6. 2

6.2

6. 3

6.4

6.5

5.5

-5.7

-2.2

7- 70

6.4

6.4

6. 5

6.7

6.8

6. 1

-1.3

2.7

7. 9

8- 70

6. 2

6.2

6. 3

6.4

6.5

5. 8

0. 1

3. 4

6.3

4. /

9- 7 0

6.4

6.5

6. 5

6.6

6.8

6.3

1. 8

4.6

7.0

6.6

8. 5

10- 70

5.6

5.6

5. 5

5. 5

5. 5

4.9

1. 0

3. 1

4.5

3. 3

2. 6

11- 7C

5. 5

5.5

5. 4

5. 4

5. 3

4. 8

1. 4

3.3

4.4

3. 5

3. 1

0.5

4. 1

1- 71

2- 71

? - 71

4- 7 1

77 0. 6
774. 3
777. 8
781. 5
787.6
806. 0
79 9 . 7
79 8. 2
80 3 . 3
806. 4
811.9
-2.9

809.9
81 2 . 6

12- 70

5. 7

5.6

5. 6

5. 6

5. 6

5. 1

2. 1

3.8

4.9

4.3

4.2

2.8

5.8

7.5

1-71

6.3

6.3

6. 3

6.4

6.4

6. 1

3. 6

5,2

6. 4

6. 1

6.4

5.8

8.9

11. 4

15.5

2- 71

6. 2

6.2

6. 2

6.2

6.3

5.9

3. 6

5. 2

6. 1

5. 9

6.0

5.6

7. 8

9.1

9.8

8 1 7. 5
8 2 7. 4
4.4

830.4

3-71

6.4

6.4

6. 4

6.5

6.5

6. 2

4.2

5.6

6.5

6. 3

6.5

6.2

8.2

9.2

9.8

7. 0

9.7

4- 71

6. 4

6.4

b. 4

6.5

6.5

6.3

4.4

5.7

6.5

6. 4

6.6

6.3

7.9

8.7

9.0

6.9

8.2

6 .8

6.6

6.6

6.7

6,5

4. 7

6.0

6.7

6.6

6.8

6.6

8. 1

8.7

9.0

7.4

8.4

7. 8

8.9

11- 69 12- 69

1- 70

2- 7 0

3-70

4- 7 0

5- 7 0

6-70

7- 70

9 - 7 0 10- 70 11- 70 1 2 - 7 0

1-71

2- 71

3 - 71

4- 7 1

..... 5- 71

. 6 , 5 ...._6, 5 .
10- 69

LOUI S

P- PRELIMINARY



INITIAL

8-70

836. 8
841. 4P
847. 4P

MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T .
JUNE _17, 1971

LOUIS




7
RETAI L

SA LE S

RATIO SCALE
BILLIONS

RATIO SCALE

OF DOLLARS

1963

1964

BILLIONS

S EAS O N A LLY A D JU S TE D

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

SOURCEt
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RAT ES OF CHANGE FOR P E R IO D S

U .S .

1970

OF DOLLARS

1971

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

IN D IC A T E D .

LA TEST DATA PLOTTEDt A P R IL P R E L IM IN A R Y
PREPARED BY FEDERAL R E SE R V E BANK OF ST .

PERSONAL
RATIO SCALE
T R I L L I O N S OF DOLLARS

L O U IS

INCOME
RATIO SCALE

MONTHLY TO T A L S A T ANNUAL R ATES
SEAS O N A LLY A D JU S TE D

T R I L L I O N S OF DOLLARS

0.9

0.

\

0.

0.8

0.

0.7

0.

0.6

0.

0.5

0.

0.4
SOURCEt
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE FOR P E R IO D S

U .S .

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

IN D IC A T E D .

L A T E S T DATA PLOTTEDt MAY P R E L IM IN A R Y
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RE SE RV E BANK OF ST .

L O U IS

8
GROSS NATI ONAL PRODUCT IN CURRENT DOLLARS
TERMINAL
OUARTER

INITIAL
2-66

3 - 66

.

3- 6 6

4-66

1- 67

2-67

3-67

4-67

1- 6 8

2-68

3- 6 8

BI L L I O N S OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

OUARTER
4-68

1- 6 9

3- 6 9

2-69

4-69

1- 7 0

2-70

3- 70

4-70
755.9

7.0

770.7

4-66

7.5

8. 1

1- 67

5.6

5.0

1. 9

2- 6 7

5.5

5. 1

3.6

3- 6 7

6.2

6.0

5. 3

7.0

8.6

4-67

6.4

6.3

5.9

7.?

8.2

774.4
784.5

5.3

800.9
7.7

81 5 . 9
83 4 . 9

1- 68

6.9

6.9

6.6

7.8

8.7

8.7

9.6

2- 68

7.4

7.5

7.4

8.6

9.4

9.6

10. 6

11 . 6

3- 6 8

7.6

7.6

7. 6

8.5

9.2

9.4

9.9

10 . 0

85 8. 1
8.5

87 5. 8
891. 4

4- 6 8

7.5

7.6

7. 5

8.4

8. 9

8.9

9.3

9.1

7.9

7.3

1- 69

7.5

7. 6

7.5

8.3

8. 7

8.7

8.9

8.7

7.8

7.4

7.5

2- 6 9

7. 5

7.6

7. 5

8.2

8.5

8.5

8. 6

8.4

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.3

3- 6 9

7.6

7.6

7. 6

7. 8

7. 6

7.7

7.9

8.4

8.2

8. 5

8.5

8.6

8.4

907.6
923.7
94 2 . 6

i

4-69

7.3

7. 3

7. 3

7.8

8. 0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7. 1

6.9

6.8

6.5

6.2

3.9

1- 70

7.0

7. 1

7.0

7.4

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.1

5.7

5.2

3.6

3.3

2- 7 0

6,9

6.9

6.8

7.2

7. 4

7.3

7.2

6.9

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.1

4.1

4.1

951.7

\+5.5%
4.9

959.5
971.1

\

0
1
m

6.9

6.8

7.1

7. 3

7.2

7. 1

6.9

6.3

6. 1

5.9

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.8

5.5

6. 1

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.8

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.1

4.7

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.9

1.8

1-71

6.9

6.9

6. 8

7. 1

7.3

7.2

7. 1

6.9

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.0

5.9

5.5

5.8

6.4

6.9

7.3

13.0

2-66

3- 6 6

4-66

1- 67

2- 6 7

3- 6 7

4-67

1- 6 8

2-68

3- 6 8

4-68

1-69

2-69

3-69

4-69

1-70

2-70

3-70

o
r»
*

985.5

6.9

4-70

\

989.9
1

1,020.7

I N I T I A L QUARTER

PREPARED 8Y FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T .
MAY 14* 1971
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN CONSTANT 1958 DOLLARS
INITIAL

T ERMI NAL
QUARTEP

2- 6 6

3-66

4-66

1- 67

2- 6 7

3- 67

4- 6 7

1- 68

2- 6 8

3- 68

QUARTER
4-68

1- 6 9

2-69

3- 6 9

4-69

1- 7 0

2-70

3- 70

LOUI S

BI L L I ONS O f
DOLLARS
" "ANNlfAI ffATES '
4-70
660.2

3- 6 6

3. 2

A—66

4.0

4. 9

1- 67

2. 4

1. 9

2- 67

2. 5

2.3

1.1

3.0

3- 67

7.0

2. 8

2. 2

3.7

4.4

4- 6 7

2. 9

2. 8

2. 3

3.4

3.6

2.8

1- 6 3

3.3

3. 3

3. 0

4.0

4.4

4.3

5.9

2- 68

3. 8

3. 9

3. 7

4.6

5. 0

5.2

6.5

7.0

3—68

3. 8

3. 9

3. 8

4.5

4.9

5. 0

5. 7

5.6

4. 1
3. 5

668.1
666.6

-0.9

671.6
678.9
68 3 . 6
69 3 . 5
705.4
71 2 . 6
71 7 . 5

4- 6 8

3. 7

3. 8

3. 6

4.3

4. 5

4.5

5. 0

4.6

1- 69

3.6

3.6

3. 5

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.5

4. 1

3.2

2.7

2.6

2- 69

3. 5

3.5

3. 4

3.9

4.0

3.9

4. 1

3. 7

2. 9

2.5

2.4

2.2

3- 69

3. 4

3.4

3. 3

3.8

3. 8

3.8

3. 9

3.6

2.9

2. 6

2.5

2.5

4-69

3. 1

3. 1

3. 0

3.3

3. 3

3. 2

3. 3

2.9

2.2

1.9

1. 6

1. 3

0.9

-0.9

1-7.0.

2.7

2. 7

2. 5

2.8

2. 8

2. 6

2. 6

2.2

1. 5

1. 0

0.7

0.2

-0.4

-1.9

- 2. , \ + 0 . 2 %

2- 7 0

2.6

2. ..5

2. 4

2.6

2. 6

2.4

2. 4

2.0

1. 4

1. 0

0.7

0.3

-0.2

-l.l

-1.2

0.6

3- 70

2. 5

2.5

2. 3

2. 5

2. 5

2. 3

2. 3

1. 9

1.4

1. 0

0.8

0.5

0.1

-0.5

-0.3

1»0

4- 7 0

2. 1

2. 1

1. 9

2 P1

2.0

1. 8

1. 8

1, 4

0.8

0. 5

0.2

-0.1

-0.5

-1.2

-1.2

-0.6

-1.3

1- 71

2.4

2. 3

2.2

2.4

2.3

2. 2

2. 2

1. 8

1. 4

l.l

0.9

0.7

0.5

|T7 |
0.4
1__ ____1

1. 2

1. 4

1.5

2- 6 6

3- 66

4-66

1- 67

7- 6 7

3- 6 7

4-67

1- 68

2- 6*

3- 68

4-68

1- 6 9

2-69

1- 7 0

2-70

3-70




_

2. 8

72 2. 1
726. 1
730.9

2. 7

3- 69

729,2

4-69

72 3. 8
72 4 . 9
727.4

1 . 4 ^ ^
-3.8 \

72 0. 3
7.1^

7 3 2. 7

4-70

IAL QUARTER

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T .
MAY

14*

1 97 1

LOUIS

9

DEMAND
RATIO

SCALE

TRILLIONS

I

QUARTERLY

OF

DOLLARS

AND

PRODUCTION

TOTALS

AT

SEASONALLY

ANNUAL

RATIO

RATES

ADJUSTED

TRILLIONS

OF

SCALE

DOLLARS

0 .

0. 9

0 .

0.8

0 .

0.7

0 .

0

0

0.5

1963

1964

1965

LLGNP

IN CURRENT D OL L A R S .

12.GNP

IN

1966

1967

1968
S OURCE:

1969
U.S.

1970
DEPARTMENT

19 71
OF COMMERCE

1958 D O L L A R S .

PERCENTAGES

ARE ANNUAL R AT E S OF CHANGE FOR. P E R I O D S

L A T E S T DATA PLOTTE D:




INDICATED.

1ST QUARTER

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST.

L OU I S

. 6

10
FI NAL SALES IN CURRENT DOLLARS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
TERMI NAL
OUARTER
2-66

.

B I L L I O N S OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATÉS
4-70i

I N I T I A L IQUARTER
3- 6 6

4-66

1- 67

2-67

3- 6 7

4- 6 7

1- 68

2- 6 8

3 - 68

1- 69

4-68

2- 6 9

3- 69

2-70

1- 70

4-69

3- 70

744,0

3-6 6

9.6

4- 6 6

6.6

3.7

1- 67

7.0

5.7

2 - 67

7.3

6. 5

7.9

8.2

3 - 67

7. 1

6. 5

7. 4

7. 3

6.4

4- 6 7

.7*1

6.6

7. 3

7. 2

6.8

750.8

r \
X

764,8
780,0
792,2
8u5.9

7. 1
V 'O .I/ o

8.0

7. 8

8.6

8.8

9.0

10. 4

13. 8

8.0

7.7

8. 4

8.6

8.7

9.5

10. 7

832,3

7.7

84 7 . 8
867,6

3- 68

8.2

8.0

8.6

8.8

8.9

9.5

10. 3

8.7

4-68

8. 0

7. 9

8. 4

8.5

8, 5

9.0

9.5

8. 1

8,3

6.9

1- 69

8. 1

7.9

8. 4

8.5

. 8.5

8.9

9.3

8.2

8.3

7.7

8.5

2-69

8. 0

7.9 .

8.3..

8.3

8,4

8.6

_ 8.9

8.0

8.0

7, 5

7. 8

3- 6 9

7. 9

7.8

8. 2

8.4

8.6

7.8

7.8

7,3

7.5

7.0

4-69

7. 8

7. 6

8.0

8. 1

8. 3

7.5

7. 5

7.0

7. 1

6.6

8 8 2, 1
900.2
915,9

7.2

931,2
6.3

944.5
957.9

1- 70

7.6

7. b

7. 8

7. 8

7.8

7.9

8.0

7.3

7. 2

6.8

6,8

6.4

6.2

2- 7 0

7.4

7. 3

7. 5

7.5

7.5

7.6

7. 6

6.9

6.9

6,5

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.3

5,1

V
4, 3

1
O

r « . i II 8 . 2
1r ~ ..........
T ..
8. 0
8.0

9,7

7.3

7.1

7.4

7. 3

7.3

7.3

7.4

6.8

6.7

6.3

6.2

5. 8

5.6

5,2

5,0

4.7

1 5.8 1 5, 8

L,7,■ 1

I

\

+ A

980.0

7.0

6. 9

7.1

_.. 7. 0

6.9

7,0

7. 0

6.4

6.2

5.9

5,7

5.4

5, 1

4,7

4,4

4.0

3. 8

2.6 \

.J rll.

..... 7 . 4

7. 2

7. 5 ....7 . 4

. 7.4

7,5

7.5

7.0

6,9

6.7

6.6

6.4

6,3

6,2

6,3

6.4

7. 1

8.2

2- 6 6

3- 66

2- 6 7

3- 6 7

4- 6 7

1- 68

2-68

3- 68

4-68

1- 69

2-69

3- 6 9

4-69

1- 7 0

2-70

3-70

4-66

1- 67

9 6 8. 1

A %

5 .0 ^ ^

>
1
o
.

1- 68
2- 68

986.3
14.1 L

1, 019.3

4-70

I N I T I A L QUARTER

PREPARED BY FEOERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T .
SALFS IN CONSTANT 19 58 DOLLAKi
MAY
1971
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL KATES OF CHANGE___________________________________________________

LOUI S

FI NAL

INITIAL

TERMINAL
OUARTER
3- 66

2-6 6

4-66

1- 67

2- 6 7

3-67

4 - 67

1- 68

2- 6 8

QUARTER

3- 68

4-68

1- 69

2-69

4-69

3- 69

1-70

2-70

3-70

BI LLION' S O F
OOLLARS
ANNUAL RAY6S

4-70

6. 1

6 4 9, 1

4- 66

3. 1

0.?

649,5

1- 67

3.7

2.6

?- 67

4.3

3. 8

5. 6

6. 1

3- 67

^. 9

3. 3

4.4

4. 0

3- 66

657,5

5. 0

667,3
670,6

v.+ 4 . 4 %

2 .0

674. 4

4-6 7

3, 6

3.1

3. 3

3.4

2 .1

2. 3

1- 68

4. 5

4. 3

5. 1

5. 1

4.3

6. 2

10. 3

2 - 61?

4. 3

4. 1

4. 7

4.6

4. 3

5.1

6. 5

7. B

3- 68

4.4

4.2

4. 8

4 .3

4.5

5. 2

6.1

4. 1

5 .5

4- 68

4. 2

4.0

4. ^

4.4

4. 1

4, 6

5. 1

3.5

3. 8

2.2

1- 69

4.?

4. ?

4. 4

4.4

4. 1

4. 5

4.9

3.6

3. 9

3. 1

2- 69

4. 0

3. 8

4. 2

4. 1

3. 3

4.1

4. 4

3. 3

3. 4

2.7

3.0

1. 9

3- 6 9

3. ?

3.6

3. 9

3. s3

3. 5

3. 7

3. 9

2.9

2. 9

2. 2

2. 2

1. 3

0.8

4- 6 9

3. 6

3.4

3.6

3. 5

3.3

3. 4

3. 5

2.6

2. 6

2.0

2.0

1. 3

1. 0

69 1 . 1
695,9
70 5 , 2
709,0
1\
4. 1

716, 1

s + 1 .3 %

719,4

X
w

720,9
723.0

J
s+ 0 .9 %

72 2 . 4

1- 70

3. 3

3,. 1

3. 3

3. ?

2. 9

3. 0

3. 1

2.2

2.2

1. 6

1. 5

0.9

0.6

0.4

-0.3

7- 7 0

3. 1

2 .9

3.1

2. 9

2. 7

2. 7

2. 8

2. C

1. 9

1. 3

1. 2

0.6

0.3

0.2

-0,3

-0.3

3-70

2. 9

2 .7

2. 9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2. 6

1. 8

1 .7

1. 2

l.l

0.6

0.4

0.3

-0,0

0. 1

4- 7 0

_2. 6

2.4

2. 5

2. 3

2. 1

2.1

2. 1

1. 4

I .2

C. 7

0.6

0.1

-0.2

-0.4

-0.8

-1.0

-1.3

-3.1

1- 71

2. 9

2.7

2. 8

2.7

2. 5

2. 5

2. 5

1. 9

1. 8

1. 5

1. 4

1. 1

1. 0

1. 0

0.9

1. 3

1. 8

2,4

8,3

2-66

3- 66

4- 6 6

1- 67

2- 6 7

3- 6 7

4- 67

1- 68

7- 63

3- 68

4-68

1- 69

2- 69

3- 69

4-69

1- 7 0

2- 7 0

3-70

4-70

.

721.9
0 . 5 ^ s ^

722.8
717. 1
r




INITIAL

73 1. 5

QUAKTER

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T .
MAY 14, 1971

LftUiT

11

FINAL

SALES

TOTAL SPENDING LESS CHANGES IN B U SIN ESS
RATIO

SCALE

1963

QUARTERLY

1964

1965

1966

TOTALS

AT

1967

ANNUAL

LATEST

DATA PLOTTE Dt




OF CHANGE FOR P E R I O D S

RATIO

RATES

1968
SOURCEs

P E R C E NT A GE S ARE ANNUAL R AT E S

INVENTORIES

1969
U.S.

1970

SCALE

1971

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

INDICATED.

1ST QUARTER

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST.

L OU I S

12
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX *
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
TERMINAL
MONTH
_________10- 69

INITIAL
LI-69

12- 69

1- 70

2- 7 0

3-70

4-70

5- 7 0

6- 7 0

MUNTH

7- 7 0

8- 7 0

___________________1967 = IOO
9-70

10- 70 11- 70 1 2 - 70

1-71

2- 71

3- 7 1

4- 7 1 ________________

11-69

6 . 6 ______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ 112. 2

12-69

7.2

7 . 7 ________________

_____

______

1- 70

6.2

6.0

2-70

6.3

6.2

5. 4

6.5

3- 70

6.4

6.3

5. 8

6.5

6.5

4-70

6. 6

6.5

6. 2

6.9

7. 0

7. 6

5- 70

6.4

6.3

6. 1

6.5

6.5

6.5

5. 3

6- 7 0

6.4

6.3

6. 1

6.5

6.5

6.4

5.9

_______

______ _______________________________________________________ 112 . 9

4.3

114. 5
115. 2
115. 7
116. 3

6.4
1

v

116. 7

7- 70

6. 1

6.1

5. 8

6.1

6. 0

5.9

5. 3

5. 3

4.2

8- 70

5.7

5.6

5. 4

5.5

5. 3

5. 1

4. 5

4.2

3.1

9- 7 0

5.8

5. 7

5. 5

5.6

5. 5

5. 3

4. 9

4.7

4. 2

4. 2

6. 3

4. 7

4.9

6.3

6.3

10- 70

5.8

5.8

5. 6

5.7

5.6

5. 5

5.1

5. I

116. 9

2. 1

117. 5
118. 1

/
s T+ 4A . Z0 /° 0

118. 5

11- 70

5. 7

5.6

5. 4

5.5

5. 4

5. 3

5. 0

4. 9

4.6

4.7

5. 6

5. 2

4. 1

12- 70

5.7

5.7

5. 5

5. Ö

5. 5

5. 4

5. 1

5. L

4.9

5. 0

5. 8

5.6

5. 2

6.2

4. 3

4.3

4.8

4.4

3. 8

3.6

1.0

4.0

4. 3

3. 9

3. 3

3. 1

1. 5

2 . 0 N ,

119. 1

5.3

5. 1

5.2

5. 1

4.9

4. 7

2- 71

5. 2

5. 1

4.9

5. 0

4.8

4.7

4.4

4.3

4.0

3- 71

5. 1

5. 0

4. 9

4.9

4.8

4.6

4. 4

4.3

4.0

4. 0

4. 3

4.0

3. 5

3. 3

2.4

3. 1

4. 1

4- 71

5. 1

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.6

4. 3

4. 3

4. 0

4.0

4. 3

4.0

3. 6

3. 5

2.8

3.4

4.1

4.9

4.9

4. 8

10- 69 11- 69

12- 69

1- 70

2- 7 0

4 . 7 __ 4. 5

4.4

4 - 70

5- 7 0

3- 70

4

4. 2

4.5

6-70

7- 70

8-70

INITIAL
NCT

SEASONALLY

4.0

3.9

9- 7 0 10- 70

4.2

3.5
r\j
1
o

5.0

5. 1

1
0

5.4

5- 71

119. 8
4 . l \ ^

120. 2
120. 8

4.1

4.8

5. 1

1- 71

2- 71

3- 71

6.2]
4-71

MONTH

P R E 'F Ä R E D "B Y

TERMINAL
MONTH
10- 69 11- 69 12- 69
11- 69

119. 4

A O J U S T E D __________________________________ _____________________________________

JUNE 22,
WHOLESALE PRICES - INDUSTRI AL COMMODITIES *
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
INITIAL
1- 70

2- 7 0

3- 70

5- 7 0

4- 7 0

6- 7 0

7- 70

FEDERAL

R E S E W E “ “BANK

OF

S T.

1967 * 100

1*ONTH
8- 70

LO U TS’

1971

9-70

10- 70 11- 70 1 2 - 70

1-71

2- 71

3- 71

4- 71
107. 4

3. 4

107. 8

12- 69

4.0

4.6

1- 70

4.6

5, 1

5. 7

2- 70. ..

4. 5

4.9

5. 1

108. 3
10 8. 7

4. 5

10 8. 9

3-70....

4. 1

4. 2

4. 1

3.4

2. 2

4- 70

4.?

4. 3

4.2

3.7

3.4

4.5

5- 70

4.2

4.3

4.3

3 . 9 ...3. 7

4c5

6- 70

3. 8

3.9

3. 7

3.4

3. 1

3*3

7- 70

3. 6

3.7

3. 5

3.?

2. 9

3. 1

2.6

1. 7

2 .2

8- 70

3. 5

3. 5

3. 4

3. 0

2. 8

?. 9

2. 5

I.

ft

2.2

2. 2

_

109. 3
109. 7

4.5

.

'

.

109. 8

X
11 0. 0
110. 2

9- 70

3. 4

3.4

3. ?

?. 9

7. 7

2. 8

2. 4

1. 9

2.2

2. 2

2.2

10- 70

3. 9

4.0

3. 9

3. 7

3. 6

3. 8

3.7

3. 5 _ 4 . 2

4. 8

6. 1

11- 70

3. 6

3.6

3. 5

3.3

3. ?

3.3

3. 2

2.0

12- 70

3.7

3. 7

3. 6

3. 4

3 . 3 _ _ i * 4 . _3.*-3 _

1- 71

3.8

3.8

3.* 8

2- 71

3. 8

3.8

3. 7

3. 6

3^3

3- 71

..... 3 . 7

3. 7

3. 7

3,6

3. 5

.4- 71

3. 8

3.8

3. 8

3, 6

5 - 7 1 . ......... 3.1.8

3.9

3 . 8 ........ 3. 7

3. 7
7- 70

____

10- 69 11- 69 1? -ft 9

3. 5

1-70

3.6

3. 6

..... JlmA ....____ 3

^

3. 5
3. 4
3. 7

3. 4

3. 5

3. 4

3, 7

3, 6

...3. 8

3. 7

3- 70

4- 70

3. 6

3.3

11 0. 4
l O ^ X ^ + 3 .6 %

11 1. 3

4. 1 ....5 . 0

O.O^Sw

111. 3
11 1. 7

4, 1

4. R

2.2

4.4^s^

4. 0

4.4

— 5.0

3. 3

5.0

3. 9

4, 2

4.6

3. 3

4.4

4.4

112. 2
3.3^V^

1 1 2 . «5

3. 7

3. 3

4, 1

4.4

3. 3

4.1

4.0

3. 3

3.2^S ^

3, 8

4. 0

4.2

4.5

3.6

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.3

5 .4 ^ ^

113. 3

3.6

3. 9

4. 0

4. 3

4.5

3. 7

4.4

4.4

4. 1

4.3

4.9

113. 7

5- 7 0

6- 7 0

7- 70

3-70

9-70

10- 70 11- 70 1 2 - 7 0

1- 71

2- 71

3- 7 1

.

INITIAL
♦

119. 2

1-71

4.6

112. 8

4.3 \
4- 71

>^ N T H

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T .
JUNF 4 , 1971

LOUIS

13
RAT

196
I30

0

PRI CES

SCALE

RATIO

SC

1967- 10 0
1 30

100

125

125

120

1 20

1 15

1 15

1 10

1 10

105

105

100

100

95

95

1 20

1 20

1 15

1 15

1 10

1 10

1 05

1 05

100

1 00

95

95

90

90
SOURCE:
ERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR PERI ODS
ATEST DATA PLOTTED:




U 3 . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

I NDI CATED.

MAY
PREPARED BY FSDf'VAL RESERVE BANK OF ST,

LO UI S

1 4
WHOLESALE P R IC E S , ALL COMMODITIES ♦
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
terminal

UilTMt

MONTH
----------------------------------------------------------------I = l f l - 2 - 7 0
l~Lz69_____ 8. 1
I ? -6 9

3-70

4—70

5-70

6-7Q

196 7_

MONTH

7-70

9- 7 0

9-7^3 I Q - 70 11- 70 I ? - 70

1- 71

2- 71

3- 71

_________ ________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________

6.3

10 8 .5

4.5

109. 3

JLiJ___âxfi___2* 2- .

A z lO

2-70

,A*A.

1 0 9. 7

4,5

-h * A ____

109. 9

_5^J____ _______ 2^3____

- 2=70
4- 7 0

1 0 9. 9

-A * 2 ------- ---------------ÌL 2 --------U 2 ____ LaJ____ QjkSL1*7

A il.

4. 1

3. 5

3- 3

2.2

1.6

1. 5

2.2

4.4

3.9

3.8

2.9

2.6

2.8

3. 7

6.7

1.9

1. 5

1. 3

1*4

l.l

-4.2

------'
6 - 70
-Ir7<? ..

— t

___

.
110. 3
11 0. 9
110. 5

_fl-70

— 1jl5

9-7n

3-7

3.2

3. 1

2.3

2.0

2.0

2. 4

2.6

0.5

5.6

10^70

3.4

7.9

2.8

-2.1

I. 8

1. 7

2.0

] .9

0.4

2.7

.

3. 0 ... _2 .*.a

111 . 0
111. 0
11 0. 9

. 2. 6

2.4

1. 9

1.5

1.4

1. 6

1 .3

0.0

1. 5

-0.5

-1.1

c
1
r\

0.0

11- 70 _ . 3. 0
2.9

2. 5

2. 3

1. 7

1. 4

1. 3

1. 5

1- 3

0.2

1. 4

0.0

0.0

l.l

1-71

3. 3

2.9

2.8

2. 3

2.1

2. 1

2. 3

2.3

1. 6

2.8

2.2

2.9

5.0

9.0

7- 71

3.7

3.5

3. 4

3.0

2.8

2.9

3.2

3. 4

3.0

4.2

3.9

4.9

7.0

10. 1

1 1. 3

3 LT.

1. 4

_3. 3

2.9

2.8

2.8

3*1

3. 3

2.9

3.9

3.6

4.4

5.8

7.4

6. 6

2. 1

3.4

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.9

3. 1

3. 3

2.9

3. 8

3.6

4.2

5.3

6.3

5.5

2.7

3.2

3*4.

3. 1

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.5

3. 1

4.0

3.8

4.4

5.3

6.2

5. 5

3.6

4.3

5.4

12- 69

1- 7 0

?-70

3- 7 0

4-70

9 - 7 0 10 - 7 0 11- 70 1 2 - 7 0

1- 71

2- 71

3- 71

4- 7 1

3 rJ_\

...

. A - 71....____ U 6
. Ü - 7J. .......... 1 , 1
0
1
>
■o

100

4-7,1

..

11- 69

6- 7 0

5

7- 7 0

IN IT IA I

8- 7 0

11 1. 0
1 1 1. 8
112. 8
113. 0
113. 3
113. 8

MONTH

—fSLQJ- 'SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LO UIS
WHOLESALE PRICES - FARM PRODUCTS, ANO PROCESSED FOODS^AND f’eV d’s .
___________________ COMPOUNDE0 ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE______________________
TPGMTNAl
MONTH
10 - 6 9 1 1- 69 12- 69

INITIAL
1- 70

2- 7 0

3- 7 0

4-70

5-70

6-70

7- 7 0

VS. 3

1 2- 69

I 1. 0

ft.7

Ì - 70

14. 3

13. 8

21 1,4

7- 70

11. 7

10. 6

12.i5

4.4

*- 70

9.5

8. 1

4|>6

2. 7

10- 70 11- 70 1 2 - 7 0

2- 71

100

4- 71

112. 4
112. 8
112. 9

l.l

-8.7

6- 7 0

4. ?

2.

y

7..0

-4.2

4.7

4. 4
.P

5.8

9- 70

7 . ft

1. 5

9- 70

3. 9

7. 8

1 .ft

1. 3

111. 7

5.5
5. 8

12. 5
0.0

-3.6
-0.5

0.3

2,

1.3

H l.?

-6.3

1. 7

3.8

1 1 3. 4

19. 9

111. 2

- 2 . 7 -20«_9
3.3

-4.2

16. 2

112. 6
110. 3

- Q, »?

-3.9

-1.9

-3.7 -10.5

-4.8

-21.9

,7

-4.0

-2.3

-3.8

-9.0

-4.6

-13.6

0» 5

-0.6

- 1 ,2

-4.2

-2.9

-4.3

-8.5

- 5 . 0 - 1 1 . 2 ...- 5 . 3

1. 5

0.3

I 1- 70

I .0

-0 . 1

1 ¿>-70
1-71

1.5

0.5

ft 1
,1

7- 7 1

3. 4

? .6

?,,3

3-71

3. 0

2.3

?, ,0

0.7

100. 3

-6j 4

-0.7

-1.5

-4_.7

-1.1

-5.0

1.5

4.4

16 . 5

0.7

1. 9

2.9

2.6

0.3

4.4

2. 1

«.?

14. 2

26. 1

36 . 4

0.4

1. 6

2.4

2. 0

0.0

3«_4_

1. 4

6.9

_ 9 *9_

15.. 9

15. 6

-2.1
-1.6

-2.3
1. 0

109. 9

-4.3

0.3

7. 8

2. 1

1,ift

*;-7i

3. 2

? .b

2 .4

1.3

1. 1

1. 1

1 1- 69 12- ^ 9

1- 70

2 - 70

3- 7 0

1. 3

4-70

2. 1

1. 7

-0.1

2.8

1. 1

5.5

7.6

11. 4

9. 7

2.8

7.5

1. 0

3.7

2.3

6. 3

8, 2

11. 3

10. 1

2. 5

6- 7C

7- 70

9-70

10- 70

11- 70 1 2 - 70

1-71

2- 71

t N I T 1Al

c
f1
or

4- 71

U O J .
11 3. 6

vn
»
O

1 0- 70

113. 4
113. 3

-l.l
4.9

11.1
>
1

1,

1

3,,3

2.2

V«t

4.0

4.0

7- 70

1 1 1. 8

-11.1

*». R

S - 70

10- 69

1- 71

3- 71

110. 6

4-70

NOT

8-70

9-70

110. 0

1\ -69

*

1967 -

MONTH

114. 3

MONTH

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED




PRFPARFO BY FEDERAL RESFRVF
JUNF 4 , 1971

8ANK OF S T .

LOUIS

..

15
GENERAL PRICE

INDEX*

RATIO SCALE

RATIO SCALE

1958-100
150

1958-100

145

140
155
130
125
120

.115
110

105

100

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

*A S USED IN NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS

1969

1970

1971

SOURCE« U .S . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHAN6E FOR PERIO DS INOICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTEDt 1ST OUARTER
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LO UIS

I MPL I CI T PRICE DEFLATOR FOR GROSS NATI ONAL PRODUCT
____________________ _____________COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE____________________________
1958 * 100

I N I T I A L QUARTER

TERMINAL
OUARTER
? - 66

3- 66

4-66

1- 67

2-67

3-6 7

4-67

1- 6 8

2- 68

3- 68

4-68

1- 69

2-69

3-69

4-69

1- 7 0

2-70

3-70

4-70
1 14. 5

3- 66

3. 6

4 - 66

3. 4

3.?

1- 67

3. 2

3.0

2. 8

?-6 7

2.9

2.7

2. 4

2. 1

3- 67

3. 2

3.1

3. 0

3. 1

4. 2

4-6 7

3.4

3. 4

3. 5

3.7

4.5

4.8

i —68

3. 4

3.4

3. 5

3.6

4.1

4. 1

?-68

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.2

3. 9

4.4

3- 68

3. 6

3.6

3.7

3. 3

I1:... 1
1 4.2

3.9

4.2

4.0

4-6 3

3. 7

3.7

3. 8

3. 9

4.2

4.2

4. 1

4.3

4.3

4.6

1—69

3. 3

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.6

1 1 5. 4
116. 2

r \

116. 8

>4.2%

1 18. 0
11 9. 4
1 2 0. 4

3. 4

12 1. 7

+47%

124. 3

3. 9

3.9

4.0

A. 1

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.5

4.5

3- 69

4.0

4. 1

4. 1

4. 3

4. 5

4.6

4. 5

4.7

4.8

4-69

4.1

4. 1

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.7

4.3

4.9

1- 70

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.7

4.8

4.8

-..9

5.0

5.2

4.9

5. 1

125. 7

4.6

I 4. 7 I 4 . 7
1 _ __ 1
5.0
5. 1

7- 69

12 2. 9

4.9

+57%

1

127. 2
129. 0

5.3

5. 8

5. 0

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.7

5.7

6.6

5. 1

5.2

5.3

5.2

5.4

4.3

130. 5
«

^

13 2 . 6

Iff 1 0/
1i > . ! / o

2- 70

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4. 7

4.7

4.7

4.9

3- 7 0

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5. 1

5.1

5.2

5.0

5.1

4.4

4.6

4- 70

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.9

5.0

5. 1

5. 1

5.2

5.3

5.2

5.3

4.9

5. 1

5.7

5. 3

5.7

5

2-70

3-70

4-

1- 71

4^4

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

5. 1

5.2

5.3

5. 3

5.3

5.4

5. 1

2-66

3-66

4-66

1- 67

2-67

3- 67

4- 6 7

1- 6 8

2- 6 8

3- 68

4-68

1- 69

2-69

3-69

4-69

1-70




1 3 4. 0
135. 5
13 7. 4
'

139. 3

I N I T I A L QUARTER

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK f
MAY 14, 1971

S T . LOUIS

I NVE NTOR I E S COMPARED WITH MONTHLY S A L E S *
MANUFACTURING

* R A T ! OS

BASED

ON

SEASONALLY

ADJUSTED

S H A D E D A R E A S R E P R E S E N T P E R I O D S OF
A S D E F I N E D BY THE N A T I O N A L B U R E A U
LATEST



D A TA

PLOTTED:

APRIL

AND

TRADE

DATA.

SOURCE:

U . S . DEPARTMENT

OF

C O MME R C E

BUSINESS RECESSIONS
OF E C O N O M I C R E S E A R C H .

PRELIMINARY
PREPARED

BY

FEDERAL

RESERVE

B A NK

OF

ST.

LOU'S