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PREPARED

MONTH EN DING:

BY

E c o n o m ic
FEDERAL

December 31, 1974

RESERVE

BANK

n tcnos
OF

ST. LOUIS

RELEASED:

January 23, 1975

Growth of total spending slowed in the fourth quarter,
with significant declines reported in spending for consumer durable
goods, residential construction, and producers' durable equipment.
Total spending increased 6.2 percent from the fourth quarter of 1973
to the fourth quarter of last year, compared to an average annual
increase of 10.7 percent over the previous three years.
Total production decreased sharply in the fourth quarter
and prices continued to rise at an accelerated rate. Over the year
ending in the fourth quarter, output decreased 5.0 percent and the
general level of prices increased 11.8 percent.
Despite the sharp drop in total production experienced
since late in 1973, the rate of output in the economy in the fourth
quarter was not substantially below the economically productive
capacity of the economy, given the recent autonomous increases in
commodity prices and changes in governmental agriculture,
environment, safety, and resource allocation regulations. This cut
in economic productive capacity, a portion of which is temporary,
represents a wealth loss to the economy. The loss, which was made
effective by the rapid acceleration of Inflation experienced in the
last year, has been manifested in several ways other than the recent
decrease in employment in the economy. The effect is also evident in
the reduction in real wages reported last year and the decrease in
the stock of real money balances.
Throughout most of 1974, the effect of tills wealth loss
was concentrated in just a few industries, such as the automotive
industry which is closely tied to the market for petroleum products.
As a consequence, production and employment in other industries
continued to expand. It was not until late in the year that the
depressive effects spread to other industries and markets that are
dependent on the income generated in the automotive and housing
sectors. The rate of unemployment remained essentially unchanged
through the first eight months of the year, but has increased from
5.4 percent of the labor force in August to 7.1 percent in December.
The developments of the past year indicate that the
economy suffered a substantial decrease in production opportunities
and the standard of living in the country declined commensurately.

The economic contraction, while almost Impossible to reverse in a
period of one or taro quarters, is not cummulative, however.
The
data indicate that the recession is in the process of spreading
through the economy, not that the depressive effect on the entire
economic system is mounting.




to t a l

c iv il ia n

em plo ym en t

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES Of CHANGE
TFRMTNAI
month

l N L I I A L MONTH

-S
_a^à_.
-II

-ü-zii— -L L L î— d.-Z4— a-7J LOr.Ii -LL~I3. l£-73__ L=_ZA__ ZzJ/t

-TH O US AN D S

OF PERSONS

3-7^__ i=2A...-5=14—Ar.tA__ l z l ± __ à zJJt__ 9-74 10*74
fl4 *SlA J4.t621

-■MuSUl

-_d-_E3.

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Of ST . LO UIS
JANUARY 3 . 1975
PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT

CPttPQUHPfP ANNUAL flATES Q£..ÇHÀ»*gC______________________________________________________
tfcgttlM Ai__________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ THOUSANDS
OF PERSONS
MONTH
5-73 6-73 7-73_ 8-73 9-73 10-73 11-73 12-73 1-74 .2-74 3-74 4-74 5-74 6-74 7-74 8-74 9-74 10-74 11-74
4 .5

7-73

2.8

1.3

76,867
77,163

8-73

3.5

3 .0

4 .7

9-73

3.2

2 .8

3.5

2 .4

10-73

3.6

3 .4

4 .1

3 .8

5.3

11-73

3 .7

3 .6

4 .1

4 .0

4.7

\
4 .2

77,315
77,649
r

77,915
77,924

12-73

3.2

3*0

3.3

3.0

3 .2

2.1

0.1

1-74

2.8

2 .6

2 .8

2 .4

2,4 _ 1 .4

0.1

o > \

1 .6

0 .7

1.0

2-74

_

76,7«7

6-73

2. 7_

2 .5

2*7

2.3

2.3

77,925
76,053

2 .0

78,089

3-74

2.5

2 .3

2 .4

2.1

2.0

1.4

0 .7

0 .8

1.3

0 . 6 sS^

4-74

2.5

2 .3

2 .4

2.1

2.C

1.5

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.3

5-74

2.4

2 .2

2 .3

2.1

2 .0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.7

1 .6

2.1

2 >

78,357

6-74

2.3

2a

2 .0

1.9

1 .»

1 .1

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.7

1.5

78,421

7-74

2.2

2 .0

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.1

1 .2

1.4

1.3

1.5

1 .3

0 .9

0 .9 \

8-74

2.2

2.1

2.2

1.9

1.9

1 .6

1.3

1 .4

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

U ,

1 .8

1.7

1.9

1 .9

1.9

2 .2

9-74

2*3

2 .1

2 .2

2 .0

2.0

1.7

1.4

1 .6

1
X07
l.6%>

78,226

78,479
78,661
2 .8

78,844

2 .« \

10-74

2.2

2 .0

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1 .6

1.6

1.7

2 .0

1 .6

11-74

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

0 .9

0 .6

0 .7

0 .7

0 .6

0*6

0 .4

0 .1

- 0 .1

- 0 .3

-US

- 3 .3

0 .3 \
1
- 6 .9

12-74

1.0

0 .8

0.8

0 .5

0 .4

0.1

- 0 .2

- 0 .3

- 0 .3

- 0 .5

- 0 .6

- ItO

- 1 .4

- 1 .8

- 2 .3

- 3 .5

- 5 .6

5-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73 1Ü-73 11-73 12-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

4-74

5-74

6-74

7-74

8-74

9-74 10-74 11-74

- 8 .4

78,865
78,400P
-9 .8

7 7 ,726P

IN IT IA L MONTH
P- P R E L I M I N A R Y




PREPAREO BY FEOERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST . LOUIS
JANUARY 10« 1975

2




EMPLOYMENT
RATIO

SCALE

MILLIONS

OF

RATIO
PERSONS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

MILLIONS

OF

SCA L E

PERSONS

SOMCEi U.S.OEPARTNENT OF LASOR
PERCCNTAOCS ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR FERIOOS I NOI CATEO.
LATEST DATA FIOTTIOi DECEMBER PRELIMINARY
FREFARED «V FEDERAL RESERVE SANK OF ST. LOUIS

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES*
PERCENT

S E AS O N A L L Y

A D J US T E D

PERCENT

1 .0
IOURCE, U.S. OEPARTNtNT OF LAIOR
■PERCENT OF CIVILIAN LASOR FORCE IN OROUP
LATEST DATA PLOTTEOt DECEMBER
PREPAREO BY FEOERAL RESERVE SANK OF ST. LOUIS

3

CONSUMER PR IC E INDEX» SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
______ C.QMPQUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
- -LfcBMINAL .
MONTH
■

1967 * iOO

1NJTIAL MONTH .
I- ( j t ___ ti-.u . 9-Z3..1dr.L*, 1 W 3 - U - 7 3 ___1-74— 2 ^ 4 _ 3-74

4-74

5-74

6-74

7-74

8-74

9 -J4 , IQ-74 1 W 4 _

132*47
134.95
9-7?__
1 0- 7 3

9.7

10.2

13.1

.^ »0 -

135.50

7.6

136,60

10,2

137.67

-£mX ., 4,0 .1...i„2_.2____ Q>3.„.LQ^Q____i l i L

5-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73 10-7,* 11-73 12-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

4-74

5-74

6-74

7-74

8-74

9-74 10-74 11-74

IN IT IA L MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LO UIS
JANUARY 21* 1975
WHOLESALE P R IC FS - INDUSTRIAL COMMODITIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
___________________COMPOUNDED ANNUAL PATFS OF CHANGE_______________________________________________________ ________
1967 * 100

T N IT I AL MONTH

TERMINAL
month

5-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73 10-73 11-73 12-73

7-73

5.0

1.1

8-73

5.8

4.1

7.3

9-73

6 .8

6 .0

8.6

9 .9

7.5

7.0

<7.1

10.0

10.1

I

o

9 .2

pn
r-

6-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

4-74

5-74

6-74

7-74

8-74

9-74 10-74 11-74
125.86
125.97
126.71

127.71
128.74

11-73

9.4

9.4

11.6

13.1

14.7

19.5

12-73

10.7

10.9

13.0

14.4

16.0

19.1

18.6

132.54

1-74

12.6

13.1

15.2

16.9

18.7

21.7

22.8

135.22

130.67

?-74

14.3

15.0

17.1

18.8

20.7

23.5

24.8

28.1

29. 0 \

3-74

16.8

17.6

19.9

21.8

23.9

26.9

28.8

32.3

35.0

41.3

4-74

18.6

10.6

21.8

23.8

25.9

28 .7

30.7

33.9

36.2

39.9

3 8 .5 \

5-74

20.1

21.1

23.4

25.3

27.4

30.0

31.9

34.7

36.7

39.3

38.3

,e >

6-74

20.9

21.9

24.0

25.8

27.7

30. 1

31.7

34.0

35.4

37.1

35.7

34.3

7-74

2 ?.1

23.1

25.1

26.9

28.7

31.0

32.5

34.6

35.9

37.3

36.4

35.7

34 .4

3 8 .4 s

8-74

22.9

23.9

25.9

27.6

29.3

31.4

32.8

34.7

35.0

3 6 .9

36.1

35.5

34.6

36 .6

34>

138.12
142.16
146.07
150.06
153.43

I t *

157.64
161.62

9-74

2 2.2

2 3 .?

24.9

26.4

27.9

29.6

30.7

32.1

32.7

33.2

31.9

30.7

28.8

28 .3

23.5

10-74

21.7

22.6

24.2

25.5

26.8

28.3

29.1

30.2

30.5

30.7

29.2

27.8

25.8

24.6

20.3

13.7

14.2

11-74

21.1

21.9

23.3

24.4

25 .5

26.8

27.4

28.3

28.4

28.3

26.8

25.2

23.2

21 .7

17.9

12.7

12.5

10.6

12-74

19.9

19.5

17,8

14.1

9 .4

0 .2

5 .3

5-74

6-74

7-74

8-74

20.5

21.8

22.7

23.7

25.6

25.5

25.2

23.5

21.7

6-73

7-? 3

8-t3

9 - ? r TO-? 3 11-73 12-73

1-74

2-n

3-74

4-74

24.7

25.1

163.29
165.11
166.53
0.0> L

166.53

9-74 10-74 11-74

INITIAL MONTH
________ _----- _______ .




—

_ _ ------ -------- --- --

If .
JANUARY 15, 1975

4

LOUIS




RATIO SCALE
1967-100

PRI CES

RATIO SCALE
1967-100

SEASONALLY AOJOSTEO

ftlCCMTAfit* ARC AMMAL MTU Of CMAMtC fU PC*100« IMOICATU.
LATCtT DATA PlOTTCOt DtCCMCJt
ru r A iu tv r iH iu i u s u r a

r a t i o scale

WHOLESALE PR I CES

mmi

*

st . i m m

r a t i o s c a le

PCftCCNTAOCt AM AMNMAL RATCS Wf CMANtC FM PCMIMS IMI ICATU.
LATCtT OATA PL0TTC0» OCCCMMft
PftCPAMO IY FCMRAi tCSMVC 9AMK *f ST. I H t l

5

WHOLESALE PR IC ES - A IL COMMODITIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
_______
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
_____
1967 » 100

XONTH
IN IT IA L 1

t e r m in a l

MONTH
5-73
6-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73 10-73 11-73 12-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

4-74

5-74

7-74

6-74

8-74

9-74 10-74 11-74
1 3 5 .5 0 __

28.7

7-73

133,63

4 .4 -1 5 .4

8-73

30.7

31.7 104.9

9-73

16.9

13.2

10-73

13.1

9 .5

141.86
139.76

30.9 -1 6 .4
19.3

- 9 .0

-0 .9

139,65
140,46

11-73

12.1

9 .0

16.1

- 3 .9

3.0

7.2

12-73

13.3

10.9

17.1

1.8

8.7

13.9

21.0

1-74

16.4

14.7

20.7

8.5

15.9

22.1

30.3

4 0.3

2-74

16.7

10.3

16.6

2 1.4

26.6

29,4

15.3

20.5

142.71
146.79
19t 4_

148,98
150,74

3- 74

16.5

15.3

19.8

11.0

16.3

20.1

23.6

24.5

17.3

4-74

16.3

15.2

19.2

11.4

16.0

19.1

21.7

2 1 .9

16.3

14.7

14.3

5-74

1 6 .4

15.3

18.9

1 2 .0

16.1

18.8

20.8

20.8

16*4

15.4

15_._5_

16.7

12.9

12.2

11.1

6-74

15.5

1 4 .5

! 7 .7

1 1 .3

14.9

17.1

18.6

18.2

14.2

1 5 ,;

7-74

13.0

17.2

2 0 .4

'¿4.7

18.4

20.8

2 2 .6

22.8

2 0 .1

20.3

21.6

9-74

2 0 .3

1 9 .7

22.9

17.8

21.5

2 4 .0

26,1

26.7

24,9

25.8

2 S .L

2 1 .2

16.4

19.7

2 1 ,8

2 3 ,3

23.6

9-74

1 9 .0

lfl.4

152,43

24, L

. 3.1* 5..

154,40
155,13

5*8.
2 8 .1

55 .0

3 7 ,3

56,3

160,90
167.12 _

57.6

167,27

a*j

liL

__ Í7 U 3 7

19 .3

¿2 .0

*7 .6

2 0 .7

2 2 .7

2 4 .2

24.6

" 2 ,9

23.4

2 4 ,6

2 6 .4

2 « .4

34,8

J . 16.3

11-74

10.6

1 9 ,0

31.6

<- r.

2 0 .3

2 2 .2

2 3 .5

2 3 .7

2 2 .2 * 2 2 .5

23.4

2 4 .3

26. i

30,7

25.3

}6 .1

24.4

12-74

1 8.1

1 7.5

* 9 .3

I5 .fi

1 8 .4

1 9,9

2 0 .9

2 0 .9

19.3

19.3

19 .8

ro .,ri _ J i . o

23.8

18.3

10.2

13.4 ___4 .4

5-73

6-73

7-?-»

a* 73

9-73 10-73 11-73 12-73

1-74

2-74

3- 74

4-74

6-74

7-74

8-t4

9-74 10-74 1 1—74

o

•#
I

..I h

1 9 .8

3 3 .7

5-74

_

173.46

15.7

172,60

- 5 .8

* onth
IN IT IA L 1

WHOLESALE PRICES-FARM PRODUCTS AND PROCESSED fOOOS AND FEED S,
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
TERMINAL

IN IT IA L

SEAS. A D J.
1967 * 100

month

mqnt h

5-73
6-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73 10-73 11-73 12-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

4-74

5-74

6-74

7-74

8-74

9-74 10-74 11-74

79.6

7-73

2 .4

8-73

104 .2

9-73

43,7

10-73

26 .

11*73

19.4

ft

161,7
-41 .7

154,6

117.8 713.1

184.1

3 3 .5

1 0 1 .9 -49 .9

173.8

16.2

4 6 .2

10.1

29.0 -3 0 .2 -1 7 .5 -1 1 .4

-38.0 -2 3 .3

170.0
168.3

12-73

1 8.3

10.4

25.4 -2 1 .4

- 8 .7

-0 .4

12.0

1-74

24.1

17.7

3 2 .3

- 8 .0

7.1

19.7

39 .0

72.5

2-74

21.fi

16.1

2 8 .1

- 5 .9

6 .8

16.0

26.8

34.9

5 .5

178.6

3-74

16.0

10.5

19.7

-9 .0

0 .6

6.2

11.1

10.8 -11.2 -2 5 .4

174.3

4-74

11.5

6 .3

13.6 -1 1 .2

- 3 .6

0 ,1

2 .6

- 6 .3

-3 .6

-2 .2

3 .7 -15.6 -10 .6

-8 .9

- 8 .5 - U . 5

169.9
177.8

0 .4 -16.2 -25.4 -25.4

5-74

8 .1

3.2

6-74

3 .5

- 1 .2

7-74

3.9

4 .8

1 0 .0

-8.3

-2 .5

0.1

1.6

0.2

8-74

I4 .fi

1 1 .2

! 6. 8

- 0 .6

5.8

9 .2

11.8

11.8

5.1

9-74

12.2

8.7

1 3.7

-2 .3

3.3

6 .1

8.0

7.6

1.4

- 4 .9 -1 8 .0 -2 4 .6 -24.3 -23,2

166.4

-2 2 .6 -28.4 -29 .3 -3 1 .3 -38.5

159.8

-7.1

0 .0

5.0

12.4

24.5

46.3 125.6 140.4

0 .9

6.1

13.8

25.5

59 .2

38.1 - 20.7

-8 .5 -11.0

14.1 111.6

170.1
183.0
179.5

0
1
'j
♦
>

9 .2 -1 2 .6

170.1

1 5.4

12.3

17.3

2 .1

7.9

11.0

13.3

13.4

8.3

8.6

14.6

23.1

35.2

6 4 .7

51.5

20.2

82.2

11-74

1 6 .4

13.5

lf l . 3

4 .0

9.6

12.6

14.9

15.2

10.6

11.2

16.9

24.6

35.1

58.1

47.0

24.7

5 6 .4

34.3

193.4

12-74

1 3 .7

Ì0 .R

15.1

1 .8

21.9

- 0 .3 -26.0

188.6

5-73

6-73

7-73

a-73




6 .8

9 .3

11.1

ll.O

9-73 10-73 11-73 12-7 3

6 .6

6 .8

11.1

16.7

23.9

39 .3

28.1

9 .5

1-74

f- t4

3-f 4

4 - ty

5-74

6-74

7-74

8-74

188.7

9-74 10-74 11-74

IN IT IA L MONTH"

JA N U A R Y °1 %

6

19T5RAL RESE^ ^

^ “ ^T.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
RATIO SCALE

RATI O SCALE

1967*100

1967*100

seasonally adjusted

r U M N t m i AM AMM9AL MTCt W

OtAMC f W

rffttOM IKOICATCD.

LAtt»T 9ATA fLCTTCii KCIMMII ffttLftf fttAJCV
rftffAftCft IV r U K M l U lM V t lAttK Of ST. L66I6

IMCUST* fkVW tm C tU m
COMPJUNPtC ANNUAL M TU Of CHAKCg •
1947 - 100 *

INITIAL MONTH

TERMINAL
MONTH
5-73

6-73

7-73

6-73

9-73 10-73 11-73 17-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

4-74

5-74 *-74

7-74

6-74

9-74 10-74 11-74
123*4

6-73

6*9

7-73

9*0

1 1 .0

e-?3

5 .2

4 .4

i

124*7

- 1 .9

124.9
114*4

9-73

4 t6

* .9

0.5

2*9

10-73

4»!

3 .4

1*0

2*4

1.9

11-73

4*2

3 .7

1.9

3 .2

3*4

4*6

12-73

2*2

1 .4

- 0 .4

0 .0

-0*9

-2*3

127.0
127.5

rs w .

124. 9

0 .6

-Ò .3

- 2 .0

-2.1

-3*3

-4.fr

-9*5

-9*9

-0*3

- 1 .2

-2*6

- 3 .0

-4*1

-5.#r

-6*6

- 6 .7

-7*4

3-74

- 0 .2

- 1 .0

- 2 .4

-2*4

- 3 .3

- 4 .i

-6*4

-5*6

- 3 .1

4-74

0 .0

- 0 .7

•i
i

129.4

i-74
2-74

-1*9

- 2 .6

- i.i

-4*6

—3 .7

-1*6

1.9

u .v x

5-74

0 .6

O .l

- 0 .9

- 0 .6

-1 .3

-1*7

-2*8

- 1 .5

0*7

9 .6

4 .9

6 .0

6-74

0 .7

0 .2

-0*6

-0 .7

-1*1

-1*4

-2*1

-1*1

0 .6

2*9

3 .6

4*4

1.9

-1*0

-2*«

7-74

0 .4

- 0 .1

- 0 .9

-0*9

- 1 .2

124.4
124.7

WO

—1 •© -2*3

-1.4

0.2

1.7

1*9

124.9

v

129.7
129.6

l.O ^ N w

129.9
129.2

8-74

0.2

-0*3

-1*1

-1*0

-1*4

- i.r

-2.4

-1*5

-1*6

-2*6 -2*6

0.0

-0.7

-0.7

- 0 .9

- i.*

-1*6

-0.9

h?
1.4

0.7

0.4

- ft*
0.2

1.0

9-74

1.4

1.4

-0.2

-0*6

0.5

3.9

1C-74

-0* i

-0.5

- 1 .2

- 1 .2

-1*3 - i.#

*2.1

-1*4

-0.6

0.2

? .l

-0.2

-1.7

-2.4

-2.2

- l.f

IW 4

- 1 .7

- 2 .2

-3*0

-3.0 -3.5

-3*9

-4*5

-^.1

-3.5

-3.1

-3.6

-4*4

-4.3

-7*6 -6*6 -10.7 -17.2

12-74

-3.4

- a .9

-4*7

-4.9

-5.9

-4.2

-4*f —6.6

-t*6

-9*9 -11*4 -13.1 -19.4 -21.3 -17.1 - l l . r 1

5->3

6-f i

l- T I'

-5*4

I- .- . 77

9-ti 14-b li-T S li- T j "P T 4 " *-T4 “1=7 r

129.4
124.6

-7*4

121*7?
1

116*9*

““T-TT ■|^T4r" T W

INITIAL MONTH
a*

nLti iidtutcw




W f li« 6

W T t H n i T U f f lR I

JMUIAftV U . 1.75

7

OM

W

t T .' CB P r r

PERSONAL
RATIO

SCALE

TRILLIONS

INCOME

MONTHLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES

OF DOLLARS

RATI O SCALE

SEASONALLY AOJUSTED

S
4

0 .7

0.6

SOURCE* U.S. OEFARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PERCENTAGES ARE AMMUAl RATES OF CHANGE FOR PERIODS INDICATED.
LATEST OATA PIOTTEO. DECEMBER PRELIWINARY
FREFAREO 8V FEDERAL RESERVE SANK OF ST. LOUIS
PERSONAL INCOME
IN IT IA L MONTH

TERMINAL
MONTH
5-73
10.0

7-73

10.4

6-73

7-73

0-73

9-73 1Q-7J_ L I -73 12-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

4-74

5-74

6—74

7-74

8-74

1*047.2
1*056.1 i

10.7

CD
1
04

6-73

-ftTLlt Ö N r ÖL­
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES
9-74 10-74 11-74

11.5

12. 3

13.9

9-73

12.5

13.3

I* .6

15.4

10-73

12.4

13.0

13.8

13.8

12.2

11-73

12.1

12-5

13.0

12.7

11.4

12-73

11.5

11.8

12.0

11.5

10.3

9 .J

8.0

1-74

10.0

10.0

9 .9

9.1

7 .6

6.1

3 .9

1*067.6
1*080.4
1*090.8
1*100.0

1 0 .o

1*107.1
1*107.0
1*113.4

2-74

9 .7

9.6

9.5

e .8

7.5

6 .J

5.0

3 .5

7.2

3-74

9.1

9 .0

8 .8

8.1

6 .9

>.9

4 .7

3 .7

5.6

4.1

1
*

-0 .1

9.1

9 .0

4.8

8.2

7.2

6 .4

5.6

5 .0

6 .7

6 .5
8.1

10.1

11.2

9 .8

10.2

9 .1

1*117.1
1*125.2

9 .1

1*135.2

5-74

9 .3

9.2

9, 1

8.5

7.7

7.1

6 .5

6 .2

7.8

6-74

9.3

9 .2

9.1

8 .6

7.9

7.3

6 .9

6 .7

8.1

8 .3

7-74

9 .9

9 .9

9.8

9 .4

8 .8

8.3

8.2

8 .3

9 .7

10.2

11.8

12.8

13.6

18.1

8-74

9 .8

9 .7

9 .7

9.3

8.8

Ö.3

8.2

8 .3

9 .5

9 .9

11.1

11.6

11.8

13.1

8 .3

9-74

9 .9

9 .9

9.8

9 .5

9 .0

6 .6

8 .6

8 .6

9 .8

10.2

11.2

11.6

11.7

12.6

10.0

11.7

10-74

5*7

9 .7

9.7

9 .4

8.9

8.0

8 .5

8 .5

9 .5

9 .8

10.6

10.9

10.9

11.3

9 .1

9 .5

7 .4

11-74

9 .1

9. 1

9 .0

8 .7

8.2

7 .*

7 .7

7 .7

6.5

8 .6

9.2

9 .2

8 .9

8 .8

6 .6

6.1

3 .4

- 0 .5

4 .0

2 .4

12-74

8.9

6 .9

d.8

8 .5

5-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

1*143.5
1*159.5
1*167.2

7 .5

8.2

8 .3

8 .8

8 .7

8*4

8 .2

6 .4

5 .9

9-73 1 J- 7 J 11-73 12-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

4-74

5-74

6—74

7-74

8-74

8.0

7 ./

7.5

IM Y M l Móki «
P- PRFLlMlfcARY




JANUARY 15* 1975

8

1*178.0
1*185.0
1*184.5
5 .4

9-74 10-74 11-74

1 *1 8 9 .7P

RETAIL

SALES

RATI O SCALE
BILLIONS

RAT 10 SCALE

OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS

SEASONALLY A0JUSTED

OF DOLLARS
55
50
45

40

55

50

25

20
1967

1966

1969

PCRCeHTAtCt AAC AHMIAL AATft

1970

m

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

s*M£t< tf.s. BtfAMtmtti or cm m nct
CMAMK FM rCJMfM I Mf I CATC».

LATEST »ATA Pt«TTC»t 8fVSM8Cft« tCCCHtCH AtVAftCt CfTIMATC
m CfAIEI §Y FCOCAAL RCSCRVC SANK Of I I , L O III

RETAIL* SALES
CPHP0UHP6C ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
M ILLIO NS OF
"U U C L IR S

IN IT IA L MONTH

TERMINAL
HCNTW
5-73
6-73

- 1 4 .9

7-73

16*0

8-73
9-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73 10-73 11-73 12-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

4-74

6-74

5-74

7^74

8-74

9-74 10-74 11-74

-

41*147

5 8 .0

42,767

6 .2

18.6 -1 1 .0

42*359

5 .9

13.9

10-73

7 .3

11-73

6.1

I ? —73
1-74

42*524

- 3 .3

5 .0

1 3.7

1.9

9 .0

13.2

10.9

1.5

6 .0

6 .5

1.6

4 .7

- 3 .6

- 1 .7

4 .4

7 .5

0.8

3.3

2 .9

- 0 .4

- 0 .6

2-74

4 .5

7.3

1 .5

3 .7

3 .4

1.1

1.5

15.4

5.8

3-74

6 .2

8 .9

3 .9

6 .2

6 .4

5.1

6 .4

17.8

13.9

42*470
0 .2

42*474

- 3 .8 - 1 1 .3 - 2 1 .5

42*114
42*492
43*194
22.6

43*872
44*289

4-74

6 .7

9 .2

4 .8

6 .9

7.2

c .2

7 .5

16.2

13.2

17.1

n

5-74

7.6

9 .9

6 .0

3.1

8.5

7.8

9.1

16.6

14.3

17.3

14.8

6-74

6 .3

8 .3

4 .7

6 .4

6 .5

¿♦7

6*5

12.1

9 .5

10.5

6 .7

4 .3

-7«e'

7-74

9 .4

11.6

8.4

10.3

10.9

10.6

12.0

17.9

16.6

18.9

18.0

20.1

21.2

5 9 .^ \

44*354

8-74

10.1

12.1

9 .2

11.1

11.7

11.5

12.9

18.1

17.0

19.0

18.3

20 .0

20.7

38.1

1 9 .7 ^ ^

47*094

9-74

7 .9

S .6

6 .8

8 .3

8 .6

8.2

9 .0

13.1

11.5

12.4

10.8

10.6

8.8

15.0

- 2 .3 - 2 0 . 3 \

4 4 ,1 7 ?

« .3

5 .6

6 .9

7.1

0 .6

7 .2

1 0 .6

9 .0

9 .4

7 .7

7 .0

4 .9

8 .4

- 4 .7 -1 5 .0

49*809

10-74

. f \
U

44*949

11-74

* .4

5 .6

3 .0

4 .0

3 .9

J.i

3 .5

6 .2

4 .4

4 .2

2.1

0 .8

- 1 .8

12-74

4 .6

5 .8

3.3

4 .3

4 .3

J.7

3.9

t 6 .4 |

4 .0

4 .7

2 .9

1 .8

- 0 .3

1 .0

5-73

f>-73

7-73

8-73

I - 74

2-74

3-74

4-74

5-74

6-74

9-73 40-73 11-75 12-73

44*844

S .

- 0 .6 - 1 1 .4 -20.1 - 2 0 .0 - 2 9 ^ 5 ^ ^ ^
- 7 .8 - 1 3 .7 - 1 1 .3 -1 2 .3
7—74

8-74

IN IT IA L HCJNTH
P- PRELIMINARY
E- TSTIPA TEn




9

JANUARY 13* 1975

8 .4 ^

»-74 10-74 11-14

44*440?
44*808f

COMPENSATION PER MAN-HOUR, TOTAL PRIVATE ECONOMY
_________ CQHPQUNOEP ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE___________

__

1967 » 100

QUARTE R
_....4-&9 . 1- 70_... 2-70

3-7Q

4-70

2-71

1-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

-1-70

121.3

2-70
- J- 7 0

_

6.6

7.1

7.4

8.1

9 .0

7.0

„ Jt r lQ . .... &*£...
L- 71

.

71...

123.4
126.1

6 .9

4 .8

7.0 .....7.2.

7 .2

6 .3

1*1

6 .9

7 .0

6 .3

7.0...

7.0.

127.6
130.0
6 .3

132.0

JL - I1 ...

.

7.1

_. 6 .7

7.3

4.-I1-

„_Ö 6

6 .6

6 .1

6 .4

6*0_

L -_.Z*Q_ _ 7.0

6 .7

7.1

.. 6.SL.

7.1

6 .8

9.8

6 .9

6 .6

6.9__

6 .8

6 .9

6 .6

8 .0

6 .2

¿L..5

6 .5

6 .2

6 .9

5 .5

4 .9

6 .6

6 .7

6 .4

7 .L

6.2

6 .2

7.5

...7 .5 . ... 7.5.

8.2

7.8

8 .4

10.2

13.0

7.3

7.8

7 .5

7. a

8 .8

9 .4

6 .0

7.1

7.5

7.2

7 .4

8 .0

8 .2

5 .8

5 .6

7 .2

7.6

7.3

7 .5

8 .0

8.2

6 .6

7.0

___L- 72

...

2-72

-1^0.

J2_ _ _6j J L

_£t*7. _ .6 .7

ir.73 ..... .7 .2 .
—2.-73

. 7 .1 _

_ —1.-J3

6 .5

_1*2.

7 .2 ... 7 .2 _
... ,7.. 1

4_ 7^

...

6 .7

. 7.A_. . 7 . 4

7.1 . _J.« 3 _ ... 7.2...

l

6 .9

7.2

7.1

134.5

7.1

.i .

135.8
139.0
141.1
142.8
145.4
149.9
152.1
154.2

.7 .2 .

JL.2 -

2L&CL... 7^2_ .J*2._. -1.3..

_7.1

7. L

7.1

7 .0

7.2

7.1

7.2

7.1

7.5

7.2

7.4

7 .8

7.8

6 .6

6 .8

7 .4

6 .5

.... 7.5..

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.7

7.7

7 .8

7.8

8 .2

8 .0

8.2

8 .7

8 .9

8.1

8 .6

9 .6

10.3

14.2

7.7

7 .7

7 .6

7.8__

7.8

8 .0

8 .0

8 .3

8 .2

8 .4

8 .9

9.1

8 .5

8 .9

9 .8

10.3

12.2

10.3

1-70

2-70

3-70

1-71

2-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

. _L - 7 4

.-3-74

6 .a

_L^a_ _7.3L

6_.a._

. „A.- ?2

_6.*A_. . 6^6.

7.8
5 .8

_Z .6 _.
4-69

4-70

8 .3

157.3
159.8
165.2
169.3

IN IT IA L QUARTER
OUTPUT PER MAN-HOUR, TOTAL PRIVATE ECONOMY
. COHP.QUNPEP ANNUAL KATES .Of GiiAflSE________
TERMINAL
QUARTER

___

100

I N IT IA L QUAJLtEJB-

___________fr-62_. 1-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

1-71___ Zzll___ä z l l ___h=21___ l~ U

Z~U- 1~1Z,

3-73..

— l-lh .... i~J±.
_X02*9_

_ ..l-7 0 ___ rO*a..

103,8

-2L-1Q .
-JL--Ü3.

■IQSjjJL.

J L J t ____ 1*5_

IQ 5
1 0 7 .7

1-71

1 .f t

4 .7

5 .0

3 .8

9 .4 ^

7-71

*

4 .2

4 .3

3 .3

5 .8

2 .2 ^

3-71

1 .4

4. 1

4 .2

3 .4

5 .1

3 .0

1 0 8 .3

^ s T 4 .4 7 C l

....... _JLi.fi.%!__

4-71

i. 3

3 .9

4 .0

3 .3

4 .6

3 .0

3 .4

3 .0 ^

1-7?

1 .4

4 .0

4 .0

3 .4

4 .5

3 .2

3 .6

3 .5

4. I

3 .7

4. 1

4 .2

4 .8

2-7?
__3-r 72

3 .£ _ __ A.^L

4 .1




..3la.7____ J^.5

<L.£_... 4 *0.

.

.JJJU i
5^5V
4 .5

1 1 2 .7
__________ L U

3 .A V

_ .7 _

IN IT IA L QUARTER

P R E P A R E D 6Y F E D E R A L R E S E R V E
N 0 V E M 8 E R 26, 1 9 7 4

10

_
........

B A N K OF ST. L O U I S

.

PRODUCTIVITY, COMPENSATION, AND LABOR COSTS
RATIO

SCALE

1967-100

RATIO

SCALE

1967-100

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

SOURCEt U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE FOR FERIOOS INOICATEO.
LATEST OATA PLOTTED, 3RD QUARTER
FREPAREO BY FEOERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
UNIT LABOR COSTS» TOTAL PRIVATE ECONOMY

COMPOUNDED -MMUAL. BATES Qf CHAMSE_____
TERMINAL
QUARTER




INITIAL QUARI.Eft..

1 Î6 7 ». J . M L

PREPAREO BY FEOERAL RESERVE BANK Of ST* LO U IS
NOVEMBER ¿ 6 , 1974

11

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IK CURRENT DOLLARS
COMPQUNOEC ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
TERMINAL
OUARTFR

IN IT IA L
1

0

i Z lQ -

%-70

2-70

sa

3-70

6*1

7.1

4-70

4 ,7

4 .4

1.8

4-70

i- n

2-?A

*-74

4-71

l- T *

QUARTER

2-72

J- 7 2

___________________
4-72

3-73

1-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

B f C lld liS w
DOLLARS
AJtfcuAi n i t a
9 7 0 .6
987.4
9 91.0

1-71

7.2

7 .9

o .4

2-71

7.3

7 .9

d .2

11.5

3-71

7 .0

7 .4

7.5

9 .5

6 .6

4-71

7.2

7.6

7 .7

9 .2

7.3

1»027.0
1*047.3
1 ,0 6 1.3
7*0

8 .5

1 ,0 0 3 .2

1-72

7.9

8 .2

d. 4

9 .8

8*5

d.7

10*4

12*3

2-72

8.1

a .5

d.7

9 .9

d .9

V .i

10.4

11*3

10*4

3-72

8 .3

ti. t>

d .d

9 .9

9.0

9.2

10*2

10.7

10.0

4-72

e .7

9 .0

V .2

10 .2

9 .5

9 .«

10.7

11*2

10*9

11*1

12*7

10*6

11*5

12*1

12*0

12*5

14*1

15*5

11*2

11*7

11*5

11*8

12*6

12* 5

9 * 6 ^

11*1

11*4

11*3

11.5

11*«

11*7

9*8

10.1

1-73

9 .2

V. 6

9 .9

10.8

10*2

2-73

9 .3

9 .6

* .8

10.7

10*2

3-73

9 .3

9 .6

* .9

10.6

10.2

lJ* *

4-73

9 .4

9 .7

10.2

U o

1-74

9.1

9.*»

2-74

9 .0

9 .3

3-74

9 .1

4-74

8 .8
1-70

1J . J T T oT tI
1.
IJ
9 .6
10*2

1 ,1 1 5 .0
1 ,1 4 3 .0
1,169*3
1 ,2 0 4 .7
1 ,2 4 0 .9
1 ,2 7 7 .9
1 ,3 0 0 .9

11*1

iU A

11*3

11*4

11*8

11.6

10*3

10*6

11*2

9 .8

9.9

10*4

10*6

10*4

10*4

10*5

10*1

8*8

8*5

7 .0

S .6

9 .7

10*1

10*3

10*1

10*0

10*1

9*7

8 .6

8*3

7*7

6 .0

7 .6 ^ ^

7 .2

8 .6

1 ,3 4 4 .0
*S s - - M f .
— 4*
-—

i.4

10.0

9 .3

9 .4

10. 0

9 .6

9.7

10*1

10*2

10*0

10*0

10*1

9*7

8*7

8*6

8*2

9 .0

9.1

9 ,5

9 .2

9*J

9*6

9 .6

9*4

9*3

9*3

8 .9

8*0

7*7

7*2 ] 6 .2 1 6 .8

2-70

¿-70

4-70

1-71

2-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3 - t*

4-73

1—74

,3
0 .0
---- --- - 1■
'■3—»

977S s N ^

1 ,4 1 0 .3

6 .5

1 ,4 2 6 *0 ?

2—? 4

1■

1 ,3 0 3 .0

3 .0
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I N I f t At QUARTER
P- PRELIM INA RY
GRUSS NATICNAL PROOUCT IN CONSTANT 1956 DOLLARS
_____________________COHPOUNPEC ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE________________

1-70
2-70

----- -------- B i m o w r - w ------

DOLLARS
ANNUAL KAIC>

IN IT IA L CUARTCR

TERMINAL
OUARTFR
2- 70

i-7 0

4-70

1-71

¿- / A

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2 -7 3

3 -7 3

1-74

4 -73

2 -7 4

3 -74

0 .5

722.1
727.2

3-70

1.7

? . 9

4-70

- 0 .4

-O .o

- 4 .3

1-71

2 .2

2 .7

2 .7

719.3

P N
1 J. 2

736.9

2-71

2 .3

7 .«

2 .7

6*4

2 .9

742.1

3-71

2 .4

2 .8

2 .8

5.2

¿»8

747.2

4-71

3.0

4.4

3 .5

5 .5

4 .0

4 .o

6 .5

1-72

3.4

3 .3

4 .0

5 .7

4 .6

i.2

6 .4

6 .4

2-72

3 .9

*♦.4

•♦•6

6 .1

5 .4

0. J

7.1

7.4

8.4

706*6

3-72

4.1

4 .5

4 .3

e .i

¿>.5

0. J

6 .8

6 .9

7.2

796*1

4-72

4 .5

<»*9

5 .2

6 .4

5 .9

O."*

7.1

7.3

7.6

7 .1

7.5

7.7

8.0

7.9

1-73

4 .9

>. S

J. 6

[ 6 .7 l

6 .3

0. J

759.1
770*9

614*2
8 .9

9 .5 y > ^

632*6
637.4

2-73

4 .7

•5,1

5 .3

6 .3

5.8

it.2

6 .7

6 .8

6 .8

6 .5

6 .6

- 5*8

2*2

3-73

4 .5

4 .3

i .0

5 .6

5 .4

5. /

6 .1

6. 0

6 .0

5 .5

5*4

4*4

1*9

4-73

4 .3

4 .6

4 .«

5 .5

5 .1

5.*,

5.7

5 .6

5 .4

4 .9

4*7

3*9

JL i¿Vi
|
n ; .1

4 .1

3.8

3 .2

2*7

1.6

1-74

3 .6

3 .3

J.V

4 .5

* .1

i.il

4 .3

- 0 .5

2 .4
-2*4

-1 *4

-2*1

- 3 .5

-1 *8

-3 *5 |-3*01 -4*3

-5 *6

-9*1 ^

1-74

2-74

3—»4

3.6

J.7

3.8

3 .5

3.2

2*5

3-74

3.0

3.1

3.1

2 .1

3.2

i.2

3 .3

3 .0

2 .7

2 .0

1 .6

0 .6

- 0 .8

1.5

0 .9

0 .3

- 0 .6

- 2*0

1-72

2-72

3—72

4-72

1 -7 3

2-73

3—73

2 .8

2.3

2.->

2*3

1-70

2-/0

4 -/0

4-70

1-71

¿- 7 a

3-71

4-71
~

IN IT IA L

627.1

-2 *7

4 .1

2 .4

630.5

-4*4

i.5

2 .4

^

-7*0

-2*2

-1*2

3 .5 .

2. J

645.7
*

-1*6

3.3

4-74

l.l

2*0

-1*1

2-74

1*9

2.1

- 0 *3

840.6

X

4-73

- l* 9 X V

s

623.1
60 3 .7P

QUARTER

P- P R E lIP tK A R Y




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JANUARY 16» 1975

12

U W Ii

DEMAND AND P R O D U C T I O N
R A T I O SCALE

------------ 1--------------- 1--------- 1—

1967

R A T I O SCALE

QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES

1968

1969

i------------- u --------------- 1--------------- u ----------- u ------------- u --------------- * 0 . 5

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

UJ5NP IN CURRENT DOLLARS.
SOURCEt U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
I2.6NP IN 1958 DOLLARS.
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE FOR PERIOOS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTED» 4TH OUARTER PRELIMINARY




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13

GENERAL

PRICE

INDEX*

RATI O SCALE

RATI O SCALE

1958-100

1958-100

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annual hatc* w ciumk foa n n toot inoicatip,

lATCft 0AÎA flOTTEOi 4TH WAftTC* M£LHMHAftf
FftCFAflCO «T FEDERAL RESERVE tANK OF ST. LOU I*
IM P L IC IT PR IC E DEfLATCR FC* GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
COMPOUNDEC ANNUAL RATES OP CHANGE____________

3-70

4-7C

1-71

3-70

4 .3
5« 0

5 .2

1-71

4 .9

5 .1

>.5

4 .7

EH

5 .0

5 .3

4 .6

4 .6

3-71

4*5

4. 5

4 .0

4 .0

3 .7

4-71

4 .1

4 .1

<»•1

3.5

3.1

tpilm 1mwJ

¿-7 a

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

3-74

155.77
137.88
159.47
141.13
142.05
1 .9

142.70

■ 3 .2 % -

144.62

1-72

4 .3

4 .3

4 .3

3 .9

3 .7

3 .3

3 .7

5 .5

2-72

4 .0

4 .0

4 .0

3 .6

3.3

3. J

3.1

3 .7

1.9

3-7 2

4 .0

3 .9

3 .9

3 .5

3 .3

3 .0

3* 1

3 .6

2.6

5.3V

4-72

4 .0

3 .9

3 .9

3 .6

3 .4

EH

3.3

3.7

3.1

3.7

4 .0

1-73

4 .1

4 .1

4. 1

3 .8

3.7

3«?

3 ,7

4 .0

3*7

4 .3

4 .8

2-73

4 .3

4 .3

4 .3

4. 1

4. 1

4« J

4 .2

4 .6

4.4

5 .0

5.6

..4

3-73

4 .6

4 .6

4. 1

4 .5

4 .5

4.3

4 .7

5 .1

5.0

5.7

6 .3

7 .0

4-73

4 .9

4 .9

>.0

4 .8

4 .9

4 .#

5 .1

5 .5

5.5

6 .2

6 .7

145.31
146.50
n

147.96

V-<

* 7 > \ ul T
1

149.95

à*L

152.61
7 .a

8 .3

1 8 .1

8 .5

155.67
158.93

1-74

5.3

5 .4

5 .5

5 .4

5 .5

5.>

5 .8

6 .3

6.4

7 .0

7.6

7 .4
1—
8 .4

9 .1

9 .7

10.5

12*3

2-74

5.6

5 .6

5 .7

5 .7

5 .6

5.4

6 .1

6 .6

6*7

7 .3

7 .9

8 .5

9 .2

9 .6

10.1

10.8

9 .4

3-74

5.9

6 .0

o. 1

0.1

6 .2

6 .J

6 .6

7 .0

1.2

7 .8

8.4

9 .0

9.6

10. i

10.5

11.2

10.6

4-74

2-74

134*61

4 *6 ^Sw

*
»
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*-sZO

2-70

2-70

2-71

1958 • 100

IN IT IA L QUARTER

TERMINAL
QUARTER

6 .3

6 .4

o. 5

6 .5

6 .7

o.d

7.1

7 .6

7 .S

1-70

¿-/ 0

¿-70

4-70

1-71

2-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

« .6 p v

165.61
167.11
172.07

11.9

Ô.4

9.0

9 .6

10*2

10.7

1 1 .2 1 11.81

11.6

12.8

13.7 ^

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3 ^ r

1—74

2^74

3-74

4-73

177.68P

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PéRSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES IN CURRENT OOLLARS
____________ COMPOUNOEC ANNUAL RATES Of CHANGE_____________
TERMINAL
OUARTfR

B T m W f f - T JF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL Ka TËS

IN IT IA L QUARTER
2-/0

3-7 0

4-70

1-71

¿ —?A

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

1-74

4-73

2-74

3-74
6 1 4 .0

2-70

6 .4

3-70

6 .4

6 .5

*•
1
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1-70

5.3

4 .7

623*7
3.0

626.3
6 5 0 .5

1-71

7.6

8 .0

8.6

14.9

2-71

7.5

7.8

3*3

11.0

7 .3

3-71

7.3

7.5

7.8

9 .4

6 .8

6*^

4-71

7.3

7 .4

7.0

8 .8

6 .9

6* /

7.1

t-72

7 .7

7 .9

8*2

9 .2

7.8

8.0

a .9

10.8

2-72

8*1

b»3

8.6

9 .6

8 .5

8*3

9 .7

11.1

11.3

3-72

8.2

4 .4

8.7

9 .5

8.7

8 .*

9 .6

10.5

1C.3

662*1
67 2 .1
6 6 3 .6
701 .5
720.6
9.3

736.6
757.2

4-72

8,5

8 .7

9.0

9 .8

9.1

9 .4

10.0

10.7

10.7

10.4

1-73

e .9

9 ,2

9,5

10.2

9 .6

IO .J

10.6

11.3

11.4

11.5

11.5
12.6

13.6

2-73

9*0

9 .2

9,<*

10* I

S .6

9 .*

10.4

10.9

11.0

10.9

11.4

11.3

9 .2

3-73

9 ,0

9 ,2

9 ,*

10.0

9.5

9.4

10.2

10.7

10.6

10.5

10.8

10.5

9 .0

8 .9

4-73

8*6

8 ,8

a .9

9 .5

9.0

9*4

9 .5

9 .8

9 .6

9 .3

9 .4

6 .6

7.3

6 .3

761.7
799.0
616.3
823.9

3 .6

t—74

8,6

8 ,7

3.9

9 .4

3*9

9*1

9*4

9*6

9*5

9.2

9*2

8 .7

7*5____ 7 .0 _

6 .0

2-74

8*9

9 ,1

9*3

9 .7

9 .3

9*â

9 .6

10*1

10.0

9 .8

9 .9

9 .6

8 .6

8 .8

8 .7

11.3

6 .4 ________ ______________
14.3

3-74

9,3

9 ,5

-J.fc

10*1

9.8

lO .J

10.3

* 0 .6

10.S

10.5

10*6

10*5

10*0

10.1

1 0 .4

12.7

15.0

15.7

4-74

8.7

a .3

a .9

9 .3

8*9

9»i

9*3

9 .5

9 .3

9.1

9 .1

8*8

8*2

8*0

7*6

8*6

9*0

6 .5

- 2 .0

1-70

¿-70

3-70

4-70

i-71

¿«71

3-71

4—71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

340.6
869.1

___________ 901 .3
896. 6P

IN IT IA L QUARTER
P- PRELIMINARY
t>t**ti«AL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES IN CONSTANT 1956 OOLLARS
COMPOUNOEC ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE

B IL L IO N S Of
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

IN IT IA L CUARTER

TERMINAL
QUARTER
1- 70 _ 2-70

* -

7Q

4-70

1-71

¿-7 i

3-71

4-71

2~12

3-72

4—72

1-73

2-73

3-73

1-74

4-73

2-74

3-74

0
1
<M

477.5

2 .7

3-70

2 .8

2 .9

4-70

0 .9

0 .0

-2*8

1-71

3 .3

3 .5

3.9

11.0
6 .9

460*9
477*5
490*1
3 .1

493*6

5 .7

3*1

3 .*

497*7

5 .6

3 .8

4*2

5.2

5*9

4 .6

5*2

6 .2

7 .1

4 .9

6 .3

5 .4

0*0

6 .9

7 .7

6 .4

5.1

6 .3

5 .5

o*0

6 .7

7 .2

7.3

2-71

3.3

3 .4

3*6

3-71

3.3

3 .4

3*5

4-71

3 .5

3 .7

3 .8

1-72

4 .0

4 .2

4*4

2-72

4 .5

4 .7

3-72

4 .6

4 .9

•

-

904*1
512*6
523*2
531*2

6*3

542*2

4-72

5.0

5 ,2

5.5

6 .6

5.9

à*'*

7.1

7 .6

7 .7

7*4

8.5

1-73

5.2

5*5

i.7

6 .7

6 .2

ó*ì

7.3

7 .7

7*8

7*6

8.3

8*1

2-73

4 .9

0*1

2*3

6 .1

5.6

» .9

6 .3

6 .5

6 .3

5*8

5 .7

4*3

552.9
553*7

0*6

555*4

3-73

4 .6

4 .8

4 .9

5.6

5.1

5 .*

5.6

5 .7

5*5

4*9

4 .6

3*3

0*9

1*2

4-73

3.8

3 .9

4 .0

4 .6

4 .0

4 .1

4 .2

4 .1

3*7

2*9

2.3

0*8

-1*6

-2*7

-6 *4

1-74

3.3

3 .3

3 .4

3*8

3 .3

3 .3

3 .3

3*1

2*6

1*8

1*1

-0*4

-2*4

-3*4

-5*6

546*3
539*7

-4*7
-1*3

542*7

2*2

2-74

3.2

3 .3

3 .3

3*7

3 .2

3.2

3 .2

3*0

2*6

1*6

1*2

0*1

-1*5

-2*0

-3 *0

3-74

3 .2

3 .3

3 .3

3 .7

3 .2

3.2

3*2

3 .0

2*6

2*0

1*5

0*5

-0*7

-0*9

-1*5

0*2

2*8

4-74

2 .4

2*3

2.3

2 .6

2 .1

2*0

2 .0

1 .7

1*2

0*5

-0*1

-1*1

-2*4

-2*9

-3 * 7

-3 *0

-2*4

- 4 .6 -1 1 .9

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

1-71

¿ - li

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

3 .4

547*2
530*I P

3-74

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GROSS PRIVATE COHESTIC INVESTMENT IN CURRENT OOLLARS
TERMINAL
OUARTFR

IN IT IA L QUARTER
1-70

2-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

2-7*

1-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

~~
3-74

1 !U I0 N S ~ 0 F
OOLLARS
»
ANNUAL

7*1

3-70

9*4

4-70

4*3

3*0

1-71

10*1

11*2

10 .9

29.6

2-71

12*4

13*7

1*♦.4

25*6

11*7
-5 .1

21.8

10*0

10*6

10*3

15*9

(9*6

11*4

12*1

12*2

17.0

13*1

9*0

20*4

1-72

12*8

13*7

14.0

18 .2

15*6

13*0

21*8

23*2

13*1

13*8

14*2

17.7

15*5

14 *0

19*6

19.1

3-72

13*4

14*1

1 * .4

17.5

15*6

14*3

18*6

18.0

15*6

»
1
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-1 .3

3-71
4-71

13*9

14*6

1 * .9

17.7

16*C

15*1

18*7

18.3

16*7

17*5

19*0

1-73

14*3

15*0

1>.4

17.9

16*5

15*4

18*9

18*6

17*5

18*2

19*4

19*8

17*6

16*5

16*9

17*2

16*3

12*8

2-72

15*2
15*9

14*2

1 **8

15.1

17.4

16*1

13*4

18.0

3-73

13*8

14.3

14.5

16.5

15*2

14*>

16*7

16*2

15*0

15*0

14*8:

13*4

10*3

7*8

4-73

15*0

1>.5

15.8

17.8

16 * 6

16*3

18*4

18*2

17*5

17*8

18*2

18*0

17*4

19*6

14.0

l i *8

12*0

13*5

12*7

11*5

11*0

10*1

8*9

9*8

3*9

2-73

1-74

12*1

1 2 .5

12.5

33*1
1*4 -22*7

2-74

11*6

11*8

11*8

13.2

12*0

11*2

12*4

11*6

10*4

9*9

9*0

7*4

9*1

3*3

1*8 -11*0

3-74

10*2

1 0 .4

10.3

11.4

10*2

9*4

10*3

9*4

8*1

7*3

6*3

4*6

2*3

0 .3

-1*9 -10*9

2*9

4-74

9*8

1 0 .0

9 .9

10.9

9*7

8*9

9*7

8*9

7*7

6*9

6*0

4*5

2*4

0 .8

-0 *9

-7*9

-1*8

-3*9

3*9

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

1-71

2-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

-4*4 -10*9
6*

P- PRELIM INARY
GKOS* PRIVATE OOMESTIC INVESTMENT IN CONSTANT 1958 OOLLARS
_________________COMPOUNOEC ANNUAL RATES OP CHANGE__________________

1-70
2-70

3*6

3-70

5*5

4-70

-0 *6

1-71

5*2

2-70

3-70

4-70

1-71

2-72

3-72

OOLLARS
ANNUAL K i n s

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

102*1

5*7

4*6

107*9

24*7

8*0

¿*2

19*9

15*3

4*9

4*3

10*3

3*7

7*2

7*1

12*4

8*5

8*7

13.3

4-72

1-72

109*4

7*1

2-72

4-71

-2 *7 -11*9

4*7

7*9

3-71

103*5

3-71
4-71

2-71

7*5

2-71

1-72

si mows or—

IN IT IA L CUARTER

TERMINAL
QUARTER

10*7

111*6
109*9

-6*6
5*4

19*1

9*2

18*0

114*8
119*4

17*0

123*2

8*5

9*1

9*3

13*3

11*2

10*2

16*5

15*2

13*4

8*8

9*4

9*6

13*1

11*2

1a)*!>

15*2

13*9

12*4

11*5

9*3

9 .8

10.1

13*2

11*7

il.i

15*0

14*0

13*0

12*9

126*6
14*3

130*9
1)4*4

1-73

9 .4

1 0 .0

10*2

13*0

11 »6

11*i

14*4

13*4

12*6

12*3

12*7

11*1

2-73

9» I

9*6

9*8

12*3

ICKS

A0.4

13*1

12.1

11.2

10*6

10*3

8*4

5*8

d*7

8*8

iOv 9

S .6

9.0

11*2

10*1

8.1

7 .3

5*0

2*1

-1*5

10.3

10.5

12.6

11.6

AA.2

13*4

12*7

12*1

11*9

12*0

11*4

11*9

14*4

32*9

149*8

8*6

7*3

o .o

8*0

6*9

5*7

4*6

3*5

1*3

-0 *8

-2*9

-3 *6 -30*1

133*3

5*2

4*0

2*8

1*7

-0*3

-2 *4

-4*4

-5*4 -20*1

3*7

2*9

3 .7

2*4

1*1

-0*2

-1*6

-3*6

- 5 *9

-8*1

-9 *6 -20*5 -15*3 -21*4

2*6

l.d

2*5

1*2

-0*2

-1*4

-2*8

-4*7

- 6 *8

-8*7 -10*1 -18*4 -14*1 -16*7 -11*8

*T Ï

1-72

3-72

4-75

1-73

5=73 5=73

4-73

9 .8

1-74
2-74

5*8

5*9

5*8

1*2

3-74

4*1

4*1

3*9

5*0

4-74

3*2

3*1

2*9

1-70

2-70

V-70

4—70

5*2

M Ï

2-74

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----------------------------------------------------------- i n

2-72
it ia i

136*3
139*8

4-73

130*3

-8*7

1-74

2-74

122*7
118*9?

3-74

f ln nrr a -------------------------------------------------------

P- PRELIM INARY




16

» M fr A ft » t v f S K U lL
JANUARY 1 «. 1*75

ftgSEftVE 6AHK Of i l .

LO UIS

GOVERNMENT WinCHATES CF GOOUS ANO SER VIC ES IN CURRtNl DUCCAUS
TERMINAL
6 u a r T er

IN IT IA L CUARTER
1-70

2-70

C.2

3-70

2 .9

2-70

i-7 0

4-70

i-71

¿-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

BTLLTCNS UH "
DOLLARS
ANNUM. KAlfcS
3-74
217*3
220*3

6 .6

223*3

4-70

3 .6

l>.6

ij.O

1-71

4 .9

6 .6

7.0

8 .5

2-71

5.2

6 .4

6 .7

7 .3

►

227*9

6 .1

231.3
235*7

3-71

5 .6

6 .7

7.0

7 .5

7.0

7.8

4-71

6 .4

7.5

7 .a

8 .4

8.4

9*6

1-72

7 .5

8 .6

9.1

9 .8

10.2

2-72

7.2

a. i

8 .4

8 .9

9 .0

3-72

6 .6

7.4

7.6

7 .9

7.8

tf.2

8.2

7*2

3.2

2.1

4-72

7.1

7.9

d. 1

8 .4

8.4

d.d

9*0

8 .5

6*2

7*1

12.3

8*8

7*1

8.1

11.2

10.1

ii.o
9« 7

242*1

11*3
13.5

15*7

10*4

9 .9

251*1
253.8

4 .4

255*1
262*6
269*0

1-73

7.4

b. 1

8 .3

8 .6

8.6

9 .0

9*2

¿-73

7.3

7.9

a.2

8 .4

8.4

8.7

8*8

8*4

7*0

7.7

9.6

8*3

6 .5

3-73

7 .2

7. 7'

7. 9

8 .1

a .i

b«d

8*4

8 .0

6 .7

7 .2

8.5

7 .3

6.0

5*4

4-73

7.7

8 .2

8 .4

8 .6

8.7

8.4

9*0

8*8

7*8

8*4

9*7

9*1

8*7

9 .8

273*3
276*9
286*4

14.4

296*3

1-74

8.1

d. 6

8.8

9 .1

9.1

9.4

9*6

9*4

8*6

9 .3

10.5

10*1

10.1

11*4

14.5

14.6

2-74

8 .3

a. 8

* .0

9 .3

9 .3

9.0

9*7

9*6

e .s

9 .5

10.6

10.3

10*4

11*4

13*5

13*0

11.4

3-74

8.4

8 .9

9.1

9 .4

S .4

9.7

9*8

9 .7

9 .1

9 .7

10.6

10.4

10.5

11*3

12*8

12*2

11.1

10.8

11.0

10.8

10*9

11*6

12*9

12*6

11.9

1 2 .2

13*6

5-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

1-74

2-74

3-74

4-74

8 .7

9 .2

9.4

9 .6

9 .7

10.0

10*1

10*0

9*5

10.0

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

1-71

2-7 A

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

304*4
312*3
3 2 2 .4P

IN I U A L W A R IER
P- PRELIMINARY
GOVEKSHtNi PURCHASES CF GCCDS AND SER VIC ES IN CONSTANT 1956 DOLLARS
_________________ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE______________________________
IN IT IA L

TERMINAL
QUARTER

CUARTER
ANNUAL RATES

1-70
2-70

- e .7

2-70

3-70

4-70

1-71

2-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

3-72

V-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

139.1
139*0

3-70

- 6 .0

- 3 .1

4-70

- 4 .2

- 1 .9

- 0 .6

1-71

- 3 .4

- 1 .5

- 0 .7

137*9
- 0 .9

137*5

-0 .4

137*5

2-71

- 2 .7

- 1 .2

—0.5

3-71

- 1 .2

0 .3

1.2

1 .8

3.2

0 .0

4-71

0.1

1 .7

2.7

3 .5

5 .0

7*o

8*6

3 .5

4 .6

6*2

6*0

0 .0

139*7
142*6
3*4

143*8

1-72

0 .5

1 .9

2 .8

2-72

0 .5

1.7

2 .4

2 .9

3.6

4*6

3*9

1*7

0*0

3-72

-0 .1

0 .9

1.4

1 .6

2.1

¿ •9

1*5

-0*7

-2*8

-5*4

4-72

0 .2

1.1

1.6

1 .9

2 .3

2*o

1*9

0*3

-0*7

-1*1

143*8
141*8
3*4

143*0
144*1

1-73

0 .4

1.3

1.7

2 .0

2 .4

2*7

2*1

0*8

C.2

0*3

3*3

3*1

2-73

0 .3

1. 1

1.5

1 .7

2 .0

2*4

1*7

0*6

0*1

0*1

2*0

1*3

-0*6

3-73

0 .3

1.0

1.4

1 .5

1.8

2*0

1*4

0*4

-0*0

-0*1

1*3

0*7

-0*6

-0*6

4-73

C.6

1 .3

1.7

1.9

2.1

2*4

1*9

1*1

C.8

0*9

2*2

l.S

1*5

2*5

5*7

1-74

0.6

1.3

1.6

1.8

2 .0

2*1

1*8

1*1

0*8

0*9

2*0

1*7

1*3

2 .0

3*2

0*8

2-74

0.6

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.8

2*0

1*6

0*9

C *6

0*7

1*6

1*3

0*9

1*3

2*0

0*1

-0*5

1.5

1.7

l* d

1*5

0*8

0*6

1*2

0*8

1*1

1*5

0*2

-0*1

0*3

1*0

0*7

0*9

1*2

0*1

-0*2

0 *0

-0*3

4-75 ~I= 7* “ ¿=74

J- 7 4

3-74

0 .6

1.1

1.4

0*6

1*4

4-74

0 .5

1. 1

1.3

1.4

1.6

1*7

1*3

0*7

0*5

0*6

1*2

¿-70

4-70

1-71

2 —71

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

1-70

¿-7 0

143*9
143*7

4-75“ 1=73“ "5 - f3 " i - 7 i

145*7
146*0
145*8
145*9
14S*«R

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




PREPAR^O BY FEOERAL RESERVE "gANK 6* ST.' LOU 15
JANUARY 16* 1975

17

(DISPOSABLE PERSONAL iNtOME IN CURREIH DÜITHRS
_______ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES CP CHANGE
_________________
o
c
►
»
-4
m
»

t e r m in a l ___________________________________________________________________

1-70

2-70

2-70

13*0

3-70

10.5

o. 0

4-70

7.9

5*4

5-70

4-70

1-Î1

3-71

2-71

4-71

IN IT IA L QUARTER

1-72

2-72

“T lX llTWy Of

___ _________________________

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

OOLLARS
" IN N U I f l T A T R r ......
3-74

2-74

689*0
702*4
2*6

*707*2

1-71

9 .0

7 .7

7.6

12*7

2-7 i

9 .0

6 .0

a.O

10*7

8*8

3-71

6*1

7.2

7.0

8*4

6*3

3 .*

4-71

7 .8

6 .9

/

7*7

6*1

4*6

5*7

1-72

7 .7

6*9

6 .7

7*6

6*3

5*>

6*3

2-72

7.7

7*1

û* S

7*7

6*7

6*2

6*9

7*5

8*1

3-72

7 .9

7*3

/.2

7*9

7*1

0*1

7*4

8*0

8*6

4-72

6 .6

d .2

d.2

6*9

8*3

d.3

9*1

10*0

U *1

12*5

16*2

1-73

9*2

0*9

6 .9

9*6

9.2

9.3

10*2

11*2

12*2

13*6

16*0

15*8

2-73

9 .3

9 .0

9 .1

9*7

S .4

9 .*

10*3

11*1

11*9

12*9

14*3

13*3

10*8

3-73

9 .4

9 .1

¿ .2

9*8

9 .5

9*6

10*3

11*0

11*6

12*4

*13*2 ‘ 12*2

10*5

10*1

4-73

9 .5

9 .3

9.4

9*9

9*7

10*4

11*0

11*6

12*2

12*9

¿2 *1

10*9

10*9

1-74

9 .2

9 .0

9 .0

9*5

9 .3

9*3

9*9

10*3

10*6

11*2

11*5

10*6

9*3

8*8

8*2

4 .9

2-74

9.1

0 .8

6 .9

9 .3

9.1

9*1

9*6

10*0

10*3

10*6

10*8

10*0

8*8

8*3

7*7

5*9

3-74

5*2

9 .0

9.0

9*5

9*3

9*3

9*7

10*1

10*4

10*7

10*9

10*2

9*3

9*0

8*7

7*7

9*1

11*5

4-74

9 .1

d. 8

6 .9

9*3

9*1

9 *a

9*5

9*8

10*1

10*3

10*4
'

9*7

8*9

8*5

8*2

7*4

8*2

8*9

6*4

1-70

2-70

¿-70

4-70

2-71

i-7 1

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

728*6

î- n

744*1
751*3
761*8
6*9

774*7
790*0
9*0

807*2
838*1
869*5
892*1
913*9
11*6

939*4
950*6
6*9

966*5
993*1
1»00$*7P

IN IT IA L QUARTER

-----

P- PRELIM INA RY
DISPO SABLE PERSONAL INCOME IN CONSTANT 1958 OOLLARS
CCMPOUNDEC ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
IN IT IA L

TERMINAL
QUARTER

2-70

3-70

4-70

i- 7 f

2—71

3-71

4-71

1-72

QUARTER

2-72

3-72

B IL L IO N S OF
OOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

____
4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

t r i* .

9*1

535.8

3-70

6*7

4 .4

541*6

©
l

3*4

0*6

-3.1L

1-71

4*7

3*2

2 .;r

8*8

2-71

4*7

3*6

3 .3

6*6

4 .5

3-71

4*1

3. 1

2*7

4*7

2*6

1*1

3.1

2**

2-70

4-71

4*0

3*2

2*9

537*4

4*5

548*8
354*9
556*4
3*8

561*6
566*2

1-72

3*9

3 .2

3*0

4*3

3 .2

2*/

3*6

3 .;»

2-72

4*1

3*5

3*3

4*4

3.6

3*4

4*1

4 * "Ï

5*3

3-72

4*3

3*7

3*1r

4*7

4 .0

3*9

4*6

4.19

5*6

5*9

e .i

9*5

13.1

8*6

9*8

11*7

10*4

573*6
581.9
600*1

4-72

5*0

4*6

4*;r

5*7

5*2

5*4

6*2

6*«9

1-73

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5* 1

5.2

6*2

5.9

6* 4

6*9

7*(¡>

2-73

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4 .9

4*9

5*8

5.4

5*9

6*2

6*<b

7*3

7*6

8*4

6*1

2*0

2-73

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5 .4

5 .1

iu

5*7

6*10

6*4

6*7

6*9

4*9

2*2

2*3

4-73

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4 .4

5*C

4 .7

4 ./

5*1

5*;?

5*6

5*7

5*6

3 .6

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1-74

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4*0

3 .6

3*9

3*8

3* 8

3*8

3*6

3*2

1.4

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-7*8

2-74

2*4

3 .0

2 .9

3.4

3.0

2*6

3*0

2* 9

2*9

2*6

2 .1

0*4

-1*5

-2*4

-3 *9

—6* 1

-4*4

2*2

1*8

9 .3

-4*3

-2*4

3-7*
4-74

3 .2

2 .6

2 .7

3.1

2.7

2*o

2*7

2* 6

2*5

2*7

2 .4

2.3

2*6

2.2

2.1

2*1

2* 3

1*9

1-70

2-/0

i- 7 0

4-70

i-71

2-T a

3-71

4-71

1-72

_

615*1

-1*3

616*2

-2*0

621.8

-3 *0

622*9
610*3
603*5
602*9

-0*4

¿«A.

1*1

-0*3

-1 *8

-2*4

-3 *3

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2-72

3-72

4-72

1-T3

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

3-74

5 9 6 .2P

~P- PRELIM INARY




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST* LOUIS
JANUARY 16* L975

18

CORPORATE PROFITS AFTER TAXES *
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE

__

1.-ZU__
.¿■-70
1-70
4-70

B IL L IO N S OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

IN IT IA L QUARTER

..TÉ.SÎUNAL
QUARTER
4-69

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

1-71_ 2-71

4—71

3-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

1-73

4-72

_2-7 3

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

=11.8

4 0 .B

- 12.0 -12.1
- 6 .9

-4 .4

39.5
3 9 .9

4.1

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1-71

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2 .5

7.8

9.8

68.3

2-71

5 .0

8.7

14. 7

18.4

52.4

37.9

3-71

7.1

10.7

15.9

19.0

4 io0

29.1

4-71

8.7

11*9

16.5

19.2

35.4

26.0

20.4

19.9

1-7?

11.1

14.4

18.8

21.4

3 5.0

27.8

24.5

26.4

33.3

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11.8

14.8

18.7

21.0

32.1

25.8

23.0

23.7

25.6

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45-3
47-5

20.9

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18.4

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12.6

15.4

19.0

21.0

30.4

25.0

22.5

22.9

24.0

19.6

20.8

4-7?

14.4

17.2

20.6

22.6

31.1

26.5

24.7

25.5

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24.9

28.3

36.3

30.8

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31.3

33.8

33-9

39.5

49.9

64.9

28.9

27.8

28.8

30.4

29.8

32.9

37.1

37.5

14-7

56*4
6 3.1

1-73

17.7

20.6

24.1

26.3

34.5

2-73

17.5

20.1

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25.2

32.4

3-73

15.8

18.0

20.7

22.3

28.3

24.9

23-5

23-9

24.5

23-1

24.0

24.8

21-2

4-0

4-71

14.8

16.9

19.3

20.5

25.9

22.6

21.2

21-2

21.4

19.7

20.0

19.8

16.0

3 .2

-2-2

1-7

17.4

19.5

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23.4

28.6

25.8

24.7

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25.7

24.8

25.8

76.6

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16.4

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7 1 .5
7 4 .0
7 2 .9
7 3 .2
66-9

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— 2-74

16.3

18.2

20.4

21.6

26.3

23.5

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22-A

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21.7

22.1

22-3

20. 1

12-8

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28-9

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3-74

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20 . 5

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25.3

25-7

26.2

25.5

26.4

27-1

25.8

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29-4

4 0 .2

28.5

65-8

4-69

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

1-71

2-71

>71

H, A.
4—71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

1-74

2-74

4-7A

A NATIONAL INCOME 9ASIS________ - Bot A

y

a

l U

t o

l *

63.1
94-3

IN IT IA L QUARTE*

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~ p R W n * É tr# Y FEOERAL RESERVE BANK ÏJJF ,S T . L Û U ÏS
JANUARY U # 1*75

SOURCES OF DATA
National Income and Product Accounts Data




Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Historical Data Sources:
1970-73
1968-69
1966-67
1964-65
1929-63

Survey of Current Business, July 1974
Survey of Current Business', July 1972
Survey of Current Business’
, July 1970
Survey of Current Business, July 1968
The rational Income and Product Accounts of the
United Sstates, 1929-65, Statistical tables
(available from any U.S. Department of Coomerce
Field Office or from the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washia^ton, D .C . 20402).

19

INVENTORIES COMPARED WITH MONTHLY S A L E S *
MANUFACTURING AND

1 .7 2

TRADE

72

.6 8

68

.6 4

64

.6 0

60
1 .5 9 -

. 56

56

.5 2

52

. 48

48

44

40

. 40

36

. 36
1961
«RATIOS

1
BASED

1964

1965

1966

ON SEASONALLY ADJ USTED

1967

1968

1969

DATA.

1970

1971

SOURCE:

1972

1973

1974

U . S . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

SHADED AREAS R E P R E S E NT P E R I ODS OF B U S I N E S S R E C E S S I O N S
AS D E F I NE D BY THE NATI ONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH.
LATEST




DATA PL OTTED:

NOVEMBER P R E L I MI N A R Y
PREPARED BY FEDERAL

20

RESERVE

BANK OF S T.

L OU I S