Full text of National Economic Trends : November 1968
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nflTionm Economic m n o s PREPARED BY FEDERAL MONTH ENDING: October 31, 1968 RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS RELEASED: November 22» 1968 Personal Income grew slowly in October, but has Increased at about an 8 per cent annual rate since July, down from the high rate of the first half of 1968, but more rapid than in 1967. Retail sales declined from August to October, after increasing 10 per cent in the year ending with August. Total spending grew at about a 9 per cent annual rate from the second to the third quarter of 1968, slightly less rapidly than in the first half of the year, but above the rate from 1965 to 1967. Real product increased at a 5 per cent rate, the same as in the previous year. Industrial production has risen at about a 4 per cent annual rate since August, about the same as in the preceding 12 months. Total civilian employment was essentially un changed from June to October after increasing 2.5 per cent in the preceding year. Payroll employment grew at a 2.2 per cent annual rate from June to October after increasing 3.4 per cent in the preceding 12 months. Consumer prices have advanced at a 3.5 per cent annual rate since July, less than the 4.3 per cent increase in the preceding year, but substantially greater than the 2.9 per cent rate from 1965 to 1967 and the 1.3 per cent rate from 1958 to 1965. 2 TOTAL C IV IL IA N EMPLOYMENT COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH THOUSANDS OF PERSONS IN IT IA L MONTH 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 1 .9 0 5 -6 7 2 .2 - 6 .1 - 0 6 -6 7 1 .9 1 .9 1 0 .6 0 7 -6 7 2 .7 3 .0 7 .8 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 - 6 8 0 8 -6 8 0 9 -6 8 7 3 ,9 3 9 7 3 ,5 5 0 7 4 ,1 6 9 5 .1 7 4 ,4 7 8 0 8 -6 7 2 .8 3 .0 6 .2 4 .1 3 .0 0 9 -6 7 2 .2 2 .3 4 .5 2 .6 1 .3 .4 - 1 0 -6 7 2. 1 2 .2 3 .9 2 .3 1 .4 .6 1 .6 1 1 -6 7 2 .4 2 .5 4 .0 2 .7 2 .1 1 .8 3 .0 4 .4 1 2 -6 7 3 .2 3 .3 4 .8 3 .8 3 .6 3 .7 5 .1 7 .0 7 4 ,6 6 4 7 4 ,6 3 8 7 4 ,7 3 5 7 5 ,0 0 5 9 .6 7 5 ,5 7 7 0 1 -6 8 2 .2 2 .2 3 .3 2 .3 1 .9 1 .6 2 .1 2 .3 1 .3 6 .3 - 0 2 -6 8 2 .8 2 .9 4 .0 3 .2 2 .9 2 .9 3 .6 4 .1 3 .9 1 .2 9 .4 0 3 -6 8 2 .7 2 .8 3 .7 3 .0 2 .7 2 .6 3 .1 3 .5 3 .2 1 .2 5 .2 0*1-68 2 .3 2 .3 3 .1 2 .4 2 .1 2 .0 2 .3 2 .4 2 .0 .2 2 .5 .7 - 0 5 -6 8 2 .3 2 .4 3 .1 2 .5 2 .2 2 .1 2 .4 2 .5 2 .2 .8 2 .7 .5 .2 3 .1 0 6 -6 8 2 .4 2 .4 3 .1 2 .5 2 .3 2 .2 2 .5 2 .7 2 .4 1 .3 2 .8 1 .3 1 .3 3 .3 3 .5 0 7 -6 8 2 .2 2 .3 2 .9 2 .3 2 .1 2 .0 2 .3 2 .3 2 .1 1 .1 2 .3 1 .0 .9 2 .1 1 .7 0 8 -6 8 2 .0 2 .0 2 .6 2 .0 1 .8 1 .7 1 .9 1 .9 1 .7 .7 1 .7 .5 .4 1 .2 .5 .9 - 0 9 -6 8 1 .9 1 .9 2 .5 1 .9 1 .7 1 .6 1 .8 1 .8 1 .5 .7 1 .6 .5 .4 1 .0 .5 . 5— . 6— . 4 1 0 -6 8 1 .8 1 .8 2 .3 1 .8 1 .6 1 .5 1 .6 1 .6 1 .4 .6 1 .4 .4 .3 .8 .4 .4 - .4 - .2 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 C 6-67 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 C 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 7 5 ,1 6 7 7 5 ,7 3 1 1 .1 7 5 ,8 0 2 2 .6 - 7 5 ,6 3 6 7 5 ,8 2 9 7 6 ,0 4 8 .2 - 7 6 ,0 3 8 1 .7 - 7 5 ,9 2 9 7 5 ,9 5 7 .1 - 7 5 ,9 5 2 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 - 6 8 0 8 -6 6 0 9 -6 8 IN IT IA L MONTH PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE 8AW OF ST. LOUIS NOVEMBER 11, 1968 PAYROLL EMPLOYMEN! COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE 1HUUbANDÒ CF PERSONS IN IT IA L MONTH TERMINAL MONI IH 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0-6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 0 9 -6 8 6 5 ,6 1 9 0 4 -6 7 1 .0 - 0 5 -6 7 .0 l.l 0 6 -6 7 .9 1 .9 2 .7 0 7 -6 7 1. 1 1 .9 2 .3 1 .8 0 8 -6 7 1 .9 2 .6 3 .1 3 .4 6 5 ,6 7 7 6 5 ,8 2 1 6 5 ,9 2 0 6 6 ,1 8 6 5 .C 1 .9 2 .1 1 .9 1 .9 1 .2 - 1 .6 2 .0 2 .2 2 .1 2 .2 .9 3 .0 1 1 -6 7 2 .5 3 .1 3 .4 3 .5 4 .0 3 .6 6 .1 1 2 -6 7 2 .8 3 .3 3 .6 3 .8 . 4 .2 4 .0 5 .8 7 .2 5 .2 2 .5 2 .9 3 .2 3 .3 3 .5 3 .2 4 .3 4 .7 2 .6 .0 0 2 -6 8 3 .2 3 .6 3 .9 4 .1 4 .4 4 .3 5 .5 6 .1 5 .0 4 .9 1 o 1 .4 1 0 -6 7 CO 6 6 ,1 2 3 0 9 -6 7 6 6 ,2 8 6 6 6 ,7 7 8 9 .3 6 7 ,0 6 0 6 7 ,0 5 8 6 7 ,6 0 0 1 0 .2 0 3 -6 8 3 .0 3 .4 3 .6 3 .7 4 .0 3 .8 4 .7 5 .0 4 .0 3 .6 5 .5 1 .0 0 4 -6 8 2 .9 3 .3 3 .5 3 .5 3 .7 3 .6 4 .3 4 .5 3 .6 3 .1 4 .2 1 .4 6 7 ,6 5 6 0 5 -6 8 2 .8 3 .1 3 .2 3 .3 3 .4 3 .3 3 .8 3 .9 3 .1 2 .6 3 .3 1 .1 1 .2 .7 0 6 -6 8 2 .9 3 .2 3 .3 3 .4 3 .5 3 .4 3 .9 4 .0 3 .3 2 .9 3 .6 2 .0 2 .3 2 .6 4 .5 0 7 -6 8 2 .8 3 .1 3 .3 3 .3 3 .4 3 .3 3 .7 3 .8 3 .1 2 .9 3 .3 2 .0 2 .3 2 .5 3 .4 2 .3 1 .8 6 7 ,7 5 5 6 7 ,7 9 2 6 8 ,0 3 9 6 8 ,1 7 0 6 8 ,3 1 4 0 8 -6 8 2 .8 3 .1 3 .2 3 .2 3 .4 3 .2 3 .6 3 .7 3 .1 2 .8 3 .2 2 .1 2 .4 2 .5 3 .1 2 .5 2 .6 0 9 -6 8 2 .7 3 .0 3 .1 3 .1 3 .2 3 .1 3 .4 3 .5 2 .9 2 .7 3 .0 2 .0 2 .2 2 .3 2 .7 2 .1 2 .0 1 .3 1 0 -6 8 2 .7 2 .9 3 .0 3 .1 3 .2 3 .0 3 .4 3 .4 2 .9 2 .6 2 .9 2 .1 2 .2 2 .3 2 .6 2 .2 2 .1 1 .9 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 TO—67 1 1 -6 7 6 8 , 389P 2 .4 6 8 , 525P 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 05—68 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 0 9 -6 8 IN IT IA L MONTH P - PRELIMINARY PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS "NOVEMBER'“ ! 1» 3 Employment Ratio Scale Ratio Scale Source: U.S. D e p a rtm e n t of Labor Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in comparing m ostrecentdevelopm ents with p a s f'tre n d s .” Latest d a ta p lo tte d : O ctober prelim inary Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 4 IN D U S T R IA L PRODUCTION COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH IN I T I A L MONTH 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 1 9 5 7 -5 9 / 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 3 .8 - 8 .1 - 2 .3 - 3 .8 - .4 2 .6 100 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 0 9 -6 8 1 5 6 .7 0 6 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 •8 0 5 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 .8 3 .1 1 5 5 .6 .8 1 5 5 .7 3 .1 5 .5 7 .1 1 0 .4 1 5 6 .4 1 5 .6 1 5 8 .3 0 9 -6 7 .3 .2 2 .3 2 .9 1 .6 1 0 .8 - 1 0 -6 7 .7 .6 2 .5 2 .9 2 .1 4 .1 - 1 1 -6 7 3 .1 3 .4 5 .5 6 .4 6 .7 3 .9 1 2 .0 2 1 .8 1 2 -6 7 4 .7 5 .2 7 .3 8 .4 9 .0 7 .4 1 4 .2 2 0 .2 1 8 .7 1 5 6 .8 3 .1 1 5 7 .2 1 5 9 .8 1 6 2 .1 0 1 -6 8 3 .5 3 .9 5 .5 6 .1 6 .2 4 .5 8 .7 1 0 .6 5 .4 6 .4 - 0 2 -6 8 3 .8 4 .1 5 .5 6 .1 6 .2 4 .7 8 .2 9 .5 5 .6 .4 - 0 3 -6 8 4 .1 4 .4 5 .7 6 .3 6 .4 5 .2 8 .1 9 .1 6 .1 2 .3 6 .9 7 .7 0 4 -6 8 3 .5 3 .7 »<.9 5 .3 5 .2 4 .0 6 .3 6 .9 4 .1 .7 3 .3 1 .9 1 6 1 .2 6 .1 1 6 2 .0 1 6 3 .0 3 .6 - 1 6 2 .5 0 5 -6 8 4 .2 4 .4 5 .5 6 .0 6 .0 5 .0 7 .2 7 .8 5 .6 3 .1 5 .7 5 .5 4 .5 1 3 .3 0 6 -6 8 4 .5 4 .7 5 .8 6 .2 6 .3 5 .4 7 .4 7 .9 6 .1 4 .1 6 .4 6 .4 6 .0 1 1 .2 9 .2 5 .2 1 6 4 .2 0 7 -6 8 4 .3 4 .5 5 .5 5 .9 5 .9 5 .0 6 .8 7 .2 5 .5 3 .7 5 .5 5 .4 4 .9 7 .9 0 8 -6 8 3 .3 3 .4 Ü .3 4 .5 4 .4 3 .5 5 .0 5 .1 3 .4 1 .7 2 .9 2 .4 1 .3 2 .6 0 9 -6 8 3 .3 3 .4 4 .2 4 .5 4 .4 3 .6 4 .9 5 .0 3 .5 1 .9 3 .0 2 .6 1 .7 1 0 -6 8 3 .4 3 .5 4 .2 4 .5 4 .4 3 .6 4 .8 5 .0 3 .6 2 .2 3 .2 2 .8 2 .1 0 3 —6 7 0 4 - 6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 - 6 7 C7—6 7 0 8 - 6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2^67 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 1 6 5 .4 1 .5 1 6 5 .6 .7 - 5 .3 - 1 1 .6 - 2 .8 .4 2 .4 - 4 .3 - 3 .7 3 .1 1 .2 .7 - 1 .4 - 4 .1 0 6 -6 8 1 6 3 .9 1 6 4 .4 P 4 .5 1 6 5 . OP 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -0 8 0 9 -6 8 I N I T I A L MONTH ,P - PtfFLTMTNÄW PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LO U IS NOVEMBER 1 9 , 1 96 8 5 Industrial Production Ratio S ca le Ratio Scale Percentages are a n n u a l rates of change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in comparing most recentdevelopm ents with p a s f'tre n d s .” Latest d a ta p lo tte d : O cto b e r p re lim in a ry Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 6 R E T A IL SALES 1NT T f At T F om MONTH O A-A7 n 9 - i . i 1 r - A 7 (ÌQ -A 7 1 1 -A 7 1 7 -A 7 n i- A R - aa n u -A ft fì*_ A A ßA -A A 117-A A OR—AA HQ -Aft 2 6 f 773 9 6 ,1 0 0 8 .1n - 11—fr7 1 ?- 8 • >1- 1 * 9 12—6 7 1,• l - 5 19— 0 1 -6 8 M ,. 3 1,18 H i u a., 1 A ■8 1 7., 1 1 ft., ? ?Q_n ?a _q 19, 9 21 «, u 29. 8 *n , 1 15. £ 11 . i i 3 .6 11 «, j ?A 10 ! 61 3 ? A r 3AS S>Ar *AA 1ft13 ? ? A t Q*A 29» 1 77.*19 ? ftf 1U5 M .k 6 i, 9 5 ,9 12«, It 12. , 1 *ÿ 7 ,7 13. 7 13 7 1*T £ 1 * T° Q-X 0 6 —6 8 9 ,, 2 81• 6 14.10 14. , 1 1 6 .7 1 4 .4 1 1 ,0 5,,n 19,,0 I f , ,4 0 7 -6 8 9, , 7 9 ■2 1»., 1 14. , 1 7 ,,5 151.5 1 4 .6 Qg—ft 0 , 7 1 5 ,, 5 13,.5 1 2 .1 0 4 -6 8 81, I 1 ? 7 f* 7 ^ 18i • 3-* 21- 16« 4 1 4 .4 1 1 .7 13.■6 1**» 6 1 *.7 1 1 .4 7, . 8 7 13, 2 1 1 .4 9 .1 5.,7 11«,3 8..9 6 .5 ft . 5 .7 * .9 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 9,, 7 9,3 8 j■6 8 \ 11, , 9 11. , in - 7. A .Q 1n . in . n 1 1-1 Q_ * 7_ 1 ù .n 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 A j, 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1C—6 7 2 8 ,4 8 9 7, , 3 Q g_£g a M IL L IO N S OF nOLLARS MONTH 14, , 9 1 0 -6 7 0 3 —68 h3 n ? -A A 1/ - I N IT IA L 28 t i l * 1 ®. 7 ^ o tf n ^T 2 .7 2 8 ,9 4 1 P * .9 * -fW 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 A .1 - 9A.7AQ P 0 9 -6 8 MONTH P - PRELIM INARY ----------------------------- 1 / SERIES REVISED (PRESENTLY BACK TO AUGUST 1967 ONLY) TO REFIECT A NEW SAMPIE OF RETAILERS. PREP AB EH BY F f CIFRAI NOVEMBER 14» 1 96 8 RESERVE BAftIK OF S T . I.f ì l l i S----------- PERSONAL INCOME COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL Mo n t h I N I T I A L MONTH 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 2 .0 0 5 -6 7 2 .9 3 .9 0 6 -6 7 5 .4 7 .2 1 0 .6 0 7 -6 7 6 .0 7 .4 9 .2 7 .9 0 8 -6 7 6 .6 7 .8 9 .1 8 .3 8 .7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 B IL L IO N S OF DOLLARS ANNUAL RATES 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 3 0 9 -6 8 6 1 8 .6 6 2 0 *6 6 2 5 .8 6 2 9 .8 6 3 4 .2 0 9 -6 7 6 .4 7 .3 8 .1 7 .4 7 .1 5 .4 1 0 -6 7 5 .7 6 .4 6 .9 6 .0 5 .3 3 .6 1 1 -6 7 6 .7 7 .4 8 .0 7 .5 7 .4 6 .9 7 .7 1 3 .8 1 2 -6 7 7 .6 8 .4 9 .0 8 .8 8 .9 9 .0 1 0 .2 1 4 .6 0 1 -6 8 7 .3 7 .9 8 .4 8 .1 8 .1 8 .0 8 .7 1 1 .0 9 .7 4 .3 0 2 -6 8 8 .0 8 .7 9 .2 9 .1 9 .2 9 .3 1 0 .1 1 2 .2 1 1 .7 9 .9 6 3 7 .0 1 .9 6 3 8 .0 6 4 4 .9 1 5 .3 6 5 2 .6 6 5 4 .9 1 5 .9 6 6 3 .0 0 3 -6 8 8 .5 9 .1 9 .6 9 .5 9 .7 9 .9 1 0 .6 1 2 .5 1 2 .1 1 1 .1 1 4 .7 1 3 .4 0 4 -6 8 8 .2 8 .7 9 .2 9 .0 9 .2 9 .2 9 .8 1 1 .1 1 0 .6 9 .5 1 1 .3 9 .0 4 .8 0 5 -6 8 8 .4 8 .9 9 .3 9 .2 9 .3 9 .4 9 .9 1 1 .1 1 0 .6 9 .7 1 1 .1 9 .5 7 .6 1 0 .5 0 6 -6 8 8 .5 9 .0 9 .4 9 .3 9 .4 9 .4 9 .9 1 0 .9 1 0 .5 9 .8 1 0 .9 9 .7 8 .4 1 0 .3 1 0 .2 0 7 -6 8 8 .6 9 .0 9 .4 9 .3 9 .4 9 .5 9 .9 1 0 .8 1 0 .5 9 .8 1 0 .8 9 .8 8 .9 1 0 .3 1 0 .1 1 0 .1 6 7 0 .0 6 7 2 .6 6 7 8 .2 6 8 3 .7 6 8 9 .2 0 8 -6 8 8 .6 9 .0 9 .4 9 .3 9 .4 9 .4 9 .8 1 0 .6 1 0 .3 9 .7 1 0 .5 9 .6 8 .9 9 .9 9 .7 9 .5 8 .9 0 9 -6 8 8 .7 9 .1 9 .4 9 .3 9 .4 9 .5 9 .8 1 0 .6 1 0 .3 9 .7 1 0 .4 9 .7 9 .1 9 .9 9 .8 9 .7 9 .5 1 0 .1 1 0 -6 8 8 .5 8 .8 9 .1 9 .0 9 .1 9 .1 9 .4 1 0 .1 9 .7 9 .2 9 .8 9 .0 8 .4 9 .0 8 .7 8 .3 7 .8 7 .2 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 IN IT IA L 6 9 4 .1 6 9 9 .7 4 .4 7 0 2 .2 P 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -0 8 0 9 -6 8 MONTH P - PR ELIM INARY PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAMK OF S T . LO U IS 7 Retail Sales Ratio Scale Ratio Scale Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in comparing most recent developments with past "trends.” Latestdata plotted: O ctober prelim inary Prepared byFederalReserveBankofSt.Louis Personal Income Ratio Scale Ratio Scale Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Percentages are annual rates o f change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in comparing mostrecent developments with past "trends." Latest data plotted: October prelim inary Prepared by Fede ra I Reserve Bank of St. Louis GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN CURRENT DOLLARS TERMINAL QUARTER B ILLIO N S OF HOI LA R S ANNUAL RATES 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 04—67 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 IN IT IA I 0 4 -6 3 0 1 -6 4 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 QUARTER 0 1 -6 4 8 .1 02—64 7 .5 6 .8 0 3 -6 4 7 .4 7 .0 7 .1 0 4 -6 4 6 .5 6 .0 5 .5 3 .9 0 1 -6 5 1*3.. 7 .3 7 .5 7 .6 1 1 .4 0 2 -6 5 7 .6 7 .4 7 .6 7 .8 9 .7 8 .0 0 3 -6 5 7 .8 7 .8 8 .0 8 .2 9 .6 8 .7 9 .4 0 4 -6 5 8 .3 8 .3 8 .5 8 .8 1 0 .1 9 .6 1 0 .4 1 1 .4 0 1 -6 6 8 .5 8 .6 8 .9 9 .1 1 0 .2 9 .9 1 0 .5 1 1 .1 1 0 .8 0 2 -6 6 8 .4 8 .4 8 .8 9 .6 9 .3 9 .6 9 .6 8 .8 6 .8 0 3 -6 6 8 .3 8 .3 8 .4 8 .6 9 .3 8 .9 9 .1 9 .0 8 .2 7 .0 7 .2 0 4 -6 6 8 .2 8 .3 8 .4 8 .5 9 .1 8 .8 8 .9 8 .8 8 .2 7 .4 7 .7 8 .1 0 1 -6 7 7 .9 8 .3 7 .9 7 .9 7 .7 7 .0 6 .0 5 .8 5 .1 Al 7 .7 6 2 8 -0 6 3 8 .9 6 4 5 .1 66 2 .8 6 7 5 -7 69 1-1 7 1 0 .0 7 2 8 .4 7 4 0 .4 7 5 3 .3 7 6 8 .2 7 .8 7 .7 7 .8 0 2 -6 7 7 .5 7 .5 7 .5 7 .5 7 .9 7 .5 7 .5 7 .2 6 .5 5 .7 5 .4 4 .8 3 .2 4 .2 0 3 -6 7 7 .5 7 .5 7 .5 7 .6 7 .9 7 .6 7 .5 7 .3 6 .7 6 .0 5 .9 5 .6 4 .7 6 .1 8 .0 0 4 -6 7 7 .6 7 .5 7 .6 7 .6 7 .9 7 .6 7 .6 7 .4 6 .9 6 .3 6 .3 6 .1 5 .6 6 .8 8 .1 8 .1 0 1 -6 8 7 .7 7 .7 7 .8 7 .8 8 .1 7 .8 7 .8 7 .7 7 .3 6 .8 6 .8 6 .8 6 .5 7 .6 8 .8 9 .2 1 0 .4 0 2 -6 8 7 .9 7 .9 8 .0 8 .0 8 .3 8 .1 8 .1 8 .0 7 .6 7 .3 7 .3 7 .4 7 .2 8 .3 9 .3 9 .8 1 0 .6 1 0 .9 0 3 -6 8 7 .9 7 .9 8 .0 8 .1 8 .3 8 .1 8 .1 8 .0 7 .7 7 .4 7 .5 7 .5 7 .4 8 .4 9 .2 9 .5 1 0 .0 9 .8 2 .1 7 7 2 .2 7 8 0 .2 7 9 5 .3 8 1 1 .0 8 3 1 .2 8 5 2 .9 8 .8 8 7 1 .0 0 4 -6 3 0 1 -6 4 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 IN IT IA L QUARTER PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAMK OF S T. LOUIS NOVEMBER 1 3 , 1968 GRCSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN CONSTANT 1958 DOLLARS B ILLIO N S OF DOLLARS ANNUAL RATES 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 6 8 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 IN IT IA L QUARTER TERMINAL QUARTER 0 4 -6 3 0 1 -6 4 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 5 7 1 .1 0 1 -6 4 6 .6 0 2 -6 4 6 .0 5 .4 0 3 -6 4 5 .7 5 .2 5 7 8 .6 5 8 5 .8 5 .1 5 8 8 .5 0 4 -6 4 4 .7 4 .1 3 .5 1 .9 0 1 -6 5 5 .6 5 .3 5 .3 5 .5 9 .2 0 2 -6 5 5 .7 5 .5 5 .5 5 .6 7 .6 6 .0 0 3 -6 5 6 .0 5 .9 6 .0 6 .3 7 .8 7 .1 8 .2 0 4 -6 5 6 .4 6 .4 6 .6 6 .9 8 .2 7 .8 8 .8 6 0 1 .6 6 1 0 .4 6 2 2 .5 9 .4 6 3 6 .6 6 4 8 .6 0 1 -6 6 6 .6 6 .6 6 .7 7 .0 8 .1 7 .8 8 .4 8 .6 0 2 -6 6 6 .2 6 .2 6 .3 6 .4 7 .2 6 .8 7 .0 6 .7 5 .3 2 .9 6 .0 5 .9 6 .0 6 .1 6 .7 6 .3 6 .4 5 .9 4 .8 3 .4 3 .9 0 3 -6 6 7 .8 6 5 3 .3 6 5 9 .5 0 4 -6 6 5 .9 5 .8 5 .9 6 .0 6 .5 6 .1 6 .1 5 .7 4 .8 3 .8 4 .3 4 .7 0 1 -6 7 5 .3 5 .2 5 .2 5 .3 5 .6 5 .2 5 .1 4 .6 3 .6 2 .6 2 .5 1 .9 .8 - 6 6 7 .1 2 .5 2 .4 2 .0 .6 2 .1 6 6 5 .7 0 2 -6 7 5 .1 5 .0 5 .0 5 .0 5 .3 4 .9 4 .7 4 .2 3 .4 0 3 -6 7 5 .0 4 .9 4 .9 4 .9 5 .2 4 .8 4 .6 4 .2 3 .5 2 .8 2 .7 2 .4 1 .7 3 .0 3 .9 4 .8 4 .8 4 .8 5 .0 4 .7 4 .5 4 .1 3 .5 2 .9 2 .9 2 .7 2 .2 3 .2 3 .8 0 4 -6 7 5 .0 6 6 9 .2 6 7 5 .6 6 8 1 .8 3 .7 0 1 -6 8 5 .0 5 .0 4 .9 4 .9 5 .1 4 .8 4 .7 4 .4 3 .8 3 .4 3 .4 3 .3 3 .1 4 .1 4 .7 5 .1 6 .6 0 2 -6 8 5 .1 5 .0 5 .0 5 .6 5 .2 4 .9 4 .8 4 .5 4 .1 3 .7 3 .8 3 .8 3 .6 4 .5 5 .1 5 .5 6 .4 6 .3 0 3 -6 8 5 .1 5 .0 5 .0 5 .0 5 .2 5 .0 4 .9 4 .6 4 .2 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 3 .8 4 .6 5 .1 5 .4 6 .0 5 .7 0 4 -6 3 0 1 -6 4 0 2 -6 4 03—64 0 4 -6 4 6 9 2 .7 7 0 3 .4 5 .2 7 1 2 .3 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 - 6 7 0 1 -6 8 D2 —68 IN IT IA L QUARTER PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS NOVEMBER 15* 1968 9 Dem and and Production R atio S c a le Q u a rte rly Total* a tA n n u a l Rates Rotio S c a l e LL GNP in current d o lla rs. Source: U S- D epartm ent o f Commerce 12 GNP in 1958 d o lla rs. Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in comparing most recentdevelopm ents with past "trends.” Latest d a ta plo tte d : 3rd quarter Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis F IN A L TE R M IN A L QUARTER IN IT IA L 0 4 -6 3 0 1 - 6 4 Q i-fcM 0 2 —6 4 SALES IN CURRENT DOLLARS 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 0 4 -6 5 Û U AR TFR 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 0 1 —6 7 0 2 - 6 7 B IL L IO N S OF H O LLA R S ANNUAL RATES 0 3 - 6 7 0 4 - 6 7 0 1 —611 0 2 —6 8 6 1 2 -9 .. 1Q..4.. ... 8 * i . 6 .0 —fi.t 2 .___7-.*Q.. ...8 .1 6311.1 0 4 -6 4 6 .6 5 .4 5 .1 2 .1 0 1 -6 5 7 .2 _£l»_4 6 .5 5 .7 0 2 -6 5 7 .6 7. a 7 .2 6 .9 9 .4 9 .5 0 3 -6 5 7 .8 7 .4 7 .7 7 .6 9 .5 9 .5 0 4 -6 5 8 .2 7 .9 _ 8 . _ 2. 8 .3 9 .9 1 0 .0 1 0 .3 1 1 .1 0 1 -6 6 8 .5 8 .2 8 .5 8 .6 9 .9 1 0 .1 1 0 .3 1 0 .7 1 0 .2 0 2 -6 6 8 .0 7 .8 8 .0 8 .0 _ 9 .0 8 .9 8 .7 8 .5 7 .2 4 .3 0 3 -6 6 8 .1 7 .9 8 .1 8 .1 8 .9 8 .9 8 .7 8 .6 7 .7 6 .5 8 .8 0 4 -6 6 7 .8 7 .5 7 .7 7 .6 8 .4 8 .2 8 .0 7 .7 6 ,9 5 .8 6 .6 8 .2 8 .1 7 .8 6 3 7 .4 9 .4 6 9 1 -9 666. 9 .5 ft 6112.1 7 0 0 .3 7 1 7 .5 725. 0 7 4 0 .4 «►.4 7 4 8 .4 0 1 -6 7 7 .8 7 .6 7 .8 7 .7 8 .4 7 .2 6 .5 7 .2 6 .4 8 .5 0 2 -6 7 7 .8 7 .6 7 .8 7 .7 8 .3 8 .2 8 .0 7 .8 7 .3 6 .7 7 .3 6 .8 8 .1 0 3 -6 7 7 .7 7 .5 7 .6 7 .6 8 .1 8 .0 7 .8 7 .6 7 .1 6 .6 7 .1 8 .7 7 .5 7 .0 6 .3 O H -67 7 .7 7 .5 7 .6 7 .5 8 .0 7 .9 7 .7 7 .5 7 .1 6 .6 7 .0 6 .7 7 .3 6 .9 6 .5 6 .6 0 1 -6 8 8 .0 7 .9 8 .0 8 .0 8 .4 8 .4 8 .2 8 .1 7 .8 7 .5 8 .0 7 .8 8 .5 8 .6 8 .9 1 0 .2 1 3 .8 0 2 -6 8 7 .9 7 .8 7 .9 7 .9 8 .3 8 .2 8 .1 8 .0 7 .7 7 .4 7 .8 7 .6 8 .2 8 .1 8 .2 8 .9 10«! 6 *4 0 3 -6 8 8 .1 7 .9 8 .0 8 .0 8 .4 8 .4 8 .3 8 .2 7 .9 7 .7 8 .1 9 .0 8 .5 8 .5 8 .7 9 .3 1 0 .2 8 .5 0 4 -6 3 0 1 -6 4 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 IN I T I A L 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 7 6 3 .8 7 .7 7711.0 7 8 9 .9 8 2 9 .1 8 4 2 .1 1 0 .6 8 6 3 .5 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 QUARTER PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOU IS NOVEMBER 13« 1 9 6 8 F IN A L SALES IN CONSTANT DOLLARS COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE I N IT IA L TERMINAL QUARTER 0 4 -6 3 0 1 - 6 4 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 QUARTER 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 B IL L IO N S OF 1 9 5 8 DOLLARS ANNUAL RATES 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 1 -6 4 9 .1 5 6 6 .3 0 2 -6 4 6 .8 4 .5 5 7 2 .5 0 3 -6 4 6 .5 5 .3 6. 1 0 4 -6 4 4 .8 3 .5 3 .0 0 1 -6 5 5 .4 4 .5 4 .5 3 .7 7 .7 0 2 -6 5 5 .7 5 .0 5 .2 4 .9 7 .4 7 .2 0 3 -6 5 6 .0 5 .5 5 .8 5 .7 7 .7 7 .7 8 .1 0 4 -6 5 6 .4 6 .0 6 .3 6 .3 8 .0 8 .1 8 .6 9 .0 0 1 -6 6 6 .5 6 .2 6 .4 6 .5 7 .8 7 .9 8 .1 8 .1 7 .2 5 .5 6 .5 6 .3 6 .1 5 .4 3 .6 .1 6 .2 6 .0 5 .5 4 .3 2 .9 5 8 1 .0 5 8 0 .9 . 1- 5 9 1 .7 6 0 2 .1 6 1 4 .0 6 2 7 .3 6 3 8 .3 6 3 8 .5 0 2 -6 6 5 .8 5 .5 5 .6 0 3 -6 6 5 .8 5 .5 5 .6 5 .6 6 .4 0 4 -6 6 5 .4 5 .1 5 .1 5 .0 5 .7 5 .4 5 .1 4 .5 3 .4 2 .1 3 .2 .6 0 1 -6 7 5 .4 5 .1 5 .2 5 .1 5 .7 5 .4 5 .2 4 .7 3 .9 3 .0 4 .0 3 .1 5 .8 0 2 -6 7 5 .4 5 .2 5 .2 5 .1 5 .7 5 .5 5 .3 4 .8 4 .2 3 .6 4 .5 4 .0 5 .8 5 .7 0 3 -6 7 5 .2 4 .9 5 .0 4 .9 5 .4 5 .1 4 .9 4 .5 3 .9 3 .3 4 .0 3 .5 4 .5 3 .9 2 .1 0 4 -6 7 5 .0 4 .7 4 .8 4 .7 5 .1 4 .8 4 .6 4 .2 3 .6 3 .1 3 .7 3 .2 3 .9 3 .3 2 .1 2 .1 4 .4 4 .0 4 .6 4 .4 5 .2 5 .0 4 .8 6 .2 1 0 .4 5 .8 6 4 7 .6 6 4 8 .5 6 5 7 .7 6 6 6 .9 6 7 0 .4 6 7 3 .8 0 1 -6 8 5 .3 5 .1 5 .1 5 .1 5 .5 5 .3 5 .1 4 .8 0 2 -6 8 5 .1 4 .9 4 .9 4 .8 5 .2 5 .0 4 .8 4 .5 4 .1 3 .8 4 .2 4 .0 4 .6 4 .3 4 .0 4 .6 5 .9 1 .6 0 3 -6 8 5 .2 5 .0 5 .0 5 .0 5 .3 5 .2 5 .0 4 .7 4 .4 4 .1 4 .5 4 .4 4 .9 4 .8 4 .6 5 .2 6 .3 4 .3 0 4 -6 3 0 1 - 6 4 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 *6 6 I N IT IA L 0 4 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 6 9 0 .7 6 9 3 .5 7 .1 7 0 5 .5 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 QUARTER PREPARED BY FEOERAL RESERVE BAMft OF $ T . NOVEMBER 15* 1968 LOUIS 11 Final Sales Total Spending Less Changes in Business Inventories Ratio S ca le Billions of Dollars Q u a rte rly T o ta ls at A nnual Rates S easonally A d justed Ratio Scale Billions of Dollars Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in com paring most recentdevelopments with p a s f'tre n d s .” Latest d a ta plotted: 3rd quarter Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 12 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ♦ ¿ OMPQUNDEfl ANNUAL RAT_ES.-flf_fcfl.AN.Ge 100 CO <0 1 .* o TERMINAL___________________________________________________________________ IN IT IA L MONTH________________________________________________________________ 1 9 5 7 -5 9 / MONTH 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1-6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 D 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 0 3 -6 7 2 .1 1 1 5 .0 0 4 -6 7 2 .7 3 .2 0 5 -6 7 2 *8 3 .2 3 .2 0 6 -6 7 3 .2 3 .5 3 .7 4 .2 0 7 -6 7 3 .6 4 .0 4 .2 4 .8 5 .3 0 8 -6 7 3 .7 4 .0 4 .2 4 .6 4 .7 0 9 -6 7 3 .5 3 .7 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 3 .1 2 .1 1 0 -6 7 3 .6 3 .8 3 .9 4 .0 3 .9 3 .5 3 .1 4 .2 1 1 -6 7 3 .5 3 .7 3 .8 3 .8 3 .8 3 .4 3 .1 3 .6 1 1 5 .3 1 1 5 .6 1 1 6 .0 1 1 6 .5 1 1 6 .9 4 .2 1 1 7 .1 1 1 7 .5 1 1 7 .8 3 .1 1 2 -6 7 3 .6 3 .7 3 .8 3 .9 3 .8 3 .5 3 .4 3 .8 3 .6 4 .2 0 1 -6 8 3 .6 3 .8 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 3 .6 3 .5 3 .9 3 .8 4 .1 4 .1 1 1 8 .2 0 2 -6 8 3 .7 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 3 .9 3 .7 3 .6 3 .9 3 .9 4 .1 4 .1 4 .2 1 1 8 .6 1 1 9 .0 0 3 -6 8 3 .8 3 .9 4 .0 4 .1 4 .0 3 .9 3 .9 4 .1 4 .1 4 .4 4 .5 4 .7 5 .2 0 4 —68 3 .8 3 .9 4 .0 4 .1 4 .1 3 .9 3 .9 4 .1 4 .1 4 .3 4 .4 4 .5 4 .6 4 .1 0 5 -6 8 3 .8 3 .9 4 .0 4 .1 4 .1 3 .9 3 .9 4 .1 4 .1 4 .3 4 .3 4 .4 4 .4 4 .1 4 .1 0 6 -6 8 4 .0 4 .1 4 .2 4 .2 4 .2 4 .1 4 .1 4 .4 4 .4 4 .6 4 .6 4 .7 4 .9 4 .8 5 .1 6 .2 0 7 -6 8 4 .1 4 .2 4 .3 4 .4 4 .4 4 .3 4 .3 4 .5 4 .6 4 .8 4 .8 5 .0 5 .1 5 .1 5 .5 6 .1 4 .9 5 .1 5 .4 5 .1 4 .0 4 .6 4 .7 4 .8 4 .4 3 .5 0 8 -6 8 4 .1 4 .2 4 .3 4 .3 4 .3 4 .3 4 .3 4 .5 4 .5 4 .7 4 .7 4 .8 4 .9 0 9 -6 8 4 .0 4 .1 4 .2 4 .3 4 .3 4 .2 4 .2 4 .4 4 .4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .6 4 .7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 9 .5 1 1 9 .9 1 2 0 .3 1 2 0 .9 6 .1 1 2 1 .5 1 2 1 .9 3 .0 1 2 2 .2 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 3 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 IN IT IA L MONTH * NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTEO PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST• LOUIS OCTOBER 29* 1968 WHOLESALE PRICES* ALL COMMODITIES * COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH IN IT IA L MONTH 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 1 9 5 7 - 59 / 100 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 ___ 3 - 4 - 1 0 5 .7 0 4 -6 7 3 .9 - V 4 .4 - 0 5 -6 7 .8 - .6 5 .9 0 6 -6 7 .9 2 .3 5 .8 5 .8 0 7 -6 7 1 .1 2 .3 4 .6 4 .0 2 .3 1 0 5 .3 1 0 5 .8 1 0 6 .3 1 0 6 .5 0 8 -6 7 .2 .9 2 .3 1 .1 1 .1 - - 4 .4 - 0 9 -6 7 .3 1 .0 2 .1 1 .1 .4 - 1 .7 - ’ 1 0 -6 7 .1 .7 1 .5 .7 .6 - • 1 .5 - .0 1 *1 - 1 1 -6 7 .3 .7 1 .5 •8 .2 - .8 - .4 .0 1 .1 1 2 -6 7 .9 1 .4 2 .1 1 .6 .9 .7 2 .0 2 .3 4 .0 7 .0 0 1 -6 8 1 .2 1 .7 2 .4 2 .0 1 .5 1 .3 2 .5 2 .9 4 .2 5 *8 4 .6 0 2 -6 8 1 .9 2 .4 3 .1 2 .8 2 .4 2 .4 3 .6 4*11 5 .5 7 .0 6 .9 9 .3 1 0 6 .1 1 .1 1 0 6 .2 1 0 6 .1 1 0 6 .2 1 0 6 .8 1 0 7 .2 1 0 8 .0 0 3 -6 8 1 .9 2 .4 3 .0 2 .7 2 .4 2 .4 3 .4 3 .8 4 *8 5 .8 5 .4 5 .7 2 .3 OH-68 1 .9 2 .3 2 .9 2 .6 2 .3 2 .3 3 .1 3 .4 4 *2 4 .8 4 .3 4 .2 1 .7 1 .1 0 5 -6 8 1 .9 2 .3 2 .8 2 .6 2 .3 2 .3 3 .0 3 .3 3 .9 4 .4 3 .9 3 .7 1 .9 1 .7 2 *2 0 6 -6 8 1 .9 2 .3 2 .8 2 .5 2 .3 2 .3 3 .0 3 .2 3 .7 4 .1 3 *6 3 *4 2 .0 1 .9 2 .2 2 .2 0 7 -6 8 2. 1 2 .4 2 .9 2 .7 2 .4 2 .4 3 .1 3 .3 3 .8 4 *1 3 .7 3 .6 2 .5 2 .5 3 .0 3 .4 2 .2 1 .9 1 .9 2 .5 2 *6 3 .0 3 .2 2 .7 2 .4 1 *3 1 .1 1 .1 .7 .0 4 .3 - 2 .3 2 .1 2 .1 2 .6 2 .7 3 .1 3 *3 2 .9 2 .7 1 .8 1 .7 1 .8 1 .7 1 .5 .0 0 8 -6 8 1 .7 2 .0 2 .4 0 9 -6 8 1 .8 2 .1 2 .5 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 04^-67 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 - 6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 08 *2 1 0 8 *3 " " " " “ ......... 4 .5 1 0 9 .1 1 0 8 .7 4 .5 1 0 9 *1 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 IN IT IA L MONTH * NOT S EASONALL Y ADJUSTED P - PRELIMINARY 1 0 8 *5 1 0 8 *7 ................. ............... .. 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" ----------" “ ” PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAMK OF ST* LOUIS OCTOBER 29t 1968 13 Prices R atio S c a l e 1957 59=100 - Ratio S c a l e 1957 59=100 - S o u rc e : U.S. D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r Percentages are annual rates o f change between periods indicated.They are presented to a id in com paring most recentdevelopm ents with p a s f'tre n d s .” Latest d a ta p lo tte d : September prelim inary Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 14 MHOLESALE PRICES - INDUSTRIAL COMMODITIES * _____________________________________________________________COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE______________________________________________________________ TERMINAL______________________________________________________________ IN IT IA L MONTH___________________________________________________________ 1957- 59 / MONTH ___________ 0 2 -6 7 0 3 - 6 7 0 H -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 0 3 - 6 7 ________ . 0 _________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 0 6 ,0 OH -67________* 0 .0 0 5 -6 7 •0 •0 •0 0 6 -6 7 •0 •0 •0 •0 0 7 -6 7 •0 .0 .0 .0 .0 0 8 *6 7 •6 .7 .9 1 .1 1 .7 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 0 6 .0 1 0 6 .0 1 0 6 .0 1 0 6 .0 3 .4 1 0 6 .3 0 9 -6 7 •8 .9 1 .1 1 .4 1 .9 2 .9 2 .3 1 0 -6 7 1 .1 1 .3 1 .5 1 *8 2 .3 3 .1 2 .9 3 .4 1 .6 1 .8 2 .1 2 .5 3 .1 3 .1 3. U 3 .4 1 1 -6 7 l.H 1 0 6 .5 1 0 6 .8 1 0 7 .1 107.U 1 2 -6 7 1 .6 1 .8 2 .0 2 .3 2 .7 3 .2 3 .1 3 .4 3.H 3 .4 0 1 -6 8 1 .9 2 .0 2 .3 2 .6 2 .9 3 .H 3 .4 3 .7 3 .8 4 .0 H .6 2 .2 2-U 2 .6 2 .9 H .3 H .6 5 .1 5 .7 0 2 -6 8 1QO 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 - 6 8 0 7 - 6 8 0 8 - 6 8 _______________ 3 .3 3 .8 3 .8 4 .1 1 0 7 .8 1 0 8 .3 0 3 -6 8 2 .3 2 .5 2 .7 3 .0 3 .3 3 .7 3 .7 H.O U .l H .3 H .6 * .5 3 .4 0 4 -6 8 2 .3 2 .4 2 .6 2 .9 3 .2 3 .5 3 .6 3 .7 3 .8 3 .9 4 .0 3 .8 2 .8 2 .2 1 0 8 .6 1 0 8 .8 0 5 -6 8 2 .0 2 .1 2 .3 2 .5 2 .7 3 .0 2 .9 3 .0 2 .9 2 .8 2 .7 2 .2 1 .1 .0 2 .2 - 0 6 -6 8 2 .0 2 .1 2 .3 2 .4 2 .6 2 .9 2 .8 2 .9 2 .8 2 .7 2 .6 2 .2 l. H .7 .0 2 .2 0 7 -6 8 1 .9 2 .0 2 .1 2 .3 2 .4 2 .6 2 .6 2 .6 2 .5 2.U 2 .3 1 .9 1 .1 •6 .0 1 .1 0 8 -6 8 1 .8 1 .9 2 .1 2 .2 2 .3 2 .5 2 .5 2 .5 2 .H 2 .3 2 .1 1 .8 1 .1 .7 .3 1 .1 .6 l.l 0 9 -6 8 1 .9 2 .0 2 .1 2 .3 2 .H 2 .6 2 .5 2 .5 2 .5 2 .4 2 .2 2 .0 1 .4 1 .1 .9 1 .7 1 .5 2 .2 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 OU-67 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 08—67 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 0 8 .6 1 0 8 .8 •0 1 0 8 .8 1 0 8 .9 3 .3 1 0 9 .2 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 IN IT IA L MONTH * NOT SEASONALLY AOJUSTED PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAMK OF ST. LOUIS OCTOBER 2 9 , 1968 WHOLESALE PRICES - FARM PRODUCTS« AND PROCESSED FOODS AND FEEOS COMPOUNDED ANNUAL IRATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH * IN IT IA L MONTH 0 2 -6 7 «0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 1 1 .8 - 0 4 -6 7 1 2 .4 - 1 2 .9 - 1 0 -6 7 U - 6 7 1957—59» / 100 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 1 0H .6 1 0 3 .4 0 5 -6 7 2 .6 - 2 .3 2 0 .2 06 —67 3 .2 8 .7 2 1 .4 2 2 .6 0 7 -6 7 3 .7 1 0 5 .0 1 0 6 .8 8 .0 1 6 .0 1 3 .9 0 8 -6 7 .9 - 1 .4 5 .3 .8 8 .7 - 2 1 .1 - 0 9 -6 7 .6 - 1 .3 4 .5 .9 5 .5 - 1 0 .7 - 1 .1 1 0 -6 7 2 .3 - .8 - 1 .4 2 .0 - 7 . 4 - 1 1 . H- 6 .1 - 1 2 .9 - 1 1 -6 7 2 .9 - 1 .7 - .0 3 .0 - 7 .5 - 1 0 .5 - 6 .7 - 1 0 .4 - 1 2 -6 7 1 .0 - .3 2 .0 .3 - 3 .7 - 5 .5 — 1 .1 - 1 .9 - H .l 1 7 .5 0 1 -6 8 .4 - .8 2 .5 .4 2 .H - 3 .7 - .2 .0 4 .7 1 1 .6 5 .9 5 .8 1 0 7 .3 1 0 5 .2 1 0 5 .3 1 0 4 .1 7 .8 - 1 0 3 .il 1 0 4 .8 1 0 5 .3 0 2 -6 8 1 .0 2 .3 *4.0 2 .3 .0 .8 - 3 .1 3 .5 8 .0 1 3 .8 1 2 .0 1 8 .5 0 3 -6 8 I . 1 2 .2 3 .7 2 .2 .1 .6 — 2 .8 3 .1 6 .6 1 0 .5 8 .3 9 .5 1 .1 0 4 -6 8 .9 1 .9 3 .3 1 .9 .0 .6 - 2 .3 2 .5 5 .3 8 .1 5 .8 5 .8 .0 0 5 -6 8 1 .7 2 .7 *».0 2 .8 1 .1 .7 3 .4 3 .7 6 .3 8 .9 7 .2 7 .6 4 .2 5 .7 1 3 .1 0 6 -6 8 1 .6 2 .6 3 .8 2 .6 l. l .7 3 .2 3 .4 5 .7 7 .8 6 .2 6 .3 3.U U .2 6 .9 l.l 0 7 -6 8 2 .5 3 .4 4 .6 3 .6 2 .3 2 .0 4 .4 H .7 6 .9 8 .8 7 .6 7 .9 6 .0 7 .2 1 0 .1 8 .6 0 8 -6 8 1 .3 2 .1 3 .1 2 .1 .7 .U 2 .U 2 .5 4 .2 5 .6 4 .2 3 .9 1 .7 1 .8 2 .6 0 9 -6 8 1 .7 2 .5 3 .5 2 .6 1 ,4 1 .0 3 .0 3 .1 H .7 6 .1 H .9 U .7 2 .9 3 .2 4 .1 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 0 6 .8 1 0 6 .9 1 .1 - 1 0 6 .8 1 0 7 .9 .7 -• 2 .0 1 0 8 .0 1 6 .7 1 .6 2 .3 1 0 9 .4 1 7 .1 4 . 3 - 1 0 .5 1 0 7 .7 1 0 8 .6 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 IN IT IA L MONTH ♦ N d t Se a s o n a l ly P - PRELIMINARY a d ju s te d PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T. LOUIS OCTOBER 2 9 t 1968 15 G en eral Price Index * Ratio Scale Ratio Scalè 1958=100 1958=100 * As used in N ational Income Accounts Source: U.S. Departm ent o f Commerce P ercentages are a n n u a l rates o f change between p erio d s in d ic a te d . They a re presented to a id in co m p a rin g most recentdevelopm ents w ith p a s f tr e n d s .” Latest data plotted: 3rd quarter Prepared byFederalReserveBankofSt.Louis IM P L IC IT PRICE DEFLATOR FOR GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT _________________________________________________________________ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE_________________________________________________________________ TERMINAL___________________________________________________________________ IN IT IA L QUARTER________________________________________________________________ 1958 / 100 QUARTER ___________0 4 -6 3 0 1 -6 » 02-6*1 0 3 -6 4 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 _____________ 0 1 -6 4 1 .5 1 0 8 ,2 0 2 -6 4 1 .3 1 .1 0 3 -6 4 1 .6 1 .7 2 ,2 0 4 -6 4 1 .7 1 .7 2 ,0 1 ,9 0 1 -6 5 1 .8 1 .9 2, 1 2 ,0 2 ,2 0 2 -6 5 1 .8 1 .9 2 ,0 2 ,0 2 ,0 1 ,8 1 1 0 ,7 0 3 -6 5 1 ,7 1 .7 1 .8 1 .7 1 .7 1 .5 1 ,1 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________1 1 1 .0 0 4 -6 5 1 .7 1 .7 1 .8 1 .8 1 .7 1 .6 1 .5 1 ,8 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 1 1 .5 0 1 -6 6 1 ,8 1 .9 2 .0 2 .0 2 ,0 1 .9 1 ,9 2 .4 2 .9 0 2 -6 6 2 .0 2 .1 2 .2 2 .2 2 ,2 2. 3 2 ,4 2 .8 3 .3 1 0 8 ,5 1 0 9 ,1 1 0 9 .6 1 1 0 .2 1 1 2 .3 3 ,6 1 1 3 .3 0 3 -6 6 2. 1 2 .2 2 .3 2 .3 2 ,4 2 .4 2 ,5 2 .9 3 .3 3 ,4 3 .2 0 4 -6 6 2 .2 2 .3 2 .4 2 .5 2 .5 2 .6 2 .7 3 .0 3 .3 3 ,5 3 .4 3 ,5 0 1 -6 7 2 ,3 2 .4 2 .5 2 .5 2 .6 2 .6 2 .7 3 .0 3 .2 3 ,3 3 .2 3 ,2 2 .8 0 2 -6 7 2 ,3 2 .3 2 .4 2 .5 2 .5 2 ,5 2 .6 2 .9 3 .0 3 .1 2 .9 2 ,8 2 .5 2 .1 0 3 -6 7 2 ,4 2 .4 2 .5 2 ,6 2 .6 2 ,7 2 .8 3 .0 3 .1 3 .2 3 .1 3 ,1 2 .9 3 ,0 3 ,8 1 1 4 .2 1 1 5 .2 1 1 6 .0 1 1 6 .6 1 1 7 .7 0 4 -6 7 2 ,5 2 .6 2 .7 2 ,7 2 .8 2 ,8 2 .9 3 .1 3 .3 3 .3 3 .3 3 ,3 3 .2 3 ,4 4 ,0 4 ,1 0 1 -6 8 2 ,6 2 .6 2 .7 2 ,8 2 .8 2 ,9 3 .0 3 .2 3 ,3 3 ,4 3 ,3 3 .4 3 .3 3 ,5 3 ,9 3 .9 3 .8 0 2 -6 8 2 ,6 2 .7 2 .8 2 ,8 2 .9 3 ,0 3 .1 3 .3 3 ,4 3 ,5 3 ,4 3 ,5 3 .4 3 ,6 3 ,9 4 .0 3 .9 4 .1 0 3 -6 8 2 .7 2 .8 2 .9 2 ,9 3 ,0 3 ,0 3 ,1 3 .3 3.*» 3 .5 3 .5 3 .5 3 .5 3 .6 3 .9 3 .9 3 .8 3 .9 1 1 8 .9 1 2 0 .0 1 2 1 .2 3 .7 1 2 2 .3 0 4 -6 3 15F - 6 ¥ 0 2 -6 5 ” 0 3 - 6 *»“ 05-6*» 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 - 6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 INITIAL QUARTER PRÉ PARED BY FE 0ER AL'RESÉ*VÉ“ érNÏK OF ST. LOUIS NOVEMBER 15* 1968
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