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nnnonnL Economic treods
PREPARED BY FEDERAL

MONTH ENDING:

Ju n e 3 0 > 1969

RESERVE

BANK OF ST. LOUIS

RELEASED:

July 24, 1969

Inflationary pressures continue unabated as demand for goods and
services expands rapidly. Total spending increased at a 7.4 per cent
annual rate in the second quarter (pages 8 and 9), little changed from the
rate in the first quarter but less than the 8.7 per cent rate of the past
two years. The continued growth of total spending, in the face of mone­
tary restraint, demonstrates the lag of response in economic activity to
changes in economic policy.
Final sales, spending other than for inventory accumulation,
rose at an annual rate of 6.1 per cent during the second quarter (pages 10
and 11), compared with an 8.3 per cent rate during the past two years.
Retail sales have risen only slightly since last fall, compared with a
1957-1968 rate of increase of about 5 per cent (pages 6 and 7). Personal
income shows little sign of slowing, rising at a rate of 8.6 per cent
during the first six months of this year (pages 6 and 7), compared with a
9.2 per cent rate of increase in the last two years.
Real product increased at a 2.3 per cent annual rate from the
first quarter to the second quarter (pages 8 and 9), compared with a 4.2
per cent rate in the past two years. Industrial production rose at a 6.3
per cent rate in the first half of the year (pages 4 and 5), about the
same as the rate which has prevailed in the past two years. Plant and
equipment spending was up at a 19.2 per cent annual rate in the second
quarter, about the same as the first quarter rate of expansion, and well
above the 1968 increase of 4 per cent. Total civilian employment has in­
creased at a very rapid 2.9 per cent rate since last fall (pages 2 and 3).
General prices rose at a 4.9 per cent annual rate in the first
half of this year (page 15), compared with a 4.3 per cent rate in the past
two years. Inflation has accelerated sharply from a 1.8 per cent rate in
the 1964-1965 period, to a 3.2 per cent rate from late 1965 to mid-1967,
and to a 4.1 per cent rate from mid-1967 to the fourth quarter of 1968.
Wholesale prices of industrial commodities rose at a 3.7 per cent rate in
the first six months of this year (page 14), compared with a 2.9 per cent
rate during the past two years. Consumer prices increased at a 6 per cent
rate from December to May (pages 12 and 13), compared with a 4.8 per cent
rate during the past two years.




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TOTAL C IV IL IA N EMPLOYMENT

■LQOTMNPEP A*ta y*l^ *U SJlF.£tt4N<?€
TERMINAL
MCNTH
1 1 -6 7
1 2 -6 7

THOUSANDS
OF PERSONS

I N IT IA L MONTH
1 2 -6 7

0 1 -6 8

C 2 -6 8 0 2 - 6 8

0 4 -6 8

C 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8

0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8

0 9 -6 8

1 0 -6 8

1 1 -6 8

1 2 -6 8 0 1 - 6 9

7 5 .4 7 3

00

1
o

.6

0 2 -6 8

3 .U

1 .3

9 .2

0 3 -6 8

3. 1

1 .6

5 .5

2 .0

OU- 6 8

2 .1

.7

2 .1

.1

0 5 -6 8

2 .5

1 .5

2 .4

1 .6

1 .3

4 .5

6 .0 -

7 5 .0 8 6
7 5 .6 4 0
7 5 .7 6 4
1 .7 -

7 5 .6 5 3
7 5 .9 3 2

0 6 -6 8

2 .3

l.U

2 .0

W 5.

1 .3

2 .8

1 .2

0 7 -6 8

2 .0

1 .3

2 .5

1 .2

1 .0

2 .0

.7

.3

0 8 -6 8

1 .7

1 .0

2 .0

.9

.7

1 .3

.2

.2 -

.7 -

0 9 -6 8

l t6

.9

1 .8

.8

.6

1 .1

.0

.2 -

.4

1 0 -6 8

1 .5

.8

1 .6

.7

.5

.9

.0

.1 -

.2

.0

1 1 -6 8

1 .8

1 .3

2 .1

1 .3

1 .2

1 .7

1 .2

1 .2

1 .5

2 .2

3 .1

6 .3

1 2 -6 8

2 .2

1 .7

2 .4

1 .8

i.e

2 .2

1 .9

2 .0

2. 4

3 .2

4 .1

6 .2

6 .1

0 1 -6 9

2 . ‘3

2 .2

2 .9

2 .3

2 .3

2 .8

2 .6

2 .8

3 .2

u .o

4 .9

6 .6

6 .8

7 .5

2 .2

3 .4

3 .9

4 .7

5 .6

7 .0

7 .2

7 .8

8 .0

4 .1

4 .7

5 .7

5 .5 _

5 .3

4 .3

0 2 -6 9

0 2 -6 9 0 3 -6 9 0 4 -6 9 0 5 -6 9

7 ,7

2 .9

0 3 -6 9

.2

7 6 .C 0 5
7 6 .0 2 0

? .6

2 .2

2 .3

2 .8

7 7

2 .U

2 .1

2 .6

2 .7

3 .1

2 .9

3 .1

3 .5

7 5 *9 7 3
7 6 * COO
76* C02
7 6 .3 8 8
7 6 .7 6 5
7 7 .2 2 9
7 7 .7 2 9
.6

7 7 .7 6 7

OU- 6 9

2 .U

2 .1

2 .7

2 .2

2 .2

2 .6

2 .4

2 .5

2 .8

3 .2

3 .7

4 .3

3 .9

3 .3

2 .0

.9 -

2 .5 -

0 5 -6 9

2 .0

1 .7

2 .2

1 .7

1 .7

2 .C

1 .8

1 .8

2 .0

2 .3

2 .5

2 .9

2 .3

1 .6

.1

2 .4 -

3 .8 -

5 .1 -

0 6 -6 9

2 .2

1 .9

2 .U

2 .0

2 .0

2 .2

2. 1

2 .2

2 .4

2 .7

2 .9

3 .3

2 .9

2 .4

1 .4

.2 -

.5 -

.5

OU—6 ^ C5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8

0 7 -6 8

0 8 -6 8

0 9 -6 8

1 1 -6 7

12 —6 7 0 l - o 8

0 2 -6 8 0 2 -6 8

IN IT IA L

1 0 -6 8 1 1 -6 8

7 7 *6 0 5
7 7 .2 6 5
6. 5

7 7 .6 7 1

1 2 -6 8 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 0 3—6 9 0 4 - 6 9 0 5 - 6 9

MCNTH
PREPARED BY F ED ERA L
JULY 9 , 1969

KFSHRVr

BANK OF S T .

LO LIS

P AY R O LL EMPLOYMENT 1 /
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL R A T E S OF CHANGE
THOUSANOS
OF PERSONS

I N I T I A L MONTH

TE R M IN AL
MONTH
11-6 7
12 -6 7

2 .5

0 1-6 8

1.1

12 -6 7

0 1-6 8

0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8

0 4-68

3 .1

3.3

5 .2

2 .2

0 4-68

3 .2

3 .3

4 .5

2 .7

3.3

0 5 -6 8

2 .9

3.0

3.8

2 .3

2 .4

1.5

0 6 -6 8

3 .2

3.3

4 .0

2 .9

3.2

3.2

0 9 -68

2 .9

10 -6 8

3.0

11-6 8

3 .1

10 -6 8

11-6 8

12 -6 8

0 1-6 9

0 2 - 6 9 03 - 6 9 3 4 - 6 9 0 5 --69

6 6 .7 2 0

0 3 -6 8

3 .0

09-68

6 7 ,16 5

3.9

08-68

08-68

JiJiilAh—

3.4

3 .1

0 7-6 8

.2 -

0 2 -6 8

0 7-6 8

0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8

8 .3

Jl LvZM.fe.7i.466
'6 7 .5 5 0
4 .8

6 T .8 16

3.6

2 .3

6 1.9 4 5

3.7

2 .8

3.0

2 .9

3 .1

3.5

2 .8

2 .9

2 .8

3.2

2 .4

2 .6

2 .9

3.3

2 .6

2 .7

2 .6

2 .9

2 .3

2 .2

1.9

3.1

3 .4

2 .8

2 .9

2 .9

3 .1

2 .7

2 .9

3.0

4 .2

3.2

3.5

3.0

3 .1

3 .1

3.3

3.0

3.2

3.4

4.2

4 .2

3 .1

6 8 . 195

.6Bt m . .... .
6 8 .6 6 4

12 -6 8

3.2

3.2

3 .5

3 .1

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.5

4 .1

4 .0

3.7

3 .3

3.4

3.7

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.5

3.7

4.0

4 .5

4.6

4 .8

0 2 -6 9

3 .5

3 .5

3.8

3 .5

3 .6

3.6

3 .8

3.7

3 .9

4.2

4 .6

4 .7

4.9

5 .5

S jlL.

0 3 -6 9

3 .5

3.6

3.8

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.7

3.9

4 .1

4 .5

4.6

4.6

4*5

4 .5

3.9

6 8 .3 75
5.8

69 t 199

0 4-69

3 .4

3.4

3 .7

3 .3

3.4

3 .5

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.8

4 .0

4 .0

4 .0

4 .0

3.5

2 .7

U*

0 5 -6 9

3.4

3 .5

3 .7

3 .4

3.5

3 .5

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.8

4 .1

4.0

4 .0

4 .1

3.6

3 .1

2*8

4 . 1 ___

0 6 —6 9

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.7

3*8

4 .0

4.0

3 .9

3.9

3.6

3 .2

2 .9

3 .7

11-6 7

12 -6 7

0 1-6 8

02 -6 8

0 7 -6 8 08 -68

09-68

10 -6 8

11-6 8

12 -6 8

0 1-6 9

0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8

_ 4 9 .H â L

_

6 9 .7 1Q

..

6 9 t 7JÌ9

_

..........

_7.fi« 02 UP...
3 .3

.70« 2 1 6 ?

0 2 - 6 9 0 3 - 6 9 0 4 - 6 9 05 - 6 9

I N I T I A L MONTH




....

6 8 . 088

0 1-6 9

P - P RELIM INA RY
1 / SERIES REVISED

...

P RE PA RED BY F E D ftA L
JULY l i t 1969

RESERVE.BAi* OF

ST.

LO U IS

.

3

Em ploym ent
Ratio S ca le

Ratio S ca le

Source: U.S. D e p a rtm e n t o f L ab or
Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in com paring
most recent developments with past "trends.”
Data for pa yro ll em ploym ent revised from January 1967 through June 1969
Latest data plotted: June p re lim in a ry
Prepared by Federal Reterve Bank of St. Louis




4

iTiBUSTRI AL PROtrUCTTCN
COHPOUNOEO ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE

TfcrtMJNAL

IN IT IA L MONTH

1957-5 9 /

100

PCNth

1 1 -67 12-67 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -68 C3-68 0U-68 C5-68 06 -68 07 -68 0 8 -6 8 09 -68 10-68 11-68 12-68 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 0 3 -6 9 OU-69 0 5 -6 9
12 -67

1 8 .7

01-6 3

5.U

6 .U -

0 2 -6 8

5 *6

.U -

0 3 -6 8

6 *1

2 .3

6*9

7 .7

0U-68

U .l

.7

3 .3

1 .9

3 .6 -

6 .1

1 6 2 .0
16 3 .0
16 2.5

05—6 8

5. 6

3 .1

5 .7

5 .5

U .5

1 3 .3

0 6 -6 8

6 .5

4 .6

7 .0

7 .2

7 .0

1 2 .8

12 .3

Air?-*}__

16U.2
16 5 .8

5 .9

U .2

6 .0

6 .0

5 .6

8 .9

6 .8

1 .5

:)t)-6 e

U.O

2 .3

3 .6

3 .2

2.U

3 .9

1 .0

U .3 -

9 .7 -

0 9 -6 8

»•.0

2 .5

3 .7

3 .3

2 .6

3 .9

1 .7

1 .7 -

3 .2 -

3 .7

J O-6H

U .2

2 .9

U.C

3 .7

3 .2

u .u

2 .7

.u

.0

5.2

6 .7

2 .5

2 .7

7 .2

9 .0

1 1 .U

U.0

7.7

9 .0

10 .2

9 .0

I* u

7 .7

5 .9

1 1 -6 8

U .tf

3 .6

U.7

U .6

U.2

5 .3

U .l

1 6 6 .0
1¿11-6
165.1
16 6 .0
167. 5

12 -68

5 .1

U .l

5 .1

5 .0

U.7

5 .8

U .8

3 .5

C ir 6 9 ...

5 .0

u .o

U .9

U .8

U.5

5 .5

U .5

3 fU . ...

3.8___ 6. 7 .

02 - t

5 .1

U .2

3 .1

5 .0

U.8

5 .6

U .8

3 .9

U.3

6 .8

7.U

7 .6

5 .1

7 .3

5 . «4 _

U .fc

5 .U

5 .3

5 .2

6 .0

S .i

U .5

U .9

7 .2

7 .8

8 .0

6 .6

8 .5

k*rikt

5 .2

u .u

5 .2

5 .1

U .9

5 .7

5 .0

U .3

U .6

6 .5

7 .0

7 .0

6 .1

5 .U

6 .3

5 .8

2 .1

OS-6 9

5 .3

U .6

5 .3

5 .3

5 .1

5 .8

5 .2

U .6

U .9

6 .6

7 .0

7 .0

6 .3

5 .8

6 .5

6 .3

U .6

7 -2

0 6 -6 9

5 .5

U.8

5 .5

5 .5

5 .1

6.C

5.U

U .9

5 .2

6 .8

7 .2

7 .2

6 .6

6 .3

7 .0

6 .9

6 .0

7 .9

u S-r
.

162.1
1 6 1 .2

?

168.7
2 .9

1 6 9 .1
170 -1
171. U

9 .6

1 7 1 .7
1 7 2 .7 P
8 .7

173.9P

11-6 7 1 2 -6 7 01 -68 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 OU-68 0 5 -6 8 06-68 0 7 -6 8 08-68 0 9 -6 8 10 -68 11-68 1 2 -6 8 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 0 3 -6 9 OU-69 0 5 -6 9
IN IT IA L MONTH
P- PRELIMINARY




PREPARE by FfO gR H K S R V f
JULY 21«

1969

OF 5T* LOUIS

5

Ratio Scale

Industrial Production

Ratio Sea le

Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated. They are presented to aid in
comparing most recentdevelopm ents w ith past "tre n d s."
Latest data plotted: June p re lim in a ry




Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

6
RE TA IL SALES
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
TERMINAL
MONTH

12 - 67

L1 - 5 7

01-68 02-68 0 3 -6 8

12-67

7 .0

01-68

1 5.6

25

02-68

16.9

22 . 3

19 .6

03-68

19.3

23 . 7

23 . 1

26.7

0 4-68

13.2

14 .8

11 . 5

7 .7

0 5-68

0 4-6 8 0 5 -6 8 06-68

07 -68 0 0 - 6 8

09 -68 1 0 - 6 8

11-58

1 2 - 6 8 0 1 - 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 0 3 - 6 9 0 4 - 6 9 05 - 6 9
26 * 545

.0

2 7 * 043
27» 449
27*996
8 .5 -

27*791

15 .2

12 . 9

10.7

3 .5

17.1

8

12.8

13

.8

11 . 7

9 .8

4 .7

1 2.0

7.1

r«»
O

co

13.2

14 .1

12 . 4

11.1

7 .4

13.3

11.5

16.1

12 . 1

12 .8

11 . 1

9 .8

6 .7

10.8

8.8

9.7

3 .7

12 .0

1

13.8

06-6

08-68

M IL L IO N S OF
DOLLARS

I N I T I A L MONTH

2 8 , 158
28*220
28*674
2 8 , 760

8

11.5

10 . 5

9 .3

6.6

9 .9

8.1

8 .5

4 .9

10-6 8

9 .6

9

.8

8. 2

6 .9

4 .3

6.6

4 .7

4 .1

.3

1 .3 -

8. 2-

11-68

9. 1

9 .3

7.9

6.6

4 .4

6 .3

4 .7

4 .2

1.4

.6

2. 0-

<*.6

12-68

6. 8

6.8

5.3

3 .9

1.7

3 .0

1.2

.2

2 .7 -

4*2-

7 .5 -

7 .1 -

0 1-69

8 .4

8. 5

7 .2

6 .1

4 .3

5 .8

4 .5

4 .1

2.2

1.9

.9

H .I

3.9

30.8

02-69

8 .7

8.8

7 .6

6 .7

5 .1

6 .5

5 .4

5 .2

3 .7

3.7

3 .2

6 .3

6 .9

21.7

03-69

7 .L

7 .1

5.9

4 .9

3 .3

4 .4

3 .2

2.8

1.3

.9

.1

1 .8

1 .2

8 .3

09-6

6.1

28,902
28,697
28*806
1 7« 5 -

28.347
28*989
13.2

2 9 , 289

1 .5 - 1 4 .2 -

2 8,916

OU-6 9

8.0

8. 1

7.0

6 .2

4 .8

5 .9

5 .0

4.8

3 .6

3.6

3.2

5 .3

5.4

1 2.0

6 .4

3 .2

05-69

6 .9

6. 9

5 .8

5 .0

3 .6

4 .6

3 .6

3.3

2.1

1.9

1.4

2 .8

2 .5

7.1

1 .8

1 .7 -

5 .3

10.8 -

06-69

6.0

5 .9

4.9

4 .0

2 .7

3 .5

2 .5

2 .2

1.0

.7

.2

1 .2

.8

4 .2

3 .6 -

.3

9 .9 -

07 -68 0 8 -68 09 -68 1 0 - 6 8

11-68

11 -6 7

12 - 6 7 01 - 68

02-68 0 3-6 8

04-68 0 5-68 06-68

.4 -

24.2

29*442
29,164*»
9 .0 -

28.935P

1 2 - 6 8 0 1 - 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 0 3 - 6 9 0 4 - 6 9 05 - 6 9

I N I T I A L MONTH
P - PRELIMINARY
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BA'K OF ST . LOUIS
JULY 1 4 , 1969

--------------- ----------- -------PERSONAL INCOME
COMPOUNOEO ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
I N I T I A L MONTH

TERMINAL
MONTH
11-67
12-67

14,. 7

ö i^ rs r

to :. 4

l2 -6 t

Ö1-68

€¿-68

0 3 - 6 8 0U-6Ô C 5- 6 8 0 6 - 6 8

11-68

6 *6 .3

12 .3

11.2

16.3

12 . 7

12 .1

15.1

14.0

OU—
68

11 .0

10.1

11.4

9 .0

4.2

05-68

11 .0

10.3

11.3

9 .7

7 .7

11.2

10 . 9

10.3

11.2

9 .9

8.6

10.9

664.6
671.9
6 t4 .2
68C.2
685.9

10.5

'n r:? "

ic .4

4 .è

ë .é

lô .U

9 .^

4 .3

0 8-68

10.6

10.1

1C.6

9 .7

8 .9

1 C .I

9 .7

9.3

O t —6-Ô .....TÖ . 7

10-68

6.2

02-68

8

09-68

65 3 . 0

03-68

06-6

07-68 08-6 8

B IL L IO N S OF
DCLL AR!»
ANNUAL RATES
12-68 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 0 3 -6 9 0 4 -6 9 0 5 -6 9

¿ $ 1.0
696.1

9 .2

09-68

10 . 4

9 .9

1 C.4

9 .6

8 .9

9 .9

9 .5

9 .2

9.1

9 .0

701.1

.... 1 Ô- 6F

10.3

4 .9

16. ?

tf.S "

§ .4

9 .7

9.U

9.2

4.1

9.Ö

t Ò 6. Ì

11-68

10.2

9 .8

IC .2

9 .5

9 .0

9 .7

9 .4

9.2

9 .2

9.1

9.2

9 .4

12-68

10.0

9 .7

10^0

9 .4

8 .9

9 .4

9 .2

9 .0

8.9

8.8

8.8

8.6

0 1 - 6 9 ......... 9 .6

9 .Ì

9 .5

8 .9

8 .4

8 .9

8.6

8 .3

8.2

8.0

7 .7

7 .3

6 .2

4 .6

9 .6

9 .2

9 .5

8 .9

8.5

8 .9

8 .7

8 .4

8 .3

8.2

8 .0

7 .7

7 .2

6.8

9 .0

03-6 9

9.7

9 .4

9 .6

9 .2

8.8

9 .2

9 .C

8.8

8 .7

8 .7

8.6

8 .5

8 .3

8 .5

10.4

11.9

04-64

4

4 .4

4 .è

4 .1

8 .7

9 .1

Ô .4

Ô.8

è .7

Ö.&

8.6

8 .5

8 .3

8.U

4 .7

1Ö .I

8 .3

05-69

9 .6

9 .3

9*5

9 .0

8 .7

9 .0

8.8

8.7

8.6

8.6

8 .5

8 .4

8 .5

8 .3

9 .3

9 .4

8 .2

8 .0

06-69

9 .6

9 .3

9 .5

9 .1

8.8

9 .1

8 .9

8.8

8.8

8 .7

8 .7

8.6

8 .5

8.6

9 .4

9 .5

8.8

9 .0

07-68 08-68

09-68

10-68

11-68

02-69

l l - i 67

12-67 0 1 -6 8


P - P r e li m i n a r y


02-68 02-68 0 4-68

C5-68 0 6 -6 8

711.5
716.0

7.9

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7 30.7

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12-68 0 1 -6 9 0 2-6 9 0 3 -6 9 0 4 -6 9 0 5 -6 9

I N I T I A L MONTH
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JULY 22, 1969




7

Retail Sales
Ratio Scale

Ratio Scale

Source: U.S. D e p a r tm e n to f Commerce
Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated. They are presented to aid in com paring
most recent developments with past "trends."
L ate stdata plotted: June prelim inary
Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis

Personal Income
Ratio Scale

Ratio Scale

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Perce ntage s are an n u al rates of ch a n g e betw een p e rio d s in d icate d .T h e y are p re sen te d to a id in
com p arin g most recent d evelop m en ts with p a st "tre n d s .”
Latest d a t a plotted:June p re lim in a ry
Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

8

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN CURRENT DOLLARS
_______________________________________________________ CQHPOUMOEP ANNUAL RATES O f CHANGE__________________________________________________________________________________
B IL L IO N S OF
TERMINAL
IN IT IA L QUARTER
DOLLARS
QUARTER
ANNUAL RATES
___________ 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 3 - 6 8 0 4 - 6 8 0 1 - 6 9 _______________
0 4 - 6 4 _______3 ^9 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 64 5« I
0 1 -6 5

7 *6

1 1 .4

0 2 -6 5

7 .8

9 .7

8 .0

0 3 -6 5

8 .2

9 .6

8 .7

66 2 .8
6 7 5 .7
9 .4

6 9 1 .1

0 4 -6 5

8 *8

1 0 .1

9 .6

1 0 .4

1 1 .4

0 1 -6 6

* .3

1 0 .3

10. 1

1 0 .8

1 1 .4

7 1 0 .0
1 1 .5

7 2 9 .5

0 2 -6 6

9 ,0

9 .9

9 .6

1 0 .0

1 0 .2

9 .6

7 .8

0 3 -6 6

8 .8

9 .5

9 .2

9 .4

9 .4

8 .7

7 .4

7 .0

74 3 .3
7 5 5 .9

0 4 -6 6

8 .7

9 .3

9 .0

9 .2

9 .1

8 .6

7 .6

7 .5

8 .1

0 1 -6 7

* .0

8 .5

8. 1

8 .1

7 .9

7 .2

6. 1

5 .6

4 .9

0 2 -6 f

7 .7

8 .1

7 .7

7 .7

7 .4

6 .8

5 .9

5. k

4 .9

3 .4

4 .9

0 3 -6 7

7 .8

8 .2

7 .8

7 .8

7 .6

7 .1

6 .4

6 .1

5 .9

5 .2

6 .9

8 .9

0>»-6 7

7 .8

8 .2

t. 9

7 .9

7 .7

7 .2

6 .6

6 .U

6 .3

5 .9

7 .3

8 .5

8 .1

0 1 -6 8

8 .0

8 .5

o .O

8 .0

7 .9

7 .5

7 .0

6 .9

6 .9

6 .7

7 .9

8 .9

8 .9

9 .8

0 2 -6 8

8 .2

8 .5

8 .3

8 .3

8 .2

7 .9

7 .5

7 .5

7 .6

7 .5

8 .6

9 .6

9 .8

1 0 .7

1 1 .7

0 3 -6 8

8 .2

8 .5

8 .3

8 .3

8 .2

8 .0

7 .6

7 .6

7 .7

7 .6

8 .6

9 .4

9 .5

1 0 .0

1 0 .1

8 .5

0 4 -6 8

8 .2

8 .5

8 .3

8 .3

8 .2

7 .9

7 .6

7 .6

7 .7

7 .6

8 .5

9 .1

9 .1

9 .4

9 .2

8 .0

7 .6

*n -6 9

a .i

8 .4

8 .2

8 .2

8 .1

7 .9

7 .6

7 .6

7 .6

7 .6

8 .3

8 .8

8 .8

9 .0

8 .8

7 .8

7 .5

7.S

0 2 -6 9

*. 1

8 .3

S. 2

8 .2

8 .1

7 .9

7 .6

7 .6

7 .6

7 .6

8 .2

9 .7

8 .6

8 .7

8 .5

7 .7

7 .5

7.1.

7.U

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 5 -6 7

0 4 - 6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 - 6 8 0 4 -6 P

D l- 6 9

3 3 -6 4 0 4 —64 0 1 -6 5 0 2 - 6 5 0 ^ - 0 5

7 7 0 .7
1 .8

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78 3 .5
8 0 0 .4
8 1 6 .1
835. 5
8 5 8 . 7 ___
8 7 6 .4
8 9 2 .5
9 0 8 .7
92 5 .1 ?

IN IT IA L QUARTER
F— PRELIMINARY
PREPARFI) BY FEDERAL R E S A V I
JULY 17 * 1969

i AM< OF S T. LOUIS

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN CONSTANT 1958 DOLLARS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
TERMINAL
QUARTER

B IL L IO N S OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

IN IT IA L QUARTER
03—64 0 4—6** 0 1 - 6 5 0 2 - 6 5 0 ¿—65 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 .5 -6 to Ü4-D«* 01 - o 1

0 4 -6 4

1 .9

C l—6 5

5 .5

9 .2

0 2 -6 6

5 .6

7 .6

6 .0

0 3 -6 5

6. 5

7 .8

7 .1

014-65

6 .9

8 .2

7 .8

8 .8

9 .4

0 1 -6 6

7 .1

8 .2

7 .9

8 .5

8 .7

8 .1

0 2 -6 6

6 .6

7 .4

7 .0

7 .3

7 .0

5 .9

3 .7

O i- 6 6

6 .2

6 .8

6 .4

6 .5

6 .1

5 .0

3 .5

3 .2

0 4 -6 6

6 .0

6 .6

6 .2

6 .2

5 .8

5 .0

3 .9

4 .0

4 .9

0 1 -6 7

5 .3

5 .7

5 .3

5 .2

4 .7

3 .7

2 .7

2 .4

1 .9

1 .0 -

0 2 -6 7

5 .0

5 .4

4 .9

4 .8

4 .3

3 .5

2 .6

2 .4

2 .1

.7

2 .4

0 3 -6 7

5 .0

5 .3

*4.9

4 .8

4 .4

3 .7

3 .0

2 .8

2 .7

2 .0

3 .5

4 .6

0*4 —6 7

4 .9

5 .1

4 .8

4 .6

>4.2

3 .6

3 .0

2 .9

2 .8

2 .3

3 .4

3 .9

3 .3

0 1 -6 8

«4.9

5 .2

4 .8

4 .7

4 .4

3 .9

3 .4

3 .3

3 .3

3 .0

4 .0

4 .6

4 .6

5 .9

0 2 -6 8

5 .1

5 .3

5 .0

5 .0

4 .7

4 .2

3 .8

3 .8

3 .9

3 .7

4 .7

5 .3

5 .5

6 .6

7 .4

0 3 -6 8

5 .0

5 .2

5 .0

4 .9

4 .6

4 .2

3 .8

3 .8

3 .9

3 .8

4 .6

5 .0

5 .1

5 .8

5 .7

0 4 -6 8

U .9

5 .1

4 .9

U .8

4 .5

4 .1

3 .8

3 .8

3 .8

3 .7

4 .4

4 .7

4 .8

5 .1

4 .9

3 .6

3 .2

0 1 -6 9

14.8

5 .0

4 .7

4 .6

4 .4

4 .0

3 .7

3 .7

3 .7

3 .6

4 .2

4 .4

4 .4

4 .6

4 .3

3 .3

2 .9

2 .6

0 2 -6 9

H .7

4 .8

4 .6

4 .5

4 .2

3 .9

3 .6

3 .6

3 .6

3 .5

4 .0

4 .2

4 .1

4 .2

3 .9

3 .1

? .7

2 .5

0 3 -6 4

0 4 -6 U

0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 0 1 -6 7

0 2 -6 7

0 3 -6 7

5 8 8 .5
6 0 1 .6
6 1 0 .4
8 .2

0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5

Digitized P
for
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6 2 2 .5
6 3 6 .6
6 4 9 .1
6 5 5 .0

O S-65 0 4 - 6 5 0 1 - 6 6 0 2 -6 6

6 6 0 .2
6 6 8 .1
6 6 6 .5
6 7 0 .5
6 7 8 .0
68 3 .5
6 9 3 .3
7 0 5 .8
4 .0

0 4 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8

7 1 2 .8
7 1 8 .5
7 2 3 .1
2 .3

7 2 7 .3 P

0 3 - 6 8 D 4-6P 0 1 -*»9

IN IT IA L QUARTER
PREPARED BY FEOERAL «feS K V t t‘ AM< If
JULY 17* 1969

ST* LOUIS

9

Demand and Production
Ratio Scale

1961

Ratio Scale

Q u a rte rly T o ta ls at A nnual Rates

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

L IG N P in current d o lla rs.
Source: U.S. D epartm ent of Commerce
[2 GNP in 1958 d o lla rs.
Percentages are annual rates o f change between periods indicated. They are presented to a id in
com paring most recent developm ents w ith past "tre n d s .”
Latest data p lo tte d : 2nd q u a rte r p re lim in a ry
Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis



ID
FIN A L SALES IN CURRENT DOLLARS
___________________________________________________________________ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE_________________________________________________________________________ *_
B IL L IO N S OF
TERMINAL_______________________________ _____________________________________ IN IT IA L Q U A R T E R ______________________________________________________________ DOLLARS
QUARTER
ANNUAL RATES
0 3 -6 k 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 S 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 3 - 6 8 0 4 - 6 8 0 1 - 6 9
0 U -6 4

2. 1

0 1 —6 5

5 .7

6 3 7 .4
9 .4

6 5 1 .9

02—6 5

6 .9

9 .4

9 .5

0 3 -6 5

7 .6

9 .5

9 .5

0 4*6 5

8 .3

9 .9

1 0 .0

1 0 .3

U .l

0 1 -6 6

P .7

1 0 .0

1 0 .2

10. 4

1 0 .9

1 0 .6

6 6 6 .8
9 .5

6 8 2 .1
7 0 0 .3
7 1 8 .2

0 2 -6 6

3. 1

9 .2

9 .1

9 .0

8 .9

7 .8

5 .0

0 3 -6 6

8 .3

9 .2

9 .2

9 .2

9. 1

8 .4

7 .3

9 .6

0 4 -6 6

7.*

8 .5

8 .4

8 .2

8 .0

7 .2

6. 1

6 .6

3 .7

0 1 -6 7

7.

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8 .3

8 .2

8 .0

7 .4

6 .5

7 .1

5 .8

7 .9

0 2 -6 7

7.8

8 .4

8 .3

8 .2

8 .0

7 .5

6 .9

7 .3

6 .5

8 .0

8 .1

0 3-i> 7

?. 7

e .3

8. 1

8 .0

7 .8

7 .3

6. 8

7 .2

6 .5

7 .5

7 .3

6 .5

OH-67

7 .7

8 .2

8. 1

7 .9

7 .7

7 .3

6 .9

7 .2

6 .7

7 .4

7 .3

6 .9

7 .3

0 1 -6 8

8 .1

8 .6

8 .5

8 .5

8 .4

8 .1

7 .7

8 .1

7 .9

8 .7

8 .9

9 .2

1 0 .6

1 4 .1

0 2 -6 8

8 .1

8 .5

8 ,5

8 .4

8 .3

8 .0

7 .7

8 .1

7 .8

8 .5

8 .7

8 .8

9 .6

1 0 .7

7 .5

0 3 -6 8

8 .2

8 .6

8 .6

8 .5

8 .4

8 .2

7 .9

8 .3

8 .1

8 .7

_ _ J .9

9 .0

9 .7

1 0 .5

8 .7

1 0 .0

0 4 -6 8

8. 1

8 .5

8 .4

8 .3

8 .2

8 .0

7 .8

8 .0

7 .9

8 .4

8 .5

8 .5

8 .9

9 .4

7 .8

8 .0

0 1 -6 9

8 .2

8 .5

8 .5

8 .4

8 .3

8 .1

7 .9

8 .2

8 .0

8 .5

8 .6

8 .7

9 .0

9 .4

8 .2 '

8 .5

7 .7

9 .4

02-b 9

8 .0

8.1*

8. 3

8 .3

8 .2

8 .0

7 .8

8 .0

7 .8

8 .3

8 .3

8 .3

8 .6

8 .8

7 .8

7 .9

7 .2

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0 3 -6 4

7 2 7 .1
7 4 4 .0
7 5 0 .8
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0 4 - 64 0 1 - 65 0 2 - 65 0 3 - 65 0 4 - 65 0 1 - 6 6 0 2 - 66 0 3 -6 6 0 4 - 66 0 1 -6 7
n iT IA L

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8 6 9 .2
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8 8 2 .0
9 0 2 .1
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9 1 5 .6 »

0 4 - 6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 - 6 8 0 ^ - 6 8 0 4 - 68 0 1 - 69

QUARTER

P - PRELIMINARY
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAS< OF S T. LOUIS
JULY 1 7 , 1 96 9
FINAL SALES IN CONSTANT DOLLARS
CUMPUUNUfcU ANNUAL K A It b Uh LHANüc
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ANNUAL RATES
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IN IT IA L QUARTER
W tfe F W E D T rr T EPE R ll ""KEM-RV r TO JK "ü r T T r X DUTS'
JULY 2 2 , 1 969

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Final Sales
Total Spending Less Changes in Business Inventories

Ratio S c a le
Billions of Dollars

1000

450

1961

1962

Ratio S c a le
Billions of D ollars
1000

Q u a rte rly Totals a t A nnual Rates
Seasonally Adjusted

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated. They are presented to aid in
com paring most recent developm ents with past "trends.”
Latest d a ta plotted:C urrent-2nd q u a rte r prelim inary;
Constant-lst qua rter p re lim in a ry



Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank o f St. Louis

450

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>-----------

COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
TERMINAL
IN IT IA L MONTH
1 9 5 7 -5 9 / 100
HONTH__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10 -67 11-67 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 10 -68 11-68 1 2 -6 8 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 0 3 -6 9 0 4 -6 9
11 -6 7

3 .1

11 7 .8

1 2 -6 7

3 .6

4 .2

0 1 -6 8

3 .8

*».1

4 .1

0 2 -6 8

3 .9

4 .1

4 .1

4 .2

0 3 -6 8

4 .1

4 .4

4 .5

4 .7

OU—68

4 .1

*».3

4 .4

4 .5

4 .6

4 .1

0 5 -6 8

4 .1

4 .3

4 .3

4 .4

4 .4

4 .1

4 .1

0 6 -6 8

4 .4

4 .6

4 .6

4 .7

4 .9

4 .8

5 .1

6 .2

0 7 -6 8

4 .6

4 .8

4 .8

5 .0

5 .1

5 .1

5 .5

6 .1

6 .1

0 8 -6 8

4 .5

4 .7

4 .7

4 .8

4 .9

4 .9

5 .1

5 .4

5 .1

0 9 -6 8

4 .4

4 .5

4 .5

4 .6

4 .7

4 .6

4 .7

4 .8

4 .4

3 .5

3 .0

1 0 -6 8

4 .6

4 .7

4 .8

4 .9

5 .0

4 .9

5 .1

5 .3

5 .0

4 .7

5 .0

7 .1

11-68

4 .6

4 .8

4 .8

4 .9

5 .0

4 .9

5 .1

5 .2

5 .0

4 .8

5 .0

6 .1

5 .0

12 -68

4 .5

4 .6

4 .7

4 .7

4 .8

4 .7

4 .8

4 .9

4 .7

4 .4

4 .5

5 .0

4 .0

2 .9

0 1 -6 9

4 .5

4 .6

4 .6

4 .6

4 .7

4 .6

4 .7

4 .8

4 *6

4 .3

4 .4

4 .7

4 .0

3 .4

3 .9

0 2 -6 9

4 .5

4 .6

4 .6

4 .7

4 .7

4 .7

4 .7

4 .8

4 .6

4 .4

4 .5

4 .8

4 .2

3 .9

4 .5

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0 3 -6 9

4 .8

4 .9

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5 .0

5 .1

5 .1

5 .2

5 .3

5 .2

5 .1

5 .3

5 .6

5 .4

5.*»

6 .3

7 .5

1C« 1

0*1-69

5 .0

5 .1

5 .2

5 .2

5 .3

5 .3

5 .4

5 .5

5 .5

5 .4

5 .6

6 .0

5 .8

5 .9

6 .7

7 .6

9 .0

7 .9

0 5 -6 9

4 .9

5 .0

5 .1

5 .1

5 .2

5 .2

5 .3

5 .4

5 .3

5 .3

5 .4

5 .7

5 .5

5 .6

6 .1

6 .7

7 .3

5 .9

1 1 8 .2
1 1 8 .6
1 1 9 .0
11 9 .5

5 .2
1 1 9 .9

12 0 .3
120*9
1 2 1 .5
4 .0

121 «9
122*2
1 2 2 .9
1 2 3 .4
Î2 3 .7
12 4.1
1 2 4 .6
1 2 5 .6
126*4
3 .9

1 2 6 .8

1 0 -6 7 11-67 1 2 -67 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 03 *68 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -68 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 08*68 0 9 -6 8 1 0 -68 11-68 1 2 -6 8 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 0 3 -6 9 0 4 -6 9
I N I T I A L MONTH

*

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PREPAREO BY FEDERAL RESERVE 8AMK OF ST. LOUIS
JUNE 2 4 . 1969

WHOLESALE PRICES. ALL COMMODITIES #
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES CF CHANGE
TERMINAL

IN IT IA L MCNTH

1 9 5 7 -■59 /

100

MCNTH
1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8

C 2 -6 8 C 2 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 C5-68 0 6 -68

1 2 -6 7

7 .0

0 1 -6 6

*>.8

4 .6

C 2 -6 8

7 .0

6 .9

0 3 -6 8

5 .h

5 .4

5 .7

2 .2

OU—68

*4 • b

4 .3

4 .2

1 .7

05 -6 8

4 .4

3 .9

2 .7

1 .9

1 .7

2 .2

0 6 -6 8

4 .1

3 .6

2 .4

2 .0

1 .9

2 .2

2 .2

0 7 -6 8

4 .1

3 .7

2 .6

2 .5

2 .5

2 .C

3 .4

07 -68 0 8 -6 8 0 9 -6 8

1 0 -6 8

11.-6 3 1 2 -6 6 0 1 - 6 9

C 2 -6 9 0 3 - 6 9 0 4 - 6 9 0 5 - 6 9
1 0 6 .«
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S. ?

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1 0 8 .2

l.l

10«. 3
1 0 8 .5

108.7
4 .5

0 8 -6 8

3 .2

2 .7

2 .4

1 .2

l.l

1.1

.7

.0

0 9 -6 8

3. ?

2 .9

2 .7

1 .8

1 .7

1 .8

1 .7

1 .5

IC 9 .1

4 .3 .0

108.7
4 .5

IC 9 .1

10-68

3 .0

2 .6

2 .4

1 .5

1 .4

1 .5

1 .3

1.1

.0

2 .2

.0

11-68

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2 .9

2 .7

2 .0

2 .0

2 .1

2 .0

2 .0

1 .4

3 .4

2 .8

5 .7

12 -68

3 .1

2 .8

2 .7

2 .0

2.C

2 .1

2 .1

2 .0

1 .6

3 .1

2 .6

3 .9

2 .2

0 1 -69

3 .6

3 .4

2 .3

2 .7

2 .8

3.C

2 .1

3 .2

3 .0

4 .5

4 .5

6 .0

6 .2

1 0 .3

0 2 -6 9

.3. 7

3 .4

2 .4

2 .9

2 .9

3 .1

3 .2

3 .3

3 .2

4 .5

4 .5

5 .6

5 .6

7 .3

4 .4

0 3 -6 9

3 .9

5 .7

i.é

3 .2

3 .2

3 .4

3 .6

3 .7

3 .6

4 .8

4 .8

5 .8

5 .9

7 .1

5 .5

IC 9 .1

109.6
10 9.8
1 1 C .7
111.1
6 .7

111.7

0 4 -6 9

3 .a

3 .6

3 .5

3 .1

3 .2

3 .3

3 .4

3 .5

3 .4

4 .5

4 .4

5 .2

5 .1

5 .9

4 .4

4 .4

2 .2

0 5 -6 9

4 .1

3 .9

2 .9

3 .5

3 .6

2 .8

4 .0

4 .1

4 .1

5 .1

5 .1

5 .9

5 .9

6 .7

5 .8

6 .2

6 .1

IC .l

0 6 -6 9

*4.1

4 .0

3 .9

3 .6

3 .7

3 .9

4 .0

4 .1

4 .1

5 .0

5 .0

5 .7

5 .7

6 .3

5 .5

5 .8

5 .5

7 .2

11 1.9
112.8
4 .4

113.2

11-67 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 C 3-68 0 4 -6 8 C 5-68 06 -68 0 7 -6 8 08 -68 0 9 -6 8 1 0 -68 11-68 1 2 -6 8 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 0 3 -6 9 0 4 -6 9 0 5 -6 9

SEASONALLY AOJLSTEC
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IN IT IA L MONTH
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE PAH K OF ST. LOLIS
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Prices
Ratio Scale
1957 59=100
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Ratio Scale
1957 59=100
-

Source*. U.S. D epartingnt of Labor
Percentages are annual rates o f change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in
comparing most recent developm ents w ith past "tre n d s."
Latest data plotted: Consumer-May; W holesale-June




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COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE
TERMINAL

195 7 -59 /

IN IT IA L MONTH

100

MCNTH
11-67 1 2 -67 01 *6 8 10 2*68 C3-68 0 4 - 6 8 C 5-68 0 6 **8 0 7 -4 8 08*68 0 9 *6 8 10*68 11*68 12 *6 8 01 *69 02 *6 9 0 3 *69 0 4 -6 9 0 5 -6 9
1 2 -6 ?

3 .4

0 1 -6 8

4 .C

4.6

0 2 -6 8

4 .6

5 .1

5 .7

0 3 -6 8

4 .3

4 *6

4 .5

3 .4

0 4 -6 8

3 .9

4 .0

2 .8

2 .8

0 5 -6 8

2. 8

2 .7

2 .2

1 .1

.C

10 7.4
107.8
108.3
108.6
2 .2

1 0 8 .8
2 .2 -

1 0 8 .6

0 6 -6 8

2 .7

2 .6

2 .2

1 .4

.7

#C

2 .2

0 7 -6 8

2 .4

2 .3

1.9

1*1

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•0

1.1

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0 8 -6 8

2 .3

2 .1

1.8

1 .1

.7

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2

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1.1

0 9 -6 8

2 .4

2 .2

2.C

1 .4

I.1

.9

1 .7

1 .5

2 .2

3 .3

1 0 -6 8

2 .7

2 .6

2 .4

2 .0

1 .7

1 .7

2 .5

2 .5

3 .4

4 .5

1 1 -6 8

2 .6

2 .5

2 .3

2 .0

1 .8

1 .7

2 .4

2 .5

3 .1

3 .7

3 .9

2 .2

12-6 8

2 .7

2 .6

2 .4

2 .1

2.C

1 .9

2 .5

2 .6

3 .1

3 .6

3 .7

2 .8

3 .3

0 1 -6 9

3 .0

3 .0

2 .9

2 .6

2 .6

2 .6

3 .2

3 .3

3 .9

4 .5

* .7

4 .4

5 .6

7 .9

02-6 9

3 .2

3 .2

2.1

2 .9

2 .8

2 .9

3 .5

3 .6

4 .1

4 .7

4 .9

4 .7

5 .6

6 .7

5 .6

0 3 -6 9

3 .4

3 .4

2 .2

3 .2

3 .1

3 .2

3 .8

3 .9

4 .5

4 .9

5 .2

5 .1

5 .8

6 .7

6 .1

6 .7

3 .3

2 .2

3 .0

3 .C

3 .C

3 .5

3 .7

4 .1

4 .4

4 .6

4 .4

4 .9

5 .3

4 .4

2 .8

l. l

3 .8

4 .1

4 .2

3 .9

4 .2

4 .4

3 .6

2 .9

l. l

l.l

3 .4

3 .7

3 .7

3 .4

3 .6

3 .7

2 .8

2 .2

.7

.5

0 7 -6 8 0 8 * 6 8 0 9 *6 8

1 0 *6 8

1 1 -6 8

0 4 -6 9

3

10 8.8

0 5 -6 9

3 .2

3 .1

2 .1

2 .9

2 .e

2 .9

3 .3

3 .4

C 6 -6 9

? .0

3 .0

2 .9

2 .7

2 .6

2 .7

2 .1

3 .1

1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 C2—68 C 2 -6 8 0 4 -6 8

C 5 -6 8 0 6 *6 8

10 8 .8
1 0 8 .9
109.2
5 .7

10 9.7
10 9.9
1 1 0.2
11C.9

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1 1 1 .4
1 1 2 .0
1 1 2 .1
1 1 2 .2
.0

1 1 2 .2

C 2 -6 9 0 3 - 6 9 0 4 - t 9 0 5 -*69

IN IT IA L MCNTH
♦

NCT SEASONALLY ACJLSTFC
PREPARED BY FECERAL «ESEXVE BANK OF ST . L0L1S
JULY 9 • 1969
WHCLESALÜ PRICES - FARM PRODUCTS.AND PROCESSED FCODS AND FEfcCS
COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES CF CHANGE

195 7- 59 /

I N IT IA L MCNTH

TEKPINAL
PCNTH

11-67 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 C 2 -6 8 C 2 -6 8 0 4 -6 H C 5-6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 8 * 6 8 0 9 * 6 8
12-6 7

1 0 *6 8

1 1 .6

5 .9

13.«»

1 2 .0

U .5

0 3 -6 8

1 0 .5

8 .3

9 .5

105. 3

1 0 6 .9

1 .1

1 C 6 .6

3. 1

5 .8

5 .8

.0

l.l-

0 5 -6 8

8 .9

7 .3

7 .6

4 .2

5 .7

0 6 -6 8

7 .8

6 .2

6.3

3 .4

4 .2

6 .9

1.1

07-6«

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7 .6

7 .9

6 .0

7 .2

1C.1

8 .6

5 .6

4 .2

2 .9

1 .7

l.e

2 .6

0 9 -6 8

6. 1

4 .9

4 .7

2 .9

3 .2

4 .1

2 .0

2 .3

4 .3 *

1 0 -6 8

4 .2

3 .0

2 .7

.8

.8

1 .1

1 .1 *

1 .7 -

7 .1 *

1 .7 * 1 2 .5 -

1 1 -6 8

4 .7

5 .7

2 .4

1 .9

2 .0

2 .4

.7

.7

3 .0 *

2 .3

1 2 -6 8

4 .5

3 .4

2 .2

1 .8

1 .9

2 .3

.8

.7

2 .2 *

2 .0

0 1 -6 9

5 .«

4 .4

4 .3

3 .1

3 .3

2 .8

2 .7

2 .9

.7

4 .7

0 2 -6 9

5 .1

4 .2

4 .1

3 .0

3 .2

3 .6

2 *6

2 .8

.9

0 3 -6 9

5. 4

4 .5

4 .4

3 .4

3 .6

4 .0

3 .1

3 .4

0 4 -6 9

5 .1

4 .3

4 .2

3 .3

3 .5

2 .8

3 .C

3 .2

0 5 -6 9

6 .8

6 .2

6 .2

5 .4

5 .8

6 .3

5 .8

6 .2

5 .2

8 .0

7 .7

1 0 .9

0 6 -6 9

7 .2

6 .7

e .7

6 .1

6 .4

6 .9

6 .5

7 .0

6 .1

8 .8

8 .6

1 1 .5

1
00

02—69 C 5 -6 9 0 4 -6 « 05«- 6 9

1 0 6 .8

0 4 -6 8

CO

1 2 -6 8 0 1 - 6 9

100

1 0 4 .8

0 2 -6 8

o

11—68

1 7 .5

0 1 -6 8

0

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IC 7 .9

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16 .7

1 0 9 .4

1.6- • 1 7 .1 -

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1 0 .5

1 0 8 .6

10 7.4

1 .6 * 10 .6
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1 0 8 .3

5 .7

l.l

3 .4

9 .3

8 .6

1 6 .6

4 .3

3 .1

7 .4

6 .4

9 .2

2 .2

1 .8

4 .8

3 .9

7 .5

6 .8

8 .8

5 .0

7 .9

1 .8

4 .5

3 .7

6 .6

5 .9

7 .1

4 .1

5 .0

2 .2

ll. O

1 3 .1

1 2 .2

1 5 .8

1 9 .9

4 C .7

11.7

1 3 .5

1 2 .9

1 5 .8

1 8 .5

2 7 .6

11-6 7 12-67 C l- 6 8 0 2 -6 8 C l- 6 8 0 4 -6 8 C 5 *6 8 0 6 * 6 8 0 7 * 6 8 0 8 * 6 8 0 9 * 6 8

1 0 8 .4
1 0 9 .8
H C .O

1 1 0 .7
1 1 0 .9
1 1 4 .1

1 5 .7

1 1 5 .5

10*68 1 1 -6 8 1 2 -6 8 C l- 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 C3—69 0 4 - 6 9 05 - 6 9

IN IT IA L MCNTH
♦

NCT SEASONALLY ADJLSTEC




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE PANK OF ST. L O U S
JULY 9 , 1969

15

•A* *md b I M m l Iium h AccmhIi

$•»«•«U.S. Department of Commerce

Percentages ore annual rates of change between periods indicated. They are presented to aid in
comparing most recent developments with past “trends.”
2nd quort»r pr.Hminory

IM P L IC IT f’ - ilC r DEFLATOR FOR GROSS NAT IPNAL PRODUCT
Cn^POUMDtO ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE

V
IM L
QUARTER
0;;-6 * i 0 4 -6 4
0 4 -6 4

0 l- o 5

0 2 -6 5 0 ' —65 0 4 -6 5

0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6

j

1 .9
2 .o

2 .2

0 2 -6 5

2 .0

2 .0

I.

0 5 -6 5

1 .7

1 .7

1 .5

l.l

0 4 -6 5

1

1 .7

1 .6

1 .5

l.tf

D l- 6 6

2 .C

2 .0

2 .0

2 .1

2 .5

3.

0 2 -6 6

•»

0 3 -6 6 0 4 - 6 6

0 1 -6 7

0 2 -6 7

0 5 -6 7

0 4 -6 7 0 1 -6 8

1 1 0 .2
110. 7
lll.O
1 1 1 .5

*

1 1 2 .4

2 .3

2 .U

2 .4

2 .5

3 .0

S .6

4 .0

2 .5

2 .5

2 .6

2 .7

5 .2

3 .6

?.a

3 .6

Oh - 6 6

2 .5

2 .6

2 .7

2 .8

5 .2

3 .5

5 .6

3 .4

1 1 3 .5
114. ;
1 1 5 .4

3 .2

0 1 -6 7

2 .6

2 .6

2 .7

2 .3

3 .1

3 .4

3 .U

3 .2

3 .0

2 .8

0 2 -6 f

2 .5

2 .6

2. 7

2 .8

3 .0

3 .2

3 .2

3 .0

2 .8

2 .6

1 1 6 .2
1 1 6 .9

2 .4

0 5 -6 7

2. ?

2 .*

2 .«

2 .9

3 .2

3 .3

3 .4

3 .2

3 .1

3 .1

3 .3

4 .2

0 4 -6 7

2 .8

2 .9

¿ .0

3 .1

5 .3

3 .5

3 .5

3.!»

3 .4

3 .5

3 .7

4. 5

4 .5

0 1 -6 8

2 .9

5 .0

5 .0

3 .1

3 .3

3 .5

3 .5

3 .5

3 .5

3 .5

3 .7

4 .1

4 .1

3 .7

0 2 -6 8

7.0

5 .0

-'.I

3 .2

3 .U

3 .6

3 .6

3 .6

3 .6

3 .6

3 .8

4 .1

4 .1

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2 .0

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3 5

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5 .2

3 .2

3.

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1 0 9 .6

0 1 -6 S

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1958 /

I N I T I A L QUARTER

0 4 -6 4

1 1 9 .4
1 2 0 .5
1 2 1 .7

4 .0

3 .5

3 .6

3 .6

3 .6

3 .6

3 .7

3 .8

4 .1

4 .1

3 .9

4 .0

4 .0

3 .5

3 .7

* .7

3 ./

3 .7

3 .7

3 .9

4 .1

4 .1

4 .0

4 .1

4 .2

»1. *

3 .5

3 .6

3 .£

3 .8

3 .3

3 .8

3 .9

4 *0

4 .2

M .3

4 .2

4 .3

4 .4

4 .6

3 .5

3 .7

3 . ft

3 .9

3 .9

3 .9

4 .0

4 .1

4 .3

4 .3

4 .3

4 .4

4 .5

4 .7

I-. » »•. )

•> 0 5 -6 5

0 4 -6 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 0 > 6 8

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0 1 -6 5 0 2 - 6

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1 1 8 .1

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0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6

0 3 -6 6 0 4 - 6 6

1 2 2 .9
1 2 4 .2
*

1 2 5 .7
1 2 7 .2 ’

I N I T I A L QUARTER
PREPARED BY FEQr RAL *ES <V£ t AH'. f)F ST. LOUIS
JULY 17* 1969

Inventories Compared With Monthly Sales 3
M anufacturing and Trade

1.72

172

1.64

1.40
1.36

1.36
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
*Ra*ics based on seasonally adjusted do a.
Source: U.S. Departm ent of Commerce
Shaded areas represent periods of busings recessions as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Latest data plotted: M ay



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