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n A T i o n A L Economic t r e i i d s
PREPARED

MONTH ENDING:

BY

February 28, 1974

FEDERAL

RESERVE

BANK

OF

ST. LOUIS

RELEASED: March 22 , 1974

Consumer prices have continued to rise at extraordinarily
rapid rates. From September to February, consumer prices increased
at an 11.3 percent annual rate. By comparison, consumer prices rose
7.4 percent in the previous year, an increase already high by histor­
ical standards. Wholesale prices have advanced at a 20.8 percent
annual rate since early last fall, compared to a 16.6 percent increase
in the year ending September 1973.
Aside from prices, the pace of the upward movement of the
economy has moderated in recent months, primarily reflecting the effect
of the energy situation on particular sectors. The extent of slowing
appears to be less than previously expected by many economic analysts,
though the slowdown in production is unmistakable. The slowdown in
real economic activity has been concentrated in the retail trade and
transportation equipment industries.
Total employment increased at a 1.9 percent annual rate from
September to February, compared to a 3.5 percent advance in the previous
year. Payroll employment slowed to a 2.3 percent annual rate of rise
from September to February after increasing 3.7 percent in the previous
year. With growth in the labor force exceeding employment increases,
unemployment rose to 5.2 percent in February, compared to 4.7 percent
last September.
Industrial production declined at a 3.7 percent annual rate
from September to February, in contrast to a 7.8 percent advance in
the previous year. The recent decline in production has been due
mainly to reduced automobile production and to cutbacks in electricity
and gas consumption.
Personal income grew at an 8.1 percent annual rate from
September to February, compared to an 11.3 percent increase in the
previous year. The slowing in personal income growth was in the form
of moderated advances in wages and salary income, as well as a decline
in farm income in recent months.




TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
C O M P Q U N O E O AN N U A L R A T E S OF C H A N G E
TERMINAL
MONTH

INITIAL
7-7*

8-72

9-72

10-72

li-72

12-72

1-73

2-73

8-7 ?

_ A .5 .

9-72

3.5

10-72

2.3

1.9

1. 2

U.?7?_

2.6

2.0

1. 7

12-7?

3.1

? .3

2.9

3.7

5.3

1-71

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.0

7-73

3. I

2.8

2.9

3.3

3.7

2.9

9.2

3-7 3

_ A * 7...

3. fc

3.7

4 . 3 ___ 4 . 8

. 4.6

8*7

8.3

4-73

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.7

4.0

3.7

6.1

4.6

3-73

THOUSANOS
OF P E R S O N S

MONTH

4-73

5-73

6-73

8-73

9-73

10-73

11-73

12-73

1-74

2.6

82,256
82,338
82,486

2.2

82,841
82,619

-3.2

83,230
____

3.0

3.1

3*4

3,6

3.2

4.9

3.5

1.2

1,4

3.7

3.6

3.7

4.0

4.3

4.1

5 . 6 _ __ 4 . 7

3.6

4.8

8.4

7-73

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.7

4.9

4.1

3.0

3.7

4,9

1.5

_3.?_

______ 8 3 * 9 5 0
___ 8 4 , 5 1 8 ______
84,621

8-7 3

3.1

_ 3 . 0 ...

3.2

3.3

3.0

4.0

3.1

2.X

2.4

2.7

-0.0

-1.5

....9.-73

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.7

3 . 9 __ 3 , 7

4.6

4.0

3.3

3.7

4.3

2.9

3,7

9.2

10-73

3.8

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.1

4.9

4.4

3.9

4,3

4.9

4.1

4,9

8,3

7.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.7

4.4

3 . 9 .... 3 . 4

3.7

4.1

3.2

3.7

5.5

3.7

0.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.6

3.4

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.3

3.5

2.7

3.0

4.2

2.5

0.1

i-74

3. 3

.3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

_ 3.3

3.9

3.4

2.9

3.1

3.3

2.6

2.8

3.7

2.4

0.8

l.l

2.0

2-74

3.1

3.0

3.0.

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.6

^.JL

2.6

?«8

3 tO

2.3

2.4

3.1

1.9

0.5

0.7

0.9

-Q.l

7-72

8-72

f p 7 2 ~ 12-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

5-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73

10-73

11-73

12-73

1-74

I .!— 7.3
_12-73
_

„

9-72

10-72

8 3 , 7 8 2 _____
83,854

1.0

6-7 3

5-73

7-73

82,083

INITIAL

84,513
85,133
85,649
.

—

.

0.3

_85î 649
______ 8 5 * 6 6 9 __________
85,811
__8 5 , 8 0 3

MONTH

PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
C O M P O U N D E D A N N U A L R A T F ^ OF C H A N G E

THOUSANDS
T E R M I N A » ___________________________________________ ______________________IN I T I A L M O N T H ............... ,.............................. ... .... .........
MONTH
~~
"
.... .
~
OF P E R S O N S
____________7-72
8-7 ?
9 - 7 2 1 0 - 7 2 1 1 - 7 2 12- 7 2
1-73
2-73
3-73
4-73
5-73
6-73
7-73
8-73
9- 7 3 10-73 H - 7 3 12-73
1 - 7 4 ________________
8-72

5 . 4 ___________ ;_______________________________________________________________________ ___ _________________________________________________________ ___ ___________ 7 3 , 0 1 6 . _

9-72

4.8

4. 2

11-72

'♦.8

4.£

4.7

4.?

12-72

4.4

4.1

4.1

3 • t>

2.7

1 — 73

4.3

4.1

4.1

3. 7

3.4

4.1

2-73

4.3

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.9

5.9

_______ ______ _________________________________________________________________________________ 7 3 , 2 6 8

73,835
74,002
74,252
74,715

7.7

7 4 , 9 1 4 _____

3-7 3

4.6

4.5

4.5 _ _ 4 . 4

4.4

5.0

5.5

.3.?

4-73

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.7

3.2

3.1

5-7 3

4.4

4.2

4.2

4. 1

4.1

4.3

4.4

3.3

3,3

3.5

3. 3

3.3

3.4

75,105
„75,321

4.0

4.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.3

-0.8

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.3

1.8

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.3

3.9

3.4

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.4

4.8

5.0

6.5

4.0

4.0

3*9

3.9

4.0

3.9

3 . 5 __ 3 . 6 , __ 3 . 6

3.6

3.7

4.8

5.0

5.8

5.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

2 .1

-0.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

0.8

-1.2

-1.6

2.5

2.3

1.3

0.1

0.5

2.8

8-73

9-73

10-73

11-73

12-73

1-74

6-73

4.3

4.1

7-73

3.»

8-7 3

3.9

9-73

4. 1

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.7

10-73

4.0

11-73

4.1

4.2

_

3.4 _

-3.4 _

12-73

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.1

3.1

1-74

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.?

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2-74

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

.3.1

3.1.

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.5

2,4

7-72

8-72

9-72

10-72

11-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

12-72

INITIAL
P-

75,526

3.3

5-73

2.3

.

2.3

6-73

75,478

__ 2, 8 _

7-73

75,747
75,961
76,363

1M O N T H

PRELIMINARY




M A R C H 8,

2

1 97 4

76,679
7 6 , 6 2 6 ......
76,520P
76,695P




EMPLOYMENT
RATIO

RATIO

SCALE

MILLIONS

OF

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

PERSONS

MI LLI ONS

SOURCE I

PER C E N TA G ES

ARE

LATEST

PLO TTEO i

DATA

ANNUAL

R AT ES

FEBRU ARY

OF

CHANCE FOR PE R IO D S

SCALE

PERSONS

U . S . DEI

IN D IC A T E D .

P R E L IM IN A R Y
PR E P A R E D

UNEMPLOYMENT
SEASONALLY

PERCENT

OF

BY

FE D E R A L

R ES ER V E

BANK

OF S T .

L O U IS

RATES*

ADJUSTED

PERCENT
7.0

6.

6.0

5.

5.0

4.

4.0

3.

3.0

2.

2.0

.

1.0

1

0.0

0.

1966

19 6 7

19 6 8

19 6 9

19 70

1971

19 7 2
SOURCE:

xPER C EN T
LATEST

OF

C IV ILIA N

LABOR FORCE

DATA

PLO TTE D *

FEBRUARY

U .S .

1973

19 7 4

D EPA R TM EN T OF LABO R

IN CROUP

PR E P A R E D

3

BY FE D E R A L

R ES ER V E

BANK

OF S T .

L O U IS

CONSUMER PRICE
COMPQUNOED

INÖEX,
ANNUAL

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
R A T E S OF C H A N G E

T E R M I N A L ____________________ ___________________________________________________ I N I T I A L M O N T H _________________________________________________________________________ 1 9 6 7
MÜÑ tH
7-72
89-72 10-72 11-72 12-72
1-74
8-73
1-73
2-73
3-73
4-73
5-73
9-73 10-73 11-73 12-73
6-73
7-73

-

100

8-72

3.3

125.66

9-72

4.2

126.19

10-72

4*2

11-72

4.0

3.8

3.6

12-72

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.5

1-73

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.3

6.1

2-73

4.7

4.9

5.2

5.7

7.3

3-73

5.5

5.9

6*3

7.0

4-73

5.8

6.2

6.6

7.2

5-73

5.9

6.3

6.7

7.2

6-73

6.0

6.4

6.7

7.2

7-73

5.7

6.0

6.3

6.6

7.2

8-73

7.2

7.7

8.1

8.6

9.4

126.61

4.1

126.98
127.24
127.87
128.75

8.6

8.4

129.88

9.8

ll*i

9.2

9.4

7.8

8.7

8.7

7.6

7.3

8.3

8.3

7.4

7.1

7.0

7.4

7.2

6.2

5.7

4.8

2.8

9.8

10.0

9.8

10.3

11.4

13.7

130.70
131.47

\+ 9 .6 %

132.21
132.51
135.06

25.7

9-73

6.9

7.4

7.7

8.1

8.7

9.1

9.1

8.8

9.0

9.5

10.3

14.3

3.9

10-73

7,1

7.6

7.9

8.3

8.9

9.2

9.3

9.0

9.2

9.6

10.3

13.0

7.1

10.4

11-73

7.3

7.8

8.0

8.4

9.3

9.4

9.1

9.3

9.7

10.2

12.2

8. C

10.1

12-73

7.3

7.7

8.0

8,3

9.0

9.1

8.9

9.0

9.2

9.6

11.1

7.7

9.0

8.3

6.7

1-74

7.6

8. a

8.3

8.6

9.1

9.4

9.5

9.3

9.5

9.7

10.2

11.4

8.8

10.0

9.9

10.0

13.3

2-74

8.1

8.9

8.8

9.2

9.TÌ

9.9

10.0

9.9

10.2

10.5

10.9

12.1

10.0

11.3

11.5

12.1

14.9

9-72

Ì0-72

11-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

4-73

5-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73

10— 73

U-73

12-73

7-7¿

8

-

12-72

INITIAL

135.49
136.61
137.68

9.8

138.43

PRICES - INDUSTRIAL COMMODITIES, SEASONALLY
C O M P O U N D E D A N N U A L R A T E S OF C H A N G E

TERMINAL
MONTH

INITIAL
7-72

8-72

9-72

10-72

11-72

8-72

4.1

9-72

3.8

3.4

10-72

2.7

2.0

0.6

11-72

3.2

2,9

2.7

4.8

12-72

3.0

2.7

2. '♦

3.4

1.9

12-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

16.5^1

141.67

1-74

NONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL. RESERVE
M A R C H 21, 1974
WHOLESALE

139.88

4-73

BANK

OF

ST.

ADJUSTED

MONTH
5-73

LOUIS

1967
6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73

10-73

11-73

12-73

*

100

1-74
118.54
118.87
118,93
119.40
119.59

1-73

3.1

2.9

2.7

3.4

2.7

3é 6

2-73

4.3

4.3

4.5

5.5

5.8

7.8

3-73

5.6

5.8

6.3

7.4

8.1

10.2

13.7

15.2

4-73

6.8

7.2

7.7

9.0

S.8

U.9

14.8

16.1

17.0

5-73

7.7

8.1

8.7

9.9

1C.7

12.6

14.9

15.9

16.2

15.5

6-73

8.1

8.5

9.1

10.2

11.0

12.5

14.4

15.0

14.9

13.9

12.4

7-73

7.4

7.8

8.2

9.1

9.6

10.8

12.0

12.0

11.2

9.3

6.4

8-73

7.2

7.5

7.9

8.6

9.1

10. C

11.0

10.8

9.9

8.2

5.9

2.7

4.8

7.9

9.8

9.6

4.5

6.5

8.2

1

119.94

.X
1 2 .1

121.09
122.53
124.14
125.64

\+ 1 7 .1 %

126.87

0.7

126.94
127.44

9-73

7.3

7.6

8.6

9.C

10.6

10.4

8.2

6.4

10-73

7.8

8.0

8.4

9.1

9.5

1C.3

U . 0

10.9

10.3

9.2

8.0

6.9

9.1

11.3

14.5

11-73

9.8

10.2

10.7

11.5

12.1

13.1

14.1

14.3

14.1

13.8

13.5

13.7

17.2

21.6

28.9

45.1

12-73

11.2

11.7

12.2

13.1

13.8

14.8

15.9

16.3

16.4

16.3

16.5

17.2

20.8

25.1

31.3

40.6

36.2

1-74

12.2

12.7

13.3

14.2

14. 9

16 . C

17.1

17.5

17.8

17.9

18.2

19.0

22.4

26.2

31.2

37.3

33.5

30.8 \

2-74

12.5

12.9

13.5

14.4

15.0

16.C r ú a

17.5

17.7

17.8

18.0

18.7

21.6

24.6

28.2

31.8

27.7

23.6

7-72

8-72

9-72

10-72

11-72

2-73

3-73

4-73

5-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73

10-73

11-73

12-73




12-72

1-73

INITIAL

\

133.83
137.32
140.43
16.8 1

142.26

1-74

MONTH

PREPARED

4

128.28
129.74

BY F E D E R A L

RESERVE

BANK

OF

ST.

LOUIS




RATIO

PR I CES

SCALE

PE RCENT AGES ARE ANNUAL RAT ES OF CHANCE FOR P ERI OD S
LATES T

DAT A P L O T T E D «

RATIO

INO I C A T E D .

FEBRUARY
PREPARED BY F EDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T .

RATIO

WHOI F S A L F

SCALE

PRICES

PERCENT AGES ARC ANNUAL
DATA P L O T T E D «

RAT ES OF CHANGE FOR PE RI OD S

LOUIS

RATIO SCALE

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

1967-100

LATEST

SCALE

1967-100

IHOICATED.

FEBRUARY
PREPARI,0 BY FEDERAL

RESERVE

BANK OF S T .

LOUIS

WHOLESALE PRICES - ALL
_________________ C O M P O U N D E D
TERMINAL
MCNTH

COMMODITIES,
A N N U A L R A TES
MONTH

INITIAL
7-72

8-72

8-72

7.2

9-72

6.6

6.0

10-72

4.5

3.1

9-72

10-72

11-72

12-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

SEASONALLY AOJUSTED
O F C H A N G E ______________

4-73

196 7 *

5-73

6-73

7-73

9-73

a - 73

10-73

11-73

12- 7 3

100

1-74
1 1 9 . 9 5 ________
_____ 1 2 0 . 5 3

0.4

120.57
T

4.9

4.4

ft.

3

8.5

9.4

14.2

20.1

1-73

d.9

V.2

10 ,1

13.5

16.C

2-73

10.5

I I. 1

1^.1

15.3

17.6

16.3

20.9

i-7 3

12.9

13.«

A A * jL

18.3

2C . 9

21.1

26.0

4-73

12.9

14.6

14.7

17.3

19.1

18.9

21.2

.14.2

15.1

18./

20.5

2C.5

22.8

23.4

19_W .

27.5 S \ + 1 9 . 0 %

133.25

15.7

1 6 .6

i r.8

2 0 .2

2 2 .0

2 2.3

24.4

.25.3

23.4

29.3

31.2

136.30

16.6

15.8

12.3

12.2

5.3

d

i>.5

12-72

6-73

j

i i
vn j

11-72

^
8.0

121.40
123.27
12.C

124.44
126.42
129.32
21.4

130.58

12.3

7-7 3

12.7

13.2

14.0

15.6

16.5

16.C

8-73

18.1

1 9 .0

2 J .3

22.5

24.1

24.6

26.5

27.5

26.8

30.7

9-73

15.1

15.8

16.6

18.2

19.2

19.1

2 0 .1

2 0 .0

18.2

19.4

10-73

13.8

14.3

14.9

16.2

17.C

16.7

17.2

16. 7

14.8

11-73

14.4

14.9

ID.5

it.a

17.5

17.3

17.8

17.5

15.8

12-73

15.2

15.7

16.4

17.6

18.4

18.2

18.8

18.6

1-74

16.7

17.3

ia .o

19.3

20.1

2 0 .1

2 C .8

2-74

16.6

17.2

l 7.9

19.0

19.8

19.8

7-72

8-72

9-72

;1 0 - 7 2

11-72

12-72

- » . r

134.40

31.8

32.0

142.76

17.4

13.2

15.2

12.9

8.7

18.3

-10.4

-3.5

16.3

14.6

11.5

19.5

-0.4

9.1

17.3

17.9

16.6

14.3

21.5

6.4

15.5

26.4

29.5

2 0 .8

19.8

20 .6

19.8

18.3

25.1

13.2

22.3

32.3

37.0

45 .0

20.4

20.3

19.4

2 0 .1

19.3

17.9

23.7

13.5

20 .8

27.8

29.4

29 .3

1-73

2-73

3 - 73

4-73

5-73

6-7 3

7-73

8-73

9-73

10-73

11-73

12- 73

INITIAL

106.3

140.58

31.0 -16.9

140.16
142.63

23.

145.74
150.32
15.4 ]

152.12

1-74

MONTH

WHOLESALE PRICES-FARM PROOUCTS AND PROCESSED
______________________________________________________________________ C O M P O U N D E D A N N U A L R A T E S O F

FCODS AND FEEDS, SEAS* ADJ.
C H A N G E ________________________________________________________________________
» 100

00
1
-j
w

T E R M I N A L ________________________________________________________________________ I N I T I A L M O N T H _________________________________________________________________________ 1 9 6 7
MONTH
1-74
7-73
9-71 10-73 11-73 12-73
8-72
1-73
2-73
3-73
4-73
5-73
6-73
7-72
9-72 10-72 11-72 12-72
8-72

16.5

9-72

17.3

123*8
125.5

17.8

125.1

10-72

9.8

6.5

-3.8

11-72

12.5

1 1 .1

7 .9

21.0

12-72

23.4

2 5.1

27.7

47.0

78.7

1-73

25.5

2 7.3

29.8

43.4

56.2

36.4

127.1
133.4
136.9

2-73

27.8

29.7

32.2

43.2

51.5

39.4

42.5

3-73

33.4

36.0

39.3

49.9

58.2

51.5

60.3

80.3

4-73

29.3

31.0

33.0

40.3

44.6

37.1

37.3

34.8

0 .8

5-73

32.3

34.1

36.3

43.3

47.4

41.8

43.2

43.4

27.9

6 2 . 3' \ + 3 0 . 7 %

154.3

6-73

36.0

38.1

40.5

47.4

51.6

47.5

49.8

51.7

43.2

70.6

162.0

7-73

26.5

27.4

28.4

32.6

34.2

28.8

27.5

24.7

13.8

18.4

8-73

46.3

49.0

52.3

59.4

64.4

62.7

6 6 .8

71.2

65.5

92.9

104.4

118.2

734.5

9-73

36.0

37.6

39.4

44.1

46.7

43.5

44.4

44.7

39.5

49.8

45.6

35.5

105.6

-47.3

174.9

10-73

29.7

30.7

31.8

35.3

36.6

33.C

32.6

31.5

25.7

30.3

24.8

13.9

43.5

-40.5 -32.8

169.2

11-73

26.2

26.9

27.5

30.3

31.2

27.5

26.7

25.0

._19.4

-33.4 -25*0 -16.4

141.0
146.1

79.4
1.2 - 4 2 . 9

154.6
184.5

22.3

16.7

7.1

25.4

i9.2_ 21.8

16.9

8.3

23.8 -23.1

27* 3

23.5

17.1

12-73

25.7

26.3

26.9

29.4

30.1

26.7

25.8

1-74

28.3

29.0

29.7

32.4

33.2

30.2

29.7

2 8 .6

24.4

2-74

27.2

27.8

28.4

30.7

31.4

¿8.5

28.0

_26-8

¿ 2.58

7-72

8-72

9-72

10-72

11-72

12-72

1-73

2-73

3-73




148.2

.

25.3._ 2 1 * 7

4-73

INITIAL

5-73

6-73

-0.7

17.9

169.0

32.0

-8.7

4.7

21.4

46.2

81.4

28.3

-6 .1

5.4

18.0

32.4

40.2

7-73

8-73

9-73

10-73

11-73

12-73

177.6
I

178.8

1-74

MONTH

PREPARED
MARCH 7.

6

166.7

- 12.8

BY FEDERAL RESERVE
1974_______

BANK OF ST.

LOUIS

INDUSTRIAL

PRODUCTION

RAT 10 SCALE

RATIO SCALE

! 967-100

SEASONALLY

PE R C E N TA G ES

ARC ANNUAL

LATEST

PLO TTED !

OATA

K A TE S

FEBRUARY

OF CHANGE FOR

I 9 6 7 - 1 00

ADJUSTED

PERIODS 1NOIC A T E O .

fS E liM iM A R Y
PR€PAX£0

IV

FE O E R A L

R E S E R V E »AM * 9 9

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
_______________________ C O M P O U N D E D A N N U A L R A T E S O F C H A N G E

____

ST.

LO U IS

.

T g R M j N A L ___________ ;__________________________________________________ INITIAI, M O N T H __________ ____ __________________ ______________ _____ ,______________ 1 9 6 7 » 10 0
MONTH
7-72
8-72

8-72

9-72

10-72

11-72

12-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

*~7J

5-73

6-73

Î-73

S~*73

9-73

10-73

11-73

12-73

i-74

13.3

116.3

9-72

13.8

14.3

10-72

15.0

15.9

17.6

117.6

11-72

13.9

14.1

14.0

12-72

13.0

12.9

12.4

10.0

9.4

1-73

12.7

12.6

12.2

10.5

10.4

11 35

2-73

12.7

12.6

12.2

10.9

11.I

12.0

12.4

3-73

11.4

11.2

10.6

9.3

9.0

8.9

7.6

3.0

4-73

10.6

10.2

9.7

8.4

8.0

7.6

6.4

3.5

4.0

5-73

10.3

10.0

9.5

8.3

8.0

7.7

6.8

5*0.

6.0

8.0

6-7 3

10.0

9.7

9.2

8.2

7.8

7.11

6.«

5.4

4 «3

7.5

7-73

10 » 1

9*6

9.4

8*5

S«2

8.1

7*5

& ,5

7*5

1*4

9*a

11*0

8-73

9*0

8.7

8*2

7.3

6.9

6.6

6. C

4.9

5.3

5.7

4*9

3*9

9-73

8.7

8.3

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.3

5.7

4.«

5.1

5.3

4.6

3.9

10-73

8.2

7.8

7.4

6.5

6.2

5*9..

5.3

^§4

11-73

3.0

7.6

7.2

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.2

4.5

4.6

i_«7_.

4,2

. 3*7

1*9

3*5

3*4

4*0

12-73

6.9

6.5

6.0

5.2

4.8

4.5

3.8

a.a

3.0

2.9

2.2

1.4

-0.4

0*2

-0.9

»2*3

1-74

6.0

5.6

5»!

4.3

3.8

3.4

2.8

1.9

_ 0.0

- U 7

2-74

5.2

4*8

4.3

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.0

I.I

1.0

0.7

-0.1

~UjL

Î-72

8-72

9-72

10-72

11-72

12-72

1-73

2-7 3

3-73

4-73

5-73

6-73

119.2
10.5

120.2
121.1
122.2
123.4
123,7
124.1

.AdL.. J i L

124,9
6*9

125.6

4*1

U 6

\ + 1 J %

_____ 226_tX.
126.4

0«5

3a9

1*0

7-73

126.8
1.9

. j d U J L . -2«e.

8— 7 3

„ .

U ? - d L ___
. 111
126.5

-4*3.

r J U ® _ -ft* 1

-3.7

-5*1

-8.2

9-73

10-73

11-73

“7*8. _

12-73

123«H>
A...\ _____
l-?4

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




7

..

PREPARED 8Y FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST« LOUIS
MARCH 18, 1974

_

PERSONAL
R A T I O SCALE

INCOME

•MONTHLY T O T A L S AT A N N U A L

T R I L L I O N S OF DOLLARS

R A T I O SCALE

RATES

TRILLIONS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

OF DOLLARS

0.

0.7

0.

0.6

0.

0.5

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

SOURCEt U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE FOR PERIOOS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PlOTTEDt FEBRUARY PRELIMINARY
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

TEPVINAL
MCNTH

_

_

7-72

8-72

P E R S O N A L INCOME
CCÌMPCUKOED A N N U A L R A T E S OF C H A N G E __________________________________________________________
B I L L I O N S OF
_____________________________________I N I T I A L M O N T H _____________________________________________________________ _____ OCÌLLARS
ANNUAL

8-72

12.5

9-72

io.e

9-72

10-72

11-72

12-72

1-73

2-73

3-7 3

4-73

5-73

6-73

7-73

8-7 3

9-73

10-73

Li-73

12-73

RATES

1-74
944.4

9. 1

951.3

10 - 72

14.3

15.2

21,7

U r 72

14.2

14.8

17.8

14.C

12-72

. 12. 9

13. C

14.3

10 . 8

7.6

1-73

11.9

11.7

12.4

9.5

7.3

6.9

2-73

11.7

11.5

12.C

9.7

S.4

8.7

10.5

3 - 73

11.1

10.9

11.2

9.2

e.i

8.3

8.9

7.3

4-73

11.0

10.5

11. 1

9.4

8.6

d. 8

5.4

8.5

10.4

5-73

10.6

1C.6

io. e

9.3

8.6

8.8

9.2

8 .8

9.6

6-73

10.7

10.5

1C.7

5.4

6.7

8 .5

9.3

9.0

9.6

9.2

9 .7

7-73

10.7

10.6

1C.7

5.6

5 »C

5.2

5.6

5.4

10.0

5.8

I C.4

11. 0

8-73

11.C

IC * 5

1 1.1

1C.C

9.6

5.5

1 0.3

10.3

1 C.9

11. 0

1 1.7

12.7

967.0
977.6
983*6
989.1
997.4
1,003.3
1,011.6

8 .8

1,018.7
1,026.6
1,035.6

14.4

1,047.3

9-73

11.2

11.1

11.3

. 10.4

1C.C

10.3

10.7

10.7

11.3

1 1.5

12.2

13. C

14. 0

13.6

10-73

11. 2

11.2

11.3

10.5

1C.2

10.4

1 0.8

1C.5

11.4

11.6

12. 1

1 2 .8

1 3 .3

12.8

11.9

11-73

11.4

11.3

i 1 .4

10.7

1 C.4

10.7

11,1

11.1

11.6

11.8

1 2.3

1 2 .8

1 3 .2

12.8

1 2.4

13. 0

1,058.5

1,068.5
1,079.4

12-73

11.3

11.3

11.4

1C.7

1C.5

1C.7

11.1

11.1

11.5

11.7

12.1

1 2 .5

1 2 .8

12.4

12.C

12.1

11.2

1 -74

1 0 .5

1 0 .4

1 0 .5

5 .Ë

9 .5

9 .7

5 .5

5 .8

10.1

10. 1

1C. 2

10. 3

10.2

9 .3

8 .3

7 .1

4 .3

-2.2

2 -7 4

1 0 .4

10.3

10.3

9 .7

5 .4

9 .5

9.9

9.9

S.H

9 .0

8. 1

7 .2

5 .4

2 .6

7 -7 2

8 -7 2

9- 7? 10-72' 1 1 - 7 2

12 - 7 2

5 -7 3

6 -7 3

7-73

9 - 7 3 10-73

11-73

_5 .

7

S.6

5.9

1-7 1

2-73

3-73

9 .8

4-73

8-7 3

1,089.0

12-73

1,087.0
7.5

1.093.6P

1-74

INITIAL MONTH
P-

PRELIMINARY




PR EPARED BY FE DER AL
MARCH 2 0 , 1974

8

RESfcRVE

BANK CF

ST .

L OU IS

R E T A IL
RATIO

SALES

SCALE

BILLIONS
50

OF

RATIO
OOLLARS

SEA S ONA L L Y A DJ US TED

BILLIONS

45

OF

SCALE

DOLLARS
50

45

..

f/

b

/

40

40

*/J.

sÓ\

35

35

f

+S. 5X

,
—--

30

25

30

V

25

ocr. *4V AUG. '6*

20 n1

t i L.

r

1966

1967

m y . •/»

. L

M *r. *rs
11 \

M

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

m
1r r

1973

20

1974

S O M C E i U.S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M U T E
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE FOR P E R f 008 INO IGATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTEDi JANUARY PRELIMINARY, FEBRUARY ADVANCE ESTIMATE
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Of ST. LSI) IS

„...B-f-LA]!.. S A L FS-.

GOMPCUNOF.n A N N U A L R A T E S OF C H A N G E
TfcKMINAL

INITIAL

7-72
3-72

Ä- 72

9-72

1 0 -72

il- 12 12-72

3-73

6.7

-é. 8

20.3

19. 4

11-72

11.4

8.1

12-72

I J.9

11.9

18.9

4. 9

24.1

8— T8.2

25 . 4

17.4

35.2

47. 2

5-73

6-73

7-73

8-73

9-73

10-73

11-73

12-73

1-74

37,746

52.9

39,106

16.4 - 1 1 . 4

36,713
39,417
40,707

ìa.ó

lri.O

2 J. 7

17.3

2t.e

31. 2

17.0

3- 7 3 .. '19 . 2

1 ri. 8

23.7

ld.5

27.5

28. 6

20.3

41,242

23.7

f

41,979

4- 7 3

14. û

13 . 0

i6.r

10.9

16.0

14.1

4.8

5-73

14.2

13 • 4

16.2

11.7

16.2

14.c

7.7

4.7

-3.6

16.9^X.

#>-73

11.2

10.2

12.1

8.0

ÎUI

<5- 1

2.7

-0.5

-7.5

-0.3 -14.9

10.4

9.1

5.7

7-73

M I L L I O N S OF

MONTH

4-73

37,969

<3-7?

2-73

2-73

¿ 2.1

10-72

1-73

1-73

14.5

13.9

16.2

12.7

16.1

15.C

- 0.8 - 20.5

41,185
41,723
41,167

\
16.3

16.0

58 . 0

42,767

8-7 3

12. 3

11.c

1J.4

10. 1

12.7

11.4

7.0

5. 5

2.2

8.8

6 .2

18.6 - 1 1 . 0

42,355

9-73

11.8

11.1

12.7

9.6

12.C

1C.7

6.8

5.4

2*7

8.0

6.0

14 . 0

-3.2

42,535

11.4 ” 1 3.' C

1C.1

12.3

11.2

7.8

6^7

4.5

9.4

7.9

14.5

2.9

10-73
11-73
Ï2->T

12^1 "

10.6

10.4

11.8

9.1

11.0

9.9

6.7

5.6

3.6

7.6

6.1

10. 9

1.5

6.0

ä79~" T . T

9.2

6.6

S.l

6.8

3.8

2.5

C.4

3 .4

1.6

4. 7

-3.6

-1.7

ll.l

16.2

6.4

43,070

'N S*.

42,976

-2.6^V.

-3.9 -12.6 -21.5

42,116

1- 7 4

9.7

9.0

10.1

7. 7

9.2

e.i

5.4

4.4

2.6

5.6

4.3

7.3

0.6

3.1

2.6

-1.6

-1.0

2-74

8.7

8.0

tì.9

6.6

0.0

6.9

4.3

3.3

1.6

4.1

2.8

5.3

-0.7

1.2

0.4

-3.2

-3.4

7.1

l~7i

;>-7*

3-73

4-73

5-73

6-73

7-73

S - 73

9-73

10-73

11-73

12-73

7-7 ?

_a=-.22.. 9- 7<> 1 n- 7 ? 1 ?- 7 ? 1

INITIAL
P-

24.8^S.
-8.1 ^

42 »90 2 P
42«602E

1-74

MONTH

PltPl TJ4I MAfiY

E- E S T I M A T E D




PREPARED
MARCH 13,

9

8Y FE D ERAL
1974

RESERVE

BANK OF

LflUU

COMPENSATION

PER

MAK-HUUR,

TCTAl

X £ fiM lü A L -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I N I U A L
l.-£i
..¿ - 6 9

3-t>9

A-hV

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

2— 7 1

^-71

4-7 1

196 7 -

1-12

2-12

4- 7?

1-7Î

h~i:

1- I \

114.7

7.6

4-69

a * 4 ... A m 3

9,9

1-70

6.8

6.3

5.9

2.0

2-70

7 .C

6. 7

6.6

4.9

7.9

I-3_

6,2

8.3

fL.J

7.2

6,8

4.9

_ 7*3

7.1

6.3

7.8

7..2

6.7

7.6

__ 3-T 7.0___
<♦"70
...i - n ....

7,2

116.7

7

7_.„i

6.9

6.7

6.7

1 .0

. 6 jl.9._

119.5

5.9
-.

..

120.1

«... *>.ftiL-

... I - 7 L . ___

122.4
125.0
126.5
128.9
7.3

131.2

?.*i?

7.3

6.9

7.6

7.4

7.5

4-71

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.3

/.a

ù. d

6.4

6.8

6 .5

6.Q

1-72

7.4

7 »3

7.4

7.1

7.7

7.7

— Lii.

e. L

6.1

_ IzU

7.3

7.2

7.2

.. 7 * 0

7«5

7 .5

i*.3

7.7

7.7

3-72

7.1

7.0

7.C

. 6*8

7.3

7.2

7. C

7.3

7.2

2.J.—

7.2

JjJL

7.3

—

7.5

7.7

_.1*_7

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.6

7.5

Z.ü

7, 5

7.4

__ 7 . 6 .

7L,6

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3-7C

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4-73

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. -Lit

7.2

7.6

7 T

7.3

7,1

7.5

7«J^

7.5

7*3
7 .¿t

1-69

100

J-M

a* i.

3-69

..¿"il

1 - 71

ECONOMY

QUART £R__________________

QUARTER

_2_-69

P R IV A T E

_

7.3

7*3

2-69

3-69

4— 6 9

1-70

7.5

4— 7 C

133.6
4.6

135.1

a.«q

13.4

7.8

7,9

9.5

5.9

7.2

7.1

8.0

5.4

4.9

LJL-__L^L

?*-2

7.8

.__Éu,JL_

6.2

7.5

7.8

8»5

7.3

7.8

9.3

11.1

8.1

7.1

7.4

8.3

e.7

6.3

Z*h

7.1

7.4

8.0

8.2

6.8

7.3

7 a 6 ____ 7 *6___ 8 . C

7.3

7.5

e.c

8.2

7.2

7*6

8.0

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

1-71

2-71

3 — 71

139.4
141.4
143.1
145* 7
149.6
151.9
154.6
157.6

1Q U A R T E R

INITIAL

OUT P U T PER M A N-HOUR, TCTAL P R I VATE E C O N O M Y
C Û M P C U N O E C A N N U A L R A T E S CF C H A N G E
TERMINAL
QUARTER

INITIAL
l-fa9

2-69

-0.8

2-69

3-6S

4— 6 ^

1-70

2 — 7C

3-70

4-7 0

1-71

QUARTER

2-71

3-71

1967
4-71

1-72

2-72

103.4

3-69

-C.6

-0.4

4-69

- 0 .6

-0 .6

-0.8

1-70

-1.7

-2.1

-2.9

-4.9

2-70

-0.5

-0,5

-C.5

-0.4

4.4

103.3
103.1
101.8
102.9
104.5

3-70

0.6

0.9

1. 2

1.8

5.4

6.4

4-70

0.4

0.6

0.9

1.3

3.4

2.9

-Ü.4

1-71

1. 4

1.8

2.1

2. 7

4.7

4.8

4.1

8.7

2-71

1.5

1. c

2.1

2.6

4.2

4.2

3.5

5.4

104.4
106.6
2.3

107.2

1-4 6 %

3-71

1.9

2.2

2.5

3.0

4 .3

4.3

3.8

5.3

3.6

4.9

4-71

2.0

2.2

2.5

3. C

4.1

4.1

3. 7

4.7

3.4

. _4 . C

3.0

1-72

2 .2

2.5

2 .b

3.2

4.3

4.3

3.9

4.8

3.3

4,4

4.1

. 5.2

2-72

2.6

2.9

3.2

3.6

4.5

4.6

4.3

5. 1

4.4

4.9

4,9

_ 5_,9

6,7

3-72

2.6

2.9

2. 1

3.5

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.8

4.1

4.5

4_*4. _ 4 , 9

4.8

2.9

4 .3 _

4.7

4.6

5.0

4.1

5 .4

4-72

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.6

4.5

4.5

4. J

4.9

108.5

1-73

3 .0

3.2

3.5

3.8

4.4

5.0

4.5

4.8

4.8

2.7

2.9

3.2

3.5

r 4 *6 1
L Z H i
4.1

4.6

2-73

4.1

3.9

4 *_3..

3,9

4. 1

3,9

3-73

2.6

2. d

3.0

3.2

3.9

3.8

3.6

4.0

3.5

3.6

3.5

4-73

2 .4

2 .t

2. 7

3 .C

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.1

1.2

4-69

1-70

2-7C

3-70

4-7 C

1-71

2-71

1-69

* 100

2-69




3-69

INITIAL

109.3
110.7

5.0
5.2

112.5
113.3
U 4 . 8
116.4

5.7

5.1

4.fe

5.5

3,9

3,2

3 . 3 ___2 ^ 2

3.6

3.3

2.6

2.6

1.6

-0.3

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.0

1.8

1. C

-Q..6Ï

-0.3

- 1 . 0 s1

3-71

4-71

1-7 2

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

.4

.

U > x : 0 . 6 %

116.1

0 . 3 \

.........
LI 5 . 9 ___

QUARTER

PREPA RED BY FEDERAL
FFRRL»ARY_2.8 j _ L S 7 4

1 0

RESERVE

BANK

CF

ST.

L OU IS

PRODUCTIVITY,

COMPENSATI ON, AND LABOR COSTS

R A T I O SCALE
1967-100

RATIO
SEASONALLY

ADJUSTED

SCALE
1967-100
145
135
125

205
195
185
175
165
155
145
135
125
115
105

95

85
1966

1967

1968

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1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

SOURCE* U.S. DEPARTMENT Of LASOR
PERCENTASES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE FOR PEKIOOS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTED! 4TH QUARTER
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

UNIT LABCR COSTS,

PRIVATE ECCNCMY

INITIAL QUARTER

T F RM 1N Al
QUARTER
1-69
2-69

TCTAL

2-69

3-69

4-69

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-7 C

1-71

2-7 L

3-71

1967

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

-

100

3-73
110.9

e.7

112.9

3-69

8.1

7.4

4-69

8,9

9.0

10*7

1-70

8.7

3.6

9.2

115.8

7.8

118.0

2-70

7.6

7.3

7.3

5.6

3.4

3-70

6,6.

6.2

5.9

4.4

2,7

2. 0

4-70

6.5

6. 1

5.8

4. 7

3*6

3* 7

5*5

1-71

5.5

5.1

4.7

3.5

2.5

2.1

2.2

-1.0

2- 7 1

5.4

5*0

4.7

3,7

¿*9 ... 2*_e

3.0

1*8

4. 7

U 9 . 0
119.6
121.2
120.9

J.O 007-

122.3

3-71

5.1

4. 7

4.4

3.6

2.9

2,7

2.9

2.1

3.7

2.6

4- 71

4.8

4. 4

4.1

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.0

3.0

2.1

1,6

123.6

1-72

5.1

4. 7

4.5

3,8

3,3

3.3

3*5

3,1

4.1

3.9

4.6

125.9

2-7 2

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.3

2,8

2,8

2.9

2.5

3.2

2.8

2 ,8

3.4

-0*6

3 -72

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.7

2. 8

2. 4

3.0

2,6

2.6

2.9

0.6

2,3

2,8 .. 2 * 1 .. 2 *§__

4-72

4.2

3.9

3.7

.3 , 1

2

m

1

2*_6

2,7

123.1

125.7
126.3

2 *7

If I

1,9

-126.9 _

1*9^N.

128.5

1 -73

4.3

4. 0

3 .b

3.3

2.9

2.e

2.9

2.6

3.1

2.9

2,9

3.2

2.1

3.0

3.5

5.1

2-73

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.6

3,2

3.2

3.3

3. 1

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.9

3.2

4.1

4.9

6.4

7.7 s' V + 7 . 9 %

130.9

3 - 73

4,6

4.4

4,2

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.9

3.8

4.0

4.3

3.8

4.7

5.4

6.6

7.3

133.1

_ _ A -71.... .._4.i_9.___ 4. 6

4jl 5

4.1

3.9

3.9

4. 0

3.9

4 .4

4.3

4.5

6,9

4.5

5.4

6.1

7.2

2-69

3-69

4-69

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

1-71

2-71

3-71

4-71

1 -7 2

2-72

3-72

4-72

i -69




IN I TIA L

-

-

-

-■

IT
T]
:

7.9

9.0

1-73

2- 7 3

3-73

t

____ 1 3 6 . 0

<Q U A R T E R
- ---------

II

P R E P A R E D BY F E D E R A L
F E B R U A R Y 28, 19 74

RESERVE

B AN K CF S T . L C U I S

_ .

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN CURRENT O C L L A R S
___ CCMPCUNOED ANNUAL RATES CF CHANGE

LiPMiNAL.

--------

B I L L I L N S CfD OLLARS

IN I T I A L QUARTER

QLABTER

...... 2 - 6 9

3-69

V - 6 9 ____i z l Q

2-7Q

3rZÆ.. A~7Q___1 - 7 1

ANNUAL

2-7i

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

¿-73

RATES

3-73

2 - 6 9 ___1 ^ 5 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1-69

2-69

3-69

4-69

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-7C

1-71

2-71

INITIAL

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

QUARTER

G R O S S N A T I O N A L P R O C U C T IN C O N S T A N T 1 9 5 8 O O L L A R S
__________C O M P O U N D E D A N N U A L R A T E S O F C H A N G E ____________
INITIAL

B I L L I O N S OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

QUARTER

QLARTER
1-69

2-69

3-69

4-69

1-7C

2-7C

3-7C

4-7C

1-71

2-T1

3-T1

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

1-69

2-69

3-69

4-69

1-70

2-7G

3-7C

4-7C

1-71

2-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73




IN IT IA L QUARTER

PREPAREO BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS
FEBRUARY 20. 1974

12

DEMAND
RATIO

SCALE

1966

AND

PRODUCTION

TOTALS

AT A N N U A L

QUARTERLY

1967

1968

1969

1970

U.GNP IN CURRENT DOLLARS.

RATIO

RATES

1971

1972

SOURCEt U . S .

1973

SCALE

1974

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

12.6NP IN 1 9 5 8 DOLLARS.
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR PE R IO D S
LATEST DATA PLOTTED«




I N D IC A T E O .

4TH QUARTER
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . L O U IS

13

GENERAL
RATIO

PRICE

IN D E X *

S CALE

RATIO

19 5 8 - 1 0 0

------ - J —

1966

SCALE

1958-100

i------ 1------ J-. J—

1967

1968

t------ u.--------- LI---------1--------- u --------- u --------— 1 1 0 0

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

197-4

*AS USEO IN NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS
SOURCEt U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CMANCE FOR PERIODS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTED. 4TH QUARTER
PREPARED BY FEOCRAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

IMPLICIT PR I C E C E F L A T C R FCR G R C S S N A T I O N A L P R O C U C T
___________ C C H P O U N D E D A N N U A L R A T E S C F C H A N G E _________
T E R M I N A L ________________ _________________________________________ ______________i.NI.T lA L _ j i U A g T E R _______ ___________________ __________ __________________________________1 9 5 8 * 1 0 0
CLARTER
____________1— 6 9
2-69
3— 69
4-69
1-70
2-7C
3-70
4-7C
1-71
¿-71
3-71
4-71
;-72
2-72
3-72
-» - 7 2
1-73
2-73
3-73
___________

1-69

2-69




3-69

4-69

1-7C

2-7C

3-7C

4-7C

1-71

2-71

IN IT IA L

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

CUARTER

PREPAREE 8Y FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CF S T. LOUIS
FEBRUARY ¿ 0 , 1974

14

PERSONAL CCNSUMPTION E X P6 ND IT UR ES IN CURRENT DOLLARS
______ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES CF CHANGE__________________

______
4-69

_____________________________________I N I T I A L
1-7C

2-70

3-7C

Q U A R T E R ____________________________________________ _______________________

2-71

1-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

575.8

3 - 6 9____

7.1

5.6

4-69

7.3

6.6

7.5

1-7C

7,2

6,7

7,3

7 slQ

¿rl£_

7, C

6,6

7, C

tjtl

6.4

6.S

6.6

6.4

6.5

583.7
594.4
604.6

_iuS,

4t— 7 C

6.4

6.C

j£*1_

5* 7

5,3

4.7

3.0

7,4

7,2

7,4

7,4

7,5

7.9

J._6

14.5

7,5

7,6

7.9

8.3

11.1

7.7

7.6

7.9

9.6

7.2

6.7

7,4

7.6

8.8

6.9

6.5

... ¿ - 7 1

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7*2

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3-71

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7,2

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1,2-

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650.0
662.2
673.0
683.4

6,3

7.a

€.0

9.1

7.7

8.2

10.2

fl, 2.

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9.» 4

8.4

8.6

9.3

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11.3

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6.3

8.5

9.3

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9.9

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700.2
719.2
734.1

8.5

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8.7

9.4

8.7

8.9

9.4

10. 1

10.1

9.5

10.5

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9.1

9.3

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9.5

9.8

10.3

11.1

11.3

11.3

12.7

15.0

...e . 4 .S.* 7

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9.3

9.9

9.4

9.6

10.0

10.7

10.8

10.6

11.3

11.8

8.6

.fl.9

_ 9,1

9.4

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9.5

9.7

10.1

10.7

10.7

10.6

11.2

11.4

9.6

10.7

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9.0

S_*i

9,1

9.2

9.5

9.9

9.8

9.6

9.8

9.6

7.9

7.6

4.6

1-7C

2-70

3-7C

4-7 C

1-71

2-71

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

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614.0

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3-73

.

^¿-6 9

1-71

B I L L I O N S CF
DÜ CU L L MA TR SO
ANNUAL

I
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i m i M i __________________
CIARTER
1-^9
2-69
3-69

INITIAL

752.6
779.4
795.6
816.0
825.2

QLARTER

P E R S O N A L C O N S U M P T I O N E X P E N D I T U R E S IN C O N S T A N T 1 9 5 0 D O L L A R S
_________________ C C M P C U N C E C A N N U A L R A T E S C F C H A N G E ___________________
B I L L I C N S CF
T E R M I N A L ___________________________________ ____________________________________ I N I T I A L Q U A R T E R _______________________________________________________________________ D O L L A R S
CLARTER
ANNUAL RATES
3- 71
4-69
4- 7 C
4- 71
1- 72
3-69
1- 7 0
2- 70
1-71
2-72
3-72
4-72
1-73
2-73
1-69
2- 6 9
3- 70
2- 71
3-73
2-69

3.3

3-69

1.7

469.3
469.5

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4-69

1•2

2.3

472.2

1-7C

1 .4

2.1

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2 ,9

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10 .4

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3 .5

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1 -7 1

1 -5
2.5

2-71

474.3

1.8

477.5

3

2 ,4

2.8

2.9

1 .2

2

2.S

3.0

1 .2

480. ?
477.5
489.5
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493.6

3-71

2.7

2 .7

3.C

3.1

3 _2

3 .4

3 .6

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3.5

3 .6

4-71

2.9

2 .9

3.2

3.3

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4.0

4 .3

5 .0

504.1
512.5

498.0

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3.3

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3.7

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4.3

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523.4
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540.5

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1-73

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4.0

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5,.2

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6.3

6 .7

7 .2

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4-5

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2-71

IN ITIAL

5.3

5.1

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2-72

4.4

552.7
0.4
2.0

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4-72

1-73

553-3
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558.1

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2-73

3-73

551.3

QUARTER

PR EP AR EC BY FE DE R AL
FCBRUARY_.20t 1974

15

RESERVE

BANK

CF

ST.

L C U IS

____________ ____ ______

T E R M I N A L_________________ ________
GIARTER

2-69

_______________ _______

9.1

_iUSL_.

.AJL lI.

4-69

2.3

-0

____________ I N I T I A L
ANNUAL RATES

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3 .8

3 .8

3 .6

1 .7

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2 -7 2

3 .9

3 .9

3 .7

1 . 6 ____1 x 9 ____ 1*1____ I x i ____ 4 x 2 ____ 2 x 5 ____ 1 x 1 ____ 1*1____i x S ____ 4 * 2 ______________________________________________________________5 7 1 . 6 ,
_ 4 x l _____ 1 x 5 ____ l* A ____ 4 x 4 ____ 1 x 1 ____ 1 x 5 .___ 4 x i ____ 4 x 4 ____ 4 * 9 ____ 5*5_____________________________________________________ 5 7 ^ 3 .

2 -7 2

4 .0

4 .C

2 .6

1 *9

4 -7 2

4 .4

4 .5

4 .4

4 .5

4 .7

1 -7 3

4 .5

4 .6

4 .5

4 .6

4 * E ____ 4_x4____ 4 ^ 5 ___ 5 x 1 ......_ 5 x £ _____5 x H ____5 x 6 ____ 6 x 1 ____ 6 * 1 ____ L l6 ____ 8.J7____ 6 * 0 ___________________________________6 0 3

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4 .4

4 .3

4 . 3 ____A x 5 _ _ . _ 4 x J u _ 4 x ! _ _ — A x i . . ___ 4 ^ 4 ___ A*5____ 3*2.____ 5 x 5 ____ 5 x l_ _ ._ .5 * 9 ____ 3 S3 ____ 0 * 6 __________________________ 6 0 - 4 * 8 .-

4 .3

4 .2

2 -7 3

4 .2

4 - 1 2 _____4 . 1
X- 6 9

4 .3

4 .2

4 .1

4 .1

2-69

3-69

4-69




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4 .4

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4 .C

4 .C

4 . 7 ____ 4 x 4 ____ 4 x 2 ____ 4 x 2 ____ A s l____ 5*1____ 5 ^ 3 ____ 5*2____ 3 - 2 _____1 ^ ____ 3 J i __________________6 0 9 . 5 ____

4 . 3 ___ 2 x £ ____ 1 x 3 .___A x 5 _ _ __4*2_
1-70 " 2-7C

3-7C

4-7C

1-71

A * l___ A x A _____4 * 6 .___ 4 x 7 _____4 ^ 8 ____ 4 ^ 7 ____ 3._0____ 2_._J____ 2 x 2 ____ 2 +5_..........._ 6 1 3 ._ 2 „___
2-71

INITIAl

3-71

4-71

1-72

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

C U A p TEft

P R E P A R E D BY F E O E R m l R E S E R V E
F E B R U A R Y 20, 197 4

1 8

BANK Cf

ST. L O U I S

CORPORATE PROFITS AFTER TAXES #
C O M P O U N D E D ANNUAL RATES OF C H AISE
QUARTER

_________________________ ____________ ______________ ______________
1-69

2-69

2-69

3— 6 9

4-69

1-70

2-70

3-70

4-70

INITIAL
l«7£

2-71

SMARTER
3-71

9 I L L î Q M S OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

________
1-72

*-71

2-72

3-72

4-72

1-73

2-73

3-73

-6.6

3-69

46.6
-26.1

4-69

-14.6 -18.4

1-70

-13.9

-16.2

43.2
-9.8

42.1

-10.8 -11.8

40.8

2~ 70

-13.6

-15.2 -11.3 -12.0 -12.1

3-70

-10.8

-11.7

4-70

-13.6

-14.7 -12*2 -12.8 -13.2

-7.6

-6.9

-4*4

39.5
4.1

39.9

-13.7 -28.4

36.7

1-71

-3.9

-3.5

3« £

7.4

14.8

20.5

102.9

2-7 I

-a.3

0.5

5.1

7,8

12.2

19.2

24.i

64»?

33.7

47.1

9-71

1.3

2.3

6*5

f .1

13*0

18. 8

22*8

47.0'

2 5 . 2 J L L lL

49.0

4-71

2.4

3.3

7.3

9.6

A3, i

18.Ü

20.9

37.9

21,2

1-72

3.3

4.2

7.9

10.C

13.1

17.3

19.6

32.6

19.2

14.7

13.5

13.3

2-72

3.7

4« 6

3.C

10.0

12.7

16« 3

18.1

21*4

17.2

13*4

12.1

U .4

43.8

13.7

50.6
52.2
53.4

f.S

3-72

4.7

5.6

8.8

10.6

13*2

16*4

ii.O

26.8

17.2

14.2

13.5

13*4

13.5

17.3

4-72

6.6

7*6

10.fi

12.7

15.3

18.4

20.1

28*2

20.0

17.9

18« 1

19.2

21.2

27.5

38.3

1-73

9.0

10.1

13.3

15.3

17.9

21*1

23.0

30.6

23,6

22.2

23.1

25.0

28.2

35.1

44.8

51.5

2-73

10.2

11.3

14.4

16.4

18.9

21.9

23.7

30.6

24® 4

23.3

24.2

26.0

28.8

34.1

40.1

41.0

31.2

3-73

9.6

10.6

13.4

15.2

17.4

20*0

21.5

27.4

21.7

20.4

20.8

21*8

23.3

26.3

28.6

25.5

14.2

-0.6

4-73

9.2

10.2

12,e

14.4

16.4

18.7

19.9

2 5.2

19.8

18-5

18.7

19.3

2 0 .2

22.0

23.0

19.4

10.3

1.1

2.8

1-69

2-69

3-69

4-69

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

INITIAL
* NATIONAL INCOME
P- PRELIMINARY

55.6
60.3
66.9
71.6
71.5
72.0P

QUARTER

1B A S I S
__

_

PREPARED BY FEDERAL
M A R C H 21« 1974

RESERVE

BANK

OF

SOURCES OF DATA
National Income and Product Accounts Data
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Historical Data Sources:




1970-72: Survey of Current Business, July 1973
1968-69: Survey of Current business, July 1972
1966-67: Survey of Current kusinesT, July 1970
1964-65: Survey of Current business, July 1968
1929-63: the National income and Product Accounts of the
United States,
29-65. Statistical fables
(available from any U.S. Department of Commerce
Field Office or from the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402).

19

ST.

LOUIS

IN V E N TO R IE S

COMPARED

W ITH

MANUFACTURING

1

MONTHLY

AND

SALES*

TRADE
72

1

68

Î

64

60

1

56

Ì

52

48

44

I

40

Ì . 36

36
1960

196!

* RAT I OS BAS E D

1962

1963

1964

1965

ON S E A S O N A L L Y A D J U S T E D

SHADED A R E A S R E P R E S E N T P E R I O D S O F
AS D E F I N E D BY THE N A T I O N A L BUR E A U
LATEST
**D A iA

DATA

REVISES




PLOTTED:
FROM

JANUARY

1972.

1966

1967

1968

1969

1 9 7 0 1971 1 9 7 2 1 9 7 3 1 9 7 4
S O U R C E : U . S . D E P A R T M E N T O F COMMERCE

DATA.

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

PRELIMINARY
PREPARED

20

BY F E D E R A L

RESERVE

BANK

OF S T .

LOUIS