Full text of National Economic Trends : May 1969
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nRTionoL econom ic treiids PREPARED BY FEDERAL MONTH ENDING: AP r i l 3 0 » 1969 RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS RELEASED: May 2 1 , 1969 Personal income grew at an 8.3 per cent annual rate in the past three months, a little slower than in the preceding year. Since last September personal income growth has been at a 7.7 per cent annual rate, slower than the rate of the preceding year, but not much different from the whole inflationary period since 1965. Retail sales have risen at a 6 per cent annual rate in the past three months, about the same as in the past year. The ratio of manufacturing and trade inventories to sales averaged 1.54 in the first quarter, about unchanged for the past year. Total spending on goods and services (gross nation al product) rose at a 7.4 per cent annual rate in the first quarter of 1969, about the same as the rate of increase during the past three years. Final sales, which is total spending excluding changes in inventories, grew at a 9.2 per cent rate in the first quarter compared with 8.1 per cent in the past year, and a 7.7 per cent rate in the past three years. Price increases accounted for about 60 per cent of the growth of total spending in the first quarter. Prices rose at a 4.6 per cent annual rate compared with a 3.5 per cent rate for the previous two years and a 1957-1967 trend rate of 1.9 per cent. Both consumer and wholesale prices rose rapidly in the first three months of 1969. Consumer prices increased at a 6.3 per cent rate compared with 4.7 per cent in the previous year. Wholesale industrial prices rose at a 6.7 per cent rate compared with 2.6 per cent in the previous year. Payroll employment has increased at a 3.5 per cent annual rate in the past three months, about the same rapid rate as in the preceding year. Total civilian employment in the past three months has risen at a rate of 2 per cent per annum, about the same as in the preceding 12 months. Popula tion of working force age is currently estimated to be growing at a 1.6 per cent annual rate. 2 TOTAL C IV IL IA N EMPLOYMENT CQHPPUNflEP -AMNUAk-M T ES Qf CW^NfiL tho usand s TERMINAL MONTH OF PERSONS IN IT IA L MONTH 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 -6 8 C 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 - 6 8 0 6 —6 8 0 7 - 6 8 0 8 - 6 8 1 0 -6 7 2 .2 il- 6 7 2 .9 3 .5 1 2 -6 7 4 .5 5 .6 7 .7 0 1 -6 8 1 .7 1 .6 .6 0 2 -6 H 3 .2 3 .5 2 .4 1 .3 9 .2 0 3 -6 8 3 .0 3 .2 3 .1 1 .6 5 .5 2 .C 0 4 -6 8 2 .3 2 .3 2 .1 .7 3 .1 .1 0 5 -6 8 2 .6 2 .6 2 .5 1 .5 3 .4 1 .6 1 .3 4 .5 1 .4 3 .0 1 .5 1 .3 2 .8 1 .2 l.C 2 .0 .7 .3 .2 .2 - .7 - 0 9 -6 8 1 0 -6 8 1 1 -6 8 1 2 -6 8 0 1 - 6 9 D 2 - 6 9 0$ - 6 9 7 4 ,7 8 9 7 5 ,0 0 7 0 6 -6 8 2 .4 2 .5 2 .3 ____ 7 5 ,4 7 3 6 .0 - 7 5 , C86 7 5 ,6 4 0 7 5 ,7 6 4 ________ 7 5 ,6 5 3 1 .7 7 5 ,9 3 2 7 6 ,0 0 5 0 7 -6 8 2 .2 7 *2 2 .0 1 .3 2 .5 1 .2 0 8 -6 8 1 .9 1 .9 1 .7 1 .0 2 .C .9 .7 1 .3 0 9 —6 8 1 .8 1 .8 1 .6 •9 1 .8 .8 .6 l. l .3 .0 .2 - .4 1 0 -6 8 1 .7 1 .6 1 .5 .8 1 .6 .7 .5 .9 .2 .0 .1 - .2 U -t> H 2 .0 2 .0 1 .8 1 .3 2 .1 1 .3 1 .2 1 .7 1 .2 1 .2 1 .5 2 .2 2 .1 6 .3 1 2 -6 8 2 .3 2 .3 2 .2 1 .7 2 .4 1 .8 1 .8 2 .2 1 .9 2 .0 2 .4 3 .2 4 .1 6 .2 6 .1 0 1-# ,9 7 .6 2 .6 2 .5 2 .2 ? .9 2 .3 2 .3 2 *8 2 .6 2 .8 3 .2 4 .0 4 .9 6 .6 6 .8 7 .5 0 2 -6 9 2.<5 2 .9 ? .9 2 .6 3 .2 2 .8 2 .8 3 .3 3 .2 3 .4 3 .9 4 . 7 ___ 5 .6 7 .0 7 .2 7 .8 0 3 -6 9 2 .8 2 .8 2 .8 2 .4 3 .1 2 .6 2 .7 3 .1 2 .9 3 .1 3 .5 4 .1 04 —6 9 2 .5 2 .5 2 .4 2 .1 2 .7 2 .2 2 .2 2 .6 2 .4 2 .5 2 .8 3 .2 ___ 3 .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 C 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 7 6 ,0 2 0 5 5 -6 8 1 5 6 —68 0 7 - 6 8 7 5 ,9 7 5 0 8 -6 8 7 6 ,0 0 0 .0 7 6 » CO? 4 .7 0 9 -6 8 _ 7 6 , 3rt6 7 6 ,7 6 5 7 7 ,2 2 9 e .c 7 7 ,7 2 9 5 .7 5 .5 5 .3 4 .3 .6 4 .? 3 .9 * .3 2 *0 .9 - 1 0 -6 8 1 1 -6 8 7 7 ,7 6 7 2 .5 - 7 7 ,6 0 5 _____ 1 2 -6 8 0 1 - 6 9 Ó 2 -ò $ 0'3 - 6 9 IN IT IA L MÒNTH PREPARED BY F'EOERAL RESERVE BANK CF ST. LOLIS MAY 7» 1969 PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT COMPOUNOEO ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE THOUSANDS OF PERSONS IN IT IA L MONTH TERMINAL MONTH 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 3 .0 1 1 -6 7 ___ 6« 1 9 .3 1 2 -6 7 5 .8 7 .2 5 .2 0 1 -6 8 4. 3 4 .7 2 .6 0 2 -6 8 5 .5 6 .1 5. C 0 3 -6 8 4 .7 5 .0 4 .0 1 2 -6 7 C l-^68 0 2 - 6 8 C 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 1 0 -6 8 1 1 -6 8 1 2 - 6 8 C l- 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 0 3 - 6 9 6 6 ,2 8 6 6 6 ,7 7 8 6 7 ,0 6 0 6 7 ,0 5 8 .0 _______ 6 .7 ,6 0 0 1 0 .2 3 .6 5 .5 1 .0 6 7 ,6 5 6 0 4 -6 8 4. 3 4 .5 2 .6 3 .1 4 .2 1 .4 1 .8 0 5 -6 8 3 .8 3 .9 3 .1 2 .6 3 .3 l. l 1 .2 .7 0 6 -6 8 3 .9 4 .0 3 .3 2 .9 3 .6 2 .C 2 .3 2 .6 3 .3 2 .0 2 .3 2 .5 3 .4 2 .3 2 .1 2 .4 2 .5 3 .1 2 .5 ____ 6 7 ,7 5 5 6 7 ,7 9 2 6 8 ,0 3 9 4 .5 0 7 -6 8 3 .7 5 .8 3 .1 2 .9 0 8 -6 8 3 .6 3 .7 3 .1 2 .8 3 .2 0 9 -6 8 3 .4 3 .5 2 .9 2 .6 3. C 2 .0 2 .2 2 .2 2 .6 2 .0 1 .9 1 0 -6 8 3 .6 3 .6 3 .2 2 .9 3 .3 2 .5 2 .7 2 .8 3 .3 2 .9 3 .2 1 1 -6 8 3 .7 3 .7 3 .3 3 .1 3 .4 2 .7 2 .9 3 .1 3 .5 3 .3 3 .5 3 .8 5. t 4 .6 1 2 -6 8 3 .8 3 .9 3 .5 3 .4 3 .7 3 .0 3 .3 3 .5 3 .9 3 .8 4 .1 4 .4 5 .6 5 .5 6 .4 6 J ,1 7 0 ____ 6 8 * 3 1 4 2 .6 6 8 ,3 8 2 1 .2 5 .7 6 8 ,7 0 1 6 8 ,9 5 5 0 1 -6 9 3 .9 4 .0 2 .6 3 .5 3 .8 3 .? 3 .5 3 .7 4 .1 4 .0 4 .3 4 .7 5 .5 5 .5 5 .9 5 .5 0 2 -6 9 4. 1 4 .2 3 .8 3 .7 4 .C 3 .5 3 .8 4 .0 4 .3 4 .3 4 .6 5 .0 5 .7 5 .7 6 .1 6 .0 6 . 4 _______ _____ 0 5 -6 9 4 .1 4 .1 3 .8 3 .7 4 .C 2 .5 3 .7 3 .9 4 .2 4 .2 4 .5 4 .7 5 .3 5 .3 5 .4 5 .1 4 .9 3 .4 0 4 -6 9 3 .9 3 .9 3 .6 3 .5 3 .8 3 .3 3 .5 3 .6 3 .9 3 .9 4 .0 4 .2 4 .6 4 .5 4 .4 4 .0 3 .5 2 .0 Q 9-6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 0 8 -6 8 0 9 - 6 8 1 0 -6 8 U -6 8 1 2 -6 7 C l- 6 8 0 2 - 6 8 C 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 - 6 8 0 7 - 6 8 INITIAL 6 9 ,6 2 0 ______6 9 , 9 tt3 _____ 7 0 ,1 * 0 3 .6 7 0 , 214P 1 2 -6 8 C l- 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 0 3 - 69 m o n th P - PRELIMINARY __ 6 9 ,3 1 0 PREPAREO BY FEDERAL RESERVE BA*K OF ST. LOLIS HAY t* 1969 3 Em ploym ent Ratio S ca le Ratio S c a le Source: U.S. D e p a rtm e n t o f L a b o r Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated. They are presented to aid in com paring most recent developments with past "trends.” Latest d a ta p lo tte d : A p ril p re lim in a ry Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 4 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Tir^MlNAL MONf H 0 * -6 7 lO - t 7 t l- o 7 . 0 l —6 8 1 2 -6 7 C l—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 1 0 -6 8 . 100 1 2 -6 8 0 1 - 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 0 * - 6 9 1 1 -6 8 Ul 1 0 -6 7 _ . U r ft.7 - 195 7 -5 9 / IN IT IA L MONTH 1 5 7 .2 1 5 9 .8 ... 1 2 .0 . 2 1 .8 1*! ♦2. 2 0 .2 1 8 .7 ft . 7 1 0 .6 5 .4 1 6 2 .1 6 .4 - 1 6 1 .2 0 2 -6 8 „ * .2 9 .5 .. _ _ 5 i6 _ 0.3-6 8 8. 1 9 .1 OU-63 6 .3 6 .9 4 .1 .7 3 .3 1 .9 3 .6 - 0 5 -6 8 7 .2 7 #8 5 .6 3 .1 5 .7 5 .5 4 .5 1 3 .3 6 .1 .4 2 .S 1 6 2 .0 6. 1 6 .9 7 .7 1 6 3 .0 1 6 2 .5 1 6 4 .2 0 6 -6 8 7. 7 8 .3 6 .5 4 .6 7 .0 7 .2 7 .0 1 2 .8 1 2 .3 0 7 -6 8 7 .1 7 .5 5 .9 4 .2 6 .0 6 .0 5 .6 8 .9 6 .8 1 .5 O rt-S* 5 .4 5 .7 *♦.0 2 .3 3 .6 3 .2 2 .4 3 .9 1 .0 4 .3 - 9 .7 - 0 9 -6 8 5 .3 5 .5 u .o 2 .5 3 .7 3 .3 2 .6 3 .9 1 .7 1 .7 - 3 .2 - 3 .7 1 0 -6 8 5 .4 5 .6 4 .2 2 .9 4 .0 3 .7 3 .2 4 .4 2 .7 .4 .0 5 .2 1 6 5 .8 1 6 6 .0 1 6 4 .6 1 6 5 .1 6 .7 1 6 6 .0 1 1 -6 8 5 . 8 ___ 6 , 0 . 4 .8 3 .6 4 .7 4 .6 4 .2 5 .3 4 .1 2 .5 2 .7 7 .2 9 .0 1 1 .4 1 2 -6 0 6 .0 6 .2 ___5 .1 4 .1 5. 1 5 .0 4 .7 5 .8 4 .8 3 .5 4 .0 7 .7 9 .0 1 0 .2 9 .0 0 1 -6 9 5 .a 6 .0 5 .0 4 .0 4 .9 4 .8 4 .5 5 .5 4 .5 3 .4 3 .8 6 .7 7 .4 7 .7 5 .9 2 .9 0 2 -6 9 5 .9 6 .1 5 .1 4 .2 5 .0 4 .9 4 .7 5 .6 4 .7 3 .8 4 .2 6 .7 7 .3 7 .4 6« 1 4 .7 6 .6 0 3 -6 ? 6 .0 6 .1 5 .2 4 .4 5 .2 5 .1 4 .9 5 .7 5 .0 4 .2 4 .6 6 .8 7 .3 7 .4 6 .4 5 .6 7 .0 7 .2 OU - 6 9 5 .8 6 .0 5 .1 4 .3 5 .1 5 .0 4 .8 5 .5 4 .9 4 .1 4 .4 6 .4 6 .7 6 .7 5 .8 5 .1 5 .8 5 .4 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 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 0 9 -6 8 1 0 -6 8 1 1 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 1 6 7 .5 1 6 8 .7 1 6 9 .1 1 7 0 .0 1 7 1 .0 3 .5 1 7 1 .5P 1 2 -6 8 0 1 - 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 0 3 - 6 9 IN IT IA L MONTH P- PKCL.IMINAKY PREPARED 8Y FEDERAL RESERVE HANK OF ST. HAY 15» 1969 LOUIS 5 Ratio Scale Industrial Production Ratio Scale Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in comparing most recent developm ents w ith past "tre n d s.” Latestdata plotted: A p ril p re lim in a ry Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 6 COMPOUNOED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH M ILLIO N S OF DOLLARS IN IT IA L MONTH 09-6 7 10-67 11 -67 12-67 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 -68 0 8 -6 8 0 9 -68 1 0 -68 1 1 -6 8 12-68 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 0 3 -6 9 10 -6 7 29.1* - 1 1 -6 7 10. 2 6 ,1 2 9 * 1 3 .0 2 6 ,3 9 6 n -6 7 5 .; 2 - 9 .9 7 .0 0 1 -6 8 l.is iw .7 1 $ .6 2 5 .0 2 6 ,5 4 5 0 2 -6 8 5.1Û 1 5 .9 1 6 .9 2 2 .3 1 9 .6 0 3 -6 8 8. 3 18*0 1 9 .3 2 3 .> 2 3 .1 dfc-68 8 13 .1 IT .2T lU .8 0 * -6 8 7. I Ö 6-68 t. 1 0 7-6 8 0 8 -6 8 2 7,0 4 3 2 7 ,4 4 9 2 6 .7 2 7 ,9 9 6 nvs 7 .7 2 7 ,7 9 1 1377“~ T 3 .8 ~ T 5 . T 1 2 .9 TO . 7 3. 5 1 7.1 12 .5 T7.5T 1 3 .8 1 1 .7 9 .4 "577 12.Ò 7 .1 8.1 0 1 3 .2 13 .2 1 4 .1 12*4 1 1 .1 7 .4 1 3 .3 1 1 .5 16.1 t.i6 1 2 .2 ÏT .T 12 .8 n vr 9 .8 6. 7 1378 8 .8 '9 . 7 377 0 9 -6 8 7. 5 1 1 .6 11 .5 l2 .0 t o . 5 .....9 7T ¿ .6 9 .9 8 .1 8 .5 4 .9 1 0 -6 8 6 .;2 9 .8 9 .6 9 .8 8 .2 6 .9 U .3 6 .6 4 .7 4 .1 .3 11 -6 8 6* 1 9 .4 9. 1 9 .3 7 .9 6 .6 4. 4 6 .3 4 .7 4 .2 1 2 -6 8 4. 3 7.7 ' 6 .Ô 6 .Ô 5 .3 3 .9 1 .7 3 .0 1.2 .2 0 1 -6 9 5.1B 8 .7 8 .4 8 .5 7 .2 6• 1 5 .8 4 .5 4 .1 2 .Z 1 .9 .9 4 .1 3 .9 3 0 .8 0 2 -6 9 6. 2 8 .9 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 2 1 .7 1 3 .2 0 4 -6 9 5. 1 7 .6 7. 3 7 .5 6 .2 5 .2 3. 6 U .8 3 .6 3 .2 1 .7 1 .4 .7 2 .5 2 .0 975 .2 0*4—69 5. 8 8 .2 8 .0 8 .0 7 .0 6 .1 4. 7 579 4 .9 4 .7 3 .5 3 .5 3 .1 5 :i 5 .2 1 1 .8 6 .1 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 0 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 7 0 1 - 6 8 8.5 * '¥ 7 3 2 8 , 158 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 2 8 ,3 2 0 2 8 ,6 7 4 2 8 , >60 2 8 ,9 0 2 6 .1 1 .3 - 2 8 ,6 9 7 8 .2 - 1 .4 .6 2 .0 - 4 .6 2 8 , 806 ¿ .t- 4 .2 - y .5 - 7 .1 — 1 7 . $ - 2 8 ,3 4 7 2 8 ,9 8 9 2 9 ,2 8 9 1 1 .3 2 .7 ' 18.9 2 8 , 998P 2 9 , 419P 1 2 -6 8 0 1 - 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 0 3 - 6 9 IN IT IA L MONTH P - PRELIMINARY PREPARED BY FEDERAL RfcStKVE BAM* ¿IF S T. LOUIS MAY 1 2 , 1969 * PERSONAL INCOME COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE IN IT IA L TERMINAL MCNTH C 9-6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 .9 1 1 -6 7 7 .7 1 3 .9 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 MONTH 0 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 B IL L IO N S OF DOLLARS ANNUAL RATES 1 2 -6 8 0 1 - 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 0 3 - 6 9 6 3 8 .0 64 4 .9 1 2 -6 7 1 0. 2 1 4 .6 1 5 .3 0 1 -6 8 8 .7 1 1 .0 9 .7 4 .3 .6 5 2 .6 . 0 2 -6 8 10. 1 12 .2 1 1 .7 9 .9 0 5 -6 8 1 0 .6 1 2 .5 1 2 .1 1 1 .1 1 4 .7 1 3 .4 0 4 -6 8 9 .8 1 1 .1 1C .6 9 .5 1 1 .3 9 .0 4 .8 6 5 4 .9 1 5 .9 6 6 3 .0 6 7 0 .0 6 7 2 .6 0 5 -6 8 9. 9 1 1 .1 1C.6 9 .7 1 1 .1 9 .5 7 .6 1 0 .5 G6 -6 a 9 .9 1 0 .9 1C .5 9 .8 1 0 .9 9 .7 8 .4 1 0 .3 1 0 .2 0 7 -6 8 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 0 8 -6 8 9 .8 1 0 .6 IC .3 9 .7 1 0 .5 9 .6 8 .9 9 .9 9 .7 9 .5 0 9 -6 8 9 .8 1 0 .6 1C. 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 9 .6 1 0 .2 9 .9 9 .4 1 0 .C 9 .2 8 .7 9 .3 9 .1 8 .8 8 .4 8 .1 6 .2 1 1 -6 8 9 .5 10. 1 9 .8 9. 3 9 .8 9 .2 8 .6 9 .2 9 .0 8 .7 8 .4 8 .3 7 .3 8 .5 1 2 -6 8 9 .5 1 0 .1 9 .8 9 .3 9 .8 9 .2 8 .8 9 .3 9 .1 8 .9 8 .7 8 .6 8 .1 9 .1 0 1 -6 9 9 .2 9 .7 9 .4 9 .0 9 .4 8 .8 8 .3 8 .7 8 .5 8 .3 8 .0 7 .8 7 .2 7 .5 7 .1 4 .5 0 2 -6 9 9 .2 9 .6 9 .4 9 .0 9 .3 8 .8 8 .4 8 .7 8 .5 8 .3 8 .1 8 .0 7 .5 7 .9 7 .7 6 .7 8 .9 ' 0 5 -6 9 9 .3 9 .7 9 .5 9 .1 9 .5 9 .0 8 .6 9 .0 8 .8 8 .7 8 .5 8 .4 8 .2 8 .6 8 .6 8 .2 1 0 .1 1 1 .4 0 4 —69 9 .0 9 .5 9 .2 8 .8 9 .1 8 .7 8 .3 8 .6 8 .4 8 .3 8 .1 8 .0 7 .7 7 .9 7 .8 7 .3 8 .3 8 .0 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 P - PRELIMINARY 6 7 8 .2 68 3 .7 IN IT IA L 6 8 9 ,2 8 .9 6 9 4 .1 6 9 9 .7 7 0 3 .2 7 0 8 .0 9 .7 1 0 -6 8 1 1 -6 8 7 1 3 .5 7 1 6 .1 7 2 1 .2 72 7 .7 4® 7 7 3 0 .5 P 1 2 -6 8 0 1 - 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 0 5 - 6 9 MONTH PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE PAMK OF ST. LOUIS MAY 19, 1969 7 Retail Sales Ratio Scale Ratio Scale Source: U.S. D ep a rtm e n t of Com m erce Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated. They are presented to aid in com paring most recent developments with past "trends.” Latest d a ta p lo tte d : A p ril p re lim in a ry Prepared byFederalReserveBankofSt.Louis Personal Income Ratio Scale Ratio Scale Source: U.S. D e p a rtm e n t o f Com m erce 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 d a ta p lo tte d : A p ril prelim in a ry Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis GROSS NATIONAL PRÛOUCT IN CURRENT DOLLARS I N IT IA L QUARTER TERMI NAL QUARTER 0 2 -6 4 0 3-6 ** 0 4 -6 4 ^Q i - 6 t f 7, I 0 4 -6 4 5 *5 3 .9 0 1 -6 5 7 ,5 7 .6 1 1 .u 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 - 6 5 OH-65 0 1 -6 6 0 2 - 6 6 0 3 -6 6 OH—66 0 1 -A 7 B IL L IO N S UF DOLLARS ANNUAL RATES C l - 6 ? 0 3 - 6 ? OH -67 0 1 —6 8 0 2 - 4 8 0 3 -6 8 O H -68 6 3 8 .9 6 U 5 .1 6 6 2 .6 0 2 -6 5 7 .6 7 .8 9 .7 8 .0 0 3 -6 5 8 .0 8 .2 9 .6 8. 7 0 4 -6 5 8 .5 8 .8 IC .I 9 .6 1 0 .4 1 1 .u 0 1 -6 6 8 .9 9 .1 1G .2 9 .9 1 0 .5 1 1 .i 1C. 8 0 2 -6 6 8 .6 8 .a 9 .6 9« 3 9 .6 9 .6 8 .8 6 .8 0 3 -6 6 8. 4 8 *6 9 .3 8 .9 9. 1 9 .0 8 .2 7 .0 0 4 -6 6 8. U 8 .5 9. 1 8 .8 8 .9 ft.8 8 .2 7 -4 7 .7 8 .1 O 6 7 5 .7 7 .9 d. Z 7 .9 7 .9 7 .7 7 .0 6 .0 5 .8 5 .1 9 .4 6 9 1 .1 7 1 0 .0 728. U 7 4 0 .U 7 .2 7 5 3 .3 7 6 8 .2 » 0 2 -6 7 7. 5 7 .5 7 .9 7 .5 7 .5 7 .2 6 *5 5 .7 5 .4 U .8 3 .2 4 .2 0 3 -6 7 7 .5 7 .6 7 .9 7 *6 7 .5 7 .3 6 .7 6 .0 5 .9 5 .6 U .7 6 .1 -0; 7 .8 2 .1 7 7 2 .2 7 8 0 .2 7 9 5 .3 8 .0 0 4 -6 7 7 .6 7 „6 V. - 7 .6 7-fc 7 .4 6 .9 6 .3 6 .3 6 .1 5 .6 6 .8 8 .1 8 .1 0 1 -6 8 7 .8 7 .8 8. 1 7 .« 7 .8 7 .7 7. 3 6 .8 6 .8 6 .8 6 .5 7 .6 3 .8 9 .2 1 0 .U 0 2 -6 8 8 .0 •3.0 9, 3 a. i 8. 1 8 .0 7 .6 7 .3 7 .3 7 .4 7 .2 8 .3 9 .3 9 .8 1 0 .6 Ö 5 -6 8 a.o 8 .1 8 .3 8 .1 8. 1 8 .0 7. 7 7.U 7 .5 7 .5 7.U 8 .U 9 .2 9 .5 1 0 .0 9 .8 8 .8 0 4 -6 8 8.0 8.0 8. 1 8. 1 8.0 7. 7 7. M 7. 5 7 .6 7 .5 8 .3 9 .0 9 .2 9.U 9. 1 8. 3 7 .8 0 1 -6 9 8.0 8 .0 8.2 8 .1 8. 1 8.0 7. 7 7 .4 7 .5 7 .5 7 .5 8 .2 8 .7 8 .9 9 .0 8 .7 8.0 7 .6 0 2 -6 4 03-64 0 4 -6 4 Ö3T-65 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 OU-66 0 1 - 6 1 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 2 -6 6 0 3 - 6 6 8 1 1 .0 8 3 1 .2 8 5 2 .9 1 0 .9 8 7 1 .0 88 7 . U 7 .U 9 0 3 .3 0 4 - 6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 - 6 8 OU- 6 8 IN IT IA L QUARTER TLRMINAL QUARTER 0 2 -6 4 0 J -6 4 PREPARED BY FFDFRAL RESERVE HANK OF S T . LOUIS MAY 1 5 , 1969 GRCSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN CONSTANT 1958 DOLLARS COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE B IL L IO N S OF IN IT IA L QUARTER DOLLARS ANNUAL RATES 03-6*4 OM-64 C1 -6 5 C 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 OU-65 0 1 -6 6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 OU-66 0 1 - 6 7 C 2-6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 U -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 -6 « OU- 6 8 5 .1 _ 5 8 5 .8 0 4 -6 4 3 .5 i.9 0 1 -6 5 5 .3 5 .5 9 .2 0 2 -6 5 5. 5 5 .6 7 .6 0 3 -6 5 6 .0 6 .3 7 .8 7. 1 8 .2 0 4 -6 5 6 .6 6 .9 8 .2 7 .8 8 .8 5 8 8 .5 6 0 1 .6 6 .0 6 1 0 .U 6 2 2 .5 9 .4 6 3 6 .6 0 1 -6 6 6 .7 7 .0 3 .1 7 .8 8 .4 8 .6 7 .8 0 2 -6 6 6 .3 6 .4 7 .2 6 .8 7 .0 6 .7 5 .3 2 .9 0 3 -6 6 6 .0 6 .1 6 .7 6 .3 6. U 5 .9 4 .8 3.U 3 .9 0 4 -6 6 5 .9 6 .0 6 .5 6 .1 6. 1 5 .7 4 .8 3 .8 4 .3 U .7 0 1 -6 7 5 .2 5 .3 5 .6 5 .2 5 .1 4 .6 3 .6 2 .6 2 .5 1 .9 .8 - 0 2 -6 7 5 .0 5 .0 5 .3 4 .9 4 .7 4 .2 3 .4 2 .5 2.U 2 .0 .6 2 .1 0 3 -6 7 4 .9 4 .9 5 .2 4 .8 4 .6 U. 2 3 .5 2 .8 2 .7 2.U 1 .7 3 .0 3 .9 0 4 -6 7 4 .8 4 .8 5 .0 4 .7 U .5 u .i 3 .5 2 .9 2 .9 2 .7 2 .2 3 .2 3 .8 3 .7 0 1 -6 8 U .9 4 .9 5. 1 4 .8 U .7 4 .4 3 .8 3.U 3.U 3 .3 3 .1 U .I U .7 5 .1 6 .6 .0 ? -M 5 .0 5 .0 5 .2 U .9 U. 8 U .5 4 .1 3 .7 3 .8 3 .8 3 .6 U .5 5 .1 5 .5 6 .U 6 .3 0 3 -6 8 5 .0 5 .0 5. 2 5 .0 4 .9 U.6 U.2 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 3 .8 U .6 5 .1 5 .U 6 .0 5 .7 5 .2 00 <o I * o 4 .9 W. 9 5. 1 U.9 4 .8 U .5 U .I 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 3 .8 U .5 U .8 5 .0 5 .U 5 .0 4 .3 3 .5 0 1 -6 9 4. 8 4 .8 5 .0 U. 7 U. 6 U.U 4 .0 3 .7 3 .8 3 .8 3 .7 U. 3 U .6 U .7 U .9 U .5 3 .8 3 .2 2 .9 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 OU-66 0 1 -6 7 0 2 - 6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 2 -6 8 0 3 - 6 8 OU- 6 8 0*4-6»» 0 1 -6 5 64 8 .6 C 4-6 5 0 1 -6 6 6 5 3 .3 6 5 9 .5 0 2 -6 6 0 3 - 6 6 66 7 .1 6 6 5 .7 6 6 9 .2 6 7 5 .6 6 8 1 .8 6 9 2 .7 0 U -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 7 0 3 .U 7 1 2 .3 7 1 8 .4 7 2 3 .5 IN IT IA L QUARTER PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE ft AMK OF ST. LOUIS MAY 15» 1969 9 Demand and Production Ratio Scale Billions of Dollars Q u a rte rly T o ta ls at A nnual Rates Seasonally A d ju ste d Ratio Seals Billions of Dolld rs 95 0 900 850 800 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 Q G 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 of 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 d a ta p lotted: 1st q u a rte r P re pa r ed by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FINAL SALES IN CURRENT OOLLARS TERMINAL QUARTER IN IT IA L QUARTER 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 3 -6 4 8. 1 0 4 -6 4 5. 1 2 .1 0 1 -6 5 6 .5 5 .7 9 .4 0 2 -6 5 7 .2 6 .9 9 .4 9 .5 0 3 -6 5 7 .7 7 .6 9 .5 9 .5 9 .5 0 4 -6 5 8 .2 8 .3 9 .9 1 0 .0 1 0 .3 1 1 .1 0 1 -6 6 8 .5 8 .6 9 .9 1 0 .1 10. 3 1 0 .7 10* 2 0 2 -6 6 8 .0 8 .0 9 .0 8 .9 8 .7 8 .5 7 .2 4 .3 0 3 -6 6 8 .1 8 .1 8 .9 8 .9 8 .7 8 .6 7 .7 6 .5 8 .8 0 4 -6 6 7 .7 7 .6 8 .4 8 .2 8 .0 7 .7 6 .9 5 .8 6 .6 4 .4 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 B IL L IO N S OF DCLLARS ANNUAL RATES 0 4 -6 8 6 3 4 .1 6 3 7 .4 65 1 .9 6 6 6 .8 682. 1 7 0 0 .3 7 1 7 .5 7 2 5 .0 _____ 74 0 .4 _____ 7 4 8 .4 0 1 -6 7 7 .8 7 .7 8 .4 8 .2 8. 1 7 .8 7 .2 6 .5 7 .2 6 .4 8 .5 0 2 -6 7 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 .6 7 .6 8 .1 8 .0 7 .8 7 .6 7 .1 6 .6 7 .1 6 .7 7 .5 7 .0 0 4 -6 7 7 .6 7 .5 8 .0 7 .9 7 .7 7 .5 7 .1 6 .6 7 .0 6 .7 7 .3 6 .9 0 1 -6 8 8 .0 8 .0 8 .4 8 .4 8 .2 8 .1 7 .8 7 .5 8 .0 7 .8 8 .5 0 2 -6 8 7 .9 7 .9 8. 3 8 .2 8. 1 8 .0 7 .7 7 .4 7 .8 7 .6 0 3 -6 8 8 .0 8 .0 8 .4 8 .4 8 .3 8 .2 7 .9 7 .7 8 .1 8 .0 7 6 3 .8 7 .7 6 .3 7 8 9 .9 6* 5 6 .6 8 .6 8 .9 1 0 .2 1 3 .8 8 .2 8 .1 8 .2 8 .9 1 0 .1 6 .4 842. 1 8 .5 8 .5 8. 7 9 .3 1 0 .2 8 .5 _l_C^6 8 6 3 .5 ..... _____ 802 ».7 ________ 0 4 -6 8 7 .9 7 .9 8 .3 8 .2 8 .1 8 .0 7 .8 7 .6 7 .9 7 .8 8 .2 8 .2 8 .3 8 .7 9 .2 7 .7 8 .4 6 .? 0 1 -6 9 8 .0 8 .0 8 .4 8 .3 8 .2 8 .1 7 .9 7 .7 8 .0 7 .9 8 .4 8 .3 8 .4 8 .8 9 .2 8 .1 8 .7 7 .7 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 4 0 3 -6 4 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 ____ 7 7 8 .0 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 8 2 9 .1 ________ 8 7 6 .8 9 .2 8 9 6 .3 0 ? -6 8 0 3 - 6 0 0 4 - 6 8 IN IT IA L QUARTER TERMINAL QUARTET 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0 4 -6 4 PREPARED BY FEOERAL R t-S U V E 8AMK OF S T. LOUIS MAY 15* 1969 FIN AL SALES IN CONSTANT DOLLARS COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE_____________________________________________ B ILLIO N S OF _____________________ IN IT IA L QUARTER________________________________________________________________1959 DOLLARS ANNUAL RATES 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 C 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 OP-68 0 3 -o J-' 0 4 -6 8 5 8 1 .0 6. 1 5 8 0 .9 0 4 -6 4 3 .0 0 1 -6 5 4 .5 3 .7 7 .7 0 2 -6 5 5 .2 4 .9 7 .4 7 .2 0 3 -6 5 5. 8 5 .7 7 .7 7 .7 8. 1 OU-65 6 .3 6 .3 e .o 8. 1 8 .6 0 1 -6 6 6 .4 6 .5 7 .8 7 .9 8 .1 8 .1 7 .2 0 2 -6 6 5 .6 5 .5 6 .5 6 .3 6 .1 5 .4 3 .6 .1 0 3 -6 6 5 .6 5 .6 6 .4 6 .2 6 .0 5 .5 4 *3 2 .9 5 .8 0 4 -6 6 5. 1 5 .0 5 .7 5 .4 5 .1 4 .5 3 .4 2 .1 3 .2 .1 - 5 9 1 .7 6 0 2 .1 6 1 4 .0 6 2 7 .3 9 .0 638. 3 6 3 8 .5 6 4 7 .6 6 4 8 .5 .6 6 5 7 .7 0 1 -6 7 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 .2 5 .1 5 .7 5 .5 5 .3 4 .8 4 .2 3 .6 4 .5 4 .0 5 .8 5 .7 6 6 6 .9 2. 1 6 7 0 .4 0 3 -6 7 5 .0 4 .9 5 .4 5 .1 4 .9 4 .5 3 .9 3 .3 4 .0 3 .5 4 .5 3 .9 0 4 -6 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 .8 6 .2 1 0 .4 6 7 3 .8 6 9 0 .7 0 1 -6 8 5. 1 5 .1 5 .5 5 .3 5 .1 4 .8 4 .4 4 .0 4 .6 4 .4 5 .2 5 .0 0 2 -6 8 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 4 .4 4 .9 4 .8 4 .6 5 .2 6 .3 4 .3 7. L 4 .1 4 .6 4 .4 4 .2 4 .6 5 .2 3 .5 4 .5 1 .9 4 .3 4 .6 5 .1 3 .9 4 .6 3 .4 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 —6 7 0 4 - 6 / 0 1 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 5 .0 5 .0 5 .3 5 .2 5 .C 4 .7 4 .4 4 .1 4 .5 0 4 -6 8 4 .9 4 .8 5 .1 4 .9 4 .8 4 .5 4 .2 3 .9 4 .3 0 1 -6 9 4 .9 4 .8 5 .1 ■ o r - w 0 3 -6 4 4 .9 4 .8 4 .5 4 .2 4 .0 0 1 - 6 5 "07=53" 0 3 -6 5 CHF53 0 1 -6 6 4 .2 4 .6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 4 .3 4 .4 6 9 3 .5 7 0 5 .5 7 0 8 .8 4 .9 7 1 7 .3 O Z -68 O J -6 8 0'4—68 I N I TIAL UUffRTEff PREPARED BY t-bDEKÄL RirShKVb PANK ÜF VT. CPÜIS" MAY 16 » 1969 II Final Sales Total Spending Less Changes in Business Inventories Ratio S c a le Ratio S c a le 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: 1st q u a rte r Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 12 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX * ____________________________________________________________________ CflMgOUHDED ANNUAL RATES OP CHANCE___________________________________________________________________ TEA " I NAL______________________________________________________________________I N IT IA L MONTH__________________________________________________________________ 195 7 - ? ? MONTH 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 1 0 - 6 8 1 1 - 6 4 1 2 - 6 8 0 1 - 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 0 9 -6 7 2 ,1 1 0 -6 7 3 .1 4 .2 1 1 -6 7 3 .1 3 .6 3 .1 1 2 -6 7 3 .4 3 .8 3 .6 0 1 -6 8 3 .5 3 .9 0 2 -6 8 3 .6 3 .9 0 3 -6 8 3 .9 4 .1 4 .1 4 ,4 0 4 -6 8 3 .9 4 .1 4 .1 4 ,3 0 5 -6 8 3 .9 4 .1 4 .1 0 6 -6 8 4. 1 4 .4 0 7 -6 8 i* • 3 4 .5 0 8 -6 8 4. 3 4 .5 0 9 -6 8 4 .2 4 .4 / jg p 1 1 7 .1 1 17 *5 1 1 7 .8 4 .2 1 1 8 .2 3 ,8 4 .1 4 ,1 1 1 8 .6 3 .9 4 .1 4 ,1 4 .2 4 ,5 4 ,7 5 .2 4 ,4 4 ,5 4 ,6 4 ,1 4 .3 4 ,3 4 ,4 4 ,4 4 .1 4 .4 4 .6 4 .6 4 ,7 4 .9 4 .8 5 .1 6 ,2 4 .6 4 .8 4 .8 5 ,0 5 .1 5 ,1 5 ,5 6 ,1 4 .5 4 .7 4 ,7 4 ,8 4 .9 4 ,9 5 ,1 5 ,4 5 ,1 4 ,0 4 .4 4 .5 4 ,5 4 ,6 4 .7 4 ,6 4 ,7 4 ,8 4 ,4 3 ,5 1 1 9 .0 1 1 9 .5 1 1 9 .9 1 2 0 .3 4 ,1 1 2 0 ,9 1 2 1 .5 6 ,1 1 2 1 .9 1 2 2 .2 3 .0 10 -6 B 4. 4 4 .6 4 .6 4 .7 4 .8 4 ,9 5 .0 4 ,9 5 ,1 5 ,3 5 ,0 4 .7 5 .0 7 ,1 1 1 -6 8 4 .4 4 .6 4 .6 4 .8 4 .8 4 ,9 5 .0 4 ,9 5 ,1 5 ,2 5 ,0 4 .8 5 .0 6 ,1 1 2 2 .9 1 2 3 .4 5 ,0 1 2 -6 8 4 .3 4 .5 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 .3 4 .5 4 .5 4 .6 4 .6 4 ,6 4 .7 4 .S 4 ,7 4 ,8 4 ,6 4 .3 4 .4 4 ,7 4 .0 3 .4 0 2 -6 9 4 .4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .6 4 .6 4 ,7 4 .7 4 ,7 4 ,7 4 ,8 4 ,4 4 ,4 4 ,5 4 ,8 4 .2 3 .9 4 .5 5 .0 0 3 -6 9 4 .6 4 .8 4 .8 4 .9 5 .0 5 ,0 5 .1 5 ,1 5 ,2 5 ,3 5 .2 5 ,1 5 ,3 5 ,6 5 .4 5 .4 6 .3 7 .5 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 0 7 -6 8 0 8 - 6 8 0 9 -6 8 1 0 -6 8 1 1 -6 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 1 2 3 .7 3 .9 1 2 4 .1 1 2 4 .6 1 0 .1 1 2 5 .6 1 2 -6 8 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 IN IT IA L MONTH ♦ NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST . AP R IL 2 4 , 1 969 LOUIS WHOLESALE PRICES* ALL COMMODITIES ♦ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH 1 9 5 7 - 59 / IN IT IA L MONTH 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 .1 1 0 -6 7 .0 1 .1 - 1 1 -6 7 .4 .0 1 2 -6 7 2 .0 2 .3 4 .0 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 1 0 -6 8 1 1 -6 8 100 1 2 - 6 8 0 1 - 6 9 02 - 6 9 1 0 6 ,2 1 0 6 .1 1, 1 1 0 6 .2 7 .0 1 0 6 ,8 00 <0 1 0 2 .5 2 .9 4 .2 5 .8 4 .6 0 2 -6 8 3 .6 4 .1 5 .5 7 .0 6 .9 9 .3 0 3 -6 8 3 .4 3 .8 4 .8 5 .8 5 .4 5 .7 2 .3 0 4 -6 8 3 .1 3 .4 4 .2 4 .8 4 .3 4 .2 1 .7 1 .1 0 5 -6 8 3. 0 3 .3 3 .9 4 .4 3 ,9 3 .7 1 .9 1 ,7 2 ,2 _________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 0 8 .5 1 0 7 ,2 1 0 8 ,0 1 0 8 ,2 1 0 8 ,3 0 6 -6 8 3 .0 3 .2 3 .7 «».1 3 .6 3 ,4 2 ,0 1 ,9 2 ,2 2 ,2 __________________________________________________________________________________ 1 0 8 ,7 0 7 -6 8 3 .1 3 .3 3 .8 4 .1 3 .7 3 .6 2 .5 2 .5 3 .0 3 .4 0 8 -6 8 2 .5 2 .6 3 .0 3 .2 2 .7 2 .4 1 .3 1 ,1 1 .1 .7 .0 0 9 -6 8 2 .6 2 .7 3 .1 3 .3 2 .9 2 .7 1 .8 1 ,7 1 .8 1 .7 1 .5 4 .5 1 0 9 .1 4 .3 - 1 0 8 ,7 .0 4 .5 1 0 9 ,1 1 0 -6 8 2 .4 2 .5 2 .8 3 .0 2 .6 2 .4 1 .5 1 .4 1 .5 1 .3 1 .1 .0 2 .2 .0 1 1 -6 8 2 .6 2 .7 3 .0 3 .2 2 .9 2 .7 2 .0 2 .3 2 .1 2 .0 2 .0 1 .4 3 .4 2 .8 5 ,7 1 0 9 ,1 1 0 9 ,6 1 2 -6 8 2 .6 2 .7 3 .0 3 .1 2 .8 2 .7 2 .0 2 .0 2 .1 2 .1 2 .0 1• 6 3 .1 2 .6 3 ,9 2 ,2 0 1 -6 9 3 .0 3 .2 3 .5 3 .6 3 .4 3 .3 2 .7 2 .8 3 .0 3 .1 3 .2 3 .0 4 .5 4 ,5 6 ,0 6 ,2 0 2 -6 9 3 .1 3 .2 3 .5 3 .7 3 .4 3 .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 .3 3 .4 3 .7 3 .9 3 .7 3 .6 3 .2 3 .2 3 .4 3 .6 3 .7 3 .6 4 .8 4 ,8 5 ,8 5 ,9 7 .1 5 .5 0 8 -6 7 0 9 - 6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 0 9 ,8 1 0 ,3 1 1 0 .7 1 1 1 ,1 6 ,7 1 1 1 .7 12—67" 01—60" 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 ¥ -6 8 OS-68 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 0 9 -6 8 1 0 -6 8 11-68 1 2 -6 8 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 IN IT IA L MONTH * NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAMK OF S T, LOUIS APR IL 24. 1969 13 Prices Ratio Scale 1957 59=100 - Ratio Scale 1957 59=100 - Source: U.S. D epartm ent of Labor Percentages are annual rates of change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in comparing most recent developm ents w ith past "tre n d s.” Latest date plotted: M arch Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis M WHOLESALE PRICES - INDUSTRIAL COMMODITIES * ____________________________________________________________________ C Q ftEtm Q E D . .àHMUAL..RàI£S flf ..£ HANfi£______________________________________________________________________ TERMINAL____________________________________________________________________ I N IT IA L MONTH__________________________________________________________________ 1 9 5 7 -5 9 MONTH 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 1 0 -6 8 1 1 -6 8 1 2 - 6 8 0 1 - 6 9 0 2 - 6 9 / 100 1 0 6 .5 0 9 -6 7 2 .3 1 0 -6 7 2 .9 3 .4 1 1 -6 7 3 .1 3 .4 3 .4 1 0 6 .8 1 0 7 .1 1 0 7 .4 1 2 -6 7 3 .1 3 .4 3 .4 3 .4 0 1 -6 8 3 .4 3 .7 3 .8 4 .0 0 2 -6 8 3 .8 4 .1 4 .3 4 .6 5 .1 5 .7 0 3 -6 8 3. 7 4 .0 4 .1 4 .3 4 .6 4 .5 3 .4 0 4 -6 8 3 .6 3 .7 3 .8 3 .9 4 .0 3 .8 2 .8 2 .2 0 5 -6 8 2 .9 3 .0 2 .9 2 .8 2 .7 2 .2 1 .1 .0 1 0 7 .8 4 .6 „ 1 0 8 . 3 ___ 1 0 8 .6 1 0 8 . 8 __ JO 8. 6 2 .2 - 0 6 -6 8 2 .8 2 .9 2 .8 2 .7 2 .6 2 .2 1 .4 .7 .0 2 .2 0 7 -6 8 2 .6 2 .6 - 2 .5 2 .4 2 .3 1 .9 I. 1 .6 .0 1 .1 .0 0 8 -6 8 2 .5 2 .5 2 .4 2 .3 2 .1 1 .8 1 .1 .7 .3 1 .1 .6 l. l 0 9 -6 8 ?• 5 2 .5 2 .5 2 .4 2 .2 2 .0 1 .4 l.l .9 1 .7 1 .5 2 .2 3 .3 2 .0 1 .7 2 .5 3 .4 4 .5 2 .0 1 .8 1 .7 2 .4 2 .5 3 .1 3 .7 3 .9 2 .2 2 .0 1 .9 2 .5 2 .6 3 .1 3 .6 3 .7 2 .8 3 .3 1 0 -6 0 2 .7 2 .8 2 .7 2 .7 2 .6 2 .4 1 1 -6 8 2. 7 2 .7 2 .7 2 .6 2 .5 2 .3 1 .7 2 .5 1 0 8 .8 _ 1 M ? A --.. 1 0 8 . 9 __ 1 0 9 .2 1 0 9 .7 5 .7 1 0 9 .9 1 1 0 .2 1 2 -6 8 2 .7 2 .8 2 .7 2 .7 2 .6 2 .4 2 .1 0 1 -6 9 3 .0 3 .1 3 .1 3 .0 3 .0 2 .9 2 .6 2 .6 2 .6 3 .2 3 .3 3 .9 4 .5 4 .7 4 .4 5 .6 7 .9 0 2 -6 9 3 .2 3 .2 3 .2 3 .2 3 .2 3 .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 3 .4 3 .4 3 .4 3 .3 3 .2 3 .1 3 .2 3 .8 3 .9 !4.5 4 .9 5 .2 5 .1 5 .8 6 .7 6 .1 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 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 1 0 -6 8 11—68 1 2 -6 8 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 1 1 0 .9 _ 1 1 1 .4 ___ 6 .7 1 1 2 .0 3 1 - 6 9 Ò?—6 ) IN IT IA L MONTH * NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE HANK OF S T . LOUIS .... APR IL 2 4 , 1969 WHOLESALE PRICES - FARM PRODUCTS*AND PROCESSED FOOOS AND FEEDS COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH IN IT IA L 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1. 1 1 0 -6 7 6 . 1- 1 2 .9 - 6. 7- 1 0 .4 - 1 .1 - 1 .9 - 4. 1 1 7 .5 .0 4 .7 1 1 .6 5 .9 3 .5 8 .0 1 3 .8 1 2 .0 ____11-67___ 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 .2 0 2 -6 8 3. 1 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 * MONTH 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 195 7 -5 9 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 D l- 6 9 / 100___ 0 2 -6 9 1 0 5 .3 1 0 4 .1 7 .8 - 1 0 3 .4 1 0 4 .8 1 0 5 .3 1 8 .5 1 0 6 .8 0 3 -6 8 2 .8 3 .1 6 .6 1 0 .5 8 .3 9 .5 1 .1 0 4 -6 8 2 .3 2 .5 5 .3 8 .1 5 .8 5 .8 .0 0 5 -6 8 3 .4 3 .7 6 .3 8 .9 7 .3 7 .6 4 .2 5 .7 1 3 .1 0 6 -6 8 3 .2 3 .4 5 .7 7 .8 6 .2 6 .3 3 .4 4 .2 6 .9 1 .1 0 7 -6 8 4 .4 4 .7 6 .9 8 .8 7 .6 7 .9 6 .0 7 .2 1 0 .1 8 .6 0 8 -6 8 2 .4 2 .5 4 .2 5 .6 4 .2 3 .9 1 .7 1 .8 2 .6 0 9 -6 8 3 .0 3 .1 4 .7 6 .1 4 .9 *».7 2 .9 3 .2 4 .1 2 .0 2 .3 4 .3 - 1 0 -6 8 1 .8 1 .8 3 .2 4 .2 3 .0 2 .7 .8 .8 l. l l.l- 1 .7 - 7 .1 - 1 .7 - 1 1 -6 8 2 .4 2 .4 3 .7 4 .7 3 .7 3 .4 1 .9 2 .3 2 .4 .7 .7 3 .0 - 2 .3 1 .6 - 1 0 .6 1 2 -6 8 2 .3 2 .4 3 .5 4 .5 3 .4 3 .2 1 .8 1 .9 2 .3 .8 .7 2 .2 - 2 .0 .7 - 5 .7 l. l 0 1 -6 9 3 .1 3 .2 4 .4 5 .3 4 .4 4 .3 3 .1 3 .3 3 .8 2 .7 2 .9 .7 4 .7 3 .4 9 .3 8 .6 1 6 .6 0 2 -6 9 3 .0 3 .1 4 .2 5 .1 4 .2 4 .1 3 .0 3 .2 3 .6 2 .6 2 .8 .9 4 .3 3 .1 7 .4 6 .4 9 .2 2 .2 0 3 -6 9 3 .3 3 .4 4 .4 5 .3 4 .5 4 .4 3 .4 3 .6 4 .0 3 .1 3 .4 1 .8 4 .8 3 .9 7 .5 6 .8 8 .8 5 .0 0 8 -6 7 0 9 - 6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 0 4 - 6 8 0 5 —68 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 8 -6 8 0 9 -6 8 1 0 -6 8 1 1 -6 8 ♦ for NOTFRASER SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Digitized 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 1 0 6 .9 l.l- 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 -6 8 1 0 6 .8 1 0 7 .9 .7 - IN IT IA L 1 0 8 .0 1 6 .7 1 .6 - 1 0 9 .4 1 7 .1 - ___ 1 0 7 .7 ____ 1 0 .5 1 0 8 .6 1 2 .5 - 10 7 .4 ____ 1 0 8 .3 1 0 8 .4 1 0 9 .8 1 1 0 .0 7 .9 1 1 0 .7 1 2 -6 8 0 1 -6 9 0 2 -6 9 MONTH PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BA'iK OF ST. LOUIS APRIL 24, 1969 _ 15 G e n e ra l Price In d e x * Ratio Scale Ratio Seal« 1958=100 1958=100 * A t used in National Income Accounts Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Percentages are annual rates o f change between periods indicated. They are presented to a id in com paring most recent developm ents with past "tre n d s ." Latest data plotted: 1st q u a rte r IM P L IC IT Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis PRICE DEFLATOR FOR GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT 0 3 -6 4 0M -64 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 Ni 1 O' >4 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 1958 / IN IT IA L QUARTER TERMINAL QUARTER 0 3 -6 7 100 0 4 - 6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 - 6 8 1 0 9 .1 2.2 0 4 -6 4 2 *0 1 .9 0 1 -6 5 2 .1 2 .0 2 .2 1 0 9 .6 1 1 0 .2 0 2 -6 5 2 .0 2 .0 2 .0 1 .8 0 3 -6 5 1 *8 1 .7 1 .7 1 .5 1 .1 0 4 -6 5 1 .8 1 .8 1 .7 1 .6 1 .5 1 1 0 .7 1 1 1 .0 1 .8 1 1 1 .5 0 1 -6 6 2 .0 2 .0 2 .0 1 .9 1 .9 2 .4 2 .9 0 2 -6 6 2 .2 2 .2 2 .2 2 .3 2 .4 2 .8 3 .3 3 .6 1 1 2 .3 0 3 -6 6 2 .3 2 .3 2 .4 2 .4 2 .5 2 .9 3 .3 3 .4 3 .2 0 4 -6 6 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 .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 .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 .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 3 .3 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 .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 .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 .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 .9 2 .9 3 .0 3 .0 3 .1 3 .3 3 .4 3 .5 3 .5 3 .5 3 .5 3 .6 3 .9 3 .9 3 .8 3 .9 0 4 -6 8 2 .9 3 .0 3 .0 3 .1 3 .2 3 .3 3 .5 3 .5 3 .5 3 .5 3 .5 3 .7 3 .9 3 .9 3 .9 3 .9 3 .8 4 .0 0 1 -6 9 3 .0 3 .1 3 .1 3 .2 3 .3 3 .4 3 .6 3 .6 3 .6 3 .7 3 .7 3 .« 4 .0 4 .0 4 .0 4 .1 4 .1 4 .5 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 0M -64 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 —66 0 1 -6 7 Ô 2 -4 7 0 3 -6 7 1 1 8 .9 1 2 0 .0 0 4 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 1 2 1 .2 3 .7 1 2 2 .3 1 2 3 .5 4 .6 1 2 4 .9 0 2 -6 8 0 3 - 6 8 0 4 - 6 8 IN IT IA L QUARTER IT O W iT W NAY K f t E W T T l R E R V E BA ÏK OF S f . V O U Î S 19« 1969 Inventories Compared With Monthly Sales* *Ratios based on seasonally adjusted data. Source: U.S. Departm ent of Commerce Shaded areas represent periods of business recessions as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Latest data plotted: M arch Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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