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n n n o n n L Economic PREPARED MONTH ENDING : BY O c t o b e r 3 1 , 1971 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK treiids OF ST. LOUIS RELEASED: N o ve m b e r 2 3 , 1971 E c o n o m ic a c t i v i t y c o n t i n u e d t o a d v a n c e a t a m o d e r a t e p a c e i n th e t h i r d q u a r t e r . T o t a l s p e n d in g ro se a t a 7 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e fr o m th e s e c o n d t o th e t h i r d q u a r t e r o f 1 9 7 1 , co m p a re d w i t h a 7.7 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e i n th e p r e v i o u s y e a r . F in a l s a le s , th a t i s t o t a l s p e n d i n g a d j u s t e d f o r c h a n g e s i n th e r a t e o f i n v e n t o r y a c c u m u la t io n , i n c r e a s e d a t an 8.9 p e r c e n t r a t e fro m th e s e c o n d t o th e t h i r d q u a r t e r o f 1 9 7 1 . R e a l p r o d u c t r o s e a t a 3.9 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e fro m th e s e c o n d t o th e t h i r d q u a r t e r o f 1 9 7 1 , co m p a re d w i t h a 2.4 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e i n th e p r e v i o u s y e a r . The m o s t r a p i d i n c r e a s e s i n t o t a l s p e n d i n g s i n c e e a r l y t h i s y e a r h a v e b e e n i n th e p r i v a t e s e c t o r o f th e e con om y. S in c e th e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f 1 9 7 1 , p e r s o n a l c o n s u m p t io n e x p e n d i t u r e s h a v e i n c r e a s e d a t an 8 . 8 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e , c o m p a re d t o a 6.7 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e i n th e p r e v i o u s y e a r . G r o s s p r iv a t e d o m e s tic i n v e s t m ent h a s i n c r e a s e d a t a 14.1 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e s i n c e th e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f 1 9 7 1 , co m p a re d w i t h a 9.6 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e i n th e p r e v io u s y e a r . M uch o f th e in v e s t m e n t r e b o u n d r e f l e c t s s t r o n g g a in s i n r e s id e n t i a l c o n s t r u c t io n a c t i v i t y . G o v e rn m e n t p u r c h a s e s o f g o o d s and s e r v i c e s h a v e i n c r e a s e d a t a 5.3 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e s i n c e e a r l y 1 9 7 1 ; s t a t e and l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t s p e n d i n g i n c r e a s e d a t an 8.2 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e a n d F e d e r a l G o v e rn m e n t p u r c h a s e s a t a 1.5 p e r c e n t r a t e fro m th e f i r s t q u a r t e r o f 1971 t o th e t h i r d q u a rte r. R e c e n t d a t a on p r i c e s a p p e a r t o r e f l e c t i n p a r t th e im p a c t o f th e w a g e - p r i c e f r e e z e . The i m p l i c i t p r i c e d e f l a t o r r o s e a t a 2.9 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e fro m th e s e c o n d t o th e t h i r d q u a r t e r o f 1 9 7 1 , co m p a re d w i t h a 5.2 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e i n th e p r e v io u s y e a r . The c o n su m e r p r i c e in d e x r o s e a t a 2 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e fro m A u g u s t t o O c t o b e r 1 9 7 1 , a f t e r i n c r e a s i n g 4.5 p e r c e n t i n th e y e a r e n d in g i n A u g u s t . W h o le s a le p r i c e s o f i n d u s t r i a l c o m m o d it ie s d e c l i n e d a t a 0.5 p e r c e n t a n n u a l r a t e fro m A u g u s t t o O c t o b e r o f 1 9 7 1 , co m p a re d t o a 4.4 p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e i n th e p r e v i o u s y e a r . 2 TOTAL C I V I L I A N FMPLOYKENT COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES. OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH I N I U A k MONTH__ 3-70 4- 70 5-70 6-70 7-70 8-70 9 - 7 0 1 0 - 70 11- 70 12- 70 1- 71 THOUSANDS "OF PERSONS ________ _________ 2-71 3- 71 4-71 5-71 6-71 7- 7 1 8-71 9-7L -U 3 78, 886 *- 70 -2.8 ____ 78*601 6-70 -3.4 -4.4 7 - 7 0 ___ - 1 * 5 “ 1*6 4.-70 -6.3.. ____- 1 . 2 1.6 - 1 >? -0.5 l ^ O -0.6 “ 0 . 5 ___0 . 3 1 1 - 70 -0.8 r0.7 ■1Ü-7Q___rJLt.IL1-71 -0«_2 2- 71 -0,6 . JL.A_ _ 78, î>5C 0.2 . 0.5 -2.1 0*8 7.0ai. 0*6 -0.3 -Ot2 _.Q.vl - It 7 - j y3 -Q .0_ 0*5 U2__iU7 , i a 1.5 0.9 2.4 - ..... •0, 1. -0 Jb JL_ JfcdJ___ r.Q«.aL. ^ juL , M Q t? -O f 2 jl Z 0*5 _JJL*!L__tt*6-___ Qj J L — Qt2 - 0*2. ....- Q « l .„û*8„ - 1 . X . 5-70 . 0,9 6-70 7-70 8-70 6*3 ____ 78, 864 _____ 78 , 537 78. 475 ___ Qt-L..-^*.g...-rPjt5L 78t 608 QU.C..... 0 . 5 . „ ..Q m± — z4 m ___ _ U 2 ____ i *5_ 0.6 - Q t l___- 0 . 5 . 1* 5____ L . 6 78, 463 0..6 . -0_, \__ .. Q ± 6 ... _-_4_. 9_________ d h U ..-T.P-f 7. _ CL » 6- ___ SL.2____ Q jtA ____flL*5 Jh JL 4-70 -O f I 78, 691 3 . 3 ................ ............. 0 .1 5- 71 3- 70 0.6 78 , 479 -o«4 - .- £*1. . -0*2. 0.7 O f 9 ... - 0 t 7 1.5 78 , 508 1 .0 0 .8 4- 71 10- 71 - -O.i -0,.t6 - i l l i ____ 78j 574 - 0 ^ 2 ____6*3 _ . 8- 70___ - 1 . 4 . - I - A - 1 -1 0 78, 299 ■dbS 1,5 1..0 „ l t 5 _ . 0 Jt4..__2.t 2 -C.2 -0.1 . 1*8 2.1 9 - 7 0 10 - 73 1 1 - 70 12- 70 -1.3 -0.4 -0.7 —1^9 . . .2*9 L*Z_.J 1- 71 2- 71 78, 961 _ 3 . 8 ___4 . 1 . 3- 7 1 4-71 -7.6 2 , 7 ___ 5*5-------- Okp.l. . 5-71 6-71 7-71 5.à Q. 4 .9 8-71 9- 7 1 79*845 I N I T I A L MONTH PAYROtL EMPLOYMENT COMPOUNDED.. ANNUAL R„A.TES .OF CHANGE PREPARED BY FEOERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUI S NOVEMBER 5 , 1971 THOUSANDS OF PERSONS I N I T I A L MONTH ro,9Ct*> 70 9- 70 10- 70 I 1- 70 12-70 1- 71 2- 7 1 3-71 4- 71 5-71 6-71 7-71 3- 7 1 9- 71 IN IT IA L MONTH P - PRELIMINARY PREPARED ftY FEDERAL RESERVE R**jK OF S T . IGU* •; NOVEMBER 5 , 1971 3 EMPLOYMENT RATIO RATIO SCALE MILLIONS OF PERSONS MILLIONS S E A S O N A L L Y AD J U S T E D OF SCALE PERSONS 90 80 70 60 50 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 SOURCEt PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR P E R I O D S LATEST DATA PLOTTEDi 1970 1971 U . S. DE P A R T M E N T OF LABOR I ND I C A T E D . 0CT01ER P R E L I M I N A R Y PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUtS 4 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ______________________________________________________________ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE________________________________________________________________ i o TERMINAL________________________________________________________________ I N I T I A L MONTH______________________________________________________ ___________ 1967 • 100 MONTH 3- 70 4- 70 6- 70 7- 70 8- 70 9- 70 10- TO 11- 7C 12- 7 C 1-71 2-71 3- 71 4-71 5- 71 6- 71 7-71 8- 71 9- 71 4- 7C -l.l 5- 70 -0.4 0. 0 6-7.) •">. J 0. 6 1.1 WO -0.3 o. c G. w -l.l _d—7y__ - 0 . 2 0. c O. C -0.6 107. 5 107. 5 107. 6 - 2 . •) -2.2 - ?. 1C-7C -6. 1 -6.9 -6.3 11-70 -ft. 9 -7.7 -3.9 - l J . d 12- 70 9 -7 0 107. 5 107. 5 f' . J -5.5 -IC .6 106. 5 -10. 5 - 13 .4 - 19. 4 - 27 .4 103. 7 -4.C 102. 6 -13.1 -17.0 -20.1 -12.0 -3.7 -4.C -4.6 -5.5 -6.4 -7.9 -6.9 5. ? 26.1 r \ 1-71 - 2 . ft -2.7 -3.1 -3.6 -4.1 - 4 . t) -3.3 6. 3 16. 9 8. 3 2-71 -1.9 -2.0 -2.2 -2.0 -2.) -3.3 -1.8 5. 9 12.6 6. 5 3-71 - ? . .3 -?.o -2.2 -2.6 -2.3 -3.2 -1.9 4. 2 P. 7 3. 5 104. 6 V X 1QS*.3 105. 5 -2.2 ^ + 2.0 % 106. 2 4- 71 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 - 1 .6 -1.6 -1.« -0.5 4. 9 8. 6 4. 7 3. 5 2. 9 3. 3 5-71 -n.5 -0.4 -->.5 — *•. 6 -0 . 6 -0.6 0. 7 5. 5 8. 3 5. 6 4.9 5. 0 8. 8 W 1 -0.3 -0.2 —iJ . 3 -U.4 — ü •3 -0.3 o. q 5. 1 7. 8 5.C» 4.4 4. 3 6. 6 5. 8 7-71 -1.0 -1. J -1.1 -1.3 -1.3 -1.4 -0.5 3. 1 6. 2 2. 5 1. 5 0. 9 1. 7 -0.4 -4.9 -11.6 1 0 . 7 . . 0 ............ 9.4 2.3 107.2 \ 106.1 9-71 -1.5 -1.5 -1.6 -1.8 -1.9 -2.0 -1.2 1. 9 3. 5 1.0 0. 0 -0.8 -0.5 -2.5 - 6 . 2 -10.2 9-71 - 0.9 -u.9 - 1 .C -1.1 -l.l -1.2 -0.4 2. 5 4. 1 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.1 -0.2 -2.5 -4.0 0. 0 9.5 1C-71 -•3.3 -v.7 -0.3 -0. i .9 -1.0 -0.2 2. 5 3. 9 2. 0 1. 3 0.9 1. 3 0. 2 -1.6 -2.5 0. 8 5. 8 2. 3 3- 7 j 4- 7u 5- 70 'WO 7- 70 B-7'1 9- 70 10 - 7 »: 11-7U l ? - 7 0 1-71 ? - 71 3- 71 4- 71 5- 71 6- 71 7- 71 8- 71 9- 71 INITIAL -3.7 .........ua.ik.3........... 1 0 6 . IP 1A6 *1P MONTH P- P«fcLIMINARY ............... 105. 7 PREPARED BY FEOERAL RE-SERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS NOVEMBER 17, 1971 5 INDUSTRIAL RATIO PRODUCTION SCALE 1967-100 RATIO SEASONALLY ADJUSTED PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RAT£$ OF CHANGE FOR P E R I O D S LATEST DATA PLOTTED« SCALE 1967-100 INDICATED. OCTOtcP P R E L I M I N A R Y PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS RETAI L SALES COMPOUNPEP ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE M ILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN IT IA L MONTH TERMINAL 2- 7 0 3- 70 4-70 5- 70 6- 7 0 7-70 8-70 9- 7 0 10- 70 11- 70 12- 7C 1- 71 2- 71 3- 71 4-71 5- 71 6- 71 7- 71 8- 71 3- 70 4 - 70 5- 70 (MMipb twing iwitid| 6-70 7- 7 0 0-7C 31.951 10- 7 C 8. 3 10» 7 7. 2 11~70 5. 3 7. 5 4.2 5. 2____6 t j 12- 70 7. 2 6.1 7.2 8. 3 1-71 8. 4 10.1 7. 7 8.9 10. 2 10. 4 .Z z l l 9. 6 U.2 q.2 10. 4 11. 7 12. 1___L2jl2____« 9 3-71 10. 1 11. 7 9. 8 1 1 . 0 , 12. 2 4-71 10.? 11. 6 10. 0 U .l 8. 9 9. 8 <?.2 10.0 J ± l i ___ L i 9.0 11. 2 12. 1 31. 621 17. 5 - 1 1 . 7 Jgt §____fr,7 - » ■ « 12. 2 3L.2 -iUZfiL. -» U . 8. 3 ____9^9— z 2 -»Ji ____2» 7 £. 7 Utl 3UIM - ?0»0 21. 0 ¿lt<> 32,290_ 21«-9_ 22»4, tttSL 3.3 , 2 74_ 12. 7 14. 3 8 . 5___j 3 ,t p gOA3, 2Qj_ 5_. 19*7----- I 6 t 6 - 12.1 12. 5 13. 9 8.9 12. 9 18. 5 18. 2 16. _9_ 10. 7 1C. 9 12. C 7.4 10. 4___j 4 t 7 1?. L. 11*1------A x Z ------- *%2 — Z ̱ .L - -X 10. 8 11. 0 12. 0 7. S 1C.6 14. 3 13. 4 11. 8____2 ± 2 ___________ 4_t_5___L 2 j J _ _13jt_8£7_ 9.6 10. 3 6.6 8. 8 11. 8 10. 6____Ì U3___ Jb±2 ___________ U i ____ 3 «4, .3 3 1578_ 14*1----- U , 5 6- 71 9. S 10. 7 _ZrZL_ 8.6 9. 6 6-71 10. 1 11. 2 10.c 1C. 8 11.5 11. 7 12. 6 9.3 11. 6 14. 6 14.Q 1 2 . 9 , 11. 3 , 10*3------- 9 , 9 9- 71 10. 6 11. 6 13. 5 11. 2 12. 0 12. 2 13. 0 10. 0 12. 3 15. 0 14. 5 13. 6 12. 3 11,6___H » 6 — L?t . §- 16,.7 29» X----- I S j J L 2- 70 3- 70 4-70 5- 70 6- 70 7- 7 0 8- 7 0 9 - 7 0 10- 70 U - 7 C 12- 7C 1-71 2- 71 3- 71 7- 71 8. 2____3 , 9... 4- 7 1 jl S SZ- 13 t M 8 H,5 . 5-71 6- 71 8- 71 I N I T I A L MONTH P- PRELIMINARY PREPAREO BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS NOVEMBER 17, 1971 PERSONAL INCOME COMPCUNPEO ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE BÎ LL T ÔNS' ÔF " DOLLARS ANNUAL. RATES I N I T I A L MONTH MCNTH 4- 70 — 8, 6 6. 2 —4, 8 7- 70 6. 2 -1,3 9- 7 0 10- 70 2. 5 2- 71 3- 71 4- 71 5- 71 6- 71 7- 71 8- 71 9- 71 8 0 1.4 6.0 8 0 5 .3 0, 4 3. 5 5 .8 5 .7 2, 1 4,9 6 .9 7 .4 9 .1 5. 3 1.4 3,5 4,6 4 ,2 3. 5 8 0 9 .0 11- 70 5. 0 1,6 3,4 4 .3 3 .9 3.4 12-7C 5, 4 2. 4 4. 1 4 ,9 4 .7 4 .5 1-71 6. ? 3. 6 5, 3 6 ,2 6 .3 2- 71 6, 1 3 .8 . 5 ,2 6,2 6,0 8 1 4.9 -1 .9 0.6 8 1 3 .6 7t9 5t 7 8. 3 11. 0 14.1 * !? 7, 4 8. 9 9.3 4.7 7. 2 9. 8 3- 71 6,4 4. 3 5, 7 4- 71 6 ,4 4,*» 5, 8 5-7.1 6 ,5 4, 8 6,0 6,6 6.7 6- 71 a .i 6. 6 7.8 8.6 8. 8 9.1 M 7- 71 6,6 5, 0 6, 1 6,6 6,7 6. 8 6.6 7. 5 8- 71 6,9 5 .5 6. 5 7, 0 7,1 7. 2 7.1 8. C 9-71 6, 3 b.5 6.4 6,9 7, 0 7. 1 6.9 7. 8 6 . i> 5. 2 6. 1 6. 7 6.5 7,2 4- 70 5-70 6 ,4 6-70 6 ,0 6. 5 7- 70 8- 70 8 1 5 .7 3,1 5 ,5 6.1 6.6 6.6 6.8 3-7'*' 1-71 8 0 2 .0 6. 1 1C-71 12-70 -0.9 6, 6 8- 70 1 8- 70 o 10. 0 6- 7 0 0 7- 70 o 5- 7 0 1 6- 7C 8 0 8 .0 32. 2 0 5- 70 0 r>1 3- 70 4- 70 8 2 0 .9 8 3 0 .0 83 3.2 7. 9 9. 1 9, 5 7. 7 8 .7 8, * 7.1 8,3 6 ,9 7. 8 8,6 8, 7 7. 4 8.3 7 ,6 8. 3 10. 6 1 } 17 12, 3 12. 0 13. 9 15, 3 19. 7 8.1 8, 1 7, 2 7.7 7. 1 7, 2 6.7 - 14 .0 8. 6 8. 7 7, 9 8. 4 8. 2 8, 5 8. 5 -1.7 12. 4 8. 3 8. 3 7, 6 8. 0 7. 7 7, 9 7. 8 0. 6 8, 9 5.5 7. 6 7. 6 6. 9 7. 1 6.7 6,7 6*4 0. 8 6.2 3.3 1. 1 9- 70 10- 70 11- 70 12- 7C 1-71 2- 71 3- 71 4-71 5- 71 6- 71 7- 71 8- 71 9- 71 M 8 3 9 .7 84 4.4 85 0 .0 32 , 4 670. 1 859, 2 867. 6 8 7 1 . 5P 8 7 2 . 3P P - PRELIMINARY PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS NOVEMBER 19, 1971 7 RETAIL RATIO SALES SCALE BILLIONS RATIO OF D O L L A R S BILLIO NS SEASONAL LY AOJ US T E D SOURCEi PERCENTAGES are ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE FOR P E R IO D S »LATEST DATA PLOTTED« U .S . departm ent of com merce IN D IC A T E D . SEPTEMBER P R E L IM IN A R Y {SA M P LE P R IO R TO SEPTEMBER 1970 B E IN C R E V IS E D » . PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. PERSONAL RATIO SCALE TRILLIONS MONTHLY T O T A L S OF D O L L A R S SCALE OF D O L L A R S L O U IS INCOME AT ANNUAL RATIO RATES SEASONALLY A DJ US T E D TRILLIONS SCALE OF D O L L A R S 1.0 0. 0.9 0. 0.8 0. 0.7 0. 0.6 0 . 0.5 0 .4 SOURCEi PER9CMTACES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE FOR P E R IO D S LATEST DATA PLOTTED! U .S . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IN D IC A T E D . OCTOBER P R E L IM IN A R Y PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. L O U IS 8 GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN CURRENT DOLLARS COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE ______________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------- ,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BI LLI ONS OF 1- 67 2- 6 7 3- 67 4- 67 1- 68 2- 68 3- 68 4- 6 8 1- 69 3- 69 2- 69 4-69 0 k 1 4- 66 M i O ANNUAL RATES QUARTER 3- 7 0 -*- 70 1- 71 2-71 1. 9 774. 4 2-67 3. 6 5. 3 78 4. 5 3- 67 5. 3 7.0 800. 9 4- 6 7 5. 9 7. 2 8. 2 7. 7 8. 5 8.4 9. 2 9.5 10. 4 11. 7 9.3 9. 8 10.1 1-67 1-68 6. 5 2-6B 7.4 8. 5 9. 3 3-68 7. > 8. 5 9. 1 815. 9 7. 7 8 34. 0 8 5 7. 4 8. 6 875. 2 890. 2 4 - 6 rt 7. 5 8. 3 8. 8 8.8 9. 1 9.1 7. 8 7.0 1-69 7.5 8. 2 8.6 8.6 8. 8 8. 7 7. 7 7.3 7.5 2-69 7. 4 8. 1 8.4 8.4 8è 5 8. 3 7. 5 7. 2 7. 2 3-69 7. 5 8.1 8. 4 8.3 8. 4 8. 3 7. 7 7.4 7. 6 7. 6 8. 2 4-t>9 7.1 7. 6 7. 9 7.8 7. 8 7.6 6.9 6.6 6. 5 6.2 5. 8 9 0 6. 4 9 2 1. 8 7. 0 94 0. 2 rv 94 8. 0 3.4 " -»*4. i y o 956. 0 1-7C 6. 9 7. 3 ” .5 7. 3 7. 3 7.1 6. 4 6. 1 5. 9 5. 5 5. 0 3. 4 3.4 ?-7l 6. 7 7. 1 7. 3 7. 2 7.1 6. 9 6.3 6. C 5. 8 5. 4 5. 1 4.0 4.4 3-7G 6.7 7.1 7. 2 7. 1 7.C 6. 8 6.3 6. C 5. 9 5. 6 5. 3 4.6 5. 0 5.8 6.3 6. 7 6.8 4.3 4.5 4.2 4-70 6. 4 6.7 6.6 6. 4 5. 9 5. 6 5. 4 4.8 5. 1 9 6 8. 5 5.3 9 8 3. 5 98 8. 4 _ I Q no; +y.yyo 1-71 6. 3 7. 2 7. 3 7.2 7.1 7. 0 6.5 6.3 6.3 6. 1 6.0 4 .n L _ _J 5.6 6. 1 6.8 7.3 7. 7 13.8 2-71 7. 0 7. 3 7. 4 7.3 7. 3 7. 1 6.8 6.6 6. 5 6. 4 6. 4 6. 1 6.6 7. 2 7.7 8. 2 11. 4 3-71 7. 0 7. 2 7. 4 7. 3 7. 3 •L.L 6, 8 6.6 6.6 6. 5 6.4 6. 2 6.6 7. 2 7. 6 7. 9 9.9 8.0 N 7.0 4- 66 1-67 2- 67 3- 67 4- 6 7 1- 68 2- 68 3- 68 4- 68 l-e>9 2- 6 9 3- 69 4- 6 9 1- 70 2- 7 C 3- 7 0 4- 7 0 1- 71 2- 71 2.oV 1» 0 2 0 . 8 1 . 0 43. 1 9 .0 ^ ^ 1,060.8 I N I T I A L QUARTER ..... .................. ..................... p r e p a r e !) b y ..R d l R A L NOVEMBER 19, 1971 GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN CONSTANT 1958 DOCTORS COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE INITIAI TERMINAL QUARTER 4- 66 1- 67 2- 67 3- 67 4- 67 1- 68 2- 68 3- 68 4- 68 r e Sé r v e "S ank OP 5 T . " V ô u r s 1- 69 2- 6 9 .......... BI LLI ONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL RAtES QUARTER 3- 69 4-69 1- 70 2-70 3- 70 * i o ..... ................ ............ 1- 71 2- 71 666. 6 1-67 -0.9 2- 67 1.1 3. 0 671. 6 3- 67 2. 2 3. 7 4. 4 4- 6 7 ?.i 3. 4 3. 6 2. 8 678. 9 1- 68 2. 9 3. 9 4. 2 4. 1 5, 4 683. 6 692. 6 2-08 3.7 4, 6 5. 0 5. 2 6.4 _ 3- 68 3. 7 4. 5 4. 8 4.9 5. 6 5t8 „4.0 4- 68 3.6 4. 2 4, 4 4*4 4. 8 4.6 3. 2 2.4 7 0 5. 3 71 2. 3 716. 5 1- 69 3. 5 4. C 4.2 4. 1 4. 4 4.2 3.1 2. 6 2. 8 2- 69 3. 3 3. 8 3. 8 3. 8 3. 9 3. 6 2. 7 2.2 2. 2 1. 6 3- 69 3. 2 3.6_ 3. 6 3. 5 3. 6 ?*4 2. 5 2.2 2. 1 If* 72 1. 4 724. 2 727. 8 2 , 0 jr s . 4- 69 2. 8 3. 1 3. 1 3. 0 3. 0 2t7 1. 9 1. 4 1. 2 1-7C 2. 3 2.6 2. 6 2.4 2. 3 1|9 1. 2 ... 0 . 7 C. 4 -0.2 -0.8 -2.2 -2.9 ?- 70 2. 2 2.4 2. 4 2. 2 2. 2 It? 1.1 0.7 C. 4 -0.0 -0.4 -1,2 -1 .1 3- 70 . 2. 1 2.4 2. 3 2. 1 2. 1 1,7 1. 1 o.a_ C. 5 Pt2 -0.1 -Çf* ... 4- 70 1. 7 1. 9 1.8 1. 6 1. 6 1. 2 0.6 0.2 -c.o -0.4 -C.8 -1,3 -it 3 -0.7 It? 1. 2 l.C 0.8 0.6 0. 4 0,2 0. 5 1. 4 1.6 1.8 ' 7. 9 1.5 1. 3 1. 2 l.o 1. 0 0.8 1. 2 2. 1 2.4 2. 8 6.4 4 . 9 SV W I . *5 1. 5 1. 3 1. 3 1. 2 1. 6 2.4 2.7 3. 1 5. 6 4.4 3.91 745. 5 ' .............1 ................................ 4- 68 1- 69 2- 6 9 3- 6 9 4-69 1- 70 2- 7 C 3- 70 4- 7 0 1-71 2.1 2.3 2. 2 2. 1 ...2. 0 2- 71 2. 2 2.4 2. 4 2. 3 2. 2 3-71 2. 3 2. 5 2. 5 2. 4 2. 3 2. 1 1. 7 4 - 66 1- 67 2- 67 3- 67 4-67 1- 68 2- 68 3- 68 *>t7 72 5. 2 C. 3 ' "'— 1.3 % 719. 8 o. t N . 721. 1 72 3. 3 -1.4 -4.0\ 729. 7 l-*l 738. 4 2- 71 I N I T I A L QUARTER PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST* LOUIS NOVEMBER 19, 1971 9 DEMAND AND P R OD U C T I O N RA T I O SCALE 1963 LLGNP QUARTERLY 1964 1965 1966 RAT I O TOTALS AT ANNUAL R A T E S 1967 ' N CURRENT DOLLARS. 1968 SOURCE« 1969 U.S. 1970 SCALE 1971 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE I2JBNP ! N 1958 DOLLARS. PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR P E R I O D S LATEST DATA PLOTTED« INDICATED. 3RD QUARTER PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS 10 COMPOUNOEO ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE BI LLI ONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL ft ATE S IN IT IA L QUARTER 4-66 1-67 2-67 3-67 4- 67 1- 68 2- 68 3-68 4- 68 1- 69 2- 6 9 3- 6$ 4-69 1- 70 2-70 3- 70 4- 7 0 1- 71 2- 71 780. 0 792. 2 805. 9 8. 8 10.1 3. 7 9.5 13 10.7 8. 9 9. 5 10.3 847. 8 8 867. 5 882. 1 899. 8 3-69 8. 1 8 .1 8.1 8.3 4- 69 7. 1 7. 9 7.9 8.0 3-70 7. 3 4- 7 0 1-71 * .i 7, « , ,h ± .. 7. 2 7. 3 6. 8 6. 6 6. 8 6. 8 6. 3 6,1 7.1 6.7 o.t 0. 3 7. 3 6. 7 6. 6 6. 2 6, 1 5« j 5. 5 6. 9 6. 9 6. 4 6, 2 5, 8 . 5, 7 5, 3 5. 0 _ 7.4 7. 4 7. 0 6. 9 6. 6 6, 6 6,3 6, 3 f..7 6, 9 4-68 7,3 7.2 7.3 7. ) 7. 0 6. 9 7.4 7.4 7.3 2- 7 1 7.4 7.4 7.4 7. 5 7. 5 7,1 7. 0 6. 7 3-71 7.5 7. 5 7.5 7.5 7. 6 7, 2 7,1 6. 9 1-67 2-67 3-67 4-67 1-68 2- 68 3- 68 6. 6 978. 4 5.1 4, 8 5. 0 4.5 4, 1 3, 8 2.6] 6, 2 6.3 6. 5 7. 1 8. 2 1 14.0 6*5 6. 5 6. 5 6, 6 6. 8 7. 3 8,1 11,0 !.0 \ 6, 6 6. 7 6.8 6, 9 7. 1 7, 6 8. 3 I O . 3I 8,4 1- 69 2- 69 4- 69 1- 70 2- 7 0 3- 70 1- 71 5. 2 984. 7 + 1 0 .3 % 1 p 942. 3 --------------- ---------------------- 4. 1 ■955.6 0. 0 r. P I — . ’» r.5 929. 8 6. 0 7. 2 f. H c- K. » i 7. 7 V*> ! . 'J iJL-. 7. 8 0 /-ÍÜ 8.5 915. 0 7.A 'C 7. 9 1,017.6 1,037.4 8, 9 I 1, 0 5 9 . 7 2- 71 I NI T I AL QUARTER PREPARED PY FEOERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS NOVEMBER 19, 1971 T T n AL SALES IN CONSTANT 1958 DOLLARS CQMPCUNQCO ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TfcRMlNAL QLAHTFP 4- 66 1-67 ( O ' 2- 67 L 1-67 2- 6 7 3- 6 7 4- 07 1- 68 2- 68 3- 68 I NI T I AL QUARTER ANNUAL RATES 4- 68 1- 69 2- 6 9 3- 69 BI LLI ONS OF DOLLARS 4- 6 9 1- 70 2- 7 0 3- 70 667. 3 4. 0 670. 6 4- 67 3.8 3. 4 2.1 1-68 5.0 4. 9 4. 6 5, 9 2- 68 4.8 4. 7 4. 4 b, 2 6, 7 3 *H SsNw 3- 68 4,3 4. 8 4. 5 5,? 6, 2 4_,5 4- 68 4.5 4. 4 4. 1 4, 6 _ 5, 1 3, 7 3,6 2 , l S . 1- 69 4.4 4. 3 4, 1 4, 4 4. 9 3, 7 3. 7 3. C 2- 69 4, 1 4, 0 3, 8 4, 4, 3 3, 3 3.1 3, 5 ?, 6 67 4. 4 690. 0 696. 5 705. 3 709. 0 715. 8 . 71 8. 3 X 3f7 3, 6 3, 3 3, ? 3, 7 2. 7 2, 5 1. 9 l.a i.. 8 0.? 3, 5 3. 4 3,1 3, 2 3. 3 2. 5 2. 3 1. 7 1.6 C.H 0. 6 1 0.9 1-70 3, 2 3,0 2.A 2,y 2. 9 2. 1 1. 9 1,1 1. ? C. 5 0, 2 9.3 -0.4 V 2- 7 C 3,Q 2, * 2, 5 2, 6 2, 6 1,9 1.6 1,1 . C. 9 C. 4 0, 1 o.i -0.3 »0.2 3- 70 2, 8 2. 3 2. 4 2, 4 1.7 1.4 .....l . C .C.fl . C. 3 0.1 Vtl -0.2 -0,0 0.9 - Ot* -0.5 -0.6 -1.0 -1,2 C, 7 Û. 8 0.« 1.1 1. 5 2. 2 0 3- 69 4- 69 ?, 4 2, 2 1, 9 1.9 ...... 1. 9 1,2 2. 7 2, 5 2,3 2, 3 2, 3 1.8 0. 5 . — C » V 1. 2 1.1 718. 6 A XO5L 720. 3 ‘ 719. 5 719. 1 0.2 7 1 9. 4 -1,7 . - 3 , 6 1 A K OVf +3,770 712*8 11 8. 3 727. 1 2-71 2, 7 2, 6 2, 4 2.4 2. 4 1. 9 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 l.l lt¿ 1.2 1, 6 2. 0 2, 6 5. 9 3.6 3-71 2. 9 2. d 2, 6 2. 6 2. 7 2.2 2. 1 1. 8 1.4 1. 6 1.6 1, 8 1. 9 2. 3 2, 8 3, 4 5,9 4,7 4- 66 1-67 2- 67 3- 67 4- 67 1-6B 2- 68 3-68 4- 68 1- 69 2- 69 3- 69 4- 6 9 1- 70 2- 7 0 3- 70 0 1 1-71 2- 71 657. 5 4.4 X1 1- 71 „ > 3- 67 1-71 4- 70 X 73 3. 5 5 ,^ | 744. 1 2- 71 I NI T I AL QUARTER PREPARED BY FEOERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS NOVEMRSft 19, 1971 n FINAL SALES TOTAL SPENDING LESS CHANGES IN B US IN ES S RATIO SCALE 1963 QUARTERLY 1964 1965 1966 TOTALS AT ANNUAL 1967 L A T E S T DATA PLOTTED; OF CHANGE FOR P E R I O D S RATIO RATES 1968 S OURCE: PER CENT A GES ARE ANNUAL RAT E S INVENTORIES 1969 U.S. 1970 DEPARTMENT SCALE 197! OF COMMERCE INDICATED. 3RD QUARTER PREPARED BY F E D E R A L RESERVE S AN K OF ST. LOUIS 12 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX * ÇQHPOUNPEO ANNUAL RATES OF ÇHANGC TERMINAL IN ITIA L MONTH , 3-70 4-70 4— 70 — 5^ 70 6- 7Q 7-7Q 8 - 70 9 - 7 0 10- 70 i l - T Q 1967 = IOO MONTH 12- 70 1- 71 2-71 3- 7 1 4- 71___S ^ X L feZ- I L — 1=21___8- 7 1 9- 7 1 . 7 . 6 _____________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ __________________________ __ 5- 7 0 6.5 5. 3 I N I T I A L MONTH * NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUI S NOVEMBER 19, 1971 WHOLES AL fc *»KICFS TERMINAL MCNTH INDUSTRI AL COMMODITIES * 1967 « I N I T I A L MONTH 4-7r >-70 5-70 6- 7. ) 7- 7Ü 8- 70 9- 70 1C- 7C 11- 7C 12- 70 1- 71 2- 7 1 3- 7 1 4- 71 5- 7 1 6- 71 7- 71 8-71 109. 3 _ 4-7_C.___ 4 . 1 _ 5- 7G 4.5 6- 7 0 3. 3 7- 7C J L s i. . 109*7 109*8 1. 7 ?.. 6 ?.2 .2 .*? . .... Î . 4 . . 2.2 ¿. , 4 ...i t 45 2 .? 2.-3 J L C - 7 0 ____ 3<8_. X ir J O 1. 1 '¿ . Z . P — 7 Ö ...... - 9 -7 0 ., ..3 .X ____ J ^ 3 _ ¿ . 2 . ___£±9 12- 7C_____ i * A - . 2.2 uo.o 1IÛ-A ............... -HU3L- _ÌL*J___ l v t - Z3_i_3_____ j t_S_____4_t_l_____ -----------------Q «.V 3,1,1___ _ h J ____ L t J ____ 1 ± 1 J ----3X3. __ ___ lJ l .11.1» 7 . . y .. MJLjCmJL__ 3.a . ** § . 3.«4 3.7 3. 9 4.2 4.A 3* 3 4.4 4.4 3. 3 M2.5 3- 71 3. 6 3.5 5. 4 3.7 3^a 4.1 4.4 3. 3 4. 1 4.^ 3.3 11 ? . « 4- 71 3.7 J *_7 _ 3. 6 3. 8 4. Z 4.2 4.5 î.é 4. 4 4.4 4.0 _2. -71 5- 71 . 6- 71 _.Z-_7L_ 8- 71 ... 1C-11 3.3 1.7. -3^«) 4. ' 4.3 4 .5. 3. 7 4.4 4.4 4.1 3. 7 3.6 3. 5 3*7 3. 9 4.r 4. 2 3. 5 4.C 4. ì 1. 7 3.« 3. Ó 3. 7 3. 9 4. 1 4. 3 4. 5 Î.Ç _ 4.3 4.3 4. 1 B, w ____ 9-71 3.7 _ . ____ 4 > i ___ 3. 7 i '•£ 1 :U% ~4- 7~r " ..... 5. 4 _ 11 3 . 3 4.9 4.3 4.C 3. 7 2. 1 4.6 4.3 4.3 6.5 1l î . 7 1 1 *.<i 11 4 . * 4. a 4.4 4^7 4. 1 4. 6 4.6 4.5 5. 0 4.8 5.C 6.5 6.5 },i 3. 9 4. C 4.2 3. 6 4.1 4.C 3. ii 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.9 2.6 -1 .0 1L±S> 3. 6 3. 7 3. 3 3.6 3 .*» *.3 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.9 1. 8 -fj.5 7- 7C 3- 70 9- 7C I C - 7 C 11- 70 12- 70 I - 71 3-71 4- 7 1 5-71 6- 7 1 7- 71 .... 3. 6 JUA .. 2 * 3 .. INITIAL 2 11 5 . 1 1 15 . 0 n.n 11 *.r> 8- 71 * 9- 7 1 «üntw NCT SEASÜNALLV JMUUSTfciL . 110. 2 2*2 ______ _*.r. »a _____ ! ! « . ♦ 100 9- 71 PREPARED BY FFL'ERAL NOVEMBER S . 1971 RESERVE TANK OF S T - LOUIS 13 RATIO PRICES SCALE RATIO SCALE 1967-100 19 6 7 - 7 00 1-30 130 * Mw. ‘SS JA*. "6J I Ji/irsr * ocr. V7 * Jl/MF'/O 1* Mif. 'Sf 125 125 +i V 10 0 o ft. 1 2 0 I cc. 12.0 CONSUL ER 1 1-5 /■ 1 15 / H D 1 1 0 105 105 1 0 0 100 + 2 .9 2 ^ ! 95 \ . oZ -■■■— 95 1 20 1 20 1 15 1 15 / I I 5 . 0 1 10 1 1 0 105 105 +, + I.6Z 100 WHOL E S A L E N D U S T R 1 AL 100 +1h 6Z 95 95 JULY'S/ J*tf. 'SS JAM. ‘SJ A . .....J t 90 1963 1964 1965 ocr. •&f 1966 1967 OCT. V 7 i 11 1968 t 1969 SOURCE: PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR P E R I O D S LA TES T DATA PLOTTED* 1970 U.S.DEPARTMENT 1971 OF LABOR INDICATED. OCTOBER PREPARED BY F E D E R A L RESERVE BANK CF S T . LOUIS 90 14 WHOLESALE CQMPQUMDSn TERM i to! MCNT H IN IT T A I ?.-7 u 4 -70 c .o 5 -7 3 :. i 6 -7 0 _ _ 1S a -7 o 1-7 5 ft-70 1 1 - JO 9 —7 0 17 -?f. MONTH 1-7 1 19 6 1 7 -7 1 3 -7 1 4 -7 1 5 -7 1 7 .7 .....3 * 7 4 .4 6 .7 1.5 1.1 1. 4 2.0 1. 6 2 2.0 1. 5 1 .3 1.3 1 .5 1 .4 1 .3 2.1 2*3 2 -3 7 . 3 2 .9 “» « 7 • _7 -7 1 7 . A ft-* 1 . <3 7 .1 n .n r .n 1 .5 - r . 5 n .7 1 .4 r. . n 1. A 7. A 7 .7 _______ i n . a 1. 1 ............. o .n 7 . <J .. 3. 3 3 .4 3.1» 4 .7 3 .< j 4 . C 7 .r * .7 * .3 7 .a 3 .C 3. 4 4 .4 5 - ft 7 -4 4. A 7* 1 in .i . m ___ 3 .M 3 .* 4 .7 5 .3 A .3 5 .5 7 .7 3 .7 * - / 1 ».•:> 3 .3 3 ,4 3 .5 3. 1 4 .i! T -fl 4 .4 5 .3 fc.7 5 .5 3 .o 4 .3 3 .4 3 .5 3 .6 3 .3 4 .1 4 -f 4*5 5.3 A . r. 5 .5 4 .r. 4 .7 5 .4 5 .4 3 .9 3 .4 3 .S 3 .# » 3. 3 4 .1 3 .Q 4. » 5 . f. 5 . A 5 .1 3 -C 4 .3 4 .7 4 .3 3 .7 f i-7 « *4.2 *.4 3 .5 3 .6 3 .3 4 .0 3 .A 4 .7 4 . A 5 .3 4 . ft 3 .8 4. 1 4 .3 3 .9 3 .2 3 .2 2 .9 3 .0 3 .2 2. « 3 .3 3 .7 3 .C 4 .7 3 .6 2.6 7 .7 2 .6 1.9 C .7 -0 .5 -4 .1 2 .7 2 .7 2.8 7 .5 3 .0 7 .H 3 .1 3 .4 3 .7 3 .1 7. 1 2.1 2 .0 1.3 0 .3 -0 .7 -7 . 6 - 1 . 0 4 -7 0 5 -7 0 7 -7 0 8 -7 0 9 -7 0 10 -7 C 1 1 -7 0 12 -7 C 1-7 1 ? -7 1 4 -7 1 5 -7 1 6 -7 1 7 -7 1 8 -7 1 9 -7 1 1M IT IA l 4 —7 0 5 -7 u 6 -7 u 7 -7 1; 8—7 i ' -6 .3 ....0 - 7 ' .. -4 .2 -3 .5 l . i 5 .8 12 .5 _ -3 .6 - 1 . 6 ..... 0 . 0 * r J C . _ .. -0 ,* -_1« 7 3 .8 -4 .2 16 .2 -3 -7 .7 - 1 . 0 - 1 L . 5 -4 .8 ^ 9 -7 C 1u -7 T 11-7 i' 17 -7 f PROCESSED r.F C H A N G E eY RESERVE FECFRAL 1-7 1 7 -7 1 3 -7 1 4 -7 1 5 -7 1 7 -7 1 6 -7 1 « -7 1 11 C . 3 - 2 . 3 —9 . L -4 .6 - 1 3 . fc -4 . 3 -2 .9 -8 .5 —5 . 3 - 1 1 . 2 —5 . * -2 .3 - 1 . 3 - ¿ . 7 -4 .7 1.9 2 .9 1 0 9 . . S .. - ¿ . 4 10 Q .3 - 1 . 1 —5 . C 1.5 4 .4 16 .5 C . 3 4 .4 7 .1 9 .7 14 .7 7 6 .1 3 A .4 n .c 3 .4 1.4 &.<; 9 .9 15 .9 1 5 .6 - 2 . 1 2.8 1.1 5 .5 7 .0 11 .4 S. 7 -1. 6 2 .3 ¿ .3 fe .2 1 1 .3 m . i 7 .5 4 .« } 11.1 1r.5 3 -7 1 0 .4 1.6 2 .4 2.6 2. C < .-71 0 .3 1.3 2.1 1 .7 - 0 . 1 5 —7 1 l . i 2 .9 2 .5 l.C 3 .7 i i n . 7 11 3 . 6 1 1 3 .4 1 1 3 .3 - 1 . 1 1. 4 3 .5 3 .4 1.9 4 .5 3 .3 7 .£ g .7 1 1 .5 4 .1» 7 .7 5 1..» $ 7 .; 7 -7 1 1.4 2 .3 2 .9 2 .7 1.4 3 .7 2.6 b .7 ? .n 9 .1 7. Q 3 .r. 4 .3 #».1 3 .7 -4 .1 B —7 1 1.1 1.9 2 .4 2.2 l.C 3 .1 1.9 4 .7 5 .7 7 .4 *.1 i . p 7 .h 3 . :j 1 .1 -4 .1 -4 .1 C .l 0.8 0.1 0 .7 1.2 1.1 w l o p.- 7 1 2.1 2.8 0 .9 6 -7 0 11 4 .3 11 5 .4 _________ 1 1 5 ^ JO. 1 1 4 . t* -0 .3 1.5 C .4 2 .7 3 .4 4 .5 3 .1 -C .9 - C . 7 -0 .6 - 3 .4 - 8 .1 -- l u . f t —1 5 . 5 -C .3 1 .4 ti. 3 7 .4 1.1 4 .1 7. A -O .ft -o .# » -0 .5 - 7 . 7 -* .1 -A .« -8 .1 0 .0 7 -7 ) H -7 'i 9 -7 0 10 -7 0 11 -7 0 12 -7 0 2 -7 1 3 -7 1 4 -7 1 5 -7 1 6 -7 1 7 -7 1 9 -7 1 9 -7 1 IN IT IA L „ A G I.. S E A S O N A L L Y 100 112.6 -7 1 .9 -3 .3 5 -7 0 « Q -7 1 IL L . 2 - A . 2 4 -7 0 LO U IS ... ........... _ 1 1 3 . 4 _____ 12 -7 0 ■>.7 ST. lO fc? MONTH -2 0 . 9 -2 .9 * -7 1 OF 19 .9 - * . j 1C -7 1 BANK N O V E M B E R _5 Lt__ 1 3 7 1 F O C O S ANO F E E D S * S .5 11-7 0 2 -7 1 llJ L * 4 111^8 111. 2 . 11 1 . 7 -a . 7 1 -7 1 1 1 4 .5 .... - 1 1 - 1 5 -7 C _..7-.7u . MONTH P R IC ES FARM P R O D U C T S , ANO r c M P C U K o r c ArjutiA i 8a tfs "IN A L J —7 3 .lU f k + 9 . ADJUSTED * u :;t h 2 -7 * ............ 2 .3 PREPAREO 4 -7 0 11 A . 3 ._ i.L 4 .a 6 2.6 WHOLESALF TJ 1 1 3 . 0 ----------- X 13 u .fi 5 .4 3 .2 IN IT IA L 112 -.8 - 113 ^ 1..— 7 - t j 3 -7 1 . . a 1 1 .3 7 _ <J SfeASG N ALLY . ... 1 1 , U 0 ----------- ............ 3 .2 3. 1 6 -7 0 ... lL a -a - i . i 3 .3 * __*uL . lll^ iL _ _ S .A 3*2 3 -7 0 LLQ «1 X1XU 9 4. 1 7i 9 -7 1 .J J J Q . . 5 7 .<* J L C . - 7 1 ___ * JJQO. 8 -7 1 -4 .2 4 -7 ? .. 6 - 7 1 ♦ 6 -7 1 i i n . 3 2 2 .4 1.7 12 -7 0 7 -7 0 . 1.6 ? .n 1C -7 C 6 -7 0 ♦ 2.2 ' .... 1 . « ¿-7 C 5 -7 o : T iC S C H A N G E -------- „ in « u a . 2.8 7 -7 3 - ALL C L . — RATES O F 1 1 -7 1 1 13 .0 1 1 3 . r> MONTH ADJUSTED P ^PA PEO HY F E C F * 4 L N a m B J E ji^ ju ..iS 7 1 RESERVE RANK CF S T • LO U t5 15 GENERAL RATIO PRICE INDEX* SCALE RATIO 1958-100 SCALE 1958-100 *AS USED IN NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES LATEST DATA HO TTED. Of CHANCE SOURCEi U .S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMENCE FOR PERIOOS INDICATED. 3RD QUARTER PREFARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS IMPLICIT P R I C E OEFLA TOR FOR GROSS NA T I ONAL PRODUCT COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES_ OF „CHANGE _ _____ TERMINAJO QUARTER I N I T I AL 4 -6 6 1 -6 7 2 -6 7 3 -6 7 4 -6 7 1 -6 8 2 -6 8 3 -6 8 4 -6 8 ______ 1958 QUARTER 1 -6 9 2 -6 9 3 -6 9 4 -6 9 1 -7 0 2 -7 0 3 -7 0 4 -7 0 1 -7 1 2 -7 1 1 -6 7 2 .8 1 1 6 .2 2 -6 7 2 .4 2 -1 U 6 .8 3 -6 7 3 .0 3 .1 4 .2 4 -6 7 3 .5 3 .7 4 .5 1 -6 8 3 .5 3 .6 4. 1 2 -6 8 3 .6 3 .7 « .1 _A_.L_ 3 .7 4 3-68 3.7 3. 8_ 4 . 2 4.2 3.9 4.2 4-6 8 3.8 3 .9 A* 2 4.2 4. 1 4.3 1-69 3xfl 4,0 4x2 4x2 4.1 .__4xi 4 - 70 Ax6 4.7 4 . 9 _ 5. Q .5,0 3,1 5,2 1-71 A. 6 4, 7 Ax£_ 5. 0 5.1 5x2_... 5. 3 .A»7 4x2 -¿.-.71.... 3-71 4*6... 4 ,5 4-66 +4.2% ................- 2-67 ......... 1 1 9 .4 - _.120 j A . _ _ 3 .4 ^ ^ .4.^3 . 0 4*.9 3-6 7 \ 4-67 1-68 ...... _______________ _________ _ ...12.1,6. + 4.8% ,._4x2. ...5x£L. ..JSxJ__ 4 .1 1-67 1 1 8 .0 .... 4 . 8 5.3 5. 6 5,5 5xl_„ 5.. 4 _5x_5 _5.*5 5. 4 5x4 5 x 2 ....5x3 5. 4 . _5x4_ 5.2 _¿x4... . . ¿ A . . . 5 . Û____5 . G __ 5 . G____5 ,1 2-68 3-68 4-68 1-69 INITIAL _5 .1 2-69 3-69 . 5. 7 5. Ì 6.3 5.6 . ..5 . 1 5.2 5.0 4.7 <t . 7 4-69 1-70 2-70 _141aJL 5.+1 ,A*6____4x1____ 1x5___ 2jl3± 5-70 4-70 1- 71 2-71 QUARTER PREPARED NOVEMBER BY F E C E RA L RESERVE 19, 1971 BANK OF ST. LOUI> INVENTORIES * RAT I OS B A S E D ON S E A S O N A L L Y COMPARED ADJUSTED WI TH DATA. MONTHLY SOURCE* SALES* U . S . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE S H A D E D A R E A S R E P R E S E N T P E R I O D S OF B U S I N E S S R E C E S S I O N S AS D E F I N E D BY THE N A T I O N A L BUREAU OF E C O N O M I C R E S E A R C H . ♦LATEST S A M P L E DATA P L O T T E D : J U L Y , BEING R E V ISE D ). AUGUST AND S E P T E M B E R P R E L I M I N A R Y ( P R I O R TO J U L Y , R E T A I L S A L E S _ _ P R E P A R E D BY F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK OF S T. L O U I S