Full text of National Economic Trends : September 1968
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noTionRL Economic TREnos PREPARED BY FEDERAL MONTH ENDING: August 31, 1968 RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS RELEASED: September 24, 1968 Total spending has increased 9 per cent during the past year, compared with an average growth rate of 6 per cent per year from 1957 to 1967. The rise in spending in the past year consisted of 5 per cent growth of real product and a 4 per cent advance of prices. Payroll employment has increased about 3 .5 per cent since a year ago and total civilian employment about 2 per cent. Industrial production has declined recently, following the contract settlement in the steel industry, but has increased 5 per cent since about a year ago. Production of consumer goods remained strong through the summer, while output of business equipment grew at a more moderate rate. Retail sales were up at a 15 per cent annual rate in August from late 1967, and 10 per cent from a year ago. The 10 per cent growth in sales was as great or greater than in 93 per cent of all consecutive twelve - month periods since January 1949. Sales of both durable and nondurable goods have increased at rapid rates during the summer. Consumer prices have risen at a 5 per cent annual rate in the last six months, a rate as great or greater than in 94 per cent of all successive six-month periods since 1949. By com parison, consumer prices increased at a 1 .7 per cent average annual rate from 195 7 to 1967. 2 TOTAL C IV IL IA N -----------klUHgUUIme ii ■ i w i w i TNÎTTA1 TFRM INAL MONTH 0 1 -A 7 0 2 -A 7 n ^ -A 7 Ok—47 05—A 7 0 6 -6 7 07—AT Q8-A7 Û 4-A 7 EMPLOYMENT iiU=—Ui H bu>c------- 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 - 6 8 . 5- 0 3 -6 7 2 .2 - 3 .8 - OU—6 7 . R- 1 .0 - 1 .9 0 5 -6 7 2 .2 - 2 .7 - 2 .2 - Q 6 -6 7 .2 .U 1 .9 1 .9 1 0 .6 0 7 -6 7 1 .0 1 .U 2 .7 3 .0 7 .8 5. 1 0 8 -6 7 1 .3 1 .6 2 .8 3 .0 6 .2 4. 1 3 .0 0 9 -6 7 1 .1 1 .3 2 .2 2 .3 4 .5 2 .6 1 .3 1 0 -6 7 1 .2 1 .4 2. 1 2 .2 3 .9 2 .3 1 .4 .6 1 .6 1 1 -6 7 1 .5 1 .7 2.14 2 .5 4 .0 2 .7 2. 1 1 .8 3 .0 4 .4 1 2 -6 7 2 .2 2 .5 3 .2 3 .3 4 .8 3 .8 3 .6 3 .7 5 .1 7 .0 9 .6 0 1 -6 8 1 .5 1 .6 2 .2 2 .2 3 .3 2 .3 1 .9 1 .6 2 .1 2 .3 1 .3 0 5 - 6 8 O A-Afi Q 7 -6 8 ..................... 73 *.822 7 3 .9 3 9 ... 6 . 1- 7 4 , 169 _ 7 4 ,6 6 4 7 4 ,6 3 8 .4 - 7 4 .7 3 5 7 5 .0 0 5 7 5 .5 7 7 6 .3 - 7 5 . 167 7 5 ,7 3 1 2 .0 2 .3 2 .8 2 .9 4 .0 3 .2 2 .9 2 .9 3 .6 4 .1 3 .9 1 .2 9 .4 0 3 -6 8 2 .0 2 .2 2 .7 2 .8 3 .7 3 .0 2 .7 2 .6 3 .1 3 .5 3 .2 1 .2 5 .2 0 4 -6 8 1 .7 1 .8 2 .3 2 .3 3. 1 2 .4 2. 1 2 .0 2 .3 0 5 -6 8 1 .8 1 .9 2 .3 2 .4 3. 1 2 .5 2 .2 2 .1 7 5 .6 3 6 2 .6 - 2 .4 2 .0 2 .4 2 .5 2 .2 .8 2 .7 .5 .2 3. 1 2 .7 2 .4 1 .3 2 .8 1 .3 1 .3 3 .3 3 .5 7 5 ,8 2 9 7 6 ,0 4 8 2 .3 2 .2 2 .9 2 .3 2. 1 2 .0 2 .3 2 .3 2 .1 1 .1 2 .3 1 .0 .9 2. 1 1 .7 .2 - 2 .0 2 .6 2 .0 1 .8 1 .7 1 .9 1 .9 1 .7 .7 1 .7 .5 .4 1 .2 .5 .9 - 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 2 .0 2 .4 2 .4 3 .1 0 7 -6 8 1 .7 1 .9 2 .2 2 .3 0 1 -6 7 0 2 - 6 7 2 .5 .7 -• 2 .5 1 .9 1 .7 .2 7 5 ,8 0 2 1 .1 2 .5 0 6 -6 8 2 .0 .. 7 3 *5 5 0 . ... 7 U .U 7 fl 0 2 -6 8 1 .6 0 4 -6 8 __ 7 li r n ^ 0 2 -6 7 0 8 -6 8 THOUSANDS OF. PERSONS MflNTH IN IT IA L 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 - 6 8 0 4 - 6 8 0 5 - 6 8 0 6 -6 8 7 6 ,0 3 8 1 .7 - 7 5 ,9 2 9 0 7 -6 8 MONTH PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BA^K OF ST. SEPTEMBER 1 2 , 1968 LOUIS PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT ___________________________________________________________________ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE____________________________________________________________________ THOUSANDS CO < l a TERMINAL ____________________________________________________________________IN IT IA L MONTH___________________________________________________________________ QF_„PERSONS MONTH 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 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 OS-67 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 2 .3 6 5 .6 4 6 0 3 -6 7 1 .4 .5 0 4 -6 7 .6 .2 - 1 .0 - 0 5 -6 7 . 7 .2 .0 6 5 .6 7 2 6 5 .6 1 9 1.1 6 5 ,6 7 7 0 6 -6 7 1 .1 .8 .9 1 .9 2 .7 0 7 -6 7 1 .2 1 .0 1.1 1 .9 2 .3 1 .8 0 8 -6 7 1 .7 1 .7 1 .9 2 .6 3. 1 3 .4 5 .0 0 9 -6 7 1 .4 1 .3 1 .4 1 .9 2. 1 1 .9 1 .9 1 .2 - 1 0 -6 7 1 .6 1 .5 1 .6 2 .0 2 .2 2 .1 2 .2 .9 3 .0 1 1 -6 7 2 .3 2 .3 2 .5 3 .1 3 .4 3 .5 4 .0 3 .6 6 .1 9 .3 1 2 -6 7 2 .6 2 .6 2 .8 3 .3 3 .6 3 .8 4 .2 4 .0 5 .8 7 .2 5 .2 0 1 -6 8 2. 3 2 .4 2 .5 2 .9 3 .2 3 .3 3 .5 3 .2 4 .3 4 .7 2 .6 .0 0 2 -6 8 2 .9 3 .0 3 .2 3 .6 3 .9 4. 1 4 .4 4 .3 5 .5 6 .1 ___5 .0 4 ,9 1 0 .2 0 3 -6 8 2 .8 2 .8 3 .0 3 .4 3 .6 3 .7 4 .0 3 .8 4 .7 5 .0 4 .0 3 .6 5 .5 1 .0 0 4 -6 8 2 .7 2 .8 2 .9 3 .3 3 .5 3 .5 3 .7 3 .6 4 .3 4 .5 3 .6 3. 1 4 .2 1 .4 0 5 -6 8 2 .6 2 .6 2 .8 3 .1 3 .2 3 .3 3 .4 3 .3 3 .8 3 .9 3 .1 2 .6 __ 3 .3 1 .1 1 .2 .7 00 0 1 o o 2 .7 2 .7 2 .9 3 .2 3 .3 3 .4 3 .5 3 .4 3 .9 4 .0 3 .3 2 .9 3 .6 2 .0 2 .3 2 .6 4 .5 6 5 ,8 2 1 6 5 .9 2 0 6 6 ,1 8 6 6 6 , 123 6 6 ,2 8 6 6 6 ,7 7 8 6 7 ,0 6 0 6 7 .0 5 8 ___6 7 j 600____ 6 7 ,6 5 6 1 .8 6 7 ,7 5 5 6 7 ,7 9 2 6 8 ,0 3 9 0 7 -6 8 2 .7 2 .7 2 .9 3 .1 3 .3 3 .3 3 .5 3 .3 3 .8 3 .9 3 .2 2 .9 3 .4 2 .2 2 .4 2 .7 3 .7 2 .9 0 8 -6 8 2 .8 2 .8 2 .9 3 .2 3 .3 3 .4 3 .5 3 .4 3 .8 3 .9 3 .3 3 .0 3 .5 2 .4 2 .7 2 .9 3 .7 3. 3 3 .7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 - 6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 - 6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 0 1 - 6 7 0 2 -6 7 I N IT IA L 6 8 ,2 0 1 P MONTH P - PRELIMINARY _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAMK. OF ST. SEPTEMBER 12, 1968 6 8 ,4 0 9 ? LO U IS Em ploym ent Ratio S ca le Ratio S c a le Source: U.S. D e p a rtm e n t of L a b o r Percentages are a n n u a l rates o f change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in com paring m ostrecentdevelopm ents with p a s f'tre n d s .” Latest d a ta p lo tte d : August prelim inary Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 4 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH 1 9 5 7 -5 9 IN IT IA L MONTH 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 / 103 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 - 6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 - 6 8 0 6 - 6 8 0 7 - 6 8 1 5 6 .6 0 2 -6 ? 5 1 .5 - ____ 0 3 - 6 7 6. 6- 1 .5 - 0 4 -6 7 4 .2 - .4 - 1 5 6 .4 .8 1 5 6 .5 1 5 5 .6 _____ 0 5 - 6 7 4«.9~ 2 .5 - 3 .0 - 6 .7 - 0 6 -6 7 3 .9 - 1 .9 - 2 .0 - 3 .4 - .0 0 7 -6 7 2 .0 - .0 .4 .3 3 .9 8 .0 0 8 -6 7 .1 - 1 .9 2 .6 3 .1 6 .6 1 0 .0 1 2 .1 0 9 -6 7 1 .3 - .2 .5 .5 2 .3 3 .1 .8 9 .4 4 .S - 1 5 5 .6 1 5 6 .6 1 0 -6 7 1« 1- .3 .6 .5 2 .0 2 *5 .8 1 1 -6 7 1 .0 2 .5 3 .0 3 .3 5. 1 6. 1 5 .7 1 5 8 .1 1 5 6 .8 1 5 6 .9 .8 3 .6 1 0 .8 2 1 .8 159. 1 2 -6 7 2 .6 4 .2 4 .8 5 .3 7 .2 8 .4 8 .5 7 .6 1 3 .9 2 1 .2 2 0 .5 0 1 -6 8 1 .9 3 .2 3 .7 4 .0 5 .5 6 .3 6 .0 4 .8 8 ,7 1 1 -4 6 .6 5 .8 - 0 2 -6 8 2 .2 3 .5 3 .» h.2 5 .5 6 .2 6 .0 5 .0 8 .2 1 0 .1 6 .4 .0 6 .1 0 3 -6 8 2 .6 3 .8 4 .2 4 .5 5 .7 6 .4 6 .2 5 .4 8 .1 9 .6 6 .7 2 .5 6 .9 7 .7 0 4 -6 8 2 .2 3 .2 3 .6 3 .8 4 .9 5 .3 5. 1 4 .2 6 .3 7 .3 4 .6 .9 3 .3 1 .9 3 .6 - 0 5 -6 8 2 .8 3 .9 4 .3 4 .5 5 .5 6 .0 5 .9 5 .2 7 .2 8 .1 6 .0 3 .3 5 .7 5 .5 4 .5 1 3 .3 0 6 -6 8 3. 1 4 .1 4 .5 4 .8 5 .7 6 .2 6 .0 5 .4 7 .2 8 .0 6 .2 4 .0 6. 1 6 .0 5 .5 1 0 .4 7 .6 0 7 -6 8 3. 1 4 .0 4 .4 4 .6 5 .5 5 .9 5 .8 5 .2 6 .8 7 .5 5 .8 3 .8 5 .5 5 .4 4 .9 7 .9 5 .2 00 0 1 CO o 2 .3 3. 1 3 .4 3 .6 4 .3 4 .6 4 .4 3 .7 5 .0 5 .5 3 .8 1 .9 3 .0 2 .5 1 .5 2 .8 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 - 6 7 1 6 2 .0 1 6 1 .2 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 1 6 2 .0 1 6 3 .0 1 6 2 .5 1 6 4 ,2 . 5- 1 6 5 .2 2 .9 4 .3 - 1 6 5 .6 P 1 1 .0 - 1 6 4 .OP 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 - 6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 - 6 8 0 6 - 6 8 0 7 - 6 8 IN IT IA L MONTH P - PRELIMINARY ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK O f S T. LOUIS SEPTEMBER 1 9 , 1968 5 Industrial Production Ratio S c a le Ratio S c a le Percentages are a n n u a l 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 p lo tte d : August prelim inary Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 6 R ETAIL SALES COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH IN IT IA L 0 1 -6 7 0 2 - 6 7 0 2 -6 ? 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0<5.- 6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 M ILLIO N S OF DOLLARS MONTH 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 07 - 6 8 9 .7 - 2 5 ,4 7 0 0 5 -6 7 1 .2 1 3 .4 0 4 -6 7 3 .7 1 1 .0 8 .7 0 5 -6 7 2 .5 6 .9 3 .7 0 6 -6 7 8 .2 1 3 .2 113.1 1 5 .4 3 4 .5 0 7 -6 7 6 .0 9 .4 8 .5 8 .4 1 3 .4 2 5 ,7 3 9 2 5 ,9 1 8 2 5 ,8 9 7 1 .0 - 0 8 -6 7 5 .0 7 .6 6 .5 6 .0 8 .4 0 9 -6 7 6 .2 8 .6 7 .9 7 .7 1 0 .0 1 0 -6 7 2. 1 3 .7 2 .3 1 .3 1 1 -6 7 3 .4 5 .0 3.-9 3 .3 2 6 ,5 4 4 4 .4 - 2 6 ,4 4 4 1 .0 6 .7 1 .8 5 .1 - 5 .3 - 7 .3 - 2 5 .3 - 4 .0 1 .2 - .4 - .2 - 7 .0 - .2 .5 3 .9 - 4 .8 5 .9 1 2 -6 7 3 .3 4 .7 3 .8 3 .2 3. 8 o ! O 00 2 .7 2 .9 5 .4 6 .9 6 .2 6 .0 6 .8 3 .4 0 2 -6 8 6. 1 7 .6 7 .1 6 .9 7 .8 4 .9 6 .3 0 3 -6 8 8. 1 9 .Ó 9 .3 9 .3 1 0 .4 8 .0 9 .7 0 4 -6 8 6 .0 7 .2 6 .7 6 .6 7 .3 4 .9 2 6 ,4 2 2 2 6 ,7 3 2 1 5 .0 2 6 ,0 8 9 15*8 2 6 ,4 1 1 9*1 2 .7 3 .8 1 5 .8 1 5 .8 3 0 .6 7 .5 6 .1 1 5 .8 1 5 .8 2 3 .0 1 5 .8 1 1 .3 1 0 .? 1 9 ,7 2 0 .7 2 7 .4 2 5 .8 3 6 .6 6 .0 6 .9 5 .8 1 2 .Ì 1 1 .3 1 3 .6 8 .5 4 .9 1 9 .4 - .6 - 2 6 ,4 7 0 27vG 65 2 7 ,3 9 9 2 8 ,1 2 0 2 7 ,6 2 0 0 5 -6 8 6 .7 7 .9 7 .5 7 .4 8. 1 6 .Ö 7. 1 8 .0 7 .2 1 2 .8 1 2 .3 1 4 .4 1 0 .6 9 .0 2 .7 - 1 7 .5 0 6 -6 8 7, 1 8 .2 7 .9 7 .8 8 .5 6 .6 7 .7 8 .6 7 .9 1 3 .0 1 2 .6 1 4 .3 1 1 .3 1 0 .2 2 .5 1 5 .6 1 3 .8 0 7 -6 8 8 .6 9 .8 9 .6 9 .6 1 0 .4 8 .8 1 0 .0 1 1 .0 1 0 .6 1 5 .6 1 5 .5 1 7 .5 1 5 .4 1 5 .3 1 0 .5 2 2 .8 2 5 .6 3 8 .5 0 8 -6 8 8 .4 9 .5 9 .2 9 .3 1 0 .0 8 .4 9 .5 1 0 .4 1 0 .0 1 4 .3 1 4 .1 1 5 .6 1 3 .7 1 3 .3 9 .1 1 7 .7 1 7 .8 1 9 .8 0 3 - 6 7 0 4 - 6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 - 6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 8 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 -6 8 2 7 ,9 9 3 2 8 ,2 9 6 2 9 , 075P 3 .7 2 9 , 163P 0 4 - 6 8 0 5 - 6 8 0 6 -6 8 07 - 6 8 IN IT IA L MONTH P - PRELIMINARY PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAMK OF ST . SEPTEMBER 1 2 , 1968 LO U If PERSONAL INCOME COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH IN IT IA L MONTH 0 3 - 6 7 0 4 - 6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 ll~ 6 f 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 -6 8 5 .0 0 3 -6 / 5 .5 6 .0 0 4 -6 7 4 .3 4 .0 2 *0 0 5 -6 7 4 .2 _ 4 .0 2 .9 3 .9 0 6 -6 7 5 .5 . 5 .6 5 .4 7 .2 1 0 .6 0 7 -6 7 5 .9 6 .0 6 .0 7 .4 9 .2 0 8 -6 7 6 .3 6 .5 6 .6 7 .8 9 *1 _ 0 9 -6 7 6 .2 6 .3 6 .4 7 .3 8 .1 7 .4 7 .1 5 .4 1 0 -6 7 5 .7 5 .8 5 .7 6 .4 6 .9 6 .0 5 .3 3 .6 1 1 -6 1 6 .5 6 .6 6 .7 7 .4 8 .0 7 .5 7 .4 6 .9 7 .7 1 3 .8 1 2 -6 7 7 .2 7 .5 7 .6 8 .4 9 .0 8 .8 8 .9 9 .0 1 0 .2 1 4 .6 7 .0 _ 7 *2 7 .3 7 .9 8 .4 8 .1 8 .1 8 .0 8 .7 1 1 .0 9 .7 4 .3 a .t 9 .2 9 *1 9 .2 9 .3 1 0 .1 1 2 .2 1 1 .7 9 .9 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 _ 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 _ 61 4 .6 6 1 7 .6 6 1 8 .6 __ 8 *JL _ 1 *7 - 7jl9_ a .! 8 ,1 8 ^5 .9 * 1 7«5_ 8 .1 8 .2 8 .8 0 5 -6 8 B IL L IO N S OF DOLLARS ANNUAL RATES 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 8 0 6 -6 8 0 7 -6 8 _ 8 a2 0 6 -4 B _____8 . 1 J8 l. 3 0 7 -4 8 8 .2 8 .4 £ *£ _ 8 .6 6 2 0 .6 9 .2 6 2 5 .8 7 .9 62 9 .8 S. 7 6 3 4 .2 6 3 7 .0 1 .9 6 3 8 .0 6 4 4 .9 1 5 .3 6 5 2 .6 6 5 4 .9 1 5 .9 6 6 3 .0 __9 * 5 9 .7 9 .9 Id ,6 1 2 .5 1 2 .1 1 1 .1 1 4 .7 1 3 .4 9 .1 9 .2 9 .2 9 .« 1 1 .2 1 0 .J 9 .5 1 1 .3 9 .1 5 .0 9 .4 9 .9 1 1 .1 1 0 .6 9 .7 1 1 .1 9 .5 7 .6 1 0 .3 9 .4 9 .9 1 0 .9 1 0 .5 9 .8 1 0 .9 9 .7 8 .4 1 0 .2 1 0 .2 9 .5 9 .9 1 0 .8 1 0 .5 9 .8 1 0 .8 9 .8 8 .9 1 0 .2 1 0 .1 1 0 .1 1 0 .7 1 0 .3 9 .7 1 0 .5 9 .7 8 .9 1 0 .0 9 .8 9 .7 9 .3 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 - I jlA.___ S_*2__ 9 .0 9 .4 9 .3 9 .4 9 .0 9 ,4 9 .3 9 .4 6 7 0 .0 6 7 2 .7 6 7 8 .2 6 8 3 .7 6 8 9 .2 — — 0 8 -4 8 J L .5 0 1 -6 7 0 2 - 6 7 0 3 - 6 7 0 4 - 6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -é T 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 im 091 IN IT IA L MONTH P - PRELIMINARY --------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------gËlFAfllIL^J^O£SAL..ÂE.lL^£_.iMll.^E__ST._LOUlS SEFTEMBEfc 18» 1968 7 Retail Sales Ratio Scale Ratio Scale Source: U.S. D epartm ent o f Commerce P e rce n ta g e s a re an nua I rates of change between p e riod s in d ic a te d . Th ey are presented to aid in com paring most recent develop m en ts with p ast "trends.' L ate std ata plo tte d: August prelim inary Prepared byFederalte»erve>i| ikolSt.Lowi< Personal Income Ratio Scale Ratio Scale Source-. U.S. D epartm ent o f Commerce P e rce n ta ge sare an n u a l ra te s o fc h a n g e b e tw e e n p e rio d sin d ica te d .T h e y a re p re se n te d to a id in com paring m ostrecentdevelopm entsw ith p a st' tren d s.” Latest d a ta plo tte d: A ugust prelim inary Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 8 GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN CURRENT DOLLARS COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE IN IT IA L TERM INAL B IL L IO N S OF DOLLARS ANNUAL RATES QUARTER QÜMT11T 0 3 -6 3 0 4 -6 3 0 1 -6 4 7 .9 8 .1 CM O jr 7 .7 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 - 6 5 0*1-65 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 60 5 .8 - «0 i 0 4 -6 3 0 1 -6 4 0 2 -6 4 0 3 -6 4 7 .5 7 .5 6 .8 0 3 -6 4 7 .4 7 .4 7.0 7 .1 0 4 -6 4 6 .7 6 .5 6 .0 5 .5 3 .9 0 1 -6 5 7 .5 7 .5 7.3 7 .5 7*6 1 1 .4 02-65 7 .6 7 .6 7 .4 7 .6 7» 8 9« ? 8 .0 0 3 -6 5 7 .8 7 .8 7 .8 8.0 8.2 9 .6 8, 7 9.4 ' 6 1 7 .7 6 2 8 .0 6 3 8 .9 64 5 .1 662.8 6 7 5 .7 691. 1 0 4 -6 5 8 .2 3 .3 8 .3 8 .5 8*8 10.1 9 .6 10.4 1 1 .4 01-66 8 .5 8.5 8 .6 8 .9 9. 1 10.2 9 ,9 10.5 1 1 .1 1 0 .8 0 2 -6 6 8 .3 8 .4 8 .4 8 .6 8 .8 9 .6 9 . 3 __ 9 .6 9 .6 8.8 6 .8 0 3 -6 6 8 .2 8 .3 8 .3 8 *4 8 .6 9 .3 8,9 9 .1 9*0 S »2 7 .0 0 4 -6 6 8 .2 8 .2 8*3 8*4 8 ,5 9 *1 8,8 0*9 8.8 S. 2 7 a4 0 1 -6 7 7 .8 7 .8 7 .7 7 .8 7 .Ç 8.3 7 .9 7 * rï 7 .7 7.0 6 .0 S. 8 5.1 2 .1 02-6 ? 7 .5 7 .5 7 „S 7 .5 7.5 7 .0 7*5 7 .5 7 .2 6 .5 5 .7 5 .4 4 .8 3.2 4 .2 0 3 -6 7 7 .5 7 .5 7.5 7 .5 7.6 7 .9 7 .6 7 .5 7.3 6«? 6,0 5 .9 5 .6 4 .7 6.1 8 .0 04-6 ? 7 «6 7 .6 7 .5 7 .6 7 .6 7 .9 7 .6 7 .6 7 .4 6.9 6 .3 6 .3 6. 1 5*6 6 »8 8. 1 8. 1 0 1 -é 8 7 ,7 7 .7 7 .7 7 .8 7 .8 8 .1 7 .8 7 .8 7 ,7 7 .3 6 *8 6 .6 6 .8 6 .5 7 .6 8 .8 9 .2 1 0 .4 02-68 7 ,9 7 .9 7 .9 8 .0 8 .0 8.3 8. 1 8 .1 8 .0 7 a6 7.3 7 .3 7.4 7 .2 8.3 9 .3 9 .8 1 0 .6 C 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 0 4 -6 6 0 3 -6 3 TS¥-6 T 7 1 0 .0 133^64 7J4=64 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 - 6 5 728.4 0 4 - 6 5 0 1 -6 6 74 0 .4 7 .2 7 .7 7 5 3 .3 3. 1 76 8 . 2 772.2 780.2 79 5 .3 81 1 .0 83 1.2 1 0 .9 852.9 u 1 -6 7 0 2 - 6 7 0 3 - 6 7 0 4 - 6 7 0 1 - 6 8 T m n x r w K ic n w .................... PR ë PÄR ED BY FlTDtE à L SEPTEMBER 1 9 , 1968 BAMK OF ST. LOUIS GROSS"T i Ä T f Ö f f if iT PRODUCT ÎN CONSTANT 1958 DOLLARS COMPOUNDED ÂMHUAL RATES OF CHANGE IN IT IA L QUARTER TERMINAL QUARTER 0 3 - 6 3 0 4 -6 3 01 ” 64 0 2 -6 4 0 3 - 6 4 0 4 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 -6 5 5 .4 0 1 -6 4 6 .0 6 .6 5 7 1 .1 5 78 .Ò 0 2 -6 4 5 .8 6 .0 5 .4 0 3 -6 4 5 .6 5 .7 5 .2 5 .1 0 4 -6 4 4 .9 4 .7 4 .1 3 .5 1 .9 0 1 -6 5 5 .6 5 .6 5 .3 5 .3 5 .5 9 -2 6 .0 5 .6 0 2 -6 6 0 3 -6 6 5 6 2 .1 0 4 -6 3 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 0 4 -6 5 0 1 -6 6 B IL L IO N S OF DOLLARS ANNUAL RATES 6 7 0 1 6 8 0 4 - 6 6 0 1 - 6 7 0 2 - 6 7 0 3 - 6 7 04 5 .7 58 5 .8 5 8 8 .5 5 .5 5 .5 5 .6 7 .6 6 0 1 .6 6 1 0 .4 6 2 2 .5 0 3 -6 5 5 .9 6 .0 5 .9 6 .0 6 .3 7, a 7 .1 8 .2 0 4 -6 5 6 .3 6 .4 6 .4 6 .6 6 .9 8 .2 7 .8 8 .8 9 .4 6 3 6 .6 0 1 -6 6 6 .5 6 .6 6 .6 6 .7 7 .0 8 .1 7 .8 8 .4 8 .6 7 .8 0 2 -0 6 6. 1 6 .2 6 .2 6 .3 6 .4 7 .2 6 .8 7 .0 6 .7 5 .3 2 .9 6 4 8 .6 6 5 3 .3 0 3 -6 6 5 .9 6 .0 5 .9 6 .0 6. 1 6 .7 6 .3 6 .4 5 .9 4 .8 3 .4 3 .9 0 4 -6 6 5 .8 5 .9 5 .8 5 .9 6 .0 6 .5 6 .1 6 .1 5 .7 4 .8 3 .8 4 .3 0 1 -6 7 5 .4 5 .3 5 .2 5 .2 5 .3 5 .6 5 .2 5 .1 4 .6 3 .6 2 .6 2 .5 1.9 .8 - 0 2 -6 7 5. 1 5 .1 5 .0 5 .0 5 .0 5 .3 4 .9 4 *7 4 .2 3 .4 2 .5 2 .4 2 .0 .6 2 .1 6 5 9 .5 4 .7 66 7« 1 665.7 669.2 0 3 -6 7 5. 1 5 .0 4 .9 4® 9 4 .9 5»2 4 .8 4*6 4 .2 3 .5 2 .8 2 .7 2 .4 1 .7 3 .0 3 .9 0 4 -6 7 5 .0 5 .0 4 .8 4 .8 4 .8 5 .0 4 .7 4 .5 4 .1 3 .5 2 .9 2 .9 2 .7 2 .2 3 .2 3 .8 3 .7 6 7 5 .6 6 8 1 .8 CO •o I o 5. 1 5 .0 5 .0 4 .9 4 C9 5 .1 4 .8 4 *7 *8*4 3 -8 3 .4 3 .4 3 .3 3 .1 4 .1 4 .7 5. 1 6 .6 0 2 -6 8 5. 1 5 .1 5 .0 5 .0 5 .0 5 .2 4 .9 4 .8 4 .5 4 *1 3 .7 3 .8 3 .8 3 .6 4 .5 5 .1 5 .5 6 .4 0 2 -6 4 0 3 - 6 4 04-64 0 3 -6 3 0 4 -6 3 0 1 -6 4 0 1 -6 5 0 2 - 6 5 03 —6 5 0 4 -6 5 0 1 - 6 6 IN IT IA L 692.7 6 .3 703.4 0 2 - 6 6 3 3 -6 6 0 4 - 6 6 0 1 - 6 7 0 2 - 6 7 0 3 - 6 7 04 - 6 7 0 : - 6 8 QUARTER PREPARED 8Y FEDERAL RE SEPTEMBER 1968 nt “ OF" Sf.~ LOUIS" 9 D em and and Production R a t io S c a l e B illio n s of D o lla r s LL GNP in cu rre nt d o lla rs . Q u a rte rly T o ta ls a t A n n u a l Rates S e aso n a lly A d ju s te d R a t io S c a l e B illio n s of D o lla r s Source: U.S. D e partm ent o f Com m erce 12 GNP in 1958 d o lla rs . Percentages are a n n u a l rates o f change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in comparing most recentdevelopm ents with p a s ftre n d s .” Latest d a ta p lo tte d : 2nd q u a rte r Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis IO CONSUMER PRICE INDEX * COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH IN IT IA L 1 2 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 OU-67 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 1 9 5 7 - 59 / MONTH 0 8 - 6 7 10 9 -6 7 0 1 -6 7 .0 0 2 -6 7 .5 0 3 -6 7 1 .1 1 .6 2 .1 OU-67 1 .6 2 .1 2 .7 0 5 -6 7 1 .9 2 .U 2 .8 3 .2 3 .2 0 6 -6 7 2 .3 2 .8 3 .2 3 .5 3 .7 U .2 0 7 -6 7 2 .7 3 .2 2 .6 U.O U .2 U .8 5 .3 0 8 -6 7 2 .9 3 .3 3 .7 U.O U .2 U .6 U .7 0 9 -6 7 2 .8 3 .2 3 .5 3 .7 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 3 .1 ¿ .1 1 0 -6 7 2 .9 3 .3 3 .6 3 .8 3 .9 U.O 3 .9 3 .5 3 .1 U .2 1 1 -6 7 3 .0 3 .3 3 .5 3 .7 3 .8 3 .8 3 .8 3 .U 3 .1 3 .6 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 100 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 - 6 8 O U -68 0 5 - 6 8 0 6 - 6 8 11 U .7 11 U .8 1 .1 1 1 5 .0 3 .2 1 1 5 .3 1 1 5 .6 1 1 6 .0 1 1 6 .5 U .2 1 1 6 .9 1 1 7 .1 1 1 7 .5 3 .1 1 1 7 .8 1 2 -6 7 3. 1 3 .3 3 .6 3 .7 3 .8 3 .9 3 .8 3 .5 3 .U 3 .8 3 .6 U .2 0 1 -6 8 3. 1 3 .U 3 .6 3 .8 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 3 .6 3 .5 3 .9 3 .8 U .1 0 2 -6 8 3 .2 3 .5 3 .7 3 .8 3 .9 3 .9 3 .9 3 .7 3 .6 3 .9 3 .9 U .1 U.1 U .2 0 3 -6 8 3 .3 3 .6 3 .8 3 .9 U.O U .1 U.O 3 .9 3 .9 U .1 U .1 U.U U .5 U .7 5 .2 1 1 8 .2 U .1 1 1 8 .6 1 1 9 .0 1 1 9 .5 O U -68 3. U 3 .6 3 .8 3 .9 U.O U. 1 U. 1 3 .9 3 .9 U.1 U .1 U .3 U.U h .5 U .6 U. 1 0 5 -6 8 3 .U 3 .6 3 .8 3 .9 U.O U. 1 U. 1 3 .9 3 .9 U.1 U .1 U .3 U .3 U.U U.U U .1 U .1 0 6 -6 8 3 .6 3 .8 U.O U. 1 U .2 U .2 U .2 U .1 U.1 U.U U.U U .6 U .6 U .7 U .9 U .8 5 .1 6 .2 0 7 -6 8 3 .7 3 .9 U. 1 U .2 U .3 U.U U.U U .3 U .3 U .5 U .6 U .8 U .8 5 .0 5 .1 5 .1 5 .5 6 .1 0 8 -6 7 i0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 - 6 7 0 3 -6 7 OU-67 <0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 I0 7 -6 7 1 1 9 .9 1 2 0 .3 1 2 0 .9 6 .1 1 2 1 .5 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 - 6 8 0 3 - 6 8 OU-68 0 5 - 6 8 0 6 - 6 8 IN IT IA L MONTH * NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTEC PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BAMK OF ST . AUGUST 2 7 , 1968 ... WHOLESALE PR ICES, ALL COMMODITIES * COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL MONTH IN IT IA L MONTH 1 2 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 1 -6 7 3 .U 0 2 -6 7 .6 2 .2 - LOUIS 0 3 -6 7 OU-67 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1957--5 9 / 1 1 -6 7 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 -6 8 100 0 3 -6 8 OU-68 0 5 - 6 8 0 6 - 6 8 1 0 6 .2 1 0 6 .0 0 3 -6 7 .8 - 2 .8 - 3 .U - OU -67 1 .7 - 3 .3 - 3 .9 - 0 5 -6 7 .2 - 1 .1 - .8 - 1 0 5 .7 U.U.6 1 0 5 .3 5 .9 1 0 5 .8 0 6 -6 7 .8 .2 .9 2 .3 5 .8 5 .8 0 7 -6 7 1 .0 .6 1 .1 2 .3 U .6 U.O 2 .3 0 8 -6 7 .3 .2 - .2 .9 2 .3 1 .1 1 . V- U .U - 0 9 -6 7 .U .0 .3 1 .0 2. 1 1 .1 .U-- 1 .7 - 1 .1 1 0 -6 7 .2 . 1 .5 - .0 1 .1 - 1 1 -6 7 .3 .0 .U .0 1 .1 1 2 -6 7 .9 0 1 -6 8 1- 1 0 6 .5 1 0 6 .1 1 0 6 .2 .7 1 .5 .7 .6 -- .3 .7 1 .5 .8 .2 * .8 - .6 .9 1.U 2 .1 1 .6 .9 .7 2 .0 2 .3 U.O 7 .0 1 .1 .9 1 .2 1 .7 2. U 2 .0 1 .5 1 .3 2 .5 2 .9 U .2 5 .8 0 2 -6 8 1 .7 1 .6 1 .9 2. U 3 .1 2 .8 2 .U 2 .U 3 .6 U.1 5 .5 7 .0 6 .9 9 .3 0 3 -6 8 1 .7 1 .6 1 .9 2 .U 3 .0 2 .7 2 .U 2 .U 3 .U 3 .8 U .8 5 .8 5 .U 5 .7 2 .3 OU-68 1 .7 1 .6 1 .9 2 .3 2 .9 2 .6 2 .3 2 .3 3 .1 3 .U U .2 U .8 U .3 U .2 1 .7 1 .1 0 5 -6 8 1 .7 1 .6 1 .9 2 .3 2 .8 2 .6 2 .3 2 .3 3 .0 3 .3 3 .9 U .U 3 .9 3 .7 1 .9 1 .7 2 .2 0 6 -6 8 1 .8 1 .7 1 .9 2 .3 2 .8 2 .5 2 .3 2 .3 3 .0 3 .2 3 .7 U .1 3 .6 3 .U 2 .0 1 .9 2 .2 2 .2 0 7 -6 8 1 .9 1 .8 2. 1 2 .U 2 .9 2 .7 2 .U 2 .U 3 .1 3 .3 3 .8 U .1 3 .7 3 .6 2 .5 2 .5 3 .0 3 .U U .5 OU-67 0 5 - 6 7 0 6 - 6 7 o r —ó r 0 8 - 6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0 -6 7 1 1 -6 7 0 3 -6 B OU-6"?T"05- 6 8 Ö6 - 6 8 1 2 -6 6 0 1 -6 7 . 1 1 0 6 .3 O Z -67 0 3 - 6 7 1 0 6 .1 IN IT IA L MORTH * NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED P - PRELIMINARY ....................... .... 1 0 6 .2 1 0 6 .8 U .6 1 0 7 .2 1 0 8 .0 1 2 -6 7 0 1 - 6 8 0 2 - 6 8 1 0 8 .2 1 0 8 .3 1 0 8 .5 1 0 8 .7 1 0 9 .^ ............................................ ~' “... .................................................. ................. PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS AUGUST 27, 1966 11 Prices R a t io S c a l e 1957 59=100 - R a t io S c a l e 1957 59=100 - S o u rc e : U .S. D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r Percentages are annual rates o f change between periods indicated.They are presented to a id in com paring most recent developm ents w ith past "tre n d s .” L a te s td a ta p lo tte d : July p re lim in a ry Prepared by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 12 WHOLESALE PRICES TERMINAL MONTH INDUSTRIALS COMMODITIES • IN IT IA L MONTH 12-66 0 1 -6 7 0 2 -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 0 1 -6 7 3 .5 0 2 -6 7 2 .9 2 .3 1 957-59 / 10-6 7 1 1-6 7 100 12-67 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 0 3 -6 8 0 4 -6 8 05-6G 0 6 -6 8 1 0 5 .8 106 .0 1.1 .0 1 .4 .8 .0 .0 0 5 -6 7 1. 1 .6 .0 .0 .0 0 6 -6 7 1 .0 .5 .0 .0 .0 0 7 -6 7 .8 .4 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 0 8 -6 7 1 .1 .8 .6 .7 .9 1.1 1 .7 3 .4 0 9 -6 7 1 .3 1 .0 .8 .9 1. 1 1 .4 1 .9 2 .9 2 .3 1 0-6 7 1 .5 1 .3 1.1 1 .3 1 .5 1 .8 2 .3 3 .1 2 .9 3 .4 1 1-6 7 1 .7 1 .5 1.4 1 .6 1 .8 2 .1 2 .5 3 .1 3 .1 3 .4 3 .4 1 2-6 7 1 .8 1 .7 1.6 1 .8 2 .0 2 .3 2 .7 3 .2 3 .1 3 .4 3 .4 3 .4 2 .0 1 .9 1 .9 2 .0 2 .3 2 .6 2 .9 3 .4 3 .4 3 .7 3 .8 4 .0 1 0 00 1 .9 o 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 1 0 6 .0 . > 106 .0 106 .0 .0 1 0 6 .0 1 06 .0 1 06 .3 1 0 6 .5 - 1 0 6 .8 10 7.1 107.4 4 .6 107 .8 0 2 -6 8 2 *3 2 .2 2 .2 2 .4 2 .6 2 .9 3 .3 3 .8 3 .8 4 . 'l 4 .3 4 .6 5 .1 5 .7 0 3 -6 8 2 .3 2 .3 2 .3 2 .5 2 .7 3 .0 3 .3 3 .7 3 .7 4 .0 4 .1 4 .3 4 .6 4 .5 3 .4 0 4 -6 8 2 .3 2 .3 2 .3 2 .4 2 .6 2 .9 3 .2 3 .5 3 .6 3 .7 3 .8 3 .9 4 .0 3 .3 2 .8 0 5 -6 8 2. 1 2 .0 2 .0 2 .1 2 .3 2 .5 2 .7 3 .0 2 .9 3 .0 2 .9 2 .8 2 .7 2 .2 1. 1 0 6 -6 8 2. 1 2 .0 2 .0 2. 1 2 .3 2 .4 2 .6 2 .9 2 .8 2 .9 2 .8 2 .7 2 .6 2 .2 0 7 -6 8 2 .0 1 .9 1 .9 2. 1 2 .2 2 .3 2 .5 2 .7 2 .7 2 .7 2 .6 2 .5 2 .4 2. 1 0 8 -6 7 0 9 - 6 7 1 0 - 6 7 t 1—6 7 1 2 -6 7 1 08 .3 1 08 .6 2 .2 1 0 8 .8 .0 2 .2 - 1 .4 .7 .0 2 .2 1 .3 .8 .4 1 .7 1 08 .6 1 08 .8 1.1 108.9P ( 12-6 6 0 I t 67 0 2 -6 I 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 t 0 5 - 6 7 0 6 -6 7 Ò 7 - 6 ? 0 1 -6 8 0 2 -6 8 T 5 3 ^ T 04—68 0 5 —6c U 6 -5 F '“ • - " • " NCTTS EA50NALLY ADJUSTED P - PRELIMINARY PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE I'AMK OF ST. LOUIS AUGUST 2 7 , 1968 WHOLESALE PRICES - FARM PRODUCTS,AND PROCESSED FOODS ANO FEEDS ____________________ COMPOUNDED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE___________________ 195 7 -5 9 ✓ 100 IN IT IA L MONTH TERMINAL MONTH 1 2-6 6 0 1 -6 7 C 2-67 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 1 0-6 7 1 1-6 7 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 1 -6 7 3 . »4__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 0 2 -6 7 5 .5 - 1 3 .6 - 0 3 -6 7 7 .6 - 1 2 .7 - 1 1 .8 - 0 4 -6 7 9 .0 - 1 2 .8 - 1 2 .4 - 1 2 .9 - 0 5 -6 7 3 .8 - 5 . 5- 2 .6 - 2 .3 2 0 .2 0 6 -6 7 .2 . 4- 2 .2 8 .7 2 1 .4 2 2 .6 0 7 -6 7 1 .0 .6 3 .7 8 .0 1 6 .0 1 3 .9 0 8 -6 7 2 . 1- 2 .9 - .9 - 1 .4 5 .3 .8 8 .7 - 2 1 .1 - 0 9 -6 7 1 .7 - 2 .4 - .6 - 1 .3 4 .5 .9 5 . 5 - 1 0 .7 - 1.1 1 0-6 7 2 .9 - 3 .6 - 2 .3 - .8 - 1 .4 2 .0 - 7 .4 - 1 1 .4 - 6 .1 - 1 2 .9 - 1 1-6 7 3 .4 - 4 .0 - 2 .9 - 1 .7 - .0 3 .0 - 7 .5 - 1 0 .5 - 6 .7 - 1 0 .4 - 1 2 -6 7 1 .8 - 2 .2 - 1 .0 - .3 2 .0 .3 - 3 .7 - 5 .5 - 1 .1 - 1 .9 - 1 7 .5 i o* CD 1 .2 - 1.6 - .4 - .8 2 .5 .4 2 .4 - 3 .7 - .2 .0 1 1 .6 5 .9 0 1 07 .0 1 0 5 .7 1 0 4 .6 1 03 .4 1 0 5 .0 1 06 .8 5 .8 1 0 7 .3 105 .2 1 0 5 .3 104.1 - 1 0 3 .4 1 0 2 -6 8 . 1 .2 - 1 .0 2 .3 4 .0 2 .3 .0 .8 - 3 .1 3 .5 1 3 .8 12.0 1 8 .5 .2 .1 - 1.1 2 .2 3 .7 2 .2 .1 .6 - 2 .8 3 .1 1 0 .5 8 .3 9 .5 1.1 0 4 -6 8 . 1 . 1- .9 1 .9 3 .3 1 .9 .0 .6 - 2 .3 2 .5 8 .1 5 .8 5 .8 .0 1 .1 - 1 0 6 .8 1 06 .9 1 0 6 .8 0 5 -6 8 .8 .6 1 .7 2 .7 4 .0 2 .8 1.1 .7 3 .4 3 .7 8 .9 7 .3 7 .6 4 .2 5 .7 13. 1 0 6 -6 8 •8 .7 1 .6 2 .6 3 .8 2 .6 1.1 .7 3 .2 3 .4 7 .8 6 .2 6 .3 3 .4 4 .2 6 .9 1.1 0 7 -6 8 1.6 1 .5 2 .5 3 .4 4 .6 3 .6 2 .3 2 .0 4 .4 4 .7 8 .8 7 .6 7 .9 6 .0 7 .2 1 0. 1 8 .6 ? -6 7 0 3 -6 7 0 4 -6 7 0 5 -6 7 0 6 -6 7 0 7 -6 7 0 8 -6 7 0 9 -6 7 10 1 1-6 7 104 .8 1 05 .3 0 3 -6 8 12- 66 01 -- _____1 0 7 .9 10 8 .0 1 6 .7 109.4P 1 2-6 7 0 1 -6 8 ()2 -6o 0 3 - 6 8 0 4 -6 8 0 5 -6 6 0 6 -6 8 * NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED P - PRELIMINARY PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE E'ANK OF ST. LOUIS AUGUST 2 7 , 1968 13 General Price Index * Ratio Scale Ratio Scale 1958=100 * A * used in N a tio n a l Income Accounts S o u rce U.S. D epartm ent o f Commerce Percentages are annual rates o f change between periods indicated.They are presented to aid in com paring most recentdevelopments with past "tre n d s .” Latest d a ta p lo tte d : 2nd q ua rter Prepared by FederalReserve Bank ofSt.Louis iw a ic it PRICE OEFlIITO'ft FOft *e*6SS NAT1 0 *1 1 W 0D U C T C0NP0UN0ED ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE TERMINAL QUAR TER IN IT IA L QUARTER 0 3 - 6 3 O H -63 0 1 -6 » 0 2 -6 H 0 3 - 6 » OH-63 OH—6H 0 1 - 6 5 0 2 -6 5 0 3 -6 5 OH—65 0 1 - 6 6 1958 / 0 2 -6 6 0 3 - 6 6 OH -66 0 1 -6 7 100 0 2 -6 7 0 3 - 6 7 OH -67 0 1 - 6 8 2 .3 1 0 7 .8 0 1 -6 H 1 .9 1 .5 0 2 -6 H 1 .6 1 .3 m 0 3 -6 H 1 .8 1 .6 1 .7 0 H -6H 1 .8 1 .7 1 ,7 2 .0 1 .9 0 1 -6 5 1 .9 1 .8 1 .9 2 *1 2 .0 2 .2 0 2 -6 5 1 .9 1 .8 1 .9 2 .0 2 .0 2 .0 1 .8 0 3 -6 5 1 .8 1 .7 1 .7 1 .8 1 .7 1 .7 1 .5 1 .1 OH-65 1 .8 1 .7 1 .7 1 .8 1 .8 1 .7 1 .6 1 .5 1 0 8 .2 1 0 8 .5 1 0 9 .1 2 .2 1 0 9 .6 1 1 0 .2 1 1 0 .7 1 1 1 .0 1 .8 11 1 .5 0 1 -6 6 1 .9 1 .8 1 .9 2 .0 2 .0 2 .0 1 .9 1 .9 2 .H 2 .9 0 2 -6 6 2 .0 2 .0 2 .1 2 .2 2 .2 2 .2 2 .3 2 .H 2 .8 3 .3 0 3 -6 6 2 .1 2 .1 2 .2 2 .3 2 .3 2 .H 2 .H 2 .5 2 .9 3 .3 3 .H 3 .2 OH-66 2 .2 2 .2 2 .3 2 .H 2 .5 2 .5 2 .6 2 .7 3 .0 3 .3 3 .5 3 .H 0 1 -6 7 2 .3 2 .3 2 .H 2 .5 2 .5 2 .6 2 .6 2 .7 3 .0 3 .2 3 .3 3 .2 3 .2 2 .8 0 2 -6 7 2 .3 2 .3 2 .3 2 .H 2 .5 2 .5 2 .5 2 .6 2 .9 3 *0 3 .1 2 .9 2 .8 2 .5 0 3 -6 7 2 .H 2 .H 2 .H 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 OH-67 2 .5 2 .5 2 .6 2 .7 2 .7 2 .8 2 .8 2 .9 3 .1 3 .3 3 .3 3 .3 3 .3 3 .2 3 .H H.O H .1 0 1 -6 8 2 .5 2 .6 2 .6 2 .7 2 .8 2 .8 2 .9 3 .0 3 .2 3 .3 3 .H 3 .3 3 .H 3 .3 3 .5 3 .9 3 .9 3 .8 0 2 -6 8 2 .6 2 .6 2 .7 2 *8 2 .8 2 .9 3 .0 3 .1 3 .3 3 .H 3 .5 3 .H 3 .5 3 .H 3 .6 3 .9 H.O 3 .9 U 3 -Ö 3 UH—Ö J V 1—6 » U Z -6 » U J -6 » W - Ö » 01—65 Ü 2-6 5 0 3 - 6 3 OH-65 1 1 2 .3 3 .6 1 1 3 .3 11H .2 3 .5 1 1 5 .2 1 1 6 .0 2 .1 1 1 6 .6 1 1 7 .7 1 1 8 .9 1 2 0 .0 H .1 0 2 - 6 6 0 7 --* 5 "T W -o e 'O T -6 T 0 2 - 6 r 0 3 - 6 r 0 H - 6 r 0 1 - 6 8 ' FREPARED' B y T E DEmn.~WFSERV F BANK OF ST". AUGUST 16* 1968 1 2 1 .2