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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


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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

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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

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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"

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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 .^

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PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
AUGUST 27, 1966

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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

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