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BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
PUBLICATION
A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
APRIL 10.
1970
U.S. D€PARTMINT OF GOMMERGl/OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
\957-59-}QQ
1 270
1957-59 = 100
250
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
260
(E. E. 1. sea. a d j . index)
250
1969
240
230
-j 210
Monthly
180
_l
1968
1967
LJ
1969
I
I
Weekly
_l_J__L-L_l_Lj
J F M A M J
J
l_J_J—l_J
1970
JLJ
LJL
A S O N D
Data: Edison Electric Inst.
Billion $
Biiii(
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS
& INVENTORIES
60
100
1957-59 = 100
120
WHOLESALE PRICES
All
115
(seasonally adjusted)
A
/
90
110
80
105
Shipments
(left scale)
Commodities
V
industrial
Commodities
1
- /
.V A
\ A /
J
•
Farm
Products \
100
i
70
45
Book value, end of month
Ltl-U-jJ-O-L I l l i l
95
I I I i I I I j X-LJ-I I I I M I I.
l-JL-U
wo/
Billion $
Billic
NEW CONSTRUCTION
~
Total
_
- 80
H
(Seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates)
80
60
Private
1968
LI M
i i i i i i i i i I i i
!°*9
1970
Data: Federal Reserve Board
Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
100
i i i
1967
i:
Residential,
Nonfarm
( r i g h t scale) \
H 60
Put in Place
(left scale)
j
!
40
Billion $
11.0
CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
EXTENDED AND REPAID
30.0
(seasonally adjusted)
9.0
8.0
7.0
40
_L1_L.-1.LI LI
1967
1 LI
20
i
i
I.JLO. I . J _ L 1 1 i 1 M
1 1 1 1 • 11 1 1 1 i 1
1968
1969
1 ! 1 1 1 i 1 ' ! 1 !
6.0
1967
1970
Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Data: Federal Reserve Board
* A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this S u p p l e m e n t
provides selected w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a subsequent t o those p u b l i s h e d in the latest m o n t h l y SURVEY
1968
1969
1970
200
2
WEEKLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1969
ITEM
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/....... .
Mar. 29
Apr. 5
Mar. 1U
Mar. 21
Mar. 28
1957-59=100.
10l*.l*
10l*.l
115.1
111*. 9
lll*.5
..mil.
6,627
U,36l
7,007
li,82|0
6,1*50
l*,5n
6,517
i*,573
6,920
1*,886
158
1,278
1,200
189
171
1,271*
1,197
168
239
1,927
1,808
237
231*
1,925
1,789
228
237
192
206
1*9,1*71
58,325
26,622
-138
l*9,5ll*
58,1*29
26,71*3
309
52,319
60,832
27,210
1*2
52,508
61,1*51
27,618
-9
52,1*59
52,563
61,985
27,723
262
79,696
1*8,8l5
221*, 818
21*, 739
75,103
32,709
75,269
32,627
78,1*91*
1*5,790
226,670
22,117
78,51*1
33,1*03
77,370
1*5,91*8
226,786
21,916
79,271*
33,1*1*1
80,601*
1*5,990
226,917
21,701
78,910
33,1*1*7
7.23
100.39
109.55
7.23
100.78
110.06
8.1U
88.69
96.97
8.20
87.51*
95.71*
8.22
89.77
98.22
1,91*0
26,11*1*
182,533
9,085
1,857
25,525
ll*2,225
9,185
1,861).
28,21*5
162,551*
9,60U
1,889
28,1*88
159,31*1
9,619
1,900
27,559
127,723
9$^26
2,826
151.7
2,828
151.8
2,658
11*2.7
2,678
11*3*8
2,720
11*6.0
35-2
1U.U
15.0
11*. 9
15.0
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES..
Nondurable goods stores.
o.oo.odOo
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
...... thous „
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs. „...„„.„
......do...
State programs (50 States, Do Co, and Puerto Rico)....do...
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)...number.
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/'.
•.
00 .mil. $.
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...do...
Member bank reserve balances 3/
T....do...
Excess reserves, estimated 3/
......
do...
Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: k/
Demand deposits, adjusted
„00
mil. $.,
Savings deposits .......„.0o.oo
•
do....
Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total
do...,
U.S. Government obligations
do...,
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
do...,
Real estate loans (gross)
„
do...,
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)|TAs19M.-Lj.3=lQ.,
I n d u s t r i a l s , 1*25 s t o c k s . 0
u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . , . ,
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal 3/.. . ..... 0 . „
thous. sh. tons.,
Electric power, by utilities„ ................ .mil. kw.-hr.,
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)..................0number.,
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/...........thous. bbl.,
Steel, raw...ooo»..o........
Index of production.......
1970
.......thous. sh. tons.
...........1957-59=100.
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES.
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price.
MONTHLY
3/ Daily average.
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery.
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Nondurable goods industries, total l/„
Food and kindred products no.................*
Tobacco products
Textile mill products.
Paper and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
Chemicals and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
Petroleum and c o a l p r o d u c t s
Rubber and p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s .
SEASONALLY .ADJUSTED, TOTAL.. u
By i n d u s t r y group:
Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1 /
S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s
Primary m e t a l s „ „
„
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l
E l e c t r i c a l machinery
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment
„
I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s
61,601
27,1*50
71
0
„
„
98.55
130,695
2,695
11*1*. 7
1970
Jan.
Feb.
Nov.
mil.
do,
do,
do,
do,
1*9,1*52
27,331
1,198
1*,329
2,657
53,933
30,287
1,295
l*,7l*l
3,009
55,833
30,891
1,1*50
1*,81*9
3,133
53,911*
30,067
1,335
l*,65l
3,11*2
r5l,555
r27,886
rl,250
rl*,931
r2,969
56,186
30,633
1,358
1*,971
3,088
do,
do,
do,
„do,
l*,7l*5
3,362
7,192
967
5,513
3,728
7,71*1
1,056
5,237
3,81*7
8,236
1,201*
5,319
3,699
8,050
1,213
r5,017
r3,319
r6,668
1,035
5,776
3,717
7,713
1,11*1*
do,
..do,
do,
.do,
22,121
7,327
376
1,626
23>6h6
7,61*1*
399
1,752
21*, 91*2
8,383
1*38
1,81*7
23,81*7
8,1*11*
1*31
1,61*7
r23,669
r8,088
rl,626
25,553
8,538
1*05
1,759
do,
do.
do t
do.
2,070
3,71*9
1,855
1,227
2,219
3,995
1,91*9
1,31*1*
2,278
1*,036
2,11*2
1,1*05
2,187
3,670
2,128
1,317
r2,239
r3,797
r2,l67
rl,390
2,396
1*,269
2,156
1,521
do.
£2,301
53,302
55,988
55,277
r55,099
55,512
do.
do<
do.
do.
29,325
1,1*11*
1*,508
2,961
29,9lU
1,1*51*
3,031
30,9hh
1,1*59
5,013
3,180
30,201
1,1*85
l*,9l*5
3,259
r30,Ol*2
rl,l*75
r5,138
r3,310
30,21*5
1,522
1*,809
3,106
do.
do.
do.
do.
5,222
3,620
7,281*
1,089
5,352
3,685
7,1*63
1,083
5,1*71
3,739
7,920
1,186
5,228
3,609
7,593
1,11*2
r5,536
r3,57l*
r6,825
rl,171
5,612
3,671
7,1*1*1
1,177
1*,585
Jan.
vj Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.
CORRECTION'FOR 1969 ANNUAL TOTAL AS SHOW IN THE MARCH 1970 .SURVEY, p.s-36: Pulpwood Consumption should read 62,8l3e
8.18
90.07
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1969
„
113.9
1*/ Wednesday data.
ITEM
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL.
Durable goods industries, total 1/
.
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
0
Fabricated metal products. „
Apr, k
rial*
Feb.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
3
1970
1969
ITEM
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEASo ADJ.)—Con.
By industry group—Con.
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/.....o......„.mil. :
Food and kindred products..........................do.
Tobacco products.. 0
do.
Textile mill products.
.......
do.
Paper and allied products....„..„...„. „ .
..
do.
Chemicals and allied products. „ 0... .
do.
Petroleum and coal products ..................
do.
Rubber and plastics products.,. 0 9 .„.. 0 .. v ..,,...,.do,
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH;
Book value (unadjusted), total..........oo....
•..do.
Durable goods industries, total........°.............do.
Nondurable goods industries, total................... do.
Book value (seasonally adjusted), total................ do.
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total l/«
»....<> . .do.
Stone, clay, and glass products..................do.
Primary metals...................................do.
Fabricated metal products........................do.
Machinery, except electrical,,»»0 o................ do.
Electrical machinery..........................„..do.
Transportation equipment
do.
Instruments and related products................. do.
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/...........„..do.
Food and kindred products
do.
Tobacco products.................................do.
Textile mill products
do.
Paper and allied products
.do.
Chemicals and allied products....................do.
Petroleum and coal products......................do.
Rubber and plastics products
do.
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
do.
Durable goods industries, total
do.
Nondurable goods industries, total.
do.
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED),TOTAL
do.
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/.
do.
Primary metals
do.
Fabricated metal products....................„
do.
Machinery, except electrical
do.
Electrical machinery.
do.
Transportation equipment
do.
Nondurable goods industries, total
do.
Industries with unfilled orders
do.
Industries without unfilled orders.
do.
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) , TOTAL
do.
Durable goods industries, total.
do.
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.
do.
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL...
do.
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
do.
Primary metals
do.
Fabricated metal products
do.
Machinery, except electrical.
.do.
Ele ctrical machinery
do.
Transportation equipment
do.
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.....do.
Jan.
Feb.
Nov.
Dec.
23,1*76
7,669
23,388
7,621;
1*15
1,71*0
2,201
3,980
1,9U9
1,328
25,01*1;
8,390
1*36
1,771*
2,292
1*,255
2,155
1,1*1*9
25,076
8,621;
1*38
1,71*5
2,283
1,110
2,11*0
1,365
r25,057
r8,U52
rl;56
rl,779
r2,35l
r3,986
r2,206
rl,l*7l*
89,179
57,789
31,390
88,905
90,158
58,568
31,590
89,556
9U,755
62,570
32,185
95,1*16
95,1*75
63,106
32,369
96,906
r96,271
r63,702
r32,569
r96,062
57,879
2,289
7,528
6,289
11,528
8,551
lit, 076
2,2i;0
58,282
2,372
7,551*
6,129
11,738
8,592
lit, 186
63,076
2,1*71
8,009
6,550
13,080
9,327
15,388
2,1*31*
63,550
2,U83
8,052
6,613
13,180
9,31*6
15,561
2,1*76
r63,835
r2,506
r8,10l*
r6,660
rl3,2l*l
r9,hP7
rl5,636
r2,l;81*
31,026
7,26k
2,219
3,507
2,1*03
5,977
2,068
1,811
50,638
28 ? 531
22,107
53,119
31,271*
7,21*8
2,203
3,531*
2,1*19
6,088
2,076
1,831
51*,85o
31,125
23,725
53,901
32,31*0
7,302
2,233
3,1*1*7
2,611*
6,566
2,197
1,871
55,271*
30,331*
2hs9hO
56,21*2
32,355
7,230
2,200
3,501
2,632
6,631*
2,271
1,888
53,1*21;
29,612
23,812
55,362
r32,227
r7,200
2,165
r3,l*55
r2,66l
r6,55l
r2,320
rl,911*
r5l,285
r27,695
r23,590
r53,868
29,681*
U,675
2,755
5,350
3,581
7,1*87
23,1*35
6,1*91*
I6,9lil
30,1*82
1*,666
2,81*1
5,626
3,767
7,81*2
23,1*19
6,501*
16,915
31,188
l*,75l
3,276
5,1*53
3,619
8,1*29
25,051*
6,853
18,201
30,296
h,l60
3,381*
5,51*8
1;,110
6,996
25,067
6,80k
18,263
r28,909
rl*,787
r3,02l*
r5,390
r3,667
r6,l*ll*
r2l;,959
r6,799
rl8,l60
87,126
8U,150
2,976
87,1*69
88,Ola
81*, 988
3,053
88,061*
88,859
85,851;
3,005
89,583
88,1*12
85,1*1*5
2,967
89,711*
r88,ll*6
r85,258
r2,888
r88,l*88
81;, 1*31
6,h9h
9,908
111, 919
13,170
33,873
3,038
81*,99l*
6,575
9,716
15,193
13,251
31*, 251
3,070
86,530
7,909
10,681;
16,926
13,013
32,200
3,053
86,668
7,726
10,85)4
17,2U3
13,512
31,60^
3,0h6
r85,539
r7,375
rl0,569
rl7,099
rl3,606
r31,192
r2,9k9
ink
1,790
2,172
3,935
1,891
1,301
2,2Y5
1969
Feb,
Mar.
Jan.
1970
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX;
ALL COMMODITIES.
1957-59=100..
Farm products..
do....
Food and feeds, processed
.do....
Industrial commodities
...... do....
Chemicals and allied products
do... e
Fuels and related products, and power
do....
Furniture and household durables
do....
Hides, skins, and leather products.
.do....
Lumber and wood products...........................do....
Machinery and equipment
do....
Metals and metal products
.do....
Nonmetallic mineral products
do....
Pulp, paper, and allied products. •
„
do....
Rubber and plastics products
„
do....
Textile products and apparel
do....
Transportation equipment
Dec. .1968 =100..
Miscellaneous products.
1957-59=100..
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Wholesale prices
1957-^9 =$1.00..
r/ Revised.
731*7
1 / Includes data for "other industries" not shown,
111.1
105.0
116.3
111.1*
97.8
102.7
105. h
123. U
ll*l*.5
117.3
115.2
111.2
106.8
100.5
107.2
100.1
112.5
111,7
106.5
116. k
112.0
98.0
10U.2
105.7
123. h
11*9.5
117.8
115.8
111.9
107.1*
100.9
107.1
100.0
112.5
115.1
111.7
122.6
111*. 6
98.8
106.1
107.2
126.5
122.5
121.9
123.8
lll*.5
109-5
iol*.5
109.2
102.7
117.0
$0,900
$0,895
$0,869
116.0
112.5
125.1
115.1
99.
105.
107.
126.
121.1
122.
121;.
116.
111.
101;.
109.5
102.9
117.U
116.1;
113.7
125.2
115.5
99.6
106. U
107.9
126.7
120.2
122.8
126.1
116.9
111.8
101*. 6
109.1*
102.9
117.5
$0,859
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1969
ITEM
Jan.
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT BT PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL......... a.. .rail, $..
Private, total.........................................-do....
Residential (noni arm) „..„*..=, c c .„.<,..-. 0 . . , . < > « . , « , » . < , . . . . - , . < » d o
NeW h O l l S i n g
ttriltS o
3 0
oono..o.o.!>a.»aoo...oo....*oo...ClO
o a
..
Nonresidential buildings 5 total l/„* .*...... <>...-. ..«. .>do,, „.
I n d U S t r i a l .. o. ... <»••.. o . . . . . . . •"....*. a. • . . • • • . • o . . . . d O . . . .
Commercial a . . . < > o . 0 0 o <> e o o . . • . . a o o . o . . . a ° » . o . e . = > o o . , 0 . d o . , . .
Public,
t o t a l o o o , . . . . « « , oee a . . o . o o . o c o. . o c . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . d O . . . .
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL
RATES), TOTAL............o........... ..o............ .bil. $..
Private, total„... o o... 0 .«.. o.... o ...». o.. o.*.<» o .......• do....
Residential (nonf'arm) .«,,........os....a................ do....
Nonresidential buildings, total V
•
iio«»«'
I n d U S t r i a l . . . . . .
. o o . o . . . o . 0 . . O . O O O . O 0 0 .
O
. . . . « . . . . O . . d 0 . o o
a
Co m m e r e i a l , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do...•
.Public , t o t a l . . . . . . . . o . . o . . . o o . . . . . o o o . . o. o. o . . o. o . . . o o. d o . . . .
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXESs
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE C O M P O S I T E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . .
FINANCE
CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AMD INTERMEDIATE-TERM):
T o t a l o u t s t a n d i n g . , end of month. . . o . o . . . . o o o . . . o . » . . o . m i l . $ . .
Installment credit, t o t a l . • . . . . . . . . . . < > . • • » . . . . . . . » . . . . d o . . . .
I n s t a l l m e n t c r e d i t , extended and r e p a i d ?
Unadjusteds
Extended, t o t a l . . . . . „... „ . . . . . „ . . a . . . . . . . « . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Repaid, t o t a l , * * s t s B s = s s s = * r * * * do.,..
Seasonally adjusted?
Extended, t o t a l . . . • • . . « . e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . • . . . . . . . . d o . . . .
Repaid, t o t a l
,
do....
SECURITY MARKETS?
STOCKS?
Prices?
Dow-Jones a v e r a g e s {6% s t o c k s ) „ . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I n d u s t r i a l (30 s t o c k s ) . . , . . . « . . . . . . » . . < , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Public u t i l i t y ( l 5 s t o c k s ) . „ . . . • . . „ . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . .
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (20 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
r / R e v i s e d . 1 / Except farm and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s .
116.1*5j t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , 1 7 k . 3 2 .
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1970
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
r7,00h
r5,l52
r2,329
rl,797
1,91*2
r6,086
rl*,312
rl,956
rl,l*95
rl,623
rl*38
r750
rl,77l*
Feb.
1,723
1,519
li63
678
1,876
5,881,.
li,028
l,9l;0
1 5 562
1,24-53
1*37
6U7
1,856
92.0
62.9
31.1
21.9
6.8
10.0
29.1
92.1
62.6
31 .h
21.5
6.3
9.9
29.5
89.8
62 ,.8
29.8
22.8
6.6
10.2
r27.0
r90.2
r62„li
r29.5
22.6
6.1*
10.3
r27.8
r9086
r62.6
r28.6
r23.3
rll.O
r27.9
91-7
63c3
28.1
21*.5
6.2
12.0
28.1*
137
137
lUl.
1U5
11*5
11*6
112,117
89,1*92
111,569
89,380
119,378
96, L.78
122,1*69
98,169
121,07k
97,1*02
120,077
96,892
7,557
7,955
6,971
7,083
8,173
7S5U5
10,096
8,1*05
7,1*90
8,257
7,106
7,616
8,371
75730
8.U.U
7,616
8,632
8,012
8,3L*i*
7,929
8,521
8,11*1
8,625
8,207
337.6U
93U.99
135.62
268.78
337o85
931,29
136.89
269.75
281.02
810..09
116.Ok
195oU7
259.88
789.22
108.36
175.32
258.36
782.96
109.1*2
173o61*
-x-251.63
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#108.87
#169.83
6,201
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5,563
2,562
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575
889
1,852
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5,683
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1,293
1 9 663
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1,568
# Stock p r i c e a v e r a g e s f o r March 1970s 6^ s t o c k s , 260„36j i n d u s t r i a l , 777»62j p u b l i c u t i l i t y ,
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OFFICIAL BUSINESS
First-Class Mali
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Feb.
POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
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