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April 18, 1969 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS LUmjJJM. INDICATORS 1941-43 = 10 140 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 ^ \ 110 - 100 90 Monihy (avg. 80 i _J i—i—i—i—1—i—i—i—i—i— 1—l—1—1 1966 1 1 1 1 1 L™ — 1 — 1 1—1 1967 1 1 L_J—1—1—1— _J_J !_J of daily close) 1 1 L 1 1 1 1 J 1969 1968 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Billion$ 800 Billion$ lion 700 PERSONAL INCOME 1957-59 = 100 200 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) (Seas., a d j . , at annual rates) 600 700 180 Total (left scale) 600 H 500 500 Wage and 400 Salary 140 Disbursements (right scale) 400 I I ! ! ! I I 1 I I I I I I I I 1 I I 1966 1967 1968 300 1 2 0 I i i i i i i i i i » i I 11 i i i i 11 i i i 11 1966 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1969 Hours Dollars 48 3.40 ^ (seasonally adjusted) Total MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 3.20 ~ 3.00 - (Hours seasonally adjusted) - 25 Nondurab 20 i 111 i i-1 i I i i •• i 1 1 1 i i 11 1968 Data: Federal Reserve Board Billion$ 35 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 30 I-I 1967 le Gross Durable Goods - 44 \ 42 2.80 /v 2.60 \ .... 46 Hourly Earnings (left scale) Goods 15 10 Average ~~ Average V 40 Hours Per VVeek (right scale) 5 1111 i I I I 1 L L 1966 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i in Li 1967 I J L _ U _ _LI 1968 1 I I 1 1 1 IJLL. 7.40 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 .1 1.1. 1 1 1 1 1 1_I L_l._ 1 11 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to t h e SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor this Supplement in the latest monthly SURVEY 1967 1968 1969 38 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM Apr. 6 WHOLESLAE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59-100. ,| ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES. Nondurable goods stores mil. $ do.. Apr. 13 Mar. 22 Mar. 29 Apr. 5 96.7 96.7 103.9 104.4 104.1 6,357 4,375 6,666 4,593 6,591 4,384 6,798 4,457 7,179 4,960 Apr. 12 105.3 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs............. State programs (50 States, D „ C , and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet) thous.. do do.... do 184 1,277 1,200 246 168 1,253 1,174 241 159 1,363 1,279 227 158 1,280 1,200 189 ""l68 174 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/. Federal reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 2/ « Excess reserves, estimated 2 / mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... 46,363 52,103 25,463 331 46,647 52,570 25,434 406 49,554 55,564 26,684 56 49,471 55,408 26,593 234 49,526 55,478 26,695 257 49,766 55,578 26,539 158 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: jj Demand deposits, adjusted. mil. $.. Savings deposits do.... Loans and investments (adjusted), total. do.... U.S. Government obligations do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross) do.... 76,431 49,135 203,950 27,281 66,946 29,491 77,786 48,780 204,894 27,089 67,176 29,328 78,085 48,634 222,047 24,925 75,076 32,563 79,484 48,667 221,275 24,813 75,047 32,590 81,711 48,638 223,573 26,063 75,202 32,623 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2d'. percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) i/..1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... 6.44 93.47 101.96 6.52 95.67 104.37 7.18 99.21 108.16 7^23 100.39 109.55 7.23 100.78 110.06 .thous. sh. tons.. 1,833 mil. kw.-hr.. 23,510 number.. 216,889 9,368 - • • • .thous. bbl.. 1,907 23,042 153,981 9,281 1,899 25,963 222,984 9,094 1,854 26,144 226,707 9,085 1,830 25,525 175,068 9,185 2,893 155.3 14.1 2,807 150.3 14.9 2,826 151.7 14.9 2,828 151.8 14.4 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 2 / Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 2 / Steel, raw Index of production. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59^100.. bil.. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price MONTHLY 2,885 154.9 13.8 2 / Daily average, kf 171 7.21 101.02 110.40 205,535 2,821 151.4 Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM III IV II III IV GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME TOTAL. .bil. Compensation of employees, total do Proprietors' income, total do Rental income of persons do Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj., total.do Corporate profits before tax, total. do Corporate profits tax liability. do Corporate profits after tax. do Inventory valuation adjustment .do Net interest .do 656.9 471.5 61.2 20.4 80.2 33. 4723! Feb. PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income.* -. - .bil. Wage and salary disbursements, total do. Commodity-producing industries, total-.do. Manufacturing do. Distributive industries do. Service industries .do. Government do. Other labor income .do. Proprietors' income: Business and professional .do. Farm do. Rental income of persons do. Dividends do. Personal interest income .do. Transfer payments do. Less personal contributions for soc. insurance....do. Total nonagricultural income.... <. .do. Revised. Digitized forr/ FRASER 6368 670, 482 61 20 82 ^5 3550.3 -3.1 24.3 1968 Mar. 688.1 496.8 61.8 20.7 83.8 88.9 39.8 49.1 -5.1 25.0 705.4 507.1 62.6 20.9 89.2 91.8 41.1 50.7 -2.7 25.8 722.5 519.7 63.4 21.0 91.6 92.7 41-5 51-2 -1.0 26.7 r735.1 530.7 63.7 21.2 r91.8 r95-7 r42.8 r52.8 -3.8 27.6 1969 Dec. 663. 449. 176. 141. 105. 74. 92. 25. 670. 452. 177. 142. 106. 759325. 713. 483. 188. 151. 113. 80. 100. 27. 47.2 14.6 20.7 23-6 49-8 54-9 22.4 643.1 47.5 14-8 20.7 23.9 50.2 57.8 22.4 649.9 48.3 "15-5 21.3 25.5 54.7 61.0 23.5 692.5 Jan. Feb. Mar. 716.1 486.5 189.2 151.9 114.8 81.6 100.8 27-8 721.4 r490.4 rl90.4 rl51.8 r116.0 r82.6 rl01.4 28.0 726.7 494.6 192.8 154.1 116.7 83.2 102.0 28.3 48.4 48.5 15.2 21.4 25.4 55.6 r62.4 r25.5 r700.5 48.5 15-1 21.5 25-5 56.2 62.8 25.7 705.9 1 5 . ZL 21.3 25.3 55-1 61.7 25.4 695.1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d 3 1968 1969 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1957-59=100. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL . ., do... Durable manufactures do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery . do... 0 Transportation equipment do... Instruments and related products ... „ ...do... Clay, glass, and stone products do... Lumber and products .... do... Furniture and fixtures do... Nondurable manufactures Textile mill products Apparel products ........ Leather and products „ Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products „ Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Foods and beverages Tobacco products MINING Coal o „ Crude oil and natural gas Metal mining UTILITIES „ . Electric BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total Consumer goods „ Automotive and home goods Automotive products Autos Auto parts and allied products Apparel and staples . „ Equipment, including defense Business equipment Materials Durable goods materials Nondurable materials DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places „ Food group o Gasoline service stations General merchandise group „ 162.0 163.0 rl69.2 169.5 163, 167. 139. 165, 183, 175, 184, 137. 119. 173, 164 168 140 166 183 177 183.8 131.0 125.0 173.7 rl70. 172. rl35. rl75. rl88. rl76. 189. 151. rl32. 182. 170.4 172.7 138.0 rl76.3 rl91.4 rl71.4 rl91.6 rl53-7 rl24.3 rl86.8 rl70 rl73 rl41 rl76 rl91 rl72 190 rl55 121.3 rl85.6 ........do. do. do. „. do. do. .do. ..... do. .do. do. do. do. .do. do. „ do. do. do. do. 158.6 148.8 L46.4 109.7 157.1 145.: 9 213.8 135.7 212.3 133.2 132.1 123.9 116.8 124.5 102.8 199.0 207.3 160.0 149.9 148.5 113.7 159.2 146.8 215.0 136.1 215.7 134.5 122.9 126.2 126.0 126.0 108.7 198.0 206.4 rl67.4 rl53.5 rl49.2 109.2 rl69.9 152.3 r231.8 rl41.2 r234.6 138.8 113.6 rl27.4 118.3 rl25.4 137.6 210.1 219.9 rl67.5 rl51.8 148.8 107.8 rl74.6 rl52.4 r-233.6 rl31.5 229.1 rl39.8 119.5 rl26.5 115.3 rl24.8 rl40.2 r215.2 226.3 rl67.5 151.0 .do. do. do. .do. .do. do. do. do. do . do. do. do. 162.0 152.9 167.9 162.7 158.0 168.8 148.1 181.6 182.9 161.8 155-4 168.3 163.5 155.0 173.1 173.4 172.7 174.4 149.2 181.8 183.3 162.8 156.7 169.1 r168.1 160.1 rl79-l 177.8 174 182 154 rl85 rl91 rl69 rl59.7 rl79.2 rl68.3 rl6l.2 rl80.9 rl76.2 170.6 rl83.5 155.0 rl83.5 rl92.3 r170.1 r161.1 rl79.2 24,210 7,883 4,842 1,205 891 16,327 ,155 887 ,837 ,598 ,809 ,296 27,049 8,916 5,526 1,253 1,013 18,133 1,430 901 2,022 6,113 1,970 3,901 34,086 9,675 5,049 1,770 1,186 24,411 2,641 1,295 2,041 6,375 2,079 7,807 r26,237 r8,335 r5A37 rl,267 r938 r17,902 rl,403 r942 rl,918 r6,246 rl,992 r3,587 r24,909 r8,262 r5,049 r-1,226 971 r16,647 rl,227 r894 rl,820 r5,777 r1,853 r3,379 ....do do... . .do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do do.... do.... do.... do.... 27,449 8,828 5,189 1,357 1,174 18,621 1,558 932 2,081 5,929 1,994 4,349 27,996 9,018 5,319 1,369 1,167 18,978 1,649 924 2,108 6,026 2,049 4,422 28,347 9,238 5,445 1,357 1,204 19,109 1,571 969 2,062 6,139 2,052 4,577 r28,989 r9,446 r5,574 rl,402 rl,219 rl9,543 r1,640 r979 r2,094 r6,315 r2,097 r4,601 r29,359 49,621 5,600 1,446 1,335 rl9,738 1,720 970 2,126 6,366 2,110 4,651 do... J do... J 39,354 39,788 40,447 39,776 41,346 42,657 41,544 42,740 42,597 43,014 .do | ..do.... 6,387 r7,632 7,318 r7,671 11,179 r8,080 r7,282 1*8,295 6,771 8,399 80,869 77,402 74,114 70,653 3,462 3,288 80,938 77,447 74,517 70,980 3,537 2,929 82,618 79,118 76,700 73,421 3,279 2,419 81,711 78,234 75,358 72,192 3,165 2,876 82,579 79,104 76,181 72,896 3,285 2,923 „ . mil. ! do. do. do. ..... .do. do. .do. do. do. do. .do. do. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/... Durable goods stores Automotive group „ Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total..... LABOR FORCE EMPLOYMENT 168.7 174.4 153.0 232.7 140.7 "l4o!3 rl25.2 112.4 rl22.4 142.8 218.0 rl69.3 rl6l.3 rl78.7 rl72.7 I65.O 182.8 "TT&5.1 1-193.1 rl69.3 rl60.4 178.3 AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Nonagricultural employment Agricultural employment Unemployment (all civilian workers) thoiis.. do... ,| do do... .| do do http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ v/ Revised. JQ/ Preliminary, l/ Data for Mar. 1969 are advance estimates Federal Reserve to Aft Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 1969 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec, 78,569 75,640 71,566 4,074 2,929 453 78,645 75,764 71,786 3,978 2,881 449 79,368 76,765 72,923 3,842 2,603 322 79,874 77,229 73,477 3,752 2,645 316 80,356 77,729 73,848 3,881 2,627 346 80,495 77,767 74,035 3,732 2,728 355 3. 2, 3. 12, 1, 7. 3. 2, 4. 3. 73. 3, 3.7 2.2 3o8 13.0 1.7 3.3 1.8 3.5 12.7 1.4 6. 3= 1. 3« 3= 5. 2. 2. 3.3 2.0 3= 11, 1. 6. 3. 1. 3. 3. 5. 3.2 2.7 3,3 1.9 3.5 11.7 1.4 5.7 2.9 1.9 3.6 3,3 5.5 2.9 2.4 3.4 1.9 3.5 12,7 1.4 6. 3. 2. 3, 3. 6„ 3. 2. 40.8 3.5 41 = 4 3.6 40.0 3.2 40.7 3^4 41.4 3.7 39.8 3.3 40.7 3.7 41.2 3.8 39.9 3.4 40.6 r3.8 41.2 3.9 39.7 3.6 r40.1 r3«5 r40.8 3.9 r39.2 3,2 P40.6 P3.7 P41-3 P3.9 P39.6 P3»3 ,96 ,85 ,14 ,02 ,69 ,59 3.11 2.97 3.-31 3.15 2.82 2.71 3.12 2.99 3.31 3,17 2.83 2.72 3.12 3.00 3=31 3.17 2.84 2.73 13 00 32 18 85 74 Jan. Feb., Mar. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con„ LABOR FORCE, total --Con. Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted-............. <>thous Employed, totaldo.. Nonagricultural employment...........................do.. Agricultural employment do.. Unemployed (all civilian workers)..................... .do.. Long-term, 15 weeks and over do.. Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in that group): All civilian workers .......... .......................... Men, 20 years and over............................... Women, 20 years and over ........ „.......... „.. »..»<>.. Both sexes, 16-19 years.............................. Married men....c..... u . . , . . . . . . « , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , > . . „ . . Nonwhite w o r k e r s . . . . . ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . u , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White w o r k e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupation: W h i t e - c o l l a r workers Blue-collar w o r k e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I n d u s t r y : P r i v a t e nonf arm wage and s a l a r y w o r k e r s . . . . . . Construction. Manufacturing........................................ Durable g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOURS (GROSS), AVG. WEEKLY PER PROD. WORKER (MFG. PAYROLLS): Manufacturing, s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .hours Overtime hours do.. Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Overtime h o u r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Overtime h o u r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . HOURLY EARNINGS (GROSS), AVG. PER PROD. WORKER ON PAYROLLS: Manufacturing, not s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o l l a r s Excluding o v e r t i m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , , „ t .. „ .,.., „... .„.... u . . „ . „ . e . . . . , . . * . d o . . Excluding o v e r t i m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . = Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Excluding overtime do.. 2.94 2.83 3.12 3.00 2.68 2.58 r / R e v i s e d , jg/ P r e l i m i n a r y . USCOMM—DC—6368 POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLiC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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