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April 19, 1968 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S.DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants) 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 Monthly 0 JJ-J I i l I \ I I i I I 1965 I I I I I I I I I l 1967 1966 1968 J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 700 PERSONAL INCOME (Seas, adj., at annual rates) ^ ^ ^ - 600 Tofaf 500 Wage an d Salary Disbum sntenfs 400 300 .-• _--^• i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i i 11 i 1 1 1 11 i i 1966 1965 1968 1967 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Dollars 3.00 2.80 Hours 148 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS . (Hours seasonally adjusted) 46 2.20 Prices Paid (incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) 300 42 /" 40 Average Hours Per Week • i • I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1965 ta: U.S. Dept. of Labor Prices Received 275 ' (right scale) 2.00 1966 1967 • •• • • i • • • • • I 3 8 1968 I 250 225 / 1 • • ' ' I ' • ' ' ' I I I II I I I I I I • i i i i I i i i i i 1965 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected 1968 Index, 1910-14=100 375 PRICES RECEIVED AND 350 PAID BY FARMERS 44 2.40 ~~S. 1967 325 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 2.60 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1967 • ' i i » i i i i i i 1968 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 WEEKLY 1967 1968 ITEM Apr. 8 Apr. 15 Mar. 23 Mar. 30 Apr. 6 Apr. 13 98.4 97.9 97.1 96.7 96.7 96.7 mil. $. . do... . 5,927 3,993 5,866 3,936 6,103 4,093 6,519 4,234 6,255 4,336 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. . INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do State programs (50 States, D. C., and Puerto Rico)....do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)... number.. 251 1,475 1,410 296 289 176 1,444 1,358 208 278 165 1,371 1,288 245 184 1,451 1,387 246 241 43,673 46,677 23,389 447 43,914 46,763 23,162 46,233 52,312 25,665 226 406 46,153 51,855 25,323 148 46,358 52,103 25,463 330 46,647 52,564 25,448 473 72,946 47,224 189,803 26,149 61,948 27,150 73,560 46,965 189,083 26,106 61,795 27,094 76,048 48,928 204,189 27,596 66,409 29,218 76,657 49,120 203,449 27,065 66,513 29,264 76,244 49,006 203,560 27,208 67,015 29,267 5.41 89.79 96.24 5.41 88.78 94.98 6.43 88.98 96.72 6.49 89.66 97.61 6.44 93.47 101.96 1,819 21,815 200,851 8,615 1,839 21,896 179,660 8,589 1,852 23,938 232,785 9,438 1,973 23,579 231,357 9,472 1,833 23,510 216,890 9,368 2,385 128.0 2,428 130.3 2,842 152.6 2,885 154.9 2,885 154.9 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.7 14.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59=100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurab le goods s tores FINANCE: Currency in circulation^/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 3/ Excess reserves, estimated 31 mil. $.. do.... do. . .. do.... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ 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.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bbl.. Steel, raw thous. sh. tons.. Index of production 158,411 2,893 155.3 1957-59=100. . RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON MILES bil. . 3/ \l 6.52 95.67 104.37 Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. Tuesday price MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1967 1968 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income Wage and salary disbursements, total Commodity-producing industries, total Manufacturing 612. 414. 165. 132. 615.6 416.2 165.6 132.9 649.3 443.1 173.3 139.2 650.9 442.4 173.3 319.6 r659.3 r449.0 rl76.8 rl41.5 666.0 451.1 177.3 141.8 do. . . . do.... do... . do... . 98. 66. 83. 22, 99.1 67.6 84.0 22.4 103.9 72.8 93.1 24.6 105.1 73.1 90.9 24.9 rl06.7 r73.8 r91.6 25.2 106.9 74.4 92.4 25.5 do.... do... . do.... do... . do. . . . 43.2 14.6 19.8 22.3 45.2 43.1 14.3 19.9 22.6 45.5 44. 15. 20. 21. 48. 44. 15. 20. 22. 48. 44.4 rl5.4 20.5 r23.2 r49.4 44. 15. 20. 23. 49. Transfer payments do.. . . Less personal contributions for soc. insurance.... do.... Total nonagricultural income do. . . . 51.1 20.0 593.0 51.7 20.1 596.2 53.1 21.1 628.8 54. 22. 630. r54.7 22.6 r638.6 58.0 22.7 645.0 129.1 129.1 133.7 134.3 134.3 135.0 125.4 126.3 125.8 123.0 125.5 126.3 125.8 123.1 133. 134. 134. 131. 133.7 134.6 134.2 131.1 134.1 135.1 134.6 131.6 124.7 136.9 125. 137. 130. 144. 131.4 145.7 131.8 146.5 Distributive industries Service industries Government Other labor income Proprietors' income: Business and professional Farm Rental income of persons Dividends Personal interest income bil. $. . do.... do.... do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: Associated General Contractors (bldg. only).... 1957-59=100.. E. H. Boeckh and Associates, Inc.: Average, 20 cities: All types combined do... • Apartments, hotels, office buildings do.... Commercial and factory buildings do.... Residences Engineering News-Record: Building Cons t r u e t ion _r/FRASER Revised. . *Index as Digitized for 9377 do.... do do... . of Apr. 1, 1968; Building, 132.9; Construction, 147.6. *132.5 *147.0 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1967 1968 ITEM 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 s tores Appare 1 group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service station General merchandise group Feb. Mar. Dec. 21,648 6,801 4,010 1,101 , 741 14,847 1,042 818 1,726 5,407 1,722 2,400 25,679 8,234 4,989 1,192 32,589 8,984 4,503 1,785 17.83 1,512 893 1,940 6,096 1,901 3,197 23|6)0-5 614 261 163 848 067 371 do... do... do. .. do... do... 25,470 7,955 4,394 1,308 1,058 25,739 8,150 4,602 1,278 1,049 do... do.. . do... do... do. .. do... do... 17,515 1,476 883 2,026 5,942 1,968 3,361 do... do... do... do... mil. $. do... do. .. do... do... do. .. do... do. .. do. .. do.. . do... do... Jan. r24,269 r7,546 r4,594 rl,204 nevm Feb. r24,232 r7,791 r4,718 rl,232 r1,288 r914 r1,980 r5,940 r1,988 r2,721 rl6,4*4*1 rl,l62 r882 rl,988 r5,860 rl,924 r2,761 26,470 8,327 4,678 1,358 1,088 r27,065 r8,523 r4,892 rl,360 rl,084 r27,482 r8,760 5,049 1,394 1,184 17,589 1,443 889 2,046 6,041 1,964 3,327 18,143 1,476 949 2,144 6,179 2,017 3,577 rl8,542 rl,548 r954 r2,173 r6,249 r2,095 r3,610 rl8,722 1,588 926 2,254 6,191 2,117 3,720 36,349 36,644 37,108 36,526 35,459 36,682 35,837 37,130 36,736 37,094 5,550 6,907 6,855 6,852 10,604 7,282 6,352 7,483 6,387 7,683 thous. do. . . do... do. . . do... do... 79,107 75,689 72,506 69,225 3,281 3,183 78,949 75,513 72,560 69,149 3,410 2,954 81,527 78,057 75,338 71,793 3,545 2,719 79,811 76,347 73,273 69,908 3,366 3,074 80,869 77,402 74,114 70,653 3,462 3,288 Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted do... Employed, total do. . . 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 76,921 74,063 70,187 3,876 2,858 447 76,676 73,822 69,964 3,858 2,854 436 78,473 75,577 71,361 4,216 2,896 77,923 75,167 71,164 4,003 2,756 445 488 78,672 75,731 71,604 4,127 2,941 455 3.7 2.2 4.0 12.6 3.7 2.3 4.1 11.8 3.7 2.2 4.1 3.5 2.3 3.9 12.8 11.3 1.7 6.9 3.3 2.1 4.3 3.8 6.1 3.5 3.5 1.6 6.4 3.2 2.0 4.3 3.6 8.3 3.3 2.8 1.7 7.2 r67,712 r602 r3,461 rl9,525 rll,422 8,103 ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL If Durable goods stores Automotive group Furnibure and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group T Nondurable goods stores , Appare 1 group * Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline s e r v i c e s t a t i o n s General merchandise group ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, t o t a l Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Labor force, total, 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Nonagricultural employment Agricultural employment Unemployed (all civilian workers) Married men Nonwhite workers White workers Occupation: W h i t e - c o l l a r workers B l u e - c o l l a r workers I n d u s t r y : P r i v a t e wage and s a l a r y workers Construction Manufacturing Durable goods EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): Total, seasonally adjusted Mining Contract construction Manufacturing Durable goods industries Nondurable goods industries 2.9 3.7 2.3 4.0 12.6 thous.. do. . . . do. .. . do.... do. ... do. . . . 65,692 624 3,352 19,507 11,482 8,025 65,749 624 3,313 19,445 11,434 8,011 67,126 3,353 19,491 11,399 8,092 r67,137 r598 r3,175 rl9,511 r11,444 r8,067 Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc...do.... Wholesale and retail trade do.... Wholesale trade do. . . . Retail trade do.... 4,247 13,541 3,521 10,020 4,246 13,557 3,535 10,022 4,290 13,870 3,598 10,272 r4,294 rl3,915 r3,609 rl0,306 r4,321 rl4,047 r3,643 rl0,404 3,165 9,883 11,373 2,673 8,700 14,436 8,459 5,977 timates. 3,179 9,946 11,439 2,685 8,754 14,358 8,407 5,951 3,304 10,332 11,888 2,708 9,180 14,317 8,313 6,004 r3,308 rlO,358 rll,978 2,721 r9,257 rl4,325 r8,346 r5,979 3,321 rl0,409 rl2,026 r2,719 r9,307 r14,340 r8,330 r6,010 Finance, insurance, and real estate do.... Services do... . Government do... . Federal do. .. . State and local do. . . . PRODUCTION WORKERS (MFG. PAYROLLS), TOTAL, seas. adj. thous... Durable goods industries do. . . . Nondurable goods industries do.... Revised. £/ Preliminary. J./ Data for Mar. 1968 are advance Digitized for_r/ FRASER 9377 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 598 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 4 1967 1968 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Feb. Jan. Mar. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS--Con. HOURS (GROSS), AVG. WEEKLY PER PROD. WORKER ON PAYROLLS: Manufacturing, seasonally adjusted hours Overtime hours do.. Durable goods industries do.. Overtime hours do. . Nondurable goods industries do.. Overtime hours do. . HOURLY EARNINGS, AVERAGE PER PRODUCTION WORKER ON PAYROLLS: Manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted dollars Excluding overtime do.. Durable goods industries do.. Excluding overtime do.. Nondurable goods industries do.. Excluding overtime do.. FINANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Public debt and quaranteed obligations: Gross debt (direct), end of month, total bil. $ Interest bearing, total do.. Public issues do.. Held by U.S. Government investment accts do.. Special issues do.. Noninterest bearing do.. Guaranteed obligations not owned by U.S. Treasury, end of month do.. 40.3 3.4 41.0 3.7 39.5 3.1 40.4 3.3 41.1 3.5 39.5 3.2 40.7 3.4 41.4 3.6 39.8 3.3 2.79 2.68 2.96 2.84 2.53 2.44 40, 3. r41. r3. r39. 3. 40.7 r3.4 r4l.4 r3.7 40.0 3.2 p40.7 p3.4 p4l.4 p3.6 p39.7 P3.3 r2.94 2.83 3.13 3.00 2.67 2.57 2.95 2.83 3.13 3.00 r2.68 2.58 p2.96 p2.84 P3.14 P3.01 p2.69 p2.59 329.62 325.69 274.20 18.04 51.49 3.93 330.95 327.01 274.95 18.51 52.06 3.94 344.66 341.19 283.96 18.70 57.23 3.47 346.26 342.81 286.88 18.70 55.93 3.45 351.56 348.31 291.07 19.08 57.24 3.24 349.47 346.14 289.42 .51 .51 .55 .55 .55 .56 1,284 965 226 93 13,107 1.293 1,459 1,114 244 101 13,107 1.293 1,721 1,157 328 235 11,982 2.066 1,421 1,088 230 103 11,984 1.990 1,425 1,088 241 97 11,882 1.855 10,484 2.180 56.71 3.34 LIFE INSURANCE: Premiums collected (LIAMA): Total life insurance premiums Ordinary Group and mass-marketed ordinary Industrial GOLD MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK r / R e v i s e d . j>/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 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