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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* " c ^ ^ ^ ^ y ^ M ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * ^ f ^ M ^ ( » - v « ••='-«» 1967 = 100 250 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION 200 " ** ^S~S •itoV^^**iJtiisrfl&,:*r''* *' isisP^&i " i s S ^ 5 ^ ^ & & ^ # 4 S ' s u W * , - ^ ^ f e !&,- *: A, '?'.,* rfi ^ . V i i ^ i j A - ' y . -<? 'M««^&b&rf9"£» V^ M £ & £ & l j a * "i'^iVlfifflS^ '«**£'& --•Ui 1967=100 250 (ingots a n d a!! other forms) - 150 - 200 - H 150 100 100 Monthly 50 i i .i i i i 1 i i i- J 1 1 1 .1 J J _ 1 i i I 1969 1968 I 1 1 1 < 1 i I i i i 1970 I I i i i I i J 1971 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion $ 65 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES no 100 (seasonally adjusted) 60 Inventories (right scale) ^ ^ " '^*\ Billion $ Billi NEW CONSTRUCTION 80 (Seas., a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates) 100 60 / 90 55 Private - / v Residential, (left scale) - 80 Nonfarm (right scale) 60 Shipments 50 Billion $ 40 " ^ »*>«, „•»» ^ — - 20 40 Book v a l u e , e n d of m o n t h 45 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n1 i l i l i l l i i 1968 1969 i i i i i L J L U - I 1 1 1 IM.LI 1 11 1 I X J - L 1970 70 i I i i i i i 1971 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1969 • ' i 1970 ' i 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1910-14:= 100 1910-14 = 100 375 450 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 350 425 - Billion $ 11.0 CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID 10.0 (seasonally adjusted) Prices Paidl/ (left scale) 400 Extended f~ 325 375 300 350 r N 275 V Prices Received (right scale) 325 250 J/(incl. interest, taxes, a n d w a g e rates) 6.0 11 i i i i i i i i i i I i i i i i 111 i i i 11 i i i 111 i i i i I i i i i t l i i » i i 1968 1969 1970 1971 Data: Federal Reserve Board 300 JULULI_Ll 1 1 i 1 1968 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture * A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this S u p p l e m e n t p r o v i d e s selected w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent t o those p u b l i s h e d in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1. i i i i i 1 i i i i I 1 i_i 1970 i JULJLJ_J_J_J_L„ 1971 225 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1971 1970 Mar. 13 Mar. 20 Maro 27 1967=100.. 116.8 116.2 108*8 109.5 109.7 mil. $.. do.... 7,000 4,900 6,835 4,707 6,872 4,708 7,039 4,835 7,310 4,906 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.. 237 1,899 1,776 192 251 1,882 1,762 206 275 3,148 2,639 270 261 3,084 2,561 195 262 249 266 mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... 52,469 61,624 27,572 96 52,565 62,060 27,806 389 56,000 66,451 29,451 130 56,300 66,832 29,927 234 56,213 66,708 29,501 63 56,110 66,917 29,979 420 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks; 47 Demand deposits, adjusted...........••..•..•••.....mil. $•• Savings deposits do.... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total.........do.... U.S. Government obligations.... do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross) o..do.... 81,382 46,430 228,306 22,078 78,697 33,766 84,189 46,221 231,529 23,616 79,028 33,440 81,801 51,546 251,173 28,123 81,238 34,484 81,489 52,025 251,870 27,709 81,741 34,478 82,657 52,375 250,891 27,043 81,466 34,521 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's ) 3J percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/....1941=43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... 8.22 89.77 98.22 8.18 90.07 98.55 7.84 99.30 109.31 7.88 101.12 111.33 7.86 99.62 109.58 thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. .....number.. ...thous. bbl.. 2,001 27,559 127,539 9,526 1,910 27,656 123,821 9,641 2,114 30*430 191,700 9,882 2,077 29,735 190,220 9,812 2,170 30,122 189,295 9,889 ...thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100 .. 2,720 2,695 2,810 2,844 2,893 2,940 111.5 110.5 15.0 14.3 116.6 14.8 118.6 15.1 120.5 bil.. 115.2 14.5 Mar. 28 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2] ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation^/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 3/ Excess reserves, estimated 3_/.. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3J Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars)... Petroleum (crude) and condensate^/ Steel, raw..... Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 27 Tuesday price* MONTHLY Apr. 4 3J Daily average. Apr. 3 109.5 7.85 100.31 110o42 184,143 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1970 Jan. Feb. 1971 Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number Seasonally adjusted do. . INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Failures, total• .number Commercial service ..do*. Construction do.. Manufacturing and mining do.. Retail trade do.. Wholesale trade do.. Liabilities (current), total thous. $ Commercial service. ....do.. Construction do.. Manufacturing and mining do.. Retail trade. do.. Wholesale trade do.. Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)....No. per 10,000 concerns 24,407 r22,397 21,796 r23,152 19,178 r22,383 r22,699 r22,085 23,372 22,338 734 84 114 140 342 54 817 84 155 164 335 79 939 126 133 174 414 92 869 114 112 176 372 95 905 134 140 167 380 84 860 107 141 170 361 81 137,282 37,608 20,835 42,260 24,979 11,600 33.7 139,388 7,770 36,504 66,589 21,655 6,870 39.4 119,836 9,896 15,390 52,624 29,809 12,117 50.8 121,723 19,963 13,662 45,820 25,901 16,377 44.5 168,803 26,235 39,145 57,073 30,785 15,565 43.3 150,903 11,567 13,582 76,501 30,960 18,293 41.8 1971 1970 Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS Crop s • Commercial vegetables • Cottono o. 1910-14=100 .do.. ..do.. do.. Feed, grains and hay. . do. . Food grains do. . Fruit................................................do.• Tobacco ... . o o.odo.. r_/ Revised. 2571 289 221 333 171 289 221 329 175 265 225 279 177 271 232 305 178 284 238 326 182 284 245 387 178 169 159 215 603 167 157 217 603 192 170 204 610 199 171 216 611 201 173 233 612 201 170 251 612 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1971 1970 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. COMMODITY PRICES — Con. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS—Con. Livestock and products 1910-14=100 Dairy products do.. Meat animals do*. Poultry and eggs do.. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services do*. Family living items do.. Production items do.. All cornmod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates....do.. PARITY RATIO do.. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES 1967=100 Farm products do.. Food and feeds, processed do.. Industrial commodities do.o 348 344 436 181 346 336 442 170 300 365 343 148 304 361 357 144 323 355 403 136 333 362 312 386 75 332 362 311 385 75 341 372 320 396 67 343 372 322 r400 68 346 r376 325 403 70 109.7 114.0 112.1 108.7 109.9 114.6 111.8 108.9 111.0 107.1 110.7 111.7 111.8 108.9 111.8 112.2 112.8 113.9 113.3 112.5 o.c.do.. do.. do.., do.. do.. do.. 101.1 102.7 106.7 109.4 114.0 109.8 101.6 102.6 106.9 109.5 113.4 110.1 103.3 112.8 108.7 110.4 111.1 113.8 103.8 113.5 109.3 111.7 112.2 114.2 104.2 113.0 109.7 112.4 117.5 114.6 Metals and metal products ,..,.„.».»do= o 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 • 1967=100, PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices o 1967=$1.00, 115.1 112.1 107.7 107.9 107.3 102.9 107.5 115.9 112.5 108.0 107.7 107.4 103.2 107.8 116.2 115.1 108.5 109,4 106.7 108.9 111.9 116.5 118.8 109.0 108.4 106.9 109.5 112.3 116, 119. 109. 109. 106. 109. 112. $0,912 $0,910 $0o901 $0,894 $0,887 5,897 4,113 1,765 1,300 1,627 415 763 1,784 6,512 4,567 1,986 1,454 1,769 458 841 1,945 r7,689 r5,505 r2,627 r2,053 1,840 480 892 r2,184 r6,739 r4,803 r2,345 rl,854 rl,637 r402 r786 rl,936 6,279 4,546 2,175 1,710 1,539 409 726 1,733 92.0 63.3 28.7 24.0 6.0 11.7 28.6 90.7 64.2 29.4 23.8 5.9 11.8 26.6 r98.0 r66.9 r33.3 21.5 5.4 10.4 r31.1 rl01.7 r69.8 r34.4 r23.5 r5.9 rll.6 r31.9 103. 70. 35. 22. 5. 11. 33. 146 146 158 158 158 84,625 81,283 77,489 74,495 2,994 3,794 85,008 81,690 77,957 74,786 3,171 3,733 86,165 83,152 78,516 75,564 2,952 4,636 85,628 82,652 77,238 74,361 2,877 5,414 86,653 82,703 77,262 74,415 2,846 5,442 82,198 78,781 75,300 3,481 3,417 471 82,600 78,969 75,436 3,533 3,631 540 83,609 78.463 75,055 3,408 5,146 1,084 83,897 78,864 75,451 3,413 5,033 1,079 83,384 78,537 75,208 3,329 4,847 1,069 4.2 2.8 4.1 13.4 2.0 4.4 2.9 4.5 13.8 2^2 6.2 4.6 5.8 17.8 3.4 6.0 4.3 5.7 17.6 3.3 5.8 4.2 5.6 16.7 3.2 7.1 3.8 2.4 5.0 4.2 7.9 4.5 4.5 7.2 4.0 2.6 5.2 4.6 8.1 4.7 4.7 9.5 5.6 3.8 7.8 6.6 11. 7. 9.5 5.6 3.5 9.6 5.3 3.5 7.4 6.1 11.0 6.8 7.1 Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and powero Furniture and household durables Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products • Machinery and equipment CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total m i l . $, do.., Residential (nonfarm) do.. , New housing units...... • .....do.., Nonresidential buildings, total jL/...... ..do.., Industrial do.. Commercial .do. . , Public, total do.. , NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL R A T E S ) , TOTAL bil. $, Private, total.... o do... Residential (nonfarm) do. . , Nonresidential buildings, total 1_/......... do.., Industrial do... Commercial do... Public, total do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1957-59=100, 0 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted..• .......o .thous, Civilian labor force do.., Employed, total do.., Nonagricultural employment do... Agricultural employment do.., Unemployed (all civilian workers) do.., Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted... Employed, total Nonagricultural employment Agricultural employment Unemployed (all civilian workers) Long-term, 15 weeks and over Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over. Women, 20 year s and over Both sexes, 16-19 years Married men. Negro and other races White workers «, Occupation: White-collar workers do.., do... do.., do... do.., do... • , , B l u e - c o l l a r workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers... Construction Manufacturing. Durable goods. • r/ Revised. 1/ Except farm and public utilities. 2571 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1971 1970 Jan. Feb* Feb. Mar„ Dec* Contract constructions. •a...**.**.**.**.*.****....**.**** do* • Manufacturing© *•••...•.••...*.».*.*..**..••*.••.*..•• .. O do«. Durable goods*.*..* .••.....•••••.....*..••..•••.... ^ . . . d o . . Nondurable goods* •••.•••••••••..••••.*..•••.•.••••.*o*do•• 71,135 626 3,466 19,937 11,625 8,312 71,242 626 3,481 19,944 11,648 8,296 70,303 625 3,319 18,842 10,756 8,086 r70,652 625 r3,241 rl8,807 10,717 r8,090 r70,559 r624 r3,182 rl8,718 rl0,654 r8,064 70,568 622 3,229 18,655 10,581 8,074 Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etce(l do<><> Wholesale and retail trade ..........do.. Wholesale trade.*•«•*•*«•***. o***************.***.*.*®do** Retail trade..•.•••••.•....••.•••.•••.••..•••••••••••.do.« 4,496 14,987 3,834 11,153 4,502 14,984 3,847 11,137 4,437 14,851 3,855 10,996 r4,499 rl5,l33 r3,868 rll,265 r4,515 rl5,133 r3,869 rll,264 4,515 15,135 3,886 11,249 Finance, insurance, and real estate*.••.••••...•.••••.••do.. Services. • ••.*••••••.••••-•«•.•••.•••••••••••••••••••o* Od,o. • 3,652 11,530 12,441 2,718 9,723 3,665 11,537 12,503 2,766 9,737 3,723 11,727 12,779 2,650 10,129 r3,746 rll,778 rl2,823 2,656 rl0,167 r3,745 rll,786 rl2,856 r2,659 rl0,197 3,753 11,780 12,879 2,654 10,225 14,489 8,367 6,122 14,512 8,409 6,103 13,610 7,700 5,910 r!3,595 r7,679 r5,916 rl3,530 r7,633 r5,897 13,480 7,566 5,914 120,077 96,892 119,698 96,662 126,802 101,161 125,077 100,101 123,815 99,244 7,106 7,616 8,243 8,473 10,194 8,823 7,545 8,605 7,489 8,346 8,625 8,207 8,392 8,194 8,536 8,515 8,916 8,829 9,081 8,979 Mar. 2.1 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—ConEMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): Total, seasonally adjusted ...., 8 .. 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