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BUSINESS STATISTICS JNITED STATES 'ARTMENT OF JMMERCE IBLICATiON A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 'l-wof^ LJ TK^^xS^m"WB^m/'^^^W^^^^:m^^M GUST 14, 1970 1957-59 = 1 1957-59 = 100 250 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 240 (E. E. t. sea. adj. index) 230 220 210 200 190 Monthly 180 ' • ' • ' 1967 1968 1969 J FMAMJJ 1970 ASOND Data: Edison Electric inst. Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 1,200 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger cars) 1,000 800 600 400 200 Monthly 0 I 1967 1969 1968 I l I 1970 J FMAMJJ ASOND Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Billion $ 35 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) 30 Dollars 3.60 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 3.40 (Hours seasonally adjusted) 46 3.20 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 44 25 Nondurable Goods X 20 Hours 48 -j 42 3.00 h 15 Durable Goods 5 r---w\ - \ 2.80 10 /Average Hours Per Week (right scale) i i i l IIl II l I 1 i l i M Il I M I I MI 1967 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1969 1970 2.60 I i i i i 1 i Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY i 1967 i i i i I i i 1968 i i i I i i i. i H 40 v% 38 i I 1969 1970 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1969 19 70 ITEM Aug. 2 J u l y 18 Aug. 9 J u l y 25 Aug. 1 Aug. 1957-59=100. 109.2 110.6 110.7 110.2 110.6 mil. $. do... 6,649 4,460 6,541 4,515 6,994 4,774 6,916 4,660 7,000 4,678 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. 224 1,131 1,061 179 .211 1,094 1,023 161 353 1,908 1,774 180 330 1,937 1,799 250 294 209 233 m i l . $. 3J....do... do... do... 51,006 60,121 26,594 146 51,120 60,602 27,042 251 54,990 64,214 28,226 195 54,747 64,504 28,362 167 54,488 63,459 28,155 94 54,587 63,669 28,091 131 A s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of l a r g e commercial banks: 4/ Demand d e p o s i t s , a d j u s t e d m i l . $. Savings d e p o s i t s do... Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s ( a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l do.„. U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s do... Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s ( g r o s s ) do... Real e s t a t e l o a n s ( g r o s s ) . . do... 78,347 47,098 228,537 23,525 77,716 33,382 77,365 46,915 226,750 23,146 77,581 33,279 78,15 7 46,396 232,610 22,567 80,096 33.534 77,224 46,406 232,157 22,016 79,907 33,588 79,826 46,349 233,002 23,283 79,392 33.611 7.38 89.93 98.30 7.38 93.92 103.00 75.23 82.37 8.82 77o03 84.42 8.76 78.04 85.63 1,912 29,991 27,114 9,249 1,821 30,130 22,253 9,292 2,379 31,943 117,401 9,349 1,690 30,455 5 7,040 9,344 1,659 33,311 31,469 9,349 t h o u s . sh. t o n s . 195 7-59=100. 2,571 138.0 2,565 137.7 2,442 131.1 2,377 127.6 2,406 129.2 bil. 14.8 14.9 14.2 14.2 14.1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2./ ALL RETAIL STORE, SALES Nondurable goods stores 110.8 FINANCE: Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n 5S/ F e d e r a l Reserve bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t a l Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s 3 / Excess r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d 3 / Bonds y i e l d s , domestic c o r p o r a t e (Moody's) 3J. percent. Stock p r i c e s , 500 s t o c k s ( S t a n d . & P o o r ' s ) 4 / . . 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 1 0 . I n d u s t r i a l s , 425 s t o c k s do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous c o a l 3 / t h o u s . sh. t o n s . f E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s mil. kw.-hr. Motor v e h i c l e s ( p a s s e n g e r c a r s ) number. Petroleum ( c r u d e ) and c o n d e n s a t e 3 / thous. bbl. S t e e l , raw Index of p r o d u c t i o n RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES If Data do not a l w a y s cover c a l e n d a r weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY 3/ Daily a v e r a g e . 8.75 77.18 84.63 2,436 130.8 4/ Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 May 19 70 May June Mar. Apr. 23,694 23,185 24,128 23,528 22,901 21,091 23,706 21,876 P 21,955 812 105 15 7 792 109 148 921 113 153 992 137 174 891 109 164 912 143 132 do.. do.. do.. 122 360 68 126 324 85 180 394 81 167 419 95 145 388 85 15 7 396 84 thous. $ do.. do.. 92,605 7,917 20,543 91,921 20,430 10,735 120,021 7,679 13,258 131,898 21,137 17,978 147,888 9,289 19,306 170,498 16,680 21,229 do.. do.. do.. 33,043 20,455 10,647 36.9 24,026 22,774 13,956 39.8 46,399 30,333 22,352 40.1 39,958 32,972 19,853 43.7 83,118 23,774 12,401 42.1 93,485 29,232 9,872 43.4 30,812 10,259 6,200 1,386 1,344 20,553 1,662 1,002 2,273 6,704 2,185 4,771 29,625 10,20 7 6,152 1,417 1,370 19,418 1,550 951 2,307 6,147 2,184 4,593 28,715 8,918 5,456 1,290 1,031 19,797 1,587 1,022 2,141 6,438 2,128 4,614 29,654 9,535 5,793 1,317 1,186 20,119 1,530 989 2,229 6,49 7 2,178 4,739 r31,326 r9,833 r5,859 rl,355 rl,288 r21,493 rl,634 rl,040 r2,452 r7,025 r2,298 r5,007 31,318 10*330 6,195 1,424 1,354 20,988 1,610 1,040 2,464 6,792 2,321 4,922 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 Retai 1 trade Wholesale trade. Liabilities (current), total Commercial service Construction Manufacturing and mining Retail trade Wholesale trade F a i l u r e annual r a t e ( s e a s . a d j . ) . . N o . per 10,000 concerns p22,404 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 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 mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do... do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., Gasoline service s t a t i o n s do.., General merchandise group with nonstores do.., r / Revised. p_/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 2245 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1969 May 19 70 June Mar. Apr. May DOMESTIC TRADE — Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES — Con. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 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 with nonstores RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total mil. $ do.. do.. do.. .do.. 29,386 9,481 5,516 1,436 1,224 29,371 9,545 5,634 1,459 1,234 29,801 9,134 5,350 1,418 1,168 30,536 9,340 5,469 1,454 1,158 r30,502 r9,320 r5,349 r1,435 rl,217 do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., 19,905 1,665 996 2,186 6,312 2,119 4,844 19,826 1,660 9 75 2,191 6,278 2,086 4,857 20,667 1,608 1,051 2,273 6,679 2,203 5,001 21,196 1,728 1,044 2,296 6,747 2,213 5,271 r21,182 rl,684 rl,040 r2,353 r6,765 r2,233 r5,200 do.., do.., 8,755 8,482 8,198 8,463 8,952 8,560 r9,160 r9,167 1970 1969 June July 85,880 82,356 78,956 74,589 3,400 86,318 82,79 7 79,616 75,460 3,182 85,231 81,960 78,408 74,877 3,552 84,968 81,741 78,357 74,632 3,384 8 7,230 84,050 79,382 75,174 4,669 80,504 77,741 74,058 3,683 2,763 385 80,789 77,931 74,370 3,561 2,858 400 82,872 78,924 75,338 3,586 3,948 569 82,555 78,449 74,836 3,613 4,106 612 82,125 78,225 74,671 3,554 3,900 685 3. 2. 3. 11. 1. 6.8 3.0 2.1 3.7 3.5 5.1 3.3 3.2 3.5 2.2 3.7 12.2 1.6 6.5 3.2 2.2 3.8 3.5 5.9 3t2 3.1 4.8 3.2 4.4 15.7 2.4 8.7 4.3 2.9 5.7 4.8 8.1 4.7 4.9 5.0 3.5 5.1 14. 2. 8. 4. 2. 6. 5. 11. 5. 4.9 4.7 3.5 4.5 14.6 2.5 8.7 4.2 2.6 6. 5. 10. 5. 5. 70,347 614 3,442 20,248 11,957 4,445 14,647 3,736 10,911 3,556 11,174 12,221 2,782 9,439 14,844 8,707 6,137 70,400 618 3,439 20,247 11,955 4,454 14,673 3,742 10,931 3,567 11,205 12,197 2,765 9,432 14,839 8,706 6,133 71,163 622 3,426 19,795 11,529 4,468 14,991 3,853 11,138 3,673 11,564 12,624 2,852 9,772 14,389 8,318 6,071 r70,852 r620 r3,351 rl9,572 rll,386 r4,478 r!4,968 r3,859 rll,109 r3,677 rll,572 rl2,614 2,781 r9,833 rl4,180 r8,186 r5,994 r70,598 r619 r3,326 rl9,473 rll,295 r4,498 rl4,941 r3,854 rll,087 r3,672 rll,516 rl2,553 r2,663 r9,890 rl4,135 r8,136 r5,999 40.7 3.7 41.3 3.9 39.7 3.4 40.6 3.6 41.3 3.8 39.8 3.4 40.0 3.0 40.4 3.0 39.4 3.0 39.8 2.9 r40.3 r3.0 39.1 3.0 39.8 r3.1 r40.5 r3.2 39.0 3.0 3.18 3.04 3.37 3.22 2.89 2.77 3.19 3.06 3.38 3.24 2.92 2.80 3.32 3.21 3.52 3.40 3.04 2.93 3.34 3.22 3.55 3.42 3.05 2.94 3.36 r3.23 r3.57 r3.44 3.06 r2.95 Apr. May June LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted-.». • Civilian labor force Employed, total Nonagricultural employment.. Unemployed (all civilian workers) thou do. do. do. do. Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted = =s = cdo s 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 the group): All civilian workers .., Men, 20 years and over , Women, 20 years and over... , Both s e x e s , 16-19 y e a r s , Marri ed men , Negro and o t h e r r a c e s . White w o r k e r s , Occupation: White-collar workers , Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers.. Construction , Manufacturing Durable goods , EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): Total, seasonally adjusted thou; Mining do.. Contract construction do. . Manufacturing do.. Durable goods do.. Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc...do., Wholesale and retail trade.. .. do.. Wholesale trade do. . Retai 1 trade do.. Finance, insurance, and real estate do.. Services ..do.. Government do.. Federal do.. State and local do.. PRODUCTION WORKERS (MFG. PAYROLLS), TOTAL, seas, adj do.. Durable goods do.. Nondurable goods do.. HOURS (GROSS), AVG. WEEKLY PER PROD. WORKER (MFG. PAYROLLS): Manufacturing, seasonally adjusted hours Overtime hours do.. Durable goods do.. Overtime hours do.. Nondurable goods do.. Overtime hours do.. HOURLY EARNINGS (GROSS), AVG. PER PROD. WORKER ON PAYROLLS: Manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted dollars Excluding overtime do.. Durable goods do.. Excluding overtime do.. Nondurable goods do.. Excludi ng overtime do.. r/ Revised. 2245 £_/ Preliminary. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1970 1969 ITEM May FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month. mil. $. Installment credit, total ..........do... Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total. .................................... ..do... Repaid, total.........................................do*.. Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total . ...........do... Repaid, total.........................................do... LIFE INSURANCE: Life Insurance Agency Management Association: Insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value, estimated total.........*;!,.................mil. $. Ordinary (incl. mass-marketed prd. )...............do... Group ...do... Industrial........................................do... SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones a v e r a g e s (65 s t o c k s ) . . . I n d u s t r i a l (30 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . P u b l i c u t i l i t y (15 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (20 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S a l e s ( S e c u r i t i e s and Exchange Commission): T o t a l on a l l r e g i s t e r e d exchanges: Market v a l u e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . $. Shares sold millions. On New York Stock Exchange: Market v a l u e m i l . $. Shares s o l d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l l i o n s . *Indexes a s of J u l y : USCOMM— DC— 2245 Apr. May.* 114,750 91,813 115,995 93,087 119,698 96,662 120,402 97,104 121,346 97,706 122,542 98,699 8,960 7,810 9,169 7,895 8,243 8,473 8,773 8,331 8,857 8,255 9,534 8,541 8,680 7,834 8,705 7,910 8,392 8,194 8,491 8,195 9,004 8,589 8,683 8,242 12,462 9,461 2,400 601 13,222 9,561 3,127 534 14,099 10,310 3,198 591 15,309 10,292 4,462 555 13,542 9,898 3,040 604 15,020 10,549 3,930 541 325.88 954.86 130.83 238.15 305.86 896.61 124.48 221.99 260.36 777.62 116.45 174.32 255.71 771.65 114.44 167.46 227.99 691.96 103.19 146.29 *224.18 *699.30 *99.15 *137.53 18,189 502 14,860 420 11,146 340 11,130 341 10,587 383 10,024 401 13,081 305 10,847 264 8,815 243 8,718 240 8^566 272 8,000 282 65 s t o c k s , 223.29; i n d u s t r i a l , 712.80; p u b l i c u t i l i t y , 1 0 2 . 8 3 ; t r a n s p o r a t i o n , 1 2 5 . 7 5 . 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