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August 2,1968 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 1 0 Index, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 1 0 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Index, 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 Index, 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 Data: Edison Electric Inst Thousands Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY Thousands 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1967 ITEM WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 7j . .. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores July 22 July 29 1957-59-100,. 97-0 96 9 .mil. $., do ... 5,936 3,947 .,. 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.. FINANCE: Currency In circulation 2/ .mil. $.. Federal Reserre bank credit outstanding, total i/.«,..do.... Member bank reserve balances 2/ • • ....... .do.... Excess reserves, estimated 1/ ... do. Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: Demand deposits, adjusted * .. Savings deposits ,«* Loans and investments (adjusted), total U.S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Real estate loans (gross) U .mil. $.% .do... do.(.. do.... do.... ..do.,.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor13) lj* .1941-43-10.. Industrials, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Jj ... thous. she tons.. Electric power by utilities ..... ...... .mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) „..«„...,.,..,number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 2/ • «. thous. bbl.„ Steel, raw ......t...........thous. she tons.. Index of production ........... 1957-59 100.. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON MILES ...bil.. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price MONTHLY July 6 July 13 July 20 93.9 939 935 5,968 3,911 6,324 4,316 6,532 4,341 6,542 4,304 283 1,248 1,184 214 244 1,271 1,204 202 267 1,046 243 217 45,085 48,455 23,889 236 44,864 43,479 72.955 47.956 195,223 26.645 63,854 27,798 982 1,088 1,022 134 228 147 432 47,644 54,656 25,$32 185 48,114 54,800 25,$39 451 48,104 54,467 26,004 276 73,581 47,817 194,253 26,169 76,164 4^,597 208,778 25,327 63,708 27,780 77,211 48,465 208,053 25,209 69,192 30,226 30,280 76,909 48,412 210,858 27,?99 69,348 30,373 5.86 6.61 94.C6 6.61 #102.23 #111.33 24,021 69,222 6.58 5.85 93.65 101.08 101.56 100.91 109.80 1,$32 23,494 104,357 9,213 1,862 25,227 54,900 9,227 2,379 24,485 175,005 9,249 216,460 119.2 2,231 119.8 2,697 144.8 2,667 143.2 2,621 12.1 13.9 11.8 14.4 1A.7 2,220 2/ Daily average, #101.70 #110.76 2,138 25,960 9,215 1,884 28,055 1B4,638 9,231 140.7 ij Wednesday data. # Tuesday averages. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM Kay June Mar. 5,095 154 3,810 5,414 164 4,070 176 146 4,055 3,$34 945 1,053 1,048 944 927 1,052 912 940 1,047 1,044 943 923 962 958 964 Apr. May June CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F. W. Dodge Co.): TOTAL VALUATION ... „ mil. Index (seasonally adjusted) 1957-59-100. Building, total mil. $. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: American Appraisal Co., The: Average, 30 cities ....1913--100. do... Atlanta New York do-.. San Francisco do... St. Louis do... 899 909 982 982 997 997 891 890 912 5,417 4,878 6,170 172 4,77C 958 1,064 94S 5,589 ! | 160 4,-273 973 1,065 1,056 FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Sales, excl. U.S. Govt, bonds (SEC): All registered exchanges: Market value Face value New York Stock Exchange: Market value Face value STOCKS: Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission): Total on all registered exchanges: Market value Shares sold On New York Stock Exchange: Market value •.... Shares sold 451.62 534.32 539.46 464.38 434.68 A32.90 523.16 499.30 549.78 520.63 445.94 429.15 do... do... 484.92 413-73 463.58 406.43 356.71 383.18 386.64 394.65 404.34 336.37 335.50 do... millions. 14,411 397 13,891 374 12,632 17,571 453 20,012 568 18,582 336 mil. $. millions. 11,335 257 10,801 9,672 13,310 243 221 298 14,341 333 13,548 305 mil. $. do... do... 2,725.5 2,683.2 2,546.9 2,667.2 2,673.8 2,639.1 2,454.7 2.983.4 2,94^.2 2.888.5 2,944-4 2,719.7 367.88 510 FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense shipments Seasonally adjusted http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 6039 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis nil. $. do... 2,617.9 2,576.5 2,968.1 2,759.3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 3 1968 1967 ITEM Kay June Mar. Apr. May FOREIGN TRADE—Con. GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL tail. $. 2,222.0 2,139.9 2,269.8 2,227.3 2,558,2 2,612.4 2,755.3 2,640.5 do... do... billions. 105.2 114 4 29.4 7.9 5.4 105.4 117.4 28.9 9.2 6.7 120.5 119.6 45.3 9.0 6.4 120.4 122.0 43.6 9.3 6.7 dollars. % of total, same mo. 1951 -100. 1C.41 64 128 11.06 63 123 10.48 64 129 11.64 63 117 11.14 63 334 mil. $. do... do.. • 231.7 134.4 97.3 250.4 146.7 103.7 206.4 114.7 91.6 229.2 135.8 93.3 242.8 142.5 300.3 Production .mil. bbl.. Taxable withdrawals do*... Stocks, end of month , do.... t. DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL): Production mil. tax gal.. Taxable withdrawals do.... Stocks, end of month do.... VJhisky: Production do.... Taxable withdrawals do.... Stocks, end of month do.... Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total ....mil. proof gal.. vftisky do.... WINES AND DISTILLING MATERIALS: Effervescent vdnes: Production mil. wine gal.. Taxable withdrawals .do.... Stocks, end of month do.... Still wines: Production do.... Taxable vrithdravals do.... Stocks, end of month do.... Distilling materials produced at -wineries do.... VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS: Com oil: Production, crude mil. lb.. Cottonseed cake and meal: Production thous. sh. tons.. Stocks (at oil mills), end of month do.... Cottonseed oil: Production, crude mil. lb„. Linseed oil: Production, crudc (raw) do Soybean cake and meal: Production thous. sh. tons.. Stocks (at oil mills), end of month do.... Soybean oils Production, crude mil. lb.. TOBACCO, MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS: Consumption (withdrawals): Cigarettes, small: Tax-exempt millions.. Taxable do.... Cigars (large), taxable .do.... METALS AND MANUFACTURES PIG IRON: Production (excl. ferroalloys) thous. sh. tons. STEEL (RAW): PRODUCTION do... Index daily average 1957-59 100. Radiators and convectors, shipments: Cast iron mil. sq. ft. radiation. Nonferrous do... Oil burners: Shipments thous. Stocks, end of month do... 11.26 10,20 J3.Q4 11.21 10.51 12.83 10.10 8.95 12.36 10.84 9.45 12.88 11.48 10.19 33.17 20.27 23.46 899.46 16.50 12.95 9CC.43 17.63 10.52 917.15 21.21 23.95 920.51 25.34 12.59 929.85 15.47 8.21 854.57 9.67 5.93 10.98 7.60 855.37 9.38 5.82 14.36 7.24 868.98 7.60 4.31 16.28 8.62 873.77 10.30 6.30 20.51 7.88 883.23 9.37 5.77 .81 .65 4.69 .94 .68 4.87 1.12 .78 5.35 1.17 .63 5.82 .88 .78 5.85 2.63 33.82 2C1.75 10.65 3.14 14.94 2.92 18.42 227.77 3.84 2.94 13.48 214.48 3.99 3.01 14.05 2Q3.34 3.52 Seasonally adjusted do... 2,814.6 2,751.9 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION SCHEDULE!) AIRLINES (DOMESTIC TRUCK), OPERATING RESULTS: Miles flown (revenue) millions. Express and freight tonnniles flown do... Mail ton^miles flown Passengers orginated (revenue) Passenger-miles flown (revenue) HOTELS: Average sale per occupied room Rooms occupied • Rostaurant sales index CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Faints, varnish, and lacquer: Factory shipments, total Trade products Industrial finishes FOOD AND KINDRED FRODUCTS; TOBACCO Ranges, gas, domestic cooking, shipments Stoves, gas, domestic heating, shipments YJarm-air furnaces, shipments, total Gas Water heaters, gas, shipments r/ Revised http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 6Q39 Bank of St. Louis Federal Reserve .........do. .........do. .........do. do. do. 187.a 7.41 40.2 38.5 39.0 40.7 63.3 160.9 67.5 157.8 140.2 170.6 107.8 192.4 73.8 200.5 43.5 49.6 99.1 76.1 52.6 32,5 35.4 25.8 23.4 24.3 1,107.6 111.7 1,103.6 122.1 1,124.1 196.3 1,028.9 150.8 1,128.2 123.8 530.9 527.9 510.9 472.8 r520.5 4,321 48,101 639 5,262 48,123 529 4,144 41,$39 536 3,954 40,015 569 4,923 47,305 6U 7,321 6,639 8,476 8,443 8,706 10,577 128.2 9,576 119.9 12,721 154.2 12,450 155.9 12,700 153.9 .5 5.7 46.2 40.4 -7 6.9 55.6 42.4 .7 7.7 42.2 32.1 .4 .5 51.3 33.2 43.3 36.7 rl?2.4 68.2 98.7 78.7 199.2 194.5 81.8 107.0 81.3 203.3 201.1 48.9 125.0 103.1 209.7 175.9 53.7 122.0 102.0 241.4 38.5 ....... 72.9 133.2 93-5 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS - Continued ip 1968 1967 ITHK Hay METALS AND MANUFACTURES—Con, Foundry e-^uipmonb (new), net; orders, not 3KK a\'f<. sh'.prjsnia 1957-59 100. I'urnscds ana ovens (ixidust.), donunew orders, not Ail. 3. Electric processing . do.,. Fuel-Cixed (excopt for hot rolling steel) do.«* idaterial handling equipment (industrial): Ordors (new), index, seasonally adj 1957-59 IOC, JIAC11INE TOOLS; Kelal cutting type tools: Orders, ne;-: (net), total .. .nil. 8. Domestic .,.... . .do.., Shipments, total ... , ,» do... Domestic »« ... , ...do.,, Order backlog, end of jwnth , -do,.* He Lai forming type tools? Orders, ner (not), total .do... Domestic ,.•....„„.,.. .do.., Shipments, total «... ,.•«»,..,..«.••»..do .. Domestic .........do .. Order backlog, end of month ... • .......do... June 196.2 243.7 242.8 227.1 110.80 | 100.05 i 129.80 115.50 1,233.0 j1 94.15 84.90 139.75 125.40 986.4 90.10 78.40 105.90 89.35 970.6 r93.30 r86„15 rl21.30 rl09.60 r942.6 97.90 81.75 128.20 115.35 912*3 28.50 1 23.65 46.70 37.70 286.6 22.80 20.40 32.15 27.95 203.7 19.70 17.05 28.15 24.90 195 3 22.50 18.15 r29*10 r25.50 rl88.7 29.35 26.25 35.05 29.10 183.0 r38,734 21,929 rl5,989 r8,004 773 39,276 22,574 16,174 8,258 471 87,773 64,121 33,552 11,882 100 92,171 68,213 #,$33 11,994 125 1.8 1.2 4.0 8.4 j 118-30 107.35 1,252.0 21.70 18.20 40.40 37.00 304.8 May 210.4 9*3 .9 5.6 323.9 14-1 101.00 90.85 Apr r 380-5 4.4 >5 1.1 255.0 9.7 170.8 Mar. 203.5 j 10.4 .9 4*6 4.0 PBTROIEUK, COAL, AND PRODUCTS BITUMINOUS GOAL : Induct, cons, and retail del., total , ...thous. sh. tons., Electric paver utilities • *,» .do Manufacturing and mining industries, total .do.... Coke plants (oven and boehive) * do.... Retail deliveries to other consuners do.. .« 1 Stocks, industrial and retail dealers ,end of month, total .....thous. sh, tons.. Electric power utilities ..,, * . ,. *,do.«.. Jl&nufacsuring and mining mdustrxes, total «... . .. .do.. •. .do..., Cven-coko plants ...... ........ ., Retail dealers do.. •. 38,150 21,543 15,845 7,#6 693 37,590 22,318 14,770 7,327 433 43,186 24,346 17,107 8,211 1,730 80,209 58,156 21,855 30,596 198 85,234 6l,Q31 23,175 11,019 228 82,724 60,750 21,894 10,492 j 80 USCOS-.-^hDC—6Q39 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND K B PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PMfflNG OfHCE
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