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August 22, 1969 A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUB IN ESS IN DICATQRS 1957-59 = 1 1957+59 = 100 220 ~ ^ ELECTRIC POWER P R O D U C T I O N (by utilities) ~ (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . i n d e x ) 210 200 ~ 190 - 180 Monthly 170' —1—L-J—1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ) ™JLJL-L™J.„ 1 1966 1 1 1 1 11 1 „l 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 ! 1 1967 1 ! 1 _ 11 1 1111 1969 1968 1 J FMAMJJASOND Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1957-59 = 100 1957-59 = 100 250 250 R A W STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and all other forms) - 200 150 f 200 —. " 100 Monthly 50 LJLJ 1 1 1 , 1 1 L_J L_—1 _ 1966 1 1 L_l 1 L_J—1 1 1 _JL_JUJ™J 1967 1 L . .J 1 1, 1 1 i i i 1968 i i 1 i 1969 i i i I J FMAMJJASOND Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Bi!lion$ Bil!ion$ 800] 700 Millibn 2.5 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS (Seas, adj., at annual rates) PERSONAL INCOME (Seas., adj., at annual rates) 700 -\ 600 Total (left scale) 600 H 500 Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) 500 4 0 0 UiOJUuUiJLXJL 1966 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce MIIIIIIIIIIIHIIMIMJ 1968 1969 400 300 0 ' ••i i iI f II I I I II M l I I I I I I I I I I I 1966 1967 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce ^Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected ll 1969 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM Aug* 10 July 26 Aug. 17 Aug. 2 Aug. 16 Aug. 9 1957-59=100. 93.3 93.3 109.4 109.2 110.6 mil. $. do. •. 6,373 4,300 6,2,42 4,346 6,551 4,360 6,741 4,475 6,595 4,521 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States., D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).•.number. 222 1,091 1,021 154 160 1,066 994 190 222 1,112 1,041 199 224 1,131 1,061 179 211 161 149 47,976 57,105 26,227 -2 48,289 56,945 25,890 374 51,208 61,338 27,152 -196 51,006 60,083 26,565 107 51,112 60,564 27,004 208 51,433 60,745 26,798 175 78,135 46,953 228,125 23,468 77,607 33,303 77,275 46,911 226,621 23,14$ 77,536 33,280 WHOLESALE HIICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3 / Member bank reserve balances 3/ Excess reserves, estimated 3/ mil. $• do... • • «do... do... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: ]J 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) do... 76,075 48,414 215,236 26,969 68,898 30,689 68,787 30,589 77,654 47,106 228,500 23,836 77,956 33,269 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) \J... Industrials, 425 stocks 6.40 *97.25 *105.79 6.36 *98.53 *107.28 7.40 93.12 101.85 7.38 89.93 98.30 7.38 93.92 103.00 percent. 1941-43=10. .do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ Electric power, by utilities. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 1,858 28,659 26,213 9,234 1,892 26,799 56,160 9,227 1,793 30,321 85,710 9,308 1,863 29,991 52,362 9,249 1,810 30,130 50,874 9,292 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. 1957-59=100. bil. 2,068 111.0 13.8 2,032 109.1 lk.5 2,635 UWL.4 14.4 2,571 138.0 14.9 2,565 137.7 14.9 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price MONTHLY 3 / Daily average. lj Wednesday data. 111.5 7.35 92.70 101.70 100,958 2,604 139.8 * Tuesday c l o s e . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1969 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTEKLT TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: GROSS NATIONAL FRODUCT, TOTAL P . . M 1 . . &-do.••• P e r s o n a l consumption e x p e n d i t u r e s , t o t a l do.... II 858.7 530.3 81.8 35.6 33.8 876.4 544.9 85.8 38.6 35.0 892.5 550.7 86.3 39.0 34.6 908.7 562.0 88.4 39.4 35.5 1*924.8 r-572.8 r90.6 r40.0 r36.8 228.5 45.6 114.8 18.8 233.3 47.4 116.1 19.5 234.3 47.3 116.4 19.5 238.6 48.1 118.4 20.4 r?42,l r50.0 rll9.1 r21.0 do.... 215.1 30.5 75.2 15.5 220.0 30.7 76.7 15.9 225.8 31.6 77.9 16.3 230.1 31.9 79.8 16.5 235.0 32.7 81.3 17.1 r240.1 33.1 r82.8 17.3 do.••• 119.4 117.7 89.1 29.8 1.6 126.6 116.7 86.4 28.3 9-9 125.2 118.0 88.1 29.0 7.2 135.2 128.6 95.3 32.3 6.6 r!37.4 r!30.5 r97.8 r32.1 r6.9 1.9 47.7 45.9 3.4 50.7 47.3 3.6 53.4 49.7 133.9 133.4 91.5 30.1 10.5 1.2 50.6 49.4 1.5 47.6 46.1 rl.6 r57.1 r55.5 193.4 96.3 76.1 97.1 198.4 99.0 77.9 99.4 202.5 100.9 78.8 101.7 206.7 101.9 79.3 104.8 210.0 101.6 79.0 108.5 r212.9 100.6 r78.5 rU2.3 Gov't.purchases of goods and services, t o t a l . . . . . . Q O . . . . r/ Revised. 7054 I 835.3 520.6 79.5 34.8 33.4 226.1 45.0 112.6 18.9 do.... do.... do.... Gross private domestic investment, t o t a l IV III II I MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1968 1969 ITEM II III IV GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con. SEASONALLY- ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTAIS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con. NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $, Compensation of employees, total do.. Proprietors' income, total do.. Business and professional do.. Farm do.. Rental income of persons do.. Corp.profits and inventory valuation adj., total...do... Corporate profits before tax, total do.., Corporate profits after tax do.. Net interest do.. PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total do.. Less: Personal tax and nontax payments do.. Equals: Disposable personal income do.. Less: Personal outlays do.., Equals: Personal savings do.. 688.8 495.1 63.2 48.4 14.8 21.1 82.5 87.9 47.9 26.7 664.3 89.3 575.0 535.1 39.9 707.4 507.0 63.6 49.2 14.3 21.2 88.2 90.7 49.7 27.5 680.1 92.7 587.4 545.1 42.3 724.1 519.8 64.1 49.3 14.8 21.2 90.6 91.5 50.0 28.4 696.I 102.6 593.4 560.2 33.2 737.3 532.3 64.1 49.7 14.4 21.4 90.3 94.5 51.6 29.3 711.2 107.0 604.3 566.2 38.0 1968 June 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... INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1957-59=100. BY INDUSTRY GROUPSINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do... Durable manufactures do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery do... 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 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 £ / Revised. jo/ Preliminary, Digitized for7054 FRASER ' 751.3 546.0 64.6 49.7 14.9 21.5 89.5 95.5 r52.2 29.8 724.4 rll4.2 r6l0.2 577.7 r32.5 1969 July Apr. May June 685.9 463.7 180.8 146.0 109.5 78.1 95.3 24.0 691.0 467.2 181.8 146.7 109.7 7S.3 97.3 24.2 735.6 500.8 195.2 155.8 117.2 86.4 101.9 25.8 r740.0 503. S 196.2 156*3 118.3 87.0 102.3 25.9 r746.1 r508.5 rl98.3 rl57.8 rll9.5 r87.8 rl02.9 26.1 49.4 14.4 21.2 22.9 53.7 59.0 22.5 666.0 49.2 14.7 21.2 23.4 54.2 59.7 22.8 670.9 50.0 15.8 21.5 24.2 58.4 64.7 25.7 713.8 r50.1 16.4 21.6 24.3 r58.8 64.9 25.8 717.7 r50.4 rl6.9 21.6 24.5 r59.2 65.2 r26.1 r723.4 165.8 166.0 171.7 167.3 171.0 148.6 166.1 181.7 182.6 181.3 145.1 323-4 178.0 167.4 170.8 145.8 166.2 182, .7 183 .2 179. .2 145- .2 120, .6 177.8 r173.0 175.7 rl47.9 178.3 194.6 172.4 195.4 rl55.1 122.6 188.9 172.7 173.9 rl76.7 rl49.5 rl79-2 rl96.9 171.8 rl95.3 rl56.9 rl20.7 190.2 175.0 rl78.5 152.1 181.3 198.2 rl75.9 rl95.7 rl54.6 119.0 r191.0 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 162.7 148.8 151.4 115.8 162.9 149.6 219.3 140.6 218.0 135.5 122.8 129.2 126.7 128.4 130.8 197.9 207.0 163. 150. 150. 107. 164. 149. 222.4 139.5 222.4 135.1 123.4 130.0 126.6 129.2 134.1 199.3 208.2 rl69.6 152.9 rl47.8 103.4 175.8 152.7 r239.1 142.2 234.2 rl40.5 110.5 rl28.8 120.2 126.9 rl46.6 216.3 226.9 rl70. r!54. 152. 107. rl75155. r238. rl43. 234. rl38. 115. rl30, 123, rl29. r!36. r2l6, 227. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 165.2 156.8 176.4 180. 183. 177. 150. 183. 184.3 166.7 160.4 173.9 164.7 156.4 175.2 180.4 1$3.7 176.1 150.4 182.6 183.4 167.4 159.8 175.3 rl70.2 rl6l.8 rl77.9 rl66.1 149.6 rl87.9 rl56.6 rl88.4 194.1 rl72.9 rl65.8 rl80.3 rl70.6 rl6l.5 rl77.7 rl65.8 148.9 rl88.0 156.3 rl90.0 195.7 rl74.3 rl65.6 rl83.3 173.9 rl70.6 rl56.4 175.3 rl57.0 239.6 145.5 "i.38*.8 rl32.4 116.0 rl33.8 136.3 r221.0 rl71.7 rl63.1 rl82.4 rl76.7 168.3 187.7 'rl96!2 198.1 rl76.1 rI67.O 185.5 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 1969 ITEM June CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PLANNING (Engineering NewsRecord) 1/ mil. $. NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (private and public) thous. Privately owned do... Total nonfarm (private and public) do... Privately owned do... Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private only) do... Total nonfarm (private only) do... NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BT BUILDING PERMITS (13,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total thous. One-family structures do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: American Appraisal Co., the: Average, 30 cities 1913=100. Atlanta do... New York .do... San Francisco do... St. Louis do... Associated General Contractors (bldg. only) 1957-59=100. Engineering News-Record: Building do... Construction do... July Apr. June July 3,267 2,800 3,738 4,572 4,267 4,368 142.9 137.9 141.1 136.0 142.5 139.8 140.0 137.3 159.9 159.0 158.3 157.4 rl57.7 rl55.5 rl56.1 rl54.0 rl50.0 rl46.4 rl47.5 rlM.O 123.3 122.0 121.0 119.7 1,365 1,348 1,531 1,507 1,563 1,548 rl,509 rl,495 rl,464 rl,AU 1,336 1,314 1,281 641 1,289 663 1,502 659 1,323 632 rl,340 r631 1,206 559 973 1,065 1,056 958 964 138 979 1,075 1,087 968 964 140 1,034 1,154 1,116 1,047 1,001 147 1,040 1,148 1,109 1,048 997 148 1,046 1,137 1,104 1,032 1,019 151 1,059 1,161 1,106 1,062 1,019 153 rl36.2 rl51.7 rl36.7 rl52.5 149.9 164.3 150.1 165.6 151.5 169.1 *150.3 *168.8 5.96 6.25 6.04 6.50 5.85 6.19 6.02 6.50 6.86 7.04 6.38 7.50 7.99 8.23 7.25 8.31 8.41 8.65 7.53 8.50 5.544 5.71 10,367 2.464 5.382 5.44 10,367 2.314 6.150 6.15 10,367 1.778 6.493 6.64 10,367 1.645 7.004 7.02 10,367 1.618 FINANCE MONEY" AND INTEREST RATES: Open market rates, New York City: Bankers1 acceptances (prime, 90 days) percent. Commercial paper (prime, 4-6 months) do... Finance Co. paper placed directly, 3-6 mo do... Stock Exchange call loans, going rate do... Yield on U.S. Govt, securities (taxable): 3-month bills (rate on new issue) do... 3-5 year issues do... GOLD MONETARY STOCK, U . S . , end of month m i l . $. SILVER,HtIGE AT NEW YORK d o l . per f i n e o z . r / Revised. 1 / Data for May and July 1969 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. 170.0* TJSCOMM—DC—7054 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 6.077 6.33 10,367 1.761 *Index as of July 1, 1969: Building, 151.6; construction, POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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