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BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
U.1 u J P A l T ^
1941-43 = 10
130
PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
120
1941-43 = 10
130
Monthly
(avg. of daily dose)
-
120
110
\ / \
/"\/
100
100
*\
y - ^ y ^
\
90
80
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I
1 ..JL- t
I, 1 ,1—1—1
1967
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1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 L-J—L_J
1968
1
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1969
1. 1 —
J
1970
F M A M J J A S O N D
Data: Standard & Poor's Corp.
Thousands
Thousands
350
1,400
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
1,200
1,000
(Passenger cars)
-
800
(\
s\
/ \
y\
600
"^S
\
V/
400
-
200
0
Monthly
1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
1 1 1 ,1
1967
1 1 1 1 1 1
i
i
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1968
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
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1 1 l
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1970
1969
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn.
1957-59 = 100
160
CONSUMER PRICES
150 140
1957-59=100
120
WHOLESALE PRICES
*
All Services
.,-•'
**
s/
—
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-
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X"
s>^
130
«*"*
All
hems
^^y
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120
Food
110
11111111111
t i, i i i 1 i i i i i,. i.i .1 i 1,1 i i i i l ..1..I..1. 1 .1.1 J L
1967
1968
1969
1 1
1970
Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor
* A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement
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
1967
Data: Federal Reserve Board
1968
1969
1970
WEEKLY
2
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
19 70
1969
Aug. 23
Aug. 16
Aug. 1
Aug. 15
Aug. 8
Aug. 22
111.4
110.9
110.6
110.8
110.7
mil. $.
do...
6,574
4,524
6,667
4,612
6,966
4,674
6,792
4,796
6,805
4,729
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.
168
1,032
962
149
155
981
913
189
294
1,933
1,789
209
279
1,912
1,767
233
258
204
211
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
mil. $.
Federal Reserve bank credit our standing, total 31/....do...
Member bank reserve balances 3/
do...
Excess reserves, estimated 3/
do...
51,433
60,809
26,960
333
51,375
61,048
27,159
59
54,488
63,459
28,155
94
54,587
63,694
28,115
155
54,898
64,284
28,535
228
54, 917
64, 690
28, 518
71
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==o=
79,278
46,962
226,306
22,976
77,390
33,475
78,191
46,780
224,105
22,253
77,057
33,440
79,854
46,344
233,130
23,378
79,342
33,597
79,123
46,379
234,415
23,706
79,404
33,617
79,040
46,323
234,002
23,472
79,391
33,673
7.35
92=70
101.70
7.35
95.07
104.48
8.76
78.04
85.63
8.75
77.18
84*63
8.71
75.42
82,56
1,905
30,490
74,750
9,276
1,671
30,156
126,079
9,276
1,697
33,311
31,474
9,349
1,938
32.300
19,038
9,912
2,090
32.239
49,725
9,680
t h o u s . sh. t o n s . .
195 7-59=100. .
2,604
139.8
2,584
138.7
2,406
129.2
2,436
130.8
2,470
132.6
bi 1 . .
15.0
14.9
14.1
14.4
14.5
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES..
Nondurable goods stores
1957-59=100.
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 (passenger cars)
number = =
Petroleum ( c r u d e ) and condensate J3/
thous. b b l . .
S t e e l , raw
Index of p r o d u c t i o n
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
1/ Data do not always 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 .
110.6
8.73
76.96
84»30
8 0 , 925
2,434
130.7
4/ Wednesday d a t a .
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1969
June
1970
July
Apr.
May
July
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/
Value (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total...
Primary metals
Transportation equipment
Value (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Primary metals
Transportation equipment
Supplementary series:
Household durables
Defense products (old series)....
Defense products (new series)
Producers' capital goods industries
bil. $.
do...
do...
32.3
5.0
8.0
27.2
4.4
6.2
30.5
4.7
7.8
31.3
5.1
7.9
r32.8
5.2
r8.2
28.1
4.5
6.2
do...
do...
do...
30.1
4.7
7.2
30.6
4.8
7.9
29.5
4.4
7.6
30.4
4.8
7.5
r30.6
r4.9
r7.5
31.4
4.9
7.9
do...
do...
do...
do...
2.2
4.0
2.0
6.3
2.3
4.2
2.1
6.2
2.0
4.5
2.0
6.2
2.1
4.3
2.0
6.7
2.2
4.0
2.1
r6.5
2.1
4.2
2.1
6.7
do...
31.5
28.4
29.6
29.8
r32.1
28.8
do..
do...
do...
29.2
4.8
6.3
31.1
5.2
7.6
28.6
4.8
6.5
29.5
4.7
r29.7
4.9
7.1
31.6
4.8
8.1
2.
r3.
1.
r6.
2.0
4.8
3.1
6.6
MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: l_/
New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Primary metals
Transportation equipment
Supplementary series:
Household durables.
Defense products (old series)
Defense products (new series)
Producers' capital goods industries
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Primary metals
Transportation equipment
r_/ Revised.
2258
do..
85.6
86.8
83.1
81.6
80.9
81.6
do..
do...
do...
85.9
7.1
33.5
86.
7.
33.
82.8
7.2
29.5
81.
7.
28.8
81.
7,
28.
81.3
6.9
28.8
1/ Data for July 1970 are advance estimates.
2.3
4.0
2.4
6.3
do...
do...
do...
do...
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
3
1969
19 70
July
Apr.
May
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS—Con.
\J
Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) — C o n .
Supplementary series:
Household durables
Defense products (old series)
Defense products (new series)
Producers' capital goods industries
1.8
31.8
21.7
24.0
1.8
31.6
22.0
24.2
1.6
28.5
19.5
24.6
1957-59=100.
127.6
128.2
do...
do...
do...
do...
=e 0 =.*=do= 0 e
do...
do...
do...
128.4
126.0
120.5
124.1
123 = 0
111.7
143.3
148.8
128.8
126.5
121.0
124.7
123.1
111.9
144.0
149.6
do...
do...
do. ..
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
125.5
125.3
124.0
130.8
126.3
133.0
118.5
138.7
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do. ..
do. . •
bil. $.
do...
do...
do...
1.6
28.3
19.3
24.1
rl.6
27.6
19.0
24.0
134.0
134.6
135.2
134.8
132.2
125.2
129.3
127*0
114.8
153.4
160.1
135.5
132.9
125.8
129.8
127.5
115.9
154.1
161.0
136.1
133.4
126.2
130.0
127.7
116.7
155.0
126.7
127.6
124.4
132.3
127.0
134.0
118.8
140.0
132.0
130.9
129.5
134.7
134.4
143.7
122.6
152.1
132.4
130.5
129.9
136.8
135.1
144.7
123.0
153.3
132.7
130.
130,
139.
135,
145,
123.
154.
112.7
117.5
111.3
117.9
112.6
117.4
110.9
118.2
116.3
120.9
115.7
122.0
116.4
121.0
115.8
122.5
116.2
121.2
115.3
122.8
127.0
124.6
121.8
101.8
128.2
149.1
126.8
124.3
121.4
101.6
127.0
149.5
131.1
128.9
124.9
104.3
121.1
165.8
131.9
129.9
125.9
104.1
127.5
166.6
132.2
130.6
126.7
103.8
132.0
167.8
136.3
155.2
126.2
130.4
137.0
155.9
126.6
130.7
142.3
162.8
129.8
134.4
142.9
163.6
130.3
135.2
143.7
164.7
130.2
136.1
$0,784
$0,780
$0,746
$0,743
$0,740
100.46
78.73
111.86
87.66
228
100.98
78.77
110.95
86.54
227
102.95
76.83
114.37
85.35
186
103.77
77.10
115.27
85.64
180
105.08
77.72
116.43
86.12
175
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:
Unadjusted indexes:
All items
Special group indexes:
All items less food
All items less medical care
Commodities
Nondurable s
Nondurables less food
Durables
Services
Services less rent
=
Food
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables
Housing
Shelter
Rent
Homeowner ship
Fuel and utilities
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operation
Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
Public
Health and recreation
do...
Medical care.
\. ...*..,. . . do. ..
Personal care
j.{
do. . .
Reading and recreation
do...
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Consumer prices
4
1957-59=$1.00.
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
SPENDABLE WEEKLY EARNINGS, a v g . p e r w o r k e r ( w i t h 3 d e p e n d e n t s )
On p r i v a t e p a y r o l l s ( e x c l . g o v ' t a n d f a r m ) ^ / c u r r e n t d o l l a r s .
195 7 - 5 9 d o l l a r s .
Manufacturing i n d u s t r i e s
current dollars.
195 7 - 5 9 d o l l a r s .
HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEAS. ADJUSTED INDEX
195 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 .
1969
19 70
Apr.
May
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
mil. $
5,780
4,608
6,003
6,799
5,862
do..
do..
do..
do..
4,950
1,917
762
3,914
1,382
684
10
5,535
1,334
417
50
5,645
2,385
1,064
90
5,154
2, s 434
641
67
t..do..
do..
do..
2,748
513
115
2,076
569
229
1,802
35 7
85
3,539
1,416
149
3,141
690
211
do..,
do..
do..,
do..
784
21
44
548
392
8
19 7
273
540
50
226
323
906
77
306
339
li,10 7
21
65
596
do..
do. .
do..
3,032
412
1,627
2,533
410
1,088
4*201
416
1,198
3,260
461
1,504
2,721
38 7
1,625
FINANCE
SECURITIES ISSUED:
Securities and Exchange Commission:
Estimated gross proceeds, total
By type of security:
Bonds and notes, total
Corporate
Common stock
Preferred stock
By type of issuer:
Corporate, total
Manufacturing
Extractive (mining)
Public utility
Rai lroad
Communi cajtion
Financial and real estate
Noncorporate, total
U.S. Government
State and municipal
*
r_/ R e v i s e d .
p_/ P r e l i m i n a r y .
1/ D a t a f o r J u l y 1970 a r e a d v a n c e e s t i m a t e s .
2/ D a t a f o r 1 9 7 0 a r e c a l c u l a t e d o n a n a n n u a l b a s i s w i t h
r e g a r d t o F e d e r a l income t a x e s .
I n s t e a d o f r e f l e c t i n g c h a n g e s a s o f J u l y 1 , 1970 i n p e r s o n a l e x e m p t i o n s a n d i n s u r t a x , d a t a r e f l e c t
$625 and s u r t a x of 2 . 5 p e r c e n t t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r .
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1970
1969
June
July
April
May
July
ELECTRIC POWER
SALES TO ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS, TOTAL (Edison Electric Insti105,615
tute) ....... ...... .....»..»«,... ....... ......... . Hll 1 . ICWo-hlT,
Commercial and industrial:
24,145
Smal 1 light and power.................................. do...
47,157
Large lights and power
.„,
do.,,
Railways and railroads
,
do...
Residential or domestic......
...........^.^......do..,
Street and highway lighting..............................do. ..
Other public authorities*................................do. •<
Interdepartmental........................................do...
REVENUE FROM SALES TO ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS (Edison Electric
Institute)...........................................mil. $.
113,510
109,247
108,692
26,473
46,547
23,564
47,030
24,339
47,970
328
29,859
794
2,\9 76
356
348
35,934
809
3,016
384
376
34,007
891
3,005
374
384
31,745
839
3,032
383
1,632.3
1,762.3
1,697.8
1,708.8
1 ,019
1 ,361
815
1,097
1,192
720
1 ,061
1 ,272
739
rl,046
rl,256
r723
1,018
1,324
791
119
96
54
143
80
50
94
83
47
r94
r78
r44
93
76
45
11 ,810
147.9
11,365
137.8
11 ,386
142.6
11,574
140.3
11,323
rl41.8
1,765
295
1,136
14,472
1,713
1,174
195
855
13,023
1,495
1,571
281
1>092
6,140
2,005
rl,503
274
rl,022
rl4,694
rl,867
1,284
273
993
14,589
1,889
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Castings, gray iron:
Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of month..... .thou s. sh. tons,
Shipment s, total......................................... do..,
For sale...............................................do..,
Castings, malleable iron:
Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of montjh.................do..,
Shipments, total.........................................do..,
For sale...............................................do.*,
STEEL (RAW):
PRODUCTION............................................... do...
Index....................
....daily average 195 7-59=100,
.......
.......
.......
P10,792
P130.8
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Men's apparel, cuttings:
Tailored garments:
Suits..
.thous. units,
Overcoats and topcoats.................................do..,
Coats (separate), dress and sport......................do..,
Trousers (separate), dress and sport............
do..,
Shirts (woven fabrics), dress and sport
thous. doz,
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