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August 30, 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, 1957-59 = Index, 1957-59=100 200 " ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) /S*. (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index) A. it" J—* 1 190 J \ /^~\ 180 170 - / " 160 Monthly 150 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1965 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 • 1 L_J 1966 LJ L_J L_J 1 — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1968 1967 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Index, 1957-59 = 100 1250 Index, 1957-59 = 100 250 RAW STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and all other forms) H200 200 h 150 100 Monthly 50 I LL 1 l l l l I J-J 1965 l I I I I l l -L i ' 1966 I I I I I i i i i I I LJ- I 1967 I I i I J F M A M J 1968 J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Index, 1957-59 = 100 115 WHOLESALE PRICES Index, 1957-59 = 100 140 CONSUMER PRICES 130 All V" Services — ****** — i—"**' " " " g^S^*** 110 All 100 I.J.I I J J J . J i . L L Items Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1966 All Industrial Commodities ^ \ 'v. H . \ „#**" . \ 3 100 \ Food 95 1967 1968 90 -/ / / // , 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 11 Farm Products V \r / / M „J,,l_l_L_l.l, 1 1 l„J-J_j 1 1.1. i 111 1 1 1 11 11 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor *Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected _ Commodities 105 i i i I i 1 i I I i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i i I i I I 1 i iJ IJL. 1965 — \ r 120 110 1966 1967 1 1 1 1 L_1__LJ_ 1968 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1968 1967 ITEM Aug.- 26 Aug. 19 Aug. Aug. 3 Aug. 1957-59=100. 96.5 97.0 93.3 93.3 93.3 mil. $. do... 5,844 4,009 5,937 4,060 6,595 4,362 6,385 4,324 6,452 4,366 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. 175 1,12S 1,064 222 161 1,057 236 1,080 1,012 190 222 1,090 1,021 154 160 190 135 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2/....do... Member bank reserve balances 2 / do... Excess reserves, estimated 2 / do... 45,135 48,292 23,763 382 45,020 47,976 54,971 26,246 368 48,289 23,763 473 47,697 54,466 26,185 340 48,252 55,420 26,160 510 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: ij 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... 72,991 48,042 194,537 25,699 63,080 28,048 71,921 47,931 193,354 25,581 62,566 28,042 78,839 48,274 211,942 27,070 69,181 30,434 75,898 48,288 211,828 26,897 69,000 30,466 75,918 48,283 212,287 27,036 68,787 30,591 5.91 94^55 102.15 5.93 93.61 101.17 6.46 *97.74 #106.31 6.40 *97.25 #105.79 6.36 #98.53 #107.28 1,855 24,128 64,982 1,858 26,897 61,949 9,270 1,877 28,659 26,213 9,403 1,789 24,142 115,950 9,401 9,234 1,873 26,799 56,241 9,227 thous. sh. tons. 1957-59=100. 2,318 124.4 2,401 128.9 2,235 120.5 2,068 111.0 2,032 109.1 bil. 14.3 14.0 14.4 14.0 14.5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2 / percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) V - .1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 2/ thous. sh. tons. Electric power by utilities mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 2 / thous. bbl. Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON MILES 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price, jj MONTHLY 995 260 48,238 Daily average, ij 54,820 25,885 316 93.9 6.34 #98.96 #107.70 83,337 1,963 109.1 Wednesday data. # Tuesday averages. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM June July Apr. May June 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 MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total PriJiiary metals 24.8 3-7 6.9 20. 3. 5. 25.7 4.3 6.8 26.2 4.4 7.2 27.4 r-4.5 r7.2 23. 4. 5. do.., do.., do.., 23. 36, 23. 3. 24.6 4.0 6.3 25.5 4.1 6.9 25.4 r4.2 6.7 26. 4. 6. do.., 25.8 21.8 26.1 25.1 r26.5 23.4 do.., do.., 24.3 3.6 7.3 23, 3, 6. 25. 3. 7. 25. 4. 7. r24 3 r6 24. 36. do.., 75.7 76.9 81.7 80.6 r79.7 79.2 do... do... do.., 76. 5- 80. 7. 37. 7 37 r80. 6. r37. 78.8 33.9 76. 5. 34- 1957-59=100, 116.0 116.5 119.9 120.3 120.9 121.5 do... do... do... do... do... .do... do... 115.6 116.5 111.0 113.8 104.1 96.8 122.4 116.1 116.8 111.5 114.3 104.4 97.0 124.8 119.6 120.6 114.3 117.3 106.9 100.3 126.3 120.0 121.0 114.7 117.8 106.9 100.3 126.7 120.4 121.6 115.1 118.2 107.4 100.1 120.8 122.1 115.5 118.7 107.6 99.8 bil. $'. do.., do.., do.., Transportation equipment Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment 5.4 36.9 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted indexes: All items Special group indexes: All items less shelter All items less food Commodities Nondurables Durables New cars Used cars vj Revised. 1/ Data for July 1968 are advance estimates. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 6071 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1967 1968 ITEM June July Apr. May June COMMODITY PRICES—Con. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX—UNADJ.—Con. Special group indexes—Con. Commodities less food Services Services less rent Food Meats, poultry, and fish...." Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Housing Shelter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private Public Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Seasonally adjusted indexes: Food Apparel and upkeep Transportation WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed Industrial commodities 1957-59=100, do.. do.., do.. do.., do.., do.., do.. do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do... do... do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., 108.9 127.4 130.8 115.1 111.6 II6.3 119.9 109.1 127.7 131.2 116.0 112.3 116.4 124.4 112.2 132.5 136.6 118.3 112.7 118.8 128.3 112.5 133.0 137.1 118.8 113.0 120.2 130.7 113.0 133.9 138.1 119.1 113.2 120.9 130.0 114.1 117.7 112.2 119.9 108.6 110.5 108.2 108.1 114.3 117.9 112.4 120.2 108.9 111.4 108.3 108.2 117.5 121.3 114.4 124.0 110.0 114.0 109.5 112.2 117.8 121.6 114.6 124.3 110.3 115.3 109.5 112.5 118.7 122.9 U4.9 126.1 110.3 115.4 109.4 112.9 113, 115, 113 132, 123, 136, 115, 119, 118.4 119.0 116.8 137.2 128.8 143.5 119.0 124.9 119.5 119.1 116.8 137.3 129.2 144.0 119.6 125.3 119.9 119.7 117.4 138.4 129.7 144.4 120.1 125.6 118.7 118.5 119.1 119.4 119.3 119.2 119.2 119.9 119.8 do.., do.., do.., 115.3 113.9 115.9 113 7 116 2 114 1 132 7 123 6 136 9 115.5 119.8 115.0 114.2 116.0 do.., do.., do.., do.., 106, 102, 112, 106, 106.5 102.8 113.1 106.0 108.3 102.1 112.8 108.8 108.5 103.6 113.6 108.6 108.7 102.5 114.6 108.8 ..do.., do.., do... do.., do.., do... 98.5 104.0 100.8 115.6 104.7 111.6 98.3 1Q3.9 100.9 115.2 105.3 111.6 98.8 102.4 103.8 118.3 115.8 114.8 98.7 102.4 104.0 118.8 117.0 115.0 98. 103. 103. 118. 117. 115. Metals and metal products do.., Nonmetallic mineral products do... Pulp, paper, and allied products do.., Rubber and products do.., Textile products and apparel do.., Miscellaneous products do.., PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1957-59=$1.00, Consumer prices do.. , 108.8 103.9 103.9 95.8 101.6 109.6 108.9 104.2 104,1 95.8 101.5 109.7 113.3 107.4 105.2 99.7 104.7 111.8 111.7 107.8 105.5 99.8 104.8 111.8 111.7 IO8.3 104.7 99.9 105.2 111.8 $0,941 .862 $0,939 $0,923 .834 $0,922 .831 $0,920 .827 10,436 5,304 1,296 3,$36 10,605 5,358 1,335 3,911 11,488 5,853 1,549 4,085 11,598 5,923 1,482 4,193 11,730 5,973 1,454 4,302 6,637.2 2,904.1 3,733.1 1,476.4 2,256.7 6,688.7 2,857.1 3,831.6 1,560.5 2,271.1 7,500.7 3,285.5 4,215.2 1,673.5 2,541.7 7,614.0 3,370.6 4,243.4 1,722.0 2,521.4 7,948.5 3,595.0 4,353.5 1,771.0 2,582.5 171.88 73.48 8.12 66.41 61.04 173.13 74.37 8.34 66.32 60.92 180.41 77.15 9.43 68.12 62.45 181.23 77.42 9.59 68.34 62.63 182.11 77.59 9.75 68.51 62.78 4.99 9.70 1.30 7.89 5.03 9.74 1.46 7.87 5.30 10.47 1.19 8.74 5.34 10.60 1.17 8.78 5.37 10.73 1.24 8.92 1,155.3 508.7 $3.8 15.5 112.2 208.1 227.0 1,177.9 525.8 84.1 16.2 117.2 218.5 216.1 1,127.2 476.4 76.7 18.6 118.7 194.4 242.4 Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power Furniture and household durables Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products Machinery and equipment FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month mil. $. Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks do... Loans to cooperatives do.., Other loans and discounts do.., Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj.: Total (233 SMSA's) bil. $, New York SMSA do.. . Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do... 6 other leading SMSA' s do... 226 other SMSA's do... LIFE INSURANCE (institute of Life Insurance): ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES do... Bonds (book value), total do... Stocks (book value), total do... Mortgage loans, total do... Nonf arm do... Real estate do.,. Policy loans and premium notes do... Cash do... Other assets do... PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN U.S.: TOTAL mil. $. Death benefits ..do... Matured endowments do... Disability payments do... Annuity payments do... Surrender values do... Policy dividends do... 1,137.5 477.4 87.9 17.5 102.2 199.2 253.3 969. 429. 71. 13. 102. I69. 182. r/ Revised. * Preliminary Aug. 1968 data: All commodities, 108.7; farm products, 101.5; processed foods and feeds, 114.9; industrial commodities, 108.9; purchasing power of the dollar, $0,920. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 6071 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 1967 ITEM June Apr, July May July June METALS AMD MANUFACTURES PIG- IRON: Production (excluding ferroalloys) thous- sh« tons Castings, gray iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of month. do.. Shipments, total . do.. For sale ..,. do.. Castings, malleable iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of month. do.. Shipments, total .do.. For sale do.., STEEL (RAW): PRODUCTION do.., Index daily average 1957-59=100 Steel castings: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo.......thous. sh. tons Shipments, total do.. For sale do.. Aluminum castings, shipments .mil. lb Furnaces and ovens (indust.), dom. new orders, net mil. $ Electric processing do.. Fuel-fired (except for hot rolling steel) do.., Material handling equipment (industrial): Orders (new), index, seasonally adjusted 1957-59=100 MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting type tools: Orders, new (net), total mil. $, Domestic do.. Shipments, total .do.., Domestic do.., Order backlog, end of month, .do... Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total .do.. Domestic. , do.., Shipments, total. .do.., Domestic do.., Order backlog, end of month .do... r / Revised, c/ USCQMM--DC—6071 6,696 8,4/0 8,706 8,244 882 934 1,026 1,352 802 r991 rl,4l8 r?98 949 1,314 740 131 88 53 132 64 41 117 94 50 112 102 55 11.1 99 47 9,576 119.9 9,620 116.6 12,450 155.9 12,700 153.9 11,906 149.1 rll,452 rl38.8 342 168 142 133.3 14.1 1.2 8.4 328 124 105 98.6 10.9 1.0 7.1 300 153 125 132.7 9.3 =9 5.6 r283 rl55 r-125 138.8 10.4 .9 4.6 262 143 117 121.6 &.5 .8 4.0 7.7 .9 3.9 2Q3.5 185.3 242.8 227.1 184.7 110.80 100.05 129.80 115.50 1,233.0 93.90 82.95 102.55 94.70 1,224.3 90.10 78.40 105.90 89.35 970.6 93.30 86.15 121.30 109.60 942.6 r97.75 r81.85 rl27.60 r114.90 r912.8 123.15 102.00 99.60 90.60 926.3 28.50 23.65 46.70 37.70 286.6 25.35 18,75 29.70 26.10 282.3 19.70 17.05 28.15 24.90 195.3 22.50 18.15 29.10 25.50 188.7 r28.80 r25.70 r34.30 r28.55 rl83.2 30.10 27.65 26.20 23.20 187.1 6,639 1,256 nrvz 8,021 Corrected. 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