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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* i i . llPARTiiifr # Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (Passenger cars) 1,000 Thousands 350 - - 800 f\^s_>4 /\ A ^/V \ 600 ^— \ / - 400 200 Monthly 0 . . . . . \ . . i . , 1 1 1 1 1968 1 1 I 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1969 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I l 1 l 1 1 1970 1971 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1967 = 100 125 WHOLESALE PRICES Dollars 3.80 120 3.60 (Hours seasonally adjusted) 46 3.40 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) \ H 44 Hours 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS Farm Products 42 3.20 3.00 > V Average Hours Per Week I (right scale) i 2.80 1968 1969 1970 I i i i i i 1 i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1968 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1969 1970 *—,/I I I M I I I II I 40 38 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor Billion $ 11.0 CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID 10.0 ~ (seasonally adjusted) Extended 9.0 \ A/V r — 1910-14=100 1910-14=100 450 375 PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS 425 350 Prices Paid 1/ (left scale) 400 J\,~\ /•- - 8.0 - 7.0 1 1 I I . 1 1 1 LI 11 11 M.I J-U,_L.U..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1968 1969 1970 i i i i i 1 i i i i i * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 275 1968 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture SURVEY 250 J/(incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) I 1 ) I I M I I I I I I I M I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I 225 I ' ' ' • * • • • ' ' 1971 Data: Federal Reserve Board V\ Prices Received (right scale) 325 300 300 ^A 350 Repaid 325 A. 375 6.0 •""' 1970 1971 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS 1971 1970 ITEM Nov. 28 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES Ij 1967=100 o Dec. 5 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 108.7~ 108.3 106.1 105.5" 105.9 mil. $. do... 7,483 5,424 8,082 5,996 8,532 5,673 8,563 5,782 8,374 5,806 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. 354 2,424 2,186 235 379 2,452 2,314 214 290 2,253 1,828 194 292 2,235 1,813 185 284 161 170 FINANCE: Currency in circulation _3_/ ..mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/...do... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do... Excess reserves, e s t i m a t e d ^ / . , do... 56,040 65,128 28,373 76 56,358 65,704 28,875 417 59,594 71,876 30,616 19 59,925 72,550 31,229 246 60,107 73,090 30,759 195 60,426 73,653 31,239 558 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ 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)o..» do... 80,825 47,782 242,866 26,417 80,114 34,357 83,086 47,476 244,502 27,364 80,004 34,044 84,319 53,805 265,324 26,421 83,005 37,746 84,969 53,948 265,312 27,547 82,926 37,877 83,763 53,985 264,415 27,365 82,710 37,980 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2 / percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's 4/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks s = oo do... 8.62 85.09 93.33 8.51 88.48 97.03 7.77 93.41 102.85 7.77 92.85 102.26 7.78 90.33 99.57 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal _3/...# thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities. ..mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (passenger cars)...................number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate j3/ • thous. bbl., 2,145 28,567 82,341 10,068 2,148 28,690 143,407 10,036 1,561 30,566 183,407 9,226 1,780 30,085 185,420 9,285 1,810 30,222 145,748 9,223 2,289 93.8 2,379 97.5 1,871 76.7 1,866 76.5 1,860 76.2 12.7 14.8 13.3 13.9 12.1 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores. Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons., 1967=100., bil., 1_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 105*. 7 7.79 178,919 1,931 79.1 3/ Daily average. 4-/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1970 1971 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS..1910-14=100. Crops.......................................••.....•do... Livestock and products............ do... Dairy products ..do. . . Meat animals do... Poultry and eggs do... PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services • ....do... Family living items ....do... Production items do. . . All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do... PARITY RATIO do. .. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES 1967=100. Farm products. • ...do.. . Food and feeds, processed do... Industrial commodities do. .. Chemicals and allied products do.., Fuels and related products, and power do... Furniture and household durables...... do... Hides, skins, and leather products .do... Lumber and wood products do... Machinery and equipment .do... Metals and metal products do... Nonmetallic mineral products.. do... Pulp, paper, and allied products do... Rubber and plastics products..... ..........do... Textile products and apparel. do... Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100. Miscellaneous productso.. ..1967=100. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY — Wholesale prices ...1967= $1.00. 8009 274 230 312 363 378 133 270 231 303 367 351 143 287 244 323 347 409 134 282 235 323 359 403 132 287 240 328 370 412 124 290 245 329 369 413 127 340 369 319 394 70 340 371 319 395 355 386 333 412 70 356 388 333 413 68 355 387 333 414 69 357 388 335 415 70 111.0 107.8 111.8 111.3 103.0 108.7 108.0 110.4 110.9 107.0 111.7 111.3 103.3 109.7 108.4 110.9 114. 113. 115. 115. 104. 114.8 110.2 114.4 114.5 110.5 114.6 115.0 104.3 115.3 110.2 114.7 114.4 111.3 114.1 115.0 104.2 114.8 110.2 114.7 114.5 112.2 114.4 114.9 103.8 114.7 110.2 115.1 113. 112. 117. 114. 108. 109. 107. 108. 111. 111.9 113.1 116.8 114.6 108.7 109.1 107.1 108.5 111.8 134.6 116.1 121.1 124.2 110.6 109.8 109.7 110.5 113.0 134.3 116.0 121.1 124.2 110.6 109.7 109.7 109.6 113.0 131. 116. 121. 124. 110. 109. 109. 110. 113. 131.3 115.9 120.9 124.0 110.6 109.5 109.8 110.8 113.1 $0,901 $0,902 $0,870 $0,873 $0,874 $0,873 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1971 1970 Sept. Oct. July Sept. Aug. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE Private, total Residential (incl. farm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, Industrial Commercial. Publ i c, total NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE R A T E S ) , TOTAL Private, total Residential (incl. farm) Nonresidential buildings, Industrial Commercial. Public, total (UNAJDJ.), TOTAL mil. $.. do..., do..., • do..., total 1/ do..., .do. .., °. do. .., do..., (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL „ bil. $., do..., • do*.., total 1/ do..., do... .do. . . , do..., 8,744 6,058 2,897 2,253 1,929 590 887 2,686 8,642 6,129 2,957 2,279 1,920 588 882 2,513 0,137 7,354 4,115 3,243 2,022 465 423 1,087 2,783 1,160 r2,851 94.2 66.4 31.2 21.0 6.4 9.5 28.3 96.4 67.8 32.9 20.7 6.4 9.3 27.9 110.9 81.4 43.6 23.6 rll3.3 r83.5 r45.2 23.4 rl0,511 r7,660 r4,3l4 r3,399 2,071 5.4 4.9 12.7 29.5 13.1 r29.8 rl0,306 r7,551 r4,249 r3,428 r2,011 r421 rl,087 r2,755 rill.2 r82.6 r45.9 r21.9 r4.6 11.7 r28.6 1971 1970 Aug. Sept. Oct. LABOR FORCE. EMPLOYMENT. AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, person 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted thous, Civilian labor force. ...... • do.., Employed, total do. ., Nonagricultural employment do. . , Agricultural employment do. . Unemployed (all civilian workers)..................do.., Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted .do.. Employed, total ...do.., Nonagri cultural 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 sexes, 16-19 years , Married men. , Negro and other races..... , White workers , 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 thous, Mining • do.., Contract construction do.., Manufacturing .o .do. . , Durable goods .......do.., Nondurable goods .do. . , Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc..do.., Wholesale and retail trade.... ....do.., Wholesale trade ......do.., Retail 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 o.... do. . Overtime hours .do. . Nondurable goods do.., Overtime hours. • .do.. MAN-HOUR INDEXES, AGGREGATE WEEKLY, seas, adjusted: Manufacturing 1967=100, Dur abl e goods • ...............do.. Nondurable goods. .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. ., Excluding overtime. o .do. ., r/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 8009 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 86,255 83,175 78,916 75,522 3,394 4,259 83,300 78,691 75,398 3,293 4,609 754 86,386 83,347 78,741 75,515 3,226 4,607 83,473 78,550 75,197 3,353 4,923 880 88,453 85,678 80,618 76,853 3,764 5,061 84,312 79,197 75,782 3,415 5,115 1,305 86,884 84,135 79,295 75,851 3,444 4,840 84,598 79,525 76,169 3,356 5,073 1,239 87,352 84,635 80,065 76,595 3,470 4,570 84,783 79,845 76,476 3,369 4,938 1,231 5.5 4.1 5.0 17.0 3 9 5 3 7 6 11.7 6.7 7.3 5.9 4.2 5.6 17. 3. 9, 5. 3. 7. 6. 9.1 7.3 8.2 6.1 4.5 5.8 17.0 3.2 9.8 5.6 3.5 7.6 6.2 10.2 6.9 6.8 6.0 4.5 5. 17. 3. 10. 5. 3. 8. 6. 10. 7. 7. 5.8 4.3 5.5 17.0 3 10 5 3 7 6.0 10.3 6.3 6.7 70,082 621 3,284 18,669 10,598 8,071 4,517 14,946 3,833 11,113 3,706 11,722 12,617 2,659 9,958 13,406 7,510 5,896 69,985 624 70,529 609 3,294 18,517 10,449 r3,821 rll,962 rl2,855 2,674 rl0,181 rl3,515 r7,630 r5,885 r70,831 r519 r3,289 rl8,552 rl0,555 r7,997 r4,442 rl5,264 r3,876 rll f 388 r3,833 rl2,008 rl2,924 r2,675 r10,249 rl3,459 7,384 5,895 3,219 18,457 10,485 7,792 4,428 15,223 3,844 11,379 3,804 11,946 12,843 2,650 10,193 13,371 7,534 5,837 r70,853 r6l6 r3,250 rl8,616 rl0,597 r8,019 39.4 2.8 39.9 2.6 38.9 2.8 39.6 2.7 40.0 2.5 39.0 2.8 39.8 2.9 40.0 2.8 39.3 3.1 r39.5 2.8 r39.7 2.7 39.1 r3.1 r39.8 r3.0 r40.3 r2.8 39.2 r3.0 91. 87, 97. 90.4 85.7 97.3 91.6 87.7 97.3 r9l.9 r87.8 r97.7 r92.4 r89.0 97.3 3.37 3.25 3.56 3.44 3.13 3.01 3.39 3.27 3.57 3.46 3.15 3.04 3.56 3.43 3.79 3.66 3.27 3.15 3.60 3.46 r3.83 3.69 3.31 r3.18 r3.60 3.46 3.82 3.69 3.29 r3.17 1_/ Except farm and public utilities. 8,068 4,506 14,902 3,827 11,075 3,721 11,750 12,671 2,664 10,007 13,279 r4,460 rl5,273 r3,865 rl1,408 r7,600 r5,859 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1971 1970 July Sept. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS , ...,^.,DS.9 Sept. Con. LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Unadjusted for s e a s o n a l v a r i a t i o n ; Accession r a t e , t o t a l mo, r a t e per 100 employees* New h Separation r a t e , t o t a L > G 9 . . a „...do..« Seasonally adjusted: Accession r a t e , t o t a l New h i r e s * . . o . . Separation rate, total Aug. 4.7 3.4 6.0 3.3 1.7 3.8 2.7 5.3 2.1 2.2 3.8 2.6 4.4 2.0 1.9 3.6 2.4 4.9 1.9 2.1 123,907 100,142 123,866 99,959 .do. .do. 8,580 8,298 ..do.. ..do.. do.*. ,.......(10... do... Li 3.y O r X o © o © o o o o f f l o < r ; o o o o s o c . o Q o o o o o o o o o o © o © o e © o 0 a o o o o © o Q O a © © P 3„9 5.3 3.4 5.5 2.8 1.8 r4.8 3.3 r5.3 2.9 rl.5 4.2 2.8 4.5 1.9 1.9 r3.9 2.5 r3.9 1.7 rl.7 P3.7 128,354 102,848 129,704 104,060 130,644 104,973 131,606 105,763 8,670 8,853 10,098 9,112 10,300 9,088 9,849 8,936 9,797 9,007 8,849 8,490 8,580 8,662 9,675 8,914 10,049 9,222 10,156 9,157 10,031 9,107 240.57 759.38 108.79 141.25 245.02 763.72 106.68 152.66 294.95 887.81 118.12 214.94 297.74 875.40 113.28 222.89 308.38 900.74 111.20 241.26 *302.19 *872.15 *113.76 *236.52 4.0 2.7 4.8 1.8 2.1 p2.7 p4.5 p2.0 pi.6 p2.4 p4.1 pi.8 pi. 5 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month....••......••••. Installment credit, total• • ..............«.. ... Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total.-............................. Repaid, total........ ......................... Seasonally adjusted: SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks)............ ., Industrial (30 stocks). Public utility (15 stocks)................ Transportation (20 stocks)............... . xj R e v i s e d . £_/ P r e l i m i n a r y . USCOMM—DC—8009 *Indexes for November UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS .mil. $. ...do..• 1971: 65 s t o c k s , 2 8 5 . 9 1 ; i n d u s t r i a l , 822.11; p u b l i c u t i l i t y , 1 1 1 . 0 3 ; t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 221.48.
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