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December 19, 1969 A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS STATISTICS COMMERCE PUBLICATION A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATORS 1957-59 = 1 1957-59 = 100 220 " ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) JKA (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) ^^Z ^^ 210 onn 190 - 180 Monthly 170 I 1 I I 1 1 1 I 1 I i I i i i 1966 i I i i i i i i i i 1967 i i ! i i i i i i t i 1968 i i 1 i i i I _ i J F M A M J J A S O N D 1969 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Billion$ 800 Billion$ lion 700 PERSONAL INCOME 1957-59 = 100 200 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (Seas., adj., at annual rates) (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) 700 600 180 - 500 160 - 400 140 - 300 120 Total (left scale) 600 h 500 h 400 Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) I ' • ' ' I ' ' ' ' ' 1966 i i i I i t i i i I i i i i i I i i i i 1967 1968 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce _ 1969 Dollars Mours 3.40 (seasonally adjusted) Total - r*~^~ 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 3.20 46 (Hours seasonally adjusted) - 25 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 3.00 Nondurab le Goods 20 1968 1967 Data: Federal Reserve Board Biiiion$ 35 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 30 1 J 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 L1 L1 1 1,1 J-1.1 1 1 i1 i I I i 1 I i i i l i i i i i 1 i i i I 1 1969 44 42 2.80 15 - '-' Durable Goods \ .... 10 5 1 l J J i 1 1 1 1 i i .11 1966 ... ... - 1 I I 1 J„1JL 1 1 • i i i i 1 i i i t i 1 1 1 1 1 1 I . 1 J - U . 1967 U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1968 r-*' ^ V " - ^ 2.60 Average Hours Per Week (right scale) 2.40 i i i i I i i i i-j I i i i i i I 1969 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor sjeAvailable only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1967 I i i i i i I i i i 1968 i II i i Ii i i I I 1969 40 38 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM Dec. 11+ Dec. 7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59=1.00. , ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Dec. 6 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 112.2 111.6 112.1 7,748 5,604 97-9 Dec. 13 112.2 mil. $.. do.... 7,631 5,437 8,224 5,878 7,113 4,906 7,192 4,966 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.. 224 1,111 1,033 159 233 1,153 1,073 158 231 1,098 1,022 183 219 1,233 1,152 194 FINANCE: Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n jj mil. $.. F e d e r a l Reserve bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t a l jj...do Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s 2J do.... Excess r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d 2 / do.... 50,077 59,049 26,859 -285 50,383 58,490 26,461 52 52,551 63,102 27,949 -1 52,687 62,869 27,547 83 53,059 63,247 27,710 166 A s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of l a r g e commercial b a n k s : ij Demand d e p o s i t s , a d j u s t e d m i l . $. Savings d e p o s i t s do... Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s , g r o s s a d j u s t e d , t o t a l do... U . S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s do... Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s ( g r o s s ) do... Real e s t a t e loans (gross) do... SO,483 48,824 226,976 29,723 71,322 3M46 71,682 31,793 79,835 46,345 226,372 22,641 78,092 34,057 79,348 46,333 228,023 23,878 78,003 34,086 79,349 46,317 228,031 23,670 78,327 34,056 6.68 --'-108.02 -II7.79 6.76 -"-107.39 -*117.06 7.78 95.90 105.58 7.89 93.27 102.85 7.97 91.65 101.06 8.05 90.48 99.80 1,748 26,358 210,360 9,008 1,858 27,385 203,800 9,005 1,879 28,157 182,727 9,277 2,043 26,660 121,870 9,252 1,925 28,616 181,415 9,424 183,044 2,348 126.0 2,369 127.2 2,784 149.4 2,806 150.6 2,777 149.1 2,759 148.1 Bond y i e l d s , domestic c o r p o r a t e (Moody's) 3 / percent. Stock p r i c e s , 500 s t o c k s ( S t a n d . & P o o r ' s ) Q.1941-43=10. I n d u s t r i a l s , 425 s t o c k s do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous c o a l 3 / thous. sh. tons. E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s mil. kw.-hr. Motor v e h i c l e s ( p a s s e n g e r c a r s ) number. Petroleum ( c r u d e ) and condensate 2J thous. bbl. S t e e l , raw Index of p r o d u c t i o n thous. sh. tons. 1957-59=100. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/ Data do n o t always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. bil. . 2 / Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY 14.4 14.4 2 / D a i l y a v e r a g e , ij 15.7 Wednesday d a t a . 247 53,287 63,582 27,708 216 14.1 -ilJL * Tuesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 ITEM 173 ""l99 III II 1969 IV II III GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. Compensation of employees, total do Proprietors' income, total do Rental income of persons do Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj.,total .do Corporate profits before tax, total do Corporate profits tax liability do Corporate profits after tax do Inventory valuation adjustment do Net interest do, 724.1 519.8 64.1 21.2 90.6 91.5 41.4 50.0 -.9 28.4 707507. 63. 21, 88. 90. 41. 49-2. 27- 737.3 532.3 64.I 21.4 90.3 94.5 42.9 51.6 -4.2 29.3 1968 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, vj Revised. 7190 765 558 66, 21. 89 95 43 51.8 -6.2 30.3 751.3 546.0 64 21 89 95 43 52 -6 29.8 r780.6 571.9 67.3 21.7 r88.8 r92.5 r42.3 r50.2 -3.7 30.9 1969 Oct. Nov. Aug. 706.2 478.2 186.2 149.6 112.5 80.8 98.7 24.8 711.5 482.2 187.5 150.5 113.5 82.0 99.1 25.0 757.5 517.9 201.0 160.5 121.4 88.8 106.8 26.4 760.7 519.9 201.5 160.7 121.8 89.4 107.2 26.6 r763.7 r522.2 r201.8 rl60.6 rl22.3 r90.3 rl07.8 26.8 766.9 524.4 201.4 159.6 123.2 91.4 108.3 26.9 49.5 14.5 21.3 23.9 56.0 61.2 23.2 686.1 49.7 14.3 21.4 24.0 56.7 61.5 23.2 691.5 50.5 16.8 21.7 24.8 59.8 66.1 26.6 734.9 50.5 16.8 21.7 25.1 60.2 66.4 26.7 738.1 50.6 16.7 21.8 25.3 60.6 66.7 r26.9 r741.3 50.6 16.6 21.8 25.4 61.1 67.1 27.O 744.4 Sept. Oct. Nov. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1968 1969 ITEM Oct. GEMERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1957-59^100. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do... Durable manufactures .do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery do... Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Clay, glass, and stone products Lumber and products Furniture and fixtures 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 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL l/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ. ), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores,, <,, ,., Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total r/ Revised. ja/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 7190 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. 166.0 167.5 174.3 173.9 rl73.1 I67.8 169.3 123.1 172.2 186.1 169.1 171.3 129.3 173.5 187.4 175.4 rl78.8 rl51.3 rl80.6 rl99.4 175. 178. r!49, rl79. r201.8 r174.0 rl77.1 150.4 179.7 rl98.7 do... do... do... do... do... 180.4 185.8 151.8 119.4 180.4 180.2 188.5 150.4 126.1 181.7 179.1 194.9 155.3 rll4.1 186.5 rl78.8 195.4 1*157.4 rl09.5 rl85.3 rl75.9 rl93.8 rl55-6 110.3 184.1 do... do... do... do... do... do... 165, 153. 152. 113. 166. 151. 166.3 155.1 152.5 111.7 170.1 152.3 rl71.3 rl53.0 rl48.8 100.0 177.5 158.2 rl69.8 rl52.4 U6.2 97.7 rl76.8 rl58.0 170.2 151.6 do. do. do. do. do. 227.8 142.2 225.8 137.3 120.8 228.7 141.4 227.5 136.1 119.9 r238.1 144.5 r239.9 143.1 114.8 r239.3 rl46.2 240.0 r!42.2 118.6 do. do. do. do. 120.7 86.6 125.5 125.1 126, 115, 126. 135. 131.2 122.1 130.2 142.3 rl29.9 114.7 rl30.7 rl33.1 rl30.4 rll5.7 rl31.5 135-4 do. do. 208.9 219.3 206. 216. 222.6 234.4 r222.5 234.1 r223.4 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. I67.O 159.6 177.6 178.9 180.3 177.0 153.9 183.0 186.8 165.7 155.4 176.4 167 159 179 181 180 182 152.8 186.5 191.2 167.6 157.6 177.9 rl72.7 rl64.2 rl82.4 rl79.5 178.4 rl81.0 158.4 190.3 197.0 rl75.9 167.3 rl84.7 rl72.6 rl63.3 rl80.6 rl76.6 169.9 rl85.5 157.9 rl92.4 r200.3 rl75.7 166.4 rl85.3 rl71.0 rl6l.3 176.2 r172.0 164.0 182.5 rl91.7 200.6 rl75.5 rl65.6 185.6 mil. ! do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 29,418 10,039 5,992 1,450 1,339 19,379 ,654 941 ,161 ,108 ,064 ,697 30,112 9,554 5,623 1,489 1,198 20,558 1,810 924 2,045 6,425 2,055 5,488 29,424 8,948 5,098 1,360 1,312 20,476 1,679 992 2,430 6,666 2,210 4,938 r28,583 r9,364 r5,481 rl,401 rl,279 rl9,219 rl,642 r969 r2,199 r6,125 r2,060 r4,669 r30,626 rl0,019 r6,058 rl,448 1,310 r20,607 rl,769 rl,000 r2,257 r6,603 r2,115 r5,091 do do.... do.... do.... do.... 28,697 9,342 5,556 1,372 1,204 28,806 9,314 5,521 1,360 1,191 29,346 9,161 5,412 1,352 1,185 r29,259 r9,384 r5,665 rl,364 rl,190 r29,605 r9,320 5,610 1,371 1,173 do.... do.... do.... do do.... do.... do.... 19,355 1,640 967 2,146 6,149 2,050 4,640 19,492 1,652 944 2,128 6,235 2,064 4,729 20,185 1 738 1 ,013 2 ,150 6 ,429 2 ,075 5 ,000 rl9,875 rl,676 rl,019 r2,173 r6,326 r2,089 r4,864 r20,285 1,741 1,021 2,221 6,460 2,086 4,985 do.... do.... 42,683 42,220 43,815 42,488 43,015 44,322 44,284 44,806 45,849 45,378 do.... do.... 8,068 8,031 9,015 8,143 8,786 8,718 r8,274 r8,578 9,042 8,824 1 / Data f o r Nov. 1969 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . 175.3 rl57.0 239.8 147.9 " 146!4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 ITEM Oct. Aug. Nov. Sept. Oct. Nov. LABOR FORCE, MPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS HOURS (GROSS), AVG. "WEEKLY PER PROD. WORKER (MFG. PAYROLLS): Manufacturing, seasonally adjusted,...................hours. Overtime hours.....................................do..« Durable goods ., .,.,,.... do,,, Overtime hour's........«,.......... „............... do... Nondurable goods.....................................do... Overtime hours do... MAN-HOUR INDEXES, AGGREGATE VffiEKLY, seas, adjusted: Manufacturing ..1957-59^100. Durable 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 do... FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Standard & Poor's Corporation: Industrial, public utility, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks)........ ..1941-43^-10 Industrial, total (425 stocks) .do.. Capital goods (130 stocks) do.. Consumers' goods (181 stocks)........ do.. Public utility (55 stocks) .do.. Railroad (20 stocks) , do.. Banks: New York City (9 stocks).. do.. Outside New York City (16 stocks) .do.. Property™liability insurance (16 stocks).........do.. 40.8 3*8 41.6 4.0 39.7 3.4 40.6 3.7 41.3 3.8 39.6 3.4 40.8 r3.7 41.5 r3.9 39.7 3.3 40.5 r3.5 41.2 r3.7 r39-5 r3.2 118.7 124.1 111.7 118.7 124.4 111.3 121.0 128.5 111.2 120.0 127.2 rll0.6 rl.19.2 rl26.2 r110.1 P117.3 pl22.1 p i l l . I. ,06 .92 .24 .09 • 79 ,67 ,08 ,94 ,27 ,11 3.19 3.06 3.39 3-24 2.92 2.79 3.24 3.09 3.44 r3.27 2.95 2.82 r3.25 3.10 3.44 3.29 r2.96 2.83 P3.26 P3.13 P3.46 P3.32 P2.97 P2.85 103.76 113.29 108.48 91.36 66.93 54.26 105.40 11A-77 109.75 92.04 70.59 53.74 94.18 103.39 100.90 83.44 59.20 42.04 94.51 103.97 102.27 85.26 57.84 42.03 95.52 -05.07 -03.67 87.29 58.80 41.75 96.21 105.86 104.68 89.84 59.46 40.63 49.65 89.83 96.19 52.46 98.15 95.35 41.87 80.41 72.83 44.40 83.47 76.91 44.47 85.73 88.52 46.00 88.09 94.19 40. 3. 41. 3393. ! 1 P40.5 P3.4 P41.1 P3.4 P39.5 P3.2 I vj Revided. JD/ P r e l i m i n a r y . USCOMM—DC--7190 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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