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December 6, 1968 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATORS index, 1941-43 = 10 120 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Index, 1941-43 = 10 120 110 100 100 - 90 80 Monthy (avg. 70 —1—1—LJ—LJ—1—1—1—1 L ™ . J -„l LJ 1965 1 1 ) 1 -J^J L— 1 ) LJ—LJ—LJ—L-J_J 1966 of daily close) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1967 1968 J FMAMJ JASOND Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants) 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Monthly i l l l i I I l I l l l 1965 I I I l l l l J-J L. 1966 I I I I I I 1 I I I 1 1967 I I I I L. 1968 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Index, 1957-59 = 100 140 CONSUMER PRICES Index, 1957-59 = 100 115 WHOLESALE PRICES ^ 110 130 AII — Industrial All Commodities Services \ 105 ^ \ \ - V 100 -— ^^f**«^ '"•"'( Food All 100 ^^?#& 'N X ^ , V - "' 120 110 Commodities 95 Items 90 I I 1 1 l i l 1 1.1, L I i i i i i 1 i i I i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1966 1967 1968 -/ / ** / i / / \-/ AAA/ / t / Form Products 1 — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1 .. . . . 1966 I i l l I 1 I i i I l JL.L. 1967 i i 1 i i i i i 1968 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1968 1967 ITEM Dec. 2 Nov. 25 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 ... .1957-59=100. 95.1 95.6 **97.8 ........mil. $. do... 6,147 4,285 6,937 4,753 6,796 4,643 6,972 4,760 7,062 4,802 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAEtfS, 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. 201 1,133 1,060 182 228 162 ,089 199 175 908 839 163 196 982 909 181 212 "l54 137 FINANCE: Currency in circulation j[/. mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do... Member bank reserve balances Ji/. do... Excess reserves, estimated %/,......................do... 46,089 49,796 24,622 221 46,347 50,117 24,658 384 48,806 55,491 26,348 183 49,314 56,503 27,051 483 49,475 56,711 26,924 182 49,638 55,806 26,517 111. Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: ij Demand deposits, adjusted. .mil. $. Savings deposits .do... Loans and investments (adjusted), tota] .do... U.S. Government obligations.............. .do... Commercial and industrial loans gross.... .*,, do... Real estate loans (gross) do... 74,510 48,661 199,821 28,283 63,936 28,800 76,649 48,533 199,698 28,400 63,733 28,754 76,460 48,593 221,438 29,874 70,131 31,494 78,583 48,589 220,815 29,272 70,477 31,612 78,331 48,627 221,187 28,500 70,910 31,687 6.40 93-65 101.99 6.44 94.47 102.89 6.52 103.27 112.65 6.54 105.13 114.43 6.56 -*106.14 *115.43 6.63 107.76 117.33 1,914 22,799 180,614 8,994 1,825 24,397 239,368 9,030 1,843 24,965 260,177 9,023 1,874 25,750 248,039 9,009 1,849 25,948 258,986 9,006 214,851 2,707 145.3 12.6 2,703 145.1 14.4 2,175 116.8 15.3 2,194 117.8 14.7 2,244 120.5 15.3 2,356 126.5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/„..... ALL RETAIL STORES, SAIES0................. Nondurable goods stores Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's*) 2/.......percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) hj....1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks .do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal jj,. .thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities.................. .mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)................number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate %J .thous. bbl. Steel, raw. Index of production......... RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. .............1957-59=100. .bil. 98^5" 97-9 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 2 / Daily average. )J Wednesday data. * Tuesday average. -^Wednesday price. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM Oct. Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS....1910-14=100. Crops.... do... Commercial vegetables .do... Cotton do... Feed grains and hay. do... Food grains do... Fruit.. „ do... Tobacco .do... 252 225 260 230 160 173 264 539 251 228 284 257 154 168 249 557 261 226 270 219 147 149 308 576 267 230 272 222 151 150 347 577 262 228 275 224 148 155 326 570 262 227 318 204 156 159 279 570 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... 276 320 331 122 270 322 317 123 291 315 353 144- 299 329 352 165 291 335 340 148 292 340 337 154 303 325 287 344 302 325 286 343 310 337 291 354 311 338 292 355 312 339 292 358 314 341 294 359 PARITY RATIO .do... 73 1967 Sept. 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 „ 1968 Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. .1957-59=100 117.1 117.5 121.5 121.9 122.2 122.9 .do.. .do.. .do.., do.. .do.., .do.., .do.., 116.7 117.7 112.0 114.9 104.8 96.1 126.2 117.1 118.2 112.4 115.1 105.7 101.1 126.0 120.8 122.1 115.5 118.7 107.6 99.8 121.2 122.6 H5.9 119.2 107.7 99.1 121.5 123.0 116.1 119.6 107.6 98.4 126.7 122.2 123.8 116.8 120.2 108.5 102.8 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1968 1967 ITEM Sept. Oct. July Aug. Sept. COMMODITY PRICES—Continued CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, UNADJ.—Con. Special group indexes—Con. Commodities less food. Services............« Services less rent 100.0 128.7 132.3 110.6 129.1 132.7 113.2 134o9 139.3 113.5 135.5 140.0 113.9 136.0 140.5 do.. do.. do. -. do.„ 115.9 113.4 117.3 115.6 115.7 112.3 117.9 115.3 120.0 114.0 121.0 132.2 120.5 115.3 121.5 128.2 120.4 115.5 121.6 122.9 do. ., do... do.., .do... 115.0 118.7 112.8 121.1 115.3 119.0 113.0 121.5 119.5 124.2 115.1 127.8 120.1 125.0 115.4 128.8 120.4 125.3 115.7 129.1 do... do.., do... .do... 109c4 112.3 108.9 108.8 109.4 112.5 108.9 109.1 110 115 109 113 110.7 115.7 109.7 113.3 110.5 115.8 109.3 113.9 do.., „ .do... do... .do..« 115.1 116.8 114.8 133 c0 116.0 117.7 115.7 133 o0 119.7 119.8 117.6 138.5 120.3 120.0 II7.7 138.6 122.2 119.5 117.2 138.7 do... do... .do... .do... 124.9 138.5 116.4 120.5 125.5 139.0 116.5 121.4 130.2 145.1 120.4 125.9 130.5 145.5 120.9 126.3 131.1 146.4 121.5 126.7 do... do..„ ....do..« 115.6 114.9 117.0 115.8 115.4 117.3 119.0 120.3 119.6 119.7 121.0 120.0 120.0 122.1 119.7 do... do... do... do... 106. 98, 112. 106. 106.1 97.1 111.7 106.8 109.1 103.9 115.9 108.8 108.7 101.4 114o9 108.9 109.1 102.8 115.3 109.2 do... do... do... do... 97.9 104.5 101.2 114.4 98.2 103.0 101.7 114.8 98.2 103 o3 104.1 119.5 102 104 119 97.9 102.5 104.4 120.7 .do... do... do... do... 1C8.7 111.9 109.5 104.7 107.3 112.2 109.9 104.9 119.2 115.2 111.4 108.4 120.5 115.4 111.3 108.7 122.6 115.8 112.2 108.7 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... 104.1 98.2 102.0 110.2 104.3 98.8 102.2 110.5 104.9 100.7 105.8 111.5 104.9 100.6 106.0 111.6 105.1 100.7 106.5 111.9 $0,942 .854 $0,943 .851 $0,917 .823 $0,920 .820 $0,917 .818 4,695 168 3,526 5,053 171 3,761 5,956 187 4,700 6,318 192 4,423 5,170 183 3,940 mil. $., do..., do..., 2,545.5 2,500.3 2,638.3 2,486.9 2,441.7 2,393.9 2,699.5 2,640.5 2,803.0 2,840.5 2,786.8 2,915.8 2,984.7 2,941.5 3,245.9 GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL do... Seasonally adjusted do... 2,111.8 2,208.5 2,338.5 2,198.1 2,812.0 2,664.4 2,739.1 2,827.3 2,869.3 2,963.7 mil, tax gal. ....do.„. do... 16., 80 12.77 898.03 20 u 58 16.07 897-34 18.24 10.53 939-76 14-72 12.53 938.82 19.36 14.29 940.45 do... do... d0< mil. proof gal. .do... 12.10 8.73 854.33 9.84 6.45 14.58 11.69 853.34 11.82 7.78 13.85 6.28 893.66 8.30 4.92 9.60 7.63 892.77 8.66 4.99 13.28 9.45 893.39 10.43 6.37 Food Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Housing............. o Shelter Rent Homeownership . 1957-59=100. .1 .do... .| .. .do.. *••.•«.....•. .. ........ 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 0 „ WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed Industrial commodities 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 Metals and metal products Nonmetallic mineral products CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge Co.): TOTAL VALUATION. mil. $. Index (seasonally adjusted) 1957-59=100. Building, total. ....... .mil. $. FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense shipments Seasonally adjusted FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO DISTILLED SPIRITS (TOTAL): Production Taxable withdrawals Stocks, end of month Whisky: Production Taxable withdrawals Stocks, end of month Rectified spirits and wines, prod., total Whisky „ r/ Revised. * Preliminary Nov. 1968 data: All commodities, 1 0 9 . 5 ; farm p r o d u c t s , 1Q3.1; p r o c e s s e d foods and f e e d s , 1 1 4 . 7 ; i n d u s t r i a l 109.8; purchasing power of the dollar $0,913. Digitized forcommodities, FRASER 6192 ' BUSINESS a i M i la i i\,a—continued 1968 1967 ITEM Sept. Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. FOOD AMD KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO—Con. WINES AND DISTILLING MATERIALS: Effervescent wines: Production.....».... ?. «...,. n....... .«.><:»...mil. wine gal. Taxable withdrawals e «. * r „.-.... n. a. u o e -.. n..».,.. .0.0......do... Stocks, end of month, ..,:....»..., ••> * c. >..„o do.,, Still wines: do... Production. do... Taxable withdrawals.......................... Stocks, end of month,,.... e.......... ,•,..«,,... ..........do... Distilling materials produced at wineries..... .60 ,55 1.06 .77 6.na .95 1.06 5»$5 14.76 166.67 35.96 72.54 14.76 221.09 125.32 1,174.3 105.65 94.95 100.05 91.35 918.4 79.75 74.95 88.95 82.40 909.2 r71.05 r62.30 ril.5.55 rl09.15 r864.7 76.05 68.15 103.15 96.35 837.6 262 = 5 24.10 2.1,75 41.15 37.30 245.4 29.75 27.30 26.95 23.50 186.0 26.75 23.A-0 32.90 30.40 179.9 r22.75 20.90 r26.90 r24.95 r!75.7 59.65 57.50 34.65 30.60 200.7 6,262 4,344 1,918 6,039 4,291 1,748 3,499 2,476 1,023 3,760 2,488 1,272 4,448 3,062 i 1,3^6 I 4,533 3,319 1,234 4,608 2,378 3,948 2,352 26 21,082 1.4,311 6,771 r2,789 r2,586 203 16,948 10,977 5,971 3,156 3,033 123 16,261 11,439 4,822 r-4,328 1 r4.228 100 16,229 12,693 | 3,536 9,800 6,782 3,018 21,400 1.6,060 5,340 .80 .76 5.09 •M5 1.11 31.43 14.69 r177.91 106.20 16.69 263.56 2.21 11.22 175.28 .mil. ...do. ...do. ...do. ...do. 78.80 74.40 122.40 108,85 1,203,3 77.25 71.75 106.20 ...do. ...do. ...do. „..do. 21.60 19.20 31.90 29.40 4.75 METALS AND MANUFACTURES MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting type tools; Orders, new (net), total.., „.,.. .>,. „ „..,,., -, Domestic.,. „. ..„•,,»....„.«:,.. .'»<... „ „ „,„, „... Shipment s, total......». .. ...,.„„....'. „,.'... Domestic...................'. c.-.. „..',,' „..,... Order backlog> end of month,, .„„,..,,„.,. Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total............ s........ Domestic.......................«.*........ Shipments a total....,*«o...,,.... o. .'u c...... Domesti.c... „......... ......... -,....... u .«. Order backlog, end of month : „,,.,< c 0,..,.....,..-.„' 95.80 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RAILROAD EQUIPMENT; Freight cars (American Railway- Car Institute): Shipments.^.^.............s................. Equipment manufacturers, total............ Railroad shops, domestic„.„,....„.„....... ...number. .....do... ......do... New orders.......e.....................a..... Equipment manufacturers, total............ Railroad shops, domestic.„..,.„..........• Unfilled orders, end of month... „..,. •......, Equipment manufacturers, total...,,,,».«... Railroad shops, domestic...„...,.......... .....do... .....do... .....do,.. .....do... .....do... .....do... 660 24,819 16,306 8,513 r/ Revised. USCOMM—DC--6192 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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