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February 16, 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 = Index, 1941-43 = 10 120 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 110 - - 100 - 90 - 80 Monthy (avg. 70 .i i ., i.,. J — i 1 i—i—i—i—i , i i i i 1965 i I i i i i i i 1966 i i i i l i 1 i i i of daily close) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J_J 1967 1—1 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1968 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 _ (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants) 1,000 800 - 600 - 400 - 200 0 Monthly -LI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,11 1...1 1 1 1965 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1966 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I i i i i i 1967 1 i i i i i J FMA M J J A SO ND 1968 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Billion Dollars 700 1 PERSONAL INCOME (Seas, adj., at annual rates) Billion Dollars 35 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 30 _ (Seasonally adjusted) - 25 ~ Total 600 Total 500 Nondurab 20 Wage and Salary Disbursements / e Goods „ w^,+*~~" 15 400 Durable Goods - 10 300 • i i 1965 I i i i i i I i » i 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce I I I I I I I II I I 1 I I I I I I 1967 1968 5 i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1965 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * 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 i i l l I 1 l I ii 1 1 I I I I 1 i i I l 1 1967 1968 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 1968 1967 ITEM Feb. 4 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 96.4 102.5 102.2 95.9 95.8 96.2 5,452 3,708 5,164 3,583 5,658 3,940 5,687 3,865 5,819 3,954 274 8,607 1,534 356 276 1,630 1,557 288 294 1,745 1,649 176 243 1,698 1,602 216 43,347 46,216 23,909 340 43,405 46,630 23,849 289 46,493 51,044 25,572 154 46,119 51,186 25,924 359 73,831 46,593 186,744 25,829 60,436 27,359 72,568 46,466 i84,3i3 25,326 60,213 27,242 78,909 48,591 204,002 28,653 65,751 29,002 77,154 48,521 201,998 27,928 65,059 29,034 78,529 48,518 203,732 28,080 64,939 29,035 5.35 86.43 92.21 5.34 87.72 93.73 6.41 95.64 103.71 6.40 93t 17 101.07 6.40 92.24 100.00 1,754 23,000 160,742 8,737 1,708 23,436 178,754 8,722 1,767 25,076 227,908 9,257 1,362 24,835 179,163 9,363 2,376 127.5 520 293 2,482 133.2 500 278 2,777 149.1 527 302 2,821 151.4 502 300 ....1957-59=100.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs Feb. II thous.. State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)..do.... FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)numbere. 309 204 206 FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/..do.... 45,758 50,751 25,692 322 45,777 51,083 25,934 326 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Loons and 1 nvestments (adjusted), total..........do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Real estate loans (gross) do.... do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/....percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/1941-43=!0.. 6.40 92.06 99.75 PRODUCTION; Index of production FREIGHT CARLOADINGS, TOTAL 1957-59=100.. thous. cars.. . J/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. £/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY ,3/ Dally average. 1,659 25,531 220,095 9, 194 2,697 144.8 504 287 177 692 2,857 153.4 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1967 1968 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. bi 1. $.. do.... do.... do.... 605.0 410.0 164.9 132.8 610.4 413.8 166.2 133.7 635.9 429.4 167.9 134.9 642.4 435.3 171.2 137.5 r649.3 r443.1 r 173.3 r139.2 651.2 442.7 173.8 140. 1 do.... do.... 97.2 65.9 82.0 21.9 98.4 66.4 82.7 22.1 102.6 71.1 87.8 24.0 103.7 71.9 88.4 24.3 r103.9 r72.8 93.1 24.6 104.9 73.2 90.8 24.9 do.... 43.5 15.3 43.3 15.0 44.0 15.1 44.1 15.2 44.2 15.3 44.3 15.4 do.... 19.7 20.2 44.3 19.7 21.8 45.0 20.3 23.2 47.6 20.4 23.1 48.0 20.4 21.0 r48.5 20.5 22.9 48.9 48.5 18,8 584.8 49.7 20.0 590.2 52.8 20.6 615.7 52.8 20.8 622.0 53.1 r2l.l r628.8 53.8 22.3 630.5 1957-59=100.. 129 129 134 134 134 134 .......do.... do.... do.... 31,804 8,916 4,638 1,712 1,014 22,567 7,018 4,197 1,136 777 26,162 8,574 4,870 1,365 1,145 r27,159 r8,482 r4,777 r 1,472 1,057 r32,507 r8,969 r4,53l r1,786 1,076 24,391 7 659 4 739 1,109 Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE; SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES; Wage and salary disbursements, total Commodity-producing industries, total.. do.... Proprietors' income: do.... do Less personal contributions for soc. insurance..do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: Associated General Contractors (bldg. only).. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES; ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ r_l Revised. 9279 \_f Data for Jan. 1968 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 1966 1967 1968 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. DOMESTIC TRADE—Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJ.), TOTAL J./--Con, Nondurable goods stores... AppareI group Drug and proprietary stores........ Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group mil. $. do... do... do... do... do... ....do... 22,888 2,540 1,195 2,039 6,679 1,972 6,111 15,549 1,224 837 1,845 5,548 1,827 2,511 17,588 1,472 886 2,121 5,842 2,035 3,519 r18,677 r1,628 r895 r2,024 r5,999 r2,047 r4,2l9 r23,538 r2,6l5 r1,254 r2,127 r6,8l2 r2,069 r6,38l 16,732 1,278 924 1,956 6,065 1,960 2,706 ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1 / Durab le goods stores. Automoti ve group. Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group do. do. do. do. do. 25,368 8,156 4,745 1,270 997 25,687 8,200 4,604 1,312 1,062 26,089 8,235 4,707 1,300 1,038 r26,4ll r8,22l r4,692 rl,33l 1,021 r26,402 r8,329 4,706 1,359 1,094 27,176 8,637 17,212 1,386 892 2,019 5,861 1,915 3,311 17,487 1,514 877 2,036 5,911 1,931 3,419 17,854 1,485 9i2 2, 104 6,054 2,015 3,543 rl8,190 rl,5l5 r928 r2,l33 r6,095 r2,064 r3,6!3 r18,073 1,475 944 2,108 6, 146 2,019 3,582 18,539 do... do... 35,846 36,961 35,856 36,924 36,768 36,217 37,890 36,474 35,459 36,682 .do... do... 9,940 6,700 5,695 6,885 7,050 7,205 820 368 10,604 7,282 79,642 76,252 73,599 70,239 3,360 2,653 76,764 73,893 69,882 4,011 2,871 496 78,706 75,320 72,160 68,826 3,335 3, 160 77,087 74,255 70,240 4,015 2,832 485 8 1,595 78, 132 75,181 71,148 4,033 2,951 r78,072 r74,735 r7l,OI7 r3,7!8 r3,337 r475 81,582 78,113 75,218 71,460 3,759 2,894 r77,989 r75,005 r7l,166 r3,839 r2,984 r485 81,527 78,057 75,338 71,793 3,545 2,719 r78,473 r75,577 r7l,36l r4,2l6 r2,896 r445 79,811 76,347 73,273 69,908 3,366 3,074 77,923 75,167 71,164 4,003 2,756 488 3.7 2.4 3.9 12.2 3.7 r2.3 4.3 rll.l 4.3 2.5 4.8 rl4.8 r3.8 2.4 4.0 rl3.9 3.7 2.2 4. I 12.8 3.5 2.3 3.9 11.3 1.7 7.6 3.3 1.9 4.2 3.7 8.9 3.0 2.7 1.7 r6.7 3.3 2.1 4.2 3.8 r7.7 3.3 2.9 1.9 8.8 r3.7 7 3 2 4, 3 r7 3 3, 1.7 6.9 3.3 2. I 4.3 r3.8 r6.l 3.5 r3.5 1.6 6.4 Nondurable goods stores... Appare I group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, tota I Adjusted, tota I do... .do... do... .do... do... .............do... .do... . RETAIL FIRMS WITH II OR MORE STORES; Estimated sales (unadjusted), total.. Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Labor force, total, 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted thous. Civilian labor force do... Emp I oyed, tota I do... Nonagr icu Itura I emp loyment. do... Agr i cu Itura I emp loyment do... Unemployed (all civilian workers) do... Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 2/ do... Emp I oyed, tota I .. . do... Nonagr icu Itura I emp loyment. 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 that group): 2/ A11 civi lian workers , Men, 20 years and over.. Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years. Married men Nonwh ite workers ,. White workers..... Occupation: White-collar workers.......... Blue-col Iar workers Industry: Private wage and salary workers. Construct ion..... e Manufactur ing Durable goods... « r2..4 4..9 4..4 r6..9 4.,1 3.6 FINANCE Large commercial banks of Federal Reserve System, condition, Wednesday nearest end of month: Deposits: Demand, adjusted .3/ Demand, tota I Individuals, partnerships, and corp States and political subdivisions U.S. Government Domestic commercial banks T ime, tota I Individuals, partnerships, and corp.: Savings Other time Loans (adjusted), total ±/ Commercial and industrial... For purchasing or carrying securities To nonbank financial institutions Real estate loans Other Ioans 4 mm I nvestments, tota I... U.S. Government obligations, total Notes and bonds... Other securities mil. $. do... do... do... do... do... do... 75, 120 I 14,765 83, 108 6,137 3,882 13,838 89,639 73,703 I I 1,768 79,215 6,771 3,355 13,481 92,985 I 18,625 84,808 6,683 4,031 13,960 102,189 76,649 I 13,421 83,521 5,607 3,368 12,774 102,969 81,848 127,277 92,380 6,231 3,818 15,752 102,921 78,529 119,897 85,948 6,269 5,396 13,310 104,236 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do. 47,213 29,002 134,761 60,779 6,691 11,228 27,492 34,729 51,502 24,803 19,816 26,699 46,459 32,425 133,268 60,385 7,419 10,280 27,290 34,235 53,163 25,758 20,246 27,405 48,438 37,949 139,220 63,401 7,791 10,428 28,531 35,730 61,677 28,915 21,842 32,762 48,533 38,788 138,204 63,733 6,817 9,773 28,754 35,597 61,485 28,400 22,436 33,085 48,864 38,273 143,966 66,290 8,350 10,470 28,988 37,700 61,804 28,371 22,322 33,433 48,518 39,629 141,680 64,939 8,361 9,679 29,035 36,269 62,052 28,080 22,057 33,972 77,183 £/ Raised. ±/ Data for Jan. 1968 are advance estimates. 2/ Data reflect annual revision to new factors except for Dec. 1966 and Jan. 1967 aggregates and Dec. 1966 unemployment rates. 3/ Otherthan domestic commercial interbank and U.S. Govt., less cash items http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ in process of collection 4/ Excludes loans to domestic commercial banks and after deduction of valuation reserves. 9279 Bank of St. Louis Federal Reserve MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 4 1966 ITEM 1967 1968 Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. 329.32 325.02 273.03 328.87 324.94 273.69 340.50 337.04 279.87 345.09 341.57 284.20 344.66 341.19 283.96 346.26 342.81 286.88 16.69 51.99 4.3®. 16.90 51.25 3.93 18.68 57.17 3.46 18.80 57.37 3.52 18.70 57.23 3.47 55.93 3.45 .49 .50 .52 .54 .55 • 55 5.69 5.50 6.14 6.36 6.51 6.45 5.39 5.48 5.69 6.18 5.20 5.30 5.53 5.97 5.82 6.01 6.19 6.52 6.07 6.23 6.43 6.72 6.19 6.35 6.58 6.93 6.17 6.29 6.48 6.84 5.63 5.65 5.78 5.45 5.42 5.63 6.05 6.12 6.24 6.28 6.39 6.42 6.39 6.57 6.63 6.34 6.47 6.65 3.83 3.58 4.31 4.36 4.49 4.34 8.23 9.08 4.18 4.61 5.14 7.53 8.29 9.15 4.18 4.63 5.22 7.53 8.23 9.00 4.40 4.58 5.48 7.81 8.28 8.92 4.41 4.55 5.48 8.09 8.30 8.95 4.44 4.55 5.57 7.95 8.41 9.12 4.44 4.55 5.57 7.95 217.56 246.38 105.99 82.91 233.54 266.77 108.12 93.13 251.90 302.88 93.63 91.88 250.32 300.84 95.92 90.80 256.30 309.19 98.19 90.86 247.26 294.18 97.75 88.59 3.78 3.69 3.94 5.56 3.80 2.92 3.55 3.43 3.87 4.97 3.79 2.93 3.27 2.97 4.70 4.98 3.89 3.85 3.31 2.97 4.60 5.01 4.06 4.02 3.24 2.89 4.52 5.01 4.06 3.78 3.40 3.10 4.54 5.14 3.93 3.63 44.16 43.79 48.23 44.77 44.43 46.02 45.61 51,38 46.43 47.53 53.13 55.62 51.56 43.33 52.69 5 1.40 53.79 48.43 42.39 50.19 53.06 55.80 48.73 42.75 52.37 53.24 55.45 47.90 44.87 55.89 FINANCE—Con. 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