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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS' mMMMiM^\mm^mm^Li^j-.4mM^^m^:Ti^ 1957-59 = 1 1957-59 = 100 250 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 240 (E. E. 1. sea. a d j . index) 230 f~\w S 220 - 210 - ^^^y 200 190 Monthly 180 *<*Tx i . 1 . i . i i • J - L J - L L l 1967 L 1 J J, L 1 1. 1- 1 1 i J J 1 t- 1968 1—I l I I i—1 1969 i i—i—i—i— 1970 Edison Electric Inst. Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 (Passenger cars) - 1,000 f\ 800 600 \ l \ 400 /\ /\ - I - \l 200 Monthly 0 I.I 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 1 L. „ 1967 J.....A J J-l |.„,l 1 1 1 „ l _ i_i i 1968 i i i i i i i i i t i i i 1 i i i I i 1970 1969 J FMAMJJASOND Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Dollars 3.60 1957-59 = 100 220 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Hours 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) 3.40 200 H 46 h- (Hours seasonally adjusted) 44 42 160 40 Average Hours Per Week (right scale) 140 I ' » » i ' 1 111 i i » 111 i i i 11 i i i.i 11 i i i i 1 i i i i 1 1 1 i i i i 1967 1968 1969 1970 2.60 m i i l i M i i Data: Federal Reserve Board * A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement p r o v i d e s selected w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a subsequent t o those p u b l i s h e d in the latest m o n t h l y SURVEY i 1967 U.S. Dept. of Labor i i i i i i i 1968 i i i i i i i i i i i i 1969 i i i I.I i i 11 i i i i 1970 38 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1970 1969 ITEM Feb. 8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 / 1957-59=100.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil. $.. do.... INITIAL UNEMPLOIMENT 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.. Feb. 15 Jan. 21* Jan. 31 Feb. 7 102.8 102.6 111*.2 113.6 113.9 6,093 U,178 6,112 1*,118 5,875 1,117 6,125 1*,167 5,971 1*,313 21*8 1,533 1,1*1*0 186 220 1,589 1,1*98 185 316 1,985 1,872 185 293 1,971* 1,860 185 1*9,307 58,650 27,260 221 52,521 62,71*6 29,319 206 52,090 61,698 28,557 158 81,669 1*5,822 225,271* 22,1*37 78,123 33,537 225,529 22,100 78,293 33,1*31* 226 1*9,061* 58,281; 27,1*37 235 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: k/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $.. Savings deposits do.... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total „do.... U.S. Government obligations do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross) .do.... 79,723 1*8,1*61* 226,51+1; 27,1*59 73,11*3 32,362 73,361* 32,296 82,386 1*5,978 226,809 22,601 78,871* 33,520 6.90 103.20 111.95 6.9i* 103.63 112.51 8.28 89.91 99.02 8.29 86.79 9$.k6 8.32 86.21* 91*. 78 1,738 27,316 181*, 250 9,033 1,768 27,375 171,176 8,986 1,657 30,558 151,670 1,858 28,870 9,525 1>772 29,519 133,370 9,616 2,656 11*2.6 2,697 11*!*.8 2,520 135.3 2,51*6 136.7 2,561 137.5 1l*.3 11*. 2 11*.0 15.0 11*.6 Steel, raw Index of production thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bil.. 1/ Date do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday pric'e. MONTHLY 3 / Daily average. 11U.3 321* FINANCES Currency in circulation 3/ • • •mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)"!*/. .191*1-U3=10.. Industrials, 1*25 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/... thous. bbl.. Feb. 11* 51,960 61,591 28,380 169 226 52,11*0 61,371 27,939 123 79,9^0 U5,761* 15!I,U*6 8.31 "9'i9000 2,530 135.8 1*/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 ITEM III IV n in IV GENERAL BUSINESS INDUCATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCES: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL bil. $. Personal consumption expenditures, total do... Durable goods, total do... Automobiles and parts .do... Furniture and household equipment do... 876. .51*1*. 85. 38. 35. 892.5 550.7 86.3 39.0 3l*.6 908.7 562.0 88.1* 39.1* do... do... do... do... 233. 1*7. 116. 19. 231*. 1*7. 116, 19. do... do... do... do... 225.8 31.6 77.9 16.3 Gross private domestic investment, total Fixed investment Nonresidential. Residential structures Change in business inventories do... do... do... do... do... 125. 118, 88, 29. 7. Net exports of goods and services Exports Imports do... do... do... Nondurable Clothing Food and Gasoline goods, total and shoes beverages and oil. » Services, total Household operation. Housing o Transportation o...» 3.6 53.1* 1*9.7 Gov't purchases of goods and services, total....do... 202.5 Federal « do... 100.9 78.8 National defense do... State and local do... 101.7 r/ Revised. CORRECTION: Personal "income for January 1970 •as r e p o r t e d should have been $773-0 bil. 7286 921*. 8 572.8 90.6 1*0.0 36.8 91*2.8 579.8 89.8 kO.Q 35.8 r952.2 r589.5 r90.1* rl*1.3 r35.8 238, 1*8, 118, 20, 21*2.1 50.0 119.1 21.0 21*5.1 50.8 119.9 21.8 r2l*8.7 r50.8 r121.7 22.0 230.1 31.9 79.8 16.5 235. 32, 81, 17, 21*0.1 33.1 82.8 17.3 21*1*. 9 33.9 81*.l* 17.7 r250.3 r3l*.1 r86.1* 17.9 133.9 123-1* 91.5 31.9 10.5 135, 128, 9$. 33. 6, 137.1* 130.5 97.8 32.7 6.9 11*3.3 132.5 101.1 31.1* 10.7 r1l*1.8 r13l*.0 r102.5 31.6 r7.7 1.2 50.6 1*9.1* 206.7 101.9 79.3 101*.8 n t h e F e b r u a r y 13, 35.5 1.5 1*7.6 1*6.1 1.6 57.1 &6 2.7 57.8 55.2 r2.7 r58.6 r55-9 210.0 217.0 212.9 r2l8.3 101.6 103.2 100.6 r102.3 79.0 79.2 80.3 78.5 108.5 r1l6.0 113.8 112.3 1970 weekly supplement as $773.1 bil.: it MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1969 ITEM III GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con. NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $ Compensation of employees, total do.. Proprietors' income, total do.. Business and professional do.. Farm do.. Rental income of persons do.. Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj.,total..do.. Corporate profits before tax, total do.. Corporate profits after tax do.. Net interest o. o do.. PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total Less: Personal tax and nontax payments Equals: Disposable personal income Less: Personal outlays Equals: Personal saving do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. IV II III 72l*.1 519.8 61.1 1*9.3 1l*.8 21.2 90.6 91.5 50.0 28. k 737.3 532.3 61*. 1 U9.7 1U.U 21. 1* 90.3 9h-$ 51.6 29.3 75151*6. 61*. 1*9. 421. 89. 95. 51. 29. 765.7 558.2 66.5 50.1 164 21.6 89.2 954 51.3 30.3 780.6 571.9 67.3 50.5 16.8 21.7 696.1 102.6 593. k 560.2 33.2 711.2 107.0 60l*.3 566.2 38.0 721*4 14.2 610.2 577.7 32.5 7U0.5 118.5 622.0 588.8 33.3 756.5 117.5 639.0 596.0 1*3.1 1969 Dec. 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 o Equipment, including defense Business equipment Materials Durable goods materials Nondurable materials LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Nonagricultural employment Agricultural employment „ Unemployed (all civilian workers) Jan Nov. Dec. 168,7 169.1 173.1 1714 r171.1 170.1 172.1 13U.8 1754 188.5 170.2 173.0 139.5 1764 191.8 r173.9 177.3 1504 r1794 r199.0 r171.7 r172.2 H50.3 179.2 rl87.6 r171.3 r171.2 rl50.1 r178.3 rl87.5 do... do... do... do... do... 1764 189.7 151.2 132.3 182.9 171.2 191.6 156.2 122.5 186.8 175.7 193.9 rl56.3 113.8 181;.0 rl68.3 r195.1 T155.7 111*.1 T183.7 rl63.8 r195.0 156.9 do... do... do... do... do... do... 167.5 153.6 108.9 172.5 152.3 rl69.5 rl52.1 r46.5 101.1 r177.1 156.9 z-171.2 rl52.3 46.9 102.7 r1754 rl59.1 r171.l* 152.0 49-5 166.7 152.9 48.1 105.0 171.1 1524 do... do... do... do... do... 230.3 11*1.2 235-3 139.1 113.6 231.3 131.0 230.8 1394 119.5 r238.3 46.7 r238.6 138.0 113.8 r2l*1.0 r1l*6.5 21*0.2 r1l*1.0 116.2 21*2.0 11*6.3 do... do... do... do... 127.8 1184 125.9 1374 125.8 115.3 123.9 40.2 130.2 115.7 130.7 41.1 1-132.1* 118.9 r130.9 rl53.3 r133.5 119.3 131.1* 49.3 do... do... 210.6 220.6 215.1 226.1 r226.0 238.5 r226.7 239.2 r228.0 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 167.9 160.2 1794 177-8 17U.5 182.2 151|.1 181*.5 189-3 168.8 158.9 179-0 168.2 161.0 1&1.0 176.2 170.6 183.5 1511.7 183.5 1914 169.6 161.2 178.3 r170.9 r-161.2 176.8 172.8 161;.0 181*4 rl56.2 r191.9 r200.9 r1754 165.8 rl85.3 rl68.3 1-160.2* rl67. rl68. 153. rl86. 158. r185. r19l*.1 r17l*. rl63, r186.1 rl68.0 1-160.1 rl63.8 rl60.9 r1l*1.6 186.3 rl85.0 r193.3 r17l*.1 rl62.5 1-186.1 thous. do... do... do... do... do... 82,618 79,118 76,700 73421 3,279 2419 81,711 78,231* 75,358 72,192 3,165 2,876 85,038 81,510 78,671 75,110 3,561 2,839 8U,920 81,1*27 78,716 75,395 3,322 2,710 81*, 856 81,1*16 78,788 75,805 2,981* 2,628 Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 1/ do.... 79,368 79,871* Employed, total do.... 76,765 77,229 Nonagri cultural employment do 72,923 73477 Agricultural employment do.... 3,81*2 3,752 r/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. 1/ Data beginning Oct. 1969 r e f l e c t r e v i s e d s e a s o n a l f a c t o r s ~" data shown. 7286 Oct. r81,523 r 78,145 r7U,999 r3,1*1*6 and a r e n o t r1&4.1 176.3 157.3 11*2.0 r8l,379 r81,583 r78,737 r78,528 r 75,302 r 75,091* r3435 r3,l*3l+ s t r i c t l y comparable w i t h e a r l i e r MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1969 1970 ITEM Dec. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con. CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE (seas, a d j . ) — C o n . Unemployed (all civilian workers) thous. Long-term, 15 weeks and over do... Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in that group): \J 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 White-collar workers........................ Blue-collar workers Industry; Private nonf arm wage and salary workers....... Construction. Manufacturing Durable goods HOURS (GROSS), AVG. WEEKLY PER PROD. WORKER (MFG. PAYROLLS): Manufacturing, seasonally adjusted hours.. Overtime hours do.... Durable goods do.... Overtime hours do.... Nondurable goods do.... Overtime hours do.... MAN-HOUR INDEXES, AGGREGATE WEEKLY, 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.... Jan. -x-2,603 -x-322 3.3 1.8 3.5 12.7 1.U 6.0 3.0 *316 r3 2 r3 r12 1 r6 3 1.9 3.8 3.1* Occupations r5»6 3.2 r2.8 1*0.8 3-7 M.3 3-9 39.9 1*0.6 3.8 M.3 3.8 39.8 3.6 Nov. Dec. Jan. r3 5 078 r363 r2585l r389 r2,81*6 r392 3 3 172 1*09 r3.8 r2.3 r3.8 r12.9 r1.6 r6.6 3.5 r3.5 r2.1 r3.6 r11.8 1.5 6.2 r3.2 r3.5 2.2 r3.5 r11.8 r1.7 r5.7 3.2 3.9 2.5 2.1* rli.2 3.8 7.3 r3.6 r3.2 2.1 It. 2 3.6 r5.1* r3.7 r3.6 2. 1*. r3. r6. r3. 3- 7 2.1 U.6 3^9 UO. 3U1. 3« 39. 3. 1*0.5 3.5 1*1.1 3.5 r39.6 3.3 1*0.6 r3.5 U1.2 r3.6 39.8 3.3 1*0.2 3.2 UO-7 3.2 39.6 3.3 3*6 13.8 1.8 6.3 3.6 7.1 3.8 3.8 119-0 12U.5 111.8 119. 125, 111 119.1 126.0 110.0 r117.7 r122.9 r111.1 r1l8.U r123.B r111.5 117.2 121.1* 111.7 3.11 2.97 3.30 3.15 2.82 2.70 3. 2. 3. 3. 2. 2, .21; ,10 ,1*1* .29 ,96 .83 3.26 3.12 3.1*5 3.31 2.97 2.85 r3.29 3.15 r3.U9 3.3U 2.99 2.87 3.29 3.17 3.1*8 3.35 3.01 2.90 r/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. V Except for Dec. 1968 figures, unemployment rates as shown above reflect revised seasonal factors and are not strictly comparable with earlier data as previously published. * Not adjusted according to revised seasonal factors introduced with Jan. 1970 data. 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