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February 21, 1969
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
BUSINESS
INDICATORS
1957-59 =
1957-59=100
220 "
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
(E. E. 1. seas. adj. index)
-
y—'
210
200
-
190
-
180
Monthly
170
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1966
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1967
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1968
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1969
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JASOND
Data: Edison Electric Inst.
Thousands
Thousands
1,400
350
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
1,200
-
(cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants)
-
300
250
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1969
1968
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1967
1968
1969
200
{ 150
100
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50
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Monthly
1966
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Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn.
Billion$
800
Billion$
lion
700
PERSONAL INCOME
1957-59=100
200
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(F.R.B. seas. adj. index)
(Seas., adj., at annual rates)
600
700 h
180
Total
(left scale)
600
500
500
400
Wage and Salary
Disbursements
(right scale)
140
!
400
i i i 1 i i ii
1966
1967
Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
i I i ii
1968
i i
i i i i i i
1969
300
1 2 0 1 i i i i i I i i i i i 1 i i i i i h i i i i 11 i i i 11 i i i i i 1 i i i • i i i i i i i
1966
1967
1968
1969
Data: Federal Reserve Board
^Available 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
WEEKLY
2
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1968
1969
ITEM
Feb. 10
F e b . 17
J a n . 25
Feb. 1
Feb. 8
101.1
101.8
102.8
5,772
3,942
5,691
3,955
5,955
3,909
5,940
4,106
257
1,666
1,572
206
214
1,637
1,540
220
236
1,567
1,474
162
250
1,580
1,487
178
*"°186
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/.. 0
0............... .mil. $.
Federal reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/.....do...
Member bank reserve balances 3/...„.,...........,..,..do,..
Excess reserves, estimated 3/•......................do...
45,777
51,099
25,921
375
45,942
50,949
25,530
488
49,537
56,419
28,317
240
49,153
55,468
27,566
157
49,061
55,368
27,409
202
Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: ij
Demand deposits, adjusted.
.mil. $.
Savings deposits
....................^....do...
Loansand investments (adjusted), total.........'.... .do...
U .S. Government obligations
.do...
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)...........do...
Real estate loans (gross)
.do...
75,841
48,663
202,301
27,491
64,886
29,265
75,751
48,554
201,654
27,513
64,884
29,047
81/640
48,438
223,891
28,051
73,516
32,214
81,120
48,342
222,543
27,656
72,896
32,220
79,532
48,328
222,960
27,332
73,132
32,238
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) %J0......percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) ij0..1941-43=10.
Industrials, 425 stocks.............................do...
6.40
92.06
99o75
6.39
90.L4
97.68
6.88
101.98
110.95
6.87
102.51
111.30
6.90
103.20
111.95
1,743
25,026
181,059
9,378
1,791
25,783
224,560
9,372
1,740
27,154
234,774
9,050
1,741
27,638
226,192
9,042
1,731
27,316
224,583
9,043
2,604
139.8
13.8
2,656
142.6
14.0
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/.
. 1957-59=100.
96.4
........... 0 .mil. $.
do...
5,720
3,895
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).....do„..
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES .
Nondurable goods store s
........
o
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal %/ .
.thous. sh. tons.
Electric power, by utilitie s...................mil. kw.-hr.
Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)................number.
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 2/...
.thous. bbl.
Steel, raw.
.thous. sh. tons..
Index of production............
.....1957-59=100
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES„.„0
.........
bil
1 / Data do not always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. 2 / Tuesday p r i c e ,
jj
2,826
2,575
2,857
138.2
151.7
153.4
14.0
13 o9
13.9
D a i l y a v e r a g e , hj Wednesday d a t a .
248
CORRECTION: The d a t e l i n e i n t h e i s s u e s of Jan< 24 and 3 1 and F e b . 7 and 14 i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e d a t a a r e f o r weeks i n 1967 and 1968;
should have been 1968 and 1969 r e s p e c t i v e l y .
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1968
1967
ITEM
Dec.
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
Deco
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income.....................
Wage and salary disbursements, total....
Commodity-producing industries, total.
Manufacturing..........
Distributive industries..
Service industries.......
Government...............
Other labor income.........
Proprietors' income:
Business and professional
Farm
Rental income of persons
Dividends
654.9
443.0
173.1
140.0
703.2
474.9
184.7
148.8
708.0
478.9
186.1
149.7
r713.5
r483.3
rl88.5
r151.1
...do.
...do.
...do.
...do.
652.6
444.2
173.0
139.1
103.8
73.2
94.2
24o4
104.5
73.6
91.9
24.7
112.1
79.1
99.0
27.0
113.3
79.8
99.6
27.3
rll3.2
r80.7
rl00.9
27.6
...do.
...do.
...do.
...do.
47.0
14.3
20.6
21.1
47.1
14.4
20.6
23.2
48.1
15.6
21.2
25.3
48.2
15.5
21.2
25.4
48.3
15.5
21.
25.
49.
53.
21,
633.0
49.4
54.5
22.1
635.1
54.0
60.4
23.4
682.2
54.3
60.8
23.5
687.0
r54.
r6l<
23,
692,
162.1
161.2
r166.0
167.4
I68.9
164.1
168.1
140.9
162.4
182.2
162.7
167.2
136.3
163.9
183.4
175 06
186.7
140.8
118.1
171.3
rl67.8
169.3
rl23.1
172.2
186.1
rl67.9
rl71.5
rl29.5
rl73.5
r188.0
rl80.2
rl88.5
rl50.4
r126.0
rl8l.7
rl70.4
rl72.8
rl37.1
r174.0
189.2
.bil.
...do.
...do.
...do.
Personal interest income.
..do...
Transfer payments
..do...
Less personal contributions for soc insurance.« ..do...
Total nonagricultural income.
..do...
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
.do.
Instruments and related products.
.do.
Clay, glass, and stone products..
.do.
Lumber and products
.do.
Furniture and fixtures...........
.do.
r/ Revised.
6290
p_/ Preliminary.
177.5
186.3
143.6
125.7
170.7
180.4
185.8
rl51.8
119.4
180.4
rl78.2
rl89.6
r151.1
126.0
rl82.9
F e b . 15
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
196?
3
1968
ITEM
Dec.
Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX—Con.
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS—Con.
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL—Con.
Nondurable manufactures
1957-59=100.
Textile mill products „
.°
. do...
Apparel products............ <>
do...
Leather and products
do...
Paper and products
do. „.
Printing and publishing............
do...
Chemicals and products
do...
Petroleum products
.... .do...
Rubber and plastics products...................do...
Foods and beverages
.do...
Tobacco products
do...
159.0
151.9
150.9
U4.8
157.4
144-1
211.4
137.9
215.4
134.4
120.5
157.1
147.6
145.2
110.4
155.9
143.3
211.8
134.8
206.7
133.5
114.4
rl65.9
rl53.3
rl52.1
rll3.0
rl66.7
151.2
r227.8
rl42.2
225.8
rl37.3
120.8
rl65
rl55
152
111
rl70
rl52
r224.8
rl42.2
122.8
119.2
123.5
97.1
192.6
200.8
121
113
123
100
196
205,
120.7
86.6
125.5
rl25.1
r208.9
r219.3
rl26.4
115.9
rl26.3
rl35.1
r207.3
216.7
rl27.7
rll8.3
125.7
138.2
r209.5
162.1
153.0
I69.O
170.0
175.1
163.3
160.8
151.3
167.0
164.2
163.2
165-4
rl67.
rl59<
177.
178.
180,
177.
rl67.9
rl59.3
rl79.5
rl8l.2
180.6
rl82.1
rl68.4
rl60.0
r178.1
rl78.2
rl74.5
183.0
147.9
181.5
183,
162.
155,
169.
146.2
181.4
183.3
161.7
154.9
168.7
rl53.9
rl83.0
rl86.8
rl65.7
rl55.4
rl76.4
152.8
rl86.6
rl91.4
rl67.6
rl57-7
rl77.7
rl86.
rl91.
rl69.
rl59.
rl79.
17,525
18,168
20,438
17,223
21,636
21,721
rl7,770
r20,356
20,310
21,055
83.1
80.1
82.1
79.1
82.7
80.5
82.0
79.8
143.3
140.8
140.6
138.1
128.1
rl27.1
126.1
123.7
r98.9
r95.5
r98.0
r94.6
1,250
1,235
1,456
1,430
1,570
1,541
rl,733
rl,705
rl,492
r1,477
1,390
745
1,148
667
1,378
694
1,425
729
rl,463
r736
thous.
do...
do...
do...
do...
.do...
81,527
78,057
75,338
71,793
3,545
2,719
79,811
76,347
73,273
69,908
3,366
3,074
82,477
78,874
76,364
72,596
3,767
2,511
82,702
79,185
76,609
73,001
3,607
2,577
82,618
79,118
76,700
73,421
3,279
2,419
Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 1/
.do...
Employed, total.
.do...
Nonagricultural 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 that group):
All civilian workers
Men, 20 years and over
Women, 20 years and over
Both sexes, 16-19 years
Married men
Nonwhite workers
White workers
Occupation: White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers....
Construction
.
Manufacturing
Durable goods
78,473
75,577
71,361
4,216
2,896
445
r77,881
r75,086
r71,124
r3,962
r2,795
r471
r78,800
r76,002
r72,477
r3,525
r2,798
r381
r79,042
r76,388
r72,682
r3,706
r2,654
r348
r79,368
r76,765
r72,923
r3,842
r2,603
r322
3.7
2.2
4.1
12.8
1-7
6.9
3-3
2.1
4.
3.
6.
33.
r3.6
2.3
r4.0
rll.6
rl.7
r6.6
3.2.
2.0
4.3
r3.7
r8.0
3.3
2.8
3.6
2.3
r3-7
rl2.3
rl.6
r7-3
r3.1
2.0
r4.0
r3.6
r6.0
3.4
3.2
r3.4
2.0
r3.
12,
1.
6.
3=
2.
r3.
3.
r6,
r3.
r3-
3.3
1.8
3.5
rl2.7
1.4
6.
r3.
rl.
3.
r3.
r5.4
2.8
2.6
MINING
.do.
Coal
.
.do.
Crude oil and natural gas........................do... ,|
Metal mining
.do.
UTILITIES
do.
Electric.
.do.,
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
Final products, total
.do.
Consumer goods.
.do.
Automotive and home goods
.do.,
Automotive products
do.
Autos.
do..
Auto parts and allied products
.do.,
Apparel and staples
do .„.
Equipment, including defense.....................do...
Business equipment
do...
Materials
do...
Durable goods materials
.do...
Nondurable materials
do...
NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.):
Unadjusted
.number.
Seasonally adjusted
.do...
227.5
rl36.1
119.9
rl67.4
156.0
171.8
rl52.3
229.8
142.2
152
"l37"7
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:
Total, incl. farm (private and public)..............thous.
Privately owned
.do...
Total nonfarm (private and public)
.do...
Privately owned
.do...
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total, incl. farm (private only).....................do...
Total nonfarm (private only)
do...
NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS
(13,000 permit-issuing places):
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total.
.thous.
One-family structures
.
.do...
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
LABOR FORCE, total, 16 years of age and over,
not seasonally adjusted
Civlian labor force
.
Employed, total
Nonagricultural employment
Agricultural employment
Unemployed (all civilian workers)
r/ Revised, JD/ Preliminary,
l/ Seasonally adjusted labor force data as shown above beginning Jan. I968 reflect revised seasonal factors and
not strictly comparable with December 1967 figures.
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1968
1967
1969
ITEM
Dec,
LABOR FORCE, MPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS~Con.
LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Unadjusted for seasonal variation:
Accession rate, total............mo. rate per 100 employees
Separation rate, totalo.. ... 0.... 0...... o............. .do. .
Seasonally adjusted:
Accession rate5 total..................................do..
New hires............................................do..
Separation rate, total.
do..
Quit.
...do..
Layoff...............................................do..
FINANCE
SECURITY MARKETS:
STOCKS:
Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody's):
Dividends per share, annual rate,, composite.......dollars
Industrials........................................do..
Public utilities...................................do..
Railroads
.do..
N.Y. banks.........................................do..
Fire insurance companies...........................do..
Jan.
2.8
3.9
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
5.0
4.9
r3.8
r4.1
P3.0
P3.9
Jan.
4*4
3-4
4-1
2.3
1.2
4o5
3.5
4.8
3.7
4.6
2.6
1.1
r4.7
r3.5
r4.5
2.6
rl.l
P4.7
P3.8
P4.1
P2.5
pl.O
8.30
8.95
4.44
4o55
5.57
7°95
8.41
9.12
4.44
4.55
5.57
7.95
8.56
9.25
4.55
4.55
5.89
9.24
8.78
9.55
4.55
4.62
6.09
9.86
8.78
9.57
4.58
4o62
6.14
9.86
8.94
9.67
4.58
4.62
6.14
9.86
Price per share, end of mo., composite...............do..
Industrials........................................do..
Public utilities...................................do..
Railroads..........................................do..
Yields, composite...............................0Qpercent
Industrials
........................do..
Public utilities.
.do..
Railroads..........................................do..
N.Y. banks.
.do..
Fire insurance companies...........................do..
Prices:
256.30
309.19
98.19
90.86
3.24
2.89
4.52
5.01
4.06
3.78
247.26
294.18
97.75
88.59
3*40
3ol0
4.54
5.14
3.93
3.63
269.92
329.50
98.83
109.53
3ol7
2 .. 8 1
4o.60
4o.15
3 .. 0 1
2 ..69
281.46
343.13
107.33
115.18
3.12
2.78
4.25
4.01
3.07
2.83
268.18
326.90
104.04
111.24
3.27
2.93
4.40
4.15
3.26
2.76
267.55
321.13
106.49
114o38
3.34
3.01
4.30
4.04
3.21
2.85
Dow-Jones a v e r a g e s (65 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I n d u s t r i a l (30 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . „'..'.
R a i l r o a d s (20 s t o c k s )
P u b l i c u t i l i t y (15 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
309.78
887.20
233.20
125.19
312.05
884.77
233.76
132.48
340.25
955=47
270.41
130,40
344.39
964.12
270.51
137,57
347.57
968.39
279.25
138.26
337.64
934.90
268.79
135.62
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