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BUSINESS STATISTICS A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION **T«sO*f A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* 7 - ^'*A;v.*A-y+srN>v H^<S:> ^^'^t^f^^^^'^^M^W^ 1Y zl\ 1970 ^ %' " ^ ^ / ^ A ^ ^ V ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i^C ^M^^M^f^^j^^T^r^WT^^^^^ 1941-43 = 10 1941-43=10 130 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 - \ 110 / \ IUU 90 Monthly (avg. 80 —1—1—1—1 1 ! J I 1 1 L™, 1 1 1 1 1 1967 1 L_l 1 1 t 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1968 J . _, 1 1 1 of daily ,1 ™J 1969 close) I — L L. 11 L. 1— J FMAMJ 1970 J A S O N D Data: Standard & Poor's Corp. Thousands Thouiandsj 1,400 350 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 1,000 (Passenger cars) - A 800 y\ / \ - 600 ~ 400 200 Monthly 0 — 1 1 1—3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 —L—1—J—l_J 1967 I 1—L™J_™I L „Jt 1—1 1, JL 1 L - J _ J 1. 1 i 1969 1968 i i i " 1 J 1970 F M A M J J A S O N D Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1957-59 = 100 1957-59=100 250 250 RAW STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and all other forms) _ 200 H 200 1970 150 K%5CE^ d 150 *-****T T / 1969 100 100 h Monthly 50 I I l I I 1967 -J—I I L_l ' ' ' 1968 1 • ' ' ' ' ' ' • i 1969 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. * 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 -J I I I ! I I I I 1970 Weekly l_ — I J i . 1 . 1 1 1 1 50 F M A M J J A S O N D l J. WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1969 1970 ITEM Feb. 15 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ Feb. 22 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 113.9 11*4.3 6,105 U,301 1957-59=100. 102.6 103.1 113.6 mil. $. do... 6,112 U,118 6,198 MS? U,167 £,268 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. INSURED UNEMPLOIMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number. 220 1,589 1,U98 185 199 293 1,973 1,860 185 3>2h 1,938 1,827 226 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Member bank reserve balances 3/ Excess reserves, estimated 3/ mil. $. 3/....do... do... do... U9,307 58,650 27,260 221 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: k/ Demand deposits, adjusted • mil. $. Savings deposits do... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total do... U.S. Government obligations do... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) .do... Real estate loans (gross) do... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, £00 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)*"^/. .19k1-U3=10. Industrials, 1;25 stocks do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bbl. Steel, raw thous. sh. tons. Index of production 4, 1,5U9 1,U59 2114- 27,591 363 52,090 61,698 28,557 158 80,820 1|8,U53 227,009 26,92U 73,UtO 32,M3 73,593 32,1*20 1;5,822 225,27U 22,1*37 78,123 33,537 6.9h 103.63 112.51 6.93 100.65 109.28 8.29 86.79 1,818 27,375 171,176 1,703 27,269 175,236 8,918 1,858 28,870 2,697 11*. 8 1U.5 U9,377 308 226 61,591 28,380 169 52,1li3 61,235 27,963 1U7 79,970 Ii5,75l4 225,M 2 22,056 78,217 33,ii30 78,583 1*5,683 22*4,853 21,867 78,360 33,358 8.32 86.21* 9h- 78 8.31 86.9241,809 29,006 9,525 1,722 29,519 133,370 9,616 2,755 1JU7-9 2,5U6 136.7 2,561 137.5 2,530 135.8 1U.1 15.0 II4.6 1U.7 59,^6 81,669 1957-59=100. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 51,960 F e b . 1U 9$.h6 9$& 9$,h3h 9,551i bil. 3/ Daily average, h/ Wednesday data. V Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 ITEM Dec. COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted i n d e x e s : All items. .. Special group indexes: All items less food All items less medical care Commodities Nondurables » Nondurables less food Durables . Services Services less rent Food Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Housing o Shelter Rent Homeownership <.. o o Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation. Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private New cars Used cars Public 729U Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1957-59=100. 123.7 12U.1 129.8 130.5 131.3 do... do... do... do... do... do... 12U.7 122.2 117.2 120.7 120.3 108.7 121;.9 122.5 117.1+ 121.0 120.1 108.6 130.8 128.2 122.1; 126.1 125- 1 113- 2 131. h 128.9 122.9 126.7 125.5 113.5 131. 129. 123. 127. 125113. do. do. 138.1 11*2.9 139.0 11*3-9 1lt6. 152. 1U7.2 153.1 1514. do. do. do. do. 121.2 11U.U 122.6 126.1* 122.0 115-6 122.7 127.0 127.2 127.6 125.8 121;.0 128.1 127.2 126.3 127.0 129.9 127.2 127.6 132.1 do. do. do. do. 122.3 127.6 116.7 132.0 122.7 128.2 116.9 132.7 129.2 137.0 120.1 1U3.6 129.8 137.7 120.5 1UU.5 130.5 138.5 121.0 ili5.U do. do. do. do. do. 111.5 116.2 110.0 115.1 12U.3 111, 116, 110, 115. 123. 113.5 118. h 112.2 119.3 129.8 1114.2 118.9 113.2 119-6 130.7 11U.6 119.2 113.7 120.0 130.8 do. do. do. do. do. 120.2 117.5 102.7 118.7 1UU.3 120, 117. 102, 115. 1104.8 125.7 122.8 10U.2 125.8 150.3 125.6 122.7 105.1 1214.9 151.1 126. h 123. k 1014.9 123.9 153.0 II48. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 3 1969 ITEM Dec. COMMODITY PRICES—Con. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX—Con. Unadjusted indexes-—Con. Health and recreation 1957-59=100 Medical care do.. Personal care do.. Reading and recreation do.. Seasonally adjusted indexes: Food do.. Apparel and upkeep do.. Transportation do.. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Consumer prices , 1957-59=$1.00 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE Federal Home Loan Banks, outstanding advances to member institutions, end of period mil. $ New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, estimated total ..mil. $ By purpose of loan: Home construction do.. Home purchase do.. All other purposes do.. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS SPENDABLE WEEKLY EARNINGS: Spendable average weekly earnings per worker (with three dependents) in manufacturing industries: Current dollars Constant dollars 19^1-69 dollars FINANCE MONEY AND INTEREST RATES: Home mortgage rates (conventional 1st mortgages): New home purchase (U.S. average) percent, Existing home purchase (U.S. average) do.., Jan. Oct. Dec. Nov. 132.8 11+9.1 123. k 128.2 133.3 150.2 123.7 128. h 138.6 156.9 127.3 132.0 139.1 157.1; 127.8 132.3 139.6 158.1128.1 132.7 121.6 123.7 120.6 122.2 121;. 1 120.6 127.1 129.0 r125-5 128.6 129.8 125.1 130.3 r130.2 r126.7 $0,806 $0,770 $0,767 $0,762 5,259 5,357 8,U39 8,802 9,289 1,886 1,592 1,698 1,330 r1,508 300 r687 r521 U07 869 610 3U8 783 U61 365 862 1*71 286 652 392 110.65 89.U5 108.78 87.66 113.25 87.25 113.63 87.07 r115.35 r87.85 7.09 7.09 7.16 7.18 7.97 8.00 8.07 r8.08 1969 Nov. SECURITIES ISSUED: Securities and Exchange Commission: Estimated gross proceeds, total By type of security: Bonds and notes, total Corporate Common stock Preferred stock By type of issuer: Corporate, total Manufacturing Extractive (mining) Public utility Sept. Dec. Oct. Nov. 3",29U 3,812 3,958 5,14;7 U,083 do. do. do. do. 2,828 1,301 3,330 1,572 U1 19 3,232 1,701 652 71; U,80U 1,316 623 20 3,101 1,1;06 899 83 do. do. do. do. 1,767 U21 71; UU3 2,055 651 10U 319 2,1*27 625 106 1,960 270 2,388 $h$ So 1)6 200 623 do. do. do. 50 163 2h9 9 M 522 31 272 UU2 28 120 UU0 23 201 $3S 1,527 379 1,037 1,758 377 1,138 1,531 353 531 3,U87 1,251; 1,695 300 853 2,918 625 2,356 2,818 511; 2,301; 3,205 698 2,507 3,391 728 2,663 2,876 699 2,Ml do... do... do... 3,056 702 2,351; 2,791; 582 2,212 3,111 691 2,U20 3,33^ 723 2,612 2,925 728 2,197 Stocks (gross), mill, end of period, total do... Hardwoods „ do... Softwoods do... METALS AND MANUFACTURES Radiators and convectors, shipments: Cast-iron mil. sq. ft. radiation. Nonf errous do... 5,030 93U U,096 5,086 91U U,172 5,100; 667 U,777 5,1;26 693 U,733 5,l;3l; 718 1;,716 .5 6.U 7.7 .6 9.0 $.9 55.3 29.5 202.8 16.6 59.8 2l;.5 73.6 19.7 237.9 17.7 r52.9 18.2 201.8 11;.8 Railroad Communication Financial and real estate Noncorporate, total U.S. Government State and municipal LUMBER AND PRODUCTS National Forest Products Association: Production, total Hardwoods Softwoods Shipments, total Hardwoods Softwoods Oil burners: „ Shipments Stocks, end of month Ranges, gas, domestic cooking, shipments Top burner sections (U-burner equiv.), shipments W Revised. p_/ Preliminary. 729U mil. do... do... do... mil. bd. ft. do... •. .do... thous. do... do... do... 179.7 1U.7 Uho U58 56.9 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 1969 ITEM Nov. METALS AND MANUFACTURES—Con. Stoves, domestic heating., shipments, total..... Gas. Warm-air furnaces,shipments. total.. Oct. 11*3.7 108.7 171;.2 131*.6 230.0 31*1*. 8 289.2 76.7 52.3 1104..7 115.2 207.6 298.7 257.6 172. 132. 202. 153. 233.0 U33. 350, 189.1; 1ii3.8 218.9 170.7 2U9.8 1*62.8 39h-6 237 201; 239 223 210 r 222 235 235 2l*l* 261; 252 251 272 283 283 251 257 25"0 252 P P P P 238 255 239 239 5M 1;95 552 552 533 502 557 557 r 555 628 533 631 631 Sh9 526 570 570 P P P P 536 1*77 585 585 1*21 282 1+30 1*22 392 261; 1*12 1*13 r 261; r 1*29 r U28 h32 251; l*3l* 1*31 U02 256 U30 U23 P P P P 1*31 258 1*19 1*12 ,0140.7 981;. 3 876.6 831.0 161*. 1 881.9 832.2 732.1 693.7 1U9-8 907.3 81*9*9 751.6 706.5 155.7 1,01*8.5 995.7 856.8 815.6 191.7 855.2 r807-l* 682.1 r61*l*.0 173.2 788.7 7U1.5 621*.0 588.8 161;.7 757-0 81;. 2 11*0.3 3/977.3 3/ 97.6 3/185.5 U/733.U V 95.1 liVl 1*9.1 IT/112.6 I*Vl7l*.l* U/757.5 1*7 9 3 . 6 B/1U6.8 3/912.5 3/101.7 3/185.0 r 516 r 582 587 r IILIU h/9^.6 DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 81.5 53.3 1l*7.1 121.1; 133.1; 102.0 rl53.2 I r121.7 r / R e v i s e d , p / P r e l i m i n a r y . 1 / Courtesy of R. L. Polk & Co. 5 r e p u b l i c a t i o n p r o h i b i t e d . 2 / Data f o r J a n . 1970 ( t h o u s . ) : (Triers, 2 0 3 . 7 . 3 / I n c l u d e s deTayed r e g i s t r a t i o n s f o r s e v e r a l S t a t e s , h/ Excludes d a t a f o r one S t a t e . USC0MM---DC— 7 2 9 ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Dec. Nov. • CO CM SELECTED TYPES Fine papers Orders, new...............................thous. she tons. Orders, unfilled, end of month.......................do ..« Production........................................... do... Shipments............................................ do... Printing paper: Orders, new......... a ...........................„....do... Orders, unfilled, end of month *......................do... Production...........................................do... Shipments do..« Coarse papers Orders, new. .do... Orders, unfilled, end of month.......................do... Production...........................................do... Shipments do... TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MOTOR VEHICLES: FACTORY SALES, TOTAL....... .... ...............thous. Dome stic do..« Passenger cars, total................................do... Domestic...........................................do... Trucks and buses, total..............................do... REGISTRATIONS (new vehicles)i V Passenger cars thous. Foreign cars.....................................o...do... Trucks (commercial cars)...............................do... Dec. » O CO . ON NO » CM CM Water heaters, Washers, sales Driers ( e l e c , .......thous. do... .do... .do.., gas, shipments....................... .do.,, (domestic and export) 2/............. .do... .do... g a s ) , sales (domestic and export) 2/. PULP, PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS OF PAPER (API): Sept. 277.1 21+3.6 I Washers, 21*2.1*; POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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