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February 7, 1969 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS S E L E C T E D BUS INDICATORS 1957-59 = 100 1957-59 = 100 250 250 R A W STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots a n d a l l other forms) 200 - 150 - 100 - 200 Monthly 50 ^JL^^L^X^L-i^L^-^L^JL^ 1 1 1 1 1966 I 1 1 1 1 I i _J—1—I—L 1967 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1968 1969 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Bill! on$ 60 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES ion$ 100 1957-59 = 100 150 CONSUMER PRICES (seasonally adjusted) 90 55 Inventories 140 ^^-^^ (right scale) All Services ^ >^—"^ - * A 50 4 80 130 "A Shipments 45 j T ' (left scale) ^ _ " r " ^ ' s Book valu e, end of month 40 iiit i i i i i l i i i i i 1966 1967 60 -L-L-Ll 1 1 1-1.1 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I I I 1 1 1968 I I I 11 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1966 1969 1957-59 = 100 120 WHOLESALE PRICES - 115 Industrial Commodities 110 105 All Commodities V \ f !\Farm \ i 1966 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1910-14 = 100 425 PRICES RECEIVED A N D _ PAID BY FARMERS 400 375 Prices Paid-' (left scale) - 350 - 325 - 300 - 275 ^ + Prices Received (right scale) 325 - 300 250 (incl. interest, taxes, and w a g e rates) 1968 I 1 i ii. . i i . i 275 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1966 1969 i i i i , j _ L i j . i j _ i _ L u , i i 11 JLJ..I, i i 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture ^Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected 1910-14 == 100 375 Products i , i i . i. _i_i. i i i 1 i i i i i 11111111111 1969 350 f 4 95 ^&£Z>*^^*^ _ \A \ \ 100 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce .4 1967 weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1968 1 i i i i i . 1969 225 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1967 1968 ITEM Jan. 27 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ Feb. 3 Jan. 11 Jan. 25 Jan. 18 Feb. 1 1957-59=100. 95.9 96.7 99.8 100.5 101.1 mil. $. do... 5,581 3,778 5,706 3,867 5,935 4,130 5,975 4,081 5,789 3,922 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet) thous. .do... do... do... 243 1,696 1,602 216 309 1,686 1,591 204 337 1,603 1,509 157 266 1,564 1,470 192 236 162 178 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2 / Federal reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 3/. Excess reserves, estimated 3/. mil. $. do... .do... do... 46,117 51,186 25,922 376 45,763 50,751 25,672 336 50,472 57,305 27,963 202 50,023 56,768 28,540 206 49,537 56,419 28,317 240 49,153 55,445 27,543 134 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: ij Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $. Savings deposits do... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do... U.S, Government obligations do... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do... Real estate loans (gross) do... 77,341 48,676 202,397 28,001 65,029 29,268 78,598 48,516 2Q3,819 28,080 64,994 29,035 84,604 48,812 226,732 28,101 73,958 32,021 84,633 48,523 225,293 27,812 73,836 32,137 81,630 48,U7 223,892 28,051 73,539 32,204 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3 / percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) jj/...1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks do... 6.40 93.17 101.07 6.40 92.24 100.00 6.91 100.80 109.64 6.90 101.62 110.63 6.88 101.98 110.95 1,767 25,076 227,908 9,257 1,397 24,835 179,208 9,363 1,725 28,057 235,215 9,026 1,817 27,733 233,525 9,043 1,765 27,154 234,698 9,050 2,777 149.1 14.4 2,821 151.4 13.5 2,405 129.1 13.5 2,513 134.9 14.3 2,575 138.2 14.0 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. 1957-59=100. bil. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price MONTHLY 3 / Daily average, 101.8 6.87 102.51 111.30 229,001 2,604 139.8 ij Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. 52,950 28,404 1,449 3,912 2,965 54,016 29,5a 1,496 4,125 3,079 r52,495 r28,831 rl,325 r4,051 r2,852 50,227 27,693 1,240 3,939 2,700 5,029 3,754 7,067 1,062 5,094 3,681 7,835 1,025 r4,968 r3,692 r7,932 rl,043 5,097 3,635 7,293 1,031 Nov. Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIFMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. 46,799 25,455 1,226 3,798 2,627 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.. do.. do.. do.. 4,301 3,695 6,366 854 46,923 26,644 1,182 3,766 2,673 4,748 3,717 7,295 862 Nondurable goods industries, total 2/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products do.. do.. do.. do.. 21,344 7,128 403 1,758 20,279 6,967 399 1,637 24,546 8,251 423 1,981 24,475 8,115 412 1,956 r23,664 r7,997 r420 rl,863 22,534 7,818 413 1,718 do.., do.., do.. do.. 1,811 3,527 1,822 1,061 1,776 3,218 1,773 1,007 2,186 4,204 1,897 1,221 2,174 4,109 1,905 1,321 r2,077 r3,923 rl,910 rl,239 1,989 3,578 1,870 1,250 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals 0 Fabricated metal products do.. 46,955 47,961 51,441 52,560 r52,548 51,514 do.., do.., do.., do.., 25,538 1,234 3,941 2,671 26,610 1,319 4,027 2,786 27,985 1,347 3,963 2,859 28,960 1,390 4,220 3,005 r28,786 rl,334 r4,180 r2,896 27,787 1,378 4,182 2,807 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.., do.., do.., do.., 4,493 3,569 6,170 841 4,693 3,624 6,686 816 5,075 3,545 7,227 999 5,194 3,529 7,555 989 r5,185 r3,586 r7,568 rl,028 4,992 3,554 6,840 974 r/ Revised. 6270 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1968 1967 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products.. Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 21,417 7,132 401 1,692 1,822 3,709 1,831 1,097 21,351 7,141 405 1,742 1,855 3,586 1,774 1,046 23,456 7,812 411 1,848 2,117 4,061 1,884 1,221 23,600 7,869 421 1,805 2,112 4,061 1,890 1,276 r23,762 r8,0Q3 r418 rl,788 r2,089 r4,139 rl,919 rl,279 do.. do.. do.. do.. 81,899 52,889 29,010 82,561 53,217 29,344 82,819 86,409 56,141 30,268 86,887 56,265 30,622 r87,382 r56,497 r30,885 87,109 87,566 r87,947 56,657 2,064 7,426 6,229 11,147 8,524 13,891 2,105 30,909 7,491 2,211 3,470 2,359 5,871 2,114 1,731 55,022 30,536 24,486 53,931 82,389 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. .do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 53,283 1,950 7,616 5,46? 10,886 8,186 12,498 1,997 29,106 7,026 2,243 3,172 2,220 5,547 1,941 1,593 46,311 24,920 21,391 47,320 53,540 1,952 7,644 5,465 10,905 8,157 12,679 2,013 29,279 7,094 2,269 3,232 2,190 5,600 1,971 1,601 47,838 27,545 20,293 49,463 56,458 2,029 7,502 6,121 11,213 8,502 13,889 2,067 30,651 7,423 2,219 3,477 2,331 5,793 2,083 1,733 53,605 29,052 24,553 51,877 do.. do.. do.. do. • do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 25,852 4,094 2,820 4,497 3,265 6,481 21,468 5,772 15,696 28,056 4,313 3,335 4,604 3,698 7,277 21,407 5,893 15,514 30,280 4,397 3,271 5,403 3,751 7,764 23,651 6,518 17,133 81,584 78,579 3,005 82,184 82,499 79,480 3,019 83,686 28,381 4,092 3,103 5,184 3,668 6,996 23,496 6,434 17,062 84,358 81,318 3,040 83,617 85,357 82,307 3,050 84,991 r56,953 r2,153 r7,504 r6,229 rll,222 r8,528 r!3,844 r2,122 r30,994 r7,417 r2,?31 r3,425 r2,351 5,882 r2,136 rl,833 r52,136 r28,471 r23,665 r 53,100 r29,325 r4,475 r3,225 r5,134 r3,505 r7,589 r23,775 r6,447 rl7,328 r85,003 r81,951 r3,052 r85,539 79,132 6,733 8,427 14,640 13,161 30,440 3,052 80,578 7,019 8,976 14,551 13,235 31,031 3,108 80,572 5,662 9,155 34,430 12,923 32,709 3,045 81,894 5,840 9,381 14,637 13,148 32,918 3,097 r82,429 r6,133 r9,711 rl4,589 r!3,065 r32,936 r3,H0 881 102 166 133 393 87 69,977 7,025 15,780 20,678 19,110 7,384 42.2 831 104 158 133 347 89 195,448 45,725 97,868 25,988 16,380 9,487 43.2 705 68 112 126 320 79 58,651 5,857 15,703 15,951 13,721 7,419 40.3 768 92 151 111 347 67 65,384 6,631 18,001 13,512 17,594 9,646 37.5 696 87 115 97 3U 56 58,651 7,979 8,157 20,482 16,908 5,155 35.7 Nov. Dec. UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do.. Durable goods industries, total do.. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.. UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.. Primary metals do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Electrical machinery do.. Transportation equipment do.. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.., INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Failures, total number Commercial service do.. Construction do.. Manufacturing and mining do.., Retail trade do.. Wholesale trade do.. Liabilities (current), total thous. $ Commercial service do... Construction do.. Manufacturing and mining do. •, Retail trade do.. Wholesale trade do.. Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)....No. per 10,000 concerns, 1968 1967 Dec. Jan. Oct. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BI FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS 1910-14=100. PRICES PAID BT FARMERS: All commodities and services do.. • All cammed., services, int., taxes, and wage rates do... PARITY RATIO do r/ Revised. 6270 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 253 254 262 262 262 303 344 74 304 r347 r73 312 358 73 314 r360 73 315 36O 73 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 1967 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. COMMODITY PRICES--Con. 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 Commodities less food Services Services less rent Food Housing ' Shelter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private Public Health and recreation Medical care Seasonally adjusted indexes: Food Apparel and upkeep Transportation WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: All commodities Farm products Processed foods and feeds Industrial commodities PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B T — Wholesale prices Consumer prices 118.2 122.2 122.9 123.4 123.7 117.5 118.7 112. 115.. 106. 101. 125. 111. 129. 133. 115. 115. 119. 113. 121. 109.3 109.3 116.6 118.3 116.2 134.6 126.2 139.7 117.7 118.9 112.9 115.6 106.1 101.3 124.8 111.1 130.1 133.8 116.2 116 119 113 122 109, 109 116.8 117.9 115.8 134.9 126.6 140.4 121, 123, 116, 119. 107. 98, 126, 113136. 140, 120.4 120.4 125.3 115 129 110 113 122 119 117 138.7 131.1 146.4 122.2 123.8 116.8 120.2 108.5 102.8 122. 124. 117. 120, 109, 103.8 114 136 141 120 120 126 116 130 110.4 114.2 123.3 120.6 118.4 138.7 131.9 147.4 'iii".3 122.7 124.7 117.2 120.7 108.7 102.7 118.7 115.2 138 142 121 122 127 116 132 111 115 124.3 120.2 117.5 143.3 132.8 149.1 do.. do.. do.. 116.1 115.9 117.8 116.4 116.2 117.7 120.0 122.1 119.7 120.9 122.7 120.4 121, 123, 120, 121.4 123.7 120.2 do.. do.. do.. do.. 106.2 96.4 110.9 107.1 106.8 98.9 111.5 107.4 109.1 102.8 115.3 109.2 109.1 101.2 114.4 109.7 109103, 114, 109, *109.8 *1Q3.3 *114.7 r*110.3 1957-59=$1.00 do.. $0,942 .849 $0,936 .846 $0,917 .818 $0,917 .814 .1957-59=100. .do., .do., .do., .do., .do.. do... do... do.... do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. .do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 117.8 r / R e v i s e d . * P r e l i m i n a r y J a n . 1969 d a t a : A l l commodities, 1 1 0 . 7 ; farm p r o d u c t s , 1 0 4 . 9 ; commodities, 1 1 0 . 9 ; p u r c h a s i n g power of t h e d o l l a r , $ 0 , 9 0 3 . USCQMM—DC—6270 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 137.4 142.0 120.5 121.7 126.9 116.3 13.1.1 111.3 114.8 124.0 121.2 118.9 139.4 132.4 148.2 $0,912 .810 *$0.911 .808 p r o c e s s e d foods and f e e d s , 1 1 5 - 9 ; i n d u s t r i a l POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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