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January 30, 1970 A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS 1941-43 = 10 1941-43 = 10 130 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 - ^v/ \ 110 - 100 90 Monthly (avg. of daily close) 80 __L_J 111 11 111 1 1967 Data: Standard & Poor's Corp. 1 1 1 l—l 1 1 1 1 1 1968 1 1 111 1 1 1111 1969 1 1 1 111 1 11 11 1 1970 J FMAMJ J A S O N D 1957-59 = 100 1957-59 = 100 270 250 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. sea. adj. index) 240 230 - - ~ - /~N^ 250 1969 220 - 210 - - 1970 240 M 1 230 ll 1 220 zuu 210 190 Monthly ^ 180 260 i i i__ J i i i i i . _i_ i i i 1967 Edison Electric Inst. i i i i i i i i 1968 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—L.-L... J.._ 1969 Weekly 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1 1970 1 i i i i i i i i i i 200 FMAMJ J A S O N D J 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 - 150 - _ _ 200 1970 •**v J / 1969 - 100 H IOO Weekly Monthly 50 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L 1 1967 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. 1 1 1 1 1—1 1 1 L_1_J-..J ... 1968 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i i 1 i 1970 1969 * 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 i SURVEY i i 150 *S***\ i i i J i . 1 ,1111 50 F M A M J J A S O N D i i 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1970 1969 ITEM Jan. 18 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ Jan. 25 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 2U 111*. 2 1957-59=100. 100.5 101.1 112.6 113.2 llli.l mil. $. do... 5,937 U,060 5,756 3,90U 6,283 U,U83 6,005 U,325 6,025 U,28U 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)number.. 266 1,562 1,U69 192 236 1,567 1,U7U 162 3U5 1,892 1,788 131 U29 1,9U2 1,835 172 387 182 185 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/..do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do.... 50,023 59,683 28,567 -226 lj.9,537 56,176 28,3U9 273 53,975 28,661 -88 53,586 6U,706 28,7lU -26U 53,OUO 62,855 28,928 11 52,521 62,726 29,399 186 85,5UO U6,U38 231,1*99 23,U52 79,918 33,U6U 81i,110 U6,113 229,U51 23,22k 79,20U 33,512 8.32 92.06 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 1*/ 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.... 8U,821 U6,U38 228,908 27,939 73,873 31,25U 73,516 32,2lU 90,501 . U6,632 235,732 23,912 8l,63U 33,576 6.90 101.62 110.63 6.88 101.98 110.95 101.k9 8.36 92.63 102.01 8.33 91.65 100.92 1,817 27,733 193,027 9,OU3 1,7U0 27,15U 193,686 9,050 1,676 27,561* 30,991 9,U9U 1,U33 30,760 155,828 9,528 1,813 30,052 138,1*85 9,519 thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. 2,513 13U.9 2,575 138.2 2,603 139.7 2,5Ul 136.U 2,5U9 136.8 bil.. lit.6 lU.O 11.1 13.0 11*. 2 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/....percent.. Stock prices, £00 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)~U/19Ul-U3=10.. Industrials, U25 stocks 7 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 Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES V Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price, y MONTHLY 1968 r/ Revised. Dec. 28.8 l*.l 7.9 27. 3, 7, do. do. do. do. 2.0 6.0 1*.0 2.0 1, 6, 1*. 2, do. do. do. 28.8 U.2 7.6 27.7 U.2 6.8 do. do. do. do. 1.9 6.1 l*.l 2.0 2.0 6.0 3.8 2.1 do. do. do. 28.5 U.l* 7.1* 28, 1*. 7. 2, 3< 1. 1, 6, )-!. 2, 29. 1*. 7. 29.1* 1*.3 7.6 do. do. do. 1/ Data for Dec. 1969 are advance estimates. Digitized for72U3 FRASER 1969 bil. do. do. do. do. do. do. 2,520 135.3 BUSINESS STATISTICS Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals , Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Consumer durables Machinery and equipment Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment „ Supplementary series: Consumer durables Machinery and equipment Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) 8.28 89.91 99.02 Daily average, U/ Wednesday data. ITEM MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Consumer durables Machinery and equipment Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals. Transportation equipment 65,iia 5- Sept. 32, 1*. Oct. Nov. Dec. 32.U 5.0 8.U r31.0 rU.8 r8.2 29.9 U.7 7.9 2.U 6.U U.2 1.9 2.1 6.3 rU.5 r2.2 U. 31.7 5.0 8.2 r31.9 5.1 r8.3 r31.1 5.0 r7.9 2.1 6.8 U.l 2.1 2.2 6.U rU.U r2.1 2.0 6.U rU,5 r2.3 32, 58, 31.9 5.1 8.1 2.3 7.2 U.2 1.9 32, 5. 7- r31.8 5.3 r7.7 r30, rU. r8. 1. 6. 2. 30. 5. 7. 2.0 6.2 U.U 2.1 28.8 U.6 6.7 rl. r6, rU. rl.8 1.9 6.2 U.O 1.8 31.0 rU.8 8.1 29.5 U.7 6.6 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1968 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/—Con. New orders, net (seasonally adjusted)—Con. Supplementary series: Consumer durables Machinery and equipment Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Consumer durables Machinery and equipment Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) Nov. bil. $. do... do... do... 2.0 6.1 3.9 2.0 1969 Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2.1 6.2 U.2 2.3 2.1 7.U 3.U 1.1* 2.1 r6.5 rl*.2 rl.9 1.9 P6.U 1*.6 r2.2 do. do. do. 33. 82.9 6.1 33.6 86.9 7.5 32.9 86.1* 7.6 32.5 do. do. do. do. 1. 21. 33. 21. 1.7 21.8 33.0 21.8 1.8 2l*.7 21.2 1.8 2l*.5 31.2 21.0 1.6 2U.1* r30.7 20.6 82. 1* 6.1 32.9 81*. 1 6.3 33.7 86, 8. 32. 86.3 8.2 31.7 r86.2 7.9 r31.9 1.7 21.9 32.7 21.6 1.8 22.1 33.1 21.8 1. 21*. 30. 20. 1.7 2l*.5 30.3 20.1* 1.6 r2l*.5 30.1* 20.1* 17,770 21,155 20,310 20,292 21,1*98 23,11+1 r25,059 r2l*,683 19,109 22,71*9 222 225 235 227 222 125.0 1U3.5 50.6 8.5 6.0 132.li 136.2 61.7 9.9 7.6 11*3.9 151.0 150.8 159.6 50.8 139.0 3.0 8.8 11.8 330.8 152.9 2.8 10.6 16.0 350.5 129.5 1.7 26.8 26.8 1*9.1* 62.5 Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.... Primary metals do.... Transportation equipment do.... Supplementary series: Consumer durables do.... Machinery and equipment do.... Defense products (old series) do.... Defense products (new series) „ .do.... NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number.. Seasonally adjusted do.... LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEAS. ADJUSTED INDEX..1957-59=100.. TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION SCHEDULED AIRLINES (DOMESTIC TRUNK), OPERATING RESULTS: Miles flown (revenue) millions.. Express and freight ton-miles flown do.... Mail ton-miles flown „do.... Passengers orginated (revenue) do.... Passenger-miles flown (revenue) billions.. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED HtODUCTS ORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION: Acetic anhydride mil. lb.. Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) do.... Creosote oil mil. g a i . . Ethyl acetate (85$) „. .do.... Formaldehyde (37# HCHO) do Glycerin, refined, all grades: Production do.... Stocks, end of month do.... Methanol, synthetic mil. gal.. Phthalic anhydride mil. lb.. Paints, varnish, and lacquer: Factory shipments, total mil. $.. Trade products do.... Industrial finishes do.... LEATHER AND PRODUCTS LEATHER PRODUCTION: Calf and whole kip thous. skins.. Cattle hide and side kip thous. hides and kips.. Goat and kid thous. skins.. Sheep and lamb do.... LUMBER AND PRODUCTS National Forest Products Association: Production, total mil. bd. ft.. Hardwoods do.... Softwoods do.... 82. 5. 31 .k 1*5.5 9.1* 7.1 85.6 7.5 32.2 9.6 7.0 7.1 357.8 13U.5 2.9 11.0 16.7 381.7 129.5 2.7 10.0 10.1* 355.6 30.1 29.5 55.6 67.9 31. 31, 51*. 58, 30.3 30.5 56.6 61.1 31.5 30.1 52.5 61*. 3 196.9 92.7 10l*.2 175.7 83.0 92.7 253. 133. 119. r23l*.I* rll9.1 rll5.3 186.2 91.6 91*.6 325 1,911 678 2,1*1*3 299 1,910 571 2,325 21*8 1,758 1*85 1,788 271 rl,925 539 1,925 265 1,688 51*3 2,030 2,981 625 2,356 2,818 3,391 728 2,663 2,876 699 2,177 9.3 2,301* 3,205 698 2,507 Shipments, total Hardwoods Softwoods do.... do.... do.... 3,056 702 2,35h 2,791* 582 2,212 3,111 691 2,1*20 3,335 723 2,612 2,925 728 2,197 Stocks (gross), mill, end of period, total Hardwoods Softwoods do.... do.... do. 5,030 93l* U,096 5,086 911+ U,172 5,1*1+1* 667 U,777 5,1*26 693 U,733 5,1*31* 718 U,716 METALS AND MANUFACTURES Castings, gray iron: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of month.thous. sh. tons.. Shipments, total *..... do...„ For sale do. 875 1,187 675 923 1,099 607 1,11*3 1,1*02 811 rl,l50 rl,l*98 r886 1,093 1,273 71*8 r/ Revised, 72l*3 p / Preliminary. 1 / Data for Dec. 1969 are advance estimates 51U MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 1969 ITEM Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. 9,590 120.1 10,U21 126.3 11,523 llUi.3 12,32U lh9.k 11,916 1^9.3 3U7 132 112 371 1U3 123 U33 153 127 rlj.20 rl67 rl38 U35 156 132 97.60 88.60 103-55 96.£0 829.6 110.15 130.15 122.65 809.6 82.00 58.50 108.UO 96.65 876.6 89.00 77. UO 10U.60 9U.00 861.0 r78.95 67.55 r92.20 r83.90 r81i7.8 81.15 68.25 117.10 102.10 811.8 80.20 76.70 26.50 23.05 252.9 39.55 33.90 37.95 33.75 25U.5 27.70 23.95 3U.85 32.80 395.7 U5.00 36.25 1*3.20 UO.itO 397.5 r31.90 r27.70 r39.20 r3h.l5 r390.2 25.80 2U.10 32.85 31.1+0 383.1 658 577 63U 810 r6U6 721 20.0 13.1 20.0 13.1 8.6 .Ii31 5.6 19.7 12.7 9.6 oU80 6.1 19.7 12.6 12.1 • U83 7.7 19.7 12.6 9.5 • U75 r6.0 19.6 12. k 10.7 .1*28 6.8 1,362 17,261 U92 915 385 1,80U 20,391 U97 1,119 683 2,107 r22,lU8 r501 rl,5U3 r722 1,769 18,011 371 1,387 537 Nov. METAL AND MANUFACTURES STEEL (RAW): Production thous. sh. tons. Index daily average 1 957-59=100. Steel castings: Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of mo thous. sh. tons. Shipments, total do... For sale do... MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting type tools: Orders, new (net), total mil. $. Domestic do... Shipments, total do... Domestic „ do... Order backlog, end of month do... Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total do... Domestic. o „ do... Shipments, total do... Domestic do... Order backlog, end of month do... TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTON (exclusive of linters): V Consumption thous. bales. Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): Active spindles, last working day, total millions. Consuming 100 percent cotton do... Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total billions. Average per working day do... Consuming 100 percent cotton do... Women's, misses', juniors' outerwear, cuttings: Coats thous. units. Dresses do... Suits do... Blouses, waists, and shirts thous. doz. Skirts do... r / Revised, p / Preliminary. USCOMM — DC—72U3 DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 1,899 19,371 5lii 1,205 11,812 1U3.2 1 / Data f o r October and December 1969 cover 5 weeksj o t h e r months, k weeks. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 9.9 M95 6.$ 98.55 Dec. POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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