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B BUSINESS STATISTICS 1 fT\ y UJLsfr T l m H A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* n ^.^•ji^Ski^hssSLa&^-^eXsit ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 1941-43 = 10 130 Monthly (org. of daily dose) 120 120 110 Ny \ y^v/ 100 100 "\ \ y^ 90 80 1—1—1 1 1 1—L.1 1 ,J—L... 1 1 1 1 1967 1 . 1 1 1 1 —1—1 l_ 1 . L_i J 1 L_J L_J 1 __L_I l_J—1—1 1969 1968 L_J—1—1—L— J F M A M J J A S O N D 1970 Data: Standard & Poor's Corp. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 60 1957-59-100 160 CONSUMER PRICES Billion $ Billion $ 100 >* 150 — (seasonally adjusted) 140 80 130 (left scale) All Services V'' 90 Shipments •* y ' ^** / - tfg£^"m'-^, *—' *""* All Items [ 120 \ Food 70 Book value, end of month 110 i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1967 1968 1969 1967 110 _lndustrial _^*P>*^ All Commodities Commodities 95 '"\ w V / ''* "V ' * \ V v NEW CONSTRUCTION — - 80 (Seas, a d j . , a t annual rates) 80 M ~~ 60 - 60 -I Total Put in Place (1eft scale) _ Private Products Reside ntial, (right scale) Nonfarm H 40 \ _^—o>— / * * * * * • u w — • —• ,_ — - — - 40 -L-i.-L.LJ;J-J„L..LJL..l- ...1 l,J I..I 1 1 1 1 1I LI I I 1 1 1 I 1 I .1. . 1968 1969 i • 1 . . . . i 1 20 1 1 1 1 I 1 I I 1 I1 11 1 M 1 1 1 1_J_L_L...I 1 1 1967 1970 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY Billion $ t A \ Farm 100 J 1967 1970 &'"" '< 105 100 J \~S'* ~ >»..ym'i"'' r / 1969 Billion $ 1957-59 = 100 120 WHOLESALE PRICES _ 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1T> M i l i 1 l I M i 1 1 1 LJ 1 I J.I 1 i Li i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i I 1 i 1 i..t l... 1970 1 1 1 1 1 11 1969 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .1 1-LJL. 1970 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1970 1969 1971 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 112.1 112.6 105.6 105.4 104.3 104.1 mil. $. do... 7,821 5,863 6,208 4,437 8,449 6,273 9,243 6,849 8,779 6,681 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. 320 1,627 1,534 103 345 1,892 1,788 131 371 2,469 2,222 190 355 2,509 2,262 223 450 105 178 53,757 64,203 27,876 264 53,984 65,149 28,680 528 56,566 65,604 28,710 138 56,964 66,225 29,015 99 57,234 67,050 29 ,,330 258 57,424 67,.695 29,741 338 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ 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... 83,103 46,289 231,991 23,326 80,545 34,264 90,501 46,632 235,732 23,912 81,634 33,576 81,956 47,569 246,464 27,284 80,086 34,045 83,972 47,611 248,860 27,349 81,400 34,085 84,371 47,705 250,397 27,452 81,184 34,094 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) ^/.........percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/ 1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks...............................do.•. 8.26 91.18 100.55 8.32 92.06 101.49 8.46 89.54 98.24 8.33 89.72 98.38 8.23 90.04 98.70 thous. sh. tons. ......mil. kw.-hr. .number. thous. bbl. 1,836 27,455 38,696 9,506 1,676 27,564 29,642 9,494 1,927 29,962 156,137 10,042 2,163 30,530 181,909 10,022 1,872 28,956 92,245 9,982 thous. sh. tons. .....1967=100. 2,454 100.6 2,603 106.7 2,424 99.4 2,369 97.1 2,257 92.5 bil. 10.6 12.6 14.7 11.2 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores... 1957-59=100. . FINANCE: Currency in circulation^/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/.. . ....do.. . Member bank reserve balances 3_f ....................do... Excess reserves, estimated^/ do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars)........ Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/» . « Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 2/ Tuesday price. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 8.19 92.27 101.09 55,242 2,366 97.0 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1970 1969 Aug. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 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 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products... Primary metals Fabricated metal products xj Revised. .* 58,586 32,564 1,604 5,026 3,371 55,928 30,986 1,450 4,849 3,133 54,829 29,091 1,579 4,701 3,268 58,436 31,664 1,627 4,955 3,464 r56,638 r30,041 rl,610 r4,509 r3,340 54,227 28,658 1,437 4,245 3,240 do.. do.. do.. ...do.. 5,469 4,175 8,530 1,176 5,237 3,942 8,236 1,204 5,194 3,859 6,255 1,148 5,622 4,295 7,220 1,233 r5,315 r4,209 r6,702 rl,152 5,132 4,166 6,437 1,125 26,022 8,677 414 1,990 24,942 8,383 438 1,847 25,738 8,585 472 1,742 26,772 9,294 1,879 r26,597 r9,181 r467 rl,910 25,569 8,868 458 1,777 do.. .do.. do.. do.. 2,350 4,230 2,082 1,594 2,278 4,036 2,142 1,405 2,388 4,172 2,189 1,493 2,424 4,276 2,166 1,521 r2,447 r4,128 r2,186 rl,523 2,354 3,934 2,191 1,448 do. . do.. do.. do.. do.. 56,685 55,888 56,696 56,475 r54,936 54,301 do.. do.. do.. ......do.. 31,680 1,462 5,131 3,247 31,011 1,480 5,064 3,204 31,270 1,470 4,935 3,231 30,863 1,482 5,049 3,365 r29,369 rl,470 r4,592 r3,215 28 ,806 1 ,468 4 431 3 315 do.. do.. ...do.. doQ. 5,525 3,959 8,154 1,135 5,423 3,820 7,843 1,175 5,570 3,993 7,981 1,140 5,555 4,042 7,169 1,146 r5,372 r4,010 6,538 rl,lll 5 ,294 4 ,050 6 ,210 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2422 480 r-l Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products mil. $ ..do.. ...do.. do.. do.. ,097 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1969 1970 Sept. Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By industry g r o u p — C o n . Nondurable goods industries, total JL/ 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 • ....mil. $ do.. do. . do.. do.. ........do.. do.. do.. do.. .......do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do*. do.. ..do.. do.. ...do.. do.. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ do.. Food and kindred products.. ..do.. Tobacco products .do.. Textile mill products. do.. Paper and allied products do.. Chemicals and allied products. do.. Petroleum and coal products... ...........do.. Rubber and plastics products..... do.. NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do.. Durable goods industries, total.. do.. Nondurable goods industries, total....... ..do.. NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), 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, total do.. Industries with unfilled orders do.. Industries without unfilled orders................do.. 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. A D J . ) , 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.. NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted. .number Seasonally adjusted 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 25 005 339 424 1 818 2 285 4 143 2 076 1 522 24,877 8,330 433 1,771 2,298 4,164 2,132 1,435 25,426 8,547 445 1,691 2,366 4,184 2,165 1,541 25,612 8,750 471 1,752 2,351 4,122 2,131 1,527 r25 567 r8 822 ] 478 rl 744 r2 382 r4 043 r2 179 rl 454 94 62 31 94 ; 118 173 945 964 94,755 62,570 32,X85 95,474 98,145 65,141 33,604 98,488 97,807 64,827 32,980 98,658 r98 r65 r33 r99 542 036 506 466 62 2 7 6 12 9 15 2 704 473 975 443 949 280 376 436 63,089 2,478 8,013 6,511 13,110 9,315 15,431 2,447 65,290 2,626 8,738 6,801 13,861 9,676 15,262 2,680 65,323 2,658 8,734 6,877 13,850 9,720 15,185 2,690 r65 r2 r8 r6 rl4 r9 rl5 r2 628 684 866 866 004 780 162 650 32 7 2 3 2 6 2 1 58 32 25 56 260 277 249 543 577 525 141 881 049 056 993 430 32,385 7,295 2,238 3,502 2,618 6,581 2,185 1,869 55,372 30,430 24,942 55,912 33,198 7,336 2,171 3,381 2,758 6,943 2,422 1,908 53,841 28,152 25,689 55,968 33,335 7,376 2,168 3,338 2,762 7,015 2,417 1,935 57,977 31,166 26,311 55,523 r33 r7 2 r3 r2 r7 r2 rl r55 28 r26 r54 838 632 185 397 756 069 461 949 632 936 696 190 31 5 3 5 4 7 24 6 18 89 86 3 89 436 196 288 596 125 636 994 859 135 415 410 005 599 31,048 4,755 3,187 5,473 3,752 8,215 24,864 6,804 18,060 88,859 85,854 3,005 89,623 30,537 4,842 3,304 5,367 3,921 7,559 25,431 6,861 18,570 83,200 80,270 2,930 83,492 29,856 4,709 3,524 5,346 3,606 7,026 25,667 6,952 18,715 82,747 79,776 2,971 82,544 r28 r4 r3 r5 r3 r-6 r25 r7 rl8 r81 r78 r3 r81 504 348 302 253 954 062 686 053 633 735 664 071 797 563 327 561 883 071 987 036 86,600 8,018 10,544 16,933 13,003 32,359 3,023 80,561 7,066 10,773 15,972 13,394 28,154 2,931 79,559 6,726 10,931 15,763 12,960 28,013 2,985 r78 r6 rll rl5 rl2 27 r3 693 481 019 646 900 537 104 059 046 19,109 23,308 20,241 22,078 P21,593 815 90 145 136 350 94 759 115 134 131 313 66 910 131 160 157 382 80 906 111 118 199 391 87 941 114 149 185 419 74 116,443 13,696 21,151 28,532 34,647 18,417 39.5 127,138 7,938 13,033 42,799 21,192 42,176 40.9 169,587 63,931 15,169 44,034 27,434 19,019 47.4 232,940 55,678 15,044 91,431 54,970 15,817 50.0 144,773 19,950 14,109 67,607 29,410 13,697 45.9 114.0 107.9 121.6 113.8 114.7 111.1 121.8 114.2 117.2 108.2 126.1 117.1 117.8 111.8 126.2 117.4 117.8 107.5 124.9 118.3 $0,877 $0,872 $0,853 $0,849 $0,849 P23,126 21 452 21 409 COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: All commodities 1957-59=100 Farm products .do.. Processed foods and feeds.. .....do.. Industrial commodities • .do. . . PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1957-59=$!.00, * Preliminary r_/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown, farm products, 106.8; processed foods and feeds, 123.8; industrial commodities, 118 ,6; purchasing http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 2422 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Dec. 1970 data. All commodities, 117.8 power of the dollar, $0,849. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1970 1969 Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE 8,210 5,808 2,648 2,082 2,169 613 1,025 2,402 7,867 5,483 2,482 1,984 2,076 569 982 2,384 8,812 5,965 2,935 2,075 1,983 543 922 2,847 r8,484 r5,790 r2,.698 r2,093 r2,010 531 964 r2,694 r8,323 r5,802 r2,673 r2,.095 rl,998 r528 r964 r2,521 7,989 5,603 2,633 2,094 1,885 527 862 2,386 90. 63. 29, 23. 6. 10. 27. 61.8 28.8 22.8 6.6 10.2 27.0 92.1 63.6 29.7 22.4 6.2 10.2 28.5 r90.7 r62.5 r28.5 21.8 5.7 10.4 r28.2 r91.3 r63.7 r29.7 r21.8 6.0 rl0.2 r27.7 91.1 63.3 30.5 20.7 6.1 8.9 27.8 6,240 195 4,792 4,406 178 3,241 6,230 212 4,681 5,398 183 4,120 5,453 179 4,164 5,145 202 3,648 143 144 rl55 rl56 rl57 157 *12,819 6,700 1,680 *4,439 *12,803 6,704 1,705 *4,394 14,338 7,061 1,778 5,499 14,443 7,101 1,852 5,489 14,573 r7,137 1,973 5,463 14,616 7,156 2,020 5,439 EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL .mil. $. Excl. Department of Defense shipments....................do... Seasonally adjusted. ..do... 3,618.2 3,562.7 3,362.0 469. 413. 365. 3,307.0 3,266.1 3,601.8 ,374.0 ,335.2 ,534.9 3,975. 3,916. 3,706, GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL ..do. Seasonally adjusted......................................do. 3,429.1 3,220.7 987. 211. 3,116.5 3,364.5 ,451.9 ,397.5 598. 528. NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL*.......... .mil. $. Private, total. , do... Residential (nonf arm). ... ...... ................ ....... .do... New housing units. do... Nonresidential buildings, total ]./...,. do... Industrial* .........................<,.».......•...... do... Commercial do. .. Public, total do... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL........................................bil. $. Private, total*..........................................do... Residential (nonfarm)..................................do... Nonresidential buildings, total 17.....................do... Industrial...........................................do... Commercial........................................... do... Public, total........ ...............................do... CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F. W. Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION.. .........................mil. $. Index (seasonally adjusted)...................1957-59=100. Building, total».««.......=.«....«...........«.......mil. $. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE..................1957-59=100. FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month..... ..mil. $. Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks ..........do... Loans to cooperatives............ ...» ..do... Other loans and discounts.. .do... FOREIGN TRADE xj R e v i s e d . 1_/ E x c e p t f a r m a n d p u b l i c USCOMM—DC—2422 utilities. "Excludes l o a n s by F e d e r a l UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS I n t e r m e d i a t e C r e d i t b a n k s o u t s i d e t h e Farm C r e d i t 3,544.8 3,494.1 3,462.6 3,405.8 3,462.2 Administration. POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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