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July 11, 1969 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS D BUSINESS INDICATORS Thouiands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION l f 200 (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants) 1,000 800 600 400 h 200 Monthly i 1966 i i i—J 1 1967 i i i i i I I I I I LJ_ J F M A M J J A S O N D 1969 1968 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Billion$ Billion$ NEW 00 CONSTRUCTION - (Seas, adj., at annual rates) MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 80 3.20 - 80 H£>urs 48 Dollars 3.40 60 3.00 40 2.80 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) Total Put in Place (left scale) 60 44 42 Private Resicential (nonfarm) l_N . (right --*/ 2.60 40 1 I I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1JULJLJJLJLI 1966 1967 MM I l l l l i 1, LJ-JUJ 1968 2.40 9.0 i i i l i l l l i i i lI 1969 M I I IIM I I I 1966 40 i i i i i I i i i i' I 1967 CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID - — (seasonally adjusted) 1910-14 = 100 425 PRICES RECEIVED AND 400 _ PAID BY FARMERS 375 8.0 I • • i i i 38 1910-14 = 100 375 350 Prices Paid^ (left scale) ./s Extended Repaid - 325 S*~ ^ s f - 350 \*S 325 Prices Received (right scale) 7.0 6.0 i 1969 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Billion$ 10.0 ^4-k Average Hours Per Week (right scale) H 20 -i.i-i I i 1 I I I I i 46 (Hours seasonally adjusted) f 300 275 300 250 -* (inch interest, taxes, and wage rates) 5.0 _UL_L.l ,J 1 i J - L J L i . l i.l l i h l l 1966 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1967 ii J l l l l l l i l l l 1968 I 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 I.1JL_ 275 -1 M1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 M 1969 1966 225 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 J_J_L 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture •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 1968 1969 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM July 6 June 29 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 94J" 1957-59=100, June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 93^ 109.1 109.2 IO9.I 7,022 4,431 6,247 4,286 7,012 4,644 6,746 4,430 6,842 4,394 174 917 857 145 267 1,046 982 134 146 903 844 226 155 903 843 174 178 182 129 47,484 56,444 26,217 -276 47,797 56,607 25,839 182 50,666 60,352 27,407 -298 50,777 60,497 27,014 75 50,686 60,541 26,934 157 50,910 60,931 27,424 420 Assets and liabilities of large comweTfiial IISTIVS: }J 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... 78,114 48,802 208,310 25,553 69,048 30,451 76,164 48,597 208,778 25,327 69,222 30,226 78,852 47,594 225,609 23,038 77,474 33,147 76,151 47,560 228,625 23,133 78,422 33,219 78,402 47,550 226,665 22,516 78,369 33,327 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) %/BO percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) ij...1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks do... 6.61 *100.08 #108.80 6.61 100.91 109.80 7.24 99.55 109.01 7.31 97.81 107.17 7.33 97.01 106.28 2,379 24,485 175,005 9,249 1,643 27,928 224,623 9,537 1,616 27,458 230,017 9,523 1,786 29,609 232,307 9,514 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil, $. do,.. 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... FINANCE: Currency in circulation J/. .. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2j Member bank reserve balances jj/ . Excess reserves, estimated 2 / mil. $. do... do... do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 2J °° Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) „ Petroleum (crude) and condensate %/ .thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 2,091 26,114 249,061 9,187 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. bil.. 2,785 149-5 14.1 2,769 2,715 145.7 148.6 15.5 15.0 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. .2/ Daily average, jj Wednesday data. * Tuesday close. MONTHLY 2,697 144.8 11.8 2,771 148.7 15.3 108.5 7.33 98.94 108.51 159,729 2,577 128.3 BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1969 ITEM Apr. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $. Private, total. do... Residential (nonfarm) ...» do... New housing units do... Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ 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 1/ do... Industrial. <> do... Commercial do... Public, total do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1957-59=100. May Feb. Apr. Mar. May 6,786 4,513 2,262 1,710 1,538 441 676 2,273 7,341 4,843 2,518 1,891 1,562 448 684 2,498 5,864 4,008 1,920 1,562 1,453 437 647 1,856 r6,460 r4,374 r2,146 rl,729 1,519 466 685 r2,086 r7,049 r4,869 r2,470 rl,915 rl,625 r471 r720 r2,l80 7,803 5,216 2,685 2,056 1,711 497 757 2,587 85.3 57.4 29.3 19.1 5.5 S5< 5729. 18, 5, 8, 28, 91.0 62.2 31-0 21.5 6.3 9.9 28.8 r91.3 61.9 31.5 20.6 6.0 9.8 r29.4 r91.9 r62.1 r32.0 r20.2 r5.9 r9.1 r29.8 91.6 61.8 31..6 20.3 5.9 9.0 29.8 rl37 rl38 rl38 139 27.9 130 129 1968 May 1969 June vj Mar. r/ Apr. r/ May r/ June JD/ LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLIS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): Total, seasonally adjusted 2 / thous.. Mining „ do.. Contract construction do.. Manufacturing do.. Durable goods do.. Nondurable goods do.. Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc...do.. r67,816 615 3,267 19,790 11,620 8,170 4,300 r69,710 70,216 r69,789 r70,024 624 626 621 622 3,363 3,374 3,449 3,397 20,111 20,122 20,181 20,140 11,868 11,881 11,932 11,899 8,243 8,241 8,249 8,241 4,439 4,399 4,440 4,441 r7 Revised, JQ/ Preliminary. 1/ Except farm and public utilities. 2/ Data reflect the annual adjustment to new benchmarks and revised factors: the revised figures are not directly comparable with data shown in the June 1969 and earlier issues of the Survey of Digitized forseasonal FRASER Current Business1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1968 1969 ITEM Mar. r / Apr. r / May r/ rl4,057 3,618 10,439 3,363 10,554 11,870 2,774 9,096 rl4,508 3,726 10,782 3,515 11,034 12,132 2,759 9,373 rl4,533 3,737 10,796 3,531 11,044 12,1V, 2,758 9,386 14,534 8,455 6,079 14,771 8,654 6,117 14,739 8,634 6,105 r!4,608 3,757 10,851 3,538 11,077 12,201 2,754 9,447 14,766 8,659 6,107 40.9 3.6 41.6 3.9 40.0 3.4 118.7 124.1 111.7 40.9 3.7 41.5 3.9 39.9 3.4 40.8 3.7 41.4 3.8 39e8 3.4 40.7 3.6 41.4 3.8 39-8 3.4 120.3 126.8 111.8 120.0 126.3 111.7 119.9 126.2 111.6 3.00 2.87 3.18 3.04 2.73 2.62 3.13 3.00 3.32 3.17 2.85 2.74 3.15 3.02 3.33 3.19 2.87 2.76 3.16 3.03 3.35 3.20 2.88 2.77 June r / May LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con. EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAG. ESTAB.), Seas. adj. l/—Con. Wholesale and retail trade thous. Wholesale trade....... „ do... Retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services. o do... Government .do... Federal. do... State and local .do... PRODUCTION WORKERS (MFG. PAYROLLS), TOTAL, seas. adj. l/.do... Durable goods industries do... Nondurable goods industries. .do... HOURS (GROSS), AVG. WEEKLY PER PROD. WORKER (MFG. PAYROLLS): Manufacturing, seasonally adjusted JL/. .hours. Overtime hours .do... Durable goods industries. „ do... Overtime hours do... Nondurable goods industries do... e, Overtime hours do= Si MM-HOUR INDEXES, AGGREGATE WEEKLY, seas, adjusted: Manufacturing 1/ „ 1957-59=100. Durable goods industries. do... Nondurable goods industries do... HOURLY EARNINGS (GROSS), AVG. PER PROD. WORKER ON PAYROLLS: Manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted 1/ .dollars. Excluding overtime do... Durable goods industries „ .do... Excluding overtime do... Nondurable goods industries do... Excluding overtime do... 1968 1969 Apr. Apr. May Feb. 102,257 81,328 31,331 21,841 3,697 24,459 103,411 82,312 31,818 22,011 3,746 24,737 111,569 89,380 34,053 24,404 3,875 27,048 111,950 89,672 34,262 24,306 3,874 27,230 113,231 90,663 34,733 24,399 3,903 27,628 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 70,600 33,562 16,868 9,109 8,144 2,917 10,728 293 20,929 8,636 7,526 1,110 6,026 1,021 6,267 77,577 37,056 18,219 10,153 8,896 3,253 11,803 319 22,189 9,050 7,877 1,173 6,403 1,316 6,736 78,006 37,257 18,253 10,294 8,927 3,275 11,666 320 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 71,560 34,079 17,010 9,271 8,175 3,025 10,752 298 21,099 8,663 7,526 1,137 6,276 1,022 6,160 22,278 9,139 7,961 1,178 6,340 1,303 6,799 79,062 37,854 18,418 10,508 9,008 3,274 11,601 325 22,568 9,216 8,040 1,176 6,557 1,320 6,795 do. do. do. do. 8,219 2,764 2,533 2,922 8,377 2,853 2,520 3,004 6,971 2,3441,985 2,642 8,132 2,750 2,423 2,959 9,024 3,023 2,668 3,333 do. do. do. do. 7,365 2,375 2,336 2,654 7,393 2,366 2,350 2,677 7,083 2,304 2,263 2,516 7,840 2,541 2,521 2,778 8,033 2,552 2,575 2,906 do. '. .do. do. 7,863 2,509 2,597 2,757 8,033 2,590 2,535 2,908 8,4U 2,716 2,598 3,100 8,381 2,730 2,625 3,026 8,720 2,772 2,763 3,185 do. do. do. do. 7,222 2,297 2,340 2,585 7,301 2,327 2,312 2,662 7,616 2,468 2,352 2,796 7,735 2,501 2,461 2,773 7,960 2,519 2,569 2,872 Mar. FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of mo Installment credit, total Automobile paper Other consumer goods paper Repair and modernization loans Personal loans By type of holder: Financial institutions, total Commercial banks Sales finance companies Credit unions Consumer finance companies Other Retail outlets, total Automobile dealers Noninstallment credit, total Single-payment loans, total Commercial banks Other financial institutions Charge accounts, total Credit cards Service credit Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total Automobile paper Other consumer goods paper All other Repaid, total Automobile paper Other consumer goods paper All other Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total „ Automobile paper Other consumer goods paper All other Repaid, total Automobile paper Other consumer goods paper All other r / Revised, JD/ Preliminary. Digitized for7013 FRASER 1/ See note 2/ for p . 2 . mil. do. „ .do. do. .do. do. vdo. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 1969 ITEM May June Mar. Apr, May June FINANCE—Con. SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Prices (Standard & PoorF s Corporation): Industrial, utility, and railroad (AAA issues): Composite............................dol. per $100 bond, Domestic municipal (15 bonds) do.. Yields: Domestic municipal, Standard & Poor's Corporation (15 b o n d s ) . . . . . . . . . . . percent, STOCKS: Dividend yields, preferred stocks, 10 high-grade (Standard & Poor's Corporation)...................do.., Prices: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks)............................ Industrial (30 stocks).................................. Public utility (15 stocks)..................'..........., Railroad (20 stocks) Standard & Poor's Corporation: Industrial, public utility, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks)................1941-43=10, Industrial, total (425 stocks) ........... .do.., Capital goods (130 stocks) .do.., Consumers' goods (181 stocks)............... .do.., Public utility (55 stocks) .do.., Railroad (20 stocks) .do.., Banks: New York City (9 stocks) .do.., Outside New York City (16 stocks) .do.., Fire and casualty insurance (16 stocks)............do.., New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes: Composite 12/31/65=50, Industrial ..........*. .do.., Transportation................... P .,..„„..„......do.., Utility ......................................do.., Finance do.., 75.3 92.7 75.6 92.8 71.0 83.7 70.1 84.2 70.2 82.3 68.8 78.6 4.56 4.56 5.34 5.29 5.47 5.83 5.92 5.90 6.09 6.14 6.20 6.33 318.17 905.22 122.72 246.85 327.12 906.82 127.66 262.95 322.11 916.52 130.90 245.26 320.24 927.38 129.14 238.01 325.88 954.86 130.83 238.15 305.86 896.61 124.48 221.99 97.37 107.02 106.86 87.75 62.92 48.00 100.53 109.73 110.65 89.04 65.21 51.72 99.30 108.20 103.76 86.69 66.07 50.46 101.26 110.68 105.54 88.21 65.63 49.53 104.62 114.53 108.66 91.57 66.91 49.97 99.14 108.59 102.68 88.12 63.29 46.43 42.19 76.43 59.23 43.72 79.66 72.52 46.10 90.89 88.29 47.04 93.39 86.47 46.69 92.78 86.04 43.55 85.81 79.17 54.35 58.04 49.92 42.07 60.43 56.64 59.83 52.86 43.30 64.60 55.69 58.30 51.52 44.06 70.60 56.61 59.41 50.88 44.34 72.38 58.50 61.50 50.46 45.75 75.10 55.20 58.07 47.70 43.39 68.62 USCOMM—BC—7013 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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