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July 18, 1969 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS ED B U S I N E S S I N D I C A T O R S 1941-43 = 10 140 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES O F 4 2 5 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 120 - 110 ^ • \ y / 100 ~-"*\ 120 \ " y****' 90 Monthy (avg. of daily close) 80 I 1 1 1 1 1 1—\—1—L_JL™L™J—L_J—LJ—1—L™J™1_1™JL™ • ^ J L J U J L O , 1966 1967 1 1 1 L J L - L ^ — ^JUJUJ^JL 1 1 1 1 -1 1 1 1968 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1969 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1957-59 = 100 1957*59 = 100 240 230 iT220 1968 210 200 Monthly I I L-J I 1 I L_l I I !_ 1967 1966 1968 I I I I L_ 1969 L Weekly _ 190 L 1 I.I, i i i i 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D i . Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1957-59 = 100 1957-59 = 100 250 250 RAW 200 STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) - - 200 /^—- 150 - 100 Monthly 50 —1 1 ,1... 1 f 1 1—1 1966 1—1—1 —1 1 JL I f 1 i . J ,1_JL-J .—L.J 1—1 1 1 L_J 1967 1 1 1 _ 1 J L_l 1968 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. * A v a i l a b l e only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published this Supplement in the latest monthly SURVEY 1 1 L_J L J 1 1969 J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM July 6 July 13 June 21 1957-59=100. 93.9 93-9 109.2 mil. $. do... 6,247 4,286 6,455 4,318 6,777 4,465 6,874 4,429 6,599 4,521 thous. do... do. „. do... 267 1,046 982 134 243 1,088 1,022 228 155 902 843 174 178 914 854 182 268 129 150 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2j• • • • ° mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2 / do... Member bank reserve balances 2 / .. •. .do... Excess reserves, estimated 2 / .do... 47,797 56,607 25,839 182 48,267 57,060 25,826 -395 50,777 60,497 27,014 75 50,686 60,541 26,934 157 50,910 60,979 27,472 -430 51,383 61,062 27,093 19 Assets and .liabilities of large commercial banks: ij Demand deposit s, ad justed 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... 76,340 48,742 212,355 25,422 69,139 30,487 69,192 30,280 78,422 33,219 78,392 47,550 230,126 22,589 78,355 33,347 78,248 47,525 230,636 22,820 78,590 33,252 Bond yields, domestic corpora be (Moody's) 2 / percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand, & Poor's) \J„ .1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks do... 6.61 100.91 109.80 6.61 *102.23 *111.33 7.31 97.81 107.17 7.33 97.01 106.28 7-33 98.94 108.51 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores ..... INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet) June 28 109.1 July 5 108.5 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 2 / Electric power, by utilities........ Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 2 / thous. sh. tons. .mil. kw.-hr. number. • .thous. bbl. 2,368 24,485 175,005 9,249 2,138 25,960 216,460 9,215 1,616 27,458 230,017 9,523 1,843 29,609 232,441 9,514 2,368 28,886 165,564 9,453 Steel, rawo ... Index of production. . RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. 1957-59=100. .bil.. 2,697 144.8 11.6 2,667 170.2 14.4 2,769 148.6 15.0 2,715 145.7 15.5 2,577 138.3 12.1 July 12 109.2 7.40 96.88 106.17 180,444 3,568 137.8 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 2/ Daily average, ij Wednesday data. * Tuesday close. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1969 ITEM May DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores. Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group June Mar. Apr. May June .mil. do do do do 29,285 9,917 6,112 1,314 1,269 28,887 9,828 5,974 1,353 1,290 27,955 9,222 5,707 1,291 1,098 r28,814 r9,742 r5,924 rl,28l rl,271 r30,582 rl0,258 r6,187 rl,388 1,352 29,173 10,022 5,955 do do .do do do do do 19,368 1,538 953 2,189 6,310 2,097 4,342 19,059 1,522 938 2,245 6,252 2,150 4,296 18,733 1,528 932 2,000 6,195 2,053 4,247 rl9,072 rl,642 r931 r2,073 r6,017 r2,070 r4,500 r20,324 rl,659 r989 r2,258 r6,596 r2,l67 r4,706 19,151 1,535 943 2,237 6,107 2,166 4,473 .do, do do do do 28,158 9,132 5,408 1,370 1,152 28,320 9,197 5,489 1,386 1,172 28,916 9,377 5,518 1,409 1,261 r29,A42 r9,575 r5,572 r1,433 rl,26l r29,l64 r9,481 5,504 1,438 1,231 28,935 9,381 Nondurable goods stores. do Apparel group. „ do, Drug and proprietary stores. do Eating and drinking places. .do, Food group do, Gasoline service stations ..*„..... .do, r General merchandise group „ 0do ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total do, Adjusted, total do RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total. .do, Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total. do. 19,026 1,575 957 2,114 6,117 2,038 4,452 19,123 1,595 953 2,114 6,172 2,050 4,488 19,539 1,613 960 2,107 6,284 2,132 4,637 r19,867 rl,746 r963 r2,133 r6,244 r2,I06 r4,920 r19,683 1,663 983 2,171 6,210 2,102 4,780 19,554 41,496 40,606 41,163 40,842 43,7/<4 43,004 44,237 43,118 43,948 43,025 7,828 7,768 7,689 7,777 7,918 8,340 8,126 8,655 8,388 Nondurable goods stores Apparel group... „ Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group. Gasoline service stations General merchandise group. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL l/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group r/ Revised. 7019 „ 1/ Data for June 1969 are advance estimates. 1,399 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1963 rraw May 1969 June Mar. Apr. May LABOR FORCE. EMPLOYMENT, .AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted „ Civilian labor force Employed, total. „ Nonagricultural employment Agricultural employment „ , Unemployed (all civilian workers) thous. do... do... do... do... do... 81,770 78,234 75,931 71,935 3,996 2,303 84,454 80,887 77,273 72,757 4,516 3,614 82,770 79,266 76,520 73,193 3,327 2,746 83,137 79,621 77,079 73,471 3,607 2,542 83,085 79,563 77,264 73,370 3,894 2,299 78,919 76,005 72,156 3,849 2,914 423 80,495 77,767 74,035 3,732 2,728 355 80,450 77,605 73,941 3,664 2,845 80,071 77,265 73,460 3,805 2,806 393 409 3.7 2.3 3.7 13.3 1.7 7,1 3.3 3.4 1.9 3.5 12.7 1.4 6.0 3-1 3.5 2.0 3.8 12.8 1.5 6.9 3.1 3.5 2.0 3.7 12.5 1.5 6.5 3.1 1.9 3.8 3.4 6.7 3.2 2.9 2.0 4.1 3c8 7.7 3.2 2.8 2.0 3.7 3.4 6.2 3.1 2.7 1.8 4.1 3.6 6.2 3.2 3.0 1.9 3.8 3-5 5.5 3.1 2.9 4.6 4.3 .9 4.6 3»5 4.7 2.5 1.3 .5 3 5 2.3 1.1 6.04 6.18 5.99 6.50 5.96 6.25 6.04 6.50 do... do... 5.621 5.95 mil. $. do... .do... Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted do.. 0 78,742 Employed, total do... 75,932 Nonagricultural employment „do... 72,027 Agricultural employment „„ do... 3,905 Unemployed (all civilian workers),. do... 2,810 Long-term, 15 weeks and over do... 418 Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in that group): All civilian workers . 3.6 Men, 20 years and over..,,,, 2.1 Women t 20 years and over . 3.7 Both sexes, 16-19 years 12.6 Married men „ 1.6 Nonwhite workers „ 6=5 White workers >,,,, ^,,,,,.,.... ,,..,, ,. = = . = . 3.2 Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers Construction Manufacturing 0 Durable goods 0 LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: JL/ Unadjusted for seasonal variation: Accession rate, total..... „mo. rate per 100 employees. Separation rate, total do... Seasonally adjusted: Accession rate, total. .„„„„„ „do„.. New hires .do... Separation rate, total .do... Quit „ .do... Layoff ... .do... FINANCE MONEY AND INTEREST RATES: Open market rates, New York City: Bankers ' acceptances (prime, 90 days) Commercial paper (prime, 4-6 months) Finance Co. paper placed directly, 3-6 mo Stock Exchange call loans, going rate Yield on U.S. Govt, securities (taxable): 3-month bills (rate on new issue) 3-5 year issues 4< 4- P4.8 P4.6 4. 3. 4. 2. 1.0 P4.8 P3.7 P5.0 P2.9 pl.l 6.66 6.82 6.38 7.26 6.86 7.04 6.38 7.50 7.38 7.35 6.54 7.50 5.544 5.71 6.080 6.33 6.150 6.15 6.077 6.33 11,736 14,949 -3,214 19,566 14,880 4,687 13,727 15,637 -1,910 23,596 15,922 7,674 13,346 15,279 -1,933 -848 -4,062 -1,112 3,575 -2 -1,912 -50 7,625 -485 -2,418 do do..., do do..., do.... 2,785 1,277 4,062 373,175 294,373 -3,742 167 -3,575 369,768 290,631 418 1,494 1,912 373,854 292,012 -2,456 -5,169 -7,625 372,216 289,557 -1,485 3,903 2,418 373,677 288,072 do..., do. do.... do d0 .do. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do 11,736 3,814 639 5,177 2,105 15,798 567 6,894 3,458 1,343 425 610 19,566 7,584 7,307 2,792 1,883 15,991 197 7,268 4,571 1,396 450 575 13,727 3,999 4,965 2,865 1,898 15,639 447 6,543 4,007 1,511 385 712 23,596 12,106 5,323 3,881 2,286 15,972 610 6,682 4,169 1,506 353 692 13,346 4,760 806 5,748 2,031 15,764 344 6,480 4,054 1,470 367 684 do.... do.... 549.78 520.63 445.94 429.15 388.20 426.23 406.63 446.13 422.34 437.51 do.... do.... 394.65 404.34 336.37 335.50 306.40 345.57 320.97 360.38 299.98 333.90 „. .percent. do„.. do... do... FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Budget receipts, expenditures, and net lending: Expenditure account: Receipts (net) Expenditure (excl. net lending) Expend, acct. surplus or deficit (-) Loan account: Net lending Budget surplus or deficit (-) Budget financing: Borrowing from the public Reduction in cash balances Total, budget financing. Gross amount of debt outstanding Held by the public Budget receipts by source and outlays by agency: Receipts (net), total .„ Individual income taxes (net) Corporation income taxes (net). Social insurance taxes and contributions (net) Other Expenditures and net lending, total. Agriculture Department Defense Department, military Health, Education, and Welfare Department Treasury Department „ National Aeronautics and Space Adm Veterans Administration SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Sales, excl. U.S. Govt, bonds (SEC): All registered exchanges: Market value Face value New York Stock Exchange: Market value Face value „ 0 . .do... do... & nvj-uioi&vy. sj uaca r e i ± e c t new benchmarks and r e v i s e d seasonal f a c t o r s . ,1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 1969 ITEM FINANCE—Con. SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission): Total on all registered exchanges: Market value.......................... Shares sold .... On New York Stock Exchange: Market value.......................... Shares sold. «...*........... Apr. May Feb. 17,571 453 20,012 568 15,085 ,...millions. .....mil. $. o..millions. 13,310 298 14,341 8,787 11,457 30,159 1,607 May Mar. 13,128 366 13,810 379 18.104 502 11,007 247 9,755 237 10,094 239 13,081 305 15,437 11,770 i"33,827 1,44-9 3,291 9,881 39,950 2,019 4,602 11,144 33,416 1,431 7,281 11,013 29,683 977 13,330 11,396 31,617 998 .4 5.5 .3 5.5 .6 6.4 6.3 •3 5.1 .thous. ..do... 51.3 33.2 43.0 36.4 50.1 28.2 r52.5 r29.3 51.7 28.2 Furnaces and ovens (indust. dom.new orders, net. .mil. $. Electric processing........................ ...do... ...do... Fuel-fired (except for hot rolling steel).., Material handling equipment (industrial): Orders (new), index, seasonally adjusted..........1957~59=100. 9.3 .9 5.6 10.4 .9 4.6 12.0 .5 3.S 12.4 1.1 6.7 17.0 1.9 9.8 237.3 230.4 275.4 216.0 288.1 941.7 895.8 1,103.5 1,051.6 864.7 825,0 932.3 878.4 876.8 825.8 861.1 806.2 407 I METAIS AND MANUFACTURES IRON ORE (U.S. and foreign ores and ore agglomerates): Receipts at iron and steel plants.............thous. lg» tons. Consumption at iron and steel plants.....................do... Stocks, end of mo.: At furnace yards....................do... At U.S. docks.......................do... Radiators and convectors, shipments: Cast-iron..............................mil. sq. ft. radiation. Nonferrous .do... Oil burners: Shipments............ Stockss end of month. 9.7 .6 6.6 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MOTOR VEHICLES: FACTORY SALES, TOTAL. Domestic......... .thous. ..do... Passenger cars, total. Domestic .do. do. 782.7 747.8 916.9 876.2 707.4 677.4 763.3 721.7 714.3 677.3 720.2 678.5 Trucks and buses, total. Domestic do. .do. 159.0 147.9 186.6 175.4 157.3 147.7 I69.O 156.7 162.5 148.5 140.8 127.8 r / Revised. USC0MM--DC—7019 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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