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July 4, 1969 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS 1941-43=10 140 1941-43=10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 1 110 ^ N / y"*-v/ - 100 _ 90 Monthy (avg. 80 —L.J.-.J-^_I_.LJL.J—I~J~JL.~ —L~U.A—L-J—J 1966 L - J L - J — i . - i — -.J.~,U.L.JL—L. . 1 . „J-..i.,^„.JL„JL,.,., .., 1 L i 1967 of daily 1 1 1 t 1968 close) 1 1 |.,„l..„ 1969 J f i i i i i i i i i i FMAMJJASOND Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1957-59 = 100 1957-59=100 250 2 5 0 R A W 2 0 0 STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots a n d a l l other forms) - - 100 "i s~~^ 150 ^ 200 -1 Monthly 5 0 _i_J I I l i I I l I l • t i l l 1966 1 I 1 I I I -i. I I 1 1 1 J.. I 1967 i I I „J .„, L_i™L_L~_i..„l.,.l .J.., 1 , 1 1 J 1969 1968 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion$ 60 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES Billion$ 100 (seasonally a d j u s t e d ) 55 90 1957-59 = 100 120 WHOLESALE PRICES A 115 Inventories Industrial ( r i g h t scale) Commodities 110 50 j \ 80 / < 105 Shipments j &£*' A \ j ..." * ^ All Commodities i . "" * / / ' \ (left scale) 45 H70 H I 100 V ! Book v a l u e , e n d o f m o n t h 40 .J. 1 1 I J . I j L U . l _ l . i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 ! 11 1966 1967 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 i I J . J . I 1 1 J J.J 1968 60 95 1969 U.S. Dept. of Commerce provides selected i i i n l i m i U.S. Dept. of Labor weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY / V * • • • • i • • • • • 1966 * A v a i l a b l e only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement N 1967 A Farm Products 1 i M 1 L u |_L,| _l_J..J_JL_i i . | 1 i i i J 1968 1969 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM June 22 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ June 29 June 7 June 14 June 21 1957.59=100 94.0 94.3 109.1 109.1 109.2 mil. $ do.. 6,750 4,385 7,022 4,431 6,845 4,640 7,012 4,6/4 6,74* 4,430 152 931 872 191 174 917 857 345 149 909 849 163 146 905 844 226 47,574 55,956 25,597 -176 47,484 56,444 26,217 -276 50,436 60,159 27,576 298 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.. 76,489 48,608 209,268 19,731 66,867 30,332 77,927 48,657 207,910 25,532 69,240 30,199 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3 / percent, Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) ij...1941-43=10 Industrials, 425 stocks do.. 6.63 *99.99 *109.01 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) FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 2 / Excess reserves, estimated 2 / thous. .| do.. do. • do.. mil. $ do.. do.. do. • HtODUCTION: Bituminous coal 2 / Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3 / thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl 1,944 25,632 254,623 9,146 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE T0N-MTT.ES thous. sh. tons. 1957-59=100. bil. 2,790 149.8 15.5 MONTHLY 109.1 155 ""174 182 50,666 60,352 27,407 -298 50,777 60,497 27,014 75 50,686 60,535 26,928 151 77,024 47,687 224,963 33,191 76,983 33,039 78,852 47,594 225,609 23,038 77,474 33,147 76,151 47,560 228,627 23,133 78,429 33,219 6.61 *100.08 *108.80 7.19 120.59 132.34 7.24 99.55 109.01 7.31 97.81 107.17 7.33 97.01 106.28 2,104 26,114 249,061 9,187 2,785 149.5 14.3 1,909 26,592 224,125 9,487 1,643 27,928 224,623 9,537 1,639 27,458 229,884 9,523 227,500 2,776 149.0 15.2 2,771 148.7 15.3 2,769 U£.6 15.0 2/ Daily average., ij Wednesday data. * Tuesday close. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price June 28 "2)715 145.7 BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1969 ITEM Apr. May Feb. Mar. Apr. 55,254 31,054 1,387 4,884 2,994 r54,693 r30,654 rl,438 r4,893 r3,109 54,525 30,425 1,440 4,874 3,047 5,720 3,867 7,814 1,101 r5,559 r3,686 r7,654 rl,068 5,454 3,680 7,631 1,087 24,100 7,869 443 1,727 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIIMENTS: NOT SEASONALLT ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 2 / Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $•do. •.. do.... do..., do. • • \ 50,068 27,834 1,348 4,584 2,865 50,596 28,283 1,373 4,663 2,900 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do. • •. do. • •. do. •.. do... 4,930 3,403 6,993 880 4,808 3,361 7,410 909 53,933 30,287 1,295 4,741 3,009 5,513 3,728 7,7a 1,056 do. •.. do.... do.. •. do.. •. 22,234 7,014 387 1,736 22,313 7,233 421 1,765 23,646 7,6*4 399 1,752 24,200 7,825 404 1,830 do... do... do.. • , do.. •, 1,981 4,019 1,787 1,232 2,014 3,969 1,811 1,245 2,219 3,995 1,949 1,344 2,259 4,106 1,930 1,387 r24,Q39 r7,662 r414 rl,756 r2,256 r4,254 1,971 rl,413 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 May 2,250 4,250 2,055 1,369 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL B(y industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1 / Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products do... 48,755 50,014 53,302 53,078 r53,298 53,864 do. „. do... do... do..., 26,888 1,330 4,263 2,814 27,509 1,329 4,423 2,8a 29,914. 1,454 4,585 3,031 29,530 1,441 4,578 2,940 r29,643 rl,422 r4,571 r3,06l 29,607 1,393 4,634 2,984 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do... do... do... do... 4,685 3,473 6,689 892 4,657 3,475 7,020 923 5,352 3,685 7,463 1,083 5,319 3,725 7,273 1,078 r5,276 r3,737 r7,346 rl,084 5,282 3,771 7,253 1,105 r/ Revised. \J Includes data for other industries not shown 70Q3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1968 1969 ITEM Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. §y industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products May Feb. mil. • do. do. do. 21,867 7,095 394 1,741 22,505 7,267 421 1,804 23,388 7,624 415 1,740 ....do... do... do... do... 1,952 3,697 1,803 1,161 2,023 3,811 1,824 1,204 do... do... do... do•.. 85,069 55,208 29,861 84,382 do... do... do... do... Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Mar. Apr. r23,655 r7,755 2,201 3,980 1,949 1,328 23,548 7,778 411 1,784 2,186 3,892 1,971 1,327 85,828 55,731 30,097 85,278 90,158 58,568 31,590 89,556 90,885 59,293 31,592 90,317 r91,779 r59,973 r31,806 r91,0l8 54,724 1,927 7,724 5,691 55,234 1,940 7,657 5,823 58,282 2,372 7,554 6,129 58,978 2,361 7,627 6,220 r59,426 r2,391 r7,682 r6,267 do. •. do... do... do... 10,954 8,291 13,263 2,033 11,061 8,400 13,430 2,025 11,738 8,592 14,186 2,275 11,837 8,735 14,350 2,319 rll,946 r8,762 r!4,482 r2,345 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 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 29,658 7,081 2,251 3,393 2,261 5,651 1,955 1,668 30,044 7,226 2,261 3,406 2,284 5,698 1,981 1,674 31,274 7,248 2,2Q3 3,534 2,419 6,088 2,076 1,831 31,339 7,215 2,226 3,548 2,420 6,177 2,069 1,799 r31,592 r7,293 2,2Q3 r3,581 r2,439 r6,255 r2,06l rl,811 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total do. do. do. 50,453 28,172 22,281 49,511 27,179 22,332 54,850 31,125 23,725 55,696 31,449 24,247 r56,010 r31,896 r24,H4 NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL ^y 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 do. 49,237 49,650 53,901 53,283 r54,635 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 27,373 4,244 2,819 4,658 3,366 7,326 21,864 6,041 15,823 27,172 3,900 2,941 4,665 3,313 7,343 22,478 6,134 16,344 30,482 4,666 2,841 5,626 3,767 7,842 23,419 6,504 16,915 29,697 4,614 2,980 5,538 3,746 7,107 23,586 6,568 17,018 r30,944 r4,806 r3,158 r5,650 r3,928 r7,695 r23,691 r6,637 rl7,054 85,640 82,550 3,090 85,291 88,041 84,988 3,053 88,064 84,994 6,575 9,716 15,193 13,251 34,251 3,070 88,480 85,380 3,100 88,267 r89,796 r86,621 r3,175 r89,6Q3 82,239 7,845 8,782 14,156 12,867 32,986 3,052 84,555 81,446 3,109 84,927 81,902 7,322 8,882 34-, 164 12,705 33,309 3,025 85,159 6,611 9,756 15,410 13,272 34,086 3,108 r86,46l r6,848 r9,854 rl5,783 r!3,46l r34,436 r3,142 4,878 146 3,$34 6,170 172 4,770 4,802 205 3,705 5,003 177 3,729 5,895 183 4,682 mil. $. do... do... do... 11,651 8,870 2,220 561 12,342 9,234 2,521 607 11,149 8,439 2,191 519 13,360 9,798 2,971 591 13,947 9,632 3,770 545 mil. $. do... do... do... do... 3,000.4 2,961.2 2,855.8 2,754.3 2,6Q3.9 2,986.2 2,962.4 2,741.6 2,840.7 2,754.8 2,179.1 2,144.7 2,296.7 2,401.4 2,655.3 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 BSy industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products 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... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge Co.): TOTAL VALUATION mil. $. Index (seasonally adjusted) 1957-59=100. Building, total mil. $. FINANCE LIFE INSURANCE: Life Insurance Agency Management Association: Insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value, estimated total Ordinary (incl. mass-marketed ord.) Group Industrial « FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense shipments Seasonally adjusted IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 3,418, 3,366. 3,196, 2,993. 2,980, rl,758 r2,226 r3,913 1,988 rl,333 3,565.9 3,506.9 3,354.7 3,334.3 3,177.2 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 1969 ITEM May COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BT FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS 1910-14=100 Crops..e : »»........,.c, e do.. Commercial vegetables... . . . . • • • • . . • • • . . . . , . . . . . » . . . . . . <do.. CobioiA ........to do*. Feed grains and hay. ......••.«....•»...•......•..,...• ,do.., Food grains ... do.. Fruit do.. ?......; Tobacco do.. Livestock and products .do. „, Dairy products do.. Meat animals .„ "..... .do.., Poultry and eggs. „ do.. PRICES PAID BT FARMERS: All commodities and services.... „ do.. Family living items do.., Production items .,•••*.••, . .do.. All cammed., services, int. 9 taxes, and wage rates do.. PARITT RATIO .do.., WHOLESALE FRICE INDEX: All commodities .........1957-59-100, Farm products do... Processed foods and feeds....••....•.........••••.•..».do.., Industrial commodities do.., PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED H T — 'Wholesale prices .3.957-59=41.00 METAIS AND MANUFACTURES MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting type tools: Orders, new (net), total mil. $, Domestic do... Shipments, total «..,..«.««.,... „ do... Domestic do.., Order backlog, end of month. ....do... e Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total. do... Domestic do.., Shipments, total .do.., Domestic ........ do.., Order backlog, end of month. do.., June Apr. Mar. May June 166 167 321 563 260 231 287 179 163 156 316 563 271 228 324 173 164 156 285 583 271 227 326 174 167 156 259 5&5 282 237 406 170 173 157 269 585 284 231 310 180 173 151 298 5&5 281 305 349 124 286 299 355 135 308 323 375 160 309 318 385 150 321 314 419 134 329 310 437 139 311 335 293 354 73 311 335 293 355 73 321 347 302 369 73 322 349 3Q3 372 73 325 351 306 374 75 326 351 307 375 76 108.5 1Q3.6 113.6 108.6 108.7 102.5 114.6 108.8 111.7 106.5 II6.4 112.0 111.9 105.6 117.3 112.1 112.8 110.5 119.4 112.2 P113.2 plll.3 pl21.2 pll2.2 $0,922 $0,920 $0,895 $0,894 r$0.887 p$0.883 93,30 86.15 121.30 109.60 942.6 97.75 8.1.85 127.60 114.90 912.8 115.90 100.85 105-30 94.70 820.4 rl82.35 rl73.60 rlOl.10 r91.95 r901.6 U3.45 99.10 98.90 89.20 916.2 22.50 18.15 29.10 25.50 188.7 28.80 25.70 34.30 28.55 183.2 45.75 40.70 33.55 30.85 287.6 r90.20 r86.95 r29.05 r25.70 r348.7 54.60 52.95 31.60 29.35 371.7 260 236 307 rj Revised, jg/ Preliminary. 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