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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS S^^^ffliKMiP^BiiiBKKlWIR^MBiK 1941-43 = 10. 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 1941-43=10 130 Weekly (Wednesday close) Monthly (avg. of daily dose) 1969 - 120 no v "Nv/f 120 \ p. 100 100 \ 90 80 i i i i J J i i i i _„J_„. i i i i i L i i__j_i i ™L_J L_J 1 L .1 I 1-1 L_ — i _ J LJ™J 1969 1968 1967 • » V I i !• 1 L J L .I-.,...L.,..L... • • 1 80 J FMA M J J A S ON D 1970 Data: Standard & Poor's Corp. 1957-59=100 250 1957-59 = 100 250 RAW STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and all other forms) 200 200 Monthly 50 -I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I L_J_JL 1968 1967 I I I I I I I I I 1969 1970 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion $ 35 SALES OF RETAIL STORES _ (seasonally adjusted) 30 25 -^^"^ Dollo 3.60 ^ Goods MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS _ 44 — -- ?0 42 — 15 Durable Goods / • — ^ ^ * — V 10 5 46 (Hours seasonally adjusted) Total Nondun zble Hours 48 40 Average Hours Per Week (right scale) -Li 1 I 1L L L I 1967 1 I i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i I l i I l l.i.J l l l 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1969 I 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor * 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 1 . . i i i I 1967 1968 I 38 I i i 1969 1970 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 1970 May 31 June 7 May 16 May 23 May 30 June 6 1957-59=100. 108.2 109.1 113.0 112.6 111.6 111.9 mil. $. do... 6,809 4,481 6,977 4,742 6,987 4,738 6,964 4,698 7,004 4,611 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. 135 914 855 169 149 909 849 163 242 1,801 1,689 212 231 1,751 1,639 230 224 198 235 53,568 63,301 27,752 23 53,589 63,540 28,084 -126 53,517 62,231 27,308 32 53,773 62,723 27,613 175 76,546 46,069 228,229 22,652 78,720 33,401 78,290 46,074 228,109 22,776 78,325 33,451 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores ' FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3_/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/ Member bank reserve balances 3_/ Excess reserves, estimated^/ mil. $. do... do... do... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: kj 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... 77,247 47,837 226,285 23,202 76,681 33,142 76,983 33,039 78,140 45,979 228,447 22,055 78,979 33,391 7.14 103.26 113.05 7.19 102.59 112.34 8.44 76.53 83.67 1,932 26,331 141,005 9,348 1,909 26,592 185,821 9,487 1,922 28,352 167,663 9,624 1,953 28,318 180,628 9,607 thous. sh. tons. 1957-59=100. 2,800 150.3 2,776 149.0 2,625 140.9 2,609 140.0 2,670 143.3 bil. 14.4 15.2 15.5 15.6 15.1 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3_/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) £/....1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate^/ thous. bbl. Steel, raw»eae Index of production 50,441 60,227 27,643:; -19 50,033 59,788 27,729 -65 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES _!_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2_/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 8.56 72.77 79.49 8.49 73. 52 80.27 2,275 27,851 172, 469 9,600 8.62 78.52 86.08 181,987 2,658 142,7 3J Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 1970 Mar. Apr. mil. $, ....do... do.., do.., do.., 27,920 9,222 5,707 1,291 1,098 28,781 9,742 5,924 1,281 1,271 27,051 7,810 4,664 1,327 871 25,437 7,874 4,796 1,217 896 r28,715 r8,918 r5,456 rl,290 rl,031 29,507 9,487 5,752 1,317 1,172 Nondurable goods stores do.., Apparel group. ....do.., Drug and proprietary stores.. do.., Eating and drinking places do.., Food group do.., Gasoline service stations do.., General merchandise group with nonstores...........do... 18,698 1,528 932 2,000 6,160 2,053 4,247 19,039 1,642 931 2,073 5,984 2,070 4,500 19,241 1,412 1,018 2,026 6,816 2,079 3,969 17,563 1,241 950 1,945 6,040 1,917 3,719 rl9,797 rl,587 rl,022 r2,141 r6,438 r2,128 r4,614 20,020 1,516 981 2,197 6,422 2,195 4,759 do.., do.., do... do.., do... 28,881 9,377 5,518 1,409 1,261 29,409 9,575 5,572 1,433 1,261 29,570 8,886 5,114 1,457 1,143 29,980 9,143 5,325 1,422 1,205 r29,801 r9,134 r5,350 rl,4l8 rl,168 30,387 9,295 5,431 1,454 1,145 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 19,504 1,613 960 2,107 6,249 2,132 4,637 19,834 1,746 963 2,133 6,211 2,106 4,920 20,684 ,616 ,038 ,209 ,674 ,184 061 20,837 1,735 1,034 2,270 6,655 2,183 5,114 r20,667 rl,608 rl,051 r2,273 r6,679 r2,203 r5,001 21,092 1,712 1,036 2,263 6,669 2,231 5,293 do... do... 43,744 43,004 44,237 43,118 43,629 45,270 44,871 45,337 45,987 45,525 do... do... 7,883 8,305 8,093 8,555 8,112 9,038 7,316 9,078 1 r8,952 Apr. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nons tores ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total -. RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted) , total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total.... r/ Revised. r8,463 8,559 9,158 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1970 1969 ITEM Apr. May Apr. Feb. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted thous. Civilian labor force s a s s s » o s a = e a do» » = Employed, total do. - . Nonagricultural employment do. .. Agricultural employment do... Unemployed (all civilian workers) do... 83,137 79,621 77,079 73,471 3,607 2,542 83,085 79,563 77,264 73,370 3,894 2,299 84,625 81,283 77,489 74,495 2,994 3,794 85,008 81,690 77,957 74,786 3,171 3,733 85,231 81,960 78,408 74,877 3,531 3,552 80,434 77,589 73,928 3,661 2,845 381 80,130 77,321 73,544 3,777 2,809 400 82,249 78,822 75,323 3,499 3,427 465 82,769 79,112 75,562 3,550 3,657 545 82,872 78,924 75,338 3,586 3,948 569 3.5 2.0 3.8 12.7 1.5 7.0 3.1 3.5 2.0 3.7 12.4 1.5 6.4 3.1 4.2 2.8 4.1 13.4 2.0 7 0 3. 4.4 2.9 4.5 13.9 2.2 7.1 4.1 4.8 3.2 4.4 15.7 2.4 8.7 4.3 1.8 4.0 3.5 6.0 3.2 3.0 2.0 3.8 3.5 5.7 3.1 2.9 2.3 5.0 4.3 7.9 4.6 4.7 2.7 5.2 4.6 8.1 4.7 4.8 2.9 5.7 4.8 8.1 4.7 4.9 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): ** Total, seasonally adjusted thous.. Mining do.... Contract construction do.... Manufacturing do.... Durable goods • do. Nondurable goods do.... Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc....do.... 69,789 624 3,363 20,111 11,868 8,243 4,439 70,013 622 3,407 20,118 11,874 8,244 4,444 71,004 634 3,418 19,886 11,608 8,278 4,511 r71,256 r626 r3,481 rl9,944 rll,648 r8,296 r4,502 r71,124 r622 r3,424 rl9,787 rll,525 r8,262 r4,464 Wholesale and retail trade do.... Wholesale trade do.... Retail trade do.... Finance, insurance,and real estate do.... Services. • do.... Government do. ... Federal do.... State and local do.... PRODUCTION WORKERS (MFG. PAYROLLS), TOTAL,seas. adj.**...do.... Durable goods do. ... Nondurable goods • do.... 14,533 3,737 10,796 3,531 11,044 12,144 2,758 9,386 14,739 8,634 6,105 14,609 3,758 10,851 3,541 11,065 12,207 2,754 9,453 14,740 8,630 6,'110 14,991 3,876 11,115 3,654 11,415 12,495 2,721 9,774 14,467 8,364 6,103 rl4,984 r3,847 rll,137 3,665 rll,537 rl2,517 2,780 r9,737 rl4,512 r8,409 r6,103 rl4,975 r3,850 rll,125 r3,676 rll,552 rl2,624 r2,851 r9,773 rl4,384 r8,313 r6,071 HOURS (GROSS), AVG. WEEKLY PER PROD. WORKER (MFG. PAYROLLS): * * Manufacturing, seasonally adjusted hours. Overtime hours do... Durable goods do... Overtime hours do... Nondurable goods do. . . Overtime hours do... 40.8 3.7 41.4 3.8 39.8 3.4 40.7 3.6 41.4 3.8 39.8 3.4 39.9 3.2 40.4 3.2 39.3 3.2 40.2 r3.2 40.7 r3.2 39.4 3.2 40.0 3.0 r40.4 r3.0 r39.3 3.0 HOURLY EARNINGS (GROSS), AVG. PER PROD. WORKER ON PAYROLLS: ** Manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted... dollars. Excluding overtime do... Durable goods do... Excluding overtime do. . . Nondurable goods do... Excluding overtime do.. . 3.15 3.02 3.33 3.19 2.87 2.76 3.16 3.03 3.35 3.20 2.88 2.77 3.31 3.19 r3.51 3.38 r3.03 r2.92 3.32 3.21 r3.52 3.40 r3.04 2.93 8,887.6 3,902.0 4,985.7 2,028.9 2,956.7 9,147.7 4,097.6 5,050.1 2,083.2 2,966.8 Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted Employed, total Nonagricultural employment Agricultural employment Unemployed (all civilian workers) Long-term, 15 weeks and over Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years Married men Negro and other races White workers • do. do. do. do. do. do. Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers. Construction Manufacturing Durable goods FINANCE Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj.: Total (233 SMSA's) bil. $., New York SMSA do Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do 6 other leading SMSA's do..., 226 other SMSA's do..., Home mortgage rates (conventional 1st mortgages): New home purchase (U.S. avg.) percent., Existing home purchase (U.S. avg.) do... Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annual rates, seasonally adjusted: Total (233 SMSA's) ratio of debits to deposits., New York SMSA do Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do 6 other leading SMSA's do... 226 other SMSA's do..., 7.47 7.46 66.7 140.9 47.2 66.3 39.4 68.2 147.3 47.5 67.1 39.5 r9,793.6 4,232.1 5,561.9 2,309.1 r3,252.3 r9,842.7 4,336.7 r5,506.0 r2,291.4 r3,214.6 8.23 8.23 r8.29 8.26 72.4 148.8 52.0 74.2 42.9 r70. 145. r50. r72. 41. 10,163. 4,422. 5,741. 2,417. 3,323, 8.23 8.20 72.9 149.7 52.2 75.8 42.6 rj Revised. _p_/ Preliminary. ** Payroll employment, hours, and earnings data beginning Mar. 1970 reflect the annual BLS adjustment to new benchmarks and new seasonal factors and are not comparable with the unrevised data shown for Apr. and May 1969 and Feb. 1970. 7431 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1969 1970 Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 111,950 89,672 34,262 24,306 3,874 27,230 113,231 90,663 34,733 24,399 3,903 27,628 121,074 97,402 36,291 27,346 3,991 29,774 120,077 96,892 36,119 26,987 3,970 29,816 119,698 96,662 36,088 26,814 3,951 29,809 120,402 97,104 36,264 26,<850 3,960 30,030 78,006 37,257 18,253 10,294 8,927 3,275 11,666 320 22,278 9,139 7,961 1,178 6,340 5,037 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 5,237 1,320 6,795 84,531 40,144 19,703 11,468 9,683 3,533 12,871 333 23,672 9,092 7,887 1,205 84,393 39,990 19,652 11,459 9,691 3,601 12,499 331 23,185 9,074 7,857 1,217 5^932 1,607 7,041 5^210 1,579 7,322 84,308 39,956 19,586 11,533 9,650 3,583 12,354 331 23,036 9,054 7,843 1,211 6,645 5,062 1,583 7,337 84,802 40,245 19,672 11,644 9,652 3,589 12,302 332 23,298 9,102 7,892 1,210 6,900 5,289 1,611 7,296 8,132 2,750 2,423 2,959 7,840 2,541 2,521 2,778 9,024 3,023 2,668 3,333 8,033 2,552 2,575 2,906 7,490 2,130 2,663 2,697 8,257 2,441 2,926 2,890 7,106 2,214 2,275 2,617 7,616 2,386 2,634 2,596 8,243 2,584 2,725 2,934 8,473 2,615 2,898 2,960 8,773 2,776 2,792 3,205 8,331 2,600 2,756 2,975 8,381 2,730 2,625 3,026 7,735 2,501 2,461 2,773 8,720 2,772 2,763 3,185 7,960 2,519 2,569 2,872 8,521 2,479 2,925 3,117 8,141 2,469 2,722 2,950 8,625 2,536 3,018 3,071 8,207 2,550 2,761 2,896 8,392 2,496 2,922 2,974 8,194 2,501 2,792 2,901 8,491 2,571 2,843 3,077 8,195 2,527 2,729 2,939 FINANCE ~ Con. CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month ..mil. $ Installment credit, total...............................do.. Automobile paper. .....................................do.s Other consumer goods paper.....9......................do.. Repair and modernization loans... .do. . Personal loans.«............................... .......do.. By type of holder: Financial institutions, total...................... .do.. Commercial banks..............................<,.. .do.. Sales finance companies...........................do.. Credit unions.....................................do.* Consumer finance companies. .do.. Other.............................................do.. Retail outlets, total...............................do.. Automobile dealers. ....do.. Noninstallment credit, total........ .do.. Single-payment loans, total....... ................... .do.. Commercial banks-.......,.„„......«....,......•••.«-do* * Other financial institutions...... do.. Charge accounts, total ........do.. Retail outlets. .do. . Credit cards........................................do.. Service credit. do.. Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total...... do.. Automobile paper do.. Other consumer goods paper....... do.. All other .do.. Repaid, total do.. Automobile paper do. . Other consumer goods paper............................do.. All other. .do.. Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total do.. Automobile paper do.. Other consumer goods paper do.. Al 1 o ther do.. Repaid, t o t a l do.. Automobile paper do. • Other consumer goods paper do.. All o t h e r do.. "7 COO C "7QQ USCOMM—DC—7431 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT PURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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