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June 14, 1968 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS :D B U S I N E S S I N D I C A T O R S Index, 1957-59 = 1 Index, 1957-59 = 100 200 ~ ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) A j 190 _ 180 - 170 ~ 160 ~ Monthly 150 1 1 1 1 1 1—1 1 1 L_J_ I i i 1965 i i 1 i i i i i 1966 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,1 i, 1 1 1 1967 — 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J FMAMJ 1968 J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants) 300 1968 - 1 J I - 1967 A i 1965 1966 i i i 1967 i i i i i 1 J 1 1 . . 1 i i i i F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Billion Dollars NEW CONSTRUCTION (Seas, adj., at annual rates) Billion Dollars 35 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 30 — (Seasonally adjusted) Total - 25 u Nondurabi e Goods 20 40 15 Private Residential (nonfarm) -^1\- 20 1 • • • • ' • ' ' • '-I 10 1965 1966 • " ^ " ~ 1967 1968 5 .*>-- "j Durable Goods - —*•<.•••-' • • • ' ' * • ' ' • • * • • ' • ' ' • • • • ' * • ' ' • • ' ' ' ' ' • Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce • — .-—-•..... i i i i i 1 i i i i i i ' i i ' 1 i' i • • i i i i i1 i i i ii i i i i i1 i i i i i 1 1965 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1967 1968 100 50 * Weekly i 1968 200 |p* - 150 A Monthly 250 0 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1967 ITEM June 3 June 10 May 18 May 25 June 1 1957-59=100, 99.8 100.3. 94.9 94.9 94.9 mil. $, do.., 5,976 4,012 6,294 4,164 6,490 4,365 6,410 4,261 6,484 4,255 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, 176 1,339 1,084 227 188 1,092 1,038 242 156 1,027 966 215 348 982 922 274 44,198 47,081 23,059 381 44,438 47,478 23,176 331 46,920 52,819 25,373 398 46,908 53,162 25,377 334 46,937 52,923 25,305 370 72,933 47,419 189,689 25,469 61,887 27,364 71,908 47,396 189,288 25,201 61,478 27,332 75,616 48,421 205,988 27,294 67,610 29,721 74,744 48,464 204,886 26,756 67,427 29,770 76,122 48,468 204,759 26,493 67,056 29,817 5.66 89.08 95.73 5.70 90.91 97.90 6.59 98.07 107.27 6.61 97.18 106.19 6.64 97.92 107.10 1,881 21,461 162,322 8,548 1,934 22,928 208,525 8,542 1,853 23:, 961 259,110 9,216 1,858 23,827 254,437 9,230 1,854 23,335 201,075 9,231 2,310 324.0 2,281 122.4 2,844 152.7 2,860 153.5 2,857 153.4 12.8 34.8 15.4 15.7 13.9 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/. ALL RETAIL STORES, SAIES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2 / Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2 / Member bank .reserve balances %] Excess reserves, estimated 2 / .mil. $, do... .do.., do.., Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: J±/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $, Savings deposits . do.., Loans and investments (adjusted), total do.., U.S. Government obligations dc, Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.., Real estate loans (gross) do.., Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2 / percent, Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) Lj** 1941-43=10, Industrials, 425 stocks••oeooo...... 0 .do.. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 2L/ •• thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr, Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) .number, Petroleum (crude) and condensate ,2/. thous. bbl, Steel, raw Index of production thous. sh. tons. 957-59=100, RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON MILES bil- 140 "0,,3.54 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 2 / Dai3y average, hj Wednesday data. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Apr. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL .. do do do.... do rfn NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL M l . .*.. do do do.... Public, total CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: .1957-59=100.. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE Associated General Contractors (bldg. on3y)..« ........ QO.... DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 2/ do do Lumber, building, hardware group 1968 1967 ITEM ........QO.... do.... do.... May Feb. Mar. Apr. 5,740 3,673 1,642 1,188 1,419 464 557 2,067 6,306 4,023 1,868 1,380 1,501 499 597 2,283 5,049 3,557 1,685 1,307 1,321 398 542 1,492 r5,755 r3,904 rl,873 rl,468 rl,427 r430 r587 rl,851 6,426 4,310 2,152 1,694 1,505 444 644 2,116 72.0 46.0 21.1 73.9 47.8 22.1 81.4 55.1 27.0 r81.3 r54.9 27.4 80.7 54.3 27,8 17.3 5.6 6.9 25.9 17.8 6.0 7.1 26.1 19.8 8.5 26.3 rl9.2 r5.5 r8.2 26.5 18.3 5.3 8.0 26.4 123 129 124 130 330 134 330 135 331 335 25,081 8,205 4,955 1,160 26,557 8,928 5,433 1,245 1,115 17,629 1,439 894 2,093 5,888 2,034 3,322 r27,044 r8,900 r5,5Q3 rl,306 rl,014 rl8,144 rl,428 927 r2,330 r6,340 r2,085 r3,363 r27,479 r9,072 r5,527 rl,264 1,170 rl8,407 rl,6l6 r912 r2,337 r6,088 r2,333 r3,607 , "? 16,876 1,375 851 1,991 5,810 1,940 3,049 24,157 7,801 4,736 1,236 875 16,356 1,161 891 1,946 5,831 1,923 2,774. Revised. 1/ Except farm and public utilities. 2/ Data for May 1968 are advance estimates. Digitized forr/ FRASER CORRECTION FOR PAGE S-3 OF THE MAY 1968 SURVEY: Total Cash receipts from farming, including Government http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ payments (48 States), should read $3,155 mil. instead of $3,397 mil Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 9455 May 336 29,007 9,769 5,892 1,356 19,238 1,510 947 2,296 6,567 2,226 3,666 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1968 1967 ITEM Apr. May Feb. mil. do. do. do. do. 25,918 8,104 4,660 1,286 1,048 25,897 8,187 4,752 1,306 1,001 27,399 8,765 5,068 1,398 1,167 r28,120 r9,053 r5,279 rl,430 rl,203 r27,565 r8,822 5,095 1,401 1,170 ......do... do. •. do... do... do... do... do.. • 17,814 1,585 906 2,034 5,985 1,992 3,479 17,710 1,490 903 2,Q38 5,996 1,996 3,468 18,634 1,586 936 2,206 6,160 2,116 3,737 rl9,067 rl,652 948 r2,230 r6,272 r2,174 r3,880 rl8,743 1,533 940 2,205 6,342 2,163 3,769 do... do... 37,199 36,236 36,935 36,263 36,725 37,082 37,745 37,OQ3 do... .do... 6,500 6,993 6,839 6,948 6,387 7,683 7,318 7,722 7,479 7,699 r65,677 r622 r3,159 rl9,346 rll,389 r7,957 r4,273 r67,600 r608 r3,388 rl9,6l2 rll,514 r8,098 r4,342 r67,656 r609 r3,330 rl9,607 rll,495 r8,112 r4,332 rl3,564 r3,528 rlO,036 r3,199 r9,996 rll,518 r2,701 r8,817 r!3,920 r3,6l9 rl0,301 r3,304 rlO,405 rl2,021 r2,721 r9,300 rl3,999 r3,632 rlO,367 r3,3H rlO,415 rl2,053 r2,718 r9,335 r67,784 r632 r3,307 rl9,670 rll,544 r8,126 r4,331 rl4,019 r3,638 . 10,381 r3,322 rl0,410 rl2,093 r2,717 r9,376 r!4,256 r8,332 r5,924 rl4,364 r8,382 r5,982 rl4,386 r8,371 r6,015 r!4,454 r8,422 r6,032 r40.5 r3.3 41.0 3.3 39.5 r3.1 r40.8 3.5 41.4 r3.6 40.0 r3.2 40.7 3.4 41.4 r3.7 39.8 3.3 r40,0 r-2.9 r40.5 r3.0 r39.2 r2.8 2.81 2.70 2.99 2.87 2.55 2.46 r2.94 2.83 r3.12 3.00 2.68 2.58 2.96 r2.85 3.14 3.02 2.69 2.59 2.97 2.86 3.14 r3.03 2.70 r2.6l 93,917 74,290 30,852 19,442 3,670 20,326 97,672 77,327 31,137 20,785 3,653 21,752 97,875 77,581 31,380 20,692 3,636 21,873 99,142 78,345 31,766 20,802 3,649 22,128 Mar. Apr. DOMESTIC TRADE—Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES~Con. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/ 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 ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total . Adjusted, total „ RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): 2/ Total, seasonally adjusted thous. Mining do... Contract construction do. •. Manufacturing do... Durable goods industries .do... Nondurable goods industries do... Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc ..do... Wholesale and retail trade Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government Federal State and local ...do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. PRODUCTION WORKERS (MFG.PAYROLLS), TOTAL, seas.adj. 2/..do.., Durable goods industries do.., Nondurable goods industries do.., HOURS (GROSS), AVG. WEEKLY PER PROD. WORKER (MFG. PAYROLLS): 2/| Manufacturing, seasonally adjusted hours.. Overtime hours do.... Durable goods industries do.... Overtime hours do.... Nondurable goods industries do.... Overtime hours do.... HOURLY EARNINGS, AVERAGE PER PROD. WORKER (MFG.PAYROLLS): 2/ Manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted dollars.. Excluding overtime do.. c 0 Durable goods industries . ...do.... Excluding overtime do.... Nondurable goods industries „ do.... Excluding overtime do.... 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 mil. $. .do... .do... do... do... do... 93,089 73,840 30,635 19,376 3,636 20,193 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 65,298 32,299 16,590 8,561 5,951 1,897 8,542 490 19,249 7,890 6,758 1,132 5,923 922 5,436 B y 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 „ „ r / Revised, JD/ Prelinrirary. 1/ Data for May 1968 are advance estimates, revised seasonal factors; comparable earlier data w i l l be shown later. • http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9455 Bank of St. Louis Federal Reserve 65,733 32,560 16,615 8,665 5,947 1,946 8,557 494 19,627 8,017 6,848 1,169 6,231 939 5,379 2 / Data reflect 68,570 68,125 69,332 34,908 34,411 34,155 16,790 16,700 16,706 9,311 9,172 9,094 6,336 6,289 6,270 1,987 1,998 1,990 9,013 9,011 9,112 522 514 507 20,797 20,294 20,345 8,488 8,370 8,325 7,246 7,136 7,098 1,242 1,234 1,227 6,559 6,263 6,386 1,069 1,025 1,040 5,750 5,661 5,634 current revision to Mar. 1967 benchmarks and 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 1967 ITEM Apr. May Feb. Mar. Apr. May FINANCE—Continued CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTESRMEDIATEr-TEEM)—Con. 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 SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS, PRICES: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Railroads (20 stocks) New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes: Composite Industrial Transportation Utility Finance mil. $. do... do... do.., 6,495 2,294 1,927 2,274 7,062 2,559 2,074 2,429 6,372 2,301 1,854 2,217 7,100 2,589 2,140 2,317 7,694 2,789 2,280 2,625 do.., do.. < do... do... 6,246 2,186 1,920 2,140 6,612 2,342 2,008 2,262 6,512 2,225 2,166 2,121 6,846 2,346 2,233 2,267 6,930 2,403 2,170 2,357 do... do.., do.., do... 6,606 2,217 2,095 2,294 6,554 2,238 2,032 2,284 7,245 2,519 2,250 2,476 7,380 2,567 2,331 2,482 7,342 2,517 2,354 2,471 do... do... do... do... 6,393 2,235 1,968 2,190 6,361 2,219 1,948 2,194 6,679 2,308 2,110 2,261 6,814 2,330 2,173 2,311 6,800 2,339 2,159 2,302 309.45 868.66 139.29 228.77 315.57 883.74 137.15 238.27 299.84 847.20 128.87 224.63 292.86 834.76 123.66 217.94 309.31 893.37 123.59 230.63 318.17 905.22 122.72 246.85 49.92 50.19 54.60 48.07 48.37 51.00 51.78 55.76 47.20 48.17 50.68 52.63 45.15 43.36 53.88 49.48 51.54 43.29 41.78 52.98 53.23 56.Q3 46.85 42.46 57.56 54.85 58.04 49.92 42.07 60.43 « 12/31/65=50. do... do... do.., do... 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