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June 27, 1969 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS ;flE> B L J ^ I N E S S iifDiGAfdMS 1957-59=1 1957-59 = 100 220 " ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. I. seas. a d j . i n d e x ) 210 _ 200 - 190 - 180 Monthly 170 —1—I L_J—1 1—1 (_JL™J—L™ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1966 . 1 1 - 1 1 ' L 1—Li~JLJ 1967 i 1 1— i i i i 1968 _ 1 i i I i i.... 1969 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 ~~ (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants) - 1,000 -H 300 250 A 800 - 600 - 400 - 1 11 I f i\ I J K I t 1969 \ 200 | 150 1 6 100 1968 200 0 I Weekly Monthly - I I I J 1 1 1—1 1 1—L_ 1 L 1 1 1 1 1 1 i !.._! , , 1 1 1 | 1967 1966 | 1 1 l l 1 i i i • 1969 1968 . •i i i i i 1 t i l l J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Million 2.5 1957-59 = 100 150 CONSUMER PRICES PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS (Seas, adj., at annual rates) _ 140 AIIS ervices ^ ^ y 130 All 120 "fy Items - Food 110 1 I I I I 1 1 I I 1 111,1 l 1,1,1. l.JUUL. 1..1.I.1.I-U M M 1966 1967 1968 " i i I 1 iM M 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor ^Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published 0 I I I I I I I M I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I.. 1966 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce this Supplement in the latest monthly SURVEY 1968 1969 50 0 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM June 15 TAIHQLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59=100. 94.1 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil. $. do... ,6,957 4,636 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet) thous. do... do... .do... 154 944 883 202 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2L/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 2 / Excess reserves, estimated 3/. roll. $. do... do... do... 47,506 55,860 25,400 310 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... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3 / percept. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) it/...1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks do... June 22 94To" 109.1 109.1 6,829 4,463 6,845 4,640 7,012 4,644 135 914 855 169 149 909 849 163 146 47,574 55,956 25,597 -176 50,033 59,757 27,696 78 50,436 60,159 27,576 298 50,666 60,352 27,407 -298 77,661 48,610 206,697 26,439 67,554 30,223 76,302 48,463 208,868 26,505 68,999 30,095 77,040 47,691 222,735 23,077 76,636 33,012 77,024 47,687 224,963 23,191 76,983 33,039 78,852 47,594 225,649 23.038 77,525 33.147 6.63 *101.66 #111.28 6.63 *99.99 *109.01 7.14 103.26 113.05 7.19 102.59 112.34 7.24 99.55 109.01 1,929 26,331 171,898 9,348 2,800 150.3 14.3 1,909 26,592 224,125 9,487 1,623 27,928 224,449 9,537 2,776 149.0 15.2 2,771 148.7 15.3 6,750 4,385 152 931 872 191 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal jj Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate jj thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 1,951 26,188 246,159 9,149 1,948 25,632 254,623 9,146 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. 1957-59=100..! bil. .| 2,776 149.0 15.3 2,790 149.8 15.7 JL/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday p r i c e . 3 / Daily average, MONTHLY June 14 June 7 May 31 108.2 ij Wednesday data. 226 * Tuesday close. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM IV GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTAIS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME TOTAL bil. Compensation of employees, total. do Proprietors' income, total do Rental income of persons do Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj., total.do Corporate profits before tax, total do Corporate profits tax liability do Corporate profits after tax do Inventory valuation adjustment .do Net interest do II III 670.9 482.7 61.1 20.5 688.1 496.8 61.8 20.7 705.4 507.1 62.6 20.9 722.5 519.7 63.4 21.0 735.1 530.7 63.7 21.2 82.3 85.4 35.1 50.3 -3.1 24.3 83.8 88.9 39.8 49.1 -5.1 25.0 89.2 91.8 41.1 50.7 -2.7 25.8 91.6 92.7 41.5 51.2 -1.0 26.7 91.8 95.7 42.8 52.8 -3.8 27.6 1968 Apr. MANUFACTURERS' SHIFMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment s Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total. Primary metals Transportation equipment , MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: l/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total New Orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total. Primary metals. Transportation equipment IV 1969 May Feb. Mar. Apr. bil. $ do.. do.. 27.8 4.6 7.0 28.3 4.7 7.4 30.3 4.7 7.7 31.1 4.9 7.8 30.7 4.9 7.7 do.., do.. do.. 26.9 4.3 6.7 27.5 4.4 7.0 29. 4. 7. 29.5 4.6 7.3 29.6 4.6 r7.3 do.. 28.2 27.2 31.1 31.4 31.9 do.. do.. do.. 27.4 4.2 7.3 27.2 3.9 7.3 30.5 4.7 7.8 29.7 4.6 7.1 r30.9 4.8 7.7 Revised. 1/ Data for May 1969 are advance estimates. Digitized for vjFRASER 6456 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1968 1969 ITEM Apr. May Feb. Mar. Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: l/—Con. Unfilled orders, end of maith (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment bil. $ 82.6 81.4 85.0 85.4 do.. do.. do.. 82.2 7.8 33.0 81.9 7.3 33.3 85.0 6.6 34.3 85.2 6.6 34.1 r86.5 r6.8 34.4 1957-59=100 119.9 120.3 124.6 125.6 126.4 120 118 114 117 116 106 132 136 121.0 118.9 114.7 117.8 117.0 106.9 133.0 137.1 125.6 123.0 117.8 121.1 120 0 5 109.7 139.7 144.6 126.8 124.0 118.7 121.8 121.4 111.1 140.9 146.1 127.5 124.7 119.3 122.5 121.9 111.4 142.0 147.4 COMMODITY: PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted indexes: All items Special group indexes: All items less food All items less medical care Commodities Nondurables Nondurables less food Durables Services Services less rent do.. do.. do.. • «do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. Food. Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables do.. do.. .do.. do.. 118.3 112.7 118.8 128.3 118.8 113.0 120.2 130.7 121.9 116.2 122.8 124.7 122.4 116.5 123.0 127.6 123.2 118.4 122.9 127.9 Housing Shelter Rent Homeownership do.. do.. do.. .do.. 117.5 121.3 114.4 124.0 117.8 121.6 114.6 124.3 123.3 128.9 117.2 133.6 124. 130. 117. 135- 125.3 131.6 117.8 137.1 do.. do.. do.. do.. 110.0 114.0 109.5 112.2 110.3 115.3 109.5 112.5 111.8 116.9 110.2 115.8 112. 117. 110. 116.4 112.6 117.4 111.2 116.9 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 118.4 119.0 116.8 100.3 126.3 137.2 119.5 119.1 116.8 100.3 126.7 137.3 123.9 122.0 H9.3 102.3 122.6 145.5 124.9 124.3 121.6 102.4 130.5 147.5 125.6 124.6 121.9 101.9 131.2 148.0 128.8 343119. 124. 129.2 144.0 119.6 125.3 133.7 151.3 124.1 128.4 134.3 152.5 124.8 128.7 135.1 153 125 129 118. 118. 119. 119.3 119.3 119.2 122.0 124.5 122.4 122.8 125.3 124.7 123.6 125.7 124.6 $0,834 $0,831 $0,803 $0,796 $0,791 165.2 162.0 162.2 159.1 145.1 140.9 143.3 139.0 94.8 90.1 93.9 89.2 rl35 rl31 rl34 rl30 rl59.1 rl58.3 rl57.5 rl56.7 1,591 1,562 1,364 1,345 1,686 1,664 rl,584 rl,567 rl,556 rl,541 1,340 675 1,280 659 1,477 685 1,421 670 rl,502 r659 135.3 136.2 135.5 133.3 137.3 138.4 137.5 135.2 146.2 148.0 145.7 144.9 U7.5 149.2 146.9 146.4 146.9 148.4 146.2 146.3 4,545 4,719 5,298 5,331 5,764 1,973 2,106 1,580 1,870 r2,073 480 945 548 512 1,050 544 364 767 449 440 896 534 r485 rl,023 r565 Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private New cars Used cars Public „ Health and recreation do... Medical care do.. Personal care do.. Reading and recreation do.. Seasonally adjusted indexes: Food do.. Apparel and upkeep do.. Transportation do.. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Consumer prices 1957-59=$1.00, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (private and public) thous Privately owned do.. Total nonfarm (private and public) do.. Privately, owned do.. Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private only) do.. Total nonfarm (private only) do.. NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (13,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total thous, One-family structures do.. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: E.H. Boeckh and Associates, Inc.: Average, 20 cities: All types combined „ 1957-59=100, Apartments, hotels, office buildings do.., Commercial and factory buildings., do.., Residences do.., Federal Home Loan Banks, outstanding advances to member institutions, end of period mil. $, New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, estimated total mil. $. By purpose of loan: Home construction do... Home purchase do... All other purposes do. Revised. \J Data for May 1969 are advance estimates. Digitized for r/ FRASER 6456 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 1969 ITEM Apr. May 11,488 5,853 1,549 4,085 11,598 5,923 1,482 4,193 *11,946 6,226 1,680 *4,-040 12,324 6,317 1,663 4,344 -12,344 6,412 1,648 --''4,284 *12,514 6,484 1,614 *4,4l6 6.30 6.37 r6.64 r6.70 r6.72 6.84 6.57 6.64 6.69 6.81 7.26 7*28 7.32 7.35 r7.47 7.46 7.50 7.54 10,484 2.203 10,384 2.377 10,367 1.840 10,367 1.826 10,367 1.778 10,367 I.761 185.6 41.1 244*5 187*9 4*2 182.5 41.3 141.1 188.4 6.4 192.4 43.4 349.0 201.6 6.6 192.6 196.7 191.7 44.2 147.4 200.9 184 .3 41.4 143.0 187.1 186. 41. 144. 187. 193.8 53^23 56.03 46.85 42.46 57.56 619.04 11,936 Feb. Mar. Apr. May FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM. : Totals end of month...................................,mi1. $„. Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks...............do.... Loans to cooperatives..................................do.... Other loans and discounts...a..........................do.... MONEY AND INTEREST RATES: Federal intermediate credit bank loans................percent.. Home mortgage rates (conventional 1st mortgages): New home purchase (U.S. avg.)............... .......... .do. „.. Existing home purchase (U.S. avg .)......................do.... GOLD MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month, ................ .mil. $.. SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK......................dol. per fine oz.. MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA (avg. of daily figures): Unadjusted for seas, variation: Total money supply...................................bil. $.• Currency outside banks................................ do.... Demand deposits......................................do.... Time deposits adjusted................................. .do.... U.S. Government demand deposits........................do.... Adjusted for seas, variation: Total money supply.....................................do.... Currency outside banks...............................do.... Demand deposits......................................do.... Time deposits adjusted.................................do.... SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: PRICES: New York Stock Exchange, common stock indexes: Composite...................................12/31/65=50.. Industrial.......................................do.... Transportation.......8...........................do.... Utility..........................................do.... Finance..........................................do.... Shares l i s t e d . New York Stock Exchange, end of month: Market v a l u e , a l l l i s t e d s h a r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b i l . $ . . Number of s h a r e s l i s t e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l l i o n s . . 43.8 43.9 148.8 202.0 4.5 rl52.8 201.6 5.1 201.0 194.0 44.2 194.8 201.0 rl95< r44« 151. 200.8 195.3 44.5 150.8 200.1 54. S5 58.04 49.92 42.07 60.43 57.33 59.61 56.18 45.98 75.26 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 75.10 631.82 12,158 654.51 13,448 672.59 13,657 691.07 13,806 693.14 14,050 43.9 149.9 r / R e v i s e d . * Excludes l o a n s by F e d e r a l I n t e r m e d i a t e C r e d i t Banks. USCOMM—DC—6456 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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