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June 6, 1969 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS B U S I N E S S .INDICATORS. Thousands 1,400 j MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Thousands 350 - (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants) ! 300 n IV Jf^f 250 if | 200 K 1 150 8 1969 _ 100 1968 200 I Weekly Monthly •J-^X-JL-J. I I I I I I 1 I I ' I ) I I 1967 1966 I I I I I J- I 1968 I I I l I l \ 1969 1 1 ( 1 ,. L l i 1 l 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D 50 0 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1957-59 = 100 250 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 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 I L_ J I I I I I I I I I I I L_i I L_J l_ I I I I 1967 1966 I L_J I I I _L_J L_l I I I I J F M A M J J A S O N D 1969 1968 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Bil ion$ 100 Billion$ 60 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) 55 90 Inventories (right scale) 1957-59 = 100 120 WHOLESALE PRICES 115 ^*^\ Industrial Commodities •»—• l/V 50 / All Commodities H 80 -A Shipments (left scale) 45 - 70 Book value, end of month 40 I I I ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 IJ.J.-I 1966 1 1 11 1 • • 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce i i i i i 1 l i i I I 1 i i i i i 1 i I i M60 1968 1969 i i i i i I i i i iI 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor # Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected 1967 1968 1969 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM June 1 May 25 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59=100 May 10 May 17 Bgy 24 May 31 108.2 94.9 94.9 106.9 107.2 108.1 6,449 U,2hU 6,516 4,226 6,991 4,708 6,812 4,485 6,782 4,423 148 932 922 274 140 977 916 154 158 1,011 945 194 141 982 917 167 139 218 169 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2 / ° • • .mil. $, Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/.... .do.. Member bank reserve balances 3 / .. .do.. Excess reserves, estimated %/ do.. 46,908 55,319 25,379 322 46,937 55,125 25,322 -255 49,646 59,980 28,175 444 49,959 59,829 27,788 227 49,968 60,009 27,744 89 50,033 59,747 27,686 68 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 .do. Commercial and industrial loans (gross).. ..do. Real estate loans (gross) „............do 74,931 48,611 205,285 26,819 67,335 30,003 76,136 48,470 204,803 26,494 67,054 29,844 76,026 47,726 225,027 24,233 76,579 32,839 77,949 47,679 225,878 23,973 76,768 32,946 75,901 47,702 223,283 23,514 76,734 33,014 6.61 97.18 106.19 6.64 97.92 107.10 7.10 104.67 114.63 7.06 106.16 116.24 7.10 104.47 114.34 PRODUCTION: 1,858 Bituminous coal 2j thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities...................mil. kw.-hr*. 23,827 Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number.. 254,437 Petroleum (crude) and condensate %/'. .....*..... .thous. bbl.. 9,230 1,881 23,335 201,143 9,231 1,858 25,501 199,091 9,416 1,867 25,451 200,624 9,287 1,877 26,124 209,588 9,338 2,860 153»5 15.4 2,857 153-4 13.9 2,784 149.4 15.1 2,817 151.2 15.5 2,810 150.8 15.4 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES. . Nondurable goods stores c .....' mil. $ do.. 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).....do.. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) jj. percent». Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) it/...1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks .do Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES.. ....'.' thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. .bil.. 7.14 103.26 133.05 171,493 2,800 150.3 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average, ij Wednesday data. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1969 ITEM Mar. Apr. 50,491 28,290 1,204 4,411 2,864 50,068 27,834 1,348 4,584 2,865 49,452 27,331 1,198 4,329 2,657 53,933 30,287 1,295 4,741 3,009 r55,254 r31,054 rl,387 r4,884 r2,994 54,647 30,718 1,423 4,887 3,105 5,026 3,708 7,310 922 4,930 3,403 6,993 4,745 3,362 7,192 967 5,513 3,728 7,741 1,056 r-5,720 r3,867 r7,814 rl,101 5,590 3,690 7,702 1,066 22,201 7,151 406 1,767 22,234 7,014 387 1,736 22,121 7,327 376 1,626 23,646 7,644 399 1,752 r24,200 r7,825 r404 1,830 23,929 7,593 413 1,745 1,979 3,816 1,821 1,134 1,981 4,019 1,787 1,232 2,070 3,749 1,855 1,227 2,219 3,995 1,949 1,344 r2,259 r4,106 rl,930 rl,387 2,236 4,267 1,971 1,429 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL mil. . Durable goods industries, total l/..................do. Stone, clay, and glass products............ .do. Primary metals '.'.... .do. Fabricated metal products. .do. Machinery, except electrical do. Electrical machinery .'.'.'.'.' .. do. Transportation equipment..........................do. Instruments and related products...... .do. Nondurable goods industries, total l/° • • • Food and kindred products Tobacco products..... Textile mill products. do.. .do.. do.. .do.. Paper and allied products .. do.. Chemicals and allied products .. do.. Petroleum and coal products do.. Rubber and plastics products......................do.. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total l/. Stone, clay, and glass products........ Primary metals Fabricated metal products do. 48,446 48,755 52,801 53,302 r53,078 53,257 do. ....do. .do. .do. 26,844 1,257 4,119 2,813 26,888 1,330 4,263 2,814 29,325 1,414 4,508 2,961 29,914 1,454 4,585 3,031 r29,530 rl,441 r4,578 r2,940 29,702 1,407 4,564 3,056 Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l E l e c t r i c a l machinery.... „ Transportation e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . Instruments and r e l a t e d products .....do....| do.... .......do.... . d o . . . ,| 4,685 3,473 6,689 892 5,222 3,620 7,284 1,089 5,352 3,685 7,463 1,083 r5,319 r3,725 r7,273 rl,078 5,307 3,741 7,392 1,082 4,678 I 3,578 6,746 903 r n R T j S S ^ i ^ I n c l u d e s d a t a for " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. OUKHM,riON FOR FEB. I969 DATA AS SHOWN IN THE MAY 1969 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. p.S-11 group, unadjusted (mil. $) r e a d s 1,773 - should read 968. Retail sales for lumber, building, hardware MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1968 1969 ITEM Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS» SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total l/o Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. 414 1,790 23,388 7,624 415 1,740 r23,548 r7,778 411 rl,784 1,952 3,697 1,803 l,l6l 2,172 3,935 1,894 1,301 2,201 3,980 1,949 1,328 r2,186 r3,892 rl,971 rl,327 84,304 54,585 29,719 83,759 85,069 55,208 29,861 84,382 89,179 57,789 31,390 88,905 90,158 58,568 31,590 89,556 r90,885 r59,293 r31,592 r90,317 do... do... .do... .do... 54,295 1,930 7,715 54,724 1,927 7,724 5,691 57,879 2,289 7,528 6,289 58,282 2,372 7,554 6,129 r58,978 r2,36l r7,627 r6,220 „do. do. .do. do. 10,843 8,261 13,108 2,044 10,954 8,291 13,263 2,033 11,528 8/551 14,076 2,240 11,738 8,592 14,186 2,275 rll,837 r8,735 rl4,350 r2,319 .do. do. do. .do. 29,464 7,110 2,248 3,389 29,658 7,081 2,251 3,393 31,026 7,264 2,219 3,507 31,274 7,248 2,203 3,534 r31,339 r7,215 r2,226 r3,548 do. do. do. do. 2,236 5,621 1,970 1,620 2,261 5,651 1,955 1,668 2,403 5,977 2,068 1,811 2,419 6,088 2,076 1,831 r2,420 r6,177 r2,069 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL. Durable goods industries, total. Nondurable goods industries, total do. do. do. 51,879 29,706 22,173 50,453 28,172 22,281 50,638 28,531 22,107 54,850 31,125 23,725 r55,696 r31,449 r24,247 NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical ... Electrical machinery. .. .. Transportation equipment do. 49,566 49,237 53,H9 53,901 r 53,283 do. .do. do. do. . .do. do. 28,005 4,244 2,775 4,464 3,530 8,089 27,373 4,244 2,819 4,658 3,366 7,326 29,684 4,675 2,755 5,350 3,581 7,487 30,482 4,666 2,841 5,626 3,767 7,842 r29,697 r4,6l4 r2,980 r5,538 r3,746 r7,107 do... do... .do... 21,561 5,887 15,674 21,864 6,041 15,823 23,435 16,941 23,419 6,504 16,915 r23,586 r6,568 rl7,018 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... COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: All commodities 1957-59=100. Farm products. do... Processed foods and feeds. do... Industrial commodities do... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1957-59=$1.00. 85,255 82,212 3,043 85,640 82,550 87,126 84,150 88,041 84,988 3,090 r88,480 r85,380 r3,100 r88,267 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 B|y industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products ...... Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products 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 Nondurable goods industries, total. Industries -with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders mil. $. .do. •. do... .do... 21,602 7,112 413 1,722 21,867 7,095 23,476 7,669 394 1,741 do... do... do... do... 1,913 3,619 1,856 1,086 do... do... .do... .do... 6,494 1,799 84,809 85,291 2,976 87,469 3,053 88,064 81,754 82,239 84,431 84,994 7,864 8,777 6,494 9,908 14,183 12,974 7,845 8,782 14,156 12,867 32,349 32,986 3,055 3,052 6,575 9,716 15,193 13,251 34,251 3,070 r85,159 r6,6ll r9,756 r15,410 rl3,272 r34,086 r3,108 108.2 102.1 112.9 108.6 108.3 102.1 112.8 108.8 110.7 104.9 116.0 110.9 111.1 105.0 116.3 111.4 111.7 106.5 116.4 112.0 $0,924 $0,923 $0,903 $0,900 $0,895 2,681.7 2,647.0 2,438.8 3,000.4 2,961.2 2,855.8 2,111.3 2,056.7 2,093.3 2,179.1 2,144.7 2,296.7 3,418.0 3,366.7 3,196.0 2,569.8 2,588.7 2,754.3 2,603.9 2,025.9 2,018.1 2,401.4 2,655.3 2,993.0 2,980.7 14,919 13,170 33,873 3,038 FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS,TOTAL. Excl. Department of Defense shipments Seasonally adjusted GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted .....mil. $. ..... do... do. do... 8 do... r/ Revised. * Preliminary May 1969 data: All commodities, 112.6; farm products, 109.9; processed foods and feeds, 119.0; industrial commodities, 112.2; purchasing power of the dollar, $0,888. 1/ Includes data for "other industries: not shown. Digitized for6422 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 ITEM Mar. TRANSPORTATION AMD COMMUNICATION HOTEIS: Average sale per occupied room* ..dollars. Rooms occupied. ...........•.'....'•.'.....•.........'..!£ of total. Restaurant sales index. ......................same m o . 1951=100 s METAIS AND MANUFACTURES STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Consumers ! (manufacturers only)•................ .mil. sh. tons, Receipts during month. ........'..•........•..'•..... .do... Consumption during month....'..••.......•..•....... .do."..' Service centers (warehouses)'.'.'. .do.'.. Producing mills: .do... In process (ingots, semifinished, etc.)....„...... Finished (sheets, plates, bars, pipe, etc.)........ '.do... MACHINE TOOIS: Metal cutting type tools: Orders, new (net),total........................... .mil. Domestic. .............. .'..'.'.'...'.'.'•'•'.............''...do. Shipments, total. .................................. "...do. Domestic.............'.".'....... •'.'•'.'•'• ............ ...do. Order backlog, end of month....................... ...do. Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total...............................do. Domestic. ••........••••••••.'.". ..'•....•'••....•....'... .do. Shipments, total.'.."..'.'.'.'.'.'.'............'.'.'..............do. Domestic...................................'..'........do. Order backlog, end of month... .'.'.'„.'..'.............'.'... .do. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RAILROAD EQUIPMENT: Freight cars (American Railway Car Institute): Shipments Equipment manufacturers, total. •»....'..'.'.'. Railroad shops, domestic...............'.'.'. New orders. .'.'.'.'. .".'.'.'.'. Equipment manufacturers, total.'.".'.".'.'.'..... Railroad shops* domestic.....;;.;.;;..;... Unfilled orders, end of month.......;...;... Equipment manufacturers, total..'.......'..'. Railroad shops, domestic. .• '. .number. "...do... ...do... .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. 1969 Apr. 10.48 64 129 l i e 64 63 117- 10, 6, 5. 5< 11.4 6.7 11, 10. 11.5 10.1 6.0 Jan. Feb. 11. 56 106 10.0 5.6 6.1 5.9 10. Mar. Apr. 11.80 62 119 11.32 63 128 12.80 64 122 10.1 5.7 r5.6 riO.l r6.1 6.1 P5.6 plO.l p6.2 p6.2 10.1 9.5 10.3 9.5 pl0.4 P9.5 94.15 84.90 139*75 125.40 986.4 90.10 78.40 105.90 89o35 970.6 91.20 76.00 86.45 82.80 814.3 93^15 83.15 97.70 90.60 809.8 r115.90 rlOO.85 rl05.30 r94.70 r820.4 181.75 172.80 102.05 92.70 900.1 22.80 20.40 32.15 27.95 203.7 19.70 17.05 28.15 24.90 195.3 36.30 32.75 28.30 25.85 262.5 45.70 43.10 32.80 28.70 275.4 r45.75 r40.70 r33.55 r30.85 r287.6 89.30 86.30 28.70 25.35 348.2 5,712 3,978 1,734 3,860 3,380 480 22,933 U-, 894 11,039 5,774 3,395 2,379 3,294 2,502 792 20,364 10,862 9,502 r4,452 r3,823 629 r7,753 r4,325 3,428 34,994 24,995 9,999 5,205 4,439 766 3,641 3,136 505 33,439 23,701 9,738 5,312 4,516 796 5,957 5,157 800 34,073 24,331 9,742 6,571 5,353 1,218 19,721 19,329 392 47,208 38,292 8,916 r / Revised. JD/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 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