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June 7, 1968
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
BUS I NESS
INDICATORS
index, 1941-43 = 10
Index, 1941-43 = 10
120
120
PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
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Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.
Thousands
1,200
Thousands
350
1,400
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
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Index, 1957-59 = 100
Index, 1957-59 = 1.00
250
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R A W STEEL P R O D U C T I O N
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WEEKLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1967
ITEM
1968
June 3
May 27
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/..... „. 0 „0.. „ 1957-59=100..
99o8
May 11
May 18
May 25
94.4
94.9
94.9
.......mil. $..
do....
6,049
4,013
5,976
4,012
6,625
4,504
6,490
4,365
6,410
4,261
INITIAL UNEMPLOIMENT CLAMS, 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..
171
1,115
1,062
273
176
1,139
1,084
227
164
1,071
1,006
178
156
1,030
966
215
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation ^/.......0.................mil. $..
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total j/....do..„„
Member bank reserve balances %/......................do...„
Excess reserves, estimated 2/......................do....
44,073
47,241
23,081
327
44,198
47,081
23,059
381
46,668
53,030
25,717
412
Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: hj
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....
70,756
47,347
188,702
24,884
62,093
27,332
72,886
47,285
189,376
25,398
61,836
27,295
5 063
90.18
96.90
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES ................
Nondurable goods stores
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2/......percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) V ° » 1941-43=10..
Industrials, 425 stocks ..'
.do..'.'.
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal 2 /
.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
.
......thous. sh. tons..
Index of production ........................1957-59=100..
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON MILES ........................bil..
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price
MONTHLY
June 1
94.9
148
° 0 '°274
154
46,920
52,819
25,373
398
46,908
53,162
25,377
314
46,937
52,915
25,268
319
74,426
48,424
204,852
26,293
67,431
29,586
75,616
48,421
205,988
27,294
67,610
29,721
74,747
48,464
204,886
26,756
67,428
29,770
5 066
89.O8
95o73
6.59
98.91
108.25
6.59
98.07
107.27
6.61
97.18
106.19
6.64
97.92
107.10
1,940
22,073
209,496
8,545
2,385
128.0
1,863
21,461
162,322
8,548
1,901
23,408
251,118
9,246
1,853
23,961
259,110
9,216
1,804
23,827
254,310
199,839
2,310
124.0
2,896
15.5-5
2,844
152.7
2,860
153.5
14.5
13 cO
15.4
15.4
15.7
9,230
2,857
153.4
jj Daily average. }J Wednesday data.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1967
1968
ITEM
Mar.
Apr.
Jan.
Feb.
44,650
23,335
48,054
25,061
938
3,907
Mar.
Apr.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL ...............
Durable goods industries, total 1/.........„
Stone, clay, and glass products ..........
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
.mil. $..
...do....
...do
...do....
...do
45,839
23,946
928
3,732
2,187
45,044
23,342
959
903
3,681
2,116
3,610
2,123
Machinery, except electrical .......
Electrical machinery ...............
Transportation equipment ...........
Instruments and related products
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....
3,752
3,500
6,505
851
3,733
3,177
6,401
3,493
829
924
982
21,893
7,571
408
1,573
1,928
3,442
1,739
1,138
21,702
7,466
425
1,550
21,315
7,656
22,993
8,072
1,592
414
1,790
1,839
3,629
1,759
1,133
1,913
3,254
1,736
1,068
43,753
47,785
Nondurable goods industries, total j / .
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
do.
44,650
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
.do.
23,137
1,020
Stone, clay, and glass productsc
.......do.
3,517
Primary metals
.do.
2,272
Fabricated metal products
do.
Machinery, except electrical
do...
3,489
Electrical machinery
e,.. .do...
3,435
Transportation equipment '.'.
do...
6,061
Instruments and related products
.do...
845
vj Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown,
Digitized for9451FRASER
22,269
3,257
6,623
r49,510
r26,195
r976
r4,118
r2,338
49,268
25,821
1,113
4,303
2,319
r4,157
r3,660
r7,080
rl,043
4,080
3,379
6,773
1,000
2,041
3,483
1,818
1,169
r23,315
r8,150
435
rl,762
r2,109
r3,623
rl,826
rl,196
23,447
8,095
408
1,747
2,110
3,858
1,793
1,282
47,243
r48,186
47,944
2,258
3,953
3,554
6,771
927
3,439
2,080
25,227
1,140
3,732
2,385
24,646
1,102
3,771
2,359
r25,260
rl,077
r3,876
r2,433
24,716
1,077
4,016
2,277
3,453
3,222
5,912
836
3,852
3,586
6,748
1,043
3,800
3,471
6,387
r3,887
r3,586
r6,539
rl,036
3,799
3,431
6,308
1,009
979
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d
3
1968
1967
ITEM
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con.
By industry group—Con.
Nondurable goods industries, total l/...0.0.......mil. $••
Food and kindred products
.do....
Tobacco products
.do....
Textile mill products
do....
Paper and allied products
.do....
Chemicals and allied products
.do....
Petroleum and coal products
„
do....
Rubber and plastics products
.do....
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Book value (unadjusted), total
do....
Durable goods industries, total
do....
Nondurable goods industries, total
..do....
Book value (seasonally adjusted), total
do.. „.
By industry group:
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 1/
do....
Foods and kindred products
do....
Tobacco products
.do....
Textile mill products
.do....
Paper and allied products
do....
Chemicals and allied products
do....
Petroleum and coal products
.do....
Rubber and plastics products
do....
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
do....
Durable goods industries, total
do....
Nondurable goods industries, total
do....
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), 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, total
do....
Industries with unfilled orders
do....
Industries without unfilled orders
do....
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....
e
Machinery, except electrical
do....
Electrical machinery
do....
Transportation equipment
do.... 1
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders ....do....
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.):
Failures, total
v.number..
Commercial service
do....
Construction
do....
Manufacturing and mining
c do....
Retail trade
do....
Wholesale trade
„0
„.. .do....
Liabilities (current), total
.....thous. $..
Commercial service.
.do....
Construction
do....
Manufacturing and mining
do....
Retail trade
„
do....
Wholesale trade
do....
Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)..No. per 10,000 concerns...
Mar.
Apr.
Jan.
Feb.
21,513
7,562
428
1,523
1,878
3,365
1,789
1,106
21,484
7,549
438
1,549
1,808
3,375
1,792
1,087
22,55^
7,989
425
1,747
2,013
3,410
1,727
1,142
22,597
7,940
437
1,792
2,002
3,464
1,798
1,158
r22,926
r8,137
456
1,707
r2,054
r3,544
rl,880
rl,l62
79,866
51,580
28,286
79,430
80,518
52,107
28,411
80,059
82,543
53,527
29,016
82,571
83,364
54,347
29,017
82,919
r83,686
r54,662
r29,024
r83,219
51,216
1,794
7,213
5,273
10,152
7,825
12,004
2,251
28,214
6,669
2,389
3,078
2,286
5,203
1,915
1,446
51,593
1,819
7,338
5,269
10,173
7,783
12,164
2,290
28,466
6,756
2,383
3,101
2,300
5,290
1,950
1,453
53,742
1,795
7,547
5,313
10,338
7,881
13,494
2,375
28,829
6,755
2,408
3,239
2,269
5,477
2,031
1,418
54,136
1,790
7,543
5,395
10,322
7,897
13,702
2,408
28,783
6,743
2,383
3,281
2,297
5,469
2,007
1,418
r54,274
1,773
r7,565
r-5,389
rlO,309
r7,925
rl3,813
r2,419
r28,945
r6,799
r2,401
3,333
r2,286
r5,492
r2,023
rl,434
45,029
23,204
21,825
43,503
44,887
23,157
21,730
43,676
45,430
24,107
21,323
47,280
48,621
25,587
23,034
47,432
r50,973
r27,683
r23,290
r49,l63
22,065
3,013
2,247
3,351
3,273
5,911
21,438
5,640
15,798
77,791
74,795
2,996
77,093
22,226
3,236
2,136
24,829
3,196
6,140
21,450
5,680
15,770
77,633
74,609
3,024
77,014
24,771
4,013
2,313
3,807
3,335
6,562
22,509
6,217
16,292
82,405
79,265
3,140
82,368
74,060
5,771
6,119
12,359
12,232
32,009
3,033
74,016
5,569
6,176
12,335
12,206
32,237
r26,278
r3,778
r2,390
r3,648
r3,447
r8,108
r22,885
r6,210
rl6,675
r84,437
r8l,281
r3,156
r83,529
r80,339
r7,254
r6,867
rl2,066
rl2,257
r36,281
r3,190
1,216
128
227
190
557
114
119,322
10,086
38,928
29,321
32,652
8,335
49.7
1,160
125
238
149
519
129
103,817
9,767
29,058
3,429
2,998
79,141
6,808
7,012
12,581
12,326
34,698
3,227
4,315
2,258
3,524
3,541
6,402
22,603
6,295
16,308
82,973
79,792
3,181
82,552
79,321
7,352
6,910
12,305
12,396
34,712
3,231
844
90
832
159
149
354
129
142
388
88
79,602
6,913
19,786
24,377
19,048
92
104,491
7,398
27,489
23,366
31,131
25,367
12,136
52,1
22,257
38.2
20,339
9,478
37-5
FINANCE
LIFE INSURANCE (institute of Life Insurance):
ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES
M l . $..
169.86
Bonds (book value), total
do....
72.81
Stocks (book value), total
do....
7.81
Mortgage loans, total
do....
65.80
Nonfarm
do....
60.52
Real estate.
do....
4.92
Policy loans .and premium notes
do....
9.44
Cash
„
i#26
d0
Other assets
do.... |
7.82
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170.57
72.98
7.91
66.02
60.72
4.94
9.54
1.18
8.00
178.26
76.37
9.06
67.77
62.22
5.21
10.17
1.46
8.23
178.76
76.68
9.17
67.87
62.29
5.24
10.26
1.33
8.21
Mar.
1,021
119
188
143
472
99
88,593
10,738
16,924
24,110
25,486
11,335
44.3
179.48
76.97
9.35
68.06
62.42
5.26
IO.36
1.18
8.30
4
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1968
1967
ITEM
Mar.
Apr.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
1,236.8
542.3
95.9
16.5
108.1
206.0
268.0
1,034.1
454.5
82.7
13.7
99.3
189.6
194.3
1,174.9
531.2
86.5
17.4
133.5
196.0
210.3
1,150.8
531.6
81.0
13.7
114.4
197.0
213.1
1,278.4
575.4
90.5
18.0
111.8
215.0
267.7
7,587
10,963
132.9
136.4
7,215
10,349
129.6
128.4
8,097
12,015
145.6
137.0
7,841
11,795
152.8
139.4
8,476
12,721
154.2
137.6
8,hk3
rl2,450
rl55.9
10.2
.8
7.1
12.7
.7
9,6
4.4
.5
1.1
9.3
.9
5.6
132.80
116.25
1,282.0
90.85
82.65
103.60
92.60
1,269.3
75.50
64.20
102.85
91.45
1,061.1
85.80
74.60
114.90
104.65
1,032.0
92.25
80.60
106.35
89.80
972.3
20.20
18.80
42.85
39.70
338.6
25.25
20.20
40.35
38.70
323.5
21.85
20.45
31.50
25.20
218.6
23.75
22.50
29.30
27.55
213.1
r94.15
r84.90
rl39.75
r125.40
r986.4
r22.80
r20.40
r32.15
r27.95
r203.7
Apr.
FINANCE—Con*
LIFE INSURANCE—Con.
PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN U.S.:
TOTAL
. . . . a 8 , . . . 8 . o . a , . , . „ 8 . „ , . . e o 8 6 . . e . . . . , , „ 8 . . . 8 . ] { l i l . $c
Death benefits,'.'.'.'.".'.'.'.".'...'.'.". .Y.'.'.'.'.Y.Y.".'.......• • „do..'.
Matured endowments • '.'•'.Y.Y.Y.'.Y.Y.'.Y... .'.'.'.. ... Y.Y.Ydo'..'.
Disability payments,'.'.'.'.".'.'.'.. .Y.Y.'.Y.Y. •«...........do.'..
Annuity payments ...............................'... .do.'..
Surrender values ......'.'.'. „..'.......................do...
Policy dividends '..............Y.Y.'.Y.Y...'.'..'.'.. .'.'.'.do...
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
PIG IRON:
Production (excl. ferroalloys)...............thous. sh. tons.
STEEL(RAW) : Production ..................................do..'.
Index .....'.'.'.'...'..'..'..daily average 1957-59=100.
Aluminum castings, shipment's Y...Y.Y............... .mil. of lb.'
Furnaces and ovens (indust.), dom a new orders,-.j3©.t-^«*•*•'••• mil. $ e
Electric processing
.'.'..'.........do...
Fuel-fired (except for hot rolling steel) ..............do...
MACHINE TOOLS:
Metal cutting type tools:
Orders, new (net), total
.mil. $.
Domestic •.......•....•.'.Y.'.Y.."...'.'........".'....... .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 .0.,......'.'.'........'...'..'..'...'..'.'.'.'. „.'.... .do...
Order backlog", end of month ......................... '.do.'..
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UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20402
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
First-Class Mail
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
131,
105.35
93.30
19.15
16.85
28.15
24.90
194.7
POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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