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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* 1941-43 = 10 130 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS - 120 \ ^ \ / 110 100 X 90 90 Weekly (Wednesday close) Monthly (avg. 80 i i i i i I i i i i i _.L_J. L..,1,,.J. 1967 Data: 1 .JL.....L. L L i 1 i i i 1968 i 1 I I i I i _i l I I of daily I close) 1—i—i—"—I—I— I J 1970 1969 I I I ' I ' 80 i ' ' ' F M A M J J A S O N D Standard & Poor's Corp. 1957-59 = 1957-59 = 100 250 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots a n d a l l other forms) 200 - 150 - 100 Monthly 50 i t i—i—i—1 i i—i—i—i—i— 1967 Data: i i i i i i _J 1 1 L 1 1 1 1 JLJ 1968 L„ ± . . . . . ± ™ J L _ L _ J L _ 1 _JL_JL_L.,„ 1 1969 1 J 1970 F M A M J J A S O N D Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion $ Billion $ Biiiic H 100 100 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS 60 " & INVENTORIES Billion $ NEW CONSTRUCTION 80 (Seas, a d j . , at annual rates) (seasonally adjusted) 55 — h Inventories (rig it scale) ^y^ ^^»^ 90 /"* -A 50 b - Shipments (left scale) ^^J 45 l l l M I 1967 Data: l l l l l l l l l l l 1968 l l l l l l l l l l l 1969 Private 80 60 70 40 k--*' Book valu 3, end of month Nonfarm 1970 1967 Data: provides selected weekly and monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 40 \ 20 M h * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement Residential, (right scale) ,,,,, U.S. Dept. of Commerce 60 Total Put in Place (left scale) / 1968 U.S. Dept. of Commerce I ' ' ' I ' ' I » I 1969 ' ' ' • ' I ' ' ' ' ' 1970 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1970 1969 ITEM Mar. 1 Mar. 8 Feb. lU Feb. 21 Feb. 28 1957-59=100.. 103.7 101;. 1 111;. 3 111;.. 9 mil. $.. do.... 6,370 1,170 6,165 U,19U 6,105 U,301 6,070 U,27U 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.. 207 1,529 1,1*38 179 195 1,U89 1,399 205 308 2,037 1,922 226 281; 1,5 1,8 205 FINANCE! Currency in circulation 3/ roil• • $.• • Federal Reserve b a n k crecTit outstanding, total 3/...do.... Member bank reserve balances 3 / do.... Excess reserves, estimated T / do.... U9,lU8 58,14+2 27,099 21U U9,l57 58,163 26,985 207 52,11+3 61,235 27,963 1U7 52,202 61,633 28,0U9 223 52,080 61,199 27,550 1U6 Assets a n d liabilities of large commercial b a n k s : ij/ Demand d e p o s i t s , 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.... 80,031; U8,U8l 221;, 310 25,281 73,77U 32,589 77,336 71,201; 32,l;5l 78,586 U5,683 221;, 789 21,865 78,265 33,ii98 221;, 050 21,558 78,308 33,UB8 78,U;9 U5,6Ul 22U,577 21,536 78,156 33,U90 6.9k 98.U5 106.95 7.00 99.71 108.51 8.31 86.9k 95.H 8.28 87. kk 96.08 8.23 89.35 98.00 1,305 27,005 181,081 8,903 1,217 26,879 181,953 9,192 i:,8U6 2 9,006 95,k3h 9,551; 1,820 28,968 162,81;5 9,600 1,91a 28,1487 159,039 9,582 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) k/. 19Ul-U3=10.. Industrials, I|.25 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous c o a l 3 / thous. sh. t o n s . . E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s mil. kw.-hr.. Motor v e h i c l e s ( p a s s e n g e r c a r s ) number.. Petroleum ( c r u d e ) and condensate 3 / thous. b b l . . S t e e l , raw Index of p r o d u c t i o n 2,530 135.8 2,610 liil.7 2,690 lUli.li bil.. 1U.3 13.9 1U.7 1U.9 1U..8 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products 3/ Daily average, k/ Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 1968 ITEM Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products 169 2,750 1U7.6 MONTHLY Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products... „ Textile mill products 2l|l 2,750 1U7.6 Data do not always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products 6.395 U,316 thous. sh. . t o n s . . 1957-59=100.. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/ 1;5,655 llU.l Dec. Jan. mil. $. do... do... do... do... 50,197 27,651 1,215 3,910 2,685 do... do... do... do... 5,113 3,593 7,302 i,oia Oct. Nov. Dec. U9,U52 27,331 1,198 U,329 2,657 58,U73 32,l£l 1,601; 5,021; 3,371 55,833 30,891 U,8U9 3,133 r53,9ll; r30,067 rl,335 rl;,65l r3,lU2 U,7U5 5,1;69 U,06U 8,530 1,176 5,237 3,8U7 8,236 1,20).!. r5,319 r3,699 r8,050 rl,213 26,022 8,677 lau 1,990 2U,9U2 8,383 U38 1,8U7 r23,8U7 r8,UlU U31 rl,6U7 2,350 k,230 2,082 1,59U 2,278 U,036 2,ll;2 1,1*05 r2,l87 r3,670 r2,128 rl,317 3,362 7,192 967 do.... do.... do.... do.... 22,5U6 7,732 1,702 22,121 7,327 376 1,626 do.... do.... do.... do.... 2,020 3,631; 1,912 1,2U0 2,070 3,7U9 1,855 1,227 UlU SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass product's" Primary metals Fabricated metal products do 5l,U9U 52,801 ^,999 55,988 r55,277 do.... do.... do.... do.. .. 27,7U2 1,352 U,152 2,793 29,325 i,iau U,508 2,961 31,889 l.,U91 5,1UU 3,286 30,91;!; l,U59 5,013 3,180 r30,201 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.... do.... do.... do.... 5,009 3,511 6,81*5 98U 5,222 3,620 7,281; 1,089 5,572 3,900 8,280 1,133 5,U7l 3,739 7,920 1,186 r5,228 r3,609 r7,593 rl,ll;2 r/ Revised. 7315 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. rl,U85 rl;,9U5 r3,259 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1968 ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By i n d u s t r y group—Con. ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... By i n d u s t r y group: ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... .... do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL... . . . . d o ....do.... ....do.... By i n d u s t r y group: ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL. . . . . . . . . d o ....do.... Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s -with u n f i l l e d o r d e r s . . . . . d o . . . . UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL. . . . . d o By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... do Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s w i t h u n f i l l e d o r d e r s . . . d o . . . . INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & B r a d s t r e e t , I n c . ) : ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... thous. $ . . ....do.... ....do.... .. . . d o . . . . ....do.... ....do.... F a i l u r e annual r a t e ( s e a s . a d j . ) . . N o . per 10,000 c o n c e r n s . . CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL ..mil. $.. ....do.... ....do...J TJ Revised. 7315 1 / I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r "othe'r i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. 1970 1969 Jan. Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. 23,752 7,930 420 1,804 2,109 4,065 1,925 1,286 23,476 7,669 414 1,790 2,172 3,935 1,894 1,301 25,110 8,416 423 1,841 2,285 4,178 2,065 1,5^2 25,044 8,390 436 1,77** 2,292 ^,255 2,155 1,449 r25,076 r8,624 438 rl,7^5 r2,283 r4,110 r2,l40 rl,365 25,173 8,463 458 1,785 2,311 4,073 2,233 1,365 88,239 57,034 31,205 88,579 89,179 57,789 31,390 88,905 94,118 62,173 31,94-5 94,916 94,755 62,570 32,185 95,^16 r95M5 r63,106 r32,369 r95,905 96,379 63,852 32,527 96,165 57,4-22 2,219 7,552 6,287 11,310 8,560 13,939 2,183 57,879 2,289 7,528 6,289 11,528 8,551 14,076 2,240 62,631 2,449 7,925 6,478 12,909 9,307 15,358 2,427 63,076 2,471 8,009 6,550 13,080 9,327 15,388 2,434 r63,550 r2,483 r8,052 r6,6l3 rl3,l80 r9,3^ rl5,56l r2,476 63,984 2,488 8,170 6,765 13,210 9,460 15,613 2,449 31,157 7,370 2,261 3,539 2,384 5,937 2,118 1,801 51,13^ 28,650 22,484 53,101 31,026 7,264 2,219 3,507 2,403 5,977 2,068 1,811 50,638 28,531 22,107 53,119 32,285 7,292 2,240 3,524 2,581 6,526 2,156 1,879 r57,939 r31,942 25,997 r56,917 32,340 7,302 2,233 3,447 2,614 6,566 2,197 1,871 r55,27^ r 30,33 ; ^ 24,940 r56,242 r32,355 r7,230 2,200 1*3,501 r2,632 r6,634 r2,274 rl,888 r53,424 r29,6l2 r-23,812 r55,362 32,181 7,231 2,165 3,448 2,655 6,591 2,283 1,927 51,235 27,51'+ 23,721 53,826 29,380 4,345 3,195 5,210 3,656 7,578 23,721 6,451 17,270 29,684 ^,675 2,755 5,350 3,581 7,^87 23,^35 6,494 16,941 r31,795 5,300 3,^37 5,635 4,097 7,673 25,122 6,912 18,210 r31,188 ^,751 3,276 5,^53 3,619 r8,429 25,054 6,853 18,201 r30,295 r4,760 r3,384 r5,5^8 r4,110 r6,995 r25,067 r6,804 rl8,263 28,727 4,793 3,038 5,^58 3,622 6,197 25,099 6,926 18,173 85,938 82,946 2,992 87,152 87,126 84,150 2,976 87,469 89,415 86,410 3,005 89,333 r88,859 r85,854 3,005 r89,583 r88,412 r85,445 r2,967 r89,71^ 88,008 85,098 2,910 88,349 84,071 6,327 10,114 14,790 13,210 33,670 3,081 84,431 6,494 9,908 14,919 13,170 33,873 3,038 86,288 8,172 10,588 16,938 13,133 31,689 3,045 r86,530 7,909 10,684 16,926 13,013 r32,200 3,053 r86,668 r7,726 rl0,854 rl7,243 rl3,512 r31,605 r3,046 85,377 7,408 10,631 17,096 13,597 31,010 2,972 563 73 93 90 256 51 689 65 101 121 325 77 815 90 145 136 350 94 759 115 134 131 313 66 748 87 105 146 351 59 73^ 84 114 140 342 5^ 83,414 5,862 11,394 48,285 12,252 5,621 29.9 75,02.7 5,674 10,068 27,256 23,406 8,623 32.0 116,443 13,696 21,151 28,532 34,647 18,417 39.5 127,138 7,938 13,033 42,799 21,192 42,176 40.9 96,849 18,505 6,968 39,162 21,800 10,414 38.2 137,282 37,608 20,835 42,260 24,979 11,600 33.7 6,822 4,855 2,454 1,996 1,583 529 692 1,967 6,201 4,325 2,133 1,723 1,519 463 678 1,876 8,259 5,857 2,697 2,082 2,169 613 1,025 2,402 r7,947 5,563 2,562 1,984 2,076 569 982 r2,384 r6,998 r5,l46 r2,323 rl,791 rl,942 r5?5 r889 rl,852 5,950 4,231 1,941 1 480 1,563 447 69? 1 ,71 9 1 1 INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: .... do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... 3 2J 1 Excludes farm and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s . MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1969 ITEM Dec CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL 88.1 RATES), TOTAL. . ... .. ... ....... c. .... . ... ... . •. . . M l . $. 58.9 Private, total..,»...................e...c.........0.... do..„ 30.9 Residential (nonfarm) do... 18. 4 Nonresidential buildings f total l/................... .do,.. 5.9 Industrial .................... oo... 8.0 Commercial.......................................... do... 29.2 Public, total, .do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE................01957-59=100. 136 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month..........0............mil. $. 113,191 Installment credit s total.............................do... 89,890 Installment credit, extended and repaid; Unadjusted: 9,568 Extended, total...... „.................... ............. do,.. 7,631 Repaid, total..................... ^...................do... Seasonally adjusted: 8,277 Extended, total..e 0......0.••..•••.................... do... 7,502 Repaid, total0................0............•«•..•.o.o.do... Jan. Oct. 1970 Nov. 92.0 62. 31c 21. 6. 10. 29. 91.3 64. 3 30.0 23.7 6.9 10.9 27.I 62.8 29.8 22.8 6.6 10.2 27.1 r89.3 r62.3 r29.4 r22.6 6.4 rl0.3 r27,0 88.5 61.5 28.4 22.5 6.6 10.2 27.0 137 143 144 145 145 112,117 89,492 118,515 95,850 119,378 96,478 122,469 98,169 121,074 97,402 7,557 7,955 8,797 8,303 8,173 7,545 10,096 8,405 7,490 8,257 8,371 7,730 8,661 7,992 8,632 8,012 8,344 7,929 8,521 8,141 1970 1969 Jan. SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks).......................... Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks)............................ Transportation (20 stocks)............................ New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes: Composite. .12/31/65=50 Industrial. do.. Transportation. do.. Utility, do.. Finance...........<........... do.. Jan. Dec. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. 337.64 934.99 135.62 268.78 337.85 931.29 136.89 269.75 281o02 841.09 116.04 195.47 259.88 789.22 IO8.36 175.32 258.36 782.96 109.42 173.64 251.63 756.21 108.87 169.83 57.82 60.32 56.35 45.64 "5.5* 57.33 59.61 56.18 45-98 75.26 53.88 56.84 42.59 41.36 71.62 50.86 53.93 37.77 38.69 66.95 50.60 53.58 37.51 38.76 66.19 51.29 36.06 38.55 65.OI vj Revised. l/ Excludes farm and public utilities. USC0MM--DC-7315- POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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