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nu 0 TH BUSINESS U uiJffr y STATISTICS n h / u T l rn March 21, 1969 A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS 1941-43 = 10 140 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 - - 110 - ^* X^v/ 130 H 120 1969 100 --^ - s**^^ 110 ^ P 90 — 80 v _JL™L™L» \ 1,1.1 1968 __ / ,,L™L_J—1 X V ,„ , 1 1 1966 ,1,1 I 1 1 I.I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1967 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 100 Weekly (Wednesday close) Monthy (avg. of daily close) 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1968 i i i . J 1969 i i 1 i i i i 90 i F M A M J J A ' S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Billion$ 800 Billion$ 700 PERSONAL INCOME 1957-59 = 100 200 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) (Seas., adj., at annual rates) 700 600 180 - 500 160 - 400 140 300 120 Total (left scale) 600 500 h \ ^~-~' Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) 4 0 0 I i i i i i I i i i i i ? i I.I i i I 11 1966 i.i.i.11 i i i i I i.i i.i i I i i i i i 1967 1968 - i i i i i 1 i i i i i JUL-L-LJ-JLu I I I 1966 1967 i.i I 1 I ,| | | I I I 1 I.I 1,1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1968 1969 Data: Federal Reserve Board Million 2.5 Billion$ 10.0 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED A N D REPAID (Seas, adj., at annual rates) 2.0 — (seasonally adjusted) 8.0 Extended t V-i 7.0 Repaid 6.0 h 5.0 ^^-^ - 1969 U.S. Dept. of Commerce 9.0 _ 1.111111III i i t . i i.i i i i i 1966 1967 i. _J_L, l._J , 1..1 1 1 1 1968 1 1...1 1 I.I 1 I.I I . I . 1.1 . 1969 Data: Federal Reserve Board # Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published .A i i i Ii i i i i h i i i i 1966 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce this Supplement in the latest monthly SURVEY i i i l i i .i i i I i . i 1968 1969 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM Mar. 9 WIOIESAIE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/. 1957-59=100, Mar. 16 Feb. 22 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 Mar. 15 96.9 97.1 103.1 1Q3.7 104.1 5,975 4,040 5,969 4,005 6,154 4,148 6,371 4,225 6,277 4,310 thous, do.., do.., do.., 208 1,566 1,469 274 179 1,514 1,421 184 199 1,549 1,459 214 207 1,527 1,438 179 195 205 196 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2 / • • mil. $ Federal reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/.•...do.., Member bank reserve balances 2/ • do.., Excess reserves, estimated %J do.., 45,837 51,363 25,797 316 46,205 51,595 25,548 -46 49,377 56,345 27,582 349 49,148 55,732 27,074 176 49,157 55,478 26,950 167 49,459 55,390 26,730 206 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.., 75,211 48,886 203,784 28,242 65,214 29,327 76,302 48,838 203,434 28,155 65,394 29,163 77,991 48,317 220,843 25,416 73,593 32,420 79,801 48,335 220,780 25,146 73,727 32,477 78,828 48,445 222,362 25,472 74,218 32,451 6.38 89.26 96.82 6.38 90.03 97.77 6.93 100.65 109.28 6.94 98.45 106.95 7.00 99.71 108.51 7.04 99.05 107.87 thous. sh. tons, mil. kw.-hr, number, thous. bbl, 1,860 24,513 224,117 9,470 1,788 24,294 231,149 9,447 1,703 27,269 215,724 8,918 1,423 27,005 223,931 8,903 1,303 26,879 221,942 9,192 219,760 .thous. sh. tons, .1957-59^=100, bil. 2,883 154.8 14.6 2,854 153.2 14.1 2,755 347.9 14.1 2,750 147.6 14.1 2,750 147.6 13.9 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES... Nondurable goods stores .mil. $ .do.. „ INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet) Bond Yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent, Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) Jj/...1941-43=10, - Industrials, 425 stocks .do.., PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/. Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 2 / Steel, raw. Index of production. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-SOCLES. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 2 / Daily average, ij MONTHLY 104.1 2,800 150.3 Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM 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.. 0 do.. III IV 656.9 471.5 61.2 20.4 80.2 80.8 33.2 47.6 -.6 23.6 670.9 482.7 61.1 20.5 82.3 85.4 35.1 50.3 -3.1 24.3 Jan. II III Rental income of persons .do. Dividends. .do. Personal interest income. „ .do. Transfer payments .do. Less personal contributions for soc. insurance....do. Total nonagricultural income .do. r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. Digitized for6333 FRASER 735.2 530.7 63.7 688.1 496.8 61.8 20.7 83.8 88.9 39.8 49.1 -5.1 25.0 705.4 507.1 62.6 20.9 89.2 91.8 41.1 50.7 -2.7 25.8 722.5 519.7 63.4 21.0 91.6 92.7 U.5 51.2 -1.0 26.7 Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. 654.9 443.0 173.1 140.0 104.5 73.6 91.9 24.7 663.O 449.7 176.6 141.6 105.9 74.6 92.6 25.0 708.0 478.9 186.1 149.7 113.3 79.8 99.6 27.3 713.5 483.3 188.5 151.1 113.2 80.7 100.9 27.6 r716.1 r486.5 rl89.2 151.9 rll4.8 81.6 rl00.8 27.8 721.4 490.7 190.9 152.8 115.7 82.8 101.3 28.0 47.1 14.4 20.6 23.2 49.4 54.5 22.1 635.1 47.2 14.6 20.7 23.6 49.8 54.9 22.4 643.1 48*2 15.5 21.2 25.4 54.3 .60.8 23.5 687.0 48.3 15.5 21.3 25.5 54.7 61.0 23.5 692.5 48.4 15.4 21.3 25.3 55.1 r6l.7 r25.4 r695.1 48.5 15.2 21.4 25.4 55.6 62.2 25.6 700.6 1968 PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income ..„„..„ .. bil. ! Wage and salary disbursements, total .....do. Commodity-producing industries, total.. do. Manufacturing. do. Distributive industries .do. Service industries do. Government. .do. Other labor income. do. Proprietors' income: Business and professional. do. IV £/ 21.2 92.0 95.8 42.9 52.9 -3.8 27.6 1969 i i i Feb. MONTHLY 3 BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1968 1969 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.' INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1957-59=100. BY INDUSTRY C210UPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL .do... Durable manufactures. .do... Primary metals.. ...... do... Fabricated metal products .do... Machinery .do... Transportation equipment do... Instruments and related products do... Clay, glass, and stone products .do... Lumber and products .do... Furniture and fixtures ....do... Nondurable manufactures „ .do... Textile mill products „ .do... Apparel products .. do. Leather and products .'..'............'. .do... Paper and products .do... Printing and publishing ..do... Chemicals and products. .. .. .. .do... Petroleum products .. .do... Rubber and plastics products..................do... Foods and beverages. .do... Tobacco products. .. do... MINING .do... Coal .. .do... Crude oil and natural gas do... Metal mining do... UTILITIES do... Electric .do.'.'. Bf MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total do... Consumer goods..................................do. Automotive and home goods.....................do... Automotive products .do... Autos do... Auto parts and allied products .do... Apparel and staples .do... Equipment, including defense. '.'.' .do... Business equipment do... Materials .do... Durable goods materials ..do... Nondurable materials .... .do... 161.2 162.0 rl67.5 rl68.7 r169.1 162.7 167.2 136.3 163.9 183.4 175.6 186.7 140.8 118.1 171.3 rl69. rl71. rl29. 173. rl87. 180. 188. 150. rl26. 181. r170.1 rl72.4 rI36.O rl75.1 rl88.5 rl77.4 rl89.7 r151.2 rl26.1 182.9 rl70.1 rl72.7 rl38.0 rl76.6 190.5 r173.0 rl91.7 rl52.8 124.0 rl87.0 157.1 147.6 145.2 110.4 155.9 143.3 211.8 134.8 206.7 133.5 114.4 121.6 113.4 123.6 100.0 196.7 205.2 163 167 139 165. 183, 175, 184 137.3 119.3 173.0 158.6 148.8 146.4 109.7 157.1 14-5.9 213.8 135.7 212.3 133.2 132.1 123.9 116.8 124.5 102.8 199.0 207.3 rl66.3 rl55.1 rl52„5 rill. 7 170.1 152.3 r228.7 rl41.4 227.5 136.1 119.9 126.4 115.9 126.3 135.1 r206.9 r2l6.0 rl67.3 I56.O 148.8 109.2 r170.1 152.3 r231.1 142.2 230.9 rl38.8 113.6 rl27.9 118.3 rl26.0 rl37.6 r210.1 219.9 rl67.4 154.6 160.8 151.3 I67.O 164.2 163.2 165.4 146.2 181.4 183.3 161.7 154.9 168.7 162.0 152.9 167.9 162.7 158.0 168.8 148.1 181.6 182.9 161.8 155.4 I68.3 167.9 rl59.2 179.5 181.2 180.6 182.1 152.8 rl86.5 rl91.2 167.6 rl57.6 rl77.9 rl68.3 r160.1 rl78.8 rl77.8 174.5 rl82.2 154.1 rl86.0 rl90.9 rl68.7 rl59.3 rl78.3 'rlBU.3 rl92.0 rl69.4 160.3 rl78.8 3,492 5,040 6,649 5,461 4,405 82.7 80.5 82.0 79.8 87.2 84.6 85.3 82.8 rl29.5 127.1 r!27.5 rl25.1 r99.8 r96.4 r98.9 r95.5 1,456 1,430 1,537 1,499 1,733 1,705 rl,507 rl,492 rl04.3 rlOO.O rl02.9 r98.6 rl,842 rl,809 1,148 667 1,394 724 1,425 729 1,463 736 rl,403 r671 133.7 134.6 134.2 131.1 134.1 135.1 134.6 131.6 142.3 143.4 142.4 140.3 144. 143. 141. 146.3 144.5 143.2 131.4 145.7 131.8 146.5 141.7 156.7 143. 158. 145.0 160.0 74,319 51,434 843 49,092 11,484 74,319 23,614 21,838 41,365 73,462 51,056 166 48,952 11,384 7 3 , 4<~>2 23,040 21,195 41,211 78,977 r55,697 471 53,350 10,026 78,977 23,667 22,533 44,481 78,972 r56,614 188 52,937 10,026 78,972 23,473 21,807 45,510 77,635 55,892 862 52,127 10,025 77,635 24,295 23,124 44,170 27.8 27.6 22.5 22.0 22.7 170.4" 152.3 233.2 139.1 *°i4ol2 "rl27'.5 115.3 126.6 137.7 211.0 rl68.1 160.6 r181.1 177.1 rl70.6 185.6 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PLANNING (Engineering News-Record) 1/ mil. $. NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (private and public) thous. Privately owned.... i .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... IEBM HIIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED W 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 Assoicates, Inc.: Average, 20 cities: All types combined 1957-59=100. Apartments, hotels, office buildings... do... Commercial and factory buildings do... Residences. .do..'. Engineering News-Record: Building do... Construction .....* .do... FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total mil. $„, Reserve bank credit outstanding, total............. .do..'.'. Discounts and advances. .do..., U.S. Government securities .do..., Gold certificate reserves do.... Liabilities, total. do..., Deposits, total. .....*. do..., Member-bank reserve balances .do..., Federal reserve notes in circulation do..., Ratio of gold certificate reserves to FR note liabilities percent., r/ Revised. g/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for Feb.1968 and Jan. 1969 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks. * Index as of Mar. 1,1969: Building, 147.9; construction, 162.9. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 6333 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1969 1968 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. FINANCE—Con. MONEI AND INTEREST RATES: Federal intermediate credit bank loans................percent. Federal land bank loans. .................................do... SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Dividend rates, prices, yields., common stocks (Moody's): Dividends per share, annual rate, compositeo......dollars. Industrials. ....................................... • .do... Public utilities.'. ..-....•••'...'...'.....'.'............do... Railroads..................................... ••".. .'.do. •. N.Y. banks..'.... .do... Fire insurance companies...........................do... 5.98 6.68 6.10 6.71 6.54 6.96 6*53 6'.97 6.54 6.98 . . . e e 0 0 8.41 9.12 4.44 4.55 5.57 7.95 8.42 9.12 4.45 4.52 5.69 8.78 9.55 r4.56 4.62 6.09 9.86 8.78 9.57 4.58 4.62 6.14 9.86 r8.86 9.67 4.5S 4.62 6.14 9.86 8.90 9.72 4.58 4.62 6.14 9.86 241.14 281.46 343.13 107.33 115.18 268.18 326.90 104.04 111.24 266.05 321.13 106.49 114.38 254.46 309.17 101.51 106.17 3.12 2.78 4.25 4.01 3.07 2.83 3.27 2.93 4.40 4.15 r3.43 2.76 r3.33 3.01 4.30 4.04 3.21 2.85 3.50 3.14 4.51 4.35 3.54 3.02 Price per share5 end of mo., composite...............do... Industrials........................................do... Public utilities...................................do... Railroads..........................................do... 247.26 294.18 97.75 88.59 Yields, composite.................................percent. Industrials. ....*..................................do. Public utilities...................................do... Railroads. .................... .do... N.Y. banks.........................................do... Fire insurance companies...........................do... PRICES: Standard & Poor's Corporation: Industrial, public utility, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks)..................1941-43=10. Industrial, total (425 stocks)...................do... Capital goods (130 stocks).....................do... Consumers' goods (181 stocks)..................do... Public utility (55 stocks)........V..............do... Railroad (20 stocks)............................do... Banks: New York City (9 stocks)...........................do... Outside New York City (16 stocks).........'........ .do... Fire and casualty insurance (16 stocks)..............do... .40 ,10 -54 ,14 .93 .63 286.99 97.15 85*80 95.04 103.11 102.87 81.06 68.02 43.38 90.75 98.33 98.13 77.99 65.61 42.35 105.40 114.77 109.75 70.59 53.74 106.48 116.01 111.44 91.91 70.54 55.19 37.18 67.64 59.42 38.46 70.66 56.61 52.46 98.15 95.35 50.99 99.19 98.30 92.04 102.04 110.97 106.56 87.69 68.65 j 54.11 49.49 92.57 95.51 IOI.46 110.15 105.47 87.93 69.24 54.78 49.52 94.50 96.81 r/ Revised. USCOMM—DC--6333 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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