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BUSINESS STATISTICS A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* **rM<** US. DEPARTMENT OF COM MERGE / OFF! CE OF BUSIN ESS ECONOIVUCS MARCH SP 1970 1957-59 = 1 1957-59 = 100 250 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 240 (E. E. i. sea. a d j . index) r*°^v 230 y 220 - 210 - 200 - 190 Monthly 180 r-T i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i 1967 i i 1 i i i i I „i i i i i 1968 1 l i t i i i i i i i 1 i i I i i 1970 1969 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands 350 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 1,000 (Passenger cars) A 800 A r 600 - 400 200 Monthly 1 1967 0 1 1 1 I I ,.l J i 1 1—L I 1968 i i i i i i i j i i .__1™J L™l 1 I—L_J 1 1 1 1970 1969 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 425 400 J 350 / no 375 PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS All C o rn modifies 115 1910-14 =:100 4 = 100 1957-59 = 100 120 WHOLESALE PRICES Industrial C o m rnodities .«. 105 // 100 vV - ~ 325 350 A\ Form 375 Prices Paid-l/ (left scale) - Prices Received (right scale) 325 300 / s^ 275 Products 300 J 250 _j/(incl. interest, taxes, a n d w a g e rates) 95 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . 1967 i . . . . . 1968 L L I l.l_U_LJ_LJ_ M l l l i 1969 1 1 .L.l-1... 1970 Data: Federal Reserve Board 275 J 111111 1967 1 |J_J-JLJL_L-LJ-JL-L-I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1968 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. ot Agriculture * A v a i l a b l e only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY IJUUL. J L L l 1970 1 1 225 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1969 1970 ITEM Feb. 22 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1 957-59=100. . Mar. 1 Feb. 7 F e b . 11| F e b . 21 103.1 103.7 113-9 11U.3 11U.9 mil. $.. do 6,198 U,1U1 6,370 U,170 5,926 li.,268 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.. 199 1,5U9 1,1459 211. 207 1,529 1,U38 179 32U 1,938 1,827 226 308 2,039 1,922 226 U9',377 U9,lU8 58,l4±2 27,099 211.. 51,960 61,591 28,380 169 52,1l|.3 61,235 27,963 11.I.7 52,202 61,633 28,0U9 223 79,970 78,586 li5,683 221;, 789 21,865 78,265 33,li98 77,6U7 li5,669 221;, 173 21,620 78,311; 33,501 8.28 87.UU 96.08 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/....do Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do.... 27,591 363 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: U/ Demand deposits, 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.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, £00 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)^/.. 1 9Ul-U3 = 10.. Industrials, U25 stocks do PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bbl.. Steel, raw , Index of production thous. sh. tons.. 0 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1957-59=100.. bil.. V Data do not always cover calendar ireeks. 2/Tuesday price. MONTHLY 78,199 U8,U63 221,379 25,5U3 73,68U 32,5UO 73,727 32,U77 225,1*12 22,056 78,217 33,U.30 6.93 100.65 109.28 6.9U 98. U5 106.95 8.32 86.21; 9l|..78 8.31 86.9k U5,?5U 95.55 28U 205 1,780 27,269 175,236 8,918 1,1|23 27,005 181,081 8,903 1,722 29,519 133,370 9,616 1,81*6 29,006 95,U3U 9,55U 1,793 28,968 162,815 9,600 2,755 1U7.9 2,750 1U7.6 2,561 137-5 2,530 135.8 2,61;0 1U1.7 1U.3 1li.1 II1..6 11;.7 11].. 9 3/ D a i l y a v e r a g e , h/ Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1969 ITEM Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment ^ Supplementary market categories: Household durables Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) Machinery and equipment 0 Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary market categories: Household durables Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) Machinery and equipment MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: J/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary market categories: Household durable s Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) Machinery and equipment New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment £/' Revised. 7303 bil. do do 27.3 U.3 7.2 32.5 5.0 8.5 1. 2.0 3.7 1.7 2.1; U.2 1.9 6.U 31.9 5.1 8.3 2. 6. do do do 27.7 U.2 6.8 do do do do 2.0 3.8 2.1 6.0 U. 66 29. U. 7. 2. U. 1. 6. 28. 28. h. 7. U. do, do, do , do, 1 , li.. 2. 6. do , do. do, 29.); U.3 7.6 do do do, Oct. 27. 3. 7. do do do do 1/ Data for Jan. 1970 are advance estimates. Jan. Nov. 30.9 U.8 8.2 r30.1 U.7 r8.1 2.1 2.2 6.3 r1.9 rU-9 r2.U 6.U .30.9 5.0 7.9 r30.2 rU-9 r7.6 2.2 2.0 r2.0 u.u U.5 rU.5 2.1 6.U U.5 2.2 6.1,. 31.9 5.1 8.1 30.0 U.7 8.0 2.0 .3.8 1.7 5.8 2.3 U.O 1.8 6.2 1.9 19.7 1|..7 31.8 5.3 7-7 7. 7.5 Dec. 2.2 6.2 r29.6 rU.7 r7.1 r1.8 rU.U 1.8 6.2 r2.0 r6.5 r31.2 r30.3 rU.8 r7.0 r)i.8 r8.U MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 ITEM Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con 0 MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: l / — C o n . New orders, net (seasonally adjusted) --Con. Supplementary market categories: Household durables bil. $. Defense products (old series) do.. . Defense products (new series) do,.. Machinery and equipment. * do... Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total do,.. Primary metals.do... Transportation equipment „do,.. Supplementary market categories: Household durables do. . . Defense products (old series) „ do... Defense products (new series) do... Machinery and equipment « „ 0 . do... Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. . Primary metals do. „ . Transportation equipment do.. . Supplementary market categories: Household durables do. ., Defense products (old series) do... Defense products (new series) do.. . Machinery and equipment... do.. 0 NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number. Seasonally adjusted do... 3 1969 Dec. Nov. Jan. 2.1 4.2 2.3 6.2 2.1 4.0 1.8 6.2 2.1 4.2 1.9 6.4 1. 4. r2. r6. r.2.0 r-4.4 r2. 1 ro. 5 82.9 6.1 33.6 84.2 6.6 33.9 86.4 7.6 32.5 85, 732, r85.4 r7,5 rJL.6 1.7 33.0 21.8 21.8 1.7 33.1 21.8 22.1 1.8 31.2 21.0 24. 5 1.6 30.7 20.6 24.4 rl 6 r30.2 r20.4 r24.8 84.1 6.3 33.7 84.4 6.5 33.9 86.3 8.2 31.7 r86.5 7.9 r32.2 r86 7 7 7 r31 6 1.8 33.1 21.8 22.1 1.8 33.2 21.8 22.2 1.7 30.3 20.4 24.5 1.6 30.4 r20.6 r24.8 1 r30 r20 r25 20,310 20,292 24,327 20,578 25,059 r24,046 19,109 r23,308 6 3 4 1 22,849 22,137 1970 1969 Jan. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED B Y FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS. .1910-14=100. do... Crops. Commercial vegetables. .0 .do.. Cotton do.. Feed grains and hay ,., do.. Food grains =,.... .do.. Fruit do.. Tobacco do.. Livestock and products. do. Dairy products. .do. Meat animals do. Poultry and eggs do. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services do. Family living items. .do. Production items do. All commod. , services, int., taxes, and wage rates... .do... .1 PARITY RATIO ' do.. . 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=$!. 00. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS W 48 STATES (F_-Ws Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION '. mil. $. Index (seasonally adjusted) 1957-59=100. Building, total mil. $. FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING- OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY' THE FARM CREDIT ADM. : Total, end of month mil. Farm mortgage loans : Federal land banks do.. Loans to cooperatives do. . Other loans and discounts do.. MONEY AND INTEREST RATES: Federal intermediate credit bank loans percent FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE. ) , INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL mil. $ Excl. Department of Defense shipments .do. . Seasonally adjusted do. . GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL do. . Seasonally adjusted do.. $.J Nov, Dec. Jan, 263 220 323 163 162 155 259 579 267 226 336 166 165 156 272 583 285 228 436 180 162 158 222 605 286 221 377 169 164 159 216 602 287 218 342 161 168 158 210 598 299 333 349 166 302 329 362 156 333 355 398 184 342 352 410 199 346 351 420 197 315 342 296 364 72 318 344 299 r366 73 327 356 306 378 r75 328 357 307 378 76 330 360 309 383 75 110.7 104.9 116.0 110.9 111.1 105.0 116.3 111.4 114. 7 111.1 121.8 114. 2 115.1 111.7 122.6 114.6 rll6.0 rll2.5 rl25.1 rll5.1 $0,903 $0,900 $0,872 4,766 191 3,891 4,802 205 3,705 4,406 178 3,241 5 228 218 3,911 4,928 205 3,727 11,907 6,169 1,630 4,108 =11,946 6,226 1,680 -4,040 -12,803 6,704 1,705 -4,394 13,204 6,714 1,732 4,758 13,388 6,738 1,804 4,846 6.54 6.64 7.93 8.15 8.46 2,104.1 2,049.4 2,085.9 2,022.0 2,01^.1 2,177.7 2,143.3 2,295.2 2,399.1 2,652.7 .471.2 ,415.2 ,367.1 ,989.1 ,213.7 3,421.2 3,362.6 3,238.6 3,247.4 3,007.1 3,298.4 3,238.0 3,305.2 3,125.5 3,249.7 vj Revised. jp_/ Preliminary. l/ Data for Jan. 1970 are advance estimate outside of Farm Credit Adm. system. 7303 Feb. r$0,862 -Excludes loans by Federal Intermediate Credit Banks MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1970 1969 ITEM METALS AND MANUFACTURES Castings, gray irons Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of month,. . .thous. sh. tons.. Shipments,total................. ....................do.... For sale.................................... Steel castings? Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of month...... ....do.... ....do.... Shipments, total „.............. ....do.... For sale.................................... Aluminum shipments; Ingot and mill products (not)................. .mil. lb.. ....do Mill products, total> .. . Plate and sheet (excluding foil) ...... ....do.... MACHINE TOOLS: Mebal cutting type tools: ,..mil. Orders, new (net), total.................... Dome stic do.... Shipments, t otal.....................................do.... Dome stic...........................................do.... Order backlog , end of month..........................do.... Metal forming type tools? Orders, new (net), total. .. .do.... Domestic. .do.... Shioments, total.....................................do.... Domestic...........................................do.... Order backlog, end of month. .do... . TEXTILE PRODUCTS COTTON (exclusive of linters) : ]_/ Consumption thous. bales.. Manufactures; Spindle activity (cotton system spindles); Active spindles, last xrorking day, total.......millions Consuming 100 percent cotton. do.. Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total. billions Average per working day. do.. Consuming 100 percent cotton.... do.. vf R e v i s e d . V Data .for J a n . USC0MM—DC— 7303 DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Jan. Oct. 923 1,099 60? 1,021 1,255 676 1,150 1,U98 886 r1,096 r1,260 r735 1,107 1,2SU 732 371 1U3 123 392 153 132 )420 167 138 rU30 rl5l r128 168 158 131 8U3.8 571-8 270.1 885.0 6U2.8 307.9 932.5 61*7.5 300,7 r81;9.2 r586.2 r277.)-i- 620.U 30h.5 110.15 91.20 76.00 86. k5 82.80 811.3 89.00 77.UO 10U.60 9h* 00 78.95 67.55 92.20 83.90 8U7.8 r82.80 r70.20 r1l8.l5 r103.35 r8l2.U 90.65 76.85 92.60 82.95 810.5 33.90 37.95 33.75 25U.5 36.30 32.75 28.30 25.85 262.5 U5.00 36.25 13.20 397.5 31.90 27.70 39.20 3)|.15 390.2 r26.25 r2)4.20 r33-60 r31.20 r382.8 20.60 17-50 U1.30 39.60 362.1 577 806 810 6U6 r717 638 20.0 13.1 8.6 .131 19.9 13.0 12.2 .U88 7.9 19.7 12.6 12.1 .U83 7.7 19.7 12.6 19.6 12.ii r10.6 r.U2ii r6.7 19.U 12.3 9.3 .166 $.9 98.55 130.15 122.65 809.6 39.H S.6 O c t . , and Dec. 1969 cover 5 weeks; o t h e r months, h weeks. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Jan. Nov. Dec. 861.0 Uo.Uo 9^ »U75 6.0 907. h POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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