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March 7, 1969 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS INDICATORS 1957-59=100 220 " ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index) - *s 210 200 - 190 - 180 ~ Monthly 170 l L._._L__1 i 1 . . . 1 1 . —1—1—1—1—1 1966 1 1—! 1—1—1— ~J™J—1—1—1—1—L-J. 1967 1 1 | I i i i 1968 . 1 i . i . _ . 1969 J F M A M J J A S O N D Edison Electric Inst. Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Thousands 350 (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants) Monthly I 1966 1967 I 1968 I I I I l l l_ 1969 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Billion$ 100 BiIlion$ 60 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) Inventories (right scale) ^ ^ ^ s~~' -* 375 f - 80 <h-A Shipments s >?w '^ . / 300 350 325 (left scale) v 70 ~~~ * y* Prices Received (right scale) /-\ II 1 1 1 1 I I I 1966 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Mi i . . . 1 . . i i . 1 i . i . . 1 i . i . . 1968 250 (incl. interest, taxes, a n d w a g e rates) 60 275 II I M II I M I 1969 1966 i i i i i I i i i » i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i- i i i i I i i i i i 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of 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 275 1>~ 300 Book value, end of month _1_1 1 1 _J.._l._LL_L_l. 1 325 Prices Paid(left scale) /V 50 40 350 90 55 45 1910-14 = 100 375 1910-14=100 425 I PRICES RECEIVED A N D PAID BY FARMERS 400 1968 1969 225 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM Feb. 24 Mar. 2 Febo 8 Feb, 15 Feb. 22 96„5 96o4 102.8 102„6 103.1 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES............................. .mil. $. Nondurable goods stores...............................do... 5,778 3,880 6,049 4,002 5,940 4,106 5,954 4,047 6,036 4,067 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 & Rradstreet)'.... .do... 200 1,675 1,575 197 199 1,610 1,513 224 248 1,533 1,440 186 220 1,592 1,499 185 199 214 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2d .mil. $. Federal reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2/.'....do... Member bank reserve balances %/.......................do... Excess reserves, estimated j[/.......................do... 45,881 50,643 25,275 379 45,817 50,779 25,636 313 49,061 55,368 27,409 202 49,307 55,670 27,225 176 49,377 56,345 27,582 349 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: ij 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... 74,002 48,741 204,361 29,056 64,972 29,289 75,721 48,620 203,438 28,738 65,057 29,106 79,515 48,318 222,936 27,332 73,111 32,245 80,612 48,307 223,417 26,797 73,364 32,296 77,992 483300 220,867 25,416 73,479 32,351 Bond Yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) J3/.......percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) ij...1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks.............................do... 6.39 91.24 98.93 6.38 90.08 97.62 6.90 103.20 111.95 6.94 103.63 112.51 6.93 100.65 109*28 PRODUCTION: 1,752 Bituminous coal 3/............. .thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities...................mil. kw.-hr. 25,484 Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses)................number. 216,474 Petroleum (crude) and condensate Jjj/• «»• • •' .thous. bbl. 9,561 1,838 25,061 225,594 9,530 1,738 27,316 224,581 9,033 1,768 27,375 210,960 8,986 1,683 27,269 215,654 8,918 2,328 151.8 13.7 2,862 153.6 14.4 2,656 142.6 14-.0 2,697 144.8 14.2 2,755 147.9 "14.1 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/... .1957-59=100o 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. 2 / Daily average, ij Wednesday data. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM Dec. Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. 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. 46,923 26,644 1,182 3,766 2,673 45,421 25,137 1,088 3,872 2,586 54,016 29,541 1,496 4,125 3,079 52,495 28,831 1,325 4,051 2,852 r50,197 r27,651 rl,215 r3,910 r2,685 Machinery, except electrical .do. Electrical machinery. '.'.......do. Transportation equipment..........................do. Instruments and related products.. '.'. do. 4,748 3,717 7,295 862 4,225 3,303 6,815 815 5,094 3,681 7,835 1,025 4,968 3,692 7,932 1,043 r5,H3 r3,593 r7,302 rl,041 Nondurable goods industries, total l/...............do. Food and kindred products .do. Tobacco products .do. Textile mill products do. 20,279 6,967 399 1,637 20,284 6,716 359 1,597 24,475 8,115 412 1,956 23,664 7,997 420 1,863 r22,546 r7,732 r414 rl,702 .do• do. do. do. 1,776 3,218 1,773 1,007 1,795 3,452 1,733 1,014 2,174 4,109 1,905 1,321 2,077 3,923 1,910 1,239 r2,020 r3,634 rl,912 rl,240 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/.. do. Stone, clay, and glass products...................do. Primary metals do. Fabricated metal products .. do. 47,961 48,447 52,560 52,548 r51,494 26,610 1,319 4,027 2,786 26,925 1,285 4,012 2,889 28,960 1,390 4,220 3,005 28,786 1,334 4,180 2,896 r27,742 rl,352 r4,152 r2,793 4,693 3,624 6,686 816 4,639 3,556 6,903 921 5,194 3,529 7,555 989 ,185 ,586 ,568 ,028 r5,009 r3,5H r6,845 r984 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products Machinery, except electrical. Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products r/ Revised. 6316 .do.. .do.. .do.. .do.. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1968 1967 ITEM Dec. Nov. Oct. Jan. Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. 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 INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By 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 21,351 7,141 405 1,742 1,855 3,586 1,774 1,046 21,522 7,036 396 1,750 1,884 3,611 1,762 1,075 23,600 7,869 421 1,805 2,112 4,061 1,890 1,276 23,762 8,003 418 1,788 2,089 4,139 1,919 1,279 r23,752 r7,930 420 rl,804 r2,109 r4,065 rl,925 rl,286 do. do. do. do. 82,561 53,217 29,344 82,819 83,200 53,465 29,735 82,890 86,887 56,265 30,622 87,566 87,3^2 56,497 30,885 87,947 r88,239 r57,034 r31,205 r88,579 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 53,540 1,952 7,6*4 5,465 10,905 8,157 12,679 2,013 53,525 1,952 7,660 5,464 10,784 8,180 12,717 2,007 56,657 2,062, 7,426 6,229 11,147 8,524 13,891 2,105 56,953 2,153 7,504 6,229 11,222 8,528 13,844 2,122 r57,422 r2,219 r7,552 r6,287 rll,310 r8,560 rl3,939 r2,183 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 do. do. do. do. do. .do. do. do. 29,279 7,094 2,269 3,232 2,190 5,600 1,971 1,601 29,365 7,122 2,292 3,297 2,202 5,576 1,978 1,596 30,909 7,491 2,211 3,470 2,359 5,871 2,114 1,731 30,994 7,417 2,231 3,425 2,351 5,882 2,136 1,833 r31,157 r7,370 2,261 r3,539 r2,384 r5,937 r2,118 rl,801 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total. Nondurable goods industries, total 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 Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders do. do. do. do. 47,838 27,545 20,293 49,463 46,227 25,930 20,297 43,353 55,022 30,536 24,486 53,931 52,136 28,471 23,665 53,100 r51,134 r28,650 r22,484 r53,101 do. do. do. do. „ do. .do. do. do. do. 28,056 4,313 3,335 4,604 3,698 7,277 21,407 5,893 15,514 26,837 4,424 2,798 4,591 3,261 6,919 21,516 5,930 15,586 30,280 4,397 3,271 5,403 3,751 7,764 23,651 6,518 17,133 29,325 4,475 3,225 5,134 3,505 7,589 23,775 6,447 17,328 r29,380 r4,345 r3,195 r5,210 r3,656 r7,578 r23,721 r6,451 rl7,270 ...do. do. do. ...do. 82,499 79,480 3,019 83,686 83,305 80,273 3,032 83,592 85,357 82,307 3,050 84,991 85,003 81,951 3,052 S5t539 r85,938 r82,946 r2,992 r87,152 do. do. do. do. .do. do. do. 80,578 7,019 8,976 14,551 13,235 31,031 3,108 80,490 7,431 8,885 14,503 12,940 31,047 3,102 81,894 5,840 9,331 14,637 13,148 32,918 3,097 82,429 6,133 r84,071 r6,327 rl0,114 rl4,790 103,210 r33,670 r3,08l „. UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total l/. Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery.. * Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders mil. do „ do„ „ do. ...do. do. do. do. 9,7H 14,589 13,065 32,936 3,H0 1968 Jan. Feb. 1969 Nov. Dec. Jan. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS.....1910-14=100. Crops.... do... Commercial vegetables .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... PAEITY RATIO do... r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for6316 FRASER 254 230 351 189 162 170 270 558 275 318 324 132 257 228 342 168 165 173 273 560 282 3U 342 131 262 227 318 204 156 159 279 570 292 340 337 154 262 221 327 182 159 155 244 584 296 337 343 162 263 220 333 163 162 155 251 578 299 332 349 166 304 327 288 r346 73 306 r330 290 r349 74 314 341 294 360 73 315 341 296 360 73 315 342 296 363 72 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 1967 1969 ITEM Dec Jan0 Oct. Nov, Dec* Jan. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge Co.): TOTAL VALUATION. .......................................mil. $. Index (seasonally adjusted)...................1957-59=100. Building, total.................................. ....mil. $. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: American Appraisal Co., Thes Average, 30 cities.................................1913=100. Atlanta..............................................do... New York............................................„do.„. San Francisco........................................do... St• Louis...............»............................do... 3,996 166 2,954 3,714 159 2,809 6,171 200 4,778 4,863 183 4,035 4,543 179 3,592 4,766 191 3,891 932 1,025 1,026 937 919 937 1,033 1,044 941 923 994 1,110 1,092 980 969 997 1,110 1,093 1,001 969 1,007 1,111 1,099 1,013 971 1,015 1,125 1,105 1,035 978 10,848 5,609 1,506 3,733 11,012 5,661 1,565 3,785 11,734 6,094 1,551 4,090 11,677 6,107 1,583 3,987 11,748 6,126 1,577 4,044 11,907 6,169 1,630 4,108 531,62 519*14 552.08 503.57 522.32 533.78 501.27 474*36 586.72 555.81 498.22 517.50 440.43 446.45 437.51 422.35 406.30 430.97 395.10 383.79 448.22 456.37 389.95 409.21 14,919 412 17,662 518 18,560 479 16,165 412 18,864 508 17,957 515 11,186 262 12,914 298 13,727 305 11,979 261 13,844 314 13,056 305 FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AM) DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM: Total, end of month............................. ..mil. I Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks......'. ....do.. Loans to cooperatives......................... .'...do.. Other loans and discounts •••...•••.•.•.•....'•. ....do.'. SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Sales* excl. U.S. Govt, bonds (SEC): A H registered exchanges: Market value............................ .mil. Face value.............................. ...do. New York Stock Exchange: Market value............................ ...do.. Face value.............................. ...do.. STOCKS: Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission): Total on all registered exchanges: Market value, » . » edO.tee Shares sold............................. millions. On New York Stock Exchange: Market value...................................mil. $ Shares sold. .millions U5CQMM—DC—6316 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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