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May 10, 1968 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43 = 10 120 110 Index, 1941-43 = PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS - Monthy (avg. of daily close) I IIIII I 1965 1966 1967 J F M A M J 1968 J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Index, 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 250 Index* 1 9 5 7 = 5 ? = 1 Q Q 250 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) 200 200 1968 150 ODD W W l 100 Weekly Monthly I I IIII I 1965 1967 1966 1968 1 1 t .1 1 __J 1 1, —L-J—J— 5 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion Dollars Billion Dollars 80 NEW CONSTRUCTION (Seas, adj., at annual rates) CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID r (Seasonally adjusted) Extended Total Put in Place 60 40 Private Residential (nonfarm) w 20 •«• » • 1965 I I I I I 1,1 I I II 'I1 1 ' 1 1966 ta: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1967 I • • . i i 1968 1965 * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected 1966 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1967 1968 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1967 ITEM Apr. 29 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 7j May 6 Apr. 23 Apr. 20 Apr. 27 1957-59-100., 98*1 98-5 96.7 96.1 95.6 mil. $.. do.... 6,060 3,943 5,895 4,006 6,557 4,549 6,202 4,160 6,221 4,143 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.. 217 1,362 1,302 301 1,300 1,242 228 222 168 1,253 1,174 241 165 1,198 1,123 259 216 23,385 246 43,792 47,369 23,623 405 46,647 52,570 25,468 453 46,901 52,871 26,073 519 46,608 52,490 25,501 72,704 47,002 189,983 25,391 62,396 27,208 71,484 46,970 190,270 25,326 62,643 27,087 77,786 48,780 204,894 27,089 67,176 29,328 78,803 48,485 205,880 26,606 67,859 29,453 77,U3 48,420 204,788 2.6,12.0 67,669 29,508 5-43 93.02 99-95 5.47 93.91 101.12 95.67 104.37 96.81 105.62 6.54 96.62 105.52 1,905 22,020 207,601 8,603 1,868 21,505 202,843 8,577 1,907 23,042 153,981 9,281 1,916 23,235 242,791 9,304 1,938 23,587 249,807 9,304 2,447 131.4 2,401 128.9 2,893 155.3 2,915 156.5 2,922 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores . . FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2/....do.... Member bank reserve balances 2/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated 2/ ««. .do.... 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... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) ij.„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. thous. bbl. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Index of production thous. sh. tons. 1957-59-100. 43,754 46,888 6.52 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON MILES ..bil. 14.5 14.3 14.1 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 2/ Daily average, ij Wednesday data. MONTHLY 6.52 JA-Z. 182 116 156.8 3A«2_ BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. r44,593 23,062 3,748 2,121 r45,839 23,946 928 3,732 2,187 r45,960 24,595 977 3,506 2,179 r44,650 23,335 903 3,610 2,123 r48,054 r25,06l 938 r3,907 r2,258 49,469 26,094 972 4,089 2,321 ......do.... 3,626 3,419 6,086 806 3,752 3,500 6,505 851 3,875 3,653 7,056 975 3,493 3,257 6,623 924 r3,953 r3,554 r6,771 r982 4,168 3,674 6,998 1,048 ......do.... r21,531 7,490 398 1,515 1,891 r3,337 1,745 1,086 r21,893 7,571 408 1,573 1,928 r3,442 1,739 1,138 r21,365 7,937 427 1,634 1,891 r3,036 1,773 1,061 r21,315 7,656 385 1,592 1,913 r3,254 1,736 1,068 r22,993 r8,072 r414 rl,790 r2,041 r3,483 rl,818 rl,l69 23,375 8,224 435 1,776 2,107 3,587 1,817 1,199 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products r43,766 r44,650 r47,946 r47,785 r47,243 48,155 22,622 1,013 3,618 2,214 23,137 1,020 3,517 2,272 25,290 1,187 3,826 2,351 25,227 1,140 3,732 2,385 r24,646 rl,102 r3,771 r2,359 25,169 1,072 3,848 2,415 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products 3,485 3,336 5,686 805 3,489 3,435 6,061 845 3,996 3,596 6,772 904 3,852 3,586 6,748 1,043 r3,800 r3,471 r6,387 r979 3,897 3,600 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS [ANUFACTURERS' SHIFMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL . 864 Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products .. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Textile mill products Chemicals and allied products Rubber and plastics products r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 9412 Mar. 6,468 1,041 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 3 ly68 1967 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. r21,144 7,370 420 1,513 r21,513 7,562 428 1,523 r22,656 8,295 437 1,734 r22,558 7,989 425 1,747 r22,597 r7,940 r437 rl,792 22,986 8,213 456 1,721 1,856 r3,320 1,722 1,075 1,878 r3,365 1,789 1,106 2,021 r3,401 1,740 1,134 2,013 r3,410 1,727 1,142 r2,002 r3,464 rl,798 rl,158 2,052 3,507 1,871 1,165 79,523 51,274 28,249 79,105 79,866 51,580 28,286 79,430 81,898 53,262 28,636 82,425 82,453 53,527 29,016 82,571 1*83,364 r54,347 r29,017 r82,919 83,696 54,629 29,067 $3,239 51,079 1,787 7,174 5,295 51,216 1,794 7,213 5,273 53,930 1,789 7,519 5,368 53,724 1,795 7,547 5,313 r54,136 rl,790 r7,543 r5,395 54,244 1,773 7,569 5,387 10,117 7,857 11,921 2,222 10,152 7,825 12,004 2,251 10,495 7,869 13,510 2,395 10,338 7,881 13,494 2,375 rl0,322 1*7,897 rl3,702 r2,408 10,286 7,889 13,794 2,430 28,026 6,594 2,376 3,060 28,214 2,389 3,078 28,495 6,561 2,392 3,169 28,829 6,755 2,408 3,239 r28,7$3 r6,743 1*2,383 r3,28l 28,995 6,829 2,399 3,333 2,272 5,175 1,925 1,427 2,286 5,203 1,915 1,446 2,272 5,451 1,980 1,409 2,269 5,477 2,031 1,418 r2,297 5,469 r2,007 rl,418 2,287 5,507 2,027 1,439 r44,590 23,117 r21,473 r43,385 r45,029 23,204 r21,825 r43,503 r46,772 25,394 r21,378 r49,264 r45,430 24,107 r21,323 r47,280 r48,621 r25,587 r23,034 r47,432 50,858 27,508 23,350 49,056 23,329 3,427 2,224 3,266 3,362 5,799 22,065 3,013 2,247 3,351 3,273 5,911 26,492 4,120 2,936 3,875 3,569 7,101 24,771 4,013 2,313 3,807 3,335 6,562 r24,829 1*4,315 r2,258 r3,524 r3,541 r6,402 26,111 3,786 2,382 3,649 3,424 7,961 r21,056 5,613 r15,443 78,600 75,536 3,064 78,239 r21,438 5,640 rl5,798 r22,772 6,291 r16,481 r22,509 6,217 rl6,292 r22,6Q3 r6,295 rl6,308 22,945 6,234 16,711 77,791 74,795 2,996 77,093 81,628 78,495 3,133 82,872 82,405 79,265 3,140 82,368 r82,973 r79,792 r3,181 r82,552 84,361 81,204 3,157 83,452 75,131 6,274 6,144 12,497 12,394 32,158 3,108 74,060 5,771 6,119 12,359 12,232 32,009 3,033 79,597 6,527 7,084 12,626 12,577 34,884 3,275 79,141 6,808 7,012 12,581 12,326 34,698 3,227 r79,321 1*7,352 r6,910 rl2,305 rl2,396 r34,712 r3,231 80,263 7,290 6,878 12,057 12,220 36,205 3,189 .mil. $•. 4,591 3,108 1,263 891 5,175 3,356 1,422 1,022 6,204 4,353 2,182 1,742 5,420 3,766 1,869 1,466 r5,049 r3,557 rl,685 rl,307 5,734 3,882 1,869 1,464 Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ ...do.... Industrial Commercial Public, total NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL .bil. $.. Private, total Residential (nonfarm) 1,327 482 490 1,483 1,357 473 512 1,819 1,489 522 573 1,851 1,3¥) 432 525 1,654 rl,321 1*398 r542 1,492 1,409 437 572 1,852 75.0 48.0 20.3 73.1 46.9 20.8 78.4 52.4 26.9 80.5 54.5 26.9 r81.4 r55.1 r27.0 81.0 54.6 27.4 19.8 7.1 7.7 27.0 18.2 6.1 7.2 26.2 17.4 5.9 6.7 26.0 19.6 6.3 7.9 26.0 rl9.8 5.8 r8.5 26.3 18.9 5.6 8.0 26.5 Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS1 SHIFMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. mil. $.. Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: 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 ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Instruments and related products .. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Paper and allied products . Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL ... ...do.... Durable goods industries, total . Nondurable goods industries, total •..do.... NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL ...do.... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/...„ •..do.... Fabricated metal products Electrical machinery Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders ...do.... ...do.... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL •..do.... Durable goods industries, total 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.... Fabricated metal products „ Machinery, except electrical ...do.... Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders ...do.... 6,669 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total Residential (nonfarm) New housing units - Nonresidential buildings, total 7j Industrial Commercial ...do.... Digitized for vj FRASER Revised. 2J Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Excludes farm and public utilities. 9412 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS - Continued 4 1968 1967 ITEM Mar, Apr. Jan.. Feb. Mar. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS ,..1910-14 100, Crops c * . .do.. „ Livestock and products w ^ • . < . * , , *. < .do.. Dairy products «...., ,.,, .»< < .do.<, Meat animals do.,, Poultry and eggs *. do.,. PRICES PAID Bf FARMERS: All commodities and services .do.., Family living items „««„.., „ ,« .do... Production items ... • do.«. All commod., services, Int.,, taxes., and wage rates do,.. PARITY RATIO „.. FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDISTE--TERM): Total outstanding, end of month Installment credit, total Installment credit, extended and repaid*. Unadjusted: Extended, total Repaid, total Seasonally adjusted; Extended, total „ Repaid total SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS, PRICES: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Railroad (20 stocks) ...... t - 250 300 323 144 245 223 264 291 319 130 255 232 274 316 324 132 258 229 282 314 342 131 300 319 287 339 r300 r319 r287 340 304 327 288 346 306 320 do... 74 72 74 mil. .do.. < 92,519 73,591 93,089 73,840 98,225 77,467 97,672 77,327 97,875 77,581 - .do... .do... 6,641 6,648 6,495 6,246 6,363 6,372 6,512 7,3.00 6,842 .do.. . do... 6,510 6,246 6,606 6,393 7,089 6,691 7,245 6,679 7,380 6,814 307.70 858.11 135.96 231.98 309.45 868-66 139.29 228.77 312.05 884.77 132.48 233.76 299.84 847.20 128.87 224.63 292.86 224 272 290 348 JL 259 231 283 309 345 132 r307 330 r291 350 74 6,846 834.76 123.66 217.94 r/ Revised. 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