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May 2, 1969 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 1941-43 = 10 140 - 110 ^ V - 100 _ / ^"A 90 Monihy (avg. 80 1 1—IUJ—1 1 1—1—1—L™J— 1 ,.I 1 L I 1966 1 < 1 1 1 l .. 1 ' 1 L... 1 1. 1 1 ,Jl 1967 M 1 1 1 1 I 1968 of daily 1 close) 1 I 1 1 1 J 1969 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Thousands Thousands 1,400 350 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants) 1,000 800 600 400 200 Monthly I i I I I I l I l 1 I I I i 1966 I I I i I I I I I 1967 I I I I I I I I I- I -J I L_J I !__± 1969 1968 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1957-59 = 100 150 CONSUMER PRICES 1957-59 = 100 120 WHOLESALE PRICES 115 140 •* AH Services Industrial ^ ^ Commodities \ A 130 120 =*-'^** ^ All All Commodities Items Food 110 Ut.l l U . J . 1, l-L-LJ I I n I III l ii I_L_L!.JLI I i i i i 1966 1967 1968 lata: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l i i I I i i i i I 1969 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor ^ A v a i l a b l e only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1967 1968 1969 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 ITEM Aprc 20 Apr. 27 1957-59=100.. 96.1 95.6 104.1 105.3 106.0 mil. $.. do.... 6,308 4,200 6,326 4,180 7,165 4,946 6,558 4,364 6,802 4,464 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and f^uerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet) thous.. do do do 165 1,197 1,123 259 216 1,178 1,112 182 171 1,274 1,197 168 187 1,219 1,146 174 168 227 196 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/. Federal reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2d Member bank reserve balances 2j • Excess reserves, estimated 3/.. 0 mil. $.. do.... do.... .do.... 46,901 55,230 26,090 527 46,608 54,771 25,503 126 49,526 55,478 26,695 257 49,766 58,387 26,572 191 49,863 58,081 26,584 114 49,681 59,548 27,547 137 ij mil. $.. .do.... .do.... do.... do.... .do.... 78,990 48,630 206,280 26,679 67,792 29,678 77,113 48,420 204,779 26,120 67,573 29,507 81,891 48,650 223,706 26,073 75,269 32,627 81,332 48,337 223,756 25,528 75,337 32,651 82,219 47,912 227,215 25,568 76,551 32,725 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody' s) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) hja..1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks .do.... 6.52 96.81 105.62 6.54 96.62 105.52 7.23 100.78 110.06 7o21 101.02 110.40 7ol6 100.63 109.94 1,916 23,235 242,791 9,304 1,923 23,587 249,850 9,304 1,857 25,525 175,168 9,185 1,783 24,967 202,608 9,306 1,862 25,335 205,975 9,283 2,915 156.5 14.5 2,922 156.8 14.9 2,828 151.8 14.4 2,821 151.4 14.1 2,800 150.3 14o4 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: Demand deposits, adjusted „0 Savings deposits Loans and investments (adjusted), total U .S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Real estate loans (gross) PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal ji/. Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 2 / .. .thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. ° .thous. bbl.. Steel, raw... Index of production. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES........ .thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. bil.. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price MONTHLY Apr. 5 Apr, 12 Apr. 19 Apr. 26 106.1 7ol2 100.80 110.14 217,182 2,817 115.2 2/ Daily average, ij Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1969 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. Marc GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total .bil. $, Primary metals do.., Transportation equipment .do.. Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total.....................do.., Primary metals .do.., Transportation equipment do.., MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total. .do.., New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total. .do.. Primary m e t a l s do.. Transportation equipment do.., Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total.....................do.. Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.): Durable goods industries, total. .do.. Primary metals .do.. Transportation equipment .do.. COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted indexes: All items Special group indexes: All items less shelter „ All items less food. All items less medical care Commodities Nondurables Nondurables less food. Durables r/ Revised, 28.3 4.4 7.3 27.7 3.9 7.3 27.3 4.3 7.2 30. 4. 7. 31.0 4.9 7.8 26. 4. 6.7 4.1 6.7 27*7 4.2 6.8 29.3 4.5 7.3 r29. 4r7. 29.5 4.6 7.2 29.7 28.6 28.5 31.1 31.0 28.0 4o2 8.1 29.4 4.3 7.6 29.7 4.7 7.5 30.5 4.7 29.2 4.7 6.7 82.2 82.9 84.2 27.6 26.8 4.4 6.7 r7.8 85.0 r85.0 80.6 7.7 31.0 81.8 7-9 32.3 84.1 6.3 33.7 84.4 6.5 33 *9 .1957-59=100 119.0 119.5 123.7 124.1 124.6 125.6 do.. do.. .do.. .do.. .do.. .do.. .do.. 118.5 119.7 117.6 113.5 116.4 115.6 106.4 119. 120, 118. 113. 116. 116. 106. 122, 124. 122. 117. 120. 120. 108, 123. 124. 122. 117. 121. 120. 108 c 123.5 125.6 123.0 117.8 121.1 120.5 109.7 124.4 126.8 124.0 118.7 121.8 121.4 111.1 1/ Data for Mar. 1969 are advance estimates. 6386 27. 4. 7. 85.0 6.6 r34.3 84.7 6.6 33.8 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d 1968 1969 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. COMMODITY PRICES—Con. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX—Con. Unadjusted indexes—Con. Special group indexes—Con. Commodities less food Services Services less rent Food . Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables 111.5 131.3 135.2 117.4 112.0 118.5 124.9 111.9 132.1 136.1 117.9 113.1 118.7 126.1 115.2 138.1 142.9 121.2 114.4 122.6 126.4 115. 139. 143. 122. 115. 122. 127- 115.7 139.7 144.6 121.9 116.2 122.8 124.7 116.8 140.9 146.1 122.4 116.5 123.0 127.6 116.9 120.8 113.9 123.5 109.8 113.8 109*3 111.2 116.6 118.6 116.4 100.8 123.6 136.2 117.2 121.0 114.2 123.8 109.9 113.9 109*3 111.8 117.6 119.0 116.7 100.6 124.6 137.1 122.3 127.6 116.7 132.0 111.5 116.2 110.0 115 124 120, 117 102 118, 144 122.7 128.2 116.9 132.7 111.7 116.7 110.2 115.2 123.4 120.7 117.9 102.3 115,5 144.8 123.3 128.9 117.2 133.6 111.8 116.9 110.2 115.8 123.9 122 119 102 122 145 124.4 130.5 117.5 135.7 112.2 117.2 110*6 116.4 124.9 124.; 121. 102. 103. 147. .do. .do. .'.do. do. 127.5 141.9 117.6 123.0 128.3 142.9 118.4 124.2 132.8 149. 123. 128. 133.3 150.2 123.7 128.4 133.7 151.3 124.1 128.4 134.3 152.5 124.8 128.7 do. do. do. 117.6 117.2 119.1 rll8.3 r118.0 rll9.4 121. 123120, 122.2 124.1 120.5 122.1 124.5 122.5 122.8 125.3 124.7 1,474 1,787 1,£ 1,592 rl,580 1,863 310 712 452 414 850 523 407 689 610 348 783 461 r364 r767 r449 443 899 521 11,188 5,721 1,595 3,871 11,361 5,793 1,598 3,970 11,748 6,126 1,577 4,044- 11,907 6,169 1,630 4,108 *11,946 6,226 1,680 *4,040 12,324 6,317 1,663 4,344 7,263.9 3,216.8 4,047.1 1,593.3 2,453.8 7,218.7 3,197.9 4,020.8 1,601.6 2,419.2 8,752.9 4,076.8 4,676.1 1,902.4 2,773.7 8,832.8 3,929.8 4,903.0 2,047.4 2,855.6 8,723.3 3,882.8 4,840.5 1,974.3 2,866.2 6.10 6.21 6.53 6.54 6.62 6.68 60.1 129.2 42.1 56.5 36.1 59.3 128.2 41.6 56.5 35.7 65.9 14-7.7 A4-.5 61.1 37.5 64.9 137.0 46.I 66.3 37.7 67.8 145.4 47.4 67.8 39.1 65.8 143.1 46.1 64.5 38.9 2,749.3 2,690.0 r2,775.3 2,681.7 2,647.0 r2,43#.8 3,096.6 3,047.5 r2,979.2 2,111.3 2,056.7 r2,093-3 2,1792,144. r2,296. 418.0 366.7 196.0 do... do... 2,455.8 r2,591.6 2,569.8 r2,588.7 3,028.0 r2,924.8 2,025.9 r2,018.1 2,401. r2,655. 993.0 980.7 .mil. linear yd. do... do... do... .do... do... 983 651 1,270 811 2,860 1,734 953 621 ,240 784 ,814 ,666 r805 511 rl,201 705 r2,878 1,635 **1,112 **689 1,171 683 r2,806 1,596 1957-59=100. do... do... 00 .do... do... do... do... . o Housing „ Shelter.... Rent o 0.0 Home owner ship... „ Fuel and utilities.......» Fuel oil and coal „ Gas and electricity. Household furnishings and operation. Apparel and upkeep. „ „; Transportation Private. . c New cars Used cars. Public. o.. .0 Health and recreation. Medical care Personal care. Reading and recreation. Seasonally adjusted indexes: Food. Apparel and upkeep. Transportation CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do. do... .do... do... New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, estimated total .mil. By purpose of loan: Home construction do. Home purchase .do. All other purposes do. 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... Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj.: Total (233 SMSA's)...... .bil. $. New York SMSA. .do... Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.)... ....do... 6 other leading SMSA' s .do... 226 other SMSA's .do... MONEY AND INTEREST RATES: Federal intermediate credit bank loans percent. Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annual rates, seasonally adjusted: Total (233 SMSA's)..............ratio of debits to deposits. New York SMSA do... 0 Total 232 SMSA' s (except N.Y.).. do... 6 other leadings SMSA' s do... 226 other SMSA's... .....do... FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense shipments Seasonally adjusted GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted. mil. do. do. 8,7333,896. 4,836. 2,007. 2,828. TEXTILE PRODUCTS Woven fabrics (gray goods), weaving mills: Production, total. Cotton Stock, total, end of month Cotton Orders, unfilled, total, end of month Cotton vj Revised. * Excludes loans by Federal Intermediate Credit Banks outside the Farm Credit Adm. system, months, 4 weeks. 6386 ** Jan. 1969 covers 5 weeks; other MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 1969 ITEM Feb. TEXTILE—Con. COTTON (exclusive of linters): 1/ Consumption......................................thous. bales Manufactures: Spindle activity (cotton system spindles): Active spindles, last working 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.. Mar. Dec. Jan. 729 721 577 20.1 14.1 10.4 .519 7.2 20.1 14.0 10.3 .516 7.2 20.0 13.1 8.6 •431 5.6 19.9 13.0 12 e 2 .488 7.9 1968 Mar. Feb. Mar. r647 660 r20.0 13.1 9.8 r.490 6.4 20.0 13.1 10.0 .498 6.5 1969 Apr. Jan, Feb. Mar. Apr. COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES....................................1957-59=100. Farm products. .............................'.'."..'..... ...do..'. Food and feeds, processed..............................do... Industrial commodities.................................do... Chemicals and allied products...«....................do.... Fuels and related products, and power................do.... Furniture and household durables.....................do.... Hides, skins, and leather products.......••...•••... .do.... Lumber and wood products.............................do... • Machinery and equipment ...•.<•.•..•...•.•...•. .do.... Metals and metal products ...••...•...... .do.... Nonmetallic mineral products.........................do.... Pulp, paper, and allied products do.... Rubber and products .do.... Textile products and apparels••......................do.... Miscellaneous products•.••..••••.••..•.••...•........do.... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BT-Wholesale prices. ,1957-59=$1.00.. Consumer prices .do.... r / R e v i s e d . JD/ P r e l i m i n a r y . USC0MM--DC-- 6386 DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 108.3 102.1 112.8 108.8 110.7 104.9 116.0 110.9 111.1 105.0 116.3 111.4 111.7 106.5 116.4 r112.0 98.6 102.0 103.6 117.9 113.9 114.3 113.8 107.3 98.8 102.4 103.8 118.3 115.8 114.8 113.3 107.4 97.6 102.4 105.3 123.5 137.8 117.0 114.4 110.6 97.8 102.7 105.4 123.4 344.5 117.3 115.2 111.2 98 104 105 123 149 117.8 115.8 111.9 105.2 99.7 104.6 111.5 105.2 99.7 104.7 111.8 106.2 100.0 107.4 112.5 106.8 100.5 107.2 112.5 107.4 100.9 107.1 112.5 $0,924 .837 $0,923 .834 $0,903 .806 $0,900 .803 $0,895 .796 pin. 9 pl05.6 Pll7.5 pll2.1 p$0.894 2 / Data f o r J a n . 1969 cover 5 weeksj o t h e r months, 4 weeks. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 108.2 102.1 112.9 108.6 POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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