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BUSINESS STATISTICS A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION m M ni l fl fWI 1 \m\ 1 UjJLs T l i* y r\ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* MAY 22, ife*w^.:^^3£^^ j .£/^^ 1970 „ ________ . .„.„ „ DPJBSRIW!?"Wf«- 1957-59 = 100 250 p ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 1957-59 = 100 270 (E. E. S. sea. adj. index) Monthly I I l I 1968 1967 I I I I I I I ' ' ' ' I 1969 I I I I I 1970 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1957-59 = 1957-59: = 100 250 100 250 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) 200 200 1970 150 h ^ ^ \ r d 150 / 1969 100 100 Weekly Monthly 50 i i i i i I J i i i i 1967 _L__I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I 1968 I I L_i L_L _L_J I 1969 I I I I I l_ 1970 i i i 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 50 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Millie 2.5 1957-59 = 100 220 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 200 — — 2.0 K 1.5 - 180 1.0 - 160 140 I 1 I I i..i I I I M i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 I 1 1 i l l 1 1 I 1 1967 1968 1969 - yv^\ ^r A ^ 1V - .5 0 1970 Data: Federal Reserve Board * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected \ PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS (Seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates) (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1111 1111111 1967 i i i i i l i i n i 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1 1 1 ! 1 1 ) .! 1 I1I 1I I I 1 1 1 1 I I 1969 1970 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1970 1969 May 10 May 17 Apr. 25 1957-59=100 106.9 107.2 113.8 mil. $ do.. 6,962 4,693 ,777 ,469 6,898 4,652 7,180 4,774 7,141 4,953 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 158 1,011 945 194 141 981 916 167 299 1,920 1,805 206 2 78 1,888 1,773 214 279 FINANCE: Currency in circulation _3_/ mil. $ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ^_/....do.. Member bank reserve balances _3_/ do.. Excess reserves, estimated 3_/ do.. 49,646 60,015 28,210 483 49,959 59,853 27,806 -215 52,945 62,847 28,359 -202 52,817 62,489 28,002 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: _4/ 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 estfte loans (gross).... do.. 76,233 47,872 228,568 23,362 76,592 32,954 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2} ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores May 9 May 16 113.5 113.0 238 212 24 53,111 63,439 28,582 -299 5 3 , 568 6 3 , 301 27, 752 23 76,768 32,946 81,851 45,894 229,832 22,967 79,336 33,412 80,546 45,892 229,378 22,878 78,925 33,367 77,649 45,968 229,832 22,470 79,398 33,332 7.10 104.67 114.63 7.06 106.16 116.24 8.20 84.27 92.21 8.27 81.81 89.58 8.36 79.47 86.95 1,882 25,501 166,398 9,416 1,867 25,451 166,897 9,287 1,876 27,519 159,210 9,692 1,744 27,690 162,467 9,685 1,950 26,978 165,113 9,610 thous. sh. tons 1957-59=100 2,784 149.4 2,817 151.2 2,707 145.3 2,593 139.2 2,618 140.5 bil 15.3 15.5 15.4 15.3 15.4 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) _3_/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4-/. .1941-43=10 Industrials, 425 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 May 2 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES.... 1_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2_/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY _3_/ Daily average. kj 8 .44 76 . 5 3 81 .67 176, 849 2,625 140.9 Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 Mar. 19 70 Mar. Apr. Apr. 2.1 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1957-59=100 BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do.. Durable manufactures do.. Primary metals do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Machinery do.. Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Clay, glass, and stone products Lumber and products Furniture and fixtures Nondurable manufactures Textile mill products Apparel products Leather and products Paper and products Printing and publishing MINING Coal UTILITIES Electric xj Revised. p_/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 171.7 rl70.4 rl70.5 rl71.1 170.4 173.1 175.9 146.2 178.5 194.7 173.0 175.7 147.9 178.3 194.6 rl70.2 rl69.7 rl43.1 rl80.0 rl89.7 rl70.3 rl69.5 rl39.5 rl78.9 rl95.7 rl70.7 rl70.4 rl43.3 rl78.2 197.1 170.1 168.8 143 175 193 174.1 192.8 153.4 130.8 187.0 172.4 195.4 155.1 122.6 188.9 rl59.6 194.8 rl54.5 rll8.0 183.4 rl54.2 rl94.0 rl55.0 114.6 rl79.4 156.0 rl93.6 151.4 155 195 155 rl80.4 180 169.5 152.9 150.2 105 = 6 175.0 153.0 169.6 154.2 147.8 103,4 175.8 152.7 171.0 rl52.9 rl45.8 r96,9 173.8 157.9 rl71.3 rl52.8 141.4 96,9 rl74.9 rl57.3 rl71.4 150.2 171.6 235.2 142.7 236.2 141.5 118.7 239.1 142.2 234.2 140.5 110.5 r240.2 rl43.3 r231.4 144.7 117.8 r243.1 rl43.9 234.2 rl45.2 122.8 244.4 149.1 do.. do.., 126.7 114.3 123.5 149.1 128.8 120.2 126.9 146.6 rl31.7 113.1 rl31.4 rl55.7 rl34.3 122.3 132.0 rl58.4 136.1 rl21.5 134.3 165.5 135.5 123 134 do.., do.., 215.1 225.7 216.3 226.9 230.1 243.1 r230.2 242.9 r230.0 231.5 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. .....do.. do.. do.. do» = do.. do.. Chemicals and products Petroleum products.. Rubber and plastics products Foods and beverages Tobacco products Crude o i l and n a t u r a l gas Metal mining 171.4 do.. do.. do.. 0 .. .do.. do.. do.., do.., = 172.6 rl56.9 156 146.0 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1970 1969 Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)---Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX—Con. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total 195 7-59=100 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 Bus iness equipment Materials . Durable goods materials... Nondurable materials Jan. Feb. 170.8 162.8 181.8 175.4 165.0 189.0 156.8 170.2 161.8 177.9 166.1 149.6 187.9 156.6 rl68.5 rl61.5 rl63.7 rl55.3 132.9 ri84.9 rl60.8 rl70.0 rl62.0 rl66.5 rl54.8 127.6 rl90.7 161.1 rl70.6 rl63.7 171.7 rl61.5 rl38.8 191.4 187.8 192.9 172.1 164.0 180.3 188.4 194.1 172.9 165.8 180.3 rl83.6 192.8 172.5 r160.1 rl85.3 rl86.2 rl96.8 rl71.3 rl57.9 rl85.0 rl85.6 197.0 rl71.8 rl59.8 184.3 5,003 177 3,729 5,895 183 4,682 4,928 205 3,727 5,249 215 3,751 6,140 208 4,165 135.6 131.9 71.9 159.9 159.0 85.0 69.2 66.4 33.4 r77.0 r74.3 r41.4 117.0 rll3.9 r61.2 1,588 r824 ,505 797 1,059 r577 rl,306 r725 rl,384 r702 1,421 670 1,502 659 1,013 469 1,137 562 rl,099 r552 146 147 155 155 156 12,324 6,317 1,663 4,344 -12,344 6,412 1,648 *4,284 13,388 6,738 1,804 4,846 13,597 6,777 1,844 4,975 13,826 6,833 1,840 5,154 6.66 6.82 6.38 7.26 6.86 7.04 6.38 7.50 8.64 8.78 8.14 8.50 8.30 8.55 8.01 8.50 7.60 8.33 7.68 8.40 6.080 6.33 6.150 6.15 7.914 8.14 7.164 7.80 6.710 7.20 13,727 15,637 -1,910 23,596 15,922 7,674 16,303 16,564 -261 14,929 14,990 -61 13,110 16,301 -3,191 -2 -1,912 1,912 418 1,494 373,854 292,012 -50 7,625 -7,625 -2,456 -5,169 372,216 289,557 164 -97 97 -194 291 380,502 289,100 104 43 -43 -139 96 380,988 288,961 -238 -3,429 3,429 2,314 1,115 384,169 291,275 13,727 3,999 4,965 2,865 1,898 23,596 12,106 5,323 3,881 2,286 16,303 10,660 1,127 2,674 1,843 14,929 6,965 645 5,408 1,911 13,110 3,419 4,239 3,436 2,016 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 15,639 447 6,543 4,007 1,511 385 712 15,972 610 6,682 4,169 1,506 353 692 16,399 731 6,419 4,262 1,655 291 726 14,886 -77 5,953 4,120 1,701 299 717 16,539 296 6,377 4,398 1,802 325 798 do... dol. per fine oz. 10,367 1.826 10,367 1.778 11,367 1.876 11,367 1.896 11,367 1.888 do.. .....do.. do.. do= = do.. . CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F. W. Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION mil. $ Index (seasonally adjusted) 1957-59=100 Building, total.. mil. $ NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total (private and public) thous Privately owned do.. One-family structures .do.. Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total privately owned do.. One-family structures do.. NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (13,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total do.. One-family structures do.. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: Associated General Contractors (bldg. only)....1957-59=100 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: Open market rates, New York City: Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days) percent Commercial paper (prime, 4-6 months) do.. Finance Co. paper placed directly, 3-6 mo do.., Stock Exchange call loans, going rate do.., Yield on U.S. Govt, securities (taxable): 3-month bills (rate on new issue) do.., 3-5 year issues do.., FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Budget receipts, expenditures, and net lending: Expenditure account: Receipts (net) mil. $, Expenditure (excl. net lending) do.., Expend, acct. surplus or deficit (-) do.., Loan account: Net lending do.., Budget surplus or deficit (-) do.., Budget financing, total . do.., Borrowing from the public do.., Reduction in cash balances do.., Gross amount of debt outstanding do.., Held by the public <> do.., Budget receipts by source and outlays by agency: -Receipts (net), total . do.., Individual income taxes (net) do... Corporation income taxes (net) do... Social insurance taxes and contributions (net)....do... Other .do... Expenditures and net lending, total Agriculture Department Defense Department, military Health, Education, and Welfare Department Treasury Department National Aeronautics and Space Adm Veterans Administration GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK xj Revised. _p_/ P r e l i m i n a r y . * Excludes loans by F e d e r a l I n t e r m e d i a t e C r e d i t Banks o u t s i d e the Farm C r e d i t Adm. system. MuNTHLY BUSiNfcSS SrAriSlicS—Continued 1970 1969 Apr. Apr. FINANCE—Con. MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA (avg. of daily figures): Unadjusted for seas, variation: Total money supply .bil. $. Currency outside banks...............................do... Demand deposits......................................do... Time deposits adjusted.... ......do... U.S. Government demand deposits........................do... Adjusted for seas, variation: Total money supply.....................................do... Currency outside banks ........................do... Demand deposits......................................do... Time deposits adjusted............0....................do... SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody's): Dividends per share, annual rate, composite dollars. Indus trials........................................do... Public utilities ..................do... Railroads. do... N.Y. banks .do... Fire insurance companies...........................do... Price per share, end of mo., composite......... do... Industrials. .........do... Public utilities. do... Railroads..........................................do... 195.0 43.7 151.3 202.9 4.8 155.3 202.7 5.4 207.1 46, 161. 191.7 4.7 197.8 r45.9 151.9 192.0 7.1 199.7 46.3 153.4 rl94.9 6.9 204. 46. 157. 198. 5. 196.8 44.1 152.6 202.3 198.1 44.2 154.0 202.3 201. 46. 155. 192. 199.3 46.4 153.0 192.0 201.5 46.7 154.8 rl94.3 203.3 47.1 156.2 197.9 8.91 9.73 4.59 4.62 6.23 9.86 8.93 9.77 4.59 4.62 6.23 9.86 9.13 9.98 4.46 4.02 6.70 10.23 9.13 9.97 4.46 4.02 6.70 10.23 9.13 9.98 4.70 4.02 6.70 10.45 9.10 9.93 4.70 4.02 6.70 10.45 271.57 324.26 99.88 104.88 277.63 330.61 99.64 102.33 231.68 276.68 80.31 73.87 244.45 290.09 85.35 78.55 243.53 287.85 87.44 74.99 222.65 263.96 80.06 68.32 3.22 2.96 4.61 4.51 3.49 3.27 3.94 3.61 5.78 5.44 4.20 3.84 3.75 3.47 5.38 5.36 3.72 3.66 4.09 3.76 5.87 5.88 4.14 4.29 691.07 13,806 582.67 15,136 615.37 15,306 553.80 15,348 Yields, composite. . . „ . . . .percent. Industrials. .do... Public u t i l i t i e s . .do.. • Railroads do... N.Y. b a n k s . .do... Fire insurance c o m p a n i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . Shares l i s t e d , New York Stock Exchange, end of month: Market v a l u e , a l l l i s t e d s h a r e s . . . . . b i l . $. Number of s h a r e s l i s t e d . . . . . . . . . . . .millions. 199.2 43.8 672.59 13,657 616.34 15,227 xj R e v i s e d . USCOMM—DC-7401 POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized for SURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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