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JVJay 23, 1969 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS 1941-43=10 140 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 4 2 5 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS - 120 \ / 110 100 y^^^ ~A/\ \ / ~ v/ - 90 Monihy (avg, BO , U- J. 1 i J j „j L 1 l 4 L_J„J L„J 1966 !• X . - J J t. I.-«-i „ „ j ^„.„u_4_ _ L . . J L = J - ...i 1967 i i J of daily L. L _.L_J. L J . _.J_ _1 1968 dose) L 1. J_. J F M A M J J A S O N D 1969 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1957-59 = 100 1957-59 = 100 1 250 250 R A W STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots a n d ail other forms) - 200 150 /<~~\ v-x^ - 200 150 /*" "b 1968 1969 ~ 100 i I i i | i Monthly _ i 50 1966 100 1967 i i 1968 i 1 1 i i i Weekly i 1969 i -J I 1 l_. J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Millie 2.5 1957-59=100 200 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS (Seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a ! rates) (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) _ 180 160 - ^^ i i 190 ! i j ! i 140 2.0 h ; I i i ! i ! i i i l I ' l ' L u !. X J J U _ L J U _ L 1 J _ L X 1966 - j 196/ 1968 j i \ i i i i i 1969 Data: Federal Reserve Board ^ A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, p r o v i d e s selected w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a subsequent t o those p u b l i s h e d 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce this S u p p l e m e n t in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY 1967 1968 i i. i ! i i i i i -L.I_I ! i i_ 1969 50 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM May 11 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ May 18 Apr. 26 May 3 May 10 1957-59=100. 94.4 94.9 106.1 106.5 106.9 mil. $. do... 6,661 4,486 6,519 4,340 6,649 4,396 6,976 4,579 6,991 4,708 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs ... do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)o....do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet). do... 164 1,071 1,006 178 156 1,027 966 215 152 1,090 1,019 196 150 1,043 974 192 25,698 381 46,920 55,279 25,37? 400 49,681 59,576 27,575 -99 49,502 59,255 27,629 50 49,646 59,980 28,175 444 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: lj 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).. 0 .. .do. 74,614 48,569 205,253 26,366 67,359 29,815 75,616 48,421 205,988 27,294 67,610 29,721 79,700 47,809 224,626 24,838 76,462 32.808 79,374 47,737 225,566 24,791 76,688 32,877 76,026 47,721 225,027 24,233 76,588 3-2,839 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) %/„ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) V . . .1941-43-=10. Industrials, 425 stocks.. 0 „ .do... 6.59 98.91 108.25 98.07 107.27 7.12 100.30 110.14 7.H 103.69 113.50 7.10 104.67 114.63 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 2d » thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities...................mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses).... .....number. Petrolemi (crude) and condensate jj/. .thous. bbl. 1,901 23,408 251,118 9,246 1,853 23,961 259,110 9,216 1,892 25,464 219,793 9,274 1,921 25,163 195,213 9,258 1,858 25,501 199,025 9,416 2,896 155.5 15.1 2,844 152.7 15.4 2,817 151.2 14.9 2,842 152.6 15.3 2,784 U9.4 15.1 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores . ........... FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2J ° Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total %/ Member bank reserve balances %J „ Excess reserves, estimated 3/ - Steel, raw Index of production. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES. mil. $. do... do... do... .thous. sh. tons. 1957-59=100. bil. 46,668 55,515 \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 2 / Daily average, lj MONTHLY 158 ""l94 Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM IV II III IV GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AM) PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTAIS AT ANNUAL RATES: GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL... ..............bil. Personal consumption expenditures, total.. do Durable goods, total. do Automobiles and parts do Furniture and household equipment .do Nondurable Clothing Food and Gasoline goods, total and shoes beverages and oil Services, total Household operation Housing Transportation Gross private domestic investment, total Fixed investment Nonresidential a Residential structures Change in business inventories Net exports of goods and services Exports Imports „ Gov't, purchases of goods and services, total Federal. National defense State and local vj Revised. 6405 811.0 502.2 74.2 31.4 31.8 831.2 519 o4 79 oO 34.6 33.3 852.9 527.9 81.0 35.4 33.9 871.0 541.1 85.0 38.1 35.4 887.4 546.8 85.1 38.2 34.5 do .do do .do 218.4 • 42.3 110.8 18.6 226.5 44.6 113.6 19.7 228.2 44.8 116.4 19.4 232, 47. 117. 20.0 233.7 46.7 118.6 20.0 .do do do .do 209.6 29.9 72.2 15-5 213.9 30.3 74.0 16.2 218.7 31.0 75.4 16.3 223.4 31.5 76.9 16.8 228.0 31.9 78.6 17.1 ...do do do .do do 121.8 113.5 85.0 119.7 117.6 88.6 29.1 2.1 127.3 116.5 87oO 29.5 10.8 127.1 119.6 90.1 29.5 7.5 136. 126. 94. 31. 10. 1.5 47.5 46.0 2.0 49.9 47-9 3.3 52.6 49.4 1. 50. 49. 190.5 97.1 76.8 93.4 195-7 100.0 79.0 95.6 28, do do do do do do do 183.5 93.5 74.6 90.0 199 101 79 93 203.0 101.7 80.0 101.2 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1968 1967 ITEM II IV GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—-Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL .-.-.-. -.. bile Compensation of employees, total do Proprietors' income, total do Business and professional do Farm........ do Rental income of persons . do Corp.profits and inventory valuation adj., total...do Corporate profits before tax, total.. „. „ do, Corporate profits after tax do, Net interest do, PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total do, Less: Personal tax and nontax payments do, Equals: Disposable personal income do, Less: Personal outlays do, Equals: Personal savings .., do, 688.1 496.8 61.8 47.2 14.6 20.7 83.8 88.9 49. 25. 662. III 574 533 40.8 705.4 507.1 62.6 47 0 8 14.8 20.9 89.2 91.8 50.7 25.8 678.1 91.9 586.3 542.3 44,0 722 519 63 48 15 21 91 92.7 51.2 26.7 694.3 101.6 592.7 555.6 37.1 Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. 163.0 162.5 rl69.1 rl70.0 r171.0 164.6 168.2 140.2 166.6 183.3 177.6 183.8 131.0 125. 173. 160. 149. 348. 113. 159. 146.8 215.0 136.1 215.7 134.5 122.9 126. 126. 126. 108. 198o' 206. rl70.2 r173.0 rl39.5 rl76.4 rl91.8 rl71.2 191.6 rl56.2 rl22.5 186.8 rl66.7 rl52.9 r!48.1 rl05c0 rl71.1 152.4 231.3 rl31.0 r230.8 rl39.4 119.5 rl25.8 115.3 rl23.9 140.2 r215.1 r226.1 rl71.5 rl74.3 rl42.8 rl77.4 rl92 rl73 190 rl56 rl26 rl86 rl67.9 rl52.0 14-8.5 101.1 rl73.6 rl52.1 r232.3 rl40.2 232.8 rl40.9 121.2 rl24.7 112.4 1-121.8 rl42.3 r214.9 225.5 rl72.5 rl75.4 rl46.0 rl?8.8 r194.0 r174.0 rl92.7 rl51.4 127.3 r188.0 rl68.8 151.9 163 155 173 173 172 174 149 181.8 183.3 162.8 156.7 169.1 163 167 143 161 179 175, 181 146 123, 174. 159 146 148, 114, 159. 145.8 215.2 137.3 209.4 135.3 112.1 127.1 124.4 124 c 8 139.9 196.5 204-9 161.7 153.5 169.5 168.7 166.8 171.2 148.3 179.4 180.9 I63.I 157.1 169.3 rl68.2 r161.0 r181.0 176.2 170.6 183.5 rl54.7 183.5 rl91.4 rl69.6 rl6l.2 rl78.3 rl69.6 rl6l.9 rl79.3 rl74 165 rl87 156 rl86 rl92 rl70 rl62 1-178.1 rl88.2 rl93.1 rl71.7 rl64.4 rl79.2 128.6 126.6 126.0 123.9 165.2 162.0 162.2 159.1 105.8 101.5 104.5 100.2 r94.8 r90.1 r93.9 r89.2 rl35.2 rl31.5 r334.0 rl30.2 1,511 1,479 1,591 1,562 1,878 1,845 rl,686 r1,664 rl,580 rl,563 1,416 728 1,340 675 1,403 671 1,477 685 rl,421 r670 134.6 135.5 134.9 132.4 135.3 136.2 135.5 133.3 146.3 144-5 143.2 146.2 14-8.0 145.7 144.9 147.5 149.2 146.9 14-6.4 670.9 482.7 61.1 46.8 14.3 20.5 82.3 85.4 50.3 24=3 645.2 85.6 559.6 516.1 43=4 1968 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 .do.. Instruments and related products .do.. Clay, glass, and stone products „... .do.. Lumber and products .do.., Furniture and fixtures do.. Nondurable manufactures do.. Textile mill products do.. Apparel products do.., Leather and products do.., Paper and products „. .do.., Printing and publishing do.., Chemicals and products do.., Petroleum products do.., Rubber and plastics products do.., Foods and beverages do... Tobacco products do... MINING do... Coal do.., Crude oil and natural gas. do.., Metal mining do.., UTILITIES do... Electric do... BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total. do... Consumer goods do... 0 Automotive and home goods .. do... Automotive products do... Autos .do... Auto parts and allied products do... Apparel and staples . .do... Equipment, including defense do... Business equipment do... Materials. do... Durable goods materials .do... Nondurable materials do... IV 735 530 63 48 15 21, 91.8 95.7 52.8 27.6 708.2 105.8 602.4 561.6 40.9 1969 174.2 rl52.8 233.6 14.3.9 "l4o!9 * r-12o'. 5 114-.2 rl23.6 146.0 r215.1 rl70.5 rl62.3 rl82.2 rl75.9 165.0 190.3 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (private and public).......... thous. Privately owned do... Total nonfarm (private and public) do... Privately owned do... Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private only) .do... Total nonfarm (private only) .do... NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (13,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total .thous. One-family structures do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: E.H. Boeckh and Associates, Inc.: Average, 20 cities: All types combined 1957-59=100. Apartments, hotels, office buildings do... Commercial and factory buildings do... Residences do... r / R e v i s e d , JQ/ P r e l i m i n a r y . http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 6405 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 1969 ITEM Mar. Apr* Jan. Feb* Mar. Apr. FINANCE MONEY AND INTEREST BATES: Open market rates, New York City: Bankers' acceptances (prime, 90 days) ., „., .-,. -.-v., . p e r c e n t . 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... SECURITY' MARKETS: STOCKS: PRICES: Standard & Poor's Corporation: Industrial, public utility, and railroad*. Combined index (500 stocks) .1941-43^10. Industrial, total (425 stocks)......,-..., . . . . . . . d o . . . Capital goods (130 stocks)............ . . n o . . . d o . . . Consumers5 goods (181 stocks)........, . . . . . . . d o . . . .Public utility (55 stocks).............: . . . . . . . d o . . . Railroad (20 stocks).................... . . . . . . . d o . . . Banks: .......do.., New York City (9 stocks) Outside New York. City (16 stocks)......... . . . . . . . d o . . . .......do.,Fire and casualty insurance (16 stocks) New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes: 1 Composite.................................., 2 / 3 1 / 6 5 - 5 0 . .......do... Industrial. Transportation............................ . . . . . . . d o . . . Utility................................... . . . . . . . d o . . . .......do... Finance Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission): Total on all registered exchanges: Market value.............................. . . , . . m i l . $ . Shares sold.............................. <o . . m i l l i o n s . On New York Stock Exchange: Market - v a l u e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . $ . Shares s o l d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l l i o n s . 5,50 5o64 5.40 6.00 5.75 5.81 5.60 6.1.8 6.46 6.53 6.14 6.97 5.144 5.77 5.365 5.69 6.177 6.04 89.09 96.77 96.32 77.49 62.62 41.68 95 = 67 104.42 104.08 84.79 63.66 44.79 38.38 70.59 53.31 6.66 6.82 6.38 7.2.6 6.86 7.04 6.38 7.50 6.156 6.16 6.080 6.33 6.150 6.15 102.04 110.97 106.56 87.69 68.65 54.1J. 101.46 110.15 105.47 69,24 54.78 99.30 108,20 IO3.76 86.69 66.07 50.46 101.26 110.68 105.54 88.21 65.63 49.53 40.35 73.18 53,61 49.49 92.57 95.51 49.52 94.50 96.80 46.10 90.89 88.29 47.04 93.39 86.47 49.48 51.54 43.29 41.78 52.98 53.23 56.03 46.85 42.46 57.56 57.82 60.32 56.35 45.64 75.58 57.33 59.61 56.18 45.98 75.26 55.69 58.30 51.52 44.06 70.60 56.6.1 59.41 50.88 44.34 72.38 12,632 336 17,571 453 17,957 515 15,085 407 13,128 366 9,672 221 13,310 298 13,056 305 11,007 247 9,755 237 87.93 USCCMM—DC—6405 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 forSURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
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