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May 24, 1968 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43 = Index, 1941-43 = 10 120 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 110 — — \ 100 90 ^^ v«/ 80 - / - Monthy (avg. 70 __! l__J_J 1 1 ! L_J 1 1 J ™ L X X J ™ J _ L ™ L X J — 1 _ _ —i-JLJLJ 1965 1966 1 i \ \ of daily close) >..,JL^i 1™X™L™JL_J_J—1—L~L_L_t™L„ 1967 J F M A M J 1968 J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Index, 1957-59=100 250 Index, 1957-59=100 250 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and ail other forms) H200 200 100 h Monthly 50 i i i i i i i I i I i 1965 I I L_J L-JLJL^L. i i l l -J I I l l ' ' 1967 1966 ' I L_l L_l L- 1968 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Million 2.5 Biilion Dollars 700 PERSONAL INCOME PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS (Seas, adj., at annual rates) Total 500 (Seas, adj., at annual rates) 2.0 600 SV 1.5h Wage and Salary Disbursements 400 •5h 3 0 0 1 i ii i i i 11 i i i 1 i i i i i 1 1 1 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1966 i i i 11 i i i 111 i i i i 1967 11 i i i i ii i i i i 1968 i i i i i 11 i i i 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * 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 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i t I i i i i i T966 1967 1968 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1967 ITEM May 13 1968 May 20 Apr. 27 May 4 May 11 98.9 95.6 95.0 94.4 6,093 4,100 6,009 4,002 6,318 4,203 6,563 4,387 6,625 4,504 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. I89 1,225 1,169 294 178 1,183 1,129 233 216 1,178 1,112 182 181 1,105 1,040 197 FINANCE: Currency in circulation %/0........................mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2/....do... Member bank reserve balances ^/......................do... Excess reserves, estimated j*/......................do.„„ 44,015 47,567 23,413 329 44,136 47,326 23,386 404 46,608 52,490 25,501 116 46,481 52,458 25,514 267 46,668 53,030 25,717 412 70,979 47,200 189,515 25,235 62,236 27,221 70,721 47,122 189,235 24,982 62,261 27,232 77,113 48,420 204,779 26,120 67,573 29,507 78,384 48,386 205,757 26,005 67,757 29,543 74,460 48,424 204,849 26,293 67,440 29,586 5.52 93.35 100.43 5.57 92.78 99.77 6.54 96.62 105.52 6.58 97.97 107.17 6.59 98.91 108.25 1,847 22,134 212,025 8,494 1,793 22,033 210,627 8,531 1,923 23,587 249,850 9,304 1,845 23,270 256,582 9,256 1,901 23,408 251,118 9,256 2,403 129.0 2,408 129.3 2,922 156.8 2,904 155.9 2,896 155.5 14.6 14.6 14.9 15.1 15.4 WiOLESALE FRIGES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/. .1957-59=100. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES . „.. Nondurable goods stores .mil. $ 0 ........do... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: l$J Demand deposits, adjusted ...mil. $ 0 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) j/......percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) V « • 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. Petroleum (crude) and condensate jj........... .thous. bbl. Steel, raw ........... Index of production .thous. sh. tons. .....1957-59=100. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON MILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 b i l . . 164 178 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 2 / Daily average, ij Wednesday data. MONTHLY ITEM BUSINESS STATISTICS 1966 1967 IV II III IV GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS 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. 762.1 473.8 70.6 29.6 30.6 766.3 480.2 69.4 27.3 31.4 775.1 489.7 72.5 29.7 31.9 791.2 495.3 72.7 29.9 32.1 807.3 501.8 73.8 30.1 32.6 Nondurable goods, total .......................do. Clothing and shoes ..........................do. Food and beverages ..........................do. Gasoline and oil ............................do. 210.3 40.8 107.2 16.6 214.2 41.5 109.3 17.1 217.2 43.2 110.1 17.5 218.5 43.7 110.9 17.5 220.3 43.1 112.2 17.8 Services, total ...............................do. Household operation .........................do. Housing .....................................do. Transportation do. 192.9 27. 68 34 196.6 27.8 69.6 14.4 200.0 28.1 70.6 14.6 204.1 28.1 71.9 14.8 207.7 28.8 73.3 15.1 Gross private domestic investment, total ..do. Fixed investment ...............................do. Nonresidential ..............................do. Residential structures .. .do. Change in business inventories ................do. 122.2 103.7 82.8 20.9 18.5 110.4 103.3 8I.9 21.4 7.1 105.1 104.6 81.5 23.1 .5 112.2 108.4 82.8 25.6 3.8 120.8 111.6 84.0 27.6 9.2 Net exports of goods and services ...............do. Exports .......................................do. Imports .......................................do. 4.3 44.0 39.7 5.3 45.3 39.9 5.3 45.1 39.8 5.4 45.6 40.2 3.0 45.4 42.4 Govt, purchases of goods and services, total ....do. Federal .......................................do. National defense ............................do. State and local .do. 161.7 81.5 65.6 80.2 170.4 87.I 70.2 83.3 175.0 89.5 72.5 85.4 178.2 90.9 73.3 87.4 181.7 92.2 74.2 89.5 r / Revised 9424 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1966 3 1967 ITEM IV II IV III GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTAL 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 .................doi Less: Personal outlays do, Equals: Personal saving .do. 634.1 450.2 53.6 43.4 15.1 19.6 84.6 $3.9 49.3 21.1 636.4 459 ol 57.8 43.2 14o6 19.8 78.1 79.0 46.5 21.6 641.6 463.4 57.8 43.4 14o3 20.0 78.3 78.9 46.5 22.1 653.4 472.6 5S.S 43.8 15 oO 20.2 79.2 80.0 47.1 22.7 669.3 483.6 59.3 44.1 15.2 20.4 82.7 85.1 50.1 23 o3 601.6 79.6 522.0 487.4 34.6 612.9 80.2 532.7 493.9 38.8 619.1 79.1 540.0 504.0 36.0 631.0 82.8 548.2 509.6 38.5 642.5 84.7 557.9 516.2 41.6 1968 1967 Mar. PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income bil. $. Wage and salary disbursements, total .do... Commodity-producing industries, total ..........do... Manufacturing .do... Distributive industries ........................do... Service industries .'....' do... Government .do... Other labor income .do... Proprietors' income: Business and professional .do... Farm do... Rental income of persons „ .do... Dividends .do... Personal interest income do... Transfer payments „.. .do... Less personal contributions for soc. insurance ...do... Total nonagricultural income .do... 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. 9r...... Tobacco products „... <i........... 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. 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. Digitized forr FRASER / R e v i s e d . JD/ P r e l i m i n a r y . http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 9424 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. 615 416 165 132. 99 67 84.0 22.4 616.5 416.7 I65.O 132.5 99.1 68.2 84.5 22.6 650.9 442.4 173.3 319.6 105.1 73.1 90.9 24.9 r659.4 449.0 176.8 141.5 106.7 73.8 91.6 25.2 r666.5 r451.4 rl77.4 rl41 rl07 r74 92 25 43.1 14.3 19.9 22.6 20.1 596.2 43.3 14.4 20.0 22.8 45.8 51.0 20.1 596.9 44.3 51.3 20.5 22.9 48.9 54.0 22.3 630.3 A4..4 15.4 20. 23. r49. 54.' 22. r638.' 44 15 20 23 r50 r58 r22.8 r645.6 156.4 156.5 161.2 rl6l.9 158.2 162.6 129.2 162.9 184.5 162.6 185.8 134.9 117.3 166.5 158.2 162.5 129.1 161 182 165 185 136 119. 166, rl62.7 rl67.2 rl36.3 rl63.9 rl83.4 175.6 186.7 140.8 118.1 171.3 rl63.5 rl67.7 rl39.3 rl65.7 rl83.2 rl75.1 rl84.7 136.5 rl22.3 r173.0 rl64.2 rl68.4 rl40.3 rl66.8 rl82.9 rl77.6 rl83.8 rl35.2 125.5 173.7 152.6 138.8 143.6 101.0 152.4 147.4 201.1 130.1 188.4 132.3 116.2 152.8 137.8 142.5 107.1 152.1 148.3 200.1 133.1 186.9 133.1 116.0 157.1 W.6 r!45.2 rll0.4 rl55.9 14.3.3 r211.8 134.8 206.7 rl33.5 rUi,.4 rl58.2 r!48.4 146.8 109. 157. rl45. r212, rl35. 207. rl33. 132, rl58.9 149.3 121.5 115.1 118.1 143.7 rl8l.8 188.8 122.0 125.5 117.1 349.5 r183.0 189.9 rl21.6 rll3.4 rl23.6 100.0 rl95.9 205.2 rl24.7 rll6.8 125.8 rl02.7 rl97»5 207.3 157.1 146.6 155.2 144.6 136.5 155.3 143.9 179.6 I84.4 155.5 151.5 159.7 157.3 147.1 155.8 151.3 149.6 153.6 144.4 179.2 183.5 156.0 151.0 161.1 rl60.8 rl51.3 I67.O 164.2 163.2 165 rl46 181, 183, rl6l rl54 rl68 rl62.2 r153.0 rl67.9 rl62.7 158.0 rl68.8 148.3 r182.0 183.4 rl6l.8 rl55.5 rl68.3 m rl62.7 157.5 rl46.8 212.6 135.2 B °133!8 rl26.5 126.0 rl26.9 104.2 rl96.5 rl62.8 rl54.1 172.3 rl72.2 rl72.7 171.5 rlS1.6 183.1 rl62.5 156.5 rl69.3 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 1967 ITEM Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 4,781 3,359 3,492 5,040 3,930 2,835 92.9 91.5 90.7 89.2 115.9 113.7 114.2 112.0 82.7 80.5 82.0 79.8 r87.2 r84.6 r85.3 r82.8 rl27.8 rl25.7 rl25.1 rl23.0 167O9 1,094 1,067 1,116 1,099 1,456 1,430 rl,537 rl,499 rl,500 rl,468 1,620 1,590 928 558 1,028 578 1,102 630 1,360 690 rl,376 r697 1,297 647 891 970 997 890 891 972 997 890 937 1,033 1,044 941 938 1,033 1,044 943 940 1,047 1,044 943 945 1,053 1,048 944 883 882 923 923 923 927 125.5 126.3 125.8 123 ol 125.8 126.6 126.1 123.3 133 = 134. 134. 131. 134.1 135.1 134*6 131.6 134. 135. 134132. 125 ol 137.3 125. 137. 331.4 145*7 131.8 146.5 132. 147. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: Advance planning (ENR) JL/\ ...••....•.••••..••••.•.... mil. $. MEW 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... MEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED EOT BUILDING PERMITS (12,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total ...............................................thous o One-family structures .....•..'•......••......•......do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: American Appraisal Co., The: Average, 30 cities ...............................1913=100. Atlanta ............'.'...'.'............................do... New York ......'..'...........Y...'.'.'.'.".'.'. .'••'.....•... .do.. • San Francisco ...'.'.'..'.'.'. .'•••.•.•.•........,..••••.. .do. •. St. Louis .......... ..do. E. H. Boeckh and Associates, Inc. Average, 20 cities: All types combined .1957- 59=100. Apartments, hotels, office buildings ........... ..do... .'.do... Commercial and factory buildings Residences ..................................... .'.do... Engineering News-Record: Building ........................................... .do. Construction ....................................... adoa r / R e v i s e d , l / Data f o r Mar. I967 and F e b . 1968 a r e f o r 5 weeks: o t h e r months, 4 weeks, ""indexes f o r May 1968§ 150.2. USCOMM—DC—9424 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 164.4 164.9 161.4 *132.9 ---147 06 B u i l d i n g , 13408; c c n s t r u c t i o n , POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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