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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* as. ^ MAY 29? 1970 1941-43 = 10 130 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Weekly (Wednesday close) 1969 120 - \ 110 100 / \ p. y ^ ^ 90 Monthly (avg. 80 i i i i i i i i i—\—i l _ L - J - J ,1 L.I 1 1 1 1 1 I I I.I 1968 1967 1 1 l i t \ i i i 1969 i of daily i 1 i i close) i i i i i i \i I i i J 1970 i i i l l 80 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Standard & Poor's Corp. 1957-59 = 100 250 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 240 (E. E. 1. sea. a d j . index) 1957-59 = 230 y^y /~\^ 220 - 210 - 200 - 190 Monthly 180 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 *f\ 1 1967 1 1 L.I. I 1 I 1 1 1 -_J—L..I, J 1968 L..1 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1969 1970 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands Thousancio 1,400 350 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 (Passenger cars) 1,000 - A r 800 . A 600 "N/^ 400 - 200 Monthly 0 i i i—i i 1 i i 1967 i i i —L_.l 1968 1 _ L _ J — L 1 I...1 1, 1 1969 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published this Supplement in the latest monthly SURVEY 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1970 J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1969 May 24 May 17 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2_/ 1957-59=100 1970 May 2 May 9 May 16 107.2 108.1 114.1 113.5 113.0 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil. $ ..do.., 6,777 4,469 6,749 4,407 7,180 4,774 7,141 4,958 6,987 4,738 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet) thous, do.., do.., number, 141 981 916 167 139 944 883 218 278 1,887 1,773 214 279 1,851 1,738 238 242 212 FINANCE: Currency in circulation y Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 3J Excess reserves, estimated _3/ mil. $, do.., do.., do... 49,959 59,853 27,806 -215 49,968 60,039 27,772 116 52,817 62,489 28,002 24 53,111 63,439 28,582 -299 53,568 63,301 27,752 23 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 estate loans (gross) do... 78,158 47,821 229,418 24,100 76.789 33,061 76.668 33,010 80,546 45,892 229,378 22,878 78,925 33,367 77,951 45,975 229,924 22,426 79,402 33,324 78,229 45,977 228,481 29,059 78.983 33,390 7.06 106.16 116.24 7.10 104.47 114.34 8.27 81.81 89.58 8.36 79.47 86.95 8.44 76.53 83.67 1,890 25,451 166,897 9,287 1,897 26,124 173,797 9,338 1,744 27,690 162,467 9,685 1,916 26,978 165,113 9,610 1,769 28,352 167,663 9,624 thous. sh. tons. .--1957-59=100, 2,817 151.2 2,810 150,8 bil. 13,7 35-4 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3_i percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) k]....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 37 thous. bbl. Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES \j Data do n o t always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. 2 / Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY 3 / Daily a v e r a g e . 2,593 139 = 2 2,618 140 = 5 2,625 140.9 15.3 15.4 15.5 May 23 112.6 230' 53,589 63.4S4 28,028 111 8.49 73.52 80.27 177,464 2,609 140.0 _4/ Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 ITEM Mar. 1970 Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: l) Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals „ % Transportation equipment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) Machinery and equipment MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables.. Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) Machinery and equipment Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment r/ Revised. 7410 \j bil. $, do.. t do. . , 31.1 4.9 7.8 30.7 4.9 7.7 27.9 4.9 6.7 30.8 5.0 7.6 31.2 5.0 7.6 30.8 4.8 7.9 do... do... do... 29.5 4.6 7.3 29.6 4.6 7.3 30.0 5.1 6.8 30.4 4.8 7.4 29.7 4.7 7.1 29.8 4.5 7.6 do. • . do... do... do. .. 2.1 4.0 1.9 6.2 2.2 4.1 2.0 6.2 1.9 4.0 1.8 6.4 2.0 4.3 1.9 6.6 2.0 4.3 rl.9 6.4 2.0 4.7 2.1 6.3 do... do.. . do... 31.4 5.0 7.6 31.9 5.0 8.0 27.7 4.9 6.3 30.3 4.9 7.2 30.3 4.9 7.1 29.9 5.1 6.8 do... do. . . do. . . 29.7 4.6 7.1 30.9 4.8 7.7 28.9 4.8 6.4 29.7 4.4 7.2 28.6 4.5 r6.7 28.9 5.0 6.5 .do. . . do... do... do... 2.2 3.8 2.2 6.4 2.2 4.0 2.1 7.1 1.9 3.5 1.8 6.4 2.0 4.3 1.9 6.6 r2.0 r4.0 1.6 6.0 2.0 3.6 1.5 6.1 ..do... .do. . . .do. . . 85.4 7.1 33.8 86.6 7.2 34.2 85.3 7.5 31.2 84.8 7.4 30.8 84.0 7.3 30.3 83,1 7.7 29.3 Data for Apr. 1970 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1970 1969 ITEM Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: W — C o n . Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total bil. $• Primary metals ....do... Transportation equipment do.. • Supplementary series: Household durables*...••......•••...••••••..........do... Defense products (old series) • do... Defense products (new series) • do... Machinery and equipment do... 85.2 6.6 34.1 86. 6. 34. 85.5 7.4 31.2 84.8 7.0 31.1 83.7 6.8 r30.6 1.9 33.4 22.5 22.7 1. 33. 22. 23. 1.6 29.9 20.4 25.2 1.6 29.8 20.4 25.2 1.7 29.5 20.0 24.8 125.6 126.4 131.8 132.5 133.2 126.8 124.0 118.7. 121.8 121.4 111.1 140.9 146.1 127.5 124.7 119.3 122.5 121.9 111.4 142.0 147.4 132.3 130.1 123.7 127.8 125.2 113.7 149.6 155.8 133.0 130.8 124.2 128.4 125.8 113.7 150.7 157.1 133.8 131.5 124.5 128.7 126.1 114.1 152.3 158.9 Food........••.....•.•.••.•.•...•.............•••...do. Meats, poultry, and fish do. Dairy products do. Fruits and vegetables•• ........••• do. Housing .do. Shelter do. Rent do. Homeownership. • do. 122.4 116.5 123.0 127.6 124.4 130.5 117.5 135.7 123.2 118.4 122.9 127.9 125.3 131.6 117.8 137.1 130.7 128.8 128.4 130.9 131.1 139.6 121.3 146.8 131.5 129.7 128.8 132.4 132.2 140.9 121.8 148.5 131.6 130.2 129.4 133.1 133.6 142.8 122.3 150.9 Fuel and utilities do. Fuel oil and coal do. Gas and electricity • do. Household furnishings and operation • ...do. Apparel and upkeep do. Transportation do. Private do. New cars • do. Used cars.......................................do. Publ ic • do. 112.2 117.2 110.6 116.4 124.9 124.3, 121.6 102.4 130.5 147.5 112.6 117.4 111.2 116.9 125.6 124.6 121.9 101.9 131.2 148.0 114.6 119.7 114.1 120. 129. 127. 123. 104. 120. 165. 114.9 120.6 114.6 120.8 130.0 127.3 123.3 104.6 117.8 165.4 115.6 120.8 114.8 121.6 130.6 127.1 123.0 104.4 117.6 165.8 134.3 152.5 124.8 128.7 135.1 153.6 125.5 129.6 140.1 159.0 128.5 133.1 140.7 160.1 129.0 133.2 141.4 161.6 129.6 133.6 $0,796 $0,791 $0,759 $0,755 $0,751 1913=100. do... do... do.• • do... 1,032 1,151 1,117 1,057 996 1,034 1,154 1,116 1,047 1,001 1,082 1,210 1,169 1,061 1,060 1,084 1,214 1,171 1,060 1,065 1,085 1,221 1,172 1,061 1,066 1957-59=100* do... • do... do... 147.5 149.2 146.9 146.4 146.9 148.4 146.2 146.3 154.5 156.7 154.2 151.6 154.8 157.1 154.5 152.1 155.6 158.0 155.5 152.3 97.76 77.83 109.81 87.43 231 97.82 77.39 109.95 86.99 233 101.97 77.37 114.48 86.86 203 102.57 77.41 rll3.69 r85.80 203 103.39 77.62 114.85 86.22 194 8,199 532 709 1,216 776 1,017 286 576 3,185 1,419 8,269 533 734 1,304 795 930 303 553 8,538 523 697 1,126 718 594 235 1,276 3,351 1,422 7,242 553 756 8,244 538 738 1,349 759 734 285 446 3,195 1,214 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted indexes: All items Special group indexes: All items less food..... All items less medical care Commodities. Nondurables Nondurables less food Durables Services Services less rent • 1957-59=100. • • ..* • • • do... do... do... do... do.ss do... do.. • do... Health and recreation • do. . • Medical care.•••..•••...•••..•••••................do... Personal care. do. • • Reading and recreation do... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Consumer prices 1957-59=$1.00. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: American Appraisal Co., The: Average, 30 cities . Atlanta New York •• San Francisco. •• • St. Louis • E . H. Boeckh and Associates, Inc.: Average, 20 cities: All types combined Apartments, hotels, office buildings Commercial and factory buildings Residences.. • LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, A N D EARNINGS SPENDABLE WEEKLY EARNINGS, avg. per worker (3 dependents): Total private (excl. gov't and farm) ^current dollars. 1957-59 dollars. Manufacturing industries current dollars. 1957-59 dollars. HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1957-59=100. METALS AND MANUFACTURES STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS: Total (all grades) thous. sh. tons. Structural shapes (heavy), steel piling do... Plates do.. . Bars and tool steel, total do... Bars: Hot rolled (incl. light shapes) do... Pipe and tubing do... Wire and wire products do... Tin mill products do... Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), total do... Sheets: Cold rolled do... r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. \j Data for Apr. 19/0 are advance estimates. 3,263 1,448 1,068 665 630 237 331 2,939 1,143 MONTHLY BUSINESS ST ATiSTiCS—Continued 1969 ITEM Mar. 1970 Jan. Apr,, Mar, Apr. METALS AND MANUFACTURES—Con. MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting type tools: Orders, new (net), total......................0......mil. $ Domestic, »....-.*„...,*. ass , B „B „ „ „.. „. „ „ „ „ . .. ea ooa „ ... „ e „do .. Shipments, total.......................................do.. Domestic........................... ..................„do.., Order backlog, end of month .„ c..,do,. Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total „» do. e , Domestic. „ „. do... Shipments, t o t a l ..do..« Domestic........... ,o0.c......0.oseoo.. „„do.., Order b a c k l o g , end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . 115 90 100, 85 105, 30 94, 70 820.4 182.35 173.60 101.10 91.95 901.6 92.25 78.60 93.85 84.35 810.8 62.85 52.70 87.35 74.65 786.3 r75.95 r60.00 r98„20 r82.50 r764.1 58.20 45.00 81.35 67.25 740.9 45. 75 40. 70 33. 55 30. 85 287.6 90.20 86,95 29.05 25.70 348.7 22.30 18.70 40.70 38.65 364.4 31.70 29.65 39.60 33.60 356.5 r20.35 r17.00 r40.95 r38.20 r335.9 23.75 22.05 34.45 31.80 325.2 1969 Jan. 1970 Feb." Dec. Jan. Feb. FINANCE SECURITIES ISSUED: Securities and Exchange Commission: Estimated gross proceeds, total......................mil. $, By type of security: Bonds and notes, total do.., Corporate. .do.., Common stock...................a.......„„„*.....„..do.., Preferred stock ..do.., By type of issuer: Corporate, total do... Manufacturing....................................do..« Extractive (mining) .......do... Public utility. do.., Railroad „ do... Communication..............nooo0..en.oo.........cdo*.« Financial and real estate........................do.., Noncorporate, total do... U.S. Government „ do... State and municipal.....................„„ ..do... 4,284 4,087 4,069 4,440 6,110 6,031 3,825 1,616 393 67 3,278 1,237 736 72 3,085 1,390 902 83 3,769 1,860 640 32 5,588 2,080 460 62 5,561 1,360 420 50 2,075 403 150 627 13 186 232 2,209 427 1,244 2,045 513 260 315 26 56 272 2,041 443 974 2,375 453 188 622 23 201 533 1,695 300 853 2,532 601 99 600 15 277 524 1,908 380 812 2,601 787 94 639 44 229 269 3,508 413 1,314 1,830 371 85 540 50 226 325 4,201 416 1,198 .£/Revised. U S C O M M — D C — 7410 7410 POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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