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nnnnnru? May 3, 1968 Pull BUSINESS JJmJfM STATISTICS m\\n\ n A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS4 uuUUULJL] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COI^t^ERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS 13 S E L E C T E D BL Index, 1957-59=100 index, 1957-59 = 100 210 200 ~~ ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) /y 1968 i 190 _ 180 - 170 - 160 Monthly 150 i i i i i 1 i t i i i i 1 l 1 i 1965 1 l t 1 I i I i i 1966 i i 1 i i i i i ' i i i 1967 i 1 i i i t _ Weekly _| ]£Q i i J 1968 i i i I i i i i F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands Thousands 1,400 1350 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants) monthly 0 III I 1 1 I I 1 I L_ I I I I 1965 I I I I I I i 1 I I L_J I I l_J L_L 1966 i i 1967 i I i i i i i J I J 1968 I I 1 I 1—J I L F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Index, 1957-59 = 100 140 CONSUMER PRICES Index, 1957-59 = 100 115 WHOLESALE PRICES no — + 130 V 105 ^\ *s X l-^f**-*^ i l l i i,l i.i l i i I! M 11 LUU-J- 1965 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor - " " • " \ Food All Items 1966 95 I I I I i 1i i i i i 1967 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1968 90 f / 1 \ \ >v Farm Products -^ //* / A v -| V / M l l l l l l L L L . . . . . 1 . . . . . 11 i i 111 i i i i 1965 U.S. Dept. of Labor * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, at $6.00 annually, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY ^pZ 7>**4Z^pr*~ / 100 100 \ s—iP-* 120 110 - Industrial Commodities All Commodities A II Services 1966 1967 i i i i 111 Mill 1968 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 WEEKLY 1968 1967 ITEM Apr.22 Apr. 29 Apr. 6 Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Apr. 27 95.6 .........1957-59=100.. 97-8 98.1 96.7 96.7 96.1 mil. $.. do..,. 5,885 3,951 6,060 3,94-3 6,255 4-, 336 6,557 6,202 4,160 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs v ...do.... State programs (50 States, D. C. , and Puerto Rico)...do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.. 218 1,402 1,34-2 281 217 ,362 ,302 301 184 1,277 1,200 165 24-6 168 1,255 1,174241 259 182 FINANCE: Currency in circulation J3/. .mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2.1 •...do.... Member bank reserve balances _3/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated 2l do.... 43,894 47,024 23,580 478 4-3,7544-6,888 23,385 24-6 4-6,358 52,103 25,4-63 330 46,647 52,570 25,468 4-53 46,901 52,871 26,073 519 46,608 52,483 25,529 115 72,615 4-6,979 190,84-3 25,991 52 492 27,180 4-6,868 189,670 25,320 62,34-5 27,139 76,244 4-9,006 203,550 27,208 67,013 29,268 77,786 48,780 204,894 27,089 67,176 29,328 78,850 48,501 205,880 26,606 5.4-1 91.9498.62 5.4-3 93.02 99.95 6.44 93.4-7 101.96 6.52 95.67 104.37 6.52 96.81 105.62 6,54 96.62 105.52 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 / ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: Demand deposits, adjusted Savings deposits Loans and investments (adjusted), total U. S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Real estate loans (gross) 4/ mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2l percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..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^/. thous. bbl.. Steel, raw thous. sh. tons.. Index of production 72,576 Qtrn 29,454 1,899 22,020 207,601 8,603. 1,833 23,510 216,889 9,368 1,907 23,042 153,981 9,281 1,895 23,235 242,801 9,304 251,937 2,385 128.0 2,44-7 131.4- 2,885 15^.9 2,893 155.3 2,915 156.5 2,922 156.8 14.4 14.4 14.0 14.1 14.7 bil.. e. 1/ Data do not always cover calender weeks. £n <-> ( , ^ J J . 1,873 22,080 207,7648,591 1957-59=100.. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON MILES 4,54-9 2.1 Daily average. Uj Wednesday data. 2 / Tuesday pric< MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Feb. Jan. Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) : Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment 6.5 24.6 3.5 7.1 23.3 3.6 6.6 25.1 3.9 6.8 26.1 4.1 7.0 25.3 3.8 6.8 25.2 3.7 6.7 24.7 3.8 6.4 25.1 3.8- 5.7 23.I 3.5 6.1 do... 23.1 23.2 25.4 24.1 25.6 28.1 do... do... do... 22.3 3.45.8 22.1 3.0 5.9 26.5 4.1 7.1 24.8 4.0 6.6 24.8 4-. 3 6.4 26.6 3.8 8.5 do... 75.5 74-. 8 78.5 79.3 79.8 81.7 do... do... do... 75.1 6.3 32.2 74-. 1 79.6 6.5 79.1 6.8 79.3 7.3 34-. 9 34-. 7 34-. 7 80.8 7.3 36.7 1,216 1,216 128 227 831 104 158 844 90 159 832 85 129 1,021 119 188 190 557 114 133 347 149 354- 142 388 143 472 99 .bil. $. do... do... 23.1 3.7 6.1 23.9 3.7 do... do... do... 22.6 3.6 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, I n c . ) : Failures, total number.. Commercial service do.... Construction do.... Manufacturing and mining Retail trade Wholesale trade 1 / Data for Mar. 1968 are advance estimates. 9404 do.... do.... do.... 152 236 160 555 113 5.8 32.0 92 6.5 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1967 ITEM 1968 Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. .thous. $ .do.. do.. .do.. .do.. do.. 113,450 12,746 25,050 32,325 32,887 10,442 119,322 10,086 38,928 29,321 32,652 8,335 195,448 45,725 97,868 25,988 16,380 9,487 104,491 7,398 23,366 31,131 20,339 22,257 79,602 6i913 19,786 24,377 19,048 9,478 Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)..No. per 10,000 concerns. 57.1 49.7 43.2 38.2 37.5 1957-59=100. 114.8 115.0 118.2 118.6 119.0 .do.. do.. .do.. 114.3 115.2 109.9 114.6 115.4 110.0 H7o7 118.9 112.9 118.2 119.3 II3.2 118.5 119.7 113.5 do. do. do. .do. 112.9 102.9 115.9 115.6 106.1 101.3 124.8 116.0 106.3 101.0 125.8 II6.4 106.4 100.8 123.6 .do. .do. .do. .do. do.. do.. do.. 112.7 102.8 97.3 114.0 IO7.6 125.9 129.2 114.2 110.7 116.1 114.2 107.8 126.3 129.5 114.2 110.0 115.7 115.2 111,1 130.1 133.8 H6.2 111.2 118.1 119.6 111.2 130.8 134.6 117.0 111.6 118.5 124.1 111.5 131.3 135.2 117.4 112.0 118.5 124.9 do.. „... .do.. .do.. do. . 113-3 116.8 111.7 118.9 113.3 116.6 111.8 118.6 116.0 119.9 113.5 122.6 116 „4 120.2 113.7 122.9 116.9 120.8 113.9 123.5 do.. do.. do.. do.. 108.7 111.1 108.3 107.0 108.7 111.1 108.3 107.3 109.3 113.1 IO8.7 109..7 109.5 113.7 108.9 110.6 109.8 113.8 109.3 111.2 do.. do.. do.. do. . 111.9 113.8 111.8 130.0 112.6 114.2 112.2 130.5 116.8 117.9 115.8 134.9 115.9 118.7 116.6 135.5 116.6 118.6 116.4 136.2 do.. do.. do.. do.. 121.8 133.6 114.1 118.6 122.2 134.6 114.4 118.9 126.6 117.2 122.2 127.1 141.2 117.6 122.7 127.5 141.9 117.6 123.0 do.. do.. do.. 114.0 112.3 114.3 114.3 112.9 114.5 116.4 116.2 117.7 117.2 116.6 118 0 5 117.4 117.1 119.1 do.. do.. do. . do.. 106.0 101.0 111.7 106.0 105.7 99.6 110.6 106.0 107.2 99.0 112.4 107.8 108.0 101.3 113.3 108.3 Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power Furniture and household durables do.. do. . do.. 98.5 103.4 100.4 98.5 103.7 100.6 106.8 98.9 111.5 107.4 98.4 102.6 102.1 98.2 101.8 103.0 98.1 102.5 103.3 Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products Machinery and equipment do.. .. do.... do.... 118.0 103.6 111.2 116.9 103.6 111.5 116.0 107.6 II3.2 116.5 108.6 113.9 II6.7 111.6 114.1 Metals and metal products Nonmetallic mineral products Pulp, paper, and allied products. Rubber and products Textile products and apparel Miscellaneous products PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY Wholesale prices Consumer prices do. ... do.... do.. .. do.... do. .. . do. .. . 109.6 103.7 103.3 95.8 102.0 108.0 109.4 103.8 103.6 95.9 101.8 107.7 111.0 105.3 104.8 99.2 103.8 110.7 111.7 106.0 105.2 99.5 104.3 111.0 112.8 106.9 105.7 99.5 104.6 111.3 — 1957-59=$1.00. . do.... $0,943 .871 $0,946 .870 $0,936 .846 $0,933 .843 $0,926 .840 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F. W. Dodge C o . ) : TOTAL VALUATION ". ... mil. $.. Index ( seasonally adjusted) 1957-59=100.. Building, total , mXL. $.. 3,300 143 2,486 4,424 1^9 3,297 3,996 166 2,954 3,714 159 2,809 3,704 156 2,453 Feb. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con <, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES—Con. Liabilities (current), total . Commercial service Construction Manufacturing and mining „ Retail trade Wholesale trade „ 0 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX!: Unadjusted indexes: All items Special group indexes: All items less shelter All items less food Commodities Nondurables Durables New cars Used cars Commodities less food Services Services less rent .. Food Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Housing Shelter „ Rent 0o Homeownership. a««. •. t. t»>. • • < t ...... , Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private Public Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation Seasonally adjusted indexes: Food Apparel and upkeep Transportation WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX: ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Foods and feeds, processed Industrial commodities 97.2 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE r/ Revised. ^Preliminary Mar. 1968 wholesale price indexes, are as follows: All commodities, 108.4; feeds, processed, 113.3; industrial commodities, 108.8; purchasing power of the dollar, $0,923. 9404 farm products, 101.7; foods and MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 196? ITEM 1968 Feb* Mar. Dec8 $ao I .do.... ...do.... 9,566 6,864 2,135 567 24,089 8,586 14,932 571 9,989 7,198 2,290 501 10,871 8,018 2,298 .do.... I 11,992 8,392 2,959 .641 555 14,421 9,036 ^,773 '612 .do.... 409.22 350.65 478 0 39 394.94 531*62 519.1k 552.08 503=57 402.93 392.36 434.68 432.90 .do„., ,do„,s. 385.34 330.33 451.87 3 7 ^ 71 440.43 446.45 ^37*51 422.35 339.82 341.27 356.71 367.88 .....do.... .millions.. 11,181 316 lb,515 418 15,919 412 17,662 518 12,008 321 12,632 336 . . . m i l . $.. .millions.. 8,792 216 11,465 268 11,1 262 12,914 298 8,909 205 9,672 221 mil. ...do. ...do. 2,469.3 2,417.9 2,607.3 2,831.9 2,796.8 2,551.4 2,872.0 2,812.9 2,603.9 2,726.8 2,674.0 2,784.7 2,726.0 2,666.7 2,773.1 ,673.8 ,639.1 ,454.7 .do. .do. 2,003.7 2,229.2 2,35^.8 2,202.9 2,431.1 2,524.8 2,735-2 2,615.4 2,448.1 2,601.9 ,558.2 ,612.4 Jan. Feb* Mar. FINANCE Life Insurance Agency Management Associations Insurance written (new paid-for insurance)1 Value, estimated total .................... Ordinary „.... „. .... 0 „ . e. ........ .... =«. Group and mass-marketed ordinary Industrial ....,...........,............ SECURITY MARKETS s BONDS: Sales, excl* U 0 S. Govt, bonds (SEC)g All registered exchanges: Market value Face value .......................... New York Stock Exchanges Market value ....................^. Face value ........................ STOCKS! Sales (SEC)s Total on all registered exchanges: Market value ... 9................... Shares sold On New York Stock Exchanges Market value Shares sold ........... ^ ^............ 9mils Odosso. FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL . Excl., Department of Defense shipments Seasonally adjusted.................. GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted., USC0MM--DC--9404 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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