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BUSINESS
STATISTICS
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A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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MAY 8,
1970
1957-59=100
250
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities)
240
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210
200
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Billion $
1957-59=100
160
CONSUMER PRICES
Billion $
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS
60 " & INVENTORIES
(seasonally adjusted)
-Moo
1
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•
^ -
150
•
All Services
55
-
Inventories
(right scale)
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Book value, end of month
1967
110
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1969
105
1967
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CONSTRUCTION
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All Commodities
v
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Billion $
80
h
6 0 I-
60
Total Put in Place
(left scale)
Private
farm Products
100
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110
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1970
1957-59 = 100
120
WHOLESALE PRICES
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food
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Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
115
All Items
1BB,**'
120
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-*"
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Nonfarm
(right scale) v
40
-1
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20
40
1111
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1968
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1969
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1970
Data: Federal Reserve Board
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http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
1967
i I i I i . i i 1 i I I l 11 i i r i I 1 i I
1968
Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
SURVEY
1969
M
I I l i i I l
1970
WEEKLY
2
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1969
ITEM
1970
Apr. 26
May 3
Apr. 11
Apr. 18
Apr. 25
May 2
1957-59=100.
106.1
106.5
113.6
11U.1
113-8
11U.1
$.
do...
6,650
1*,368
6,977
l*,55o
6,731
1*,621
6,8U0
i*,687
6,919
k,6Qk
152
1,090
1,019
196
150
971*
192
301
1,851*
1,739
228
31*0
1,883
1,767
226
• .mil. $.
•...do...
do...
do...
1*9,681
59,5^6
27,580
172
1*9,507
59,273
27,657
-11*9
52,718
61,931
27,689
-30
52,988
62,31*3
28,231
67
52,91*5
62,81t7
28,359
-202
Assets and l i a b i l i t i e s of l a r g e commercial banks: h/
Demand d e p o s i t s , adjusted
n i l . $*
Savings d e p o s i t s
do...
Loans and investments, gross adjusted, t o t a l
do...
U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
*...do...
Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l loans (gross)
do...
Real e s t a t e loans (gross)
....do...
79,905
1*7,956
228,176
21*,961*
76,509
32,919
76,688
32,877
82,013
1*6,152
230,li78
23,361
78,570
33,392
82,868
1*5,922
231,995
23,1*27
79,503
33,1*30
82,926
U5,930
230,111
22,91*0
79,321;
33,1*26
7.12
100.80
110.1U
7.11
103-69
113-50
8.17
88.U9
96.71*
8.18
86.73
9U.83
8.20
8U.27
92.21
1,893
25,l6Ii
179,827
9,271*
1,921
25,163
160,561;
9,258
1,91*0
27,395
11*2,222
9,638
1,853
27,280
139,911
9,713
1,862
27,519
159,210
9,692
2,817
151.2
2,81|2
152.6
2 6hh
1L1.9
2,686
ll*l*.2
2.707
11*5.3
15.1
15.3
15.1
15.1
15.1*
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 /
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores
rail.
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
thous.
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
do...
State programs (50 States, D. C , and Puerto Rico)
do...
FAILURES, EJDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)... .number.
FINANCE:
Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n 3 /
F e d e r a l Reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding, t o t a l 3/,,
Member bank r e s e r v e balances 3 /
Excess r e s e r v e s , estimated 3 /
Bond y i e l d s , domestic corporate (Moody1s) 3 / * . . • . - . p e r c e n t .
Stock p r i c e s , 500 stocks (Stand. & P o o r ' s ) i y . . . . l 9 l * l - U 3 = 1 0 .
I n d u s t r i a l s , hZ5 stocks
,
7.*
do...
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal 3 / . . * . *
t h o u s . sh. t o n s .
E l e c t r i c power, Fy u t i l i t i e s
m i l . kw.-hr.,
Motor v e h i c l e s (passenger c a r s )
number.
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3 /
thous. bbl.,
S t e e l , raw
*
Index of production
t h o u s . sh. t o n s . ,
1957-59-100.
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
bil.
1 / Data do n o t always cover calendar weeks.
2 / Tuesday p r i c e .
MONTHLY
3/ Daily average.
BUSINESS
Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1 /
Food and kindred products
7
Tobacco products
T e x t i l e m i l l products
Paper and a l l i e d products
Chemicals and a l l i e d products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
By i n d u s t r y group:
Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1 / .
Stone, c l a y , and g l a s s products
Primary metals
F a b r i c a t e d metal products
Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l
•
E l e c t r i c a l machinery.
Transportation equipment
Instruments and r e l a t e d products
211;
52,817
62,U80
27,991*
-32
8.27
81.81
89.58
161*,535
2,593
139.2
STATISTICS
1970
Feb.
Mar.
mil. $.
do.».
do...
do...
do...
53,933
30,287
1,295
i*,7i*i
3,009
55,25k
31,051*
1,387
i*,881*
2,991*
53,9lh
30,067
1,335
U,65l
3,1U2
51,555
27,886
1,250
l*,93i
2,969
r56,2h9
r30,780
rl,356
rl*,957
r3,222
57,012
31,189
1,1*70
5,001;
3,239
do...
do...
do...
do...
5,513
3,728
7,71*1
1,056
5,720
3,867
7,811;
1,101
5,319
3,699
8,050
1,213
5,017
3,319
6,668
1,035
r5,805
r3,762
r7,627
rl,l59
5,893
3,776
7,591
1,229
do.
do.
do.
do.
23,616
7,61*1*
399
1,752
2l*,200
7,825
liOU
1,830
23,8U7
r25,l*69
r8,506
rl*07
rl,76l
25,823
8,678
1*31
l,6ii7
23,669
8,088
1*11*
1,626
do.
do..
do.,
do.,
2,219
3,995
1,91*9
1,31*1*
2,259
1*,106
1,930
1,387
2,187
3,670
2,128
1,317
2,239
3,797
2,167
1,390
r2,386
rl*,2li3
r2,l67
rl,571
2,1*39
1*,312
2,053
1,623
do.,
53,302
53,078
55,277
55,099
r55,588
5U,860
do.,
••...•••••.do.,
do..
do.,
29,911*
1,1*51*
1*,585
3,031
29,530
1,1*1*1
1*,578
2,91*0
30,201
1,1*85
1*,91*5
3,259
30,01*2
1,1*75
5,138
3,310
r30,l*02
rl,5l9
rl*,796
r3,2l*5
29,715
1,528
l*,69l*
3,178
5,352
3,685
7,1*63
1,083
5,319
3,725
7,273
1,078
5,228
3,609
7,593
1,11*2
5,536
3,571*
6,825
1,171
r5,638
r3,719
r7,359
rl,192
5,1*80
3,633
7,101*
1,207
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
F a b r i c a t e d metal p r o d u c t s
Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l
E l e c t r i c a l machinery
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment
Instruments and r e l a t e d products
"***206
U/ Wednesday d a t a .
1969
HEM
299
do.
do*
do.
do.
rfor
/ Revised.
Digitized 7385
FRASER 1 / Includes data f o r "other i n d u s t r i e s " n o t shown.
Dec.
8,1*1;
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
1*30
1,830
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
3
1970
3-969
ITEM
Feb.
Mar.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
1,71*0
2,201
3,980
1,91*9
1,328
23,51*8
7,778
1*11
1,781*
2,186
3,892
1,971
1,327
25,076
8,621*
1*38
1,71*5
2,283
1*,110
2,11*0
1,365
25,057
8,1*52
1*56
1,779
2,351
3,986
2,206
1,1*71*
r25,l86
r8,li68
rl*2i*
rl,7l*l
r2,36li
rl*,225
r2,l62
rl,51*9
90,158
58,568
3^S90
89,556
90,885
S9A93
31,592
90,317
95,1*75
63,106
32,369
95,905
96,271
63,702
32,569
96,062
r97,l8l
r64,2U*
r32,937
r96,603
58,282
2,372
7,551*
6,129
63,550
2,483
8,052
6,613
13,180
63,835
2,506
8,101*
6,660
13,21*1
9,1*07
15,636
2,1*81*
r63,969
r2,51*2
r8,126
r6,676
11,738
8,592
1U,186
2,275
58,978
2,361
7,627
6,220
11,837
8,735
ll*,350
2,319
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
.....do.
do.
31,27a
7,21i8
2,203
3,53l*
2,1*19
6,088
2,076
1,831
5U,850
31,125
23,725
53,901
31,339
7,215
2,226
3,51*8
2,1*20
6,177
2,069
1,799
55,696
31,1*1*9
2i*,2l*7
53,283
32,355
7,230
2,200
3,501
2,632
6,634
2,271*
1,888
53,1*21;
29,612
23,812
55,362
32,227
7,200
2,165
r32,63l*
r7,l*23
2,11*3
r3,I*5l*
r2,68l
r6,6l3
r2,3l8
rl,95l
r55,869
r30,3l*8
r25,521
r5U,854
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
30,1*82
2,8U1
5,626
3,767
7,81*2
29,697
l*,6ll*
2,980
5,538
3,71*6
?,107
30,295
1*,760
3,381*
23,1*19
6,50ii
16,915
23,586
6,568
17,018
25,067
6,801;
18,263
2li,959
6,799
18,160
r25,197
r6,890
88,0la
81*,988
3,053
88,064
88,480
85,380
3,100
88,267
88,1*12
85,1*1*5
2,967
89,711*
88,116
85,258
2,888
88,488
r87,765
r8U,827
r2,938
r87,757
81*, 991*
6,575
9,716
15,193
13,251
3U,25l
3,070
85,159
6,611
9,756
15,1*10
13,272
3l*,086
3,108
86,668
7,726
10,851*
17,21*3
13,512
31,605
3,01*6
85,539
7,375
10,569
17,099
13,6o6
31,192
2,91*9
r81i,795
r6,998
rl0,l*40
rl7,010
rl3,67l*
r31,061*
r2,962
731
79
127
112
353
60
868
111
m
71*8
87
105
11*6
351
731*
81*
Hi*
11*0
817
81*
155
161*
335
79
89,993
12,323
15,101
30,951
20,1*91*
10,814
35.6
8i*,121
9,176
15,206
21,698
23,827
ll*,2l4
38.0
96,8U9
18,505
6,968
39,162
21,800
10,411*
38.2
137,282
37,608
20,835
42,260
2l*,979
11,600
33.7
139,388
7,770
36,501*
120,021
7,679
13,258
669BB9
16,399
21,655
6,870
39.1*
30,333
22,352
1*0.1
111.1
105.0
116.3
111.I*
111.7
106.5
116.U
112.0
115.1
111.7
122.6
lll*.6
116.0
112.5
125.1
115.1
116.1*
113.7
125.2
115.5
*116.6
*lll*.3
*12l*. 9
*ll5.8
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—-Con.
MANUFACTURERS SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)~Con.
By industry group—Con.
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
.mil. $.
Food and kindred products....
do....
Tobacco products
.
do...,
Textile mill products
do...
Paper and allied products
do...
Chemicals and allied products
do...
Petroleum and coal products
do...
Rubber and plastics products
do...
INVENTORIES, END OF MDNTH:
Book value (unadjusted), total...
•
do...
Durable,goods industries, total.
do...
Nondurable goods industries, total
do...
Book value (seasonally adjusted), total
do...
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
. t.... .do...
Stone, clay, and glass products......
.do...
Primary metals
i
do...
Fabricated metal products....*.......
.do...
Machinery, except electrical*.
do...
Electrical machinery
do...
Transportation equipment.'
-.
do. •.
Instruments and related products
do...
1
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
Food and kindred products
7
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods Industries, total
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY A{fcJUSTED), TOTAL
By Industry group:
Durable goods industries, total V . . • •
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Nondurable goods industries, total
Industries with unfilled orders.. Industries without unfilled orders.
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MDNTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL
do...
Durable goods industries, total
do...
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders
do...
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL
do...
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1 /
do...
Primary metals
do...
Fabricated metal products
do...
Machinery, except electrical
*
do...
Electrical machinery
do...
Transportation equipment
do.. •
Nondurable goods Industries with unfilled orders
do..• *|
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.):
Failures, total
.number.
Commercial service
do. •,
Construction
do..,
Manufacturing and mining
do..,
Retail trade
do..,
Wholesale trade
do..,
Liabilities (current), total
thous. $
Commercial service.•••
••••• .do.•,
Construction
do..
Manufacturing and mining
do..,
Retail trade....••
*
do..,
Wholesale trade
*
do..,
Failure annual rate (seas, adj.)
No. per 10,000 concerns
COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
All commodities
1957-59=100,
Farm products....
do..,
Processed foods and feeds
I n d u s t r i a l commodities
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-^
Wholesale p r i c e s
do..,
do..,
23,388.
7,621*
Ul5
hs666
1*07
80
9,3hS
15,561
2,1*76
5,5U8
l*.no
6,99^
$9
3,1*55
2,661
6,551
2,320
l,9U*
51,285
27,695
23,590
53,868
28,909
1*,787
3,021*
5,390
3,667
6,1*11*
%
rl3,3l*4
r9,l*82
rl5,532
r2,520
r29,657
rl*,4l9
r3,ll6
i*,55l
r3,786
r7,230
rl8,307
1957*59 =$1.00,
$0,900
$0,895
$0,862
$0,869
$0,859
*$0.858
vj Revised. 1 / Includes data f o r "other i n d u s t r i e s " n o t shown, * Preliminary Apr. 1970 d a t a : A l l commodities, 1 2 6 . 5 ; farm p r o d u c t s , 111.1processed foods and f e e d s , 12l*.7; i n d u s t r i a l commodities, 1 1 6 . 1 ; purchasing power of t h e d o l l a r , $ 0 , 8 5 8 .
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
4
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE
FINANCE
SECURITT MARKETS:
STOCKS:
Prices:
Dow-Jones averages (6$ stocks)
I n d u s t r i a l (30 stocks)
Public u t i l i t y (15 stocks)
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (20 stocks)
FOREIGN TRADE
EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL
E x c l . Department of Defense shipments
Seasonally a d j u s t e d .
Feb.
Mar.
7,001;
5,152
2,329
1,797
1,91*2
575
889
1,852
r6,035
ri*,26l
1,905
1,105
1,623
1*38
750
1,771;
r5,825
rl;,0U0
rl,692
fl,299
rl,627
rl*l5
r763
rl,785
6,10*1
u,l*3l*
1,871*
1,1*50
1,761*
hS7
817
2,007
91.7
62.8
32.U
20.6
6.0
9.8
29.0
90.2
62.li
29.5
22.6
6.U
10.3
27.8
r89.9
r6l.8
r27.8
23.3
6.U
11.0
r28.1
r90.7
r62.1
r27.U
r2l*.0
r6.0
rll.7
r28.6
90.2
62.2
27.7
23.8
6.0
11.5
28.0
137
138
ll*5
111?
lii6
Ui6
337.85
931.29
136.89
269.75
322.11
916.52
130.90
215.26
259.88
789.22
108.36
175-32
258.36
782.96
109.12
173.61*
251.63
756.21
108.87
169.83
#260.36
*777-62
*ll6.1*5
*17l*-32
2,177,
2,ll*3,
2,295.
3,105.3
3,368.0
3,197.3
3,1*21.2
3,362.6
3,238.6
3,298.U
3,238.0
3,305.2
3,1*32.1
3,388.2
3,628.1*
3,623-1*
3,581.1
3,379.0
2,399.
2,652,
2,988,
2,976
3,21*7.1*
3,007.1
3,125-5
3,210.7
2,9l*i*.3
3,255.9
3,385.9
3,213.6
Mar.
Dec.
5,881*
J*, 028
1,91*0
1,562
1,153
1*37
61*7
1,856
6,509
1*,1*23
2,195
1,729
1,519
1*66
685
2,086
92.1
62.6
31.li
21.5
6.3
9.9
29.5
1957-59=100.
,
,
,
mil. $.,
do...,
do....
GENERAL IMPORTS, T O T A L . . . . . . • • « » * . . » • • • • • « • • • . . • • • . • • • • . • • • d o .
Seasonally a d j u s t e d
do.
*Stock p r i c e averages f o r Apr. 1970: 65 s t o c k s , 255-715 i n d u s t r i a l , 771.65; p u b l i c ,
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
First-Class Mail
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Jan.
Feb.
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTTSN POT DISPLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL
mil. $.
Private, total
do...
R e s i d e n t i a l (nonf arm)
do...
New housing units.....
do...
Nonresidential buildings, total 1/
•
do...
Industrial
7.
do...
Commercial.
do...
Public, total
do...
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL
RATES), TOTAL
toil.
$.
Private, total
do...
R e s i d e n t i a l (nonfarm)
do...
Nonresidential buildings, t o t a l V * .
do...
Industrial
7
do...
Commercial
do...
Public, t o t a l
do...
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
r / Revised. 1 / Except farm and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s ,
u t i l i t y , 1U*.1*1*$ r a i l r o a d , 167-1*6.
USC0MM-- DC—7385
1970
1969
ITEM
POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
@FedFRASER