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November 14, 1969 A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATOR* 1957-59 = 1 1957-59 = 100 220 " ELECTRIC POWER P R O D U C T I O N (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) ^ / / \ y ^ ^^ 210 OC\C\ 190 - 180 Monthly 170 1 i i i i i , J ,1 I 1—1 1—1—L_L_J—L_ 1966 Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1 1 1 L_i 1 , . 1 1 , 1967 1 1 1 .1 1. _±_A 1 L__l I I I _ ! J F M A M J 1969 1968 1957-59 = 100 J A S O N D 1957-59 = 100 250 250 R A W STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and all other forms) 200 - 150 - 100 - - 200 /^~~—v Monthly 50 1 1 L_l 1 L . J 1 l_J 1 - J 1 1 l_J 1 1—L_J 1 1 I i I 1967 1966 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. " 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l_ 1969 1 1 1968 Billion$ Dolla 35 3.40 30 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) Total 3.20 Hours 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS (Hours seasonally adjusted) Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) \ 25 3.00 Nondurable Goods 20 \ I 46 44 - * —• — " ^ 42 2.80 15 r-" v+./——s Durable Goods \ ... 10 5 2.60 i 1 ii iI l I I I I I .1 M I I I J I „L J,J 1 1966 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Average Hours Per Week (right scale) 1968 1969 2.40 I M I M I 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected I 1i i , I I 1 I I I I 1 1967 1968 i i ii i I i i ii 1969 40 38 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 196ft ITEM 1969 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Oct. 25 1957-59=100.. 96.a 97-8 111.7 111.0 111.4 mil. $.. do.... 6,820 4,437 6,692 4,534 6,861 4,714 6,811 4,690 6,946 4,623 INITIAL UltfEMPLOYMENT 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 162 872 804 193 175 908 839 163 155 929 864 177 172 946 879 173 FINANCE: Currency in circulation ?J mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total %J. .do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated 2 / do.... 48,556 57,877 26,720 -126 48,806 57,742 26,354 192 51,849 61,667 27,366 174 51,819 62,103 27,604 153 51,650 61,308 27,212 128 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: J±/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $ Savings deposits do.. Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total do.. U.S. Government obligations do.. Commercial and indus I rial loans (gross) do.. Real estate loans (gross) do.. 79,306 48,667 223,366 30,213 69,685 31,589 70,131 31,494 79,336 46,515 226,586 22,331 78,644 33,821 79,356 46,474 225,491 21,778 78,296 33,893 79,648 46,377 226,110 23,330 77,689 33,950 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 2/..,.percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/1941-43=10 Industrials, 425 stocks do.. 6.48 -"-103.30 *112.79 6.52 103,27 112.65 7.77 95,72 105.30 7.71 97.83 107.46 7.68 96.81 106.35 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 2J Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate j}/ 1,933 thous. sh. tons,, 24,822 mil. kw.-hr.. 216,558 number.. 9,026 thous. bbl.. 1,843 24,965 217,354 9,023 1,843 26,712 183,922 9,247 1,837 26,900 183,478 9,269 1,910 27.028 188,018 9,307 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. bil.. 2,175 116.8 15.3 2,746 147.4 15.7 2,796 150.1 16.3 2,812 150.9 .16.2 WHOLESALE PRICES , 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2,080 111.7 16.3 2/ Tuesday price. 2 / Daily average, jj MONTHLY Sept. r/Revised. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 1 / Data for Oct. 1969 are advance estimates. 7146 175 "l97 51,819 62,014 27,557 232 7.68 97.64 107.31 187,325 2,730 146.5 BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 1968 ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ. ), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group 111.9 Wednesday data. -"-Tuesday close. ITEM CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION mil. $ Index (seasonally adjusted) 1957-59=100 Building, total mil. $ CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: Associated General Contractorsfcldg.only ).. 1957-59=100 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL l/ mil. $ Durable goods stores do.. Automotive group do.. Furniture and appliance group do.. Lumber, building, hardware group do.. Nondurable goods stores do.. Apparel group do.. Drug and proprietary stores do.. Eating and drinking places do.. Food group do.. Gasoline service stations do.. General merchandise group do.. Nov. 8 Aug. July Oct. Sept. Oct. 5,170 183 3,940 6,171 200 4,778 r6,298 ri80 r4,698 6,523 216 4,854 5,140 173 3,965 142 142 153 153 153 153 27,015 8,703 4,814 1,412 1,257 18,312 1,557 912 2,175 5,860 2,017 4,266 29,418 10,039 5,992 1,450 1,339 19,379 1,654 941 2,161 6,108 2,064 4,697 29,026 9,496 5,616 1,383 1,345 19,530 1,471 961 2,336 6,418 2,223 4,508 r29,424 r8,948 r5,098 rl,360 rl,312 r20,476 rl,679 r992 r2,430 r6,666 r2,210 r4,938 r28,572 r9,351 r5,482 rl,384 1,290 r19,221 rl,646 r972 r2,192 r6,098 r2,054 r4,709 30,366 9,878 5,942 1,413 r28,3l6 r9,101 r5,313 1,395 1,196 19,215 1,619 971 2,149 6,155 2,049 4,520 28,697 9,342 5,556 1,372 1,204 19,355 1,640 967 2,146 6,149 2,050 4,640 29,090 9,141 5,419 1,380 1,190 19,949 1,700 994 2,110 6,275 2,080 5,019 r29,346 r9,l6l r5,412 rl,352 rl,185 r20,185 r-1,738 rl,013 r2,150 r6,429 r2,075 r5,000 r29,249 r9,373 5,666 1,348 1,201 rl9,876 1,680 1,022 2,166 6,298 2,083 4,904 29,371 9,193 20^488 1,718 1,009 2,211 6,543 2,116 5,170 20,178 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1968 1969 ITEM Sept. DOMESTIC TRADE—-Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Nonagricultural employment Agricultural employment Unemployed (all civilian workers) July Aug. Sept. mil. $. do... 40,543 41,424 42,683 42,220 43,688 43,874 43,015 r44,322 44,284 44,806 do... do... 7,454 7,931 8,068 8,031 8,249 3,693 r8,786 r8,7l8 8,290 8,594 thous. do... do... do... do... do... 82,137 78,546 75,939 72,103 3,836 2,606 82,477 78,874 76,364 72,596 3,767 2,511 86,318 82,797 79,616 75,460 4,155 3,182 86,046 82,516 79,646 75,669 3,977 2,869 84,527 80,984 78,026 74,397 3,629 2,958 78,847 76,000 72,349 3,651 2,847 373 78,800 76,002 72,477 3,525 2,798 381 80,756 77,874 74,323 3,551 2,882 419 81,054 78,187 74,553 3,634 2,867 382 81,359 78,127 74,669 3,458 3,232 389 ,6 ,2 .9 ,6 ,6 ,2 ,0 4.1 3.6 5.7 3.3 3.1 3.6 2.2 3.7 12.3 1.6 7.3 3.1 2.0 4.0 3.6 6.0 3.4 3.2 3.6 2.2 3. 12. 1. 6'. 3. 2. 335. 3. 3. 32, 312. 1. 6. 32. 3372. 2.3 4.0 2.4 4.2 131. 6. 32. 4. 4. 73. 3.3 68,195 622 3,286 19,820 11,646 8,174 4,333 68.427 573 3,305 19,840 11,649 8,191 4,341 70,247 629 3,434 20,164 11,912 8,252 4,483 r70.500 r631 r3,410 r20,334 rl2,08l r8,253 r4,484 r70,486 r631 r3,414 r20,201 rll,965 r8,236 r4,482 14,198 3,646 10,552 3,414 10,635 11,887 2,721 9,166 14,533 8,465 6,068 14,265 3,660 10,605 3,433 10,721 11,949 2,708 9,241 14,545 8,462 6,083 14,671 3,773 10,898 3,568 11,067 12,231 2,777 9,454 14,772 8,668 6,104 rl4,702 r3,776 r10,926 r3,581 rll,120 rl2,238 2,752 r9,486 rl4,922 r8,823 r 6 , 099 r!4-,731 r3,788 rlO,943 r3,590 rll,153 rl2,284 r2,749 r9,535 rl4,779 r8,703 r6,076 41. 3. 41. 3. 40. 3. 40.9 3.7 41.6 3.9 39.9 3.3 40.7 3.6 41.2 3.8 39.7 3.4 40.6 3.7 41.3 3.8 39.6 3.4 r40.8 r3.6 r41.5 r3.8 39.7 r3.3 118. 124. 111. 118.7 124.1 111.7 119.8 126.2 111.5 rl21.0 rl28.5 rill.2 r120.0 rl27.2 rll0.8 3.06 2.92 3.24 3.09 2.79 2.67 3.19 3.06 3.37 3.23 2.92 2.80 r3.19 3.06 3.39 3.24 2.92 2.79 r3.24 r3.09 r3.44 r3.28 r2.95 2.82 5.1 5.3 r5.6 r6,2 P5-9 p6.6 4.8 3.7 4.9 2.7 1.2 4.5 r3.5 r5.1 r2.9 1.1 P4.8 P3.7 P4.8 P2.5 pi. 2 Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted do.... Employed, total do.... Nonagricultural employment do.... Agricultural employment do.... Unemployed (all civilian workers) do.... Long-term, 15 weeks and over , do,,,, Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in that group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years Married men Negro and other races White workers Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers.. Construction Manufacturing Durable goods EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): Total, seasonally adjusted thous. Mining do... Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Durable goods do... Nondurable goods do... Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc..do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Wholesale trade do... Retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services do... Government do... Federal do... State and local do... PRODUCTION WORKERS (MFG. PAYROLLS), TOTAL, seas. adj...do... Durable goods do... Nondurable goods do... HOURS (GROSS), AVG. WEEKLY PER PROD. WORKER (MFG. PAYROLLS): Manufacturing, seasonally adjusted hours. Overtime hours .do... Durable goods do... Overtime hours do... Nondurable goods do... Overtime hours ' do... MAN-HOUR INDEXES, AGGREGATE WEEKLY, seas, ad justed: Manufacturing 1957-59=100. Durable goods do... Nondurable goods do... HOURLY EARNINGS (GROSS), AVG. PER PROD. WORKER ON PAYROLLS: Manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted dollars. Excluding overtime do... Durable goods do... Excluding overtime do... Nondurable goods do... Excluding overtime do... LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Unadjusted for seasonal variation: Accession, rate, total mo.rate per 100 employeesSeparation rate, total do... Seasonally adjusted: Accession rate, total do... New hires do... Separation r a t e , t o t a l do... Quit do... Layoff do... r/ Revised. P/ Preliminary. 7146 Oct. •5 3.04 2.90 3.23 3.07 2.78 2.66 5.7 6.3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 ITEM FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM) ; Total outstanding, end of month..... 0 .., Installment credit, total............. Installment credit„ extended and repaid; Unadjusted: Extendedf total,..,.,.0..... .....<,,... Repaid, total,........................ Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total.Q Repaid, total ................a..,. 0.. LIFE INSURANCE: Life Insurance Agency Management Association: Total life insurance premiums collected. Ordinary (incl. mass-marketed o r d , ) M o . . 9 . Sept. Oct, July Aug. .mil. , 00 do„ 107,636 86,184 108,643 87,058 116,597 93,833 117,380 94,732 118,008 95,356 .do, .do. 7,682 7,182 7,813 8,920 8,17^ 8,604 7,705 8,485 7,861 .do... ,do... 8,41.6 7,701 8,533 7,586 8,521 7,899 8,680 8,080 8,669 7,971 O do sae 1,^29 1,072 258 1,567 1,192 276 99 1,580 1,192 294 94 1,520 1,125 300 95 1,564 1,155 311 329.15 922.80 130.80 258.53 340.25 955.^7 130.40 270.41 286.41 844,02 120.40 202.88 279.78 825.46 115.76 199.24 279.05 826.71 113.35 199.06 280.44 832.51 115.12 198.39 56.80 59.57 51.94 44.53 7L.77 58.32 61.07 55.24 45.22 77.50 52.40 55.00 42.80 42.31 64.56 52.09 5^.85 41.45 41.34 65.29 52.37 55.29 42.72 40.20 68.16 53.27 56.22 43.12 ^0.55 71.7L 705.3 94.7 148.5 880.3 103.8 170.3 •815.3 *90.2 -169.6 * 70.8,8 *95« 6 -153.8 *733.*> *95.1 -149.1 a do. 90 e do 50B .do... G r O U p . . e . . c . . . . .0 . a . o 0 . o . c 0 . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . 3 1969 Sept. Industrialo SECURITY MARKETS s STOCKS: Prices; Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks).n «,. 0....... 3....0........ 0 Industrial (30 stocks) 0.0........................ Public utility (15 stocks)............................. Railroad (20 stocks).»................................ • New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes: Composite.................................-12/31/65=50. Industrial............••................,.•..••.do... Transportation..................................do6.. Utility. do... Finance.,..,...„.B...„....e,0...,...........0..«do... Oct. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT REGISTRATIONS (new vehicles): Passenger cars............. Foreign cars,............ Trucks (commercial cars)... 1/ .......thous. ........do... s..,..,,do,,, 1/ Courtesy of R. L. 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