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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* ^iiiitllili!i!P^ NOVEMBL ^ 19" Thousands 350 Thousands 1400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 (Passenger cars) - 1,000 y\ / \ f\ 800 A 600 ^s^ \ \A 400 - 200 0 Monthly 1 I I i ! ( t 1 1 1 ( —1—L-J L_l—1 L™1™J™J—1_» i . i i i i 1968 1967 i » i i i i -—1—1 L_JL_J 1969 1 L_J—1—I—1 J FMAMJ 1970 J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1957-593=100 250 1957^59 = 100 250 RAW STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and a!i other forms) H 200 200 1969 1970 <H d 150 ^ 5 150 100 100 Monthly 5 0 I i i i i i I L_J i i i 1967 i » » i i i * i ) i • i \ 1968 i I i i i i i > 1969 I i i i i i Weekly i i i ll I I 1 !..._50 J FMAMJJASOND 1970 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion $ 900 PERSONAL INCOME Billion $ 800 1957-59 = 100 220 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (Seas, adj., at annual rates) (F.R.B. seas. a d j . i n d e x ) 800 H 700 200 — 600 180 - H 500 160 - 400 140 Total (left scale) 700 Wage and Salary Disbursements I (right scale) I 600 h .• 500 7 M M I i n n 1967 M M I 1 I I 1 M 1968 i I I I M i I I I I 1969 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L L 1I . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I • 1 1967 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Data: Federal Reserve Board SURVEY 1968 1 J J L j J - U 1 1 1I l l 1969 1 i l l I I It.. 1970 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1970 1969 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 1957-59=100. 111.9 112.1 108.9 108.0 106.9 mil. $. do... 6,903 4,732 7,061 4,816 6,931 4,889 109.0 7,102 4,849 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. 206 1,005 935 222 197 1,084 1,007 161 280 1,937 1,754 213 284 1,955 1,769 223 333 213 264 51,833 62,125 27,661 296 52,314 62,491 27,725 371 55,228 65,319 28,802 201 55,015 64,516 28,406 144 55,135 64,703 28,634 303 55,652 65,140 28,695 267 /7,962 46,411 227,284 23,430 78,H7 33,947 78,396 46,343 226,984 22,971 78,246 33,995 78,814 47,024 241,033 25,857 80,575 34,016 80,780 47,013 240,145 25,593 79,968 34,049 78,825 41,121 242,539 25,710 80,185 34,061 7.68 97.64 107.31 7.70 97.89 107.62 8.63 83.66 92.04 8.65 83.43 91.83 8.68 84.39 92.89 thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl*- 1,934 27,059 186,904 9,280 1,944 27,357 180,728 9,254 2,035 27,454 90,331 10,028 2,057 27,828 90,094 10,036 2,038 27,923 86,673 10,089 thous sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. 2,730 146.5 2,769 148.6 2,453 131.7 bil. . 15.9 15.7 2,397 128.7 15.4 2,329 125.0 15.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2J ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 3J • Excess reserves, estimated 3/ mil. $. do... do... do... 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... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3J percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks * do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal _3/ Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3/ Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 15.5 6,989 5,063 8.67 "*93."42 88,744 2,392 128.4 4_/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1970 1969 ITEM II III 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.. 923.7 573.3 90.6 40.0 37.2 942.6 582.1 89.5 40.2 36.7 951.7 592.6 90.8 41.1 36.9 959.5 603.1 89.1 37.7 38.3 971.1 614.4 91.9 39.4 38.9 r985.5 r622.1 r91.2 r39.2 r38.1 do.. do.. do.. do.. 244.0 50.0 120.8 20.8 248.1 50.7 122.4 21.5 252.0 50.9 124.6 21.7 258.8 51.3 128.8 22.4 262.6 51.8 131.2 22.7 r265.8 52.3 rl32.3 23.0 do.. ..do.. do.. do. . 238.7 33.3 83.0 16.5 244.5 34.5 84.7 16.8 249.8 34.8 87.0 17.1 255. 35. 89, 17. 259.9 35.9 90.8 17.9 r265.1 r36.9 92.6 18.2 Gross private domestic investment, total Fixed investment Nonresidential Residential structures Change in business inventories..... do.. do.. do. • do. • do.. 139.3 131.4 97.5 33.9 7.9 143.8 132.4 101.5 31.0 11.3 140.2 133.0 102.6 30.4 7.2 133.2 131.6 102.6 29.1 1.6 134.3 131.2 102.8 28.4 rl38.3 rl32.7 rl03.6 r29.2 r5.5 Net exports of goods and services Exports Imports do.. do.. do.. 1.3 57.2 55.9 2.6 58.3 55.6 2.6 58.8 56.2 3.5 61.1 57.6 62.8 58.7 r4.2 r62.8 r58.6 Govtt purchases of goods and services, total Federals = = * do.. do. . 209.9 99.8 77.9 110.1 214.1 102.5 79.8 111.6 216.3 102.1 78.8 114.2 219.6 102.3 79.3 117.4 218.4 99.7 76.8 118.7 r221.0 r98.6 r75.8 122.4 Nondurable Clothing Food and Gasoline goods, total and shoes beverages and oil Services, total Household operation. Housing Transportation National defense State and local r/ Revised. 2377 do.. do.. 3.1 4.1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 3 1970 1969 III II GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con. NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $ Compensation of employees, total do.. Proprietors* income, total do.. Business and professional do.. Farm do.. 764.0 557.5 66.7 50.5 16.2 779.5 572.2 67.5 50.9 16.6 785.2 582.1 67.2 50.6 16.6 791.5 592.2 67.6 50.6 17.0 797.4 596.4 67.8 51.2 16.5 22.0 87.4 93.4 49.7 30.4 741.1 118.1 623.0 589.7 33.3 22.1 86.8 89.9 47.9 31.0 758.1 117.5 640.6 598.7 42.0 22. 82. 88, 47. 31, 770. 119. 650. 609. 41. 22.5 76.7 82.6 44.6 32.4 782.3 117.0 665.3 620.5 44.8 22.6 77. 82. 43. 33, 801. 117. 683. 632. 51, Oct. July 763.1 520.0 200.9 160.4 122.2 89.6 107.3 28.2 766.7 522.7 201.8 160.9 123.1 90.0 107.7 28.3 803.3 541.5 202.1 160.1 129.1 96.8 113.5 30.6 806.4 543.2 202.0 159.6 129.7 97.3 114.2 30.8 r811.9 546.6 r201.5 rl59.5 rl30.2 r97.9 117.0 31.1 51.0 16.7 22.1 25.2 60.5 65.9 26.5 740.6 50.8 16.7 22 25 61 66 26 744, 51.6 16.2 22.7 25.2 65.3 78.1 27.8 780.9 51.7 16.1 22.7 25.3 66.0 78.6 28.0 784.0 51.8 rl6.0 22.8 25.5 r66.8 r79.6 28.2 r789.7 173.9 173.1 169.2 rl69.0 rl66.1 175 .2 178 .7 149 .3 179 .1 201 .2 178 .8 195 .4 157 .7 111 .1 185 .3 173.9 177.3 150.4 179.4 199.0 175.7 193.9 156.3 113.8 184.0 r l 6 8 .5 r l 6 7 .4 145 .2 r l 7 2 .5 r l 9 1 .2 158 .1 187 .0 r l 4 8 .8 r l l O .5 172 .5 rl67.9 rl66.5 rl45.0 rl70.0 rl90.3 rl56.7 rl83.3 rl50.2 114.2 rl72.9 do... ..do... do. . . do... do... do. .. do... do. . . ..do.., ..do... do. . . do . . . do. . . do... do. . . do... do... 170 .9 151 6 146 1 97 7 177 5 157 3 240 2 146. 2 240. 0 142. 2 118. 6 131. 6 114. 7 133. 1 133. 1 222. 5 234.1 169.5 152.1 146.5 101 177 156 238 146 238 138.0 113.8 130.2 115.7 130.7 141.1 226.0 238.5 r l 7 0 .0 r l 4 5 .3 r l 4 0 .9 95 .6 r l 7 2 .0 154 .6 r243 .3 145 .5 r244 .8 141 .1 126 6 rl33. 8 rl27. 5 rl31. 7 rl50. 9 236. 3 249. 5 rl69.8 rl46.3 141.8 93.6 rl72.7 rl54.3 r239.8 147.5 238.5 rl43.8 121.8 rl37.2 128.5 136.7 rl52.0 r235.8 248.6 do... .do... do... do... do. . . ..do... 172. 162. 179. 176. 169. 185. 2 8 3 6 9 4 170.9 161.2 176.8 172,8 164.0 184.4 rl66. 8 rl63. 5 rl78. 5 rl.72. 8 163. 8 rl84. 7 rl66.6 rl64.1 rl77.0 rl67.5 163.3 rl46.3 rl63.1 rl60.4 rl60.0 rl32.8 rl08.5 164.8 do... do... do... do... .do... do... 157. 192. 200. 176. 166. 185. 6 4 4 0 6 5 156.2 191.9 200.9 175.4 165.8 185.3 158. 173. 186. rl71. rl58. rl84. 160.0 rl71o9 rl84.2 rl71.2 rl57.2 rl85.7 r!69.0 rl81.1 rl68.7 rl52.3 rl85.7 Rental income of persons do.. Crop, 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. ....do.. Less: Personal outlays „co do.., Equals: Personal saving do.., 1969 Sept. 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 Textile mill products Apparel products. Leather and products. Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products... Foods and beverages Tobacco products MINING Coal Crude oil and natural gas Metal mining UTILITIES Electric BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total Consumer goods Automotive and home goods Automotive products. Autos Auto parts and allied products Apparel and staples Equipment, including defense Business equipment Material s Durable goods materials Nondurable materials http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ vj Revised, j>/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 2377 Bank of St. Louis Federal Reserve 1970 8 7 1 4 4 9 Sept. Aug. 1 rl64.2 rl60.5 rl43.1 rl68.4 rl86.2 rl39.4 rl81.0 rl48.8 rl72.1 rl68.7 145.9 166.4 rl51.3 240.4 148.0 144.5 rl39.5 rl29.6 rl40.8 145.1 238.5 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1970 1969 Aug. July Sept. Aug. Sept. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL T R A D E , A L L RETAIL STORES: EST JMATED SALES ( UNADJUSTED ) , TOTAL, „=., o ,...„„.. „,.... „ „. mil. $ 29,424 Durable goods stores....»»..... . „ . ,s . c......,. . - o .. .,-. ... . eiio<. . 8,948 Automotive group»». . . „«»<•, <,.., -. -,«,. „ ,, „ „. „ « 0 «• ....,,,,».* a o.«.do. « 5,098 Furniture and appl iance group........................ .do. « 1,360 L u m b e r , buil ding, hardware group............ ..........do... 1.312 20,476 Nondurable goods stores..«......,„................»...»«-do., « 1,679 Apparel group«,....„„. . „.*»....«. „ „......,..:,.,, ...« u ... « do.., 992 Drug and proprietary stores.:«»»..,...„.-...»«, o«.»..»..».. «,do.., 2,430 Sat i ng and dr ink i ng p l a c e s . , , . ... „ <,..«..«.. o.. do . .: 6,666 FOOd g r O U P a . . . . . . . C o . . . . n o c » . . . „ . o o :, o » . n . « » o . o . . •> o . » e d o . . , 2,210 Gasol ine service stations. .....„.«...,.»............ <>.. do.., 4,938 General merchandise group w i t h nonstores».......«.•.<>. do.., 28,583 9,364 5,481 1,401 1,279 19,219 1,642 969 2,199 6.125 2,060 4,669 31,415 10.418 6 3 272 1.407 1,378 20,997 1,618 1,029 2,474 6.781 2,344 4,930 31,143 9,959 5^860 1,395 1,381 2.1,184 1,500 1,031 2,554 7,112 2,414 4,790 r30,404 r9,229 r5 .178 rlJ392 r1,365 r21.175 1,625 rl,047 r2,617 r6,859 r2.275 r5,060 29.664 9,027 4,9 79 1,380 1.321 20,637 1,661 1,041 2,407 6,639 2/127 5,039 29,346 9.161 5,412 1,352 1,185 20,185 1,738 1,013 2,150 6,429 2,075 5,000 29,259 9,384 5,665 1,364 1,190 19,875 1.676 1,019 2,173 6,326 2,089 4,864 30,518 9.411 5,483 1,413 1,216 2.1,107 1,694 1,044 2,341 6,818 2,237 5,106 30,729 9,487 5,544 1,395 1,221 21,242 1,704 1,055 2,299 6,751 2.237 5,246 r30,78i r9,503 r53522 rl,399 r1,236 r21,278 1,715 rl,071 r2,347 r6,814 r2,l56 r5,l87 30.813 9 ',546 5,646 1,348 1,239 21,267 1,658 1,095 2,351 6,843 2,151 5,241 42,141 43,535 43,370 43,897 44,859 44,527 44,819 44,965 43,927 45,453 44,659 45,691 13,005 8,707 3,788 510 12,438 8,807 3,094 537 15,020 10,549 3,930 541 14,285 9,920 3,814 551 *30,821 9,473 *20,826 522 13,731 9,472 3,714 545 ESTIMATED SALES ( S E A S . A D J . ) , TOTAL do.., Durabl e goods stores, .........»».,„..,., » ...».«,-,:.. * u ,, .-..do.., Au Lomotive group..„...................................do.., Furniture and appliance group,. ... „.. -.................do.., Lumber, building, hardware group. ......... ^............ .do.», Nondurable goods stores.o...............................do.., Appar el group........ .........................«......... do ... Drug and proprietary stores. ......»............. .».<><».do<>., Eating and drinking places..........................a.do».. Food group c. o . r..„........... . ................. o...... . . o do.., Gasoline service stations.«................o..........do»•, General merchandise group with nonstores.«..«»».....°.do.», ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES": Unadjusted, total ........................... do.. , Adjusted, total.........................................do.., FINANCE LIFE INSURANCE: Life Insurance Agency Management Association: Insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value, estimated total....... .....mil. $, Ordinary (incl. mass-marketed ord. ). = . .««.o.......... do.., Group. ............ do.., Industrial. .do.., r7 R e v i s e d . * I n c l u d e s $17,175 m i l . GSLI. USC0MM-- DC—2377 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE POSTAGE AND FEES PA!D U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON. D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized forSURVEY FRASER BUSINESS