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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* NOVEMBER 6, 1970 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 (Passenger cars) 1,000 - z1 800 600 \f \ 400 f\ s\ /\ A "^y f \ \l \l 200 - Monthly 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -™J 1 1 L~J 1967 i 1 1 L™J_J—L™. i i i i 1968 L i i i i i - - 1-1 1 1 1 1 L_l 1 1 1 1970 1969 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1957-59 = 1957-59 = 100 250 100 250 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and ali other forms) 200 200 150 h 100 h 150 Monthly 50 I i i i i i I i i i i i I i t i i i L t i i i i L_i i i i I i i i _i i L_ i 1969 1968 1967 i i i L J F M A M J J A S O N D 1970 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion $ Billion $ 60 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 100 1957-59 = 100 160 CONSUMER PRICES s s 150 (seasonally adjusted) All Services 90 140 •* S* Shipments 45 W ** ^ s H 80 (left scale) ^^^^. ..**""" s 130 -,— *** """* All hems 120 _ v - ^>*> ^ j S * ' 1 _ "\ Food 70 Book value, e n d of month i i i i i I i i t i i I i i i i i 1 i i i » i 1 1. t 1 I I I I I i I 1967 1968 1969 110 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1 1 1 t 1. 1. 1 1 1 i _1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I ' 1 ' i ' 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor SURVEY 1968 i i i i 1 i i i I I i ( i i i 1 i i i i i 1969 1970 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1969 ITEM O c t . 25 1970 Nov. 1 O c t . 17 Oct. 24 O c t . 31 108.3 108.4 108.9 109.0 6,961 4,896 6,965 4,931 6,917 4,907 175 970 902 197 288 1,811 1,671 233 259 1,886 1,724 214 280 213 51,819 62,129 27,614 156 51,650 61,270 27,172 80 54,823 64,292 28,777 -423 55,200 64,500 28,446 92 55,228 65,319 28,802 201 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... 79,577 46,622 225,894 21,838 78,383 33,991 79,650 46,376 226,129 23,350 77,649 33,950 79,663 46,893 240,786 24,705 80,857 33,969 80,462 46,935 239,819 24,387 80,773 33,989 78,815 47,024 241,019 25,857 80,510 34,017 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks .. = *** do... 7.71 97.83 107.46 7,68 96.81 106.35 8.63 86.89 95.75 8.62 84.19 92.64 8.63 83.66 92.04 1,979 26,900 183,290 9,269 1,893 27,028 187,800 9,307 2,098 27,795 86,397 10,076 2,058 27,577 88,574 9,982 2,104 27,454 90,331 10,028 thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. 2,796 150.1 281.2 150.9 2,440 131.0 2,403 129.0 2,397 128.7 bil.. 16.3 16.2 15.1 15.0 15.4 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2./ 1957-59=100. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 111.0 111.4 6,798 4,620 6,941 4,553 172 946 879 173 mil. $. do... do... do... mil. $. .....do... 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. FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3J Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances _3/ Excess reserves, estimated _3/ 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 n o t always cover c a l e n d a r w e e k s . thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. O c t . 10 55,015 64,516 28,406 144 8.65 83.43 91.83 90,174 2,453 131.7 4 / Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 1970 Aug. Sept. 53,506 28,850 1,531 4,584 3,135 58,139 32,336 1,592 4,946 3,249 5,095 3,844 6,302 1,166 do. do. do. do. July Aug. 59,340 32,845 1,643 5,205 3,511 52,134 27,880 1,486 4,440 3,107 r54,839 r29,091 rl,579 r4,701 r3,268 58,076 31,460 1,628 4,969 3,484 5,700 4,216 8,131 1,287 5,877 4,171 8,161 1,247 5,077 3,607 6,270 1,065 r5,194 r3,859 r6,255 rl,148 5,526 4,275 7,059 1,251 24,656 8,159 453 1,852 25,803 8,708 454 1,884 26,495 9,062 454 1,834 24,254 8,225 473 1,511 r25,738 r8,585 r472 rl,742 26,616 9,350 479 1,812 do. do. do. do. 2,264 4,040 2,088 1,311 2,338 4,268 2,155 1,423 2,422 4,383 2,215 1,623 2,237 3,889 2,126 1,463 r2,388 r4,l72 r2,189 1,493 2,397 4,222 2,167 1,477 Sept. 2./ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Ij Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total 1_/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products mil. $. . do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do. . . . do. .. . do.... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products do. 55,890 56,609 56,438 57,025 r56,696 56,108 do. do. do. do. 31,548 1,426 4,809 3,095 31,914 1,451 5,039 3,157 30,638 1,519 4,834 3,265 31,315 1,517 4,891 3.3?3 r31,270 rl,470 r4,935 30,647 1,483 5,065 3,385 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do. do. do. do. 5,477 3,959 8,577 1,160 5,638 3,949 8,462 1,198 5,418 3,962 7,562 1,175 5,567 3,995 7,857 1,168 r5,570 r3,993 r7,981 r1,140 5,459 4,021 6,999 1,163 r/ Revised. 2349 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1969 1970 ITEM July Aug. Aug. Sept. 24,342 8,118 427 1,792 2,242 4,055 2,068 1,354 24,695 8,211 445 1,757 2,265 4,116 2,121 1,428 25,800 8,837 417 1,751 2,316 4,168 2,127 1,536 25,710 8,538 459 1,783 2,418 4,166 2,136 1,598 r25,426 r8,547 r445 rl,691 r2,366 r4,184 r2,165 1,541 93,262 61,541 31,721 93,590 93,415 61,643 31,772 94,228 98,073 64,779 33,294 97,706 97,921 64,838 33,083 98,260 r98,145 r65,141 r33,004 r98,488 62,100 2,475 7,966 6,430 12,689 9.198 15,153 2,432 64,395 2,558 8,598 6,633 13,703 9,521 15,190 2,674 65,079 2,587 8,641 6,697 13,876 9,690 15,339 2,685 r65,290 r2,626 r8,738 r6,801 rl3,86i r9,676 rl5,262 r2,680 31,937 7,335 2,237 3,569 1 2,471 6,430 2,075 1,880 I 32,128 7,380 2,232 3,548 2,514 6,464 2,104 1,889 33,311 7,563 2,142 3,380 2,738 6,895 2,446 1,915 33,181 7,457 2,145 3,383 2,754 6,921 2,380 1,930 r33,198 r7,336 2,171 r3,381 r2,758 r6,943 r2,422 rl,908 do . . do.. do.. do.. 53,107 28,526 24,581 55,779 58,598 32,819 25,779 56,669 58,582 32,147 26,435 55,778 52,422 28,171 24,251 57,111 r53,841 r28,152 r25,689 r55,968 do.. do.. do.. do.. do. . do.. do.. do.. do.. 31,463 5,145 3,106 5,526 3,825 8,358 24,316 6,678 17,638 31,986 5,276 3,316 5,957 3,654 8,085 24,683 6,732 17,951 30,028 4,932 3,509 5,172 3,722 7,304 25,750 6,925 18,825 31,399 4,894 3,220 5,401 4,113 8,076 25,712 7,129 18,583 r30,537 r4,842 r3,304 r5,367 r3,921 r7,559 r25,431 r6,861 rl8,570 do... do... do... do... 89,493 86,435 3,058 89,794 89,952 86,918 3,034 89,854 83,902 80,921 2,'981 84,146 84,182 81,205 2,977 84,229 r83,200 r80,270 r2,930 r83,492 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 86,735 8,025 10,361 16,493 13,200 32,882 3,059 86,807 8,262 10,520 16,812 12,905 32,505 2,047 81,221 7,159 10,802 16,344 13,350 28,359 2,925 81,301 7,162 10,699 16,176 13,468 28,578 2,928 r80,561 r7,066 rl0,773 rl5,972 rl3,394 r28,154 r2,931 m i l . $. do... do.. . do... do... do... do... do. . . 8,514 5,842 2,880 2,186 2,013 558 936 2,672 8,600 5,919 2,763 2,124 2,200 621 1,033 2,681 8,244 5,588 2,634 1,876 1,948 521 925 2,656 r8,470 r5,744 r2,813 rl,990 1,898 519 874 2,726 r8,809 r5,962 r2,932 r2,072 rl,983 r543 r922 r2,847 do... 1957-59=100. m i l . $. 6,523 216 4,854 5,140 173 3,965 6,553 186 4,143 6,178 180 4,817 6,230 212 4,681 143 143 150 153 9,430.1 4,148.4 5,281.7 2,242.8 3,038.9 9,737.2 4,311.5 5,425.7 2,249.6 3,176.2 10,143.3 4,366.0 5,777.3 2,443.3 3,334.0 rlO,218.1 4,324.3 r5,893.9 2,508.2 r3,385.6 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By industry g r o u p — C o n . Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total =»= Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 17 Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals «• .* Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products mil. $. do... do. . . do... do... do... do... do... do... do... .....do... do... * Nondurable goods industries, total 1_/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products do... do... do... do. . . do... do... do... do... do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. NEW ORDERS , NET ( NOT SEASONALL Y ADJUSTED ) , TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1_/ 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 MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1_/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders 61,653 2,467 7,926 6,357 12,577 9,081 15,113 2,422 | i 1 ! CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total Residential (nonfarm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ Industrial Commercial Public, total CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 States (F.W. Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION Index (seasonally adjusted) Building, total CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1957-59=100. FINANCE Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, a d j . : Total (233 SMSA's) bil. $. New York SMSA do... Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do... 6 other leading SMSA's do... 226 other SMSA's do... r_/ Revised. 1/ Includes 2349 data for "other industries" not shown. rlO,558*9 4,770.6 r5,788.3 2,478.8 r3,309.5 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1969 Aug. 1970 Sept. June Aug. Sept. 75 „8 162.8 52.6 77.9 r42.3 75., 5 161.0 53,1 77.9 43.0 10,765 130.5 10,727 134.4 62.70 47 c 70 74.90 61.30 644.9 r34.20 r23.45 r62.15 r47»75 r 617.0 44.05 35.50 82.80 66.70 578.2 22.95 21.65 30.60 28.85 222.2 July FINANCE--Con. Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U„S» Govt*, annual rales, suasonal 1 y adjuc,ted: Total (233 SMSA's) ratio 01 debits to deposits., New York SMSA..........Co....*.......,........,,- „ s o o „ , , d O o .. 5 Total 232 SMSA s (except N.Y.)..........................do... 6 other leadLng SMSA's................................do... 226 other SMSA5 s......................................do... 73 c; 3 149., 3 52.9 77.5 42.9 73.3 145.3 ..-53.8 79.4 43 = 4 70.1 146.5 49.7 72.9 40.3 ri . 3 153 .,5 50 .9 73 . 0 41 .9 . o u .. .-> » -, .•• . . e t h O U S c sh. tons. .daily average 195 7--59=100e 11,421 138.4 11,523 144 . 3 11,323 141.8 .mil. $„ ...do... 66.70 56.45 74.05 63.15 903.0 8 2 . 00 5 8 . 50 108. 40 9 6 . 65 876 . 6 61.85 44*05 100.60 84.50 657.1 o . «dO. e 38*60 33.30 30.70 28.05 402.8 27. 70 2 3 . 95 34. 85 32. 80 395 . 7 14.40 12.85 41.20 36.20 271.7 14.75 12.30 38.75 36.25 247.7 rl2.50 r8„95 r30.40 r28.15 r229.8 .number. ...do... s ,.do... ...do... ...do... ..do... ..do... ..do... ..do... 5,482 4,032 1,450 2,679 2,284 395 47,915 39,816 8,099 6,881 4,879 2,002 4,504 4,021 483 45,133 38,853 6,280 6,115 4,478 1,637 5,218 3,487 1,731 30,149 23,308 6,841 5,446 4,457 989 4,340 4,226 114 29,040 23,074 5,966 5,164 4,127 1,037 2,148 2,148 0 25,782 20,853 4,929 METALS AND MANUFACTURES STEEL (RAW): PRODUCTION.. Index. . . , . „ . * . . . . . . „ . . . . „ „ „ „ MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting type tools: Orders, nev/ (net), total =. ,-«. Domestic. ......u..,........ Shipments, total............ Domestic«................. Order backlogs end of month. Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total.... Domes t Lc.c.o....».o-...o 0 o Shipments, total....»».«.... Domestic ...„.......«,«.... . Order backlog, end of month. . ..dO..e 3..doCoc ...do.. a . u dO. » ...do.. «. o . d o . . 10,781 130.7 1 f TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RAILROAD EQUIPMENT: Freight cars (ARCI & A A R ) : Shipments...................„«. Equipment manufacturcrs Railroad shops. ............. New orders.................... Equipment manufacturers. Railroad shops.............. Unfilled orders, end of month. Equipment manufacturers. Railroad shops. 6,147 4,922 1,225 2,073 1,726 347 21,672 17,621 4,051 r_/ R e v i s e d . 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