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November 8, 1968 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SELECTED BUSINESS INDICATORS Index, 1941-43 = Index, 1941-43 = 10 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Monthy (avg. of daily dose) 1965 1966 1967 J 1968 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Billion Dollars 55 100 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) Billion Dollars NEW CONSTRUCTION (Seas, adj., at annual rotes), 90 80 Shipments (left scale) A , Inventories-^ (right scale) 35 40 1111 i 111 i 11 111 i 11 1965 1966 Private Residential (nonfarm) 70 20 Book value,- e n d of month I i i i i i I60 1968 •I 1967 1965 U.S. Dept. of Commerce Billion Dollars (Seasonally adjusted) Extended 7 350 / * 6.0 ^ / — • 1968 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 325 Prices Paid (ind. interest, taxes, and wage rates) 300 > Prices Received Repaid / 1967 Index, 1 9 1 0 - 1 4 = 1 0 0 375 8.0 _ CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID 7.0 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 275 5.0 250 S ~ ' / 4.0 • i i i i 1 i i i i i 1965 Data: Federal Reserve Board i i i i i 1966 11111111111 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 i i 11 1967 1968 225 1965 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS,at$6.00an ual y,thisSupplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1967 1968 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1967 ITEM Oct. 28 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59=100. 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. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2/... .do... Member bank reserve balances 2/ do... Excess reserves, estimated 2/ do... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: ij Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $. Savings deposits do... Loans and investments (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) 1/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) ij• • 1941-43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks do... Nov. 4 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 94.5 94.8 94.5 6,056 4,044 6,225 4,255 6,603 4,424 174 959 893 239 205 986 919 216 151 856 790 1B9 152 859 791 184 45,429 48,773 24,549 48,550 55,443 26,455 175 48,764 56,105 190 45,341 48,643 24,705 291 75,797 48,562 199,391 28,729 63,134 28,549 77,183 48,438 200,894 28,915 63,401 28,531 76,984 48,506 218,822 28,599 69,903 31,125 77,115 48,512 218,884 28,516 70,353 31,245 76,387 48,527 217,265 28,262 69,957 31,316 6.22 94.52 103.00 6.25 92.71 101.05 6.40 *1Q3.74 *113.27 6.44 *1Q3.53 6.47 *104.57 *113.01 *114.22 24,452 246,933 9,028 95.3 6,696 4,457 26,960 352 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 2/ thous. sh. tons*. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 1,844 22,752 184,589 8,828 1,798 23,124 169,909 8,997 772 24,316 252,625 9,049 1,340 24,837 246,242 9,027 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. bil.. 2,561 137.5 15.2 2,568 137.8 14.9 1,987 106.7 2,026 108.8 14.9 14.0 95.4 6,654 4,415 152 ""156 48,702 55,850 26,459 -18 2,111 113.3 15.8 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. Jj Daily average, ij Wednesday data. * Tuesday average. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1967 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS ANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ 44,823 23,843 1,332 3,652 2,717 47,203 25,527 1,362 3,709 2,727 53,163 29,606 1,402 4,852 3,015 47,378 25,612 1,297 4,352 2,703 r47,967 r24,692 rl,4Q3 r3,536 r2,896 52,855 28,448 1,472 3,887 2,971 do 4,156 3,397 5,077 828 4,450 3,720 5,925 890 5,165 3,717 7,466 994 4,376 3,151 6,086 860 r4,519 r3,389 r4,976 r955 5,000 3,744 7,166 1,050 do 20,980 6,899 424 1,650 21,676 7,340 402 1,755 23,557 7,680 437 1,892 21,766 7,455 419 1,585 r23,275 r7,729 r438 rl,8l9 24,407 8,269 418 1,892 1,797 3,523 1,772 1,054 1,805 3,688 1,781 1,068 2,123 4,127 1,955 1,252 1,901 3,588 1,837 1,099 r2,041 r3,940 rl,884 rl,l60 2,183 4,192 1,897 1,227 46,471 45,884 50,729 r51^08 r49,708 51,196 27,860 1,368 3,937 2,865 5,045 3,535 7,158 988 mil. $.. do.... do Tobacco products Textile mill products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products do.... do.... do.... do.... 25,759 1,229 3,775 2,630 25,171 1,265 3,765 2,627 27,633 1,263 4,603 2,811 r28,094 1,280 4,741 2,898 r26,720 rl,295 r3,662 r2,799 do.... 4,469 3,495 6,787 842 4,490 3,498 6,123 4,749 3,601 6,801 944 4,740 3,503 r7,Q31 926 r4,853 r3,5Q3 r6,789 r969 Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Instruments and related products Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized forr/ FRASER 6162 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 836 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 1968 1967 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July mil. $. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 20,712 6,883 404 1,592 1,771 3,582 1,758 1,088 20,713 6,968 391 1,637 1,746 3,543 1,771 1,068 23,096 7,499 399 1,804 2,045 3,966 1,911 1,182 do... do... do... do... 81,395 52,630 28,765 81,853 81,041 52,280 28,761 81,719 do... do... .do.. do... do... do... do... do... 52,801 1,971 7,590 5,418 10,821 8,136 12,330 1,959 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... Aug. Sept. 23,214 7,754 408 1,867 2,056 3,881 1,824 1,210 r22,988 r7,721 r418 rl,746 r2,0l6 r4,014 rl,869 rl,197 23,336 7,833 407 1,765 2,114 4,051 1,883 1,227 85,775 55,756 30,019 85,582 85,314 55,128 30,186 85,829 r86,247 r55,897 r30,350 r86,713 86,172 55,850 30,322 86,880 52,582 1,949 7,580 5,411 10,843 8,121 12,120 1,967 55,442 1,957 7,506 5,963 11,107 8,352 13,603 2,042 55,461 1,997 7,255 6,077 11,132 8,463 13,494 2,056 r56,069 r2,003 r7,433 r6,102 rll,174 r8,448 rl3,76l r2,06l 56,175 2,070 7,502 6,151 11,207 8,390 13,669 2,076 29,052 7,034 2,263 3,186 2,228 5,500 1,922 1,591 45,094 24,082 21,012 46,654 29,137 7,010 2,254 3,216 2,225 5,528 1,933 1,589 47,414 25,714 21,700 45,942 30,140 7,262 2,278 3,440 2,326 5,664 2,021 1,693 52,469 28,866 23,603 49,850 30,368 7,376 2,276 3,392 2,338 5,708 2,047 1,704 46,738 24,951 21,787 r50,064 r30,644 r7,434 r2,259 r3,474 r2,327 r5,751 2,066 r1,748 r48,449 r25,3l6 r23,133 r50,084 30,705 7,405 2,219 3,523 2,340 5,787 2,081 1,731 53,488 29,093 24,395 51,610 do... do... do... do... do... do... 25,879 3,950 2,864 4,455 3,633 6,318 25,177 3,914 4,391 3,601 5,905 26,701 3,867 2,824 4,810 3,725 6,259 r26,808 3,859 2,755 4,923 3,476 r6,632 r27,212 r3,491 r2,917 4,766 r3,501 r7,362 28,258 4,056 3,137 5,156 3,726 6,806 Nondurable goods industries, total do... Industries with unfilled orders do... Industries without unfilled orders do... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (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... 20,775 5,579 15,196 81,307 78,367 2,940 80,854 20,765 5,557 15,208 81,518 78,554 2,964 80,912 23,149 6,271 16,878 83,861 80,706 3,155 84,048 23,256 6,304 16,952 83,220 80,044 3,176 82,806 r22,872 r5,953 r16,919 r$3,700 r80,667 r3,033 r83,184 23,352 6,362 16,990 84,334 81,314 3,020 83,598 77,935 6,424 8,099 14,768 13,131 29,861 2,919 77,941 6,573 8,118 14,669 13,234 29,643 2,971 80,970 6,586 8,895 14,225 12,829 32,767 3,078 79,684 5,704 8,752 14,408 12,803 32,368 3,122 r80,177 r5,533 r8,870 rl4,321 r12,801 r32,941 r3,007 80,576 5,651 9,143 14,432 12,992 32,589 3,022 1,017 98 159 172 490 98 913 93 152 145 431 92 751 92 140 128 317 74 810 88 134 119 380 89 734 87 129 105 344 69 705 68 112 126 320 79 108.901 12,310 12,758 33,294 37,861 12,678 49.3 93,943 6,344 11,536 29,177 37,769 9,117 49.1 74,657 6,885 25,378 15,368 14,415 12,611 36.9 90,269 9,942 31,275 20,589 19,740 8,723 41.0 65,766 6,525 14,595 22,113 14,098 8,435 36.5 58,651 5,857 15,703 15,951 13,721 7,419 40.3 7,297 4,863 2,471 1,810 7,356 4,926 2,446 1,835 7,565 4,914 2,579 2,015 7,825 5,068 2,687 2,075 r8,102 r5,318 r2,770 r2,123 8,055 5,300 2,759 2,138 1,589 528 596 1,677 590 625 2,430 1,523 429 689 2,651 1,535 417 721 2,757 rl,690 r485 r782 r2,784 1,680 498 749 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By Industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total l/ 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 1/ 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 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY 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 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., CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $., Private, total do..., Residential (nonfarm) do..., New housing units do..., Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ Industrial Commercial Public, total r/ Revised. 1/ includes data for "other industries11 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 6162 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis do..., do..., do.... do..., 2,434 2,646 not shown. 2/ Excludes fam and public utilities. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS - Continued 4 1967 1968 ITEM Septo Aug. June Aug. July CONSTRUCTION AND REAL EST.AJE—Con. NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL ............ .bii. Private, total ...«•> t.... .<«......*....•.. Residential (nonfarm) „.„ c «t Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ . Industrial . • * • •........... * Commercial ? . . . . . . Public, total CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE „,, ,, 76.7 6.7 25.4 82.5 54,5 27.7 17.7 4.9 8.1 28.0 82.7 54.7 27.4 17.6 4.8 8.3 28.0 127 132 132 133 101,467 80,363 102,439 81,308 103,775 82,455 78.3 52.8 25.8 18.2 51-6 25,0 17.8 6.1 6.6 25.1 6.4 .126 r85« r56. r28, rl9. r5. r8. 28.6 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND IN'IERMSDIAI^E-TEEW): Total outstandings end of month ..,..,.«.«.„, e o., jnil•. : Installment credit, total . . . . . . . . v . . . . . . . . d o . InstaL'lment credit, extended, and repaid s Unadjusted: Extended, total . „ „ . , . . « . . . . . . . .*•..*«..,........ .do. Repaid, total <..,... <•...... .....»•.,....»............, .do. Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total .,....„<», d........... • ,„<.,«.....«>., .do. „•.do. Repaid, total 95,684 75,889 95,886 76,039 7,223 6,682 6,590 6,440 7,693 6,600 8,206 7,261 8,070 6,9213 6,929 6,585 3,973 6,689 7,516 7,683 7,001 7,788 6,935 6,884 196? 1968 f" Sept. COMMODITY PRICES ! Oct.. M y i • PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS 1910-14=100., Crops * . . . • •..«,0...*..0.„.c..do.0.> L i v e s t o c k and p r o d u c t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . « . * . , .do.».. Meat animals P o u l t r y and eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: A l l commodities and s e r v i c e s A l l caramod., s e r v i c e s , int., taxes, and wage r a t e s PARITY RATIO r sdo,. •. do.... :1 .do.... 1 j1 .....do,... do.... 253 i 218 | 283 !! 314 343 132 302 323 287 343 ij 74 | " '"1 Aug. Sept. Oct. ! 252 225 276 320 331 122 r303 r325 r28? 344 73 260 221 294 307 364 142 261 226 291 315 353 144 267 230 299 329 352 165 262 228 291 335 340 148 311 336 293 355 73 310 337 291 354 74 r3H r338 312 339 292 292 r355 75 358 73 r/ Revised. 1/ Excludes farm and public utilities. USCOMM-DC-6162 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS P!...x Al ki.:ii rirsi-uass man WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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