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October 10, 1969 A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS STATISTICS COMMERCE PUBLICATION A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATORS 1957-59 = 1 1957-59 = 100 220 " ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) /K^ (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) ^f 210 A ^^ - /~* 200 - 190 - 180 Monthly 170 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 1 1966 1 » I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I.J 1 1967 1 1 1 1 1 1 J t i i i i 1 i i i i _ i 1969 1968 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants) Monthly 1966 1967 1969 1968 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Billion$ 60 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES Billion$ 100 Billion$ NEW CONSTRUCTION 100 (seasonally adjusted) ~ 80 (Seas, adj., at annual rates) >^"~ 90 55 h Inventories (right scale) 80 f 1 'V 50 h / 45 1 I I 1 1 1 1 I I I1l l1 l l l l l l l l 60 Shipments (left scale) 1966 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce I I I I I I I I I I I 1968 --^-^^K^ 1i i i i i 1i i i i i 1969 40 """^ I I I I I I I I I I I - 40 1966 20 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1I 11.1. 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce ^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 60 Private Residential (nonfarm) (right scale) \ 70 60 - Total Put in Place (left scale) 80 Book value, end of month 40 Billion$ 1 1 i 1 1 i iI 1968 I I I I I I I I I I 1969 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 ITEM Sept. 28 IAIHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59=100, 1969 Oct. 5 Sept..13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 111.8 95-1 94.5 111.3 111.7 112.2 6,620 4,266 6,815 4,538 6,442 4,514 6,761 4,537 6,811 4,458 143 785 179 154 852 788 143 150 911 848 195 ""188 189 153 FINANCE: Currency in circulation j)/.. mil. $, Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total J3/....do.., Member bank reserve balances 3/ .'•• ...do.., Excess reserves, estimated 2J'• • • • ••... •'..•.. •'.. 8 do. e« -46,325 56,652 25,855 197 48,306 57,416 26,387 385 51,618 60,022 26,891 -199 51,545 59,820 26,818 120 51,315 60,857 26,926 203 51,197 61,014 27,334 240 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.., 76,681 48,480 220,759 28,739 69,349 31,229 69,693 31,057 79,566 46,598 228,052 23,289 77,006 33,594 78,287 46,558 228,320 23,116 77,917 33,696 78,205 46,528 226,967 22,803 77,918 33,77^ Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) J3/..... .percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks.... do.... 6.36 *102.59 *112.04 6.37 *102.86 •112.18 7.50 94.95 104.46 7.55 94.63 104.11 7.58 95.50 105.23 thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw. -hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 2,052 25,208 237,809 9,027 1,396 24,467 240,178 9,070 thous. sh. tons.. .1957-59=100.. bil.. 1,860 99.8 15.2 1,881 101.0 14.8 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 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. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal J3/ •• Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate J3/ Steel, raw. Index of production. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 2/ Tuesday price. l/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. MONTHLY %J Daily average. 147 1,897 1,909 1,837 27,036 27,596 28,080 230,215 225,195 214,591 9,217 9,181 9,160 2,688 2,730 2,695 144.3 146.5 144.7 15.6 15.8 15.6 4/ Wednesday data. ^Tuesday close. 1968 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products \ SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1_/ Stone, clay, and glass products. Primary metals Fabricated metal products s ===============; Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related' products.....,,,, 2,650 148.4 1969 July Aug. May June 47,967 24,692 1,403 536 ,896 54,406 30,391 1,450 4,883 3,031 r50,501 r27,225 rl,407 r4,360 r2,876 53,476 28,716 1,510 4,501 3,186 519 389 976 955 5,420 3,674 7,652 . 1,085 57,484 32,317 1,532 4,991 3,30-8 5,918 4,076 7,954 1,217 r4,856 r3,536 r6,224 rl,023 5,069 3,755 6,314 l,l6l 23,275 7,729 438 1,819 24,015 7,831 439 1,717 25,167 8,278 462 1,854 r23,276 r7,809 r437 rl,507 24,760 8,153 454 1,907 do. do. do. do. 47,378 25,612 1,297 4,352 2,703 4,376 3,151 6,086 860 21,766 7,455 419 1,585 1,901 3,588 1,837 1,099 ,041 ,940 ,884 ,160 2,230 4,251 2,054 1,380 2,343 4,274 2,155 1,485 r2,157 r3,825 r2,046 rl,266 2,234 4,086 2,110 1,301 do. 51,425 49,825 53,741 54,786 r54,908 54,814 do. do. do. do. 28,211 1,280 4,741 30,346 1,394 4,652 3,087 do.. do.. do.. do.. 4,740 3,503 7,148 926 5,475 3,878 7,649 1,177 mil. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. _...........do. Nondurable goods industries, total l / Food and kindred products Tobacco products. Textile mill products 228,732 BUSINESS STATISTICS ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total l / Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals • Fabricated metal products 7.66 92.52 101.85 do. do. do. ..do. vj Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 7101 9 RQR July 26,837 1,295 3,662 2,799 29,573 1,402 4,643 30,136 1,381 4,728 3,094 r30,121 rl,388 r4,777 r-3,088 4,853 3,503 6,906 969 5,248 3,764 7,275 1,103 5,422 3,943 7,244 1,158 r5,26l r3,930 r7,432 rl,101 Aug. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1968 ITEM 1969 July Aug. 23,214 7,754408 1,867 2,056 3,881 1,824 1,210 22,988 7,721 418 1,7^*6 2,016 4,014 1,869 1,197 do.... do.... do.... ....do.... 85,31455,128 30,186 85,829 do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do. •.. 9 s do.... do.... May June July 24,168 7,869 439 1,751 2,241 4,063 2,067 1,335 24,650 8,085 422 1,771 2,259 4,095 2,103 1,4-03 r24,787 r8,114 r425 rl,789 r2,333 r4,ll8 r2,030 rl.395- 86,247 55,897 30,350 86,713 92,808 60,805 32,003 92,139 92,509 60,863 31,646 92,215 r92,682 r6l,113 r31,569 r93,l66 55,461 1,997 7,255 6,077 11,132 8,463 13,494 2,056 56,069 2,003 7,4-33 6,102 11,174 8,448 13,761 2,061 60,222 2,390 7,764 6,305 12,149 8,957 14,689 2,339 60,479 2,431 7,798 6,358 12,294 8,913 14,714 2,387 r6l,44l r2,463 r7,800 r6,407 rl2,542 r9,044 rl5,154r2,407 Nondurable goods industries, total l/. do.... 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.... 30,368 :376 ,276 ,392 338 ,708 ,047 ,704 30,644 7,4-34 2,259 3,4-742,327 5,751 2,066 1,74-8 31,917 7,4-16 2,209 3,565 2,458 6,336 2,077 1,837 31,736 7,418 2,211 3,539 2,448 6,332 2,079 1,808 r31,725 r7,296 r2,230 r3,509 r2,486 r6,395 r2,078 rl,851 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL..... .do Durable goods industries, total. .do.... Nondurable goods industries, total do.... NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL do.... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total l/ do.... Primary metals do.... Fabricated metal products do.... Machinery, except electrical do.... Electrical machinery „. .do.... Transportation equipment. do.. •. 4-6,738 24,951 21,787 50,181 48,449 25,316 23,133 50,201 54,204 30,175 24,029 54,133 56,743 31,544 25,199 53,861 r51,551 r28,355 r23,196 r55,309 26,925 3,859 2,755 4,923 3,4-76 6,749 27,329 3 ,491 2 ,917 4 ,766 3 ,501 7 ,479 29,998 4,772 3,119 5,579 3,710 7,228 29,171 4-, 825 3,157 5,627 3,664 6,34-1 r30,585 r5,l6l r3,197 r5,433 r4,079 r7,070 23,256 6,304 16,952 22,872 5,953 16,919 24,135 6,634 17,501 24,690 6,748 17,94-2 r24,724 r6,856 rl7,868 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ. ) , TOTAL do.... Durable goods industries, total do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders....do.... 83,220 80,044 3,176 83,700 80,667 3,033 89,595 86,407 3,188 88,847 85,631 3,216 r89,892 r86,759 r3,133 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL do.... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total l/ 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.... 82,806 83,184 89,058 r89,456 79,684 5,704 8,752 14,408 12,803 32,368 3,122 80,177 5,533 8,870 14,321 12,801 32,94-1 3,007 6,975 10,002 16,113 13,408 34,388 3,108 85,910 7,073 10,066 16,314 13,127 33,484 3,148 r86,369 r7,4-56 rl6,487 rl3,276 r33,121 r3,087 7,714 5,102 2,721 2,075 1,535 417 721 2,612 7,963 5,338 2,790 2,123 1,690 485 782 2,625 762 201 ,617 O76 742 503 783 2,561 r7,960 r5,557 r2,829 r2,243 1,826 535 850 r2,403 r8,178 r5,760 r2,904 r2,265 rl,945 r562 r907 r2,4l8 81.7 55.0 27.8 17.6 4.8 8.3 26.7 83.7 56.7 28.3 19.0 5-6 8.6 27.I 90.7 61.5 30.8 20.6 5.9 9.3 29.2 90, 61, 30, 21. r6, •10. 29.3 r91.4 r62.3 r29.6 r22.4 r6.4 rl0.4 29.1 5,956 I87 4,700 6,318 192 4,423 7,081 210 5,301 6,255 180 4,784 6,168 176 4-,595 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. 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 l/. Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals. Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical. Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products. Nondurable goods industries, total0 Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... .do.... do.... .do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... no,175 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ. ) , TOTAL mil. $.. Private, total. do.... Residential (nonf arm) do.... New housing units. do.... Nonresidential buildings, total ZJ .do.... Industrial do.... Commercial do.... Public, total do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $.. Private, total do.... Residential (nonf arm) do. 8.. Nonresidential buildings, total 2j do.. •. Industrial do.... Commercial. do..«„ Public, total. ,do,.,. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION.. „ mil. $.. Index ( seasonally adjusted) 1957-59=100.. Building, total. mil. $.. vj Revised,, ij Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for 7101 FRASER 2/ Except farm and public utilities. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 ITEM July 1969 Aug. May July June Aug. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—Con. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE. .1957-59=100. E.H. Boeckh and Associates, Inc. s Average, 20 cities: All types combined........... .1957-59=100. Apartments, hotels, office buildings.. ••.do.•. Commercial and factory buildings. do... Residences ..................... .. .do.. • Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas. adj. s Total (233 SMSA's).. ,,„. , bil, $. New York SMSA.........;...........................do... Total 232 SMSA's (except N j j 8 , , 8 e , , , 0 . 9 t , 8 > 9 8 0 8 9 , d o . . . 6 other leading SMSA's B ..........................do... 226 other SMSA's.................................do... CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM); Total outstanding, end of month.................... mil. $. Installment credit, total.......................... do... Installment credit, extended and repaid; Unadjusted; .do... Extended, total....................... Repaid, total......................... .do... Seasonally adjusted; .do. Extended, total........................ Repaid, total do... Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annual rates, seasonally adjusted: Total (233 SMSA's) ratio of debits to deposits. New York SMSA. ,do... Total 232 SMSA's (except N . Y . ) . . do... 6 other leading SMSA* s, do... 226 other SMSA's,................................do... SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks)........... •............ Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Railroad (20 stocks). • S t o c k p r i c e a v e r a g e s f o r September 1 9 6 9 : USCOMM—DC—7101 133 139 141 142 142 140.6 141.8 140.6 138.5 142.5 141.7 139.2 147.3 149.0 146.5 146.7 149.7 151.5 148.9 149.0 150.8 153.0 150.3 148.9 151.9 154.5 151.0 150.4 8,163.0 3,726.1 4,436.9 1,807.9 2,629.0 ,521.8 ,079.6 ,442.2 ,825.2 ,617.0 9,147.6 4,097.6 5,050.0 2,083.2 2,966.8 .385. ,155. ,229. ,164. ,065. 242.7 .908.6 334.1 244.4 089.7 9,430.3 4,148.4 5,281.9 2,242.8 3,039.1 105,680 84,448 107,090 85,684 114,750 91,813 115,995 93,087 116,597 93,833 117,380 94,732 8,738 7,723 8,502 7,266 8,960 7,810 9,169 7,895 8,920 8,174 8,604 7,705 8,247 7,390 8,187 7,253 8,680 7,834 8,705 7,910 8,521 7,899 8,680 8,080 64.3 140.3 43.7 59.9 37.0 65.2 147.7 43.7 60.8 36.5 146 48 67 39, 68.6 143.3 48.4 68.4 40.1 68.3 138.6 49.1 70.9 40.3 69.1 140.1 49.9 73.1 40.5 327.41 905.32 133.11 259.95 318.15 883.72 131.15 249.52 305.86 896.61 124.48 221.99 286.41 844.02 120.40 202.88 *279.78 *825.46 •115.76 *199.24 65 s t o c k s , 2 7 9 . 0 5 ; i n d u s t r i a l , UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 132 325.88 954.86 130.83 238.15 826.?1; public u t i l i t y , 113.35; r a i l r o a d , 199.06. 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