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STATISTICS

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A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

1970
1941-43 = 10
130
PRttES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

(avg of daily dose)

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J F M A M J J A S O N D

Data: Standard & Poor's Corp.

Billion $
900

Billion $
800
PERSONAL INCOME
(Seas, a d j . , at annual rates)

800

Billion $
35
SALES OF RETAIL STORES
(seasonally adjusted)
30

700
25

Total
(left scale)

Nondurable

700

H 600
Wage and Salary
Disbursements
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(right scale)
I ^ —'"

600 h

Goods

X

20
15

Durable

500

Goods

10
500

M l i I l l I I I

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1967

I I I I I I I t I

1968

I I I I 11 I I I I I

I I I I I I I I I I I

1969

1970

400

5

1 I I I t I I I I I i I iI lI iI i I i i i l i i i i i I i i i i i

1967

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

Billion :
11.0
10.0

1968

1969

1970

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1910-14 = 100
1910-14=100
425
375
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
350

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
EXTENDED AND REPAID
(seasonally adjusted)

325

Extended

300
275
250
j / ( i n c l . interest, taxes, a n d w a g e rates)

I I I I M I M I I l l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I

1967

1968

1969

1970

1967

Data: Federal Reserve Board

 * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS,
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

1968

Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

this Supplement
in the latest monthly SURVEY

1969

1970

225

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/

1957-59=100
mil. ft.
do..,

.......

Sept. 26

Oct. 3

Oct. 10

109.8

109.3

108.8

108.3

6,924
4,815

6,677
4,654

7,129
4,917

256
1,736
1,598
212

284
242

Oct. 11

Sept. 19

6,966
4,616

6,691
4,518

Oct. 4

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores*, .... B...».

1970

1969

ITEM

111.8

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs."
State programs (^0 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)

thous,
do..,
do..,
number,

159
893
83O
153

169
896
832
193

248
1,720
1,583
235

FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/
Member bank reserve balances 3/
Excess reserves, estimated 3/

mil. $.
do..,
do..,
do...

51,197
61,083
27,400
320

51,454
60,987
27,153
139

64,760
28,850
-625

54,864
64,377
28,363
-84

54,629
64,375
29,012
250

mil. $.
do...
do...
do...
do..,
do..,

80,778
46,857
227,294
22,246
78,527
33,770

78,310
46,613
225,518
21,746
78,397
33,701

80,989
46,402
240,547
24,625
80,828
33,161

79,198
46,464
238,192
24,402
80,804
33,901

80,080
46,647
239,467
34,671
81,092
33*897

percent.
1941-43=10.
do...

7.66
92.52
101.85

7-74
92.67
102.05

81.79
89.76

8.66
82.83
90.96

8.63
84.21
92.57

1,943
27,051
182,837
9,258

1,926
26,896
187,392
9,283

2,083
30,430
99,722
9,879

2,092
31,075
84,298
9,893

2,018
27,638
85,201
9,923

thous. sh. tons.
1957-59=100.

2,765
148.4

2,766
148.5

2,536
136.1

2,466
132.4

2,454
131.7

bil.

16.1

16.0

14.9

15-Q

Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/
Demand deposits, adjusted
Savings deposits
Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total
U.S. Government obligations
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)
Real estate loans (gross)
Bond yields, domestic corpora.tp (Moody's) V
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)"^/
Industrials, 425 stocks
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal %/
. <=
Electric power, by utilities....
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/
Steel, raw
Index of production

thous. sh. tons.
mil. kw.-hr.
number.
thous. bbl.

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

55^5

^

•

54,823
64,292
28,777
423

8.63
86.89
95.75

86,397
2,440
131.0

2

1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data.

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1970

1969

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
Wage and salary disbursements, total
Commodity-producing industries, total
Manufacturing.
Distributive industries
Service industries
Government
Other labor income
Proprietors' income:
Business and professional
Farm
Rental income of persons
Dividends
Personal interest income
Transfer payments
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance
Total nonagricultural income

Aug.

Sept.

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

bil. $,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,

758.5
516.9
200.0
159.9
121.6
88.6
106.7
27.9

763520.
200.
160.
122.
89.
107.
28.

798.
538.
201.
159.
12795.
113.
30.3

803.3
541.5
202.1
160.1
129.1
96.8
113.5
30.6

r806.4
r543.2
r202.0
rl59.6
rl29-7
r97-3
114.2
30.8

811.8
546.6
201.9
159-9
129.9
97.8
117.0
31.1

do...
do...
do..,
do..,
do..,
do..,
do...
do...

50.9
16.6
22.1
24.9
60.1
65.5
26.4
736.1

51.0
16.7
22.1
25.2
60.5
65.9
26.5
740.6

51.5
16.2
22.7
24.7
64.8
77.6
27.6
775.7

51.6
16.2
22.7
25.2
65.3
78.1
27-8
780.9

51-7
rl6.1
22.7
25.3
66.0
78.6
28.0
r784.0

51.8
16.1
22.8
25.5
66.7
79.4
28.2
789.4

July

Aug.

May

June

July

Aug.

113
131
113
283
49
112,737
8,047
19,457
63,474
17,189
4,560
34.9

702
86
126
108
303
79
62,830
4,347
10,293
19,252
17,851
11,087
36.O

891
109
164
145
388
85
147,888
9,289
19,306
83,118
23,774
12,401
42.1

912
143
132
157
396
84
170,498
16,680
21,229
93,485
29,232
9,872
43.4

916
126
123
191
398
78
251,920
29,155
29,049
144,516
30,134
19,066
46.8

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..,
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.
r/ Revised.




910
131
160
157
382
80
169,587
63,931
15,169
44,034
27,434
19,019
47.4

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

3
1970

1969
ITEM
July

Aug.

May

July

DOMESTIC TEADE
EETAIL TEADE, ALL RETAIL STORES:
ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL.
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 with nonstores
ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL
Durable go,ods stores
Automotive group
Furniture and appliance group
Lumber, building, hardware group

-

Nondurable goods stores
Apparel group
Drug and proprietary stores
Eating and drinkiiig places
Food group
Gasoline service stations
General merchandise group with nonstores
RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted) total

• mil.
...do.
...do.
...do.
do.

29,026
9,496
5,616
1,383
1,3^5

29,424
8,948
5,098
1,360
1,312

31,326
9,833
5,859
1,355
1,288

31,415
10,418
6,272
1,407
1,378

r31,143
r9,959
r5,86o
rl,395
rl,38l

.do.
.do.
.do.
.do.
.do.
.do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.

19,530
1,471
961
2,336
6,418
2,223
4,508
29,090
9,141
5,419
1,380
1,190

20,476
1,679
992
2,430
6,666
2,210
4,938
29,346
9,l6l
5,412
1,352
1,185

21,493
1,634
1,040
2,452
7,025
2,298
5,007
30,502
9,320
5,349
1,435
1,217

20,997
1,618
1,029
2,474
6,781
2,344
4,930
30,518
r9,4ll
5,483
1,413
1,216

r21,l84
rl,500
rl,031
r2,554
r7,112
r2,4l4
r4,790
r30,729
r9,487
r5,544
rl,395
1,221

do.
do.
do.
do =
..do.
do.
do.

19,949
1,700
99^
?,U0
6'^75
2,080
5,019

20,185
1,738
1,013
2,150
6,429
2,075
5,000

21,182
1,684
1,040
2,353
6,76^
2,233
5,200

21,107
1,694
1,044
2,341
6,818
2,237
5,106

r21,242
rl,704
1-1,055
r2,299
r6,751
r2,237
r5,246

do.
do.

8,249
8,693

8,786
8,718

9,160
9,167

116,597
93,833
36,081
25,172
4,039
28,541

117,380
94,732
36,245
25,467
4,063
28,957

do...
do...
do...
do...
do. =.
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...

82,130
39,248
19,127
11,054
9,293
3,408
11,703
335
22,764
9,120
7,946
1,174
7,039
5,541
1,498
6,605

82,910
39,532
19,265
11,220
9,4-36
3,457
11,822
336
22,648
9,073
,879
,194

do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...

9,1

r9,Ol8
r9,227

121,346
97,706
36,455
27,055
4,003
30,193

122,542
98,699
36,809
27,303
4,040
30,547

123,092
99,302
36,918
27,538
4,081
30,765

5,438
1,550
6,587

85,335
40,515
19,760
11,778
9,631
3,651
12,371
333
23,640
9,159
7,925
,234
,273
,633
,640
,208

86,311
40,979
19,936
12,030
9,703
3,663
12,388
336
23,843
9,239
8,005
1,234
7,473
5,765
1,708
7,131

86,876
41,703
19,587
12,141
9,739
3,706
12,426
337
23,790
9,254
8,005
1,249
7,509
5,727
1,782
7,027

8,920
2,828
2,778
3,314
8,174
2,551
2,562
3,061

8,604
2,593
2,764
3,247
7,705
2,429
2,469
2,807

8,857
2,696
3,008
3,153
8,255
2,^0^
2,803
2,947

9,534
3,023
3,019
3,492
8,541
2,669
2,771
3,101

9,497
2,952
3,141
3,404
8,894
2,843
2,906
3,145

do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...

8,521
2,582
2,777
3,162
7,899
2,471
2,511
2,917

8,680
2,634
2,819
3,227
8,080
2,562
2,574
2,944

,004
,595
,183
,226
,589
,600
,888
,101

2,587
2,925
3,171
8,242
2,573
2,750
2,919

9,065
2,685
3,124
3,256
8,622
2,752
2,874
2,996

thous. sh. tons.

7,836

7,699

8,122

7,874

7,618

thous. sh. tons.
do...
do...

1,097
1,192
720

,144
,286
756

1,046
1,256
723

rl,019
rl,291
r758

992
l,08l

143
80
50

141
93
36

94
78
44

r90
r77
45

101
62
42

FINANCE
CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM):
Total outstanding, end of month
*
**
Installment credit, total
Automobile paper
Other consumer goods paper
Repair and modernization loans
Personal loans
By type of holder:
Financial institutions, total
Commercial banks
Sales finance companies
Credit unions.Consumer finance companies
Other
Retail outlets, total
Automobile dealers
Noninstallment credit, total
Single-payment loans, total
Commercial banks
Other financial institutions
Charge accounts, total
Retail outlets
Credit cards
Service credit
Installment credit extended and repaid:
Unadjusted:
Extended, total
Automobile paper
Other consumer goods paper
All other
Repaid, total *.......o.»..-»
Automobile paper
Other consumer goods paper
All other
Seasonally adjusted:
Extended, total
Automobile paper
Other consumer goods paper
All other
Repaid, total
Automobile paper
Other consumer goods paper
All other

mil. $.
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...

METALS AND MANUFACTURES
PIG IRON:
Production (excl. ferroalloys)
Castings, gray iron:
Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of month
Shipments, total
For sale
Castings, malleable iron:
Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of month
Shipments, total
For sale
r/ Revised.
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do....

MONTHLY BUSiNESS STATISTICS—Continued
1970

1969
July

Augc.

May

June

July

Aug.

METALS A N D M A N O F A C T D E E S — C o n STEEL MILL PRODUCTS, INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Consumers' (manufacturers only)................mil. sh. tons.
Receipts during month.
,.,..do...
Consumption during month*........................ ....do..,
Service centers (warehouses).
,....do..„
Producing m i l l s :
,„oc(io.„o
In process (ingots, semifinished, etco ) * . •, u,,
Finished ( sheets, plates, bars, pipe, etc.).«,«,-. c.
do...

P 9°6
P5.6
P5.2

ICO
5*2
5.0
5*8

10.0
5*3
5.3
6.1

6=
6.
6.

6.1
6.3
r6.1

5.3
p6.2

10.8
9.6

11.0
9*5

12.
10 =

12.1
9.7

11.7
r9«5

pll.S
9o5

...do...
...do...
...do...

617.1
588.5
465.2
4-4-6.9
152.0

4-73-7
446.5
34-6.4329»5
127.3

890.1
839.5
724-^
684-. 4165.7

991 »o
931.0
805« 3
758.4185.7

627.5
600.5
4-81.6
464-*3
14-5.9

A-13.4384-. 4272.425^*0
14-1.0

c, number.
»..do...
...do.,.

11,370
7,94-1
2,368

10,702
7,5542,827

9,871
7,057
2,056

r5,630
r2,293

8,387
5,84-8
1,590

815.3
90.2
169.6

718.8
95=6
153=8

784-. 4104-.2
158.9

900.9
118.6
176.6

837-7
112.2
179.4-

683.2
109.9
159.4-

<f,86l
3,770
1,091
5,74-7
3,04-7
2,700
51,233
4-2,079
9,154-

5,4-82
4-, 032
1,4-50
2,679
2,284395
4-7,915
39,816
8,099

,832
,227
,605
,387
,218
169
31,04-6
24-, 299
6,74-7

,115
,4-78
,637
,218
,4-87
,731
30,14-9
23,308
6,84-1

5,446
4-, 4-57
989
4-, 34-0
4-, 226
29,04-0
23,074-

5,1644,127
1,037
2,14-8
2,14-8
0
25,782
20,853

5,966

4-, 929

9.2

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
MOTOR VEHICLES:
FACTORY SALES, TOTAL...............................
Domestic
Passenger cars, total. o..»....«. ..........»..... n.
Domestic 0.........,.. . „ . . „......«...........„ „ „.. .
Trucks and b u s e s , total.......................... <,
Truck trailers, shipments:
Complete trailers a n d chassis*. ..„......<>...>... c....
VaJlS Q . . O . . . . . . . » . C . » . . . . . 0 . C O „ . „ . . 0 0 0 . 0 < , 0 . . 1 ! . . « n o

o.thous.
O C .dO. O O

Trailer b o d i e s , chassis, sold separately,-.,.........
REGISTRATIONS (new v e h i c l e s ) : 1 /
Passenger cars™......................«,........... e . ..thous.
Foreign cars................«............. ..«,.»*. ...do...
Trucks..................... o... o. o,... o»»., o o „ 0.. o.. o...do...
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT:
Freight cars (ARCI & A A R ) :
Shipments.. „.........„.. „..«..«. * .-.••».«.. o...„...», .» .number.
Equipment manufacturers......, c.«.,..., ...=,....... ...do...
Railroad shops.... c.,........ .„...,»...,».».<,--«-.-.
New orders........ „. „.«*.....».*.... »,-...... *.. .->.»
Equipment manufacturers........................
.do.
Railroad shops.................................
.do.
Unfilled orders, end of month-.«,.„.......«,........
.do.
Equipment manufacturers............,.......... „.
.do*
Railroad shops.................................
.do.
vj Revised, p / P r e l i m i n a r y .
USCQMM--DC—2319

1 / Courtesy of R.L. Polk < Co«5 r e p u b l i c a t i o n p r o h i b i t e d .

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