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October 17, A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS STATISTICS COMMERCE PUBLICATION A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* j U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS INDICATORS 1941-43 = 10 740 1941-43=10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS - 120 no \ ^ \ / - 100 90 — _ / ^^\ Monthly (avg. 80 i 1 1 1 I 1 1 J 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 1966 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L™J—L_J—1 1967 1 L J — L ~ J — 1 — -~1 1 of daily > 1 L 1-J 1968 close) L,-i„- L - J — J F M A M J J A S O N D 1969 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1957-59 = 100 250 1957-59 = 100 250 R A W 200 - 150 - STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots a n d a l l other forms) - / w ^ / 200 """"X TOO Monthly 50 l l.ll 1 Li J l—t—l— i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1967 1966 I I J_.J I „ 1 1 I J-JL-JL. —JL-J.-i.-J.-J, J L _ I ™ 1 1968 L-JL-J— J 1969 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion$ 800 Billion$ lion 700 Billion$ 35 SALES OF RETAIL STORES PERSONAL INCOME (Seas., a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates) 30 (seasonally adjusted) Total 600 700 h Total (left scale) 25 H 500 600 Nondurable 20 \ Goods i 15 500 Wage and 400 Salary Disbursements (right scale) 400 I II I I I I M M I I I 1966 1967 300 i i i I l i 1968 Durable 5 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1 i ' i ' i I » » i ' i 1 ' i ' ' i i 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce ^ A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement p r o v i d e s selected Goods \ .... 10 w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a subsequent t o those p u b l i s h e d in t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY 1967 1 i i i i 111 i i i i l.-i i i i 111 i i i i 1968 1969 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 ITEM Oct. 5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1969 Oct. 12 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 111.2 1957-59=100. 94.5 94.5 111.7 112.2 111.8 mil. $. .do... 6,791 4,494 6,564 4,364 6,855 4,611 6,908 4,535 6,979 4,687 154 852 788 143 151 856 790 189 147 887 823 188 148 189 153 FINANCE: Currency in circulation %] mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total J3/...do... Member bank reserve balances 2J'• do • • • Excess reserves, estimated 2 / do.,. 48,306 57,416 26,387 385 48,550 57,621 26,495 -129 51,545 59,820 26,818 120 51,315 60,857 26,926 203 51,197 61,076 27,396 -206 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 Xoans (gross) do... Real estate loans (gross) do... 77,931 48,657 223,087 28,746 69,573 31,317 69,903 31,125 78,287 46,558 228,320 23,116 77,917 33,696 77,931 46,533 226,120 22,224 78,068 33,770 80,460 46,652 227,035 22,260 78,428 33,688 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) J|/e....percent• Stock prices, 500 stocks XStand. & Poor's) 4/.1941 -43=10. Industrials, 425 stocks. .do... 6.37 *102.86 *112.18 6.40 *103.74 •113.27 7.55 94.63 104.11 7.58 95.50 105.23 92.52 101.85 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 2/ ............thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities .mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) .number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate J3/...........thous. bbl., 1,403 24,467 240,178 9,070 772 24,316 252,625 9,049 1,897 27,596 225,195 9,181 1,911 27,036 230,018 9,217 1,855 27,051 228,390 9,258 1,881 101.0 15.0 1,987 IO6.7 14.0 2,688 144.3 15.6 2,730 146.5 15.8 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores. 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. S t e e l , raw Index of p r o d u c t i o n RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES . t h o u s . sh. tons., .1957-59=100. bil., 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 2,765 148.4 16.0 ^Tuesday close. 2/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 1968 Distributive industries Service industries Government Other labor income. Proprietors" income: Business and professional Farm Rental income of persons Dividends 0 „ Aug. Sept. 701.1 474.5 184.6 148.6 746.1 508.5 198.3 157.8 751.4 512.8 198.9 158.5 r757.5 r517.9 r201.0 rl60.5 759.8 519.1 201.1 160.6 .do 0 .., .do..., do..., 0 .do..., 110.8 78.8 98.0 24.5 111.8 79.6 98.4 24.7 119.5 87.8 102.9 26.1 120.1 88.0 105.9 26.3 rl21.4 r88.8 rl06.8 26.4 121.4 89.5 107.2 26.6 .do..., 49.2 15.0 21.3 23.6 49.5 14.7 21.3 23.7 50, 16, 21, 24, 50.5 16.8 21.7 24.6 50.5 16.8 21.7 24.8 50.5 16.8 21.7 25.1 54.8 60.4 22.9 55.4 6O.3 23.O 680.9 59.2 65.2 26.1 723.4 59.5 26.4 728.8 59.8 66.1 26.6 r734.9 60.2 66.3 26.6 737.2 19,052 20,011 19,015 20,986 24,128 23,711 24,014 23,770 21,140 23,155 29,410 9,383 5,365 1,479 1,355 27,015 8,703 4,814 1,412 1,257 29,625 10,207 6,152 1,417 1,370 r29,026 r9,496 r5,6l6 rl,383 rl,345 r29,488 r8,970 r5,H9 rl,347 1,314 do..., do..., NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number. Seasonally adjusted <..... .do... DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED) , TOTAL l/ .mil. $. Durable goods stores do... B Automotive group. do. •. Furniture and appliance group .do... Lumber, building, hardware group do., s l/ Data for Sept. 1969 are advance estimates July 696.1 470.3 182.7 147.1 Personal interest income do.. • Transfer payments... „ .. 0 do... Less personal contributions for soc. insurance..do..., Total nonagricultural income do... r/ Revised. 7L14 June bil. $., do..., do..., do..., oe do..., « 2,765 148.4 1969 Sept. 0 7.74 92.67 102.05 BUSINESS STATISTICS ITEM GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME B Y SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income. Wage and salary disbursements, total. Commodity-producing industries, total Manufacturing 7.66 51,454 60,929 27,103 48 675.5 65.7 28,819 9,257 5,319 1,393 1968 1969 ITEM Aug. DOMESTIC TRADE—Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED)—Con. 1 / Nondurable goods stores o Apparel group......<, Drug and proprietary stores » Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group Sept. June Aug. July S e p t . p_/ k,6n 18,312 1,557 912 2,175 5,860 2,017 l+,266 do... do... do... do... .do... 28,760 9,377 5,561 1,1+33 1,190 28,902 9,687 5,899 1,395 1,196 29,371 9 , ^ 5,631+ 1,1+59 1,231+ r29,090 r9,ll+l r5,l+19 rl,380 rl,190 .do... do... do... do... 19,383 1,659 973 2,139 19,215 1,619 971 2,11+9 19,826 1.660 975 2,191 r!9,9k9 rl,700 r99l+ r2,110 r20,227 1,761 1,016 2,11*1+ Food group do... Gasoline service stations do... General merchandise group do... ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total do... Adjusted, total do... RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales. (unadjusted), total. 0..... do.. „ Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total do... LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted thous. 0....« 0 Civilian labor force do... Employed, total do... Nonagricultural employment do... Agricultural employment do... Unemployed (all civilian workers) do... 6,188 2,063 1^,626 6,155 2,01*9 l+,520 6,278 2,086 i+,857 r6,275 r2,080 r5,019 6,1+56 2,096 l b 973 39,979 1+1,010 1+0,51+3 1+1,1+21+ 1+3,753 1+3,1+38 1+3,688 1+3,871+ 1+3,015 1+1+,161 8,279 8,003 7,1+51+ 7,931 8,198 8,551 r 8,21+9 r8,693 8,81*2 8,771+ 83,792 80,203 77,1+32 73,325 1+,107 2,772 82,137 78,51+6 75,939 72,103 3,836 2,606 85,880 82,356 78,956 7l+,589 i+,367 3,1+00 86,318 82,797 79,616 75,1+60 1+,155 3,182 86,Ol;6 82,516 79,61*6 75,669 3,977 2,869 81*,527 80,981+ 78,026 7l+,397 3,629 2,958 78,71+9 75,973 72,222 3,751 2,776 1*00 78,81*7 76,000 72,31+9 3,651 2,81*7 373 80,1+33 77,671 73,966 3,705 2,762 383 80,756 77,871+ 7l+,323 3,551 2,882 1+19 81,051+ 78,187 81,359 78,127 7l+,669 3,1+58 3,232 389 3 2 3 11 1 7 3 3 2 3 12 1 ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 1 / Durable goods stores 7.0 Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group..../... mil. do. do. do. do. do. do. 0 Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted do... Employed, total do... Nonagricultural employment do... 0 Agricultural employment do... Unemployed (all civilian workers) do... Long-term, 1$ weeks and over do... Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in that group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years Married m e n Negro and other races White workers Occupation: 20,027 1,633 962 2,103 6,596 2,202 3.6 2.2 3.9 12.5 1.6 6.6 3.2 19,1+18 1,550 951 2,307 6,11+7 2,181+ l+,593 rl9,530 rl,l+71 r96l 1*2,336 r6,l*l8 r2,223 rl+,508 r20,518 r1,702 r995 1*2,1*23 r,6,69l* r.2,232 rl*,910 19,562 1,709 9^9 2,202 6,223 2,093 l+,778 r 29,1+11 ^ r9,l81* 5,1+31+ 1,339 1,187 29,697 9,1+53 20,21*1+ 7l+,553 3,631+ 2,867 382 3.5 2.1 3.8 12.5 1.5 e.$ 3.2 1+ 2 1+ 13 1 6.8 3.6 White-collar workers. Blue-collar workers.. 2.0 1+.2 2. 3. 2.2 3.8 2.2 3.8 Industry: Private nonf arm wage and salary workers..... Construction , 0 Manufacturing „. „ , Durable goods „ 0 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): Total, seasonally adjusted „.<,.„ thous., Mining „<> do..., Contract construction do.... Manufacturing do.. .. Durable goods do.. „. Nondurable goods •• do.... Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc....do.... Wholesale and retail trade do.... Wholesale trade do..., 0 „0 Retail trade do..., Finance, insurance, and real estate „ do.... 3.6 6.9 3.3 3.0 5 3 3.6 5.7 3.2 3.2 3.6 7.1+ 2.9 2.3 r 70,21*7 r629 r3,l*3l+ r 20,161; rll,912 r8,252 rl+,l*83 r l l i , 671 3,773 3,1+11+ 70,300 622 3,1+66 20,198 11,931 8,267 l+,l+67 ll+,665 3,771+ 10,891 3,557 r 70,1*05 r630 r3,l*01 r20,3l*5 r.12,086 r8,259 l+,l+82 rll*,693 r3,775 n o , 918 r3,582 70,398 626 3,390 20,290 12,027 8,263 l+,l+78 ll*,686 3,782 10,901* 3,$9S Services Government Federal.. State and local PRODUCTION WORKERS (MFG. PAYROLLS), TOTAL, seas, adj Durable goods Nondurable goods....«... o .<.».. <, r / Revised. 7111+ p / Preliminary. 620 3,272 19,800 11,631+ 8,166 l+,327 ll+,l51+ 3,633 10,521 3,399 3 3 68,195 622 3,286 19,820 11,636 8,171+ i+,333 ll+,198 3,61*6 10,552 n o , 898 r3,568 do •.« do... do... do... 10,625 11,891 2,7U3 9,11+8 10,635 11,887 2,721 9,166 11,066 12,259 2,790 9,1+69 rll,067 rl2,231 2,777 r9,l+51+ r11,106 rl2,l66 r2,752 r 9,1+11+ 11,167 12,166 2,71+2 9,1+21* do. do. do. li+,519 8,1+50 6,069 ll+,533 8,1+65 6,068 ll+,8ll 8,687 6,121+ rll*,772 r8,668 r 6,101* rll+,91+3 r8,83l+ r6,109 ll+,81*9 8,71+2 6,107 1 / Data f o r S e p t . 1969 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 1969 ITEM Aug. Sept* LABOR FORCE, EMPLOIMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con. LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS! Unadjusted for seasonal variation; Accession rate5 total............mo. rate per 100 employees Separation rate, total.. ............••••••........•... 8 do 9 . Seasonally adjusted? Accession rate, total.. ».,.,.„..,„,, do.. New hires.... .... „. ••............................... .do.. Separation rate, total. , do.. Quit.. . .....••.•••............. do.. Layoff...............................................do.. June July Aug. 5< 6. r5.1 5.3 1+. 3. ii. 2.1; 1.2 h.Q r3.7 h.9r2.7 1.2 Sept. P5.6 p6.l pl+.5 P3.1+ P5.O p2.8 pl.l FINANCE L I F E INSURANCE? Life Insurance Agency Management Associations Premiums collected? Total life insurance premiums....... . . . .mil. $ Ordinary (incl. mass-marketed ord.) ....do.. Group............................. . ...do.. Industrial........................ . . . ....do.. SECURITY MARKETS? BONDS: Prices (Standard & Poorfs Corporation)? Industrial, utility, and railroad (AAA issues)? Composite.. .dol. per $100 bond Domestic municipal (15 bonds)........................do.. STOCKS? Prices? Standard & Poor's Corporation? Industrial, public utility, and railroad? Combined index (500 stocks)................ 19l|l-lj.3=10 Industrial, total (i£f> stocks) do.. Capital goods (130 stocks) .do.. Consumers' goods (181 stocks) do.. Public utility (55 stocks)..................... do... Railroad (20 stocks)...........................do..., Banks? New York C i t y (9 s t o c k s ) do.. Outside New York C i t y (16 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . F i r e and c a s u a l t y i n s u r a n c e (16 s t o c k s ) . . . . . do... l,*Hl 1,129 285 100 1,U29 1,072 258 99 l 5 536 1,159 282 1,580 1,192 9h 1,520 1,125 300 9$ 78.1 9$«9 78, 93. 68.8 78.6 68.2 78.5 68. k 76.1 101.3U 110.53 107.57 88.1*6 66.77 51.11 99. lit 108.59 102.68 88.12 63.29 9h* 71 103.68 100.55 83.03+ 61.32 1+3.00 91*. 18 103-39 100.90 83.1*1+ 59.20 1*2.01* 9U.51 103.97 102.27 85.26 57.81+ 1*2.03 U6.99 8^.59 82.97 U3.55 85.81 79.17 111. 98 82.1*9 la.87 l*i*.l*o 83.1*7 76.91 98.11 106.77 10U.92 85.73 66.60 1»8.80 U7.38 8U.7U 78.11 1 1I6.1L3 291+ 7U-5U 80.1+1 72.83 67.2 73.6 r / Revised, p / Preliminary. USC0MM-- DC—7111+ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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