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BUSINESS
STATISTICS
A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

October 2,
1970

U U U U U U U

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMWlERCE/OFFI€E OF By&i^ESS ECOSOPICS
1941-43=10

1941-43 = 10.
130
PRICES O F 4 2 5

INDUSTRIAL

(™9- of dailY

STOCKS

c/ose

i

-

120

130

Weekly
(Wednesday close)

Monthly

1969

-

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110

r\

100

\

90

80

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

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1970

1969

1968

1967

/

Data: Standard & Poor's Corp.

1957-59*= 100
250

1957-59=100

250
RAW

STEEL P R O D U C T I O N

(ingots and all other forms)
200

200
1969

1970

150

"

100

"

*rx
d

100

Weekly

Monthly

50

— i — i — I — i — i — 1 — i — i — i — i — i — —1

1—L_l

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1968

1967
Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst.

'

1, ,1 r- 1

1 . 1

1

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1969

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150

2.0

h

1.5

h

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l

J FMAMJ

1970

1957-59=100
160
CONSUMER PRICES

150

J

i 1 I ,_l ._ 5 0
A S O N D

2.5
PRIVATE H O U S I N G STARTS
(Seas, adj., at annual rates)

All Services

v

140
130

1.0

All Items

12u

.5
Food

U.I i i i | i

' ' • ' • » ' • • • '

1967
Data; U.S. Dept. of Labor
n +

1968

' ' ' » •I ' '
1969

l I I l I i i
1970

0

* Amiable only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement
pr'ides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY




I I I I I I I I I I 1

1967

I I I I 1 I I I I

1968

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

ill l l I I

1969

IIIIII I

1970

iUSSMUS STMGSTOCS1

WEEKLY

1969
Sept.

1970
Septo

20

27

Septo 5

Septo

Septo

12

WHOLESALE PRICES«, 22 COMMODITIES 2/o

o1957=59=100o

lllo7

112c 2_

110o5

110 08

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALESoe..o..o.o.o
Nondurable goods stores,o........ 0

oooooomilo $o

6,799
4,529

6,855
4,452

7,108
5,066

6,537
4,663

147
884

148
883
821
189

241
1,713
1,577
166

208
1,787
1,646
*170

248

51,545
59^823
26,814
132

51,315
60,865
26,931
-564

54,673
63,971
28,401
246

55,017
64,810
28*990
369

55 ,245
64 ,760
28 ,850
=635

78,512
46,700
228,714
23,172
78,004
33^790

77,931
46,533
226,120
22,224
78,068
33,770

79,713
46,337
236,690
24,764
79,504
33,728

79,884
46,403
237,345
24,710
79,718
33,754

81 ,048
49 ,394
240 ,501
24 ,624
80 ,692
33 858

7„55
94,63
I04oll

7o58
95o50
105o23

80 72
80o96
880 74

80 70
82.79
90o87

80 69
8'...78
89o76

1,973
27,596
183,172
9,181

1,911
27,036
186,789
9,217

2,063
21,697
134,285
9,758

2,251
30,058
134,571
9,901

2 122
30 430
99 ? 722
9 879

2,688
144-.3

2,730
146 o 5

2,496
134o0

2,516
135ol

2 ,536
136 ol

15 o 7

15o8

15o2

13.1

14.9

cooooooodOooo

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS 9 State programs,o o. o. c. c o o othous.o
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs* . «, 0 . o «, e . , 0 0 0 a „ D e .. o o odoo o o .
State programs (50 States, DoCo s and Puerto Rico).°oo.doaooo
FAILURES 9 INDUSTo A N D COMMERCIAL "(Dun & Bradstreet). o . m m h e r o o
FINANCE:
C u r r e n c y I n c i r c u l a t i o n 3 / 0 0 . o . o oo . . . o . . o . o . . o c . . . ooffliL $ 0 0
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e bank- c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t a l 3 / o o o o c d o 0 o . .
Member b a n k r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s _ 3 / o . . o . o o o . o . . . o . . 0 . . . . . o d o 0 ooo
Excess r e s e r v e s , estimated
3/°°o....o...........o...doooo.
A s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of l a r g e commercial banks?
Demand d e p o s i t s , , a d j u s t e d . o o o . . . . . . . c o . . o . o . . .
SaVlngS

depOSltSooooo G O O . O O O O O O O O O O O O O O . O O O C ,

m i l e $o G

oooooooodOoooo

Bond y i e l d s , domestic corporate (Moody 5 s) 3/. E O oo..percent..
Stock p r i c e s , 500 stocks (Stando & Poor's) 4/o°o1941-43=10o.
Industrials, 425 stocks............o...............odo.o.o
PRODUCTIONS
Bituminous coal ^/.oooocooooooo.oco.. o o o o o t l l O U So s i l o tOBlSo o
Electric power, by utl11ti e S......... o o o o o o o a .ml 1 c. kwo =hro o
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)o..oo C o o o o o o o o o o o o o o n u m b e r o o
Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3/.. 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 t l l O U S o b b l o o
'faWc

O O C O O O O O ° O O O G O O O O O . . . . . O O O

o o o c o t h o u So

slio t o n So o

Index o f p r o d u c t i o n . o c o 0 o e o o o o o o o 0 o oooooooool957=59=100oo
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE - TON-MILES»
If

obilo

D a t a do n o t a l w a y s c o v e r " c a l e n d a r weeks©

109 o 3

235

212

54,864
64,281
28,26 7
c
-180

k\

Loans and Investments, gross adjusted, total 0 ..oooocdoooo.
UoSo Government obligati'onso. . o.. .o o. oo ..... ... ..odooooo
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)...........doooo.
Real estate loans (gross)..... 0 0 oo.o.........o.ooodo.co.

Steel ,

26

2/ Tuesday

price

101WHLY

3J

Daily averagee

4 / Wednesday

OC O O O O 0
000000c
0 ooo 00 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8066
0000000

90o96

0 c 00 00 0

84,298
ooocooo

2 9 466
1310 4
0000000

data

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1969

1970

IUTEM

July
GENERAL
NEW

BUSINESS

BUSINESS

INCORPORATIONS

June

July

Aug.,

Inc.):

24,015
23,554

20,990
22,967

21,952
22 9 401

23,422
22,276

22,831
22,264

128.2

128. 7

134.6

135.2

135.7

128o8
126.5

129o3
127o0

135 0 5
132.9

136.1
133.4

136.6
133.9

121.0
124.7
123.1
lllo9

121.4
125o2
123.3
111.9

125.8
129.8
127.5
115.9

126.2
130.0
127.7
116.7

126.5
130.4
127.8
116.9

. o . o e . . o . . o . . o . o o o . o o d O o eo 0
144.0
S e r v i c e s l e s s r e n t . «,.0 „. ... 0«. 0 0 .. » 0. . 0 0 . . *. 0 0 odoc . . . 149.6

145 o0
I50e7

154.1
161.0

155.0
161.9

155.8
162.8

156.7
163.8

126o7
127.6
124.4
132*3

127.4
127.9
125.0
130o2

132.4
130.5
129.9
136.8

132.7
130.2
130.2
139.4

133.4
130.8
130.6
137.5

133.5
131.0
130.8
135e0

127.0
134.0
118.8
140.0

127.8
135.1
119.3
141*3

135.1
144.7
123.0
153.3

135.6
145.6
123.4
154.4

136*2
146.2
123*8
155.0

113.0
117.7
111.5
118 0 5

116.4
121.0
115.8
122.5

116.2
121.2
115.3
122.8

117.2'
122.3
115.7
123.6

Seasonally

a d j u s t e d o o o o . o . . . e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o . o . o Q . o odoo
COMMODITY

PRICE

All
All

PRICES

items
Items

l e s s f o o d ® . . . .. .. .. 00 00 0D 0e 0 0 .. 00 0 0 00 . d o . 0 . 0
l e s s m e d i c a l c a r e . . 0 0 00 0 e 00 000 0 .. 0 0. c o d o o o o .

C o m m o d i t i e s o 0.o.oo.o.o..o.0e>.Sa..oo.....oo..o<Do .»doeo»<,
N o n d u r a b l e s o . . . . . c o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ° ° . c o . .do..0 0
Nondurables

less

f o o d . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . . 00 0 . . 0 0.0 0 .. . d o . . . 0

Durables o oooo. ooo. ooooooo. .00.000000000.0000 oodOooo 0

S e r V i C e S o . . . . . . o. o o o o o . o . o

0

.o.ooco

INDEX:

Unadjusted indexes:
A l l i t e m s . 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 c 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0.0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 5 7 = 5 9 - 1 0 0 . 0
Special group indexes:

F00d

May

INDICATORS

(Dun & Bradstreet,

Unadjustedo O . . o . . . o . . . . . o . . . . . o . . . . . . e . . . . . . o o o . . o o 0number0 0

CONSUMER

A„ugo

0

. . . . . . . . o o o o . o o o o . o . o c o . o. . o o . o . o . . . 00.00 o . odOo

oco

MeatSj poultry, and f i s h 0 ( , 0 0 0 0 . o o o e < > o o o o t l o e o o „ , d o 0 ! , 0 < 1
Dairy products e . . . o . <,............oe.ooeoo.,.0.0. o d o c » .
Fruits and ? e g e t a b l e s 0 0 0 o . » . . o o e e . . . o o o . o o . o 0 0 . c d o o . 8 0
HOUSing.3 o « o . , , e o c o o o o o o « o . . . o o o o . o . . « o . o . . o

. e . oc . o odOo o o •

Shelters . . . . . . . . . . c o o o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

H o m e O W n e r Sh

lp

o

odOo

eoo.oo.oo.ooooe....o.oo..o.oo..od0.oe.

112.6
Fuel and utilities<,o»o 0 „ S oo 0 ooo 0 0 0 oo»o 0 coooo...(io.o D O
Fuel oil and c o a L . . 0. 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 0 0 « « 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 OG E d o 0 0 E . 117.4
110.9
Gas and electricity.o 0 o... 0 .».,o,.,.. I ,.o..o.ooodoo.< 1 o
118.2
Household furnishings and operation.c. 1 ,.....o...do..oc




136.0
|
|

i

1

136.9
134.2
126.6
130.5
12-7.8
117.0

137.0
147.2
124=2
156.2
117.7
122.9
116.4
123.2

10NTHLY iUSf

STATU

^©oifinyac

1969

1970
July

Aug.

COMMODITY PRICES—Corio

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX-=Con.
U n a d j u s t e d Inde2SBS<=-Con.
Apparel and upkeep000
Transportation.
Private*, . . . . . . . . . . .
New e a r s . . . . . . . . .
Used e a r s . . . . . . . .
PtibllCo

. . . . . 1 9 5 7-59=100.
oooooooooocodOoco
a.o.........dO.oc
ec.oooo.oooodO.oc
0 . 0 . . . = . . c o o d O o eo

. . . 0 . . . 0 0 . 0 .

oooooooo.ooodOooo

126.6
124.2
121.3
101.0
125.4
149.7

131.9
129.9
125.9
104.1
127.5
166.6

132.2
130.6
126.7
103.8
132.0
167.8

131.4
131.4
127.2
103.7
131.8
170.8

131.5
130.6
126.4
103.5
129.2
171.0

126o6
130.7

137.7
156.8
126.8
131.2

142.9
163.6
130.3
135.2

143.7
164. 7
130.2
136.1

144.3
165.8
130.6
136.6

145.1
166.8
131.3
13 7.1

$0,780

$0,777

$0,743

$0,740

$0,737

$0.735

100.98
78.77
110.95
86.54
r228

101.51
78.87
111.75
86.83
224

103.77
77.10
115.27
85.64
180

105.08
77.72
116.43
86.12
175

106.18
78.25
116.48
85.84
172

pl06.74
p78.49
pll6ol6
P 85.41
P 169

5.1
3.9
i.3
2.6
1.6

5.6
4.3
6o2
4.0
1.1

4.2
2.8
4.6
2.1
1.5

5.4
3.9
4.4
2.1
1.5

i=4.4
2.9
r5.3

P 5.0

r2.3

p3.0
pi.7

4.2
2.7
5.0
2d
1.9

4.0
2.7
4.8
2.2
1.9

r4ol
2.8
r 4.9
2.2
rl.6

p4o0
P 2.9
p4.7
p2.1
pl.8

126 0 8
124.3
121.4
101.6
127o0
149.5

Health and recreatiorio................................ do...
137.0
Medical care e .. . . . .. .. . . o o .. .. ... . .. .. o . . ... . . . . . .. .do. ..
155.9
P e r S O n a l

C a r e o o . . . . .

O . Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

d O . O .

Reading and recreation., . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . D . . . . . . . do..o
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR A S MEASURED BY-=
Consumer priceso ............................ o.0.. 195 7~59~$1.00o
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT 9 AND EARNINGS
SPENDABLE WEEKLY EARNINGS, avg. per production o r nonsupervisory worker (with 3 dependents):
On private payrolls (exel. gov't and farm) \j current do1lass.
1957-59 dollarSo
Manufacturing industries
current dollars.
1957-59 dollarsc
HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEAS. ADJUSTED INDEX... ooo„1957-59=100.
LABOR TURNOVER" IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTSs
Unadjusted for seasonal"variation;
Accession rate, totalc 00.0000.000 onto o rate per 100 employees
NSW

h i r e S o O O« . O OO O O O. o OO O O O O OO O O Oo O . OO O oo o O O OO O OO ..oOo d O O O

Separation rate s total00 000 .. .... .... .... ... ..... o...O o 0 d o 0 .
Quito ooOQo.o..o.ooo

0

o...o

0

. o o o . . .............. . 0 . 0 . 0 . odOo o

L a y o f f o o . oo e o . o o o o oo o . . . . . . . . o . oo . o.o e . .o o ..oo ... o. o.o d O o o

Seasonally adjusted?
Accession rate 9 total«=,....
New hires•..............
Separation rate,total 0 .. ..

P 3.6
P 5.8

Quito.© O G O . . O O . . . ........

coodOeoo

4.7
3.8
4.9
2.7

Layoff o.e... ...... ......

„.dooes

lol

4-.5
3.5
5.0
2.8
1.2

.number.
oo thous o

528
255

538
191

750
*309

600
212

192

420
135

883
462
.4,311

915
395
3,634

960
*470
-7,516

835
428
5,040

749
354
4,378

700
202
2,800

12,854
65605
1,594
4,655

12,841
6,645
1,573
4,624

14,190
6,942
1,796
5,452

14,353
6,995
1,749
5,609

14,308
7,026
1,762
5,519

14,338
7,061
1,778
5,499

9,242.8
3,908.6
5,334.2
2,244.4
3,089.8

9,§30.1
4,148.4
5,281.7
2,242.8
3,038.9

rl0,021o8
4,249.4
r5,772.5
2,460.0
r3,312.5

r i u , I<HO. J

4,366.0
r5,777.3
2,443.3
r3,334.0

rIO,217.9
4,324.3
r5,893.6
2,508.2
r3,385.4

10,559.5
4,770.6
5,788.9
2,478.8
3,310.1

67.6
136.1
49.4
71.8
40.3

70.1
146.5
49.7
72.9
40.3

73.5
150.6
53.4
88.4
43.2

73.3
150.6
52.9
77.5
42.9

73.3
149.3
r53.7
79.4
43.4

75.8
162.8
52.6
77.9
42.4

3,042.6
2,994e9
3,168.2
3,151*7
3,064.4

3,213.2
3,151.3
3,370.0
2,908.6
3,179.1

3,.942.3
3,908.7
3,695.1
3,174.9
3,360.7

3,770.7
3,719.0
3,776.0
3,504.2
3,309.6

3,591.9
3,549.3
3,683.0
3,312.0
3,241.7

3,307.0
3,266.1
3,601.8
3,116.5
3,364.5

13 o 09
11.96
13.55

11.98
11.44
13.12

12.45
11.45
14.20

13.40
11.90
14.69

12.38
11.87
14.18

.96
r.79
6.70

1.40
1.19
6.77

1.80
1.37
8.10

1.75
1.56
8.15

ooodOooo
ooodOoco

. . . d o © o.

STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS?
Beginning in periods
Work stoppages......co..
Workers involved..CG.....
In effect during months
Work stoppages ee ..........
Workers involvedo» 0 . eo ....
Man-days idle during periods

onumbero
.. thOUS o

».do„.
FINANCE

AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES
SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM*:
Totals end of m o n t h e 9 B 0...... ........ . ........ .. .. ......mil. $.
Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks.000............do...
Loans to cooperatives***, ............ .. .. . ..... ... .... ....do. ..
Other loans and d i 8 c o u n t s B o o 8 0 . . o o » o 0 . o o s l > 0 , . . o o o e 0 o 0 o „ o d o 8 6 .
Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U . S . Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, a d j . :
Total (233 S M S A ' s ) . . . . , . . !
o......bil. $.
New York SMSA....„<> o.. o o .• o............ ........ °......do. ..
s
Total 232 SMSA s (except K o Y c ) . 8 e . „ » . e . o . „ o „ o » 0 . . 0 o , d o s . «
6 other leading S M S A l s . o o o o o . . o c S C o . e c 0 o e o , . . . o . S O M o 9 d O o » .
226 other S M S A , s . 0 6 o 0 o 6 0 o 8 . o 6 . o e » . . „ o . o S 0 0 0 . 6 . o C o 6 o f i e d o = . .
T u r n o v e r o f demand d e p o s i t s e x c e p t i n t e r b a n k a n d U0S0 G o v t . ,
annual r a t e s , seasonally adjusted:
T o t a l ( 2 3 3 SMSA1 s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r a t i p o f d e b i t s t o d e p o s i t s *
Ne^J York S M S A . . . . o . ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ® d o . . e
T o t a l 232 SMSA's ( e x c e p t N J 0 ) . o . . » 8 o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . «
6 other leading S M S A ' s . . . . . . . . . e e . . e . . e . . . o « . e e | S Q @ 0 o . . d o . . c
226 o t h e r S M S A ' s . . e . . . . • . . . . . . • • • • . . • • • . . . 0 . . . . . „ . . 0 • . d o . . .
FOREIGN TRADE

..mil. $«

EXPORTS (MDSS.), INCL. REEXPORTS, T O T A L . . . . . . . . . . . . «
E x c l . D e p a r t m e n t of D e f e n s e s h i p m e n t s . . . . . . e e c o . . .
Seasonally adjusted..ooooo.o.coee.©e..o.eoooo<3oc
GENERAL IMPORTS, t O T A L » . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • o ' . . . «
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1.41
1.24
8.27

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Digitized for of
FRASER
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''"l u d e s f i f c u r e s f o r t h e interstate trucking industry stoppage.


MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

4

19 70

1969

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTSj

June

July

3.47
15.10
226.63
2.15

2.50
17.44
207.10
1.29

3.15
14.44
196.38
4.45

38.5

44.5

41.3

r38.5

36.9

69.6
155.0

57.0
99.2

103.1
161.0

74.1
140.7

r46.6
r98.0

37.8
61.6

.mil. lb.

50.3

37.2

73.2

53.1

33.1

26.7

e . . edO.

s e

12.8

16.1

26.8

24.2

17.5

29.1

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

1,200.8
140.6

1,123.8
130.8

1,549.2
202.0

1,461.6
179.3

1,441.3
rl30.2

1,430.8
172.9

•mil* l b .

545.9

526.9

724.1

680.3

r664.7

656.4

649

629

609

730

r532

584

19.9
12.9
10.2
.406
6.4

19.8
12.8
9.6
.480
6.2

19.1
11.9
9.0
.451
5.6

19.1
11.9
10.6
.422
6.5

rl9.1
rl2.0
7.8
.388
4.8

19.1
11.9
8.7
.434
5.3

1,174
195
855
13,023
1,495

1,752
279
1,182
14,798
1,694

1,503
274
1,022
14,694
1,867

rl,267
273
r992
rl4,578
rl,993

831
176
566
13J334
1,519

July

Aug.

. m i l . wine g a l .
..........do..o
..........do...
..........do...

1.99
12.86
169.98
2.74

8.03
16.88
158.76
19.67

.....mil. lb.

37.5

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

May

Aug.

TOBACCO—Con.

WINES AND DISTILLING MATERIALS—Con.
Still wines:
Production*.............................
Taxable withdrawals. ....................
Stocks, end of month....................
Distilling materials produced at wineries.
VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS:
Corn oil:
Production, crude.......................
Cottonseed cake and meal:
Production. os©...............©........®®
Stocks (at oil mills), end of month.....
Cottonseed oil:
Production, crude.......................
Linseed oil:
P r o d u c t i o n , crude ( r a w ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soybean cake and meal:
Production
Stocks ( a t o i l m i l l s ) , end of m o n t h . . . . .
Soybean o i l :
Production,•crude..................a....
TEXTILE PRODUCTS

COTTON ( e x c l u d i n g 1 i n t e r s ) : 1/
Consumption.
.thous. bales.
Manufacturers:
S p i n d l e a c t i v i t y ( c o t t o n system s p i n d l e s ) :
A c t i v e s p i n d l e s , l a s t working d a y , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . m i l l i o n s .
Consuming 100 p e r c e n t c o t t o n . . .
.do...
S p i n d l e hours o p e r a t e d , a l l f i b e r s , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . b i l l i o n s .
Average p e r working d a y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Consuming 100 p e r c e n t c o t t o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
do...
Men's a p p a r e l , c u t t i n g s :
T a i l o r e d garments:
Suits
thous. u n i t s .
Overcoats and t o p c o a t s
.do...
Coats ( s e p a r a t e ) , d r e s s and s p o r t
do...
T r o u s e r s ( s e p a r a t e ) , d r e s s and s p o r t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
S h i r t s (woven f a b r i c s ) , d r e s s and s p o r t
. . . . . t h o u s . doz.

r / Revised. 1/ Data f o r J u l y 1969 and June 1970 cover 5 weeks; o t h e r months, 4 weeks.
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