The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.
October 24, 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) ^ (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . i n d e x ) JF 210 A J ^^ - /""^ - 200 190 A - / - 180 Monthly 170 1 ! 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 ! I I 1 I 1966 1 ,1 1 1 1 1 1—I— • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1967 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 _ 1 J 1969 1968 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands 350 Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 ~ (cars, trucks, coaches; U.S. plants) ~~ A 1,000 800 \ I f t 1969 - 400 " 1 I l l 1 1 1 l l l l i i i " i 1 , 1 1. L 1 1 i 1 1967 i 1 1 1 1 i i i i 1 i i i i i 1969 1968 f I 1968 Monthly 1966 I J W V ^U E / V/ 200 | 200 T 11 I Weekly 1 1 ,.1...,L .1 1 l 1 l 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1957.59 = 100 200 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Million 2.5 180 - 160 - 140 - 120 -LULL-uLi I I f I 1966 Data: Federal Reserve Board llIM! 1967 1 I i i i i 1 I I I 1 1 M 1 II 1968 PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS (Seas, adj., at annual rates) (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) 0 llMI ! h i n J l I M 1969 1966 ll 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce ^Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly 300 250 600 0 - - SURVEY I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I M 1968 1969 150 ° 100 50 0 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM Oct. 12 .1957-59=100. 9kJ mil. $. do... 6,56U INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (£0 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMiyiERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).. .number. WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores . FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank crecHt outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 3/.. ..7 Excess reserves, estimated 3/» • • mil. $. do... do... ..do... Oct. 19 Sept. 27 Oct. h Oct. 11 111.8 111.2 h,36k 6,658 1*,397 6,908 1*,535 6,979 1*,687 6,708 1*,590 151 856 790 189 152 860 791 181; 1U8 882 821 189 159 153 193 177 1*8,550 57,621 26,U95 -129 1*8,761* 58,236 26,975 -57 51,315 60,857 26,926 203 51,197 61,076 27,396 -206 51,1*51* 60,981 27,155 100 5l,81;5 61,651 27,350 158 80,553 1*6,712 226,911 22,191 78,1;17 33,678 78,313 1*6,613 225,520 21,71*7 78,363 33,702 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: \\f Demand deposits, adjusted 7.mil. $. Savings deposits do... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total do... U.S. Government obligations do... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do... Real estate loans (gross) do... 222,212 28,71*3 69,822 31,385 70,353 31,2l£ 77,931 1*6,533 226,120 22,221; 78,068 33,770 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) k/.. .19l|l-l;3=10. Industrials, 1;25 stocks do... 6.1*0 -X-103.7U #113.27 6.1*1; #103.53 #113.01 7.58 95.50 105.23 7.66 92.52 101.85 92.67 102.05 77,056 U8,65l PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ „ Electric power, by utilities... „ Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons... mil. kw.-hr., number., thous. bbl., 779 2U,316 252,625 9,OU9 1,229 2U,837 2h6,2k2 9,027 1,911 27,036 230,018 9,217 1,861 27,051 226,366 9,258 1,878 26,896 229,821; 9,283 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES. thous. sh. tons., .1957-59=100., Ml., 1,987 106.7 2,026 108.8 11*.9 2,730 11*6.5 15.8 m8.u 2,765 2,766 11*8.5 16.0 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. lU-x 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY Oct. 18 9$.3 112.2 16.0 111.7 7.77 95.72 105.30 2,71*6 11*7.1* 3/ Daily average, k/ Wednesday data. ^Tuesday close. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1969 ITEM SI GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCTS: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL bil. Personal consumption expenditures, total do. Durable goods, total do. Automobiles and parts do. Furniture and household equipment do. HI T7 n HI £/ 858.7 530.3 81.8 35.6 33.8 876.1; $hh.9 85.8 38.6 35.0 892.5 550.7 86.3 39.0 31*.6 908.7 562.0 88.U 39.1* 35.5 921;. 8 572.8 90.6 UO.O 36.8 91*2.3 581.6 90.3 1*1.2 35.8 228 111* 18 233, 1*7. 116, 19. 23l*.3 1*7.3 116.1; 19.5 238.6 liB.l 118.1; 20.1; 21*2.1 50.0 119.1 21.0 2li6.li 51.0 120.8 21.8 do. do. do. do. 220.0 30.7 76.7 15.9 225. 31. 77. 16. 230.1 31.9 79.8 16.5 235.0 32.7 81.3 17.1 2I1.O.I 33.1 82.8 17.3 2UU.9 33.9 81;.5 17.7 Gross private domestic investment, total Fixed investment Nonresidential Residential structures Change in business inventories do. do. do. do. do. 126.6 116.7 86.1; 30.3 9.9 125.2 118.0 88.1 29.9 7.2 133.9 123.1* 91.5 31.9 10.5 135.2 128.6 9^.3 33.3 6.6 137.1* 130.5 97.8 32.7 6.9 ll;0.9 131.6 100.5 31.1 Net exports of goods and services Exports Imports... 0 do. do. do. 3-U 50.7 1*7-3 3.6 53.1* 1*9.7 1. 50. h9. 1.5 1*7.6 I16.I 1, 57, ^^ 57.5 $$.$ Gov't p u r c h a s e s of goods and s e r v i c e s , t o t a l Federal N a t i o n a l defense S t a t e and l o c a l „ do. do. do. do. 198.1* 99.0 77.9 99-h 202.5 100.9 78.8 101.7 206. 101. 79. 101;. 210.0 101.6 79.0 108.5 212, 100. 78. 112. 217.8 103.3 80.6 lll;.5 Nondurable Clothing Food and Gasoline goods, total and shoes beverages and oil Services, total Household operation Housing Transportation p / Preliminary. 7121; do. do. /..do. do. 1*5 9.h 2.0 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1968 1969 ITEM III II GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT--Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con. NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL •.. bil. Compensation of employees, total do. Proprietors' income, total do. Business and professional do. Farm do. Rental income of persons do. Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj., total..do. Corporate profits before tax, total....<>.... do. Corporate profits after tax do. Net interest do. PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total do. Less: Personal tax and nontax payments do. Equals: Disposable personal income do. Less: Personal outlays do. Equals: Personal saving do. 707-U 507.0 63.6 1*9.2 1U. 3 21.2 88.2 90.7 U9.7 27 680 92 587 51*5 U2 72U.1 519.8 6U.1 1*9-3 lit. 8 21.2 90.6 91.5 5o.o 28.U 696.1 102.6 593.1; 560.2 33.2 IV 737.3 532.3 6U01 1*9.7 ll*.I* 21.U 90.3 9U-5 51.6 29.3 711.2107.0 60U.3 566.2 38.0 II 751.3 51*6.0 6U.6 1*9.7 11*.9 21.5 89.5 9$ 6 52.2 29.8 721;. h 111*. 2 610.2 577.7 32.5 1968 Aug. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1957-59=100 BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do.. Durable manufactures » do.. Primary metals do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Machinery o « do.. Transportation equipment „ do.. Instruments and related products* do.. Clay, glass, and stone products .do.. Lumber and products do.. Furniture and fixtures r 0... .do... J 765.7 558.2 66.5 50.1 16. h 21.6 89.2 95.1* 51.8 30.3 71*0.5 118.5 622.0 588.8 33.3 1969 Sept. June July Aug. 161;. 6 165.1 rl73.7 17l*.6 17l*.3 165.7 167.8 122.8 166.3 183.8 181.7 182.6 1U7.5 lilt. 7 178.6 166. h 168.7 120.6 167.6 186. h 180.5 18U.3 150.0 119. I* 179.7 rl7U.8 rl78 rl53 rl80. rl97. 176. 195. rl55. 115. 189. rl75-7 rl78.8 rl52.6 rl79.0 r!98.1 181.5 rl9l*.7 rl52.7 rll3.I* rl85.0 rl75.6 rl79.3 151.5 rl80.8 199.1 181.2 rl95.8 rl56.0 112.2 rl86.9 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... .do... do... do... 163.0 151.U 1^9.0 109.5 16U.1 151.1 221.0 1U0.7 223.1 135.3 123.1 163 152 ll*9 109 166 150 222 rl71.8 rl57.0 153.2 101.8 rl76cl; rl58.3 r 21*2.6 rll;3.5 239.0 rl38.9 120.3 rl70.9 152.0 223.1* 135.1* 121*.0 rl70.5 157.8 rll*9. rlOl;, rl75. 156. r239. 11*5. r237. 138, 121.9 MINING do... Coal do... Crude oil and natural gas do... Metal mining do... UTILITIES do... Electric ° do... BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Final products, total .do... Consumer goods do... Automotive and home goods do... Automotive products do... Autos do... Auto parts and allied products do... Apparel and staples do... Equipment, including defense do... Business equipment do,',.. Materials do... Durable goods materials do... Nondurable materials do... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PLANNING (Engineering NewsRecord) 1/ ..... mil. $. NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (private and public) thous. Privately owned do... Total nonfarm (private and public) do... Privately owned....« . „do... Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total, incl. farm (private only) do... Total nonfarm (private only) do... NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED B Y BUILDING PERMITS (13,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total thous. One-family structures • do... 129.1; 121.3 129.3 13U.5 202.1 211.5 127.0 120.8 126.8 127.7 201;. 8 211*. 7 rl3U.U rl2i*.8 13U.8 137.1* r2l5.6 r225-9 r.132 123 rl32 rl38 r222 23L* E131.9 117.0 rl32.7 139.1 r221.5 161;. 8 156.8 175.6 177.1 182. h 170, 150, 181, 182, 16U. 153. 175- 165.7 157.3 175.8 175.6 177.1* 173.2 151.5 183.6 185.2 165.1 153.3 177.2 rl70.7 rl6l.5 rl83.0 178.7 168.3 rl92.3 rl5I*.7 rl72.3 rl63.7 18U.6 rl81;.5 178.1; 192.1* 197.0 rl76.3 rl67.0 rl85.9 rl72.7 rl6U.l rl81;.5 rl8U.6 178. rl92. 157. rl91. rl97. rl76. rl66.6 rl85.9 U,895 3,001 1*,267 1;,368 1*,167 lUi.o 136.6 138.9 13l*.5 139.8 131*. 3 138.0 132. h 150. 11*7. 1U8. 11*1*. rl26.5 rl25.2 rl2U.3 rl22.9 rl27.6 rl2l;.9 rl26.2 rl23.U 1,518 l,li.96 1,592 1,570 1,1*69 1,1*1*6 rl,371 rl,3U9 rl,383 r1,369 1,290 673 1,393 706 1,31*0 631 1,228 570 rl,2U5 r570 Nondurable manufactures Textile mill products Apparel products Leather and products Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Foods and beverages Tobacco products r/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for Aug. 7121* Ha 190. h 1968 and July 1969 are for 5 weeks; other months, I4 weeks. 176.0 158.6 238.1 11*6.8 "l39*I* rl90.8 rl97.1; r176.0 rl66.8 185.5 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 1969 ITEM Sept. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—Con. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXESi Associated General Contractors (bldg* only).** ..1957-59=100. Engineering News-Recordi Building. . ........do... Construction0 s » 9 8 .„ 8 8 do,.. FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS; BONDS J Yieldsi Domestic corporate (Moody's) .. .. . •.... .. «. .percent. By rating; ....do... Aaa.„ ....do... Aa .« ».,„ 8. ....do... ....do... By groups; Industrials.... ...... „. ......................... do... Public utilities...............................do... Railroads...... .... .. •. ..... „...................do... STOCKS; Dividend rates5 prices,, yields5 common stocks (Moody's); Dividends per shares annual rate., composite. . • • ..dollars. Industrials.......................................do... Public utilities...........•••••........•.........do... Railroads .do., N. Y. banks................................ .do., Fire insurance companies........••.•.•... .do.. Price per share, end of mo., composite...... ....do.. Industrials..............0.•............. ....do.. Public utilities....-.. .. „. .. • • • • •......... . . . . d o . . Railroads .O..do... Yields5 c o m p o s i t e . . . . . . • • . . • • . . . . . . .percent. Industrials 90S.doaae Public u t i l i t i e s . . . e . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....do... Railroads...••...•..•.•...••.•..........., do... N. Y. banks do... F i r e i n s u r a n c e companies ,.,,, do.,. -x- Index a s of O c t . 1 , 1969; USC0MM--DC-- 7121* June July Aug. Sept. ll*l 11*2 i5i 153 153 153 138.3 153.9 11*0.7 155.8 151.5 169.1 150.3 168.8 151.6 170.0 -sa5i.o #169.1 6.37 6.35 7.27 7.39 7.37 7.53 6.02 6.25 6.38 6.82 5.97 6.23 6.39 6.79 12 ,28 70 .08 .21* .1*0 .81* 97 23 1*1 86 6.26 6.30 6.72 6.21* 6.27 6.70 16 38 31 .29 .1*9 .50 29 1*0 57 8.52 9.23 .52 9 .23 9.03 9.90 i*.6l I*.66 6.37 9.86 261*.58 315.83 91*.53 92.1*0 9.03 9.90 l*.6l 1*.66 6.37 9.86 21*9.38 296.79 92.1*7 85.98 3.62 3.31* h^99 5.U2 1*.28 3.99 9.03 9.90 1*.62 1*.67 6.1*1 9.86 259.67 310.95 91.13 87.16 .1*8 .18 .07 .36 .80 .87 k>& 5.78 9.00 266.57 317.73 99.25 101.90 3.20 2.90 U.53 1*.1*7 3.21* 3.00 h h 66 5 9 00 275.62 328.32 98.50 109.77 09 81 62 15 28 66 m .13 ,88 ,01* 91 ,62 .11* .36 66 8.05 7.1*2 7.62 7.68 9.01* 9.90 1*.62 U.67 6.61 9.86 252.76 302.90 86.29 87.15 58 .27 .35 .36 .03 .61 Building, l 5 l . 3 | construction, 171.0. POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT OF CURRENT Digitized for SURVEY FRASER BUSINESS
@FedFRASER