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October 3, 1969
A UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
PUBLICATION

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS*

Ui. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS

BUSINESS

INDICATORS

1941-43 = 10

1941-43 = 10
140

130
PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

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Thousands
350

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MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
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1957-59 = 100

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250

250
R A W

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STEEL

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PRODUCTION

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BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1968

1969

ITEM
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/

1957-59=100

S e p t . 21

S e p t . 28

Sept. 6

S e p t . 13

S e p t . 20

9U-7

95.1

111.0

111.3

111.7

6,1+28
U,375

6,620
I;, 266

6,296
l+,51+3

6,1+1+2
l+,5il+

6,761

ll+3
850
786
180

H+3
81+7
785
179

13U
937
872
111+

150
911
81+8
195

mil • $ do...
do...
do...

1+8,567
$6,299
25,91k
-238

1+8,325
197

51,1+91
60,918
26,916
369

51,618
60,022
26,891
-199

59,820
26,818
120

Assets and l i a b i l i t i e s of l a r g e commercial b a n k s : 1+/
Demand-deposits, a d j u s t e d . . . . .
mil. $.
Savings d e p o s i t s
do...
Loansand i n v e s t m e n t s , gross a d j u s t e d , t o t a l
do...
U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s . . . . .
do...
Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s ( g r o s s )
do...
Real e s t a t e l o a n s ( g r o s s ) . . . .
do...

75,738
1+8,1+1+1
223,033
29,921+
69,522
31,lU6

69,1+25
31,018

79,1+1+1+
1+6,653
225,907
23,336
76,61+1+
33,550

79,566
h6,$9Q
228,052
23,289
77,006
33,591+

78,287
1+6,558
228,302
23,116
77,873
33,696

Bond y i e l d s , domestic c o r p o r a t e (Moody's) 3 / , s . . . . . p e r c e n t .
Stock p r i c e s , 500 s t o c k s (Stand. & Poor's"]" 1+/..191+1-1+3=10.
I n d u s t r i a l s , 1+25 stocks*
do...

6.35
-x-101.50
-x-110.73

6.36
-x-102.59
#112. Oli

7.1+3
91+.98
lOk-39

7.50
91+.. 95
10l+. 1+6

91+.63
101+. 11

1,893
28,781
160,1+97
9,200

28,080
211+,591
9,160

27,596
225,088
9,181

2,625
11+0.9
13.2

2,695
1I+U.7
15.6

2,688
11+1+.3
15.7

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.
FINANCE:
Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n 3 /
F e d e r a l Reserve bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t a l 3/
Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s 3 / .
Excess r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d 3/'......

25,855

PRODUCTION:
Bituminous c o a l V
E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s
Motor v e h i c l e s ( c a r s , t r u c k s , buses)
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3 /

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

221,732
9,02)4

2,Ol+5
25,208
237,809
9,027

S t e e l , raw
Index of p r o d u c t i o n .
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

thous. sh. t o n s .
1957-59=100.
bil.

1,886
101.2
15.0

1,860
99.8
15.2

1/ Data do n o t always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. 2 / Tuesday p r i c e .

MONTHLY

2U.75U

3/ D a i l y a v e r a g e ,

1+/ Wednesday d a t a .

S e p t . 27
112.2

U,537
11+7
188

51,51+5

51,315
60,799
26,869
11+6

7.55
95.50
105.23

2,730
11+6.5

* Tuesday c l o s e .

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1968

1969

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.):
Unadjusted
number. .|
Seasonally adjusted
.
do..
COMMODITY PRICES
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX:
All commodities
1957-59=100
Farm products
do..
Processed foods and feeds
..».
do..
Industrial commodities
do..
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Wholesale prices.... 0
,1957-59=$1.00
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
Man-hour in nonagricultural establishments, all employees,
seasonally adjusted, annual rate
bil. man-hours
HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
1957-59=100
LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Unadjusted for seasonal variation:
Accession rate, total
.....mo. rate per 100 employees
Separation rate, total
do..,
Seasonally adjusted:
Accession rate, total
do..,
New hires
do..,
Separation rate, total
do..,
Quit
do..,
Layoff
do..,
FINANCE
LIFE INSURANCE (institute of Life Insurance):
ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES
bil. $,
Bond ''book value^ total
.do
Stocks (book value), total
do..,

July

Aug.

May

June

19,733
19,530

19,052
20,011

23,691+
23,230

2l+,128
23,711

2l+,011+
23,770

109.1
103.9
115.9
108.8

108.7
101.1+
111+.9
108.9

112.8
110.5
119.1+
112.2

113.2
111.2
121.1+
112.2

113.3
110.5
122.0
112.1+

-X-113.1+
•x-108.9
#121.5
-x-112.8

$0,917

$0,920

$0,887

$0,883

$0,883

#$0,882

135.21+
185

135.57

139.15
217

rl39.1+3
209

r 139.1+7
210

pll+0.12
212

5.0
5.0

1+.8
1+.6

r6.6
\x6

P5.2
P5.3

1+.7

1+.8
3-7
5.0
2.8
1.1

r5.0
r3.8
h.9
r2.7
rl.l

rl+.8
P3.8
pl+.9
p2.8
pi.2

181+.28

192.13

192.31

193.01+

Qn Or'

On n l
U_L.£Z4.

10.05

11.79

uu.u;

11.85

36
1.6

2.1+
1.2

183.U9
•7fi DO

9.9$

July

Aug.

11.93
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121.k; i n d u s t r i a l commodities, 1 1 3 . 1 ; p u r c h a s i n g power of the d o l l a r , $ 0 , 8 8 1 .
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MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d
1968

1969

ITEM
Aug.

July
FINANCE—Con.
LIFE INSURANCE (Institute of Life Insurance)—Con.
ASSETS TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES—Con.
Mortgage loans., total
bil. $.
Nonf arm......».
....do...
Real estate
do...
Policy loans and premium notes
do...
Cash
do...
Other assets.. .„
do...
PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN U.S.:
TOTAL
mil. $.
Death benefits
<,
do...
Matured endowments..
do...
Disability payments
do...
Annuity payments
.
..
do.,.
Surrender values.... 0
do...
Policy dividends
do...
FOREIGN TRADE
EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL
mil. $.
E x c l . Department of Defense shipments = . . e , » 8 e 9 8 8 S S
do.J8

63.13
5.1i8
10.9k
1.31*
8.91*

June

July

70.82
61*. 99
5.68
12.09
1.32
9.52

70.96
65.11
5.71
12.32
1.21*
9.30
1,287.1
51*2.1*
82.5
20.0
123.1*
231.1
287.7

1,21*6.
51*8.
71.
16.
138.
231*.
236.

71.08
65.23
5.79
12.65
1.19
9.21*

1,120.5
1*99.2
7h.9
15.1*
117.3
201.14
212.3

1,198.8
507.3

16.8
112.1
20U.7
282. k

1,21*0.5
51*7.0
81.3
16.0
127.1
21*0.0
229.1

2,733.9
2,67U.8
2,858.0
2,826.7
2,725.1

2,857.2
2,803.6
2,91*9-5
2,750.6
2,871.9

3,591*.8
3,51*3.3
3,291.8
3,236.5
3,276.1

3,170.0
3,099.9
3,212.8
3,216.2
3,187.5

3,01*5.6
2,997.9
3,171.5
3,153.9
3,066.3

dollars.
.% of total.

10.63

117

12.03
63
138

12.90
61
126

11.59

same mo. 195l = 100.

11.90
63
116

1,219
,031.
107.
701.
138.
1*31*.
21,077

1,221*
932.1
105.5
r702.8
11*9.0
1*63.3
18,960

1,187
1,136.8
91.6
807.1*
159.8
51*9.5
23,582

rl,131
r l , ll*0.9
98.6
r783.0
rl51*.0
rl*95-9
r21,263

1,201
1,112.0
111.8
802.2
153.8
1*61*. 6
21,558

326.2
380.0
11.3
729.1
1*2.8
115.0
2,161.8

388.2
397.6
12.1
725.0
1*7.1*
121. k
2,282.2

1*1*7-8
383.3
12.1
811.5
62.8
121*.2
2,559.1

r393.0
392.5
12.9
r797.8
r52.5
rll6.2
r2,337.5

31*9.8
379.6
12
803
1*1
112
2,181

mil. bbl.
do...
do...

12.30
11.58
13.02

11.37
10.76
12.61*

11.28
10.25
13.36

10.17
9.15
13.57

13.09
11.96
13.55

mil. lb.

30.9

31*. 9

29.3

33.2

19.1

mil. lb.

36.6

33.1*

39.5

1*0.1

r37.5

thous. sh. tons.
do...

39.1
158.0

33.5
127.1*

155.0
215.5

106.8
179.1*

r69.6
155.0

....mil. lb.

80.1*

r50.3

Seasonally adjusted
GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL
Seasonally adjusted
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
HOTELS:
Average sale per occupied room
Rooms occupied
Restaurant sales index

68.68
62.9k
5.1*3
10.82
1.38
8.83

May

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

58

75.5

57

119

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
INORGANIC CHEMCIALS, PRODUCTION:
Acetylene
mil. cu. ft.
Ammonia, synthetic anhydrous (commercial)...thous. sh. tons.
Carbon dioxide, liquid, gas, and solid
.do...
Chlorine, gas
.do...
Hydrochloric acid
„
do...
Nitric acid
do...
Oxygen (high purity)
mil. cu. ft.
Phosphoric acid..
thous. sh. tons.
Sodium carbonate (soda a s h ) , synthetic
do. 0 .
Sodium bichromate and chromate
do...
Sodium hydroxide
do...
Sodium silicate, anhydrous
do...
Sodium sulfate, anhydrous
do...
Sulfuric acid
do...
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTj TOBACCO
Production
Taxable withdrawals
Stocks, end of month
VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS:
Coconut oil:
Production, crude
Corn oil:
Production, crude
Cottonseed cake and meal:
Production
Stocks (at oil mills), end of month.
Cottonseed oil:
Production, crude
Linseed oil:
Production, crude (raw)
Soybean cake and meal:
Production
<>
Stocks (at oil mills), end of month
Soybean oil:
Production, crude

«

27.1+

22.9

112.1*

do...

9.9

22.0

22.0

21.6

12.8

thous. sh. tons.
do...

1,102.1
136.0

1,022.7
100.5

1,21*6.7
162.1*

1,161*. 7
133.2

rl,200.8

mil. lb.

507.6

1*77.6

582.1*

51*1.2

^96^9

r 11*0.6

METALS AND MANUFACTURES
IRON ORE (U.S. and foreign ores and ore agglomerates):
Receipts at iron and steel plant
..thous. lg.
Consumption at iron and steel plants
Stocks, end of mo.: At furnace yards
At U.S. docks
Castings, gray iron:
Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of month....thous. sh.
Shipments, total
For sale

tons.
do...
do...
do...

15,325
11,012
U2,177
1,761*

13,915
8,519
1*7,573
2,01*0

13,330
11,396
31,617

12,519
10,751
33,1*10
925

15,335
10,385
38,397
1,267

tons.
do...
do...

909
1,181*
723

1,032
1,353
778

rl,019
rl,36l
r8l5

1,089
1,181
708

Castings, malleable i r o n :
O r d e r s , u n f i l l e d , f o r s a l e , end of month
Shipments, t o t a l
For s a l e

965
1,110;
703

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

120
79

122
79
1*6

127
97

119
96
51*

11*1*
87
51

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1968

ITEM
July

1969
Aug.

May

July

June

Aug.

METALS AND MANUFACTURES
Steel castings:
Orders, unfilled, for sale, end of month.. 8 .thous., sh„ tons.
Shipments, total..............................
.do* ..
For sale........................ ....... ........... .. . do. . .
Radiators and convectors, shipments;
Cast-iron,,. •.............. ... •.... .. .mil. sq. ft. radiation*,
Nonf errous
.
do.. *
MACHINE TOOLS:
Metal cutting type tools:
Orders, new (net), total.
..mil* $.
Domestic.
........<>......... .do.•.
Shipments, total..................................... do...
Domestic.
*.do...
Order backlog, end of month.
do...
Metal forming type tools s
Orders, new (net), total.............................do...
Domestic...........................................do.. *
Shipments, total D
do...
Domestic
do.•.
Order backlog, end of month.
.do...

280
129
109

279
129
109

453
172
135

r457
rl6l
rl34

.4
4.9

*5
8.6

*3
5*7

6.6

105.65
94.95
100.05
91.35
918.4

79.75
74.95
88.95
82.40
909.2

113.20
99*05
98.45
88.90
916.4

112.70
99.90
122.20
112.40
906.9

r87.35
r70.00
r83.85
r75.05
r910.4

67.60
57.35
72.80
61.95
905.2

29* 75
27.30
26.95
23.50
186.0

26.75
23.40
32.90
30.40
179.9

55.70
52.75
31.95
29.50
372.5

49.70
45.60
_JtCLGQ_
35.85
382.2

r40.65
r37.10
r26.25
r394.9

39.45
34,00
29.30
27.40
405.1

670

665

656

644

r649

605

20.2
13.6
10.5
.419
6.8

20.2
13.5
10.1
.504
6.6

20.0
13.1
10.0
.501

19.9
13.0
9.8
.490
6.4

rl9.9
12.9
rl0.2
r.406
6.4

19.8
12.8
9.4
.468
6.0

1,865
19,136
659
1,142
854

2,108
21,334
646
1,201
788

1,405
22,413
360
1,188
656

rlf679
r20,6l4
r425
rl,129
r693

1,704
18,965
542
1,186
893

454
162
136

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TEXTILE PRODUCTS
COTTON (exclusive of linters)i 1 /
Consumption..................... 0 ..............thous. bales.
Manufactures :
Spindle activity (cotton system spindles):
Active spindles, last working day, total.......millions.
Consuming 100 percent cotton
do...
Spindle hours operated, all fibers, total,.....billions.
Average per working day*
do. „.
Consuming 100 percent cotton.
„
do., *
Women's, misses', juniors' outerwear, cuttings:
Coats.
.thous. units.
Dresses
do...
Suits.
do,..
Blouses, waists, and shirts.
thous. doz.
Skirts
do, • •
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