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BUSINESS STATISTICS A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMEROE PUBLICATION A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* 1970 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 (avg. of daily dose) - 1969 no ^\/ \ r\ 100 \ 90 80 1941-43 = 10 130 Weekly (Wednesday close) Monthly 1—1—1—1—1—!—1—1—L.JUJ—i —1—1—1—1—1—1—I—UJ—1—1— 1967 1968 • 1. 1 J J I.—L i , L J L ^ J L , , l 1 i f l I 1969 1 l ~ I I i I _i.,.ty \ / . i i i i i i I 80 J F M A M J J A S O N O 1970 Data: Standard & Poor's Corp. 1957-59 = 100 250 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 240 (E. E. I. sea. a d j . index) 1957-59 = 230 220 210 200 190 Monthly 180 ' 1967 1968 ' 1969 I ' ' ' ' ' 1970 J FMAMJJASOND Data: Edison Electric inst. Thousands Thousands 1,400 1,200 350 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger cars) 1,000 800 600 \J V 400 200 0 Monthly -J l _ l I I I 1967 I I I -J—J 1 I I I L-J 1968 I I I l l i l 1969 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY i i i i i I 1970 J F M A M J J A S O N O WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1969 1970 ITEM Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 1957-59=100.. 111.7 111.0 108.8 mil. $.. do.... 6,746 4,643 6,798 4,620 7,173 4,922 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.. 155 929 864 177 172 946 879 173 mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... 51,849 61,690 27,379 -218 Assets arid 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 loans (gross).. ...*do ssss Real estate loans (gross)........ .....do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3J. ..percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/....1941-43=10.. Industrials, 425 stocks........... ..do.... WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores..... FINANCE: Currency in circulation _3/.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3J Member bank reserve balances _3/...... Excess reserves, estimated 3J PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3J Electric power,, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3_/ Steel, raw Index, of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES.. .,. .thous. sh. tons.. ....mil. kw.-hr.. • number =. ......thous. bbl.. .....thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100. . , ..bil.. \J Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price . MONTHLY Oct. 17 Oct. 24 108.3 108.4 108.9 6,961 4,896 6,965 4,931 284 1,779 1,640 242 288 1,811 1,671 233 259 214 213 51,819 62,129 27,614 156 54,629 64,375 29,012 250 54,823 64,292 28,777 -423 55,200 64,500 28,446 92 55,228 65,313 28,897 195 79,558 46,663 226,987 22,383 78.754 33,916 79,356 46,474 225,491 21,778 78,296 33,893 80,407 46,811 240,478 24,793 81,173 33,923 79,663 46,893 240,786 24,705 80,857 33,969 80,412 46,934 239,791 24,358 80,811 33,988 7.77 95.72 105.30 7.71 97.83 107.46 8.63 84.21 92.57 8.63 86.89 95.75 8.62 84.19 92.64 1,928 26,712 183,922 9,247 1,837 26,900 183,290 9,269 2,010 27,638 85,201 9,923 2,098 27,795 86,397 10,076 2,040 27,577 88,574 9,982 2,746 147.4 15.8 2,796 150.1 16.3 2,454 131.7 15.2 2,440 131.0 15.1 2,403 129.0 15.0 8.63 83.66 92.04 90,331 2,397 128.7 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 1970 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: l) Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total .bil. $ Primary metals.. do.. Transportation equipment do. . Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total = = = = = --,. .do.. Primary m e t a l s . do.. Transportation equipment ...do.. Supplementary series: Household durables do. . Defense products (old series) .do.. Defense products (new series) do.. Producers.1 capital goods industries do.. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1_/ New orders, net (hot seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total.. do.. Primary metals .do. . Transportation equipment .do.. Supplementary series: Household durables do.. Defense products (old series) ....do.. Defense products (new series) do.. Producers' capital goods industries.... do.. Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total .....do.. Primary metals do. . Transportation equipment «... .do.. r_/ Revised. 1/ Data for Sept. 1970 are advance estimates. 2342 28.8 4.6 6.3 32.3 4.9 8.1 32.8 5.2 8.2 27.9 4.4 6.3 r29.1 4.7 6.3 31.3 4.9 7.1 31.5 4.8 31.9 5.0 8.5 30.6 4.8 7.6 31.3 4.9 7.9 31.3 4=9 8.0 30.4 5.0 7.0 2.2 4.2 2.2 6.5 2.2 4.2 2.1 6.7 2.2 4.1 2.1 6.4 2.1 4.2 2.0 6.7 2.0 4.3 2.1 r6.7 28.5 32.8 32.1 28.2 28.2 31.0 31.5 5.1 8.4 32.0 5.3 8.1 30.0 4.9 7.3 31. 4. 8. r30.5 4.8 7.6 29.6 4.6 7.2 2.2 3.4 1.4 7.1 2.2 3.5 1.8 6.3 4. 3. 6. 2.0 r4.1 rl.8 r6.3 2.1 3.5 2.1 6.7 86.9 80.9 81.2 r80.3 79.9 81.2 7.2 28.4 81.3 7.2 28.6 r80.6 7.1 r28.2 79.7 6.7 28.3 86.4 86.7 8.0 32.9 86.8 8.3 32.5 2. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d 3 1970 1969 ITEM Aug. July Sept. Aug. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' O R D E R S — C o n . 1/ Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, a d j . ) — C o n . Supplementary series: Household durables Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) Producers' capital goods industries bil. $. do... do... do... 1.8 31.5 21.4 24.0 1.7 30.8 20.8 24.4 1.6 27.5 18.9 24.1 1.5 28.0 19.9 23.7 1.5 27.8 rl9.7 r23.4 1.5 27.1 19.7 23.6 1957-59=100. 128.7 129.3 135.2 135.7 136.0 136.6 do... do... do... do.. . do... do... 129.3 127.0 121.4 125.2 123.3 111.9 130.0 127.6 .121.7 125.8 124.4 111.6 136.1 133.4 126.2 130.0 127.7 116.7 136.6 133.9 125.5 130.4 127.8 116.9 136.9 134.2 126.6 130.5 127.8 117.0 137.8 134.8 127.0 131.0 129.1 117.3 .do. ,do. do. do. .do. do. 145.0 150.7 127.4 127.9 125.0 130.2 146.0 151.7 127.5 129.0 125.5 126.8 155.0 161.9 132.7 130.2 130.2 139.4 155.8 162.8 133.4 130.8 130.6 137.5 156.7 163.8 133.5 131.0 130.8 135.0 157.7 164.9 133=3 130.1 131.3 131.0 .do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. ..do. do. do. do. • .do. do . 127.8 135.1 119.3 141.3 113.0 117.7 111.5 118.5 126.6 124.2 121.3 101.0 125.4 149.7 128.6 136.1 119.7 142.6 113.3 118.1 112.0 119.0 128.7 123.6 120.5 99.5 121.4 150.3 135.6 145.6 123.4 154.4 116.2 121.2 115.3 122.8 132.2 130.6 126.7 103.8 132.0 167.8 136.2 146.2 123.8 155.0 117.2 122.3 115.7 123.0 131.4 131.4 127.2 103.7 131.8 170.8 137.0 147.2 124.2 156.2 117.7 122.9 116.4 123.2 131.5 130.6 126.4 103.5 129.2 171.0 137.8 148.4 124.6 157.8 118.2 124.3 116.8 123.6 133.6 131.0 126.6 103.1 127.4 173.3 137.7 156.8 126.8 131.2 138.4 157.6 127.3 131.6 143.7 164.7 130.2 136.1 144.3 165.8 130.6 136.6 145.1 166.8 131.3 137.1 145.7 167.6 131.7 137.7 $0,777 $0,774 $0,740 $0,737 $0,735 $0,732 101.51 78.87 111.75 86.83 102.49 79.27 114.01 88.17 105.08 77.72 116.43 86.12 106.18 78.25 116.48 85.84 106.78 78.51 116.22 85.46 106.11 77.68 117.84 86.27 80,281 58,626 1,514 54,911 10,027 80,281 24,271 22,789 45,885 80,285 56,948 928 54,134 10,036 80,285 23,317 21,656 45,818 84,102 60,728 420 57,714 11,045 84,102 23,970 21,991 48,391 84,794 62,411 1,292 58,597 11,045 84,794 25,253 23,072 48,746 r85,708 r62,127 r538 59,947 11,045 r85,708 r24,536 r22,557 48,952 87,321 63,262 853 59,975 10,819 87,321 25,992 23,893 49,128 10,367 1.653 10,367 1.785 11,367 1.639 11,367 1.687 11,367 1.798 11,117 1.802 195, 45. 150. 195. 4. 197, 45. 152, 194, 5. 201.7 47.7 154.0 201.2 6.5 202.7 48.2 154.5 206.9 6.8 r202.8 48.3 rl54.5 r212.8 r7.1 rl56 .6 199.0 45.3 153.8 194.5 199, 45, 153. 194.1 203.6 47.8 155.9 201.0 204. 48. 156. 206. r206.0 48.2 rl57.8 r211.8 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: Unadjusted index: All items Special group indexes: All items less food All items less medical care.. Commodities Nondurables .. Nondurables less food Durables . Services.. Services less rent. Food. Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products. Fruits and vegetables • Housing Shelter Rent Homeowner ship Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep... Transportation Private New cars Used cars Publ i c Health and recreation ...do... Medical care do... Personal care do. • • 0 Reading and recreation ..do... PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Consumer prices 1957-59=$!.00. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS SPENDABLE WEEKLY EARNINGS, avg. per production or nonsupervisory worker (with 3 dependents): On private payrolls (excl. gov't and farm) £/..cur, dollars. 1957-59 d o l l a r s . Manufacturing industries .....current dollars. 1957-59 dollars. FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total.... ***,*, = = = *,*,,. Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Discounts and advances U . S . Government securities.. • Gold certificate account Liabilities, total Deposits, total. Member-bank reserve balances.. Federal reserve notes in circulation mil. $. do... .do... .....do... do... ...do.. . .do... do... .....do... GOLD, MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month mil. $.. SILVER, PRICE AT NEW YORK dol. per fine oz., MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA (avg. of daily figures): Unadjusted for seas, variation: Total money supply .....bil. $.. Currency outside banks do.... Demand deposits do.... Time deposits adjusted... do.... U.S. Government demand deposits do.... Adjusted for seas, variation: Total money supply ....do.... Currency outside banks do.... Demand deposits. do.... Time deposits adjusted do.... r204.8 48 .3 217 .2 6.9 r206. 3 48. 3 rl58. 0 216. 9 r/ Revised. 1/ Data for July 1970 are advance estimates. 2/ Data for 1970 are calculated on an annual basis with regard to Federal income taxis. 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