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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 1941-43 = 10. 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 1941-43 = 10 30 Monthly (avg. of daily dose) 120 110 \ y^v/ 100 / \ r\ y f ^ S ^ 90 \ 80 !—1—1—1—1 1 1 1 1 1 1—i —1—1—1—1—1 1967 1—1—1—1—1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 | 1968 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 ! 1969 I 1 ! 1 1 ! ) 1 J 1970 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Standard & Poor's Corp. Billion $ Billion $ NEW CONSTRUCTION 100 80 (Seas, a d j . , at annual rates) 80 h 60 Total Put in Place (left scale) Private 60 Residential, Nonfarm ( r i g h t scale) Billion $ 40 \ 40 20 I » 1 I I I I I I I 1967 I I I I I ! I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I 1968 1969 1970 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Dollo 3.60 Hours 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 3.40 46 (Hours seasonally adjusted) Average Gross 1968 1969 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Hourly Billion 11.0 T CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED A N D REPAID 10.0 (seasonally adjusted) 44 Earnings (left scale) H 42 40 A v e r a g e Hours Per Week (right scale) I ' • ' ' ' I ' ' ' ' ' I ' ' ' • ' 1 1967 1968 38 I i i i 1969 1970 U.S. Dept. of Labor * A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this S u p p l e m e n t p r o v i d e s selected w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent t o those published in t h e latest m o n t h l y 1967 Data: Federal Reserve Board SURVEY 1968 1969 1970 7E1ECLY 1USKESI - -—___—„—, STAIiSTiCS1 _____ 19 70 1969 ITEM . Augo 30 Septo 6 Augo 15 Augo 22 Augo 29 WHOLESALE P R I C E S , 2 2 COMMODITIES 2 / o o o = . o . o c o e . o l 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 O o 110 o 8 110 o 9 110 o 7 110o6 110o3 ALL RETAIL STORES , SALESo., o „ 0 » o o o o o D » „ c o o o o»o o o «, o o o o e «,milo So o Nondurable goods storesocooooooooooooooooooooooooooooodooooo 7,053 4,855 6S329 4,541 6,805 k, 729 6,869 4,779 7,036 4,817 140 934 8 70 144 134 937 872 114 258 1,894 1,747 204 238 1,850 1,704 2.11 51,294 60s707 26,909 212 51,499 60,949 26,766 337 54,898 64,284 28,535 "228 54,917 64,701 28,529 82 54,702 63,931 27,977 60 77,994 46,836 225,164 23,473 76,745 33,566 79,444 46,653 225,907 23,336 76,644 33,550 79,017 46,331 234,015 23,465 79*388 33,679 77,123 46,375 234,890 24,334 79,115 33,724 78,417 46,333 2 3 4 , 8 79 24,558 79,219 33,689 I N I T I A L UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, S t a t e p r o g r a m s . o o o o o o o o . o c t h o u s c o INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a l l p r o g r a m s * , 1 »o o o o o o » o . o D o»»o» » * odoo » o o S t a t e p r o g r a m s ( 5 0 S t a t e s , DoCo, a n d P u e r t o R i e o ) o o o o o d o 0 e o o FAILURES 2 INDUSTo AND COMMERCIAL ( D u n & B r a d s t r e e O o „ o n u m b e r c o FINANCE: C u r r e n c y i n c i r c u l a t i o n 3 / o o o D O c o « 0 0 o c D O D O 0 0 O D o c o o o 0 m i l 0 $oo 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 s t o t a l 3/Qo0=Odo0o0• Member b a n k r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s 3/=> c o oo t o D 0 0 oo o oo oo c o 0 0 D Odo=, DO o E x c e s s r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d 3 / o o * o<= o u o OD oo e o o c o OD oo o o d o c o ^ o 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 b a n k s : 4 / Demand d e p o s i t s , a d j u s t e d ^ o o oo o o 0 0 oo o oo oo oo c. 0 o o 0 » o m i l o S a V i n g S d e p O S l t S o $o • O O O O O O O O O O O O O C C O O C C O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O o d O o O O O L o a n s a n d i n v e s t m e n t s ( a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l 0 c c o 0 * a a 0 D <= D o d o 0 o o o UoS o G o v e r n m e n t o b l i g a t i o n s o o c 0 o o o o o o D o o o o o o D c 0 o o o d o 0 o o c Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s ( g r o s s ) o 0 = o 0 0 0 o o o o d o o o o c Real e s t a t e loans (gross)oooooooo00oco00oooooccooodo00oo 220 221 7o39 94o49 103o84 7c 4 3 94o98 104o39 8o 71 75o42 82o56 80 73 76o96 84o30 80 74 81o21 89 c 1 4 1,886 29,507 151,069 9',002 1,893 28,781 138c,584 9,200 2,037 32,239 46,301 9,680 1,957 32,612 84,189 . 9J.672 1,994 31,614 112,385 9,680 S t e e l 9 rawo o c o o o o o o o o o 0 o o 0 0 o 0 a a o o o o o o o 0 o o o o t he u s o slio t o n s o o I n d e x o f p r o d u c t i o i i o * o o » * . o»»* e * o o o o 0 »o * c o 0 o * 195 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 o o 29635 141 o 4 2,625 140o9 2,470 132o6 2,434 130o7 2,438 130 0 9 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES. „ „ c «» o o o o c o ,«o a 0 „»»o o«, o» o b i l . „ 15 o 4 13o2 14o5 14o8 15o0 2/ Tuesday priceo MONTHLY 3/ kj Daily averageo 5 110o5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bond y i e l d s 3 d o m e s t i c c o r p o r a t e ( M o o d y ' s ) 3 / « o e ° ° Q o p e r c e n t o o S t o c k p r i c e s , 5 0 0 s t o c k s ( S t a n d . & P o o r ' s ) _4/ D o O 1 9 4 1 ~ 4 3 = I 0 o o I n d u s t r i a l s ; , 4 2 5 s t o c k s D c o 0 0 OE o a 0 * 0 oo <= 0 c o oo oo ° o D c OD O d o 0 o o 0 PRODUCTION: B i t u m i n o u s c o a l 3 / 0 » e o o o » 0 o D ° 0 o o o o o o o o = o o o o t h o u s c . sho t o n s o „ E l e c t r i c p o w e r , b y u t i l i t i e s c 0 o o ao 0 0 o c o o o oo o DO O m i l o kwo-=hr c o M o t o r v e h i c l e s ( p a s s e n g e r c a r s ) c o o o o c . o o ooo o oo o o oo 0 0 n u m b e r 0 o P e t r o l e u m ( c r u d e ) and c o n d e n s a t e 3 / o o c 0 0 0 0 e * o o o o t h o u s o bblco 1/ Data do not always cover calendar Septo o o o o o o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54,673 63,915 28,161 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 c 0 0 0 0 0 0 c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OOOOOOO 80 72 80o96 880 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o o o o o 136,749 oooooo'o 0 0 0 0 0 c c, o o o o o o o OOOOOOO Wednesday da.t BUSINESS STATSSTiO 1969 19 70 ITEM June July Apro May June July CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE 8,384 5,693 2,962 2,243 1,829 535 850 2,691 8,481 5,845 2,974 2Q267 1,946 562 908 2,636 7,058 4,942 2,230 1,636 1,824 501 840 2,116 r7,63Q r5,225 r2,405 r1,743 1,891 498 890 r2,405 r8,194 r5,538 r2,584 rl,872 r1,948 r521 r925 r2,656 8,268 5,637 2,751 1,981 1,903 549 842 2,631 odOoeoo 91o5 63o0 31o6 21o2 60O lOoO 28 0 4 90o8 63o2 30o3 22o4 604 10o4 27o6 90o0 62o8 29o0 22o7 6o2 IO06 27o3 1-880 5 6107 28o2 22o4 5o9 1.0 06 r26.8 r88.5 r61B6 r27o6 r22o7 r5o9 10o9 r27e0 87o7 6I0I 28o0 21o9 6e3 9o7 26o6 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE C O M P O S I T E ^ 0 0 0 0 . 0 O o c o 0 . O G 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . 0 141 143 146 149 rl50 151 29,625 10,207 6,152 1,417 1,370 19,418 29,026 9,496 5,616 1,383 1,345 19,530 29,654 9,535 5,793 1,317 1,186 20,119 31,326 9,833 5,793 1,355 1,288 21,493 r31,415 r10,418 r6,272 r 1,-40 7 r1,378 r20,99 7 31,157 9,954 5,855 1,415 1,380 21,203 1,550 951 2,307 6,147 2,184 4,593 1,471 961 2,336 6,418 2,223 4,508 1,530 989 2,229 6,497 2,178 4,739 1,634 1,040 2,452 7,025 2,298 5,007 r1,618 rl,029 r2,474 r6,781 r2,344 r4,930 1,505 1,025 2,561 7,142 2,428 4,779 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJo), TOTALo 00 0 0 „ »0 0 m i l o P r i v a t e , t O t a L . o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o e e o 0 $BO o o o o o o o o o o d 0 o o o c R e s i d e n t i a l ( n o n f a r m ) o ^ c o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oodbo 00 « New h o u s i n g u n i t S o 0 «= ««, OD «. 0 0 »o 0 0 00 00 0 00 o t » 0 0 0 = „ e ooodooooo Nonresidential b u i l d i n g s , t o t a l l/o000OBoa00ODcB000odoeeo0 I n d u S t r i a l o o C O m m e r C i a l o P u b l i C J t O t a l o o o o o o o o o c o c , o o 0 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o c 0 o = o 0 ooodOooo c O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O C O O O O O O O C O O O O O O D G OOCOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO d O e OOO OOd O O O O O NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES)j T O T A L o o o - - 0 0 0 0 , . 0 . 0 0 . . o . o o o o o 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . b i l . $00 P r i v a t e , t O t a l 0 o o o o o o o c o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o c o o o o c o o o o o d O o o o o R e s i d e n t i a l ( n o n f a r m ) 0 « . « . o o . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . o . » o o « , o o odoo 0 s •> Nonresidential buildings, t o t a l l7oc0eo000.oeDO»«ooodooooc I n d U S t r i a l 0 o o o o o o o o e o o o c o o o o C o m m e r c i a l 0 o o o o < , o o o o o o o o o o P u b l i C , t O t a l o o o G B o o o o o o o o o o . . o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o c » o o c o 0 0 0 d O o o o o o o o d O o o o o o o o e o - o o o o o o o o o - o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o e DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), T 0 T A L o . 8 . . . . . mil. $ee D u r a b l e g o o d s s t o r e s o e . «« c 0 c o c 000 00 0 0 0 0 e 0 D « e 00 0 0 . » . O do<, 8 oo A u t O m O t i V e grOUp o o o o = 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o « , o o o o o o o o o d O o e B o F u r n i t u r e and a p p l i a n c e g r o u p . o 0 0 o o a o . e o o o o . . c o 8 e 6 d o . 0 0 o Lumber, b u i l d i n g , hardware group0000000»000OEEO0»Odo»00B Nondurable goods s t o r e s e eoooooooooooooooooooooooooodooooo A p p a r e l grOUp o o o o o o o o o o o ^ o c o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o c o o o o o d O o o o o Drug and p r o p r i e t a r y s t o r e s do.... E a t i n g and d r i n k i n g p l a c e s 8 0 . 0 o 0 o » = o o o , o . » o = . . . o o . d o o 0 0 . FOOd grOUp o o o o o o o o o e o . o o o e o o o o o o o e o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o d O o o ^ o Gasoline service stations.'..o.»<,.co..,o»coo.co...odo.o11. General m e r c h a n d i s e group w i t h n o n s t o r e s . o = »oooooEdoe0oo xj R e v i s e d . 1/ Exce-Dt farm and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s o http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ COKRECTION—Metal fopining t y p e machine t o o l new orders-, shown i n Septo 4 , 1970 BUSINESS STATISTICS f o r J u l y 1970, should r e a d 1 4 . 75 m i i 0 $° Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 19 70 1969 ITEM June July Apr. May DOMESTIC TRADE — Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES ~ Con. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group ..mil. $. do... do.., .do... do... 29,371 9,545 5,634 1,459 1,234 29,090 9,141 5,419 1,380 1,190 30,536 9,340 5,469 1,454 1,158 30,502 9,320 5,349 1,435 1,217 r30,518 r9,411 r5,483 rl,413 rl,216 Nondurable goods stores do... Apparel group•• .do... Drug and proprietary stores do... Eating and drinking places do... Food group .. do... Gasoline service stations..... .........do... General merchandise group with nonstores do... RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total.. do... Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total ....do... 19,826 1,660 975 2,191 6,278 2,086 4,857 19,949 1,700 994 2,110 6,275 2,080 5,019 21,196 1,728 1,044 2,296 6,747 2,213 5,271 21,182 1,684 1,040 2,353 6,765 2,233 5,200 r21,107 rl,694 rl,044 r2,341 r6,818 r2,237 r5,106 8,198 8,551 8,249 8,693 8,560 9,160 9,160 9,167 r8,986 9,189 19 70 1969 May July July Aug. 86,318 82,797 79,616 75,460 4,155 3,182 86,046 82,516 79,646 75,669 3,977 2,869 84,968 81,741 78,357 74,632 3,725 3,384 87,230 84,050 79,382 75,174 4,208 4,669 87,955 84,801 80,291 76,173 4,118 4,510 80,789 77,931 74,370 3,561 2,858 400 80,987 78,142 74,528 3,614 2,845 385 82,555 78,449 74,836 3,613 4,106 612 82,125 78,225 74,671 3,554 3,900 685 82,813 78,638 75,119 3,519 4,175 711 3.2 2.2 3.8 3.5 5.9 3.2 3.1 3.5 2.1 3.8 12.3 1.5 6.4 3.2 2.2 3.8 3.5 7.0 2.9 2.3 5.0 3.5 5.1 14.3 2.6 8.0 4.6 2.8 6.2 5.2 11.9 5.2 4.9 4.7 3.5 4.5 14.6 2.5 8.7 4.2 2.6 6.3 5.2 10.9 5.3 5.1 5 .. 0 3 .. 7 5 .. 0 1 3 .. 9 2.. 7 8.3 4.7 3.1 6.6 5.6 11.0 6.0 5„9 70,400 618 3,439 20,247 11,955 8,292 4,454 14,673 3,742 10,931 3,567 11,205 12,197 2,765 9,432 14,839 8 S 706 6,133 70,497 621 3,420 20,246 11,950 8,296 4,45 7 14,713 3,751 10,962 3,580 11,248 12,212 2,749 9,463 14,826 8,698 6,128 70s852 620 3,351 19,5 72 11,386 8,186 4,478 14,968 3,859 11,109 3,677 11,572 12,614 2,781 9,833 14,180 8,186 5,994 r70,603 r620 r3,324 rl9,477 rll,286 r8,191 r4,511 rl4,927 r3,849 rll,078 r3,679 rll,532 rl2,533 2,663 r9,870 r14,140 r8,134 r6,006 r70,635 r618 r3,314 rl9,411 rll,217 r8,194 r4,539 rl4,939 r3,856 rll,083 3,676 rll,537 rl2,601 r29627 r9,974 rl4,099 r8,083 r6,016 40.6 3.6 41.3 3.8 39.8 3.4 40.6 3.6 41.2 3.8 39.7 3.4 39.8 2.9 40.3 3.0 39.1 3.0 39.8 3.1 r40.4 3.2 39.0 3.0 r40.1 3.0 r40.7 r3.1 39.2 2.9 3.19 3.06 3.38 3.24 2.92 2.80 3.20 3.06 3.39 3.24 2.92 2.80 3.34 3.22 3.55 3.42 3.05 2.94 3.36 3.23 3.57 3.44 3.06 2.95 r3.37 r3.25 r3.57 r3.45 3.09 r2.97 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Nonagricultural employment Agricultural employment Unemployed (all civilian workers) thous. do... do... do... do. ., .do... Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted... do... Employed, total. .do... Nonagri cultural employment .do. . . Agricultural employment do. .. Unemployed (all civilian workers) .do... Long-term, 15 weeks and over do... Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over. Both sexes, 16-19 years Married men. Negro and other races. White workers. Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers... Construction 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... Retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate.... do... Services do... Government do... Federal. do..c State and local. do.., PRODUCTION WORKERS (MFG. PAYROLLS), TOTAL, seas, adj do... Durable goods do... Nondurable goods.... do. .. HOURS (GROSS), AVG. WEEKLY PER PROD. WORKER (MFG. PAYROLLS): Manufacturing, seasonally adjusted hours. Overtime hours .do... Durable goods do... Overtime hours do... Nondurable goods do. .. Overtime hours do... HOURLY EARNINGS (GROSS), AVG. PER PROD. WORKER ON PAYROLLS: Manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted...... dollars. Excluding overtime do... Durable goods do... Excluding overtime ..do... Nondurable goods ....do... Excluding overtime do... r/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 2271 *• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 19 70 1969 ITEM July Apr. May June July FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total out standi rig s end of month* ......« .. .. .. Installment credit, t o t a l s . »........= Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extendedj total®a«>.«»a.!,®«>,i>.c,©.«.®.oo0,!,(a.>©oso Repaid s total* ••.••....•.•.•..•••.•••.•••.• Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total*......•..•.•.•.•.••...•.••. Repaid, totals • • • . . • « . . • . . • . . . • . . • . • . • . • . . . SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones averages (65 stocks)».»..... e . 8 Industrial (30 stocks) o.so^.,,,. Public utility (15 s t o c k s ) B 8 . 0 . . . . . . . . . Transportation (20 stocks). 8 .»» a a . 6 e , 0 » Sales ( Securities and Exchange Commission): Total on all registered exchanges: Market value* ...••••............•...• Shares sold,.. ••.••.....•.........••• On New York Stock Exchange: Market value*,»••••.••.....•..<*..•••. Shares sold® .••.•..•••••«•••..••.•••• . a o a * dO» . • 115,995 93 9 087 116,597 93,833 120,402 97,104 121,346 9 7,706 122,542 98,699 123,092 99,302 .do.* • 9,169 7,895 8,920 8,174 8,773 8,331 8,857 8,255 9,534 8,541 9,497 8,894 .do. .do. 8,705 7,910 8,521 7 $ 899 8,491 8,195 9,004 8,589 8,683 8,242 9,065 8,622 305.86 896.61 124.48 221.99 286.41 844.02 120.40 202.88 255.71 771.65 114.44 167.46 227.99 691.96 103.19146.29 224.18 699.30 99.15 137.53 *223.29 * 712.80 *102.83 *125.75 .millions*, 14,860 420 12,685 359 11,130 341 rl0,704 r38 7 10,024 401 8,552 378 ©..mil® $. ..millions. 10,847 264 9,561 240 8,718 240 8,566 272 8,000 282 6,985 250 • m i l . $. ...do... ...do... .do. .do. 3,168.2 3,098.1 3,211.1 3,214.1 3,185.4 3,042.6 2,994.9 3,168.2 3,151.7 3,064.4 3,648.5 3,599.1 3,449.7 3,391.4 3,247.5 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 ...mil. $. * a alTlilo $ 9 FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL* Excl. Department of Defense shipments. Seasonally adjusted-................ GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted. r_/ R e v i s e d . * Indexes a s of August: 65 s t o c k s , 229.99; i n d u s t r i a l , USCOMM—DC—2271 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 731.97; p u b l i c u t i l i t y , 105.36; transportation,130.91 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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