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BUSINESS
STATISTICS

A UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF

COMMERCE
PUBLICATION

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A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

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SEPTEMBER 18,
1970

Thousands

Thousands

350

1,400
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION

1,200

(Passenger cars)

-

1,000
800

(\

f

600

\ /

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f\

A.
\

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I

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400

-

200
0

Monthly
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1967

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1970

1969

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

Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn.

1957-59 = 100
250

1957-59 = 100
250
R A W STEEL PRODUCTION

(ingots and all other forms)

H 200

200

150

150

100

H IOO
Monthly

50

I

1967

I

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L_J

1968

L_J

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1969

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

1970

Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst.

Billion $

Bill on $
800

900
PERSONAL INCOME

1957-59 = 100
220
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

(Seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates)

(F.R.B. seas. a d j . index)

J^^

800
Total
(left scale)

700

^

J^^"^
W a g e and Salary
Disbursements
(right scale)

600

son

M I I I 1 1 I I I 11

1967

1968

~H

700

200

—

-

600

180

-

500

160

-

^ s ^
^

1969

1 M 1 1 I 1 I I400
L

140

1970

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

* A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o the 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 p u b l i s h e d in t h e latest monthly SURVEY

i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i l i t _U_l_l_Ll

1967
Data: Federal Reserve Board

1968

M i l l

1969

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,U_J_

1970

WEEKLY

2

BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1969

1970

ITEM
Sept. 6

S e p t . 13

Aug. 22

Sept. 5

Aug. 29

S e p t . 12

195 7-59=100,

110.9

111.3

110.6

110.3

110.5

mil. $.
do..

6,329
4,541

6,475
4,509

6,934
4,833

7,105
4,874

7,108
5,066

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,

134
937
872
114

150
911
848
195

238
1,849
1,704
211

220
1,788
1,645
221

241
166

170

FINANCE:
Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n ^ /
m i l . $,
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 J 3 / . . . . . . d o . . .
Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s 31/
do..,
Excess r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d 3 /
do...

51,499
60,949
26,950
402

51,618
60,053
26,941
391

54,917
64,701
28,529
82

54,702
63,931
28,161
125

54,673
63,971
28,401
246

55,014
64,703
28,785
264

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: 4/
Demand d e p o s i t s , a d j u s t e d
. . . . . m i l . $,
Savings d e p o s i t s
do...
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s ( 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...

79,665
46,799
226,304
23,392
76,756
33,629

79,566
46,598
228,052
23.289
77,006
33,594

77,123
46,375
234,890
24.334
79,115
33,724

78,424
46,334
234,884
24.556
79,217
33,689

79,451
46,351
236,522
24,754
79,383
33,710

7.43
94.98
104.39

7.50
94.95
104.46

8.73
76.96
84.30

8.74
81.21
89.14

8.72
80.96
88.74

1,954
28,781
138,584
9,200

1,837
28,080
176,411
9,160

1,957
32,612
84,189
9,672

2,000
31,614
112,384
9,680

2,062
31,697
134,285
9,758

t h o u s . sh. t o n s .
195 7-59=100.

2,625
140.9

2,695
144.7

2,434
130.7

2,438
130.9

2,496
134.0

biX,

13.2

15.6

14.8

15.0

15.2

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES £/
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores

Bond y i e l d s , domestic c o r p o r a t e (Moody's) 3Jeo*
percent,
Stock p r i c e s j 5 0 0 s t o c k s ( S t a n d . & P o o r ' s ) 4/
1941-43=10,
I n d u s t r i a l s , 425 s t o c k s
do...
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous c o a l 3/
t h o u s . sh. t o n s .
E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s
m i l . kw.-hr.
Motor v e h i c l e s ( p a s s e n g e r c a r s )
number,
Petroleum ( c r u d e ) and c o n d e n s a t e 3 /
t h o u s . bbl,
S t e e l , raw
Index of p r o d u c t i o n
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
1/ Data do not always cover c a l e n d a r weeks.

If

Tuesday p r i c e .

3 / Daily a v e r a g e .

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS

110.8

8.70
82.79
90.87

134,571
2,516
135.1

4/ Wednesday d a t a .

1970

1969

ITEM

IV

II
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil. $
Compensation of employees, total
do..
Proprietors' income, total
do..
Rental income of persons
..do..
Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj., total..do..
Corporate profits before tax, total...
do..
Corporate profits tax liability
do..
Corporate profits after tax.
do..
Inventory valuation adjustment
do..
Net interest
do..

749.3
544.9
66.0
21.6
87.1
93.0
43.5
49.5
-5.9
29.7

764.0
557.5
66.7
22.0
87.4
93.4
43.8
49.7
-6.0
30.4

779.5
5 72.2
67.5
22.1
86.8
89.9
42.1
47.9
-3.2
31.0

785.2
582.1
67.2
22.3
82.0
88.5
41.4
47.1
-6.5
31.7


r_/ R e v i s e d .


r797.4
596.4
67.8
22.6
r77.5
r82.0
r38.1
r43.9
=4.5
33.1

Aug.

1970

1969

PERSONAL INCOME BY SOIJRCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
bil. $
Wage and salary disbursements, total
do..
Commodity-producing industries, total............do..
Manufacturing
do..
Distributive industries
..do..
Service industries..
do..
Government
.do*.
Other labor income
do..
Proprietors' income:
Business and professional
do..
Farm
do..
Rental income of persons
do..
Dividends
do..
P e r s o n a l i n t e r e s t income
....do..
T r a n s f e r payments
do..
Less p e r s o n a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s f o r s o c . i n s u r a n c e . . . . . d o . .
T o t a l h o n a g r i c u l t u r a l income
.....do..

791.5
592.2
67.6
22.5
76.7
82.6
38.0
44.6
=5.8
32.4

July

Aug.

May

June

July

752.7
512.3
198.7
158.7
120.1
88.1
105.4
27.7

758,
516,
200,
159.
121.
88.
106.
27,

799.7
540.5
200.9
159.2
127.2
95.5
116.9
30.0

798.
538.
201,
159.
127.
95.
113.
30.

r803.3
r541.5
r202.1
rl60.1
rl29.1
r96.8
113.5
30.6

807. 4
544. 0
202. 3
160. 2
130. 3
9 7. 2
114. 2
30. 8

50.8
16.4
22.0
24.8
59.7
65.2
26.2
730.5

50.9
16.6
22.1
24.9
60.1
65.5
26.4
736.1

51.3
16.5
22.6
25.3
64.5
76.6
27.7
777.0

51.5
16.2
22.7
24.7
64.8
77.6
27.6
775.7

51.
16.
22.
25.
r65.
78.
r27.8
r780.9

51 7
16 .2
22 .7
25 .3
66 .0
78 .6
28 .0
785 . 1

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

3
1970

1969

ITEM
July

Aug.

May

June

July

174.6

174.3

rl69.0

168.8

169.2

175.6
178.7
152.4
179.1
198.1

175.4
178.8
151.3
180.6
199.4

rl68.1
rl67.6
142.6
171.4
rl91.0

rl67.7
rl67.3
rl42.0
rl72.3
rl90.6

181.1
194.7
152.7
113.4
185.0

179.1
194.9
155.3
114.1
186.5

15 7.3
rl83.6
rl52.6
116.1
174.4

rl59.9
rl80.0
rl49.3
107.1
rl73.8

rl59.6
rl77.5
rl48.2

171.8
157.0
150.7
98.4
176.4

171.3
153.0
148.8
100.0
177.5

rl68.7
rl47.8
rl37.7
r!04.5
rl74.5

rl68.3
rl46.9
138.6
99.1
rl70.5

rl69.3
146.5

158.3
243.1
143.5
238*3
139.9
120.3

158.2
238.1
144.5
239.9
143.1
114.8

rl54.8
r241.4
rl46.5
r212.2
rl43.1
117.8

rl55.2
r241.3
rl47.8
224.3
rl40.6
120.7

rl54.4
r241.7
146.8

133.2
130.0
132.1
138.1
222.2
234.2

131.2
122.1
130.2
142.3
222.6
234.4

rl34.8
134.2
131.9
rl51.8
234.9
248.4

rl35.1
rl24.3
rl34.4
rl51.1
r237.3
251.2

rl34.5
rl24.5
rl33.4
152.8
r238.2

172.8
164.4
184.5
184.6
178.7
192.4
158.1
190.8
196.9
176.5
167.0
186.4

172.7
164.2
182.4
179.5
178.4
181.0
158.4
190.3
197.0
175.9
167.3
184.7

rl67.7
rl63.2
rl73.5
rl66.4
156.0
rl80.1
rl59.9
177.3
188.7
rl70.4
rl57.5
rl83.8

r l 6 7.2
rl62.9
rl74.7
rl70.3
163.0
rl79.9
159.1
rl76.4
rl88.0
rl70.5
r l 5 7.5
rl83.9

167.2
rl63.7
rl75.8
rl69.9
rl63.8
178.0
rl74.7
rl86.8
rl71.1
rl57.6
185.1

6,298
,180
4,698

6,523
216
4,854

5,417
170
3,872

6,553
186
4,143

6,178
180
4,817

4,368

4,167

6,457

4,916

5,248

150.3
168.8

151.6
170.0

156.4
177.0

15 7.5
180.1

160.9
186.0

1,974

1,918

1,586

r2,086

2,069

421
1,091
462

393
1,089
436

373
741
472

r398
rl,017
r671

392
1,070
607

43,688
43,874

43,015
44,322

46,012
45,288

46,050
45,743

45,994
46,101

9 ,242 8
3 ,908 6
5 ,334 2
2 ,244.4
3 ,089 8

9,430.1
4,148.4
5,281.7
2,242.8
3,038.9

10,018.3
4,249.4
5,768.9
2,460.0
3,309.0

rl0,143.8
4,366.0
5,777.8
2,443.3
3,334.6

10,218.4
4,324.3
5,894»1
2,508.2
3,385.8

70.1
146.5
49.7
72.9
40.3

73.5
150.6
53.4
78.4
43.2

73.3
149.3
52.9
77.5
42.9

73.3
145.3
53.8
79.4
43.4

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):
SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)
195 7-59=100.
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL
do. . .
Durable manufactures
.......................do...
Primary metals
..do...
Fabricated metal products..
do...
Machinery
..do...
Transportation equipment. •
Instruments and related products
Clay, glass, and stone products.. .
Lumber and products
Furniture and fixtures

• .do.
do.
do.
do.
.do.

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

.do.
.do.
....do.
do.
....do.
do....
do....
do....
,
doe...
.........do....
..do....

MINING
Coal
Crude oil and natural gas
Metal mining
UTILITIES
Electric
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
Final products, total
•
Consumer goods
Automotive and home goods
Automotive products
Autos
Auto parts and allied products
Apparel and staples
Equipment, including defense.............
Business equipment*.
Materials
Durable goods materials
•
Nondurable materials

do ... .
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
...do....
do....
do....
do....
.do. • ••
do....
do....
..do....
do.. • •
do....
...do....
do..o.

1

rl68.4
rl67.7
rl46.2
rl72.5
191.4

171.8

171.0

142.4

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 States (F.W. Dodge):
TOTAL VALUATION
mil. $.
Index (seasonally adjusted)
1957-59=100.
Building, total
mil. $.
NEW CONSTRUCTION PLANNING (Engineering NewsRecord) 1/
*
mil. $.
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
Engineering News-Record:
Building
195 7-59=100.
Construction
do...
New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations,
estimated total
mil. $.
By purpose of loan:
Home construction
•
do...
Home purchase
..do...
All other purposes
.do...
DOMESTIC TRADE
ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES:
Unadjusted, total
Adjusted, total

mil. $.
do...

FINANCE
Bank d e b i t s t o demand d e p o s i t a c c o u n t s , except i n t e r b a n k
and U . S . Govt, a c c o u n t s , annual r a t e s , s e a s , a d j . :
T o t a l (233 SMSA's)
b i l . $.
New York SMSA
do...
T o t a l 232 SMSA's ( e x c e p t N.Y.)
do...
6 o t h e r l e a d i n g SMSA's.
..do...
226 o t h e r SMSA's
do...
Turnover of demand d e p o s i t s except i n t e r b a n k and U . S . G o v t . ,
annual r a t e s , s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d :
T o t a l (233 SMSA's)
r a t i o of d e b i t s t o d e p o s i t s .
New York SMSA
do...
T o t a l 232 SMSA's ( e x c e p t N.Y.)
do...
6 o t h e r l e a d i n g SMSA's
•
do...
226 o t h e r SMSA's...
do...

67
136
49
71,
40

6
1
4
8
3


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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

4

1969

ITEM

19 70
July

Apr.

May

July

June

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS; TOBACCO
VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS:
Coconut oil:
Productions crude* ..........................„«„.. .mil. lb.
Corn oil:
Production, crude. ............................... .mil. lb.
Cottonseed cake and meal:
Production- ........................... ....thous. sh. tons.
Stocks (at oil mills), end of month*.•
Cottonseed oil:
Production, crude. ....................
..........mil. lb,
Linseed oil:
Production$ crude (raw),..».
,.„.
.............do...
Soybean cake and meal:
Production* ...........................
.thous. sh. tons.
Stocks (at oil mills) , end of month*. •
............ do...
Soybean oil:
Production, crude. ....................
.mil. lb.

33.2

19.1

19.1

40.1

37.5

42.1

44.5

41.3

38.4

106.8
179.4

69.6
155.0

144.2
148.4

103.1
161.0

r74.1
rl40.7

46.8
99.1

80.4

50.3

102.8

73.2

r53.1

33.1

21.6

12.8

27.1

26.8

24.2

17.5

1,164.7
133.2

1,200.8
140.6

1,437.2
130.9

1,549.2
202.0

rl,461.6
rl79.3

1,441.3
127.6

541.2

545.9

672.3

724.1

r680.3

665.0

1,008
561
432
1,334
669
652
3,170
1,617
1,470

983
526
440
1,360
671
674
3,139
1,634
1,420

910
491
404
1,389
606
765
2,482
1,393
1,026

924
502
406
rl,409
594
r799
2,522
1,438
1,030

1,028
528
482
1,429
584
830
2,461
1,425
983

644

649

616

609

r730

536

19.9
13.0
9.8
.490
6.4

19.9
12.9
10.2
.406
6.4

19.3
12.1
8.9
.447
5.6

19.1
11.9
9.0
.451
5.6

19.1
11.9
10.6
r.422
6.5

19.0
11.9
7.8
.388
4.8

TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Woven fabrics (gray goods), weaving mills:
Production, total 1/...........................mil. linear yd.
Cotton.o•.•. •
do...
Manmade fiber.e........................................do...
Stocks, total9 end of month..............................do...
Manmade fiber.............••...•.•.••.•..•••........... do...
Orders9 unfilled, total, end of month....................do...
Cotton.
do...
Manmade f i b e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
COTTON ( e x c l u d i n g l i n t e r s ) : 1/
C o n s u m p t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . bales.
Manufactures:
Spindle 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Spindle 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 day
.......do...
Consuming 100 p e r c e n t c o t t o n . . . . . . . . . . .
....do...

r_/ R e v i s e d . 1/ Data f o r J u l y 1969 and June 19 70 cover 5 weeks; o t h e r months, 4 weeks.
USCOMM— DC—2285"

POSTAGE A N D FEES PAID

UNITED STATES
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