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September 19, 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 194143=10 1941-43 = 10 140 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 - \ ^v' 110 - 100 90 Monthy (avg. 80 _ U L j — L J _ J L J — -J—L_J LJ™J L_J 1 1—LJ 1 ! J 1 1 ), | 1967 1966 | | I | I I of daily 1 1 LJ^J.. 1 1968 LJ dose) | 1 1 J 1969 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1957-59 = 1 1957-59 = 100 220 ~ ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) / \ / (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . i n d e x ) ^ / 210 A ^ - /~^ 200 - 190 - 180 " Monthly _ L J ^ - L .1 L- 170 i i i i i 1 1 1 ,1 ,J 1966 L. 1 1967 1 1 1 1 i LJ I 1 1 I LJ LJ 1—, 1 1 1 1 ' ! J F M A M J J A S O N D 1969 1968 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Billion$ 700 Billion$ 800 1957-59 = 100 200 PERSONAL I N C O M E TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (Seas., a d j . , at annual rates) (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) 700 600 180 - 500 160 - 400 140 - Total (left scale) 600 500 Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) 400 1 i i i i i Ii i i i i 1 i i i i i I i i i i i 1 i i i i 1 1 1 i i i i I i i i t i I i i M i 1 300 1966 1967 1968 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 120 i i i i i 1 i i i i i JULJJJJLLLJ 1966 Data: Federal Reserve Board ^ A v a i l a b l e 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 1967 JLX, 11 1 1 111 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . I 1968 1969 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM Sept. Ik Sept. 7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59=100 93.9 9l*.2 ....mil. $ do.. 6,250 6,k39 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do.. State programs (£0 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.. FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)...number 136 90ii 836 150 Ii8,li31 56,91*0 25,881 255 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve Bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 3/ Excess reserves, estimated 3/ mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... Aug. 23 Sept. 6 Aug. 30 110.9 110.8 111.0 6,659 1*,590 7,0l;l 1;,830 6,296 11*2 871 805 180 155 981 913 189 ll;0 931; 870 114; 131; i;8,685 56,775 51,375 61,023 27,138 51,291; 60,680 26,885 175 5l,U91 60,918 26,916 369 77,631 1;6,688 22l;,7U5 23,1;20 76,631 78,987 146,668 225,595 23,01*6 76,706 33}^ 26,192 ^6 29 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks? k/ Demand deposits, adjusted 7,mil. $.. Savings deposits do.... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total do.... U.S. Government obligations do.... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.... Real estate loans (gross) do.... 217,ltf7 28,163 68,133 30,971 68,1^85 30,810* Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)"!;/.. .19l4l-l;3=10.. Industrials, 1;25 stocks do.... 6.33 100.02 109.02 6.3U #100.73 #109.80 7.35 95.07 10U.U8 77,U95 h8,k09 78,191 14.6,780 221;, 105 22,253 77,057 339hkO 33sk91 'iii 215,986 1,926 21;, 918 195>22i* 9,036 1,671 30,156 158,512 9,276 1,805 29,507 178,3l;5 1,857 28,781 163,719 9,288 9,370 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. bil.. 1,862 1,881 101.0 15.0 2,581; 138.7 2,635 Hil.U 15.5 2,625 1U0.9 13.2 MONTHLY lh-9 51,618 59,963 26,832 276 7.50 91;. 95 10l;.l;6 l,9k$ 2i+,26l 1UH,038 9,099 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 195 7-li3 91;. 98 10U.39 7.39 thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 12.6 111.3 9U.U9 103.81; PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses).. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ 99.9 Sept. 13 2,695 111;. 7 3/ Daily average, k/ Wednesday data. * Tuesday close BUSINESS STATISTICS 1969 1968 ITEM July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income Wage and salary disbursements, total Commodity-producing industries, total Manufacturing „ bil. $ do.. do.. do.. Distributive industries do.. Service industries do.. Government do.. Other labor income do.. Proprietors} inc erne: Business and professional do.. Farm do.. Rental income of persons do.. Dividends do.. Personal interest income do.. Transfer payments do.. Less personal contributions for soc. insurance....do.. Total nonagricultural income do.. 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 do.., Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Clay, glass, and stone products Lumber and products Furniture and fixtures r/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 7075 do.., do.. do.. do.., do.., Aug. May June July Aug. g/ 691.0 1;67.2 181.8 1U6.7 696.1 ltf0.3 182.7 Htf.l 7U0.0 503.8 196.2 156.3 7U6, 508. 198. 157, r751.U r5l2.8 rl98.9 rl58.5 756.6 517.0 200.3 160.2 10978. 9721;. 110.8 78.8 98.0 2l;.5 118, 87 102, 25, 119. 87. 102, 26, rl20.1 r88.0 105.9 26.3 121.2 88.7 106.9 26.1; U9.2 1U.7 21.2 23.1; 5U.2 59.7 22.8 670.9 '1*9.2 15.0 21.3 23.6 5U.8 60.1; 22.9 675.5 50.1 16. k 21.6 21;.3 58.8 61;.9 25.8 717.7 50.1; 16.9 21.6 2l;.5 59.2 65.2 26.1 723. k r50.5 16.8 21.7 21;. 6 59.5 r65.7 26. U r728.8 50.5 166.0 16U.6 rl72.5 rl73.8 rl7U.6 171;. 3 167. h 170.8 ll;5.8 166.2 182.7 165.7 167.8 122.8 166.3 183.8 rl73.8 176, rlU9. 179. 196, rl7U.9 rl78.U rl51t.0 rl80.8 rl97.1 rl75.5 rl79.0 rl52.2 rl78.8 rl98.9 175. 178. 151 179 199 183. 179. I8I.7 182.6 1U7.5 111;. 7 178.6 171. 195. 156. 120, 190. rl76.6 195.7 rl8l.5 192,9 153. h 115. h rl86.6 181 181 151; 116 183 120. 177.8 rl55.3 rll5.5 rl89.9 16.8 21.7 21;.8 59.8 66.1 26.6 733.8 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1968 1969 ITEM July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):—Con. SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)—Con. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS—Con. MANUFACTURING, TOTAL—Con. Nondurable manufactures 1957-59=100 Textile mill products do.. Apparel products , do.. Leather and products do.. Aug. May June July 163.0 150.9 150. 1* 107.0 163.0 1 5 1 . 1* 1U9.0 109.5 170.3 rl56.5 r150.0 ri07.6 170.6 rl57.8 11*9.9 10U.8 rl71.2 151+.9 Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products do.. do.. do.. 16U.1 11+9.5 222. i* 161;. 1 151.1 221.0 rl7U.9 155.9 r239.5 rl75rl56, r239- 175.9 158.1 21+0.6 Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Foods and beverages Tobacco products do.. do.. do.., do.. 139.5 222. h 135.1 123.il. 1U0.7 223.1 135.3 123.1 11*3.5 r237.0 138.6 115.1+ rll;5. 21*0. rl38. 121.9 11*2.0 130.0 126.6 129.2 131*. 1 129. U 121.3 129.3 13l*.5 rl30.3 123.9 129.6 rl3l*.5 rl32.2 rl09.5 rl3l*.8 rl37.1* rl32.8 rl23.7 rl32.5 11*2.2 199.3 208.2 202.1 211.5 r213.6 r223.1 r2l8.7 229.1+ r221.8 161;. 7 156.1* 175.2 180. 183. 176, 150, 161;.8 156.8 175.6 177.1 182.1* 170.2 150.7 r170.0 r160.7 rl77.6 165.8 U18.9 188.0 rl55.3 rl71.1 rl62.2 rl83.1 rl78.7 168.3 rl92.5 rl72.5 rl63.7 185.0 rl85.3 rl78.7 193.9 182.6 183.U l67.lt 159.8 175.3 181.9 182.1; 161;. 2 153.3 175.5 190.0 195.7 rl7U.5 rl65.5 rl83.7 rl90.1+ rl97.0 rl76.2 rl67.3 rl85.3 rl91.5 rl97.8 1-176.1; rl67.1 186.0 2,800 1^,895 U,572 l+,267 1*,368 ll*0 HO. ll+8 151 153 136.7 152.5 138.3 153.9 150.1 165.6 151.5 169.1 150.3 168.8 28,51*2 9,696 5,773 -1,393 1,338 29,10-0 9,383 5,365 1,1+79 1,355 30,812 10,259 6,200 1,386 1,310; r29,625 n o , 207 r6,5l2 rl,l*17 rl,370 r29,097 r9,5U r5,653 rl,l*07 1,338 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 18,81*6 1,1*21 938 2,287 6,196 2,197 U,222 20,027 1,633 962 2,103 69$96 2,202 U,671 20,553 1,662 1,002 2,273 6,701; 2,185 U,771 rl9,l*l8 rl9,556 1,1*78 r960 r 2,31*5 r6,l;26 r 2,21*2 rl*,l*91 do... do... do... do... do... 28,671* 9,313 5,523 1,1*06 1,181 28,760 9,377 5,561 1,1+33 1,190 29,386 9,U81 5,516 1,1+36 1,221* r29,371 9,51*5 r5,63l* rl,l*59 rl,23l* r29,157 r9,l87 do... do... do... do... 19,361 1,655 967 2,068 19,383 1,659 973 2,139 19,905 1,665 996 2,186 rl9,826 rl,660 r975 r2,191 rl9,970 1,708 993 2,118 do... do... do... 6,11*8 2,052 li,730 6,188 2,063 i*,626 6,312 2,119 l*,81*l* r6.,278 r2,086 rl*,857 6,283 2,097 i*,998 do... do... 1*0,916 1+1,065 39,979 lO, 010 1*3,91+8 1+3,025 U3,753 1+3,1*38 1*3,688 1*3,871* do... do... 7,532 8,030 8,279 8,003 8,755 8,1*82 r8,198 r8,55l 8,251 8,691 MINING Coal Crude oil and natural gas Metal mining do.. .do.. .do.. do.. 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 do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., • •.... •. .do.., do.., 0.. do.., 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. $, 0 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: A s s o c i a t e d General C o n t r a c t o r s ( b l d g . only) 1957-59=100< Engineering News-Record: Building do... Construction. do.., DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 2/ mil. $. Durable goods stores.. . do... Automotive group . .do.. „ Furniture and appliance group .................do.., Lumber, building, hardware group .do... Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 2/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group • „0 „ 0 Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group ESTIMATED INVENTORIES: Unadjusted, total ................ Adjusted, total. ._ RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES:"" Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total..... r / Revised, 155.5 n,55o r95l r2,307 r6,ll*7 r2,l81* rl*,593 p / P r e l i m i n a r y . 1 / Data f o r Aug. 1968 and May and J u l y 1969 a r e for 5 weeks; o t h e r months, 1* weeks. * Index a s of S e p t . 1 , 1969: B u i l d i n g , l 5 l . 0 $ c o n s t r u c t i o n , 1 6 9 . 1 . e advance e s t i m a t e s . Digitized fora rFRASER "l39 ".6 5,1*55 1,1*01* 1,181* 2/ Data for Aug. 1969 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1968 1969 ITEM FINANCE GOLD MONETARY STOCK, U.S., end of month..., 8 , oe ..........mil. $. SILVER, PRICE AT NEW TORK... * ».*... e . , . « , e e.... .dol. per fine oz. MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA (avg* of daily figures): Unadjusted for seas, variation? Total money supply., ., 0 » . , » 0 . „ „ . „ „ „ <, o „ , „0 0. * 0..,. „., * *. . .Ml* $* Currency outside banks ................ ........ ... ... .do... Demand deposits..................................... .do. .. Time deposits adjusted.. ..... ............ ... ... ...... .. do... U. S. Government demand deposits.. ........... •... •.... •. do. •. Adjusted for seas, variations Total money supply.. ..... ...o. ...co.... 0.... a 00 ... O.o .. .do. .. Currency outside banks•........... „...... .... . „......do... Demand deposits........•........ „.. „. * . ••..........•.do... Time deposits adjusted........... 0... „ so .. s.. .. a. oa... • .do. .. SECURITY MARKETS i STOCKS: Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody1 s)s Dividends per snare, annual rate, composite..• •...dollars. ....do... Industrials. ..,.do... Public utilities ....do... Railroads ....do... N.Y. banks.. ....do... Fire insurance companies. ....do... Price per share, end of mo. composite. ....do... Industrials ....do... Public utilities ....do... Railroads.. .percent. Yields5 composite. ....do... Industrials ....do.'.. Public utilities do... Railroads.. ....do... N.Y. banks. . o.e.dO.,. Fire insurance companies. Prices: New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes% Composite 12/31/65=50 Industrial*........................... „. • •.......do.. Transportation. , do.., Utility. .do... Finance do.. July Aug. May 10,367 2.311* 10,367 2.195 10,367 1.761 10,367 1.61*5 10,367 1.618 10,367 1.653 188 8 0 1*2.1* 1U5.7 190.8 187.8 1*2.7 U*5.2 19k.k 193.7 1*1*.3 1U9.5 200.9 196.3 1*I*.8 151.5 199.6 5.7 rl97.1 1*5.3 rl5l.8 196.2 5.3 19511*9. 193. 1*. 190.2 1*2.2 ll*8.0 190.1* 191.2 1*2.6 11*8.6 193.8 197.1* kk.6 152.9 200.1 198.2 1*1*. 9 153.3 199.2 rl99.2 rl£.l rl5k.l 195.8 198.1* 2*5.3 153.1 193.3 8.1*9 9.20 1**50 3.17 2.85 8.52 9.23 l*.5o 1*.55 5.78 9.00 266.57 317.73 99.25 101.90 3 ..20 2 ..90 1*.•53 1*..1*7 3 ..21* 3 ..00 8.95 9.78 k.6l i*.63 6.37 9.86 277.23 330.32 99.81 100.81* 3.23 2.96 1*.62 k^9 3.70 3.18 9.03 9.90 U.6l 1*.66 6.37 9.86 261*. 58 315.83 9U.53 92.1*0 3.1*1 3.13 U.88 5.01* 3.91 3.62 r9.03 9.90 It. 61 k.66 6.37 9.86 21*9.38 296.79 92.1*7 85.98 3.62 3.31* 1*.99 5.1*2 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 3.1*8 3.18 5.07 5.36 3.80 3.87 56.1*1 59.12 51.59 hk.69 68.90 55.01* 57.59 1*9.01 1*1*.09 68.19 58.50 61.50 50.1*6 1*5.75 75.10 55.20 58.07 1*7.70 1*3.39 68.62 52.1*0 55.00 1*2.80 1*2.31 61*.56 52.09 51*.85 1*1.1*5 1*1.32* 65.29 1*.55 5.78 8.08 261*. 13 3114.2*5 99.76 100.77 3.21 2.93 l**5l U.52 June July Aug. 1*5. r / Revised. 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