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September 5, 1969 A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS STATISTICS OOMMERCE PUBLICATION A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS B U S I N E S S INDICATORS 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 1941-43 = 10 140 120 Monthy (avg. of daily dose) I 1966 1967 1968 I I I I I I J, J F M A M J J A S O N D 1969 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1957-59 = 100 1957-59 = Monthly 170 h ! I 1 I I L_l i i I I 1 I I I 1966 i I I L-± _JL_J—J 1967 I ' l ' L. I I I I I 1968 I I I l I I J F M A M J J A S O N D 1969 Data: Edison Electric Inst. Billion$ 60 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES Billion$ ion. Billion$ Billion$ 100 NEW CONSTRUCTION 100 80 (Seas, adj., at annual rates) (seasonally adjusted) 55 h Inventories (right scale) A' 50 45 k ~/ ,\ / •\J /V .y 90 60 60 Shipments (left scale) „LXLJ 1966 1967 U.S. Dept. of Commerce 40 Private Residential (nonfarm) (right scale) \ 70 Book value, end of month 40 total Put in Place (left scale) 80 J I II I M 1 1 I M 1 I I I 60 M I, 1968 -i^-*^.-^ 40 h 20 i i i i i 1 i u ii i ii ii i I 1969 1966 1967 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce ^Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1968 J I I I I I I M II. 1969 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1968 1969 ITEM Augo 24 Aug. 31 93.9 94.1 110.6 111.4 110.9 6,447 4,390 6,839 4,684 6,595 4,521 6,627 4,528 6,715 4,612 149 1,004 936 135 139 910 845 191 211 1,094 1,023 161 168 1,034 964 149 48,252 55,457 26,225 503 48,190 56,557 25,791 179 51,112 60,564 27,004 208 51,433 60,786 26,839 216 51,375 61,023 27,138 29 75,836 48,422 216,516 27,818 68,547 30,891 68,123 30,740 77,365 46,915 226,750 23,146 77,581 33,279 79,049 46,820 225,898 22,916 77,276 33,398 76,700 46,781 224,352 22,399 77,099 33,443 6.34 #98.96 #107.70 6.33 #98.81 #107.58 7.38 93.92 103.00 7.35 92.70 101.70 7.35 95.07 104.48 .thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr... number.. .thous. bbl.. 1,920 28,950 76,831 9,217 1,943 25,839 128,788 9,235 1,821 30,130 50,874 9,292 1,803 30,490 107,593 9,276 1,652 30,156 158,526 9,276 thous. sh. tons.. 1957-59=100.. .bil.. 1,963 1,948 104.6 14.7 2,565 2,604 2,584 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1957-59=100. 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 in circulation 3/. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Member bank reserve balances J2/. Excess reserves, estimated 2L/ .mil. $. jj,....do... .do... do... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: Demand deposits, adjusted Savings deposits Loans and- investments, gross adjusted, total U.S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Real estate loans (gross) ij mil. $ do.. do.. do.'. do.. do.. - Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) ^J percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) Zj/.. .1941-43=10 Industrials, 425 stocks . .... .do.. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal ?J ........ Electric power, by utilities. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) Petroleum (crude) and condensate jj* e Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 0 Aug. 9 Aug. 16 Aug. 23 Aug. 30 110.8 155 189 51,294 60,663 26,868 158 94.49 103.84 2,635 141.4 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday prices. 3/ Daily average, ij Wednesday data. * Tuesday close. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1968 1969 ITEM June GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Prijiiary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total l/« Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products.. Petroleum and coal products.. <, Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. Q By industry group: Durable goods industry, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products r/ Revised. 7065 ; May June July 47,378 25,612 1,297 4,352 2,703 54,693 30,654 1,438 4,893 3,109 54,406 30,391 1,450 4,883 3,031 r57,484 r32,317 rl,532 r4,991 r3,3l8 50,406 27,241 1,392 4,337 2,864 do.... do.... .do.... do.... 5,165 3,717 7,466 994 4,376 3,151 6,086 860 5,559 3,686 7,654 1,068 5,420 3,674 7,652 1,085 r5,918 r 4,076 1-7,954 rl,217 4,876 3,565 6,350 1,020 do.... do.... do.... do.... 23,557 7,680 437 1,892 21,766 7,455 419 1,585 24,039 7,662 414 1,756 24,015 7,831 439 1,717 r25,l67 r8,278 r462 rl,854 23,165 7,758 438 1,490 do do do.... do.... 2,123 4,127 1,955 1,252 1,901 3,588 1,837 1,099 2,256 4,254 1,971 1,413 2,230 4,251 2,054 1,380 1-2,343 1-4,274 r2,155 rl,485 2,149 3,842 2,092 1,273 do. 50,729 51,425 53,298 53,741 r54,786 54,811 do. do. 0.. .do. .do. 27,633 1,263 4,603 2,811 28,211 1,280 4,741 2,898 29,643 1,422 4,571 3,061 29,573 1,402 4,643 2,968 r30,336 rl,38l r4,728 r3,094 30,149 1,374 4,752 3,076 „ .do. .do. .do. do. 4,749 3,601 6,801 9kk 4,740 3,503 7,148 926 5,276 3,737 7,346 1,084 5,248 3,764 7,275 1,103 r5,422 r3,943 r7,2A4 rl,158 ,284 ,964 ,568 ,097 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Apr. 53,163 29,606 1,402 4,852 3,015 .......mil. do. do. .do. do. .. July MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1968 1969 ITEM June July Apr. May mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... .do. 0.. do.... do.... 23,096 7,499 399 1,804 23,214 7,754 408 1,867 2,056 3,881 1,824 1,210 23,655 7,755 421 1,758 2,226 3,913 1,988 1,333 24,168 7,869 439 1,751 2,241 4,063 2,067 1,335 r24,650 r8,085 r422 rl,771 r2,259 r4,095 r2,103 rl,4Q3 .do.... do.... do.... do.... 85,775 55,756 30,019 85,314 55,128 30,186 85,829 91,779 59,973 31,806 91,018 92,808 6o,S05 32,003 92,139 r92,509 r60,863 r31,646 r92,215 .do.... do.... do..., do.... 55,442 1,957 7,506 5,963 55,461 1,997 7,255 6,077 59,426 2,391 7,682 6,267 60,222 2,390 7,764 6,305 r60,479 r2,431 7,798 r6,358 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products .do.... do.... .do.... do.... 11,107 8,352 13,603 2,042 11,132 8,463 13,494 2,056 11,946 8,762 14,482 2,345 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total. .A Nondurable goods industries, total. do.... do.... do.... do..„. do.... do.... do.... do.... do do.... do.... 30,140 7,262 2,278 3,440 2,326 5,664 2,021 1,693 31,592 7,293 2,203 3,581 2,439 6,255 2,061 1,811 rl2,294 r8,913 r!4,714 r2,387 r31,736 r7,4l8 r2,211 r3,539 r2,448 r6,332 r2,079 1,808 52,469 28,866 23,603 30,368 7,376 2,276 3,392 2,338 5,708 2,047 1,704 46,738 24,951 21,787 12,149 8,957 14,689 2,339 31,917 7,416 2,209 3,565 2,458 6,336 2,077 1,837 56,010 31,896 24,1U 54,204 30,175 24,029 r56,743 r31,544 r25,199 49,850 50,181 54,635 54,133 r53,86l 30,944 4,806 3,158 5,650 3,928 7,695 29,998 4,772 3,119 5,579 3,710 7,228 23,691 6,637 17,054 24,135 6,634 17,501 r29,171 r4,825 r3,157 r5,627 r3,664 r6,341 r24,690 r6,748 rl7,942 GENERA! BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIFMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group:. Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals • Fabricated metal products do 2,045 3,966 1,911 1,182 June NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY AD JUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery , Transportation equipment do.... do.... .do.... do.... do.... do.... 26,701 3,867 2,824 4,810 3,725 6,259 Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders do.... do.... do.... 23,149 6,271 16,878 26,925 3,859 2,755 4,923 3,476 6,749 23,256 6,304 16,952 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.),, TOTAL do Durable goods industries, total do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL do By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 2j • do.... Primary metals do.... Fabricated metal products do.... Machinery, except electrical do.... Electrical machinery do.... Transportation equipment do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $.. Private, total do.... Residential (nonfarm) do.... New housing units do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ do.... Industrial do.... Commercial do.... Public, total do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $.. Private, total do.... Residential (nonfarm) do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 2/. do.... Industrial. do.... Commercial do.... Public, total .do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1957-59=100.. 83,861 80,706 3,155 84,048 83,220 80,044 3,176 82,806 89,796 86,621 3,175 89,603 89,595 86,407 3,188 89,986 r88,847 r85,631 r3,2!6 r89,058 80,970 6,586 8,895 14,225 12,829 32,767 3,078 79,684 5,704 8,752 14,408 12,803 32,368 3,122 86,461 6,848 9,854 15,783 13,461 34,436 3,142 86,878 6,975 10,002 16,113 13,408 34,388 3,108 r85,910 r7,073 rlO,066 rl6,334 rl3,127 r33,484 r3,148 7,519 4,963 2,628 2,015 1,523 429 689 2,556 7,714 5,102 2,721 2,075 1,535 417 721 2,612 7,175 4,812 2,405 1,916 1,625 471 720 2,363 r7,762 r5,201 r2,6l7 r2,076 1,742 503 783 r2,56l r8,303 r5,555 r2,827 r2,241 rl,826 r535 r850 r2,748 82.0 55«0 28.2 17.7 4.9 8.1 8I.7 55.0 27.8 17.6 4.8 8.3 26.7 91.2 61.3 31-3 20.2 5.9 9.1 99,9 r90.7 6I.5 30.8 20.6 5.9 9.3 r29*2 r90.9 r6l.6 r30.2 r21.2 r6.1 rlO.O r29=3 132 rl39 139 141 r/ Revised. 2J Includes data for "other industries" not shown 7065 on 1 132- 2/ Except farm and public utilities. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1968 1969 ITEM June CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—Con. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION....................................... .mil. $. Index (seasonally adjusted)...................1957-59=100. Building, total......................................mil. $. July Apr. May June 5,589 160 4,273 5,956 187 4,700 5,895 183 4,682 7,081 210 5,301 7,948.5 3,595.0 4,353.5 1,771.0 2,582.5 8,163.0 3,726.1 4,436.9 1,807.9 2,629.0 8,883.9 3,902.0 4,981.9 2,028.9 2,953.0 ,147.6 ,097.6 ,050.0 ,083.2 ,966.8 6,255 180 4,784 July 6,168 176 4,595 FINANCE Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj.: Total (233 SMSA's).....................................bil. $. New York SMSA.............. . =........................do... Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.).........................do... 6 other leading SMSA's...............................do... 226 other SMSA's.....................................do... 1968 July 9,385. 4,1555,229. 2,164. 3,065. 9,242.7 3,908.6 5,334.1 2,2/^.4 3,089.7 19'69 Aug. May June July Aug. COMMODITY PRICES 1910-14=100. FRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS .......do... Crops...................................... .......do... Commercial vegetables.................... .......do... Cotton................................... .......do... Feed grains and hay...................... .......do... Food grains.............................. Fruit.................................... .......do... .......do...• Tobacco.................................. Livestock and products..................... .......do..'. Dairy products........................... .......do... Meat animals............................. .......do... Poultry and eggs......................... .......do... PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services................. ..do.. Family living items...................... ..do.. Production items......................... ..do.. All caramod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates.. ..do.. PARITY RATIO. .do. 261 223 280 182 157 150 277 567 294 307 364 143 261 225 271 220 147 149 310 574 292 317 353 145 282 237 406 170 173 157 269 585 321 314 419 134 284 231 310 180 173 151 298 585 329 310 437 139 282 224 308 184 170 142 259 592 332 317 426 160 279 220 297 173 167 145 257 607 330 325 422 153 311 337 293 355 74 r311 337 r292 354 74 325 351 306 374 75 326 351 308 375 76 325 352 305 374 75 324 352 304 373 75 r/ Revised. USCOMM—DC—7065 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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