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A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION
BUSINESS STATISTICS
A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
APRIL 10. 1970 U.S. D€PARTMINT OF GOMMERGl/OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS
1957-59 = 100 250
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. sea. a d j . index)
180 1967
Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1968
Monthly
_l L J I I l _ J _ J — l _ J
\957-59-}QQ 1 270
260
250
240
230
1969
Weekly
_ l _ J _ _ L - L _ l _ L j JLJ L J L
-j 210
200 1969 1970 J F M A M J J A S O N D
Biiii(
60
45
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted)
A / Shipments
(left scale)
L t l - U - j J - O - L I l l i l l-JL-U
Billion $
Book value, end of month
I I I i I I I j X-LJ-I I I I M I I.
100
90
80
70
wo/ i: Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
1957-59 = 100 120
115
110
105
100
95
WHOLESALE PRICES All Commodities
V industrial Commodities
. A J 1 - / V \ A / • Farm Products \
i
i i i L I M i i i i i i i i i I i i
1967 1968 Data: Federal Reserve Board
!°*9 1970
Billion $
100
80
60
40
NEW CONSTRUCTION ~ (Seas, ad j . , a t annua l rates)
Total Put in Place (left scale)
_ Private Residential, Nonfarm j
( r ight scale) \ !
i i _L1_L.-1.L I L I 1 L I I.JLO. I . J _ L 1 1 i 1 M 1 1 1 1 • 1 1 1 1 1 i 1
Billic
-
1 ! 1 1 1 i 1 ' ! 1 !
H 80
H 60
40
20
1967 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
1969 1970
Billion $ 11.0
30.0
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID (seasonally adjusted)
1967 1968 Data: Federal Reserve Board
1969 1970
* Ava i lab le only wi th subscript ion to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement
provides selected week ly and monthly da ta subsequent to those publ ished in the latest monthly SURVEY
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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
ITEM
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/....... . 1957-59=100.
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES.. Nondurable goods stores.
..mil. o.oo.odOo
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs ...... thous „ INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs. „...„„.„ ......do... State programs (50 States, Do Co, and Puerto Rico)....do...
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)...number.
FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/'. •. 0 0 .mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...do... Member bank reserve balances 3/ T....do... Excess reserves, estimated 3/ ...... do...
Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: k/ Demand deposits, adjusted „00 mil. $., Savings deposits .......„.0o.oo • do.... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total do...,
U.S. Government obligations do..., Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do..., Real estate loans (gross) „ do...,
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)|TAs19M.-Lj.3=lQ.,
I n d u s t r i a l s , 1*25 s t o c k s . 0 u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . , . , PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal 3/.. . ..... 0. „ thous. sh. tons., Electric power, by utilities„ ................ .mil. kw.-hr., Motor vehicles (passenger cars)..................0number., Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/...........thous. bbl.,
Steel, raw...ooo»..o........ Index of production.......
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES.
.......thous. sh. tons.
...........1957-59=100.
1969
Mar. 29
10l*.l*
6,627 U,36l
158 1,278 1,200 189
1*9,1*71 58,325 26,622 -138
79,696 1*8,8l5
221*, 818 21*, 739 75,103 32,709
7.23 100.39 109.55
1,91*0 26,11*1*
182,533 9,085
2,826 151.7
35-2
Apr. 5
10l*.l
7,007 li,82|0
171 1,271* 1,197
168
l*9,5ll* 58,1*29 26,71*3
309
75,269 32,627
7.23 100.78 110.06
1,857 25,525
ll*2,225 9,185
2,828 151.8
1U.U
1970
Mar. 1U
115 .1
6,1*50 l* ,5n
239 1,927 1,808
237
52,319 60,832 27,210
1*2
78,1*91* 1*5,790
226,670 22,117 78,51*1 33,1*03
8.1U 88.69 96.97
1,861). 28,21*5
162,551* 9,60U
2,658 11*2.7
15 .0
Mar. 21
111*. 9
6,517 i*,573
231* 1,925 1,789
228
52,508 61,1*51 27,618
-9
77,370 1*5,91*8 226,786 21,916 79,271* 33,1*1*1
8.20 87.51* 95.71*
1,889 28,1*88
159,31*1 9,619
2,678 11*3*8
11*. 9
Mar. 28
lll*.5
6,920 1*,886
237
192
52,1*59 61,601 27,1*50
71
80,601* 1*5,990 226,917 21,701 78,910 33,1*1*7
8.22 89.77 98.22
1,900 27,559
127,723 9$^26
2,720 11*6.0
15.0
Apr, k
113.9
206
52,563 61,985 27,723
262
8.18 90.07 98.55
130,695
2,695 11*1*. 7
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 1*/ Wednesday data.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
ITEM 1969
Jan. Feb. Nov.
1970
Jan. Feb.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. mil. Durable goods industries, total 1/ . do, Stone, clay, and glass products do, Primary metals 0 do, Fabricated metal products. „ „ do,
Machinery, except electrical do, Electrical machinery. do, Transportation equipment do, Instruments and related products „do,
Nondurable goods industries, total l/„ do, Food and kindred products no.................* ..do, Tobacco products do, Textile mill products. .do,
Paper and a l l i e d p roduc t s do, Chemicals and a l l i e d p roduc t s do. Petroleum and coal p roduc t s do t
Rubber and p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s . do.
SEASONALLY .ADJUSTED, TOTAL.. u do. By i n d u s t r y group:
Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1 / do. Stone, c l ay , and g l a s s p roduc t s do< Primary meta ls „ „ „ 0 do. F a b r i c a t e d metal p roduc t s do.
Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l „ do. E l e c t r i c a l machinery do. T ranspo r t a t i on equipment „ do. Ins t ruments and r e l a t e d p roduc t s „ do.
1*9,1*52 27,331
1,198 1*,329 2,657
l*,7l*5 3,362 7,192
967
22,121 7,327
376 1,626
2,070 3,71*9 1,855 1,227
£2,301
29,325 1,1*11* 1*,508 2,961
5,222 3,620 7,281* 1,089
53,933 30,287 1,295 l*,7l*l 3,009
5,513 3,728 7,71*1 1,056
23>6h6 7,61*1* 399
1,752
2,219 3,995 1,91*9 1,31*1*
53,302
29,9lU 1,1*51* 1*,585 3,031
5,352 3,685 7,1*63 1,083
55,833 30,891
1,1*50 1*,81*9 3,133
5,237 3,81*7 8,236 1,201*
21*, 91*2 8,383
1*38 1,81*7
2,278 1*,036 2,11*2 1,1*05
55,988
30,9hh 1,1*59 5,013 3,180
5,1*71 3,739 7,920 1,186
53,911* 30,067 1,335 l*,65l 3,11*2
5,319 3,699 8,050 1,213
23,81*7 8,1*11* 1*31
1,61*7
2,187 3,670 2,128 1,317
55,277
30,201 1,1*85 l*,9l*5 3,259
5,228 3,609 7,593 1,11*2
r5l,555 r27,886
r l , 2 5 0 rl*,931 r2 ,969
r5 ,017 r3 ,319 r6 ,668
1,035
r23 ,669 r8 ,088
rial* r l , 6 2 6
r2,239 r3,797 r2,l67 rl,390
r55,099
r30,Ol*2 r l , l*75 r5 ,138 r3 ,310
r5,536 r3,57l* r6,825 rl,171
56,186 30,633 1,358 1*,971 3,088
5,776 3,717 7,713 1,11*1*
25,553 8,538
1*05 1,759
2,396 1*,269 2,156 1,521
55,512
30,21*5 1,522 1*,809 3,106
5,612 3,671 7,1*1*1 1,177
vj Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. CORRECTION'FOR 1969 ANNUAL TOTAL AS SHOW IN THE MARCH 1970 .SURVEY, p.s-36: Pulpwood Consumption should read 62,8l3e
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3
ITEM
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEASo ADJ.)—Con.
By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/.....o......„.mil. :
Food and kindred products..........................do. Tobacco products.. 0 do. Textile mill products. ....... do. Paper and allied products....„..„...„. „ . .. do. Chemicals and allied products. „ 0... . do. Petroleum and coal products .................. do. Rubber and plastics products.,.09.„..0..v..,,...,.do,
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH; Book value (unadjusted), total..........oo.... •..do.
Durable goods industries, total........°.............do. Nondurable goods industries, total................... do.
Book value (seasonally adjusted), total................ do. By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total l/« »....<> . .do. Stone, clay, and glass products..................do. Primary metals...................................do. Fabricated metal products........................do. Machinery, except electrical,,»»0 o................ do. Electrical machinery..........................„..do. Transportation equipment do. Instruments and related products................. do.
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/...........„..do. Food and kindred products do. Tobacco products.................................do. Textile mill products do. Paper and allied products .do. Chemicals and allied products....................do. Petroleum and coal products......................do. Rubber and plastics products do.
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do. Durable goods industries, total do. Nondurable goods industries, total. do.
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED),TOTAL do. By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/. do. Primary metals do. Fabricated metal products....................„ do. Machinery, except electrical do. Electrical machinery. do. Transportation equipment do.
Nondurable goods industries, total do. Industries with unfilled orders do. Industries without unfilled orders. do.
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 1/ do. Primary metals do. Fabricated metal products do. Machinery, except electrical. .do. Ele ctrical machinery do. Transportation equipment do.
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.....do.
COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX;
ALL COMMODITIES. 1957-59=100.. Farm products.. do.... Food and feeds, processed .do.... Industrial commodities ...... do....
Chemicals and allied products do... e Fuels and related products, and power do.... Furniture and household durables do.... Hides, skins, and leather products. .do.... Lumber and wood products...........................do.... Machinery and equipment do.... Metals and metal products .do.... Nonmetallic mineral products do.... Pulp, paper, and allied products. • „ do.... Rubber and plastics products „ do.... Textile products and apparel do.... Transportation equipment Dec. .1968 =100.. Miscellaneous products. 1957-59=100..
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1957-^9 =$1.00..
r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown,
731*7
1969
Jan .
23,1*76 7,669
ink 1,790 2,172 3,935 1,891 1,301
89,179 57,789 31,390 88,905
57,879 2,289 7,528 6,289
11,528 8,551
lit, 076 2,2i;0
31,026 7,26k 2,219 3,507 2,1*03 5,977 2,068 1,811
50,638 28?531 22,107 53,119
29,681* U,675 2,755 5,350 3,581 7,1*87
23,1*35 6,1*91*
I6 ,9 l i l
87,126 8U,150
2,976 87,1*69
81;, 1*31 6,h9h 9,908
111, 919 13,170 33,873
3,038
Feb.
Feb,
111.1 105.0 116.3 111.1*
97.8 102.7 105 . h 123 . U ll*l*.5 117.3 115.2 111.2 106.8 100.5 107.2 100.1 112.5
$0,900
23,388 7,621;
1*15 1,71*0 2,201 3,980 1,9U9 1,328
90,158 58,568 31,590 89,556
58,282 2,372 7,551* 6,129
11,738 8,592
lit, 186 2,2Y5
31,271* 7,21*8 2,203 3,531* 2,1*19 6,088 2,076 1,831
51*,85o 31,125 23,725 53,901
30,1*82 1*,666 2,81*1 5,626 3,767 7,81*2
23,1*19 6,501*
16,915
88,Ola 81*, 988 3,053
88,061*
81*,99l* 6,575 9,716
15,193 13,251 31*, 251 3,070
Nov.
25,01*1; 8,390
1*36 1,771* 2,292 1*,255 2,155 1,1*1*9
9U,755 62,570 32,185 95,1*16
63,076 2,1*71 8,009 6,550
13,080 9,327
15,388 2,1*31*
32,31*0 7,302 2,233 3,1*1*7 2,611* 6,566 2,197 1,871
55,271* 30,331* 2hs9hO 56,21*2
31,188 l*,75l 3,276 5,1*53 3,619 8,1*29
25,051* 6,853
18 ,201
88,859 85,851;
3,005 89,583
86,530 7,909
10,681; 16,926 13,013 32,200 3,053
1969
Mar.
111,7 106.5 116. k 112.0
98.0 10U.2 105.7 123 . h 11*9.5 117.8 115.8 111.9 107.1* 100.9 107.1 100.0 112.5
$0,895
Dec.
115 .1 111.7 122.6 111*. 6
98.8 106 .1 107.2 126.5 122.5 121.9 123.8 l l l* .5 109-5 iol*.5 109.2 102.7 117.0
$0,869
Dec.
25,076 8,621;
1*38 1,71*5 2,283 1,110 2,11*0 1,365
95,1*75 63,106 32,369 96,906
63,550 2,U83 8,052 6,613
13,180 9,31*6
15,561 2,1*76
32,355 7,230 2,200 3,501 2,632 6,631* 2,271 1,888
53,1*21; 29,612 23,812 55,362
30,296 h,l60 3,381* 5,51*8 1;,110 6,996 25,067 6,80k
18,263
88,1*12 85,1*1*5 2,967
89,711*
86,668 7,726
10,85)4 17,2U3 13,512 31,60^
3,0h6
1970
Jan.
r25,057 r8,U52
rl;56 rl,779 r2,35l r3,986 r2,206 rl,l*7l*
r96,271 r63,702 r32,569 r96,062
r63,835 r2,506 r8,10l* r6,660
rl3,2l*l r9,hP7
rl5,636 r2,l;81*
r32,227 r7,200 2,165 r3,l*55 r2,66l r6,55l r2,320 rl,911*
r5l,285 r27,695 r23,590 r53,868
r28,909 rl*,787 r3,02l* r5,390 r3,667 r6,l*ll*
r2l;,959 r6,799
rl8,l60
r88,ll*6 r85,258 r2,888
r88,l*88
r85,539 r7,375
rl0,569 rl7,099 rl3,606 r31,192 r2,9k9
1970
Jan.
116.0 112.5 125 .1 115 .1
99. 105. 107. 126. 121.1 122. 121;. 116. 1 1 1 . 101;. 109.5 102.9 117.U
Feb.
116.1; 113.7 125.2 115.5
99.6 106. U 107.9 126.7 120.2 122.8 126 .1 116.9 111.8 101*. 6 109.1* 102.9 117.5
$0,859
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
ITEM
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT BT PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL......... a.. .rail, $.. Private, total.........................................-do.... Residential (noni arm) „..„*..=, c c .„.<,..-. 0 . . , . < > « . , « , » . < , . . . . - , . < » d o
NeW h O l l S i n g t t r i l t S o 3 0 o o n o . . o . o . ! > a . » a o o . . . o o . . . . * o o . . . C l O o a . .
Nonresidential buildings5 total l/„* .*...... <>...-. ..«. .>do,, „. IndUStrial .. o. ... <»••.. o....... •"....*. a. •..•••.•o....dO....
Commercial a . . . < > o . 0 0 o <> e o o . . • . . a o o . o . . . a ° » . o . e . = > o o . , 0 . d o . , . . P u b l i c , t o t a l o o o , . . . . « « , o e e a . . o . o o . o c o . . o c . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . d O . . . .
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL............o........... ..o............ .bil. $..
Private, total„... o o... 0 .«.. o.... o ...». o.. o.*.<» o .......• do.... Residential (nonf'arm) .«,,........os....a................ do.... Nonresidential buildings, total V • iio«»«'
I n d U S t r i a l . . . . . . . o o . o . . . o . 0 . . O . O O O . O 0 0 . O . . . . « . . . . O . . d 0 . o o a
C o m m e r e i a l , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . • .Public , t o t a l . . . . . . . . o . . o . . . o o . . . . . o o o . . o. o. o . . o. o . . . o o. d o . . . .
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXESs DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE C O M P O S I T E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 5 7 - 5 9 = 1 0 0 . .
FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AMD INTERMEDIATE-TERM):
To ta l outs tanding. , end of month. . . o . o . . . . o o o . . . o . » . . o .m i l . $ . . I n s t a l l m e n t c r e d i t , t o t a l . • . . . . . . . . . . < > . • • » . . . . . . . » . . . . d o . . . .
I n s t a l l m e n t c r e d i t , extended and repaid? Unadjusteds
Extended, t o t a l . . . . . „... „ . . . . . „ . . a . . . . . . . « . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Repaid, t o t a l , * * s t s B s = s s s = * r * * * - d o . , . .
Seasona l ly ad jus ted? Extended, t o t a l . . . • • . . « . e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . • . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Repaid, t o t a l , d o . . . .
SECURITY MARKETS? STOCKS?
Pr ices? Dow-Jones averages {6% s t ocks ) „ . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I n d u s t r i a l (30 s t o c k s ) . . , . . . « . . . . . . » . . < , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pub l ic u t i l i t y ( l 5 s t o c k s ) . „ . . . • . . „ . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (20 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1969
J a n .
6 ,201 U5325 <-}•*-J ~>
1,723 1,519
li63 678
1,876
92.0 62.9 3 1 . 1 21.9
6.8 10 .0 29 .1
137
112,117 89,1*92
7,557 7,955
8,371 75730
337.6U 93U.99 135.62 268.78
Feb.
5,881,. li,028 !
l ,9 l ;0 15562 1,24-53
1*37 6U7
1,856
92 .1 62 .6 31 .h 21.5
6 .3 9.9
29.5
7,9U7 5,563 2,562 1,981. 2,076
569 982
2,381].
89.8 62 ,.8 29.8 22 .8
6.6 10.2
r 2 7 . 0
137
111,569 89,380
6,971 7,083
8.U.U 7,616
337o85 931,29 136.89 269.75
Nov.
lUl.
119,378 96, L.78
8,173 7S5U5
8,632 8,012
281.02 810..09 116.Ok 195oU7
Dec.
r7,00h r5,l52 r2,329 rl,797 1,91*2
575 889
1,852
r90 .2 r62„li r 2 9 . 5 22.6 6.1*
10.3 r27.8
1U5
122,1*69 98,169
10,096 8,1*05
8,3L*i* 7,929
259.88 789.22 108.36 175.32
1970
Jan.
r6 ,086 1 rl*,312 r l , 9 5 6 rl , l*95 r l , 6 2 3
rl*38 r750
r l ,77l*
r90 8 6 r 6 2 . 6 r28 .6 r23 .3 r6.h
r l l . O r27 .9
5,683 1*,115 1,73)!. 1,293 19663
li26 779
1,568
91-7 63c3 28 .1 21*.5
6.2 12 .0 28.1*
11*5
121,07k 97,1*02
7,1*90 8,257
8,521 8,11*1
258.36 782.96 109.1*2 173o61*
Feb.
11*6
120,077 96,892
7,106 7,616
8,625 8,207
-x-251.63 #756.21 #108.87 #169.83
r / Revised. 1 / Except farm and p u b l i c 116.1*5j t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , 17k .32 . USC0MM—DC—73l'7
u t i l i t i e s . # Stock p r i c e averages f o r March 1970s 6^ s t o c k s , 260„36j i n d u s t r i a l , 777»62j p u b l i c u t i l i t y ,
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