BUSINESS STATISTICS

September 6. 1968

A WEEKLY

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Index, 1941-43 = 10 120

100

1965 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.

1966

index, 1941-43 =

1967 1968 j F M A M J J A S O N D

Thousands 1,400

MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (cars, trucks coaches; U.S. plants)

Monthly

1965 Data- Automobile Mfrs. Assn.

1966 1967 1968

Thousands 350

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

Biiiion Dollars

8.0

7..0

6.0

5.0

4.0 h

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID (Seasonally adjusted)

Extended

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1965 1966 Data: Ferisral Reserve Soarii

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1967 1968

index, 1910-14=100 375

350

325

300

275

250

225

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

Pikes Paid (incl, interest, taxes, and w a g e rates;

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Prices Received

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1965 1966 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

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1967 1968

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ITEM

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/. , . 1957-59=100 •.

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES ......... mil. $.. Nondurable goods stores .. .do.. *.

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs ..........thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs .do.... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do....

FAILURES, INDUSTo AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).'.number..

FINANCE: Currency in circulation 2 A • • • • mil. $• • Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 2/....do,... Member bank reserve balances 2/ ..............o......do....

Excess reserves, estimated 2/ .....................do....

Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: ij Demand deposits, adjusted .mil. $.. Savings deposits „ .do... „ Loans and investments (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) 2/......percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) jjc .1941-43=10..

Industrials, 425 stocks .do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 2/ « • thous. sh. tons.. Electric power by utilities .mil. kw-.-hr.. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 2 / thous. bbl..

Steel, raw .thous. sh. tons.. Index of production 1957-59=100..

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON MILES bil..

1967

Aug..26

97.0

5,937 4,060

16.1 1,057 995 260

45,020 AS, 23d 23,763

473

72,049 43,065 193,668 25,652 62,605 28,112

5.93 93.61 101.17

1,826 24,1*2

115,950 9,401

2,401 128.9

13.8

Sept. 2

6,247 4,345

163 990 931 260

44-, 918 47,651 23,475

260

73,321 47,957 194,309 26,903 62,189 28,094

5.96 93.07

100.52

1,847 23,331

177,106 9,434

2,428 130.3

H o

1968

Aug. 10

93.3

6,385 4,324

222 1,091 1,021

154

47,976 54,971 26,246

368

75,898 48,288 211,828 26,897 69,000 30,466

6.40 *97.25

*105.79

1,877 28,659 26,213 9,234

2,068 111.0

14.0

Aug. 17

93.3

6,452 4,366

160 1,065

994 190

48,289 54,820 25,335

316

75,918 48,283

212,283 27,037 68,787' 30,589

6.36 *98.53

*107.28

1,892 26,799 56,160 9,227

2,032 109.1

14.5

Aug. 24

93,9

6,456 4,408

149

" " l 3 5

48,252 55,457 26,225

503

75,659 .48,296

213,124 27,747 68,655 30,666

6.34 *98.96

*107.70

1,399 28,950 76,756 9,217

1,963 105,4

14.2

Aug. 31

94.1

1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 2/ Daily average, ij Wednesday data. * Tuesday averages.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

43,190 54,794 25,723

140

6.33 *98.81

*107.58

137,899

1,948 104.6

ITEM 1967

-July Aug.

1968

May June July Aug

COMMODITY PRICES

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS.. .1910-14=100., Crops o do....

Commercial vegetables do.... Cotton do....

Feed grains and hay do.... Food grains do.... Fruit o do.... Tobacco ». .do....

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 commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates ..do....

PARITY RATIO do

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F. W. Dodge Co.): TOTAL VALUATION mil. $..

Index (seasonally adjusted) 1957-59=100.. Building, total mil. $..

FINANCE MONEY AND INTEREST RATES:

Federal intermediate credit bank loans. percent. . Federal land bank loans . d o . . . .

6074

256 221 307 177

179 167 190 557

285 292 358 132

303 324 289 344

74

4,879 149

3,577

5.63 6.00

255 221 257 186

167 169 255 555

283 301 353 128

303 323 289 342

75

5,104 165

3,759

5.62 6.00

260 235 333 179

166 167 303 563

281 305 348 124

310 335 293 354

73

6,170 172

4,770

6.37 6.75

259 229 292 176

163 156 302 563

285 300 354 134

311 335 293 354

73

5,539 160

4,273

6.47 6.92

260 221 288 170

157 150 266 563

294 307 364 142

311 336 293 355

73

5,956 187

4,700

6.57 6.96

261 226 270 219

147 149 308 576

291 315 353 144

310 337 291 354

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

ITEM 1967

June j July

1968

Apr, May June July

FINANCE—Con.

CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of mo mil.

Installment credit, total ................ .do. Automobile paper .... «... < do. Other consumer goods paper ......... ... do. Repair and modernization loans .do. Personal loans ....... .do.

By type of holder-; Financial institutions, total .do.

Commercial banks do. Sales finance companies .. .do. Credit unions do.

Consumer finance companies do. Other ....••• do.

Retail outlets, total do. Automobile dealers do.

Noninstallment credit, total do. Single-payment loans, total do. Commercial banks *.... .do. Other financial institutions do.

Charge accounts, total do.... Credit cards do....

Service credit do.... Installment credit extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total do....

Automobile paper do.... Other consumer goods paper 5, c. a c c . 5 3, e.,.- c e.,.. .dos... All other do....

Repaid, total .do.... Automobile paper do.... Other consumer goods paper do.... All other do....

Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total do....

Automobile paper do.... Other consumer goods paper do.... All other do....

Repaid, total do.... Automobile paper do.... Other consumer goods paper do.... All other .do....

LIFE INSURANCE: Life Insurance Agency Management Association: Insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value, estimated total mil. $..

Ordinary do.... Group and mass-marketed ordinary do.... Industrial do....

Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annual rates, seasonally adjusted:

Total (233 SMSA's) ratio of debits to deposits.. New York SMSA do

Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do. 6 other leading SMSA's do. 226 other SMSA's do.

FOREIGN TRADE

EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL mil. Excl. Department of Defense shipments do. Seasonally adjusted do.

GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted .

.do.

.do.

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION SCHEDULED AIRLINES (DOMESTIC TRUNK), OPERATING RESULTS: Miles flown (revenue) millions. Express and freight ton-miles flown do... Mail ton-miles flown do... Passengers orginated (revenue) do... Passenger-miles flown (revenue) billions.

HOTELS: Average sale per occupied room dollars. Rooms occupied % of total. Restaurant sales index. .same mo. 1951=100.

r/ Revised. 6074

9 M 1 3 75,051 31,208 19,580 3,696

20,567

66,452 32,966 16,721

8,826

5,995 1,944 8,599

502

19,762 8,077 6,902 1,175

6,334 965

5,351

7,458 2,678 2,155 2,625

6,697 2,322 2,017 2,358

6,823 2,338 2,081 2,404

6,531 2,281 1,995 2,255

11,370 8,140 2,644

586

56.5 120.0

40 .1 53.4 34 .4

2 ,667 .8 2,618.5 2 ,577 .1

2,269.6 2 ,227 .1

105.4 117.4 28.9 9.2 6.7

11.06 63

123

95,115 75,348 31,364 19,607 3 ,711

20,666

66,781 33,235 16,747 8,864

6,009 1,926 8,567 506

19,767 8,100 6,927 1,173

6,346 1,024 5,321

6,859 2,396 2 ,071 2,392

6,562 2,240 2,044 2,278

6,776 2,266 2,147 2,363

6,551 2,228 2,074 2,249

9,732 7,201 1,956

575

56 .8 119.8

40.7 55.5 34 .5

2,419.3 2 ,376.9 2 ,584.6

2 127.4 2^208^5

110.5 100.3

27 .8

6 .8

9.93 55

109

99,14.2 78,345 31,766 20,802 3,649

22,128

69,332 34,908 16,790 9,3H

6,336 1,987 9,013

522

20,797 8,488 7,246 1,242

6,559 1,069 5,750

7,694 2,789 2,280 2,625

6,930 2,403 2,170 2,357

7,342 2,517 2,354 2 ,471

6,800 2,339 2,159 2,302

11,786 8,796 2,433

557

59. 126.

42. 57. 36 .

2,983.4 2,944.2 2,888.5

2 755.3 2^640.'5

120, 122.

43 . 9. 6.

11 .64 63

117

100,275 79,270 32,240 20,953 3,699

22,378

70 ,231 35,450 16,892

9,475

6 ,361 2,053 9,039

531

21,005 8,508 7,242 1,266

6,830 1,092 5,667

7,883 2,875 2,334 2,674

6,958 2 ,401 2,183 2,374

7,479 2,578 2,319 2,582

6,869 2,343 2,159 2,367

12,450 9,149 2 ,698

603

61 .0 129.5

43 .0 58.8 3 6 . 1

2 , 9 6 8 . 1 2 ,944 .4 2 ,719 .7

2 814.6 2^751^9

123.7 136.0

44 .5 8.8 6.3

11.14 63

134

101,467 80,363 32 ,774 21,176 3,727

22,686

71,272 35,980 17,095

9 ,671

6,470 2,056 9 ,091

540

21,104 8,519 7,259 1,260

6,912 1,144 5,673

7,693 2 ,761 2,302 2,630

6,600 2,227 2,079 2,294

7,516 2,574 2,364 2,578

6,884 2,337 2,183 2,364

11,416 8,336 2,530

550

62. 131.

43 . 59-36.

2 ,731 .2 2 ,681 .5 2 ,759 .3

r 2 6'-8.8 r2^839'.3

11.94 63

125

102,437 81,308 33,253 21,356 3 ,769

22,930

72,199 3 6 , 5 2 1 17,265 9,787

6,552 2,074 9,109

549

21 ,131 8,543 7,279 1,264

6,955 1,227 5,633

8,206 2,986 2,396 2 ,824

7 ,261 2,507 2,216 2,538

7,683 2,669 2,363 2 ,651

7 ,001 2,405 2,185 2 ,411

11,407 8,342 2,542

523

64.3 14-0.3

43-7 59.9 37.0

2,699.5 2 ,640.5 2 ,803 .0

2 812.0 2,664!4

10.63 58

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

ITEM 196?

June Jul-' Apr, May Jims

CHEMICALS AMD ALLIED PRODUCTS

ORGANIC CHHMICAIS, PRODUCTION: Acetic anhydride .«,..«.o.oo«o.oo<.cUo*,,<,o „ Acetysalicylic acid (aspirin) ,, 0,, a., „ ... c „ 0 Creosote oil «.«.ooo*o»oo*..oo»'.«P«

DDT . „ . . . . . e . . - ; ; . ' . . ' . » . . c'c n a , . , = . ' „ o . c ' . - , ' . ; . Ethyl acetate ($5%) .................... Formaldehyde (37$ HCHO) Glycerin,, refined, all grades: Production Stocksj end of month .................

Methanol , synthetic and natural ......... Phthalic anhydride .....«...*,..„.......

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS!

s 0 0 » 0 e 0

0 0 0 * 0 0 ..

a 0 » » 0 • .

« • • > • < : » c

. . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

« . . . . . . . . . . . . .

OBACCO

0 » e c 0 0 .

e 0 * « . 0 •

. „„ m i l . l b d o . ,

. . . m i l . g a l ...V.mil. l b . . . . . . . d o . . . . . . . . . d o . .

, . „ . . . , d o . « . . . . . . . d o . . „ . . m i l . g a l . . . . m i l . l b

. . m i l . b b l . . . . . . . d o . . . . . . . . . d o . .

Production ...........•,<,„.....„..00... Taxable withdrawals .................. Stocks, end of month

Rice s, California: Receipts, domestic, rough .„....., .................«.mil. lb. Shipments from mills, milled rice do... Stocks, rough and cleaned (cleaned basis), end of mo....do...

VEGETABLE OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS: Corn oil: Production, crude ............... •«.., *.......... • .mil. lb.

Cottonseed cake and meal: Production .................................. thous. sh„ tons. Stocks (at oil mills), end of month .............t.t..do...

Cottonseed oil: Production, crude .................................mil. lb.

Lindseed oil: Production, crude (raw) ............................. .do,...

Soybean cake and meal? Production ................................thous. shB tons. Stocks (at oil mills)., end of month ..................do...

Soybean oil: Production, crude .................................mil. lb.

J.'.7 9.5 7.0

14 .2 295.4

2 8 . 1 29 .4 45.7 55*0

11 .21 10 .51 12.83

104 58

135

40.2

67.5 157.8

49.6

3 5 , 4

1,103.6 122 .1

527.9

140 .1 2 . 2 9.2 9*6

1 0 . 1 281.2

26 .8 27.9 41 .9 52 .8

10 .64 9,63

13.03

144 122 113

33.9

44o2 148.4

30.2

7.2

1,061.7 141.3

512.3

123.7 2.7 9.6

10.8 9.5

343»6

28.8 37.5 49.9 60.8

.10.84 9.45

12 .88

206 188 142

39.0

107 c 8 192.4

7 6 . 1

23»4

1,028.9 150 .8

472.8

IQ3 o0 \ 2,2. \ 8.3 I

11.7 13 .6

350.5

27.3 3 2 . 1 47.-5

11.48 10.19 33.17

122 119 106

40.7

73.8 200.5

52.6

24.3

,128.2 123.8

520.5

107 .-6 2,4 1C.7 12.3 12.8

356.3

26.3 29.3 46,5 65*5

11.37 10 .30 33 .31

Ju ly

63

r 3 8 . 8

r-47.8 188.9

r35 = 5

23 ,2

r l , 0 9 8 . 9 151.6

r 5 0 ? . 5

91 80 69

3 M

3 9 . 1 158.0

2 7 . 1

1 ,102.2 136.6

508.0

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