BUSINESS STATISTICS

April 26, 1968

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Index, 1941-43 = 10 120

110

100

90

80

70

PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 i

1965 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.

1966 1967

Index, 1941=43 = 10 120

100

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

Index, 1957-59 = 100 2 5 0

2 0 0

1 5 0

1 0 0

5 0

R A W STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and ail other forms)

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Index, 1957-59 = 100 250

200

1965 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst.

1966 1967 1968 J F M A M J J A S O N D

Million 2.5

Index, 1957-59 = 100

2.0

PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS (Seas, adj., at annual rates)

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1965 1966 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1967 1968

200

180

160

140

120

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index)

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i u 111111 t i l 1965 1966 1967 1968

Data: Federal Reserve Board

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WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES^/.... .....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, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number.

FINANCE:

Currency in circulation _3/......... ................mil. $„ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/....do... Member bank reserve balances _3/.......„ do...

Excess reserves, estimated _3/.. do...

Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $. Savings deposits „. do... Loans and investments (adjusted), total do...

U. S. Government obligations do... Commercial and industrial ioans (gross) do... Real estate loans (gross) .do...

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) _3/..... .percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10,

Industrials , 425 stocks do. . . PRODUCTION:

Bituminous coal _3/ .................thous. sh„ tons. Electric power, by utilities . 0mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses) ..............number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate J3/ ...thous. bbl.

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

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON MILES . . ..............bil.

1967

Apr. 15

97o

5 3

1 1

43 46 23

73 47 189 26 61 27

,866 ,936

289 ,451 ,387 208

914 763 162 226

689 099 396 177 846 0 94

5.41 88.78 94.98

1, 21

179,

8,

2,

864 896 660 589

428 130.3

Apr. 22

97.8

5,885 3,951

218 1,402 1,342 281

43,894 47,024 23,580

478

72,487

46,845 190,843 25,920 62,441

27,111

5.41

91.94 98.62

1,873 22,080

207,764 8,591

2,385 128.0

6,510 4,198

165 1,370 1,288 245

46,153 51,855 25,323

148

76,657

49,120 203,449

27,065 66,513 29,264

6.49 89.66 97.61

1,973 23,579

231,357 9,472

2,885 154.9

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1968

Mar. 30

96.7

Aprc 6

96.7

6,255 4,336

184 1,277 1,200 246

46,358 52,103 25,463

330

76,244 49,006 203,550 27,208 67,013 29,268

6.44 93.47 101.96

1,833 23,510 216,889 9,368

2,885 154.9

14.0

Apr. 13

96.7

6,557 4,549

168

241

46,647 52,570 25,468

453

77,786 48,780 204,886 27,089 67,174 29,328

6.52 95.67 104.37

1,907 23,042 154,024 9,281

2,393 155.3

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1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. a.ily average. j4/ Wednesday datae

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

1966 1967

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b i l . $ . P e r s o n a l c o n s u m p t i o n e x p e n d i t u r e s , t o t a l . . . . . . . . d o . . .

D u r a b l e goods , t o t a l d o . . . A u t o m o b i l e s a n d p a r t s . . . . . . . . d o . . . F u r n i t u r e a n d h o u s e h o l d e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .

N o n d u r a b l e g o o d s , t o t a l . . C l o t h i n g and s h o e s . . . . Food a n d b e v e r a g e s G a s o l i n e a n d o i l

..do.

. .do.

..do.

..do.

Services, total do.

Household operation do„ Hous ing do. Transportation do.

Gross private domestic investment, total do. Fixed investment do. Nonresidential .do. Residential structures . do.

Change in business inventories .do.

Net exports of goods and services ....do. Exports do. Imports do.

Govt, purchases of goods and services, total ....do. Federal do.

Nat iona l defense do. S t a t e and loca l do.

762.1 473.8

70.6 29.6 30.6

210.3 40.8

107.2 16.6

192.9 27.7 68.5 14.0

122.2 103.7 82.8 20.9 18.5

4, 44. 39.

161. 8 1 . 65. 80.

766 480 69 27 31

214 41 109 17

196 27 69 14

110 103 81 21 7

5. 45. 39.

170 87. 70. 83.

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775.1 489.7 72.5 29.7 31.9

217. 43,

110, 17.

200.0 28.1 70.6 14.6

105.1 104.6 81.5 23.1

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5.3 45.1 39.8

175.0 89.5 72.5 85 .4

791 495 72 29 32

218 43 110 17

204 28 71 14

112 108 82 25 3

5 45. 40

178 90. 73. 87.

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220 43 112 17

207 28 73 15

120 111 84 27 9

3 45 42

181 92. 74. 89.

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3

ITEM

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con.

NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT--Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTAL AT ANNUAL RATES--Con. NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $,

Compensation of employees, total do.., Proprietors' income, total do...

Business and professional do. . , Farm . . . do. . .

Rental income of persons do. . . Corp.profits and inventory valuation adj., total..do...

Corporate profits before tax, total do... Corporate profits after tax do...

Net interest „ do...

PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total do... Less: Personal tax and nontax payments do... Equals : Disposable personal income „ do. . .

Less: Personal outlays „ do... Equals : Personal saving 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 . . . „ .... . . 0 0 „ .... „ „ ....... do... .

Transportation equipment „ do.... Instruments and related products do.... Clay, glass, and stone products do.... Lumber and products . do... . Furniture and fixtures do....

Nondurable manufactures „ do. . . . Textile mill products . do„ . . . Apparel products ....„ „ . do.... Leather and products „ . . . . do. . . . Paper and products do....

Printing and publishing do. . . . Chemicals and products do....

Petro leum products ....... . do... . Rubber and plastics products do....

Foods and beverages . . . .. do... . Tobacco products 00 „ do....

MINING do

Coal . . do... .

Crude oil and natural gas . „....do.... Metal mining do....

UTILITIES do

Electric do. . .. BY MARKET GROUPINGS:

Final products, total . do.... Cons umer goods do... . Automotive and home goods do. . . .

Automotive products do... . Autos do... . Auto parts and allied products do....

Apparel and staples do.... Equipment, including defense do. . . .

Business equipment do....

Materials „. do... . Durable goods materials do.... Nondurable materials do....

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE

NEW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS:

Advance planning (ENR) 1/ mil. $.. j 5,401 | 4,781 NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:

Unadjusted: Total, incl. farm (private and public) thous.. I 63.2 I 92.9

Privately owned . „ . do.... 61.4 | 91.5

Total nonfarm (private and public) „ .....do.... 62.0 I 90.7 Privately owned do!.'.'. [ 6o!2 | 89.*2

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:

Total, incl. farm (private only) .......do.... I 1.149 I 1,094 Total nonfarm (private only) do.... | 1,132 I 1,067

r/ Revised, _p_/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for Mar. 1967 and Feb. 1968 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks 9392

634.1 450.2 58.6 43.4

15.1

19.6 84.6 83.9 49.3 21.1

601.6 79.6

522.0 487.4 34.6

1967~

Feb.

156.6

158 162

131 165 186

157 183 136

115 170

152 138 147 103 152

146

200

127 191 132 120

122

115 119 1420

180. 186.

157. 146. 152.

135. 120.

155. 144. 180. 186.

155.

151. 160.

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459 57 43 14

19 78 79 46 21

612. 80.

532.

493. 38.

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9 2

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641.6

463.4 57o8 43.4 14.3

20,0 78.3 78.9 46.5 22.1

619.1 79.1

540.0 504.0 36.0

Mar.

156.4

158 162

129 162 184

162

185 134 117 166

152

138 143 101

152

147 201

130 188 132 116

121

115 118. 143.

181. 188.

157. 146.

155. 144. 136.

155. 143. 179. 184.

155. 151. 159.

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177 186

143 125 170

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r669.3 483.6 59.3 44.1 15.2

20.4 r82.7 r85.1 r50.1 23.3

642.5 84.7 557.9 516.2 41.6

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161.2

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rl67 rl37 rl62 rl83

rl75 rl86 rl40 rll8

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rl57 rl47 145 109 154

rl43 r211 rl34 206

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Feb.

rl6l.5

rl62.9 rl67.3 137.3

rl63.8 183.4

rl75.8

185.1 rl36.5 121.7 172.6

rl57.4 148.7

rl46.1 210.6 134.8

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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

ITEM

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE--Con,

NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS ( 1 2 , 0 0 0 p e r m i t - i s s u i n g p l a c e s ) :

S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a t a n n u a l r a t e s : T o t a 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s

One-family structures ...... do.. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: American Appraisal Co., The:

Average, 30 cities ......................... 1913=100 Atlanta .do. . New York ............ ............................. do.. San Francisco .................... ................ do.. St. Louis ........................................do„.

FINANCE

SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS:

Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody's Dividends per share, annual rate, composite ...do 11a

Industrials do Public utilities ............................... do Rai 1 roads ..,,., do N. Y. banks .................................... do

Fire insurance companies . .... ......... ......... do Price per share, end of mo., composite ...........do

Industrials .................................... do Public utilities .do Railroads . do

Yields, composite .perce:

Industrials .do Public utilities . . .do Railroads , do N. Y. banks .................................... do. Fire insurance companies ....................... do

894 551

891 970 997 890 883

8 . 3 0 9 . 1 6 4 . 2 0 4 . 6 3 5 . 2 8 7 . 8 1

2 3 3 . 2 3 2 6 7 . 3 5 1 0 5 . 1 8

9 2 . 5 6 3 . 5 6 3 . 4 3 3 . 9 9 5 . 0 0 3 . 9 4 3 . 1 7

1967

Mar .

928 558

891 970 997 890 883

8 . 3 2 9 . 1 7 4 . 2 7 4 , 6 3 5 . 2 8 7 , 8 1

2 4 2 . 0 2 2 7 8 . 9 0 1 0 6 . 8 1

9 3 . 5 2 3 . 4 4 3 . 2 9 4 . 0 0 4 . 9 5 3 . 8 4 3 . 2 8

1 ,323 702

932 1 ,025 1 , 0 2 6

937 919

8 . 3 0 8 . 9 5 4 . 4 4 4 „ 5 5 5 . 5 7 7 . 9 5

2 5 6 . 3 0 3 0 9 . 1 9

9 8 . 1 9 9 0 . 8 6

3 . 2 4 2 . 8 9 4 . 5 2 5 . 0 1 4 . 0 6 3 . 7 8

, 1 0 2 630

937 1 , 0 3 3 1 , 0 4 4

941 923

8 . 4 1 9 . 1 2 4 . 4 4 4 . 5 5 5 . 5 7 7 . 9 5

2 4 7 . 2 6 2 9 4 . 1 8

9 7 . 7 5 8 8 . 5 9

3 . 4 0 3 . 1 0 4 . 5 4 5 . 1 4 3 . 9 3 3 . 6 3

1968

F e b .

rl

1 1

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938 ,033 ,044

943 923

8 . 4 2 9 . 1 2 4 . 4 5 4 . 5 2 5 . 6 9 8 . 0 8

2 4 1 . 1 4 2 8 6 . 9 9

9 7 . 1 5 8 5 . 8 0

3 . 4 9 3 . 1 8 4 . 5 8 5 . 2 7 3 . 7 7 3.9.9

Mar0

1 ,362 706

940 1 ,047 1 , 0 4 4

943 923

8 . 4 2 9 . 1 2 4 . 4 6 4 . 5 2 5 . 6 9 8 . 0 8

2 4 2 . 7 7 2 9 0 . 9 6

92„66 8 6 . 7 5

3 . 4 7 3 . 1 3 4 . 8 1 5 . 2 1 3 . 8 6 4 . 1 1

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