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1967 = 100 150

140

130

120

110

100

ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. sea. a d j . index)

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1968 Data: Edison Electric Inst.

1969 1970

1967=100 150

1971 J F M A M J J A S O N D

Thousands

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION — (Passenger cars) -

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Monthly

1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1

Thousands 350

1968 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn.

1969 1970 1971 J F M A M J J A S O N D

Billion $ 65

60

55

50

Billi

45

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted)

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Shipments

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Book value, end of month

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H 90

H 80

70 1968 1969

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1970 1971

B i l l i o n J

100

60

40

NEW CONSTRUCTION (Seas., adj. , at annual rates)

Total Put in Place (left scale)

Private Residential, Nonfarm

(right scale)

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Billion $

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1968 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1970 1971

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1970

WHOLESALE PRICES PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1967=100.

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores.

•nil. S. ...do...

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, SlaLo |>rograms thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, .all proj-.rams do...

State programs (50 States, D.C., .and Puerto R! co). ...do... FAILURES, LNDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun c. iiradsfeet)..number.

FINANCE: Currency In circulation ^3/.............•*..........mil. $• Federal Reserve bank crcdiL ouLsLanding, total _3/....do... Member bank reserve balances 2J * ..do...

Excess reserves, estimated^/. do...

AsseLs and liabilities of large comiiie-cial. banks: Uj Demand deposits, adjusted •••••ni.l. $. Savings deposits • ..do... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total......-do...

U .S . Government obi i. gal ions do... CommercLal. and industrial loans (;>,ross)... do... Real estate loans (^i.usb) du...

Bond yieLds, domestic corporate (Moody's) ̂ /......percent. Stock prices, >00 stocks (Stand. 6 Poor's) 4/.. 1.941 -43=10.

Industrial, 425 stocks do...

PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3J thous. sh. tons..] ELectric power, by uti.li.ti.es. ....mil., kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate^/ ...thous. bl>l...j

Steel, raw thous. sh. tons. Index of :>roduc t ion 1967=100. .|

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES. .bil.

July 25

~ 112^4 "

6,900

4,655

330 1,940 1,799 250

54,747 64,530 28,373

185

77,755 46,843 233,422 22,221 80,113 33,891

8.82 77.03 84.42

1,749 30,455 56,900

9,344

2,377 97.4

14.5

Aug. 1

"~lf2.cT

6,985 4,675

294 1 ,933 1,787

209

54,488 63,469 28,183

153

79,854 46,344

233,130 23,378 79,342 33,597

8.76 78.04 85.63

1,697 33,311 31,458

9,349

2,406 98.6

14.1

Ju ly 10

108."""

6.998 4,775

336 2,431 2,00/

159

58,671 70,594 30,340

316

82,599 53,510

260,0S7 27,111 82,776

8.14 100.04 110.27

2,343 32,275

131,410 9,645

2,348

96.2

11.3

J. 1971

July 1.7 July 24 Ju ly 31

108.2

7,459 5,04;)

368

2 ,4?5 ] , W i

211

59,182 71,266 30,311.

41

84,824 53,319

257,713 26,614 82,505 35,928

8.14 99.22

109.30

2,130 33,668

133,372 9,608

2,388 97.9

1.3.9

108.5

7,434 4,934

346

177

58,955 71 ,997 30,969

329

83,514 53,299

256,287 26,021 82,220 36,038

8.14 99.28

109.39

1,830 32,921

102,685 9,630

2,314 94.8

12.3

1.08.3

179

58,683 70,641 30,602

76

8.16 97.07

106.94

59,034

l.,96f. 80.6

JL_/ Data do not always cover ca lendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . 3/ Daily average . 4/ Wednesday d a t a .

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

Nondurable goods indjst i r i .es , t o t a l 1 _ / . . . . . . . d o . Food and kindred p-oducts do. Tobacco products • ..do. Textile mill products. •• do.

Faper and allied products ..do. Chemicals and allied products do. Petroleum and coal products do. Rubber and plastics products do.

.do. SEASONALLY ADJU STED, TOTAL !Jy industry "roup: Durable goods industries, total J_/««.............do.

Scone, clay, and glass products do. Primary metals..... do. Fabricated metal products do.

Machinery, except electrical. do. Elec t r ic:a I. mac hi nery do. Transpo-tation equ Lpmcnt do. Instruments and related products do.

1970

CENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS1 SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL mil.. S.J

Durable goods industries, total 1_/ do.... Stone, clay, and glass products • do....: Primary metals. do...J Fabricated metal, products. do.. .J-

Machinery, except electrical do...J Electrical machinery do....

Transportat i on equ ipment do.. . « Instruments and related products do...*

May

56,358 31,300 1,529

5,071 3,239

5,695 3,832 7,943 1,119

25,058 8,428

456 1,709

2,328 4,376 2,1.39 1,537

55,661

30,488 1,475 4,786 3,178

5,596 3,993 7,484 1,137

1971

Mar.

59,340 32,845

1,643 5,205 3,51.1.

5,877 4,171 8,161. 1,247

26,495 9,062

454 1,834

2,422 4,383 2,2J5 1,623

56,438

30,638 1,51.9 4,834 3,265

5,418 3,962 7,562 1,175

60,739 33,790

1,625 5,384 3,284

6,134 4,122 8,961 1,099

26,949 9,1.01

463 2,030

?.,55<; 4,374 2,220 1,606

58,578

32,093 1., 668 5,049 3,228

5,680 3,963 8,351 1,082

Apr

59,681 32,780 1,755 5,816 3,247

5,747 3,895 7,991 1,100

26,901 8,950

461. 1,905

2,486 4,655 2,265 1,662

58,426

31 ,771. 1,721 5,425 3,18L

5,484 4,006 7,675 1,1.34

May

.-60,081 r33,348

rl,773 r5,947 r3,32I

r5,706 r3,977 r8 ,264 r l , 121

•26,733 r8,997

r482 rl,931.

r2,490 r4,573 r2,224 rl,693

.-59,309

r32,430 r l ,709 r5,603 r3,258

.-5,594 r4,1.57 r-7,778 r l , l 3 9

63,31 9 r35,726

1,906 r5,954

3,488

6,194 4,382

r9,072 1,184

27,593 9,322

522 2,071

2,683 4,603 2,305 1,730

60,149

r33,313 1,763

r5,525 3,240

5,701. 4,1.63

r8,409 1,1.15

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

ITEM 1970

May June

1970

Mar. Apr. May June

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS — Con.

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group-Con.

Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ mil. $., 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...,

INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total do....

Durable goods industries, total do..., Nondurable goods industries, total do...,

Book value (seasonally adjusted), total do.... By industry group:

Durable goods industries, total 1_/ do.... Stone, clay, and glass products do..., Primary metals .do.... Fabricated metal products • do....

Machinery, except electrical ....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 2/...... 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....

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. $.. Pr ivate, total do ... .

Residential (nonfarm) do.... Nonresidential buildings, total 7J do...,

Industrial do..., Commercial do....

Publ ic, total do...,

25,173 8,541

444 1,740

2,325 4,200 2,156 1,484

98,625 65,222 33,403 97,635

64,447 2,573 8,609 6,648

13,618 9,454

15,309 2,681

33,188 7,581 2,142 3,431

2,697 6,798 2,414 1,920

54,909 29,825 25,084

55,139

29,977 4,874 3,391 5,468 4,052 6,830

25,162 6,810

18,352

84,653 81,612

3,041 84,797

81,824 7,061

10,556

16,586 13,587 28,619

2,973

7,710 5,305 2,485 1,743 1,891

498 890

2,405

89.7 62.7 29.2 22.4 5.9

10.6 27.0

25,800 8,837

417 1,751

2,316 4,168 2,127 1,536

98,073 64,779 32,294 97,706

64,395 2,558 8,598 6,633

13,703 9,521

15,190 2,674

33,311 7,563 2,142 3,380

2,738 6,895 2,446 1,915

58,582 32,147 26,435

55,778

30,028 4,932 3,509 5,172 3,722 7,304

25,750 6,925

18,825

83,902 80,921

2,981 84,146

81,221 7,159

10,802

26,485 9,141

479 1,989

2,481 4,229 2,261 1,540

99,950 65,706 34,244 99,416

65,352 2,652 9,234 7,033

13,968 9,487

14,629 2,619

34,064 7,829 2,195 3,281

2,766 7,166 2,453 1,957

60,630

33,620

27,010

58,326

31,773 5,184 3,231 5,703 3,945 7,864

26,553 7,360

19,193

84,435 81,226 3,209

83,748

80,526 8,028

10,664

16,344 13,350 28,359 2,925

8,202 5,546 2,592 1,876 1,948 521 925

2,656

90.1 61.7 27.7 22.7 5.9 10.9 28.4

15,633 13,067 27,985 3,222

7,282 5,113 2,492 1,996 1,706 406 865

2,169

102.2 72.1 36.8 23.1 5.2 12.2 30.0

26,655 9,153

476 1,921

2,466 4,329 2,287 1,578

100,222 65,980 34,242 99,426

65,391 2,650 9,132 7,040

13,946

9,473 14,753 2,615

34,035 7,777 2,195 3,256

2,777 7,097 2,449 1,951

58,711

31,787

26,924

57,279

30,636 5,030 3,145 5,302 3,907 7,218

26,643 7,270

19,373

83,467 80,235 3,232

82,598

79,389 7,633

10,629

15,453 12,966 27,527 3,209

r8,220 r5,830 r2,926 r2,359 1,914

440 970

r2,390

rl03.9 74.2

r38.1 r23.8

5.5 12.2 29.6

r26,879 r9,131 r469

rl,963

r2,485 r4,398 r2,242 rl,633

rl00,584 r66,148 r34,436 r99,602

r65,379 2,656

r9,034 r7,162

rl3,910 r9,400

rl4,826 r2,630

r34,223 r7,916 r2,169 r3,269

r2,777 r7,173 r2,482 rl,935

r57,779 r31,061 r26,718

r58,013

r31,177 r4,955 r3,273 r5,588 r4,067 r7,194

r26,836 r7,326

^rl9,510

r81,167 r77,949 r3,218

r81,298

r78,132 r6,983

rl0,644

r15,447

rl2,875 r26,942 r3,166

r8,941 r6,282 r3,308 r2,671 rl,970

r440 rl,030 r2, 659

103.9 r74 .2 r38 .9 r23 .3

5.2 r l 2 . 2 r29 .6

26,836 9,091

480 1,974

2,566 4,386 2,209 1,637

99,807 65,436 34,371 99,456

65,066 2,666 8,903 7,277

13,975 9,383

14,493 2,597

34,390 8,021 2,164 3,298

2,766 7,147 2,514 1,939

60,885 r33,282 27,603

57,823

r30,978 r4,658 3,216 5,701 3,838

r7,371

26,845 7,431

19,414

78,740 r75,512 3,228

78,973

r75,800 r6,114 10,620

15,448

12,551 r25,904

3,173

9,540 6,731 3,640 2,946 2,017

403 1,043 2,809

104.3 74.4 38.8 23.6 4 .6

12.3 29.8

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ITEM

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE - Con

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

Index (seasonally adjusted) 1967=100. Building, total. mil. $.

CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1957-59=100.

FINANCE

AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.:

Total, end of month mil. $• Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks do... Loans to cooperatives. do... Other loans and discounts. .do...

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...

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 do. Seasonally adjusted • do.

1970

May

5,332 110

3,773

148

14,190 6,942 1,796 5,452

10,015.7 4,249.4 5,766.4 2,460.0 3,306.4

73.4 150.6 53.3 78.4 43.0

3,939.9 3,906.2 3,660.9

3,175.6 3,337.8

June

6,629 120

4,218

151

14,353 6,995 1,749 5,609

10,136.3 4,366.0 5,770.3 2,443.3 3,327.0

73.1 149.3 52.7 77.5 42.7

3,769.6 3,717.9 3,730.2

3,504.2 3,265.5

1971

Mar.

6,386 rl42 4,928

rl59

15,492 7,347 2,153 5,993

rll,425.9 5,309.7 r6,116.2 r2,505.3 3,610.9

r79.5 183.5 r53.3 r76.5 44.1

4,156.0 4,107.9 3,814.6

3,911.5 3,569.2

Apr.

7,743 161

5,248

rl60

15,718 7,426 2,113 6,179

r l l ,658.7 5,356.8

r6,301.9 r2,597.1 r3,704.8

r80.5 185.6 r54.4 r78.7 44.7

r3,850.6 r3,806.6 r3,522.3

3,897.6 3,757.8

May

7,555 141

5,574

rl62

15,899 7,502 2,056 6,341

r l l ,119.8 4,903.9

r6,215.9 r2,573.9

3,642.0

r76.7 171.2 r53.4 r77.9 43.7

3,970.4 3,913.5 3,782.6

3,844.9 3,987.6

June

8,077 147

6,285

163

16,146 7,579 2,041 6,527

11,815.2 5,202.8 6,612.4 2,764.5 3,847.9

80.1 179.3 55.8 82.4 45.4

3,740. 3,685, 3,660.

4,283, 4,023,

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