THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS
MAY 1 1 , 1970
RATIO: INVENTORIES TO SHIPMENTS
1969 Source: Department of Commerce
1970 a
Preliminary.
FIGURES OF THE WEEK9
C&EN computer forecast based on data not seasonally adjusted.
May 1969
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INVENTORIES (billions of dollars)b All manufacturers Chemicals and allied products Textile mill products Rubber and plastics products Petroleum and coal products Paper and allied products Food and kindred products
$92.81 6.31 3.68 1.85 2.07 2.50 7.15
$95.50 6.64 3.45 1.88 2.26 2.61 7.50
$96.27 6.63 3.45 1.92 2.30 2.63 7.45
$97.28 6.72 3.51 1.96 2.27 2.65 7.51
$95.43 6.61 3.60 1.94 2.04 2.58 7.52
496.98 6.65 3.62 1.96 1.93 2.59 7.53
$98.38 6.75 3.65 1.99 2.04 2.62 7.58
SHIPMENTS (billions of dollars)b All manufacturers Chemicals and allied products Textile mill products Rubber and plastics products Petroleum and coal products Paper and allied products Food and kindred products
$54.41 4.25 1.72 1.38 2.05 2.23 7.83
$53.91 3.67 1.68 1.32 2.13 2.19 8.41
$51.56 3.80 1.63 1.39 2.17 2.24 8.09
$56.19 4.27 1.76 1.52 2.16 2.40 8.54
$58.61 4.37 1.83 1.55 2.17 2.50 8.72
$58.12 4.55 1.79 1.59 2.19 2.48 8.63
$54.68 4.07 1.59 1.46 2.26 2.37 8.92
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEXES (Federal Reserve Board Index, 1957-59 = 100) Total industrial production 172.4 239.7 Chemicals and products industrial chemicals 285.2 Basic inorganic chemicals 274.7 234.5 Basic organic chemicals Plastics materials 473.1 Man-made fibers | 394.1 Synthetic rubber 190.4 Soap and related products 158.4 Fertilizer 160.8 148.4 Paints Textile mill products 158.8 1 238.2 Rubber and plastics products Petroleum products 142.1 128.4 Food manufacture 211.7 Electrical equipment and parts 153.0 Primary metals 184.3 Nonferrous metals and products 159.4 Clay, glass, and stone products 165.3 Automobiles Drugs, soap, and toiletries 203.8
169.6 239.1 286.6 286.1 232.1 474.3 387.1 197.5 148.8 125.8 102.1 145.0 230.0 145.9 135.3 200.2 144.7 173.9 149.1 155.8 212.0
168.0 236.0 279.2 254.2 229.1 479.7 407.4 192.1 157.8 127.8 103.8 149.3 232.4 138.9 132.5 200.6 142.1 175.2 137.6 146.2 213.2
170.2 243.7 297.5 284.3 226.9 505.2 417.7 204.5 176.2 138.2 110.8 152.3 256.3 141.1 131.8 211.0 146.3 182.6 141.1 140.4 220.4
171.9 249.1 296.5 281.9 230.3 507.0 398.3 203.1 172.8 155.2 125.0 157.1 255.5 142.3 132.1 211.0 150.0 184.3 145.0 153.0 220.7
171.6 252.3 301.2 289.9 231.2 518.4 408.1 204.5 176.4 175.1 126.3 155.6 248.3 142.8 131.2 212.5 150.3 187.9 160.1 127.5 221.7
165.7 244.7 303.9 256.9 231.7 484.8 411.5 191.9 152.0 106.7 104.3 139.8 221.4 156.4 138.8 213.1 150.9 188.6 168.0 67.9 220.7
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Data for month immediately preceding computer forecast are preliminary. Not seasonally adjusted. Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Federal Reserve Board MAY 11, 1970 C&EN
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