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Business Conditions
182S CONNECTICUT A
MANUFACTURING
CHEMISTS
ASSOCIATION
V SCUnGTOH D. C. 2000ft
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No. 388
October 4,,1971
BUSINESS INDEX (Industrial Production)
Seasonally Adjusted
Not Seasonally Adjusted
(Federal Reserve Board: Base 1967*100)
Aug. July Aug. July Aug. July Aug. July
1971* 1971* 1970 1970 1971* 1971* 1970 1970
1. Industrial Production, Total
105.1 106.0 107,.5 107.5 105.3 101.9 107.1 103.4
2. Chemicals and Products
127.5 127.5 119,.4 122.5 128.4 124.9 120.4 119.9
3. ^Chemicals & Synthetic Materials
NA 128.8 NA 122.7 NA 125.2 NA 119.3
4. Basic Chemicals
NA 117.4 NA 114.0 NA 116.3 NA 113.0
5. Synthetic Materials
NA 152.1 NA 140.5 NA 143.1 NA
132.1
6. Raw Steel
NA 98.0 102..0 107.9 NA 88.4 NA 97.3
7. Coal
104.8 107.4 108,.8 102.3 111.6 82.7 115.9 78.8
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES
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(U. S. Dept, of Labor: Base 1967*100)
Aug.
July
June / Aug.
July
June
1971
1971
1971 ( 1970
1970
1970
8. All Conmodities 9. Industrial Conmodities 10. Chemicals & Allied Products (all)
114-8-
f US-1 )
104, j
114.6
H6.5 104.4
114.3 \ 110.5
110.9
-U3.9.. V'uoTZr 110.0
104.4
TTJZ.7 `"*/V102.5
110.3 109.8 102.1
11. Industrial Chemicals
102.4 102.4 102.2
101.2
101.4
100.6
12. Drug & Pharmaceutical Materials
103.4 103.5 103.5
101.0
100.7
100.7
13. Plastic Resins & Materials
89.0
88.6
88.1
90.6
90.8
90.1
14. Fertilizer Materials
73.3
78.3
79.4
73.6
73.6
75.2
ESTIMATED NO. OF WAGE EARNERS
(Production & Related Workers,
Aug.
July
June
Aug.
July
June
In Thousands: U. S. Dept, of Labor)
1971*
1971*
1971
1970
1970
1970
15. All Mfg. (Non-agriculture)
13602.0 13320.0 13611.0 14083.0 13946.0 14261.0
16. Chemicals & Allied Products (all)
528.1
583.7
589.2
604.5 604.1
607.5
17. Industrial Chemicals
167.3
169.2
171.4
177.0 175.1
170.9
18. Plastics Materials & Synthetics
142.2
141.2
140.7
140.1 141.6
146.2
19. Drugs
73.8
73.8
74.0
71.6
71.5
73,2
20. Other Chemical Products
61.0
60.5
60.5
69.6
69.5
67.8
HOURS & EARNINGS
(U. S. Dept, of Labor)
Average Weekly Earnings Av. Weekly Hours Av. Hourly Earnings
21. All Manufacturing
Aug.
July
1971* L971*
$142.44 $142.09
Aug. 1970 $134.13
Aug. July Aug. 192JL* 1971* 1970 39.9 39.8 39.8
Aug. July Aug.
mx* 1971* 1970
$3.57 $3.57 $3.37
22. Chemicals & Allied Prod.
(all)
164.36 164.37 153.68 41.4 41.3 41.2 3.97 3.98
23. Industrial Chemicals 24. Plastics Materials &
NA 184.34 171.79 NA 41.8 41.9 NA - ds#//
Synthetics
NA 161.80 151.62 NA 41.7 41.2 NA 3.88 3.68
25. Drugs
NA 151.15 142.04 NA 40.2 39.9 NA 3.76 3.56
26. Other Chemical Products 156.51 ...*55.91
142.80 42.3 4L.8 40.8 3.70 3.73 3.50
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
(Average Cost of Living Index In Large Cities)
(U. S. Dept, of Labor)
August 1971
July 1971
August 1970
27. All Items (Base 1967-100)122.2121.8116.9 Preliminary or Estimated Figures. ^Formerly referred to as "Industrial Chemicals." NA-Not Available.
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