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97th Congress, 1st Session

Economic Indicators
SEP 141981

T 1981

Prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the




Council of Economic Advisers

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1981

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
(Created pursuant to Sec. 5(a) of Public Law 304, 79th Cong.)
HENRY S. REUSS, Wisconsin, Chairman
ROGER W. JEPSEN, Iowa, Vice Chairman
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RICHARD BOLLING (Missouri)
LEE H. HAMILTON (Indiana)
GILLIS W. LONG (Louisiana)
PARREN J. MITCHELL (Maryland)
FREDERICK W. RICHMOND (New York)
CLARENCE J. BROWN (Ohio)
MARGARET M. HECKLER (Massachusetts)
JOHN H. ROUSSELOT (California)
CHALMERS P. WYLIE (Ohio)

SENATE
WILLIAM V. ROTH, JR. (Delaware)
JAMES ABDNOR (South Dakota)
STEVEN D. SYMMS (Idaho)
PAULA HAWKINS (Florida)
MACK, MATpINGLY (Georgia)
LLOYD BENTSEN (Texas)
WILLIAM.PROXMIRE (Wisconsin)
EDWARD M. KENNEDY (Massachusetts)
& SARBANES (Maryland)

JAMES K. GALBRAITH, Executive Director

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
MURRAY L. WEIDENBAUM, Chairman
WILLIAM A. NISKANEN
JERRY L. JORDAN

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JOINT RESOLUTION fSJ. Res. 55]
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major revisions since the Supplement was published in the fall of 1980.




TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
According to revised estimates for the second quarter of 1981, gross national product rose $28.6 billion or 4.1
percent, both at annual rates. Real output (GNP adjusted for price changes) fell 2.4 percent from the first quarter level
and the implicit price deflator rose at a 6.6 percent annual rate.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
3,000

(RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
3,000

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

2,800

2,800

2,600

2,600

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,200

2,000

2,000

GNP
IN CURRENT DOLLARS

\

1,800

1,800

1,600

1,600

1,400

1,400
GNP
IN 1972 DOLLARS

1,200

1,200

I

J

I

1973

1974

I

L

I

I

1976

1975

J

1977

L

J

L

1979

1978

1980

1981

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

IBillions of current dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Gross
national
product

Period

Personal
consumption
expenditures

Gross
private
domestic
investment

Export:s and imj:>orts of
goocIs and ser vices

Goi/ernment purchases of goods and
services

Federal

Net
exports

Exports

Imports

Total

65.7
68.8
77.5
109.6
146.2
154. 9
170.9
183.3
219.8
281.3
339.8

59.0
64.7
76.7
95.4
132. 8
128. 1
157. 1
187.5
220.4
267.9
316.5

State
and
local

Final
sales

Total

National
defense

220. 1
234. 9
253. 1
270.4
304. 1
339. 9
362. 1
394.5
432.6
473.8
534.7

95.7
96.2
101. 7
102.0
111.0
122. 7
129. 2
143.9
153.4
167.9
198.9

73.6
70.2
73.1
72.8
77.0
83.0
86.0
93. 3
100.0
111.2
131.7

22.2
26.0
28.5
29. 1
33.9
39.7
43. 2
50.6
53.4
56.7
67.2

124.4
138.7
151.4
168.5
193. 1
217.2
232.9
250. 6
279.2
305.9
335.8

989.5
1, 070. 0
1, 175. 7
1, 307. 9
1, 420. 1
1, 556. 1
1, 706. 2
1, 897. 0
2, 133. 9
2, 396. 4
2, 632. 0

Nondefense

992.7 621.7
1, 077. 6 672.2
1, 185. 9 737. 1
1, 326. 4 812.0
1, 434. 2 888. 1
1, 549. 2 976.4
1, 718. 0 1, 084. 3
1, 918. 0 1, 205. 5
2, 156. 1 1, 348. 7
2, 413. 9 1, 510. 9
2, 626. 1 1, 672. 8

144.2
166.4
195.0
229.8
228.7
206. 1
257.9
322.3
375.3
415.8
395. 3

14.2
13. 4
26. 8
13.8
-4.2

III_. 2, 444. 1 1, 529. 1
IV_. 2, 496. 3 1, 582. 3

421. 7
410.0

17.9

293. 1
306.3

275.2
298.7

475.4
496.4

165. 1
178. 1

112.0
118.7

53. 1
59.4

310.4
318.3

2, 430. 8
2, 497. 1

2, 571. 7 1, 631. 0
1980: I
II... 2, 564. 8 1, 626. 8
III_. 2, 637. 3 1, 682. 2
IV... 2, 730. 6 1, 751. 0

415.6
390.9
377. 1
397.7

17. 1
44.5
23.3

8.2

337.3
333.3
342.4
346. 1

329. 1
316. 2
297.9
322.7

516.8
530.0
533.5
558.6

190.0
198.7
194.9
212.0

125.0
128.7
131.4
141. 6

64.9
70.0
63.5
70.4

326.8
331.3
338.6
346.6

2, 569. 1
2, 557. 4
2, 653. 4
2, 748. 0

1981: I— .2, 853. 0 1, 810. 1
II*__ 2, 881. 6 1, 831. 0

437. 1
455. 8

29.2
17. 7

367.4
364.5

338.2
346.8

576.5
577. 1

221.6
219. 4

145. 2
148. 1

76.4
71.3

354.9
357.7

2, 848. 5
2, 860. 3

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1979:

-

6.7

4. 1
.7

-.6

13.4
23.3
7.6

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN 1972 DOLLARS
[Billions of 1972 dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates)
Personal
conGross
national sumpproduct
tion
expenditures

Period

Gross Drivate dc>mestie
iiivestmem
Nonresidential
fixed

Residential
fixed

Exisorts of g(sods
anci service3S

Change
in busiVf-A
iMet
ness in- exports
ventories

Govermnent purebases of
goocIs and ser vices

Exports Imports

Total

Federal

State
and
local

Final
sales

1, 085. 6
1, 122. 4
1, 185. 9
1, 255. 0
1, 248. 0
1, 233. 9
1, 300. 4
1, 371. 7
1, 436. 9
1, 483. 0
1, 480. 7

672. 1
696.8
737. 1
768.5
763.6
780.2
823.7
863.9
904.8
930. 9
935. 1

113.8
112. 2
121.0
138. 1
135.7
119.3
125.6
140.6
153.4
163.3
158.4

41.0
53.7
63.8
62. 3
48.2
42.2
51.2
60. 6
62. 4
59. 1
48. 1

3.8
8. 1
10.2
17.2
11.6
-6.7
7.8
12. 3
14. 0
10.2
-2.9

3.9
1.6
.7
15. 5
27.8
32.2
25.4
21.9
24.6
37.7
52.0

70.5
71.0
77.5
97.3
108.5
103.6
110. 1
113.2
127.5
146. 9
161. 1

66.6
69.3
76.7
81.8
80.7
71.4
84.7
91. 3
103.0
109.2
109. 1

251. 1
250. 1
253. 1
253.5
261. 2
266. 7
266.8
272.3
277.8
281.8
290.0

110. 6
103.7
101.7
95.9
96.6
97.4
96.8
100.7
99.8
101. 7
108. 1

140.5
146. 4
151.4
157.6
164. 5
169.3
170.0
171.6
178.0
180. 1
181.9

1, 081. 8
1, 114. 3
1, 175. 7
1, 237. 8
1, 236. 4
1, 240. 6
1, 292. 7
1, 359. 3
1, 423. 0
1, 472. 9
1, 483. 6

1979: III— 1, 488. 2
IV. _ I, 490. 6

933.4
941.6

166.4
164. 1

58. 6
58. 1

7.6
-.7

41. 1
42.2

151.3
154.8

110.2
112.6

281. 1
285.3

99.9
103. 1

181.2
182.2

1, 480. 6
1, 491. 3

1, 501. 9
1, 463. 3
1, 471. 9
1, 485. 6

943.4
919.3
930.8
946.8

165.0
156. 1
155. 5
157.0

54.2
43. 1
44.7
50.6

-.9
1.3
-5.0
-7.2

50. 1
51.7
57. 6
48.5

165. 9
160.5
160.5
157.4

115.8
108.9
102.8
108.9

290. 1
291.9
288.2
289.8

107.6
110.7
106.9
107.4

182.5
181.2
181.3
182.4

1, 502. 8
1, 462. 0
1, 476. 9
1, 492. 7

1981: !____ 1, 516. 4
II *_ 1, 507. 4

960.2
955.3

162.0
160.4

4a i

51.0

-1.4
9.7

50.9
44. 6

162.5
159.6

111.6
115.0

293.6
289. 3

111.2
108.6

182.5
180.7

1, 517. 8
1, 497. 7

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974_
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

1980: I _ _ _ .
!!.__
III..
IV_._

IMPLICIT PRICE DEFLATORS FOR GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
[1972 = 100; quarterly data are seasonally adjusted]

Gross
national
product

Period

Persona 1 consumf>tion expe nditures

Total
1970
1971 _
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976.
1977
1978
1979
1980_

goods

NonresNondurable Services idential
fixed
goods

Residential

fixed

Expor ts and
imports of goods
and scjrvices

92.5
96.5
100.0
105. 7
116. 3
125.2
131.6
139. 5
149. 1
162.3
178.9

95.7
99.0
100.0
101.7
108. 2
117.3
123.9
129. 2
136. 2
144. 8
156.0

93. 6
96. 6
100.0
108.3
123. 1
132. 1
137.0
143. 4
153.2
169.8
188. 6

90.5
95.6
100.0
1047
113.0
121. 6
129. 6
139.9
150. 1
162. 1
178. 1

91.3
96.2
100.0
103.8
115.4
132. 2
138.6
146.2
157.7
171.3
186.8

90.5
94.8
100.0
109. 1
120.3
131.0
140. 7
158.0
178.3
200. 5
218. 6

93. 2
97.0
100.0
112. 7
134.7
149. 6
155.2
161. 9
172. 4
191.5
211.0

164. 23
167. 47

163,8
168.0

145.4
148.0

172. 1
176.9

163.3
167.4

173.4
176.8

204.6
207.7

193.7
197.9

23
28
18
81

172, 9
177. 0
180.7
184. 9

151.9
154. 1
157.5
160. 5

182.9
186.2
190. 0
195. 2

171. 6
176.0
180.3
184.3

180. 5
185. 7
189. 1
192.4

212.6
217.4
221. 9

„ 188. 14
191. 17

191.7

188.5

162.3
165.4

200.4

199.2

188. 4
192.6

195. 0
201.6

231.2

._ 171.
175.
179.
-__ 183.

1981: !___
II »__

Source; Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




Governnlent purchases <jf goods
and scjrvices

Exports Imports Federal

91.45
96. 01
100. 00
__ 105. 69
_ „_ 114. 92
125. 56
132. 11
139. 83
150. 05
162. 77
177. 36

1979: III
IV___
1980: I__.
II
III
IV

~r\
«i^i
Durable

Gross private
dom estlc
investjment

88.6
93.3
100.0
116.7
164.6
179.5
185.5
205. 4
214.0

State

and

local

86.6
92.7
100.0
106.3
114. 9
126. 0
133.5
142. 9
153.7
165. 1
183.9

88.6
94.7
100.0
106.9
117. 4
128.3
137.0
146. 0
156.9
169.8
184.7

249.8

265. 2

165. 2
172.8

171.3
174.7

203.4
207.6

223.3

213.4
219,9

284.2
290.4
289.7
296.4

176.5
179,5
182.4
197.4

179. 1
182.8
186. 7
190.0

228.7

226. 1
228. 4

303. 1
301.6

199.4
202. 1

194.5
197.9

245.4

290. 1

CHANGES IN GNP AND GNP PRICE MEASURES
[Percent change from previous period; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Gross national p roduct
Period

1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1979:111
IV
1980:1
II
III
IV

Constant
(1972)
dollars

Current
dol-

.

1981:1

Implicit
price
deflator

Per sonal conssumption expenditu res

Fixedweighted
price
index
(1972
weights)

Chain
price
index

Current
dol-

Constant
(1972)
dollars

Implicit
price
deflator

Chain
price
index

Fixedweighted
price
index
(1972
weights)

8. 1
5.2
8.6
10.1
11.8
8. 1
8.0
10.9
11.6
12.4
12.0
8.8
12.2
8.8
12. 6
-1. 1
11.8
14.9

2.8
—.2
3.4
5.7
5.8
-.6
-1. 1
5.4
5.5
4.8
3.2
2
4. 1
.6
3. 1
-9.9
2.4
3.8

5.1
5.4
5.0
4.2
5.7
8.7
9.3
5.2
5.8
7.3
8.5
9.0
7.8
8. 1
9.3
9.8
9.2
10.7

5.0
5.3
4.9
4. 1
5.9
9. 1
9.2
5.7
6.2
7.5
8.7
8.6
7.3
8.6
8.7
8.8
9.3
10.5

5.0
5.2
4.8
4.0
5.9
9.4
9.0
5.8
6.4
7.6
9.4
9.6
8.8
10.3
9.7
9.3
9.0
10.4

8.4
6.9
8.1
9.6
10.2
9.4
9.9
11.0
11.2
11.9
12.0
10.7
14.6
14.7
12.9
-1.0
14.3
17.4

3.7
2.2
3.7
5.8
4.3
-.6
2.2
5.6
4.9
4.7
2.9
.5
4.7
3.6
.8
-9.8
5. 1
7.0

4.5
4.6
4.3
3.7
5.7
10. 1
7.6
5.2
6.0
6.8
8.9
10.2
9.4
10.7
12.0
9.8
8.8
9.7

4.5
4.6
4.3
3.6
6.0
10.3
7.7
5.3
6.3
7.1
9.3
10.6
9.9
10.9
12.5
9.7
9.5
10. 1

4.4
4.5
4.2
3.5
6.0
10.4
7.8
5.3
6.3
7.2
9.6
11.0
10.4
11.4
13.2
9.9
9.5
10.1

19.2
4. 1

8.6
-2.4

9.8
6.6

9.8
7.8

10.2
8.0

14.2
4.7

5.8
-2.0

8.0
6.9

10.3
6.8

10.9
6.8

NOTI.—Annual changes are from previous year and quarterly changes are
from previous quarter.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

NONFINANCIAL CORPORATE BUSINESS—OUTPUT, COSTS, AND PROFITS
Gross d omestic
prodi ict of
nonfin ancial
corpcirate
busi ness
(billic>ns of
doll Eirs)

Period

Current
dollars

1972
dollars

544. 1
1969
563. 7
1970
609. 9
1971
1972
678.0
759.4
1973
1974
818.9
890.0
1975
1, 001. 3
1976
1, 129. 5
1977_>
1, 270. 7
1978
1, 417. 0
1979
1, 535. 2
1980
1979: III. _ 1, 432. 1
IV_._ 1, 457. 7
1, 502. 1
1980:1
I I _ _ _ 1, 496. 3
III_,_ 1, 537. 7
IV.... 1, 604. 7
1981: ! _ _ _ 1, 690. 1
II*_. I, 713. 6

604.0
599. 6
626.8
678.0
731.9
708.2
694.2
745.5
799.0
845. 1
873.3
867.2
874.3
873.4
878.2
853. 2
860.4
876.9
901.0
898.0

[Quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Current-dol lar cost a nd profit Der unit of outpu b (dollars) i

Total
cost
and
profit 2

0.901
.940
.973
1. 000
1. 038
1. 156
1.282
1. 343
1.414
1.504
1.623
1.770
1.638
1. 669
1.710
1.754
1.787
1.830
1.876
1.908

Capital
consumption
Comallowpenances Indirect
sation
business
with
of
capital taxes 3
employconees
sumption
adjustment
0.078
.087
. 091
.092
.093
. 112
. 137
. 141
. 146
. 153
. 169
. 191
. 172
. 175
. 180
. 192
. 196
.197
. 197
.205

0.096
. 106
. 113
. 113
. 114
. 127
. 140
. 141
. 144
. 148
. 153
. 176
. 154
. 157
. 161
. 173
. 181
. 188
. 199
.203

1 Output is measured by gross domestic product of nonflnancial corporate
business in 1972 dollars.
2 This is equal to the deflator for gross domestic product of nonflnancial corporate business with the decimal point shifted two places to the left.
s Indirect business tax and nontax liability plus business transfer payments
less subsidies.
* With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.




0.594
.631
.641
.659
.692
.786
.837
.878
.924
.996
1.092
1. 196
1. 104
1. 135
1. 158
1. 193
1.203
1.230
1.244
1.269

Net
interest

Corpo rate profi ts with
inventc:>ry valuat ion and
capH al consun iption
£idjustmen ts

Total

Profits
tax
liability

0.022 0. 112
0.055
.088
.028
.045
.099
.029
.047
.028
. 107
.049
.031
. 107 .055
.042
.090
.059
. 044 . 124
.059
. 040 . 144
.071
.042
.074
. 158
. 044 . 163
.080
.052
.157
.080
.065
.143
.073
. 154 .081
.053
. 146
.056
.078
.060
. 151 .085
.064
. 132
.061
. 141 .070
.067
. 068 . 146
.075
. 169
.067
.076
. 160
.071
.063

Profits
after4
tax
0.057
.043
. 052
.058
.053
.030
.065
.073
.084
.083
.077
.070
. 074
.067
.066
.071
.071
.071
. 093
.097

ComOutput
penper
sation
hour
per
of ail
hour
employ- of ail
ees
employ(1972
ees
dollars) (dollars)
7.098
7. 126
7.467
7.688
7.891
7.622
7.881
8. 132
8.348
8.384
8.384
8.432
8.388
8.338
8.369
8. 359
8.496
8.496
8. 628
8.646

4.213
4.498
4.788
5.068
5.458
5.989
6.596
7.138
7.713
8.347
9. 159
10. 085
9.260
9.462
9.694
9.973
10. 218
10. 450
10. 737
10. 976

NOTE.—Data for 1981 incorporate changes that resulted from the enactment
of the Economic Kecovery Tax Act of 1981.
Data for output and compensation per hour revised beginning 1979.
Sources: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis) and Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

NATIONAL INCOME
[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Corpor ate profits• with inv entory va luation
Propr etors'
and capital consumptioia adjustm ents
mcom e with
Rental
inventor y valuaProfits with inv<sntory
tion anc l capital of perComvalualaon adjus tment
consur nption
sons
pensaments
and \without caipital
adjust
with
tion
of
Net
Naconsum
ption adjiis tment Capital
capital
conemtional
interest
income ployconTotal
Inven- sumpsumpees l
tion
tory
tion
NonProfits valuaadjustFarm
farm
adjustTotal
before
ment
tion
tax
ment
adjustment

Period

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1979: III
IV
1980: I
II
III
IV

612. 0
652.2
718.0
801.3
877.5
931.4
1, 036. 3
1, 152. 3
1, 299. 7
1, 460. 9
1, 596. 5
1, 476. 7
1, 518. 1
1, 558. 0
1, 569. 0
1, 597. 4
1, 661. 8

14.3
15.0
18.7
32.8
26.5
24.6
19. 1
18.4
26. 1
30.8
23.4
30.2
29.5
25.7
23.3
22. 1
22.5

51.9
54.4
58. 1
61.0
62.2
65.4
75.0
85. 1
91.0
100.7
107.2
102.7
106.8
107.9
101.6
107.6
111.6

19.7
20.2
21. 0
22.6
23.5
23.0
23.5
25. 1
27.4
30.5
31.8
30.3
31.0
31.2
31.5
32.0
32.4

71.4
83.2
96.6
108.3
94. 9
110.5
138. 1
164. 7
185.5
196.8
182.7
199.5
189.4
200. 2
169.3
177.9
183.3

68.9
82.0
94.0
105. 6
96.7
120.6
151.6
176.7
199. 0
212.7
199.8
215.6
204.5
215.6
186.9
195.9
201.0

75.4
86.6
100.6
125. 6
136.7
132. 1
166.3
192.6
223.3
255.4
245.5
262.0
255.4
277. 1
217.9
237.6
249.5

-20. 0
-40.0
-11.6
14.7
-15.8
-24.3
-42.6
-45.7
-46.5
-50.8
-61.4
-31. 1
-41.7
-48.4

-1.8
-10. 1
-13.5
-12.0
-13.5
-15. 9
-17.2
-16. 1
-15. 1
-15.4
-17.6
-17.9
-17.8

87.2
100.9
115.8
143.4
179.8
146.8
156.5
165.4
175.3
185.3
193.3

2, 291. 1 1, 722. 4
2, 316. 5 1, 751. 2

18.9
21.7

113.2
112.5

32.7
33.3

203.0
187.0

217.7
201. 7

257.0
224.9

-39.2
-23.2

-14.7
-14.7

200.8
210.8

810.7
871.5
963.6
1, 086. 2
1, 160. 7
1, 239. 4
1, 379. 2
_.— 1, 546. 5
1, 745. 4
— 1, 963. 3
2, 121. 4
1, 986. 2
2, 031. 3
2, 088. 5
2, 070. 0
2, 122. 4
2, 204. 8

1981: I
II »

»Includes employer contributions for social insurance. (See also p. 5.)

-6.6
-4.6

2.5
1.3
2.7
2.7

6.6

41.4
46.5
51.2
60.2
76. 1
845

NOTE.—Data for 1981 incorporate changes that resulted from the enactment
of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
[Billions of dollars, except as noted; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]

Period

Total
personal
consumption Total
expendi- durablel
goods
tures

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

Retail sales of
new pa ssenger
cars ( iilillions
of uiaits)

Nondura ble goods

Durable goocis

Furniture
and
household

prm in.

Total
nondurable,
goods 1

Food

Clothing
and
shoes

Gasoline
and oil

Services
Domes+ 1pq

Imports

621.7
672.2
737. 1
812.0
888. 1
976.4
1, 084. 3
1, 205. 5
1, 348. 7
1, 510. 9
1, 672. 8

85.2
97.2
111. 1
123. 3
121. 5
132.2
156.8
178.8
199.3
212.3
211.9

36.2
45. 4
52.4
57. 1
50. 4
55.8
72.6
85.0
94.3
95.5
89.9

ment
35.2
37.2
41.7
47. 1
50. 6
53.5
59. 1
65.8
72.9
81. 1
84.6

265.7
278.8
300.6
333.4
373.4
407.3
441. 7
479.0
529.8
602. 2
675.7

138.9
144.2
154.9
172. 1
193.7
213.6
230.6
250.3
276.4
312. 1
345.7

46.8
50.6
55.4
61.4
64. 8
69.6
75.3
82. 1
91.9
98.9
104.8

22. 4
23.9
25.4
28.6
36.6
40.4
44.0
48.2
52.7
68.4
89.0

270.8
296.2
325.3
355.2
393.2
437. 0
485 7
547.7
619,6
696.3
785.2

8.7
9.3
9.6
7.4
7.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
8.2
6.6

2.0
2.3
2.4

1979: III... 1, 529. 1
IV.... 1, 582. 3

213.3
216. 1

94.7
95.4

82.4
83.8

611.5
639.2

314. 3
329.0

100.3
102.5

72 1
77.6

704.3
727.0

8.5
7.4

2.2
2.4

1, 631. 0
1, 626. 8
1, 682. 2
1, 751. 0

220.9
194.4
208.8
223.3

100.6
77.5
87.0
94.6

83.6
81.3
84.6
88.9

661. 1
664.0
674.2
703.5

336.2
338.4
347.7
360.4

102.2
102.3
105.3
109.4

89.4
90.9
85.3
90.5

749.0
768.4
799.2
824.2

7.9
5.4
6.4
6.6

2.7

1, 810. 1
1981: I
II "... 1, 831. 0

238.3
227.0

105.4
93. 1

92.3
92.4

726.0
734.6

372.5
377.0

113.4
115.8

93.5
92.5

845.8
869.4

7.4
5.6

2.7
2.2

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

1980: I
II
III...
IV....

1

Total includes other items not shown separately.




7. 1

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.*

1.3
1.6
1.6
1.8
1.4
1.6
1.5

2. 1

2. 1

2.3
2.5

SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME
Personal income rose $37.0 billion (annual rate) in July following a rise of $16.6 billion in June. Wages and salaries
rose $10.0 billion in July compared to $5.0 billion in June. Transfer payments rose $17.7 billion in July, of which
$16.5 billion resulted from an 11.2 percent cost-of-living adjustment to several transfer payment programs including
social security benefits, which rose $15.0 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)
2,800

2,800

2,400

2,400

2,000

2,000

1,600

1,600
1,400
1,200

1,400
1,200
WAGE AND SALARY DISBURSEMENTS

1,000

1,000
800

800

600 -

600

OTHER INCOME

400

400

,.,,..,,1

"'
TRANSFER
PAYMENTS

\
200

200

160

160

120

120

100 -

100
80

80

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Period

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

1980

1981

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; monthly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Wage
Rental Personal Personal Transfei
Total
and
Other Propriet<3rs' income income
personal salary
labor 12
dividend interest
payof
income disburse- income
Nonfarm persons income income ments °
Farm
ments *

Less: PerNonsonal confarm
tributions personal
for social income 8
insurance

1, 065. 2 702.7
1, 168. 6 765.7
1, 265. 0
806.4
1, 391. 2 889.9
1, 538. 0 983.8
1, 721. 8 1, 105. 2
1, 943. 8 1, 236. 1
2, 160. 2 1, 343. 7

48.8
55.8
64. 5
75.9
89.0
102.2
118.6
137. 1

32.8
26.5
24. 6
19. 1
18.4
26. 1
30.8
23.4

61.0
62.2
65.4
75. 0
85. 1
91.0
100.7
107.2

22.6
23.5
23.0
23. 5
25. 1
27.4
30.5
31.8

26.5
29. 1
29.9
36.5
38.7
43. 1
48.6
54.4

93.9
112. 4
123.2
132.5
151.6
173.2
209. 6
256.3

119.5
141. 2
178.3
194.3
207.5
223. 3
249.4
294.2

42. 6
47.9
50.4
55.5
61. 1
69.6
80.6
87.9

1, 023. 7
1, 131. 8
1, 229. 1
1, 359. 3
1, 505. 0
1, 679. 2
1, 892. 9
2, 112.6

1980: July... 2, 161. 2 1, 326. 3
Aug
2, 179. 4 1, 342. 4
Sept._. 2, 205. 7 1, 356. 8
Oct
2, 234. 3 1, 381. 7
Nov
2, 257. 6 1, 400. 4
Dec
2, 276. 6 1, 411. 2

137.7
139. 1
140.4
141.9
143.5
145.0

22. 4
22. 0
21.9
22.2
22. 6
22.6

105. 1
106.3
111.4
111.5
111.5
111.6

31.8
32.0
32.2
32.3
32.4
32.5

54. 7
55.2
55.4
55.5
55. 9
56.7

260.4
261. 7
263.2
265.6
269.4
274. 1

309. 7
309.0
313.4
313.8
313.2
314.7

87.0
88.3
89. 1
90.4
91.4
91.9

2, 114. 5
2, 132. 7
2, 158. 7
2, 186. 8
2, 209. 7
2, 228. 5

1981: Jan
2, 300. 7 1, 433. 1
Feb
2, 318. 2 1, 442. 8
Mar
2, 340. 4 1, 452. 8
Apr
2, 353. 7 1, 459. 5
May
2, 368. 1 1, 467. 1
June *_. 2, 384. 7 1, 472. 0
July v__ 2, 421. 7 1, 482. 0

146. 6
148.0
149.5
150.9
151.6
153. 0
154.8

19. 9
18.7
18.2
20. 2
21. 7
23.2
24. 9

112. 8
112. 6
114.2
113.0
112.2
112. 2
112. 0

32. 5
32. 7
32.9
33. 1
33. 3
33. 5
33.7

57.4
58.2
58. 3
59.4
60. 2
61. 1
62.4

281.8
289. 1
295. 2
297. 9
301.6
306.3
311.6

318.4
318. 4
321. 9
322.5
323. 5
326. 6
344.3

101.9
102. 3
102.6
102.9
103. 1
103. 2
104.0

2, 254. 8
2, 273. 2
2, 295. 4
2, 306. 2
2, 318. 8
2, 333. 6
2, 368. 2

i The total of wage and salary disbursements and other labor income differs
from compensation of employees (see p. 4) in that it excludes employer contributions for social insurance and the excess of wage accruals over wage disbursements.
* Consists of employer contributions to private pension, health, and welfare
iiunds;
workmen's compensation; directors' fees; and a few other minor items.
1
With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.




4
With capital consumption adjustment.
* Consists mainly of social insurance benefits, direct relief, and veterans
payments.
6
Personal income exclusive of farm proprietors' income, farm wages, farm other
labor income, and agricultural net interest.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL INCOME
Real per capita disposable income rose again in the second quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

2,200

2,200
2,000

4,000

3,000

3,000
1973
* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Period

Less:
T>~_,
rersonal
tax
Personal
and
income nontax
payments

Equals :
Disposable
personal
income

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Less:
Personal
outlays l

Per capita
disposable
persona] income

Equals :
Personal
saving Current
dollars

951.4
1, 065. 2
1, 168. 6
1, 265. 0
1, 391. 2
1, 538. 0
1, 721. 8
1, 943. 8
2, 160. 2

141.0
150.7
170. 2
"168. 9
196. 8
226.5
258. 8
302.0
338.5

810. 3
914. 5
998. 3
1, 096. 1
1, 194. 4
1,311. 5
1, 462. 9
1, 641. 7
1, 821. 7

Current
dollars

1972
dollars

Dollars

Bil lions of d ollars

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

1972
dollars

Per capita personal co nsumption exp*jnditures

757. 7
835.5
913.2
1, 001. 8
1, 111. 9
1, 237. 5
1? 386. 6
1, 555. 5
1, 720. 4

52.6
79.0
85. 1
94. 3
82.5
74. 1
76.3
86. 2
101.3

3,860
4,315
4,667
5,075
5,477
5,954
6,571
7,293
8,002

3,860
4,083
4,013
4,055
4,161
4,266
4,409
4,493
4,473

3,511
3,831
4, 152
4,521
4,972
5,472
6,058
6,712
7,348

3,511
3,626
3,570
3,612
3,777
3,922
4,064
4, 135
4,108

4,141
4,164
4,161
4,044
4,083
4,142
4,192
4,162

Percent
change Saving
in real as percent of
per
capita disposable
disposperable
sonal
perincome
sonal
income
Pert3ent
2.9
5.8

-1.7

1.0
2.6
2.5
3.4
1.9
-.4

6.5

8. 6

8.5
8.6
6.9
5.6
5.2

5. 2

5.6

Population
(thou-2
sands)

209, 924
211, 939
213,898
215, 981
218, 086
220, 289
222, 029
225, 106
227, 654

Seas»onaily ad; usted ann ual rates
308.4 1, 663. 8 1, 574. 5
321.8 1, 710. 1 1, 629. 4
323. 1 1, 765. 1 1, 678. 7
330. 3 1, 784. 1 1, 674. 1
341.5 1, 840. 6 1, 729. 2
359.2 1, 897. 0 1, 799. 4

89.3
80.7
86.4
110.0
111.4
97.6

7,381
7,563
7,785
7,848
8,074
8,299

4,506
4,501
4,503
4,435
4,468
4,488

6,783
6,998
7,194
7,156
7,379
7,660

1981: I _ _ 2, 319. 8 372. 0 1, 947. 8 1, 858. 9
II V 2, 368. 9 382.7 1, 986. 2 1, 881. 0

88.9
105.2

8,504
8,653

4,511
4,515

7,903
7,977

1979: III- 1, 972. 3
IV.. 2, 032, 0
1980: !____ 2, 088. 2
II__. 2, 114. 5
III__ 2, 182. 1
IV.. 2, 256. 2

* Includes persona! consumption expenditures, interest paid by consumers to
business,
and personal transfer payments to foreigners met).
2
Includes Armed Forces abroad. Annual data are averages of quarterly data,
which are averages for the period.




2.3
-.4

5.4
47

-5.9

.2

49
6.2

3.0
1.8

6. 1
5. 1

225,418
226, 117
226, 727
227, 332
227, 977
228, 578

2. 1

46
5.3

229, 051
229, 535

.4

Source: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau
of the Census).

FARM INCOME
In the second quarter, gross farm income rose $7.5 billion (annual rate) arrd net farm income rose $4.7 billion from
first quarter levels.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

200

1200

100

100

80

80

60

60

40

40
NET FARM INCOME ^,

20

v««.*'

10

J

vx
J

L_J_
1973

1975

1974

1976

20

V
1978

1977

L

J

L
1979

1980

1981

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Income of farm operators from farming
Grc>ss farm inec>me

Net farni income

Cash imarketing njceipts

Period
Total 1

Total

Livestock
and
products

Crops

Value of
inventory2
changes

Production
expenses

Current
dollars

1967
dollars 3

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977. _ _
1978
1979
1980

98.9
98.3
100.3
101.8
108.7
127.5
151.9
150.5

87. 1
92.4
88.2
94.8
96.3
112. 9
131. 9
136. 4

45.9
41. 4
43. 0
46. 1
47. 6
59. 2
68. 5
67.4

41. 1
51. 1
45. 1
48.7
48.7
53.7
63.4
69.0

3.4
-1.6
3. 4
-2.4
1.0
.6
5.3
-2.0

65. 6
72.2
75.9
83. 1
90.3
101. 1
119. 2
130.7

33.3
26. 1
24.5
18. 7
18.4
26. 5
32.7
19.9

25. 1
17.7
15.2
11.0
10.2
13.5
15. 1
8. 1

1979:III___
IV. _

152.5
154. 1

131. 4
133.6

67. 1
67. 5

64.3
66. 1

6.6
5. 1

120. 2
124.9

32. 3
29.2

14.6
12.8

1980:1
II
III
IV

149. 3
145.8
151.9
155. 1

133.0
131.9
139. 2
141. 5

66. 3
64. 0
68.9
70.4

66.7
67. 9
70.3
71. 1

.9
-1.9
-3. 7
-3.3

126.0
129.0
132. 2
135. 6

23.4
16. 9
19.7
19.5

9.9
6.9
7.9
7.6

1981:1
II

157. 7
165.2

142.5
145.7

69.8
69.0

72.7
76.7

-1.9
2.0

139.4
142.2

18.3
23.0

7.0
8.6

1
Cash marketing receipts and inventory changes plus Government payments,
other
farm cash income, and nonmoney income furnished by farms.
2
Physical changes in end-of-year inventory of crop and livestock commodities
valued at average prices during the year.

83-120 0 - 8 1 - 2




3 Income in current dollars divided by the consumer price index (Department
of Labor).
NOTE.—Data revised beginning 1977.
Source: Department of Agriculture, except as noted.

CORPORATE PROFITS
In the second quarter, according to preliminary estimates, corporate profits before tax fell $32.1 billion (annual rate)
while after-tax profits fell $19.1 billion, both from revised first quarter levels.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

320

320
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

280

280

200

200

160

120

120
UNDISTRIBUTED

PROFITS^.""*" ^

J*

80

k^x-*'**
»'

ii**1*

80

X,"*,-. — — *•* r x
TAX LIABILITY

—'

40

40

J

L

1973

J

J_
1974

1975

L
1976

I

I

1

I

1977

1978

1
1980

1979

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1979: III
IV
1980: I
II
III
IV

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted
Dry valutition
Profi ts (before tax) wit i invent<
adjustn lent l
Dome stic indu stries
Profits
>Jonfinanc 3ial
before
WholeTotal *
tax
ManuFinansale
Total
cial
Total3 facand
tur- retail
ing
trade
62. 4
12. 1
68.9
50. 2
26. 6
9.5
75.4
14. 1
82.0
74.9
60.8
34. 1
11. 7
86. 6
94.0
85.3
15. 3
70. 0
13.4
40.7
100. 6
92. 0
105.6
15. 9
45.5
76.0
13.9
125. 6
80.4
15.0
96.7
65. 4
39. 0
12.5
136. 7
11.8
120.6
107.6
52. 6
95.8
21. 3
132. 1
151. 6
17. 1 120.3
137. 4
69.2
22.4
166. 3
161.2
23.5 137. 7
76.2
176.7
27.0
192. 6
29.3 150. 0
199.0
179 3
85.3
24. 5
223.3
212. 7
182. 4
31. 6 150.8
88.9
23.0
255. 4
30.6 138. 1
199.8
168.7
74.5
245. 5
20.9
215. 6
180.5
31. 5 149.0
84.4
262. 0
25.6
172. 9
204.5
32.6 140. 3
80.2
22. 6
255.4
33.3 145.7
215.6
179.0
92. 1
14.8
277. 1
186.9
157. 5
30. 1 127.5
61. 3
25.9
217.9
195. 9
165.0
28. 7 136.2
68.5
20. 4
237. 6
201. 0
173. 4
76.2
30.5 142.9
22.6
249. 5

1981: I
II *

217.7
201.7

Period

192.3
179. 1

28. 6
24.0

163. 7
155. 1

90.4

* See p. 4 for profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments.
3
Includes rest of the world, not shown separately.
s Includes industries not shown separately.

8



1981

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

27.5

257. 0
224. 9

annual rates]
Profits after tax

Tax
liability

Total

Dividends

Undistributed
profits

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

34.2
37. 5
41. 6
49.0
51. 6
50.6
63. 8
72.6
83.0
87. 6
82.3
88.4
87.2
94.2
71.5
78. 5
85.2

41. 3
49. 0
5P. 9
76,6
85. 1
81.5
102. 5
120. 0
140. 3
167.8
163. 2
173.6
168. 2
182. 9
146. 5
159. 1
164. 3

22.5
22.9
24. 4
27. 0
29.9
30.8
37. 4
39.9
44. 6
50.2
56. 0
50 2
51.6
53.9
55. 7
56. 7
57. 7

18.8
26. 1
34. 5
49. 6
55. 2
50. 7
65. 1
80. 1
95. 7
117. 6
107.2
123.5
116.6
128.9
90. 7
102.4
106.6

-6. 6
-4.6
-6. 6
-20. 0
-40.0
-11.6
-14.7
-15.8
-24.3
-42. 6
-45.7
-46.5
-50.8
-61.4
-31. 1
-41.7
-48.4

87. 7
74.8

169.2
150. 1

59. 6
62.0

109.6
88. 1

-39.2
—23. 2i

NOTE.—Data for 1931 incorporate changes that resulted from the enactment of
the Economic Recovary Tax Act of 1981.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
According to revised estimates for the second quarter, business fixed investment rose $7.4 billion (annual rate) as
nonresidential construction outlays rose $5.5 billion and producers' durable equipment purchases increased $2.0
billion. Residential investment outlays fell $5.4 billion. There was a $21.2 billion increase in inventories following a
$4.5 billion increase in the first quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

500
SEA SONALLY

ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

450

/^-

400
GROSS PRIVATE DOMES
INVESTMENT

\

350

\

vs.X

ric ^~S^
j^

c

500

450

400

^s^

/

350

>

<*"~
300

300

f
250

— —-^r

^ , *••***
NONRES IDENTIAL
FIXED IN y/ESTMENT^^**

f^-

.

250

200

200
""^

150

^

150

"""
RESIDENTIA L
FIXED INVESTS ENT_^, ...*"-' ** *

100

—^~,^

100

CH ANGE IN BUSINESS
^

50

INVENTORIES

^
1

-50

^yilllllu

I
1973

I

i

I

I

I
1976

1975

1974

I

50

**»»<»»*

I

I

!

1977

/

X,,,
I
I
1978

!

I

i

1979

i

I

1980

-50

1981

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Non residential fixed

"PfvrfrkH

tic

investment

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1979: III
IV
1980: I
II_
Ill
IV
1981: I
II"

investmem

Gross
private
domes-

144.2
166.4
195. 0
229.8
228.7
206. 1
257.9
322. 3
375.3
415.8
395.3
421.7
410.0
415.6
390.9
377. 1
397.7
437. 1
455. 8

Total

103.9
107.9
121.0
143. 3
156. 6
157. 7
174. 1
205. 5
242.0
279.7
296.0
288.5
290.2
297. 8
289.8
294.0
302. 1
315.9
323.3

Structures

Producers'
durable
equipment

38.7
40.5
44. 1
51. 0
55.9
55.4
58.8
64.6
78.7
96.3
108.8
99. 6
105, 1
108.2
108.4
107.3
111.5
117.2
122.7

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




65.2
67.4
76.9
92. 3
100. 7
102.3
115.3
140. 9
163.3
183.4
187. 1
189.0
185. 1
189.7
181.4
186.8
190.7
198.7
200. 7

Ressidential fh:ed investrrlent

Total

37. 1
50.9
63.8
68. 0
57. 9
55.3
72. 0
95.8
111.2
118.6
105.3
119.8
120.6
115.2
93.6
99. 2
113.0
116. 7
111.3

Nonfarm
structures
35.4
48.9
61.5
65.6
54.8
52. 4
68.8
91.9
106.9
113.9
100.3
114.9
115.4
110. 1
88.9
94.5
107.6
111.4
106.0

Farm
structures

0.6
.7
.7
.7
1.3
1.0

1. 1

1.5
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.0
2.3
2.2
1.8
1.7
2.2
2.2

2. 1

Producers'
durable
equipment
1. 1

1.3
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9

2. 1

2.3
2.6
2.9
3.0
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.9
3.0

Change in business m\reritories

Total
3.2
7.7

10.2
18.5
14. 1
-6.9
11.8
21. 0
22.2
17.5
-5.9
13.3
-.8
2.5
7.4

3. 1

-16.0
-17.4

3.2
3.2

21.2

4.5

Nonfarm
3. 1

6.4
9.6

15.2
16.0
-10.5
13.9
20.2
21.8
13.4
-4.7
7.8

-4.4

1.5
6.1

-12.3
-14.0
6.8

19.4

EXPENDITURES FOR NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NONFARM BUSINESS
Nonfarm business spending for new plant and equipment for the year 1981 is expected to be 8.4 percent above
1980, according to the Commerce Department April-May survey. Expenditures in 1980 were 9.3 percent higher
than in 1979.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
500

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
500
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

400

400

300

300

200

200

TOTAL NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
NONMANUFACTURING

100

100
.****'

80

80

„- \
MANUFACTURING

60

60
....--""

40

40

y ' j/ j/

30
1973

1974

1975

1977

1976

1978

1979

1980

30

1981

J/ SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW.
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Plant and equi pment
Ma nufactur mg

Period

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980 4
1981
1980:1...
II..
IIL.
IV..
1981: I...
II*.
III44.
IV .

Total

137. 70
156. 98
157. 71
171. 45
198. 08
231. 24
270. 46
295. 63
320. 51
291. 89
294. 36
296. 23
299. 58
312. 24
311. 87
322. 88
333. 09

Plant

56.66
64.29
65.21
71.20
80.31
92.70
105. 73
117. 55

115. 96
116. 50
117. 59
120. 27
128. 57

Equipment
Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

81.04 42.37
92.69 53.21
92. 50 54.92
100. 25 59.95
117. 77 69.22
138. 54 79.72
164. 73 98.68
178. 08 115. 81
127. 88
175. 93 111. 77
177. 86 115. 69
178. 64 116. 40
179. 32 118. 63
183. 67 124. 50
121. 99
130. 46
133. 45

22.75
27.44
26.33
28.47
34.04
40.43
51.07
58.91
63.99
58.28
59.38
58. 19
59.77
61.24
60.28
64.90
68.65

19.62
25.76
28.59
31.47
35. 18
39.29
47.61
56.90
63.89
53. 49
56. 32
58.21
58.86
63.27
61.71
65.56
64.80

* Wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and personal,
business,
and professional services.
2
"Other" consists of construction; social services and membership organizations; and forestry, fisheries, and agricultural services.

10



J^onmanuifacturin g

Trans- Public
Total Mining porta- utilities
tion
95.33
103. 78
102. 79
111. 50
128. 87
151. 52
171. 77
179. 81
192. 62
180. 13
178. 66
179. 83
180. 95
187. 74
189. 88
192. 42
199. 64

3.31
4.62
6. 10
7. 44
9. 24
10.21
11.38
13.51
16.91
11.89
12.81
13.86
15.28
16. 20
15.93
17.51
17.87

7.41
8.23
8.68
8.89
9. 40
10.68
12.35
12.09
12. 14
12.47
12. 09
12.23
11.70
11.74
11.48
11.58
13.71

17.97
19.83
19. 98
22.37
26.79
29.95
33.96
35.44
37.26
36.26
35.03
35.58
34. 96
36.05
37.39
38.23
37.31

Starts of
plant and
equipment
ComTrade muni- projects,
manufacand
turing s
serv-l cation
and
2
ices
other
45.53
47. 79
46.23
49. 30
56.54
68. 66
79.26
81. 79
85.22
82. 17
81.07
81. 19
82.91
83.43
84.55
84. 12
88.33

21.12
23. 30
21.80
23.51
26.90
32. 02
34.83
36.99
41.09
37.34
37.66
36.97
36. 11
40.32
40. 54
40.97
42.43

53. 21
61.24
56.51
59.38
77.40
88. 16
112. 98
123. 32

32.43
29.41
27.74
33.53
35.41

* Starts are estimated by adding changes in carryover to expenditures during
given period.
* Planned capital expenditures as reported by business in late April and May
1981, corrected for biases.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES

STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE

Seasonally adjusted employment rose 570,000 in July and unemployment fell 282,000.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*
110

110

1973
*16 Y E A R S OF AGE AND OVER.
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Period

1975
1976
1977
1978*
1979
1980

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over, except as noted]
Civilian eiuploymen t
Unemplc>yment
Total
labor
NoninN onagricultural
15
stitu- Civilian Unem- force Civilian
Part-time Total weeks
Agritional employ- ploy- (includ- labor
Total
ecoculand
force
populament
ing
ment
Total for
nomic l
over
tural
Armed
tion
reasons
Forces)
3,490
7,830 2,483
153, 449 84, 783 7,830 94, 793 92, 613 84, 783 3,380 81, 403
3,272
7,288 2,340
156, 048 87, 485 7,288 96, 917 94, 773 87, 485 3,297 84, 188
3,297
6,855 1,911
158, 559 90, 546 6,855 99, 534 97, 401 90, 546 3, 244 87, 302
3,216
6,047 1,379
161, 058 94, 373 6,047 102, 537 100, 420 94, 373 3,342 91, 031
3,281
5,963 1,202
163, 620 96, 945 5,963 104, 996 102, 908 96, 945 3,297 93, 648
3,965
7,448 1,829
166, 246 97, 270 7,448 106, 821 104, 719 97, 270 3,310 93, 960
Seascmally adjusted
Uinadj usted

Labor
force
participation
rate
(per-2
cent)

61.8
62. 1
62.8
63.7
64.2
64.3

1980: July..
Aug._
Sept._
Oct..
Nov..
Dec..

166, 391
166, 578
166, 789
167, 005
167, 201
167, 396

98, 587
98, 115
97, 256
97, 933
97, 801
97, 545

8,410
8,011
7,464
7,482
7,486
7,233

107, 119
107, 059
107, 101
107, 288
107, 404
107, 191

105,
104,
104,
105,
105,
105,

020
945
980
167
285
067

96, 999
97, 003
97, 180
97, 206
97, 339
97, 282

3,267
3,210
3,399
3,319
3,340
3,394

93, 732
93, 793
93, 781
93, 887
93, 999
93, 888

4,086
4, 143
4,183
4,220
4,176
4,218

8,021
7,942
7,800
7,961
7,946
7,785

1,935
2, 150
2,295
2,292
2,329
2,378

64.4
64.3
64.2
64.2
64.2
64.0

1981: Jan..
Feb.._
Mar._
Apr..
May-June.July..

167, 585 96, 128
167, 747 96, 383
167, 902 97, 318
168, 071 98, 282
168, 272 98, 803
168, 480 99, 341
168, 685 100, 474

8,543
8,425
8,087
7, 396
7,545
8,279
7,934

107, 668
107, 802
108, 305
108, 851
109, 533
108, 307
108, 603

105, 543
105, 681
106, 177
106, 722
107, 406
106, 176
106, 464

97, 696
97, 927
98, 412
98, 976
99, 235
98, 392
98, 962

3,403
3,281
3,276
3,463
3,353
3,265
3,258

94, 294
94, 646
95, 136
95, 513
95, 882
95, 127
95, 704

4,474
4, 145
4,227
4,044
4,143
3,798
4,225

7,847
7,754
7,764
7,746
8,171
7,784
7,502

2,358
2,250
2,192
2, 105
2,168
2,315
2, 100

64.2
64.3
64.5
64.8
65. 1
64.3
64.4

1 Persons at work. Economic reasons include slacK work, material shortages,
inability to find full-time work, etc.
2
Total labor force as percent of noninstitutional population 16 years of age and
over.
*Data beginning 1978 not strictly comparable with earlier data because of




revisions in the household survey, which added about 250,000 to labor force and
to employment.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

11

SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
In July the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 7.0 percent from 7.3 percent in June.
PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

20

v
TEENAGERS
(16-19)

10

WOMEN 20 YEARS
AND OVER

MEN 20 YEARS
AND OVER

o ILL
1981

1977

1977

1979

1978

* UNEMPLOYMENT AS PERCENT OF CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE IN GROUP SPECIFIED.
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1980

1981

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]

1Jnemplo yment nite (perc<?nt of ehrilian lab or force in group )
By sejlected gi •oups
By s ex and a ge
By race
Total
(all
civilian
workers)

Men
20
years
and
over

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

8.5
7.7
7.0
6.0
5.8
7. 1

6.7
5.9
5.2
4.2
4. 1
5.9

1980: July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

7.6
7.6
7.4
7.6
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.6
7.3
7.0

Period

1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July

_

.




Married
men,
spouse
present

Women
who
maintain
families

Fulltime
workers

Parttime
workers

Labor
force
time
lost
(per-!
cent)

Women Both
20
sexes
years 16-19
and
years
over

White

8.0
7.4
7.0
6.0
5.7
6.3

19.9
19. 0
17.7
16.3
16. 1
17.7

7.8
7.0
6.2
5.2
5. 1
6.3

13.9
13. 1
13.1
11.9
11.3
13.2

8.2
7.3
6.6
5.6
5.4
6.8

5. 1
4.2
3.6
2.8
2.7
4.2

10.0
10.0
9.3
8.5
8.3
9.1

8. 1
7.3
6.5
5.5
5.3
6.8

10.3
10. 1
9.8
9.0
8.7
8.7

9. 1
8.3
7.6
6.5
6.3
7.9

6.6
6.5
6.6
6.4
6.4
6.2

6.6
6.5
6.2
6.7
6.7
6.8

18.7
18.8
17.8
18.5
18.6
17.8

6.8
6.7
6.5
6.6
6.6
6.5

13.9
13.7
14. 1
14.2
14. 0
140

7.4
7.4
7.2
7.3
7.2
7.1

4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.4
4.3

8.8
9.0
9.0
10.2
9.9
10.4

7.4
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.3

8.8
8.7
8.7
9. 1
8.6
8.2

8.4
8.3
8.2
8.4
8.3
8.2

6.0
6.0
5.9
5.8
6.3
6. 1
5.6

6.7
6.5
6.6
6.6
6.8
6.5
6.7

19.0
19,3
19. 1
19. 1
19.5
19.0
18. 1

6.7
6.6
6.5
6.5
6.8
6.4
6.2

12.9
13. 1
13.7
13. 2
13.6
14.2
13.6

7. 1
7.0
7.0
6.8
7.4
7.0
6.8

4.2
4.1
4.1
3.8
4. 1
4.2
3.9

10.5
9.6
9.4
9.8
10.3
10.6
11.5

7. 1
7. 1
7.1
6.9
7.3
7.0
6.7

9.2
9. 1
9.0
9.0
9.7
9.2
9.3

8.2
8. 1
8.1
8.2
8.6
8.0
7.9

I Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part-time for economic reasons as.percent of potentially available labor force hours.

12

ExpeBlack rienced
wage
and
and
other salary
workers

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In July, the percentage of unemployed persons who had been out of work less than 1 5 weeks rose and the percentage
out of work for 1 5 weeks or more fell.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*

REASON FOR

DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT
60

60

50

50

40

40
REENTRANTS

30

30 -

20

20
15-26
WEEKS

NEW ENTRANTS

\

A>

10

10 JOB LEAVERS
27 WEEKS
AND OVER

11111111111
1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Period

Unemployment
(thousands)

1976
7,288
1977
6,855
1978
6,047
1979
5,963
1980
7,448
1980: July.. 8,021
Aug.. 7,942
Sept.. 7,800
Oct.. 7,961
Nov.. 7,946
Dec— 7,785
1981: Jan.. 7,847
Feb.. 7,754
Mar.. 7,764
Apr.. 7,746
May.- 8,171
June.- 7,784
July_. 7,502

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Percen t distrib ution of unemPercei]it distrib ution of unem- State pi"ograms Insured
unem- Special
plo yment b y duraticml
Pi oyment jy reasoi i i
ployunemment,
ployall
ment
27
Insured
Less
New unem- Initial regular benefit
5-14
weeks
15-26
Job
Job
Reenthan 5 weeks weeks
enproclaims
and
losers leavers trants trants
ploy- claims grams
weeks
(unadover
ment
(unad-2 justed) »
justed)
Wee;kly avei age, thoujsands
38.3
12.2
29.6
18.3
13.8
49.7
26.0
386
12.1 2,991
3,846
1,152
41.7
30.5
13. 1
14.8
13.0
45.3
375
28. 1
13.7 2,655
3,308
572
46.2
14.
1
31.0
12.3
10.5
41.6
30.0
14. 3 2,359
346
2,645
48. 1
31.7
11.5
14.3
8.7
42.8
29.5
13.4 2,434
388
2,592
32.4
13.8
43. I
10.8
11.6
25.2
51.9
11.4 3,350
489
3,837
42.0
33.5
13.8
10.7
54.6
10.8
23.4
11.2 3,810
514
4,140
41.0
31.9
15. 6
54.2
11.2
11.5
23.6
10.9 3,748
503
3,911
38.4
17.2
32.6
55.2
23.2
11.7
10.8
495
10.8 3,782
3,961
31.3
39.9
13.0
15.7
53.0
10.9
25.2
11.0 3,602
458
3,661
15.2
31.7
39.0
14.0
53.5
11.3
11.2 3,367
24.0
424
3,726
40.4
16.0
28.8
14.9
54.3
10.5 24.0
11.2 3,083
415
4,085
41.3
16.2
49.4
26.2
28.7
13.7
11.6
12.8 2,982
417
4,621
41.2
12.8
16.2
29.9
50.7
25.7
11.5
12. 1 2,825
410
4,264
41.4
30.4
15.2
11.2
13. 1
26.4
49.7
12.7 2, 906
433
3,948
40.2
32.2
13. 1
14.5
49.7
11. 1 26.3
12.9 2,923
415
3,453
41.5
31.8
14. 1
12.4
12.6
50. 1
26. 1
11.5 2,945
414
3, 111
40.4
30. 1
15.4
14. 1
24. 5
52. 8
10.8
12.0 2,972
418
2,949
42.6
29. 3
14.3
13.8
49.3
12.0
27.0
11.7 2,821
401
3,008

1 Detail may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.
2
Includes State (50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Eico, and Virgin
Islands), ex-servicemen (UCX), Federal (UCFE), and railroad (ER) programs. Also includes Federal and State extended benefit programs. Does not
include FSB (Federal supplemental benefits) and SUA (special unemployment assistance).




COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

3 FSB and SUA. These programs started January 1975 and regular reporting
began March 1975.
Source: Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics and Employment
and Training Administration).

13

NONAGR1CULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
Total nonagricultural employment as measured by the payroll survey rose 383,000 in July, the largest monthly
increase in the past year.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS* (ENLARGED SCALE)

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

90 ALL NONAGRICULTURAL
ESTABLISHMENTS

80

70

60

«***

<;FR
SERVICE-PRODUCING
INDUSTRIES

22
50

20

40

CONS TRUCTION

GOODS-PRODUCING
INDUSTRIES

\

30

+.—

*""«•«„..»»«»""""""""

„ 1978

1977

1979

1980

V

1981

1977

_ —,

•

\\ 1 II 1 1 1 i 1 1 1

20

i

—^a*

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i I i I I i I i ii i i i i i I i i 1 1 i
1978

1979

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1980

^

I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 IK

1981

N

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of wage and salary workers; l seasonally adjusted]
C*oods-pr(>ducing i ndustries
"D__,j _ J
Feriod

Total
nonagricultural
employ- Total 2
ment

Construction

Service-pr oducing IndustrieJS
Trans- Whole- Finance,
Gover nment
Ma nufactui ing
portainsursale
tion
ance, Services
Total
and
NonState
and
and
retail
durable
Federal and
Total Durable
real
public trade
goods goods
local
utilities
estate

1975__
1976
.
1977__._ .
1978__. _ _ _
1979_
1980______

76, 945
79, 382
82, 471
86, 697
89, 823
90, 564

22,
23,
24,
25,
26,
25,

600
352
346
585
461
718

3,525
3,576
3,851
4,229
4,463
4,399

18, 323
18,997
19, 682
20, 505
21, 040
20, 300

10, 688
11,077
11,597
12,274
12, 760
12, 181

7,635
7,920
8,086
8,231
8,280
8,118

54, 345
56, 030
58, 125
61, 113
63, 363
64, 847

4,542
4,582
4,713
4, 923
5,136
5, 143

17, 060
17, 755
18, 516
19, 542
20, 192
20, 386

4, 165
4,271
4,467
4, 724
4,975
5,168

13,892
14,551
15,303
16, 252
17, 112
17, 901

2,748
2,733
2,727
2, 753
2,773
2,866

11, 937
12, 138
12, 399
12,919
13, 174
13, 383

1980: July_.
Aug___
Sept.,
Oct___
Nov__
Dec.__

89, 960
90,219
90,461
90, 668
90, 844
90, 949

25, 151
25, 322
25, 445
25, 521
25, 629
25, 631

4,270
4, 324
4,362
4, 379
4,389
4,387

19, 877
19, 990
20, 060
20, 110
20, 188
20, 175

11, 859
11, 907
11, 968
12, 013
12, 090
12, 077

8,018
8,083
8,092
8, 097
8,098
8,098

64, 809
64, 897
65, 016
65, 147
65, 215
65, 318

5,119
5,126
5, 124
5, 129
5,114
5,118

20, 355
20, 413
20, 450
20, 461
20, 464
20, 470

5,173
5, 188
5,206
5,221
5,235
5,254

17, 940
17, 981
18, 043
18, 807
18, 160
18, 240

2,893
2,808
2,784
2,795
2,796
2,800

13, 329
13, 381
13, 409
13, 454
13, 446
13, 436

1981: Jan.. _
Feb___
Mar__
Apr
May__
June vJuly *>_

91, 091
91, 258
91, 347
91,458
91, 564
91, 583
91, 966

25, 647
25, 657
25, 705
25, 700
25, 705
25, 806
25, 922

4, 390
4, 389
4,416
4,418
4, 334
4,274
4,253

20, 174
20, 177
20, 191
20, 332
20, 414
20, 420
20, 528

12, 084
12, 074
12, 099
12, 207
12, 254
12, 277
12, 339

8,090
8, 103
8,092
8, 125
8, 160
8, 143
8,189

65, 444
65, 601
65, 642
65, 758
65, 859
65, 777
66, 044

5,124
5, 135
5, 139
5,161
5, 148
5, 145
5, 151

20, 529
20, 600
20, 635
20, 636
20, 714
20, 703
20, 798

5,268
5,283
5,293
5,316
5, 326
5,330
5,344

18, 300
18, 343
18, 371
18, 475
18, 540
18, 568
18, 653

2,799
2, 795
2,781
2,767
2,779
2,781
2,775

13, 424
13, 445
13, 423
13, 403
13, 352
13, 250
13, 323

1
Includes all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural
establishments who worked during or received pay for any part of the pay period
which includes the 12th of the month. Excludes proprietors, self-employed person?, domestic servants, and personnel of the Armed Forces. Total derived from
this table not comparable with estimates of nonagricultural employment of the
civilian labor force, shown on p. 11. which include proprietors, self-employed
persons, and domestic servants; which count persons as employed when they

14



are not at work because of industrial disputes, bad weather, etc., even if they
are not paid for the time off; and which are based on a sample of the workingage population, whereas the estimates in this table are based on reports from
employing establishments.
2 Includes mining, not shown separately.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS AND HOURLY EARNINGS
PRIVATE NON&GRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES
[For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]

Period

Manufstcturing

Total
private
non agricultural l

Total

Adjusted h ourly earnin gs index2 — tc>tal private
nonagric ultural

Average gross
hourly cearnings

Aver age weekly !lours

Overtime

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

37.0
36. 9
36. 5
36. 1
36. 1
36. 0
35.8
35.7
35.3

40.5
40. 7
40. 0
39. 5
40. 1
40.3
40.4
40.2
39. 7

3.5
3.8
3.3
2.6

1980: July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec..

35. 1
35. 2
35.3
35.3
35.3
35.3

39. 2
39. 5
39. 6
39. 7
39.8
39.9

2.5
2.7
2.7
2.8

1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May p
June
July *

35.3
35.2
35.3
35.4
35. 3
35.3
35.3

40. 1
39.8
39.9
40.2
40. 3
40. 1
40.0

3.0
2. QO
2.8
2.9

3. 1
3. 5
3.6
3.3
2.8

3. 0

3.0

3. 2

3.0
2.9

Percent ch ange from
a year e arlier 4 5

Index, 1£)77 = 100

Total
private
nonagricultural 1

Manufacturing

$3. 70
3. 94
4.24
4. 53
4. 86
5. 25
5.69
6. 16
6.66

$3. 82
4. 09
4. 42
4. 83
5. 22
5. 68
6. 17
6. 70
7.27

69.8
74. 1
80. 0
86.7
92.9
100.0
108. 1
116.8
127.3

101.2
101. 1
98.3
97. 6
99.0
100.0
100. 5
97.4
93.5

6.4
6.2
8.0
8.4
7.2
7.6

3. 1
-. 1
-2.8

8.0
9.0

-3. 1
-4.0

6. 66
6.72
6.76
6.83
6.90
6.94

7. 29
7.36
7. 41
7. 49
7.59
7.63

127.6
128.7
129. 4
130. 6
132. 1
132.6

93.8
93.9
93.3
93.2
93.3
92.7

9.2
9.3
8.9
9.7
9.9
9.3

-3.4
-3.0
-3.4
-2. 6
-2.5
-2.8

6.99
7.04
7. 09
7. 14
7. 18
7.23
7.26

7, 69
7.74
7.80
7.90
7.95
7.98
8. 00

133.8
135.0
135.8
136.7
137.7
138.3
138.9

92.8
92.7
92.8
93. 0
93. 1
92.9
92. 1

10.0
9. 9

-1. 6
-1.3

AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS—

Current
dollars

1977
dollars 3

Current
dollars

1977
dollars

-.7
1.4
1.0
.5

8. 1

9.5
9.6
9.5
9.0
8.8

-.9
-.3
-.3
—.5

-1.8

NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES

[For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Average gross weekly earnings
Total pri vate nonagricu Itural l

Period

Current
dollars

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
.
1980
1980: July
Aug
Sept
Oct.
Nov..,.
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June v
July v

...

•

$136. 90
145. 39
154.76
163. 53
175.45
189.00
203. 70
219. 91
235. 10
233. 77
236. 54
238. 63
241. 10
243. 57
244. 98
246. 75
247. 81
250. 28
252. 76
253. 45
255. 22
256. 28

Manufacturing

1977
dollars 3
$198. 41
198. 35
190. 12
184. 16
186. 85
189. 00
189. 31
183. 41
172. 74
171. 89
172. 53
172. 05
172. 09
171. 89
171. 19
171. 12
170. 20
170. 96
172. 06
171.37
171. 40
170. 06

$154.71
166. 46
176.80
190. 79
209. 32
228. 90
249. 27
269. 34
288. 62
285. 77
290. 72
293. 44
297. 35
302. 08
304. 44
308. 37
308. 05
311. 22
317. 58
320. 39
320. 00
320. 00




3

$221. 19
235. 89
249. 25
266. 08
283. 73
295. 65
318. 69
342. 99
367. 04
365. 42
366. 73
374. 87
376. 57
379. 81
382. 13
397. 94
380. 02
392. 33
390. 29
388. 98
390. 19
397. 78

Percent chringe from a
yedi e
total prh7ate nonagricu tural 5
Current
dollars

Current dollar,3

1 Also includes other private industry groups shown on p. 14.
2 Adjusted for interindustry employment shifts and for overtime in manufacturing.
3
Current dollar index (or earnings) divided by the consumer price index on a
1977=100 base. Revised index lor urban wage earners and clerical workers used
beginning 1978.
83-120 0 - 81 -

Construction

Wholesale
and retail
trade

$106.45
111.76
119.02
126.45
133. 79
142. 52
153. 64
164. 96
176. 46
176. 00
177. 83
178. 80
180. 08
182. 25
182. 65
184. 18
186. 12
187. 08
188. 63
189. 07
188. 80
189. 44

1977
dollars

7.5
6.2
6.4
5.7
7.3
7.7
7.8
8.0
6.9
5.7
6.4
6.3
7.3
8.2
7.9
9.5

9. 1
9.2
9.5
9.9
9.2
9.5

4.1

-. 0
-4.1
-3. 1
L5
1.2
.2

-3. 1
-5.8
-6.4
-5.6
-5.6
-4.7
-3.9
-4. 1
-2.0
-2. 1
-1.2
-.4

.1

-.3

-1. 1

4
Monthly changes
5

based on indexes to two decimal places.
Based on unadjusted data.
NOTE.—Seasonally adjusted weekly earnings for construction revised.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

15

PRODUCTIVITY AND RELATED DATA, PRIVATE BUSINESS SECTOR
Hours of 2all
persems

Outimt 1
Period

Output iDer hour
of all p ersons

Compensation
3
per 1:lour

Unit labor
CO sts

Implici t price
defla tor 4

PriPriNonNonPriNonPrivate NonPrivate NonPrivate Nonvate
farm
vate
farm
vate
farm
farm
farm
farm business
business
business business
business sector business business business business business business business
sector
sector
sector sector sector sector sector sector sector
sector
sector
1977== 100; qua rterly dat a season ally adjus ted

1968
1969

76.9
79.2

76.7
78.9

90.3
92.7

88.5
91.3

85.2
85.4

86.7
86.4

50.6
54. 2

51.4
54. 8

59.5
63.5

59.3
63.4

60.3
63.3

60.5
63.4

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

78.5
80.9
86.2
92.0
90.2

78.1
80. 4
85.9
91.9
90. 1

91.2
90.7
93.4
97.0
97.4

90.0
89.7
92.5
96.4
96.8

86. 1
89.2
92. 4
94.8
92.7

86. 7
89.6
93.0
95.3
93. 1

58.2
62.0
66. 0
71.3
78.0

58.6
62.5
66.6
71.7
78.4

67.6
69.5
71.5
75.2
84.2

67.6
69. 7
71.7
75. 2
84.3

66.2
69. 1
71.5
75.3
82.4

66.4
69.4
71.4
74. 1
81.6

88.5
94. 1
100.0
104. 7
107.7

88. 1
94.0
100. 0
104.9
107.7

93.4
96. 1
100.0
104. 9
108.2

92.7
95.9
100.0
105. 1
108. 7

94.8
97. 9
100.0
99.8
99.5

95.0
98. 1
100. 0
99.8
99. 1

85.5
92.9
100.0
108.4

119.3

86.0
93.0
100.0
108. 5
118.9

90.2
94.8
100.0
108. 6
119.9

90.5
94. 8
100.0
108. 7
120.0

90.4
94.7
100.0
107.4
116.9

89.9
94.5
100.0
107.0
116.2

1980

106.8

106.8

107.5

108. 1

99.3

98.8

131.4

130.8

132.3

132.4

127.6

127.4

1979: III
IV

107.7
108.2

107.8
108.2

108.4
109. 1

109.0
109.4

99.4
99. 1

98.9
98. 8

120.7
123.2

130.2
123.0

121.4
124. 3

121.5
124. 4

118. 1
120.2

117.4
119.7

1980: I
II
III
IV

108.7
105.4
105.7
107.5

108.5
105. 1
105. 8
107.7

109.2
106.4
106.3
108.4

109.8
107. 1
106.9
108.8

99.5
99. 1
99.4
99. 1

98.9
98.2
99. 0
99.0

126.4
130. 1
133. 1
135.9

126.0
129.4
132.3
135.4

127. 0
131.3
133.9
137. 0

127.4
131. 8
133. 6
136.8

123.0
126. 1
129. 1
132.2

122.9
126. 3
128.8
131.9

1981: I
II »„.„

109.5
109.3

109.7
109.2

109.2
108.2

109.7
109.0

100.3
101.0

100.0
100.2

139.7
143.2

139. 1
142.4

139.4
141.8

139. 1
142. 1

135. 4
137. 6

135.3
137.6

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

.

Perceiit change quarterlyr data at iseasonal] y adjustec I annual rates

1968
1969

5. 1

5.3
2.9

1.7
2.6

2.0
3.2

3.3
.2

3.3
-.3

7.7
7.0

7.4
6.5

4.2
6.7

3.9
6.8

4.0
4.9

4.0
4.7

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

-.8
3.0
6.6
6.6

-1.0

-1.7

-2.3

-2.4

7.4
6.6
6.5
8.0
9.4

7.0
6.6
6.7
7.6
9.4

6.4
2.9
2.9
5.2

-1.9

.9
3.6
3.5
2.7

.3
3.3
3.7
2.5

-1.9

-1.4
-.4
3. 1
4.2
.4

6.6

—.5
3.0
3.9
.4

11.9

12. 1

4.5
4.4
3.4
5.4
9.4

4.8
4.5
3.0
3.7

10. 1

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

-1.9

-2.2

-4.2
3.4
4.3
5. 1
3.4

2.3
3.3

9.6

9.6

7.2

6.7
6.4
4.9
2.7

-4. 1
2.9
4.0
4.9
3. 1

2. 1

6.3
6.3
4.7
2.8

5.5
8.6

7.4
4.7
5.5
8.7

9.7
4.7

10.3
5. 1
5.8
7.0
8.6

1980

-.8

-.9

-.6

2.4
1.7

2.6
1.5

3.6
2.8

2.9

1979: III
IV
1980: I.,
II
Ill

IV

1.8

-11.5
1. 1

1981: I
II »...„

2.9
6.9
6.9

1.4

-12. 1

.2

2.9

-9.9
-.2
8.1

7.9

3. 1
-3.7

6.9

7. 1

7.9
-.9

-1.9

16




8. 1

5. 1

2.8
4.9

—.2
-.3

3.2
2.0
—.2
— .7

8.4

10.1

7.6
8.5
9.7

10.4

10.4

7.4
8.8

-.6

-.2

-.3

10. 1

9.9

10,3

10.3

9.2

9.7

3.7
1.8

-1.2
-1.0

-1. 1
2

8.9
8.6

8.6
9.7

10.2

9.7
9.9

8.2
7.4

8.5
7.8

1.6

10.7
12.3

10.2
11.3

9.7

11.3
11.3

11.8
10.4

2. 1

-.7
7.3

-1. 1

1.3

.3
-2.9
3.6
—.2

3.5

4.6
2.8

4.3
— 7

1. 1

-9.5

-2.6

-1.8

1 Output refers to gross domestic product originating in the sector in 1972 dollars.
Hours of all persons in private industry engaged in the sector, including
hours of proprietors and unpaid family workers. Estimates based primarily on
establishment data.
* Wages and salaries of employees plus employers' contributions for social
insurance and private benefit plans. Also includes an estimate of wages, salaries,
and supplemental payments for the self-employed.
2

8. 6
7. 7

3. 1

9.5
8.6

9.0
9.8

11.6
9.6

9,8
9.0

14.4
8. 1

9.9

14.6

5.3

5. 6

10.5

8.2

9.8

10. 1

9.8
9.9

10.0

6.9
7.3

7,0
8.8

10.0

11.0

6.6

6.9

4
Current dollar gross domestic product divided by constant dollar gross domes
tic product.
NOTE.—Percent changes are from preceding period and are based on original
data; they therefore may differ slightly from percent changes based on indexes
shown here.
Data for second quarter 1981 revised.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION

Industrial production rose 0.3 percent in July following a 0.1 percent decline in June and a 0.5 percent increase in
May.
INDEX, 1967=100*

180

(RATIO SCALi)

INDEX, 1967=100*

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
180

160

(RATIO SCALE)

UTILITIES AND MINING PRODUCTION

160

rv/i

140

UTILITIES

140

120

V

120
XJ....111 j I t i t i
1977

1978

1979

1980

MINING
1981

110 -

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION
1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

PERCENT* (RATIO SCALE)
100

MANUFACTURING CAPACITY UTILIZATION RATE

90

80
120

70

1981

1977

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTID
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCEs BOARD Of GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Total in dustrial
produ ation
Percent
Index,
1967= change
from
100
year
earlier
100. 00
-.4
129.3
117.8
-8.9
130.5
10. 8
138. 2
5.9
5.7
146 1
4.4
152.5
-3.5
147. 1

Period

1967 proportion
1974
1975
1970
1977
1978
1979
1980
1980: July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June »
July »

_

[Seasonally adjusted]
Indusstry produ ction inde xes, 1967 = 100
Msmufacturi tig

Ma nufacturi ag
Materials
(Federal
WharReserve Federal Comton
series) Reserve merce
2
series
series 8
series

Total

Durable

Nondurable

87. 95
129.4
116. 3
130. 3
138.4
146. 8
153.6
146.6

51.98
125. 7
109. 3
122.3
130.0
139. 7
146. 4
136.6

30. 97
134. 6
126.4
141.8
150. 5
156. 9
164.0
161. 1

6. 36
115. 3
112.8
114.2
118. 2
124.0
125. 5
132.9

5.69
143.7
146. 0
151.7
156.5
161.4
166.0
169.9

87. 1
73.4
81. 1
82. 7
85. 6
87.4
79.8

83.8
72. 9
79. 5
81. 9
84. 4
85. 7
79.0

83
77
81
83
84
83
78

89.9
79. 0
85. 0
87. 6
90. 3
91. 9
86. 0

76

82. 6

78

86. 5

78

87. 6

Mining

140.4
141.8
144. 1
146.9
149.4
151.0

-8.2
-6.8
-5.6
— 3.8
-1,9
-1.0

139. 1
140.6
143.4
146. 4
149. 1
150.6

128.3
129.4
131.7
135.8
139.3
140.6

154.7
156.9
160.3
161.8
163.3
165.0

130.6
129.6
130.5
132. 1
136.0
139.3

171.8
173.8
172.7
170.4
171.5
170.3

73.7
74. 6
76.4
78.4
80.4
81. 3

74.9
75. 5
76. 7
78.2
79.4
79.9

151. 7
151. 5
152.2
152.2
153. 0
152.9
153.4

-.7
-.7
.1
2.6
6. 3
8. 1
9.3

151. 1
151. 0
151.7
152.3
153. 0
152.4
152.7

141.4
140. 7
142.2
142.7
143. 8
143.2
143.2

165.2
166. 1
165. 5
166. 1
166. 3
165.8
166.5

141.1
143.3
143.5
135.9
135. 9
141.7
145. 6

171.0
168. 5
169.4
169.3
172. 6
173.4
172.8

81.7
81.7
81.7
80.9
81. 1
81.2
81. 5

80.0
79.8
79.9
80.0
80. 2
79.7
79. 6

i Output as percent of c apacity.
* Annual data are averages of four m onthly index es.
» Quarterly data enterec in last mon th of quarter . Annual data are averagejsof
quarterly data. Series revised.




Utilities

Capacityf utilizatic >n rate, p<sreent l

So urces: Board of Governor s of the Fed(jral Reserve System, Dejmrtment of
Com merce (Bureau of Econonlie Analysis) and Wharto n School of 1"inanee.

17

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION—MAJOR MARKET GROUPS AND
SELECTED MANUFACTURES
[1967=100, seasonally adjusted]
Prod ucts
Final 1^roducts
Equip>ment

Coiisumer go ods

Period
Total

NonDurable durable
goods
goods

Total
1967 proportion
1971
1972
1973
_
1974
.
1975
1976
...
1977
1978
_
1979
_ _ _
1980
1980: July
...
Aug.-,
..
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1981: Jan
Feh
___
_
Mar..' .. _ __ _ .
Apr.
May p
_
June v
July

47. 82
106.3
115. 7
124. 4
125. 1
118.2
127. 6
135. 9
142. 2
147.2
145.4
142.4
142. 8
143.9
145. 8
147.5
148.3
148.3
147. 9
149.2
150. 3
151. 5
151.4
151.7

7. 89
118. 8
133.8
146. 2
135. 3
121.4
141. 9
154. 0
159. 2
155.8
136.5
128. 3
128.6
132. 7
139. 6
142. 9
141.3
138. 8
138.9
143. 3
144. 4
147. 6
147. 6
146.6

27. 68
114.7
124. 4
131.5
128.9
124. 0
137. 1
145. 3
149. 1
150.8
145. 5
142.0
142. 7
144. 3
146. 6
148.0
147.7
147. 2
146.9
148. 2
149. 2
150.8
150.2
150. 2

Interm ediate
prod ucts

19. 79
113. 1
120.6
125. 6
126. 3
125. 1
135. 2
141. 9
145. 1
148. 8
149. 1
147. 4
148.3
148.9
149. 4
150. 1
150. 2
150.5
150. 1
150. 1
151. 1
152. 0
151. 2
151. 6

Materials

Construction
supplies

Total

Business

Total

20. 14
94. 7
103.8
114. 5
120.0
110.2
114.6
123.0
132. 8
142. 2
145. 1
142.9
142. 9
143.2
144. 8
146.7
149. 1
149. 8
149. 1
150.7
151. 7
152. 6
153. 1
153.8

12. 68
104. 1
118.0
134.2
142. 4
128. 2
135.4
147.8
160. 3
171. 3
173.3
170. 1
170. 3
170. 5
172.3
174.5
177. 8
178.9
178.3
180.5
182.0
183. 4
184. 2
185. 0

12.89
116. 7
126.5
137.2
135. 3
123. 1
137.2
145. 1
154. 1
160.5
151. 9
144.5
147.6
150. 6
152.4
153. 5
156. 1
157. 7
156. 9
156.3
156. 0
155. 7
154. 1
153. 8

6. 42
116.8
128.4
139. 8
134.5
116.3
132. 6
140.6
151.7
158.0
140.7
128.6
133. 1
137. 4
140. 5
142.8
144. 6
147.4
147.3
147.6
146. 9
145.9
143. 3
142.0

39.29
111. 3
122. 3
133. 9
132.4
115. 5
131.7
138.6
148.3
156.4
147.7
136.5
138. 6
142.4
146. 4
150. 5
152.6
153.8
154. 2
154.4
153. 2
154.0
154.4
155.4

Supplernentary
group:
lOnergy
total"
12. 23
119.5
125.2
128. 3
125.5
125. 5
129. 1
132. 9
135.4
137.9
138.8
139.2
139.2
138. 2
136. 8
139. 2
139.7
139.9
139. 2
138. 1
133. 6
134. 6
138.3
139.9

[1967 = 100, seasonally adjusted]
D urable m anufactu res

Prim anIT metals
Period

1967 proportion^
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
_ .
1977
1978
1979.
_ ._
198CL-,
1980: July
_
Aug
__
Sept.
Oct
Nov
_
Dec
1981: Jan....
Feb_.__
Mar
Apr
_ _
May p
June July »

Total

Iron
nnd
steel

6. 57
100.2
112. 1
126. 7
123. 1
96.4
109.7
111. 1
119. 9
121.3
101. 6
81.7
86. 0
90. 1
100.6
113.4
112. 1
113. 9
114. 2
114. 3
111. 8
111. 5
107.6
108.4

4.21
96. 1
107. 1
122. 3
119.8
95. 8
104.8
103.8
113. 2
113. 2
91.7
68. 1
75. 3
79.8
93.3
107.4
103. 5
108.0
107. 8
107.3
105. 1
105.7
99.3

trical
machinery

Electrical
machinery

6. 93
103. 5
112. 1
124.7
124. 2
109. 9
123.9
131.0
141.6
148.5
135.0
123.8
125. 8
129. 0
132. 8
134. 1
137. 4
137.6
139. 1
141. 3
141. 2
140.9
141.0
141.5

9. 15
100.2
116. 0
133.7
140. 1
125. 1
134.5
143. 6
153. 6
163. 7
162.8
158.5
158. 8
159. 1
161. 1
163.4
167. 5
168. 9
169. 1
170.7
172. 0
174.2
175.0
176. 0

8. 05
107. 7
122.2
143. 1
143.8
1 16. 5
134,8
145.4
159.4
175.0
172.7
165. 0
166. 7
167. 5
170. 0
173. 0
174. 9
177.9
174.6
177. 1
178. 4
180. 5
179.3
180. 7

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

18



Non-

Fabricated
metal
products

Nonelurable rnan uf act ures

Transp Drtation
equip ment

Total

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

9. 27
97. 9
108.2
118.3
108. 7
97. 4
111. 1
122. 2
132. 5
135. 4
116. 8
110.7
108. 3
112.9
118.8
121. 7
120. 6
117.3
114. 9
119. 4
120. 2
123. 1
123.3
120.7

4. 50
118.6
135. 8
148. 8
128.2
111. 1
142. 0
161. 1
169. 9
159.9
118.8
107.9
104. 4
113. 4
124.2
129.0
126. 3
119. 2
117. 5
127. 4
129. 7
136. 0
137.4
131.8

Lumber
and
products

l. 64
113. 8
120. 8
126.0
116.2
107.6
123. 2
131. 2
136.3
136.9
119.3
112. 8
121. 7
122. 6
122.2
124. 9
122.0
126. 3
126.3
125.4
126. 2
126.8
123. 2

ADparel
products

Print- Cheming
icals
and
and
pubprodlishing ucts

3. 31
104. 7
109.4
117.3
114. 3
107. 6
125.7
134. 2
134. 2
134. 4
128. 6
121.5
123.8
126. 7
127. 5
128.0
125. 1
125.9
124.0
123. 6
122. 1
122.2

4. 72
107. 1
112.7
118. 2
118. 2
113.3
122.5
127. 6
131. 5
136. 9
139. 6
138.6
140.3
140. 3
141. 5
142.7
144.9
145.5
145.8
143. 6
141.6
141. 9
142.4
142. 9

7. 74
125. 9
143. 6
154. 5
159.4
147. 2
170.9
185. 7
197. 4
211.8
206.7
190.3
197.8
206. 8
209. 1
212. 0
218.8
219.2
220.9
219. 5
220. 9
221. 6
220.3

Foods

8. 75
112.8
116.8
120. 9
124.0
123.4
133. 0
138. 8
142.7
147.5
149. 2
148.9
148.3
148. 6
149.4
150.5
150. 7
150. 0
151. 5
152. 1
152. 7
153.0
152.0

NEW CONSTRUCTION
Construct!© n contracts2

Private
Total new
construction
expenditures

Period

Resiclential
Total

Total1

Commercial and
industrial

New
housing
units

Other

Federal,
State,
and
local

Total value
index
(1972=
100)

Commercial and
in dust Hal
floor space
(millions of
square feet)

BO lions of doll ars

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

139.2
135. 9
151. 1
173.8
205.6
230.8
230. 3

100. 9
95. 1
112.0
135.7
159.7
181.7
174.9

50.4
46. 5
60.5
81.0
93.4
99.0
87.3

40.6
34.4
47.3
65.7
75.8
78.6
63.1

23.8
20.8
19.9
22.5
29. 6
39.9
43.8

26.7
27.8
31. 5
32.2
36.7
42.8
43.9

3&3

Seasonally
adjusted

Seasonally / adjusted atinual rates
1980: June
July
. J
AUK
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr p
May
June vv
July

.

218.5
216.4
217.9
224.6
228.9
234.3
245. 4
259.0
254.5
250.3
248.9
239. 7
236. 2

163.1
161.5
163.5
169. 1
174.9
180.9
187.9
193.9
193.2
189.6
192.5
188. 3
184.9

53.3
53. 1
56.3
60.7
64.2
68. 1
70.4
74.2
75.1
73.0
72.9
67.7
63.8

75.0
75. 6
79.3
84.5
89.8
95. 6
98.9
100.7
99.7
96.3
98.3
94.3
91. 1

* Includes nonhotisekeeping residential construction and additions and alterations, not shown separately.
2 F. W. Dodge series. Relates to 50 States beginning 1969 for value index and
beginning 1971 for floor space.

44.2
42.4
41.8
41.6
41.5
42.5
45. 1
48. 3
48.5
48.7
48.9
47.9
46.5

103.0
101.9
121.0
153.6
174.1
185.6
161.8

40.9
39. 1
38.2
45.9
49. 1
55.4

43.9
43.6
42.3
43. 1
43.6
42.8
43.9
44.9
45.0
44. 7
45.3
46. 1
47.4

55.4
54.9

150
148
192
163
167
205
193
192
177
183
172
160
170
153

544

55.5
54.0
53.4
57.6
65.2
61.3
60.6
56.4
51.5
51.3

840
555
592
739
977

1,059

898
Seasonally
adjusted
annual
rates
857
857
824
822
865

1,034
1, 169

944
1,013
1,080

930
994

1, 015

852

Sources: Department of Commerce (Bureau of the Census) and McGraw-Hill
Information Systems Company, F. W. Dodge Division.

NEW PRIVATE HOUSING AND VACANCY RATES
[Thousands of units or homes, except as noted]
ISfew private housing unit;S
Units started, by type of stn icture

Period

1973
1974
1975.
1976
1977
1978.
1979..
1980

.

.

_•

Total

1 unit

2, 045. 3
1, 337. 7
1, 160. 4
1, 537. 5
1,987. 1
2, 020. 3
1, 745. 1
1, 292. 2

1, 132. 0
888. 1
892.2
1, 162. 4
1, 450. 9
1, 433. 3
1, 194. 1
852. 2

2-4
units

118.3
68. 1
64.0
85.9
121.7
125.0
122.0
109.5

5 or more
units
795. 0
381.6
204.3
289. 2
414.4
462. 0
429.0
330.5

New priv ate homes
Homes for
sale at
end of 1
period

Units
authorized

•Units
completed

1,819.5
1, 074. 4
939.2
1, 296. 2
1, 690. 0
1, 800. 5
1,551.8
1, 190. 6

2, 100. 5
1, 728. 5
1, 317. 2
1, 377. 2
1, 657. 1
1, 867. 5
1, 870. 8
1, 501. 6

634
519
549
646
819
817
709
530

418
346
313
353
402
414
3

1,472
1, 429
1, 254
1,287
1,274
1,373
1,252
1, 389
1, 362
1,519
1, 260
1,368

625
616
563
549
560
514
523
500
507
451
479
410
420

335
331
335
334
337
336
329
334
325
327
324
313
306

Homes
sold

398

336

Vacancy
rate for
rental
housing
units
(percent)1
5.8
6.2
6.0
5.6
5.2
5.0
5.0

Seasonally adjusted arinual rates
1980: Julv
Aug.__
Sept
Oct_______
Nov
Dec
1981:Jan__
Feb
Mar
Apr
May*
June v
Julyp.__ _.
1
Seasonally adjusted.
2
Quarterly data entered
3

1,277
1,411
1,482
1,519
1, 550
1,535
1,660
1,215
1,297
1, 332
1, 158
1,021
1,055

867
971
1,032
1,009
1,019
974
993
791
838
897
764
679
691

in last month of quarter.
New series beginning March 1979.




83
133
140
121
143
131
149
112
105
92
106
89
99

327
307
310
389
388
430
518
312
354
343
288
253
265

1,232
1,355
1,518
1,351
1,366
1,249
1,214
1, 165
1,153
1, 186
1, 167
963
924

5.7
5.0
5.2
5.0

NOTE.—-Units authorized beginning 1978 relate to 16,000 permit-issuing places;
data for 1973-77 are for 14,000 places.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

19

BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES—TOTAL AND TRADE
Business sales rose 1 percent in June while inventories rose $33A billion. According to the advance survey, retail sales
rose 11>4 percent in July following a 1% percent rise in June.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
600
550

-

500

TOTAL BUSINESS
INVENTORIES

450
400

350

*v
300

X'\

TOTAL BUSINESS
SALES

250

200

150

100 111 1 1 1 1 1 i
1977

1978

1980

1979

1981

1981

1977

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF tCONOMlC ADVISERS

Total b usiness 1

Who lesale

R€'tail

Sales 2
Period

C? 1
Sales 29

Inventories 8

Inven-3
Sales 2 tories
Q

-I

IEtventorie s*

DurNonable durable
goods goods
stores stores

A

Tninl

HTVi+fil

DurNonable durable
goods goods
stores stores

Inventoi'V^sales
rat So 4
Total
business *

Retail

Mill ons of d ollars, seasonally adjusted

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1980: June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June v
July 9

153, 412
177, 625
182, 230
204, 277
229, 623
258, 724
294, 733
320, 540
305, 326
__ 315, 633
317, 906
327, 758
335, 873
339, 049
343, 752
349, 018
350, 334
349, 898
350, 923
_ 349, 245
353,511

233, 327
285, 807
288, 375
318, 544
350, 678
395, 252
444, 224
475, 202
464, 187
466, 828
468, 943
471, 500
473, 617
474, 884
475, 202
478, 451
484, 069
485, 467
487, 060
490, 254
493, 941

38, 014
47, 748
46, 623
50, 694
55, 987
64, 715
76, 264
86, 991
81, 714
85, 810
86, 889
90, 223
93, 282
93, 901
96, 591
98, 967
98, 016
96, 486
97, 577
96, 217
95, 075

45, 372 42, 461
56, 948 45, 083
56, 697 49, 013
64, 078 54,784
72,311 60, 435
83, 492 67, 057
93, 817 74, 529
105, 529 79, 721
98, 328 77, 843
99, 618 79, 491
101, 920 79, 829
102, 953 80, 620
104, 293 81, 552
105, 203 82, 764
105, 529 83, 443
104, 909 85, 463
106, 066 86, 810
105, 539 87, 608
105, 591 85, 855
105, 568 85, 501
106, 740 86, 942
88, 032

i The term "business" also includes manu aettiring (see page 21).
* Monthly average for year and total for month.
* Book value, end of period, seasonally adjusted.
* For annual periods, ratio of weighted average inventories to average monthly

20



14, 409
14, 118
15, 247
18, 150
20, 724
23, 313
25, 401
24, 827
23, 589
25, 071
24, 593
25, 094
25, 293
26, 007
25, 983
27, 075
28, 328
28, 429
26, 356
26, 536
27, 407
28, 426

28, 052
30, 965
33, 766
36, 633
39,711
43, 744
49, 128
54, 894
54, 254
54, 420
55, 236
55, 526
56, 259
56, 757
57, 460
58, 388
58, 482
59, 179
59, 499
58, 965
59, 535
59, 606

63, 237 28, 418
71, 067 32, 861
71, 744 33, 356
79, 273 37, 841
89, 210 42, 970
101, 681 49, 898
108, 835 53, 274
111, 694 51, 853
109, 438 51, 453
110, 003 51, 249
110,283 51, 675
111,710 51, 738
113, 106 52, 066
112, 639 52, 209
111, 694 51, 853
111, 790 52, 234
113,507 52, 374
113,404 51, 791
113, 963 52, 306
115,426 53, 529
117,492 54, 845

34, 819
38, 206
38, 388
41, 432
46, 240
51, 783
55, 561
59, 841
57, 985
58, 754
58, 608
59, 972
61, 040
60, 430
59, 841
59, 556
61, 133
61, 613
61, 657
61, 897
62, 647

1.41
L45
L57
1.48
1.46
1.44
1.43
1.45
1.52
1.48
1.48
1.44
1.41
1.40
1.38
1.37
1.38
1.39
1.39
1.40
1.40

1.40
1.4S
1.44
1.38
1.39
1.42
1.43
1.38
1.41
1.38
1.38
1.39
1.39
1.36
1.34
1.31
1.31
1.29
1.33
1.35
1.35

sales; for monthly data, ratio of inventories at end of month to sales for month.
Source: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau
of the Census).

MANUFACTURERS1 SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
Manufacturers' new orders, shipments, and inventories rose in June. According to advance data, durable goods
shipments fell in July while new orders rose.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
200
180 ~SH1PME NTS
1 An
TOTAL
^—"•\_x-^
'
1 /n
s^^~
ion

U

px

— •-

_

240

-

200

-

_

——-• ^—^

_

TOTAL

—

,---*** *'**
»""""*"*"
*-•« •+•""'*""
_.,»**""""""

»•*

-

~

DURABLE GC ODS
-

.~'V*N

^~. •--•V6y-**'"*

120

J..S""*"

mn

\
\
NONDURABLE

"?,

GOODS

—

-

DURABLE GOODS

"*—"""""
_

-

on

-^

1 1 1111111 11

1 1 1 11 !i 1 1 11 i ii ii 1 i i i ii 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 i ii 1 1 11 i 1 1 ii ii
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
200
180 ENEW OR DERS
.r-^\ ———
160
r
v^^-' ~\y~^
—
140
\
—
TOTAL
120
=x-—^^ ^
-

_
x

—*

X

«. ^** "
*—• • •**
, ..- ^•-"\~ I

—

ZA

NONC)URABLE GOO )S

__
4

-

Mllllillll

11 11 1 11 1 111

I I I MI I I I II

M l l l l i l l l l i IIM II i i I i

RAT O*
2.2

INVENTO RY-SHiPM ENTS RAT iO

9n

DURABLE GO ODS
*
\

Of)

60

~

^^.

izn

80

An

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS * (RATIO SCALE)
J20
280 "INVENTCDRIES

-

inn

zn

—

r
-x —

\

** "" * ** "** "*^

r-V,^'"

-

—'

NONDURA BLE GOODS

18
1,6

N

1.4

-

1V"V^s^_^.^A^

-

/\
-|

""" "\

-

40
M 1 i i I I 1 i I 1M M 1 I 1 M M
1977
1978

M I I I I I I I M

M M 1 II I M 1

1979

M 1 i I I 1 I IM

1980

1981

1?

1 1| I I I I 1 1 I i

1 1 11 iI i 1 111

1977

1978

i Mill

1979

IMMI i i i i i 1 111 11
1981

1980

*SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Manufac turers' sh pments1 Manufact urers' inv entories2

Period

Total

NonDurable durable
goods
goods

Manufacturers ' new orders1

Durab e goods
ManufacCapital
Non- turers'
Nongoods
Durable
Total
Total
indus- durable unfilled3
goods durable
Total
goods orders
goods
tries,
noni
defense
Millions of dolkirs, seasortally adju? ted

Manufacturers1
inventory —
shipments
ratio *

84, 794
86, 595
98, 802
113, 201
126, 953
143, 941
153, 828

44, 228
43, 656
50, 689
59, 267
67, 848
75, 803
78, 003

40, 567
42, 939
48, 113
53, 934
59, 104
68, 138
75, 826

157, 792
159, 934
175, 193
189, 157
210, 079
241, 572
257, 979

101, 739
102, 874
112, 581
121, 646
137, 712
161, 390
171, 603

56, 053
57, 060
62, 612
67, 511
72, 367
80, 182
86, 376

87, 268
85, 149
99, 543
115, 027
131, 612
147, 576
155,059

46, 853
42, 019
51, 398
61, 076
72, 358
79, 353
79, 264

12, 673
11, Oil
12, 799
15, 276
19, 450
22, 510
22, 548

40, 415
43, 130
48, 145
53, 951
59, 254
68, 223
75, 795

191, 102
173, 829
182, 499
204, 814
261, 082
304, 963
319, 729

1.65
1.84
1.69
1.61
1.57
1.57
1.65

1980: June 145, 769
July _ 150, 332
Aue__ 151, 188
Sept 156, 915
Oct .161, 039
Nov.. 162, 384
Dec_. 163, 718

71, 908
75, 554
75, 485
79, 735
82, 518
83, 229
83, 482

73, 861
74, 778
75, 703
77, 180
78, 521
79, 155
80, 236

256, 421
257, 207
256, 740
256, 837
256, 218
257, 042
257, 979

169, 769
170, 391
170, 540
170, 163
169, 781
170, 275
171, 603

86, 652
86, 816
86, 200
86, 674
86, 437
86, 767
86, 376

143, 837
154, 815
152, 657
159, 496
161, 924
163, 020
166, 900

70, 331
80, 209
76, 785
82, 162
83, 364
83, 971
86, 577

21, 105
23, 524
21, 283
22, 518
21, 625
23, 350
24, 664

73, 506
74, 605
75, 872
77, 334
78, 560
79, 049
80, 323

306, 494
310, 977
312, 446
315, 027
315, 912
316, 547
319, 729

1.76
1.71
1.70
1.64
1.59
1.58
1.58

1981: Jan... 164, 588
Feb 165, 508
Mar - 165, 804
Apr 167, 491
May..
* j - 167, 527
June- 171, 494
July ».

83, 329
84, 215
85, 058
86, 327
86, 664
88, 770
87, 063

81, 259
81, 293
80, 746
81, 164
80, 863
82, 724

261, 752
264, 496
266, 524
267, 506
269, 260
269, 709

174, 223
175, 620
176, 229
177, 123
177, 635
178, 676

87, 529
88, 876
90, 295
90, 383
91, 625
91, 033

165, 423
166, 987
167, 361
168, 584
169, 340
170, 913

84, 208
85, 446
86, 729
87, 180
88, 164
88, 303
89, 121

24, 823
21, 185
24, 460
24, 723
23, 865
23, 230
24, 656

81, 216
81, 541
80, 632
81, 404
81, 176
82, 610

320, 566
322, 045
323, 602
324, 69i
326, 508
325, 918

1.59
1.60
1.61
1.60
1.61
1. 57

1974 _
1975
1976
1977- 1978
1979
1980

' Monthly average for year and total for month. Shipments are the same as sales.
2 Book value, end of period.
' End of period.
* For annual period^, ratio of weighted average inventories to average monthly




shipments; for monthly data, ratio of inventories at end of month to shipments
for month.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

21

PRODUCER PRICES

PRICES

In July, the producer price index for all finished goods rose 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted. Prices of finished consumer
foods rose 1.5 percent and prices of other finished consumer goods fell 0.1 percent. Prices of capital equipment rose
0.7 percent.
INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)
280

INDEX, 1967= 100 (RATIO SCALE)

280
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

- FINISHED GOODS

260

260

240

240

220

220

200
TOTAL FINISHED
GOODS

CONSUMER FOODS'
\
.."••••

'

200
CONSUMER GOODS
EXCLUDING FOODS

".'^

180

180

CAPITAL

EQUIPMENT

160

160

140

140

120

120

MI l i i

100
1973

1977

1978

1979

1980

100

1981

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[1967 = 100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
JFinishec1 goods
In bermedi ate
Crud e matei ials
. i
rnaterial s
Total
finFoodished
Cong umer goods
stuffs
CapiFoods Ofh
conutnTotal and Other
Nontal sumer Total and 1
"Thir
Tn
feedfeeds
dur- equip- goods
tnl
1
stuffs
able ment
118.6 115.4 120. 5 123. 5 129.2 131.6 168.4 128. 1 174.0 180. 0 162. 5
138.6 125. 9 146. 8 141. 0 149. 3 162.9 200.2 159. 5 196. 1 189.4 208.9
153. 1 138.2 163. 0 162. 5 163. 6 180.0 195. 3 178.6 196.9 191. 8 206.9
162.6 144. 5 174.8 173. 4 169. 7 189. 1 185.3 189.4 202. 7 190.2 228.5
174. 3 152. 8 189.3 184. 6 180. 7 201. 5 190.5 202. 3 209.2 192. 1 245. 0
186.7 166. 9 200. 0 199.2 194.9 215. 6 203. 1 216. 5 234.4 216.2 272.3
211. 5 183.2 231. 3 216.5 217. 9 242. 2 226. 1 244. 4 274.3 247.9 330.0
250.8 206.2 283.9 239. 8 248. 9 280. 3 252. 6 282.3 304.6 259.2 401.0
253.7 207.7 287.8 241. 1 251.2 281. 0 251.0 283. 1 303. 6 260.9 394.3
255. 2 209.4 289. 1 243.6 254.3 283.7 266.0 285.0 317.5 276.8 403.6
255. 7 209. 1 290. 3 243.9 255. 1 285.2 267.9 286.4 321. 8 278.7 413. 0
257.8 212.3 291. 4 248. 1 257. 1 287. 6 281.8 288.0 327. 2 282. 8 421.0
260. 1 213.3 294. 8 249. 7 258. 9 290.2 286. 1 290.5 330.7 283.3 431.2
261. 2 212.9 297.4 250. 8 259. 7 293. 5 270. 1 295.2 328. 1 275. 9 438. 9
265.3 213.6 303.9 253.7 262.7 297.4 270.6 299.4 328.8 272.9 447. 8
268. 7 214. 7 309.0 256. 1 264.6 298.5 260. 1 301. 3 332.4 263.8 479. 0
272. 6 214.0 316. 3 258. 0 268. 1 1 301. 6 i 253.4 305.2 328. 1 258.4 477.2
274.8 215. 3 318.8 260. 1 269. 3 ! 304. 3 ! 255. 1 307.9 331.8 262.4 480.2
275. 6 217. 5 319.0 262.4 269.9 305.9 254.5 309. 8 330. 1 256.6 487.4
277.0 218.6 320.7 264.3 271.3 306.7 253.2 310.7 334. 1 263.7 484.8
276.8 218. 1 320.6 266.2 272.2 307.9 i 252.0 312. 1 1 335.9 264.5 488.5

Finished goods e xcludin g
cons inner fc>ods

Period

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979__.
1980_
1980: July
Aug
Sept
Oct..
Nov___,
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
1

Total
Confinished sumer
goods foods Total

127.9
147. 5
163.4
170.6
181. 7
195. 9
217.7
247.0
249.0
252. 0
252. 7
255. 1
256.9
257.8
260. 8
262. 8
266. 0
267.3
268.3
269. 8
271.0

146.4
166.9
181.0
180.4
189.9
207.2
226. 2
239.5
240.6
247.0
248. 3
250.0
250. 8
250. 9
251. 1
249. 5
251.9
251. 1
251.0
252.2
255. 9

120. 1
139. 3
156.2
166. 1
177. 7
190. 7
213. 3
247. 8
250.2
252. 0
252. 5
255.2
257.3
258.4
262. 3
265. 4
268.8
270. 8
272. 2
273.8
274. 1

Intermediate materials for food manufacturing and feeds.

22



rp

NOTE.—Data revised for March 1981.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

CONSUMER PRICES
In July, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 1.2 percent, seasonally adjusted (1.1 percent unadjusted). Food and beverages were up 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, and energy prices were up 0.4 percent, not
seasonally adjusted.
INDEX, 1967= 100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)
320

320
UNADJUSTED

300

300

280

280

260

260

240

240

220

220

200

200

ALL ITEMS

160

140

140

120

i i i i i I i i i i i
1973

1975

1976

1977

i I i i ii
1980

1979

1978

120

1981

SEE NOTE ON TABLE BELOW
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[1967=100; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Housing
Period

Food
. A11 1 and
items bever- Total l
ages
NSA

Eel. imp.*.- 100.0

18.3

1973
133. 1
1974
147.7
1975
_ 161. 2
1976
170.5
1977
181.5
1978
195. 4
217.4
1979
1980
246.8
1980: July__ 247.8
Aug.. 249.4
Sept. 251. 7
Oet__ 253.9
Nov. 256. 2
Dec__ 258.4
1981: Jan__ 260. 5
Feb.. 263.2
Mar_ 265. 1
Apr__ 266.8
May_ 269. 0
June. 271. 3
July_. 274. 4

139.5
158.7
172. 1
177. 4
188.0
206.3
228.5
248.0
246.4
250.9
255.0
257. 2
260.2
262.6
262.6
263.4
264.5
264.5
263.9
264.5
266.7

1

Financ- Apparel
ing,
Home taxes,
and
purupkeep
and
chase insurTotal *
ance
NSA
NSA

New
cars

Gasoline

Medical En- 2
ergy
care

All items
less food,
energy,
Serv- and home
ices purchase
and
finance 3

NSA

45. 5

10.3

12.0

4.9

19.0

3. 6

5.9

4.7

10.8

41.6

133. 7
148.8
164.5
174.6
186.5
202.8
227.6
263. 3
264.8
265. 6
267.4
270.8
274. 1
277.4
279.5
281.3
282.8
284.8
288. 4
291.7
296.5

132.7
142.7
160.3
168.4
179.5
196.7
223. 1
254. 3
253.9
258. 1
261.5
265.5
267.3
267. 2
266.2
263.0
261. 1
260.7
263. 0
266. 6
271. 4

160.6
181. 1
201. 9
212.8
227. 2
257. 8
308.9
396.0
399.6
393.6
393. 5
404.7
416.9
429. 4
435.2
437. 1
441. 1
447. 1
458.3
467.2
480.0

126.8
136.2
142.3
147.6
154. 2
159. 6
166.6
178.4
178. 1
179.4
180.9
182. 1
182.8
182. 8
182.5
184.0
185. 8
186. 1
185.7
185. 8
186.8

123.8
137.7
150. 6
165. 5
177.2
185. 5
212. 0
249.7
248.2
250.4
254. 0
256.6
259.9
262. 4
267.0
273. 4
275. 9
275.7
276.5
277.2
279.4

111. 1
117. 5
127.6
135. 7
142. 9
153. 8
166.0
179. 3
179. 9
182. 6
184.9
183. 3
183.5
183.3
183.5
183.3
182. 5
185.7
190. 1
192. 2
193.3

118. 1
159. 9
170.8
177.9
188.2
196. 3
265.6
369. 1
369.4
368.4
368. 0
371.3
373.6
377.3
391.5
417. 5
427. 1
421.0
414.8
408.7
404. 8

137.7
150.5
168.6
184.7
202. 4
219.4
239.7
265.9
266.9
268. 5
271. 0
272.9
274.6
276. 2
279.2
281.7
284. 1
286.6
289. 1
292. 1
295.9

123.5
159. 7
176.6
189.3
207. 3
220.4
275.9
361. 1
370.4
370.7
370. 1
368. 0
366. 1
370.4
381.7
401. 1
409. 3
409.8
411.3
414. 0
415 7

139. 1
152. 1
166.6
180.4
194.3
210.9
234.2
270.3
272.4
272.7
274.6
277.9
281.5
285. 5
288. 0
290.3
292.6
295.4
299. 6
303. 1
308. 5

Includes items not shown separately.
2 Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas; gas (piped) and electricity; and gasoline,
motor
oil, coolant, etc.
3
Estimated series. Finance includes financing, taxes, and insurance.
4
Relative importance, .December 1980.




11

Tra nsportat ion

0

49.6
128.5
138.5
150.5
160.8
170. 6
180.9
194. 1
211.6
211. 7
213.2
215.7
217.4
219. 1
220.8
221. 9
223.7
225. 1
226. 9
228.3
229.9
232. 6

NOTE.—NSA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted.
Data beginning 1978 are for all urban consumers; earlier data are for urban
wage earners and clerical workers.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

23

CHANGES IN PRODUCER PRICES FOR FINISHED GOODS

Period

Perceni change from pre ceding
perioc ; seasoniilly adju sted 1

Percent change from 3 nlonths
earlie r; season ally adjtisted
annual rates

Percen ; change from 6 nnonths
earlie r; season ally adjiisted
annual rates

Consume;r goods

Consume;r goods

Consum<?r goods

Total
finished
goods

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1980: July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July

8.0

3.8

22.5
13.0

11.8
18.3

2.0
7.4

22.6

7.4
7.5

17.5
14.2

11.4

1.7
1.2
.3
.9
.7
.4

3.7
2.7
.5
.7
.3
.0

1.0
.6
.2
.8

.9

1.7
.6
.4

1.2
.8
1.2
.5
.4
.6
.4

.1
-.6
1.0

1.6
1.3
1.5
.8
.3
.5

1.2
.9
.7
.8
.9
.7
.7

-2. 5

9.2

11.7

12.8
11.8

6.9

Q

-.0
.5
1.5

6.7
6.0
6.7
8.5

Capital
equipExclud- ment
Foods
ing
foods

2.0
5.3

20.5

5.5

6.6
3.7

6. 9

Capita] Total
equipfinExclud- ment
ished
ing
goods
Foods
foods

Capita] Total
finequip«
ished
Exclud- ment
goods
ing
Foods
foods

8.2
6.4
7.3
7.9
8.8
1.2
1.0

.1

.4

-. 1

12.6
16.0
13.5
10.2
8.0
8.3

20.2
31.2
31.0
16.6

10. 8
11.0
7. 5

1.8

12.2
13.9
18.6
15. 1
10.7

6.3
4.3

9.2
9.5

-2. 1

8.6
5.8
5.7

1.6
0
2.4
.5
7.9

13.3
10.3

6.6
7.9
8.9

6.6
2.9

9.9

13.0
12.8
11. 0
11.4
12.0
10.9

9.3

9.7
8.8

9.3

12.4

12. 1
10. 4
11.8
10. 7
12.0
10.5
10.2
10. 1
9. 7

10.8

9.8

9. 1
9 5
8.0

16.3
12.2

7.6

14.6
13.7
18.4
18. 1
16.9

9.8
8.7
9.5
8.2

8.9
2.0
2.9
.9
.2
1.0
3.9

9.4

10.9
13.7
13.6
12.3
12.5
8.9

11.6
12.2
10.4
10.7
11.4
10.9
10.7
10.5
11.9
9.9

10.4
11. 1
10. 1

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

* Annual changes are from December to December (unadjusted).
NOTE.—Based on revised data for March 1981.

CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES
[Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted
Bousingr

Period

Tra asporta tion

FiApFood
nanc- parel
All 2 and
Home ing,
New
items bever- Total 2 pur- taxes, and
up- Total 2 cars
ages
chase and keep
insurance
NSA NSA

8.8
1973
1974
12. 2
7.0
1975
4.8
1976
6.8
1977
1978
9.0
13.3
1979
12.4
1980
.1
1980: July..
Aug..
.8
Sept. 1.0
Oct.. 1.0
Nov.. 1. 1
Dec.. 1.0
.7
1981: Jan__
Feb.. 1.0
Mar..
.6
.4
Apr_.
.7
May.
June.
.7
July. 1.2
1

18.5
12. 0

6.2
.8
7.6

11.6
10.0
10. 1
.9
1.8
1.6
.9
1.2
.9
0
.3
.4
0
-.2
.2
.8

6.9

13.4

7.5

5. 4
7.6
9.9

15.2
13.7

3.4

10. 1
10. 0

4.3
8.4

11. 2
15. 8
11.4

-.6
.5
.3
1.7
.7
1.3
1.3
1. 5
1.2
.7
1.2 -.0
.8 -.4
.6 — 1. 2
7
.5
. 7 -.2
1.3
.9
1.4
1. 1
1.8
1.6

11. 1
14. 6
7. 6
1.6
11.2
14.7
27.5
23.3
-4.0
-1.5
-.0
2.8
3.0
3.0
1.4
.4
.9
1.4
2.5
1.9
2.7

4.4
8.7
2.3
4.5
4.2
3.2
5.5
6.8
.6
.7
.8
.7
.4
0
-.2
.8
1.0
.2
-.2
.1
.5

4.5
13.3
9.8
8.8
4.3
7.7
18. 2
14.7
.4
.9
1.4
1.0
1.3
1.0
1.8
2.4
.9
-. 1
.3
.3
.8

Annual changes are from December to December, not seasonally adjusted.
23 Includes items not shown separately.
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas; gas (piped) and electricity; and gasoline,
motor oil, coolant, etc.
* Estimated series. Finance includes financing, taxes, and insurance.

24




Gasoline

1.3 19.7
11. 5 20. 6
7.3 11.0
4.8
2.6
7.2
4.9
6.2
8. 5
7.4 52.2
7.5 18.9
.8 -.5
1.5 -.3
1.3 — . 1
-.9
.9
.1
.6
-. 1 1.0
.1
3.8
-. 1 6.6
-.4
2.3
1.8 — 1. 4
2.4 -1.5
1. 1 -1.5
.6 -1.0

Medical
care

Energy 3

NSA
5.2
12.4
9.9
10. 1
8.8
8.8
10. 1
10.0
.7
.6
.9
.7
.6
.6
1. 1
.9
.9
.9
.9
1.0
1.3

]

All
items
less
food,
Serv- energy,
ices
and
home
iurchai: e
and
finance 4

6.2
16.8
21. 6 -11.3
8. 1
11.6
7.3
6.9
7.2
7.9
8.0
9.3
37.4 13.7
18. 1 14.2
.7 -.6
.1
.1
—.2
.7
1.2
-.6
1.3
-.5
1.2
1.4
3.1
.9
.8
5. 1
2.0
.8
.1
1.0
1.4
.4
1.2
.7
.4
1.8

4.0
11. 1
6.3
6. 8
5.5
6.9
7.5
9.9
.7
.7
1.2
.8
.8
.8
.5
.8
.6
.8
.6
.7
1.2

Adden dum:
All it ems
percent change
(annua I rate)
From From
3
6
months months
earlier earlier

8.0
7.6
7.8
12.0

13.5
13.2
11.8
11.2
9.6
8.2
7.0
7.4

10.8

11.4
10.3
9.6

10.0
10.5
10.5
11.9
12.3
11.4
10.0

9.1
8.5
9.5

NOTE.—NSA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted.
Data beginning 1978 are for all urban consumers; earlier data are for urban
wage earners and clerical workers.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
Prices received by farmers fell 2.1 percent in August and prices paid by farmers rose 0.7 percent in the month
ended August 1 5.
INDEX, 1977=100

INDEX, 1977=100

(RATIO SCALE)

(RATIO SCALE)

60 I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i M i I ' i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I 60

120
100

80
1981

1973
I/ RATIO OF INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED TO INDEX OF PRICES PAID,
'RCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[1977=100]
Prices received by fairmers
Period

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1980: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
1
2

All farm
products

_.

98
105
101
102
100
115
132
134
141
142
142
144
145
144
144
143
143
142
142
141
138

Crops

Livestock
and
products

91
117
105
102
100
106
116
125
131
135
135
140
142
144
144
146
143
143
137
136
131

Includes items not shown separately.
Percentage ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid,
interest, taxes, and wage rates.
NOTE.—The official indexes are published on a 1910-14 base as required by




104
94
98
101
100
124
147
144
150
150
150
149
148
145
144
141
143
141
146
146
145

Pric es paid by f arrners
All commodi- Production
items,
ties, services, interest,
Production
interest,
items
taxes,
taxes, andl
and wage
wage rates
rates
71
81
89
95
100
108
123
139
140
141
142
144
144
147
148
149
150
150
151
150
151

72
81
89
95
100
109
125
140
141
143
144
145
145
149
149
150
151
151
152
151
151

73
83
91
97
100
108
125
138
140
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
150
150
150
149
149

Ratio?

138
130
113
107
1OO
106
107
96
101
101
100
100
101
98
97
96
95
95
94
94
91

law. The indexes have been converted to a 1977=100 base to facilitate comparison with other indexes.
Source: Department of Agriculture.

25

MONEY, CREDIT, AND SECURITY MARKETS

MONEY STOCK MEASURES AND LIQUID ASSETS
M1-A

declined again in July while M1-B and the broader aggregates increased.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIOSCALE)

2,400

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERV

[Averages of daily figures; billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted]

Ml-A

Currency
plus
demand
deposits
plus
travelers'
checks 1

Period

1974:
1975:
1976:
1977:
1978:
1979:
1980:
1980:

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

.

1981: Jan
Feb
Mar__
Apr
May—
June v
July

__.__

277. 1
290.2
307.7
331.4
354.8
372.7
387.7
376.6
382. 8
386.4
390. 1
391.3
387.7
375. 1
367. 2
365.8
366.6
364.9
361.9
361. 6

Ml-B

Ml- A plus
other
checkable
deposits
(OCD) at
banks and
thrift
institutions
278.0
291.8
311. 1
336.4
364. 2
390.5
415.6
399.3
406.9
411.8
416.3
419. 1
415. 6
419.2
421.2
425. 8
433.7
431.5
428.8
430.3

M2




L

Perce]tit chan ge from year
or 6 mont hs earlic*«

Ml-B plus
overnight
M2 plus
RPs and
Eurodollars, large time
MMMF
deposits
and term
M3 plus
shares, and
other liquid Ml- A Ml-B
savings and
RPs at
assets
small time commercial
deposits at
banks and
thrift
commercial
banks and institutions
thrift
institutions 2
4.3 4.4
1, 246. 0
908. 0
1, 060. 4
4. 7 5.0
1, 373. 5
1? 024. 4
1, 163. 0
6.0 6.6
1, 528. 9
1, 302. 3
1, 169. 4
7.7 8. 1
1, 462. 5
1, 722. 7
1,296. 4
7. 1 8.3
1, 936. 5
1, 404. 2
1, 625. 7
5.0 7.2
1? 775. 1
2, 151. 1
1, 525. 2
4. 0 6.4
2, 377. 4
1, 963. 5
1, 669. 4
1.2 3.4
1, 872. 9
2, 263. 7
1, 614. 0
3.0 5. 1
2, 290. 5
1, 896. 7
1, 633. 4
5.3 7.8
2, 308. 1
1,911. 9
1, 644. 9
11. 1 13.4
2, 325. 6
1, 654. 0
1, 927. 5
11.6 14.7
2, 356. 2
1, 950. 7
1, 668. 5
7.7 10. 8
2, 377. 4
1, 963. 5
1, 669. 4
-.8 10. 2
2, 408. 1
1, 988. 3
1, 680. 8
2, 432. 3 -8.0 7.2
1, 695. 7
2, 007. 9
2, 026. 1
2, 443. 7 -10.4 6.9
1, 718. 6
2, 455. 6 -11.7 8.5
2, 044. 6
1, 738. 1
2, 059. 0
2, 476. 7 -13. 0 6.0
1, 743. 4
-12.9 6.5
2, 076. 5
1, 749. 3
-7. 1 5.4
2, 091. 4
1, 760. 5

1 Net cf demand deposits due to foreign commercial banks and official
institutions.
2 Total M2 excludes demand deposits held by thrift institutions at commercial
banks, not shown separately in components.

26

M3

M2

5.6

12. 8
14.2
10.9

8.3
8.6
9.5

10. 0
10. 6
11.2
13. 3
13. 2
10.3
8.4
7.8
9.2

10.4

9.2
9.8
9.7

MS

8.4
9.7

12.0
12.3
11. 2
9.2

10.6
9.3

9. 7
10.5
12.5
13. 3
12.4
12. 7
12. 1
12.3
12.5
11.4
11.8
10.6

s
Annual changes are from December to December and monthly changes are
from 6 months earlier at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.
NOTE.—See p. 27 for components except travelers' checks, which can be computed from data shown on these two pages.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Beserve System.

COMPONENTS OF MONEY STOCK MEASURES AND LIQUID ASSETS
[Averages of daily figures; billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Overnight
Small Large
Money
Over- market
dedeSavDe- Other repurchase
night
Cur- mand check- agree- Euro- mutual ings nomi- nomide- nation nation
Period rency de- l able ments dollars fund
time
shares posits time
3OSitS deposits
(RPs)
(ODD) fr\ei4-\
de- 2
de(net;
posits posits 2
NSA

Dec:
1974.
1975.
1976.
1977.
1978_
1979.
1980.

4. 5

333.9
383.9
447. 8
486. 5
10.3 475.5
43. 6 416. 5
75.8 393.0

288.9
340. 1
396.2
453. 8
533. 3
652.7
756.8

144. 0
129. 6
117.9
145. 1
194. 0
219. 7
256.8

15.0
21. 0
27. 5
30.3
37.3

26. 0
27.9
29. 3
28. 3
28. 1
27.9

3.6
3.8
3.7
4.4
4.7
4.5

80. 6
80.7
78.2
77.4
77.0
75. 8

395. 9
404. 6
407.9
407.8
406. 1
393. 0

712.6
713.6
718. 1
724. 0
738. 0
756. 8

228.2
229.6
233.4
237.7
245. 4
256.8

27.5
27.0
28.7
29. 3
31.8
33.3
31.8

5.2
4.9
4.6
5.0
6.5
6.4
6.9

80.7
92. 4
105. 6
117. 1
118. 1
122.8
134.3

376.9
370. 8
368. 3
367.0
361. 1
354.0
349.4

775. 7
783. 3
789.4
790.0
798.4
807.7
811.7

268.0
273.9
271. 0
269. 5
277.2
287.3
291. 0

207.4
214. 1
224. 4
239.7
253.9
262. 8
267.4

17.8
28. 1

13.6
17.6
21.9
21. 8
27.9

July. 112. 1
Aug— 113.4
Sept. 113.8
Oct._ 114. 9
Nov. 115.7
Dec__ 116. 1

260.7
265.4
268.6
271.2
271.6
267.4

22. 8
24.2
25.5
26.3
27.9
28. 1

254.4
245.8
243.5
243. 1
240.7
237.9
236.6

44.3
54.3
60.2
67. 3
66.9
67.1
69.0

1980:

1981:
Jan..
Feb__
Mar.
Apr__
May-

116.6
117.2
117.9
118.9
119. 8
June 119.9
July*. 120.9

NSA

0.0
.0
.0
1.0
2.0
3.6

67.8
73.8
80.6
88.6
97.4
106. 1
116. 1

0.9
1.6
3.4
5.0
9.4

NSA

NSA

Term
Shortrepur- Term
term
chase Euro- Sav- TreasBankComagree- dollars ings
ury
ers1 merments (net) bonds secuaccept- cial
(RPs)
rities ances paper

7.2
7.5

2.3
3.6
3.4
3.8

1 Net of demand deposits due to foreign commercial banks and official institutions.
2 Small denomination and large denomination deposits are those issued in
amounts of less than $100,000 and more than $100,000, respectively.

NSA

53.6
77. 1
81. 1
90. 1
99. 6
129. 1
160.5

10.6

13. 1
18. 7
29. 9
42.9
48.4

63. 2
67.2
71. 8
76.4
80. 3
79.6
72. 3

30.7
33.8
33. 6
35. 7
36.8
37.3

48. 3
48.3
45. 1
45. 2
46. 3
48. 4

73.5
73.2
73.0
72.8
72. 6
72.3

143.5
146.6
149.9
150. 6
155. 5
160.5

29.3 96. 2
28.8 96. 8
29.7 98.5
30.6 98. 9
31.3 99. 8
32.5 100.2

39.4
38.3
36.5
37. 1
38. 4
39.9
39.9

50. 2
52.2
52. 2
52.6
57.0

71. 9
71. 1
70. 7
70. 4
69.9

165. 5
169.8
164. 2
156.9
156.2

33.0
32.0
33.0
34. 6
35.7

8.4
9.0

8.0
9.7

8.4
8.8

11.9
21.7
27. 0
32. 5

50. 1
48.1
51.8
63. 1
79.4
97. 3
100.2

99. 2
99. 4
97.6
96.5
98.8

Note.—See p. 26 for overall measures.
NSA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
[Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Installrrlent credit e xtended
Period
Total *
1973
1974
1975..
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980

1980: June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June

—

Automobile

Revolving

Total i

Automobile

Revolving

Net change; in amount outstanding
Total i

Automobile
5,910

Revolving
2,003
1,970
1, 340
2, 170
6,248
9, 035
8,628
2,925

173, 035
172, 765
180, 083
210, 740
257, 600
297, 668
324, 777
305, 887

49, 606
46, 514
52, 420
63, 743
75, 641
87, 981
93, 901
83, 002

28, 702
33, 213
36, 956
43, 934
87, 596
105, 125
120, 174
129, 580

152, 817
163,276
172, 675
189, 179
222, 138
254, 589
286, 396
304, 477

43, 696
46, 019
49, 444
53, 278
60, 437
69, 245
79, 186
83, 037

26, 699
31, 243
35, 616
41, 764
81, 348
96, 090
111, 546
126, 655

20, 218
9,489
7,408
21, 561
35, 462
43, 079
38, 381
1,410

2,976
10, 465
15, 204
18, 736
14, 715

22, 349
23, 997
26, 176
27, 064
27, 365
25, 991
27, 149

5, 550
6, 068
7,400
7,518
7, 544
7, 117
7,234

10, 341
10, 679
10, 700
11, 143
11, 124
10, 953
11, 614

24, 394
25, 196
25, 687
26, 009
26, 663
25, 152
25, 530

6,576
6, 785
7,045
7,434
7,343
6, 872
6,932

10, 436
10, 641
10, 419
10, 665
10, 851
10, 688
10, 998

-2, 045
-1, 199

-1,026
-717

702
839

355
84
201
245
302

-95
38
281
478
273
265
616

27, 059
28, 706
29, 822
28, 878
28, 149
29, 005

7,237
8,333
8,700
7,205
7,320
7,442

11, 483
11, 867
12, 071
12, 352
11, 904
12, 668

26,
26,
26,
26,
26,
27,

7,300
7,354
7,018
6,777
7,515
7,385

10. 926
11,426
11,484
11, 514
11, 554
11,650

869

-63
979

557
441
587
838
350

i Includes "mobile home" and "other," not shown separately.




Installm ent credit li quidated

190
710
714
547
803
075

489

1, 055

1,619

1,996
3, 108
2,331
1,346
1,930

495

-35

1,682

428

-195

57

1, 018

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

27

BANK LOANS AND INVESTMENTS, AND RESERVES
Growth in commercial bank loans and investments in July continued at the June pace. Total and nonborrowed reserves
rose while discount borrowings fell.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)

ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS

40

40
1973

1974

1980

1975

1981

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AVERAGES OF WEDNESDAY FIGURES
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

[Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted]

Allc ommercial \>anks i
Period

1974:
1975:
1976:
1977:
1978:
1979:
1980:

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec

Loans iind leases

Investnlents
. _j
U .b.
Other
Treasury
secusecurities
rities

Total
loans
and
investments

Total 2

Commercial and
industrial
loans

713.9
745. 1
804. 6
891.3
1, 013. 4
1, 134. 6
1, 237. 3

520. 1
517.2
555. 0
632.3
746.9
848.9
912.7

197.4
189.9
191.3
211.2
246. 1
291. 1
324.9

53.7
82.2
100.6
99.5
93.3
93.8
110.7

140. 0
145.7
149.0
159. 5
173.2
191.8
213.9

Depositc>ry instituitions 3
Borrowiiigs (milReserves
lions of dollars,
unadji isted)

Nonborrowed

Required

36.66
34.67
34.90
36.00
41. 16
43.46
40. 13

35. 94
34. 54
34. 85
35. 43
40. 29
41.98
38.44

36.41
34.40
34.63
35. 81
40.93
43. 13
39.58

Total

Total

Seasonal

703
127
62
558
874

32
13
12
54
134
82
116

1,473
1,617

1980: Julv
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 163.
_ _ 1, 180.
1, 193.
1, 206.
1, 224.
1, 237.

5
9
3
5
2
3

857.5
868.3
878.0
887.5
901.7
912. 7

298.0
303.3
308.3
313.8
320.7
324.9

102.0
105.7
107.7
109. 1
110.5
110.7

204. 1
206.9
207.5
209.9
212. 1
213.9

42.78
40. 75
41.52
41.73
41.23
40. 13

42.39
40.09
40.21
40.42
39. 17
38.44

42.50
40.45
41. 26
41. 52
40.73
39. 58

395
659

1,311
1,335
2, 156
1,617

7
10
26
67
99
116

1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July

1, 253.
1, 262.
1, 262.
1, 267.
1, 279.
1, 285.
1, 291.

3
9
4
0
3
4
6

923. 6
930.4
929. 3
934.2
943. 1
947. 1
951. 6

329.3
330.9
330. 7
331.3
334.6
338.8
343.8

113. 5
115.2
114.8
115. 1
117.5
119.3
120.4

216.2
217.2
218.3
217.6
218.7
219.0
219.5

40. 10
39.76
40.25
40.25
40.81
40.83
41. 11

38.71
38.45
39.25
38.91
38.58
38.80
39.43

39.56
39.57
39.87
40. 10
40.55
40. 50
40. 76

1,405
1,278
1,004
1,343
2,154
2,038
1,751

120
148
197
161
259
291
248

i Data are averages of Wednesday figures.
*3 Excludes loans to commercial banks in the United States.
Data are averages of daily figures. Reserves series reflects actual reserve
requirement percentages with no adjustment to eliminate the eflect of changes in
Regulations D and M. Prior to November 13,1980, the date of implementation of
the Monetary Control Act, data relate only to member banfcs.

28



NOTE.—Latest month's data for loans and investments are estimates.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Keserve System.

SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS, NONFARM NONFINANCIAL CORPORATE
BUSINESS
[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Sources

Uses
External

Credit; market 1 unds

Period

Total

Internal 1

Total
Total

1971_
1972
1973
1974
1975_
1976. _
1977_
1978
1979
1980

__
_ _
_ _

1980: I
II
III
IV
1981: I
II ^

_ _

Securities
and

mortgages

Loans
and
shortterm
paper

133.7
165.8
208. 7
202.9
168.0
223.4
264. 2
320.4
366.7
336. 1

73.5
85.0
91.7
85.6
119.7
134. 2
156. 1
171. 9
190. 6
196.8

60.2
80.8
117. 0
117.3
48.3
89. 2
108. 1
148.5
176. 1
139.3

45.6
57.6
72.9
82.8
41. 7
64. 3
84.6
93.2
104.8
106. 1

41.2
40.7
36.9
39.2
49. 7
48.0
48. 1
45.8
39.5
66.4

359. 6
265. 4
325.5
394.3

194. 9
192. 9
199.2
200.3

164.7
72.5
126.3
194.0

126.7
70. 1
93.3
134.3

65.9
62.3
63.5
74. 1

29.8
60.2

337.5
385.5

222.0
226.6

115. 5
158.9

77.3
109.9

60.9
24. 4

16. 4
85. 5

1
Undistributed profits (after inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments), capital consumption allowances, and foreign branch profits,
dividends,
and subsidiaries' earnings retained abroad.
2
Consists of tax liabilities, trade debt, and direct foreign investment in the U.S.

Other 2

Total

Capital
expenditures 3

Increase
in
financial
assets

Discrepancy
(sources
less
uses)

16.9
36.0
43. 6
-8.0
16.3
36.5
47. 4
65.3
39.7

4.4

14. 6
23. 1
44. 1
34.6
6. 5
24. 9
23.5
55.3
71. 4
33.3

122. 7
149.2
192. 0
190. 1
150.9
201. 3
228. 2
290.4
339.0
289.5

86.0
99. 1
121. 5
137.9
109.7
148.3
174. 1
199.2
220.9
216.9

36.7
50. 1
70.5
52. 2
41. 2
53.0
54. 1
91. 2
118. 1
72.6

11.0
16.7
16.7
12.9
17.0
22. 0
36.0
30.0
27.8
46. 7

60.8

38. 0

224. 1
212. 0
207. 1
224.3

86.2

33. 0
59.6

310.3
221.9
286. 1
339.8

9.9

79.0
115.5

49.3
43.6
39.3
54. 5

38.3
49. 0

309.5
345. 3

231.0
262. 1

78.5
83.2

28.0
40. 1

2.4

7.8

8
Plant and equipment, residential structures, inventory investment, and mineral rights from U.S. Government.
NOTE.—Series revised.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

CURRENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF NONFINANCIAL

CORPORATIONS

[Billions of dollars, except as noted]
Curre at assets
End of period
Total

Cash

Cur rent liabil [ties

U.S.
Notes
governand
Invenment
actories
securi- counts
ties receivable

Other
current
assets

Total

Net

Notes
Other
and
current
accounts liabilities
payable

working
capital

Current
ratio l

SEC series:2
492. 3
1970
529. 6
1971
1972
599. 3
697.8
1973
790.7
1974....
FTC-FRB series:3
735.4
1974
759.0
1975
826.8
1976
902. 1
1977
1, 030. 0
1978
1, 200. 9
1979
1, 279. 9
1980

50. 2
53.3
59.0
66. 3
71. 1

11.0
10.6
12. 8
12.3

7.7

206. 1
221. 1
248.2
288. 5
322. 1

193. 3
200.4
225.7
263. 9
313.6

35.0
43.8
55.8
66.4
71.7

304. 9
326. 0
375.6
450. 9
530. 4

211. 3
220. 5
282.9
340.3
402. 3

93.6
105. 5
92.7
110. 7
128. 1

187.4
203. 6
223.7
246. 9
260.3

1. 615
1.625
1.595
1.548
1.491

73.2
82. 1
88.2
95.8
104.5
116. 1
120. 8

11. 1
19.0
23.4
17.6
16.3
15.6
17.0

265.8
272. 1
292. 8
324.7
383.8
456.8
491. 1

319.5
315.9
342. 4
374.8
426.9
501.7
525. 1

65.9
69.9
80. 1
89.2
98.5
110.8
125.9

453.4
451.6
494.7
549. 4
665.5
809. 1
877.2

269.8
264. 2
281.9
313.2
373.7
456.3
498.2

183.6
187.4
212. 8
236. 2
291.7
352.8
379.0

282. 0
307.4
332.2
352.7
364. 6
391.8
402.7

1.622
1.681
1.672
1.642
1.548
1.484
1.459

1979: I
II
III
IV

- 1, 081. 0
1, 108. 2
1, 169. 5
I, 200. 9

102.7
100. 1
103. 7
116. 1

17.4
18.6
15.8
15.6

408. 1
421. 1
453.0
456.8

451.4
465.2
489.4
501.7

101.4
103.2
107.7
110.8

705.4
724.7
777.8
809. 1

391.3
406.4
438.8
456.3

314. 1
318.3
339.0
352. 8

375.6
383.5
391.7
391.8

1.532
1.529
1.504
1.484

1980: I.
II
III
IV

_ 1, 235. 2
1, 233. 8
1, 255. 8
1, 279. 9

110. 2
111.5
113.2
120.8

15. 1
13.8
16.3
17.0

471.2
464.2
479. 2
491. 1

519.5
525.7
525. 1
525. 1

119.3
118.7
122.0
125.9

838.3
828. 1
852. 1
877.2

467.9
463. 1
477.3
498.2

370.4
364.9
374.8
379.0

397.0
405.7
403. 7
402.7

1.474
1.490
1.474
1.459

1

Total current assets divided by total current liabilities.
*1 Based on data from Statistics of Income, Department of the Treasury.
Based on data from Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and
Trade Corporations, Federal Trade Commission.
NOTE.—SEC series not available after 1974.




See Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 1978, for details regarding the series.
Sources: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Tradt
Commission, and Securities and Exchange Commission.

29

INTEREST RATES AND BOND YIELDS
Interest rates moved higher again in August.
PERCENT PER ANNUM

1973
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: SEE TABLE BELOW

[Percent per annum]
U.S. Treiisury securii ,y yields
Period

1975
1976. „
1977
1978
1979
1980
1980: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July

3-month
bills *

___

_

Week ended:
July 25
Aug 1
15
22
29

Constant n laturities 2
3-year

10-year

High-grade Corporate Prime com- Discount
mercial
municipal
rate
Aaa
(N.Y.
paper,
bonds
(Standard
F.R.
4-6
Bank) *
& Poor's) 3 (Moody's) months 4




by

banks 5

5.838
4. 989
5. 265
7.221
10. 041
11. 506
9. 259
10. 321
11. 580
13. 888
15. 661
14. 724
14.905
13. 478
13. 635
16. 295
14. 557
14. 699
15. 612

7.49
6.77
6.69
8.29
9.71
11.55
10. 63
11.57
12. 01
13.31
13. 65
13. 01
13.65
13.51
14. 09
15.08
14.29
15.15
16.00

7.99
7.61
7.42
8.41
9.44
11. 46
11. 10
11. 51
11. 75
12.68
12.84
12.57
13. 19
13. 12
13.68
14. 10
13.47
14.28
14.93

6. 89
6.49
5.56
5.90
6.39
8.51
8. 62
8.95
9. 11
9.55
10.09
9.65
10.03
10. 12
10. 55
10.73
10.56
11.03
12. 13

8.83
8.43
8.02
8.73
9.63
11.94
11. 64
12. 02
12.31
12.97
13.21
12.81
13.35
13.33
13. 88
14.32
13.75
14.38
14. 86

6. 33
5. 35
5. 60
7.99
4
10. 91
12.29
9.61
11.04
12. 32
14. 73
16.49
15. 10
14.87
13.59
14. 17
16.66
15.22
16.09
16. 62

6.25
5.50
5. 46
7.46
10.28
11.77
10-10
10-11
11-11
11-12
12-13
13-13
13-13
13-13
13-13
13-14
14-14
14-14
14-14

7.86
6.84
6. 83
9.06
12.67
15.27
11-11H
11^-13
13H-14H
14/2-1734
17&-21H
21,4-20
20-19
19-17J4
17J/2-18
18-20K
20l/2-20
20-20K
20K-20K

15. 563
15. 065
15. 674
15. 235
15. 705
15. 832

15.61
15.55
15.88
15.67
15.98
16.39

14.56
14.59
14.90
14.61
14.63
15.32

11.19
11.32
11.49
11.80
12.33
12.90

14. 55
14.61
14.82
14. 62
14.78
15.21

16.64
16.28
16.70
16.46
16.72
16.67

14-14
14-14
14-14
14-14
14-14
14-14

20^4— 20^2

1 Rate on new issues within period; bank-discount basis.
2 Yields on the more actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities
by the Treasury Department.
s Weekly data are Wednesday figures.
* Beginning November 1,1979, data are for 6 months paper.
* Average effective rate for year; opening and closing rate for month and week.

30

Prime
rate
charged

Newhome
mortgage
yields
(FIILBB)«
9.01
8.99
9.01
9. 54
10.77
12.65
12.25
12.35
12.61
13.04
13. 28
13,26
13.54
14.02
14.15
14.10
14.67
14.62

20^—20%
20% -20l/2

20H-20K
20H-20K
20K-20K

• Effective rate (in the primary market) on conventional mortgages, reflecting
fees and charges as well as contract rate and assumed, on the average, repayment
at end of 10 years. Rates beginning January 1973 not strictly comparable with
prior rates.
Sources: Department of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Moody's Investors Service,
and Standard & Poor's Corporation.

COMMON STOCK PRICES AND YIELDS
Most stock prices rose in early August, then declined.
INDEX, DEC 31, 1965=50

INDEX, DEC 31,1965=50

80

70

1981
SOURCES: NiW

YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Common s lock 5 yields
( perc ent) "

Comrnon stock pi"ices 1
Period

New York Stock Exch ange indexe s(Dec. 31, 1 965=50) •'
Composite Industrial Transportation

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1980: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug f
Week ended:
1981: July 18
25....
Aug 1
8
15
22
29

Utility

45. 73
54.46
53. 69
53. 70
58. 32
68. 10
70.87
73. 12
75. 17
78. 15
76. 69
76.24
73. 52
76.46
77.60
76.28
76. 80
74.98
75. 44

50. 52
60.44
57. 86
58.23
64.76
78.70
82. 15
84. 92
88.00
92.32
90.37
89. 23
85. 74
89. 39
90.57
88.78
88.63
86.64
86.96

31. 10
39. 57
41.09
43. 50
47.34
60. 61
62.48
65. 89
70.76
77.23
75. 74
74. 43
72. 76
77.09
80. 63
76.78
76.71
74. 42
73.56

31. 50
36. 97
40.92
39.22
38.21
37, 35
38. 18
38.77
38.44
38.35
37.84
38. 53
37. 59
37.82
38. 34
38.27
39.23
38.90
40. 27

47. 14
52. 94
55. 25
56.65
61. 42
64. 25
67. 22
69.33
68.29
67.21
67. 46
70.04
68. 48
72.82
74. 59
74.65
79. 79
74.97
73.87

75.56
74. 39
75.31
76. 45
77.30
75. 71
72.33

87.28
86.03
87.07
88.44
89. 07
87.21
83. 18

75.08
74.73
74.46
75.21
75.71
73.94
69. 34

39. 17
38.62
39.33
39. 98
41.38
40.59
39. 14

75.93
73. 24
74. 12
74.59
75. 55
74. 15
71.33

1
Average of daily closing prices.
»Includes
all the stocks 4(more than 1,500) listed on the NYSE.
8
Includes 30 stocks.
Includes 500 stocks.
6 Standard & Poor's series. Dividend-price ratios based on Wednesday closing
prices. Kami tigs-price ratios based on prices at end of quarter.




Finance

Standard
& Poor's
DowJones
composite Dividendindustrial3
index
ratio
average (1941 43
=
10) 4
4.31
802. 49
86. 16
3.77
974. 92
102. 01
4.62
894. 63
98. 20
820. 23
5.28
96. 02
5. 47
844. 40
103. 01
5.26
118. 78
891. 41
5.06
947 33
123. 50
4. 90
946. 67
126. 51
4. 80
949. 17
130. 22
4.63
135. 65
971. 08
4. 74
945. 96
133. 48
4.80
962. 13
132. 97
5.00
945. 50
128. 40
4.88
133. 19
987. 18
4.86
134. 43
1, 004. 86
4.98
979. 52
131.73
5.03
132. 28
996. 27
5. 18
947. 94
129. 13
5. 16
129. 63
926. 25
954.
932.
944.
948.
943.
925.
896.

22
99
02
25
89
30
50

130.
128.
129.
131.
133.
130.
124.

12
01
83
74
16
35
64

Earningsratio
9. 15
8.90
10. 79
12.03
13.46
12. 66

11.67
10.92
10.71

5. 12
5.26
5. 17
5.06
5.03
5. 15
5. 38

NOTE.—All data relate to stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE).
Sources: New York Stock Exchange, Dow-Jones & Company, Inc., and Standard & Poor's Corporation.

31

FEDERAL FINANCE
FEDERAL BUDGET RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS AND DEBT
In the first 10 months of fiscal 1981, there was a budget deficit of $59.7 billion, compared to a deficit of $58.2
billion a year earlier.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

800

800

RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS

700

700

600

600

500

500

400

400

300

300

200

200
50

50
SURPLUS (+) OR DEFICIT (-)

0

0
-50

-50

-100

-100
1973

1974

1975

1977

1976

1978

1979

1980

1982

1981

FISCAL YEARS
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCES: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ,

[Billions of dollars]
Period
Fiscal year or period:
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
.
Transition quarter
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981 (estimates):
Revised Second Concurrent Resolution,
May 21, 1981
Mid-Session Review, July 1981 l
1982 (estimates):
First Concurrent Resolution, May
21, 1981.
Mid-Session Review, July 198 11.
Cumulative total, first 10 months:
Fiscal year 1980
Fiscal year 1981

Receipts

Outlays

Surplus or
deficit ( — )

Federal debt ( end of period)
Gross

Held by
the public

— 66. 4
13.0
-45.0
-48.8
-27.7
-59.6

409. 5
437.3
468.4
486.2
544. 1
631.9
646.4
709. 1
780.4
833.8
914.3

304. 3
323. 8
343.0
346. 1
396.9
480.3
498. 3
551.8
610. 9
644.6
715. 1

661.4
661.2

-58. 1
-55.6

999. 8
995. 1

786.1

657.8
662.4

695. 5
704.8

-37.7
-42.5

1, 079. 8
1, 079. 2

845. 1

422. 3
494.0

480.5
553.8

-58.2
-59.7

888.4
979.4

697.7
779.4

188.4
208.6
232.2
264.9
281. 0
300.0
81.8
357.8
402. 0
465.9
520.0

211.4
232.0
247. 1
269.6
326.2
366.4
94.7
402.7
450. 8
493.6
579.6

-23.0
-23.4

603.3
605.6

-148
-4.7
-45. 2

1
Sources: Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget,
Estimates from Mid-Session Review of the 198% Budget, Office of Management
and Budget, July 15,1981.
except as noted.

32



FEDERAL BUDGET RECEIPTS BY SOURCE AND
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION
In the first 10 months of fiscal 1981, budget receipts were $71.7 billion higher than a year earlier and budget outlays
were $73.3 billion higher.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
400

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
400
RECEIPTS

300

300

200

200

'/
OTHER RECEIPTS
100

100

CORPORATION INCOME TAXES

—1.

600

600
OUTLAYS
500

500

400

400

NONDEFENSE

\
\-

300

-^«**
300

200

200

100

100
1973

1974

1975

1977

1976

1978

1979

1982

1981

1980

FISCAL YEARS
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCES: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

[Billions of dollars]
Rece ipts

()utlays

Nationa . defense
Period

Fiscal year or period :
1971
1972
1973
.
1974
1975
1976
Transition quarter
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981 i
1982 >

Total

188.4
208. 6
232.2
264.9
281. 0
300.0
81. 8
357.8
402.0
_ 465.9
__ 520. 0
605. 6
662.4

Cumulative total, first 10
months:
Fiscal vear 1980
Fiscal vear 1981

422.3
494. 0

IndiCorpovidual ration
income income
taxes
taxes

Other

Total

Interna- Health
and
In- Other
Depart- tional income
ment of affairs security terest
Defense,
military

86.2
94.7
103.2
119.0
122. 4
131.6
38.8
157.6
181.0
217.8
244. 1
285.6
302. 9

26.8
32.2
36. 2
38. 6
40. 6
41.4
8. 5
54.9
60.0
65.7
64. 6
63.3
66.8

75.4
81.7
92. 8
107.4
118.0
127.0
34.5
145. 2
161. 1
182.4
211. 4
256. 7
292. 7

211.4
232. 0
247. 1
269. 6
326.2
366.4
94.7
402. 7
450. 8
493. 6
579. 6
661.2
704.8

75.8
76.6
74.5
77.8
85. 6
89.4
22.3
97.5
105. 2
117. 7
135.9
160.4
188. 1

74.5
75. 1
73.2
77. 6
84. 9
87. 9
21.9
95. 6
103. 0
115.0
132. 8
156. 6
183.8

197. 6
233. 1

54. 3
50.9

170.3
210. 1

480.5
553. 8

112. 5
132. 2

110. 1
129. 2

i Estimates from Mid-Session Review of the 1982 Budget, Office of Management
and Budget, July 15,1981.




Total

4. 1

19. 6
20. 6
22.8
28.0
30. 9
34. 5
7.2

6. 1
10. 7
11.8
11.4

70. 1
81.4
91.8
106. 5
136. 2
160. 8
41.5
176.7
189. 9
209. 8
251. 3
294. 1
312.3

38.0
44.0
52. 6
64. 5
83. 1
92.3

41.8
48. 8
53.9
51. 6
66. 5
76. 1
21.5
85.7
105. 9
107. 5
117.3
111.8
100.7

9.0
9.3

204. 6
244. 5

54.7
68. 8

99.6
98.9

4.7

4. 1
5.7
6.9

5. 6

2.2
4.8
5.9

Sources: Department of the Treasury and Oifice oi Management and Budget.

FEDERAL SECTOR, NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS BASIS
In the second quarter, according to preliminary estimates, Federal receipts rose $2,1 billion (annual rate) from the
revised first quarter level and expenditures rose $5.4 billion, yielding a deficit of $50.0 billion, $3.4 billion higher
than the revised deficit of $46.6 billion in the first quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
700

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
700

600

400

300

300

200

200

50

50
SURPLUS
U/A \ll& "ccaj <^£a' "^ MA UZA WA
DEFICIT

-50

1973

1 !I illl•HI|H*"

1

II m -

I

50
-100

1?7 5

1974

vzA^m^

1976

1978

1977

19 80

1979

1981

CALENDAR YEARS
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE.- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Federal ( jcovernm ent receip ts

Period

PJL ersonaJi Corpo- Indirect
and rate business
Total tax
tax and
nontax profits
tax
nontax
receipts accruals
accruals

Surplus
or
GrantsSubsidies Less: deficit
ContriPurin-aid
Wage
less
( T ),
butions
chases Trans- to State Net
current accruals national
for
Total of goods fer pay- and interest surplus of less
income
social inand
ments local
paid Govern- disand
surance
services
government en- burse- product
ments
terprises ments accounts
F<?deral G<svernme]it expen<iitures

Fiscal year:
1977
365.9
1978
414. 2
1979
408.7
1980
527.3

166.4
186.4
223. 1
249. 7

58.8
67.2
75.8
70.6

24.5
27.2
29. 1
35.7

116. 2
133.4
152.7
171.3

411. 7
450.5
494.7
578.2

140. 3
150. 7
163.4
190.2

169.8
182. 2
201.8
239. 3

66.3
74.7
79. 1
86.7

28.4
33. 5
40. 6
51.2

7.0
9.6
9.8
10. 8

0.0
-. 0
.0
.0

-45.8
-36.3
-14.0
-50.9

Calendar
year:
375. 1
1977
1978
431.5
494. 4
1979
1980
540.8
1979: III.. 500. 6
IV.__ 514.0
1980: !_.___ 528. 4
II... 520. 9
III.. 540.8
IV... 573. 2
617.4
1981:1
II»... 619.5

170. 1
194. 9
231.4
257.8
236. 2
247. 1
246.9
252.0
259.4
272.9
283.3
293. 1

61. 6
71.2
74.6
70.2
75.3
74.3
80.5
60. 9
66. 7
72.6
74.6
63.3

25.0
28. 1
29. 4
40.6
29.3
29.6
31.9
38.7
42. 9
49. 1
60.6
62.8

118.5
137.2
159. 0
172.2
159. 9
163.0
169.2
169.3
171.8
178.6
198.9
200.4

421. 5
460.7
509. 2
602.0
515. 8
538.6
564.7
587.3
615.0
641. 1
664.0
669.4

143.9
153.4
167.9
198.9
165. 1
178. 1
190. 0
198.7
194.9
212.0
221.6
219.4

172.8
185.6
209. 1
249. 8
216. 6
221. 7
228. 9
236.0
265.3
269.0
271.9
275.5

67. 5
77.3
80.4
88.0
80.8
84.9
85.5
87.2
87. 7
91.8
90.2
89.8

29. 1
35.2
42. 3
53.3
42.9
44. 4
50.3
54. 4
53. 5
55.2
67.7
70.7

8.2
9.3
9.4
12.0
10.5
9.5
10. 1
11. 0
13.7
13. 1
12.6
14.0

.0
.0
-.0
.0
.0
0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0

-46.4
-29.2
-14.8
-61.2
-15.2
-24.5
-36.3
-66.5
-74.2
-67.9
-46.6
-50.0

NOTE.—Data for 1981 incorporate changes that resulted from the enactment
of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981.
Sources: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis), Department of the Treasury, and Office of Management and Budget.

34



INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMER PRICES—MAJOR
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
[1967=100]
In dustrial produc tion (secisonally adjustec i)
Period

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980 9
1980: Aug
Sept___.
Oct
Nov
Dec
1981: Jan
Feb
Mar....
Apr *__..
May v
June *„.
July v

United
States

Canada

Japan

129. 3
117. 8
130. 5
138. 2
146. 1
152. 5
147. 1
141. 8
144. 1
146.9
149.4
151.0
151. 7
151.5
152. 2
152.2
153. 0
152. 9
153.4

147. 5
139.6
147. 3
150.5
156. 7
164.0
161.4
158.9
161. 5
162.5
163. 1
163.3
162. 2
164.0
166.6
168.0
167.8

183. 1
163. 9
182.0
189.7
201. 1
217.7
232. 6
223. 4
231.5
233.8
230.7
234. 4
236.4
237.9
235.9
237.0
232. 6
236.6

France

Germany

148
139
149
152
155
163
160
165
156
160
154
161
151
149
155
151
150

145. 1
137. 1
149. 1
152.0
154. 1
161. 8
162. 3
160
160
161
160
157
160
167
163
163
163
158

Conssumer p rices (un adjusted )

United
Can- Japan France
1
Italy King- United
ada
States
dom

140.6
127. 6
143.5
145. 1
147.9
157. 6
166.5
142.4
161.8
163.9
170.7
160.5
158.7
170. 6
169. 1
168. 2
158.5
158.7

120.0
114. 3
117.4
122.9
126. 9
131.7
122.6
119.9
118. 1
118.5
117.7
116.9
116. 2
117. 5
117. 3
116.9
115. 6
117. 4

» Beginning January 1978 data relate to all urban consumers.
Source: National sources as reported by Department of Commerce, Inter-

147. 7
161.2
170.5
181.5
195.4
217.4
246.8
249.4
251. 7
253. 9
256.2
258.4
260. 5
263. 2
265. 1
266.8
269.0
271.3
274.4

144. 5
160. 1
172. 1
185. 9
202.5
221.0
243.5
246.8
249. 0
251.2
254.3
255.8
259. 1
261.7
265.2
267.2
269.6
273.8
276.2

184.0
205. 8
224.9
243.0
252.3
261. 3
282.2
283.7
288. 1
288.5
289. 1
287.2
290.7
290.9
292.6
294.9
297.9
297.9

Germany

160. 0
178.9
196. 1
214.5
233.9
259. 1
294.2
298. 4
301. 0
304.3
306.4
309. 1
312.7
315.6
318.8
323. 1
326.0
329.2

Italy

136. 1
144. 2
150.4
155. 9
160.2
166. 8
175. 9
177. 0
177.0
177.3
178.3
179.4
180.9
182.3
183.5
184.7
185.4
186. 3
187. 1

159. 7
186. 8
218. 1
255. 2
286. 2
328. 5
398. 0
403.5
41L6
418.5
427.3
432.5
440.7
448.6
454.9
461. 3
467.8
472.5
476.3

United
Kingdom

174. 3
216. 5
252. 4
292. 4
316. 6
359. 0
423.6
431.3
434. 1
436. 8
440.3
442.7
445. 5
449. 5
456.2
469.4
472.4
475. 2
477.3

national Trade Administration, Office of Planning and Research, in International
Economic Indicators.

U.S. MERCHANDISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
[Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Merch andise e:sports *

Mercllandise i mports
General im]lorts

Domestic5 exports
Period

Monthly
average :
1973
1974

Total
domeslie and
'oreign Total
exports

2

Food, Crude
Food, Crude
bever- mate- Manubever- mate2
facrials
ages,
rials
ages,
tured Total and
and to- and
to- and
goods
bacco
bacco
fuels
fuels

F.ii.s. value1 8
5, 902
8, 167

1974*
8,170
1975*
8,971
1976*... _. 9,602
1977* .
10, 103
1978*
11,973
1979*
15, 155
1980
18,386
1980: July— _ 18,267
Aug
19,087
Sept— - 18,828
Oct
19,214
Nov
18, 715
Dec
19, 251
1981: Jan.... 18, 825
Feb
19, 764
Mar
21, 434
Apr
19, 818
May.__ 18, 869
June... 19, 870
July.... 19, 264

Manufactured
goods

Total
(c.i.f.
value) 4

3,750
4,684

6, 131
9,033

4, 602
4, 257
5,398
6, 379
8, 360
9, 357
10,427
10, 138
10, 390
10, 524
10,520
10, 572
10, 897
11,777
10, 714
11,294
11,291
11, 822
11,597
11, 296

9,207
8,828
11,047
13, 371
15, 504
18, 519
21,415
20, 074
20, 665
20, 837
21, 244
20, 751
22, 364
24, 265
22, 910
21, 886
23, 283
22, 314
22, 993
20, 728

Merc handise trade
balance
Exports
Ex(f.a.s.) ports Exports
less
(f.a.s.) (f.a.8.)
imless
less
ports
imimports
(cusports
(c.i.f.)
toms (f.a.s.)
value)

Custom s value

5,811
8, 053

1,078
1, 269

1,317

3,728
5,294

5, 790
8,450

8, 053
8,842
9, 456
9, 912
11,753
14,869
18,036
17,953
18, 771
18, 521
18,770
18,344
18, 918
18, 459
19, 441
21, 000
19, 408
18, 499
19, 461
18, 894

1, 269
1,399
1, 436
1, 330
1,717
2,049
2,534
2,445
2,534
2,724
2,886
2,909
3,099
2,926
2, 938
3, 334
2,879
2,680
2,582
2, 534

1,317
1, 266
1,341
1,548
1, 746
2,352
2,810
2,825
3, 149
2,752
2,554
2,447
2,746
2,896
2, 9H6
3,245
2,458
2, 541
2,328
2,434

5,294
5,913
6, 437
6, 679
7,873
9,716
11,991
12,227
12,448
12,483
12,473
12,241
12, 368
11,913
12, 810
13, 658
13, 392
12, 562
13, 581
13, 046

8,548
8,209
10, 290
12, 533
14, 564
17, 455
20, 406
19, 139
19,713
19,941
20, 347
19, 860
21, 436
23, 194
21, 922
20, 949
22, 289
21,310
21, 975
19, 807

895

Department of Defense shipments of grant-aid military supplies and equipment under the Military Assistance Program are excluded from totals for all
Periods and from monthly detail beginning January 1975.
'Total
includes commodities and transactions not classified according to kind.
l°.lal arrivals of imported goods other than intransit shipments.
* C.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) import value at first port of entry in the
united States. Data for 1973 are estimates.
* F.a.s. (free alongside ship) value basis: at U.S. port of exportation for exports
and at foreign port of exportation for imports.




3

770 1, 120
892 2, 653
F.a.s. <value 5
892 2, 672
827 2,716
991 3,457
1, 186 4,463

1,312
1,478
1,546
1,594
1,467
1,391
1,583
1, 680
1,583
1,748
1, 588
1,609
1,477
1,676
1,467
1,385

4, 325
5,949
7,831
6, 853
7,292
7, 112
7,506
7,059
8,331
9,041
9, 141
7,478
8,947
7,206
8,270
6,598

112

-283

— 221

-229
-866

-378
762
-688
-2, 430
2,590
-2, 300
-2,020
-872
-626
— 1, 112
-1, 134
-1,145
-2, 185
-4, 370
-2, 158
485
-2,471
-2,441
-2, 105
-542

-1,037
143
-1,445
-3, 268
-3, 530
-3, 364
-3,030
-1,808
-1,578
-2, 008
-2, 031
-2, 036
-3, 113
-5,440
-3, 146
-451
-3,465
-3,445
-3, 123
-1,463

NOTE.—Data beginning 1975 not strictly comparable with earlier data.
Data for 1980 and 1981 include trade of the U.S. Virgin Islands, except that for
1980 Virgin Islands exports are reflected only in the figures for total domestic
and foreign expoits and trade balance.
* Data for 1974-79 for total domestic and foreign exports, total general imports,
and trade balance include trade of the Virgin Islands.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

35

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
In the second quarter, the merchandise trade deficit increased to $7.0 billion from $4.6 billion in the first quarter, as
imports rose and exports fell.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

10

10

-15

-15

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted. Credits (-f), debits (—)]
M erchandise

Period
Exports

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1979: !___
II__
III..
IV__
1980: !___
II__
III..
IV_.
1981: !*>__
II »_

Imports

Invcjstment in come 3

12

Net
hoi
Ucll—

ance

71,410 -70,499
911
98, 306 -103, 649 -5, 343
107, 088 -98, 041
9,047
114, 745 -124, 051 -9, 306
120, 816 -151, 689 -30, 873
142, 054 -175,813 -33, 759
184, 473 -211,819 27, 346
223, 966 -249,308 -25,342
42, 036 -46, 766 -4, 730
43, 834 -51, 117 -7,283
47, 236 -54, 210 -6,974
51, 367 -59,726 -8,359
54, 898 -65,024 -10, 126
55, 667 -62,411 -6,744
56, 252 -59, 154 -2,902
57, 149 -62,719 -5,570
61, 117 -65,719 -4,602
60, 387
67, 373 -6,:986

Receipts

Payments

21, 808 -9,655
27, 587 -12, 084
25, 351 -12,564
29, 286 -13,311
32, 179 -14,217
43, 265 -21,865
66, 699 -33,236
75, 936 -43, 174
14, 111 -7,352
15, 582 -7,949
18, 055 -8,734
18, 952 -9,203
20, 465 -10,629
16, 860 - 10, 342
18, 850 - 10, 697
19, 764 -11,507
21, 420 -12,551

12 Excludes military grants.
Adjusted from Census data for differences in timing and coverage.
3 Fees and royalties from U.S. direct investments abroad or from foreign direct
investments in the United States are excluded from investment income and
included in other services, net.

36



NP+

A\ C U

12, 153
15, 503
12, 787
15, 975
17, 962
21, 400
33, 463
32, 762
6,759
7,633
9,321
9,749
9,836
6,518
8, 153
8,257
8,869

Net
military
transactions

Nettravel
and
transportation
receipts

-2,070
- 1, 653
-746
559
1,528
738
-1,947
-2, 515
-134
-324
-565
-923
-918
-427
-455
-715
-701

-3, 158
-3, 184
-2,792
-2, 558
-3,293
-3, 178
-2,622
-798
-678
-677
-722
-545
-532
-152
-38
-76
-618

Other
services,
net 3

Balance
on
goods
and
serv-1
ices

Remittances,
pensions,
and
other
unilateral
transfers 1

Balance
on
current
account

3, 184 11, 021 -3,881
7, 140
9,309 -7, 186 2, 124
3, 986
4,598 22, 893 -4, 613 18, 280
4,384
9, 382 -4, 998
4, 711
5, 182 -9,493 -4, 617 -14, 110
5,792 -9, 008 -5,067 -14,075
1,414
7,008 -5,593
5,460
3,723
6,674 10, 779 -7,056
1,228
1,322
2,539 -1,311
702 -1, 381
-679
1, 353
1,052
2,453 -1,401
1, 393
1,312 -1,501
-189
1,390
— 217 - 1, 878 -2,095
1,523
1,592
787 - 1, 332 -545
4,975
6,478 -1,503
1,719
1,390
3,734 -2,344
1,838
4,599 -1,512
3,087
1, 651

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS—Continued
In the capital account, U.S. official reserve assets increased $4.5 billion in the first quarter, reflecting transactions on
the foreign exchange markets plus an allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) by the IMF. Foreign official assets
in the U.S. increased $5.4 billion, due almost entirely to an increase in OPEC holdings.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
40

.40

CHANGE IN
FOREIGN ASSETS

IN THE U.S., NET f I
t

-10

-30

-30

-40

-40

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted. Credits (+), debits (—)1
1U.S. assets abroad, ne fc
[inc rease/capit*il outflow ( -)]

Period
Total

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1979: I

!!___
III__.
IV___
1980: I
!!___
III.__

IV__.
1981: I*-__
II *>

-22, 874
-34,745
-39, 703
-51,269
-34,785
-61, 070
-62, 639
-84, 776
-8,057
-15,639
-24, 942
-14,003
-12,639
-24, 837
-19,302
-27, 995
-18,520

U:S.
official
reserve
assets 1 2

Other
U.S.
Government
assets

158
-1,467
-849
-2, 558
-375
732
-1, 133
-8, 155
-3,585
322
2,779
-649
-3,268
502
-1, 109
-4, 279
-4, 529
-905

-2, 644 -20, 388
366 -33, 643
-3, 474 35, 380
-4, 214 -44, 498
-3,693 -30,717
-4, 644 -57, 159
-3,767 -57, 739
-5, 165 -71,456
-1,093 -3,379
-971 -14,990
-778 -26, 943
-925 -12,429
- 1, 456 -7,915
-1, 187 -24, 152
1,427 -16,766
-1,094 -22, 622
-1,358 -12,633

U.S.
private
assets

Foreigii assets in the U.S.,
net [increase/cjipital inflow (+)] 2

Total

6,026
18, 388
34, 241
10, 546
15, 670
7,027
17, 693
36, 518
51, 218
36, 816
63, 748
33, 561
38, 946 -13,757
15, 492
50, 261
2, 259 -8,688
7,007 -9,785
24, 345
6,011
5,335 -1,295
7,509 -7,462
7,232
7,557
11, 651
7,686
23, 870
7,711
7,541
5,384

1
Consists of gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), convertible currencies, and
the2 U.S. reserve position in the IMF.
Quarterly data are not seasonally adjusted.




Foreign
official
assets

Other
foreign
assets

12, 362
23, 696
8,643
18, 826
14, 403
30, 187
52, 703
34, 769
10, 948
16, 792
18, 334
6,630
14, 971
-326
3,965
16, 158
2,157

Statistical
discrep>aney

U.S.
official
Allocareserve
tions
of
assets,
Of
Total
special
net*
which:
(sum
of
drawing
(unadSeasonal
the
rights
adjust- justed,
items
(SDRs) with
end of
sign ment
* j\
reversed) discrep- period)
ancy

1, 139
1, 152
1, 139

1, 152

1,093

-2, 654
-1,620
5, 753
10, 367
-2, 323
11, 398
21, 140
29, 640
-42
3,430
1, 165
9,309
-455 -3, 122
2,000
8,857
-206
6,073
1, 355
18, 151
2,676 -3,291
2, 139
2,736
-344
6,799

14, 378
15, 883
16, 226
18,747
19, 312
18, 650
18, 956
26, 756
21, 655
21, 268
18, 557
18, 956
21, 491
21, 943
22, 994
26, 756
30, 410
29, 582

Sources: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis) and Department of the Treasury.

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Contents
TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING

Page

Gross National Product
Gross National Product in 1972 Dollars
Implicit Price Deflators for Gross National Product
Changes in GNP and GNP Price Measures
Nonfinancial Corporate Business—Output, Costs, and Profits
National Income
Personal Consumption Expenditures
Sources of Personal Income
Disposition of Personal Income
Farm Income
Corporate Profits
Gross Private Domestic Investment
Expenditures for New Plant and Equipment—Nonfarm Business

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2
2
3
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4
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
Status of the Labor Force
Selected Unemployment Rates
Selected Measures of Unemployment and Unemployment Insurance Programs
Nonagricultural Employment
Average Weekly Hours and Hourly Earnings—Private Nonagricultural Industries
Average Weekly Earnings—Private Nonagricultural Industries
Productivity and Related Data, Private Business Sector

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12
13
14
15
15
16

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
Industrial Production—Major Market Groups and Selected Manufactures
New Construction
New Private Housing and Vacancy Rates
Business Sales and Inventories—Total and Trade
Manufacturers* Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

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20
21

PRICES
Producer Prices
Consumer Prices
Changes in Producer Prices
Changes in Consumer Prices
Prices Received and Paid by Farmers

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24
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25

MONEY, CREDIT, AND SECURITY MARKETS
Money Stock Measures and Liquid Assets
Components of Money Stock Measures and Liquid Assets
Consumer Installment Credit.
Bank Loans and Investments, and Reserves
Sources and Uses of Funds, Nonfarm Nonfinancial Corporate Business
Current Assets and Liabilities of Nonfinancial Corporations
Interest Rates and Bond Yields
Common Stock Prices and Yields

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31

FEDERAL FINANCE
Federal Budget Receipts and Outlays and Debt
Federal Budget Receipts by Source and Outlays by Function
Federal Sector, National Income Accounts Basis

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34

INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
Industrial Production and Consumer Prices—Major Industrial Countries
U.S. Merchandise Exports and Imports
U.S. International Transactions

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