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102d Congress, 2d Session

Economic Indicators
JULY 1992
(Includes data available as of August 4, 1992)

Prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the




Council of Economic Advisers

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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
!n the second quarter of 1992, according to advance estimates, current-dollar gross domestic product (GDPJ rose
3.7 percent (annual rate) or $53.4 billion. Real GDP (GDP in 1987 dollars) rose 1.4 percent and the implicit price
deflator rose 2.4 percent. (Series revised.)
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE!
6,000

BILUONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

5,600

5,200

GDP

4,800

IN 1987 DOLLARS

4,400

4,400

4,000

4,000
GDP

IN CURRENT DOLLARS
3,600

3,600

3,200

2,800

2,800
1986

1990

1988

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOUftCEi DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of current dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]

Period

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 '
1990 r
1991 '
1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:

Gross
domestic
product

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV '
I 'r

n .r
m
rv r

1991- I r r

n .r
m
rv r

1992- I *

n"

1

3,149.6
3,405.0
3,777.2
4,038.7
4,268.6
4,539.9
4,900.4
5,250.8
5,522.2
5,677.5
3,195.1
3,547.3
3,869.1
4,140.5
4,336.6
4,683.0
5,044.6
5,344.8
5,445.2
5,522.6
5,559.6
5,561.3
5,585.8
5,657.6
5,713.1
5,753.3
5,840.2
5,893.6

Personal
consumption
expenditures

Gross
private
domestic
investment

2,059.2
2,257.5
2,460.3
2,667.4
2,850.6
3,052.2
3,296.1
3,523.1
3,748.4
3,887.7
2,128.7
2,346.8
2,526.4
2,739.8
2,923.1
3,124.6
3,398.2
3,599.1
3,672.4
3,715.3
3,787.8
3,818.2
3,821.7
3,871.9
3,914.2
3,942.9
4,022.8
4,053.8

503.4
546.7
718.9
714.5
717.6
749.3
793.6
832.3
799.5
721.1
464.2
614.8
722.8
737.0
697.1
800.2
814.8
825.2
820.3
833.0
805.7
739.0
705.4
710.2
732.8
736.1
722.4
759.8

Exports and imports of goods
and services

Federal
Net
exports

-20.6
-51.4
-102.7
-132.5
- 108.0
79 7
-68.9
-21.8
-29.5
-71.8
-107.1
-135.5
-133.2
-143.2
- 106.0
-73.9
-72.1
-59.9
-76.3
-67.2
-28.7
-15.3
-27.1
-16.0

-29.4

Exports

Imports

282.6
276.7
302.4
302.1
319.2
364.0
444.2
508.0
557.0
598.2
265.6
286.2
308.7
304.7
333.9
392.4
467.0
523.8
541.2
551.2
555.9
579.7
573.2
594.3
602.3
622.9
628.1
622.1

303.2
328.1
405.1
417.6
451.7
507.1
552.2
587.7
625.9
620.0
295.1
358.0
415.7
440.2
467.1
535.6
573.1
597.7
613.3
611.2
632.2
646.9
602.0
609.6
629.5
638.9
636.2
651.5

GDP leas exports of goods and services plus imports of goods and services.
Note.—Data revised beginning 1989 to reflect the annual revision of the national income and
product accounts. See Survey of Current Business, July 1992.




Government purchases

Total
Total
607.6
652.3
700.8
772.3
833.0
881.5
918.7
975.2
1,043.2
1,090.5
631.6
657.6
727.0
799.2
849.7
901.4
937.6
994.5
1,024.7
1,034.3
1,042.4
1,071.3
1,087.5
1,090.8
1,093.3
1,090.3
1,103.1
1,109.4

266.6
292.0
310.9
344.3
367.8
384.9
387.0
401.6
426.4
447.3
281.4
289.7
324.7
356.9
373.1
392.5
392.0
405.1
420.3
424.4
422.6
438.3
451.3
449.9
447.2
440.8
445.0
446.8

National
defense
193.8
214.4
233.1
258.6
276.7
292.1
295.6
299.9
314.0
323.8
205.5
222.8
242.9
268.6
278.6
295.8
296.8
302.5
311.6
312.9
308.4
323.2
332.4
325.9
321.9
314.7
313.6
313.2

Nondefense
72.7
77.5
77.8
85.7
91.1
92.9
91.4
101.7
112.4
123.6
75.9
66.9
81.9
88.3
94.5
96.7
95.2
102.6
108.7
111.5
114.3
115.0
118.8
124.0
125.3
126.1
131.4
133.6

State
and
local
341.1
360.3
389.9
428.1
465.3
496.6
531.7
573.6
616.8
643.2
350.3
367.9
402.2
442.4
476.6
509.0
545.7
589.3
604.3
610.0
619.7
633.0
636.3
640.8
646.0
649.5
658.0
662.7

Final
sales of
domestic
product

Gross
domestic

3,165.5
3,410.6
3,706.1
4,014.1
4,260.0
4,513.7
4,884.2
5,217.5
5,515.9
5,687.7
3,241.4
3,527.1
3,818.1
4,107.9
4,355.4
4,623.7
5,027.3
5,314.6
5,437.1
5,484.9
5,549.2
5,592.3
5,614.4
5,679.4
5,712.9
5,744.2
5,855.9
5,892.9

3,170.2
3,456.5
3,879.9
4,154.3
4,401.2
4,683.0
5,008.4
5,330.5
5,591.1
5,699.3
3,224.6
3,619.1
3,976.2
4,276.0
4,469.8
4,826.2
5,150.7
5,418.7
5,517.4
5,582.6
5,635.9
5,628.5
5,614.6
5.672.9
5.740.3
5,769.3
5,848.3
5,923.0

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

chases l

Addendum:
Gross
national
product
3,179.8
3,434.4
3,801.5
4,053.6
4,277.7
4,544.5
4,908.2
5,266.8
5,542.9
5,694.9
3,222.6
3,578.4
3,890.2
4,156.2
4,340.5
4,690.5
5,054.3
5,365.0
5,464.1
5,537.0
5,577.8
5,592.7
5,614.9
5,674.3
5,726.4
5,764.1
5,859.8

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IN 1987 DOLLARS
[Billions of 1987 dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Gross private
domestic investment
Period

Gross
domestic
product

Personal
consumption
expenditures

Government purchases

Exports and imports of
goods and services

Federal
Nonresidential
fixed
investment

Residential
fixed
investment

Change
in
business
inventories

Net
exports

State
and
local

Final
sales of
domestic
product

Gross
domestic
purchases 1

Addendum:
Gross
national
product

Exports

Imports

Total

-56.1
1220
- 145.3
-155.1
-143.0
- 104.0
-73.7
-51.8
21 8

296.7
285.9
305.7
309.2
329.6
364.0
421.6
471.8
510.0
539.4

304.1
342.1
427.7
454.6
484.7
507.1
525.7
545.4
561.8
561.2

723.6
743.8
766.9
813.4
855.4
881.5
886.8
904.4
929.9
941.0

306.0
320.8
331.0
355.2
373.0
384.9
377.3
376.1
383.6
388.3

221.4
234.2
245.8
265.6
280.6
292.1
287.0
281.4
283.3
282.8

84.7
86.6
85.1
89.5
92.4
92.9
90.2
94.8
100.3
105.5

417.6
423.0
436.0
458.2
482.4
496.6
509.6
528.3
546.3
552.7

3,777.8
3,902.2
4,080.6
4,257.6
4,395.9
4,513.7
4,698.6
4,808.3
4,871.3
4,830.3

3,767.7
3,962.8
4,270.5
4,425.1
4,559.6
4,683.0
4,822.6
4,911.7
4,929.3
4,842.8

3,796.1
3,939.6
4,174.5
4,295.0
4,413.5
4,544.6
4,726.3
4,852.7
4,895.9
4,836.4

Total

National
defense

Nondefense

3,760.3
3,906.6
4,148.5
4,279.8
4,404.5
4,540.0
4,718.6
4,838.0
4,877.5
4,821.0

2,503.7
2,619.4
2,746.1
2,865.8
2,969.1
3,052.2
3,162.4
3,223.3
3,260.4
3,240.8

433.9
420.8
490.2
521.8
500.3
497.8
530.8
540.0
538.1
500.2

124.1 -17.5
4.4
174.2
199.3
67.9
202.0
22.1
226.2
8.5
225.2
26.3
19.9
222.7
214.2
29.8
6.2
194.8
170.2
93

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
JV
IV r

3,759.6
4,012.1
4,194.2
4,333.5
4,427.1
4,625.5
4,779.7
4,856.7

2,539.3
2,678.2
2,784.8
2,895.3
3,012.5
3,074.7
3,202.9
3,242.0

417.2
449.6
509.6
525.5
495.5
510.6
538.8
536.7

131.2
190.6
198.8
207.4
230.5
223.3
225.3
208.0

44 9 -19.0
29.3
83 7
47.9 -131.4
30.2 - 155.4
20 1
156 0
59.9 - 136.0
20.9
102 7
24.9 -67.4

280.4
291.5
312.8
312.0
342.9
386.1
438.2
487.7

299.4
375.1
444.2
467.4
498.9
522.1
540.9
555.0

735.9
748.1
784.3
830.5
864.8
893.0
894.5
912.6

316.0
322.2
341.7
363.7
377.5
391.6
378.4
376.1

229.4
242.9
254.3
272.1
282.2
295.0
285.7
281.5

86.6
79.3
87.4
91.6
95.3
96.6
92.7
94.7

419.9
425.9
442.6
466.7
487.3
501.4
516.1
536.5

3,804.5
3,982.8
4,146.2
4,303.3
4,447.2
4,565.6
4,758.7
4,831.8

3,778.6
4,095.8
4,325.5
4,488.9
4,583.1
4,761.5
4,882.4
4,924.1

3,791.7
4,046.6
4,216.4
4,349.5
4,430.8
4,633.0
4,789.0
4,875.1

1990- T '

4,890.8
4,902.7
4,882.6
4,833.8

3,259.5
3,260.1
3,273.9
3,248.0

544.8
535.6
542.9
529.3

210.7
201.8
189.1
177.5

7.5
32.8
11.2
268

-58.4
569
-59.3
32 7

500.2
508.7
508.4
522.6

558.6
565.6
567.7
555.3

926.8
929.4
924.8
938.5

383.4
385.4
378.3
387.3

284.9
285.1
277.3
285.8

98.5
100.3
101.0
101.5

543.4
544.0
546.5
551.2

4,883.3
4,870.0
4,871.4
4,860.6

4,949.2
4,959.7
4,941.9
4,866.5

4,907.8
4,915.5
4,898.9
4,861.4

4,796.7
4,817.1
4,831.8
4,838.5

3,223.5
3,239.3
3,251.2
3,249.0

507.0
503.0
498.7
492.1

164.1
25 1
166.9 -20.4
172.6
.6
177.3
7.5

17 9
-17.4
31 6
-20.5

515.9
536.1
544.2
561.4

533.8
553.5
575.8
581.8

945.1
945.6
940.2
933.1

394.1
393.8
387.2
378.2

291.8
287.6
280.6
271.0

102.2
106.2
106.6
107.2

551.0
551.8
553.0
554.9

4,821.8
4,837.4
4,831.2
4,830.9

4,814.6
4,834.4
4,863.4
4,858.9

4,822.0
4,831.8
4,843.7
4,848.2

4,873.7
4,890.5

3,289.3
3,286.6

495.8
511.7

185.6
189.5

-21.5
35 9

565.4
560.0

586.8
595.9

937.0
937.6

375.3
375.6

265.6
264.5

109.7
111.1

561.8
562.0

4,886.3
4,889.5

4,895.2
4,926.4

4,890.7

1982

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 '
1990 '
1991 T
198219831984:
19851986198719881989-

n*
m''
IV '

1991- I 'r
n r

m

IV '

1992- I r p

n

-12.6
1.0

74

1
GDP less exports of goods and services plus imports of goods and services.
NOTE.—See Note, p. 1.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

IMPLICIT PRICE DEFLATORS FOR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
[1987=100; quarterly data are seasonally adjusted]

Period

Gross
domestic
product

Personal consumption
expenditures

Gross private
domestic investment

Durable
goods

Nondurable goods

Services

Nonresidential
feed

Government purchases

Exports and imports of
goods and services

Federal
Total

Residential fixed

Exports

Imports

Total

National
defense

Nondefense

State
and local

83.8
87.2
91.0
94.4
96.9
100.0
103.9
108.5
113.2
117.8

82.2
86.2
89.6
93.1
96.0
100.0
104.2
109.3
115.0
120.0

90.1
92.4
93.9
95.4
96.9
100.0
102.0
104.2
105.7
107.6

88.6
90.8
93.4
95.9
96.1
100.0
103.7
109.3
115.9
120.1

76.7
81.9
86.2
90.8
95.7
100.0
105.1
110.6
116.7
122.8

95.3
95.1
95.6
96.6
98.4
100.0
102.8
105.2
107.3
108.2

85.2
87.3
89.7
92.0
95.8
100.0
104.2
107.8
110.7
111.8

95.2
96.8
98.9
97.7
96.9
100.0
105.3
107.7
109.2
110.9

99.7
95.9
94.7
91.9
93.2
100.0
105.1
107.8
111.4
110.5

87.1
91.0
93.9
96.9
98.6
100.0
102.6
106.8
111.2
115.2

87.6
91.6
94.8
97.3
98.6
100.0
103.0
106.6
110.8
114.5

85.9
89.5
91.3
95.7
98.6
100.0
101,4
107.3
112.0
117.1

81.7
85.2
89.4
93.4
96.4
100.0
104.3
108.6
112.9
116.4

85.0
88.4
92.2
95.5
98.0
101.2
105.5
110.1

83.8
87.6
90.7
94.6
97.0
101.6
106.1
111.0

90.6
93.3
94.4
95.9
97.8
101.0
103.1
104.9

89.4
91.8
94.1
97.0
96.3
101.5
105.6
110.8

79.0
83.7
87.7
92.9
97.3
101.9
107.1
112.7

95.3
95.0
96.4
97.3
99.2
100.7
104.0
106.0

86.0
88.0
90.7
93.1
97.3
101.5
105.3
108.8

94.7
98.2
98.7
97.7
97.4
101.6
106.6
107.4

98.5
95.4
93.6
94.2
93.6
102.6
106.0
107.7

89.0
89.9
95.0
98.1
98.8
100.2
103.6
107.7

89.6
91.7
95.5
98.7
98.7
100.3
103.9
107.5

87.7
84.3
93.7
96.4
99.2
100.1
102.6
108.4

83.4
86.4
90.9
94.8
97.8
101.5
105.7
109.9

111.3
112.6
113.9
115.0

112.7
114.0
115.7
117.6

105.4
105.5
105.8
106.1

113.3
114.3
116.6
119.3

114.2
115.8
117.6
119.3

106.5
106.8
107.8
108.2

110.2
110.6
111.1
111.0

108.2
108.4
109.3
110.9

109.8
108.0
111.4
116.5

109.6
110.1
111.7
113.2

109.4
109.7
111.2
113.1

110.4
111.2
113.2
113.3

111.2
112.1
113.4
114.8

1991: I 'r

116.5
117.5
118.2
118.9

118.6
119.5
120.4
121.4

106.7
107.3
108.0
108.3

119.4
119.9
120.2
120.8

120.8
122.1
123.4
124.7

108.7
108.5
108.0
107.4

111.3
111.6
112.5
111.8

111.1
110.9
110.7
111.0

112.8
110.1
109.3
109.8

114.5
114.3
115.5
116.6

113.9
113.3
114.7
116.2

116.2
116.8
117.6
117.6

115.5
116.1
116.8
117.1

1992- I '
Hr

119.8
120.5

122.3
123.3

108.6
109.4

121.4
122.2

126.1
127.3

107.1
106.8

111.7
112.1

111.1
111.1

108.4
109.3

118.6
119.0

118.1
118.4

119.8
120.3

117.1
117.9

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 '
1990 T
1991 '
1982:
19831984:
1985:
19861987:
19881989:

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV '

1990: I r
Urr

ro

IV

n
nf
rv

NOTE.—See Note, p. 1.




Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

CHANGES IN GDP, PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, AND
RELATED IMPLICIT PRICE DEFLATORS AND PRICE INDEXES
[Percent change from preceding year or quarter; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Gross domestic product
Period

1981
1982

Current
dollars

11.9
3.9
8.1
10.9
6.9
5.7
6.4
7.9
7.2
5.2
2.8
6.1
9.1
7.6
8.1
8.6
6.3
3.8
5.1
7.7
5.8
2.7
.1
1.8
5.2
4.0
2.8
6.2
3.7

. . .

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 '
1990 '
1991 r .
1988: I

n
m

IV
1989- I r r
nr

in

1990:

IV '
I '.

n'
m *

IV '
1991: I rr
nr

mr

1992:

IV
I 'p

n

Constant
(1987) dollars

Personal consumption expenditures

Implicit price
deflator

Fixed-weighted
price index
(1987 weights)

10.0
6.2
4.1
4.4
3.7
2.6
3.2
3.9
4.4
4.3
4.1
3.6
4.4
5.1
3.9
5.4
4.6
3.8
3.7
4.4
4.8
4.7
3.9
5.3
3.5
2.4
2.4
3.1
2.4

1.8
22

3.9
6.2
3.2
2.9
3.1
3.9
2.5
.8
12
2.6
4.3
2.5
3.9
3.2
1.8
0
1.5
2.8
1.0
1.6
-3.9
-3.0
1.7
1.2
.6
2.9
1.4

NOTE.—See Note, p. 1.

Current
dollars

Constant
(1987) dollars

1.2
1.1
4.6
4.8
4.4
3.6
2.8
3.6
1.9
1.2
.6
7.1
2.5
2.9
4.1
.1
1.1
2.9
.8
2.2
.1
1.7
31
3.0
2.0
1.5
-.3
5.1
.3

10.2
6.9
9.6
9.0
8.4
6.9
7.1
8.0
6.9
6.4
3.7
9.9
7.9
8.4
8.9
5.1
7.0
6.3
5.3
8.4
4.8
8.0
3.2
,4
5.4
4.4
3.0
8.4
3.1

6.1
3.8
3.3
3.5
2.7
3.1
3.9
4.4
4.5
4.0
3.6
4.5
5.4
3.7
5.0
4.7
3.7
3.6
5.4
4.6
4.7
4.1
4.7
3.5
3.0
2.4
3.6
1.6

Implicit price
deflator

Fixed- weighted
price index
(1987 weights)

9.0
5.7
4.9
3.9
3.9
3.1
4.2
4.2
4.9
5.2
4.3
2.8
5.2
5.1
4.7
5.0
5.7
3.3
4.4
6.3
4.7
6.1
6.7
3.4
3.1
3.0
3.4
3.0
3.3

8.6
5.4
4.3
3.7
3.8
3.0
4.1
4.3
4.9
5.3
4.4

2.7
5.2
5.4
4.6
5.2
5.9
3.5
4.3
6.4
4.4
6.4
6.8
3.4
3.3
3.0
3.1
3.5
3.3

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis-

NONFINANCIAL CORPORATE BUSINESS-OUTPUT, COSTS, AND PROFITS
[Quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Current-dollar cost and profit per unit of output (dollars) 1

Gross domestic product
of nonfinancial
corporate business
(billions of dollars)
Period

1981
1982

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988 '
1989 '
1990 r
1991 r
1982- IV
1983: IV
1984: IV
1985: IV
1986: IV
1987: TV
1988: IV '..
1989: IV '
1990: I 'r . .
n r

m ... .

1991:

1992:

IV '
I 'r

nr
m.
rv r
I'

1
2

Current
dollars

1987
dollars

1,749.1
1,803.5
1,937.1
2,167.3
2,295.5
2,391.3
2,544.6
2,764.8
2,913.5
3,036.5
3,073.8
1,807.1
2,038.1
2,230.0
2,341.3
2,428.4
2,625.9
2,843.2
2,951.5
2,999.6
3,053.1
3,048.2
3,045.0
3,037.1
3,062.7
3,084.4
3,111.1
3,138.1

2,035.8
2,002.1
2,113.3
2,285.0
2,366.3
2,444.3
2,544.6
2,684.8
2,718.9
2,740.0
2,698.0
2,000.5
2,205.2
2,330.3
2,399.5
2,469.0
2,602.4
2,719.0
2,722.7
2,742.0
2,763.3
2,737.3
2,717.4
2,683.5
2,687.4
2,699.1
2,722.0
2,737.6

Total
cost and
profit 2

0.859

.901
.917
.949
.970
.978
1.000
1.030
1.072
1.108
1.139
.903
.924
.957
.976
.984
1.009
1.046
1.084
1.094
1.105
1.114
1.121
1.132
1.140
1.143
1.143
1.146

Consumption of
fixed
capital

0.102
.115
.115
.109
.109
.111
.111
.111
.117
.120
.126
.119
.119
.111
.110
.112
.110
.112
.120
.118
.118
.121
.123
.126
.127
.127
.126
.125

Output is measured by GDP of nonfinancial corporate business in 1987 dollars.
This is equal to the deflator for gross domestic product of nonfinancial corporate business with
the decimal point shifted two places to the left.
3
Indirect business tax and nontax liability plus business transfer payments less subsidies.
4
With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.




Indirect
business
taxes 3

0.081
.083
.086
.089
.091
.094
.093
.096
.101
.106
.115
.085
.086
.090
.092
.094
.093
.097
.102
.104
.104
.107
.109
.113
.114
.117
.117
.118

Compensation of
employees

Net
interest

Corporate profits with inventory
valuation and capital consumption
adjustments
Total

0.573

0.035

0.067

.606
.604
.619
.638
.650
.659
.676
.706
.737
.759
.609
.604
.624
.644
.655
.665
.687
.718
.724
.730
.744
.750
.754
.760
.763
.761
.760

.041
.036
.038
.038
.040
.042
.045
.054
.054
.053
.040
.036
.041
.038
.042
.042
.047
.055
.054
.054
.054
.055
.054
.053
.053
.052
.050

.056
.076
.094
.094
.083
.096
.102
.094
.091
.085
.051
.079
.091
.092
.080
.099
.102
.088
.093
.098
.088
.083
.084
.086
.084
.086
.093

Profits
tax
liability

0.031
.023
.028
.032
.030
.031
.037
.038
.037
.034
.030
.020
.029
.027
.030
.035
.038
.040
.033
.033
.034
.036
.033
.029
.030
.031
.030
.033

Profits
after
tax 4
0.036

.033
.048
.062
.064
.052
.059
.064
.057
.057
.055
.030
.050
.064
.063
.045
.060
.063
.055
.060
.065
.052
.050
.055
.056
.053
.056
.060

Output
per hour
of all
employees
(1987
dollars)

Compensation per
hour of
all
employees
(dollars)

20.560
20.827
21.597
21.905
22.144
22.737
23.047
23.472
23.058
23.108
23.563
21.103
21.905
22.050
22.340
22.891
23.272
23.428
22.998
22.952
23.205
23.062
23.237
23.317
23.500
23.653
23.858
24.025

11.790
12.620
13.037
13.559
14.121
14.770
15.181
15.782
16.329
17.206
17.969
12.842
13.233
13.770
14.395
15.001
15.485
16.008
16.564
16.724
17.110
17.408
17.605
17.723
17.928
18.083
18.201
18.272

*Data do not reflect GDP revisions of 7/30/92.
NOTE.—Data revised beginning 1988 to reflect the annual revision of the national income and
product accounts. Earlier data are also subject to revision. See Survey of Current Business, July
1992.
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]

National
income

Period

Compensation of
employees1

Proprietors' income
with inventory
valuation and capital
consumption
adjustments

Farm

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 ' . .
1990 r
1991 '
1982: IV
1983- IV
1984: IV
1985- IV
1986: IV
1987- IV
1988: IV
1989- IV '
1990: I 'r

2,720.8
3,058.3
3,268.4
3,437.9
3,692.3
4,002.6
4,249.5
4,468.3
4,544.2
2,551.5
2,834.3
3,134.4
3,341.9
3,486.0
3,828.8
4,127.6
4,305.2
4,400.7
4,475.3
4,479.3
4,517.9
4,493.0
4,529.2
4,555.4
4,599.1
4,679.4

n

m'r

IV
1991- I T
H rr

in r

IV
1992- I '

n»

2,029.4
2,226.9
2,382.8
2,523.8
2,698.7
2,921.3
3,100.2
3,291.2
3,390.8
1,940.4
2,101.2
2,288.1
2,442.5
2,582.5
2,785.1
3,004.9
3,162.8
3,223.7
3,281.2
3,320.5
3,339.6
3,343.0
3,379.6
3,407.0
3,433.8
3,476.3
3,502.4

Rental
income of
persons
with
capital
consumption
adjustment

Nonfarm

22.1
23.3
18.7
8.7
3.2
4.3
13.5
-12.3
10.4
24.1
22.2
24.3
14.0
4.7
6.8
2.8
-21.6
162
-13.8
-9.5
9.6
-12.4
123
-10.3
-6.6
45
3.0

184.3
214.7
238.4
261.5
279.0
293.4
307.0
325.2
332.2
169.6
193.8
217.7
250.9
260.9
282.6
302.5
311.4
319.8
322.7
328.8
329.7
322.2
329.1
337.6
340.0
353.6
359.4

2.4
21.3
21.5
22.3
31.3
30.9
40.2
41.7
35.8
10.2
6.3
21.9
17.8
23.6
42.4
30.9
38.4
48.1
43.6
32.2
42.8
34.3
41.3
29.5
37.9
40.1
37.8

1

Includes employer contributions for gocial insurance. (See also p. 5.)
NOTE.—See Note, p. 1.

Corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital
consumption adjustments
Profits with inventory valuation
adjustment and without capital
consumption adjustment
Total
Total

212.7
264.2
280.8
271.6
319.8
365.0
362.8
361.7
346.3
150.3
229.1
261.3
284.9
264.6
343.3
378.3
354.5
367.6
384.0
351.4
344.0
349.6
347.3
341.2
347.1
384.0

202.2
236.4
225.3
227.6
273.4
320.3
325.4
341.2
337.8
160.0
216.2
223.6
228.0
225.0
293.4
340.5
320.6
337.4
359.6
334.4
333.5
344.2
342.2
331.9
333.1
360.7

Profits
before tax

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

210.7
240.5
225.0
217.8
287.9
347.5
342.9
355.4
334.7
168.6
223.8
220.1
231.8
235.7
311.2
372.2
334.1
344.0
355.8
367.0
354.7
337.6
332.3
336.7
332.3
366.1

-8.5
41
.2
9.7
-14.5
-27.3
17.5
-14.2
3.1
-8.6
76
3.5
-3.8
-10.7
-17.8
31.7
-13.5
6.6
3.8
-32.6
-21.2
6.7
9.9
-4.8
.7
-5.4
152

Capital
consumption
adjustment

10.4
27.8
55.5
44.1
46.4
44.7
37.4
20.5
8.4
-9.6
12.9
37.7
56.9
39.6
49.9
37.9
33.9
30.2
24.4
17.0
10.5
5.3
5.1
9.3
14.1
23.3
27.9

Net
interest

270.0
307.9
326.2
350.2
360.4
387.7
452.7
460.7
449.5
256.8
281.8
321.1
331.9
349.7
368.6
408.1
459.8
457.6
457.6
456.0
471.4
456.2
444.4
450.5
446.9
430.0

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES IN 1987 DOLLARS
[Billions of 1987 dollars, except as noted; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]

Period

1983
1984
1985
198fi
1987
1988 .
1989 '.
1990 ' . .
1991 '.
1982: IV
198-3: IV
1984: I?
1985: IV
1986: IV
1987: IT

Total
persona]
consumption
expenditures

2,619.4

2,746.1
2,865.8
2,969.1
3,052.2
3,162.4
3,223.3
3,260.4
3,240.8
2,539.3
2,678.2
2,784.8
3,895.3
3.012.5
| 3,074.7
1988:
IV
3,202.9
1989: IV ' .... 3,242.0
1990: I "r
3,259.5
3,260.1
r
3,273.9
3,248.0
r
1991: l
3,223.5
II 'r
3,239.3
in .... 3,251.2
IV '.... 3,249.0
1992: 1 '
3,289.3
3,286.6

n.
m ....
rv '.....

a»

1

Durable goods
Total
durable
goods

297.7

338.5
370.1
402.0
403.7
428.7
440.7
439.3
414.7
272.3
319.1
347.7
369.6 j
415.7
404.7
439.2
436.8

453.5
439.2
437.7
426.6
412.0
411.3
419.4
416.1
432.3
429.3

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

Furniture and
household
equipment

138.1
160.3

104.3
115.3

180.2
123.8
193.3
136.3
183.5
144.C
194.8
155.4
196.4
165.8
192.2
169.5
171.0
168.6
123.7
96.4
ISl.g | 109.3
164.3
118.7
173.9
128.6
193.6
141.4
183.6
145.9
197.7
160.3
167.9
188.3
202.6
171.8
192.8
169.7
191.3
168.9
182.0
167.5
169.6
166.9
167.2
169.3
173.3
170.4
174.0
167.9
181.5 i 174.4
179.9 | 174.0

Includes other items, not shown separately.




Other

55.3
62.9
66.1
72.4
76.2
78.5
78.5
77.6
75.0
52.3
58.!
64.8
67.1
80.7
75.2
81.2
80.5
79.1
76.8
77.5
77.1
75.5
74.8
75.7
74.2
76.5
75.3

Total
nondurable goods

900.3
934.6

958.7
991.0
1,011.1
1,035.1
1,051.6
1,056.5
1,042.4
880.7
915.2
942.9
968.7
1,000.9
1,014.6
1.046.8
1,058.9
1,058.3
1,057.1
1,059.1
1,051.6
1,043.0
1,046.3
1,044.8
1,035.6
1,049.6
1,045.4

Food

463.4
472.3
483.0
494.1
500.7
513.4
515.0
520.8
515.8
458.3
467.1
475.1
488.2
496.9
502.4
518.0
515.6
518.3
521.2
521.6
522.0
516.4
516.3
515.0
515.3
518.9
513.6

Clothing
and
shoes

142.4
153.1
158.8
170.3
174.5
178.9
187.8
185.9
181.3
135.7
147.7
154.7
161.7
171.9
174.5 |
182.8 !
190.9
188.6
185.6
186.2
183.2
180.8
183.2
183.7
177.5
184.1
184.2

Gasoline
and oil

Ketail sales of new
passenger cars
(millions of units)

Services

Nondurable goods
Fuel
oil and
coal

Other

207.8
75.7
11.1
220.0
11.2
77.9
79.2
226.2
11.5
12.1
231.7
82.9
84.7
12.0
239.1
86.1
12.0
244.7
87.3
250.2
11.4
253.4
86.4
10.1
250.5
85.2
9.7
73.4
10.5
202.8
11.4
212.2
76.9
222.9
79.0
11.1
79.5 ! 11.4 i 228.0
12.4
235.2
84.6
11.9
240.4
85.4
12.0 1 246.4
87.5
88.6
12.0
251.8
87.4
9.8
254.3
86.4
10,9
253.0
253.7
86.7
10.9
252.7
85.0
8.8
9.4
252.5
83.9
251.0
86.0
9.8
86.0
10.0
250.0
84.7
9.4
248.6
250.7
85.7
10.2
12.4
85.7
249.6

Total
services 1

Housing

1,421.4
1,473.0
1^537.0
1,576.1
l|637.4
1,698.5
1,131.0
1,764.6
1,783.1
1,386.2
1,443.9
1,494.2
1.557.1
1,595.8
1,655.5
1,716.9
1,746.3
1,747.7
1,763.7
1,777.1
1,769.8
1,788.5
1,781.8
1,787.0
1,797.4
1,807.3
1.812.0

415.5

426.8
435.9
442 1
452.5
461.8
469.2
474.7
478.2
411.0
419.7
431.3
438.1
444.8
457.0
465.6
471.3
473.3
474.1
475.1
476.1
476.5
477.9
478.8
479.8
481.2
482. S

Medical
care

332.6
341.9
353.0
366.2
384.7
399.4
408.6
423.9
438.8
327.8
| 334.8
344.8
I 859.1
1 372.0
| 390.7
1 403.0
411.8
418.3
422.1
426.7
428.6
431.9
435.6
440.5
447.2
449.6
453.1

NOTE.—See Note, p. 1.
Source: Department of Oiirainerc?, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Domestics

6.8
8.0

8.2
8.2
7.1
7 5

7.1
6.9
6.1
6.0
7.4
7.7
7.0
7.7
6.6
7.5
6.2
7.2
6.8
7.1
6.6
6.1

t

Imports

2.4

2.4
2.8
3.2
3.2
3.1
2.8
2.6
2.3
2.5
2.6
2.6
3.1
3.4
3.3
3.0
2.6
2.8
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.2

6.1 i

2.8

S.3
6.1
6.1

2.3
2.2

6.3 I

2.2

2.2

SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME
Persona! income fell $1.9 billion (annual rate) in June after rising $13.9 billion in May. Wages and salaries fell
$4.9 billion in June, in contrast to a rise of $14.4 billion in May. (Series revised.)
BILUONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
6,000

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALEI
6,000
5,000

4,000

4,000

TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME

3,000

3,000

2,000

2,000
WAGE AND SALARY DISBURSEMENTS

1,400

1,400

\
OTHER INCOME

800

800
TRANSFER PAYMENTS

l i l l i 1 l i lt
1989

400
1984

1985

1988

1986

400

M 1 I I I I I I II

1990

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1991

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; monthly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]

Period

1982...

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 r..
1990 r
1991 r.
1991: June r
July r.
Aue r
Sept, r
Get r

Nov r
Dec r
1992: Jan r.....
Feb r.
Mar r..
Apr r
May r .
June p .

Total
personal
income

2,690.9
2,862.5
3,154.6
3,379.8
3,590.4
3,802.0
4,075.9
4,380.3
4,664.2
4,828.3
4,828.1
4,827.6
4,847.5
4,863.4
4,889.3
4,887.4
4,944.9
4,943.2
4,988.7
5,009.6
5,012.4
5,026.3
5,024.4

Proprietors' income 3

Wage and
salary
disbursements l

Other labor
income l 2

1,593.3
1,684.7
1,849.8
1,986.5
2,105.4
2,261.2
2,443.0
2,586.4
2,7,42.8
2,812.2
2,825.3
2,814.4
2,825.6
2,833.1
2,835.4
2,838.5
2,861.2
2,852.8
2,884.9
2,895.0
2,889.5
2,903.9
2,899.0

165.4
174.6
184.7
191.8
200.7
210.4
230.5
251.9
271.0
288.3
287.5
289.1
290.6
292.1
293.6
295.0
296.4
297.8
299.2
300.7
302.1
303.6
305.0

Farm

13.5
2.4
21.3
21.5
22.3
31.3
30.9
40.2
41.7
35.8
36.0
31.2
28.7
28.6
40.9
29.1
43.8
30.5
40.7
49.0
47.7
35.7
29.9

1
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 primarily of employer contributions to private pension and private welfare funds.
3
With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.
4
With capital consumption adjustment.




Nonfarm

157.3
184.3
214.7
238.4
261.5
279.0
293.4
307.0
325.2
332.2
330.1
337.2
337.3
338.2
339.7
339.5
340.7
349.0
354.8
356.9
358.9
359.0
360.2

Rental
income of
persons 4

21.9

22.1
23.3
18.7
8.7
3.2
4.3
-13.5
12 3
-10.4
11 7
-11.5
10 7
-8.6
12 3
-4.8
-2.8
42
-6.2
32
-1.5
2.9
7.7

Personal
dividend
income

67.1
77.8
78.8
87.9
104.7
100.4
108.4
126.5
140.3
137.0
136.0
135.9
135.6
135.4
134.7
134.3
133.8
133.6
133.8
134.2
135.4
136.6
137.9

Personal
interest
income

376.8
397.5
461.9
498.1
531.7
548.1
583.2
668.2
694.5
700.6
696.8
699.4
701.8
704.2
703.8
703.4
702.6
693.1
684.4
676.9
675.0
673.2
671.4

Transfer
payments 5

408.1
438.9
452.9
485.9
517.8
542.2
576.7
625.0
685.8
771.1
767.0
771.0
778.7
781.5
794.1
793.7
811.7
835.5
844.3
848.2
853.7
860.9
863.8

Less:
Personal
contributions
for social
insurance

112.3
119.7
132.8
149.1
162.1
173.6
194.5
211.4
224.8
238.4
239.0
239.1
240.2
241.1
240.7
241.2
242.5
244.9
247.3
248.2
248.4
249.5
250.4

Nonfarm
personal
income 6
2,649.8
2,832.6
3,106.1
3,333.2
3,545.6
3,749.4
4,023.9
4,318.0
4,599.6
4,770.4
4,770.0
4,774.3
4,796.8
4,813.0
4,826.5
4,836.5
4,879.3
4,890.7
4,925.8
4,938.2
4,942.2
4,968.0
4,971.9

5
Consists mainly of social insurance benefits, direct relief, and veterans payments.
8
Personal income exclusive of farm proprietors' income, farm wages, farm other labor income,
and agricultural net interest.
NOTE.—See Note, p. 1.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL INCOME
According to advance estimates, per capita disposable personal income in 1987 dollars fell in the second quarter
of 1992. (Series revised.)
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE]

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE)

2,000

2,000

DOLLARS' (RATIOSCALE]

DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE)

10,000

10,000

8,000

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Period

Personal
income

Less:
Personal
tax and
nontax
payments

Disposable
personal
income

Less:
Personal
outlays 1

Equals:
Personal
saving

Disposable
personal
income in
1987
dollars
(billions)

Per capita
disposable personal
income
Current
dollars

1987
dollars

9,989
10,642
11 673
12,339
13 010
13,545
14,477
15 307
16,174
16^658

12,146
12,349
13,029
13,258
13 552
13,545
13390
14,005
14^068
13386

8,868

10,782

9,634
10,408
11,184
11,843
12,568
13,448
14,241
14,996
15^384

11,617
12,015
12 336
12,568
12,903
13.029
13,044
12324

12,154
12,591
13,145
13,278
13,522
13,685
13,996
14,015
14,128
14,120
14,038
13,988
13,861
13,891
13,876
13,913
14,017
14,006

9,134
9,980
10,649
11,445
12,101
12,819
13,814
14,491
14,752
14,887
15,133
15,209
15,184
15,345
15,468
15,537
15,814
15,894

10,895
11,390
11,739
12,095
12,472
12,615
13,020
13,053
13,094
13,063
13,080
12,938
12,808
12,838
12,848
12,803
12,930
12,886

Billions of dollars
1982

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 r.
1990 r.
1991r.

Per capita personal
consumption
expenditures
Current
dollars

1987
dollars

371.4
368.8
395.1
436.8
459.0
512.5
527.7
593.3
621.3
618.7

2,319.6
2493.7
2,759.5
2,943.0
3,131.5
3*289.5
3^548.2
3,787.0
4^042.9
4^209.6

2,120.1
2'325.1
2,537.5
2*753.7
2,944.0
3,147.5
3^392.5
3,634.9
3367.3
4^009.9

2,746.8
2,965.8
3,242.5
3,456.7
3,647.8
3,918.5
4,195.2
4,469.4
4,571.7
4,640.5
4,692.6
4,751.9
4,752.8
4,806.9
4,846.2
4,907.2
4,980.5
5,021.0

372.1
371.6
413.4
448.8
478.5
528.6
542.0
605.1
609.4
624.6
627,3
623.8
616.8
617.2
618.6
622.3
619.6
614.9

2,374.7
2,594.3
2,829.1
3,007.9
3,169.3
3,389.9
3,653.2
3,864.3
3,962.3
4,015.9
4,065.3
4,128.1
4,136.0
4,189.7
4,227.6
4,284.9
4,360.9
4,406.1

2,190.9
2,417.9
2,606.5
2,828.7
3,018.2
3,220.1
3,496.7
3,715.5
3,789.2
3,833.2
3,908.0
3,938.8
3,943.2
3,994.4
4,036.6
4,065.5
4,146.3
4,176.2

199.5
168.7
222.0
189.3
187.5
142.0
155.7
152.1
175.6
199^6

2,820.4
2393.6

3 080.1
3,162.1
3 261.9
3,289.5
3^404.3
3,464.9
3^516.5
3^509.0

Saving as
percent of
disposable
personal
income

Population,
including
Armed
Forces
overseas
(thousands) 2

Percent

Dollars

2,690.9
2,862.5
3,154.6
3^379.8
3,590.4
3302.0
4,075.9
4,380.3
4,664.2
4,828.3

Percent
change in
real per
capita
disposable
personal
income

01
1.7
5.5
1.8
2.2
_ 1
2.5
.8
.4
-1.3

8.0
6.4
6.0
4.3
4.4
4.0
4.3
4.7

232,201
234,326
236,393
238^510
240,691
242360
245,093
247,397
249,961
252,711

7.7
6.8
7.9
6.0
4.8
5.0
4.3
3.9
4.4
4.6
3.9
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.5
5.1
4.9
5.2

233,060
235,146
237,231
239,387
241,550
243,745
246,004
248,372
248,931
249,558
250,303
251,050
251,687
252,329
253,053
253,776
254,388
255,051

8.6
6.8

Seasonally adjusted annual rates

1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV r ..
Ir
n r....
r

m r ..

IV ...
1991: I rr
n ....
mrr ..

rv ...

1992: Ir
It*...

183.8
176.3
222.6
179.2
151.1
169.8
156.4
148.8
173.1
182.7
157.3
189.3
192.8
195.3
191.0
219.4
214.6
229.9

2,832.6
2,960.6
3,118.5
3,178.7
3,266.2
3,335.8
3,443.1
3,480.9
3,516.8
3,523.9
3,513.7
3,511.6
3,488.7
3,505.2
3,511.5
3,530.8
3,565.7
3,572.3

1
Includes personal consumption expenditures, interest paid by persons, and personal transfer payments to rest of the world (net).
2
Annual data are averages of quarterly data, which are averages for the period.




10,189
11,033
11,925
12,565
13,121
13,907
14,850
15,558
15,917
16,092
16,242
16,443
16,433
16,604
16,706
16,885
17,143
17,275

-0.5
7.2
1.0
1.8
i n

5.2
3.2
1.8
3.3
o
-2^3
-1.4
-3.6
.9
-.4
1.1
3.0
o

NOTE.—See Note, p. 1.
Source: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of the Census).

FARM INCOME
in the fourth quarter of 1991, according to current estimates, gross farm income rose $5.2 billion (annual rate) and
net farm income rose $4.6 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE]

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE]

240

^4U

.,

.

.

.

j*"*..

——

^.

^x-v

^

-f

\

120

•^-

_

_---|

^

^~^

j

^

200
160
120

\
GRO SS FARM INC<DME

80
60
-V

^—
/
40
\
\
\

K /" "\
__
( \/
\ s
f

/X
/

20
\_ /

\

*

•

\
I
1

10

/

\

J

A /

N

S

- "^

^^

/
v

/'

""-''

\__

_,^*

40

\'

--'

^N

20

NET FARM INCOME

;

M ;
/ \;
1 V

10

\ 1
\ 1
If
t

1

1
1982

1

1

1
1983

1

1

1

1

1984

1

1

i i i

1

1

1

1986

1985

1

1

1987

!
1988

1

1

1

1

1989

1

1

1
1991

1990

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Income of farm operators from farming
Net farm income

Gross farm income
Period

Cash marketing receipts
Total '
Total

1981
1982
1983
1984 . . .
1985

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1990: I

n

HI
IV

1991: I

n
ni
IV

1

166.3
164.1
153.9
168.0
161.2
156.1
168.4
174.5
190.3
195.1
187.7
199.3
191.5
188.3
201.6
187.0
186.1
186.3
191.5

141.6
142.6
136.8
142.8
144.1
135.3
141.8
151.1
160.9
170.0
167.7
166.0
166.8
173.7
173.4
165.3
164.1
174.0
167.5

Livestock and
products

69.2
70.3
69.6
72.9
69.8
71.6
76.0
79.4
84.1
89.6
85.7
89.4
87.9
90.7
90.3
86.0
83.6
85.9
87.1

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.




Crops

72.5
72.3
67.2
69.9
74.3
63.7
65.8
71.6
76.8
80.4
82.0
76.6
78.9
83.0
83.1
79.2
80.4
88.0
80.3

Value of
inventory
changes 2

Production
expenses

6.5
14
-10.9
6.0
-2.3
22
-2.3
35
4.3
2.9
— 1.4

139.4
140.3
139.6
141.9
132.4
125.1
128.7
133.9
140.2
144.3
145.8

4.7
3.6
2.3
1.2

142.0
143.5
143.8
147.9

— .7
-1.4
-1.8
20

146.1
148.0
144.3
144.8

Current
dollars

1987 dollars 3

26.9
23.8
14.2
26.1
28.8
31.0
39.7
40.6
50.1
50.8
41.9
57.2
48.0
44.4
53.6
41.0
38.0
42.0
46.6

34.1
28.5
16.3
28.7
30.5
32.0
39.7
39.1
46.2
45.0
35.9
51.6
42.6
39.1
46.9
35.5
32.7
36.0
39.7

3
Income in current dollars divided by the GDP implicit price deflator. Data do not reflect GDP
revisions of July 30, 1992.

NOTE.—Data include net Commodity Credit Corporation loans and operator households.
Sources: Department of Agriculture and Department of Commerce.

CORPORATE PROFITS
In the first quarter of 1992, according to revised estimates, corporate profits before tax rose $33.8 billion (annual
rate) and profits after tax rose $22.3 billion. (Series revised.)
BIUJONS OF DOUARS

BIUJONS OF DOUARS

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Profits (before tax) with inventory valuation adjustment

1

Profits after tax

Domestic industries
Nonfinancial

Period

Total2
Total

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 r
1990 r
1991 '
1982: IV
1983- IV
1984: IV
1985- IV
1986: IV
1987- IV
1988: IV
1989: IV '
1990: I '.
H 'r

166.4
202.2
236.4
225.3
227.6
273.4
320.3
325.4
341.2
337.8
160.0
216.2
223.6
228.0
225.0
293.4
340.5
320.6
337.4
359.6
334.4
333.5
344.2
342.2
331.9
333.1
360.7

m.

1991:

IV '...
I T.
n rr

m

IV '
1992: I '

n*

138.6
171.9
205.2
194.5
194.6
233.9
271.2
266.0
275.5
271.3
130.8
182.6
192.9
193.5
192.5
246.3
285.9
254.8
275.0
297.0
269.7
260.2
269.4
275.9
270.0
270.2
292.0

Financial

15.6
24.5
20.3
28.7
35.8
36.4
41.8
50.6
56.7
60.9
23.0
22.1
20.3
29.0
34.7
39.4
46.1
52.5
57.0
57.8
56.9
55.1
59.7
60.7
63.6
59.7
70.1

Total

3

123.0
147.4
185.0
165.8
158.9
197.5
229.4
215.3
218.8
210.4
107.8
160.5
172.6
164.5
157.8
207.0
239.7
202.3
218.0
239.2
212.8
205.1
209.7
215.1
206.4
210.5
221.9

Manufacturing

Wholesale and
retail
trade

63.1
71.4
86.7
80.1
59.0
87.0
117.5
108.0
106.9
89.3
50.1
90.5
79.2
83.3
63.9
98.7
129.3
94.5
104.4
116.6
110.6
96.3
87.6
90.3
91.8
87.5
97.5

31.9
38.7
49.7
43.1
46.3
39.9
37.1
39.7
35.8
44.0
33.8
40.7
50.8
39.0
43.1
39.3
39.3
39.2
36.7
41.7
30.0
35.0
44.1
45.5
41.7
44.5
39.9

Profits
before
tax

176.3
210.7
240.5
225.0
217.8
287.9
347.5
342.9
355.4
334.7
168.6
223.8
220.1
231.8
235.7
311.2
372.2
334.1
344.0
355.8
367.0
354.7
337.6
332.3
336.7
332.3
366.1

Tax
liability

63.1
77.2
94.0
96.5
106.5
127.1
137.0
141.3
136.7
124.0
58.7
82.2
83.8
97.6
116.6
135.2
146.2
134.2
132.4
137.6
143.0
133.7
121.3
122.9
127.0
125.0
136.4

Total

113.2
133.5
146.4
128.5
111.3
160.8
210.5
201.6
218.7
210.7
109.9
141.6
136.3
134.2
119.2
176.0
226.0
200.0
211.6
218.2
224.0
221.0
216.3
209.4
209.6
207.4
229.7

Dividends

70.0
81.2
82.7
92.4
109.8
106.2
115.3
134.6
149.3
146.5
72.5
84.2
83.4
97.4
111.0
106.3
121.0
141.3
146.1
148.7
150.6
151.9
150.6
146.2
145.1
143.9
143.6
146.7

_
1

See p. 4 for profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.
Includes rest of the world, not shown separately.
3
Includes industries not shown separately.
2




NOTE.—See Note, p. 1.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Undistributed
profits

43.2
52.3
63.8
36.1
1.6
54.6
95.2
67.1
69.4
64.2
37.5
57.4
52.9
36.9
8.2
69.7
105.0
58.7
65.5
69.5
73.4
69.1
65.7
63.2
64.5
63.4
86.2

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

-9.9
85
-4.1
.2
9.7
145
-27.3
17 5
-14.2
3.1
-8.6
76
3.5
38
-10.7
17 8
-31.7
13 5
-6.6
3.8
-32.6
21 2
6.7
9.9
48
.7
54
-15.2

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT IN 1987 DOLLARS
According to advance estimates for the second quarter of 1992, nonresidential fixed investment in 1987 dollars
rose $15.9 billion (annual rate) and residential investment rose $3.9 billion. There was a $1.0 billion increase in
inventories, following a decrease of $12.6 billion in the first quarter. (Series revised.)
BILLIONS OF 1987 DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF 1987 DOLLARS

900

900
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

700

700

600

600

500

500

RESIDENTIAL
FIXED INVESTMENT
300

200
CHANGE IN BUSINESS
INVENTORIES
100

-100

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1989

1990

1991

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of 1987 dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Fixed investment
Period

1982
1983

Total

Total

Structures

Producers'
durable
equipment

Residential

Total

Nonfarm

558.0
595.1
689.6
723.8
726.5
723.0
753.4
754.2
732.9
670.4

433.9
420.8
490.2
521.8
500.3
497.8
530.8
540.0
538.1
500.2

181.3

160.3
182.8
197.4
176.6
171.3
174.0
177.6
179.1
157.6

252.6
260.5
307.4
324.4
323.7
326.5
356.8
362.5
359.0
342.6

124.1
174.2
199.3
202.0
226.2
225.2
222.7
214.2
194.8
170.2

17 5
4.4
67.9

22.1
8.5
26.3
19.9
29.8
6.2
93

-20.7
12.8
66.2
19.8
10.6
32.7
26.9
29.9
3.7
9.6

503.5
669.5
756.4
763.1
705.9
793.8
785.0
769.5

548.4
640.2
708.4
732.9
725.9
733.9
764.1
744.6

417.2
449.6
509.6
525.5
495.5
510.6
538.8
536.7

173.2
162.6
189.5
198.3
170.4
177.9
175.7
179.8

244.0
287.0
320.1
327.2
325.0
332.7
363.1
356.9

131.2
190.6
198.8
207.4
230.5
223.3
225.3
208.0

-44.9
29.3
47.9
30.2
-20.1
59.9
20.9
24.9

-46.2
32.3
50.8
28.0
-18.6
62.1
30.5
31.2

763.0
770.2
743.1
680.0

755.4
737.4
732.0
706.8

544.8
535.6
542.9
529.3

182.0
180.1
181.2
173.2

362.8
355.5
361.7
356.1

210.7
201.8
189.1
177.5

7.5
32.8
11.2
268

5.9
27.9
6.6
256

n.
mr

646.0
649.5
672.0
676.9

671.1
669.8
671.4
669.3

507.0
503.0
498.7
492.1

166.8
162.2
153.0
148.4

340.2
340.8
345.8
343.7

164.1
166.9
172.6
177.3

-25.1
204
.6
7.5

-24.7
245
-1.0
11.8

I'

668.9
702.2

681.4
701.2

495.8
511.7

149.4
148.6

346.4
363.1

185.6
189.5

-12.6
1.0

-10.7
.2

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV '

1990: I 'r

n .r
m
IV '

1991: I 'r

TV

1992:

Change in business
inventories

Nonresidential

540.5
599.5
757.5
745.9
735.1
749.3
773.4
784.0
739.1
661.1

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 r
1990 '
1991 '
1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:

Gross
private
domestic
investment

np

NOTE.—See Note, p. 1.




Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

EXPENDITURES FOR NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
According to the Commerce Department April-May 1992 survey, business spending for new plant and equipment is
expected to rise 4.7 percent in 1992, following a decline of 0.6 percent in 1991.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
600

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
600

-

400

^/SURVEYED QUARTERLY
£/SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW
3OLJKCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Addenda

Industries surveyed quarterly
Nonmanufacturing

Manufacturing
Period

All
industries

Total

1981
1982. . .
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992 4

324,73
326-19
321.16
373.83
410.12
399 36
410 52
455.49
507.40
532.61
529.20
553.86

128.68
123,97
117.35
1S9.61
152.88
137.95
141.06
163.45
183.80
192.61
183.61
179.21

1990: I

532.50
534.55
534.11
530.13

n

m
rv
1991: 1

n
m
IV

1992- I 4

II

TO i
rv*
1




Nonmanufacturing
Manufacturing

Total

Surveyed
quarterly

230.09
239.11
242.38
278.77
302.05
309.16
320.45
344.77
380.13
399.34
405,13

196.06
202.22
203.82
234.22
257.24
261.40
269.46
292.04
323.60
339.99
345,58
374.65

Nondurable
goods

Total '

Mining

Transportation

Public
utilities

58.93
54.58
51.61
64.57
70.87
65.68
68.03
77.04
82.56
82.58
77,95
75.18

89.75
69.39
65.74
75.04
82.01
72.28
73.03
86.41
101.24
110.04
105.66
104.0S

196.06
202.22
203.82
234.22
257.24
261.40
269.46
292.04
323.60
339.99
345.58
374.65

15.81
14.11
10.64
11.86
12,00
8.15
8.38
9.S9
9.21
B.88
10.02
8.S8

12.67
11.75
10.81
13.44
14.57
15.05
15.07
16.63
18.84
21.47
22.69
24.55

47.17
53.58
52.95
57.53
59.58
56.61
56.26
60.37
66.28
67.21
66.53
72.81

i20.41 358.77
J22.79
363.08
] 29.41 359.73
151.39 418.38
454.93
171.09
181.59
447.11
189.84
461.51
205.76 1 508.22
229.28
563.93
241.43
591.96
246.37
588.74
268.81

128.68
123.97
117.35
139.6!
152.88
137.95
141.06
164.45
183.80
192.61
133.81
179.21

192.16
195.02
194.05
189.72

86.03
84.15
82.48
79 03

106.14
110.87
111.57
110.89

340.3S
839.53
840.06
340.41

9.82
9.77
9.97
10.12

21.84
21.94
21.08
21.18

65.41
64.64
67.68
70.24

243.46
243.18
241 32
238.87

192.16
195.02
194.05
189.72

340.S3
339.58
340.06
340.41

535.50
524.57
527.86
528.88

191.13
187.35
177.05
178.90

81.24
79.69
74.51
76.36

109.90
107.66
102.54
102.54

344,37
337.22
350.81
349.98

9.89
10.09
10.0.9
10.00

23.25
23.05
22.83
21.65

67.04
64.58
66.47
67.96

244.19
239.50
251.42
250.37

191.13
187.35
177.05
178.90

344.37
387.22
.350.81
349.98

536.49
558.50
557.55
562.89

174.21
185.23
179.63
177.75

74.49
76.64
74.39
75.20

99.72
108.59
105.24
102.55

362.28
373.27
377.92
385.14

8.83
9.53
9.08
8.49

21.62
25.43
25,69
25.45

68.81
72.99
73.95
7S.5!

263.02
265.31
269.21
275.69

174.21
185.23
179.63
177,5

362.28
S73.27
377.92
385.14

Durable
goods

Excludes forestry, fisheries, and agricultural services; medicel services; professional servites;
souai services and membership organizations; and real estate, which, effective with the April-Mav
1984 survey, are no lfmg;-;i' surveyed qyarierjy. See last column ("nonnmnut&KluriTig surveyed fuumsllv") for data for these industries.
"
2
"All industries" phis the pert of nonmamifacturing that is surveyed annually.

10

Commercial
and
other

Total
nonfarm
business 2

\=.~

Surveyed
annually 3
34.04
36.89
38.56
44.55
44.81
47.75
50.99
52.73
56,53
59.35
59.54

i.
Consists of forestry, iishe ries. and agriciiitiiral services: medical services; professional ser\!'*>i3:
social services and members!]? » organizaii -.-.;=.: arA roa 33ta:e,
^Planned capital experidilL res ss row "tea by urj.'wezi, in Apnl-May 1092, correiiisii lor bwses.
3

Source: Department at Co-r rrseree. Bur au oi the Census,

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
In June, civilian employment fell 82,000 and unemployment rose 471,000.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*
130
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

126

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
122

122

118

118

114

114

CIVILIAN
EMPLOYMENT

110

106

102

102

X

12
UNEMPLOYMENT

M I i I M M

1987

1984

1988

1990

1989

1991

1992

*16 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted except as noted by NSA]

!

Period

1982
1983
1984
1985

1986*
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991:
June ....
July ....
Aug
Sept ....
Oct
Nov
Dec
1992:
Jan
Peb
Mar
Apr
May
June

Noninstitutional
population
including
resident
Armed
F orces
NSA

Resident
Armed
Forces
NSA

Lahor force
including
resident
Armed
Forces

173,939
175,891
178,080
179,912
182,293
184,490
186,322
188,081
189,686
191,329

1,668
1,676
1,697
1,706
1,706
1,737
1,709
1,688
1,637
1,564

113,226
115,241
117,167
119,540
121,602
123,378
125,557
126,424
126,867

191,173
191,443
191,589
191,746
191,903
192,057
192,209

1,505
1,604
1,616
1,624
1,614
1,605
1,604

127,029
126,808
126,620
127,214
127,122
126,979
127,223

192,358
192,469
192,607
192,745
192,881
193,025

1,599
1,585
1,585
1,577
1,574
1,570

127,645
127,872
128,175
128,407
128,734
129,119

111,872

Employment
including
resident
Armed
Forces

Nonagricultural
Civilian
labor force

15

Agricultural

Total

Total

Part time
for
economic
reasons *

Employment/
population
ratio
(percent) 2

2,232
1,983
1,610
1,375
1,504
2,323

5,469
5,660
5,710
6,040
6,055
6,123
6,084

8,615
8,475
8,520
8,501
8,641
8,602
8,891

2,488
2,355
2,417
2,422
2.570
2,623
2,843

66.2
66.0
65.8
66.1
66.0
65.8
65.9

61.6
61.5
61.3
61.6
61.4
61.3
61.2

6,429
6,213
6,180
5,910
6,210
5,824

8,929
9,244
9,242
9,155
9,504
9,975

3,059
3,204
3,185
3,018
3,361
3,675

66.1
66.2
66.3
66.3
66.5
66.6

61.4
61.3
61.4
61.6
61.5
61.4

118,414
118,333
118,100
118,713
118,481
118,377
118,332

125,524
125,204
125,004
125,590
125,508
125,374
125,619

116,909
116,729
116,484
117,089
116,867
116,772
116,728

3,286
3,244
3,254
3,283
3,204
3,272
3,183

113,623
113,485
113,230
113,806
113,663
113,500
113,545

118,716
118,628
118,933
119,252
119,230
119,144

126,046
126,287
126,590
126,830
127,160
127,549

117,117
117,043
117,348
117,675
117,656
117,574

3,166
3,232
3,194
3,209
3,178
3,252

113,951
113,811
114,155
114,465
114,478
114,322

108,856
111,303
114,177
116,677
119,030
119,550
118,440

weeks
and
over

Labor
force
participation
rate
(percent) 2

7,425
6,701
6,528
6,874
8,426

96,125
97,450
101,685
103,971
106,434
109,232
111,800
114,142
114,728
113,644

5,852
5,997
5,512
5,334

119,865
121,669
123,869
124,787
125,303

3,401
3,383
3,321
3,179
3,163
3,208
3,169
3,199
3,186
3,233

110,204
111,550
113,544
115,461
117,834

Total

Civilian

64.0
64.0
64.4
64.8
65.3
65.6
65.9
66.5
66.4
66.0

99,526
100,834
105,005
107,150
109,597
112,440
114,968
117,342
117,914
116,877

101,194
102,510
106,702

1
Persons at work. Economic reasons include slack work, material shortages, inability to find fulltime work, etc.
2
Civilian labor force (or employment) as percent of civilian noninstitutional population.




Unemployment

Civilian employment

5,345
5,122
4,965
4,657
4,860
5,767

10,678
10,717
8,539
8,312
8,237

3,485
4,210
2,737
2,305

57.8

57.9
59.5
60.1
60.7
61.5
62.3
63.0
62.7
61.6

" Data beginning January 1986 not strictly comparable with earlier data because of change in
istimation procedures.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

11

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
!n June, the civilian unemployment rate rose to 7.8 percent and the overall unemployment rate rose to 7.7 percent.
PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED]

25

20
TEENAGERS
(16-19)

15

V\f V

10

10

MEN 20 YEARS
AND OVER

WOMEN 20 YEARS
AND OVER

1990

1992

1991

1992

* UNEMPLOYMENT AS PERCENT OF CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE IN GROUP SPECIFIED
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT Of LA&OR

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Unemployment rate (percent of civilian labor force in group)
Unemployment
rate,
all
workers 1

Period

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987 .
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991:

1992:

9.5

9.5
7.4
7.1
6.9
6.1
5.4
5.2
5.4
6.6
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

...
....
....
....

....

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May ....
June ...

9.7
9.6

Men
20 years
and over

Women
20 years
and
over

8.8
8.9
6.6
6.2

8.3

By selected groups

By race

By sex and age
All
civilian
workers

Both
sexes
16-19
years

White

Black
and
other

Black

Experienced
wage and
salary
workers

Married
men,

spouse
present

Women
who
maintain
families

Fulltime
workers

Parttime
workers

10.5
10.4
9.3
9.3
9.1
8.4
7.6

7.3
7.4
8.3

10.9
8.6
8.1
7.9
7.1
6.3
5.9
6.2
7.6

23.2
22.4
18.9
18.6
18.3
16.9
15.3
15.0
15.5
18.6

8.6
8.4
6.5
6.2
6.0
5.3
4.7
4.5
4.7
6.0

17.3
17.8
14.4
13.7
13.1
11.6
10.4
10.0
10.1
11.1

18.9
19.5
15.9
15.1
14.5
13.0
11.7
11.4
11.3
12.4

9.2
7.1
6.8
6.6
5.8
5.2
5.0
5.3
6.5

6.5
6.5
4.6
4.3
4.4
3.9
3.3
3.0
3.4
4.4

11.7
12.2
10.3
10.4
9.8

9.2
8.1
8.1
8.2
9.1

9.6
9.5
7.2
6.8
6.6
5.8
5.2
4.9
5.2
6.5

9.3

Labor
force
time lost
(percent) 2

11.0

7.5
7.2
7.0
6.2
5.5
5.3
5.5
6.7

6.1
5.4
4.8
4.5
4.9
6.3

8.1
6.8
6.6
6.2
5.4
4.9
4.7
4.8
5.7

6.8
6.7
6.7
6.7
6.8
6.8
7.0

6.9
6.8
6.8
6.8
6.9
6.9
7.1

6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.4
6.6

5.7
5.4
5.7
5.6
5.8
5.9
6.1

19.0
19.9
19.0
18.2
18.9
18.7
19.3

6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.3

11.2
10.6
11.1
11.1
11.5
11.0
11.5

12.7
11.9
12.4
12.3
12.8
12.3
12.7

6.6
6.4
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8

4.6
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.2
4.5
4.7

9.1
8.5
9.4
9.0
9.4
9.1
9.1

6.6
6.6
6.6
6.5
6.6
6.5
6.8

8.5
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.4
8.6
8.6

7.6
7.6
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.9
8.1

7.0
7.2
7.2
7.1
7.4
7.7

7.1
7.3
7.3
7.2
7.5
7.8

6.9
7.0
8.9
6.8
7.3
7.4

5.9
6.1
6.1
6.3
6.1
6.4

18.3
20.0
20.6
19.2
20.0
23.6

6.2
6.5

12.6
12.2
12.2
12.4
13.1
13.5

13.7
13.8
14.1
13.9
14.7
14.9

6.9
7.1
7.2
6.9
7.2
7.3

4.8
5.0
4.8
4.7
5.1
5.3

9.0
9.5
10.0
10.2
10.0
10.1

6.8
7.1
7.0
7.0
7.1
7.5

9.1
8.8
9.0
8.8
9.5
9.3

8.1
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.4

6.5
6.3
6.5
6.8

1
Unemployed as percent of total labor force including resident Armed Forces.
2
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persona on part time for economic reasons as percent of potentially available labor force hours.

12



Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In June, the percentage of the unemployed who had been out of work for less than 5 weeks fell, the percentage
for 5-14 weeks was unchanged, and the percentages for 15-26 weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose. The mean
duration of unemployment rose to 18.6 weeks and the median duration fell to 8.7 weeks.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*
70

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION'
70

DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT

LESS THAN
5 WEEKS

LV.

\r

1991

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Reason for unemployment:
percent distribution

Duration of unemployment

Period

Unemployment
(thousands)

Percent distribution
Less
than
5
weeks

5-14
weeks

36.4
33.3
39.2
42.1
41.9
43.7
46.0
48.6
46.1
40.1
39.2
39.8
39.9
39.0
38.2
38.1
37.1
36.8
33.3
36.0
35.9
36.4
35.6

31.0
27.4
28.7
30.2
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.3
32.0
32.3
32.3
32.3
31.6
32.7
32.1
31.5
31.0
29.5
31.7
29.1
30.2
27.8
27.8

State
programs

Number of
weeks

15-26
weeks

27
weeks
and
over

Average
(mean)

Median

16.0
15.4
12.9
12.3
12.7
12.7
12.0
11.2
11.8
14.5
15.7
14.6
14.8
14.7
16.4
15.1
15.4
16.1
16.1
15.5
14.4
14.8
15.1

16.6
23.9
19.1
15.4
14.4
14.0
12.1
9.9
10.1
13.0
12.8
13.2
13.7
13.6
13.4
15.3
16.5
17.7
18.9
19.4
19.6
21.1
21.5

15.6
20.0
18.2
15.6
15.0
14.5
13.5
11.9
12.1
13.8
14.0
13.9
14.1
14.2
14.6
14.9
15.3
16.4
17.0
17.1
17.0
18.3
18.6

8.7
10.1
7.9
6.8
6.9
6.5
5.9
4.8
5.4
6.9
6.9
6.8
7.2
7.4
7.4
7.7
7.8
8.1
8.2
8.0
8.8
9.0
8.7

Job
losers

Job
leavers

Reentrants

New
entrants

22.3
22.5
25.6
27.1
26.2
26.6
27.0
28.2
27.4
24.8
24.4
24.3
24.9
23.8
24.2
24.6
24.4
26.4
23.5
24.0
23.1
22.7
22.8

11.1
11.3
13.0
12.5
12.5
12.4
12.2
10.4
9.5
8.9
8.5
9.4
9.1
9.1
9.4
9.0
9.1
8.9
8.9
8.8
9.2
9.0
10.4

Insured
unemployment

Initial
claims

Insured
unemployment,
all
regular
programs
(unadjusted) 1

Weekly average, thousands

1982
1983
1984 ..
1985
1986 ...
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991: June
July
Sept
Oct
Dec
1992- Jan
Feb
Mar
May

10,678
10,717
8,539
8,312
8,237
7,425
6,701
6,528
6,874
8,426
8,615
8,475
8,520
8,501
8,641
8,602
8,891
8,929
9,244
9,242
9,155
9,504
9,975

1
Includes State (50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands), ex-servicemen (UCX), Federal (UCFE), and railroad (RR) programs. Also includes Federal and State extended benefit programs. Does not include Federal supplemental compensation program.




58.7
58.4
51.8
49.8
48.9
48.0
46.1
45.7
48.3
54.7
54.7
54.7
55.4
56.1
55.1
54.8
56.2
53.7
57.8
57.3
56.5
57.7
56.3

7.9
7.7
9.6
10.6
12.3
13.0
14.7
15.7
14.8
11.6
12.3
11.6
10.5
11.0
11.4
11.5
10.3
11.0
9.8
9.9
11.3
10.5
10.4

4,061
3,396
2,476
2,611
2,650
2,332
2,081
2,158
2,522
3,342
3,406
3,336
3,283
3,267
3,273
3,313
3,317
3,349
3,324
3,340
3,348
3,328
3,249

583
438
377
396
378
328
310
330
388
447
421
418
415
415
418
448
464
446
452
440
412
407
415

4,594
3,775
2,561
2,693
2,746
2,401
2,135
2,205
2,575
3,407
3,177
3,270
2,999
2,795
2,795
2,846
3,565
4,197
4,199
4,102
' 3,627
3,193
3,141

Source: Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics and Employment and Training Administration).

13

NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
Total nonagricultural employment as measured by the payroll survey fell 117,000 in June.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS* (ENLARGED SCALE)

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

10
.

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-

ALLNC3NAGRICULT JRAl
ES' ABLISHMEN' S

00

x-

28
-

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x^l

-

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26

-

24 ^

90

-

80 ,

--

22

'
-

:ING

SER\ rtCE-PRODUC

INDUSTRIES

RETA IL TRADE

70

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18

rr
60

-

16

-

18

-

LA

70

'—

__—•—'

1 1 1 1 1 11 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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GOVERNMI NT

—

II 1 II 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 i 1

1 1 1 1 t l 1 i 1 1 ll

50

40
GOOI S-PRODUCItv G
If-JDUSTRIES

- ...

30

V

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1

CONSTRUCTlriKJ

20

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[I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I l l l l l l l l l l I l l l l l l l l l l I l l l l l l l l l l Illllllllll!
1991
1992
'
1989
1990
' 1988

Illllllllllj Illl llll III Timlmii

1989

1990

1991

1992

'

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of wage and salary workers; l seasonally adjusted]

F at4nA
enou

Total
nonagricultural
employment

Goods-producing industries

Service-producing industries

Manufacturing
Total 2

Construction

Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Total

Transportation
and
public
utilities

Wholesale
trade

lie tail
trade

Government

Finance,
insurance,
and real
estate

Services
Total

Federal

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

89,566
90,200
94,496
97,519
99,525
102,200
105,536
108,329
109,782
108,310

23,813
23,334
24,727
24,859
24,558
24J08
25,173
25*,322
24,960
23*830

3,905
3,948
4,383
4*673
4,816
4*,967
5,110
5,181
5,133
4*685

18,781
18,434
19,378
19*,260
18,965
19,'024
19,350
19*442
19,117
18*,455

11,014
10*,707
11,479
11,464
11,203
11467
11,381
11,420
11,130
10,602

7,767
7*,726
7,899
7*,796
7,761
7358
7,969
8*,022
7,988
7,852

65,753
66366
69,769
72*660
74,967
77*,492
80,363
83*,007
84,822
84480

5,082
4,954
5,159
5*,238
5,255
5*372
5,527
5*,644
5,808
5,772

5,296
5*,286
5,574
5*736
5,774
5365
6,055
6*221
6,200
6*,069

15,161
15*595
16,526
17*336
17,909
18*462
19,077
19*549
19,677
19,259

5,341
5*468
5,689
5*955
6,283
6*547
6,649
6*695
6,729
6*678

19,036
19,694
20,797
21*999
23,053
24*,235
25,669
27*120
28,103
28*323

15,837
15369
16,024
16*,394
16,693
17*,010
17,386
17*,779
18,304
18*380

2,739
2,774
2,807
2,875
2,899
2,943
2,971
2,988
3,085
2*.966

1991: June ..
July ...
Aug ...
Sept ...
Oct ....
Nov ...
Dec ....

108,227
108,190
108,267
108,293
108,285
108,139
108,154

23,809
23,792
23,791
23,755
23,704
23,613
23,584

4,692
4,674
4,662
4,662
4,642
4,585
4,592

18,420
18,425
18,443
18,414
18,388
18,361
18,329

10,587
10,586
10,582
10,557
10,530
10,498
10,466

7,833
7,839
7,861
7,857
7,858
7,863
7,863

84,418
84,398
84,476
84,538
84,581
84,526
84,570

5,763
5,767
5,773
5,769
5,766
5,761
5,758

6,069
6,064
6,050
6,049
6,040
6,031
6,021

19,268
19,238
19,244
19,220
19,175
19,130
19,112

6,674
6,662
6,661
6,663
6,665
6,666
6,670

28,251
28,289
28,366
28,450
28,525
28,514
28,559

18,393
18,378
18,382
18,387
18,410
18,424
18,450

2,970
2,965
2,970
2,978
2,980
2,981
2,983

1992:

108,100
108,142
108,200
108,377
108,470
108,353

23,527
23,525
23,532
23,530
23,540
23,444

4,587
4,582
4,603
4,605
4,627
4,595

18,283
18,290
18,278
18,279
18,271
18,213

10,422
10,430
10,417
10,409
10,395
10,364

7,861
7,860
7,861
7,870
7,876
7,849

84,573
84,617
84,668
84,847
84,930
84,909

5,746
5,753
5,754
5,746
5,742
5,752

6,010
6,003
5,997
5,993
5,990
5,974

19,118
19,143
19,092
19,177
19,137
19,117

6,665
6,673
6,675
6,682
6,682
6,677

28,577
28,584
28,643
28,707
28,820
28,805

18,457
18,461
18,507
18,542
18,559
18,584

2,981
2,981
2,989
2,986
2,985
2,975

Jan ....
Feb ....
Mar ....
Apr r...
May '..
June".

1
Includes all full- and part-time wage and aalary workers in nonagricultur&l establishments who
received pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Excludes proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, and personnel of the Armed Forces. Total derived
front this table not comparable with estimates of nonagricultural employment of the civilian labor
force, shown on p. 11, which include proprietors, self-employed persona, and domestic servants;
which count persons as employed when they 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
working-age 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, HOURLY EARNINGS, AND WEEKLY
EARNINGS
PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES
[For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Average weekly hours

Average gross hourly earnings

Manufacturing
Period

Total
private
nonagricultural *

1982
1983

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991: June
July
Sept
Oct
NOT

Dec

1992: Jan
Peb
Mar
May ' . .
June *

Total

Average gross weekly earnings
Total private
nonagricultural 1

Total private
nonagricultural x

Overtime

Current
dollars

1982
dollars 2

Manufacturing

Current dollars

Current
dollars

1982
dollars 2

Manufacturing

Construction

Retail
trade

Percent change from a
year earlier, total
private
nonagricultural 3
Current
dollars

1982
dollars

34.8
35.0
35.2
34.9
34.8
34.8
34.7
34.6
34.5
34.3

38.9
40.1
40.7
40.5
40.7
41.0
41.1
41.0
40.8
40.7

2.3
3.0
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.7
3.9
3.8
3.6
3.6

$7.68
8.02
8.32
8.57
8.76
8.98
9.28
9.66
10.01
10.33

$7.68
7.79
7.80
7.77
7.81
7.73
7.69
7.64
7.52
7.45

$8.49
8.83
9.19
9.54
9.73
9.91
10.19
10.48
10.83
11.18

$267.26

280.70
292.86
299.09
304.85
312.50
322.02
334.24
345.35
354.32

$267.26
272.52
274.73
271.16
271.94
269.16
266.79
264.22
259.47
255.64

$330.26
354.08
374.03
386.37
396.01
406.31
418.81
429.68
441.86
455.03

$426.82
442.97
458.51
464.46
466.75
480.44
495.73
513.17
526.01
533.02

$163.83
171.13
174.47
174.81
175.80
178.80
183.62
188.72
194.40
198.77

4.7
5.0
4.3
2.1
1.9
2.5
3.0
3.8
3.3
2.6

-1.2
2.0

34.5
34.2
34.3
34.4
34.3
34.4
34.5

40.7
40.7
40.9
40.9
40.9
40.9
41.0

3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7

10.35
10.34
10.38
10.39
10.40
10.42
10.46

7.48
7.46
7.47
7.46
7.45
7.44
7.45

11.17
11.21
11.24
11.25
11.27
11.30
11.32

357.08
353.63
356.03
357.42
356.72
358.45
360.87

258.01
255.14
256.32
256.58
255.53
255.85
257.03

454.62
456.25
459.72
460.13
460.94
462.17
464.12

533.27
533.02
533.14
537.98
533.78
529.84
538.37

200.45
198.93
199.91
200.20
200.07
202.05
202.62

3.0
1.8
2.8
2.7
3.2
3.0
3.1

-1.5
— 2.4
-.7

34.3
34.6
34.5
34.3
34.6
34.3

40.9
41.1
41.1
41.1
41.3
41.1

3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.0
3.9

10.46
10.51
10.55
10.52
10.56
10.58

7.44
7.46
7.46
7.42
7.44
7.43

11.27
11.34
11.37
11.42
11.44
11.44

358.78
363.65
363.98
360.84
365.38
362.89

255.36
258.27
257.23
254.47
257.31
254.84

460.94
466.07
467.31
469.36
472.47
470.18

530.22
526.55
532.87
535.95
547.71
543.09

202.91
205.61
205.06
202.77
205.06
203.06

3.0
3.9
4.2
3.1
3.4
1.9

.6
1.1
1.2
.1
.6
-1.0

1

Also includes other private industry groups shown on p. 14.
Current dollar earnings divided by the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical
workers (on a 1982=100 base).
2

.8
j3
.3
-1.0
.9
-1.0
18
-1.5

A

.5
.2
.4

3
Based on seasonally unadjusted data.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX—PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Percent change from

Index (June 1989 = 100)
Period

12 months earlier

3 months earlier
Total
compensation

Wages and
salaries

Benefits '

Total
compensation

Wages and
salaries

Benefits 1

Total
compensation

Wages and
salaries

6.5
5.7
4.9
3.9
3.2
3.3
4.8
4.8
4.6
4.4

6.3
4.9
4.2
4.1
3.2
3.3
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.7

Benefits l

Not seasonally adjusted

1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991:

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec

1989:

Mar

75.8
80.1
84.0
87.3
90.1
93.1
97.6
102.3
107.0
111.7

77.6
81.4
84.8
88.3
91.1
94.1
98.0
102.0
106.1
110.0

98.9
99.9
101.2
102.4
103.8
105.0
106.2
107.2
108.5
109.7
110.8
111.9

99.1
100.0
101.1
102.2
103.3
104.4
105.4
106.2
107.3
108.4
109.2
110.1

113.0
113.7

111.0
111.5

1.4
1.3
1.4
.5
.6
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.0
.9

98.2
99.9
101.5
103.0
105.2
106.7
108.3
109.9
111.4
113.2
115.1
116.7

1.1
1.0
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.1
.9
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0

1.0
.9
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
.8
1.0
1.0
.7
.8

1.2
1.7
1.6
1.5
2.1
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.7
1.4

4.6
4.5
4.8
4.8
5.2
5.2
4.9
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.4

4.2
4.1
4.3
4.1
4.2
4.5
4.2
4.0
4.0
3.7
3.7
3.7

5.4
5.6
6.0
6.1
7.2
6.9
6.8
6.6
5.8
6.2
6.4
6.2

118.4
119.4

1.0
.6

.8
.5

1.5
.8

4.2
3.7

3.4
3.0

6.3
5.5

1.3
1.3
1.3
.6
.7
.6
1.0
1.1
.8
.6

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Sept
Dec
1990: Mar
Sept
Dec
1991: Mar
Sept
Dec

1992: Mar

1
Employer costs for employee benefits.
NOTE.—The employment cost index is a measure of the change in the cost of labor, free from the
influence of employment shifts among occupations and industries.




7.2
7.4
6.5
3.5
3.4
3.4
6.9
6.1
6.6
6.2

1.2
1.1
1.2
.6
.6
.6
1.0
.8
.7
.6

71.4
76.7
81.7
84.6
87.5
90.5
96.7
102.6
109.4
116.2

Data exclude farm and household workers.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistic!

15

PRODUCTIVITY AND RELATED DATA, BUSINESS SECTOR
Output per hour of
all persons
Period
Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Hours of all
persons 2

Output *

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Compensation per
hour 3

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Real compensation
per hour 4
Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Unit labor costs

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Implicit price
deflator 5
Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

1982 = 100; quarterly data seasonally adjusted

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

. .

99.9
100.0
102.2
104.6
106.1
108.3
109.4
110.4
109.5
109.9
110.7

99.9
100.0
102.4
104.5
105.4
107.5
108.3
109.2
108.2
108.4
109.1

102.4
100.0
104.1
112.6
116.7
119.9
124.8
130.1
132.4
132.9
130.9

102.4
100.0
104.4
113.0
116.8
120.1
125.0
130.6
132.8
133.2
131.0

102.5
100.0
101.8
107.6
109.9
110.7
114.1
117.9
120.9
120.9
118.3

102.5
100.0
102.0
108.1
110.8
111.8
115.4
119.5
122.7
122.9
120.1

93.0
100.0
103.7
108.1
113.0
118.6
122.7
128.0
132.5
139.9
146.1

93.0
100.0
103.9
108.1
112.6
118.1
122.1
127.2
131.5
138.6
144.8

98.7
100.0
100.5
100.4
101.3
104.4
104.3
104.4
103.1
103.3
103.5

98.8
100.0
100.7
100.4
101.0
104.0
103.7
103.7
102.3
102.3
102.6

93.1
100.0
101.5
103.3
106.5
109.5
112.2
116.0
121.0
127.3
132.0

93.1
100.0
101.5
103.4
106.8
109.9
112.8
116.4
121.5
127.9
132.7

94.5
100.0
103.4
107.7
111.2
113.6
116.6
120.8
126.0
130.8
135.1

94.2
100.0
104.0
107.6
111.6
114.2
117.2
121.4
126.4
131.3
136.0

1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV

101.1
103.0
105.2
106.9
108.0
110.3
110.5

101.0
103.2
105.1
105.8
107.1
109.1
109.6

100.0
107.5
114.4
118.0
120.6
127.4
131.7

100.0
108.1
114.8
118.2
120.8
127.6
132.5

98.9
104.3
108.7
110.4
111.6
115.5
119.2

98.9
104.7
109.2
111.7
112.8
116.9
120.9

102.1
105.2
109.7
115.4
120.6
125.3
130.2

102.1
105.1
109.7
114.8
120.1
124.6
129.3

100.6
100.4
100.6
102.2
105.3
104.8
104.3

100.6
100.3
100.5
101.6
104.9
104.2
103.6

101.0
102.1
104.3
108.0
111.6
113.6
117.8

101.1
101.8
104.4
108.4
112.1
114.2
118.0

101.1
104.8
109.0
112.4
114.6
117.9
122.8

101.4
105.2
109.0
112.9
115.2
118.5
123.4

1989:

HI
IV

109.4
109.3

108.1
108.0

132.4
132.2

132.8
132.6

121.1
121.0

122.9
122.8

132.9
134.2

131.8
133.2

102.9
102.8

102.1
102.0

121.5
122.8

122.0
123.3

126.4
127.6

126.9
128.0

I

109.5
110.3
110.1
109.9

108.0
108.7
108.4
108.4

133.2
133.9
132.9
131.8

133.5
134.1
133.1
132.0

121.6
121.3
120.7
119.9

123.6
123.3
122.8
121.7

136.1
139.1
141.5
143.1

134.8
137.7
140.1
141.8

102.5
103.7
103.7
103.2

101.6
102.7
102.7
102.2

124.3
126.1
128.6
130.1

124.9
126.7
129.3
130.8

128.8
130.2
131.6
132.5

129.2
130.6
132.2
133.3

1991- I

109.9
110.5
111.0
111.5

108.4
109.0
109.4
109.8

130.2
130.7
131.3
131.5

130.4
130.9
131.4
131.5

118.5
118.4
118.3
118.0

120.2
120.1
120.1
119.8

144.0
145.7
147.0
148.0

142.8
144.5
145.7
146.5

103.0
103.6
103.8
103.6

102.1
102.7
102.9
102.6

131.0
131.9
132.5
132.8

131.7
132.6
133.2
133.5

134.0
135.0
135.6
135.9

134.9
135.7
136.4
136.9

112.2

110.5

131.9

131.9

117.5

119.4

148.9

147.3

103.5

102.4

132.6

133.3

136.7

137.7

1990:

n
m
rv

n
m
IV

1992- V

Percent change; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1989:
1990:

1.3
.1
2.2
2.3
1.4
2.0
1.0
.9

8.6
7.4
1.5
1.9
3.3
2.9
2.6
3.2
4.3
5.3
3.8

10.1
5.8
3.4
4.1
3.3
2.2
2.6
3.6
4.3
3.8
3.3

10.1
6.1
4.0
3.5
3.7
2.4
2.6
3.6
4.1
3.9
3.5

0
2

.4
— .1

4.3
4.4

3.8
4.6

2.7
3.7

3.0
3.5

5.1
8.9
7.1
4.8

-1.2
4.8
0
-2.3

-1.8
4.6
.0
-1.9

4.8
6.0
8.1
4.9

5.0
6.1
8.4
4.6

4.0
4.3
4.4
2.8

3.8
4.5
4.8
3.4

2.7
4.8
3.5
2.7

2.9
4.9
3.5
2.2

-.5
2.3
.8
g

O

2^3
.8
-1.3

2.9
2.7
1.6
.9

2.8
2.8
1.7
.9

4.5
2.9
1.8
1.0

4.8
2.5
2.1
1.5

2.4

2.2

~A

-.6

-.4

-.5

2.5

2.4

.4
.7

1.9
-2.3
4.1
8.2
3.6
2.8
4.1
4.3
1.8
.4
15

1.8
24
4.4
8.2
3.4
2.8
4.1
4.4
1.7
.3
16

0.6
-2.5
1.8
5.7
2.1
.7
3.1
3.3
2.6
.0
-2.2

0.7
24
2.0
6.0
2.5
.9
3.3
3.5
2.7
.1
-2.3

9.4
7.6
3.7
4.2
4.5
4.9
3.5
4.3
3.5
5.6
4.4

9.6
7.5
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.9
3.4
4.1
3.4
5.4
4.5

-0.8
1.3
.5
-.1
.9
3.0
I
.1
12
.2
.2

HI
IV

-1.1
-.4

2
-.5

-.1
-.6

.1
Y

1.0
-.2

.3
2

3.2
4.0

3.6
4.1

I

.9
3.0
-1.0
-.4

.1
2.7
-1.2
.2

3.0
2.0
-3.0
-3.0

2.7
1.8
-3.0
-3.1

2.0
-1.0
-2.0
-2.6

2.6
-.9
-1.8
-3.3

5.8
9.2
7.1
4.4

IV

2.0
1.9
1.8

.0
2.0
1.7
1.3

-4.9
1.7
1.8
.5

-4.9
1.6
1.6
.4

-4.8
-.4
-.1
-1.2

-4.9
4
-.1
-.9

1"

2.8

2.7

1.1

1.2

-1.6

-1.5

7

n
m
IV

1991: I

n
ni

1992:

.6
3.0
2
.0
-1.4
.0
.3

8.0
7.4
1.5
1.9
3.0
2.8
2.5
3.3
4.3
5.2
3.8

0.9
.1
2.4
2.1
.8
1.9
.8
.9
-.9
.1
.7

T[

1
Output refers to gross domestic product originating in the sector in 1987 dollars.
2
Hours of all persons engaged in the sector, including hours of proprietors and unpaid family
workers. Estimates baaed primarily on establishment data.
3
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 selfemployed.
4
Hourly compensation divided by the consumer price index for all urban consumers.

16



5

-0.7
1.2
.7
Q

Current dollar gross domestic product divided by constant dollar gross domestic product.

NOTE.—Data relate to all persons engaged in the sector.
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 do not reflect GDP revisions of July 30, 1992.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Industrial production and capacity utilization fell in June.
INDEX, 1987 = 100' (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1987 •= 100* (RATIO SCALE]

120

130

115

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

FINAL PRODUCTS

_>N

125

^_

y v/

120

110

/]

115

105

110

100

f/^

/^

105

s

100

\

-"^^^

s~

\^s-~~~^

\ 1

BUSINESS
EQUIPMEN -

x^"v •*

^--•'\

CONSUMER
GOODS
v

.-'-.

95

•^•'

"V""',

\.:

DEFENSE
AND SPACE
E QUIPMENT

90

N
">

85
1 1 1 1 1 \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 : i M n 1 | | | | I ] II

.s
n 1 11111 111

1 M 1 I1 E1 1 1 1

CAPACIl Y UTILIZAT r>N PATE
(TOTAL 1 NDUSTRY)

s~*—^ 1—*-^_
^-V•^
*~~^~~\
\

V/"\^
p
IIMlllllll MIMllllll

1988

uniliiiu

1989

1991

1990

[ 1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]

Total
industrial
production
Period
Index,
1987=100

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

.

. ..

1991: June
July
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dee

1992- Jan
Feb
Mar T
Apr r
May T
June p
1

Output as percent of capacity.




Capacity utilization
rate, percent 1

Industry production indexes, 1987 = 100
Manufacturing

Percent
change
from year
earlier

Mining
Total

Durable

Utilities

Nondurable

Total
industry

Manufacturing

85.7
81.9
84.9
92.8
94.4
95.3
100.0
105.4
108.1
109.2
107.1

1.9
— 4.4
3.7
9.3
1.7
1.0
4.9
5.4
2.6
1.0
-1.9

80.3
76.6
80.9
89.3
91.6
94.3
100.0
105.8
108.9
109.9
107.5

77.4
72.7
76.8
88.4
91.8
93.9
100.0
107.6
110.9
111.6
107.1

84.5
82.5
87.0
90.8
91.5
94.9
100.0
103.6
106.4
107.8
107.9

114.3
109.3
104.8
111.9
109.0
101.0
100.0
101.8
100.5
102.6
101.1

94.3
91.8
93.6
97.0
99.5
96.3
100.0
104.4
107.1
108.0
109.2

80.9
75.0
75.8
81.1
80.3
79.2
81.4
84.0
84.2
83.0
79.4

78.8
72.8
74.9
80.4
79.5
79.0
81.4
83.9
83.9
82.3
78.2

107.3
108.1
108.0
108.4
108.4
108.1
107.4

-2.5
-2.1
-2.3
-2.0
-1.4
2
.2

107.5
108.3
108.4
108.9
109.0
108.6
108.1

107.3
108.1
107.8
108.4
108.2
107.8
107.1

107.6
108.6
109.0
109.6
110.1
109.6
109.5

102.1
102.7
101.3
101.4
100.7
99.6
98.8

111.5
110.9
110.7
109.7
109.4
111.0
107.9

79.6
80.0
79.8
79.9
79.8
79.3
78.7

78.3
78.7
78.6
78.8
78.7
78.2
77.7

106.6
107.2
107.6
108.1
108.6
108.2

.0
1.4
2.5
2.5
2.1
.8

107.4
108.1
108.5
108.9
109.6
109.3

109.5
109.6
110.4
110.7
110.5
110.5

97.8
98.4
97.5
99.1
98.9
97.5

106.8
106.4
107.7
108.1
107.7
107.4

78.0
78.3
78.4
78.6
78.9
78.5

77.0
77.4
77.5
77.7
78.0
77.6

105.8
107.0
107.0
107.5
• 108.8
108.4

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

17

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION—MAJOR MARKET GROUPS AND
SELECTED MANUFACTURES
[1987 = 100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Materials

Products
Final products

Intermediate products
Equipment

Consumer goods
Period
Total
Total

1982
1983
1984.
1985
1986.
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

80.8
83.0
91.0
94.2
95.7
100.0
105.6
109.1
110.9
109.6
110.1
110.2
109.8
110.4
110.6
110.6
109.9
108.7
109.4
109.8
110.6
111.1
110.7

....

1991' June
July
Sent .
Oct
Nov
Dec
1992: Jan
Feb
Mar '
Apr ' .
May '
June"
1

84.5
88.8
92.8
93.7
96.8
100.0
104.0
106.7
107.3
107.5
108.0
108.3
108.4
109.4
109.7
110.0
109.1
108.1
108.8
109.3
110.1
110.5
110.0

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

68.7
79.7
91.0
91.6
94.5
100.0
104.9
107.9
106.2
102.3
104.2
105.5
104.0
107.7
107.5
106.0
104.6
101.3
105.3
106.2
107,7
111.1
110.2

89.7
91.9
93.4
94.4
97.6
100.0
103.7
106.4
107.6
109.0
109.0
109.0
109.6
109.8
110.3
111.1
110.3
11 0.0
109.8
110.2
110.7
110.3
109.9

Total1

77.0
76.8
89.2
94.8
94.5
100.0
107.6
112.3
115.5
112.2
112.8
112.8
111.6
111.8
111.9
111.4
110.9
109.4
110.2
110.4
111.3
112.0
111.7

Business

72.9
71.9
85.4
91.1
93.2
100.0
111.8
119.1
123.1
121.5
121.9
122.5
121.3
122.2
122.3
121.8
121.4
119.9
121.0
121.5
123.0
124.2
124.0

Defense
and
space
equipment

65.7
71.8
78.9
89.4
96.0
100.0
98.0
97.4
97.3
91.1
91.0
90.0
89.8
89.1
89.1
88.8
88.1
86.7
86.2
85.6
84.6
84.3
83.9

Total

75.1
80.3
86.2
88.3
92.0
100.0
104.4
106.8
107.7
103.4
104.0
104.0
104.4
104.3
104.1
103.9
103.8
103.9
104.0
104.4
104,0
104.6
104.2

Construction
supplies

Business
supplies

Total

Energy

72.2
80.2
86.2
89.1
93.8
100.0
104.4
106.1
105.2
96.0
97.4
96.9
96.7
96.5
95.4
95.9
95.0
95.5
96.0
96.7
96.3
97.3
96.1

77.0
80.3
86.2
87.7
90.7
100.0
104.4
107.3
109.4
108.4
108.5
109.0
109.7
109.7
110.1
109.4
110.0
109.9
109.6
109.7
109.4
109.6
109.8

85.1
88.3
96.6
96.6
95.9
100.0
105.6
107.4
107.8
105.5
105.4
107.0
107.2
107.5
107.4
106.6
105.8
105.2
105.8
106.1
106.7
107.1
106.9

100.7
98.9
103.8
103.4
99.4
100.0
101.8
101.4
102.1
102.3
103.4
104.1
103.3
103.6
103.1
102.2
100.4
100.4
100.5
100.1
101.3
100.9
100.1

Includes oil and gas well drilling and manufactured homes, not shown separately.

[1987 = 100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Nondurable manufactures

Durable manufactures
Primary metals
Period

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991- June
Julv
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1992: Jan
Feb
Mar '

....

May 'p
June .. .
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

18



Total

Iron
and
steel

83.2
91.0
102.4
101.8
93.8
100.0
110.3
109.2
108.4
99.5
96.4
101.2
102.6
102.3
102.6
103.5
101.3
102.5
102.7
101.4
100.8
100.8
102.3

86.2
96.1
105.9
104.5
90.8
100.0
113.8
109.3
109.9
98.0
92.9
99.5
100.6
100.8
102.4
105.6
101.7
105.0
103.7
102.5
101.0
100.4
102.8

Transportation
equipment

Fabricated
metal
products

Nonelectrical
machinery

Electrical
machinery

83.2
85.5
93.3
94.5
93.8
100.0
106.2
107.2
105.9
100.4
99.8
100.9
101.4
101.9
101.9
101.8
101.2
99.7
100.5
100.0
100.6
102.1
101.5

63.9
64.3
80.8
86.8
90.4
100.0
113.8
121.8
126.5
123.5
123.4
123.9
123.3
123.1
123.5
122.8
121.9
121.4
121.9
122.9
124.1
126.2
126.2

75.9
80.3
94.1
93.1
34.3
100.0
106.5
109.5
111.4
110.1
111.5
111.0
111.5
111.0
109.8
110.7
110.6
110.0
110.7
110.9
110.7
112.1
111.6

Total

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

64.8
72.7
83.1
91.8
96.9
100.0
105.0
107.2
105.5
98.6
99.7
101.3
99.0
102.2
102.4
99.7
98.0
93.8
96.8
96.5
98.0
99.8
98.4

58.8
74.5
90.6
99.0
98.5
100.0
105.5
104.9
96.8
90.4
92.5
96.7
91.6
99.5
100.4
95.9
94.6
87.1
93.8
94.2
98.5
102.7
100.1

Lumber and
products

Apparel
products

Print- Chemicals
ing
Foods
and
and
prodpubucts
lishing

67.3
79.9
86.0
88.0
95.1
100.0
104.6
103.0
101.6
94.2
96.7
94.8
95.3
95.2
93.8
96.4
95.2
97.4
98.8
99.2
97.2
96.7
94.3

90.1
93.8
95.7
92.6
96.3
100.0
102.2
104.3
98.8
96.2
96.2
97.8
98.3
98.1
98.7
98.8
99.0
97.5
97.7
97.8
98.0
99.0
98.6

75.2
79.0
84.5
87.6
90.7
100.0
103.6
108.5
111.9
112.3
111.2
111.9
112.3
113.3
114.4
114.2
114.5
114.8
114.4
113.8
114.1
114.4
114.3

81.8
87.5
91.4
91.4
94.6
100.0
105.4
108.5
110.3
110.9
109.6
111.5
112.3
112.6
113.5
113.0
112.6
112.7
113.4
114.S
115.3
115.6
115.6

87.7
90.1
92.1
94.9
97.4
100.0
102.8
105.5
107.6
108.6
108.6
108.3
108.7
109.5
109.4
110.1
109.6
109.2
109.6

ne.2
109.9
109.4
108.9

NEW CONSTRUCTION
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Construction contracts 3

Private
Total new
construction
expenditures

Period

Residential
Total

New housing
units

Total1

Commercial
and
industrial 2

Other

Federal,
State, and
local.

Total value
index
(1987=100)

Commercial
and industrial
floor space
(millions of
square feet)

Billions of dollars

1983
1984
1985
1986 r
1987
1988 r
1989 '.
1990 '
1991 '

..

....

294.9
348.8
377.4
407.7

231.5

419.4

328.7
337.5
345.3
334.2
290.7

432.3
443.4

442.1
401.0

278.6
299.5

323.1

57.7
74.0
89.8
84.4
84.0
88.0
94.3
96.4
77.0

94.6
113.8
114.7
133.2
139.9
138.9
139.2
128.0
110.6

125.5
153.8
158.5
187.1
194.7
198.1
196.6
182.9
157.8

48.2
50.8
51.3
51.6
50.1
51.5
54.5
54.9
55.8

75
83
91
96
100
101
105
95
89

63.5
70.2
77.8
84.6
90.6
94.8
98.1
107.9
110.2

Annual rates

Annual rates
1991:

June '.
July '
Aug r
Sept r
Oct r
Nov r

Dec '

. . .

. ...

1992: Jan r
Feb '.
Mar '

2
3

286.3
287.7

406.1
401.2

291.7

398.7

291.8
293.6
288.3
287.4

Apr r

407.1
411.8
421.5
423.1

May"

423.4

303.1

p

416.9

303.5

June
1

394.3
397.0
404.8
406.0

292.5
294.8

301.1
305.5

756
955
1,097
1,016
1,019
973
961
783
545

154.9
157.0
161.5
164.2
164.7
164.5
164.1

107.7
110.0
114.4
117.1
117.5
118.0
118.3

75.7
74.8
74.0
72.9
70.1
67.4
67.3

55.8
55.9
56.3
56.5
56.9
56.4
56.0

107.9
109.3
113.1
112.4
114.4
112.9
111.4

83
89
92
89
98
82
97

438
469
507
408
625
474
479

169.5
169.8
172.7
178.9
178.7
180.7

122.0
123.3
125.9
128.9
128.5
130.1

65.8
66.7
69.1
65.9
63.6
62.9

57.2
58.3
59.4
60.7
60.8
59.8

114.6
117.0
120.4
117.6
120.3
113.4

95
102
98
94
'87
90

472
563
497
499
423
525

NOTE.—New construction expenditures aeries revised beginning 1987.
Sources: Department of Commerce {Bureau of the. Census) and McGraw-Hill Information Sygtems
Company, F.W. Dodge Division.

Includes residential improvements, not shown separately.
Includes hotels and motels.
F.W. Bodge series.

NEW PRIVATE HOUSING AND VACANCY RATES
[Thousands of units or homes, except as noted]
New private homes

New private housing units
Period

Units started, by type of structure
Total

1882
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

1,062.2
1,703.0
1,749.5
1,741.8
1,805.4
1,620.5
1,488.1
1,376.1
1,192.7
1,013.9

1 unit
662.6
1,067.6
1,084.2
1,072.4
1,179.4
1,146.4
1,081.3
1,003.3
894.8
840.4

2-4 units

80.0
113.5
121.4
93.4
84.0
65.3
58.8
55.2
37.5
35.6

5 or more units

319.6
522.0
544.0

576.1
542.0
408.7
348.0

317.6
260.4

137.9

Units
authorized
1,000.5
1,605.2
1,681.8
1,733.3
1,769.4
1,534.8
1,455.6
1,338.4
1,110.8
948.8

Units
completed

Homes sold

Homes for
sale at end of
period1

1,005.5
1,390.3
1,652.2
1,703.3
1,756.4
1,668.8
1,529.8
1,422.8
1,308.0
1,090.8

412
623
639
688
750
671
676
650
534
509

253
301
353
346
357
366
368
365
321
283

1,072
1,104
1,065
1,051
1,193
1,073
1,021
1,021
1,043
1,097
' 1,127
1,052
1,187

511
513
505
522
499
526
578
578
667
627

298
296
295
292
292
289
286
283
281
269
277
275
273
274

Vacancy rate
for rental
housing units
(percent) z

5.3
5.7
5.9
6.5
7.3
7.7
7.7
7.4
7.2
7.4

Seasonally adjusted annual rates

1991- May
July
Sept.

Get
Nov
Dec
1992- Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr *
May *
June

p

1
2

983
1,036
1,053
1,053
1,020
1,085
1,085
1,118
1,180
1,257
1,340
1,086
1,205
1,167

830
870
881
881
864
887
907
972
989
1.109
1,068
933
1,035
1,010

36
26
46
41
28
49
33
46
28
24
53
27
30
47

Seasonally adjusted.
Quarterly date entered in last month of quarter. Series beginning 1989 not comparable with
earlier data.




117
140
126
131
128
149
145
100
163
124
219
126
140
110

988
956
971
940
974
994
979
1,073
1,106
1,146
1,094
1,058
1,054
1,032

r

555

535
530
572

7.3
7.6
7.3
7.4
7.7

NOTE.—Beginning 1984, units authorized are for 17,000 permit-issuing places; for 1978-83 data
are for 16,000 places.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

19

BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES—Manufacturing and Trade
In May, manufacturing and trade sales fell 0.2 percent and inventories rose $0.5 billion. In June, according to
advance data, retail sales rose 0.5 percent, following a rise of 0.4 percent in May.
BILLIOr•45 OF DOLLARS * (RATIO SCALE]

BILLICDNS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALEI

1,000

300

900
800

250

_^— -I-^

^n

^^

^—

\

700

200 __^

MANUFACTURING AND
TRADE INVENTORIES

.

'

"~

\

R ETAIL INVENTORY 5

600

,—_,—-

"

500

—.

\

150

'"

k=-=-v

\

MX\NUFACTURING
Ar- D TRADE SALES

^ —-•

'
RETAIL SALES

400

I
1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1

100
300

RATIC) *
1.80

INVENTORY-SALES RATIO
1.70

200
1.50

\^

1.30
1989

"SEASONALLY ADJ ;STED
OURCE: DEPARTM NT OF

1990

1991

^C

^

HIM
1989

1988

1992

1991

1990

l lim
1992

COUNCIL OF ECC NOMIC ADVISERS

Wholesale

Inventories 3

Sales 2

575,486
591,858
651,527
665,837
664,654
711,745
767,387
813,018
835,985
828,184
824,177
820,357
819,641
819,746
822,401
824,672
825,505
828,184
824,150
824,609
826,204
828,630
829,137

96,357
100,440
113,502
114,816
116,326
124,340
135,254
144,039
149,204
145,135
145,085
145,511
147,238
145,710
146,103
145,766
145,310
144,909
145,922
146,366
146,867
146,947
145,670

Inventories 3

Inventory-sales ratio 4

Ketail
Sales

Period
Sales

V^

\^\^/

COMMERCE

Manufacturing and
trade l
2

Z^^

IIMI1

I

1

^-s.

. \

MANUFAC' URING

1.40

1988

..

X

1.60

Total

2

Durable
goods
stores

Inventories
Nondurable goods
stores

Total

3

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable goods
stores

61,316
68,856
79,074
88.315
89,983
105,481
111,892
120,138
119,331
117,454
115,674
114,017
114,364
115,121
116,582
117,293
116,873
117,454
115,918
117,259
119,827
122,884
122,758

73,312
78,977
88,738
93,566
96,527
102,355
107,382
117,461
120,886
125,708
120,662
120,719
121,286
121,402
122,260
123,453
124,006
125,708
125,068
124,679
124,461
125,108
124,577

Manufacturing
and
trade '

Ketail

Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988 .
1989
1990
1991
1991- May r
June
July
Auer
Sept
Get
1992:

Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr r
May p
June p

348,771
370,501
411,427
423,940
431,786
459,107
496,334
522,344
540,788
533,838
535,424
r
535,012
539,729
537,373
539,269
541,247
540,382
531,919
536,977
544,017
545,424
547,081
546,154

129,024
131,663
144,223
149,155
155,445
165,814
180,717
188,635
196,917
198,979
195,308
194,583
195,217
195,323
194,007
195,371
196,347
198,979
198,730
199,416
198,677
198,432
198,516

89,062
97,514
107,243
114,586
120,803
128,442
137,539
145,580
152,126
153,562
154,686
r
154,594
154,875
153,819
154,330
154,569
154,092
154,280
157,808
159,753
157,873
158,385
r
159,005
159,762

1
See page 21 for manufacturing.
2
Annual data are average of monthly not seasonally adjusted figures; monthly data are seasonally adjusted total for month-

61,097
27,966
64,943
32,571
37,873
69,369
73,075
41,510
75,746
45,057
47,989
80,453
85,320
52,219
91,252
54,329
55,065
97,061
54,413
99,149
54,814
99,872
r
54,877 r99,717
54,819 100,056
54,080
99,739
99,107
55,223
99,119
55,450
54,722
99,370
98,874
55,406
56,919 100,889
101,792
57,961
57,122 100,751
100,943
57,442
r
57,878 r!01,127
101,481
58,281

134,628
147,833
167,812
181,881
186,510
207,836
219,274
237,599
240,217
243,162
236,336
234,736
235,650
236,523
238,842
240,746
240,879
243,162
240,986
241,938
244,288
247,992
247,335

3
Seasonally adjusted, end of period.
* Annual data are averages of seasonally adjusted monthly ratio

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

20



1.67
1.56
1.53
1.55
1.55
1.50
1.50
1.53
1.53
1.55
1.54
1.53
1.52
1.53
1.53
1.52
1.53
1.56
1.53
1.52
1.51
1.51
1.52

1.49
1.44
1.49
1.52
1.56
1.55
1.55
1.59
1.57
1.55
1.53
1.52
1.52
1.54
1.55
1.56
1.56
1.58
1.53
1.51
1.55
1.57
1.56

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES,

ORDERS

In June, manufacturers' shipments and new orders rose, while inventories and unfilled orders fell.

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE]

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

280 i—:

240

SHIPMENTS

— INVENTO

440

200

360

-DURABLE GOODS

160

_-

\

T^TA

280

\
.

\

\

"• " ~"

"

200

DURABLE GOODS

NONDURABLE GOODS

160

^_ .,

\

120

60

NCENDURABLE

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE|
280

NEW ORDERS

240
200
160

60

\

-——X

DURAE LE GOODS j

,^T~

TOTAL

muimu
RATIC

\

^- — -f

\

i

inin

Illlll

INVENTORY-SHIPMENTS RATIO

2.00
1.80 -

NONI)URABLE GO 3DS
80

-

1.60

^

T

.

V~-"]

1.40

60
||m|

innlinii nnilum

1988

1989

Illlll I M I l l l l M i

l l l l l l l M I I umhiiii mllhllll

1.20

1992

1991

1990

1

*

2.20

x

120

3OODS

80

1989

1988

1991

1990

nlniii
1992

COUNCIL OF 5COWOMIC ADVISERS

Manufacturers' shipments 1

Manufacturers' inventories z

Manufacturers' new orders *
ftlanufae-

Durable goods
Period

Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Total

Total

Capital
goods
industries,
non-defense

Nondurable
goods

Manufacturers'
unfilled
orders 2

lurers'
inventory —
shipments3
ratio

Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
1982
1983

163,351
172,547
190,682
194,538
194,657
206,326
223,541
232,724
239,459
235,142

79,212
85,481
97,940
101,279
103,238
108,128
117,993
121,703
122,387
118,548

84,139
87,066
92,742
93,259
91,419
98,198
105,549
111,022
117,072
116,593

311,834
312,362
339,492
334,801
322,699
338,095
367,396
386,784
398,851
386,043

200,423
196,831
221.304
218,211
212,027
220,786
241,356
255,911
259,746
246,966

111,411
112,531
118,188
116,590
110,672
117,309
126,040
130,873
139,105
139,077

162,140
175,451
192.879
195,706
195,204
209,389
227,026
235,905
240,417
233,774

78,064
88,140
100,164
102,356
103,647
110,809
121,445
124,906
123,324
117,063

19,213
19,624
23,669
24,545
23,983
26,095
30,729
32,725
32,227
29,862

84,077
87,311
92,715
93,351
91,557
98,579
105,581
110,999
117,093
116,712

311,889
347,272
373,524
387,087
393,403
430,287
471,942
510,112
521,811
505,681

1.95
1.78
1.73
1.73
1.68
1.59
1.58
1.64
1.65
1.67

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec .

234,907
237,616
237,844
238.836
240,912
240,980
232,730

118,904
120,222
121,021
1.21,958
122,771
122,814
116,869

116,003
117,394
116,823
116,878
118,141
118,166
115,861

391,038
388,774
387,900
389,552
388,555
388,279
386,043

252,919
251,459
250,520
251,319
249,738
249,202
246,966

138,119
137,315
137,380
138,233
138,817
139,077
139,077

229,219
244.580
239,750
233,703
238,542
238,680
229,924

113,478
127,153
122,630
116,528
120,227
120,344
113,920

27,558
34,982
29,462
28,762
29,452
33,067
26,968

115,741
117,427
117,120
117,175
118,315
118,336
116,004

509,370
516,334
518,240
513,107
510,737
508,436
505,631

1.66
1.64
1.63
1.63
1.61
1.61
1.66

Jan
Feb
Mar ...
Apr r
May*
June p

233,247
237,898
240,684
241,749
241,479
247,318

118,698
121,991
123,503
123,483
' 122,344
126,069

114,549
115,907
117,181
118,266
119,135
121,249

384,434
383,255
383,239
382.206
383,286
382,881

245,754
244,395
243,787
242,512
242,447
241,570

138,680
138,860
139,452
139,694
140,839
141,311

232,467
233,388
237,606
240,771
238,696
244,205

118,011
117,750
120,187
122,393
' 119,808
123,091

30,093
29,463
32,163
29,901
'30,469
31,160

114,456
115,638
117,419
118,378
118,888
121,114

504,851
500,341
497,263
496,285
493,502
490,389

1.65
1.61
1.59
1.58
1.59
1.55

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991: June
July

1992:

1
Annual data are average of monthly not seasonally adjusted figures; monthly data are seasonally 2adjusted total for month. Shipments are the same as sales.
Seasonally adjusted, end of period.




3

Annual data are averages of seasonally adjusted monthly ratios.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

21

PRICES
PRODUCER PRICES
In June, the producer price index for all finished goods rose 0.2 percent. Prices of finished consumer foods rose 0.2
percent and prices of other finished consumer goods rose 0.4 percent. Capital equipment prices fell 0.1 percent.
INDEX, 1982 = 100 (RATIO SCALE)

iNDEX, 1982 = 100 (RATIO SCALE)
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

FINISHED GOODS PRICES
130 —

130
CONSUMER FOODS

120

120
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT

110

TOTAL
100

100

CONSUMER GOODS
EXCLUDING FOODS

90 i I I i I I I M M I
1984

I I i I I I I I II

I ! I I I M I I j i

1 M

1988

1987

1986

1985

i IM

I I II

1V89

I I I I I I I I M

I

I I I I I I I I I ! I

1991

1990

90

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[1982—100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Intermediate materials

Finished goods
Period

Consumer
foods

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991: June. ...
Sept

Oct
Nov
Dec
1992: Jan
Feh '
Mar
Mav
1




100.0
102.8
105.2
107.5
109.7
111.7
114.3
118.8
122.9
126.7
126.7
126.8
126.9
127.1
127.3
127.5
127.7
128.3
128.4
128.3
128.5
129.2
129.1

100.0
101.3
103.3
103.8
101.4
103.6
106.2
112.1
118.2
120.5
120.1
119.8
120.2
120.4
120.8
120.9
120.7
120.2
120.6
120.7
121.0
121.4
121.9

100.0
100.6
103.1
102.7
99.1
101.5
107.1
112.0
114.5
114.4
114.2
113.8
114.1
114.3
114.0
114.0
113.9
113.2
113.7
113.9
114.0
114.4
115.2

Total

100.0
101.6
103.7
104.7
103.2
105.4
108.0
113.6
119.2
121.7
121.4
121.2
121.5
121.8
122.1
122.2
122.1
121.9
122.2
122.3
122.5
123.0
123.3

100.0
101.0
105.4
104.6
107.3
109.5
112.6
118.7
124.4
124.2
124.7
124.0
123.4
123.3
123.3
123.1
123.0
122.5
123.7
123.2
122.8
122.3
122.6

100.0
101.8
103.2
104.6
101.9
104.0
106.5
111.8
117.4
120.9
120.2
120.1
120.6
121.2
121.7
121.9
121.7
121.6
121,7
122.0
122.2
123.0
123.3

Intermediate materials for food manufacturing and feeds.

22

100.0
100.5
101.1
101.7
93.3
94.9
97.3
103.8
111.5
115.0
114.2
114.0
114.9
115.3
116.1
116.2
115.8
114.9
115.2
115.5
116.1
117.3
118.1

Consumer goods
Total

1982
1983
1984

Total
finished
consumer
goods

Total

Nondurable

Capital
equipment

Finished goods excluding consumer foods
Total
finished
goods

100.0
101.2
102.2
103.3
98.5
100.7
103.1
108.9
115.3
118.7
117.8
117.7
118.3
119.0
119.6
119.8
119.5
119.0
119.2
119.5
119.9
120.7
121,2

Durable

100.0
102.8
104-5
106.5
108.9
111.5
113.8
117.6
120.4
123.9
123.3
123.5
123.8
124.3
124.4
124.6
124.7
125.4
125.2
125.6
125.8
125.7
125.6

Foods
and
feeds '

Other

100.0
103.6
105.7
97.3
96.2
99.2
109.5
113.8
113.3
111.1
110.2
108.5
110.6
110.8
111.7
112.0
111.9
110.8
112.1
111.6
111.3
111.2
111.7

100.0
100.5
103.0
103.0
99.3
101.7
106.9
111.9
114.5
114.6
114.4
114.1
114.3
114.5
114.2
114.1
114.0
113.3
113.8
114.0
114.1
114.6
115.4

Crude materials

Total

Foodstuffs
and

Other

stuffs

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

100.0
101.3
103.5
95.8
87.7
93.7
96.0
103.1
108.9
101.2
99.3
99.3
99.1
98.4
100.5
100.4
98.3
97.3
99.0
97.9
98.4
99.8
101.1

100.0
101.8
104.7
94.8
93.2
96.2
106.1
111.2
113.1
105.5
106.0
104.2
102.6
104.2
104.2
103.5
102.9
104.8
106.9
106.0
104.5
105.4
106.2

100.0
100.7
102.2
96.9
81.6
87.9
85.5
93.4
101.5
94.6
91.5
92.4
93.1
91.1
94.2
94.5
91.6
88.8
90.2
89.1
90.7
92.5
94.0

CONSUMER PRICES—ALL URBAN CONSUMERS
In June, the consumer price index for alt urban consumers rose 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted (it rose 0.4 percent
not seasonally adjusted). The index was 3.1 percent above its year-earlier level.
INDEX, 1982-84 - 100 (RATIO SCALE)
150

INDEX, 1982-84 - 100 (RATIO SCALE)
150
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

CONSUMER PRICES—ALL ITEMS

ll I II I
1984

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[1982-84=100, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
All items '

Transportation

Housing
Shelter

Period

Rel. imp3
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988 .
1989
1990
1991
1991:
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1992:
Jan .,
Feb
Mar
AIM*
May

Not
seasonally
adjusted
(NSA)

Seasonally
adjusted

1000
96.5
996

1039
107.6
1096
113.6
1183
124.0
1307
136.2

Food

Total1
Total

Renters'
costs
(Dec.
1982 =
100)

Homeowners'
costs
(Dec.
1982 =
100)

Maintenance
and
repairs
(NSA)

16.0
97.4
99.4
103.2
105.6
109.0
113.5
118.2
125.1
132.4
136.3

41.5
96.9
99.5
103.6
107.7
110.9
114.2
118.5
123.0
128.5
133.6

27. 9
96.9
99.1
104.0
109.8
115.8
121.3
127.1
132.8
140.0
146.3

8.0

19.7

103.0
108.6
115.4
121.9
128.1
133.6
138.9
146.7
155.6

102.5
107.3
113.1
119.4
124.8
181.1
137.3
144.6
150.2

0.2
96.4
99.9
103.7
106.5
107.9
111.8
114.7
118.0
122.2
126.3

Motor
fuel

Medical
care

Energy 2

All
items
less
food
and
energy

4.1
97.4
99.9
102.8
106.1
110.6
114.6
116.9
119.2
121.0
125.3

3.3
102.8
99.4
97.9
98.7
77.1
80.2
80.9
88.5
101.2
99.4

6.7
92.5
100.6
106.8
113.5
122.0
130.1
138.6
149.3
162.8
177.0

7.4
99.2
99.9
100.9
101.6
88.2
88.6
89.3
94.3
102.1
102.5

76.6
95.8
99.6
104.6
109.1
113.5
118.2
123.4
129.0
135.5
142.1

Fuel
and
other
utilities

Apparel and
upkeep

Total1

New
cars

7.3
94.9
100.2
104.8
106.5
104.1
103.0
104.4
107.8
111.6
115.3

6.1
97.8
100.2
102.1
105.0
105.9
110.6
115.4
118.6
124.1
128.7

17.0
97.0
99.3
103.7
106.4
102.3
105.4
108.7
114.1
120.5
123.8

136.0
136.2
136.6
137.2
137.4
137.8
137.9

136.1
136.2
136.6
137.1
137.4
137.9
138.2

137.3
136.6
136.3
136.5
136.4
137.0
137.4

133.2
133.6
133.8
134.2
134.6
135.0
135.4

145.8
146.1
146.4
146.9
147.4
147.9
148.4

154.6
155.0
155.2
155.8
156.3
156.6
157.3

149.9
150.2
150.5
151.1
151.6
152.1
152.7

126.2
126.9
127.2
126.8
126.6
127.6
128.1

114.4
115.0
115.3
115.7
116.2
116.8
118.8

127.8
127.7
129.2
130.0
130.3
131.1
129.6

123.4
123.6
124.2
124.2
124.0
124.5
124.8

125.5
125.7
125.9
126.3
126.2
126.3
126.5

98.7
97.1
98.0
97.9
97.3
98.2
98.5

176.6
177.7
178.9
180.0
181.1
182.0
183.3

101.1
100.6
101.2
101.4
101.4
102.2
102.3

142.0
142.4
143.0
143.6
143.9
144.4
144.7

138.1
138.6
139.3
139.5
139.7
140.2

138.3
138.7
139.4
139.7
139.9
140.3

136.8
137.2
137.9
137.8
137.3
137.5

135.7
136.0
136.5
136.7
136.9
137.5

149.1
149.5
150.0
150.2
150.4
151.1

158.4
158.9
158.5
158.9
159.5
160.4

153.2
153.6
154.5
154.6
154.7
155.3

128.0
128.3
128.4
128.0
128.1
128.5

116.4
115.9
116.4
116.9
117.1
117.5

130.0
131.9
132.7
131.8
132.3
132.0

124.4
124.2
125.1
125.7
126.1
126.7

126.6
126.7
127.2
127.8
128.0
128.5

96.3
95.7
96.6
96.8
97.9
101.0

184.5
186.0
187.0
188.0
189.0
189.8

100.8
99.9
100.5
100.9
101.5
103.5

145.1
145.7
146.4
146.8
147.1
147.4

1

Includes items not shown separately.
Household fuels—gas (piped), electricity, fuel oil, etc.—and motor fuel. Motor oil, coolant, etc.
also included through 1982.
8
Relative importance, December 1991.
2




NOTE.—Data beginning 1983 incorporate a rental equivalence measure for homeownership costs
and therefore are not strictly comparable with figures for earlier periods.
Data beginning 1967 and 1988 calculated on a revised basis.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

CHANGES IN PRODUCER PRICES FOR FINISHED GOODS
[Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA]

Consumer goods
Period

Total
finished
goods

Consumer goods

Consumer goods
Capital
equipment

Excluding foods

Poods

Change from 6 months earlier, annual rate

Change from 3 months earlier, annual rate

Change from preceding period

Total
finished

Excluding
foods

Foods

goods

Capital
equipment

Total
finished
goods

Excluding
foods

Foods

Capital
equipment

Change
from
year
earlier,
total
finished

goods
NSA

Change, Dec. to Dec., NSA

3.6
.6
1.7
1.8
-2.3
2.2
4.0
4.9
5.7
-.1

1982
1983

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

2.0
2.3
3.5
.6
2.8
-.2
5.7
5.2
2.6
-1.5

4.2
-.9
.8
2.1
-6.6
4.1
3.1
5.3
8.7
— .7

4.1
1.6
2.1
1.0
-1.4
2.1
2.5
5.2
4.9
2.1

3.9
2.0
1.8
2.7
2.1
1.3
3.6
3.8
3.4
2.5

Change, month to month

-0.2
6

-0.2
-.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
— .1
2
.2
.1
.2
.4
.2

1991- June
July
Sept

Get
Nov
Dec

1992- Jan
Feb '
Mar r
Mav r

0.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2

-0.3

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

— .1
0
o

—.1
1.0
4
-.3
4

.2

-.3
1.3
3.0
2.3
1.0

06
-4.1
50
-4.4
-2.2
-1.0
-1.0

0.7
0
.7
4.1
6.6
5.2
1.7

1.6
1.9
1.0
1.3
1.6
1.9
1.9

-1.1
-2.0
_ 2
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.2

-0.3
-1.3
-2.2
-2.5
-3.2
-3.0
-2.7

-4.0
-4.0
-.7
2.4
3.3
2.9
2.9

3.4
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.8
1.4
1.6

-.1

-.7
0
.7
2.0
2.6
3.3

26
2.0
.7
1.0
-4.5
-1.9

-2.0
-2.0
0
3.1
5.1
5.8

3.2
2.9
1.9
.6
2.5
2.5

1.2
1.2
.8
.7
1.3
2.0

-2.4
.5
-.2
-.8
-1.3
-.6

2.2
1.5
.8
.5
1.5
2.9

2.4
2.4
1.9
1.9
2.7
2.2

-.4
.6
.9
.9
1.1
1.5

0.7

.5
.1
.2
.5
-.1

3.5
2.9
2.0
.8
-.1

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES—ALL URBAN CONSUMERS
[Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA]
Housing

Transportation

Shelter
Period

All
items l

Food
Total '
Total *

Renters'
costs

Homeowners'
costs

Fuel
and
other
utilities

Apparel
and
upkeep

New
cars

Total '

Motor
fuel

cal
care

Energy2

All
items
less
food
and
energy

Addendum: All items, percent change
(annual rate)
From
previous
quarter 3

From
3
months
earlier

From
6
months
earlier

From
year
earlier
NSA

Change, December to December, NSA

3.8
3.8
3.9
3.8
1.1
4.4
4.4
4.6
6.1
3.1

1982
1983
1984

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

3.1
2.7
3.8
2.6
3.8
3.5
5.2
5.6
5.3
1.9

3.6
3.5
4.3
4.3
1.7
3.7
4.0
3.9
4.5
3.4

2.4
4.7
5.2
6.0
4.6
4.8
4.5
4.9
5.2
3.9

5.1
5.9
6.3
5.0
3.9
3.9
4.5
6.7
4.2

4.5
5.1
5.9
4.6
5.3
4.7
5.1
4.7
3.7

9.7
1.8
4.2
1.8
56

1.6
2.9
3.2
4.0
2.9

1.6

2.9
2.0
2.8
.9
4.8
4.7
1.0
5.1
3.4

1.8
3.9
3.1
2.6
-5.9
6.1
3.0
4.0
10.4
1.5

1.5 -6.5
j7
3.4
2.5 -2.4
3.4
3.1
5.9 -30.7
18.7
1.8
2,1 -2.1
6.8
2.3
1.4
36.5
16.0
3.3

11.0

6.4
6.1
6.8
7.7
5.8
6.9
8.5
9.6
7.9

1.3
5
.2
1.8
-19.7
8.2
.5
5.1
18.1
7.4

4.5
4.8
4.7
4.3
3.8
4.2
4.7
4.4
5.2
4.4

6.2
3.2
4.3
3.6
1.9
3.6
4.1
4.8
5.4
4.2

Cha nge, month to month
1991:

June
July

Aug
Sept

Oct
Nov
Dec

1992:

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June

0.3
.1
.3
.4
2
.4

2

.1
.3
.5
.2
.1
.3

1
2

0.4
5
-.2
.1
— .1
.4
.3

0.2
.3
.1
.3
.3
.3
.3

0.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.3

0.3
.3
.1
.4
.3
.2
.4

0.3
2
.2
.4
.3
.3
.4

-0.1
.5
.3
.3
.4
.5
0

-.4
.3
.5

.2
.2
.4
.1
.1
.4

.5
.3
.3
.1
.1
.5

.7
.3
-.3
.3
.4
.6

.3
.3
.6
.1
.1
.4

-.3
4
.4
.4
.2
.3

-J

-.4
.1

1.2
.6
.2
.6
-1.1

0.2
.2
.5
0
-.2
.4
.2

0.3
.2
.2
.3
— .1
.1
.2

0.1
16
.9
-.1
-.6
.9
.3

0.7
.6
.7
.6
.6
.5
.7

-0.2
5
.6
.2
0
.8
.1

0.3
.3
.4
.4
.2
.3
.2

.3
1.5
.6
-.7
.4
-.2

-.3
-.2
.7
.5
.3
.5

.1
.1
.4
.5
.2
.4

22
-.6
.9
.2
1.1
3.2

,7
.8
.5
.5
.5
.4

-1.5
-.9
.6
.4
.6
2.0

.3
.4
.5
.3
.2
.2

-0.6
1

Includes items not shown sepi irately,
Household fuels—gas (piped), electricity, fuel oil, etc.—and motor fuel Motor oil, coolant, etc.,
also included through 1982.

24



3

2.4

2.7

3.6

2.9
3.5

Quarterly changes are shown in the last month of the quarter.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

3.0
2.4
2.7
3.0
3.6
3.9
3.2

2.9
2.2
2.5
3.0
3.0
3.3
3.1

4.7
4.4
3.8
3.4
2.9
3.0
3.1

2.6
2.3
3.5
4.1
3.5
2.6

3.1
3.1
3.4
3.4
2.9
3.1

2.6
2.8
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.1

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
Prices received by farmers in July were 2.1 percent below their June level. Prices paid by farmers in July were 0.5
percent above their April level. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
INDEX, 1977 . 100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1977 « 100 (RATIO SCALE)
AKJ

,

.

,,
180

_^""™""'

i

160

^-'~"~

—. —

'"1

~r\

PRICES PAID

140

—X

\A/-X^V^A

120

180

™-"«™

160

J

s^> —^/

-N

/"^— ,

X/

140

X

120

J^
\
PRICES RECEIVE D

100

100

80 1 1 ! ! i i 1 i 1 1
RATK3J/
140

1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M !

I I I I I ! I I I II I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1i 1 I1 1 [ ! ! 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

1

1 II II 1 1 1 1 II

80
RA TlOi
140
120

120

-

RATIO

—

100

80

^

-

/

->_

"— •

-•-

1 1 1 1 1 1M

1 1 1

I

-^

'— ^=— -^

p^

60

1 1 I1 1

1 1 I II

1984

i M i1111111

I I I I I ! I I I II

1 1111111111

1986

1987

1988

1985

1 II

1 III1I

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1989

1990

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1
1991

100

80

60

1 1 1 M I1 1 1 1 1

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[1977 = 100; not seasonally adjusted]
Prices received by farmers
Period

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991: July

Aug
Sept

Oct
Nov
Dee

1992: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
J
May

T
June
July

All farm
products

Prices paid by farmers
Livestock and
products

Crops

Production
items, interest,
taxes, and wage
rates

Production
items

Katio 2

133
135
142
128
123
127
138
147
149
146

121
128
138
120
107
106
126
134
127
130

145
141
146
136
138
146
150
160
170
161

159
161
164
162
159
162
170
178
184
189

158
159
161
156
150
152
160
167
172
175

153
152
155
151
144
148
157
165
171
173

84
84
87
79
77
78
81
83
81
77

148
146
147
142
139
137

135
133
137
126
124
120

162
158
157
158
153
153

189

174
(3)
(3)
173
(3)
(3)

173
(3)
(3)
172
(3)
(3)

78
77
78
75
74
72

138
142
143
141
141
r
!40
137

123
128

152
156
155
155
157
r
!57
158

189
(3)
(3)
191
(3)
(3)
192

174
(3)
(3)
r
!75

171
(3)
(3)
r
!74
(3)
(3)
174

73
75
76
74
74
73
71

r

126
123
!22
116

1
Includes items not shown separately.
2
Percentage ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid, interest, taxes,
and wage rates. See also footnote 3.
3
Beginning March 1986, prices paid by fanners are available only for first month ir* quarter, and
for each month the received/paid ratio is based on latest data available.




All commodities,
services,
interest, taxes,
and wage rates l

3

()
189
(3)
(3)

(3)

(3)

176

NOTE.—The official indexes are published on a 1910-14 base as required by 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, LIQUID ASSETS, AND DEBT MEASURES
M2 and M3 fell in June.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE]
4,800

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE]
4,800
4,400

4,400

4,000

4,000

3,600

3,600

3,200

3,200

-v

2,800

2,800

2,400

2,400
2,000
1,600

1,200

\

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Averages of daily figures, except as noted; billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted]
Ml

M2

M3

Sum of currency,
demand deposits,
travelers' checks,
and other
checkable
deposits (OCDs)

Ml plus overnight
SPs and
Eurodollars,
MMMF balances
(general purpose
and broker/dealer),
MMDAs, and
savings and small
time deposits

M2 plus large
time deposits,
term RPs, term
Eurodollars, and
institution-only
MMHF balances

474.6
521.4
552.5
620.2
724.6
750.0
786.9
794.1
826.1
898.1

1,951.9
2,186.1
2,374.3
2,569.4
2,811.1
2,910.8
3,071.1
3,227.3
3,339.0
3,438.9

1991: May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

850.9
857.3
860.0
866.5
872.0
880.9
891.4
898.1

3,405.6
3,411.8
3,407.4
3,409.5
3,411.5
3,417.3
3,430.9
3,438.9

1992: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June

910.4
931.0
939.0
942.9
954.5
952.2

3,448.0
3,475.5
r
3,473.9
r
3,468.1
' 3,469.5
3,458.7

Period

1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991:

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec

,,..
. ..

Debt

L

M3 plus
other liquid
assets

Debt of
domestic
nonfinancial
sectors
(monthly
average) l

Percent change from year or 6
months earlier 2

Ml

M2

M3

'4,170.4

2,850.4
3,154.3
3,528.8
3,830.4
4,134.5
4,339.5
4,677.9
4,891.7
4,966.6
'4,989.3

4,672.7
5,209.4
5,963.3
6,830.5
7.751.2
8,520.8
9,316.1
10,060.0
10,747.0
11,203.6

8.7
9.9
6.0
12.3
16.8
3.5
4.9
.9
4.0
8.7

8.9
12.0
8.6
8.2
9.4
3.5
5.5
5.1
3.5
3.0

9.3
10.3
10.9
7.2
9.1
5.3
6.6
3.5
1.3
1.4

9.3
11.5
14.5
14.5
13.5
9.9
9.3
8.0
6.8
4.2

4,170.5
4,167.7
4,157.3
4,156.6
4,152.6
4,158.7
''4,166.5
r
4,170.4

4,958.3
4,986.4
4,991.5
4,985.1
4,974.2
'4,977.7
'4,990.7
'4,989.3

10,934.0
10,983.5
11,017.4
11,056.6
11,094.7
11,135.6
11.177.5
11,203.6

6.6
7.6
8.2
7.2
7.1
9.1
9.5
9.5

4.3
4.4
3.8
2.4
1.5
1.3
1.5
1.6

2.7
2.6
1.5
-.2

4.2
4.4
4.5
4.3
4.3
4.6
4.5
4.0

* 4, 174.5
'4,200.2
r
4,190.5
'4,175.7
'4,173.2
4,157.9

'4,982.9
'5,011.9
'5,019.5
'5,010.3
5,001.2

11,231. 9
11,274.8
11,325.0
11,373.1
11,420.0

11.7
14.9
15.4
14.1
14.2
12.0

2.4
3.9
3.7
3.0
2.3
1.2

2,440.6
2,693.0
2,987.4
3,203.2
3,494.3
3,681.1
3,923.1
4,059.8

r

-.5
M
.8
2.1
'1.8
r
.8
'.3
g
1

1
Consists of outstanding credit market debt of the U.S. Government, State and local governments, and private nonfinancial sectors; data from flow of funds accounts.
2
Annual changes are from December to December and monthly changes are from 6 months earlier at a simple annual rate.

26



Debt

NOTE.—See p. 27 for components.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

3.9
3.9
4.2
4.3
4.3

COMPONENTS OF MONEY STOCK AND LIQUID ASSETS
[Averages of daily figures; billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted,, except as noted by NSA]

fll-Kor

Demand
deposits

Currency

Period

checkable
deposits
(OCDs)

Overnight
repurchase
agreements
(EPS),
net,
plus
overnight
Eurodollars *

Money inarket
mutual fund
balanc es 2
General
purpose
and
broker/
dealer

Institution
only

Savings
deposits,
including
money
market
deposit
accounts
(MMDAs)

Small
denomination
time
deposits 3

Large
denomination
time
deposits 3

NSA
1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991:
1991:

1992:

132.5 234.0
146.2 238.5
156.1 243.9
167.9 266.7
180.8 302.0
197.0 286.8
212.3 286.5
222.6 279.0
246.8 277.1
267.3 289.5
256.6 278.4
257.6 280.1
259.3 279.3
261.3 280.1
262.9 280.6
264.8 283.8
266.0 287.6
267.3 289.5
269.4 293.9
271.6 305.1
271.8 r 309.6
273.6 r311.2
274.7 315.2
276.2 311.0

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec..,.
Dec
Dec
May
June
July
Aug
Sept.....
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr...
May r.........
June.

103.7
131.8
147.2
179.7
235.3
259.3
280.6
285.1
293.9
333.2
307.8
311.6
313.7
317.3
320.6
324.5
329.7
333.2
339.0
346.3
349.5
r
350.1
356.7
357.0

51.1
42.7
63.7
65.8
86.1
92.1
91.0
107.2
133.7
179.1
155.2
155.3
155.4
158.6
162.6
168.2
173.6
179.1
182.4
188.2
185.3
189.2
194.8
199.7

184.5
138.3
167.1
176.1
208.0
221.7
241.9
316.3
348.9
360.5
367.8
368.8
367.9
362.4
359.9
359.3
359.5
360.5
360.1
363.9
358.0
354.1
355.0
353.3

39,9
55.6
60.6
73.5
82.3
84.1
83.2
77.6
74.7
75.3
68.5
67.9
64.9
67.3
66.4
69.4
73.0
75.3
76.7
76.5
73.0
r
70.8
66.9
68.3

1
2

Includes continuing contract EPs.
Data prior to 1883 are not seasonally adjusted.
Small denomination and large denomination deposits are those issued in amounts of less than
$100,000 and more than $100,000, respectively.
3

398.5
684.0
704.2
814,4
940.1
937.0
926.2
891.2
920.7
1,042.6
966.1
976.8
986.1
994.1
1,002.4
1,015.0
1,028.7
1,042.6
1,061.2
1,083.9
1,098,0
1,111.3
1,122.5
1,127.1

847.2
780.8
884.9
881.7
854.8
917.5
1,032.9
1,148.5
1,168.7
1,063.0
1,150.9
1,140.6
1,129.5
1,120.8
1,111.0
1,095.2
1,079.2
1,063.0
1,042.9
1,019.8
1,002.9
r
985.4
968.8
955.9

323.3
324.8
415.6
436.1
439.5
489,1
541.2
559.3
494.9
437.1
483.5
478.3
471.2
465.5
458.5
450.0
442.3
437.1
427.9
420.7
r
413.0
405.7
400.8
396.0

Term
repurchase
agreements
(RPs)

Term
Eurodollars
(net)

NSA

NSA

33.4
49.9
57.6
62.4
80.6
106.0
121.8
99.1
89.6
70.9
80-4
78.4
78.8
78.4
76.7
75.5
73.6
70.9
70.8
72.0
73.7
72.3
71.6
70.0

81.7
91.5
82.9
76.5
83.8
91.0
105.7
79.5
68.7
r
57.2
62.3
61.6
' 62.7
63.6
61.5
62.8
r
61.5
r
57,2
r
55.3
r
55.9
r
57.9
r
55.0
52.7
51.3

Shortterm
Treasury
seeuri-

Savings
bonds

183.6
211.9
260.9
298.2
280.0
253.0
269.6
325.5
332.7
r
317.9
299.5
325.1
332.8
330.6
322.9
r
321.5
r
324.7
r
317.9
r
311.5
r
321.2
T
328.6
r
328.9
332.8

68.0
71.1
74.2
79.5
91.8
100.6
109.4
117.5
126.0
137.9
131.3
132.4
133.5
134.4
135.2
136.1
137.1
137.9
138.9
140.1
141.2
142.4
143.5

Commercial
paper

Bankers'
acceptances

44.5
45.0
45.4
42.0
37.1
44.3
39.8
40.1
34.0
23.3
29.1
28.1
28.1
27.2
25.8
25.3
24.5
23.3
23.2
22.9
22.2
21.6
22.3

113.7
133.2
160.8
207.5
231.2
260.5
336.1
348.6
359.3
339.7
327.9
333.0
339.8
336.3
337.7
336.2
337.9
339.7
334.8
327.5
337.0
341.7
329.4

NOTB.--Travelers checks of nonbank issuers are a component of money stock but are not shown
here.
Smiiw Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
oource.

AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY BASE
[Averages of daily figures 1; millions of dollars; seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA]

A djusted for eh anges in reserve requirements

Borroi¥ing8 of depcjsitory
institutu>ns from the Federal
B^serve (SSA.)

Ees erves of depo sitory institutions
Period
Total

1982: Dec r
1983: Dec r
1984: Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dee,
June
July.,,
Aug
Sept..........
Oct.,....,..
Nov
,
Dec
Jan.
Feb......
Mar....
Apr...........
Hay r ..
-I.
1

,
,

........
,.

,
«

,

,

,.

,

23,600
25,367
26,878
31,485
39,005
38,934
40,468
40,558
41,832
45,601
42,710
42,845
43,282
43,487
44,138
44,785
45,601
46,186
47,746
48,476
49,001
49,494
49,234

Data are prorated averages of biweekly (maintenance period) averages of daily figures.




Nonborrowed

22,966
24,593
23,692
30,167
38,179
38,157
38,752
40,293
41,506
45,409
42,370
42,238
42,517
42,841
43,877
44,677
45,409
45,953
47,668
48,385
48,911
49,339
49,005

Nonborrowed plus
extended
credit
23,152
24,595
26,296
30,666
38,482
38,640
39,996
40,313
41,529
45,410
42,377
42,284
42,818
43,143
43,889
44,678
45,410
45,954
47,670
48,386
48,913
49,339
49,005

Required

23,100
24,806
26,023
30,448
37,635
37,888
39,420
39,636
40,167
44,623
41,701
41,939
42,196
42,558
43,055
43,893
44,623
45,183
46,681
47,447
47,863
48,494
48,321

Monetary
base

Total

160,127
175,467
187,248
203,601
223,732
239,967
256,973
267,772
293,287
317,254
305,003
306,794
309,132
310,929
313,281
315,332
317,254
319,695
323,411
324,512
326,500
328,584
329,647

634
774
3,186
1,318

827
777
1,716

265
326
192
340
607
764
645
261
108
192
233
77
91
90
155
229

Seasonal

33
96
113
56
38
93
130
84
76
38
222
317
331
287
211
86
38
17
22
32
47
98
149

Extended
credit

186
2
2,604

499
303
483
1,244

20
23
1
8
46
300
302
12
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Eeserve System.

27

BANK LOANS AND SECURITIES
Total commercial bank loans and leases fell 0.1 percent in June; commercial and industrial loans fell 0.6 percent.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE!
3,200

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* [RATIO SCALE)
3,200
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS

2,800
2,400

2,400

2,000

2,000

2,800

1,600

1,600

LOANS AND LEASES
1,200

800

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

OTHER SECURITIES
200

200

160

160

120

I i I I I i I M II

I i i i Ii Ii l I l

I I I i i I I MII

1 I I I I I I I I II

1987

l l i l Il l l ll

I 1 I I !I I I I II

i I MII I M I

120

1992

1989

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADViSERS

[Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted *]
AH commercial banks
Loans and leases
Period

Total
securities 2

1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991:
1991:

1992:

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan r ....
Feb r ....
Mar r....
Apr r....
May '....
June

1,400.4
1,552.2
1,722.2
1,909.5
2,093.2
2,238.5
2,422.8
2,590.8
2,730.8
2,838.0
2,773.3
2,773.8
2,776.9
2,789.1
2,805.5
2,822.8
2,838.0
2,847.3
2,847.8
2,854.1
2,866.3
2,864.2
2,869.0

U.S.

Government
securities

201.7

259.2
260.2
270.8
310.0
335.8
363.5
398.2
454.1
562.5
493.5
502.4
512.6
523.0
538.7
550.8
562.5
565.7
570.4
578.3
589.8
598.5
607.3

Other
securities

164.8
169.1
140.9
179.0
193.9
193.6
192.4
181.7
177.9
179.3
176.3
175.8
174.4
176.3
177.9
178.8
179.3
178.5
178.6
175.9
176.1
174.3
172.7

Total

2

1,033.9
1,123.9
1,321.1
1,459.8
1,589.4
1,709.1
1,866.9
2,010.9
2,098.8
2,096.2
2,103.6
2,095.5
2,089.9
2,089.8
2,088.9
2,093.2
2,096.2
2,103.1
2,098.8
2,099.9
2,100.3
2,091.4
2,089.0

Commercial
and
industrial

392.5
414.2
473.1
500.2
537.0
567.1
606.8
640.2
643.2
617.8
625.8
623.8
619.5
622.0
622.6
621.7
617.8
615.9
611.5
608.7
605.7
602.2
598.5

Real
estate

Individual

Security

299.9
331.0
376.2
425.8
494.0
586.9
670.1
759.5
843.3
873.1
868.5
867.3
866.7
868.1
869.8
871.9
873.1
873.3
876.9
878.6
880.8
882.1
881.0

188.2

212.9
253.8
294.7
315.3
328.3
354.5
374.8
379.6
363.5
373.1
370.9
370.3
367.3
364.2
363.1
363.5
363.1
363.5
362.1
361.0
359.4
360.0

25.3
28.0
34.4
43.0
40.3
34.8
41.2
41.5
44.7
54.5
49.0
47.4
48.4
50.0
51.1
53.4
54.5
59.5
57.1
60.5
65.0
61.8
64.1

1
Data are prorated averages of Wednesday figures for domestically chartered banks and averages
of month-end data for foreign-related institutions. Data beginning January 1984 are not strictly
comparable with data for earlier periods, largely because beginning January 1984 certain obligations
of States and political subdivisions are included in loans rather than in other securities.

28



State

Nonhank

oanK
financial
institutions
31.2
30.4
31.3
32.4
35.0

32.0
32.3
34.3
35.7
40.4
38.6
37.7
36.9
37.1
37.2
37.8
40.4
39.8
40.8
41.3
40.6
40.9
40.4

Agricultural

political

subdivisions

36.2
39.2
40.1
36.1
31.5
29.4
28.7
29.8
32.0
34.0
33.9
34.0
34.3
34.5
34.1
33.8
34.0
33.6
33.5
34.2
34.1
33.9
34.2

0.0
.0
46.0
56.7
58.5

52.4
45.1
40.0
33.9
29.1
31.4
31.0
30.6
30.3
29.7
29.4
29.1
28.0
28.2
28.2
27.9
27.7
27.4

For-

eign
banks

14.7

13.4
11.6
9.9
10.3
7.8
7.7
8.2
7.5
7.4
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.8
6.6
6.9
7.4
7.3
6.8
6.5
6.7
7.3
8.1

2
Excludes loans to commercial banks in the United States.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

For-

Lease

eign
official
institutions

financ-

5.9
9.4
8.4
6.3
6.3
5.7
5.0
3.5
2.8
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.1

ing

Other

receivables

13.3
13.7
16.0
19.0
22.4
24.6
29.3
31.8
32.8
31.7
33.3
32.5
31.9
31.8
31.6
31.5
31.7
31.5
31.6
31.5
31.5
31.4
31.6

26.8
31.8
30.2
35.6
38.8
40.1
46.2
47.1
43.3
42.4
41.1
42.3
42.7
39.8
39.5
41.1
42.4
48.9
46.7
46.1
45.0
42.6
41.8

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

Sources
External
Credit market funds

Period
Total

Internal '
Total
Total

Other 2

Increase hi
financial
assets

Discrepancy
(sources less
uses)

247.4
292.3
336.4
352.0
336.7
376.0
404.4
405.0
381.5
392.4

66.1
138.9
155.0
112.3
184.7
168.9
182.3
144.4
88.6
67.5

50.7
81.0
92.5
52.4
126.7
63.0
63.0
42.1
16.0
25.0

-4.0
45.5
130
-4.6
60.9
27.6
-12.9
41 7
-13.9
90.7

54.7
35.5
105.5
57.0
65.8
35.4
75.9
83.8
29.9
657

15.4
57.9
62.5
59.9
58.0
106.0
119.2
102.3
72.6
42.5

339.3
428.6
504.7
451.7
502.5
476.8
560.4
526.8
489.8
435.2

287.5
303.5
397.5
368.9
351.3
365.1
396.6
422.9
403.3
366.1

51.8
125.1
107.2
82.8
151.2
111.7
163.8
103.9
86.5
69.1

-25.8
2.6
-13.3
12.7
19.0
68.1
26.3
22.6
-19.6
24.6

473.0
556.1

410.5
403.7

62.5
152.4

6.6
38.9

-85.5
20.7

92.1
18.2

55.9
113.5

483.5
551.1

415.9
430.7

67.6
120.4

-10.5
4.9

541.7
517.1
443.6
378.2

393.8
395.2
361.2
375.9

147.9
121.9
82.4
2.3

53.6
48.8
19
-36.4

140
7.5
-49.0
4

67.6
41.3
47.1
360

94.3
73.2
84.3
38.6

507.7
523.0
529.4
398.8

402.4
415.9
418.2
376.2

105.3
107.1
111.2
22.6

34.0
-5.8
-85.7
-20.6

IV

447.1
488.8
484.7
418.5

390.9
390.7
387.1
400.7

56.2
98.1
97.6
17.8

8.5
47.3
31.6
12.5

63.1
109.2
80.0
110.3

546
-61.9
-48.4
97 8

47.7
50.8
66.0
5.2

387.3
458.2
493.1
402.2

346.0
350.8
380.8
386.7

41.3
107.4
112.3
15.5

59.8
30.6
-8.4
16.3

Ip

535.4

415.1

120.3

102.5

119.8

17 3

17.8

465.6

358.2

107.4

69.9

,

III
TV

1990- I

n

m
IV

1991- I

n
m

1992:

Loans and
short-term
paper

Capital
expenditures 3

313.5
431.2
491.4
464.3
521.4
544.9
586.7
549.4
470.1
459.9

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987...
1988
1989
1990
1991
1989-

Securities
and
mortgages

Total

. .

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, pension fund liabilities, and direct foreign investment in

the U.S.
3
Plant and equipment, residential structures, inventory investment, and mineral rights from U.S.
Government.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Keserve System.

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
[Millions of dollars; seasonally adjusted]
Installment credit outstanding (end of period)
Period
Total

1982:
19831984:
19851986:
19871988:
1989:
1990:
1991-

Revolving

Other 2

Total

Automobile

Revolving

Other 2

325,805
368,966
442,602
517,659
572,006
608,675
662,553
716,825
735,338
727,799

125,945
143,560
173,564
210,238
247,772
266,295
285,364
292,002
284,993
263,003

66,454
79,088
100,280
121,758
135,825
153,064
174,269
199,308
222,950
242,785

133,406
146,318
168,758
185,664
188,408
189,316
202,921
225,515
227,395
222,012

14,546
43,161
73,636
75,057
54,347
36,669
53,878
(4)
18,513
-7,539

6,937
17,615
30,004
36,674
37,534
18,523
19,069
(4)
-7,009
-21,990

5,384
12,634
21,192
21,478
14,067
17,239
21,205
(*)
23,642
19,835

2,224
12,912
22,440
16,906
2,744
908
13,605
(4)
1,880
5 383

Aue
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

731,724
730,109
728,823
727,311
727,449
729,225
727,960
727,799

273,389
270,789
268,897
266,620
264,621
264,420
262,383
263,003

232,297
233,399
234,654
236,294
238,987
241,436
242,573
242,785

226,038
225,922
225,273
224,396
223,842
223,369
223,004
222,012

-1,503
1 615
-1,286
1 512
138
1,776
-1,265
-161

-3,574
2600
-1,892
-2,277
-1,999
201
-2,037
620

1.860
1,102
1,255
1,640
2,693
2,449
1,137
212

211
-116
649
-877
554
-473
365
-992

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr T
May"

728,618
728,395
727,404
723,821
721,412

263,134
261,659
262,125
260,376
258,677

244,288
245,974
245,259
245,905
246,060

221,196
220,762
220,020
217,541
216,675

819
-223
-990
-3,583
-2,409

131
-1,475
466
-1,749
1 699

1,503
1,686
-714
646
155

-816
434
-742
2479
-865

Dec
Dec
Dee
Dec
Dec
Dee
Dee3
Dee
Dec
Dee

1991- Mav
June

1992:

Automobile

Net change hi installment credit outstanding l

1
For year-end data, change from preceding year-end; for monthly data, change from preceding
month.
2
Outstanding loans for mobile homes are now included in "Other" credit and will no longer be
available as a separate credit type.
3
Data newly available in January 1989 result in breaks in many aeries between December 1988




and subsequent months.
4
Because of breaks in series, net change not available.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

29

RATES AND BOND YIELDS
interest rates fel! in July.
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

INCH OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

ICE; SEE TABLE BELOW

[Percent per annum]
U.S. Treasury security yields
Period

3-month bills
(new issues) 1

1981
1982.

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 ..
1990
1991
1991- July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1992- Jan
Feb....
Mar
Apr....
May
July
Week ended:
1992: July 4
11
18
25 .
Aug 1
1

Constant maturities
3-year

2

10-year

High-grade
municipal
bonds
(Standard &
Poor's) 3

30



Prime
commercial
paper,
6 months *

Discount rate
(N.Y. F.R.
Bank)4

Prime rate
charged by
banks 4

New-home
mortgage
yields
(FHPB)5

14.029
10.686
8.63
9.58
7.48
5.98
5.82
6.69
8.12
7.51
5.42

14.44
12.92
10.45
11.89
9.64
7.06
7.68
8.26
8.55
8.26
6.82

13.91
13.00
11.10
12.44
10.62
7.68
8.39
8.85
8.49
8.55
7.86

11.23
11.57
9.47
10.15
9.18
7.38
7.73
7.76
7.24
7.25
6.89

14.17
13.79
12.04
12.71
11.37
9.02
9.38
9.71
9.26
9.32
8.77

14.76
11.89
8.89
10.16
8.01
6.39
6.85
7.68
8.80
7.95
5.85

13.42
11.02
8.50
8.80
7.69
6.33
5.66
6.20
6.93
6.98
5.45

18.87
14.86
10.79
12.04
9.93
8.33
8.21
9.32
10.87
10.01
8.46

14.70
15.14
12.57
12.38
11.55
10.17
9.31
9.19
10.13
10.05
9.32

5.58
5.39
5.25
5.03
4.60
4.12
3.84
3.84
4.05
3.81
3.66
3.70
3.28

7.38
6.80
6.50
6.23
5.90
5.39
5.40
5.72
6.18
5.93
5.81
5.60
4.91

8.27
7.90
7.65
7.53
7.42
7.09
7.03
7.34
7.54
7.48
7.39
7.26
6.84

7.03
6.89
6.80
6.59
6.64
6.63
6.41
6.67
6.69
6.64
6.57
6.50
6.12

9.00
8.75
8.61
8.55
8.48
8.31
8.20
8.29
8.35
8.33
8.28
8.22
8.07

6.14
5.76
5.59
5.33
4.93
4.49
4.06
4.13
4.38
4.13
3.97
3.99
3.53

5 50 5 50
5.50-5.50
5.50-5.00
5.00-5.00
5.00-4.50
4.50-3.50
3.50-3.50
3.50-3.50
3.50-3.50
3 50 3 50
3.50-3.50
3.50-3.50
3.50-3.00

8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.00
8.00-8.00
8.00-7.50
7.50-6.50
6 50 6 50
6.50-6.50
6.50-6.50
6.50-6.50
6.50-6.50
6.50-6.50
6.50-6.00

9.43
9.48
9.30
9.04
8.64
8.53
8.49
8.65
8.51
8.58
8.59
8.43

3.59
3.23
3.22
3.16
3.18

5.33
4.99
4.87
4.80
4.83

7.07
6.90
6.92
6.82
6.67

6.34
6.15
6.15
6.08
5.88

8.16
8.08
8.09
8.06
8.01

3.87
3.55
3.51
3.49
3.48

3.50-3.00
3.00-3.00
3.00-3.00
3.00-3.00
3.00-3.00

6.50-6.00
6.00-6.00
6.00-6.00
6.00-6.00
6.00-6.00

Bank-discount basis.
Yields on the more actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities by the Treasury Department.
3
Weekly data are Wednesday figures.
4
Average effective rate for year; opening and closing rate for month and week.
2

Corporate
Aaa bonds
(Moody's)

5
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.

Sources: Department of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Housing Finance Board, Moody's investors Service, and Standard & Poor's Corporation.

COMMON STOCK PRICES AND YIELDS
Stock prices rose in July.
INDEX, DEC. 31, 1965=50 {RATIO SC:ALE)

INDE X, DEC. 31, 1965=50 (RATIO SCALE)
240
220
200
180

^-

160

/

140

^s

100

^-/

160

\ s^r~~\
1 \ 1

/"~~

120

•v^_^\
[
1
~^*S

>
s^-/ \

240
220
200
180

/-—»•»'

-*

140
120

COM PC)SITE STOCK P !ICE INDEX
(NYSE)

100

80

80

60

60

40

1 1111 11111

1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I

1984

1986

1985

1988

1987

II II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1

1990

1989

PER CENT
20

PERC ENT
20

15

-JGS-PRICE RATIO ON COMMO
(S&P)
\
Ni
.-^1r~~~~"

10
"-— \r-

-

5
1

0

40

1992

1991

1
1984

1

1

1
1985

1

1

1
1986

!

1

1

1

1987

1

!

15
10
^^—_,
1

!

1

1

1

>
1

1989

1988

1

1

5
1

1990

1

1

1

Common stock yields
(percent) 5

New York Stock Exchange indexes (Dec. 31, 1965 = 50) "
Period
Industrial

0

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Common stock prices 1

Composite

1

1992

1991

SOURCES: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION

1

Transportation

Utility

Finance

Dow-Jones
industrial
average 3

Standard &
Poor's
composite
index
(194143 = 10)4

Dividendprice ratio

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

74.02
68.93
92.63
92.46
108.09
136.00
161.70
149.91
180.02
183.46
206.33

85.44
78.18
107.45
108.01
123.79
155.85
195.31
180.95
216.23
225.78
258.14

72.61
60.41
89.36
85.63
104.11
119.87
140.39
134.12
175.28
158.62
173.99

38.91
39.75
47.00
46.44
56.75
71.36
74.30
71.77
87.43
90.60
92.66

73.52
71.99
95.34
89.28
114.21
147.20
146.48
127.26
151.88
133.26
150.82

932.92
884.36
1,190.34
1,178.48
1,328.23
1,792.76
2,275.99
2,060.82
2,508.91
2,678.94
2,929.33

128.05
119.71
160.41
160.46
186.84
236.34
286.83
265.79
-322.84
334.59
376.18

5.20
5.81
4.40
4.64
4.25
3.49
3.08
3.64
3.45
3.61
3.24

1991- July

208.29
213.33
212.55
213.10
213.25
214.26

262.48
268.22
266.21
265.68
264.89
266.01

177.15
178.52
177.99
187.31
188.52
185.47

90.05
92.38
93.72
95.25
96.78
98.08

151.60
157.70
157.69
158.94
159.78
159.96

2,978.19
3,006.09
3,010.35
3,019.74
2,986.12
2,958.64

380.23
389.40
387.20
386.88
385.92
388.51

3.20
3.10
3.15
3.14
3.15
3.11

229.34
228.12
225.21
224.55
228.55
224.68
228.17

286.62
286.09
282.36
281.60
285.17
279.54
281.90

201.55
205.53
204.07
201.28
207.88
202.02
198.36

99.31
96.18
94.15
94.92
98.24
97.23
101.18

174.50
174.05
173.49
171.05
175.89
174.82
180.96

3,227.06
3,257.27
3,247.42
3,294.08
3,376.79
3,337.79
3,329.41

416.08
412.56
407.36
407.41
414.81
408.27
415.05

2.90
2.94
3.01
3.02
2.99
3.06
3.00

225.48
226.70
228.95
226.85
230.81

279.36
279.92
282.87
280.06
285.32

201.28
198.65
199.58
194.78
198.79

97.78
100.13
101.60
101.22
102.91

179.42
180.87
181.39
179.87
181.76

3,330.69
3,316.46
3,346.88
3,292.95
3,356.23

410.43
412.43
416.56
412.42
419.88

3.01
3.03
2.98
3.03
2.93

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dee

1992- Jan
Feb
Mar
May1
r
July
Week ended:
1992- July 4
11
18
25
1

Average of daily closing prices.
Includes all the stocks (more than 1,500) listed on the NYSE.
Includes 30 stocks.
* Includes 500 stocks.
5
Standard & Poor's series. Dividend-price ratios based on Wednesday closing pric< . Earnings 2
3




Earningsprice ratio

11.96
11.60
8.03
10.02
8.12
6.09
5.48
8.01
7.41
6.47
4.81

4.59
3.83

4.01

price ratios based on prices at end of quarter.
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 RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND DEBT
In the first 9 months of fiscal 1992, there was a deficit of $227.7 billion, compared with a deficit of $178.1 billion
a year earlier.
BILUONS Of DOLLARS
,600

BILUONS OF DOLLARS
1,600
RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS-!

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,300
OUTLAYS-'

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,000

1,000
900

900
RECEIPTS J

800

800

700

700

600

600

0
-100

-100

— •— ^""

-200

""-—^

^_^^^

-300
-400

- -200
-300

^""•-••^^

A

i
^ 1984

i

i
1985

1987

1986

i
1988

i
1989

i
1990

i
1991

i
1992

A -400
1993 N/

FISCAL YEARS

-^INCLUDES ON-BUDGET AND OFF-BUDGET ITEMS.
SOURCES: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND OFFCE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

COUNCIL OF ECONOMY ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars]
—

••••
Total

Fiscal year or period
Receipts
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984 ...
1985 ..
1988
1987 .
1988
1989
1990
1991 1
1992 (estimates) *
1993 (estimates) *

Cumulative total, first 9
months: 2
Fiscal year 1991
Fiscal year 1992

Outlays

Surplus
or deficit
(-)

Receipts




Surplus
or deficit
(-)

Receipts

Outlays

Surplus
or deficit
(-)

Total

Held by
the public

298.1
355.6
399.6
463.3
517.1
599.3
617.8
600.6
666.5

371.8
409.2
458.7
503.5
590.9
678.2
745.8
808.4
851.8

73 7
-53.7
-59.2
40 2
-73.8
79 0
-128.0
207 8
-185.4

231.7
278.7
314.2
365.3
403.9
469.1
474.3
453.2
500.4

302.2
328.5
369.1
403.5
476.6
543.1
594.4
661.3
686.0

-70.5
498
-54.9
38 2
-72.7
740
-120.1
-208.0
-185.7

66.4
76.8
85.4
98.0
113.2
130.2
143.5
147.3
166.1

69.6
80.7
89.7
100.0
114.3
135.2
151.4
147.1
165.8

-3.2
3.9
-4.3
2.0
-1.1
-5.0
-7.9
.2
.3

629.0
706.4
776.6
828.9
908.5
994.3
1,136.8
1,371.2
1,564.1

477.4
549.1
607.1
639.8
709.3
784.8
919.2
1,131.0
1,300.0

734.1
769.1
854.1
909.0
990.7
1,031.3
1,054.3
1,073.6
1,162.9

946.4
990.3
1,003.9
1,064.1
1,144.2
1,251.8
r
1,323.8
1,407.1
1,503.9

-212.3
221.2
-149.8
155.2
-153.5
220.5
r
- 269.5
333.5
-341.0

547.9
568.9
640.7
667.5
727.0
749.7
760.4
772.7
838.9

769.6
806.8
810.1
861.4
933.3
1,026.7
r
1,082.1
1,155.0
1,238.7

-221.7
-238.0
-169.3
- 194.0
-206.2
-277.1
r
-321.7
-382.3
-399.7

186.2
200.2
213.4
241.5
263.7
281.7
293.9
300.9
324.0

176.8
183.5
193.8
202.7
210.9
225.1
241.7
252.1
265.2

9.4
16.7
19.6
38.8
52.8
56.6
52.2
48.8
58.8

1,817.0
2,120.1
2,345.6
2,600.8
2,867.5
3,206.3
3,599.0
4,009.0
4,463.4

1,499.4
1,736.2
1,888.1
2,050.3
1
2,189.3
2,410.4
2,687.9
3,011.6
3,355.3

789.9
815.6

968.0
1,043.3

-178.1
227.7

566.3
584.6

793.7
863.1

-227.4
-278.5

223.6
231.0

174.4
180.2

49.3
50.8

3,487.1
3,918.8

2,591.9
2,923.2

1
Estimates from Mid-Session Review of the Budget, Office of Management and Budget, July 24,
1932.
2
Data from Monthly Treasury Statement.

32

Outlays

Gross Federal debt
(end of period)

Off-budget

Oil-budget

NOTE.—Data (except as noted) are from Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year
1993, Supplement, issued February 18, 1992, and are on a cash basis.
Sources: Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget.

FEDERAL RECEIPTS BY SOURCE AND
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION
In the first 9 months of fiscal 1992, receipts were $25.7 billion higher than a year earlier and outlays were $75.3
billion higher.
BILLIONS OF DO IARS

BILUC NS OF DOLLARS

600

600
RECEIPTS -^

INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES

\

500
400

-

— • "~ '

.,

.

500
400

_ — —

"

\
300

300
200

CORPORATION
INCOME T/XES
\

OTHER RECEIPTS

SOCIAL INSURANCE
TAXES AND CONTP'BUTr^NS

200
100

100

1

0
1,300

1

1

1

1

1

t

1

1

0
1,300

OUTLAYS-1'

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,100
1,000

1,000

NONDEFENSE

__^- *"

\

900

900

**

>-.--

800
_ _ — _ . —

700

800

—• • — — • " ' " "

700
600

600

500

500
400
300
200

r~

A ——i
^ 1984

1985

400

\

300

~T

i
1986

NATIONAL DEFENSE

i

1987

1988

-^INCLUDES ON BUDGET AND OFF-BUDGET FTEMS.
SOURCES: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

1

1989

1

1

1990

1991

1
1992

FISCAL YEARS

|\ 200
1993

COUNCIL OF F.CONOMK: ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars]
Oil-budget and off-budget outlays

On-budget and off-budget receipts
Social
Fiscal year

Total

Individual

Corporation

National defense

ance

Oilier

Total

298 1
355.6
399.6
463 3
517 1
599 3
617 8
6006
6665

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991 i
1992 (estimates) '
1993 (estimates) !

Cumulative total, first 9 months:
Fiscal vear 1991
Fiscal year 1992

131 6
157.6
181.0
217 8
244 1
2859
287 7
288 9
2984

734 1 3345
769 1 3490
854.1 392.6
909.0 401.2
9907 445 7
1 031 3 4669
1 054 3 4-R7 H
1,073.8 472.1
1,162.9 507.0

41 4

54.9
60.0
65 7
646
61 1
^92
37 0
568

Income
securi-

ty

Social
secujity

Net
interest

Other

military

90 8
106,5
121.0
138 9
157 8 182 7

j

-14 a
36.8
37.7
±Ci fi
;

- <0 G
^5

3718
409.2
458.7
503 5
5909
fl7R 9.

97.2

104.5
i IQ 3
1340
157 5
185 3
?0^ 9
227 4

87 9
95.1
102.3

2S2.0
290.4
303 6
298 3
273 3
304.2
291,2

245 2
265 5
274.0
281.9
2948
289 8
2624
291.5
278.2

76.4
76.7

300.1
315.5

86.5
73.7

968.0
1,043.3

198.1
220.9

190.8
212.0

273 4

1185
1396
]5BO
1707
178 2

65 8 128 2
702 119 8
75.1 123.3
78.9 129.3
850 1360
98 1 147 3
1045 1708
120.1 | 199.9
132.5 202.3

188.6
1988
207.4
219.3
232.5
248 6
2690
286.9
303.4

129.5 131.8
142 1
136.0
138.7 125.9
151.8
139.4
169.3 159.8
1842 202 7
194.5 * 224.6
199.1
186.2
210.3 239.7

201.2
215.1

145.2
150.3

19.3
22.8
265
32 1
39 1
46 6
52 6
57 5

13.4
13.5

«4fi 4
990 3
5 ,003.9
1,064.1
1 1 44 9.
1 251 8
*1 323 8
1,407.1
1,503.9

-;r.*> *?

112.2

73 "1
73 1
74.3
73.9
82 3
90 Q
S3 3
96.9
99.2

82.8
93.0
114.7
119 6
131.4
1335
125.4
122 3
118.6

35.5
426
52.5
688
85.0
898
111.1

15 3

17.3
18.5
20 5
23 2
26 9
27 4
93 g
an i

1 6 2 1 S3 -1
14 2
35 9
40.0
11.6
44.5
10.5
484
96
57 7
13 8
159
71 2
17.7
93.0
18.2 106.3

265 2
283 Q
303.3
334.3
359 4
380 0
3960
410.4
444.5

73.9
85.1
93.9
104 1

608
61.0
61.5
664
865
99 7
107 7
122 6
112 7

15 7

7.5
75
12 7
13 1
12 3
11 8
159

<i<>3

851 8

64
6.4

113 6
1309
153 9
180 7
204 4
2209

SF fi

*
71 8

74.1 «
808 4

«f> fi

208 0
939 4

26.7
29.9

2

789.9
815.6

346.9
349.7

:

1
Esismfttes from Mid-Session Review af Ike Budget, Office of Management and Budget, July 24,
1992.
2
Data from Monthly Treasury Statement




Medi-

Health
affairs

201 *

61 3
63 1
83.9
94.5
103 3
93 5
98 1
94.2

Inter-

:
1

1
!

1978

Depart-

Total

and
contributions

51.5
65.5

i

76.7
87.9

129.2
151.0

151.7
139.2
!

No'rE.— l>atfi (excepi, as voted) are from Budget of the United Staffs Government, Fiscal fear
1993, Supplement, issued February 18, 1992, and are on a cash basis.
Soiirffc^: Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget.

33

FEDERAL SECTOR, NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS BASIS
In the second quarter of 1992, according to advance estimates, Federal expenditures rose $13.7 billion (annual
rate); receipts data are incomplete. (Series revised.)
BILUONS OF DOUARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

1,400

1,400

1,200

1,200

1,000

SURPLUS OR DEFICIT (-

-200

I
1986

1987

1991

1988

I

I

1992

CALENDAR YEARS

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Federal Government receipts

Personal
tax and
nontax
receipts

Corporate
profits
tax
accruals

Indirect
business
tax and
nontax
accruals

Contributions for
social
insurance

955.1
1,042.4
1,096.1
1,118.2

403.8
449.3
479.5
475.9

107.6
118.9
113.9
104.6

59.6
61.7
64.4
75.1

384.1
412.5
438.5
462.6

972.3
1,059.3
1,107.4
1,122.2
632.3
671.1
739.8
803.6
856.8
943.5
1,000.6
1,068.3
1,086.7
1,109.6
1,119.9
1,113.3
1,114.6
1,117.3
1,127.7
1,129.4
1,143.3

410.1
461.9
482.6
473.4
301.6
290.5
323.5
351.8
371.7
414.8
420.0
470.1
474.0
487.2
486.6
482.5
474.7
473.1
473.4
472.2
468.4
462.2

111.0
117.1
113.9
102.5
45.5
65.4
67.0
77.0
91.4
109.7
118.5
111.3
110.3
114.6
119.2
111.7
100.3
101.6
104.9
103.3
112.2

60.9
61.9
66.0
78.2
49.2
55.4
58.2
56.8
54.8
59.5
61.4
62.2
64.8
65.2
65.4
68.5
77.3
76.3
78.3
80.8
79.2
79.8

390.4
418.5
444.9
468.2
235.9
259.8
291.1
318.0
338.8
359.4
400.7
424.7
437.6
442.7
448.8
450.6
462.2
466.3
471.1
473.2
483.5
487.5

Period
Total

Fiscal year:
1988
1989 r
1990 r
1991 r
Calendar year:
1988
1989 T
1990 T
1991 *
1982- IV
1983: IV... .
1984- IV
1985: IV
1986: IV
1987: IV
1988: IV
1989: IV r
1990: I r r

n r
m

IV
1991: I r r
n r

m

IV " ..

1992: I r

n*

Federal Government expenditures

NOTE.—See Note, p. 1.

34



Subsidies
less
current
surplus of
Government
enterprises

or deficit
(-),
national
income
and
product
accounts

Purchases

Transfer
payments

Grantsin-aid to
State
and
local
governments

1,098.5
1,163.0
1,249.1
1,312.6

386.3
398.3
418.1
446.7

430.9
460.5
504.1
511.9

108.4
116.0
128.4
146.8

143.8
160.3
175.1
183.1

28.9
28.0
23.4
24.2

01
.0
.0
.0

-143.3
-120.7
-153.0
1944

1,109.0
1,181.6
1,273.6
1,332.7
815.7
855.7
926.6
990.8
1,034.3
1,096.3
1,135.5
1,209.8
1,254.5
1,266.5
1,265.5
1,307.9
1,264.4
1,329.4
1,348.7
1,388.1
1,432.5
1,446.2

387.0
401.6
426.4
447.3
281.4
289.7
324.7
356.9
373.1
392.5
392.0
405.1
420.3
424.4
422.6
438.3
451.3
449.9
447.2
440.8
445.0
446.8

436.3
471.5
513.3
521.9
346.0
351.1
360.1
383.8
404.2
419.7
444.5
488.8
504.7
509.8
513.1
525.5
461.6
514.8
545.5
565.9
609.8
615.4

111.3
118.2
132.3
153.3
84.3
86.9
97.7
104.5103.8
102.9
113.0
121.9
128.1
132.2
131.2
137.6
144.3
151.9
153.4
163.6
165.1
169.9

146.0
164.8
176.6
186.9
86.8
99.2
122.3
129.2
131.1
143.1
151.2
168.9
171.4
176.9
183.3
174.8
182.7
188.1
186.8
190.1
186.8
187.1

28.4
25.5
25.1
23.1
17.3
28.8
22.2
16.4
22.1
37.8
34.9
25.0
29.9
23.2
15.3
32.0
24.8
24.4
15.7
27.7
25.7
26.9

.0
.0
.1
— .1
.0
.0
.6
.0
.0
2
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.2
.2
4.
.0
.0
.0
.0

136 6
-122.3
166 2
-210.4
-183.4
-184.6
-186.8
-187.2
-177.5
-152.7
-134.9
141 5
-167.8
156 9
-145.6
194 6
- 149.9
212 2
-221.0
258 7
-289.2

Total

Net
interest
paid

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Less:
Wage
accruals
less
disbursements

INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMER PRICES—MAJOR
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
Industrial production (1987=100; seasonally adjusted)
Period

1991:

1

France

Germany

91.7
88.9
91.8
92.9
96.2
100.0
105.9
109.2
109.4
107.1

86.4
89.6
89.7
94.6
96.9
100.0
103.6
104.0
103.4
100.3

96.5
99.6
103.9
107.6
109.6
113.6
118.3
124.0
130.7
136.2

94.9
100.4
104.8
108.9
113.4
118.4
123.2
129.3
135.5
143.1

98.0
99.9
102.1
104.1
104.8
104.9
105.7
108.0
111.4
115.0

91.7
100.3
108.0
114.3
117.2
121.1
124.4
128.9
133.2
137.2

97.0
100.3
102.7
104.8
104.7
104.9
106.3
109.2
112.1
116.0

87.7
100.8
111.5
121.1
128.5
134.4
141.1
150.4
159.6
169.7

95.4
99.8
104.8
111.1
114.9
119.7
125.6
135.4
148.2
156.9

117.8
116.9
121.6
119.5
117.3
117.5
117.5
117.9
113.4

103.5
105.3
110.6
106.5
104.1
107.9
105.8
111.6
104.7

98.7
98.5
101.5
101.4
99.8
100.2
100.6
r
100.4
' 100.1

135.2
135.6
136.0
136.2
136.6
137.2
137.4
137.8
137.9

142.3
143.0
143.7
143.8
143.9
143.7
143.4
144.0
143.4

114.7
115.3
114.8
114.7
114.9
115.1
116.4
116.6
116.0

136.3
136.6
136.9
137.4
137.7
138.0
138.6
138.9
139.1

114.7
115.2
115.8
116.8
116.8
117.0
117.4
117.9
118.0

168.0
170.2
169.6
171.4
170.3
171.0
172.3
173.5
174.0

156.4
156.9
157.6
157.2
157.6
158.1
158.7
159.3
159.4

119.2
120.3
118.5
r
l!7.6
118.7

108.5
111.0
110.7
104.4

99.1
100.3
99.6
r
99.9
99.0

138.1
138.6
139.3
139.5
139.7
140.2

144.0
144.1
144.6
144.6
144.9
145.2

115.8
115.7
116.3
117.5
117.6

139.4
139.8
140.2
140.5
140.9
141.0

118.5
119.2
119.7
120.0
120.5

175.4
175.9
176.6
177.3
178.3
178.9

159.3
160.1
160.6
163.1
163.7
163.7

Germany

81.9
84.9
92.8
94.4
95.3
100.0
105.4
108.1
109.2
107.1

76.5
81.5
91.4
96.5
95.4
100.0
105.5
105.3
100.8
96.5

82.9
85.5
93.4
96.8
96.6
100.0
109.2
115.9
121.4
124.1

97.3
96.5
97.1
97.2
98.0
100.0
104.6
108.8
110.9
111.2

90.3
90.9
93.5
97.7
99.6
100.0
103.9
108.8
114.5
118.0

105.5
106.4
107.3
108.1
108.0
108.4
108.4
108.1
107.4

r

96.1
96.9
97.2
97.4
r
97.0
97.7
r
97.0
96.7
95.3

123.3
109.8
126.0
109.6
122.8
109.7
126.6
110.9
122.8 110.9
123.7 109.6
123.9
111.1
123.8
110.3
122.0 ' 109.2

106.6
107.2
' 107.6
108.1
r
!086
108 2

r

121.5 rl!1.0
120.6 '110.1
117.7
109.8
117.6 rl!1.3
115.7
109.6

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

May
June p

Japan

France

Apr
May
T •*
July
. *

1992: Jan
Peb
Mar

Canada

Japan

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990.. .
1991 '.

r
r

95.4
95.8
96.3
96.7

r
r

United
Kingdom

United
States1

Canada

1982

Consumer prices (1982-84=100; NSA)
United
Kingdom

United
States

Italy

Data relate to all urban consumers.

r

Italy

Source: National sources as reported by Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis
and International Trade Administration, Trade Information and Analysis).

U.S. MERCHANDISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
[Billions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
General merchandise imports customs value) 3

Merchandise exports (f.a.s. value) 1
Principal end-use commodity category

Foods,
feeds,
and
beverages

Industrial
supplies
and
materials

Capital
goods
except
automotive

Automotive
vehicles,
parts,
and
engines

Consumer
goods
(nonfood)
except
automotive

Other 2

216.4
205.6
224.0
5
218.8
5
227.2
254.1
322.4
363.8
393.6
421.7

31.3
30.9
31.5
24.0
22.3
24.3
32.3
37.2
35.1
35.7

61.7
56.7
61.7
58.5
57.3
66.7
85.1
99.3
104.4
109.7

72.7
67.2
72.0
73.9
75.8
86.2
109.2
138.8
152.7
166.7

15.7
16.8
20.6
22.9
21.7
24.6
29.3
34.8
37.4
40.0

14.3
13.4
13.3
12.6
14.2
17.7
23.1
36.4
43.3
45.9

20.7
20.5
24.0
27.3
35.9
34.6
43.4
17.2
20.7
23.7

Sept .
Oct
Nov
Dec

35.0
34.7
35.2
34.5
35.3
36.8
37.3
36.1

2.9
2.7
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.3

9.4
8.7
9.1
9.1
8.6
9.3
8.9
8.9

13.7
14.3
13.7
13.4
14.4
14.4
15.4
14.3

3.4
3.5
3.6
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.6
3.3

3.7
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.8
4.1
4.1
3.8

2.0
1.9
2.0
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.3

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr r
May

35.5
37.7
37.1
36.4
35.5

3.1
3.6
3.3
3.5
2.9

9.3
8.9
8.8
8.8
8.9

13.9
15.3
14.9
14.3
13.8

3.2
3.6
3.9
4.0
3.8

3.9
4.1
4.0
3.9
4.0

2.0
2.1
2.3
2.0
2.1

Period

1982

1983
1984.
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

.

1991- May
July

1992:

1

Total2

Includes Department of Defense Military Assistance Program grant-aid shipments.
Includes undocumented exports to Canada through 1988.
Total arrivals of imported goods other than intransit shipments.
Total includes revisions not reflected in detail.
5
Total exports are on a revised statistical month basis; end-use categories are on a statistical
2
3
4




Trade balance

Principal end-use commodity category

Total

4
4

Foods
feeds,
and
beverages

Industrial
supplies
and
materials

Capital
goods
except
automotive

Automotive
vehicles,
parts,
and
engines

Consumer
goods
(nonfood)
except
automotive

Other

General
merchandise
imports
(c.i.f.
value)

Exports
(f.a.s) less
imports
(customs
value)

Exports
(f.a.s)
less
imports
(c.Lf.)

17.1

112.0

18.2
21.0
21.9
24.4
24.8
24.8
25.1
26.6
26.5

107.0
123.7
113.9
101.3
111.0
118.3
132.3
143.2
131.0

35.4
40.9
59.8
65.1
71.8
84.5
101.4
113.3
116.4
120.7

33.3
40.8
53.5
66.8
78.2
85.2
87.7
86.1
87.3
84.9

39.7
44.9
60.0
68.3
79.4
88.7
95.9
102.9
105.7
108.0

6.5
6.3
7.8
9.4
10.4
12.1
12.8
13.6
16.1
15.9

254.9
269.9
346.4
352.5
382.3
424.4
459.5
493.2
517.0
508.4

275
-52.4
-106.7
-117.7
-138.3
-152.1
-118.5
- 109.4
-101.7
-65.4

-38.4
-64.2
-122.4
-133.6
-155.1
-170.3
-137.1
-129.4
-123.4
-86.6

40.0
39.4
40.8
41.1
41.8
42.7
41.4
41.7

2.3
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.3

11.3
10.6
10.7
10.9
11.1
11.1
10.8
10.8

9.9
10.0
10.2
10.0
10.2
10.3
9.9
10.3

6.6
6.6
7.4
7.9
7.4
7.7
7.2
7.2

8.5
8.4
9.1
8.9
9.4
10.0
9.8
9.8

1.5
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.3

41.8
41.1
42.6
42.8
43.6
44.5
43.1
43.4

-5.0
-4.7
-5.6
-6.6
65
-5.9
— 4.1
-5.6

68
-6.4
74
-8.4
-8.3
-7.6
-5.8
-7.4

41.3
40.9
42.7
43.5
42.9

2.3
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.3

10.6
10.3
10.6
11.2
11.3

10.3
10.3
10.7
10.8
10.8

7.3
7.1
7.5
7.7
7.4

9.5
9.6
9.9
9.8
9.8

1.3
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.3

43.0
42.6
44.4
45.3
44.6

-5.8
-3.3
-5.6
-7.1
-7.4

-7.6
-5.0
73
-8.9
-9.1

244.0
258.0
330.7
336.5
365.4
406.2
441.0
473.2
495.3
487.1

month basis.
NOTE.—Data shown include trade of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

35

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
The current account deficit fell to $5.3 billion in the first quarter of 1992 from $7.2 billion in the fourth quarter of
1991.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

15

15

BALANCE ON GOODS,
SERVICES, AND INCOME

-45

-45
1991

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted. Credits (+), debits (—)]

Merchandise l

2

Period
Exports

1981
1982
1983
1984

237 044

Imports

Net
travel and
transportation
receipts

844
112

144
992
4 227

Balance on
Other
services,
net 5

Receipts
on U.S.
assets
abroad

Payments
on foreign
assets in
U.S. 3

86 200
85 614
100415
91 110
88 998
96 574
119456
140 692
143 547
125 315

53 626
56412
53 700
— 69 572
67 875
— 73*620
85 629
106 991
126 326
124 261
108 886

Net

115 668
108 853
73 436

8 293
9 709
7 324
6 398
1 370
5 851
10 142
17 118

-122,360
— 121,461
- 125,434
- 128,303

-27,379
-24,807
-28,890
-27,777

-1,873
-1,627
-1,692
-2,627

2,093
2,073
2,120
3,855

6,984
7,237
7,461
8,051

35,004
34,586
35,137
38,821

-30,676
-31,386
-30,913
-31,289

4,328
3,200
4,224
7,532

94,981
96,654
ra r .... 96,544
IV .... 100,526

28023
36 485
67 102
— 112492
122 173
— 145 081
159 557
— 126 959

86 529

goods,
services,
and income

transfers,
net 4

on current
account

5,030
16 732 — 11 702
32 903
— 11 443
5 632 — 17 075
29 788
43 623
25 882
17 741
31 915
30,843 — 78 212 — 20,612 —98,824
121 721
98 771
22 950
23 235
15,378 — 123*354 — 24 176 — 147,529
23 052
163 474
140421
10 945
12466 — 101 787 — 24869 — 126,656
75 537 — 25 606 — 101 143
14 366
57511 — 32 916 — 90,428
19 287
3 682
11 710
8 028
16 429

563
2 547
4 390
5 181
3 812
6 354
6 838
7*818
5 524

268 901
— 332 418
338 088
368 425
409 765
447' 189
477 365
497 558
489 398

1990: I r...
.
n r.r

Net balance

Net
military
transactions 3 4

12 552
13 209
14 095
14 277
14 266
18 855
18 400
20430
26 752
29 730
33 701

265 067
247 642

211 157
201 799
219 926
215 915
223 344
250 208
320 230
361 697
388 705
415 962

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

Inv jstment incom , 5

Services

-15,847 -6,538
-13,924 -7,401
-16,777 -7,201
-10,966 -11,778

-22,385
-21,325
-23,978
-22,744

1991: I

n
m
rv

100 636
103,324
104,151
107,851

118 962
-119,721
-124,325
-126,390

2 564
18 326
-16,397 -1,427
-994
-20,174
-539
- 18,539

3 755
3,929
4,358
5,080

8 164
8,280
8,660
8,596

35 498
31,215
29,904
28,698

28 533
-27,284
-26,828
-26,240

6 965
3,931
3,076
2,458

2 006
-1,684
-5,075
-2,945

14 199
4,115
-6,012
-4,273

12,193
2,431
-11,087
-7,218

1992: I"

107,825

-125,293

-17,468

-228

4,499

9,928

28,891

-24,181

4,710

1,441

-6,744

-5,303

1
2
3
4

Excludes military.
Adjusted from Census data for differences in timing and coverage.
Quarterly data are not seasonally adjusted.
Includes transfers of goods and services under U.S. military grant programs.

36



5

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.
See p. 37 for continuation of tabie.

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS—Continued
In the capital accounts, U.S. claims on foreigners reported by U.S. banks decreased $21.7 billion in the first
quarter of 1992, in contrast to an increase of $23.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 1991. U.S. liabilities to private
foreigners reported by U.S. banks, excluding Treasury securities, decreased $4.8 billion in the first quarter,
compared to an increase of $23.5 billion in the fourth quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

80
CHANGE IN
FOREIGN ASSETS
IN THE U.S., NET s

,

,

—V \ / '. ;V
A/ I/ \ . " '

1

'

i
i

60

i
i

•40

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
U.S. assets abroad, net
[increase/capit
Period
Total

-114,147
-122,335
-58,856
-29,224
-34,069
-91,069
-62,402
-92,708
-114,944
-56,321
-62,220
42,141
-30,682
m r... -30,964
IV .... -36,816
1991: I
-640
n
-7,050
m .... -10,368
rv
-44,158
1992: I "
555

1981

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1990: I r r
nr

U.S.
official
reserve
assets 3 6
-5,175
4,965
-1,196
3,131
-3,858
312
9,149
-3,912
-25,293
-2,158
5,763
-3,177
371
1,739
-1,091
-353
1,014
3,877
1,225
-1,057

Other U.S.
Government
assets

Foreign assets in the tl.S., net
[increase/capital inflow (+)] 3

]

U.S.
private
assets

-5,097
103 875
6 131 -111,239
-5,006
52 654
-5,489 -20,605
-2,821 -27,391
-2,022 -89,360
1,006 -72,556
2,967 -91,762
1,271
-90,922
2,304
56467
3,397 -71,379
-743
46,061
794 -30,259
-337
32 366
4,179 -39,903
-1,360
1,073
-420
7 644
3,180 -17,426
-437
-44,947
112
1,724

Total

83,032
92,418
83,380
102,010
130,966
223,191
229,972
219,489
213,693
99,379
66,980
-30,965
30,853
51,386
48,108
-7,840
2,959
22,933
48,929
20,474

Foreign
official
assets

Other
foreign
assets

4,960
3,593
5,845
3,140
-1,119
35,648
45,387
39,758
8,489
33,908
18,407
6450
6,134
14,097
20,127
5,650
4 178
4,115
12,819
20,747

78,072
88,826
77,534
98,870
132,084
187,543
184,585
179,731
205,204
65,471
48,573
-24,515
24,719
37,289
27,981
-13,490
7,137
18,818
36,110

-273

Statistical discrepancy
Allocations
of special
drawing
rights
(SDKs)

1,093

Total (sum
of the items
with sign
reversed)

24,992
41,359
19,099
26,038
24,825
15,407
—4,096
126
2,394
47,370
-1,078
11,209
21,154
3,556
11,452
-3,713
1,660
-1,478
2,447
-15,726

Of which:
Seasonal
adjustment
discrepancy

U.S. official
reserve
assets, net 6
(unadjusted,
end of
period)

4,489
518
-5,605
600
4,636
883
-6,137
613
3,967

30,074
33,958
33,747
34,934
43,186
48,511
45,798
47,802
74,609
83,316
77,719
76,303
77,298
80,024
83,316
78,002
74,940
74,731
77,719
74,657

8

Consists of gold, special drawing rights {SDKs), foreign currencies, and the U.S. reserve position in the IMF.
NOTE.—All data on pp. 36 and 37 reflect revisions as shown in the Survey of Current Business,




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

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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING

page

Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product in 1987 Dollars
Implicit Price Deflators for Gross Domestic Product
Changes in GDP, Personal Consumption Expenditures, and Related Implicit Price Deflators and Price Indexes
Nonfinancial Corporate Business—Output, Costs, and Profits
National Income
Personal Consumption Expenditures in 1987 Dollars
Sources of Personal Income
Disposition of Personal Income
Farm Income
Corporate Profits
Gross Private Domestic Investment in 1987 Dollars
Expenditures for New Plant and Equipment

1
2
2
3
3
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, Hourly Earnings, and Weekly Earnings—Private Nonagricultural Industries
Employment Cost Index—Private Industry
Productivity and Related Data, Business Sector

11
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—Manufacturing and Trade
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

17
18
19
19
20
21

PRICES
Producer Prices
Consumer Prices—All Urban Consumers
Changes in Producer Prices for Finished Goods
Changes in Consumer Prices—All Urban Consumers
Prices Received and Paid by Farmers

22
23
24
24
25

MONEY, CREDIT, AND SECURITY MARKETS
Money Stock, Liquid Assets, and Debt Measures
Components of Money Stock and Liquid Assets
Aggregate Reserves and Monetary Base
Bank Loans and Securities
Sources and Uses of Funds, Nonfarm Nonfinancial Corporate Business
Consumer Installment Credit
Interest Rates and Bond Yields
Common Stock Prices and Yields

26
27
27
28
29
29
30
31

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

32
33
34

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

35
35
36

General Notes
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Unless otherwise noted, all dollar figures are in current dollars.
Symbols used:
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Preliminary.
' Revised.
c
Corrected.
... Not available (also, not applicable).
NSA not seasonally adjusted.
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