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102d Congress, 2d Session

Economic Indicators
NOVEMBER

1992

(Includes data available as of December 1, 1992)

Prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the




Council of Economic Advisers
L I & it A- R V
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FEDERAL RESERVL
SANK OF CHICAGO

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LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana,'Vice Chairman
SENATE
LLOYD BENTSEN (Texas)
EDWARD M. KENNEDY (Massachusetts)
JEFF BINGAMAN (New Mexico)
ALBERT GORE, JR. (Tennessee)
RICHARD H. BRYAN (Nevada)
WILLIAM V. ROTH, JR. (Delaware)
STEVE SYMMS (Idaho)
CONNIE MACK (Florida)
ROBERT C. SMITH (New Hampshire)

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DAVID R. OBEY (Wisconsin)
JAMES H. SCHEUER (New York)
FORTNEY H. (PETE) STARK (California)
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KWEISI MFUME (Maryland)
RICHARD K. ARMEY (Texas)
CHALMERS P. WYLIE (Ohio)
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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
In the third quarter of 1992, according to revised estimates, current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) rose 5.6
percent (annual rate) or $80.3 billion. Real GDP (GDP in 1987 dollars) rose 3.9 percent and the implicit price
deflator rose 1.7 percent.
BILUON S OF DOUARS (RATIO SCALE)
6,000

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
6,000
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

5,600

5,600

^
5,200

x

GDP
IN 1 987 DOLLAR S

4,800

S~

^—

5,200

^

_ ,,•
f

— —

4,800

S __.-y^"

\

4,400

4,000
X

s

y

»

X

----3,400

3,200

2,800

l

l
1982

i

/
1

1

X

x """

/

"^

^r

4,400

\
\

4,000

GDP
INC'URRENT DO .LARS

^
3,600

3,200

1

1

1983

1
1984

t

!

1

i

1

1985

i i

I

1986

1987

t

t

1

1989

1988

I

i

I

t

i

1991

1990

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE

2,800
1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

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

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
m
IV
1991- I

n

in
IV ....
1992- I

n
in '

1

Gross
domestic
product

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
5,559.6
5,561.3
5,585.8
5,657.6
5,713.1
5,753.3
5,840.2
5,902.2
5,982.5

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
3,787.8
3,818.2
3,821.7
3,871.9
3,914.2
3,942.9
4,022.8
4,057.1
4,108.1

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
805.7
739.0
705.4
710.2
732.8
736.1
722.4
773.2
786.4

Federal
Net
exports

-20.6
51 4
-102.7
-115.6
-132.5
-143.1
- 108.0
-79.7
-68.9
21 8
-29.5
-71.8
-107.1
-135.5
— 133.2
-143.2
- 106.0
-73.9
-76.3
-67.2
-28.7
153
-27.1
-16.0
81
-37.1
-34.9

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
555.9
579.7
573.2
594.3
602.3
622.9
628.1
625.4
639.5

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
632.2
646.9
602.0
609.6
629.5
638.9
636.2
662.5
674.4

GDP less exports of goods and services plus imports of goods and services.




Government purchases

Exports and imports of goods
and services
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
1,042.4
1,071.3
1,087.5
1,090.8
1,093.3
1,090.3
1,103.1
1,109.1
1,122.9

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
422.6
438.3
451.3
449.9
447.2
440.8
445.0
444.8
454.1

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
308.4
323.2
332.4
325.9
321.9
314.7
313.6
311.7
318.4

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
114.3
115.0
118.8
124.0
125.3
126.1
131.4
133.1
135.7

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
619.7
633.0
636.3
640.8
646.0
649.5
658.0
664.3
668.8

Final
sales of
domestic
product

Gross
domestic
purchases *

Addendum:
Gross
national
product

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
5,549.2
5,592.3
5,614.4
5,679.4
5,712.9
5,744.2
5,855.9
5,894.1
5,961.4

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
5,635.9
5,628.5
5,614.6
5,672.9
5,740.3
5,769.3
5,848.3
5,939.4
6,017.3

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
5,577.8
5,592.7
5,614.9
5,674.3
5,726.4
5,764.1
5,859.8
5,909.3
5,993.1

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

1982
1983

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

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

Gross
domestic
product

Personal
consumption
expenditures

Nonresidentia]
fixed
investment

Residential
fixed
investment

Change
in
business
inventories

Exports and imports of
goods and services

Government purchases
Federal

Net
exports

Exports

Imports

Total
Total

National
defense

State
and
local

Nondefense

Final
sales of
domestic
product

Gross
domestic
purchases J

Addendum:
Gross
national
product

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

— 7.4
124.1 -17.5
4.4 -56.1
174.2
67.9 -122.0
199.3
22.1
1453
202.0
226.2
8.5 -155.1
225.2
26.3 -143.0
222.7
19.9 - 104,0
214.2
29.8
73 7
51 8
194.8
6.2
170.2
9 3 -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

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

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV

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 -44.9
-19.0
-83.7
190.6
29.3
198.8
47.9 — 131.4
207.4
30.2 -155.4
1560
230.5 -20.1
223.3
59.9 -136.0
102.7
225.3
20.9
24.9
-67.4
208.0

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:

I

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
-56.9
593
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

1991: I

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

1992:

4,873.7
4,892.4
4,939.4

3,289.3
3,288.5
3,318.4

495.8
514.7
517.1

185.6
191.2
191.6

12 6
7.8
20.2

21 5
-43.9
49 8

565.4
563.4
576.2

586.8
607.3
625.9

937.0
934.2
941.8

375.3
372.7
378.4

265.6
262.1
266.4

109.7
110.6
112.1

561.8
561.5
563.4

4,886.3
4,884.6
4,919.2

4,895.2
4,936.3
4,989.1

4,890.7
4,899.1
4,949.0

n
m
IV

n
m
rv

1

I

n r
m

GDP less exports of goods and services plus imports of goods and services.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

Period

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

Gross
domestic
product

Personal consumption
expenditures

Gross private
domestic investment

Durable
goods

Nonresidential
fixed

Government purchases

Exports and imports of
goods and services

Federal
Total

Nondurable goods

Services

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

1990: m
IV

113.9
115.0

115.7
117.6

105.8
106.1

116.6
119.3

117.6
119.3

107.8
108.2

111.1
111.0

109.3
110.9

111.4
116.5

111.7
113.2

111.2
113.1

113.2
113.3

113.4
114.8

1991:

I
II
III
IV

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
II
Ill '

119.8
120.6
121.1

122.3
123.4
123.8

108.6
109.4
109.7

121.4
122.2
122.9

126.1
127.4
127.7

107.1
106.9
105.9

111.7
112.3
113.5

111.1
111.0
111.0

108.4
109.1
107.7

118.6
119.3
120.0

118.1
118.9
119.5

119.8
120.3
121.0

117.1
118.3
118.7

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

....
....
....
..
....
IV ...
IV
IV
IV ..
IV
IV
IV
IV

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]
Personal consumption expenditures

Gross domestic product
Period

Current
dollars

11.9
3.9
8.1
10.9
6.9
5.7
6.4
7.9
7.2
5.2
2.8

1981

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1988- TTT
IV
1989- I

. .

....

7.6
8.1
8.6
6.3
3.8
5.1
7.7
5.8
2.7
.1

n
m

1990:

IV
I

n
m

IV
1991- I

1.8
5.2
4.0
2.8
6.2
4.3
5.6

n
m
rv

1992- I

n r
m

Constant
(1987) dollars

Fixed-weighted
price index
(1987 weights)

Implicit price
deflator
10.0
6.2
4.1
4.4
3.7
2.6
3.2
3.9
4.4
4.3
4.1

1.8
2.2

3.9
6.2
3.2
2.9
3.1
3.9
2.5
.8
-1.2
2.5
3.9
3.2
1.8
0
1.5
2.8
1.0
-1.6
39
-3.0
1.7
1.2
.6
2.9
1.5
3.9

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
2.7
1.7

Current
dollars

Constant
(1987) dollars

Implicit price
deflator

1.2
1.1
4.6
4.8
4.4
3.6
2.8
3.6
1.9
1.2
6
2.9
4.1
.1
1.1
2.9
.8
2.2
.1
1.7
-3.1
-3.0
2.0
1.5
.3
5.1
-.1
3.7

9.0
5.7
4.9
3.9
3.9
3.1
4.2
4.2
4.9
5.2
4.3
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
3.6
1.3

10.2
6.9
9.6
9.0
8.4
6.9
7.1
8.0
6.9
6.4
3.7
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
3.5
5.1

6.1
3.8
3.3
3.5
2.7
3.1
3.9
4.4
4.5
4.0
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
2.9
2.2

Fixed- weighted
price index
(1987 weights)

8.6
5.4
4.3
3.7
3.8
3.0
4.1
4.3
4.9
5.3
4.4
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
3.5
2.6

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

NONFINANCIAL CORPORATE BUSINESS-OUTPUT, COSTS, AND PROFITS
[Quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]

Period

1981

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
19821983:
1984:
19851986:
1987198819891990-

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
I
II

Ill
IV
1991- I

II
III

IV
1992: I
II p

iii

1
2

Current-dollar cost and profit per unit of output (dollars) l

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

1987
dollars

1,748.6
1,802.8
1,936.1
2,166.5
2,293.6
2,386.3
2,547.3
2,764.8
2,913.5
3,036.5
3,073.8
1,806.3
2,037.2
2,228.2
2,338.8
2,422.8
2,627.6
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
3,178.8
3,211.9

2,035.1
2,001.3
2,112.3
2,284.1
2,364.3
2,439.3
2,547.3
2,684.8
2,718.9
2,740.0
2,698.0
1,999.6
2,204.2
2,328.4
2,396.9
2,463.3
2,604.0
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
2,760.8
2,787.9

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
1.151
1.152

Consumption of
fixed
capital

0.102
.115
.115
.109
.109
.111
.110
.111
.117
.120
.126
.119
.119
.111
.110
.112
.110
.112
.120
.118
.118
.121
.123
.126
.127
.127
.126
.125
.126
.130

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.




Indirect
business
taxes a

sation of
employees

Net
interest

Corporate profits with inventory
valuation and capital consumption
adjustments
Total

0.082

0.572

0.035

0.067

.085
.088
.091
.093
.095
.095
.096
.101
.106
.115
.086
.088
.091
.093
.095
.094
.097
.102
.104
.104
.107
.109
.113
.114
.117
.117
.118
.117
.118

.605
.602
.617
.636
.648
.658
.676
.706
.737
.759
.607
.602
.623
.643
.654
.664
.687
.718
.724
.730
.744
.750
.754
.760
.763
.761
.760
.759
.756

.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
.049
.047

.056
.076
.094
.094
.084
.096
.102
.094
.091
.085
.051
.079
.091
.092
.081
.099
.102
.088
.093
.098
.088
.083
.084
.086
.084
.086
.093
.100
.101

4

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
.037
.035

Profits
after
tax 4
0.036

.033
.048
.062
.064
.053
.059
.064
.057
.057
.055
.030
.050
.064
.063
.045
.060
.063
.055
.060
.065
.052
.050
.055
.056
.053
.056
.060
.064
.066

Output
per hour
of all
employees
(1987
dollars) '

Compensation per
hour of
all
employees
(dollars) '

20.553
20.819
21.586
21.896
22.125
22.690
23.071
23.494
23.088
23.300
r
23.720
21.094
21.895
22.032
22.315
22.838
23.286
' 23.446
' 23.054
r
23.122
r
23.375
r
23.293
' 23.437
r
23.522
' 23.646
' 23.769
r
24.014
r
24.152
r
24.301

11.764
12.586
12.995
13.509
14.067
14.711
15.170
15.781
16.306
17.169
' 18.011
12.805
13.187
13.718
14.339
14.940
15.471
'16.018
' 16.550
' 16.741

' 17. 067
r

17.322
' 17.572
' 17.724
' 17.967
r
18.129
' 18.278
' 18.359
r
18.452

With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.
* See Note, p. 16.
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
1991...
1982: IV
1983: IV
1984: IV
1985: IV
1986: IV
1987: IV
1988: IV
1989: IV
1990: III
IV
1991- I
II
III
IV
1992- 1
II 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
4,479.3
4,517.9
4,493.0
4,529.2
4,555.4
4,599.1
4,679.4
4,716.5
4,714.3

in

1

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
3,320.5
3,339.6
3,343.0
3,379.6
3,407.0
3,433.8
3,476.3
3,506.3
3,529.8

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
-9.5
-9.6
12 4
-12.3
-10.3
-6.6
-4.5
3.3
5.0

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
328.8
329.7
322.2
329.1
337.6
340.0
353.6
359.9
366.1

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
32.2
42.8
34.3
41.3
29.5
37.9
40.1
38.5
31.5

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

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
351.4
344.0
349.6
347.3
341.2
347.1
384.0
388.4
370.4

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
334.4
333.5
344.2
342.2
331.9
333.1
360.7
361.4
340.7

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
367.0
354.7
337.6
332.3
336.7
332.3
366.1
376.8
350.5

-8.5
41
2
9.7
- 14.5
-27.3
-17.5
-14.2
3.1
-8.6
-7.6
3.5
-3.8
-10.7
-17.8
-31.7
— 13.5
-32.6
-21.2
6.7
9.9
-4.8
.7
54
-15.5
98

Capital
consumption
adjustment

Net
interest

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
17.0
10.5
5.3
5.1
9.3
14.1
23.3
27.0
29.7

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
456.0
471.4
456.2
444.4
450.5
446.9
430.0
420.0
411.5

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]
Durable goods
Period

1983
1984 ..

1985
1986
1987 ..
1988
1989...
1990
1991
1982: IV
1983: IV
1984: IV
1985: IV
1986: IV
1987: IV
1988: IV
1989: IV
1990: III
IV
1991: I
II
Ill
IV
1992: I
II
Ill '....
1

Total
personal
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
2,895.3
3,012.5
3,074.7
3,202.9
3,242.0
3,273.9
3,248.0
3,223.5
3,239.3
3,251.2
3,249.0
3,289.3
3,288.5
3,318.4

Total
durable
goods

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

297.7

138.1
160.3
180.2
193.3
183.5
194.8
196.4
192.2
171.0
123.7
151.6
164.3
173.9
193.6
183.6
197.7
188.3
191.3
182.0
169.6
167.2
173.3
174.0
181.5
180.2
179.2

338.5
370.1
402.0
403.7
428.7
440.7
439.3
414.7
272.3
319.1
347.7
369.6
415.7
404.7
439.2
436.8
437.7
426.6
412.0
411.3
419.4
416.1
432.3
430.0
439.9

Includes other items, not shown separately.




Other

104.3

55.3

115.3
123.8
136.3
144.0
155.4
165.8
169.5
168.6
96.4
109.3
118.7
128.6
141.4
145.9
160.3
167.9
168.9
167.5
166.9
169.3
170.4
167.9
174.4
174.4
181.4

62.9
66.1
72.4
76.2
78.5
78.5
77.6
75.0
52.3
58.1
64.8
67.1
80.7
75.2
81.2
80.5
77.5
77.1
75.5
74.8
75.7
74.2
76.5
75.4
79.4

Total
nondurable goods

900.3
934.6
958.7
991.0
1,011.1
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
1,059.1
1,051.6
1,043.0
1,046.3
1,044.8
1,035.6
1,049.6
1,045.6
1,052.2

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
521.6
522.0
516.4
516.3
515.0
515.3
518.9
513.5
514.5

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
186.2
183.2
180.8
183.2
183.7
177.5
184.1
184.4
191.0

Gasoline
and oil

75.7
77.9
79.2
82.9
84.7
86.1
87.3
86.4
85.2
73.4
76.9
79.0
79.5
84.6
85.4
87.5
88.6
86.7
85.0
83.9
86.0
86.0
84.7
85.7
85.8
85.8

Retail sales of newpassenger cars
(millions of units)

Services

Nondurable goods

Furniture and
household
equipment

Fuel
oil and
coal

11.1

11.2
11.5
12.1

12.0
12.0
11.4
10.1
9.7
10.5
11.4
11.1
11.4
12.4
11.9
12.0
12.0
10.9
8.8
9.4
9.8
10.0
9.4
10.2
12.0
10.9

Other

207.8
220.0
226.2
231.7
239.1
244.7
250.2
253.4
250.5
202.8
212.2
222.9
228.0
235.2
240.4
246.4
251.8
253.7
252.7
252.5
251.0
250.0
248.6
250.7
249.8
250.0

Total
services l

1,421.4
1,473.0
1,537.0
1,576.1
1,637.4
1^698.5
1,731.0
1,764.6
1^783.7
1,386.2
1,443.9
1,494.2
1,557.1
1,595.8
1,655.5
1,716.9
1,746.3
1,777.1
1,769.8
1,768.5
1,781.8
1,787.0
1,797.4
1,807.3
1,812.9
1,826.3

Housing

Medical
care

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
475.1
476.1
476.5
477.9
478.8
479.8
481.2
483.3
485.8

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Domestics

Imports

332.6

6.8

341.9
353.0
366.2
384.7
399.4
408.6
423.9
438.8
327.8
334.8
344.9
359.1
372.0
390.7
403.0
411.8
426.7
428.6
431.9
435.6
440.5
447.2
449.6
453.7
457.9

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
7.1
6.6
6.1
6.1
6.3
6.1
6.1
6.3
6.2

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
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.0

SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME
Personal income increased $51.1 billion (annual rate) in October, following an increase of $24.4 billion in
September. The increases were boosted by a number of special factors. In October, these included large subsidy
payments to farm proprietors, bonus payments to employees in the motor vehicle industry, restitution payments to
Japanese-Americans, a rebound in rental income of persons from the effects of Hurricane Iniki, and retirement
incentive payments to U.S. Postal Service employees. In September, the special factors included the effects of
Hurricane Iniki and a rebound from the effects of Hurricane Andrew, which had reduced both farm proprietors'
income and rental income of persons in August, as well as subsidy payments to farm proprietors. Excluding these
special factors, personal income increased $18.4 billion in October and $13.0 billion in September.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE]
6,000

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
6,000

5,000

5,000

4,000

4,000

3,000

^7; „

— 3,000

2,000

2,000

1,400

1,400

400

1984

1992

COUNCIL Of ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

1982

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987. .
1988
1989
1990.
1991
1991: Oct..
Nov
Dee
1992: Jan
Feb
Mar....
May

July '
Aug T'•
Sept
Oct"

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
4,889.3
4,887.4
4,944.9
4,943.2
4,988.7
5,009.6
5,015.4
5,032.7
5,038.5
5,046.9
5,054.7
5,079.1
5,130.2

Wage and
salary
disbursements l

1,593.3
1,684.7
1,849.8
1,986.5
2,105.4
2,261.2
2,443.0
2,586.4
2,742.8
2,812.2
2,835.4
2,838.5
2,861.2
2,852.8
2,884.9
2,895.0
2,890.6
2,907.6
2,905.7
2,908.9
2,926.6
2,922.5
2,940.8

Proprietors' income 3
Other labor
income l 2

165.4
174.6
184.7
191.8
200.7
210.4
230.5
251.9
271.0
288.3
293.6
295.0
296.4
297.8
299.2
300.7
302.1
303.6
305.0
306.4
307.9
309.3
310.8

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.




Farm

Nonfarm

13.5
2.4
21.3
21.5
22.3
31.3
30.9
40.2
41.7
35.8
40.9
29.1
43.8
30.5
40.7
49.0
48.1
36.1
31.4
30.6
24.9
39.1
56.0

157.3
184.3
214.7
238.4
261.5
279.0
293.4
307.0
325.2
332.2
339.7
339.5
340.7
349.0
354.8
356.9
358.6
359.2
361.9
363.6
364.4
370.3
374.7

Rental
income of
persons *

21.9
22.1
23.3
18.7
8.7
3.2
4.3
-13.5
123
-10.4
-12.3
48
-2.8
-4.2
62
-3.2
12
3.3
8.0
8.5
2.1
4.3
9.7

Personal
dividend
income

67.1
77.8
78.8
87.9
104.7
100.4
108.4
126.5
140.3
137.0
134.7
134.3
133.8
133.6
133.8
134.2
135.4
136.6
137.9
139.5
141.3
142.3
143.8

Personal
interest
income

376.8
397.5
461.9
498.1
531.7
548.1
583.2
668.2
694.5
700.6
703.8
703.4
702.6
693.1
684.4
676.9
676.0
675.2
674.4
670.4
666.7
663.0
660.0

Transfer

pay-

ments 5

408.1
438.9
452.9
485.9
517.8
542.2
576.7
625.0
685.8
771.1
794.1
793.7
811.7
835.5
844.3
848.2
854.2
860.9
864.1
869.4
872.5
879.7
887.2

4

Less:
Persona!
contributions
for social
insurance

112.3
119.7
132.8
149.1
162.1
173.6
194.5
211.4
224.8
238.4
240.7
241.2
242.5
244.9
247.3
248.2
248.3
249.8
249.9
250.4
251.7
251.5
252.6

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
4,826.5
4,836.5
4,879.3
4,890.7
4,925.8
4,938.2
4,944.9
4,973.9
4,984.4
4,993.5
5,007.0
5,017.1
5,051.1

With capital consumption adjustment.
Consists mainly of social insurance benefits, direct relief, and veterans payments.
Personal income exclusive of farm proprietors' income, farm wages, farm other labor income,
and agricultural net interest.
5
6

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

BILUONS OF DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE]

2,000
DOLLARS- (RATIO SCALE]

DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE]

8,000

8,000

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Period

Personal
income

Less:
Personal
tax and
nontax
payments

"F

t

Disposable
income

Less:
Personal
outlays '

Equals:
Personal
saving

Disposable
personal
income in
1987
dollars
(billions)

Current
dollars

Billions of dollars
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

1982..

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

371.4
368.8
395.1
436.8
459.0
512.5
527.7
593.3
621.3
618.7

2,319.6
2'493.7
2,759.5
2,943.0
s'l31.5
3,289.5
3*548.2
3,787.0
4/042.9
4,209.6

Per capita personal
consumption
expenditures

Per capita
disposable personal
income

1987
dollars

Current
dollars

1987
dollars

199.5
168.7
222.0
189.3
187.5
142.0
155.7
152.1
175.6
199.6

2,820.4

2,893.6
3 080.1
3 162.1
3 261.9
3 289.5
3,404.3
3 464.9
3,516.5
3 509.0

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

Saving as
percent of
disposable
personal
income

Population,
including
Armed
Forces
overseas
(thousands) 2

Percent

Dollars
2,120.1
2^325.1
2,537.5
2 753.7
2,944.0
3 147.5
3,392.5
3,634.9
3,867.3
4,009.9

Percent
change in
real per
capita
disposable
personal
income

12 146
12,349
13 029
13 258
13 552
13 545
13 890
14 005
14,068
13 886

8,868

10,782

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

11,179
11,617
12 015
12,336
12 568
12,903
13.029
13,044
12 824

01
1.7
5.5
1.8
2.2
_1
2.5
.8
.4
— 1.3

6.4
6.0
4.3
4.4
4.0
4.3
4.7

232,201
234,326
236,393
238,510
240^691
242,860
245^093
247,397
249^961
252,711

12,154
12,591
13,145
13,278
13,522
13,685
13,996
14,015
14,038
13,988
13,861
13,891
13,876
13,913
14,017
14,021
13,993

9,134
9,980
10,649
11,445
12,101
12,819
13,814
14,491
15,133
15,209
15,184
15,345
15,468
15,537
15,814
15,907
16,061

10,895
11,390
11,739
12,095
12,472
12,615
13,020
13,053
13,080
12,938
12,808
12,838
12,848
12,803
12,930
12,893
12,973

-0.5
7.2
1.0
1.8
-1.7
5.2
3.2
1.8
-2.3
-1.4
-3.6
.9
-.4
1.1
3.0
.1
-.8

7.7
6.8
7.9
6.0
4.8
5.0
4.3
3.9
3.9
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.5
5.1
4.9
5.3
4.5

233,060
235,146
237,231
239,387
241,550
243,745
246,004
248,372
250,303
251,050
251,687
252,329
253,053
253,776
254,388
255,054
255,785

8.6
6.8
8.0

Seasonally adjusted annual rates

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

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
HI....
IV
1991: I

n
m....
IV

1992: I

n
nir..

2,746.8
2,965.8
3,242.5
3,456.7
3,647.8
3,918.5
4,195.2
4,469.4
4,692.6
4,751.9
4,752.8
4,806.9
4,846.2
4,907.2
4,980.5
5,028.9
5,060.2

372.1
371.6
413.4
448.8
478.5
528.6
542.0
605.1
627.3
623.8
616.8
617.2
618.6
622.3
619.6
617.1
629.4

2,374.7
2,594.3
2,829.1
3,007.9
3,169.3
3,389.9
3,653.2
3,864.3
4,065.3
4,128.1
4,136.0
4,189.7
4,227.6
4,284.9
4,360.9
4,411.8
4,430.9

2,190.9
2,417.9
2,606.5
2,828.7
3,018.2
3,220.1
3,496.7
3,715.5
3,908.0
3,938.8
3,943.2
3,994.4
4,036.6
4,065.5
4,146.3
4,179.5
4,229.9

183.8
176.3
222.6
179.2
151.1
169.8
156.4
148.8
157.3
189.3
192.8
195.3
191.0
219.4
214.6
232.3
201.0

2,832.6
2,960.6
3,118.5
3,178.7
3,266.2
3,335.8
3,443.1
3,480.9
3,513.7
3,511.6
3,488.7
3,505.2
3,511.5
3,530.8
3,565.7
3,576.0
3,579.2

1
Includes personal consumption expenditures, interest paid by persons, and personal transfer payments to rest of the world (net).




10,189
11,033
11,925
12,565
13,121
13,907
14,850
15,558
16,242
16,443
16,433
16,604
16,706
16,885
17,143
17,297
17,323

2
Annual data are averages of quarterly data, which are averages for the period.
Source: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of the Censi

FARM INCOME
In the second quarter of 1992, according to preliminary estimates, gross farm income rose $2.3 billion (annual rate)
and net farm income rose $1.1 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

240
200
160
120

240

"~1

^

*

^

.

.

r—^n

/I

„

^ ^T

200

•**

160
120

GROSS FAI M INCOME

80

80

60

60

N

'*-,'

»

\/

40
*

X
X
X

X

j

1

s

. V

A
/

/

/ *~\

1

\./

40

\ /
V

y/

'

20

,~ --

20

,

NET FARM INCOME

>i. /A/ V\*
i,

10

1

1
1982

1

111
1983

10

\
1984

1

1

1

1985

1
1986

1

1

1

i ii

1

1987

1988

\

\

\

1

1

1990

1989

1

1

1

1

1

1991

1

1

1992

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
II.

m

IV ..

1991: I
II

m
IV

1992: I
II"

166.3
164.1
153.9
168.0
161.2
156.1
168.4
174.5
190.3
195.1
189.6

141.6
142.6
136.8
142.8
144.1
135.3
141.8
151.1
160.9
170.0
167.4

199.3
191.5
188.3
201.6

166.0
166.8
173.7
173.4

189.1
189.8
185.2
194.1

165.2
165.5
170.7
168.0

192.4
194.7

165.8
167.7

Livestock and
products

69.2
70.3
69.6
72.9
69.8
71.6
76.0
79.4
84.1
89.6
86.8
89.4
87.9
90.7
90.3
89.6
87.6
84.9
85.0
85.3
86.6

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




Crops

3

Value of
inventory
changes 2

Production
expenses

Current
dollars

1987 dollars 3

72.5
72.3
67.2
69.9
74.3
63.7
65.8
71.6
76.8
80.4
80.6

6.5
-1.4
10 9
6.0
-2.3
-2.2
-2.3
-3.5
4.3
2.9
.4

139.4
140.3
139.6
141.9
132.4
125.1
128.7
133.9
140.2
144.3
144.9

26.9
23.8
14.2
26.1
28.8
31.0
39.7
40.6
50.1
50.8
44.6

34.1
28.5
16.3
28.7
30.5
32.0
39.7
39.1
46.2
45.0
38.0

76.6
78.9
83.0
83.1

4.7
3.6
2.3
1.2

142.0
143.5
143.8
147.9

57.2
48.0
44.4
53.6

51.4
42.6
39.0
46.6

75.6
77.9
85.8
83.0

1.2
.6
.1
— .1

145.8
147.2
143.1
143.4

43.2
42.5
42.0
50.6

37.1
36.1
35.5
42.5

80.5
81.1

3.8
3.6

143.6
144.8

48.8
49.9

40.8
41.4

Income in current dollars divided by the GDP implicit price deflator.

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

CORPORATE PROFITS
In the third quarter of 1992, according to preliminary estimates, corporate profits before tax fell $26.3 billion
(annual rate) and profits after tax fell $13.9 billion. The third quarter estimates reflect the effects of Hurricanes
Andrew and Iniki.
BILUONS OF DOLLARS

BILUONS OF DOUARS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

A.

350

\S\

PROFITS BEFORE TAX

250

PROFITS AFTER TAX

150

\

TAX LIABILITY
UNDISTRIBUTED PROFITS "

1 1 !
1982

1983

1985

1 1
1986

1
1987

1989

1988

1

i i i

1

1990

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Profits after tax

Profits (before tax) with inventory valuation adjustment *
Domestic industries
Period

Nonfinancia!
Total 2
Total

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 ... .
1990
1991
1982: IV
1983- IV
1984- TV
1985- IV
1986: IV..
1987- IV
1988: IV
1989: IV
1990- III

rv
II
III.. .

1991- I

IV
1992: I
II .
Ill'1
1
2

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
334.4
333.5
344.2
342.2
331.9
333.1
360.7
361.4
340.7

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
248.3
285.9
254.8
269.7
260.2
269.4
275.9
270.0
270.2
292.0
300.4
278.8

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
56.9
55.1
59.7
60.7
63.6
59.7
70.1
61.3
37.8

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




Total *

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
212.8
205.1
209.7
215.1
206.4
210.5
221.9
239.0
241.0

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
110.6
96.3
87.6
90.3
91.8
87.5
97.5
115.2

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
30.0
35.0
44.1
45.5
41.7
44.5
39.9
46.7

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
367.0
354.7
337.6
332.3
336.7
332.3
366.1
376.8
350.5

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
143.0
133.7
121.3
122.9
127.0
125.0
136.4
144.1
131.7

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
224.0
221.0
216.3
209.4
209.6
207.4
229.7
232.7
218.8

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
150.6
151.9
150.6
146.2
145.1
143.9
143.6
146.6
r
!51.1

3
Includes industries not shown separately.
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
73.4
69.1
65.7
63.2
64.5
63.4
86.2
86.1
67.7

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

-9.9
8.5
-4.1
.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
32.6
— 21.2
6.7
9.9
-4.8
.7
-5.4
-15.5
r
-9.8

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT IN 1987 DOLLARS
According to revised estimates for the third quarter of 1992, nonresidential fixed investment in 1987 dollars rose
$2.4 billion (annual rate) and residential investment rose $0.4 billion. There was a $20.2 billion increase in
inventories, following an increase of $7.8 billion in the second quarter.
BILLIONS OF 1987 DOLLARS
900

BILLIONS OF 1987 DOLLARS
900
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

800

700

700

600

600

500

500

400

400
RESIDENTIAL
FIXED INVESTMENT

300

300

X
200
CHANGE IN BUSINESS
INVENTORIES
100

X

-100

1982

1983

1984

1985

1987

1988

1991

1989

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of 1987 dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Change in business
inventories

Fixed investment
Period

1982

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
19821983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
III
IV
1991: I
II
Ill
IV
1992: I
II
Ill '
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analy!




Gross
private
domestic
investment

Nonresidentia!
Total
Total

Structures

Producers'
durable
equipment

Residential

Total

540.5
599.5
757.5
745.9
735.1
749.3
773.4
784.0
739.1
661.1

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
-9.3

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

743.1
680.0

732.0
706.8

542.9
529.3

181.2
173,2

361.7
356.1

189.1
177.5

11.2
26 8

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
-20.4
.6
7.5

668.9
713.6
728.9

681.4
705.9
708.7

495.8
514.7
517.1

149.4
149.1
143.4

346.4
365.6
373.7

185.6
191.2
191.6

-12.6
7.8
20.2

Nonfarm

-20.7
12.8
66.2
19.8
10.6
32.7
26.9
29.9
3.7
-9.6
46 2
32.3
50.8
28.0
-18.6
62.1
30.5
31.2
6.6
25 6
-24.7
-24.5
-1.0
11.8
107
6.0
14.8

EXPENDITURES FOR NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
According to the Commerce Department July-August 1992 survey, business spending for new plant and equipment
is expected to rise 4.3 percent in 1992, following a decline of 0.8 percent in 1991.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE|
600

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE|
600
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

500

\

ALL INDUSTRIES
300

300

\
NONMANUFACTURING^
200

200

MANUFACTURING

100

I

I

I I
1984

I I
1986

I

I I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

1991

I/SURVEYED QUARTERLY
I/SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW
SOURCE: 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 *

324.73
326.19
321.16
373.83
410.12
399.36
410.52
455.49
507.40
532.61
528.39
551.03

128.68
123.97
117.35
139.61
152.88
137.95
141.06
163.45
183.80
192.61
182.81
177.42

1990: I
II
III
IV

531.61
535.19
533.12
530.98

1991: I

n
m

IV . .
1992:

I
II
III 4

IV4

10

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
405.12

196.06
202.22
203.82
234.22
257.24
261.40
269.46
292.04
323.60
339.99
345.58
373.62

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
77.64
75.70

69.75
69.39
65.74
75.04
82.01
72.28
73.03
86.41
101.24
110.04
105.17
101.72

196.06
202.22
203.82
234.22
257.24
261.40
269.46
292.04
323.60
339.99
345.58
373.62

15.81
14.11
10.64
11.86
12.00
8.15
8.28
9.29
9.21
9.88
10.02
9.21

12.67
11.75
10.81
13.44
14.57
15.05
15.07
16.63
18.84
21.47
22.66
23.66

47.17
53.58
52.95
57.53
59.58
56.61
56.26
60.37
66.28
67.21
66.57
72.70

120.41
122.79
129.41
151.39
171.09
181.59
189.84
205.76
229.28
241.43
246.32
268.05

191.80
194.43
194.44
190.05

85.79
83.86
82.95
79.05

106.01
110.57
111.49
111.00

339.81
340.76
338.68
340.93

9.66
9.75
9.96
10.10

21.68
21.82
20.86
21.64

65.42
65.07
67.68
69.77

243.05
244.12
240.18
239.41

191.80
194.43
194.44
190.05

339.81
340.76
338.68
340.93

534.27
525.02
526.59
529.87

190.83
186.52
177.48
179.06

80.99
79.31
74.94
76.40

109.84
107.20
102.55
102.66

343.44
338.50
349.10
350.81

9.94
10.08
10.09
9,99

22.98
22.87
22.56
22.29

67.01
65.09
66.52
67.42

243.51
240.46
249.94
251.11

190.83
186.52
177.48
179.06

343.44
338.50
349.10
350.81

535.72
540.91
565.16
562.36

173.98
171.78
182.79
181.11

74.19
74.26
76.10
78.25

99.79
97.52
106.69
102.86

361.73
369.13
382.36
381.25

8.87
9.18
9.76
9.01

21.88
23.51
24.45
24.80

68.81
72.63
74.53
74.85

262.17
263.80
273.62
272.59

173.98
171.78
182.79
181.11

361.73
369.13
38236
381.25

Durable
goods

1
Excludes forestry, fisheries, and agricultural services; medical services; professional services;
social services and membership organizations; and real estate, which, effective with the April-May
1984 survey, are no longer surveyed quarterly. See last column ("nonmanufacturing surveyed annually") for data for these industries.
2
"All industries" plus the part of nonmanufacturing that is surveyed annually.




Total
nonfarm
business 2

Commercial
and
other

358.77
363.08
359.73
418.38
454.93
447.11
461.51
508.22
563.93
591.96
587.93

128.68
123.97
117.35
139.61
152.88
137.95
141.06
163.45
183.80
192.61
182.81
177.42

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

3
Consists of forestry, fisheries, and agricultural services; medical services; professional services;
social services and membership organizations; and real estate.
4
Planned capital expenditures as reported by business in July-August 1992, corrected for biases.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
In October, civilian employment fell by 76,000 and unemployment fell by 238,000.
MILLIONS OF PERSO NS*

MILLI DNS OF PERSONS*

130

130
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

126

126

^

CIVILIAN LABOR FC3RCE

~^

122

118

^

<^

1

r'—

114

^^

^"
110

•

^.

_^s*

- 122

••"

**"

-N

,

118

'

~"^C^

- 114

CIVILIAN
EMPLOYMENT-

110

s--^"'

106

- 106

-^~- . -"
102

102

12

UNEMPLOYMENT

1985

1984

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[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:
Oct
Nov
Dec
1992:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept ....
Oct

Unemployment

Civilian employment

Noninstitutional
population
including
resident
Armed
Forces
NSA

Resident
Armed
Forces
NSA

Labor force
including
resident
Armed
Forces

173,939

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

111,872
113,226
115,241
117,167
119,540
121,602
123,378
125,557
126,424
126,867

101,194

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

102,510
106,702
108,856
111,303
114,177
116,677
119,030
119,550
118,440

110,204
111,550
113,544
115,461
117,834
119,865
121,669
123,869
124,787
125,303

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

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

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

5,997
5,512
5,334
5,345
5,122
4,965
4,657
4,860
5,767

10,678
10,717
8,539
8,312
8,237
7,425
6,701
6,528
6,874
8,426

3,485
4,210
2,737
2,305
2,232

191,903
192,057
192,209

,614
,605
1,604

127,122
126,979
127,223

118,481
118,377
118,332

125,508
125,374
125,619

116,867
116,772
116,728

3,204 113,663
3,272 113,500
3,183 113,545

6,055
6,123
6,084

192,358
192,469
192,607
192,745
192,881
193,025
193,190
193,356
193,513
193,683

1,599
1,585
1,585
1,577
1,574
1,570
1,568
1,566
1,566
1,552

127,645
127,872
128,175
128,407
128,734
129,119
129,100
129,003
128,839
128,511

118,716
118,628
118,933
119,252
119,230
119,144
119,340
119,303
119,267
119,177

126,046
126,287
126,590
126,830
127,160
127,549
127,532
127,437
127,273
126,959

117,117
117,043
117,348
117,675
117,656
117,574
117,772
117,737
117,701
117,625

3,166
3,232
3,194
3,209
3,178
3,252
3,204
3,218
3,242
3,160

6,429
6,213
6,180
5,910
6,210
5,824
6,058
6,091
6,079
6,188

Employment
including
resident
Armed
Forces

Nonagricultural
Civilian
labor force

Total

99,526

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.




Agricultural

Total

113,951
113,811
114,155
114,465
114,478
114,322
114,568
114,519
114,459
114,465

Part time
for
economic
reasons 1
5,852

Total

15
weeks
and
over

Civilian
Labor
force
participation
rate
(percent) 2
64.0
64.0

Employment/
population
ratio
(percent) 2
57.8

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

64.4
64.8
65.3
65.6
65.9
66.5
66.4
66.0

57.9
59.5
60.1
60.7
61.5
62.3
63.0
62.7
61.6

8,641
8,602
8,891

2,570
2,623
2,843

66.0
65.8
65.9

61.4
61.3
61.2

8,929
9,244
9,242
9,155
9,504
9,975
9,760
9,700
9,572
9,334

3,059
3,204
3,185
3,018
3,361
3,675
3,616
3,563
3,472
3,522

66.1
66.2
66.3
66.3
66.5
66.6
66.6
66.4
66.3
66.1

61.4
61.3
61.4
61.6
61.5
61.4
61.5
61.4
61.3
61.2

"Data beginning January 1986 not strictly comparable with earlier data because of change in
estimation procedures.
_
_
, , , „
, , ,
r, • •
source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor statistics.

11

SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
In October, the civilian unemployment rate fell to 7.4 percent.
PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED]

15

10

1988

1988

1992

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

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991:

Oct
Nov ....
Dec
1992: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May ....
June ...
July ....

Aug
Sept
Oct

Unemployment
rate,
all
workers 1

All
civilian
workers

Men
20 years
and over

Women
20 years
and
over
8.3
8.1
6.8
6.6
6.2
5.4
4.9
4.7
4.8
5.7

9.5
9.5
7.4
7.1
6.9
6.1
5.4
5.2
5.4
6.6

9.7
9.6
7.5
7.2

7.0
6.2
5.5
5.3
5.5
6.7

8.8
8.9
6.6
6.2
6.1
5.4
4.8
4.5
4.9
6.3

6.8
6.8
7.0

6.9
6.9
7.1

6.5
6.4
6.6

5.8
5.9
6.1

7.0
7.2
7.2
7.1
7.4
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.4
7.3

7.1
7.3
7.3
7.2
7.5
7.8
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.4

6.9
7.0
6.9
6.8
7.3
7.4
7.2
7.3
7.1
7.2

5.9
6.1
6.1
6.3
6.1
6.4
6.5
6.5
6.3
6.1

Both
sexes
16-19
years

White

23.2
22.4

8.6
8.4

18.9
18.6
18.3
16.9
15.3
15.0
15.5
18.6
18.9
18.7
19.3
18.3
20.0
20.6
19.2
20.0
23.6
21.0
19.8
20.4
18.3

6.5
6.2
6.0
5.3
4.7
4.5
4.7
6.0
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.2
6.5
6.5
6.3
6.5
6.8
6.7
6.6
6.7
6.5

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

12



By selected groups

By race

By sex and age

Black
and
other

Black

17.3

17.8
14.4
13.7
13.1
11.6
10.4
10.0
10.1
11.1
11.5
11.0
11.5
12.6
12.2
12.2
12.4
13.1
13.5
13.1
12.9
12.5
12.4

18.9
19.5
15.9
15.1
14.5
13.0
11.7
11.4
11.3
12.4
12.8
12.3
12.7
13.7
13.8
14.1
13.9
14.7
14.9
14.6
14.3
13.7
13.9

Experienced
wage and
salary
workers

Married
men,
spouse
present

Women
who
maintain
families

Fulltime
workers

Parttime
workers

Labor
force
time lost
(percent) 2

9.3
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

10.5
10.4
9.3
9.3

6.6
6.7
6.8

4.2
4.5
4.7

9.4
9.1
9.1

6.6
6.5
6.8

8.4
8.6
8.6

7.7
7.9
8.1

6.9
7.1
7.2
6.9
7.2
7.3
7.2
7.3
7.2
7.1

4.8
5.0
4.8
4.7
5.1
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.2

9.0
9.5
10.0
10.2
10.0
10.1
10.6
10.5
9.0
9.1

6.8
7.1
7.0
7.0
7.1
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.2
7.0

9.1
8.8
9.0
8.8
9.5
9.3
9.1
9.1
9.5
9.2

8.1
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.3
8.4
8.4
8.4
8.3
8.3

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

9.1
8.4
7.6
7.3
7.4
8.3

11.0
10.9
8.6
8.1
7.9
7.1
6.3

5.9
6.2
7.6

SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In October, the percentage of the unemployed who had been out of work for less than 5 weeks was unchanged,
the percentage for 5-14 weeks fell, and the percentages for 15-26 weeks and for 27 weeks and over rose. The
mean duration of unemployment rose to 19.4 weeks and the median duration fell to 9.3 weeks.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*
70

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
70

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

15-26
weeks

State
programs

Number of
weeks
27
weeks
and
over

Average
(mean)

Median

Job
losers

Job
leavers

58.7
58.4
51.8
49.8
48.9
48.0
46.1
45.7
48.3
54.7
55.1
54.8
56.2
53.7
57.8
57.3
56.5
57.7
56.3
56.1
56.1
56.6
59.1

7.9
7.7
9.6
10.6
12.3
13.0
14.7
15.7
14.8
11.6
11.4
11.5
10.3
11.0
9.8
9.9
11.3
10.5
10.4
10.4
10.7
9.9
9.6

Reentrants

New
entrants

Insured
unemployment

Initial
claims

Insured
unemployment,
all
regular
programs
(unadiusted)>

Weekly average, thousands

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

.

.

1991: Oct
Nov
Dec
1992: Jan
Feb
Mar
May

July
Sept
Oct

. .

10,678
10,717
8,539
8,312
8,237
7,425
6,701
6,528
6,874
8,426
8,641
8,602
8,891
8,929
9,244
9,242
9,155
9,504
9,975
9,760
9,700
9,572
9,334

36.4
33.3
39.2
42.1
41.9
43.7
46.0
48.6
46.1
40.1
38.2
38.1
37.1
36.8
33.3
36.0
35.9
36.4
35.6
34.8
34.0
34.0
34.0

31.0
27.4
28.7
30.2
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.3
32.0
32.3
32.1
31.5
31.0
29.5
31.7
29.1
30.2
27.8
27.8
28.3
29.5
30.2
28.3

16.0
15.4
12.9
12.3
12.7
12.7
12.0
11.2
11.8
14.5
16.4
15.1
15.4
16.1
16.1
15.5
14.4
14.8
15.1
15.0
15.6
14.3
15.4

16.6
23.9
19.1
15.4
14.4
14.0
12.1
9.9
10.1
13.0
13.4
15.3
16.5
17.7
18.9
19.4
19.6
21.1
21.5
21.8
20.9
21.5
22.3

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.




15.6
20.0
18.2
15.6
15.0
14.5
13.5
11.9
12.1
13.8
14.6
14.9
15.3
16.4
17.0
17.1
17.0
18.3
18.6
18.3
18.2
18.3
19.4

8.7
10.1
7.9
6.8
6.9
6.5
5.9
4.8
5.4
6.9
7.4
7.7
7.8
8.1
8.2
8.0
8.8
9.0
8.7
8.5
8.9
9.4
9.3

22.3
22.5
25.6
27.1
26.2
26.6
27.0
28.2
27.4
24.8
24.2
24.6
24.4
26.4
23.5
24.0
23.1
22.7
22.8
23.4
23.4
23.7
23.3

11.1
11.3
13.0
12.5
12.5
12.4
12.2
10.4
9.5
8.9
9.4
9.0
9.1
8.9
8.9
8.8
9.2
9.0
10.4
10.1
9.9
9.9
8.0

4,061
3,396
2,476
2,611
2,650
2,332
2,081
2,158
2,522
3,342
3,273
3,313
3,317
3,349
3,324
3,340
3,348
3,328
3,249
3,327
3,185
3,185
3,029

583
438
377
396
378
328
310
330
388
447
418
448
464
446
452
440
412
407
415
420
409
406
366

4,594
3,775
2,561
2,693
2,746
2,401
2,135
2,205
2,575
3,407
2,795
2,846
3,565
4,197
4,199
4,102
3,626
3,193
3,141
3,118
3,115
'2,815
2,538

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 rose by 27,000 in October.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS* (ENLARGED SCALE)

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

30
10

\

^-—"I

80 ^^.

-

1

ALL NONAGRICULTURAL
ES' ABLISHMEN' S

00

.

—

\

SERVICE-PRODUCING
INDUSTRIES

-

60

2.0
18

40

GOOD S-PRODUCIh4G
INDUSTRIES
30

r———^
v
r—

1

CONSTRUCT"""*1

II II ll III 1 1
I' 1988

|

|

II II ll II 1 1

1989

1990

. ,, , , |

~lln\

1991

1992

' 1988

'

|M|||

1989

1990

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

II II III 1 III imilmii
1991
1992
'

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of wage and salary workers; 1 seasonally adjusted]

Goods-producing industries

Total

Service-producing industries

fltnl

Period

nonagricultural
employ-

Manufacturing
Total 2

Con-

ment

Total

urarne
goods

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
24,708
25,173
25,322
24,960
23,830

3,905
3^948
4,383
4,673
4,816
4,967
5,110
5^187
5,133
4^685

18 781
18,434
19J378
19,260
18^965
19,024
19,350
19,442
19 117
18^455

11 014
10,707
11^479
11 464
11 ^203
11,167
11 381
11,420
11 130
10,602

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

108,285
108,139
108,154

23,704
23,613
23,584

4,642
4,585
4,592

18,388
18,361
18,329

108,100
108,142
108,200
108,377
108,496
108,423
108,594
108,485
108,413
108,440

23,527
23,525
23,532
23,530
23,548
23,470
23,459
23,362
23,307
23,271

4,587
4,582
4,603
4,605
4,632
4,600
4,584
4,591
4,575
4,595

18,283
18,290
18,278
18,279
18,275
18,236
18,242
18,145
18,107
18,051

Nondurable
goods




Transportation
and
public
utilities

Finance,
Wholesale
trade

Ketail
trade

insurance,
and real
estate

Government

Services
Total

1K

5 865
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

5 468
5,'689
5 955
6^283
6 547
6 649
6 695
6 729
6 678

19 694
20,191
21 999
23^053
24 235
25 669
27 120
28 103
28 323

5,766
5,761
5,758

6,040
6,031
6,021

19,175
19,130
19,112

6,665
6,666
6,670

28,525
28,514
28,559

5,746
5,753
5,754
5,746
5,745
5,745
5,742
5,729
5,736
5,738

6,010
6,003
5,997
5,993
5,993
5,988
5,972
5,964
5,954
5,961

19,118
19,143
19,092
19,177
19,150
19,156
19,184
19,106
19,108
19,098

6,665
6,673
6,675
6,682
6,681
6,672
6,660
6,661
6,661
6,675

28,577
28,584
28,643
28,707
28,833
28,854
28,971
28,981
29,035
29,124

5 082
4 954
5459

7 796
7/761
7 858
7 969
8 022
7 988
7,852

65 753
66 866
69J69
72 660
74^967
77 492
80 363
83 007
84 822
84 480

5 238
5^255
5 372
5 527
5,644
5 808
5,772

10,530
10,498
10,466

7,858
7,863
7,863

84,581
84,526
84,570

10,422
10,430
10,417
10,409
10,398
10,371
10,347
10,298
10,275
10,234

7,861
7,860
7,861
7,870
7,877
7,865
7,895
7,847
7,832
7,817

84,573
84,617
84,668
84,847
84,948
84,953
85,135
85,123
85,106
85,169

7 767
7 726
7399

1
Includes all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural 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
from this table not comparable with estimates of nonagricultural employment of the civilian labor
force, shown on p. 11, which include proprietors, self-employed persons, and domestic servants;
which count persons as employed when they are not at work because of industrial disputes, bad

14

Total

5 296
5 286
5^574
5 736
5,114:

007

ltl,OO (

15 869
16^024
16 394
17
17
17
18
18

010
386
779
304
380

18,410
18,424
18,450
18,457
18,461
18,507
18,542
18,546
18,538
18,606
18,682
18,612
18,573

Federal

2 739
2,774
2,'807
2,875
2^899
2,943
2 971
2,988
3 085
2,966
2,980
2,981
2,983

2,981
2,981
2,989
2,986
2,984
2,972
2,957
2,959
2,969
2,924

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

Period

Total
private
nonagricultural *

1982

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

34.8
35.0
35.2
34.9
34.8
34.8
34.7
34.6
34.5
34.3

Total

Average gross weekly earnings

Average gross hourly earnings

Manufacturing

Total private
nonagricultural 1

Overtime

Current
dollars

Total private
nonagncultural *

1982
dollars a

Manufacturing

Current dollars

Current
dollars

1982
dollars 2

Manufacturing

Construction

Retail
trade

Percent change from a
year ear ier, total
private
nonagricultural 3

1982
dollars

Current
dollars

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

.3
10
-.9
10
-1.8
-1.5

38.9
40.1

-1.2
2.0
.8
13

1991:

Oct .
Nov
Dec

34.3
34.4
34.5

40.9
40.9
41.0

3.7
3.7
3.7

10.40
10.42
10.46

7.45
7.44
7.45

11.27
11.30
11.32

356.72
358.45
360.87

255.53
255.85
257.03

460.94
462.17
464.12

533.78
529.84
538.37

200.07
202.05
202.62

3.2
3.0
3.1

.5
.2
.4

1992:

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

34.3
34.6
34.5
34.3
34.6
34.3
34.3
34.6
34.3
34.5

40.9
41.1
41.1
41.1
41.3
41.0
41.0
41.0
40.9
41.1

3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.1
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.5
3.8

10.46
10.51
10.55
10.52
10.56
10.58
10.58
10.66
10.63
10.65

7.44
7.46
7.46
7.42
7.44
7.43
7.41
7.44
7.41
7.40

11.27
11.34
11.37
11.42
11.44
11.44
11.45
11.51
11.52
11.51

358.78
363.65
363.98
360.84
365.38
362.89
362.89
368.84
364.61
367.43

255.36
258.27
257.23
254.47
257.31
254.84
254.30
257.57
254.08
255.16

460.94
466.07
467.31
469.36
472.47
469.04
469.45
471.91
471.17
473.06

530.22
526.55
532.87
535.95
548.10
543.86
541.82
542.82
537.86
535.25

202.91
205.61
205.06
202.77
205.06
203.35
203.49
206.92
207.50
208.80

3.0
3.9
4.2
3.1
3.4
1.9
2.6
3.5
1.6
2.9

.6
1.1
1.2
.1
.6
-1.0
-.4
.4
-1.3
-.3

1
Also includes other private industry groups shown on p. 14.
2
Current dollar earnings divided by the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical
workers (on a 1982=100 base).

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 '

Dec
Dec.
Dec
Dec.
Dec
Dec..
Dec.
Dec
Dec.
Dec

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

71.4
76.7
81.7
84.6
87.5
90.5
96.7
102.6
109.4
116.2

1989: Mar.

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

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

113.0
113.7
114.6

111.0
111.5
112.1

118.4
119.4
121.3

Total
compensation

Wages and
salaries

Benefits '

Total
compensation

Wages and
salaries

Benefits '

Not seasonally adjusted

1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
19861987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991-

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

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

1.0
.6
.8

.8
.5
.5

1.5
.8
1.6

4.2
3.7
3.4

3.4
3.0
2.7

6.3
5.5
5.2

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

1990:

1991:

Sept
Dee

1992- Mar
Sept.

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.




6.3
4.9
4.2
4.1
3.2
3.3
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.7

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted

Sept.
Dec
Mar..
June
Sept
Dec..
Mar

6.5
5.7
4.9
3.9
3.2
3.3
4.8
4.8
4.6
4.4

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

1.3
1.3

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

15

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

Period

Output *

Hours of 2all
persons

Compensation per
hour 3

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

99.9
100.0
102.2
104.6
106.1
108.3
109.4
110.4
109.5
109.7
110.1

99.9
100.0
102.4
104.5
105.4
107.5
108.3
109.2
108.2
108.2
108.7

102.4
100.0
104.1
112.6
116.7
119.9
124.8
130.1
132.3
132.7
129.8

102.4
100.0
104.4
113.0
116.8
120.1
125.0
130.6
132.7
132.9
130.0

102.5
100.0
101.8
107.6
109.9
110.7
114.1
117.9
120.9
120.9
117.9

102.5
100.0
102.0
108.1
110.8
111.8
115.4
119.5
122.7
122.9
119.6

93.0
100.0
103.7
108.1
113.0
118.6
122.7
128.0
132.3
139.7
146.6

93.0
100.0
103.9
108.1
112.6
118.1
122.1
127.2
131.3
138.4
145.4

98.7
100.0
100.5
100.4
101.3
104.4
104.3
104.4
103.0
r
103.2
103.9

101.1
103.0
105.2
106.9
108.0
110.3
110.5

101.1
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
130.1

102.1
105.1
109.7
114.8
120.1
124.6
129.3

109.2
109.3
109.4
110.2
109.8
109.7
109.3
109.8
110.3
111.2
112.3
112.5
113.4

108.0
108.0
107.9
108.6
108.1
108.1
107.9
108.4
108.9
109.6
110.6
111.1
111.8

132.3
132.3
133.1
133.7
132.5
131.3
129.2
129.5
130.0
130.6
131.4
131.9
132.9

132.7
132.7

121.1
121.1
121.7
121.4
120.7
119.8
118.1
117.9
117.8
117.5
117.0
117.2
117.2

122.9
122.8
123.7
123.4
122.8
121.6
119.9
119.7
119.6
119.3
118.9
118.9
119.0

132.7
134.3
136.2
138.9
141.0
142.9
144.1
146.1
147.5
148.8
150.2
151.0
152.5

131.6
133.3
134.9
137.5
139.6
141.6
143.0
145.0
146.4
147.5
148.9
149.8
151.2

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Unit labor costs

Real compensation
per hour 4

Implicit price
deflator 5

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

98.8
100.0
100.7
100.4
101.0
104.0
103.7
103.7
102.2
102.2
103.0

93.1
100.0
101.5
103.3
106.5
109.5
112.2
116.0
120.9
127.3
133.1

93.1
100.0
101.5
103.4
106.8
109.9
112.8
116.4
121.4
127.9
133.8

94.5
100.0
103.4
107.7
111.2
113.6
116.6
120.8
126.1
131.2
136.2

94.2
100.0
104.0
107.6
111.6
114.2
117.2
121.4
126.5
131.8
137.0

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

101.0
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

102.7
102.9
102.6
103.6
103.4
103.0
103.1
103.9
104.2
104.2
104.5
104.1
104.4

101.9
102.1

121.4
122.9
124.5
126.0
128.4
130.3
131.8
133.1
133.7
133.8
133.8
134.1
134.5

121.9
123.3
125.0
126.6
129.1
131.0
132.5
133.8
134.4
134.6
134.6
134.9
135.2

126.7
127.8
129.1
130.6
131.9
133.3
134.9
136.0
136.7
137.3
138.2
139.0
138.9

127.1
128.2
129.6
131.1
132.5
134.1
135.7
136.6
137.5
138.3
139.1
139.9
139.9

.1
-1.4
.2
.7

-0.7
1.2
.7
3
.6
3.0
-.2
.0
-1.5
0
.8

8.0
7.4
1.5
1.9
3.0
2.8
2.5
3.3
4.2
5.3
4.6

.0
1.0

.4
1.1

4.9
4.9

-1.2
3.8
-.7
— 1.4

-1.9
3.5
-.6
-.9

5.3
5.0
7.8
5.9

.4
3.0
1.1
-.0

.6
3.2
1.2
-.4

1.1
-1.4
1.4

.9
-.9
1.1

4.8
3.9
1.9
.2
.1
.9
1.0

8.6
7.4
1.5
1.9
3.3
2.9
2.6
3.2
4.3
5.4
4.6
4.3
4.9
5.6
5.1
8.2
5.8
4.6
4.0
2.0
.6
.1
.8
1.0

10.1
5.8
3.4
4.1
3.3
2.2
2.6
3.6
4.4
4.1
3.8
3.2
3.6
4.2
4.7
4.2
4.2
4.8
3.2
2.3
1.6
2.6
2.4
-.1

10.1
6.1
4.0
3.5
3.7
2.4
2.6
3.6
4.2
4.2
4.0
3.3
3.5
4.2
4.7
4.5
4.8
4.9
2.7
2.7
2.2
2.4
2.5
-.2

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

1982 = 100; quarterly data seasonally adjusted
1981
1982 .
1983

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

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV

1989: HI r....
IV r....
1990: I r r
n .r

m r....

IV ....
1991: I rr
n .r

in r ....

IV ....
1992: I T r

n.

TTT"*

133.5
134.0
132.7
131.5
129.4
129.7
130.2
130.7
131.5
132.0
133.0

101.6
102.5
102.4
102.1
102.3
103.1
103.4
103.3
103.5
103.3
103.6

Percent change; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991r
1989: HI r....
IV....
1990: I rr
n .r

m r ....

IV ....
1991: I 'r
n .r

m ....

IV....
1992:

IT
II r.p

m * ..

1.3
.1
2.2
2.3
1.4
2.0
1.0
.9
-.8
.3
.3

-1.6
.2
.4
2.9
— 1.4
5

0.9
.1
2.4
2.1
.8
1.9
.8
.9
-1.0
.0
.5
7
.3
-.5
2.5
-1.7
.1

-1.1
1.6
1.9
3.3
3.9
1.0
3.0

-.7
1.7
1.9
2.5
3.7
1.7
2.6

1

1.9
23
4.1
8.2
3.6
2.8
4.1
4.3
1.7
.2
-2.2

1.6
24
4.4
8.2
3.4
2.8
4.1
4.4
1.7
.1
-2.2

-.6
.1

-.3
.2

2.6
1.8
-3.6
-3.5
-6.4
.9
1.6
2.0
2.3
1.6
3.0

2.2
1.6
-3.7
-3.6

-6.1
.9
1.5
1.6
2.3
1.7
3.0

0.6
25
1.8
5.7
2.1
.7
3.1
3.3
2.6
-.0
-2.5
1.0
— .1
2.2
-1.1
-2.3
-3.0
-5.3
-.7
-.3
-1.3
-1.5
.6
.0

0.7
-2.4
2.0
6.0
2.5
.9
3.3
3.5
2.7
.1
-2.6
.4
-.1
2.8
-.9
-2.1
-3.7
-5.5
-.8
-.3
-.9
-1.3
.1
.4

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 based 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.
Hourly compensation divided by the consumer price index for all urban consumers.
5
Current dollar gross domestic product divided by constant dollar gross domestic product.

16



9.4
7.6
3.7
4.2
4.5
4.9
3.5
4.3
3.4
5.6
4.9
3.2
5.1
5.8
8.0
6.3
5.4
3.6
5.6
3.9
3.5
4.0
1.9
4.0

9.6
7.5
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.9
3.4
4.1
3.2
5.4
5.1
3.6
5.2
5.0
7.8
6.4
5.9
3.8
5.8
3.9
3.1
3.8
2.4
3.7

-0.8
1.3
.5
J

.9
3.0
J

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 revised to incorporate the results of the 1991 Hours at Work Survey.
'Data do not reflect GDP revisions of November 25, 1992.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Industrial production and capacity utilization rose in October.
INDE X, 1987 - 100* (RATIO SCALE]

INDE X, 1987= 100' (RATIO SCALEI

120

130

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

115

no
—S—**-~*

--^|

105

r' N

Illllllllll

1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1

Illllllllll

105

1 ! 1 1 ll f ] H 1

100

MANUFACTURING

115

DURABLE

S
'^

N

.-*-

miiliim

88

UTILITIES AND MINING
UTILITIES
\

86

A

105

l\
;

V-'
/

Y/Xx^
>^ V
iiiiiiinii I l l l l l l l l l l
1968

1989

j

r~

*_

\r

^ .

v

V^

.— -v .,

; *i
V'
]f
^Av

1990

84

*•

82

"

,/T"
CONSUME
GOODS

,..''~\. "V""~N
\s
"%

s^

,

MinluMi

Illllllllll Illllllllll 1 1 1 1 1 11M 1 1

CAPACITY UTILIZATION RATE
(TOTAL INDUSTRY)
—/""•^l
~^~

•*^^L_
^^**

^~\
\

/N/

80

«/vv

MINING

I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1H

S>

,— '\

PERC ENT*

Illllllllll Illllllllll
^

115
110

1

'N

NONDURABLE

| nm

\
1
BUSINESS
EQUIPMEN r

DEFENSE
AND SPACE
E QUIPMENT

85

120

95

_,
V^"~->

\

80

95

100

J
„ -~^s*
^~-'~~

90

— ;f-r-A
ry

100

f

/" r

95

^~~ ,s~y

110

/A

/

115
110

95 nniliim

105

..

A-

120

t^/~~^ r^*"*

100

120

FINAL PRODUCTS

125

3fA

78

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1m I l l l l l l l l l l
1992
1991

76

Illllllllll
1988

|

,

1989

\/~v~iiiiiiinii r niiiiiiH
1991

1990

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
OURCE: BOARD O GOVERNORS OF HE FEDERAL flESER VE SYSTEM

1 1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]

Period
Index,
1987 = 100

1981
1982

Manufacturing

Percent
change
from year
earlier

!07.4

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

-1.4
2
.2

109.0
108.6
108.1

108.2
107.8
107.1

110.1
109.6
109.5

100.7
99.6
98.8

109.4
111.0
107.9

79.8
79.3
78.7

78.7
78.2
77.7

.0
1.4
2.5
2.5
2.3
1.1
1.2
.9
.3
.6

107.4
108.1
108.5
109.0
109.9
109.6
110.2
109.9
109.5
109.9

105.8
107.0
107.0
107.6
109.1
108.5
109.0
109.0
108.1
108.8

109.5
109.6
110.4
110.7
110.9
111.0
111.7
111.1
111.2
111.2

97.8
98.4
97.5
99.1
99.7
98.0
100.6
98.8
97.7
98.1

106.8
106.4
107.7
108.2
107.3
106.7
109.3
109.1
111.2
110.7

78.0
78.3
78.4
78.7
79.1
78.6
79.1
78.7
78.4
78.5

77.0
77.4
77.5
77.7
78.2
77.8
78.1
77.8
77.3
77.4

108.4
108.1
107.4

1992: Jan
Feb
Mar

106.6
107.2
107.6
108.1
108.9
108.5
109.4
109.0
108.7
109.0

Oct p
1

Output as percent of capacity.




Manufacturing

94.3
91.8
93.6
97.0
99.5
96.3
100.0
104.4
107.1
108.0
109.2

1991: Get
Nov
Dec

Sepf

Total
industry

114.3
109.3
104.8
111.9
109.0
101.0
100.0
101.8
100.5
102.6
101.1

3.1
9.3
1.7
1.0
4.9
5.4
2.6
1.0
-1.9

Aue r... .

Utilities

Nondurable

84.5
82.5
87.0
90.8
91.5
94.9
100.0
103.6
106.4
107.8
107.9

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

July '

Mining
Durable

Total

77.4
72.7
76.8
88.4
91.8
93.9
100.0
107.6
110.9
111.6
107.1

85.7
81.9
84.9
92.8
94.4
95.3
100.0
105.4
108.1
109.2
107.1

May

Capacity utilization
rate, percent *

Industry production indexes, 1987 = 100

Total
industrial
production

80.3
76.6
80.9
89.3
91.6
94.3
100.0
105.8
108.9
109.9

1.9
^ £

r

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
Intermediate products

Final products
Equipment

Consumer goods
Period
Total
Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Total '

Business

Defense
and
space
equipment

Total

Construction
supplies

Business
supplies

Total

Energy

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

84.5
88.8
92.8
93.7
96.8
100.0
104.0
106.7
107.3
107.5

68.7
79.7
91.0
91.6
94.5
100.0
104.9
107.9
106.2
102.3

89.7
91.9
93.4
94.4
97.6
100.0
103.7
106.4
107.6
109.0

77.0
76.8
89.2
94.8
94.5
100.0
107.6
112.3
115.5
112.2

72.9
71.9
85.4
91.1
93.2
100.0
111.8
119.1
123.1
121.5

65.7
71.8
78.9
89.4
96.0
100.0
98.0
97.4
97.3
91.1

75.1
80.3
86.2
88.3
92.0
100.0
104.4
106.8
107.7
103.4

72.2
80.2
86.2
89.1
93.8
100.0
104.4
106.1
105.2
96.0

77.0
80.3
86.2
87.7
90.7
100.0
104.4
107.3
109.4
108.4

85.1
88.3
96.6
96.6
95.9
100.0
105.6
107.4
107.8
105.5

100.7
98.9
103.8
103.4
99.4
100.0
101.8
101.4
102.1
102.3

1991: Oct
Nov
Dec

110.6
110.6
109.9

109.7
110.0
109.1

107.5
106.0
104.6

110.3
111.1
110.3

111.9
111.4
110.9

122.3
121.8
121.4

89.1
88.8
88.1

104.1
103.9
103.8

95.4
95.9
95.0

110.1
109.4
110.0

107.4
106.6
105.8

103.1
102.2
100.4

1992: Jan
Feb
Mar

108.7
109.4
109.8
110.6
111.4
110.5
111.0
111.2
111.0
111.7

108.1
108.8
109.3
110.1
110.8
109.6
110.4
110.4
110.3
110.8

101.3
105.3
106.2
107.9
111.1
109.2
108.6
109.3
107.0
109.1

110.0
109.8
110.2
110.7
110.7
109.7
110.8
110.7
111.2
111.3

109.4
110.2
110.4
111.3
112.3
111.6
111.8
112.2
111.9
112.8

119.9
121.0
121.5
123.0
124.5
124.1
124.4
125.5
125.4
126.7

86.7
86.2
85.6
84.7
84.2
83.6
82.7
81.7
81.0
80.1

103.9
104.0
104.4
103.9
104.4
104.4
105.1
104.6
104.3
104.3

95.5
96.0
96.7
96.5
97.8
97.2
98.6
98.4
97.0
97.0

109.9
109.6
109.7
109.0
109.0
109.4
109.7
108.8
109.4
109.4

105.2
105.8
106.1
106.8
107.7
107.6
109.0
108.0
107.7
107.7

100.4
100.5
100.1
101.3
101.3
100.6
102.9
101.1
101.8
101.3

May ....

July r... .
Aug '
Sept '...
Oct "..
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
Total

Iron
and
steel

Transportation
equipment

Fabricated
metal
products

Nonelectrical
machinery

Electrical
machinery

Total

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

Lumber and
products

Apparel
products

Printing
and
publishing

Chemicals
and
products

Foods

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

83.2
91.0
102.4
101.8
93.8
100.0
110.3
109.2
108.4
99.5

86.2
96.1
105.9
104.5
90.8
100.0
113.8
109.3
109.9
98.0

83.2
85.5
93.3
94.5
93.8
100.0
106.2
107.2
105.9
100.4

63.9
64.3
80.8
86.8
90.4
100.0
113.8
121.8
126.5
123.5

75.9
80.3
94.1
93.1
94.3
100.0
106.5
109.5
111.4
110.1

64.8
72.7
83.1
91.8
96.9
100.0
105.0
107.2
105.5
98.6

58.8
74.5
90.6
99.0
98.5
100.0
105.5
104.9
96.8
90.4

67.3
79.9
86.0
88.0
95.1
100.0
104.6
103.0
101.6
94.2

90.1
93.8
95.7
92.6
96.3
100.0
102.2
104.3
98.8
96.2

75.2
79.0
84.5
87.6
90.7
100.0
103.6
108.5
111.9
112.3

81.8
87.5
91.4
91.4
94.6
100.0
105.4
108.5
110.3
110.9

87.7
90.1
92.1
94.9
97.4
100.0
102.8
105.5
107.6
108.6

1991: Oct
Nov
Dec

102.6
103.5
101.3

102.4
105.6
101.7

101.9
101.8
101.2

123.5
122.8
121.9

109.8
110.7
110.6

102.4
99.7
98.0

100.4
95.9
94.6

93.8
96.4
95.2

98.7
98.8
99.0

114.4
114.2
114.5

113.5
113.0
112.6

109.4
110.1
109.6

1992: Jan
Feb
Mar.
Apr
May ....

102.5
102.7
101.4
100.9
102.0
102.1
105.6
104.3
101.9
102.8

105.0
103.7
102.5
100.9
102.2
101.8
106.4
104.4
103.0
103.5

99.7
100.5
100.0
100.6
102.2
102.2
102.6
102.1
100.8
101.0

121.4
121.9
122.9
124.1
126.7
126.4
127.8
129.2
129.5
130.7

110.0
110.7
110.9
111.0
112.3
112.2
112.6
113.0
111.9
112.1

93.8
96.8
96.5
98.0
99.6
98.2
96.7
96.8
94.7
96.4

87.1
93.8
94.2
98.5
102.7
100.4
97.7
99.4
97.0
101.2

97.4
98.8
99.2
97.2
97.4
95.4
99.8
98.7
97.6
98.4

97.5
97.7
97.8
98.0
99.0
98.1
99.4
97.6
97.6
97.4

114.8
114.4
113.8
113.7
113.4
113.0
112.3
112.4
112.9
112.7

112.7
113.4
114.8
115.8
117.0
117.5
118.0
117.7
117.5
117.8

109.2
109.6
110.2
109.6
109.3
109.0
109.8
110.3
110.0
110.3

July '...
Sept '.
Oct "....
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

18



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=:00)

Commercial
and industrial
floor space
(millions of
square feet)

Billions of dollars

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

... .

294.9
348.8
377.4
407.7

419.4
. ..

432.3
443.4

442.1
401.0

. ..

231.5
278.6
299.5

323.1
328.7
337.5
345.3
334.2
290.7

125.5
153.8
158.5
187.1
194.7
198.1
196.6
182.9
157.8

94.6
113.8
114.7
133.2
139.9
138.9
139.2
128.0
110.6

57.7
74.0
89.8
84.4
84.0
88.0
94.3
96.4
77.0

48.2

50.8
51.3
51.6
50.1
51.5
54.5
54.9
55.8

63.5
70.2
77.8
84.6
90.6
94.8
98.1
107.9
110.2

75
83
91
96
100
101
105
95
90

112.4
114.4
112.9
111.4

r
91
r

Annual rates

Annual rates
1991: Sept

406.0

293.6

Oct
Nov
Dec
1992- Jan
Feb
Mar

406.1
401.2

291.7

May
,.'

.

July
J '

.

r

. .

398.7

288.3
287.4

407.1
411.8
421.5

301.1

427.6
428.0
426.7
427.7

417.6

Sepf

425.0
429.3

Ocf.

292.5
294.8
309.8
307.0

312.2
307.9
300.3

306.1
309.9

164.2
164.7
164.5
164.1
169.5
169.8
172.7
182.6
182.9
184.6
182.9
181.3
183.2
187.4

1
Includes
2
Includes
3

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

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

72.9
70.1
67.4
67.3
65.8
66.7
69.1
65.9
63.6
66.8
63.2
57.9
61.2
60.9

117.1
117.5
118.0
118.3
122.0
123.3
125.9
128.8
128.1
128.7
127.1
129.2
131.8
135.1

56.5
56.9
56.4
56.0
57.2
58.3
59.4
61.2
60.5
60.7
61.8
61.0
61.7
61.7

97
81
r
99
r
97
r
!01
98
98
r
88
r
94
93
92
'93
104

114.6
117.0
120.4
117.8
121.0
114.5
119.8
117.3
118.9
119.4

408
625
474
479
472
563
497
499
423
525
482
515
438
575

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

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

New private housing units
Period

Units started, by type of structure
Total

1982

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

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989..

1990
1991

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 end1 of
period

Vacancy rate
for rental
housing units
(percent) z

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

5.3
5.7
5.9
6.5
7.3
7.7
7.7
7.4
7.2
7.4

1,193
1,073
1,021
1,021
1,043
1,097
1,127
1,067
1,204
1,184

499
526
578
578
667
627
555
546
554
583
613
623
617

292
289
286
283
281
269
277
274
272
272
271
268
267

7.6

Seasonally adjusted annual rates
1991: Sept

Oct
Nov
Dec....

1992- Jan
Feb
Mar
May
July ..
Sept '

Oct"
1

1,020
1,085
1,085
1,118
1,180
1,257
1,340
1,086
1,196
1,147
1,100
1,233
1,243
1,229

864
887
907
972
989
1,109
1,068
933
1,019
999
956
1,042
1,065
1,072

28
49
33
46
28
24
53
27
33
40
25
32
29
29

Seasonally adjusted.
Quarterly data entered in last month of quarter. Series beginning 1989 not comparable with
earlier data.
2




128
149
145
100
163
124
219
126
144
108
119
159
149
128

974
994
979
1,073
1,106
1,146
1,094
1,058
1,054
1,032
1,080
1,076
1,125
1,139

r

l,229

1,140
1,121

7.3
7.4
7.7
7.3

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 September, manufacturing and trade sales rose 1.5 percent and inventories rose $0.4 billion. In October,
according to advance data, retail sales rose 0.9 percent, following a rise of 0.5 percent in September.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS * (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS * (RATIO SCALE)

300
900
250

800

-^

\

700

^^

MANUFACTURING AND
TRADE INVENTORIES

200

600
^^^-^'

500

'A—' -~-

f

150

s
M, NUFACTURIb\G
AN D TRADE SAlES

RETAIL SALES

400

100
300
RATIO

*

1.80

INVENTORY-SALES RATIO
1.70

„

1.60

200
1.50

1988

1.30
1989

1991

1990

^-"^

i

v
^\

-~3
'\>^O'
SO.

^/-^

^

MANUFAC URING

I 1I1M

1
1988

1992

\

xx-^V'
P^
r \

1.40

ill n l m i i

-

;y-'\..

1989

1990

1991

|||M|

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Manufacturing
and
trade 1
Period
Sales

2

Inventories 3

Inventory-sales ratio *

Retail

Wholesale

Inventories 3

Sales 2
Sales 2

Inventories 3

Total

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable goods
stores

Total

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable goods
stores

Manufacturing
and
trade '

61,316
68,856
79,074
88,315
89,983
105,481
111,892
120,138
119,331
117,454
116,206
117,293
116,873
117,454
115,918
117,259
119,827
122,884
122,694
123,198
124,421
124,348
124,237

73,312
78,977
88,738
93,566
96,527
102,355
107,382
117,461
120,886
125,708
122,274
123,453
124,006
125,708
125,068
124,679
124,461
125,108
124,655
125,615
126,961
125,954
127,486

1.67
1.56
1.53
1.55
1.55
1.50
1.50
1.53
1.53
1.55
1.53
1.52
1.53
1.56
1.53
1.52
1.51
1.51
1.52
1.50
1.49
1.51
1.49

Retail

Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

1991:

Sepf

Oct
Nov
Dec
1992- Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May .

June
July r
Aue
Sept"
Oct p

348,771
370,501
411,427
423,940
431,786
459,107
496,334
522,344
540,788
533,838
538,952
r
541,186
540,382
531,919
536,977
544,017
545,424
547,081
546,145
554,363
559,701
552,480
560,553

575,486
591,858
651,527
665,837
664,654
711,745
767,387
813,018
835,985
828,184
822,418
824,672
825,505
828,184
824,150
824,609
826,204
828,630
828,032
831,872
835,373
836,972
837,405

96,357
100,440
113,502
114,816
116,326
124,340
135,254
144,039
149,204
145,135
146,045
145,766
145,310
144,909
145,922
146,366
146,867
146,947
145,555
148,129
151,701
150,467
152,802

89,062
129,024
97,514
131,663
144,223 107,243
149,155 114,586
155,445 120,803
165,814 128,442
180,717 137,539
188,635 145,580
196,917
152,126
198,979 153,562
194,386 154,071
195,371 r 154,508
196,347 154,092
198,979 154,280
198,730
157,808
199,416 159,753
198,677 157,873
198,432 158,385
197,397 159,111
200,205 158,982
200,500 160,784
201,074 160,999
201,004 ' 161,835
163,308

1
See page 21 for manufacturing.
2
Annual data are averages of monthly not seasonally adjusted figures; monthly data are seasonally adjusted totals for month.

27,966
61,097
32,571
64,943
37,873
69,369
41,510
73,075
45,057
75,746
47,989
80,453
52,219
85,320
54,329
91,252
55,065
97,061
99,149
54,413
99,037
55,034
T
r
55,404
99,104
54,722
99,370
55,406
98,874
56,919 100,889
57,961 101,792
57,122 100,751
57,442 100,943
57,643 101,468
57,686 101,296
58,580 102,204
58,254 102,745
r
58,894 ' 102,941
59,917 103,391
3
4

134,628
147,833
167,812
181,881
186,510
207,836
219,274
237,599
240,217
243,162
238,480
240,746
240,879
243,162
240,986
241,938
244,288
247,992
247,349
248,813
251,382
250,302
251,723

Seasonally adjusted, end of period.
Annual data are averages of seasonally adjusted monthly ratios.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

20



1.49
.44
.49
.52
.56
.55
.55
.59
.57
.55
.55
1.56
1.56
1.58
1.53
1.51
1.55
1.57
1.55
1.57
1.56
1.55
1.56

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In September, manufacturers' shipments and new orders rose, while inventories and unfilled orders fell. In October,
according to advance data, manufacturers' durable goods shipments fell and new orders rose.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE]

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

SHIPMENTS
240

.

440

~^~

'

200

TOTAL
DUP/ iBLE

160

- INVENTO

360

==

GOODS

\

TOTA

280

\
120

~S

* —' "
•^

~"

'_ — X

\
NON 3URABLE

^

•— . — .

"

.--

^.*.-— — *

\

200

DURABLE GOODS
GO 3DS

160

80

— —— -

120

60
mll|

|

imihim lllllhllll

NC3NDURABLE

||m|

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
280

NEW ORDERS
^~

f

60
^^^

—

~*^

\

200

TOTAL

DURA !LE GOODS

160

3OODS

80

|

M l l l l 1 1! II

RATIO*
'•-•',- '' u -^---*i.

120

^• — J

"^

V"

2.20

INVENTORY-SHIPMENTS RATIO

•**,

->/-/- ~r-

2.00

\

1.80

NONE3URABLE GO DOS

1.60
1.40

I l l l l l l l Ml i i i i i h i i i i M i l ll II Ml
1988

1989

I I I ! i l l II II

1990

1991

I 1 1 1 1 1 If 1 I E
1992

1.20
1989

1988

1991

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Manufacturers' shipments 1

Manufacturers' new orders 1

Manufacturers' inventories 2

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

Manufacturers'
inventoryshipments
ratio 3

Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

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
199,831
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
505,631

1.95
1.78
1.73
1,73
1.68
1.59
1.58
1.64
1.65
1.67

1991: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

238,836
240,912
240,980
232,730

121,958
122,771
122,814
116,869

116,878
118,141
118,166
115,861

389,552
388,555
388,279
386,043

251,319
249,738
249,202
246,966

138,233
138,817
139,077
139,077

233,703
238,542
' 238,679
' 229,925

116,528
120,227
' 120,343
r
l!3,921

28,762
' 29,453
r
33,066
* 26,969

117,175
118,315
118,336
116,004

513,107
510,737
508,436
505,631

1.63
1.61
1.61
1.66

1992:

233,247
237,898
240,684
241,749
241,479
247,252
247,216
241,014
245,916

118,698
121,991
123,503
123,483
122,344
125,831
124,789
123,364
r
125,293
124,570

114,549
115,907
117,181
118,266
119,135
121,421
122,427
117,650
120,623

384,434
383,255
383,239
382,206
383,286
382,854
383,491
385,596
384,678

245,754
244,395
243,787
242,512
242,447
241,891
241,258
242,036
240,791

138,680
138,860
139,452
139,694
140,839
140,963
142,233
143,560
143,887

232,467
233,388
237,606
240,771
238,696
244,542
242,307
236,880
239,938

118,011
117,750
120,187
122,393
119,808
123,164
119,861
119,376
r
119,700
124,421

30,093
29,463
32,163
29,901
30,469
30,953
29,296
28,153
r
30,540
31,306

114,456
115,638
117,419
118,378
118,888
121,378
122,446
117,504
120,238

504,851
500,341
497,263
496,285
493,502
490,792
485,883
481,749
475,771

1.65
1.61
1.59
1.58
1.59
1.55
1.55
1.60
1.56

1982

Jan
Feb
Mar
May
July
Sent"
Get"

1
Annual data are averages of monthly not seasonally adjusted figures; monthly data are seasonally2 adjusted totals 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 October, the producer price index for all finished goods rose 0.1 percent. Prices of finished consumer foods rose
0.1

percent and prices of other finished consumer goods rose 0.2

percent.

Capital equipment prices fell 0.2

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

110

TOTAL
100

100

• CONSUMER GOODS
EXCLUDING FOODS

I I I I I I I I I I I I i I i i I i i i i i I I I I I I I I I II i I i I I I I i t i i I i I I I I i I i I i i i i i i 1 i i i i I
1987
1989
1986
1988
1984
1985

90

I I I I I I I I I I I 11 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
1990

1991

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

90

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Finished goods
Finished goods excluding consumer foods
Period

Total
finished
goods

Consumer
foods

1986
1987....

1988
1989
1990
1991
1991- Oct
Nov
Dec
1992: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May

June r...
July

Aue
Sept

Oct
1

100.0
101.6
103.7
104.7
103.2
105.4
108.0
113.6
119.2
121.7
122.1
122.2
122.1
121.9
122.2
122.4
122.8
123.1
123.4
123.4
123.5
123.9
124.0

100.0
101.0
105.4
104.6
107.3
109.5
112.6
118.7
124.4
124.2
123.3
123.1
123.0
122.5
123.7
123.1
122.7
122.5
122.8
122.6
123.4
123.9
124.0

100.0
101.8
103.2
104.6
101.9
104.0
106.5
111.8
117.4
120.9
121.7
121.9
121.7
121.6
121.7
122.2
122.7
123.2
123.5
123.6
c
123.4
c
123.8
123.9

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
116.1
116.2
115.8
114.9
115.2
115.6
116.4
117.5
118.4
118.1
117.7
118.4
119.3

100.0
102.8
105.2
107.5
109.7
111.7
114.3
118.8
122.9
126.7
127.3
127.5
127.7
128.3
128.4
128.8
129.1
129.2
129.1
129.3
129.4
129.4
129.2

Total
Total

1982
1983 . . . .
1984
1985

Nondurable

Capital
equipment

Consumer goods

100.0
101.2
102.2
103.3
98.5
100.7
103.1
108.9
115.3
118.7
119.6
119.8
119.5
119.0
119.2
119.6
120.2
120.9
121.4
121.4
c
121.2
c
121.6
121.9

Durable

100.0
102.8
104.5
106.5
108.9
111.5
113.8
117.6
120.4
123.9
124.4
124.6
124.7
125.4
125.2
125.8
125.9
125.8
125.4
125.9
126.2
126.1
125.1

Total
finished
consumer
goods

100.0
101.3
103.3
103.8
101.4
103.6
106.2
112.1
118.2
120.5
120.8
120.9
120.7
120.2
120.6
120.8
121.1
121.6
122.0
121.9
122.0
122.5
122.7

Crude materials

Total

Foods
and
feeds *

Other

Total

Foodstuffs
and
feedstuffs

Other

100.0
100.6
103.1
102.7
99.1
101.5
107.1
112.0
114.5
114.4
114.0
114.0
113.9
113.2
113.7
113.8
114.0
114.5
115.3
115.2
115.2
115.4
115.3

100.0
103.6
105.7
97.3
96.2
99.2
109.5
113.8
113.3
111.1
111.7
112.0
111.9
110.8
112.1
111.6
111.2
111.3
111.8
109.5
109.3
110.2
109.5

100.0
100.5
103.0
103.0
99.3
101.7
106.9
111.9
114.5
114.6
114.2
114.1
114.0
113.3
113.8
114.0
114.1
114.6
115.5
115.5
115.5
115.6
115.6

100.0
101.3
103.5
95.8
87.7
93.7
96.0
103.1
108.9
101.2
100.5
100.4
98.3
97.3
99.0
97.3
98.3
100.0
101.7
101.1
101.0
102.6
102.5

100.0
101.8
104.7
94.8
93.2
96.2
106.1
111.2
113.1
105.5
104.2
103.5
102.9
104.8
106.9
105.8
104.5
105.6
106.3
104.4
104.0
104.6
105.2

100.0
100.7
102.2
96.9
81.6
87.9
85.5
93.4
101.5
94.6
94.2
94.5
91.6
88.8
90.2
88.1
90.5
92.6
94.8
95.1
95.3
97.4
96.7

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

CONSUMER PRICES—ALL URBAN CONSUMERS
In October, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.4

percent, seasonally adjusted and not

seasonally adjusted. The index was 3.2 percent above its year-earlier level.
INDEX, 1982-84 = 100 (RATIO SCALE)
150

INDEX, 1982-84 . 100 (RATIO SCALEI
150
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

CONSUMER PRICES—AU ITEMS

J ] 11JjIJll

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

l

Transportation

Housing
Shelter

Period

Rel imp.3...
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991:
Oct
Nov . .
Dec
1992:

Feb
Mar
Apr
May
T "
July ....
Sept

Oct

Not
seasonally
adjusted
(NSA)

Seasonally
adjusted

1000
96.5
996
103.9
1076
109.6
1136
118.3
124.0
130.7
1362

Food
Total >
Total

Renters'
costs
(Dec.
1982 =
100)

Homeowners'
costs
(Dec.
1982 =
100)

8.0

19.7

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

103.0
108.6
115.4
121.9
128.1
133.6
138.9
146.7
155.6

Maintenance
and
repairs
(NSA)

Fuel
and
other
utilities

Apparel and
upkeep

Total '

New
cars

Motor
fuel

Medical
care

Energy 2

All
items
less
food
and
energy

7.3
94.9
100.2
104.8
106.5
104.1
103.0
104.4
107.8
111.6
115.3

6.1

17.0

102.5
107.3
113.1
119.4
124.8
131.1
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

97.8
100.2
102.1
105.0
105.9
110.6
115.4
118.6
124.1
128.7

97.0
99.3
103.7
106.4
102.3
105.4
108.7
114.1
120.5
123.8

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

137.4
137.8
137.9

137.4
137.9
138.2

136.4
137.0
137.4

134.6
135.0
135.4

147.4
147.9
148.4

156.3
156.6
157.3

151.6
152.1
152.7

126.6
127.6
128.1

116.2
116.8
116.8

130.3
131.1
129.6

124.0
124.5
124.8

126.2
126.3
126.5

97.3
98.2
98.5

181.1
182.0
183.3

101.4
102.2
102.3

143.9
144.4
144.7

138.1
138.6
139.3
139.5
139.7
140.2
140.5
140.9
141.3
141.8

138.3
138.7
139.4
139.7
139.9
140.3
140.5
140.9
141.2
141.8

136.8
137.2
137.9
137.8
137.3
137.5
137.3
138.5
139.1
139.1

135.7
136.0
136.5
136.7
136.9
137.5
137.6
137.8
137.9
138.5

149.1
149.5
150.0
150.2
150.4
151.1
151.1
151.4
151.4
152.2

158.4
158.9
158.5
158.9
159.5
160.4
160.2
160.5
161.3
162.0

153.2
153.6
154.5
154.6
154.7
155.3
155.5
155.7
155.5
156.4

128.0
128.3
128.4
128.0
128.1
128.5
128.8
128.1
128.5
129.4

116.4
115.9
116.4
116.9
117.1
117.5
117.9
118.5
118.6
119.0

130.0
131.9
132.7
131.8
132.3
132.0
131.8
131.8
132.1
132.5

124.4
124.2
125.1
125.7
126.1
126.7
127.3
127.2
127.2
128.0

126.6
126.7
127.2
127.8
128.0
128.5
128.6
129.1
129.6
129.3

96.3
95.7
96.6
96.8
97.9
101.0
101.7
100.4
99.8
100.4

184.5
186.0
187.0
188.0
189.0
189.8
190.8
191.6
192.6
193.8

100.8
99.9
100.5
100.9
101.5
103.5
103.8
103.6
103.6
104.1

145.1
145.7
146.4
146.8
147.1
147.4
147.7
148.0
148.3
149.0

1

Includes items not shown separately.
2
Household fuels — gas (piped), electricity, fuel oil, etc. — and
also included through 1982,
3
Relative importance, December 1991.




otor fuel. Motor oil, coolant, etc.

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 1987 and 1988 calculated on a revised basis.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

23

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

Period

Change from preceding period

Change from 3 months earlier, annual rate

Change from 6 months earlier, annual rate

Consumer goods

Consumer goods

Consumer goods

Total
Finished
goods

Pood!

Capital
equipment

Excluding foods

Total
finished

Excluding
foods

Foods

goods

Capital
equipment

Total
finished
goods

Capital
equipment

Excluding
foods

Foods

Change
from
year
earlier,
total
finished
goods
NSA

Change, Dec. to Dec., NSA

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

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

1982
1983

. ..

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

1991- Oct

Nov
Dec
1992- Jan
Feb

Mar
May
July '
Sept '

Oct

0.2
.1
-.1

0
2
— .1

0.5
.2
-.3

0.2
.2
.2

3.0
2.3
1.0

-2.2
10

-.2
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
0
.1
.3
.1

4
1.0
5
-.3
2
.2
2
.7
.4
.1

— .4
.2
.3
.5
.6
.4
0
'-.2
c
.3
.2

.5
.1
.3
.2
.1
-.1
.2
.1
0
-.2

7

-2.6
2.0
.3
.7
38
-1.0
3
3.0
3.6
4.6

-1.0

0
1.0
3.0
3.0
3.3
2.0
1.3
1.6
2.0

— .1
-.5

6.6
5.2
1.7

1.6
1.9
1.9

1.2
1.0
1.2

-3.2
-3.0
-2.7

3.3
2.9
2.9

1.8
1.4

1.6

1

20
-2.0
.3
4.1
5.8
6.2
4.1
'1.0
e
."J
1.7

3.2
2.9
3.5
2.5
2.5
.9
.6
.6
.9
-.3

.2
.2
.0
.1
.5
2.1
2.5
2.1
2.5
2.0

-2.4

2.2
1.5
1.0
1.0
1.8
3.2
4.1
C
3A
C
3A
2.8

2.4
2.4
2.7
2.8
2.7
2.2
1.6
1.6
.9
.2

— .4
.6
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.6
1.7

.5
-.3
-1.0
-1.0
-.3
.2
5
1.3
2.1

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

Total '

New
cars

Motor
fuel

Medical
care

All
items
Energy2

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
1982
1983

3.8
3.8
3.9
3.8
1.1
4.4
4.4
4.6
6.1
3.1

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

0.3
.3
.3

0.3
.3
.3

0.3
.2
.4

0.3
.3
.4

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

.5
.3
.3
.1
.1
.5
0
.2
0
.5

.7
.3
-.3
.3
.4
.6
— .1
.2
.5
.4

.3
.3
.6
.1
.1
.4
.1
.1
— .1
.6

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
59
6.1
3.0
4.0
10.4
-1.5

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

06
.9
.3

0.6
.5
.7

0
.8
.1

0.2
.3
.2

-2.2
-.6
.9
.2
1.1
3.2
.7

.7
.8
.5
.5
.5
.4
.5
.4
.5
.6

-1.5
-.9
.6
.4
.6
2.0
.3
2
0
.5

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

1.5 -6.5
3.4 -1.7
2.5
3.4
3.1
5.9 -30.7
1.8
18.7
2.1 -2.1
2.3
6.8
1.4
36.5
3.3 -16.0

6.2
3.2
4.3
3.6
1.9
3.6
4.1
4.8
5.4
4.2

Change, month to month

1991:

1992:

Oct
Nov
Dee
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct

0.2
.4
2
.1
.3
.5
.2
.1
.3
.1
.3
.2
.4

1
2

-0.1
.4
.3
— .4
.3
.5
-.1
— .4
.1
-1

.9
.4
0

0.4
.5
0
3
A

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

0.2
.6
-1.1
.3
1.5
.6
-.7
.4
-.2
-.2
0
.2
.3

Includes items not shown s parately.
Household fuels—gas (pipt I), electricity, fuel oil, etc.—and motor fuel. Motor oil, coolant, etc.,
also included through 1982.

24



-0.2
.4
.2
3
-.2
.7
.5
.3
.5
.5
-.1
0
.6

-0.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.4
.5
.2
.4
.1
.4
.4
2

-.6
.6

3.6

2.9
3.5
2.6

3
Quarterly changes are shown in the last month of the quarter.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

3.6
3.9
3.2

3.0
3.3
3.1

2.9
3.0
3.1

2.6
2.3
3.5
4.1
3.5
2.6
2.3
2.9
2.6
3.8

3.1
3.1
3.4
3.4
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.2
2.6
3.0

2.6
2.8
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.0
3.2

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
Prices received by farmers in November fell 1.4 percent from their October level. Prices paid by farmers in
October were unchanged from their July level. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
INDEX, 1977= 100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1977 . 100 (RATIO SCALE]

200

,
180

180

.

^-'-"~

^—

_^

160

T~\

PRICES PAID

140

—

/xx\ J

N_

"N/-

120

^-A

160

s^\ ~^I

^

N.

/~*~
/ ^—-^

140

120

\

PRICES RECEIVE D

100

100

80

I IIfi1

111111

1 1 1 1 11

i ii i i 1 l iiii

III

1

l llll1

1 1 M 1111 1 11

l l l 1 l

1 1111

80
RA TIOJ/
140
120

RATI DJ/

140
120
-

RATIO

""

100

100

-

/
80
60

"
-

—-^

1 1 1I I 1 I I I I I
1984

1

~-*^_^hull

'

"

1 t 1 M 1 1 1 1 II

1

I I II I I I 1 1 1 1

i M i i 1 l i i ii

l llll1lllll

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1985

r1 1 1 1 1 1"""•
11111 —

80

---^

60

l l l l l 11 1 111

1991

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

All farm
products

Prices paid by farmers
Livestock and
products

Crops

All commodities,
services,
interest, taxes,
and wage rates 1

Production
items, interest,
taxes, and wage
rates

Ratio 2

Production
items

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

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

1991:

Nov
Dec

139
137

124
120

153
153

(3)
(3)

(3)
(3)

(3)
(3)

74
72

1992:

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July .

138
142
143
141
141
140
138
139
138
r
!39
137

123
128
131
126
123
122
117
117
117
r
l!6
115

152
156
155
155
157
157
158
160
158
r
!60
157

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

174
(3)
(3)
175
(3)
(3)
176
(3)
(3)
176
(3)

171
(3)
(3)
174
(3)
(3)
C
175
(3)
(3)
174
(3)

73
75
76
74
74
73
72
72
72
72
71

Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
1

Includes items not shown separately.
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 farmers are available only for first month in quarter, and
for each month the received/paid ratio is based on latest data available.
2




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.

MONEY, CREDIT, AND SECURITY MARKETS
MONEY STOCK, LIQUID ASSETS, AND DEBT MEASURES
M2 and M3 rose again in October.
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

2,000

1,600

1,600

1,200

1,200

1988
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

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

M2

MS

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

Ml plus overnight
RPs and
Eurodollars,
MIHHTF 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
MMMF balances

MS plus
other liquid
assets

2,440.6
2,693.0
2,987.4
3,203.2
3,494.3
3,681.1
3,923.1
4,059.8
4,114.6
4,171.0

2,850.4
3,154.3
3,528.8
3,830.4
4,134.3
4,339.3
4,677.1
4,890.6
4,965.2
4,988.1

4,700.2
5,244.6
6,008.2
6,875.3
7,795.2
8,546.2
9,326.3
10,076.7
10,751.3
11,200.4

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
11.6
14.6
14.4
13.4
9.6
9.1
8.0
6.7
4.2

4,972.6
4,976.3
4,989.4
4,988.1

11,093.6
11,131.0
11,171.3
11,200.4

7.1
9.1
9.5
9.5

1.5
1.4
1.5
1.6

-.6
5
-.2
.2

4.2
4.5
4.2
3.8

4,980.6
5,009.1
5,019.9
r
5,012.7
5,002.5
5,013.9
5,006.1
5,023.9
"5,043.3

11,234.5
11,282.8
11,340.0
11,388.8
11,430.8
11,481.7
11,526.0
11,569.0
"11,604.0

11.7
14.9
15.4
14.1
14.1
11.9
11.0
9.0
10.6
13.7

2.3
3.8
3.7
3.1
2.4
1.4
.9
2
.4
1.4

.8
2.0
r 1.9

3.8
4.0
4.4
4.6
4.6
5.0
5.2
5.1
4.7

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec

474.6
521.4
552.5
620.2
724.6
750.0
786.9
794.1
826.1
898.1

1991: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

872.0
880.9
891.4
898.1

1992: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May

910.4
931.0
939.0
942.8
954.3
951.7
960.5
973.1
988.6
1,007.2

July '.
Aue r
Sept '
Oct".

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
' 3,439.8
3,411.9
3,417.9
3,431.6
r
3,439.8

r

r

4,152.8
' 4, 159.0
4,166.9
4,171.0

'3,447.5
r
3,474.4
r
3,475.7
' 3,47 1.5
3,473.0
3,464.4
3,462.2
3,471.6
3,481.9
3,496.5

4,173.7
4,198.7
4,191.8
r
4,179.4
4,178.7
4,166.9
4,163.0
4,175.2
4,181.4
4,183.3

r

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



Percent, change from year or 6
months earlier 2

Ml

L

r

Debt

Debt of
domestic
nonfinancial
sectors
(monthly
average) l

Ml

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

M2

r
r

MS

i.o

r
.6
— .2
-.5

-.5
.2

Debt

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

Period

Currency

Demand
deposits

Overnight
repurchase
agreeOther
ments
check(RPs),
able
net,
deposplus
its
over(OCDs)
night
Eurodollars i

Money market
mutual fund
balances 2
General
purpose
and
broker/
dealer

Institution
only

Savings
deposits,
including
money
market
deposit
accounts
(MMDAs)

Small
denomination
time
deposits 3

Large Term
denom- repurination chase
time
agreedepos- ments
3
its
(RPs)

Term
Eurodollars
(net)

NSA

NSA

NSA

1982:
19831984:
19851986:
19871988:
19891990:
19911991:

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1992: Jan
Feb
Mar
May
, 3
July

Sept
Oct p

132.5 234.0
103.7
146.2 238.5
131.8
156.1 243.9
147.2
167.9 266.7
179.7
180.8 302.0
235.3
197.0 286.8
259.3
212.3
286.5
280.6
222.6 279.0
285.1
246.8 277.1
293.9
267.3 289.5
333.2
262.9 280.6
320.6
324.5
264.8 283.8
266.0 287.6
329.7
333.2
267.3 289.5
269.4 293.9
339.0
271.6 305.1
346.3
271.8 309.6
349.5
273.6 311.2
350.0
274.7 315.1
356.4
276.2 311.0
356.7
278.9 315.6 ' 358.2
282.3 ' 320.6 r362.2
286.4 327.8 * 366.1
288.4 336.3
373.9

39.9
55.6
60.6
73.5
82.3
84.1
83.2
77.6
74.7
r
76.2
r
66.8
r
70.0
r
73.7
'76.2
"11.1
r
77.6
r
74.6
r
72.6
r
69.2
r
72.0
r
72.4
r
75.8
r
74.1
75.0

184.5
51.1
138.3
42.7
167.1
63.7
176.1
65.8
208.0
86.1
221.7
92.1
241.9
91.0
316.3 107.2
348.9 133.7
360.5 179.1
359.9 162.6
359.3 168.2
359.5 173.6
360.5 179.1
358.6 182.4
361.7 188.2
358.3 185.3
' 355.9 189.2
' 356.7 194.8
r
355.5 199.7
r
352.4 207.7
' 350.7 217.2
' 345.7 217.2
348.8 205.4

1

Includes continuing contract RPs.
Data prior to 1983 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.
2

3

398.5
684.0
704.2
814.4
940.1
937.0
926.2
891.2
920.7
1,042.6
1,002.4
1,015.0
1,028.7
1,042.6
1,061.2
1,083.9
1,098.0
1,111.2
1,122.4
1,127.0
' 1,134.4
r
l, 145.6
'1,159.5
1,171.3

847.2
323.3
33.4
324.8
780.8
49.9
415.6
884.9
57.6
436.1
881.7
62.4
439.5
854.8
80.6
489.1
917.5
106.0
541.2 121.8
1,032.9
559.3
1,148.5
99.1
494.9
1,168.7
89.6
r
437.1
1,063.0
70.5
1,111.0
458.5
76.5
1,095.2
450.0
75.2
1,079.2
442.3
73.3
437.1 r70.5
1,063.0
427.9 r70.5
1,042.9
420.7 r71.7
1,019.8
413.0 r73.3
1,002.8
405.7 r 72.5
985.3
968.7
400.9 r73.4
956.2
395.3 r73.6
' 942.3 388.5 r72.5
' 927.4 384.6 '73.3
r
914.2 ' 380.0 r75.1
373.2
897.3
77.3

81.7
91.5
82.9
76.5
83.8
91.0
105.7
79.5
68.7
57.2
61.5
62.8
61.5
57.2
55.3
55.9
57.9
55.0
52.8
r
51.8
r
50.3
r
49.3
r
46.9
46.6

Savings
bonds

Shortterm
Treasury
securities

68.0
71.1
74.2
79.5
91.8
100.6
109.4
117.5
126.0
137.9
135.2
136.1
137.1
137.9
138.9
140.1
141.2
142.4
143.5
144.6
145.9
147.5
"149.5

183.6
211.9
260.9
298.2
279.8
252.8
268.8
324.4
331.3
r
316.1
321.2
319.7
322.9
r
316.1
r
310.0
r
319.9
r
327.7
* 327.6
r
328.9
r
333.3
r
325.2
r
327.8
"326.4

Bankers'
acceptances

Commercial
paper

44.5
45.0
45.4
42.0
37.1
44.3
39.8
40.1
34.0
23.3
25.8
25.3
24.5
23.3
23.2
22.9
22.2
21.6
22.0
22.0
21.7
21.0
"21.5

113.7
133.2
160.8
207.5
231.2
260.5
336.1
348.6
359.3
339.7
337.7
336.2
337.9
339.7
334.8
327.5
337.0
341.7
329.4
347.1
350.3
352.4
"364.4

NOTE.—Travelers checks of nonbank issuers are a component of money stock but are not shown
here.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY BASE
[Averages of daily figures '; millions of dollars; seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA]
Borrowings of depository
institutions from the Federal
Reserve (NSA)

Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements
Reserves of depository institutions
Period
Total

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

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Oct
Nov
Dec
1992: Jan
Feb
Mar
May
, '
July

Sept
Oct »
1

23,600
25,367
26,878
31,485
39,005
38,934
40,468
40,558
41,832
45,601
44,138
44,785
45,601
46,186
47,746
48,476
49,001
49,494
49,234
49,489
50,322
51,346
53,142

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
43,877
44,677
45,409
45,953
47,668
48,385
48,911
49,339
49,005
49,205
50,071
51,058
53,000

Nonborrowed plus
extended
credit
23,152
24,595
26,296
30,666
38,482
38,640
39,996
40,313
41,529
45,410
43,889
44,678
45,410
45,954
47,670
48,386
48,913
49,339
49,005
49,205
50,071
51,058
53,000

Required

23,100
24,806
26,023
30,448
37,635
37,888
39,420
39,636
40,167
44,623
43,055
43,893
44,623
45,183
46,681
47,447
47,863
48,494
48,321
48,524
49,387
50,352
52,069

Monetary
base

160,127
175,467
187,248
203,601
223,732
239,967
256,973
267,772
293,287
317,254
313,281
315,332
317,254
319,695
323,411
324,512
326,500
328,584
329,642
332,255
336,865
' 341,545
345,627

Total

634
774
3,186
1,318
827
777
1,716
265
326
192
261
108
192
233
77
91
90
155
229
284
251
287
143

Seasonal

33
96
113
56
38
93
130
84
76
38
211
86
38
17
22
32
47
98
149
203
223
193
114

Extended
credit

186
2
2,604
499
303
483
1,244
20
23
1
12
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

27

BANK LOANS AND SECURITIES
Total commercial bank loans and leases rose 0.2 percent in October; commercial and industrial loans rose 0.1
percent.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
3,200

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
3,200
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
2,800

2,800

2,400

2,400

2,000

2,000

1,600

1,600
LOANS AND LEASES
1,200

1,200

800

800

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
400

400

OTHER SECURITIES
200

200

160

160

120

i i ii iIItIIt
1984

1 1 I I I II I l II

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

1987

1988

i i i ii I i il ll
1989

M M I I I I I II

120

I I 1 i I I M I II

1991

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted J]

All commercial banks
Loans and leases
Period

Total
securities 2

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

Dec
1,400.4
1,552.2
Dec
1,722.2
Dec
Dec
1,909.5
2,093.2
Dec
2,238.5
Dec
Dec
2,422.8
Dec
2,590.8
Dec
2,730.8
r
Dec
2,838.7
Get
2,805.5
r
Nov
2,822.7
r
Dec
2,838.7
r
1992: Jan .... 2,852.0
Feb r .... 2,854.8
Mar r.... 2,863.1
Apr r.... 2,877.5
May T.... 2,877.6
June r... 2,883.7
July r.... 2,884.3
Aug '.... 2,897.0
Sept r... 2,913.0
Get
2,924.4

U.S.
Government
securities

201.7
259.2
260.2
270.8
310.0
335.8
363.5
398.2
454.1
562.6
538.7
550.8
562.6
566.2
571.2
579.5
592.3
601.7
611.6
619.4
634.0
638.7
645.7

Other
securities

Total

2

164.8
1,033.9
169.1
1,123.9
1,321.1
140.9
179.0
1,459.8
1,589.4
193.9
193.6
1,709.1
192.4
1,866.9
181.7
2,010.9
177.9
2,098.8
r
r
179.4
2,096.6
2,088.9
177.9
2,093.2
178.8
' 179.4 r2,096.6
179.7
2,106.1
180.5
2,103.1
178.1
2,105.5
2,106.7
178.5
177.1
2,098.8
175.6
2,096.5
177.6
2,087.3
177.7
2.085.2
178.0
2,096.3
178.9
2,099.8

N nn
on-

Commercial
and
industrial

Eeal
estate

Individual

Security

392.5
414.2
473.1
500.2
537.0
567.1
606.8
640.2
643.2
r
618.0
622.6
621.7
r
618.0
617.3
613.2
610.9
609.2
607.3
604.7
602.8
600.5
602.7
603.2

299.9
331.0
376.2
425.8
494.0
586.9
670.1
759.5
843.3
873.1
869.8
871.9
873.1
873.5
877.5
879.4
881.4
882.6
881.3
879.2
878.7
882.8
886.9

188.2
212.9
253.8
294.7
315.3
328.3
354.5
374.8
379.6
363.5
364.2
363.1
363.5
363.1
363.6
362.2
360.7
358.9
359.1
358.6
357.3
356.6
355.4

25.3
28.0
34.4
43.0
40.3
34.8
41.2
41.5
44.7
54.5
51.1
53.5
54.5
59.4
57.1
60.4
64.9
61.6
63.9
60.7
62.5
66.2
65.8

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



Konl,
DanK
financial
institutions

31.2
30.4
31.3
32.4
35.0
32.0
32.3
34.3
35.7
40.6
37.2
37.8
40.6
40.8
42.6
43.7
42.7
43.0
41.9
39.9
40.9
43.8
44.2

Agricultural

otate
artri
ana
political
subdivisions

Foreign
banks

Foreign
official
institutions

36.2
39.2
40.1
36.1
31.5
29.4
28.7
29.8
32.0
34.0
34.1
33.8
34.0
33.7
33.5
34.3
34.4
34.3
34.8
34.8
35.3
35.3
35.0

0.0
.0
46.0
56.7
58.5
52.4
45.1
40.0
33.9
29.1
29.7
29.4
29.1
28.0
28.1
28.0
27.7
27.2
26.8
26.3
26.0
26.0
25.6

14.7
13.4
11.6
9.9
10.3
7.8
7.7
8.2
7.5
7.4
6.6
6.9
7.4
7.2
6.7
6.5
6.5
6.9
7.5
7.8
7.0
7.9
7.2

5.9
9.4
8.4
6.3
6.3
5.7
5.0
3.5
2.8
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1

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

Lease
financing
receivables

13.3
13.7
16.0
19.0
22.4
24.6
29.3
31.8
32.8
31.7
31.6
31.5
31.7
31.5
31.6
31.5
31.6
31.7
32.0
31.0
30.7
30.8
30.6

Other

26.8
31.8
30.2
35.6
38.8
40.1
46.2
47.1
43.3
42.4
39.5
41.1
42.4
49.2
47.1
46.5
45.6
43.3
42.6
44.0
44.3
42.1
43.8

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

Sources

External
Period
Total

Capital

Credit market funds

Internal 1

Total
Total

Securities
and
mortgages

Other 2

Loans and
short-term
paper

Total

tares 3

Increase in
financial
assets

Discrepancy
(sources less
uses)

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

316.6
423.3
493.1
465.8
515.9
540.7
588.7
532.2
511.4
444.0

247.5
292.3
336.3
351.9
336.7
375.9
404.3
399.9
407.5
416.5

69.1
131.0
156.8
113.9
179.2
164.8
184.4
132.3
103.9
27.5

54.0
80.1
98.0
58.5
129.8
67.6
69.3
49.4
23.4
18.7

-0.7
44.6
-7.5
1.8
64.6
32.7
-6.7
-34.2
— 11 4
87.5

54.7
35.5
105.5
56.7
65.2
34.9
76.0
83.6
34.8
-68.8

15.1
51.0
58.8
55.3
49.4
97.2
115.0
82.8
80.4
8.7

332.9
420.5
502.3
457.9
502.3
473.5
554.2
512.2
482.4
427.9

285.3
300.1
398.5
374.9
351.9
365.1
394.4
406.0
395.1
363.9

47.6
120.4
103.8
83.0
150.4
108.4
159.8
106.2
87.3
64.0

-16.3
2.8
-9.2
7.9
13.5
67.3
34.4
20.0
29.0
16.1

1990- TTT
IV

511.5
410.1

391.9
402.7

119.6
7.4

5.4
300

-48.9
6.3

54.3
-36.3

114.2
37.5

524.8
360.7

401.8
362.2

123.0
-1.5

-13.4
49.4

1991- I

366.2
477.5
489.3
443.1

417.5
418.9
407.0
422.8

51 3
58.6
82.3
20.3

8.0
40.4
27.6
-1.3

71.8
113.1
77.5
87.0

-63.8
-72.7
-49.9
-88.3

59 3
18.2
54.8
21.5

345.7
437.1
491.0
437.7

353.5
351.3
371.5
379.2

-7.8
85.8
119.5
58.5

20.5
40.3
-1.7
5.4

1992- I

533.5
569.7

439.1
442.2

94.4
127.5

99.7
65.8

103.7
100.3

-4.0
34 5

-5.3
61.7

506.8
540.6

354.1
390.9

152.7
149.7

26.6
29.2

1982
1983
1984

n
m...
rv

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 Reserve System.

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
[Millions of dollars; seasonally adjusted]
Period

Total

1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:
19901991:

Dec
Dec .
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec 3
Dec
Dec
Dec

Net change in installment credit outstanding 1

Installment credit outstanding (end of period)
Automobile

Revolving

Other

2

Total

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

1991: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

727,449
729,225
727,960
727,799

264,621
264,420
262,383
263,003

238,987
241,436
242,573
242,785

223,842
223,369
223,004
222,012

138
1,776
1 265
161

1992: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May.
June
July
AUK r
Sepf

728,618
728,395
727,404
723,821
722,928
722,919
721,820
720,664
722,271

263,134
261,659
262,125
260,376
259,834
257,339
257,743
256,944
257,853

244,288
245,974
245,259
245,905
246,220
247,418
247,332
248,043
249,867

221,196
220,762
220,020
217,541
216,874
218,162
216,744
215,677
214,550

819
223
-990
3583
-893
-10
-1,099
-1,156
1,607

1
For year-end data, change from preceding year-end; for monthly data, change from preceding
month.
2
Outstanding loans for mobile homes, education, boats, trailers, vacations, etc.
3
Data newly available in January 1989 result in breaks in many series between December 1988




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

1 999
-201
2 037
620
131
-1,475
466
-1,749
-542
2495
404
-799
909

Revolving

Other 2

5,384
12,634
21,192
21,478
14,067
17,239
21,205
(4)
23,642
19,835

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

2,693
2,449
1,137
212

554
-473
365
-992

1,503
1,686
-714
646
316
1,197
-86
711
1,824

816
-434
742
-2,479
-667
1,288
-1,418
1 068
-1,126

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

29

INTEREST RATES AND BOND YIELDS
Interest rates rose in November.
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNU

1991

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

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

3-month bills
(new issues) 1

Mar

Apr
May

July
Sept
Oct ....
Nov
Week ended:
1992: Nov 7
14
21 ...

28
1

3-year

10-year

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

30



Prime
commercial
paper, J
6 months

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

Prime rate
charged 4by
banks

New-home
mortgage
yields
(FHFB) 5

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

4.60
4.12
3.84
3.84
4.05
3.81
3.66
3.70
3.28
3.14
2.97
2.84
3.14

5.90
5.39
5.40
5.72
6.18
5.93
5.81
5.60
4.91
4.72
4.42
4.64
5.14

7.42
7.09
7.03
7.34
7.54
7.48
7.39
7.26
6.84
6.59
6.42
6.59
6.87

6.64
6.63
6.41
6.67
6.69
6.64
6.57
6.50
6.12
6.08
6.24
6.38
6.35

8.48
8.31
8.20
8.29
8.35
8.33
8.28
8.22
8.07
7.95
7.92
7.99
8.10

4.93
4.49
4.06
4.13
4.38
4.13
3.97
3.99
3.53
3.44
3.26
3.33
3.67

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
3.00-3.00
3.00-3.00
3.00-3.00
3.00-3.00

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
6.00-6.00
6.00-6.00
6.00-6.00
6.00-6.00

8.64
8.53
8.49
8.65
8.51
8.58
8.59
8.43
8.00
8.00
7.93

3.05
3.10
3.13
3.27

5.03
5.09
5.17
5.24

6.90
6.88
6.84
6.86

6.48
6.36
6.28
6.27

8.11
8.14
8.07
8.06

3.49
3.60
3.76
3.79

3.00-3.00
3.00-3.00
3.00-3.00
3.00-3.00

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)

14.44
12.92
10.45
11.89
9.64
7.06
7.68
8.26
8.55
8.26
6.82

14.029
10.686
8.63
9.58
7.48
5.98
5.82
6.69
8.12
7.51
5.42

Nov
Dec
Jan
Peb

Constant maturities 2

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 November.
INDEX, DEC. 31, 1965=50 (RATIO SCALE)
240
220
200
180

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

160

160
140

140

120

120

COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE INDEX
(NYSE)

100

100

80

80

60

60

40

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1990

1989

199!

40

1992

PERCENT

PERCENT

20

20

15

EARNINGS-PRICE RATIO ON COMMON STOCKS
(S&P)

10

1984

1991

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

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Common stock prices J

Common stock yields
(percent) 5

New York Stock Exchange indexes (Dec. 31, 1965 = 50) 2
Period
Composite

Industrial

Transportation

87.43
90.60
92.66

11.96
11.60
8.03
10.02
8.12
6.09
5.48
8.01
7.41
6.47
4.81

188.52
185.47

96.78
98.08

159.78
159.96

2,986.12
2,958.64

385.92
388.51

3.15
3.11

3.83

286.62
286.09
282.36
281.60
r
285.25
279.54
281.90
284.44
285.76
279.70
287.30

201.55
205.53
204.07
201.28
r
207.93
202.02
198.36
191.31
191.61
192.30
204.78

99.31
96.18
94.15
94.92
' 98.26
97.23
101.18
103.41
102.26
101.62
101.13

174.50
' 174.08
173.49
r
!71.10
' 175.90
174.82
'181.00
180.47
178.27
181.36
189.27

3,227.06
3,257.27
3,247.42
3,294.08
3,376.79
3,337.79
3,329.41
3,307.45
3,293.92
3,198.70
3,238.49

416.08
412.56
407.36
407.41
414.81
408.27
415.05
417.93
418.48
412.50
422.84

2.90
2.94
3.01
3.02
2.99
3.06
3.00
2.97
3.00
3.07
2.98

284.68
286.32
287.17
290.55

203.53
204.90
201.69
208.35

101.48
99.78
101.16
102.09

185.71
189.33
189.56
192.06

3,244.33
3,235.90
3,208.66
3,255.05

419.14
420.94
422.61
428.02

3.02
2.98
2.98
2.94

1991: Nov
Dec

213.25
214.26

264.89
266.01

1992: Jan
Feb
Mar

229.34
228.12
225.21
224.55
' 228.61
224.68
228.17
230.07
230.13
226.97
232.84
230.79
231.87
232.75
235.56

1
Average
2
Includes
3
Includes
4
Includes
8

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




Earningsprice ratio

5.20
5.81
4.40
4.64
4.25
3.49
3.08
3.64
3.45
3.61
3.24

72.61
60.41
89.36
85.63
104.11
119.87
140.39
134.12
175.28
158.62
173.99

Week ended:
1992- Noy 7
14
21
28

Dividendprice ratio

128.05
119.71
160.41
160.46
186.84
236.34
286.83
265.79
322.84
334.59
376.18

85.44
78.18
107.45
108.01
123.79
155.85
195.31
180.95
216.23
225.78
258.14

Sept
Oct
Noy

Dow-Jones
industrial
average 3

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

74.02
68.93
92.63
92.46
108.09
136.00
161.70
149.91
180.02
183.46
206.33

May
,.*

Finance

73.52
71.99
95.34
89.28
114.21
147.20
146.48
127.26
151.88
133.26
150.82

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

July

Utility

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

38.91
39.75
47.00
46.44
56.75
71.36
74.30

4.01
4.18

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 month of fiscal 1993, there was a deficit of $48.9 billion, compared with a deficit of $36.6 billion a
year earlier.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1,600

BIUIONS OF DOUARS

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-L/

800

800

700

700

600

V

600

_^^-^"

^^--^_

*~
A

!
^1984

1
1985

.

^~1

1986

1
1987

1
1988

1
1989

1
1990

I
1991

1
1992

j\
1993 ^

FISCAL YEARS
•^INCLUDES ON-8UDGET AND OFF-BUDGET ITEMS.
SOURCES: DH>ARTM^fT OF THE TREASURY AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT WD BUDGET

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISKS

[Billions of dollars]

Receipts

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981 .
1982
1983...
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991 '
1992 2
1993 (estimates) 1
First month: 2
Fiscal year 1992
Fiscal year 1993

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
790
-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
-49.8
-54.9
-38.2
-72.7
740
-120.1
2080
-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
1l
-5.0
79
.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
1,091.7
1,162.9

946.4
990.3
1,003.9
1,064.1
1,144.2
1,251.8
1,323.8
1,381.9
1,503.9

-212.3
-221.2
149 8
-155.2
153 5
-220.5
-269.5
-290.2
-341.0

547.9
568.9
640.7
667.5
727.0
749.7
760.4
789.3
838.9

769.6
806.8
810.1
861.4
933.3
1,026.7
1,082.1
1,129.3
1,238.7

-221.7
-238.0
-169.3
-194.0
-206.2
-277.1
321 7
-340.1
-399.7

186.2
200.2
213.4
241.5
263.7
281.7
293.9
302.4
324.0

176.8
183.5
193.8
202.7
210.9
225.1
241.7
252.6
265.2

9.4
16.7
19.6
38.8
52.8
56.6
52.2
49.9
58.8

1,817.0
2,120.1
2,345.6
2,600.8
2,867.5
3,206.3
3,599.0
4,002.8
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
2,998.8
3,355.3

78.1
76.8

114.7
125.7

36 6
-48.9

57.2
55.1

94.7
103.9

37 5
-48.8

20.9
21.8

20.0
21.8

.9
-.1

3,651.1
4,006.1

2,727.8
2,997.2

1
Data are from Mid-Session Review. The President's Budget and Economic Growth Agenda,
Office of Management and Budget, July 24, 1992.
2
Data from Monthly Treasury Statement.

32

Outlays

Gross Federal debt
(end of period)

Off-budget

On-budget

Total
Fiscal year or period

NOTE.—Data (except as noted) are from Budget of Ike 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 month of fiscal 1993, receipts were $1.3 billion lower than a year earlier and outlays were $11.0 billion
higher.
BILLIONS OF DO LIARS
600

BILUC}NS OF DOLIARS
600

1

RECEIPTS '

INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES
\

500

500
400

400

300

300
200

CORPORATION
INrOMFTAYF";
\

OTHER RECEIPTS

\

100

1

0

SOCIAL INSURANCE
TAXES AND CONTPIR1 ITIONS

200
100

^

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

I

0
1,300

1,300
OUTLAYS •J'

1,200

1,200

^'

1,100
1,000

NONDEFENSE
\

900

1,100
1,000

- *"

~"

900

800

800

700

700

600

600
500

500
400
300
200

A
^ 1984

r——T—i
1985

1986

NATONAi DEFENSE

400

\

300

i
1987

i
1988

i

1989

T
1990

r~
1991

i
1992

K

1993

200

N

FISCAL YEARS
^INCLUDES QN-BUDGET AND OFF-BUDGET ITEMS
SOURCES: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISER s

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

On-budget and off-budget receipts

Individual
income
taxes

Corporation
income
taxes

298.1
355.6
399.6
463.3
517.1
599.3
617.8
600.6
666.5

131.6
157.6
181.0
217.8
244.1
285.9
297.7
288.9
298.4

41.4
54.9
60.0
65.7
64.6
61.1
49.2
37.0
56.9

90.8
106.5
121.0
138.9
157.8
182.7
201.5
209.0
239.4

34.3
36.6
37.7
40.8
50.6
69.5
69.3
65.6
71.8

371.8
409.2
458.7
503.5
590.9
678.2
745.8
808.4
851.8

89.6
97.2
104.5
116.3
134.0
157.5
185.3
209.9
227.4

734.1
769.1
854.1
909.0
990.7
1,031.3
1,054.3
1,091.7
1,162.9

334.5
349.0
392.6
401.2
445.7
466.9
467.8
476.5
507.0

61.3
63.1
83.9
94.5
103.3
93.5
98.1
100.3
112.2

265.2
283.9
303.3
334.3
359.4
380.0
396.0
413.7
444.5

73.0
73.1
74.3
78.9
82.3
90.9
92.3
101.3
99.2

946.4
990.3
1,003.9
1,064.1
1,144.2
1,251.8
1,323.8
1,381.9
1,503.9

78.1
76.8

40.1
37.3

.4
2.1

28.4
29.6

9.1
7.9

114.7
125.7

Fiscal year
Total

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991 '
1992 2
1993 (estimates) *
First month: 2
Fiscal year 1992
Fiscal year 1993

1
Data are from Mid-Session Review: The President's
Office of Management and Budget, July 24, 1992.
2
Data from Monthly Treasury Statement.




Nationa defense

Social
insurance
taxes
and
contributions

Other

Social
security

Net
interest

Other

15.8
19.3
22.8
26.5
32.1
39.1
46.6
52.6
57.5

60.8
61.0
61.5
66.4
86.5
99.7
107.7
122.6
112.7

73.9
85.1
93.9
104.1
118.5
139.6
156.0
170.7
178.2

26.7
29.9
35.5
42.6
52.5
68.8
85.0
89.8
111.1

82.8
93.0
114.7
119.6
131.4
133.5
125.4
122.3
118.6

33.5
35.9
40.0
44.5
48.4
57.7
71.2
89.6
106.3

65.8
70.2
75.1
78.9
85.0
98.1
104.5
119.0
132.5

128.2
119.8
123.3
129.3
136.0
147.3
170.8
199.4
202.3

188.6
198.8
207.4
219.3
232.5
248.6
269.0
287.5
303.4

129.5
136.0
138.7
151.8
169.3
184.2
194.5
199.4
210.3

131.8
142.1
125.9
139.4
159.8
202.7
224.5
172.7
239.7

7.2
8.0

10.0
11.0

14.3
18.3

22.7
24.3

16.8
16.5

18.1
18.1

Health

87.9
95.1
102.3
113.6
130.9
153.9
180.7
204.4
220.9

6.4
6.4
7.5
7.5
12.7
13.1
12.3
11.8
15.9

15.7
17.3
18.5
20.5
23.2
26.9
27.4
28.6
30.4

252.7
273.4
282.0
290.4
303.6
299.3
273.3
298.2
291.2

245.2
265.5
274.0
281.9
294.9
289.8
262.4
286.6
278.2

16.2
14.2
11.6
10.5
9.6
13.8
15.9
16.1
18.2

23.8
27.4

22.8
26.2

1.8
2.1

Total

'.I and Economic Growth Agenda,

Income
security

International
affairs

Total

Department of
Defense,
military

Medicare

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.

33

FEDERAL SECTOR, NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS BASIS
In the third quarter of 1992, according to revised estimates. Federal receipts rose $5.6 billion (annual rate) and
Federal expenditures rose $4.6 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

1,400

1,400

1,200

. EXPENDITURES -

1,200

1,000

1,000

SURPLUS OR DEFICIT ( - )

X
i i

1

1

1

1
1987

1

1

1988

CALENDAR YEARS
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC APVI5ERS

Pillions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Federal Government expenditures .

Federal Government receipts

Period
Total

Fiscal year:
1988
1989
1990
1991
Calendar year:
1988
1989
1990
1991
1982: IV
1983: IV
1984: IV
1985: IV....
1986- IV
1987: IV..
1988- IV
1989: IV
1990: III
IV
1991: I.
II
III. .
IV
1992: I
II
III r

Personal
tax and
nontax
receipts

Corporate
profits
tax
accruals

Indirect
business
tax and
nontax
accruals

Contributions for
social
insurance

Total

Purchases

Transfer
payments

Grantsin-aid to
State
and
local
governments

Net
interest
paid

Subsidies
less
current
surplus of
Government
enterprises

Less:
Wage
accruals
less
disbursements

Surplus
or deficit
(-),
national
income
and
product
accounts

955.1
1,050.1
1,089.5
1,114.9

403.8
456.8
473.2
472.1

107.6
119.2
113.8
104.4

59.6
62.2
63.9
74.8

384.1
411.9
438.6
463.5

1,098.5
1,164.5
1,249.5
1,310.9

386.3
399.4
417.7
447.1

430.9
461.1
504.6
510.7

108.4
115.9
128.3
147.0

143.8
160.6
175.1
183.1

28.9
27.6
23.9
23.0

-0.1
.0
.0
-.1

-143.3
-114.4
-159.9
-196.1

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
1,119.9
1,113.3
1,114.6
1,117.3
1,127.7
1,129.4
1,143.3
1,149.8
1,155.4

410.1
461.9
482.6
473.4
301.6
290.5
323.5
351.8
371.7
414.8
420.0
470.1
486.6
482.5
474.7
473.1
473.4
472.2
468.4
464.2
476.2

111.0
117.1
113.9
102.5
45.5
65.4
67.0
77.0
91.4
109.7
118.5
111.3
119.2
111.7
100.3
101.6
104.9
103.3
112.2
118.3
108.1

60.9
61.9
66.0
78.2
49.2
55.4
58.2
56.8
54.8
59.5
61.4
62.2
65.4
68.5
77.3
76.3
78.3
80.8
79.2
79.8
81.3

390.4
418.5
444.9
468.2
235.9
259.8
291.1
318.0
338.8
359.4
400.7
424.7
448.8
450.6
462.2
466.3
471.1
473.2
483.5
487.4
489.8

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
1,265.5
1,307.9
1,264.4
1,329.4
1,348.7
1,388.1
1,432.5
1,452.7
1,457.3

387.0
401.6
426.4
447.3
281.4
289.7
324.7
356.9
373.1
392.5
392.0
405.1
422.6
438.3
451.3
449.9
447.2
440.8
445.0
444.8
454.1

436.3
471.5
513.3
521.9
346.0
351.1
360.1
383.8
404.2
419.7
444.5
488.8
513.1
525.5
461.6
514.8
545.5
565.9
609.8
619.5
621.6

111.3
118.2
132.3
153.3
84.3
86.9
97.7
104.5
103.8
102.9
113.0
121.9
131.2
137.6
144.3
151.9
153.4
163.6
165.1
174.1
174.2

146.0
164.8
176.6
186.9
86.8
99.2
122.3
129.2
131.1
143.1
151.2
168.9
183.3
174.8
182.7
188.1
186.8
190.1
186.8
187.5
187.2

28.4
25.5
25.1
23.1
17.3
28.8
22.2
16.4
22.1
37.8
34.9
25.0
15.3
32.0
24.8
24.4
15.7
27.7
25.7
26.9
20.2

.0
.0
.1
— .1
.0
.0
.6
.0
.0
-.2
.0
.0
.0
.2
.2
-.4
.0
.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 g
-141.5
-145.6
- 194.6
- 149.9
-212.2
-221.0
-258.7
-289.2
-302.9
-301.9

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

34



INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMER PRICES—MAJOR
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
Consumer prices (1982-84=100; NSA)

Industrial production (1987 — 100; seasonally adjusted)
Period

United
States

Japan

France

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
105.3
104.9
100.5
96.4

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

91.7
88.9
91.8
92.9
96.2
100.0
105.9
109.2
109.4
107.1

108.1
108.0
108.4
108.4
108.1
107.4

97.2
97.0
97.6
97.1
96.7
95.3

' 126.0 111.1
' 123.1 111.1
r
124.2 109.8
' 123.5 111.2
' 123.6 110.2
' 122.2 109.1

r

l!8.9
l!7.1

106.5
104.1
107.9
105.8
111.6
104.7

106.6
107.2
107.6
108.1
108.9
108.5
' 109.4
' 109.0
' 108.7
109.0

95.6
96.4

111.0
121.5
120.6
110.1
117.7
109.9
117.6 r lll,4
115.6 ' 109.5
118.1 ' 109.7
109.7
119.0
* 114.4 109.7
119.0

119.2
120.3
118.5
117.6
117.7
116.0
115.7
' 115.7
113.1

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991 »
1991:

July
Sept

Oct
Nov
Dec

1992- Jan
Feb
Mar
May
, r
July

. '

Sept

Oct"
1

United
Kingdom

Canada

1982
1983

r

96.5

'96.8
r

96.3
96.4

r

'96.0
97.8

r

Italy

117.5
r

l!7.4

117.9
113.4

United
States '

France

Germany

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

Italy

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
99.8
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

101.4

136.2
136.6
137.2
137.4
137.8
137.9

143.8
143.9
143.7
143.4
144.0
143.4

114.7
114.9
115.1
116.4
116.6
116.0

137.4
137.7
138.0
138.6
138.9
139.1

116.8
116.8
117.0
117.4
117.9
118.0

171.4
170.3
171.0
172.3
173.5
174.0

157.2
157.6
158.1
158.7
159.3
159.4

138.1
138.6
139.3
139.5
139.7
140.2
140.5
140.9
141.3
141.8

144.0
144.1
144.6
144.6
144.9
145.2
145.6
145.6
145.5
145.7

115.8
115.7
116.3
117.5
117.6
117.5
116.6
116.9
117.5

139.4
139.8
140.2
140.5
140.9
141.0
141.4
141.5
141.5
142.0

118.5
119.2
119.7
120.0
120.5
120.7
120.7
120.9
121.2
121.7

175.4
175.9
176.6
177.3
178.3
178.9
179.1
179.2
179.8
180.9

159.3
160.1
160.6
163.1
163.7
163.7
163.1
163.2
163.8
164.4

r

99.8

100.3
100.8
100.4
100.1
r

99.0

100.3
99.4
100.0
99.0
99.0
r

99.9

99.7
100.1

Data relate to all urban consumers.

United
Kingdom

Japan

86.4
89.6
89.7
94.6
96.9
100.0
103.6
104.0
103.4
' 100.4
r

108.5
111.0
110.7
104.5
109.0
107.1
107.3

Canada

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

U.S. MERCHANDISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
[Billions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Merchandise exports (f.a.s. value) 1

General merchandise imports (customs value) 3

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 "

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

35.3
36.8
37.3
36.1

3.1
3.2
3.2
3.3

8.6
9.3
8.9
8.9

14.4
14.4
15.4
14.3

3.5
3.7
3.6
3.3

3.8
4.1
4.1
3.8

35.5
37.7
37.1
36.4
35.7
38.2
37.8
35.8
38.2

3.1
3.6
3.3
3.5
3.0
3.1
3.5
3.3
3.7

9.3
8.9
8.8
8.8
8.9
9.3
9.6
8.7
9.2

13.9
15.3
14.9
14.3
13.9
15.3
14.5
14.0
15.2

3.2
3.6
3.9
4.0
3.8
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.8

3.9
4.1
4.0
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.3
4.1
4.5

Period
Total

1982

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

1991
1991:

Sept

Oct
Nov
Dec

1992: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
July
Sept
1
2
3
4

2

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.




Trade balance

Principal end-use commodity category
General
merchandise
imports
(c.i.f.
value)

Foods
feeds,
and
beverages

Industrial
supplies
and
materials

Capital
goods
except
automotive

Automotive
vehicles,
parts,
and
engines

Consumer
goods
(nonfood)
except
automotive

Other

244.0
258.0
330.7
336.5
365.4
406.2
441.0
473.2
495.3
487.1

17.1
18.2
21.0
21.9
24.4
24.8
24.8
25.1
26.6
26.5

112.0
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
508.4

654

1.9
2.1
2.1
2.3

41.8
42.7
41.4
41.7

2.2
2.1
2.2
2.3

11.1
11.1
10.8
10.8

10.2
10.3
9.9
10.3

7.4
7.7
7.2
7.2

9.4
10.0
9.8
9.8

1.3
1.4
1.4
1.3

43.6
44.5
43.1
43.4

-6.5
-5.9
—4.1
-5.6

-8.3
-7.6
-5.8
-7.4

2.0
2.1
2.3
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.0
2.1
1.9

41.3
40.9
42.7
43.5
42.9
44.9
45.1
44.7
46.5

2.3
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.2
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.3

10.6
10.3
10.6
11.2
11.3
11.9
11.9
11.7
12.1

10.3
10.3
10.7
10.8
10.8
11.2
11.3
11.5
11.8

7.3
7.1
7.5
7.7
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.6
7.8

9.5
9.6
9.9
9.8
9.8
10.2
10.5
10.3
11.2

1.3
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.4

43.0
42.6
44.4
45.3
44.5
46.6
46.9
46.5
48.4

-5.8
-3.3
-5.6
-7.1
-7.1
-6.7
-7.3
-8.9
-8.3

-7.6
-5.0
-7.3
-8.9
-8.8
-8.5
-9.1
-10.7
— 10.2

Total

4
4

517.0

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

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

-27.5
-52.4

-38.4
— 64.2

-106.7
-117.7

-122.4
-133.6

138 3 -155.1
-152.1 -170.3
-118.5 -137.1
- 109.4 -129.4
-101.7 -123.4

-86.6

8
Total exports are on a revised statistical month basis; end-use categories are on a statistical
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
In the third quarter of 1992, the merchandise trade deficit rose to $26.5 billion, from $24.6 billion in the second
quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

15

15

-45
1983

1992

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted. Credits (+), debits (—)]
Merchandise * 2
Net
military
transactions 3 4

Net
travel and
transportation
receipts

Other
services,
net

Receipts
on U.S.
assets
abroad

Payments
on foreign
assets in
U.S.

-844
112
-563
-2,547
-4,390
-5,181
3 812
-6,354
-115,668 -6,838
108 853 -7,818
-73,436 -5,524

144
992
-4,227
-8,293
-9,709
-7,324
6 398
-1,370
5,851
10,142
17,118

12,552
13,209
14,095
14,277
14,266
18,855
18,400
20,430
26,752
29,730
33,701

86,529
86,200
85,614
100,415
91,110
88,998
96,574
119,456
140,692
143,547
125,315

53 626
-56,412
53 700
-69,572
67 875
-73,620
-85,629
- 106,991
-126,326
- 124,261
- 108,886

Period

1981

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

n
ni
IV

1991: I

n
ra
IV

1992- I
H*

m"....

1
2
3

r

Investment income

Services

Net

Balance on
goods,
services,
and income

Unilateral
transfers,
net 4

Balance
on current
account

Exports

Imports

237,044
211,157
201,799
219,926
215,915
223,344
250,208
320,230
361,697
388,705
415,962

-265,067
-247,642
-268,901
-332,418
-338,088
-368,425
-409,765
-447,189
477 365
-497,558
-489,398

28 023
-36,485
-67,102
-112,492
-122,173
- 145,081
-159,557
126 959

94,981
96,654
96,544
100,526

-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

100,636
103,324
104,151
107,851

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

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

4,401
4,568

10,067
9,045

28,499
28,078

-24,025
-26,701

4,474
1,377

1,096
- 10,069

6999
-7,719

-5,903
-17,788

107,946
107,464
110,812

r

-125,168
-132,022
-137,350

Net balance

-17,222
" - 24,558
-26,538

Excludes military.
Adjusted from Census data for differences in timing and coverage.
Quarterly data are not seasonally adjusted.

36



-625
-641

4

5,030
16,732 -11,702
32,903
5,632 -17,075 — 11,443
29,788
31,915 -25,882 -17,741 -43,623
30,843 -78,212 -20,612 -98,824
23,235 -98,771 -22,950 -121,721
15,378 -123,354 -24,176 -147,529
10,945 - 140,421 -23,052 -163,474
12,466 -101,787 -24,869 - 126,656
14,366 -75,537 -25,606 -101,143
19,287 -57,511 -32,916 -90,428
-3,682
8,028
16,429 -11,710
-15,847 -6,538
-13,924 -7,401
-16,777 -7,201
-10,966 -11,778

Includes transfers of goods and services under U.S. military grant programs.

See p. 37 for continuation of table.

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

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS—Continued
In the capital accounts, U.S. claims on foreigners reported by U.S. banks decreased $12.6 billion in the second
quarter of 1992, following a decrease of $15.9 billion in the first quarter. U.S. liabilities to private foreigners
reported by U.S. banks, excluding Treasury securities, decreased $5.1 billion in the second quarter, following a
decrease of $4.5 billion in the first quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

80

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

CHANGE IN
FOREIGN ASSETS
ASSETS
IN THE U.S., NET ' N
\

\

60

\

*

/
,

I

.

.

i

'\

i

20

•20

-60
1992
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]

U.S. assets abroad, net
[increase/capit al outflow (— )]
Period

Total

1981
1982
1983
1984

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1990:

1991:

1992:

114 147
-122,335
58856
-29^224
-34,069
-91,069
-62,402
-92,708
-114,944
-56,321
-62,220
I
42,141
II
-30,682
m
-30,964
IV
-36,816
I
-640
n
-7,050
Ill .... -10,368
IV
-44,158
I
-4,250
II".... -5,752

U.S.
official
reserve
assets 3 s
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
1,464

Other U.S.
Government
assets

Foreign assets in the U.S., net
[increase/capital inflow (+)]
U.S.
private
assets

5097 -103,875
-6,131
111 239
5 006 -52,654
-5,489
20605
2 821 -27,391
-2,022 -89,360
1,006 -72,556
2,967 -91,762
90922
1,271
2,304 -56,467
3,397
71 379
-743
46,061
30 259
-794
-32,366
4,179
39903
1,073
-1,360
-420
7 644
3,180 -17,426
-437 -44,947
38
-3,155
-6,987
-209

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
18,563
43,087

5
Consists of gold, special drawing rights (SDKs), foreign currencies, and the U.S. reserve posi
tion in the IMF.




Foreign
official
assets 3

4,960
3,593
5,845
3,140
-1,119
35,648
45,387
39,758
8,489
33,908
18,407
-6,450
6,134
14,097
20,127
5,650
-4,178
4,115
12,819
21,192
21,071

Other
foreign
assets

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
-2,629
22,016

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
-8,410
- 19,567

Of which:
Seasonal
adjustment
discrepancy

4,489
518
-5,605
600

4,636
883
-6,137
613
4,023
343

U.S. official
reserve
assets, net5
(unadjusted,
end of
period)

30,074
33,958
33,747
34,934
43,186
48,511
45,798
47,802
74,609
83,316
77,721
76,303
77,298
80,024
83,316
78,002
74,940
74,731
77,721
74,657
77,092

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
Nonagriculrural 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

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