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98th Congress, 1st Session

Economic Indicators
OCTOBER

1983

Prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the




Council of Economic Advisers

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SENATE
WILLIAM V. ROTH, JR. (Delaware)
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MACK MATTINGLY (Georgia)
ALFONSE M. D'AMATO (New York)
LLOYD BENTSEN (Texas)
WILLIAM PROXMIRE (Wisconsin)
EDWARD M. KENNEDY (Massachusetts)
PAUL S. SARBANES (Maryland)

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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
According to preliminary estimates for the third quarter, gross national product rose $91.3 billion or 11.6 percent,
both at annual rates. Real output (GNP adjusted for price changes) rose 7.9 percent (annual rate) and the implicit
price deflator rose at a 3.4 percent annual rate.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
3,400

(RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
3,400
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

3,200

3,200

3,000

3,000

2,800

2,800
2,600

2,600
GNP
. IN CURRENT DOLLARS _

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,200

2,000

2,000

1,800

1,800

1,600

1,600

\

1,400

GNP
IN 1972 DOLLARS

1,200

1,200

I
1975

1977

1976

1979

1978

1980

1981

1982

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

I

I

1983

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

1971
1972
1973
1974

1,077.6

1975
1976
1Q77
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1981: HI
IV
1982: I

n
m

1983:

Gross
national
product

IV
I

n

n\p

1,185.9
1,326.4
1,434.2
1,549.2
1,718.0
1,918.3
2,163.9
2,417.8
2,631.7
2,954.1
3,073.0
3,004.9
3,032.2
3,021.4
3,070.2
3,090.7
3,109.6
3,171.5
3,272.0
3,363.3

Personal
consumption
expenditures

672.2
737.1
812.0

888.1
976.4
1,084.3
1,204.4
1,346.5
1,507.2
1,668.1
1,857.2
1,991.9
1,886.1
1,904.1
1,938.9
1,972.8
2,008.8
2,046.9
2,073.0
2,147.0
2,186.5

Gross
private
domestic
investment

166.4
195.0
229.8
228.7
206.1
257.9
324.1
386.6
423.0
401.9
474.9
414.5
495.8
476.2
422.9
432.5
425.3
377.4
404.1
450.1
501.0

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




Exports arid imports of goods and
services

Govenunent purchjises of
goc ds and services
T?inal

Federal

Net
exports

4.1
.7
14.2

13.4
26.8
13.8
-4.0
-1.1
13.2
23.9
26.3
17.4
22.8
29.2
29.9
33.3
.9
5.6
17.0
-8.5
-25.9

Exports

Imports

Total
Tntal

68.8

64.7

77.5
109.6
146.2
154.9
170.9
182.7
218.7
281.4
338.8
368.8
347.6
367.5
371.0
358.4
364.5
346.0
321.6
326.9
327.1
339.2

76.7
95.4
132.8
128.1
157.1
186.7
219.8
268.1
314.8
342.5
330.2
344.7
341.7
328.5
331.2
345.0
316.1
309.9
335.6
365.1

234.9
253.1
270.4
304.1
339.9
362.1
393.8
431.9
474.4
537.8
595.7
649.2
600.3
622.8
629.8
631.6
655.7
679.7
677.4
683.4
701.8

96.2
101.7
102.0
111.0
122.7
129.2
143.4
153.6
168.3
197.0
229.2
258.7
232.4
248.5
249.7
244.1
261.7
279.2
273.5
273.7
281.2

National
defense

70.2
73.1

72.8
77.0
83.0
86.0
92.8
100.3
111.8
131.2
154.0
179.4
154.9
166.7
168.1175.2
183.6
190.8
194.4
199.4
205.8

Nondefense

26.0
28.5
29.1
33.9
39.7
43.2
50.6
53.3
'56.5
65.9
75.2
79.3
77.5
81.8
81.7
68.9
78.1
88.5
79.1
74.3
75.4

State and
local

138.7
151.4
168.5
193.1
217.2
232.9
250.4
278.3
306.0
340.8
366.5
390.5
367.9
374.3
380.0
387.5
394.0
400.5
404.0
409.7
420.6

1,070.0
1,175.7
1,307.9
1,420.1
1,556.1
1,706.2
1,895.3
2,137.4
2,403.5
2,641.5
2,935.6
3,097.5
2,971.4
3,017.9
3,047.1
3,081.4
3,095.6
3,165.9
3,210.9
3,286.6
3,351.5

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN 1972 DOLLARS
[Billions of 1972 dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]

Period

Gross
national
product

Personal
consumption
expenditures

Residential fixed

1,122.4
1,185.9
1,254.3
1,246.3
1,231.6
1,298.2
1,369.7
1,438.6
1,479.4
1,475.0
1,513.8
1,485.4

696.8
737.1
767.9
762.8
779.4
823.1
864.3
903.2
927.6
931.8
956.8
970.2

112.2
121.0
138.1

135.7
119.3
125.6
140.3
158.3
169.9
165.8
174.4
166.1

53.7
63.8
62.3
48.2
42.2
51.2
60.7
62.4
59.1
47.1
44.7
37.8

1981: ffl
IV

1,525.8
1,506.9

962.9
955.7

177.0
176.3

43.1
39.4

1982:

1,485.8
1,489.3
1,485.7
1,480.7

961.4
968.8
971.0
979.6

173.6
167.1
163.3
160.5

36.3
37.8
36.5
40.6

1,490.1
1,525.1
1,554.4

986.7
1,010.6
1,019.2

159.9
163.0
168.7

45.5
52.6
56.9

I

ffl
IV

1983: I

n

ffl *

Govermment purehases of
gOO( s and services

Change
dential
fixed

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

n

Exi)orts of go ods
a nd services

G ross private
dome stic invest]nent

Final

Federal

business
inventories

Net
exports

Imports

Exports

Total
Total

8.1

1.6

10.2
17.2
11.6
-6.7

.7

250.1
253.1
253.3
260.3
265.2
265.2
269.2
274.6
278.3
284.3
286.5
291.8

103.7
101.7
95.9

National
defense

Nondefense

State
and local

66.4
64.9
65.4
65.7
67.4
70.0
73.6
78.8

27.6
29.7
31.0
31.8
35.0
34.7
34.8
36.4
36.8
37.8

146.4
151.4
157.4
163.6
167.8
168.4
168.8
174.3
176.2
177.9
176.1
175.2

1,114.3
1,175.7
1,237.1
1,234.7
,238.4
,290.4
,356.4
,422.6
,472.2
,479.4
,505.3
,494.8

15.5
27.8
32.2
25.4
22.0
24.0
37.2
50.3
43.0
28.9

103.5
110.1
112.9
126.7
146.2
159.1
159.7
147.3

69.3
76.7
81.8
80.7
71.4
84.7
90.9
102.7
109.0
108.8
116.7
118.4

39.8
39.9

159.0
158.7

119.1
118.8

286.8
289.6

111.8
114.5

74.4
75.7

37.4
38.7

175.0
175.1

,509.7
,500.9

-10.2
-3.4
-1.3
-22.7

35.2
33.4
24.0
23.0

151.8
154.5
146.4
136.5

116.6
121.1
122.4
113.5

289.4
285.8
292.2
299.7

114.5
110.3
116.9
124.4

75.5
77.8
80.4
81.4

39.1
32.5
36.5
43.0

174.9
175.4
175.3
175.2

,495.9
,492.7
,487.0
,503.4

-15.4
-5.4

20.5
12.3

137.3
136.2
139.9

116.8
123.9
131.1

292.9
292.1
296.1

118.4
117.6
119.6

82.7
84.2
85.7

35.7
33.4
33.9

174.5
174.5
176.6

1,505.5
1,530.5
1,549.6

7.8
13.3
16.0

7.3
-4.4

8.5
-9.4
16.1

6.0

4.8

8.7

71.0
77.5
97.3
108.5,

96.6
97.4
96.8
100.4
100.3
102.1
106.4
110.4
116.6

73.1
68.3
66.9

28.5

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

Gross
national
product

Total

Durable
goods

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

96.01
100.00
105.75
115.08
125.79
132.34.
140.05
150.42
163.42
178.42
195.14
206.88

96.5
100.0
105.7
116.4
125.3
131.7
139.3
149.1
162.5
179.0
194.1
205.3

99.0
100.0
101.7
108.2

1981: ffl
IV

196.94
201.22

1982: I

n

ffl
IV

1983: I

n
mP

Nondurable
goods

Gross ]private
domestic investment
Services

Residential fixed

96.2
100.0

94.8
100.0
109.1
120.3

117.3
123.9
129.2
136.4
145.0
156.2
167.3
174.8

108.5
123.4
132.5
137.2
143.6
153.4
169.9
188.1
202.5
209.0

103.8
115.4
132.2
138.6
146.3
157.2
170.8
186.2
201.9
209.7

195.9
199.2

169.3
171.2

203.8
205.5

197.9
202.5

203.36
206.15
208.03
210.00

201.7
203.6
206.9
209.0

172.9
174.2
176.1
176.1

206.8
207.6
210.2
211.2

212.83
214.55
216.37

210.1
212.5
214.5

177.3
177.5
179.2

210.6
213.4
215.8

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




Gove rnment pure bases of goo ds and
sernces
Federal

Nonresidential
fixed

95.6
100.0
104.7
113.0
121.6
129.6
139.3
150.0
162.3
178.8
195.8
211.6

96.6
100.0

Exports an< I imports of
goods am i services
Exports

Imports
Total

National
defense

Nondefense

State
and local

152.7
166.0
187.5
209.3
227.7

100.0
105.6
114.2
128.2
135.7
144.6
153.8
162.5
180.8
204.5
210.0

94.7
100.0
107.0
118.0
129.4
138.3
148.4
159.7
173.7
191.5
208.1
222.9

207.9
217.0

208.3
220.0

207.0
211.2

210.2
213.8

281.8
273.6
281.8
278.5

218.0
221.3
223.8
224.4

222.7
225.1
228.3
234.3

209.1
212.3
213.9
205.7

217.3
220.9
224.7
228.5

265.4
270.7
278.4

230.9
232.7
235.2

234.9
236.7
240.1

221.7
222.6
222.7

231.6
234.8
238.2

164.6
179.6
185.6
205.5
214.1
246.1
289.4
293.4
278.9

92.7
100.0
106.3
114.9
126.0
133.5
142.8
153.1
164.8
185.2
207.7
222.0

231.2
233.8

289.4
287.7

240.8
240.9
240.9
238.4

236.1
236.0
236.3
235.6

244.9
243.9
247.2

238.0
240.2
242.5

97.0
100.0
112.7

93.3
100.0
116.7

131.0
140.7
158.0
178.3
200.5
218.5
233.5
240.2

134.8
149.6
155.3
161.9
172.6
192.5
212.9
230.8
236.0

203.7
208.5

235.7
239.2

206.3
209.4
213.4
217.2

208.1
211.1
209.6
209.9

219.8
223.1
225.2

207.7
206.3
206.6

100.0
106.6
115.1
124.9
132.4
141.9

CHANGES IN GNP AND GNP PRICE MEASURES
[Percent change from previous period; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Personal consumption eiipenditures

Grc ss national prc>duct
Period

Constant
(1972)
dollars

Current
dollars

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1981: M
IV
1982: I

n

ffl
IV

1983: I

n

IIP

Chain price
index

10.1
11.8
8.1
8.0
10.9
11.7
12.8
11.7
8.8
12.2
4.0
13.3
3.7
-1.4
6.6
2.7
2.5

3.4
5.7
5.8
.6
-1.2
5.4
5.5
5.0
2.8
-.3
2.6
-1.9
3.6
-4.9
-5.5
1.0
-1.0
-1.3

5.0
4.2

8.2
13.3
11.6

2.6
9.7
7.9

5.5
3.3
3.4

8.6

1971
1972

Implicit
price
deflator

5.8
8.8
9.3
5.2
5.8
7.4
8.6
9.2
9.4
6.0
9.4
9.0
4.3
5.6
3.7
3.8

Fixedweighted
price index
(1972
weights)
4.8
4.0
6.0
9.4
9.1

4.9
4.1
6.0
9.1
9.2
5.7

Implicit
price
deflator

Constant
(1972)
dollars

Current
dollars

4.3

4.2

3.6
6.1
10.4
7.7
5.3
6.0
7.3
9.3
10.7
9.0
5.9
7.8
7.0
5.2
3.9
6.4
5.1

3.5
6.1
10.4
7.8
5.3
6.2
7.4
9.7
11.1
9.2
5.7

2.4
3.1
.9
3.6

3.7
5.7
10.1
7.6
5.1
5.8
7.0
9.0
10.2
8.4
5.8
7.7
7.0
5.0
4.0
6.5
4.1

2.9
10.0
3.5

2.2
4.6
4.0

2.3
4.7
4.4

1.6
4.9
4.2

8.9
8.4

9.6
10.2
9.4
9.9
11.0
11.1
11.8
11.9
10.7
11.3
7.3
11.4
3.9

3.5
-3.0

5.6
5.2
5.9
5.0

5.3
4.7
5.9
4.7

7.5
7.2
7.5
7.8

3.6
4.3
4.4

3.4
4.3
4.1

5.2
15.1
7.6

5.8
6.3
7.8
9.5
9.8
9.5
6.4

6.1
7.6
8.9
8.9
9.4
6.5
9.0
8.2

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

Fixedweighted
price index
(1972
weights)

4.3

3.7
5.8
4.2
-.7
2.2
5.6
5.0
4.5
2.7
.5
2.7
1.4

8.1

Chain price
index

7.5
6.8
4.8
3.5
6.7
5.1

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

NONFINANCIAL CORPORATE BUSINESS—OUTPUT, COSTS, AND
PROFITS
[Quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Curirent-dollar GO st and profit per unit of output (dolla rs) 1

Gross <3 omestic
product of ilonfinancial
corporate business
(billions o f dollars)
Period
Current
dollars

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1981:

Compensation of
employ-

0.973
1.000
.038
.156
.282
.343
.418
.508
.617
.793
1.960
2.072

0.091
.092
.093
.112
.137
.141
.145
.155
.171
.198
.217
.245

0.113
.113
.114
.127
.140
.141
.141
.144
.149
.172
.199
.209

n
m

1,683.3
1,718.8
1,778.6
1,778.9

883.7
888.7
898.6
878.9

1.905
1.934
1.979
2.024

.207
.213
.217
.229

.195
.198
.199
.204

n
m

1,764.9
1,780.2
1,786.8
1,775.0

864.3
860.5
859.5
846.4

2.042
2.069
2.079
2.097

.236
.242
.247
.254

.204
.207
.209
.215

.659
.692
.786
.837
.878
.928
.998
1.094
1.218
1.302
1.397
1.272
1.290
1.306
1.342
1.374
1.394
1.403
1.419

1,817.6
1,892.4

856.0
885.8

2.123
2.136

.252
.245

.218
.223

1.428
1.416

I

I

n

Output is measured by gross domestic product of nonfinancial corporate business in 1972 dol-

lars.
2

This is equal to the deflator for gross domestic product of nonfinancial corporate business with
the decimal point shifted two places to the left.




Corporate profits with inventory
valuation iind capital cc nsumption
adjustments
Net
interest

Total

626.8
678.0
731.9
708.2
694.2
745.5
795.8
846.3
876.1
859.5
887.5
857.7

IV

1

Indirect
business
taxes 3

609.9
678.0
759.4
818.9
890.0
1,001.3
1,128.4
1,276.2
1,416.8
1,540.7
1,739.9
1,776.7

IV
1982: I

1983:

1972
dollars

Total
cost and
profit 2

Capital
consumption
allowances
with
capital
consumption
adjustment

0.641

3
4

Profits
tax
liability

Profits
after
tax 4

CompenOutput
per
per hour sation
hour of
of all
all
employees (1972 employees
(dollars)

0.029
.028
.031
.042
.044
.040
.040
.044
.050
.065
.074
.076

0.099
.107
.107
.090
.124
.144
.163
.168
.154
.140
.169
.145

0.047
.049
.055
.059
.059
.071
.075
.079
.079
.078
.074
.048

0.052
.058
.053
.030
.065
.073
.088
.089
.075
.062
.095
.097

7.450
7.664
7.849
7.555
7.774
8.002
8.144
8.216
8.201
8.126
8.332
8.373

4.778
5.052
5.429
5.937
6.507
7.024
7.558
8.198
8.969
9.894
10.850
11.700

.064
.070
.081
.080

.168
.163
.177
.169

.081
.071
.075
.068

.148
.147
.148
.135

.053
.051
.049
.040

8.290
8.319
8.392
8.323
8.342
8.330
8.409
8.421

10.541
10.730
10.957
11.171

.080
.079
.072
.073

.086
.092
.102
.101
.095
.096
.099
.095

.070
.066

.156
.187

.049
.062

.108
.125

r

8.492
8.627

11.463
11.614
11.795
11.952
r

12.126
12.213

Indirect business tax and nontax liability plus business transfer payments less subsidies.
With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.

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

with
Proprietors'
inventory vaJuation and
capital coiisumption
adjust ments

Farm

1971
1972
1973
1974

n

ffl
IV

1983: I

n

P

1.3
2.7
2.7

46.5
51.2
60.2
76.1
84.5
87.2
102.5
121.7
153.8
192.6

-10.1
-13.5
-11.3
-12.7
-14.8
-16.3
— 11.0
-1.1

88.5
85.8

42.7
45.6

197.6
192.0

208.3
201.5

227.7
217.2

-19.4
-15.7

-10.7
-9.5

27.4
16.8
15.8
26.0

83.7
88.1
87.8
90.2

47.4
49.0
50.9
52.3

162.0
166.8
168.5
161.9

167.7
170.3
168.3
157.2

173.2
178.8
177.3
167.5

-5.5
-8.5
-9.0
-10.3

-5.6
-3.5
.1
4.7

265.0
268.3
256.4
254.7

22.2
21.0
' 15.6

98.4
106.2
111.8

54.1
54.8
53.9

181.8
218.2

168.0
192.7

169.7
203.3

-1.7
-10.6
-15.1

13.9
25.6
38.2

248.3
243.8

2,423.4
2,435.6

1,791.7
1,815.6

35.0
31.3

2,419.7
2,448.9
2,458.9
2,474.0

1,834.2
1,859.9
1,879.5
1,889.0

2,528.5
2,612.8

1,923.7
1,968.7
2,011.3

UL
1

-4.6

23.0
23.5
24.8
26.6
27.9
31.5
41.4
49.9

1,036.3
1,152.1
1,301.1
1,458.1
1,599.6
1,769.2
1,865.7

1982: I

1979..

adjustment

-6.6
-20.0
-40.0
-11.6
-14.7
-16.2
-24.0
-43.1
-42.9
-23.6
-8.4

20.2
21.0
22.6
23.5

1981: ffl
IV..

..

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

Profits

Total

Net
interest

86.6
100.6
125.6
136.7
132.1
166.3
194.7
229.1
252.7
234.6
227.0
174.2

54.4
58.1
61.0
62.2
65.4
75.0
84.8
92.2
100.2
95.6
89.7
87.4

931.4

Capital
consump-

Total

82.0
94.0
105.6
96.7
120.6
151.6
178.5
205.1
209.6
191.7
203.3
165.9

18.7
32.8
26.5
24.6
19.1
19.1
26.3
31.9
21.8
30.5
21.5

877.5

Profits with inventory ^valuation
adjustme nt and withou t capital
consiunption adjust]nent

96.6
108.3
94.9
110.5
138.1
167.3
192.4
194.8
175.4
192.3
164.8

15.0

718.0
801.3

1980
1981
1982

1975
1976
1977
1978

Nonfarm

652.2

871.5
963.6
1,086.2
1,160.7
1,239.4
1,379.2
1,550.5
1,760.3
1,966.7
2,116.6
2,373.0
2,450.4

Corporate p rofits with mv€ ntory valuation and capital <jonsumption
adjustments

Rental
income of
persons
with
capital
consumption
adjustment

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

83.2

-1.8

249.9

261.1
268.0
265.3

246.1

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

Furniture and
household
equipment

1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

976.4
1,084.3
1,204.4
1,346.5
1,507.2
1,668.1
1,857.2
1,991.9

97.2
111.1
123.3
121.5
132.2
156.8
178.2
200.2
213.4
214.7
236.1
244.5

45.4
52.4
57.1
50.4
55.8
72.6
84.8
95.7
96.6
90.7
101.6
109.9

37.2
41.7
47.1
50.6
53.5
59.1
65.7
72.8
81.8
86.3
93.3
93.5

14.6
16.9
19.2
20.5
22.9
25.2
27.7
31.7
35.1
37.7
41.2
41.1

278.8
300.6
333.4
373.4
407.3
441.7
478.8
528.2
600.0
668.8
733.9
761.0

1981: m
IV

1,886.1
1,904.1

243.5
230.8

107.7
96.5

93.8
93.4

42.0
40.9

1982: I

1,938.9
1,972.8
2,008.8
2,046.9

239.4
242.9
243.4
252.1

106.4
107.6
109.4
116.1

91.7
93.9
93.5
94.9

2,073.0
2,147.0
2,186.5

258.5
277.7
284.2

118.4
133.9
137.2

97.3
100.8
102.8

Period

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976

672.2
737.1
812.0

888.1

1977

:

n
m
IV

1983: I

n
m*

Total
durable
goods

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis




Retail sal es of new
passeng er cars
(millions of units)

Noiidurable go ods

Durable5 goods
Total
personal
consumption
expenditures

Total
nondurable
goods

Services

Clothing
and
shoes

Gasoline
and oil

144.2
154.9
172.1
193.7
213.6
230.6
249.8
275.9
311.6
345.1
375.9
396.9

50.6
55.4
61.4
64.8
69.6
75.3
82.6
92.4
99.1
104.6
115.3
119.0

23.9
25.4
28.6
36.6
40.4
44.0
48.1
51.2
66.6
84.8
94.6
91.5

60.1
64.9
71.2
78.2
83.7
91.9
98.2
108.8
122.8
134.3
148.1
153.5

296.2
325.3
355.2
393.2
437.0
485.7
547.4
618.0
693.7
784.5
887.1
986.4

8.7
9.3
9.6
7.4
7.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
8.2
6.6
6.2
5.8

1.6
1.6
1.8
1.4
1.6
1.5
2.1
2.0
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.2

741.1
747.7

378.9
383.2

116.8
117.2

95.1
95.6

150.2
151.7

901.5
925.6

6.8
5.1

2.2
2.2

41.3
41.4
40.5
41.0

749.7
754.7
766.6
773.0

388.1
394.7
400.4
404.5

118.4
119.0
119.2
119.6

94.0
89.6
91.3
91.1

149.2
151.5
155.6
157.9

949.7
975.2
998.9
1,021.8

5.8
5.7
5.6
6.0

2.2
2.0
2.2
2.5

42.9
43.1
44.2

777.1
799.6
818.7

411.7
419.6
428.8

120.0
126.4
125.5

87.3
90.3
93.4

158.1
163.3
170.9

1,037.4
1,069.7
1,083.6

6.1
6.9
7.0

2.3
2.3
2.3

Other

Food

Other

Domestics

Imports

SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME
Personal income increased $25.2 billion (annual rate) in September following a rise of $8.3 billion in August.
in August and
by three
telephone strike, special
payments to Postal Service employees, and hurricane damage. Without
special factors, personal income
would have increased by about $23 billion in September and $16 billion in August.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATiO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)

3,200

3,200

2,800

2,800

2,400

2,400

2,000

2,000

1,600

1,600

1,200

1,200

1,000

1,000

WAGE AND SALARY DISBURSEMENTS

800

800

OTHER INCOME

400

........

"1
TRANSFER
PAYMENTS

\

....
"

200

200

160

160

120 .

1979

1980

1981

1983

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; monthly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Proprietors ' income 3

Period

1973
1974
1975.
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June....
July r.
Aug r
Sept p

Total
personal
income

1,065.2

1,168.6
1,265.0
1,391.2
1,540.4
1,732.7
1,951.2
2,165.3
2,435.0
2,578.6
2,597.4
2,617.8
2,633.1
2,645.0
2,652.6
2,650.5
2,670.1
2,689.0
2,719.3
2,732.6
2,747.4
2,755.7
2,781.0

disbursements *

702.7
765.7
806.4
889.9
983.2
,106.3
,237.6
,356.7
,493.2
,568.1
,581.2
,583.1
,583.1
,591.8
,608.9
,606.3
,616.8
,632.1
1,652.2
1,660.9
1,673.5
1,680.7
1,690.2

income

12

48.8
55.8
64.5
75.9
89.4
102.5
114.9
128.0
143.5
156.6
159.1
159.7
160.4
161.2
162.6
164.2
166.0
168.1
170.1
172.2
174.3
176.3
178.4

Farm

32.8

61.0

26.5
24.6
19.1
19.1
26.3
31.9
21.8
30.5
21.5
18.3
23.8
28.1
26.1
22.9
21.3
22.3
22.1
21.4
19.4
16.6
14.7
15.5

62.2
65.4
75.0
84.8
92.2
100.2
95.6
89.7
87.4

1
The total of wage and salary disbursements and other labor income differs from compensation of
employees (see p, 4) to that it excludes employer contributions for social insurance and the excess of
wage 'accruals over wage disbursements.
* Consists of employer contributions to private pension, health, and welfare funds; workmen's
compensation; directors' fees; and a few other minor items.
3
With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.




Nonfarm

88.3
89.1
89.0
92.5
96.7
97.8
100.8
103.1
106.6
109.0
110.3
111.5
113.5

Rental
income of4
persons

22.6
23.5
23.0
23.5
24.8
26.6
27.9
31.5
41.4
49.9
51.4
52.8
52.9
51.0
53.8
54.1
54.3
54.6
54.8
55.0
55.3
50.8
55.8

Personal
dividend
income

26.5
29.1
29.9
36.5
39.6
45.3
50.8
56.8
62.8
66.4
66.8
67.4
68.0
68.3
68.7
68.9
68.9
69.0
69.4
69.5
70.2
70.9
71.6

Personal
interest
income

93.9
112.4
123.2
132.5
152.8
179.4
218.7
266.0
341.3
366.2
362.2
361.7
363.3
364.3
360.0
356.0
355.7
355.0
356.9
359.4
363.8
369.0
373.8

Transfer
payments 5

119.5
141.2
178.3
194.3
207.9
223.8
250.3
297.6
337.2
374.5
383.1
392.9
401.0
403.0
395.4
398.1
402.0
402.7
406.7
406.7
403.5
402.1
403.2

4

Less:
Personal
contributions
for social
insurance

42.6
47.9
50.4
55.5
61.1
69.8
81.1
88.7
104.6
112.0
112.8
112.8
112.7
113.1
116.6
116.2
116.8
117.6
118.8
119.5
120.1
120.3
121.0

Nonfarm
personal
income 6
1,023.7
1,131.8
1,229.1
1,359.3
1,506.5
1,689.7
1,899.3
2,119.5
2,377.0
2,5271.6
2,549h7
2,564.5
2,575.5
2,589.4
2,600.2
2,599.7
2,618.4
2,637.5
2,668.5
2,683.8
2,701.2
2,711.3
2,735.5

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
Real per capita disposable income rose again in the third quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
2,600 FT

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
2,600
2,400
2,200
2,000
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000

800

DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
— 6,000
5,000

4,000

4,000

3,000

3,000
1975

1983

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Period

Personal
income

Less:
Personal
tax and
nontax
payments

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Equals:
Disposable
personal
income

Less:
Personal
outlays l

Equals:
Personal
saving

Per c apita
disposable personal
incc me
Current
dollars

1972
dollars

868.4
951.4
1,065.2
1,168.6
1,265.0
1,391.2
1,540.4
1,732.7
1,951.2
2,165.3
2,435.0
2,578.6

116.7
141.0
150.7
170.2
168.9
196.8
226.4
258.7
301.0
336.5
387.4
402.1

751.8
810.3
914.5
998.3
1,096.1
1,194.4
1,314.0
1,474.0
1,650.2
1,828.9
2,047.6
2,176.5

Current
dollars

1972
dollars

691.1
757.7

835.5
913.2
1,001.8
1,111.9
1,236.0
1,384.6
1,553.5
1,718.7
1,912.4
2,051.1

60.7
52.6
79.0
85.1
94.3
82.5
78.0
89.4
96.7
110.2
135.3
125.4

3,620
3,860

4,315
4,667
5,075
5,4i7
5,965
6,621
7,331
8,032
8,906
9,377

3,752
3,860
4,080
4,009
4,051
4,158
4,280
4,441
4,512
4,487
4,587
4,567

Percent
change in
real per
capita
disposable

Saving as
percent of
disposable
personal

Population
(thousands) 2

income

Per cent

Do lars

B dlions of doll ars

1971
1972
1973....
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

Per capitaL personal
consurnption
expen( itures

3,237
3,511
3,831
4,152
4,521
4,972
5,468
6,048
6,695
7,326
8,078
8,581

3,511
3,623
3,566
3,609
3,774
3,924
4,057
4,121
4,092
4,162
4,180

2.4
2.9
5.7
-1.7
1.0
2.6
2.9
3.8
1.6
-.6
2.2
-.4

8.1
6.5
8.6
8.5
8.6
6.9
5.9
6.1
5.9
6.0
6.6
5.8

207,692
209,924
211,939
213,898
215,981
218,086
220,289
222,629
225,106
227,694
229,916
232,118

3,355

Seas onally adju sted annual rates

1981: DI
IV
1982: I

n
m
IV

1983: I

np
m ....

2,490.9
2,516.6
2,528.1
2,563.2
2,591.3
2,632.0

398.9
396.1
400.2
404.2
399.8
404.1

2,092.0
2,120.5
2,127.9
2,159.0
2,191.5
2,227.8

1,942.3
1,961.5
1,997.0
2,031.9
2,068.4
2,107.0

149.7
159.0
130.8
127.1
123.0
120.8

9,088
9,188
9,199
9,315
9,430
9,562

4,640
4,612
4,562
4,574
4,558
4,576

8,194
8,250
8,382
8,511
8,644
8,785

4,183
4,141
4,156
4,180
4,178
4,204

7.8
-2.4
-4.3
1.1
-1.4
1.6

7.2
7.5
6.1
5.9
5.6
5.4

230,187
230,797
231,304
231,790
232,387
232,990

2,657.7
2,713.6
2,761.4

401.8
412.6
399.9

2,255.9
2,301.0
2,361.5

2,134.2
2,209.5
2,250.6

121.7
91.5
110.9

9,661
9,834
10,068

4,599
4,629
4,693

8,878
9,176
9,322

4,226
4,319
4,345

2.0
2.6
5.6

5.4
4.0
4.7

233,501
233,984
234,544

1
Includes personal consumption expenditures, interest paid by consumers to business, and personal transfer payments to foreigners (net).
2
Includes Armed Forces abroad. 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 Census).

FARM INCOME
In the third quarter, according to preliminary estimates, gross farm income fell $0.9 billion (annual rate) and net
farm income fell $1.1 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

(RATIO SCALE)

200

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
200

160

160

120

120

100

100

80

80

60

60

NET FARM INCOME-

40

40

/N

•.«•""

I
I
I
-J—

20

J

10
1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

L
1980

J

L

1981

20

J
1982

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

L_J 10

1983

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

In come
Crross
Period

Total

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1981: I

n
m
IV

1982: I

n
m

IV

1983: I r r

np
m

100.6
102.9
108.7
127.2
150.4
150.1
167.1
162.2

95.4
96.2
112.9
131.8
140.5
142.3
144.6

161.2
165.1
172.2
169.7

Livestock and
products

Crops

Value of
inventory
changes 2

Production
expenses

Current
dollars

1967 dollars 3

.8
4.9
-5.3
7.6
-1.9

82.7
88.9
99.5
118.1
128.6
137.0
140.1

25.6
20.1
19.8
27.7
32.3
21.5
30.1
22.1

15.9
11.8
10.9
14.2
14.8
8.7
11.0
7.6

72.7
69.0
75.6
75.0

3.1
10.1
9.5
7.9

135.1
136.5
137.8
138.6

26.1
28.6
34.4
31.1

9.9
10.7
12.5
11.0

70.7
71.0
70.2
68.9

76.9
71.0
72.1
77.4

2.0
1.7
-3.5
4.2

141.0
141.5
140.3
137.6

27.4
17.0
15.6
28.2

9.7
5.9
5.3
9.6

71.5
70.8
70.1

72.5
70.5
75.6

3.5
-6.3
12.3

136.6
135.1
135.3

24.4
21.6
20.5

8.3
7.3
6.8

3.4
-1.5
1.1

59.2
68.6
67.8
69.2
70.2

45.8
49.0
48.6
53.7
63.2
72.7
73.1
74.4

141.9
138.5
145.7
143.0

69.2
69.5
70.1
68.0

168.4
158.5
155.9
165.8

147.6
142.0
142.3
146.3

161.0
156.7
155.8

144.0
141.3
145.7

88.9

43.1
46.3
47.6

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 inventor}' of crop and livestock commodities valued at average
prices during the year.




Net fanri income

farm ineom<3

Cas b marketing rece pts

Total 1

1975

of farm ope rators from farming

3

75.0

Income in current dollars divided by the consumer price index (Department of Labor).

Source: Department of Agriculture, except as noted.

CORPORATE PROFITS
In the second quarter of 1983, corporate profits before tax rose $33.6 billion (annual rate) from their first quarter
level and after-tax profits rose $19.0 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
320

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
320

280

280

240

240

40

40

1975
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Prc>fits (before U ix) with inve ntory valuaticjn adjustmen t 1

Profits after taX

Doinestic industiies

Nonfinancial

Period
Total

2

Total

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1981: HI
IV
1982: I

n
ra
IV

1983: I

np
m.

1
2

Financial

82.0
94.0
105.6
96.7
120.6
151.6
178.5
205.1
209.6
191.7
203.3
165.9
208.3
201.5
167.7
170.3
168.3
157.2

74.9
85.3
92.0
80.4

14.1
15.3
15.9
15.0

107.6
137.4
163.4
185.4
179.0
161.9
179.7
144.1
186.5
174.7
147.0
148.5
147.6
133.1

168.0
192.7

147.8
172.2

Total 3

60.8
70.0
76.0

34.1
40.7
45.5

11.8
17.1
23.1
31.0
30.3
26.9
20.3
20.9
18.8
18.1
15.5
20.4
22.2
25.5

65.4
95.8
120.3
140.3
154.4
148.6
134.9
159.4
123.2
167.7
156.5
131.5
128.1
125.4
107.6

39.0
52.6
69.2
78.3
86.9
85.6
72.9
86.7
59.0
93.3
76.9
60.9
61.4
65.5
48.3

29.8
33.8

118.0
138.4

53.7
68.1

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




Manufacturing

Profits
before tax

Tax
liability

86.6
100.6
125.6
136.7
132.1

37.5
41.6
49.0

Total

Dividends

sale and
retap
trade

26.6
26.9
27.1
23.6
32.8
27.6
33.3
37.8
30.2
27.4
25.2
27.5

166.3
194.7
229.1
252.7
234.6
227.0
174.2
227.7
217.2
173.2
178.8
177.3
167.5

51.6
50.6
63.8
72.7
83.2
87.6
84.8
82.8
59.2
83.7
75.6
60.3
61.4
60.8
54.0

49.0
58.9
76.6
85.1
81.5
102.5
122.0
145.9
165.1
149.8
144.1
115.1
144.0
141.7
112.9
117.4
116.5
113.5

27.8
33.9

169.7
203.3

61.5
76.0

108.2
127.2

11.7
13.4
13.9
12.5
21.3
22.4

3

22.9
24.4
27.0
29.9

30.8
37.4
40.8
47.0
52.7
58.6
64.7
68.7
66.4
67.3
67.7
67.8
68.8
70.4
71.4
72.0
73.7

Includes industries not shown separately.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Undistributed
profits

26.1

34.5
49.6
55.2
50.7
65.1
81.2
98.9
112.4
91.2
79.5
46.4
77.6
74.4
45.2
49.5
47.7
43.1
36.7
55.2

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

-4.6
-6.6
-20.0
-40.0
-11,6
-14.7
-16.2
-24.0
-43.1
-42.9
-23.6
-8.4
-19.4
-15.7
-5.5
-8.5
-9.0
-10.3
-1.7
-10.6
-15.1

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
According to preliminary estimates for the third quarter, business fixed investment rose $12.1 billion (annual rate)
and residential investment outlays rose $12.3 billion. There was an $11.8 billion increase in inventories following a
decrease of $14.5 billion in the second quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

550

1975

1983

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC

ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Change iii business
uiven ;ones

Residential fis ed investment

Nonresic ential fixed inivestment
M

private
domestic
investment

Period

Structures

Producers'
durable
equipment

107.9
121.0
143.3

40.5
44.1
51.0

67.4
76.9
92.3

156.6
157.7
174.1

100.7
102.3
115.3
140.8
170.2
191.9
197.9
218.8

414.5

205.2
248.9
290.2
308.8
352.2
348.3

55.9
55.4
58.8
64.4
78.7
98.3
110.9
133.4
141.9

1981: HI
IV

495.8
476.2

360.6
367.6

137.0
145.5

222.1

1982: I

422.9
432.5
425.3
377.4

361.3

144.7
144.2
140.0
138.6

404.1
450.1
501.0

332.1

166.4
195.0

1971

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

....;

229.8
228.7

206.1
257.9

324.1
386.6
423.0

401.9
474.9

n
m
IV

1983: I

n

THP

Total

352.7
342.3
337.0
336.3
348.4

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




132.9
127.4
130.5

206.4
223.6

216.5
208.5
202.2

198.4
199.3
208.8

217.9

Total

50.9
63.8
68.0
57.9
55.3
72.0
95.8
111.2
118.6
102.9
104.3
90.8

Nonfarm
structures

Farm
structures

Producers'
durable
equipment

Total

Nonfarm

1.8
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.5
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.2

7.7
10.2
18.5
14.1
-6.9
11.8
23.0
26.5
14.3
9.8
18.5
24.5

9.6
15.2
16.0
10.5
13.9
21.9
25.4
8.6
-4.5
10.9
-23.1

1.5
1.6

3.2
3.3

33.6
14.3

24.1
6.2

83.2
86.1
83.4
91.2

.9
1.6
1.3
2.3

3.2
3.3
3.3
3.3

-25.7
11.2
-4.9
-56.4

-27.6
8.8
-2.3
-53.7

106.7
123.3
135.5

1.3
1.5
1.7

3.4
3.5
3.6

-39.4
-14.5
11.8

-39.0
-10.3
22.3

48.9
61.5

0.7

65.6
54.8
52.4
68.8
92.0
107.0
114.0
98.1
99.8
86.0

.7
.7
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.3
1.5

101.7
94.3

97.0
89.5

87.3
91.0
87.9
96.8
111.3
128.4
140.7

1.3
1.5
1.7

6.4

EXPENDITURES FOR NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NONFARM
BUSINESS
According

to the Commerce

equipment for the year 1983

Department July-August survey, nonfarm

business spending for new plant and

is expected to be 3.1 percent below the 1982

level. Spending in 1982

was 1.6

percent below the 1981 level.

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
500

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
500

400

400

300

300

200

40

40

30

30
1975

1976

1977

1978

1980

1979

1981

1982

1983

J/ SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW.
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Plan t and equip]nent
Period

Total

Plant

Equipment
Total

1975
1976
1977
1978

1979
1980
1981
1982
1983 4
1982: I

n
m
IV

1983: I

n 4
m4
IV

Nonmanuiacturing

Id anufaeturin g
Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Total

Mining

Transportation

Public
utilities

Trade
and
services l

Communication
and
other 2

21.80
23.51
26.90
32.02
34.83
36.99

Starts of
plant and
equipment
manufacturing 3
56.59
59.39
77.73

157.71
171.45
198.08
231.24
270.46
295.63
321.49
316.43
306.57

65.23
71.12
80.19
92.63
105.75
117.57
133.35
134.58

92.48
100.33
117.89
138.60
164.68
178.06
188.14
181.86

54.92
59.95
69.22
79.72
98.68
115.81
126.79
119.68
113.97

26.33
28.47
34.04
40.43
51.07
58.91
61.84
56.44
51.49

28.59
31.47
35.18
39.29
47.61
56.90
64.95
63.23
62.49

102.79
111.50
128.87
151.52
171.77
179.81
194.70
196.75
192.60

6.10
7.44
9.24
10.21
11.38
13.51
16.86
15.45
12.71

8.68
8.89
9.40
10.68
12.35
12.09
12.05
11.95
11.13

19.98
22.37
26.79
29.95
33.96
35.44
38.40
41.95
42.18

46.23
49.30
56.54
68.66
79.26
81.79
86.33
86.95
87.68

326.95
321.87
313.76
303.18

139.07
137.52
134.43
127.32

187.89
184.34
179.33
175.86

127.47
122.76
118.26
110.23

60.39
58.28
56.61
50.51

67.08
64.48
61.65
59.72

199.49
199.11
195.51
192.95

17.43
16.38
14.57
13.41

12.00
12.17
11.29
12.33

40.35
41.45
43.02
43.00

87.82
88.74
86.88
84.36

41.87

293.03
293.46
313.04
326.73

125.40
125.60

167.62
167.86

109.86
108.79
117.44
119.80

50.74
48.48
53.00
53.73

59.12
60.31
64.44
66.07

183.17
184.67
195.61
206.93

12.03
10.91
13.29
14.60

11.04
10.88
10.51
12.08

41.61
41.48
42.09
43.53

82.38
85.85
89.31
93.18

36.11

23.35

35.54
40.40
43.54

27.71

1

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

10



3

41.06
40.46
38.90
40.36
39.75
39.84

88.41
113.50
123.58
135.61
104.35
26.74
28.68

25.31
23.62

Starts are estimated by adding changes in carryover to expenditures during given period.
4
Planned capital expenditures as reported by business in late July and August 1983, corrected
for biases.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE
Seasonally adjusted civilian employment rose 382,000 in September and unemployment fell 276,000.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

*16 Y E A R S OF AGE AND O V E R
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over, except as noted]
Nonins itu
tionali
Period

1977

19784
1979

1980
1981
1982

including
resident
Armed
Forces
160,689
163,541
166,460
169,349
171,775
173,939

Resident
Armed
Forces

1,656

1,631
1,597
1,604
1,645
1,668

Total labor
force

Total
employ

resident
Armed
Forces

including
resident
Armed
Forces

100,665
103,882
106,559
108,544
110,315
111,872

93,673
97,679
100,421
100,907
102,042
101,194

Nonagricultural

174,360
174,549
174,718
174,864

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept

175,021
175,169
175,320
175,465
175,622
175,793
175,970
176,122
176,297

1,670
1,668
1,660
1,665
1,667
1,664
1,664
1,671
1,669
1,668
1,664
1,682
1,695

99,009
102,251
104,962
106,940
108,670
110,204

Total

92,017
96,048
98,824
99,303
100,397
99,526

Agricultural

3,283
3,387
3,347
3,364
3,368
3,401

Part-time
Total

88,734
92,661
95,477
95,938
97,030
96,125

for

Total

economic
reasons l

weeks
and
over

Total 2

Civil3
ian

3,369
3,298
3,373
4,064
4,499
5,852

6,991
6,202
6,137
7,637
8,273
10,678

1,942
1,414
1,241
1,871
2,285
3,485

62.6

63.5
64.0
64.1
64.2
64.3

62.3
63.2
63.7
63.8
63.9
64.0

64.5
64.4
64.5
64.5
64.1
64.1
64.0
64.1
64.0
64.6
64.5
64.7
64.7

64.2
64.1
64.2
64.2
63.8
63.7
63.6
63.7
63.7
64.3
64.2
64.4
64.4

SeasonallyY adjusted
112,528
112,420
112,702
112,794

101,213
100,844
100,796
100,758

110,858
110,752
111,042
111,129

99,543
99,176
99,136
99,093

3,363
3,413
3,466
3,411

96,180
95,763
95,670
95,682

6,495
6,403
6,411
6,425

11,315
11,576
11,906
12,036

3,856
4,167
4,524
4,732

112,215
112,217
112,148
112,457
112,418
113,600
113,539
113,943
114,063

100,770
100,727
100,767
101,129
101,226
102,454
102,949
103,245
103,640

110,548
110,553
110,484
110,786
110,749
111,932
111,875
112,261
112,368

99,103
99,063
99,103
99,458
99,557
100,786
101,285
101,563
101,945

3,412
3,393
3,375
3,371
3,367
3,522
3,527
3,489
3,290

95,691
95,670
95,729
96,088
96,190
97,264
97,758
98,074
98,655

6,845
6,481
6,202
6,082
5,928
5,729
5,636
5,789
6,106

11,446
11,490
11,381
11,328
11,192
11,146
10,590
10,699
10,423

4,634
4,618
4,615
4,356
4,517
4,589
4,417
4,020
3,850

1
Persons at work. Economic reasons include slack work, material shortages, inability to find fulltime work, etc.
2
Total labor force as percent of noninstitutional population (both including resident Armed
Forces).
3
Civilian labor force as percent of civilian noninstitutional population.




Labor force
particii>ation
rate (pe rcent)

15

labor force

Unadju sted
1982: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

Unempl jyment

Civilian ernployment

4
Data beginning 1978 not strictly comparable with earlier data because of revisions in the household survey, which added about 250,000 to labor force and to employment.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

11

SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
The seasonally adjusted overall unemployment rate, which includes resident Armed Forces in the labor force, fell to
9.1 percent in September from 9.4 percent in August. The unemployment rate for all civilian workers fell to 9.3
percent in September from 9.5 percent in August.
PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

1979

1982

•UNEMPLOYMENT AS PERCENT OF CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE IN GROUP SPECIFIED.
SOURCE; DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1983

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Unemployment rate (percen t of civilia n labor force in group)

Period

Unemployment
rate, all
workers 1

By race

B y sex and a ge

Black aiid other

civilian
workers

Men
20 years
and over

Women
20 years
and
over

6.9
6.0
5.8
7.0
7.5
9.5

7.1
6.1
5.8
7.1
7.6
9.7

5.2
4.3
4.2
5.9
6.3

17.8
16.4
16.1
17.8
19.6
23.2

6.2
5.2
5.1
6.3
6.7

8.8

7.0
6.0
5.7
6.4
6.8
8.3

Sept..
Oct....
Nov...
Dec...

10.1
10.3
10.6
10.7

10.2
10.5
10.7
10.8

9.6
9.8
10.0
10.1

8.4
8.7
9.0
9.2

1983: Jan...
Feb ...
Mar...
Apr ...
May...
June..
July..
Aug...
Sept ..

10.2
10.2
10.1
10.1
10.0
9.8
9.3
9.4
9.1

10.4
10.4
10.3
10.2
10.1
10.0
9.5
9.5
9.3

9.6
9.9
9.6
9.8
9.6
9.0
8.8
8.8
8.7

9.0
8.9
8.8
8.4
8.5
8.6
7.9
8.0
7.8

1977
1978
1979
1980

1981
1982
1982:

1
2

Both
sexes
16-19
years




White

Black

Total

Experienced
wage and
salary
workers

Married
men,
spouse
present

Women
who
maintain
families

Fulltime
workers

Parttime
workers

Labor
force
time lost
(percent) 2

8.6

13.1
11.9
11.3
13.1
14.2
17.3

14.0
12.8
12.3
14.3
15.6
18.9

6.6
5.6
5.5
6.9
7.3
9.3

3.6
2.8
2.8
4.2
4.3
6.5

8.5
8.3
9.2
10.4
11.7

6.6
5.6
5.3
6.9
7.3
9.6

9.9
9.0
8.8
8.8
9.4
10.5

7.6
6.5
6.3
7.9
8.5
11.0

23.8
24.1
24.2
24.5

9.1
9.3
9.6
9.7

18.1
18.4
18.5
18.8

19.8
20.1
20.2
20.8

9.8
10.1
10.5
10.7

7.2
7.5
7.6
7.8

12.4
11.3
12.5
13.2

10.2
10.5
10.6
10.8

10.6
10.3
11.3
11.1

11.7
12.0
12.4
12.7

22.7
22.2
23.5
23.4
23.0
23.6
22.8
23.0
21.8

9.1
9.2
9.0
8.9
8.9
8.6
8.2
8.2
8.1

19.0
18.0
18.5
18.8
18.6
18.9
17.9
18.1
17.2

20.8
19.7
19.9
20.8
20.6
20.6
19.5
20.0
19.0

10.1
10.1
10.1
9.9
9.8
9.4
9.0
9.1
8.8

7.1
7.2
7.1
7.1
7.0
6.6
6.1
6.3
6.1

13.2
13.0
13.5
13.2
12.9
12.8
11.6
11.6
12.2

10.3
10.4
10.3
10.2
9.9
9.7
9.4
9.4
9.2

10.6
10.1
10.5
10.6
11.0
12.1
10.2
10.1
10.0

11.7
12.0
11.8
11.4
11.5
10.8
10.4
10.6
10.6

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

12

By s elected grouj)S

9.4

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In September, the percentages of unemployed persons who had been out of work for less than 5 weeks and for
more than 27 weeks rose, while the percentages out of work for 5-14 weeks and for 15-26 weeks declined.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*
70

DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT

REASON FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
60
JOB LOSERS
50

If

40

40

30

-

A^.

-

-

REENTRANTS

30 -^

20

V

20

NEW ENTRANTS
10

-

10

-

/ """'«»„„«

JOB LEAVERS
i ii
1979

1980

1983

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Dur ation of tmemployiment

Period

Unemployment
(thousands)

P sreent dig tribution i

Be ison for imemployment:
percent distributio n 1

Stat e
progra ms

Numbe r of

Less
than
5
weeks

5-14
weeks

15-26
weeks

27
weeks
and
over

Average
(mean)

Medi-

Job
losers

Job
leavers

Reentrants

New
entrants

Insured
unemployment

Initial
claims

Insured
unemployment,
all
regular
programs
(unadjusted) 2

p eia

ployment
benefit
claims
(unadjusted) 3

W eekly avc3rage, thousa nds

1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

6,202
6,137
7,637
8,273
10,678

46.2
48.1
43.1
41.7
36.4

31.0
31.7
32.3
30.7
31.0

12.4
11.5
13.8
13.6
16.0

10.4
8.7
10.7
14.0
16.6

11.9
10.8
11.9
13.7
15.6

5.9
5.4
6.5
6.9
8.7

41.7
42.9
51.7
51.6
58.7

14.1
14.3
11.7
11.2
7.9

29.9
29.4
25.2
25.4
22.3

14.3
13.3
11.4
11.9
11.1

2,359
2,434
3,350
3,047
4,057

346
388
488
460
583

2,645
2,592
3,837
3,410
4,590

1982: Sept
Get
Nov
Dee

11,315
11,576
11,906
12,036

35.1
33.9
32.9
32.9

31.1
30.2
29.5
28.3

16.0
16.8
18.2
17.4

17.8
19.1
19.4
21.3

16.6
17.1
17.3
18.0

9.4
9.6
10.0
10.1

60.7
62.4
61.6
60.6

6.8
6.8
6.6
6.9

21.2
19.8
21.3
21.8

11.3
11.0
10.4
10.7

4,379
4,615
4,635
4,428

654
659
618
546

4,282
4,391
4,635
5,074

807
897
708

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept

11,446
11,490
11,381
11,328
11,192
11,146
10,590
10,699
10,423

30.8
32.6
30.7
32.1
31.9
32.8
32.7
34.2
36.2

28.9
27.1
28.1
28.5
27.0
26.1
26.1
28.3
26.9

16.8
16.8
16.7
15.0
15.7
14.7
17.1
14.7
12.9

23.5
23.5
24.5
24.4
25.3
26.4
24.2
22.9
24.0

19.4
19.0
19.1
19.0
20.4
22.0
21.7
19.9
20.2

11.5
9.6
10.3
11.3
12.3
11.8
9.9
8.9
9.1

59.1
60.2
60.4
59.7
60.5
58.4
58.5
57.9
57.3

7.4
7.5
8.0
7.2
7.2
7.0
7.0
7.2
8.3

23.1
22.0
21.5
22.0
21.1
21.7
22.9
23.6
22.5

10.4
10.3
10.2
11.0
11.2
12.9
11.6
11.3
11.9

3,941
3,907
3,894
3,832
3,586
3,329
3,110
2,991
2,896

509
485
493
484
458
411
384
414
393

5,459
5,437
5,134
4,642
3,947
3,481
r
3,275
2,917

936
953
691
1,117
1,445
1,086
849
C
737
655

1
Detail may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.
2
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.




3

Federal supplemental compensation program.

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 733,000 in September, largely reflecting
the return to work of persons on strike in August.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

90

MILLIONS OF PERSONS* (ENLARGED SCALE)
22
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

^—-*=^— ^

^^-

i**"rM'

ALL N ONAGRICUL1 URAL
ESTABLISHAAEN1 S

80

20

_

SERVICES
\ ....»»*

-

70
GOVERNMENT

* — ----

SERVICE-Pf ODUCING
INDU!STRIES

60

MANUFACTURING

\

20

50

40

__

—

CONSTRUCTION
GOODS -PRODUCING
IN DUSTRIES

30

\

HIIIIIIIIMIUlllllIIMII

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-

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20

-l 1 1 1 i 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1
V

I i i i i Ii i l ii l l i 1 i 1 ii i il l l l l i Ii l i ii

1979

1981

1980

1982

I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 IK

1983

1 M 1 I I 1 I I II

N

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i—>—1 —
1979

i i ii i t iii i i 111111111l i 11 111i 11 11 i 111 111111
1980
1981
1982
1983

"SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of wage and salary workers; 1 seasonally adjusted]
Serviee-producing indiistries

Goods- woducing inc ustries
Period

Total
nonagricultural
employment

Id anufacturing

Total

2

Construction

Total

24,346
25,585
26,461
25,658
25,497
23,907

3,851
4,229
4,463

19,682
20,505
21,040

1981
1982

86,697
89,823
90,406
91,156
89,596

4,346
4,188
3,911

20,285
20,170
18,853

1982: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

89,235
88,938
88,785
88,665

23,530
23,287
23,131
23,061

3,875
3,847
3,843
3,815

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July r....
Aug r.....
Septp...

88,885
88,746
88,814
89,090
89,421
89,844
90,152
89,735
90,468

23,186
23,049
23,030
23,159
23,347
23,518
23,724
23,832
23,927

3,905
3,790
3,757
3,786
3,860
3,933
3,974
4,022
4,050

1977
1978
1979
1980

82,471

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Finance,
insurance,
and real
estate ,

Government
Services
Federal

State
and
local

5,146
5,165
5,081

15,303
16,252
17,112
17,890
18,619
19,064

2,727

4,724
4,975
5,160
5,298
5,34:0

2,753
2,773
2,866
2,772
2,739

12,399
12,919
13,174
13,375
13,259
13,064

65,705
65,651
65,654
65,604

5,054
5,033
5,019
5,008

20,380
20,344
20,320
20,256

5,351
5,350
5,356
5,367

19,136
19,144
19,187
19,215

2,735
2,742
2,746
2,747

13,049
13,038
13,026
13,011

65,699
65,697
65,784
65,931
66,074
66,326
66,428
65,903
66,541

4,979
4,966
4,963
4,988
4,993
4,992
4,984
4,343
5,015

20,355
20,343
20,350
20,329
20,356
20,494
20,529
20,591
20,494

5,374
5,384
5,391
5,423
5,435
5,451
5,465
5,488
5,485

19,238
19,262
19,356
19,478
19,546
19,668
19,770
19,829
19,889

2,748
2,742
2,742
2,738
2,756
2,742
2,738
2,733
2,741

13,005
13,000
12,982
12,975
12,988
12,979
12,942
12,919
12,917

11,100

8,280
8,098
8,061
7,753

4,713
4,923
5,136

18,555
18,358
18,222
18,193

10,862
10,685
10,577
10,559

7,693
7,673
7,645
7,634

18,244
18,245
18,267
18,376
18,493
18,582
18,733
18,785
18,854

10,594
10,608
10,617
10,689
10,788
10,844
10,961
11,018
11,073

7,650
7,637
7,650
7,687
7,705
7,738
7,772
7,767
7,781

8,086
8,231

Wholesale and
retail
trade
18,516
19,542
20,192
20,310
20,547
20,401

58,125
61,113
63,363
64,748
65,659
65,689

11,597
12,274
12,760
12,187
12,109

1
Includes all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments who
worked during or received pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month.
Excludes proprietors, self-employed 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 dis-




Total

Transportation and
public
utilities

4,467

putes, bad weather, etc., even if they are not paid for the time off; and which are based on a sample
of the working-age population, whereas the estimates in this table are based on reports from employing establishments.
^ Includes mining, not shown separately.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

iAverage weekly

Average gi oss hourly
earn ings

hours
Period

1974
1975
1976

Manufa cturing

Total
private
nonagrieultural 1

Total

36.5

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982:

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug r .
Sept".

36.1
36.1
36.0
35.8
35.7
35.3
35.2
34.8
34.8
34.7
34.7
34.8
35.1
34.5
34.8
34.9
35.1
35.1
35.0
35.0
35.2

Total
private
nonagrieultural l

Overtime

40.0
39.5
40.1

3.3
2.6
3.1

40.3
40.4
40.2
39.7
39.8
38.9
38.8
38.9
39.0
39.0
39.7
39.2
39.5
40.1
40.0
40.1
40.2
40.3
40.7

3.5
3.6
3.3
2.8
2.8
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.6
2.9
2.7
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.3

Manufacturing

$4.42
4.83

$4.24

4.53
4.86
5.25
5.69
6.16
6.66
7.25
7.67
7.73
7.76
7.78
7.82
7.88
7.91
7.91
7.95
7.97
8.00
8.03
7.98
8.08

5.22
5.68
6.17
6.70
7.27
7.99
8.50
8.57
8.58
8.61
8.63
8.68
8.76
8.75
8.78
8.79
8.82
r
8.85
8.84
8.88

Adjuste d hourly earnin gs index — total private
nonagncultural 2
Percent chang e from a year
earlie r 4 5

Ind ex,
1977 == 100

Current
dollars

Current
dollars

1977
dollars 3

80.0

86.7
92.9
100.0
108.1
116.8
127.3
138.9
148.3
150.0
150.7
151.1
151.9
152.7
153.4
153.4
154.0
154.6
154.8
155.2
155.0
155.9

98.3
97.6
99.0
100.0
100.5
97.4
93.5
92.6
93.3
93.1
93.1
93.4
94.1
94.7
95.3
95.0
94.8
94.7
94.8
r
94.7
94.0
94.2

8.0

8.4
7.2
7.6
8.1
8.0
9.0
9.1
6.8
6.1
6.2
5.7
6.0
5.4
5.7
5.4
5.2
4.8
4.6
4.3
3.6
3.9

1977 dollars

-2.8
-.7
1.4
1.0
.5
-3.1
-4.0
-1.0
.8
1.2
1.2
1.1
2.0
1.8
2.4
1.6
1.2
1.4
2.1
2.1
1.2
1.2

AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS
PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES
[For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Percent eh ange from
a year earlier,
total private n onagricultural 5

Averajge gross weekly esirnings

Period

Total ])rivate
nonagnc ultural l
Current dollars

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

$154.76
163.53

175.45
189.00
203.70
219.91
235.10
255.20
266.92

Manufacturing

1977 dollars 3

Construction

Wholesale and
retail trade

Current dollars

$176.80

$249.25

$119.02

189.00
189.31
183.41
172.74
170.13
167.87

190.79
209.32
228.90
249.27
269.34
288.62
318.00
330.65

266.08
283.73
295.65
318.69
342.99
367.78
399.26
426.45

126.45
133.79
142.52
153.64
164.96
176.46
190.62
198.10

6.4
5.7
7.3
7.7
7.8
8.0
6.9
8.5
4.6

$190.12
184.16
186.85

1982: Sept
Get
Nov
Dec

269.00
269.27
269.97
272.14

166.98
166.32
166.96
168.61

332.52
333.76
335.79
336.57

425.59
427.25
426.24
437.18

199.06
200.65
200.98
203.19

4.0
3.4
3.4
4.4

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July r
Aug r .
Sept"

276.59
272.90
275.27
277.46
279.75
280.80
281.05
279.30
284.42

171.48
169.61
170.45
170.85
171.42
171.85
171.37
169.48
171.85

344.60
343.39
345.63
352.08
351.60
353.68
355.77
356.25
361.42

461.35
439.20
438.00
443.54
441.19
440.82
440.89
440.08
449.01

202.57
200.65
202.88
203.83
205.76
207.68
207.67
207.02
207.97

6.8
3.1
4.3
4.7
4.6
4.9
4.8
3.7
6.0

1

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

3




1977 dollars

Current dollars
4.1
-3.1
1.5
1.2
.2

-3.1
-5.8
1.5
-1.3
-.9
1.6
— 1.1
.5
3.1
-.2
.6
.7
1.2
2.4
2.5
1.3
3.2

4

Monthly changes based on indexes to two decimal places.
5
Based on unadjusted data.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

15

PRODUCTIVITY AND RELATED DATA, BUSINESS SECTOR
Outp ut l

Output pe T hour of
allpersons
Period
Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Hours of all
perse ns 2

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

per
Compens ation
hour 3

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Implicit price
defla tor 5

Unit .abor
CO st

Eeal com pensation
per h our 4

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

191r 7 = 100; ciuarterly ( ata seasontally adjus ted

1969

85.5

86.5

79.0

78.8

92.5

91.1

54.2

54.8

89.6

90.6

63.4

63.4

63.2

63.3

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

86.2
89.2
92.4
94.7
92.5

86.8
89.7
93.0
95.3
92.9

78.4
80.7
86.1
91.7
89.9

78.0
80.3
85.8
91.7
89.8

91.0

89.8
89.5
92.3
96.2
96.7

58.2
62.0
66.1
71.3
78.0

58.7
62.5
66.7
71.7
78.5

90.8
92.8
95.7
97.3
95.9

91.5
93.5
96.6
97.8
96.4

67.5
69.5
71.5
75.3
84.4

67.6

90.5
93.2
96.8
97.3

69.7
71.7
75.3
84.5

66.0
69.0
71.3
75.3
82.4

66.3
69.3
71.3
74.0
81.6

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

94.5
97.6
100.0
100.6
99.4

94.7
97.8
100.0
100.6
99.1

88.2
93.8
100.0
105.5
107.8

87.8
93.7
100.0
105.7
108.0

93.3
96.0
100.0
104.9
108.5

92.7
95.8
100.0
105.0
109.0

85.5
92.9
100.0
108.6
118.7

86.0
93.0
100.0
108.6
118.4

96.3
98.9
100.0
100.9
99.1

96.8
99.0
100.0
100.9
98.9

90.5
95.1
100.0
108.0
119.5

90.8
95.1
100.0
108.0
119.5

90.4
94.7
100.0
107.5
117.2

90.0
94.6
100.0
107.1
116.5

1980
1981
1982

98.9
101.3
101.2

98.4
100.3
100.2

106.5
109.8
106.7

106.5
109.3
106.3

107.6
108.4
105.4

108.2
109.0
106.0

131.2
143.9
155.1

130.7
143.5
154.7

96.5
95.9
97.4

96.1
95.6
97.1

132.7
142.1
153.3

132.8
143.0
154.4

128.1
140.1
147.7

128.1
140.4
148.6

1981: m
IV

102.3
101.2

101.1
99.9

111.2
108.9

110.5
108.2

108.7
107.7

109.4
108.2

145.5
148.2

145.1
147.7

95.6
95.6

95.3
95.4

142.3
146.4

143.5
147.8

141.5
144.3

141.8
145.0

1982: I

101.1
100.7
101.1
101.9

100.0
99.9
100.4
100.8

107.2
106.9
106.6
106.0

106.5
106.7
106.5
105.4

106.0
106.2
105.4
104.0

106.5
106.8
106.0
104.6

151.6
153.9
156.5
158.7

151.3
153.5
156.1
158.3

97.1
97.4
97.1
98.0

96.9
97.1
96.9
97.8

149.9
152.9
154.7
155.6

151.3
153.6
155.4
157.1

145.5
147.5
148.5
149.4

146.4
148.3
149.1
150.5

106.7

104.5
106.2
107.5

104.9
106.5
108.1

160.7
162.1
164.3

161.0
162.7
164.5

99.4
99.2
99.4

99.5
99.6
99.5

151.5

n
m
IV

1983: I

np
rn ....

r

102.5

!03.8

105.0

101.7
!03.3
104.6

r

r

107.1

l!0.2

112.9

r

l!0.0

113.1

r

156.5

157.3

153.7

152.4
153.6
154.6

156.9

!56.2

r

158.3

!57.4

r

!52.7

Peireent change; quarte rly data at, seasonally adjusted annual rates

1969

0.2

-0.3

2.9

2.9

2.6

3.2

7.0

6.5

1.5

1.1

6.7

6.8

4.9

4.7

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

.8
3.6
3.5
2.6
-2.4

.3
3.3
3.7
2.4

-.8
3.0
6.6
6.6
-2.0

-1.0
2.9
6.9
6.8
-2.0

-1.6
.5
3.0
3.9
.4

-1.3
-.4
3.1
4.3
.5

7.3
6.6
6.5
8.0
9.4

7.0
6.6
6.7
7.6
9.4

1.3
2.2
3.1
1.6
-1.4

1.0
2.2
3.3
1.3
— 1.4

6.4
2.9
2.9
5.3
12.1

6.6
3.1
2.8
5.0
12.2

4.5
4.4
3.4
5.5
9.5

4.8
4.5
3.0
3.8
10.2

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

2.2
3.3
2.4
.6
-1.2

-2.0
6.4
6.6
5.5
2.3

-2.2
6.7
6.7
5.7
2.2

-4.1
3.0
4.1
4.9
3.5

4.1
3.4
4.4
5.0
3.7

9.6
8.6
7.7
8.6
9.4

9.6
8.1
7.5
8.6
9.0

.5
2.6
1.2
.9
1.7

.4
2.2
1.0
.9
-2.0

7.3
5.1
5.1
8.0
10.7

7.5
4.8
5.2
8.0
10.7

9.8
4.7
5.6
7.5
9.0

10.3
5.1
5.7
7.1
8.8

1980
1981
1982

-.5
2.4
j

-.7
1.9
-.1

-1.3
3.1
-2.8

-1.4
2.7
-2.8

.8
.7
2.7

-.7
.7
-2.7

10.5
9.7
7.7

10.4
9.8
7.8

-2.6
-.6
1.5

2.8
-.6
1.6

11.1
7.1
7.9

11.1
7.7
7.9

9.2
9.4
5.4

10.0
9.6
5.8

1981: HI
IV

4.7
-4.1

3.8
-4.4

5.2
-7.8

4.3
-8.3

.5
-3.9

.5
-4.0

9.6
7.5

9.6
7.6

-2.2
.3

-2.1
.3

4.7
12.2

5.6
12.6

9.9
8.2

10.0
9.5

1982: I
II
Ill
IV

-.4
-1.6
1.7
3.3

-6.3
-1.0
-1.1
-2.3

-6.2
.8
-.6
-4.1

-6.0
.6
-2.7
-5.4

-6.2
1.2
-2.9
-5.3

9.4
6.4
6.7
5.7

10.0
5.8
7.2
5.8

6.3
1.1
-1.0
3.7

6.8
.5
-.6
3.7

9.8
8.1
5.0
2.3

9.9
6.2
4.7
4.4

3.4
5.5
2.7
2.6

3.7
5.4
2.2
3.7

4.9
!3.2
11.4

2.1
6.5
5.0

1.2
6.2
6.1

5.4
3.5
5.6

6.8
4.3
4.5

5.8
-.7
.8

7.2
.1
-.3

1983: I
II

2.0
5.4
4.8

r

III"....
1

-2.5

2.0
3.2
2.2
.6
-1.5

.1
— .4

2.3
1.3
r

3.7

6.6

5.0

4.2
!2.2
10.0

r

r

Output refers to gross domestic product originating in the sector in 1972 dollars.
2
Hours of all persons in private industry engaged in the sector, including hours of proprietors
and unpaid family workers. Estimates based primarily on establishment data.
3
Wages and salaries of employees plus employers' contributions for social insurance and private
benefit plans. A.\sn includes an estimate of wages, salaries, and supplemental payments for the selfemployed.
4
Hourly compensation divided by the consumer price index.

16



5

3.3
-1.8
.8

r

3.0
-2.1
g

r

5.5
3.3
2.7

r

r

5.3
3.2
2.5

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

NOTE.—Data relate to all persons engaged in the sector.
Percent changes are from preceding period and are based on original data; they therefore may
differ slightly from percent changes based on indexes shown here.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Industrial production rose 1.5 percent in September, following a rise of 1.2 percent in August. The index for
September was 11.9 percent above its year earlier level.
INDEX, 1967= 100*

INDEX, 1967=100*

(RATIO SCALE)

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

(RATIO SCALE)

UTILITIES AND MINING PRODUCTION

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION
MANUFACTURING CAPACITY UTILIZATION RATE

120

1979
* SEASONALLY

ADJUSTED

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF T <E FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

[Seasonally adjusted]

Period

1967 proportion

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: Sept

Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May

June r
July r
Aug r
Sept"

1
2

from year
earlier

129.8
129.3
117.8
130.5
138.2
146.1
152.5
147.0
151.0
138.6
137.3
135.7
134.9
135.2
137.4
138.1
140.0
142.6
144.4
146.4
149.6
151.4
153.7

Mining
Total

87.95

100.00

Output as percent of capacity.
Annual data are averages of the four monthly indexes.




Manufa cturing

Manufacturing

Percent

1967 = 100

Capacity u ilization rate , percent l

Industry proc uction indexes , 1967 = 100

To tal
Indus trial
produ ction

8.4
-.4
8.9
10.8
5.9
5.7
4.4
-3.6
2.7
-8.2
9.4
-9.0
-7.8
-5.7
-2.3
-3.4
-1.2
1.7
3.7
5.6
7.8
9.4
11.9

129.8
129.4
116.3
130.3
138.4
146.8
153.6
146.7
150.4
137.6
137.1
135.0
134.0
134.5
136.7
138.2
140.4
143.1
145.1
147.4
150.4
152.3
155.0

Durable

51.98
127.1
125.7
109.3
122.3
130.0
139.7
146.4
136.7
140.5
124.7
123.5
120.3
119.3
119.9
122.5
123.9
126.3
129.1
131.0
133.2
136.8
138.6
141.7

Utilities

Nondurable

35.97

133.8
134.6
126.4
141.8
150.5
156.9
164.0
161.2
164.8
156.2
156.7
156.2
155.3
155.6
157.4
159.0
160.7
163.3
165.4
167.8
170.2
172.1
174.2

6.36
114.7
115.3
112.8
114.2
118.2
124.0
125.5
132.7
142.2
126.1
114.7
115.9
116.8
118.4
121.9
115.6
112.6
111.6
112.8
112.6
114.9
116.1
117.3

5.69
145.4
143.7
146.0
151.7
156.5
161.4
166.0
168.3
169.1
168.7
167.5
167.8
166.7
164.2
163.1
162.0
165.8
169.3
169.7
169.8
176.0
177.9
175.9

Commerce
series 2

Federal
Reserve
series

Industrial
materials
(Federal
Eeserve
series)

87.6

86

91.7

83.7
72.9
79.6
82.2
84.7
86.0
79.6
79.4
71.1
70.6
69.4
68.8
68.9
70.0
70.6
71.6
72.9
73.8
74.9
76.3
77.1
78.4

83
77
81
83
84
83
78
76
70
69

. 87.0
73.3
81.1
82.6
85.6
87.6
80.4
80.7
70.1
69.0
67.9
67.0
66.6
68.7
70.1
71.5
72.5
73.5
74.4
76.4
77.4
78.4

r

68

70
73

Sources: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Department of Commerce
(Bureau of Economic Analysis).

17

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION—MAJOR MARKET GROUPS AND
SELECTED MANUFACTURES
[1967 = 100, seasonally adjusted]
Prod ucts
Final produets
Period

C/onsumer good s
Total
Total

Durable
goods

1967 proportion

47.82

27.68

7.89

1973
1974
1975
1976

124.4
125.1
118.2
127.6
135.9
142.2
147.2
145.3
149.5
141.5
140.0
138.7
138.3
139.5
140.1
138.9
139.9
142.8
144.5
146.4
149.0
150.2
152.7

131.5
128.9
124.0
137.1
145.3
149.1
150.8
145.4
147.9
142.6
143.4
142.2
141.3
142.0
143.6
143.4
144.3
147.7
150.4
152.4
155.0
156.0
158.2

146.2
135.3
121.4
141.9
154.0
159.2
155.8
136.7
140.5
129.2
131.3
126.5
124.6
125.9
131.6
134.4
136.3
140.5
145.5
149.2
153.0
154.3
158.2

1977...

1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982:

Intermedia ;e products

Sept

Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May

June r.
July r
Aug r
Sept*

Materials

Equij ment
Nondurable
goods

19.79
125.6
126.3
125.1
135.2
141.9
145.1
148.8
148.9
150.9
148.0
148.2
148.5
147.9
148.4
148.3
147.0
147.5
150.5
152.3
153.6
155.8
156.6
158.3

Total
Total

20.14
114.5
120.0
110.2
114.6
123.0
132.8
142.2
145.2
151.8
139.8
135.2
134.0
134.2
136.1
135.3
132.7
133.8
136.2
136.5
138.2
140.7
142.4
145.2

Business

12.63
134.2
142.4
128.2
135.4
147.8
160.3
171.3
173.2
181.1
157.9
150.5
147.1
146.4
148.1
146.6
142.7
143.7
146.9
147.7
150.2
153.0
154.8
158.4

12.89
137.2
135.3
123.1
137.2
145.1
154.1
160.5
151.9
154.4
143.3
143.7
141.6
141.8
141.5
143.7
145.3
147.8
150.8
152.2
154.5
158.1
161.0
163.2

Construction
supplies

6.42

39.29

139.8
134.5
116.3
132.6
140.6
151.7
158.0
140.9
141.9
124.3
125.5
122.5
123.4
123.0
127.0
129.7
133.1
136.4
138.4
142.1
145.8
148.6
150.7

133.9
132.4
115.5
131.7
138.6
148.3
156.4
147.6
151.6
133.7
132.0
130.0
128.4
127.8
132.0
134.9
137.6
139.7
141.7
143.7
147.5
149.6
151.7

Supplementary
group:
Energy
total

12.23
128.3
125.5
125.5
129.1
132.9
135.4
137.9
137.7
137.4
135.7

132.7
134.1
133.3
132.2
132.4
131.0
131.9
133.9
133.8
133.6
138.6
138.9
138.0

[1967 = 100, seasonally adjusted]

ftendurable imanufacture s

Durable m umfaetures
Transp wtation
equip ment

Primary metals
Period
Total

1967 proportion

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982:

Sept

Get
Nov
Dee
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May

June r
July r

Aug r

Sept p

6.57
126.7
123.1
96.4
109.7
111.1
119.9
121.3
102.3
107.9
75.3
73.2
69.6
63.6
63.5
73.1
77.9
81.2
83.1
84.9
84.8
85.5
87.4
89.8

Iron and
steel

Fabricated metal
products

4.21

5.93

9.15

122.3
119.8
95.8
104.8
103.8
113.2
113.2
92.4
99.8
61.7
56.4
54.1
47.5
46.6
59.0
64.3
66.9
68.5
69.5
69.7
71.8
74.6

124.7
124.2
109.9
123.9
131.0
141.6
148.5
134.1
136.4
114.8
112.3
107.6
107.0
107.3
107.6
110.3
113.9
115.3
115.5
118.5
122.5
125.1
127.6

133.7
140.1
125.1
134.5
143.6
153.6
163.7
162.8
171.2
149.0
144.9
140.4
139.6
139.2
138.0
136.2
138.6
143.1
146.1
149.5
154.2
157.1
160.6

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

18




Nonelectrical
machinery

Electrical
machinery
Total

8.05
143.1
143.8
116.5
134.8
145.4
159.4
175.0
172.8
178.4
169.3
167.0
165.4
165.5
165.5
169.5
168.9
173.8
177.2
180.1
182.4
188.2
187.9
193.9

9.27
118.3
108.7
97.4
111.1
122.2
132.5
135.4
116.9
116.1
104.9
105.3
100.8
100.2
103.7
106.3
109.6
110.1
111.4
113.8
116.6
119.7
121.4
123.6

Motor
vehicles
and parts

4.50
148.8
128.2
111.1
142.0
161.1
169.9
159.9
119.0
122.3
109.8
113.5
103.0
101.7
108.8
113.9
123.0
123.2
125.5
130.4
136.2
142.3
145.1
148.9

Lumber
and
products

Apparel
products

Printing
and
publishing

Chemicals and
products

Foods

1.64

3.31

4.72

7.74

8.75

126.0
116.2
107.6
123.2
131.2
136.3
136.9
119.3
119.1
112.6
119.9
117.2
119.1
121.4
130.0
130.2
128.7
132.1
135.8
137.4
141.3
144.5

117.3
114.3

118.2
118.2
113.3
122.5
127.6
131.5
136.9
139.6
144.2
144.1
144.3
142.0
141.7
142.8
141.3
144.0
145.9
145.7
145.2
147.4
151.0
154.3
156.2

154.5

120.9
124.0
123.4
133.0
138.8
142.7
147.5
149.6
152.1
151.1
149.0
151.5
152.0
152.8
154.4
153.0
152.0
153.7
155.6
157.7
159.3

107.6
125.7
134.2
134.2
134.4
127.0
120.4

159.4
147.2
170.9
185.7
197.4
211.8
207.1
215.6
196.1
196.4
194.1
192.8
195.9
197.6
202.3
205.7
208.5

211.0
214.7
217.6
220.2

NEW CONSTRUCTION
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Constructioii contracts 2

Private
Period

Total new
construction
expenditures

Resic .ential

Total

Commercial
and industrial

New housing
units

Total l

Other

Federal,
State, and
local

Total value
index
(1977 = 100)

Commercial
and industrial
floor space
(millions of
square feet)

I illions of dollars

135.9
151.1
173.8
205.6
230.4
230.7
239.4
232.0

1975

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

95.1
112.0
135.7
159.7
181.6
175.7
186.1
181.0

46.5
60.5
81.0
93.4
99.0
87.3
86.6
74.8

34.4
47.3
65.7
75.8
78.6
63.1
62.7
51.9

20.8

27.8

19.9
22.5
29.6
39.9
43.8
51.3
54.6

31.5
32.2
36.7
42.7
44.7
48.2
51.5

66.0
79.0
100.0
114.0
122.0
107.0
107.0
111.0

40.9
39.1
38.2
45.9

48.8
55.0
53.3
51.1

Annual rates

Annual rates

1982:

1983:

Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

231.6
230.7
234.1
243.7
240.2

179.5
178.2
181.9
190.5
190.8

72.7
71.7
76.4
81.2
86.0

52.6
53.0
53.6
55.8
58.6

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr r
May r
June r
July r
Aug"
Septp

247.9
243.0
241.9
247.4
254.8
264.3
269.6
274.8
272.7

195.0
194.3
194.9
199.5
206.0
214.7
218.5
221.4
222.2

89.7
93.6
96.1
102.0
107.5
113.5
118.2
120.2
118.4

63.4
68.8
72.3
77.3
82.2
87.9
92.7
94.8
92.7

1
Includes nonhousekeeping residential construction and additions and alterations, not shown separately.
2
F. W. Dodge series. Relates to 50 States beginning 1969 for value index and beginning 1971
for floor space.

555
592
739
977
1,059
904
906
685

r

54.5
54.6
54.1
54.6
52.6

52.3
51.9
51.4
54.7
52.2

52.2
52.5
52.2
53.2
49.4

110
r

105
122
131

717
671
656
608
595

53.3
51.0
49.7
46.8
46.3
49.0
48.1
50.5
50.5

52.0
49.8
49.0
50.7
52.2
52.2
52.2
50.7
53.3

52.9
48.7
47.0
47.9
48.7
49.6
51.1
53.4
50.6

127
119
131
129
148
151
137
146
143

803
693
632
652
734
785
741
783
830

l!4

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 pri\> ate homes

New private housing units
Period

Units started, by type of structure

Total
1975

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

1,160.4
1,537.5
1,987.1
2,020.3
1,745.1
1,292.2
1,084.2
1,062.2

1 unit
892.2
1,162.4

1,450.9
1,433.3
1,194.1
852.2
705.4
662.6

2-4 units

64.0
85.9
121.7
125.0
122.0
109.5
91.1
80.0

5 or more units

204.3
289.2
414.4
462.0
429.0
330.5
287.7
319.6

Units
authorized

939.2
1,296.2
1,690.0
1,800.5
1,551.8
1,190.6
985.5
1,000.5

Units
completed

Homes sold

Homes for
sale at end of
period 1

Vacancy rate
for rental
housing units
(percent) 2

1,317.2
1,377.2
1,657.1
1,867.5
1,870.8
1,501.6
1,265.7
1,005.5

549
646
819
817
709
545
436
412

313
353
402
414
3
398
336
272
251

6.0
5.6
5.2
5.0
5.4
5.4
5.0
5.3

936
1,077
1,053
1,035
1,195
1,138
1,147
1,164
1,353
r
1,386
1,418
1,699

473
481
545
529
611
593
611
635
665
666
609
578

247
245
246
251

5.3

Seasonal ly adjusted annu al rates
1982:

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dee
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July r
Aug r
Sept"
1

1,134
1,142
1,361
1,280
1,694
1,784
1,605
1,506
1,807
1,736
1,804
1,909
1,652

683
716
868
842

1,126
1,103
1,008
1,001
1,183
1,127
1,032
1,141
1,009

90
66
79
79
100
117
100
117
96
123
135
114
141

361
360
414
359
468
564
497
388
528
486
637
654
502

Seasonally adjusted.
2
Quarterly data entered in last month of quarter. Series beginning 1979 not strictly comparable
with earlier data.
3
New series beginning March 1979.




1,029
1,154
1,227
1,326
1,447
1,479
1,467
1,536
1,635
1,761
1,782
1,652
1,506

259
262
262
266
273
285
292
297

5.5

5.7
5.5
5.8

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

19

BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES—Manufacturing and Trade
Manufacturing and trade sales rose 0.5 percent in August and inventories rose $6 billion. According to the
advance survey, total retail sales rose 1.6 percent in September following a decline of 1.6 percent in August.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
600

160
150

550

140
500

130

450

RETAIL INVENTORIES

120
110

400

100

350
MANUFACTURING
- AND TRADE SALES -

300

«****
RETAIL SALES

250

200

iiiiiIiii
1979

RATIO*
1.80

150 -

1.70

1980

1981

1982

1983

INVENTORY-SALES RATIO
MANUFACTURING
AND TRADE —

1.60
1.50
1.40
1.30

I l i l i i i i 11

100

1979

1.20

1980

1982

1981

1983

1979

1983

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Manufact uing and

trac e 1

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Inventories 3

Inventories 3

Sales 2

Period
Qaloc 2

4
Inventory-sales ratio

Ee ,ail

Wholesale

Sales

2

Inven-

Total

Durable

Nondura-

goods
stores

ble goods
stores

Total

Manufac-

Durable

Nondura-

goods
stores

ble goods
stores

turing

Retail

i

Millions of dollars, seasonally ?tdjusted

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: Aug
Sept
Get
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July r
Aug p
Sept*
1
2
3

182,230
204,277
229,624
260,307
297,663
327,284
356,099
344,179

288,375
318,544
351,036
398,890
450,736
492,885
526,152
511,942

46,623
50,694
55,987
66,117
78,680
92,658
100,673
95,363

56,697
64,078
72,311
85,685
98,394
112,341
116,986
118,790

49,012
54,781
60,435
67,286
75,047
80,235
87,298
89,640

15,247
18,150
20,724
23,218
25,196
24,401
26,335
26,739

33,765
36,631
39,711
44,067
49,850
55,834
60,963
62,901

71,744
79,273
89,530
102,790
111,229
116,430
126,833
128,250

33,356
37,841
43,135
49,987
53,717
54,400
59,095
59,597

38,388
41,432

343,426
342,882
336,905
338,722
338,391

521,257
521,000
519,797
513,888
511,942

94,341
92,527
91,806
91,912
91,389

119,190
119,537
120,162
118,349
118,790

89,069
89,897
90,905
92,492
92,459

25,831
26,619
27,154
28,721
28,723

63,238
63,278
63,751
63,771
63,736

128,258
129,788
128,849
127,619
128,250

60,204
61,668
60,581
59,417
59,597

68,054
68,120
68,268
68,202
68,653

345,337
341,490
348,009
351,100
363,925
373,572
372,434
374,241

507,550
507,665
503,222
504,796
505,658
505,521
505,826
511,892

94,790
92,245
92,943
92,586
97,529
100,479
100,315
100,297

117,564
116,417
116,591
117,498
115,855
115,630
115,745
117,506

92,308
91,164
93,263
95,449
98,431
99,173
99,521
r
97,955
99,480

28,307
27,490
29,160
30,668
32,124
32,663
32,539
r
30,795
31,679

64,001
63,674
64,103
64,781
66,307
66,510
66,982
r
67,160
67,801

127,869
130,392
129,327
129,901
131,654
132,501
131,905
134,688

59,735
61,517
60,412
60,640
61,401
62,019
61,284
62,726

68,134
68,875
68,915
69,261
70,253
70,482
70,621
71,962

See page 21 for mamfactoring.
Monthly average for }ear and total f ar month.
Book value, end of period, seasonal!; adjusted.

20




46,395
52,803
57,512
62,030
67,738
68,653

1.57
1.48
1.46
1.44
1.43
1.45
1.44
1.51
1.52
1.52
1.54
1.52
1.51
1.47
.49
.45
.44
.39
.35
.36
1.37

1.44
1.38
1.40
1.43
1.44
1.42
1.40
1.41
1.44
1.44
1.42
1.38
1.39
1.39
1.43
1.39
1.36
1.34
1.34
1.33
1.37

4
For anjiual periods, rtitio of weightecl average inventones to average monthly sales ; for monthly
data, ratio of inventories a t end of month to sales for mo nth.

Source: department of 3ommerce (Buireau of Economie Analysis and Bureau of the Census).

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In August, manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders rose. In September, according
durable goods shipments rose and new orders fell.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

240

^SHIPME NTS

200
IBU
160

—

~^s*
-

—

"1^^-

—

, i" ,
r^ / ^**x

*^
*^^

"" ' " ^«

TOTAL

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS * (RATIO SCALE)
J60
320 ~~ INVENT ORES
280

740
~

200

iii^V****""""**"^ -**.*«*"

OM-J*1"^

r

\

Nor^DURABLE

.^

""r,»Ui"»«t|

r,^^

*

^
~~

19O

.ttt*"*******

•••""""

/
DURABLE GCX3DS

—

100

-7

QA

I M I l l l l l l l

.--.*•*

NO sIDURABLE GC ODS

-

AH

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

240

p"

%»H

GO ODS

1 1 111 11 1111

TOTAL

''''••linn mi

160

~

1 II I 1 11 1 1 1I

~1

-

DURABLE G«DOS

80

,*-*""

_^^*****\
*f***^^

to advance data,

E
—
r-^^w.
^/^**
~
~ ^- ~*~*»*
TOTAL
"* '^^.^
[)URABLE GOODS
,ttff<i _

E-NEW OFRDERS

—
-

IAD

1

^V" -

1 Af)

-

100

F1^

^*""*1

f

1^ \ *%|
* ^.^,-^^w^
V
N(ENDURABLE G(DODT""*""'^

80

h u l l l l 1 l l 1 1 i i 1 ii I l

40

I 1 1 i i 1 i l1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 (I I 1i 111 1

r

INVENTORY-SHIPMENTS RATIO

^

m-f*

60

I M I l l l l l l l

1 11111111 11

i i i 1 i I i 1 1 ii i1 1 i i I i i i 1 1 i i l i l i I i i l i
1980

1979

1981

1982

1983

1983

* SEASON ALLY ADJUSTED
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Manufa cturers' shipinents 1

ft[amifacturers new orders i

Manufa< 3turers' inven tones 2

Durabl 3 goods
Period

Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable goods

Durable
goods

Total

Nondurable goods

Total

Total

Capital
goods
industries,
nondefense

Nondurable goods

Manufacturers'
unfilled
orders 3

Manufacturers'
inventoryshipments
ratio 4

Millions of do liars, seasoiaally adjust ed
1975

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug*
Sept p
1
8
3

86,595
98,802
113,202
126,905
143,936
154,391
168,129
159,177

43,656
50,689
59,267
67,848
76,060
77,550
83,872
76,843

42,939
48,113
53,935
59,057
67,876
76,841
84,257
82,334

159,934
175,193
189,195
210,415
241,113
264,114
282,333
264,902

102,874
112,581
121,575
137,834
160,554
174,547
186,222
175,200

57,060
62,612
67,620
72,581
80,559
89,567
96,111
89,702

85,149
99,543
115,061
131,616
147,466
156,142
167,924
157,371

42,019
51,398
61,111
72,409
79,513
79,341
83,725
75,103

11,011
12,799
15,291
19,458
23,231
23,259
24,059
20,687

43,130
48,145
53,950
59,207
67,953
76,801
84,199
82,268

173,829
182,499
205,675
262,671
305,453
325,908
323,346
300,971

160,016
160,458
154,194
154,318
154,543

77,250
76,419
72,478
73,005
73,495

82,766
84,039
81,716
81,313
81,048

273,809
271,675
270,786
267,920
264,902

181,543
180,520
179,675
177,061
175,200

92,266
91,155
91,111
90,859
89,702

155,700
156,572
152,362
152,604
157,382

72,965
72,348
70,735
71,067
76,180

18,741
20,217
20,127
19,9^3
19,679

82,735
84,224
81,627
81,537
81,202

305,564
301,678
299,846
298,132
300,971

158,239
158,081
161,803
163,065
167,965
173,920
172,598
175,989

77,744
77,769
79,595
80,241
82,669
86,582
85,646
r
87,918
88,752

80,495
80,312
82,208
82,824
85,296
87,338
86,952
88,071

262,117
260,856
257,304
257,397
258,149
257,390
258,176
259,698

172,506
171,572
169,377
169,814
170,734
169,840
169,693
170,440

89,611
89,284
87,927
87,583
87,415
87,550
88,483
89,258

162,871
157,757
162,587
166,025
169,874
178,489
175,455
178,261

82,355
77,449
79,951
83,101
84,456
90,905
88,234
r
89,978
89,498

20,507
19,175
20,032
22,592
22,228
24,289
21,580
r
23,028
24,010

80,516
80,308
82,636
82,924
85,418
87,584
87,221
88,283

305,599
305,268
306,053
309,015
310,922
315,488
318,348
320,622

Monthly average for year and total for month. Shipments are the same as sales.
Book value, end of period.
End of period.




1.84
1.69
1.61
1.57
1.57

1.66
1.64
1.73
1.71
1.69
1.76
1.74
1.71
1.66
1.65
1.59
1.58
1.54
1.48
1.50
1.48

4
For annual periods, ratio of weighted average inventories to average monthly shipments; for
monthly data, ratio of inventories at end of month to shipments for month.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

21

PRICES
PRODUCER PRICES
In September, the producer price index for all finished goods rose 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted. Prices of
finished consumer foods rose 0.7 percent and prices of other finished consumer goods rose 0.2 percent. Prices of
capital equipment fell 0.3 percent.
INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)
320

320

300

300

160

140

120

120
1975
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[1967=100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]

Intern-lediate materials

Fini shed goods
Period

Total
finished
goods

1975
1976
1977

1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Mav r
June
July
Aug
Sept
1

163.4
170.6
181.7
195.9
217.7
247.0
269.8
280.7
282.8
283.8

285.5
286.4
283.3
283.8
283.0
283.0
283.7
285.0
285.3
286.4
286.9

Finished goc>ds excluding consumer foocIs
Consumer
foods

181.0
180.4
189.9
207.2
226.2
239.5
253.6
259.3
258.3
258.2
258.2

258.8
258.3
260.9
261.4
264.2
262.9
261.2
259.6
260.7
262.4

Total
156.2
166.1
177.7
190.7
213.3
247.8
273.3
285.8
288.9
290.3
292.5
293.5
289.5
289.2
288.1
287.1
288.4
290.8
291.8
292.9
293.0

Intermediate materials for food manufacturing and feeds.

22



Consumer gc ods
Total

Durable

153.1

138.2
144.5

162.6
174.3
186.7
211.5
250.8
276.5
287.8
291.2
293.2
295.8
296.7
290.8
290.0
288.0
286.7
288.3
291.3
292.5
293.2
293.7

152.8
166.9
183.2
206.2
218.6
226.7
227.8
228.5
229.8
230.4
229.6
232.2
232.6
232.4
232.9
233.7
233.8
234.7
233.8

Nondurable
163.0

174.8
189.3
200.0
231.3
283.9
319.6
333.6
338.6
341.7
345.3
346.4
337.3
333.7
329.7
327.4
330.0
334.6
336.8
337.4
338.9

Capital
equipment
162.5
173.4

184.6
199.2
216.5
239.8
264.3
279.4
281.9
282.0
283.1
284.4
283.9
285.0
285.8
285.6
286.2
287.3
287.7
289.6
288.8

Total
finished

163.6
169.7
180.7
194.9
217.9
248.9
271.3
281.0
283.0
284.4
286.2
287.0
283.1
283.4
282.2
282.3
282.9
284.4
284.6
285.5
286.4

Total

180.0
189.1
201.5

215.6
242.2
280.3
306.0
310.4
310.8
310.9
311.7
311.8
310.1
309.8
308.6
307.2
308.6
311.4
312.2
314.0
316.1

Foods
and
feeds l

195.3

185.3
190.5
203.1
226.1
252.6
250.3
239.4
236.7
234.0
233.7
234.0
236.0
239.4
239.8
246.3
245.3
243.2
242.3
250.5
260.9

Cnide materials

Other

Total

178.6
189.4

196.9
202.7
209.2
234.4
274.3
304.6
329.0
319.5
315.4
314.3
317.3
316.6
315.8
316.8
318.9
323.9
324.1
323.5
319.7
326.5
328.0

202.3
216.5

244.4
282.3
310.1
315.7
316.3
316.6
317.4
317.5
315.6
315.0
313.7
311.9
313.3
316.5
317.4
318.8
320.3

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Foodstuffs
and
feedstuffs
191.8
190.2
192.1
216.2

247.9
259.2
257.4
247.8
239.5
237.0
239.4
240.3
243.0
248.8
250.5
258.0
255.0
251.0
244.6
254.2
254.6

Other

206.9

228.5
245.0
272.3
330.0
401.0
482.3
473.9
478.6
480.4
484.8
480.6
472.6
463.3
466.4
466.5
472.9
479.6
481.2
482.3
486.1

CONSUMER PRICES
In September, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.5 percent seasonally adjusted (also 0.5
percent not seasonally adjusted). The index was 2.9 percent above its level in September 1982.
INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)
320

INDEX, 1967= 100 (RATIO SCALE)
320

300

300

280

280

260

260

240

240

220

220

200

200

180

160

160

140

1977

1976

1975

1979

1978

1980

1981

1982

SEE NOfE ON TABLE BELOW
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1983

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[1967 = 100, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Ti ansportati on

Hou sing

All

She Iter

Period

All

items *

Food

HomeTotal *

Total

Renters' 2

costs

1
2
3
4

100.0
161.2
170.5
181.5
195.4
217.4
246.8
272.4
289.1
293.3
294.1
293.6
292.4
293.1
293.2
293.4
295.5
297.1
298.1
299.3
300.3
301.8

19.0
175.4
180.8
192.2
211.4
234.5
254.6
274.6
285.7
287.5
288.1
288.2
288.1
288.3
288.3
290.1
291.3
292.2
291.3
291.0
291.6
292.5

57.7
164.5
174.6
186.5
202.8
227.6
263.3
293.5
314.7
319.3
320.5
319.9
317.4
318.9
318.9
318.7
320.4
321.5
322.1
323.4
324.2
325.8

21.3
169.7
179.0
191.1
210.4
239.7
281.7
314.7
337.0
342.3
342.6
340.7
336.0
338.3
339.1
339.2
341.6
342.7
343.6
345.3
346.6
348.4

6.9

100.2
100.8
101.1
101.3
101.7
102.2
102.5
103.1
103.6
104.3

13.9

100.0
100.7
100.9
100.9
101.7
102.0
102.2
102.7
103.0
103.5

Maintenance
and

repairs

Relative importance, December 1982.




Fuel
and

Apparel and

other
utilities

upkeep

8.4
167.8
182.7
202.2
216.0
239.3
278.6
319.2
350.8
357.5
362.7
367.1
369.6
368.9
366.9
365.1
365.8
368.8
368.9
370.1
371.1
373.6

5.2
142.3
147.6
154.2
159.6
166.6
178.4
186.9
191.8
192.8
193.3
193.2
192.7
193.2
194.2
194.1
194.5
195.8
196.5
197.7
198.4
198.4

Total *

New

cars

Motor3
fuel

Ener-

Medical
care

gy 4

and

shelter

NSA

0.5
187.6
199.6
214.7
233.0
256.4
285.7
314.4
334.1
338.4
339.4
339.0
337.8
342.9
339.4
339.9
343.6
344.3
345.1
346.1
347.9
346.6

Includes items not shown separately.
December 1982 = 100.
Includes direct pricing of diesel and gasohol beginning September 1981.
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas; gas (piped) and electricity; and motor fuel, motor oil, coolant,

etc.

5

costs

NSA

NSA

Rel. imp.5
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept

owners' 2

items
less
food,
energy,

21.8
150.6
165.5
177.2
185.5
212.0
249.7
280.0
291.5
295.6
296.4
296.0
295.8
293.9
289.1
289.0
292.1
295.8
297.1
298.6
301.6
304.1

3.5
127.6
135.7
142.9
153.8
166.0
179.3
190.2
197.6
199.6
199.2
198.7
199.3
199.4
201.1
202.6
201.3
200.6
200.8
200.8
202.5
204.5

6.2
170.8
177.9
188.2
196.3
265.6
369.1
410.9
389.4
396.0
395.4
394.2
391.2
378.3
353.0
349.5
363.2
378.1
380.9
382.5
387.1
388.9

6.0
168.6
184.7
202.4
219.4
239.7
265.9
294.5
328.7
336.3
338.7
341.8
344.4
347.2
350.1
351.7
353.3
354.8
356.4
358.4
360.3
361.7

12.4
176.6
189.3

207.3
220.4
275.9
361.1
410.0
416.1
421.0

426.6
430.2
431.3
6

420.5
404.9
401.3

409.3
419.5

420.9
422.3
425.4
428.2

47.3
149.4
159.9
169.5
179.1
191.5
208.3
228.1
245.6
248.7
250.1
250.7
251.9
253.1
254.2
254.9
255.5
256.1
257.0
258.5
259.7
260.9

6
Energy excludes motor oil, coolant, etc. beginning January 1983.
NOTE.—NSA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted.
Data beginning 1978 are for all urban consumers; earlier data are for urban wage earners and
clerical workers.
Data beginning 1983 incorporate a rental equivalence measure for homeownership costs.
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]

Period

Ch ange from p receding period

Change from 3 month s earlier, anntml rate

Change from 6 month s earlier, ann ual rate

Consume;r goods

Consume r goods

Consume>r goods

Total
finished
goods

Capital
equipment

Excluding foods

Foods

Total
finished

goods

Capital
equipment

Excluding
foods

Foods

Total
finished
goods

Capital
equipment

Excluding
foods

Foods

Change
from
year
earlier,
total
finished
goods
NSA

Chsinge, Dec. to Dec., N SA

18.3
6.6
3.7
6.9
9.2
12.8
11.8
7.1
3.7

1974

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

13.0
5.5
2.5
6.9
11.7
7.4
7.5
1.4
2.1

20.5
6.7
6.0
6.7
8.5
17.5
14.2
8.5
4.2

15.3
10.8
4.4
6.5
7.8
11.1
13.5
9.2
4.0

22.6
8.2
6.4
7.3
7.9
8.8
11.4
9.2
3.9

C lange, moiith to mon th

1982: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

0.1
.4
.6
.3

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Mayr
June r
July
Aug r
Sept

-1.1
.2
-.3
0
.2
.5
.1
.4
.2

-0.4
-.0
0
.2

0.4
.7
.9
.3

-.2
1.0
.2
1.1
-.5
-.6
-.6
.4
.7

-2.0
.3
-.7
.5
.6
1.0
.4
.2
.2

-0.1

3.7
4.3
5.2

-7.7
-1.5
-1.8
.8

9.6
6.7
8.1
7.8

3.5
2.2
1.1
3.6

4.4

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

.7
2.4
-4.7
.4
-.1
2.9
3.3
3.9
2.7

.2
4.2
4.1
9.5
3.1
.3
-6.8
3.3
1.9

-3.2
7.6
-11.2
5.5
-2.3
4.7
8.3
7.0
3.3

2.7
2.7
2.0
2.4
1.7
2.1
3.0
4.8
2.1

1.5
.9
.1
-.6
-1.3
-1.0
1.4
1.8
2.8

4.2

0.7
-2.6

4.9
6.2
4.7

8.4
11.0
8.7

4.3
4.0
3.9
3.5

3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7

1.6
-.1
-2.2
-4.4
-5.0
-3.6
1.2
2.2
4.0

2.4
1.9
2.8
2.6
2.2
2.0
2.7
3.3
2.1

2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.3
1.8
1.4
1.4
1.4

6.0

-3.1
-3.5
-.7
1.2
2.4
4.7
3.7
1.9
1.0
-.2
.8

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NOTE.—NSA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted.

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

Period

All
items l

Food

Total 1

Total 1

Renters'
costs

Addenduma: All items, percent
chan ge (annual nite)

Tninsportati on

All

Sh elter
Homeowners'

Maintenance
and

NSA

NSA

Fuel
and
other
utilities

Apparel
and
upkeep

Total

l

New
cars

Motor
fuel 2

Medical
care

Energy 3

items
less
food,
energy,
and
shelter

From
3
months
earlier

From
6
months
earlier

From
year
earlier
NSA

Chan|re, Deeenriber to 1 )ecembe r, NSA

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

12.2

7.0
4.8
6.8
9.0
13.3
12.4
8.9
3.9

12.2
6.5
.6
8.0
11.8
10.2
10.2
4.3
3.1

13.4
7.5
5.4
7.6
9.9
15.2
13.7
10.2
3.6

16.2
5.5
7.1
7.2
10.1
10.3
10.6
9.2
4.2

11.4
7.3
4.2
8.7

11.5
17.4
15.1
9.9
2.4

16.6
11.2
9.0
8.1
5.9
16.0
13.6
14.5
9.7

8.7
2.3
4.5
4.2
3.2
5.5
6.8
3.6
1.6

11.0
9.1
5.8
6.5
7.7
11.3
13.5
10.4
6.1

21.6
11.6
6.9
7.2
8.0
37.4
18.1
11.9
1.3

11.3
6.4

8.5
52.2
18.9
9.4
-6.5

12.4
9.9
10.1
8.8
8.8
10.1
10.0
12.5
11.0

0.2
-.2
-.3
.3

0.0
-.2
-.3
-.8

0.9
.7
.9
.8

0.5
1.3
.8
.3

0.4
.6
.2
.5

4.1
3.3
2.1
.5

6.9
7.2
5.1
2.3

5.0
5.1
4.6
3.9

.1
.9
,7
-.6
-.3
.1
0
.8
1.0

-3.3
-6.7
-1.0
3.9
4.1
.7
.4
1.2
.5

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

-2.5
-3.7
-.9
2.0
2.5
.3
.3
.7
.7

.5
.4
.3
.2
.2
.4
.6
.5
.5

-.4
-1.2
.4
2.1
5.1
5.4
4.7
4.2
5.3

1.4
.4
.5
.8
1.9
2.9
3.4
4.7
5.4

3.8
3.5
3.6
3.9
3.5
2.6
2.4
2.6
2.9

13.3
9.8
8.8
4.3
7.7
18.2
14.7
11.0
1.7

11.5
7.3
4.8
7.2
6.2
7.4
7.5
6.8
1.6

0.1
.3
— .1
— .1
-.6
-1.6
-.0
1.1
1.3
.4
.5
1.0
.8

20.6
11.0
2.6
4.9

7.0
5.2
6.5
7.2
9.9
9.4
6.1

Change, month o month
1982: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

0.1
.4
0
-.3

0.2
.2
.0
-.0

-0.1
.4
2
-.8

-0.5
.1
-.6
-1.4

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept

.2
-.2
.1
.6
.5
.2
.4
.4
.5

.1
0
.6
.4
.3
-.3
— .1
.2
.3

.5
0
— .1
.5
.3
.2
.4
.2
.5

.7
.2
.0
.7
.3
.3
.5
.4
.5

1
2
3

0.6
.3
.2
.4
.5
.3
.6
.5
•7

1.2
1.5
1.2
.7

1.5
-1.0
.1
1.1
.2
.2
.3
.5
— .4

-.2
-.5
-.5
.2
.8
.0
.3
.3
.7

Includes items not shown separately.
Includes direct pricing of diesel and* gasohol beginning September 1981.
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas; gas (piped) and electricity; and motor fuel, motor oil, coolant,

tc.

4

0.7
.2
.0
.8
.3
.2
.5
.3
.5

0.7
.3
— .1
-.4

Energy excludes motor oil, coolant, etc. beginning January 1983.

NOTE.—NSA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted.

24



0.1
.3
— .1

-.3
.3
.5
— .1

.2
.7
.4
.6
.4
0

4

Data beginning January 1978 are for all urban consumers; earlier data are for urban wage earners and clerical workers.
Data beginning January 1983 incorporate a rental equivalence measure for homeownership costs.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
Prices received by farmers were unchanged in October and prices paid by farmers were unchanged in the month
ended October 15.
INDEX, 1977=100

(RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1977=100

(RATIO SCALE)

60
1983
SOURCE; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[1977 = 100]

P rices

Pri ces received by farm ers
Period

All farm
products

Livestock and
products

Crops

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

paid by farmer s

Production
items, interest,
taxes, and wage
rates

113
107
100
106

125
138
148
149

107
97
93
86

!54
154
153

148
149
148

82
82
81

156
157
157
158
159
159
158
159
159
158

150
151
152
153
154
154
152
153
154
153

82
84
84
86
86
84
82
87
r
84
84

89

89

139
133

105
116
125
134
121

95
100
108
123
138
150
156

95
100
109
125
139
151
154

1982: Oct
Nov
Dec

128
128
127

114
117
114

142
139
139

156
156
156

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Get

128
132
134
136
137
134
131
139
r
!36
136

114
118
121
127
129
126
125
139
r
!35
137

142
146
146
145
144
141
137
139
137
135

157
158
159
159
160
160
160
160
161
161

1979
1980
1981
1982

1

101
102
100
115
132
134

105
102
100

Includes items not shown separately.
Percentage ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid, interest, taxes,
id wasre
and
wage rates.
2




Ratio 2

91
97
100
108

98

101
100
124
147
144
143
145

1975
1976
1977
1978

Production
items

r

NOTE.—The official indexes are published on a 1910-14 base as required by law. The indexes
have been converted to a 1977 = 100 base to facilitate comparison with other indexes.
Source: Department of Agriculture.

25

MONEY, CREDIT, AND SECURITY MARKETS
MONEY STOCK MEASURES AND LIQUID ASSETS
Growth in the monetary aggregates was little changed in September.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIOSCALE)
2,600

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

400

400

200

200
1975
•SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL A

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

1975:
1976:
1977:
1978:
1979:
1980:
1981:
1982:
1982:

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dee
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept"

Ml

M2

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

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

291.1
310.4

,

.....

335.5
363.2
389.0
414.1
440.6
478.2
463.2
468.7
474.0
478.2
482.1
491.1
497.6
496.5
507.4
511.7
515.5
516.7
517.1

1,023.0
1,163.5
1,286.4

1,388.5
1,497.5
1,630.3
1,794.9
1,959.5
1,917.0
1,929.7
1,945.0
1,959.5
2,010.0
2,050.8
2,069.9
2,074.8
2,096.2
r
2,114.4
r
2,126.3
2,136.9
2,145.1

1
Net of demand deposits due to foreign commercial banks and official institutions.
2
Annual changes are from December to December and monthly changes are from 6 months
earlier at an annual rate.

26




M3

L

M2 plus large time
deposits, term RPs, and
institution-only MMMF

M3 plus other liquid
assets

1,161.7

1,296.3
1,451.8
1,613.5
1,758.4
1,936.7
2,167.9
2,377.6
2,333.9
2,352.0
2,370.2
2,377.6
2,403.3
2,430.6
2,447.1
2,453.9
2,476.2
r
2,498.8
2,510.2
r
2,528.3
2,543.4

Percent change from pear or 6
m onths earlier 2

1,371.9
1,522.4
1,711.0
1,922.9
2,131.8
2,343.6
2,622.0
2,896.8
2,840.5
2,866.0
2,882.4
2,896.8
2,930.6
2,960.2
2,987.6
3,006.0
3,032.1
3,059.9

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

M2

Ml

4.9
6.6

8.1
8.3
7.1
6.5
6.4
8.5
6.6
8.8
9.8
11.2

12.6
14.8
15.4
12.2
14.6
14.5
14.3
10.7
8.0

12.6
13.7
10.6

7.9
7.9

8.9
10.1
9.2
9.9
10.6
10.5
10.5
14.2
16.1
16.6
15.6
16.2
16.4
11.9
8.6
7.4

M3

9.4

11.6
12.0
11.1
9.0

10.1
11.9
9.7

11.4
11.8
11.9
10.7
10.8
10.0
9.9
8.9
9.1
r
!0.5
9.1
8.2
8.0

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

Other
DePeriod

Currency

mand
deposits l

checkable
depos-

its
(OCD)

Overnight
repurchase
agreements
(RPs),
net, plus
overnight
Eurodollars

NSA

Dee:
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982:
Sept
Get
Nov
Dee
1983:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Septp ...

Money market
mutua 1 fund
bala nees
Gener-

al
purpose

Institution
only

and
broker/
dealer

NSA

NSA

Money
market
deposit
accounts
(MMDAs)

Savings
depos-

its

338.1
391.0
446.0
521.8
635.9
731.7
828.6
859.1

129.9
"118.2

43.2

388.8
453.0
491.6
481.2
423.1
400.7
344.4
359.3

883.2
878.0
874.9
859.1

253.8
262.0
266.8
236.4
239.8

17.0
26.9
76.6
101.3

130.5
131.3
131.9
132.8

234.0
236.0
237.6
239.8

94.3
97.0
100.1
101.3

41.5
43.9
45.2
44.3

185.1
187.6
191.1
182.2

48.2
49.3
49.9
47.6

43.2

350.0
358.0
366.4
359.3

134.2
135.6
137.0
138.0
139.3
140.3
140.9
141.8
143.0

239.4
238.7
240.1
238.9
242.5
244.0
245.8
244.5
243.4

104.5
112.5
116.0
115.0
120.9
122.7
124.2
125.8
126.0

47.3
48.8
48.7
50.6
55.1
56.0
52.7
r
52.1
52.7

166.7
159.6
154.0
146.7
141.1
r
139.7
r
138.7
r
139.2
137.5

46.1
45.2
43.5
41.0
40.4
39.2
38.6
38.4
39.1

189.1
277.7
320.5
341.2
356.8
367.3
368.4
366.3
366.9

335.1
325.7
322.7
321.5
323.1
325.0
323.5
322.1
320.6

0.9
2.7
4.2
8.4

214.1
224.4
239.7

2.7
2.4
2.4
6.4
33.4
61.4
150.9
182.2

0.4
.6
.9
3.1
9.5
14.9
36.0
47.6

Large
denomination
time
deposits 2

NSA

5.8
10.6
14.7
20.3
21.2
28.4
36.1
44.3

73.9

80.6
88.6
97.5
106.3
116.2
123.2
132.8

Small
denomination
time
deposits 2

1

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

Term
repurchase
agreements
(RPs)

Term
Eurodollars
(net)

NSA

NSA

a _.
Savings
bonds

Shortterm
Treasury
securities

Bankers'
acceptances

mercial
paper

48.0
51.7
62.9
79.2
97.0
98.1
104.2
108.8

145.2
194.9
222.2
258.9
302.6
333.8

8.4
14.2
19.5
27.1
30.1
34.8
37.2
40.3

9.7
13.1
18.4
29.0
41.5
48.0
65.3
80.1

67.2
71.7
76.4
80.2
79.5
72.3
67.7
67.9

99.3
128.7
156.9
176.3
217.6

8.4
8.8
11.8
21.6
26.7
31.6
40.6
44.9

336.1
339.6
340.4
333.8

36.4
37.7
39.4
40.3

80.6
81.1
79.5
80.1

67.5
67.6
67.8
67.9

203.6
210.3
214.5
217.6

41.4
42.8
43.1
44.9

113.7
112.3
107.3
108.8

797.4 310.7
755.1 297.9
733.8 296.2
725.7 300.2
720.1 299.2
722.1 304.1
735.1 r 305.6
748.0 r311.6
757.7 317.9

40.6
40.8
41.7
42.7
45.3
44.5
42.8
44.8
44.9

81.1
83.5
86.0
88.7
90.8
91.3

68.1
68.5
68.8
69.2
69.6
69.8

219.3
219.3
224.5
230.4
231.4
237.0

45.3
43.2
42.0
41.2
40.8
40.2

113.5
115.1
119.2
122.5
123.4
122.9

76.8
80.8
89.7

Travelers checks are a component of money stock but are not shown here.
NSA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

NOTE.—See p. 26 for overall measures.

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
[Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Installnnent Credit 63itended

Installnlent credit liq uidated

Net change in aml ount

Amount ou tstanding, en i of period,
sea sonally adjus ted

outstanding

Period

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982:

Aug
Sept
Get
Nov
Dee
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug

Total 2

Automobile

180,083
210,740

52,420

257,600
297,668
324,777
306,076
334,508
344,901
28,024
28,619
28,650
31,691
30,777

63,743
75,641
87,981
93,901
83,454
93,240
95,997
7,162
7,488
8,041
10,177
9,716

Revolving

Total 2

Automobile

36,956
43,934
87,596
105,125
120,174
128,068
139,829
150,061
12,728
12,705
12,614
12,778
12,491

172,675

49,444

189,179
222,138
254,589
286,396
304,628
316,291
331,805
27,768
27,363
28,781
29,676
28,359

53,278
60,437
69,245
79,186
82,977
84,745
91,099
7,542
7,139
8,111
8,643
8,225

1
Through 1982 calculated as the difference between credit extensions and credit liquidations. Beginning 1983, calculated as change in amount outstanding.
2
Includes "mobile home" and "other," not shown separately.




Revolving

35,616
41,764

81,348
96,090
111,546
126,653
135,362
145,696
12,529
12,394
12,533
12,739
11,990

Total 2

Automobile

7,408
21,561
35,462

2,976
10,465

43,079
38,381
1,448
18,217
13,096
256
1,256
-131
2,015
2,418
2,725
735
2,582
2,271
2,696
4,406
4,840
3,388

15,204
18,736
14,715
477
8,495
4,898
-380
349
-70
1,534
1,491
625
-233
1,221
689
1,313
1,973
2,421
2,521

Revolving
1,340
2,170
6,248

9,035
8,628
1,415
4,467
4,365
199
311
81
39
501
68
-135
1,177
917
514
1,210
821
313

Total 2

Automobile

169,387

57,279

190,725
226,646
269,392
307,115
308,137
326,274
339,316
334,343
335,180
335,593
336,897
339,316
342,041
342,776
345,358
347,629
350,325
354,731
359,571
362,959

67,798
82,890
101,863
116,523
116,808
125,323
130,235
127,271
127,473
127,694
128,824
130,235
130,860
130,627
131,848
132,537
133,850
135,823
138,244
140,765

Revolving
14,467
16,505

36,427
45,004
53,174
54,650
58,722
62,830
62,007
62,120
62,302
62,326
62,830
62,898
62,763
63,940
64,857
65,371
66,581
67,402
67,715

Note.—Extensions and liquidations not available after December 1982.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

27

BANK LOANS AND INVESTMENTS, AND RESERVES
Commercial and industrial loans were about unchanged in September.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
1,800
1,600
1,400

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)
1,800

1,600 [-ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
1,400
1,200

1,200

1,000

1,000

800

800

600

600

400

400

INVESTMENT IN OTHER SECURITIES

-V

200
180
160
140
120

200
180
160
140
120 ,
100

100

80

80

60

60

40

40
1976

1975

1977

1979

1982

1981

1980

1983

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AVERAGES OF WEDNESDAY FIGURES
SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Depo,sitory institutio ns

Al commercial ban i S 1

E Bserves adjust sd
Loans a nd leases
Period

1975:
1976:
1977:
1978:
1979:
1980:
1981:
1982:

Total loans
and
investments

Total 2

Born)wings
(millions of dollars,
unad usted)

for changes i a

Investinents

3

res erve requirem ents

Commercial
and industrial
loans

U.S. Treasury
securities

189.6
190.9
210.9
245.9

145.6
148.8
159.3
172.8
191.5
214.4
231.4
239.2

26.38
26.80
28.00
29.44
30.71
32.46
33.75
36.23

26.25
26.74
27.43
28.57
29.24
30.77
33.11
35.60

26.11
26.52

127
62

13
12

291.2
326.8
358.0
392.3

82.2
100.8
99.8
93.8
94.5
110.0
111.0
130.9

27.81
29.21
30.38
31.94
33.43
35.73

558
874
1,473
1,617
636
697

54
134
82
116
53
33

Other
securities

Total

Nonborrowed

Required

Total

Seasonal

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec

804.6
891.5
1,013.5
1,135.9
1,239.6
1,316.3
1,412.0

632.5
747.0
849.9
915.1
973.9
1,042.0

1982: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

1,389.4
1,397.5
1,398.5
1,412.0

1,033.5
1,038.1
1,036.4
1,042.0

392.5
394.8
392.0
392.3

118.2
122.3
126.4
130.9

237.6
237.2
235.8
239.2

35.11
35.37
35.83
36.23

34.17
34.89
35.21
35.60

34.72
34.96
35.43
35.73

976
455
579
697

102
86
47
33

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Septl

1,428.2
1,436.3
1,450.1
1,460.6
1,474.4
1,488.0
1,499.9
1,513.2
1,520.3

,045.0
,048.7
,056.3
,059.5
,063.3
,070.6
,080.9
,091.0
,096.3

395.1
394.9
396.2
392.9
392.9
395.0
399.2
r
402.5
402.6

139.8
144.5
151.0
157.8
166.1
171.2
172.9
174.4
176.9

243.3
243.1
242.8
243.4
245.0
246.2
246.1
247.8
247.1

35.63
36.10
36.80
37.15
37.13
37.61
37.80
37.69
37.72

35.10
35.52
36.01
36.14
36.18
35.98
36.35
36.15
36.28

35.09
35.66
36.37
36.68
36.68
37.13
37.29
37.25
37.22

500
557
852
993
902
1,714
1,382
r
l,573
1,446

33
39
53
82
98
121
172
198
191

1
2
3

745.2

517.4
555.0

Data are averages of Wednesday figures.
Excludes loans to commercial banks in the United States.
Data are averages of daily figures.

28



NOTE.—Beginning Dec. 1981, bank loans and investments and reserves aggregates have been
reduced because of shifts from U.S. banking offices to International Banking Facilities (IBFs).
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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

Sources
External

Ci edit market fu nds

Period
Total

Internal

l

Total
Securities

Total
Total

Loans and
short-term
paper

and
mortgages

56.7
69.9
30.7
54.5
72.4
80.5
88.2
90.9
92.2
84.1

Other 2

38.7
38.2
35.8
32.8
20.9
52.4
22.5
45.2

36.0
43.6
-8.0
16.3
36.6
47.7
67.3
38.5
69.7
38.9

44.0
34.5
6.5
22.1
24.3
61.3

345.7
333.2
365.8
308.6

230.6
240.5

100.7
104.4
37.2
76.6
96.7
141.8
156.9
143.7
135.2
68.1

1982: I
II
Ill
IV

302.8
329.9
327.4
274.5

233.5
240.2
244.0
244.3

69.3
89.7
83.4
30.2

102.8
89.9
89.0
54.6

24.8
38.6
39.6
77.8

78.0
51.3
49.4
23.2

-33.4
-.2
-5.6
— 24.4

1983:

325.0
370.7

250.7
267.8

74.3
102.9

73.3
67.7

67.6
71.2

5.7
-3.5

1.0
35.2

192.4
190.1
156.9
210.8
254.1
317.5

1973
1974

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

I
UP

91.7

85.6
119.7
134.2
157.4
175.7
188.8
189.5

20.7
26.3

1
Undistributed profits (after inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments), capital
consumption allowances, and foreign branch profits, dividends, and subsidiaries' earnings retained
abr
_°*d- .
.
,.
.
^
* Consists of tax liabilities, trade debt, and direct foreign investment in the U.S.

68.8
52.8
43.0
16.0

191.9
190.1
150.9
201.8
237.6
293.6
346.7

320.1
324.3
250.9

232.1
279.3
270.4
222.0

Capital
expenditures 3

Increase in
financial
assets

Discrepancy
(sources less
uses)

121.5
137.9
109.7
148.3
175.1
201.6
219.4
221.2
261.6
231.2

70.5
52.2
41.2
53.5
62.5
92.0
127.3
98.9
62.7
19.7

0.5
.0
6.0
9.0
16.5
23.8
-1.0
13.1
41.6
57.7

242.4
242.2

-10.3
37.1
30.3
21.8

70.8
50.5
56.9
52.5

73.3
64.1

49.3
54.5

240.1
200.2

275.7

202.4

316.2

252.1

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

CURRENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF NONFINANCIAL
CORPORATIONS
[Billions of dollars, except as noted]

C urrent

Curren assets

TT <•;

End of period
Total

Cash

Government
securities

liabilitit s

Net
Notes and
accounts
receivable

Other
current
assets

Inventories

Total

Notes and
accounts
payable

Other
current
liabilities

211.3

93.6
105.5
92.7
110.7
128.1

working
capital

ratio *

SEC series: 2

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

492.3
529.6
599.3
697.8
790.7

50.2

53.3
59.0
66.3
71.1

7.7
11.0
10.6
12.8
12.3

206.1
221.1

735.4
759.0
827.4

11.1
19.0
23.5
18.2
17.2
16.7
18.7
17.4
22.4
16.5
16.5
18.9
22.4
25.8

35.0
43.8
55.8
66.4
71.7

304.9
326.0
375.6
450.9
530.4
453.4

510.6

587.5
596.4
575.0

65.9
69.9
80.3
90.1
101.1
116.0
131.8
154.6
172.4
154.7
157.8
165.1
172.4

517.2

572.9

179.7

193.3

248.2
288.5

200.4
225.7
263.9

322.1

313.6

265.8

319.5
315.9

220.5
282.9
340.3
402.3

187.4

1.615

203.6
223.7
246.9
260.3

1.625
1.595
1.548
1.491

282.0
307.4
332.4
355.5
374.3
407.5
437.8
442.3
453.2

FTC-FRB series: 3

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: I rr

1983:

n
inrr
IV

1,417.6
1,416.6
1,440.9
1,424.3

73.2
82.1
88.2
97.2
105.5
118.0
126.9
131.8
143.8
121.8
124.0
126.7
143.8

lp

1,435.0

139.5

912.7
1,043.7
1,214.8
1,327.0
1,419.1
1,424.3

1

272.1

431.8
505.1

510.6

575.0

533.2
530.9
533.8

591.5

Total current assets divided by total current liabilities.
Based on data from Statistics of Income, Department of the Treasury.
Based on data from Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corpo•ations, Federal Trade Commission and Department of Commerce.
2

3

342.5
376.9

292.9
330.3
388.0
459.0
506.8
530.3

542.8

585.1

669.5
807.3
889.3
976.8

383.0
460.8

513.6
559.1

417.7

971.1

542.7

428.4

985.7
985.6
1,002.5

550.7

431.9
431.0

971.1

542.7

435.0
435.5
447.5
428.4

438.4
453.2

1.622
1.681
1.671
1.638
1.559
1.505
1.492
1.453
1.467
1.438
1.437
1.437
1.467

976.9

530.0

446.8

458.1

1.469

451.6
495.1
557.1

269.8
264.2

282.1
317.6

550.1
555.1

183.6
187.4
213.0
239.6
286.5
346.5
375.7

See Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 1978, for details regarding the series.
Series revised beginning 1978.
Sources: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Department of Commerce, Federal
Trade Commission, and Securities and Exchange Commission.

NOTE.—SEC series not available after 1974.




29

INTEREST RATES AND BOND YIELDS
Interest rates declined overall in October.
PERCENT PER ANNUM

1975
SOURCE; SEE TABLE BELOW

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Percent per annum]

U.S. T reasury security ^yields
Period

3-month bills 1

Constant irlaturities
3-year

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

1982:

Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Week ended:
1983: Oct 1
8
15
22
29
Nov 5
1

5.265
7.221
10.041
11.506
14.077
10.686

7.750
8.042
8.013
7.810
8.130
8.304
8.252
8.19
8.82
9.12
9.39
9.05
8.71

8.73
8.72
8.83
8.63
8.66
8.41

6.69
8.29
9.72
11.55
14.44
12.92

2

10-year

7.42
8.41
9.44
11.46
13.91
13.00

High-grade
municipal
bonds
(Standard3 &
Poor's)

5.56
5.90
6.39
8.51
11.23
11.57

10.62
9.98
9.88
9.64
9.91
9.84
9.76
9.66
10.32
10.90
11.30
r
11.07
10.87

10.91
10.55
10.54
10.46
10.72
10.51
10.40
10.38
10.85
11.38
11.85
11.65
11.54

9.59
9.97
9.91
9.45
9.48
9.16
8.96
9.03
9.51
9.46
9.72
9.57
9.64

10.82
10.74
10.95
10.79
10.98

11.46
11.38
11.60
11.47
11.68

9.52
9.47
9.66
9.65
9.79

Rate on new issues within period; 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
Bank-discount basis. Prior to November 1, 1979, data are for 4-6 months paper.
5
Average effective rate for year; high and low rate for month and week.
2

30



Corporate
Aaa bonds
(Moody's)

8.02
8.73
9.63
11.94
14.17
13.79

r

Prime
commercial

4

5.61
7.99
10.91
12.29
14.76
11.89

4

Discount rate
(N.Y. F.R.
Bank) 5

5.46
7.46
10.28
11.77
13.41
11.02

Prime rate
charged 5by
banks

6.83
9.06
12.67
15.27
18.87
14.86

High-low

High-low

12.12
11.68
11.83
11.79
12.01
11.73
11.51
11.46
11.74
12.15
12.51
12.37
12.25

9.21
8.72
8.50
8.15
8.39
8.48
8.48
8.31
9.03
9.36
9.68
9.28
8.98

10.00- 9.50
9.50- 9.00
9.00-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8,50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50

13.50-12.00
12.00-11.50
11.50-11.50
11.50-11.00
11.00-10.50
10.50-10.50
10.50-10.50
10.50-10.50
10.50-10.50
10.50-10.50
11.00-10.50
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00

12.22
12.20
12.22
12.21
12.34

9.02
8.96
9.04
8.93
9.00

8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50 8.50
8.50-8.50

11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00

New-home
mortgage
(FHLBB) 6

9.02
9.56
10.78
12.66
14.70
15.14

14.41
13.81
13.69
13.49
13.16
13.41
12.42
12.67
12.36
12.50
r
12.38
12.57

6
Effective rate (in the primary market) on conventional mortgages, reflecting fees and charges as
well as contract rate and assumed, on the average, repayment at end of 10 years. Rates beginning
January 1973 not strictly comparable with prior rates.

Sources: Department of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Moody's Investors Service, and Standard & Poor's Corporation.

COMMON STOCK PRICES AND YIELDS
Stock prices rose in October.

INDEX, DEC 31, 1965=50

INDEX, DEC. 31, 1965=50

- 50

40
1975

1983

PERCENT
20

20
EARNINGS-PRICE RATIO ON COMMON STOCKS
(S&P)

1983
SOURCES: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AND STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Co mmon stock price s 1
Nevv York Stock Exc hange indexes (I>ee. 31, 1965 = 5 O) 2

Standard &

Period
Composite

1977

1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Week ended:
1983: Oct 1
8
15
22
29
1

Industrial

Transporta-

3
4




Poor's
composite
index (194143 = 10)4

Dividendprice ratio

53.69
53.70
58.32
68.10
74.02
68.93
70.21
76.10
79.75
80.30
83.25
84.74
87.50
90.61
94.61
96.43
96.74
93.96
96.70
96.78

57.86
58.23
64.76
78.70
85.44
78.18
80.08
86.67
90.76
92.00
95.37
97.26
100.61
104.46
109.43
112.52
113.21
109.50
112.76
112.87

41.09
43.50
47.34
60.61
72.61
60.41
61.39
66.64
71.92
73.40
75.65
79.44
83.28
85.26
89.07
92.22
92.91
88.06
94.56
95.41

40.92
39.22
38.20
37.35
38.91
39.75
40.36
42.67
43.46
42.93
45.59
45.92
45.89
46.22
47.62
46.76
46.61
46.94
48.16
48.73

55.25
56.65
61.42
64.25
73.52
71.99
69.66
80.59
88.66
86.22
85.66
86.57
93.22
99.07
102.45
101.22
99.60
95.76
97.00
94.79

894.63
820.23
844.40
891.41
932.92
884.36
917.27
988.71
1,027.76
1,033.08
1,064.29
1,087.43
1,129.58
1,168.43
1,212.86
1,221.47
1,213.93
1,189.21
1,237.04
1,252.20

118.78
128.05
119.71
122.43
132.66
138.10
139.37
144.27
146.80
151.88
157.71
164.10
166.39
166.96
162.42
167.16
167.65

5.28
5.47
5.26
5.20
5.81
5.63
5.12
4.92
4.93
4.79
4.74
4.59
4.44
4.27
4.26
4.21
4.35
4.24
4.25

97.24
97.28
98.40
96.66
95.29

113.49
113.25
114.98
112.85
111.07

94.32
95.31
95.83
95.79
95.05

48.57
49.24
48.86
48.51
48.34

96.37
96.51
97.16
93.95
92.20

1,244.80
1,251.83
1,266.87
1,253.33
1,242.15

167.96
168.18
170.47
167.58
165.21

4.23
4.24
4.19
4.27
4.31

Average of daily closing prices.
Includes all the" stocks (more than 1,500) listed on the NYSE.
Includes 30 stocks.
Includes 500 stocks.
5
Standard & Poor's series. Dividend-price ratios based on Wednesday closing prices. Earnings2

Finance

Utility

Dow-Jones
industrial
average 3

Common st ock yields
(perce nt) 5

98.20
96.02
103.01

4.62

Earningsprice ratio

10.79
12.03
13.46
12.66
11.96
11.60
11.26
8.99
r

8.12
7.50

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

OUTLAYS, AND DEBT

In fiscal year 1983f there was a budget deficit of $195.4 billion, compared to a budget deficit of $110.6 billion in
fiscal 1982.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
900

900

800

800

700

700

600

500

500

400

400

300

300

BUDGET SURPLUS OR DEFICIT (-)

-100

-100

-200

-200
1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

FISCAL YEARS
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

[Billions of dollars^

Period

Fiscal year or period:
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
Transition quarter
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983 p
1984 (estimates):
First Concurrent Resolution, June 23, 1983 1....
Mid-Session Review, July 1983 2
1

Budget
receipts

32



Budget
surplus or
deficit (— )

207.3
230.8
263.2
279.1
298.1
81.2
355.6
399.6
463.3
517.1
599.3
617.8
600.6

230.7
245.6
267.9
324.2
364.5
94.2
400.5
448.4
491.0
576.7
657.2
728.4
795.9

-23.4
-14.8
-4.7
-45.2
-66.4
-13.0
-44.9
-48.8
-27.7
-59.6
-57.9
-110.6
-195.4

679.6
668.4

849.5
848.1

-169.9
-179.7

First Concurrent Resolution, June 23, 1983; figures exclude reserve fund items.
Estimates from Mid-Session Review of the 1984 Budget, Office of Management and Budget,
July 25, 1983.
2

Budget
outlays

Off-budget
outlays

Total
surplus or
deficit (— )

Federal debt (end of period)
Gross

Held by the
public

8.1
7.3
1.8
8.7
10.4
12.5
14.2
21.0
17.3
12.4

23.4
-14.9
6.1
-53.2
-73.7
-14.7
-53.6
-59.2
-40.2
-73.8
-78.9
-127.9
-207.7

468.4
486.2
544.1
631.9
646.4
709.1
780.4
833.8
914.3
1,003.9
1,147.0
1,381.9

323.8
343.0
346.1
396.9
480.3
498.3
551.8
610.9
644.6
715.1
794.4
929.4
1,141.8

14.0

193.7

1,614.6
1,611.9

1,339.4

.1
1.4

437.3

Sources: Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget, except as noted.

FEDERAL BUDGET RECEIPTS BY SOURCE AND
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION
In fiscal year 1983,
billion higher.

$17.2

lower

in fiscal 1982 and

$67.5
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

300

300

200

BUDGET OUTLAYS

600

600

500

500
NONDEFENSE

^++

400

400

300

300

200

200

100

100
1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980
FISCAL YEARS

1982

1981

1984

1983

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

[Billions of dollars]

Budget outlays

Budget r seeipts

Nation al defense
Period

Total

Fiscal year or period:
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
Transition quarter
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983 p
1984 (estimates) l

207.3
230.8
263.2
279.1
298.1
81.2
355.6
399.6
463.3
517.1
599.3
617.8
600.6
668.4

Individual
income
taxes

94.7
103.2
119.0
122.4
131.6
38.8
157.6
181.0
217.8
244.1
285.9
297.7
288.9
296.0

Corporation
income
taxes

32.2
36.2

38.6
40.6
41.4
8.5
54.9
60.0
65.7
64.6
61.1
49.2
37.0
64.1

Other

80.4
91.4
105.7
116.1
125.0
34.0
143.0
158.6
179.8
208.4
252.2
270.8
274.6
308.3

1
Estimates from Mid-Session Review of the 1984 Budget, Office of Management and Budget,
Julv 25, 1983,




Total

230.7
245.6
267.9
324.2
364.5
94.2
400.5
448.4
491.0
576.7
657.2
728.4
795.9
848.1

Total

76.6
74.5
77.8
85.6
89.4
22.3
97.5
105.2
117.7
135.9
159.8
187.4
210.5
242.3

Department of
Defense,
military

75.1
73.2
77.6
84.9
87.9
21.9
95.6
103.0
115.0
132.8
156.1
182.9
205.0
235.7

International
affairs

4.7
4.1
5.7
6.9
5.6
2.2
4.8
5.9
6.1
10.7
11.1
10.0
8.9
13.5

Health and
income
security

Net
interest

80.0
90.4
104.8
134.3
158.9
41.0
174.5
187.4
207.1
248.3
291.1
322.4
361.4
365.7

15.5
17.3
21.4
23.2

26.7
6.9
29.9
35.4
42.6
52.5
68.7
84.7
87.0
103.5

Other

53.9
59.3
58.2
74.2
83.9
21.8
93.8
114.4
117.5
129.3
126.5
123.9
128.2
123.1

Sources: Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget.

33

FEDERAL SECTOR, NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS BASIS
In the second quarter, Federal receipts rose $29.3 billion (annual rate) and expenditures rose $12.1 billion, yielding
a deficit of $166.1 billion. In the third quarter, according to preliminary estimates, expenditures rose $13.6 billion;
receipts data are incomplete.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

900

900

800

800

700

400

400

300

300

SURPLUS OR DEFICIT (-)

-100

-100

-200

-200

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1981

1980

1982

1983

CALENDAR YEARS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Federal (jovernment expenditur 3S

Federal Governmeiit receipts

Period
Total

Fiscal year:
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
Calendar year:
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1981: HI
IV

1982: I

n

HI
IV

1983: I

n

414.3

480.8
525.9
610.3
627.8

431.6
493.6
540.9
627.0
617.4
638.8
629.2
619.5
622.2
615.2
612.6
623.3
652.6

mP

Personal
tax and
nontax
receipts

186.5
222.6
250.4
289.3

Corporate
profits
tax
accruals

67.3
76.1

Indirect
business
tax and
nontax
accruals

Contributions for
social
insurance

Total




Transfer
payments

Grantsin-aid to
State
and
local
governments

450.4
495.6
576.5
668.1
740.0

150.4
164.1
189.3
218.5
251.0

182.2
201.8
239.4

53.6
50.3

133.3
153.1
170.0
196.9
215.7

279.3
310.2

79.1
86.7
90.1
83.4

27.2
29.1
35.5

74.7

Net
interest
paid

33.5
40.6
50.7
67.7

Subsidies
less
current
surplus of
Government
enterprises

9.7
9.9
10.4
12.5
13.2

or deficit
LessWage
accruals
less
disbursements

0.0
-.0
.0
.1
-.0

310.4

69.9
70.5
51.3

194.9
230.6
257.7
298.6
304.7
308.6
303.8
306.5
308.5
300.6
303.0

71.3
74.2
70.3
67.5
46.5
68.2
61.4
47.6
48.4
47.8
42.1

28.1
29.4
39.0
56.4
48.3
55.8
55.0
49.5
47.7
47.9
48.3

137.2
159.5
173.9
204.5
217.9
206.2
209.1
215.8
217.6
218.9
219.3

461.0
509.7
602.1
689.2
764.4
701.2
725.0
728.0
735.4
773.5
820.9

153.6
168.3
197.0
229.2
258.7
232.4
248.5
249.7
244.1
261.7
279.2

185.6
209.2
251.5
286.6
321.1
295.3
300.1
302.5
311.2
325.9
344.8

77.3
80.5
88.7
87.9
83.9
86.4
84.2
82.5
85.1
83.0
85.0

35.2
42.4
53.4
73.2
84.9
75.2
79.0
79.7
82.3
88.6
89.1

9.5
9.2
11.5
12.4
15.8

.0
-.0
.0

12.3
13.2
13.4
12.7
14.2
22.8

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

297.7
304.2
286.7

48.6
59.8

48.6
56.0
55.4

228.5
232.6
236.1

806.6
818.7
832.3

273.5
273.7
281.2

340.3
347.0
343.7

85.8
86.7
86.4

88.4
91.8
100.8

18.6
18.2
19.8

-1.3

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

34

Purchases
of goods
and
services

and Office of Management and Budget.

82.2

.1

-.0

.0
-.4

national
income
and
product
accounts

-36.1

-14.8
-50.7
-57.8
-112.2
-29.5
-16.1
-61.2
-62.2
-147.1
-62.4
-95.8
-108.5
-113.2
-158.3
-208.2
-183.3
-166.1

INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMER PRICES—MAJOR
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
[1967 = 100]

Consume r prices (imadjusted)

Indu strial prod action (sestsonally adju sted)
Period

1975
1976

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982"
1982: Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Septp
1

United
States

Canada

Japan

117.8

140.3
149.0
152.7

163.9

130.5
138.2
146.1
152.5
147.0
151.0
138.6
135.7
134.9
135.2
137.4
138.1
140.0
142.6
144.4
r
146.4
r
149.6
r
;. !51.4
153.7

157.8
167.6
165.1
166.6
148.8
142.0
142.6
141.8
149.3
149.2
149.9
151.6
153.3
r
!57.1
158.4

France

182.0
189.7
201.1
215.3
225.2
227.5
228.4
223.6
228.6
226.6
227.3
225.9
231.5
230.6
231.1
r
233.3
234.0
241.4

Germany

139
149^
152
154
161
160
157
154

156
156
155
156
156
155
156
159
r

!57

r

137.1
149.1
152.0
154.1
161.8

127.6
143.5
145.1
147.9
157.6

162.3
159.9
156.3

166.5
162.7
159.1
147.4
152.0
150.0
150.0
148.9
148.2
141.5
148.5
r
145.1
146.9
133.3

152
152
151
154
154
157
155
157

!61

160
160

Italy

158

United
Kingdom

United
States *

114.3
117.4
123.2
127.4
132.2
123.7
118.8
119.6
119.7
117.8
120.5
120.7
122.9
121.3
121.7
122.4
119.8

161.2
170.5
181.5
195.4
217.4
246.8
272.4
289.1
294.1
293.6
292.4
293.1
293.2
293.4
295.5
297.1
298.1
299.3
300.3
301.8

r

Canada

160.1
172.1
185.9
202.5
221.0
243.5
273.9
303.4
311.2
313.3
313.4
312.5
313.9
317.1
317.1
317.9
321.5
322.9
324.5
324.5

Japan

France

Germany

205.8
224.9
243.0
252.3
261.3
282.2
296.2
304.1
310.0
306.6
306.0
306.6
305.5
307.5
308.6
312.0
309.7
308.3
307.4

178.9
196.1
214.5
233.9
259.1
294.2
332.7
373.1
379.5
383.2
386.4
390.1
392.9
396.5
401.8
404.5
406.9
410.4
412.8

144.2
150.4

155.9
160.2
166.8
175.9
186.3
196.2
198.5
198.9
199.4
199.8
200.0
199.8
200.3
201.1
201.8
202.6
203.2

Italy

United
Kingdom

186.8

216.5
252.4
292.4
316.6
359.0
423.6
473.9
514.7
521.3
523.9
522.9
523.5
525.8
526.7
534.1
536.4
537.7
540.6
543.0
545.4

218.1
255.2
286.2
328.5
398.0
472.4
549.4
582.7
590.3
594.4
602.7
610.5
616.0
622.2
628.2
632.2
638.5
641.1
649.4

tration, Office of Trade Investment and Analysis, Trade Performance Division, in International
Economic Indicators.

Beginning January 1978 data relate to all urban consumers.

Source: National sources as reported by Department of Commerce, International Trade Adminis-

U.S. MERCHANDISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
[Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Merc handise expo rts 1
Period

Total
domestic
and
foreign
exports

Gerleral

Domestic exports
Total

2

Food,
beverages, and
tobacco

Crude
materials and
fuels

Merchandise trade balance

Merc tiandise imp orts

Manufactured
goods

Total

2

import S 3

Food,
beverages, and
tobacco

Crude
materials and
fuels

Manufactured
goods

Total
(c.i.f.
value)

827
991

2,716
3,457
4,463
4,325
5,949

4,257
5,398
6,379
8,360
9,352
10,427

8,823
11,042
13,368
15,504
18,519
21,415

Exports
(t „ „ \
less
imports
(customs
value)

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

Exports
(f.a.s.)
less
imports

I^.a.s. valu 3

Monthly average:
1975*
1976*
1977*
1978*
1979*
1980

8,971
9,602
10,103
11,973
15,155
18,386

8,847
9,462
9,919
11,762
14,886
18,043

1,399
1,436
1,330
1,717
2,049
2,534

1,266
1,341
1,548
1,746
2,352
2,810

5,913
6,437
6,679
7,873
9,716
11,991

8,209
10,290
12,533
14,563
17,455
20,406

1,186
1,312
1,478
1,546

7,831

762

-688
-2,430
-2,590
-2,300
-2,020

148
-1,440
-3,265
-3,530
-3,364
-3,030

Customs value

1981
1982
1982: Sept
Get
Nov
Dec

19,473
17,683
17,320
16,671
15,852
16,347

19,075
17,256
16,584
16,284
15,476
15,913

2,767
2,248
1,926
2,128
2,051
1,966

2,752
2,793
2,751
2,688
2,440
2,420

12,857
11,643
11,331
10,942
10,484
10,648

21,748
20,329
20,581
21,006
18,892
19,154

1,529
1,485
1,701
1,686
1,499
1,414

7,739
6,200
5,917
6,727
5,785
6,158

11,873
12,002
12,304
11,903
10,978
10,988

22,779
21,240
21,518
21,932
19,737
20,002

-2,275
-2,647
-3,261
-4,335
-3,041
2,808

3,306
-3,558
-4,198
-5,261
-3,885
-3,655

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept

17,393
16,326
16,752
16,074
15,566
17,008
16,629
16,630
17,387

17,007
15,984
16,335
15,722
15,186
16,652
16,300
16,243
17,022

2,312
2,224
2,307
2,079
2,010
2,194
2,114
2,086
2,337

2,760
2,443
2,375
2,549
2,279
2,377
2,382
2,781
2,756

11,263
10,743
11,062
10,545
10,331
11,560
11,125
10,855
11,189

20,021
19,015
19,525
19,771
21,514
21,024
21,950
22,782
22,175

1,582
1,530
1,479
1,612
1,652
1,456
1,560
1,551
1,587

5,911
4,413
4,655
4,511
5,845
5,562
6,014
6,577
6,445

11,981
12,561
12,672
12,856
13,351
13,249
13,842
13,913
13,377

20,962
19,906
20,381
20,675.
22,473
21,964
22,988
23,817
23,194

-2,628
-2,689
-2,774
-3,697
-5,948
-4,016
-5,321
-6,152
-4,788

-3,569
-3,580
-3,630
-4,601
-6,907
-4,956
-6,359
-7,187
-5,807

1
Department of Defense shipments of grant-aid military supplies and equipment under the Military Assistance Program are excluded from totals for all periods and from monthly detail beginning
January 1978.
2
Total includes commodities and transactions not classified according to kind.
3
Total arrivals of imported goods other than intransit shipments.

NOTE.—Imports on c.i.f. basis beginning 1982 not strictly comparable with earlier periods.




Data beginning 1980 include trade of the U.S. Virgin Islands, except that for 1980 Virgin Islands exports are reflected in the figures for domestic and foreign exports combined and trade balance.
'Data for 1975-79 for domestic and foreign exports combined, total general imports, and trade
balance include trade of the Virgin Islands.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

35

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
In the second quarter, the current account deficit rose to $9.7 billion from $3.6 billion, largely as a result of a
widening of the merchandise trade deficit to $14.7 billion from $8.8 billion in the first quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
10

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
10

-15

-15

1975

SOURCE.-

1983

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

Imvestment ineonie 3

Merchandise 1 f'
Period

1
2
3

-7,186

-12,084

15,503
12,787
15,975
17,962
20,565
31,218
29,570
33,483
27,304

1,653
-746
559
1,528
621
-1,778
-2,286
-1,355
179

-3,184
-2,792

-124,228
-151,907
-176,020
-212,028
-249,781
-265,086
-247,606

-12,564
13,311
— 14,217
-21,680
-32,914
-42,875
-52,760
-56,842

57,812
58,383

-66,214
-66,224

-8,402
-7,841

22,043
21,801

-13,888
-12,892

8,155
8,909

179
-515

-184
-30

2,053
1,988

1,801
2,571

-1,884
-1,986

-83
585

55,636
54,996
52,241
48,344

-61,739
60,850
-65,319
59,698

-6,103
-5,854
13,078
-11,354

20,761
22,316
21,569
19,499

-13,824
-14,779
-14,748
-13,491

6,937
7,537
6,821
6,008

-51
201
54
-26

-208
-561
-557
-769

2,050
1,914
1,906
1,951

2,625
3,236
-4,854
-4,190

-2,061
-1,802
-1,742
-2,431

564
1,434
-6,596
-6,621

49,506
48,913

-58,316
-63,574

-8,810
-14,661

17,697
19,190

-12,608
-13,257

5,089
5,933

516
201

-935
-1,445

2,114
2,098

-2,026
-7,874

-1,561
-1,838

-3,587
-9,712

1982: I

1983: I
11"

9,147

27,587
25,351
29,286
32,179
42,245
64,132
72,445
86,243
84,146

1981: III
IV

IV

3,986

Balance
on
current
account

-5,505
8,903
-9,483
-31,091
33,966
-27,555
25,544
-28,067
36,389

-103,811
-98,185

Ill

Remittances,
pensions,
and other
unilateral
transfers 1

Payments

98,306
107,088
114,745
120,816
14?,054
184,473
224,237
237,019
211,217

n

Other
services,
net 3

Balance
on goods
and
services l

Receipts

Imports

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

Net
travel and
transportation
receipts •

Net
balance

Exports

1974

Net
military
transactions

Excludes military grants.
Adjusted from Census data for differences in timing and coverage.
Fees and royalties from U.S. direct investments abroad or from foreign direct investments in the

36



Net

-2,558
-3,565
-3,573
-2,935
— 1,434
-598
-2,095

22,749
4,598
9,205
4,711
5,272 -9,894
6,013 -10,340
4,686
5,735
7,477
7,172
11,523
8,060
7,822 -3,177

1,962
18,136
-4,613
4,207
-4,998
-4,617 -14,511
-5,106 -15,446
-964
-5,649
421
-7,056
4,592
-6,931
-8,034 — 11,211

United States are excluded from investment income and included in other services, net.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS—Continued
In the capital accounts, claims on foreigners reported by U.S. banks decreased $3.5 billion in the second quarter
compared to an increase of $15.9 billion in the first quarter. Liabilities to foreigners and international financial
institutions reported by U.S. banks increased $4.1 billion in the second quarter, compared with a $13.5 billion
increase in the first quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
60

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

160
SEASONALLY

ADJUSTED

40

40

!\

CHANGE IN
FOREIGN ASSETS

IN THE U.S., NET

A

\.

20

-20

-20

-40

-40

-601

1

L

I -60

1975

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Foreign assets in the IJ.S., net
[increase}/ capital inflowf <+)]"

U.S. assets abroad, net

[increase /capitail outflow (— ) 1
Period

Total

U.S.
official
reserve
assets 1 2

Other U.S.
Government
assets

U.S.
private
assets

Total

Foreign
official
assets

Other
foreign
assets

Statistical discrepancy
Allocations
of special
drawing
rights
(SDRs)

Total (sum
of the items
with sign
reversed)

Of which:
Seasonal
adjustment
discrepancy

U S official
assets, net 1
(unadjusted,
end of
period)

15,883
16,226
18,747
19,312
18,650
18,956
26,756
30,074
33,958

33,643
366
-3,474 -35,380
-4,214
44,498
-3,693 -30,717
-4,660 -57,202
3,746 -59,453
-5,140 -72,757
100,348
5,078
-5,732 -107,348

15,670
36,518
51,319
64,036
38,752
54,922
80,678
87,866

10,546
7,027
17,693
36,816
33,678
-13,665
15,566
5,430
3,172

23,696
8,643
18,826
14,503
30,358
52,416
39,356
75,248
84,694

_4
262

-1,274
-973

-16,001
47,106

16,731
41,551

-5,880
8,792

22,611
32,760

632
5,680

-1,145
1,350

29,715
30,074

-1,089
-1,132
-794
-1,950

-807
-1,489
-2,502
-934

29,560
-38,313
22,803
-16,670

27,124
31,612
17,613
11,517

-3,061
1,930
2,642
1,661

30,185
29,682
14,972
9,855

3,768
7,887
15,082
14,657

-729

IV

-31,456
-40,934
-26,099
-19,553

881
-1,190
1,042

29,944
30,671
30,993
33,958

1983: I
HP

21,699
-1,369

-787
16

-1,053
-1,126

-19,859
259

16,452
10,703

49
2,686

16,403
8,016

8,833
379

-212
801

34,261
33,876

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

34,745
-39,703
51,269
-34,785
-61,130
-64,331
-86,052
110,601
-118,045

-1,467
849
2,558
375
732
1,133
-8,155
5,175
-4,965

1981: HE
IV

-17,279
-47,817

1982: I

n
m

34,241

1
Consists of gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), convertible currencies, and the U.S. reserv'
position in the IMF.
2
Quarterly data are not seasonally adjusted.




-1,458

1,139

1,152
1,093

5,897
10,544
-2,023
12,540
25,404
29,556
24,238
41,390

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

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Contents
TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING

Page

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

1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

,

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
Status of the Labor Force
Selected Unemployment Rates
Selected Measures of Unemployment and Unemployment Insurance Programs
Nonagricultural Employment
Average Weekly Hours and Hourly Earnings—Private Nonagricultural Industries
Average Weekly Earnings—Private Nonagricultural Industries
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
Changes in Producer Prices for Finished Goods
Changes in Consumer Prices
Prices Received and Paid by Farmers

22
23
24
24
25

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

26
27
27
28
29
29
30
31

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

32
33
34

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

35
35
36

General Notes
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Revised.
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