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98th Congress, 1st Session

Economic Indicators
JANUARY

1983

Prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the




Council of Economic Advisers

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1983

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
(Created pursuant to Sec. 5(a) of Public Law 304, 79th Cong.)
ROGER W. JEPSEN, Iowa, Chairman
LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana, Vice Chairman
SENATE
WILLIAM V. ROTH, JR. (Delaware)
JAMES ABDNOR (South Dakota)
STEVEN D. SYMMS (Idaho)
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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PARREN J. MITCHELL (Maryland)
AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS (California)
DAVID R. OBEY (Wisconsin)
JAMES H. SCHEUER (New York)
CHALMERS P. WYLIE (Ohio)
MARJORIE S. HOLT (Maryland)
DAN LUNGREN (California)
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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
According to preliminary estimates for the fourth quarter of 1982, gross national product rose $13.1 billion or 1.7
percent, both at annual rates. Real output (GNP adjusted for price changes) fell 2.5 percent (annual rate) and the
implicit price deflator rose at a 4.3 percent annual rate.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)

(RATIO SCALE)

3,200

__—I 3,200

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

3,000

3,000

:z

2,800
2,600
GNP
. IN CURRENT DOLLARS_

2,400

2,800
2,600
2,400

2,200

2,200

2,000

2,000

1,800

1,800

1,600

1,600

A-

1,400

1,400

GNP
IN 1972 DOLLARS

1,200

1,200

1975

1974

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

Period

1972
1973

Gross
national
product

1981: I
II

m
IV

1982: I
II

m

IV*

Gross
private
domestic
investment

Exports

Imports

Total
Total

National
defense

76.7

253.1

26.8
13.8
-4.0
-1.1
13.2
25.2
26.1
16.5

270.4
304.1
339.9
362.1
393.8
431.9
474.4
538.4
596.9
647.1

101.7
102.0
111.0
122.7
129.2
143.4
153.6
168.3
197.2
228.9
257.3

72.8
77.0
83.0
86.0
92.8
100.3
111.8
131.4
153.7
178.5

455.7
475.5
486.0
468.9

31.2
23.7
25.9
23.5

365.4
368.9
367.2
367.9

334.2
345.1
341.3
344.4

578.1
583.2
600.2
626.3

217.0
218.2
230.0
250.5

414.8
431.5
443.3
397.9

31.3
34.9
6.9
-6.9

359.9
365.8
349.5
323.7

328.6
330.9
342.5
330.6

630.1
630.9
651.7
675.7

249.7
244.3
259.0
276.1

1,718.0
1,918.3
2,163.9
2,417.8
2,633.1
2,937.7
3,057.5
2,864.9
2,901.8
2,980.9
3,003.2

1,799.9
1,819.4
1,868.8
1,884.5

2,995.5
3,045.2
3,088.2
3,101.3

1,919.4
1,947.8
1,986.3
2,034.6

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




•£!•

Federal
Net
exports

95.4
132.8
128.1
157.1
186.7
219.8
268.1
314.0
341.3
333.2

888.1
976.4
1,084.3
1,204.4
1,346.5
1,507.2
1,667.2
1,843.2
1,972.0

737.1
812.0

Goveniment pureh*ises of
goo ds and servi ces

Exports arid imports of goods and
services

77.5
109.6
146.2
154.9
170.9
182.7
218.7
281.4
339.2
367.3
349.7

195.0
229.8
228.7
206.1
257.9
324.1
386.6
423.0
402.3
471.5
421.9

1,185.9
1,326.4
1,434.2
1,549.2

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982*

Personal
consumption
expenditures

0.7
14.2
13.4

73.1

Nondefense

State and
local

-1

sales

151.4

1,175.7

43.2
50.6
53.3
56.5
65.8
75.2
78.8

168.5
193.1
217.2
232.9
250.4
278.3
306.0
341.2
368.0
389.8

1,307.9
1,420.1
1,556.1
1,706.2
1,895.3
2,137.4
2,403.5
2,643.1
2,917.3
3,078.9

143.1
150.5
154.4
166.9

73.9
67.7
75.7
83.6

361.1
365.0
370.1
375.7

2,852.7
2,877.2
2,949.1
2,989.9

166.2
176.2
182.7
188.9

83.5
68.2
76.3
87.2

380.4
386.6
392.7
399.6

3,031.1
3,061.4
3,083.5
3,139.8

28.5
29.1
33.9
39.7

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

Gross
national
product

Period

1972

1,246.3
1,231.6
1,298.2
1,369.7
1,438.6
1,479.4
1,474.0
1,502.6
1,475.5

737.1
767.9
762.8
779.4
823.1
864.3
903.2
927.6
930.5
947.6
957.1

1,507.8
1,502.2
1,510.4
1,490.1
1,470.7
1,478.4
1,481.1
1,471.7

1485.9
1,254.3

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

n
m
IV

1982: I

n
m

IV'.

Personal
consumption
expenditures

E5.ports of goo ds

Grross private
dom estic investnlent
Nonresidential
fixed

121.0
138.1
135.7

Residential fixed

Governm ent purchases of goods
and services

and services

Change
m
business
inventories

Net
exports

Exports

Imports

-6.7
7.8
13.3
16.0
7.3
-5.0
9.0
-8.5

15.5
27.8
32.2
25.4
22.0
24.0
37.2
50.6
42.0
30.3

77.5
97.3
108.5
103.5
110.1
112.9
126.7
146.2
159.2
158.5
147.5

76.7
81.8
80.7
71.4
84.7
90.9
102.7
109.0
108.6
116.4
117.2

49.6
47.3
42.9
39.9

2.4
12.1
16.5
4.8

48.2
44.2
39.2
36.5

159.3
159.7
157.8
156.9

111.1
115.5
118.7
120.4

38.9
40.1
39.5
41.7

-15.4
4.4
3.4
-17.7

36.9
35.7
27.5
21.1

151.7
154.4
147.5
136.4

114.7
118.7
120.0
115.3

63,8

119.3
125.6
140.3
158.3
169.9
166.1
172.0
165.4

62.3
48.2
42.2
51.2
60.7
62.4
59.1
47.2
44.9
40.0

951.1
944.6
951.4
943.4

169.7
170.1
173.9
174.2

949.1
955.0
956.3
968.0

172.0
166.7
163.4
159.6

10.2
17.2
11.6

0.7

Final
sales

Federal

State and
local

101.7
95.9

96.6
97.4
96.8
100.4
100.3
102.1
106.5
110.4
116.1

151.4
157.4
163.6
167.8
168.4
168.8
174.3
176.2
178.1
176.7
175.0

1,175.3
1,237.1
1,234.7
1,238.4
1,290.4
1,356.4
1,422.6
1,472.2
1,479.0
1,493.7
1,484.0

286,4
201.8

107.9
107.0
110.7
116.0

179.0
176.9
175.7
175.3

1,505.4
1,490.1
1,493.9
1,485.3

289.2
285J
291.1
299.0

114.4
110.3
116,2
123.7

174.9
175.0
174.9
175.4

1,486.1
1,482.7
1,477.8
1,489.3

Total

253.1
253.3
260.3
265.2
265.2
269,2
274.6
278.3
£84.6
2811
29L2
286,8

m9

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

Period

Gross
national
product

Personal c Misuinption
expen iitures

Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable goods

100.0
101.7

100.0
108,5
123.4

1972

100.00

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982*

105.75
115.08
125.79
132.34
140.05
150.42
163.42
178.64
195.51
207.23

100.0
105.7
116.4
125.3
131.7
139.3
149.1
162.5
179.2
194.5
206.0

108.2
117.3
123.9
129.2
136.4
145.0
156.3
167.5
174.9

190.01
193.17
197.36
201.55

189.2
192.6
196.4
199.8

203.68
205.98
208.51
210.73

202.2
204.0
207.7
210.2

1981: I

n

HI
IV

1982: I
II
HI
IV"

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




Services

100.0

Gross priva te domestic
inves ment

Exports a ad imports
of goods aiid services

Nonresidential
fixed

Exports

100.0
103.8
115.4
132.2

Residential fixed
100.0
109.1
120.3

100.0
112.7
134.8

138.6
146.3
157.2
170.8
186.1
201.3
210.1

131.0
140.7
158.0
178.3
200.5
218.5
233.6
239.3

189.6
193.4
198.6
203.6

194.5
200.7
203.0
206.8

207.4
210.6
215.3
219.8

207.6
211.3
210.7
210.9

132.5
137.2
143.6
153.4
169.9
188.4
202.7
208.9

104.7
113.0
121.6
129.6
139.3
150.0
162.3
178.8
196.3
213.3

163.0
166.2
169.7
171.3

199.3
201.7
204.2
205.6

173.0
174.0
176.1
176.3

206.8
207.1
210.0
211.4

Imports

100.0

Governmen t purchases
of goods a fid services
Federal

100.0
106.3
114.9
126.0

State and
local
100.0
107.0
118.0
129.4
138.3
148.4

149.6
155.3
161.9
172.6
192.5
213.1
231.8
237.1

116.7
164.6
179.6
185.6
205.5
214.1
246.1
289.3
293.1
284.3

133.5
142.8
153.1
164.8
185.2
207.4
221.6

159.7
173.7
191.6
208.2
222.7

229.0
231.7
235.8
239.2

229.3
230.9
232.6
234.5

300.7
298.7
287.7
286.1

201.2
204.0
207.8
216.0

201.7
206.3
210.7
214.3

240.5
238.6
238.8
239.4

237.3
236.8
236.9
237.4

286.4
278.8
285.4
286.7

218.3
221.6
223.0
223.3

217.5
220.9
224.5
227.9

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

Gr<)ss national pr aduet
Period

Current
dollars

8.6
10.1
11.8
8.1
8.0
10.9
11.7
12.8
11.7
8.9
11.6
4.1
19.6
5.3
11.4
3.0
-1.0
6.8
5.8
1.7

1971
1972
1973...
1974
1975....

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982p

1981: I

n
m

IV
1982: I

n
ffl
IV*

Constant
(1972)
dollars

3.4
5.7
5.8
-.6
1.2
5.4
5.5
5.0
2.8
-.4
1.9
-1.8

7.9
1.5
2.2
5.3
-5.1

2.1
.7
-2.5

Implicit
price
deflator

Personal consumption e xpenditures

Chain price
index

Fixedweighted
price index
(1972
weights)

4.2
5.8
8.8
9.3
5.2
5.8
7.4
8.6
9.3
9.4
6.0
10.9
6.8
9.0
8.8

4.9
4.1
6.0
9.1
9.2
5.7
6.1
7.6
8.9
9.0
9.4
6.4

4.8
4.0
6.0
9.4
9.1
5.8
6.3
7.8
9.5
9.9
9.6
6.2

9.3
8.2
9.2
8.4

4.3
4.6
5.0
4.3

5.0
4.6
6.0
5.3

10.0
8.4
8.9
8.5
4.8
4.1
5.9
5.2

5.0

NOTE. — Annual changes are from previous year a id quarterly chan ges are from previous quarter.

Implicit
price
deflator

Constant
(1972)
dollars

Current
dollars

Chain price
index

8.1
9.6
10.2
9.4
9.9
11.0
11.1
11.8
11.9
10.6
10.6
7.0
13.0
4.4
11.3
3.4

3.7

4.3

5.8
4.2
-.7
2.2
5.6
5.0
4.5
2.7
.3
1.8
1.0
4.4
-2.7
2.9
-3.3

3.7
5.7
10.1
7.6
5.1
5.8
7.0
9.0
10.3
8.6
5.9

7.6
6.1
8.1
10.1

2.5
2.5
.6
5.0

8.3
7.3
8.2
7.0
5.0
3.5
7.5
4.9

Fixedweighted
price index
(1972
weights)

4.3
3.6
6.1
10.4
7.7
5.3
6.0
7.3
9.3
10.7
9.1
6.0
10.3
7.4
8.0
7.2
5.2
3.6
7.1
5.6

4.2
3.5
6.1
10.4

7.8
5.3
6.2
7.4
9.7
11.2
9.3
5.8
10.9
7.7
7.6
7.1
4.8
3.2
7.3
5.7

Source: Depar tment of Comme ce, Bureau of E 3onomie Analysis

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

Current-dollar cc>st and profit per unit of output (dolla rs) 1

Gross d omestic
product of aonfinaneial
corporate business
(billions c f dollars)
Period
Current
dollars

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982*.

1981: I

n
m

IV

1982: I

n
m

1972
dollars

Total
cost and
profit 2

563.7
609.9
678.0
759.4

599.6
626.8
678.0

0.940
.973
1.000

731.9

818.9

708.2
694.2
745.5
795.8
846.3

Capital
consumption
allowances
with
capital
consumption
adjustment
0.087
.091
.092
.093
.112
.137
.141
.145
.155
.171
.200
.222
.250

0.106
.113
.113
.114
.127
.140
.141
.141
.144
.149
.173
.202
.213

.196
.202
.203
.208
.205
.211
.214

890.0
1,001.3
1,128.4
1,276.2
1,416.8
1,537.7
1,732.3
1,779.3

881.3

1.038
1.156
1.282
1.343
1.418
1.508
1.617
1.787
1.966

,856.4

2.078

1,683.3
1,715.0
1,763.6
1,767.2

883.0
884.2
887.5
870.4

1.906
1.940
1.987
2.030

.211
.218
.224
.236

1,756.6
1,771.0
1,794.4

858.8
857.9
859.3

2.045
2.064
2.088

.242
.247
.251

876.1
860.3

Indirect
business
taxes 3

1
Output is measured by gross domestic product of nonfmancial corporate business in 1972 dollars.
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.
3
Indirect business tax and nontax liability plus business transfer payments less subsidies.
4
With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.




Compensation of
employees

0.631
.641
.659
.692
.786
.837
.878
.928
.998
1.094
1.211
1.305
1.389
1.267
1.289
1.315
1.349
1.376
1.388
1.392

Corporate profits with inventory
valuation uid capital ccmsumption
adjustments

Net
interest
Total

0.028
.029
.028
.031
.042
.044
.040
.040
.044
.050
.061
.071
.085

0.088
.099

.062
.069
.074
.078

.170
.161
.171
.159
.140
.134
.146

.082
.085
.085

.107
.107
.090
.124
.144
.163
.168
.154
.143
.165
.142

Profits
tax
liability

0.045
.047
.049

.055
.059
.059
.071
.075
.079
.079
.075
.072
.047
.081
.069
.074
.063
.045
.043
.049

Profits
after tax 4

0.043
.052

.058
.053
.030
.065
.073
.088
.089
.075
.068
.093
.095
.089
.091
.097
.096
.095
.091
.097

n
per hour
of all
employees (1972
dollars)

Compensation per
hour of
all
employees
(dollars)

7.115

4.491
4.778
5.052
5.429
5.937
6.507
7.024
7.558

7.450
7.664
7.849
7.555
7.774
8.002

8.144
8.217

8.199

8.202

8.970

8.169
8.311

9.891
10.846

8.328
8.320
8.324
8.273

10.551
10.727
10.947
11.163

8.279
8.334
8.429

11.391
11.564
11.730

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]

Period

Compensation of
employees 1

National
income

Proprietors' income with
inventory viiluation and
capital co ttsumption
adjust ments

Nonfarm

Farm

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

n

HI
IV

1982: I

n
ffl

Profits mdth inventory ^valuation
adjustmc nt and withou t capital
consiimption adjust ment
Inventory
valuation
adjustment

Profits

Total

18.7
32.8
26.5
24.6
19.1
19.1
26.3
31.9
19.4
24.0
18.6

58.1

21.0

801.3
877.5
931.4
,036.3
,152.1
,301.1
,458.1
,598.6
1,767.6
1,855.9

61.0
62.2
65.4
75.0
84.8
92.2
100.2
96.9
100.7
101.4

22.6
23.5
23.0
23.5
24.8
26.6
27.9
32.9
33.9
34.1

96.6
108.3
94.9
110.5
138.1
167.3
192.4
194.8
181.6
190.6
161.1

94.0
105.6

100.6
125.6

96.7
120.6
151.6
178.5
205.1
209.6
199.4
207.5
166.0

136.7
132.1
166.3
194.7
229.1
252.7
242.4
232.1
175.4

2,293.7
2,324.4
2,387.3
2,404.5

1,718.0
1,750.0
1,789.1
1,813.4

21.6
22.5
27.1
24.6

101.8
101.2
100.4
99.5

34.4
34.0
33.6
33.6

200.3
185.1
193.1
183.9

217.6
202.6
210.3
199.4

2,396.9
2,425.2
2,455,6

1,830.8
1,850.7
1,868.3
1,873.7

17.8
17.4
16.6
22.6

98.6
99.9
101.7
105.5

33.9
34.2
34.6
33.9

157.1
155.4
166.2

167.2
162.2
170.0

718.0

Capital
consump-

Total

963.6
1,086.2
1,160.7
1,239.4
1,379.2
1,550.5
1,760.3
1,966.7
2,117.1
2,352,5
2,436.5

TV*
1

Corporate profits with inv sntory valuatio n and capital zonsumption
adjustments

Eental
income of
persons
with
capital
consumption
adjustment

Net
interest

adjustment

-11.6
-14.7
-16.2
-24.0
-43.1
-43.0
-24.6
-9.4

2.7
2.7
-1.8
-10.1
-13.5
-11.3
-12.7
-14.8
-17.8
-16.8
-4.9

51.2
60.2
76.1
84.5
87.2
102.5
121.7
153.8
187.7
235.7
265.3

253.1
225.4
233.3
216.5

-35.5
-22.8
-23.0
-17.1

-17.3
-17.5
-17.1
-15.5

217.6
231.6
244.0
249.5

171.6
171.7
180.3

-4.4
-9.4
-10.3
13.4

-10.1
-6.9
-3.8
1.2

258.7
267.5
268.1
267.0

-6.6
-20.0
-40.0

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

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

Nondura )le goods

Durable goods
Period

Total
personal
consumption
expenditures

1972
1973
1974
1975

1981: I

n

HI
IV

1982: I

n
m

IV*

Total
nondurable
goods1

41.7
47.1
50.6
53.5
59.1

154.9
172.1
193.7
213.6
230.6
249.8
275.9
311.6
343.7
375.3
397.8

55.4
61.4
64.8
69.6
75.3
82.6
92.4
99.1
104.7
114.6
118.6

1.6

28.6
36.6
40.4
44.0
48.1
51.2
66.6
87.0
96.8
93.9

325.3
355.2
393.2
437.0
485.7
547.4
618.0
693.7
782.5
874.1
966.6

9.3

65.7
72.8
81.8
86.3
93.4
92.7

300.6
333.4
373.4
407.3
441.7
478.8
528.2
600.0
670.4
734.5
762.7

9.6
7.4
7.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
8.2
6.6
6.2
5.8

1.8
1.4
1.6
1.5
2.1
2.0
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.2

Food

Clothing
and shoes

Gasoline
and oil

Services

Domestics

Imports

976.4
,084.3
,204.4
,346.5
,507.2
,667.2
,843.2
1,972.0

156.8
178.2
200.2
213.4
214.3
234.6
242.7

1,799.9
1,819.4
1,868.8
1,884.5

236.9
230.4
241.2
229.6

102.1
94.2
104.0
93.9

93.1
93.3
93.8
93.3

720.6
729.6
741.3
746.5

368.8
372.1
378.0
382.3

112.3
114.0
115.9
116.0

95.2
96.7
97.7
97.5

842.4
859.4
886.3
908.3

7.2
5.7
6.8
5.2

2.6
2.3
2.2
2.2

1,919.4
1,947.8
1,986.3
2,034.6

237.9
240.7
240.3
251.7

103.2
103.3
104.3
114.1

91.0
93.2
92.7
94.0

749.1
755.0
768.4
778.3

387.9
395.0
401.3
4.06.8

117.5
118.4
119.1
119.5

95.3
91.3
94.2
94.9

932.4
952.1
977.6
1,004.5

5.8
5.5
5.5
6.1

2.2
2.0
2.2
2.5

Total includes other items not shown separately.




Motor
vehicles
and parts

52.4
57.1
50.4
55.8
72.6
84.8
95.7
96.6
89.7
98.6
106.2

737.1
812.0
888.1

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982p.

1

Total
durable
goods 1

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

Furniture
and
household
equipment

111.1
123.3
121.5
132.2

25.4

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME
Personal income rose $15.5 billion (annual rate) in December, following a rise of $9.8 billion in November. Wages
and salaries rose $2.4 billion in December, compared with no change in November.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*!RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)

2,800

2,800

2,400

2,400

2,000

2,000

1,600

1,600

1,400

1,400

1,200

1,200

1,000

1,000

WAGE AND SALARY DISBURSEMENTS

800

800
,...«"*

600

600

OTHER INCOME

.....n«"""""

400

„„...«"**

400

TRANSFER
PAYMENTS

200

200

160

160

120

120

i.,1 i i i
1976

1975

1979

1978

1977

1980

1981

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1982

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

1975

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982"

Total
personal
income

Wage and
salary
ments

Proprietor 3' income 3
Other labor
Farm

l

Nonfarm

Kental
income of4
persons

Personal
dividend
income

Personal
interest
income

Transfer
pay-

ments 5

Less:
Personal
contributions
for social
insurance

Nonfarm
personal
income 6

1,265.0
1,391.2
1,540.4
1,732.7
1,951.2
2,160.4
2,415.8
2,569.7

806.4
889.9
983.2
1,106.3
1,237.6
1,356.1
1,493.9
1,560.1

64.5
75.9
89.4
102.5
114.9
127.2
140.4
153.8

24.6
19.1
19.1
26.3
31.9
19.4
24.0
18.6

75.0
84.8
92.2
100.2
96.9
100.7
101.4

23.0
23.5
24.8
26.6
27.9
32.9
33.9
34.1

29.9
36.5
39.6
45.3
50.8
55.9
62.5
67.0

132.5
152.8
179.4
218.7
263.4
329.0
371.8

178.3
194.3
207.9
223.8
250.3
297.2
336.3
374.5

50.4
55.5
61.1
69.8
81.1
88.7
104.9
111.7

1,229.1
1,359.3
1,506.5
1,689.7
1,899.3
2,117.3
2,364.1
2,518.9

65.4

123.2

1981:

Dec....,

2,497.6

1,530.5

146.9

22.8

99.5

33.6

65.4

352.1

353.6

106.8

2,444.6

1982:

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

2,499.1
2,513.8
2,518.6
2,535.5
2,556.2
2,566.3
2,588.3
2,592.0
2,597.2
2,611.5
2,621.3
2,636.8

1,535.7
1,546.6
1,542.6
1,546.6
1,560.4
1,562.9
1,569.5
1,570.3
1,570.1
1,571.5
1,571.5
1,573.9

148.0
149.1
150.2
151.3
152.5
153.6
154.6
155.5
156.5
157.2
157.9
158.7

19.9
17.3
16.3
16.9
17.3
18.0
17.3
16.6
16.0
17.2
19.2
31.5

98.6
98.4
98.8
99.3
100.3
100.2
100.9
101.7
102.5
104.2
105.7
106.7

33.7
33.9
34.0
34.1
34.2
34.3
34.5
34.6
34.7
34.8
34.4
32.5

65.6
65.9
65.9
66.1
66.2
66.1
66.6
67.3
67.7
68.4
68.9
69.3

355.5
359.8
363.8
368.0
372.0
376.0
377.6
378.3
378.8
378.0
377.2
376.4

352.4
353.8
357.5
363.9
364.8
366.9
379.7
380.2
383.3
392.7
398.7
400.3

110.3
110.9
110.6
110.8
111.6
111.7
112.4
112.5
112.4
112.4
112.3
112.4

2,448.6
2,465.5
2,470.8
2,486.8
2,506.9
2,516.0
2,538.5
2,542.8
2,548.5
2,561.5
2,569.2
2,572.2

1
The total of wage and salary disbursements and other labor income differs from compensation of
employees (see p. 4) in that it excludes employer contributions for social insurance and the excess of
wage accruals over wage disbursements.
Consists 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.




4

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 in<
and agricultural net interest.
5
6

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL INCOME
Real per capita disposable income declined in the fourth quarter of 1982.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

q 2,400

2,400 p

4,000

4,000

3,000

3,000
1982

1974
* 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:
Personal1
outlays

Equals:
Personal
saving

Perc apita
disposable, personal
inc(>me
Current
dollars

1972
dollars

Billions of dol ars

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

1,168.6
1,265.0
1,391.2
1,540.4
1,732.7
1,951.2
2,160.4
2,415.8
2,569.7

p

170.2
168.9
196.8
226.4
258.7
301.0
336.3
386.7
397.2

998.3
1,096.1
1,194.4
1,314.0
1,474.0
1,650.2
1,824.1
2,029.1
2,172.5

Per capitai personal
consulnption
expeiHlitures
Current
dollars

1972
dollars

85.1
94.3
82.5
78.0
89.4
96.7
106.2
130.2
141.1

4,667
5,075
5,477
5,965
6,621
7,331
8,012
8,827
9,362

4,009
4,051
4,158
4,280
4,441
4,512
4,472
4,538
4,544

Saving as
percent of
disposable
personal
income

Population
(thousands) 2

Per cent

Do lars

913.2
1,001.8
1,111.9
1,236.0
1,384.6
1,553.5
1,717.9
1,898.9
2,031.4

Percent
change in
real per
capita
disposable
personal
income

4,521
4,972
5,468
6,048
6,695
7,323
8,018
8,498

3,566
3,609
3,774
3,924
4,057
4,121
4,087
4,123
4,125

-1.7
1.0
2.6
2.9
3.8
1.6
-.9
1.5
.1

8.5
8.6
6.9
5.9
6.1
5.9
5.8
6.4
6.5

213,898
215,981
218,086
220,289
222,629
225,106
227,654
229,872
232,050

2.9
-.3
3.7
.2

5.4
6.1
6.5
7.5

229,053
229,539
230,145
230,751

-2.8
2.2
.3
-1.1

6.6
6.7
6.9
5.8

231,246
231,724
232,320
232,910

4,152

Seas<mally adju sted annual rates

1981:

I

n
m
IV

1982:

I

n
m

IV"....

2,330.0
2,380.6
2,458.2
2,494.6

371.2
384.2
398.1
393.2

1,958.7
1,996.5
2,060.0
2,101.4

1,852.8
1,874.5
1,925.7
1,942.7

105.9
122.0
134.4
158.6

8,551
8,698
8,951
9,107

4,519
4,516
4,557
4,559

7,858
7,926
8,120
8,167

4,152
4,115
4,134
4,088

2,510.5
2,552.7
2,592.5
2,623.2

393.4
401.2
394.4
399.7

2,117.1
2,151.5
2,198.1
2,223.5

1,977.9
2,007.2
2,046.1
2,094.6

139.1
144.3
152.0
128.9

9,155
9,285
9,461
9,546

4,527
4,552
4,555
4,542

8,300
8,406
8,550
8,735

4,104
4,121
4,116
4,156

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 fourth quarter of 1982, gross farm income rose $6.5 billion (annual rate) and net farm income rose $6.2
billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
1200

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
200

100

100

GROSS FARM INCOME
80

80

60

60

40

40
NET FARM INCOME

20

20

V
I

I
I
1974

J

I

L
1980

1978

1977

1975

1981

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

I

1982

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Income
(jross
Period

Cas h

Total l

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

n
m
IV

1981:

I

n
m

IV

1982: I rr

n
nr

IVP

Total

101.0
101.9
108.6
127.3
151.3
150.6
166.8
163.7

95.4
96.2
112.5
131.7
139.5
143.5
142.9

148.6
145.2
153.2
155.4

farm incom 3

Net farni income

marketing rece ipts
Livestock and
products

V 1
Crops

inventory
changes 2

Production
expenses

Current
dollars

1967 dollars 3

58.8
68.6
67.8
68.5
69.0

45.8
49.0
48.6
53.7
63.1
71.7
75.0
73.9

3.4
-2.4
1.0
1.1
5.6
-4.3
5.5
-.2

75.8
83.3
90.2
100.6
119.0
130.5
141.6
144.2

25.2
18.7
18.4
26.7
32.4
20.1
25.1
19.5

15.6
11.0
10.2
13.6
14.9
8.2
9.2
6.7

135.3
134.3
14316
144.8

66.7
64.4
69.3
70.8

68.6
69.9
74.3
74.0

-1.4
4.2
-6.0
5.6

125.7
128.7
132.0
135.4

22.9
16.5
21.2
20.0

9.5
6.8
8.5
7.8

161.8
164.7
171.5
168.8

142.5
142.3
146.7
142.5

67.9
69.4
71.0
65.7

74.6
72.9
75.7
76.8

2.5
5.3
7.2
7.0

139.0
141.0
143.2
143.2

22.8
23.7
28.3
25.6

8.6
8.8
10.2
9.1

162.0
163.0
161.6
168.1

143.4
144.4
143.2
140.6

67.4
70.1
70.4
68.1

76.0
74.3
72.8
72.5

-1.0
-.5
.0
.5

143.7
144.2
144.3
144.6

18.3
18.8
17.3
23.5

6.5
6.6
5.9
8.0

88.9

43.1
46.3
47.6

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




of farm ope rators from farming

3

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

Source: Department of Agriculture, except as noted.

CORPORATE PROFITS
In the third quarter of 1982, according to current estimates, corporate profits before tax rose $8.6 billion (annual
rate) from their second quarter level and after-tax profits rose $3.1 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
320

320

280

240

80

80

40

40

1982
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

ADVISERS

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

Pr ofits (before t ax) with inve ntory valuation adjustmeri t 1

Profits after ta X

Do mestic indust ries

Period

Nonfinancial
Total 2
Total

1972
1973

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

n
m

IV
1982: I

n

HI
TV*
1
2

94.0
105.6
96.7
120.6
151.6
178.5
205.1
209.6

199.4
207.5

166.0
217.6
202.6

210.3
199.4
167.2
162.2
170.0

85.3
92.0

80.4
107.6
137.4
163.4
185.4
179.0
169.1
184.6
149.6
193.8
181.7
189.3
173.7
150.3
144.1
153.7

Financial

15.3
15.9
15.0
11.8
17.1
23.1
31.0
30.3
29.2
22.7
22.5
26.8
22.7
20.8
20.4
20.0
22.2
24.2

Manufacturing

Whole
sale and
retail
trade

70.0
76.0

40.7
45.5

13.4
13.9

65.4
95.8
120.3
140.3
154.4
148.6
140.0
162.0
127.1
167.0
159.0
168.5
153.3
130.4
121.9
129.5

39.0
52.6
69.2
78.3
86.9
85.6
74.5
86.3
59.8
90.3
88.9
92.2
73.7
57.7
56.6
62.7

12.5
21.3
22.4
26.6
26.9
27.1
24.6
33.4
28.1
33.0
32.1
33.0
35.7
31.9
26.8
27.4

Total 3

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




Profits
before tax

3

100.6
125.6
136.7
132.1
166.3
194.7
229.1
252.7
242.4

232.1
175.4
253.1
225.4
• 233.3

216.5
171.6
171.7
180.3

Tax
liability

Total

41.6
49.0
51.6
50.6
63.8
72.7
83.2
87.6
84.7
81.2
58.8
91.5
79.2
82.4
71.6
56.7
55.3
60.9

58.9
76.6
85.1
81.5
102.5
122.0
145.9
165.1
157.8
150.9
116.6
161.6
146.2
150.8
144.9
115.0
116.3
119.4

Dividends

24.4
27.0
29.9

30.8
37.4
40.8
47.0
52.7
58.1
65.1
70.3
61.5
64.0
66.8
68.1
68.8
69.3
70.5
72.4

Includes industries not shown separately.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Undistributed
profits

34.5

49.6
55.2
50.7
65.1
81.2
98.9
112.4
99.7
85.8
46.3
100.1
82.2
84.0
76.9
46.1
47.0
48.8

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

-6.6
-20.0
-40.0
-11.6
-14.7
-16.2
-24.0
-43.1
-43.0
-24.6
-9.4
-35.5
-22.8
-23.0
-17.1
4. ^
-9.4
-10.3
-13.4

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
According to preliminary estimates for the fourth quarter, business fixed investment declined $7.6 billion (annual
rate) from its third quarter level and residential investment outlays rose $5.5 billion. There was a $38.5 billion
decrease in inventories following a $4.7 billion increase in the third quarter.
MILLIONS OF DO .LARS

BILLIC)NS OF DOLLARS

550

SEASONA LY ADJUSTED ANNU M

550

RATES

cf\r\

s^\^
JCJ-l

^A

•x A
^^

GROSS PRIVAT E DOMESTIC
INVESTSAENT
^-^""\^

Ann

y^

\

*>~**m'

/"""

+**

^

NONRESIDENT AL
^-"
-FIXED INVESTM ENT-^-*^

/*^"

•JCrt

*'"•«•.

300

250

Ann

.~~~*'

250

v
200

RESIDENT IAL
FIXED INVES TMENT

150

150

A

100
• ••••

CHANGE IN BUSINESS
INVENT DRIES

,•*«* ^. — — -•-***

50

100

**

50

x""*

.,..%

0

,f

I
1974

-50

I

.

0%im...X

I

**

I

""***'*»/»***

.
I

I

1976

1975

N.,

I

I
1977

I

I
I
I
1978

I

I
1979

I

i

i
1980

i

1

i

i

/\
V

*I

I

I*

0
-50

1982

1981

COUNCIL C)F ECONOMIC ADVISER

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT C F COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Nonresic ential fixed in vestment

.
Period

domestic
investment

Total

Structures

1972

195.0

121.0

44.1

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

229.8
228.7

143.3
156.6
157.7
174.1

51.0
55.9
55.4
58.8
64.4
78.7
98.3
110.5
129.7
141.7

206.1
257.9

324.1
386.6
423.0
402.3

1979..

1980
1981

471.5
421.9

1982*

1981: I

n
m
IV

1982: I
II
Ill
IV"

455.7
475.5
486.0
468.9

414.8
431.5
443.3
397.9

205.2
248.9
290.2
309.2

346.1
347.5

76.9
92.3
100.7
102.3
115.3
140.8
170.2
191.9
198.6
216.4
205.8

210.4
214.3

353.0
360.2

119.6
127.0
132.7
139.6

357.0
352.2
344.2
336.6

141.4
143.6
141.3
140.4

215.6

330.0

341.3

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




Producers'
durable
equipment

220.2
220.6

208.6
203.0

196.2

Residential fix ed investment
Total

Nonfarm
structures

Farm
structures

Change iii business
inven tories
Producers'
durable
equipment

Total

Nonfarm

63.8
68.0
57.9
55.3
72.0
95.8
111.2
118.6
103.2
104.9
95.8

61.5
65.6
54.8
52.4
68.8
92.0
107.0
114.0
98.3
99.7
90.1

0.7
.7
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.5

1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.5
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.2

26.5
14.3
-10.0
20.5
-21.4

9.6
15.2
16.0
10.5
13.9
21.9
25.4
8.6
-5.7
15.0
-21.6

113.6
109.5
101.2
95.5

109.1
104.7
95.6
89.4

1.3
1.6
2.4
2.9

3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2

12.2
24.6
31.8
13.2

10.0
19.3
24.6
6.0

93.4
95.5
94.3
99.8

87.9
89.6
88.7
94.1

2.4
2.8
2.4
2.4

3.1
3.2
3.2
3.2

-35.6
-16.2
4.7
-38.5

-36.0
-15.0
3.7
-39.0

10.2
18.5
14.1
-6.9
11.8
23.0

EXPENDITURES FOR NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NONFARM
BUSINESS
According to the Commerce Department October-December surveys, nonfarm business spending for new plant and
equipment for the year 1982 is expected to be 0.5 percent below 1981 and spending in 1983 is expected to be
1.3 percent below the 1982 level.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
500

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

400

400
TOTAL NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

300

300

200

200

NONMANUFACTURING

..,"""1

100

100

>,."'*
80

.,."""

MANUFACTURING

60

60

40

40
J/

30
1976

1975

1981

1980

1979

1978

1977

U, U,

1982

30

1983

J/ SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW,
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Plant and equip ment
Period

Total

Plant

V ianufacturin g

Equipment
Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Trade
Total

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 4
1983 4

157.71
171.45
198.08
231.24
270.46
295.63
321.49
319.99
315.69

65.21
71.20
80.31
92.70
105.73
117.55
133.46

92.50
100.25
117.77
138.54
164.73
178.08
188.04

54.92
59.95
69.22
79.72
98.68
115.81
126.79
122.67
119.52

26.33
28.47
34.04
40.43
51.07
58.91
61.84
57.95
57.35

28.59
31.47
35.18
39.29
47.61
56.90
64.95
64.72
62.18

102.79
111.50
128.87
151.52
171.77
179.81
194.70
197.32
196.16

1981: HI
IV

328.25
327.83

136.40
136.67

191.85
191.17

130.11
126.91

62.58
60.78

67.53
66.14

1982: I

327.72
323.22
315.79
315.21

139.49
137.95
135.14

188.23
185.28
180.65

128.32
123.77
119.46
120.50

60.84
59.03
57.14
55.80

121.43
123.42

57.90
58.30

1975

n
in 4
IV

1983: I 44

n.

316.40
320.00

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



Starts of
plant and

Nonmanufaeturing
Mining

Transportation

Public
utilities

and

services 1

Communication
and

other 2

ment
projects,
manufacturing 3

9.24
10.21
11.38
13.51
16.86
16.05
16.45

8.89
9.40
10.68
12.35
12.09
12.05
11.80
11.92

19.98
22.37
26.79
29.95
33.96
35.44
38.40
41.62
39.98

46.23
49.30
56.54
68.66
79.26
81.79
86.33
86.42
86.86

26.90
32.02
34.83
36.99
41.06
41.43
40.96

198.13
200.92

17.55
16.81

11.61
13.12

39.55
39.74

87.55
88.33

41.89
42.92

33.33
33.68

67.48
64.74
62.32
64.70

199.40
199.46
196.33
194.71

17.60
16.56
14.63
15.56

11.99
12.32
11.28
11.82

40.12
41.40
43.38
41.66

87.80
88.85
87.31
82.01

41.89
40.33
39.73
43.65

27.73
29.03
25.61

63.54
65.12

194.97
196.58

16.18
17.33

10.63
11.66

40.76
40.30

85.87
85.87

41.53
41.43

6.10
7.44

8.68

3

21.80
23.51

56.51

59.38
77.40
88.16
112.98
123.32
135.19

Starts are estimated by adding changes in carryover to expenditures during given period.
4
Planned capital expenditures as reported by business in late October-December 1982, corrected
for biases.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE
Seasonally adjusted civilian employment was about unchanged

in January and unemployment fell 590,000.

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

*16 Y E A R S OF AGE AND OVERSOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over, except as noted]

.
Period

Unemp oyment

Civilian e mployment

tional
population
including
resident
Armed
Forces

Civilian
employment

1977
1978*

160,689
163,541

92,017
96,048

1979
1980
1981
1982

166,460
169,349
171,775
173,939

98,824
99,303
100,397
99,526

Unemployment

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

Total labor
force
including
resident
Armed
Forces

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

15 weeks
and over

Labor
force
participation rate
(percent) 2

62.6
63.5
64.0
64.1
64.2
64.3

Nonagn cultural
Civilian
labor force

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

for

Total

economic
reasons *

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

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

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

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

6,991
6,202

Seas Dnally adjus ted

U nadjusted

1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Get
Nov
Dec

172,991
173,153
173,338
173,512
173,691
173,854
174,038
174,200
174,360
174,549
174,718
174,864

97,831
97,946
98,471
98,858
99,957
100,683
101,490
101,177
99,851
99,825
99,379
98,849

10,183
10,378
10,290
9,957
9,957
10,886
11,036
10,710
10,695
10,942
11,476
11,628

111,193
111,532
111,653
111,916
112,553
112,320
112,596
112,810
113,056
112,940
113,222
112,794

109,034
109,364
109,478
109,740
110,378
110,147
110,416
110,614
110,858
110,752
111,042
111,129

99,688
99,695
99,597
99,484
99,994
99,681
99,588
99,683
99,543
99,176
99,136
99,093

3,379
3,367
3,367
3,356
3,446
3,371
3,445
3,429
3,363
3,413
3,466
3,411

96,309
96,328
96,230
96,128
96,548
96,310
96,143
96,254
96,180
95,763
95,670
95,682

5,066
5,489
5,611
5,750
5,731
5,561
5,577
5,820
6,495
6,403
6,411
6,425

9,346
9,669
9,881
10,256
10,384
10,466
10,828
10,931
11,315
11,576
11,906
12,036

2,402
2,750
2,962
3,080
3,267
3,517
3,569
3,637
3,856
4,167
4,524
4,732

64.0
64.1
64.1
64.2
64.5
64.3
64.4
64.5
64.5
64.4
64.5
64.5

1983:

175,021

97,262

12,517

112,215

110,548

99,103

3,412

95,691

6,845

11,446

4,634

64.1

Jan

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).
'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.




Note.—Seasonally adjusted data revised beginning 1978.
Beginning this issue, noninstitutional population, total labor force, and participation rate include
resident Armed Forces rather than total Armed Forces.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

11

SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for all civilian workers was 10.4 percent in January, down from 10.8
percent in December. The new overall unemployment rate, which includes resident Armed Forces in the labor force,
was 10.2 percent in January, compared with 10.7 percent in December.
PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

10

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 ( percent of c ivilian labor :orce in grou P)

Period

Unemployment
rate, all
workers 1

By sex and a ge
civilian
workers

Men
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

1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May ........
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

8.4
8.7
8.9
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.7
9.7
10.1
10.3
10.6
10.7

1983: Jan

10.2

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981

1982

1

Women
20 years
and
over

Both
sexes
16-19
years




White

Black
and
other

Experienced
wage and
salary
workers

Married
men,
spouse
present

Women
who
maintain
families

Full-time
workers

Part-time
workers

Labor
force
time lost
(percent) 2

13.1
14.2
17.3

6.6
5.6
5.5
6.9
7.3
9.3

2.8
2.8
4.2
4.3
6.5

9.4
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

7.6
7.7
7.9
8.3
8.4
8.4
8.7
8.7
9.1
9.3
9.6
9.7

15.5
16.0
16.6
16.8
17.1
17.1
17.4
17.7
18.1
18.4
18.5
18.8

8.2
8.5
8.7
9.1
9.2
9.2
9.4
9.4
9.8
10.1
10.5
10.7

5.3
5.4
5.6
6.0
6.1
6.4
6.6
6.8
7.2
7.5
7.6
7.8

10.4
10.4
10.8
11.5
11.9
12.1
12.0
11.7
12.4
11.3
12.5
13.2

8.4
8.5
8.9
9.1
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.7
10.2
10.5
10.6
10.8

9.7
10.4
10.0
10.8
10.5
10.0
11.2
10.4
10.6
10.3
11.3
11.1

9.9
9.9
10.3
10.4
10.7
10.4
10.7
10.9
11.7
12.0
12.4
12.7

9.1

19.0

10.1

7.1

13.2

10.3

10.6

11.7

7.0

17.8

5.9
6.3
8.8

6.0
5.7
6.4
6.8
8.3

16.4
16.1
17.8
19.6
23.2

6.2
5.2
5.1
6.3
6.7
8.6

8.6
8.8
9.0
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.8
9.9
10.2
10.5
10.7
10.8

7.6
7.7
8.0
8.3
8.3
8.7
8.9
9.0
9.6
9.8
10.0
10.1

7.2
7.6
7.9
8.1
8.2
8.1
8.3
8.3
8.4
8.7
9.0
9.2

21.7
22.3
21.9
22.8
22.9
22.5
23.9
23.8
23.8
24.1
24.2
24.5

10.4

9.6

9.0

22.7

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

12

By selected gro tips

By race

13.1
11.9
11.3

3.6

Note.—Seasonally adjusted data revised beginning 1978.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In December and January, the percentage of unemployed persons who had been out of work for more than 15
weeks continued to rise, and the percentage out of work for less than 15 weeks fell again.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*

70

REASON FOR UNEMPLOYMENT

DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT

/\

60
JOB LOSERS

/[V

.y
40

-

30 -

REENTRANTS

30

20

20

NEW ENTRANTS

JOB LEAVERS

1979

1979

1983

1980

1982

1981

1983

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]

jj
Period

ployment
(thousands)

Percent distribution of unemplo fment by
dura aon 1
Less
than 5
weeks

5-14
weeks

15-26
weeks

27
weeks
and
over

Percent distribution of unemployment by
rea on 1
Job
losers

Job
leavers

Reentrants

New
entrants

Sta te
progr ams
Insured
unemployment

Initial
claims

Insured
unemployment, all
regular
programs
(unadjusted) 2

Special
unemployment
benefit
claims
(unadjusted) 3

1Weekly ave rage, thousaiids
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

10.4

41.7

11.5
13.8
13.6
16.0

8.7
10.7
14.0
16.6

42.9
51.7
51.6
58.7

9,346
9,669

Oct
Nov
Dec

10,256
10,384
10,466
10,828
10,931
11,315
11,576
11,906
12,036

41.1
39.6
38.7
38.3
37.2
34.3
36.7
36.0
35.1
33.9
32.9
32.9

33.1
31.9
31.3
31.7
31.5
32.3
30.1
30.7
31.1
30.2
29.5
28.3

13.0
15.4
16.2
15.4
15.7
16.0
16.5
16.6
16.0
16.8
18.2
17.4

12.8
13.2
13.7
14.6
15.7
17.4
16.6
16.8
17.8
19.1
19.4
21.3

1983: Jan

11,446

30.8

28.9

16.8

23.5

1978
1979
1980
1981

1982
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June ....
July

Aug
Sept

1

9,881

14.3
13.3
11.4
11.9
11.1

2,359
2,434
3,350
3,048

346
388
488
460

2,645
2,592
3,837
3,410

7.9

29.9
29.4
25.2
25.4
22.3

56.5
54.9
57.2
57.6
57.3
59.0
58.3
58.6
60.7
62.4
61.6
60.6

9.1
9.9
9.0
8.8
8.3
7.9
7.5
7.4
6.8
6.8
6.6
6.9

23.0
23.8
23.0
22.9
23.1
•22.7
22.8
22.2
21.2
19.8
21.3
21.8

11.4
11.5
10.8
10.7
11.2
10.4
11.3
11.9
11.3
11.0
10.4
10.7

3,577
3,582
3,775
3,982
3,972
4,011
3,988
4,136
4,379
4,615
4,635
4,428

563
529
574
573
579
560
539
617
654
659
618
546

4,681
4,723
4,892
4,760
4,387
4,328
4,495
4,398
4,282
4,391
4,635
5,078

59.1

7.4

23.1

10.4

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 (UCFB), and railroad (ER) programs. Also includes Federal and State extended
benefit programs. Does not include Federal supplemental compensation program.
'Federal supplemental compensation program.




14.1
14.3
11.7
11.2

807
897
708

Note.—Seasonally adjusted data revised beginning 1978.
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 339,000 in January, after falling in
December for the seventh consecutive month.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

MILLIONS OF PERSONS* (ENLARGED SCALE)

22

_^—B ^^"-r5

VVHOLESALE A ND RETAIL TR ADE
\

f==1^—^•
NON AGRICULTURE\l

ALL

*

ESTAE LISHAAENTS

-

-

-

18

•

.....*»•"

SERVICES
\ ,.,»»*"*

70
GOVERNAA1 ;NT
"""
\
1
SE ?VICE-PRODU CING
INDUSTRIE S

60

14 41 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 1 1
-

1 M 1 1 11

1 IK

22
MAN! JFACTURING

, ^_

20
50

pN

-

^s

1Q

40

-

-

i i i I I I i Iil ! 1 1 i 1 1 1 1

A\ 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

f

1

MI 1 1 1 1 1 1 i

1

1 1 | 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 IK

6
GOODS-P RODUCING
INDlJSTRIES

30

.......................
20

-Ill

v

1 1 I 11 1 1 11

"

1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 M

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M

1980

1981

1979

'

4

\

,

1

IJJiAujJ^L

1982

7

i i i i i I i i i i iiv
1983
^

,

A\ 1 I 1 1 1 I I i 1 1

Y

1979

~

ClONSTRUCTIO N

q

lm

1980

-*-«•.

MBMMMHBBS

,,,,,1
1981

1Mlll
198?

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

, , , , , 1 M , UK

1983

N

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

M Manufacturing

nonagriPeriod
employment

1978
1979
1980
1981
1982P

1982:

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Septr....
Oet r
Nov r
Dec"

1983: Jan"

Total 2

Construction

Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Wholesale and
retail
trade

Government

Finance,
insurance,
and real
estate

Services
Federal

State
and
local

12,187
12,117
11,113

4,923
5,136
5,146
5,157
5,058

19,542
20,192
20,310
20,551
20,550

4,724
4,975
5,160
5,301
5,350

16,252
17,112
17,890
18,592
19,000

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

12,919
13,174
13,375
13,253
13,050

19,517
19,454
19,319
19,169
19,115
18,930
18,813
18,672
18,572
18,325
18,181
18,129

11,622
11,575
11,490
11,375
11,332
11,203
11,133
10,993
10,900
10,666
10,550
10,523

7,895
7,879
7,829
7,794
7,783
7,727
7,680
7,679
7,672
7,659
7,631
7,606

65,776
65,828
65,854
65,794
65,911
65,845
65,695
65,655
65,734
65,638
65,669
65,560

5,125
5,115
5,100
5,094
5,101
5,078
5,044
5,025
5,031
5,007
4,992
4,984

20,630
20,670
20,655
20,584
20,652
20,595
20,615
20,550
20,492
20,441
20,425
20,306

5,326
5,326
5,336
5,335
5,342
5,352
5,359
5,360
5,367
5,357
5,363
5,373

18,831
18,867
18,904
18,929
18,963
18,988
19,042
19,048
19,084
19,074
19,135
19,141

2,741
2,737
2,736
2,730
2,728
2,739
2,737
2,739
2,731
2,740
2,745
2,761

13,123
13,113
13,123
13,122
13,125
13,093
12,898
12,933
13,029
13,019
13,009
12,995

18,158

10,540

7,618

65,761

4,973

20,549

5,401

19,170

2,751

12,917

4,229
4,463

20,505
21,040

12,274
12,760

4,346
4,176
3,912

20,285
20,173
18,848

90,460
90,459
90,304
90,083
90,166
89,839
89,535
89,312
89,264
88,877
88,750
88,535

24,684
24,631
24,450
24,289
24,255
23,994
23,840
23,657
23,530
23,239
23,081
22,975

3,966
3,974
3,934
3,938
3,988
3,940
3,927
3,899
3,883
3,856
3,854
3,812

88,874

23,113

3,927

'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-




Transportation and
public
utilities

61,113
63,363
64,748
65,625
65,746

25,585
26,461
25,658
25,481
23,881

14

Total

8,231
8,280
8,098
8,056
7,735

89,823
90,406
91,105
89,628

86,697

Service-p roducing ind ustries

Goods- 3rodueing inc ustries

,i
T otal

2,753

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.
*Inincludes
- - mining, not shown s
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS AND HOURLY EARNINGS
PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAIi INDUSTRIES
[For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Average giross hourly
earn mgs

A.verage weekly
hours
Period

Manufa eturing

Total
private
nonagrieultural l

Total

36.5
36.1
36.1
36.0
35.8
35.7
35.3
35.2
34.8
34.4
35.0
34.9
34.9
35.0
34.9
34.9
34.8
34.8
34.7
34.7
34.8
35.2

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

1979
1980
1981
1982"
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oet r
Novr
Dee*
1983: Jan*

Total
private
nonagricultural *

Overtime

40.0
39.5
40.1
40.3
40.4
40.2
39.7

39.8
38.9
37.6
39.4
39.0
39.0
39.1
39.2
39.2
39.0
38.8
38.8
38.9
38.9
39.7

Manufacturing

Adjustc d hourly earnings index2— total private
nonagnc ultural
Percent ehang e from a year
earli< 4 5

Ind ex,
1977 -100

Current
dollars

? r

1977
dollars 3

Current
dollars

1977 dollars

3.3
2.6
3.1
3.5
3.6
3.3
2.8
2.8
2.3

$4.24
4.53
4.86
5.25
5.69
6.16
6.66
7.25
7.67

$4.42
4.83
5.22
5.68
6.17
6.70
7.27
7.99
8.50

80.0
86.7
92.9
100.0
108.1
116.8
127.3
138.9
148.4

98.3
97.6
99.0
100.0
100.5
97.4
93.5
92.6
93.3

8.0
8.4
7.2
7.6
8.1
8.0
9.0
9.1
6.8

2.8
-.7
1.4
1.0
.5
-3.1
4.0
-1.0
.8

2.3
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3

7.52
7.53
7.54
7.59
7.65
7.67
7.71
7.74
7.72
7.77
7.79
7.83

8.38
8.34
8.37
8.44
8.48
8.52
8.56
8.57
8.56
8.56
8.61
8.62

144.9
145.0
145.4
146.3
147.7
148.1
148.9
149.9
150.1
150.8
151.2
152.1

92.9
92.8
93.3
93.7
93.7
93.1
93.0
93.2
93.2
93.2
93.4
94.1

8.3
7.5
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.1
7.1
6.6
6.1
6.2
5.7
6.0

.1
.1
.6
.8
.8
.2
.8
.8
1.2
1.2
1.1
2.1

2.3

7.86

8.66

152.7

5.4

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

Average gross weekly e?irmngs
Period

Total private
nonagnc ultural l

Current dollars
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

1980
1981
1982*
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct r
Novr
Dec*
1983: Jan*

1977 dollars 3

Current dollars

1977 dollars

Current dollars

$190.12
184.16
186.85
189.00
189.31
183.41
172.74
170.13
167.87

$176.80
190.79
209.32
228.90
249.27
269.34
288.62
318.00
330.65

$249.25
266.08
283.73
295.65
318.69
342.99
367.78
398.52
425.41

$119.02
126.45
133.79
142.52
153.64
164.96
176.46
190.95
198.42

6.4
5.7
7.3
7.7
7.8
8.0
6.9
8.5
4.6

__4.1
3.1
1.5
1.2
.2
-3.1
-5.8
-1.5
-1.3

258.69
263.55
263.15
264.89
267.75
267.68
269.08
269.35
268.66
269.62
270.31
272.48

165.93
168.62
168.90
169.69
169.89
168.14
167.97
167.61
166.87
166.53
166.96
168.61

315.09
328.60
326.43
329.16
331.57
333.98
335.55
334.23
332.13
332.13
334.93
335.32

405.50
420.71
420.29
421.77
- 432.75
423.57
430.03
428.46
^ 420.78
425.07
422.60
434.90

193.05
195.20
195.23
195.89
198.40
198.42
198.74
199.69
200.63
201.61
201.61
203.84

3.7
6.2
4.8
4.5
5.2
4.9
4.7
4.3
4.0
3.5
3.4
4.4

—4.1
-1.1
-1.6
-1.7
-1.2
-1.9
1.4
— 1.4
-.9
— 1.4
1.1
.5

343.80

459.02

204.15

7.0

276.67

iii manufacturing.
Current dollar index (or earnings) divic ed by the consumer price index on a 1977 = 100 base.
Revised index for urban wage earners and c !erieal workers used be. pnning 1978.




Wholesale and
retail trade

$154.76
163.53
175.45
189.00
203.70
219.91
235.10
255.20
266.92

1
Also includes other private industry groups shown on p. 14.
2
Adjusted for interindustry employment s (lifts and for overtime
3

16-01+5 0 - 8 3 - 2

Construction

Manufacturing

4
Mon thly
5

changes based on i ndexes to two decimal p laces.
Bas 3d on unadjusted data.

Source: Department of Labor , Bureau of Labor Statis tics.

15

PRODUCTIVITY AND RELATED DATA, BUSINESS SECTOR
Output p<3r hour of
all pe rsons
Period
Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Out])Ut

Business
sector

Hours of all
2
pers m s

1

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Compensation per

hoiir 3

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Real com pensation

Unit labor

per h our 4

Business
sector

Implic t price
defla tor 5

CO st

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

19'77 = 100; quarterly c .ata seasoilally 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
91.8
89.9

78.0
80.3
85.8
91.7

89.8

91.0
90.5
93.2
96.8
97.3

89.8
89.5
92.3
96.2
96.7

58.2
62.0
66.1
71.3
78.0

53.7
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
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
99.6

94.7
97.8
100.0
100.6
99.3

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
108.2

92.7
95.8
100.0
105.0
108.7

85.5
92.9
100.0
108.6
119.1

86.0
93.0
100.0
108.6
118.8

96.3
98.9
100.0
100.9
99.4

96.8
99.0
100.0
100.9
99.2

90.5
95.1
100.0
108.0
119.5

90.8
95.1
100.0
108.0
119.6

90.5
94.7
100.0
107.5
117.2

90.0
94.6
100.0
107.1
116.5

1980
1981
1982 p

98.9
100.7
101.0

98.5
99.9
100.0

106.2
108.9
106.4

106.3
108.6
105.9

107.4
108.2
105.3

108.0
108.7
105.9

131.4
144.1
154.6

130.9
143.6
154.0

96.7
96.0
97.0

96.3
95.7
96.7

132.9
143.1
153.0

133.0
143.8
153.9

128.3
140.4
148.2

128.3
140.8
149.0

100.7
100.7
101.0
100.2

100.4
100.0
100.0
99.1

109.1
109.1
109.6
107.8

109.2
109.0
109.1
107.1

108.3
108.3
108.5
107.5

108.8
109.0
109.1
108.1

140.0
142.5
145.6
148.2

139.5
142.0
145.1
147.7

96.2
96.4
95.7
95.6

96.0
96.0
95.4
95.3

139.0
141.5
144.2
147.9

139.0
141.9
145.1
149.0

136.5
138.8
141.9
144.6

136.5
138.9
142.3
145.5

100.0
100.3
101.2
102.2

99.2
99.4
100.3
100.9

106.3
106.4
106.7
106.0

106.0
106.1
106.3
105.3

106.3
106.1
105.4
103.7

106.8
106.7
106.0
104.3

150.9
153.4
155.7
158.0

150.4
152.7
155.1
157.4

96.5
97.1
96.8
97.5

96.3
96.6
96.4
97.2

150.9
152.9
153.8
154.5

151.6
153.5
154.7
155.9

146.0
147.5
149.1
150.4

146.6
148.1
149.8
151.7

1981: I

n
m

IV

1982: I

n
m r....
IV'....

Peireent change; quarterly data at seasonall y 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
-2.5

.8
3.0
6.6
6.6
2.0

-1.0
2.9
6.9
6.8
-2.1

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
3.2
2.9
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
-.9

2.0
3.2
2.2
.6
-1.3

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
3.2

-4.1
3.4
4.4
5.0
3.5

9.6
8.6
7.7
8.6
9.7

9.6
8.1
7.5
8.6
9.3

.5
2.6
1.2
.9
-1.4

.4
2.2
1.0
.9
-1.7

7.3
5.1
5.1
8.0
10.7

7.5
4.7
5.2
8.0
10.7

9.8
4.7
5.6
7.5
9.0

10.3
5.0
5.7
7.1
8.8

1980
1981
1982 p

-.7
1.8
.4

-.9
1.4
.2

-1.5
2.5
-2.3

-1.5
2.2
-2.5

-.7
.7
-2.6

-.7
.7
-2.6

10.4
9.6
7.3

10.2
9.7
7.3

-2.8
-.7
1.1

-2.9
1.1

11.2
7.7
6.9

11.2
8.1
7.1

9.4
9.5
5.5

10.2
9.7
5.9

2.6
2.0

3.4
3.1

2.1
6.8

2.7
7.8

-.5
4.7

-.7
4.6

10.1
9.4

10.4
9.8

2.2
-3.1

2.5
-2.8

7.3
7.2

6.8
6.5

10.0
9.3

8.6
8.9

5.6
.0
1.1
-2.9

4.9
-1.3
-.3
-3.5

7.9
-.1
1.9
-6.4

7.2
-.8
.3
-7.1

2.1
-.1
.8
-3.6

2.2
.5
.6
-3.7

11.7
7.5
9.0
7.4

11.8
7.1
9.0
7.3

.2
.5
-2.6
__.4

.4
.1
-2.6
-.5

5.7
7.5
7.8
10.6

6.6
8.6
9.3
11.2

11.6
6.6
9.3
8.0

12.1
7.1
10.2
9.2

-1.0
1.4
3.6
4.1

.6
.8
3.4
2.7

-5.5
.6
1.1
-2.5

4.2
.6
.7
-3.8

-4.5
-.8
-2.4
-6.4

-4.7
— .1
-2.7
-6.3

7.3
6.9
6.1
6.0

7.7
6.1
6.6
6.0

3.9
2.2
_1.4
3.3

4.3
1.4
-.9
3.3

8.4
5.5
2.4
1.8

7.1
5.2
3.1
3.2

3.8
4.3
4.4
3.5

3.3
4.0
4.9
5.1

1980: HI
IY
1981: I

n
m
IV

1982: I

n
nrp

IV ....

1
Output refers to gross domest ic product ori pnating in th B sector in 1972 dollars,
2
Hours of all per >ons in privat e industry en| •aged in the sector, includiiig hours of pr oprietors and
unpaid family worke rs. Estimates based primar ly on establis iment data,
3
Wages and sala ties of emplo pees plus emi)loyers' contri butions for S()cial insuranc e and private
benefit plans. Also i ncludes an es timate of wa|jes, salaries, ind suppleme ntal payment for the selfemployed.
* Hourly compensation divided by the consunner price inde X.

16



5

H

Current dollar gross domestic p roduct dividec by constant dollar gross e omestic prodiict.

NOTE — Percent ch anges are fro m preceding ] eriod and are based on ori jinal data; th 3y therefore
may diffe r slightly froin percent cha nges based ori indexes slursvn here.
Sourc y. Departmen of Labor, Biireau of Labo r Statistics.

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Industrial production fell 0.1 percent in December following a 0.7 percent decline in November. The index for
December was 6.1 percent below its year earlier level.
INDEX, 1967=100*

(RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1967=100*

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

180

180

(RATIO SCALE)

UTILITIES AND MINING

PRODUCTION

160

160

UTILITIES

140

140

\

v

%—-'

120

120

1978

1979

1980

1981

MINING

1982
100

111 1111
1978

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION

1979

1980

1981

1982

PERCENT* (RATIO SCALE)
100

MANUFACTURING CAPACITY UTILIZATION RATE

90
140

120

70

1978
* SEASONALLY

1981

1978

1982

1982

ADJUSTED
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

[Seasonally adjusted]

To tal
Period
Index,
1967 = 100

1967 proportion

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982*

1981: Dec
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July

Aug

Sept r
Oet r
r

Nov
Dec"
1
2

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




Manufacturing

Percent
change
from year
earlier

100.00

130.5
138.2
146.1
152.5
147.0
151.0
138.6
143.4
140.7
142.9
141.7
140.2
139.2
138.7
138.8
138.4
137.3
135.8
134.8
134.7

Capacity u tilization rate5, percent 1

Industry proc uetion indexes , 1967 = 100

indu strial
produ ction

Mining
Total

87.95
10.8
5.9
5.7

4.4
-3.6
2.7
-8.2
4.7
-7.1
-5.9
-6.8
-7.7
-8.8
-9.3
-9.8
-9.9
-9.4
-8.9
-7.9
-6.1

Manufa cturing

130.3
138.4
146.8
153.6
146.7
150.4
137.6
142.0
138.5
140.9
140.1
138.7
137.9
137.7
138.1
138.0
137.1
135.0
134.0
133.9

Durable

51.98
122.3
130.0
139.7
146.4
136.7
140.5
124.7
131.3
127.1
129.3
128.2
126.7
126.1
125.5
125.9
124.9
123.5
120.5
119.3
119.3

Utilities

Nondurable

35.97

141.8
150.5
156.9
164.0
161.2
164.8
156.1
157.4
155.1
157.8
157.3
156.1
155.0
155.3
155.7
156.9
156.7
156.0
155.2
155.1

6.36
114.2
118.2
124.0
125.5
132.7
142.2
126.1
142.6
144.5
142.4
138.1
134.1
128.9
123.5
120.1
116.9
114.7
116.4
115.9
118.0

5.69
151.7
156.5
161.4
166.0
168.3
169.1
169.0
168.2
171.8
170.4
170.0
171.0
170.9
169.4
167.7
168.5
167.5
167.8
167.1
165.5

Federal
Reserve
series

79.5

81.9
84.4
85.7
79.1
78.5
69.8
73.1
71.1
72.2
71.6
70.8
70.2
70.0
70.0
69.8
69.2
68.0
67.4
67.3

Commerce
series 2

81
83
84
83

78
76
72
72
71
69

Materials
(Federal
Reserve
series)

81.1
82.7

85.6
87.4
80.0
79.9
68.9
72.4
71.4
72.9
71.8
70.5
69.4
68.8
68.5
68.2
67.7
66.7
65.9
65.5

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]

Pro<3 ucts
Intermedia te products

Final products
Period

CConsumer good s
Total

Total
27.68
131.5
128.9
124.0
137.1
145.3
149.1
150.8
145.4
147.9
142.6
142.0
139.6
141.8
141.5
142.1
143.6
144.8
145.8
144.1
143.4
142.2
141.1
141.4

47.82
124.4
125.1
118.2
127.6
135.9
142.2
147.2
145.3
149.5
141.3
146.3
142.8
144.1
143.3
142.6
142.2
142.1
142.5
141.2
140.0
138.6
137.7
138.1

1967 proportion
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982*
1981: Dec
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept r
Oct r
Nov r.
Dee*

Durable
goods

7.89
146.2
135.3
121.4
141.9
154.0
159.2
155.8
136.7
140.5
129.4
123.2
120.1
125.9
128.1
130.7
132.6
134.6
137.3
132.9
131.3
126.9
124.9
127.3

Materials

Bqui] ment
Nondurable
goods

19.79
125.6
126.3
125.1
135.2
141.9
145.1
148.8
148.9
150.9
147.8
149.5
147.4
148.1
146.8
146.6
147.9
148.8
149.1
148.6
148.2
148.3
147.6
147.0

Total
Total

20.14
114.5
120.0
110.2
114.6
123.0
132.8
142.2
145.2
151.8
139.4
152.1
147.2
147.3
145.9
143.4
140.4
138.4
138.0
137.3
135.2
133.5
133.0
133.6

Business

12.63
134.2
142.4
128.2
135.4
147.8
160.3
171.3
173.2
181.1
157.3
179.0
172.2
171.6
169.0
164.9
159.9
156.7
154.9
153.9
150.5
146.4
144.6
144.1

12.89
137.2
135.3
123.1
137.2
145.1
154.1
160.5
151.9
154.4
143.4
145.9
143.4
146.3
145.2
143.7
142.6
141.9
142.8
144.7
143.7
142.4
141.9
141.0

Construction
supplies

6.42
139.8
134.5
116.3
132.6
140.6
151.7
158.0
140.9
141.9
124.4
127.0
124.2
127.5
125.6
123.6
122.2
123.1
124.1
127.1
125.5
123.6
123.2
122.2

Supplementary
group:
Energy
total

39.29
133.9
132.4
115.5
131.7
138.6
148.3
156.4
147.6
151.6
133.8
139.0
137.2
140.4
138.5
136.2
134.3
133.5
133.0
132.8
132.0
130.3
128.9
128.4

12.23
128.3
125.5
125.5
129.1
132.9
135.4
137.9
137.7
137.4
135.7
136.7
139.5
138.9
137.6
136.7
136.5
136.2
136.4
134.8
132.7
134.2
133.0
132.0

[1967 = 100, seasonally adjusted]

1* endurable manufacture s

Durable mimufactures
Transp artation
equip ment

Primary metals
Period
Total

1967 proportion
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 p
1981: Dee
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept r
Oct r
Nov r
Dec "

6.57
126.7
123.1
96.4
109.7
111.1
119.9
121.3
102.3
107.9
75.8
89.6
89.7
88.5
83.0
76.4
75.2
72.8
72.9
72.9
73.2
70.0
67.1
65.9

Iron and
steel

Fabricated metal
products

4.21
122.3
119.8
95.8
104.8
103.8
113.2
113.2
92.4
99.8
79.2
79.6
78.5
73.0
65.1
62.4
58.0
58.1
57.4
56.4
54.1
51.4

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

18



5.93
124.7
124.2
109.9
123.9
131.0
141.6
148.5
134.1
136.4
114.8
126.1
120.7
121.4
121.1
119.1
115.8
115.0
115.5
114.3
112.3
108.5
107.4
106.5

Nonelectrical
machinery

9.15
133.7
140.1
125.1
134.5
143.6
153.6
163.7
162.8
171.2
148.6
167.4
160.9
160.0
157.3
153.7
150.0
147.4
147.1
147.2
144.9
140.5
138.0
135.8

Electrical
machinery
Total

8.05
143.1
143.8
116.5
134.8
145.4
159.4
175.0
172.8
178.4
169.2
170.7
168.2
172.9
172.6
172.2
170.9
170.8
170.3
169.7
167.0
165.7
164.9
164.5

9.27
118.3
108.7
97.4
111.1
122.2
132.5
135.4
116.9
116.1
104.9
103.7
96.6
102.0
104.4
105.9
110.0
111.6
112.7
107.0
105.3
100.8
100.0
103.7

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
100.4
90.4
98.6
105.6
110.7
119.8
124.0
127.2
116.7
113.5
103.0
101.7
108.8

Lumber
and
products

Apparel
products

1.64
126.0
116.2
107.6
123.2
131.2
136.3
136.9
119.3
119.1

3.31
117.3
114.3
107.6
125.7
134.2
134.2
134.4
127.0
120.4

104.8
99.2
104.9
103.5
106.2
110.6
112.2
116.9
120.3
119.9
117.2
119.4

114.1

Printing
and
publishing

4.72
118.2
118.2
113.3
122.5
127.6
131.5
136.9
139.6
144.2
144.3
145.3
145.6
146.4
145.9
144.2
143.8
142.6
143.9
145.3
144.3
142.6
142.6
144.0

Chemicals and
products

Foods

7.74
154.5
159.4
147.2
170.9
185.7
197.4
211.8
207.1
215.6

8.75
120.9
124.0
123.4
133.0
138.8
142.7
147.5
149.6
152.1

199.8
196.7
201.3
200.3
198.6
193.6
193.2
194.1
195.6
196.4
193.7
192.8

152.8
151.1
151.7
150.8
149.7
150.5
151.0
151.0
150.7
149.0
150.6

NEW CONSTRUCTION
Construetio n contracts 2

Private
Period

Total new
construction
expenditures

Eesi dential
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
1976
1977
1978
1979

151,1

1980
1981
1982^

173.8
205.6
230.4
230.7
238.2
229.0

112.0
135.7
159.7
181.6
175.7
185.2
178.6

60.5
81.0
93.4
99.0
87.3
86.6
74.3

47.3
65.7
75.8
78.6
63.1
62.7
52.0

19.9
22.5
29.6
39.9
43.8
51.3
53.7j

31.5
32.2
36.7
42.7
44.7
47.4
50.5

39.1
38.2
45.9
48.8
55.1
53.0
50.5

Seasonally
adjusted

Seasonal ly adjusted annu,al rates

1981: Dec
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
Julyr.
Aug r
Septr
Oct r
Nov"
Dec*

228.8
225.1
222.6
224.6
226.1
228.7
231.6
227.6
228.1
228.1
228.8
235.8
239.0

176.6
175.5
173.0
173.6
175.1
179.9
182.7
178.7
176.6
177.0
177.7
183.8
186.8

75.8
73.7
69.2
70.0
72.3
75.5
75.3
73.4
72.1
71.5
74.0
78.9
83.1

49.4
51.0
49.2
51.0
49.6
51.0
49.8
51.5
52.3
53.1
52.3
54.7
57.1

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.

79.0
100.0
114.0
122.0
107.0
107.0
111.0

53.0
53.3
54.1
55.0
54.3
53.9
56.5
53.9
52.8
53.7
52.7
53.6
52.1

47.7
48.5
49.8
48.6
48.5
50.6
50.9
51.4
51.7
51.8
50.9
51.3
51.6

52.2
49.6
49.6
51.0
51.0
48.8
48.9
48.9
51.4
51.1
51.1
52.0
52.2

115
118
115
105
88
94
111
98
112
117
105
122
131

592

739
977
1,059
904
906
685
Seasonally
adjusted
annual rates

848
675
781
758
688
620
816
677
733
640
657
602
620

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 prh ate homes

New private housing units
Period

Units started, b} type of structure
Total

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982"

1 unit

1,160.4
1,537.5
1,987.1
2,020.3
1,745.1
1,292.2
1,084.2
1,060.6

892.2
1,162.4
1,450.9
1,433.3
1,194.1
852.2
705.4
661.0

2-4 units

64.0
85.9
121.7
125.0
122.0
109.5
91.1
80.7

5 or more units
204.3
289.2
414.4
462.0
429.0
330.5
287.7
319.0

Units
authorized
939.2
1,296.2
1,690.0
1,800.5
1,551.8
1,190.6
985.5
992.5

Units
completed

Homes sold

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

549
646
819
817
709
545
436
413

1,114
1,063
920
926
962
1,138
939
1,007
1,002
929
1,113
1,049

456
399
376
380
335
395
369
352
379
473
498
563
515

Homes for
sale at end of
period *

3

313
353
402
414

398
336
272
250

Vacancy rate
for rental
housing units
(percent) 2
6.0

5.6
5.2
5.0
5.4
5.4
5.0

Seasonal [y adjusted annu al rates

1981: Dec
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar..
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept r
Oct r
Novr
Dec*
1

882
885
945
931
882
1,066
908
1,193
1,033
1,129
1,126
1,404
1,222

550
592
568
621
566
631
621
628
645
677
701
883
800

74

258

70
84
67
64
86
83
102
88
92
64
79
86

223
293
243
252
349
204
463
300
360
361
442
336

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.




797
803
792
851
879
944
929
1,062
888
1,003
1,172
1,192
1,291

272
275
274
269
264
259
254
250
248
247
244
246
250

5.0

5.3
5.1
5.3
5.5

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

19

BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES—Total and Trade
Business sales rose 1 percent in November and inventories fell by $5% billion. According to the advance survey,
retail sales fell about \ percent in December following a rise of 2% percent in November.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
600
550
500
450
400

350 -

300

TOTAL BUSINESS
SALES

250

*

200

40 I I I I I I.I I ill J I I I I I I I.I II I M i I I III

150

i I i 11

100
1979

1978

1980

1981

1982

1982

1978

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Total biisiness l

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Sales
Period
Sales

2

Inventories 3

Sales *

Inven,
•
3
tones

Inventory-s ales ratio 4

Ee tail

Whol esale

Total

2

Durable
goods
stores

Inventories
Nondurable goods
stores

Total

Durable
goods
stores

3

Nondurable goods
stores

Total
business 1

Retail

Millions of dollars, seasonally iidjusted

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981

177,625
182,230
204,277
229,623
259,046
294,573
321,504
350,622

285,807
288,375
318,544
351,176
397,090
444,132
482,570
519,394

47,748
46,623
50,694
55,987
65,036
76,109
87,931
97,839

56,948
56,697
64,078
72,311
83,891
93,870
104,441
110,549

45,082
49,012
54,781
60,435
67,057
74,529
79,325
86,566

14,118
15,247
18,150
20,724
23,313
25,401
24,716
27,216

30,964
33,765
36,631
39,711
43,744
49,128
54,609
59,350

71,067
71,744
79,273
89,530
102,520
109,228
114,114
125,693

32,861
33,356
37,841
43,135
49,914
53,265
53,747
58,835

38,206
38,388
41,432
46,395
52,606
55,963
60,367
66,858

1.45
1.57
1.48
1.46
1.44
1.43
1.45
1.43

1.48
1.44
1.38
1.40
1.43
1.44
1.41
1.39

1981: Nov
Dec

344,943
341,330

521,574
519,394

96,768
95,144

110,173
110,549

86,733
86,572

26,436
26,206

60,297
60,366

125,618
125,693

58,907
58,835

66,711
66,858

1.51
1.52

1.45
1.45

334,579
340,571
342,121
.'... 339,835
349,096
346,126
344,603
339,464
339,470
332,537
335,871

516,256
513,906
513,054
515,074
510,517
512,981
513,387
514,554
515,399
514,224
508,579

94,236
95,010
97,361
95,427
97,427
96,565
93,776
92,343
90,866
89,774
90,915
89,810

110,971
108,823
109,657
112,913
111,701
113,515
113,534
113,101
113,852
113,886
112,695
112,043

85,320
87,418
87,242
88,294
90,841
88,042
89,445
88,502
89,326
90,290
92,613
92,263

25,316
26,696
26,958
27,984
29,416
27,175
27,403
26,668
27,498
27,849
30,050
29,517

60,004
60,722
60,284
60,310
61,425
60,867
62,042
61,834
61,828
62,441
62,563
62,746

124,131
123,395
123,332
123,175
122,367
124,351
124,939
127,151
129,073
128,628
126,587

57,807
56,957
56,803
56,663
55,984
57,346
58,246
60,075
61,628
60,708
59,095

66,324
66,438
66,529
66,512
66,383
67,005
66,693
67,076
67,445
67,920
67,492

1.54
1.51
1.50
1.52
1.46
1.48
1.49
1.52
1.52
1.55
1.51

1.45
1.41
1.41
1.40
1.35
1.41
1.40
1.44
1.44
1.42
1.37

1982:

J

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Get r
Nov r
Dee p

The term "business" also includes manufacturing (see page 21).
Monthly average for year and total for month.
Book value, end of period, seasonally adjusted.

2

3

20



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

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

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
Manufacturers' new and unfilled orders rose in December, while shipments and inventories fell.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS * (RATIO SCALE)
320
280 -INVENTORIES

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

200
180
160

—SHIPMENTS

240

140

200

120
100

160

DURABLE GOODS

DURABLE GOODS

80

120
NONDURABLE GOODS

100

60

80
NONDURABLE GOODS

40

60

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
200 CT
H

40

RATIO*

22
on
1.8

INVENTO RY-SHIPM ENTS RAT 0

-

iz
^V **""K-*

J^--S\
•Vv^^^

.^

*-\

_

1.4

40
17

11111i111i1

1 1111111111

1 1 1 1 1 11 1 111

1978

1979

1980

1982

I I I 1 I I l I 1 1 Il i i i i I i i i i i

*SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE-. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Manilla.cturers'

1981

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

ship merits *

Manufa Dturers' inver tones

I lanufaeturers ' new ordersi

2

Durabl B goods
Period

1982

Durable
goods

Nondurable goods

Durable
goods

Capital

Nondurable goods

Total

industries,
nondefense

Nondurable goods

Manufacturers'
unfilled
orders 3

Manufacturers'
inventory—
shipments
ratio 4

Millions of do ilars, seasoilally adjust ed

1976
1977
1978..
1979
1980
1981 r
1982 p
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Octrr
Nov
Decp
1
2
3

98,802
113,201
126,953
143,935
1*54,249
166,216
157,043
155,023
158,142
157,517
156,114
160,828
161,519
161,382
158,619
159,278
152,473
152,343
151,421

50,689
59,267
67,848
76,060
77,540
83,416
76,457
75,551
77,976
78,124
77,136
79,518
78,888
79,036
77,248
76,562
72,342
72,708
72,664

48,113

53,934
59,104
67,875
76,708
82,799
80,586
79,472
80,167
79,394
78,978
81,310
82,631
82,346
81,371
82,716
80,131
79,635
78,757

175,193
189,334
210,679
241,034
264,016
283,152
266,688
281,155
281,688
280,065
278,985
276,449
275,115
274,914
274,302
272,474
271,710
269,297
266,688

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




112,581
121,737
138,045
160,601
174,674
188,429
177,683
187,054
187,121
186,063
185,916
184,870
184,289
183,798
183,550
182,793
181,843
179,324
177,683

62,612
67,598
72,634
80,433
89,341
94,723
89,005
94,100
94,567
94,002
93,070
91,579
90,826
91,116
90,752
89,681
89,867
89,973
89,005

99,543
115,027
131,664
147,354
155,738
166,015
155,323
154,519
155,984
157,198
154,995
156,791
157,058
158,588
154,380
156,166
149,696
150,362
157,622

51,398
61,076
72,410
79,394
79,060
83,272
74,807
75,061
76,309
77,859
76,194
75,710
74,550
76,446
72,982
73,266
69,598
70,607
78,729

12,799
15,276

19,444
23,203
23,449
24,060
20,714
21,717
21,560
22,174
22,608
20,332
19,278
20,322
18,893
20,273
20,183
20,173
20,583

48,145

182,499

53,951
59,254
67,960
76,678
82,742
80,516
79,458
79,676
79,339
78,803
81,081
82,508
82,142
81,398
82,900
80,098
79,755
78,893

204,880
261,941
303,178
320,977
318,621
297,323
318,114
315,957
315,639
314,521
310,482
306,032
303,235
299,001
295,883
293,107
291,128
297,323

1.69
1.61
1.57
1.57
1.66
1.66
1.76
1.81
1.78
1.78
1.79
1.72
1.70
1.70
1.73
1.71
1.78
1.77
1.76

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 December, the producer price index for all finished goods rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted. Prices of
finished consumer foods also rose 0.1 percent, and prices of other finished consumer goods fell 0.1 percent. Prices
of capital equipment rose 0.6 percent.
INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)

160

140

120
1982
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE; DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[1967 = 100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Internlediate ma terials

Pin shed goods

Fi nished go<)ds excluding consumer foo Is
Period

Total
finished
goods

Consumer
foods

Consumer gcrods

Total
Total

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 p
1981: Dec
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug r
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1

163.4
170.6
181.7
195.9
217.7
247.0
269.8
280.6
276.3
277.8
277.3
276.9
277.1
276.9
279.7
281.2
282.9
282.6
283.9
285.7
285.9

181.0
180.4
189.9

207.2
226.2
239.5
253.6
259.3
253.0
255.9
257.1
256.8
261.1
262.7
263.9
259.8
260.2
258.9
258.5
258.1
258.3

156.2
166.1
177.7
190.7
213.3
247.8
273.3
285.7
281.9
283.0
282.0
281.6
280.5
279.8
283.0
286.4
288.5
288.4
290.3
292.8
293.0

Intermediate materials for food manufacturing and feeds.

22



153.1
162.6
174.3
186.7
211.5
250.8
276.5
287.8
284.6
285.6
284.7
283.6
281.7
280.4
284.1
288.2
290.4
290.6
293.0
296.1
295.7

Durable
138.2
144.5
152.8

166.9
183.2
206.2
218.6
226.7
224.7
224.4
223.1
224.3
223.7
224.6
226.6
227.2
228.9
227.1
229.0
230.6
230.8

Nondurable
163.0

174.8
189.3
200.0
231.3
283.9
319.6
333.5
329.3
331.3
330.6
327.8
325.0
322.0
327.1
334.0
336.5
338.1
340.7
345.2
344.5

Capital
equipment

162.5
173.4
184.6
199.2
216.5
239.8
264.3
279.6
274.1
275.4
274.3
275.7
276.5
277.5
279.5
280.5
282.5
282.1
282.7
283.5
285.1

Total
finished
consum-

163.6
169.7
180.7
194.9
217.9
248.9
271.3
280.9
276.9
278.5
278.2
277.3
277.3
276.8
279.8
281.4
283.1
282.7
284.2
286.4
286.2

Total

180.0
189.1
201.5
215.6
242.2

280.3
306.0
310.4
311.1
312.0
311.1
310.1
308.3
308.8
309.6
310.7
310.4
310.8
310.3
311.7
311.8

Foods
and
feeds l

195.3
185.3
190.5
203.1
226.1
252.6
250.3
239.6
233.2
237.8
238.9
237.4
243.4
247.3
246.9
243.6
241.4
237.4
233.8
233.1
233.4

Cnide maten als

Other

Total

178.6
189.4
202.3

196.9
202.7
209.2
234.4
274.3
304.6
329.0
319.5
313.6
319.3
317.3
314.7
320.1
327.4
327.0
323.7
321.2
317.0
314.7
317.4
314.6

216.5
244.4
282.3
310.1
315.7
316.9
317.6
316.5
315.5
313.1
313.4
314.3
315.7
315.5
316.2
315.9
317.5
317.6

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
234.1
244.5
246.1
246.7
255.4
262.5
260.5
253.4
249.8
241.3
236.6
238.9
237.3

Other

206.9
228.5

245.0
272.3
330.0
401.0
482.3
474.0
484.6
480.3
470.6
461.2
459.8
467.8
470.5
475.1
474.9
479.8
482.5
486.1
480.6

CONSUMER PRICES
In December, the consumer price index for all urban consumers fell 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted (0.4 percent,
unadjusted). The index was 3.9 percent above its level in December 1981.
INDEX, 1967= 100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)

320

320
UNADJUSTED

300

300

280

280

260

260

240

240

220

220

ALL ITEMS
180

140

120

i i i Ii ii ii

I I I I I I I I I II

1974

1975

1977

1976

1981

1978

SEE NOTE ON TABLE BELOW
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1982

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Transportatio n

Housing

Period

All
items *

Food
and
beverages

Total l

NSA

Rel, imp.6.
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982,

100.0
161,2
170.5
181.5
195.4
217.4
246.8
272.4
289.1

1981: Dec
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr.,
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

281.5
282.5
283.4
283.1
284,3
287.1
290.6
292.2
292.8
293.3
294,1
293.6
292.4

Home
financing,
taxes,
and
insurance
NSA

Home
purchase

NSA

17.5
172.1
177.4
188,0
206.3
228.5
248.0
267.3
278.2
272.1
274.1
275.8
274.9
275.7
277.8
279.6
279.5
278.8
280.2
280.7
280.9
280.6

46.0
164.5
174.6
186.5
202.8
227,6
263.3
293.5
314,7
305.9
306.7
307.9
306.9
309,5
313.7
316.8
318.4
319.7
319.1
320.3
319.6
317.2

9.6
160.3
168.4
179.5
196.7
223.1
254.3
267.7
281.6
270.5
269.3
270.4
269.2
272.3
279.3
285.6
287.7
287.9
286.8
289.9
290.4
290.9

1
Includes items not shown separately.
2
Includes direct pricing of diesel and gasohol beginning September 1981.
3
Fuel
oil, coal, and bottled gas; gas (piped) and electricity; and motor fuel,
4
Estimated series. Finance includes financing, taxes, and insurance.
5

Apparel
and
upkeep

12.9
201.9
212.8
227.2
257.8
308.9
396.0
472.5
511.4
506.3
506.0
507.2
500.9
508.4
516.2
521.8
524.3
527.3
519.9
514.3
504.8
486.2

motor oil, coolant, etc.

l

New
cars

Motor
fuel 2

Ener-

gy 3

NSA

4.6
142.3
147,6
154.2
159.6
1664
178,4
186.9
191.8
189.4
189.3
190.1
190.9
191.1
191.0
191.2
192.1
192.8
193.2
193.6
193.3
192.6

19.3
150.6
165.5
177.2
185.5
212.0
249.7
280.0
291,5
292.5
291.9
289.9
287.1
282.6
283.8
289.7
293.1
293.9
294.8
296.5
297.4
297.5
6

An experimental measure using a rental equivalence approach for homeownership costs. Effective with data for January 1983, the consumer price index for all urban consumers will incorporate
a rental equivalence measure.




Total

Medical
care

3.1
127.6
135.7
142.9
153.8
166.0
179.3
190.2
197.6
196.1
196.0
194.5
194.6
196.0
196.5
197.9
198.8
199.7
200.1
199.3
198.4
199.1

6.0

4.9

170.8
177.9
188.2
196.3
265.6
369.1
410.9
389.4

168.6
184.7
202.4
219.4
239.7
265.9
294.5
328.7
310.5
312.9
315.0
318.1
321.3
324.2
327.1
330.5
333.4
336.3
338.9
342.4
344.7

420.3
413.1
403.6
387.6
361.8
365.1
384.7
392.0
391.7
391.5
395.0
396.2
392.7

11.1
176.6
189.3
207.3
220.4
275.9
361.1
410.0
416.1
414.6
416.4
413.0
406.1
395.7
402.1
418.6
424.5
424.5
424.2
425.0
422.6
419.9

All items
less food,
energy,
and home
purchase
and
finance 4

49.8
150.5
160.8
170.6
180.9
194.1
211.6
231.6
249.3
241.4
242.5
243.4
244.6
246.1
247.0
248.7
250.3
251.3
252.4
254.2
254.7
256.0

All
items5
X-l
NSA

154.7
163.5
173.9
185.8
203.6
226.4
248.0
263.2
255.8
257.2
258.0
258.4
258.8
260.6
263.2
265.0
265.5
266.8
268.0
268.4
268.6

Relative importance, December 1981.

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

23

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

Period

Ch ange from p receding per od

Change from 3 montf s earlier, ann ual rate

Change from 6 rnontl s earlier, ann ual rate

Consum 3r goods

Consum 3r goods

Consum zr goods

Capital
equipment

Total
finished

Excluding foods

Foods

goods

Total
finished

Excluding
foods

Foods

goods

Total

Capital
equipment

finished

goqqls

Excluding
foods

Foods

Capital
equipment

Change
from
year
earlier,
total
finished

goods

NSA

Chiinge, Dec. to Dec., N SA
18.3

1974
1975

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982".

20.5 '

13.0

6.6
3.7
6.9
9.2

11.7

7.4
7.5
1.4
2.1

12.8
11.8

7.1
3.5

15.3
10.8

22.6

8.2
6.4
7.3
7.9
8.8

6.7
6.0
6.7
8.5

5.5
2.5
6.9

17.5
14.2

4.4
6.5
7.8

11.4

11.1
13.5

9.2
4.0

9.2
4.0

8.5
3.9

0 lange, moiith to mon h
1981: Dec
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug r
Septr.
Oct
Nov r
Dec

0.3
.5
-.2

1.1
.5
-.1
1.7
.6
.5

— .1

.1
_.l
1.0
.5
.6

— .4

-.7
.5
1.3
1.4
.8
.1
.8
1.1
.1

-1.6

.2
-.5
-.2
-.2
.1

— .1

.5
.6
.1

0.6
.5
-.4
.5
.3
.4
.7
.4
.7
-.1
.2
.3
.6

0.3
.4
-.3

-0.1

5.5
5.4
2.6
.9

1.4

6.3
6.1
8.4
9.0

-1.0

-.6
4.1
6.1
9.0
4.2
3.9
4.0
4.8

9.7
7.4
2.7
2.4
1.6
4.7
5.6
5.9
7.4
3.8
3.2
1.4
4.3

7.8
6.1
1.3

-3.9

-1.4

5.4
-5.9

11.5
-2.0

.7
9.6

3.8

15.0

9.5
6.8
8.1
7.2

-7.4

2.0
-3.2

-.9

4.5

-1.2

-.5
.2
1.0
4.8
7.6
8.8
3.1
2.4
1.6

4.8
3.9
3.2
2.1
1.0
2.5
2.5
4.1
4.2
5.0
6.5
4.5

-2.0
-3.5
-4.2

5.5
6.0
5.0
3.1
.2
-2.4
— .4

1.8
4.0
5.0
8.2
11.5

8.3

7.7
7.5
5.2
6.0
4.5
3.7
4.0
3.7
6.1
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.0

7.1
6.5
5.5
4.2
3.3
3.0
3,5
3.6
4.0
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.5

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]

Tr ansportation

Housing

Addendum: All items , percent
chaiige (annual i ate)

Home
Period

All
items

financ-

Food
l

bever-

Total

1

Home
purchase

ing,
taxes,
and
insurance

NSA

NSA

Apparel
and
upkeep

Total

J

New
cars

Motor
fuel 2

Medical
care

Ener-

gy 3

All items
less food,
energy,
and home
purchase
and
finance 4

All
items
X-l 5

From
3
months
earlier

From
6
months
earlier

From
year
earlier

NSA

NSA

Chan ge, Dec amber to Decem 3er, NSJI

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

7.0
4.8
6.8
9.0
13.3
12.4

8.9
3.9

6.2

.8
7.6
11.6
10.0
10.1

4.3
3.2

7.5
5.4
7.6
9.9
15.2
13.7
10.2

3.6

10.0

4.3
8.4
11.2
15.8
11.4

1.2
7.5

7.6
1.6
11.2
14.7
27.5
23.3
17.9
-4.0

2.3
4.5
4.2
3.2
5.5
6.8
3.6
1.6

9.8
8.8
4.3
7.7
18.2
14.7
11.0

1.7

7.3
4.8
7.2
6.2
7.4
7.5
6.8
1.6

11.0

9.9

11.6

2.6
4.9
8.5

10.1

6.9
7.2
8.0

52.2
18.9

10.1
10.0
12.5
11.0

37.4
18.1
11.9

0.7
.8
.7
1.0
1.0
.9
.9
1.0
.9
.9
.8
1.0
.7

0.1
.4
.8

9.4
-6.5

8.8
8.8

1.3

6.3
6.8
5.5
6.9
7.5
9.9
9.4
6.0

6.6
5.1
6.3
7.9

9.1
5.8
6.5
7.7

10.8
10.8

11.3
13.5
10.4

8.5
5.0

6.1

Chang e, montli to mon th

1981: Dec
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

0.4
.3
.2
-.3
.2
1.0
1.0
.6
.3
.2
.5
.1
-.3

0.1
.7
.6
-.3
.3
.8
.6
-.0
-.3
.5
.2
.1
-.1

0.4
.3
.4
-.3
.8
1.4
1.0
.5
.4

0.1
-.4
.4
— .4

0.1
-.1
.2
-1.2

1.2
2.6
2.3
.7
.1

1.5
1.5
1.1
.5
.6

•-.2

— .4

.4
-.2
-.8

1.1
.2
.2

— 1.4
— 1.1
-1.8
-3.7

1
Includes items not shown separately.
2
Includes direct pricing of diesel and gasohol beginning September 1981.
3
Fuel oil, coal, and bottled gas; gas (piped) and electricity; and motor fuel,
4
Estimated series. Finance includes financing, taxes, and insurance.
5

0.1
-.1
.4
.4
.1
t

.1
.5
.4
.2
.2
-.2
— .4

0.6
-.2
.7
-1.0

1.6
.4
2.1
1.2
.3
.3
.6
.3
.0

motor oil, coolant, etc.

An experimental measure using a rental equivalence approach for homownership costs. Effective
with data for January 1983, the consumer price index for all urban consumers will incorporate a
rental equivalence measure.

24




0.8
0.5
-.1 -1.7
2.3
.8
.1 -4.0
.7
6.7
.3
.9
5.4
.7
.5
1.9
.5
— .1
— .1
.2
-.4
.9
-.5
.3
.4
-.9

-1.7

2.6
1.6
4.1
1.4
0
i

.2
.6
-.6

0.7
.5
.4
.5
.6
.4
.7
.6
.4
.4
.7
.2
.5

0.5
.4
.1
.2
-.2
.6
1.0
.8
.3
.5
.6
.4
.3

5.4
4.8
3.7
1.0
.8
3.7
9.3
10.8

7.9
4.2
3.8
2.9
1,1

9.1
7.2
6.0
3.2
2.8
3.7
5.1
5.7
5.8
6.7
7.2
5.4
2.6

8.9
8.4
7.7
6.8
6.6
6.7
7.1
6.5
5.9
5.0
5.1
4.6
3.9

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

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
Prices received by farmers rose 0.8 percent in January and prices paid by farmers rose 0.6 percent in the month
ended January 15.
INDEX, 1977=100

(RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1977=100

(RATIO SCALE)

60 I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i n i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i ) i I i i i i i I i i i i i I 60
RATIO -i/

RATIO i/

60
1975

1976

1983

1977

]/ RATIO OF INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED TO INDEX OF PRICES PAID.
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[1977=100]

Pri 3es
Period

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982:

Livestock and
products

Crops

100
115
132
134
139
133

105
102
100
105
116
125
134
121

98
101
100
124
147
144
143
144

Dec

132
133
133
135
139
137
137
133
135
128
128
127

126
124
121
123
126
125
125
117
124
114
117
114

Jan

128

113

101
102

r

Jan r
Febr
Mar r .
Aprr
Mayr
June
July r
Augr
Sept r
Oetr
Novr

1983:

All farm
products

r rices paid by farmer s

received by farm ers

1

Includes items not shown separately.
2
Percentage ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices
and wage rates.




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

Production
items, interest,
taxes, and wage
rates

Production
items

Ratio

2

108
123
138
150
156

95
100
109
125
139
151
154

91
97
100
108
125
138
148
149

113
107
100
106
107
97
93
85

137
142
145
147
151
149
148
147
146
142
140
139

154
154
155
155
156
156
157
157
157
156
156
156

153
153
154
154
155
155
155
155
154
153
154
153

147
148
149
149
150
151
151
150
149
148
149
148

86
86
86
87
89
88
87
85
86
82
82
81

142

157

156

150

82

89
95
100

89

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
In December, growth slowed in Ml and the broader aggregates.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS'(RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

400

400

2pp

200
1982
'SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE!SYSTEM

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

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

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec p .
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May r.
June r
July
Aug r
Sept r
Oet r
Nov r
Dec p

1

M2

M3

L

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

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

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

M3 plus other liquid
assets

291.0
310.4

1,026.9
1,171.2

335.5
363.2
389.0
414.5
440.9
478.5
440.9
448.6
447.3
448.3
452.4
451.5
451.4
451.3
455.2
460.5
468.4
475.0
478.5

1,297.7
1,403.9
1,518.9
1,656.2
1,822.7
1,999.7
1,822.7
1,841.3
1,848.1
1,865.3
1,880.9
1,897.7
1,908.2
1,923.8
1,946.8
1,955.0
1,968.1
1,987.1
1,999.7

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

26




Percent (change from ^ear or 6
rr onths earlier 2

Ml

1,166.2
1,305.0
1,464.6
1,629.0
1,779.4
1,963.1
2,188.1
2,404.3
2,188.1
2,204.3
2,215.1
2,235.9
2,258.3
2,279.5
2,296.2
2,320.6
2,356.4
2,364.2
2,382.1
2,401.1
2,404.3

1,376.6
1,531.4
1,724.3
1,938.9
2,153.9
2,370.4
2,642.8
2,642.8
2,667.9
2,690.5
2,717.2
2,744.2
2,774.3
2,799.5
2,832.0
2,858.3
2,866.2

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

M2

Ml

4.9
6.7

8.1
8.3
7.1
6.6
6.4
8.5
5.9
9.1
7.7
8.1
9.2
7.0
4.8
1.2
3.6
5.5
7.2
10.7
12.4

12.7
14.1
10.8
8.2
8.2
9.0
10.1
9.7
9.6
10.2
8.7
10.0
10.5
9.9
9.6
9.2
11.0
9.8
9.5
9.6
9.8

M3

9.6
11.9
12.2
11.2
9.2
10.3
11.5
9.9
10.4
9.9
8.6
9.4
10.2
9.9
10.1
10.8
13.2
11.8
11.3
11.0
9.6

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

Period

Currency

Demand
deposits l

Other
checkable
deposits
(OCD)

Money market
mutua Ifund
bala nces

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

General
purpose
and
broker/
dealer
NSA

NSA

Dec:
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 p

73.8
80.6

Institution
only

Savings
deposits

Small
denomination time
deposits 2

NSA

8.4
16.9
26.9
77.0
101.3

7.5
13.7
18.8
24.1
26.3
35.0
38.1
45.6

3.2
2.8
2.9
7.1
34.4
61.9
151.2
177.5

0.4
.6
.9
3.1
9.3
13.9
33.7
43.1

387.7
451.7
490.4
479.9
421.7
398.9
343.6
3
400.4

340.9
396.5
454.1
533.9
652.6
751.7
854.7
904.7

236.4

77.0

38.1

151.2

33.7 • 343.6

239.3
234.5
233.0
233.0
232.7
231.0
230.6
231.1
232.6
236.2
238.3
240.3

81.1
83.8
85.8
88.6
87.0
87.5
87.4
90.2
93.0
96.5
100.7
101.3

43.2
42.9
43.0
40.4
42.8
43.0
43.4
44.5
43.3
45.9
47.2
45.6

154.9
156.1
159.4
162.1
164.6
168.9
171.7
180.6
182.5
184.1
186.6
177.5

32.5
30.5
31.5
31.5
32.8
33.7
36.7
43.1
43.9
44.8
45.3
43.1

348.8
348.6
350.7
350.5
350.9
349.9
344.0
342.0
342.4
352.6
362.3
3
400.4

214.1

88.6
97.4
106.1
116.2
123.1
132.7

224.4
239.6
253.9
262.2
267.2
236.4
240.3

1981:
Dec

123.1

1982:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr .-.
May
June
July
Aug r
Sept r
Oct r
Nov r
Dec"

123.8
124.6
125.1
126.3
127.4
128.4
128.8
129.5
130.5
131.2
131.6
132.7

0.9
2.7
4.2

Large
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.
3
Includes $42.8 billion in money market deposit accounts.
NOTE.—See p. 26 for overall measures.

Term
repurchase
agreements
(RPs)

Term
Eurodollars
(net)

NSA

NSA

cnv

ings
bonds

Shortterm
Treasury
securities

Bankers'
acceptances

Com
mercial
paper

8.4
8.8
11.8
21.4
26.5
31.8
39.7

48.0

51.7
62.9
79.2
97.0
98.1
104.2

194.6
221.8
257.9
300.3
332.7

9.0
15.0
21.0
27.5
30.2
37.8
35.4
33.6

9.7
13.1
18.7
29.9
42.9
48.4
66.7

80.3
79.6
72.3
67.7

81.1
89.9
99.3
128.5
156.7
176.5

854.7

300.3

35.4

66.7

67.7

176.5

39.7

104.2

852.3
859.4
869.9
881.6
894.1
900.9
919.7
930.6
932.6
923.8
922.9
904.7

302.6
308.0
312.6
317.2
321.6
328.3
335.8
339.6
339.3
342.5
340.4
332.7

32.5
32.5
31.5
34.2
32.6
31.2
29.3
32.1
30.5
31.3
33.5
33.6

69.9
73.8
74.4
78.5
83.3
84.8
84.3
81.6
81.5

67.8
67.8
67.7
67.7
67.7
67.8
67.7
67.6
67.5

180.3
186.4
191.0
191.7
191.9
194.8
199.9
200.5
201.2

40.2
39.1
37.9
38.3
39.9
40.3
40.8
40.2
40.7

105.5
108.4
110.3
109.7
112.1
115.7
118.7
112.0
111.1

129.8
118.2
145.2

67.2
71.7
76.4

77.1

Travelers checks are a component of money stock but are not shown here.
NSA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted.

2

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
[Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]

Total

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

Automobile

Revolving

Total

l

Revolving

2,976

60,437
69,245
79,186
82,977
84,809
91,117

1,340
2,170
6,248
9,035
8,628
1,415
4,697
3,226

26,689

7,284

11,533

-33

68

59

26,445
27,075
26,472
27,509
27,798
28,388
26,944
27,513
27,176
28,386
29,087
28,270

7,595
7,339
7,211
7,638
7,470
7,527
7,271
7,514
7,041
8,048
8,513
8,315

11,266
11,885
11,836
11,917
11,991
12,854
11,939
12,354
12,254
12,232
12,382
11,804

443
75
990
1,175
1,399
1,349
570
66
1,092
-324
2,523
2,192

-121
-56
-28
233
959
655
61
-402
505
-78
1,816
1,303

-196
-155
307
499
537
507
612
143
210
108
107
532

26,656

7,352

11,592

1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

26,888
27,150
27,462
28,684
29,197
29,737
27,514
27,579
28,268
28,062
31,610
30,462

7,474
7,283
7,183
7,871
8,429
8,182
7,332
7,112
7,546
7,970
10,329
9,618

11,070
11,730
12,143
12,416
12,528
13,361
12,551
12,497
12,464
12,340
12,489
12,336




Automobile

10,465
15,204
18,736
14,715
477
9,595
4,075

Dec

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

l

7,408

306,076
336,341
340,161

1

Total

21,561
35,462
43,079
38,381
1,448
19,894
9,999

75,641
87,981
93,901
83,454
94,404
95,192

1981:

Revolving
35,616

189,179
222,138
254,589
286,396
304,628
316,447
330,162

52,420
63,743

Automobile

41,764
81,348
96,090
111,546
126,653
135,438
144,432

36,956
43,934
87,596
105,125
120,174
128,068
140,135
147,658

180,083
210,740
257,600
297,668
324,777

Net charige in amount ou tstanding

Insta Iment credit liquidated

Insta [Iment credit ext€ nded
l

172,675

49,444
53,278

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

27

BANK LOANS AND INVESTMENTS, AND RESERVES
In December, commercial and industrial loans were about unchanged from their November level.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)

ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS

60

40

40
1982

1974
* 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 institutic ns 3

Al I commercial ban.k s 1

Period

Loans a nd leases
Total loans
and
investments

Eeserves adjust ed
Investrnents

Commercial
and industrial
loans

U.S. Treasury
securities

190.9
210.9
245.9

100.8
99.8
93.8

1,135.9
1,239.6
1,316.3
1,412.4

555.0
632.5
747.0
849.9
915.1
973.9
1,042.3

291.2
326.8
358.0
392.4

94.5
110.0
111.0
130.9

148.8
159.3
172.8
191.5
214.4
231.4
239.2

1981: Dec

1,316.3

973.9

358.0

111.0

1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July.
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov r
Decp

1,320.0
1,332.4
1,342.5
1,352.5
1,362.0
1,368.8
1,376.1
1,383.1
1,389.4
1,397.5
1,398.5
1,412.4

974.5
985.2
995.0
1,002.0
1,010.8
1,017.1
1,023.7
1,028.3
1,033.5
1,038.1
1,036.4
1,042.3

360.3
365.5
370.0
373.1
378.9
383.4
386.7
387.9
392.5
394.8
392.0
392.4

114.1
115.1
114.4
116.6
116.3
115.8
116.5
117.8
118.2
122.3
126.4
130.9

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

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dee*

804.6
891.5
1,013.5

Total 2

1983: Jan p
1
2
3

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

28



Born)wings
(millions of dollars,
unad usted)

for changes m
re serve requirernents

Other
securities

Total

Nonborrowed

Required

Total

Seasonal

29.86

29.81

31.17

32.82
34.26
36.46
37.99
40.89

30.60
31.95
32.79
34.77
37.35
40.26

29.59
30.98
32.59
33.93
35.95
37.67
40.39

62
558
874
1,473
1,617
636
697

54
134
82
116
53
33

231.4

37.99

37.35

37.67

636

53

231.5
232.0
233.1
234.0
234.9
235.9
235.9
237.1
237.6
237.2
235.8
239.2

38.71
38.26
38.36
38.43
38.50
38.58
38.52
38.80
39.57
39.88
40.46
40.89

37.20
36.47
36.80
36.87
37.39
37.37
37.83
38.29
38.63
39.40
39.84
40.26

38.30
37.96
37.99
38.16
38.15
38.27
38.21
38.49
39.18
39.47
40.06
40.39

1,526
1,713
1,611
1,581
1,105
1,205
669
510
976
455
579
697

75
132
174
167
237
239
225
119
102
86
47
33

40.95

40.41

40.42

12

NOTE.—Beginning Dec. 1981, banks 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]

Sources

Uses
External

Period
Total

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981 r
1981: lrr
II

151.6
192.4
190.1
156.9
210.8
252.2
315.4
346.3
333.7
352.2
333.6
381.2
348.9
345.0
297.7
348.2
371.7

in r
IY

1982: I r
II r r

in .

Internal

Ci edit market fu nds

l

85.0
91.7
85.6
119.7
134.2
157.4
175.7
188.8
197.5
231.1
222.4
225.4
235.2
241.4
232.6
234.3
240.3

Total

66.6
100.7
104.4
37.2
76.6
94.9
139.7
157.5
136.2
121.1
111.3
155.8
113.7
103.6
65.0
113.9
131.3

Total

Loans and
short-term
paper

Securities
and
mortgages

43.4
56.7
69.9
30.7
54.5
70.4
79.3
91.2
95.7
92.6
68.7
119.1
100.2
82.5
110.2
93.3
98.0

1

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

Other

Total

2

26.4
20.7
26.3

16.9
36.0
43.6

23.2
44.0
34.5

38.7
38.2
33.9
31.9
25.9
57.5
23.1
41.6
34.8
3.2
12.7
30.6
33.1
59.3

8.0
16.3
36.5
47.4
65.3
38.2
69.6
27.1
84.3
97.0
69.9
79.7
60.3
38.7

6.5
22.1
24.5
60.4
66.3
40.6
28.5
42.6
36.7
13.5
21.1
-45.2
20.5
33.3

149.1
191.9
190.1
150.9
201.8
237.6
294.2
347.1
317.9
314.8
318.2
352.2
304.6
284.0
225.3
304.9
328.5

Capital
expenditures 3

99.0
121.5
137.9
109.7
148.3
175.1
202.2
219.8
220.5
260.9
233.5
260.0
284.6
265.5
241.9
248.5
264.2

Increase in
financial
assets

50.1
70.5
52.2
41.2
53.5
62.5
92.0
127.3
97.4
53.9
'84.7
92.2
20.0
18.5
-16.6
56.4
64.3

Discrepancy
(sources less
uses)

2.4
.5
.0
6.0
9.0
14.7
21.2
__.8
15.8
37.4
15.4
29.0
44.2
61.0
72.3
43.3
43.1

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 liabilitif s

Curren assets
End of period

SIC series: 2
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
FTC-FRB series: 3
1974
1975
1976...
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1981: I
II
Ill
IV
1982: I
II
1

Total

Cash

US
Government
securities

Notes and
accounts
receivable




Total

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
248.2
288.5
322.1

200.4
225.7
263.9
313.6

35.0
43.8
55.8
66.4
71.7

304.9
326.0
375.6
450.9
530.4

735.4
759.0
827.4
912.7
1,043.7
1,218.2
1,333.5
1,427.1
1,374.5
1,388.3
1,410.9
1,427.1
1,423.6
1,419.4

73.2
82.1
88.2
97.2
105.5
118.0
127.1
131.7
126.6
126.2
125.1
131.7
121.3
123.4

11.1
19.0
23.5
18.2
17.3
17.0
19.3
17.9
19.2
19.9
18.0
17.9
17.1
17.4

265.8
272.1
292.9
330.3
388.0
461.1
510.6
536.7
528.0
533.1
542.4
536.7
537.8
534.4

319.5
315.9
342.5
376.9
431.6
505.5
543.7
587.1
560.2
565.3
577.0
587.1
593.8
589.2

65.9
69.9
80.3
90.1
101.3
116.7
132.7
153.6
140.5
143.8
148.3
153.6
153.6
155.0

453.4
451.6
495.1
557.1
669.3
807.8
890.9
980.0
923.2
931.5
967.2
980.0
985.7
982.6

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 Corporations, Federal Trade Commission.
2

3

Other
current
assets

Inventories

193.3

Notes and
accounts
payable

Other
current
liabilities

Net
working
capital

ratio *

340.3
402.3

93.6
105.5
92.7
110.7
128.1

187.4
203.6
223.7
246.9
260.3

1.615
1.625
1.595
1.548
1.491

269.8
264.2
282.1
317.6
382.9
461.2
515.2
562.9
520.3
525.9
549.5
562.9
555.0
554.9

183.6
187.4
213.0
239.6
286.4
346.6
375.7
417.1
402.9
405.5
417.7
417.1
430.8
427.8

282.0
307.4
332.4
355.5
374.4
410.5
442.6
447.1
451.3
456.8
443.7
447.1
437.9
436.8

1.622
1.681
1.671
1.638
1.559
1.508
1.497
1.456
1.489
1.490
1.459
1.456
1.444
1.445

211.3
220.5
282.9

NOTE.—SEC series not available after 1974.
See Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 1978, for details regarding the series.
Sources: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission, and
Securities and Exchange Commission.

29

INTEREST RATES AND BOND YIELDS
On average, interest rates fell in January.
PERCENT PER ANNUM

CORPORATE Aaa BONDS
(MOODY'S)

1982

1975
SOURCE; SEE TABLE BELOW

1983

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Percent per annum]

U.S.I nreasury security yields
Period

1977
1978
1979

1980
1981
1982
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec r
1983: Jan
Week ended:
1982: Dec 18
25
1983: Jan 1
8
15.........
22
29
Feb 5
12
1

3 -month
bills l

Constant nnatalities 2
3-year

10-year

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

5.265
7.221
10.041
11.506
14.077
10.686
12.412
13.780
12.493
12.821
12.148
12.108
11.914
9.006
8.196
7.750
8.042
8.013

8.29
9.72
11.55
14.44
12.92
14.64
14.73
14.13
14.18
13.77
14.48
14.00
12.62
12.03
10.62
9.98
9.88

7.42
8.41
9.44
11.46
13.91
13.00
14.59
14.43
13.86
13.87
13.62
14.30
13.95
13.06
12.34
10.91
10.55
10.54

5.90
6.39
8.51
11.23
11.57
13.16
12.81
12.72
12.45
11.99
12.42
12.11
11.12
10.61
9.59
9.97
9.91

9.63
11.94
14.17
13.79
15.18
15.27
14.58
14.46
14.26
14.81
14.61
13.71
12.94
12.12
11.68
11.83

7.810

9.64

10.46

9.45

7.995
7.857
7.975
7.896
7.671
7.619
8.055
8.122
8.252

9.84
9.88
9.79
9.65
9.45
9.55
9.87
10.00

10.56
10.56
10.43
10.36
10.32
10.41
10.68
10.88

10.02
9.91
9.49
9.42
9.28
9.39
9.69
9.63

6.69

5.56

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
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)

Prime
commercial
paper,
6 months 4
4

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

Prime rate
charged by
banks 5

New-home
mortgage
yields
(FHLBB) 6

11.89
13.35
14.27
13.47
13.64
13.02
13.79
13.00
10.80
10.86
9.21
8.72
8.50

5.46
7.46
10.28
11.77
13.41
11.02
12.00-12.00
12.00-12.00
12.00-12.00
12.00 12.00
12.00-12.00
12.00-12.00
12.00-11.50
11.50 10.00
10.00-10.00
10.00- 9.50
9.50- 9.00
9.00-8.50

18.87
14.86
15.75-15.75
17.00-15.75
16.50-16.50
16.50-16.50
16.50-16.50
16.50-16.50
16.50-15.50
15.50-13.50
13.50-13.50
13.50-12.00
12.00-11.50
11.50-11.50

12.66
14.70
15.14
15.25
15.12
15.67
15.84
15.89
15.40
15.70
15.68
14.98
14.41
13.81
13.69

11.79

8.15

8.50-8.50

11.50-11.00

13.49

11.82
11.91
11.82
11.77
11.70
11.70
11.94
12.06

8.50
8.41
8.45
8.23
8.00
8.01
8.32
8.49

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

11.50-11.50
11.50-11.50
11.50-11.50
11.50-11.50
11.50-11.00
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00
11.00 11.00

8.02
8.73

5.61
7.99
10.91
12.29
14.76

4

6.83
9.06
12.67
15.27

9.02
9.56
10.78

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 January.
INDEX, DEC. 31, 1965=50
90

INDEX, DEC. 31, 1965=50

1 90
80

70 -

70
COMPOSITE PRICE INDEX STOCK
(NYSE)-

60

50

40
1976

1977

1978

1979

1981

1982

1983

PERCENT

PERCENT

1 20

20
EARNINGS-PRICE RATIO ON COMMON STOCKS

(S&P)

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1982

1980

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

Common stock price s 1
Ne^v York Stock Ex change indexes (1 )ec. 31, 1965-5O )

Period
Composite

1977
1978
1979

1980
1981
1982
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec r
1983: Jan
Week ended:
1982: Dec 25
1983: Jan 1
8
15
22
29
Feb 5
1

- Industrial

Transporta-

Utility




Common st ock yields
(percent)*

2

Finance

Dow-Jones
industrial3
average

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

Dividendprice ratio

53.69
53.70
58.32
68.10
74.02
68.93

57.86

41.09

55.25
56.65
61.42
64.25
73.52
71.99

894.63
820.23
844.40
891.41
932.92
884.36

4.62

43.50
47.34
60.61
72.61
60.41

40.92
39.22
38.20
37.35
38.91
39.75

98.20

58.23
64.76
78.70
85.44
78.18

96.02
103.01
118.78
128.05
119.71

5.28
5.47
5.26
5.20
5.81

67.91
66.16
63.86
66.97
67.07
63.10
62.82
62.91
70.21
76.10
79.75
80.30
83.25

76.85
74.78
71.51
75.59
75.97
71.59
71.37
70.98
80.08
86.67
90.76
92.00
95.37

62.04
59.09
55.19
57.91
56.84
53.07
53.40
53.98
61.39
66.64
71.92
73.40
75.65

39.30
38.32
38.57
39.20
39.40
37.34
37.20
38.19
40.36
42.67
43.46
42.93
45.59

70.99
70.50
69.08
71.44
69.16
63.19
61.59
62.84
69.66
80.59
88.66
86.22
85.66

853.41
833.15
812.33
844.96
846.72
804.37
818.41
832.11
917.27
988.71
1,027.76
1,033.08
1,064.29

117.28
114.50
110.84
116.31
116.35
109.70
109.38
109.65
122.43
132.66
138.10
139.37
144.27

5.95
6.06
6.28
5.99
5.97
6.28
6.31
6.32
5.63
5.12
4.92
4.93
4.79

79.64
81.12
82.04
84.44
84.22
82.20
83.32

91.35
93.11
94.12
96.86
96.46
93.95
95.36

72.07
73.62
73.57
77.40
76.46
74.97
77.96

42.63
43.46
44.46
45.58
46.35
45.83
46.05

84.56
85.34
85.25
87.96
86.04
83.58
84.27

1,028.72
1,056.59
1,053.00
1,082.91
1,071.26
1,047.72
1,068.14

138.36
141.03
142.42
146.33
145.70
142.41
144.38

4.96
4.87
4.84
4.69
4.74
4.87
4.81

Average of daily closing prices.
Includes all the" stocks (more than 1,500) listed on the NYSE.
Includes 30 stocks.
4
Includes 500 stocks.
5
Standard & Poor's series. Dividend-price ratios based on Wednesday closing prices. Earningsprice ratios based on prices at end of quarter.
2

3

1983

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Earningsprice ratio

i 10.79
12.03
13.46
12.66
11.96

13.23
r

12.93

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

31

FEDERAL FINANCE
FEDERAL RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND DEBT
In the first 3 months of fiscal year 1983, there was a budget deficit of $68.3 billion, compared to a budget deficit
of $48.2 billion a year earlier.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
900

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
900

800

800

700

700

600

500

-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

Budget
receipts

Budget
outlays

Budget
surplus or
deficit (— )

Fiscal year or period:
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
Transition quarter
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 r.
1983 (estimates) l
1984 (estimates) 1

207.3
230.8
263.2
279.1
298.1
81.2
355.6
399.6
463.3
517.1
599.3
617.8
597.5
659.7

230.7
245.6
267.9
324.2
364.5
94.2
400.5
448.4
491.0
576.7
657.2
728.4
805.2
848.5

-23.4
14.8
-4.7
45.2
-66.4
13.0
-44.9
48.8
-27.7
59.6
-57.9
110.6
-207.7
188.8

Cumulative total first 3 months:
Fiscal year 1982
Fiscal year 1983

146.0
137.0

194.2
205.3

-48.2
-68.3

'Estimates from The Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1984, January

32




Off-budget
outlays

Total
surplus or
deficit (— )

Federal debt ( end of period)
Gross

Held by the
public

10.4
1?.5
14.2
21.0
17.3
17.0
14.0

-23.4
14.9
-6.1
53.2
-73.7
14.7
-53.6
59.2
-40.2
73.8
-78.9
127.9
-224.8
202.8

437.3
468.4
486.2
544.1
631.9
646.4
709.1
780.4
833.8
914.3
1,003.9
1,147.0
1,383.7
1,606.3

323.8
343.0
346.1
396.9
480.3
498.3
551.8
610.9
644.6
715.1
794.4
929.4
1,144.4
1,347.4

3.6
1.1

-51.8
69.4

1,034.7
1,201.9

830.1
991.4

.1
1.4

8.1
7.3
1.8
8.7

Sources: Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget, 1983.

FEDERAL BUDGET RECEIPTS BY SOURCE AND
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION
In the first 3 months of fiscal year 1983, budget receipts were $9.0
outlays were $11.1 billion higher.

billion lower than a year earlier and budget

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
300

300

200

200

BUDGET OUTLAYS

600

600

500

500

NONDEFENSE

^*

400

400

300

300

200

200

100

100
1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1982

1981

1980

1984

1983

FISCAL YEARS
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

[Billions of dollars]
Budget outlays

Budget r<3ceipts

Nation al defense
Period

Total

Individual
income
taxes

Corporation
income
taxes

Other

Total
Total

Fiscal year or period:
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
Transition quarter
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981 r
1982 r
1983 (estimates) 1
1984 (estimates) 1

207.3
230.8
263.2
279.1
298.1
81.2
355.6
399.6
463.3
517.1
599.3
617.8
597.5
659.7

94.7
103.2
119.0
122.4
131.6
38.8
157.6
181.0
217.8
244.1
285.9
297.7
285.2
295.6

32.2
36.2
38.6
40.6
41.4
8.5
54.9
60.0
65.7
64.6
61.1
49.2
35.3
51.8

80.4
91.4
105.7
116.1
125.0
34.0
143.0
158.6
179.8
208.4
252.2
270.8
277.0
312.3

230.7
245.6
267.9
324.2
364.5
94.2
400.5
448.4
491.0
576.7
657.2
728.4
805.2
848.5

Cumulative total first 3 months:
Fiscal year 1982
Fiscal year 1983

146.0
137.0

70.1
68.2

12.2
7.0

63.7
61.8

194.2
205.3

1
Estimates from The Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1984, January
1983.

Note.—One substantial change has been made in the functional classification: the interest function
has been changed to net interest. Formerly, the interest function total included all Treasury interest




Department of
Defense,
military

International
affairs

77.8
85.6
89.4
22.3
97.5
105.2
117.7
135.9
159.8
187.4
214.8
245.3

75.1
73.2
77.6
84.9
87.9
21.9
95.6
103.0
115.0
132.8
156.1
182.9
208.9
238.6

4.7
4.1
5.7
6.9
5.6
2.2
4.8
5.9
6.1
10.7
11.1
10.0
11.9
13.3

45.2
51.4

44.1
50.0

2.5
2.1

76.6
74.5

Health and
income
security

Net

Other

158.9
41.0
174.5
187.4
207.1
248.3
291.1
322.4
364.8
373.1

15.5
17.3
21.4
23.2
26.7
6.9
29.9
35.4
42.6
52.5
68.7
84.7
88.9
103.2

58.2
74.2
83.9
21.8
93.8
114.4
117.5
129.3
126.5
123.9
124.7
113.7

89.4
89.4

27.7
30.5

29.4
32.0

80.0
90.4
104.8
134.3

53.9
59.3

payments, including those made to trust funds. The new net interest functional total is the amount
paid by the Treasury to the public. Intragovernmental payments are netted out.
Sources: Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget.

33

FEDERAL SECTOR, NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS BASIS
In the third quarter of 1982, Federal receipts decreased $3.3 billion (annual rate) and expenditures rose $33.1
billion, yielding a deficit of $156.0 billion. In the fourth quarter, according to preliminary estimates, expenditures
rose $46.2 billion; receipts data are incomplete.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
900

900

800

800

700

700

600

600

300

SURPLUS OR DEFICIT (-}

-100

-100

-200

-200
1976

1975

1977

1978

1979

1983

1982

1981

1980

CALENDAR YEARS
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Federal ijrovernment expenditur es

Federal Governme it receipts

Period

Total

Fiscal year:
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
Calendar year:
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982".

1981: I

n
in

IV
1982: I

n
m

Personal
tax and
nontax
receipts

414.3
480.8
525.1
614.7
618.2

186.5
222.6
250.1

431.6
493.6
540.7
628.2
614.7
620.0
627.0
640.2
625.7
609.9
617.0
613.7

194.9
230.6
257.5
298.1
300.1
286.4
297.0
307.9
300.9
299.9
305.8
295.6
299.3

IV P

291.7
303.0

Corporate
profits
tax
accruals

Indirect
business
tax and
nontax
accruals

Contributions for
social
insurance

67.3
76.1
70.0
70.9
50.1

27.2

29.1
34.7
55.7
50.7

133.3
153.1
170.3
196.3
214.4

450.4
495.6
577.0
666.5
739.7

28.1
29.4
38.9
58.5
50.0
57.5
61.5
57.8
57.2
48.7
49.8
50.8
50.7

137.2
159.5
174.1
204.3
216.5
199.9
202.8
206.1
208.4
214.9
216.2
217.5
217.4

461.0
509.7
602.1
688.2
762.6
659.7
667.5
698.2
727.4
728.3
736.6
769.7
815.9

71.3
74.2
70.3
67.3
48.1
76.1
65.6
68.4
59.1
46.5
45.2
49.8

Total

Sources: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis), Department of the Treasury,
and Office of Management and Budget.

34



Grantsin-aid to
State
and
local
governments

Net '
interest
paid

Subsidies
less
current
surplus of
Government
enterprises

33.5
40.6
50.6
66.2
82.5

9.7
9.9
10.5
13.1
12.8

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

35.2
42.4
53.1
71.9
84.8
66.3
68.3
74.0
79.0
79.6
82.8
88.7
88.2

9.5
9.2
11.7
13.1
15.1
12.2
13.7
13.0
13.6
12.7
11.6
12.6
23.4

.0
.0
-.0
.0
.0

Purchases
of goods
and
services

Transfer
payments

150.4
164.1

182.2
201.8

189.8
218.1
250.1

239.4
279.2
310.8

74.7
79.1
86.7
90.1
83.4

153.6
168.3
197.2
228.9
257.3
217.0
218.2
230.0
250.5
249.7
244.3
259.0
276.1

185.6
209.2
251.4
286.6
321.9
274.0
276.7
295.1
300.7
303.2
312.8
327.4
344.0

77.3
80.5
88.7
87.7
83.6
90.2
90.6
86.3
83.6
83.0
85.0
82.0
84.2

Less:
Wage
accruals
less
disbursements

.0
.0
.2
.1
.2
.0
.0
.0

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

-36.1
14.8

-51.9
51.9
-121.5
-29.5
-16.1
61.4
-60.0
147.9
39.7
-40.5
58.0
-101.7
-118.4
119.6
-156.0

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

Indu stria! prod action (setisonally adju sted)
Period

1976
1977
1978

1979
1980
1981 r
1982"
1982: Jan
Feb r
Mar r.
Apr r
May r
June rr
July
Aug r
Sept r.
Oct r
Nov r
Dec"
1

United
States

130.5
138.2
146.1
152.5
147.0
151.0
138.6
140.7
142.9
141.7
140.2
139.2
138.7
138.8
138.4
137.3
135.8
134.8
134.7

Canada

Japan

148.5
152.2
157.8
167.4
164.6
167.3

182.0
189.7
201.1
217.7

157.8
156.5
154.1
152.4
153.6
149.7
145.4
151.3
146.4
141.8

243.8
242.0
245.1
240.7
236.4
241.8
243.0
242.3
245.1
237.7
243.3

Consume;r prices (imadjusted)

Italy

France

Germany

149
152
154
161
160

149.1
152.0
154.1
161.8
162.3
159.9

143.5
145.1
147.9
157.6

160
163
163
161
160
157
151
157
154
152

156.7
164.1
161.4
161.3
160.4
154.0
158.6
127.5
153.6
147.4

232.5
239.5

157
156
156
157
156
157
159
151
151
154
156
-156

United
Kingdom

United
States 1

Canada

117.4
123.0
127.0
132.2
123.6

170.5
181.5
195.4
217.4
246.8
272.4
289.1
282.5
283.4
283.1
284.3
287.1
290.6
292.2
292.8
293.3
294.1
293.6
292.4

172.1
185.9
202.5
221.0
243.5

166.5
162.7

118.8
118.5
119.3
119.9
120.1
120.4
118.8
119.7
119.7
120.1
119.8

273.9
303.4
288.7
292.1
295.8
297.5
301.5
304.5
306.1
307.6
309.2
311.2
313.3
313.4

Japan

France

Germany

Italy

196.1

150.4

218.1

252.3
261.3
282.2
296.2

214.5
233.9
259.1
294.2
332.7

155.9
160.2
166.8
175.9
186.3

255.2
286.2
328.5
398.0
472.4

300.7
299.8
300.4
302.9
303.8
303.8
301.5
303.8
309.1
310.0
306.6

356.0
359.6
363.8
368.2
371.1
373.7
374.7
375.9
377.5
379.5
383.2

192.3
192.8
193.1
194.0
195.2
197.1
197.6
197.3
197.9
198.5
198.9

517.7
524.4
529.1
533.9
539.8
545.2
553.4
563.4
571.3
582.7
590.3

224.9
243.0

United
Kingdom
252.4
292.4
316.6

359.0
423.6
473.9
514.7
499.0
499.1
503.5
513.6
517.3
518.9
518.9
519.0
518.7
521.3
523.9
522.9

Source: National sources as reported by Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Trade Investment and Analysis, Trade Performance Division, in International
Economic Indicators.

Beginning January 1978 data relate to all urban consumers.

U.S. MERCHANDISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
[Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]

MenJhandise expc rts 1
Period

Total
domestic
and
foreign
exports

Merc handise imp orts

Total 2

Food,
beverages, and
tobacco

Crude
materials and
fuels

Merch andise trade balance

Gerleral import s 3

Domestic exports

Manufactured
goods

Total 2

Exports

a

Food,
beverages, and
tobacco

Crude
materials and
fuels

Manufactured
goods

Total
(c.i.f.
value)

827
991
1,186
1,312
1,478
1,546

2,716
3,457

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

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

11,873
12,002
11,414
12,584
11,527
12,402
10,337
13,219
12,899
10,982
14,111
12,434
12,028
11,038
10,621

22,779
21,240
20,699
23,870
19,900
21,237
18,165
21,509
22,259
20,449
24,578
21,580
22,024
19,783
19,701

a

55 \

less
imports
(customs
value)

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

Exports
(f.a.8.)
less
imports
(c.i.f.)

762
-688
-2,430
-2,590
-2,300
-2,020

148
-1,440

1^.a.s. valui

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

15,155
18,386

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

19,473
17,683
18,885
18,737
18,704
18,602
17,843
18,218
18,822
18,027
17,498
17,387
16,698
15,693
16,335

19,075
17,256
18,377
18,350
18,341
18,127
17,441
17,807
18,386
17,638
17,177
16,651
16,310
15,317
15,902

8,971
9,602
10,103
11,973

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

2,767
2,248
2,515
2,279
2,482
2,673
2,506
2,478
2,421
1,896
2,162
1,909
2,132
2,086
1,943

2,752
2,793
2,934
3,076
3,434
3,151
2,898
2,912
2,797
2,617
2,642
2,832
2,665
2,361
2,420

12,857
11,643
12,318
12,463
11,876
11,822
11,428
11,837
12,563
12,590
11,882
11,334
10,987
10,369
10,660

21,748
20,329
19,746
22,829
19,090
20,349
17,387
20,558
21,310
19,559
23,494
20,644
21,096
18,937
18,865

1,399
1,436
1,330
1,717

4,463
4,325
5,949
7,831

-3,265
-3,530
-3,364
-3,030

Customs value

1981
1982
1981: Dec
1982: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Get
Nov
Dee

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.




1,529
1,485
1,542
1,340
1,154
1,529
1,435
1,569
1,567
1,389
1,617
1,581
1,667
1,498
1,469

7,739
6,200
6,174
8,269
5,845
5,717
5,033
4,906
6,198
6,645
7,168
5,968
6,711
5,770
6,181

-2,275
-2,647
-861
-4,092
-387
-1,747
456
-2,340
-2,488
-1,532
-5,996
-3,257
-4,398
-3,244
-2,529

-3,306
-3,558
-1,814
-5,134
-1,197
-2,635
-322
-3,291
-3,437
-2,422
-7,080
-4,192
-5,326
-4,090
3,366

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 fourth quarter, the merchandise trade deficit fell slightly to $11.9 billion from $12.5 billion in the third
quarter. The trade deficit for the year 1982 was $36.1 billion, compared to $27.9 billion for 1981.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
10

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
10

1982

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

1974
1975
1976

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982*
1981: I

n

Ill
IV

1982: I rr
II r
Ill
IV*

In vestment incorn e 3

2

Exports

Imports

Net
balance

98,306
107,088
114,745
120,816
142,054
184,473
224,237
236,254
211,155

- 103,649
-98,041
-124,051
-151,689
-175,813
-211,819
-249,575
-264,143
-247,268

60,683
60,284
57,694
57,593
55,607
55,002
52,318
48,228

1

3

36



transportation
receipts

services,
net 3

Balance
on goods
and
services l

Remittances,
pensions,
and other
unilateral
transfers *

Balance
on
current
account

Receipts

Payments

-5,343
9,047
-9,306
30,873
-33,759
27,346
-25,338
27,889
-36,113

27,587
25,351
29,286
32,179
42,245
64,129
72,686
85,945

-12,084

12,564
-13,311
-14,217
-21,680
32,914
-42,776
52,908

15,503
12,787
15,975
17,962
20,565
31,215
29,910
33,037

-1,653
-746
559
1,528
621
-2,035
-2,471
-1,541

3,184
-2,792
2,558
-3,293
-3,125
-2,429
-940
-231

3,986
4,598
4,711
5,224
5,955
5,690
7,144
7,702

9,309
22,893
9,382
-9,451
-9,743
5,095
8,303
11,079

-64,995
-66,831
-65,539
-66,778

-4,312
6,547
-7,845
9,185

20,528
21,642
22,048
21,727

-12,405
-13,441
-13,865
-13,198

8,123
8,201
8,183
8,529

-487
-587
61
-528

-495
-139
200
203

1,838
1,981
1,960
1,924

4,667
2,909
2,559
943

-1,422
-1,510
-1,808
1,870

3,245
1,399
751
-927

-61,544
-60,764
-64,826
-60,134

5,937
-5,762
-12,508
-11,906

20,890
22,562
21,880

- 14,029
- 14,874
- 14,462

6,861
7,688
7,418

167
247
527

-66
-319
-201

2,034
2,050
2,140

3,123
3,971
-2,574

2,048
-1,740
-1,653

1,075
2,231
-4,227

Excludes military grants.
Adjusted
uste from
rom Census
ensus data
ata for
or differences
erences in
n ttiming
m n g an
and coverage.
Fees and royalties from U.S. direct investments abroad or from foreign direct investments in the
United States are excluded from investment income and included in other services, net.
2

Net

Net
military
transactions

Net

-7,186
2,124
18,280
-4,613
4,384
-4,998
-4,617 - 14,068
-5,030 -14,773
-466
-5,561
1,520
-6,783
4,471
-6,608

Note.—Merchandise trade data revised for 1982; other data to be revised later.
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 increased $21.0 billion in the third quarter,
compared with an increase of $36.9 billion in the second quarter. Liabilities to private foreigners reported by U.S.
banks increased $11.5 billion in the third quarter, following an increase of $24.6 billion in the second quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
60

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
60

-20-

-20

-40

-40

-60

-60
1982

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

U.S.
official
reserve
assets l 2

Other U.S.
Government
assets

Foreign assets in the 1 J.S., net
[increas B/ capital inflo\v ( + )] *

U.S.
private
assets

Total

Foreign
official
assets

Other
foreign
assets

-22,874

158

-34,745
-39,703
-51,269
-34,785
-61,130
-64,344
-86,026
- 109,294

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

-2,644
366
-3,474
4,214
-3,693
4,660
-3,743
5,126
-5,137

-20,388
33,643
-35,380
44,498
-30,717
57,202
-59,469
72,746
-98,982

34,241
15,670
36,518
51,319
64,036
38,460
54,484
77,921

6,026
10,546
7,027
17,693
36,816
33,678
-13,697
15,442
4,785

12,362
23,696
8,643
18,826
14,503
30,358
52,157
39,042
73,136

-22,796
-21,566
-17,257
-47,677

-4,529
905
-4
262

-1,375
1,518
-1,257
987

-16,892
19,143
-15,996
46,952

8,470
13,464
16,880
39,107

5,361
-2,861
-5,835
8,119

3,109
16,324
22,715
30,988

1982: I
-31,201
II p
-37,790
Ill ... -26,364

-1,089
-1,132
794

904
-1,547
-2,418

29,208
-35,111
23,152

25,080
29,619
16,054

-3,122
1,998
2,102

28,202
27,621
13,952

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

1980
1981
1981: I
II
Ill
IV

18,388

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




Statistical discrepancy
Allocations
of special
drawing
rights
(SDKs)

Total (sum
of the items
with sign
reversed)

Of which:
Seasonal
adjustment
discrepancy

-2,654
-1,620
5,753
10,367
1,139
1,152
1,093
1,093

5,045
5,940
14,537

assets, net 1
(unadjusted,
end of
period)
14,378

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

-2,465
11,866
25,212
28,870
25,809
9,988
6,703
-374
9,497

U.S. official

-829

503
-2,144
2,474
-899

574
-1,973

30,410
29,582
29,715
30,074
29,944
30,671
30,993

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

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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING

Page

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

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—Total 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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