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JUL 31 1995
FEDERAL RESERVt
BANK OF CHICAGO

icators
(Includes data available as of July 7, 1995)

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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME AND SPENDING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
In the first quarter of 1995, according to revised estimates, current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) rose 4.7
percent (annual rate), real GDP (GDP in 1987 dollars) rose 2.7 percent, and the implicit price deflator rose 2.2
percent.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE]

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)

7,200

7,200

SfASONAUY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATF5

/

6,800
/

6,400

6,800

/

6,400

X-"

6,000

6,000

^

5,600

GDP
INCUR RENT DOLLARS

\

5,200

s'

;>i

4,400
x

4,000

^-"

^

-

5,200
~~~ "

)s

4,800

5,600

^

,
f

,-"''
—

~ ~~.

4,800

Xft"

4,400

GDP
IN 987 DOLLARS

4,000

'^
S'

/

3,600

3,600

^

/

3,200

3,200

2,800

1

1

!

1982

I

!

1983

1

\

\

1984

\

i

i i

1985

1

1986

1987

1988

1989

I

!

1990

i i :
1991

i

i i

1992

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1993

i i i

i

1994

1995

i i

2,800

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
19821983:
198419851986:
198719881989:
199019911992:
1993:

1994:

..

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
I

II
III
IV
I

II

in
rv
1995:
1

I'

Exports and imports of
Personal Gross
goods and services
conGross
private
domestic sumption domestic
Net
product expendi- investexports Exports Imports
tures
ment
4,268.6
4,539.9
4,900.4
5,250.8
5,546.1
5,724.8
6,020.2
6,343.3
6,738.4
3,195.1
3,547.3
3,869.1
4,140.5
4,336.6
4,683.0
5,044.6
5,344.8
5,597.9
5,796.6
6,169.3
6,235.9
6,299.9
6,359.2
6,478.1
6,574.7
6,689.9
6,791.7
6,897.2
6.977.4

2,850.6
3,052.2
3,296.1
3,523.1
3,761.2
3,902.4
4,136.9
4,378.2
4,628.4
2,128.7
2,346.8
2,526.4
2,739.8
2,923.1
3,124.6
3,398.2
3,599.1
3,836.6
3,955.7
4,251.3
4,294.6
4,347.3
4,401.2
4,469.6
4,535.0
4,586.4
4,657.5
4,734.8
4.782.1

717.6
749.3
793.6
832.3
808.9
744.8
788.3
882.0
1,032.9
464.2
614.8
722.8
737.0
697.1
800.2
814.8
825.2
756.4
756.8
822.0
853.8
869.7
882.2
922.5
966.6
1,034.4
1,055.1
1,075.6
1,107.8

-132.5
-143.1
-108.0
-79.7
-71.4
-19.9
-30.3
-65.3
-98.2
-29.5
-71.8
-107.1
-135.5
- 133.2
- 143.2
- 106.0
-73.9
-71.6
-13.7
-42.2
-49.6
-63.3
-77.0
-71.2
-86.7
-97.6
-109.6
-98.9
-111.1

GDI* less exports of goods and services plus imports of goods and services




319.2
364.0
444.2
508.0
557.1
601.1
638.1
659.1
718.7
265.6
286.2
308.7
304.7
333.9
392.4
467.0
523.8
577.6
623.7
649.2
646.8
660.1
649.0
680.3
674.2
704.5
730.5
765.5
778.8

451.7
507.1
552.2
587.7
628.5
620.9
668.4
724.3
816.9
295.1
358.0
415.7
440.2
467.1
535.6
573.1
597.7
649.2
637.5
691.4
696.4
723.5
726.0
751.4
760.9
802.1
840.1
864.4
889.9

Government purchases
Federal
Total
Total
833.0
881.5
918.7
975.2
1,047.4
1,097.4
1,125.3
1,148.4
1,175.3
631.6
657.6
727.0
799.2
849.7
901.4
937.6
994.5
1,076.5
1,097.9
1,138.1
1,137.1
1,146.3
1,152.9
1,157.2
1,159.8
1,166.7
1,188.8
1,185.8
1,198.7

367.8
384.9
387.0
401.6
426.5
445.8
449.0
443.6
437.3
281.4
289.7
324.7
356.9
373.1
392.5
392.0
405.1
436.5
438.3
454.8
446.9
445.2
442.7
439.8
437.8
435.1
444.3
431.9
434.4

National Nondefense defense
276.7
292.1
295.6
299.9
314.0
322.8
314.2
302.7
292.3
205.5
222.8
242.9
268.6
278.6
295.8
296.8
302.5
322.5
311.6
316.0
307.0
305.8
299.0
299.1
291.7
291.7
300.5
285.3
283.7

91.1
92.9
91.4
101.7
112.5
123.1
134.8
140.9
145.0
75.9
66.9
81.9
88.3
94.5
96.7
95.2
102.6
114.0
126.6
138.7
139.9
139.4
143.6
140.7
146.1
143.5
143.8
146.6
150.6

State
and
local
465.3
496.6
531.7
573.6
620.9
651.6
676.3
704.7
738.0
350.3
367.9
402.2
442.4
476.6
509.0
545.7
589.3
640.0
659.7
683.3
690.2
701.2
710.2
717.4
722.0
731.5
744.5
753.8
764.3

AddenFinal
Gross
dum:
sales of domestic Gross
domestic
national
product chases ' product
4,260.0
4,513.7
4,884.2
5,217.5
5,539.3
5,726.6
6,017.2
6,327.9
6,686.2
3,241.4
3,527.1
3,818.1
4,107.9
4,355.4
4,623.7
5,027.3
5,314.6
5,621.8
5,782.3
6,160.0
6,215.8
6,281.4
6,345.4
6,469.2
6,550.6
6,622.5
6,729.1
6,842.4
6,922.9

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

4,401.2
4,683.0
5,008.4
5,330.5
5,617.5
5,744.7
6,050.5
6,408.6
6,836.6
3,224.6
3,619.1
3,976.2
4,276.0
4,469.8
4,826.2
5,150.7
5,418.7
5,669.5
5,810.4
6,211.4
6,285.5
6,363.3
.6,436.3
6,549.3
6,661.4
6,787.5
6,901.3
6,996.1
7,088.5

4,277.7
4,544.5
4,908.2
5,266.8
5,567.8
5,740.8
6,025.8
6,347.8
6,726.9
3,222.6
3,578.4
3,890.2
4,156.2
4,340.5
4,690.5
5,054.3
5,365.0
5,630.0
5,810.7
6,167.0
6,243.9
6,303.3
6,367.8
6,476.2
6,574.0
6,682.5
6,779.6
6,871.3
6,959.5

| Billions of 1987 dollars; quarterly daUl at seasonally adjusted annual rates)

Gross
domestic
product

Period

Personal
eonsumption
expenditures

1986

4,404.5

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1982:
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:

4,539.9 3,052.2
4,718.6 3,162.4
4,838.0 3,223.3
4,897.3 3,272.6
4,867.6 3,259.4
4,979 3 3,349.5
5,134.5 3,458.7
5,344.0 3,579.6
3,759.6 2,539.3
4,012.1 2,678.2
4,194.2 2,784.8
4,333.5 2,895.3
4,427.1 3,012.5
4,625.5 3,074.7
4,779.7 3,202.9
4,856.7 3,242.0
4,867.2 3,265.9
4,880.8 3,265.3
5,060.7 3,403.4
5,075.3 3,417.2
5,105.4 3,439.2
5,139.4 3,472.2
5,218.0 3,506.2
5,261.1 3,546.3
5,314.1 3,557.8
5,367.0 3,584.7
5,433.8 3,629.6
5,470.1 3,643.9

..
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV

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

1990: IV ....
1991: IV ....

1992: IV ....
1993:

1994:

I

II
Ill ....
IV
I

II

in ....
IV
1995: I'
1

Gross private
domestic investment

Ex|W>rts and imports of
Roods and services

Government purchases
Federal

N'onresidcntial
fixed
investment

2,969.1

500.3
497 8
530.8
540.0
5465
515.4
525.9
591.6
672.4
417.2
449.6
509.6
525.5
495.5
510.6
538.8
536.7
540.2
506.9
540.9
560.3
581.0
597.9
627.2
643.6
657.9
680.0
708.2
743.6

Residential
fixed
investment

226.2
225 2
222.7
214.2
1945
169.5
196.9
213.0
231.3
131.2
190.6
198.8
207.4
230.5
223.3
225.3
208.0
176.3
177.5
207.7
210.4
206.3
211.0
224.5
229.9
233.8
230.2
231.5
229.5

Change
in business
inventories

Net
exjH)rtK

8.5

26.3
19.9
29.8
5.7
-1.1
2,5
15.3
47.8
-44.9
29.3
47.9
30.2
-20.1
59.9
20.9
24.9
-20.9
13.5
6.6
18.5
18.9
13.0
10.8
25.4
59.2
57.1
49.4
51.1

-155.1
-143 1
-104.0
-73.7
-547
-19.5
- 32.3
-73.9
-110.0
-19.0
-83.7
-131.4
-155.4
-156.0
-136.0
-102.7
-67.4
-36.8
-16.9
-38.5
-57.6
-69.3
-86.3
-82.2
-104.0
-111.8
-117.0
-107.1
-118.5

Exports Imports

329.6
3640
421.6
471.8
510 5
542.6
578.8
602.5
657.0
280.4
291.5
312.8
312.0
342.9
386.1
438.2
487.7
520.4
562.6
590.7
589.2
600.2
595.3
625.2
619.6
643.9
666.5
697.9
706.2

484.7
507.1
525.7
545.4
565.1
562.1
611.2
676.3
766.9
299.4
373.1
444.2
467.4
498.9
522.1
540.9
555.0
557.2
579.4
629.3
646.8
669.6
681.6
707.4
723.6
755.6
783.5
805.0
824.6

GDP less exports of goods and services plus imports of goods ant! service

Total
Total

National
defense

855.4

373.0

280.6

881.5
886.8
904.4
932.6
944.0
936.9
929.8
922.8
735.9
748.1
784.3
830.5
864.8
893.0
894.5
912.6
942.4
934.4
940.6
926.5
929.3
931.8
931.5
919.9
917.1
932.0
922.2
920.5

384.9
377.3
376.1
384.1
386.7
373.5
356.6
337.6
316.0
322.2
341.7
363.7
377.5
391.6
378.4
376.1
386.5
374.1
377.0
361.6
358.3
355.6
351.1
341.7
334.7
343.5
330.4
327.2

292 1
287.0
281.4
283.6
281.4
261.4
243.7
226.7
229.4
242.9
254.3
272.1
282.2
295.0
285.7
281.5
285.7
265.8
262.4
248.2
246.8
240.9
238.7
228.5
226.1
233.0
219.1
214.9

Xondcfcnse

92.4
92 9
90.2
94.8
1004
105.3
112.2
113.0
110.9
86.6
79.3
87.4
91.6
95.3
96.6
92.7
94.7
100.8
108.2
114.6
113.3
111.5
114.7
112.4
113.2
108.7
110.5
111.3
112.3

State
and
local

482.4

496 6
509.6
528.3
548 5
557.2
563.3
573.1
585.2
419.9
425.9
442.6
466.7
487.3
501.4
516.1
536.5
555.8
560.4
563.6
564.9
571.0
576.2
580.4
578.3
582.4
588.5
591.8
593.3

Final
sales of
domestic
product

Gross
domestic
purchases '

Addendum:
Gross
national
product

4,395.9
4,513.7
4,698.6
4,808.3
4 891 6
4,868.7
4,976.9
5,119.3
5,296.2
3,804.5
3,982.8
4,146.2
4,303.3
4,447.2
4,565.6
4,758.7
4,831.8
4,888.0
4,867.3
5,054.1
5,056.8
5,086.5
5,126.5
5,207.2
5,235.7
5,254.9
5,310.0
5,384.4
5,419.0

4,559.6
4,683.0
4,822.6
4,911.7
4,951.9
4,887.2
5,011.6
5,208.4
5,454.0
3,778.6
4,095.8
4,325.5
4,488.9
4,583.1
4,761.5
4,882.4
4,924.1
4,904.0
4,897.6
5,099.2
5,132.9
5,174.7
5,225.8
5,300.2
5,365.1
5,425.8
5,484.0
5,540.9
5,588.6

4,413.5
4,544.5
4,726.3
4,852.7
4,916.5
4,882.3
4,985.7
5,140.3
5,337.3
3,791.7
4,046.6
4,216.4
4,349.5
4,430.8
4,633.0
4,789.0
4,875.1
4,895.4
4,893.9
5,061.0
5,083.9
5,110.1
5,148.4
5,218.7
5,262.7
5,310.5
5,359.9
5,416.0
5,458.3

Soum»: Department of Comrnm-*;, Jluwau of Economic Analysis,

IMPLICIT

FOR
|1987=1()0; quarterly data am seasonally adjusted]

Period

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1982:
1.983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV

1990:

IV

Gross
domestic
product

1991- IV
1992: IV
1993:

I

II
Ill
TV
1994- I
II

m

TV
1995- lr

96.9
100.0
103.9
108.5
113.3
117.6
120.9
123.5
126.1
85.0
88.4
92.3
95.5
98.0
101.2
105.5
110.1
115.0
118.8
121.9
122.9
123.4
123.7
124.]
125.0
125.9
126.5
126.9
127.6

Source: iDefmrtinent of Commerce,




Gross private
domestic investment

Personal consumption
expenditures
Total

96.0
100.0
104.2
109.3
114.9
119.7
123.5
126.6
129.3
83.8
87.6
90.7
94.6
97.0
101.6
106.1
111.0
117.5
121.1
124.9
125.7
126.4
126.8
127.5
127.9
128.9
1299
130.5
131.2

Durable
goods

Nondurable goods

Services

96.9
100.0
102.0
104.2
105.7
107.3
108.9
109.8
111.2
90.6
93.3
94.4
95.9
97.8
101.0
103.1
104.9
106.1
107.8
109.1
109.2
109.8
110.0
110.2
110.5
111.1
111.7
111.3
111.8

96.1
100.0
103.7
109.3
115.9
1200
122.5
1242
125.7
89.4
91.8
94.2
97.0
96.3
101.5
105.6
110.8
119.2
120.8
123.3
124.0
124.2
123.9
124.6
1246
125.1
126.3
126.6
126.9

95.7
100.0
105.1
110.6
116.7
122.5
127.7
132.3
136.4
79.0
83.7
87.7
92.9
97.3
101.9
107.1
112.7
119.2
124.5
129.8
130.8
131.9
132.7
133.8
1344
135.9
137.0
138.1
139.1

Federal

Nonresidential
fixed

Residential fixed

98.4
100.0
102.8
1052
107.3
108.1
106.7
104 1
103.8
95.3
95.0
96.4
97.3
99.2
100.7
104.0
106.0
108.2
107.3
106.0

95.8
100.0
104.2
107.8
110.7
111.9
113.7
117.6
122.3
86.0
88.0
90.7
93.1
97.3
101.5
105.3
108.8
111.1
111 9
115.1
115.9
117.2
118.2
119.0
120.5
121.3
123.1
124.4
125.0

105.3
104.9
103.5
103.0
103 4
103.9
104.3
103.5
103.1

Government purchases

Exports and imports of
goods and services
Exports

96.9
100.0
105.3
107.7
109.1
110.8
110.2
109.4
109.4
94.7
98.2
98.7
97.7
97.4
101.6
106.6
107,4
111.0
110.9
109.9
109.8
110.0
109.0
108.8
108.8
109.4
109.6
109.7
110 3

Imports

93.2
100.0
105.1
107 8
111.2
110.5
109.4
107.1
106.5
98.5
95.4
93.6
94.2
93.6
102.6
106.0
107.7
116.5
110.0
109.9
107.7
108.1
106.5
106.2
105.2
106.1
107.2
107.4
107.9

Total

98.6
100.0
102.6
106.8
111.0
115.3
120.2
124.4
129.5
89.0
89.9
95.0
98.1
98.8
100.2
103.6
107.7
112.9
117.2
120.6
123.6
124.2
124.5
125.3
128.1
130.0
129.3
130.7
132.7

National
defense

Nondefense

98.6
100.0
103.0
106.6
110.7
114.7
120.2
1242
129.0
89.6
91.7
95.5
98.7
98.7
100.3
103.9
107.5
112.9
117.2
120.4
123.7
123.9
124.1
125.3
127.7
129.0
129.0
130.2
132.0

98.6
100.0
101.4
107.3
112.0
116.9
120.2
124.7
130.7
87.7
84.3
93.7
96.4
99.2
100.1
102.6
108.4
113.1
117.0
121.1
123.5
125.0
125.2
125.1
129 1
132.0
130.1
131.7
134.1

State
and
local

96.4
100.0
104.3
108 6
113.2
116.9
120.1
123.0
126.1
83.4
86.4
90.9
94.8
97.8
101.5
105.7
109.9
115.2
117 7
121.2
122.2
122.8
123.3
123.6
124 9
125.6
126.5
127.4
128.8

CHANGES IN GDP, PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES, AND RELATED
IMPLICIT PRICE DEFLATORS AND PRICE INDEXES
Gross domestic product
Peruxl

Current
dollars

11.9
3.9
8.1
10.9
6.9
5.7
6.4
7.9
7.2
5.6
3.2
5.2
5.4
6.2
2.8
5.0
3.8
2.6
7.1
5.2
4.9
8.6
4.4
4.2
3.8
7.7
6.1
7.2
6.2
6.4
4.7

1981

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1991-

I
II

in

IV
1992- I
II
Ill
IV
1993:

I

II
Ill
IV
1994: I

II

in
1995:

Constant
(1387) dollars

IV
I'

Persona! consumption expenditures
Fixed-weifi'hted

Implicit price
deflator

10.0
6.2
4.1
4.4
3.7
2.6
3.2
3.9
4.4
4.4
3.8
2.8
2.2
2.1
5.0
2.8
2.8
2.7
3.8
2.7
1.3
2.7
3.3
1.6
1.0
1.3
2.9
2.9
1.9
1.3
22

1.8

-2.2
3.9
6.2
3.2
2.9
3.1
3.9
2.5
1.2
-.6
2.3
3.1
4.1
-2.1
2.2
1.0
.1
3.1
2.4
3.5
5.7
1.2
2.4
2.7
6.3
3.3
4.1
4.0
5.1
2.7

Current
dollar*

(HIST wciKhts)

Constant
(1987) dollars

1.2
1.1
4.6
4.8
4.4
3.6
2.8
3.6
1.9
1.5
-.4
28
3.3
3.5
-2.8
2.1
1.3
— .5
5.8
1.7
3.9
5.6
1.6
2.6
3.9
4.0
4.7
1.3
3.1
5.1
1.6

10.2
6.9

9.6
9.0
8.4
6.9
7.1
8.0
6.9
6.8
3.8
6.0
5.8
5.7
.5
4.7
4.3
3.0
9.3
5.4
5.6
9.7
4.1
5.0
5.1
6.4
6.0
4.6
6.3
6.8
4.1

3.9

3.4
3.5
2.8
3.1
4.0
4.5
4.6
4.0
3.2
3.0
2.7
5.1
3.1
3.3
2.7
3.9
3.3
27
2.8
4.2
2.4
2.0
2.4
3.1
2.9
3.0
2.6
3.3

Fixed-weifrlited
priee index
(1987 weights)

Implieit priee
deflator

9.0
5.7
4.9
3.9
3.9
3.1
4.2
4.2
4.9
5.1
4.2
3.2
2.5
2.1
3.4
2.4
3.1
3.4
3.3
3.7
1.6
3.9
2.6
22
L3
2.2
1.3
3.2
3.1
1.9
2.2

8.G

5.4
4.3
3.7
3.8
3.0
4.1
4.3
5.0
5.3
4.4
3.5
2.8
2.5
3.6
2.8
3.3
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.5
3.0
2.9
2.6
1.4
2.8
1.9
2.8
3.6
2.5
2.7

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

NONFINANCIAL CORPORATE BUSINESS-OUTPUT, COSTS, AND PROFITS
(Quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates!
Cur rent-dollar c st anil profit per u n i t of

Gross ,!„„„ sti<: product
o non

,

(billions if dollar*)

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
19821983:
1984:
19851986:
19871988:
1989:
199019911992:
1993:

IV
IV . .
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
I

II
Ill
IV
1994:

I

II

III
IV
1995: I'

Current
dollars

1987
dollars

2 386 3

2 439 3

2,547.3
2 7648
2,913.5
3 045 5
3,089.7
3 222 9
3 409 7
3,656.9
1 806 3
20372
2,228.2
2 3388
2.422.8
2 627 6
2,843.2
2,951.5
3 052 5
3 195 9
3.307 8

2,547.3
2 6848
2,718.9
' 747 4
2,716.7
2 80'? 8
2 942 9
3,121.9
1 999 6
2 2042
2,328 4
2 396 9
2,463.3
2 604 0
2,719.0
2,722 7
' 725 0
' 740 9
2,870 2

3,324.4
3,386.3
3 428 7
3,499 3
3,568 B
3 626 7
3,679.4
3,752 8
3.793.8

2,868 4
2,920.5
2 963 3
3 019 5

3 062 6
3 098 9
3,131.2
3 195 0
3.229.3

profit -

0 978
1.000
1 030
1.072
1 109
1.137
1 150
1 159
1.171
903

Consumption of
fixed
capital

.

taxes :i

0095
.095

Compensation
of employees

adjustments

Net
interest

Total

Profits
tax
liability

' "n QK"- IS
dollars)

0031

0 053

22 733

.037

.059

102
.094

.057
.061
067

23.127
23 572
'23.188
r 93 447
23.926
' 9 4 649
'25330
'25.965
21 070
21 893
22.055
22 346
22.891
23 356
23.521
23 146
'23 552
9
' 4 214
'25.084

096
101
106

S76
.706

.054

736

054

093

038
037
034

.126
126

.115
117

.756
767

.049
041

.092
099

.031
031

.658

Profits
after
tax 4

064
059

123

117

768

039

112

040

073

.122
119

.117
086

.766
607

.039
040

.126
051

.046
020

.080
030

924
957
976

119
111
110

088

602

036

079

029

050

.091

.623

.041

.091

.027

.064

093

643

038

092

030

063

.984
1 009
1.046
1 084
1 120
1 140
1 152
1 159
1.159
1 157
1 159
1 165
1 170
1.175
1 175
1.175

.112
110
.112
120

.095
094
.097
102

.654
664
.687
718

.042
042
.047
.055

.081
099
.102
.088

.035
038
.040
033

.045
060
.063
055

123
195
123
124

109
117
118
117

748
760
768
776

054
047
038

085
092

.123
124

.117
116

.770
766

.039
.039
039

034
031
033
037

120
125
121

117
117
117

760
763
766

038
038
039

.122
121
.122

.118
117
.116

.768
768
.771

.040
041
.042

052
061

.040
038

.073
.065
.071
075

122
127

043
043
046

080
078
081

.127
.128
.125

.047
049
.049

.080
079
.076

.107
.102
.111
113
.123

' n.

of all

0084
.096

117
120

0 648

utpu

• 1

valuation uid capital c( nsumption

0 040
.042
045

0 111
.110
111

1
Output is measured by GDP of rionfinancial corporate business in H1S7 dollars.
-Tliis is equal to the deflator for gross domestic product of nonfinanciai corporate bi
with the decimal point shifted two places to the left.
:i
Indirect business tax and nontax liability plus business transfer payments less subsidic
4
With inventoiy valuation and capital consumption adjustments.




output (dolla •s)i

'24.942
'25.221
'25421
'25.664
'25.792
<• 9-j 744
'25.849
'26069
26.187

o a

(dollars)

14 739
15.207
15 833
'16.376
17 246
18.081
'18 917
'19 445
'19.894
12 791
13 186
13.732
14359
14.975
15 517
16.069
16.616
'17 625
'18 40'
'19.253
'19.349
'19.418
'19 467
'19 497
'19 683
'19 714
'19.855
'20010
20.199

NATIONAL INCOME
[liillioris of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]

National
income

Period

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993-

4,249.5
4,491.0
4,608.2
4,829.5
5,131.4
5,458.4
2,551.5
2,834.3
3,134.4
3,341.9
3,486.0
3,828.8
4,127.6
4,305.2
4,539.2
4,663.9
4,964.9
5,031.1
5,094.0
5,138.5
5,262.0
5,308.7
5,430.7
5,494.9
5,599.4
5,688.4

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
I
II

in
rv
1994- I
II

in

IV
1995- lr
1

Compensation
of
employees1

Proprietors' income
with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments

Nonfarm

Farm

40.2
41.9
36.7
44.4
37.3
39.5
10.2
6.3
21.9
17.8
23.6
42.4
30.9
38.4
43.8
36.6
46.0
49.6
39.4
15.8
44.4
47.2
39.3
29.8
41.7
44.4

3,100.2
3,297.6
3,404.8
3,591.2
3,780.4
4,004.6
1,940.4
2,101.2
2,288.1
2,442.5
2,582.5
2,785.1
3,004.9
3,162.8
3,344.2
3,459.1
3,671.0
3,713.1
3,761.1
3,801.7
3,845.8
3,920.0
3,979.3
4,023.7
4,095.3
4,157.3

307.0
321.4
339.5
374.4
404.3
434.2
169.6
193.8
217.7
250.9
260.9
282.6
302.5
311.4
325.1
349.8
392.4
394.8
399.4
404.5
418.5
423.8
431.9
437.1
444.0
449.2

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

Rental
income
of
persons
with
capital
consumption
adjustment

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

-13.5
-14.2
-10.5
-5.5
24.1
27.7
24.1
22.2
24.3
14.0
4.7
6.8
2.8
-21.6
-11.1
-8.1
5.1
16.5
23.4
26.3
30.3
15.3
34.1
32.6
29.0
25.4

362.8
380.6
390.3
405.1
485.8
542.7
150.3
229.1
261.3
284.9
264.6
343.3
378.3
354.5
362.8
394.7
432.5
442.5
473.1
493.5
533.9
508.2
546.4
556.0
560.3
569.7

Profits
before tax

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

342.9
365.7
365.2
395.9
462.4
524.5
168.6
223.8
220.1
231.8
235.7
311.2
372.2
334.1
368.9
373.1
413.5
432.7
456.6
458.7
501.7
483.5
523.1
538.1
553.5
570.6

-17.5
-11.0
5.8
-6.4
-6.2
-19.5
-8.6
-7.6
3.5
-3.8
-10.7
-17.8
-31 7
-13.5
-19.5
-.8
2.1
-11.2
-10.0
3.0
-6.5
-12.3
-14.1
-19.6
-32 1
-39.0

325.4
354.7
370.9
389.4
456.2
505.0
160.0
216.2
223.6
228.0
225.0
293.4
340.5
320.6
349.3
372.3
415.6
421.5
446.6
461.7
495.1
471.2
509.0
518.5
521.4
531.6

Capital
consumption
adjustment

Net
interest

37.4
25.9
19.4
15.7
29.5
37.7
-9.6
12.9
37.7
56.9
39.6
49.9
37.9
33.9
13.5
22.4
16.9
21.0
26.5
31.7
38.8
37.0
37.4
37.5
38.8
38.1

452.7
463.7
447.4
420.0
399.5
409.7
256.8
281.8
321.1
331.9
349.7
368.6
408.1
459.8
474.4
431.8
418.0
414.6
397.6
396.7
389.1
394.2
399.7
415.7
429.2
442.4

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES IN 1987 DOLLARS
[Billions of 19H7 dollars, except as noted; quarterly data at seasonally acljusted annual ratas|

Period

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1982:
19831984:
19851986:
1987:
19881989:
1990-

IV
IV
W
IV
IV
IV
PV
PV
IV

1991:

IV

1992: IV
1993:

I

II

III

rv
1994:

I

II

in
rv
1995:
1

I'

II

Total
persona!
consumption
expenditures

3,223.3
3,272.6
3,259.4
3,349.5
3,458.7
3,579.6
2,539.3
2,678.2
2,784.8
2,895.3
3,012.5
3,074.7
3,202.9
3,242.0
3,265.9
3,265.3
3,403.4
3,417.2
3,439.2
3,472.2
3,506.2
3,546.3
3,557.8
3,584.7
3,629.6
3,643.9

Total
durable
goods

440.7
443.1
425.3
452.6
489.9
532.1
272.3
319.1
347.7
369.6
415.7
404.7
439.2
436.8
433.2
427.7
468.8
472.5
483.7
492.7
510.8
521.7
522.2
529.6
554.8
550.0

Includes other items, not shown separately.




Motor
vehicles
and
parts

196.4
192.7
170.0
181.8
196.1
208.2
123.7
151.6
164.3
173.9
193.6
183.6
197.7
188.3
182.1
171.6
188.2
189.7
195.1
195.0
204.7
213.7
205.3
202.0
211.9
203.2

Furniture
and
household
equipment
165.8
171.6

179.2
193.3
214.1
238.7
96.4
109.3
118.7
128.6
141.4
145.9
160.3
167.9
172.3
181.2
202.0
205.2
209.9
216.6
224.6
225.9
232.5
241.7
254.5
256.6

Other

78.5
78.7
76.1
77.5
79.7
85.2
52.3
58.1
64.8
67.1
80.7
75.2
81.2
80.5
78.8
74.9
78.6
77.6
78.7
81.1
81.5
82.0
84.4
86.0
88.4
90.3

Total
nondurable
goods

1,051.6
1,060.7
1,047.7
1,057.7
1,078.5
1,109.5
880.7
915.2
942.9
968.7
1,000.9
1,014.6
1,046.8
1,058.9
1,057.5
1,040.4
1,074.2
1,070.0
1,074.3
1,081.7
1,088.0
1,098.3
1,104.3
1,113.4
1,121.9
1,128.2

Food

515.0
523.9
518.8
514.7
524.0
535.6
458.3
467.1
475.1
488.2
496.9
502.4
518.0
515.6
525.8
514.9
522.0
520.7
522.3
525.1
528.1
531.9
536.1
535.7
538.5
541.1

Clothing
Gasoline
ami
and oil
shoes

Fuel
oil and
coal

87.3
86.4
83.1
85.6
86.5
87.2
73.4
76.9
79.0
79.5
84.6
85.4
87.5
88.6
84.6
82.4
86.0
86.1
85.7
87.5
86.6
86.1
86.7
88.0
88.2
90.3

11.4
10.5
10.7
11.2
12.1
11.9
10.5
11.4
11.1
11.4
12.4
11.9
12.0
12.0
9.5
10.7
11.3
12.0
11.8
12.2
12.2
13.4
11.4
11.7
11.1
11.5

187.8
186.2
184.7
193.2
197.8
208.8
135.7
147.7
154.7
161.7
171.9
174.5
182.8
190.9
184.5
182.8
198.7
194.0
196.1
198.6
202.4
203.8
204.9
210.2
216.4
216.6

Retail sales of new
passenger cars
(millions of units)

Services

Nondurable goods

Durable goods

Other

250.2
253.8
250.5
253.0
258.2
265.9
202.8
212.2
222.9
228.0
235.2
240.4
246.4
251.8
253.1
249.7
256.3
257.2
258.3
258.4
258.8
263.1
265.1
267.8
267.6
268.7

Total
services !

Housing

1,731.0
1,768.8
1,786.3
1,839.1
1,890.3
1,938.1
1,386.2
1,443.9
1,494.2
1,557.1
1,595.8
1,655.5
1,716.9
1,746.3
1,775.2
1,797.3
1,860.4
1,874.8
1,881.2
1,897.8
1,907.4
1,926.3
1,931.4
1,941.8
1,952.9
1,965.7

469.2
474.6
479.0
485.2
492.6
501.3
411.0
419.7
431.3
438.1
444.8
457.0
465.6
471.3
475.9
481.4
487.8
489.8
491.5
493.7
495.4
497.7
500.0
502.6
505.0
507.4

Medical
eare

408.6
424.6
437.7
454.3
466.4
479.0
327.8
334.8
344.9
359.1
372.0
390.7
403.0
411.8
429.4
444.7
459.0
463.1
464.3
467.6
470.4
473.2
477.4
481.0
484.4
486.9

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Domestics

7.1
6.9
6.1
6.3
6.7
7.3
6.0
7.4
7.7
7.0
7.7
6.6
7.5
6.2
6.6
6.1
6.4
6.4
6.9
6.7
7.1
7.4
7.2
7.1
7.4
7.0
6.9

Imports

2.8
2.6
2.3
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.5
2.6
2.6
3.1
3.4
3.3
3.0
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.8

SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME
Personal income fell $13.0 billion (annual rate) in May, following an increase of $8.3 billion in April. Wages and
salaries fell $18.6 billion in May; farm subsidy payments fell in both April and May. The change in April was
affected by bonus payments to employees in the motor vehicle industry in March.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE]
7,000

7,000

6,000

6,000

5,000

5,000

4,000

4,000

• TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME

3,000

3,000

\
WAGE AND SALARY DISBURSEMENTS
2,000

1,400

OTHER INCOME

800

TRANSFER PAYMENTS

400

1987

1988

1989

1990

1992

1993

1994

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

1986

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994: May
July
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1995- Jaii r
Feb'
Mar'
Apr r
May

personal
income

3,590.4
3,802.0
4,075.9
4,380.3
4,673.8
4,860.3
5,154.3
5,375 1
5,701.7
5,665.4
5,674.9
5,704.4
5,730 6
5,768.4
5 844 7
5,841.8
5,883.5
5 930 6
5,962.7
5,992.7
6001 0
5,988.0

Wagv arid
salary
disbursements '

2,105.4
2,261 2
2,443.0
2,586 4
2,745.0
2,816 1
2,974.8
3,080 8
3,279.0
3,263.4
3,267.0
3,282.6
3 2890
3,310.2
3,351 6
3,349.3
3,368.3
3 391 1
3,406.8
3,412.2
3,429 6
3,411.0

Proprietor s' income •'
Other lalx)r
income ' 4<J

200.7
210.4
230.5
251 9
274.3
2990
328.7
355.3
381.0
378.4
380.1
381.9
383 7
385.5
387 1
388.7
390.3
398 1
399.6
401.1
402 5
403.9

Farm

of
persons4

22 3

261 5

87

31 3
30.9
402
41 9
36 7
44.4
373
39 5
38.8
32 3
30.0
29 6
30 0
49 0
35.1
41.1
36 1
42 3
54.8
393
35 4

2790
293.4
3070
321 4
339 5
374.4
4043
434 2
432.1
433 5
434.4
437 6
4394
441 4
443.5
447.0
448 7
449 4
449.6
448 9
447 9

32
4.3
-13 5
-14.2
-10 5
-5.5
241
27.7
34.6
32 6
32.4
32 6
32.7
31 4
29.5
26.1
26 8
25 5
23.8
22 7
22 7

'The total of wage and salary disbursements and other lalx)r income differs from compensation of employees (see p. 4) in that it excludes employer contributions for soda! insurance and
the excess of wage accruals over wage disbui-sernents.
-Consists primarily of employer contributions to private [Mansion arid private welfare funds.
3
With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.




Nonfarm

Itental
income

Less: Perdividend
income

104.7
1004
108.4
1265
144.4
1505
161.0
181 3
194.3
191.8
193 4
195.1
1970
198.8
200 8
202.8
204.4
2048
2054
206.4
2075
208.1

interest
income

531 7
548 1
583.2
668 2
698.2
695 1
665.2
637 9
664.0
649.3
656 9
665.1
6740
683.6
692 5
701.2
709.6
717 2
7240
729.5
733 5
735 6

Transfer
payments r>

trilmtions
for social
insurance

517 8

162 1

542 2
576 7
6250
687 6
770 1
860 2
915 4
963 4
957 1
960 0
9649
969 8
972 3
977 1
977.7
9842
1 000 7
1 003 7
1,009 9
1 012 9
1,0180

173 6
1945
211 4
2249
236 2
2487
261 3
281 4
2802
2809
2820
282 6
284 1
286 2
286.1
2874
292 8
2940
2945
295 8
294 7

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

personal
income1'

3 545 6
3 749 4
4023 9
4 318 0
4608 6
4 801 8
5 089 4
5 316 6
5 639 4
5 604 0
5 619 9
5 651 6
5 678 1
5 715 5
5 772 5
5,783.3
5 818 7
5 870 8
5 896 5
5 914 1
5 937 6
5 928 3

DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL INCOME
According to revised estimates, per capita disposable personal income in 1987 dollars rose in the first quarter
of 1995.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE|

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE]
5,500

2,000
DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
22,000
PER CAPITA DISPOSABLE PERSONAL INCOME
20,000
18,000

CURRENT DOLLARS
\

16,000

DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE)
22,000
20,000
p— --"
18,000

^

——r

16,000
—

14,000
_--

^,

12,000

~A

"••

^

-

14,000

«^

\ \

-"

987 DOLU

12,000

^"~

10,000

8,000

10,000

^
1

1

1

1982

\

\

i i
1984

1983

i i
1985

i

i i i
1986

i i

1987

1

1

!

1988

i i
1989

i i

i i i

1990

1991

i i i
1992

i i i
1994

i i
1993

i

8,000

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Loss:
Personal
Period

inform!

tax ant!
nontax
payments

Equals:
Disposable
personal
i ncome

Less:
Personal
outlays '

Equals:
Persona!
saving

Disposable
personal
income in

19S7
dollars
(liillioris)

Per capita
disposable personal
ineoine

Per eapit i parson.!
eonsu nption
expert itnres

Current
dollars

Current
dollars

Billions of dollars

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

3,802.0
4,075.9
4,380.3
4,673.8
4,860.3
5,154.3
5,375.1
5,701.7

512.5
527.7
593.3
623.3
623.7
648.6
686.4
742.1

3,289.5
3,548.2
3,787.0
4,050.5
4,236.6
4,505.8
4,688.7
4,959.6

1987
dollars

1987
dollars

142.0
155.7
152.1
170.0
211.6
247.9
192.6
203.1

3,289.5
3,404.3
3,464.9
3,524.5
3,538.5
3,648.1
3,704.1
3,835.7

13,545
14,477
15,307
16,205
16,766
17,636
18,153
19,003

Having as
percent of
disposable
personal
income

Population,
including
Armed
Forces
overseas
(thousands) 2

Percent

Dollars

3,147.5
3,392.5
3,634.9
3,880.6
4,025.0
4,257.8
4,496.2
4,756.5

Percent
ebanf*e
in real
|>er capita
disposable
jHM-sortal

13,545
13,890
14,005
14,101
14,003
14,279
14,341
14,696

12,568

13,448
14,241
15,048
15,444
16,192
16,951
17,734

12,568
12,903
13,029
13,093
12,899
13,110
13,391
13,716

-0.1
2.5
.8
.7
-.7
2.0
.4
2.5

4.3
4.4
4.0
4.2
5.0
5.5
4.1
4.1

242,860
245,093
247,397
249,951
252,688
255,484
258,290
260,991

12,154
12,591
13,145
13,278
13,522
13,685
13,996
14,015
14,018
13,998
14,533
14,222
14,351
14,338
14,451
14,535
14,625
14,697
14,927
15,048

9,134
9,980
10,649
11,445
12,101
12,819
13,814
14,491
15,283
15,588
16,566
16,693
16,856
17,017
17,233
17,443
17,598
17,821
18,072
18,216

10,895
11,390
11,739
12,095
12,472
12,615
13,020
13,053
13,010
12,868
13,262
13,283
13,335
13,425
13,519
13,640
13,651
13,717
13,853
13,880

-0.5
7.2
1.0
1.8
-1.7
5.2
3.2
1.8
-1.7
.7
9.3
-8.3
3.7
-.4
3.2
2.3
2.5
2.0
6.4
3.3

7.7
6.8
7.9
6.0
4.8
5.0
4.3
3.9
4.3
5.2
6.2
4.0
4.6
3.9
4.0
3.6
4.1
4.1
4.6
5.1

233,060
235,146
237,231
239,387
241,550
243,745
246,004
248,372
251,035
253,758
256,626
257,262
257,908
258,635
259,356
259,997
260,627
261,340
261,999
262,527

Seasonally adjusted annual rates

1982:
19831984:
1985:
19861987:
1988:
1989:
1990-

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
W
IV
W

1991:

W

1992:

IV

1993:

I
II
Ill
IV

1994- I
II
Ill
IV
1995- lr

2,746.8
2,965.8
3,242.5
3,456.7
3,647.8
3,918.5
4,195.2
4,469.4
4,759.1
4,934.2
5,335.0
5,255.5
5,364.5
5 395 9
5,484.6
5,555.8
5,659.9
5,734.5
5,856.6
5,962.0

1
Includes personal consumption expenditu
payments to rest of the world (net).




372.1
371.6
413.4
448.8
478.5
528.6
542.0
605.1
625.2
631.2
676.2
657.3
685.9
695.4
707.0
723.0
746.4
744.1
754.7
777.6

2,374.7
2,594.3
2,829.1
3,007.9
3,169.3
3,389.9
3,653.2
3,864.3
4,133.9
4,303.0
4,658.8
4,598.2
4,678.6
4,700.5
4,777.6
4,832.8
4,913.5
4,990.3
5,101.9
5,184.4

2,190.9
2,417.9
2,606.5
2,828.7
3,018.2
3,220.1
3,496.7
3,715.5
3,957.7
4,078.4
4,371.4
4,413.7
4,464.6
4,518.2
4,588.2
4,657.3
4,712.4
4,787.0
4,869.3
4,920.7

183.8
176.3
222.6
179.2
151.1
169.8
156.4
148.8
176.2
224.6
287.4
184.6
214.0
182.3
189.4
175.5
201.1
203.3
232.6
263.7

id personal transfer

2,832.6
2,960.6
3,118.5
3,178.7
3,266.2
3,335.8
3,443.1
3,480.9
3,519.0
3,552.1
3,729.6
3,658.9
3,701.3
3,708.4
3,747.8
3,779.2
3,811.5
3,840.9
3,911.0
3,950.5

10,189
11,033
11,925
12,565
13,121
13,907
14,850
15,558
16,467
16,957
18,154
17,874
18,141
18,174
18,421
18,588
18,853
19,095
19,473
19,748

-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 1994, according to preliminary estimates, gross farm income rose $16.8 billion (annual
rate) and net farm income rose $17.8 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS" (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

240
200

ff
(

160

/~|

"l

-^^-/

\

120

'

^

-~~~S^

^~-^

240
200
160

^JJ_J

120

3ROSS FAR M INCOME

80

80

60

60
/^
40

\

\\

20

'NV
\_/

10

1

1982

^

1
1
1

i

i
1983

V
\

s_

' " •*./
'

-\

/

N X

'

v/

/

'V>,/'

40

V

\'
\'

V

\
NET FARM INCOME

20

1

ft

1 1
11
11
V

i i i

A
i \
-•^
v -'
X//

/---.
y
-x

10

*

i

( i i

i i i

1984

1985

l

l l
1986

i

i i

1987

1 j 1

. . I l l

1988

1989

i

i

i

1990

i i i

i

1991

1992

" SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

i

i

i

i

1993

i

i

i

i

1994

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted aimual rates]
Income of farm operators from farming
Gross farm income
Xet farm income

Period

Cas l marketing receipts

Total '
Total

Livestock and
products

Crops

Yahje of
inventory
changes -

Production
expenses
Current
dollars

1987 dollars3

1984 .
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993 .
1994''

168.0
161.2
156.1
168.5
175.8
192.8
198.2
192.3
200.2
201.4
212.0

142.8
144.1
135.4
141.8
151.2
161.1
170.0
168.8
171.2
175.1
179.7

72.9
69.8
71.6
76.0
79.4
84.1
89.8
86.7
86.4
90.6
87.8

69.9
74,3
63.8
65.9
71.7
77.0
80.1
82.1
84.9
84.5
91.9

6,0
-2.3
— 22
-2,3
-3,4
4.8
3.4
-.3
4,3
-3.6
7.1

141.9
132.4
125.1
128.8
137.8
144.9
151.3
151.2
150.1
158.0
162.7

26.1
28.8
31.1
39.7
38.0
47.9
46.9
41.1
50.1
43.4
49.3

28.7
30.5
32.0
39.7
36.6
44.1
41.4
35.0
41.4
35.1
39.1

1998- I
II
Ill
IV
1994- I
II
III
IV

203.0
202.2
198.0
202.5
215.0
201.0
207.7
224.5

172.2
175.1
185.7
167.3
177.1
166.8
183.0
191.8

84.2
88.4
101.9
87.8
92.0
82.5
97.2
79.5

88.0
86.7
83.8
79.5
85.1
84.2
85.8
112.3

-6,5
-5.1
-6.0
3.0
8.4
7.7
6.2
6.2

155.1
157.6
159.5
160.0
160.2
162.5
164.5
163.6

47.9
44.7
38.6
42.4
54.8
38.5
43.1
60.9

39.0
36.2
31.2
34.2
43.8
30.6
34.1
48.0




CORPORATE PROFITS
In the first quarter of 1995, according to revised estimates, corporate profits before tax rose $17.1 billion (annual
rate) and profits after tax rose $12.8 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

600

600

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

xl

550

550

500

500

-

^
J

450

350

/

300

A

350

_^f

100

50

-

-'"

300

^

/

-

/

^\

OFITS AFT

r\

_^-n^/\

\

x,

/

-

_ — — ~~. -

/""
-—.,"• • * /'*'"

•*---•.

x

'

_^
,-'

-.^

/

--",

"\

250

r"

^,- .
200

~

.''"''

s

'

^3iA
\,,

"'

,.-•'

TAX LIABILITY
150

400

'V

y

-

200

A

p ROFITS BEFORE TAX

400

250

450

-

/

-

150

•'"\/
/^

'

-

,-—•

•'
100

V •'

50

UNC ISTRIBUTEC) PROFITS

-

0

0
!

1

1982

*

!

1983

1984

1

1

1985

1

1986

i I
1987

i
1988

i

i

I

1989

i

1990

i i i

i
1991

1992

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1 [ 1
1993

i I
1994

i I i
1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Profits after tax

Domestic industries
Nonfinancial

Period
Total 2
Total

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
19821983:
19841985:
1986:
19871988:
1989:
19901991:
19921993-

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
W
IV
TV
IV
IV
IV
I
II
III
IV
1994- I
II .
Ill

rv

1995- I'

227.6
273.4
320.3
325.4
354.7
370.9
389.4
456.2
505.0
160.0
216.2
223.6
228.0
225.0
293.4
340.5
320.6
349.3
372.3
415.6
421.5
446.6
461.7
495.1
471.2
509.0
518.5
521.4
531.6

194.6
233.9
271.2
266.0
286.7
302.4
328.8
391.0
444.6
130.8
182.6
192.9
193.5
192.5
246.3
285.9
254.8
273.8
301.4
361.0
354.0
383.8
392.6
433.4
410.1
448.2
458.1
461.7
462.9

Financial

35.8
36.4
41.8
50.6
65.7
84.3
81.9
103.7
104.0
23.0
22.1
20.3
29.0
34.7
39.4
46.1
52.5
66.6
84.6
86.7
95.9
100.1
103.9
114.6
89.6
106.4
112.6
107.2
115.2

Total •<

158.9
197.5
229.4
215.3
221.1
218.1
246.9
287.3
340.6
107.8
160.5
172.6
164.5
157.8
207.0
239.7
202.3
207.2
216.8
274.3
258.0
283.7
288.7
318.8
320.5
341.8
345.5
354.5
347.7

'Sec p. 4 for profits with inventory valuation and apital consumption adjustments.
- Includes rest of the world, not shown separately.




Manufacturing

Wholesale and
retail
trade

59.0
87.0
117.5
108.0
109.1
90.1
94.5
114.2
145.6
50.1
90.5
79.2
83.3
63.9
98.7
129.3
94.5
98.5
85.3
101.3
96.2
114.2
112.4
134.2
145.1
143.0
143.3
150.9
143.9

46.3
39.9
37.1
39.7
37.2
46.7
54.8
61.2
67.6
33.8
40.7
50.8
39.0
43.1
39.3
39.3
39.2
36.2
47.4
64.6
56.0
63.3
62.0
63.7
59.0
72.0
70.1
69.2
66.7

Profits
before
tax

217.8
287.9
347.5
342.9
365.7
365.2
395.9
462.4
524.5
168.6
223.8
220.1
231.8
235.7
311.2
372.2
334.1
368.9
373.1
413.5
432.7
456.6
458.7
501.7
483.5
523.1
538.1
553.5
570.6

Tax
liability

106.5
127.1
137.0
141.3
138.7
131.1
139.7
173.2
202.5
58.7
82.2
83.8
97.6
116.6
135.2
146.2
134.2
137.0
133.1
148.6
159.8
171.8
169.9
191.5
184.1
201.7
208.6
215.6
220.0

Total

111.3
160.8
210.5
201.6
227.1
234.1
256.2
289.2
322.0
109.9
141.6
136.3
134.2
119.2
176.0
226.0
200.0
231.8
240.0
264.8
273.0
284.8
288.9
310.2
299.4
321.4
329.5
337.9
350.7

Dividends

Undistributed
profits

109.8
106.2
115.3
134.6
153.5
160.0
171.1
191.7
205.2
72.5
84.2
83.4
97.4
111.0
106.3
121.0
141.3
153.7
160.9
182.1
188.2
190.7
193.2
194.6
196.3
202.5
207.9
213.9
217.1

1.6
54.6
95.2
67.1
73.6
74.1
85.1
97.5
116.9
37.5
57.4
52.9
36.9
8.2
69.7
105.0
58.7
78.1
79.1
82.7
84.7
94.1
95.6
115.6
103.0
118.9
121.6
124.0
133.5

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

9.7
-14.5
-27.3
-17.5
-11.0
5.8
-6.4
-6.2
-19.5
-8.6
-7.6
3.5
-3.8
-10.7
-17.8
-31.7
-13.5
-19.5
Q

2.1
-11.2
-10.0
3.0
-6.5
-12.3
-14.1
-19.6
-32.1
-39.0

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT IN 1987 DOLLARS
In the first quarter of 1995, according to revised estimates, nonresidential fixed investment in 1987 dollars rose
$35.4 billion (annual rate) and residential investment fell $2.0 billion. There was a $51.1 billion increase in inventories,
following an increase of $49.4 billion in the fourth quarter.
BILLIONS OF 1987 DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF 1987 DOLLARS

1,100

1,100

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

f

1,000
900

800
700
600
500

"XJ

/

r*-r—^[\_
—• "»

/"

^S

PA

\

^

S

900
800

r^

/

t

700

<*

^^

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC
INVESTMENT

/
s

^—

600

s

500

\

'

/

y

1,000

NC>NRESIDE^ TIAL

400

400

D INVESW
R ESIDENTIA L
FIXF D INVESTS FNT

300

300
..

200

200

**

s'

**'

CHANC3E IN BUS N'ESS
IN VENTORIE

100

0 sr
-100

\

1 1 1
1982

\

/.

V

j

100
,---

\

*- /

f
\

\

i

5983

1

1

1984

]

i i i
1985

i i i
1986

0

\
I

I i

1987

i

I I

1988

1

1989

1

i i i
1990

I

i

1991

I

I

-100

1993

1992

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1994

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Fixed investment
Gross
private
domestic
investment

Period

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993-

....
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
TV
TV
IV
IV
I
II
IV

Nonfarm

176.6
171.3
174.0
177.6
179.5
160.6
149.8
147.7
150.6

323.7
326.5
356.8
362.5
367.0
354.9
376.2
443.9
521.9

226.2
225.2
222.7
214.2
194.5
169.5
196.9
213.0
231.3

8.5
26.3
19.9
29.8
5.7
-1.1
2.5
15.3
47.8

10.6
32.7
26.9
29.9
3.2
-1.3
-2.0
18.5
40.7

503.5
669.5
756.4
763.1
705.9
793.8
785.0
769.5
695.7
697.9
755.2

548.4
640.2
708.4
732.9
725.9
733.9
764.1
744.6
716.6
684.4
748.6

417.2
449.6
509.6
525.5
495.5
510.6
538.8
536.7
540.2
506.9
540.9

173.2
162.6
189.5
198.3
170.4
177.9
175.7
179.8
172.8
151.4
146.3

244.0
287.0
320.1
327.2
325.0
332.7
363.1
356.9
367.4
355.5
394.6

131.2
190.6
198.8
207.4
230.5
223.3
225.3
208.0
176.3
177.5
207.7

-44.9
29.3
47.9
30.2
-20.1
59.9
20.9
24.9
-20.9
13.5
6.6

-46.2
32.3
50.8
28.0
-18.6
62.1
30.5
31.2
-18.7
14.6
6.3

...

789.2
806.2
821.8
862.5

770.7
787.3
808.8
851.7

560.3
581.0
597.9
627.2

147.2
147.3
147.5
148.7

413.0
433.7
450.3
478.5

210.4
206.3
211.0
224.5

18.5
18.9
13.0
10.8

19.7
22.8
20.9
10.7

.

898.9
950.9
967.3
98.9.1

873.4
891.7
910.2
939.7

643.6
657.9
680.0
708.2

144.1
151.0
151.6
155.6

499.4
506.9
528.4
552.6

229.9
233.8
230.2
231.5

25.4
59.2
57.1
49.4

22.1
51.7
47.4
41.7

1,024.1

973.0

743.6

159.9

583.7

229.5

51.1

49.1

..

...

..

....

1995- I'
Sonm;: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




Total

500.3
497.8
530.8
540.0
546.5
515.4
525.9
591.6
672.4

....

..

Total
726.5
723.0
753.4
754.2
741.1
684.9
722.9
804.6
903.8

.

...

Producers'
durable
equipment

Residential

Structures

Total

735.1
749.3
773.4
784.0
746.8
683.8
725.3
819.9
951.5

in

1994- I
II
III
IV

Nonresidential

EXPENDITURES FOR NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
According to the Commerce Department July-August 1994 survey, business spending for new plant and equipment
was expected to rise 8.8 percent in 1994, following a rise of 7.3 percent in 1993.
BILUONS Of DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)

BILUONS OF DOUARS (RATIO SCAlf)

700

700
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

600

600
-^^
i

^

^-r-T

r^ \

500

ALL INDL STRIES

r

s*

- ^^^

^,

400

,^• ^

'""""\
.,"'

300

NONMANUF/\CTURINGly

,--'

200

-'"\
,,—~~^

-,J--_-

'X

MANUFACTURING

S"*

s^

*/ a/

\ \ \

1

i

l

}

\

1987

1986

1985

l

\

\

1988

1

i

l

i

i

1989

i

i

)

i

i

1991

1990

1

1

1

1992

^SURVEYED QUARTERLY
JJSEE FOOTNOTE A BELOW
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1

!

1

!

1

1

1994

1993

COUNCIL Of ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

All
industries

Total

373.83
410.12
399.36
410.52
455.49
507.40
532.61
528.39
546.60
586.73
638.37

139.61
152.88
137.95
141.06
163.45
183.80
192.61
182.81
174.02
179.47
192.56

IV
1993- I
II
Ill
IV

534.23
541.29
547.82
559.39

1994: I
II
Ill*
IV4

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994"
1992- I
II

in

1

Nondurable
goods

Total '

64.57
70.87
65.68
68.03
77.04
82.56
82.58
77.64
73.32
81.45
92.78

75.04
82.01
72.28
73.03
86.41
101.24
110.04
105.17
100.69
98.02
99.77

173.14
172.52
173.05
176.74

73.26
73.74
72.63
73.64

563.48
578.95
594.56
604.51

173.99
177.55
182.48
182.15

619.34
637.08
651.92
645.13

185.04
193.99
197.36
193.83

Durable
goods




Nonmanufacturing

Commercial
and
other

Total
nonfarm
business -

Manufacturing

Surveyed
quarterly

Mining

Transportation

Public
utilities

234.22
257.24
261.40
269.46
292.04
323.60
339.99
345.58
372.58
407.26
445.81

11.86
12.00
8.15
8.28
9.29
9.21
9.88
10.02
8.88
10.08
11.24

13.44
14.57
15.05
15.07
16.63
18.84
21.47
22.66
22.64
21.77
21.19

57.53
59.58
56.61
56.26
60.37
66.28
67.21
66.57
72.21
75.98
76.44

151.39
171.09
181.59
189.84
205,76
229.28
241.43
246.32
268.84
299.44
336.93

99.87
98.78
100.42
103.09

361.09
368.77
374.77
382.65

8.99
9.20
8.96
8.43

21.82
23.32
23.66
21.66

69.09
72.56
72.48
73.79

261.19
263.69
269.67
278.77

173.14
172.52
173.05
176.74

361.09
368.77
37477
382.65

78.19
80.33
82.74
83.64

95.80
97.22
99.74
98.51

389.49
401.40
412.09
422.36

8.98
9.10
11.09
10.92

22.38
21.50
21.32
21.84

73.78
74.45
75.94
78.87

284.35
296.35
303.74
310.73

173.99
177.55
182.48
182.15

389.49
401.40
41209
422.36

86.03
91.71
98.97
94.44

99.02
102.28
98.39
99.39

434.29
443.09
454.56
451.30

11.43
10.70
11.57
11.27

22.47
19.59
20.73
21.98

73.20
76.51
78.50
77.57

327.20
336.28
343.76
340.48

185.04
193.99
197.36
193 83

434.29
443 09
454.56
451 30

Excludes forestry, fisheries, ami agricultural services; professional services-, social serviw
is; and real estate, which, effective with the April-May 1984 survey,
nbcrship or
i ("normianufacturirig; surveyed annually") for
arterly. See last eo
n- these industries.
3
"j 11 industries" plus it; part of rioriinamifacturinfi that is surveyed annually,
nsist.s of forestry, slier-ies, arid agricultural services; professional services; social services
ions; and real estate.

10

Addenda

Nonmanufacturing

Manufacturing

4

Planned capital expenditures as

418.38
454.93
447.11
461.51
508.22
563.93
591.96
587.93
607.71
650.41

139.61
152.88
137.95
141.06
163.45
183.80
192.61
182.81
174.02
179.47
192.56

Total

278.77
302.05
309.16
320.45
344.77
380.13
399.34
405.12
433.69
470.95

234.22
257.24
261.40
269.46
292.04
323.60
339.99
345.58
372.58
407.26
445.81

Surveyed
annually^'
44.55
44.81
47.75
50.99
52.73
56.53
59.35
59.54
61.11
63.68

ss in July-August 1994, corrected for

bias-

Kmnomic indictdory at, a later date. See Plni
d Kouijiment E-jftcnditurtx aiul P/////W release
of Septernlx-r 8, 1994 for- details.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

MILLIONS OF PERSONS"

MILLIONS OF PERSONS *
134

134
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

130

130

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
126

126
122

=rfC!

122
118

118
114

114

CIVILIAN
EMPLOYMENT

110

110

106

106

4 -

1993

1994

1995

COUNOl Of cCONCMfC ADViSESS

[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over, except as noted; mont3i!y data seasonally adjusted except as noted by NSA]

Period

Civilian
labor
force

NonagrieulUiral
Total

A|>ri cultural

Total

Percent2

Unemployment

Civilian employment
Civilian
nomnstitutional
population
NBA

Part time
Total
for
economic,
reasons !

15
weeks
and
over

Not in
labor
force

Labor
force
participation
rate

Employment/
population
ratio

Unemployment,
rate

1985
19863
198?
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994 4

1 78,206
180,587
182,753
184,613
186,393
18&049
189,785
191,576
193,550
196,814

115.461
117,834
139,865
121,669
123.869
,124,787
125,303
126,982
128,040
131,056

107,150
109,597
112,440
114,968
117,342
117,914
118.877
117^598
1,1.9,306
123,060

3,179
3.163
3,208
3,169
3,199
3,.? 86
3,233
3,207
3,074
3.409

103.971
106,434
109,232
111,800
114,142
114,728
113,644
114,391
1 16 232
! 19,651

5,334
5,345
5 122
4,965
4.657
4,860
5,767
6,116
C.IOS
4,414

8,312
8,237
7.425
6,701
6,528
6,874
8,426
9,384
8,734
7,996

2,305
2,232
1 ,983
1,610
1,375
1,504
2,323
3,354
3,052
2,860

62.744
62.752
62,888
62,944
62,523
63,262
64,462
64,593
65,509
65,758

64.8
65.3
65.6
65.9
66.5
66.4
66.0
66.3
66.2
66,6

60.1
60.7
61.5
62.3
63.0
62.7
61.6
61.4
61.6
62.5

7.2
7.0
6.2
5.5
5.3
5.5
6.7
7.4
6.8
6.1

1994- June
Jnlv

196,693
196,859
197,043
197.248
197,430
197,607
197J65

130,538
1.30,774
131,086
131,291
.131,646
131,718
131,725

122,635
122,781
123.197
123,644
J24.H1
124,403
124,570

3,294
3,333
3.436
3.411
3.434
3,500
3,532

119,341
J 19,448
119,761
120,233
J 20,647
120,903
121,038

4,510
4.273
4,173
4,154
4,226
4,246
4.254

7,903
7,993
7,889
7,647
7.505
7,315
7,155

2,740
2,823
2.773
2,768
2.934
2,661
2,456

66.155
66,085
65,957
65,957
65,784
65,889
66,040

66.4
66.4
66.5
66.6
66.7
66.7
66.6

62.3
62.4
62.5
62.7
62.9
63.0
63.0

6.1
6.1
6.0
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.4

197,753
197,886
198,007
198.J48
198,286
] 98.453

132,136
132,308
132.511
132.737
131,813
131,869

.124.639
125.125
125.274
125,072
124.319
124,485

3,575
3.656
3.698
3.594
3.357
3,451

121,064
121,469
121.576
121 ,'4 78
120.962
121,034

4,430
4,187
4,347
4.371
4.289
4,185

7,498
7,183
7,237
7,665
7,492
7,384

2,386
2,298
2,266
2,505
2,585
2,299

65.617
65^578
65,496
65,412
66,476
66,583

66.8
66.9
66.9
67.0
66.5
66.4

63.0
63.2
63.3
63.1
62.7
62.7

5.7
5.4
5.5
5.8
5.7
5.6

Sept
Get
\ov

DC?
1995- Jan .
Feb
Mar
Apr

May

Persons at work. Economic reasons include slack work, material siiortages, inability t




11

SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
In June, the unemployment rote fell to 5,6 percent from 5.7 percent in May.
PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED]

PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

15

10

1991

1994

1991

1995

1995

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

COUNCIL Of ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted}
Unemployment rate (percent of civilian labor force in group)
By sex and age

Period

1985

1986
1987 .
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993 2
1994
1994: June

Aus
Sept
Oct
Nov

Dec
1995- Jan ....
Peb
Mar
Apr
May
June ........
1

All
civilian
workers

7.2
7.0
6.2
5.5
5.3
5.5
6.7
7.4
6.8
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.0
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.4
5.7
5.4
5.5
5.8
5.7
5.6

Men
20 years
and over

Women
20 years
and over

6.2
6.1
5.4
4.8
4.5
4.9
6.3
7.0
6.4
5.4
5.3
5.5
5.3
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.7
5.0
4.6
4.7
4.0
5.1
4.8

6.6
6.2
5.4
4.9
4.7
4.8
5.7
6.3
5.9
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.2
5.0
5.0
4.7
4.9
4.8
4.9
5.2
4.8
5.0

Both
sexes
16-19
years

18.6
18.3
16.9
15.3
15.0
15.5
18.6
20.0
19.0
17.6
17.1
17.7
17.5
17.2
17.1
15.8
17.2
16.7
17.6
16.1
17.5
17.6
16.4

White

6.2
6.0
5.3
4.7
4.5
4.7
6.0
6.5
6.0
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.2
5.1
5.0
4.8
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.7
5.0
5.0
4.8

Revised definition; for details, see Employment and Earnings, February 1994,
Data beginning January 1994 are not directly comparable with data for earlier periiods. See
Employment and Earnings, February 1994.
2




By selected groups

By race

Black
and
other

13.7
13.1
11.6
10.4
10.0
10.1
11.1
12.7
11.7
10.5
10.4
10.3
10.6
10.2
10.4
9.8
9.2
9.5
9.4
9.2
9.8
9.1
9.8

Black

15.1
14.5
13.0
11.7
11.4
11.3
12.4
14.1
12.9
11.5
11.3
11.2
11.3
10.7
11.1
10.5
9.8
10.2
10.1
9.8
10.7
9.9
10.6

Experienced
wage
and
salary
workers

6.8
6.6
5.8
5.2
5.0
5.3
6.5
7.1
6.5
5.9
5.9
6.0
5.8
5.7
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.1
5.2
5.6
5.6
5.4

Married
men,
spouse
present

Women
who
maintain
families

4.3
4.4
3.9
3.3
3.0
3.4
4.4
5.0
4.4
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.4
3.4

Note.—Data relate to persons age 16 years and over.
Source; Department of Labor, Bureau of Ijaixir Statistics.

10.4
9.8
9.2
8.1
8.1
8.2
9.1
9.9
9.5
8.9
8.8
7.9
8.8
8.9
8.9
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.1
7.6
9.0
8.0
8.4

Pull-time
workers I

Part-time
workers1

7.1
6.9
6.0
5.3
5.1
5.4
6.7
7.4
6.8
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.0
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.3
5.5
5.3
5.4
5.6
5.6
5.5

7.5
7.4
6.9
6.4
6.2
6.3
6.9
7.4
7.1
6.0
5.9
6.0
6.2
5.8
5.6
5.4
5.9
6.2
6.0
5.8
6.3
6.1
6.3

SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
PROGRAMS
In June, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work for less than 5 weeks and for 5-14
weeks rose, while the percentages for 15-26 weeks and for 27 weeks and over fell. The mean duration of unemployment fell to 15.6 weeks and the median duration fell to 7.5 weeks.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION *

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION '

70

70

REASON FOR UNEMPLOYMENT

DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT

50

50

JOB LOSERS-1'

LESS THAN
5 WEEKS

40

40

/ '
REENTRANTS

20

20
JOB LEAVERS

\
15-26
WEEKS
NEW ENTRANTS

I i M I I I i I I i j I M I I i M II

0 Mill

1 991

1992

1994

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
UBEGINNING JANUARY 1994, JOB LOSERS AND PERSONS WHO COMPLETED TEMPORARY JOBS.
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Duration of unemployment

Period

Unemployment
(thousands)

Percent distribution
Less
than
5
weeks

5-14
weeks

15-26
weeks

State
programs

Number of weeks

27
weeks
and
over

Average
(mean)

Median

Job
losers1

Job
leavers

Reentrants

New
entrants

Insured
unemployment

Initial
claims

Insured
ployment,
all
regular
programs
(unadjusted) 2

Weekly average, thousands

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
19943
1994- June
July
Sept
Oct

Dec
1995- Jan
Feb
Mar
May
1

8,312
8,237
7,425
6,701
6,528
6,874
8,426
9,384
8,734
7,996
7,903
7,993
7,889
7,647
7,505
7,315
7,155
7,498
7,183
7,237
7,665
7,492
7,384

42.1
41.9
43.7
46.0
48.6
46.1
40.1
34.9
36.2
34.1
34.7
34.8
33.2
34.6
31.9
35.0
36.0
39.4
36.8
35.5
34.8
34.7
37.1

30.2
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.3
32.0
32.3
29.4
28.9
30.1
30.9
29.7
32.1
29.6
29.6
29.1
29.9
28.5
30.7
32.6
32.1
30.8
31.8

12.3
12.7
12.7
12.0
11.2
11.8
14.5
15.2
14.6
15.5
15.0
15.5
15.0
15.7
17.6
16.0
15.1
13.9
15.4
12.9
14.7
17.1
14.8

15.4
14.4
14.0
12.1
9.9
10.1
13.0
20.6
20.4
20.3
19.5
20.0
19.7
20.1
20.9
19.9
19.0
18.2
17.1
18.9
18.4
17.4
16.3

Beginning January 1994, job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs.
Includes State (50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands), ex-servicemen (UCX), and Federal (UCFE). Railroad (RR) programs included through 1993. Also includes Federal and State extended benefit programs. Does not include Federal supplemental
compensation or Emergency Unemployment Compensation programs.
3
Data beginning January 1994 are not directly comparable with data for earlier periods. See
Emptoynwnt and Earnings, February 1994.
2




15.6
15.0
14.5
13.5
11.9
12.1
13.8
17.9
18.1
18.8
18.4
19.0
18.9
18.8
19.3
18.2
17.8
16.7
16.9
17.5
17.7
16.9
15.6

6.8
6.9
6.5
5.9
4.8
5.4
6.9
8.8
8.4
9.2
9.1
9.2
9.2
9.5
10.1
9.1
8.7
7.9
7.8
7.9
8.5
9.0
7.5

49.8
48.9
48.0
46.1
45.7
48.3
54.7
56.4
54.6
47.7
47.8
48.3
47.1
46.6
46.8
47.5
47.6
49.2
46.6
46.6
45.5
48.4
46.7

10.6
12.3
13.0
14.7
15.7
14.8
11.6
10.4
10.8
9.9
10.1
9.6
10.0
11.4
10.1
9.6
9.7
9.3
10.8
11.3
10.5
11.7
11.4

27.1
26.2
26.6
27.0
28.2
27.4
24.8
23,7
24.6
34.8
35.7
34.6
35.0
34.2
35.0
35.0
34.9
33.4
34.5
33.8
35.8
32.9
34.5

12.5
12.5
12.4
12.2
10.4
9.5
8.9
9.5
10.0
7.6
6.4
7.4
7.9
7.8
8.2
7.9
7.7
8.0
8.1
8.4
8.2
7.0
7.4

2,617
2,643
2,300
2,081
2,158
2,522
3,342
3,245
2,751
2,671
2,745
2,717
2,667
2,614
2.569
2.531
2,533
2.515
2,518
2,498
2,488
2,552

397
378
328
310
330
388
447
408
341
340
350
348
328
323
328
329
326
335
338
342
352
-"374
P377

2,699
2,739
2,369
2,135
2,205
2,575
3,406
3,348
2,845
2,740
2,635
2,578
2,573
2,179
2,201
2,340
2,510
--3,275
--3,173
'2,949
-"2 722
•2,415

NOTE.—Data relate to persons age 16 years of age and over (except for insured unemployment and initial claims).
Source: Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics and Employment arid Training Administration).

13

NONAGRICULTURAL
Total nonagrieulfural employment as measured by the payroll syrvey
MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

by 215,000 In June.

MILLIONS OF PERSONS* (ENLARGED SCALE)

120

34
„—*-—°

. ^-r^

no

32
30

\
ALL S ONAGRICULTURAL
E, TABLISHMES TS

100

90

80

-

SER\

~v~~*

28

—«-=— *>— __^»—

26
24
-

/ICE-PRODUC ING
INDUSTRIES

22

RETAIL TRADE

70

20

60

18

-

16
50
20
-

40
GOC3DS-PRODUC NG
INDUSTRIES

30

MANUFACTURING

18

1

Minium

Mill

|

|IMI|

CONSTRUCTION

\

iim|

20

V

1991

[7mi

1992

M i l l Hill
1994

1993

1995

N

1991

1992

1993

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1994

1995

COUNCfL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of wage and salary worker;' seasonally adjusted!

Period

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994- June
July
Aug
Sept
Get ....
Nov
Dec
1995- Jan
Peb .
Mar
Apr""
Mayr
June''

Total
iionagricultnral
employment
97,387
99,344
101,958
105,210
107,895
109,419
108,256
108,604
110,730
114,034
113,943
114,171
114,510
114,762
114,935
115,427
115,624
115,810
116,123
116,302
116,310
116,264
116,479

Service-producing industries

Goods-producing industries
Traris-

Manufacturing

Total -

24,842
24,533
24,674
25,125
25,254
24,905
23,745
23,231
23,352
23,913
23,905
23,922
23,981
24,030
24,081
24,175
24,230
24,293
24,324
24,370
24,331
24,234
24,237

Construction

4,668
4.810
4,958
5,098
5,171
5,120
4,650
4,492
4,668
5,010
5,006
5,029
5,038
5,077
5,088
5,144
5,166
5,201
5,213
5,256
5,241
5,191
5,233

Total

19,248
18,947
18,999
19,314
19,391
19,076
18,406
18,104
18,075
18,303
18,297
18,297
18,346
18,355
18,398
18,439
18,472
18,502
18,523
18,525
18,506
18,461
18,421

Durable

goods

11,458
11,195
11,154
11,363
11,394
11,109
10,569
10,277
10,221
10,431
10,426
10,422
10,465
10,481
10,513
10,550
10,574
10,596
10,622
10,633
10,632
10,613
10,598

Nondurable

goods

7,790
7,752
7,845
7,951
7,997
7,968
7,837
7,827
7,854
7,872
7,871
7,875
7,881
7,874
7,885
7,889
7,898
7,906
7,901
7,892
7,874
7,848
7,823

1
Includes all full- arid part-time wage find salary workers in nori agricultural establish!!]onts
period which includes the 12th of the month. Excludes
who received pay for any part of the \
proprietors, self-employed persons, doi estic servants, and personnel of the Armed Forces. Total
in this table not comparable with esti tates of nonagricuitnral employment of the civilian lalx>r
force, shown on p. 11, which include roprietors, self-employed persons, and domestic servants;
which count persons as employed wl. n they are not at work because of industrial disputes,
bad weather, etc., even if they are no paid for the time off; anil which are based on a sample




Total

72,544
74,811
77,284
80,086
82,642
84,514
84,511
85,373
87,378
90,121
90,038
90,249
90,529
90,732
90,854
91,252
91,394
91.517
91/799
91,932
91,979
92,030
92,242

tion and
public
utilities

5,233
5,247
5,362
5,514
5,625
5,793
5,762
5,721
5,829
6,006
6,008
6,022
6,045
6,048
6,061
6,092
6,121
6,129
6,156
6,175
6.184
6^177
6,195

Finance,

sale
trade

5,727
5,761
5,848
6,030
6,187
6,173
6,081
5,997
5,981
6,140
6,131
6,138
6,163
6,181
6,195
6,210
6,229
6,251
6,275
8,287
6,300
6,300
6,310

Retail
trade

17,315
17,880
18,422
19,023
19,475
19,601
19,284
19,356
19,773
20,437
20,408
20,459
20,497
20,565
20,580
20,703
20,759
20,760
20,794
20,760
20,762
20,746
20,773

Government
Services
ance,
and real
estate

5,948
6,273
6,533
6,630
6,668
6,709
6,646
6,602
6,757
6,933
6,946
6,947
6,948
6,942
6,935
6,937
6,931
6,927
6,929
6,938
6,924
6,926
6,934

21,927
22,957
24,110
25,504
26,907
27,934
28,336
29,052
30,197
31,488
31,442
31,573
31,693
31,789
31,888
32,035
32,135
32,228
32,404
32,524
32,548
32,632
32,746

Total

16,394
16.693
17^010
17,386
17,779
18,304
18,402
18,645
18,841
19,118
19,103
19,110
19,183
19,207
19,195
19,275
19,219
19,222
19,241
19,248
19,261
19,249
19,284

Federal

2,875
2,899
2,943
2,971
2,988
3,085
2,966
2,969
2,915
2,870
2,866
2,864
2,861
2,863
2,858
2,854
2,853
2,838
2,831
2,828
2,826
2,835
2,835

of the working-age population, whereas the estimates in this table are based on reports from
employing establishments. In the series shown here, persons who work at more than one job
are counted each time they appear on a payroll, in contrast to the series shown on p. 11, where
persons are counted only once—as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor fort*1,.
2
Includes mining, not shown separately.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS, HOURLY EARNINGS, AND WEEKLY EARNINGS
PRIVATE NONAGRICOiTUHAL INDUSTRIES
[For production or mmsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally atljustw!, except its noted |
Average weekly hours

Average gross hourly earnings

MjimifactunriK
Total
private
nona^ricultural '

Period

Total

Average gross weekly earnings

Total private
noriagrietHtura! '

Overtime

Current
dollars

Total private
nonagricnltural '

1»82
dollars2

Manufacturing

Cm-rent

Current dollars

1982
dollars8

Manufacturing

Construction

Retail
trade

Permit change from
a year ear ier, total
private nonagriculturai :1
Current
dollars

1985
1986
1987
1988 .
1989
1990
1991 ,
1992
1993
1994

34.9
34.8
34.8
34.7
34.6
34.5
34.3
34.4
34.5
34.7

40.5
40.7
41.0
41.1
41.0
40.8
40.7
41.0
41.4
42.0

3.3
3.4
3.7
3.9
3.8
3.6
3.6
3.8
4.1
4.7

$8.57
8.76
8.98
9.28
9.66
10.01
10.32
10.57
10.83
11.13

$7.77
7.81
7.73
7.69
7.64
7.52
7.45
7.41
7.39
7.41

$9.54
9.73
9.91
10.19
10.48
10.83
11.18
11.46
11.74
12.06

$299.09
304.85
312.50
322.02
334.24
345.35
353.98
363.61
373.64
386.21

$271.16
271.94
269.16
266.79
264.22
259.47
255.40
254.99
254.87
256.96

$386.37
396.01
406.31
418.81
429.68
441.86
455.03
469.86
486.04
506.52

$464.46
466.75
480.44
495.73
513.17
526.01
533.40
537.70
553.63
572.61

$174.64
176.08
178.70
183.62
188.72
194.40
198.48
205.06
209.95
216.46

2.1

1994: June
Julv

34.7
34.7
34.6
34.7
34.9
34.6
34.7

42.0
42.0
42,0
42.1
42.1
42.1
42.1

4.7
4.7
4.7
4.8
4,7
4.8
4.8

11.09
11.13
11.14
11.18
11.25
11.24
11.27

7.39
7.39
7.37
7.38
7.42
7.40
7.40

12.03
12.06
12.09
12.12
12.14
12.17
12.18

384.82
386.21
385.44
387.95
392.63
388.90
391.07

256.55
256.45
255.09
256.24
258.99
256,02
256.94

505.26
506.52
507.78
510.25
511.09
512.36
512.78

571.83
574.16
571.91
577.98
578.12
575.79
579.07

216.92
217.50
217.04
217.62
220.75
218.48
219.64

3.1
3.3
2.2
3.7
4.3
3.1
3.1

34.8
34.6
34.6
34.6
34.2
34.5

42.2
42.1
42.0
41.5
41.4
41.5

4.9
4.8
4.7
4.5
4.3
4.2

11.29
11.32
11.34
11.40
11.38
11.43

7.39
7.39
7.38
7.40
7.37

12.21
12.24
12.25
12.28
12.28
12.32

392.89
391.67
392.36
394.44
389.20
394.34

257.30
255.83
255.44
255.96
252.07

515.26
515.30
514.50
509.62
508.39
511.28

579.28
575,86
578.12
^566.61
563.62
584.40

220.11
218.88
219.17
222.03
219.56
220.61

2.7
3.3
2.6
2.5
1.1
2.4

Sept
Oet
Dec

1995: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May

1982
dollars

-1.3
.3
-1.0
-.9
-1.0
-1.8
-1.6
— .2
-.0
.8

1.9
2.5
3.0
3.8
3.3
2.5
2.7
2.8
3.4

.6
.6
-.6
.7
1.7
.4
.4
_ 2
.3
-.4
-.7
-2.1

:

* Raised on seasonally unadjusted data.
Hoim-e: Department of LalK>r, Bureau of I

EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX—PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Index (.lime 1989 = 11)0)

Percent change front
3 months earlier

Period

Total
compensation

Wages and
salaries

87.3
90.1
93.1
97.6
102.3
107.0
111.7
115.6
119.8
123.5

88.3
91.1
94.1
98.0
102.0
106.1
110.0
112.9
116.4
119.7

114.6
115.7
116.9
117.9
118.9
119.9
120.8
121.8
122.8
123.6
124.3

112.1
113.0
113.9
114.6
115.6
116.4
117.3
118.3
119.1
119.8
120.6

Bom-fits '

Total
com|M:nsation

Wages and
salaries

12 months earlier
Benefits'

Total
componxation

Wages and
salaries

Benefits ]

Not seasonally adjusted
1985198619871988198919901991199219931994-

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec

'
.

84.6
87.5
90.5
96.7
102.6
109.4
116.2
122.2
128.3
133.0

3.9
3.2
3.3
4.8
4.8
4.6
4.4
3.5
3.6
3.1

Seasonally adjusted
1992: Sept
Dec
1993- Mar
Sept
Dec
1994- Mar
Sept
Dec
1995- Mar

91-952 0 - 9 5 - 2




121.2
122.9
124.8
126.5
127.7
129.1
130.2
131.5
132.8
133.8
134.0

.7
1.0
1.0
.9
.8
.8
.8
.8
.8
.7
.6

4.1
3.2
3.3
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.7
2.6
3.1
2.8

3.5
3.4
3.4
6.9
6.1
6.6
6.2
5.2
5.0
3.7

Not .seasonally adjusted
.4
,8
.8
.6
.9
.7
.8
.9
.7
.6
.7

1.4

1.4
1.5
1.4
.9
U
.9
1.0
1.0
.8
.1

3.4
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.1
2.9

2.7
2.6
2.7
2.7
3.1
3.1
2.9
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.9

5.2
5.2
5.6
5.8
5.4
5.0
4.4
3.9
4.0
3.7
2.9

15

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

Nonfavm
business
sector

Output 1

Business
sector

Condensation per
hour 3

Hours of all
persons2

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Real con K'nsation
per lour 4
Business
sector

Unit labor
costs

Nonfarrn
business
sector

Business
sector

Implicit >rice
deflator5

Nonfarm
business
sector

Bus! ness
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

1982 = 100; quarterly data seasonally adjusted

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993'
1994r
19821983:
1984:
19851986:
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990-

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV .
IV
IV

1991:

IV

1992- IV
1993- Ir
11"
IIP
IV
1994: I'
IIr
III'

rv

1995: lr* ..

106.3
108.5
109.6
110.7
109.9
110.7
112.1
115.5
117.0
119.7

105.6
107.7
108.6
109.6
108.6
109.1
110.7
113.7
115.2
117.7

116.7
119.9
124.8
130.1
132.3
133.3
132.0
135.5
140.6
148.4

116.8
120.1
125.0
130.6
132.7
133.5
132.2
135.5
141.0
148.5

101.1
103.1
105.4
107.0
108.3
110.6
110.8
109.7
110.5
113.0
116.8

101.1
103.3
105.3
106.0
107.4
109.5
110.0
108.5
108.9
111.5
115.0

100.0
107.5
114.4
118.0
120.6
127.4
131.7
132.3
132.1
132.6
137.9

100.0
108.1
114.8
118.2
120.8
127.6
132.5
132.7
132.2
132.8
137.9

116.2
116.3
117.0
118.4
118.9
118.5
119.5
120.7
121.4

114.3
114.5
115.3
116.5

138.1
139.6
140.9
143.9
145.8
147.2
148.8
151.6
153.3

138.3
139.9
141.5
144.3

117.0
116.6
117.3
118.6
119.4

146.1
147.3
148.8
151.6
153.4

109.8
110.5
113.8
117.5
120.4
120.5
117.7
117.4
120.2
123.9
98.9
104.3
108.5
110.2
111.3
115.1
118.8
120.6
119.6
117.4
118.1
118.9
120.0
120.5
121.5
122.6
124.2
124.6
125.6
126.3

101.5
104.6
104.6
104.8
103.5
103.8
104.4
106.6
106.9
107.5

101.1
104.3
104.1
104.2
102.7
102.8
103.6
105.7
105.7
106.2

106.5
109.5
112.3
116.0
121.0
127.1
131.5
134.2
136.9
137.9

102.1
105.3
109.9
115.6
120.9
125.8
130.6
134.9
143.5
150.1
157.7

112.8
118.4
122.5
127.7
132.0
139.2
146.2
153.7
158.3
163.1
102.1
105.2
109.9
115.0
120.5
125.1
129.8
133.9
142.2
148.8
156.4

100.6
100.5
100.7
102.4
105.6
105.1
104.7
103.4
103.4
105.1
107.1

100.6
100.4
100.7
101.8
105.2
104.6
104.1
102.6
102.5
104.2
106.2

101.0
102.1
104.3
108.0
111.6
113.7
117.9
123.0
129.8
132.9
135.1

157.2
158.1
158.7
159.3
161.2
161.8
162.9
164.4

107.0
107.0
107.0
106.6
107.4
106.9
106.8
107.2

105.9
105.8
105.7
105.3

136.6
137.5
137.3
136.2

124.9
126.3
126.8
127.9

158.7
159.9
160.6
161.3
163.3
163.6
164.9
166.4

128.5

168.0

166.2

107.4

106.0
105.7
105.5
105.9
106.2

110.7
111.5
115.1
119.1
122.2
122.4
119.5
119.2
122.4
126.1
98.9
104.7
109.0
111.4
112.5
116.5
120.5
122.3
121.4
119.2
120.0
120.9
122.2
122.8
123.8

113.2
118.8
123.1
128.5
133.0
140.6
147.4
154.9
160.1
165.1

106.8
110.0
112.8
116.5
121.5
127.6
132.1
135.2
137.5
138.6
101.0
101.9
104.4
108.5
112.2
114.3
118.0
123.4
130.5
133.5
136.1

111.2
113.6
116.6
120.8
126.1
131.2
135.9
138.8
141.5
143.9
101.1
104.8
109.0
112.4
114.6
117.9
122.8
127.8
133.2
136.9
140.1

101.4
105.2
109.0
112.9
115.2
118.5
123.4
128.2
134.0
137.9
141.2

140.8
141.4
141.6
142.1

142.0
142.5
142.8
143.1

137.3
138.1
138.0
137.8

137.4
138.1
137.7
136.8
137.8
138.8
138.8
138.7

142.6
143.8
144.5
144.8

143.5
145.1
145.9
146.1

138.4

139.2

145.3

146.7

3.3
2.9
2.6
3.3
4.3
5.1
3.5
2.4
1.7
.8

3.3
2.2
2.6
3.6
4.4
4.1
3.5
2.2
1.9
1.7

3.7
2.4
2.6
3.6
4.2
4.2
3.7
2.3
1.9
1.8

111.6
114.2
117.2
121.4
126.5
131.8
136.7
139.9
142.6
145.2

Percent change; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates

1985
1986 .
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993r .
1994'

1.4
2.1
1.0
1.0
-.7
.7
1.3
3.0
1.3
2.4

0.8
2.0
.8
1.0
-.9
.4
1.5
2.7
1.3
2.2

3.6
2.8
4.1
4.3
1.7
.7
-1.0
2.7
3.8
5.5

3.4
2.8
4.1
4.4
1.7
.6
-1.0
2.4
4.1
5.3

2.1
.6
3.0
3.3
2.5
.1
-2.3
-.3
2.4
3.1

2.5
.8
3.2
3.4
2.6
.2
-2.4
-.3
2.7
3.0

4.5
5.0
3.6
4.4
3.5
5.7
4.8
5.1
3.4
3.1

4.1
5.0
3.5
4.2
3.3
5.5
5.0
5.1
3.0
3.0

0.9
3,1
-.1
.2
-1.3
.3
.6
2.0
.4
.5

-1.4
.1
.8
2.0
.0
.4

3.0
2.8
2.5
3.4
4.3
5.0
3.5
2.1
2.0
.7

5.3
1.5
3.3
3.3

4.0
2.3
2.4
3.9

3.4
2.2
4.9
5.6

2.4
2.5
4.4
6.2

-1.8
.7
1.6
2.2

-1.6
.2
1.9
2.2

5.6
4.4
5.7
4.6

5.5
5.0
5.3
4.6

2.8
1.3
2.5
1.1

2.7
1.9
2.2
1.1

.3
2.9
2.3
1.2

1.4
2.7
2.9
.6

3.3
2.2
-1.3
5.1

3.2
2.5
-1.2
5.1

-2.1
.6
2.2
5.0

-2.2
.4
2.9
4.2

.6
4.2
4.0
8.6

1.0
4.7
4.9
7.9

2.7
3.6
1.7
3.5

3.2
4.2
1.9
3.5

2.5
3.1
1.8
1.7

1.9
2.4
1.5
1.6

-.6
.1
.1
-1.5

-1.1
-.6
-.2
-1.6

4.6
2.5
-.4
-3.2

4.1
2.0
-1.3
-2.5

2.3
1.7
.6
1.2

2.2
1.6
.7
.8

IIP
IV'

1.8
-1.4
3.2
4.3

1.7
-1.4
2.7
4.3

5.5
3.7
4.5
7.8

5.2
3.2
4.3
7.7

3.6
5.2
1.3
3.3

3.4
4.7
1.6
3.3

5.1
.9
3.1
3.6

4.9
1.4
2.7
3.8

2.9
-1.7
-.4
1.3

2.7
-1.2
-.8
1.5

3.2
2.3
-.1
-.7

3.1
2.8
0
-.4

1.5
3.5
2.0
.7

1.2
4.5
2.3
.5

1995- P*

2.2

2.7

4.4

4.7

2.2

2.0

4.0

4.3

.9

1.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1992:

Ir

II '
HP
IV
1993:

P

IP

IIP .
IV
1994: P
IP

1

Output refers fa gross domestic product originating in the sector in 1987 dollars.
2
Hours of all persons engaged in the sector, including hours of proprietors and unpaid family
workers. Estimates based primarily on establishment data.
;
'Wages and salaries of employees plus employers' contributions for social insurance and private benefit plans. Also iricludes.an estimate of wages, salaries, and supplemental payments for
the self-employed.
4
Hourly compensation divided by the consumer price i ndex for all urban consumers (OPI-U).
5
Current dollar gross domestic product divided by constant dollar gross domestic product.

16



0.6
3.1
9

.1

NOTE.—Data relate to all persons engaged in the sector.
Percent changes are from preceding period and are based on original data; they therefore
may differ slightly from percent changes based on indexes shown here.
Series revised to incorporate annual benchmark of Current Employment Statistics survey, as
well as new seasonal adjustment factors for all employment and hours measures.
* First quarter 1995 data are based on GDP data released May 31, 1995; GDP data shown
elsewhere in this issue of jKcowrmic Inditxdors were released .June 30, 1995.
Source: Department of Laix>r, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Industrial production and capacity utilization fell again in May.
INDEX, 1987 = 100* (RATIO SCALE)
160

INDEX, 1987-100' (RATIO SCALE)
140

CAPACITY UTILIZATION RATE (TOTAL INDUSTRY)

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Total
industrial
production
Period
Index,
1987=100

1985
1986

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

.

1994- May
July
Sept
Get
Nov
Dee
1995- Jan r
Peb
Mar''
May
1

Outfmt as percent of capacity.




Industry production indexes. 1987 — 100

Capacity utilization
rate, percent '

Manufacturing

Percent
change
from year
earlier

Mining
Total

Durable

Utilities

Nondurable

Total
industry

Manufacturing

94.4
95.3
100.0
104.4
106.0
106.0
104.3
107.6
112.0
118.1

1.7
.9
4.9
4.4
1.5
.0
-1.7
3.2
4.1
5.4

91.6
94.3
100.0
104.7
106.4
106.1
103.9
108.0
112.9
119.7

91.8
93.9
100.0
106.6
108.6
107.4
104.2
109.3
116.1
125.5

91.5
94.9
100.0
102.3
103.7
104.4
103.6
106.5
109.3
113.3

109.0
101.0
100.0
101.3
100.0
102.0
100.2
98.9
98.2
99.8

99.5
96.3
100.0
105.0
108.7
109.9
112.3
111.9
116.2
118.1

80.3
79.2
81,5
83.7
83.7
82.1
79.2
80.2
81.7
84.0

79.5
79.1
81.6
83.6

117.4
118.0
118.2
119.1
119.0
119.5
120.3
121.7

5.7
5.8
5.5
6.1
5.8
6.0
5.8
6.1

119.0
119.3
119.8
120.9
120.9
121.5
122.6
124.2

124.0
124.6
125.2
127.0
127.2
128.0
129.1
131.2

113.4
113.4
113.6
114.0
113.7
114.2
115.4
116.4

100.7
100.6
100.1
100.0
100.1
99.2
98.3
100.1

115.8
121.1
119.0
118.8
116.5
117.2
116.5
115.2

83.8
84.1
84.1
84.5
84.2
84.4
84.8
85.5

83.2
83.2
83.3
83.8
83.6
83,8
84.4
85.2

122.0
122.1
121.9
121.2
120.9

6.4
5.6
4.5
3.9
3.1

124.5
124.2
124.1
123.3
123.0

131.6
131.5
131.5
130.7
130.3

116.5
116.1
115.7
115.0
114.8

100.0
100.6
1 00.0
99.8
98.8

116.5
119.2
119.1
119.7
120.4

85.5
85.3
84.9
84.2
83.7

85.2
84.7
84.3
83.5
83.0

83.2
81.3
78.0
79.2
80.9
83.4

Source: Roiml of Governors of the Federal l&se.rve, System

17

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION—MAJOR MARKET GROUPS AND
SELECTED MANUFACTURES
[1987 = 100; montlily data seasonal!}' adjusted!
Products

Materials

Final products

Intermediate products

Consumer goods

Equipment

Period
Total
Total

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
.
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994- May

94.2
95.7
100.0
104.8
106.8
107.0
105.6
109.0
113.4
118.4
117.8
118.4
118.5
119.2
118.9
119.2
119.8
121.2
121.6
121.8
121.4
120.8
120.6

...
.

July

Sept
Get
Dec
1995: Jan
Fob'
Mar'

May/*
1

93.7
96.8
100.0
102.9
104.0
103.4
103.0
105.9
109.4
113.2
112.8
113.5
113.3
113.8
113.0
113.0
113.9
115.5
115.7
115.7
114.8
113.9
113.6

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

91.6
94.5
100.0
104.6
106.6
102.3
95.5
102.6
110.7
119.4
116.4
118.0
118.0
120.7
119.1
119.4
120.5
123.4
124.5
123.4
121.3
118.9
116.4

94.4
97.6
100.0
102.4
103.2
103.8
105.2
106.9
109.2
111.8
112.0
112.5
112.2
112.2
111.7
111.5
112.4
113.7
113.6
113.9
113.3
112.7
113.0

Total

1

94.8
94.5
100.0
107.6
110.9
112.1
109.4
113.4
119.3
126.5
125.4
125.8
126.4
127.5
128.0
128.8
128.9
130.1
130.9
131.2
131.8
131.6
131.7

Business

Defense
and
space
equipment

91.1
93.1
100.0
110.7
115.5
116.9
116.5
124.1
134.6
146.7
144.5
145.5
146.9
148.9
149.5
150.9
151.0
152.6
153.7
154.5
155.5
155.2
155.4

89.4
96.0
100.0
99.7
100.1
98.8
91.3
86.5
78.5
71.0
72.4
71.3
69.9
69.2
68.8
68.7
69.0
68.7
68.6
67.7
67.6
67.3
66.6

Total

88.3
91.9
100.0
101.8
102.0
101.2
96.9
98.8
102.4
108.1
107.7
108.5
109.1
109.2
108.6
109.9
110.6
110.9
111.3
110.9
110.6
109.5
109.2

Construction
supplies
89.1
93.8
100.0
101.5
100.5
98.2
91.8
95.0
98.9
106.8
106.1
106.4
107.9
108.2
108.6
109.7
109.8
111.6
112.2
111.0
110.4
109.0
108.3

Business
supplies

87.7
90.7
100.0
102.0
103.0
103.2
100.3
101.3
104.9
109.1
108.8
110.1
110.0
109.9
108.7
110.1
111.3
110.7
110.9
111.0
110.9
110.0
109.9

Total

Energy

96.6
95.9
100.0
105.0
106.7
106.8
105.4
109.2
114.1
121.5
120.5
121.2
121.4
122.8
122.9
123.4
124.6
126.3
126.5
126.7
126.7
126.2
125.8

103.4
99.5
100.0
102.2
103.1
104.2
104.4
103.7
103.6
105.2
104.6
106.7
105.2
106.1
105.6
105.2
104.9
105.3
105.6
106.6
106.5
106.5
106.0

Indiums oil and pas well drilliritf arid manufactured liomns, not shown separately.

{1987 = 100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Durable manufactures
Primary metals
Period
Total

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991 .
1992
1993
1994
1994: May

101.8
93.7
100.0
108.7
107.2
106.5
98.7
101.9
106.9
114.5
114.8
113.7
112.7
113.5
116.0
115.9
119.1
123.0

July

Aii"
Oct
Dec

120.9
119.8
120.4
119.9
119.2

1995- Jan
Feb'
Mar'
Jlav
Sour«': Bonnl (if (!(

18



ant of the Ki'dmil Kei

Iron
and
steel
104.5
90.8
100.0
112.7
111.2
111.5
100.5
105.1
111.4
118.3
120.9
118.2
116.1
113.0
118.2
118.8
121.9
129.3
125.9
124.3
126.1
124.2
122.3

Fabricated
metal
products

Industrial
machinery and
equipment

94.5
93.8
100.0
104.2
102.8
99.5
95.3
98.8
103.7
110.8
110.0
110.2
111.7
112.4
111.6
112.2
113.3
115.3

86.8
90.3
100.0
113.0
117.3
117.6
115.0
124.6
141.1
159.9
157.7
158.9
160.6
162.6
164.6
166.5
167.5
168.5
171.4
171.1
171.7
171.8
172.4

115.3
114.9
114.4
114.0
114.0

Electrical
machinery

93.1
94.3
100.0
108.5
111.0
111.4
113.4
121.9
139.3
160.0
156.5
159.5
161.5
164.1
165.0
166.9
168.8
172.5
172.9
174.0
175.0
175.7
176.6

Nondurable manufactures
Transportation
equipment
Total

91.8
96.9
100.0
105.2
109.6
107.0
101.3
105.1
105.5
109.7
107.6
107.5
105.7
109.5
108.8
109.0
110.5
111.9
112.6
113.5
112.7
109.7
106.6

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

Lumber
and
products

Apparel
products

Printing
and
publishing

Chemicals
and
prodnets

Foods

91.4
94.6
100.0
106.0
109.2
111.8
111.1
114.7
119.1
124.1
124.0
124.4
124.7
124.7
123.7
123.8
126.2
128.0
130.4
129.7
129.3
127.8
127.9

94.9
97.4
100.0
101.5
102.5
103.7
105.3
107.0
109.4
112.8
112.8
112.8
113.4
113.7
114.6
113.4
113.9
114.7
115.9
115.7
115.5
114.3
114.0

99.0
98.5
100.0
105.7
106.9
101.0
94.3
107.4
121.1
137.9
131.6
132.2
129.6
138.1
137.4
138.4
141.4
144.6

88.0
95.1
100.0
100.1
99.4
97.1
90.5
95.8
100.2
106.0
106.0
106.2
106.8
105.5
107.6
106.7
106.7
110.4

92 6
96.3
100,0
98.1
95.0
92.2
92 9
95.0
94.9
96.3

87.6
90.6
100.0
100.9
101.1
100.8
97.0
97.2
99.3
101.1

97.1
97.0
97.0
96.8
96.8
96.9
96.8
97.0

101.6
102.4
102.1
101.5
100.9
101.4
102.0
101.6

146.1
146.7
144.7
138.6
133.1

110.2
107.4
105.4
103.4
103.7

96.6
95.8
94.8
93.5
93.1

101.3
100.8
100.4
99.6
99.7

NEW CONSTRUCTION
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Construction contracts'1

Private
Period

Total new
construction
expenditures

Ifcsi ential
Total

New housing
units

Total '

Corrnnereiai
ami industrial '-

Other

and
State
and
local

Total value
index
(1987=100)

("oinmercial
anil industrial
floor sjraec
(millions of
square feet)

Billions of dollars

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991'
1992'
1993'
1994'

1994- May

377.4
407.7
419.4
432.3
443.7
442.2
403.4
435.0
464.5
506.9

299.5
323.1
328.7
337.5
345.5
334.7
293.3
315.7
339.2
376.6

158.5
187.1
194.7
198.1
196.6
182.9
157.8
187.9
210.5
238.9

501.2
505.8
509.6
509.9
518.3
521.3
520.2
521.8

374.8
377.0
378.4
379.7
384.5
382.9
387.1
386.1

239.9
239.8
240.5
240.1
242.2
240.5
242.4
243.6

521.1
521.4
523.5
522.4
514.7

384.8
383.7
383.3
382.1
376.5

241.9
240.2
237.9
234.4
231.1

51.3
51.6
50.1
51.5
54.6
55.4
58.4
62.1
62.3
63.9

77.8
84.6
90.6
94.7
98.2
107.5
110.1
119.3
125.3
130.3

91
96
100
101
105
95
89
97
105
114

169.7
169.1
170.0
169.3
170.6
168.3
169.3
169.7

73.4
72.7
72.2
73.4
76.4
76.9
81.4
80.9

61.5
64.5
65.7
66.2
65.9
65.6
63.2
61.7

126.3
128.8
131.2
130.2
133.9
138.3
133.1
135.7

114
114
114
122
117
114
115
108

658
631
719
688
710
707
771
688

168.6
167.2
163.9
160.1
156.1

81.3
82.7
84.7
84.8
82.2

61.5
60.7
60.7
62.9
63.1

136.2
137.8
140.2
140.3
138.2

109
112
113
100
109

786
883
778
632
727

Annual rates

Annual rates

July
Sept'
Oct'
Nov
Dec'

1995- Jan'
Feb'
Mar'
Mayp
1
2

1,097
1,016
1,019
973
961
783
577
556
589
715

89.8
84.4
84.0
88.0
94.3
96.4
77.0
65.8
66.4
73.8

114.7
133.2
139.9
138.9
139.2
128.0
110.6
129.6
144.1
167.9

Note.—New construction series revised beginning 1991.
Sources: Department of" Commerce (Bureau of the Census) and McGraw-IJ
Systems Company, F.W. Dodge Division.

Includes residential improvements, not shown separately.
Includes hotels and motels.
:1
K.W. Dodge series.

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

New private housing units
Units started, by type of structure

Period
Total

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

1,741.8
1,805.4
1,620.5
1,488.1
1,376.1
1,192.7
1,013.9
1,199.7
1,287.6
1,457.0

1 unit
1,072.4
1,179.4
1,146.4
1,081.3
1,003.3
894.8
840.4
1,029.9
1,125.7
1,198.4

2-4 units

93.4
84.0
65.3
58.8
55.2
37.5
35.6
30.7
29.4
35.0

5 or more
units

576.1
542.0
408.7
348.0
317.6
260.4
137.9
139.0
132.6
223.5

Units
authorized
1,733.3
1,769.4
1,534.8
1,455.6
1,338.4
1,110.8
948.8
1,094.9
1,199.1
3
1,371.6

Units
completed

Homes
sold

Homes for
sale at end
of period '

1,703.3
1,756.4
1,668.8
1,529.8
1,422.8
1,308.0
1,090.8
1,157.5
1,192.7
1,346.9

688
750
671
676
650
534
509
610
666
670

346
357
366
368
365
321
284
265
293
338

1,438
1,333
1,280
1,337
1,400
1,376
1,371
1,388
1,436
1,302
1,443
1,328
1,338

689
632
630
672
691
707
642
627

302
313
317
322
328
330
335
338
342
347
346
346
345

Vacancy rate
for rental
housing units
(percent) -

6.5
7.3
7.7
7.7
2
7.4
7.2
7.4
7.4
27.3
7.4

Seasonally adjusted annual rates

1994: May
July
Sept
Oct

Dec
1995- Jan
Feb
Mar'
Mayp




1,489
1,370
1,440
1,463
1,511
1,451
1,536
1,545
1,366
1,319
1,238
1,255
1,239

1,197
1,174
1,219
1,174
1,235
1,164
1,186
1,250
1,055
1,048
987
995
951

36
18
32
40
42
39
62
33

256
178
189
249
234
248
288
262

38
42
35
23
39

273
229
216
237
249

1,377
1,350
1,347
1,386
1,426
1,401
1,358
1,420
1,293
1,282
1,235
1,243
1,243

643
'575
611
602
722

7.4
7.2
7.4
7.4

NOTE.—Beginning 1994, units authorized are for 19,000 j aces. For other data shown, units
authorized are for 17,000 places.
Soumv. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

19

BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES—Manufacturing and Trade
In April, manufacturing and trade sales fell 0.4 percent and inventories rose $8.7 billion. According to advance
data, retail sales rose 0.2 percent in May after falling 0,3 percent in April.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BIUIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
300

,000

--

900

—^

I

800

~\"

250

>

RETAIL INVENTORIES

MA •••lUFACrURINC3 AND
TRADE INVENTC3RIES

700

/ _"'

—••—

200

600
_„-

•fr

\

500

- RETAIL SALES

150

M,ANUFACTURI «
Af •JD TRADE SA LES

400

100
300

RATIO*
I.SU

INVENTORY-SALES RATIO
1.70

RETAIL
1.60

200
1.50

/N-^ /\_ x y
^W£/|V

1.40

1
1991

1993

1992

miiimn

MANUFACTURING ^^TX^^
>-^.
AND TRADE ~
1 N"

1.30

1995

1994

1991

j

1992

1993

» SEASONAUY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE

Manufacturing
and
trade1
Sales a

Inventories8

i

1995

1994

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

:

2

Sales 2

Inventories a

Inventory-sales
ratio4

Retail

Wholesale

Inventories *

Sales

Period

— /"

Total

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable
goods
stores

Total

Durable Nondurable
goods
goods
stores
stores

Manufacturing
and
trade1

88,738
93,566
96,527
102,355
106,594
115,887
118,668
124,236
129,046
133,967
140,947
134,163
136,340
138,157
137,008
138,485
139,814
140,640
140,906
140,947
141,542
142,174
141,670
141,417

1.53
1.56
1.55
1.50
1.49
1.52
1.52
1.54
1.49
1.44
1.39
1.39
1.40
1.39
1.41
1.38
1.38
1.39
1.38
1.37
1.38
1.39
1.40
1.42

Retail

Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted

1984
1985
1986
1987
.
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994: Apr'

.

July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Dec
1995- Jan
Feb
Mar'
Aprf
MavP

.

.

....

410,124 649,780 112,199 142,452 107,243
422,583 664,089 113,459 147,409 114,586
430,419 662,753 114,960 153,574 120,803
457,735 709,814 122,968 163,903 128,442
496,079 765,270 134,521 178,801 138,017
523,065 811,154 143,760 187,009 146,581
542,682 834,391 149,506 195,550
153,718
538,485
829,685 148,306 200,062 154,661
561,293 838,895 154,150 207,663 162,632
593,076 860,979 161,681 215,878 172,875
639,770 916,550 172,521 234,722 186,414
626,577 870,731 168,757 219,270 183,577
'628,825 '880,696 '169,257 '223,145 '183,336
634,569 884,892 170,880 222,832 185,123
631,785 889,411 171,175 226,279 185,125
652,889 897,787 176,948 227,257 187,861
651,401 902,120 175,960 228,341 189,307
653,124 908,570 177,657 231,837 191,492
661,904 913,833 178,593 233,858 192,120
671,275 916,550 182,830 234,722 192,392
673,918
928,672 182,829 238,272 193,299
675,480 936,091 185,056 240,365 191,868
674,797 942,743 183,207 243,462 193,153
'672,380 951,420 '184,597 '246,867 '192,490
674,759
184,941 247,158 192,901

37,873
41,510
45,057
47,989
52,430
54,763
55,736
54,165
58,634
64,795
73,369
72,147
'71,662
72,453
72,058
74,113
74,973
76,865
77,098
77,047
76,775
76,138
76,978
'76,209
76,332

1

3

2

4

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

20



69,369
73,075
75,746
80,453
85,587
91,818
97,981
100,497
103,999
108,080
113,045
111,430
'111,674
112,670
113,067
113,748
114,334
114,627
115,022
115,345
116,524
115,730
116,175
'116,281
116,569

167,812
181,881
186,510
207,836
219,047
237,234
239,773
243,275
251,994
267,676
290,018
270,816
275,169
278,954
276,487
283,518
287,248
288,670
289,987
290,018
294,296
296,000
297,200
298,875 '

79,074
88,315
89,983
105,481
112,453
121,347
121,105
119,039
122,948
133,709
149,071
136,653
138,829
140,797
139,479
145,033
147,434
148,030
149,081
149,071
152,754
153,826
155,530
157,458

Seasonally adjusted, end of period.
Annual data are averages of seasonally adjusted monthly ratios.
Source; Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

1.49
1.52
1.56
1.55
1.54
1.58
1.55
1.54
1.52
1.51
1.50
1.48
1.50
1.51
1.49
1.51
1.52
1.51
1.51
1.51
1.52
1.54
1.54
1.55

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
Manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and new orders rose in May. Unfilled orders were unchanged.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE]

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS" (RATIO SCALE)

280

480
440
400
360

INVL-NIUklbb

V
\

i

TOTAL

320
280
240

\
RABLE GOOD

200
120 160

,,'•
\
NDURABLE GC

120

80
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
320

NFW ORDFRS

240

y_^

r

—^

-V^V^^v

80

. ^ —^~

_

TOTAI

280

--

1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1

1 1 1 1 1

HIM

1 1 1 1 f

HIM

1 IM

1 1 1 1L

RATIO*

2.20

200

INVENTORY-SHIPMENTS RATIO
2.00

DURABLE GCX5DS

160

*
\
f

120 --./•V-- --•

1

1.80

— ''v'"x

*'\ . v - N - ~

1.60

NONCDURABLE GOC)DS
80

~

.

1 1 1 1 1

1991

INI

1992

Mill

MM

1993

1.40

MM 1 i 1 M M M l 1M M
1994
1995

1.20

MM

M 1 M

MM

MM!

1

1

i M i M M i M

I 1M 1 1 I 1 1 1 !

1993

1994

1992

1991

1 1M 1

INN

1995

•SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT! OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Mi\im 'aeturt'rs' shipments '

Manufacturers' new orders s

Manufacturers' inventories '-

Durable pxxls
Period
Total

Durable

Nondurable
jr(x)ds

Total

Durable
KOCKls

Nondurable
Roods

Total
Total

Manutae-

Capital
Roods
industries,
riondet'ense

Nondurable
fjoods

unfilled

Manufacturer'
toty—
shipments
ratio :(

Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
97,940
101,279
103,238
108,128
117.993
121,703
122,387
119,151
125,553
135,981
151,060

92,742
93,259
91,419
98,198
105,549
111,022
117,072
116,367
1 1 8,958
122,539
129,775

339,516
334,799
322,669
338,075
367,422
386,911
399,068
386,348
379,238
377,425
391,810

221,330
218,212
212,006
220,776
241,402
256,065
259,988
249,117
237,717
236,303
247,644

118,186
116,587
110,663
117,299
126,020
130,846
139,080
137,231
141,521
141,122
144,166

192,879
195,706
195,204
209.389
227,026
235,932
240,646
234,354
241,545
255,701
281,953

100,164
102,356
103,647
110,809
121,445
124,933
123,556
117,878
122,614
133,273
151,878

23,669
24.545
23,983
26,095
30,729
32,725
32,254
29,468
29,653
31,889
37,530

92,715
93,351
91,557
98,579
105,581
110,999
117,090
116,476
118,932
122,428
130,074

373,529
387,095
393,412
430,288
471,951
510,459
524,846
511,122
475,304
441,947
456,838

1.73

276,232
278,566
275,485
288,080
286,134
283.975
291,191
296,053

148,510
150,010
146,472
155,619
154,350
152,586
157,292
159,299

127,722
128,556
129,013
132,461
131.784
131,389
133,899
136,754

382,382
383,106
386,645
387,012
386,531
388,063
389,988
391,810

240,539
241,039
243,392
244,116
243,814
244,925
246,374
247,644

141,843
142,067
143,253
142,896
142,717
143,138
143,614
144,166

277,441
279,788
274,305
287,222
287,248
285,985
293,716
299,514

149,412
151,212
145,251
154,675
155,433
154,150
159,321
162,310

35,498
38,055
36,310
37,595
39,056
38,276
40,781
37,759

128,029
128,576
129,054
132,547
131,815
131.835
134,395
137,204

448,546
449,767
448,587
447,729
448,843
450,853
453,378
456,838

1.38
1.38
1.40
1.34
1.35
1.37
1.34
1.32

297,790
298,556
298,437
295.293
296,917

161,079
161,206
161,571
157,970
159,546

136,711
137,350
136.866
137,323
137,371

396,104
399,726
402,081
405,678
408,245

250,251
252,124
253,237
255,334
256,829

145,853
147,602
148,844
150,344
151,416

301,724
300,804
299,625
293,069
297,032

164,507
163,338
163,042
155,553
159,715

41,785
42,055
42,628
40,072
43,068

137,217
137,466
136,583
137,516
137,317

460,772
463,020
464,208
461,984
462,099

1.33
1.34
1.35
1.37
1.37

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992 ..
1993
1994

190,682
194,588
194,657
206,326
223,541
232,724
239,459
235,518
244,511
258,520
280,835

1994- Mav
July
Aug
Sept
Oft
Dec

1995- Jan
Feb
Mar ...
Apr r
May




1.73
1.68
1.59
1.58
1.64
1.65
1.67
1.57
1.47
1.37

:l

Annual data arc
Source: Dc.partmtir

21

PRICES
PRODUCER PRICES
In May, the producer price index for all finished goods was unchanged. Prices of finished consumer foods fell
0.6 percent while prices of other finished consumer goods rose 0.2 percent. Capital equipment prices rose 0.2
percent.
INDEX, 1982 = 100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1982 = 100 (RATIO SCALE)

150

150
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

FINISHED GOODS PRICES

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT
CONSUMER FOODS
\

/ \--

t^
-^l?

,^1

^, •^i<
t

_j

J

-*\^
/—

/

, __

no

TOTAL

^^

F *

_ —^
"

Xjr^^
^.^•.

y// '•
/

' ~"

\

,.

r

^'

—'

^^

f.S~

s~^.^~

^~

^-^-'
--^..^

'

—

,^C>-

_^ ^

^•-"^

\

—..-^ ' ^

S" '

\

CONSUMER GOODS
EXCLUDING FOODS

1

^^
^

,-'

^

110

/

,•** ,S

+ .f"~

^'^

100

1 1 ! ! I I 1 1 1 1 !

1 1 1 1 1

1988

1987

M M 1

M M 1

1989

MM

M M 1

MM!

M i l

1991

1990

_LI 1_L1

MM

1992

M LM

MM!

1 LJ 1 L M

1994

1993

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

M

1 1

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Finished goods
Finished goods excluding consumer foods
Period

Total
finished
goods

snmer
foods

Consumer goods
Total
Total

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994 . .
1994: May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1995: Jan'
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
1

104.7
103.2
105.4
108.0
113.6

119.2
121.7
123.2
124.7
125.5
125.1
125.2
125.5
126.2
125.8
125.3
126.1
126.5
127.1
127.3
127.3
127.9
127.9

104.6

107.3
109.5
112.6
118.7
124.4
124.1
123.3
125.7
126.8
126.1
125.6
126.1
126.4
126.2
126.1
127.3
129.0
128.3
128.6
128.4
128.2
127.4

104.6
101.9
104.0
106.5
111.8
117.4

120.9
123.1
124.4

125.1
124.8
125.0
125.2
126.0
125.6
125.0
125.6
125.7
126.6
126.8
126.9
127.7
127.9

Intermediate materials for food manufacturing ami feeds.

22



Total

Capital
equipment

consumer
goods

Total

Foods
and
feeds!

107.5
109.7
111.7
114.3
118.8
122.9
126.7
129.1
131.4
134.1
134.1
134.3
134.4
134.7
135.0
134.3
134.5
134.9
135.5
135.8
135.7
136.1
136.4

103.8
101.4
103.6
106.2
112.1
118.2
120.5
121.7
123.0
123.3
122.8
122.8
123.2
123.9
123.4
122.9
123.9
124.3
124.8
125.1
125.1
125.7
125.7

102.7
99.1
101.5
107.1
112.0
114.5
114.4
114.7
116.2
118.5
117.4
117.8
118.2
119.0
119.5
119.9
120.9
121.4
123.0
123.8
124.2
125.1
125.4

97.3
96.2
99.2
109.5
113.8
113.3
111.1
110.7
112.7
114.8
116.3
115.3
112.6
112.9
113.5
112.5
112.5
111.9
112.3
112.4
112.7
111.5
110.4

Con

103.3
98.5
100.7
103.1
108.9
115.3
118.7
120.8
121.7
121.6
121.2
121.4
121.7
122.7
122.0
121.4
122.2
122.2
123.2
123.4
123.5
124.4
124.7

Durable

106.5
108.9
111.5
113.8
117.6
120.4
123.9
125.7
128.0
130.9
131.0
131.1
131.3
131.8
131.9
131.0
131.4
131.6
132.0
132.0
132.0
132.3
132.4

Nondurable
101.7
93.3

94.9
97.3
103.8
111.5
115.0
117.3
117.6
116.2
115.6
115.8
116.2
117.4
116.3
115.8
116.9
116.7
118.0
118.3
118.4
119.6
120.0

finished

Other

103.0
99.3
101.7
106.9
111.9
114.5
114.6
114.9
116.4
118.7
117.4
118.0
118.5
119.3
119.8
120.3
121.4
121.9
123.5
124.4
124.8
125.8
126.2

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Crude materials

Total

Foodstuffs
and
feedstuffs

95.8

94.8

87.7
93.7
96.0
103.1
108.9
101.2
100.4
102.4
101.8
101.9
103.0
102.6
102.6
100.1
99.5
100.1
100.6
100.9
102.5
101.2
103.3
102.5

93.2
96.2
106.1
111.2
113.1
105.5
105.1
108.4
106.5
106.9
106.4
103.9
102.8
102.6
101.5
102.4
102.3
102.3
103.5
101.0
100.1
97.1

Other

96.9
81.6
87.9
85.5
93.4
101.5
94.6
93.5
94.7
94.8
94.7
96.8
97.8
98.5
94.7
94.4
94.7
95.6
96.0
97.9
97.3
101.3
102.0

In May, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.3 percent seasonally adjusted (it ros® 0.2 percent
not seasonally adjusted). The index was 3.2 percent above its year-earlier level.
INDEX, 1982-84 = 100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1982-84 = 100 (RATIO SCALE)

160

160
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

150

CONSUMER PRICES—ALL ITEMS
140

120

110

100

i i.i i l I 90

90
1987

1988

1989

1990

1991
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Housing

All items >

Shelter
Period

Not
seasonally
adjust-

Seasonally
adjust-

Food
Total i
Total

1982=
100)

(NSA)
Rel. imp.3
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
. .
1994: May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oet
Nov
Dec
1995: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May

100.0
107 6
109 6
113.6
118 3
124 0
130 7
136.2
140.3
144 5
1482
147.5
148.0
148.4
149.0
149.4
149.5
149.7
149.7
150.3
150.9
151.4
151.9
152.2

Renters'
costs

147.6
148.1
148.5
149.1
149.4
149.6
149.8
150.1
150.6
151.0
151.3
151.9
152.3

15.8
1056
1090
113.5
1182
125 I
1324
136.3
137.9
140 9
144 3
143.5
143.9
144.7
145.4
145.7
145.8
146.0
147.1
146.7
147.1
147.1
148.2
148.3

41.2
107 7
110.9
114.2
1185
1230
128 5
133.6
137.5
141 2
1448
144.3
144.4
144.7
145.1
145.4
145.7
145.9
145.9
146.5
146.9
147.2
147.6
147.8

28.0
109 8
1158
121.3
127 1
132 8
140 0
146.3
151.2
155 7
160 5
159.7
159.8
160.2
160.9
161.3
161.8
162.2
162.3
162.8
163.3
163.8
164.4
165.0

8.0

1154
121.9
128.1
1336
1389
1467
155.6
160.9
1650
'1694
168.1
168.5
168.5
169.2
169.1
169.7
170.2
170.1
170.5
171.0
172.0
172.7
173.4

Homeowners'
costs
(Dec.
1982=
100)

19.9
113 1
1194
124.8
131 1
1373
144 6
150.2
155.3
1602
1655
164.8
164.9
165.3
166.1
166.8
167.3
167.7
167.8
168.4
168.9
169.2
169.8
170.4

1
Includes items not shown separately.
2
Household fuels—gas (piped), electricity, fuel oil, ete.—and motor fuel. Motor oi!, coolant,
etc. excluded beginning 1983.
3
Relative important*, December 1994.




Maintenance
and
repairs
(NSA)

Fuel
and
other
utilities

parel
and
upkeep

0.2

7.1

5.7

1065
107.9
111.8
1147
1180
122 2
126.3
128.6
130 6
130 8
131.0
131.5
131.3
131.2
131.6
130.8
131.2
132.7
133.1
133.8
134.2
134.2
134.6

1065
104.1
103.0
1044
107 8
111 6
115.3
117.8
121 3
122 8
122.6
122.6
122.8
123.0
122.6
122.6
122.9
122.7
123.3
123.3
123.1
123.4
122.9

105 0
105.9
110.6
1154
118 6
124 1
128.7
131.9
133 7
133.4
133.9
134.7
134.2
133.0
133.1
132.8
132.4
132.1
133.0
132.2
132.2
132.1
131.7

Total i

17.1
1064
102.3
105.4
1087
114 1
1205
123.8
126.5
1304
1343
132.8
133.7
134.7
136.0
136.2
136.1
136.3
136.6
137.4
137.9
138.7
139.7
140.3

Newcars

4.1
106 1
110.6
114.6
116.9

1192
121 0
125.3
128.4
131 5
136.0
135.4
135.9
136.5
136.9
137.5
137.6
137.4
137.6
137.7
138.1
138.1
138.9
139.0

Motor
fuel

3.1
987

77.1
80.2
809
885

101 2
99.4
99.0
980

98.5
95.4
96.1
98.8
101.8
101.1
100.4
101.1
101.3
101.7
101.3
100.9
101.5
103.5

Medical
care

Energy2

7.3

7.0

113.5
122.0
130.1
138.6
1493
162.8
177.0
190.1
201.4
211.0
209.9
210.7
211.5
212.4
213.3
214.3
215.2
216.2
216.9
217.6
218.2
218.8
219.5

101 6
88.2
88.6
89.3
943

102.1
102.5
103.0
1042
104.6
102.7
103.0
104.4
105.9
105.3
105.0
105.5
105.4
105.7
105.6
105.1
105.5
106.0

All
items
less
food
and
energy

77.2
109.1
113.5
118.2
123.4
1290
135.5
142.1
147.3
152.2
156.5
156.2
156.7
157.0
157.4
157.7
158.0
158.3
158.5
159.2
159.6
160.1
160.7
161.0

NOTE.—Data incorporate a rental equivalence measure for homeownership casts (beginning
1983).
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Change from 3 months earlier, annual rate

Change from 6 months earlier, annual rate

Consumer goods

Consumer goods

Consumer goods
Period

Total
finished

goods

Capita!
equipment

Excluding
foods

Poods

Total
finished
goods

Excluding
foods

Foods

Capital
equipment

Capital
equipment

Total
finished

Excluding
foods

Foods

goods

Change
from year
earlier,
total
finished

goods
NSA

Change, Dee. to Dec., NSA

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

1.8
-2.3
2.2
4.0
4.9
5.7
-.1
1.6
.2
1.7

0.6
2.8
— 2
5.7
5.2
2.6
-1.5
1.6
2.4
1.1

2.1
-6.6
4.1
3.1
5.3
8.7
-7
1.6
-1.4
2.0

1.0
-1.4
2.1
2.5
5.2
4.9
2.1
1.2
1.2
.6

2.7
2.1
1.3
3.6
3.8
3.4
2.5
1.7
1.8
2.0

Change, month to month

-0.1
.1
.2
.6

1994- May
July

-0.6
-.4
.4
.2
-.2
-.1
1.0
1.3
-.5
.2
-.2
-.2
-.6

O

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1995- Jan'
Feb'
Mar

A

.6
.3
.5
.2
0
.5
0

May

0.3
.1
.1
.2
.2
-.5
.1
.3
.4
.2
-.1
.3
.2

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

-0.3
0
1.0
3.6
1.9
-.6
-.3
2.2
5.9
3.9
2.6
'2.5
1.9

-2.8
-5.5
-2.2
1.0
1.9
0
2.9
9.2
7.2
4.1
-1.8
'-.3
-3.7

-0.3
1.0
1.7
5.0
2.0
-1.0
-1.6
. .7
6.1
4.0
4.3
'4.0
4.3

3.0
3.0
2.1
1.8
2.1
-.3
-.6
— 3
3.6
3.9
2.4
'1.8
1.8

-1.6
-3.3
-2.0
-.9
-1.9
-1.1
1.9
5.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
.2

1.1

1.5
1.0
1.6
1.0
.2
1.6
2.1
2.6
1.8
2.4
4.2
2.9

1.7
2.7
1.8
2.3
1.5
.3
1.7
1.3
2.5
1.1
2.5
5.0
4.1

2.9
2.9
2.3
2.4
2.6
.9
.6
.9
1.6
1.6
1.0
2.7
2.8

-.4
.1
.6
1.9
1.5
1.0
1.3
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.6
2.1
2.2

Source: Department of I^ahor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES—ALL URBAN CONSUMERS
|Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally at^justed, except as noted by NSA]
Transportation

Housing
Shelter
Period

All
items!

Food
Total'

Total1

Homeowners'
costs

Renters'
costs

Fuel
and
other
utilities

Appare!
and
1
upkeep Total

New
cars

Motor
fuel

Medical
care

Energy2

All
items
less
food
and
energy

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

From 3
months
earlier

From 6
months
earlier

From
year
earlier
NSA

Change, December to December, NSA

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

3.8
1.1
4.4
4.4
4.6
6.1
3.1
2.9
2.7
2.7

2.6
3.8
3.5
5.2
5.6
5.3
1.9
1.5
2.9
2.9

4.3
1.7
3.7
4.0
3.9
4.5
3.4
2.6
2.7
2.2

6.0
4.6
4.8
4.5
4.9
5.2
3.9
2.9
3.0
3.0

6.3
5.0
3.9
3.9
4.5
6.7
4.2
2.8
2.6
2.3

5.9
4.6
5.3
4.7
5.1
4.7
3.7
2.9
3.2
3.3

1994: May ...
June ..
July ...
Aug ....
Sept ...
Get ....
Nov ....
Dec ....
1995: Jan ....
Feb ....
Mar ...
Apr ....
May ...

0.1
.3
.3
.4
.2
.1
.1
.2
.3
.3
.2
.4
.3

0.2
.3
.6
.5
.2
.1
.1
.8

0.2
.1
_2
.3
.2
2
.1
0
.4
.3
.2
.3
.1

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

0.3
.2
0
.4
-.1
.4
.3
-.1
.2
.3
.6
.4
.4

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

1985
1986

1.8
-5.6
1.6
2.9
3.2
4.0
2.9
2.3
2.5
.2

3.4
5.9
1.8
2.1
2.3
1.4
3.3
2.3
2.8
3.2

-30.7
18.7
-2.1
6.8
36.5
-16.0
1.8
-5.4
5.9

6.8
7.7
5.8
6.9
8.5
9.6
7.9
6.6
5.4
4.9

1.8
-19.7
8.2
.5
5.1
18.1
-7.4
2.0
-1.4
2.2

4.2
4.7
4.4
5.2
4.4
3.3
3.2
2.6

0.3
.4
.4
.3
.4
.1
-.1
.1
.1
.3
0
.6
.1

-1.3
.7
2.8
3.0
-.7
-.7
.7
.2
.4
-.4
-.4
.6
2.0

0.3
.4
.4
.4
.4
.5
.4
.5
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3

-0.9
.3
1.4
1.4
-.6
-.3
.5
-.1
.3
-.1
-.5
.4
.5

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

2.6
2.8
,9 -5.9
6.1
4.8
3.0
4.7
4.0
1.0
5.1 10.4
3.4 -1.5
3.0
1.4
.9
2.4
3.8
-1.6

3.1

3.6
1.9
3.6
4.1
4.8
5.4
4.2
3.0
3.0
2.6

4.3
3.8

Change, month to month

— .O

.3
0
.7
.1

-0.2
0
.2
.2
-.3
0
.2
-.2
.5
0
-.2
.2
-.4

-0.3
.7
.7
1.0
-.9
.1
.1
-.1
-.2
.1
-.3
-.2
.2
.6
.7
-.6
.4
0
.6
-.1
.7
-.3
.4
0.2
.6
A

1
Includes items not shown separately.
2
Household fuels—gas (piped), electricity, fuel oil, ete.—and motor fuel. Motor oil, coolant,
etc., excluded beginning 1983.

24



;i

2.2

2.5
3.6
2.2
3.2

Quarterly changes are shown in the last month of the quarter.

Source: I>epartment of Lalx>rT Bureau of Lalx>r Statistics.

2.7
3.0
4.1
3.6
3.0
1.9
1.9
2.7
3.2
3.2
3.5
3.5

2.2
2.5
2.9
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.0
2.7
2.8
2.6
2.6
3.1
3.4

2.3
2.5
2.8
2.9
3.0
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.9
3.1
3.2

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
In June, prices received by farmers were unchanged from their May level. Prices paid by farmers in April were
unchanged from their January level. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
INDEX, 1990-92=100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1990-92=100 (RATIO SCALE)

120

120

110 -

110

100

-

RATIO

120

r^~~~

100
-

80
60

120
~

p

-^1

^

^

'"

"

"

100
^-

80

-

-

60

i i i i i 1
1 OR7

1 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 !

i

1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 1

1

1 J 1 1 1 [

1 1 1 1

J 1 1 1 i 1

1 1 1 M 1

1 f

1 !

1 1 1 1 1 ! 1

i i i i f1 i iiii

i 1 <M 1

1OCM

lJ RATIO OF INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED '
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[1990-92^100; not seasonally adjusted]
Prices paid by farmers

Prices received by farmers

Period

All farm
products

Livestock and
products

Crops

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

Production
items, interest,
taxes, and wage
rates

Production
items

Ratio -

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

91
87
89
99
104
104
100
98
101
100

98
87
86
104
109
103
101
101
102
105

86
88
91
93
100
105
99
97
100
95

86
85
87
91
96
99
100
101
103
106

87
85
87
92
97
99
100
101
103
106

91
86
87
90
95
99
100
101
103
106

106
103
102
108
108
105
99
98
98
94

1994: June
July

100
97
97
97
95
95
'98

108
101
101
102
99
100
106

94
'92
94
91
•-89
90
90

P)
106
(:i)
( :i )
106
( :i )
( :i )

( :t )
105
(:!)
P)
104
P)
( :i )

P)
105
P)
( :t )
105
P)
P)

93
92
92
92
90
90

98
98
100
100
100
100

103
102
109
114
••115
113

93
94
93
90
88
90

108
P)
( :i )
108
(:1)
(:i)

107
( :i )
P)
107
P)
(:i)

106
(:!)
( :i )
106
( ;i )
P)

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

1995- Jan
Feb

Mar
Apr

..

Mav




are published on a 1910-14 base as require
NOTE.—The
(lexes have !H^
1990-92= 100 base to facilitate comparison
Source: Department of ARricuitu

r()2
91

91
93
93
93
93

In May, growth accelerated in M2 and in
BILL1OI-« OF DOllARS* (RATIO SCALE)
4,800
4,400
4,000
3,600

"

..~-

••

—__— _____— —— —

—

J

\2~ir
i

1

2,800
2,400

1 4,000

I
|—-

_

„

M3

3,200

2,000

-— -

=^_—

•-•

__

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* JRATSO SCAIE)
! 4,BUU
_-—r_r-«__] 4/4oo

-

n

^

1,600

1,200

^^__———

„_ —.mj-g

800

---\^\
\

—

Ml
600

400

t H !i

1987

MM!

HIM

1988

i MM

1 -LLLL

M H 1

1990

1989

! ! H i 1M 1 11

1991

i

M

II 1 1 I I J 1 (

1993

1992

M I I t 1 H 1 M

M M 1 111 1 M '

1994

* AVERAGES OF DAILY RGURES; SEASONA11Y APJUSIED
SOURCE; BOARD OF &DVESNOSSOFTHEFEC ERAL RSSERW SYSTEM

400

1995

CGUNO! OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Pericxl

19851 9861987198819891990] 991 .
199219931994-

Dee
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dee
Dec
Dee
Dee
Dec'

1994- Apr
May

July
Sept
Oct
Dec

1995- Jan'
Feh'
Mar'
May




Percent change from year or 6
months

Ml

M2

M3

L

Debt

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

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

M2 phis large
time deposits,
term KPs, term
Eurodollars, and
institute on-on3v
MMMP balances

M3 plus
other liquid
assets

Debt of
domestic
Monfmaneia]
sectors
(montlily
average) ]

619.9
724.4
749.8
786.9
794.2
825.9
897.3
1,024.4
1,128.6
1,147.8

2,576.1
2.820.3
2,922.3
3,083.6
3,243.1
3,355.9
3,457.9
3,515.3
3,583.6
3,615.1

3,200.2
3,488.7
3,675.8
3,915.7
4,066.1
4,123.0
4,176.0
4,182.9
4,242.5
4,303.1

3,827.5
4,129.1
4,334.8
4,670.1
4,896.5
4,973.5
4,990.9
5,061.1
5,150.3
5,292.6

6,902.1
7,785.2
8,544.6
9,315.0
'10,045.5
'10,693.8
'11,178.2
'11,716.7
'12,343.8
12,955.5

12.3
16.9
3.5
4.9
.9
4.0
8.6
14.2
10.2
1.7

8.3
9.5
3.6
5.5
5.2
3.5
3.0
1.7
1.9
.9

7.3
9.0
5.4
6.5
3.8
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4

14.8
12.8
9.8
9.0
7.8
'6.5
4.5
4.8
5.4
5.0

1.142.8
1J43.5
1,147.0
1,152.2
1,150.8
1,151.0
1,148.1
1,147.5
1,147.8

3,605.4
3,608.5
3,605.3
3,616.2
3,614.2
3,613.3
3,609.0
3.610.3
3,615.1

4,250.8
4,251.4
4,256.6
4,273.8
4,272.7
4,278.4
'4,284.6
'4,290.5
'4,303.1

'5,181.9
'5,190.4
'5,188.5
'5,213.3
'5,214.6
'5,220.3
'5,238.7
'5,247.6
'5,292.6

'12,556.0
'12,612.1
'12,651.6
'12,677.0
'12,740.1
'12,797.5
'12,844.5
'12,913.6
'12,955.5

5.3
3.8
3.3
3.5
24
1.7
.9
.7
.1

2.3
1.8
1.2
1.5
1.6
.9
.2
.1
.5

1.3
.8
.7
1.3
1 .9
1.8
1.6
'3.8
'2.2

5.5
'5.4
5.0
4,7
'4.9
4.8
'4.6
'4.8
'4.8

1,148.8
1,147.1
1,147.8
1 ,149,6
1,142.9

3,626.8
3,622.2
3,629.7
3,642,2
3.657.4

4,325.8
4334.0
4,355.6
4,377.0
4,405.6

5.319.7
5,361.6
5.405.8
P 5,450.3

13,009.0
13,088.1
13,146.6
P 13.197. 5

-.6
-.6
-.6
.3

.6
.4
.9
1.8
2.6

2.4
2.9
3.6
4.3
5.4

5.2
5.5
5.5
5.5

Ml

M2

M3

Debt

_9

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

Period

Currency

OverMoney market
night
mutual fund
Savings
repurbalances
deposits,
chase
DeOther
including
Genmand checkable agreemoney
ments
eral
depos- deposits
market
purInsti(RPs),
its
deposit
(OCDs) net,
plus pose
tution accounts
overnight
and
only (MMDAs)
broker/
Eurodollars ' dealer

Small
denomination
time deposits 2

Large Term
denom- repurination chase
time
agreedepos- ments
2
its
(RPs)

Term
Eurodollars
(net)

NSA

NSA

NSA

198519861987:
19881989:
19901991:
1992:
199319941994-

Dec
Dee
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Apr
July

Sept
Oct
Dec
1995: Jan
Feb
Mar
May .

167.9
180.7
196.8
212.2
222.6
246.8
267.4
292.8
322.1
354.5
334.5
337.3
340.0
342.8
345.1
347.2
350.0
353.0
354.5
357.7
358.8
362.5
365.7
368.1

266.6
302.1
286.8
286.8
279.3
277.4
289.5
338.9
383.9
382.0
388.1
385.6
386.3
388.0
386.6
386.5
384.4
382.3
382.0
383.4
384.0
383.2
381.2
380.6

179.8
235.6
259.5
280.9
285.4
293.9
332.7
384.6
414.7
402.9
412.0
412.4
412.5
413.1
410.8
408.9
405.4
403.8
402.9
399.3
395.9
393.3
393.6
385.0

76.3
84.9
87.3
85.1
81.5
77.7
79.9
83.1
96.5
116.7
98.9
102.6
106.9
109.6
110.9
111.8
113.8
113.1
116.7
123.4
117.7
117.5
114.7
114.9

64.1
84.5
91.1
90.5
107.2
134.0
180.0
200.2
198.1
180.8
183.1
177.5
177.9
178.7
177.4
176.3
180.8
180.5
180.8
186.3
180.4
189.0
192.9
194.8

178.0
210.6
224.5
245.9
322.4
358.2
374.2
356.9
360.1
389.0
370.5
373.5
370.7
376.1
377.0
377.4
379.5
383.3
389.0
392.1
391.5
390.9
396.0
405.3

1

Includes continuing contract RPs.
2
Small denomination and large denornination deposits are those issued in amounts of loss
than $100,000 and more than $100,000, respectively.

815.4
941.0
937.7
926.7
891.0
920.5
1,041.2
1,183.6
1,215.7
1,144.2
1,220.0
1,214.8
1,206.8
1,201.2
1,192.6
1,183.7
1,171.0
1,157.8
1,144.2
1,129.8
1,111.9
1,094.9
1,082.5
1,081.5

885.7
859.0
922.7
1,038.6
1,153.7
1,174.0
1,066.6
869.2
785.1
819.8
770.1
770.8
772.9
776.0
782.2
789.0
799.0
809.8
819.8
'835.1
'854.9
'877.7
896.2
909.8

422.4
62.5
420.2
81.1
467.0 107.3
518.3
123.2
541.5
100.4
480.9
90.9
416.6
73.3
353.8
82.0
332.7
97.6
362.7 105.2
329.8
98.8
332.4
97.8
335.0 102.4
338.2 103.0
341.5
101.2
347.3 101.9
353.0 101.9
357.7 102.9
362.7 105.2
363.0 109.1
371.4 '112.7
377.8 112.5
378.8 115.6
384.3 120.6

Savings
bonds

76.9
79.5
85.1
91.8
91.6 100.6
106.3
109.4
83.8
117.5
71.6 126.0
59.4 137.9
45.9 156.6
46.5 171.5
'52.4 180.3
46.5 174.8
47.7 175.7
50.3 176.7
51.0
177.7
51.2
178.5
52.1
179.1
'52.7 179.5
'54.5 179.9
'52.4 180.3
'53.1 180.5
'56.3 180.4
'58.3 180.5
59.8 PlSQ.9
60.7

Shortterm
ComTreas- ers'
ac- mercial
ury
paper
ceptsecuriances
ties

298.3 42.1
280.1 37.1
253.2 44.5
269.5 40.2
326.0 40.6
333.4 35.9
318.5
23.8
336.2 20.8
334.2 14.9
372.6 10.2
'355.3 14.0
'359.1 11.6
'351.7 10.8
'358.1 10.9
'364.2 11.4
'359.1 11.9
'358.5 11.8
'362.2 11.0
372.6 10.2
'375.0
9.8
'391.6
9.9
'405.2 10.4
P406.8 "10.3

207.5
231.3
260.6
335.4
346.4
355.2
334.8
364.5
387.1
426.5
387.1
392.6
392.7
392.8
387.7
391.7
404.2
404.0
426.5
'428.7
'445.7
'454.1
P475.2

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

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

Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements
Reserves of depository institutions

Nonborrowed
plus
extended
credit

Period
Total

1985:
19861987:
19881989:
19901991:
199219931994:
1994-

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
June
July
Aue; .. .
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1995- Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr'
May
..
June (estimates)
1

31,452
38,940
38,856
40,399
40,498
41,771
45,536
54,354
60,502
59,342
59,989
60,105
59,839
59,794
59,496
59,401
59,342
59,124
58,919
58,552
57,957
57,761
57.355

Data are prorated averages of biweekly (maintenance pericxl) avera|*es of daily figures.




Nonborrowed
30,133
38,113
38,078
38,683
40,232
41,445
45,343
54,230
60,420
59,133
59,656
59,647
59,370
59,307
59,116
59,152
59,133
58,988
58,860
58,483
57,847
57,611
57.082

30,633
38,416
38,562
39,927
40,252
41,468
45,344
54,231
60,420
59,133
59,656
59,647
59,370
59,307
59,116
59,152
59,133
58,992
58,860
58,483
57,847
57,611
57.082

Required

30,415
37,570
37,809
39,352
39,575
40,106
44,557
53,199
59,440
58,174
58,885
58,998
58,835
58,734
58,693
58,394
58,174
57,785
57,973
57,757
57,204
56,881
56,383

Monetary
base

203,539
223,574
239,775
256,897
267,713
293,275
317,432
351,116
386,602
418,223
404,213
407,175
409,243
411,337
413,854
416,788
418,223
421,054
422,312
'425,350
428,126
430,686
429.664

Total

1,318
827
777
1,716
265
326
192
124
82
209
333
458
469
487
380
249
209
136
59
69
111
150
273

Seasonal

56
38
93
130
84
76
38
18
31
100
226
364
445
444
339
164
100
46
33
51
82
137
172

Extended
credit
499
303
483
1,244
20
23
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal I&serve System.

27

BANK CREDIT AT ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
Total commercial bank loans and leases rose 1.2 percent in May; commercial and industrial loans also rose 1.2
percent.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
3,600
3,200 -

3,600
3,200

ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS

2,800

2,800

2,400

2,400
2,000

2,000
- LOANS AND LEASES -

1,600

1,600

1,200

1,200

800

800
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

400

400

OTHER SECURITIES
200

200

160

160

jj 120

120
1988

1989

1991

1990

19V2

1993

1994

1995
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted'
Securities in bank credit
Total
bank
credit

Period

1988:
19891990:
1991:
19921993:
1994:

1994- May

1995: Jan'
Feb'
Mai"
Ai>r '
May

U.S.
Government
securities

562.3
584.6
'633.9
744.9
841.1
'915.6
'947.0

367.1
'400.1
'455.8
'565.0
'664.7
730.2
720.2

'3 209 9 '966.5
'3,220.3 '968.8
'3,255.9 '975.5
3,268.7 '969.6
'3,281.9 '968.0
'3,291.1 '960.6
'3,297.7 '951.4
'3,316.1 '947.0

751.6
752.1
751.5
746.1
741.4
731.8
724.3
720.2
721.8
716.9
704.5
704.5
707.4

2,434.8
2,607.5
2,748.6
'2,854.5
2,949.0
'3,106.1
'3,316.1

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec

July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

Total
securities

..

.

28



3,349.0
3,362.5
3,386.0
3 429 9
3,455.7

945.5
937.3
940.2
957.3
953.8

Loans and leases in bank credit
Real estate

Other
securities

CommerTotal
loans and cial and
leases- industrial

Total

Revolving
home
equity

Other

Consumer

Security

Other

195.3 1,872.4
184.4 2,022.9
178.1 2,114.7
'179.9 '2,109.6
176.4 2,107.9
'185.3 2,190.5
'226.8 2,369.1

607.6
638.7
639.9
'619.2
594.6
584.5
644.6

674.5
769.5
854.2
878.6
898.5
938.3
999.8

40.1
50.3
62.3
69.8
73.7
73.4
76.2

634.5
719.1
791.9
808.8
824.8
864.9
923.6

357.8
378.3
383.3
366.7
358.8
390.8
452.2

40.3
40.9
44.4
54.0
63.2
85.8
70.9

192.2
195.5
192.9
191.1
192.7
191.1
201.6

'214.9
'216.6
'224.0
223.5
'226.6
'228.8
'227.2
'226.8

2,243.4
2,251.5
2,280.4
2,299.1
2,313.9
2,330.5
2,346.2
2,369.1

608.0
611.3
618.8
623.4
627.8
633.9
639.6
644.6

951.2
957.3
965.6
973.2
981.0
985.9
991.6
999.8

73.5
73.8
74.0
74.4
74.9
75.1
75.7
76.2

877.7
883.5
891.6
898.8
906.2
910.8
915.8
923.6

412.2
416.1
423.1
429.3
434.4
441.6
445.8
452.2

78.1
76.2
77.2
75.0
69.7
70.4
69.7
70.9

193.9
190.6
195.7
198.1
200.9
198.6
199.6
201.6

223.7
220.4
235.7
252.7
246.5

2,403.5
2,425.2
2,445.8
2,472.6
2,501.9

657.6
669.5
673.0
681.9
690.1

1,015.1
1,022.8
1,028.4
1,036.0
1,040.4

76.7
77.0
77.2
77.9
78.7

938.4
945.8
951.2
958.1
961.7

457.5
459.6
465.1
471.0
472.7

68.6
67.8
69.7
73.2
84.5

204.6
205.5
209.6
210.5
214.2

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

Sources
External
Credit market funds

Period
Total

Internal '
Total
Total

493.8
538.8
564.7
634.2
567.9
535.5
471.7
560.5
552.8
689.6
447.7
545.1
599.0
619.3
658.1
696.9
717.4
686.1
857.4

1985
1986

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993 'r
1994
1993:

I'

IIr
HI'
IV '
1994- I'll'r
III
IV'
1995- IP

351.9
336.7
375.9
404.3
399.6
411.6
426.0
438.4
462.3
499.8
436.4
450.7
476.4
485.7
501.5
498.6
500.2
499.1
509.2

142.0
202.1
188.8
229.9
168.2
123.9
45.7
122.2
90.5
189.8
11.3
94.4
122.6
133.6
156.6
198.3
217.2
187.0
348.2

Securities
and mortgages

13.2
65.1
39.9
-4.7
-37.6
-20.1
96.1
67.0
80.0
-26.2
83.9
65.9
99.0
71.0
11.5
31.3
-42.9
-104.8
-9.6

84.7
148.1
89.3
95.0
68.0
48.3
8.7
67.9
62.5
79.0
31.8
76.9
77.1
64.2
109.7
121.7
64.5
20.1
187.5

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

Loans and
short-term
paper

71.5
83.0
49.4
99.8
105.6
68.3
-87.4
.9
-17.5
105.2
-52.1
11.0
-21.9
-6.8
98.2
90.4
107.4
124.9
197.1

Other 2

57.3
54.0
99.4
134.9
100.2
75.6
37.0
54.3
27.9
110.8
-20.6
17.5
45.6
69.4
46.9
76.6
152.8
166.9
160.6

Increase in
financial
assets

Capital
expenditures3

Total

467.2
501.7
492.3
575.8
509.4
488.7
435.3
527.8
523.4
663.1
426.1
530.4
550.0
587.2
631.6
661.8
681.5
677.7
821.7

370.2
344.2
361.5
391.0
401.1
402.8
379.8
386.0
440.4
510.4
424.7
441.5
444.1
451.2
462.1
507.7
519.6
552.3
581.1

Discrepancy
(sources
less
uses)

26.7
37.1
72.4
58.4
58.4
46.7
36.4
32.8
29.3
26.4
21.6
14.6
49.0
32.1
26.5
35.0
35.9
8.4
35.6

97.0
157.5
130.9
184.8
108.3
85.9
55.6
141.8
83.0
152.7
1.4
88.9
105.9
136.0
169.5
154.1
161.9
125.4
240.6

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

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
[Millions of dollars; seasonally adjusted{

Installment credit outstanding (end of period)
Period
Total

Automobile

Revolving

Net change in installment credit outstanding 1

Other 2

Total

Automobile

Revolving

Other2

517,659
572,006
608,675
662,553
717,200
734,898
728,389
731,098
794,300
911,311

210,238
247,772
266,295
285,364
291,531
283,072
259,594
257,678
282,036
324,519

121,758
135,825
153,064
174,269
199,162
223,517
245,281
257,304
287,875
337,694

185,664
188,408
189,316
202,921
226,508
228,309
223,514
216,117
224,389
249,098

75,057
54,347
36,669
53,878
(4)
17,698
-6,509
2,709
63,202
117,011

36,674
37,534
18,523
19,069
(4)
-8,459
-23,478
-1,916
24,358
42,483

21,478
14,067
17,239
21,205
(4)
24,355
21,764
12,023
30,571
49,819

16,906
2,744
908
13,605
(4)
1,801
-4,795
-7,397
8,272
24,709

1994: May
June
July
Aug .
Sept
Oct
Nov ..
Dec

836,936
847,715
854,469
869,628
879,961
891,603
904,757
911,311

298,278
303,526
305,193
309,721
315,162
318,036
323,447
324,519

305,528
309,472
313,591
321,365
322,823
327,707
334,843
337,694

233,130
234,717
235,685
238,542
241,976
245,860
246,467
249,098

13,594
10,779
6,753
15,159
10,333
11,642
13,154
6,554

5,260
5,248
1,666
4,528
5,441
2,875
5,411
1,072

4,268
3,944
4,119
7,773
1,459
4,883
7,136
2,851

4,066
1,587
968
2,857
3,434
3,884
607
2,631

1995: Jan
Feb r
Mar
Apr?

920,338
928,010
942,149
953,188

324,855
327,720
330,187
332,693

343,184
349,487
356,185
362,644

252,299
250,803
255,778
257,850

9,027
7,672
14,140
11,039

336

2,865
2,467
2,506

5,490
6,303
6,698
6,460

3,200
-1,496
4,975
2,073

1985:

Dec

19861987:
19881989:
199019911992:
19931994:

Dee
Dec 3
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec

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




1988 and subsequent months.
4
Because of breaks in series, net change not available.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Systcn

INTEREST RATES AND BOND YIELDS
Interest rotes fell in June.
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

14

,
,

CORPORATE Aaa BONDS

J\

(MOODY'S)

\ /- \ ^

/
/- x
/

v

\

/

•— N^

^

V

""
TREASURY
BILLS

/ 1

.....„./ 1

T

'...

-

\J

_,,.,.

/
.'

\x
>

/"'

\

/ 1

r" —^^

N%

—

-^

X
/"''

"x

X
1

—'

*>^^

/

"\

L
»It

/

DiSCOUNT
RATE

\

/-

?~.

FEDERAL
RESERVE

.• •' r

HEW YORK

/H

~^'-! It i !i I I
i

1988

11

] 1 1 1 1 1 1! I1 !

I

.

,.

4

1987

\

j

SANK OF

2 (1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 i 11

V

'

j 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11

1989

1 i 1 1 1 11 1 1 ! 1

H 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1

1991

1990'

1 1 1 1 1

Illl

1993

1992

]
J

1

1 1 : 1 1 ,

4

1 ! 1 1 1 I ! 1 1 1 IJ'

1994

2

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE, SEE TABLE BEtOW

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

3-month bills
(new issues) J

Constant maturities
3-year

.

7.48
5.98
5.82
6.69
8.12
7.51
5.42
3.45
3.02
4.29

9.64
7.06
7.68
8.26
8.55
8.26
6.82
5.30
4.44
6.27

1994- June
July
Aue
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dee

4.18
4.39
4.50
4.64
4.96
5.25
5.64

6.27
6.48
6.50
6.69
7.04
7.44
7.71

1995- Jan
Peb
Mar

5.81
5.80
5.73
5.67
5.70
5.50
5.48
5.57
5.46
5.35
5.53

1985
1986
1987

1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

.

Mav
June

Week ended:
1995: June 10
17
24
July 1
8
1

2

10-year

7.66
7.25
6.89
6.68
6.27
5.80

10.62
7.68
8.39
8.85
8.49
8,55
7.86
7.01
5.87
7.09
7.10
7.30
7.24
7.46
7.74
7.96
7.81
7.78
7.47
7.20
7.06
6.63
6.17

5.83
5.83
5.73
5.83
5.74

6.20
6.21
6.10
6.17
6.12

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

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

30



9.18
7.38
7.73
7.76
7.24
7.25
6.89
6.41
5.63
6.19

Corporate
Aaa bonds
(Mood/si

Prime commercial
paper,
6 months '

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

Prime rate
charged by
banks"

9.02
9.38
9.71
9.26
9.32
8.77
8.14
7.22
7.97

8.01
6.39
6.85
7.68
8.80
7.95
5.85
3.80
3.30
4.93

7.69
6.33
5.66
6.20
6.93
6.98
5.45
3.25
3.00
3.60

9.93
8,33
8.21
9.32
10.87
10.01
8.46
6.25
6.00
7.15

6.14
6.19
6.19
6.33
6.50
6.96
6.76

7.97
8.11
8.07
8.34
8.57
8.68
8.46

4.86
5.13
5.19
5.32
5.70
6.01
6.62

6.53
6.24
6.10
6.01
5.90
5.83

8.46
8,26
8.12
8.03
7.65
7.30

6.63
6.38
6.30
6.19
6.07
5.79

3.50-3.50
3.50-3.50
3.50-4.00
4.00-4.00
4,00-4.00
4.00-4.75
4.75-4.75
4.75-4.75
4.75-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25

7.25-7.25
7.25-7.25
7.25-7.75
7.75-7.75
7.75-7.75
7.75-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-9.00
9.00-9.00
9.00-9.00
9.00-9.00
9.00-9.00

5.69
5.84
5.84
5.93
6.05

7.28
7.37
7.27
7.31
7.29

5.75
5.82
5.79
5.76
5.71

5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25

9.00-9.00
9.00-9.00
9.00-9.00
9.00-9.00
9.00-8.75

11.37

New-home
mortgage
yields
(FHFB) f<

11.55
10.17
9.31
9.19
10.13
10.05
9.32
8.24
7.20
7.49
7.62
7.71
7.67
7.70
7.76
7.81
7.83
8.18
8.28
8.21
8.15
7.99

5
Effective rate (in the; primary market) on conventional mortgafies, reflecting fees and
charges as well as contract rate and assumed, on the average, repayment at end of 10 years.
Sources: I^epartErHint of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Jteserve System,
Federal Housing Finance Hoard, Moody's Investors Service, and Standard & Poor's Corporation.

COMMON STOCK PRICES AND YIELDS
Stock prices rose in June.
INDEX, DEC 31, 1965=50 (RATIO SCALEI
300
280
260
240

r~~^~~~^
^_^—y

220
200

^^\

/r~N0

180

y

^~/ \

160
140

INDEX, DEC. 31, 1965=50 (RATIO SCALE)
30U
s
280
/
260
A
^~~^
240

^/

220
200

A

v/r \

180
160

COMPOSITE STOCK PRIC E INDEX
(NYSE)

140

V

120

120

100

100

80

1 ! 1 1 1

M M 1

1987

M M i

Mill

M M 1

M

M 1

MM!

i i Mi

MM!

1990

1989

1988

! 1 M !

Mill

M M 1

i 1 M 1

1992

1991

[ M M

M i l

1993

1 1 1J^ 1 M

f 11j L

M

80

1995

1994

PERCENT
20

PERCENT
20

15

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

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

10

1993

1992

1994

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

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Common stock prices '
Period

Common stock yields
(percent) 6

New York Stock Exchange indexes (Dec. 31, 1965
except as noted) 2
Composite

Industrial

Transportation

Utility3

Finance

Dow-Jones
industrial
average 4

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

Dividendprice ratio

Earningsprice ratio

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

108.09
136.00
161.70
149.91
180.02
183.46
206.33
229.01
249.58
254.12

123.79
155.85
195.31
180.95
216.23
225.78
258.14
284.62
299.99
315.25

104.11
119.87
140.39
134.12
175.28
158.62
173.99
201.09
242.49
247.29

113.49
142.72
148.59
143.53
174.87
181.20
185.32
198.91
228.90
209.06

114.21
147.20
146.48
127.26
151.88
133.26
150.82
179.26
216.42
209.73

1,328.23
1,792.76
2,275.99
2,060.82
2,508.91
2,678.94
2,929.33
3,284.29
3,522.06
3,793.77

186.84
236.34
286.83
265.79
322.84
334.59
376.18
415.74
451.41
460.33

4.25
3.49
3.08
3.64
3.45
3.61
3.24
2.99
2.78
2.82

8.12
6.09
5.48
8.01
7.41
6.47
4.79
4.22
4.46
5.84

1994: June
July

251.21
249.29
256.08
257.61
255.22
252.48
248.65

308.66
307.34
316.55
322.19
321.53
319.33
313.92

246.64
244.21
244.67
239.10
230.71
227.45
218.93

206.54
205.46
211.26
204.60
203.35
200.13
200.02

215.89
210.91
214.77
211.90
203.33
198.38
195.25

3,737.58
3,718.30
3,797.48
3,880.60
3,868.10
3,792.43
3,770.31

454.83
451.40
464.24
466.96
463.81
461.01
455.19

2.84
2.87
2.78
2.80
2.82
2.86
2.91

5.67

253.56
261.86
266.81
274.37
281.81
289.52

319.93
328.98
337.96
347.69
357.01
366.75

230.25
237.29
244.45
254.36
254.69
256.80

201.16
207.73
204.16
208.93
211.58
216.27

201.05
211.76
213.29
219.38
228.55
236.26

3,872.46
3,953.72
4,062.78
4,230.66
4,391.57
4,510.76

465.25
481.92
493.15
507.91
523.81
539.35

2.87
2.81
2.76
2.68
2.-60
2.55

286.75
288.16
292.93
291.40
295.09

362.46
365.42
371.40
369.66
374.87

251.32
255.72
260.51
261.34
268.18

215.14
215.20
217.90
217.16
218.52

235.87
234.06
238.73
236.39
238.54

4,461.27
4,485.82
4,565.36
4,551.46
4,641.78

532.91
536.07
546.99
543.98
551.18

2.58
2.56
2.53
2.53
2.52

Sept

Get
Dec

1995: Jan

Peb
Mar

Week ended:
1995: June 10

17
July

24
1

8
1
Average
2
Includes
3

of daily closing prices.
all the stocks (more than 2,000 in 1992) listed on the NYSE.
Dec.-31, 1965=100. Effective April 27, 1993 the NYSE doubled the value of the utility
index to facilitate trading of options and futures on the index. All indexes shown here reflect
the4 doubling.
Includes 30 stocks.
5
Includes 500 stocks.




5.91
6.67

'6.50

6
Standard & Poor's series. Dividend-price ratios based on Wednesday closing prices. Earnings-price ratios based on prices at end of quarter.
NOTE.—All data relate to stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Sources: New York Stock Exchange, Dow-Jones & Company, Inc., and Standard & Poor's
Corporation.

FEDERAL FINANCE
FEDERAL RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND DEBT
In the first 8 months of fiscal 1995, there was a deficit of $133.2 billion, compared with a deficit of $164.7 billion
a year earlier.
BILLIONS OF DC5LLARS
1,600

BILLIO•IS OF DOLLARS
1,600
RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS ^
1,500

1,500

^ — •*"
1,400

OUTLAYS^

_

1,400

— —'

1,300

1,300
„-'''

1,200

^-""^

_,-'''

1,100

1,200

^-^^

---'"""''

'

1,100

'

1,000

1,000
17

^

900

RECEIPTS-

900

^^—^*~
800

800
"""

700

700
600 A

\

1

1

1

1

1

N 600
N

V

0

0

-100
^~~^~^

""""—-^

^

-200

^

_

__—

-^^
-300

-300
-400

A

1
V

1986

1

1

1987

1988

1
1989

1990

-> INCLUDES ON-BUDGET AND OFF-BUDGET ITEMS.
SOURCES: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

1

1

1

1991

1992

1

1993

1

1994

1995

N -400
N

FISCAL YEARS
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollarsl

Total
Fiscal year or period

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995 (estimates)
Cumulative total, first 8
months: '
Fiscal year 1994
Fiscal year 1995

Receipts

Outlays

298.1
355.6
399.6
463.3
517 1
599.3
617.8
600.6
666.5
734.1
769.1
854.1
909.0
990.7
1,031.3
1,054.3
1,090.5
1,153.5
1.257.7
1,346.4

371.8
409.2
458.7
504.0
590 9
678.2
745.8
808.4
851.8
946.4
990.3
1,003.9
1,064.1
1,143.2
1,252.7
1,323.4
1,380.9
1,408.7
1,460.9
1,538.9

-73.7
-53.7
-59.2
-40.7
-73.8
-79.0
-128.0
-207.8
-185.4
-212.3
-221.2
-149.8
-155.2
-152.5
-221.4
-269.2
-290.4
-255.1
-203.2
-192.5

801.3
870.2

966.0
1,003.4

-164.7
-133.2

1
Data from Monthly Tmixurtf SLntfrntmt.
NOTE.—Data (except as noted) art: from Iludjfft
bruary (i, 1995.

32



On-budget
Surplus
or deficit
(-)

Off-budget

Outlays

Surplus
or deficit
(-)

231.7
278.7
314.2
365.3
403.9
469.1
474.3
453.2
500.4
547.9
568.9
640.7
667.5
727.0
749.7
760.4
788.0
841.6
922.7
995.2

302.2
328.5
369.1
404.1
476.6
543.1
594.4
661.3
686.0
769.6
806.8
810.1
861.4
932.3
1,027.6
1,081.8
1,128.5
1,142.1
1,181.5
1,246.9

-70.5
-49.8
- 54.9
-38.7
-72.7
-74.0
-120.1
-208.0
-185.7
-221.7
-238.0
-169.3
-194.0
-205.2
-278.0
-321.4
- 340.5
-300.5
-258.8
-251.8

66.4
76.8
85.4
98.0
113.2
130.2
143.5
147.3
166.1
186.2
200.2
213.4
241.5
263.7
281.7
293.9
302.4
311.9
335.0
351.3

69.6
80.7
89.7
100.0
114.3
135.2
151.4
147.1
165.8
176.8
183.5
193.8
202.7
210.9
225.1
241.7
252.3
266.6
279.4
292.0

580.1
635.9

781.7
812.1

-201.5
-176.1

221.2
234.2

184.4
191.3

Receipts

Receipts

Outlays

Gross Federal debt
(end of period)
Surplus
or deficit
(-)

Total

Held by
the public

-3.2
-3.9
-4.3
-2.0
-1.1
-5.0
-7.9
.2
.3
9.4
16.7
19.6
38.8
52.8
56.6
52.2
50.1
45.3
55.7
59.3

629.0
706.4
776.6
829.5
909.1
994.8
1,137.3
1,371.7
1,564.7
1,817.5
2,120.6
2,346.1
2,601.3
2,868.0
3,206.6
3,598.5
4,002.1
4,351.4
4,643.7
4,961.5

477.4
549.1
607.1
640.3
709.8
785.3
919.8
1,131.6
1,300.5
1,499.9
1,736.7
1,888.7
2,050.8
2,189.9
2,410.7
2,688.1
2,998.8
3,247.5
3,432.2
3,640.1

36.8
42.9

4,562.4
4,851.3

3,393.5
3,574.9

Somres: Department of the Treasury and Offiw of Management and Budget.
of thr. United Stub-a

FEDERAL RECEIPTS BY SOURCE AND
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION
In the first 8 months of fiscal 1995, receipts were $68.9 billion higher than a year earlier and outlays were $37.4
billion higher.
BILLIONS OF DC5LLARS

BILLIOr->IS OF DOLIARS

700

700

RECEIPTS ^

600

600
500

500

400

400
""

"

^nn^n „,„..,

300

. 200

\

INCOME TAXES
OTHER RECEIPTS

300

TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

\

200

_.

100

100

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0
1,300

1,300
OUTLAYS^

1,200

,,''''

1,200

_.— """""

1,100

1,100

NONDEFENSE
\

1,000

--•"••

1,000

>''""

900

900

800

800

700

700

600

600

500

500
NATIONAL DFFFNSE

400

200

400

\

300
XI

I

1986

I

1987

I

1988

300

I

I

1989

1990

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

I

1991

I

I

1992

I

1993

|\

1994

1995

200

N

FISCAL YEARS
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars]
On- tnd^et ar d

off-bin Bct

() i-bud^et

recci its

Fiscal year or period
Total

Individual
income
taxes

po ration
income
taxes

ariee
taxes
and

Other

Total
Total

btitions

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995 (estimates)
Cumulative total, first 8 months: '
Fiscal year 1994
Fiscal year 1995

298 1
355.6
3996
463 3
517 1
5993
617.8
600 6
666.5

131 6
157.6
181 0
2178
'-"44 1
2859
297.7
288 9
298.4

54.9
600
657
64 6
61 1
49.2
37 0
56.9

734 1
769.1
854.1
9090
9907
1,031.3
1 054 3
1 090 5
1 153 5
1 257 7
1,346.4

3345
349.0
392.6
401 '
445 7
466.9
467 8
476 0
5097
543 1
588.5

61 3
63.1
83.9
94 5
1033
93.5
98 1
100 3
1175
1404
150.9

801 3 3464
8702 3809

41 4

90 8
106.5

121 0
138 9
157 8
182 7
201.5
209 0
239.4

343
36.6
37 7
40 8
50 6
69 5
69.3
65 6
71.8

71 5 9660
80 1 1 003 4

1
Data from Monthly Trwisury Statement.
NoTK.—Data (except as rioted) art1 from Butlf}(-i of tht; l'nitr.d Ktatcji Gmwrntrwrit, Fisail Ymr
l!)<)fi, issued I-Ybniary6, 1995.




371 8
409.2
458 7
504 0
590 9
678 2
745.8
808 4
851.8

265 2 73 0 946 4
283.9 73.1 990.3
303.3 74.3 1,003.9
334 3 78 9 1 064 1
359 4 82 3 1 143 2
380.0 90.9 1,252.7
396 0 92 3 1 323 4
413 7 100 5 1 380 9
428 3 98 0 1 408 7
461 5 112 8 1 460 9
484.4 122.7 1,538.9

77 1 306 3
823 326 9

and off-l

IllRCt, 01.

llealtli

Medicare

lays

Natioru ilefen.se

Social

Department of
Defense,
military

International
affairs

64
6.4
75

1163
134 0
157 5
185.3
209 9
227.4

87 9
95.1
1023
113 6
130 9
153 9
180.7
204 4
220.9

12 7
13 1
12.3
11 8
15.9

252 7
273.4
282.0
290 4
303 6
299.3
273 3
298 4
291 1
281 6
271.6

2452
265.5
274.0
5>81 9
2949
289.8
2624
286 9
278 6
2686
260.2

16 2 33 5
14.2 35.9
11.6
40.0
10 5 44 5
9 6 48 4
13.8 57.7
15 9 71 2
16 1 89 5
17 2 99 4
17 1 107 1
18.7 115.1

183 7
1740

1752
1654

12 5
11 8

89 B
97.2
104 5

Income
security

608

15 7

158

17.3
18 5
20 5
23 2
26 9
27.4
28 6
30.4

19.3 61.0
22 8 61 5
265 66 4
32 1 86 5
39 1 99 7
46.6 107.7
52 6 l'>2 6
57.5 112.7
65 8
70.2
75.1
78 9
85 0
98.1
104 5
119 0
130 6
144 7
157.3

128 2
119.8
123.3
129 3
136 0
147.0
1703
196 9
207 3
214 0
223.0

Social
security

73 9

Net
interest

26 7

85.1
29.9
93 9 35 5
104 1 42 6
118 5 52 5
139 6 68 8
156.0 85.0
170 7 89 8
178.2 111.1
188 6
198.8
207.4
219 3
232 5
248.6
2690
987 6
304 6
319 6
336.1

129 5
136.0
138.7
1 51 8
169 3
184.2
194 5
199 4
198 8
903 0
234.2

Other

82 8
93.0
114 7
15>0 2
131 4
133 5
125.4
122 3
118.6
131 8
142.1
125.9
139 4
158 8
203.9

224 8
173 9
159 7
173 8
182.8

70 4 93 3 149 8 '09 1 133 9 113 3
75 6 102 9 1520 219 7 1 53 8 113 7

Sources: Department of the Treasury anil Office of Management and liudp't.

33

FEDERAL SECTOR, NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS BASIS
In the first quarter of 1995, according to revised estimates, Federal receipts rose $32.2 billion (annual rate) and
Federal expenditures rose $19.7 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1,800

1,800

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

1,600

1,600

1,400
EXPENDITURES

1,200

1,200

1,000

1,000

800

600

400

200
SURPLUS OR DEFICIT ( - )

0

-200

-200

-400

-400
1984

1991

1988

1985

CALENDAR YEARS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL Of ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Federal Government expenditures

Personal
tax and
nontax
receipts

Corporate
profits
tax accruals

Indirect
business
tax and
nontax
aeeruals

( 'ontributions
for
soeial
insurance

Graritsin-aid
to
State
and
local
(governments

1.161.2
1.241.0
1,349.4

484.6
511.8
552.1

112.4
134.0
161.2

81.1
82 9
93.3

483.1
511.7
542.8

1.435.9
1,495.5
1,521.9

445.2
446.3
435.1

607.4
651.5
674.4

1.178.3
1,265.7
1,379.0
632.3
671.1
739.8
803.6
856.8
943.5
,000.6
,068.3
,115.8
,140.5
,219.9
,212.7
,263.7
,272.7
,313.6
,337.4
.380.7
.388.8
,408.8
.441.0

489.5
520.3
565.6
301.6
290.5
323.5
351.8
371.7
414.8
420.0
470.1
483.9
477.3
511.6
497.2
519.8
527.5
536.8
550.2
571.1
566.9
574.2
594.8

115.fi
143.0
167.1
45.5
65.4
67.0
77.0
91.4
109.7
118.5
111.3
115.1
109.6
122.6
132.1
141.8
140.2
157.8
151.8
106.3
172.4
178.1
181.9

81.3
84.6
91.2
49.2
55.4
58.2
56.8
54.8
59.5
61.4
62.2
67.1
82.9
83.8
81.9
83.5
82.3
90.7
90.4
90.4
91 .9
91.9
89.1

491.9
517. 8
555.1
235.9
259.8
291.1
318.0
338.8
359.4
400.7
424.7
449.7
470.7
501.9
501.fi
518.6
522.7
528.3
545. 1
553.0
557.6
564.6
575.1

1,460.9
1.507.0
1,538.1
815.7
855.7
926.6
990.8
1,034.3
1.096.3
1.135.5
1,209.8
1,306.9
1,386.3
1,492.0
1.496.2
1,500.6
1,497.6
1.533.7
1.513.7
1.525.9
1.542.8
1,569.9
1.589.6

449.0
443.6
437.3
281.4
289.7
324.7
356.9
373.1
392.5
392.0
405.1
436.5
438.3
454.8
446.9
445.2
442.7
439.8
437.8
435.1
444.3
431.9
434.4

025.3
658.0
G82.5
346.0
351.1
360.1
383.8
404.2
419.7
444.5
488.8
52 G. 6
566.2
643.1
644.8
652.8
660.2
674.1
671.5
676.2
683.0
699.2
708.1

Period
Total

Fiscal vear:
1 992
1993
1 994
Calendar vear:
1992 .'
1993
1994
1982: IV
1983- IV
1984: IV
1985- IV
986: IV
987: IV
988- IV
989- IV
990: IV
991- IV
992- IV
993- I
II
Ill
IV
1994- I
II
Ill
IV
1995: I -

34



Total

Plirehases

Transfer

payments

Net
interest
paid

Subsidies less
current
surplus
of
Government,
enterprises

Less:
Wap.
acenials less
disbursements

Surplus
or
deficit
(-).
national
income
and
pnxfuct
accounts

168.2
180.7
197.9

188.9
183.5
187.0

26.1
33.4
27.6

0.0
.0
.0

-274.7
-254.4
-172.5

172.2
18B.1
197.6
84.3
86.9
97.7
104.5
103.8
102.9
113.0
121.9
137.6
162.6
1 76.6
176.7
182.9
187.8
197.0
1 90.0
194.4
200.3
205.5
211.0

186.8
183.6
191.5
86.8
99.2
122.3
129.2
131.1
143.1
151.2
168.9
174.4
191.6
183.1
182.5
184.8
183.6
183.5
179.3
188.8
194.4
203.5
209.0

27.6
35.7
29.2
17.3
28.8
22 2
16.4
22.1
37.8
34.9
25.0
32.0
27.7
34.5
45.2
35.1
23.3
39.3
35.1
31.3
20.9
29.8
27.2

.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.6
.0
.0
_ •)
.0
.0
2
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0

-282.7
-241.4
-159.1
-183.4
- 184.6
-186.8
-187.
-177.
-152.
- 134.
-141.
-191.0
-245.8
-272.
- 283.5
- 237.0
-224.9
-220.1
-176.2
- 145.1
- 154.0
- 161.1
- 148.)

AND
Consumer prims (1982-84=100; NSA)

Industrial production (1987 = 100; .seasonally adjusted)
Period

1986
1987
1988
1989 ..
1990
1991
1992 .
1993
1994

United
States

..

1994: Feb
Mar
Apr

July
Sept
Get
Nov
Dec

1995:

Jan
Feb
Mar

United
States '

Germany

United
Kingdom

Japan

95.3
100.0
104.4
106.0
106.0
104.3
107.6
112.0
118.1

95.4
100.0
105.3
105.2
101.7
97.5
98.4
103.2
109.7

96.7
100.0
109.4
115.7
120.6
122.9
115.8
111.0
112.3

98.0
100.0
104.6
108.9
111.0
111.0
109.7
105.6
111.0

99.6
100.0
103.9
108.8
114.5
117.9
115.6
107.2
110.6

96.2
100.0
105.9
109.2
109.4
108.4
108.2
105.5
110.7

96.2
100.0
104.8
107.0
106.7
102.6
102.3
104.7
'110.1

109.6
113.6
118.3
124.0
130.7
136.2
140.3
144.5
148.2

113.4
118.4
123.2
129.3
135.5
143.1
145.2
147.9
148,2

104.8
104.9
105.7
108.0
111.4
115.0
116.9
118.5
119.3

117.2
120,9
124.2
128.6
133.0
137.2
140.6
143.5
145.9

104.7
104.9
106.3
109.2
112.1
116.0
120.6
125.6
129.4

128.5
134.4
141.1
150.4
159.5
169.8
178.8
186.3
193.6

114.9
119.7
125.6
135.4
148.2
156.9
162.7
165.3
169.3

115.6
116.6
116.7
117.4
118.0
118.2
119.1
119.0
119.5
120.3
121.7

104.9
'106.5
'107.8
'108.7
'109.9
110.4
111.8
111.6
112.0
'113.8
'114.4

108.3
113.0
110.5
109.4
112.3
111.2
115.7
113.5
112.5
115.7
115.3

'107.8
'108.3
'110.5
'111.1
'110.6
'112.9
'112.9
'112.6
111.7
'112.5
'113.6

107.5
108.1
109.9
109.8
111.6
113.3
110.3
111.5
112.5
112.7
115.3

106.3
106.5
111.3
108.4
110.1
112.2
114.3
112.4
112.5
112.5
119.1

107.9
107.5
'109.6
110.0
110.1
'110.9
111.0
112.2
'112.8
'111.0
'111.6

146.7
147.2
147.4
147.5
148.0
148.4
149,0
149.4
149.5
149.7
149.7

147.7
147.6
147.6
147.3
147.6
148.2
148.3
148.4
148.2
149.0
149.2

118.7
119.3
119.5
119.6
119.2
118.6
119.2
119.5
120.0
119.7
119.4

144.9
145,2
145.6
145.9
145.9
145.9
145.9
146.3
146.7
146.7
146.5

128.5
128.7
129.0
129.3
129.5
129.6
129.7
129.8
129.9
130.1
130.4

191.3
191.7
192.2
192.9
193.3
193.6
194.2
194.7
195.8
196.5
197.2

167.0
167.4
169.4
170.0
170.0
169.2
170.0
170.4
170.6
170.7
171.5

113.9
115.0
115.9

111.5
'111.8
112.8
112.5

150.3
150.9
151.4
151.9
152.2

149.8
150.5
150.8
151.2
151.6

119.4
118.9
118.8
119.3

146.9
147.5
147.9
148.0
148.3

131.0
131.5
131.6
131.9
132.0

197.9
199.5
201.2
202.2
203.5

171.5
172.6
173.3
175.1
175.8

122.0
'122.1
'121.9
'121.2
120.9

Mavf
!

United
Kingdom

Canada

France

Germany

'115,0
114.0 '114.1
'114.3 116.3
112.5
113.5 '118.1
117 9

Italy

Canada

-Japan

France

Italy

Source: Nations! sources as reported by Department of Commerce (Bureau of Econi
Analysis arid International Trade Administration, Office of Trade ami Economic Analysis).

Date relate to all wrbaii consumers.

[Biilions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]

i1 . , !oasis
. ' - (n>y enu-use
]
Census
category),\i

Period

BOP
basis

1988
1987
1988 ,
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994'
1994: Apr'
May1"
Julie'
July'
Aug'
Sept'
Out'
Nov
Bee'

,

1995: Jan'
Pel)'
Mar'
Apr
1
2

Auto- ConInInCapCap- mo- sumer
dusFoods dusital
ita]
tive goods
Foods, trial
BOP
trial
feeds,
(nongoods
£oeds vehi- food) basis Total,
Total, feeds, supsupand
except
except
Census
cles,
and
Census
plies autoplies auto- parts exbasis2 bevbasis2 bevercept
and
and
moami autoerages matemomateages!
tive
enrials
morials tive gines
tive

228.3
250.2
320.2
362.1
389.3
416.9
440.4
'4568
502.5

227.2
254.1
322.4
363.8
393.6
421.7
448,2
465 1
512.6

40.4
40.4
41.9
40.4
43.7
43.3
43.3
44.4
48.2

41.1
41,3
42.8
41.2
44.7
44.1
44.3
45.3
47.2

44.8
45.5
47.8
46.9

45.4
46.2
48.6
47.6

Exports

Imports

75.8
86.2
109.2
138.8
152.7
166.7
175.9
181 7
205.2

21.7
24.6
29.3
34.8
37.4
40.0
47.0
524
57.6

14.2
17.7
23.!
36.4
43.3
45.9
51.4
547
60.0

368.4
409.8
447.2
477.4
498.3
491.0
53K.5
5894
S68.6

3.2
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.K
3.7
3.8
4.0
4.2

9.8
9.9
9.8
10.2
10.7
10.3
10.7
10.7
11.3

16.8
16.6
17.6
16.3
17.6
17.8
17.0
18.0
IS.7

4.8
4.6
4.7
4.3
S.I
5.0
4.9
5.0
5.5

4.8
4.9
5.2
4.9
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.4
5.3

53.8
54.5
55.9
56.3
57.9
57.8
58.2
59.7
59.4

53.2
54.0
55.7
56.0
57. S
57.6
58.0
59.5
59.2

2.5
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.7

12.7
13.1
14.0
14.4
14.7
14.2
13.9
14.5
14.2

14.7
14.9
15.2
15,3
15.4
16.3
16.4
16.8
16.8

9.4
9.6
10.0
9.9
10.7
1 0.0
10.3
10.7
10.8

11.9
12.1
12.1
12.1
12.4
12.5
12.8
12.9
12.9

16.0
16.4
16.7
16.6
16.6
17.7
16.7
17,3
17.0

11.4
11.5
11.6
11.6
11.7
11.8
11.6

3.9
3.9
4.1
4.1

11.8
11.7
12.6
,2.3

17.1
17.8
19.2
18.8

5.3
5.2
5.0
5.0

5.1
5.3
5.4
5.3

SO. 7
59.9
62.5
63,4

«0.5
59.7
81. (i
62.5

2.8
2.8
2.9
2.7

14.5
14.4
15.3
15.5

17.1
16.9
17.6
17.9

11.0
10.8
10.7
11.0

13.3
13,1
13,3
13.6

17.2
16,6
17.0
17.1

365.4 24.4 101.3
406.2 24.8 111.0
24.8 118.3
441.0
473.2 25.1 132.3
495.3 26.6 143.2
488.5 26.5 131.6
532.7 '27,6 138.6
580 7 27 9 145.6
663.3 31.0 162.0

Balance of trade
(i | > S minus impo S)
IsOl oasis

Auto- Conmo- sumer
tive gtMxls
vehi- (noncles, food)
parti, except
autoand
moengines tive

S7.3
22.3
24.3 66.7
85.1
32.3
37.2
99,3
35.1 104.4
35.7 109.7
40.3 1 09. 1
40 6 111 8
41.9 121.4

Includes undocumented exports to Canada through 1988,
Total includes "other" exports or imports, not shown separately.




Services
(BOP basis)

Gooi S: Imports (customs value)
P*
,basis
. , (i>y
, em,-use category).
uensus

Goods; Exports (f.a.s. value)

79.4
78.2
71.8
88.7
85.2
84.5
95.9
101.4
87.7
113.3 86.1 102.9
116.4 87.3 105.7
85.7 108.0
120.7
134.3 91.8 122.7
152.4 102.4 134,0
184.4 118.3 146.3

73.8
Stt.2

86.1
S7.8
110.0
126.8
147.1

97.9
101. 9
117.0

l(i:i.2

7/7.6'

17d.lt

120.9

'187.8 '130.0
198.7
138.8

Goods,
Census
basis

Good*

- 138.3
-152.1
- 118.5
-109.4
-101.7
- 66.7
— 84.5
-115.6
-150.6

6'..? - 138.8
- 145.1
— 159.6
7.6 — 152,0
12.1 ~- 114.8
— 127.0
— 50..?
-115.2 24,9
-78.8
- 109.0 30.2
45.6
— 28.5
— 74.1
— 40.4
— 96.1
— 332.6 '57.8 ' —74.8
-166.1 59,9 - 106.2

Services

Goods
and
services

11.6

-12.1
-12.7
-13.0
-14.8
-12.9
-13.5
-13.fi
-14.2
-12.0

- 13.4
-14.1
- 14.0
- 15.8
-14.2
-14.6
-14.9
- 15.3
-13.3

4.6
4.9
5.1
5.0
4.9
5.9
5.1
5.6
5.4

-8.9
-9.1
-8.9
- 10.8
-9.4
-8.7
-9.8
-9.7
-7.9

11.9
11.8
12.1
11.9

-15.0
-13.5
- 13.0
-14.9

- 15.9
-14.4
-14.7
-16.5

5.3
4.8
4.9
5.1

-10.6
-9.6
-9.8
-11.4

11.7

BOP data have been revised beginning 1983. Data shown in italics in this table are
unrevised; revised data tor these series will be available later.
Data on Census basis revised seasonally adjusted Iwginning 1993 and unadjusted beginning
1994.
Source: Department of Commerce (Bureau of the Census and Bureau of Economic Analysis).

35

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
In the first quarter of 1995, the merchandise trade deficit rose to $45.1 billion, from $43.5 billion in the fourth
quarter of 1994. The current account deficit fell to $40.5 billion, from $43.3 billion in the fourth quarter. (Series
revised.)
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS •

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period
Exports

Imports

Investment income

Services

Net
balance

Net
military
transactions '2 :J

Net
travel
and
transportation

Other
services,
net

Balance
on
goods
and
services

Receipts
on U.S.
assets
abroad

Payments
on foreign
assets in
U.S.

Net

Balance
on goods,
services,
and
income

Unilateral
transfers,
net 4

Balance
on
current
account

16,732
5,632
-26,719
-79,161
-102,422
-127,026
- 144,045
-103,217
-76,686
- 58,085
-13,639
-35,844
-65,841
-115,484

-11,702
-17,075
-17,741
-20,612
- 22,950
-24,176
-23,052
-24,977
-26,134
- 33,663
6,687
- 32,042
-34,084
-35,761

5,030
-11,443
- 44,460
- 99,773
-125,372
-151,201
-167,097
-128,194
-102,820
-91,748
- 6,952
- 67,886
-99,925
-151,245

- 7,521
- 9,862
- 16,728
-7,609
-8,234
-18,798
-20,454 - 10,722

-17,383
-24,337
-27,032
-31,176

receipts

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
.
1991
1992
1993'
1994'

237,044
211,157
201,799
219,926
215,915
223,344
250,208
320,230
3G2.116
389,303
416,913
440,361
456,823
502,485

-265,067
-247,642
-268,901
-332,418
-338,088
-368,425
-409,765
-447,189
-477,365
- 498,336
-490,981
-536,458
-589,441
-668,584

-28,023
-36,485
-67,102
-112,492
-122,173
- 145,081
-159,557
- 126,959
-115,249
- 109,033
-74,068
-96,097
-132,618
-166,099

-844
112
-563
-2,547
- 4,390
-5,181
-3,844
-6,315
-6,726
- 7,567
- 5,485
-3,034
448
2,148

144
-992
-4,227
-8,438
-9,798
-7,382
-6,481
-1,511
5,071
8,978
17,957
20,885
19,885
19,330

12,552
13,209
14,095
14,277
14,266
18,855
17,900
19,961
26,558
28,811
33,124
37,862
37,444
38,410

-16,172
-24,156
-57,796
-109,200
-122,095
-138,789
-151,981
-114,824
- 90,345
-78,810
-28,472
-40,384
-74,841
-106,212

86,529
86,200
84,778
104,075
92,760
90,858
99,239
127,414
152,517
160,300
136,914
114,449
119,248
137,619

- 53,626
-56,412
-53,700
-74,036
-73,087
-79,095
-91,302
-115,806
-138,858
- 139,574
- 122,081
- 109,909
-110,248
-146,891

32,903
29,788
31,078
30,038
19,673
11,763
7,937
11,607
13,659
20,725
14,833
4,540
9,000
-9,272

1993:

I'
II'
Ill'
IV'

111,862
114,131
111,576
119,254

-140,821
-147,718
-148,181
-152,721

-28,959
-33,587
-36,605
-33,467

401
90
283
-326

5,302
5,389
5,062
4,131

9,683
9,315
9,272
9,172

-13,573
-18,793
-21,988
-20,490

28,950
29,958
29,931
30,412

-25,239
-27,893
-26,741
-30,376

3,711
2,065
3,190
36

I'

118,445
122,730
127,384
133,926

-154,935
- 164,224
-172,011
-177,414

-36,490
-41,494
-44,627
-43,488

-31
376
1,124
679

4,642
4,647
4,792
5,247

8,863
9,548
9,904
10,095

-23,016
-26,923
-28,807
-27,467

30,942
32,338
36,031
38,307

-30,826
-34,623
-38,564
- 42,878

116
-2,285
-2,533
-4,571

-22,900
-29,208
-31,340
- 32,038

-7,371
-8,778
-8,374
-11,239

-30,271
-37,986
- 39,714
- 43,277

138,059

-183,111

- 45,052

621

4,523

9,885

-30,023

42,511

-45,209

-2,698

-32,721

-7,782

- 40,503

1994:

II'
Ill'
IV'

1995: IP

36



U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS—Continued
In the capital accounts, U.S. claims on foreigners reported by U.S. banks increased $34.5 billion in the first quarter
of 1995, following an increase of $16.7 billion in the fourth quarter. U.S. liabilities to private foreigners reported
by U.S. banks, excluding Treasury securities, increased $8.6 billion in the first quarter, following an increase of
$34.7 billion in the fourth quarter. (Series revised.)
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS *
100

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

100

I I
I I

/\ I

I
I

80

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

1
I

/

\

\

I

I

60

-t-f\/
V

I

40

20

20

-20

-20

-40

CHANGE IN
U.S. ASSETS
ABROAD, NET

-60

-f,0

1985

1988

1990

1989

1991

1992

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCK OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally a4justed, except as noted]
U.S. assets abroad, net
[increase/capit
)]
Period
Total

1981
1982
1983
1984

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993'
1994''
1993:

I'

IP
IIP
IV
1994: I'
II'
IIP
IV
1995: IP

U.S.
official
reserve
assets3 5

-114,147 -5,175
-122,335 -4,960
-58,735 -1,196
-34,917
-3,131
-39,225 - 3,858
312
-104,818
9,149
-71,443
-99,360 -3,912
-168,744 -25,293
-70,363 -2,158
5,763
-51,512
-61,510
3,901
-184,589 -1,379
-125,851
5,346
-19,729
-983
822
-40,933
-545
-46,270
-673
-77,657
-59
-36,783
3,537
-5,973
-27,940
-165
2,033
-55,156
-63,951 -5,318

Other U.S.
Government
assets

-5,097
-6,131
-5,006
-5,489
-2,821
-2,022
1,006
2,967
1,259
2,307
2,900
-1,652
-330
-322
467
-281
-197
-318
401
491
-283
-931
23

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

-103,875
-111,239
-52,533
-26,298
-32,547
-103,109
-81,597
-98,414
-144,710
-70,512
-60,175
-63,759
-182,880
-130,875
-19,213
-41,474
-45,529
-76,666
-37,125
-10,001
-27,492
-56,258
-58,656

83,032
92,418
83,380
113,932
141,183
226,111
242,983
240,265
218,490
122,192
98,134
146,504
248,529
291,365
19,867
51,277
77,928
99,458
80,390
46,526
79,736
84,715
85,080

5
Consists of gold, special drawing- rights (SDRs), foreign currencies, and the U.S. reserve
position in the IMF.
Note.—Data revised beginning 1983. Revised data prior to 1993 are not yet available except
for current account balance annually. Revised data (in millions of dollars) for current account
balance arc: for 1983, -43,985; 1984, -98,951; 1985, -124,243; 1986, -350,859; 1987,




Foreign
official
assets3

Total

4,960
3,593
5,845
3,140
-1,119
35,648
45,387
39,758
8,503
33,910
17,199
40,858
72,146
39,409
10,955
17,495
19,386
24,311
10,977
9,162
19,691
-421
21,336

Other
foreign
assets

78,072
88,826
77,534
110,792
142,301
190,463
197,596
200,507
209,987
88,282
80,935
105,646
176,383
251,956
8,912
33,782
58,542
75,147
69,413
37,364
60,045
85,136
63,744

Statistical discrepancy
Allocations
of special Total (sum
Of which:
drawing
of the items Seasonal adrights
justment
with sign
(SDKs)
discrepancy
reversed)

1,093

24,992
41,359
19,815
20,758
23,415
29,908
-4,443
-12,712
53,075
39,919
-39,670
-17,108
35 985
-14,269
17,245
13,993
-4,626
9,375
-13,336
-2,567
-12,082
13,718
19,374

5,367
154
-6,353
834
5,274
587
-6,641
782
6,357

U.S. official
reserve
assets, net 5
(unadjusted,
end of
period)

30,074
33,958
33,747
34,934
43,186
48,511
45,798
47,802
74,609
83,316
77,721
71,323
73,442
74,335
74,378
73,968
75,835
73,442
76,809
75,732
76,532
74,335
86,761

-166,338; 1988, -127,083; 1989, -103,839; 1990, -92,661; 1991, -7,424; and 1992,
-61,549.
Sources: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis) and Department of the
Treasury,

37

Page

TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND
Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product in 1987 Dollars
Implicit Price Deflators for Gross Domestic Product
Changes in GDP, Personal Consumption Expenditures, and Related Implicit Price Deflators and Price Indexes
Nonfmartcial Corporate Business—Output, Costs, and Profits
National Income
Personal Consumption Expenditures in 1987 Dollars
Sources of Personal Income
Disposition of Personal Income
Farm Income
Corporate Profits
Gross Private Domestic Investment in 1987 Dollars
,
Expenditures for New Plant and Equipment

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

,

,

EMPLOYMENT. UNEMPLOYMENT, AND
Status of the Labor Force
Selected Unemployment Rates
Selected Measures of Unemployment and Unemployment Insurance Programs
Nonagricul rural Employment .,
Average Weekly Hours, Hourly Earnings, and Weekly Earnings—Piivate Nonagricultural Industries
Employment Cost Index—Private Industry
Productivity and Related Data, Business Sector

,

,

11
12
13
14
15
15
16

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

17
18
19
19
20
21

,
.,
.,...,....

,

,

.

,.

,,.....„

PRICES
Producer Prices
Consumer Prices—All Urban Consumers .....................................
............,....,..,„,.,,....,.......„..„.....
Changes in Producer Prices for Finished Goods
,
Changes in Consumer Prices—All Urban Consumers
..,..,.......„..,
..................
.,..,...„,.,.....
Prices Received and Paid by Farmers
,

,

„,..,...
,....,,....
.,

,
„
,
.„....„,...„..„....„...

22
23
24
24
25

MONEY, CREDIT, AND
Money Stock, Liquid Assets, and Debt Measures
Components of Money Stock and Liquid Assets
,
.,
Aggregate Reserves and Monetary Base
Bank Credit at All Commercial Banks
Sources and Uses of Funds, Nonfarm Nonfinancial Corporate Business
Consumer Installment Credit
Interest Rates and Bond Yields
Common Stock Prices and Yields

,

26
27
27
28
29
29
30
31

.,

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

32
33
34

,
,

INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
Industrial Production and Consumer Prices—Major Industrial Countries
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
,
U.S. International Transactions
.........,.,,,
„.
,

,

.,
,

,

,,

,

35
35
36

General Notes
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Unless otherwise nosed, all dollar figures are in current dollars.
Symbols used:
f Preliminary,
r
Revised.
c
Corrected,
... Not available (also, not applicable).
NSA not seasonally adjusted.
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