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96th Congress, 1st Session

Economic Indicators
November 1979

Prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the




Council of Economic Advisers

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1979

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
(Created pursuant to Sec. 5(a) of Public Law 304, 79th Cong.)
LLOYD BENTSEN, Texas, Chairman
RICHARD BOLLING, Missouri, Vice Chairman
SENATE
WILLIAM PROXMIRE (Wisconsin)
ABRAHAM RIBICOFF (Connecticut)
EDWARD M. KENNEDY (Massachusetts)
GEORGE McGOVERN (South Dakota)
PAUL S. SARBANES (Maryland)
JACOB K. JAVITS (New York)
WILLIAM V. ROTH, JR. (Delaware)
JAMES A. McCLURE (Idaho)
ROGER W. JEPSEN (Iowa)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HENRY S. REUSS (Wisconsin)
WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD (Pennsylvania)
LEE H HAMILTON (Indiana)
GILLIS W. LONG (Louisiana)
PARREN J. MITCHELL (Maryland)
CLARENCE J. BROWN (Ohio)
MARGARET M. HECKLER (Massachusetts)
IOHN H. ROUSSELOT (California)
CHALMERS P. WYLIE (Ohio)

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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
According to revised estimates for the third quarter, gross national product rose $65.6 billion or 11.7 percent, both at
annual rates. Real output (GNP adjusted for price changes) rose 3.5 percent from the second quarter level and the
implicit price deflator rose at an 8.0 percent annual rate.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
2,600

(RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
2,600
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,200

2,000

2,000
GNP
IN CURRENT DOLLARS

1,800

1,800

1,600

1,600

1,400

1,400

^

1,200

1,200
GNP
IN 1972 DOLLARS

1,000

1,000

1974

1972

1975

1977

1976

1979

1978

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1980

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

Gross
national
product

Personal
consumption
expenditures

1968
868.5 535. 9
1969
935.5 579.7
1970
982.4 618.8
1971__ ___ 1, 063. 4 668.2
1972
1, 171. 1 733. 0
1973
1, 306. 6 809.9
1974
lf 412. 9 889.6
1975
1, 528. 8 979. 1
1976. _ ._ 1, 702. 2 1, 089. 9
1977_. __ 1, 899. 5 1, 210. 0
1978
2, 127. 6 1, 350. 8
1978: 1
2, Oil. 3 1, 287. 2
II- __ 2, 104. 2 1, 331. 2
III__ 2, 159. 6 1, 369. 3
!¥_„_ 2, 235. 2 1, 415. 4
1979: 1
2, 292. 1 1, 454. 2
II. _. 2, 329. 8 1, 475. 9
III*_ 2, 395. 4 1, 527. 7

services

Net
exports

Exports

Imports

Total

131. 5
146.2
140. 8
160.0
188.3
220.0
214.6
190.9
243.0
303. 3
351.5
327.0
352. 3
356.2
370.5
373. 8
395.4
393.7

2.3
1.8
3.9
1. 6
-3.3
7. 1
6.0
20.4
8.0
-9.9
10.3
-22.2
-7.6
-6. 8
-4.5
4. 0
-8. 1
-3.5

49.9
54.7
62.5
65. 6
72.7
101. 6
137.9
147.3
163.3
175.9
207. 2
184.4
205.7
213. 8
224.9
238.5
243.7
266. 8

47.7
52.9
58.5
64. 0
75. 9
94.4
131. 9
126.9
155.4
185. 8
217.5
206. 6
213.3
220.6
229.4
234.4
251.9
270.3

198. 7
207.9
218.9
233.7
253. 1
269.5
302.7
338.4
361.3
396. 2
435.6
419.4
428. 3
440.9
453.8
460. 1
466. 6
477.5

Federal

1
This category corresponds closely with budget outlays for national defense,
shown on p. 33.




Go^ /ernment purchases of goods and

Export^s and imp>orts of
goocis and seryices

Gross
private
domestic
investment

Total

98.0
97.5
95.6
96.2
102. 1
102. 2
111. 1
123. 1
129.7
144. 4
152.6
150.9
148. 2
152.3
159.0
163. 6
161.7
162.7

National
defense l

76.9
76.3
73.5
70. 2
73. 5
73.5
77.0
83.7
86.4
93.7
99. 0
97.6
98.2
99.0
101.2
103.4
106. 0
109.0

Nondefense
21.2
21.2
22. 1
26.0
28.6
28. 7
34. 1
39.4
43.3
50.6
53. 6
53. 3
50.0
53.3
57.8
60.2
55.7
53.7

State
and
local

100.7
110.4
123. 2
137.5
151.0
167.3
191.5
215.4
231.6
251. 8
283.0
268.5
280. 1
288.6
294.8
296.5
304.9
314.8

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Final
sales

860. 8
926.2
978. 6
1, 057. 1
1, 161. 7
1, 288. 6
1, 404. 0
1, 539. 6
1, 692. 1
1, 877. 6
2, 105. 2
1, 988. 5
2, 078. 4
2, 139. 5
2, 214. 5
2, 272. 9
2, 296. 4
2, 380. 1

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT IN 1972 DOLLARS
IBillions of 1972 dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Gross ] private dc>mestic
iii vestment

EXT>orts of gc>ods
and service>s

Governrnent pure lases of
gooc s and sen/ices

Personal
conGross
national sumpproduct
tion
expenditures

Nonresidential
fixed

Residential
fixed

1, 051. 8
1, 078. 8
1, 075. 3
1, 107. 5
1, 171. 1
_ 1, 235. 0
1, 217. 8
. 1, 202. 3
1, 273. 0
1, 340. 5
1, 399. 2

633.4
655.4
668.9
691.9
733.0
767.7
760.7
774.6
820.6
861.7
900. 8

108.0
114. 3
110.0
108. 0
116.8
131.0
130.6
113.6
119.0
129.3
140. 1

42. 8
43.2
40.4
52.2
62.0
59. 7
45.0
38.8
47.8
57.7
60. 1

8.7
10.6
4.3
6.6
9.4
16. 5
8.0
-9.8
6.6
13. 1
14. 1

-0.4
— 1. 3
1.4
-.6
-3.3
7.6
15.9
22.6
15. 8
10.3
11.0

58.5
62. 2
67. 1
67.9
72.7
87.4
93. 0
90.0
96. 1
98.4
108.9

58.9
63.5
65.7
68.5
75.9
79. 9
77. 1
67.5
80. 4
88. 2
97.9

259.2
256. 7
250.2
249. 4
253. 1
252.5
257. 7
262.6
263.3
268. 5
273.2

128.3
121.8
110.7
103.9
102. 1
96. 6
95.8
96. 5
96. 4
100.6
98. 6

130.9
134.9
139.5
145.5
151.0
155. 9
161.8
166. 1
166.9
167.9
174.6

1, 043. 1
1, 068. 2
1, 071. 0
1, 100. 9
1, 161. 7
1, 218. 5
1, 209. 9
1, 212. 1
1, 266. 4
1, 327. 4
1, 385. 1

1, 367. 8
1, 395. 2
1, 407. 3
1, 426. 6

882.7
894.8
905.3
920.3

133. 1
140. 3
141.6
145. 5

59.4
60.9
60.2
60.0

16. 5
15.6
12.2
12.0

5.3
12.3
13. 3
12.9

100.7
109.2
111.9
113.8

95.4
96.9
98.5
101.0

270.7
271. 3
274.7
276. 0

99. 9
96.6
98. 5
99.3

170. 9
174.7
174.2
176.6

1, 351. 3
1, 379. 6
1, 395. 1
1, 414. 6

1979: I— _ 1, 430. 6
II— 1, 422. 3
III*_ 1, 434. 4

921.8
915.0
925.9

147.2
146.9
151.0

57.7
56.7
56.6

12.3
18. 1
7.9

17.0
13.2
19.7

117.0
116. 0
122. 1

100.0
102.9
102. 4

274. 7
272.4
273. 3

101. 1
98. 1
97. 8

173.6
174.3
175.6

1, 418. 4
1, 404. 1
1, 426. 5

Period

1968
1969
1970
1971_.
1972
1973__
1974
1975..
1976__
1977__
1978__

1978: !_-_
!!___
III__
IV__

Change
in busiKJW
INCu
ness in- exports
ventories

Exports Imports

Total

Federal

State
and
local

Final
sales

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

Period

Gross
national
product

Persona 1 consump tion expe nditures

Total

1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973___
1974
1975
1976
1977 _
1978
1978:1—
II
III
IV

-

1979:1II
III

9

NonresNonDurable durable
Services idential
goods
fixed
goods

Residential
fixed

Expor ts and
imports of goods
and se•rvices

Governirlent purchases c>f goods
and se rvices

Exports Imports Federal

State
and
local

82.57
86.72
91. 36
96.02
100. 00
105. 80
116.02
127. 15
133. 71
141. 70
152. 05

84.6
88.5
92.5
96.6
100.0
105. 5
116.9
126. 4
132.8
140. 4
150.0

90. 7
93. 1
95.5
99.0
100. 0
101. 6
108. 4
117.7
124.3
129.4
136. 5

85.3
89.4
93.6
96.6
100. 0
107.9
123.8
133.4
138. 1
144. 7
154.6

82.0
86. 1
90.5
95.8
100. 0
104.7
113.6
123.2
131.2
140.7
150.9

82.6
86. 6
91.3
96.4
100.0
103.8
115. 3
132.2
138.5
146. 6
157.8

80.7
87.7
90.6
94.9
100.0
110. 8
122.3
132.8
142.5
159. 3
179.7

85.3
87.9
93. 1
96.6
100.0
116. 2
148.3
163.6
169.9
178. 7
190.3

80.9
83. 3
89. 1
93.5
100.0
118.2
171. 0
188.0
193.3
210.7
222. 1

76.4
80.0
86.4
92.6
100.0
105.8
115.9
127.5
134.6
143.6
154. 8

76.9
81.9
88.3
94.5
100.0
107.3
118.4
129. 7
138. 8
150.0
162. 1

147.
150.
153.
156.

05
82
45
68

145. 8
148.8
151.3
153. 8

133.0
135.6
137.9
139.4

150.0
153. 7
155.7
158.6

146.8
149. 4
152.3
155. 0

153. 0
156.0
159.6
162.3

169.3
176.7
183. 1
189.5

183. 1
188.4
191. 1
197. 6

216. 6
220.2
223. 9
227.2

151. 1
153.4
154. 6
160. 1

157. 1
160.3
163. 8
166.9

160. 22
163. 81
166. 99

157.8
161.3
165.0

142.4
144. 1
145.2

164. 1
168.9
173. 1

158. 0
161.0
165.2

165.4
169.6
173. 5

192. 6
199.2
205.6

203. 9
210. 1
218. 5

234.5
244.9
263.9

161.9
164.8
166. 4

170.8
174.9
179.3

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




Gross private
dom estic
invesl;ment

CHANGES IN GNP AND GNP PRICE MEASURES
(Percent change from previous period; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Gross national p roduct

Period

1968
1969_
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

_

Constant
(1972)
dollars

Current
dollars
9. 1
7.7
5.0
8.2

__ _

10. 1
11.6
8. 1
~

8.2

11.3
11. 6
12.0

II

__

III
IV

1979:1II
III"

4. 4

2.6
-.3
3.0
5.7
5.5

-1.4
-1.3
5.9
5.3
4.4
1.9

8.4

1978: I

Implicit
price
deflator

19.8
10.9
14.8

8. 3

10.6

1. 1
-2.3

3.5
5.6

6.7

11.7

3.5

Gross c lomestic i>roduct
Fixedweighted
price
index
(1972
weights)

Chain
price
index

4.5
5.0
5.4

5. 1
4. 1

4. 4

5.0
5.3
5.0

4. 1

4.3
5.0

5. 2
4. 9

4.0

Current
dollars
9.1
7.8
5.0

8. 1
10. 1
11.5

5.8
9.7
9.6
5.2
6.0

6.0
9.9
9.4
5.6
6.3
7.4

6. 0
10.2

7. 5

11.2
11.5
12. 0

6.3
7.2
8.7

6.8
9.4
8.2
8.6

6.8
9.6
8.3
8.9

8. 1
19.6
11. 1
14.8

9.3
9.3
8.0

9.7
8.8
8.8

9.9
9.5
9.8

10. 1

7. 3

10. 6

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

9.3
5.6
6.4

7.9
8.5

6.9

11.6

Constant
(1972)
dollars
4.4
2.6

2

2.8
5.8
5.4

-1.3
-1. 1
5.7
5.3
4.4
1.8

Implicit
price
deflator
4.5

5. 1

5.3
5.1
4.1
5.7
9.3
9.7

5. 1

5.9
7.3
6.2

Chain
price
index

Fixedweighted
price
index
(1972
weights)

4. 4

4. 4

5.0
5.3
5.0

5.0

5. 2

5.9
9.6
9.4
5.6
6.2
7.4

4.9
4.0
5.9
9.9
9.3
5.6
6.4
7.5

4. 1

8. 1

10.6

6.7
9.4
8.2
8.7

6.8
9.7
8.3
8.9

.9

9. 1

9.6
8.7

9.9
9.4
9.5

3.6
5.6

-2. 1
3.7

7.2
8.7
9.2
7.6

8. 3

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

NONFINANCIAL CORPORATE BUSINESS—OUTPUT, COSTS, AND PROFITS

Period

Gross d omestic
prodiict of
nonfin ancial
corp<>rate
busi ness
(billic>ns of
doll ars)

[Quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates)
C urrent-do lar cost and profit Der unit of outpu t (dollars)

Total
cost
and
profit 2

Capital
consumption
Compenallowances Indirect sation
with
business
of
capital taxes 3 employconees
sumption
adjustment

Net
interest

Current
dollars

1972
dollars

452. 9
1967
498.4
1968
541. 8
1969
560. 6
1970
602. 5
1971__ _
671. 0
1972
752. 0
1973
808.8
1974_ _
874. 1
1975
988.0
19761, 106. 3
1977
1, 246. 9
1978

545.8
581. 6
607. 3
600. 6
619. 3
671.0
720.4
695. 0
680. 0
730.4
770. 7
818.7

0.830
.857
.892
.933
.973
1.000
1. 044
1. 164
1.285
1. 353
1.436
1. 523

0.072
.074
.079
.088
. 094
.093
.095
. 116
. 142
. 146
. 151
. 155

0.084
. 089
. 094
. 103
. 110
. 110
. 112
. 123
. 136
. 137
. 140
. 143

0.535
. 553
.589
.628
. 645
.661
.699
. 796
.848
.890
. 951
1.020

!!___ 1, 236. 5

1, 169. 1

III__ 1, 267. 9
IV___ 1, 314. 1

789.8
817. 1
826.3
841.4

1.480
1. 513
1. 534
1.562

. 156
.154
. 155
. 155

. 143
. 144
. 142
. 143

1.002
1. 009
1.024
1.042

.047
.047
.049
.050

1, 346. 4
1979: I
!!____ 1, 370. 4
III*_ 1, 403. 0

846. 6
841.0
844. 3

1.590
1. 629
1.662

. 158
. 165
. 170

. 145
. 148
. 151

1. 075
1. 104
1. 125

.052
.054
.057

1978: I

1 Output is measured by gross domestic product of nonflnancial corporate
business
in 1972 dollars.
2
This is equal to the deflator for gross domestic product of nonfinancial corporate
business
with the decimal point shifted two places to the left.
3
Indirect business tax and nontax liability plus business transfer payments
less subsidies.




4

Corpc rate profi bs with
invent*Dry valuat ion and
capii al consuiription
tidjustmen ts

ComOutput
penper
sation
hour
per
of all
hour
employ- of all
ees
employ(1972
ees
dollars) (dollars)

Profits
tax
liability

Profits
after4
tax

0. 051
.058
.055
.045
.048
.050
.055
.061
.060
.072
.077
.084

0.072
.066
.055
.041
.046
.057
.050
.024
.053
.066
.074
.073

6.906
7. 133
7. 154
7. 147
7. 389
7.631
7. 790
7.492
7.726
7.973
8.064
8. 142

3. 694
3.944
4.207
4. 487
4.766
5. 047
5.447
5.961
6.554
7.098
7. 666
8.302

. 132
. 159
. 163
. 171

.071
.085
.086
.093

.061
.074
.077
.078

8.056
8. 138
8. 179
8.201

8.071
8.212
8. 379
8.544

. 161
. 159
. 159

.088
.085
. 091

.072
.074
. 068

8. 159
8. 100
8. 113

8.770
8.941
9. 126

Total

0.016 0. 123
. 124
.017
. 022 . 109
.086
.028
.095
.029
. 107
.028
.032
. 105
. 086
.043
. 113
.045
. 042
. 138
. 151
.043
,157
.048

With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.
Sources: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis) and Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

NATIONAL INCOME
[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Propr letors1
incom e with
inventor y valuation anc capital
consulnption
adjust ments

ComNational
income

Period

tion of
employees l

Farm

1968
1969.— _
1970—
1971_1972
1973
1974
1975
1976. _
1977
1978

_

Corpor ate profits? with inv entory va luation
and capital consumptioin. adjustm ents
Profits with inv entory
valuallion adjus tment
and ^without caipital
consum ption adjiistment

of per-

with
capital
consumption
adjustment

Total
Total

Profits
before
tax

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

Capital
consumption
adjustment

Net
interest

519.8
714.4
571. 4
767.9
609. 2
798.4
_
650.3
858. 1
715. 1
951.9
799.2
1, 064. 6
875.8
1, 136. 0
931. 1
1, 215. 0
1, 359. 8 1, 037. 8
1, 525. 8 1, 156. 9
1, 724. 3 1, 304. 5

12.0
13.9
13. 9
14.3
18.0
32.0
25.4
23.5
18.3
19.6
27.7

51.4
52.3
51. 2
53.4
58. 1
60.4
60.9
63.5
71.0
80. 5
89. 1

18.6
18. 1
18.6
20. 1
21.5
21.6
21. 4
22. 4
22. 1
24. 7
25.9

85.8
81.4
67.9
77.2
92. 1
99. 1
83.6
95. 9
126.8
150.0
167.7

82. 1
77.9
66.4
76.9
89.6
97.2
86.5
107.9
141.3
162.0
180.8

85,6
83.4
71.5
82.0
96.2
115.8
126.9
120. 4
156.0
177. 1
206.0

-3.4
-5.5
-5. 1
-5.0
-6.6
-18.6
-40.4
-12.4
-14.6
-15.2
— 25.2

3.7
3.5
1.5
.3
2.5
1.9
-2.9
-12.0
— 14. 5
-12.0
-13. 1

26.8
30.8
37.5
42.8
47.0
52.3
69.0
78.6
83.8
94. 0
109.5

1, 244. 0
1, 288. 2
1, 321. 1
1, 364. 8

25.7
27.7
26. 1
31.3

83.4
87.3
91.3
94.4

25.2
24.4
26. 8
27. 1

141.2
169.4
175.2
184.8

153.6
182.0
189. 0
198.6

177.5
207.2
212. 0
227.4

-23.9
-25. 1
-23.0
-28.8

-12.4
— 12. 6

-13.8

101.5
106.8
111.9
117.6

_ 1, 869. 0 1, 411. 2
1, 897. 9 1, 439. 7
1, 941. 6 1, 472. 9

34.2
33.7
30.9

94. 8
95.5
99.2

27.3
26.8
26.6

178.9
176.6
181.0

193.3
191.3
198.5

233. 3
227.9
242.5

-39.9
-36.6
-44. 0

-14.5
-14.7
-17.6

122.6
125.6
131. 1

_

1, 621. 0
1, 703. 9
1, 752. 5
1, 820. 0

1978: I_
II
III_
IV
1979:1
II- _
III »_

Nonfarm

Rental

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

100
J.O. O

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis,

PERSONAL CONSUMPTION
[Billions of dollars except as noted; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Nondura 3le goods

Durable gooiIs

Total
personal
consumption
expenditures

Total
durable
goods *

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

1968
535.9
1969
579.7
1970___ __
618. 8
668.2
1971
1972___ ___
733.0
1973___.
809.9
1974
889.6
1975
979. 1
1976
1, 089. 9
1977____
1, 210. 0
1978
_ 1, 350. 8

80.0
85.5
84. 9
97. 1
111.2
123. 7
122.0
132. 6
157.4
178.8
200.3

35.8
37.7
34. 9
43.8
50.6
55.2
48.0
53.4
70.0
81. 6
91.2

32.6
35.0
36.7
39.4
44.8
50.7
54.9
58.0
64.0
70.9
77.6

230.4
247. 0
264.7
277.7
299.3
333.8
376.3
408.9
443.9
481.3
530. 6

1978:1
II
III
IV

1, 287. 2
1, 331. 2
1, 369. 3
1, 415. 4

185.3
200. 3
203. 5
212. 1

84. 1
93.5
92. 4
94.9

72. 4
76.5
78.9
82.7

1979: ! _ _ _
1, 454. 2
II
1, 475. 9
III *>__ 1, 527. 7

213.8
208.7
212. 5

97.7
89. 1
88.8

82. 1
84.2
87.5

Period

i Total includes other items not shown separately.




Furniture
and
household
equipment

Total
nondurable1
goods

Retail sales of
new pa ssenger
cars(nlillions
of uiaits)
Services

Clothing
and
shoes

Gasoline
and oil

118.3
126. 1
136.3
140. 6
150.4
168. 1
189.8
209. 6
227. 1
246. 7
271.7

41.8
45. 1
46. 6
50.5
55. 1
61.3
65.3
70. 1
75.9
82.4
91.2

18.4
20.4
22.0
23.4
24.9
27.8
36.4
39.5
42.9
46. 7
50.9

225.6
247. 2
269. 1
293.4
322. 4
352. 3
391.3
437.5
488.5
549.8
619. 8

8.6
8.5
7. 1
8.7
9.3
9. 7
7.5
7. 1
8. 6
9. 1
9.3

1.0
1. 1
1.3
1.6
1.6
1.8
1.4
1.6
1.5
2. 1
2. 0

505. 9
521.8
536. 7
558. 1

260.6
267. 7
274.5
283.9

85.4
89.9
92. 7
96.8

48. 1
49. 0
51.5
55.0

596. 0
609. 1
629. 1
645. 1

8.7
9.9
9.4
9.3

571. 1
581. 2
604. 1

292.9
296.7
302. 8

95.5
96.9
100.9

58.4
60.2
68. 1

669.3
686.0
711. 2

9.3
8. 1
8. 6

2. 1
2. 1
2.0
1.9
2. 3
2.5
2. 2

Food

Domestics

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Imports

SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME
Personal income rose $161/2 billion (annual rate) in October, following revised increases of about $1 21/s billion in
both September and August. About $3% billion of the October increase was due to pay raises for Federal civilian
and military personnel.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)
2,400

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)
2,400

2,000
1,800
1,600

2,000
1,800
1,600

1,400

1,400

1,200

1,200

1,000

1,000
800

800

600

600
....•t""1""1
OTHER INCOME

400

400

TRANSFER
PAYMENTS
—.J

200

200

160

160

120

120

100

100

80

80

60

60
1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

*SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1979

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars; monthly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
7
Wage
Rental
Total
Other Proprietc>rs income 3 income
Transfer
and
Divi- Personal
paypersonal salary
labor 12
interest
dends
of
4
income disburseincome
income ments 5
Nonfarm persons
Farm
l
ments

Period

1980

Less: PerNonsonal confarm
tributions personal
fl
for social
insurance income

859. 1
579. 4
942. 5
633.8
1, 052. 4
701.3
1, 154. 9
764.6
805. 9
1, 255. 5
1, 381. 6
890.0
1, 531. 6
984.0
_ 1, 717. 4 1, 103. 3

36. 2
42.0
48.7
55. 6
65. 1
77.4
91.8
106.5

14.3
18.0
32.0
25. 4
23. 5
18. 3
19.6
27.7

53. 4
58. 1
60.4
60.9
63. 5
71.0
80.5
89. 1

20. 1
21. 5
21. 6
21.4
22. 4
22. 1
24. 7
25. 9

23.0
24.6
27. 8
31. 0
31. 9
37.5
42. 1
47. 2

69.3
74. 6
84. 1
103. 0
115. 5
127. 0
141.7
163.3

94. 1
104. 1
118.9
140.8
178. 2
193.8
208. 4
224. 1

30.8
34. 2
42.2
47. 7
50. 5
55. 6
61.3
69.6

838.0
917.3
1,011.9
1, 119. 3
1, 220. 8
1, 350. 6
1, 498. 1
1, 674. 2

1978: Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 781. 0 1, 141. 7
1, 801. 4 1, 154. 4
1, 826. 8 1, 166. 8

110.6
111. 9
113.2

27.5
30.0
36.5

93.8
94. 3
95.0

27. 1
27. 1
27. 1

49. 1
49. 6
50.4

172.3
174. 3
176.4

230. 1
231.5
233. 7

71.2
71.8
72.3

1, 737. 3
1, 754. 9
1, 773. 6

1979: Jan
Feb....
Mar
Apr
May
June
July___
Aug v
Sept *>__
Oct p _ _ _

1, 834. 3
1, 851. 4
1, 872. 1
1, 880. 7
1, 891. 6
1, 905. 1
1, 933. 2
1, 945. 9
1, 958. 6
1, 975. 1

114.5
116.0
117. 4
118.9
120.3
121. 8
123.3
124.9
126. 4
128.0

33. 0
34.2
35. 3
34. 3
33.5
33.4
32.8
31.0
28. 8
26.7

94. 8
94.8
94.9
95.2
95.5
95. 8
97.9
99.5
100. 2
100.5

27.2
27.3
27.4
26. 0
27. 1
27. 2
27.3
27. 3
25. 0
26.8

51. 1
51.7
51. 7
51. 9
52.5
52. 6
52.5
52. 7
53.0
53.6

178. 7
181. 0
183.3
185.8
187.5
189. 4
191.8
193. 8
196. 0
198. 0

236.0
236.7
239.2
242.3
243.9
244.7
258.5
261.2
262.4
264. 8

78. 1
78.7
79.4
79.5
79.7
80.2
80.8
81.0
81. 7
82. 2

1, 784. 3
1, 800. 1
1, 819. 5
1, 828. 8
1, 840. 3
1, 853. 7
1, 882. 3
1, 896. 7
1,911.5
1, 930. 1

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976___
1977
1978

1, 177. 1
1, 188. 5
1, 202. 3
1, 205. 9
1, 210. 8
1, 220. 5
1, 229. 8
1, 236. 5
1, 248. 3
1, 259. 0

1
The total of wage and salary disbursements and other labor income differs
from compensation of employees (see p. 4) in that it excludes employer contributions
for social insurance and the excess of wage accruals over wage disbursements.
2
Consists of employer contributions to priiate pension, health, and welfare
funds;
workmen's compensation; directors' fees; and a few other minor items.
3
With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.
4
With capital consumption adjustment.




5
Consists mainly of social insurance benefits, direct relief, and veterans
payments.
6 Personal income exclusive of farm proprietors' income, farm wages, farm otner
labor income, and agricultural net interest,
a/wi
wa. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Source:

DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL INCOME
Real per capita disposable income declined slightly again in the third quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

600

600

DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
10,000
9,000

DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
10,000
PER CAPITA DISPOSABLE PERSONAL INCOME
9,000

8,000

8,000
7,000

7,000

6,000

6,000

5,000

5,000

1972 DOLLARS

4,000

4,000

3,000

3,000

1972

1973

1975

1974

1976

.978

1977

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Period

sonal
Pertax
sonal
and
income nontax
payments

Equals :
Disposable
persona]
income

Less:
Personal
outlays l

Per c apita
dispo sable
persona income

Equals :
Personal
saving Current
dollars

Bil lions of d ollars

801.3 115.3
685.9
1970
742. 8
1971__ __ 859. 1 116.3
942.5 141. 2
801.3
1972
901. 7
1973__ _._ 1, 052. 4 150.8
984. 6
1974__ ._ 1, 154. 9 170.3
1, 255. 5 168. 8 1, 086. 7
1975
1, 381. 6 197. 1 1, 184. 5
1976
1, 531. 6 226.4 1, 305. 1
1977
1, 717. 4 259.0 1, 458. 4
1978

1980

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Less :
P»r

1979

1972
dollars

Per capita personal cc nsumption exp<snditures

Current
dollars

1972
dollars

Percent
change
in real
per
capita
disposable
personal
income

Saving
as percent of Population
disposable
(thou-2
sands)
personal
income

Dollars

635.4
685.5
751.9
831. 3
913.0
1, 003. 0
1, 115. 9
1, 240. 2
1, 386. 4

50. 6
57.3
49.4
70. 3
71.7
83.6
68.6
65. 0
72.0

3,348
3,588
3,837
4,285
4, 646
5,088
5,504
6,017
6,672

3,619
3, 714
3,837
4,062
3,973
4,025
4, 144
4,285
4,449

3,020
3,227
3,510
3,849
4, 197
4,584
5, 064
5,579
6, 179

3,265
3,342
3,510
3,648
3, 589
3,627
3,813
3,973
4, 121

5. 9
-2.2

3. 3

1.3
3.0

7.7
5.8

3.8

4.9

204, 87*
207, 05£
208, 84C
210, 41(
211, 94!
213, 56(
215, 2Qc
216, 89£
218, 594

1.4

5.3
5.0
4.8
4.7

217, 94$
218, 331
218, 814
219, 28C

5.0
5.4
4.3

219, 69C
220, 16C
220, 715

3. 0
2. 6

3.3

3. 4

7.4
7.7
6.2
7.8

7. 3

5. 0

Sea sonally ad justed ammal rates

1978: !____ 1, 634. 8
II— 1, 689. 3
III.. 1, 742. 5
IV__ 1, 803. 1

239.8
252. 1
266.0
278. 2

1
1
1
1

395. 0
437. 3
476. 5
524. 8

1, 320. 4
1, 366. 1
1, 405. 6
1, 453. 4

74.6
71.2
70.9
71.5

6,401
6,583
6,748
6,954

4,389
4,425
4,461
4,522

5,906
6,097
6,258
6,455

4,050
4,098
4,137
4, 197

3.3
5.6

1979: I.... 1, 852. 6 280.4 1 572. 2 1, 493. 0
II... 1, 892. 5 290. 7 1 601. 7 1, 515. 8
III*. 1, 945. 9 306.5 1 639. 4 1, 568. 9

79.2
85.9
70.5

7, 157
7,275
7,428

4,536
4,510
4,501

6,619
6,704
6,922

4, 196
4, 156
4, 195

-2.3
-. 8

J
Includes personal consumption expenditures, interest paid by consumers to
business,
and personal transfer payments to foreigners (net).
8
Includes Armed Forces abroad. Annual data are for July 1 through 1973 and
are averages of quarterly data beginning 1974. Quarterly data are average for the
period.




1.2

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

FARM INCOME
In the third quarter, net farm income before inventory adjustment fell $6.6 billion (annual rate), while income after
inventory adjustment fell $5.6 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
200

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
^ 20Q

100

100

GROSS FARM INCOME_
BEFORE INVENTORY
ADJUSTMENT

80

80

40

40

NET FARM INCOME
AFTER INVENTORY
ADJUSTMENT

4

It

20

20

10

10

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

1980

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Juarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Persona 1 incomereceived
by tota' farm po pulation

Income njceived frc>m farming
Gross income be:"ore inven tory adjustn lent

Period

From From From
all
farm nonfarm
l
sources sources sources Total

Caslh receipts from
rnarketing s

Net tc> farm
openitors

Production expenses

Net inco me per
farm a fter inventory ad justmeiit 3

Before
inventory
adjustment

After
inventory
adjust-2
ment

47,4
52.3
65.6
72. 2
75.9
83. 1
88.8
98. 1

13,2
17.8
29.9
27.7
21.1
21.0
18.7
26.3

14.6
18.7
33.3
26. 1
24.5
18.7
19.8
27.9

Dol lars
5,042
4,157
5, 208
6,526
8,875
11,813
9,349
6, 330
5,488
8,846
4,002
6,823
4,023
7,301
5,340
10, 434

60.6
70. 1
95.5
100.0
96.9
104.2
107. 5
124.2

Livestock
Total
Crops
and
products
Billioris of dolla n?
52,9
30,6
22,3
61. 2
35.7
25.5
87. 1
45. 9
41. 1
92.4
41. 4
51. 1
88. 2
43.0
45. 1
46. 1
94.8
48.7
47.4
48.2
95. 7
111. 0
59.0
52. 1

1978: I_
_
II
III___
IV____

119.8
124.3
122. 2
133.4

106. 2
111.0
109.0
118. 0

53.9
58.3
60.4
63.4

52.4
52.7
48. 6
54.6

95.0
97. 0
97.4
103.0

24.8
27.3
24.8
30.4

25.8
27.8
26. 3
31.6

9,660
10, 400
9,840
11, 830

5,110
5,370
4,980
5,860

1979:1 _ _
II
III

140.5
144.8
143.4

127. 5
131.2
130. 1

70.0
68.2
65. 1

57.6
63. 0
65.0

107.5
111.3
116. 5

33.0
33.5
26.9

35.0
36.0
30. 4

13, 320
13, 700
11, 570

6,420
6,400
5,240

1971___
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976___
1977
1978___

__

_
_

28.8
34.6
48.9
45. 2
44.5
40. 3
42.9
54. 0

13.5
16.9
29.2
23.4
21.9
16.8
18.0
25.2

15.3
17.8
19. 7
21.8
22.7
23.5
24. 9
28.8

* Cash receipts from marketings, Government payments, and nonmoney
income furnished by farms.
28 Inventory of crops and livestock valued at the average price for the year.
Based on 1969 Census of Agriculture definition of a farm. The number of
farms is held constant within a year; data for 1979 estimated.
54-275 0 - 7 9 - 2




Current
1967
dollars dollars 4

* Income in current dollars divided by the consumer price index.
Source: Department of Agriculture.

CORPORATE PROFITS
In the third quarter, according to preliminary estimates, corporate profits before tax rose $14.6 billion (annual rate)
while after-tax profits rose $8.6 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
280

280

40

1979
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1980

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
___
1977_
1978
1978:1
II
III
IV
1979:1
II
III*

Profit .s (before tax) wit i invent*
3ry valuiition
adjustn lent l
Dome =tie industries
Is onfinanc ;ial
WholeTotal *
Manu- sale
Total Finan3
faccial
Total
and
tur- retail
mg
trade
82. 1
41.2
78.9
10.4
68.5
10. 1
74.2
36.8
77.9
10. 1
11. 3 62.9
9.4
66.4
62.6
27. 1
12.6
50. 1
72.4
32.4
76.9
14. 1 58.2
11.7
89.6
84.7
13.3
15.4
69. 3
40. 6
90.4
97. 2
14.7
16.2
74. 1
44. 1
76. 9
14. 4
12. 9
86. 5
36. 6
62.5
101.8
48.3
107.9
13.0 88.9
20.7
141.3 133. 1 17.8 115.3 65.7 23.3
152. 1 23.8 128.3 73.5 24. 1
162.0
23.0
180.8 170.6 29.7 140.9
81.7
143.5 27.2 116.3 67.6
153.6
17.9
182.0
171.0 28.9 142. 1 83.4 22.7
189.0
178.8 30.6 148.3 85. 1 25. 5
189.0 32. 1 156.9
198.6
90.6
25.8
_ 193.3
181.4 31.9 149.6
18.6
94. 1
191.3 179.6
32.0 147.7 90.6 22. 4
198.5
184.4
33. 9 150.6

1
See p. 4 for profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments.
8
Includes rest of the world, not shown separately.

8



Pro fits after tax

Profits
before
tax

Tax
liability

Total

Dividends

Undistributed
profits

85.6
83.4
71.5
82. 0
96.2
115. 8
126.9
120.4
156.0
177. 1
206.0
177.5
207.2
212.0
227. 4
233.3
227.9
242. 5

39.4
39.7
34.5
37.7
41. 5
48.7
52. 4
49.8
63.8
72.6
84.5
70. 8
84.7
87.5
95. 1
91.3
88.7
94.6

46.2
43.8
37.0
44.3
54. 6
67. 1
74.5
70.6
92. 2
104. 5
121.5
106.7
122.4
124.6
132.3
142. 0
139.3
147. 9

21.9
22.6
22.9
23.0
24.6
27.8
31. 0
31.9
37.5
42. 1
47.2
45. 1
46. 0
47. 8
49.7
51. 5
52.3
52.8

24.2
21.2
14. 1
21.3
30.0
39.3
43.6
38.7
54.7
62.4
74.3
61. 6
76.4
76.8
82.6
90.5
87.0
95. 2

1
Includes industries not shown separately.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Inventory
valuation
adjustment
-3.4
-5.5
-5. 1
-5.0
-6.6
— 18. 6
-40. 4
-12.4
- 14. 6
— 15. 2
-25.2
-23.9
-25. 1
-23.0
-28.8
-39.9
-36.6
-44. 0

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
According to revised estimates for the third quarter, business fixed Investment rose $12.9 billion (annual rate) as nonresidential construction outlays rose $4.6 billion and producers1 durable equipment purchases rose $8.3 billion.
Residential investment outlays increased $3.5 billion. Inventory investment amounted to $15.3 billion, down $18.1
billion from the second quarter level.
B1LLKDNS OF DOLLAR S
450

BILLIONS OF DOL LARS

450
SEASONA LLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL

iATES

Ann

Ann

S~
GROSS PR1V ATE DOMESTIC
INVESTMENT

sy^^

X~1

r

300

•jnn

_y
^"—-x>

\ ^++*

—./

^

150

*"""

..•••««»«****
tlis!:
["""""""""".'"••tw.,., .iiminii»««

^f

'** ,*•.-»

i

i

i

i

t

i

1

1

I

1

I

I

1975

1974

1973

1972

50

X

—* X

l
x.— - *^'..

<"«i»»

100

•»»«<ii>Mi """^H/^IS, GE IN BUSINESS
iMVENTOWES

'"""""""""•••...,„.,

%

50

..,,-..-— ,..,......—•

RESi DENTIAL
FIXED Ih^VESTMENT

»

9nn

»^

100

50

^++

:

^^

„

onn

^

^t »^^""

NONRESIDENTIAL
iIXED INVESTMEN\

^^
X^

150

ocn

*—

^**,*^

+

t

i

i

1976

I

I

1

1977

o

i

i t

I

1978

I

I

1979

I

I

I

50

1980

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Noiiresident ial fixed investm€;nt

Gross
private
domestic
investment

Period

1968
__
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
_
1977
1978
1978: I _ _
II
III
IV
1979: I _ _
II
III *

_

131.5
146.2
140. 8
160.0
188.3
220. 0
214. 6
190.9
243.0
303.3
351.5
327.0
352.3
356.2
370.5
373.8
395.4
393.7

Struc tures
Total

89.3
98.9
100.5
104. 1
116.8
136.0
150.6
150.2
164.9
189. 4
221. 1
203. 7
218.8
225.9
236. 1
243.4
249. 1
262. 0

Total

Nonfarm

Total

Nonfarm

31.6
35.7
37. 7
39.3
42.5
49. 0
54.5
53. 8
57. 3
62. 6
76.5
66. 9
75.2
79. 7
84.4
84. 9
90.5
95. 1

30. 4
34.3
36. 1
37.8
41. 1
46. 9
51.8
51. 3
54. 7
59.8
73. 3
63.8
72.0
76.4
81. 1
81.2
86.8
91. 4

57.7
63.3
62.8
64. 7
74.3
87.0
96.2
96.4
107. 6
126.8
144. 6
136. 8
143.6
146.3
151. 8
158. 5
158.6
166.9

53.4
58.9
58. 1
59. 9
69. 1
80. 1
88.2
87.4
97.4
116. 3
132. 6
126.4
131.9
133. 5
138.9
146. 1
144.5
150. 2

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




Prodiicers'
dunible
equip ment

Resid ential fix ed inves tment
Prn

Total

Nonfarm
tures

34 5
37.9
36.6
49. 6
62.0
66. 1
55. 1
51.5
68. 1
91.9
108.0
100.5
107.7
110.2
113.7
111.2
112.9
116. 4

33. 1
36.3
35. 1
47. 9
60.3
64.3
52.7
49.5
65.7
88.8
104.4
96.8
1043
106.4
110.0
107.8
109. 1
112.3

Farm dueers*
durstrucoKlo
tures equipment
0.6
.7
.6
.7
.7
.6
1.2
.9
1. 1
1. 5
1.8
1.9
1.4
1.9
1.9
1.5
1.8
2. 1

0.8
.9
.9
1.0
1. 1
1. 2
1.2
1. 1
1. 3
1.6
1.9
1.9
2.0
1.9
1. 9
1.9
2. 0
2.0

Change in business mventories

Total

Nonfarm

7.7
9.4
3.8
6.4
9. 4
17.9
8.9
— 10. 7
10. 0
21. 9
22.3
22. 8
25. 8
20.0
20.6
19.1
33.4
15.3

7.6
9.2
3.7
5. 1
8.8
14.7
10.8
-143
12. 1
20. 7
21. 3
22. 0
25. 3
18.5
19.3
18.8
32.6
13.4

EXPENDITURES FOR NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Business plans to increase capital spending 13.2 percent in 1979, according to the Commerce Department survey
conducted in late July and August. The planned increase is 0.5 percentage point higher than the planned increase
reported in June.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)

TOTAL NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

40

20

20
1972

1974

1973

1975

1977

1976

1978

1979

1980

J/ SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW.
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Starts c f plant
and equ ipment
proje cts 8

EJ cpenditure s for plant and equipment
Mi mufaeturi ng

Period

Ncmmanufi icturing

Communication

Commercial
and 2
other

Manufacturing

17.00
18.71
20.55
20. 14
22.28
25.80
29.48
82. 89

11.89
12. 85
13.96
12. 74
13.30
15.45
18. 16
19.77

20.07
21. 40
22.05
20.60
20.99
22.97
25.71
28.50

35.21
47. 57
52.49
48.24
51.05
66.73
72.44

28. 60
38. 13
45. 74
3450
29.66
32.54
34.93

8.46
7.40
8.05
8.43

27.92
28.46
29.62
31.73

17.07
18. 18
18.90
18.46

24.76
24. 71
26.09
27. 12

17.41
18. 10
16.96
19.97

7.98
7. 78
4.40
14.00

10.08
9.71
10. 29
10.15

32.35
33. 24
88.26
82. 79

18.75
20.29

27.73
28.51
48. 18
49. 08

21.98
19. 56

3.27
5.75

Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Total

88.44
99.74
112. 40
112. 78
120. 49
135. 80
153. 82
174. 11

31. 35
38.01
46.01
47.95
52.48
60.16
67.62
77.68

15. 64
19. 25
22. 62
21. 84
23.68
27.77
31.66
37.58

15.72
18. 76
23.39
26. 11
28.81
32.39
35.96
40.00

57.09
61. 73
66. 39
64.82
68. 01
75.64
86. 19
96.58

2.42
2.74
3. 18
3.79
4.00
4.50
4.78
5.41

5.72
6.03
6.66
7.57
7.45
6.93
8.05
10.00

144. 25
1978:1
II
150. 76
III _____ 155. 41
IV
163. 96

61.57
67.20
67.75
73.24

28.72
31.40
32.25
33.99

32.86
35. 80
35.50
39.26

82.68
83.56
87.66
90.71

4.45
4.81
4.99
4.98

1979: I
II
III *___
IV*___

71.56
76.42
78.80
81.95

34.00
36.86
88.08
40.88

37.56
39.56

94.38
97. 06
96. 99
97.61

5.46
5. 31
5.80
5.58

Total *

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978. .
1979*

1

165. 94
173. 48
176. 29
179. 56

40.27

41.58

Excludes agricultural business; real estate operators; medical, legal, educational, and cultural service; and nonprofit organizations. These figures do not
agree precisely with the nonresidential fixed investment data in gross national
product estimates, mainly because those data include investment by farmers,
professionals, nonprofit institutions, and real estate firms, and certain outlays
charged to current account.

10



Trans- Public
Mining porta- utilition
ties

2
3

Public
utilities

_

Includes trade, service, construction, finance, and insurance.
Starts are estimated by adding changes in carryover to expenditures durin
given
period.
4
Planned capital expenditures as reported by business in late July and August
1979. Plans are adjusted when necessary for systematic bias.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT,

WAGES

STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE

Seasonally adjusted employment fell 220,000 in October while unemployment rose 197,000.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

100

100

90

90

x"""\

EMPLOYMENT

80

10

UNEMPLOYMENT

I i i i ii

i iiiIi i i ii

1971

1972

i ii i I

1974

1973

1975

1976

1977

1978

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

1979

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over, except as noted]
Unemplc>yment
Civilian einploymenit
Total
labor
NoninNonagricultural
15
stituCivilian Unem- force Civilian
Part-time Total weeks
Agritional employ- ploy- (includ- labor
Period
Total
ecoand
culpopulament
force
ment
ing
Total for
nomic l
over
tural
Armed
tion
reasons
Forces)
2,709
5,076
937
1974
150, 827 85, 935 5,076 93, 240 91,011 85, 935 3,492 82, 443
3,490
7,830 2,483
1975
153,449 84, 783 7,830 94, 793 92, 613 84, 783 3,380 81, 403
3,272
7,288 2,339
1976
156, 048 87, 485 7,288 96, 917 94, 773 87, 485 3,297 84, 188
3,297
6, 855 1,911
1977
158, 559 90, 546 6,855 99, 534 97, 401 90, 546 3,244 87, 302
3,216
6, 047 1,379
1978*
161,058 94, 373 6,047 102, 537 100, 420 94, 373 3,342 91, 031
Seas*Mially adj usted
Uinadjusted
5,836 1,317
3,164
1978: Oct*_. 161, 829 96, 095 5,460 103, 199 101, 077 95, 241 3,374 91, 867
5,877 1,196
3,131
Nov__ 162, 033 96, 029 5,629 103, 745 101, 628 95, 751 3,275 92, 476
6,012 1,208
3,058
Dec.. 162, 250 95, 906 5,725 103, 975 101, 867 95, 855 3,387 92, 468
1979: Jan...
Feb..
Mar__
Apr..
May..
June_.
July..
Aug...
Sept..
Oct_._

162, 448
162, 633
162, 909
163, 008
163, 260
163, 469
163, 685
163, 891
164, 106
164, 468

94, 436
94, 765
95, 501
95, 675
96, 220
97, 917
98, 891
98, 226
97, 576
98, 158

6,431
6,484
6,165
5,561
5,253
6,235
6, 104
6, 137
5,798
5,781

104,
104,
104,
104,
104,
104,
105,
105,
105,
105,

277
621
804
193
325
604
141
139
590
567

102, 183
102, 527
102, 714
102, 111
102, 247
102, 528
103, 059
103, 049
103, 498
103, 474

Persons at work. Economic reasons include slack work, material shorties, inability to find full-time work, etc.
" Total labor force as percent of noninstitutional population 16 years of age and




96, 300
96, 647
96,842
96, 174
96, 318
96, 754
97, 210
96, 900
97, 513
97, 293

3,232
3,311
3,343
3,186
3,184
3,260
3,262
3,322
3,400
3,288
1978,
in the

93, 068
93, 335
93, 499
92, 987
93, 134
93, 494
93, 949
93, 578
94, 113
94, 005

3,159
3,147
3,179
3,312
3,307
3,416
3,340
3,355
3,111
3,230

5,883
5,881
5,871
5,937
5,929
5,774
5,848
6, 149
5,985
6, 182

1,251
1,260
1,305
1,235
1,213
1,086
1, 052
1, 191
1, 133
1,223

Labor
force
participation
rate
A\ 2
cent)

61.8
61.8
62. 1
62.8
63.7
63.8
64.0
64. 1
64.2
64.3
64.3
63.9
63. 9
64.0
64. 2
64.2
64.3
64.2

not strictly comparable with earlier data because of
surrey, which added about 250,000 to labor force and

to

of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

11

SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
In October the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.0 percent from 5.8 percent in September.
PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

•v>.

20

20

VA
*
\m

MlJ\ty** + f\ !"

TEENAGERS*
(16-19)
A

m

\ /\

15

BLACK
AND OTHER

'
10

1977

1976

1975

1979

1975
* UNEMPLOYMENT AS PERCENT OF CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE IN GROUP SPECIFIED,
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1978

1979

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]

Total
(all
civilian
workers)

Period

Unernployme nt rate ( percent <>f civiliaia labor f<arce in g roup)
Bygsex and ai-ge
]By select ed group»s
By race

Men
20
years
and
over

Women
20
years
and
over

Both
sexes
16-19
years

White

Black
and
other

16.0
19. 9
19.0
17.7
16.3

5.0
7.8
7.0
6.2
5.2

13.9
13. 1
13. 1
11.9

1974
1975_
1976..
1977.
1978

8.5
7.7
7.0
6.0

6.7
5.9
5.2
4.2

7.4
7.0
6.0

1978: Oct.. ._ __
Nov .
Dec

5.8
5.8
5.9

4.0
3.9

5. 6

5.8
5.8

16.2
16.2
16.5

5.0
5.2

1979: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
,
July
Aug._
Sept_._i _
Get

5.8
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.7
6.0
5.8
6.0

5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.5
5.9
5.5
5.8

15.7
16. 1
15.5
16.5
16.8
15.3
15.3
16.5
16.4
16. 6

4.9
5.0
4.9
5.0
4.9
4.9
5.3

5. 6

__

_

3. 8

4. 1
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.9

4. 1
4. 2
4.2

4. 3

5.5

8. 0

1
Aggregate hours lost by the unemployed and persons on part-time for economic reasons as percent of potentially available labor force hours.

12



9.9

Experienced Housewage
hold
and
salary heads
workers
3.3
5.3
8.2
5. 8
5. 1
7.3
4.5
6.6
5.6
3.7

Fulltime
workers

5. 1
8. 1

7.3
6.5
5.5

5. 1

11.3
11.7
11.5

5.4
5.4
5.6

3.5
3.4
3.5

5.2
5.2
5.3

5. 1

11.2
11.9
11.2
11.8
11.6
11.3
10.8
11.0
10.6
11.7

5.4
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.7
5.5
5.7

3.4
3.5
3.4
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.9

5.2
5.2

5. 1

5.2

Parttime
workers

5. 1

8.6

10.3
10. 1

8.3
7.6
6.5

9.0
8.9
9.2

6.2
6.2
6.2

9. 1

8.6
9.2
8.8
9.6
8.2
8.8

5.5

9.0

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

6. 1
9. 1

9.8
9.0

5.3
5.2
5.1
5.3
5.4

5. 4

Labor
force
time
lost
(per-l
cent)

8. 6

8. 3

6. 2

6.2
6.1
6.5
6.3
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.2
6.4

SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In October, the percentage of unemployed persons who were job losers rose and the percentage who were new entrants,
reentrants, and job leavers fell.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*

DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT

REASON FOR UNEMPLOYMENT

60

60

JOB LOSERS

40

40

REENTRANTS

20

20

15-26
WEEKS

NEW ENTRANTS

V

Av
JOB LEAVERS
27 WEEKS
AND OVER

Ui

1 1111111

I II

1976

1978

1977

1979

1977

1976

1980

1 1 1 1 111
1978

1979

1980

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE! DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Percen t distrib ution of unemPi oyment 1 >y reasori *
Period

Unemployment
(thousands)

Job
losers

ReenJob
leavers trants

State pi"Ograms Insured
unem- Special
unemployployment,
aU
ment
Insured
27
benefit
weeks unem- Initial regular
pro- 2 claims 3
and
ploy- claims
(unadgrams
over
ment
(unad- justed)
justed)

Percen t distrib ution of unemplo yment b y duratic m *

New
Less
enthan 5
trants weeks

5-14
weeks

15-26
weeks

Weejkly aver age, thoussands

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1978: Oct..
Nov__
Dec..
1979: Jan___
Feb__.
Mar__
Apr.__
May..
June..
July..
Aug_._
Sept..
Oct...

5, 076
7,830
7, 288
6,855
6, 047
5,836
5, 877
6,012
5,883
5,881
5,871
5,937
5, 929
5,774
5,848
6, 149
5, 985
6,182

43.4
55.4
49.8
45.3
41.6
42.2
40.7
40.2
41.6
41.8
41.3
42.2
39.9
41. 0
43.7
44.4
43.4
44. 9

14.9
10.4
12.2
13.0
14. 1
14.0
14.2
14.3
15.7
14. 0
14.6
14.2
16. 1
15. 1
14. 4
14. 6
13.6
13.4

28.4
23.8
26.0
28. 1
30.0
29. 6
30. 1
31.9
28. 7
29.6
30.2
30.0
29.8
30.2
29.9
29.3
29. 7
29.0

13. 3
10.4
12. 1
13.7
14.3
14.2
15.0

iae

14. 0
14.7
13.9
13.6
14.2
13. 7
12.0
11.7
13. 4
12.8

50.6
37.0
38.3
41.7
46.2
46.7
48.8
47.4
46.4
46.7
46.5
48.6
47.0
50.5
48. 0
52.4
46.3
48.2

1
Detail may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.
* Includes State (50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico), ex-servicemen (UCX), Federal (TJCFE), and railroad (RR) programs. Also includes
Federal and State extended benefit programs. Does not include FSB (Federal
supplemental benefits) and SUA (special unemployment assistance).




31.0
31.3
29.6
30.5
31.0
30.7
30.6
32.6
32. 1
31.8
31.4
31.0
32.6
30.8
33.9
28.3
34.6
31.9

11.1
16.5
13.8
13. 1
12.3
12.6
11.8
12.0
12.5
12. 1
12. 3
11.4
11.9
10. 6
10. 3
10.7
10.6
11.4

7.3
15.2
18.3
14.8
10.5
10.0
8.8
7.9
9.0
9.3
9.7
9.0
8.6
8. 1
7.8
8.6
8.5
8.4

2,262
3,986
2,991
2,655
2,356
2,234
2,230
2,252
2,367
2,349
2,323
2,367
2,253
2,255
2,411
2,547
2,494
2, 541

363
478
382
375
342
325
338
339
350
341
349
433
356
386
395
397
392
401

2, 558
4,943
3,822
3, 111
2,640
1,999
2,148
2,567
3, 198
3,209
2,921
2,610
2,230
2, 119
2,429
2,377
2, 164
2,236

1, 173
1,152
572

3 FSB and SUA. These programs started January 1975 and regular reporting
began March 1975.
Source: Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics and Employment
and Training Administration).

13

NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
Total nonagricultura! employment as measured by the payroll survey rose by 306,000 in October.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS* (ENLARGED SCALE)

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

90

80

70

SERVICE PRODUCING
INDUSTRIES

60
AAANUFAC rURING
\

20
50

,
^»

.-

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^*

-

«i

18

u1111 1111

40

GOODS-PRODUCING
INDUSTRIES
30

,,

M|1

i iiiliiiii

Mill

Mill*

-

V

CONSTRUCTION
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X.

•n^***

im

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*'**.,.

.„„«..
4) 1 1 1 t 1 1 I 1 1 1

1976

1975

1977

1978

,

1975

1979

M|

1976

,.,,,!,,,,,
1977
I

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCEi DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1 1 11 1I

... Mil...

1978 1

1979

COUNCIL OF E CONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of wage and salary workers;l seasonally adjusted]
Croods-prc>ducing i ndustries

• 8 ervice-pi•oducing Industrie58
Trans- Whole- Finance,
Ma nufactui •ing
Gover nment
portainsursale
tion
ance, Services
Total
and
NonState
and
and
retail
Total Durable
durable
Federal and
real
public trade
goods goods
local
utilities
estate

Total
nonagricultural
employ- Total *
ment

Construction

78, 265
76, 945
79, 382
82, 423
86, 446

24, 794
22, 600
23, 352
24, 346
25, 597

4,020
3,525
3,576
3,851
4,271

1978: Oct___ 87, 424
Nov__ 87, 840
Dec_._ 88, 133

25, 941
26, 120
26, 272

4,398 20, 633 12, 419
4,429 20, 772 12, 510
4,469 20 881 12, 583

8,214 61, 483
8,262 61, 720
8,298 61, 861

1979: Jan___
Feb___
Mar__
Apr
May__
June__
July__
Aug___
Sept" _
Oct* __

26, 382
26, 448
26, 627
26, 565
26, 651
26, 674
26, 723
26, 599
26, 591
26, 623

4,497
4,486
4, 614
4,559
4, 648
4,662
4, 688
4,674
4,665
4,693

8,318
8,310
8,322
8,314
8,320
8,303
8,293
8, 243
8,212
8,272

Dj.—1 — J
Jreriod

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

__

88, 433
88, 700
89, 039
89, 036
89, 398
89, 626
89, 713
89, 762
89, 845
90, 151

20, 077
18, 323
18, 997
19, 682
20, 476

20, 958
21, 025
21, 073
21, 066
21, 059
21, 063
21, 079
20, 957
20, 954
20, 958

11, 925
10, 688
11, 077
11, 597
12, 246

12, 640
12, 715
12, 751
12, 752
12, 739
12, 760
12, 786
12, 714
12, 742
12, 686

8,152
7,635
7,920
8,086
8,230

1
Includes all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural
establishments who worked during or received pay for any part of the pay period
which includes the 12th of Ihe month. Excludes proprietors, self-employed persons, domestic servants, and personnel of the Armed Forces. Total derived from
this table not comparable with estimates of nonagricultural employment of the
civilian labor force, shown on p. 11. which include proprietors, self-employed
persons, and domestic servants; which count persons as employed when they

14



53, 471
54, 345
56, 030
58, 077
60, 849

62, 051
62, 252
62, 412
62, 471
62, 747
62, 952
62, 990
63, 163
63, 254
63, 528

13, 441
13, 892
14, 551
15, 303
16, 220

2,724
2,748
2,733
2,727
2,753

11,446
11, 937
12, 138
12, 352
12, 723

5,014 19, 744
5,038 19, 829
5,054 19, 858

4,793 16, 464
4,827 16, 554
4,847 16, 630

2,760
2,757
2,734

12, 708
12, 715
12, 738

5,071
5,094
5, 116
5,024
5, 130
5, 190
5, 169
5, 194
5, 181
5,229

4,868
4,884
4,899
4,915
4,936
4,958
4,972
5, 003
4,995
5,025

2,758
2,757
2,757
2,758
2,770
2,788
2,785
2,813
2,798
2,791

12, 719
12, 738
12, 753
12, 806
12, 828
12, 849
12, 850
12, 886
12, 911
12,912

4,725
4,542
4,582
4,713
4,927

16, 987
17, 060
17, 755
18, 516
19, 499

19, 965
20, 016
20, 054
20, 088
20, 129
20, 116
20, 122
20, 126
20, 149
20, 281

4,148
4, 165
4,271
4,467
4,727

16, 670
16, 763
16, 833
16, 880
16, 954
17, 051
17, 092
17, 141
17, 220
17, 290

are not at work because of industrial disputes; and which are based on a sample
of the working-age population, whereas the estimates in this table are based on
reports
from employing establishments.
8
Includes mining, not shown separately.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS AND HOURLY EARNINGS
PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES
[For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Averag e gross
hourly <earnings

Aver age weekly lours
Total
private
nonagncultural l

Period

1970
_
1971
_
1972
_
_
1973
1974
_
1975_
1976__ _
1977_
1978— -_
1978: Oct
Nov
Dec

_
_
_

_

1979: Jan—
Feb—
MarApr
May _
June
July
Aug ___
Sept" _ _ _
Oct 9 _

Manufc icturing
Total

Overtime

Total
private
nonagncultural 1

Manufacturing

Adjusted h ourly earnin gs index2 —tc>tal private
nonagric ultural
Percent ch ange from
a year earlier 4

Index, 1<)67=100
Current
dollars

1967
dollars s

Current
dollars

37. 1
36.9
37. 0
36.9
36.5
36. 1
36. 1
36.0
35.8

39.8
39.9
40. 5
40.7
40.0
39. 5
40. 1
40.3
40.4

3.0
2.9
3. 5
3.8
3.3
2. 6
3. 1
3.5
3.6

$3.23
3.45
3.70
3. 94
4.24
4. 53
4.86
5.25
5.69

$3.35
3.57
3. 82
4.09
4.42
4.83
5.22
5.68
6. 17

120. 7
129. 2
137. 5
146. 0
157.5
170.6
183.0
196.8
212.9

103.8
106. 5
109.7
109.7
106. 7
105. 9
107.3
108.4
109. 0

6.6
7.0
6. 4
6.2
7.9
8. 3
7.3
7.5
8.2

35.8
35.8
35.8

40. 5
40. 6
40.6

3.6
3.7
3.7

5.84
5. 87
5.92

6. 33
6. 38
6.43

218. 1
219.2
220.9

108. 7
108. 6
108. 7

8. 2
8.3
8. 5

35. 8
35.7
35.9
35. 3
35.7
35. 6
35. 6
35. 6
35.7
35.5

40.6
40. 6
40. 6
39. 1
40.2
40. 1
40. 2
40. 1
40. 1
40. 1

3. 7
3.7
3.7
2.7
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3. 2

5. 96
6.00
6. 04
6. 04
6.09
6. 13
6. 18
6.22
6.26
6.28

6.46
6.51
6. 56
6.56
6.65
6.68
6. 72
6.74
6. 78
6. 83

222.6
224. 0
225. 2
226.8
227.5
229. 0
230.9
232. 2
234. 2
234. 9

108.5
107. 8
107. 3
106.9
106. 1
105. 7
105. 6
105. 1
104.8
104.2

8. 1
8.4
8. 2
8. 0
7.8
7. 8
7.9
8. 1
8.2
7.7

1967
dollars
0.7
2.6
3.0
0
-2.7
7
1.3
1.0
.6
-. 5
-. 5
-. 5
— 1. 2
-1. 5
-2.0
-2.4
-2. 8
-2.9
-3.2
-3. 5
-3. 7
-4. 1

AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS—PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES
[For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Average gross weekly <earnings
Period

Total pri vate nonagricu Itural l
Current
dollars

1970
1971_
1972
.
1973
1974_ _
1975_
1976_
1977.
1978
1978: Oct
Nov_
Dec
1979: Jan
Feb
Mar _
Apr
May
June
July
Aug__ _
Septp
Oct ^.
1
2

$119. 83
127. 31
136. 90
145. 39
154.76
163. 53
175. 45
189. 00
203. 70
209. 07
210. 15
211. 94
213. 37
214. 20
216. 84
213. 21
217. 41
218. 23
220. 01
221. 43
223. 48
222. 94

Manufacturing

1967
dollars s
$103. 04
104. 95
109. 26
109. 23
104. 78
101. 45
102. 90
104. 13
104. 30
104. 22
104. 14
104. 30
103. 98
103. 13
103. 31
100. 48
101. 40
100. 75
100. 60
100. 24
100. 04
98.91

$133. 33
142. 44
154. 71
166. 46
176. 80
190. 79
209. 32
228. 90
249. 27
256. 37
259. 03
261. 06
262. 28
264. 31
266. 34
256. 50
267. 33
267. 87
270. 14
270. 27
271. 88
273. 88

$195. 45
211.67
221. 19
235. 89
249. 25
266. 08
283. 73
295. 65
318. 32
323. 98
325. 68
328. 56
331. 67
331. 60
335. 01
323. 41
241. 32
341. 87
341. 14
346. 70
351. 75
343. 10

Percent chttnge from a
year e aiiier,
total prh/ate nonagricu Itural 5
Current
dollars

(Current dollars5

Also includes other private industry groups shown on p. 14.
Adjusted for interindustry employment shifts and for overtime in manufacturing.
3
Current dollar index (or earnings) divided by the consumer price index.
Revised index for urban wage earners and clerical workers used beginning 1978.




Construction

Wholesale
and retail
trade

$96. 02
101. 09
106. 45
111. 76
119. 02
126. 45
133. 79
142. 52
153. 64
157. 59
157. 77
159. 08
159. 90
160. 23
162. 19
163. 67
163. 00
163. 98
165. 28
165. 75
166. 91
166. 73

4.6
6.2
7. 5
6.2
6.4
5.7
7.3
7.7
7.8
8.3
8. 6
8. 9
9.2
9.4
8. 6
5.6
7.8
7.2
7. 2
7.8
7.9
6. 6

1967
dollars
1.3
1.9
4. 1
_ o
-4. 1
-3.2
1.4
1. 2
.2
-. 4
-. 2
-. 1
i
-.5
-1. 6
-4. 6
-2. 8
-4. 5
-3.9
-3.8
-4.3
-5.2

4

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

15

PRODUCTIVITY AND RELATED DATA, PRIVATE BUSINESS ECONOMY
i

Outf jut 1

Hours of 2all
perse>ns

Output ] 5er hour
of all p ersons

Compensation
per Ilour 3

Unit labor
cossts

Implicit} price
deflat ,or<

PriNonPriNonNonNonPriNonPrivate
Private
Private Nonvate
farm
vate
farm
farm
farm
vate
farm
farm
business business
business business
business business
business business business business business business
sector
sector
sector
sector sector
sector sector sector
sector
sector sector
sector

Period

1967 == 100; qua rterly dat a seasoniilly adjuslDed
1966
1967
1968
1969

98. 1
100. 0
105. 1
108.3

98. 1
100.0
105. 3
108.5

100.0
100. 0
101.8
104.6

99.8
100.0
102. 1
105.5

98.0
100.0
103.3
103.5

98.4
100. 0
103.2
102.9

94.9
100.0
107.6
114.9

94.8
100. 0
107. 3
114. 1

96.8
100. 0
104. 1
111. 0

96.4
100.0
104.0
110. 9

97.2
100. 0
103. 9
108.8

96.8
100.0
104 0
108.7

1970
1971 _
1972___
1973
1974 __

107.3
110. 3
117.5
124.4
121.4

107.4
110. 2
117.8
124.9
121. 8

103.0
102.4
105. 5
109.6
110. 3

104. 2
103.8
107.0
111.5
112. 3

104.2
107.7
111.4
113.6
110. 1

103.0
106.2
110. 1
112.0
108. 5

123. 1
131.4
139.7
151.2
1649

121.7
129. 9
138.4
149.2
162.8

118.2
122.0
125.4
133. 1
149.8

118. 1
122. 3
125. 7
133.2
150.0

113.9
118. 9
123.2
130. 3
143. 1

1140
119.2
122.9

1975
1976
1977
1978

118.7
126.4
133.8
140. 7

118.8
126.9
134.3
141. 5

105.6
108.6
112. 8
118. 1

107.4
111.0
115. 6
121. 1

112.4
116.4
118. 6
119. 2

110. 5
114.4
116.2
116.8

181.3
197.2
213.0
231. 2

178.9
193.8
209. 3
227.3

161.3
169.4
179. 6
194.0

161.8
169.4
180. 1
194. 5

157.5
165.5
174.8
187.2

156.4
164 8
1745
186. 1

1978: I
II
III
IV

136.9
140. 3
141.8
144. 0

137.3
141. 1
142. 7
145. 0

115. 6
117. 9
118. 4
120.2

118.4
121. 1
121. 6
123.4

118.4
119.0
119. 7
119.8

116.0
116. 5
117.3
117.6

224.2
228.5
233. 6
238.4

220.6
224.6
229.4
234.3

189.4
192. 1
195. 2
199.0

190.2
192. 7
195.6
199.3

180.9
185. 8
188.9
192.9

180.2
184 7
187.8
191.4

1979:

144. 4
143.4
144.0

145.5
144. 2
144.8

121. 5
121.3
122. 0

124. 8
124.9
125. 7

118.9
118. 2
118.0

116.6
115.4
115.2

244. 8
250. 3
255. 6

240. 2
244.8
249. 8

205.9
211.7
216.6

206.0
212. 1
216.9

197.2
202. 0
205.9

195. 1
200. 3
2044

II
III *»___

127. 9
141.4

Perce at change ; quarterlyY data at seasonal y adjuste d annual rates
1966___
1967
1968—
1969_ _
1970__.
1971
1972___
1973
1974__.

6.0
1.9
5.3
3.0

2.3
-.0
1.8
2.8

3.3
.2
2. 1
3.4

3.2
2.0
3.3
.2

2.5
1.6
3.2

7.0
5.3
7.6
6.8

6. 1
5.5
7.3
6.3

3.8
3.3
4. 1
6.6

3.5
3.8
4.0
6.7

3.2
2.9
3.9
47

2.9

-. 9
2.8
6.6
5. 9
-2.4

-1. 1
2.6
6. 9
6.0
-2. 5

-1.6
-. 6
3.0
3.9
.7

-1.2
-.4
3. 1
4. 2
.7

.7
3.3
3.5
1.9
-3.0

3. 1
3.7
1.7
-3.1

.1

7. 1
6.7
6.3
8.2
9. 1

6.7
6.7
6.5
7.8
9. 1

6.4
3.3
2.8
6.2
12.5

6. 5
3.5
2.8
6.0
12.7

47
44
3.6
5.8
9.8

49
4.5

-2.3
6.5
5.8
5.2

-2.5
6.9
5.8
5.4

-4.3
2.9
3.9
4. 7

-4.3
3.3
4. 1
4.8

2.1
3.5
1. 9
.5

1.9
3.5
1. 6
.5

9.9
8.8
8.0
8.5

9.9
8.3
8.0
8.6

7.7
5. 0
6.0
8.0

7.9
4.7
6. 3
8.0

10. 1
5.0
5. 6
7. 1

-1.5
2.0
2.4
.3

-.9
1. 9
2.7
.8

10. 9
7.9
9.2
8.5

11.4
7. 5
8.8
8.8

12. 6
5. 8
6.6
8. 1

12.4
5.4
6. 0
8.0

5.3
11.2
6. 9
8.7

10.2

-3.0

-3.2
-4. 1
-. 7

11. 1
9.3
8.8

10. 4
7. 9
8.5

14. 6
11. 8
9.6

14.0
12. 5
9.3

9.3
10. 1
7.8

8. 1
11.0

5.5
2. 0
5. 1
3.0

_ _
_ _

_

1975
1976
1977
1978

2.4
10.5
4.2
6.4

2. 7
11. 5
4.5
6.8

3. 9
8.4
1. 7
6. 1

3.6
9.4
1.8
5.9

1.2
-2.9
1.7

1. 2
-3.6
1.9

4.4
-.7
2. 5

4.6
.5
2.6

1978: I _
II
III
IV
1979: I
II
III *»___

9f £
9
4

-.7

hours of piw
~
establishment
data.
3
Wages and salaries of employees plus employers' contributions for social
insurance and private benefit plans. Also includes an estimate of wages, salaries,
and supplemental payments for the self-employed.
* Current dollar gross domestic product divided by constant dollar gross domestic product.

16



o

3. 3

40
45

3. 1
4. 1
10.5

10.6
5.4

5. 9
6.6

44

7.0
7.8

8.4

NOTE.—Percent changes are from preceding period and are based on original
data; they therefore may differ slightly from percent changes based on indexes
shown here.
Data for third quarter revised.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION

Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in October, reflecting small increases in the output of consumer goods and
of materials and a strike-related decline in production of business equipment. In September, total output increased 0.5
percent.
^_______________^_^__^__^__^__^____^^
INDEX, 1967=100*

160

(RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1967=100*

180

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

(RATIO SCALE)

UTILITIES AND MINI NG PRODUCTION

/

p- "\^

UTILITIES

,^/A/l
140

r^
% ^S**
-*.

^V*1

**vx * «*

• 1%

100

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION

__ _*Y
^ \ *Jf

t
t

120
*»

*s*

**

I....I...M

1111 1111111

1975

1976

MINING

i i iii Ii i i ii i i ii i Ii ii ii
1977

1978

1111 11111 11
1979

PERC ENT* (RATIO S CALE)

100

MANUFACTURING CAPACITY UTILIZATION RATE

90

80

120

70
100

1 I 1 I 1 I i I I I 1

1979

1975

1975

I I I 1 I I I I I i I

1976

I I I 1 1 1 I I I I I

1977

I I I I 1 I I I I I I

1978

I I I I I I I I I I

1979

* SEASON ALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Total in dustrial
produ<3tion
Percent
Period
Index,
1967= change
from
100
year
earlier
1967 proportion
100. 00
1972__ _
119.7
9.2
8.4
1973_ _
_ _ _ _
129. 8
1974__
129.3
-. 4
117. 8
1975. _
_ _
-8.9
130. 5
10. 8
1976___
138.2
1977___
5.9
1978
5.7
146. 1
1978: Get _
149.7
6.9
Nov
7.3
150. 6
Dec
151. 8
8.0
1979: Jan.
8.2
151. 5
152. 0
Feb_ ___ _
8. 3
Mar _ _ ._„
153. 0
7.7
Apr150. 8
4.4
May _
152.4
5.2
June
4. 4
152. 6
152. 8
3. 9
July
Aug __
2.4
151. 6
Sept v
152. 3
2.5
Get »» __
152. 5
1. 9
1
Output
2
Annual
8

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Seasonally adjusted]
Indu stry prodtiction indc3xes, 1967 = 100
Mi mufacturi nS
Total

Durable

Nondurable

Utilities

6. 86
113. 1
114.7
115. 3
112. 8
114. 2
118.2
124.0
127.9
128. 0
127.4
123.8
120.9
122. 3
122.7
122. 8
123. 9
124.7
127. 1
126. 3
127.6

6.69
139.4
145.4
143. 7
146. 0
151.7
156. 5
161.4
163.2
163. 7
164. 7
166. 2
167.7
167. 1
167.4
166. 5
164. 2
164. 8
165. 1
166. 4
167. 2

ing

87. 95
118. 9
129. 8
129.4
116. 3
130. 3
138.4
146. 8
150. 7
151. 6
152. 9
152. 5
153. 3
154.5
151. 6
153.8
153. 9
154. 1
152.4
153. 4
153. 4

61. 98
113. 7
127. 1
125.7
109.3
122. 3
130. 0
139.7
144. 6
145. 5
146.8
146. 8
147. 2
148.6
144. 6
147. 6
147.6
147. 2
144. 2
145.8
145. 5

85.97
126. 5
133. 8
134. 6
126.4
141. 8
150. 5
156.9
159. 5
160. 4
161.7
160.7
162.0
163. 0
161, 7
162. 8
163.0
164. 1
164. 4
164. 3
164.8

as percent of capacity.
data are averages of four monthly indexes.
Quarterly data entered in last month of quarter. Annual data are averages of
quarterly data. Data Revised.




Mining

Manufa cturing cabpacityl uti lization
rate, pcjrcent
Federal Reserve
ser les
WharComTotal
ton
merce2
manu- Mate- series
series 3
rials
factur83.5
87. 6
83.8
72.9
79. 5
81. 9
84.4
86.0
86. 3
86.8
86. 4
86.7
87. 1
85. 3
86.3
86. 2
86. 1
84. 9
85. 2
85. 0

87.0
91.8
87. 1
73.4
81. 1
82. 7
85.6
87.6
88. 1
88.8
87. 9
87. 8
88.3
86. 9
87.4
87.5
87. 9
86. 9
86. 7
86. 8

83
86
83
77
81
83
84

87.9
93. 2
90. 5
79. 8
86. 0
88. 7
90. 7

84

94. 0

84

94. 4

83

93. 6
93. 1

Sources: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Department of
Commerce (Bureau of Economi Analysis), and Wharton School of Finance.

17

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION—MAJOR MARKET GROUPS AND
SELECTED MANUFACTURES
[1967 = 100, seasonally adjusted]
Prodlucts
3

Final I roducts

Coiisumer go ods

Period
Total

Total
1967 proportion
1970
1971
1972___
1973
1974
1975
1976
_
1977
1978
1978: Oct. _
Nov _ _.
Dee
1979: Jan_
Feb
Mar
_
Apr
May _
June
July
Aug .
Sept v
_
Oct*>___

_

__
__.

_._

_,

47.82
105.3
106.3
115.7
124.4
125. 1
118. 2
127. 6
135.9
142.2
145. 1
145. 3
146. 1
146. 1
146. 8
148. 2
145.4
147.8
147.6
147. 1
145.5
146.9
146. 8

Interm ediate
prod ucts

Equip>ment

NonDurable durable
goods
goods

Total

Business

Total

27. 68

7. '89

19. 79

20. 14

12.63

12.89

109. 0
114. 7
124. 4
131.5
128.9
124. 0
137. 1
145. 3
149. 1
151.2
151.3
151. 5
150.6
151. 5
152.9
149. 1
152.0
151. 8
150.8
148. 3
149. 8
150.3

106. 1
118.8
133.8
146. 2
135.3
121. 4
141.9
154.0
159. 2
162. 6
162. 9
161. 8
160.4
161. 1
163.6
151. 6
160. 5
158. 6
157. 2
147. 7
152.3
152.8

110. 1
113. 1
120. 6
125. 6
126. 3
125. 1
135.2
141. 9
145. 1
146. 6
146.7
147. 3
146. 7
147.7
148. 6
148. 0
148. 7
149. 1
148.2
148.6
148.8
149. 3

100. 1
94. 7
103. 8
114.5
120. 0
110. 2
114.6
123. 0
132.8
136. 6
137. 1
138. 6
139.9
140.4
141. 7
140.4
141, 9
141. 9
142. 1
141.6
142.9
142. 0

107.0
104. 1
118. 0
134. 2
142.4
128. 2
135.4
147. 8
160.3
164.8
165.0
166.8
168. 1
169.0
170. 8
168.7
171.4
171.5
171.4
171. 1
172.8
170. 6

112. 9
116. 7
126.5
137. 2
135.3
123. 1
137.2
145. 1
154. 1
156. 4
157.8
159.9
160. 8
161.4
160.4
159. 7
159.5
159. 5
159. 4
160. 3
160. 3
160.5

Materials

Construction
supplies

6.42
111.0
116.8
128. 4
139.8
134. 5
116.3
132. 6
140.6
151.7
1545
156. 1
158.3
159. 1
159. 3
157. 1
156.0
156.4
156.3
156.4
156.8
156. 5
156. 5

Supplementary
group:
Energy
total

39. 29

12.83

109.2
111.3
122. 3
133. 9
132. 4
115. 5
131.7
138. 6
148.3
153.2
154.5
156.2
155.0
155.2
156. 3
154.5
155. 7
156.5
157.6
156. 3
156.4
156.8

117.0
119. 5
125.2
128.3
125. 5
125. 5
129. 1
132.9
135.4
138.2
139. 1
139. 1
138. 1
137.5
138. 4
138.7
137. 6
137. 2
137. 1
137.7
137.4
138.3

[1967=100, seasonally adjusted]

Diarable m anufactu res
Primary* metals
Period
Total

1967 proportion
1970
1971
_
1972___
1973
_
1974___
1975
1976
1977___
1978_
1978: Get
Nov
_
Dec___
1979: Jan_ _ ___
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June

July

Aug
Sept*
Get 9

. __

Iron
and
steel

6.57

4.21

106. 6
100. 2
112. 1
126.7
123. 1
96.4
109. 7
111. 1
119.9
129.4
130. 8
132. 1
123.4
120.4
123.7
121.7
121. 0
124. 3
127. 1
121. 1
122.0
121.8

104.7
96. 1
107. 1
122. 3
119.8
95.8
104.8
103.8
113. 2
123. 8
124.4
125.3
113.3
110. 8
116. 2
115.8
114. 3
118. 1
119.0
112. 0
115. 0

trical
machin—
ery

5.93
102.4
103. 5
112. 1
124. 7
124.2
109.9
123. 9
131.0
141. 6
144.9
145. 6
147. 1
149. 1
150.8
150. 2
148.8
150. 3
149. 3
149.3
147. 6
147.5
147.7

.9. 15

104. 4
100. 2
116.0
133.7
140. 1
125. 1
134. 5
143.6
153.6
157. 5
157. 8
158. 1
161.2
162. 9
164. 0
161. 8
164. 3
164.5
165. 3
166. 1
165. 6
161.0

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

18



Non-

Fabricated
metal
products

Electrical
machinery

Nonelurable naanufact ures

Transp(Drtation
equip ment

Lumber
and
products

Apparel
products

Total

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

8.05

9. 27

4.50

1. 64

3.31

108. 1
107. 7
122. 2
143. 1
143.8
116.5
134.8
145.4
159.4
164.2
165. 2
167.7
170.9
173. 2
174. 2
170.6
174. 7
175. 1
174. 4
171. 4
174.0
175.3

89.5
97. 9
108.2
118. 3
108. 7
97.4
111. 1
122. 2
132. 5
139. 7
142. 1
142. 9
141.2
139. 9
143.7
131.6
141. 9
139. 4
135.5
124.7
131.8
133.4

92.3
118. 6
135.8
148. 8
128.2
111. 1
142. 0
161. 1
169.9
178. 9
181. 9
182. 1
177.9
173. 1
179. 7
156. 0
176.3
169. 6
160.2
138.7
150. 8
152.7

105.6
113. 8
120.8
126. 0
116. 2
107.6
123. 2
131.2
136. 3
138. 1
140. 1
144.0
137.3
137.2
137.7
137. 2
136. 1
136.8
135.2
136. 9
137.3

101.4
104. 7
109. 4
117.3
114. 3
107.6
125. 7
134.2
134.2
136.8
135. 8
136.5
130.3
133. 5
136.5
130.8
128.2
132. 0
129.7
130. 2

Print- Cheming
icals
and
and
pubprodlishing ucts

4. 72
107.0
107. 1
112. 7
118.2
118. 2
113.3
122. 5
127.6
131. 5
132. 6
133.7
134.4
135.6
138.2
137.3
135. 7
136. 8
136.9
135. 6
137. 7
137.7
138. 2

7.74
120.4
125.9
143. 6
154.5
159.4
147.2
170.9
185.7
197.4
202. 7
204. 6
207.2
206.5
208. 6
207.4
207.7
209.7
207. 8
210. 5
213.0
212.5

Foods

8.75

108.9
112.8
116.8
120.9
124.0
123.4
133.0
138. 8
142.7
143.2
143. 7
144.7
143.9
145. 5
147.6
147. 0
149. 2
149.5
149.4
148.3
148.2

NEW CONSTRUCTION
Constructio n contracts8

Private
Total new
construction
expenditures

Period

Resic [ential
Total

Commercial and
industrial

New
housing

Total l

Other

Federal,
State,
and
local

CommerTotal value cial and
index
industrial
(1972= floor space
(millions of
100)
square feet)

Bi]lions of dol] ars

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

_

124. 1
137.9
138.5
134.5
151. 1
174.0
206.2

93.9
105.4
100.2
93.7
111. 9
135.8
160.4

54.3
59.7
50.4
46.5
60.5
81. 0
93.4

44.9
50. 1
40.6
34.4
47.3
65.7
75.8

18. 1
21.7
23.8
20.8
19.9
22.5
29.6

21.5
24. 0
25.9
26.4
31.5
32.4
37.4

30.2
32.5
38.3
40.9
39. 1
38.2
45.8

38.7
39. 7
39.9
40. 1
39.6
39.2
40.0
40.7
41.7
41. 9
42. 6
43.2
42.8

48.8
49.3
49. 3
49.4
46.4
41. 6
44.0
44.5
48.4
46.0
50.9
49. 5
52. 1

Seasonally / adjusted atinual rates
1978: Sept _ _
Oct
Nov
Dec
1979: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July »»
Aug 9
Sept 9

215.3
217. 8
220.0
223. 2
212.3
210.9
216. 7
216.2
223.2
224. 7
232. 6
232.4
235.8

166.5
168. 5
170.7
173.8
165.9
169.3
172. 7
171.7
174.8
178.7
181. 7
182. 9
183.7

96.0
95.9
97.5
99.7
93.7
97.8
96.5
95.5
95.0
97.3
98.8
100. 1
101.2

77.7
77.6
78.9
80.7
73.6
77.2
75.9
76.0
75.7
77.7
77. 7
78. 3
79.0

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

31.8
32.9
33.3
33.9
32. 5
32.4
36. 2
35.5
38. 1
39.5
40. 3
39.6
39.7

100. 0
109.2
103. 0
101.9
121. 0
153. 6
173. 1

854
1,010
840
555
592
739
964
Seasonally
Seasonally adjusted
adjusted
annual
rates
182
1,037
193
1,015
173
1,093
184
978
181
1,062
231
1,266
186
1,233
202
1, 123
178
1, 045
177
1,009
165
1,062
163
1,006
185
1, 106

NOTE.—New construction expenditures data prior to 1973 not comparable
with later data.
Sources: Department of Commerce (Bureau of the Census) and McGraw-Hill
Information Systems Company, F. W. Dodge Division.

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

*Tew private housing uniibs

Units started, by type of striicture

Period

Total
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978..

__
__

_

2, 052. 2
2, 356. 6
2, 045. 3
1, 337. 7
1, 160. 4
1, 537. 5
1, 987. 1
2, 020. 3

1 unit
1, 151. 0
1, 309. 2
1, 132. 0
888. 1
892. 2
1, 162. 4
1, 450. 9
1, 433. 3

2-4
units

120.3
141. 3

118.3
68. 1
64.0
85.9
121.7
125.0

5 or more
units
780.9
906.2
795. 0
381.6
204.3
289. 2
414.4
462.0

Units
authorized

1, 924. 6
2, 218. 9
1, 819. 5
1, 074. 4
939.2
1, 296. 2
1, 690. 0
1, 800. 5

Units
completed

Homes
sold

Homes for
sale at
end of 1
period

1, 706. 1
2, 003. 9
2, 100. 5
1, 728. 5
1, 317. 2
1, 377. 2
1, 657. 1
1, 867. 5

656
718
634
519
549
646
819
817

287
409
418
346
313
353
401
413

1,883
1,885
1,888
1,815
1,894
1, 957
2,015
2,016
1,866
1,745
1,742
1,948

900
803
802
774
697
784
722
707
689
783
758
757

407
412
413
412
410
3
424
425
431
418
416
416
412

Vacancy
rate for
rental
housing
units
(percent)2
5.4
5.6
5.8
6.2
6.0
5.6
5.2
5.0

Seasonally adjusted armual rates
1978: Oct
Nov__ _
Dec
1979: Jan _ _
Feb
Mar
Apr. _
May
June..
July
Aug *>
Sept 9
Oct »

2,054
2, 107
2,074
1,679
1,381
1,786
1, 745
1,835
1,923
1,788
1,793
1, 911
1,760

1,436
1,502
1,539
1, 139
953
1,266
1,278
1,226
1,288
1,220
1,239
1,255
1, 148

!
Seasonally adjusted.
33 Quarterly data entered in last month of quarter.
New series beginning March 1979.




135
150
119
124
76
116
115
119
123
138
156
119
142

483
455
416
416
352
404
352
490
512
430
398
537
470

1,835
1,789
1,827
1, 451
1,425
1,621
1,517
1,618
1,639
1,528
1,654
1,775
1,550

5.0
4.8
5.0
5.2

NOTE.—Units authorized beginning 1978 relate to 16,000 permit-issuing
places; data for 1972-77 are for 14,000 places and for 1971, for 13,000 places.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

19

BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES—TOTAL AND TRADE
Business sales rose about 1% percent in September while inventories rose about $1 billion. According to the advance
survey/ retail sales fell 1% percent in October, following increases of 21A percent in September and 31/3 percent in August.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

500

120

(RATIO SCALE)

450
100

400
RETAIL INVENTORIES

90

TOTAL BUSINESS
INVENTORIES

350

V

80

70
RETAIL SALES

250

60
TOTAL BUSINESS
SALES

50

200

40
1975

150

1976

1977

1978

1979

RATIO*

100

1976

1975

1977

1979

1978

1979

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Total b usiness 1

Re tail

Who Resale
2

IB ventorie 3

Sales
Period

2*>
CJ 1
Sales

Inventories3

Inven1 2•)
Sales
tories 3
O

Tr»4-al

NonDurable durable
goods goods
stores stores

TVit nl

Inventoi•y-4sales
ratio

NonDurTotal
able durable busigoods goods ness]
stores stores

Retail

Mill ions of d ollars, se asonally adjusted

30, 841
34, 819
38, 206
38, 388
41, 432
46, 706
52, 657

1.50
1.44
1.47
1.58
1.48
1. 45
1.41

1.40
1.41
1. 49
1.45
1. 39
1.40
1.44

266, 724 372. 404 67, 338 78, 625 68, 971 24, 422 44, 549 99, 279 47, 006 52, 273
_ __ 269, 792 376, 812 67, 552 79, 526 70, 158 24, 954 45, 204 100, 483 47, 555 52, 928
272, 537 379, 630 67, 823 80, 771 70, 918 25, 163 45, 755 100, 818 48, 161 52, 657

1. 40
1.40
1.39

1.44
1.43
1.42

52, 437
51, 808
52, 643
52, 853
53, 357
53, 864
54, 938
55, 425
55, 701

1.41
1.41
1. 37
1. 44
1. 40
1.43
1.43
1.42
1.41

1.44
1.42
1.42
1.45
1. 46
1.48
1.50
1.46
1. 40

1972
1973___ __
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978 4
1978: Oct
Nov.Dec

130, 049
151, 720
175, 350
179, 982
201, 814
224, 686
254, 125

1979: Jan___
Feb
Mar
Apr
MayJune...
July
Aug.
Sept *>_ _.
Oct *>____

273, 304
274, 579
285, 372
275, 936
287, 139
283, 388
289, 206
293, 059
297, 218

203, 161
234, 163
285, 519
285, 035
301, 736
338, 099
379, 630

29, 584
36, 822
45, 836
44, 633
48, 408
53, 509
62, 842

384, 190
387, 822
391,893
397, 530
401, 504
405, 966
413, 395
416, 956
417, 834

1
The term "business" also includes manufacturing
3
Monthly average for year and total for month.
3
Book
value, end of period, seasonally adjusted.
4

67, 148
67, 495
70, 824
70, 444
72, 937
72, 625
75, 106
75, 733
77, 172

39, 786
46, 254
56, 537
55, 113
61, 307
67, 998
80, 771

81, 543
83, 005
84, 078
84, 973
85, 257
85, 245
88, 144
88, 727
89, Oil

37, 422
41, 944
44, 692
48, 731
54, 597
60, 335
66, 568

70, 855
71, 122
72, 045
71, 366
71, 914
71, 803
72, 370
74, 794
76, 745
75, 452

(see page 21).

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

20



12, 369
14, 132
13, 921
15, 106
18, 073
20, 653
23, 160

25, 250
25, 035
25, 450
24, 614
24, 731
24, 316
24, 471
25, 940
26, 872
25, 655

25, 054 55, 079 24, 238
27, 812 63, 237 28, 418
30, 771 71, 067 32, 861
33, 626 71, 744 33, 356
36, 524 79, 273 37, 841
39, 682 90, 120 43, 414
43, 409 100, 818 48, 161

45, 605
46, 087
46, 595
46, 752
47, 183
47, 487
47, 899
48, 854
49, 873
49, 797

101, 739 49, 302
101, 175 49, 367
102, 226 49, 583
103, 379 50, 526
105, 162 51, 805
106, 382 52, 518
108, 691 53, 753
109, 092 53, 667
107, 503 51, 802

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

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND NEW ORDERS
Manufacturers1 shipments/ inventories, and orders rose again in September. According to advance data for October,
durable goods shipments rose while new orders fell.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
180
160

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS * (RATIO SCALE)
280

240

140

INVENTORY-SHIPMENTS RATIO

1979
* SEASON ALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Manufac;turersj sh ipments1 Manufadburers' inv entories2

Period

Total

NonDurable durable
goods
goods

Durab ie goods
Capital
Nongoods
Total
durable
Total Durable
indusgoods
Total
goods
tries,
nondefense
Millie>ns of doll ars, seasoiaally adjusted
8,803
108, 296 70, 308 37, 987 64, 162 35, 059
124, 672 81, 426 43, 245 76, 183 42, 853 11, 089
157, 915 101, 866 56, 048 87, 157 46, 740 12, 737
158, 178 101, 766 56, 412 85, 082 41, 957 10, 772
170, 156 109, 095 61, 061 99, 184 51, 047 12, 501
179, 981 115, 552 64, 430 112, 451 59, 562 15, 084
198, 041 129, 226 68, 816 128, 488 70, 145 18, 308

63, 042
72, 954
84, 821
_ 86, 617
98, 810
110, 842
124, 714

34, 043
39, 703
44, 253
43, 678
50, 697
58, 010
66, 505

28, 999
33, 251
40, 568
42, 939
48, 113
52, 832
58, 210

1978: Oct___ 130, 415
Nov__ 132, 082
Dec___ 133, 796

70, 096
71, 392
72, 637

60, 319 194, 500 126, 715
60, 689 196, 803 128, 422
61, 159 198, 041 129, 226

1979: Jan___ 135, 301
Feb___ 135, 962
Mar _ _ 142, 503
134, 126
Apr
May__ 142, 288
June__ 138,960
July___ 141, 730
Aug___ 142, 532
Sept___ 143, 301
Oct p__

72, 897
73, 646
76, 855
70, 996
75, 698
72, 629
73, 585
74, 416
74, 112
75, 594

62, 404
62, 316
65, 648
63, 130
66, 590
66, 331
68, 145
68, 116
69, 189

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

_

200, 908
203, 642
205, 589
209, 178
211, 085
214, 339
216, 560
219, 137
221, 320

131, 699
133, 994
135, 278
137, 903
139, 502
141, 700
143, 369
144, 966
145, 830

1
Monthly average for year and total for month. Shipments are the same as sales.
28 Book value, end of period.
End of period.
* For annual periods, ratio of weighted average inventories to average monthly
shipments; for monthly data, ratio of inventories at end of month to shipments
for month.




Mamifacturer 3' new ore ers1

67, 785 136, 714 76, 463
68, 381 137, 794 76, 912
68, 816 138, 069 76, 831
69, 209
69, 648
70, 311
71, 275
71, 583
72, 639
73, 191
74, 171
75, 490

141, 748
144, 036
148, 586
139, 332
143, 594
142, 269
140, 508
1423 664
147, 602

79, 647
81, 312
83, 088
76, 099
77, 027
75, 820
72, 545
74, 029
78, 008
74, 759

ManufacNon- turers'
durable unfilled
goods orders3

Manufacturers1
inventory—
shipments
ratio4

120, 395
159, 468
187, 574
169, 126
173, 646
193, 150
238, 652

1.67
1.58
1. 65
1. 83
1.66
1. 59
1.52

21, 032 60, 250 228, 667
20, 754 60, 882 234, 381
19, 132 61, 238 238, 652

1.49
1. 49
1.48

245, 113
253, 187
259, 267
264, 479
265, 782
269, 086
267, 863
267, 994
272, 294

1.48
1.50
1.44
1.56
1.48
1.54
1.53
1.54
1. 54

21, 410
22, 868
23, 978
20, 767
20, 965
21, 753
20, 232
20, 737
22, 200
20, 115

29, 104
33, 330
40, 417
43, 125
48, 137
52, 889
58, 343

62, 101
62, 724
65, 498
63, 233
66, 567
66, 449
67, 963
68, 635
69, 594

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

21

PRODUCER PRICES

PRICES

In October, the producer price index for all finished goods rose 1.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. Prices of finished
consumer foods fell 0.1 percent and prices of other finished consumer goods rose 1.6 percent. Prices of capital equipment increased 1.2 percent.
INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1967= 100 (RATIO SCALE)
240

140

120

100

1979
SOURCE.- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[1967=100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Finisheti goods

In termediate
inaterialIs
A i
Total
consumer
CapifinFoods
ished Total and 1 Other
tal
equip- goods
feeds
ment
116.6 112.9 114. 1 111.7 114.3
119.5 116.6 118.7 118.5 118.9
123. 5 129.2 131.6 168.4 128. 1
141.0 149.3 162. 9 200.2 159.5
162.5 163.6 180.0 195.3 178.6
173.2 169.0 189.3 186. 6 189.5
184. 5 178.9 201.7 191.0 202.4
199.0 192.6 215.5 201.0 216.4
203.4 197.4 220.8 210. 7 221. 5
205. 1 198.6 222. 6 208. 7 223.5
206.4 201.0 224.2 212. 1 225.0
208.5 203.8 226.7 212.6 227.6
210.3 206.3 229. 2 219.0 229. 9
211.5 208.6 231.7 218.8 232.5
214. 1 210. 1 235. 1 217.7 236. 2
215.3 211.0 237.5 219. 2 238.6
216.5 212.0 239.6 218.0 240.9
217.9 214.2 243. 6 232.5 244.3
218.2 217.7 246. 5 226. 4 247.7
218.8 221.7 250.2 228.3 251. 5
221. 4 223. 9 254. 6 229. 5 256.2

Finished goods cjxcludin g
cons umer f c>ods

Period

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1978: Oct.. >
Nov
Dec
1979: Jan
Feb
Mar_
Apr
May__ _
June
_
July
Aug
__ .
Sept
Oct

Total
finConished sumer
goods foods Total

113.7
117.2
127.9
147.5
163.4
170.3
180.6
194. 6
199.2
200.6
202.7
205.3
207.6
209.6
211.4
212.3
213.4
215.4
217. 9
221. 0
223. 3

115.3
121.7
146.4
166.9
181.0
180.2
189. 1
206.8
213. 1
214.7
217.3
221. 3
225.3
227.9
227. 1
223.8
221.2
221.3
224.0
228. 1
227.9

113. 1
115.4
120. 1
139. 3
156. 2
165.5
176.2
188.9
192.9
194.2
196. 1
198. 3
200.0
201.8
204.4
206.7
208.9
211. 4
213.9
216. 6
219.7

Com•sumer g oods

Total

111.4
113.4
118.5
138.6
153. 1
161.8
172. 1
183. 7
187.6
188.7
190.9
193. 1
194. 8
197.0
199.6
202.5
205.3
208.6
212.3
216.3
219. 8

Nondurable

"Phir*
nVilf*

110.8
113.2
115. 8
126.3
138.2
144.4
152.2
165.9
169.7
169.9
172.3
174. 2
175.7
176.6
178.2
179.9
180.8
181.8
182. 7
184.0
186. 1

111.7
113.6
120.5
146.8
163. 0
173. 3
185.4
195.4
199.3
201. 1
203. 1
205.6
207.4
210.4
213.7
217.5
221.7
226.4
232.3
238.2
242. 5

1
Intermediate materials for food manufacturing and manufactured animal
feeds.

22



rr\

Crud e mateiials

Total

115. 1
127. 6
174.0
196. 1
196. 9
205. 1
214.3
240.2
252.7
255.6
257.5
263.4
272.2
275.0
273.9
276.2
277.9
282.8
283. 1
289.0
293. 2

NOTE.—Data revised for June 1979.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Foodstuffs
and
feedstuffs
114.2
127.5
180.0
189.4
191.8
190. 1
190.9
215.4
227. 6
229.6
230.3
236.8
245.7
246.4
245.4
244. 8
241.9
246.9
246.3
249.9
251. 1

Other

117.0
128.0
162.5
208.9
206.9
233.6
258.4
287. 0
299.9
304.9
308. 6
313.5
322.0
329.0
327.4
335.2
345.9
350.8
352.5
362.8
373.0

CONSUMER PRICES
Jn October, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.9 percent (1.0 percent seasonally adjusted). Food
prices rose 0.5 percent (0.8 percent seasonally adjusted). Nonfood commodity prices rose 0.8 percent (also 0.8 percent
seasonally adjusted) and services prices were up 1.2 percent (also 1.2 percent seasonally adjusted).
INDEX, 1967= 100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)

140

120

120

100

100

1972

1973

1974

1977

1976

1975

1979

1978

1980

SEE NOTE ON TABLE BELOW
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[1967=100]

Period

All
items

Food

Commodities

Services

All
commodities

128.4
133.3
139. 1
152. 1
166. 6
180.4
194.3
210.9

117.4
120.9
129.9
145.5
158.4
165.2
174.7
187. 1

food

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

121.3
125.3
133. 1
147.7
161.2
170.5
181.5
195.4

118.4
123.5
141. 4
161.7
175.4
180.8
192.2
211.4

116.8
119.4
123. 5
136.6
149. 1
156.6
165.1
174.7

Comnlodities leSS

Food

food

Services

All

Food
at
home

Food
away
from
home

All

Dur-

Nondurable

118.4
123.5
141.4
161.7
175.4
180.8
192.2
211.4

116.4
121.6
141.4
162.4
175. 8
179.5
190.2
210.2

126. 1
131. 1
141.4
159.4
174.3
186. 1
200.3
218.4

116.8
119.4
123.5
136.6
149.1
156.6
165.1
174.7

116.5
118.9
121.9
130.6
145.5
1543
163.2
173.9

117.0
119.8
124.8
140.9
151.7
158.3
166. 5
174.3

128.4
133. 3
139. 1
152. 1
166.6
180.4
194.3
210.9

Seasonal ly adjusl ed

Unacljusted

1978: Oct
200.9
Nov_._ 202.0
Dec
202.9

216.8
217.8
219.4

179.1
180.3
181.3

217.6
218.6
219.2

191. 7
193.0
194.6

217.9
219.2
221.3

216.5
217.8
220. 1

224.7
226. 0
227.8

178.5
179.8
181.3

178.3
180. 1
181.6

177.4
178.3
179.4

217.6
218.7
219.5

1979: Jan
Feb____
Mar
Apr
May
June___
July___
Aug
Sept___
Oct

223. 9
228.2
230. 4
232.3
234.3
235.4
236.9
236.3
237. 1
238.2

181.9
183.7
185.9
188.9
191.6
194.7
197.0
199.5
201.8
203.4

221. 1
223.3
225. 1
227.0
229.5
232. 1
234.7
237.6
240.7
243.6

196.7
199. 1
201.3
203.8
205.7
207.7
209.5
211.4
213.8
215.5

224.5
228. 1
230.5
232. 7
234.3
234.7
235. 0
235. 0
237. 1
238.9

223. 7
227.7
230.0
232.4
233.5
233. 2
233.0
232.3
234.8
236.4

230.7
233.6
236.2
238.2
240.9
242. 9
244.4
246.0
247.4
249. 6

182.9
184.8
186.9
189.4
191.4
193.9
196.3
198.9
201.3
202. 9

183.3

181.4
182.9
186.4
190.0
193.4
197.4
201.5
205.4
209.0
210.5

220. 7
223. 1
225. 1
227.2
230. 1
232. 5
235. 0
237.8
240.4
243.4

204.7
207. 1
209. 1
211.5
214. 1
216. 6
218.9
221. 1
223.4
225.4

NOTE.—Data beiginning Jaiiuary 1978 relate to all urban consiimers. Earli<?r
data related to urban wage eairaers and c lerical worke rs.




185. 1
186.0
187.6
188.6
190. 1
191. 5
192. 8
194. 1
195.4

Source: Departnlent of Labo r, Bureau of Labor Statisties.

23

CHANGES IN PRODUCER PRICES FOR FINISHED GOODS

Period

1970
1971
1972
1973__
1974
1975
1976
1077
1978___

._ -

r
Percent change rom pre ceding
1
period ; seasonsilly adjussted

Percent change from 3 nlonths
earlie r; season ally adju sted
annual rates

Percent / change from 6 nlonths
earlie r; season ally adjuisted
annual rates

Consume r goods

Consume;r goods

Consumejr goods

Total
finished
goods

—

—

1978: Oct.__
Nov
Dec-

-

1979: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept _ _
Oct__

_ -

Capita] Total
finequipished
Exclud- ment
goods
ing
Foods
foods

2.2
3.2
3.8
11.8
18.3
6.6
3.3
6. 6
9. 1

_2. 5
5.9
8.0
22.5
13.0
5.5
-2.5
6.6
11.9

3.9
2.0
2.0
7.4
20. 5,
6.7
4.9
6. 1
8. 3

4.9
2.4
2.0
5.3
22. 6
8.2
6.4
7.2
8.0

.8
.7
1.0

1.6
.8
1.2

.4
.6
1.2

.6
.8
.6

1.3
1.1
1.0
.9
.4
.5
.9
1.2
1.4
1.0

1.8
1.8
1.2
__.4
— 1, 5
-1.2
0
1.2
1.8
-. 1

1.2
.9
1. 1
1.3
1.5
1.4
1. 6
1.8
1.9
1. 6

1.0
.9
.6
1. 2
.6
.6
.6
.1
.3
1.2

Capital Total
equipfinExclud- ment
ished
Foods
ing
goods
foods

7.6
9.5
10.5

Capital
equipExclud- ment
Foods
ing
foods

11. 5
16.6
15.3

6.0
6.2
8.8

6.8
8.4
8.8

8.2
8.3
8.9

9.3
10.3
10.0

7.7
7.3
8.8

8.0
8.2
7. §

12.8
16.3
14.7
21.3
14.3
21. 0
12.4
10.9
9.4 -2.6
7.5 -11.3
7.8 -9.8
.4
11.0
15.0
13. 1
15.5
12.5

12.3
13.6
13.4
14.2
16.8
17.9
19. 3
20.8
23.2
23.3

10.4
10.5
10.3
11.2
9.9
9.8
7.3
5.5
4.3
6.6

10.2
12.1
12.4
12.6
12.0
10.8
10. 1
10.2
11.2
11.6

13.9
18.9
18.1
13.6
8.7
3.6
0
-1.2
.2
.7

9. 1
9.8
11.1
13.2
15.2
15.1
16.7
18.8
20.6
21. 3

8.6
9.5
9.5
10.8
10.2
10.0
9.2
7.7
7.0
6.9

i

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

i Annual changes are from December to December (unadjusted).
NOTE.—Based on revised data for June 1979.

CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES
Percerj t change from pre ceding
perio d; seasontally adjussted 1
Period

All
items

Food

Commodities
i
less
food

Services

Percent c lange f re>m 3 mont is earlier; Percent c' lange fro m 6 mont' is earlier;
seasonsilly adjujsted annu<aJ rates
seasonsilly adjus>ted an nu ;il rates
All
items

Food

Commodities
i
less
food

Services

All
items

Food

Commodities
i
less
food

Services

_

5.5
3.4
3.4
8. 8
12.2
7.0
4.8
6.8
9.0

2.2
4.3
4. 7
20. 1
12.2
6.5
.6
8.0
11.8

4.8
2.3
2.5
5.0
13.2
6.2
5. 1
4.9
7.7

8.2
4. 1
3.6
6.2
11.3
8. 1
7.3
7.9
9.3

1978: Oct__.
Nov— _
Dec___

.8
.6
.6

.9
.6
1. 0

.7
.7
.8

.9
.5
.4

9.5
9.4
8.5

8. 1
8.9
10.2

9.0
9.7
9.6

10.6
9.5
7.2

9.5
9. 0
8.5

9.6
8.4
7.4

8.2
8.5
8.9

10.6
9.8
8.7

1979: Jan.. .
Feb___
Mar
Apr
May__
June__
July___
Aug___
Sept___
Oct

.9
1.2
1.0
1. 1
1. 1
1.0
1.0
1. 1
1. 1
1.0

1.4
1.6
1.1
1.0
.7
.2
.1
0
.9
.8

.9
1.0
1.1
1.3
1. 1
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.2
.8

.5
1. 1
.9
.9
1. 3
1.0
1. 1
1.2
1. 1
1.2

8.8
11.3
13.0
13.9
13.6
13.4
12. 8
12.7
13. 2
13. 2

12. 7
17.3
17.7
15.4
11.3
7.5
4.0
1.2
4. 2
6.8

10. 2
11. 6
12.9
15.0
15. 1
15.8
15. 4
16.6
16. 2
14. 1

5.8
8.3
10.6
12. 3
13.2
13.8
14. 5
14. 1
14. 3
15. 1

9.2
10.4
10.7
11.4
12.4
13.2
13. 4
13. 1
13. 3
13.0

10.4
13.0
13.9
14.0
14.3
12.5
9.6
6. 1
5.8
5.4

9.6
10.6
11.2
12. 6
13.3
14.4
15.2
15.8
16. 0
14.8

8.2
8.9
8.9
9.0
10.7
12.2
13.4
13.6
14. 1
14.8

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974____
1975
1976
1977___.
1978

_

_

1

Annual changes are from December to December (unadjusted).
NOTE.—Data beginning January 1978 relate to all urban consumers. Earlier
data relate to urban wage earners and clerical workers.

24



Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
Prices received by farmers fell 2 percent in October and prices paid by farmers rose 1 percent in the month ended
October 15.
INDEX, 1967=100

(RATIO SCALE)

PRICES RECEIVED
(ALL FARM PRODUCTS)

PRICES PAID
(ALL ITEMS, INTEREST,
TAXES, AND WAGE RATES)

- 70
60

60
1979

1971
J/ RATIO OF INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED TO INDEX OF PRICES PAID, INTEREST, TAXES, AND WAGE RATES, ON 1910-14=100 BASE.

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Prices received by farmers
Period

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1978: Oct
Nov
Dec

All farm
products

__
_ __
_ _ _ _ _ _
_
___

1979: Jan
Feb__
Mar
Apr
May
June_ _.
July__.
Aug
Sept
Oct

_

_
_ _
_

_ _
___

Crops

Prices paid by fanners
All
items,
Livestock interest,
Family
Producand
tion
living
taxes,
and
items
items
products wage rates
Index, 1 967=100

113
125
179
192
185
186
183
210
218
216
222

108
114
175
224
201
197
192
204
202
202
205

118
136
183
165
172
177
175
217
232
230
239

118
125
144
164
180
192
202
219
224
225
226

(33)
()
(3)
(33)
()

232
241
246
244
246
244
244
237
241
236

209
216
214
212
220
233
240
235
225
222

252
264
274
272
269
255
250
239
255
248

234
238
243
246
248
249
251
251
254
256

(3)
(33)
(3)
()
(33)
(3)
(3)
()
(33)
()

i Percentage ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid,
interest, taxes, and wage rates on 1910-14=100 base.
* The adjusted parity ratio reflects Government payments made directly to
farmers.




118
123
133
151
166
176

Parity ratio 1
Actual

Adjusted *

113
121
146
166
182
193
200
216
222
222
225

71
74
91
86
76
71
66
71
71
71
72

75
79
94
87
76
72
68
72
73
73
74

230
235
243
246
247
248
250
249
253
255

73
75
74
73
73
72
72
69
70
68

74
76
76
74
74
74
73
71
71
69

3
Index discontinued. Consumer price index (Department of Labor) substituted
in calculating total prices paid beginning January 1977.
Source: Department of Agriculture.

25

MONEY, CREDIT, AND SECURITY MARKETS
MONEY STOCK
M1 growth decelerated sharply in October.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIOSCALE)

1,000

300

200

200

1971

1979

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Deposil ;s at comimercia banks
Period
Ml

1973: Dec__ 270.5
1974: Dec__ 283.2
1975: Dec__ 295.4
1976: Dec__ 313.8
1977: Dec._ 338.7
1978: Dec__ 361. 2
1978: Oct__ 361.2
Nov. 360. 6
Dec_ 361.2
1979: Jan__ 359.7
Feb__ 358.6
Mar_ 359.0
Apr__ 364. 3
May. 364.5
June. 369. 0
July__ 372.2
Aug__ 374.3
Sept__ 377.8
Oct *>__ 378. 6

Ml-f-

397.9
419.5
456.8
517. 2
560.6
587.2
589.9
587. 8
587.2
583.4
580. 1
579.6
585. 1
584. 1
590.1
595. 1
598. 3
601. 9
599.6

M2

571.3
612. 2
664.8
740.6
809. 4
875.8
870.2
873.7
875.8
875.0
876.7
879.5
889.8
893.8
904. 4
914. 1
922. 5
931. 9
938.6

M3

919.0
981.0
1, 092. 4
1, 235. 6
1, 374. 3
I, 500. 1
1, 484. 8
1, 493. 1
1, 500. 1
1, 503. 7
1, 509. 7
1, 517. 5
1, 530. 8
1, 537. 0
1, 552. 3
1, 567. 0
1, 580. 0
1, 594. 4
1, 604. 4

Currency

61.6
67.8
73.8
80.8
88. 6
97.5
95.8
96.6
97.5
98.2
98.9
99.4
100.2
100. 7
101.5
102.4
103. 6
104.9
105.3

Demand

209.0
215.3
221.7
233.0
250. 1
263. 7
265. 3
264.0
263.7
261.5
259.7
259.5
264. 1
263. 8
267.5
269.8
270. 7
273.0
273.2

Total 2 Large
CDs

Savings

Deposits
at nonoanKi
thrift
institutions

363. 7 63.0
418. 1 89.0
450. 3 81.0
489. 2 62.4
544.4 73.7
611.2 96.6
597.7 88.6
608. 5 95.4
611.2 96. 6
615.8 100.5
620. 2 102. 1
619. 5 99.0
620.6 95.0
619.9 90.6
620.3 84. 9
626.6 84. 7
634.2 85. 9
642.2 88. 1
651. 1 91. 1

127. 1
135. 9
160.7
202. 1
219. 7
223. 0
225.9
224.3
223. 0
220.8
218.6
217.7
217. 7
216. 4
217. 8
219. 5
220. 7
220. 7
217.6

347.7
368.7
427. 7
495. 0
564.9
624.4
614.6
619. 5
624.4
628.7
633. 0
638.0
641.0
643.2
647.9
652.9
657. 5
662.4
665.9

Time and sa vings

1
Ml is currency plus demand deposits; M1+ is Ml plus savings deposits at
commercial banks and checkable deposits at nonbank thrift institutions; M2 is
Ml plus time and savings deposits at commercial banks other than large certificates of deposit (CDs); and M3 is M2 plus deposits at nonbank thrift institutions.

26



Perec^nt chaiige8

(Uomponents and related items

()verall measur esi

U.S.
Government
demand
deposits
(unadjusted)
6.3
4.9

4. 1
4.4

5. 1
10. 2
4.2
8.0

10. 2
11.9

8.3
6.5
5.3
8.4

10.8
13. 2
9.8

12.4
11.7

Ml

M1 +

5.0
5.4
8.9
13. 2
8.4
4.7
6.3
4. 1
3.0
1. 1
1. 1 — 1. 2
— . 9 -3.3
1.7 -1.6
2. 2 -1.3
4. 4
1.0
4. 1
7. 1
6. 4
8. 9
7.8
10.7
8.0
5.0
6.0
4.7
4.3
6.2
7.9
6.6
7.8
5.7
5.0
3.0

M2

8.8
7.2
8.6

11.4

9.3
8.2

19.8

9.0
8.0
6.3
4.8
3.2
4.6
4.7
6.6

9. 1
10.7
12. 3
11.3

a Includes time deposits other than large CDs, not shown separately.
3 Annual changes are from December to December and monthly changes are
from 6 months earlier at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

PRIVATE LIQUID ASSET HOLDINGS— NONFINANCIAL INVESTORS
[Averages of daily figures; billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted]
Curre ncy and c eposits

U.S. Ti easury
secur ities

Time d eposits

Other
private
money
market
instruments

Negotiable
certificates of
deposit

Total
liquid
assets

Total

854. 9
966. 8
1, 086. 1
1, 174. 2
1, 295. 6
1, 428. 4
1, 598. 7
1, 771. 3

721. 1
815.9
886. 5
942. 4
1, 053. 2
1, 191. 8
1, 327. 1
1, 448. 0

52. 5
56.9
61. 6
67. 8
73.8
80.8
88. 6
97. 5

162. 1
176. 3
183.9
187. 5
193. 6
201.2
214. 6
224. 7

233.2
263. 6
293. 2
318. 4
358. 2
414. 8
459. 0
501. 4

273. 3
319. 1
347. 7
368.7
427.7
495. 0
564.9
624. 4

54. 3
57. 5
60.4
63.3
67. 2
71.9
76. 6
80. 6

31. 5
34.3
43.3
47.8
67.3
66. 8
78.3
85.4

27. 5
35.9
53.2
69.4
57. 0
42. 7
50.7
62. 2

20. 6
23. 0
42. 8
51. 3
50.9
55. 3
66. 1
95. 2

1978: Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 737. 4
1, 754. 4
1, 771. 3

1, 433. 6
1, 441. 2
1, 448. 0

95. 8
96. 6
97.5

226.7
225. 0
224. 7

496.5
500. 1
501.4

614. 6
619.5
624. 4

80. 1
80. 3
80.6

83.0
81. 7
85. 4

56. 1
61. 8
62.2

84. 6
89. 3
95.2

1979: Jan
Feb.Mar
Apr
May _
May
July
Aug _ _
Sept
Oct * __

1, 786. 4
1, 799. 5
1, 811. 2
1, 827. 9
1, 841. 1
1, 861. 2
1, 877. 2
1, 890. 5
1, 908. 8
1, 924. 6

1, 451. 4
1, 457. 2
1, 464. 7
l} 477. 3
1, 483. 2
1, 497. 6
1, 512. 0
1, 524. 8
1, 538. 3
1, 547. 9

98. 2
98.9
99.4
100. 2
100.7
101. 5
102.4
103. 6
105. 3
106. 1

222. 2
220. 3
220.0
223. 9
223. 1
226.0
227. 8
228. 6
229. 9
229. 5

502. 4
505.0
507.2
512. 2
516. 2
522.3
528. 8
535. 1
540.7
546. 4

628.7
633. 0
638. 0
641.0
643. 2
647. 9
652.9
657. 5
662. 4
665.9

80. 7
80.6
80.6
80.6
80. 6
80.6
80.6
80. 6
80. 6
80.4

88.6
90.9
95. 3
100.5
108. 6
116. 3
114. 2
109. 9
109. 6
108.9

65. 2
65.5
61.4
56. 4
51.8
45. 7
44. 3
43.7
44.2
45. 7

100.5
105. 2
109. 2
113. 1
116.9
121. 0
126. 2
131.6
136. 1
141. 7

Period

1971:
1972:
1973:
1974:
1975:
1976:
1977:
1978:

Dec
Dec
Dec_
Dec
Dec_
Dec.
Dec
Dec_

___
_ _ _ ..
___
__
__
_ ._

Currency

Demand
deposits

Commercial
banks

ShortNonbank
term
Savings marketthrift
bonds able seinstitucurities

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

NOTE.—Data revised beginning January 1979.

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
[Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Installm ent credit e Ktended

Installm ent credit li quidated

Net change in amount <uutstanding

Period
Total *

Automobile

Revolving

Total *

Automobile

Revolving

Total *

Automobile

Revolving

046
749
035
765
441
028
071
351

36, 706
43, 702
49, 606
46, 514
52, 420
63, 743
75, 641
88, 987

21, 862
24, 659
28, 702
33, 213
36, 956
43, 934
86, 756
104, 587

127,
136,
152,
163,
172,
189,
218,
253,

789
787
817
276
676
381
793
541

32, 512
38, 081
43, 696
46, 019
49, 444
53, 278
60, 437
69, 430

20, 818
23, 485
26, 699
31, 243
35, 616
41, 764
80, 508
96, 811

10, 257
14, 962
20, 218
9,489
7,765
21, 647
35, 278
44, 810

4, 194
5, 621
5,910
495
2, 976
10, 465
15, 204
19, 557

1, 044
1, 174
2, 003
1,970
1, 340
2, 170
6, 248
7,776

1978: Sept—
Oct
Nov
Dec. _

25, 537
25, 766
25, 956
26, 516

7,542
7,501
7,788
7,833

9,006
8, 846
9, 176
9,424

21,
22,
22,
22,

857
390
124
117

6,010
6, 126
6,033
6,053

8,384
8, 500
8, 511
8,555

3,680
3,376
3,832
4,399

1,532
1,375
1,755
1,780

622
346
665
869

1979: Jan
Feb___
Mar__ _
Apr_
May
June __
July.
Aug. _
Sept

25, 548
26, 452
26, 533
27, 009
27, 901
26, 139
26, 848
27, 583
28, 634

7, 549
7,756
7,794
7, 999
8,260
7, 178
7,447
7,667
8,430

9,417
9,357
9,714
9, 722
10, 039
10, 136
9,856
10, 371
10, 699

22,
22,
22,
22,
24,
23,
24,
25,
24,

481
889
908
904
595
581
405
137
188

5,868
6,191
6,308
6, 612
7,035
6,488
6,831
7,073
6,607

8,984
9,040
8,972
8, 804
9,290
9,340
9,427
9, 584
9, 642

3,067
3,563
3,625
4,105
3,306
2,558
2,443
2,446
4, 446

1,681
1, 565
1,486
1,387
1,225
690
616
594
1,823

433
317
742
918
749
796
429
787
1,057

1971
___
_ _
1972 _
1973
1974
1975
1976_
1977
1978__
_ __

1

138,
151,
173,
172,
180,
211,
254,
298,

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




Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

27

BANK LOANS, INVESTMENTS, AND RESERVES
Commenced and industrial loan growth moderated in October, following rapid expansion from June through September.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
1,400

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
1,400

ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS

1,200

1,200

1,000

1,000

800

800

600

600

400

400

200
180
160
140

200
180
160

INVESTMENT IN OTHER SECURITIES

140

120

120

INVESTMENT IN
-U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES

100

100

80

80

60

60

i |i

40
1972

1973

1974

40

1977

1976

1975

1978

1980

1979

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AVERAGES OF WEDNESDAY FIGURES
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Total
loans
and
investments

Period

1972: Dec
1973: Dec
1974:Dec___
1975: Dec
1976: Dec_ _
1977: Dec
1978: D e c _ _ _
1978: Oet__
Nov
Dec

_

_

1979: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June _
July
Aug__
Sept 4 _
Oct _

[Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
All me mber ban ks 3
Allccommercial \mnks l
Borrowiitigs (millions of dollars,
Reserves
Loans and leases
Investr intents
unadji isted)
CommerU.S.
Other
SeaNonRecial and
Total
Total
Total 2 industrial
Treasury
secuborrowed quired
sonal
securities
rities
loans

566. 1
647. 8
713.6
744. 6
804. 3
891. 1
1, 014. 3

386.2
460. 3
519.9
516. 9
554.8
632. 1
747.8

136. 3
165.6
197. 3
189.8
191. 2
211.2
246. 5

64. 1
58.7
53. 7
82. 1
100. 6
99.5
93. 4

115.8
128.8
140. 0
145.7
149. 0
P9. 6
173. 1

31.34
34.90
36.55
34.67
34. 89
36. 10
41.27

30.29
33.60
35.83
34. 54
34.83
35.53
40.40

31. 05
34.60
36.30
34.40
34.61
35. 91
41.04

1,049
1,298
703
127
62
558
874

41
32
13
12
54
134

994. 3
1, 007. 4
1, 014. 3

726.0
739. 9
747.8

241. 5
245.0
246. 5

98. 1
96.0
93.4

170.3
171.5
173. 1

38.38
39.75
41. 27

37. 10
39.05
40.40

38.22
39. 53
41. 04

1,261
722
874

221
185
134

1, 030. 9
1, 042. 0
1, 048. 9
1, 061. 0
1, 068. 8
1, 080. 0
1, 092. 2
1, 102. 8
1, 122. 8
1, 130. 0

759.9
770.0
775. 7
786.6
793. 3
803. 1
813.4
823.3
840.0
845. 8

252. 6
256.9
259.8
263. 3
266.8
270.4
275.5
279.9
285. 9
289.0

93.0
93.2
93.9
94. 0
94. 1
94. 8
95.3
94. 1
95. 2
95.3

178.0
178. 8
179.3
180. 4
181.4
182. 1
183.5
185.4
187. 6
188.9

41.48
40.75
40.81
40. 65
40. 48
40.42
40. 82
41.07
41. 46
42. 32

40.48
39. 78
39.82
39. 73
38.72
39.00
39.65
39.99
40. 12
40. 29

41.26
40. 54
40. 66
40.47
40. 34
40.20
40.61
40. 85
41.27
42. 04

994
973
999
897
1,777
1, 396
1, 179
1,097
1, 345
2,022

112
114
121
134
173
188
168
177
178
161

1 Data are averages of Wednesday figures.
Excludes loans to commercial banks in the United States.
Data are averages of daily figures. Member bank reserves series reflects actual
reserve requirement percentages with no adjustment to eliminate the effect of
changes in Regulations D and M,
2
3

28



4

Estimate.

NOTE.—Data for all commercial banks revised beginning March 1979.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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

Sources

Uses

Period

1970
1971
1972_
1973 _
1974_ _
1975. _
1976
1977
1978_

Total

_ __
_ _

1978: I

_

_

II
III
IV

__

1979: I
II

_

Internal 1

Credi ; market i unds
Total

Total

Longterm 2

Short-f
term

Other

4. 1
17.5
35.9
42.5
-11. 1
10.9
34 1
45.3

8.4

48
140

Discrepcrease
ancy
in
(sources
finanless
cial
uses)
assets

Total

Purchase
of
physical
assets 4

95.9
119.5
145.8
185.6
179.0
133. 1
183. 3
216.8
2742

80.3
86.0
100.3
123.3
134.7
99.9
139.0
169.9
195.9

46.9
78.3

15.7
14.4
11.9
17.0
25.7
25.9
21. 2

External

In-

104.3
127.9
161.6
199.9
191.0
150.0
209.0
242.6
295.4

58.9
68.6
80.8
83.8
75.7
106.8
125.3
139.9
148.8

45.4
59.3
80.8
116. 1
115.3
43.2
83.7
102.7
146.6

73.0
81.7
38. 1
59.8
80.3
94.5

32.2
41. 1
40.5
37.1
39. 1
49.2
48.7
46. 1
49.2

261.8
296. 6
301.6
321.6

135.0
150.5
153.8
155.9

126.8
146. 1
147.8
165.7

92. 1
92.6
92.0
101.2

31.6
54.9
55.4
55.0

60.6
37.7
36.6
46.2

348

53.5
55.9

645

2349
280.8
282.6
298.7

177.0
203.2
199.9
203.6

57.9
77.6
82.7
95. 1

27.0
15.8
19.0
22.9

338.0
352.0

154. 1
157.5

183.9
194.5

113.3
131. 5

47.2
54.7

66.1
76.9

70.6
62.9

325.0
327.7

213.6
228.7

111.4
99.0

243

40.6
45.2
58.1

* Undistributed profits (after inventory valuation and capital consumption
adjustments), capital consumption allowances, and foreign branch profits.
» Stocks, bonds, and mortgages.
* Bank loans, commercial paper, finance company loans, bankers' acceptances,
and Government loans.

22.6
43.2
33.6
5. 1
24.0
22. 5
52.2

15.6
33.5
45.6
62.3

444

33.2

443

8.4
8.2

13. 1

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

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

Current assets
End of period

Total
SEC series:2
1970
1971
1972
1973_.
1974
FTC-FRB series:3
1974
_
1975—
1976___
1977
_ _
1978
_ 1,

1977: I _

II
III
IV

1978: I__

!!___
III

IV

1979: I

_

_

Cash

GUITent liabil ities

Notes
U.S.
governand
Invenacment
tories
securi- counts
ties receivable




Total

Net

working
capital

Current
ratio *

492.3
529.6
599.3
697.8
790.7

50.2
53.3
59.0
66.3
71. 1

11.0
10.6
12.8
12.3

7.7

206. 1
221. 1
248.2
288. 5
322. 1

193.3
200.4
225.7
263.9
313.6

35.0
43.8
55.8
66.4
71.7

304.9
326.0
375.6
450.9
530.4

211.3
220. 5
282. 9
340.3
402.3

93.6
105. 5
92.7
110. 7
128. 1

187.4
203. 6
223. 7
246.9
260. 3

1.615
1.625
1.595
1. 548
1.491

735.4
759.0
826. 3
900.9
028. 1

73.2
82. 1
87.3
94 3
103.5

11. 1
19.0
23.6
18.7
17.8

265.8
272. 1
293.3
325. 0
381.9

319. 5
315.9
342.9
375.6
428.3

65. 9
69.9
79.2
87.3
96.5

453.4
451.6
492.7
546.8
662.2

269.8
2642
282.0
313.7
375. 1

183.6
187.4
210.6
233. 1
287. 1

282.0
307.4
333.6
354 1
365. 9

1. 622
1.681
1.677
1.648
1.552

8447
858. 5
881.8
900.9

81.4
83.3
83.5

242

943

19.9
19.3
18.7

3044
313.0
326.9
325.0

353.4
359.9
368.3
375.6

81.3
82.5
83.8
87.3

507.6
514 1
533.2
546.8

290. 1
295.9
306. 1
313.7

217.5
218. 1
227. 1
233. 1

337. 1
3445
348.6
354 1

1. 664
1.670
1.654
1.648

925.0
9542
992.6
1, 028. 1

88.8
91.3
91. 6
103.5

18.6
17. 3
16. 1
17.8

337.4
356.0
376.4
381.9

390.5
399.3
415. 5
428.3

89.6
90.3
92. 9
96.5

5742
593.5
626.3
662.2

325.2
337.9
356.2
375. 1

249.0
255.6
270. 0
287. 1

350. 7
360.7
366. 3
365. 9

1.611
1.608
1.585
1.552

1, 078. 2

102.2

19. 1

405.0

452.6

99.3

701.8

392.6

309.2

376.4

1.536

* Total current assets divided by total current liabilities.
on data from Statistics of Income, Department of the Treasury.
Based on data from Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and
Trade Corporations, Federal Trade Commission.
8
Based
1

Other
current
assets

Notes
Other
and
current
accounts liabilities
payable

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

INTEREST RATES AND BOND YIELDS
In November, short rates fell back from late-October peaks.
PER CENT PER ANNU/SA
14

PI.RCENT PER ANNlJM
14

19

12

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CORPORA!I Aaa BONDS
(MCX)DY'S)

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TREASURY BILLS

^•Oi^.

DISCOUNT
RATE
FEDERAL
RESERVE
^BANK OF
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1972
SOURCE: SEE TABLE BELO

1973

l l 1 l i I 1 l l Ii 1 1 I 11 I1 I 1 I1
1974

i l 1 i l I l l l i i 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 11 i l l l l I i M I 1 11 11I 11l l I
1976

1975

1977

1978

1979

w

1 1 I 1 I | I I L I IK2

M

1980

COUNCIL OlF

ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Percent per annum]

U.S. Tre,asury securiiby yields
Period

1973
1974
1975_
_ _
1976
1977
1978 _
1978: Nov _,
Dec
1979: Jan
Feb _
Mar.
Apr
May__
June
July
_
Aug
Sept
Oct__ _ _ _
Nov
Week ended:
1979: Nov 3 _ _ _ _ _
10
17
24
Dec 1

3-month
bills i

Constant nnaturities
3-year

2

10-year

High-grade Corporate Prime com- Discount
rate
mercial
municipal
Aaa
(N.Y.
paper,
bonds
bonds
F.R.
(Standard
4-6
Bank)4
& Poor's)3 (Moody's) months*

7. 041
7. 886
5. 838
4. 989
5. 265
7.221
8.787
9. 122
9. 351
9.265
9.457
9.493
9. 579
9. 045
9. 262
9.450
10. 182
11. 472
11. 868

6.95
7. 82
7.49
6.77
6.69
8.29
9.04
9.33
9.50
9. 29
9.38
9.43
9.42
8. 95
8.94
9. 14
9. 69
10. 95

6.84
7.56
7.99
7.61
7.42
8.41
8.81
9.01
9. 10
9. 10
9. 12
9. 18
9.25
8. 91
8.95
9.03
9. 33
10.30

5. 18
6.09
6. 89
6. 49
5. 56
5.90
6.03
6.33
6.25
6. 19
6. 16
6. 14
6. 10
5.99
6.05
6. 10
6.40
6.98

7.44
8. 57
8.83
8.43
8.02
8.73
9.03
9. 16
9. 25
9.26
9.37
9. 38
9.50
9.29
9. 2a
9.23
9.44
10. 13

8. 15
9. 87
6.33
5. 35
5.60
7.99
10.23
10.43
10. 32
10. 01
9.96
9.87
9. 98
9.71
9.82
10.39
11. 60
13. 23

12. 256
12.098
12. 026
11. 944
11.018

11. 64
11. 56
11. 12
11. 31

10.78
10.87
10. 69
10.71

7. 13
7. 15
7. 13
7.29

10.73
10.83
10.75
10.83

*13. 95
13.37
13. 19

*Beginning November 1, 1979, data are for 6 months paper.
Rate on new issues within period.
Yields on the more actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities
by3 the Treasury Department.
Weekly data are Wednesday figures.
4
Average effective rate for year; opening and closing rate for month and week.
1
2

30



Prime
rate
charged
by
banks *

6.45
7.83
6. 25
5.50
5.46
7.46
9J/2-9K
9H-9M
9/2-9^

8. 03
10. 81
7.86
6. 84
6. 83
9.06
1CW-11H

9H-9H
9K-91/!
9H-9H
9^-9/2
9H-10
10-10^

iifi-ip/4
iiM-ii%
ii%-n%
UK-UK
iiK-i \%
l

9H-9H

1172-11%

n%-n%

11%-llK

n%-i2 A

lOK-n
11-12
12-

12K-13/2
13K-15
15%-

12-12
12-12
12-12
12-12
12-

15-15K
15J4-15H
15/2-15%
15%-15%
15%-

Newhome
mortgage
yields
(FHLBB)5
7.95
8.92
9. 01
8.99
9. 01
9.54
9.87
10. 02
10. 18
10.20
10.30
10.36
10.47
10.66
10.78
11.01
11.02
11. 18

s Effective rate (in the primary market) on conventional mortgages, reflecting
fees and charges as well as contract rate and assumed, on the average, repayment
at end of 10 years. Rates beginning January 1973 not strictly comparable with
prior rates.
Sources: Department of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Moody's Investors Service,
and Standard & Poor's Corporation.

COMMON STOCK PRICES AND YIELDS
Stock prices rose during November but were still considerably below their September highs.
INDEX, DEC 31,1965=50
80

INDEX, DEC 31,1965=50
80

70 -

1971

1979

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Common s tock 5 yields
( percent)

Cominon stock p rices!
Period

New York Stock Exeb ange indexes(Dec. 31, ]L965=50) *
TransporComposite Industrial
tation

1973
1974
1975
1976 _
1977
1978__
_ _
1978: Oct
Nov __ _
Dec.
1979: Jan
Feb. __
MaiApr _
May__
June
July
Aug
Sept__ _
Oct p_
Week ended:
1979: Oct 27
Nov 3__
10
17
24

57.42
43.84
45. 73
54.46
53. 69
53. 70
56.40
52.74
53. 69
55.77
55.08
56. 19
57. 50
56.21
57. 61
58. 38
61. 19
61. 89
59. 27

63. 08
48.08
50. 52
60. 44
57.86
58.23
61.60
57. 50
58.72
61.31
60.37
61. 89
63.63
62. 21
63.57
64.24
67. 71
69. 17
66.68

37. 74
31.89
31. 10
39. 57
41.09
43. 50
46.70
41.80
42.49
43.69
42.27
43.22
45. 92
45. 60
47. 54
43.85
52. 48
52. 21
48. 09

37. 69
29. 79
31.50
36. 97
40.92
39.22
39.44
37. 88
38.09
38.83
39. 21
38.94
38.63
37. 48
38.44
38.88
39. 26
38. 39
36,58

70. 12
49.67
47. 14
52. 94
55. 25
56. 65
60.42
54.95
55. 68
57.59
56. 09
57.65
59. 50
58.80
61.87
64.43
68. 40
67.21
61. 64

923.
759.
802.
974.
894.
820.
857.
804.
807.
837.
825.
847.
864.
837.
838.
836.
873.
878.
840.

88
37
49
92
63
23
69
29
94
39
18
84
95
41
65
95
54
50
39

107. 43
82. 85
86. 16
102. 01
98. 20
96. 02
100. 58
94.71
96. 11
99.71
98. 23
100. 11
102. 07
99.73
101. 73
102. 71
107. 36
108. 60
104. 47

3. 06
4. 47
4.31
3.77
4. 62
5.28
5. 11
5. 45
5.39
5.28
5. 43
5.36
5. 35
5. 58
5. 53
5. 50
5.30
5. 31
5. 56

56. 80
57. 85
57.36
58.93
59. 32

63. 91
65. 10
64. 48
66. 39
66. 89

45.07
46. 16
45. 98
47.60
47. 79

35.39
35. 93
35. 74
36. 39
36. 65

58. 31
59. 47
59. 23
60.38
60. 27

807.
817.
803.
817.
810.

82
44
97
92
92

100.
102.
100.
103.
104.

5.76
5. 72
5.88
5.70
5. 71

1
Average of daily closing prices.
2
Includes all the stocks 4 (more than 1,500) listed
8
Includes 30 stocks.
Includes 500 stocks.
5

on the NYSE.

Standard & Poor's series. Dividend-price ratios based on Wednesday closing
prices. Earnings-price ratios based on prices at end of quarter.




Finance

Utility

Standard
& Poor's
DowJones
composite Dividendindex
industrial
ratio
average 3 (1941-43=
10) 4

40
06
94
55
12

Earningsratio

7. 12
11.59
9. 15
8.90
10.79
12. 03
12. 83
13. 09
13. 55

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

31

FEDERAL FINANCE
FEDERAL BUDGET RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS AND DEBT
In the first month of fiscal year 1980, the budget deficit was $14.7 billion, compared with a deficit of $14.0 billion,
a year earlier.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS
500

500

400

400

OUTLAYS

300

300

RECEIPTS

200

200

50

50

SURPLUS (+) OR DEFICIT (-)

-50

-50 -

-100

-100
1971

1972

1973

1975

1974

1977

1976

1978

1979

1980

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

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars]
Period

Receipts

Fiscal year or period:
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
Transition quarter
1977
1978 2
1979
_„
1980 (estimates):
Mid-Session Review, adjusted 3
Second Concurrent Resolution, November 19794 _
First month:
Fiscal year 1979
Fiscal year 1980. 1 Excludes non-interest-bearing public debt securities held by IMF.
Preliminary; from Joint Statement, Secretary of the Treasury and Director
of 3the Office of Management and Budget, October 25,1979.
Estimates from Mid-Session Review of the 1980 Budget, Office of Management
and Budget, as revised July 31,1979, and adjusted October 25,1979.
2

32



Outlays

Surplus or
deficit ( — )

187.8
193.7
188.4
208.6
232.2
2649
281. 0
300.0
81.8
357.8
402. 0
465. 9

1845
196.6
211. 4
232. 0
247. 1
269.6
326.2
366.4
947
402.7
450.8
493.6

3.2
-2.8
-23.0
-23. 4
-148
-47
-45.2
-66.4
-13.0
-45.0
-48.8
-27.7

513.9
517. 8

547. 1
547. 6

-33.2
-29.8

28.7
33. 1

42. 7
47. 8

-14.0
-14.7

Federal debt ( end of period)
Tntnl *

Held by
the public

367. 1
382.6
409. 5
437.3
468.4
486. 2
544 1
631.9
646.4
709. 1
780.4
833.8

279.5
284 9
3043
323.8
343.0
346. 1
396.9
480.3
498.3
551.8
610.9
644 6

785. 3
834.0

617.4
646.8

* Second Concurrent Resolution on the Budget—Fiscal Year 1980, November 28,1979.
Sources: Department of the Treasury and Office of Management and Budget,
except as noted.

FEDERAL BUDGET RECEIPTS BY SOURCE AND
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION
In the first month of fiscal year 1980, budget receipts were $4.4 billion higher than a year earlier and outlays were
$5.1 billion higher.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

RECEIPTS
200

___^.

200

111 11
,...«•«"*"

INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES

.••i* **

Bf^T^

OTHER RECEIPTS

100

100

CORPORATION INCOME TAXES

OUTLAYS
400

*»^

400
-

^^^

300

300

i
NONDEFENSE
-.^-** "*
\
^^

-

1

700

^+*

200

*"*"*
NATIONAL DEFENSE

100

——

••*

- 100

-*
A
y

L
1971

5PURGES:

1
1972

1
1973

—"

|

|

1974

|

1975
1976
FISCAL YEARS

,
1977

|
1978

1979

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

1980

COUNCIL OF

>/

FTONOMIC AnVI<sFB<;

[Billions of dollars]
(Outlays

Receipts
Nationa defense
Period

Fiscal year or period:
1969
1970
1971
1972
_
1973
1974
1975
_
1976
Transition quarter
1977.
1978.__
19791 _ _
1980 (estimates) 2 ___
First month:
Fiscal vear 1979
Fiscal year 1980

Total

Indi- Corpovidual ration Other
income income
taxes
taxes

Total

Interna- Health
Inand
Depart- tional
income terest Other
ment of affairs security
Defense,
military

187.8
193.7
188.4
208.6
._ 232. 2
264.9
281.0
300.0
81.8
357.8
402.0
465.9
513. 9

87.2
90.4
86.2
94.7
103.2
119.0
122.4
131.6
38.8
157.6
181.0
217.8
234.2

36.7
32.8
26. 8
32.2
36.2
38. 6
40.6
41.4
8.5
54.9
60.0
65.7
71.2

63.9
70.5
75.4
81.7
92.8
107.4
118.0
127.0
34.5
145. 2
161. 1
182.4
208.5

184.5
196.6
211.4
232. 0
247. 1
269.6
326.2
366.4
947
402.7
450.8
493.6
547. 1

79.4
78.6
75.8
76.6
74.5
77.8
85. 6
89.4
22.3
97.5
105.2
116.5
126.8

77.9
77. 1
74.5
75. 1
73.2
77. 6
84.9
87.9
21.9
95. 6
103. 0
115.0
123.6

4.6
4.3
4. 1
4,7
4. 1
5.7
6.9
5.6
2. 2
4.8
6.0
5.8
9.0

49. 0
56. 1
70. 1
81.4
91.8
106.5
136. 3
160.9
41.5
176.7
190.2
210. 1
241. 1

15.8
18.3
19. 6
20.6
22.8
28.0
30.9
34.5
7.2
38.0
44.0
52.6
57.8

35.7
39.3
41. 8
48. 8
53.9
51. 6
66.5
76. 1
21.5
85.7
105. 4
108.6
108.2

28. 7
33. 1

15.9
18.7

1.7
1.5

11. 1
12. 9

42.7
47.8

9:2

10. 4

9.2
10.2

.3
1.3

15.9
19. 1

3.0
4. 1

14.3
12. 9

1 See footnote 2, page 32.
2 Estimates from Mid-Session Review of the 1980 Budget, Office of Management
md Budget, as revised July 31,1979; totals are as adjusted October 25, 1979.




Total

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

33

FEDERAL SECTOR, NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS BASIS
In the third quarter, accord in 3 to preliminary estimates, Federal receipts rose $19.5 billion (annual rate) and expenditures rose $23.8 billion, yielding a deficit of $11.3 billion, $4.3 billion more than the second quarter deficit.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
600

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

- 550

150 V\

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I

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I

i

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i

I

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i

i

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i

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50

50
SURPLUS
Y/A

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DEFICIT

-50

-100
1972

1S 75

1974

1973

|i*»
i
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l
1
i

-

-50

-100
1977

1976

1979

1978

1980

CALENDAR YEARS
COUNCIL C)F ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT O COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Federal <jrovernm ent receipts

Period

Personal Corpoand rate
Total tax
nontax profits
tax
receipts accruals

Indirect
business
tax and
nontax
accruals

F<sderal G<averame]at expen ditures

Subsidies Less:
GrantsWage
ContriPurin-aid
less
butions
chases Trans- to State Net
current accruals
for
Total of goods fer pay- and interest surplus of less
social inand
ments local
paid Govern- dissurance
services
ment en- bursegovernterprises ments
ments

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

Fiscal year:
283.5
1975
313.9
1976
1977
366.0
1978
__ 414.7

127. 1
137.0
166.0
186.3

42.1
51.7
59.1
67.7

22.2
24.3
24.5
27.2

92. 1
100.9
116.4
133.5

328.7
371.1
411. 4
450.1

118.0
125.7
140.3
150.7

134.3
156.5
169.6
182.0

48.4
57.6
66.3
74.7

21.9
25.2
28.4
33.1

5.7
6.2
6.9
9.6

—.4
.0
.0
.0

-45.3
-57.3
-45.5
-35.4

Calendar
year:
1975
1976
1977
1978

286.2
331.4
375.4
432. 1

125.4
147.2
169.6
194.9

42.8
54.6
61.8
72.0

23.9
23.4
25.1
28.1

94.2
106.3
118.9
137.0

356.8
385.0
421.7
459.8

123.1
129.7
144.4
152. 6

149.1
161.7
172.7
185.4

54.6
61.1
67.5
77.3

23.2
26.8
29.0
34.8

6.8
5.8
8.1
9.7

.0
.0
.0
.0

-70.6
-53.6
-46.3
-27.7

1978: I
397.8
II— 424.8
III.. 442. 1
IV___ 463. 5

178.9
188.8
200.9
211.0

60.2
72.2
74.6
81.2

26.6
28.0
2a4
29.3

132.2
135.8
138.2
142.0

447.3
449.4
462.6
479.7

150.9
148.2
152. 3
159.0

179.8
180.7
188.8
192. 1

744
76.7
77.6
80.7

32.5
340
35.6
37.1

9.7
9.8
8.4
10.9

.0
.0
.2
.0

-49.4
-246
-20.4
-16.3

1979:1
475.0
II... 485.8
III*. 505.3

213.0
223.4
235. 1

77.2
74.9
79.8

29.4
29.9
30.2

155.5 486.8
157.5 492.9
160.2 516.7

163.6
161.7
162.7

196.8
201.9
218. 1

77.8
77.7
81.8

40.0
42.6
43.4

8.3
9.0
10.7

-.2
.0
.0

-11.7
-7.0
-11.3

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

34



INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMER PRICES—MAJOR
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
[1967=100]
in dustria produ 3tion (sejisonally adjuste d)
Period

United
States

Canada

Japan

1972
1973___
1974
1975__
1976. _
1977
1978
_
1978: Dec
1979: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July—
Aug v—
Sept *___
Deta-

119. 7
129.8
129. 3
117. 8
130. 5
138. 2
146. 1
151. 8
151.5
152.0
153. 0
150.8
152. 4
152.6
152.8
151. 6
152. 3
152.5

130. 6
143. 5
148. 5
139. 6
147. 4
152. 1
160.9
167. 1
167.8
167. 3
168.4
165. 5
166.8
165.0
169.0

167.0
190. 5
183. 1
163. 9
182. 0
189.7
201. 1
208. 4
208. 5
211. 3
210.8
212.5
216. 7
217.0
219. 0
219. 8
219. 7

France

Germany

Italy

135
145
148
139
148
152
154
160
159
159
161
159
161
161
165
165
166

138.7
147. 7
145. 1
137. 1
149. 1
152.7
155. 8
159
159
157
161
161
164
164
169
163
163

122. 7
134. 6
140. 6
127. 6
143. 5
145. 1
147. 6
152. 6
153. 5
160. 8
156.6
157. 2
152. 4
146.0
150.5
150.4
159.2

Consrnmer p rices (uimdjustec I)

United United
King- States 1
dom
113. 2
123. 0
120.0
114. 3
117. 4
122.8
126. 6
129.2
120. 2
131. 7
133.5
132.9
134.8
138.2
135.8
129.0
126.8

Can- Japan France
ada

125. 3
133. 1
147. 7
161.2
170. 5
181. 5
195. 4
202.9
204.7
207. 1
209. 1
211. 5
214. 1
216.6
218. 9
221. 1
223.4
225.4

132. 3
147.9
184.0
205. 8
224.9
243. 0
252. 3
253. 7
253.9
253. 1
255. 1
258.6
261.3
261. 5
263. 8
261. 1
264. 4

121. 2
130. 3
144.5
160. 1
172. 1
185.9
202. 5
209. 6
211. 2
213. 2
215.7
217. 2
219.3
220. 3
222. 1
222.9
224. 9
226. 5

Germany
119.0
127. 2
136. 1
144. 2
150. 7
156. 6
160.7
161.8
163. 5
164.5
165.5
166.4
167. 0
167.8
168.8
169.0
169. 1
169. 7

131. 1
140. 7
160. 0
178. 9
196. 1
214. 5
233.9
243. 2
245.5
247. 1
249.4
251. 8
254. 5
256.6
260.0
262.7
264.9

Italy
121. 0
134. 0
159. 7
186. 8
218. 1
255. 2
286. 2
300. 1
305. 1
309.7
313.8
317. 8
321.3
323.9
326. 8
330. 1
338. 4
346. 2

United
Kingdom
137. 7
150.2
174. 3
216. 5
252.4
292. 4
316.6
328.0
332. 9
335. 6
338. 3
344. 1
346. 8
352. 8
368. 0
370.9
374. 6
378. 3

Source: National sources as reported by Department of Commerce, Bureau
of International Economic Policy and Research, Office of International Economic
Research, in International Economic Indicators.

» Beginning January 1978 data relate to all urban consumers.

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

Merclmndise i mports
General im sorts

Domestic3 exports
Period

Total
domestic and
foreign Total
exports

2

Food, Crude
Food, Crude
bever- matebever- mate- Manu2
facrials
ages,
rials
ages,
tured Total and
to- and
and to- and
goods
bacco
fuels
fuels
bacco

5,902
8, 159

5,811
8, 045

1, 078
1,269

895
1,317

3,728
5,294

5,790
8,416

1974
8, 159
1975
8,966
1976
9, 596
1977
10, 096
1978
11, 965
1978: Sept___ 13, 274
Oct
12, 901
Nov _ 13, 451
Dec __ 13, 283
1979: Jan
13, 132
Feb
13, 507
Mar
14, 452
Apr _ 13, 883
May___ 13, 862
June _ 15, 038
July... 15, 669
Aug
15, 821
Sept
15, 832

8, 045
8,842
9,456
9, 912
11, 756
13, 066
12, 670
13, 212
13, 054
12, 923
13, 283
14, 165
13, 636
13, 578
14, 774
15, 433
15, 560
15, 579

1,269
1,399
1,436
1, 330
1,719
1,877
1,786
1,634
1,692
1,437
1, 557
1,765
1,758
1,807
2, 182
2, 352
2,262
2, 266

1, 317 5,294
1, 266 5, 913
1,341 6,437
1, 548 6,679
1,746 7,874
1,901 8,586
1, 934 8, 626
2,040 8,913
2,047 8,907
2, 143 8,759
2, 009 9, 078
2,313 9,403
2, 134 9, 056
1,939 9,068
2,286 9,639
2,441 9,819
2,450 10, 071
2, 586 10, 092

8, 354
8,048
10, 084
12, 307
14, 336
14, 820
14, 852
14, 825
15, 032
16, 231
14, 806
15, 273
16, 036
16, 342
16, 937
16, 777
18, 177
18, 666

1
Department of Defense shipments of grant-aid military supplies and equipnent under the Military Assistance Program are excluded from totals for all
periods
and from monthly detail beginning January 1978.
I9 Jotal includes commodities and transactions not classified according to kind.
Total arrivals of imported goods other than intransit shipments.




Manu- Total
fac(c.i.f. 4
tured value)
goods

Men^handise trade
balance
Exports
Ex(f.a.s.) ports Exports
less
(f.a.s.) (f.a.s.)
imless
less
ports
imimports
(cusports
(c.i.f.)
toms (f.a.s.)
value)

Custorris value

F.a.s. valu B 5

Monthly
average :
1973_ __
1974

3

770 1, 120
892 2, 653
F.a.s. yalue 5
892 2, 672
827 2,718
991 3, 457
1, 186 4, 463
1,312 4, 329
1, 235 4,513
1,358 4,355
1,369 4,443
1,452 4, 578
1, 486 5, 145
1,261 4,438
1,437 4, 890
1, 540 5, 186
1,456 5,206
1, 552 5, 504
1,386 5,966
1,411 6, 460
1, 415 7, 046

3, 750
4, 684
4, 602
4,257
5, 398
6,379
8,363
8,767
8,755
8,691
8,617
9,291
8,824
8,596
9,023
9, 232
9,475
9, 065
9, 873
9, 749

6, 131
9, 000

112
-257

-195

-229
-841

9, 000
—257 —195
—841
8,654
853
918
312
10, 825
—581 —488 — 1, 229
13, 130 —2, 297 —2,211 —35 034
15, 261 -2, 476-2, 371 -3,297
15, 821
-1,546 -2, 547
15, 764
-1,951 -2, 863
17, 770
- 1, 374 -2,319
16, 006
-1,749 -2, 724
17, 282
-3,099 -4, 150
15, 720
-1, 300 -2, 213
-821 -1,776
16, 228
17, 053
-2, 153 -3, 171
-2,480 -3, 488
17, 350
17, 977
-1,900 -2, 940
17, 823
-1, 108 -2, 154
19, 275
-2, 357 -3,455
-2, 833 -3, 945
19, 777

C.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) import value at first port of entry in the
United
States. Data for 1973 are estimates.
5
F.a.s. (free alongside ship) value basis: at U.S. port of exportation for exports
and at foreign port of exportation for imports.
NOTE.—Data beginning 1975 not strictly comparable with earlier data.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,

35

U.S. INTERNATIONAL

TRANSACTIONS

In the third quarter, the merchandise trade deficit fell to $7.0 billion, from $7.7 billion in the second quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
10

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
10

-15

-15
1979

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted]
M erchandise

Period
Exports

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1977: III..
IV__

Imports

Inv<jstment iricome 3

12

Net
balance

49, 381 -55, 797 -6,416
71, 410 -70,499
911
98, 306 - 103, 648 -5,343
107, 088 -98,041
9,047
114, 745 -124, 051 -9,306
120, 816 -151,689 -30, 873
141, 884 -176,071 34, 187

Receipts

Payments

14, 764 -6, 544
21, 808 -9, 655
27, 587 12, 084
25, 351 -12,564
29, 286 -13,311
32, 587 -14,598
43, 465 -21, 820

1978: !..__
II__.
III..
IV..

30, 558 -37,996 -7,438
29, 665 -38,869 -9, 204
30, 811 -42, 710 -11,899
35, 267 -43, 174 -7,907
36, 491 -44, 503 -8, 012
39, 315 -45, 684 -6, 369

1979: L...
II»_.
III".

41, 348 -47,463 -6, 115 14, 115 -7,251
42, 792 -50,508 -7,716 15, 161 -7,763
47, 580 -54, 542 -6,962

1
1

8,420 -3,686
8,312 -4, 201
9,776
10, 256
10, 526
12, 907

-4, 537
-5,402
-5, 574
-6,308

Excludes military grants.
Adjusted from Census data for differences in timing and coverage.
" Fees and royalties from U.S. direct investments abroad or from foreign direct
Investments in the United States are excluded from investment income and
included in other services, net.

36



Net

NetNet
travel
and
military
transtrans- portation
actions
receipts

8,220 -3,420 -3,063
12, 153 -2, 070 -3, 158
15, 503 -1,653 -3, 184
-746 -2, 725
12, 787
674 -2, 465
15, 975
17, 989
1,679 -3, 200
492 -2, 985
21, 645

Other
services,
net 8

Balance
on
goods
and
serv-l
ices

Remittances,
pensions,
and
other
uni1 n4-Ai«n1
Intel
iii

transfers l

Balance
on
current
account

2,789 -1,889 -3,854 -5, 744
7, 141
3, 185 11, 022 -3,881
9,298 -7, 186
3,975
2,113
4,590 22, 952 -4, 613 18, 339
9,603 -4, 998
4,605
4,725
4,983 -9,423 -4, 670-14,092
6,226 -8, 809 -5,086 -13,895

4,734
4,111

407
357

-693
-787

1,331 -1,659 -1,249 -2, 908
1,251 -4, 272 -1,023 -5, 295

5,239
4,854
4, 952
6,599

244
237
247
-239

-731
-798
-784
-672

6,864
7,398

34
-92

-566
-746

1,439 -5,707 -1,228 -6, 935
1,501 -2, 113 -1,313 -3,426
1,603 -1,994 -1,233 -3, 227
-313
1,682
1,001 -1,314
-1,322
415
1,737
1,520
-965
417 -1,382
1,573

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS—Continued
Jn the second quarter, private capital outflows of $14.8 billion were roughly matched by private capital inflows of
$13.9 billion. Foreign official assets in the United States, which declined by $9.2 billion in the first quarter, declined
by a further $9.7 billion in the second quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
40

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
40
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

30

30

20

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

10

20
I
I
1
I

I

10

-10

-10

-20

-20

-30

-30

-40

-40
1979

1971
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
U.S. assets abroad, net
[incre ase/capita J outflow (-)]

Period
Total

1972
1973
1974
1975__
1976__
1977
1978

U.S.
official
reserve
assets 1 2

-14,497
-4
-22, 874
158
-34, 745-1,467
__ -39, 703 -849
-51,269 -2, 558
-35, 793 -375
732
-60,957

Other
U.S.
U.S.
Govern- private2
ment
assets
assets

Fore ign assets in the U.S., net
[inei*ease/capi ;al inflow (-f)P
Foreipi official
asssets
Total

-12,925 21, 461
-20, 388 18, 388
-33,643 34, 241
35, 380 15, 420
-44, 498 36, 399
-31, 725 50, 823
-57,033 63, 713

Total

Assets of Other
foreign foreign
official
assets
reserve
agencies

Stati stical
discre pancy

U.S.
official
Allocareserve
tions
Of
assets,
Total
of
1
special (sum of Seasonal net
(unadthe
drawing
adjust- justed,
items
rights
ment end of
with
sign
(SDR)
reversed) discrepancy period)
13, 151
14, 378
15, 883
16, 226
18, 747
19, 312
18, 650

710 -1,930
-2, 655
-1,609
5,944
10, 265
-937
11, 139

10, 475
6,026
10, 546
6,777
17, 573
36, 656
33, 758

10, 293
5,090
10, 244
5,259
13, 066
35, 416
31, 004

10, 986
12, 362
23, 696
8,643
18, 826
14, 167
29, 956

112 -1,001 -5, 736 14, 236 8,266
-43
-746 -14,424 19, 991 15, 179

7,890
15, 101

5,970
4,812

-4, 703 -2,275
1,321
517

18, 988
19, 312

187 -1,009 -14,366 18, 175 15, 618 14, 895
248 -1,263 -4, 451
941 -5,265 -5,129
115 -1,390 -8, 774 15, 358 4, 641
4,519
182
-994 -29, 442 29, 239 18, 764 16, 719

2,557
6,206
10, 717
10, 475

901
3,947
7,950
517
-2, 082 -2, 716
1,301
1,328

19, 192
18, 864
18, 850
18, 650

1979:1
-7,637 -3,585 -1,094 -2,958 1,476 -9,391 -9,227
II *__ -15,468
343 -1,000 -14,811 4,416 -9,515 -9,669
III ^
2,779
5,346

10, 868
13, 931

985
748

21, 658
21, 246
18, 534

1977 :!!!___ -6,625
IV_... -15,213
1978:1
II

-15,188
-5,466
-10,049
IV___. -30,254

m___

-1,568
-2, 644
366
-3,474
-4, 214
-3, 693
-4, 656

» Consists of gold, special drawing rights (SDR), convertible currencies, and
the1 U.S. reserve position in the IMF.
Quarterly data are not seasonally adjusted.




1, 139

4,606
12, 016

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

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Contents
TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING

Page

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

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

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
Status of the Labor Force
Selected Unemployment Rates
Selected Measures of Unemployment and Unemployment Insurance Programs
Nonagricultural Employment
Average Weekly Hours and Hourly Earnings—Private Nonagricultural Industries
Average Weekly Earnings—Private Nonagricultural Industries
Productivity and Related Data, Private Business Economy

11
12
13
14
15
15
16

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
Industrial Production—Major Market Groups and Selected Manufactures
New Construction
New Private Housing and Vacancy Rates
Business Sales and Inventories—Total and Trade
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and New Orders

17
18
19
19
20
21

PRICES
Producer Prices
Consumer Prices
Changes in Producer Prices
Changes in Consumer Prices
Prices Received and Paid by Farmers

22
23
24
24
25

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

26
27
27
28
29
29
30
31

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

32
33
34

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




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