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98th Congress, 1st Session

Economic Indicators
SEPTEMBER 1983
Prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the




Council of Economic Advisers

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1983

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

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JAMES H. SCHEUER (New York)
CHALMERS P. WYLIE (Ohio)
MARJORIE S. HOLT (Maryland)
DAN LUNGREN (California)
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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
According to revised estimates for the second quarter of 1983, gross national product rose $100.5 billion or 13.3
percent, both at annual rates. Real output (GNP adjusted for price changes) rose 9.7 percent (annual rate) and the
implicit price deflator rose at a 3.3 percent annual rate.
IILLIOhIS OF DOLLARS
3,400

BILLIONS OF CJOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
3,400

(RATIO SCALE)
SEASONA LY ADJUSTED ANNU

-

Al RATES

^.

3,200

-

^x~~~

3,000

^

3 200

1

3,000

s*^

") Bfin

2800

-

-

2,600

2,600

-

GNP

IN (ZURRENT DOLLAR

2,400

—
2,400

f^

o onn
-

^^^

1 Rfin

>i
/

2 200
2000

1 800

<^

1 AAfl

1,400

^*S
>X^

s

p^H

-^

1 600

\

^ «""""""•"

_

1,400

GNP

IN 1972 DOLLAR s

-

« *»•"•*"*"*'*'
^***

i onn

\

1

1 200
I

1

1975

I

I

I i
1977

1976

1

1

I I I

1
1980

1979

1978

i I i
1981

1
1

1

i

i

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT C F COMMERCE

I

I

1983

1982

COUNCIL 0 F ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

Gross
national
product

Personal
consumption
expenditures

Gross
private
domestic
investment

672.2
737.1
812.0

166.4
195.0
229.8

Exports

26.0

95.4
132.8
128.1
157.1
186.7
219.8
268.1
314.8
342.5
330.2

73.1
72.8
77.0
83.0
86.0
92.8
100.3
111.8
131.2
154.0
179.4

28.5
29.1
33.9
39.7
43.2
50.6
53.3
56.5
65.9
75.2
79.3

168.5
193.1
217.2
232.9
250.4
278.3
306.0
340.8
366.5
390.5

1,070.0
1,175.7
1,307.9
1,420.1
1,556.1
1,706.2
1,895.3
2,137.4
2,403.5
2,641.5
2,935.6
3,097.5

367.5
371.0

344.7
341.7

600.3
622.8

232.4
248.5

154.9
166.7

77.5
81.8

367.9
374.3

2,971.4
3,017.9

29.9
33.3
.9
5.6

358.4
364.5
346.0
321.6

328.5
331.2
345.0
316.1

629.8
631.6
655.7
679.7

249.7
244.1
261.7
279.2

168.1
175.2
183.6
190.8

81.7
68.9
78.1
88.5

380.0
387.5
394.0
400.5

3,047.1
3,081.4
3,095.6
3,165.9

17.0
-8.5

326.9
327.1

309.9
335.6

677.4
683.4

273.5
273.7

194.4
199.4

79.1
74.3

404.0
409.7

3,210.9
3,286.6

,886.1
,904.1

495.8
476.2

22.8
29.2

IV

3,021.4
3,070.2
3,090.7
3,109.6

,938.9
,972.8
2,008.8
2,046.9

422.9
432.5
425.3
377.4

(1983: I
IT r

3,171.5
3,272.0

2,073.0
2,147.0

404.1
450.1

3,004.9
3,032.2

1982:

n
m

I

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




Nondefense

70.2

228.7
206.1
257.9
324.1
386.6
423.0
401.9
474.9
414.5

1981: HI
IV

National
defense

96.2
101.7
102.0
111.0
122.7
129.2
143.4
153.6
168.3
197.0
229.2
258.7

77.5
109.6
146.2
154.9
170.9
182.7
218.7
281.4
338.8
368.8
347.6

,549.2
,718.0
,918.3
2,163.9
2,417.8
2,631.7
2,954.1
3,073.0

Total

State and
local

234.9
253.1
270.4
304.1
339.9
362.1
393.8
431.9
474.4
537.8
595.7
649.2

68.8

888.1
976.4
,084.3
,204.4
,346.5
,507.2
,668.1
,857.2
,991.9

Imports

Tntnl

.7
14.2
13.4
26.8
13.8
-4.0
-1.1
13.2
23.9
26.3
17.4

1,077.6
,185.9
,326.4
,434.2

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

Final

Federal
Net
exports

4.1

1971

Goveniment purchsises of
goc ds and services

Exports aiid imports of goods and
services

64.7
76.7

138.7
151.4

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

Period

1971
1972
1973

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

IV
1982: I

n
m
IV

1983: I r

n

Gross
national
product

G ross private
dormjstic invest!nent
Personal
consumpChange
tion
in
Residen- business
expendi- Nonresidential
tial fixed
tures
invenfixed
tories
53.7

8.1

138.1
135.7
119.3
125.6
140.3
158.3
169.9
165.8
174.4
166.1

63.8
62.3
48.2
42.2
51.2
60.7
62.4
59.1
47.1
44.7
37.8

10.2
17.2
11.6
-6.7

962.9
955.7

177.0
176.3

43.1
39.4

16.1

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

961.4
968.8
971.0
979.6

173.6
167.1
163.3
160.5

36.3
37.8
36.5
40.6

1,490.1
1,525.1

986.7
1,010.6

159.9
163.0

45.5
52.6

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

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

112.2
121.0

1,525.8
1,506.9

Govern ment purch ases of
goocIs and serv ices

Ex]aorts of goods
8uid service 3

Federal
Net
exports

Exports

Total

Imports

Total

1.6
.7

71.0
77.5

69.3
76.7

15.5
27.8
32.2
25.4
22.0
24.0
37.2
50.3
43.0
28.9

97.3
108.5
103.5
110.1
112.9
126.7
146.2
159.1
159.7
147.3

39.8
39.9

-10.2
-3.4
-1.3
-22.7
-15.4
-5.4

7.8
13.3
16.0

7.3
-4.4

8.5
9.4
6.0

250.1

103.7
101.7
95.9
96.6
97.4

National
defense

Nondefense

State
and local

Final
sales

73.1
68.3
66.9

28.5
27.6
29.7

146.4
151.4
157.4
163.6

96.8
100.4
100.3
102.1
106.4
110.4
116.6

66.4
64.9
65.4
65.7
67.4
70.0
73.6
78.8

31.0
31.8
35.0
34.7
34.8
36.4
36.8
37.8

167.8
168.4
168.8
174.3
176.2
177.9
176.1
175.2

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

286.8
289.6

111.8
114.5

74.4
75.7

37.4
38.7

175.0
175.1

1,509.7
1,500.9

116.6
121.1
122.4
113.5

289.4
285.8
292.2
299.7

114.5
110.3
116.9
124.4

75.5
77.8
80.4
81.4

39.1
32.5
36.5
43.0

174.9
175.4
175.3
175.2

1,495.9
1,492.7
1,487.0
1,503.4

116.8
123.9

292.9
292.1

118.4
117.6

82.7
84.2

35.7
33.4

174.5
174.5

1,505.5
1,530.5

81.8
80.7
71.4
84.7
90.9
102.7
109.0
108.8
116.7
118.4

253.1
253.3
260.3
265.2
265.2
269.2
274.6
278.3
284.3
286.5
291.8

159.0
158.7

119.1
118.8

35.2
33.4
24.0
23.0

151.8
154.5
146.4
136.5

20.5
12.3

137.3
136.2

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

IMPLICIT PRICE DEFLATORS FOR GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
[1972 = 100; quarterly data are seasonally adjusted]
Personal c onsumption
expen ditures
Period

Gross
national
product

Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Gross private
domestic investment
Services

Residential fixed

96.2
100.0

134.8
149.6
155.3
161.9
172.6
192.5
212.9
230.8
236.0

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

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

99.0
100.0
101.7
108.2
117.3
123.9
129.2
136.4
145.0
156.2
167.3
174.8

96.6
100.0
108.5
123.4
132.5
137.2
143.6
153.4
169.9
188.1
202.5
209.0

100.0
104.7
113.0
121.6
129.6
139.3
150.0
162.3
178.8
195.8
211.6

103.8
115.4
132.2
138.6
146.3
157.2
170.8
186.2
201.9
209.7

94.8
100.0
109.1
120.3
131.0
140.7
158.0
178.3
200.5
218.5
233.5
240.2

1981: HI
IV

196.94
201.22

195.9
199.2

169.3
171.2

203.8
205.5

197.9
202.5

203.7
208.5

235.7
239.2

1982:

203.36
206.15
208.03
210.00

201.7
203.6
206.9
209.0

172.9
174.2
176.1
176.1

206.8
207.6
210.2
211.2

206.3
209.4
213.4
217.2

208.1
211.1
209.6
209.9

212.83
214.55

210.1
212.5

177.3
177.5

210.6
213.4

219.8
223.1

207.7
206.3

I

n

ffl
IV

1983: I r

n

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




95.6

Gove rnment pure liases of goc ds and
services
Federal

Nonresidential
fixed

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

1971
1972

Exports am1 imports of
goods am i services
Exports

Imports
Total

116.7
164.6
179.6
185.6
205.5
214.1
246.1
289.4
293.4
278.9

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

231.2
233.8

289.4
287.7

240.8
240.9
240.9
238.4

236.1
236.0
236.3
235.6

244.9
243.9

238.0
240.2

97.0
100.0
112.7

93.3
100.0

National
defense

Nondefense

State
and local

94.7

152.7
166.0
187.5
209.3
227.7

135.7
144.6
153.8
162.5
180.8
204.5
210.0

100.0
107.0
118.0
129.4
138.3
148.4
159.7
173.7
191.5
208.1
222.9

207.9
217.0

208.3
220.0

207.0
211.2

210.2
213.8

281.8
273.6
281.8
278.5

218.0
221.3
223.8
224.4

222.7
225.1
228.3
234.3

209.1
212.3
213.9
205.7

217.3
220.9
224.7
228.5

265.4
270.7

230.9
232.7

234.9
236.7

221.7
222.6

231.6
234.8

100.0
106.6
115.1
124.9
132.4
141.9

100.0
105.6
114.2
128.2

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

Grc ss national prc>duct
Period

Constant
(1972)
dollars

Current
dollars

1971
1972
1973

8.6

10.1
11.8

1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979.
1980
1981
1982
1981: HI
IV
1982: I

n
ni
IV

1983: I r

n

Implicit
price
deflator

Personal consumption e spenditures

Chain price
index

Fkedweighted
price index
(1972
weights)

Constant
(1972)
dollars

Current
dollars

5.8
8.8
9.3
5.2
5.8
7.4
8.6
9.2
9.4
6.0
9.4
9.0

4.8
4.0
6.0
9.4
9.1
5.8
6.3
7.8
9.5
9.8
9.5
6.4
8.9
8.4

11.4

5.0
4.2

5.8
.6
-1.2
5.4
5.5
5.0
2.8
-.3
2.6
-1.9

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

8.1
9.6

10.2

8.1
8.0
10.9
11.7
12.8
11.7
8.8
12.2
4.0
13.3
3.7
— 1.4
6.6
2.7
2.5

3.6
-4.9
-5.5
1.0
-1.0
-1.3

4.3
5.6
3.7
3.8

5.6
5.2
5.9
5.0

5.3
4.7
5.9
4.7

7.5
7.2
7.5
7.8

8.2
13.3

2.6
9.7

5.5
3.3

3.6
4.3

3.4
4.3

15.1

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

Chain price
index

Fixedweighted
price index
(1972

weights)

4.9
4.1
6.0
9.1
9.2
5.7
6.1
7.6
8.9
8.9
9.4
6.5
9.0
8.2

3.4
5.7

Implicit
price
deflator

9.4
9.9

11.0
11.1
11.8
11.9
10.7
11.3
7.3

3.5
-3.0
2.4
3.1
.9
3.6

3.9

2.9
10.0

5.2

4.3
3.7
5.7
10.1

4.3
3.6
6.1
10.4

4.2
3.5
6.1
10.4

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

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

7.8
5.3
6.2
7.4
9.7
11.1
9.2
5.7
7.5
6.8
4.8
3.5
6.7
5.1

2.2
4.6

2.3
4.7

1.6
4.9

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

Gross d omestic
product of ilonfinaneial
corporate business
(billions o f dollars)
Period
Current
dollars

1972

Total
cost and
profit 2

dollars

Capital
consumption
allowances
with
capital
consumption
adjustment

Indirect
business
taxes 3

Compensation of
employ-

708.2
694.2
745.5
795.8
846.3
876.1
859.5
887.5
857.7

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

m

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

883.7
888.7
898.6
878.9

1.905
1.934
1.979
2.024

.207
.213
.217
.229

.195
.198
.199
.204

n
m
IV

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

864.3
860.5
859.5
846.4

2.042
2.069
2.079
2.097

.236
.242
.247
.254

.204
.207
.209
.215

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

.1983: I
II r

1,817.6
1,892.4

856.0
885.8

2.123
2.136

.252
.245

.218
.223

1.428
1.416

1981: I
II

1982:

1

IV
I

626.8
678.0
731.9

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

lars.
2

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




Profits
tax

liability

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

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

Net

interest
Total

0.973
1.000
1.038
1.156
1.282
1.343
1.418
1.508
1.617
1.793
1.960
2.072

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

Corporate profits with inventory
valuation 2md capital cc nsumption
adjustments

0.641
.659
.692

3
4

Profits
after
tax 4

per hour
of all
employees (1972

Compensation per
hour of
all

employees

(dollars)

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

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

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

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

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

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

.064
.070
.081
.080
.080
.079
.072
.073

.168
.163
.177
.169

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

8.290
8.319
8.392
8.323
8.342
8.330
8.409
8.421

10.541
10.730
10.957
11.171

.148
.147
.148
.135

.081
.071
.075
.068
.053
.051
.049
.040

11.463
11.614
11.795
11.952

.070
.066

.156
.187

.049
.062

.108
.125

8.492
8.605

12.126
12.212

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

Sources: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis) and Department of Labor
(Bureau of Labor Statistics).

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

Period

National
income

Compensation of
employees1

Corporate profits with inv entory valuatic n and capital consumption

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

Rental
income of
persons
with
capital

adjustments
Profits %rith inventory valuation
adjustrm mt and withou t capital
consiimption adjust ment

Farm

tion
adjustment

Nonfarm

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

Profits

Total

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

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

652.2
718.0
801.3
877.5
931.4
,036.3
,152.1
,301.1
,458.1
,599.6
1,769.2
1,865.7

15.0

54.4

18.7
32.8
26.5
24.6
19.1
19.1
26.3
31.9
21.8
30.5
21.5

58.1
61.0
62.2
65.4
75.0
84.8
92.2
100.2
95.6
89.7
87.4

20.2
21.0
22.6
23.5
23.0
23.5
24.8
26.6
27.9
31.5
41.4
49.9

83.2
96.6
108.3
94.9
110.5
138.1
167.3
192.4
194.8
175.4
192.3
164.8

82.0
94.0

86.6
100.6

105.6
96.7
120.6
151.6
178.5
205.1
209.6
191.7
203.3
165.9

1981: DDE
IV

2,423.4
2,435.6

,791.7
,815.6

35.0
31.3

88.5
85.8

42.7
45.6

197.6
192.0

1982:

n
in
IV

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

,834.2
,859.9
,879.5
,889.0

27.4
16.8
15.8
26.0

83.7
88.1
87.8
90.2

47.4
49.0
50.9
52.3

I
IF

2,528.5
2,612.8

,923.7
,968.7

22.2
21.0

98.4
106.2

54.1
54.8

1983:
1

I

Capital
consump-

Total

Net
interest

adjustment

125.6
136.7
132.1
166.3
194.7
229.1
252.7
234.6
227.0
174.2

-4.6
-6.6
-20.0
-40.0
-11.6
-14.7
-16.2
-24.0
-43.1
-42.9
-23.6
-8.4

1.3
2.7
2.7
-1.8
-10.1
-13.5
-11.3
-12.7
-14.8
-16.3
-11.0
-1.1

46.5
51.2
60.2
76.1
84.5
87.2
102.5
121.7
153.8
192.6
249.9
261.1

208.3
201.5

227.7
217.2

-19.4
-15.7

-10.7
-9.5

268.0
265.3

162.0
166.8
168.5
161.9

167.7
170.3
168.3
157.2

173.2
178.8
177.3
167.5

-5.5
-8.5
-9.0
-10.3

-5.6
-3.5
.1
4.7

265.0
268.3
256.4
254.7

181.8
218.2

168.0
192.7

169.7
203.3

-1.7
-10.6

13.9
25.6

248.3
243.8

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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

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

No ndurable goods

Durabh3 goods
Period

Total
personal
consumption
expenditures

Total
durable
goods

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

Furniture and
household
equipment

Other

Total
nondurable
goods

Food

Retail sal es of new
passengper cars
(millions of units)

Clothing
and
shoes

Gasoline
and oil

Services
Other

Domestics

Imports

1.6
1.6
1.8

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

737.1
812.0
888.1
976.4
1,084.3
1,204.4
1,346.5
1,507.2
1,668.1
1,857.2
1,991.9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1.4
1.6
1.5
2.1
2.0
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.2

1981: III
IV

1,886.1
1,904.1

243.5
230.8

107.7
96.5

93.8
93.4

42.0
40.9

741.1
747.7

378.9
383.2

116.8
117.2

95.1
95.6

150.2
151.7

901.5
925.6

6.8
5.1

2.2
2.2

1982: I
II

Ill
IV

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

239.4
242.9
243.4
252.1

106.4
107.6
109.4
116.1

91.7
93.9
93.5
94.9

41.3
41.4
40.5
41.0

749.7
754.7
766.6
773.0

388.1
394.7
400.4
404.5

118.4
119.0
119.2
119.6

94.0
89.6
91.3
91.1

149.2
151.5
155.6
157.9

949.7
975.2
998.9
1,021.8

5.8
5.7
5.6
6.0

2.2
2.0
2.2
2.5

I
II r.

2,073.0
2,147.0

258.5
277.7

118.4
133.9

97.3
100.8

42.9
43.1

777.1
799.6

411.7
419.6

120.0
126.4

87.3
90.3

' 158.1 1,037.4
163.3 1,069.7

6.1
6.9

2.3
2.3

1983:

672.2

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME
Personal income increased $6.5 billion (annual rate) in August following a rise of $16.0 billion in July. Personal
income in August was affected by three special factors—the telephone strike, special payments to Postal Service
employees, and hurricane damage. Without these special factors, personal income would have increased by about
$14 billion in August.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)

3,200

3,200

2,800

2,800

2,400

2,400

2,000

2,000

1,600

1,600

1,200

1,200

1,000

1,000

WAGE
WAGE AND
AND SALARY
SALARYDDISBURSEMENTS

„-.•-***""""""""""'"

800

800

600

600
OTHER INCOME

TRANSFER
PAYMENTS
\

-

200

200

160

160

1975

1977

1982

1978

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

1973
1974
1975

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Aprr
May r
June r
July r.
Augp.

Total
personal
income

disbursements l

income

Farm

Personal
dividend
income

Personal
interest
income

Transfer
payments 5

Less:
Personal
contributions
for social
insurance

Nonfarm
personal
income 6

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

702.7
765.7
806.4
889.9
983.2
1,106.3
1,237.6
1,356.7
1,493.2
1,568.1

48.8
55.8
64.5
75.9
89.4
102.5
114.9
128.0
143.5
156.6

32.8
26.5
24.6
19.1
19.1
26.3
31.9
21.8
30.5
21.5

61.0
62.2
65.4
75.0
84.8
92.2
100.2
95.6
89.7
87.4

22.6
23.5
23.0
23.5
24.8
26.6
27.9
31.5
41.4
49.9

26.5
29.1
29.9
36.5
39.6
45.3
50.8
56.8
62.8
66.4

93.9
112.4
123.2
132.5
152.8
179.4
218.7
266.0
341.3
366.2

119.5
141.2
178.3
194.3
207.9
223.8
250.3
297.6
337.2
374.5

42.6
47.9
50.4
55.5
61.1
69.8
81.1
88.7
104.6
112.0

1,023.7
1,131.8
1,229.1
1,359.3
1,506.5
1,689.7
1,899.3
2,119.5
2,377.0
2,527.6

2,586.7
2,597.4
2,617.8
2,633.1
2,645.0

1,579.2
1,581.2
1,583.1
1,583.1
1,591.8

158.1
159.1
159.7
160.4
161.2

14.1
18.3
23.8
28.1
26.1

87.5
88.3
89.1
89.0
92.5

50.8
51.4
52.8
52.9
51.0

66.5
66.8
67.4
68.0
68.3

363.9
362.2
361.7
363.3
364.3

379.2
383.1
392.9
401.0
403.0

112.8
112.8
112.8
112.7
113.1

2,543.1
2,549.7
2,564.5
2,575.5
2,589.4

2,652.6
2,650.5
2,670.1
2,689.0
2,719.3
2,732.6
2,748.7
2,755.2

1,608.9
1,606.3
1,616.8
1,632.1
1,652.2
1,660.9
1,673.1
1,679.9

162.6
164.2
166.0
168.1
170.1
172.2
174.3
176.3

22.9
21.3
22.3
22.1
21.4
19.4
16.6
14.7

96.7
97.8
100.8
103.1
106.6
109.0
110.3
110.3

53.8
54.1
54.3
54.6
54.8
55.0
55.3
50.8

68.7
68.9
68.9
69.0
69.4
69.5
70.2
70.9

360.0
356.0
355.7
355.0
356.9
359.4
363.0
367.1

395.4
398.1
402.0
402.7
406.7
406.7
406.0
405.3

116.6
116.2
116.8
117.6
118.8
119.5
120.1
120.1

2,600.2
2,599.7
2,618.4
2,637.5
2,668.5
2,683.8
2,702.5
2,710.8

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




Nonfarm

Rental
income of
persons 4

12

4

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

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL INCOME
According to revised estimates, real per capita disposable income rose in the second quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
II 2,600

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

4,000

3,000

3,000

ly82

1975
r SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Period

Personal
income

Less:
Personal
tax and
nontax
payments

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Equals:
Disposable
personal
income

Less:
Personal
outlays l

Equals:
Personal
saving

Perc apita
disposable, personal
incc>me

Per capitii personal
consul nption
expenc litures

Current
dollars

Current
dollars

1972
dollars

Billions of doll ars

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

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

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

1983

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

1972
dollars

Do lars
691.1
757.7
835.5
913.2
,001.8
,111.9
,236.0
,384.6
,553.5
,718.7
,912.4
2,051.1

60.7
52.6

79.0
85.1
94.3
82.5
78.0
89.4
96.7
110.2
135.3
125.4

3,620
3,860
4,315
4,667
5,075
5,477
5,965
6,621
7,331
8,032
8,906
9,377

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

Percent
change in
real per
capita
disposable
personal
income

Saving as
percent of
disposable
personal
income

Population
(thousands) 2

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

3,355
3,511
3,623
3,566
3,609
3,774
3,924
4,057
4,121
4,092
4,162
4,180

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

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

230,187
230,797

1.6

7.2
7.5
6.1
5.9
5.6
5.4

2.0
2.6

5.4
4.0

233,501
233,984

2.4
2.9
5.7
-1.7

1.0
2.6
2.9
3.8
1.6
.6
2.2
^

Seas anally adju sted annual rates

1981:

HI

2,490.9
2,516.6

398.9
396.1

2,092.0
2,120.5

1,942.3
1,961.5

149.7
159.0

9,088
9,188

4,640
4,612

8,194
8,250

4,183
4,141

IV

2,528.1
2,563.2
2,591.3
2,632.0

400.2
404.2
399.8
404.1

2,127.9
2,159.0
2,191.5
2,227.8

1,997.0
2,031.9
2,068.4
2,107.0

130.8
127.1
123.0
120.8

9,199
9,315
9,430
9,562

4,562
4,574
4,558
4,576

8,382
8,511
8,644
8,785

4,156
4,180
4,178
4,204

1983: I r
II

2,657.7
2,713.6

401.8
412.6

2,255.9
2,301.0

2,134.2
2,209.5

121.7
91.5

9,661
9,834

4,599
4,629

8,878
9,176

4,226
4,319

IV.......

1982:

I
II

m

1
Includes personal consumption expenditures, interest paid by consumers to business, and personal transfer payments to foreigners (net).
2
Includes Armed Forces abroad. Annual data are averages of quarterly data, which are averages
for the period.




7.8
-2.4
-4.3

1.1
-1.4

231,304
231,790
232,387
232,990

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

FARM INCOME
In the second quarter of 1983, according to preliminary estimates, gross farm income rose $0.5 billion (annual rate)
and net farm income rose $1.6 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
200

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
200

160

160

GROSS FARM INCOME

120

120

100

100

80

80

60

60

NET FARM INCOME-

40

40

/\

./N

\

I

I

I
20

V
I

10

I
1975

I

I

I

I I I

I

I

1977

1976

I I
1978

I

I I I

I I

1980

1979

20

I

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1981

i i i
1982

i i i

10

1983

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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

Income of farm operators from farmi ng
(iross farm incom e
Period

Cas h marketing receipts
Total l
Total

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1981: I

n
m
IV

1982: I

n
m
IV

1983: I
HP

Livestock and
products

Crops

Value of
inventory
changes 2

Production
expenses

Current
dollars

1967 dollars 3

100.6
102.9
108.7
127.2
150.4
150.1
167.1
162.2

88.9
95.4
96.2
112.9
131.8
140.5
142.3
144.6

43.1

46.3
47.6
59.2
68.6
67.8
69.2
70.2

45.8
49.0
48.6
53.7
63.2
72.7
73.1
74.4

3.4
-1.5
1.1
.8
4.9
-5.3
7.6
1.9

82.7
88.9
99.5
118.1
128.6
137.0
140.1

25.6
20.1
19.8
27.7
32.3
21.5
30.1
22.1

15.9
11.8
10.9
14.2
14.8
8.7
11.0
7.6

161.2
165.1
172.2
169.7

141.9
138.5
145.7
143.0

69.2
69.5
70.1
68.0

72.7
69.0
75.6
75.0

3.1
10.1
9.5
7.9

135.1
136.5
137.8
138.6

26.1
28.6
34.4
31.1

9.9
10.7
12.5
11.0

168.4
158.5
155.9
165.8

147.6
142.0
142.3
146.3

70.7
71.0
70.2
68.9

76.9
71.0
72.1
77.4

2.0
-1.7
-3.5
-4.2

141.0
141.5
140.3
137.6

27.4
17.0
15.6
28.2

9.7
5.9
5.3
9.6

161.4
161.9

142.1
141.3

72.0
70.8

70.1
70.5

-1.5
1.6

136.6
135.5

24.8
26.4

11.6
12.2

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




Net farai income

3

75.0

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

Source: Department of Agriculture, except as noted.

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
320

320

280

280

240

240

200

80

80

40

40

1975

1983
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Pr<sfits (before tax) with inventory valuation adjustment 1

Profits after taX.

Doinestic indust lies

Nonfinancial

Period
Total

2

Total

1971
1972
1973
1974
1975

Financial

14.1
15.3
15.9
15.0
11.8
17.1
23.1
31.0

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

74.9
85.3
92.0
80.4
107.6
137.4
163.4
185.4
179.0
161.9
179.7
144.1

208.3
201.5

186.5
174.7

n
m

167.7
170.3
168.3
157.2

147.0
148.5
147.6
133.1

30.3
26.9
20.3
20.9
18.8
18.1
15.5
20.4
22.2
25.5

1983: I r

168.0
192.7

147.8
172.2

29.8
33.8

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1981:

ELI
IV

1982: I

IV

n

1
2

Tax
liability

Dividends

49.0
58.9
76.6
85.1
81.5
102.5
122.0
145.9
165.1
149.8
144.1
115.1

22.9
24.4
27.0
29.9
30.8
37.4
40.8
47.0
52.7
58.6
64.7
68.7

26.1
34.5
49.6
55.2
50.7
65.1
81.2
98.9
112.4
91.2
79.5
46.4

-4.6
-6.6
-20.0
-40.0
-11.6
14.7
-16.2
-24.0
-43.1
-42.9
-23.6
-8.4

83.7
75.6

144.0
141.7

66.4
67.3

77.6
74.4

-19.4
-15.7

173.2
178.8
177.3
167.5

60.3
61.4
60.8
54.0

112.9
117.4
116.5
113.5

67.7
67.8
68.8
70.4

45.2
49.5
47.7
43.1

-5.5
-8.5
-9.0
-10.3

169.7
203.3

61.5
76.0

108.2
127.2

71.4
72.0

36.7
55.2

-1.7
-10.6

Whole
sale and
reteil
trade

60.8
70.0
76.0
65.4
95.8
120.3
140.3
154.4
148.6
134.9
159.4
123.2

34.1
40.7
45.5
39.0
52.6
69.2
78.3
86.9
85.6
72.9
86.7
59.0

11.7
13.4
13.9
12.5
21.3
22.4
26.6
26.9
27.1
23.6
32.8
27.6

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

37.5
41.6
49.0
51.6
50.6
63.8
72.7
83.2
87.6
84.8
82.8
59.2

167.7
156.5

93.3
76.9

33.3
37.8

227.7
217.2

131.5
128.1
125.4
107.6

60.9
61.4
65.5
48.3

30.2
27.4
25.2
27.5

118.0
138.4

53.7
68.1

27.8
33.9
3

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

Undistributed
profits

Manufacturing

Total 3

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




Profits
before tax

Total

Includes industries not shown separately.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
According to revised estimates for the second quarter of 1983, business fixed investment rose $4.2 billion (annual
rate) and residential investment outlays rose $17.1 billion. There was a $14.5 billion decrease in inventories
following a decrease of $39.4 billion in the first quarter.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1975

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1976

1983

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

Gross
private
domestic
investment

Nonresu ential fixed in1vestment
Total

Structures

Producers'
durable
equipment

Residential fix ed investment
Total

Nonfarm
structures

Farm
structures

Change iii business
mven tories
Producers'
durable
equipment

Total

Nonfarm

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

166.4
195.0
229.8
228.7
206.1
257.9
324.1
386.6
423.0
401.9
474.9
414.5

107.9
121.0
143.3
156.6
157.7
174.1
205.2
248.9
290.2
308.8
352.2
348.3

40.5
44.1
51.0
55.9
55.4
58.8
64.4
78.7
98.3
110.9
133.4
141.9

67.4
76.9
92.3
100.7
102.3
115.3
140.8
170.2
191.9
197.9
218.8
206.4

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

48.9
61.5
65.6
54.8
52.4
68.8
92.0
107.0
114.0
98.1
99.8
86.0

0.7
.7
.7
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.3
1.5

1.3
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.5
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.2

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

6.4
9.6
15.2
16.0
-10.5
13.9
21.9
25.4
8.6
-4.5
10.9
-23.1

1981: III
IV

495.8
476.2

360.6
367.6

137.0
145.5

223.6
222.1

101.7
94.3

97.0
89.5

1.5
1.6

3.2
3.3

33.6
14.3

24.1
6.2

1982:

I
II
Ill
IV

422.9
432.5
425.3
377.4

361.3
352.7
342.3
337.0

144.7
144.2
140.0
138.6

216.5
208.5
202.2
198.4

87.3
91.0
87.9
96.8

83.2
86.1
83.4
91.2

.9
1.6
1.3
2.3

3.2
3.3
3.3
3.3

-25.7
-11.2
-4.9
-56.4

-27.6
-8.8
-2.3
-53.7

1983: I
II r

404.1
450.1

332.1
336.3

132.9
127.4

199.3
208.8

111.3
128.4

106.7
123.3

1,3
1.5

3.4
3.5

-39.4
-14.5

-39.0
10.3

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




EXPENDITURES FOR NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NONFARM
BUSINESS
According to the Commerce Department July-August survey, nonfarm business spending for new plant and
equipment for the year 1983 is expected to be 3.1 percent below the 1982 level. Spending in 1982 was 1.6
percent below the 1981 level.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
500

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
500

400

400

300

40

40

30

30
1975

1976

1980

1979

1978

1977

1981

1982

1983

J/ SEE FOOTNOTE 4 BELOW,
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
Plan t and equipment
Total

Period

Plant

M[anufacturin g

Equipment
Total

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983 4

:

r

102.79
111.50
128.87
151.52
171.77
179.81
194.70
196.75
r
192.60

6.10
7.44
9.24
10.21
11.38
13.51
16.86
15.45
r
12.71

139.07
137.52
134.43
127.32

187.89
184.34
179.33
175.86

127.47
122.76
118.26
110.23

60.39
58.28
56.61
50.51

67.08
64.48
61.65
59.72

199.49
199.11
195.51
192.95

17.43
16.38
14.57
13.41

125.40
125.60

167.62
167.86

109.86
108.79
r
117.44
r
119.80

50.74
48.48
r
53.00
r
53.73

59.12
60.31
r
64.44
r
66.07

183.17
184.67
r
195.61
r
206.93

12.03
10.91
r
13.29
r
14.60

1983: I r

293.03
293.46
r
313.04
r
326.73

ffl
IVr

n
ra44

IV
1

r

Wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and personal, business, and professional services.
2
"Other" consists of construction; social services and membership organizations; and forestry,
fisheries, and agricultural services.
8
Starts are estimated by adding changes in carryover to expenditures during given period.

10



Mining

28.59
31.47
35.18
39.29
47.61
56.90
64.95
63.23
r
62.49

326.95
•321.87
313.76
303.18

F

Total

26.33
28.47
34.04
40.43
51.07
58.91
61.84
56.44
r
51.49

n rr

1982:

r

Nondurable
goods

54.92
59.95
69.22
79.72
98.68
115.81
126.79
119.68
r
113.97

65.23
71.12
r
80.19
r
92.63
r
105.75 r
117.57
r
133.35
r
134.58
r

and

Communication

services l

other 2

Trade

Durable
goods

92.48
100.33
r
117.89
r
138.60
r
164.68
r
178.06
r
188.14
r
181.86

157.71
171.45
198.08
231.24
270.46
295.63
321.49
316.43
r
306.57

Starts of
plant and

Nonmanuifacturing
Transportation

Public
utilities

and

10.68
12.35
12.09
12.05
11.95
r
!1.13

19.98
22.37
26.79
29.95
33.96
35.44
38.40
41.95
r
42.18

46.23
49.30
56.54
68.66
79.26
81.79
86.33
86.95
r
87.68

26.90
32.02
34.83
36.99
41.06
40.46
r
38.90

12.00
12.17
11.29
12.33

40.35
41.45
43.02
43.00

87.82
88.74
86.88
84.36

41.87
40.36
39.75
39.84

11.04
10.88
r
10.51
r
12.08

41.61
41.48
r
42.09
r
43.53

82.38
85.85
r
89.31
r
93.18

36.11
35.54
r
40.40
r
43.54

8.68
8.89
9.40

2L80
23.51

ment
projects,
manufacturing 3
r

56.59
59.39
77.73
r
88.41
r
113.50
r
123.58
r
135.61
r
104.35
r
r

26.74
28.68
25.31
23.62
r

23,35
27.71

4
Planned capital expenditures as reported by business in late July and August 1983, corrected
for biases.

NOTE.—Series revised beginning 1947.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE
Seasonally adjusted civilian employment rose 278,000 in August and unemployment rose 109,000.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

— 4

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

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Thousands of persons 16 years of age and over, except as noted]
Civilian e mploymen t

renod

1977
1978 4
1979
1980
1981
1982

Noninstitutional
population
including
resident
Armed
Forces

Resident
Armed
Forces

160,689
163,541
166,460
169,349
171,775
173,939

1,656
1,631
1,597
1,604
1,645
1,668

rv

'!•

vuian
employment

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

Unemployment

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

Total
labor
force
including
resident
Armed
Forces

resident
Armed
Forces

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

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

Total
employment
includ-

Unemp oyment

Nonagiicultural
rr
*r
(Civilian

labor
force

Total

Agricultural

lotai

Tr»tol

Parttime for
econom-

Labor force
participa tion rate
(penjent)

15
Total

ic

weeks
and
over

m . i 2

lotai

Civilian 3

reasons *
99,009 92,017
102,251 96,048
104,962 98,824
106,940 99,303
108,670 100,397
110,204 99,526

Unadj listed

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

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

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

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

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

62.6
63.5
64.0
64.1
64.2
64.3

62.3
63.2
63.7
63.8
63.9
64.0

Seas Mially adjiisted

1982: Aug
Sept
Oct.
Nov
Dee

174,200
174,360
174,549
174,718
174,864

1,689
1,670
1,668
1,660
1,665

101,177
99,851
99,825
99,379
98,849

10,710
10,695
10,942
11,476
11,628

112,303
112,528
112,420
112,702
112,794

101,372
101,213
100,844
100,796
100,758

110,614
110,858
110,752
111,042
111,129

99,683
99,543
99,176
99,136
99,093

3,429
3,363
3,413
3,466
3,411

96,254
96,180
95,763
95,670
95,682

5,820
6,495
6,403
6,411
6,425

10,931
11,315
11,576
11,906
12,036

3,637
3,856
4,167
4,524
4,732

64.5
64.5
64.4
64.5
64.5

64.1
64.2
64.1
64.2
64.2

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug

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

1,667
1,664
1,664
1,671
1,669
1,668
1,664
1,682

97,262
97,265
97,994
98,840
99,543
101,813
103,273
103,167

12,517
12,382
11,879
11,035
10,765
11,570
10,707
10,411

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

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

110,548 99,103
110,553 99,063
110,484 99,103
110,786 99,458
110,749 99,557
111,932 100,786
111,875 101,285
112,261 101,563

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

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

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

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

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

64.1
64.1
64.0
64.1
64.0
64.6
64.5
64.7

63.8
63.7
63.6
63.7
63.7
64.3
64.2
64.4

. * Persons at work. Economic reasons include slack work, material shortages, inability to find full•me work, etc.
W 2 Total labor force as percent of noninstitutional population (both including resident Armed
Torces).
3
Civilian labor force as percent of civilian noninstitutional population.

25-479 0 - 8 3 - 2




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

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

11

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

PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

10

1983
'UNEMPLOYMENT AS PERCENT OF CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE IN GROUP SPECIFIED.
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Unemp oyment ra te (percent of civilia n labor force in group)

Period

Unemployment
rate, all
workers 1

1977
1978
1979

6.9
6.0
5.8
7.0
7.5
9.5

1980
1981
1982
1982: Aug...
Sept ..
Oct....
Nov...
Dec ...

9.7
10.1
10.3
10.6
10.7

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

10.2
10.2
10.1
10.1
10.0
9.8
9.3
9.4

1

By sex and age
civilian
workers

Men
20 years
and over

Women
20 years
and
over

7.1
6.1

5.2
4.3
4.2
5.9
6.3
8.8

7.0
6.0
5.7

5.8
7.1
7.6
9.7
9.9

10.2
10.5
10.7
10.8
10.4
10.4
10.3
10.2
10.1
10.0
9.5
9.5

By race
Both
sexes
16-19
years

White

12



Black

13.1
11.9
11.3
13.1
14.2
17.3

14.0
12.8
12.3
14.3
15.6
18.9

6.6
5.6
5.5

Married
men,
spouse
present

Women
who
maintain
families

Fulltime
workers

Parttime
workers

Labor
force
time lost
(percent) 2

6.9
7.3
9.3

3.6
2.8
2.8
4.2
4.3
6.5

9.4
8.5
8.3
9.2
10.4
11.7

6.6
5.6
5.3
6.9
7.3
9.6

9.9
9.0
8.8
8.8
9.4
10.5

7.6
6.5
6.3
7.9
8.5
11.0

18.5
18.8

19.1
19.8
20.1
20.2
20.8

9.4
9.8
10.1
10.5
10.7

6.8
7.2
7.5
7.6
7.8

11.7
12.4
11.3
12.5
13.2

9.7
10.2
10.5
10.6
10.8

10.4
10.6
10.3
11.3
11.1

10.9
11.7
12.0
12.4
12.7

19.0
18.0
18.5
18.8
18.6
18.9
17.9
18.1

20.8
19.7
19.9
20.8
20.6
20.6
19.5
20.0

10.1
10.1
10.1
9.9
9.8
9.4
9.0
9.1

7.1
7.2
7.1
7.1
7.0
6.6
6.1
6.3

13.2
13.0
13.5
13.2
12.9
12.8
11.6
11.6

10.3
10.4
10.3
10.2
9.9
9.7
9.4
9.4

10.6
10.1
10.5
10.6
11.0
12.1
10.2
10.1

11.7
12.0
11.8
11.4
11.5
10.8
10.4
10.6

6.4
6.8
8.3

6.2
5.2
5.1
6.3

9.0
9.6
9.8
10.0
10.1

8.3
8.4
8.7
9.0
9.2

23.8
23.8
24.1
24.2
24.5

8.7
9.1
9.3
9.6
9.7

17.7
18.1
18.4

9.6
9.9
9.6
9.8
9.6
9.0
8.8
8.8

9.0
8.9
8.8
8.4
8.5
8.6
7.9
8.0

22.7
22.2
23.5
23.4
23.0
23.6
22.8
23.0

9.1
9.2
9.0
8.9
8.9
8.6
8.2
8.2

6.7
8.6

Experienced
wage and
salary
workers

Total

17.8
16.4
16.1
17.8
19.6
23.2

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

By s elected grou] )S

Black a ad other

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE PROGRAMS
In August, the percentage of unemployed persons who had been out of work for less than 15 weeks rose while the
percentages out of work for 15-26
weeks and for 27 weeks and over declined.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
70

10

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION*
70

-

1979

1983

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
fment by
Percent distribution of unemplo^
durat ion 1

TT

Period

ployment
(thousands)

Less
than 5
weeks

5-14
weeks

15-26
weeks

27
weeks
and
over

Percent distribution of lunemplo yment by
reas on
Job
losers

Job
leavers

Reentrants

State
progr ams

New
entrants

Insured
unemployment

Initial
claims

Insured
unemployment, all
regular
programs
(unadjusted) 2

Special
unemployment
benefit
claims
(unadjusted) 3

1Weekly ave rage, thousarids
1978
1979
1980

6,202

46.2

6,137

51.6
58.7

14.1
14.3
11.7
11.2
7.9

29.9
29.4
25.2
25.4
22.3

14.3
13.3
11.4
11.9
11.1

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

346
388
488
460
583

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

7.4

41.7
42.9
51.7

13.6
16.0

10.4
8.7
10.7
14.0
16.6

31.0
31.7
32.3
30.7
31.0

12.4
11.5
13.8

1981
1982

7,637
8,273
10,678

48.1
43.1
41.7
36.4

1982: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

10,931
11,315
11,576
11,906
12,036

36.0
35.1
33.9
32.9
32.9

30.7
31.1
30.2
29.5
28.3

16.6
16.0
16.8
18.2
17.4

16.8
17.8
19.1
19.4
21.3

58.6
60.7
62.4
61.6
60.6

6.8
6.8
6.6
6.9

22.2
21.2
19.8
21.3
21.8

11.9
11.3
11.0
10.4
10.7

4,136
4,379
4,615
4,635
4,428

617
654
659
618
546

4,398
4,282
4,391
4,635
5,074

1983:

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

30.8
32.6
30.7
32.1
31.9
32.8
32.7
34.2

28.9
27.1
28.1
28.5
27.0
26.1
26.1
28.3

16.8
16.8
16.7
15.0
15.7
14.7
17.1
14.7

23.5
23.5
24.5
24.4
25.3
26.4
24.2
22.9

59.1
60.2
60.4
59.7
60.5
58.4
58.5
57.9

7.4
7.5
8.0
7.2
7.2
7.0
7.0
7.2

23.1
22.0
21.5
22.0
21.1
21.7
22.9
23.6

10.4
10.3
10.2
11.0
11.2
12.9
11.6
11.3

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

509
485
493
484
458
411
384
414

5,459
5,437
5,134
4,642
3,947
3,481
3,274

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June ....
July
Aug

1
2

Detail may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.
Includes State (50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands), ex-servicemen (UCX), Federal (UCFE), and railroad (RR) programs. Also includes Federal and State extended benefit programs. Does not include Federal supplemental compensation program.




3

807
897
708
936
953
691
1,117
1,445
1,086
849
437

Federal supplemental compensation program.

Source: Department of Labor (Bureau of Labor Statistics and Employment and Training Administration).

13

NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
Total nonagricultural employment as measured by the payroll survey fell 411,000 in August, largely as a result of
the communication workers' strike. After adjusting for the strike, employment rose about 300,000.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS*

MILLIONS OF PERSONS* (ENLARGED SCALE)

22
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

90
ALL NONAGRICULTURAL
ESTABLISHMENTS

20

80

70

16
GOVERNMENT

\r

i i i i i I i i 11 11 11 i i I I 1 i i i i 111 1 1 1 1 1 111

SERVICE-PRODUCING
INDUSTRIES

60

MANUFACTURING

\
20

50

40

CONSTRUCTION
_ GOODS-PRODUCING
INDUSTRIES

lllll
1979

1979

1983

1980

11111111
1980

M I I I I II I I I

1981

1982

I I I I I _I I I I I yii

1983

•SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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

Serviee-p roducing ind ustries

Goods- producing inc .ustries
orinrl
Penou

Total
nonagricultural
employment

N Manufacturing

Total

2

Construction

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

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

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

3,851
4,229
4,463
4,346
4,188
3,911

1982: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dee

89,264
89,235
88,938
88,785
88,665

23,672
23,530
23,287
23,131
23,061

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June r....
Julyr....
Aug*....

88,885
88,746
88,814
89,090
89,421
89,844
90,202
89,791

23,186
23,049
23,030
23,159
23,347
23,518
23,728
23,815

82,471

Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods




Wholesale and
retail
trade

Finance,
insurance,
and real
estate

Government
Services

Federal

State
and
local

8,086
8,231
8,280
8,098
8,061
7,753

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

4,713
4,923
5,136
5,146
5,165
5,081

18,516
19,542
20,192
20,310
20,547
20,401

4,467
4,724
4,975
5,160
5,298
5,340

15,303

20,170
18,853

11,597
12,274
12,760
12,187
12,109
11,100

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

2,727
2,753
2,773
2,866
2,772
2,739

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

3,893
3,875
3,847
3,843
3,815

18,666
18,555
18,358
18,222
18,193

10,961
10,862
10,685
10,577
10,559

7,705
7,693
7,673
7,645
7,634

65,592
65,705
65,651
65,654
65,604

5,056
5,054
5,033
5,019
5,008

20,410
20,380
20,344
20,320
20,256

5,344
5,351
5,350
5,356
5,367

19,097
19,136
19,144
19,187
19,215

2,739
2,735
2,742
2,746
2,747

12,946
13,049
13,038
13,026
13,011

3,905
3,790
3,757
3,786
3,860
3,933
3,971
4,024

18,244
18,245
18,267
18,376
18,493
18,582
18,742
18,770

10,594
10,608
10,617
10,689
10,788
10,844
10,962
10,994

7,650
7,637
7,650
7,687
7,705
7,738
7,780
7,776

65,699
65,697
65,784
65,931
66,074
66,326
66,474
65,976

4,979
4,966
4,963
4,988
4,993
4,992
4,986
4,331

20,355
20,343
20,350
20,329
20,356
20,494
20,528
20,544

5,374
5,384
5,391
5,423
5,435
5,451
5,463
5,480

19,238
19,262
19,356
19,478
19,546
19,668
19,771
19,877

2,748
2,742
2,742
2,738
2,756
2,742
2,737
2,733

13,005
13,000
12,982
12,975
12,988
12,979
12,989
13,011

19,682
20,505
21,040
20,285

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

14

Total

Transportation and
public
utilities

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

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

Average weeklj
hours
Period

1974

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

Manufa ,eturing

Total
private
nonagrieultural 1

Total

36.5
36.1
36.1
36.0
35.8
35.7
35.3
35.2
34.8
34.8
34.8
34.7
34.7
34.8
35.1
34.5
34.8
34.9
35.1
35.1
35.0
35.0

Total
private
nonagricultural *

Overtime

3.3
2.6
3.1
3.5
3.6
3.3
2.8
2.8
2.3

40.0
39.5
40.1
40.3
40.4

40.2
39.7
39.8
38.9
39.0
38.8
38.9
39.0
39.0
39.7
39.2
39.5
40.1
40.0
r
40.1
40.2
40.3

2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.6
2.9
2.7
2.9
3.0
3.2

Manufacturing

$4.42
4.83
5.22
5.68
6.17
6.70
7.27
7.99
8.50
8.56
8.57
8.58
8.61
8.63
8.68
8.76
8.75
8.78
8.79
8.82
8.84
8.84

$4.24

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

Adjustc d hourly earnin gs index — total private
nonagncultural 2
Percent ehang'e from a year
earlie r 4 5

Ind ex,
1977 -100

1977
dollars 3

Current
dollars

Current
dollars

80.0

98.3

86.7
92.9
100.0
108.1
116.8
127.3
138.9
148.3
149.6
150.0
150.7
151.1
151.9
152.7
153.4
153.4
154.0
154.6
154.8
155.2
155.0

97.6
99.0
100.0
100.5
97.4
93.5
92.6
93.3
93.0
93.1
93.1
93.4
94.1
94.7
95.3
95.0
94.8
94.7
r
94.8
94.6
94.1

8.0
8.4
7.2

7.6
8.1
8.0
9.0
9.1
6.8

1977 dollars
2.8

-.7
1.4
1.0
.5

-3.1
-4.0
-1.0
.8
.7
1.2
1.2
1.1
2.0

6.6
6.1
6.2
5.7
6.0
5.4
5.7
5.4
5.2
4.8
4.6
4.3
3.6

1.8
2.4
1.6
1.2
1.4
2.1
2.1
1.2

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

Avera ge gross weekly esurnings
Period

Current dollars

1974

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

Manufacturing

Total jirivate
nonagnc ultural *
1977 dollars 3

$154.76
163.53

$190.12
184.16

175.45
189.00
203.70
- 219.91
235.10
255.20
266.92

186.85
189.00
189.31
183.41
172.74
170.13
167.87
167.18
166.98
166.32
166.96
168.61
171.48
169.61
170.45
170.85
171.42
171.85
171.37
169.27

269.00
269.00
269.27
269.97
272.14
276.59
272.90
275.27
277.46
279.75
280.80
281.05
278.95

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

3




Construction

Wholesale and
retail trade

Current dollars

1977 dollars

Current dollars

$176.80
190.79
209.32
228.90
249.27
269.34
288.62
318.00
330.65
333.84
332.52
333.76
335.79
336.57
344.60
343.39
345.63
352.08
351.60
353.68
355.37
356.25

$249.25
266.08

$119.02
126.45

283.73
295.65
318.69
342.99
367.78
399.26
426.45
428.72
425.59
427.25
426.24
437.18
461.35
439.20
438.00
443.54
441.19
440.82
440.89
439.26

133.79
142.52
153.64
164.96
176.46
190.62
198.10
199.68
199.06
200.65
200.98
203.19
202.57
200.65
202.88
203.83
205.76
207.68
207.35
207.02

6.4

5.7
7.3
7.7
7.8
8.0
6.9
8.5
4.6
4.3
4.0
3.4
3.4
4.4
6.8
3.1
4.3
4.7
4.6
4.9
4.6
3.7

-4.1
-3.1
1.5
1.2
.2
-3.1

5.8
-1.5
-1.3
1.4
-.9
1.6
— 1.1
.5
3.1
-.2
.6
.7
1.2
2.4
2.4
1.3

4

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

15

PRODUCTIVITY AND RELATED DATA, BUSINESS SECTOR
Output pe r hour of
allpersons
Period
Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Outj ut

Business
sector

l

Hours of all
pers(HIS 2

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Compens ation per

hou r 3

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Real compensation

Business
sector

CO

Nonfarm
business
sector

Implici t price
defla tor 5

Unit labor

per hour 4

st

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

19'f7 = 100;( [uarterly e ata seasoilally adjusted

1969

85.5

86.5

79.0

78.8

92.5

91.1

54.2

54.8

89.6

90.6

63.4

63.4

63.2

63.3

58.7
62.5
66.7
71.7
78.5

90.8
92.8
95.7
97.3
95.9

91.5
93.5
96.6
97.8
96.4

67.5

69.5
71.5
75.3
84.4

67.6
69.7
71.7
75.3
84.5

66.0
69.0
71.3
75.3
82.4

66.3
69.3
71.3
74.0
81.6

86.2
89.2
92.4
94.7
92.5

86.8
89.7
93.0
95.3
92.9

78.4
80.7
86.1
91.7
89.9

78.0
80.3
85.8
91.7
89.8

90.5
93.2
96.8
97.3

89.8
89.5
92.3
96.2
96.7

58.2
62.0
66.1
71.3
78.0

1975
1976
1977.
1978
1979

94.5
97.6
100,0
100.6
99.4

94.7
97.8
100.0
100.6
99.1

88.2
93.8
100.0
105.5
107.8

87.8
93.7
100.0
105.7
108.0

93.3
96.0
100.0
104.9
108.5

92.7
95.8
100.0
105.0
109.0

85.5
92.9
100.0
108.6
118.7

86.0
93.0
100.0
108.6
118.4

96.3
98.9
100.0
100.9
99.1

96.8
99.0
100.0
100.9
98.9

90.5
95.1
100.0
108.0
119.5

90.8
95.1
100.0
108.0
119.5

90.4
94.7
100.0
107.5
117.2

90.0
94.6
100.0
107.1
116.5

1980
1981
1982

98.9
101.3
101.2

98.4
100.3
100.2

106.5
109,8
106.7

106.5
109.3
106.3

107.6
108.4
105.4

108.2
109.0
106.0

131.2
143.9
155.1

130.7
143.5
154.7

96.5
95.9
97.4

96.1
95.6
97.1

132.7
142.1
153.3

132.8
143.0
154.4

128.1
140.1
147.7

128.1
140.4
148.6

100.5
101.1
102.3
101.2

100.1
100.1
101.1
99.9

109.2
109.8
111.2
108.9

109.2
109.4
110.5
108.2

108.6
108.6
108.7
107.7

109.1
109.2
109.4
108.2

139.7
142.2
145.5
148.2

139.3
141.8
145.1
147.7

96.3
96.1
95.6
95.6

96.0
95.8
95.3
95.4

139.0
140.7
142.3
146.4

139.2
141.6
143.5
147.8

136.3
138.2
141.5
144.3

136.2
138.4
141.8
145.0

101.1
100.7
101.1
101.9

100.0
99.9
100.4
100.8

107.2
106.9
106.6
106.0

106.5
106.7
106.5
105.4

106.0
106.2
105.4
104.0

106.5
106.8
106.0
104.6

151.6
153.9
156.5
158.7

151.3
153.5
156.1
158.3

97.1
97.4
97.1
98.0

96.9
97.1
96.9
97.8

149.9
152.9
154.7
155.6

151.3
153.6
155.4
157.1

145.5
147.5
148.5
149.4

146.4
148.3
149.1
150.5

102.5
103.9

101.7
103.2

107.1
110.3

106.7
109.9

104.5
106.2

104.9
106.5

160.7
162.1

161.0
162.7

99.4
99.2

99.5
99.6

156.9
156.1

158.3
157.6

151.5
152.6

152.4
153.6

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974

..

1981: I

n........
m

TV.
1982;

I.........

n
m
IV

1983:

I

n

91.0

Pe reent

1969

0.2

1970
1972
1973
1974.

.8
3.6
3.5
2.6
-2.4

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

2.2
3.3
2.4
.6
-1.2

1980
1981
1982

-.5
2.4
.1

1971........

1981:

I

n
ra
IV

1982: I

n
ra
IV

1983:

chan ge; quarterly data at seasonal] y adjusted annual ra tes

2.9

2.9

2.6

3.2

7.0

6.5

1.5

1.1

6.7

6.8

4.9

4.7

.3
3.3
3.7
2.4
-2.5

-.8
3.0
6.6
6.6
-2.0

-1.0
2.9
6.9
6.8
-2.0

-1.6
-.5
3.0
3.9
.4

-1.3
-.4
3.1
4.3
.5

7.3
6.6
6.5
8.0
9.4

7.0
6.6
6.7
7.6
9.4

1.3
2.2
3.1
1.6
1.4

1.0
2.2
3.3
1.3
-1.4

6.4
2.9
2.9
5.3
12.1

6.6
3.1
2.8
5.0
12.2

4.5
4.4
3.4
5.5
9.5

4.8
4.5
3.0
3.8
10.2

2.0
3.2
2.2
.6
-1.5

-2.0
6.4
6.6
5.5
2.3

-2.2
6.7
6.7
5.7
2.2

-4.1
3.0
4.1
4.9
3.5

-4.1
3.4
4.4
5.0
3.7

9.6
8.6
7.7
8.6
9.4

9.6
8.1
7.5
8.6
9.0

.5
2.6
1.2
.9
-1.7

.4
2.2
1.0
.9
-2.0

7.3
5.1
5.1
8.0
10.7

7.5
4.8
5.2
8.0
10.7

9.8
4.7
5.6
7.5
9.0

10.3
5.1
5.7
7.1
8.8

"

-.7
1.9
-.1

-1.3
3.1
-2.8

-1.4
2.7
-2.8

-.8
.7
-2.7

-.7
.7
-2.7

10.5
9.7
7.7

10.4
9.8
7.8

-2.6
-.6
1.5

-2.8
__.6
1.6

11.1
7.1
7.9

11.1
7.7
7.9

9.2
9.4
5.4

10.0
9.6
5.8

5.9
2.2
4.7
-4.1

5.2
.4
3.8
-4.4

8.3
2.3
5.2
-7.8

7.8
.8
4.3
-8.3

2.3
.1
.5
-3.9

2.4
.5
.5
-4.0

11.5
7.4
9.6
7.5

11.5
7.3
9.6
7.6

.8
-1.0
-2.2
.3

.9
— 1.1
-2.1
.3

5.3
5.0
4.7
12.2

6.0
6.9
5.6
12.6

11.2
5.6
9.9
8.2

11.6
6.6
10.0
9.5

-.4
-1.6
1.7
3.3

.1
-.4
2.3
1.3

-6.3
-1.0
-1.1
-2.3

-6.2
.8
-.6
-4.1

-6.0
.6
-2.7
-5.4

-6.2
1.2
-2,9
-5.3

9.4
6.4
6.7
5.7

10,0
5.8
7.2
5.8

6.3
1.1
-1.0
3.7

6.8
.5
-.6
3.7

9.8
8.1
5.0
2.3

9.9
6.2
4.7
4.4

3.4
5.5
2.7
2.6

3.7
5.4
2.2
3.7

2.0
5.7

3.7
6.1

4.2
12.5

4.9
12.7

2.1
6.5

1.2
6.2

5.4
3.5

6.8
4.3

5.8
-.7

7.2
.1

3.3
-2.1

3.0
-1.6

5.5
3.1

5.3
3.3

I

n

1

-0.3

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

16



5

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

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

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Industrial production rose 0.9 percent in August, following a rise of 2.0 percent in July. The index for August was
8.7 percent above its year earlier level.
INDEX, 1967=100* (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1967=100*

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

(RATIO SCALE)

UTILITIES AND MINING PRODUCTION

UTILITIES

\J

\

MINING

V
1982

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION

180

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

[Seasonally adjusted]

To tal
indus trial
produ etion
Period
Index,
1967 = 100

1967 proportion

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

Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May r

June r
July r
Aug»

1
2

100.00
129.8
129.3
117.8
130.5
138.2
146.1
152.5
147.0
151.0
138.6
138.4
137.3
135.7
134.9
135.2
137.4
138.1
140.0
142.6
144.4
146.3
149.2
150.5

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




Capacity u tilization rate , percent l

Industry pro( uction indexes , 1967 = 100

Manufa cturing

Manufacturing

Percent
change
from year
earlier

8.4
.4
-8.9
10.8
5.9
5.7
4.4
-3.6
2.7
-8.2
-9.9
9.4
-9.0
-7.8
-5.7
-2.3
-3.4
-1.2
1.7
3.7
5.5
7.5
8.7

Mining
Total

87.95
129.8
129.4
116.3
130.3
138.4
146.8
153.6
146.7
150.4
137.6
138.0
137.1
135.0
134.0
134.5
136.7
138.2
140.4
143.1
145.1
147.4
150.3
151.4

Durable

51.98
127.1
125.7
109.3
122.3
130.0
139.7
146.4
136.7
140.5
124.7
124.9
123.5
120.3
119.3
119.9
122.5
123.9
126.3
129.1
131.0
133.3
136.7
137.7

Utilities

Nondurable

35.97
133.8
134.6
126.4
141.8
150.5
156.9
164.0
161.2
164.8
156.2
156.9
156.7
156.2
155.3
155.6
157.4
159.0
160.7
163.3
165.4
167.7
170.0
171.1

6.36
114.7
115.3
112.8
114.2
118.2
124.0
125.5
132.7
142.2
126.1
116.9
114.7
115.9
116.8
118.4
121.9
115.6
112.6
111.6
112.8
113.1
115.4
117.0

5.69
145.4
143.7
146.0
151.7
156.5
161.4
166.0
168.3
169.1
168.7
168.5
167.5
167.8
166.7
164.2
163.1
162.0
165.8
169.3
169.7
169.1
172.0
175.3

Federal
Reserve
series

87.6
83.7
72.9
79.6
82.2
84.7
86.0
79.6
79.4
71.1
71.2
70.6
69.4
68.8
68.9
70.0
70.6
71.6
72.9
73.8
74.8
76.2
76.7

Commerce
series 2

86

83
77
81
83
84
83
78
76
70
69
68
70
73

Materials
(Federal
Reserve
series)

91.7
87.0
73.3
81.1
82.6
85.6
87.6
80.4
80.7
70.1
69.5
69.0
67.9
67.0
66.6
68.7
70.1
71.5
72.5
73.5
74.4
76.0
76.7

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

17

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

*
ProdLucts
Intermedia te products

Final products
Period

C/onsumer
Total
Total

goods

Durable
goods

Materials

Equi] ment
Nondurable
goods

Total
Total

Business

Construction
supplies

Supplementary
p:
gy
total

C

1967 proportion

47.82

27.68

7.89

19.79

20.14

12.63

12.89

6.42

39.29

12.23

1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978.
1979
1980
1981

124.4
125.1
118.2
127.6
135.9
142.2
147.2
145.3
149.5
141.5

131.5
128.9
124.0
137.1
145.3
149.1
150.8
145.4
147.9
142.6

146.2
135.3
121.4
141.9
154.0
159.2
155.8
136.7
140.5
129.2

125.6
126.3
125.1
135.2
141.9
145.1
148.8
148.9
150.9
148.0

114.5
120.0
110.2
114.6
123.0
132.8
142.2
145.2
151.8
139.8

134.2
142.4
128.2
135.4
147.8
160.3
171.3
173.2
181.1
157.9

137.2
135.3
123.1
137.2
145.1
154.1
160.5
151.9
154.4
143.3

139.8
134.5
116.3
132.6
140.6
151.7
158.0
140.9
141.9
124.3

133.9
132.4
115.5
131.7
138.6
148.3
156.4
147.6
151.6
133.7

128.3
125.5
125.5
129.1
132.9
135.4
137.9
137.7
137.4
135.7

141.2
140.0
138.7
138.3
139.5

144.1
143.4
142.2
141.3
142.0

132.9
131.3
126.5
124.6
125.9

148.6
148.2
148.5
147.9
148.4

137.3
135.2
134.0
134.2
136.1

153.9
150.5
147.1
146.4
148.1

144.7
143.7
141.6
141.8
141.5

127.1
125.5
122.5
123.4
123.0

132.8
132.0
130.0
128.4
127.8

134.8
132.7
134.1
133.3
132.2

140.1
138.9
139.9
142.8
144.5
146.4
148.9
149.8

143.6
143.4
144.3
147.7
150.4
152.3
155.0
155.9

131.6
134.4
136.3
140.5
145.5
149.1
153.7
155.8

148.3
147.0
147.5
150.5
152.3
153.5
155.5
155.9

135.3
132.7
133.8
136.2
136.5
138.4
140.6
141.4

146.6
142.7
143.7
146.9
147.7
150.6
152.6
152.8

143.7
145.3
147.8
150.8
152.2
154.3
157.5
159.5

127.0
129.7
133.1
136.4
138.4
141.9
145.0
147.4

132.0
134.9
137.6
139.7
141.7
143.6
146.7
148.3

132.4
131.0
131.9
133.9
133.8
133.6
136.9
137.9

1982.....

1982: Aug
Sept

Get
Nov
Dee

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May r .
June r.
July1"
Aug*

[1967 = 100, seasonally adjusted]

* endurable

Durable m mufactures
Transp ortation
equip ment

Primary metals
Period
Total

1967 proportion

1973
1974
1975
1976....

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: Aug
Sept

Get
Nov
Dec

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

Aug p.

Iron and
steel




Nonelectrical
machinery

Electrical
machinery
Total

Motor
vehicles
and parts

Lumber
and
products

Apparel
products

Printing
and
publishing

Chemicals and
products

Foods

6.57

4.21

5.93

9.15

8.05

9.27

4.50

1.64

3.31

4.72

7.74

8.75

126.7
123.1
96.4
109.7
111.1
119.9
121.3
102.3
107.9
75.3

122.3
119.8
95.8
104.8
103.8
113.2
113.2
92.4
99.8
61.7

124.7
124.2
109.9
123.9
131.0
141.6
148.5
134.1
136.4
114.8

133.7
140.1
125.1
134.5
143.6
153.6
163.7
162.8
171.2
149.0

143.1
143.8
116.5
134.8
145.4
159.4
175.0
172.8
178.4
169.3

118.3
108.7
97.4
111.1
122.2
132.5
135.4
116.9
116.1
104.9

148.8
128.2
111.1
142.0
161.1
169.9
159.9
119.0
122.3
109.8

126.0
116.2
107.6
123.2
131.2
136.3
136.9
119.3
119.1
112.6

117.3
114.3
107.6
125.7
134.2
134.2
134.4
127.0
120.4

118.2
118.2
113.3
122.5
127.6
131.5
136.9
139.6
144.2
144.1

154.5
159.4
147.2
170.9
185.7
197.4
211.8
207.1
215.6
196.1

120.9
124.0
123.4
133.0
138.8
142.7
147.5
149.6
152.1
151.1

72.9
73.2
69.6
63.6
63.5

57.4
56.4
54.1
47.5
46.6

114.3
112.3
107.6
107.0
107.3

147.2
144.9
140.4
139.6
139.2

169.7
167.0
165.4
165.5
165.5

107.0
105.3
100.8
100.2
103.7

116.7
113.5
103.0
101.7
108.8

120.3
119.9
117.2
119.1
121.4

145.3
144.3
142.0
141.7
142.8

195.6
196.4
194.1
192.8
195.9

150.7
149.0
151.5
152.0
152.8

73.1
77.9
81.2
83.1
84.9
85.5
87.2
87.5

59.0
64.3
66.9
68.5
69.5
69.7
73.2

107.6
110.3
113.9
115.3
115.5
118.5
121.4
122.8

138.0
136.2
138.6
143.1
146.1
149.8
154.2
156.3

169.5
168.9
173.8
177.2
180.1
182.0
187.3
186.3

106.3
109.6
110.1
111.4
113.8
116.6
119.7
121.1

113.9
123.0
123.2
125.5
130.4
136.2
142.2
145.0

130.0
130.2
128.7
132.1
135.8
137.4
140.9

141.3
144.0
145.9
145.7
145.2
147.4
150.8
151.9

197.6

154.4
153.0
152.0
153.7
155.6
157.1

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

18

Fabricated metal
products

iiianufacture

202.3
205.7
208.5

211.0
214.6
216.9

NEW CONSTRUCTION
Private
Total new
construction
expenditures

Period

Construction

Resklential
Total

Commercial
and industrial

New housing
units

Total1

Other

Federal,
State, and
local

Total value
index
(1977 = 100)

contracts 2
Commercial
and industrial
floor space
(millions of
square feet)

1illioES of dollars

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981.
1982

«....

135.9
151,1
173.8
205.6
230.4
230.7
239.4
232.0

95.1
112.0
135.7
159.7
181.6
175.7
186.1
181.0

46.5
60.5
81.0
93.4
99.0
87.3
86.6
74.8

20.8
19.9
22.5
29.6
39.9
43.8
51.3
54.6

34.4
47.3
65.7
75.8
78.6
63.1
62.7
51.9

27.8
31.5
32.2
36.7
42.7
44.7
48.2
51.5

40.9
39.1
38.2
45.9
48.8
55.0
53.3
51.1

Seasonally
adjusted

Seasonal ly adjusted annual. rates
1982: July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May r
June r
July*
Aug"

230.8
231.6
230.7
234.1
243.7
240.2
247.9
243.0
241.9
245.5
253.1
263.1
267.7

180.8
179.5
178.2
181.9
190.5
190.8
195.0
194.3
194.9
198.0
204.6
213.4
217.2

73.8
72.7
71.7
76.4
81.2
86.0
89.7
93.6
96.1
102.0
107.5
113.8
117.7

55.0
54.5
54.6
54.1
54.6
52.6
53.4
51.0
49.7
46.8
46.3
49.0
48.4

51.4
52.6
53.0
53.6
55.8
58.6
63.4
68.8
72.3
77.3
82.2
88.1
92.2

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

66.0
79.0
100.0
114.0
122.0
107.0
107.0
111.0

52.0
52.3
51.9
51.4
54.7
52.2
52.0
49.8
49.0
49.2
50.8
50.6
51.1

50.0
52.2
52.5
52.2
53.2
49.4
52.9
48.7
47.0
47.5
48.5
49.6
50.5

r 102

no

117
105
122
131
127
119
131
129
148
151
137
146

555
592
739
977
1,059

904
906
685

Seasonally
adjusted
annual rates
694
717
671
656
608
595
803
693
632
652
734
785
741
783

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

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

New private housing units

Period
Total

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

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

Units started, bj

type of structun3

1 unit

2-4 units

892.2
1,162.4
1,450.9
1,433.3
1,194.1
852.2
705.4
662.6

64.0

85.9
121.7
125.0
122.0
109.5
91.1
80.0

5 or more units
204.3
289.2
414.4
462.0
429.0
330.5
287.7
319.6

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

Units
completed

Homes sold

Homes for
sale at end of
period *

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

549
646
819
817
709
545
436
412

813
353
402
414
3
398
336
272
251

1,001
936
1,077
1,053
1,035
,195
,138
,147
,164
r
,353
1,383
1,413

389
473
481
545
529
611
593
611
635
r
665
666
609
578

248
247
245
246
251
259
262
262
266
r
273
285
292
297

Vacancy rate
housing units
(percent) 2
6.0
5.6
5.2
5.0
5.4
5.4
5.0
5.3

Seasonal ly adjusted annu al rates

1982: Aug
Sept ....
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June T
July r
Aug p

,046
,134
,142
,361
,280
1,694
1,784
1,605
1,506
1,807
1,736
1,785
1,935

651
683
716
868
842
1,126
1,103
1,008
1,001
1,183
1,127
1,025
1,135

87
90
66
79
79
100
117
100
117
96
123
137
138

308
361
360
414
359
468
564
497
388
528
486
623
662

1
Seasonally adjusted.
2
Quarterly data entered in last month of quarter. Series beginning 1979 not strictly comparable
with earlier data.
8
New series beginning March 1979.




928
1,029
1,154
1,227
1,326
1,447
1,479
1,467
,536
,635
,761
,782
,652

5.3
5.5

5.7
5.5

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

19

BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES—Manufacturing and Trade
Manufacturing and trade sales fell 0.5 percent in July and inventories rose $1 billion. According to the advanc
survey, total retail sales fell 1.4 percent in August following a decline of 0.2 percent in July.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

600

160
150

550

140
500

130

450

RETAIL INVENTORIES

120
110

400

100
350 ~

300

„*.,..•»'"""..,X*

RETAIL SALES

250

200

1980

1979

1982

1981

1983

RATIO*
1.80

150

INVENTORY-SALES RATIO

1.70

MANUFACTURING
AND TRADE —

1.60

V

1.50
1.40
1.30

100I l l 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 i i

i l 1 1 i I I 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 i i
1980

1979
* SEASONALLY

1.20
1982

1981

1983

1979

1983

ADJUSTED
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Manufact uring and
tracle 1

Who!esale

Sales

Period
Sales 2

Inventories 3

Sales

2

Inventories **

Inventory-s ales ratio 4

Re tail

Total

2

Durable
goods
stores

Inventories
Nondurable goods
stores

Total

3

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable goods
stores

Manufacturing
an ra e

Retail

Millions of dollars, seasonally <adjusted
1975
1976.
1977

1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June r.
July*
Aug*
1
2
3

229,624
260,307
297,663
327,284
356,099
344,179

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

46,623
50,694
55,987
66,117
78,680
9'2,658
100,673
95,363

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

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

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

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

347,676
343,426
342,882
336,905
338,722
338,391

521,145
521,257
521,000
519,797
513,888
511,942

95,790
94,341
92,527
91,806
91,912
91,389

119,854
119,190
119,537
120,162
118,349
118,790

89,469
89,069
89,897
90,905
92,492
92,459

26,124
25,831
26,619
27,154
28,721
28,723

345,337
341,490
348,009
351,100
363,925
373,572
371,748

507,550
507,665
503,222
504,796
505,658
505,521
506,509

94,790
92,245
92,943
92,586
97,529
100,479
100,197

117,564
116,417
116,591
117,498
115,855
115,630
116,485

92,308
91,164
93,263
95,449
98,431
99,173
r
98,953
97,602

28,307
27,490
29,160
30,668
32,124
32,663
r
32,426
30,837

182,230
204,277

See page 21 for mamfacturing.
Monthly average for \ ear and total fc r month.
Book value, end of pe riod, seasonally adjusted.

20



89,530
102,790
111,229
116,430
126,833
128,250

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

38,388
41,432
46,395
52,803
57,512
62,030
67,738
68,653

63,345
63,238
63,278
63,751
63,771
63,736

126,662
128,258
129,788
128,849
127,619
128,250

58,888
60,204
61,668
60,581
59,417
59,597

67,774
68,054
68,120
68,268
68,202
68,653

64,001
63,674
64,103
64,781
66,307
66,510
r
66,527
66,765

127,869
130,392
129,327
129,901
131,654
132,501
131,848

59,735
61,517
60,412
60,640
61,401
62,019
61,279

68,134
68,875
68,915
69,261
70,253
70,482
70,569

71,744
79,273

1.44
1.38
1.40
1.43
1.44
1.42
1.40
1.41

1.57

1.48
1.46
1.44
1.43
1.45
1.44
1.51
.50
.52
.52
.54
.52
.51
.47
.49
.45
.44
1.39
1.35
1.36

1.42
1.44
1.44
1.42
1.38
1.39
1.39
1.43
1.39
1.36
1.34
1.34
1.33

4
For an nual periods, ra tio of weightec average inven tories to averag e monthlv sales ; for monthlv
data, ratio of inventories a t end of month to sales for mo nth.

Source: lenartment of ^ommerre (Bur pan nf Ernnnm ir An«lv<sis! and Biirpnii nf thp

^PIKSIIC*

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In August, according to advance data, durable goods shipments rose 1.7 percent and new orders rose 0.3 percent.
In July, manufacturers' shipments and orders fell, while inventories and unfilled orders rose.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS * (RATIO SCALE)
360
320 —INVENTORIES-

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
240

280
240
200
160
DURABLE GOODS

120
100

80
NONDURABLE GOODS

60

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

240
200
180
1AA

IA n

5-NEW OlRDERS
—
1
^-*-*]r^ ^^^
TOTAL
^y ii- •* ^»»X*^
-

__

100

E

—

J-W-T^^J

•v^*

DURABLE GOODS
t^*^-111^,.,,

QA

~^'-"g*~'

.~^..
g

»-W^* I
^^ N< )NDURABLE O >ODS

%f

^*%

40

i i i i 11 i i i 11

1111 111

i I i 11 i

H 11 11

111111

RATIO'

12

-

10

^' -

1.8

-

1.6

INVENTORY-SHIPMENTS RATIO

60
1.4
. i i . i l i H M M , M ! M , M i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1
1981
1979
1980
1983
1982

11111111111

1.2

1979

1980

I i I i 1111 i i i
1982

1981

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISfRS

Manufa .eturers' shipinents l

Manufai 3turers' inven tories

ft[anufacturers ' new ordersi

2

Nondurable goods

Manufacturers'
unfilled
orders 3

Manufacturers'
inventory—
shipments
ratio 4

43,130

173,829

1.84

48,145
53,950
59,207
67,953
76,801
84,199
82,268
83,350
82,735
84,224
81,627
81,537
81,202
80,516
80,308
82,636
82,924
85,418
87,584
87,221

182,499
205,675
262,671
305,453
325,908
323,346
300,971
309,880
305,564
301,678
299,846
298,132
300,971
305,599
305,268
306,053
309,015
310,922
315,488
318,348

1.69
1.61
1.57
1.57
1.66
1.64
1.73
1.69
1.71
1.69
1.76
1.74
1.71
1.66
1.65
1.59
1.58
1.54
1.48
1.50

Durabl e goods

Period
TV»*ol

Durable
goods

1983

Nondurable goods

Durable
goods

Nondurable goods

m j. i

Total

Capital
goods
industries,
nondefense

Millions of do liars, seasoirally adjust ed

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

..

1982: July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar....
Apr
May
June
July r
Aug*
1
2
3

86,595
98,802
113,202
126,905
143,936
154,391
168,129
159,177
162,417
160,016
160,458
154,194
154,318
154,543
158,239
158,081
161,803
163,065
167,965
173,920
172,598

43,656

50,689
59,267
67,848
76,060
77,550
83,872
76,843
78,856
77,250
76,419
72,478
73,005
73,495
77,744
77,769
79,595
80,241
82,669
86,582
85,646
87,121

42,939
48,113

53,935
59,057
67,876
76,841
84,257
82,334
83,561
82,766
84,039
81,716
81,313
81,048
80,495
80,312
82,208
82,824
85,296
87,338
86,952

159,934
175,193
189,195
210,415
241,113
264,114
282,333
264,902
274,629
273,809
271,675
270,786
267,920
264,902
262,117
260,856
257,304
257,397
258,149
257,390
258,176

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




102,874
112,581
121,575
137,834
160,554
174,547
186,222
175,200
182,099
181,543
180,520
179,675
177,061
175,200
172,506
171,572
169,377
169,814
170,734
169,840
169,693

57,060
62,612
67,620
72,581
80,559
89,567
96,111
89,702
92,530
92,266
91,155
91,111
90,859
89,702
89,611
89,284
87,927
87,583
87,415
87,550
88,483

85,149
99,543
115,061
131,616
147,466
156,142
167,924
157,371
158,913
155,700
156,572
152,362
152,604
157,382
162,871
157,757
162,587
166,025
169,874
178,489
175,455

42,019

51,398
61,111
72,409
79,513
79,341
83,725
75,103
75,563
72,965
72,348
70,735
71,067
76,180
82,355
77,449
79,951
83,101
84,456
90,905
88,234
88,501

11,011
12,799
15,291
19,458

23,231
23,259
24,059
20,687
19,931
18,741
20,217
20,127
19,983
19,679
20,507
19,175
20,032
22,592
22,228
24,289
21,580
22,857

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

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

21

PRICES
PRODUCER PRICES
In August, the producer price index for all finished goods rose 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted. Prices of finished
consumer foods rose 0.4 percent and prices of other finished consumer goods rose 0.2 percent. Prices of capital
equipment rose 0.7 percent.
INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)

160

160

140

140

120

120
1975
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[1967 = 100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]

Fin shed goods

Internicdiate ma terials

Fi nished gO()ds excluding consumer foo is
Period

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982:

Aug
Sept
Get
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr'
May
June
July
Aug
1

Total
finished
goods

163.4
170.6
181.7
195.9
217.7
247.0
269.8
280.7
282.5
282.8
283.8
285.5
286.4
283.3
283.8
283.0
283.0
283.7
285.0
285.3
286.4

Consumer
foods

181.0
180.4
189.9
207.2
226.2
239.5
253.6
259.3
259.4
258.3
258.2
258.2
258.8
258.3
260.9
261.4
264.2
262.9
261.2
259.6
260.7

Consumer gt>ods




Durable

Nondurable

153.1
162.6

138.2
144.5

174.3
186.7
211.5
250.8
276.5
287.8
290.1
291.2
293.2
295.8
296.7
290.8
290.0
288.0
286.7
288.2
291.3
292.5
293.2

152.8
166.9
183.2
206.2
218.6
226.7
228.6
227.8
228.5
229.8
230.4
229.6
232.2
232.6
232.4
232.6
233.7
233.8
234.7

163.0
174.8
189.3
200.0
231.3
283.9
319.6
333.6
336.2
338.6
341.7
345.3
346.4
337.3
333.7
329.7
327.4
330.0
334.6
336.8
337.4

162.5
173.4
184.6
199.2
216.5
239.8
264.3
279.4
282.3
281.9
282.0
283.1
284.4
283.9
285.0
285.8
285.6
286.6
287.3
287.7
289.6

Total

156.2
166.1
177.7
190.7
213.3
247.8
273.3
285.8
288.2
288.9
290.3
292.5
293.5
289.5
289.2
288.1
287.1
288.5
290.8
291.8
292.9

Intermediate materials for food manufacturing and feeds.

22

Total

Capital
equipment

Total
0 - ^ 1

Foods
Total

and l

Other

Total

195.3
185.3
190.5
203.1
226.1
252.6
250.3
239.4
239.8
236.7
234.0
233.7
234.0
236.0
239.4
239.8
246.3
245.1
243.2
242.3
250.5

178.6
189.4
202.3
216.5
244.4
282.3
310.1
315.7
315.6
316.3
316.6
317.4
317.5
315.6
315.0
313.7
311.9
313.7
316.5
317.4
318.8

196.9
202.7
209.2
234.4
274.3
304.6
329.0
319.5
319.1
315.4
314.3
317.3
316.6
315.8
316.8
318.9
323.9
323.9
323.5
319.7
326.5

feeds

er goo s

163.6
169.7
180.7
194.9
217.9
248.9
271.3
281.0
282.6
283.0
284.4
286.2
287.0
283.1
283.4
282.2
282.3
282.9
284.4
284.6
285.5

Cnide materi als

180.0
189.1
201.5
215.6
242.2
280.3
306.0
310.4
310.3
310.8
310.9
311.7
311.8
310.1
309.8
308.6
307.2
308.9
311.4
312.2
314.0

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Foodstuffs
and
feedstuffs
191.8
190.2
192.1
216.2
247.9
259.2
257.4
247.8
246.9
239.5
237.0
239.4
240.3
243.0
248.8
250.5
258.0
255.0

251.0
244.6
254.2

Other

206.9
228.5
245.0
272.3
330.0
401.0
482.3
473.9
474.8
478.6
480.4
484.8
480.6
472.6
463.3
466.4
466.5
472.6
479.6
481.2
482.3

CONSUMER PRICES
In August, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted (0.3 percent not
seasonally adjusted). The index was 2.6 percent above its level in August 1982.
INDEX, 1967=100 (RATIO SCALE)
320

INDEX, 1967= 100 (RATIO SCALE)
320

300
280
260

260

240

240

220

220

ALL ITEMS

200

160

120

1977

1976

1975

1979

1978

120

i i i i i I i i i i i i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i 11 i i i i i
1983
1981
1982

1980

SEE NOTE ON TABLE EELOW
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Ti ansportaticm

Hou sing
She Iter
Period

All
items *

Pood
Total *
Total

Renters'
costs 2

NSA
5

Rel. imp.
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
1
2
3
4

100.0

19.0

161.2
170.5
181.5
195.4
217.4
246.8
272.4
289.1
292.8
293.3
294.1
293.6
292.4
293.1
293.2
293.4
295.5
297.1
298.1
299.3
300.3

175.4
180.8
192.2
211.4
234.5
254.6
274.6
285.7
286.9
287.5
288.1
288.2
288.1
288.3
288.3
290.1
291.3
292.2
291.3
291.0
291.6

21.3
169.7
179.0
191.1
210.4
239.7
281.7
314.7
337.0
344.0
342.3
342.6
340.7
336.0
338.3
339.1
339.2
341.6
342.7
343.6
345.3
346.6

6.9

100.2
100.8
101.1
101.3
101.7
102.2
102.5
103.1
103.6

Maintenance
and
repairs

NSA

NSA

Relative importance, December 1982.




Fuel
and
other
utilities

Total »

New
cars

Motor
fuel 3

Medical
care

13.9

0.5

8.4

5.2

21.8

3.5

6.2

6.0

100.0
100.7
100.9
100.9
101.7
102.0
102.2
102.7
103.0

187.6
199.6
214.7
233.0
256.4
285.7
314.4
334.1
335.9
338.4
339.4
339.0
337.8
342.9
339.4
339.9
343.6
344.3
345.1
346.1
347.9

167.8
182.7
202.2
216,0
239.3
278.6
319.2
350.8
353.1
357.5
362.7
367.1
369.6
368.9
366.9
365.1
365.8
368.8
368.9
370.1
371.1

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

150.6
165.5
177.2
185.5
212.0
249.7
280.0
291.5
295.3
295.6
296.4
296.0
295.8
293.9
289.1
289.0
292.1
295.8
297.1
298.6
301.6

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

170.8
177.9
188.2
196.3
265.6
369.1
410.9
389.4
395.9
396.0
395.4
394.2
391.2
378.3
353.0
349.5
363.2
378.1
380.9
382.5
387.1

168.6
184.7
202.4
219.4
239.7
265.9
294.5
328.7
333.4
336.3
338.7
341.8
344.4
347.2
350.1
351.7
353.3
354.8
356.4
358.4
360.3

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

tc.

5

37.7
164.5
174.6
186.5
202.8
227.6
263.3
293.5
314.7
319.7
319.3
320.5
319.9
317.4
318.9
318.9
318.7
320.4
321.5
322.1
323.4
324.2

Homeowners'
costs 2

Apparel and
upkeep

Energy 4

12.4
176.6
189.3
207.3
220.4
275.9
361.1
410.0
416.1
418.9
421.0
426.6
430.2
431.3
6
420.5
404.9
401.3
409.3
419.5
420.9
422.3
425.4

All
items
less
food,
energy,
and
shelter

47.3
149.4
159.9
169.5
179.1
191.5
208.3
228.1
245.6
247.7
248.7
250.1
250.7
251.9
253.1
254.2
254.9
255.5
256.1
257.0
258.5
259.7

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

23

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

Period

Ch ange from p receding per od

Change from 3 montl s earlier, ann ual rate

Change from 6 montl s earlier, annual rate

Consum 3r goods

Consum 3r goods

Consum er goods

Total
finished
goods

Capital
equipment

Excluding foods

Poods

Total
finished
goods

Capital
equipment

Excluding
foods

Foods

Total
finished
goods

Excluding
foods

Foods

Capital
equipment

Change
from
year
earlier,
total
finished
goods
NSA

Chiinge, Dec. to Dee., N SA,

1974

18.3

13.0

20.5

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

6.6
3.7
6.9
9.2

5.5

6.7
6.0
6.7
8.5

.1..

-2.5

6.9
11.7

7.4
7.5
1.4
2.1

12.8
11.8

7.1
3.7

15.3
10.8

22.6

8.2
6.4
7.3
7.9
8.8

4.4
6.5
7.8

17.5
14.2

11.4

11.1
13.5

8.5
4.2

9.2
3.9

9.2
4.0

C iange, moiith to mon th
0.5
.1
.4
.6
.3

0.1
-.4
-.0
0
.2

— 1.1

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

1982: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec.....
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr r.
Mayr
June
Julyr.
Aug

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

0.6
-.1
.0
.4
.5

0.6
.4
.7
.9
.3

8.0
4.2

3.7
4.3
5.2

2

-2.0

-.7

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

-.3
-.7
-.5
.5
1.1
.4
.2

-2.4

4.7
-.4
-.1
2.9
3.3
3.9

-4.3

14.1

6.6

3.6

-7.7
-1.5
-1.8

9.6
6.7
8.1
7.8

3.5
2.2
1.1
3.6

4.4
4.9
6.2
4.7

-3.2
-7.6
11.2
-5.5

2.7
2.7
2.0
2.4
2.3
2.1
3.0
4.3

1.5
.9
.1
-.6

.8
.2
4.2
4.1
9.5
3.1
-.3
6.8

2.5
4.7
8.3
7.1

-3.3

3.9
6.0
8.4

1.2

.7
-2.6
-3.1
-3.5

11.0

8.7

-.7
1.2
2.4
4.7
3.7
1.9
1.0
-.2

-1.3
-1.0
1.4
1.8

1.6
-.1
-2.2
-4.4
-5.1
-3.6

1.2
2.2

5.8
4.3
4.0
3.9
3.5

4.0
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7

2.4
1.9
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.0
2.7
3.3

2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.3
1.8
1.4
1.4

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NOTE.—NSA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted.

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

Tr ansportati on

Ho jsing
Shelter
Period

All
items l

Food
Total »
Total »

Renters'
costs

Ap-

Homeowners'

Maintenance
and

NSA

NSA

Fuel
and
other
utilities

Addendu m: All items , percent
chaiige (annual i ate)

All

parel
and
upkeep

Total

1

New
cars

Motor
fuel 2

Medical
care

Ener-

gy

3

items
less
food,

"SF
shelter

From
3
months
earlier

From
6
months
earlier

From
year
earlier
NSA

Chang e, Decem ber to D ecember ,NSA

12.2

1974
1975
1976
1977

7.0
4.8
6.8
9.0

1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

12.2

13.4

6.5
.6
8.0

7.5
5.4
7.6
9.9

13.3
12.4

11.8
10.2
10.2

8.9
3.9

4.3
3.1

15.2
13.7
10.2

3.6

11.4

16.2

7.3
4.2
8.7

5.5
7.1
7.2

11.5
17.4
15.1

10.1
10.3
10.6

9.9
2.4

9.2
4.2

16.6
11.2

9.0
8.1
5.9
16.0
13.6
14.5

9.7

8.7
2.3
4.5
4.2
3.2
5.5
6.8
3.6
1.6

13.3

11.5

9.8
8.8
4.3
7.7

7.3
4.8
7.2
6.2
7.4
7.5
6.8
1.6

18.2
14.7
11.0

1.7

21.6
11.6

20.6
11.0

12.4

2.6
4.9
8.5

10.1

52.2
18.9

9.4
6.5

10.1
10.0
12.5
11.0

37.4
18.1
11.9

1.3

5.2
6.5
7.2
9.9
9.4
6.1

0.6
.0
-.2
.3
-.8

0.9
.9
.7
.9
.8

0.5
.5
1.3
.8
.3

0.4
.4
.6
.2
.5

-2.5
-3.7

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

9.9

6.9
7.2
8.0

8.8
8.8

11.0

11.3
6.4
7.0

9.1
5.8
6.5
7.7
11.3
13.5
10.4

6.1

Change, month t a month

Dec

0.3
.1
.4
0
-.3

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug

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

1982: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
1983:

1
2
3

-0.2

.2
.2
.0
-.0
.1
0
.6
.4
.3
-.3
— .1

.2

0.4
j
.4
-.2
-.8
.5
0

i

.5
.3
.2
.4
.2

0.4
.5
.1
-.6

0.4
.7
.3
— .1

-.4

-1.4

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

0.6

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

1.5
-1.0

.1
1.1
.2
.2
.3
.5

0.3
.1
.3
.1
-.3

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

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

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

tc.

4

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

0.8
1.2
1.5
1.2
.7

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

NOTE.—NBA indicates data are not seasonally adjusted.

24



0.4
.1
.3
.1
— .1

-.6
-1.6

-.0
1.1
1.3
.4
.5
1.0

0.6
.2
-.2
.3
.3
.1
.9
.7
-.6
-.3
.1
0
.8

-3.3
-6.7
-1.0

3.9
4.1
.7
.4
1.2

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

4

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

8.2
4.1
3.3
2.1
.5

6.6
6.9
7.2
5.1
2.3

5.9
5.0
5.1
4.6
3.9

-.4

1.4
.4
.5
.8
1.9
2.9
3.4
4.7

3.8
3.5
3.6
3.9
3.5
2.6
2.4
2.6

-1.2

.4
2.1
5.1
5.4
4.7
4.2

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

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
Prices received by farmers fell 1.4 percent in September and prices paid by farmers rose 0.6 percent in the month
ended September 15.
INDEX, 1977=100

(RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1977=100

(RATIO SCALE)

60
1975

1983

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

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[1977 = 100]

Prices
Period

1975

1976
1977
1978
1979.....
1980
1981
1982

All farm
products

P rices

received by farm ers

Livestock and
products

Crops

101
102

105

paid by farmei s

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

Production
items, interest,
taxes, and wage
rates

89

Production
items

Ratio2

100
124
147
144
143
145

95
100
108
123
138
150
156

89
95
100

91
97
100

109
125
139
151
154

108
125
138
148
149

113
107
100
106
107
97
93
86

98
101

100
115
132
134
139
133

102
100
105
116
125
134
121

1982: Sept
Get
Nov
Dec

136
128
128
127

124
114
117
114

147
142
139
139

157
156
156
156

154
153
154
153

149
148
149
148

87
82
82
81

1983: Jan
Feb
Mar

128
132
134

114
118
121

142
146
146

157
158
159

156
157
157

150
151
152

82
84
84

136
137

127
129

145
144

159
160

158
159

153
154

86
86

126

141

160
160
160
161

159
158
159
159

154
152
153
154

84
'82
87
85

May
June
July
Aug
Sept

134
131
139
137

r

!25
139
137

1
Includes items not shown separately.
2
Percentage ratio of index of prices received by fanners to index of prices paid, interest, taxes,
and wage rates.




r

!37
139
137

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

25

MONEY, CREDIT, AND SECURITY MARKETS
MONEY STOCK MEASURES AND LIQUID ASSETS
Growth in Ml slowed and growth in the broader aggregates was little changed in August.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS'(RATIO SCALE)
2,600
2,400
2,200

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

2,000

M3

1,800

1,800
1,600

1,600
1,400

1,400

M2
1,200

1,200

1,000

1,000

800

800

600

600

400

400

I| I I I I I I I I I

200
1975
* SEASONABLY

1976

I I I I I I I I I M I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I l I I I I I I I i I I I I I I
1977

200

1980

1979

1978

1982

1983

ADJUSTED

SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

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

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

.

Ml

M2

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

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

291.1
310.4
335.5

,023.0
,163.5
,286.4

363.2
389.0
414.1
440.6
478.2
458.3
463.2
468.7
474.0
478.2
482.1
491.1
497.6
496.5
507.4
511.7
515.5
516.7

,388.5
,497.5
,630.3
,794.9
,959.5
,903.6
,917.0
,929.7
1,945.0
1,959.5
2,010.0
2,050.8
2,069.9
2,074.8
2,096.2
2,114.3
r
2,126.0
2,136.9

1
Net of demand deposits due to foreign commercial banks and official institutions.
8
Annual changes are from December to December and monthly changes are from 6 months
earlier at an annual rate.

26



M3

L

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

M3 plus other liquid
assets

1,161.7
1,296.3
1,451.8
1,613.5
1,758.4
1,936.7
2,167.9
2,377.6
2,317.9
2,333.9
2,352.0
2,370.2
2,377.6
2,403.3
2,430.6
2,447.1
r
2,453.9
r
2,476.2
r
2,498.7
r
2,510.2
2,528.5

Percent (change from pear or 6
m onths earlier 2

1,371.9
1,522.4
1,711.0
1,922.9
2,131.8
2,343.6
2,622.0
2,896.8
2,823.6
2,840.5
2,866.0
2,882.4
2,896.8
r
2,930.6
r
2,960.2
r
2,987.6
3,006.0
3,032.1

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

Ml

M2

M3

4.9

12.6

9.4

6.6
8.1
8.3
7.1
6.5
6.4
8.5
4.7
6.6
8.8
9.8

13.7
10.6

11.6
12.0
11.1

11.2
12.6
14.8
15.4
12.2
14.6
14.5
14.3
10.7

7.9
7.9
8.9

9.0
10.1
11.9

10.1

9.2
9.9
9.9
10.6
10.5
10.5
14.2
16.1
16.6
15.6
16.2
16.4
r
!1.9

8.6

9.7
11.9
11.4
11.8
11.9
10.7
10.8
10.0
r

9.9
8.9

9.1
!0.4

r

9.1
8.2

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

Period

Currency

Demand
deposits *

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

Other
checkable
deposits
(OCD)

NSA

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

Gener-

al
purpose
and
broker/
dealer

Institution
only

NSA

NSA

8.4
17.0
26.9
76.6
101.3

5.8
10.6
14.7
20.3
21.2
28.4
36.1
44.3

2.7
2.4
2.4
6.4
33.4
61.4
150.9
182.2

0.4
.6
.9
3.1
9.5
14.9
36.0
47.6

232.5
234.0
236.0
237.6
239.8

91.8
94.3
97.0
100.1
101.3

42.4
41.5
43.9
45.2
44.3

182.3
185.1
187.6
191.1
182.2

239.4
238.7
240.1
238.9
242.5
244.0
r
245.8
244.5

104.5
112.5
116.0
115.0
120.9
122.7
124.2
125.8

47.3
48.8
48.7
50.6
55.1
56.0
r
52.7
52.5

166.7
159.6
154.0
146.7
141.1
139.6
138.4
138.7

80.6
88.6
97.5
106.3
116.2
123.2
132.8

214.1
224.4
239.7
253.8
262.0
266.8
236.4
239.8

129.6
130.5
131.3
131.9
132.8
134.2
135.6
137.0
138.0
139.3
140.3
140.9
141.8

73.9

Money market
mutua 1 fund
bala aces

0.9
2.7
4.2

Money
market
deposit
accounts
(MMDAs)

Small
denomination
time
deposits 2

Savings
deposits

Large
denomination
time
deposits 2

NSA

43.2

453.0
491.6
481.2
423.1
400.7
344.4
359.3

338.1
391.0
446.0
521.8
635.9
731.7
828.6
859.1

47.1
48.2
49.3
49.9
47.6

43.2

346.7
350.0
358.0
366.4
359.3

46.1
45.2
43.5
41.0
40.4
39.2
38.6
38.4

189.1
277.7
320.5
341.2
356.8
367.3
368.4
366.3

335.1
325.7
322.7
321.5
323.1
325.0
323.5
322.1

1

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

Term
Eurodollars
(net)

NSA

NSA

avings
bonds

9.7
13.1
18.4
29.0
41.5
48.0
65.3
80.1

67.2
71.7
76.4
80.2

258.9
302.6
333.8

8.4
14.2
19.5
27.1
30.1
34.8
37.2
40.3

879.8
883.2
878.0
874.9
859.1

334.9
336.1
339.6
340.4
333.8

37.0
36.4
37.7
39.4
40.3

797.4
755.1
733.8
725.7
720.1
722.1
r
735.1
748.0

310.7
297.9
296.2
r
300.2
r
299.2
r
304.1
r
305.9
311.8

40.6
40.8
41.7
42.7
45.3
44.5
42.8
44.8

388.8

2

Term
repurchase
agreements
(RPs)

129.9
118.2
145.2
194.9
222.2

Shortterm
Treasury
securities

Bankers'
acceptances

Commercial
paper

79.5
72.3
67.7
67.9

76.8
80.8
89.7
99.3
128.7
156.9
176.3
217.6

8.8
11.8
21.6
26.7
31.6
40.6
44.9

48.0
51.7
62.9
79.2
97.0
98.1
104.2
108.8

80.9
80.6
8L1
79.5
80.1

67.5
67.5
67.6
67.8
67.9

204.1
203.6
210.3
214.5
217.6

41.3
41.4
42.8
43.1
44.9

112.0
113.7
112.3
107.3
108.8

81.1
83.5
86.0
88.7
90.8

68.1
68.5
68.8
69.2
69.6

219.3
219.3
224.5
230.4
231.4

45.3
43.2
42.0
41.2
40.8

113.5
115.1
119.2
122.5
123.4

r
r
r

8.4

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

NOTE.—See p. 26 for overall measures.

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
[Millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Installrnent credit 63ctended
Period

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

Total 2
180,083
210,740
257,600
297,668
324,777
306,076
334,508
344,901
27,982
28,024
28,619
28,650
31,691
30,777

Automobile

52,420
63,743
75,641
87,981
93,901
83,454
93,240
95,997
7,376
7,162
7,488
8,041
10,177
9,716

Installnlent credit lie[uidated

Revolving

Total 2

36,956
43,934
87,596
105,125
120,174
128,068
139,829
150,061
12,658
12,728
12,705
12,614
12,778
12,491

172,675
189,179
222,138
254,589
286,396
304,628
316,291
331,805
27,143
27,768
27,363
28,781
29,676
28,359

Automobile
49,444
53,278
60,437

69,245
79,186
82,977
84,745
91,099
7,339
7,542
7,139
8,111
8,643
8,225

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




Revolving

35,616
41,764
81,348
96,090
111,546
126,653
135,362
145,696
12,100
12,529
12,394
12,533
12,739
11,990

Net change in am ount
outstanding 1

Total 2

Automobile

7,408

2,976

21,561
35,462
43,079
38,381
1,448
18,217
13,096
839
256
1,256
-131
2,015
2,418
2,725
735
2,582
2,271
2,696
4,406
4,840

10,465
15,204
18,736
14,715
477
8,495
4,898
37
-380
349
70
1,534
1,491
625
-233
1,221
689
1,313
1,973
2,421

Revolving

1,340
2,170
6,248
9,035
8,628
1,415
4,467
4,365
558
199
311
81
39
501
68
-135
1,177
917
514
1,210
821

Amount ou tstanding, en i of period,
sea sonally adjus ted
Total 2

Automobile

169,387
190,725

57,279
67,798
82,890
101,863
116,523
116,808
125,323
130,235
127,628
127,271
127,473
127,694
128,824
130,235
130,860
130,627
131,848
132,537
133,850
135,823
138,244

226,646
269,392
307,115
308,137
326,274
339,316
334,276
334,343
335,180
335,593
336,897
339,316
342,041
342,776
345,358
347,629
350,325
354,731
359,571

Revolving
14,467
16,505

36,427
45,004
53,174
54,650
58,722
62,830
61,867
62,007
62,120
62,302
62,326
62,830
62,898
62,763
63,940
64,857
65,371
66,581
67,402

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

27

BANK LOANS AND INVESTMENTS, AND RESERVES
Commercial and industrial loans rose again in August.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS*(RATIO SCALE)
1,800
1,600
ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
1,400

~

40

i i I i iIi i i i i

i t i i i I i ii i i

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO

i i i i i I i i iii

i i i I i I i i i i i

i i i i i

ii i
1983

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

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted]

Al I

commercial ban ks

1

Depo sitory institutio n s

R eserves
Loans a nd leases
Period

Bom>wings
(millions of dollars,
unadj usted)

adjust 3d
for changes in
re serve requirernents

Investinents

Total loans

3

and
investments
Total 2

Commercial
and industrial
loans

U.S. Treasury
securities

82.2
100.8
99.8
93.8
94.5
110.0
111.0
130.9

145.6
148.8
159.3
172.8
191.5
214.4
231.4
239.2

117.8
118.2
122.3
126.4
130.9

237.1
237.6
237.2
235.8
239.2

r
34.70
r
35.11
r

243.3
243.1
242.8
243.4
245.0
246.2
246.1
247.8

r
35.63
r
36.10
r

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec

745.2
804.6

517.4

891.5
,013.5
,135.9
,239.6
,316.3
,412.0

632.5
747.0
849.9
915.1
973.9
1,042.0

189.6
190.9
210.9
245.9
291.2
326.8
358.0
392.3

1982: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

,383.1
,389.4
,397.5
1,398.5
1,412.0

1,028.3
1,033.5
1,038.1
1,036.4
1,042.0

387.9
392.5
394.8
392.0
392.3

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

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

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

555.0

1,045.0
1,048.7
1,056.3
1,059.5
1,063.3
1,070.6
1,080.9
1,091.0

395.1
394.9
396.2
392.9
r
392.9
395.0
399.2
402.7

139.8
144.5
151.0
157.8
166.1
171.2
172.9
174.4

1
Data are
2
Excludes
3

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

NOTE.—Beginning Dec. 19811 bank loans and investments and reserves aggregates have been

28



Other
securities

Total

r
26.38
r
26.80
r
28.00
r

29.44

r
30.71
r
32.46
r
33.75
r

36.23

35.37
35.83
36.23

r
r

36.80

r
37.15
r
37.13
r

37.61
37.80
37.69

Nonborrowed

Required

r
26.25
r
26.74
r
27.43
r
28.57
r
29.24
r

r

r
33.11
r

r
33.43
r

r
34.18
r
34.17
r
34.89
r

r
34.39
r

30.77

35.60

35.21
35.60

r

r
35.10
r

35.52
36.01
36.14
r
36.18
r
35.98
36.35
36.15
r
r

Total

558
874
1,473
1,617
636
697

13
12
54
134
82
116
53
33

510
976
455
579
697

119
102
86
47
33

500
557
852
993
902
1,714
1,382
1,576

33
39
53
82
98
121
172
198

127
62

26.11
26.52

r

r
27.81
r

29.21

r
30.38
r

31.94

35.73
34.72

r
34.96
r
35.43
r

35.73

r
35.09
r
35.66
r

36.37

r
36.68
r
36.68
r

37.13
37.29
37.25

Seasonal

reduced because of shifts from U.S. banking offices to International Banking Facilities (IBFs).
Reserves adjusted for changes in reserve requirements revised beginning 1959.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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

Sources
External
Period

Total

Internal l

Ci•edit market fu nds

Total
Total

192.4
190.1
156.9
210.8
254.1
317.5
345.7
333.2
365.8
308.6

85.6
119.7
134.2
157.4
175.7
188.8
189.5
230.6
240.5

100.7
104.4
37.2
76.6
96.7
141.8
156.9
143.7
135.2
68.1

56.7
69.9

IV

302.8
329.9
327.4
274.5

233.5
240.2
244.0
244.3

1983: I r
HP

325.0
370.7

250.7
267.8

1973
1974
1975

1976
1977 r
1978 r
1979 r
1980 r
1981 r...
1982 r
1982: I rr

n

IHrr

91.7

Loans and
short-term
paper

Securities
and
mortgages

Other 2

68.8
52.8
43.0
-16.0

191.9
190.1
150.9
201.8
237.6
293.6
346.7
320.1
324.3
250.9

78.0
51.3
49.4
23.2

-33.4
-.2
-5.6
-24.4

5.7
-3.5

1.0
35.2

30.7
54.5
72.4
80.5
88.2
90.9
92.2
84.1

20.7
26.3
38.7

36.0
43.6
8.0

38.2
35.8
32.8
20.9
52.4
22.5
45.2

16.3
36.6
47.7
67.3
38.5
69.7
38.9

69.3
89.7
83.4
30.2

102.8
89.9
89.0
54.6

24.8
38.6
39.6
77.8

74.3
102.9

73.3
67.7

67.6
71.2

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

Total

44.0
34.5
6.5
22.1
24.3
61.3

Capital
expenditures 3

Increase in
financial
assets

Discrepancy
(sources less
uses)

148.3
175.1
201.6
219.4
221.2
261.6
231.2

70.5
52.2
41.2
53.5
62.5
92.0
127.3
98.9
62.7
19.7

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

232.1
279.3
270.4
222.0

242.4
242.2
240.1
200.2

-10.3
37.1
30.3
21.8

70.8
50.5
56.9
52.5

275.7
316.2

202.4
252.1

73.3
64.1

49.3
54.5

121.5
137.9
109.7

3
Plant and equipment, residential structures, inventory investment, and mineral rights from U.S.
Government.
NOTE.—Series revised beginning 1977.
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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

Current liabilitif js

Curren t assets
End of period

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

TT Q

Total

Cash

Government
securities

Notes and
accounts
receivable

3




Total

Other
current
liabilities

working
capital

ratio I

211.3
220.5
282.9

93.6
105.5
92.7

187.4
203.6
223.7

263.9
313.6

304.9
326.0
375.6
450.9
530.4

340.3
402.3

110.7
128.1

246.9
260.3

1.625
1.595
1.548
1.491

319.5
315.9
342.5
376.9
431.6
505.5
543.7
587.1
577.5
577.0
587.1
592.7
588.4
598.0
577.5

65.9
69.9
80.3
90.1
101.3
116.7
132.7
153.6
169.6
148.3
153.6
153.7
155.8
162.7
169.6

453.4
451.6
495.1
557.1
669.3
807.8
890.9
979.5
976.5
966.7
979.5
988.0
987.5
1,005.2
976.5

269.8
264.2
282.1
317.6
382.9
461.2
515.2
562.4
548.7
549.0
562.4
555.5
555.1
559.7.
548.7

183.6
187.4
213.0
239.6
286.4
346.6
375.7
417.1
427.8
417.7
417.1
432.5
432.4
445.5
427.8

282.0
307.4
332.4
355.5
374.4
410.5
442.6
447.3
454.4
443.7
447.3
436.6
435.1
441.7
454.4

1.622
1.681
1.671
1.638
1.559
1.508
1.497
1.457
1.465
1.459
1.457
1.442
1.441
1.439
1.465

50.2
53.3
59.0
66.3
71.1

7.7
11.0
10.6
12.8
12.3

206.1
221.1
248.2

193.3
200.4
225.7

288.5
322.1

735.4
759.0
827.4
912.7
,043.7
,218.2
,333.5
,426.8
,430.9
1,410.5
1,426.8
1,424.6
1,422.6
1,446.9
1,430.9

73.2
82.1
88.2
97.2
105.5
118.0
127.1
131.9
143.7

11.1
19.0
23.5
18.2
17.3
17.0
19.3
18.0
23.1
18.1
18.0
16.9
17.1
19.6
23.1

265.8
272.1
292.9
330.3
388.0
461.1
510.6
536.2
517.0
542.0
536.2
539.2
536.8
539.7
517.0

125.1
131.9
122.0
124.4
126.9
143.7

Net
Notes and
accounts
payable

35.0
43.8
55.8
66.4
71.7

492.3
529.6
599.3
697.8
790.7

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

Other
current
assets

Inventories

1.615

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

29

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

_W5

__

1976
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: SEE TABLE BELOW

[Percent per annum]
U.S. 1Veasury security yields

Period
3-month bills *

Constant nmturities
3-year

1977
1978
1979

1980
1981
1982
1982:

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr....
May
June......
July
Aug
Sept"
Week ended:
1983: July 30
Aug 6
13
20
27
Sept 3
10
17
24
Oct 1".
1

2

10-year

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

30



Prime
commercial
paper,
6 months
4

5.61
7.99
10.91
12.29
14.76
11.89

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

5.46
7.46
10.28
11.77
13.41
11.02

Prime rate
charged 5by
banks

9.44
11.46
13.91
13.00

5.56
5.90
6.39
8.51
11.23
11.57

8.02
8.73
9.63
11.94
14.17
13.79

High-low

High-low

12.03
10.62
9.98
9.88
9.64
9.91
9.84
9.76
9.66
10.32
10.90
11.30
11.08

12.34
10.91
10.55
10.54
10.46
10.72
10.51
10.40
10.38
10.85
11.38
r
11.85
11.65

10.61
9.59
9.97
9.91
9.45
9.48
9.16
8.96
9.03
9.51
9.46
9.72
9.57

12.94
12.12
11.68
11.83
11.79
12.01
11.73
11.51
11.46
11.74
12.15
12.51
12.37

10.86
9.21
8.72
8.50
8.15
8.39
8.48
8.48
8.31
9.03
9.36
9.68
9.28

10.00-10.00
10.00- 9.50
9.50- 9.00
9.00-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50

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

11.06
11.38
11.58
11.17
11.03
11.41
11.23
11.14
10.99
10.82

11.57
11.95
12.10
11.71
11.58
11.94
11.76
11.69
11.59
11.46

9.51
9.65
9.86
9.67
9.60
9.80
9.71
9.58
9.46
9.52

12.31
12.62
12.71
12.40
12.32
12.54
12.47
12.40
12.31
12.21

9.46
9.79
9.90
9.67
9.39
9.61
9.47
9.35
9.20
9.02

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

10.50-10.50
10.50-10.50
11.00-10.50
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00
11.00-11.00

5.265
7.221
10.041
11.506
14.077
10.686

8.29
9.72
11.55
14.44
12.92

8.196
7.750
8.042
8.013
7.810
8.130
8.304
8.252
8.19
8.82
9.12
9.39
9.05
9.13
9.36
9.57
9.43
9.18
9.28
9.21
9.04
8.99
8.73

6.69

7.42
8.41

Rate on new issues within period; bank-discount basis.
Yields on the more actively traded issues adjusted to constant maturities by the Treasury Department.
3
Weekly data are Wednesday figures.
4
Bank-discount basis. Prior to November 1, 1979, data are for 4-6 months paper.
5
Average effective rate for year; high and low rate for month and week.
2

Corporate
Aaa bonds
(Moody's)

4

6.83
9.06
12.67
15.27
18.87
14.86

New-home
mortgage
yields
(FHLBB)6
9.02
9.56

10.78
12.66
14.70
15.14
14.98
14.41
13.81
13.69
13.49
13.16
13.41
12.42
12.67
12.36
r
12.50
12.35

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

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

COMMON STOCK PRICES AND YIELDS
Stock prices rose in September.
INDEX, DEC 31,1965=50
100

INDEX, DEC 31,1965=50
100

90

1975

1976

1977

1978

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

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Co mmon stock prices 1
Period

Ne?v York Stock Ix(change indexes (I>ec. 31, 1965-5O)

Composite

1977
1978
1979
1980..
1981
1982
1982: Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July r
Aug
Sept '
Week ended:
1983: Aug 6
13
20
27
Sept 3
10
17
24
Get lp
1

Industrial

Transportation

3




Finance

Utility

Dow-Jones
industrial
average 8

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

Dividendprice ratio

53.69
53.70
58.32
68.10
74.02
68.93
62.91
70.21
76.10
79.75
80.30
83.25
84.74
87.50
90.61
94.61
96.43
96.74
93.96
96.70

57.86
58.23
64.76
78.70
85.44
78.18
70.98
80.08
86.67
90.76
92.00
95.37
97.26
100.61
104.46
109.43
112.52
113.21
109.50
112.76

41.09
43.50
47.34
60.61
72.61
60.41
53.98
61.39
66.64
71.92
73.40
75.65
79.44
83.28
85.26
89.07
92.22
92.91
88.06
94.56

40.92
39.22
38.20
37.35
38.91
39.75
38.19
40.36
42.67
43.46
42.93
45.59
45.92
45.89
46.22
47.62
46.76
46.61
46.94
48.16

55.25
56.65
61.42
64.25
73.52
71.99
62.84
69.66
80.59
88.66
86.22
85.66
86.57
93.22
99.07
102.45
101.22
99.60
95.76
97.00

894.63
820.23
844.40
891.41
932.92
884.36
832.11
917.27
988.71
,027.76
,033.08
,064.29
,087.43
,129.58
,168.43
,212.86
,221.47
,213.93
1,189.21
,237.04

98.20
96.02
103.01
118.78
128.05
119.71
109.65
122.43
132.66
138.10
139.37
144.27
146.80
151.88
157.71
164.10
166.39
166.96
162.42
167.16

5.28
5.47
5.26
5.20
5.81
6.32
5.63
5.12
4.92
4.93
4.79
4.74
4.59
4.44
4.27
4.26
4.21
4.35
4.24

93.82
93.05
94.86
93.96
94.55
96.82
95.67
97.74
97.24

109.51
108.27
110.65
109.40
110.24
113.11
111.40
113.85
113.49

89.55
87.83
87.42
87.00
89.81
94.06
93.72
97.32
94.32

46.30
46.77
47.13
47.38
47,29
47.75
47.89
48.67
48.57

95.39
95.18
97.30
95.43
95.32
97.14
96.60
98.55
96.37

1,189.28
1,172.91
1,195.43
1,191.48
1,205.71
1,242.18
1,224.68
1,247.91
1,244.80

162.11
160.91
163.99
162.27
163,69
167.64
165.25
168.91
167.96

4.34
4.39
4.29
4.40
4.32
4.22
4.29
4.23
4.23

Average of daily closi o 4
Includes all the stocks (more than 1,500) listed on the NYSE.
Includes 30 stocks.
4
Includes 500 stocks.
5
Standard & Poor's series. Dividend-price ratios based on Wednesday closing prices. Earnings8

Common st ock 5yields
(perce nt)

2

4.62

Earningsprice ratio

10.79
12.03
13.46
12.66
11.96
11.60
11.26
8.99
8.15

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

31

FEDERAL FINANCE
FEDERAL RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND DEBT
In the first 11 months of fiscal year 1983, there was a budget deficit of $197.3 billion, compared to a budget
deficit of $109.0 billion a year earlier.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
900

900

BUDGET RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS

800

800

700

600

600
BUDGET OUTLAYS

500

500

400

400

300

BUDGET SURPLUS OR DEFICIT (-)

-100

-200

-200
1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

FISCAL YEARS
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

[Billions of dollars]

Period

Fiscal year or period:
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
Transition quarter
1977
1978
1979
1980
;
1981
1982
1983 (estimates) 1
1984 (estimates):
First Concurrent Eesolution, June 23, 1983 2 ....
Mid-Session Review, July 1983 l
Cumulative total first 11 months:
Fiscal year 1982
Fiscal year 1983

Budget
receipts




Budget
surplus or
deficit (— )

Off-budget
outlays

Total
surplus or
deficit (— )

Federal debt ( end of period)
Gross

Held by the
public

263.2
279.1
298.1
81.2
355.6
399.6
463.3
517.1
599.3
617.8
599.9

230.7
245.6
267.9
324.2
364.5
94.2
400.5
448.4
491.0
576.7
657.2
728.4
809.8

-23.4
14.8
-4.7
-45.2
-66.4
-13.0
44.9
-48.8
27.7
-59.6
-57.9
110.6
-209.8

.1
1.4

-23.4
14.9
-6.1

8.1
7.3
1.8
8.7
10.4
12.5
14.2
21.0
17.3
16.3

-53.2
-73.7
-14.7
53.6
-59.2
-40.2
-73.8
-78.9
127.9
-226.2

486.2
544.1
631.9
646.4
709.1
780.4
833.8
914.3
,003.9
,147.0
,390.8

323.8
343.0
346.1
396.9
480.3
498.3
551.8
610.9
644.6
715.1
794.4
929.4
1,145.4

679.6
668.4

849.5
848.1

-169.9
-179.7

14.0

-193.7

,614.6
,611.9

1,339.4

558.1
537.0

667.0
734.3

109.0
-197.3

14.5
9.7

-123.4
-207.0

1,114.2
1,353.1

907.2
1,126.3

207.3
230.8

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

32

Budget
outlays

2

437.3
468.4

First Concurrent Resolution, June 23, 1983; figures exclude reserve fund items.

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 11 months of fiscal year 1983, budget receipts were $21.1 billion lower than a year earlier and budget
outlays were $67.3 billion higher.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BUDGET RECEIPTS

300

300
INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES

200

200
OTHER RECEIPTS

100

100
CORPORATION INCOME TAXES
I
|

I

BUDGET OUTLAYS

600

600

500

500
NONDEFENSE

^*

"

400

400

300

300

200

200

100

100
1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

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

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars]
Judget outlays

Budget reieeipts
Nation al defense
Period

Total

Individual
income
taxes

Corporation
income
taxes

Other

Total
Total

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

207.3
230.8
263.2
279.1
298.1
81.2
355.6
399.6
463.3
517.1
599.3
617.8
599.9
668.4

103.2
119.0
122.4
131.6
38.8
157.6
181.0
217.8
244.1
285.9
297.7
288.5
296.0

32.2
36.2
38.6
40.6
41.4
8.5
54.9
60.0
65.7
64.6
61.1
49.2
35.2
64.1

80.4
91.4
105.7
116.1
125.0
34.0
143.0
158.6
179.8
208.4
252.2
270.8
276.2
308.3

230.7
245.6
267.9
324.2
364.5
94.2
400.5
448.4
491.0
576.7
657.2
728.4
809.8
848.1

77.8
85.6
89.4
22.3
97.5
105.2
117.7
135.9
159.8
187.4
214.8
242.3

Cumulative total first 11 months:
Fiscal year 1982
Fiscal year 1983

558.1
537.0

265.5
258.0

43.1
28.0

249.5
251.1

667.0
734.3

170.4
192.4

94.7

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




76.6
74.5

Department of
Defense,
military

International
affairs

84.9
87.9
21.9
95.6
103.0
115.0
132.8
156.1
182.9
208.9
235.7

4.7
4.1
5.7
6.9
5.6
2.2
4.8
5.9
6.1
10.7
11.1
10.0
11.0
13.5

166.4
187.5

8.6
8.1

75.1
73.2
77.6

Health and
income
security

Net
interest

80.0
90.4
104.8

15.5

Other

134.3
158.9
41.0
174.5
187.4
207.1
248.3
291.1
322.4
361.7
365.7

17.3
21.4
23.2
26.7
6.9
29.9
35.4
42.6
52.5
68.7
84.7
89.0
103.5

53.9
59.3
58.2
74.2
83.9
21.8
93.8
114.4
117.5
129.3
126.5
123.9
133.3
123.1

294.7
332.6

93.8
97.5

99.5
103.7

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

33

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
900

900

800

700

600

500

400

300

300

SURPLUS OR DEFICIT (-)

-100

-100

-200

-200
1975

1976

1977

1978

1980

1979

1982

1981

1983

CALENDAR YEARS
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

Federa Governme nt receipts

Period

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

n
m

IV

1983: I r

n

Total

Personal
tax and
nontax
receipts

Corporate
profits
tax
accruals

Total

Net
interest
paid

current
surplus of
Government
enterprises

182.2
201.8

53.6
50.3

189.3
218.5
251.0

239.4
279.3
310.2

79.1
86.7
90.1
83.4

71.3
74.2
70.3
67.5
46.5
68.2
61.4
47.6
48.4
47.8
42.1

28.1
29.4
39.0
56.4
48.3
55.8
55.0
49.5
47.7
47.9
48.3

137.2
159.5
173.9
204.5
217.9
206.2
209.1
215.8
217.6
218.9
219.3

461.0
509.7
602.1
689.2
764.4
701.2
725.0
728.0
735.4
773.5
820.9

153.6
168.3
197.0
229.2
258.7
232.4
248.5
249.7
244.1
261.7
279.2

185.6
209.2
251.5
286.6
321.1
295.3
300.1
302.5
311.2
325.9
344.8

77.3
80.5
88.7
87.9
83.9
86.4
84.2
82.5
85.1
83.0
85.0

84.9
75.2
79.0
79.7
82.3
88.6
•89.1

13.4
12.7
14.2
22.8

48.6
59.8

48.6
56.0

228.5
232.6

806.6
818.7

273.5
273.7

340.3
347.0

85.8
86.7

88.4
91.8

18.6
18.2

194.9
230.6
257.7
298.6
304.7
308.6
303.8
306.5
308.5
300.6
303.0

623.3
652.6

297.7
304.2

27.2
29.1
35.5

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




Transfer
payments

150.4
164.1

431.6
493.6
540.9
627.0
617.4
638.8
629.2
619.5
622.2
615.2
612.6

34

Purchases
of goods
and
services

450.4
495.6
576.5
668.1
740.0

250.4
289.3
310.4

186.5
222.6

Contributions for
social
insurance

74.7

Less:
Wage
accruals
less
disbursements

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

0.0
-.0
.0
,1
-.0

-36.1
-14.8
-50.7
-57.8
-112.2

.0
-.0

-29.5
-16.1
-61.2
-62.2
— 147.1
-62.4
-95.8
- 108.5
-113.2
-158.3
-208.2

Subsidies

133.3
153.1
170.0
196.9
215.7

67.3
76.1
69.9
70.5
51.3

414.3
480.8
525.9
610.3
627.8

Indirect
business
tax and
nontax
accruals

Grantsin-aid to
State
and
local
governments

33.5
40.6
50.7
67.7
82.2
35.2
42.4
53.4
73.2

9.7

9.9
10.4
12.5
13.2
9.5
9.2
11.5
12.4
15.8
12.3
13.2

.0

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

-1.3

-183.3
-166.1

INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS

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

Indu itrial prod action (sesisonally adju sted)
Period

1975
1976

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

United
States

117.8
130.5
138.2
146.1
152.5
147.0
151.0
138.6
137.3
135.7
134.9
135.2
137.4
138.1
140.0
142.6
r
!44.4
r
146.3
r
149.2
150.5

Canada

r

140.3

149.0
152.7
157.8
r
167.6
r
165.1
r
166.6
r
148.8
r
146.2
r
142.0
r
142.6
r
141.8
r
149.3
r
149.2
149.9
r
!51.6
r
153.3
r
155,9
r

Japan

France

Germany

139
149
152
154
161

137.1

163.9
182.0
189.7
201.1
215.3
225.2
227.5
228.4
229.7
223.6
228.6
226.6
227.3
225.9
231.5
230.6
231.1
234.0

160
157
154
154
156
156
155
156
156
155
156
159
156

149.1
152.0
154.1
161.8
162.3
159.9
156.3
154
152
152
151
154
154
157
155
r

!57

158

Consumejr prices (imadjusted)

Italy

United
Kingdom

United
States1

Canada

114.3
117.4
123.2
127.4
132.2
123.7
118.8
119.6
120.1
119.7
117.8
120.5
120.7
122.9
121.3
121.7
122.4
119.8

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

160.1
172.1
185.9
202.5
221.0
243.5
273.9
303.4
309.2
311.2
313.3
313.4
312.5
313.9
317.1
317.1
317.9
321.5
322.9

127.6
143.5
145.1
147.9
157.6
166.5
162.7
159.0
153.6
147.4
152.0
150.0
150.0
148.9
148.2
141.5
148.5
145.8

Beginning January 1978 data relate to all urban consumers.

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

Japan

France

Germany

205.8
224.9
243.0
252.3
261.3
282.2
296.2
304.1
309.1
310.0
306.6
306.0
306.6
305.5
307.5
308.6
312.0
309.7
308.3

178.9
196.1
214.5
233.9

144.2
150.4
155.9
160.2
166.8
175.9
186.3
196.2
197.9
198.5
198.9
199.4
199.8
200.0
199.8
200.3
201.1
201.8
202.6

259.1
294.2
332.7
373.1
377.5
379.5
383.2
386.4
390.1
392.9
396.5
401.8
404.5
406.9
410.4

Italy

186.8
218.1
255.2
286.2
328.5
398.0
472.4
549.4
571.3
582.7
590.3
594.4
602.7
610.5
616.0
622.2
628.2
632.2
638.5

United
Kingdom

216.5
252.4
292.4
316.6
359.0
423.6
473.9
514.7
518.7
521.3
523.9
522.9
523.5
525.8
526.7
534.1
536.4
537.7
540.6
543.0

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

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

Total
domestic
and
foreign
exports

Merc tiandise imjwrts

Merch andise trade balance

Geiicral import s 8

Domestic exports

Exports
(t a o \

Total2

Food,
beverages, and
tobacco

Crude
materials and
fuels

Manufactured
goods

Total2

Food,
beverages, and
tobacco

Crude
materials and
fuels

Manufactured
goods

Total
(c.i.f.
value)

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

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

11,873
12,002
11,200
13,456
12,304
11,903
10,978
10,988
11,981
12,561
12,672
12,856
13,351
13,249
13,842
13,913

22,779
21,240
20,756
23,992
21,518
21,932
19,737
20,002
20,962
19,906
20,381
20,675
22,473
21,964
22,988
23,817

less
imports
(customs
value)

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

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

I?.a.s. valu B
Monthly average:
1975*
1976*
1977*
1978*
1979*
1980

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

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

1,399
1,436

1,330
1,717
2,049
2,534

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

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

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

827

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

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

7,831

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

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

Customs value

1981
1982
1982: July
Aug
Sept
Get
Nov
Dee
1983: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug

19,473
17,683
18,060
17,463
17,320
16,671
15,852
16,347
17,393
16,326
16,752
16,074
15,566
17,008
16,629
16,630

19,075
17,256
17,671
17,143
16,584
16,284
15,476
15,913
17,007
15,984
16,335
15,722
15,186
16,652
16,300
16,243

2,767
2,248
1,902
2,153
1,926
2,128
2,051
1,966
2,312
2,224
2,307
2,079
2,010
2,194
2,114
2,086

2,752
2,793
2,698
2,694
2,751
2,688
2,440
2,420
2,760
2,443
2,375
2,549
2,279
2,377
2,382
2,781

12,857
11,643
12,536
11,804
11,331
10,942
10,484
10,648
11,263
10,743
11,062
10,545
10,331
11,560
11,125
10,855

21,748
20,329
19,849
22,930
20,581
21,006
18,892
19,154
20,021
19,015
19,525
19,771
21,514
21,024
21,950
22,782

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

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




1,529
1,485
1,436
1,681
1,701
1,686
1,499
1,414
1,582
1,530
1,479
1,612
1,652
1,456
1,560
1,551

7,739
6,200
6,671
7,195
5,917
6,727
5,785
6,158
5,911
4,413
4,655
4,511
5,845
5,562
6,014
6,577

-2,275
-2,647
-1,790
-5,467
-3,261
-4,335
-3,041
-2,808
-2,628
-2,689
-2,774
3,697
-5,948
-4,016
-5,321
-6,152

-3,306
3,558
-2,697
6,529
-4,198
-5,261
-3,885
-3,655
-3,569
-3,580
-3,630
4,601
-6,907
4,956
-6,359
-7,187

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

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
101
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

-5

-5

%
%
\

t
f

MERCHANDISE TRADE
BALANCE

V

-10

-10

1
I
t

\J

i
t

-15

I

I

I

1975

J

I L
1976

_L_J

L

1977

I

I

I
1978

1979

I

I

1980

I

I

1*1

I

1981

1982

I

1983

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

1
2
3

Bemittances,
pensions,
and other
unilateral
trans-1
fers

Balance
on

current
account

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

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

-12,084
-12,564
-13,311
-14,217
-21,680
-32,914
-42,875
-52,760
-56,842

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

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

3,184
-2,792
-2,558
-3,565
-3,573
-2,935
-1,434
-598
-2,095

57,812
58,383

-66,214
-66,224

-8,402
-7,841

22,043
21,801

-13,888
-12,892

8,155
8,909

179
-515

-184
-30

2,053
1,988

1,801
2,571

-1,884
-1,986

-83
585

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

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

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

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

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

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

-51
201
54
-26

-208
-561
-557
-769

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

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

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

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

-8,810
- 14,661

17,697
19,190

12,608
-13,257

5,089
5,933

516
201

-935
-1,445

2,114
2,098

-2,026
-7,874

-1,561
-1,838

-3,587
-9,712

1982: I

1983: I r
H"

Balance
on goods
and
services l

-103,811
-98,185
- 124,228
-151,907
-176,020
-212,028
-249,781
-265,086
-247,606

1981: HI
IV

IV

Other
services,
net 3

Payments

98,306
107,088
114,745
120,816
142,054
184,473
224,237
237,019
211,217

n
m

travel and
transportation
receipts

Receipts

Imports

1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

Net

Net
military
transactions

Net
balance

Exports

1974

In vestment inconne 3

49.506
48,913

r

-58,316
- 63,574

r

r

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

36



Net

9,147
3,986
22,749
4,598
9,205
4,711
5,272 -9,894
6,013 -10,340
5,735
4,686
7,172
7,477
8,060
11,523
7,822 -3,177

1,962
7,186
18,136
-4,613
4,207
4,998
-4,617 -14,511
-5,106 -15,446
-5,649
-964
-7,056
421
4,592
-6,931
-8,034 -11,211

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

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

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

160

601

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

40

40
CHANGE IN
FOREIGN ASSETS

i\
t

IN THE U.S., NET

i

I
i

i
i

\

20

20

-20

-20

-40

-40

-60

-60
1975

1983

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Foreign assets in the 1J.S., net
[inereast;/ capital inflowv (+)] *

U.S. assets abroad, net
[increase /capitsil outflow (— ) 1

Period
Total

U.S.

Other U.S.

reserve
assets l 2

ment
assets

_4
262

1982: I

JU
IV

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

1983: Ir.
HP

-21,699
-1,369

n

16,731
41,551

-5,880
8,792

22,611
32,760

632
5,680

-807
1,489
-2,502
934

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

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

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

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

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

1,053
-1,126

-19,859
-259

16,452
10,703

49
2,686

16,403
8,016

8,833
379

34,241
15,670

1
Consists of fold, special drawiiig rights (SDKs) , convertible cmTencies, and the U.S. reserve
position in the IMF
2
Quarterly data are not seasonal!y adjusted.




(SDKs)

-16,001
-47,106

-787
16

-17,279
47,817

Other
foreign
assets

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

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

1981: IE
IV

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

Foreign
official
assets

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

-1,274
-973

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

Total

Total (sum
of the items
with sign
reversed)

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

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

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

1974
1975
1976

U.S.
private
assets

Statistical d iscrepancy
Allocations
of special
drawing

Of which:
Seasonal
adjustment
discrepancy

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

-1,458

1,139
1,152
1,093

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

5,897
10,544
-2,023
12,540
25,404
29,556
24,238
41,390
1,145
1,350

29,715
30,074

-729

881
-1,190
1,042

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

-212
801

34,261
33,876

Sources: D epartment of C(>mmerce (Burea u of Economic Ajialysis) and De partment of the
Treasury.

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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING

Page

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

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

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

11
12
13
14
15
15
16

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

17
18
19
19
20
21

PRICES
Producer Prices
Consumer Prices
Changes in Producer Prices for Finished Goods
Changes in Consumer Prices
Prices Received and Paid by Farmers

22
23
24
24
25

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

26
27
27
28
29
29
30
31

,

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

32
33
34

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

35
35
36

General Notes
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