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104th Congress, 1st Session

Economic Indicators
SEPTEMBER 1995
(Includes data available as of October 3, 1995)

LIBRARY
OCT 2 3 1995
rEDERAL RESEKvt.
.BANK OF CHICAGO

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TOTAL OUTPUT, INCOME, AND SPENDING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
In the second quarter of 1995, according to revised estimates, current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) rose
3.0 percent (annual rate), real GDP (GDP in 1987 dollars) rose 1.3 percent, and the implicit price deflator rose
1.6 percent.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE]
7,200

BIUIONS Of DOLLARS (RATIO SCALE)
7,200

SEASONALLY ACUUSTED ANNUAL RATES

S\f

6,800

6,800

/
X"

6,400

6,400

[-""

6,000

6,000

^

GDP
INCUR *ENTDOLLARS

5,600

\

5,200

^
f

f

'—

5,200

-—
^_

4,800

5,600
^_-

^
.--'

4,800

^>

;(•
4,400

K

4,400

GDP
IN 987 DOLLARS
'
;
;

X

4,000

s

S'

4,000

^

/

/

3,600

3,200

2,800

1

1

1

1982

3,600

^

3,200

1 1 1

1 1 1

i i i

i i i

i i i

i i i

I I I

i i i

i i i

i i i

i i i

I I i

i i i

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

2,800

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

Period

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1984:
19851986198719881989:
199019911992:

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV

1993:

I

II

m
rv
1994:

I

II

m
rv
1995- I r
II
1

Exports and imports
Gross
Personal
of goods and services
private
conGross
domestic sumption domestic
Net
product expendi- investexports Exports Imports
ment
tures
4,268.6
4,539.9
4,900.4
5,250.8
5,546.1
5,724.8
6,020.2
6,343.3
6,738.4
3,869.1
4,140.5
4,336.6
4,683.0
5,044.6
5,344.8
5,597.9
5,796.6
6,169.3
6,235.9
6,299.9
6,359.2
6,478.1
6,574.7
6,689.9
6,791.7
6,897.2
6,977.4
7,030.0

2,850.6
3,052.2
3,296.1
3,523.1
3,761.2
3,902.4
4,136.9
4,378.2
4,628.4
2,526.4
2,739.8
2,923.1
3,124.6
3,398.2
3,599.1
3,836.6
3,955.7
4,251.3
4,294.6
4,347.3
4,401.2
4,469.6
4,535.0
4,586.4
4,657.5
4,734.8
4,782.1
4,851.0

717.6 -132.5
749.3 -143.1
793.6 -108.0
-79.7
832.3
-71.4
808.9
-19.9
744.8
-30.3
788.3
-653
882.0
1,032.9
-98.2
722.8 -107.1
135 5
737.0
697.1 -133.2
800.2 -143.2
814.8 -106.0
825.2
-73.9
-71 6
756.4
-13 7
756.8
-42.2
822.0
-49.6
853.8
633
869.7
-77.0
882.2
-71.2
922.5
-86.7
966.6
97 6
1,034.4
1,055.1 -109.6
-98.9
1,075.6
1,107.8 -111 1
1,094.1 -124.7

GDI* less exports of goods and services plus iiri|M>rts of goods and services.




319.2
364.0
444.2
508.0
557.1
601.1
638.1
659.1
718.7
308.7
304.7
333.9
392.4
467.0
523.8
577.6
623.7
649.2
646.8
660.1
649.0
680.3
674.2
704.5
730.5
765.5
778.8
797.5

451.7
507.1
552.2
587.7
628.5
6209
668.4
724.3
816.9
415.7
440.2
467.1
535.6
573.1
597.7
649.2
637.5
691.4
696.4
723.5
726.0
751.4
760.9
802.1
840.1
864.4
889.9
922.2

Government purchases
Federal
Total
Total
833.0
881.5
918.7
975.2
1,047.4
1,097.4
1,125.3
1,148.4
1,175.3
727.0
799.2
849.7
901.4
937.6
994.5
1,076.5
1,097.9
1,138.1
1,137.1
1,146.3
1,152.9
1,157.2
1,159.8
1,166.7
1,188.8
1,185.8
1,198.7
1,209.6

367.8
384.9
387.0
401.6
426.5
445.8
449.0
443.6
437.3
324.7
356.9
373.1
392.5
392.0
405.1
436.5
438.3
454.8
446.9
445.2
442.7
439.8
437.8
435.1
444.3
431.9
434.4
434.7

National
defense
276.7
292.1
295.6
299.9
314.0
322.8
314.2
302.7
292.3
242.9
268.6
278.6
295.8
296.8
302.5
322.5
311.6
316.0
307.0
305.8
299.0
299.1
291.7
291.7
300.5
285.3
283.7
286.7

Nondefense
91.1
92.9
91.4
101.7
112.5
123.1
134.8
140.9
145.0
81.9
88.3
94.5
96.7
95.2
102.6
114.0
126.6
138.7
139.9
139.4
143.6
140.7
146.1
143.5
143.8
146.6
150.6
148.1

State
and
local
465.3
496.6
531.7
573.6
620.9
651.6
676.3
704.7
738.0
402.2
442.4
476.6
509.0
545.7
589.3
640.0
659.7
683.3
690.2
701.2
710.2
717.4
722.0
731.5
744.5
753.8
764.3
774.8

Gross
Final
sales of domestic
purdomestic
product chases '

Addendum:
Gross
national
product

4,401.2
4,683.0
5,008.4
5,330.5
5,617.5
5,744.7
6,050.5
6,408.6
6,836.6
3,976.2
4,276.0
4,469.8
4,826.2
5,150.7
5,418.7
5,669.5
5,810.4
6,211.4
6,285.5
6,363.3
6,436.3
6,549.3
6,661.4
6,787.5
6,901.3
6,996.1
7,088.5
7,154.7

4,277.7
4,544.5
4,908.2
5,266.8
5,567.8
5,740.8
6,025.8
6,347.8
6,726.9
3,890.2
4,156.2
4,340.5
4,690.5
5,054.3
5,365.0
5,630.0
5,810.7
6,167.0
6,243.9
6,303.3
6,367.8
6,476.2
6,574.0
6,682.5
6,779.6
6,871.3
6,959.5
7,008.6

4,260.0
4,513.7
4,884.2
5,217.5
5,539.3
5,726.6
6,017.2
6,327.9
6,686.2
3,818.1
4,107.9
4,355.4
4,623.7
5,027.3
5,314.6
5,621.8
5,782.3
6,160.0
6,215.8
6,281.4
6,345.4
6,469.2
6,550.6
6,622.5
6,729.1
6,842.4
6,922.9
6,992.8

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IN 1987 DOLLARS
| Billions of 1987 dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates)

Period

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

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
TV

1991: IV

1992: IV
1993- I
II

in
rv

1994- I

II

in
rv
1995. i
ii'
1

Gross
domestic
product

consumption
expenditures

4,404.5
4,539.9
4,718.6
4,838.0
4,897.3
4,867.6
4,979.3
5,134.5
5,344.0
3,759.6
4,012.1
4,194.2
4,333.5
4,427.1
4,625.5
4,779.7
4,856.7
4,867.2
4,880.8
5,060.7
5,075.3
5,105.4
5,139.4
5,218.0
5,261.1
5,314.1
5,367.0
5,433.8
5,470.1
5,487.8

Exports and imports of
goods and services

Gross private
domestic investment

Personal

Government purchases
Federal

Nonresidential
fixed
investment

2,969.1
3,052.2
3,162.4
3,223.3
3,272.6
3,259.4
3,349.5
3,458.7
3,579.6
2,539.3
2,678.2
2,784.8
2,895.3
3,012.5
3,074.7
3,202.9
3,242.0
3,265.9
3,265.3
3,403.4
3,417.2
3,439.2
3,472.2
3,506.2
3,546.3
3,557.8
3,584.7
3,629.6
3,643.9
3,674.3

Residential
fixed
investment

500.3
497.8
530.8
540.0
546.5
515.4
525.9
591.6
672.4
417.2
449.6
509.6
525.5
495.5
510.6
538.8
536.7
540.2
506.9
540.9
560.3
581.0
597.9
627.2
643.6
657.9
680.0
708.2
743.6
763.7

Oh«ng»
in business
inventories

226.2
225.2
222.7
214.2
194.5
169.5
196.9
213.0
231.3
131.2
190.6
198.8
207.4
230.5
223.3
225.3
208.0
176.3
177.5
207.7
210.4
206.3
211.0
224.5
229.9
233.8
230.2
231.5
229.5
221.2

State

Net
exports

-155.1
-143 1
- 104.0
-73.7
547
-19.5
-32.3
-73.9
-110.0
-19.0
-83.7
-131.4
-155.4
-156.0
-136.0
- 102.7
-67.4
-36.8
-16.9
-38.5
-57.6
-69.3
-86.3
-82.2
- 104.0
-111.8
-117.0
-107.1
-118.5
- 126.7

8.5
26.3
19.9
29.8
5.7
-1.1
2.5
15.3
47.8
-44.9
29.3
47.9
30.2
-20.1
59.9
20.9
24.9
-20.9
13.5
6.6
18.5
18.9
13.0
10.8
25.4
59.2
57.1
49.4
51.1
34.3

Ex[>orts

329.6
364.0
421.6
471.8
510.5
542.6
578.8
602.5
657.0
280.4
291.5
312.8
312.0
342.9
386.1
438.2
487.7
520.4
562.6
590.7
589.2
600.2
595.3
625.2
619.6
643.9
666.5
697.9
706.2
717.6

GDP less cx|M>rts of goods and services plus imports of goods arid services.

I mports

484.7
507.1
525.7
545.4
565.1
562.1
611.2
676.3
766.9
299.4
375.1
444.2
467.4
498.9
522.1
540.9
555.0
557.2
579.4
629.3
646.8
669.6
681.6
707.4
723.6
755.6
783.5
805.0
824.6
844.3

Total
Total

855.4
881.5
886.8
904.4
932.6
944.0
936.9
929.8
922.8
735.9
748.1
784.3
830.5
864.8
893.0
894.5
912.6
942.4
934.4
940.6
926.5
929.3
931.8
931.5
919.9
917.1
932.0
922.2
920.5
921.0

National
defense

373.0
384.9
377.3
376.1
384.1
386.7
373.5
356.6
337.6
316.0
322.2
341.7
363.7
377.5
391.6
378.4
376.1
386.5
374.1
377.0
361.6
358.3
355.6
351.1
341.7
334.7
343.5
330.4
327.2
324.8

280.6
292.1
287.0
281.4
283.6
281.4
261.4
243.7
226.7
229.4
242.9
254.3
272.1
282.2
295.0
285.7
281.5
285.7
265.8
262.4
248.2
246.8
240.9
238.7
228.5
226.1
233.0
219.1
214.9
215.0

Nondefense

92.4
92.9
90.2
94.8
100.4
105.3
112.2
113.0
110.9
86.6
79.3
87.4
91.6
95.3
96.6
92.7
94.7
100.8
108.2
114.6
113.3
111.5
114.7
112.4
113.2
108.7
110.5
111.3
112.3
109.8

and
local

482.4
496.6
509.6
528.3
548.5
557.2
563.3
573.1
585.2
419.9
425.9
442.6
466.7
487.3
501.4
516.1
536.5
555.8
560.4
563.6
564.9
571.0
576.2
580.4
578.3
582.4
588.5
591.8
593.3
596.2

Final
sales of
domestic
product

4,395.9
4,513.7
4,698.6
4,808.3
4,891.6
4,868.7
4,976.9
5,119.3
5,296.2
3,804.5
3,982.8
4,146.2
4,303.3
4,447.2
4,565.6
4,758.7
4,831.8
4,888.0
4,867.3
5,054.1
5,056.8
5,086.5
5,126.5
5,207.2
5,235.7
5,254.9
5,310.0
5,384.4
5,419.0
5,453.5

Gross
domestic

Adden-

dum:

chases '

Gross
national
product

4,559.6
4,683.0
4,822.6
4,911.7
4,951.9
4,887.2
5,011.6
5,208.4
5,454.0
3,778.6
4,095.8
4,325.5
4,488.9
4,583.1
4,761.5
4,882.4
4,924.1
4,904.0
4,897.6
5,099.2
5,132.9
5,174.7
5,225.8
5,300.2
5,365.1
5,425.8
5,484.0
5,540.9
5,588.6
5,614.5

4,413.5
4,544.5
4,726.3
4,852.7
4,916.5
4,882.3
4,985.7
5,140.3
5,337.3
3,791.7
4,046.6
4,216.4
4,349.5
4,430.8
4,633.0
4,789.0
4,875.1
4,895.4
4,893.9
5,061.0
5,083.9
5,110.1
5,148.4
5,218.7
5,262.7
5,310.5
5,359.9
5,416.0
5,458.3
5,473.4

pur-

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

IMPLICIT PRICE DEFLATORS FOR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
J1987-100; quarterly data arc seasonally a(^li

Period

Gross
domestic
product

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1984:
1985:
1986:
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
19911992:
1993-

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
I
II

in
rv
1994. i
n
in
rv
1995- I

ii'

96.9
100.0
103.9
108.5
113.3
117.6
120.9
123.5
126.1
92.3
95.5
98.0
101.2
105.5
110.1
115.0
118.8
121.9
122.9
123.4
123.7
124.1
125.0
125.9
126.5
126.9
127.6
128.1

Total

96.0
100.0
104.2
109.3
114.9
119.7
123.5
126.6
129.3
90.7
94.6
97.0
101.6
106.1
111.0
117.5
121.1
124.9
125.7
126.4
126.8
127.5
127.9
128.9
129.9
130.5
131.2
132.0

Exports and imports of
goods and services

Government purchases
Federal

Durable
goods

Nondurable goods

Services

Nonresidential
fixed

Residential fixed

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

96.1
100.0
103.7
109.3
115.9
120.0
122.5
124.2
125.7
94.2
97.0
96.3
101.5
105.6
110.8
119.2
120.8
123.3
124.0
124.2
123.9
124.6
124.6
125.1
126.3
126.6
126.9
127.6

95.7
100.0
105.1
110.6
116.7
122.5
127.7
132.3
136.4
87.7
92.9
97.3
101.9
107.1
112.7
119.2
124.5
129.8
130.8
131.9
132.7
133.8
134.4
135.9
137.0
138.1
139.1
140.2

98.4
100.0
102.8
105.2
107.3
108.1
106.7
104.1
103.8
96.4
97.3
99.2
100.7
104.0
106.0
108.2
107.3
106.0
105.3
104.9
103.5
103.0
103.4
103.9
104.3
103.5
103.1
102.0

95.8
100.0
104.2
107.8
110.7
111.9
113.7
117.6
122.3
90.7
93.1
97.3
101.5
105.3
108.8
111.1
111.9
115.1
115.9
117.2
118.2
119.0
120.5
121.3
123.1
124.4
125.0
125.5

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.




Gross private
domestic investment

.Personal consumption
expenditures

Exports

96.9
100.0
105.3
107.7
109.1
110.8
110.2
109.4
109.4
98.7
97.7
97.4
101.6
106.6
107.4
111.0
110.9
109.9
109.8
110.0
109.0
108.8
108.8
109.4
109.6
109.7
110.3
111.1

Imports

93.2
100.0
105.1
107.8
111.2
110.5
109.4
107.1
106.5
93.6
94.2
93.6
102.6
106.0
107.7
116.5
110.0
109.9
107.7
108.1
106.5
106.2
105.2
106.1
107.2
107.4
107.9
109.2

Total

98.6
100.0
102.6
106.8
111.0
115.3
120.2
124.4
129.5
95.0
98.1
98.8
100.2
103.6
107.7
112.9
117.2
120.6
123.6
124.2
124.5
125.3
128.1
130.0
129.3
130.7
132.7
133.8

National
defense

Nondefense

98.6
100.0
103.0
106.6
110.7
114.7
120.2
124.2
129.0
95.5
98.7
98.7
100.3
103.9
107.5
112.9
117.2
120.4

98.6
100.0
101.4
107.3
112.0
116.9
120.2
124.7
130.7
93.7
96.4
99.2
100.1
102.6
108.4
113.1
117.0
121.1
123.5
125.0
125.2
125.1
129.1
132.0
130.1
131.7
134.1
134.9

123.7
123.9
124.1
125.3
127.7
129.0
129.0
130.2
132.0
133.3

State
and
local

96.4
100.0
104.3
108.6
113.2
116.9
120.1
123.0
126.1
90.9
94.8
97.8
101.5
105.7
109.9
115.2
117.7
121.2
122.2
122.8
123.3
123.6
124.9
125.6
126.5
127.4
128.8
130.0

CHANGES IN FIXED-WEIGHTED AND ALTERNATIVE QUANTITY AND PRICE
INDEXES FOR TOTAL GDP
(Percent change from preceding year or quart*!!-; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates|
Price indexes

Quantity indexes
Current
dollars

Period

11 9
39
81
10.9
69
57
6.4
79
72
56
32
5.2
54
62
28
50
38
26
71
52
4.9
86
4.4
42
3.8
77
6.1
72
62
64
4.7
30

1981

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

-

..

in

IV
1992- I
II

...

IV
1993- I
II

.

m

in
IV

1994. I

II

in

IV
1995- I

II r
1

Fixed
1987
weights '

Chain-ty|x!
annual
weights

25
-2.2
3.8
7.0
32
2.9
3.1
3.9
2.6
12
-.7
2.1
2.5
3.6
-23
1.7
8
.2
30
2.2
3.1
5.2
.5
1.8
1.8
5.1
3.2
4.2
36
4.0
1.7
.7

18

-22
39
6.2
32
2.9
3.1
39
2.5
12
-6
2.3
31
4.1
-21
22
10
1
31
24
3.5
57
1.2
24
2.7
63
3.3
41
40
51
2.7
13

Fixed
1987
weights

Itonclunarkyears
weights

Chain-type
annual
weights

27

-1 9
39
6.7
33
2.9
3.2
38
2.5
12
-.7
2.2
25
3.6
-23
2.0
9
.1
31
22
3.3
51
.5
18
1.8
51
3.2
41
36
41
1.8
7

Bcnchmarkyears
weights

91
64
41
3.6
36
2.9
3.2
39
4.4
44
40
3.1
28
2.7
51
32
31
26
39
32
2.4
25
4.0
23
1.9
24
3.2
27
27
26
3.3
27

92
63
4.1

3.9
3.4
3.5
2.8
3.1
4.0
4.5
4.6
4.0
3.2
3.0
2.7
5.1
3.1
33
2.7
39
3.3
2.7
2.8
4.2
2.4
2.0
2.4
3.1
2.9
30
2.6
3.3
2.8

price
deflator

3.6
36
2.7
3.1
3.9
4.4
44
3.9
3.0
2.8
2.7
52
3.2
31
2.5
38
3.1
2.3
2.5
4.0
23
1.9
2.5
3.2
27
28
2.5
3.2
26

100

62
41
44
37
26
3.2
39
44
44
38
28
22
21
50
28
28
27
38
27
13
27
33
16
10
13
29
19
19
16
22
16

Source: Department of Owmneree, liureau of Economic Analysis.

Percent change in GDI* in 1987 dollars.

NONFINANCIAL CORPORATE BUSINESS-OUTPUT, COSTS. AND PROFITS
(Quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates!
Current-dollar cost and profit per unit of output (dollars) '

Gross domestic product
of norifinaneial
corporate business
(billions of dollars)
Period

1986

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1984198519861987198819891990199119921993-

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
I
II

in

IV
1994- I
II

m

IV
1995- I r
ll

Current
dollars

1987
dollars

2,386.3
2,547.3
2,764.8
2,913.5
3,045.5
3,089.7
3,222.9
3,409.7
3,656.9
2,228.2
2,338.8
2,422.8
2,627.6
2,843.2
2,951.5
3,052.5
3,125.9
3,307.8
3,324.4
3,386.3
3,428.7
3,499.3
3,568.6
3,626.7
3,679.4
3,752.8
3,793.8
3,824.9

2,439.3
2,547.3
2,684.8
2,718.9
2,747.4
2,716.7
2,802.8
2,942.9
3,121.9
2,328.4
2,396.9
2,463.3
2,604.0
2.719.0
2,722.7
2,725.0
2,740.9
2,870.2
2,868.4
2,920.5
2,963.3
3,019.5
3,062.6
3,098.9
3,131.2
3,195.0
3,229.3
3,255.0

Total
cost and
profit2

0.978

1.000
1.030
1.072
1.109
1.137
1.150
1.159
1.171
.957
.976
.984
1.009
1.046
1.084
1.120
1.140
1.152
1.159
1.159
1.157
1.159
1.165
1.170
1.175
1.175
1.175
1.175

Consumption of
fixed
capital

0.111
.110

.111

.117
.120
.126
.126
.123
.122
.111
.110
.112
.110
.112
.120
.123
.125
.123
.124
.123
.124
.120
.125
.121
.122
.121
.122
.123

1
Output is measured by <JDP of nonfinaneial corporate business in 1987 dollars.
-This is equal to the deflator for gross domestic product of nonfinaneial corporate busin
with the decimal point shifted two places to the left.
;1
Indirect business tax and nontax liability plus business transfer payments less sulwidies.




Indirect
business
taxes8

0.095
.095
.096
.101
.106
.115
.117
.117
.117
.091
.093
.095
.094
.097
.102
.109
.117
.118
.117
.117
.116
.117
.117
.117
.118
.117
.116
.116
4

Compensation
of employees

interest

0.648
.658
.676
.706
.736
.756
.767
.768
.766
.623
.643
.654
.664
.687
.718
.748
.760
.768
.776
.770
.766
.760
.763
.766
.768
.768
.771
.768

0.040
.042
.045
.054
.054
.049
.041
.039
.039
.041
.038
.042
.042
.047
.055
.054
.047
.038
.039
.039
.039
.038
.038
.039
.040
.041
.042
.042

Not

Corporate profits with inventory
valuation arid capital consumption
adjustments
Total

0.084
.096
.102
.094
.093
.092
.099
.112
.126
.091
.092
.081
.099
.102
.088
.085
.092
.107
.102
.111
.113
.123
.122
.127
.127
.128
.125
.126

1'rofits
tax
liability

0.031
.037
.038
.037
.034
.031
.031
.040
.046
.027
.030
.035
.038
.040
.033
.034
.031
.033
.037
.040
.038
.043
.043
.046
.047
.049
.049
.048

Profits
after
tax"

0.053
.059
.064
.057
.059
.061
.067
.073
.080
.064
.063
.045
.060
.063
.055
.052
.061
.073
.065
.071
.075
.080
.078
.081
.080
.079
.076
.078

Output

per hour
of all
employees
(1987
dollars)

Compensation
per hour
of all
employees
(dollars)

22.733
23.127
23.572
23.188
23.447
23.926
24.649
25.330
25.881
22.055
22.346
22.891
23.356
23.521
23.145
23.552
24.214
25.084
24.942
25.221
25.421
25.664
25.792
25.744
25.849
26.069
26.176
26.521

14.739
15.207
15.833
16.376
17.246
18.081
18.917
19.445
19.829
13.732
14.359
14.975
15.517
16.069
16.616
17.625
18.402
19.253
19.349
19,418
19.467
19.497
19.683
19.714
19.855
20.010
20.180
20.345

Witli inventory valuation and capital consumption atftustrnents.
Sources: Department of Commerce (Ilureau of Economic Analysis) and Department of IjaUir
(Bureau of Labor Statistics).

NATIONAL INCOME
| Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally atljusUHl annual rates)

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1984198519861987198819891990199119921993-

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
I

m
IV
1994- I

II

m

IV
1995- I
II'

Farm

3,100.2
3,297.6
3,404.8
3,591.2
3,780.4
4,004.6
2,288.1
2,442.5
2,582.5
2,785.1
3,004.9
3,162.8
3,344.2
3,459.1
3,671.0
3,713.1
3,761.1
3,801.7
3,845.8
3,920.0
3,979.3
4,023.7
4,095.3
4,157.3
4,183.0

4,249.5
4,491.0
4,608.2
4,829.5
5,131.4
5,458.4
3,134.4
3,341.9
3,486.0
3,828.8
4,127.6
4,305.2
4,539.2
4,663.9
4,964.9
5,031.1
5,094.0
5,138.5
5,262.0
5,308.7
5,430.7
5,494.9
5,599.4
5,688.4
5,719.4

II

1

Compensation
of
employees1

National
income

Period

Proprietors' income
with inventoiy valuation and capital consumption adjustments

Nonfarm

40.2
41.9
36.7
44.4
37.3
39.5
21.9
17.8
23.6
42.4
30.9
38.4
43.8
36.6
46.0
49.6
39.4
15.8
44.4
47.2
39.3
29.8
41.7
44.4
35.0

307.0
321.4
339.5
374.4
404.3
434.2
217.7
250.9
260.9
282.6
302.5
311.4
325.1
349.8
392.4
394.8
399.4
404.5
418.5
423.8
431.9
437.1
444.0
449.2
452.2

IneJudes employer contributions for social insurant. (See also p. 5.)

Rental
income
of
persons
with
capital
consumption
adjustment

Corporate profits with inventory valuation and
capital consumption adjustments
Profits with inventory valuation
adjustment and without capital
consumption adjustment
Total
Total
362.8
380.6
390.3
405.1
485.8
542.7
261.3
284.9
264.6
343.3
378.3
354.5
362.8
394.7
432.5
442.5
473.1
493.5
533.9
508.2
546.4
556.0
560.3
569.7
581.1

-13.5
-14.2
-10.5
-5.5
24.1
27.7
24.3
14.0
4.7
6.8
2.8
-21.6
-11.1
-8.1
5.1
16.5
23.4
26.3
30.3
15.3
34.1
32.6
29.0
25.4
24.2

Profits
before tax

325.4
354.7
370.9
389.4
456.2
505.0
223.6
228.0
225.0
293.4
340.5
320.6
349.3
372.3
415.6
421.5
446.6
461.7
495.1
471.2
509.0
518.5
521.4
531.6
545.9

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

342.9
365.7
365.2
395.9
462.4
524.5
220.1
231.8
235.7
311.2
372.2
334.1
368.9
373.1
413.5
432.7
456.6
458.7
501.7
483.5
523.1
538.1
553.5
570.6
574.1

-17.5
-11.0
5.8
64
-6.2
-19.5
3.5
-3.8
-10.7
-17.8
-31.7
-13.5
-19.5
Q

2.1
-11.2
-10.0
3.0
-6.5
-12.3
— 14 1
-19.6
-32.1
-39.0
-28.2

Capital
consumption
adjustment

37.4
25.9
19.4
15.7
29.5
37.7
37.7
56.9
39.6
49.9
37.9
33.9
13.5
22.4
16.9
21.0
26.5
31.7
38.8
37.0
37.4
37.5
38.8
38.1
35.2

Net
interest

452.7
463.7
447.4
420.0
399.5
409.7
321.1
331.9
349.7
368.6
408.1
459.8
474.4
431.8
418.0
414.6
397.6
396.7
389.1
394.2
399.7
415.7
429.2
442.4
444.0

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES IN 1987 DOLLARS
| Billions of 1987 dollars, except as noted; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates)
Durable goods

Period

1989
1990

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

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

in
rv

1994: I
II

in

IV
1995: I
II'
1

Total
personal
consumption
expenditures

3,223.3
3,272.6
3,259.4
3,349.5
3,458.7
3,579.6
2,539.3
2,678.2
2,784.8
2,895.3
3,012.5
3,074.7
3,202.9
3,242.0
3,265.9
3,265.3
3,403.4
3,417.2
3,439.2
3,472.2
3,506.2
3,546.3
3,557.8
3,584.7
3,629.6
3,643.9
3,674.3

Total
durable
goods

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

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

Includes other items, not shown separately.




196.4
192.7
170.0
181.8
196.1
208.2
123.7
151.6
164.3
173.9
193.6
183.6
197.7
188.3
182.1
171.6
188.2
189.7
195.1
195.0
204.7
213.7
205.3
202.0
211.9
203.2
202.7

Furrtitiirc
and
household
cquipment

165.8
171.6
179.2
193.3
214.1
238.7
96.4
109.3
118.7
128.6
141.4
145.9
160.3
167.9
172.3
181.2
202.0
205.2
209.9
216.6
224.6
225.9
232.5
241.7
254.5
256.6
261.8

Services

Nondurable goods

Other

78.5
78.7
76.1
77.5
79.7
85.2
52.3
58.1
64.8
67.1
80.7
75.2
81.2
80.5
78.8
74.9
78.6
77.6
78.7
81.1
81.5
82.0
84.4
86.0
88.4
90.3
90.4

Total
nondurable
goods

1,051.6
1,060.7
1,047.7
1,057.7
1,078.5
1,109.5
880.7
915.2
942.9
968.7
1,000.9
1,014.6
1,046.8
1,058.9
1,057.5
1,040.4
1,074.2
1,070.0
1,074.3
1,081.7
1,088.0
1,098.3
1,104.3
1,113.4
1,121.9
1,128.2
1,133.5

Pood

515.0
523.9
518.8
514.7
524.0
535.6
458.3
467.1
475.1
488.2
496.9
502.4
518.0
515.6
525.8
514.9
522.0
520.7
522.3
525.1
528.1
531.9
536.1
535.7
538.5
541.1
540.8

Clothing
Gasoline
and
am) oil
shews

187.8
186.2
184.7
193.2
197.8
208.8
135.7
147.7
154.7
161.7
171.9
174.5
182.8
190.9
184.5
182.8
198.7
194.0
196.1
198.6
202.4
203.8
204.9
210.2
216.4
216.6
219.3

87.3
86.4
83.1
85.6
86.5
87.2
73.4
76.9
79.0
79.5
84.6
85.4
87.5
88.6
84.6
82.4
86.0
86.1
85.7
87.5
86.6
86.1
86.7
88.0
88.2
90.3
91.1

Fuel
oil
and
coal

Other

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

250.2
253.8
250.5
253.0
258.2
265.9
202.8
212.2
222.9
228.0
235.2
240.4
246.4
251.8
253.1
249.7
256.3
257.2
258.3
258.4
258.8
263.1
265.1
267.8
267.6
268.7
270.1

Total
services '

1,731.0
1,768.8
1,786.3
1,839.1
1,890.3
1,938.1
1,386.2
1,443.9
1,494.2
1,557.1
1,595.8
1,655.5
1,716.9
1,746.3
1,775.2
1,797.3
1,860.4
1,874.8
1,881.2
1,897.8
1,907.4
1,926.3
1,931.4
1,941.8
1,952.9
1,965.7
1,986.0

Housing

469.2
474.6
479.0
485.2
492.6
501.3
411.0
419.7
431.3
438.1
444.8
457.0
465.6
471.3
475.9
481.4
487.8
489.8
491.5
493.7
495.4
497.7
500.0
502.6
505.0
507.4
509.5

Ht-tatl sales of new
passenger cars
(millions of units)
Medical
care

408.6
424.6
437.7
454.3
466.4
479.0
327.8
334.8
344.9
359.1
372.0
390.7
403.0
411.8
429.4
444.7
459.0
463.1
464.3
467.6
470.4
473.2
477.4
481.0
484.4
486.9
489.6

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Domestics

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

Imports

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

SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME
Personal income rose $2.3 billion (annual rate) in August, following a rise of $37.3 billion in July. Wages and
salaries fell $5.4 billion in August following an increase of $28.3 billion in July. Farm subsidy payments fell in
both July and August.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

7,000

7,000

6,000

6,000

5,000

5,000

4,000

4,000

3,000

3,000

WAGE AND SALARY DISBURSEMENTS

2,000

2,000

1,400

1,400
OTHER INCOME

800

800

'

\

TRANSFER PAYMENTS

I IIIIIIIII I

400
1987

1988

1989

400
1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

1986

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994- Aug
Sept
Get
Nov

Dec
1995- Jan
Feb

Mar
Aprr
May'
AugP
1

Total
personal
income

3,590.4
3,302.0
4,075.9
4,380.3
4,673.8
4,860.3
5,154.3
5,375.1
5,701.7
5,730.6
5,768.4
5,844.7
5,841.8
5,883.5
5,930.6
5,962.7
5,992.7
6,005.1
5,993.8
6,025.3
6,062.6
6,064.9

Wage arid
salary
disbursements '

2,105.4
2,261.2
2,443.0
2,586.4
2,745.0
2,816.1
2,974.8
3,080.8
3,279.0
3,289.0
3,310.2
3,351.6
3,349.3
3,368.3
3,391.1
3,406.8
3,412.2
3,429.6
3,405.6
3,431.5
3,459.8
3,454.4

Proprietors' income3
Other labor
income '2

200.7
210.4
230.5
251.9
274.3
299.0
328.7
355.3
381.0
383.7
385.5
387.1
388.7
390.3
398.1
399.6
401.1
402.5
403.9
405.3
406.5
407.7

Farm

22.3
31.3
30.9
40.2
41.9
36.7
44.4
37.3
39.5
29.6
30.0
49.0
35.1
41.1
36.1
42.3
54.8
39.9
35.2
29.9
28.3
27.8

The total of wage ami salary dislmrsements and other laltor income differs from (:om|>ensation of employees {see p. 4) in that it excludes employer contributions for social insurant* and
the excess of wage accruals over wage disbursements.
2
Consists primarily of employer contributions to private pension and private welfare funds.
3
With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments.




Nonfarm

261.5
279.0
293.4
307.0
321.4
339.5
374.4
404.3
434.2
437.6
439.4
441.4
443.5
447.0
448.7
449.4
449.6
450.4
451.6
454.6
457.7
459.7
4

Rental
income

of
jHsrsons4

8.7
3.2
4.3
-135
-14.2
-10.5
-5.5
24.1
27.7
32.6
32.7
31.4
29.5
26.1
26.8
25.5
23.8
23.4
24.2
24.9
24.3
21.9

Personal
dividend
income

104.7
100.4
108.4
126.5
144.4
150.5
161.0
181.3
194.3
197.0
198.8
200.8
202.8
204.4
204.8
205.4
206.4
207.5
208.1
208.8
210.2
211.5

Personal
interest
income

531.7
548.1
583.2
668.2
698.2
695.1
665.2
637.9
664.0
674.0
683.6
692.5
701.2
709.6
717.2
724.0
729.5
734.9
739.5
743.4
745.9
748.2

Transfer
payments 5

517.8
542.2
576.7
625.0
687.6
770.1
860.2
915.4
963.4
969.8
972.3
977.1
977.7
984.2
1,000.7
1,003.7
1,009.9
1,012.8
1,020.0
1,022.9
1,028.1
1,031.6

Ijess: Personal contributions
for social
insurance

162.1
173.6
194.5
211.4
224.9
236.2
248.7
261.3
281.4
282.6
284.1
286.2
286.1
287.4
292.8
294.0
294.5
295.8
294.3
296.1
298.1
297.9

Nonfarm
personal
income B

3,545.6
3,749.4
4,023.9
4,318.0
4,608.6
4,801.8
5,089.4
5,316.6
5,639.4
5,678.1
5,715.5
5,772.5
5,783.3
5,818.7
5,870.8
5,896.5
5,914.1
5,941.1
5,934.4
5,971.0
6,009.7
6,012.5

With capital consumption a<ljustment.
> Consists mainly of social insurance Imnefits, direct relief, and veterans payments.
Personal income exclusive of farm proprietors' income, farm wages, farm other labor income, and agricultural net interest.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
r

B

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

BIUJONS OF DOUARS- (RATIO SCALE)

2,500

2,000

2,000
DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
22,000

DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE)

8,000
1982

COUNOL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Period

Personal
income

Less:
Personal
tax and
nontax
payments

Equals:
Disposable
personal
income

Less:
Personal
outlays '

Equals:
Personal
savin?

Disposable
personal
income in
1987
dollars
(billions)

Per capita
disposable (wrsonal
ineome

Per eapita personal
consumption
expenditures

(torrent
dollars

Current
dollars

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

1987

1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

512.5
527.7
593.3
623.3
623.7
648.6
686.4
742.1

3,289.5

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

1987
dollars

1987
dollars

142.0
155.7
152.1
170.0
211.6
247.9
192.6
203.1

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

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

Having as
percent of
disposable
personal
income

Population,
including
Armed
Forces
overseas
(thousands) 2

Percent

Dollars

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

Percent
change
in n:al
per capita
disposable
personal
income.

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

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

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

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

4.3
4.4
4.0
4.2
5.0
5.5
4.1
4.1

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

13,145
13,278
13,522
13,685
13,996
14,015
14,018
13,998
14,533
14,222
14,351
14,338
14,451
14,535
14,625
14,697
14,927
15,048
14,973

10,649
11,445
12,101
12,819
13,814
14,491
15,283
15,588
16,566
16,693
16,856
17,017
17,233
17,443
17,598
17,821
18,072
18,216
18,438

11,739
12,095
12,472
12,615
13,020
13,053
13,010
12,868
13,262
13,283
13,335
13,425
13,519
13,640
13,651
13,717
13,853
13,880
13,966

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

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

237,231
239,387
241,550
243,745
246,004
248,372
251,035
253,758
256,626
257,262
257,908
258,635
259,356
259,997
260,627
261,340
261,999
262,527
263,095

12,568

Seasonally adjusted annual rates
1984:
19851986-.
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV

1991: IV

1992- IV
1993- I
II
Ill
IV
1994- I ....
II
Ill
IV
1995: I

II'

1

3,242.5
3,456.7
3,647.8
3,918.5
4,195.2
4,469.4
4,759.1
4,934.2
5,335.0
5,255.5
5,364.5
5,395.9
5,484.6
5,555.8
5,659.9
5,734.5
5,856.6
5,962.0
6,008.1

413.4
448.8
478.5
528.6
542.0
605.1
625.2
631.2
676.2
657.3
685.9
695.4
707.0
723.0
746.4
744.1
754.7
777.6
807.0

2,829.1
3,007.9
3,169.3
3,389.9
3,653.2
3,864.3
4,133.9
4,303.0
4,658.8
4,598.2
4,678.6
4,700.5
4,777.6
4,832.8
4,913.5
4,990.3
5,101.9
5,184.4
5,201.0

2,606.5
2,828.7
3,018.2
3,220.1
3,496.7
3,715.5
3,957.7
4,078.4
4,371.4
4,413.7
4,464.6
4,518.2
4,588.2
4,657.3
4,712.4
4,787.0
4,869.3
4,920.7
4,994.9

222.6
179.2
151.1
169.8
156.4
148.8
176.2
224.6
287.4
184.6
214.0
182.3
189.4
175.5
201.1
203.3
232.6
263.7
206.1

3,118.5
3,178.7
3,266.2
3,335.8
3,443.1
3,480.9
3,519.0
3,552.1
3,729.6
3,658.9
3,701.3
3,708.4
3,747.8
3,779.2
3,811.5
3,840.9
3,911.0
3,950.5
3,939.4

Includes personal consumption expenditures, interest paid by persons, and personal transfer
payments to rest of the world (net).




2

11,925
12,565
13,121
13,907
14,850
15,558
16,467
16,957
18,154
17,874
18,141
18,174
18,421
18,588
18,853
19,095
19,473
19,748
19,769

Annual data an? averages of quarterly data, whicli are averages for the period.
Source: Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of the Census).

FARM INCOME
In the first quarter of 1995, according to preliminary estimates, gross farm income fell $6.8 billion (annual rate)
and net farm income fell $5.6 billion.
BILLIC NS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO S CAIE)

240
200
160

r

N^

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240
200

<~

160

\ ~

120

120

\

GROSS FARM INCOME
80

80

An

AH

40

40

20

20

10

10

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

COUNCIL Of ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

Cash marketing receipts
Total »
Total

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1993- I
II
Ill
IV
1994- I
II
HI

W

1995- IP

168.0
161.2
156.1
168.5
175.8
192.8
198.2
192.3
200.2
201.4
212.0
203.0
202.2
198.0
202.5
215.0
201.0
207.7
224.5
217.7

142.8
144.1
135.4
141.8
151.2
161.1
170.0
168.8
171.2
175.1
179.7
172.2
175.1
185.7
167.3
177.1
166.8
183.0
191.8
187.1

Livestock and
products

72.9
69.8
71.6
76.0
79.4
84.1
89.8
86.7
86.4
90.6
87.8
84.2
88.4
101.9
87.8
92.0
82.5
97.2
79.5
87.5

1
Cash marketing receipts and inventory changes plus Government payments, other farni cash
income, and mmmoney income furnished by farms.
2
Physical changes in end-of-year inventory of crop and livestock commodities valued at average prices during the year.
3
Income in current dollars divided by the GDP implicit price deflator.




Crops

69.9
74.3
63.8
65.9
71.7
77.0
80.1
82.1
84.9
84.5
91.9
88.0
86.7
83.8
79.5
85.1
84.2
85.8
112.3
99.7

Value of
inventory
changes2

6.0
-2.3
-2.2
-2^3
-3.4
4.8
3.4
-.3
4.3
-3.6
7.1
-6.5
-5.1
-6.0
3.0
8.4
7.7
6.2
6.2
.9

Production
expenses
Current
dollars

141.9
132.4
125.1
128.8
137.8
144.9
151.3
151.2
150.1
158.0
162.7
155.1
157.6
159.5
160.0
160.2
162.5
164.5
163.6
162.4

26.1
28.8
31.1
39.7
38.0
47.9
46.9
41.1
50.1
43.4
49.3
47.9
44.7
38.6
42.4
54.8
38.5
43.1
60.9
55.3

1987

dollars3

28.7
30.5
32.0
39.7
36.6
44.1
41.4
35.0
41.4
35.1
39.1
39.0
36.2
31.2
34.2
43.8
30.6
34.1
48.0
43.3

NOTE.—Data include net Commodity Credit Corporation loans and operator households.
Quarterly data plotted for 1989 through 1991 in chart do not reflect previous revisions to
annual data in table.
Sources.- Department of Agriculture and Department of Commerce.

CORPORATE PROFITS
In the second quarter of 1995, according to revised estimates, corporate profits before tax rose $3.5 billion (annual
rate) and profits after tax rose $2.9 billion.
BIWONS OF DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
600

600

SEASONAILY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

S\

550

/
V

500

/

450

P ?OFITS BEFnpE TAX

400

S[\

350

/

300
250
200
150

^ 550
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1982

1983

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1 1 1

i i i

1984

1985

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v

300

-

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250

N

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200
150

/^ -.'

100

-

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s

350

-

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1 1 1

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V

s

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s

400

_ /

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50

1

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V

450

-

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100

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71

500

-

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UNC ISTRIBUTEC PROFITS

^4

1

1

1986

I

i i i

i

1987

1988

i i

I I I

i i i

1989

1990

1 1 1
1991

i ii

I I I

1992

1993

1

1

1994

1

50
0

i ii
1995

COUNCIL Of ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE

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

Profits after tax

Domestic industries
Period

Nonfinancial
2

Total

Total

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1984:
1985:
19861987:
198819891990:
199119921993-

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
I .. .
II
Ill
IV

1994- I
II
Ill
IV

1995- I
llr . .
1
2

227.6
273.4
320.3
325.4
354.7
370.9
389.4
456.2
505.0
223.6
228.0
225.0
293.4
340.5
320.6
349.3
372.3
415.6
421.5
446.6
461.7
495.1
471.2
509.0
518.5
521.4
531.6
545.9

194.6
233.9
271.2
266.0
286.7
302.4
328.8
391.0
444.6
192.9
193.5
192.5
246.3
285.9
254.8
273.8
301.4
361.0
354.0
383.8
392.6
433.4
410.1
448.2
458.1
461.7
462.9
473.6

Financial

35.8
36.4
41.8
50.6
65.7
84.3
81.9
103.7
104.0
20.3
29.0
34.7
39.4
46.1
52.5
66.6
84.6
86.7
95.9
100.1
103.9
114.6
89.6
106.4
112.6
107.2
115.2
116.2

Totals
158.9
197.5
229.4
215.3
221.1
218.1
246.9
287.3
340.6
172.6
164.5
157.8
207.0
239.7
202.3
207.2
216.8
274.3
258.0
283.7
288.7
318.8
320.5
341.8
345.5
354.5
347.7
357.4

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




Manufacturing

Wholesale and
retail
trade

59.0
87.0
117.5
108.0
109.1
90.1
94.5
114.2
145.6
79.2
83.3
63.9
98.7
129.3
94.5
98.5
85.3
101.3
96.2
114.2
112.4
134.2
145.1
143.0
143.3
150.9
143.9
148.9

46.3
39.9
37.1
39.7
37.2
46.7
54.8
61.2
67.6
50.8
39.0
43.1
39.3
39.3
39.2
36.2
47.4
64.6
56.0
63.3
62.0
63.7
59.0
72.0
70.1
69.2
66.7
64.0
3

Profits
before
tax

217.8
287.9
347.5
342.9
365.7
365.2
395.9
462.4
524.5
220.1
231.8
235.7
311.2
372.2
334.1
368.9
373.1
413.5
432.7
456.6
458.7
501.7
483.5
523.1
538.1
553.5
570.6
574.1

Tax
liability

106.5
127.1
137.0
141.3
138.7
131.1
139.7
173.2
202.5
83.8
97.6
116.6
135.2
146.2
134.2
137.0
133.1
148.6
159.8
171.8
169.9
191.5
184.1
201.7
208.6
215.6
220.0
220.4

Total

111.3
160.8
210.5
201.6
227.1
234.1
256.2
289.2
322.0
136.3
134.2
119.2
176.0
226.0
200.0
231.8
240.0
264.8
273.0
284.8
288.9
310.2
299.4
321.4
329.5
337.9
350.7
353.6

Dividends

109.8
106.2
115.3
134.6
153.5
160.0
171.1
191.7
205.2
83.4
97.4
111.0
106.3
121.0
141.3
153.7
160.9
182.1
188.2
190.7
193.2
194.6
196.3
202.5
207.9
213.9
217.1
219.9

Includes industries not shown separately.
Swiree: Department of Commence, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Undistributed
profits

1.6
54.6
95.2
67.1
73.6
74.1
85.1
97.5
116.9
52.9
36.9
8.2
69.7
105.0
58.7
78.1
79.1
82.7
84.7
94.1
95.6
115.6
103.0
118.9
121.6
124.0
133.5
133.8

Inventory
valuation
adjustment

9.7
-14.5
- 27.3
-17.5
-11.0
5.8
-6.4
-6.2
-19.5
3.5
-3.8
-10.7
-17.8
31 7
- 13.5
-19.5
o

2.1
-11.2
-10.0
3.0
-6.5
-12.3
-14.1
-19.6
-32.1
-39.0
-28.2

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT IN 1987 DOLLARS
In the second quarter of 1995, according to revised estimates, nonresidential fixed investment in 1987 dollars rose
$20.1 billion (annual rate) and residential investment fell $8.3 billion. There was a $34.3 billion increase in inventories,
following an increase of $51.1 billion in the first quarter.
BILLIONS OF 1987 DOLLARS

BILLIONS OF 1987 DOLLARS
1,100

1,100

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES

1,000

1,000

S

900

800

r^ •x.^
^~s

700

600

500

"X,J

/

^.

^

800

/^

^^_

/*

\\"

[A

^^

GROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC
INVESTMENT

s

/

^

700

s
s

^ s

-~

— — .- -

900

600

S

s

500

NCJNRESIDENITIAL

s

400

400

D INVESTA
R ESIDENTIA L

FIXp 3 INVESW Ffs|T

300

\
200

300

I

— . — •"•*

200

^'

CHANC3E IN BUS NESS
IN VENTORIE

^'

fc

100

f •• —

\

t
0

*'

N
\

-100

I

1

\

„

1

\

100

s

--

«. /

s

1982

/

** \

I

1

1983

1

1 1 1

i

1984

1985

i

i

" "x
0

N

1 1 1

l

1986

1987

l i

l

l l

1988

i

i i

1

1989

1

1

1990

i

i

i

1991

1

1

i

1

1992

i i

1993

i

i i

1994

l

i i

-100

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Billions of 1987 dollars; quarterly <lata at seasonally a4J"sted amiuaJ rates]
Fixed investment
Gross
private
domestic
investment

Period

Change in business
inventories

Nonresidential
Producers'
durable
equipment

Residential

Structures

Total
Total

Total

Noufarm

735.1
749.3
773.4
784.0
746.8
683.8
725.3
819.9
951.5

726.5
723.0
753.4
754.2
741.1
684.9
722.9
804.6
903.8

500.3
497.8
530.8
540.0
546.5
515.4
525.9
591.6
672.4

176.6
171.3
174.0
177.6
179.5
160.6
149.8
147.7
150.6

323.7
326.5
356.8
362.5
367.0
354.9
376.2
443.9
521.9

226.2
225.2
222.7
214.2
194.5
169.5
196.9
213.0
231.3

8.5
26.3
19.9
29.8
5.7
-1 1
2.5
15.3
47.8

10.6
32.7
26.9
29.9
3.2
-1.3
-2.0
185
40.7

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV

756.4
763.1
705.9
793.8
785.0
769.5
695.7
697.9
755.2

708.4
732.9
725.9
733.9
764.1
744.6
716.6
684.4
748.6

509.6
525.5
495.5
510.6
538.8
536.7
540.2
506.9
540.9

189.5
198.3
170.4
177.9
175.7
179.8
172.8
151.4
146.3

320.1
327.2
325.0
332.7
363.1
356.9
367.4
355.5
394.6

198.8
207.4
230.5
223.3
225.3
208.0
176.3
177.5
207.7

47.9
30.2
20 1
59.9
20.9
24.9
-20.9
13.5
6.3

50.8
28.0
-18.6
62.1
30.5
31.2
-18.7
14.6

1993- I
II
III
IV

789.2
806.2
821.8
862.5

770.7
787.3
808.8
851.7

560.3
581.0
597.9
627.2

147.2
147.3
147.5
148.7

413.0
433.7
450.3
478.5

210.4
206.3
211.0
224.5

18.5
18.9
13.0
10.8

19.7
22.8
20.9
10.7

898.9
950.9
967.3
989.1

873.4
891.7
910.2
939.7

643.6
657.9
680.0
708.2

144.1
151.0
151.6
155.6

499.4
506.9
528.4
552.6

229.9
233.8
230.2
231.5

25.4
59.2
57.1
49.4

22.1
51.7
47.4
41.7

1,024.1
1,019.2

973.0
984.9

743.6
763.7

159.9
163.4

583.7
600.3

229.5
221.2

51.1
34.3

49.1
33.2

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
198419851986198719881989199019911992-

.

1994- I
II
III
IV
1995- I
II '

..

Note.—See p. 10 for further detail on fixed investment by tyjxi.




Soiure: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

FIXED INVESTMENT BY TYPE IN 1987 DOLLARS
[Billions of 1987 dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted animal rates]
Nonresidential

Residential

Structures

Period

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

Total
nonresidential

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
I
II

m

IV
1994:

I

II

m

IV
1995- I
II
1

Total'

500.3
497.8
530.8
540.0
546.5
515.4
525.9
591.6
672.4
509.6
525.5
495.5
510.6
538.8
536.7
540.2
506.9
540.9
560.3
581.0
597.9
627.2
643.6
657.9
680.0
708.2
743.6
763.7

176.6
171.3
174.0
177.6
179.5
160.6
149.8
147.7
150.6
189.5
198.3
170.4
177.9
175.7
179.8
172.8
151.4
146.3
147.2
147.3
147.5
148.7
144.1
151.0
151.6
155.6
159.9
163.4

Producers' durable equipment

Structures

Information processing
and related equipment

Nonresidential
buildings,
including
farm

Utilities

125.2
124.4
128.5
133.2
134.8
113.4
100.8
100.0
104.8
127.0
139.2
122.8
129.3
128.9
134.2
127.8
104.0
97.6
98.4
98.5
100.5
102.7
99.2
105.4
105.1
109.5
113.1
114.9

31.5
26.5
26.0
26.5
24.1
27.7
29.9
28.8
29.5
30.4
30.7
30.3
25.3
26.7
25.9
24.8
28.8
30.0
29.7
28.7
28.5
28.5
28.4
29.0
29.7
30.7
30.5
31.8

Mining
exploration,
shafts,
and
wells

13.5
13.1
13.5
11.3
13.2
12.4
10.3
10.7
9.3
25.5
20.0
11.6
15.3
14.0
12.3
13.0
11.0
10.7
11.1
11.2
10.5
9.9
9.6
9.8
9.3
8.5
9.4
9.1

Total

Computers
and
peripheral
equipment2

105.7
109.4
120.3
128.0
133.1
138.8
156.8
200.9
249.1
98.9
102.4
109.8
112.1
122.3
129.3
134.6
143.9
166.6
178.7
190.8
208.9
225.2
233.2
242.2
251.2
269.9
285.3
308.6

27.7
34.0
37.9
44.4
47.7
54.1
68.3
105.4
134.8
23.2
26.2
27.9
35.9
37.4
46.0
49.4
59.7
76.4
88.8
98.0
112.2
122.5
127.2
130.3
135.1
146.5
157.2
174.8

1

Total

323.7
326.5
356.8
362.5
367.0
354.9
376.2
443.9
521.9
320.1
327.2
325.0
332.7
363.1
356.9
367,4
355.5
394.6
413.0
433.7
450.3
478.5
499.4
506.9
528.4
552.6
583.7
600.3

Includes other items, not shown separately.
new computers ami peripheral equipment only.
Includes producers' durable equipment, not shown separately.

Other

Industrial
equipment

Transportation
and
related
equipment

78.0
75.3
82.4
83.7
85.4
84.7
88.5
95.5
114.3
75.7
76.1
81.9
76.1
84.8
83.3
85.2
84.2
90.2
89.8
92.8
96.7
102.7
106.0
111.8
116.1
123.4
128.0
133.8

76.7
74.8
81.6
85.0
78.2
73.4
71.7
79.2
90.3
76.8
79.2
77.3
76.6
86.0
83.6
75.6
71.6
74.0
75.6
77.5
79.9
83.6
86.4
88.9
92.1
93.6
98.9
101.8

74.9
73.6
78.5
72.6
78.5
74.7
78.3
87.8
98.3
76.7
78.1
71.4
71.6
78.5
68.7
80.2
73.3
83.3
84.5
90.4
85.3
90.9
98.5
92.3
99.1
103.4
109.6
101.2

Total
residential3

Total

Single
family

Multifamily

Other

226.2
225.2
222.7
214.2
194.5
169.5
196.9
213.0
231.3
198.8
207.4
230.5
223.3
225.3
208.0
176.3
177.5
207.7
210.4
206.3
211.0
224.5
229.9
233.8
230.2
231.5
229.5
221.2

220.6
219.4
216.5
207.7
188.0
162.9
189.9
205.7
223.5
193.9
202.0
224.8
217.3
218.9
201.4
169.8
170.9
200.5
203.2
199.1
203.5
216.9
222.4
226.0
222.3
223.3
221.4
213.2

106.7
114.5
112.1
107.9
97.6
85.4
102.4
112.1
124.4
92.3
95.6
110.4
115.8
113.9
103.9
86.1
92.9
106.6
111.2
108.5
110.2
118.3
125.1
127.6
123.8
121.0
118.9
110.2

32.2
25.5
20.8
20.6
17.5
13.5
11.7
9.6
11.7
33.2
30.3
31.6
24.0
20.8
19.0
16.5
12.5
10.4
9.5
9.2
9.9
9.7
10.0
11.3
12.1
13.5
14.7
15.2

81.7
79.5
83.5
79.1
73.0
64.0
75.8
84.1
87.4
68.4
76.0
82.7
77.5
84.2
78.5
67.2
65.5
83.5
82.5
81.3
83.5
88.9
87.3
87.2
86.5
88.8
87.8
87.7

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

2
Includes
3

BUSINESS INVESTMENT AND PLANS
[Billions of dollars]
By industry

Period

1993"
19942
19953
1

Total
expenditures

489.7
549.0
600.7

Total

488.2
518.6
587.3

Mining
and
construction

31.2
34.9
35.6

Manufacturing

Total
134.1
144.1
181.8

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

66.4
76.1
100.6

67.7
68.1
81.2

Estimates collected from the 1993 Annual Capital Ex|>cndittires Survey.
2
Preliminary estimates collected from the February 1995 Investment Plans Survey. Final
data are scheduled to be published in .January 1996 in the 1994 Annual Capital Expenditures
Survey.
3
Revised estimates of planned capital expenditures from the September 1995 Investment
Plans Survey.

10



Transportation

Communications

30.6
32.3
37.0

37.1
44.6
49.3

Utilities

41.3
38.0
41.8

Wholesale
and
retail
trade

Finance,
insurance,
and
real
estate

Services

Serving
multiple
industries

60.3
68.1
75.7

40.2
36.9
47.1

111.8
118.5
117.3

1.7
1.2
1.6

Not
distributed

by

industry
1.4
30.4
13.5

Note.—Data from Business Investment and Plans, 1993 to 1995, released SeptetnlMT 22,
1995. For further information, see Annwtl. Cajtittd Krjtenflituna: 1993, and Technical Note on
New Annual Capital Expenditures Survey, September 1995.
Source: Department of ('.ommerce, Bureau of the Census.

EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES
STATUS OF THE LABOR FORCE
In August, employment fell by 180,000 and unemployment fell by 128,000.
MILL! ONS OF PERSONS *

MILLIONS OF PERSO NS*

134
130

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCi
126 |_

^_

r~^~~\

^_^

122
118

^~"

130
126

X*"

-•S,,-.

„ -*•• •*•

122
-

\

_x"

118
114

CIVILIAN
EMPLOYMENT

_,'•'110

r~

—• •*>* •*•"

s-^-"

114

^^
x
__^„

134

r^

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

-"'

-

110
106

106
s

v

- 4

1994
* 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

Civilian
labor
force

Nonagricultural
Total

Agricultural

Part time
for
economicreasons l

Total

Percent2

Unemployment

Civilian employment
Civilian
noliinstitutional
population
NSA

Total

15
weeks
and
over

Not in
labor
force

Labor
force
participation
rate

EmpJoyment/
population
ratio

Unemployment
rate

1985
19863 ..
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
19944

178,206
180,587
182,753
184,613
186,393
188,049
189,765
191,576
193,550
196,814

115,461
117,834
119,865
121,669
123,869
124,787
125,303
126,982
128,040
131,056

107,150
109,597
112,440
114,968
117,342
117,914
116,877
117,598
119,306
123,060

3,179
3,163
3,208
3,169
3,199
3,186
3,233
3,207
3,074
3,409

103,971
106,434
109,232
111,800
114,142
114,728
113,644
114,391
116,232
119,651

5,334
5,345
5,122
4,965
4,657
4,860
5,767
6.116
6,106
4,414

8,312
8,237
7,425
6,701
6,528
6,874
8,426
9,384
8,734
7,996

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

62,744
62,752
62,888
62,944
62,523
63 262
64,462
64,593
65,509
65,758

64.8
65.3
65.6
65.9
66.5
66.4
66.0
66.3
66.2
66.6

60.1
60.7
61.5
62.3
63.0
62.7
61.6
61.4
61.6
62.5

7.2
7.0
6.2
5.5
5.3
5.5
6.7
7.4
6.8
6.1

1994: Aug

197,043
197,248
197,430
197,607
197,765

131,086
131,291
131,646
131,718
131,725

123,197
123,644
124,141
124,403
124,570

3,436
3,411
3,494
3,500
3,532

119,761
120,233
120,647
120,903
121,038

4,173
4,154
4,226
4,246
4,254

7,889
7,647
7,505
7,315
7,155

,773
,768
,934
,661
,456

65,957
65,957
65,784
65.889
66,040

66.5
66.6
66.7
66.7
66.6

62.5
62.7
62.9
63.0
63.0

6.0
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.4

197,753
197,886
198,007
198,148
198,286
198,452
198,615
198,801

132,136
132.308
132,511
132,737
131.811
131,869
132,518
132.211

124,639
125,125
125,274
125,072
124,319
124,485
124,959
124,779

3,575
3,656
3.698
3,594
3,357
3,451
3,409
3,362

121,064
121,469
121,576
121,478
120,962
121,034
121,550
121,417

4,430
4,187
4,347
4,171
4.289
4,185
4,234
4,316

7,498
7,183
7,237
7,665
7,492
7,384
7,559
7,431

,386
,298
,266
,505
,585
,299
,319
2,380

65,617
65,578
65,496
65,412
66.476
66,583
66,096
66,590

66.8
66.9
66.9
67.0
66.5
66.4
66.7
66.5

63.0
63.2
63.3
63.1
62.7
62.7
62.9
62.8

5.7
5.4
5.5
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.6

Oet
Nov
Dec

1995- Jan
Feh
Mar
May

Julv

1
Persons at work. Economic reasons include slack work, material shortages, inability to find
fulltime work, etc.
-Chilian labor force (or employment) as percent of civilian noniristitutional population; and
unemployment as percent of civilian labor force.




3

Not strictly comparable with earlier data.
4
Data beginning January 1994 are not directly comparable with <lata for earlier periods. See
wpl&yttifnt and Earnings, February 1994,
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

11

SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
In August, the unemployment rote fell to 5.6 percent from 5.7 percent in July.
PERCENT*(SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

PERCENT* (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)

1991

1995

1995

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

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period

All
civilian
workers

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992

1993 2
1994
1994: Aug
Sept
Get
Nov .
Dec
1995: Jan
Feb
Mar
May .
June
•Julv

.

..

..

.

Men
20 years
and over

Women
20 years
and over

7.2
7.0
6.2
5.5
5.3
5.5
6.7
7.4
6.8
6.1

6.2
6.1
5.4
4.8
4.5
4.9
6.3
7.0
6.4
5.4

6.6
6.2
5.4
4.9
4.7
4.8
5.7
6.3
5.9
5.4

6.0
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.4

5.3
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.7

5.7
5.4
5.5
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.6

5.0
4.6
4.7
4.9
5.1
4.8
4.7
4.8

5.3

5.2
5.0
5.0
4.7
4.9
4.8
4.9
5.2
4.8
5.0
5.1
5.0

Both
sexes
16-19
years

White

18.6
18.3
16.9
15.3
15.0
15.5
18.6
20.0
19.0
17.6
17.5
17.2
17.1
15.8
17.2

5.2
5.1
5.0
4.8
4.8

16.7
17.6
16.1
17.5
17.6
16.4
18.2
17.7

4.9
4.7
4.7
5.0
5.0
4.8
4.8
4.8

6.2
6.0
5.3
4.7
4.5
4.7
6.0
6.5
6.0
5.3

1
Revised definition; for details, see Employment and Earnings. February 1994.
2
Data beginning January 1994 are not. directly comparable with data for earlier periods. See
Employment and Earnings, February 1994.

12



By selected groups

By race
Black
and
other

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

Black

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

Experienced
wage
and
salary
workers

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

Married
men,
spouse
present

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

Women
who
maintain
families

10.4
9.8
9.2
8.1
8.1
8.2
9.1
9.9
9.5
8.9
8.8
8.9
8.9
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.1
7.6
9.0
8.0
8.4
8.5
7.0

NOTE.—Data relate to persons age 1G years and over.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Full-time
workersl

Part-time
workers '

7.1
6.9
6.0
5.3
5.1
5.4
6.7
7.4
6.8
6.1

7.5
7.4
6.9
6.4
6.2
6.3
6.9
7.4
7.1
6.0

6.0
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.3

6.2
5.8
5.6
5.4
5.9

5.5
5.3
5.4
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.6

6.2
6.0
5.8
6.3
6.1
6.3
6.6
5.9

SELECTED MEASURES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
PROGRAMS
In August, the percentages of the unemployed who had been out of work for less than 5 weeks and for 1526 weeks rose, while the percentages for 5-14 weeks and for 27 weeks and over fell. The mean duration of
unemployment fell to 16.3 weeks and the median duration fell to 8.7 weeks.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION *

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION '

70

70

DURATION Of UNEMPLOYMENT

60

REASON FOR UNEMPLOYMENT

60

50
LESS THAN
5 WEEKS

Vt
30

JOB LOSERS

REENTRANTS

/'

/

5-14
WEEKS

20
JOB LEAVERS
15-26
WEEKS
NEW ENTRANTS

uml
1991

0 111111 hMi

1994

1992

I M I I M I I I I I I I 1i I 1 1 I I 1 1

1992

1991

1993

* SEASONAUY ADJUSTED
i/BEGlNNING JANUARY 199-1, JO& LOSERS AND PERSONS WHO COMPLETED TEMPORARY JOBS.
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1994

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC .' DVISERS

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Duration of unemployment

Period

Unemployment
(thousands)

Percent distribution
Less
than
5
weeks

5-14
weeks

15-26
weeks

Reason for unemployment:
Jercent distribution

State
programs

Insured
unein-

Number of weeks

27
weeks
and
over

Average
(mean)

Median

Job
losers1

Job
leavers

Reentrants

New
entrants

Insured
unemployment

Initial
claims

all
regular
programs
(unadjusted) 2

Weekly average, thousands

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
19943
1994- Au»
Get
Nov
Dec
1995- Jan
Feb
Mar
Mav
Jiilv

Aujr
1

8,312
8,237
7,425
6,701
6,528
6,874
8,426
9,384
8,734
7,996
7,889
7,647
7,505
7,315
7,155
7,498
7,183
7,237
7,665
7,492
7,384
7,559
7,431

42.1
41.9
43.7
46.0
48.6
46.1
40.1
34.9
36.2
34.1
33.2
34.6
31.9
35.0
36.0
39.4
36.8
35.5
34.8
34.7
37.1
34.5
36.0

30.2
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.3
32.0
32.3
29.4
28.9
30.1
32.1
29.6
29.6
29.1
29.9
28.5
30.7
32.6
32.1
30.8
31.8
34.8
32.3

12.3
12.7
12.7
12.0
11.2
11.8
14.5
15.2
14.6
15.5
15.0
15.7
17.6
16.0
15.1
13.9
15.4
12.9
14.7
17.1
14.8
13.6
15.3

15.4
14.4
14.0
12.1
9.9
10.1
13.0
20.6
20.4
20.3
19.7
20.1
20.9
19.9
19.0
18.2
17.1
18.9
18.4
17.4
16.3
17.2
16.3

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




15.6
15.0
14.5
13.5
11.9
12.1
13.8
17.9
18.1
18.8
18.9
18.8
19.3
18.2
17.8
16.7
16.9
17.5
17,7
16.9
15.6
16.5
16.3

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

49.8
48.9
48.0
46.1
45.7
48.3
54.7
56.4
54.6
47.7
47.1
46.6
46.8
47.5
47.6
49.2
46.6
46.6
45.5
48.4
46.7
47.5
46.2

10.6
12.3
13.0
14.7
15.7
14.8
11.6
10.4
10.8
9.9
10.0
11.4
10.1
9.6
9.7
9.3
10.8
11.3
10.5
11.7
11.4
10.9
11.8

27.1
26.2
26.6
27.0
28.2
27.4
24.8
23.7
24.6
34.8
35.0
34.2
35.0
35.0
34.9
33.4
34.5
33.8
35.8
32.9
34.5
34.1
34.2

12.5
12.5
12.4
12.2
10.4
9.5
8.9
9.5
10.0
7.6
7.9
7.8
8.2
7.9
7.7
8.0
8.1
8.4
8.2
7.0
7.4
7.5
7.8

2,617
2,643
2,300
2,081
2,158
2 522
3,342
3,245
2,751
2,671
2,667
2,614
2,569
2,531
2,533
2,515
2,518
2.498
2,488
2,552
2,633
2,685
2,626

397
378
328
310
330
388
447
408
341
340
328
323
328
329
326
335
338
342
352
374
377
375
342

2,699
2,739
2,369
2,135
2,205
2,575
3,406
3,348
2,845
2,740
2,573
2,179
2,201
2,340
2,510
3,275
3,173
2,949
2 722
JM76
2,398
2,612

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

13

NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
Total nonagricultural employment as measured by the payroll survey rose by 249,000 in August.
MILLIONS OF PERSONS* (ENLARGED SCALE)

MILLIONS OF PERSONS*
120

110

100

90

80

SERVICE-PRODUCING
INDUSTRIES

70

60

50

40
GOODS-PRODUCING
INDUSTRIES

30

\
Mill

20
1991

1993

1992

1994

1995

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

x

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Goods-producing industries
Total
nonagricultural
employment

Period

1985

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994: Aug
Sept
Oct ..
Nov
Dec
1995- Jan
Peb
Mar
Apr

..

June
July
AngP

97,387
99,344
101,958
105,210
107,895
109,419
108,256
108,604
110,730
114,034
114,510
114,762
114,935
115,427
115,624
115,810
116,123
116,302
116,310
116,248
116,547
116,553
116,802

Service-producing industries

Manufacturing
Total 2

24,842
24,533
24,674
25,125
25,254
24,905
23,745
23,231
23,352
23,913
23,981
24,030
24,081
24,175
24,230
24,293
24,324
24,370
24,331
24,228
24,240
24,144
24,157

struction
4,668
4,810
4,958
5,098
5,171
5,120
4,650
4,492
4,668
5,010
5,038
5,077
5,088
5,144
5,166
5,201
5,213
5,256
5,242
5,190
5,230
5,227
5,229

Total

NonDurable durable
goods
goods

19,248
18,947
18,999
19,314
19,391
19,076
18,406
18,104
18,075
18,303
18,346
18,355
18,398
18,439
18,472
18,502
18,523
18,525
18,506
18,456
18,428
18,340
18,352

11,458
11,195
11,154
11,363
11,394
11,109
10,569
10,277
10,221
10,431
10,465
10,481
10,513
10,550
10,574
10,596
10,622
10,633
10,632
10,611
10,597
10,564
10,582

7,790
7,752
7,845
7,951
7,997
7,968
7,837
7,827
7,854
7,872
7,881
7,874
7,885
7,889
7,898
7,906
7,901
7,892
7,874
7,845
7,831
7,776
7,770

1
Includes all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments
who 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
in this table not comparable with estimates of mmagricuHurai 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 disputes,
bad weather, etc., even if they are not paid for the time off; and which are based on a sample

14



Total

72,544
74,811
77,284
80,086
82,642
84,514
84,511
85,373
87,378
90,121
90,529
90,732
90,854
91,252
91,394
91,517
91,799
91,932
91,979
92,020
92,307
92,409
92,645

Transportation and
public
utilities
5,233
5,247
5,362
5,514
5,625
5,793
5,762
5,721
5,829
6,006
6,045
6,048
6,061
6,092
6,121
6,129
6,156
6,175
6,184
6,177
6,192
6,194
6,211

Wholesale
trade
5,727
5,761
5,848
6,030
6,187
6,173
6,081
5,997
5,981
6,140
6,163
6,181
6,195
6,210
6,229
6,251
6,275
6,287
6,300
6,298
6,320
6,332
6,334

Retail
trade
17,315
17,880
18,422
19,023
19,475
19,601
19,284
19,356
19,773
20,437
20,497
20,565
20,580
20,703
20,759
20,760
20,794
20,760
20,762
20,747
20,798
20,855
20,840

Finance,
insurance, Services
and real
estate
5,948
6,273
6,533
6,630
6,668
6,709
6,646
6,602
6,757
6,933
6,948
6,942
6,935
6,937
6,931
6,927
6,929
6,938
6,924
6,925
6,930
6,935
6,950

21,927
22,957
24,110
25,504
26,907
27,934
28,336
29,052
30,197
31,488
31,693
31,789
31,888
32,035
32,135
32,228
32,404
32,524
32,548
32,630
32,784
32,810
32,954

Government
Total
16,394
16,693
17,010
17,386
17,779
18,304
18,402
18,645
18,841
19,118
19,183
19,207
19,195
19,275
19,219
19,222
19,241
19,248
19,261
19,243
19,283
19,283
19,356

Federal
2,875
2,899
2,943
2,971
2,988
3,085
2,966
2,969
2,915
2,870
2,861
2,863
2,858
2,854
2,853
2,838
2,831
2,828
2,826
2,831
2,838
2,837
2,834

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

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

Average gross hourly earnings

Manufacturing
Period

Total
private
nonagricultural '

1985

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

.. .

1994: Aug
Sept ..
Oct
Dec

1995- Jan
Feb ..
Mar

July/"
A.uep

Total

Average gross weekly earnings

Total private
nonagricultural J

Overtime

Total private
nonagricultural '

1982
dollars3

Current
dollars

Manufacturing

Percent change from
a year earlier, total
private nonagricultural 3

Current dollars

Current
dollars

1982
dollars2

Manufacturing

Const ruction

Retail
trade

Current
dollars

1982
dollars

34.9
34.8
34.8
34.7
34.6
34.5
34.3
34.4
34.5
34.7

40.5
40.7
41.0
41.1
41.0
40.8
40.7
41.0
41.4
42.0

3.3
3.4
3.7
3.9
3.8
3.6
3.6
3.8
4.1
4.7

$8.57
8.76
8.98
9.28
9.66
10.01
10.32
10.57
10.83
11.13

$7.77
7.81
7.73
7.69
7.64
7.52
7.45
7.41
7.39
7.41

$9.54
9.73
9.91
10.19
10.48
10.83
11.18
11.46
11.74
12.06

$299.09
304.85
312.50
322 02
334.24
345.35
353.98
363.61
373.64
386.21

$271.16
271.94
269.16
266.79
264.22
259.47
255.40
254.99
254.87
256.96

$386.37
396.01
406.31
418.81
429.68
441.86
455.03
469.86
486.04
506.52

$464.46
466.75
480.44
495.73
513.17
526.01
533.40
537.70
553.63
572.61

$174.64
176.08
178.70
183.62
188.72
194.40
198.48
205.06
209.95
216.46

2.1
1.9
2.5
3.0
3.8
3.3
2.5
2.7
2.8
3.4

-1.3
.3
-1.0
-.9
-1.0
-1.8
-1.6
— 2

34.6
34.7
34.9
34.6
34.7

42.0
42.1
42.1
42.1
42.1

4.7
4.8
4.7
4.8
4.8

11.14
11.18
11.25
11.24
11.27

7.37
7.38
7.42
7.40
7.40

12.09
12.12
12.14
12.17
12.18

385.44
387.95
392.63
388.90
391.07

255.09
256.24
258.99
256.02
256.94

507.78
510.25
511.09
512.36
512.78

571.91
577,98
578.12
575.79
579,07

217.04
217.62
220.75
218.48
219.64

2.2
3.7
4.3
3.1
3.1

34.8
34.6
34.6
34.6
34.2
34.4
34.6
34.4

42.2
42.1
42.0
41.5
41.4
41.5
41.3
41.5

4.9
4.8
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.2
4.3
4.4

11.29
11.32
11.34
11.40
11.37
11.43
11.49
11.47

7.39
7.39
7.38
7.40
7.36
7.39
7.43
7.40

12.21
12.24
12.25
12.28
12.28
12.32
12.40
12.41

392.89
391.67
392.36
394.44
388.85
393.19
397.55
394.57

257.30
255.83
255.44
255.96
251.85
254.33
256.98
254.73

515.26
515.30
514.50
509.62
508.39
511.28
512.12
515.02

579.28
575.86
578.12
566.61
563.62
582.86
590.41
583.98

220.11
218.88
219.17
222.03
219.56
220.90
222.82
222.62

2.7
3.3
2.6
2.5
1.1
2.4
3.0
2.4

-.6
.7
1.7
.4
.4
_ _2
.3
-.4
-.7
-2.1
-.6
2
-.1

-'o
.8

3

1
Also
2

Based on seasonally unadjusted data.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

includes other private industry groups shown on p. 14.
Current dollar earnings divided by the consumer price index for urban wage earners and
clerical workers (CPI-W) (on a 1982=100 base).

EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX—PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Percent change from

Index (June 1989 = 100)
3 months earlier
Total
compensation

Period

Wages and
salaries

Benefits '

88.3
91.1
94.1
98.0
102.0
106.1
110.0
112.9
116.4
119.7

84.6

Total
compensation

Wages and
salaries

12 months earlier
Benefits l

Total
compensation

Wages and
salaries

Benefits 1

Not seasonally adjusted
1985198619871988198919901991199219931994-

Dee
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dee .
Dec
Dec
Dec

.

..

87.3
90.1
93.1
97.6
102.3
107.0
111.7
115.6
119.8
123.5

3.9
3.2
3.3
4.8
4.8
4.6
4.4
3.5
3.6
3.1

875
90.5
96.7
102.6
109.4
116.2
122.2
128.3
133.0

Seasonally adjusted
1993- Mar .
Sept
Dec
1994- Mar
Sept
Dec
1995- Mar

. ..

116.9
117.9
118.9
119.9
120.8
121.8
122.8
123.6
124.3
125.2

113.9
114.6
115.6
116.4
117.3
118.3
119.1
119.8
120.6
121.5

1
Employer costs for employee benefits.
NOTE,—The employment cost index is a measure of the change in (he cost of labor, free
from the influence of employment shifts among occupations and industries-




124.8
126.5
127.7
129.1
130.2
131.5
132.8
133.8
134.0
134.7

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

4.1
3.2
3.3
4.1
4.1
4.0
3.7
2.6
3.1
2.8

3.5
3.4
3.4
6.9
6.1
6.6
6.2
5.2
5.0
3.7

Not seasonally adjusted
0.8
.6
.9

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

1.5
1.4
.9
1.1
.9
1.0
1.0
.8
.1
.5

3.5
3.6
3.7
3.6
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.1
2.9
2.8

2.7
2.7
3.1
3.1
2.9
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.9

5.6
5.8
5.4
5.0
4.4
3.9
4.0
3.7
2.9
2.6

Data exclude farm and household workers.
Source: Department, of Lalx>r, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

15

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

Nonfarm
business
sector

Hours of all
persons2

Output '

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Compensation per
hour 3

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

Real compensation
per hour 4

Unit labor
costs

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Business
sector

Implicit price
deflator5

Nonfarm
business
sector

Business
sector

Nonfarm
business
sector

1982=100; quarterly data seasonally adjusted

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

106.3
108.5
109.6
110.7
109.9
110.7
112.1
115.5
117.0
119.4

105.6
107.7
108.6
109.6
108.6
109.1
110.7
113.7
115.2
117.4

116.7
119.9
124.8
130.1
132.3
133.3
132.0
135.5
140.6
148.4

116.8
120.1
125.0
130.6
132.7
133.5
132.2
135.5
141.0
148.5

198219831984:
1985-

101.1
103.1
105.4
107.0
108.3
110.6
110.8
109.7
110.5
113.0
116.8

101.1
103.3
105.3
106.0
107.4
109.5
110.0
108.5
108.9
111.5
115.0

100.0
107.5
114.4
118.0
120.6
127.4
131.7
132.3
132.1
132.6
137.9

100.0
108.1
114.8
118.2
120.8
127.6
132.5
132.7
132.2
132.8
137.9

II
III

rv

116.2
116.3
117.0
118.4

114.3
114.5
115.3
116.5

138.1
139.6
140.9
143.9

138.3
139.9
141.5
144.3

1994- I
II
Ill
IV

118.9
118.5
119.5
120.7

145.8
147.2
148.8
151.6

146.1
147.3
148.8
151.6

1995:

121.3
122.7

117.0
116.6
117.3
118.6
119.3
120.7

153.2
154.0

153.3
154.2

IV
IV
IV
IV

1986: IV
1987- IV

19881989199019911992-

IV
IV
IV
IV
IV

1993:

I

I

II'*

109.8
110.5
113.8
117.5
120.4
120.5
117.7
117.4
120.2
124.2
98.9
104.3
108.5
110.2
111.3
115.1
118.8
120.6
119.6
117.4
118.1
118.9
120.0
120.5
121.5
122.6
124.2
124.6
125.6
126.3
125.5

110.7
111.5
115.1
119.1
122.2
122.4
119.5
119.2
122.4
126.5

113.2
118.8
123.1
128.5
133.0
140.6
147.4
154.9
160.1
164.5

112.8
118.4
122.5
127.7
132.0
139.2
146.2
153.7
158.3
162.6

101.5
104.6
104.6
104.8
103.5
103.8
104.4
106.6
106.9
107.1

101.1
104.3
104.1
104.2
102.7
102.8
103.6
105.7
105.7
105.9

106.5
109.5
112.3
116.0
121.0
127.1
131.5
134.2
136.9
137.8

106.8
110.0
112.8
116.5
121.5
127.6
132.1
135.2
137.5
138.5

111.2
113.6
116.6
120.8
126.1
131.2
135.9
138.8
141.5
143.9

111.6
114.2
117.2
121.4
126.5
131.8
136.7
139.9
142.6
145.2

98.9
104.7
109.0
111.4
112.5
116.5
120.5
122.3
121.4
119.2
120.0

102.1
105.3
109.9
115.6
120.9
125.8
130.6
134.9
143.5
150.1
157.7

102.1
105.2
109.9
115.0
120.5
125.1
129.8
133.9
142.2
148.8
156.4

100.6
100.5
100.7
102.4
105.6
105.1
104.7
103.4
103.4
105.1
107.1

100.6
100.4
100.7
101.8
105.2
104.6
104.1
102.6
102.5
104.2
106.2

101.0
102.1
104.3
108.0
111.6
113.7
117.9
123.0
129.8
132.9
135.1

101.0
101.9
104.4
108.5
112.2
114.3
118.0
123.4
130.5
133.5
136.1

101.1
104.8
109.0
112.4
114.6
117.9
122.8
127.8
133.2
136.9
140.1

101.4
105.2
109.0
112.9
115.2
118.5
123.4
128.2
134.0
137.9
141.2

120.9
122.2
122.8
123.8

158.7
159.9
160.6
161.3

157.2
158.1
158.7
159.3

107.0
107.0
107.0
106.6

105.9
105.8
105.7
105.3

136.6
137.5
137.3
136.2

137.4
138.1
137.7
136.8

140.8
141.4
141.6
142.1

124.9
126.3
126.8
127.9

163.3
163.6
164.9
166.4

161.2
161.8
162.9
164.4

107.4
106.9
106.8
107.2

106.0
105.7
105.5
105.9

137.3
138.1
138.0
137.8

137.8
138.8
138.8
138.7

142.6
143.8
144.5
144.8

128.5
127.7

167.9
169.5

166.1
167.5

107.3
107.4

106.2
106.2

138.4
138.1

139.2
138.8

145.3
145.7

142.0
142.5
142.8
143.1
143.5
145.1
145.9
146.1
146.6
147.0

3.3
2.9
2.6
3.3
4.3
5.1
3.5
2.4
1.7
.8

3.3
2.2
2.6
3.6
4.4
4.1
3.5
2.2
1.9
1.7

3.7
2.4
2.6
3.6
4.2
4.2
3.7
2.3
1.9
1.8

Percent change; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates

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

I

II
III .
IV

1993- I
II
III

IV
1994- I
II
Ill
IV
1995- I r
H*
1

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

0.8
2.0
.8
1.0
_ Q
A
1.5
2.7
1.3
1.9

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

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

5.3
1.5
3.3
3.3

4.0
2.3
2.4
3.9

3.4
2.2
4^9
5.6

2.4
2.5
4.4
6.2

-2.1
.6
22
5.0

-2.2
.4
2.9
4.2

.6
4.2
4.0
8.6

1.0
4.7
4.9
7.9

1.8
-1.4
3.2
4.3

1.7
-1.4
2.7
4.3

5.5
3.7
4.5
7.8

5.2
3.2
4.3
7.7

21

25

4.7

4.8

4.3
2.1

4.5
2.3

2.1
.6
3.0
3.3
2.5
.1
-2.3
-.3
2.4
3.4
-1.8
.7
1.6
2.2
2.7
3.6
1.7
3.5
3.6
5.2
1.3
3.3
2.2
-£4

2.5
.8
3.2
3.4
2.6
2
-2^4
-.3
2.7
3.3

4.5
5.0
3.6
4.4
3.5
5.7
4.8
5.1
3.4
2.8

4.1
5.0
3.5
4.2
3.3
5.5
5.0
5.1
3.0
2.7

'.2
-1.3
.3
.6
2.0
.4
2

-1.4
.1
.8
2.0
.0
.1

3.0
2.8
2.5
3.4
4.3
5.0
3.5
2.1
2.0
.7

-1.6

2
1.9
2.2

5.6
4.4
5.7
4.6

5.5
5.0
5.3
4.6

2.8
1.3
2.5
1.1

2.7
1.9
2.2
1.1

.3
2.9
2.3
1.2

1.4
2.7
2.9
.6

3.3
2.2
-1.3
5.1

3.2
2.5
-1.2
5.1

3.2
4.2
1.9
3.5

2.5
3.1
1.8
1.7

1.9
2.4
1.5
1.6

-.6
.1
.1
-1.5

-1.1
-.6
_ P2
-1.6

4.6
2.5
-.4
-3.2

4.1
2.0
-1.3
-2.5

2.3
1.7
.6
1.2

2.2

3.4
4.7
1.6
3.3

5.1
.9
3.1
3.6

4.9
1.4
2.7
3.8

2.9
-1.7
-.4
1.3

2.7
-1.2
-.8
1.5

3.2
2.3
-.1
-.7

3.1
2.8
0
-.4

1.5
3.5
2.0
.7

1.2
4.5
2.3
.5

2.0
-2.3

3.8
3.7

4.1
3.5

.7
.3

1.0
.1

1.7
-1.0

1.6
-1.2

1.4
1.2

1.3
1.1

Output refers to gross domestic product originating in the sector in 1987 dollars.
Hours of all persons engaged in the sector, including hours of proprietors and unpaid family
workers. Estimates based primarily on establishment data.
3
Wages ami salaries of employees plus employers' contributions for social insurance and private benefit plans. Also includes an estimate of wages, salaries, and supplemental payments for
the self-employed.
4
Hourly compensation divided by the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CP1-U).
5
Current dollar gross domestic product divided by constant dollar gross domestic product.
2

16



0.9
3.1
1

0.6
3.1
9

.1

i'e

.7
.8

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.
*Second quarter 1995 data are based on GDP data released August 30, 1995. GDP data
fur second quarter 1995 shown elsewhere in this issue of Economic Indiftitors were released
September 29, 1995.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Industrial production and capacity utilization rose in August.
INDEX, 1987 = 100- (RATIO SCALE)
160
FINAL PRODUCTS

INDEK, 1987=100' (RATIO SCALEI

140

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

130

^

120

,

110

120

1

•^^-^

f

^f "•*'"-

, — "•
MANUFACTURING

^—^^

NSUMf

c•OODS

X
'\

^^—^^

120

100

\

100

130

90

. — '"

^

_^S

110

---^

x

80

—>w^""^_;

INN

Mill

70
i | 1 1 1 1| | 1 1 1

140
130

UTILITIES

\

120

'

"\

~

''}

/"\

'*««•».»

88

'
.-'

.
V

^"l

HIM

i 1 1 1 1 i 1 ! 1 1 1

1 1 lYflVi 1 1 1

CAPACITY UTiUZATION RATE (TOTAL INDUSTRY}

^A

84

AS

82

100 ^

1

^—-

80

i|m|im

||||M
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 H

1991

Mill

86

/ ^

MINING

90

1 111 1111111

PERC:ENT-

UTILITIES AND MINING

110

N . ^

"\

n 1111H t n 111n n iiii

1 1 11 U H 1 1 111 1 1 11

'~'*x

AND SPACE
EQUIPMENT

NONDURAB a

^f^f^"\f

x

----'

110

140
DURABLE

^^

>-^\

^/^

^

^— f —
i '

100

140
130

"

_^~^/'

BUSI MESS
FOIIIP MENT

1993

1992

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
OURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF 71

HE FEDERAL RESERVI

11

11111

78

1995

1994

i\vn 1 1 1 1 1 1 p n 1 1 n 1 1 1 1
1991

|

1992

t 11 11

U

1 1 1 1H

1 1 1

1 1111 1 1 11 U

1994

1993

1995

COUNCIL Of EC DNOMIC ADVISERS

SYSTEM

[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Industry production indexes, 1987=100

Total
industrial
production
Period
Index,
1987=100

1985

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994- Aug
Sept

Oct

Nov
Dec

1995- Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May r
July'
AugP .
1

.

Chit put. as percent of capacity.




Capacity utilization
rate, percent >

Manufacturing

Percent
change
from year
earlier

Mining
Total

Durable

Utilities

Nondurable

Total
industry

Manufacturing

94.4
95.3
100.0
104.4
106.0
106.0
104.3
107.6
112.0
118.1

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

91.6
94.3
100.0
104.7
106.4
106.1
103.9
108.0
112.9
119.7

91.8
93.9
100.0
106.6
108.6
107.4
104.2
109.3
116.1
125.5

91.5
94.9
100.0
102.3
103.7
104.4
103.6
106.5
109.3
113.3

109.0
101.0
100.0
101.3
100.0
102.0
100.2
98.9
98.2
99.8

99.5
96.3
100.0
105.0
108.7
109.9
112.3
111.9
116.2
118.1

80.3
79.2
81.5
83.7
83.7
82.1
79.2
80.2
81.7
84.0

79.5
79.1
81.6
83.6
83.2
81.3
78.0
79.2
80.9
83.4

119.1
119.0
119.5
120.3
121.7

6.1
5.8
6.0
5.8
6.1

120.9
120.9
121.5
122.6
124.2

127.0
127.2
128.0
129.1
131.2

114.0
113.7
114.2
115.4
116.4

100.0
100.1
99.2
98.3
100.1

118.8
116.5
117.2
116.5
115.2

84.5
84.2
84.4
84.8
85.5

83.8
83.6
83.8
84.4
85.2

122.0
122.1
122.0
121.2
121.4
121.2
121.6
123.0

6.4
5.6
4.6
3.9
3.4
2.7
2.9
3.2

124.5
124.2
124.2
123.3
123.2
123.1
123.1
124.3

131.6
131.5
131.6
130.4
130.1
130.6
130.9
132.7

116.5
116.1
115.8
115.4
115.5
114.8
114.4
114.9

100.0
100.6
100.2
100.7
100.5
100.4
101.1
99.7

116.5
119.2
118.9
118.0
122.1
121.8
126.0
132.2

85.5
85.3
84.9
84.1
84.0
83.7
83.7
84.3

85.2
84.7
84.4
83.5
83.1
82.8
82.5
83.0

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

17

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION—MAJOR MARKET GROUPS AND
SELECTED MANUFACTURES
[1987 = 100; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
Products

Materials

Final products

Intermediate products

Consumer goods

Equipment

Durable
goods

Business

Period
Total
Total

1985
1986
1987 ... .
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994- Aug
Sept
Oct
Dec
1995- Jan
Feb
Mar

May

.

July
1

94.2
95.7
100.0
104.8
106.8
107.0
105.6
109.0
113.4
118.4
119.2
118.9
119.2
119.8
121.2
121.6
121.8
121.6
121.0
121.1
121.4
121.6
123.1

93.7
96.8
100.0
102.9
104.0
103.4
103.0
105.9
109.4
113.2
113.8
113.0
113.0
113.9
115.5
115.7
115.7
114.9
114.4
114.4
114.6
114.3
116.1

91.6
94.5
100.0
104.6
106.6
102.3
95.5
102.6
110.7
119.4
120.7
119.1
119.4
120.5
123.4
124.5
123.4
121.4
119.4
116.5
117.1
115.5
119.2

Nondurable
goods

94.4
97.6
100.0
102.4
103.2
103.8
105.2
106.9
109.2
111.8
112.2
111.7
111.5
112.4
113.7
113.6
113.9
113.5
113.3
114.0
114.1
114.1
115.4

Total'

94.8
94.5
100.0
107.6
110.9
112.1
109.4
113.4
119.3
126.5
127.5
128.0
128.8
128.9
130.1
130.9
131.2
132.0
131.3
131.4
132.0
133.1
134.1

91.1
93.1
100.0
110.7
115.5
116.9
116.5
124.1
134.6
146.7
148.9
149.5
150.9
151.0
152.6
153.7
154.5
155.9
154.9
154.9
156.0
157.6
159.0

Defense
and
space
equipment

89.4
96.0
100.0
99.7
100.1
98.8
91.3
86.5
78.5
71.0
69.2
68.8
68.7
69.0
68.7
68.6
67.7
67.5
66.8
66.8
67.0
66.6
66.4

Total

88.3
91.9
100.0
101.8
102.0
101.2
96.9
98.8
102.4
108.1
109.2
108.6
109.9
110.6
110.9
111.3
110.9
110.7
108.9
109.4
109.5
109.1
110.1

Construction
supplies
89.1
93.8
100.0
101.5
100.5
98.2
91.8
95.0
98.9
106.8
108.2
108.6
109.7
109.8
111.6
112.2
111.0
110.5
108.6
107.1
107.3
106.9
107.9

Business
supplies

87.7
90.7
100.0
102.0
103.0
103.2
100.3
101.3
104.9
109.1
109.9
108.7
110.1
111.3
110.7
110.9
111.0
110.9
109.3
111.0
111.0
110.7
111.7

Total

Energy

103.4
99.5
100.0
102.2
103.1
104.2
104.4
103.7
103.6
105.2
106.1
105.6
105.2
104.9
105.3
105.6
106.6
106.6
106.7
107.1
107.0
108.9
110.0

96.6
95.9
100.0
105.0
106.7
106.8
105.4
109.2
114.1
121.5
122.8
122.9
123.4
124.6
126.3
126.5
126.7
126.7
126.1
126.3
125.6
126.4
127.7

1ncludes oil and gas well drilling and manufactured liomre, not shown separately.

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

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

...

.

1994- Aug
Sept
Oet
Dec
1995- Jan
Feb
May

July-

101.8
93.7
100.0
108.7
107.2
106.5
98.7
101.9
106.9
114.5
113.5
116.0
115.9
119.1
123.0
120.9
119.8
120.5
117.8
117.7
115.0
115.2
116.4

Bonn*: Hoard of Governors of the Federal Ifcserw System.

18



Iron
and
steel
104.5
90.8
100.0
112.7
111.2
111.5
100.5
105.1
111.4
118.3
113.0
118.2
118.8
121.9
129.3
125.9
124.3
126.1
122.6
122.1
117.2
116.4
118.4

Fabricated
metal
products

Industrial
machinery and
equipment

94.5
93.8
100.0
104.2
102.8
99.5
95.3
98.8
103.7
110.8
112.4
111.6
112.2
113.3
115.3
115.3
114.9
114.6
112.9
113.8
114.1
113.1
114.1

86.8
90.3
100.0
113.0
117.3
117.6
115.0
124.6
141.1
159.9
162.6
164.6
166.5
167.5
168.5
171.4
171.1
172.0
172.3
173.3
173.4
175.7
178.0

Electrical
machinery

93.1
94.3
100.0
108.5
111.0
111.4
113.4
121.9
139.3
160.0
164.1
165.0
166.9
168.8
172.5
172.9
174.0
175.2
175.1
176.9
179.0
182.3
184.7

Nondurable manufactures
Transportation
equipment
Total

91.8
96.9
100.0
105.2
109.6
107.0
101.3
105.1
105.5
109.7
109.5
108.8
109.0
110.5
111.9
112.6
113.5
112.9
110.1
107.6
107.7
106.5
109.4

Motor
vehicles
and
parts

99.0
98.5
100.0
105.7
106.9
101.0
94.3
107.4
121.1
137.9
138.1
137.4
138.4
141.4
144.6
146.1
146.7
144.8
139.0
134.4
134.7
132.6
138.2

Lumber
and
products
88.0
95.1
100.0
100.1
99.4
97.1
90.5
95.8
100.2
106.0
105.5
107.6
106.7
106.7
110.4
110.2
107.4
105.2
104.9
102.7
103.8
102.7
104.9

Apparel
products

92.6
96.3
100.0
98.1
95.0
92.2
92.9
95.0
94.9
96.3
96.8
96.8
96.9
96.8
97.0
96.6
95.8
95.4
93.9
93.5
91.2
89.8
90.0

Printing
and
publishing

Chemicals
and
products

87.6
90.6
100.0
100.9
101.1
100.8
97.0
97.2
99.3
101.1
101.5
100.9
101.4
102.0
101.6
101.3
100.8
100.4
99.7
100.3
100.0
99.2
99.2

91.4
94.6
100.0
106.0
109.2
111.8
111.1
114.7
119.1
124.1
124.7
123.7
123.8
126.2
128.0
130.4
129.7
129.2
127.8
127.8
127.6
127.9
128.5

Foods

94.9
97.4
100.0
101.5
102.5
103.7
105.3
107.0
109.4
112.8
113.7
114.6
113.4
113.9
114.7
115.9
115.7
115.4
115.3
116.5
116.9
115.7
116.6

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

Private
Total new
construction
expenditures

Period

Residential
Total

New housing
unite

Total1

Commercial
and industrial 2

Other

Federal
and
State
and
local

Total value
index
{1987=100)

Commercial
arid industrial
floor space
(millions of
square feet)

Billions of dollars
377.4
407.7
419.4
432.3
443.7
442.2
403.4
435.0
464.5
506.9

1985

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

299.5
323.1
328.7
337.5
345.5
334.7
293.3
315.7
339.2
376.6

158.5
187.1
194.7
198.1

114.7
133.2
139.9
138.9
139.2
128.0
110.6
129.6
144.1
167.9

196;6

182.9
157.8
187.9
210.5
238.9

89.8
84.4
84.0
88.0
94.3
96.4
77.0
65.8
66.4
73.8

51.3
51.6
50.1
51.5
54.6
55.4
58.4
62.1
62.3
63.9

77.8
84.6
90.6
94.7
98.2
107.5
110.1
119.3
125.3
130.3

91
96
100
101
105
95
89
97
105
114

Annual rates

1994- Aug
Sept

Oct
Nov
Dec

1995- Jan
Feb

..

Mar

Apr'

May

June'
July'
AugP

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

509.9
518.3
521.3
520.2
521.8

379.7
384.5
382.9
387.1
386.1

240.1
242.2
240.5
242.4
243.6

169.3
170.6
168.3
169.3
169.7

73.4
76.4
76.9
81.4
80.9

66.2
65.9
65.6
63.2
61.7

130.2
133.9
138.3
133.1
135.7

'123
118
115
'117
'109

688
710
707
771
688

521.1
521.4
523.5
526.3
518.6
523.3
531.6
530.4

384.8
383.7
383.3
386.4
380.2
381.8
390.1
390.3

241.9
240.2
237.9
238.3
235.4
232.7
237.8
241.8

168.6
167.2
163.9
159.8
156.4
153.2
157.5
161.0

81.3
82.7
84.7
85.0
81.9
85.9
87.3
83.9

61.5
60.7
60.7
63.1
62.9
63.2
64.9
64.6

136.2
137.8
140.2
139.9
138.4
141.4
141.6
140.1

'111
'115
115
106
116
119
111
118

786
883
778
632
727
800
713
826

1
Includes
2

residential improvements, not shown separately.
Includes hotels and motels.
* F.W. Dodgu series.

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

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

New private housing units
Units started, by type of structure

Period
Total

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

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

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

2-4 units

5 or more
units

93.4
84.0
65.3
58.8
55.2
37.5
35.6
30.7
29.4
35.0

576.1
542.0
408.7
348.0
317.6
260.4
137.9
139.0
132.6
223.5

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

Units
completed

Homes
sold

Homes for
sale at end
of period '

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

688
750
671
676
650
534
509
610
666
670

346
357
366
368
365
321
284
265
293
338

1,280
1,337
1,400
1,376
1,371
1,388
1,436
1,302
1,443
1,334
'1,342
1,247
1,341

630
672
691
707
642
627
643
575
612
607
'667
726
785
710

317
322
328
330
335
338
342
347
347
348
347
347
346
352

Vacancy rate
for rental
housing units
(percent) 2

6.5
7.3
7.7
7.7
^7.4
7.2
7.4
7.4
2
7.3
7.4

Seasonally adjusted annual rates
1994: July
Sept

Oct

Nov
Dec
1995: Jan

Feb
Mar
May
July'

Augf
1

1,440
1,463
1,511
1,451
1,536
1,545
1,366
1,319
1,238
1,269
1,282
1,298
1,390
1,398

1,219
1,174
1,235
1,164
1,186
1,250
1,055
1,048
987
1,009
988
1,034
1,098
1,113

32
40
42
39
62
33
38
42
35
26
36
33
38
35

Seasonally adjusted.
a
Revised series beginning 1989 and 1994; not comparable with earlier data, except 1993
data have been revised to be comparable with new series beginning in 1994.
Quarterly data entered in last month of quarter.
3
The 1994 total based on 17,000 |>ermit-issuing places is 1,333.7 thousand units.




189
249
234
248
288
262
273
229
216
234
258
231
254
250

1,347
1,386
1,426
1,401
1,358
1,420
1,293
1,282
1,235
1,243
1,243
1,275
1,355
1,368

7.2
7.4

7.4
7.7

NoTK.—lieginninp 1994, units authorized are for 19,000 places. For other data shown, units
authorized are for 17,000 plaras.
Source: Department of Comment*, Bureau of the Census.

19

BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES—Manufacturing and Trade
In July, manufacturing and trade sales fell 1.1 percent and inventories rose $2.6 billion. According to advance
data, retail sales rose 0.6 percent in August after falling 0.4 percent in July.
BIlilONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)

1 ,000

400

r"

900

\

800

1

\

^—

300

1

MANUFACTURING AND
TRADE INVENTC3RIES

700

350

— *-

-./"~*'

250

600

—

'•

RETAIL INVENTORIES

,--'-'*'

500

200

NUFACTURIh

AN D TRADE SAU:S
400
RETAIL SALES

150

300

RATIO*

1.80
INVENTORY-SALES RATIO

1.70
RETAIL

1.60
200

y~—N

A- x

1.50 T^£^

1.30
1994

1993

1992

1995

f n 1 11n i n
1991

1 It f 1 1 M II i

1992

COUNCIL Of ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Wholesale

2

Sales

Inventories3

Inventories3

Sales2

Inventory-sales
ratio4

Retail
Inventories3

2

Sales
Period

s~s

^

i i 1 1 1 1 1 ii M 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1995
1994
1993

* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Manufacturing and
trade1

, X----

\x'

^MANUFACTlIDIWr:
ANDTWDE

1.40

1991

/

Total

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable
goods
stores

Total

Durable
goods
stores

Nondurable
goods
stores

Manufacturing
and
trade1

Retail

Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994: July
Sept
Get

Dec
1995: Jan
Feb

Julyp
1

20



88,738
93,566
96,527
102,355
106,594
115,887
118,668
124,236
129,046
133,967
140,947

140,563
145,033
147,434
148,030
149,081
149,071

137,202
138,485
139,814
140,640
140,906
140,947

76,775
76,138
76,978
76,549
77,533
78,835
'78,196
79,510

116,524
115,730
116,175
116,473
117,574
117,939
'117,827
117,741

294,296
296,000
297,200
299,690
300,525
300,333
298,252

152,754
153,826
155,530
157,958
157,842
157,109
155,584

141,542
142,174
141,670
141,732
142,683
143,224
142,668

649,780
664,089
662,753
709,814
765,270
811,154
834,391
829,685
838,895
860,979
916,550
890,318
897,787
902,120
908,570
913,833
916,550

112,199
113,459
114,960
122,968
134,521
143,760
149,506
148,306
154,150
161,681
172,521

142,452
147,409
153,574
163,903
178,801
187,009
195,550
200,062
207,663
215,878
234,722

107,243
114,586
120,803
128,442
138,017
146,581
153,718
154,661
162,632
172,875
186,414

37,873
41,510
45,057
47,989
52,430
54,763
55,736
54,165
58,634
64,795
73,369

172,073
176,948
175,960
177,657
178,593
182,830

225,908
227,257
228,341
231,837
233,858
234,722

185,435
'187,864
189,307
191,492
192,120
192,392

673,918
675,480
674,797
672,912
678,444
682,958
'675,354

928,672
936,091
942,743
952,235
956,516
960,157
962,753

182,829
185,056
183,207
184,597
186,244
187,472
186,104

238,272
240,365
243,462
246,867
247,702
249,813
252,122

193,299
191,868
193,153
193,022
195,107
196,774
'196,023
197,251

See page 21 for manufacturing.
Annual data are averages of monthly not seasonally adjusted figures; monthly data are seasonally adjusted totals for month.
2

167,812
181,881
186,510
207,836
219,047
237,234
239,773
243,275
251,994
267,676
290,018
277,765
283,518
287,248
288,670
289,987
290,018

79,074
88,315
89,983
105,481
112,453
121,347
121,105
119,039
122,948
133,709
149,071

72,291
'74,034
74,973
76,865
77,098
77,047

69,369
73,075
75,746
80,453
85,587
91,818
97,981
100,497
103,999
108,080
113,045
113,144
'113,830
114,334
114,627
115,022
115,345

410,124
422,583
430,419
457,735
496,079
523,065
542,682
538,485
561,293
593,076
639,770
632,993
'652,892
651,401
653,124
661,904
671,275

3

Seasonally adjusted, end of period.
Annual data are averages of seasonally adjusted monthly ratios.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
4

1.53
1.56
1.55
1.50
1.49
1.52
1.52
1.54
1.49
1.44
1.39
1.41
1.38
1.38
1.39
1.38
1.37
1.38
1.39
1.40
1.42
1.41
1.41
1.43

1.49
1.52
1.56
1.55
1.54
1.58
1.55
1.54
1.52
1.51
1.50
1.50
1.51
1.52
1.51
1.51
1.51
1.52
1.54
1.54
1.55
1.54
1.53
1.52

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In July, manufacturers' shipments and new orders fell; inventories rose; and unfilled orders rose slightly. In August,
according to advance data, durable goods shipments and new orders rose.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE)

BIUIONS Of DOLLARS' (RATIO SCALE)

480
440
400
360
320

INVhNIOKIES
.

^—=£=

TOTAL

280
240

•\

200
120

1

IRABLEGOOC

140
- .----

" \
120

80

"

NDURABLE O

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
320

NEW ORDERS

240 -V-v'-^V
-f

~-"I"

RATIO'
2.20

~*

200

2.00

DURABLE GCX>DS
160

ft • *

Y
120

!

mnl

—'"I

i

J

!

80

•"-s*-**

TDTAI

280

~~~i-**-

....

'.i

• — •*

1,80 -

V

_ — ^™*

•'\.^-X.***

/
NONIXJRABLEGOC)DS
80

1991

1994

1993

1992

1991

1995

1994

1993

'SEASONAU.Y ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

1995

COUNOl OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Manufacturers' shipments '

Manufacturers' inventories2

Manufacturers' new ordersl
Durable goods

Period
Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Total

Durable
goods

Nondurable
goods

Total
Total

Capital
goods
industries,
nondefense

Nondurable
goods

Manufacturers'
unfilled
orders2

Manufacturers'
invento;y—
shipments
ratio3

Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
1984

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

Oct
1995:

Nov
Dec
Jnn

..

Feb

July7"
AngP

190,682
194,538
194,657
206,326
223,541
232 724
239'459
235,518
244,511
258,520
280,835
275,485
288,080
286,134
283,975
291,191
296,053
297,790
298,556
298,437
295,293
297,093
298,712
293,227

97,940
101,279
103,238
108,128
117,993
121,703
122,387
119,151
125,553
135,981
151,060
146,472
155,619
154,350
152,586
157,292
159,299
161,079
161,206
161,571
157,970
159,612
160,828
155,939
163,224

92,742
93,259
91,419
98,198
105,549
111,022
117,072
116,367
118,958
122,539
129,775
129,013
132,461
131,784
131,389
133,899
136,754
136,711
137,350
136,866
137,323
137,481
137,884
137,288

339,516
334,799
322,669
338,075
367,422
386,911
399,068
386,348
379,238
377,425
391,810
386,645
387,012
386,531
388,063
389,988
391,810
396,104
399,726
402,081
405,678
408,289
410,011
412,379

221,330
218,212
212,006
220,776
241,402
256,065
259,988
249,117
237,717
236,303
247,644
243,392
244,116
243,814
244,925
246,374
247,644
250,251
252,124
253,237
255,334
256,787
257,442
259,421

1
Annual data are averages of monthly not seasonally adjusted figures; monthly data are seasonally adjusted totals for month. Shipments are the same as sales.
2
Seasonally adjusted, end of period.




118,186
116,587
110,663
117,299
126,020
130,846
139,080
137,231
141,521
141,122
144,166
143,253
142,896
142,717
143,138
143,614
144,166
145,853
147,602
148,844
150,344
151,502
152,569
152,958

192,879
195,706
195,204
209,389
227,026
235,932
240,646
234,354
241,545
255,701
281,953
274,305
287,222
287,248
285,985
293,716
299,514
301,724
300,804
299,625
293,069
297,046
296,754
293,559

100,164
102,356
103,647
110,809
121,445
124,933
123,556
117,878
122,614
133,273
151,878
145,251
154,675
155,433
154,150
159,321
162,310
164,507
163,338
163,042
155,553
159,502
159,031
156,225
163,877

23,669
24,545
23,983
26,095
30,729
32,725
32,254
29,468
29,653
31,889
37,530
36,310
37,595
39,056
38,276
40,781
37,759
41,785
42,055
42,628
40,072
43,115
42,964
40,213
41,255

92,715
93,351
91,557
98,579
105,581
110,999
117,090
116,476
118,932
122,428
130,074
129,054
132,547
131,815
131,835
134,395
137,204
137,217
137,466
136,583
137,516
137,544
137,723
137,334

373,529
387,095
393,412
430,288
471,951
510,459
524,846
511,122
475,304
441,947
456,838
448,587
447,729
448,843
450,853
453,378
456,838
460,772
463,020
464,208
461,984
461,937
459,979
460,311

1.73
1.73
1.68
1.59
1.58
1.64
1.65
1.67
1.57
1.47
1.37
1.40
1.34
1.35
1.37
1.34
1.32
1.33
1.34
1.35
1.37
1.37
1.37
1.41

3

Annual data are averages of seasonally adjusted monthly ratios.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

21

PRICES
PRODUCER PRICES
In August, the producer price index for all finished goods fell 0.1 percent. Prices of finished consumer
were unchanged and prices of other finished consumer goods fell 0.2 percent. Capital equipment prices
0.1 percent.
INDB<,
150

:ALEJ

1 982 - 1 00 (RATIO SCALE)

INDEX, 1 982 = 1 00 (RATIO SC

150
FINISHED GOODS PRICES

SEASONAL ADJUSTED

140

140
f

— -""

_

^--^'

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT

\

.

•-

130

130
CONSUMER FOODS

"~*~
**

Yv^-x>i
t

f~~—*.

^—

120

X*^"'

//

/

^

-

N

'

^/=^~'^

^

/""

TOTAL /

110

\

V

s--~-^"~

**'

x

\

._./'•*..'-•

^

120

"

\.,-.^.-»'

"

CONSUMER GOODS
EXCLUDING FOODS

1

110

-

100

100

1 1 ii 1 1 n1 1 1
1987

1 1 1 1 111 1 1 11
^

1 M 1 111 1 1 11

1988

M

1989

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Mill

Milt

M 1 II 1 II M 1

1991

1990

1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1I

1 1 t II

1993

1992

1 1 II

1 1

I | I M 1 II 1 M

1994

SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF 1ABOR

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Finished goods
Finished goods excluding consumer foods
Period

Total
finished
goods

Consumer
foods

104.7

104.6
107.3

Consumer goods
Total
Total

1985
1986

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994:

..
..

.

Aug
Sept ....
Oct
Nov
Dec
1995: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr' ....
May
June ....
July
Aug

103.2
105.4
108.0
113.6
119.2
121.7
123.2
124.7
125.5
126.2
125.8
125.3
126.1
126.5
127.1
127.3
127.5
127.8
127.9
127.8
127.8
127.7

109.5
112.6
118.7
124.4
124.1
123.3
125.7
126.8
126.4
126.2
126.1
127.3
129.0
128.3
128.7
128.6
128.4
127.4
127.0
128.5
128.5

104.6
101.9
104.0
106.5
111.8
117.4

120.9
123.1
124.4
125.1
126.0
125.6
125.0
125.6
125.7
126.6
126.9
127.1
127.5
127.9
127.9
127.5
127.4

tf materials for food manufacturing and fewls.

22



103.3
98.5
100.7
103.1
108.9
115.3
118.7
120.8
121.7
121.6
122.7
122.0
121.4
122.2
122.2
123.2
123.4
123.6
124.2
124.7
124.6
123.9
123.7

Durable

Nondurable

106.5
108.9
111.5

101.7
93.3
94.9
97.3

113.8
117.6
120.4
123.9
125.7
128.0
130.9
131.8
131.9
131.0
131.4
131.6
132.0
132.2
132.0
132.3
132.4
132.6
132.5
132.6

103.8
111.5
115.0
117.3
117.6
116.2
117.4
116.3
115.8
116.9
116.7
118.0
118.3
118.6
119.3
120.0
119.7
118.8
118.5

Capital
equipment

107.5
109.7
111.7

114.3
118.8
122.9
126.7
129.1
131.4
134.1
134.7
135.0
134.3
134.5
134.9
135.5
135.7
135.9
136.2
136.4
136.7
136.9
137.1

Total
finished
consumer
goods

103.8
101.4
103.6
106.2

112.1
118.2
120.5
121.7
123.0
123.3
123.9
123.4
122.9
123.9
124.3
124.8
125.1
125.3
125.6
125.7
125.5
125.4
125.3

Total

102.7
99.1
101.5

107.1
112.0
114.5
114.4
114.7
116.2
118.5
119.0
119.5
119.9
120.9
121.4
123.0
123.9
124.4
125.1
125.4
125.5
125.5
125.5

Foods
and
feeds '

97.3
96.2

99.2
109.5
113.8
113.3
111.1
110.7
112.7
114.8
112.9
113.5
112.5
112.5
111.9
112.3
112.2
112.6
111.5
110.4
111.5
113.2
114.5

Other

103.0
99.3
101.7
106.9
111.9
114.5
114.6
114.9
116.4
118.7
119.3
119.8
120.3
121.4
121.9
123.5
124.5
125.0
125.8
126.2
126.2
126.2
126.1

Soum1:: Department of Laltor, Bureau of I^alwr Statistics.

Crude materials

Total

95.8

87.7
93.7
96.0
103.1
108.9
101.2
100.4
102.4
101.8
102.6
100.1
99.5
100.1
100.6
100.9
102.5
101.2
102.9
102.5
103.2
102.4
101.0

Foodstuffs
and
feedstuffs

Other

94.8
93.2

96.9
81.6

96.2
106.1
111.2
113.1
105.5
105.1
108.4
106.5
102.8
102.6
101.5
102.4
102.3
102.3
103.6
101.1
100.0
97.1
101.0
105.1
105.8

87.9
85.5
93.4
101.5
94.6
93.5
94.7
94.8
98.5
94.7
94.4
94.7
95.6
96.0
97.8
97.4
100.8
102.0
100.5
96.7
94.0

CONSUMER PRICES—ALL URBAN CONSUMERS
In August, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.1 percent seasonally adjusted (it rose 0.3
percent not seasonally adjusted). The index was 2.6 percent above its year-earlier level.
INDEX, 1982-84 =100 (RATIO SCAIE)

INDEX, 1982-84 - 100 (RATIO SCA1£)

1 160

1601
SEASONAUY AEUU5TS)

150

150

140

140

130

130

120

120

110

110

100

100

90 1_L

90
1987

1989

1988

1990

1991

1992

1993

1995

1994

COUNCIL Of ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Transportation

Housing
Shelter

Period

Rd imp"
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990 .
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994- Aug
Sept
Oct
Dec
1995- Jan
Feb

July

Not
seasonally
adjusted
(NSA)

100.0
107.6
109.6
113.6
118.3
124.0
130.7
136.2
140.3
144.5
148.2
149.0
149.4
149.5
149.7
149.7
150.3
150.9
151.4
151.9
152.2
152.5
152.5
152.9

Seasonally
adjusted

Pood

15.8
105.6
109.0
113.5
118.2
125.1
132.4
136.3
137.9
140.9
144.3
149.1 145.4
149.4 145.7
149.6 145.8
149.8 146.0
150.1 147.1
150.6 146.7
151.0 147.1
151.3 147.1
151.9 148.2
152.3 148.3
152.5 148.4
152.8 148.7
153.0 149.0

Total'
Total

41.2
107.7
110.9
114.2
118.5
123.0
128.5
133.6
137.5
141.2
144.8
145.1
145.4
145.7
145.9
145.9
146.5
146.9
147.2
147.6
147.8
148.1
148.5
148.9

28.0
109.8
115.8
121.3
127.1
132.8
140.0
146.3
151.2
155.7
160.5
160.9
161.3
161.8
162.2
162.3
162.8
163.3
163.8
164.4
165.0
165.3
165.8
165.9

8.0
115.4
121.9
128.1
133.6
138.9
146.7
155.6
160.9
165.0
169.4
169.2
169.1
169.7
170.2
170.1
170.5
171.0
172.0
172.7
173.4
173.5
174.1
173.9

1
1ncludes items not shown separately.
a
Household fuels—gas (piped), electricity, fiiei oil, etc.—and motor fuel. Motor oil, coolant,
etc. excluded beginning 1983.
:i
Relative importance, l^eccmber 1994.




Home- Mainowntenance
ers'
and
costs
re(Dec.
1982= pairs
100) (NSA)

Renters'
costs
(Dee.
1982=
100)

19.9
113.1
119.4
124.8
131.1
137.3
144.6
150.2
155.3
160.2
165.5
166.1
166.8
167.3
167.7
167.8
168.4
168.9
169.2
169.8
170.4
170.8
171.3
171.6

0.2
106.5
107.9
111.8
114.7
118.0
122.2
126.3
128.6
130.6
130.8
131.2
131.6
130.8
131.2
132.7
133.1
133.8
134.2
134.2
134.6
135.0
135.1
135.4

Fuel
and
other
utilities

7.1
106.5
104.1
103.0
104.4
107.8
111.6
115.3
117.8
121.3
122.8
123.0
122.6
122.6
122.9
122.7
123.3
123.3
123.1
123.4
122.9
123.4
123.5
124.2

Apparel
and
upkeep

5.7
105.0
105.9
110.6
115.4
118.6
124.1
128.7
131.9
133.7
133.4
133.0
133.1
132.8
132.4
132.1
133.0
132.2
132.2
132.1
131.7
131.3
131.6
132.0

Total"

New
cars

Motor
fuel

17.1
106.4
102.3
105.4
108.7
114.1
120.5
123.8
126.5
130.4
134.3
136.0
136.2
136.1
136.3
136.6
137.4
137.9
138.7
139.7
140.3
140.9
140.3
139.4

4.1
106.1
110.6
114.6
116.9
119.2
121.0
125.3
128.4
131.5
136.0
136.9
137.5
137.6
137.4
137.6
137.7
138.1
138.1
138.9
139.U
139.2
139.0
139.3

3.1
98.7
77.1
80.2
80.9
88.5
101.2
99.4
99.0
98.0
98.5
101.8
101.1
100.4
101.1
101.3
101.7
101.3
100.9
101.5
103.5
103.8
101.9
98.8

Medical
care

Energy 2

All
items
less
food
and
energy

7.3
113.5
122.0
130.1
138.6
149.3
162.8
177.0
190.1
201.4
211.0
212.4
213.3
214.3
215.2
216.2
216.9
217.6
218.2
218.8
219.5
220.2
221.0
221.8

7.0
101.6
88.2
88.6
89.3
94.3
102.1
102.5
103.0
104.2
104.6
105.9
105.3
105.0
105.5
105.4
105.7
105.6
105.1
105.5
106.0
106.5
105.6
104.8

77.2
109.1
113.5
118.2
123.4
129.0
135.5
142.1
147.3
152.2
156.5
157.4
157.7
158.0
158.3
158.5
159.2
159.6
160.1
160.7
161.0
161.3
161.7
162.0

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

23

CHANGES IN PRODUCER PRICES FOR FINISHED GOODS
(Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally a<yustwl, except as noted by N8A|
Change from preceding period

Change from 3 months earlier, annual rate

Change from B months earlier, annual rate

Consumer goods

Consumer goods

Consumer goods .
Period

Capital

Total
finished

Total
finished
goods

«]Ui|>-

Excluding
foods

Poods

{foods

ment

Capita)
equipment

Excluding
foods

Foods

Total
finishes
goods

Capita]
equipment

Excluding
foods

Foods

Change
from year
earlier,
total
finished
goods
NSA

Change, Dee. to Dec., NSA

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

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

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

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

2.7
2.1
1.3
3.6
3.8
3.4
2.5
1.7
1.8
2.0

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

Chaiige, month to month
0.6

1994- Aug
Sept
Oct

-A
.6
.3
.5
.2
.2
.2
'.1
-.1
0

Dec
1995- Jaii
Feb
Mar
May
July

— 1

0.8
-.6
™ .5
.7
0
.8
.2
.2
.5
'A
-.1
-.6
-.2

0.2

o

— Q

1
1.0
1.3
.3
-.1
2
'-.8
-.3
1.2
0

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

3.6
1.9
-.6
-.3
2.2
5.9
3.9
3.2
2.2
1.9
.9
'0
-.6

1.0
1.9
0
2.9
9.2
7.2
4.5
-1.2
.3
-4.0
-4.9
'.3
3.5

-0.9
-1.9
-1.1
1.9
5.5
3.5
3.7
3.8
3.7
.2
-3.1
.3

1.6
1.0
.2
1.6
2.1
2.6
1.8
2.7
4.0
2.9
2.1
1.1
.6

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

5.0
2.0
-1.0
-1.6
.7
6.1
4.0
4.7
3.3
4.3
3.3
'-1.0
-3.2

2.3
1.5
.3
1.7
1.3
2.5
1.1
2.6
4.7
4.1
4.0
1.1
.5

o

2.4
2.6
,9
.6
.9
1.6
1.5
1.3
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.1
2.1

1.9
1.5
1.0
1.3
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.1
1.8
1.3

Source; I>epartmeiit

CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICES—ALL URBAN CONSUMERS
(Percent change from preceding period; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted l>y NSA!
Housing

Period

All
items '

Food
Total '

Total

1

Renters'
COStS

Addendum; AH items,
percent change
(annua rate)

Transportation

Shelter
Homeowners'
eost«

Fuel
and
other
utilities

Anpare!
ami
upkeep

Total1

Motor
fuel

New
cars

Medical
eare

EnerW2

All
items
less
food
and
energy

From
previous
quarter11

From
From
3
fi
months months
earlier earlier

From
year
earlier
NSA

Change, December to December, NSA
38
1.1
4.4
4.4
46
6.1
3.1
2.9
2.7
2.7

1985

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

26
3.8
3.5
5.2
56
5.3
1.9
1.5
2.9
2.9

43
1.7
3.7
4.0
39
4.5
3.4
2.6
2.7
2.2

60
4.6
4.8
4.5
4.9
5.2
3.9
2.9
3.0
3.0

63
5.0
3.9
3.9
45
6.7
4.2
2.8
2.6
2.3

5.9

18

4.6
5.3
4.7
5.1
4.7
3.7
2.9
3.2
3.3

-5.6
1.6
2.9
32
4.0
2.9
2.3
2.5
.2

2.8
.9
4.8
4.7
10
5.1
3.4
1.4
.9
-1.6

2.6

-5.9
6.1
3.0
40
10.4
-1 5
3.0
2.4
3.8

31
34
5.9 -307
1.8 18.7
2.1 -2.1
68
23
1 4 36.5
3.3 -160
1.8
2.3
2.8 -5.4
5.9
3.2

18
7.7 -197
8.2
5.8
.5
6.9
51
85
18.1
96
7.9 -7.4
6.6
2.0
5.4 -1.4
2.2
4.9

43

0.3
.4
.1

0.4
.4
.5
.4
.5
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.4
4

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

68

3.6
1.9
3.6
4.1
4.8
5.4
4.2
3.0
3.0
2.6

3.8
4.2
4.7
44
5.2
4.4
3.3
3.2
2.6

Change, month to month
1994- Aug
Sept
Oct
Dec
1995: Jan
Feb
May
, J
July
1
2

0.4
.2
.1
.1
.2
.3
.3
.2
.4
.3
.1
.2
1

0.5
.2
.1
.1
.8
-.3
.3
0
.7
.1
.1
.2
o

0.3
.2
.2
.1
0
.4
.3
.2
.3
.1
.2
.3
3

0.4
.2
.3
.2
.1
.3
.3
.3
.4
.4
.2
.3
.1

0.4
-I

A
.3
_. 1

.2
.3
.6
.4
.4
.1
.3
.i

0.5
.4
.3
.2
.1
.4
.3
.2
.4
.4
.2
.3
.2

0.2
-.3
0
.2
-.2
.5
0
-.2
.2
-4
.4
.1
6

Includes it^ms not shown separately,
Household fuels—fjais (piped), electricity, fuel oil, etc.—and motor fuel. Motor oil, coolant,
etc,, excluded iH^inninir 1983.

24



-0.9
.1

1.0
.1

-'.3
-2
.7
-.6
0
-1
-.3
-.3
.2
3

.1
.2
.6
.4
.6
.7
.4
.4
-.4
-.6

o

-J

—. 1

.1
.1
.3
0
.6
.1
.1
—.

1

2

3.0
<7

-J
.7
.2
.4
-.4
-.4
.6
2.0
.3
-1.8
-30

1.4
-.6
q

.5
1

.3
-.1
-.5
.4
.5
.5
-.8
-8

3

aie
2.2
3.2
3.2

Quarter!y changes are shown in the last month of the qmirtei

Source: Department of Laix>r, Bureau of Ijabor Statistics.

4.1
3.6
3.0
1.9
1.9
2.7
3.2
3.2
3.5
3.5
3.2
2.4
1.9

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

2.9
3.0
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.6

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
In September, prices received by farmers rose 2.9 percent from their August level. Prices paid by farmers in
July were unchanged from their April level. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.)

120

INDEX, 1990-92-100 (RATIO SCALE)
1120

110

110

INDEX, 1990-92-100 (RATIO SCALE)

PRICES PAID

x^A J-—

100

J

100

PRICES RECEIVED

90

90

80

80

RAT O-!/

RATKD-"
140

140
RATIO

120

^•^•s

100

/-

80

rO

^N—^'

^1

-J

-*•* •—-

~v~1——1

iiiiiliiiii
1OQ7

iiiniiiiii

Illllllllll

1M M 1M 1 M

IOBQ

1OQO

icon

iiMiiiiiM iMiiiiiiM IIMIIIIIM
1OO1

100

—'

80

- 60

60

120

I l l l l l l l l l l Illllllllll
100^
100^

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

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

11990-92=100; not seasonally adjusted]
Prices paid by farmers

Prices received by farmers
Period

1985
1986 ...
1987

1988
1989 ...
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994- Sept
Oet
Nov
Doc
1995- Jan
Fcb
Mar .,
Apr
Mav
.June
July ...
Aug
Sept
1

All farm
products

Livestock and
products

Crops




Production
items, interest,
taxes, and wage
rates

Production
items

Ratio2

91
87
89
99
104
104
100
98
101
100

98
87
86
104
109
103
101
101
102
105

86
88
91
93
100
105
99
97
100
95

86
85
87
91
96
99
100
101
103
106

87
85
87
92
97
99
100
101
103
106

91
86
87
90
95
99
100
101
103
106

106
103
102
108
108
105
99
97
98
94

97
95
95
98

102
99
100
106

91
89
90
90

(3)
106
(3)
(3)

(3)
104
(3)
(3)

(3)
105
(3)
(3)

92
90
90
92

98
98
100
100
100
100
101
'102
105

103
102
109
114
115
112
113
'113
116

93
94
93
90
88
90
91
92
93

108
(33)
()
108
(33)
()
108
(3)
(3)

107
(33)
()
107
(33)
()
107
(33)
()

106
(33)
()
107
(33)
()
107
(3)
(3)

91
91
93
93
93
93
94
94
97

Includes items not shown separately.
Percentage ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid, interest,
taxes, and wage rates. See also footnote 3.
3
Prices paid by farmers are available only for first month in quarter, and for each month
the received/paid ratio is based on latest data available.
2

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

NOTE.—The official indexes are published on a 1910-14 base as required by law. The indexes have been converted to a 1990-92=100 base to facilitate comparison with other indexes.
Source: Department of Agriculture.

MONEY, CREDIT, AND SECURITY MARKETS
MONEY STOCK, LIQUID ASSETS, AND DEBT MEASURES
In August, growth accelerated in M2 and slowed in M3.
BIUJONS OF DOUARS* (SATO SCAlEj
4,800
4,400
4,000

BIUIONS OF DOliARS* (RATIO SCALE!

4,800
4,400
4,000

-V
M3

3,600
3,200

3,600
3,200
-M2.

2,800

2,800

2,400

2,400

2,000

2,000

1,400

!,<SOO

1,200

1,200

800

800

600

600

i 1111 i 111 i i

400 i I M II M I 1 M

1987

1988

1990

1989

1991

1992

400
1994

1993

* AVERAGES Of BAilV FIGURES; SEASONAUY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: BOARD Of GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

1995

COUNCIl OP ECONOMIC ABVTSERS

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

Period

19851986:
19871988:
198919901991:
19921993:
1994-

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dee

. ..

1994- July
Sept
Get
Nov
Dec

1995: Jan
Feb

Apr' ....
May

July ... .
Aug
1

Ml

M2

M3

L

Debt

Snm of currency,
demand deposits,
travelers' checks,
and other
checkable deposits (OCDs)

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

M2 plus large
time deposits,
term KPs, term
Eurodollars, and
institution-only
MMMF balances

M3 plus
other liquid
assets

Debt of
domestic
nonfinancial
sectors
(monthly
average) '

619.9
724.4
749.8
786.9
794.2
825.9
897.3
1,024.4
1,128.6
1,148.0

2,576.1
2,820.3
2,922.3
'3,083.5
3,243.1
3,355.9
3,457.9
3,515.3
3,583.6
3,616.2

3,200.2
3,488.7
3,675.8
3,915.7
4,066.1
4,123.0
4,176.0
4,182.9
4,242.3
4,303.4

3,827.5
4,129.1
4,334.8
4,670.1
4,896.5
'4,972.6
'4,989.8
'5,059.3
'5,145.8
'5,269.3

6,902.1
7,785.2
8,544.6
9,315.0
'10,045.8
'10,695.1
'11,179.9
'11,719.6
'12,341.5
'12,959.6

12.3
16.9
3.5
4.9
.9
4.0
8.6
14.2
10.2
1.7

1,152.2
1,150.8
1,151.0
1,148.2
1,147.6
1,148.0

3,616.7
3,614.9
3,614.0
3,609.9
3,611.3
3,616.2

4,274.2
4,273.8
4,279.9
4,286.2
4,291.5
4,303.4

'5,217.1
'5,226.5
'5,224.7
'5,237.4
'5,248.2
'5,269.3

'12,679.5
'12,744.8
'12,804.0
'12,850.8
'12,917.8
'12,959.6

3.5
2.4
1.7
.9
.7
.2

1,149.0
1,147.3
1,147.9
1,149.7
1,142.9
1,143.8
1,144.9
1,143.5

3,627.9
3,623.5
3,631.0
3,643.7
3,659.9
3,695.7
3,714.3
3,739.4

4,326.1
4,335.7
4,358.7
4,381.1
4,410.2
4,456.8
4,487.6
4,517.2

'5,295.2
'5,336.1
'5,380.3
5,411.0
5,445.3
5,488.7
f 5,544.3

'13,014.7
'13,094.7
'13,155.9
13,228.1
13,319.2
13,374.8
f 13,408.5

-.6
— 6

Consists of outstanding midit toarket debt of the U.8. ilovi'rnmi'nt, State and ioeal governments, and private nonfinancial sectors; data from flow of funds accounts.
2
Annual changes are from Diwmlx^r to Owwrober and monthly shanks* are from 6 months
earlier at a simple annual rate.

26



Percent change from year or 6
months earlier2

M2

Ml

'.3

g
-.7
-.7

Nom—S«« p, 27 for c*>mjx>mmt&
Source: Hoard of Governors of the Fulcra! Itoserve Sy

ij

8.3
9.5
3.6
5.5
5.2
3.5
3.0
1.7
1.9
.9
1.5
1.6
.9
.2
.2
.6
.6
.5
.9
1.9
2.7
4.4
4.8
6.4

MS

7.3
9.0
5.4
6.5
3.8
1.4
1.3
.2
1.4
1.4
1.3
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.9
2.2
2.4
2.9
3.7
4.4
5.5
7.1
7.5
8.4

Debt

14.8
12.8
9.8
9.0
7.8
6.5
4.5
4.8
'5.3
5.0
'4.8
'5.0
'4.9
'4.7
4.8
'4.9
5.3
5.5
5.5
5.9
6.2
6.4
6.1

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

Period

Currency

Demand
deposits

Other
cheekable
deposits
(OCDs)

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

Money market
mutual fond
balances
General
purInstipose
tution
and
broker/ only
dealer

Savings
deposits,
including
money
market
deposit
accounts
(MMDAs)

Small
denomination
time
deposits2

Large Term
denom- repurination chase
time
agreements
depos(RPs)
its2

NSA

19851986:
19871988:
19891990:
19911992199319941994:

Dec .
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
July

Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1995- Jan
Peb
Mar
May

July
Aug

167.9
180.7
196.8
212.2
222.6
246.8
267.4
292.8
322.1
354.5
342.8
345.1
347.2
350.0
353.0
354.5
357.7
358.8
362.5
365.7
368.1
367.4
367.1
368.2

266.6
302.1
286.8
286.8
279.3
277.4
289.5
338.9
383.9
382.2
388.1
386.6
386.5
384.5
382.5
382.2
383.6
384.1
383.3
381.2
380.6
386.8
389.5
390.1

179.8
235.6
259.5
280.9
285.4
293.9
332.7
384.6
414.7
402.9
413.1
410.8
408.9
405.4
403.8
402.9
399.3
395.9
393.3
393.6
385.0
380.6
379.4
376.3

76.3
84.9
87.3
85.1
81.5
77.7
79.9
83.1
96.5
117.1
109.5
111.0
112.0
114.0
113.4
117.1
123.8
118.3
118.2
115.8
116.5
117.3
114.3
118.4

178.0
210.6
224.5
245.9
322.4
358.2
374.2
356.9
360.1
389.0
376.1
377.0
377.4
379.5
383.3
389.0
392.1
391.5
390.9
396.0
405.3
425.9
441.5
455.1

64.1
84.5
91.1
90.5
107.2
134.0
180.0
200.2
198.1
180.8
178.7
177.4
176.3
180.8
180.5
180.8
186.3
180.4
189.0
192.9
194.8
205.6
212.4
210.8

1

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

815.4
941.0
937.7
926.7
891.0
920.5
1,041.2
1,183.6
1,215.7
1,144.2
1,201.2
1,192.6
1,183.7
1,171.0
1,157.8
1,144.2
1,129.8
1,111.9
1,094.9
1,082.4
1,081.4
1,091.1
1,091.5
1,098.2

885.7 422.4
859.0 420.2
922.7 467.0
1,038.6
518.3
1,153.7 541.5
1,174.0 480.9
1,066.6 416.6
869.2 353.8
785.1 332.7
820.3 361.4
776.5 338.4
782.8 342.0
789.6 348.2
799.6 353.6
810.4
357.4
820.3 361.4
835.7
361.9
855.4
371.2
878.2 378.6
896.8 '380.2
910.7 '385.5
917.5 '389.3
921.7
396.2
924.0 399.4

Term
Eurodollars
(net)

Savings
bonds

NSA

NSA

62.5
81.1
107.3
123.2
100.4
90.9
73.3
82.0
97.6
105.6
102.8
101.0
101.7
101.9
103.1
105.6
109.4
113.4
113.4
116.5
121.7
119.8
115.2
117.5

76.9
79.5
85.1
91.8
91.6 100.6
106.3
109.4
83.8 117.5
71.6 126.0
59.4 137.9
45.9 156.6
46.5 171.5
52.4 180.3
51.0
177.7
51.2
178.5
52.1 179.1
52.7 179.5
54.5 179.9
52.4 180.3
53.1
180.5
56.3 180.4
58.3 180.5
'59.9 180.9
'61.1 181.6
'62.4 182.3
63.8 "183.0
63.5

Short- Bankterm
Treas- ers'
acury
ceptsecuri- ances
ties

Commercial
paper

298.3 42.1
280.1
37.1
253.2 44.5
269.5 40.2
326.0
40.6
'332.5 35.9
'317.4 23.8
'334.4 20.8
'332.9 14.9
'370.3 14.0
'360.8 13.2
'365.0 13.8
'360.6 14.8
'358.6 13.1
'361.9 13.5
'370.3 14.0
'372.3 13.4
'392.0 13.3
'405.3 14.0
'404.2 13.9
'397.5 12.3
'410.8 11.3
"433.7 "11.8

207.5
231.3
260.6
335.4
346.4
355.2
334.8
364.5
387.1
401.3
391.1
395.4
390.2
399.9
401.4
401.3
402.8
414.7
421.7
430.8
443.8
427.5
"428.0

NOTK.—Travelers checks of nonbank issuers arc a component of money stock but are not
shown here.
Source: Hoard of Governors of the Federal Ilescrve System.

AGGREGATE RESERVES AND MONETARY BASE
[Averages of daily figures'; millions of dollars; seasonally adjusted, except as noted by NSA]
Adjusted for changes in reserve requirements

Borrowings of depository institutions from the Federal
Reserve (NSA)

Reserves of depository institutions
Period
Total

19851986198719881989:
19901991199219931994:
1994-

Dee
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Aug
Sept .
Oct

Dec
1995- Jan
Feb
Mar
May
July

Aug"
1

.. ..

Nonborrowed

31,452
38,940
38,856
40,399
40,498
41,771
45,536
54,354
60,502
59,342
59,839
59,794
59,496
59,401
59,342
59,124
58,919
58,552
57,957
57,761
'57,352
57,655
57,514

Data are prorated averages of biweekly (maintenance period) averages of daily figures.




30,133
38,113
38,078
38,683
40,232
41,445
45,343
54,230
60,420
59,133
59,370
59,307
59,116
59,152
59,133
58,988
58,860
58,483
57,847
57,611
57,080
57,284
57,232

Nonborrowed
plus
extended
credit
30,633
38,416
38,562
39,927
40,252
41,468
45,344
54,231
60,420
59,133
59,370
59,307
59,116
59,152
59,133
58,992
58,860
58,483
57,847
57,611
57,080
57,284
57,232

Required

30,415
37,570
37,809
39,352
39,575
40,106
44,557
53,199
59,440
58,174
58,835
58,734
58,693
58,394
58,174
57,785
57,973
57,757
57,204
56,881
56,388
'56,565
56,527

Monetary
base

203,539
223,574
239,775
256,897
267,713
293,275
317,432
351,116
386,602
418,223
'409,244
'411,338
413,854
416,788
418,223
421,054
422,312
425,350
'428,127
430,686
429,722
'429,586
430,756

Total

1,318
827
777
1,716
265
326
192
124
82
209
469
487
380
249
209
136
59
69
111
150
272
371
282

Seasonal

56
38
93
130
84
76
38
18
31
100
445
444
339
164
100
46
33
51
82
137
172
231
258

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

Source: Hoard of Governors of the Federal Ite-serve System.

27

BANK CREDIT AT ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
Total commercial bank loans and leases rose 0.4 percent in August; commercial and industrial loans rose 0.3
percent.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS* (RATIO SCALE)
3,600
3,200

BILUONS OF DOLLARS* {RATIO SCALE)
3,600
3,200 _ ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS
2,800

2,800

2,400

2,400

2,000

2,000
. LOANS AND LEASES -

1,600

1,600
1,200

1,200

800

800
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

400

400

OTHER SECURITIES

-V

200
160
120 I l l l l l I l l l l i
1988

i ll MIll l ii
1989

200
160

i i i i i I i i i ii I I I I I I 1 I I II i i i i i Ii i l ll
1991

1990

i l l l i Ii l l li

1992

i l i i i I i i i i i I 120

I I I MI I I I II

1994

1993

1995

*SEASONALIY ADJUSTED

SOURCE; BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted '
Loans and leases in bank credit

Securities in bank credit
Period

Total
bank
credit

Total
securities

U.S.
Total
CommerOther
Governand
cial and
ment
2
securities loans
leases
industrial
securities

Real estate
Total

Revolving
home
equity

Consumer
Other

Security

Other

Dec
Dec
Dee
Dec
Dec
Dec'
Dec'

2,435.8
2,608.6
2,750.4
2,855.0
2,949.6
3,106.2
3,317.9

562.4
584.9
634.1
745.3
841.4
915.7
947.0

367.2
400.3
455.8
565.2
664.9
730.3
720.2

195.3
184.6
178.2
180.0
176.5
185.4
226.8

1,873.4
2,023.7
2,116.3
2,109.8
2,108.2
2,190.5
2,370.9

607.6
638.8
640.3
619.0
594.6
584.6
644.2

674.6
769.5
854.3
878.8
898.5
938.3
999.6

40.1
50.3
62.3
'69.7
'73.5
73.1
75.8

634.5
719.2
792.0
'809.2
'825.0
865.2
923.8

357.8
378.3
383.3
366.7
'358.7
390.8
452.2

40.6
41.3
44.9
54.0
63.3
85.8
70.9

192.8
195.8
193.5
191.2
193.1
191.1
204.0

1994- Aug'
Sept'
Oct'
Nov'
Dec'

3,270.1
3,283.4
3,293.8
3,299.5
3,317.9

969.8
968.0
961.6
951.5
947.0

746.1
741.5
731.9
724.3
720.2

223.6
226.6
229.7
227.2
226.8

2,300.3
2,315.3
2,332.2
2,348.0
2,370.9

623.5
627.9
633.9
639.5
644.2

973.2
981.1
986.0
991.4
999.6

74.0
74.5
74.7
75.3
75.8

899.2
906.6
911.2
916.1
923.8

429.3
434.5
441.6
445.7
452.2

75.0
69.7
70.4
69.7
70.9

199.3
202.2
200.3
201.6
204.0

1995- Jan'
Feb'
Mar'
Apr'
May'

3,349.6
3,363.4
3,388.5
3,452.5
3,478.1
3,491.4
3,506.9
3,523.1

944.9
936.7
941.5
984.8
980.5
977.7
968.7
975.6

721.5
717.0
704.9
703.3
706.1
703.8
697.9
702.0

223.4
219.7
236.6
281.5
274.4
273.8
270.8
273.6

2,404.7
2,426.7
2,447.0
2,467.8
2,497.6
2,513.8
2,538.3
2,547.5

656.3
668.0
671.1
675.8
684.0
686.6
692.7
694.7

1,014.8
1,022.4
1,028.0
1,034.8
1,039.1
1,046.4
1,056.5
1,061.8

76.2
76.5
76.8
77.5
78.2
78.8
79.3
79.0

938,5
945.8
951.2
957.4
960.9
967.6
977.3
982.8

457.5
459.8
465.4
471.4
473.3
478.5
481.7
487.3

68.5
67.7
69.6
72.4
83.7
84.5
82.9
79.1

207.5
208.8
213.0
213.3
217.6
217.8
224.4
224.6

1988:
198919901991199219931994-

July'
Aug

1
Data are Wednesday values or prorated averages of Wednesday values for domestically chartered commercial banks, branches and afiencies of foreign banks, New York State investment

tions of assets and liabilities.

28



2
Excludes Federal funds sold to, reverse repurchase agreements (HPs) with, and loans to
commercial bar ks in the United States.
Syst«,,.

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

Sources
External
Period

1985

.

Total

493.8
538.8
564.7
634.2
567.9
536.8
473.6
566.7
563.2
683.2
464.0
543.8
614.6
630.5
666.9
688.2
726.4
651.6
863.5
823.9

..

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990'

1991'

1992'
1993'
1994'
1993- I'
II'
Ill'
IV
1994: I'
II'

III'
IV'

1995- I' ... .
UP

Internal '

351.9
336.7
375.9
404.3
399.6
411.6
426.0
438.4
462.3
499.8
436.4
450.7
476.4
485.7
501.5
498.6
500.2
499.1
510.1
536.8

Credit market funds
Total

Total

142.0
202.1
188.8
229.9
168.2
125.2
47.6
128.3
100.9
183.4
27.6
93.1
138.2
144.8
165.4
189.6
226.2
152.5
353.4
287.1

84.7
148.1
89.3
95.0
68.0
48.4
10.8
70.2
62.4
73.9
28.9
76.8
77.0
67.0
111.0
120.7
65.0
-1.0
161.6
216.7

Securities
and mortgages

Loans and
short-term
paper

13.2
65.1
39.9
-4.7
-37.6
-20.0
96.1
67.0
80.0
-30.5
84.0
65.9
99.0
71.1
12.6
30.5
-43.7
-121.5
-27.8
39.6

71.5
83.0
49.4
99.8
105.6
68.4
-85.3
3.2
-17.6
104.4
-55.1
10.9
-22.0
-4.1
98.4
90.2
108.7
120.5
189.4
177.1

1
Undistrilwted profits (after inventory valuation and capital consumption athjistrnentx), capital consumption allowances, arid foreign, branch profits, dividends, and sulwidiarics' earnings

Other2

57.3
54.0
99.4
134.9
100.2
76.8
36.8
58.1
38.5
109.6
-1.3
16.2
61.3

77.8
54.5
68.9
161.2
153.5
191.9
70.4

Increase in
financial
assets

Capital
expenditures :t

Total

370.2
344.2
361.5
391.0
401.1
402.8
379.8
386.0
440.4
510.4
424.7
441.5
444.1
451.2
462.1
507.7
519.6
552.3
580.5
562.6

467.2
501.7
492.3
575.8
509.4
488.7
435.4
529.0
531.4
664.2
431.7
532.4
553.0
608.4
633.5
660.2
678.0
685.0
812.9
771.7

Discrepancy
(sources
less
uses)

26.7
37.1
72.4
58.4
58.4
48.1
38.2
37.7
31.9
19.0
32.3
11.4
61.6
22.1
33.3
28.0
48.4
-33.5
50.6
52.1

97.0
157.5
130.9
184.8
108.3
85.9
55.6
143.0
91.0
153.8
7.0
90.9
108.9
157.2
171.4
152.5
158.4
132.7
232.4
209.1

:J
Plant and equipment, residential structures, inventory investment, and mineral rights from
U.K. Government.
Ko rw: Ii<)

""1 <>f <!<>™"'<>"< <«'» Federal Keserve System.

"

lia.....tics, track! del*, pension ftind liabilities, at ...... m,t foreign investment

CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
| Millions of dollars; seasonally adjusted |

Period

1985- Dec
1986: Dec
1987- Dec
1988: Dec3

1989- Dec
19901991:
19921993:
1994-

Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec

1994: July

Aue
Sept
Oct

Nov
Dec .. .

1995- Jan
Peb
Mar
Apr'
May'
June '
July . . . .

Installment credit outstanding (end of period)
Total

Automobile

Revolving

Total

Automobile

Revolving

Other2

517,659
572,006
608,675
662,553
717,200
734,8!>8
728,3fc9
730,847
790,35:
902,853

210,238
247,772
266,295
285,364
291,531
283,072
259,594
257,436
280,566
317,237

121,758
135,825
153,064
174,269
199,162
223,517
245,281
258,081
286,588
334,511

185,664
188,408
189,316
202,921
226,508
228,309
223,514
215,331
223,197
251,106

75,057
54,347
36,669
53,878
(4)
17,698
-6,509
2,458
59,504
112,502

36,674
37,534
18,523
19,069
(4)
-8,459
-23,478
-2,158
23,130
36,671

21,478
14,067
17,239
21,205
(4)
24,355
21,764
12,800
28,507
47,923

16,906
2,744
908
13,605
(4)
1,801
-4,795
-8,183
7,866
27,909

849,930
863,484
873,606
882,210
895,627
902,853

300,590
304,330
308,654
311,197
315,213
317,237

312,717
319,687
322,035
324,655
332,402
334,511

236,623
239,467
242,916
246,358
248,012
251,106

7,637
13,554
10,122
8,604
13,417
7,226

1,684
3,740
4,324
2,543
4,016
2,024

4,407
6,970
2,348
2,620
7,747
2,109

1,545
2,844
3,449
3,442
1,654
3,094

914,260
918,968
933,717
946,451
959,593
970,741
979,559

319,408
321,175
323,502
326,430
330,390
333,164
337,561

340,450
345,630
352,741
359,655
367,117
373,572
376,780

254,402
252,164
257,474
260,366
262,085
264,005
265,218

11,407
4,708
14,749
12,734
13,141
11,148
8,818

2,171
1,767
2,327
2,928
3,959
2,774
4,397

5,939
5,180
7,112
6,914
7,463
6,455
3,208

3,296
-2,238
5,310
2,892
1,719
1,920
1,213

1
For year-end data, change from preceding: year-end; for monthly data, change from preceding month.
-Outstanding loans for mobile homes, education, boats, trailers, vacations, etc.




Other

Net change in installment credit outstanding '
2

;1
Data newly available in January 1989 result in breaks in many series Uttwccn December
1988 and subsequent months.
4
lieeause of breaks in series, net change riot available.

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

29

INTEREST RATES AND BOND YIELDS
Interest rotes fell in September.
PERCENT PER ANN JM

PER CENT PER ANNUM

14

14

12

12

CORPORATE Aoo BONDS
(MOODY'S)

A
f

/\.-v

10

\

/~

10
\^

/-O'-N

\

r''

i

XN

N.
v

^r**

8

TREASURY
6IILS

.'

"•\.__.

/

f'rr-.J

6

^d-

v

>**

I

DISCOUNT
RATE
FEDERAL
RESERVE
BANK OF
NEW YORK

i

i

1 1 1 11

1 iii11

1987

1988

i t i i i 1 i i i iI

1989

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 iiiiiiinii

8

4

/H
II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1992

1991

1990

V

<

—K ,-

11 11 11

/

6

4

2

X**^
/

^

x/-

"^\

\/

—'

_

1993

i i i 1 1 1 t 1 111^ 2
1994

1995

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SOIMCE. SEE TABIE BELOW

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

1985

1986 .
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991 .
1992
1993 .
1994
1994: Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1995: Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
June
July
Aug
Sept
Week ended:
1995: Sept 2
9
16
23
30
1

3-month bills
(new issues) '

Constant maturities2
3-year

10-year

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

30



Prime
commercial
paper,
6 months1

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

Prime rate
charged by
banks4

7.48
5.98
5.82
6.69
8.12
7.51
5.42
3.45
3.02
4.29
4.64
4.96
5.25
5.64
5.81
5.80
5.73
5.67
5.70
5.50
5.47
5.41
5.26

9.64
7.06
7.68
8.26
8.55
8.26
6.82
5.30
4.44
6.27
6.69
7.04
7.44
7.71
7.66
7.25
6.89
6.68
6.27
5.80
5.89
6.10
5.89

10.62

7.68
8.39
8.85
8.49
8.55
7.86
7.01
5.87
7.09
7.46
7.74
7.96
7.81
7.78
7.47
7.20
7.06
6.63
6.17
6.28
6.49
6.20

9.18
7.38
7.73
7.76
7.24
7.25
6.89
6.41
5.63
6.19
6.33
6.50
6.96
6.76
6.53
6.24
6.10
6.01
5.90
5.83
5.98
6.07
5.88

11.37
9.02
9.38
9.71
9.26
9.32
8.77
8.14
7.22
7.97
8.34
8.57
8.68
8.46
8.46
8.26
8.12
8.03
7.65
7.30
7.41
7.57
7.32

8.01
6.39
6.85
7.68
8.80
7.95
5.85
3.80
3.30
4.93
5.32
5.70
6.01
6.62
6.63
6.38
6.30
6.19
6.07
5.79
5.68
5.75
5.66

7.69
6.33
5.66
6.20
6.93
6.98
5.45
3.25
3.00
3.60
4.00-4.00
4.00-4.00
4.00-4.75
4.75-4.75
4.75-4.75
4.75-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25
5.25-5.25

9.93
8.33
8.21
9.32
10.87
10.01
8.46
6.25
6.00
7.15
7.75-7.75
7.75-7.75
7.75-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-8.50
8.50-9.00
9.00-9.00
9.00-9.00
9.00-9.00
9.00-9.00
9.00-8.75
8.75-8.75
8.75-8.75

5.34
5.30
5.34
5.25
5.14

5.96
5.88
5.84
5.87
5.97

6.31
6.20
6.15
6.17
6.26

6.00
5.90
5.80
5.82
6.00

7.41
7.33
7.29
7.31
7.33

5.73
5.70
5.63
5.60
5.70

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

8.75-8.75
8.75-8.75
8.75-8.75
8.75-8.75
8.75-8.75

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

Corporate
Aaa bonds
(Moody's)

New-home
mortgage
yields
(FHFB)r-

11.55
10.17
9.31
9.19
10.13
10.05
9.32
8.24
7.20
7.49
7.70
7.76
7.81
7.83
8.18
8.28
8.21
8.15
7.99
7.73
7.78
7.75

5
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.
Sources: Department of the Treasury, Hoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Federal Housing Finance I Joan 1, Moody's Investors Service, and Standard & Poor's Corpora-

COMMON STOCK PRICES AND YIELDS
Stock prices rose in September.
INDEX, DEC. 31,1965-50 (RATIO SCALE)
320
300
280
260
240
220

INDEX, DEC. 31,1965=50 (RATIO SCALE)
320
300
280
260

240
220

200

200

180-

180

160

160
COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE INDEX
(NYSE)

140

140
120

120

100

100
M II M t I I M

1987

1 1 M 1

II 1 1 1

I 1 1 1 1

1989

1988

M I M M MI

1 II 1 1

M M M I MM

1991

1990

I It I MI M M M MMMII

1992

1993

1 M M

1994

PERCENT
20

1 M M

1995
PERCENT
——120

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

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

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

1994

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

Common stock prices '
Period

1985
1986
19S7
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994: Sept
Oct
Nov ..
Dec
1995: Jail
Peb
Mar
May .
June
July

Sept
Week ended:
1995: Sept 2
9
16 ..
23
30
1
Average
2
Includes
3

Industrial

Transportation

Utility3

Finance

Dow-Jones
industrial
average4

Standard &
Poor's composite index
(194143=10)5

Dividendprice ratio

108.09
136.00
161.70
149.91
180.02
183.46
206.33
229.01
249.58
254.12
257.61
255.22
252.48
248.65
253.56
261.86
266.81
274.37
281.81
289.52
298.18
300.05
310.41

123.79
155.85
195.31
180.95
216.23
225.78
258.14
284.62
299.99
315.25
322.19
321.53
319.33
313.92
319.93
328.98
337.96
347.69
357.01
366.75
379.13
379.79
390.42

104.11
119.87
140.39
134.12
175.28
158.62
173.99
201.09
242.49
247.29
239.10
230.71
227.45
218.93
230.25
237.29
244.45
254.36
254.69
256.80
279.15
285.63
295.54

113.49
142.72
148.59
143.53
174.87
181.20
185.32
198.91
228.90
209.06
204.60
203.35
200.13
200.02
201.16
207.73
204.16
208.93
211.58
216.27
219.18
221.99
229.64

114.21
147.20
146.48
127.26
151.88
133.26
150.82
179.26
216.42
209.73
211.90
203.33
198.38
195.25
201.05
211.76
213.29
219.38
228.55
236.26
240.50
245.27
260.72

1,328.23
1,792.76
2,275.99
2,060.82
2,508.91
2,678.94
2,929.33
3,284.29
3,522.06
3,793.77
3,880.60
3,868.10
3,792.43
3,770.31
3,872.46
3,953.72
4,062.78
4,230.66
4,391.57
4,510.76
4,684.76
4,639.27
4,746.76

186.84
236.34
286.83
265.79
322.84
334.59
376.18
415.74
451.41
460.33
466.96
463.81
461.01
455.19
465.25
481.92
493.15
507.91
523.81
539.35
557.37
559.11
578.77

4.25
3.49
3.08
3.64
3.45
3.61
3.24
2.99
2.78
2.82
2.80
2.82
2.86
2.91
2.87
2.81
2.76
2.68
2.60
2.55
2.50
2.49
2.42

301.66
306.38
310.67
312.92
312.29

379.41
385.84
391.00
393.54
392.21

286.87
296.93
296.92
296.54
293.20

224.34
225.93
228.34
231.34
233.15

252.54
255.99
261.29
263.20
262.77

4,613.02
4,681.08
4,763.41
4,774.34
4,774.92

561.14
570.58
579.23
583.69
582.91

2.48
2.46
2.42
2.39
2.41

of daily closing prices.
all the stocks (mom than 2,000 in 1992) listed on the NYSE.
Dec. 31, 1965=100. Effective April 27, 1993 the NYSB doubled the value of the utility
index to facilitate trading of options and futures on the index. All indexes shown here reflect
the doubling.
4
Includes 30 stocks.
•* Includes 500 stocks.




Common stock6yields
(percent)

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

1995

Eaniingsprice ratio

8.12
6.09
5.48
8.01
7.41
6.47
4.79
4.22
4.46
5.83
5.91
6.66
6.51
'6.32

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

31

FEDERAL FINANCE
FEDERAL RECEIPTS, OUTLAYS, AND DEBT
In the first 11 months of fiscal 1995, there was a deficit of $171.1 billion, compared with a deficit of $207.4 billion
a year earlier.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1,600
RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS ^
1,500

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1,600
1,500

1,400

OUTLAYS-1

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,000

1,000
RECEIPTS-

900

900

800

800

700

700

600

600
SURPLUS OR DEFICIT ( - ) -^

-100

-100

^^-

-200

"

-~»^

^

^^^

^"~~~

"~

-200

"^

-300

-300
-400

XI
V

1

1986

1

1987

1

1988

1

1

1989

1990

1
1991

1
1992

1
1993

N -400

1
1994

1995

^

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

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars]

1976

1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995 (estimates)
CumulativeJ total, first 11
months:
Fiscal year 1994
Fiscal year 1995
1

Receipts

Outlays

Surplus
or deficit
(-)

Receipts




Surplus
or deficit
(-)

Receipts

Outlays

or deficit
(-)

Total

Held by
the public

298.1
355.6
399.6
463.3
517.1
599.3
617.8
600.6
666.5
734.1
769.1
854.1
909.0
990.7
1,031.3
1,054.3
1,090.5
1,153.5
1,257.7
1,357.9

409.2
458,7
504.0
590.9
678.2
745.8
808.4
851.8
946.4
990.3
1,003.9
1,064.1
1,143.2
1,252.7
1,323.4
1,380.9
1,408.7
1,460.9
1,517.9

-73.7
-53.7
-59.2
-40.7
-73.8
-79.0
-128.0
-207.8
-185.4
-212.3
-221.2
-149.8
-155.2
-152.5
-221.4
-269.2
-290.4
-255.1
-203.2
-160.0

231.7
278.7
314.2
365.3
403.9
469.1
474.3
453.2
500.4
547.9
568.9
640.7
667.5
727.0
749.7
760.4
788.0
841.6
922.7
1,007.7

302.2
328.5
369.1
404.1
476.6
543.1
594.4
661.3
686.0
769.6
806.8
810.1
861.4
932.3
1,027.6
1,081.8
1,128.5
1,142.1
1,181.5
1,228.1

-70.5
-49.8
-54.9
-38.7
-72.7
-74.0
-120.1
-208.0
-185.7
221 7
-238.0
-169.3
-194.0
-205.2
-278.0
-321.4
-340.5
-300.5
258 8
-220.5

66.4
76.8
85.4
98.0
113.2
130.2
143.5
147.3
166.1
186.2
200.2
213.4
241.5
263.7
281.7
293.9
302.4
311.9
335.0
350.2

69.6
80.7
89.7
100.0
114.3
135.2
151.4
147.1
165.8
176.8
183.5
193.8
202.7
210.9
225.1
241.7
252.3
266.6
279.4
289.7

-3.2
-3.9
-4.3
-2.0
-1.1
50
-7.9
2
.3
9.4
16.7
19.6
38.8
52.8
56.6
52.2
50.1
45.3
55.7
60.5

629.0
706.4
776.6
829.5
909.1
994.8
1,137.3
1,371.7
1,564.7
1,817.5
2,120.6
2,346.1
2,601.3
2,868.0
3,206.6
3,598.5
4,002.1
4,351.4
4,643.7
4,914.0

477.4
549.1
607.1
640.3
709.8
785.3
919.8
1,131.6
1,300.5
1,499.9
1,736.7
1,888.7
2,050.8
2,189.9
2,410.7
2,688.1
2,998.8
3,247.5
3,432.2
3,598.0

1,121.6
1,207.4

1,328.9
1,378.5

-207.4
-171.1

817.2
887.0

1,078.3
1,120.6

-261.1
-233.6

304.3
320.4

250.7
257.8

53.7
62.5

4,643.1
4,917.4

3,444.3
3,610.1

371,8

Data from Monthly Treasury Statement.
NOTE.—Data for fiscal 1995 are from Mid-Session Review of the 1996 Budget issued July
31, 1995. Other data (except as noted) are fi-om Budget oftht United States Government, Fiscal
Year 1996. issued February 6, 1995.

32

Outlays

Gross Federal debt
(end of period)

Off-budget

On-budget

Total
Fiscal year or period

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

FEDERAL RECEIPTS BY SOURCE AND
OUTLAYS BY FUNCTION
In the first 11 months of fiscal 1995, receipts were $85.8 billion higher than a year earlier and outlays were $49.6
billion higher.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BILUONS OF DOUARS

„_ — — -" —•""""

/-rtnrw"\n ATii-M.1

_.n.-.i .*.

INCOMEJAXES
OTHER RECEIPTS

o

1

... ,,-, m it ir—i-

TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS

\
1

1

1

—

1

1

1

1

1

0
1,300

1,300

OUTLAYS'1'

1 200
,^—*~"~

NONDEFENSE
\

_---

1 000

>-'""
- - - -—*^

800

"*"

600
500

NATIONAL DEFFNSE

400

\

300
200 xi
V

t
1986

1
1987

1
1988

300

1

1

1989

1990

1
1991

1

i

1992

1993

-f (NCtUDES ON-BUDGET AMD OFF-BUDGET ITEMS.
SOURCES: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

N 200

1

1995 N

1994

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Billions of dollars]
On-budget and off-budget outlays

On-budget and off-budget receipts

Fiscal year or period
Total

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

Individual
income
taxes

Corporation
income
taxes

Social
insurance
taxes

131.6
157.6
181.0
217.8
244.1
285.9
297.7
288.9
298.4

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995 (estimates)

734.1
769.1
854.1
909.0
990.7
1,031.3
1 054 3
1 090 5
1,153.5
1,257.7
1,357.9

334.5
349.0
392.6
401.2
445.7
466.9
467.8
476.0
509.7
543.1
594.4

Cumulative total, first 1 1 months:l
Fiscal year 1994
Fiscal year 1995

1,121.6
1,207.4

485.1 113.1 421.1
529.2 124.1 444.6

1

Data from Monthly Trtnsiiry

Other

Total

and
contributions

298.1
355.6
399.6
463 3
517.1
599.3
617.8
600.6
666.5

41.4
90.8
54.9 106.5
60.0 121.0
65.7 138.9
64.6 157.8
61.1 182.7
49.2 201.5
37.0 209.0
56.9 239.4
61.3
63.1
83.9
94.5
103.3
9.3.5
98.1
100.3
117.5
140.4
157.8

National defense

265.2
283.9
303.3
334.3
359.4
380.0
396.0
413.7
428.3
461.5
483.3

Total

Department of
Defense,
military

Internation-

al
affairs

Health

Medicare

Social
security

inter-

rity

60.8
61.0
61.5
66.4
86.5
99.7
107.7
122.6
112.7

73.9
85.1
93.9
104.1
•118.5
139.6
156.0
170.7
178.2

26.7
29.9
35.5
42.6
52.5
68.8
85.0
89.8
111.1

82.8
93.0
114.7
120.2
131.4
133.5
125.4
122.3
118.6

188.6 129.5
198.8 136.0
207.4 138.7
219.3 151.8
232.5 169.3
248.6 184.2
269.0 194.5
287.6 199.4
304.6 198.8
319.6 203.0
335.7 231.7

131.8
142.1
125.9
139.4
158.8
203.9
224.8
173.9
159.7
173.8
170.4

186.0
213.2

155.2
145.0

Income
secu-

34.3
36.6
37.7
40.8
50.6
69.5
69.3
65.6
71.8

371.8
409.2
458.7
504.0
590.9
678.2
745.8
808.4
851.8

89.6
97.2
104.5
116.3
134.0
157.5
185.3
209.9
227.4

87.9
95.1
102.3
113.6
130.9
153.9
180.7
204.4
220.9

6.4
6.4
7.5
7.5
12.7
13.1
12.3
11.8
15.9

15.7
17.3
18.5
20.5
23.2
26.9
27.4
28.6
30.4

73.0
73.1
74.3
78.9
82.3
90.9
92.3
100.5
98.0
112.8
122.4

946.4
990.3
1,003.9
1,064.1
1,143.2
1,252.7
1,323.4
1,380.9
1,408.7
1,460.9
1,517.9

252.7
273.4
282.0
290.4
303.6
299.3
273.3
298.4
291.1
281.6
271.5

245.2
265.5
274.0
281.9
294.9
289.8
262.4
286.9
278.6
268.6
260.3

16.2
14.2
11.6
10.5
9.6
13.8
15.9
16.1
17.2
17.1
14.6

33.5
35.9
40.0
44.5
48.4
57.7
71.2
89.5
99.4
107.1
115.1

65.8 128.2
70.2 119.8
75.1 123.3
78.9 129.3
85.0 136.0
98.1 147.0
104.5 170.3
119.0 196.9
130.6 207.3
144.7 214.0
157.7 221 2

102.2 1,328.9
109.4 1,378.5

253.8
246.1

242.2
234.5

14.9
15.0

97.7
105.4

131.7
145.4

Stutfnunt.

15.8
19.3
22.8
26.5
32.1
39.1
46.6
52.6
57.5

196.9 292.7
200.6 307.7

Net

Other

est

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

NOTE.—Data for fiscal 1995 are from Mitl-Session Reman of the 1996 Budgii issued July
31, 1995. Other data (except as noted) are from Btulgit of the United Statts Gmermnat. Focal
Year 1996, issued Febmary 6, 1995.




33

FEDERAL SECTOR. NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS BASIS
In the second quarter of 1995, according to revised estimates, Federal receipts rose $34.5 billion (annual rate)
and Federal expenditures rose $15.5 billion.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

BIUKDNS OF DOLLARS

1,800

1,800

1995

1982
CALENDAR YEARS
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE

COUNCIL Of ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Period
Total

Fiscal year:
1992
1993
1994
Calendar year:
1 992
1993
1994
1984- IV
1985- IV
1986: IV
1987- IV
1988: IV
1989- IV
1990- IV .
1991: IV
1992- IV
1993- I ...
II
Ill
IV .
1994- I
II
III
IV ..
1995- I
II'

. ..

Federal Government receipts

Federal Government expenditures

Corporate
profits
tax accruals

Indirect
business
tax and
nontax
accruals

Grantsiji-aid
to
State
and
local
governments

Personal
tax and
nontax
receipts




Total

Purchases

Transfer
payments

Net
interest
paid

Less:
Wage
accruals less
disbursements

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

1,161.2
1,241.0
1,349.4

484.6
51 1 .8
552.1

112.4
134.6
161.2

81.1
82.9
93.3

483.1
511.7
542.8

1,435.9
1,495.5
1,521.9

445.2
446.3
435.1

607.4
651.5
674.4

168.2
180.7
197.9

188.9
183.5
187.0

26.1
33.4
27.6

0.0
.0
.0

-274 7
-254.4
-172.5

1,178.3
1,265.7
1,379.0
7.39.8
803.6
856.8
943.5
1.000.6
1,068.3
1,115.8
1,140.5
1,219.9
1,212.7
1,263.7
1.272.7
1,313.6
1,337.4
1,380.7
1,388.8
1,408.8
1,441.0
1,475.5

489.5
520.3
565.6
323.5
351.8
371.7
414.8
420.0
470.1
483.9
477.3
511.6
497.2
519.8
527.5
536.8
550.2
571.1
566.9
574.2
594.8
623.5

115.6
143.0
167.1
67.0
77.0
91.4
109.7
118.5
111.3
115.1
109.6
122.6
132.1
141.8
140.2
157.8
151.8
166.3
172.4
178.1
181.9
182.5

81.3
84.6
91.2
58.2
56.8
54.8
59.5
61.4
62.2
67.1
82.9
83.8
81.9
83.5
82.3
90.7
90.4
90.4
91.9
91.9
89.1
90.9

491.9
517.8
555.1
291.1
318.0
338.8
359.4
400."
424.7
449.7
470."
501.!
501.1
518.1
522."
528.3
545.1
553.0
557.6
564.6
575.1
578.6

1,460.9
1,507.0
1,538.1
926.6
990.8
1,034.3
1,096.3
1,135.5
1,209.8
1,306.9
1,386.3
1,492.0
1,496.2
1,500.6
1.497.6
1,533.7
1.513.7
1.525.9
1,542.8
1,569.9
1,589.6
1.605.1

449.0
443.6
437.3
324.7
356.9
373.1
392.5
392.0
405.1
436.5
438.3
454.8
446.9
445.2
442.7
439.8
437.8
435.1
444.3
431.9
434.4
434.7

625.3
658.0
682.5
360.1
383.8
404.2
419.7
444.5
488.8
526.6
566.2
643.1
644.8
652.8
660.2
674.1
671.5
676.2
683.0
699.2
708.1
716.0

172.2
186.1
197.6
97.7
104.5
103.8
102.9
113.0
121.9
137.6
162.6
176.6
176.7
182.9
187.8
197.0
190.0
194.4
200.3
205.5
211.0
215.7

186.8
183.6
191.5
122.3
129.2
131.1
143.1
151.2
168.9
174.4
191.6
183.1
182.5
184.8
183.6
183.5
1 79.3
188.8
194.4
203.5
209.0
218.4

27.6
35.7
29.2
22 2
16.4
22.1
37.8
34.9
25.0
32.0
27.7
34.5
45.2
35.1
23.3
39.3
35.1
31.3
20.9
29.8
27.2
20.3

.0
.0
.0
.6
.0
.0
_ 2
'.0
.0

-282.7
-241.4
-159.1
-186.8
-187.2
-177.5
-152.7
-134.9
-141.5
-191.0
- 245.8
-272.1
- 283.5
-237.0
- 224.9
-220.1
-176.2
-145.1
- 154.0
-161.1
-148.6
-129.6

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

34

Contributions
for
social
insurance

Subsidies less
current
surplus
of
Government
enterprises

<•')

'.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0

INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMER PRICES—MAJOR
INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
Industrial reduction (1987:=100; seasonally adjusted)
Period

United
Statis

95.3
100.0
104.4
106.0
106.0
104.3
107.6
112.0
118.1
118.0
118.2
119.1
119.0
119.5
120.3
121.7
122.0
122.1
122.0
121.2
'121.4
'121.2
'121.6
123.0

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1994- June
July
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1995- Jan
Feb
Mar
May

July
1

Canada

.Japan

France

Italy

Germany

95.4
96.7
98.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
105.3
104.6
109.4
105.2
115.7
108.9
101.7
120.6 111.0
'97.4 122.9 111.0
'98.5 115.8
109.7
'102.9 111.0
105.6
'109.6 112.3
111.0
109.9
112.3
110.6
'110.7 111.2
112.9
'111.4 115.7
112.9
112.6
'111.9 113.5
'111.9 112.5
111.6
'113.6 115.7
112.5
'114.3 115.3
113.6
'114.8 114.0
114.0
'114.4 116.3 '112.5
'113.4 118.1
115.1
'113.5 117.0 '112.9
'114.0 116.4 '115.9
112.9 '115.4 115.4
113.3

99.6
100.0
103.9
108.8
114.5
118.7
116.3
107.4
110.8
110.5
112.7
110.6
111.4
112.7
112.9
116.1
109.8
110.5
108.8
111.9
111.2
'111.4
115.8

Data relate to all urban consumers.

Consumer prices (1982-84=100; NSA)
United
Kingdom

96.2
100.0
105.9
109.2
109.4
108.4
108.2
105.5
110.7
110.1
112.2
114.3
112.4
112.5
112.5
119.1
114.3
115.0
116.4
117.4
115.9
116.3

United
States'

96.2
100.0
104.8
107.0
106.7
102.8
102.7
104.7
110.0
110.0
110.5
111.5
112.1
111.5
110.8
111.4
111.3
111.7
112.9
'112.2
'112.4
112.0
112.3

Canada

109.6
113.6
118.3
124.0
130.7
136.2
140.3
144.5
148.2
148.0
148.4
149.0
149.4
149.5
149.7
149.7
150.3
150.9
151.4
151.9
152.2
152.5
152.5
152.9

113.4
118.4
123.2
129.3
135.5
143.1
145.2
147.9
148.2
147.6
148.2
148.3
148.4
148.2
149.0
149.2
149.8
150.5
150.8
151.2
151.6
151.6
151.9
151.8

Japan

France

104.8
104.9
105.7
108.0
111.4
115.0
116.9
118.5
119.3
119.2
118.6
119.2
119.5
120.0
119.7
119.4
119.4
118.9
118.8
119.3
119.6
119.5
118.7

Italy

Germany

117.2
120.9
124.2
128.6
133.0
137.2
140.6
143.5
145.9
145.9
145.9
145.9
146.3
146.7
146.7
146.5
146.9
147.5
147.9
148.0
148.3
148.3
148.0
148.7

104.7
104.9
106.3
109.2
112.1
116.0
120.6
125.6
129.4
129.5
129.6
129.7
129.8
129.9
130.1
130.4
131.0
131.5
131.6
131.9
132.1
132.7
132.6
132.3

United
Kingdom

128.5
134.4
141.1
150.4
159.5
169.8
178.8
186.3
193.6
193.3
193.6
194.2
194.7
195.8
196.5
197.2
197.9
199.5
201.2
202.2
203.5
204.6
204.7
205.4

114.9
119.7
125.6
135.4
148.2
156.9
162.7
165.3
169.3
170.0
169.2
170.0
170.4
170.6
170.7
171.5
171.5
172.6
173.3
175.1
175.8
176.0
175.2
176.1

Source: National sounds as rejwrted by Department of (^ommem! (Bureau of Economic
Analysis arid International Trade Administration, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis).

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
[Billions of dollars; montlily data seasonally adjusted]
Goods: Rx|K>rts (f.a.s. value)
.
A. . . ) . ( >y em -us*, c -gory)

Services
(HOP basis)

Goods: Imports (customs vaue)
.
H.nstis HISIS ( >y em -use c ategoiy)

Balance of trade
(exports minus iui|M>rts)
HOI* basis

Period

HOP

t>asis

223.3

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

1994: July
AUK
Sept
Oct

Nov
Dm
1995: Jan' ....
Fob' ....
Mar' ....
Apr' ....
May' ....
June' ...
July ...
1
2

mo- sinner
Indus- Captive goods
ita!
Foods, trial
Total, feeds, Sllp- goods vehi- (nonplies except cles, food)
and
Census
and
auto- parts except
bevbasis2
and automoerages matemoenrials
tive
gines tive

motive
vehicles,
parts
and
engines

sumcr
goods
(nonfood)
except
automotive

Kxports

Imports

Goods,
(Vnsus
l>asis

Goods

Services

Goods
arid
services

250.2
320.2
382.1
389.3
416.9
440.4
456.8
502.5

227.2
254.1
322.4
363.8
393.6
421.7
448.2
465.1
512.6

22.3
24.3
32.3
37.2
35. 1
35.7
40.3
40.6
41.9

57.3
66.7
85.1
99.3
104.4
109.7
109.1
111.8
121.4

75.8
86.2
109.2
138.8
152.7
166.7
175.9
181.7
205.2

21.7
24.6
29.3
34.8
37.4
40.0
47.0
52.4
57.6

14.2
17.7
23.1
36.4
43.3
45.9
51.4
54.7
60.0

368.4
409.8
447.2
477.4
498.3
491.0
536.5
589.4
668.6

365.4
406.2
441.0
473.2
495.3
488.5
532.7
580.7
663.3

24.4
24.8
24.8
25.1
26.6
26.5
27.6
27.9
31.0

101.3
111.0
118.3
132.3
143.2
131.6
138.6
145.6
162.0

71.8
84.5
101.4
113.3
116.4
120.7
134.3
152.4
184.4

78.2
85.2
87.7
86.1
87.3
85.7
91.8
102.4
118.3

79.4
88.7
95.9
102.9
105.7
108.0
122.7
134.0
146.3

86.5
98.5
111.1
127.4
147.8
164.3
178.6
187.8
198.7

81.0
91.7
99.5
103.5
118.8
119.6
122.0
130.0
138.8

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

-145.1
-159.6
- 127.0
-115.2
— 109.0
-74.1
-96.1
-132.6
-166.1

5.5
6.9
11.6
23.9
29.0
44.7
56.6
57.8
59.9

-139.6
-152.7
-115.3
-91.4
- 80.0
-29.4
-39.5
-74.8
-106.2

40.4
43.7
43.3
43.3
44.4
46.2

41.2
44.7
44.1
44.3
45.3
47.2

3.1
3.6
3.7
3.8
4.0
4.2

10.2
10.7
10.3
10.7
10.7
11.3

16.3
17.S
17.8
17.0
18.0
18.7

4.3
5.1
5.0
4.9
5.0
5.5

4.9
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.4
5.3

56.3
57.9
57.8
58.2
59.7
59.4

56.0
57.6
57.6
58.0
59.5
59.2

2.6
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.7

14.4
14.7
14.2
13.9
14.5
14.2

15.3
15.4
16.3
16.4
16.8
16.8

9.9
10.7
10.0
10.3
10.7
10.8

12.1
12.4
12.5
12.8
12.9
12.9

16.6
16.6
17.7
16.7
17.3
17.0

11.6
11.7
11.8
11.6
11.7
11.6

-14.8
-12.9
- 13.5
-13.6
-14.2
- 12.0

- 15.8
-14.2
-14.6
-14.9
-15.3
-13.3

5.0
4.9
5.9
5.1
5.6
5.4

-10.8
-9.4
-8.7
-9.8
-9.7
-7.9

44.9
45.6
47.9
47.2
48.3
47.4
46.1

45.6
46.3
48.7
47.8
49.1
48.2
46.8

3.9
3.9
4.1
4.2
4.0
3.9
4.2

11.6
11.7
12.6
12.3
12.4
12.7
11.8

17.1
17.9
19.2
18.8
19.4
19.5
19.0

5.5
5.3
5.1
5.1
5.1
4.5
4.4

5.1
5.3
5.4
5,3
5.5
5.4
5.2

60.7
59.9
62.5
63.5
64.3
63.9
62.6

60.5
59.7
61.6
62.6
63.1
63.0
62.4

2.8
•2.8
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.7

14.5
14.4
15.3
15.5
15.8
15.7
15.3

17.1
16.9
17.6
18.0
18.1
18.7
18.9

11.0
10.8
10.7
11.0
10.7
10.4
10.0

13.3
13.1
13.3
13.«
13.8
13.4
13.5

17.3
16.5
17.4
17.3
17.3
17.2
17.0

11.8
11.7
12.1
12.0
12.1
12.0
11.9

-14.9
-13.4
-12.9
-14.8
-14.1
-14.7
- 15.6

-15.8
- 14.3
- 14.5
-16.3
-16.0
-16.5
-16.6

5.5
4.8
5.3
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.1

- 10.3
-9.5
-9.2
-11.1
- 10.8
-11.3
-11.5

Includes undocumented ex|x>rts to Canada through 19H8.
Total includes "other" exports or imports, not shown separately.




IM)P
basis

Indus- CapFowls trial
ital
Total, feeds, SUp- goods
except
(Census
and
plies
basis'2
bevand
autoerages mate- morials
tive

NOTK.—HOP refers to haliince of payments on international transactions l>asis. HOI* data
shown here are consistent with figures shown on pp. 36 and 37.
Source Department of Commerce (Bureau of the Census and Bureau of Economic Analysis).

35

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
In the second quarter of 1995, the merchandise trade deficit rose to $49.0 billion, from $45.1 billion in the first
quarter. The current account deficit rose to $43.6 billion, from $39.0 billion in the first quarter. (First quarter data
revised.)
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS'

BIWONS OF DOLLARS*

« SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

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

Merchandise '

Investment income

Net
Period
Exports

Imports

Net
balance

Net
military
trans-

tions

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

201 799
219 926
215915
223 344
250 208
320 230
362 120
389,307
416913
440 352
456,823
502,485

-268901
-332 418
338 088
-368 425
— 409765
447 189
477 365
-498337
-490981
536 458
-589441
- 668,584

-67 102
112 492
122 173
— 145081
159 557
126 959
— 115245
- 109,030
- 74 068
— 96 106
-132618
- 166,099

1993: I
II

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

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

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

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

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

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

138,061
142,543

-183,111
-191,583

- 45,050
-49,040

in ....
IV

1994:

I

II

in ....
IV

1995: I'
II" ....

a:t

travel
and
trans-

Other
services,

tion
receipts




Receipts
on U.S.
assets
abroad

Payments
on foreign
assets in
U.S.

-4227
— 8 438
9 798
8484
— 7 613
2 591
4043
8002
17 032
20484
19885
19330

14 124
14404
14 483
19 194
18319
20 546
26 558
28 633
32 907
38 284
37444
38410

— 57 767
109 073
121 880
139 551
152 696
115 324
91 392
- 79 994
- 29 404
39 480
- 74 841
-106212

85200
104 756
93 677
91 976
100 767
129 070
152 517
160300
137 003
118 425
119 248
137619

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

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

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

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

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

679

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

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

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

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

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

542
537

5,050
4,690

10,018
10,445

-29,440
-33,368

43,254
45,261

-45,215
-48,135

— 563
— 2 547
— 4 390
5 181
— 3 844
— 6 320
6 749
-7 599
— 5 274
2 142

448
2 148

401
90
283
-326

-31
376
1,124

1
Ailjusted from Census data for differences in timing arid coverage; excludes military.
-Transfers under U.S. military agency Hales contracts (exports) minus direct defense exjwnditums (imports).

36

Balance
on
goods
and
services

:l
4

Net

Balance
on goods,
services,
and
income

Unilateral
transfers,
net 4

- 26 267
78 353

17 718
20 598

43 ggjj
98 951

126 670
143 231

24 189
23 107

166 338

77 733
— 59 268
14 293
— 65 841
— 115484

26 106
— 33 393
6 869
32 148
-34084
— 35 761

— 99 925
-151 245

-9,862
-16,728
- 18,798
-20,454

-7,521
- 7,609
- 8,234
-10,722

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

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

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

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

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

-1,961
-2,874

- 31,401
- 36,242

- 7,624
- 7,380

-39,025
- 43,622

31 500
— 53 700
74 036
30 720
73 087
20 590
79 095
12 881
- 91 302
9 465
13 264
115 806
138 858
13 659
— 139 574
20 725
— 121 892
15 111
10 079
108 346
— 110248
9 000
- 146 891 — 9272

3,711
2,065
3,190

36
116

Quarterly data are not seasonally adjusted.
Includes transfers of goods and services under U.S. military grant programs.

AV* p. 37 for amtinwititm oftnbk.

Balance
on
current

- 92 661
7 424

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS—Continued
In the capital accounts, U.S. claims on foreigners reported by U.S. banks increased $35.5 billion in the second
quarter of 1995, following an Increase of $29.3 billion in the first quarter. U.S. liabilities to private foreigners reported
by U.S. banks, excluding Treasury securities, increased $15.0 billion in the second quarter, in contrast to a decrease
of $0.5 billion in the first quarter. (First quarter data revised.)
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS'

BlUIONSOf DOUARS'
120

K:\gra|>lii«

-80

* SEASONAliY ADJUSTS)
SOURCE: DSWRTMENT OF COMMERCE

COUNOl OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
Foreign assets in the U.S., net
[increase/capital inflow ( + )]

U.S. assets abroad, net
[increase/capiti
)]
Period

U.S.

Total

1983
1984
1985
1986 ..
1987
1988
1989 ....
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1993: I
II
Ill
IV
1994: I
II
Ill
IV
1995:

I'

II" ....
r>

official
reserve
assets3 r>

Other U.S.
Government
assets

U.S.
private
assets

Total

Other
foreign
assets

-61,573
-1,196
-36,313
-3,131
-39,889
-3,858
312
- 106,753
9,149
-72,617
- 100,087
-3,912
- 168,744 -25,293
-74,011
-2,158
-57,881
5,763
-65,875
3,901
- 184,589
-1,379
-125,851
5,346

-5,006
-5,489
-2,821
-2,022
1,006
2,967
1,259
2,307
2,911
-1,661
-330
-322

-55,372
-27,694
-33,211
- 105,044
-82,771
-99,141
- 144,710
-74,160
-66,555
-68,115
- 182,880
- 130,875

83,380
113,932
141,183
226,111
242,983
240,265
218,490
122,192
94,241
153,823
248,529
291,365

5,845
3,140
-1,119
35,648
45,387
39,758
8,503
33,910
17,389
40,466
72,146
39,409

77,534
110,792
142,301
190,463
197,596
200,507
209,987
88,282
76,853
113,358
176,383
251,956

22,179
21,331
22,950
31,501
-4,028
- 13,095
54,094
44,480
-28,936
-26,399
35,985
-14,269

-983
822
-545
-673
-59

467
-281
-197
-318
401
491
-283
-931
-152
-157

-19,213
-41,474
-45,529
-76,666
-37,125
- 10,001
-27,492
-56,258
-69,873
-72,228

19,867
51,277
77,928
99,458
80,390
46,526
79,736
84,715
94,841
114,218

10,955
17,495
19,386
24,311
10,977
9,162
19,691
-421
22,308
37,759

8,912
33,782
58,542
75,147
69,413
37,364
60,045
85,136
72,533
76,459

17,245
13,993
-4,626
9,375
- 13,336
-2,567
- 12,082
13,718
19,527
4,511

-19,729
-40,933
-46,270
-77,657
-36,783
-5,973
-27,940
-55,156
-75,343
-75,107

3,537

-165
2,033
-5,318
-2,722

Consists of gold, special drawing rights (HI)lls), foreign currencies, and the U.S. reserve
jtositiori irt tint IMF.




Foreign
official
assets3

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

U.S. official
reserve
assets, net5
(unadjusted,
end of
period)
33,747
34,934
43,186
48,511
45,798
47,802
74,609
83,316
77,721
71,323
73,442
74,335

5,367
154
-6,353
834
5,274
587
-6,641
782
6,183
410

74,378
73,968
75,835
73,442
76,809
75,732
76,532
74,335
86,761
90,063

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

37

Contents
Page

TOTAL OUTPUT. INCOME AND SPENDING
Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product in 1987 Dollars
Implicit Price Deflators for Gross Domestic Product
Changes in Fixed-Weighted and Alternative Quantity and Price Indexes for Total GDP
Nonfinancial Corporate Business-—Output, Costs, and Profits
National Income
Personal Consumption Expenditures in 1987 Dollars
Sources of Personal Income
Disposition of Personal Income
Farm Income
Corporate Profits
Gross Private Domestic Investment in 1987 Dollars
Fixed Investment by Type in 1987 Dollars
Business Investment and Plans

1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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, Hourly Earnings, and Weekly Earnings—Private Nonagricultural Industries
Employment Cost Index—Private Industry
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Productivity and Related Data, Business Sector

11
12
13
14
15
15
16

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

17
18
19
19
20
21

PRICES
Producer Prices
Consumer Prices—All Urban Consumers
Changes in Producer Prices for Finished Goods
Changes in Consumer Prices—All Urban Consumers
Prices Received and Paid by Farmers

22
23
24
24
25

MONEY. CREDIT. AND SECURITY MARKETS
Money Stock, Liquid Assets, and Debt Measures
Components of Money Stock and Liquid Assets
Aggregate Reserves and Monetary Base
Bank Credit at All Commercial Banks
Sources and Uses of Funds, Nonfarm Nonfinancial Corporate Business
Consumer Installment Credit
Interest Rates and Bond Yields
Common Stock Prices and Yields

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26
27
27
28
29
29
30
31

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

32
33
34

INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS
Industrial Production and Consumer Prices—Major Industrial Countries
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
U.S. International Transactions

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35
35
36

General Notes
Detail in these tables may not add to totals because of rounding.
Unless otherwise noted, all dollar figures are in current dollars.
Symbols used:
f Preliminary.
r
Revised.
*" Corrected.

... Not available (also, not applicable).
NSA not seasonally adjusted.

rtr,

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